TO JaninaP,Neecee,Bethsavon,Eggface,

I've been on here a few weeks now just looking and finding out what OH is about

but you ladies have inspired me so much every post you do seems to say You care about others and are so helpful,,,,

I myself can't seem to get it together yet...I have no plan I guess but I'm one of those ppl that  can't follow plans...I dont know what I want to eat tomorrow So makeing a food plan or guide fails every day... I would apprecite anything of tips you may offer to me

.I am type 2 diabetic, have cardic issues and now haveing pains in my legs so walking gets hard after more than 10 mins...

 Diet seems to be my only way to lower my weight right now till I get stronger for more ...I'm loseing this weight battle and causing my heath battle too....

I'm hopeing by being on here after work  for an hour or so every night that My will power with get better.... I wanted to say that You Ladies are My angels...

I just wanted you all to know that YOUr words give me strengh .....GOD BLESS THANKYOU

 

Cherry, thank you so much for your kind words but believe me I, too, struggle daily and often find I give in more than I resist.  My biggest advice to you is this: Baby steps. If you can only walk for 5 min, then walk for five min 6 times a day and you will still get 30 min but do what you can. Every little bit helps and it all adds up. As far as food goes, take it meal by meal. Don't worry about what you eat as much as you worry about how much and how often. If you want ice cream, fine. Just eat a serving size and try to only eat it once today. (I know ice cream was prob a bad example because of the diabetes but I hope you get my point.) You can do this but do it in baby steps and look for the changes and accomplishments along the way. Celebrate every step forward or "Wow" moment. They are important to recognize and enjoy. They are what truly spur you forward.  Welcome to the board! Beth

wow...what a gift to find your post this morning.  Thank you! There's more here, too. ..just WAIT til you get a load of Mary, Kriz, 2 Brendas, Bud.....too many more to mention. My promises to you:  Cherry, you CAN change.  You can make plans, and it will be as easy as getting up in the morning and putting on your shoes.  Your tastes will change once you only accept good whole food into your body. Your body will ache for exercise. Crave it. When I started exercising years ago, I set my alarm clock on the other side of the room so that i would have to get out of bed to turn it off. This after about ten mornings of turning it off and rolling over to go back to bed. How do I know?  Something Greater led you here. You ask for direction, now all you have to do is beleive in these promises and that will trigger the actions that you will take. All the right doors will open for you. A mustard sized seed of belief is all you need. tiny, but hard and THERE. So glad to meet you.

Thanks Neecee.  I'm proud to say that a load of Mary now is nothing compared to what a load of Mary USED to be!   Mary

LOL OMG I love your little lady, too cute!

Thanks Gurlee.  The only difference between me and her back then was that my utters were bigger!   Mary

What a lovely post to read first thing in the morning.

I understand how rough it can be when dieting is your only method to lose weight.  Although I'm not "hurting", I don't exercise (because I'm too lazy) and I'm in the same boat.

When I started my pre-op diet, I did Atkins, and Atkins, if you read the book, is all about a chemical cycle your body goes into called ketosis.  I didn't move one muscle and I managed to lose about 40 pounds in 4 months or so.   Although it's a hard diet to follow (because you have to give up A LOT of "regular" foods, like bread, pasta, sweets, etc) it's quick and effective.  So if you can manage to look at it one day at a time, it's do-able.  You just have to be really strong each day, because absolutely no cheating is allowed, or you'll blow your ketosis.  There's a great website about a lady who lost 40 pounds doing Atkins and she's dedicated her life to low carb living.  The website is called Sugarfreesheila.com  - great site.

When you lose some weight, and your body starts to hurt less, I'd switch to something easier, and add in the exercise.  But that's down the road.  However, keep that in mind while doing Atkins.  It helped me each day, knowing "This won't be forever, this won't be forever!"

Keep you chin up, and your eye on the prize, sweetie. We're here to help you through whatever troubles you're having. 

(((((BIG HUG)))))

I must second this thought on Atkins.  It is amazing how little hunger you will feel if you do it to the letter.  The other thing I like about it is that it gives you a big perspective on how certain foods do trigger hunger more readily. I discovered for example that yogurts - yup cute lil ole yogurts made me monstrously starving. Even the low sugar ones. This of course comes after the induction piece where a lot of foods are prohibited like Neen says.

Where it gets hard is after a time, for me it was 6 weeks, i felt like I was going to snap, in fact I did go off it entirely. Now I settled on eating higher level carbs , like ezekeial bread and berries, more often.   i do eat the lesser grains, like mac & cheese, but trust me I load up on meats and veggies first. AND I stick to tiny portions, which btw, are the right portions that we should have stuck to all along - half your fist of that type of thing...that ain't much.

From the bottom of my heart .I'm so glad I met you all vicarisly through your posts.... I'm sure I'm not the onlyone that feels that way.*winks*......

thanyou again fopr the tips and Ideas...((( big hugs back)))))