Are you over 200pds, let's diet together
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First and foremost, Welcome natsunekko, angeloup50, and DaniMerc72. I feel safe in saying, from what you girls are going through, we are all right there with you. We are fighting our way back to that Daisy Duke body, one day at a time, and we WILL make it.
Craving and Binging;
What would the world be without craving & binging ( a %ell of a lot smaller ). The difference between craving is that it is short term usually, like an addict needing a fix. Some Dr's think it only last a few minutes but we know better. If you have a craving for something with fat & sugar it's like a soft comforter snuggling up those sweet little hormone serotonins, and that craving can last for days until you can satisfy it. Have you ever STOPPED to think what your doing or what may have brought on that craving ? Emotions are a Big Factor / Habit Factor, go to foods, we're searching for that calming effect or reward. There are "ways to sway" those cravings. 1. Smaller servings, if you want chocolate, try a snack size portion ( just one ) and move away, 2. Wait a half hour and during that half hour take a walk or occupy your mind with something else, if you still crave it...revert to #1, 3. exercise does wonders.
Binging is a more dangerous beast, this is when you start eating and can't stop. It has many dangerous effects to your health, did you know there has been cases where it has caused stomachs to rupture ? Your stomach is like a hard lined balloon, it can only expand to a certain point within a short amount of time. I remember one night I binged so much in such a short time that when I finally stopped and decided to go to bed, I literally, physically could not lay down. My stomach was so full that the muscles could not stretch any more to let my body lay flat, I had to sit up in the recliner. What drove me to binge eat ? a bad time in my marriage, stress with my job, depression etc. I am the youngest and the only girl in my family and I am the heaviest. I always ate more than my brothers, always asked for seconds then ask for dessert. It was like my OFF button was broken, and it's been that way all my life, like I said earlier Habit Factor. Are you a closet eater ? Do you eat when your not hungry ? Do you woof it down ? WHY ??? What is the underlying factor/emotion ? We need to break the habit and pick up a healthier one, Take a walk, exercise, vent to a friend ( day or night ). You are one of a kind......be kind.
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SaraMWong15 - I hope you are doing ok. We miss you & care about you. Trust me we all get disappointed and
depressed. That's why we're here. To help each other through the hard times.3 -
@ladycopnh1 I was just scrolling through here to check up on everyone while I wait to leave work. And thank you for that. I really needed that reassurement and encouragement. I'm getting better. Feeling better. My weigh in at the end of January helped a bit. So hopefully my weigh in tomorrow goes well too. I'm slowly getting back in to the swing of being up here. Hopefully I'll be joining in more soon!4
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Is it too late to join? I have been over 200 since I was very young. I've been down in the 250s but snuck up closer to 300 after a back injury. I'm in the 270s today and need something to motivate me. I had a group at my old job that was for accountability that helped, but my new job I'm all alone and it seems there is always a reason to go over calories. I did Noom last year which also helped but some life/medical things have been getting in my way. Some days things feel so impossible.4
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VeggieMeg71 wrote: »Weighed in this morning.
Jan 30: 228.5
Feb 6: 226.6
I didn't log my Super Bowl meal/snacks, but I was in charge of the menu, so I think it went ok. I'm getting to the point where I'm less and less excited about keeping my food diary, but it's working, and I know I need to keep at it. If I don't write it down, it's too easy to forget what I've eaten and too easy to let the serving sizes creep back up. So here's to another week!
Good job! We are basically identical in weight AND bad habits lol
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January Starting Weight: 261.0
Jan. 2: 261.0
Jan. 9: 258.2
Jan. 16: 256.2
Jan. 23: 253.0
Jan. 30: 252.2
Total January loss: 8.8
February Starting Weight: 252.2
Feb. 6: 252.6
Feb. 13:
Feb. 20:
Feb. 27:
Total February loss: TBD
Hit a plateau this week - sooner than I expected/hoped but my hunger level came on strong this past week or two. I didn't get out of control or give up but it was harder to manage this week compared to prior weeks. So I'm re-strategizing my meal planning and prepping for next week. I think I need to identify some meal options that have more "volume" but aren't high calorie. I'm always happy for an opportunity to justify more time searching recipes on Pinterest!
You're doing great! Plateaus happen for all sorts of reason, and I think I read it's not really a "plateau" unless it lasts a month or longer. I know after a few days, I start freaking out, and have to remind myself especially for women, our hormones and cycles can really mess things up.
