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Ehhh. I've never been camping...haha. I mean...I love the outdoors but I just wasn't brought up on it. I'm sure it'd be an interesting experience. Yikes. Well have fun!

Aghh Friday is getting closer and closer. I just know I'm not going to be happy. Oh well. Gotta keep at it.
 
Okay everyone. I need some support. I'm sitting here and all I can think about is fast food burgers and fries.

This weekend we had some people over for a birthday dinner and I had some of the dessert. I am SO not supposed to have any sugar or more than 20g of carbs and I had to try some of it. Plus on Saturday night we went out for dinner and I ate fajitas. Again something that I shouldn't be having. Since the doctor told me no white anything (bread, sugar, etc) nothing grown under the ground, nothing deep fried, nothing breaded etc.

But everyone, I can't stand it. I keep thinking about it and thinking about it. I can't get it out of my head and I soooooo want to eat. What can I do?

I've had a million bottles of water and even my old stand by that seemed to be working for the last 4 weeks isn't doing the trick. My Crystal Light doesn't even make a tend. My belly is full of water, however I still want to leave and go and buy a whole bunch of junk and eat it.

What the heck is wrong with me?!?!?!?! Why can't I control my thoughts about food and make this go away. I know that after I ate a hamburger or friees or anything like that I would just feel worst, but still that doesn't seem to make me want to stop going and buying that. :(

This is so terrible. I've been making real progress and I've dropped a good amount of weight so far. So why would I want to stop it by eating stuff I know that I'm not supposed to. I know it would taste great, is that it?

Oh you guys. Now more than ever I need the support of the FSD. If I submit to my cravings I'm certain that come Friday I will see a rise in that scale. :confused: I just don't know what to do. I'm trying to keep busy but I'm worried that I'm going to give in at some point.

I'm by myself tonight, husband is working late. So it's all up to me to find something to eat for dinner (bad thing is that I didn't plan for anything and without planning that makes temptation all the more difficult)

I don't think I'm going to make it.
 
Hang in there Cleo. You know that you are not physically hungry, but emotionally craving food. We have all been there. Try to occupy your mind, chat on here for a while, call up a friend you haven't spoken to for a while. You could even brush your teeth which I find puts me off because everything tastes so bad afterwards.

You have been doing so well, and its only 3 days to weigh day. Just remember that you have the choice on what you do. Your compulsion is not in control, you are. I know you can resist, and we are all behind you 100% ;)
 
Mrs. Bear thank you. I'm beside myself right now and reading your kind words have brought me to tears. How silly am I.

I hate being this way and thinking about food all the time. I wish I was "normal" whatever that is now a days. I just want to be one of those people that doesn't obsess about food. Which seems to be my big problem.

Do you know that I just went and bought a bag of beer nuts. But I haven't opened them. I looked at the nutitional information and scare myself from eating them. It's an 80g bag and it's got 510 calories (it's just a handful of nuts in the bag) 31 g of fat. (can you imagine) and 41g of sugar (if I eat them there goes all my diet plans out the window for a whole week) and since I'm on a low carb/low fat/high proteien diet - it has a whopping 54g of carbs.

It's sitting here beside me and I'm looking at it. I guess there are some small positives...I haven't ripped into it and swallowed them whole:eek:
 
At the moment I think that we ARE going to obsess about food, but I don't believe it will always be like that. As we improve our eating habits our bodies get used to it and we will gain back control. But in the mean time we have to accept that we have a problem, and if you need to, open that packet of nuts ...... and pour shampoo on them ..... you can't eat them then, can you!! :p

Keep your chin up and keep strong ... I know that you are ;)
 
Brilliant idea. I will take my nuts and I will pour some hand cream on them. :) You're right, then I won't be able to eat them even if I want to. Here goes.....

Thanks again Mrs. Bear !!!!
 
