To Tame a Fox Diary
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2-15-2025 weight 224.6 lbs gain 1.4lbs I must have been really dehydrated yesterday. OR delusional. things could have gone either way.
Remember all of you are beautiful
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For those who don't have a diary... start one! While I am 100% ready to be an accountability partner I have to have a little help on your end. Give me something to cheer on!
And yes I realize that (ok just realized that I did not do my update last week so here's 2 weeks)
starting weight: 338.4lbs
Week 6 224.6lbs ... -2.6lb week loss .... -13.8lbs total loss
Week 7 222.8lbs ... -1.8lb week loss ... - 15.6lbs total loss
I went out to eat on Sunday with my mother and the boyfriend at olive garden. It was nice. I can definitely say that the Italian donuts were not worth the calories. I would choose a different dessert next time.
Doing fairly decent on stretching and the sitting exercise videos. Yoga and tai chi don't aggravate me as much as the cardio. Though I do hope to be able to do the cardio without hating life at some point.
I hope you all had a good week and that your upcoming week will be good as well
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Great numbers and way to keep the movement @totameafox!! I don't have a diary but will start one in March.
It sounds like dinner was nice and maybe your taste buds or food likes are changing with your new habits? I went to have my "favorite " chips a couple weeks ago and yuck, felt like my mouth was covered in grease.
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I've found the key to cardio is making it something you enjoy. I seriously hate cardio too. However, for my walks I take my dog and listen to an audio book. The audio book keeps my mind distracted. I also set an alarm on my phone to alert me when it's time to turn around. This way I am not watching the clock or obsessing over when I need to turn around.0
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So it is that time of the week again. Is it weird that even though I am losing weight that I still have doubt that what I am doing will lead to weight loss? I still have this unreasonable fear that the numbers on the scale won't go down.
Anyway. Full disclosure. I didn't exercise as much as I should have. I did stand for over a hour each time I cooked. Well the first time took an hour. Today took a couple of hours. I will never be peeling zucchini again.
A spiralizer will be added to the kitchen soon.
Anyways 221.6! 16.8lbs... it doesn't feel real. I hope all of you have a blessed week.
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That is great!! Slow and steady is the best path for permanent loss. You are doing very well, inspiring!0
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looks like your making good progress! Changing our lifestyles doesn’t happen overnight, I think you’re on the right track! Awesome job!
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I bounce around 2-5 lbs all week long. Not really losing anything, then I drop a lb all of a sudden. I’ve lost 3.4 lbs in a month. I have to weigh myself at the same time everyday or my weight is all whacky.
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My morning routine is
- wake up
- get undressed
- pee
- weigh
- get dressed
It was so much easier when I lived alone and could crank up the heat. I'd just sleep naked 😋 I've been stable for the past 3 days.
- 221.6
- 221.8
- 221.6
I went out to eat on Monday and ate too many Peeps. Part of my brain is relieved the scale hasn't changed the other half is screaming that I'm on a plateau. 🙄 I should be happy… it's easier to talk on flat ground. 😆
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You are doing great. Keeping at it, even when we have a not so great day, is what is important. It's one day out of 365. You will get where you want, even it it is in .2 lbs increments.
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Just wanted you to know I really like your… everything- Writing style, insight, pov, you’re just truly an amazing person. Keep it up, we’re listening.
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we are right around the same weight. My morning routine is: get up, pee, weigh, check blood sugar. Then I move to phase 2 which includes taking meds, getting caffeine etc. my weight is bouncing up and down too.
we got this! 😊0 -
Congratulations on your progress!!
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Thanks Pam and Sun! Just an FYI. Yesterday was a nightmare. Not mine. I just existed in it. I took an unplanned adventure to my aunts to sit with her elder people while she ran an errand and took a bath. One is bedbound and usually quiet. The other is currently bed ridden and temporarily insane. I could handle her but I didn't like not 100 percent knowing the medical cause. We guessed it was a bad reaction to a drug she was taking but it also could have been a brain bleed or an infection. So I kinda forced the issue of having her go to the hospital.
This upset my aunt who was already stressed. Got the elder lady's family in a bee hive tizzy and my aunt was expecting drama lama bombs and tried to keep me away from everyone because I don't have a filter. I'm a screw around and find out type of person when it comes to my family and I'm not related to the drama lamas. The old ladies may not be blood. But they mean something to my aunt so… anyway. thankfully no drama lama bombs went off just some very and i mean VERY bad acting.
So insane old lady off to the hospital, that left the bedbound silent one. She didn't stay silent. I sat with her while she was eating and she talked my head off and I couldn't understand much of what she was saying which kinda stressed me out.
I had decided to stay the night. Which screwed up my meal plan. I have no idea what the calories were but i likely went over. I didn't blow the entire week, not that I care (just annoying that i went home later and probably could have waited and stayed on track)
Anyway the it was just drugs. apparently her metabolism is so slow that 48 hours wasn't enough for her to get the meds out of her system. Even though she was having both audible and visual hallucinations and ready to fight the world they sent her home. So while we had ems to get her out of the house. We were on our own getting her back in the house.
I've pulled something in my left shoulder getting her from the car and back into bed. It is mildly angry with me. And I have video game plans with a friend this evening so other than eating properly, I'm taking the day off. I will see all you lovely people tomorrow.
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You're welcome for the support. I'm sorry you had such a stressful time. That's a situation that would have most likely caused me to stress-eat, so that's great that you were still able to stay on track for the most part. I'm glad you have a day off and some fun times ahead!
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whew! What a day you had. Congrats on sticking to your plan as best as the situation allowed. Couldn’t have been easy. Hope you have a great gaming date!
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That is one tough day. You did great under the circumstances. Enjoy your well deserved gaming break.
