Giving it a go again

AHey no parsnips, you now have 2 Sarah's commenting, so watch out! I'm just now reading your diary, and I must say you have some high expectations for the speed of your weightloss! I agree with Sarah... Don't sweat the number on the scale, and consider setting some other goals for yourself like minutes of exercise/day, or that next smaller clothes size by a certain date, or your body measurements( hips, waist, bust, neck). If you must use the.scale, then only do it once per week max (I do it once per month!). It has taken me 1 year to lose 88 pounds...it took me 15 years to put it on, so while I want my next 39 pounds to come off over night...I know it can't, so I just preservere and keep going...and you will to!
Keep up the good work, and know that losing weight it an inside job...it's 100% the choices we make, so I don't wish you good luck...I with you good choices!
Sarah scbibhouse!
 
Thank you! Thank you jjjay, Sarah1983 and Sarah scbibhouse! In colour, because you are such wonderful people, to give me a hand up and some encouragement – which was sorely needed!


I wasn’t very sensible when I was glum. I was pretty down, and in a fit of idiocy or anger or … something or other, I went straight from the disappointment on the scales to… eating! -- leftover curry as a total extra meal after breakfast, and peanuts in between meals, and then two baked potatoes (and butter and cheese) for tea. I think I was so cross that I had been eating what felt like hardly anything and still hadn’t lost, that I went into a “I’ll show you!†mood – though I don’t know who on earth I was meant to be showing. :banghead:


But… I read your posts, and this morning I started again. I went for a mile-long walk, and I did lifts with the cans of beans (I will look up lunges and crunches and things on the internet as soon as I’ve posted this – thank you, jjjay! I’m a bit scared that they will be what I can’t manage, though a “plank†sounds like lying still?) and I had a carrot salad (with sultanas in) for lunch, and beans on rice for tea, and fruit in between, and right now I’m upstairs, hiding from the food in the kitchen.


I love the idea of the Test Trousers, and will see what I can find this weekend. :coolgleama:

I agree that the numbers aren’t everything, though it’s what I’ve been obsessing about lately. You’re right Sarah 1983, I've “gotta learn to celebrate every lossâ€, and not just the big numbers on the scale. Actually the first great reward I had from losing weight the first time, was finding that the fold-down tray on the airline seat folded down flat, and no longer bumped up on me. I still get a little feeling of satisfaction from that. And Sarah scbibhouse, yes, I will set a goal for exercise every day – well, I did start that the other day with the cans of beans, but I will add in the mile walk every day before breakfast (unless it’s raining). Though I doubt myself, and how long I can stick at it, so I'll only vow to do it every day this week, and then reassess.


Thank you all very much indeed!! :seeya:
 
APlanks can be hard so start of within your abilities even if it means doing them with your knees on the ground, If you want I can put together a list of bodyweight exerises which will work the whole body.
 
Well... up until today I hadn't actually looked up what a plank was! It sounded like lying down. :rolleyes:


Now that I know, I think I wouldn't attempt it at the moment. A few months ago I think I injured my shoulder. I don't know how, but think I must have tried to lift something which was too heavy for me -- it was when I had a lot of hauling to do. I do think it's slowly getting better, but I still can't straighten the arm up properly -- either above my head, or in the way a policeman holds up one armout sideways, and then bent up at the elbow, to control traffic. (I think I injured it. maybe it's arthritis. :( ) So for that reason I don't want to be supporrting myself on it.


Thank you very much for the offer to help me build up bodyweight exercises to work the whole body. I will keep going just with the morning walking right now, I think, to get into the swing of actually doing it regularly, and combine with the cans of beans, and also some just holding my stomach in etc, and then reassess where I think I am with exercise.
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Ahow long has the shoulder been a problem ? where is the pain, does it feel deep in the joint ? if you done it hauling then it probably isn't arthritis.
 
