Wednesday, September 18th, Cardio & Cafe

Happy Hump Day Botts:

I am in the middle of trying to prepare for an audit for next Monday and I am stressing to the max!!!!  On top of that, our small construction business in sliding deeper into debt and I am not so sure how much longer my boss can hang on.  That will put me on the job hunt again after 6 years with him.  Stress, Stress, Stress.  DON'T EAT!

Breakfast:  Coffee & Miralax

Snack:  Pure Protein Bar

Lunch:  Lite Hot Pocket

Snack:  Grapes

Dinner:  Veggies

Snack:  I made an old fashion Fudge Pie last night, (what was I thinking!!!) I will have a small sliver of it tonight.

Exercise:  Biking

Have a great Hump Day and remember those vits and fluids.

Good Morning All!! I went to the Weigh****chers meeting last night and it really felt good. On the ride home I had that "Aha" moment where I realized that I've put off going (or really doing anything at all abut the regain) because in my mind I had Gastric Bypass to get off the diet band wagon. I've described myself in the past as a professional "dieter". I never make the head connect that it's not a diet that it's really a lifestyle and I need to make the concessions and adjustments to live with my tool as simply that. It was not the cure all ----just a part of it. So now it's time for me to embrace my healthy lifestyle.

It was good to see some familiar old faces. The leader has been lifetime since 2002 and she's great. A simple statement about eating for fuel really made me think. I'm a stress eater. I tend to think in terms of comfort coming from the outside while I need to look at food creating strength on the inside.  hmmmmm....

Todays plan looks like this:

commute:  coffee

Breakfast :  Fruit w/ cream cheese dip & 2 Sausage balls

Lunch:  Skinny Mac & cheese w/ ham in it (crock potting at work)

snack:   Cajun Trail Mix & Greek Yogurt

Dinner:    Chef's salad

Lots and Lots of decaf tea. I've got some yard work I want to get done this afternoon so I can have my weekend free. Plus there's always laundry. I'm feeling good today ----mentally & physically.

- Iris

Iris.  I wish I had you at my house for about 3 days.  I believe you could put my house in order and still have time to work my flower beds.  Your energy amazes me, especially after work, I am pooped when I get home.  If I can't do it in the morning, it is not getting done in the evening....Have a great day!

And after she is done with yours - she can start on mine... 

Iris,

I completely relate to putting off or doing nothing about the regain - I just was not sure what to do or how to go about it because it was not until the prepwork for the WLS that I really came to terms with the reality of the yoyo dieting.  I always knew I did it, but writing it down for the assessment and having a long discussion with the psych and then telling psych that just before surgery, my "head" is telling me to give it another chance on my own....how ridiculous is that.  Statistically, keeping 100# off for 5.5 years probably still counts as a 'success', but gaining 30-35 back over 2-3 years and never making goal is not my success, especially since I know that weight was going to keep going up.  At the end of my highest weight, I had just given up and I do think that there was a part of me that believed I would get there again; it was just a matter of time....

There is not one single thing I am doing either and I think all factor in and work together.  I am on here; I am on an online group as well; I am logging my food on MFP, for now as well as for help when I am getting down to help me to see how much I can eat without regain.  The maintenance is what I have not been able to have long term success.  I am also hooked back into the WLS support groups and attending.  Part of me keeps busy posting and that probably helps distract me from eating, but that is okay.

Like what you said, it is a lifestyle and for the first time, I do not feel like I am on a diet; I have not even figured out what to call it.  Changes?  LOL...We gotta think up a name.  All I know is it feels good to be making changes and not be thinking, my diet....!!

Louise

Happy Hump Day BOTTs.

First and foremost, I am really enjoying the calmness that goes along with not having jumpy legs.  Thank you iron.  Ahhhhh....so peaceful. 

I am looking forward to having more energy after my work day.  I live on an acre and there's always some kind of yardwork to be done.  Now that it's cooling off, I would like to spend a few hours outside after work.  I can always use the extra Vitamin D from the sun too!

Tess, I hope things pick up for you at work.  You are in my prayers.  I hate for anyone to have to deal with that kind of stress.

Breakfast: protein drink

Snack: protein bar

Lunch:  cottage cheese and melon

Snack:  protein drink

Dinner:  fish and veggies

Snack:  peach and string cheese

Walking during breaks at work.

Have a great day friends.

Gaby

Thanks Gaby.  I have been called away three times today while trying to prepare for my company audit.  Maybe the good Lord is providing me with much needed breaks.  Thanks for the prayers.

I hate audits..  I had a few of those.. and yearly ISO 9000...

Tess,

It might be time to do some planning on keeping your options open - update the resume - think about what you have done for the company that has helped them hang one - maybe stretched the a/p out a bit, sped up the a/r some....whatever...do you market at all or know about successful companies that might have people retiring or may be staffing up?  I know here in Las Vegas, the building is starting up again and I know people are relieved, but they have a long ways to go.

I tried your Miralax in the coffee this morning.  I just added it to the coffee before I added my frothed protein...no taste change whatsoever.  No results yet, so will see what happens.  I have been going regularly, just less, so I will give it a few days.  One question...do you use the name brand Miralax or the generic and do you think there is a difference (I guess that is two questions - lol) in the two?  I am using the store brand but have considered buying the "Miralax" brand to see if it is better.

You inspired me to change my ticker thing so it shows the regain part - I love seeing that you are close to goal - it is very encouraging for me!!

Louise

I used the name brand but my doctor also gave me a script to get it from the drug store at a cheaper price but I just have not yet.  I don't want to mess with something that is working for me.  It takes about 3 days for it to get fully in your system.  It just makes going so much easier and takes care of any constipation issues that you may have.