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CW  144 No change sorry Team 2

Team 2

Krisdiet

CW - 146

Team 2

SW:         152

Week 1:  150

Week 2:  150

Loss this week: 0

Total Loss: 2 Lbs

To nsgardener, prinz, Michelle

Wow, thank you, all. The info you have all shared is very helpful. I can see I have a lot of learning to do. CC has enable me to determine that my average intake of sugar of the past month has been 39 grams/day. I know that this has vastly improved since I've started with CC. 

I feel very fortunate that I have somehow stumbled into the right people, in the right place, at the right time.

Thanks again!

Thanks for the link Julia, it was really helpful.

I'm sorry that you are having such a rough time.  As a student you should be covered under your parents still. Do you have health insurance through the university or extended coverage through your parents? You can either begin with your family Doctor and have him refer you to a counsellor/specialist or go to the clinic on campus and they may be able to give you some options there. If you feel you need support even to get to a doctor it might be best if you start with the clinic at the campus, they may be able to help take the first steps. Please talk to them asap, I am sure they will want to help.

Hope you feel better soon.

I'd love to join!

SW April 1, 2008     152lbs

April 7th, 2008        ;  150lbs  

(edit: added weight for April 7)       &nb sp;       

I was in the same situation a couple of years back. I exercised at the gym 6 days a week over 3 months and didn't lose a lb. I did lose inches but not one ounce of weight. It was very frustrating. Turns out I wasn't eating enough. My metabolism had shut down after years of just eating dinner and then snacking after supper. I turned it around by eating 6 small meals a day and staying within my calorie range. My trainer also told me to exercise every other day, or do cardio one day and strenght training the next.

I'm not sure what you meant by the following... 

"Now I am at the gym 5-6 days a week and focus on a balance diet (staying with 200 calories). "  Does this mean you're burning only 200 calories more than what you're  eating?

Hi caro,

Sorry to hear about how you're feeling, sounds like a very rough cycle. I would suggest some exercise to burn off those extra calories. Not only will it help remove some of the guilt ( therefore breaking the whole "good feeling" followed by "anxiety" cycle) but it will also release endorphines that actually make you feel good and reduce your stress levels.  I know it can be hard to get motivated when you're feeling depressed but I think it will help if you can do it consistantly. You'll probably sleep better too!  Not eating tomorrow will only put you into the starvation cycle again and you will be doomed to returned to binging. Start fresh tomorrow, eat healthy and stick to your correct number of calories.

Hope this helps!

Wow, it sounds like you are on a really rough cycle. Feeling stuffed and bloated is not a good feeling and you really sound like you don't want to gain the weight back so why do you think you are doing this to yourself?

Until you figure this out and can stop it, try to eat desserts that are low in fats and sugar, like low fat whipped cream and jello( Less than 100 calories)  Low fat Jello pudding or one of my favourites, a yogurt eaten with a banana...quickly cures the sugar craving and not extremely unhealthy

I would suggest that you try to refocus and remember what is was that made you want to lose weight and become healthier in the first place. You know you feel healthier,  more fit and more confident 100 lbs lighter so what could possibly be making you want to throw it all away on easter treats and junk food?

I wish you well. Hang in there girl!!

 PS..just a thought. Maybe you don't really want this particular boyfriend and are subconciously trying to make him leave you???

Ok, I just had to respond to this one. I was raised to finish everything on my plate and not to "waste" food. It was only a short time ago that began to question what that meant. I've decided that it is unhealthy to force myself to finish anything if I am full or have had enough. My body is NOT a garbage can, and it does not serve me well to put more into my body rather than in the trash or in the fridge as left overs. Thankfully for my children I no longer make them feel obligated to stuff themselves out of guilt, we are now much more concious about the amount of food we prepare and put on our plates and in I think this is actually healthier for us and the environment.

  I never used to eat breakfast and most times I skipped lunch as well. Lots of coffee though! I needed the caffein just to keep going!! I was a mess, my skin terrible, my breathing was terrible, my heart was constantly pounding in my chest and I wasn't doing anything! My energy was so low I could barely move in the evenings. I needed a drastic change so I thought I would make a lifestyle change instead of going on a diet.  I now eat breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner and then snack. Before I would be starving when I got home from work. Grab and nibble until dinner, have a huge amount of meat, 4 x's the recommended serving if not more at dinner time and then nibble all night. I eat so much healthier now. I've changed to 100% multigrain breads, healthy cereals, low fat cheese, milk etc, way  more fruit and proper serving sizes. I never cook with salt, I've cut sugar from my tea and coffee and I slowly weaned myself off cream in my coffee; I'm down to 1% now and I'm aiming for black coffee. This has been an ongoing change and I still have improvements to make.

The results? I feel so much better, my skin, my hair, my energy, everything is improving. I am no longer bloated, my hernia is no longer bothering me, my heart rate has returned to normal, no more restless achy legs at night etc. I feel great and I want to stay this way!!!

I definately feel your pain here. There just don't seem to be enough hours in the day. I manage a little easier if I cook 3 or 4 chicken breasts at a time. You can refrigerate some and freeze some.. take it out of the freezer the night before and leave it in the fridge to defrost and reheat  the next day.  I find fish fillets cook so quickly in the microwave that I don't have to cook them ahead of time. I just throw on some spices and they only take 2-4 minutes. I like to cook 2 cups of rice at a time as well but you could cook more and freeze it. It takes so little time to reheat with the meat and I can add peppers or onions or soy sauce when i reheat for flavour. To save time I put the rice in small sandwhich bags and freeze in individual servings.

Ideally, it would be great if you could managed to pack your dinner and eat it before you leave work everyday...you work very long hours and you must be starving by the time you get home...that always lead to overeating for me. You might also try to get in a yogurt for a snack through the day. Hope this helped.