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Today I weighed and surprises of surprises, I have lost one more kg. So now I stand at 94 kg. This is a good day. And it is all due to exercise and dieting.

I kept awake late yesterday watching New Moon and got hardly 3 hours of shut eye. Even then I got up today morning and went for a jog. Was extremely tired but did a long round of jogging and walking. Have been strict about diet also. No junk food. I am trying not to buy any from supermarket every time I visit for groceries. Hard task though..... he he he

But night bingeing is still a problem. I tried to fend for a long time yesterday but I relented and ate a little even though I was realizing I was not hungry. It happens so fast. You keep thinking you should not eat and then suddenly you lose control over your senses and your body and there is this power that drives you to eat. And you eat before your mind can wake up.... Earlier I used to eat upto two meals at night. Now it has reduced a lot thankfully. It is only because of conscious dieting. I have to constantly keep reminding myself why I am not stuffing myself so my mind know when I suddenly wake up from slumber and move towards the fridge.

Anywyays, that is one area I need to get absolute control over.

Also, maintain weight of 94 kg.

And get to 93 kg in time for Monday weigh-in.

I am stuck at 95 kg.... but thank God I am not slipping atleast... have been doing take-away dinners for the past three days.... and indulging in night-bingeing also.... GOTTA STOP.

Work gets so hectic...no energy to cook at night. But that is no excuse...right? I have to lose 2 kgs this week. Gotta start counting the calories again....Fun is over girl!

Please count me in too.

SW: 209

GW: 198

Original Post by mitt:

you all are so good. for me, some of this is like time warp.  my kids are grown, though my Downs young woman lives at home, but she has her own schedule much of the time.  My 86 yr old mother-in-law lives with us; after two years I think she finds me tolerable. My retired husband/painter/good guy is here as well.

here's my day:

9:55 open one eye, put on some coffee, wake up the computer; put on the oatmeal (high fiber steel cut) and cut up an orange

10 am sign into work; work until the dog is so obnoxious I have to get out of the chair and go outside (varies between 11m and 1pm)

whenever the dog decides: go for a good hour long walk with the dog; stop to sniff and pee ( the dog) and wave at neighbors, go even in the rain, unless it's in buckets.  Go down past the pond so the dog can swim if it's warm (he actually doesn't care, and swims when it's cold as well). we do laps around the pond in an accelerated Buddha walk kind of way.

say it is now 2pm: go back to work, it's harder in the afternoon, so I take the laptop out on the screen porch or in front of the fire ( depends on the season)with a nice cup of tea, and little carrots to eat like a bunny

5pm: ask my husband who is retired and paints and reads, what he has in mind for dinner, his cue to cook some up; lean meat, a veg and some salad and sweet potatoes, often, because they taste good, are good for you, don't need butter or salt, and what a color!  He gets a drumstick (the ice cream kind) after which will come back to haunt him some day, perhaps.

7pm watch wheel of fortune and jepardy (sp?) with my Downs girl; they're her favorites (well she likes Gossip Girl but who can tolerate it; I leave that to her), unless it's Thursday and then she and I go bowling for a few hours.

after all this, usually I work some more (my boss really likes me, and I get good  raises) while the family watches movies or junk, or reads.

Sometimes,  I am forced to take a bath, read a book, chill with the man and the dog and the kid and the old lady and have a nice evening.

then maybe an instant netflix, and bed with a book; sleep around midnight or one.

It's hard, but I think I'll survive.  Oh, and I completely love my work, can't wait to get up and do the work; have another great daughter and three terrific step kids who stop by whenever they need a meal, and are turning into colossal, thoughtful young adults, with jobs. 

I lost a son eight years ago; murdered by a drugged out kid who stole his car. So the life I have built takes into account that sometimes you are too busy, and sometimes you need to go out and sniff and pee, and remember what everything looks like and smells like.  It is unrepairable damage to my heart; it's just there, like a breath.

