Over 40, over 75lb to lose, 365 days committment to logging.
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Oh, good! More people joining in!
First day of my commitment to check in here frequently throughout the day for inspiration. I put several reminders in my iPhone calendar and the one just chimed at me so here I am. Just in time, too, since I was about to fix a breakfast with 12 carbs; I'm substituting eggs for most of the Kielbasa to get the carb count down. MPF in general and this wonderful group in particular will help me do what I have to do. Thanks you marvelous people!1 -
lowcarbjen wrote: »I'm over 40 and getting married in November. That wasn't even enough motivation. It was a seatbelt extender and sweating everywhere when everyone else was comfortable on vacation. Here to just get comfortable again. But looking to lose 170 lbs. Day 3 of keto. I like the high fat portion of it, it's helped stabilize my mood. Although so did the 8:30 pm bedtime last night! Looking forward to this group overall and this one in particular.
Oh I can't help but laugh- with sympathy. I never want to have that experience again of simply being unable to squeeze my flesh inside of a seat belt on a plane, an going through the indignity of either the air attendant noticing and getting me an extender, or me having to ask.[/quo
check out overeaters anonymous. Really works.0 -
Anyone is free to add me!lwhayes820 wrote: »
I love that comment: Eat like I love myself, Move like I love myself! I'll add Log like I love myself! I have over 100 days of logging with no plans to stop.
Hi there, so good to see so many great faces, stories.
I'm wondering for everyone, what is your favourite way to reconnect with eating and logging like you want to log?1 -
I'm wondering for everyone, what is your favourite way to reconnect with eating and logging like you want to log?
It depends. I used MPF years ago and reconnecting after years of being away I chose to delete the old account and start over fresh. New avatar, new goals, new macros, new recipes. Everything new.
I've only been here a month and a half and when I did some major backsliding a week or so ago I reconnected by making my eating and logging timed events and setting my iPhone calendar to give me reminders throughout the day. (Just as I was typing that my iPhone chimed at me to say, "MPF first, eat second!") Doing these seemingly silly little things works better for me than just promising myself that I'll do better, or I'll get back on track, or whatever. The outside of me reminders really help. By "MPF first" I know I must come to these forums to get a booster shot of inspiration and motivation before deciding what to stuff in my face. So far you wonderful people haven't failed to give me what I've needed. Thanks to all of you precious people.
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I'm wondering for everyone, what is your favourite way to reconnect with eating and logging like you want to log?
I like the idea of iPhone reminders - I use those a lot! Logging has become a habit for me - I'm in it several times a day to see what's new in forums and groups. So, then I naturally remember to log. Also, I got a Fit Bit for Christmas and it really keeps me motivated to get my steps and move. Seeing the steps helps me want to stay on track.
Eating - I'm experimenting to find the combos of fat/protein/carbs. I'm hoping to learn from this group.
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PamamaJane wrote: »
I reconnected by making my eating and logging timed events and setting my iPhone calendar to give me reminders throughout the day. By "MPF first" I know I must come to these forums to get a booster shot of inspiration and motivation before deciding what to stuff in my face. So far you wonderful people haven't failed to give me what I've needed. Thanks to all of you precious people.I'm wondering for everyone, what is your favourite way to reconnect with eating and logging like you want to log?
I htink that is a strategy that would work well for me too.. I will start that tomorrow. Thank you0 -
lwhayes820 wrote: »I like the idea of iPhone reminders - I use those a lot! Logging has become a habit for me - I'm in it several times a day to see what's new in forums and groups.
Yeah, I reckon it is like those people who have family at home, they check in daily, and more, I'm kind of accustomed to being independent- BUT- I love reading the forums, so perhaps I will be my own best friend by setting phone reminders to go online. Thank you.0 -
I think that is a strategy that would work well for me too.. I will start that tomorrow. Thank you
You've very welcome. My phone chimed at 8:45 this morning and here I am. I'm better off here than in the kitchen getting a piece of Lindt to have with my morning coffee. I'll have bacon and eggs instead.
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ha ha ha ha. You said it:)0
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I am 44 and have been overweight most of my adult life, I have tried every diet out there with little or no success. LCHF seems to work the best for me. I have been doing this for a little over a month and then fell off the band wagon at a graduation party. It is so hard to get back on track. I have noticed that when I go back to eating carbs and sugar I feel horribly bloated and extremely fatigued. I hate feeling this way so why do I do it then?
