Posts by swtstorm

Hi Pinkrose (and everyone else who has these concerns),

I am now living with my bf of 2 years (we moved in together last march and I actually lived in a different city an hour away until last sept), but up until March, I too was a single mom and have done the weight loss battle for many years. I am pretty lucky, my son wasn’t picky and tried pretty much anything. Now at the age of 12 I have to demand he eat salad or a piece of fruit and he will but I have to push it. Its not that he does not like those healthy foods, he just rather have cookies!! (so would I heehee)

Here are a few things you can try to hopefully get your child (and this goes for anyone) to eat healthier:

1. the old "you eat what is in front of you or you don’t eat at all" can work for most kids, but not all, but this may be worth a shot. If they are hungry enough, most kids will try anything.

2. Cook healthy without them knowing! There are tons of tips, tricks and recipes out there that cut out fat and high calories but dont cut out the taste! I for one now make chocolate chip cookies with using at least 50% whole wheat or chilli, meatballs, burgers with turkey or chicken rather then beef. There are tons of other things you can do to "healthen" up any recipe

3. Make it a game.. a theme night like - lets try a new veggie night or something fun. Get your son involved. Tell him when you go shopping its up to him to pick a new fruit or veggie to try that week. EVen at 4, if a child feels involved its amazing what they will try.

I don’t know if any of this will help, but hopefully it does! But please, keep strong and good luck! Maybe if he sees you eating better he will to!

Good luck and stay strong!!

If you are really concerned I would go see a Gynecologist. Some times GPs' are just too general. Maybe someone who is more familar with the female system can help. Good luck.

Hi jrenaldo

First of all, congrats on your weight loss. That is amazing and you probably feel amazing.

I am no expert, but I think that since you were not getting in your min caloric need for the day your body probably started to hit starvation mode. Now that you are getting in the proper calories, your body is clinging to them for dear life just in case you drop your intake again. The only thing I can suggest and it is probably not what you want to hear its "give it time". Your body needs to readjust to the new intake level and realize that its not going to be starved. Once that happens I think the last few pounds will come off slowly. But dont look at the 2 lb gain as a failure. It is just your body adjusting and fending for its self. Just keep up the exercise and proper calorie intake and maybe add more strength training in to help build up muscle. Also remember that muscle weighs more then fat so maybe taking measurements is a good idea as well.

Good luck and keep up the great work. I hope this helps.

Scott and Jane

Thank you for your responses and may I saw how happy I am to hear you are healthy Scott.

I have to admit, this does weigh heavily on my mind but I am hoping for the best outcome. For me its a matter of them finding "something" after struggling for so long with no answers.

I get my blood work checked very often, especially when they are continuing investigations. My creatinine and Kidney functions enzymes are all normal and I have now had 2 bladder infections in less then a month that have caused more pain then child birth, but the tests are only showing moderate infections around 2 weeks after the pain increases. So I am at a loss and maybe reaching for straws, but hey, if this promts me to fine tune my eating, then why not.

I have lost a lot of weight but hope to lose about 40 more pounds, my diabetes is very carefuly controled and my blood preasure has always been excellent so I have that going for me. So l have that going for me.

I guess the main purpose of my post was to see if there were any triggers that may cause more harm then good. Like, should I limit/exculde coffee or teas? Increase citrus fruits? I am just looking for way to boost my current diet to help me in this battle.

Thank you both for your responses. I wish you both happy health!!

Rachel

I dont have anything to post right now, but I do have a trick or two up my sleeve to make some great recipies lower calorie.

One thing I often do when making cakes or loaves, is replace the oil with apple sauce. It keeps the cake moist, but not all the fat. I have even done this with brownies.

For lighter cakes, you can also omit the yolks in eggs and just use the whites. This helps make a lighter, lower cal recipie as well.

I will have to dig in my book and see what I can find but maybe this will help. Good luck.

Princess,

I can relate what you are going through as I have been on both ends of the spectrum and right now, eating enough is an issue due to current medical problems. One thing I do to help is to sip on Peppermint tea. I find it calms my tummy and decreases bloating, but it doesnt increase calorie intake. Maybe sip a cup of peppermint tea while nibbling on a muffin or sandwhich. It can calm the tummy and wash down a few calories. I dont know if this will help you, but I find the tea is good to calm a tummy regardless of the problem.

Good luck and good for you for fighting through this!! I am proud of you!!

I havent tried them, but weight watchers has carrot cake and chocolate cake out that come in boxes of individual cakes (6 a box i think) and I know cal wise, but I think they are between 50 - 100 cals each? (guessing 100 or so). May help the craving and this way you can have one, and freeze the rest until a new craving hits.

But if I really "need" cake, I love doing a lemon cake with light cream cheese or cool whip topping. And my son loves it too so he helps eating it.

Original Post by revolution3:

Original Post by swtstorm:

Take a close look at your calories. High fat content? Not enough lean protiens, fruits and veggies? How active are you? And how much weight have you "gained"? Also, are your clothes getting smaller? or bigger? You could be gaining muscle and not fat and there for the lbs go up but your size goes down. And for your height, that is not a bad weight I think. I am 5'10, but much older and my "ideal" weight is around 156 lbs. Let me know a little more and maybe I can help (not that I am an expert with all my dieting and research, I should be!! laughs)

how would that cause a gain?

Some times its not how much we eat but what we eat that causes our bodies to gain or stall (i am speaking from my own experience). Looking a little closer at what we eat can help. As I said, I am no expert, just trying to help and be supportive. Is that not what we are here for?

I know what it is like to binge. I did it most of my life and am very much an emotional eater. I deal with my feelings by stuffing my face, and its not an easy thing to stop.  I do have a few suggestions, but they are not easy to follow (at least not for me when I feel my lowest, but if you try, it can help).

1. Keep a daily log of everything you eat, including your binges. Keeping track makes you aware of what you are doing and if you stop to think, it may help you stop those binges.

2. find a hobby you enjoy. Walks,  knitting, reading, something that you can enjoy that will get you away from food. Its not easy, but keeping busy helps me.

3. as hard as it may be, bring friends in on this. Or come to the site and post in your journal when you feel a binge coming on. Its all about being aware of what you are doing.

 I am bad for it too. I am not hungry but feel "bad" so stuff myself then feel ill after wards. Its not easy to stop, but it can be done. Just take it one step at a time. Self awareness is key!!

I hope this helps and good luck. If you like, use me as a support, email me any time and I will try to help as I am sure many others will too!!