Healthy Weight Loss

[Thinker]

Waist measurement is down one inch even. I'm cautiously thrilled. It seems like a lot for just 9 nine days, but I've had a VERY physical week.......sooooo.....maybe there's something there.

I'm going to ignore the scale this go-round. I got all wrapped up it last time, and it started bumming me out after a while. I really do want to drop 20 pounds, but I'm hyper-focused on my belly (could very well be a vanity thing???).

[Leigh]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Good morning healthies

I tried very hard to come up with an excuse for not going to Curves this morning. I ran through:

• I'm really, really tired
• I haven't washed my hair and it looks a little icky
• I really have soooo much work to do for work
• I have been really good about going and I deserve a break
• I'm already hot and sweaty and I'm gonna feel really icky after working out

...and then I kicked my own butt, went in, and did my circuit.

I feel much better about it now.

OMG I really do have this problem, so I sympathize with you. I've always thought up every excuse in the book for not getting a workout in but really we don't have any excuses, we just think we do ........... its mind over matter. I've given so many people this advice and am just not starting to take my own advice, so far so good

Originally Posted by Thinker

Waist measurement is down one inch even. I'm cautiously thrilled. It seems like a lot for just 9 nine days, but I've had a VERY physical week.......sooooo.....maybe there's something there.

I'm going to ignore the scale this go-round. I got all wrapped up it last time, and it started bumming me out after a while. I really do want to drop 20 pounds, but I'm hyper-focused on my belly (could very well be a vanity thing???).

I know all about getting wrapped up in the numbers on the scale etc because its so widely used and everyone tells you to use that to gauge how well your doing. I'm trying to use how my clothes fit, how much better I feel as a better way of really telling if I'm doing things right

[JoSchmooze]

Originally Posted by Leigh

OMG I really do have this problem, so I sympathize with you. I've always thought up every excuse in the book for not getting a workout in but really we don't have any excuses, we just think we do ........... its mind over matter. I've given so many people this advice and am just not starting to take my own advice, so far so good



I know all about getting wrapped up in the numbers on the scale etc because its so widely used and everyone tells you to use that to gauge how well your doing. I'm trying to use how my clothes fit, how much better I feel as a better way of really telling if I'm doing things right

Another measurement for me is how others react to me
who have not seen me in a while.....
Jest saying.....

[Hollylane]

Ahhhh....what a stressful day!

JustJo, I have those days. A lot. I am not always successful at talking myself into doing my workout. You should be giving yourself mega kudos today!

JoSchmooze...Wow! You are okay right? I have not done that in a long time, but something similar has happened to me. The thing that embarrasses me all the time, is when I am pushing, and pushing, and pushing, and then either my left leg collapses while I'm doing an exercise or my right arm poops out. My trainer tries to catch me pushing too far, but I don't let him see my pain or exhaustion sometimes. I'm bad like that, I am mean to me sometimes.

I am generally pretty good at keeping myself from eating bad food, I don't eat because I am depressed, stressed, angry or happy. But today, Gaige was being good to her employees, and was telling me about buying them dinner tonight, some of them chose Taco Bell, and while she was telling me this, I pulled into a Taco Bell, and then went "WTF am I doing?", and drove out again. Close call!

My left leg is hurting pretty badly, as well as my right ankle and left foot. The cute new Sketchers I just bought are probably the culprit, along with about 10 hours of playing with the hacky sack at my desk and pacing the call center in the new shoes today. I have been wearing those Sketchers with the rounded bottom on them for about a year now, so it is likely that I am using different muscles in my legs and feet with the new shoes. So, the pain is not all that surprising.

I also finally gave in, and had a coritisone injection in my right wrist on Wednesday. I have had tendinitis for nearly a year now, and I'd finally just had enough of the pain. So, my blood sugar has been fluctuating, and I'm having some pretty miserable blood sugar related hot flashes. It hasn't really made much difference, a little less stiffness, but now my forearm is all jacked up. What is that about? Can't a woman just get a little relief??

Tomorrow there will be no sleeping in, I'm off to do a clean up with SOLVE and do some replanting at Dairy Creek.

Sorry about all the whining. I am just having one of those days. Thank you for listening.

[JoSchmooze]

Originally Posted by Hollylane

Ahhhh....what a stressful day!
flex all the
JoSchmooze...Wow! You are okay right? I have not done that in a long time, but something similar has happened to me. The thing that embarrasses me all the time, is when I am pushing, and pushing, and pushing, and then either my left leg collapses while I'm doing an exercise or my right arm poops out. My trainer tries to catch me pushing too far, but I don't let him see my pain or exhaustion sometimes. I'm bad like that, I am mean to me sometimes.

Sorry about all the whining. I am just having one of those days. Thank you for listening.

