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  • raleighgirl09
    raleighgirl09 Posts: 689 Member
    edited September 2020
    TeresaW1020 wrote: »
    Good morning Team!! I just wanted to come on and share my awesome news. I finally made it to Onderland!! B) I'm still in shock and also very mindful that I have to continue on my plan or I won't stay in this magical land.

    Please excuse my sorry looking toes! :#


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    And this is my quote for the day!! B)


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    @TeresaW1020 I am so incredibly proud of you - so incredibly happy for you!! You have fought - and scrapped - but never gave up. You did the all-important self-assessments and make choices and planned actions that have paid off.

    This is what success looks like. One day and minute at a time. One decision - at a time. I have tears in my eyes for this most wonderful moment for you. From you, to you.

    WAY. To go. =>

    Maria

  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,147 Member
    @vegan4lyfe2012 Prayers, I'm thinking of you! Baby steps! I felt better when I started Paleo, I think both not eating a lot of simple carbs and grains helped a lot with cravings, I'd been going nuts bingeing before that.

    @raleighgirl09 Can't wait to hear about your weekend! Ooo, I want to see your tattoo, go for it!

    Thursday check-in
    Exercise- arm cardio, dance, arm resistance bands, stretching/yoga/meditation, earth energy healing
    Calories- over

    Didn't do the best today, I decided to go to the farmer's market for heirloom tomatoes since I haven't had a good large tomato all summer and it flared me up pretty bad. DIdn't help that I tried to add back in beans and legumes and had lentils for lunch, felt like someone tied my digestive system into a pretzel! I cared but didn't (definitely no gluten but was tempted!) and tried a couple things as I was craving sweets but everything is too sweet! I swore that would never happen but it's been 2 months with only fruit for sweets, I usually eat people's icing! SO, nothing to stuff myself with, I need to go grocery shopping and I definitely wasn't going to eat more lentils. I ended up eating a potato. And I had stopped taking an anti-inflammatory I just started because of course THAT can cause digestive problems so now I aside of lentils I won't know what's causing what. Not ALL the way back to the beginning but I backslid a bit! A few people ask why I'm even eating this way when I don't feel much better, I honestly think the only reason I did is the steroids and because I'm doing way less physically, if it's anything with diet it's taking forever to tell a difference as I'm still super bloated. Now bloated and gassy, I'm a hot mess! Not sure what I'll do about groceries tomorrow, I'm going to see how I feel when I get up.
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    @petrocoetsee I am smiling with you and your great week! Keep it up!! B)

    @Katmary71 Sorry that you had a flare-up. I know how much you love eating the foods you like and it sucks that they are causing you pain. I work with a girl who has severe allergies and has had a very hard time figuring it all out. She is going on the autoimmune protocol diet to try to figure out what is triggering her. Is that the diet you are supposed to be doing as well? I couldn’t remember. :/

    @raleighgirl09 Thanks friend for your sweet words! I know you understand how I’m feeling and it’s pretty stinking awesome!! I hope you hear good news from your interview that you aced. *fingers crossed* I hope you have the BEST time at your birthday bash and you better give us a pic if you get a tattoo. :grin:

    @gwamajtw91 That is soooo irritating that you still can’t get on. I hope it gets fixed soon! Sending good vibes right back to you. <3

    @vegan4lyfe2012 I have been where you are so many times, and I know all about sneaking and eating foods that you shouldn’t. Sugar is a drug and for many of us and it’s really no different than a hard-core drug addict. You have to go to war, and as a fellow Christian, I pray that you will take it to God and let Him direct your path. I know that He is the one that directed me towards the lifestyle that is working for me. I have a good friend named Kimberly Taylor, who runs a website called Take Back Your Temple. Maybe you can read some of her writings or listen to her podcast and find encouragement. You will be in my prayers. <3

    @trooworld I hope that the new meds will help you sleep! How is the new diet coming along? :)


    Good morning! Well, my weight bounced back up a little but that doesn’t surprise me. I have never had a big loss where I don’t go back up and then I will go back down. Just have to stay the course. I lost 3.6 lbs this week and for me that is AMAZING!! It’s clear that going lower carb is right for my body. Maybe Keto would be even better but that wasn’t sustainable for me when I did it last time, so I’m sticking to carb cycling for now. I have a staff party this weekend and will eat all the things so the next two days I will be super careful. Plus, the weather is changing and it’s almost time to pull out my jeans, flannels, and boots and I want to be in the smaller sizes that are hanging in my closet waiting for me. 😊


    Have a wonderful weekend!! <3


  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,862 Member
    @vegan4lyfe2012 I'm sorry you are going through this. I'm glad you've got your daughter there for support. I'll be thinking good thoughts for you.

    @raleighgirl09 I hope you have a great time with your friends and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

    @Katmary71 That's too bad that adding in beans and legumes didn't work. I'm sorry, I know you love them. :( Well, at least you know that they are definitely a problem now.

    @petrocoetsee That's fabulous. Have a great weekend!