I know for myself, I have 1-2 weeks a month even while on track, where my weight doesn't move at all, then one day it will be like 2-3 lbs drop at once. Super annoying, but it's still the same average lost over a month.2 -
Welcome takera16, we would love to adopt you into our family
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Lasttimelooser we miss you ?
Jenndoing... I was flipping back through the messages and re-read you first day here, wow, can I relate to how you feel. For the last 3yrs I have been on a down hill spiral as far as my health/diet. All my life I have struggled with the four letter word D.I.E.T, I know how and what to do but getting my mind to kick into gear was like trying to push a Mac truck, no matter how much I wanted it to move I just couldn't do it. It's like a light switch, I have been on 3 major weight losses and as soon as I reach my goal.....I gain it right back, but I need that.....something to kick it into gear, to get me into the mind set, to flip that switch to ON. Hopefully with everyone's help who have joined this challenge, I can loose the 130pds I need to loose. All for one and one for all.5 -
OOooooohhhhh Pick Me!! I'm a little late to the group, I just started my journey about 2 weeks ago. I'm a disabled army vet. I'm 26. My weight gain started when I was raped in 2014. I got it under control and lost about 40 lbs in 2016-2017. I got pregnant in 03/2019 and gave birth to a little boy after 7.5 months (11/2019). I started Monday (02/03) at 243.6, this morning I am 240.8. Let me know what I need to do in order to participate! My goal is 165!6
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Thanks for the welcome, @ladycopnh1 ! I also found your comments today inspiring.3
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Down one bra size! I really wanted to lose some breast volume in this, and it's a relief to do so; I started as a 40 F.8
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Hi everyone! I'm back to work so not posting as often but I read everything you all write! Good job and welcome to everyone who joined recently. Glad you are all here!5
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Progress so far...
1 Jan 204.2 lbs
7 jan 204.2 lbs
13 Jan 205 lbs
20 Jan 206.2 lbs
27 Jan 202.4 lbs
3 Feb 202.6 lbs
I’m feeling good at the moment and feel like my shape is changing a bit. Got some bounce back!5 -
DaniMerc72 wrote: »Happy Friday! Anyone have any fun plans this weekend?
I have a 435-page book to read by Tuesday, so I guess I'll be reading! I hope the weather is bad so I won't mind curling up with my book!4 -
theleadmare wrote: »Down one bra size! I really wanted to lose some breast volume in this, and it's a relief to do so; I started as a 40 F.
Woo! Awesome! I'm sure that must feel better on your back. I'm DREADING the weight loss in my breasts. I have small boobies, big body. Lol. So I'm keeping up with chest exercises to try and combat that loss.3 -
I had my monthly weigh in today, first one of February. I started last Saturday at 211 and I'm 208 now. The least I've weighed in what feels like ever since my knee injury years ago. I'm really really hoping to get to under 200 in the next 5 weeks before we go to Disney World!
I started Jan 6th at 219. Today on Feb 6th, I'm 208 for an 11 pound difference! Time to keep on keeping on! I got a lot to go!8 -
Welcome catindowning - Thank you for serving our country. All you need to do is register in your starting weight ( which you did ), and then weigh in once a week. You can choose your own day to weigh in, and then when ever you want to check in and give advise, encouragements, happy moments, vent, whatever you need to help you get through this. We are all here for each other, through good times and bad.0
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I know I'm a little late coming into the group, but I'm coming in weighing 260 and could really use the support.5
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CathyRocky wrote: »Hi everyone! I'm back to work so not posting as often but I read everything you all write! Good job and welcome to everyone who joined recently. Glad you are all here!
How are the meals/ snacks at work going?0 -
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Going well, thanks for asking!
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Small NSV for me - we got a new Dunkin Donuts here where I live. We are in a large metropolitan area on the west coast, but we don't have many Dunkin's, so it was kind of an exciting thing. Instead of my usual "Ok I will get a dozen donuts and eat them all in 2 days, then get back on Monday" thing, I got TWO donuts. One for today, one for tomorrow, and am fitting them into my calories. HUGE deal for me.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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2/1-250.0
2/8-248.25 -
2020 start Jan 1: 245.2
Jan 3: 243.2
Jan 10: 238.8
Jan 17: 235.4
Jan 24: 233.2
Jan 31: 232.8
Feb 07: 229.2
Hi Everybody. I had a crazy busy week but I'm here with my Friday weigh-in. I lost 3.6 pounds this week and got myself into a new "decade" : the 220s. That makes me so happy! I had one incident that kind of threw me off but I sort of caught was I was doing in time. It had been a frustrating day, nothing huge--just a bunch of petty annoyances. I got home and just decided to throw a food tantrum. Since I don't keep many high-carb things in the house my choice of comfort food was kind of limited. I finally ended up with a jar of peanut butter and a spoon! After way too many spoonfuls I asked myself "what are you getting out of this?" and I stopped. Just like that. I logged an estimate of all the PB and moved on. Tantrum over without too much damage. If I had had chips in the house I would probably still be eating them.