No, I am okay....
Sometimes my replaced knee doesn't flex all the way
and I end up with like my leg caught up underneath
my butt......Just embarrassed, thass all......

Hang in there and KUDOS for driving right away from the Taco
Bell......I am fixating on rocky road ice cream from
Baskin Robbins right now....dammit!!

[Hollylane]

Originally Posted by JoSchmooze

No, I am okay....
Sometimes my replaced knee doesn't flex all the way
and I end up with like my leg caught up underneath
my butt......Just embarrassed, thass all......

Hang in there and KUDOS for driving right away from the Taco
Bell......I am fixating on rocky road ice cream from
Baskin Robbins right now....dammit!!

I have an TKR on the left too...

[WingsOnFire]

I am very excited about the healthier life choices I am making lately... Since moving to Oregon... and having 3 wonderful cooks in the house... I eat much healthier.. I eat a lot of vegetables.. I drink a lot more water... Now I need to start exercising and walking.

We talked at the dinner table tonight about being healthier and eating better and exercise. I am excited about continuing my new adventure and working on my body. I am very glad that I no longer have a self esteem issue when it comes to my body. But I do know what changes I want to make and I will make them happen.

Seeing so many people having the same goals and sharing their experiences really helps too!

[Hollylane]

I was looking through old photos this morning. I posted one in the gallery to remind myself why I should feel so damn lucky every day. Even on the days when I do not meet my own expectations, I should be proud of myself. So, today, on Eve of Earth Day...I'm saying it out loud...I am fucking proud of myself!!

I am also dragging ass about getting moving this morning, but I will start rocking and rolling any minute now!

[Lady_Di]

Proud that I choose watermelon and strawberries, rather than ice cream or any sugary whatever. Sweet tooth is okay to have, when I think about the wonderful sweets that mother nature makes. Guilt free and delicious. Especially happy to be stocked up on my wild blueberries in my freezer. Better than any ice cream, I swear!

Cooking up a storm today, to freeze up healthy meals for when I get back. I am having my second total knee replacement on Monday and just want to have healthy choices that are easy when I get back here.

Though I plan on staying in rehab a lot longer this time, just to have the twice daily access to the gym and my new favourite workout machine. The NuStep, a recumbant stepper. If you ever get a chance to work out on that machine, do it. It is amazing, at all fitness levels, but especially good for rehab, be it orthopedic or cardiac, whatever. Very good at increasing Range of Motion. Something several folks here have been mentioning.

Stronger every day, my goal. Fitness, wellness. Wholeness. I will be eating healthy thru out my stay. Focusing just on veggies and protein, fruit for any sweet tooths that may arise. Lots of water. Teas. No gluten, no flour, no rice, no sugar. Nothing processed. On track. I will be in much better shape when I leave. Will be wonderful to be able to get home and be able to get straight back into the pool everyday. And have healthy eats here for me, when I do return.

Will be taking my computer with me, like I did last time. So I will stay in touch, keep reading the board here for inspiration. Love the support I feel from everyone here.

On track,
d

[Diavolo]

I am possessed by Satan when it comes to making good eating decisions. There's to good Diavolo and bad Diavolo each perched on opposing shoulders. I sooo know exactly what to do. Ask me, I'll tell you, but christ on a crutch I can't get it right to save my life, which is what it's coming down to.

I have a business coach and while he is the Devil himself and beats me like a bad dog, he has pointed me in the right direction and my business is growing abundantly. Last week he asked what other parts of my life am I having issues with and I said I've got to get my weight back under control. He said "Paleo Diet". He's doing it with his partner and says it's amazing. Conceptually, I like it and I have noticed others in this thread having positive reactions. I have 45 days until the AIDS/Lifecycle and I do not want to carry all of this weight on my bicycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles. I've been tapering off the pasta (I've been whole wheat pasta for years) and rice (brown rice for years). They say no potatoes but yams and sweet potatoes are fine. I don't really get the logic in that but ok. Something has to change here and today is the day.

[Zimmeh]

If you want a healthy snack I am recommending the vanilla nonfat yogurt parfait from Publix. I picked up the one with pineapple in it and I am wishing I got another one. I split it with my coworker.


Zimmeh

[JoSchmooze]

Up early this morning and weighed myself....
One wonders why (oh why...whining) does one
GAIN 2 lbs overnight? Then I glance at the Paleo diet
deal that was just posted above....no peanuts....
AHA! This month is really kicking my butt!
I have had so many ups and downs that I am quite
disappointed.....dispirited...disgusted with myself
and ay other "d" word you can think of......

But still, I am waiting the 45 minutes until the gym is open
and I will go and sweat, come home and work on the backyard.
All I can do is keep on trucking......

