Exactly. This isn’t a diet, this is a lifestyle change. Now that I know what to do, there’s no reason I’ll gain the weight back, since I’ve changed my habits. I had no idea portion control could be so important, but for the longest time, that’s what I was doing wrong…I was eating healthy, but I was eating too much. Now I know, and I love my electronic scale…I know how many calories are in an ounce of chips or 3-4 ounces of hamburger, and once I eat that, I know where I am, calorie-wise, for the day.
A lot of people think this is a temporary thing…I’ll do this until I lose the weight, then things can go back to normal…no, normal is what you’re doing while you’re losing weight!
olives, that’s fantastic news. I’ve found the tape measure can be an even greater check of your progress than the scale, since muscle weighs more than fat. Enjoy the new you!
Okay, so you just said in a few sentences what it took me four paragraphs to say. Jeez.
overlyverbose, may I borrow your screen name please?
I’m a little concerned about how exercise is going to work out for the following week. We were supposed to run yesterday, but I had to prioritize graduate school applications. We were supposed to run today, but I’ve been up since 4am being violently ill as usually seems to happen whenever I have a really good diet and exercise week, thus making it inevitably more difficult to ride the wave of success into the future.
I have rearranged my work schedule to get up at 6am to run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but that’s not effective until the week after this one. I have the feeling my body is going to be starving for physical activity by the time I reach the weekend.
First, on a non-weight loss related subject I just want to say thank you to Ivylass for encouraging me/reminding me to get my annual mammogram (which I conveniently forgot last year). Got the girls squished last Tuesday. Should be able to call in for the results by tomorrow.
Don’t fret too much about getting in “the workout” Olives maybe you could focus on smaller exercise achievements. When I’m at work and waiting for something to download or install I get up and do 15 wall pushups. You can also march in place and do squate and leg lifts.
If you work out in 5 minute increments it still counts.
I’m still learning new habits. Still learning that my husband and I don’t have the same food requirements and sometimes he needs to eat when I don’t. I’m still learning that weekends are not an excuse.
I’m also learning that when I jog a little I lose more.
I weigh in at WW on Thursday but today I weighed 162 when I got up. I like to remind myself, when I’m feeling cocky and like I’m doing so well, that a few years ago 162 was my “oh my god I can’t believe how fat I am” weight.
Thank you all for your thoughts regarding my spoiler. It’s been mentioned at Weight Watchers that they want you to take things slow and steady and make changes you can keep up with. That the journey is important so you don’t just wake up a different person and wonder how you got there.
Also, really, fast changes usually aren’t sustainable. I know now, after losing so much and making so many changes, that I will never go back to eating the way I did before, or being a couch potato. No way. I’ve been eating this way for about five years and I can’t imagine not eating this way.
88kg - thats 25 kg (55 pounds/4 stone) for the year.
Beginning of August I was stuck on 93kg, and I told a friend I would be happy if I managed to lose another 5kg. Well, I have and I am not happy enough, so 80kg by the end of the year is my new (aspirational) goal. I seem to be finding it easier to lose weight at the moment - I think I have put on muscle as I adjusted to running, and now I am back to a weight-loss phase.
I feel like I’m coming back into the world of reality again. Friends are telling me that I’m in shock, and that on Oct 16th (one month after my Mom died) I’ll lose it. I’m hoping that won’t happen, but I’m planning to take the day off from work, just in case. Anyway, I started back on my diet last Wednesday. My weigh-in days will still be Sundays. I’ve noticed that I’m having a few struggles at night with cravings, which is really disheartening. I don’t quite understand why the cravings are popping up at night and not at any other time during the day. Anyone have any thoughts?
I’ve been reading everyone’s cheers about Sparkpeople, and I’ve joined up, based on your recommendations. I’m Clothilde over there as well.
And FaerieBeth, thanks so much for your sweet thoughts. You’re 100% right. My Mom would want me to focus on taking care of myself now.
I’m so inspired reading everyone’s success stories here. Y’all are just amazing!
If you work during the day and get distracted by that, and have more time to think and brood at night, your thoughts may turn to food as a comfort or something you need more during that time. At least that’s what happens to me!
You may “lose it” and you may not. I’m not sure there’s a reason to set that up as a day to dread and be scared about. It’s fair to say that you’ll probably go through phases and stages of feelings and grief but no exact pattern.
I’m sorry for the hard time you are going through.
In the last month I loss 5 pounds just watching what I ate but I have failed to start exercising. I find it very hard. I cannot get up earlier and when I first get home there is usually a dozen things I need to do first and then I just want to relax.
I’m going to try to go for a bike ride or at least a long dog walk tonight and get myself going in the right direction. I was going to do this last night, but it started raining around the time I got home and I had some cleaning up to do in the basement that could not be put off. This is the problem, I am better at making excuses than exercising.
I have increased my fiber intake which should also be good for my borderline cholesterol count. I successfully lost nearly 50 pounds two years ago and I successfully put it back on again. I know I can lose the weight, but I will probably go into a funk and I lose my way again. I really need to do better.
I am going to try posting to these threads more often as it seems to keep me more focused on my goals.