Intentionally Broke the Rules

Jupiter6
on 5/29/07 11:58 pm - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

(I've told some of you this privately) My nutritionist and BF were of the impression that I was getting anal retentive (you THINK?) because in three months I have never gone over-- and thought it might do some good to eat something I was wanting one time, just so show me that it wouldn't be the end of the world. I know it sounds weird, but I guess I had to agree with them...learned a lot from the experience, though, so all's well. Don't worry! I'm well! (In a plateau though, probably-- and this won't help.) I have to admit that being given a date did take some of the urgency away too-- but there's still the issue of having to be at my personal best, and crappy foods really just don't feel good any more. Also, the BF has a few more months ahead of him, and needs my support and example. So today, it's back to bidness! What'd I have? A small salad, 8 oz steak, mushrooms, half of some mashed potatoes, half an ice cream dessert. I clocked in at 2080 or so for the day. Could have been worse I guess. It all tasted great, but after the dessert my nose got all runny, and I felt sleepy and sluggish and dizzy and crappy--- it was like January all over again. So we learned that eating what we like doesn't work anymore, on lots of levels. It was useful to know! Today, it's back to bidness-- breakfast was lemon yogurt and some beef jerky.

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

Neecee O.
on 5/30/07 12:24 am - CA

It is a hard discussion to have with one's self...where is the line between treating obesity like the chronic disease that it is (which means choosing wisely 95% of the time) and enjoying food. I know exactly where you are. The extreme of course would be a karen carpenter (for you young uns a famous dead singer who starved herself to death with anorexia), the other extreme Kate Smith (fat opera singer also dead now) I have been called obsessive about my exercise and truth be told i did have to check my motives once in a while after being bulimic, over-exercise has been identiifed as a crutch in order to be able to eat more. I have been obsessive about food, obviously with the eating disorder and tons of "diets" that I have been on. Call it diet call it controlling calories, that semantics argument is for another day. I am a foodie. i no longer feel guilty about that. I love food, cooking it, eating, serving others, the whole package. It is up to me to seek balance in my food - that's where it went wrong, not eating beautiful vegetables and fruits, whole grains. Then there is the other part of life - moving around, out of the house, away from food, using that beautiful fuel to enjoy the gifts of nature! I think you are doing fine. One should be obsessive to a degree, in my opinion. When a person has successfully changed habits, then it may be okay to test sum boundaries. You have done that - changed your tastes. Congrats!!!!

Jupiter6
on 5/30/07 12:42 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

In my case, I'm an all-or-nothing type, and need to prove occassionally that moderation won't kill me. Can't say I care for it, though.

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

Janine P.
on 5/30/07 1:08 am - Long Island, NY

DS on 05/03/11

Good luck with getting back on the wagon. Even so, under 2100 calories isn't bad. Sorry you felt sluggish from it. Does that happen every time you indulge a bit?

Regardless, you're doing great.

Janine Me on Youtube

Jupiter6
on 5/30/07 2:00 am, edited 5/30/07 2:01 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

Is it really falling off the wagon if your doc tells you you should?

NO FAIR! Eating some foods just makes me feel crappy, I guess.

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

alevans4
on 5/30/07 2:19 am

Well as you know on my fast food spree day early this month I felt like utter crap the day after. This weekend I had some things I haven't eaten in a while, but really like, like a nice steak on Sunday, and I haven't felt bad at all. Maybe, for me, it's related to the quality of the food.

Bert Evans
514/419/225

Jupiter6
on 5/30/07 2:24 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

For me, it's the damn high-glycemic carbs. Ice cream and mashed taters = death. The steak was no problem-- me love'm protein! I get this feeling that sorta washed over me-- I get extremely sleepy-- feel really full---kinda that post-Thanksgiving feeling, but on less food. I really just don't like the feeling-- and I associate it with the illness and crappy health I had in January besides.

So-- I tried it, and didn't like it, and am back to my wrap-pizzas, salads, and yogurt--- happily!

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

MelindaR
on 5/30/07 2:24 am - Lansing, MI

VSG on 01/16/08

Having a special meal once in awhile is ok, but sometimes for those that go all out (that includes me), we have to be extra careful. It's definitely a tight walk between being totally obsessed and merely vigilent about your calories. It sounds like you're doing just fine. You're back on track. Sorry the special meal your nutritionist and BF ordered (so to speak) made you feel icky. Just goes to show that once we change our eating habits, the body just prefers the good wholesome food you've been eating to what you used to eat.

mamanay
on 5/30/07 5:12 am - Van Nuys, CA

Can I have some of that anal retentive stuff please? I find that the day after I eat a lot of carbs or overeat I am exceptionally hungry the next day. You'd think I would still be full from the mere quantity of food I ate. Nope not me. You are doing so well and I know you a ready for the next level. You have proven that with your anal thing. This will come in handy post op. By the way when I eat to much of the wrong things I get so sleepy and tired. It just comes over me and I want to lay down and take a nap. That is one of the reasons I got up to 320 pounds. Overeat bad stuff, sleep, eat, sleep and so on. I was killing myself. I had yogurt with Kashi for breakfast. AND I'M NOT SLEEPY!

Chris I.
on 5/30/07 9:13 am

FobiPouch on 02/09/10

Your meal seems like it was a little light for an overage. Heck, I eat meals like that almost everyday. Normally I'd consume about 1800 cals a day and still eat meals like you described. Breakfast and lunch were usually a lot lighter though. Normally I have about 800-1000 calories left over for dinner. Sometimes I switch it up and eat a big breakfast and a really light dinner....... Or at least I used to. Now I'm eating a bit more than that and I'm paying for it. I'm just still having a hard time getting back down to bidness. I'm maintaining at least. Fluctuating between 295 and 297. I have increased my walking quite a bit. I'm walk 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes around 6pm plus whatever walking I do at lunch time. Since I'm working in "uptown" Charlotte now I have no use for a car. Everything is within 6 blocks so I make use of my feet much more often than before. Perhaps this is what is helping me to maintain. Hmm.. perhaps it's time to FORCE my gluttonous self to stop eating so damned much and get back down to 1800. I'm guestimating I'm at about 2500 a day now. Each day I'm getting at least 5,000 or more steps in with more than 1/2 of those being aerobic steps. I'm sure it won't be long before the pounds start coming back on. Better get my ass in gear before that happens. Congrats on all your success and your upcoming surgery!

-=- CHRiS aka "Butterfinger Ho" -=-

                                         40 lbs lost while pursuing surgery.

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