TRIMSTONES TEAM CHAT - AUGUST 2019
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@jessicakrall8 Thanks for the congrats! I am finally on a downward trend with my weight. I gained back some that I lost last month so I've been playing the catch up game. I'm glad you had a great day yesterday. I hope today went well, too. It sounds like you have a good plan in place to try. I'm trying to look at the big picture as well. I recently increased my calories to 1600, too. MFP was giving me 1200 calories which worked for a while but wasn't sustainable. Unfortunately, I was never one for drinking soda or anything sugary. Therefore, I couldn't cut any calories from drinks. I had to cut all my calories from food. Learning to eat healthier and eat less has sure been a trial. I love to eat and I can sure eat a lot! I still get binge cravings which sometimes I lose, but I'm better at not beating myself up over it now when I do binge. Basically, I tell myself to do better the next day and I let go of the guilt I feel. That way, a binge doesn't drag out to become a bad week(s). I'm happy that your mindset is in a better state, too! Let's start the week strong!! -Rose
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Mulecanter
Monday Week 4
PW 204.5
CW 206.5
Eckrich smoked sausage has 490 mg of sodium per serving. I had 3.5 servings and can't get my ring on. Salt does amazing things. I'm definitely headed in the wrong direction. Ugh!7 -
I've always taken the before photos and never any after. So in the spirit of vulnerability here is my progress...
Left: June 26, 240#
Right: Aug 26, 226#
Lots more to go but trying to also keep perspective and not focus on my latest 3 pound gain...
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@MARNIsw Not sure this showed up correctly in the chat room...
Hey Marni, certainly don't want you to leave, dear, but perhaps choose a day of the week that works better for your weigh in day, that matches with your schedule. The moderators do their stats on Sunday mornings, so if we don't know and let them know of a late weigh in, or someone on vacation, out of town on business, etc, then they count it as either an NWI (no weigh in) or LWI (late weigh in). In this case, I didn't know anything until you posted, but I had them switch it from NWI to LWI and all is good. I wanted to let you know for next time that if you can just shoot me a message, I'll plug in your info for you and let the Mods know what's going on. Probably seems a little invasive, but they have to have some guidelines to keep the group functioning.
We all certainly understand that "things go on" for everybody...so I'm willing to help you out, but in order to do so, you have to let me know with a 1 minute email.
Hope you have a great week ahead, don't sweat the small stuff and watch that weight continue to drop! You're doing great!
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@jessicakrall8 Sounds like you have a solid plan and if it works for you then it is the right one! I agree that reducing diet soda intake is a good idea. As @brysonlights mentioned, for some people it can lead to more cravings for sweets. I feel like I'm in that camp for sure so try to avoid it for the most part. My favorite substitution is flavored sparkling water with no sweetener. At least its a step up from plain water when you feel like having something fun to drink.
Thanks for your understanding on my gain - you're the best
. Yes, I had a bit too much food fun at camping but then, as usual for me, that led to ongoing bad choices even after I got home. So I had a bad weekend overall for eating and tracking.
Today is a new day and I'm on the wagon again. I have committed to have no alcohol in September or October. I do believe that sticking to that promise will help me get out of this spring/summer yoyo phase I've been in for far too long. Time to knuckle down and get to my goal weight!2 -
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Kbrad2325
Week 4
Pw 155
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Measuring my mental strength...
For this latest attempt at losing weight I have really been trying to focus more on my mental state of mind. As a behavioral and emotional eater I realize I really need to focus on my mental state more so than my food and exercise.
As such I have been specifically focused on self esteem which I think is at the root of a lot of issues for me. I have been discovering a lot about myself as I focus on self esteem and am starting to feel like I am making progress in that area...
Fast forward to this week, as I hit my first setback with my 3 pound gain I am starting to come to some realizations...
We all need a safe place, a place to comfort ourselves and regain our self confidence when it has been broken. I am realizing that my safe place, for every other aspect of my life, has been at the bottom of a half gallon of ice cream. It’s where I went when I was feeling vulnerable or disappointed in myself.
The thing that is so hard when dieting/loosing weight is that when I feel defeated where do I go? Certainly not to the food that has comforted me in the past. I have to find a new safe place OR I have to build my self confidence up to not feel so defeated.
So I was thinking... how self confident am I right now? What is my mental strength? And then I realized, my mental strength right now is less than 3 pounds, because this 3 pound gain is kicking my self confidence in the *kitten*. And when I think about it, even .1 pound would have felt like defeat. So now I realize, more than ever, I am mentally weak and need to work on strengthening my mental state. I need to be less hard on myself and learn to pat myself on the back, at least as much, if not more, than I beat myself up. I need to be able to take progress, however small and in whatever form, and be proud of it, and not say in the back of my head “you could have done so much more, you failed”.
I don’t think you’ll ever catch me reciting affirmations in the bathroom mirror or anything but I think I am starting to understand how I have been sabotaging myself in the past.
Sorry for the long rambling post...
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Good morning, running late...
JessicaKrall8
Tuesday weigh in
PW: 304.2
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Steps
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brysonlights wrote: »We all need a safe place, a place to comfort ourselves and regain our self confidence when it has been broken. I am realizing that my safe place, for every other aspect of my life, has been at the bottom of a half gallon of ice cream. It’s where I went when I was feeling vulnerable or disappointed in myself.
