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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / August 2004Little Differences
Well, I've only been working at losing for about two weeks now but I've already noticed some positive changes. I've dropped about eleven pounds, which is a lot for two weeks but I'm sure most of it is water. I feel so much less bloated than I did at the beginning of the month and my clothes are already fitting a tiny bit better. For the last few days I've been just flooded with energy. I found myself dancing around the house earlier this evening. :) I've been eating small meals spread out through the day and I haven't felt deprived. Before I would eat huge portions and then feel bad and go as long as I could before eating again. Now if I feel hungry I EAT and I don't have to feel guilty because I know I am eating good stuff in healthy portions. I'm eating between 1900 and 2400 calories per day and learning how to respond to my hunger cues instead of cravings. I've just upped my exercise from thirty minutes a day to forty. I still have a long way to go and sometimes I still get a little worried that I will fail once again, but I try my hardest to shake those thoughts and just focus on getting through one day at a time. So far, so good!  SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) > Well, I've only been working at losing for about two weeks now but I've > already noticed some positive changes. I've dropped about eleven pounds, [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > once again, but I try my hardest to shake those thoughts and just focus on > getting through one day at a time. So far, so good! It's that little bit of positive feedback that you get from your body and your spirit that you have to nurture in the tough times - that will help you keep going. It sounds like you're doing wonderfully and you are seriously motivated. Keep up the great work and if you need a little help or a push, just whistle! Jenn > It's that little bit of positive feedback that you get from your body > and your spirit that you have to nurture in the tough times - that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jenn Thanks Jenn! I'm sure I'll be needing a push soon. When I have tried to lose weight in the past my enthusiasm starts to wane around four weeks in. I'm still honeymooning, so to speak. PL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) I had to respond to your post. When I read it I smiled. The reason I smiled is because I could read a little of myself in your post when I first started my new way of living. Its sounds like you are deffinately on the right track. Leave your past failures in the past. Dwelling on them will only make your road ahead even that much harder. I am so happy for you as I type and hope you continue to post your success. Its reading post like yours that keep me on track. :) Congrats on your pounds lost thus far!! Jamie. Signaturestart 365 goal 200 maintaining 189-194 range current 192 > I had to respond to your post. When I read it I smiled. The reason I > smiled is because I could read a little of myself in your post when I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jamie. Thank you so much Jamie. I hope I can be as successful as you were - what fantastic numbers you have! Can I ask how long it took you to lose and how you did it? SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) Congratulations! I am curious if you take regular blood pressure measurements, and whether thay changed at all lately. i > Well, I've only been working at losing for about two weeks now but I've > already noticed some positive changes. I've dropped about eleven pounds, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > once again, but I try my hardest to shake those thoughts and just focus on > getting through one day at a time. So far, so good! > Congratulations! > > I am curious if you take regular blood pressure measurements, and > whether thay changed at all lately. > > i I had a full physical last winter and my blood pressure was normal. I also had my pressure taken when I went to the emergency room with an ear infection a few months ago and it was slightly elevated but not out of the normal range. I've been pretty lucky not to have problems with high blood pressure. (My family history is interesting: my father, who is thin, has really high BP and has to take medication to regulate it. My mother, who is fat, has irregularly LOW pressure and has to take medication to regulate it. Somehow I seem to have fallen right in the middle.) >Well, I've only been working at losing for about two weeks now but I've >already noticed some positive changes. I've dropped about eleven pounds, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >once again, but I try my hardest to shake those thoughts and just focus on >getting through one day at a time. So far, so good! Congratulations on the great start. 11 pounds isn't a lot for the first two weeks, especially when you have a lot to lose - as long as you don't expect it to continue at that rate! I know so well what you mean about the extra energy. IMO this is far more to do with eating less and better, rather than the actual weight loss itself at this early stage. It sounds like you have a good plan. Don't think of failure, just take each day at a time and concentrate on the small goals, and how much better you feel already. janice > Congratulations on the great start. 11 pounds isn't a lot for the > first two weeks, especially when you have a lot to lose - as long as > you don't expect it to continue at that rate! Thanks Janice. No, I know it will slow down soon. I am determined to lose this weight the right way. > I know so well what you mean about the extra energy. IMO this is far > more to do with eating less and better, rather than the actual weight > loss itself at this early stage. Absolutely. I'm enjoying it. Whenever I'm tempted to overeat I think about how much better I've felt these last few days and ask myself if an extra helping is really worth losing all this extra energy and bounce. And the answer so far has always been no! SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) > > Congratulations on the great start. 11 pounds isn't a lot for the > > first two weeks, especially when you have a lot to lose - as long as > > you don't expect it to continue at that rate! > > Thanks Janice. No, I know it will slow down soon. I am determined to lose > this weight the right way. I just wish everyone would give themselves an honest shot at your apparently sensible calorie-counting / non-deprivation approach before giving up on themselves and either getting gastric banding or letting it all go. Eating 2000+ kcal/day is not deprivation! 