Day 1 Staying focused

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Today is a good day. My plan is to stay focused on my 1200 calories today. I have decided to cook for the next few days to see if this will help me at night with the emotional eating. I am also giving my daughter the ice cream so I can get it out of my house. She is slim so she can afford to eat it. I am also going to clean out my fridge and pantry, today; which is not much because I try to keep the negative emotional snacks out of the house.

Another positive note. I weighed myself this morning and I am actually 263.8. So, I actually lost .60 pounds. I have decided to celebrate the small victories.
 
Hey Shell, all big victories are made up of a bunch of small ones, good for you getting started!

Giving away your ice cream is a good idea, not the best thing to have around the house. Back years ago when I lived in Florida we lost power in a hurricane, the first thing we did was to eat all the ice cream so it wouldn't melt. That wasn't such a good idea.
 
Day 2:
My husband and I decided to join the gym again today. I am glad because I can start back swimming and doing water exercise until my leg gets back to normal from this flareup. I am also glad I could start back monitoring my steps again. My Fitbit messed up, so my husband purchased me another one yesterday. Lastly, I started back monitoring my food intake. I will see how that goes. I decided to take one day at a time.

Last night, I did well. I didn't binge eat any comfort food or any food as far as that is concern. I will see how it goes tonight. Prayerfully, I can stay focused.
 
Well done on another good day & joining the gym. Swimming & water exercise sounds so good! Taking one day at a time is the best approach I think.
 
Hi Shell. That is really great for you that you are losing weight. I was 274 lbs and now I am 226. So it is really great if you lose weight. I hope you can do more better than me. So keep that motivation up.

Cheers
 
zckparker5 said:
Hi Shell. That is really great for you that you are losing weight. I was 274 lbs and now I am 226. So it is really great if you lose weight. I hope you can do more better than me. So keep that motivation up.

Cheers
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Sounds like you are doing a great job with lossing weight. What are some things you are doing to stay focus?
 
I went to my first water exercise group in a long time. If felt so good to actually exercise in the water. I thought, I was going to have an increase in pain, but my pain level actually decreased. I think the spa helped to reduce my leg pain. I will not be able to attend the water exercise group tomorrow. However, I plan to use arm weights to continue to build muscle because I'm close to the age of actually losing muscle. Cardio may have to wait until next week to make sure I'm no longer dealing with this flare up.

I know my biggest issue is dealing with the chronic pain, which impacts my emotional eating. So, I am really trying to manage my pain levels with exercise. Exercising and low-sugar intake actually helps with the chronic pain; unfortunately it doesn't take it away.

So far I've completed 7138 steps. I only have 862 steps to go to get to my goal of 8000 steps today. I went over my calorie intake by 187 calories last night, but it's still close to my goal of 1200 calories. It's a learning curve. Anyway all is well today. One day at a time, as Cate says. :)
 
Hi, Shell. Water exercise would be so good for me I think if I could just get over how I feel about myself in bathers. Do you have osteoarthritis? I just got home from golf & I ache from head to toe!
Going over your calorie goal one day is nothing. You were probably still in deficit. Baby steps :)
 
Hi Shell, welcome to the forum. I am new myself and 3 weeks into my weight loss journey. I am dieting and exercising a lot, with a hundred pounds to lose. My legs have been a problem too. I think the strain of being up on them and all the exercise — well it’s a lot of extra weight pounding on my legs. I hope it gets better.

Lately I’ve been swimming after my workouts, followed by a soak in the hot tub. It is heaven for my legs and joints. They have some pool exercise classes at my Y — maybe at some point I’ll look into them to keep my routines varied. For now, my exercise routines are solo and full of grim determination, and yes, even embarrassment that I let myself go for so long. I’ll get over it and feel more social eventually.

Best of luck on your journey!
 
Well, I basically focus on my diet. I only cheat once in a week and be loyal with it. I mainly take my meals in parts like I don't take my whole meal at once I just take something after every 2 hours. I drink a lot of water and yea 3 cups of coffee daily. When I get hungry and I don't have any meal for that time I simply drink water at that time it helps me a lot. And the best motivation and ritual routine I get from this video(Spam Link Removed ) which boost my motivation and I never missed my exercise after watching this.

Shell it all depends on your psychology, If you really wanna achieve your goal then nothing can stop you.
 
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Thanks everyone for the words of encourage. I was also a little self conscious in the past about water exercising, but I found out it was easier on my body to reduce my pain. In the past, it actually helped me lose weight faster. I stopped approximately 2 years ago because of the demands of my job. I had to walk a lot and was exhausted after work. Now, it's time to get back focused.

Davis girl: I am actually at the Y also. I hope you get more social soon and join the classes.

Cate: I actually have several issues that impact chronic pain. A botched surgery in 2011 caused nerve damage, so I deal with neuropathy and sciatica. For the most part the sciatica is under control as long as I stretch. However, due to the trauma, neuropathy and sciatica which caused my nerves to be over active, I was then diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by my neurologist; yet as my rheumatologist was trying to disprove the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, she found out I have arthritis in my lower back and knees. I can't remember which doctor found out about the bulge disc in back.

