My ankle appointment went well. I saw a different person - as the woman I was working with retired. The new person said I did not need any lifts and told me how to proceed. It had been going well when I became apparent that my shoes were way too tight in the toes with the brace on. I could actually see the impressions of my toes on the leather! Yikes. Wearing it for patches of time made my achilles tendon ache. I stopped wearing it, called yesterday to explain, & go back to the brace lady on Thursday morning.

I was in panic mode and did 'soothe' myself with some food. Of course, it was a false soothing. I've been up and made my plan for today and will carry on.

I weighed myself and it said two pounds up. I don't know if it's 'real weight' or salt, hormones etc. Good information to remind me of my purpose in eating healthfully and in lower calories.

I need to run my mom around to appointments today.

I hope everyone has a great day.

Yay to 104!!!!!! That's a huge deal! :D

I stepped on the scale this morning 271.5..let's hope it sticks for me through the week. Of course, that weight couldn't have showed up Monday morning! ARGH!

Wow
 

Wow you guys are doing so good. I am inspired, I wish I was losing 6-10 pounds at a time. I am lucky to lose 1 a week and I am on a 1200 calorie diet.

Has anyone heard of Interval Dieting? It is where you stay on your plan then take a day and eat more calories than usual. It is supposed to help with metabolism and platues (sp sorry). I am interested in info.

I am down one pound which is the result of a lot of mentally tough days. I know what to eat and how to eat but I am an emotional eater and it comforts me until I stop then the self-loathing, shame, and self-hatred start. I have been strict on plan and I wish it showed in the scales. It is discouraging.

Putting pictures online is so brave. Wow, good for you!

Sorry to hear about the ankle/brace and the sinus problems. There is nothing worse than not feeling well and being on a diet. Because I am a comfort eater, when I am sick I hear myself say "if I eat something. I will feel better." it doesn't work but I hear it every time anyway. Does anyone else have that thought? It would be nice to not be alone in this.

Hope you all have a great day. Thanks for the inspiration. Lsfunky

I don't count calories, I only eat clean. My calories range from 1550-1850 in my menus. I have been having good results without having to track calories..thank goodness because that would be so hard for me. I just know eat clean, eat clean, eat clean and every 3 hours!

Been avoiding 3FC because of the shame of re-gaining, and look! A whole thread devoted to it! So happy I'm not the only one. I re-gained all (almost 100 pounds) + 20. **SIGH** I am posting here before even looking at my ticker, and am not excited about seeing it. But know that this community helps me stay on track, and am ready to face it. Starting a new job in August (my dream job, actually!), and need new clothes, and want to be able to actually buy clothes at a store rather than buy online. Let the games begin. Again!

Late night drive-by post:

Rosebud, you look amazing! WTG; you are truly an inspiration.

Sue, I meant to tell you that I made my peace with hostas a couple years ago. I've always hated them, but now that all I have is shade, obviously I have hostas. I also have calla lilies and lenten rose and I can get coneflowers to grow up front, but yes, hostas. We coexist.'

LS, the plan you're describing is also sometimes called calorie cycling, or 'having a cheat day'. It works for some people. Sadly I am not one of them! The only way to know if it'll work for you is to try it.

Laurie, welcome back! Sorry for the reason, but you're definitely not alone. I always say 'we've done it before, so we know we can do it again', but I'm having a heck of a time figuring out how. This is a great place for support, though. At least we all know exactly how you feel. Congratulations on the new job! That's fantastic.

I'm still miserable and my diet is kind of all over the place, since the diet I was following to help my sinuses ended up making everything worse. Back to the drawing board, I suppose. I'm still in the 190-192 range, at least, so I'm counting it as maintaining. TOM is imminent so that's another week+ of not losing. At least I'm not getting on the scale multiple times a day anymore.

I should get to bed, but I'll try to catch up and check in again tomorrow. I hope everyone's doing well!

Good morning everyone :wave:

Beverlyjoy, I'm happy to hear you finally have some consensus on your ankle - it's got to be frustrating having conflicting opinions and no relief. I hope you're dancing very soon.

Funky, Don't get discouraged. It's taking me at least a week to lose each pound! As frustratingly slow as that seems to me at my weight, it's getting me closer to where I want to be. The alternative of throwing my hands up will not. (Now please point me to this post when I start my monthly b!tching and whining about how the scale isn't moving AGAIN!)

LaurieDawn, WELCOME! I'm sorry you need to join us, but so happy that you have chosen to. This is a great group filled with much wisdom and kindness, you'll get great support here from many traveling the same road as you.

Caroline, I used to just despise hosta - "making peace" is the perfect description! (I'll ask again, are we related???) I long for the beautiful, colorful flower gardens and huge hydrangea blooms in my yard. On the upside: At least what I have requires very little maintenance :) Maybe in my next life... (you know, the one where I finally have skinny thighs and fat hair...) I hope you're feeling better soon, this has been a long run for you.

Nothing new or exciting here. The kids are busy here there and everywhere and DH is traveling again so planning meals is difficult when I don't know who is going to be home. I've instituted a new house rule that if I'm not aware if your evening plans prior to 3, I will not consider your preferences when planning/preparing dinner. I was solo last night and was able to make one of my favorite meals which has ingredients someone else doesn't like. It was glorious! (and I ate it on the couch watching baseball :))

I hope everyone has a fantastic day!

Clean food?
 

What do you mean by clean food? Veggies? Organic?