Things will pop up that will take us off our plan. Hiw we respond not only in that moment but the next day and the next day are really what will impact. One moment will be ok. Taking that moment into several days is what can get us derailed. You rocked it.
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It all worked out to be absolutely neutral… I did not gain nor did I lose. Happily 221.6lbs again. I'm in this weird state where I don't poop for like 3 days. I'm used to being an every day person, even when I am not overloading myself on fiber.
So on the bright side of this being a day late… I was 220.2lbs this morning! I did go to my aunts to elder sit because she had a doctor's appointment. Yesterday I focused on a bit of personal writing and my friend decided he wanted to play a video game then instead of Saturday. Which was fine by me because I was nauseous from medication Saturday evening. So I'm not going to stretch today but tomorrow I am on it!
thanks for all the support. it means alot to me. <3
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You're welcome! Glad to support you on your journey.
Congrats on the continued weight loss!! 👏
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I get so many friend requests from men who oddly enough never join this place. Since this is public… gentlemen, I am not single. Even if I was single, I am not here to make a dating connection. I may be old, fat, and ugly but I still have self respect and more over I don't need a relationship to be fulfilled and happy. I would only base a relationship on common interests before settling for 'the best i can get' because of my self imposed vulnerability (aka my fatness).
Now on for the important stuff… I did bounce this week. my lowest was 218.6 but my progress is….
219!!! I'll take it! I've been stretching the important muscles: neck, back, side, legs and trying to move more from my chair. I figured if Meg could march in place then i could kick my legs. My boyfriend poked at my weight today. I have no idea why he's woke up spicy. I know that after I lose the weight, he will poke at my disability. It's his problem, not mine. But now I also know that even if I move back in with my mother, I can still set myself up to be able to get out more. Electric wheel chairs aren't as expensive as they used to be, especially if you don't need a heavy one.
I hope all of you have a good week and remember you are responsible for your own happiness. <3
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There has been an uptick on men friending people then moving into the, hey let's talk offline. So icky. Good for you for standing up for yourself and for knowing you worth.
Way to keep moving with your loss. Loss definitely isn't linear and you are doing great. I think attitude and approach are so critical and you have everything going for you to be successful.
Maybe check with your local/regional/state disability network to see if they have any resources for an electric wheelchair.
Hope you have a great week.
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Just for record and transparent. I normally don't log everything that goes in my mouth. I aim for 1100 to 1250 calories a day and my recommended goal is currently 1570. I'll readjust once i hit 218.4, which will be 20 pounds. So normally I don't worry about an extra 0 - 100 calories. But I figured I blasted yesterday out of the universe. I went back and estimated the extra 240 calories that I didn't log. normally my not logged numbers aren't that large and I don't worry about them. Yesterday was about 2400. Thankfully I don't go out to places that prefoods a person often. I told my mom she is not allowed to ask for extra rolls anymore. Though I am pretty sure I have learned my lesson. I don't want to have to compensate like this anymore.
the shocker? a bag of peanuts is 400 calories! That's a freaking meal by itself! I didn't eat the entire bag. Not that it would have mattered in the grand scheme of things. I wonder how many calories I burned cracking the shells though. 😋 Anyway… food disaster confessed and documented. Moving on 💞
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I love that- "I wonder how many calories I burned cracking the shells though." 😂
Yes, the most important thing is moving on. You're an inspiration!
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Enjoy these days once in a while. In the big scheme of things what does it mean? Hit your goal a day or two later than planned? And that's maybe if you do this once a quarter. Hubby is out of town this week for work and since last week was crazy, I plan on splurging on tex-mex when he gets back.
Keeping going at the set pace after is key. Hope you enjoyed your meal and time with your mom.
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what is with the men?! I know what you mean about the limitless friends requests followed by the inevitable email looking to make a connection. It took me a while to figure out what was going on . Smh, I can be dense sometimes. Now that I “get it”. I’m not inclined to accept friends requests from them anymore. I’m not single either and have no interest in building a connection outside of my marriage.
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I actually got hit on by a woman. Not sure if she thought I was a man. She was hot. So even if it's not a man in disguise I'm sure it's still a catfish.
I cheated yesterday. I swore off weighing myself after monday because I didn't want to know the damage of eating twice the number of calories I normally do. It is odd that sometimes I will feel that I have lost weight but this time I didn't and I was worried so I hopped on the scale and was at 218. So I relaxed. but …
217! I was really hoping to hit the 20 pound mark and getting into 217 would have been extra. I guess all the chair wiggling has really helped lol. I am less than half a pound from my lowest weight when I lost weight a couple of years ago. this time I am not going back up. I can't wait to be 200lbs again. Not so funny when there was a time when I would have been horrified to weigh that much. Now I would be thankful.
I hope all of you are having a good week and are making progress toward your goals.
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week 2 - 233.2 (5.2 / 11.8lb)
week 11 - 217.0 (21.4 / 28.0lb)
I can tell my hair is longer… no so much the weight loss.
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I can see it in your neck. Way to go! You got this!
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Thanks Pamela.
So i could be stretching more. This past week I don't really have anything to brag about. I dropped down to 215.6 and then bounced back up. I didn't weigh myself after the bounce. I probably should have. It might have made me wiggle more.
I was only down 0.2lbs this week but as seems to be the trend, the unofficial day, I drop a freaking pound. I mean… YAY! I dropped another pound!!!!!
On the bright side, I got some unintentional walking in today while i was waiting for my aunt to pick me up. I might have burned an additional calorie. 😎I hope all of you are doing well. Remember your mental health is as important as your physical health.
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Hugs for your enduring support and compassionate eldercare :>
- It can be distressing, saddening, maddening... derailing even...
- So I am thankful and blessed of your shares here.
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