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Thoughts, Epiphanies, Insights, & Quotables
Whether original or something you came across that helped or inspired you this is where you share it if you think it might help others.
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Share Your Day
How is the day going for you? Since many things contribute to how easy or hard it is to stay in a calorie deficit this thread can be about anything you wish to share. If you want to talk about the food you have eaten or that dumb email your boss sent you this is the place.
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Share your Numbers
If you want to post your weights or any other numbers this is the place to do it. If you would like help with any weight loss related math this is good place to ask as well.
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Don't Let the Bathroom Scale Get the Better of You
http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/ I feel like I have posted the above link 391 times in the main forums. The reason I keep posting it is that misunderstanding the scale ruined many of my weight loss efforts. I VERY distinctly remember being a teen and trying to…
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Introduce Yourself
Introduce yourself here. Share as much or as little as you like.
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Random Acts of Questioning
Intermittently myself or one of the other leaders will ask a question here for you to answer if you choose. You can also discuss answers by other people. The questions will be a way to get to know each other a little better without getting into specifics that could penetrate anonymity. Since it is October... If you were…
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Success-Forward Thinking
My idea of success-forward thinking as it relates to weight loss is to get rid of anything unnecessary. Most of this is popular misinformation about what a person needs to do to lose weight. What it means to ONLY need a calorie deficit to lose weight: 1) You can eat what you want - no need to cut carbs or avoid tasty food.…
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Discussion: Diet vs Lifestyle
I saw a thread in the main forum that made me think about this again. The word lifestyle gets thrown around a lot now. It has been co-opted even by people who jump from fad to fad as if saying the word lifestyle actually means it is one... it is not. One of the things to remember is that you have a lifestyle now. You had a…
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Say "Hi"
Say "Hi" and if you feel like it share how you are doing. It doesn't have to be about weight. I am as guilty as anyone not posting much over the holidays but if we are not careful that will become the trend. So say "Hi" and break the silence. Say a little something in another thread too. Let's get this year started!
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Self-Negotiation
You are looking at the tempting food. It either will not fit in your calorie budget for the day/week or it will make it very hard for you later in the day to stay in your calorie budget. You hear yourself start to negotiate in favor of eating it. Or sometimes you don't even bother giving yourself a valid argument you just…
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Hi. I am new here
Been a rough few months with some medical problems. I see some promotions have happened in my absence. Good picks all around. Not much chance I can catch up with everything I have missed. I will dig in where I can as time permits.
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Memorize the first 10 bites challenge
This may or may not help anyone but I think it is a good exercise/experiment to try. The challenge is designed to promote mindful behavior. I used some mindful techniques when I first started but most have fallen by the wayside. This is an idea I had this morning that I intend to try myself and I encourage you to keep an…
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Holiday Eating Plan
As always I think it is important to make a plan even if you will have little to no rules so that you never feel like you are stopping. I suggest you find a balance that works for you. Since I have bad habit in previous attempts of over-depriving myself and resenting the process I will be enjoying myself at maintenance on…
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What does it mean to lose weight in a SENSIBLE and SUSTAINABLE fashion?
It occurs to me that we have never actually discussed this topic even though many of you probably saw me mention this as a requirement when I provided the LL link. I think the specifics of the definition are going to be different for different people but here are the highlights of my thoughts and I, as always, welcome…
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Deficit Breaks
One of our new members @ConfidentRaven is considering taking a deficit break. I think it can be a very important tool so I thought we could discuss it. I am no expert but it is a subject that interests me. I have taken one every 6 months except for recently when I postponed it for surgery. What is a deficit break? It is a…
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After a year - over 150lbs lost - learned a few things
Mid February marked my first weightlossaversary. On my final check-in for my first year I lost 158 pounds. This rate of loss is not advisable unless, like me, you have/had an extreme amount of weight to lose like I faced. For me the journey is not over but it should be mostly done on my second anniversary. I have been…
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Doom, Despair, and Agony on Me! (aka a whine thread)
This topic is not restricted to weight loss but my first whine is wl related. I bought new boxers about a month ago and I was so excited because they fit me properly which is something I don't experience for long. It is usually longer than a month though! DDAM : My boxers are sliding down inside my pants again. Crap on a…
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What did you need to learn?
