WLS - November / December Daily Conversation Thread
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From: hungrygirl.com
Snacks for Weight Loss: Good or Bad?
New info is constantly coming out about the effects of snacking. For every study that supports snacking as beneficial for weight loss and maintenance, another comes along with opposing results. Most recently, a study of overweight or obese postmenopausal women trying to lose weight found that subjects lost LESS weight when they snacked during late-morning hours. The reason seems to be that those who had a snack at this time snacked more throughout the day compared to others -- think of it as a gateway snack. With so much conflicting info, what's a hungry girl (or guy) to do? Think before you eat! We're big on snacking, in general, but we're also pretty particular as to what qualifies as a smart snack. Truly hungry? Eat something satisfying with protein and/or fiber. Simply craving something sweet or salty? Find low-calorie substitutes for things like potato chips and candy bars, and save the calories for more nutritious foods at mealtime. Just want to idly crunch? Raw veggies (like baby carrots and sugar snap peas) are your friend. And if a certain food tends to send you into a feeding frenzy, avoid it if you can. (Click to read more about trigger foods.) As much as we enjoy new surveys and studies, common sense is more helpful when it comes to day-to-day decisions. Snack smart, people!
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Happy Sunday!!
I have lost another 4 pounds today! I have lost 6 of 15 pounds gained while in eating disorder program. I had an awesome week. I exercise and ate well since Wednesday. Today I am resting these knees.
I have been recalling things I learned from ED program and so far so good. Working hard on not being obsessive about anything.
I have been fighting urges to binge all weekend. Today I need to really fight the urge to binge because in the past on the days I lose weight I binge. So today I am determined not to binge. I am on my way out and I have preplanned my whole day today. I worked in a few treats to make sure not restricting too much. I have been talking to myself a lot and the self talk has really been helpful too.
The session with new thearpist went great last week and have another session set up for Thursday and looking forward to it. I did binge after therphy session but was not too bad in the sense I fought urge to do a fast food binge. These are the worst. I am really going to work on not binging after therphy sessions. I did make some progress while in program.
One day at a time.
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Okay, guys. This is supposed to be a DAILY thread. So let's all start posting something daily.
Here's mine:
I have been doing well during the week but not on the weekends. I hate that I'm back in that pattern. I really don't want to "diet" any more but to "watch what I eat". Instead I am eating as little as possible during the week and then going nuts on the weekend. I need to break out of that cycle!0 -
Yeah, daily post - good idea! I am finding that tracking my food is really helpful. It is now three weeks since i started MFP and am amazed at how much better a head space I am in. Making sure i eat all i need to for the day seems to have curbed the evening nibbles thing - even though i do have a snack, it is within my calorie goal for the day. I have been trying some new foods like fig and honey yoghurt, pretty adventurous for me!0
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BTW everyone i reset my weight loss ticker to start from when i started MFP. From the start of my journey have lost 22kg as of yesterday. I would post pics only i am a bit leery re privacy. I was on another logging site a few years back and found a whole lot of my weight related stuff via google. Seriously not cool.0
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I google myself periodically to make sure nothing I don't want associated with my real name is. Your post reminds me... I haven't done that in a while!0
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Okay, guys. This is supposed to be a DAILY thread. So let's all start posting something daily.
Here's mine:
I have been doing well during the week but not on the weekends. I hate that I'm back in that pattern. I really don't want to "diet" any more but to "watch what I eat". Instead I am eating as little as possible during the week and then going nuts on the weekend. I need to break out of that cycle!
I think it is just the season for now and glad to hear you have stopped gaining. You will get back on track. How many more weeks until you can exercise? I have just been too busy to post and the WLS thread is a very quiet group for sure
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BTW everyone i reset my weight loss ticker to start from when i started MFP. From the start of my journey have lost 22kg as of yesterday. I would post pics only i am a bit leery re privacy. I was on another logging site a few years back and found a whole lot of my weight related stuff via google. Seriously not cool.
So true not cool, but I don't use my real name on anything on line.0 -
BTW everyone i reset my weight loss ticker to start from when i started MFP. From the start of my journey have lost 22kg as of yesterday. I would post pics only i am a bit leery re privacy. I was on another logging site a few years back and found a whole lot of my weight related stuff via google. Seriously not cool.
So true not cool, but I don't use my real name on anything on line.
