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Well - this morning is a 'day off' from the gym...going to try to get a second appt for my hair. I did get it cut a few weeks ago, but not nearly short enough for anyone to even notice! And certainly not what I said I wanted :( However, the girl did say I could come back and have more done - for free - if I wasn't happy. And I ain't happy...so I am going to try to get an appt to get it cut again.
I also have some home chores to do today, groceries...gift wrapping...laundry...housecleaning! All things that go better w/ loud music and a good attitude :) (which fortunately I have both today!)
Feeling particularly good this week. Very glad I have been able to get back to basics and past the 'drudgery' of trying to lose again! Not sure exactly what the problems were...but in retrospect I don't believe I was trying any ONE thing LONG ENOUGH... or with enough CONSISTENCY to actually see results.
One week...is not long enough for my body. Guess I continue to learn!
By the time I would get into the second week, and see zero changes, I would get frustrated at the Effort Output... and the LACK of results... and begin to rethink and tweek and actually mess myself up, I think. Plus the LACK of getting anywhere w/ all my changes, left me susceptible to the 'what the heck, I am going to have a margarita if I want one!' mentality!!! or fill in the blank... I had plenty of planned indulgences.
That's the lack of consistency I am talking about.
Maintenance is one thing.. one mindset.. one set of rules... it's a completely different animal from actually trying to LOSE weight! That's what I have figured out for me.
So, I am still in the 'trying to lose' camp... working my way back to the 140 goal... and then we'll see after all of this... if I even still care about 135. That..just might be a distant memory :)))
Much Love.
View Diet Calendar, 16 December 2011:
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1275 kcal
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Fat: 85.48g | Prot: 81.72g | Carbs: 35.36g.
Breakfast: bacon (9AM), water (6-10 AM), hidden carbs, coffee (8oz) black, eggland's best eggs (9AM) (overeasy). Lunch: cream cheese whipped, celery, water , pork cutlet. Dinner: guacamole, sour cream, romaine, shredded beef. Snacks/Other: restaurant tortilla chips. more...
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I know it's not a huge consolation but...you haven't gained, for me that would be an amazing achievement...though when you are trying so hard to loose it just isn't fun. Enjoy your day off form the gym and sing your heart out to the loud music XX
16 Dec 11 by member: Di Happy
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I second the above - keeping the weight off can be just as hard as losing. And eating healthy should be our main goal. Going off topic - caught an Dr. Oz episode showing what white flour does inside your intestines - turns to a rotting sticky paste that gets caught and stays inside. Yuck. Aren't you glad you are off that stuff?
16 Dec 11 by member: BuffyBear
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Paula, I had the same thought about you not giving it enough time...too much jumping from one thing to another...my body takes forever to acclimate to new ways of eating...I always give myself at least a month. The only WOE I have ever tried and not had to wait that long was Atkins! lol
16 Dec 11 by member: ctlss
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16 Dec 11 by member: ctlss
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EWWWWW! is right!!! So where is this sticky rotting paste from 48 yrs of eating that stuff??? It can't all be still in there? YUCK!
16 Dec 11 by member: jsfantome
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Paula, I had the same thought...maybe it has turned to a concrete like substance and that is what part of our weight is! lol
16 Dec 11 by member: ctlss
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Hi Paula, just letting you know I dropped by for a visit :)
16 Dec 11 by member: sarahsmum
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I completely agree with you Paula....Maintenance is a whole different animal than "Losing." Even though I haven't moved to Maintenance yet, I've done a fairly good job of being in it - unintentionally - LOL!!! You'd think that after the time we've spent losing, we should know how to just shift 1 thing or another and - poof! - away we'd go, dropping pounds again. But it just doesn't seem to work that way. I have every confidence in you, that you'll find the right tools to get you where you want to be. I'm not trying to talk you out of any of your plans, but don't lose sight of the fact that you HAVE lost a great deal of weight, you've made MAJOR, successful changes in your WOE, and that many, MANY folks would do just about anything to be in your situation right now. You have every reason to be proud of the changes you have already made. Can't wait to see what you'll discover next!
16 Dec 11 by member: Sandy701
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I couldn't agree more Sandy! It's been a ride... but honestly, I am in such a better place. Not sure how I got here, but my whole body feels 'better'. Just dropping back to a clean induction, gave me back 'clarity' if you will. Whether it was hidden carbs, or too much of good thing in the few add on's I kept trying to have... I just feel good without the stuff in me. I think the exercise is doing me good too. Changing my attitude and embracing the things I know to do... and actually having them work... WOW! who'd of thunk it? Many folks would love to be where I am now..and I know that. And when they get here, and I know they will... I want them to be prepared for the ongoing LIFESTYLE this requires. I will never be one of those people who you read about that went on Atkins, fell off the wagon...gained it all back and is back here three years later saying I am ready to do this again! NO WAY! I have come to far, and will not give up. As I have said before... if I do everything I know to do... and nothing happens, than I will accept my body, my weight and my changes as successful. But if I CAN lose these last few pounds I am going to at least try...for me...cause I want to. So far, it's starting to work ;)
16 Dec 11 by member: jsfantome
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I'm with you Paula....I will NOT be back here 3 years down the road after gaining all the weight back. This is a change that's here to STAY!
16 Dec 11 by member: Sandy701
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The important thing is focus: remembering that it is about what you want and need, getting there, and staying there. It isn't easy, but it is doable. I'm constantly amazed at the road behind me.
18 Dec 11 by member: Fledgist
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