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Aug 31, 2004 19:17:38 GMT -5
Post by Avariel on Aug 31, 2004 19:17:38 GMT -5
Oh bug! What is it with the self sabotage??? And it sneaks up on you sooo quickly! I have dropped the reins for the first time in about 8 weeks - here I am with milk and cookies. Darn! I felt a bit mizzy and all of a sudden....well, you know how it goes Good job I have a pug ready and willing to finish the rest of my cookie for me....lol! Urg - I guess it's those all familiar words - start again tomorrow
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Aug 31, 2004 20:16:42 GMT -5
Post by cheeseaholic on Aug 31, 2004 20:16:42 GMT -5
It has happened to ALL of us Avariel......... and after I fell off for 12 days, I found it VERY difficult to get started again, so I know how you feel. Why we do it, who knows We are all here for you, so ditch the cookies & milk Keep us informed of your progress........ You can do it!
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Aug 31, 2004 21:14:22 GMT -5
Post by stephie on Aug 31, 2004 21:14:22 GMT -5
The last six days for me where not so great, started out doing just south beach, but the last couple days I ate a few things I should not have. We all make that same mistake, after all, we are undoing a lifetime of unconcious behavior. It just takes time for those old impulses to go away !!! Stephie
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Sept 1, 2004 16:30:50 GMT -5
Post by Avariel on Sept 1, 2004 16:30:50 GMT -5
Thanks girls I gave myself a bit of a fright. I have worked so hard and could see it all going to pot...it is so easy to give up after a weak moment isn't it? But I have the reins back today. The day got off to a wrong start as I ordered a coffee in a new cafe and it came as a MILK coffee - but I wasn't really in a position to not drink it . But I have had a chicken salad today and some more chicken with some garlic mushrooms tonight. I am trying to drink lots of water and hope I got away with it! I have given the rest of the cookies away! lol! and only have enough milk in the house for tea! Losing the weight and seeing the progress felt so good! I am not ready to give it up. And I am sure that I have more energy without a heap of carbs every day.
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Sept 1, 2004 18:07:40 GMT -5
Post by stephie on Sept 1, 2004 18:07:40 GMT -5
I think the biggest lesson I have had to learn is to not let a bad day or a bad meal turn into days or weeks of binging. It is very hard, as soon as one meal goes bad, the instict is, oh well, I shot today, might as well eat what I want the rest of the day, then week, then month and you never get back on. This has happened to me so many times. The pain for me, is keeping me more on track. I tried to eat the whole wheat,but it caused cravings and just made my joints hurt badly. So I am back to meat salad veggies and eggs and that is it. Some dairy, but more as a garnish or a bit of taste to a meal at this point. I am going to limit processed meats, like lunch meats, hot dogs and sausages. I do not consider ham or bacon really processed as much as smoked, but will still watch them as the sodium affects me sometimes. So just hang in there, you are doing great.This is for life so you have to figure there will be little mess ups from time to time. That is life. The reward meals for me, are something I will keep too as they keep my from going off when I can have what I want to eat from time to time. I just have to keep it from time to time !!! Stephie
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Sept 2, 2004 7:14:12 GMT -5
Post by cheeseaholic on Sept 2, 2004 7:14:12 GMT -5
I know exactly what you mean....... Dale and I went into a bakery for lunch the other day, but they didn`t have any roast meat left, so I only had black coffee & water, while Dale had sausage rolls and a cuppuchino..... The scones with Jam and cream were "Calling to me"....... but I know what i`m like.......... one little slip leads to weeks of binge eating I can`t control carbs......... so a reward meal is OUT for me........ but if YOU can do it, good on you.... what ever it takes to keep you on track
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Sept 6, 2004 5:10:20 GMT -5
Post by Avariel on Sept 6, 2004 5:10:20 GMT -5
You did so well to sit in a bakery! I daren't even walk slowly past the door of one! lol! I seem to have gone a bit "to pot" just lately - Isuppose it is a bit to do with the court case being out of the way and the pressure is off a bit. I had a few chips with a meal on Tuesday, then on Sat I had my "business launch" and I was one table away from the food stand! it was all whole foods with no added suger, GM, etc etc, and I took home with me a piece of no sugar sponge and a scone. I had those for my tea (knowing that it was a bit rule bend). Yesterday, I got caught out twice in one day.... I ordered a salad at a new restaurant. It was delicious but not quite what I thought, so I ended up with pieces of apple and carrot in the creamy colselaw. Then I ate out again in the evening and ordered steak with salad, which then also arrived with chips. They were on the table and I could not bring myself to send them back. But I managed not to join my date in a desert! So I am standing on the edge of the "chuck it all in the air or get back with it" precipice! I am off to cook some eggs before I get myself into any more trouble! I was a pound up on the scale this morning (hardly surprising) - enough is enough!
