I guess I'm at my "Real Weight", after 3-4 days of getting back on track. So now starts the work.
Last night, I had that semi-hungry feeling again around 9:30p. So asked myself the carrots question: Do you want some carrots? And this time, I did! So I had 4 of them and they were very tasty.
(I guess you have to like raw carrots to understand what I'm talking about.)
Unfortunately, this morning, my weight was up 0.5 lbs. WHAT?? Isn't it enough to drive you crazy? YES. So now that I know what my Real Weight is, I can stop weighing in every day, and go back to my designated once-a-week weigh-in on Tuesdays.
I'm good with that.
No special plans this weekend. My husband has to work 12 hours on Saturday which makes for a lonely day. I am hoping that the weather stays nice (i.e. no rain) so that I can do outdoor things with the kids.
If it does rain, I'm taking them to the library so that I can pick up something to read!
Progress as of today: 40 lbs lost so far, only 10 lbs to go!
I weighed in this morning.
From the comments I received on my last post, I am wondering: "What is my REAL weight?"
I figure my real weight is probably around 138.
I bought new running shoes 2 weeks ago and I feel too fat to use them, i.e. too fat for running. :-( You know -- I should use those shoes as incentive to staying on track.
I have been trying hard to keep the night time eating away. Last night was hard, but I asked myself if I wanted carrot sticks. I did not not, which meant that I was not truly hungry. So I did not eat..
I realize now, thanks to Catepillar, that when I get the feelings of wanting to eat for other reasons than hunger, I need find something to do to keep myself busy.
You see, I always thought that when I was experiencing an emotion or the pain of feelings from the past, that I needed to DO SOMETHING about those feelings.
I don't.
What I'm supposed to do is to find something to do - other than eat - until the feelings... fade? dissapate? pass? I"m not sure. But all along, I was thinking that in order to "feel" the pain and move beyond it, I needed to control it/them (the feelings).
That doesn't work, because my way to control feelings is to eat.
I'm not sure if therapy was supposed to teach me how to actually DEAL with the feelings -- if so, it didn't.
How does one deal with sadness?
How does one touch anger?
What does one do with frustration?
I don't know.
But what I DO know is that when these feelings come up, I have to find something to do other than to eat. I could exercise, read, shower, etc. That's all fine, but note that it doesn't actually DEAL with the emotion. I'm clueless.
However, once I learn to move beyond the emotional eating, this weight loss journey will become more cut-and-dry of "plan / action / result". I wonder if I will ever move beyond the emotional eating issue or if it's something I will need to be ever vigilant about.
Progress as of today: 40.5 lbs lost so far, only 9.5 lbs to go!
I know that I will never be considered a non food addict or a non compulsive eater. I must always know I am so that I can be careful as I go about my day. Vigilance is key. And there is no shame in it because again, there is strength in knowing ourselves and knowing our limitations. Then we can focus on our strengths.
God has strength that far outmatches our own. Lean on Him. Trust Him. Use your faith to help you through. Don't just give lip service to it, use it, walk in it, trust it. I am a firm believer that we find ourselves when we stop trying to control everything and let go, and let God. Of course we have to do our due diligance, but we carry far too much around when we don't have to. I know I do. I know I am. And the only thing I can do is work on it every day.
I don't know your situation or your needs, but I feel the pain of your food addiction and compulsive eating. That makes us family. :)
You are only too far to run if you are 3 feet tall. Other than that, you're fine. Go running, you enjoy it. Give yourself a break. I love the idea of measuring your hunger with thinking if you want carrots. The same with the way we treat ourselves.. would you have this same judgement if it was me? like 'grumpy, you're too fat to exercise' or something like that. I say that because I judge my appearance so harshly the way i would NEVER do if it was anyone else's. And I wonder why. Of course we should treat others with love, but why not ourselves??
as for me, i've realized that i DO NOT at all have control over my eating. and it is still VERY volatile. i have work to do. and absolutely no direction right now. being away from school so long, like 3 weeks almost, it has been very hard to get back into it. and remember everything, and try to improve. i am a bit in disarray.