[Leigh]

Got my water right beside me, had some raisin bran for breakfast ~ doing pretty good keeping on track so I can't complain

[JustJo]

Good morning healthies

I'm still parked on 200....but I was a few pounds higher than this for years and years before moving to Florida....so I'm not discouraged. I'm still working out 3 days a week at Curves, walked about 4 miles on dog beach this morning, and am sticking (mostly) with my dietary changes.

I have the occasional splurge, and mostly watch portion size (easier now that my capacity has shrunk to about half of what it was).

Focusing on what is changing and that's body shape and lab results. Right now I'm wearing shorts that were too tight to be comfortable just a year ago...and now they are almost too loose and I can grab big handfuls of excess fabric all over. Pretty soon they'll be going in the donation bag because they will be too big.

A couple weeks ago, I was in Tractor Supply buying dog food, and actually saw a really cute t-shirt that I wanted. It's pink, has flip flops and "live, laugh, love" on the front....and the biggest they had was Large....not even an XL. I hesitated, and then bought it....and hoped it would work. I brought it home...washed it, tossed it in the dryer....and it fits. Not too big. Not too small. Just a regular ol' Large. Awesome.

[Lady_Di]

There is a lot of differing ideas about just exactly what is Paleo. I say whatever works for you. Bottomline, I think there is a lot of truth about listening to our bodies. Everyone is unique. I do like the idea and my body responds to the simple fact that my genetic history has not adapted to the modern diet. Genetically for example, I don't do well with lactose. Genetically I am able to drink like a fish. Though I choose not to, for a myriad of reasons. But I digress. Some folks are actually missing certain enzymes because of their genetic history. Like the Indiginous people, Native Americans who do not produce the enzymes to break down alcohol. And do not even get me started about what the white man's diet has done to my NA friends and family! When they eat as their ancestors did, there is little to no diabetes, no cardiovascular and kidney disease. Anyhows... I rather doubt any body does well with a processed food diet. But dang if that stuff is not addictive as all get out!

I know for years I simply ignored my body, put blinders on. Not really in touch with what my body was feeling, not a good way to live. I think many of us have the 'ignore the elephant in the living room' syndrome. Disassociate from what simply is.

I prefer reality today. Practicing acceptance, does not mean I am powerless. It actually empowers me to do the next right thing and be conscious. Part of being in the present, in the now. That was then, this is now. I love that old saying, that if you have one foot in the past, one in the future... you will be pissing all over today. Can not change the past, but we can learn from it. Listening to our bodies is part of that process.

There is a lot of evidence about low grade inflammatory process in our guts that is common to many people today. On a microscopic level, we can see it quite clearly and the labs also tell the tale. I hope everyone gets a yearly C-reactive protein test in their yearly blood work. As it is a simple indication of inflammation, which is linked to so many disease processes it is not even funny. Anyhows, as I babble on here which I tend to do... My gut simply is not happy with most of what is common in today's diets. I feel lighter, cleaner inside and out when I eat simple.

I like to call it the God diet, eating things the way God made em. Unprocessed. Unrefined. Whole.

Ever hear the saying that the less there is on the ingredient list the better?
And whole foods, don't even have an ingredient list, making that an excellent yardstick to gauge if something is healthy or not.

btw... My experiment last week with the organic kefir was a wonderful surprise. It surprised me how much I liked it. And all those probiotics and prebiotics are very helpful. I absolutely love the experimental process! I am a very good test subject~

Try it, you might like it~!

...and if you do not like something the first time, do not give up on it. Might be you were in a bad mood, or biochemically in an odd place. Or that was not the best kumquat, or whatever you might be trying for the first time. I like to always give new things 3 chances, just in case there was some reason it was not ideal situation. Like the chef having a bad day or the ingredients not being of the highest grade. When I eat a strawberry for example, some are much better than others, no?

As a foodie, I like to try new tastes, explore cultures thru what they eat. A great suggestion I heard once.... Try something new once a week. And eat colour. The more colour in your diet the better!

Eating the rainbow today. Watermelon and strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes. Wonderful lemons. Have not picked a protein. And you know what, I might not. Since I have surgery tomorrow, it might be nice to have less in my gut. I am taking prunes with me. I like them extra dried out prunes, they become really chewy and better than candy. Just to keep things moving with all the narcotic I will be having on board and what not. And I am looking forward to the excellent food this hospital makes, it is like a 4 star restaurant, I can order anything I want. So veggies, fruit and protein... will be exactly what I will be consuming.

When I had my first knee replaced in December, I was able to lose a significant amount of weight. Between the PT, gym time and the good eats, it is an opportunity to really concentrate on health and wellness. Also feels great to be spoiled rotten by the great staff! I admit it, I love hospitals. Always have. They have always felt like home to me.

It is also a way for me to network with those in my profession and it is always a good time to make a good first impression. Who knows, I might be working here in the near future.

My dad was right, it is all about attitude. In anything we are persuing.