I have lost 40 pounds since last June, mostly keeping a good food diary, balancing the proteins, carbs and fat, and keeping to the calorie counts this site provides. I have 30 more to lose, but I'm in no hurry.  Don't know if I can walk them all off, so my daughter and I have bought a wii and are enjoying wii fit and DDR, Dance, Dance Revolution, which has a great part where you get to dance like a fool and it counts your calories according to how many arrows you hit with your feet, or points you score.  We have a blast.  The wii fit has a little yoga part that I now do sans the wii,  after I get my pajamas on at night; my husband is amused as I become the "warrior" and the dog rolls over, since it is clearly not a walk.

I can't offer any advice to anybody; we're all in this alone in the end.  I like how hard so many of you are working, and trying to find time in a good and unselfish way to take charge of your self and your habits is such a truly great thing.  I hope that you are all as motivated as your schedules allow and your posts imply, and don't freak when they don't happen every day or every hour or every year.

And for me, don't ever hit a kid or yell when it's yourself you're mad at.  There, that's some advice.

Later

 

 Hey Mitt, I am so touched by your write-up. My heart goes out for you for the tough decisions life has thrown at you. You are a tough warrier like your counterpart in Wii for braving out against all the odds. You can definitely lose all the extra pounds dear. Keep faith. Sam.

Seeing people swinging weights thinking it will have the expected result is definitely frustrating. But worst is when the gym instructor does not know the right from the wrong herself. My gym instructor knows these 7-8 exercises which she forces everyone to do regardless of their body type. On top of that, her demonstration of strength training to a newbie is so faulty that I feel like screaming on top of my lungs. These days she is after my life to switch my routine. My current routine is showing great results however and it is all I can do to avoid her.....any ideas how to workaround the stupid gym instructor?

I have a little cousin sister age 8 and her mom sure has her moving around. Her mom has enrolled her in dance classes which she enjoys immensely. That is one way of getting the girl exercise. Get your niece interested in some kind of sport....enroll her in any activity at her school.

Another thing my sis' mom does is manipulate her into eating the right foods. My sis hates milk and will throw a lot of tantrums when asked to drink it. One time she fell ill and her mom has made up the story that she will fall ill again if she does not drink milk regularly. Now my sis can't drink up the milk fast enough. Tricking kids is a surefast way to get them to eat food they might not prefer.

At the end of the day, the parents of the child have to take initiative and teach her the right lifestyle. You cannot command the eating habits of your niece. She might not listen to you over her mother. However, you can sure get her to exercise. Take her along with you when you go for a walk or to the market or even the mall. Even simple walking for pleasure is a great way to lose weight. Encourage her to play with the kids in the neighborhood.

Hi Claire. I am Sam and I am over 200 lbs right now. I have been trying to lose for 4 months now but have started succeeding since the past 1 week only. The secret formula I found was self control and patience. I get up at 6:30 am for my workout, spend the whole day at office and then come home and cook dinner. The results have slowly started showing and though it is not visible to others, I can see it in the movement of the scale. My clothes are a bit loose. I do not hog so much that I feel sick. I know I am moving towards a lifestyle change and it is going to last. For now, that is reward enough.

However, in a few months time, I will be looking forward to snuck into my skinny jeans and my tiny tops I used to wear before marriage. That will be the ultimate reward and the fact that relatives will stop making ugly remarks.

Hi everyone. Wow! This is a great column. I am Sam. I'm 26, 5'9", 206 lbs. I had lost a ton of weight for my wedding. It has been 6 mths since and I have gained it all back. I have been trying hard for the past 4 months to lose weight but there has been no motivation. I read an article on getting pregnant and it suddenly dawned on me that my biological clock is ticking too. We want to get pregnant in an year's time but before that I wanna ensure that I am fit and healthy to care for our baby. I started a week ago at my heaviest ever in my life at 214 lbs. All it takes is great self control over eating. I consume smaller portions now and limit my calorie intake. If I binge on ice-cream one day, I am stricter on myself the next day. Also, I have made it a point to go to gym atleast 6 days in a week. Hafta get up at 6:30 am for that but there is no choice as I am at work the whole day and I get too tired by evening. Still, after languishing for 4 months, I am finally getting results and it is really motivating. Ladies, the secret mantra is all about controlling yourself. There is no alternate choice. Good luck to you all.