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Wildflower, my problem this week is the opposite... my waist went down another 1/2 inch to 26.5 (for me, this was super exciting) but my weight, as I've mentioned, is still plateaued at mid-TOM weight of 125.3. It's so funny how all of this works.
I called my mom today to clear up some paperwork issues and was complaining a little about weight loss. She told me she'd just lost 5 lbs from completely cutting out carbs for a week. "It wasn't that hard," she said. I asked her how much I should be eating and she said 1000-1100... ahhhhh. "I put my patients on 800 a day sometimes," she told me. She's a doctor and so no-nonsense ("stop eating cookies, I always see you eating cookies," she'll say, because she saw me eating cookies when I was at home a month ago, before I started trying to lose). I'm just so frustrated. Granted my mom's about 10 lbs more than me, but I kind of resent the matter-of-fact way she just says "yeah, you're gonna be hungry, deal with it." I guess my unhappiness is compounded by the fat that my ankle hurts something awful today -- I think I jarred it -- and the running shoes I ordered hours before falling are coming in the mail tomorrow. On-plan today, & headed for lower calories than either yesterday or the day before... I'm less hungry due to not really exercising and eating so much (1450) yesterday. I guess that's a good thing. Hope everyone else is doing a bit better than I am, lol. Almost the weekend! |
Funny that you mentioned that Krampus, I have a fat day EVERYDAY as of late. I honestly LOOK fatter than I ever have before, even when I actually weighed more a few years back. Nearly daily I have a pinch myself freak out, and want to cry about it. I've been pretty down on myself lately.
The other day I told my husband that I really wanted to stay on track, so i need his support to get back to where I was last spring and summer. He got a confused look on his face, and said I look just the same now as I did then. WHAT???? I was 120-122, and fit into a size 4 wedding dress, which probably wouldn't even get over my hips these days, let alone zip! Men, what can you do! |
I am constantly having fat days. It doesn't help that I gained back like 5lbs of weight I had already lost before Christmas. Every time I step on the scale I can't help beating myself up about it and it just makes me feel fat. On the bright side I have stopped "dieting" meaning actively limiting my food and exercising. I am currently eating as I please within reason and have managed to lose 2-3lbs which is pretty exiting.
I have had a couple of really busy weeks and haven't made it to the gym at all this week but will start up again with that next week along with making slow healthy changes to my diet again to try and get back on track. I really want to focus on the positive strides I am making rather than focusing on the negative because the last thing I need right now is more negative. |
lackadaisy that is frustrating about your mom. Not that this is sage advise or anything, but it's just one of those situations where you have to say "ok, cutting carbs worked for her, and eating on 800 calories a day (!?) works for her patients. But it doesn't work for me. I know I need 1400-1600 a day to make my loss sustainable and to not go crazy." It may take a little longer than your mom's strategy did (although she may gain every ounce back once she starts eating bread, which seems like that usually happens) but it's the one that is going to get YOU where you want to be.
Re. losing inches- aren't there huge benefits to not just losing in "one" place- i.e. inches around the waist? As fun as NSVs like waist measurements are in being motivators, isn't it great to lose throughout the body so that everything becomes leaner at generally the same rate? Like wildflower said, that's what people tend to notice. Not that it isn't awesome to drop noticeably in the waist, but both types of losses seem to have huge benefits :) maenad I know what you mean- I used to be 125ish and my boyfriend can't tell a difference between that and my recent high of 134. I'm short so it's a pretty obvious difference, especially for someone who sees you generally... er... less dressed than most people! As frustrating as it is when he can't tell my recent 4 lb drop (which again, is pretty noticeable to me), I guess it's better than him noticing and commenting on every pound I gain! Still, funny how guys are like that... |
Haha argh fat days! If I overeat consistently for a day or more, I get what I call "chronic fatface" and I swear my face doubles in size and it shows in pictures/in the mirror. Sometimes fatface happens on on-plan days and that's just the worse.
