How do you keep your focus?

You guys are great. It's awesome to see so much success.
I've yo-yo'd all my life.....exercised......dieted....reached a
goal.....gone higher.

I've tried to take off this fat for a few years, but haven't done it.
I'd drop 35 pounds. Plateau and then rise again.

I restarted yesterday and was happy to see in Fitday that I was still
within a good calorie range. I thought I blew it.
Tonight a friend called and I went out for pizza believing I could
control myself. I totally forgot about it until I reached for an
extra brownie. I felt ashamed, so I put it back

Much is happening in my life that's not the best and I'm picking up
the pieces, but it often relates to weight issues.

I really want to succeed this time. I have this fear that it will be
just like all the other times.
WW says the average stay before a person quits is only 2 weeks.
That has been my magic number. Just after 2 weeks something
stressful happens. I go off and away.

What do you guys do to keep your focus and reach your success?

Thanks,
Mike

360/360/265
ova-lacto veg
11/29/03

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You guys are great. It's awesome to see so much success.
I've yo-yo'd all my life.....exercised......dieted....reached a
goal.....gone higher.

I've tried to take off this fat for a few years, but haven't done it.
I'd drop 35 pounds. Plateau and then rise again.

I restarted yesterday and was happy to see in Fitday that I was still
within a good calorie range. I thought I blew it.
Tonight a friend called and I went out for pizza believing I could
control myself. I totally forgot about it until I reached for an
extra brownie. I felt ashamed, so I put it back

Much is happening in my life that's not the best and I'm picking up
the pieces, but it often relates to weight issues.

I really want to succeed this time. I have this fear that it will be
just like all the other times.
WW says the average stay before a person quits is only 2 weeks.
That has been my magic number. Just after 2 weeks something
stressful happens. I go off and away.

What do you guys do to keep your focus and reach your success?

Thanks,
Mike

360/360/265
ova-lacto veg
11/29/03

Make changes you can stick with the rest of your life. Dieting until you
reach a certain weight then returning to your old eating habits just
results in the yo-yo weight loss you've experienced in the past.

It might help to make the changes in small increments rather than to change
everything at once. The drastic change in diet and exercise may be the
reason you only stick with it a couple of weeks.

Pick an exercise that's fun for you. I love to ride bicycles but with the
cold winters here in Ohio it's not always possible to be out on the bike
trails. In the winter I switch to the treadmill and exercise videos. I
also belong to Curves and try to get there 3 times each week. Walking is
another great exercise and you can incorporate it into your daily lifestyle
.. Park a little farther from your destination, take the stairs instead of
the elevator, etc.

Making the changes a little at a time often result in them becoming
lifetime habits.

Fitday is a great way to keep track of those calories and check on the
protein/carb/fat ratio.

Hope to see you posting often.

Beverly

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 08:18:39 -0500, "Beverly"
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You guys are great. It's awesome to see so much success.
I've yo-yo'd all my life.....exercised......dieted....reached a
goal.....gone higher.

I've tried to take off this fat for a few years, but haven't done it.
I'd drop 35 pounds. Plateau and then rise again.

I restarted yesterday and was happy to see in Fitday that I was still
within a good calorie range. I thought I blew it.
Tonight a friend called and I went out for pizza believing I could
control myself. I totally forgot about it until I reached for an
extra brownie. I felt ashamed, so I put it back

Much is happening in my life that's not the best and I'm picking up
the pieces, but it often relates to weight issues.

I really want to succeed this time. I have this fear that it will be
just like all the other times.
WW says the average stay before a person quits is only 2 weeks.
That has been my magic number. Just after 2 weeks something
stressful happens. I go off and away.

What do you guys do to keep your focus and reach your success?

Thanks,
Mike

360/360/265
ova-lacto veg
11/29/03

Make changes you can stick with the rest of your life. Dieting until you
reach a certain weight then returning to your old eating habits just
results in the yo-yo weight loss you've experienced in the past.

What Beverly says.

