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My life seemed to have gotten a little busy for awhile. Now I am trying to regroup again.  I was whining on the board this morning and got so much encouragement that I had to listen and read some of my old blogs.

I guess I have been so busy that I forgot some of my old complaints. Yeah I seem to complain a lot. my counselor says that is that negative mind set.

So when I read my old blogs I thought I would bring things up to date some.

My weeight loss is still a daily struggle, probable more so because I can eat just about anything nowadays..I still dump on sugars, but can eat them in small amounts.  I really need to get back to exercise. I have just about completely given that up. But I am more active. I keep busy more and seem to struggle to find time for exercise. And if you think about it that means I am having a busier healthier life.

And the counceling has been so helpful with Bob and me's fighting. We dont hardly fight much lately. I have been just been too busy to argue much with him... That is a godsend too.  I am just to busy which is what my counselor has been telling me to just do what I need to do and not worry about Bob getting upset and things would settle and they have...

I am struggling to keep from gaining, but I am still more mobile and more independent in that sence.. I do more without even thinking about it.

My son joined the army. He left for boot camp last week. I am proud of him. He worked really hard to get some weight off so he could join.

  I am trying to find a job and actively persueing that. I have to go take an accessment test on Wednesday and have went to a couple of interviews. That is a good start. I am doing more then talking about getting a job, I am actively persueing it. I am also in the process of trying to get my CNA license back.. so things are being more positive in my life.

I just wish I could lose more weight. But I wont give up just taking a break.

Hugs to everyone, as I am not here as often, but I do check in ever couple of days. But dont post much anymore....

I am back up agian.. I hate this... I am verly maintaining when I want to be losing....  God give me the courage to make better decisions.... Someone help me.... I really need a new life is what I need.  I could do this better if my husband supported me more in doing other things beside just eating.....

God why do I stay in this marriage...... I know I am complaining and whining again....

At least I am getting my anger under control. that is a plus.... but I am so bored with this relationship... It is as if I have no life.... I need more people in my life or something.....I have been going to chruch. so that is a help...I am really considering going to work somewhere part time but cant seem to make the commitment to do that...

.my son is in the process of joining the army.  at least that is what he says... He is really making it a long drawn out process  or the army is one... God great me endurance to forgo this one... I dont want him in the war, but he needs the discipline..... He wont work either so I dont know what else to do but push him to go in the military..... he seems to accept that... I wish he would just get a job  but he dont seem to want to...

Okay so I have gotten things back in control somewhat. I have lost five of the seven I had gained. I am holding between 187 to 190....

I would still like to lose some more but that is okay for now just so I dont gain... I will take the initiative to lose eventually, just so I dont gain... So

I have been taken anger managment classes.  it is helping me but not Bob. Now he seems mad all the time...well he is mad all the time. has been for a long time.... I am probable headed for a divoirce. we will see... hugs to everyone....

 I copied this from another profile. I hope she dont mind.. I have gained seven pds back and am way out of control...

Do you feel like giving up because you can eat more than you should be able to and don't have any negative consequenses from eating too much fat or sugar?  Did you have WLS because every other diet failed?  Has the failproof surgery failed too?  PLAN A didn't work for whatever reason (it really doesn't matter why) so I moved on to PLAN B.

P-Plan meals, snacks, water and exercise. 

L-Learn from mistakes because new behaviors take many repetitions to become habits.
  
A-Ask for support.  Ask family and friends to keep their treats at work and school so that your home can be a safe place to live without temptation. Recognise that not everyone will help but you can try to negociate.

N-Nutritious food and well balanced meals and snacks will make you feel wonderful and give you energy to keep going

B-Believe in yourself...you really can do it.


