Chat and accountability 3/31/14
howie6267
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It was not a very good weekend for me eating wise. I went over my treat allowance Friday and then caved and had pizza again Saturday. Not sure how that will work out on the scales this week but I did well yesterday and will continue on the path this week. I hope the rest of you had a good weekend. We are looking at a couple of beautiful days here in Ohio so maybe I will get some extra walking in.
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My weekend consisted of beer and dry rubbed wings starting Friday night through Sunday. Ugh....Not good. Needless to say I didn't bother getting on the scale this morning or taking my measurements. I may do it mid-week after I dry out a bit. On the plus side, I got in at least 10,000 steps every day and I got 10k by 12 today. Off to a great start!
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My weekend wasn't bad. I cut the grass with a flimsy push mower, so my arms are killing me. After that, I repaired our wooden fence in two places. I also did mostly well, except Friday, my wife's family had a fish fry for her grandfather's birthday. The rest of the weekend went well with food, though. I didn't weigh today, but maybe I will tomorrow. I planned on it, but I was fully dressed by the time I thought about it.0
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That sounds like a perfect weekend Angela. LOL0
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My weekend started out well, but went downhill yesterday afternoon and I've been overeating since. *sigh* Trying to stop the cycle now so maybe the damage won't be so bad when I when I weigh in Thursday morning. Still learning how to overcome the need to "eat for comfort" when I don't feel well. For some reason, I think that eating will make me feel better, but it never does, usually end up feeling worse both physcially and mentally.
But as of this moment, I pledge to do better. Will drink my water and stick to fruits and veggies tonight.0 -
We are a lot alike Stacy. Kimberley was out of town this weekend so mine was boredom eating this time. I have ate to feel better though and your right it never does make you feel better. Maybe some day we will be able to control our feelings and bad habits.0
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I was excited because my Ketosis experiment resulted in a 6 lb weight loss last week. (The week prior was my female cycle week so there was some water weight that I was loosing - still. Felt great. Friday morning was weigh in and I was OVER THE MOON excited. That night was my carb nite. Ate a TON of carbs. Ton. Gained back 4 lbs within two days of carb nite. Started to slit my wrists but this is to be expected so I just went back to trying to do the right thing. A couple of pounds have already fallen off again.
One kink in my plan was that I had planned to do a community juice fast and a few folks were all geared up. Well, I only did one day of it because I just couldn't stand it. My hunger came back and I could tell I was going to start back at square one. So I only juiced one day and today I am back to my ketogenic diet. I am hopeful that i will get back to that wonderful state of not being hungry at all. So wonderful while it lasted.
I am going to see Jillian Michaels here in Houston on Thursday. I am not sure I agree with a lot of her stuff but I think she will be inspiring.
You guys all have a great week!0 -
I like what Jillian Michaels has to say but I hate the biggest loser show, anymore. It is just using people as tv will tend to do. She should have been a drill sergeant. lol0
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I'm so stoked about your ketosis success. Just bought Kiefer's book. I might hop on the bandwagon. The hypnosis wore off (though I do have one of her recordings and probably should re-listen regularly).0
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Carol - So happy that you found something that is working for you! And I would love to hear about what you think of Jillian Michaels "live and in person." I think she is very motivating, though like you, I don't agree with everything she says or does.
Not having a the best week when it comes to food, but it hasn't been awful either. Just hoping to at least maintain when I weigh in tomorrow. I've been reading a lot of books lately about the mentality side of weight loss (staying on program, routines to help keep on track, etc). Makes me realize I still have a lot of bad habits that I need to overcome so that sticking to a diet program (any diet program) will be easier.0 -
Where and what are you reading Stacy? I am worried about when I do make it to goal of what I will do then. It's easy when you are losing but I am afraid of the maintaining.0
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Where and what are you reading Stacy? I am worried about when I do make it to goal of what I will do then. It's easy when you are losing but I am afraid of the maintaining.
There are several.... The Beck Diet Solution (by Judith S Beck) is the one I'm focusing on now. It's not a diet, but how to stick to any healthy diet. It is basically a 30 day program with a little exercise/activity to do each day (such as sitting down to eat, eating slowly & mindfully, monitor/track your eating, differentiate between hunger & craving, etc). I did this book about 6 years ago (when I was mid-way through my weight loss) and found it very helpful. So when I started struggling again, I decided to re-try it. It's been interesting do it again, because I see which habits I changed and which ones I still need to work on.