2-3lbs/week is "slow" compared to starving yourself, but as long as you weigh less this week/month than you did last week/month, you're on the right track, and that's all that matters in the long run. > > I know so well what you mean about the extra energy. IMO this is far > > more to do with eating less and better, rather than the actual weight [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > helping is really worth losing all this extra energy and bounce. And the > answer so far has always been no! When I was on my strict plan I knew each extra 1000kcal delayed a whole day's progress. What's the point if you're getting enough food already? Eat for fuel, eat what you need, not what you want. Now that I'm a lot closer to my goal I've relaxed a bit, but I can certainly say being on this side of 200lbs is a lot more pleasure than what any food can give me. Heywood 232/183/182 (but the battle of the bulge ain't over yet...) > Now that I'm a lot closer to my goal I've relaxed a bit, but I can > certainly say being on this side of 200lbs is a lot more pleasure than > what any food can give me. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels! SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > Nothing tastes as good as thin feels! My mom used to have a fridge magnet with that slogan printed on it, back during her Weight Watchers days. I really would like to know what thin feels like. Actually, scratch that - I'd just be happy knowing what average feels like. :) SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) I LOVE to read posts that uplift me like this one! GOOD FOR YOU!! You give great hope to me:) glo > I LOVE to read posts that uplift me like this one! GOOD FOR YOU!! You > give great hope to me:) > > glo Thanks. I still have a looong way to go, though. :) SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) PL wrote in alt.support.diet on Fri, 20 Aug 2004: >> I LOVE to read posts that uplift me like this one! GOOD FOR YOU!! You >> give great hope to me:) >> >> glo > >Thanks. I still have a looong way to go, though. :) Don't think of how far you've got to go, or you'll give up in despair, which is what I feel like doing when I think how far *I*'ve got to go! Actually, it's what I feel like doing anyway, but never mind that now, I'm not going to! Just take each day as it comes, and if you have a bad day, so what? It just means it will take another day to come off. And could people please go on telling ME that, I'm having a "funny five minutes"..... SignatureAnnabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88/80kg > Don't think of how far you've got to go, or you'll give up in despair, > which is what I feel like doing when I think how far *I*'ve got to go! > Actually, it's what I feel like doing anyway, but never mind that now, > I'm not going to! I'm having a bit of a rough day today and giving up in despair seems so tempting. But I'm not going to either. > Just take each day as it comes, and if you have a bad day, so what? > It just means it will take another day to come off. And could people > please go on telling ME that, I'm having a "funny five minutes"..... Take it one day at a time. ;) The five minutes will pass. SignaturePL (who's having a funny five minutes herself) PL wrote in alt.support.diet on Sat, 21 Aug 2004: >> Don't think of how far you've got to go, or you'll give up in despair, >> which is what I feel like doing when I think how far *I*'ve got to go! [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Take it one day at a time. ;) The five minutes will pass. Thanks, PL. Yesterday was definitely not a good day, in terms of food. Partly I woke up hungry, which I don't normally do. Then there was a Residents' Association Barbecue in the afternoon. If you're trying to lower the amount you eat, I don't recommend barbecues, because the food comes in dribs and drabs, and before you know it, you've eaten at least two more pieces of chicken than you meant to! Plus it was the middle of the afternoon, and we had had no lunch, so were seriously hungry! And, of course, eating in the middle of the afternoon put supper out of phase, because we weren't hungry when it was supper-time. And I ended up being hungry at bed-time and having a far more heavy-duty snack than I would normally allow myself. Sigh. Oh well, today is another day, and I'm well on track so far. And although I had not lost any weight at my bi-weekly weigh-in this morning, I hadn't gained any either. Shouldn't really weigh myself twice a week, but I can never resist.... SignatureAnnabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88/80kg > Oh well, today is another day, and I'm well on track so far. And > although I had not lost any weight at my bi-weekly weigh-in this > morning, I hadn't gained any either. Shouldn't really weigh myself > twice a week, but I can never resist.... Oh I'm right there with you. I have to really fight hard to break the old habit of climbing on the scale every morning and letting the number that comes up dictate what kind of day I'm going to have. SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) > I still have a looong way to go, though. :) When I decided to change, I *never* set out to lose almost 100 pounds. It never entered my head. It was an exciting adventure to get a new life where one day I'd see someone rollerblading and think "Hey - I need some of those!" and then DO it. Enjoy *your* adventures! SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >> I still have a looong way to go, though. :) > >When I decided to change, I *never* set out to lose almost 100 pounds. >It never entered my head. That was how I was. I just figured I'd see what happened, and that losing even a little weight would be a good thing. If you'd asked me then if I wanted to get down into the 140s, I'd have thought it out of the question -- perhaps not even desirable. Maybe I was a little strange in this regard, but I was never all that unhappy with myself at 260. I just felt like I'd like to be a little lighter. And one thing kind of led to another :-). BTW, I bought a really nice Liz Claiborne suit today in a size 6 -- 80% off the original price. I'd have never imagined that I'd ever wear a size 6, either. (There was an Anne Klein one that I liked a lot, but the