I was eating 1850 calories on the average and weighed 185 lbs. at my last doctors appt.  That ment I burn 10 calories per lb. of me.  I accepted that I can be happy at 165 lbs (which is still 20 lbs above my normal BMI) so I can eat 1650 calories every day.  I never have to eat less but I can never eat more.  I use the diet below for good nutrition.  I count calories and when I get to 1650 calories I stop eating.  Eventually I should weigh 165 lbs again.  I am not in a rush as long as I get there.  I have to eat 6 meals a day because I am a diabetic and I need to keep my blood sugar stable.  I swim lengths 30 minutes every day because that helps my blood sugar remain stable.  Every day that goes by and every situation that I succeed at helps me learn my new way of eating for the rest of my life.  I am living not dieting.  This is not temporary it is permanent.  I am practicing maintaining 165 lbs rather than dieting down to 165 lbs and then learning to maintain.  Good luck to you.     

B-2 meat, 1 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 c pudding
S-1 milk, 1 fruit
L-3 meat, 1 starch, 1 fat, 1 vege, 1/2 c pudding
S- 1 milk, 1 fruit
D-3 meat, 1 starch, 1 vege, 1 fat, 1/2 c pudding
S-1 milk, 1 fruit
 

Well I am still losing slow but slowly coming off... I am working really hard for it but it is coming off. I am walking two to three miles a day , twice a day and riding my bike three miles a day , twice a day. I ride to the park and then park the bike and walk the loop their four to six times, Then I ride back home.  I try to do this in the morning  and again in the evening... I really wanted more weight off before winter hit.... I am just praying and hoping so bad that I dont get a winter gain... I am into 14 petites easy now... Can you beleive that. I dont every remember 14... I was 200 lbs by fourth grade so this is so new to me... I feel like a  teenage girl when it comes to clothes...

Bob and I are about the same.. We try to talk more and not fight and it is getting better.  I have such a hot temper. That I explode easy, but he is trying to talk to me and not be so stubborn. Now if I can control that temper some...I just took his shit for so long and am not taking it no more... He is developing some jeolous but we seem to be working through some of it. But he wont talk to me about my weight loss no more. He doestnt want to here it. I dont know if I have bored him to death.. but it ihas become a life style to worry about eating and getting enough exercise...  I am working having to work so hard for this weight loss... I dont want to be considered a failure or to gain it back ever...But I dont daresay anything about losing a pd. Like sometimes I will say I lost two more pds... I had to stop because Bob gets this real bad attitude when I mention losing anymore weight or getting into smaller clothes.... My  friends says he sees the weight loss and she says I am getting sexy and he is jealous.... I dont see it though... Me sexy!!  That is a new one....

Well My weight loss is continueing. I seen my Nut last week and  she said I was doing really good for most people stop losing this far out.  And I am still losing like five pds per month. Slow but still coming off. i am currently at 190. That was my goal for July so I have done good. I find if I keep my goals small I am not disappointed. If I make my goals larger. I cant seem to make them then get disappointed and dont want to be complient in losing. It is really hard at this stage as I can eat alot of stuff I shouldnt so I have to keep them out of the house. like crackers. I still dont eat much sugar stuff. doesnt seem to bother me much as I know it will make me sick. I dont really consider it dumping, but nauseas and it isnt worth it. High fats now they make me dump..  It is a slow process but I am awful determined to get to goal.  I want to lose forty more pds. But will proable be happy with twenty more.  I wont stop until at least the addiotnal twenty if I can help it unless my body stops on its own. I am having to exercise alot now to get the weight off..I figure then I will start looking gaunt with twenty more pds.. I really want the additional twent y for bounce back.... which is where I get the forty.  My doc sat that goal. of 150 pds. I would really like 140 but cant see that at all.   I can hope cant I ...

This week is going to be a very sad week. As one of my friends is burying her son. The Irag War. It is sad. He didnt make it.  He ran over some kind of land mine with his Humvee.  Two weeks ago a friend buried her son because he drown in the river.  This young kids dont realize how dangerous that river can be... It is so sad. They are both the same age as my son. They all went to school together..  Makes me feel so sad for them. I know how easily that could be my son in either situation.  People think it happens to other people when I know well it happens to everyone. I know because my mother was killed in a car wreck and my sister was in a coma for 6 months due to a car wreck. I think God everyday she survived.   It is so sad. They are going to have his funeral at the grade school instead of the funeral home. So I guess they are  expecting a lot of people. There is a group of jpeople at the park that helps to keep the  protesters of the war from causing a scene at the funeral. As it is the first Irag death for our communit. I pray for this war to stop.   Although i do beleive when we are done with Irag we will probable go into Korea. I pray for my son to be safe.  He has been talking about joining the army.. well thanks for listening...

