Physical Check-In

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Mr. Robot

Makes me sick to the heart, Oh I feel so tired. And the way the rain comes down hard, that's how I feel inside.

--The Cure

I’m not doing well. I haven’t been exercising and my eating hasn’t been great. I’ve only lost 2 pounds in a few weeks. Not what I was hoping for.

Had the chance to weigh myself at tha pdoc's today. The scale said 6 lbs less than the last time I got weighed at the doctor's. Not sure if that's accurate, lol, but I'll take it. I'm typically pretty active and the only thing I really changed was not snacking or stuffing my face at night. I don't want to lose much, but a little is nice.

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Mr. Robot

Makes me sick to the heart, Oh I feel so tired. And the way the rain comes down hard, that's how I feel inside.

--The Cure

I've been working out every day for the past two weeks. I'm getting stronger and toning up. The scale hasn't budged, but I've also been eating more. I hope to keep this up for at least a few more weeks and then maybe shift to every other day for maintenance.

Hugs to all in the battle to stay physically healthy.

fern46 (and everyone), how are you doing physically today? I thought I'd bump this thread up because I agree that it's good to check in from time to time.

I've been doing quite well since I started my eating plan (aka diet). I'll admit that I had a few nights when I over ate pretzels and Stacy's pita chips. One night I also made what was called "Skinny" peanut butter energy balls, made with powdered pb2 peanut butter. I only realized after eating way too many that the recipe author miscalculated the nutrition info for them. They weren't so "skinny" after all. I won't be making them again, and did not replenish our supply of pretzels and pita chips. I've realized that they are just too triggering for little binge sessions. Other things satisfy me without triggering me to eat too much. During our Father's day picnic on Saturday, I did eat beyond what I expected. I had asked my brother to buy a watermelon for dessert, and instead he bought apple pie and cream cheese icing covered cinnamon buns. Of course I "didn't want to not eat what he bought", though at least I only ate small portions and did not take any of that stuff home with me. My hubby didn't eat any of the dessert. I put him on a diet, too. He wants to lose 45 lbs. I want to lose at least 25 lbs.

Other than the above, I have been right on my plan, most days eating 1,200 calories or below, and trying to keep total fats and saturated fats low to combat my high cholesterol. I'm also eating lower carb than when I'm not dieting, but I'm not a fan of low carb diets, so I don't go very low carb. Last week I lost 3.4 lbs. This week I hope I lose at least a couple. My next weigh-in is this Friday. It would be great to be able to tell my psychiatrist that I've lost 5+ pounds since seeing him last. He'll then go away for 6 weeks for vacation. I truly intend to keep this diet up. Assuming I can lose an average of one pound per week, during that period, I could potentially be a total of 10 or more pounds lighter after his vacation.

500 mg of Seroquel XR is almost weight neutral for me. I want to keep at this dose or even go lower, if possible. All of my other medications are weight neutral. I guess Latuda is. I'm still only on a small dose of that, so it's too soon to judge. My moods have been right where they should be. I highly doubt that my psychiatrist will make any medication changes right before his vacation.

I've been much more active, physically, these past couple of months than before. That has been great. I spend significantly less time lounging.

I've lost 17 pounds over about 9 months. I was at my heaviest weight ever.

That's a great weight loss, tecomsin!

I would just like to say I hate having to take Fosamax weekly ! It just feels like I swallowed a box of alka seltzer and soda for 6-8 hours.

Hooray for having weak bones

I hate going to out to eat on holidays because they always go to all you can eat buffets. It's too much temptation and everyone always stuffs themselves.... Then later on you always hate yourself for overeating.

Hey BirdDancer. I'm doing fairly well. Thanks for checking in. I'm so happy to hear your new eating plan is working out for you. It is also so great of you to also handle all the meals for your husband. Diets are much easier when you have someone following along with you. Way to go! I'm hopeful you will meet your goals by the time your doc returns.

I have stuck with my exercise routine and have followed it for a month now. I haven't lost any more weight, but I have replaced fat with muscle and my clothes feel great. I could do better in the eating department though. I haven't been watching what I have been eating and I can tell a difference. I've been especially lax about watching my sugar intake. I started tracking it again this week and it is going well so far. I've noticed I go off the rails with changes in my cycle, so I plan to make a more conscious effort to limit sweets this month.

I hope everyone is feeling well. It is easy to do at least one healthy thing for yourself each day even if it is small. Blessings to all.

So true! I feel this way almost every time I eat out. The sodium intake kills me even if I order something 'healthy'.

Yea! Had a doctor appt. yesterday (well, not yea for THAT, lol!) and I weighed the same as at the pdoc's. So it was accurate!

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Mr. Robot

Makes me sick to the heart, Oh I feel so tired. And the way the rain comes down hard, that's how I feel inside.

--The Cure

Great news! Definitely the clothes fitting better means a lot! I know that well-defined muscle does have a slimming effect. I have good muscle tone from my super exercise days. Because of that, and my bigger bones, I never try to match most other women's goals who are my height. No need to.

I think it was around the early part of my monthly that I had the little binges I mentioned. I can relate!

Congrats to everyone for the positive results.

Christina, I'm sorry that medication is miserable. I hope you won't have to take it long-term.

BirdDancer I have to take it for 5 years.

Third time trying to post this....

We shall see what happens, but Im going back on the diet I used when I lost 60 pounds. No high fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated oils or refined sugars. More fruit and fresh veg and more protein (during breakfast). Walk/bike more. If this doesnt work I dunno what else to do.

Oh no! I'm sorry about that, Christina. At least it may not be forever.

Moose, good luck on your diet and fitness mission. I hope that plan works well for you again. If not, there certainly could be another that works. My diets have varied over the years. Right now I'm trying to combine the best aspects of a few.

I’d like to jump in with you folks. I’ve lost 13 pounds recently by cutting out the gourmet jelly beans (I was eating a TON of them due to stress). I’m going to start an eating plan I came up with tomorrow and work on exercising more consistently as well.

Great thread!

Glad to have you along for the ride! 13 lbs is awesome. It is amazing how much of a difference adjusting your sugar intake can make. It usually makes all the difference for me and I've been lax the past few weeks. Your loss inspires me.

One of my longtime friends whom I hadnt seen in a while asked if Id lost weight today! I still cant stand my reflection or photos! I want 60 pounds gone- and yesterday!

Put the following ingredients in a blender: A whole banana, 1 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 cup granola cereal (with flax seeds), 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter, fill in the rest with milk - cover the other ingredients. Blend well. ( Serve alone or with hard boiled eggs on the side.)