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Final weekly update
It sounds liek you have really thought about maintainace, and have a
good plan for slowly getting back to a normal way of eating, I wish you all the best and beleive you can do this. Michelle Ozzie in Switzerland WW WI 69.8 / 63.1 / 61kg 134 lbs On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:54:27 -0600, "Jennifer Austin" wrote: "Cox SMTP east" wrote in message news:HEaob.43207$iq3.17291@okepread01... Congratulations! I am really inspired by your ability to go from food to HMR to kinda food and sticking with it. (I say kinda because you still use their food). I liken it to an alcoholic being able to kindof drink. And, I don't say that in a mean sense...it's just that I know that the real challenge for me would be maintenance and I applaud your ability to maintain your discipline during the transition period. Just out of curiosity, are there any statistics on how many people hit transition one time, fail when real food is re introduced and then have to lose the last 10 lbs again after they learn what they really need to do? Again, my curiosity is not intended to be critical, it's just that...curiosity. Again, congratulations. Elise I'm not sure about those stats, I'd have to check. I know plenty of people who gained their weight back within months of stopping the fast, mostly because they went right back to their old WOE. One person in my fasting class as of last week was still looking forward to being able to eat cheeseburgers again "as soon as she can keep them down." I know another person who has never stopped whining since January when she went on maintenance about how hard it is to keep off the weight and how she hopes I don't get sick of exercise like she is, etc. She went on the South Beach diet recently to lose the 15 pounds she put on. How am I different from these two? I ask myself these things. Well, I exercise religiously and with pleasure. 99% of the time I do not see it as a chore that needs to be done but instead relish it and look forward to it as my time to do something just for me. It is my sacred time to make a connection with my body and challenge myself to go faster, farther, or just go. The other 1% comes when I'm extremely tired, sore, sick, or enjoying something else that's going on and don't want to make time and then I just take a walk or even skip a workout. The food that I'm eating now is real food. It's like eating Lean Cuisines only they're put out by HMR so they're smaller portions and in many cases more nutritionally dense. For example, I had turkey chili for lunch. For dinner I had "savory chicken" which was roasted chicken with carrots and mushrooms served with a wild rice combo with herbs. I wilted some fresh baby spinach in crushed garlic (and non-stick spray) to go with it. I take time to make myself special things like the spinach because I appreciate the fact that the quality is so much better than fast food. I went nuts the first few weeks, trying every vegetable in sight and even losing control a few times. I made a 3 bean salad that was so good that instead of 6 servings, I ate it in 2 sittings. This is why I haven't really added other stuff into my diet yet. At least if I lose control, it's not with things that will kill me. I've had no problem turning down every piece of candy, cookie, and cupcake offered to me - and today was a killer. We celebrated Halloween because the kids have tomorrow off (inservice day for the teachers). People were walking around the building all day stuffing candy into their mouths and kids were bringing all kinds of treats to their teachers. Most skipped my room because they know I don't do sugar The teacher across the hall has his students do very elaborate pumpkin carving all week and then they roast a ton of seeds. They roasted some without salt so I was able to indulge in a small amount as a snack (instead of my apple). I didn't really have a problem today, didn't even want the junk. Maybe it's like Wendy in the chocolate shop...maybe I've internalized the desire to keep my weight off enough that I realize there really isn't pleasure to be found in that stuff. OTOH, the garlic spinach is to die for in my book. Here's to hoping it stays like this! DH and I are going out to dinner tomorrow night. I'm going to have broiled fish while he has a fish fry. My first complete REAL meal since the beginning of January. I want to test my sea legs a little. I'm planning a decent bfast and lunch and a late afternoon snack so I won't be going to the restaurant hungry. It's quite a bit like the alcoholic returning to a bar. It's another hurdle I just want to get over. Thanks for the support!!! Jenn |