Progressing along this road less traveled, no perfection in sight.

d

[JoSchmooze]

And so....Monday....
Ya know, those 2 lbs I was pissed off about yesterday?
Well, they're gone and I'll be damned if they come back again!
Here's another "d" for ya - "determined"....
I am spending way too much for failure to be an option...
Also, I was complimented several times yesterday
I was wearing a shirt from Maui that I haven't worn in at least 10 years......
and it was hanging on me! So there!
It's barely 6:30 am here in the lovely SW so I am off to the gym
before it gets too hot.....

[sylvie]

well, the last few days have been extremely emotional for me.
And today, i feel fragile. As though one little thing could make everything crash down around me. Damn triggers (especially my mother, and stress with my teenagers ...) i still haven't quite reeled myself in completely and got myself back on track from before, and so these last few days, combined with a lot of work hours have been stressful.

So yesterday, i called a dear friend of mine, and told her i need some balance.
She also has been emotional and fallen off track the last few weeks. So we decided on going to the gym this morning, and doing a pilates class.

This was my first real pilates class with this instructor, i tried it once before b ut not quite the same deal.. i've done Body Flow also which is a combination of pilates, yoga, meditation and tai chi..

It felt so good to stretch out every tension, and wow, what a work out on the legs, arms and abs.. i hurt now, and my friend said it'll hurt much more tomorrow.. Good kind of hurt though, i really needed it.. And the girl time.. She's a treasure..

We laughed lots, acted silly and gabbed and gabbed..
Felt good to release the blahs a bit.. Now it's time to kick myself back into gear, and physically, emotionally.. life is good, and i've alot to be grateful for, living in the blahs over something i can't control isn't healthy...

time to make some healthy changes, focus on that and work much harder than i have been, saying i will and DOING it are two different things.. i often make plans to, but don't always follow through..Very easy to get stuck in the stresses of life, especially the triggers, i really need a handle on those things

.. my health, my mind & my journey matter - today, is about 'me', clearing my mind & getting active, again..

[gaea]

what i am doing seems to be working for me one pound at a time, my clothes especially my shirts seem to be fitting a little bigger i am tickled about this...

the legs in my pants seem to feel more loose...

it seems as though the belly is shrinking too hence why my shirts are feeling looser in the middle this was my goal to lose the belly fat...

one pound at a time...

"dear weight loss gods, please let me retain my ass thank you in advance"

[JoSchmooze]

Why is it that before you get to the gym
you are cussing out everything.....
And once there, you cuss out your legs, your arms, your
back...muscles screaming as you grunt...
"one more minute...I can do anything for one more
stinking minute!"
And of course, you must give the <<@>> at least
once to the pimply assed 30 yr old trainer when he
grins at you and says,
"time to up those weights 5 more pounds".....

But once home and out of a nice hot shower,
clean and not as sore you are actually calmer,
there's a smile on your face.....

Why is that?

[Lady_Di]

Doing my Masters completely online and loving it. I can do the work from anywhere on the planet! Even while in patient here. btw... my surgery went well, it was uneventful. Which is always a good thing in an OR.

Focus Focus Focus


My focus aside from excelling in school, is simple

Eat healthy
Sleep healthy
Hydrate healthy
Exercise healthy

I do believe I see a trend here!

Visualizing, writing everything down with pen and paper, a visceral way to get the neurons in my brain aligned with my focus and true goals. My Shaklee mentor very gently suggested I be writing everything down. Another reminder from the universe, do what works. Just do it.

Julian Cameron would be proud, this suggestion is from me to anyone and everyone here. The Artist's Way. She talks about this same process, the Morning Pages as she calls em. Why do I not do these simply things that I know work. Daily practice of what really does work. Just do it, diane!


And well, puck yesterday... staying present, fully conscious and in the now, pad and paper at the ready. I will do that brain dump each and every day. Once it is on the page, out of my head, then I can fill it with the Light of the Spirit. Love her analogy of filling the well. Inspiration and what I like to think of as a G.d thing. That universal energy of Love, which is just another word for G.d for me. That works for me.

Love is the most powerful tool in my war chest, tool box, whatever visual I happen to be focusing on. Though this is not a war, but an act of love. Health wellness, vitality, all that vim and vigor. My goals are attainable. One day at a time. One hour at a time. One second...

Choosing the next right thing for me. Forgetting the past and simply moving on. Taking action.

We can do this! Together. Like they say in many spiritual programs, religions and even paganism *gots to love the Druid in me* This is a We program.

We are not alone. May the Great Spirit be with you. And may you feel my support of what each and everyone of you are doing here. As I am babbling on here, chock full of some really great drugs. I probably should just hit submit, or reply, whatever they calls it here.

Submission is a good thing. Submitting to my Higher Power, with absolute trust and fealty. Mother nature rules!

In health and wellness, with much happiness,
Di