Healthy Weight Loss

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by Sun

Some unsolicited advice, do not be so hard on yourself.

Just be good to yourself! Tomorrow is a new day.

I am so over carbed right now so trust me, I am taking my own advice

Oh I'm not hard on myself any more. My main agenda is my health and being strong enough to do the things I really want to do. I'm totally fine with my big round ass and chunky thighs. I just like to keep my weight down for health reason and watch my sugar.

I spent most of my life beating myself and trying to be good enough. Those days are fucking over. I notice that the happier I am, the more baggage I let go of the weight comes off and I feel lighter.

[girl_dee]

It's very true, i know at the hardest time of my life is when i weighed the most.

it's always when i weighed the less.

Emotional status does affect our weight issues tremendously.

Letting go is always a good thing.

i'm limited on activity right now but i try to do what i can. Even if it's doing doggie yard clean up or walking around to the barn and back. i feel like i gotta keep moving.


this morning i had two VERY fresh eggs (like 15 min from the hen!) and one piece of breakfast sausage, topped with Goats Milk Cheese, i love it when it's melted

and an amazing cup of Mountain Blend from the Keurig.

Now for my vitamins!

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Sachita

Oh I'm not hard on myself any more. My main agenda is my health and being strong enough to do the things I really want to do. I'm totally fine with my big round ass and chunky thighs. I just like to keep my weight down for health reason and watch my sugar.

I spent most of my life beating myself and trying to be good enough. Those days are fucking over. I notice that the happier I am, the more baggage I let go of the weight comes off and I feel lighter.

I hear you. I was real hard on myself for years because I would yo-yo with weight. Now quite frankly, I don't give a fuck what I weigh I care about how I feel and I feel sexy. The end. If I eat crap or too many carbs, I pay for it because I dont feel well, so I get back on track. There are certain things that are total sabotage to my feeling good with food so I avoid them. Its very mental now.

Bottom line is my body is strong, when I work I often get slammed busy and have to keep up with guys who are linebacker types. We have to program our focus to work hard for 8-16 hours, lift things that most people would not touch, endure extreme temps high and low, and just get slammed. Everyone is expected to keep up just as an athlete is expected to keep up. So there it only makes sense to eat well and prepare for that type of a workout. Where I slack is when I am exhausted and crave carbs. Knowing this will be a lifelong challenge makes it easier on me mentally. Having fresh vegetables, nuts, dried fruit on hand to snack on takes the edge off if I see myself heading toward a bagel when I should really be eating a lean protein and some vegetables. Live and learn.

[ruffryder]

Hello healthies! Hope ya'll survived Thanksgiving and enjoyed your meals!

I ate more than usual. And I said, "hey, Thanksgiving only comes once a year!" hehe. Thanks to our friends and all the food they provided. I ate a lot of veggies too!

enjoy your weekend and leftovers everyone! I won't be stepping on the scale for awhile. heh.

[girl_dee]

Well being on low carb plan i have to learn to like things like turkey, it's never been something i like, at all. But i had some today (we did Thanksgiving today) and some cauliflower with salad. i had ONE bite of Syr's delicious stuffing.. and skipped the pie.

So i survived it!

i'm hoping to be down into the next 10 pound increment on Tuesday.

[girl_dee]

Hello healthy ones!

Well today is my weigh in and i am down 1.5 pounds. Total of 9 pounds since i started 3 weeks ago cutting out ALL processed foods and refined carbs.

No exercise.

i am a happy girl, about 10 more to go and i'll be about where i want to be.

Just munched on cucumber and cream cheese. Yummy!

[rockstar lover]

A few weeks ago I set a goal for myself...lose the last 25 lbs by the time I turn 35 years old. So far I'm down 8 lbs

[Andrea]

I seem to have forgotten all my healthier ways. Time to figure out what is going on and get back on track. I suspect there will be journaling and maybe some meditation. Oh.... not doing those things may have something to do with not taking care of myself.

Thanks for helping me work through this.

[rockstar lover]

Originally Posted by rockstar lover

A few weeks ago I set a goal for myself...lose the last 25 lbs by the time I turn 35 years old. So far I'm down 8 lbs

So I'm down 10 lbs with 4.5 weeks left

It'll be tough around Christmas time with the family...but hopefully my willpower doesn't run out!

[Sachita]

I love fitting into jeans I haven't worn in a while. I mostly wear sweat pants this time of year and my clothes loose. But I was going through old clothes trying to find stuff to wear and BAM! They went right on!

I'm having a hard time juicing when its chilly out. I'm still doing it but not as much. I'm looking for comfort recipes that use a lot of veggies, spices, no grains. I took cubed lamb, cooked it in ghee, added lots of curry type spices, coconut cream, keffir lime, mushrooms and then emptied a few packs of organic mixed veggies. It was really good and the sauce full of flavor. If anyone has any recipes for filling foods using small amounts of meat but huge amounts of veggies will you send them to me?

Someone told me yesterday that coffee increases cortiosol levels and if you stopped drinking coffee you'd drop weight. I majorly cut back and noticed all kinds of differences but damn do I miss coffee.

[macele]

since i don't smoke anymore, i don't drink as much coffee. morning and occasionally during the day. decaf. i'm going to try the veg soup and lettuce for a while. til christmas lol.

[Gemme]

Coffee's also a diuretic, so your body will appreciate not having that zap of fluid, especially with dry winter air.

I've gained 2 lbs over what my 'norm' has become. Damn Christmas candy and home cooking. I wish comfort food wasn't so calorie laden. Or that I didn't crave it so badly.

We've planned our Christmas dinner and Luvs is not. helping. at. all.

So, I'm going to have to work to make sure we have salad with good fibrous greens and lots of nice steamed veggies to counterbalance all those carbs....potatoes, stuffing, rolls...!

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Sachita

I love fitting into jeans I haven't worn in a while. I mostly wear sweat pants this time of year and my clothes loose. But I was going through old clothes trying to find stuff to wear and BAM! They went right on!

I'm having a hard time juicing when its chilly out. I'm still doing it but not as much. I'm looking for comfort recipes that use a lot of veggies, spices, no grains. I took cubed lamb, cooked it in ghee, added lots of curry type spices, coconut cream, keffir lime, mushrooms and then emptied a few packs of organic mixed veggies. It was really good and the sauce full of flavor. If anyone has any recipes for filling foods using small amounts of meat but huge amounts of veggies will you send them to me?

Someone told me yesterday that coffee increases cortiosol levels and if you stopped drinking coffee you'd drop weight. I majorly cut back and noticed all kinds of differences but damn do I miss coffee.

what about decaf coffee?

[Sachita]

I really mess up the moment I start on anything sweet. The holidays are hard for me. I'm not eating any diet food. I'm just not eating a lot of bread, rice, pasta etc which is my weakness. But I am allowing pasta once a
week. Like I said I can't get into salads but the other night I wilted some baby greens and tossed some beans and even a boiled egg in it. It was yummy.

I eat at least two eggs a day right from my coop. I'll eat them for breakfast or dinner. Spinach omelets, anything I an add veggies to. I eat a lot of mushrooms when I'm watching my weight. The big one for me is totally staying away from anything processed. Thats why stews and chunky soups work so well for me. I am busy. I can throw stuff in the crock pot and munch on it throughout the day. I always have leftovers.