Lagniappe's Journal: Yikes. I'm FAT!

Feeling good today. I've learned a valuable lesson about having a good breakfast so I get the fuel I need to get through the day. No real weight loss over the past few days but oddly enough it doesn't bother me because I know it's just a temporary thing and it'll happen. What is really weird is other changes that have taken place since I started this "sugarbusters" thing. I used to suffer sporadically with IBS, and that is now gone. I used to get these annoying lesions on my scalp, almost like psoriasis but not as severe. They are all gone now. My skin has gotten very clear and no longer splotchy; bags under my eyes are gone even though my sleeping habits haven't changed. I'm inclined to say that is because I've cut out the sugar, but it could be something else. I don't know.

Anyway, hope you all have a good week!
 
Lagniappe said:
Feeling good today. I've learned a valuable lesson about having a good breakfast so I get the fuel I need to get through the day. No real weight loss over the past few days but oddly enough it doesn't bother me because I know it's just a temporary thing and it'll happen. What is really weird is other changes that have taken place since I started this "sugarbusters" thing. I used to suffer sporadically with IBS, and that is now gone. I used to get these annoying lesions on my scalp, almost like psoriasis but not as severe. They are all gone now. My skin has gotten very clear and no longer splotchy; bags under my eyes are gone even though my sleeping habits haven't changed. I'm inclined to say that is because I've cut out the sugar, but it could be something else. I don't know.

Anyway, hope you all have a good week!
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Hey you,
Sounds like it could have been the sugar. The sugar was hell to me .. I try to stay away from it and go with multi grain bagel chips ... for my snacking ..

Thats so awesome hun ...signs that your health is improving! :):jump:

always
love yas
natalie jo
 
~*Have A Goal Reachin' Tuesday Sweetie!*~ :)

It's so great you're seein' results from bein' SF! :jump:

WTG! That is a hard thing to do for most!

We switched to Splenda 3 years ago..

We still try to watch how much of that we have as well.


:hug2:
 
Hi

I hope that things are going well for you.

I am pleased that the breakfast idea is working out well for you. Dont worry too much about a lack of weight loss after a few days. These things sometimes take a little time. I am lucky in that my scales show tenths of a pound. I still hover at each point for a few days. Once it gets more than that I start to be "plateau aware" and try and thinking of what to do if I have hit one. After about 5 days I fiddle with things a bit. Maybe change breakfast cereal or add half a mile to my walk. Something just to confuse the pattern.

I am pleased that cutting out sugar and your other healthier lifestyle changes are having such solid benefits to your general state of health.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Hey beauty,

I just wanted to drop in, hoping your weekend is going well with the family. As for the IBS and clear skin... isn't freaking amazing how quickly things clear up once we start watching what we put into our bodies? haha Take care of yourself, mami.

-Sheryl
 
Was AFK for a few days, busy with life and fighting a cold (it won). Not feeling very spiffy so I have not exercised (although I went out with a bang, schlepping about 3 miles in the Day of The Dead parade in Austin). But, on the plus side, I've dropped a couple more lbs and I think I very well might get to my mini-goal of 190 by 11/1 or thereabouts.

Hope everyone is doing well and I'll be checking in on journals today. Thanks Omega & MsGhettoBooty & hickgurltx & nataliejo for continuing moral support. As we say in New Orleans, laissez les bon temps rouler!
 
Awww... you poor thing. I hope you're feeling better now. Get more Vitamin C and zinc, mami. Congrats with the few pounds down, so what's your weight at now? Also.... minigoals are awesome. I've been doing the same thing... and now, Stacy aka hickgurltx is doing the same. Man oh man, I sure to miss El Dia De Los Muertos parades.. :( Wishing you a wonderful Halloween, doll.

-Sheryl
 
I too am sorry about the cold. I believe in echinacea for fighting stuff like that - we take it for a couple of weeks from the first sniffle. We already have multivitamins and stuff like that.

