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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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! |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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!!!!!!!! |
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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. |
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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. |
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