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Originally Posted by PhotoChick
Uh huh. I have to say one thing that has helped me a lot from this board is ... when I get into a situation, either a craving, or getting upset, or whatever ... I stop and think "what advice would I give on 3FC if this were someone else".
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I've actually done that to myself a couple of times recently... It makes me slow down and think about the reality before I go off the crazy end.
(On the burger topic, love Five Guys - they were my burger fave, but I went to The Vortex a couple of weeks ago for the first time and all I can say is Wow! I really had to give myself a 'just eat a light dinner, get sweet potato fries as the side to make it feel a little better' talk there!)
I've taken Ambien before several years ago. i bought Simply Sleep recently, to try to help with the new sleeplessness. Hopefully it will settle it down, otherwise I might revisit the Ambien prescription...
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Originally Posted by ChristinaGetsFit
I have no idea how to keep from going nuts, I past that stage long ago. I just try to keep the voices in my head to a low hum when they don't have anything good to report.
I know this is sounding like advice and you don't take it very well, but I wanted to do what I could for a fellow treekie and sci-fi fan. Be strong and give yourself time to adjust.
Thanks Christina! I have to learn to ignore my voices when they are just trying to beat me down!
I used to read a lot to do that, have considered picking up the Twilight books (is that even the name of the series?) as a matter of fact... I'm just finishing "The Last Days of Krypton" & "Chapterhouse Dune" (upstairs book and downstairs book) so I'm looking for something to fill the gap.
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Originally Posted by JulieJ08
It might help to remember that stress and stress hormones from the worry and lack of sleep contribute to weight gain.
I know I retain water when I'm stressed, but didn't think about the impact on weight gain until recently. I need to keep that in mind...
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Originally Posted by mamaspank
You should allow your body a fluctuation of probably five pounds. Two pounds doesn't mean you are spiraling out of control; maybe you ate some heavy, dense foods that day or the day before. No worries. You have worked hard to get to your goal and maintaining is just as hard itself. It's hard to relax, I know, when you feel like all you do is think about food all day.
I have read that weigh can fluctuate five pounds or so. I do hope that as the maintenance goes along I'll be more comfortable with the routine so I don't flip when that happens. And, I do find I think about food a lot. Not because I'm hungry, I just think about what I'm eating next, plan the day and the next day, think about how much sodium I just added in by eating a pack of salmon as a morning snack for protein, etc... It is like that balancing act from the Bugs Bunny cartoons with the plates on the ends of sticks...
Thanks for the support guys!