September 29,2014

wennim

Hello...Helloo...hellooooo...echo, echo, echo...

Everyone must be really busy. I don't usually start threads because I seem to usually kill them but it has been really quiet in here lately so I probably can't really do much harm. That and I feel like rambling.

My weight has been at a standstill the last week. My losses usually fluctuate a lot with a really good week followed by little to none the next week. I am sticking with it and keeping to my calorie count and exercising every day so hopefully that will pay off shortly. I have never been able to lose this much weight before and it is a little scary how my thinking has changed as far as the food and exercise where it seems to be second nature now instead of something I have to think about. I have been hitting this hard core since March and am pretty happy with the results. I have overheard a couple of comments wondering if I am sick and even one rumor that I had a weight loss surgery. No one says anything to my face but at least it means some people have noticed I am losing. I know I have some loose skin (mostly my upper arms and unfortunately my chin looks awful ...a lot like my 95 year old grandmothers) but I don't think I look sick at all.

I know weight loss is a cycle that many of us have encountered as far as gaining and losing but for me it is a personal thing and I don't usually tell everyone about it if I did maybe there wouldn't be a question about my health.

Do you tell everyone when you are trying to lose weight or do you keep it to yourself?

KnitOrMiss

Everyone at my office kind of knows I'm still on this path. There are 9 of us total here, and I started because of a loss challenge at work. One guy has lost 80+ pounds over the last year on whatever diet/exercise scheme his wife got him on, and another guy has lost over 50, I think, on one of the doctor approved cleanse/diet product things (didn't want to plug anything). Both have struggled a bit, but not as much as me.

My family, they probably think I'm full of hooey because they haven't seen me much, if at all in the last 2-3 years, and I'm always "trying" to get healthier - or they think I should be... **shrugs** So I don't get much commentary or anything, but I also don't publish it.

I try to be careful of what I eat, but I also read something the other day that stuck with me - you can't maintain if you don't lose using habits you intend to keep. Something will always hiccup in life, and you will return to previous preferred habits. I'm mostly happy with staying in maintenance for the moment, but I'm working on the mental side to get back in the game.

sherambler

I'm starting to talk more about it. I don't know, I guess I was embarrassed by it in the beginning. Probably because I was so used to being super motivated and then stopping. I didn't want to tell anyone about it until I was certain it wasn't going to fade out in a week. I talked to only a few specific friends/familiy members about it and I even steered clear of the MFP forums and groups for the longest time. Slowly, I started talking about it with more people...some got it and others didn't. Some were nice and others were rude.

My boyfriend and I have started talking more and more about our weight struggles, which has been super helpful. I feel like I don't have to hide or repress the moments when I'm having and especially hard time.

In the beginning, my therapist had me putting up all these affirmations and mindful eating plans and charts all over the place, so I'd become more conscious of my efforts. Whenever my landlord or a friend did a pop-in, I'd scramble to remove all the evidence. I made an exercise room in the basement of our apartment and I totally forgot about the decals with motivational sayings, the charts with my weight in big, bold ink, etc. My landlord came by to check out the water heater in an emergency and I was so embarrassed. She's a twiggy yoga instructor. It was such an obvious change--chock full of equipment, a new paint job, so it only brought more attention to the room. She asked about it point blank and said, "oh, are you trying to lose weight?" I answered honestly, it was my worst fear come true, but when it was over, I realized it wasn't that bad and it made me feel a little more relieved to just say the words, "yes, I'm trying to get healthier and lose weight". We had a nice chat about her trying to lose baby weight. She offered me free yoga lessons, too. From then on, I kept up all my post-its and reminders.

The newest thing I did was put up a few post-it notes with challenge guidelines and my goals from now until the end of the year. I felt so weird about doing this at first,at home is one thing, but at work felt like a whole new beast. It was especially uncomfortable when the IT guy had to work on my computer, but then I realized that my weight loss is for me and keeping a couple of post-its in my cubicle helps me stay on track.

mora982

I'm not trying to tell everyone that I'm trying to lose weight. But the change in my eating habits is obvious so people at work started noticing but none of them asked me or talked about it till now!
In the beginning I told my family and close friends! They are being very supportive. I really need them all to encourage me throughout this long journey. But honestly I'm not sharing much about what I do with anyone they just know I'm trying to change some habits!

I've started to say no to food when I go visit my best friend or even when we go out for lunch or so I'm trying to pick what matches my diet plan no matter what people say! I've made up my mind to lose weight and keep it off for good and for that I've to be strong and make permanent changes in my life style.