Good morning! I realized that I haven't been here for awhile. I was spending too much time on the net and far too much time obsessing about my weight loss or lack of it. I'm doing o. Seeing. New guy, eating out too much. Making decnt LC choices but the sodium was kills me. Weekend sodim, up 2pounds, then takes me all week to gt back down. Hopefully this week will be better. Set point keeps wanting to drift back over 150 so struggling with that.
Hope all of you are well and welcome to you new folks.
Sue, you are so dang close to the Teens!!!! Keep going girl.
I'm mad at myself, I let a little stumble become bigger and bigger, luckily all within a day and a half, but still...
I hadn't really thought through my strategy for a weekend away and while I managed to fumble through the first 24 hours unscathed, eventually I did yield to my environment (very good food but not at all low carb) and then well, it just was like "I've already blown it, so why not" which of course is where the REAL problem lies, because had the excesses been limited to that one meal Saturday night it would have been no big deal - what was really terrible were the other choices that continued all day yesterday, including a late night raid of a box of chocolates because "after today I'm not doing this again" so of course I had to make a bad situation even worse...
Like I said, I'm really disappointed in myself.
And wow, frightened by what I saw on the scale. Last week I was feeling really confident I'd leave for Denver having made my goal of 179 and be in good shape to hold that number as my target all summer. Now, I'm really unsure.
But I suppose all I can do is do for myself what I wish for each of you who stumble : FORGIVE MYSELF AND MOVE ON
So self, I forgive you. I forgive the bread, desserts, croissant, yogurts, the sandwich, the pizza, the chocolate and the cookies. I forgive the unnecessary bag of pecans, the apple, the jelly on baguette.
Now, let's look ahead, and let's see how fast we can get these extra pounds back off...
** Too embarrassed to post the numbers today, but I promise to put in all the gory details once the scale is moving down again **
Wannabe... Rules.. not to worry... If this challenge helps you to lose.. well that is the important thing! and GOOD for you for your losses! WOOT! WOOT!
Sarah.. Oh I send you a big hug BIG HUG! reading your post.. well I could be in your head as during my 2 weeks in early May.. I felt the same, exactly the same! and I too Forgave myself.. Most important thing next to starting over again. Sometimes that little voice just gets so loud and takes over our thoughts and actions and its too late for the common sense to take control. I think the real win is that WE KNOW what we did and know why and how it happened and know the signs for the next time. I really do send you a BIG HUG again of support! I know you will move forward and YEP that 179 for Denver! IT WILL HAPPEN! I believe it!
Sarah, been there, done that, so many times over the last five decades. It truly is a great way to learn self forgiveness and self acceptance at being human. If this were easy we would all be at goal. Keep up the good fight and let go quickly the minor indiscretions.
As I've said before Sarah...sometimes, for some reason, we just seem to feel the need to sabotage ourselves. We get so close to our goal. ..and then...what? Get scared? Are we afraid we might actually make it? And then what will we do? My whole life has been about losing weight, or needing to lose weight. Maybe I'm not sure who I would be if I didn't need to lose weight...lol I don't know. I do wish I could figure it out so I would quit making the same darn mistakes!
But yes...we have to forgive ourselves and keep going! We will do this!
And it's mostly water weight gain and will hopefully come off fast!
Sue you are doing great! I'm watching closely!
Glad to hear from you Calee!
Happy Birthday Easily!! Have fun...but stick to your plan!
Welcome to Wannabe and Michaloula!
SW: 216.8
CW: 212.6
GW: 199*
4/21. 216.8
4/24. 214.4
5/2. 213.2
5/4. 212.4
5/9. 211.4
5/13. 210.4
5/15. 209.8
5/26. 209.6
6/2. 212.6 (I got up to 220 maybe more )
Carol, I started getting a little chubby when I was 7. I dieted and battled my weight for decades. I totally relate to what you were saying about self sabotage. Now at 63 years old, I am finally coming to terms with some of it. Hang in there and keep going. One foot in front of the other.
As I've said before Sarah...sometimes, for some reason, we just seem to feel the need to sabotage ourselves. We get so close to our goal. ..and then...what? Get scared? Are we afraid we might actually make it? And then what will we do?
An interesting point, the self-sabotage one.
I have really been thinking of it in terms of not being prepared (physically and mentally) but there might be some truth to that self-sabotage thing too.
I've accepted where I am (yesterday was a rude shock, I knew the scale would move up but was not expecting such a high number). So I'm filling in the numbers now...
