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Down the garbage disposal!
Greetings all BOTTers.....this morning I "disposed" of chocolate morsels after baking for my church Bazaar! I have gained a few pounds, and although my face looks fuller and I feel OK, I'm still ashamed of my gain and depressed by my reverting to old ways. Since I'm 73 yo I should know better, but the food issue still remains.
Soooo I will reread the rules of "dining" and will watch my protein etc. and get back on track!! I want to be able to wear all my new beautiful wardrobe and feel good with energy to spare. I won't buy graham crackers or Ritz crackers and cease eating after 7 PM.
I don't even want to go back to the doctor for a check up because after hitting 100% weight loss I backslid and feel like a failure - most of you can relate to that. Let's do BOTT one day at a time and be grateful we have a tool to lose and keep it off.
Hugs,
Rudie2
Soooo I will reread the rules of "dining" and will watch my protein etc. and get back on track!! I want to be able to wear all my new beautiful wardrobe and feel good with energy to spare. I won't buy graham crackers or Ritz crackers and cease eating after 7 PM.
I don't even want to go back to the doctor for a check up because after hitting 100% weight loss I backslid and feel like a failure - most of you can relate to that. Let's do BOTT one day at a time and be grateful we have a tool to lose and keep it off.
Hugs,
Rudie2
How empowering that must have felt, though! Throwing those evil chocolate bits away. That's one of the hardest things I've had to learn to do since surgery, learning that throwing food out is not a sin. I'm proud of you!
Crackers are also my bane. Lately, its more been Garden Salsa Sun Chips. Could be worse, maybe, but lots of sodium before bed makes me wake up all bloated. Keep at it, I think you're on the right track!
Don't feel like a failure! How could you feel that way, look at how amazingly far you have come! There is a difference between failing and stumbling. I feel that if you didn't regain 100% of what you lost, you haven't failed at all. Just stumbled, fumbled, flubbed. There's still hope, there's still desire, and there's still will to get back where you want to be. You know what has to be done to get there... "just gotta want it" enough!
Come on Rudie, we're rooting for ya.
Crackers are also my bane. Lately, its more been Garden Salsa Sun Chips. Could be worse, maybe, but lots of sodium before bed makes me wake up all bloated. Keep at it, I think you're on the right track!
Don't feel like a failure! How could you feel that way, look at how amazingly far you have come! There is a difference between failing and stumbling. I feel that if you didn't regain 100% of what you lost, you haven't failed at all. Just stumbled, fumbled, flubbed. There's still hope, there's still desire, and there's still will to get back where you want to be. You know what has to be done to get there... "just gotta want it" enough!
Come on Rudie, we're rooting for ya.
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sionnaingeal: Thanks for your uplifting message! You look like you're a lightweight too - I'm 5'1" and started at 216 and got down to 121 after a little over a year. This morning I'm 134.2. My bmi is just barely normal. It's a long hard haul and I appreciate all you've said about stumbling, fumbling and failing.
Emotions have a lot to do with my eating, I've decided. If I'm angry or depressed enough I lose my appetite, but that kind of stress is not good to deal with. Anyway, one improvement at a time and I'll try to stay BOTT. Good luck to you too.
Thank you so much for replying.
Hugs,
Rudie
Emotions have a lot to do with my eating, I've decided. If I'm angry or depressed enough I lose my appetite, but that kind of stress is not good to deal with. Anyway, one improvement at a time and I'll try to stay BOTT. Good luck to you too.
Thank you so much for replying.
Hugs,
Rudie
Lesleysoares:
Thanks for writing! I'll stay away from the evil chicken and biscuit crackers although they sound good. Do you have a hard time during the holidays? Too much celebrating. One thing I have done is to give up diet pop, and life is a lot simpler.
I do drink coffee and have started drinking it black - how about you? Trying to find good breakfast menus. Had a hard boiled egg this morning and part of an orange and some almonds. Getting enough protein is a problem.
You hang in there too and keep on "truckin". Thanks so much for your kind words.
Hugs, Rudie
Thanks for writing! I'll stay away from the evil chicken and biscuit crackers although they sound good. Do you have a hard time during the holidays? Too much celebrating. One thing I have done is to give up diet pop, and life is a lot simpler.
I do drink coffee and have started drinking it black - how about you? Trying to find good breakfast menus. Had a hard boiled egg this morning and part of an orange and some almonds. Getting enough protein is a problem.
You hang in there too and keep on "truckin". Thanks so much for your kind words.
Hugs, Rudie
Rudie2,
I admire you for throwing out the choc chip morsels!! Its hard for me to throw food away...
My downfall is Cheez-its and PB/Cheese sandwich crackers. I have tons of chips, Chex mix and those crackers in my house right now. They were purchased when I had family visiting and didn't get consumer. GRRR....I have a hard time throwing them away since I spent money on them. I'm trying to show restraint by eating a few here and there, not everyday and not all in one sitting. Hmm...maybe I should take them to work so everyone else can eat them, lol.
When I went back to the doctor, I was afraid of the same thing except I never hit goal weight. I saw the NUT shortly after and didn't feel like I received good advice or the follow-up that was promised. So, I have been seeing the PA for the past couple of months. She gave me a two month time span this time. I have two weeks to drop some lbs before I go back.
We can do this together. Focus on how far we've come!!
~ Chells
I admire you for throwing out the choc chip morsels!! Its hard for me to throw food away...
My downfall is Cheez-its and PB/Cheese sandwich crackers. I have tons of chips, Chex mix and those crackers in my house right now. They were purchased when I had family visiting and didn't get consumer. GRRR....I have a hard time throwing them away since I spent money on them. I'm trying to show restraint by eating a few here and there, not everyday and not all in one sitting. Hmm...maybe I should take them to work so everyone else can eat them, lol.
When I went back to the doctor, I was afraid of the same thing except I never hit goal weight. I saw the NUT shortly after and didn't feel like I received good advice or the follow-up that was promised. So, I have been seeing the PA for the past couple of months. She gave me a two month time span this time. I have two weeks to drop some lbs before I go back.
We can do this together. Focus on how far we've come!!
~ Chells
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Chelis: Wow! You've done so well - congratulations! It is hard to throw food away - we grew up with the "clean plate" club mentality. Times were hard and we didn't waste anything. Growing up, food was used as a reward and I maintained that discipline in my adult life. Food as friend.
You're right though, we can do this together. And feeling good about what we have accomplished should be (is) our focus. Taking the tempting Junque food to the office would be a good idea - out of the house and into someone else's tummy. Sounds like a good plan.
Hang in there - it's a day at a time. Now I'm going to post on FitDay and see how much damage I've done today.
Hugs,
Rudie
You're right though, we can do this together. And feeling good about what we have accomplished should be (is) our focus. Taking the tempting Junque food to the office would be a good idea - out of the house and into someone else's tummy. Sounds like a good plan.
Hang in there - it's a day at a time. Now I'm going to post on FitDay and see how much damage I've done today.
Hugs,
Rudie
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