Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

This is Doug in Japan. I haven't posted in a while.

People who are long-time members will remember that three years ago I
started at 125 kg and then got down to a low of 78.8 kg over a year
and half or so.

Unfortunately , since last year I've been regaining and regaining and,
sigh, I'm back to where I started and have been at my original weight
for several months now.

It's very depressing. I really thought I had the problem beat this
time, but I ended up regaining like I did twice before.

I don't really have the mental energy to stick with it again. I can't
understand it. I could go 700 days without even ONE time going off my
diet and now I can't even stick with it a full week.

Very depressing...

doug

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

I am sorry to hear that but you will do it again when you are ready, glad
you are back, Lee
"doug lerner" wrote in message
...
This is Doug in Japan. I haven't posted in a while.

People who are long-time members will remember that three years ago I
started at 125 kg and then got down to a low of 78.8 kg over a year
and half or so.

Unfortunately , since last year I've been regaining and regaining and,
sigh, I'm back to where I started and have been at my original weight
for several months now.

It's very depressing. I really thought I had the problem beat this
time, but I ended up regaining like I did twice before.

I don't really have the mental energy to stick with it again. I can't
understand it. I could go 700 days without even ONE time going off my
diet and now I can't even stick with it a full week.

Very depressing...

doug

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

doug lerner wrote:
This is Doug in Japan. I haven't posted in a while.

People who are long-time members will remember that three years ago I
started at 125 kg and then got down to a low of 78.8 kg over a year
and half or so.

Unfortunately , since last year I've been regaining and regaining and,
sigh, I'm back to where I started and have been at my original weight
for several months now.

It's very depressing. I really thought I had the problem beat this
time, but I ended up regaining like I did twice before.

I don't really have the mental energy to stick with it again. I can't
understand it. I could go 700 days without even ONE time going off my
diet and now I can't even stick with it a full week.

Very depressing...

doug

Hi Doug, I remember you, I 'm not sure wether I was lurking or posting
at the time but I remember reading your stories and mentally applauding
you for your loss. Same thing happened to me... Years ago I lost on the
WW plan and went from 295 to 191 without going off plan, and finding it
really easy to lose weight. I loved it and was telling everyone that it
was not even hard! 4 years later, and after having met my boyfriend,
cooked and eaten too much, becoming unhappy and separating again (long
story in a nutshell!), I found myself back at 253..
The only thing I can tell you is to not stop trying. For me there is no
other way. I try, I fail, and I try again. And I will keep trying,
because for me there is no other way. Since mid January I 've lost 12
pounds again, fell off the wagon but climbed back on. I 'm not giving
up, and every day, heck every minute I don't go off plan is a victory to me.
I hope you will do the same, and hope I 'll be reading your stories of
success and sometimes little failures here again.
We 're here for you!

--
Nathalie from Belgium

134.1/115/109.4/Goal 68 Kg
295.6/253/241/Goal 150 pounds

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

Nathalie W wrote:
doug lerner wrote:
This is Doug in Japan. I haven't posted in a while.

People who are long-time members will remember that three years ago I
started at 125 kg and then got down to a low of 78.8 kg over a year
and half or so.

Unfortunately , since last year I've been regaining and regaining and,
sigh, I'm back to where I started and have been at my original weight
for several months now.

It's very depressing. I really thought I had the problem beat this
time, but I ended up regaining like I did twice before.

I don't really have the mental energy to stick with it again. I can't
understand it. I could go 700 days without even ONE time going off my
diet and now I can't even stick with it a full week.

Very depressing...

doug

Hi Doug, I remember you, I 'm not sure wether I was lurking or posting
at the time but I remember reading your stories and mentally applauding
you for your loss. Same thing happened to me... Years ago I lost on the
WW plan and went from 295 to 191 without going off plan, and finding it
really easy to lose weight. I loved it and was telling everyone that it
was not even hard! 4 years later, and after having met my boyfriend,
cooked and eaten too much, becoming unhappy and separating again (long
story in a nutshell!), I found myself back at 253..
The only thing I can tell you is to not stop trying. For me there is no
other way. I try, I fail, and I try again. And I will keep trying,
because for me there is no other way. Since mid January I 've lost 12
pounds again, fell off the wagon but climbed back on. I 'm not giving
up, and every day, heck every minute I don't go off plan is a victory to
me.
I hope you will do the same, and hope I 'll be reading your stories of
success and sometimes little failures here again.
We 're here for you!

Sometimes life gets in the way...

Glad to see you both here again.

Doug, things WILL improve. Don't be mean to yourself about it. One day
(one meal!) at a time...

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

Thanks for the replies people. And I remember you all.

I know I have to do it, somehow. I just don't have any real confidence
any more. I really thought that this last time I had found the right
combination of journaling and exercising and it all seemed just
perfect.

My life has been in complete tumult this past year it is true -
finances, job, etc. But still... I have to find a way back.

I appreciate your responses...

