Give-it-a-go diary

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noparsnips

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Well, don’t know who’ll be interested, but.. . here goes!

I joined about a month ago, and posted in Newcomers, where I splashed it all over the internet that I was over 55 and weighed 234 pounds, and felt old and discouraged, because I could see how astonishingly beautiful you all look slim, and I knew that no matter how thin I might ever get, I could never, never be beautiful, so what’s the point? :leaving:

And received such a lovely welcome from the people here!! including one from reluctantcabbie who told me that 60 is the new 40 (so I worked out I was really only 35, which felt great!) and San, who gave me a real-life example of a woman near-enough to my age, who had lost weight, who “looks fab now” and moreover “happy and content with herself, which is the main thing!” Wise words … and there were many wise words from you all, actually.

So, to all of Qwaf, Chocolate cyndi, San, paulab, reluctantcabbie, Karlene (where are you, Karlene??), and thin-is-in, thank you!! :)

And I said then that I had a goal for October of losing six pounds, and I didn’t actually make it, but… two days ago I did!! So it’s six pounds down, seventy to go.

I feel very pleased with myself (yes, I know – absurd, when it’s such a little amount, and there’s so much to go – and from what I read, the first six pounds is the easiest). But:
  • I’m happily wearing clothes that used to be a little tight, and now aren’t.
  • I have found some approaches which are working for me (for now) and
  • I’m.. really excited about the possibility of maybe, actually… maybe I can do this????
Anyway – that’s quite long enough for a first diary entry. if there’s any interest from the world out there, I’ll say in my next entry more background – how I got fat, and why I’m wanting to change now, what my own tricks and methods are – and …. the scarey bit... if I’m making any progress.... :(
 
Well I am just tickled pink I get to write in your diary first (although someone may hit "post" before I finish this entry tee hee).

I am all about 60 being the new 40 because I am nearing 50 and I heard it's the new 30. LOL And it's so true !!!

Huge congratulations for your weight loss and looser clothing, and your commitment to healthy living. We all have to congratulate ourselves when we make these choices, daily, moments, weekly, one choice at a time. I'm thrilled you're here and you are indeed in great company.

I'm looking forward to more of your posts.

P.S. 2skinny is a goofy username because I am not 2skinny. That's just what some of my co-workers called me 3 years ago when I was at 140, my optimal weight. I always think it's what people who are in denial about their own weight tend to say to people who are working at junk food abstinence, nutrition and exercise.

P.S.S. I'm dying to know why NoParsnips? LOL I have a mean parsnip oven fries recipe which involves yogurt, green onion and curry dipping sauce.
 
lol 2skinny I was wondering that too about the noparsnips.... I am not even sure what a parsnip is?? lol
However, hello!! I enjoyed reading your other post! Welcome again to the site and I hope you find this a helpful and motivating place. I certainly have! I love the 60 is the new 40 attitude! The comment about mind over matter was great! You can totally do this! It is all about little steps and 6lbs is a good start! It's all about small steps and before you know it you are 70 pounds lighter! good luck to you!!
 
Hey there!!

So my sixty is the new 40 comment helped? I'm glad because I'm in my forties and would like to think that I feel like I'm still in my 20's (although my wife would tell you that mentally I'm probably still in my teens). Day after a good workout sometimes I feel like I'm ninety though...

Please post often and get involved!! Well come in and see you often. I promise.
 
Hey lady! I'm happy I found your new diary! Congrats on losing those 6 pounds... That's a start! We're all here for ya so keep it up! :hurray:
 
it might "just be" 6lbs, but those are 6lbs you worked off, those are 6lbs that launch a whole new start. never feel that a "small" number is absurd!

I'm glad you decided to start a diary and keep coming here!
 
well, sorry everyone -- family crisis, interstate travel, disrupted access, other things on my mind. :nopity:

I was going to tell you all (bore you all) with the story of how I got fat, and fatter and fatter... but now that so much time has passed, I think I'd rather just concentrate on the future. Though I'll say this, that I think grief was part of it, but I'm not sure why. But also changing jobs to a really sedentary/high stress one, where I was under heavy pressure to get the work out, and not leave that desk until it's done -- by which time I was done , too, and couldn't even think of exercise, however sensible that would have been.

So now, the future... which I'm facing with some more confidence than when I started here. The family crisis disrupted a lot of things, including access to kitchens and when or if meals happened, and actually helped me see what eating patterns were maybe not normal but were possible, and were helpful for me.

And as a matter of fact, I'm now about six pounds lighter than when I went away! Another ... twenty pounds or so? and I'll be at a normal human weight -- still overweight, but feeling like an overweight normal person, not a head-turning blimp.

Thanks for all being here for me to come back to.
 
Welcome back! Sorry about the family crisis! Life just has this annoying way of breaking into any goal. Just take the good with the bad and it sounds like there were some good things with eating awareness and some weight loss.
But your back and time to get down to business! This is a great place to be to do that! The people here are great and the stories are motivating.
Good luck!
 
