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Post by cj59 on Feb 7, 2017 20:39:12 GMT
Hi wwlurker - Congratulations on doing so well over the holidays, I hope your weigh in tomorrow goes the way you want it to I agree with you about working on our relationship with food rather than an actual number on the scale. It's easy to get caught up in the number and seeing it go down, but I always need to remember that it's more important to retain what I've learned about dealing with food. I've had a good day so far and hoping to stay strong through this week. I've been having lots of thoughts about how I could get in "treat" foods that I want, and I need to work on that. I am trying something different this week where I'm going to use all my Activity Points. I'm working on getting 3 points a day and then using them over the week, rather than daily. I probably wouldn't do this all the time, but I'm interested to see how it works out this week.
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Post by wwlurker on Feb 8, 2017 14:01:23 GMT
Good morning!
WI today was great. I was down 4, which means that over the past 2 weeks, my net loss is 1.2. Not too bad.
I am down 8 total and if I do 2 more this week, it will be 10 in 2 months. I'm frustrated with the pace, but it's coming and I feel like it's healthy. I haven't eaten this well in years. I try to remind myself that it didn't go on overnight, so I can't expect it to come off overnight either. 2 pounds in 10 months is equal to 60 pounds in a year, and that's not bad.
Hope everyone has a great day!
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Post by cj59 on Feb 8, 2017 19:44:40 GMT
wwlurker - Congratulations on your loss and the total loss too. You are smart to focus on the fact that you are eating healthy now. It's easier to lose a lot of weight quickly using a program that is not healthy, it's more difficult to eat correctly and accept the slower loss I'm doing pretty well today. I went grocery shopping and really wanted to buy a bunch of junk. It's interesting how some days I can feel really strong and that can go on for weeks at a time, and then I'll have a day where I just want to eat whatever I want. I'm guessing it's always going to be this way so I have to be able to deal with the days when I feel weak. I bought a few things that I could bring home and control and fit into my day, but also enjoy. So I guess that was a good compromise.
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Post by wwlurker on Feb 9, 2017 13:32:26 GMT
Good morning! Off to a slow start today as yesterday was my "work late" night. I skipped my smoothie this morning in favour of a protein bar. I would much prefer the smoothie, but I've noticed a huge difference in how often I need to go to the bathroom just from the extra liquids. My body is slowly adjusting to drinking this much water (I aim for 3L/day, which is about 12, 8oz glasses). I think that's a bit much, but my plan really pushes it. For the first bit, I was getting about 2L and now my consultant wants me to up that. In addition to the water, I also usually have a coffee (about 10 oz) and my smoothie (16-24 oz depending). So that's really like another 26-34 oz on top of my clear water, without adding an kombucha or extra drinks. I think that I should start adding that to my total. cj59 - good job for making appropriate compromises when you wanted to buy junk. While I think that there may always be some level of wanting to go back to old habits, I think that those thoughts will become more fleeting and less troublesome with time. I'm a former smoker who then became hooked on nicotine replacement. While I never crave cigarettes (haven't had one in about 3 years), I do periodically crave nicotine replacements and have been known to go on and off of them (haven't had any since my hospitalization in December). Usually now, though, it's just a fleeting thought. If it is more than fleeting, I will chew some (regular) gum, have a tea, or do something else for stress relief because I know that is what it really is.
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Post by cj59 on Feb 9, 2017 19:57:35 GMT
Hello - I'm checking in for the day wwlurker - that's a lot of fluids, but I'm sure it does help your body and help you stay on track. I usually get in at least 10 8oz glasses of water each day. I believe that's is one of the reasons I've been successful. As for thoughts about food and going back to my old ways, I do hope as time goes on and the way I eat becomes a habit, that the temptation times will become less.
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Post by wwlurker on Feb 10, 2017 14:44:49 GMT
Good morning!
We're covered in a blanket of snow here this morning.
Yesterday went great - no issues.
Today I have lunch with a friend but it's at a place where there are a ton of healthy options, so I'm not worried. Tonight is movie night and we don't have a plan for that yet, but again, I'm not too worried.
