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Post by Jonesy on Jun 30, 2005 15:01:44 GMT -5
Ema, I was re-reading this thread (because I need some motivation this week!), and was curious how you are managing. Have you been counting WPA's for your extra portions of Core foods? How has it effected your weight loss? I know you're a big proponent of Journaling, so please let us know (if you don't mind).
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Post by ema2two on Jun 30, 2005 15:12:32 GMT -5
I don't know that what I have to say will be very motivating. Some of it is repetitive of stuff I've said in other posts (bad habit I have) so I apologize for that in advance.
I was seeing an every so slow loss from when I started core in March after a 13 month plateau. Then I had a big gain at the end of the Passover Holiday and was ever so slowly getting it off. I'm talking a loss of a pound in a month slow.
During that time my baby weaned and something happened with one of my kids (who has special needs) and during that the professionals involved, well, didn't act very professional and things nearly deteriorated to a crisis. I got pretty profoundly depressed, after having been mildly depressed for months. When I get a little depressed, I have a tendency to eat, though I'd kept that in check nicely this time around. When I get very profoundly depressed the bottom falls out of my appetite. I didn't have any desire to eat when I wasn't hungry, and wasn't hungry as much as usual. I didn't have the energy or interest in journaling, and haven't for about a month now. I did seek help about the depression and it is beginning to have some benefit. I was thinking I should start journaling again and start being careful about the 8 health habits as my appetite is returning, slowly.
It's the first time in my life I have successfully lost weight without journaling. I was within 2 pounds of goal at my last meeting, and am 1/2 lb under goal according to my bathroom scale at home. It's the silver lining in my having been so depressed, and I'm watching carefully to make sure that I don't gain it back as I start feeling better.
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Post by Jonesy on Jul 1, 2005 9:01:40 GMT -5
Ema, I am SO sorry to hear about your troubles. I can relate somewhat to the depression you were going through - DH was diagnosed quite some time ago, and it's ugly until it's recognized and treated. I give you a lot of credit that you can see the glass as half full rather than half empty (the lack of appetite helping you acheive your goal).
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Post by wdwbarb on Nov 9, 2005 11:25:17 GMT -5
I just came upon this old thread and wondered how frequently it occurs that people do well on core for a while and then plateau. I did great - 30 pounds in 4 and a half months to within 10 pounds of goal (total loss, 45 pounds including 15 first on flex). Now I've bounced up and down for about 10 months. Currently about 15 pounds above goal and feel like I'll never make it. I'm going to try journaling the extra points. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Post by ema2two on Nov 9, 2005 19:33:04 GMT -5
I don't know how often it happens to others, but I do have trouble losing/maintaining on core when I am under lots of stress and pay less attention (or none at all) to my sense of hunger and knowing when to stop. I was a religious weigh-measure-and-journal-every-bite type when I was on flex (using e-tools to journal), so even under stress I did well.
So, why don't I just do flex for life? Well, because I am determined to master the skill of eating when I'm hungry and stopping when I'm not hungry any more. I think it's the key to lifelong weight control and I'm not quitting until I master it. Then I'm still not quitting.
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Post by Jonesy on Nov 10, 2005 9:11:00 GMT -5
I have been exchanging the same 2-3 pounds for MONTHS, so I feel your pain, wdwbarb!! But I'm with Ema, I'm determined to learn how to deal with stress and my eating patterns on Core. I've found in the past that Flex was not somethng I could maintain long-term, and I think the Core plan is. Even as I go up and down .5 pounds, 1.5 pounds, 1 pound, etc, it doesn't go past that, so I guess I'm kinda in a maintain mode. I've just gotta find something that will break the pattern!
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