[bizi]

This truly is a new year for me.
I can not say enough about how grateful I am for my life right now.
Between the zyprexa and the naltrexone my cravings for alcohol have diminished ten fold, and I feel like I can diet again and lose this weight.
I have lost 9.3 pounds in 6 weeks!
I finally feel stable.
It has been so long since I have felt this way.
I thank you all for your support and encouragement.

bizi

[UpDownAround]

Awesome, bizi! I gave up drinking in late June and started my diet in early September. It does make it easier. Besides the alcohol calories, it was when I drank that I got some of the worst binge urges, like plates full of tortilla chips with cheese melted over them.

1.5 pounds a week is a good rate. Nice job!

[hopeless2015]

Gained 3 lbs from the holidays, not bad. My carbs have been at 30 but calories have been coming in close to 2000. Time to get back down to around 1500. I've lost 30 lb and would like to lose another 10-15.

[Zigy]

Originally Posted by bpforever1

I need to diet too. I like eating out and eat too much sugar. I feel tired. I will try to eat some salad tomorrow and eat less sugar.

When you eat sweets your sugar rapidly increases over your normal. Then it suddenly drops and you have a "sugar crash" - you feel tired.

Originally Posted by bpforever1

I need to diet too. I like eating out and eat too much sugar. I feel tired. I will try to eat some salad tomorrow and eat less sugar.

I can't emphasize enough how bad processed sugar is for you.

[wildflowerchild25]

Two successful days in a row! I’m celebrating every accomplishment because I’m tired of feeling so bad about myself.

[Mountaindewed]

I’ve gotten into the habit of just not buying unhealthy foods. My cupboard used to have lots of chips, cookies, muffins and candy.

Now In my freezer are lean cuisines, In the fridge is Greek yogurt and fresh vegetables, and in the cupboard are individual things of peanut and almond butter, and canned vegetables and black beans.

It’s amazing how easy it is to stay on track by just not buying junk food.

I lost a lot of weight these past 2 years. I went from 236 to 156 Losing weight has solved about 95% of my problems.

When I was heavy, I didn’t feel like I fit my personality. I didn’t feel like me. Now I do feel like me.

[bizi]

Originally Posted by Bozdickens

I’ve gotten into the habit of just not buying unhealthy foods. My cupboard used to have lots of chips, cookies, muffins and candy.

Now In my freezer are lean cuisines, In the fridge is Greek yogurt and fresh vegetables, and in the cupboard are individual things of peanut and almond butter, and canned vegetables and black beans.

It’s amazing how easy it is to stay on track by just not buying junk food.

I lost a lot of weight these past 2 years. I went from 236 to 156 Losing weight has solved about 95% of my problems.

When I was heavy, I didn’t feel like I fit my personality. I didn’t feel like me. Now I do feel like me.

congratulations!!!! keep up the good work. I need to empty my cupboards of all the holiday candies that we got at christmas time.
bizi

[bizi]

A solid 10 pounds lost!
bizi

[UpDownAround]

I must be severely dehydrated. I should be celebrating, but not without a little head scratching. This morning I weighed 175.0. I weighed twice just to be sure. That is 4 pounds less than 2 days ago and 2 pounds less than 4 days ago, when I had my previous lowest weighed at 177. Yesterday I was crazy tired and ended up going to bed early having eaten only about 1100 calories, which is about 400 short. So I should try to go over 1500 today. That would not account for the big drop though; it has to be mostly water. Still, I count the lowest number I see on the way down, so 48 pounds lost and 10 to go.

Bozdickens - congrats on that impressive loss!

bizi - awesome!

I want to lose weight but i'm mindful of having failed so many times in the past. I've been looking for a different method to inspire me and i saw one in a dream last night. I've always been impressed with a method of quitting smoking i heard about. (I don't smoke.) You get a cigarette case and fill it with your day's allotment of cigs. You start out at your current use and then cut it down by one per week until you're down to zero.

I thought, why don't i apply this to dieting?! So i'm starting out at my current intake and cutting down by 100 cals a week until i get to 1500. This way it'll be gradual and i'll have time to adjust and get to the grocery store and get cooking. I figure i have been eating 2500 cals recently (yes i know: oink, oink!) so today i will start my first week at 2400. I'll only weigh monthly. (I can't weigh-in today because i already ate breakfast so i'll do that tomorrow. I figure i'm about 220. Yikes!)

Hopefully by doing something different i will have more success.

I've also been exercising since December, for my blood-pressure and mood, on my doctors orders. I'm up to 20 minutes on the tread-mill. I try for every day but it's usually about four or five times a week. My muscles are really sore. I haven't noticed any improvement in mood but my blood pressure is responding nicely.

P.S.: A package of Lifesavers Gummy Sours is 630 calories and i've been having about one a day! Eee!!!