I took my measurements this morning. I'm trying to take them once a month. I'm down 1 inch on my bust and waist this month and 1.5 on my hips. That felt good to see.
This weekend is going to be fairly simple for me. No special plans, just typical family weekend business. We are trying to get our house ready to sell, so we've agreed to tackle a couple of projects this weekend in the evenings after the kids go to bed. This will help keep me on track in the evenings as well.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll try to check in but I'm notoriously bad at checking in on the weekends.
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Post by cj59 on Feb 10, 2017 23:49:47 GMT
Hi wwlurker - Glad to hear that you had a good day yesterday and hopefully had a good lunch today. Enjoy the movie tonight and the snow I'm sure you were excited to see your body getting smaller. It's nice to see our measurements go down, isn't it? I take mine every month too, because sometimes you'll see more of a loss that way than in actualy pounds. Well, I had an interesting day - Today is the first day in almost two years that I really overate what I had alloted in my day. It's strange, but I really think I needed to do this. I think I was trying to be too perfect, and it was pushing me to fail. I've been constantly thinking about "cheating". I needed to give myself a break from perfection and just have a more food today, and I admit most of it was junk I don't feel like this will make me go off track, I think it was just good to get it out of my system. I made sure to keep up my exercise, water and eating good foods today too, and I'll just deal with any effects that come from this. I'm also tracking what I ate, to be real with myself. It was interesting to do this, because while it was O.K., it wasn't all that great, and it made me realize that I really want to eat better and take care of myself. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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Post by cj59 on Feb 11, 2017 20:15:09 GMT
Checking in for the day and I'm pleased to say that my overeating yesterday didn't cause me to want to go off track today.
I think it actually helped me to be strong to stay on my plan because I didn't really enjoy everything I ate yesterday all that much. But it did get that desire to overeat off my mind and I hope I won't have that desire come back.
I think I've realized that I if I wanted to eat something outside of the amount of food on my plan, I need to plan for it and fit it into my week. I think I'll enjoy indulging with just one item or one meal rather than several in the same day.
I've tried to work on controlling food, instead of letting it control me, so I'm glad to feel that I'm getting to a place where that is happening.
I also threw out some of the junk foods last night that I had left in the house, and kept the ones that I can portion out and control better.
Hope everyone is doing well on their plans.
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Post by wwlurker on Feb 12, 2017 20:13:15 GMT
Good afternoon! This weekend hasn't been very good so far; I was off my game yesterday. But, I did track everything. I am back on track today, but feeling a bit disappointed after last night. cj59 - sounds like you have been doing some interesting exploration. I'm glad that you seem to be figuring it out. We are expecting another major storm, so who knows what tomorrow will bring. I'm going to try to be prepared to work from home tomorrow if necessary. I hate when we have several storms within a short time span; I can handle winter storms, but this will be the third one within a week. I find it disruptive.
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Post by cj59 on Feb 12, 2017 21:59:36 GMT
Hi wwlurker - Sorry to hear yesterday didn't go well for you, but glad to hear that you got right back on track today Hope your weather isn't too bad this time, three storms in a week is a lot! I'm still feeling strong today and staying on plan. I'm finding this time around that I have to give myself permission not to follow every rule so strictly as I've done in the past. When I did that, and "broke the rules", then I would feel guilty and would get off track. Since I'm making up some of the rules as I go along, it's easier to deal with issues that come up. I have my weigh-in tomorrow and I'm already mentally preparing myself to possibly see a gain because of the overeating. If I do, I won't worry about it because I made the choice to overeat and I know that as long as I stay back on track, I'll eventually see a loss again.
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Post by hiker on Feb 13, 2017 0:46:55 GMT
good evening, have been very busy dealing with lots of snow removal. i just went out and snowblowed the driveway and we have another 12-18 inches coming ending tomorrow afternoon. I am down 11 .5 lbs from Jan 3, plus I had lost 4 lbs during December. I am feeling strong although today was a bit of a challenge, i write down every bite,no matter if good or bad, I ended up using 3 of my weekly points, that is ok, that is what they are for.