As I mentioned I would like to develop a better resource for new members. To do that more comprehensively I would like to ask for existing members to write SMALL paragraphs for important things you have learned. It can be things you have learned anywhere. Some of what you write may be too specific to you but as I can I…
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The Real vs The Ideal
One of the things we have floating around in our heads is an idea of perfection. The perfect relationship, the perfect career, the perfect house, the perfect spiritual life, and the perfect lifestyle to name a few. We often get these standards of perfection from other people which are usually based on snapshots. Snapshots…
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General Discussion about Weight Loss, Health, Habits, Exercise, Mindset, and Similar
We need a catch-all for things that may not need their own threads or at least do not need their own threads yet. Ask a question - Share a tip - Discuss something you heard or read - Write poetry about Bacon - You get the idea.
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Which day is easier?
For a properly balanced life you absolutely must spend some time in rest and taking care of your needs. It doesn't hurt to knock out a few wants here and there too. I want that to be clear before asking my question. Day Me: Off day from work. Comfortable clothes are chosen. The days leading up to today have knocked out…
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Process Vs Way of Thinking
It should be no surprise that permanent life-long change will require work on both fronts. Ideally this will be done in small nudges to both over time. When problems come up, especially after some initial weight is lost, there is a tendency to think that the way of eating/living is fine and the problem is mental. It could…
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An anniversary approaches - And 500+ members
A couple of things. 1) July 4th is the LL Group Anniversary. I think it is time to do a little house cleaning on some threads. Nothing will be deleted but I think it is time to version 2 a few things. Some threads will continue on as they are like introductions and NSV because those need to be complete records. 2) I think…
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What present did the LL group give you this year?
This year I unwrapped: Commonness - sounds like a bad thing but experiencing things that you feel are unique to you and your situation is not ideal. Thanks for sharing the positive and negative things that you have faced that have some overlaps with mine. Middle-of-the-road support - again sounds bad but support that feels…
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The cultural lies of weight loss
Weight loss should be fast. Once you start you should always be losing. You must have an IDEAL weight goal. You must only eat "healthy" food. If you don't feel motivated you are doing something wrong. If you slip up you should either be yelling at yourself or getting your accountability buddy to yell at you. The sad thing…
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Holiday Cooking
Anyone else going nutso crazy this year in the kitchen? I think I have logged about 30 hours of cooking and baking time already. I am trying to be smart about it though and distribute food without imposing/overwhelming/over-tempting people. I am distributing more of a tasting box with a large variety instead of a large…
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Mine is NOT a Success Story
My story is an underdog hero's journey. I am the unlikely person to overcome overwhelming odds to not only help myself by also aspire to help others. Success would mean I am done. I am just getting started. Starting at class 3 obesity, because that is as high as it goes, I was a highly disabled person. Standing for more…
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What is/was your plan?
This is a place to discuss your recipe for success. If your plan is still under construction this may be a place to get ideas or bounce what you might be thinking off of other people. You may also see something you want to try for yourself to see how it fits.
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Can a "foodie" lose weight and keep it off?
I have been thinking about this lately. I am watching a professed foodie who lost a lot of weight following WLS start to regain. I am not suggesting that one thing must lead to the other. But does it create an additional mental hardship to have a love affair with food? I once considered myself one. I am an excellent cook…
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Mentally Healthy Foods
So as the debate warred on about natural food vs evil food I couldn't help but think about food that makes me happy or nostalgic and why are we so quick to dismiss it and its benefit in the name of almighty nutritional health? I don't have any scientific evidence to back my claim. I have to think if I am smiling about…