*hugs* Cleo, hang in there! And if you really did pour handcream in the nuts, then well done :D

That's a fantastic idea Mrs B! I'll have to spray my chocolate with the hairspray dad's girlfriend left behind.

Speaking of cravings, was watching LOST last night, and the adverts that came on were all for greasy, fatty foods being enjoyed by skinny, grinning people. Things like KFC and pizza. And I realised how much I actually missed things like that, and thought to myself, what if I never get to eat pizza again...?

I guess now I can imagine putting hairspray and leave in conditioner on them! They won't be tasty, but they'll be managable and soft :D

Bronsk
 
I think what we need to remember, and it is easy to forget, is that we can eat whatever we want whenever we want, we just choose not to. There should never be a point when you say 'I will never eat pizza again', because in 1 week, 1 month or 50 years time, you can eat pizza if you choose to. That is what I try to remember when I crave sweet stuff, but it is hard to get your head around it when so much seems off limits.
 
You're right, missus. Though I feel like if I had just one slice, I'd be lost forever. I guess either way none of us can avoid that situation forever, cos there's always going to be times when occassions arise and an all you can eat chinese buffet is inevidable.

...

Mmm... chinese buffet...

Bronsk
 
Well today I go for my regular every 2 week appt with the doctor to see how I'm doing on my diet. We'll see what the doctor has to say. I might end up having to stay in this whole low carb/low fat/high protein phase for another 2 weeks. That would make it 6 total.

I'm not sure that I can take another 2 weeks of only eating meat and veggies. It's really tough and not very tasty after so long.

If she does tell me that I can move to the next "phase" then I will be allowed to finally have milk, some fruit, some nuts and cereal!!! I LOVE cereal and really miss eating it in the mornings for breakfast. I can't wait to get that back.

So all, keep your fingers crossed for me that she finally moves me out of what I'm calling the "torture" phase and into something slightly more bearable.;)
 
:( Ok... I feel totally lost, like I'm failing and desperate to the point of wanting to starve myself.

The scale was totally staring me down as I emptyed my bladder this morning. Right after is when I always weighed myself every day. I'd been going down .3 - .4 lb a day up to the point that I joined FSD. Then I stopped weighing and it's like I stopped losing too!! Monday I had that slip up and gained .4!

So anyways, this morning I fought the temptation and kept moving. I did my workout and had to go to the bathroom again... and this time I gave in! I still hadn't eaten anything and I knew I'd burned off any extra carbs hanging around from last night, so I just knew I lost. But again, no. I was exactly the same as Monday.

I'm so depressed. I don't know why I've plateaued. I was super hungry after my workout, but I had the overwhelming desire to just not eat. I finally did, after deciding to go super low carb for about 2 weeks. That should get me over the plateau. I've had low carb yogurt (3g) light cheese stick (1g) and turkey (0g) this morning. I'm also going to eat on the dot every 3 hours. I guess that's supposed to boost your metabolism.

I think I'd better quit this club, because I'm not good enough for it. I can't resist the scale. Knowing I'm losing everyday is what keeps me motivated. If I'm not seeing the scale going lower everyday, I lose my edge and eat too much sugar and carbs, though I may still be within my cals. If they're not good cals, then it's almost just as bad as going over, to me.

Ok, I'm done. I've let the whole club down, yet again, so I think I'll just keep to my diary and stuff from now on.
 
Hey..haven't checked in..on this thread...in a day or so...it's getting LONG! I am excited for Friday..hopefully it will show me that the work I have done is paying off? I somehow got it through my thick head that eating crap really isn't good for weight loss...lol...figure that one out? Hahah!!! So, gotta get to 120 for sure by 12/21..that's when I see my doctor next and he wants me at that weight..and when the big ol'guy says that..ya gotta listen, right?? lol

okay, hope everyone is having a good Wednesday..
Sarah
 
Cleo, you might want to tell the doctor how hard you are finding it to be so strict, and how it is making you crave things. If you have more options you should find it easier and the doc may want to consider this when he/she decides on how to take it from here. Keep us posted!

