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| Weight Loss | I'm addicted to potato chips - HELP! | Dec 18 2008 03:45 (UTC) |
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try examing your behavior when you are eating chips. I heard the other day that- it's not the food, it's the behavior. What do you feel when you are binging on chips? Our you angry, lonely, etc.....I am scared to eat some foods- afraid they will trigger a binge, but when I heard someone say- it's not the food, it's the behavior I starting eating slower and examing my eating behaviors and how I felt and when I thought I was getting to the point of overeating. I've noticed there is a switch that goes off in my brain when I've reached the point of no return. When I feel a full fledged binge coming on. Time then to focus on something else. Hope that helps some. Vicki |
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| Foods | Why do you choose to drink an alternative to cow milk? | Jun 07 2008 11:35 (UTC) |
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I'm allergic to cow's milk. I buy goat's milk. It is more expensive and harder to find, but it is great in a smoothie! Makes it really creamy. I think there is more fat in goat's milk, but not that much more and I like to get my dairy in. I also eat goat's milk yogurt which I really like. I can't drink the milk straight though, it has to be mixed with something. For cereal, I use rice milk. There is also the things others have mentioned...almond, soy... I'm allergic to soy also so haven't use all those products. Once I got past the "idea" of drinking goat's milk, I was ok with it. It grosses people out when I tell them that I drink it though. A health food store should be able to help you make an informed decision. Vicki |
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| Motivation | Desperate need for emotional binging support | Nov 09 2007 13:48 (UTC) |
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| HI, I emotional eat and binge as well. I've been doing it for what seems like forever. I am recovery thought. About 3 years ago I started working in a program for physical, spiritual, and emotional recovery. Plus therapy and hard work. I had to slowly start replacing my bad behaviors with good behaviors. It sounded silly at first to me, but I was told to make a list of things I like to do and when I feel like binging or overeating to do something healthy instead. That helps to have it written out, and also to work thru the feelings I'm having instead of trying to immediately comfort them with food. for example, I'd be angry and want to eat over it. I've had to learn it's ok to be angry and food is not going to fix my angry feelings. It is only going to make me feel worse. At first, I tried to not eat my favorite binge food. I would still binge on it, but as time went by it would be less and less and I would not eat as much food, and I soon found the binge did not give me the comfort and pleasure that it once did. I do still binge, in fact, I had one this last weekend. but I didn't eat as much food as I did in the past and once it was over, I got right back on my food plan and drank lots of water and tried to get back to healthy eating. I rarely binge any more. I still have urges to binge, but usually I don't act on them. I think the feelings will be there for a while, because I have used this for of self abuse for so long. I also find that when I think I need to binge I don't choose the main trigger I used to use- chocolate. I will pick other foods. And as neurotic as this sounds, I was very selective in choosing my food. I had to pick stuff that had the nutritional info on it so I knew how many calories I was consuming. I counted each one on my food log. For some reason, this was very important to me, even in the insane state I was in. It has been a long road and I've needed lots of support of others around me to accomplish the healing that I have. There is hope for this. I had to make the decision that I wanted to change the behavior. Email me if you would like more info. Hope this helps. Good luck to you. Vicki | |||
| Motivation | depressed | Oct 01 2007 09:29 (UTC) |
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| I've gone to OA for years and it has helped w/my binging and my self-esteem. try oa.org. there are online loops and online meetings you can go to if you feel you need someone to talk to . There are 7 online meetings everyday. It's not necessarily for people who are overweight. It's for compulsive eaters. Bingers, purgers, etc. email if you want more info, but that is pretty much it. I find when I do overeat, binge, I go back to my daily calorie intake (1800 cals) and try to stay close to that. This has been a rough week since I've been home sick and out of my daily routine. I've been eating more. So, starting this week off with hopefully getting back to work tomorrow and eating normally again. Restricting cals just drives me crazy. When I feel deprived it just makes me want to eat more. take care, Vicki | |||
| Motivation | THE I NEED TO LOSE 100 POUNDS CLUB | Aug 31 2007 21:47 (UTC) |
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| I need to lose 140 more lbs to reach my goal weight. I've lost 52 so far since Mar 07. I'm your neighbor in Indiana. I'm 41 with one grown daughter. I've drastically changed my eating since March. I'm now a pretty healthy eater except I do emotional eating and small binges still. I'm working on that. See my journal page today for more on that. I also found out this week that I have an umbilical hernia that will need to have surgery to repair. I should not do it until I lose a lot more weight. So not only do I want to lose weight, but I need to in order to have a successful surgery or risk having to have it more than once. Good luck to you J.P. and Denise. Vicki | |||
| Motivation | I haven't lost any weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Aug 31 2007 21:39 (UTC) |
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| I have a partial disability right now. I've had a pelvic injury so I can do very little as far as exercise. I was doing upper body but now I have an umbilical hernia, so I have to back off on that too. I do exercises from my physical therapist, but not enough to lose weight from it. I've lost a little over 50 lbs since March 2007 just by changing my diet. 1800 cals a day is my goal. I eat lean proteins, veggies, fruit....low cal good foods. I still have desserts, but stay with the lo cal ones. My weight loss has been total diet since I have so many exercise restrictions. It can be done. My goal is to eventually be able to exercise to improve my health but right now that is not an option, so I eat as best I can. The weight is coming off. Good luck to you. Vicki | |||
| Motivation | Losing my goal weight | Aug 27 2007 08:29 (UTC) |
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| Thanks Coach and kmk33 for your encouragement.
