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I NEED HELP!

i've been gaining weight and i just miss being thin

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Krazykim007-You are not alone! I am trying to break the habit of balncing out a bad day with a good day, but I usually do it food wise. I am not as disciplined as you are about excersising...

Anyhow, since I startered eating better this time around, I have being able to control binging. I had days were I excedeed the amount of calories that I should have eaten, but not by 1000s like in the past. I also have days when I feel like eating non stop. It is like nothing satisfies my hunger, similar to having a hitch and no matter were you scratch, you seem to miss the spot...

Rationally, I know that I am not hungry, but since the day was ruined I might as well eat everything in site... What is helping me this time is being more aware and take a few minutes to think before grabbing extra food. Also after the ice cream or chips or the salami sandwich, I count the calories 150, 300, 600, and realize that it is not so bad, so if I stop then I am still OK.

AMCM, i do the same thing. I sometimes eat and eat but don't feel full, i just feel more hungry and if someone else has left some food i want to grab their plate and eat it too, but i don't because i'm scared they'll think i'm greedy. I did it once before when a friend had asked me to finish hers as she was full. My other friend yelled at me "What the hell is wrong with you? Finishing other people's food is disgusting!" ...which i cried all night about and have never done it since.

I did 35K again last night on the bike but pushed a bit harder and according to the machine i burnt 700Kcals, which i know isn't accurate but it's a benchmark. If it says i burnt more than last time then i've burnt more than last time, even if the figures are wrong as it still calculates calorie burn at the same rate.

Unfortunately i find that when i'm hungry i don't think about what i'm eating at all, i just need to eat and i'll go for anything that i can eat quickly. I'm not sure if i'm hungry because i've not been eating enough and it's just catching up with me, or whether it's emotionally linked. I'm trying to keep a journal but i get too embarrassed when i've had a binge to put it in the entry, just incase my boyfriend finds it. He'd be so disgusted as he's a health and fitness freak.

Anyway, enough hijacking of this thread with my eating issues.

How's everyone doing this week? X

kazykim007, I think that the journal is a good idea. If you binge you can just write  a B and a total of calories. If your boyfriend is a fitness and health freak he is probably willing to help you, and migh not be as judgemental as you think.

I am going to weight on Friday, so I will post my progress then.

krazykim -

honestly, thats so weird.  yesterday i was soooo  uncontrollably hungry.  the day before we had a party at the house and someone decided to bring over my favorite desert in the world - tiramisu....which i began to eat uncontrollably.  so i said, monday i will be very good.  so monday comes along and hitting about 2 pm until i fall asleep i was so disgustingly hungry no matter what i ate.  but heres the trick -- when i eat really high levels of protein, i NEVER feel hungry between meals. this is when i eat as many grams of protein as my body weight, so about 120g protein b/c im around 120 lb.  the way i do that is for lunch and dinner i make HUGE salads and i broil 8 ounce peice of pink fish like salmon or rainbow trout.  trust me, it will be hard to finish that meat and by the end of that and the salad, you wont think about food until dinner where you will make another huge ass salad which a hunk of meat (i find things like ahi tuna, lean steaks like sirloin, or more fish, work REALLY well).  these days i havent ate that much protein, hence my hunger.  try it for a day and see if that might work for you.  it helped me drop tons of weight, put on alot of muscle and curb the appetite while i was doing high levels of exercise.

oh ya, i always eat off other peoples plates - but thats an ethnic thing..we share food. i know italians an greeks probably do the same! so who cares what your friend said.... never take what others say to heart...everyone thinks differently... and you cant change that...just be your beautiful self :)  sometimes shrugging your shoulders at what people think makes you a happier person.  OR you can tell me where this friend lives and i can go kick her ass for you :) lol

longg story short - im weighing in tomorrow but since ive been battling the scale to get below 121lb i dont really care to be honest...my clothes r slipping off me, my silhouette is geting more streamlined and i can feel muscle in places i never thought i could build muscle....so if that means i cant get to my goal of 113 lbs, but stay at 121lb and look even better than who gives a crap! im beginning to realize the numbers dont mean anything and that i put on muscle faster than the average woman...which is good cuz i can eat more sushi.. bahahaha.

