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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... 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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. 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 |
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