Welcome to everyone new. This is a great group. I am learning so much from your insights. I hope everyone is staying warm this weekend!
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@tawtyping Great job! Isn't it cool when you feel your shape changing?
@VeggieMeg71 Hope the process of chewing your way through that volume isn't too awful! I wind up reading the weirdest stuff to research my novel.
@SarahMWong15 You're doing great! Keep it up! The thing that really felt better was dropping just enough to properly fit in the new bra. What a relief! The old bras did not fit at all.2 -
@Deborahrobison1969 I just weighed in this morning at 282, down from 296 this year. We can all do it if we support each other!
@CathyRocky Good to hear you got that worked out.
@JennDoingTheThing That's exactly the sort of change that gives us not just weight loss but maintenance at a lower weight. I am so proud of you!
@stella7x7 Nice loss!
@eppen5: Good work getting down into the 220's! I had to grin when you described your "food tantrum". Yeah, been there done that. "What are you getting out of this? is an EXCELLENT question to ask in those moments. And I'm so glad you were just able to log and move on. You handled that really well!
I should work out today but I'm having a lot of fibro pain and the weather is nasty. The two are probably not unconnected. So I'm staying home. Tried a new breakfast of an egg bite (turkey sausage, eggs, herbs, and onion) with an English muffin, and I'm not sure whether or not I like it. Eggs have been uncertain first thing in the morning for me since I was pregnant with my kids. (Yes, that was 20-some years ago, but my gut has not forgotten.) We'll see how the duration is. And if I work out, I don't eat til after the workout, so the "no egg first thing" won't apply.
If I can do it, I should bake today, and do laundry. We'll see. On a high pain day like this, I do what I can and call it good.4 -
@JennDoingTheThing - Thanks for the encouragement. Instead of getting upset and overeating because I was discouraged, I controlled my food intake more closely, focused my efforts on my workouts and saw the number drop ~2 lbs over the weekend. Thanks for helping me not backtrack and spoil the hard work I've put in so far!5
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Welcome Deborah - I'm glad you've joined us. Can't wait to get to know you.
Jenn - I know your feeling. we just got a DNKN in our little two horse town of Tooky. I yelled with joy when my husband and I drove passed the new sign, and yes I was there for the grand opening. It's just 3 doors down from where I pick up our daily groceries. When I walk in there I look at the donuts and wish I could buy one of each. The butternut is my favorite, but I have not bought one donut....yet. I will give up everything on this diet but I will NOT give up my DD coffee.
BEWARE - Before you know it those dreaded Girl Scout cookies will be out in numbers. One sleeve of thin mints does not count for one serving. Just because their called THIN mints, it doesn't mean they have less calories.3 -
@theleadmare oh man, I couldn't imagine not being able to eat eggs. they're one of my favorite foods!!! Hopefully your pain subsides enough for you to be comfortable! It's probably best to not work out today. Sometimes doing just what you can is plenty enough!
@ladycopnh1 oh yeah. I dont give up my DD coffee either! But i HAVE modified it on times or days when i need yo be good. I get a small iced coffee with just almond milk. Then i pour it in my protein shaker with a scoop if delicious chocolate protein powder and its sooooooo good! I call it my perky protein!!!2 -
@SarahMWong15: It's not so much that I can't eat them; I just can't wake up and immediately either cook them or eat them. This is entirely residue from being pregnant, vaguely nauseated all the time, and having a two year old who wanted eggs for breakfast every morning.1
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Great job everyone in your weight loss. @eppen5 great job catching your self and being accountable. Also great loss.
@theleadmare thank you,great job yourself.
@JennDoingTheThing awesome NSV.
Everyone is doing such a great job. Have a great week.3 -
I lost 10 lbs!!!! I started in early January at 238. After hovering at 228.5 for two days, today the scale said 228!
So, my family's old way of celebrating achievement was ice cream. Clearly that tradition needs to change! What do ya'll do to celebrate?5
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