Trying to get bak on track....

I've been lurking quite a bit lately and not posting much but today I
really feel the need to post. I am trying, trying to get back on track.
It seems like I just keep going in circles. I do really well for awhile,
and then really bad for awhile and around and around. I have fallen into
this pattern before and I know how unhealthy it is. I am not longer
'obese' but I am still 'overweight'. I can actually go to the juniors
section and buy a size 13/14 pair of pants or a size large top and that
makes me happy, that I can finally start wearing some cute clothes.

However, I need to keep reminding myself that my goal weight, and
probably a size 7/8 (?) is still 30 lbs. away!!! This last 30 just hangs
on and on. I will look so much better in clothes if I can just get rid
of this last 30 lbs.!

Thanks for listening!
Wendy

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(Wendy) wrote:

I've been lurking quite a bit lately and not posting much but today I
really feel the need to post. I am trying, trying to get back on track.
It seems like I just keep going in circles. I do really well for awhile,
and then really bad for awhile and around and around. I have fallen into
this pattern before and I know how unhealthy it is. I am not longer
'obese' but I am still 'overweight'. I can actually go to the juniors
section and buy a size 13/14 pair of pants or a size large top and that
makes me happy, that I can finally start wearing some cute clothes.

However, I need to keep reminding myself that my goal weight, and
probably a size 7/8 (?) is still 30 lbs. away!!! This last 30 just hangs
on and on. I will look so much better in clothes if I can just get rid
of this last 30 lbs.!

Thanks for listening!
Wendy

Break out your journal and start writing down your goals. Take
measurements. Chart your weight. Write down what you eat. Track your
exercise. You don't have to be obsessive, just accountable--to yourself.

I find that when I start writing it all down again, I am far better
about staying on track then when I don't. But, it takes a couple of 3
pound reminders a couple of times a year to remind me what happens when
I think I can do it "on my own."

Good luck to you, Wendy.

Amy
169/116/...

In article , Wendy
wrote:

I've been lurking quite a bit lately and not posting much but today I
really feel the need to post. I am trying, trying to get back on track.
It seems like I just keep going in circles. I do really well for awhile,
and then really bad for awhile and around and around.

Welcome to the club! I don't know why getting back on track is so
difficult once you fall off. Just adopt the philosophy that you get on
with not the next meal, but the very next bite.

--
Diva
*****
The Best Man For The Job Is A Woman

Wendy, JOIN the 'club' and you SOUND like me !!! I'm BACK and this has
been OVER & OVER again for me! SOMEONE said these words to me
Thomas Edison tried 1,000 times before the LIGHT BULB!!! I THINK it was
Doug OR i ???
This WORKED for me:) I'm on track!! Almost four weeks and I LOVE it !!

Keep on trying!!!!! I'm NOT giving up !
YOU can NOT give up!! Stay close to here!

glo

Thanks for all of your words of encouragement!
I need to let go of the guilt over wasting so many days, not eating
right and not exercising when I 'was' doing so well.

A couple of thoughts:
I really find that the more protein I eat, the better I feel and I am
less likely to eat unhealthy food because protein is so filling. But, I
am having quite a bit of trouble with it......the thing is I don't
really 'like' meat. I am not a vegetarian and never have been but I just
have a problem with meat. I won't go into too many details and gross
anyone out but even the sight of gristle or fat makes me want to gag. I
am SICK of chicken breast, I can't eat steak or hamburger very often,
pork chops are ok sometimes, I like eggs. If I could eat lobster, filet
mignon, and halibut every single day I would but unfortunately all my
money goes to fuel for my jet, LOL!! One can only eat so many tuna
salads and pollock is terrible IMO. I do eat Northern quite often but
the problem is repetition gets very boring.

The second thing is exercise. I started walking a brisk five miles on a
VERY hilly road and I felt great but was discouraged because it really
increased my appetite so I felt like it was backfiring and I stopped
losing weight, although I did maintain. According to my scale (and we
all know how crazy they are) I haven't gained any weight back 'yet'
although I just 'feel' fatter.

Any input is much appreciated.
Wendy
54 lost/30 to go

"Wendy" wrote in message
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Thanks for all of your words of encouragement!
I need to let go of the guilt over wasting so many days, not eating
right and not exercising when I 'was' doing so well.

A couple of thoughts:
I really find that the more protein I eat, the better I feel and I am
less likely to eat unhealthy food because protein is so filling. But, I
am having quite a bit of trouble with it......the thing is I don't
really 'like' meat. I am not a vegetarian and never have been but I just
have a problem with meat. I won't go into too many details and gross
anyone out but even the sight of gristle or fat makes me want to gag. I
am SICK of chicken breast, I can't eat steak or hamburger very often,
pork chops are ok sometimes, I like eggs. If I could eat lobster, filet
mignon, and halibut every single day I would but unfortunately all my
money goes to fuel for my jet, LOL!! One can only eat so many tuna
salads and pollock is terrible IMO. I do eat Northern quite often but
the problem is repetition gets very boring.

