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Good morning, I hope all is well in your worlds. I discovered this formula for determining how many calories one should be consuming in order to lose weight: multiple your current weight by 7 and that number equals the number of calories you should be eating to LOSE weight. No wonder I'm gaining - slowly but gaining. I should be eating no more than 1,120 calories a day in order to lose moderately; I'm eating between 1,600-1,800 calories a day! So, I'm going to concentrate on the old tried and true method to lose weight - just today (I'm not going to think about tomorrow or next week or next month or next year) - just today, I'm not going to exceed 1,120 calories and I'm going to track everything I eat; I will do my workout on my lunch hour; and I will eat 4-6 servings of a combination of fruits and veggies for the day, as well as get my protein in. And a solid commitment to NO CHOCOLATE. Anyone want to try this with me? Be well, all. Good morning Kim and Steve, my hero lovebirds!!! Maureen
How twisted am I? The first thought that came to my mind was, "Gee, if I only weighed more, I could eat more!" Not good!
My husband thinks he is having some side effects of his Lipitor and has decided to go off it. This has caused him to rededicate himself to low-carb, which should be an encouragement to both of us. I'm still struggling with carb-binges, but at least I'm aware and fighting. It seems like the worst cravings are when I am angry. Somewhere along the way, I learned to substitute "hunger" for "anger" as a more acceptable alternative. Of course, eating does not subside the anger, so binges are the result. Amazing that I am just figuring that out!!! Now, if I can just figure out how to unlearn it!
One day at a time, for all of us. Peace and health to all!
Joy
My husband thinks he is having some side effects of his Lipitor and has decided to go off it. This has caused him to rededicate himself to low-carb, which should be an encouragement to both of us. I'm still struggling with carb-binges, but at least I'm aware and fighting. It seems like the worst cravings are when I am angry. Somewhere along the way, I learned to substitute "hunger" for "anger" as a more acceptable alternative. Of course, eating does not subside the anger, so binges are the result. Amazing that I am just figuring that out!!! Now, if I can just figure out how to unlearn it!
One day at a time, for all of us. Peace and health to all!
Joy
A vigilent awareness is the start of the process of relearning any behavior that is harmful. Try this mantra out: "I can't fix what I don't know is broken." Good that you and Dan are working together on this, dear one! I'm SO WITH YOU on the emotional hunger roller-coaster - one day at a time and TOGETHER! We can do this! Maureen 
I was so into this today!
When I made my lunch and snacks I had everything all set to go. Figured all the calories and off to work I went. Hi ho Hi ho.
go to work. it was busy nice. alittle stress I handled it well. I actually went for 3 hours without eating which is the goal I was trying to reach. When I ate after that 3 hours it wasn't because I was hungry it was because I'm not suppoes to go over that 3 hours or my blood sugar will drop. even if I feel good right now I'm suppose to eat after 3 hours. for the past few months I've not been able to go past 2 hours so this 3 hour mark was great.
I had my packed snack - cottage cheese and strawberries/blueberries and after one hour i was hungry. then i had a series of customer calls for the rep I am covering while she is out for surgery. stress. doing good. then a buiness meeting. more stress. late copy emails.
the cottage cheese didn't hold me. after one hour i felt my blood sugar start to decend. grabbed a protein bar and started to eat that. that held it at bay but didn't feel right. didn't feel full. didn't feel like i had a handle of the low blood sugar.
for the rest of the day i was eating everyon 1 & 1/2 hours. it leveled off around 3 when I had a snack and lasted until 6 tonight. So i made it twice in one day for 3 hours inbetween. But the calori count was way over the 1300 that i should have had per the Reenie figure.
At first I was very down again about this. but after really thinking about it I did have a good day. I went twice in one day for 3 hours without eating! Thats a positive thing that I need to focus on.
Maybe for me what I need to do right now is continue to focus on going that 3 hours instead of thinking about trying to keep the calories to the 1300.
I'm not saying that i'm not going to watch the calories. I am. I'm going to keep low calorie things with me that will fill me and satisfiy the LBS so maybe instead of 1300 calories i'll be at 1600.
And I have started walking after work a couple of weeks ago. I'm leaving now to go around the field again.
I think I'm doing good.
Thamnk yo Reenie for all your hints and ideas. while I might not do them because of my own cercomstances I do keep them in mind and try to fit them to what i need.
how did the rest of us do today?
When I made my lunch and snacks I had everything all set to go. Figured all the calories and off to work I went. Hi ho Hi ho.
go to work. it was busy nice. alittle stress I handled it well. I actually went for 3 hours without eating which is the goal I was trying to reach. When I ate after that 3 hours it wasn't because I was hungry it was because I'm not suppoes to go over that 3 hours or my blood sugar will drop. even if I feel good right now I'm suppose to eat after 3 hours. for the past few months I've not been able to go past 2 hours so this 3 hour mark was great.
I had my packed snack - cottage cheese and strawberries/blueberries and after one hour i was hungry. then i had a series of customer calls for the rep I am covering while she is out for surgery. stress. doing good. then a buiness meeting. more stress. late copy emails.
the cottage cheese didn't hold me. after one hour i felt my blood sugar start to decend. grabbed a protein bar and started to eat that. that held it at bay but didn't feel right. didn't feel full. didn't feel like i had a handle of the low blood sugar.
for the rest of the day i was eating everyon 1 & 1/2 hours. it leveled off around 3 when I had a snack and lasted until 6 tonight. So i made it twice in one day for 3 hours inbetween. But the calori count was way over the 1300 that i should have had per the Reenie figure.
