|
Post by cj59 on Jul 6, 2017 19:08:52 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are all doing well today wwlurker - I find that I can't weigh myself every day. It does give me a false sense of security when I'm down, or drives me crazy when I'm up even if I know I've been on track. When I was still losing I mostly weighed in once a week, and occasionally I would check the scale mid-week. You might want to try twice a week weighing in to see if that helps. I know a lot of people weigh daily and that works for them, but I just found it didn't work for me. I'm someone that needs time in the evenings to wind down too, I hope you get to do that this evening. I hear you on the foods in the house. Right now I have some brownie mix in the cabinet. I've been craving a brownie for months. But I know if I make the whole thing I won't be able to eat just one, so I may end up not making it at all. Thanks for your thoughts on my post yesterday. I do have a lot of loose skin that adds to my weight - probably at least several pounds. I don't want to have any surgery so I know it's something I have to live with. It does cause a mental conflict though to look at my body and still see it as "large" because of the skin even though I'm at a normal weight. It's something I need to keep working on dealing with mentally. I had a good day yesterday and stuck to my daily points, I plan to do that today too. It's nice to be feeling strong again, I hate those out of control days. sunrose, rottielovie and coloradolime - Hope you are doing well today
|
|
|
Post by sunrose49 on Jul 7, 2017 11:53:09 GMT
Good morning
cj59 thanks so much for sharing your feelings with us. I was feeling down yesterday (reason for not checking in). You sound better--that's good!
wwlurker thanks for your sharing also. I weigh myself daily and have for probably 30 years. I hear feedback both ways. CJ59 is right you have to do what works for you.
waving to rottielovie and coloradolime
I got my hair cut/highlighted on Wednesday. Getting my hair done always was a fun thing for me. No so much any more. I sit and look at my fat face in the mirror and can't believe how big I have gotten. I felt very defeated yesterday and same thing this morning. I'm going to pick myself up today and get back at it.
|
|
|
Post by wwlurker on Jul 7, 2017 11:53:32 GMT
Good morning everyone! Yesterday was fine in terms of eating; still not making it to the gym though, although I did get to work at a decent time this morning, so that's progress. I still got on the scale this morning against my own better judgment; it's a tough habit to break. cj59 - with respect to the loose skin, what I was getting at was that maybe you do need a higher weight than you are now to account for it, i.e. if you have x pounds of loose skin, you may need to be x pounds over what you would otherwise be. Thinking of it this way may help you be comfortable with being at a weight which is outside your range. I hate the out of control days too. sunrose49 - I think everyone looks terrible when they're getting their hair done - those mirrors are not flattering and it's hard to stare at yourself in that state for a couple of hours while getting it done. I feel your pain. Today is Friday, so for me that usually means that I will eat unhealthy all weekend. I'm going to really try not to do that this weekend. Hope everyone has a great, OP day!
|
|
|
Post by sunrose49 on Jul 7, 2017 19:00:13 GMT
wwlurker good luck this weekend. Thanks for what you said. I agree as far as those stupid mirrors go...lol
|
|
|
Post by cj59 on Jul 7, 2017 22:14:32 GMT
Hello Everyone sunrose - Sorry to hear you were feeling down, I hope you're doing better today. It's so easy for us to get down on ourselves when we need to be our biggest supporter. I hope you are supporting yourself today wwlurker - I hope you have a strong in-control weekend. I remember when I was working and I just went crazy (eating) on the weekends too, so I can understand why it happens. Maybe you can find some foods within your plan to enjoy Thanks for the comments about my weight number and loose skin, I do think I probably need to be a higher weight. But now that I have clothes in a smaller size I don't want to have to buy larger sizes again I guess I'll see what happens. I've been mostly on track today. But I did go grocery shopping and bought a food that is probably about 250 calories and I decided I'm going to eat it and not count it. I'm just getting so tired of worrying about eating every "little" thing. I want to try adding some more calories back into my week and see what happens.
|
|
|
Post by cj59 on Jul 8, 2017 23:57:04 GMT
Hello Everyone Checking in for the day. I'm doing pretty well and staying on track. I have had to fight the urge to overeat today. I'm full right now (after dinner), but I still want to eat - so I know it's not because I'm hungry! Hopefully I can be strong and resist. Hope you are all doing well and enjoying your weekend.
|
|
|
Post by sunrose49 on Jul 9, 2017 11:45:17 GMT
Good morning
cj59, I sometimes can't stop thinking about food and what I can eat even though I'm not hungry. I need to do something to stop that. Hope you were able to resist last night.
wwlurker, hope the weekend is going good for you.
rottielovie, how are you doing?