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Sept 6, 2004 6:13:57 GMT -5
Post by cheeseaholic on Sept 6, 2004 6:13:57 GMT -5
I Know exactly how you feel........... If I have just ONE thing I shouldn`t, it triggers a massive binge on foods that I shouldn`t eat. At least you didnt "BINGE"... you just had a few things you shouldn`t have had, and ordered meals were not exactly what you thought they would be. With the court case presure off, it is now time to really set your thoughts on "Yourself", and what YOU really want from life. If you are happy at your current weight, then maybe just work at maintaining it.......... but if you still want to loose more pounds...NOW is the time to really knuckle down and just do it, For YOU! You said you have gone up 1 pound, and you really have to be careful it doesn`t increase, or you will end up back at square one. I often tell myself to just "Chuck it in" because to Me, it means I can eat whatever I like, when I like........... but in the end, it brings me back to self loaving... and back on the diet-search merry-go-round. No one can tell you which way to go Avariel, as it has to be YOU who decides to continue or not. If you are not in the right frame of mind, maybe it will be too difficult for you, but WHEN would be a good time? I think we have all been there many times, and will be there many times again in the future. If weight loss was so easy, there would be NO overweight people around. The way I look at it, is i still CAN have all the yummy foods I like...... and if I "REALLY" want to eat them, I just have to make a "Low Carb" version. But at the moment, I really really want the scales to move. Last week, after looseing 1 pound only, I have been EXTRA good this week, hopeing for a great loss. ONE pound down is better than NONE, but at my current hefty weight, I can do much better if I just stop putting the wrong things in my mouth. Keep posting ......... and keep us informed as to where you are at, and what you dicide to do for yourself. We are always here for support, no matter WHAT your choice is. Sending "Happy Vibes" to help you work through it.
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Sept 6, 2004 21:54:25 GMT -5
Post by stephie on Sept 6, 2004 21:54:25 GMT -5
I went through the last two years going on and then back off my low carb plan. I would do well and then feel badly that I could not have what I wanted and try a taste of something and I would be off for days weeks or even a month or more. Than back on and start the process all over again. I have found that certain foods cause me to stall so I stay away from them. Dairy is okay if I have just plain cheese, American and cheddar. But if I eat sweet stuff with dairy, such as low carb yogurt or sugar free pudding or low carb cheese cake, or especially low carb ice cream, the cravings just never go away. So, for me, staying away from those things makes all the differance.They are my favorate things and knowing there are low carb alternatives makes it harder to stay away, but for me, I just have to. I do not lose when I eat them, and the cravings just never go away. I know it is why I failed over twenty times in the last 26 months. It is hard, changing the way you have eaten your entire life, is just plain hard. But this time I am doing it. Only you can decide if you are up to the challenge, because it is very hard, but if you want to do it and are really comminted, I know you can. Like Dawn said, no matter what, we are here for you. We will give you all the support you need. If having the reward meals get you through, than do that. You just have to do what works and what makes it easier for you to do this. That is truely the key to success on any plan. I hope you will not chuck it, it is worth the work. We are here for you, you can do it !!!! Stephie
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Sept 7, 2004 15:47:37 GMT -5
Post by Avariel on Sept 7, 2004 15:47:37 GMT -5
Thanks!
I guess I have been skating on thin ice the last few days! But I behaved yesterday and all of today. I was a bit naffed at still being 12st 7 after such a good day yesterday, but I KNOW that's expecting too much to have lost anything already - 8 gallons of water or not!
It would be nice if I was just a squeek under 12st 7 tomorrow. Fingers crossed! I think that would spur me on.
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Sept 7, 2004 19:46:10 GMT -5
Post by cheeseaholic on Sept 7, 2004 19:46:10 GMT -5
We all have have our fingers crossed for you ;D
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