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I went to a cookout yesterday.... Someone made fudge, someone brought pastry like stuffed peppers.....I brought a 7 layer bean dip....and a cooler with nothing but water! When it was time for dessert, I just dove into the pool and stayed there until it was time to leave! 
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well I am joining you all in here. I have added 10 lbs in stress eating, which for someone who had stumach surgery, means i ate ALOT in order to gain these 10 lbs. Havoc wailed on my senses and dulled the affects until the stress was over and now I am dealing with the aftermath. Its DANGEROUS for me to eat like that. I only have 1/3 of my stumach left. So...time to modify and eat more healthy.
My daughter got married. Talk about a stressor. and it was complicated. So add more stressors. I ate and ate and ate and ate all the wrong things. Things i have been told NOT TO EVER EAT AGAIN. so...I feel like i did when i quit drinking...prepared for the jonesing and scared of it. Its not the weight I am worried about. Its the lifestyle. I will kill myself if I keep doing this. And just because the wedding is over doesnt mean the complications are...and they will keep me eating like this... but they wont. I need to stop. I am not suppose to have carbonated drinks. Nor sugars Nor whites I am going to fast for a day to get this stuff out of me and then work slowly into introducing foods back to me.
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 Yep, what you put in your body, probably can't be what most people put into their bellies. And that is seriously okay! Do what you need to do. Keep it simple. Food, the nutrition you require, protein first... then your veggies, etc. You know the drill. Hydrate, Sleep and do not forget to get your body moving and breathing! Food, water, sleep and exercise. We can simplify this to the elemental things we really do need. Each of those are critical aspects in this process. I have to keep reminding my own self, too. Keep it simple, silly! KISS~ d I have those same parameters. It does get easier, what is often suggested to get back on track is this... just go back to what you had to eat right after your surgery. Just for a few days, the liquid protein was what they had me on. Diet aka sugar free instant breakfasts, as I recall. Which I could not drink, as I recall... as I had a wonderful reaction to any and all artificial sweetners. It is all good, as I like to say, God was doing for me, what I could not and would not do for myself. I feel it was such a blessing to have that adverse effect from something that is essentially so dang toxic to the body. Personally I would prefer to always eat what is real, the way that mother nature makes it. The way the body was built, designed to agreee with. Artificial sweetners may be something most doctors and the ADA recommends. I just beg to disagree. In fact there is a lot of evidence that diabetes has been going up exponentially due in fact in no small degree to these sweetners massive consumption. I am in complete and total disagreement about the use of and supposed benefits of these artificial sweetners. Many of those substances are like 1000 percent sweeter than the real thing, sugar and it alters parts of how our brains crave sweets. The Sweet tooth and the Fat tooth, are real phenomes, from our genetic pasts, it is positively a evolutionary reality. And why humans beings really really love their ice cream, in fact people do in fact scream for ice cream! Again, sorry... I digress. A simple fast is a good way to get the crap out of your system. Or a juice fast, where you are purifying and cleansing your insides, does a body good. You end up feeling squeaky clean, inside and out. Or better yet, just keep it simple. When you do go back to eating again, eat exactly what you know to be right for you. Yes, your friends and family may be eating a ton of other things, just say no thank you. Do this for you! Your health matters. And you know this drill... Protein first, it fills up the littler stomach... then veggies, then fruits after that... at first you might want to skip the fruits... they are too close to those sugars you are still having craving for. You mentioned the 'white' stuff... stay away from all the grain products if you can, even for just a month and see how you feel. The carbs, even the complex carbs... they really do a number on a littler stomach. Much less the fact that the simple 'white' carbs are converted by the body into simple sugar. Hard on your liver, big time. Most folks may not be aware of what a fatty liver looks like. I know it surprised my fellow here, the word cirrhosis is not a good word to hear, not ever. But to think that what we are doing to our livers is a bit much. Alcohol is not the only thing that scars up a liver. Obesity does it as well. I know I need my liver, would die without it. That goes for all of us, the livers job is a super important one. One none of us can live without. I was also grateful that I became lactose intolerant after my surgery. Since milk has so much naturally occurring sugars, well... the body has a hard time seeing the difference really. Sugar is sugar. I know I have shared this before... but I visual the shards of glass inside my arteries and veins. Brings the reality smack dab in the middle of my consciousness.  You can do anything you put your mind to! |
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thanks for the welcome, Lady DI, and the good advice! Kick started it today and did very good....not perfect, but very good. Tomorrow, another day!
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Stepping in to say hello!
 I have made a lot of changes over the past year to both become healthier and to lose weight. Beginning my journey, I lost 80 pounds but then gained 40 back. I have lost 20 of that 40 and am still working on the final 20. I am in no rush and am taking it nice and slow...I've done the fast weight loss and it never lasts. I changed up my diet completely and am currently eating a vegetarian diet (that most days is completely vegan). I move my body in many ways and attempt to get at least 30 minutes of exercise every day. I've currently hit a plateau but I just keep on doing the things that I need to do. Eventually it will budge and more will come off. Here to support everyone else in their journey. |
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I am making healthier choices as I eat. I do indulge in a left over wedding cookie after dinner, as a treat. I am swollen in my upper area by my rib cage. All stress. Between my daughter's wedding and opening the store, life has been very stressful.
Tomorrow is the 4th. No party. We had a wedding recently and our family is on burn out. It took everything out of us to get thru that wedding. Still licking our wounds. So no problem staying away from unhealthy foods. I have alot of customers that come in, from weight loss groups and after bariatric surgery. We have started discussing starting a generic gathering for those who in groups or after surgery, at my store. Just for addtl support. While I sell plus size clothes and chant self esteem credos to everyone who enters, my biggest chant is Healthy Choices...for mind sets and ways to eat and live...