It is so great to hear everyone stories. I am just about 6'0 and weight 275. I am so embarrassed to even write it down. It is great to know I am not alone and to hear your stories of motivation inspire me to do better.1 -
When I read your words, as with all the people on this thread, I just feel so... connected. So comforted oddly.have been overweight most of my adult life
I ate i reckon 300cals of cashews today in a process of getting back on track after a week awol while traveling. Thought the cashews were at least relatively healthy - and not sugar..
And OMG, I know what you mean. I eat well to drop weight, and to calm my ever so easily upsetable GI tract. But, when I am on track, I wake happy like a puppy dog, think clearly all day, emotionally resilient, and still energetic and clear thinking at night. Crazy that I ever go off track.
For me, I have to learn never to get less than a good nights sleep- makes me vulnerable to hooking into old habits.2 -
I am 44 with 50lb to lose. So far in May I have lost 1.8lbs.
So far it's been a bit up & down, and slow & steady for me.
Hoping to do it by Jan 17 & the dreaded 45 comes!1 -
I'm finally after planning, and, eating cooked fresh salmon, asparagus, brussel sprouts, capsicum, cauliflower for brunch. I was so satiated, my taste buds so happy, it really carried me through the day, and oddly gave me a sense of being back in control.
I'm also really registering in a deep way, the extent of the battle. I generally prefer to focus on the positive, but I've noticed some real self compassion this last 10 days or so as I've struggled to resume the focus I had for the first 40 days. So, I reckon another few days, I might keep eating main meal for brunch, just to make sure I start my day right on track.
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I love your saying...I am 44 with 50lb to lose.
"If I quit now I will soon be back to where I started, And when I started I was desperately wishing to be where I am now."
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Sticking to it is sooooo worth it! Even with the ups and downs on the scale! The victory you feel when you know YOU did this, you made the choice that helped yourself achieve whatever goals you may have, can't be beat!
This is so much better than the guilt and frustration you feel after falling off the wagon! Plus, my choice has included not returning to eating the same foods that made me sick to begin with! If your foods don't love you, like you love them, you should consider kicking them to the curb! It's no different than a toxic relationship with a human, or a drug, or alcohol! If that substance makes you ill why would you want to continue fueling your body with it? This is how I look at food now, and it is wonderful!1 -
Yes, its quite a lesson heh. I rarely eat bread, never eat pasta or rice, never drink coffee, cows milk, soft drink, lollies, alcohol- there are many things over the years I have just moved away from and not picked up again. But there are a few that feel like they are my best friends when I just want something yummy. It's just they are not my best friends:)1 -
Yes, its quite a lesson heh. I rarely eat bread, never eat pasta or rice, never drink coffee, cows milk, soft drink, lollies, alcohol- there are many things over the years I have just moved away from and not picked up again. But there are a few that feel like they are my best friends when I just want something yummy. It's just they are not my best friends:)
Bacon is my best friend now lol. I don't consider it a very nutritionally sound good choice, in the perfect world I would not eat any processed meats. But, it's my new crutch and it's been a much better friend to me than cake, cookies, bread, rice and pasta ever were
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In a perfect world, all the nutritionally sound good choices would at least be as delicious as bacon. imho5
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3 weeks ago I'd dropped 17lb, then 10 days off track, added back 4lb, a few days on track, dropped 2lb. Looking forward to dipping under where I was three weeks ago, in the 3 steps forward one step backward way I sometimes travel. I keep remembering
"If I quit now I will soon be back to where I started, And when I started I was desperately wishing to be where I am now." ....
Might be my new poster phrase for when i don't want to put the effort in.1 -
Dang! Dang! Dang! The cheese was extra good and very low carb. So it must have been the crackers; it couldn't have been the wine. Today makes the third day in a row of said indulging. Okay, a new month starts tomorrow and I'm re-dedicating myself to LCHF. Neither crackers nor wine will pass my lips for all of June. Only 30 days in June and I'll just have to take them one at a time.
My promise to myself is that NOTHING will pass my lips without first being weighed and logged. And if it doesn't fit in my macros then it can't be eaten.
Anyone else need to join in a re-dedication for June?1 -
Glad you bumped this thread... I'm in! I qualify for the over 40 (just barely... had my birthday last week!), I want to lose 125+ lbs, and I definitely want to get that 365 day streak in... Day 5 for me today. 2
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I'm new to this group and been with MFP for years. I have lost up 65 pounds but sad to say gained about 40 pounds back do to stress and loss in my life.