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Post by cj59 on Feb 13, 2017 20:37:11 GMT
Hi hiker - Congratulations on the weight loss since January and the loss in December. Sorry to hear about all the snow you're having, at least maybe you are gettting some activity/fit points doing all the work Tracking has always helped me to be successful and I know if I stopped writing down everything I eat, I'd definitely gain weight back. When I was heavier I was always afraid to use my weekly points (and most of the time I didn't need them), but as I lost weight I found that I did need to eat many of them and now, with a lower daily point total, I use all my weeklies every week. I think we just have to find out what works for us. I had my weigh-in today and stayed the same as last week. I was happy not to have a gain after that day of overeating and also happy to know that I can eat as many points/calories as I did last week and still not gain weight. I've always been worried that when I tried to do maintenance I'll not be able to add back much more food than I eat now - and I'd really like a little more to eat each day
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Post by wwlurker on Feb 14, 2017 14:56:24 GMT
Good morning! We managed to get out this morning after being snowed in yesterday. I can only remember my office closing twice in the past ten years. Yesterday was one of those days. hiker - welcome back! Good for you for tracking everything - that's my challenge right now. cj59 - staying the same isn't terrible, all things considered. I am confident that you are going to figure all of this stuff out and maintain - good for you for putting this much thought into it in advance. I went out of control yesterday. We were snowed in and I baked - banana bread, italian bread, brown bread, rice krispie squares and a really great homemade soup. I broke my promise to myself to track it all. I'm disappointed. I need to figure out why I seem to go off and on so much. What is it that makes me essentially binge? It's like a rebellion of sorts - a big FU to the whole concept of restriction. The weird thing is - I feel so much better when I am on track, so I really don't know what possesses me to do it. I think that a lack of planning is a big part of it - I think that a set meal plan is best for me, but I also have to do the work to know what I am going to eat and when. I get a set meal plan on my program, but I haven't asked for a new one in a while - maybe this week I will. But there is also something more psychological to it, I'm sure. Today I am focusing on moving on. All I can do is try, try again, I guess, and try to figure it out as I go.
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Post by cj59 on Feb 14, 2017 22:51:52 GMT
wwlurker - I hope you can figure out why you get off track - sounds like you already have a few ideas why you do it. Finding out the reasons and learning to cope with them without going off track is what we all have to figure out! Good for you for focusing on moving on.
I know for me, that I miss eating to deal with my emotions. It's really difficult to feel all those emotions and not force them down, or cover them up, with food.
Sometimes I wonder if we aren't too hard on ourselves, needing to be perfect with our plans. That's why I wanted to see if there was a way I could incorporate a "cheater" meal every so often. But to do this, I'd have to do that it wouldn't get me off track. It's just so easy to self-sabotage.
I'm doing well today and staying on track, and hoping to stay strong this week.
Hope everyone else is doing well too
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Post by wwlurker on Feb 15, 2017 14:29:25 GMT
Good morning!
Today was WI and I was up 4.2 lbs. Gross. It amazes me that I can erase all my hard work. At the time, I don't even really care.
I had a good chat with my consultant about it.
I have a plan for this week. I made a set meal plan and will buy groceries accordingly. So that will be taken care of, at least. But I still need to figure out the psychological stuff as well, or this will just keep happening.
I also need to incorporate some activity. That has been going by the wayside because I haven't been feeling well. I need start on the "something is better than nothing" school of thought and get my butt moving.
I think that being strict is a part of it - one can only handle so much restriction, I think. But I also don't know how to incorporate small indulgences. It seems to be all or nothing for me. Overall, I'm just frustrated and disappointed with myself. I know that I will get back on track this week, but it's next week and the week after that (and so on) that concerns me.
I'm perfectly capable of getting back on track for a week. But after that, I seem to not be able to stick to it.
Sorry for being such a downer today. I'm sick of this roller coaster.
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