AHey noparsnips,
Good to see you are doing ok and are setting some goals! I'd recommend you post your progress to keep yourself honest! I also find it motivational to go back and look at some successes so if I can find a way to chart progress with a graph or a table where I can see where I've come from, it helps keep me motivated for the future. Since you set a goal for exercise, then you might consider preparing a table or a calendar with all the days of the month (yosu're already more than 1/2 through June!) and putting a 1 mile mark on each day in Red, then when you actually do the walk, circle it in green or make it a smily face... Something you can see and have that sense of accomplishment! Just an idea!
Keep up the good work, and stay off that scale for a week... You'll feel better! When you feel like you have to "eat at " something or someone, go for a walk, wrie something on this forum, wash windows in your house...do anything but eat at the problem...this too shall pass!
Hope this helps,

Sarah
 
Hey noparsnips - lots of positivity flying around in here!!


Sarah is dead right - setting little mini goals/charting/ticking off really does help keep you going and is great afirmation for yourself that you are on the right path. It doesn't have to be huge things - just little victories. Some days my mini goals are things like "Get through the day without evening considering eating a biscuit"!!


Keep it up and it will soon pay dividends!
 
Oh, you are all marvellous!! :hurray: Thank you all so much -- the positivity is much, much appreciated.


I am picking myself up, dusting myself off and starting all over again. Pluses and minuses:


I have been walking every morning -- a mile every day and two on Sunday,
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except that on Monday I accidentally turned back for home a street early.


I haven't yet got the Test Trousers. :)


I have been eating not very normally -- I mean, I have been skipping meals, which I know is not sensible, since (as Sarah-in-China says, it's all about good choices). :)


But that was because I really couldn't stand looking at a 9 any longer as the first figure on the scales (I was not strong-willed enough to follow your prescription, Sarah, of ignoring the scales altogether for a week), so I sort-of semi-starved for two days, to get it to say 89.7, which it did this morning.
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JJJay, I am considering eating a biscuit right now, but I won't, I hope -- they are downstairs and I am upstairs.
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I've just had lunch, which was a banana and plain but full-cream yoghurt, and a spoonful of curry which happened to be in the fridge. (I really really like curry, and learned sadly, through expereince, not from books, that my body can take curry and turn it into approximately three times its own weight in weight gain. :)) And welcome to the 190s club -- though I think you'll be like Annemouse, and be whizzing out the door on the other side, into the 180s, while I'm still getting you a welcome drink!

Trusylver -- the pain has been around all year, but is getting less. I tried to put that arm straight above my head (holding the tin of beans) this morning, and couldn't -- straight at an angle is fine. The pain is in the shoulder joint, at the front than the back.

Scbibhouse -- you are an inspiration. Your diary is amazing -- the really visible change in less than twelve months! (I looked at the shorts photos!) I'll keep on muttering to myself... "Good choice, good choices, good choices..."


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Still walking in the mornings, stillnot enjoying it much, still breakfast-like-a-king eating routine etc. Still feeling a bit cheated that the scales aren't showing a big change (Saturday is my weigh-in day -- so maybe I should hold off on feeling anything about the numbers until then.)


On the other hand, the trousers are definitely looser,
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and my husband says that my stomach is smaller, though I can't see it myself.
 
Well done on keeping up with the walking! And the husband might lie, but the trousers certainly don't!! Actually, I'm sure the husband is telling the truth, I just liked the saying...


You are right - the Sarah mantra....good choices...good choices...


Good luck! Keep positive!! Keep it up!!
 
88.9!!


This is ... well, to be honest, it's a bit of a fake, because I was so determined to have a good weigh at the end of the June challenge that I went all out yesterday, still having my breakfast-like-a-king, but otherwise eating pretty light for the rest of the day (dinner was an orange). But still... still... that's under 90 kilos, and under 196 pounds and best of all... under fourteen stone!!!


So... not sure exactly what it'll be tomorrow, after a day eating normally, but today, and right now... feeling pretty good! :biggrin:
 
AExcellent noparsnips!! You are making great progress! Remember it's not a race though...you are going for lifestyle change so that you don't have to diet again...ever! Be sensible and keep it coming off healthy and slowly, and keep making those great healthy, nutritious choices and you'll be at your goal weight before you know it, and be keeping it off (that's what I keep telling myself... And believing...I need company in that belief girl!). :hurray::hurray::hurray: you go girl!
 
Great job! You seem so upbeat and determined - even though the weight loss process isn't exactly fun, you'll be SO happy with yourself at the end of it! Keep reminding yourself of that! :D As Scbib says, lifestyle changes are waaaaaaayyy more successful than crash diets, and you're doing everything the right way! I also do the whole 'breakfast like a king / lunch like prince / dinner like peasent' thing.. sometimes it's a bit weird having a (healthy!) chicken burger for breakfast, haha, but hey, it works for me so pf! I know you'll succeed and I'll do my best to cheer you through each goal!