For me it was always a cheese platter with crackers. I could easily finish 2-3 cheeses alone.brysonlights wrote: »The thing that is so hard when dieting/loosing weight is that when I feel defeated where do I go? Certainly not to the food that has comforted me in the past. I have to find a new safe place OR I have to build my self confidence up to not feel so defeated.
That is definitely one of the harder parts getting over emotional eating. I found going for a walk, or writing in my journal help a lot. Writing takes much longer than I expect. I can easily waste away 2h on it (I write slow), get a page or 2 of some deep, somewhat profound (?) paragraphs? lol But by the time I'm done, it's time to start my nightly routines and go to bed.brysonlights wrote: »So I was thinking... how self confident am I right now? What is my mental strength? And then I realized, my mental strength right now is less than 3 pounds, because this 3 pound gain is kicking my self confidence in the *kitten*. And when I think about it, even .1 pound would have felt like defeat. So now I realize, more than ever, I am mentally weak and need to work on strengthening my mental state. I need to be less hard on myself and learn to pat myself on the back, at least as much, if not more, than I beat myself up. I need to be able to take progress, however small and in whatever form, and be proud of it, and not say in the back of my head “you could have done so much more, you failed”.
Best thing you could ever do!
Take those time you beat yourself up and turn it into motivation to work harder.
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September thread is up and running... Feel free to introduce yourself. Keep weigh ins and posts on this thread until 09/01.1
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Where is everybody tonight? My goodness...no posts since 10am this morning! What's up with that?! Jess0
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Wilsonkellies
Week 4
Wednesday
228
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kcpond
July Week 4
Wednesday
Past Week: 226.6
Current Week: 228.22 -
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8/24- 1724
8/25-1282
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brysonlights wrote: »
So I was thinking... how self confident am I right now? What is my mental strength? And then I realized, my mental strength right now is less than 3 pounds, because this 3 pound gain is kicking my self confidence in the *kitten*. And when I think about it, even .1 pound would have felt like defeat. So now I realize, more than ever, I am mentally weak and need to work on strengthening my mental state. I need to be less hard on myself and learn to pat myself on the back, at least as much, if not more, than I beat myself up. I need to be able to take progress, however small and in whatever form, and be proud of it, and not say in the back of my head “you could have done so much more, you failed”.
I don’t think you’ll ever catch me reciting affirmations in the bathroom mirror or anything but I think I am starting to understand how I have been sabotaging myself in the past.
This is so true. Mental health and mental endurance / strength is key to long term success. Without this we will continue to struggle. I think my mental state could use a similar adjustment.2 -
Eddie__Jones
week 4
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pw 282
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Angmarie28
Wednesday
Week4
Prev. weight 153
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@kmfeig87 @angmarie28 @thutchinson2210 Please post your steps for the missing cells in Week 3.
All steppers need to catch me up on your Week 4 steps. We're all busy, but if you're going to participate, PLEASE make an effort to post your steps at least every few days. Thank you! Jessica0 -
Had a tough day for cravings. I’m trying to get back on the wagon after eating badly for the last week or so plus I slept badly last night. Those two things combined usually lead me to have days like today where food is constantly on my mind. This is a recipe for disaster / prime time for compulsive eating to occur. But I was safely tucked away from my fridge at work most of the day and tonight I ate out with my daughter (who always wants to eat out!) and we managed to find a healthy yet satisfying dinner at a Poke bowl place which should hold me! So I squeaked under my goal! I’ll take that as a win and go to be early! 😼
Hope you’re all having a good week.
Happy hump day! 🐪2 -
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@brysonlights This is a little late, but I just saw your before and after pic. There is a noticeable difference in your size. Congrats on your 14 pound loss, too! I'm wishing I took some pics when I was at my highest weight.
I hear you on being a behavioral and emotional eater. I am learning to deal with it by keeping busy. Anything that will keep my hands busy like learning how to knit, writing, or drawing.
Please don't stress over the gain you had. It is one drop in this big journey to better health. It will be the more consistent eating and exercise habits that will win the day. We will all struggle, but if we keep telling ourselves to do better next time and don't beat ourselves up we will end up ahead.
Hugs for you!! You will lose the weight because you won't quit, right? There, I knew you will be there for the long run because you're not a quitter!
-Rose
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Sun, Aug 25- 10854
Mon, Aug 26- 18157
Tues, Aug 27- 16481
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I'm having a heck of week. My youngest son (#3 of 3) is a senior in high school. Monday he decided to take our Jeep liberty into the hills behind the high school. He managed to tip it over, I arrived at the scene finding the vehicle upside down. Son was not hurt at all, he was able to get out of the broken side window. The vehicle was old so it's not a huge loss other than all the money I spent keeping it running for him. He will be buying a replacement vehicle with some loan help from us. The upsidedown Jeep was donated to charity so I may recover a few dollars in tax avoidance. Sometimes I wonder if the emotional drama of three girls might be better than the property damage of three boys.6
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Glad to hear your son is physically okay @mulecanter. Hopefully he will learn a lesson from this little 'adventure'.2
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