Bad Week:

BW:  152

CW:  152

Thanks amcm, i've gone back through my journal and added the B where necessary. He tells me that it's not how much i weigh but what i look like that matters, which is how i used to feel too until he found out how much i weighed and his eyes popped out of his head! Lol.

Kishmish, you are so funny! That girl is no longer a friend as she used to throw so much negativity at me to empower herself that i couldn't be around her anymore. Other girls in the group have started to drop her too so i guess what goes around...

When i used to train with my ex we used to eat tons of fish/chicken/turkey, loads of steamed veg and a small portion of brown rice everyday, 3 times a day. This got a bit boring but i was never hungry and never binged through that time. I also felt my body tightening up because i was following three body builders around in the gym (my ex and his two training partners) and was doing their workout too (just a slightly girlier version!). I loved it but i weighed more than i do now, however. I build muscle quickly too and due to my large frame i can look quite masculine and a bit scary when i gain too much. My clothes now don't hang off me like they used to though so i guess it's really not all about how much you weigh.

I was eating so clean that my skin was glowing, my fat levels were down and i had so much energy. I just don't have the time or the money to live like that at the moment. My new training ritual has me doing a lot of cardio and sticking to high reps, medium weight rather than low reps, high weight which was making me gain too much muscle. I also don't weight train my legs anymore as the 1.5 hours of cycling 3 times a week is toning them up for me without them gaining any mass.

Keep at it. I like your attitude.

I'll be weighing in tomorrow night but am due TOTM*. I feel quite heavy today despite the past two days of gruelling exercise.

*My cycle is a bit messed up atm as i've just started taking the pill again, making me have 2 this month. One normal cycle and one induced by the end of the packet. I think that this has played havoc with my hormone levels so i'm not expecting too much from my weigh in tomorrow. Will let you know how i get on Friday. Fingers crossed!!!

just weighing in for the thread:

last week: 121lb

this week: 120lb (i guess my clothes fit better for a reason!)

i havent taken my measurements yet..for some reason i do it on fridays :p im guessing ive gone done a 1/4'' here and there esp my thighs ...im guessing not more than an inch or 2 total around my body since im already smaller...its sooo slow and frustrating sometimes.. BUT i did go shopping yesterday for honeymoon clothes (summery stuff and some dressy dresses) and i was ecstatic to fit into zara's size xs! the jeans are around a comfy size 6 .. which i was a yr ago before i gained weight but this time around i can wear tighter clothes and not have much muffin top spillage like i used to (i got crazy love handles going on thanks to my moms genetics!) ...so def changes are happening.  its hard b/c im getting married in 3 weeks and i have to buy clothes now, not when im done training a couple of days b4 my wedding...so if i drop inches the clothes might b baggier

ok ill be back to respond... i have a makeup trial and im still in a towel from the shower!  i hope she doesnt make me look like a drag queen...

At the beginning of challenge 168

Last week 163 lb

Today 162 lb

Is this our last weigh in for the challenge or should we do one last weigh in  on May 1st?

Good luck to everyone weighting in today...

Well done amcm.

When i weighed in at the gym last Thursday i was the same weight: 154lbs. I wasn't too upset as i'd already predicted that i may have put on weight so was happy not to have gained.

For this reason i would like to weigh in on May 1st also as i won't be TOTM.

My goal date is June 18th anyway so i still have a bit of time to lose those extra few pounds which seem the hardest in the world to lose. I know i always tend to stick at 154lbs and find it so much harder to drop below but i'm going to give it my best shot this week. Got tuna, tomatoes and rice lined up every day for lunch and dinner. Following the tuna/tom advice to avoid my normal plateau around this weight.

