| kaplods |
11-30-2011 07:42 PM |
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Originally Posted by Mmckellen
(Post 4123952)
I noticed your ticker on the 'crumbles' post! AWESOME!!!!! You've really peeled off the pounds lately - have you made specific changes?
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Nothing I can point to with any certainty. There've been a few changes that I suspect have boosted my success, but I think it's just a whole jumble of many small changes that are finally "adding up."
When I started this journey six years ago (after discovering that I had "accidentally" lost 20 lbs, during the previous year), I was afraid to "diet" because dieting had always in the past resulted in weight gain - so I decided to make healthy changes I was willing to commit to forever, even if no weight loss resulted (and for the first two years, no weight loss did - but I kept off the 20 accidental pounds - even that was an astonishing acheivement though, because I'd never "maintained" a weight loss that long while not also losing). From the start, I assumed (well, hoped) that my progress would "snowball," as I was able to do more, I'd be able to make more and more dramatic changes, to acheive more dramatic results (but I still vowed to stick with it, even if I never saw impressive or even noticeable results).
I think the snowball has finally gained enough momentum to gain some speed.
I've also had some serious mouth and jaw pain issues, and pain issues from the arthritis and fibro. I've been pretty miserable, and the drugs that I've been given for pain (or the antibiotics for the jaw) have been fairly rough on my stomach - which brought back the IBS, so I had to drastically cut back on veggies and fruit, for a while, until my stomach settles back down.
I'm hoping of course that the loss has been a result of my "snowball" theory rather than the health issues, so that the speedier losses won't stop when the health issues have been resolved. But, I'm prepared for either eventuality. |
