Need some tips or suggestions

[nancy2394]

I have been at the same weight for over a week now... with the little bit of fluctuation. So, I got my padometer out again and I've been taking about 2500 steps a day and that's about a mile. I went back to the protein shakes because that really seems to work better for me. I tend to cheat way more than I should when I try to just eat 3 healthy meals.

I'm hoping when I weigh in the morning I will have lost a pound since I've been exercising more and drinking my water and now I'm back to work which means I'm more active in general. But I won't be crushed if I haven't lost another pound.... I know it will come with time. I am certain I've lost a bunch of inches. I keep saying I need to take my measurements but haven't gotten around to it.

I'm just plugging along.. and when I have a bad day, I just make sure I don't have 2 bad days in a row..lol. And I've gotten to where I'm only having potatoes or rice or other high carb side dish only a few times a week rather than with every dinner. I don't really miss it too terribly.

Tonight I had chicken breast cooked in the crock pot with fat free italian dressing. And some peas and some stewed tomatoes and a nice big garden salad... MMmm. It was really good and there was nothing I ate that was bad for me. Then I exercised during commercials of american idol...lol.

I'm running out of meals to cook and I'm sooooo sick of the same old thing night after night. It's hard to cook low fat and feel full after you eat it. I need to find more recipes that are low in fat, calories and carbs.

 

[noludoru]

I am SO hungry. Renee, I'm going to make sure there's a grocery store trip in my future.. never thought of making your own trail mix.. that would be perfect for me. I love grazing on trail mix, but when I'm constantly picking bits out and throwing them away it makes me wonder why I got it in the first place. (WHY coconut?? why? And WTF are those orange pellets? They look and taste like guinea pig food..)

Nancy.. I just have to say.. thirty pounds is a LOT. Don't belittle your accomplishments. You're doing really well!!!

 

[nancy2394]

I've been doing pretty good lately. I've lost more inches, I can feel it in my clothes. I'm having trouble keeping my pants up at work...lol. My lowest weight was yesterday, I was down to 324.5. I can't believe I am actually discussing how much I weigh... ugh... but the more I see it in front of me the more it disgusts me and helps me stay focused. I just keep saying "it's better than the 356 I was 6 weeks ago"

More and more people are noticing I've dropped a few pounds, and it makes me smile when they stop me and ask me if I've lost weight. I'm doing a little better at turning away from bad food choices. Every now and then I still slip up, but the important thing is that I get right back on track again the next day. I've made so many lifestyle changes and they're almost becoming second nature for me now. I still struggle when people eat fast food in front of me. They all ordered out at work last night and got take out food. I said "no" and ate my salad I made at home topped with chicken breast. But ooohhh... the smells of the food they ate in front of me about made me drool. But I was proud of myself that I stuck to my guns and did not cheat.

I figure I'll reward myself one day a week for one meal. I have not been eating red meat hardly at all. I save that for my splurge night. I'm just so excited that my underware are falling off me when I walk...lol. I know, what a stupid thing to get excited about. But I'm noticing things like fitting into a chair at work that I couldn't fit into before. The true test will be tomorrow when I go for my last post op follow up appointment. The chairs in the waiting room were really small and the arms to the chairs dug into my legs really bad. I'll be doing a happy dance in the middle of the waiting room if I can fit my big arse in the chair comfortably..lol.

I have been exercising more and more and incorporating a little bit of weights for my arms that are enormous in size. I really look forward to losing some inches there. I just keep praying I can stick with this. The last time I thought I'd stick with it, I only lasted about 2 months and only lost about 20 pounds. I'm still vulnerable to failure.. and I know that. But I am going to keep trying and it really helps to have so much encouragement from all my friends at work and of course all you guys on chaz. Ordinarily I'd rather die than to disclose how much I weigh... so you guys make me feel comfortable enough to share that kind of information.

Thanks for all the support and encouragement, I really appreciate it.

 

[Renee750il]

Nancy, ever see those piles of fake rubber fatty tissue? Get one and put it on your desk at work . . . . talk about something that helps with the smell of that fast food Truly DISGUSTING looking . . . .

 

[bubbatd]

Keep up the good work Nancy .......I agree that a visual aid would help . Especially at work when there's junk food around . Wear a rubber band on your wrist and before you put something in your mouth , snap it !! You'll put a no-no back down .

 

[nancy2394]

Guess what?!?!?! I've lost another pound and a half... that makes 33 pounds so far. AND... I've lost a total of 11 1/2 inches. I've lost most of the inches in my waist, boobs and hips. Hopefully I'll start losing some inches on my arms and legs soon.

