Back to the routine here too! I went up 10 pounds in the past months, stress, holidays, sorting out the divorce...and now i'm trough and comitted to loose the 10 again!
Small steps though... I still tire out very easily and then tend to hit the sugar.
Anne, Pat ...I was meaning to ask how does this food get in at your work ? is this an office type of thing? I just wondered..I work in a lab enviroment and I am not familiar with the work food custom.
At my work, people typically bring food for groups/meetings/parties and if it doesn't get eaten, they leave it in the break room/kitchen/on a chair outside their office for anyone to "help themselves." There is also catering for meetings (that might include cookies/brownies etc). If there is any left over, they leave it out for anybody to come eat. Almost every day, there are leftover pizzas in the kitchen.
It's kind of a double whammy, a huge box of donuts might show up at an early morning meeting to tempt you, or you wander into the kitchen for a healthy snack and get assaulted by a leftover birthday cake on the counter. Or, you stop by someone's office for something work related and they want you to have a chocolate macadamia nut from Hawaii or a cookie from South America or cookies they baked at home or WHATEVER. Not to mention the dreaded "honor" box of candy bars. Leave a dollar, take a candy bar to support a kid's fundraising activity. Or...*ulp* Girl Scout cookies
I am constantly tempted by food at work, it's tough.
Glory, I sure know where you're coming from! In my office, free food is used to entice people to come to meetings or to make meetings more pleasant. Or, as a way to get us to have a meeting that lasts through lunchtime! They provide free bagels every Friday as a "perk." Also people bring in food from home and leave it in the breakroom, along with the leftovers and fundraisers. Too many times I have indulged in special olympics brownies and leftover cookies!
Mostly I just avoid the breakroom. But the area I eat lunch in instead has a snack shop.
I went to my wrist doctor this morning. The two surgeries were a success, so now we're trying to fix the rest of the problems, which is apparently "ECU (extensor carpi ulnaris) tendinitis." He gave me an injection, a prescription for anti-inflammatories, and a splint that immobilizes my arm from my wrist to my armpit which I have to wear 24 hours a day (except in the shower) for six weeks. So much for my plans of resuming weight lifting! When this one is fixed we're going to do the same on my other hand. So no weights until April at least.
The therapist said I can exercise with the splint on so I guess I'll just look a little ridiculous on the stairmaster. Oh well. Maybe the anti-inflammatories will help my knees too, that would be a bonus!
I know a lot of people on here have dealt with or are dealing with medical problems and injuries . . . how do you handle it? My list of doctors is getting really large and of course right now while I have various injuries and I have to have all four wisdom teeth out I'm coming due for all my annual checkups (optometrist, dermatologist, pap test). I feel like an old lady and I'm only 24!
I always say that I am going to start posting in this group and then I shy away. The thought of maintenance has been a big part of me not losing. I've always been confident that I could lose, I'm scared to death that I won't keep it off. I don't give myself enough credit that I can have the discipline and determination to keep it up.
This is the beginning of my weight loss journey *AGAIN! grr* but I hope there is room for me here. I haven't posted regularly here in a while and am struggling for find someplace where I feel comfortable but I have always admired this group so here I am.
Welcome, Tracey! I'll slide over and you can sit right here by me - we've got lots of room for you and everyone else. We're thrilled to have you join us and look forward to hearing lots from you!
Definitely, please join us Teahoney. Maintenance was always the crucial key I was missing for my previous weight loss attempts, I never thought one second beyond "get to goal weight." It's really not surprising at all that I was never able to keep any weight off, I just "quit dieting" and went back to eating "normally."
I actually made maintenance my goal from day 1 this time and it made a huge difference for my long term success.
I took the first step and got on the scale for the first time in forever. I'm at 309 now and it's weird because I didn't freak out when I saw it. I was surprisingly calm. Frankly, I was expecting to see a much bigger number.
So I've set my goal to be 205 by the end of the year. I chose that number because that was the weight I was right after having my daughter and even I have to admit I was sexy. Here I was walking down the street with a newborn baby and I was getting hit on like crazy. I just didn't stay at the weight long enough to really appreciate it. Between my daughter's illness, quitting smoking and the end of a relationship, I was 100 pounds heavier by the end of the year and I've been stuck there ever since.
Welcome, Tracey! As another regainer I'll agree that focusing on maintenance from the get-go really helps.
