[crowsmuse]

Hello, My name is Kate aka Crowsmuse.

as per the title i am 45 years old and 250#
and sick and tired of it.
married, no kids, but 2 dogs, 5 birds and 3 fish.
my babies.

i cannot control myself around food.
i use it for everything
happy - eat!
sad - eat!
angry - eat fast!
bad day? eat.
good day? lets eat!

now i am diagnosed prediabetic and close to having high blood pressure.

i cant be trusted, i really cant.
i have a treadmill and an excersize bike, and a bowflex.
i hate them all.
i eat pomegranate popsicles while staring at them, thinking.. damn they take up alot of space.

so i said the heck with this poop.
and i started Ideal Protein on 9/2.
with a promise to myself to stick to it to the letter until my birthday, 10/24
to give it a good solid try no cheating, and see how i do.


im on day 3 and my only problem is choking down these dang vegetables.

the waldens farms stuff gives me something wet with flavor to dip them in, but frankly the taste of the dressings is not pleasurable to me.

anyone have any ideas for someone who hates cooking but desperately needs to get these vegetables down?

also, at dinner i cannot eat as much as they ask, its too much food,
I can only eat half the food i prepared - 6 eggs plus 2c vegg plus a salad?
or 8oz beef taco meat on a big bed of lettuce with veggies and salsa
who has that kind of space in their stomach after drinking so much water
(i prefer vegetarian food, but plain tofu has no appeal without hours of marinating)
so far i dont seem to have a problem being hungry (knock on wood)
but i do have a problem with all the vegetables.

wow this sounds whiney lol, sorry

also i have 2 things i am searching for.
one - it says no root vegetables, but i see alot of phase 1 recipes for rutabaga and turnip . arent those root veg?
two - how can i tell if a vegetarian meat is protocol worthy?
what are the things i look for?
i see veggie shreds used alot in recipes too but the fat and carb seem high.


thanks so much for welcoming me in, and listening

[Mountain Mamma]

Kate, not familiar with IP but just wanted to welcome you to the Forum. (I think IP has its own group on 3FC.) Lots of great people and great help here. Good luck!

[JerseyGyrl]

Kate!

You sound like me when I first started posting here. I was close to 43 years old and was 245 lbs. Like you, I was sick & tired. I couldn't walk up 3 stairs without being completely out of breath. My Dad is an insulin dependent diabetic and my biggest fear was being told I was diabetic. I knew I had to do something. That "something" for me was Atkins. I read the book (twice!) and decided it was something I could do for the rest of my life. That was 4/13/2004. In a little over a year, I lost 100 lbs. I've kept it off 10+ years. I'm an Atkins girl for life!

All that said, with all due respect to you Kate, it doesn't sound like Ideal Protein is the plan for you. It sounds like its a real struggle for you. I'm not trying to say losing weight is easy.....but.....when you start off unhappy with a plan, that's going to make it difficult to stick to.

I hope you find what works for you. Diets don't work. Lifestyle changes are what work. I learned that the hard way.

You CAN do this Kate!!!

I wish you all the best!!