[UpDownAround]

apfei - I am a big believer in logging everything, every day. I use myfitnesspal.com. They have an app for the phone and the web site. If you want to go 100 calories at a time, you have to log as accurately as possible.

[99fairies]

I think I need to see a dietitian. No matter what I do, I can't lose anymore weight. I was doing great up until Christmas and then I just stopped losing. I've tried a few different things and nothings working. I'm terrified of gaining those 40 pounds back...terrified!

[UpDownAround]

A coworker's wife does catering and she brought in lunch today just as a sample and a nice thing to do. I had to cave in for that. A chicken parm slider, salad and an incredibly good oreo brownie. I figure it was around 600, using similar entries. The wild card is that brownie. I found entries from 190 to 410. I picked one that was 330. If I don't snack and have a reasonably light dinner, I can make it a normal day. I have some calories in the bank from going under yesterday. But any time I go over, it is just delay of a day per 500 calories until I get to goal; I shouldn't get so freaky about it.

Those brownies have binge food written all over them. I am staying out of the kitchen until I go home. Those kinds of urges are why I am kind of hard line about not going over; if I can justify one extra, why not 2,3... So just one and try to make it fit. If I go over a little at dinner, that's okay.

[bizi]

dinner was 3 oz of steak
kale/brussel sprouts salad
1/2 baked sweet potato left over from texas road house, the steak came from there as well. It was delicious dinner!
For dessert I had 100 calorie chocolate crisp and a bowl of pop carn.
no am chewing gum because I am not satisfied.
Maybe I need to drink another glass of water. have a cup of hot tea sounds good.
bizi

[UpDownAround]

Today. Kind of major guesswork about lunch since it was made by a coworker's wife who does catering. I had a chicken parm slider and an oreo brownie and I found entries for both of those in myfitnesspal's database. In fact, I found multiple entries. I picked ones that seemed about right. If I am off, it's not enough to make it a surplus day; pretty sure I am in a calorie deficit for the day. No late snack tonight.

[wildflowerchild25]

I made a lighter Alfredo sauce yesterday and put it over penne pasta (no fettuccine in Aldi). It was delicious but still a little heavy on the points and calories so I can’t make it often. Tonight I made baked lemon dill salmon with roasted green beans and garlic basil quinoa. It was as good as it sounds and only 4 points. I did have breyers delights ice cream (like halo top) for dessert so I ended up over my recommended points by four - but with the freestyle program you have 42 “free” points to use during the week in case you go over. So as long as I don’t go over my total weekly points I should be good.

I’m planning on going to Cracker Barrel tomorrow with my son because I got $50 in gift cards for Christmas from my family (who obviously does not know my restaurant tastes at all lol). I know they don’t have too much healthy food. I’m studying the menu in advance to try to find something lighter. They do have a lighter fare section on their menu now. I’m also going to keep my points low for breakfast and lunch.

Day three in the books.

[Tucson]

This is a 2000 calorie day. I forgot to weigh myself today. I had french toast, a fruit yogurt smoothie, and two slices of pizza.

[Tucson]

I have had 1700 calories today. This includes eggs with chorizo, oatmeal with all the fixens, and an spicy italian sausage sandwich. I also had a fruit yogurt smoothie to top off the day. My calorie intake is pretty low compared to where I should be.

Where is everyone?

[wildflowerchild25]

Day four of success! I think the decrease in depakote is really helping control my binge eating. I’m not even having cravings for high fat foods as of right now. Of course, that happened to me last year for the first month of low carb and then poof! Right back on yo yo dieting. But it helps that I can have the foods I want like pasta Alfredo and mashed potatoes. I can even have French fries (my favorite!) if I get the ore ida fries and oven bake them. Not as good as fried but what are you gonna do, right?

I did well at Cracker Barrel today. I did order the double chocolate cake for my son but I literally ate one spoonful and called it. Which is unfortunate because the little bugger didn’t eat it either . He just ate the ice cream off the plate! It helps that I don’t like cake that much I know, crazy right?? Lol.

I’m hoping to maintain when I go back to work and my stress levels go through the roof again. Only time will tell!

[bizi]

great flower!
11.5 pounds gone. 174.1 this morning.
I am back down to Septembers weight now. whew that was a lot of crazy drinking time and abilify time. So glad that this mix of meds is working!
I am eating healthy and smaller portions when I can. Thru away some holiday candy. Drinking alot of tea and coffee. I think the caffeine is helping too.
I am so glad I am back to my routine. I have 8;30 appointments all week and have 6 clients today. so it will be a late day for me.
Hugs to all that need them!
bizi

looking back over my weight scale/report. I gained 11.5 report in 2 months and then lost 11.5 pounds in 2 months. WOW!