And Adriana, I know its hard to keep off those scales! My name is Sue and I'm a weigh-aholic......its been 4 days since my last weigh-in :D . Don't be discouraged though, just try and stay off the scales as much as you can, and every time they call out to you, just remember that weight goes up and down all the time, that is why weighing weekly is such a good idea, it shows the general trend and stops you getting downheartened. I either take the batteries out, or put them away, so that I'm not tempted.

And the point of this club is to help people stay off the scales until its weigh day, so we wouldn't kick someone off who needs our encouragement and motivation, thats what we're here for. Just do your best ;)

Hi SarahL, you snuck in there while I was posting. I had the same epiphany just recently ... realised that I couldn't keep overeating, however infrequently, and still lose weight and keep it off... I've got to go for a lifestyle change.
 
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An epiphany...that's a much better way of saying 'getting this through my thick skull' lol!

I feel like a new woman too. I took the kids on a bike ride around the entire neighborhood...I have them in a 'pull behind' trailer on my bike. My bike is a beach cruiser w/no speeds (only in my legs) and each kid weighs around 40lbs approx. So, I pull myself, the trailer, the bike, and around 80lbs of kids...up and down HUGE hills...and I MADE IT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE WAY!!! Yay me!

Okay, enough tooting my own horn. Gonna go make lunch now..a little tuna w/fat free cottage cheese...healthy?

-Sarah
 
Areagh's post

Adriana, I am worried about you. You say your husband doesn't think you need to lose any weight, and you are already down to 127 pounds. Yet, you are depressed, stressed out, "wanting to starve yourself", etc.

It sounds to me like you are already thin, and what you are really wanting is to get underweight. That is as unhealthy as being overweight, especially if you are suffering from such negative emotions and poor self-image. This probably is not what you want to hear, but maybe 127 is as low as you can go and still be healthy, and that is why your body is fighting your attempts to lose more. You really do not want to cross over into an eating disorder, and if you are wanting to starve yourself to lose what you have already acknowledged might be "vanity pounds", you are dangerously close.

Perhaps consider getting counseling so that you can be happy at the already slim weight you are, rather than hurting your body in the hopes that you will feel better about yourself if you are even thinner.
 
Those were my thoughts exactly Twinmom, I actually referred to a BMI list, and at Adriana's height she would be on the line going into underweight if she reached her goal. Plus all the working out will have no doubt built up muscle meaning she would need to have a higher BMI anyway, due to heavier, lean muscle.

We are just concerned Adriana ... we know how easy it is for the eyes to lie to the mind, and we want you to realise that judging by your stats, you are slim, and judging by your photo, you are beautiful, and we want you to see that for yourself. :)
 
Adriana, I'm inclined to agree with twinmom and Mrs B as well. You've stablised to a weight that your body obviously feels happy with. If you're at 127 lbs, that should be fine enough. Anything less would be very unhealthy. The other factor is that your husband genuinely thinks you're perfect the way you are, and you should listen to him.

I hate saying this, as I hate hearing it from others myself, but I do think you need to see your doctor, even if you just ask him/her if s/he thinks you need to lose weight. And if you still believe that there's something wrong with yourself, please seek further help.

We're not forcing you into anything or trying to sound unkind in any way. We all want to help you, and think about what's going to help you.

On the FSD front, you've weighed yourself twice in a week, whereas normally you'd weigh yourself everyday. That's a start in itself. It would be great if you did stay and monitored your weight healthily, and we'd still be here to support you whatever happens.

Losing Cleo, hope everything went well with the doctor. Hope you're torture week is up. I know it's been here all along, but I've taken to the recipe pages recently, and there's an amazing recipe for spicy tuna burgers, you should check it and adapt it accordingly.

All else, hope you have a great evening/day!

Bronsk
 
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