Unconditional Support Group

Well I agree, and just to clarify, I don't consider it bashing when someone ASKS for opinions and gets them. I consider it bashing and preaching when someone is just looking for support, not asking opinions, and they get dumped on.

yea if you ASK for an opionion thats a different story BUT I still think responders should be respectful in voicing their opinions

A bit about my on going weight loss journey...I've learned the 5-6 meals a day is NOT for me. I've also learned I don't HAVE to eat breakfast!! *gasp* I have digestive disorders and if I force myself to eat when I"'m not hungry, it triggers tummy problems. So I"m done listening to the so called "experts". Trial and error is what its all about until we find what works and what we can live with.

Many days I don't eat breakfast, and guess what...my blood sugar doesn't get all out of wack, I"m not starving later in the day, my energy is FINE. Other mornings I may be hungry, if I am then I"ll eat. Lately its been so much easier for me to stay on track by just listening to my body and using common sense. Yeah losing wt is gonna be a slow process for me (at the moment anyway) but thats ok too. I"m not beating myself up these days and peace of mind is priceless!

Hope everyone is doing ok! The weekend was great, and I did pretty well sticking to my plan. I should have exercised more. It was so beautiful out, but I ended up just hanging out on the deck enjoying the weather instead of walking or moving around more. The weather is incredible! Planning on doing a solid walk today before work. I planned my meals for the next few days. This really seems to help me a lot. What about the rest of you?

Hi Everybody!

My weekend was alright. I took a 2 mile walk on Saturday morning. I timed myself, so I knew how long I was gone and used that to figure out how fast I was going and it came out to about 3.5 miles an hour. I felt pretty good about my walk, I sweated and pushed myself and everything. When I got home, I entered it into MFP and just about cried when I saw that it was only 201 calories that I had burned! Has anyone else felt like that?!

I also scared myself the other day. I was starving but didn't want to eat anything because I was afraid of what the scale would say the next morning. I gave myself a little pep talk after that and told myself that if I am hungry, I need to eat something. If that means that I lose .5 lbs that week - or even just stay the same one week - that is OK. I'm a little embarrassed to admit this to anyone, but I wanted to say it out loud in case anyone else has felt like that - so you know you aren't alone!

Hang in there everyone!
Debi

I had a great weekend of camping and horse back riding with my brother! Even though I had a few beers I did not gain wt! I had protien shakes, fruit, grilled burgers on whole grain buns most of what we ate was pretty healthy. Plus riding burns calories, it takes endurance to stay on a horse for several hrs a day. You use all your muscles! I do have to go to the grocery tonight though, the cubbards are a bit bare!

Sincere - hope your sister is ok. Hang in there and take care of yourself, as well.
Connie, glad the weekend was such a hit! Sounds so relaxing and carefree. Lots of exercise, too. Great combination.
Hope everyone else is doing ok so far this week. I'm ok, just still dealing with my employment issues. Sometimes I just get cranky about it and then I want to eat bad things. I must stay focused and know that won't help anything. Enjoy Wednesday. Friday isn't far behind!

Helloooooooo! Where is everyone? Could always use/give some unconditional support! Hope everyone is ok.

Last week was one of those stressful weeks that had me wanting to eat everything that wasn't nailed down! (I"m proud to say I didn't do that! lol) Hopefull this week will be better. Good thing is we don't have junk food in the house. Hubby was diagnosed with high triglycerides, high cholesterol, high BP about a yr ago....we went to a dietician and within 2 months all his numbers were down and he doesn't need meds! He is 62 yrs old! We had no clue this was going on because he was really over wt by much, maybe 20 lbs, is very active. But he stuck to the diet so well! I could have used it for a guide line (I did lose 15 lbs to his 25) but the diet was stuctured around his likes and dislikes in food. I could have made it work for me, but I didn't. Too many stachy carbs causes my reflux to act up. Dang this post is all over the place! Sorry about that, back on track....I"m going to have a MUCH BETTER WEEK this week. I saw this quote on a fitness website recently and I think is says a LOT

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out"

Hi everyone! My weekend was nice and quiet. Just about all day yesterday I spent in my big comfy leather chair next to an open window (cool breeze outside) listening to Harry Potter #4 on audiobook while knitting on my first sweater.

The scale was kind to me this morning and now I am only 2 lbs away from a 100 lbs loss. I can hardly believe it!

Does anyone have any recommendations on a good pedometer? I am going to Disney World in Florida in a few weeks and would love to see how many steps I walk while I'm there

Debi

Debi you are truly amazing! 100 pounds is really something and I applaud you. I, too, would love a good pedometer. I go to Disney every year and I'm sure I walk 10 miles a day. I've had some pedometers in the past but they just seem to break easily and for some reason I don't feel they are accurate.

I love the idea for this group. I've posted in other threads and read other threads that pi$$ me off so much! The clean eaters who make us sound horrible if we eat anything processed....

Anyway, I'm in!

The ups and downs are the most frustrating! I feel like I'm on a roller coaster. Feeling good about things one day, and not so much the next. I guess we have to concentrate on the positive? I try, try, try!
Ok, so there is way too much good food around. I can't expect others to not eat. How do I get through this? Going out to dinner and always trying to eat broiled fish is just not happening. I actually found that if I eat steak and veggies with salad it is fine. If you like fajitas just eat the meat and grilled veggies and not the tortilla. That has been working for me also, since I'm doing low carbs.
Hope everyone is ok and having a good start to the weekend.

Hello everyone, I"ve been camping and horseback riding...gosh I hate coming back to work after being off for several days! I did really good as far as eating healthy. I cooked rice, sweet potatoes before heading to camp and I used the crockpot to cook chicken while we were riding. I did have a few beers....but I"m not gonna stress about it, I didn't gain any wt so thats a good thing.