The second thing is exercise. I started walking a brisk five miles on a
VERY hilly road and I felt great but was discouraged because it really
increased my appetite so I felt like it was backfiring and I stopped
losing weight, although I did maintain. According to my scale (and we
all know how crazy they are) I haven't gained any weight back 'yet'
although I just 'feel' fatter.

Any input is much appreciated.
Wendy
54 lost/30 to go


Hiya, Wendy. Our "lost" and "to go" pounds are similar! I've lost 60 and
have about 40ish to go. I too have had 2 spots in the last year that I lost
a handle on my eating and found myself gaining. That heavier person is just
waiting to "win" and gain control of my life. As time passes, I'm more and
more convinced of the addictive nature of foods, and of course I'm more and
more familiar with my addicted way of coping. Still, it is just a cold hard
fact that eating healthy is the way of LIFE now. Eating badly is a phase.
Eating well is who I am. I keep that in mind.

I agree with the others that suggested writing it all down. Being
accountable to yourself is really helpful.

You will lose those 30 lbs., and you can keep them off forever--just as soon
as you learn the lessons that will allow you to incorporate it all,
permanently.

Good luck!

Heidi
262/202/201
Losing 100lbs 1lb. at a time.

I will tell you that I FULLY understand how yo have the "meatProblem" !!
As I also do and this is what I have done. Now remember , SMALL changes
, but I begun to try soy products! I get breakfast (veggie) sausage and
many other STUFF like this. I get the cheese steak burgers and taco
burgers too. I've LEARNED to love these! I tried a great merinade for
chic breats. It is garlic and onion I THINK! I love this! Salmom
marrinated is another I LEARNED to love! TIME is what it took. Lots of
TIME! I get ground turkey which I LOVE!!! I add onion and fry with just
spray! Ummmmm.
Keep trying & TRYING
Best to you, glo

Gloria wrote:
I will tell you that I FULLY understand how yo have the "meatProblem" !!
As I also do and this is what I have done. Now remember , SMALL changes
, but I begun to try soy products! I get breakfast (veggie) sausage and
many other STUFF like this. I get the cheese steak burgers and taco
burgers too. I've LEARNED to love these! I tried a great merinade for
chic breats. It is garlic and onion I THINK! I love this! Salmom
marrinated is another I LEARNED to love! TIME is what it took. Lots of
TIME! I get ground turkey which I LOVE!!! I add onion and fry with just
spray! Ummmmm.
Keep trying & TRYING
Best to you, glo

A lot of nice ideas, Glo. I use a bunch of different marinades for
chicken breast - whatever is on sale - but I also like it with "Season
All" on it.

I didn't notice you mentioning skim-milk cottage cheese. That's a
pretty good source of protein (as well as calcium) and works well mixed
with fruit or yogurt. Just don't get the low-salt kind, that stuff is
truly foul!

I put protein powder in my oatmeal in the morning, or smoked salmon
(lox) on a half of a whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

I make frittatas fairly often, which is just a fancy way of saying I
sautee up some vegetables and scramble eggs into it. Sometimes I'll put
cut up ham steaks in it.

Dally
244/166/155

Dally, just a PS as I wanted to say that you weigh what I WANT to
weigh My goal IS 165

The sk mlk cottage cheese is pretty good too but I mostly eat yogurt (
no fat) and I LOVE this!! Also I like mozzerella sticks!! Cheese I'm not
eating as it causes constipation.

glo

Wendy wrote:
I've been lurking quite a bit lately and not posting much but today I
really feel the need to post. I am trying, trying to get back on track.
It seems like I just keep going in circles. I do really well for awhile,
and then really bad for awhile and around and around.

You're human, so you can't be perfect and you can't be perfect all of
the time. I don't read you're failing, I read that you manage to get
back on track even when things go other than planned for a while.
Congratulations. I mean it.

I have fallen into
this pattern before and I know how unhealthy it is. I am not longer
'obese' but I am still 'overweight'. I can actually go to the juniors
section and buy a size 13/14 pair of pants or a size large top and that
makes me happy, that I can finally start wearing some cute clothes.

However, I need to keep reminding myself that my goal weight, and
probably a size 7/8 (?) is still 30 lbs. away!!! This last 30 just hangs
on and on. I will look so much better in clothes if I can just get rid
of this last 30 lbs.!

Thanks for listening!
Wendy