 

[bubbatd]

Great news !!! You'll do it Nancy !!

 

[nancy2394]

I lost another pound... woo hoo. So, the total is now 34 pounds. I walked a mile at work tonight since we only had 2 babies in the nursery..lol. I got paid to do nothing last night. It's nice to have days like that every now and then because we certainly have our busy nights.

I've been doing pretty good with my food choices and my portions. I've not really had anything bad for me and I'm getting used to skim milk and the extra lean hamburg.

I eat so much chicken I feel like I'm going to grow feathers and start to cluck. I am really getting so bored with the same old meals day after day. I need to try something different.

Oh... and my body must be getting a little used to walking more because I checked my heart rate and blood pressure after I finished walking and my BP was 144/86 and my heart rate was only 112. When I first started exercising my BP would be 150's/90's and my heart rate would be easily in the 120's.

Oh... and one last thing... my doctor who I love dearly was apparently braggin on me the other night at work. He stopped by the nursery to see if I was working to see how it was going but I was not working that night. He asked the girls if they had seen me lately and no one working that night had seen me since I had been back to work. He told them that I was doing wonderful and that I had lost 30 something pounds and that he was so proud of me. That just put such a big smile on my face when one of the girls I worked with last night told me about that.

I keep waiting to fall off the wagon and fail miserably like I always do. But so far, things are just moving right along. It's been more of a struggle now... but I just take it day by day. I've kept this weight off so far and continue to keep losing a tiny bit at a time.

 

[Renee750il]

Ah, don't wait to fall off the wagon, Nancy . . . . just keep focused ahead. If you slip, it's not the end of the world.

You've already learned that. Ariellle's mistakes haven't been the end of the world . . . you've seen that.

 

[nancy2394]

Ah, don't wait to fall off the wagon, Nancy . . . . just keep focused ahead. If you slip, it's not the end of the world.

You've already learned that. Ariellle's mistakes haven't been the end of the world . . . you've seen that.

I guess I just always feel like I'm doomed to fail when it comes to losing weight because that's what has always happened every time I've tried over the last 18 years...lol. Maybe this time will be different. I know it's not the end of the world if I fall off the wagon. I just don't trust myself right now. Usually when I'd fall off the wagon real bad then it's over... because I get it in my head that I failed and why not just eat what I want now.

So far... the little screw ups I've had have not been significant enough for me to give up. So, I will indeed keep plugging along.

 

[Beagleluver5463]

This was a very long thread. How's the diet?

 

[nancy2394]

This was a very long thread. How's the diet?

it's okay so far... lost 34 pounds and 11 1/2 inches all together... thanks for asking

 

[Beagleluver5463]

Can you look down and see your shoes?

 

[sparks19]

it's okay so far... lost 34 pounds and 11 1/2 inches all together... thanks for asking

wow 11 1/2 inches.... good job

 

[nancy2394]

Can you look down and see your shoes?

Yes, I can.... and the best part is I can actually put my own socks on without too much trouble... woo hoo! It seems so weird to be able to get on the scale and just look down where as before I'd have to literally bend forward just to see it say error because I was too heavy for the scale to weigh me.

 

[Beagleluver5463]

That's progress.

 

[bubbatd]

I'm so proud of you !!!! You won't fall off the wagon , because you have to keep reporting here and you know we'll get on your butt !!! Keep up the good work !!!

 

[nancy2394]

Can you look down and see your shoes?

I was wrong.... sigh. I guess I thought I could just look down and see my feet, but I can't. I just got out of the shower and looked down and all I could see was my belly... BUT, all I have to do is lean over just a tad and I can see my feet I know before I'd have to practically bend in half to see my feet.. okay, maybe not in half, but certainly more than I have to now. So, I am still progressing and one day I might be able to look down and see my feet without having to lean over at all!

 

[nancy2394]

I'm so proud of you !!!! You won't fall off the wagon , because you have to keep reporting here and you know we'll get on your butt !!! Keep up the good work !!!

Thanks Grammy. One of the reasons I keep posting my progress is so I can go back and see where I started and see that I really am making some progress and it helps me stay focused. Plus, you guys are so dang supportive, how can I fail...lol??

 

[goldiefur]

Keep posting! It will help you and all the rest of us on diets. I don't even want to say diet because it really has to be a total change in what we eat forever. I feel so much better just being off of the sodas and if I want some junk like king cake I just eat a tiny piece. It is hard to resist all of the good food in Louisiana. It sounds like you are doing great!