The other book I read was "Outwit Your Weight." Again, it's not a diet, just a book to help you stick to whatever program you are doing. This one has over 200 "tools" (routines or habits) to help you overcome difficult situations or things to try to keep you on track.
The newest one I'm reading is "Automatic Diet." Not very far into that one, but I like the idea behind it. It's about making small changes in your eating, just cutting a few calories here and there, but only make changes you can live with for a lifetime. I think the second part of the book deals with behavior and eating... will let you know what I think of it when I finish.
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Thanks Stacy, I have got to get some things in my arsenal so that when I reach goal I have things to motivate me to stay on track. One of the biggest things I plan on doing is like you, continue to track my calories.0
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Friday morning confession: I can now see the that my sugar eating roller coaster has once again started up. Ugh! I'm so mad as I've been in control of it all year so far. I haven't craved a pastry, cookie, cheesecake, or anything like that in months. I think it started with me adding a little honey to my water and ACV (apple cider vinegar). That didn't make it too sweet at all but that is when I introduced sugar again. That was several weeks ago. My downfall was when I had that one Reese's cup on Monday that my in-laws left at the house. I didn't feel bad or guilty about it all until I remembered that I ate 5 or 6 of their jelly beans each day of the weekend too. On top of that, I've been eating a Tbsp of local honey at night after my workouts this week. Then yesterday someone at work put two mini Reese's eggs on my desk and I ate them before even thinking about what I was doing or whether I actually really wanted them. We went out to eat last night and I ordered ribs at Outback and completely forgot to ask for no sauce and I happily consumed the sauced up ribs that were delivered to me. I hope that since I'm recognizing it that I will not let it proceed any further. Please keep me accountable peeps!0
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Well even though the week got off to a rough start, it ended well. I dropped 4 lbs this week and Kimberley lost 3. I'm down 86 now from 7/5/13. It's looking like I will make my wedding weight goal before my birthday and maybe even drop below 300 by then. I have 7 more weeks to hit the 310 mark so that should be pretty doable at this point, if I don't sabotage myself. The walking 70 minutes a day has really helped on my weight loss. I hope everyone else has good reports this week.
I know a few have been saying it's been a rough week. Keep strong and keep doing what you know is right.0 -
Howie - Good job on the weight loss! That's awesome!
Unfortunately, I didn't have much success this week... I was up .4. But it was not unexpected though. I have found that now that I am close to goal, it's not so much "calories in/calories out" but more about the quality of the calories I'm eating.0 -
How far from goal are you Stacy? Sorry about the gain but you will get it off this week! .4 is a heck of a lot better than 3 or 4 pounds, so I know you are doing something right. :-)0
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Angela - I can totally relate about the sugar thing. It's the small things, and my work is bad and as I type this I realize I ate 10 yogurt covered gluten free pretzels yesterday that I forgot to log. Because someone bought them and they were open and there... I think for me if I stay away from sugar in the morning then it's easier for the rest of the day.0
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Howie - I am 7 pounds away from getting back to my goal weight. It's been a very frustrating year for me because I just can't seem to get back there. I keep self-sabotaging and gaining weight back. I know a lot of it is from my bad habits that I never got changed and my fear of staying at maintenance. I think the only thing saving me from gaining weight back is my fear of gaining all the weight back is greater than my fear of maintenance (or being able to sustain maintenance)!
AngelaL - I'm the same way... if I have something sweet or sugary in the morning, then it's tough to stay away from for the rest of the day!0 -
Sounds like all you guys are going gang busters! That is awesome. I am the same way with morning sugar or carbs. I'm starving by lunch. And can't stop eating! For the past few weeks I have been trying to play off my strengths. Or at least what is easy for me. That is skipping breakfast. I have always forced myself because "breakfast is the most important meal of the day." But we are hearing so many cancer-fighting benefits of Intermittent Fasting and now that I heard Kiefer's science about how pushing your first meal past noon is beneficial metabolically for weight loss. Well, I'm not going to force it anymore. And after 2 weeks of this, it has really made a difference. I'm losing again. Part of that is probably the fact that I'm taking in less calories. (I have to stop eating 2 hours before bedtime because of a challenge I'm doing so that leaves about a 6-8 hour window only for eating. Part of it is that I don't have that crazy hunger I would have with breakfast so I can make better choices. Part of it is the Carb Nite thing I'm doing, probably. All I know is that I am really encouraged that I am questioning everything I read and tracking how I feel to make choices for me. I hope I keep losing. I am about 5 lbs away from goal.
You guys keep it up!!! Love all the support here!!!0