    @TeresaW1020 Woo hoo! Great weigh-in! :)

    Hello all. Well, the medication my doctor prescribed me for sleep did help some. I only woke up about every hour vs every 30 minutes. I felt more rested when I woke up so there is some progress. I hope you have a great weekend! :)

    Thursday
    Calories: over/under: under
    Water: over/under: over
    Exercise: walk
    Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    TeresaW1020 wrote: »
    Sugar is a drug and for many of us and it’s really no different than a hard-core drug addict.
    So true. Sugar is something I have to avoid completely or I lose control. For me sugar consumption causes severe inflammation and chronic pain. After a sugar binge I can barely walk, I need pain meds to sleep because everything aches and my hands are too numb to be useful. So what person in their right mind would eat sweets when it affects them that way? Me lol. Back to Day 1. Again.

  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    @TeresaW1020 WOW!!!! I missed a couple of days, just caught up on reading...Onederland, Size 12 Jean's, 3.6lb loss. Holy Smokes Girl awesome job!

    @Katmary71 have you thought of getting a food sensitivity test? My natural path suggested I get one and so glad I did. I was going in circles because as I cut foods out I was still eating others I was
    sensitive to. I cut out all the foods mid range and up on my list then introduced them back in slowly to see what I could tolerate.

    @raleighgirl09 I was thinking about your "fish bowl" reference. You may feel like a fish in a bowl but others would see you as an inspirational speaker on a stage. You've had great success at weightloss which isnt easy. Who wouldn't want to follow you around and mimic what you're eating
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,147 Member
    @TeresaW1020 Great weigh-in! I was doing Paleo, tried adding in beans, then took them out and added potatoes. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next. I follow AIP and anti-inflammatory groups on Facebook so I know I should go all-in. I'm also allergic to latex and there's a connection to foods like nightshades, bananas, apples, and kiwis so I may just cut that stuff soon and see what happens. I just went shopping so I'll probably do it after my birthday since I want a treat for it!

    @trooworld I hope the sleeping pill keeps on working and you're able to get a decent-night's rest. Sleep makes a huge difference in my pain levels.

    @raleighgirl09 Have an awesome weekend, can't wait to hear what crazy stuff you got yourself into!

    @Jactop What kind of diet have you had success with? At minimum I know I'll be keeping sugar and gluten out. You got this, just remember how awful you felt!
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,147 Member
    @Jactop I'm talking to my doctor next week about a GI doctor but I'm still fighting all the referrals that keep getting denied from a few months ago. I'm not working so aside of the genetic testing I did that showed gluten issues I haven't had any other testing. I'm basically on my own doing the best I can.

    @BethB554 Just keep doing your best! There's nothing wrong with maintaining for awhile, sometimes not focusing on losing makes the stress eating easier. It's been the case with me while I'm in all this pain, cutting calories made me more likely to overeat so I'm sitting a little above where I'd like to be.

    Friday check-in
    Calories- under
    Exercise- arm cardio, dance, abs, stretching, Kundalini yoga, chakra meditation, earth energy healing
    Steps- 8000

    Got to the store, yay! I dropped some cactus off at a neighbor's house who posted looking for free plants, glad they went to a good home! She wasn't home but sent me a bunch of pictures of her garden, I'm going over there with more stuff early next week. Not much else, been watching Ratched on Netflix which is weird. Waiting to hear from my professor so I can catch up with my class.
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,862 Member
    @BethB554 Does going to the gym help relieve some of the stress? I can imagine it probably would? Congrats on the loss! I think you absolutely should keep going: you are worth it!

    @Katmary71 Thanks, me too! My friend told me about Ratched on Netflix. She said it reminded her of American Horror Story. Did it remind you of AHS?

    Hello all. I am trying so desperately to bring fall weather to southern California lol. Last night, I made a fall-like salad, it was called the Fall Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Kale Salad. It had pomegranate seeds, pumpkin seeds, feta, crispy prosciutto, apple slices on a bed of kale tossed with a caramelized shallot vinaigrette. It was really good. It didn't bring fall weather: it was still in the 90s yesterday lol. Here's the recipe, in case anyone is interested: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/apple-and-kale-salad/ Today I have to get my car fixed. I hope it's not too expensive. I'll post my weigh-in later, my husband is still sleeping in the room where our scale is in. Lazy bum lol. j/k

    Friday
    Calories: over/under: under
    Water: over/under: over
    Exercise: walk
    Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
  • broncobuddee
    broncobuddee Posts: 372 Member
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    Looking to fill a few holes in the spreadsheet:

    @andreiya12
    @GretchenReine
    @MommaGemz
    @Cornanda
    @TwistedSassette
    @digger61
    @Hilogirl2018
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    @TerrsaW1020 - Congratulations, this is awesome!!! And so inspiring!

  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    @Katmary71 I'm sorry the anti-inflammatory diet hasn't given you the best results yet. You've probably already ruled this out, but any possibility tomatoes are a trigger for you? When I looked into a more rigid anti-inflammatory diet after following paleo for years, I was disappointed to see that I couldn't have tomatoes because they're in the nightshade family. Just a thought.

