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I am a lot like you.  I had a Weight  Watchers leader that asked us how we would maintain weight loss?  She said by eating the way we are eating to lose the weight.  Build new habits...  Of course easier said than done.  She was right though.  Strive to follow the plan.  The weight loss will follow.  Good luck to us :)  TRi

Hugs.. Maybe you can see if therapy will help? .. 

One day at a time... One meal at a time.. 

Hi, Everyone,

Last week, I joined this group as well as a couple of recovery groups on Facebook.  I started going back to the forums as well.  In short, as I battled to get back on track, I reached out online for support.  Just showing up in the groups and forums, reading other posts and posting a little myself has helped a great deal.  I want to thank you all for being here.  It helps.

I've had five good days of careful adherence to my food plan.  I've chosen to go low carb - and that means very few carbs from things like breads, potatoes, rice, pasta.  The majority of my low number of carbs come from other vegetables, fruit, a little dairy and what's in my protein shake mixes.  I'm getting in more protein and really working on drinking enough water.  Even five good days improve the way I feel physically, emotionally, and mentally.  

Not surprisingly, this bridges over to other aspects of a healthy lifestyle, such as willingness to be physically active.  I've taken up rowing classes and absolutely love this type of workout.  The classes deliver great cardio, work the major muscle groups and do not stress out my joints.  (My right knee can't take heavy impact.)  In addition to this, I'm more likely to jump on my bike for trips to the store instead of taking the car, going for walks, or getting up early to do water aerobics in the pool.

Challenges I'm encountering are old ones, so I'm trying to work through them.  A big challenge for me is my obsession about the number on the scale.  I really need to break myself of the habit of weighing myself morning and night.  It's like I'm addicted to checking that number for the slightest downward change!  So, I'm working on reinforcing the idea that as long as I take care of following my food plan, exercising, and drinking enough water, I will lose weight.

This leads to the second big challenge -- staying in the day.  Once I start losing weight, I then begin to project and overinflate my expectations and needs.  I think things like, "I have to lose 8 pounds a month, oh wouldn't it be better if I lost 10-12?" and "I want to lose 40 pounds by the end of the year".  This puts a lot of mental pressure on me and it sets me up to fail.  I have it in my head what I want to accomplish, then I fixate even more on the scale.  I can easily get disappointed which makes me feel horrible and could lead to me then eating off of my food plan.

So, I'm trying to drive those inflated expectations out of my head and focus on staying in the day.  All I have to do is stay on my food plan, do my exercise and trust the process.  It doesn't matter how many pounds I lose this week or this month.  It only matters that I've lived my healthy lifestyle and lost anything at all.  This is not a diet.  It's my new, better life.  I'll get to goal when I get there.

Thanks for listening!

Mary

I’m really upset that I’ve gone back to my old self destructive, food addictive habits and gained 30 pounds. My sleep apnea and diabetes are back and I’m now taking insulin again. In a couple of months, I’ll be 48 years old and my son, Andrew, will turn two. It depresses me to think that my actions may cause me to not be around to see him grow up; not to mention the second baby we have applied for. I am reminded of my mortality daily because I find it difficult and awkward to get down on the floor to play with Andrew and also to get myself back up again. My muscles are very tight and I have never had much mobility or range of motion. So I need to figure out a way to not only lose this weight, but also get off my insulin and gain greater mobility and flexibility. And by “figure out” I really mean I need to get over my self-destructive psychological barriers and motivate myself. Thanks for reading. 

Sincerely,

DW

Good morning LibrarianCK and botts

I had my laundry room remodeled in June...new floor, laundry tub and wall cabinets, door and vent.  It looks beautiful.  My washer and dryer worked so I didn't replace them.  They were 15 year old LG front loaders...huge and working well.  Sure enough last week the dryer stopped.  New LGs are coming today.  I hope they fit and are installed properly.  My re-modeler is a perfectionist and reinstalled the old ones perfectly.  He went to the store and bought new hoses and everything is neat and tidy.  I hope the store installers are as talented as he is.  The original installation 15 years ago was messy in comparison...hoses and dryer vent were too long and looped around.  Wish me luck.  

I am still eating out my freezer and pantry so my food plan today is random again:

B: protein coffee and 1/2 nsa blueberry muffin

S: cantaloupe and salad with ff dressing

L: 1/2 stuffed pepper, rf cheese, 1/2 whole wheat roll, Greek yogurt

S: cantaloupe and veggie soup

D: home made brown rice noodle/ rf cheese lasagna

S: ricotta, pumpkin, pineapple no crust pie, ice cream cup

Exercise is cleaning and more cleaning.  I would love to get to the gym this afternoon to swim and sauna.  Have a great day everyone.  Tri