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| Bucky N Satchel
Tue 11/7/2006 10:23a | I guess I won't be making home made toffee to send you in December, 999. I may send a little temptation here and there but I'll try not to send something that'll keep you eating bad stuff for a week. Or worse yet eat a weeks worth during one good movie.
Good job getting back on track! |
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| RAM1984
Tue 11/7/2006 11:46a | Welcome back 999haunts. As you must have noticed if you read back posts; most of us have had slips.
When I realized that we are bearing down on the 1 year anniversary of this thread and that if I kept stalling I would have a 10 lb weight loss in a year........... Well I made some commitments to myself and am back on track. I hesitated to post anything until it had been a week but when I got on and saw the new posts I decided to jump in.
I am staying away from the scale and waiting until I can snap certain pants that I have not worn for 2 years. (My usual is to crash diet for several days to give myself a kick-start weight loss; which comes back as soon as I eat.)
So I am just plain absinant. Simply abstaining from compulsive eating. And I am going to the gym today. I am making a calander with food plan and gym schedule. When I do that I am way more likely to stick to it.
My best to everyone here and let's keep the support going over the Holiday hump. (Trips to Disneyland not withstanding.) |
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| 999HAUNTS
Tue 11/7/2006 12:19p | Yummmmmm, toffee??
Ok, you can send me some. I'll just skip lunch that day ;) |
334
| stagemomx3
Tue 11/7/2006 5:24p | 2 days op and feeling great. I hope everyone else has had a Terrific Tuesday! |
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| ETicket34
Wed 11/8/2006 10:57a | I had a great Tuesday..I am down another 1.4lbs. That makes 9.2 overall. I am getting there slowly but surely.
Ram..plese don't worry about what your weight loss would have been..focus on what you are doing today and what you are planning for tomorrow. That is all that counts.
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| RAM1984
Wed 11/8/2006 2:05p | ^^Thank you. That is what I am trying to do. It is going pretty well but I am a true food addict and backslide easily. Just sticking to my food and exercise plan and praying. |
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| ETicket34
Wed 11/8/2006 4:42p | I completely understand about being a food addict. Losing weight is very difficult. I struggle to not use food as a replacement for other things I am missing in my life. It could be used for love, loneiness, sadness, celebration, anger and many other things. I fight this every day. I know I am on the right track because I am continuing to fight. I may not always win, but that is ok. I use it as an opportunity to learn more about myself.
That is another reason why writing down what you eat is so important. It not only helps to keep you honest and on track, it may help you see trends and patterns to help you make better choices in the future.
I also like the idea of writing down how you were feeling during the day when you eat. It is especially helpful when you completely go on a binge. If you were so angry at work that you went out and bought a gallon of ice cream and ate the whole thing in one sitting..write down those feelings, explain why you were so mad. Go back the next day and read what you wrote. Try to figure out what you could have done differently..what other options did you have instead of reaching for food to make it better? Honestly, who were you hurting in doing that? Your Boss? Uh, no. Just you. Could you have called a friend, talked to a Spouse, taken a walk around the neighborhood to cool down? Absolutely. Of course that is all easier said than done..trust me I know..I fight that every day, and will continue to fight.
I want to look better, I want to be healthier and feel better..I struggle every day right along side everyone on this thread.
Wow, not sure where all that came from. I just started typing and that is what came out. Thanks for indulging me by reading this. <<climbing off soapbox now>> |
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| LacyBelle
Wed 11/8/2006 7:21p | Keep up the good work, everyone.
So true about writing down what you eat. DH & I have software that we use where we log in our weight, goal, what we eat, and the exercise we do. The software tracks our daily calorie budget. Logging in what you eat each day makes you accountable. We find that if we go out to eat on a weekend and don't bother logging in, we lose track -- and don't lose weight. Using the software is a plan that works for us. |
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| stagemomx3
Wed 11/8/2006 9:49p | End of day 3, today was a pretty good day. I've got one more full day to go before my first weigh in. |
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| RAM1984
Wed 11/8/2006 10:40p | >>I want to be healthier and feel better<<
I do not have a lot of weight to lose. But I feel so good when I eat and exercise right that it is hard for me to understand why I ever go back. Each time I slip I convince myself that those chocolate covered graham crackers are going to make me feel better. And they do until the diarrhea shows up.
My best to all. |
