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Forum: Living Maintenance 05-29-2014, 03:48 PM
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Posted By neurodoc
Becky and JayEll, I need to learn from both of...

Becky and JayEll, I need to learn from both of you. I come from a long line of Type A personalities that are the subject of half-joking half-serious commentary from my entire extended family. And,...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-28-2014, 08:15 PM
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Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
From Martha Washington, circa 1779: "I am...

From Martha Washington, circa 1779: "I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-27-2014, 09:28 PM
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Posted By neurodoc
IBS flare is definitely over now, but weight is...

IBS flare is definitely over now, but weight is parked at 128 since last week.

I'm not sure what I think about the whole stress/cortisol/weight gain issue. It seems to me that we almost define...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-23-2014, 09:02 PM
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Posted By neurodoc
I think I'm giving up on this fodmaps thing. It...

I think I'm giving up on this fodmaps thing. It is just.too.hard. and it has not resulted in any bit of improvement. OTOH, I had my first serving of naturally fermented sauerkraut last night, and a...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-22-2014, 09:37 PM
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Posted By neurodoc
Up 3 pounds since I started having all this GI...

Up 3 pounds since I started having all this GI distress, and I'm hardly eating. The bloating is fierce, and the fodmaps diet is not helping (not that I am doing a perfect job of following it, but...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-20-2014, 09:22 PM
Replies: 520
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Posted By neurodoc
If Fage Greek yogurt and soy sauce count as...

If Fage Greek yogurt and soy sauce count as fermented, I have some fermented food almost every day. I like sauerkraut and pickles but it is very hard to find the real thing (fermented instead of...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-19-2014, 09:49 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Have any of you heard of fodmaps (Fermentable...

Have any of you heard of fodmaps (Fermentable Oligo-Di-Monosaccharides and Polyols)? I have been having absolutely wicked irritable bowel symptoms for the last few weeks (I have had them on and off...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-16-2014, 01:28 PM
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Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Hard to believe I was ever 120. This morning's...

Hard to believe I was ever 120. This morning's weigh-in has me at 126.8. I've eaten food after dinner twice in the last 30+ days (once a binge and once an evening party) but now struggle with not...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-14-2014, 08:37 PM
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Posted By neurodoc
Becky, are you familiar with edamame? They're...

Becky, are you familiar with edamame? They're neither processed nor contaminated - they're NOT the soybeans farmers grow for the umptygazllion soy-based dairy- and meat-replacement products out...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-09-2014, 09:25 PM
Replies: 520
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Posted By neurodoc
When I look at photos of her from the early...

When I look at photos of her from the early 2000s, she looks vibrant and healthy, if a bit overtanned. She always had the platinum blonde hair, but the rest of her wasn't nearly as stylized. I think...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-08-2014, 05:24 PM
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Posted By neurodoc
Just saw this photo at random on my FB feed:...

Just saw this photo at random on my FB feed: http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-schwarzman-and-donatella-versace-2014-5 and it really got me thinking.
She's 59, 10 years older than me. And if I...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-06-2014, 09:52 PM
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Posted By neurodoc
Still up the 2 pounds today. Felt sad and...

Still up the 2 pounds today. Felt sad and hopeless all day long (it's AMAZING how much a negative scale reading can affect me) but didn't use it as an excuse to overeat. Sitting up in my room now,...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-05-2014, 08:14 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
My reward for mostly abstaining from desserts,...

My reward for mostly abstaining from desserts, mid-afternoon coffee breaks and seconds in the lunch line last week, all the while walking at least 3 miles a day? A 2 pound gain on the scale this...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-04-2014, 10:03 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
JayZeeJay, you have my sympathies as well. The...

JayZeeJay, you have my sympathies as well. The out-of-control feeling is, I know, almost as miserable as the belly bloat. But it will pass, and you've got your head screwed on straight. Moving on is...
Forum: Living Maintenance 05-02-2014, 11:26 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Wow Allison, that sounds purely vile; I'm not...

Wow Allison, that sounds purely vile; I'm not even remotely tempted. Why bother even considering it further?

Saef, I loved NROLW. I credit it with turning around my whole approach to physical...
Forum: Living Maintenance 04-27-2014, 08:07 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Down to 127 and change, and my pants are finally...

Down to 127 and change, and my pants are finally no longer skin tight. It's killing me, but I'm getting there. Today was over the line though; I had both a cup of frozen yogurt AND a Kind bar after a...
Forum: Living Maintenance 04-20-2014, 08:11 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Saef, i lost 3 pounds in 2 weeks last summer in...

Saef, i lost 3 pounds in 2 weeks last summer in Greece - 3 pounds that I had not been able to lose on a rather stringent 1400 cal/day for the prior 6 weeks. After I came home, the weight quickly...
Forum: Living Maintenance 04-18-2014, 09:14 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
JayZee, is your status accurate (135 lbs @ 5'6")?...

JayZee, is your status accurate (135 lbs @ 5'6")? If so, any bulges must be fairly minimal, and can be taken care of by Spanx. Putting extra stress on yourself before your wedding by eating way below...
Forum: Living Maintenance 04-16-2014, 07:55 AM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
For the first time since ?Nov? I saw 128 on my...

For the first time since ?Nov? I saw 128 on my scale. Considering how utterly devastated I was when I got up this high back in the fall, I should be pretty underwhelmed by getting back here, but I'm...
Forum: Living Maintenance 04-13-2014, 09:29 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Silverbirch, you must have injured your back...

Silverbirch, you must have injured your back before I joined this maintainer's forum because I don't recall every knowing what happened. But, speaking for a moment with my medical hat on, the less...
Forum: Living Maintenance 04-01-2014, 08:39 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
131.2. Might as well eat at night; apparently I...

131.2. Might as well eat at night; apparently I must simply eat the extra calories during the daytime without knowing it. Didn't think I was doing that, but I'm really REALLY good at maintaining this...
Forum: Living Maintenance 03-31-2014, 08:08 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Becky, you are amazing. How cool to know you...

Becky, you are amazing. How cool to know you through this forum.

JayEll, I really really admire your choice vs. restrict mentality. That is exactly the mental place I would like to get to with my...
Forum: Living Maintenance 03-28-2014, 10:02 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
Sort of no eating after dinner (day 6). No...

Sort of no eating after dinner (day 6). No unplanned snacks, but we celebrated Shabbat after dinner tonight, and I had a piece of challah (~150 cals. worth) with a sip of grape juice, and it was on...
Forum: Living Maintenance 03-27-2014, 09:44 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
No eating after dinner, day 5. A bit easier...

No eating after dinner, day 5. A bit easier today- mind is fairly quiet from "food thoughts."

"Maintenance fatigue" is a great term. Definitely agree that it has both physiological and...
Forum: Living Maintenance 03-26-2014, 10:24 PM
Replies: 520
Views: 23,371
Posted By neurodoc
No eating after dinner, day 4. This is SO hard. I...

No eating after dinner, day 4. This is SO hard. I can't believe how much will power it takes, and how much work my mind does coming up with reasons why I deserve and need and out-and-out OUGHT to go...
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