Neeece, you are welcome to add me to your friends list. You might want to have friends you own age, but I will gladly share my experience and strength with you. Feel free to email me. Thanks all! Vicki |
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| Motivation | Losing my goal weight | Aug 27 2007 02:36 (UTC) |
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| Neeece,
also, you do have the guts to lose weight. We all have it in us, we just have to tap that potential. Staying on course, working your food program, taking one step at a time does it. Don't give up. I thought I was destined to be heavy forever. I don't think that anymore. |
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| Motivation | Losing my goal weight | Aug 27 2007 02:33 (UTC) |
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| Neeece,
I am/was maybe morbidly obese. My top weight was 335. I'm 5'5 also and 41. I've had to deal with my binging. When you say binging do you mean eating a alot of food with no emotional or physical control and just mindlessly eating as fast as you can? that was me. I've worked in a 12-step program for compulsive overeaters and thru that work have slowed my binging greatly. I still have the urge once in a while. I usually don't act on it. When i do it's mostly a small amount of food, but I know the mind games that go on. I'm still in recovery, but it so so mucher better than it used to be. I urge you to get help with this eater disorder. If you think you have a problem, try looking up OA.org. I found help there. |
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| Weight Loss | Loose Skin | Aug 06 2007 21:40 (UTC) |
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| When I was your age......When I was 22-25 I was heavy. I don't remember how much..I don't think over 200 lbs. But when I lost the weight I had no sagging skin. I attribute that to me being young and still having elasticity in my skin. But now my weight has been up to 335 lbs--I'm down to 286, my goal is 140-150. I think I'll probably have some skin problems due to my age which is now 41. I don't expect to look like I'm in my twenties again, but hey--you never know. Good luck to you- and I'm sure you'll look great no matter what! | |||
| Motivation | Plateau and gain- Need positive thoughts | Aug 02 2007 02:37 (UTC) |
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| Thanks trustwomen and nycgirl! Actually, I felt pretty stupid because after yesterdays 289.6, I weighed 287.2 today. I've been in between 287-289.8 for about 2 weeks now. I have made some changes in my diet so my sodium is lower. I count pretty much everything I eat. some things that are 0-10 cals I don't. unless it's alot, more than a serving, then I do. I'm pretty strict about it. I do log my weight here, but not everyday, only when there is a significant change. There has been a constant downward trend for a while now. I just really need positive affirmation when all the negative talk builds up in my head. This is a great website for me to be on. I need positive people like you guys to keep me up when I get down. Thanks a bunch and good luck to you all. | |||
| Motivation | Plateau and gain- Need positive thoughts | Aug 01 2007 15:34 (UTC) |
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| thanks bethystan!! | |||
| Motivation | Plateau and gain- Need positive thoughts | Jul 31 2007 19:51 (UTC) |
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| oh, I forgot the plateau part-- I've been around 288 for about 12 days now. I have been losing on average 1-3 lbs a week. | |||
| Weight Loss | I've lost 100 lbs! | Jul 26 2007 01:53 (UTC) |
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| CONGRATULATIONS!!! Thate is such a great deal. I'm very happy for you. That really motivates me that I can do it too. Please give us details on how you acccomplished this. You get 5 stars. Vicki | |||
| Motivation | Self-sabotage | Jul 16 2007 03:11 (UTC) |
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| Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I do resist compliments, sometimes it's like i push them away or don't even let them sink in. It's a feeling of unworthiness, and not feeling 'good enough'. I logically know I am, but I have a lot of old tapes to get rid of.