Well done for dropping the couple of pounds. :hurray: That is always a joy.

I live from minigoal to minigoal. One benefit of thinking in stones and pounds and converting to pounds is that you automatically get minigoals:
- on every multiple of 10 pounds weight
- on every multiple of 7 pounds weight (each half stone)
- on all the BMI multiples of 5 (where all the obesity categories change)

Often you hit one minigoal and are only maybe 3 or 4 pounds from the next one. You almost immediately have the next one in your sights.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Feeling better now, thanks. I starting taking Coldeez when the symptoms started, it's supposed to help shorten the duration of a cold and make it less severe. I think it helped. I'm almost back to normal now. My weight is now at 193 for the past couple of days and that's down from 206 when I started, so I definitely see some progress. I would have lost more if I hadn't screwed up in September (family visiting so we were eating out a lot) and then of course the trip to New Orleans was another fiasco). I think I'll be down to 190 in a few days and then my goal for November is to get down to 180. I'm feeling very gung-ho!
 
You can do it! :hug2:

Airborne is also great to take!

We have used that for 3 years now and we hardly ever get sick..When we do, if we take it asap, we don't get sick as bad.

Best Wishes for feelin' 100% soon! :waving:
 
I am pleased that you are feeling a lot better - and also seeing some progress on the weight loss front. This is always particularly difficult when you are under the weather - the desire to treat yourself to make yourself feel better is strong then and it is so easy to succumb. Well done for losing weight in such circumstances.

I also want to be down to 180 by the end of November - so we are in the same area of our journey.

I am convinced that if we stay focused we will both be there.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
I continually amaze myself by FORGETTING the lessons I've learned about healthy eating. I got through Halloween okay (a few blissful moments with a Kit-Kat bar, but nothing serious). Then, we had a party on 11/2 and I slid down into the pit of Hell. The worst of it was lots of sangria, but there was plenty of unhealthy eating too... tamales, chips & dip, desserts. For the next two days I was sick, mostly in bed. I think it could be a virus (that's been going around the family), or it could be my body dealing with the after-effects of all that wine, all that sugar. It was pretty yucky and I'm glad it's over. Now I'm detoxed and my weight is at a new low (not surprising considering I couldn't eat anything but broth for the past 24 hours). Will be visiting journals today and catching up on everyone's progress!
 
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Bless yer heart! :hug2:

Sorry things have been rough 4 ya!

CONGRAT'S on 11.8 lbs. lost so far though!! :hurray:

Keep yer chin up and just deal w/one day at a time.

:waving:

Happy Tuesday!
 
Hi Lagniappe

Even if it did bring your weight down - I am sorry that you have been suffering.

Even before this year's project I have found that I am less able to cope with (and less inclined towards) alcoholic frenzies that I took into my stride in my youth. They are fun while they last - but miserable later on.

Of course yours may have been a virus either - but either way I am pleased that you are feeling better.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Not much new here. I had a nightmare last night -- about dieting of all things. I dreamed I ate a hamburger & french fries "under duress" and was in a panic about it, completely freaking out because I put on 10 lbs after eating this stuff. I got down to 191 last weekend, and then (thanks to the crimson tide) I went back up to 195. That just kills me. Now I'm hovering around 193 but I've been SO good. I guess I shouldn't pay such attention to the scale, but yes, we do live and die by what those numbers tell us. But I can tell I'm losing some inches, slowly, and I'm trying to still do my "workout" and take that dog walk every evening. Exercising is a challenge because even though I always get my son settled on an activity first, the minute I start doing my ab exercises he thinks it's Oh Such Fun to climb on top of me. I really wanted to hit 175 by the xmas holidays but I really think that is not going to happen now. I thought I could make 180 by the end of November but with only 2 weeks left, that is completely out of the question unless I resort to an unhealthy approach. But, oh well. Trying to keep positive but it is frustrating to see so little progress after so much effort and deprivation. I can't even have a glass of wine or a bowl of popcorn without guilt. It's annoying.
 