Just remind yourself that you still need to eat a certain amount of calories every day - starving yourself might give fast results at the start, but it'll put your body into starvation mode, slow down your metabolism and just screw you over in general in the long run. Don't go that route!


Go Parsnips, Go Parsnips! :hurray:
 
Thank you both, Sarah and Sarah!!! :seeya: :seeya: It's really cheering to read your messages! I did go up after "eating normally", but only from 88.9 kg to 89.0, so... that's not too bad.


I really will try to bear in mind what you both are saying, about not going overboard. I've signed up for the July Challenge, with a goal of 86 kg, but I'll try not to get into the race mentality, or let the numbers on the scales panic me too much, and especially not into crash dieting.


The other numbers... calories... it sounds so fiddly! But just for interest, for the next few days I'll keep a record of what I eat, and try to see how many calories I'm actually having (roughly!)


Question: I'm still going for those morning walks... and still not really enjoying them -- well, I quite enjoy the actual walk, but then feel zonked when I get home again. . How long before my body stops thinking of this as a huge extra demand, and starts thinking it's just normal activity??
 
Hey noparsnips!


Just wanted to stop by an offer my support. I read through your diary and as someone who is still early on in the process as well, I want you to know that you have been an inspiration to me! Your attitude is so wonderful and has rubbed off on me. :) You are doing great.


Can't wait to keep up with your progress because I can already tell that it is going to be amazing.


~Ava
 
YAY YAY YAY!!!
Under 14 stone!! Big barrier to break :) Doesn't matter how you have to stand on the scale to get there (one legged whilst breathing out?!?!)...


The zonked feeling is the good bit!! If you stopped feeling zonked then you are too used to it and need to up the pace/distance!
 
Thank you, Avatea! And I'll look forward to followin your progress, too! (We'll both be hanging out in the July Challenge thread!
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And thank you, jjjay!! Yes, I feel terrific!! to be under 14 stone, but... the zonked is the good bit???!! :svengo: oh my... I think I've signed up for the wrong Mystery Holiday Tour! (joke.)
 
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Thank you, Avatea! And I'll look forward to followin your progress, too! (We'll both be hanging out in the July Challenge thread!
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Yes!!!! We are going to rock that challenge!!!! I am so excited to see everybody's awesome progress.
 
Well... I deliberately didn't starve today, though I didn't eat heaps either. Here's what today's food looks like:


Breakfast: bread roll, with a fried egg and as much lettuce, cucumber and herbs (mint, coriander etc) as I can manage, stuffed in it (bread roll, 140 calories, egg, 70 calories, oil for frying -- maybe 125 calories? lettuce etc I'm not counting)

Morning tea: Coffee and a slice of banana cake (no icing) (coffee 35 calories, slice of cake, say 120 calories)

Lunch: Bowl of borscht, two slices of pumpernickel bread, with 'light" cream cheese and dill pickle on. (borscht wild guess100 calories, pumpernickel bread 160 calories, cream cheese, say 100 calories, not counting the pickle)

Tea: small bowl of rice, with a zucchini/tomato/chilli sort of stew I made. (rice, say 200 calories, tomato/zucchini stew cooked with olive oil, guessing 100 calories)


That was a bit heavier on the bread than I normally would have, (ie having bread at lunch as well as breakfast) but... well... I'd bought the pumpernickel and it felt very fitting to have with the borscht.


which makes breakfast 335 calories-ish, morning tea 150 calories-ish, lunch 360 calories-ish, and tea 300 calories(ish) -- which makes (very roughly) 1150 calories. But I bet my weight will go up tomorrow. maybe my metabolism's already shot? :) I'll be interested to see, anyway.


I was surprised at how many calories there are in rice, as opposed to a bread roll, or to black/pumpernickel bread.


If I'd been at home, I would normally have had an orange or some fruit somewhere, and probably a carrot to chew on, or a small handful of peanuts. Morning tea; I was out with a friend, and the banana cake was the least fattening-looking thing I could see; the alternative was Danish pastry.
 
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