Yes this particular site I was using a nickname but I guess there was somewhere where it asked for my name and I foolishly filled it in without thinking. Now a lot of sites offer to log you in using Facebook etc, and a whole new privacy nightmare begins! BTW in my real life I need publicity and go out of my way to get noticed for professional reasons so it really is a 2 edged sword!0 -
My skating club is having their annual holiday party today and it's a potluck. So I made some cake pops. I made 8 reindeer brownie pops and then 1 Rudolf pop (red nose instead of brown) and 1 Santa pop. I had them displayed in a block of Styrofoam. Santa was a bit creepy (I'd do him differently if I make more Santa pops.) but the rest were cute as a button all lined up with Rudolf in front with his red noes.
So on the way to work today, they are in the back seat and I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting a line of (inexplicably) stopped cars and I heard the sound of stuff flying in the back and then a CRASH that sound suspiciously like pretzels breaking. I had to get gas so I stop and look in the back seat and sure enough reindeer pops are EVERYWHERE. But the worst part? All their pretzel antlers had broken off! Every single reindeer had no or 1 antler left.
The only way to repair them is to melt some chocolate and "glue" the pieces back on. I can't put in new pretzels because the chocolate on the pops is hard and the old antler stubs are still embedded there anyway. Even that I'm not 100% sure would work.
I wanted to cry.
I thought about running out at lunch to get some melting chocolate and repairing them here before I go but I'm not sure it would work and I'm thinking about not going to the party anyway. I do have 10 other generic "holiday" pops so I do have something to bring to the potluck but I am worried about my head. If I can get through the work day without a headache, there is no way I should go to a party because that will definitely give me a headache. I'd been having "I want to go. I don't want to go." thoughts for a while now and my reindeer breaking seems to have shifted me firmly over to the "don't want to" position.0 -
..shortened to save space....
I wanted to cry.
I thought about running out at lunch to get some melting chocolate and repairing them here before I go but I'm not sure it would work and I'm thinking about not going to the party anyway. I do have 10 other generic "holiday" pops so I do have something to bring to the potluck but I am worried about my head. If I can get through the work day without a headache, there is no way I should go to a party because that will definitely give me a headache. I'd been having "I want to go. I don't want to go." thoughts for a while now and my reindeer breaking seems to have shifted me firmly over to the "don't want to" position.
Chin up old girl! Come on you can do it - no need to not go because you don't have the fabulous pops. Sorry to hear about all that hard work being wasted. It seems a bit spooky that he poor reindeer came to grief - with you and the head injury and all. Just tell yourself you are welcome at any event just for who you are not for what you bring or what you do! I'm cheering you on because I struggle with social events - will get out of them if possible, but when I do make the effort and turn up I find someone interesting to talk to and feel good that I got out.0 -
I ended up not going because of my head. I am trying to be very careful because we're going to WDW in two weeks and I want to be able to run around the parks and stuff!
My family and I ate the antler-less reindeer and I'm bringing the other cake pops to my Board meeting tonight. I also don't want to go to that and I know my head will be killing me but we're doing the annual budget tonight so I have to be there.
I am very social so that wasn't the real issue. The issue was whether or not I'd have a good time not being able to skate and worrying about my head.0 -
I"ve been away for awhile....not only from the boards but from the scale as well. I knew I had picked up a few pounds, but I was not prepared for what I saw on the scle this morning. My surgery was in January 2007, with a starting weight of 265lbs. my lowest weight was 168lbs...97lbs lost. My weight this morning was 202lbs....a weight gain of 34lbs. I almost passed out from the shock.
Back to basics and exercising is the only way I know to beat this monster on my back. I tell everyone that talks about WLS and thinking that it's the easy way out...IT'S A TOOL not the solution to the problem. It still takes work and a lot of input from you.
The holidays are over and I have a birthday coming in March...and a 20lb. goal in mind. Hoping for more, but one day at a time is my beginning. Packing my lunch and snacks...weighing weekly and logging daily...back on track.0 -
I"ve been away for awhile....not only from the boards but from the scale as well. I knew I had picked up a few pounds, but I was not prepared for what I saw on the scle this morning. My surgery was in January 2007, with a starting weight of 265lbs. my lowest weight was 168lbs...97lbs lost. My weight this morning was 202lbs....a weight gain of 34lbs. I almost passed out from the shock.
Back to basics and exercising is the only way I know to beat this monster on my back. I tell everyone that talks about WLS and thinking that it's the easy way out...IT'S A TOOL not the solution to the problem. It still takes work and a lot of input from you.
The holidays are over and I have a birthday coming in March...and a 20lb. goal in mind. Hoping for more, but one day at a time is my beginning. Packing my lunch and snacks...weighing weekly and logging daily...back on track.
welcome back Genie!! You can do it girl!0 -
we are here with you and for you. All I can say is just do it it works. I have the same issue until I got serious here in July since have lost the wt I gain plus I am gonna get to my goal this round..:drinker: :drinker:0
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