Thanks, Mishi! :)

Currently a bit depressed, because I'm back over 100 kgs :(.

But planning to eat nothing for the next twelve hours or so, until my next weigh-in. (I'll drink tea and water, though.)
 
Yikes!! No sense in starving yourself!! That can totally undermine weight loss! You should be eating every 3 to 4 hours. How about some veggies and steamed chicken or fish? almonds? yogurt? Healthy things. Better than nothing at all!! Long term weight loss should be the goal and not just short term for a weigh in!
 
Of course you're absolutely right, and I was starving myself for a weigh-in. (And thank you so much :) for caring! ) I do want long-term weight-loss, but I've got pretty fixated on the numbers on the scale, and they move so slowly.

And I had gone back over the 220 pound mark :( which I'd been so proud of getting under. And I'd been pleased with changes in my body, too -- ankles emerging into view, for example, and knees not hurting any more. And I want more -- I want to get down to ... well, I've got short-term goals (215) and long-term goals (into the 190s club), and the very long-term goal. And to see that I was going backwards panicked me.

So I went for emergency action. I guess I usually do eat every three to four hours, except (ideally) I stop early in the evening. So I'll go back on your sensible plan, and see where it gets me (is the weekend too soon to look?)
 
Scale fixation is something I am totally guilty of. It is depressing when it moves backwards. After the pregnancy I am wondering if I should just chuck my scale out to the trash!! But I know I won't because I am addicted. However, watching that scale can totally make your day or break it and the breaking it can lead you towards destructive ends. Totally been there. Try not to focus on the scale. It stinks to have gained weight but take some measurements, pics, take a BMI measurement or have it taken if you don't have that kind of thing, and just commit to weighing yourself once a week... or better yet once a month. That gives you things besides just weight to measure your success. The measurements especially did well for me when weight wasn't moving or was bouncing around as it does sometimes.
Not saying this will be easy but it's better in the long run. I need to practice what I preach but I know personally that it's hard when the scale has such a hold on your life.
I have personally found sparkpeople.com helpful in getting me on the right track. I like the way they promote small healthy changes that are done until they become a habit.
You will get to where you want to be. It takes time to put the weight on and also to take it off. Aim for 1 to 2 lbs a week and I have heard that the slower weight comes off the more likely it is to stay off:D
Good luck!!
 
Thanks! :) Well, my happy news is that I've made those scales go down to 217!!

I really feel I can make this! Well certainly make it to 215, which is my immediate goal. But there's a hitch this week -- a friend is coming to stay, and I won't be able to ... I'm a bit ashamed to tell her I'm trying to lose weight. But if I don't tell her, then I know I'll be "forced" into social eating -- you know what I mean. I know this is stupid! She's an old and dear friend...


okay. I can practically hear the thinking out there. Here's my good resolutions for the coming week --to tell her, and get her on side, so that I'm not tempted by too much eating out and gourmet cooking -- and to take the wise advice just given, and try to only get on the scales ONCE this week. :angelsad2:

Or maybe that's too much like cold turkey. Well, I'll try to cut back to once a day. :D
 
Congratulations on the weight loss!
Yum! It sounds like some tasty temptation. If you must try for some portion control and to cut back on sauces and butter and have anything on the side that you can and no bread baskets. Eating healthy should be nothing to be ashamed of and I am sure she will support you!!
Good luck and enjoy the visit!:)
 
Portion control... that's a good thought. Rather than the all or nothing approach. Thanks, Misha! :)

Butter is a real downfall of mine, I'm afraid, though lately I've been trying what a splash of sesame oil will do, instead of butter on things like steamed veg. And I'm holding off in the scales! ... so far, anyway...
 
Butter is hard to do without. I have recently bought some Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. It works well on most things and a few sprays aren't many calories at all. It has a decent butter flavor too! Of course it is in no way natural lol. Sesame oil sounds good. I have heard olive oil is good too.
Hope your having a good night!
 
Oh Mishi! I feel so bad that I haven't replied for so long! When I had my friend staying I put all the weight loss material (including this site) to one side. I didn't want her to know I was trying so hard, which is stupid of me, but there you go.

I haven't tried the "I can't believe it's not butter", but maybe a squirt on mashed potatoes...

On the good news side -- I am down a pound on when my friend came! We went walking together on some strenuous walks, including on hills! So now I'm down to 216 lbs. Next goal... under fifteen stone! (ie under 210 lbs -- I switch measures so I can keep an achievable goal in sight.)
 
Posting two days in a row because I'm so pleased!!! I just weighed myself, and was at 215 lbs! which makes me now down to a BMI of 37 (my goal is under 30). I am just DELIGHTED!!!

And I'm just about ready to start to think about :D approaching the woman neighbour I've seen going to the gym, to ask if I can go along with her -- so far all my exercise has been walking and a little bit of weights at home.

And thank you everyone for helping me get this far!
 
Now why, when it was going so well, did I crash on the weekend? A Regrettable Incident with a packet of coconut biscuits. :svengo:

But I'm vowing to be down to 214 by the weekend.
 
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