Vudoo32x- you are right. I need to find it and erradicate it. (Nice arm pic by the way). delightedwithhim- Thanks- i'm glad my post helped you. angela- No one really tells me I'm unworthy anymore- just me. I'm trying to let the good stuff in but it's hard. I'm in therapy and all that good stuff so I'm working on it. The guilt from compliments I think goes back to childhood. I'd always try to please, please, please my dad and I was never good enough. I've just grown up feeling unworthy, unlikeable, and unlovable. As I've become an adult I'm learning these are NOT facts, but they are still in my head. I've been going to a weight loss clinic and everytime they like cheerlead me and tell me how good I'm doing. I always feel depressed when I leave there. What's with that? I should be happy that I'm losing weight and getting healthier but it feels unsettling. I want to be a happy, healthy person and someday I know I will be, but it's a journey I'm just beginning. Thanks everyone. Today went better and I was 100 cals under my limit plus I ate my veggies, which is hard for me. I went to my eating disorder support group meeting and it was good. I feel ready to start the week now. Vicki |
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| Weight Loss | Am I the fattest one here? ? | Jul 07 2007 03:11 (UTC) |
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| Hi, I started at 335 in March. I'm now down 46 lbs. Due to an injury I haven't begun to exercise a lot yet, so this is just a result of counting my calories, eating healthier food, and not over-indulging. I didn't think I could do this, but the weight is coming off. My goal is to lose 195 lbs total. I don't know if I can get down there, but I've heard enough success stories that I know I'm gonna try. | |||
| Weight Loss | Not Enough Fat | Jul 02 2007 01:22 (UTC) |
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| Latasha,
I'm not being critical, but curious. How can you survive on a 400 cal diet? even with supplements? I eat almost that much at one meal. Is this a reliable doctor? Don't mean to insult your program- just concerned. Vicki |
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| Weight Loss | Not Enough Fat | Jul 01 2007 09:47 (UTC) |
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| Wow, I've learned a lot here. I go over on the unhealthy fats I think. I'm going to try some of the stuff I've read here. That smoothy sounds good. I do take fish oil pills, but don't eat a lot of fish. I've got to read up on flax seed oil. I've been hearing a lot about it. I've lost 40 lbs but still morbidly obese so fat is a big problem with me. I've been eating so much better though, but I'm always listening for newer, healthier ways to eat. | |||
| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jul 01 2007 05:02 (UTC) |
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| Welcome all newbies! I've been here since early March. So far lost 40 lbs from starting at 335. I want to lose 195 lbs total and try to get down to 140 again. I've been doing the usual- eating healthy, watching my calories and trying to stay under my recommended amount which is 1800. I'm trying to get the veggies in. That is a hard one. After losing just 40 lbs I am able again to do some of the physical things that I could not when I was over 300. Simple day to day things. I'm not as out of breathe and can do a little more. I've been trying to start exercising, but I am recovering from an injury and it was doing much better, but I overdid it in the pool one day and it's back to hurting. But that doesn't affect me as far as upper body exercise, which I can still do. It's just hard to get to the gym or exercise at home when I'm in pain. I feel like that is just an excuse, but that is where I am. Good luck to everyone on their journey, Vicki | |||
| Weight Loss | 300 Club | Jul 01 2007 04:54 (UTC) |
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| Aovermy,
Congratulations on 100 lbs lost. That is so cool! You are doing wonderful! What is your secret? How have you lost so much weight? Tell us your story if you would. I've lost 40 lbs. I'm now at 294.6. Just crossed under the 300 mark too. There is great support here. Take care, Vicki |
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| Motivation | Over 200 club! | Jun 18 2007 00:26 (UTC) |
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| Hello everyone! I can't believe there are 98 pages on this forum. I didn't look to see when it was started. Anyway, I just "qualified" for this forum. I was in the 'over 300 club', but as of yesterday I'm at 299.2, just under but I'm there! I started changing my eating on 3/7/07 and have lost 35 lbs. I'm 40, 5'5. Doing pretty good here. counting my calories works very well for me. I've taken to it easily. I'm kind of anal about numbers and keeping things organized, so this fits me. I've been very heavy for a long time and have a lot of health problems from being morbidly obese. I'm starting to feel a lot better after losing just 35lbs. Vicki | |||
| Motivation | Support group for middle-aged, smart women | Jun 17 2007 05:58 (UTC) |