I recently learned about keto and did a lot of research on it and decided to give it a try. Loving it, the food taste good and I've lost 11 pounds in two weeks. I'm wanting to make this a life change not a diet. I need to loose about 100 pounds, yuk!
You all have done a great job and I know you can continue on too.1 -
That lovely little crap stunt I pulled with the wine and cheese and not really being meticulous with logging cost me FOUR pounds! I'm so glad I caught myself and put a stop to it.
Welcome to @jetsamflotsam and @2Behealthier2. Glad to have more and more people here to encourage one another.3 -
I'm 40. 30ish more pounds to lose. Sure feels weird to be adding whipping cream to my morning coffee. But it works! Over the years, I programmed myself to completely steer clear of all fat. And I carried on being fat. My mom was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when she was my age, so I'm on a mission to get out of the "overweight" zone.
My parents, husband and son are all diabetic and im right with you I dont want it either and will do this for the rest of my life to stay this way. I love my family and someone has to be healthy to love and protect them and cheer them on letting them know if I can do it so can they!1 -
Hi all. I'm 56, female. I've been on here for a few years, logging faithfully. Ok, I may miss a day here and there but for the most part, I'm very consistent. My fear of diabetes, insulin resistance is what brought me to LCHF, which I love.1
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43 with easily 70 pounds to spare. And yes, my nickname might be "yo yo".1
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Those four pounds are GONE. Besides the sudden drop of the scale (yes, I weigh daily) I was up several times during the night so I'm convinced it was mostly water weight. But, hey, weight is weight, right?
A few years ago I dieted myself down to about 205. Now at 235 I have only another 30 to go and I'll then start going into all new territory. Yes, the previous weight loss was with the help of MFP. What was missing that time was any knowledge of LCHF. The only thing I knew was Dr. Atkins and any time I would stray from the induction phase I would start to gain it all back. Besides, I was still thinking fat = bad so I was eating only lean meat and fish. Boring! Thank you to everyone here in the LCHF group, especially the mods, for sharing and caring.1 -
PamamaJane wrote: »?
I laughed - with recognition. I'm dairy intolerant, but today, big work day, bringing on new staff, advocating for a 16 year old and a few big things, I'd only eaten about 300 calories by dinner time. I don't really register hunger in my belly, but I wanted to eat- and fast - so in the self deluded fashion of an addict, I went to the local cafe to buy a vegetable frittata- (not a bad choice)- but had a craving for cheese - and bought 200gms of Jarlsberg - and 100 gms smoked salmon - and ate the lot.. I am dairy intolerant!! Luckily its a very long time since I ate cheese and haven't had a bad response yet, so may not - phew...
But wow, that's the power of how addiction takes over when my body needs food and I haven't eaten enough. I did prowl the store hunting for chocolate, even as I did it I watched the ludicroucy of it - Read headlines - MAD woman - read - WOMAN WHO HAS EATEN TOO LITTLE - Prowls the supermarket looking for vaguely healthy dark chocolate that won;t make her sick because of food intolerances.
I did think, I need to change some things at work so I don't run so low again, lest I am prowling again.
I would never tell these stories to the never been obese.. It does feel like a kind of madness watching the craving and addiction lead you around the store like a testosterone filled teenage boy being led down dodgy paths sometimes..:):) 0 -
ChoiceNotChance wrote: »gorgeousma wrote: »2Bhealthier2 wrote: »jetsamflotsam wrote: »43 with easily 70 pounds to spare. And yes, my nickname might be "yo yo".
Welcome aboard, I've really noticed there are some things that only people carrying large amounts of extra weight really get.. including the long haul is not 2 or 3 months of dedication, that last 10 % to lose isn't 3-5 lbs, it might be 20 lbs, .. so many things.
It's always so exciting to go into new territory. I am not there yet, but gosh I am looking forward to getting to the weight that was my highest weight 8 years ago.. then to the next weight down, which was previously my highest weight- and so forth down the scale over the next 365 days.PamamaJane wrote: »0 -
Bumping this for updates. This topic was started April 25th, 39 days ago. How is everyone doing with their commitment? There were a couple of days where I didn't log everything but that was just me lying to myself. I got over that snag and am more dedicated to doing this. How about the rest of you?1
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Doing well so far. But, I just jumped in a few days ago. 1
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