Nature003Life wrote: »

Good morning/afternoon everybody!!! Sorry for the late weigh-in. Yesterday was an unexpectedly LONG and EXHAUSTING day. We drove one hour and purchased a used car. Then had to drive an hour in the opposite direction to drop the car we were using off. Then drove an hour home. My husband and I treated ourselves to beef patties. Something we only treat ourselves to when we go to the city.

PW: 280
CW. 280.8

Not mad at all. This week, I drank 100 oz or more of water each day. Surprised myself because I didn't really want junk food and if I did, it was substituted with something healthy. Dealt with depression this week. Proud of myself because when I realized what it was; I forced myself to go out and walk even if it was for 20-30 mins. (Still can't walk long/far but happy I can walk for 20-30 mins.) Did that 4 days this week!!!.) I will be going out in a few to either walk or go to the gym. Haven't decided yet. Then going to take the kids out. Oh and forgot to mention, my son and I treated ourselves to a small cup of ice cream.

That is so true about being depressed, for me walking really helps
I remember towards the end of last year, I looked out the window and felt like jumping through, then I realized that being cooped up inside was not helping me
So I got dressed and starting walking daily with my music which helped me a lot - I just needed to be outside to clear my body and mind
Hope you are ok now

socajam wrote: »

Nature003Life wrote: »

Good morning/afternoon everybody!!! Sorry for the late weigh-in. Yesterday was an unexpectedly LONG and EXHAUSTING day. We drove one hour and purchased a used car. Then had to drive an hour in the opposite direction to drop the car we were using off. Then drove an hour home. My husband and I treated ourselves to beef patties. Something we only treat ourselves to when we go to the city.

PW: 280
CW. 280.8

Not mad at all. This week, I drank 100 oz or more of water each day. Surprised myself because I didn't really want junk food and if I did, it was substituted with something healthy. Dealt with depression this week. Proud of myself because when I realized what it was; I forced myself to go out and walk even if it was for 20-30 mins. (Still can't walk long/far but happy I can walk for 20-30 mins.) Did that 4 days this week!!!.) I will be going out in a few to either walk or go to the gym. Haven't decided yet. Then going to take the kids out. Oh and forgot to mention, my son and I treated ourselves to a small cup of ice cream.

That is so true about being depressed, for me walking really helps
I remember towards the end of last year, I looked out the window and felt like jumping through, then I realized that being cooped up inside was not helping me
So I got dressed and starting walking daily with my music which helped me a lot - I just needed to be outside to clear my body and mind
Hope you are ok now

Hi Socajam!

Yes I am doing better. Thank you!

@Nature003Life - Yes, there is a lot of research on the connections between adverse childhood experiences and obesity. I am doing some work to increase awareness among primary care physicians so they can recognize signs of trauma and provide support to their patients. If anyone is interested in learning more about this topic, here’s a link to more information:

https://stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/LFD-apr17

There are more up-to-date studies available but the link above offers a good overview of the original research by Dr. Vincent Felitti. In 1985, he “was frustrated by the 50% dropout rate of patients with severe obesity from his San Diego-based clinic. Upon review, Felitti was shocked to find that most dropouts were losing weight when they left the program. Follow-up interviews with these patients revealed that the majority (55%) had experienced some form of childhood sexual abuse. Many women indicated that they believed their physical size helped to ward off sexual advances from men. For these women, excess weight was protective.

@Nature003Life that’s a really interesting question! For me, it’s not really a trauma about emotional eating, but a combination of a few childhood things. The only singular event I can pinpoint is the one time I missed my curfew as a little kid (I was at my friend’s house pretty much next door and walked home on my own so it was easy to lose track of time), and was sent to bed without my regular evening snack as punishment. I was really hungry. As an adult, I’ve struggled with feeling hunger and avoiding it at all cost, eating even when not hungry if I know there will be any time period where food won’t be available. Like, when I worked in a grocery store and we had pre-set break times every 2 hours, I’d eat a full meal at every single break just to make sure I would not get hungry before my next break. As if feeling hungry for an hour would kill me… Another thing is always finishing my plate without having an option to choose my own portion size or leave some uneaten, and being complimented for eating big portions.

As a result, I have trouble with portion control and eating ”just in case”, and the combination is, well, a lot of food. This something I’ve been working on with a minimal effort every now and then, trying to pay attention to this, and something I definitely need to work on more. Not only for myself, but to figure out how to help a child create a healthier relationship with food as I don’t want my baby to share the same struggles. As an added bonus, I’d love to lose these issues and the extra weight before my baby can form memories, so she won’t be left with a memory of a dieting mommy who’s unhappy with her weight.

hipari wrote: »

@Beka3695 how long ago was your race? Any other significant/different physical activity that could cause wear and tear? Sounds like it could be a muscle thing instead of a stomach thing, with an evening meal making it appear because of the weight/volume of the food stretching your stomach. Admittedly I don’t live with US medicine so I don’t really know what’s in a NyQuil and what it does. But if you took it for sneezing and it stopped both sneezing and the pain, it could be a muscle thing - sneezing is pretty hard on muscles in your torso. I’ve been experiencing that first hand lately, with the baby stretching my abs and sneezing makes everything hurt even down in my pelvis.

Race was 7/4. NyQuil is a nighttime cold medication. The pain was there before the sneezing started. It seemed that the NyQuil eased the pain. It is a liquid so maybe the meds coated and relaxed the stomach??

It could be the volume of food in my stomach. I had pasta and asparagus for dinner. It was pretty heavy. I’m going to go lighter tonight and see if anything changes.

My daughter, who is lactose intolerant, said this is how her issues presented themselves. It would take hours to show, but the milk on her breakfast cereal would cause cramping at night. I use full fat half and half in my coffee. If it presents again tonight with a lighter evening meal, I’m cutting creamer tomorrow as an experiment.

Username: imgwendolyn2015
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW:150.6
CW:152.2

Yep, stress eating got to me. That is definitely the hardest part of this journey.