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Post by saraha on May 15, 2006 19:26:34 GMT -5
Now it's Monday again and I am back from the moon again.
Still not feeling that lift that I was last week. More slippage. Will WI tomorrow to check the damage. I must not slip off. I am going to keep showing up here for at least my 6 weeks. I have not been all that bad. I did struggle and stay point-free throught Friday and then no binges of any sort all weekend unless you count a whole bag of lf popcorn. But nurses' week so there were tons and tons of treats around at work plus mothers' day and what do the boys bring me? Canollis (canolis? I think they are called that). So too tired too hungry and treats all around were not a good thing, but I just nibbled here and there, caught myself several times but sometimes too late. I'm towing the line between beating myself up for it all and minimizing so much that I let the badness continue.
I'm still here. Still motivated, though. I give myself credit for that. Have had a headache off and on for a four days now. It's a caffeine withdrawal kind of headache but I've not given up the caffeine (plus don't use that much anyway, usually just once a day). So I wonder what else I am withdrawing from? Sugar? No, still have sugar.
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Post by katelight on May 16, 2006 6:28:11 GMT -5
Hang in there Saraha, determination is a big part of the battle. As for the headache, are you getting in enough water. I can get headache like that when I don't. Hope it passes soon. HIHO you can do this. take care Katie
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Post by nightsinge on May 16, 2006 16:55:34 GMT -5
Slippage eh? It's the smug thing! I sweartagod it happens to me too--the very SECOND I feel smug about food some evil thing slips itself onto my plate.
And, just to show you I care:
Talkin' to myself again Wondering if this travelin' is good Is there something better we'd be doing if we could And oh the stories we could tell And if this all blows up and goes to hell I can still see us sittin on the bed in some motel Listenin' to the stories we could tell
*wink*
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Post by saraha on May 16, 2006 20:07:35 GMT -5
Awww....that is so sweet. I DO feel better! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) I suppose it was my smugness that got me in trouble. I should know better than that--I am a wiser woman than to be smug but perhaps not when it comes to good food choices (since there have been so few in my lifetime!) My WI today was down only 1.4 lbs. My bathroom scale (yes, I weighed at home on the day of WI--just for comparison, you know) had me losing closer to 4 lbs so I was a little disappointed at the WI but it's all good. I had a great week last week and this week I cut a LOT of corners (or should I say pinched a lot of corners and stuck them in my mouth--corners of cookies, corners of cake, you know, those corners). If I had had another great WI this week, I probably would have slipped right on off into binge-land. Today I have had had a good core day. I made egyptian rice for dinner (think I found the recipe here). So easy and flavorful! It took almost an hour for the basmati rice to cook but was worth it. So the end of week 2 and I am still at it!!! I'm very proud of that.
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Post by katelight on May 17, 2006 6:28:10 GMT -5
Sarah, never say only when the scale goes down. Every loss is fantastic. Look at you 9lbs lost in just a couple of weeks. Way to go. Thanks for your words of encouragement in my journal, It means alot to me. I haven't heard any reports yet, but expect to soon. Such a tragedy. Katie
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Post by nightsinge on May 17, 2006 7:29:21 GMT -5
What Katie said. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) Seriously, there's a woman at my meetings who has been stalled for 6 weeks at the same weight. Talk about plateau! Of course, she's VERY close to her goal so it's a little hard for me to feel too bad for her *cough* but still--frustrating when someone tries so hard every day. I'm very, very proud of you--partly because of the scale(s), yes. But mostly because YOU ARE STICKING WITH IT. Yay! We get so much from learning that we CAN fight the inner ravenous beast, yes? Good for you, friend. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by saraha on May 19, 2006 10:08:40 GMT -5
::)Yes, it's week three and I'm supposed to be incorporating exercise into my day and earnng activy points. That was from Tuesday's meetng. Today is Friday. I have not exercised. I have no good excuse. I have actually exercised less this week than any for a long time. I don't know what that is about, what is going on in my sick little head. Otherwise, I feel like it's going pretty well. Third week. It's starting to feel habitual. I've figured out some things that fit the plan that meet the criteria (easy, filling, easy, nutritious, on hand). Love my salads. And they are huge. I'm still eating a LOT, just a LOT of core foods. Do you think the Core planners had in mind that I would eat a whole papaya in two days? I'm thinking that is not what they had in mind. Then again, it's a whole lot better than lots of other things I have chosen in the past to overindulge in. I came home from class last night anxious and irritated about the way class had gone, I could so easily have curled up with a pizza and/or half gallon of ice cream. That's the first time I have been conscious of feeling like I need a binge. I realized I wanted something to soothe my nerves. In the past I would just go nuts and call it dinner. I fixed some brown rice and steamed salmon with some curry sauce (I love my little rice cooker!). It was tasty and filling, and I felt better (but not smug ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ). I think the carbs helped. I now realize that i had promised myself a skinny cow ice cream bar for dessert but forgot all about it. So I feel good about it. It seems to be going a lot better than all the other diets I have tried. I can't figure out why. I'm hoping I'm just finally 'there'. In the ready place. ...but I'm going to have to exercise at some point, aren't I? I just started reading The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. Wow, what a story! Has anyone read it?