I got about 9,600 steps in yesterday. I cut my big toe yesterday pretty bad, so not sure how walking will go today. I can always do weights.
|
|
|
Post by sunrose49 on Jul 10, 2017 12:40:11 GMT
Just a good morning for now ;-)
|
|
|
Post by wwlurker on Jul 10, 2017 13:12:15 GMT
Good morning everyone! Hope you are all doing well! This weekend was ok for me - not perfect but not out of control either, which is progress. I did track everything although I made some poor choices. cj59 - I hope that you enjoy your item and are able to stay on track. sunrose49 - take it easy with the activity if you're not feeling your best. Hope everyone has a great, OP day!
|
|
|
Post by cj59 on Jul 10, 2017 21:59:55 GMT
Hello Everyone sunrose - I'm sorry to hear about that cut on your toe, I'm sure that's painful. Hope it heals up soon wwlurker - Glad to hear that you did better this weekend and were also tracking everything. Well, I went a little crazy yesterday and I'm not doing much better today. I've just hit this place where I'm tired of worrying and thinking about everything I put in my mouth. Even though I hate that I overate yesterday, it felt so nice to just eat and not write it down and make it fit into my day. I know I can never go back to eating this way, because I'll gain the weight back. But I think I need to find a way to give myself a break sometimes, even if it's only for a meal. Or maybe planning a day ahead and getting that on paper and then I can just eat without all the logging in my journal. I don't know, I guess I just need to try a few things. I made myself come in here and post because I knew that if I didn't, this 2 days of bad eating would turn into 3, and then 4 and then more. And I just can't let myself do that again. So hopefully owning up to it, will get me back on track. I haven't done too bad today, compared to yesterday, so that's something. Hope anyone else checking in is doing well.
|
|
|
Post by Annette on Jul 11, 2017 1:49:48 GMT
sunrose49 , my name is Annette and I feel the same way you do. And I hate getting my hair cut because it's gotten so thin my scalp is showing. I've been battling my weight my whole life. The last few years the weight definitely won. I won't take a picture and I hate mirrors. I'm not very good about posting consistently but I definitely belong here. the picture I have here is an old one when I still looked ok.
|
|
|
Post by wwlurker on Jul 11, 2017 11:01:58 GMT
Good morning everyone! Last night I made some poor choices. It was a friend's birthday so I had a cupcake. That turned into additional sweet treats at night. I'm a bit disappointed, but I think I know what happened. I didn't have my usual breakfast and my day was light on veggies. Honestly, I didn't have enough food during the day and overindulged because of it. Today I am a bit off schedule, so I'm going to do my best to work around that. I'm going to try to have as good a day as possible. I may even try to get to the gym after my meeting. WI is tomorrow. (((( cj59 )))) - I'm sorry you're struggling. Tracking a day a head can be a great idea for relieving some of the burden of constantly tracking everything you eat. I find when I start to get tired of tracking, it's usually because I've started eating constantly, so I'm constantly tracking. When I back it down to my regular meals and snacks, it's not so bad. Waving at sunrose49 - hope you're doing well! annette - welcome! I hope that you post when you can. I've been battling my weight my whole life as well. It's exhausting. Hope everyone has a great, OP day!
|
|
|
Post by sunrose49 on Jul 11, 2017 14:43:28 GMT
Good morning
Annette welcome! Hope you keep checking in with us :-) I've had weight issues my whole adult life.
cj59 I'm glad you checked in with us. I use to take weekends off and lost 25 pounds. Allowing myself that opportunity made me really not want all the bad stuff. I started at 7:00 p.m. on a Friday night and stopped at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. It was just a mental thing. We are here for you (as were all pretty much in the same boat)
wwlurker WTG with not being too carried away with the weekend. It takes baby steps to change or turn some of the eating around. It's hard too when you have young kids. I remember those days and us going camping. I just wanted what everyone else was eating.
I went to a ww meeting this morning. Lost .2 (not much, but I'll take it). I think if I can get 5 pounds off it will start helping me to feel motivated. Here's to another good week.
|
|
|
Post by Annette on Jul 11, 2017 19:37:30 GMT
Checking in. Thanks for the welcome. I got into my bathing suit and went into the indoor and outdoor hot tub. I feel better in a bathing suit than in skirts because I have nice legs. cj59, hi. Nice to see you here. I'm trying smart points again. Now I'm not tracking but two more days and we get home. Yay.
|
|
|
Post by cj59 on Jul 11, 2017 21:29:16 GMT
Hello Everyone Thanks for all your supportive comments. I'm doing pretty well today and have stayed on track so far, hoping I can finish the day without overeating. I guess the trick to maintenance is to constantly keep changing up things to what works. I guess it was "crazy" to think this would be easy wwlurker - It's good that you can identify why you are eating like that, I think that's half the battle if we can understand why we do the things we do. sunrose - Congratulations on the weight loss, and I hope you can make it to the 5 pound point you need for motivation. Annette - Hello It's nice to see you posting here. The thread on the other board is mostly dead, we're alot more active on this one so we'd love to have you post with us. I hope Smart Points will work for this time. rottielovie and coloradolime - if you're around, hope you'll post.
|
|