I know I could be doing a lot more to combat it but I am just overwhelmed by how much fat hangs out on my body in various places. One way I've found to calm myself down is to hold a hand held mirror in front of my torso and pinch an inch. It's times like those when I realize I really am only pinching about an inch or maybe a couple inches. Made the mistake of measuring my waist yesterday. I really have let myself go, I'm up 3 cm from my smallest waist measurement which was 65-66 cm, or just barely 26 inches. It's funny how much bigger the same weight feels when you know you've been smaller recently. All that aside, I've lost every day this week and made sensible choices and stopped binging, so it can't all be piss and vinegar. Going to hang out with my boyfriend and eat a bit more than I should over the weekend, but I'm not going to binge. I'm just not! It's not OK to do so I won't do it. |
Today is going much better, I am always better when I am working. Although I enjoy having such a light schedule right now, it's pretty tough only working on weekends and one night a week...
How do your work schedules effect your eating schedules? I also have been preparing meals ahead of time for busy days recently, so I grab a homemade Veggie burger before running errands rather than going out to eat. |
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My work tends to be sedentary, so that doesn't help, either. The one thing it does help me is having a low-cal beverage all the time -- coffee or tea, basically -- and keeping myself occupied so I'm not thinking about food. Then I can go four or five hours without intrusive cravings and I stay well on plan. I'm still not quite used to this diet thing... it takes more brain capacity than I'd like. On the plus side, despite a few, ahem, regularity issues, I weighed in at 123.8 today! Probably because my muscles are losing their retained water from my exercise regimen slacking off during ankle healing, but here's hoping the carb-slashing has helped, too. |
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my burgers are super easy to make. 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed. smash in a bowl with a fork add 1/2 cup corn add 1/2 cup red bell pepper, and 2 cloves garlic (both finely chopped) add seasoning (some times I stick to curry powder and a bit of salt, or go for cumin and paprika) add either 2 table spoons of flour or coarsely ground rolled oats (these work as the binder to hold everything together) I make them onion free because I don't like them, but you can add those in if you wish, and subtract some corn and red peppers. mix everything together and separate into patties with your hands. Store in refrigerated if you plan to eat them in the next few days, or freeze them if it might be longer. Cook patties in oil for a few minutes on each side until browned. Sometimes I add a little cheese on top, but usually not. I make these all the time and crumble one on top of a salad. Sometimes I make sandwiches with one on Whole Wheat bread, tomatoes, avocado, and lettuce with some mustard and light mayo. They are super easy if you are cooking for two, I make my husband one on a bun with all the toppings and chips on the side and mine over a salad. Hope that makes sense and helps! |
maenad Those burgers sound amazing! I've got to try that sometime.
lackadaisy AHHH look at you go! You're keeping me in check. I hit 123.5 on Christmas Eve and I'm dying to get back. *** I always, ALWAYS overeat/indulge on the weekends, but this weekend was probably the least damage I've done in over a month. Only up a pound or so after a lot of crap, and today I'm armed with a small arsenal of healthy on-plan foods. I had an overwhelming urge to binge on chocolate yesterday, talked myself out of a big box of whatever in favor of a small Valentine heart with peanuts in it, and didn't wind up eating it. I may work it in as dessert for lunch or dinner today, or not. There's no rule anywhere saying you have to eat chocolate within 24 hours of buying it! The "fat" paranoia of feeling my thighs rubbing together/touching a lot has fled the scene for the time being. I'm going to run tonight which will make me feel better about it all. Looking forward to seeing a net loss on the scale by Friday. I know I will if I eat right. |
Just wanted to say hello and basically remind myself that I need this place something awful. For those who remember me, I'm finally weaning off the prednisone and the hunger is starting to fade. My new treatments are working, hives and gone and life is looking more normal everyday. The trade off is almost 20 pounds. :( Ashamed doesn't even come close.... I'm just going to have to lose it twice and get over it. What's done is done (and thankfully, can be undone!) Tomorrow is day 1 back on the wagon and I feel ready to recommit. My husband is going to do it with me. He's actually on day 5 or so already so I think he'll be a help rather than the usual hinderance. So, as much as it pains me, I'll change my ticker and be checking in daily.
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Hi guys, I'm back from our mini-vacation! We had a nice time- lots of fresh foods and relaxing. I weighed myself late in the day with all clothes on and only 132.8- not too bad. Hoping that means I'm still 130.8 tomorrow morning and can start working on losing again.