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Post by nightsinge on May 19, 2006 16:09:01 GMT -5
Girlfriend, I am so with you on the exercise--and not exercising. Uck. I was doing somewhat well until I got sick. And this cold/cough thing is hanging and hanging... not an excuse either, is it? But it sounds good. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
What class was discouraging? Good for you for coming right home and eating healthful food. Yay, you!
I dunno. I ask myself about the "why is it working" thing--always in my mind in hush, scared, when-will-it-fail tones. I'm thinking recently that, if I keep reinforcing over and over that this is and continues to be my choice, and I can choose to eat (or refuse) each thing that comes along, it gets easier to choose to refuse.
Also, I have never ever been on a diet where you eat until satisfied--wait, yes I have. I did the horrid cabbage soup thing and the horrid meat thing (before I was veggie). What's the difference? I get to eat until satisfied BUT I can eat from any food group, as long as I make the right choices. That means we get the variety our body craves and feels less restrictive.
That's all the answer I got, chica. Now tell us about this book! ;D
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Post by katelight on May 19, 2006 23:07:55 GMT -5
Realizing that this time I wasn't on a diet made all the difference for me. I learned that I could eat this way for the rest of my life and that I really LIKE to eat this way. I too, eat a lot, but I stop when satisfied. My satisfied is more than some and less than others. Core is so easy to taylor to my own needs. As for exercise ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) .... The only exercise I got throughout most of my weight loss process was the walking I got at my job. I work in an old fashioned general store, (think small town five and dime). I walk from the front of the store to the back all day and also unload trucks 2-3 times a week, but I have done that for 5 years and didn't add any extra exercise to my routine. I did start to ride my bike to work last summer and do again this summer, but it's only 2 miles and I havn't done much extra curricular riding. My weight loss was consistant and steady, but I know that I would be more toned and not so jiggley if I would work in some strength training and build up my stamina. I guess this is a very long way of saying, don't stress over the exercise. Get in what you can, but take it one step at a time. My past experience is if I try to change too many habits at one time I get discouraged and don't work on anything. HIHO Katie
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Post by saraha on May 24, 2006 12:38:48 GMT -5
Week Three WI I'm here! I missed the meeting yesterday due to the (dreaded) 4th grade field trip which turned out to be pretty fun right up until the 11th of 12 hours. So I went this morning to WI and I'm down 3 pounds. No exclamation point. I'm happy with that. I've had a really good week, points-wise but still am quietly refusing to exercise. Maybe tomorrow (who knows? it could happen...possibly ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) This meeting had a different leader and she was such a hoot! Just really sincerely all rah-rah-rah. She's been w/ WW since 1969 when she lost 60#. This woman could have made millions, really personable and dynamic speaker--after the thousands of meetings she must have lead in those years, she still rang true. I was impressed. I'm not struggling. It feels so good to be going in the right direction instead of the other direction. I'm just delighted with Core. Made this amazingly delicious couscous and black bean salad for lunch and broiled some talapia (sp?) to go with. Now, I tried, I really tried, not to feel smug but I just could not help it. It was so nutritious and I think no points. I'm going to paste it into the recipe board here--I got it at that other WW place. You know the one. Speaking of which, they can be so snarky over there. Some really don't treat each other very well at all. Thanks everyone, for being here--I look forward to reading what everyone has posted every day. Sarah
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Post by nightsinge on May 24, 2006 14:22:08 GMT -5
Well, you're getting exclamation points from me. Three pounds! Three pounds! Yay!