Kishmish, i freaked first of all when i read your post. A size 6 in US is like a size 10 in the UK. When i saw size 6 i took it for the UK size which is US size 2!!!!!! I was worried for a second. A UK size 6 should not need to lose any weight. Good luck over the next 3 weeks for your wedding.

X

krazykim - LOL yeah if i was a size 2 i wouldnt be here...i would be out eating cake to celebrate! lol..i think with my hips (pear shape) i wouldnt be able to get any lower than a 4 if i was a twig (which i dont want to be!).  about weighing in at the gym, its usually a couple of pounds more b/c of the food you ate prior to going there, as well as the weight of your workout clothes, unless its exctly how you usualy weigh yourself ( i do it in the morning, naked after going to the bathroom - and when i weigh at the gym im at least 4 lbs heavier)

im also continuing my weight loss after the wedding and continue until june (which is when im going to my honeymoon) and the goal date on CC says june1st to get to my goal.  its going to b very difficult b/c South Asian weddings are 3-4 day long parties with rediculousy good food

ill weigh in today b/c i just weighed myself:

last week: 120 lb

this week: 119 lb

i thought i was more since im on my period (hence water weight) and ive been eating everything in sight (ice cream everyday, sushi binge as usual)

i think this forum has died a slow death!

Yeah i know. There were loads of people joining but we never heard back from them.

I started at 161lbs (11.5st) and I need to get to 147, which is 10.5st exactly. My current weight is at 154lbs so I've already dropped 7lbs. Only another 7lbs to go, but they don't seem to want to shift this week - but it is TOTM (and i had a naughty meal Friday night. Also Sunday i went to the theatre so had lunch and dinner out - both pasta - whilst the others had pizza).

I do weigh myself at the gym every time. I know if i weighed in the morning i'd probably be a couple of pounds lighter but i'd freak out if i had to weigh myself in the afternoon on the odd occasion and find i'm a few pounds heavier! It's better for me to weigh at my heaviest in the day and work from that. No suprises then.

i think the combo of sodium + pasta could be a HUGE reason you didnt see a change this week.

i always weigh myself in the morning and when my trainer weighs me in the noon with my clothes on i get mortified with the weight gain.  i like your idea of weighing at the heaviest so you dont set your mind up for failure...i tend to do that alot!

the last couple of pounds are so brutal!  hang in there, the 7lbs will drop off with dedication and hard work.  i find that my diet has to be super tight in order to get to that - no processed foods.  BUT i have ice cream everynight..i dont care what happens i cant live without my icecream... :)

Lol, i love ice cream too but have to restrict myself on it or i'll eat the whole damn tub! I like the Carte D'Or Vanilla light as it's got a ton less sugar and fat in it than the normal one but still tastes good. I put it with some frozen berries.

The Friday night naughty meal was a meat biryani so was full of salt. I skipped the sauce so wasn't as bad as it could have been. The good thing is that i knew i was going to have it so i limited my calories in the day to allow for it.

I hate suprises like when the ther half meets me from work and takes me out for dinner somewhere outrageously high in cals/fat/salt. It's a lovely thought which is why i don't disagree, but i'm screaming in frustration inside as i know how much it's going to set me back. If i've worked late, or i know i'm going to the gym straight from work for a couple of hours, i've made sure i've eaten my calories for the day at work as i don't like eating late. This means that any food after the end of the late shift / the gym is on top of my calorie intake for the day!

I used a different set of scales last night and i weighed 7lbs more!!! I was devastated and nearly in tears until the trainer said that those ones were broken. Why have them out in the gym then if they're not accurate! That's just evil and so not good for people like me. For a few minutes i thought i'd undone all the hard work of the past month. My friend at the gym said i'd gone really pale and looked like i was going to be sick! Lol.

Still at 162.

I started the month at 168, so 6 ldb in a month is good. However, I was hoping to be at 160 or under...

I guess this is the end of the challenge, so good luck to all of you.