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I was just wondering what the habits of weighing are for everyone. I find that sometimes the scale is just my worst enemy. I can feel great weigh myself and if the number isn't good will set me up for binge eating. Or just a day of not liking myself.. what is your experience??
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I do have several friends who just can't tolerate getting on the scale more than maybe once a week. Seeing the fluctuations due to sodium or other factors just throws them into a tailspin that is unnecessary and harmful to their weight loss endeavor - like you experience.
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Once per day, sans clothing, before any food or coffee. The truth was there, right in my face. I have found that not weighing every morning contributes to denial for me. I am sure the use of past tense is noted. My medical issues are pretty much resolved now and I will be back at work today; so it is time to "get back on the horse" as the old saying goes and start weighing on a daily basis again.
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I went to the YMCA yesterday and before getting into the pool I weighed myself. I know this scale is pretty close to my Drs scale. And I discovered I had already dropped 5 lbs. I was so relieved! I havent done drastic changes, and I didnt make some changes I said I was going to, (I am still drinking diet coke. I cant give it up yet but have reduced it to one bottle or glass a day)but its working. I did give up whites. And sugars. Except for my one wedding cookie for dessert after dinner. Giving myself some leeway, I tend to stick to changes better.
As if i dont have enough on my plate with opening a store I have opted to help a friend train her new shetland pony to drive. I go out twice a week to work with the lil one and it is giving me exercise. That, ontop of the YM pool and all the movement at the store, i am getting stronger physically. The BIG thing I have noticed is I catch myself slumping, which I got into when I felt the weight of the world on my shoulder because of the wedding. Now when I catch myself slumping, I straighten up. I feel more solid inside, more support inside, and it shows in my body. Someone said they dont have fibromyalgia but are allergic to glutten? Really? Oh, a tooth is being pulled Monday. It cracked more yesterday and half of it literally fell out of my mouth. So I suspect that will help with some weight loss too. Not being able to chew is a great weight reducer...lol. This heat sucks! I force myself to go out on the days i am scheduled, to work that pony. its 86 degrees at 10PM here. Seriously? I am not in Az!
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Ahhhhh but it is a DRY heat here in Arizona....
Except during monsoon season, which just started at the end of June and runs until about the middle of August.... I am a bit worried about the humidity and heat in Chicago... I leave in the morning, thinking about traveling in shorts which is sometimes a crap shoot if they lose my luggage...... If you're slumping, try a cold bottle of water - it helps to perk me right up! (what is that...diet coke?? Haven't had one in 5 months!)
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ahh, Jo my friend, I drinks tons of cold and lukewarm water! I have replaced the diet coke I am not drinking, with water. I need the hydration. My store doesnt have ac and it gets at least 100 degrees by the window display, which is where my desk is. If I didnt drink water, I would be in serious trouble!
I am SO proud of you for the changes you made in your lifestyle! You are doing so great! Dont you have some sweatshirts w hoods to send me? Hmmmm....??? I betcha they will be too large now but come fall and winter when i am out there working in the yard or with that pony, I wouldnt care what size they are...lol Quote:
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Weight remaining stable. No further loss since last hospital discharge but no gain either.
Got my fasting lab results back today from blood drawn about 2-weeks ago and for the first time in over 15 years, my cholesterol is normal, actually better than normal-it dropped a staggering 100 points. Triglycerides, HDL and LDL also excellent. I have been on Lipitor for 4-6 weeks but also feel cutting out high fat diet helped greatly, including remaining off of sweets- no pies, cakes, cookies or ice cream for almost a year now. A recent Graham cracker splurge has been the extent of my sweets. Good to see so many new folks posting in here these days and so many "old-timers" continuing the good fight to health!
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Welcome to the thread, dear friend.
All here are supportive with all kinds of tips and tricks..... I just learned a new one on Sunday. I was watching Extreme Makeover - Weight Loss Edition when one of the commercials came on and it was the trainer. He was talking about drinking plenty of water..... But, did you know that cold water leaves your stomach quicker than warm water? Nor did I..... He said that if you wanted to rehydrate after exercise to drink cold water but f you wanted to curb cravings or to tide you over to the next meal, to drink warm (unrefrigerated water). I have taken it a step further and drink cold water with my meals so that hopefully it washes all the calories out! Good luck with your quest to ease your stress and make good healthy decisions....We are all rooting for y'all!!
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I can't stand cold drinks - always on the cold side so drinking something with ice in it? Will leave me with goosebumps the entire time I drink it. Sooooo tap water is great for me - but good to know it helps more with the food cravings as well!
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Checking in after a long absence!
I wanted to check in and update you all on where I'm at in my process. I had gained back 9 pounds of the 50 I had lost and had kinda felt myself slipping back into "I don't give a shit-ville" after all of my hard work. I was starting to ignore the gym, quit posting here, and eating tons of crap without a regard for what it would do to my body. Most of my "stuff" was centered around not managing my time effectively and feeling really stressed out with work and family stuff. It was so much easier for me to ignore the call of my plan and do some of that famous "avoidance" that I have apparently become fond of in my adult years. Because, yanno, it's sometimes easier to avoid the process than actually do the work to get through it. So here I am, back after 5 months to say I have recommitted myself to getting healthy. I am back in the gym regularly, I have completely revamped my eating plan, I am getting more sleep. And I am happy to say that this morning when I got on the scales I was back down to 284, which was my lowest weight while on plan. My goal is to be down to 279 by the end of July. Don't get me wrong, it isn't about "The Numbers" but it definitely is a way for me to mark my progress. I appreciate this thread!
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I have been and will be doing all of my blogging about my progress over at my blogsite: http://www.tokenfatgirl.com Please feel free to link to me and add me on Twitter!
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