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| Hi All! I've reached a mini-goal. I wanted to be below 300 lbs by my birthday on Jul 9th. I'm there!! I weighed 297.2 lbs today. That is 37 lbs lost since 3/7/07. Yeah me!!! I'll be 41 in a few weeks and I'm really tired of being overweight and didn't really think- and still have my doubts that I could ever lose weight and be healthy again. But, I am losing and getting healthier. I'm trying to accept these positive changes and be happy about them. I still have that negative feeling that I'm just going to lose a little then won't be able to any more and still be fat forever. Along with the weight, I'd like to lose those negative thoughts in my head. Things are going along ok. How is everyone else out there? Take care and keep going until you reach your goals. WE can do it. Vicki | |||
| Weight Loss | 300 Club | Jun 17 2007 05:49 (UTC) |
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| OK everyone- I'm below 300 lbs!!!! I weighed in at 297.2 today! That is 37 lbs lost since 3/7/07. My goal was to be below 300 by my birthday which is Jul 9th. I'm feelings so much better. My legs feel thinner to me. They don't look it when I look in the mirror but I feel thinner. I was measured about 2 weeks ago and had lost 7 inches. I don't know if that is good and in proportion to my weight lost but that's where I was. I wish I had measured myself when I first started trying to lose. Oh well. I had lost about 1 1/2 inches in most places my doc's office measured. My doc recommends 1800 cals for me. That seems to be working for now. Thanks for all the support here. Can I come back and visit even though I'm not over 300 lbs? We are all working to reach our goals. I'm proud to have gotten to know a couple of you. This is a great site. Vicki | |||
| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jun 17 2007 05:33 (UTC) |
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| Hi everyone!Today I weighed in at 297.2 which means I dropped below the 300 lbs mark! Yeah!! My goal was to be below 300 by my birthday which is July 9th. I've lost 37 lbs so far since changing my eating on 3/7/07. I'm feeling so much better. Counting my calories is really work well for me. Right now my doctor recommends 1800 cals a day due to my weight. That is enough for me to eat and be satisfied and continue to lose weight at a healthy rate. I'll be 41 in a few weeks. I've started trying to do some exercise over the last 2 weeks. That is going ok.
Yeah, Marianne, all in that boat. I have a pelvic separation injury that has kept me in pain since last September from a car accident. That is why I'm just now starting to exercise again. It's very hard to stay motivated when in constant pain. But, as I'm losing weight and over time, my pain is lessening. Good to hear from everyone. Take care, Vicki |
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| Weight Loss | need ideas | Jun 10 2007 04:00 (UTC) |
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| Hi, I'm not exactly sure what the problem is, but if you are full, why do you have to eat more? Are you underweight? Sounds like a fun hike. You must be very active. I try to listen to my body. If my body is full, then I don't eat. I tend to overeat, so that is important for me. I would think it would be important if you are thin also. You don't want to make your body uncomfortable. I may be way off, because I don't know what your issues are. Hope you get some more answers from others. Vicki | |||
| Weight Loss | 300 Club | Jun 10 2007 03:41 (UTC) |
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| Kel and all,
I did break away from 307 down to 305. that's 30 lbs for me! I'm allergic to cow's milk, so I eat goat's milk yogurt when I can find it. The brand I buy comes in plain, vanilla, strawberry and blueberry. I love to put in over a banana or strawberries for breakfast. It has a little more fat than the "reg" yogurts, but it's not too bad. My nutrionist said I was eating well balanced, healthy meals with a lot of variety. I think for now I'm staying at 1800. They haven't mentioned lowering it. Sometimes I'm a little over and most of the time under. I'm losing at a healthy rate and constant downward trend, so I think I'm ok here. I'm eating comfortably. I'm not starving, and I'm enjoying finding new low cal things to eat. STill trying to work those veggies in. I used to be a really bad binge eater and I'm afraid lowering my cals might cause too much stress and feeling deprived. I don't act on my feelings to binge anymore, but they still come up once in a while. As long as I keep losing at a good rate I don't see any reason to push my cals lower. But that's my opinion, I'm not a doc. I usually just see the nurse when I go to my weight program, but next week I see the doctor, so I can see what she thinks. So far they say they are happy with my progress there. I wish I could just wake up one morning and weigh 140 lbs and be slim and trim. Ok somebody slap me. It's funny because if I'm just not looking at myself and just focusing on how I feel, I do feel thinner. But, then i look in the mirror and see 305 lbs. I am able to do so much more with just the 30 lbs off. I can tie my shoes, bend over and pick things up, shave my legs standing up, and a bunch of things like that. I was just so impaired at 335. So many things that are taken for granted, just become impossible to do. I'm sure everybody on here knows what I mean. We are all getting better, one step at a time. Vicki |
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| Weight Loss | 300 Club | Jun 05 2007 18:41 (UTC) |