Changed best of luck with the re-start! It looks like you have lost a LOT of weight so far, so many congratulations on that. Prednisone is a doozy so I'm sorry that it's thrown a wrench in your weight loss plan. You've lost it before though so you obviously have the determination it will take to get back to your old self. We'll all be rooting for you :) maenad Thanks for sharing the burger recipe! It looks fabulous. krampus I'm glad your fat days are MIA right now. Mine have returned over the past two days, with my thighs and butt being a trigger. The latter has definitely decreased with my small loss over the past month but I've still got decent cellulite that keeps me bummed out. Not sure if that will ever go away :-/ Re. the work schedule- I have been working from home for the first time in my life for the past 6 months. I return to office work a week from today. I'm really excited about that for a lot of reasons; they are mainly professional but I'm also looking forward to getting back on a more normal eating schedule. Right now I wander into my kitchen and graze whenever I'm bored. Not good! Happy Monday to everyone- hope it's a great week. |
Welcome back indiblue! Glad you had a good mini-trip. Sorry to hear about the fat days. They seem to come randomly.
I went running today to combat the "OH GOD MY THIGHS ARE MASSIVE" feeling, and wouldn't you know it, as soon as the runners high kicked in after about 35 minutes, I tripped over myself and fell, banging up both knees and scraping the heck out of both palms of my hands. I got MAD and kept running all the way home. I'm guessing I went about 3-3.5 miles, it felt quite difficult since it had been over a week and a half and I'm getting over my cold. Eating was great today - just about 1300 calories once I factored in nibbles of tomorrow's lunch. I'm going to eat Korean BBQ after work tomorrow with a friend, hoping to keep dinner low-carb with one serving of beef and grilled veggies. |
maenad: Thanks for the recipe! I look forward to trying it. I'm glad you mentioned how you make it for your husband -- my husband is actually pretty cool with being on board when I make vegetarian stuff once in a while, so I'm sure he would be down for these. And we buy curry, cumin, and paprika in bushels over here (not really but we love those spices particularly!), so any recipe that uses said spices already sounds very promising!
krampus: Sorry you skinned up your knees, BUT I'm really happy for you that you had such an awesome weekend and a great Monday. You'll be back to your previous low weight in no time flat! |
Krampus! I feel your pain. I broke my pinky toe and now cant run for a little while :(
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Thanks for the warm welcome! <3
I'm not sure if featherweights is the place for my right now but I'm sticking around regardless because I've really missed talking to you guys. TOday is off to a good start. I had black coffee, half a grapefruit and 1/2 c oatmeal plain. Dianne- I was thinking about you the other day. I have been looking into a sonography program at Texas State University. I think I decided to try to get into the respiratory therapy program. Hope it's not too hard. When do you find out? |
Ahh so many injuries for us feathers!! But it's good that we're all staying active and on-plan anyway. I think I'm finally going for a run tomorrow morning -- definitely looking forward to it. The ankle is at 10% swelling, 90% bruising (haha), so well on the way to recovery.
I think I get what everyone mean by "fat feeling" -- it's more how you feel when your muscles are going flabby, right? I'm definitely getting that right now; relieved that my plateau has broken, but I'd rather regain a pound and feel the energy / tone that comes with exercise. |
Changed You are definitely still a featherweight! Glad to hear your day started off well
fivestone I hope so! You're probably my #1 inspiration at the moment, I watched "Amadeus" last night and wondered how you're doing haha lackadaisy That's EXACTLY the feeling. I'm happy to report mine is gone for the time being after a few long walks and a run. I am glad your ankle is healing. Dianne Oh no! Get well ASAP. That can't be fun. |
I think finally after nearly a month the injury to my right leg has healed. I did something to the muscle and it had been causing me almost constant pain but complete rest for a week seems to have healed it. I am hoping to get back on the treadmill on Tuesday so we will see. I have to stay late at work tomorrow to finish up a few things it will make it a late night for me but it will be good in the long run.
I also did a lot of cooking this weekend and I have been experimenting with whole foods which is wonderfully delicious and healthful. I think if I can just focus on eating healthy food which promote health and healing my weight loss will become a lot more natural. |
Krampus - Sorry about your fall :( (im sorry im the brat that laughs at everyone when they trip or run into things so the image i get is rather funny) but at least it gave you motivation to keep going for 3.5 miles!!
