History 101

countcurt

Well the thread which prompted the following has long since been tossed on the ash heap of goad history I thought it would be fun to reminisce. The inspiration for this piece has managed to defy the odds and acquit himself nicely:

https://countcurtblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/nothing-simple/

imastar2

@countcurt It interesting that I posted the following in reference to your blog. I'm saying to myself now did I write that? and yes I did. I'm still hanging around as well as many others. Like the history 101.

Derrick Coggin says:
July 14, 2016 at 5:09 pm
It is worthy of comment that change is certainly inevitable. It happens to all of us in one way or the other in life. While this is a general comment our work places our personal lives our retired life all contain changes. While I have enjoyed the multiple threads on the WW Goad board I realize also that I have become somewhat complacent or stagnant as the threads relate to my daily life. Did that effect my weight loss? I personally think it may have. So I am going into this WW community change with a positive attitude and figure that they have done a much broader research in these areas than I could ever even imagine doing on my on. So trusting in my thoughts that this will be good I’ll continue my membership because what I joined for was to loose weight, track my daily food items ( which I can do elsewhere for free but not on the point system.) I will pursue the other weight loss sites which I frequent somewhat anyway. See ya on the horizon.

And your reply right below my post on the blog and yes I'm still sticking around. I have a choice but I need this place.

countcurtblog says:
July 15, 2016 at 1:08 am
You make some excellent points. Migrating away from the WW message boards and community has, for me, nothing to do with my opinion of their program. OTOH, I think one can use the WW program but find their community elsewhere. The community now provided by Weight Watchers is considerably weaker than in the past. So I don’t really have much choice about finding community.

I hope you’ll stick around here.

minimyzeme

You nailed it, @countcurt . The math is simple. Implementing it--not always. I think one of the most insightful aspects to me is that I often hear or read people in WW, for example, stating they don't want to give up this or that food. Or, they went off their plan (for the umpteenth time) and gained weight, and now they're pissed at themselves. Etc. Everybody's got to decide which is more important to them: the weight in the body they desire, or the food in front of them right now.

I think it might have been you, years ago, who underscored the importance to me of focusing on my behavior. For me, that was insightful. I found if I slowed down long enough to be aware of the conditions that lead me to overeat (or drink), I started to see my patterns. I also learned that stress-eating, for example, wasn't of and by itself my problem. It was my choices when under stress that was. In other words, the behavior itself really didn't and doesn't make me fat. What foods I reach for does, or certainly can. I still stress eat, but I make better choices when I do so. I consider it the tradeoff for that behavior--if I'm going to do it, I at least try to reduce the impact of it. I went from stuffing my face with cookies, or chips or fatty deli meats to fruit, lean proteins or even salsa.

I see this whole weight management thing as one of tradeoffs. I accept the fact that no one forced me to eat as much or the types of foods that got me fat. No one is forcing me to limit myself now that I'm at a weight that I think is sustainable. I used to eat more calories than I burned. Now I'm closer to that equilibrium. Not every meal or every day, but by and large, most of them. I accept the tradeoffs. I may not have to give up any particular food, but I definitely have to be aware of what it is and how much I eat IF I want to maintain my weight where I am.

It is simple and a lot of the time for me, with the right motivation, it's easy. But some occasions or some days, not so much. Fortunately, they're the exception and not the rule, and that generally still gets me where I want to go.

podkey

Oh I loved this idea. Simple NOT EQUALS easy. It also reminds me of how I enjoyed living the life of a millionaire with my WW approach. IF I had a million dollars (Oprah anyone?) I would hire a personal chef and personal trainer and make weight loss and management easy. Then I remembered that I am my own personal chef and trainer,lost the weight on WW and didn't have to pay taxes on the the million dollar benefit I gave myself.