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  • I didn't realize there was a difference between 16W and 16 until I was in Cato's clothing store this summer and caught some jeans on sale. While I'm in an 18 everywhere else, Cato's apparently cuts their clothing generously because I was into their 16W's. Later, I went back for another pair of jeans and bought a pair of 16…
  • If you can find out what causes that sort of extreme gain, I'd be very interested in knowing the answer. Is it something unique to your body or is it something that may be a consequence of losing large amounts of weight? In any case, I can't even imagine having to deal with that - you've got much more fortitude than I can…
  • @NovusDies I really honestly have no earthly idea how to answer those questions. But I struggle to answer most "feels" questions. I'm not sure how much a benefit gratitude journaling would do for me, either, simply because I would struggle to connect emotionally to the words on the paper. I can list several things that I…
  • yeah, I"m sitting at 1450 and I know that realistically, I'm not going to be able to manage anything lower than that without exercise as I'm having enough trouble with 1450 as it is. I certainly notice the days that I don't get extra calories in! In many ways, it seems that this new phase of my weight loss program is very…
  • @conniewilkins56 Oh Connie *hugs* I watch the same thing with my parents. My dad worked hard all his life doing physically demanding jobs in between runs on his bus route - he loved being outside and working outside and cut firewood and sold it, worked as a residential contractor, and whatever else he could find to do…
  • We're all in the same boat! lol If my body holds to pattern, I should be starting any time between today and Saturday; hopefully tomorrow. But on the flip side, at least some of that water weight I was whining about let go. My weekly weigh in is going to be a bust tomorrow, but at least it won't show up with that extra…
  • @NovusDies The 2 days at maintenance may be a better idea; at the very least, Sunday at maintenance with Sunday dinners being what they are would be good. Maybe balance it out with Wednesday as the other day, though I'm not sure how that will play with Thursday weigh-ins. Maybe use Thursday instead...... I suppose I'm…
  • ah, I almost made it under today, but couldn't resist 1 more brownie. At least they were sugar free and I lowered he calorie count by using fat free sour cream in place of the oil. I wanted hot cocoa, but didn't realize I was out of my reduced calorie Swiss Miss, so I tried an experiment - lite hershey syrup with sugar…
  • *laughs* But what would I do in winter? I certainly don't have to have to convert to a snow shoveler! Winter is going to be hard - I've found that this summer, I've been looking for excuses to be outside, and push mowing my lawn has been an excellent exercise method.
  • I commandeered dad this morning to help me put in 2 door frames and 2 bifold doors so I can now completely isolate both bedrooms, meaning that if the cats get to driving me crazy when I want to sleep in, I can now shut them out of the room. Now I'll just have to learn to ignore the scratching of the door..... That was also…
  • yep, when I was on that walk, I had hershey mini bars with me, 5 bottles of water with electrolytes, and protein bars and jerky, and I did refuel during the walk and then went and got dinner afterwards. I am trying to get my protein quota in for the day, but I find it so difficult to do so without crowding out a lot of…
  • Ooh - I want a seat on the train too! Connie, you've been a great encourager, too, and even when you want to give up, you keep going which makes you a great inspiration. and you're really patient with the rest of us who like to whine a lot (and I'm probably the worst one of all lol)
  • *sigh* I think I'm going to have to do something. It's been a month or more, and the munchies are not abating and I'm having more days that I'm over than I am under, which is not good. A few calories over wouldn't normally be a big deal, but the problem is that as soon as that counter turns red, glutton brain kicks in and…
  • @gewel321 - same here! I went to buy sweats this weekend and bought XL. The tops all fit, but the bottoms - the elastic held them up, but I knew as soon as I put something in the pocket, they were going to not stay up, so I exchanged them for Larges which fit beautifully. I cannot at all remember what age I was the last…
  • I'm going to be over to the tune of around 300 calories today, however, I think I may have really been undercutting myself somewhat with the activity. I went on a 10.17 mile hike/walk today (personal best distance!) while wearing a 10 lb backpack. I didn't know whether to count it as a cross country hike or as a 3 mph walk…