*feeling smug FOR you* ;D
I just saw that salad--looks totally yummy. I gotta kick up the exercise too...slowly, but I gotta. I did read somewhere that the main focus while losing is diet, and the main focus while maintaining is exercise. So we have the right main focus, right? ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by katelight on May 25, 2006 6:41:45 GMT -5
Wow Sarah, Congratulations on the 3#!!! Exclamation points from me too. Don't you feel empowered? I do. I feel that I can be in control of my health. It's been amazing how knowing I could lose weight has spilled over into so many other areas of my life. Good job. Katie
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Post by saraha on May 31, 2006 13:00:29 GMT -5
I had my WI today and I lost 5.1 pounds!! I'm very thrilled!! With exclamation marks!!!
According to my calculations, I have made my 10%. How does that work at meetings? The last meeting someone got their first 10% button or something (so you see, I know there is a prize and I WANT IT!!). Is their computer going to just figure it out or what?
Anyhoo. I am doing pretty well, I think. Not struggling which I LOVE. But I did have an strange mini binge last night. I don't get it at all. The day had proceeded nicely, I made a good dinner that I have had a couple of times before with no problem. Salmon and brown rice medley (from TJ's--I recommend it) and asparagus. Papaya for dessert which I have also enjoyed without trigger before. So then, a while later, I decided to have one of the LFSF ice cream treats on a stick (have also had that before--they've been in the freezer resting quietly for a couple of weeks now). So right then and there, with my hand in the freezer, I decided to grab three (3) instead of one. And I so I did and then I took them out to the patio and chowed down on them. Why did I do that? I felt pretty weird about it even though I did have the points for it. It was just strange that I just kind of went nuts that way.
But, yes, I hear you and of course you're right. Who cares? It's working. So this is a month I've been doing this. I must say I am pretty proud of myself. And it's not even been hard! I'm trying not to examine it very closely but still, I wonder, what's making it work this time? I find myself using lots of stuff that I have learned in other programs/plans along the way and frankly, I'm kind of casual about the Core points thing. I'm doing only Core foods, no bread at all, using points only for salad dressing ingredients, popcorn, and occasional treats like a little chocolate or a LF ice cream treat. Okay, and one Margarita. (Yes, the larger one). But I'm casual about marking off my points, I just kind of keep a running tally in my head figuring 7/day and none on the day that came after the margarita. So I may be going over points-wise, but I figure when I start to stall, I will tighten up on the rules.
Anyway, I may just have a new addiction--these boards! But whatever it takes, right?
Thanks everyone for being here and sharing the journey. Sarah
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Post by nightsinge on May 31, 2006 14:39:12 GMT -5
Yay! A Saraha post! I've missed you ;D
And 5.1 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay yay yay! You rock, g/f!
WW takes ten % from the first time you WI. If your WI was 339 I think they will count 33 lbs (unless they round up, then it would be 34).
I just recently got mine--a key ring. I had thought it would be plastic and it isn't--it's metal. It's such a little thing but it means so much to me! I love holding onto it when I'm feeling tempted. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
You grabbed three because...you grabbed three! Maybe you were feeling deprived at that moment? Rebellious? Wanting to avoid something? Or maybe just having a weak moment. Because we're -human- right? I hate those moments in myself, but this is a way of life, not a cruel, prison-like restrictive diet thingee. Maybe the difference is that all you needed were those three things right then--instead of a couple of months ago where you would have had three a day without even thinking about it?
Anyway I love your attitude and spirit. Keep on keeping on. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by kally on May 31, 2006 15:37:34 GMT -5
well done on the weight loss
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