Posts by stellaluna78

Thank you everyone for your responses, feedback, and encouragement - it's such a great community! I'm very motivated to get back to fast walking with my little jogging stints. I looked over the Couchto 5K program and it looks logical but for now I just want to work up to that beginning at my own pace. I agree that brisk walking is a great workout, but i've never ached like that in my thighs as when I did the running a few days in a row. It seems that burst I need from my thighs and calfs really amps up the workout.

The biggest reward for me when doing my runs is the self confidence I'm building. Being able to block out the world and focus on my breathing and form when I'm wearing leggings and knowing people can see my body jiggling down the street.

Thanks for all the responses everyone. I'm really surprised to see so many people weigh themselves daily! I know that as for myself if I weigh myself daily I'm expecting to see a change happen every day of at least 1lb. or i'll be dissapointed..so if I follow my "healthy weight loss plan" I should only expect to lose 1.5-2 max per week..

I know about the weight fluctuations from day to day and I remember when I was in active weight loss in the past and weighing myself daily and I wouldn't have lost something or anything each day that I'd be ho-hum for the rest of the day. I guess i'm trying to avoid ANYTHING that might bring down my mood or motivation.

I guess I should take measurements as scrappycat818 mentioned, but I'm never sure if I'm measuring the right 'waist' or 'hips' since I have a very high waist, do i measure my natural waist or ...?

Wow, thanks everyone for all your tips and tricks and sharing what you did. I feel like a lot of you can relate to some of my weight loss challenges and it really is comforting to see I'm not alone in my struggle and past failures. It was a nice surprise to see so many responses!

Kizzichan, I know what you mean - it almost feels as though you're getting revenge at the person who hurt you, or the people who stressed you out by eating all that food when you're feeling like that. I totally know the feeling, but then afterwards, I realize the only person I ended up punishing was myself. *sigh*

Collier__, sure! I don't have many 'buddies' since I'm new here, would be great I'll add you today. ;)

Jeannieism, I've too googled emotional eating and even went so far as to call an eating disorder clinic for information about a consultation - but I never followed up and did it. I remember in my last successful attempt at weight loss 3 years ago I had an "Ah-HA" moment when I realized that I was an emotional eater and identified that I can't trust myself around food when I'm stressed, as I tend to go on autopilot deep into the fridge only to return with many calories consumed over my limit. I tend to have a foot on both sides of the fence for eating, I often am an 'emotional eater' but sometimes also use food as an excuse to not get started on certain work..so I guess I'd be a 'procrastinatory eater'...

Vanessa1031, yup that's me too. I've been guilty of sneaking the last brownie (that was intended for my man) or eating stress-induced snacks quickly before he came home. Maybe having a buddy like Collier suggested, to keep you accountable would help?

Justlaura, your ramblings do make a lot of sense though, and it's all good advice. I think for me it comes down to a lack of discipline when it comes to food and working out.

Clairelaine, wow that's a great accomplishment - congrats! I look forward to the time when I won't even have to think about portion control, that a reasonable portion will just naturally look like enough. I guess you're right (..actually I know you're right, hehe) about taking it one step at a time and to set realistic goals. I'm guilty of wanting it all and wanting it right now..

Fuzi_lojak, ya that's another hurdle I'll have to face one of these days. I visit my parents once a week for supper and they like to feed! So if I only eat a bit of something they won't flat out say they are insulted, but they think I don't like what they are serving. Ah...the issues and issues around food - never ends! :)

Bigbitty, same here! As I mentioned above I seem to drift into auto-pilot mode and eat and then wake up after and realized what I've done and feel terrible about it. The key is to catch myself before like you said. ;)

Again, thanks for the reply :) During my last visit to the doctor he checked my blood pressure and said it was normal and healthy. (Mind you he is my new family doctor so he didn't have much to compare my current weight/health with) But after my checkout he just said, congratulations keep doing what you're doing. *shrug* He didn't tell me to lose weight or to watch for anything. He seemed attentive and friendly and answered all my questions. I don't snore during sleep but have a tendancy to clench my teeth.

Here in Quebec at the pharmacy we have machines where you can check your blood pressure for free and usually while my boyfriend and I wait for my prescription we check out pressures and they are both normal.

My feeling is maybe that I'm eating too close to bedtime. Yesterday for example I had supper at 8pm and was so tired by 9 that I was in bed. But good advice, I'll try working out regularly and drinking less before bed and see if it improves. Thanks ;)

I agree with what ericajess and gi-jane say about the 'not feeling satisfied' emotionally and making up for it with food, but how do we really FIX that feeling? Or learn to not rely on food for comfort? I've been making small attemtps at weight loss lately that just seem to dissapear after a rough work day or a quarrel with my love.

Does anyone think that it's a habit that can be undone on my own or should I consider seeking professional advice. Is it even catgorized as binge eating? Or emotional eating? Since i've sometimes done one, the other, or both. Thanks for any advice!