Anyway my life is all about self-care now and trying to keep my stress level down; which is very interesting when dealing with my situation. I have mastered dissociation, but now I'm trying to focus on mindfulness, since I have problems remembering things due to the dissociation.

Zckparker 5: I have focused more on exercising, but not my diet. So, I still ate a lot of calories. Now, I am focusing on eating healthy and reducing my sugar intake permanently. I still believe the hardest days to stay focused will be on my difficult days.

Today is actually one of those difficult day. In the past, I never understood how someone could not eat when they were stressed or in pain, but today I actually experienced it. I couldn't eat due to the way I was feeling. I don't know if it's bad or not, but I kinda felt like I would prefer the not eating feeling over the emotional eating feeling. Anyway, instead of coming home to eat dinner, I took pain medication and soak in the tub. Now, everything is manageable.
 
Thanks for explaining your physical pain, Shell. I think I would benefit too from learning mindfulness. I would like to find a teacher, rather than trying to go it alone. Focussing on self-care is so important. I'm glad you found comfort soaking in the bath. Sending you a great big hug & hope tomorrow is a better day :grouphug:
 
Hey Shell, good that you have found a way to exercise that you like. I wish I lived closer to a Y, or any public pool, the closest is at least a 40 min drive away. I am not a tub person, but my wife spends at least an hour a day soaking, she has muscular dystrophy, a very mild case compare to most, but it gives her shoulder and back pain, the tub seems to help. When we redid the house a couple of years ago we put a very large tub in her bathroom, probably the best investment we could have made.

Keep on posting, its good for you, and for us!
 
alligatorob said:
Hey Shell, good that you have found a way to exercise that you like. I wish I lived closer to a Y, or any public pool, the closest is at least a 40 min drive away. I am not a tub person, but my wife spends at least an hour a day soaking, she has muscular dystrophy, a very mild case compare to most, but it gives her shoulder and back pain, the tub seems to help. When we redid the house a couple of years ago we put a very large tub in her bathroom, probably the best investment we could have made.

Keep on posting, its good for you, and for us!
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Oh what a joy for her! I am planning a bathroom remodel to include a large tub. I’ve always wanted one. I have this theory that spending time in the water is therapy. It always changes my whole day for the better, never mind how nice it feels to my muscles and joints. My Y shut down the pool/hot tub area for 3 weeks for a remodel, and I am counting the days.

I have been swimming a lot the past couple weeks and my hair is taking a beating. As this has become a regular thing, I’d better invest in a swim cap. Sorry for the hijack. :rotflmao:
 
Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement.

Today has been another difficult day for me. However, I went to the Y for the water class. Additionally, I haven't binged, but did eat 4 of my husband's Oreo cookies and a small bag of chips. I am still tracking my food and water intake. Trying to get it to 1200 calories. I am also tracking my exercise. I honestly don't think I'm going to meet my 8000 steps at least 3 times this week; but all is well because I know I'm going to have those weeks.

I am trying not to go to the doctor to manage the pain, because it's probably going to be steroids, which causes more problems with my weight. However, I may not have a choice. This has been almost 4 weeks of dealing with this flareup.
 
Day 6:
Today was a better day. as far as my physical issues. I really didn't do much which probably helped with the pain. Yet, I was unfocused today with my weight goal. I over ate by 1,158 calories. The crazy part is at the time I really didn't care (to be honest I really have to learn to say no when it comes to the comfort foods when someone purchases them or bring them in the house. That's a big struggle for me, so I try my best to keep it out the house.). Nevertheless, I know it's my personal struggle and no one else in my family should feel restricted because I can't control myself. Anyway, I know it's a roller coaster ride right now, because it's a change. Change is always hard. I have decided to count this as a mess up, but get up tomorrow and continue to move forward. I can't let this keep my down.

I had training today, so I was unable to go to the water class. I want to go to the water class Saturday, but tomorrow is my early day at work, so I will not make the class. Hopefully, I have enough energy after work to go do my personal workout in the water; but if not, I will start off fresh Monday morning. I hope next week my legs are well enough to start back on my 8000 steps 3 times per week. Its been about 4 weeks since I walked 8000 steps. So, now I am going to have to start over and build my endurance again. I might have to build back up to 8000 steps. Anyway, I can't worry about that now, especially since I'm not even at that stage, yet. The focus over the weekend is not over eating.:newbie:
 
Only just seen this, and it answers a question I asked you elsewhere, so now I feel like a dill. Sorry if anything I've posted elsewhere was hopelessly off-point.

Good for you for deciding to accept that there was a mess-up, and putting it behind you. Best wishes for the weekend's not over-eating focus.
 
I know I usually try to do too much. Building things up is a good idea, as is putting a mess up behind you. We never stop learning :)
 
Day 8:
Actions speak louder than words. I am still off focused. Hopefully, tomorrow will start off better. We are out of town, and will be going back home tomorrow.
 
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