Did ok with all elements of this challenge except the dairy bit, over the weekend (but back on track with that now)
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My major commitments :
- weigh in daily (I already do this)
- step count over 10,000 at least 1 day a week
- count calories/carbs at least 2 days a week
- no dairy other than grass fed butter
SW : 189.0
CW : xxxx (too depressing.... see below)
GW : 179.0 (and this will put me out of OBESE & merely "Overweight" per BMI
Daily weights :
186.8 Apr 22
188.2 Apr 23
188.4 Apr 24
186.8 Apr 25
186.2 Apr 26
185.4 Apr 27 (lowest weight since my wedding in 2007)
185.8 Apr 28
185.0 Apr 29
185.6 Apr 30
186.4 May 1
185.4 May 2
187.2 May 3
187.2 May 4
185.4 May 5
186.0 May 6
186.2 May 7
187.0 May 8
DNW May 9 - Bilbao
187.8 May 10 - Bilbao
188.4 May 11 - Bilbao & pizza
188.8 May 12 - back on track
189.2 May 13
187.4 May 14
186.6 May 15
188.2 May 16
189.0 May 17
187.0 May 18
187.4 May 19 --> Began tight refocus effort (careful food journal, etc)
187.4 May 20
187.0 May 21
187.8 May 22
185.8 May 23
185.2 May 24 (fat fast)
183.4 May 25 (fat fast)
181.4 May 26 (back to regular low carb)
183.0 May 27
185.4 May 28
184.4 May 29
181.8 May 30 (Loire valley)
184.4 May 31 travel scale 182.4 (Loire valley)
185.6 June 1 travel scale 183.6 (Loire valley)
188.2 June 2 BACK ON TRACK
188.0 June 3
Last edited by sarahinparis; 06-03-2014 at 04:30 AM.
Self Sabotage... I have a feeling that that little voice in our head (ego) just gets a boost of strength and wins sometimes... just does and memories of us being at a certain weight and maybe a failure or maybe having the best time of your life at that weight brings back memories and strengthens that little voice.. Just thinking here... Well I know that 201 is one of my milestones that I enjoyed alot and then 170...So I have to watch those..
Newme/Carol... you will lose that extra water really fast.. just like Sarah! I BETCHA! I do believe it of you two! and Calee.. you too..... whatever happened I hope that it comes off asap! We have all worked hard to get to that lower number and know how to get there and we WILL!
Well I can definitely relate to Sarah from this last weekend…I cheated and had a very high carb meal on Saturday and TWO cupcakes from a local place that has to die for cake…well that was gonna be it but it turned into me being totally off plan all day Saturday, Sunday and even yesterday …so for three days I have been eating high carb and lots of sugar ( even full sugar soda ) …I can say I feel like poo …I have no energy , and I am bloated beyond belief …I have cramping and indigestion and heart burn …sounds fun huh? Not to mention my diabetic blood sugar readings were horrible all weekend…
I really don’t know what caused this since I did it a week and a half ago and then was back on plan and doing well …the way I’m feeling right now I really don’t want to feel for a long time ( if ever ha ) …I got on scale the first day after and it showed me 3.5 lbs up, which didn’t help because then I was just ready to pig out more haha
But …I am back on today…doing what I should be doing and what makes me feel the best …I’m gonna do induction for a few weeks or more …have a graduation party at a friends on Sunday , they are going to grill , and I’ve already texted her to see what she is serving and what I can have ( or need to bring ) so I can be prepared to be OP.
So Sarah I understand what you are going thru …sometimes we just crack …lol …and I’m sure you and I can get those extra lbs off in this week or next !!!
I agree with everyone on the self sabotage …I’ve been trying and trying to get under 200 and now that I was on a roll and got to 205 I seem to be wanting to go backwards…
Hope you all have a great day !! Easily hope you have a great birthday !!!!
Carri, one meal, one hour at a time if necessary... we will both be back on track - already halfway through day 2 back on track and it's much easier right now than yesterday... And I know in another couple of days it will feel like I could do this forever, just need to get past the first couple of days.
No, that's a lie. Need to get past the first couple of days and then be extremely well prepared and organized for the days after that, to stay on plan, despite what life throws at you.
We have houseguests coming this weekend. And the woman is Italian and always cooks one meal for us, pasta... And I will not partake, but I will have something for myself ready to go, to stay on track. And it might be hard, but I will do it.
Thanks Sarah, I'm also just trying to get thru the day , got a bit of a headache...which leads me to what may be a silly question ...after three days of high carb and sugar will I go thru Atkins flu again , even though I did low carb for several months? I hope not, but I'm not feeling that great today...although could be simply just from all the sugar
Oh it's gonna be hard to not have that italian food...pasta and bread is my weakness...but I know you can do it, by then you will be back in the zone...
Oh Gosh.. I know what you all are going thru as I had my bad weeks in early May... But you all are back at it and that is something to be proud of! Maybe we need to do the induction week thread again?
Sarah... oh that is such a temptation (homemade Italian food) But maybe you can find those carbless noodles (or is there a recipe for egg noodles?) Either way.. its the company that you are going to enjoy.. the food was just extra! I bet you have a terrific and fun weekend with your guests!
Me.. I am staying right around my loss from last weekend... Ooooooo I so want the teens.. but it will happen (I WANT IT NOW THO!) LOL
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