  • @amart4224 Oh, honey, I completely sympathize *hugs* when I started my first job out of college, I knew within the first week it wasn't a good fit for me, but I had been told that you had to tough it out for 2 years because "everyone feels that way". Well, I can tell you that I was even more sure after 3 miserable years in…
  • I'm glad to see this thread come back up; I hadn't seen it before but it has a lot of good information! I"m one of the lucky ones who don't experience the physical PMS symptoms a lot of women do; the only way I know its coming is the common uptick in hunger as well as a bit more tiredness than usual, and usually a great…
  • ITs been a while since I read up on PCOS, but there being different types makes sense to me. I know that not everyone with POCS has obesity and weight issues, though most do, and that diabetes and insulin resistance aren't always present either. I did know that it was different for a lot of people which is what made it…
  • I second this - excellent workouts for beginners, with options for seated workouts as well. And they constantly reinforce that you do what you can do at your own speed and level. \ If you sign up for the free version of their website, you can get access to a few more videos than what they have released on Youtube - you…
  • @PAV8888 Just out of curiosity: would that disproportionate hunger hit while still in deficit if you've lost a lot of weight and been at it for several months to 1 year+? I just wonder if that could be a part of past plateaus/stalls - if in addition to diet fatigue, the large amount of weight loss also triggers that hunger…
  • I never did get the elliptical or cardio done; when work came to an end, I took a nap on the couch instead. So I'm going to be over once again, but not horrible today - 250 calories which is still 500 under my deficit. And I probably burned more than the 126 calories I claimed when doing all that furniture moving and…
  • I echo all this as well as the bright welcome :) You've got a plan in place, and if you have a question, advice, or just want to shoot the breeze with a few folks who know where you've been, where you are, and perhaps where you're going, you're more than welcome to drop us a line!
  • I wonder if the boxes stuff you make yourself would be different than the pre-filled cups; at the very least you'd get to control the type of milk and its quality, which might make a difference. Sugar free pudding doesn't bother me; in fact, I've got a bowl I whipped up with cashew milk in the fridge for tonight's dessert…
  • @eliezalot I know what you mean about getting it under control now - the holidays are coming! lol Well, its 1 pm and I haven't gotten the elliptical sessions in or the cardio. My fitness tracker says I've only taken 924 steps so far today. HOWEVER, its gotten cold here and I broke down and turned on the baseboard heaters…
  • @_inHisGrace I appreciate your kind thoughts :) Though I don't think new recipes will help - my problem isn't that I don't enjoy my food; my problem is I enjoy it too much! *laugh* I've been spending as much time as I can outside, which definitely helps. I truly wish I could quit my job and have for several years now. But…
  • well, the scale was down 1 1/2 lbs from last week, which I'll take all things considered. I really still want to be at 220 by 10/5, but we'll see if I make it. Under normal circumstances, 3 lbs in 3 weeks should be completely doable, but with the way things have been going for me between water weight and lack of will…
  • Ever had one of those days where the drive to eat was just so strong that you couldn't ignore it no matter how hard you tried? And you couldn't figure out what it was you were craving as nothing satisfied? Yeah, that was today for me. So today was an unplanned, unwanted maintenance day because I just could quit eating as…
  • @_inHisGrace First, what you are doing is exactly how it works. The deficit is really a weekly average - 2 lb/week is 7,000 calories a week; you can divide that 7,000 however you like, and many, many people do as you are doing when they know a big calorie even is coming up. We call it banking calories. Have you found the…
  • My bloodwork results were waiting on me in the web portal when I got home. Nothing out of the ordinary; everything in the normal range and same as last year or slightly improved. My HDL has gone up 9 points, my total cholesterol is good, triglycerides are fantastic, and my LDL has gone down. Fasting blood sugar at 84, and…
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