Fivestone - I agree, you are an inspiration! Changed - Oh I love it when I find other people in the health field!!! I would say GO FOR IT! I dont apply till beg. of July and wont find out if I got in until the end of July! Thanks for thinking of me :) lackadaisy - I am so having the fat feeling right now. Waaaaaaaaaa! Veela - Yay for your leg being healed!! But I have to say, your username is really making me want Velveeta cheese. Agh! So I dont know whats going on. I dont know if when I weight last monday my body was dehydrated, but my weight is 131.2 this morning. I was blaming it on my period but that never came. I wonder if its still possible to have the water weight gain from your period but never get the period? has this every happend to anyone? got the signs and weight gain but no period.. Oh well, I am NOT giving up!!! Happy Tuesday Feathers :) |
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I can't decide if I should keep weighing every day or not. When I have had an increase after a loss, it angers me and I attack the day with low calories and tons and tons of water and exercise. So if there is a plus to weighing everyday, I guess that's it. Doesnt change the outcome, though. I still flux and can't seem to get into the 130's and stay there.:( |
Are you running a lot Dianne? I've heard that can cause you to stop cycling regularly. Could you be pregnant?
Day 2- I'm fasting today. I won't say it's been easy but it's just easier for me to fast than obsess over food all day and then go to be feeling like I didn't get anything I wanted all day anyway. Had my bone scan today, no biggie at all. Got 3 new pairs of running shoes at the nike outlet yesterday and I've got a pair of free runs on to get myself motivated to actually RUN! I've always heard nothing shocks you back into shape like running. Hope that's true. Having just moved from high altitude, it's much easier to run down here... so they say. We'll see. DH is home today so I can go by myself. Going to join the Y today too. My Aunt needs a work out buddy and thank goodness for that because I do too. And they have childcare! |
haah Changed, that was the big dilemma yesterday! I was almost certain I was pregnant. So I made a gyno appointment yesterday and I am NOT prego! Shew! I think its becuase I have been running consistently for 2 weeks now (5 days a week). Even though the scale isnt complying with my needs, I have a lil NSV. When the gyno was listening to my heart rate, he said "wow, you must be in great shape, your pulse rate is very slow". That was nice to hear. So later at the pharmacy I did one of those blood pressure machines and it said my pulse rate was 54! Thats at 6pm and after coffee earlier in the day. Yay for running making me healthy!!
If I could only get my eating under control, I could have the body I want within months. Damn it is SO hard! Changed - how many days are you fasting for? |
I am gearing up for a big, crazy cardio workout tonight, feathers. I'm doing a workout I hate and fear and dread, but I want to see if I can do it (I dread it because it's really high intensity). So let's see if I can get through an hour of intense cardio without feeling like I'm going to pass out! ;D
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My day started out really well -- staying on plan & low-carb -- and then I went to the physical therapist and learned that I can't run for the next week. And that I have to keep an air cast on at all times. And I may have to stay in a brace for weeks after that. Basically, my ankle is in much, much worse condition than I was acknowledging, and with my apparently high pain tolerance, I was abusing it terribly, and now I have to pay.
Went back to the dining hall and stuffed my face at dinner. I counted the calories and it wasn't as bad as it could have been -- ~500 calories -- grilled chicken, bbq beef, tofu, veggies, a bowl of cereal. Too much food, but I couldn't stop. Now I'm dealing with an extremely uncomfortably full stomach and a sense that I've somehow failed with my "binge." It's lucky my stomach has gotten smaller due to weight loss or this could have been really bad. As it is, I stayed "low-carb-ish" and have just about hit my calories for the day, so no snacking tonight. Feeling huge amounts of stress with my thesis... hopefully I can concentrate on that and not how unhappy I am about losing control or still being injured. |
Yesterday I ate ~1750-1800. Really no idea how many calories were in dinner, but I didn't feel stuffed or full at any point and my weight is down a tiny bit from yesterday this morning, so I guess I did something right. I want to increase my workouts but social life gets in the way something terrible. For some reason going out for a run/jog feels like far more of an effort than doing a cardio DVD at home.
