Perspective
Well, when I get back from vacation, I am going back to the old reliable Weigh****chers. It's all about moderation and accountability. It helps you stay in control. It's something everyone can live with. We just have to stop setting unrealistic goals for ourselves. We have to be honest with ourselves as to what will work and what won't. When we first had our surgeries, we were living on next to nothing caloriewise. No one could sustain that forever, I don't care what anyone says. I read someone's post that said she messed up her plan by eating half of a roast beef sandwich. How is that breaking a plan? Eating half a sandwich for lunch is normal eating. People will post that they 'feel better' when they don't eat this or that. BUT THEY CAN'T SUSTAIN IT!!! And then they feel like failures and overeat as a result.
Let's get real, folks. Find a balanced plan that you can live with. One that is NOT unrealistic. I really do believe if you do that, you'll be fine.
Keeping it real,
Joanie
i venture out to the main board sometimes and look at charlie's eatin good post----i absoluetly cannot believe that ppl think they can sustain HEALTH on what little they say they eat.....i may not have reached goal- yet!- but i know that the way so many try to eat is so unhealthy!!!! even post wls!!!!!!!!!!!
have a wonderful peaceful vacation.....see you back soon!!!!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
OK, so I am I'm one of those people you read about!!! not the roast beef thing... but the i wasn't going to eat this or that. Weigh****chers isnt an answer for me per se... what the answer is for me is cutting out sugar and carbs. period. I come on here and say i set a goal for myself and then come on the next day to say i broke that goal to be held accountable. it helps me. Id probably f-up on weigh****chers too and still do that. Its the support i need. There have been times that i actually HAVE stuck to my goal. its HARD the hardest part is to cut out the sugar and get over that sugar addiction... wean it out of your system. Sad to say though... i may be on here again saying... darnit i messed up!!! actually i just did that.... unfortunately. i dont think cutting out sugar and carbs is an unrealistic do you? i guess it comes down to individuality... maybe some cannot stand to live without the bread or sugar?? in that case i totally agree with you in that moderation and accountailibty is your best bet. for me I KNOW cutting out the sugar is the key... once i manage to get a week off it its SOOOO much easier for me... its getting past that week that is so hard. I'm never giving up though.
"Never act until you have answered the question 'What happens if I do nothing?'" - Robert Brault
"Love is borne from soul to soul on the wings of words." - Rudolph Steiner
Elizabeth M
Just my thoughts...
Joanie
as far as support being what i need... weigh****chers is great for support. For sure. For me though... i love this board. and the support that i get with all of you fellow wls friends. I will continue to come her and say darnit! I f'd up today!!! and restart anew until i get it right. its my head more than anything thats delaying my further weight loss. Maybe im just a hopeless failure... but he!! no matter what im not giving up.
"Never act until you have answered the question 'What happens if I do nothing?'" - Robert Brault
"Love is borne from soul to soul on the wings of words." - Rudolph Steiner
Elizabeth M
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe" ----"Anatole France"
"Joyously grasp the ties that bind you, for they lead straight to the heart"---"Wm."
Kimberly...