I am currently at 192,  I have ate like a pig this week, so I have went to three days of nothing but protein and liquids. I have to do that every now and then.  I also am riding a bike, good at it too. I can ride with out using my hands too. surprising.

I am going to make my profile viewable by my friends only and by request I hate to do this but it is necessary. hugs and prayers to everyone.

15  Tips for Losing Weight

Even though eating less and exercising more are the two axioms of losing weight, it’s not that simple. Dieters need an arsenal of dieting tips to help them over the inevitable rough spots. Here are 15 of the best diet tips ever:

1. Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Add other calorie-free beverages such as different varieties of tea.

2. Watch your intake of "fat free" products. Although fat-free products may not have any actual fat, they may be loaded with sugar which turns into (guess what?) fat in your body.

3. Choose nighttime snacks carefully. Either avoid snacking after dinner or place limits on yourself such as a tiny scoop of low fat ice cream, for example, or a pre-measured 100 calorie package of cookies.

4. Think before you eat. You may not really be hungry. For example, if you’re not drinking enough water, you may mistake thirst for hunger.

5. Don’t be a slave to the scale. Scales don’t always measure accurately. Even though you may not have lost pounds, you may have replaced fat with muscle and lost inches instead.

6. Don’t use food to cope with stress. Instead of reaching for a piece of candy, reach for a good book, call a friend, or listen to your favorite music.

7. Walk as much as possible throughout the day. Park an extra block away from your destination, walk up stairs instead of taking the elevator, and even walk while you’re talking on the phone.

8. Eat foods with low glycemic indexes (GI). Multigrain breads, rolled oats, grains, dried fruit, corn, and sweet potatoes break down into sugars more slowly in the body, lowering insulin levels and making fat easier to burn.

9. Keep adding fruits and veggies to your diet. The more fruits and vegetables you eat, the less you’re likely to overeat and the less fat you’re likely to ingest. In addition, fruits and veggies are packed with healthy phytochemicals that prevent disease.

10. Reduce your consumption of alcohol. Alcoholic drinks are loaded with calories and have few nutrients. A simple single gin and tonic packs about 140 calories.

11. Increase fiber. Not only does a diet high in fiber help you feel more full on less food, fiber also lowers your risk of many cancers, including cancer of the colon.

12. Don’t skimp on protein. Protein is filling and also helps preserve your muscles as you diet while also encouraging your body to burn fat.

13. Make it spicy. Spices add flavor to food that will help satisfy your appetite as well as adding nutrients to your diet.

14. Use smaller plates. Smaller plates trick your eye — therefore your mind — into thinking portions are bigger and you will feel satisfied with less food.

15. Don’t eliminate your favorite foods. Cutting out your favorite foods can leave you feeling cheated. Cut down amounts instead. Buy one cookie instead of an entire box that will tempt you to overeat.
 
 

 

By the way I mad e it to 198. One underland. Wow me under 200 lbs. not since third or fourth grade over thirty yrs ago. Wow I am stunned.

Okay so I know I have bones now, hip bones are begginning to pretrude. I mean all of them. I didnt realize you could feel your hip bones at the top of your waist as well as the crook of your leg. I guess I must be developing a waist.   I have also noticed my rib cage. Although I cannot count my ribs.  I am so sore all over my ribs. from the front to the back. I think it is my ribs. but why are they so sore expecially to touch.?    I havve also notice their is a bone on the check of my ass. What bone is that?  Oh and I have collar bones!!  And my wrist and hands are so little and danty looking. I would have never guested. If I can get this last fifty pds off I think I am going to be aa small danty women. Imagine me danty. I cant!