LoseToAll, here is some info for you:

http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/what-is-clean-eating/

and you can google Clean Eating Magazine, and Eat-Clean Diet for lots of info. This way, I really don't have to focus on counting anything. I just make sure to eat my proteins with complex carbs and get my healthy fats in. It becomes second nature after awhile.

THANKS, EVERYONE ~ for your kind words and encouragement; I really appreciate the support you all give me here.

:welcome: back, LAURIE ~ glad that you have returned -- now, this time you are gonna learn how to eat well for good, right? Right! :yes: After regaining several times in the past (a yo-yoer), I finally "know" that I must eat this way (healthier: which means less) for the rest of my life. Congrats on your new "dream" job too!

LSFUNKY ~ I didn't lose 6.5 lbs in one week; I haven't weighed since the beginning of April (on purpose), to make sure I broke that 100 lbs with a couple to spare as I lose very slowly. I just had a good feeling that day that I should brave the scales. I am actually losing about 2-3 lbs a month these days, which works out to be about .5 to .75 lbs a week. That is better than not losing or gaining, so I am very happy with this. :D

BEVERYLYJOY ~ I'm glad you are finally finding some help for your ankle/foot issue, which may help your back issue a bit too.

CAROLINE ~ I have some hostas here around one of my peony plants; I keep it trimmed to a manageable level though. Did you know that both Hydrangea & Bleeding Heart bushes can live in a shaded garden? Both are perennials and give lovely flowers for years & years.

My Yellow Cinquefoil Bush survived the move (last year) and the winter; and I put it in a total shaded side of the front deck, and it's growing there. How well, remains to be seen. If it doesn't do well, we'll move it to a sunnier place but I am limited to only a few spots left. The previous owner put flowers and bushes in all the sunny locations on this lot already, but I am really enjoying them though.

The last few spots in the back yard will have the berry bushes which I am really looking forward to as well. The blueberries & gooseberries will be in mostly full sun; and the raspberry & blackberry bushes will be in fullsun/partial shaded areas.

It got really cold here last night; it was down to 40 F when I went to bed so we brought the plants indoors, but it is expected to slowly go back up to the 90's by next week again (yuck, where are these temps coming from?) What happened to the usual June 70's? :shrug:

PS ~ I was just thinking that we have hardly had any bugs this year yet (no skitters, and only a few black flies). It may be the :hot: temps that are killing them off, so maybe we shouldn't complain too much just yet. ;)

Anyhow, eating has been really good: I made my own version of Hungarian Goulash for dinner tonight, and it turned out really good. You could smell it all through the house and DH couldn't wait to try it. I put corn and a new potato in mine instead of serving it over noodles or rice; that way, it is a one-pot meal! Love that. :D

Oh, my early green beans and salad stuff are all coming up; and my Yellow Daylily is up with some friends, so I'll be able to split it and put some in the other garden bed as well. Have a great OP Thursday everyone ... :flow2:

Thanks for the welcome! I am excited to be back here, excited to be doing this. I am terrified of doing it for a bit, having a little bit of success, and getting totally sucked into the "I'm too busy to take care of myself," and "I work really hard, and I sometimes literally only sleep four nights a week. Do I really have to deprive myself of food I like that's easy and convenient and doesn't make me feel hungry?" issues that have trapped me in the past.

But you know what? I'm not going to ace the food and exercise thing every day. And I don't need to. I'm desperately trying to avoid the hyperperfectionism that has defeated me time and time again. Am I worth more when I lose faster? Or am not gaining? Nope. But I enjoy life more when I am in better shape. I love the feel of sore muscles. I love watching the scale go down. I love being able to walk into a store and buy "normal" clothes. How does this compare to being able to eat whatever I want whenever I want to? Apparently, not well enough. Cuz I'm an addict. I eat beyond where I have any desire to eat. But maybe, just maybe, this time will be the one. And if it's not, maybe it will be next time. Or a combination of several times. But for now, I am going to do it. I made a commitment to a very low-key goal for six months on Goddess Jessica's challenge, and I think it is something I can keep. Step one, baby!

Good morning everyone! :wave:

The scales were kind this morning, I'm down another 3 to 196! One more pound makes 30, then I'm working the 186 goal - my resting weight for many years. I really needed this movement, I've been feeling a little stuck and and trying to fake it till I make it. This will get me a little more energy and focus to keep on keeping on.

I'm off to a meeting but wanted to stick my head in before things got crazy, I hope everyone has a fantastic day!

Yay!!! :D

SUE ~ I agree -- yay, for you!!! 3 more lbs, and only 1 more lb for 30 ... that's great!

I made a long list of incremental goals like that in my Daily Tracking file (like my 10 lb increments; plus 10%; 15%; 20%, etc; 25/50/75/100 lbs; 2sieland; halfway; and so on). I have met so many of those mini & milestone goals now that it is so very encouraging and motivatiing too. :D

We had a good day: it was our 23rd anniversary. I was able to celebrate and still stay on plan -- I had baked chicken wings and homemade salad for our dinner.

Have a Fabulous OP Friday, everyone -- you can do it!!! :flow2:

Good morning everyone :wave:

Happy Anniversary Rosebud and DH!:val2:

Rosebud, I'm trying to break it up into little chunks to make it seem attainable: 5%, 10%, Onederland, 25 pounds, 30 pounds, halfway there, 40 pounds, etc. It's funny, I don't really see a lot of progress most days but my ticker reminds me that I'm on the right path.

We got some fantastic news yesterday that SD23's part time teaching position has turned into a full time gig with benefits and everything. I'm so proud of her and the way she has handled herself through a pretty stressful situation. There will be a lot of families better off having her a part of their children's education.

I hope everyone has a fantastic day!