Just venting

LOL I like that.. "melting phase"... I'm in real need of one of those LOL

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"Tayra" wrote in message
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Willow wrote:

We all want to loose 5 lbs a week, but honestly it's unrealistic and
unhealthy if you can manage it.

I wouldn't mind losing 10 a week. For that matter, I wouldn't mind
waking up at 170 tomorrow morning

Take it easy, sometimes the body seems to melt, and sometimes it seems
to
hang to every little bit of fat.. that how the game goes..

G-luck

Thanks. Maybe if I suffer through this for another week or two, I'll
get into a melting phase

-Tay

I gotta say, as a leader (and a wife), that men don't have it as easy as a
lot of women would like to believe. Men are more muscular, that's right, men
generally don't retain as much water, that is right, but on fat burning, and
on loosing weight long term, they have the same difficulties we do.

Their metabolism is a little faster, but that doesn't make much of a
difference. Metabolism is highly overrated..

When someone's successful, there's always a way to shrug it off, when I was
really loosing fast it was because I was young, not because of my efforts..
*rolls eyes*

To each their own.. it's not easy for anybody.
--
Will~

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Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"JulieB" wrote in message
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Tayra wrote:
GaryG wrote:

Mike's an idiot...nobody loses 5 lbs per week.


*He* did, for three months straight.

And there's the operative word unfortunately. Regardless of how much
you have to lose, men just do it easier than women. They don't have all
that nasty hormone stuff going on....

I do understand the difference between venting and whining
Maintaining is better than gaining, and it is coming off, just a bit
slower than you'd like. Trust me, I know all about slow (I averaged
0.7lbs/week while I was losing). It's frustrating, but worth persevering.

You are in my thoughts.

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Willow wrote:

To each their own.. it's not easy for anybody.

Especially when you're craving delicious baked fruit pastries like I am
right now. Lovely pies, specifically. I could eat a roadside pie shop
out of business right now. Seriously.

Who wants blueberry?

-Tay

"Tayra" wrote in message
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Willow wrote:

To each their own.. it's not easy for anybody.

Especially when you're craving delicious baked fruit pastries like I
am right now. Lovely pies, specifically. I could eat a roadside pie
shop out of business right now. Seriously.

Who wants blueberry?

-Tay

How about a cup of fresh blueberries? You can even put a tablespoon of
cool whip on top. It takes a long time to make lifestyle changes but
you can do it. Tonight when I came home from my knitting class I was
ready to dip into the kids' trail mix and nuts but it wasn't worth the
points. Instead I have a bowl of fresh fruit. It doesn't always work
out this way but if you are serious about needing to lose weight, you
need to make the changes to make it happen.

ahmward wrote:


"Tayra" wrote in message
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Especially when you're craving delicious baked fruit pastries like I
am right now. Lovely pies, specifically. I could eat a roadside pie
shop out of business right now. Seriously.

Who wants blueberry?

-Tay


How about a cup of fresh blueberries?

But that's not pie, with the buttery, flaky crust and syrupy middle

It's not like I *have* pie, even if I had a small enough willpower I
couldn't keep myself from eating it. Heck, I've got cinnamon scones in
the kitchen right now, and they're in no danger. But that doesn't mean
I don't want it anyway

Besides, my grocery store doesn't have blueberries currently. It's crap :P

-Tay

Mash some yummy berries, mix with FF cool whip and if you wanna some FF
vanilla yogurt. Blend well, put in a cute little bowl, add a few leaves of
mint for looks and enjoy !

It's all in how you look at it ! it's so much more satisfying when it looks
good!

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"Tayra" wrote in message
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Willow wrote:

To each their own.. it's not easy for anybody.

Especially when you're craving delicious baked fruit pastries like I am
right now. Lovely pies, specifically. I could eat a roadside pie shop
out of business right now. Seriously.

Who wants blueberry?

-Tay

You're making me hungry *grin*

Good thing I'm not a pastry girl !

;op

--
Will~

"... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause."

Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth.


"Tayra" wrote in message
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ahmward wrote:


"Tayra" wrote in message
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Especially when you're craving delicious baked fruit pastries like I
am right now. Lovely pies, specifically. I could eat a roadside pie
shop out of business right now. Seriously.

Who wants blueberry?

-Tay


How about a cup of fresh blueberries?

But that's not pie, with the buttery, flaky crust and syrupy middle

It's not like I *have* pie, even if I had a small enough willpower I
couldn't keep myself from eating it. Heck, I've got cinnamon scones in
the kitchen right now, and they're in no danger. But that doesn't mean
I don't want it anyway

Besides, my grocery store doesn't have blueberries currently. It's crap
:P

-Tay

Tayra
I know how that feels. All I can say is keep trying. I have heard
that losing slower means your less likely to gain it back. Don't know
if its true or not. I'm a very slow loser too.
Good luck
Karen

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:41:50 -0500, in
alt.support.diet.weigh****chers, Tayra
wrote:

My weigh-in's tomorrow night. I want to be optimistic about it, but I
haven't been moving much recently. I've had a 0.8lb gain, a 3oz loss, a
3lb loss, a 3oz loss, a 2lb loss, and a 3oz gain over the past six
weeks. That's 4.4lbs in six weeks. That's a bit over half a pound a
week. It's *far* less than what I *should* be losing, according to my
doctor and Mike and, well, me. Mike insists I should be losing close to
5lbs a week right now, just because I'm so heavy, and I'm still in my
first six months of the program. Me, I'd be happy with 3lbs/wk, and so
would my doctor. And yeah, a 3oz loss is better than a gain, but it's
very nearly standing still. And I don't like it.

I know I'm going to feel hopeful when I step on the scale. I always do.
But I'm getting to the stage where it's becoming a frustrating
disappointment virtually every week. One out of three weeks wouldn't be
so bad; four out of six just batters on my determination.

And I know about plateaus. I didn't have one here going up, I shouldn't
have one going down, but I'm willing to wait another few weeks to see if
it kicks up. If not, I'm going to have to sit down and have a serious
talk with Mike about what's going on, because I'm following the program
wonderfully, and if it's not working.. arg.

Even my glorious red hair color's fading to orange, after only a week
and a half. And my husband's job/schooling future is in a bit of
turmoil right now. Nothing's going right, really. Blah.

-Tay

I don't know if it is still available, but my ww leader said that
Leslie Sansone has a chair aerobic video for people with feet and leg
problems. I know Kaiser Permanente has one for their patients too.
My mom had that one. That might be something to look into. Or (this
may sound silly but it works) get some marching music and sit down
and conduct orchestra. I have heard that gets the heart going to an
aerobic level.
Karen

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:51:23 -0500, in
alt.support.diet.weigh****chers, Tayra
wrote:

I average 1500 calories/day, on the lower-point days, and 2000 calories
on the flex point days. I burn 3100 calories a day *just* for my base
metabolism. I cannot exercise as I have nerve damage in my feet due to
my weight, and my back cannot support my standing up for more than about
ten minutes without severe spasm. I can barely manage to stand in the
kitchen long enough to make my meals. Eating less than 1500
calories/day would be unadvisable, I cease to lose weight if I don't
have two or three higher-point days a week, and exercise is not an
option until I've lost about 100lbs.

I don't *need* to lose weight more quickly; I'm not going to die
tomorrow if I don't. But it seems to me there's little point in it if
it never changes. I may as well be in maintenance.

-Tay

415.4/381.2/170

Karen Officer wrote:

may sound silly but it works) get some marching music and sit down
and conduct orchestra. I have heard that gets the heart going to an
aerobic level.

Hm. Interesting idea. I dunno, tho, I used to conduct our band back in
school, and it never was particularly energetic. I think it's just that
I learned how to conduct properly from an actual conductor, and it's all
very small, precise movements with a baton to emphasize, not big stuff
that gets your heart pumping. Darn experience

-Tay