We all carry around baggage, whether we want to or not. It's always packed and ready to go - the trick is not picking it up. If you can't tell, I'm into music, so for me sometimes the quickest pick me up is thinking of 2 particular kick ass concerts that I've been to (one as a teen & one just last year). When I think of those times, I think of the music that moves me, the friends that screamed with me like idiots, the exilleration - and I know (in an instant) that Life IS Good. Just try to cling to the moments that made you feel "I can do anything" and not the "why bothers" - it is life altering................
Seems that I've gained 3lb since my last entry. Ugh....
Progress as of today: 36.5 lbs lost so far, only 13.5 lbs to go!
No weigh-in today because I slipped up last night. And my daughter caught me last night. I pleaded with her not to tell my husband that I had eaten what I had eaten. This is not good parenting, I know.
I seem to do fine if I can keep myself focused on the practical "diet" mentality. But last night I started to feel emotions overtaking me. Imagine yourself sitting in a room and starting to feel a cold draft coming onto you. It was very much like that. And then I didn't really THINK but just started eating.
Progress as of today: 39.5 lbs lost so far, only 10.5 lbs to go!
Hoping that today is a wonderful day~
Weighed in this morning so I thought it only right to update my DD as well.
I'm trying to get myself back into the mindset of losing weight. I've done the healthy lifestyle change and can live with that. But now I need to get back to a more comfortable weight. And that means that I will need to experience discomfort to some degree until I get back, closer to goal.
So yesterday, my meals were lighter, but I ate every 2-3 hours. That seemed to help. I have cut back on my cardio, to help with cravings.
Last night, I had air-popped popcorn for my "late night" snack, and was satisfied with that. One "test" that I have used in the past with regards to nighttime snacking is asking myself if I want carrots. Because if I'm truly hungry, then the answer will be YES, I want carrots. But if I'm just "bingey" (as HoP says), then the answer would be NO.
And that's when I need to go brush my teeth, floss, use mouthwash and fill up my water bottle.
On the weekends, I have decided that I will be walking on the treadmill instead of my usual ellptical/weights schedule. I had a great time today, watching TV and walking on the treadmill at the gym. A real nice change of pace.
I mention this because I was very tempted to hop on the elliptical, but then I decided that, No, I would not. This is the weekend and weekends are meant to be "active" and different (even if I'm at the gym).
If I'm going to reach my weight loss goal, I need to look beyond all the emotion and just get back to basics. I think that's where my journey gets "muddled". I'm trying to work on emotional stuff AND weight loss at the same time and things get rather disordered trying to do too much at once.
Progress as of today: 39.5 lbs lost so far, only 10.5 lbs to go!
sorry you are not feeling in the zone with your weight. remember, it takes time to lose what it takes moments to gain! lol. at least that's how it is with you and me, right? but it will come off. you are smart to eat the small meals and snacks. on the trip, i stuck with Meals Only. no snacks, except for flavored water almost everyday, a two liter bottle, and sometimes more. it was only lightly flavored, and the 2 liter bottle was like 200 cal. with all the sweating it was a good thing for me. however, now that i'm home, with all the food temptations, i fully intend on incorporating snacks back in right away. being on the trip, all the excitement, helped me ward off cravings or even from getting most cravings. however, my energy levels definitely were affected gravely.
i will be going to a psychologist today, first visit, in my adult life. aside from the time i went to one as a college student but never went back bc i was left with a sour impression. hopefully this visit will be better. just like you, i am going to hopefully "demuddle" my journey...
sending you love...
OK, here's the situation:
I know what I want to achieve.
I know how to do it.
But for some reason, I just can't get myself to do the hard work. I do pretty well during the day, and then at night I just fall apart and self-medicate with food.
It's kind of like holding my breath the whole day and then exhaling to the extreme at night.
And it's not as though I am restricting my calories during the day so that I eat and eat and eat at the end of the day out of hunger. That's not it at all.
I was thinking, if I could get my day to end at 7pm, I'd be doing great! (Some days though, it'd be nice if my day could end at 4:30p.)
So I'm not sure what's going on, but that's pretty much of where I'm at.
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
Have a good weekend......
Just keeping it real, over here... Not very happy with it.