Our work food gets donated by grateful patrons (I'm a public library director), brought in by staff, leftover from kids' story time parties, and frankly brought in by staff for birthdays or just because. We are very crowded in our work space, and the "break room" is just an alcove (with a table, sink, microwave and fridge) off our main workroom. To get coffee or water, I walk right by that table with all the goodies on it. Sigh. I try hard not to listen to their seductive voices as I get my coffee or cottage cheese from the fridge.
Our goodies are leftover from meetings or brought in by 'thoughtful' co-workers. They are placed on a table that I have to walk by to get to my work area, get out of my work area, or pass again to get to my other work area and the break room. No escaping it. I've been known to put things away if people aren't eating them fast enough, just so I don't have to look at it.
Starting to feel better, but not great yet. I'm guessing I'll be back at work tomorrow.
Welcome Tracey. I considered myself a maintainer from the moment I lost my first pound. I never really considered myself on a diet, except in the traditional sense of the word.
Tracey-Welcome. I'm pretty new here, but these ladies are very friendly and full of good advice.
Paperclippy-Ouch! I had tendonitis in my wrist (not from exercise) and it hurts! Oh, and I see you're in Carmel. I lived in Indy for about 7 years. It must be a change after CA though.
I don't work outside the home right now and it seems I'm still bombarded by food. Church meeting, PTO, sport event. debate meets for Pete's sake-food, food, everywhere.
paperclippy, sorry to hear about your wrists , sounds very painful. I am definitely not a stranger to medical problems. But, I try to be upbeat most of the time and know that they were a lot worse before I lost weight. I know what you mean about the list. I just saw a gynecologist, dentist, hepatologist and my regular doctor in the past month. I'd be rich if it weren't for medical bills. LOL.
Anne--so sorry you're still sick. Sure makes you not want to workout (IMO). I hope you're feeling better so you don't have to make that dreaded trip to the doctor.
I've been really good this week and have exercised every day! I'm starting to log my food into fitday again. I think that is where my downfall was that made me gain the 8 pounds. I need to watch everything! Somewhere else I found this GREAT site for recipe analysis--you plug in the ingredients and voila! you get the calories/protein/fat per serving. It's so cool (and so much easier than trying to find all the ingredients in fitday). I may give up fitday for this site and then keep a paper journal of my food.
Allisn, Fitday annoys me. Mostly I seem unable to find exactly what I want. I suspect it's built by people's personal entries into custom foods, but they have some weird stuff in there. I do it for awhile, then get annoyed and go back to counting weight watcher points which are easier for me to look up and keep on a paper journal. Oh well, at least I'm watching something!
The heating system at the library is being upgraded and so parts of it are turned off - it's 60 in my office! And zero outdoors! I've got on a long-sleeved jersey, a flannel shirt, and a fleece vest on, and I'm COLD. I wish I had long underwear under my pants, and warmer socks. I'm about to put my gloves on. I keep running my hands under the hot water. I just keep hoping I'm using up calories trying to keep warm!
Hi, Maintainers! The last half of December was tough for me... all the usual suspects (houseguests, parties, restaurants, busy-ness, etc). I haven't weighed myself yet, I am waiting until I think I'll be able to deal with what I see. Meanwhile, I am back to lots of exercise (I kept up with this pretty well in Dec) and whole foods. Somehow, through the past three months of struggling with the issue of maintenance (and watching my weight climb WAY out of maintenance range), something "clicked" for me. My attitude shifted and I really no longer have the "diet" attitude. I have totally accepted that this is the way I will live for life. Along with that attitude adjustment, I have adjusted my caloric intake. I am eating an average of 1500 calories per day, which is 300 more than I've ever eaten before when trying to lose weight. But my activity level warrants it, and I have less compulsion to overeat. I think this will be much more "maintainable" over the long haul.
Of course, I have to keep reminding myself of my "new attitude" several times a day now!
I've got a trip to Hawaii in June with my DH and DDs, so I've got something rewarding to plan for, too!
Good to see you back, Glory. Meg, it's been nice to hear your voice more lately!
We're thrilled to have you join us and look forward to hearing lots from you!
We are very crowded in our work space, and the "break room" is just an alcove (with a table, sink, microwave and fridge) off our main workroom. To get coffee or water, I walk right by that table with all the goodies on it. Sigh. I try hard not to listen to their seductive voices 
as I get my coffee or cottage cheese from the fridge.
