chunky423’s Posts
Hi SkinnyBonz38,
Thank you for that lovely, inspiring response. We have a lot in common. My main goal is to reduce heart attack/stroke chances. That indeed means reducing weight, processed foods, cholesterol & blood sugar levels. I'm at an age where goal weight & looking good means less than my health.
For me success means taking one step at a time. My main diet addictions were dairy based fats (cheese, salad dressings) & soda. I would have had to eliminate those even if I could have Bariatric surgery. So I finally realized that self control would have been a requirement even if that had been an option.
I love to cook from scratch. That made avoiding most processed & GMO foods easy. The exceptions were soda & dairy fats. I still need to reduce carbs & volume.
Your suggestions were appreciated & helpful. I have used food tracking in the past. But when you're out of control, you stop doing that as well. It is in fact step #3 in my plan. I don't know if this plan will work. What I do know is that I do not miss the soda or cheese & dressings. Even if I don't achieve any other step: I'm already healthier, and 8 lbs lighter with just those 2 baby steps.
I wish you continued success and health. Most of all:thank you for your kind encouragement.
I have a cardiovascular issue that makes surgery very risky. My useless, 3 year search for surgeons willing ignore the risk became an excuse for gluttony. I need to lose 135lbs.
It took 2 weeks, but I detoxed off Pepsi and lost 5lbs. I'm taking step #2 tonight: No Blue cheese dressing, mayo or croutons on my salads. I don't know, for how long, by what method or if success is even likely. I do however, refuse to give up & give in.
Then after that 28 day stall I GAINED 2 pounds.
After a massive hissy fit and fantasies of going postal, I was on my way to BK to eat everything on their menu. The one normal brain cell left made me call my doc. She suggested three days of high protein, low carb liquids, and a thyroid check. Thyroid was a bit low, meds were adjusted, and after the third liquid protein day 3 lbs were gone. Thank God: I was spared a stay in the local asylum. Good luck!!
I was a captive in the office today. On top of that I left my healthy lunch at home. So I picked 5 shrimp out of the shrimp fried rice and combined it with an overripe tomato. I don't think the calories count, cause after lunch I ran to the bathroom 4 times. So I exercised too!
I think there was a wagon massacre. I fell too and landed in the land of Ben and Jerry's, where I ate my way back to the weight when I first boarded the wagon. Like you I was desolate and absolutely embarrassed. I canceled my monthly doctor's visit. But she's no dummy . She called me and said come in or else. I went back in disguise and full of self loathing, but eventually I went back.
She told me "this is part of the journey, if you don't learn to handle setbacks now, you will never get to your goal". We then discussed what sent me tumbling. I have been back on the wagon and was sorry to see you were a victim too. I have stopped looking back.............maybe because I chickened out, and only came back here when I lost what I regained. Whatever happened before is done, we are defined by our ability to persevere, not our moments of weakness. I look forward to seeing your face.
It is so cool to come here and see others have a good day. I personally struggle with exercise, so I love when folks get excited about moving. Keep workin' it. Your post got my lazy behind up and walking tonight.
L: Thai roasted chicken breats with veggies
D:Low fat pannini
What a lovely moment that must have been at the doctor. It is so exciting to move from the 400's to the 300's. This is a boost for you and for the rest of us. Work it girl!!!
B: Coffee
L: Grilled chicken with green beans
D: Chicken and brocolli with cheese sauce
Janina all this too shall pass. You have lost more than 130lbs and that is an inspiration!
B: Cheese and coffee
S: Almonds
L: Spicy sauteed chicken with peppers and brocolli
S: Atkins bar
D: Kashi pesto pasta
L: Grilled Thai salmon with green beans and broccoli
D: 2 egg omelet with turkey pepperoni
S: Fresh peach
L: Almonds
S: Low fat swiss cheese and turkey pepperoni
D: Roasted chicken breast, green beans with peppers
3am Junkie howlin: skinnie cow ice cream sandwich
B: Coffee
L: Almonds
D: grilled lean pork and creamed spinach
Kim that food porn post was a classic
Strategies that are working so far:
1. Cooking WHOLE foods
2. Keeping blood sugar level by eating at least 4 times a day
3. Having tools to ride out cravings
B; Bucket of coffee
L: Ceasar salad with chicken
S: Almonds
D: Low carb philly cheese wrap
My tranquilizers of choice:
A warm Whopper with cheese. extra onion and a large, extra salty fries with Mayo ( UHUH, you read that right: MAYO), washed down with a keg of Pepsi and topped off with a pint of Waffle cone ice cream.
i HAVE MORE, BUT JUNKIE IS TWEAKING SO i GOTTA RUN AND GET MY ANTI CRAVING WEAPONS
Mary please get me banned from the Cheesecake Factory
AAAACK. Bad day. Inner junkie was left alone with sloppy joes, and the rest is history.
B: coffee
L: Low Carb cheddar soup
D: Sloppy Joe, with cheese, 2 buttered biscuits, chocolate covered granola bar, chocolate milk
S: Regret
Setbacks happen. I'm back in control. No carbs tomorrow to reign in the junkie.
B: Coffee
L: Half a cup almonds
D: Omelet with lean ground beef, beans, tomatoes and peppers
S: A peach
This time I am approaching weight loss with this truth: junk food will not be my friend EVER!
I will have to eat sensibly, specially once at goal. Monday I tossed the scale, so that I won't return to my scale ho ways. Every day that I eat midfully, and in moderation is victory. The number is not the final goal, freedom from addictive eating is.
No lean cusine, no pills, no gimmicky diet crutches. Whole foods, cooked in my kitchen combined with exercise is the only way. This realization makes me proud.
MARKY
B: Black coffee and almonds
L: Chefs salad with lean ham and boiled eggs
S: Bartlett pear
D: 10 chicken wings, celery sticks, blue cheese
Marky
. So I think the other posters are right and you are probably dealing with water weight.Because my doc told me to focus on whole foods, I believe that this time I have had less cravings and lost more weight. I learned something tonight. I will eat the meals that are in my freezer occasionally, but focus on whole foods after that. Good luck!
B: Almonds
L: Cajun chicken salad
S: Yoghurt with berries
D: Roast turkey and a ton of creamed spinach
B: Coffee and almonds
L: Ceasar salad with cheese and boiled egg
D: Chicken and broccoli
S: Tangerine and peach
Marky