Trying a new routine, with regards to exercise, which in turn has caused me to readjust my calorie level (lower). We'll see how it goes...
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
Hope you're doing well today!
Let me preface this entry by saying that I do not know what I weigh today. I am feeling extremely bloated and LARGE. I am extremely aware of the extra weight I am carrying around on my frame, and it is uncomfortable, to say the least.
However, I am not going to beat myself up about my setback, but rather pick myself up and keep trying.
You know, moods come and go. Life can be good; life can be hard. And even though I am not doing very well emotionally right now, I'm not going to let that derail my efforts THIS time.
So good or bad, happy or sad, laughter or tears, I'm putting my physical self back on track.
Progress as of today: 39.5 lbs lost so far, only 10.5 lbs to go!
As for me, both baby! I find the walks and build them myself. I probably put some barb wire on top of them too. I am not smart and love a pity party. This needs to change now!
xoxo
It has been a difficult week. Just bad all the way around. Stress, depression, tension, bloat, weight gain, discouragement.
I am stuck. I have tried and tried and nothing has worked. I don't know what else to try.
I am tired. I am hungry. I am sad.
Progress as of today: 39.5 lbs lost so far, only 10.5 lbs to go!
OK, now I know what I weigh, and to be honest, I am surprised that I don't weigh more. I was half-way expecting to see something around 142. Then I thought, "Gee, what if the scale says 147.5?"
So this is ok. And I'm wondering if I am starting another "hit" to my metabolism. Every 5 years or so, starting around 20, 21, 22 -- a woman's metabolism slows down and everything "shifts" a bit. I doubted the person who told me this initially, but over the years, I have come to realize that she was right.
(This bit of wisdom spoken by my very first Exercise Buddy.)
And now that I am approaching 39 this month, it seems as though this is what might be happening to my body. 130 seems **impossible** to reach at this point.
But it's not. At least I don't think so. I'm not giving up. But I will say that with this "shift" in body has come a "shift" in perspective. I'm not so hung up on the number on the scale. I'm much more focused on athletic pursuits. Not that I'm indifferent to the number or that I wouldn't L-O-V-E to be at a lower weight.
It's just now I can see that it's just a number. It won't bring me love or acceptance or self-confidence or anything like that. It's me, as I am right now, just less.
Anyway, my point is this: If what you're doing isn't working, be patient. If it's still not working, then it's time to try a new approach.
Progress as of today: 41.5 lbs lost so far, only 8.5 lbs to go!
[ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 Next Page ]
I have a bag of carrots in my fridge - but I haven't wanted to eat them yet!
nenak on 07/24/2009:
enjoy your weekend hope the weather is good for you!
MoodyMe on 07/24/2009:
I think your carrot question is cute..have to smile everytime I hear that you asked yourself that!
I hope that the weekend weather cooperates with you so you can get out in the fresh air with your kiddos!
catepillar on 07/24/2009:
Night hunger is my hardest to overcome. It is really cool that you have a way to check that hunger and feed it something that is low calorie. Great job!!
Horn_Of_Plenty on 07/24/2009:
blah...i couldn't do the carrots thing...i'd have to substitute it for something else...some cooked and flavored veggie...lol, but that would certainly defeat the purpose...
h82bfat on 07/25/2009:
You're doing a great job! I'm glad your carrots are working for you. Lately my hubby has been munching (I'm talking sandwichs & leftovers - not just a granola bar) late (all the way up to midnight last night) and it's starting to get really annoying again (he'd chilled out for awhile) - it's gonna start catching up to him pretty soon...... I finally just had to go to bed last night - I can only distract myself with a book in my face for so long! A girl can only take so much! :c)
biscottibody59 on 07/25/2009:
RYC: You are right!
Check this out for more: http://www.rhymes.org.uk/as_i_was_going_to_st_ives.htm
This site has a ton of nursery rhymes--might be fun to share some of this with your offspring!
Have a good one!
ps I know it doesn't help you much, but I'd give each of my pinkie toes (unless it made me walk funny for the rest of my life) to weigh 140 in a healthy and active manner for the rest of my born days;-)