Weekly update

I met with the bariatric therapist.  She was really nice.  She told me to make a list of activities that I can do rather than eat.  I feel like I turned into an eating machine this week with 9 meals/snacks.  This morning I weigh 218 lbs. definitely the wrong direction.  Maybe I am not measuring accurately.  I am doing something wrong.  Tri

Hugs. Hope you find out what works for you.

Hi Hala:

I hope I can find a solution soon too.  Clearly 1800 calories was too much for me.  Also with 9 meals the impact of faulty measuring can make a real difference...a little here and a little there.  I have cut back to 1500 for the past 2 days.  I am using the OH nutrition tracker.  I really look forward to developing better habits and not track at all.  We'll see how this goes.  My first inclination after weighing myself this morning was to not post because failing just makes me want to shut down.  I know I am not the only one trying to lose weight though. Just hearing a few kind words of encouragement from you is very helpful, so here I am.  I have learned so much in the past 6 years about what works for me and what doesn't.  I just need to put it together and be persistent.  I need to find a way to replace just a few bad habits with good habits.  Hopefully, this week will have me turning things around again.  5 1/2 weeks until the new year.  I would love to eat 1500 calories consistently and see what I weigh on New Years.  I really feel that I can do that.  I hope I can lose on 1500 calories.  Good luck to all of us as we enjoy the holiday parties for the friendships rather than the food.  Tri      

I found out the hard way that it is not the calories but the food I eat. I stopped counting calories because I can gain on 1000 cal but I also can start losing on 1800- 2000 per day. It is what I eat and when.
I rarely count calories. Just proteins and carbs. Carbs are tricky. Some may promote weight loss some will make it close to impossible for me to lose or even maintain.

1500 calories sounds reasonable, just make them the right calories of proteins and then veggies, dairy, you know the drill.  I found I can always snack on sugar which was my downfall.  Oh, and don't forget to believe in yourself, you can lose.  I started doing better in my choices, dumped the sugar and started to tell myself that I CAN still lose weight, and I am down 8 lbs, so you can do it too.  Glad to see your post here.

 

You can do it! We all know the basics, it's just working on getting back to them that we falter on. I have those problems myself. I wish you the best of luck in working out what works best for you!