In addition, assuming that you won't be perfect at it... and few of us
don't slip here and there, get back on track ASAP after any slip.
Don't keep sliding downhill.


It might help to make the changes in small increments rather than to change
everything at once. The drastic change in diet and exercise may be the
reason you only stick with it a couple of weeks.

Yep. Better to take it as a lifetime effort and make changes you can
keep to.



Pick an exercise that's fun for you. I love to ride bicycles but with the
cold winters here in Ohio it's not always possible to be out on the bike
trails. In the winter I switch to the treadmill and exercise videos. I
also belong to Curves and try to get there 3 times each week. Walking is
another great exercise and you can incorporate it into your daily lifestyle
. Park a little farther from your destination, take the stairs instead of
the elevator, etc.

Any activity helps... keep that in mind. I haven't been exercising
much regularly lately, but I am on my feet a lot preparing meals,
cleaning up, prepping walls for painting, going up and downstairs with
boxes (after moving).


Cynthia
262/231.0/225

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You guys are great. It's awesome to see so much success.
I've yo-yo'd all my life.....exercised......dieted....reached a
goal.....gone higher.

I've tried to take off this fat for a few years, but haven't done it.
I'd drop 35 pounds. Plateau and then rise again.

I restarted yesterday and was happy to see in Fitday that I was still
within a good calorie range. I thought I blew it.
Tonight a friend called and I went out for pizza believing I could
control myself. I totally forgot about it until I reached for an
extra brownie. I felt ashamed, so I put it back

Much is happening in my life that's not the best and I'm picking up
the pieces, but it often relates to weight issues.

I really want to succeed this time. I have this fear that it will be
just like all the other times.
WW says the average stay before a person quits is only 2 weeks.
That has been my magic number. Just after 2 weeks something
stressful happens. I go off and away.

What do you guys do to keep your focus and reach your success?

Thanks,
Mike

360/360/265
ova-lacto veg
11/29/03

Just a thought... but is it hunger that drives you back to your old ways?
If so, you might want to start by slowly decreasing the amount of calories
you eat at day until you get to something that works for you instead of
lowering them all at once. The 10x your body weight rule doesn't always
apply when you're obese (god, I hate that word alone too). For instance,
I'm 265 but if I eat 2650 calories a day I gain, so I opt for 1600. I
started by lowering them to 1800 but found that it was still a little high.
It wasn't much of a jump for me as I was eating usually 2000 -3000 a day but
if you're usually eating in excess of 5000 (as I know some people can do)
then it's a very sudden decrease in the amount of food you're having.

Also, because you have special diet needs (from being ova-lacto) perhaps
what you're choosing to eat is very high in calories and/or fat. Try
finding lower calorie alternatives and then you can still have your cake and
eat it too.. so to speak.. and not feel deprived. Thus being able to stick
with the plan for life. That really is the key to successful weight loss.
Make changes that you can live with for the rest of your life.

Remember though, along with the weight loss, you need to add exercise. I
found that just watching the eating alone didn't work as well as adding
exercise into the mix.

Good Luck!!! and read and post here often and it may help keep you
encouraged.

cp

Just a thought... but is it hunger that drives you back to your old ways?
If so, you might want to start by slowly decreasing the amount of calories
you eat at day until you get to something that works for you instead of
lowering them all at once. The 10x your body weight rule doesn't always
apply when you're obese (god, I hate that word alone too). For instance,
I'm 265 but if I eat 2650 calories a day I gain, so I opt for 1600. I
started by lowering them to 1800 but found that it was still a little high.
It wasn't much of a jump for me as I was eating usually 2000 -3000 a day but
if you're usually eating in excess of 5000 (as I know some people can do)
then it's a very sudden decrease in the amount of food you're having.

FitDay says I can breakeven at almost 5000 calories a day without
exercise. Has anyone found those calculations to be true!

This week I'm eating 1500-1900 calories/day and then lowering it 100
calories a week. That fits with what you're saying.
Thanks CP, It looks like you're doing well, too.