top in the size 6 was a bit snug through the shoulders and bust, and the skirt in the size 8 was way too big, so I decided to pass.) Chris 262/141/ (145-150) > BTW, I bought a really nice Liz Claiborne suit today in a size 6 -- > 80% off the original price. I'd have never imagined that I'd ever > wear a size 6, either. Do you hear me giggle when you post stuff like this? I told my PM friend I'd never be able to go lower than size 12 - and it was ok! Love it - just love it. SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 I have ALWAYS believed in this "mind" thing (so to speak) as it IS my mind which is going throgh the BIGGEST changes now. About 20 years ago (I was 40) I started losing weight. I just cut back my food by doing this: I put the same STUFF on my plate except I ate 1/2 and stopped. I felt this strength and it was inside my head. I went from 269+ (I had quit looking at my scale) down 100+ LBS. That was a great journey and after meds that helped my weight go up and a unchosen sedendary life I gained about 20 back. Now I'm close to where I want and this took a long while of getting my head changed back again. Yea, I agree with someone's statement "thin tastes better than food:)" It's true!! Life is beautiful when I shop in the regular lady's dept now!! I'm eating when I NEED to eat. Never getting full is great . I FEEL incontrol PLUS I FEEL THIN now. glo > I have ALWAYS believed in this "mind" thing (so to speak) as it IS my > mind which is going throgh the BIGGEST changes now. About 20 years ago [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > when I NEED to eat. Never getting full is great . I FEEL incontrol > PLUS I FEEL THIN now. That's terrific Gloria! I love reading about all the success stories here. Very inspiring! SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) >I have ALWAYS believed in this "mind" thing (so to speak) as it IS my >mind which is going throgh the BIGGEST changes now. About 20 years ago [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >glo Hey, glo, that's good to hear:) Does this mean you're back down to close to your goal? janice > I put the same STUFF on my plate except I ate 1/2 and stopped. That's almost how I started, Gloria! except I used a smaller plate and only *took* half as much food. <snip> > I'm eating when I NEED to > eat. Never getting full is great . I FEEL incontrol PLUS I FEEL THIN > now. You sound so strong and positive! Hooray for you! SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 Laurie, Can I ask you a rather personal question? How long to lose your weight plus how long have you maintained? YOUR attititude is really great!! I ALWAYS can almost HEAR you when I read your posts. You are doing sooo well & IT SHOWS:) glo > Can I ask you a rather personal question? How long to lose your weight > plus how long have you maintained? YOUR attititude is really great!! I > ALWAYS can almost HEAR you when I read your posts. You are doing sooo > well & IT SHOWS:) Sure Glo - it's in my sig line: it took a year to lose and I've maintained now for 18 months. I never did anything more important or that gives me more satisfaction than losing the weight and becoming healthy and athletic! It is SO worth it. You keep it up too! SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > When I decided to change, I *never* set out to lose almost 100 pounds. > It never entered my head. It was an exciting adventure to get a new > life where one day I'd see someone rollerblading and think "Hey - I > need some of those!" and then DO it. > > Enjoy *your* adventures! That's a good way to look at it. I'm trying my best to make this about my health and living a fuller life instead of the numbers on the scale. SignaturePL > I just wish everyone would give themselves an honest shot at your > apparently sensible calorie-counting / non-deprivation approach before [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you weigh less this week/month than you did last week/month, you're on > the right track, and that's all that matters in the long run. Surgery is something I just never considered. I have nothing against those who choose it but if it came down to a choice between surgery and staying fat, I'd choose staying fat. Luckily, I am pretty sure there are other choices. > Now that I'm a lot closer to my goal I've relaxed a bit, but I can > certainly say being on this side of 200lbs is a lot more pleasure than > what any food can give me. I bet! I hope to see that side of 200 someday. SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) <snip> > Absolutely. I'm enjoying it. Whenever I'm tempted to overeat I think about > how much better I've felt these last few days and ask myself if an extra > helping is really worth losing all this extra energy and bounce. And the > answer so far has always been no! Don’t lose those thoughts. Consequences are a great way to control hunger, eat healthy and keep treats at the small portions they’re supposed to be. Congrats and keep up your new WOE! > Don?t lose those thoughts. Consequences are a great way to control > hunger, eat healthy and keep treats at the small portions they?re > supposed to be. > > Congrats and keep up your new WOE! Thanks Rob. The support really does help, even if it is from a bunch of strangers on USENET. ;) SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) > Well, I've only been working at losing for about two weeks now but I've > already noticed some positive changes. I've dropped about eleven pounds, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > once again, but I try my hardest to shake those thoughts and just focus on > getting through one day at a time. So far, so good! I love reading posts like this one. You're doing fine and have a very sensible plan in place. Eating smaller meals throughout the day has worked for many of us. It has certainly worked for me. Don't worry about past failures and just concentrate on your success this time. Beverly 177 (1996) / 146 / 140 > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 > I love reading posts like this one. You're doing fine and have a very > sensible plan in place. Eating smaller meals throughout the day has > worked for many of us. It has certainly worked for me. It's helped a lot so far. Keeps me from overeating. If I get a craving and I know I am going to be eating again in an hour or two, I can hang in until the craving goes away. SignaturePL (320/309/170) (First mini-goal: 299) |
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