Thanks,

doug

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

How about making a plan that is less drastic, but more liveable? You plan, I
recall was very drastic, NOBODY can live like that all the time. It was a
diet, not a lifestyle change.

Since what you were doing wasn't working, you might want to explore other
options. Weight watchers (as written) might be a good option for you.
There's a new plan, which is all about focusing on the right foods and
reasonable portion control.

You can subscribe online, I'm thinking you could do that from Japan.

Good luck Doug, believe me I (and every one else I'm sure) have been there.

Will~


"doug lerner" wrote in message
...
This is Doug in Japan. I haven't posted in a while.

People who are long-time members will remember that three years ago I
started at 125 kg and then got down to a low of 78.8 kg over a year
and half or so.

Unfortunately , since last year I've been regaining and regaining and,
sigh, I'm back to where I started and have been at my original weight
for several months now.

It's very depressing. I really thought I had the problem beat this
time, but I ended up regaining like I did twice before.

I don't really have the mental energy to stick with it again. I can't
understand it. I could go 700 days without even ONE time going off my
diet and now I can't even stick with it a full week.

Very depressing...

doug

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

On Feb 27, 11:01*pm, doug lerner wrote:
This is Doug in Japan. I haven't posted in a while.

People who are long-time members will remember that three years ago I
started at 125 kg and then got down to a low of 78.8 kg over a year
and half or so.

Unfortunately , since last year I've been regaining and regaining and,
sigh, I'm back to where I started and have been at my original weight
for several months now.

It's very depressing. I really thought I had the problem beat this
time, but I ended up regaining like I did twice before.

I don't really have the mental energy to stick with it again. I can't
understand it. I could go 700 days without even ONE time going off my
diet and now I can't even stick with it a full week.

Very depressing...

doug

Yes, and I bet when you were losing, you often weighed yourself, and
exercised and were very careful about what you ate.....then you made
the decision to overeat and miraculously nothing happed at first.
Subconsciously though, you knew it would. You stopped weighing
yourself and exercising and the next thing you know you ballooned back
to where you were. Ah, yes, the yo-yo. Only one thing
works......NEVER, EVER, overeat. Not for your birthday, not for
Christmas, never. People who have problem with overeating are like
alcoholics. If you are a recovering alcoholic, you don't ever take
that first drink. Since we need to eat, where we need to draw the line
is by never overeating. Once you cheat, there is no going back until
you become disgusted with yourself..your lack of control and looks,
and health, and decide to torture yourself all over again with a
strict diet. Unfortunately, you do need to do that again, but this
time promise yourself never to overeat. That's how I did it afer
several yo-yo diets and I have kept the weight off. People who do not
have problems with their weight don't understand that overeaters can
pack away 8-10,000 calories in one day because they crave food not for
the nutrition but because their primal, genetic makeup tells them that
if they don't gorge themsleves, they will starve. We overeaters have
to use our brains and not trust our appetites or emotions where food
is concerned because nature has played a cruel joke on us.

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

On Feb 28, 12:17*pm, " wrote:
"Nature has played a cruel joke on us"

It explains it all! We are the "chosen ones".

A few weeks ago I was bragging I easily went from 181 to 168 pounds. I
kept it to 168 for three weeks, and went back to 181 pounds two weeks
ago... It all started with this pizza, lasagna I had when I went out
for dinner with friends. :) A few days after, I took the habit of
drinking cream sodas, my favorite! What made fat again? The
carbs!!!!!!!!

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

On Mar 1, 12:46*pm, "
wrote:
On Feb 28, 12:17*pm, " wrote:
"Nature has played a cruel joke on us"

It explains it all! We are the "chosen ones".

A few weeks ago I was bragging I easily went from 181 to 168 pounds. I
kept it to 168 for three weeks, and went back to 181 pounds two weeks
ago... It all started with this pizza, lasagna I had when I went out
for dinner with friends. :) A few days after, I took the habit of
drinking cream sodas, my favorite! What made fat again? The
carbs!!!!!!!!

I also stopped weighing every morning and stopped writing down
everything I ate and drank.

Doug here - anybody still around from a year or two ago?
 

On Mar 1, 9:46*am, "
wrote:
On Feb 28, 12:17*pm, " wrote:
"Nature has played a cruel joke on us"

It explains it all! We are the "chosen ones".

A few weeks ago I was bragging I easily went from 181 to 168 pounds. I
kept it to 168 for three weeks, and went back to 181 pounds two weeks
ago... It all started with this pizza, lasagna I had when I went out
for dinner with friends. :) A few days after, I took the habit of
drinking cream sodas, my favorite! What made fat again? The
carbs!!!!!!!!

Yes, but the other half of the joke is that nature wants you to
survive long enough to reproduce to propogate the species, but then
cares not if you drop dead of a heart attack at 45. Overeating in
primitive man was likely very uncommon plus people didn't live so
long, but today we overeat daily and those overeating disorders
associated with obesity set in....diabetes and heart disease. Since we
have already had our kids by that time, nature has no more interest in
keeping us around.