*** lackadaisy, sorry to hear your ankle is in worse condition than you thought and you're stressed out. Considering the odds against you, despite your guilty feelings I think staying low-carb AND within calories while "stuffing your face" is truly admirable and hardly "losing control." Your stomach must be tiny by now! kat999 Good luck and don't pass out! What is this big cardio workout you speak of? Dianne I can't believe you run 5 days a week. I feel so lazy! 54 is an amazing pulse rate. I laughed at myself while I was falling too. Nothing else to do but laugh. |
kat good luck with the cardio!! What did you end up doing?
lackadaisy sorry to hear about the ankle :(. Your dinner sounds well-rounded and appropriately sized- a lot of protein and not so many calories for a full dinner. Yes, could be that your stomach is accustomed to a smaller size. Good luck with your thesis! What is it on? I am still stuck at my same 130.8 weight for about the fourth day in a row. Yesterday I did not eat well, but at least was under calorie-wise. Le sigh, guys. |
I've only been off line for like two days and I feel like I have missed so much!
Krampus: I hope your cuts heal soon, I too have a habit of tripping over my own feet! Changed: welcome back! Indiblue: sounds like your trip went well! Welcome back! As for me, On Monday I got up to go for a run and nearly collapsed back into bed from the pain in my right knee. Looks like the kick a kid gave me at work during a tantrum did some damage. It's feeling a bit better today, maybe it will be good enough to run on tomorrow? Yesterday I was under on food, but today I had an incident with a doughnut I would rather not discuss that put me over for the day. |
Thanks for the well wishes! My scary workout was a DVD from Cathe Friedrich called "Cardio Core Circuit." It's about an hour of intense HIIT (which I tend to dislike generally, but this video was recommended to me as a big calorie burner). I am proud to say I got through it! :carrot: I was exhausted this morning, though, and let myself sleep an extra half an hour as a reward. :D
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Krampus- Your dedication amazes me. <3
I'm still here reading... day 2 back on fast 5 and it was so much easier than the first time I started it. I felt great all day after and just stopped my fast with an apple and some nutella. |
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Changed -- wow, I don't think I could do a fast. I may have to set myself up to fast some time, just to see what it does to my ability to work -- and maybe it will help me move beyond thoughts of food. How do you keep yourself from going crazy with hunger?
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Also, does fasting affect your ahem bathroom habits? I suppose that might only be applicable if you're doing the Master Cleanse with lemonade or whatnot, but I've read many accounts of people who did that who reported having to wear Depends because of the unpredictable nature of it all...
I'm about the same as yesterday today. I'm so impatient. So impatient! Hoping going for a run tonight will kick it into gear. I want to do a longer run but I will probably peter out around 3-4 miles. |
Oh Nutella. It's my weakness. I think most of my recent posts have had something to do with Nutella.
I don't know much about fasts at all. Are they a healthy part of a weight loss plan? I am in a plateau right now and need something to kick start my loss again. |
Nutella is totally fine in extreme moderation. But when you're tempted to lather on too much onto some toast or whatever, just say to yourself, "This is essentially frosting." That always gets me to lighten up on how much I'm having. When you're trying to lose weight, imagining yourself eating a tablespoon of cake frosting sounds kind of dangerous, doesn't it? ;)
If I'm caving in and having some, I'll just sort of barely dip the knife in the jar and just spread a super thin "whisper" of it on my toast. Still gives me the taste, but it amounts to less than half a teaspoon. |
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SO SORE this morning. I worked out hard yesterday and felt so amazing! 30 minutes of speed walking finished off by 5 of slooooow walking lunges on the treadmill, 10 of jump rope and some sit ups/push ups. Going to do some WiiFit in addition to all that today. Just in case it helps anyone else, if you sign up at audible.com/tvoffer you get 2 free audio books and they you can cancel right after they download. I actually might sign up for real when I'm done with these 2 because man, it makes the time fly by on the treadmill!
I don't know if I mentioned it before but I signed up for something called the Shape Diva Dash. It's a race/obstacle course in Austin April 9. Women only. I'm "training" for it to help me stay motivated. What's better than the first week back on the wagon when the weight just melts off? down 3 pounds already and feeling so much less bloated and gross already. |
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I used to do the knife dips too.. except unlike you I wouldn't be able to stop and end up doing 5-6 knife dips a day! Seriously, no self-control when it comes to Nutella. So I've actually started measuring my Nutella intake by stopping the random dips and licks and taking allowing only 2 tsp per day, if I have any at all. This is only 66 calories and 4 grams of fat, which for me is well worth the deliciousness. Also, I am re-reading this post and I sound ridiculous. I really am battling a war with cake frosting and chocolate hazelnut spread. Oops. |
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