    @raleighgirl09 If you get a new tattoo, we'd love to see it! Hoping the interview translates into a job!

    @vegan4lyfe2012 Your arrangement with your daughter sounds like a great start! A mutual support system is so important. Also, you're not a bad mom for sneaking candy! You're going through a lot, and you weren't able to help yourself in those moments, but that's entirely separate from how you've parented your daughter- please don't be so hard on yourself.

    @petrocoetsee yay for a good week and all the positivity!

    @TeresaW1020 I know I already congratulated you, but WOW, what a whoosh this past week! Thrilled for you!

    @trooworld Waking up every hour is progress? I am sorry, that still sounds so hard. Hugs. I'm a lifelong insomniac, but my insomnia isn't that bad right now.

    @Jactop I know just what you mean about the pain and inflammation caused by sugar- I'm that sensitive, too. Feel it in every joint, and achy all over like the flu.

    However, I've learned that cutting it out completely isn't sustainable for me. I want to bake and enjoy my amazing chocolate chip cookies, a good piece of chocolate, a slice of birthday cake. I did keto for 3 years and didn't cheat once- no sugar. Baked plenty of keto treats instead. And I gradually came to hate eating. I was at a healthy weight, but wasn't happy with my restricted food choices after 3 years. I missed watermelon and cherries and so many other fruits besides berries. So now, I try to carefully manage my sugar intake by having a dessert every day within an hour after eating dinner, and then I close my eating window. So far, so good. No added inflammation pain since I've been limiting-but not eliminating- my sugar intake.

    But it requires vigilance! I'm certainly prone to overindulging if I eat sugar earlier in the day.
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    edited September 2020
    I should've read all the posts first! Now I have more I need to respond to lol.

    @BethB554 I'm sorry you are under so, so much stress with your daughter. Sometimes when life is so chaotic, controlling one thing can help anchor you BUT at the same time, you have to be extra forgiving of yourself. This is not the time to worry about perfection, or even progress- maybe just *try* each day for one goal that's important to you to: getting your water or movement in, or tracking your food. Just try, and know it won't be perfect.

    @Katmary71 This is what I get for responding before I've read all the way through- you've clearly already thought of nightshades as a possible trigger. AIP didn't work for me, but I'm sure it can work- plenty of people seem to have success with it. I admire you so much for sticking it out!

    @trooworld Yum, that salad! Saving that recipe, thanks!

    @vegan4lyfe2012 I can tell you're feeling better! It's so great to hear about your walks. Being in nature is very good for depression.

    @Cornanda Amazing loss this week!
  • TwistedSassette
    TwistedSassette Posts: 8,825 Member
    ***WEEKLY WEIGH-IN***
    TwistedSassette
    Weigh in day: Friday
    SW: 138.3kg
    PW: 136.8kg
    CW: 136.1kg
    LTD: 2.2kg
  • GabiV125
    GabiV125 Posts: 3,128 Member
    Just a quick a drive by. After not doing anything since forever, we decided to go this weekend away. We arrived last night at a lake house and it has been so shockingly relaxing ever since. I walked 20,000 steps today, had one drink and one meal, and another of each is coming up soon 😎
    Work has been increasingly stressful, sleep has been pretty bad and all that piled up for months now. But this exact minute is good !
    Have a good night everyone 😄
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,147 Member
    @trooworld That salad sounds amazing!

    @vegan4lyfe2012 I think it's wonderful that you're doing this with your daughter! Congratulations on getting that first day behind you, you got this!

    @Cornanda Awesome loss, way to go!

    @Hilogirl2018 I'm very reluctantly admitting to myself that I have to try cutting nightshades, I have a second reason as I'm allergic to latex and of course they fall under that as allergens too along with fruit I eat every day. Honestly, I've chopped so much I'm really irritated over half of my diet will have to go yet again! And it's produce for crying out loud! I figure I'll do it after my birthday, I'm most likely going to find something I can eat for it even if it's slightly off-limits but will stay good with no gluten.

    @GabiV125 Sounds like a wonderful vacation, enjoy yourself and enjoy the downtime!
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,147 Member
    Exercise- arm cardio, dance, arm resistance bands, stretching, 5 Tibetans, Kundalini yoga, earth energy meditation, gardening
    Calories- over
    Steps- 8,000

    Been a bit stir-crazy today but overall it was a decent day. I'm upset with a friend and let it push me into stress eating which was dumb. Waiting for people to get back to me on just about everything, I hate sitting around without much to do especially since I can't keep myself busy with having to keep my legs elevated and there's only so much I can do sitting. I really want to go camping for a night and get out of here, the weather's cooler so at least I can spend time in the backyard for now. Pain is somewhat stable, I'm keeping my sitting down by not doing as much cardio and that's helping a lot then deciding what's worth a little increase in pain as far as cleaning, cooking, chores, and stuff outside the house.
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