Mike


Also, because you have special diet needs (from being ova-lacto) perhaps
what you're choosing to eat is very high in calories and/or fat. Try
finding lower calorie alternatives and then you can still have your cake and
eat it too.. so to speak.. and not feel deprived. Thus being able to stick
with the plan for life. That really is the key to successful weight loss.
Make changes that you can live with for the rest of your life.

Remember though, along with the weight loss, you need to add exercise. I
found that just watching the eating alone didn't work as well as adding
exercise into the mix.

Good Luck!!! and read and post here often and it may help keep you
encouraged.

cp

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FitDay says I can breakeven at almost 5000 calories a day without
exercise. Has anyone found those calculations to be true!

That's one of the areas fitday is really bad at measuring. The base
metabolic rate is highly over estimated.

The other area I have a problem with fitday is when it comes to basic
ingredients. It's too difficult to find raw tomatoes, for example. IMO, raw
ingredients should be the first of the food lists, not hidden away behind a
bunch of packaged stuff.

Martha

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FitDay says I can breakeven at almost 5000 calories a day without
exercise. Has anyone found those calculations to be true!

That's one of the areas fitday is really bad at measuring. The base
metabolic rate is highly over estimated.

The other area I have a problem with fitday is when it comes to basic
ingredients. It's too difficult to find raw tomatoes, for example. IMO,
raw
ingredients should be the first of the food lists, not hidden away behind
a
bunch of packaged stuff.

Martha


Have you tried using their search feature for these types of things.
Entering 'raw tomato' will get it for you. I hate searching through their
categories, too.

Beverly

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"MH" wrote in message
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FitDay says I can breakeven at almost 5000 calories a day without
exercise. Has anyone found those calculations to be true!

That's one of the areas fitday is really bad at measuring. The base
metabolic rate is highly over estimated.

The other area I have a problem with fitday is when it comes to basic
ingredients. It's too difficult to find raw tomatoes, for example. IMO,
raw
ingredients should be the first of the food lists, not hidden away
behind
a
bunch of packaged stuff.

Martha


Have you tried using their search feature for these types of things.
Entering 'raw tomato' will get it for you. I hate searching through their
categories, too.

Beverly

Yes, sometimes it will, but a lot of times, you'll get nothing until you get
used to their lingo. It's just something one has to work around on an
otherwise great website.

Martha

One hour plus of exercise daily helps. Would you want to blow all
that effort by eating donuts or other junk food? Also, forcing myself
to do a daily weigh-in. Tough love!

wrote in message . ..
You guys are great. It's awesome to see so much success.
I've yo-yo'd all my life.....exercised......dieted....reached a
goal.....gone higher.

I've tried to take off this fat for a few years, but haven't done it.
I'd drop 35 pounds. Plateau and then rise again.

I restarted yesterday and was happy to see in Fitday that I was still
within a good calorie range. I thought I blew it.
Tonight a friend called and I went out for pizza believing I could
control myself. I totally forgot about it until I reached for an
extra brownie. I felt ashamed, so I put it back

Much is happening in my life that's not the best and I'm picking up
the pieces, but it often relates to weight issues.

I really want to succeed this time. I have this fear that it will be
just like all the other times.
WW says the average stay before a person quits is only 2 weeks.
That has been my magic number. Just after 2 weeks something
stressful happens. I go off and away.

What do you guys do to keep your focus and reach your success?

Thanks,
Mike

360/360/265
ova-lacto veg
11/29/03

On 1 Dec 2003 07:44:51 -0800, (Brad
Sheppard) wrote:

One hour plus of exercise daily helps. Would you want to blow all
that effort by eating donuts or other junk food? Also, forcing myself
to do a daily weigh-in. Tough love!

I know a couple of freaky bodybuilders who eat anything they want
anytime. They like to brag a little about that, but I've questioned
a few times how those bad habits will catch up to them when full time
lifting and exercise can't be fit into their schedules.

I've done the daily weigh-in. That hurts more than helps for me,
but....
The daily Fitday thing is Tough Love that keeps me honest.
It still gets back to sticking with it long enough to make the
difference.

Mike