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"Jennifer Austin" wrote in message ... DH and I are going out to dinner tomorrow night. I'm going to have broiled fish while he has a fish fry. My first complete REAL meal since the beginning of January. I want to test my sea legs a little. I'm planning a decent bfast and lunch and a late afternoon snack so I won't be going to the restaurant hungry. It's quite a bit like the alcoholic returning to a bar. It's another hurdle I just want to get over. Thanks for the support!!! Jenn With the determination you've shown throughout the program I doubt the restaurant is going to be a hurdle for you. You'll tackle this one just like all the others you've encountered along the way. Have fun! Beverly |
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"Michelle Guy" wrote in message ... It sounds liek you have really thought about maintainace, and have a good plan for slowly getting back to a normal way of eating, I wish you all the best and beleive you can do this. Michelle Ozzie in Switzerland WW WI 69.8 / 63.1 / 61kg 134 lbs Thanks! I believe I can do it too. I just need to keep the faith. Jenn |
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"Beverly" wrote in message ... With the determination you've shown throughout the program I doubt the restaurant is going to be a hurdle for you. You'll tackle this one just like all the others you've encountered along the way. Have fun! Beverly It worked out pretty well. We had to switch places because where we planned to go was closed. We ended up at another place that I never really cared for but they changed their menu since the last time we were there and it turned out really great. I had salmon that was grilled without butter or oil but with some spices. It came with a honey dijon sauce that was on the side and I dipped my fork into it a few times. I cut a piece that was approximately the size of a deck of cards (DH double checked for me). It came with a baked potato which I cut to the size of the potatoes I normally eat at home and kept the rest in the foil. I put vinegar and pepper on it and it was good. It also came with a small plate of lettuce and 1 cherry tomato that counted as the salad which I also ate with vinegar and pepper. I was very full and while still tempted to eat the rest of the salmon, I decided to listen to my body and stop eating. I have enough calories left today to have some HMR pudding with fruit tonight - my favorite bedtime snack. Next time I'll probably try the walleye Jenn |
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"Jennifer Austin" wrote It worked out pretty well. We had to switch places because where we planned to go was closed. We ended up at another place that I never really cared for but they changed their menu since the last time we were there and it turned out really great. I had salmon that was grilled without butter or oil but with some spices. It came with a honey dijon sauce that was on the side and I dipped my fork into it a few times. I cut a piece that was approximately the size of a deck of cards (DH double checked for me). It came with a baked potato which I cut to the size of the potatoes I normally eat at home and kept the rest in the foil. I put vinegar and pepper on it and it was good. It also came with a small plate of lettuce and 1 cherry tomato that counted as the salad which I also ate with vinegar and pepper. I was very full and while still tempted to eat the rest of the salmon, I decided to listen to my body and stop eating. I have enough calories left today to have some HMR pudding with fruit tonight - my favorite bedtime snack. Next time I'll probably try the walleye Oh Jenn, this is so cool! I hope you enjoyed it. (btw, I think it made the national news, but did you hear about the poor student at Ellsworth HS? One kid lit another's costume on fire during a Halloween assembly/ rally type thing. A friend's daughter was onstage and saw him running towards the front. A couple teachers put the fire out but he is badly burned. The idiot kid has been charged :-( ) -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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"SnugBear" wrote in message ... (btw, I think it made the national news, but did you hear about the poor student at Ellsworth HS? One kid lit another's costume on fire during a Halloween assembly/ rally type thing. A friend's daughter was onstage and saw him running towards the front. A couple teachers put the fire out but he is badly burned. The idiot kid has been charged :-( ) -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 Didn't hear about it here, but I haven't watched much news the last day or two. Unfortunately that kind of tragedy doesn't surprise me anymore. -- Jenn 300/145 in maintenance since 10/28/03 Living well is the best revenge |
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(btw, I think it made the national news, but did you hear about the poor
student at Ellsworth HS? One kid lit another's costume on fire during a Halloween assembly/ rally type thing. A friend's daughter was onstage and saw him running towards the front. A couple teachers put the fire out but he is badly burned. The idiot kid has been charged :-( ) That's horrible, Ellsworth was always quiet while I was in school. Bucksport BTW. Dan - 305/290/220 |
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