Diet pills

The diet pills have been gone for weeks and I haven't taken a senna in a long time. The protein shakes I drink to help keep me from eating because if I didn't have the shakes I would be eating much worse so they do help that much.

Okay, I don't know what "help" you want, so best of luck for now.

The pot roast I did tonight I did in a crock pot and didnt touch it all day. The tacos I made last night for dinner and took about 20 min. Although cooking once a week is not a bad idea either, but doesnt give you much flexibility. Sometimes I dont really know what I want, most of my meals can be prepared in 20 min or less. I am not working at the moment, but when I was, I also had a hard time, so I do get it. I think finding a way to prepare your own meals will help a lot. If you would like some ideas, shoot me a message and I am more than happy to share and be your friend on here to offer you support. I did the single mom thing for years, my daughter was diabetic at age 8 so I HAD to learn how to prepare healthy meals quickly.

You need to take charge of your own health. Stop the pills. Stand up to your docs, and put your foot down. Eat real food and a balanced diet and get moving. I didn't see where you had any exercise, and this is important for keeping you healthy. I realize with 140 lbs to lose it's not easy to do things, but do what you can. Walk, move, get going.

You can't live like this forever, and you know that full well. Doctors generally don't know crap about proper nutrition except in special cases like diabetes. If you have a medical issue that can prohibit eating normally, then definitely seek some help with setting up a diet plan, but if not work on eating whole quality homecooked foods and eat at the calorie deficit setup my MFP. The weight will come off, and you'll be so much happier.

Cooking is not so bad, and there's tons of easy quick things you can make for yourself if you look around. You might even come to like it. Good luck to you! I know you can do it!

Thanks for the luck! I hope I can do it. I feel like the little engine that could only Im falling backwards down a giant mountain.... I think I can I think I can......

There are people on here who have lost over 300 lbs. They aren't so different from you. They just made serious changes over time and didn't give up. Don't give up.

Just keep trying, and you'll get there.

Cassie, I think you said you were a nurse. I assume they teach you some basics about taking care of a human body in the classes you took. So here's a suggestion. Take that knowledge and the knowledge you've gleaned from this thread/this site and pretend that you are giving advice to your daughter who has the same issue you do. What will you tell her? That's some good advice maybe - why don't you try taking it. You can cook - and if you can't you can certainly follow directions and learn. Get a crockpot and try it...You can move...get off your bumm and do it....you can make a thousand excuses - which you are really good at, by the way. Here's the thing until you let go of the excuses - you won't do the things you need to do to really and truly lose weight. Instead of typing a response to me - just go outside and walk around your block (and so help me if you say you don't have a block to walk around....)

Totally agree with this.

You either make excuses or you make progress. Your choice.

I've taken a couple of adipex and to me they are no more effective than a cup of strong coffee.

I don't see too much protein in your diet. I do see a diet that would be very hard for many to stick with- It's a strange mix of food. I'd attempt to replace the liquid shakes with healthy solid food to see if that helps your control your hunger. Chicken breast, egg whites, 93% ground beef, and nonfat greek yogurt have similar protein content per calorie as most whey powders and are more satisfying. I grill a dozen breasts at a time and keep them ready to go in the fridge. Adding fiber and (healthy) fat would likely be helpful to help control your hunger also. The fiber one cereal (the one that looks like rabbit food) is high fiber considering it's calorie content. A bowl of that with just a small amount of milk and a cup of egg whites would give you probably over 30 grams of protein and almost the same amount of fiber in around 300 calories. You can buy ready to eat steam in the bag veggies at most grocery stores.

I love the junk food too, but when you have a strict calorie budget there is isn't much room for nutty bars, cookies, and fruit juice. Juice is not that good for you, I might suggest you eat the orange instead of drinking the juice. You will find you appetite will be easier to control if you cut the high GI index carbs out.