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| ok, I've been stuck at 307 for a few weeks now. This number is getting a little boring and I'd like to see a lower one. Last week my cals were slightly about 1800 (1947 avg for the week), so not surprised I didn't lose. I'm watching it closer this week. I've started going to the gym. Went last night and worked out on the upper body machines. It felt good. Going to try and go tonight and do some more cardio. I've been eating more yogurt, which isn't that bad cal wise but has more fat. I can't have cow's milk, so I have goat's milk yogurt. I think it has more fat in it. I wonder if that is affecting me. I thought if you stayed under your cal goal (mine is 1800) then it didn't really matter what you ate. Anybody know? I may ask that on a food forum. I really like to eat it with fresh fruit- makes a great breakfast. Last night I had 4 oz fresh strawberries, sugar free choc syrup and fat free whip topping (54 cals). It was soooo good. Hope everyone is doing great! Vicki | |||
| Motivation | Support group for middle-aged, smart women | Jun 04 2007 01:28 (UTC) |
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| I've noticed when I eat unhealthy foods since I've gotten my cleaned out of a lot of junk, they don't really sit well either. I think once you get 'cleaned out' your body wants good food and when we go back to our old way of eating it's saying 'hey, what's this?' After just a few weeks of eating healthy I ate at a fast food restaurant that I used to frequent- I had allergic symptons after eating it. My mouth and face felt swelled and it really didn't even taste as good as I had remembered. I think our bodies know what they really want- to be fed healthy nutritious food. It's our heads that want all that other stuff. | |||
| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jun 01 2007 19:15 (UTC) |
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| Katie,
Sorry about the tooth, ouch! No, I'm not on Phentermine or any other weight loss meds. I'm on a lot of other meds for health problems and one imparticular I can't take that sort of thing anyway. It has a lot of restrictions w/ it. I could use something to help w/the cravings and energy though. The more good food I eat the less cravings I have, but I'm low on energy. I'm anemic and just found out so my doc started me on a med for that. I don't think it's kicked in yet. I'm still really tired a lot. My program just has you eat plain ol' food. No pre-packaged anything to buy. They keep pushing those darn veggies on me! I didn't think I met w/the exercise guy for a week or so, but SURPRISE it was today. I had to tell him I've only exercised twice. He said to email him the next time I go to the gym, and if he doesn't hear from me- I'll be hearing from him in a few days. So I best get my butt there soon. I'll try to go Sat. Hey, Sadiesmom! Great to hear from you. I find my food log really helpful. I just keep it with me most of the time. It's just a little notebook I have. It's on the table at home for when I eat so I can write stuff down right away and I take it in my lunch bag to work. It's important for me to write down as I eat otherwise I forget it. It also helps me keep track of how many cals I've had so far today, so I don't eat and go over my cal goal. It's also important to be completely honest--everything goes on there. I wrote everything down this week but didn't enter it in this site so I didn't keep track of my cals and it really hurt me. I was over every day except one. Plus I gained a 1/2 lb this week, so I really need to keep track of my food log. For me, it is a really helpful tool. Hope it gets easier for you. (have you tried those gel seat covers for your bike that slip over the seat- they help some- You can also buy padded biker shorts!) I haven't had those but a friend did and she liked them. Keep it up! Vicki |
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| Motivation | Support group for middle-aged, smart women | Jun 01 2007 17:09 (UTC) |
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| ok, I feel like i'm hogging all the posts on this page. Is there very many people still on here? Surely all the smart, middle-aged women didn't disappear. I know you are out there! I've been so depressed lately. Today is worse. I went to my weight loss dr appt this morning and gained 1/2 lb which isn't too bad, but it just feels defeating. I write my calories down as I eat them, but this week I didn't enter them and get a total until Wed night, so I went for 6 days w/o knowing my cal total. I was way over most days. I think 2222 cals was my highest, then the avg for the week was 1947. My goal is to be below 1800. Then, today at my appt was the day to meet w/the exercise guy. I've only exercised 2 days since I saw him 3 weeks ago. He was still motivating. I'm supposed to email him the next time I exercise for accountability. He said if he doesn't hear from me then I'll be hearing from him. It just all seems overwhelming, and I feel so fat at 307, but not as fat as I did at 335. I'm not making much sense. I'm just really down today. I feel like I just can't do this. Change is hard. My self-esteem is really low. It's hard to think I deserve any better. Vicki | |||
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