At first I was very down again about this. but after really thinking about it I did have a good day. I went twice in one day for 3 hours without eating! Thats a positive thing that I need to focus on.
Maybe for me what I need to do right now is continue to focus on going that 3 hours instead of thinking about trying to keep the calories to the 1300.
I'm not saying that i'm not going to watch the calories. I am. I'm going to keep low calorie things with me that will fill me and satisfiy the LBS so maybe instead of 1300 calories i'll be at 1600.
And I have started walking after work a couple of weeks ago. I'm leaving now to go around the field again.
I think I'm doing good.
Thamnk yo Reenie for all your hints and ideas. while I might not do them because of my own cercomstances I do keep them in mind and try to fit them to what i need.
how did the rest of us do today?
You had a GRRRRREEEEAAAAATTTTT Day! 
Pam, it's wonderful that you were able to go three hours between eating, what a great accomplishment! You do whatever you need to do for YOU - and I need your ideas, encouragement, research findings - anything at all you can throw our way will keep this path we're on together paved with the stuff we need to continue succeeding! By the way, I was thinking about you today - what's up with your homeopathic regimen? Are you still seeing that doctor? Maureen
Pam, it's wonderful that you were able to go three hours between eating, what a great accomplishment! You do whatever you need to do for YOU - and I need your ideas, encouragement, research findings - anything at all you can throw our way will keep this path we're on together paved with the stuff we need to continue succeeding! By the way, I was thinking about you today - what's up with your homeopathic regimen? Are you still seeing that doctor? Maureen Yes I'm still going to the homeopathic doctor she is awesome. she has a radio show from the college up in storrs on wednesdays. her name is dr storch.
because i had done well instead of seeing her monthly i am down to seeing her in 3 months. i go in june. i was suppose to go this week but because of work plus i've not gotten the blood work done (cause of work) i had to postpone it. she needs to see that blood work before i go in. so i go friday for that.
the really key thing here is that i've been feeling so good i felt comfortable postponing that visit until June.
i'm still not 100% but i do feel like i'm inbetween 75 to 89% thats pretty good.
I no longer feel like I need to walk around my condo with the telephone in my hand. I no longer need to carry a snack in my pocket when I' min my own condo! I do and will always have to like a dieabetic carry some kind of snack in my bag with me in case i get an episode but hey thats ok i've always had snacks.
the things i'm looking forward to doing again is dancing. i miss that so much! my boyfriend and i use to go every single week dancing. we love swing dancing and he would twirl me around and around. but i can only do one twirl now anymore than that makes me sick to my stomach and dizzy. no six flags rides for me! thats a down fall of LBS. At least now we can go dancing again! I can't do every single dance like before but it thats coming. I don't tire as easy as I did I'm getting my energy back but i'm only about 50% of my energy.
I was very HIGH energy before. Hyper time. I know where my son got it!
It felt very good to walk again tonight. it boosts my energy it also boosts my mood and helps to make the depression not so bad. I'm not highly depressed more like down which is a part of LBS too. but I can feel a big difference when I walk those endophophins (whatever hormone it is! hahaha) kick in!
I only did 15 minutes tonight. Last night I did 30 but tonight I was tired. I went to my BF's grandson's birthday party and had one slice of pizza. I am not suppose to have white flour only wheat. so today I was more tired which could have also been somjething that went alonjg with not having the cottage cheese last.
Geesh sometimes I feel like a scientist! The doc said that if I listen to my body remember or write down what I eat and how I felt before and after that I would get to the point where I would know exactly what would happen and what casues some of my episodes.
whatdaya knowshe's right!
I recommend homeopathic to everyone now. I was skeptical years ago but not anymore.
because i had done well instead of seeing her monthly i am down to seeing her in 3 months. i go in june. i was suppose to go this week but because of work plus i've not gotten the blood work done (cause of work) i had to postpone it. she needs to see that blood work before i go in. so i go friday for that.
the really key thing here is that i've been feeling so good i felt comfortable postponing that visit until June.
i'm still not 100% but i do feel like i'm inbetween 75 to 89% thats pretty good.
I no longer feel like I need to walk around my condo with the telephone in my hand. I no longer need to carry a snack in my pocket when I' min my own condo! I do and will always have to like a dieabetic carry some kind of snack in my bag with me in case i get an episode but hey thats ok i've always had snacks.
the things i'm looking forward to doing again is dancing. i miss that so much! my boyfriend and i use to go every single week dancing. we love swing dancing and he would twirl me around and around. but i can only do one twirl now anymore than that makes me sick to my stomach and dizzy. no six flags rides for me! thats a down fall of LBS. At least now we can go dancing again! I can't do every single dance like before but it thats coming. I don't tire as easy as I did I'm getting my energy back but i'm only about 50% of my energy.
I was very HIGH energy before. Hyper time. I know where my son got it!
It felt very good to walk again tonight. it boosts my energy it also boosts my mood and helps to make the depression not so bad. I'm not highly depressed more like down which is a part of LBS too. but I can feel a big difference when I walk those endophophins (whatever hormone it is! hahaha) kick in!
I only did 15 minutes tonight. Last night I did 30 but tonight I was tired. I went to my BF's grandson's birthday party and had one slice of pizza. I am not suppose to have white flour only wheat. so today I was more tired which could have also been somjething that went alonjg with not having the cottage cheese last.
Geesh sometimes I feel like a scientist! The doc said that if I listen to my body remember or write down what I eat and how I felt before and after that I would get to the point where I would know exactly what would happen and what casues some of my episodes.
whatdaya knowshe's right!
I recommend homeopathic to everyone now. I was skeptical years ago but not anymore.
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