Nov 3rd-Tuesday

Good Morning.

my weekend is over and from a food point of view it was excellent, ate clean the whole two days. The scale however is not reflecting that as it is not budging.

Walking was NOT great however but that changes today. My walking partner and I walk 5 days a week, but on my two days off never seem to get out there.

enjoy your Tuesday everyone.

You're right on track Carbon. Good for you.

I'm still hanging out at 115 and keeping my food choices really tight. Would have loved a glass of wine over the weekend but supporting weight loss is more important for now.

Still struggling with constipation (IBS-C), despite two full doses of laxatives in addition to my Miralax regime. I think some nutrition supplement changes may be compounding my normal problems so I'm going to stop them (calcium and a multi with iron) and add magnesium to see if I can get things moving again. Okay that's enough about poop or the lack of it.

Have a great day

well down a half to 127.5. better than nuthin. leaving tomorrow for the midwest to see my ailing mom. i usually do ok there with eating since they live on 3rd floor and i take the stairs.

There is a publisher - New Harbinger publications - that does a lot of self help books. I have a couple of them. I just got an ad for a new one - "50 Ways to Soothe yourself without Food" that sounded interesting. might order it. diane

That's an excellent book Diane. Time to re-read it. Susan Albers is the author. Available on iTunes too

Hahah, Linda, no poopage for me either! I'm debating going back on softeners or Miralax for a while to get things regular again.

Scale down today about a half pound. Not quite back to my low on Saturday, but that will happen.

I had a "hungry" day yesterday. While everything I ate was "on plan" I ate 250 extra calories, which put me at about 1500 calories for the day. Still few enough calories to lose about a pound a week, but I like to keep my cals at about 1250-1300 which seems to be giving me about 1.5-2.0 per week average.

Funny how I label yesterday as a "hungry" day. Truthfully, I think I would really classify yesterday as an eating out of boredom/emotional/stuck in the house because it was raining eating day. Very different than actually being physically hungry. Best to call a spade a spade. I felt compelled to eat. I was not physically hungry.

At least sticking to my personally acceptable foods keeps me guilt and remorse free. That in itself is worthy or celebration! I'm really enjoying this new attitude about my food life.

Good for you for calling a spade a spade. Respect, my friend. I still struggle with these same issues and I think it's important to recognize these feelings for what they are.

Hi All! Yesterday was a blur, I was so busy, so today I'm making sure to check in.

Food has been a bit cleaner yesterday and today, but if I'm being brutally honest, I am still putting things in my mouth without thinking about it, and the carb monster was out over the weekend. Still haven't gotten on the scale for awhile - pure unadulterated fear at what I'll find is holding me back. I need to work on getting past that fear, as if I don't, things will get worse instead of better.

I had a mini meltdown at PT yesterday. I'm getting quite frustrated from working hard and being in pain a lot from some of the exercises I have to do, with very little gain. I felt like throwing in the towel. The PTA and I talked, and she helped me to also see the positive changes, but after more than 8 weeks, I can only straighten my knee about 3 degrees more than before, and bend my knee about 5-10 degrees more - all after loosening up from doing grueling/painful exercises before they measure. I know that I will continue to make some gains, but it is so frustrating. Hmm...perhaps these emotions are contributing to my on-going struggles with food? Today I am less despairing and continue to work on my stretches and bends. I was even a model patient and put my leg up with weights on my knee before work this morning, as I have to do that 3x/day. I will stop whining now, and promise to not have any cheese and crackers with that whine! :)

Have a great day everyone! Mary

So sorry to hear that PT is frustrating and the knee is not where you'd hoped it would be by now. Hopefully, it's only a matter of time and a lot of hard work! But, hey! At least you're dancing again!

As for the scale: Knowledge is power.
It may be just the thing you need - a dose of reality. It might not be nearly as bad as you think. It could be worse. It doesn't matter. It is only a number on the scale. Your scale is nothing more than a tool, much like VSG. When we use the information from the scale constructively it can help us inform our decisions on a day to day basis. Example: If I'm up a bit the first thing I look at before anything else is my water consumption. 9 times out of 10 it was low the day before. So, I pound the water that day. I've come to view the scale on which I weigh myself as a tool much like my kitchen scale, my food log - it helps me keep track.

I say pull up your big girl pants and take the plunge! No matter the the number on the scale, you won't have to be afraid of it anymore. You'll know what it is and can plan from there.