Hi Lagniappe

Nightmares trouble us all from time to time - based loosely on the things that are on our mind. It is no real surprise since your weight loss project has been on your mind - that when you were due a nightmare that was the theme that you got.

I imagine that everyone that has built up a sizeable weight problem knows that whatever the circumstances they put the food into their own mouths and they are responsible for the outcome. We know what we have done in the past - and recognise that we have to learn to control our behaviour or we will repeat ourselves. That is something that many of us do not want to do.

You did very well to get down to 191. The crimson tide plays havoc with everyone's weighing - so do not blame yourself for that gain. You are at 193. If you stay focused you will be back at 191 very soon. It is very rare for someone to plateau at a point above where they have recently reached.

Losing inches is brilliant. It determines how people see us and judge us. It determines the size of the clothes we wear. No-one knows the weight is unless we tell them - that is just a number on a scale.

I think that we are all inclined to set numerical targets of getting to a certain number by a certain date. The fact is that it is not as straightforward as some would think. It is not a case of eat this amount of calories and do this amount of exercise and you can guarantee that 2 pounds will come off every week. Many people speak as if this is the case. It is not. We all hit plateaus where we are really good and our weight does not alter. People create muscle and it looks like they have put on weight if you just look at the number on the scales.

I have just been reading in Avenue's diary that she has lost 1 pound, 0 pounds and 6 pounds in three consecutive weeks. She did nothing differently during this time and yet her weight loss altered to that extent.

The important thing is not whether or not you get to the target that you imposed on yourself for christmas - but the fact that you continue to be working on your project and becoming more healthy through sensible eating and exercise.

You mention your son - he will not notice the number on a scale - but I am sure that he will appreciate having a fitter healthier mother. Celebrate your successes.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Sorry sweetie! :hug2:

RE: son...

You'll just have to come up with a plan that will work..

I have ta put my ZuZu in another room and just shut the door bc she thinks I'm trying to be silly/playful..

She would nibble my toes/try ta knock me down/etc...lol :smilielol5:

Plus she would bark like crazy which would wake up hubby tryin' ta sleep for work.

I treat her like a dern kid so for a while I just didn't work-out bc I couldn't stand to put her in a room and shut door.

When Cory was a tott and I'd be doin' Richard Simmons or whatever at the time..{lol} I made sure to keep his nap time at the same time everyday.

I worked out while he was sleeping.

:hug2:
 
Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. I was pretty good -- mostly avoided the cookies and pies, very little wine. Last night I had a bigass piece of boston creme cake... I don't know why I did that but I think it was like having the "last cigarette" when you quit smoking. And damn, it tasted SO good.

But, I'm back to my "normal" diet now and I think I'll just avoid weighing myself until later this week. I imagine I put on a pound or two but I'm content just to imagine it and not have proof.
 
Hi Lagniappe

I am pleased that you enjoyed Thanksgiving but I have to say that in a lot of ways I am quite pleased that it is not something that we have here.

It sounds like everyone has ploughed their way through the most tempting collection of pies and cakes.

Normally celebratory pounds come off really quickly so I am sure that they will be gone after a few days of being focused and back on track.

Your plan to leave it for a few days before visiting the scales could well be a good idea.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Lagniappe said:
Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. I was pretty good -- mostly avoided the cookies and pies, very little wine. Last night I had a bigass piece of boston creme cake... I don't know why I did that but I think it was like having the "last cigarette" when you quit smoking. And damn, it tasted SO good.

But, I'm back to my "normal" diet now and I think I'll just avoid weighing myself until later this week. I imagine I put on a pound or two but I'm content just to imagine it and not have proof.
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Hiya Lagniappe,
I am trying to go through everyone's journals and catch up. I love how positive you are!
I am so happy you have gone down in pounds. During that time of the month everyone gains weight. I have yet to have mine, but I think that because I gained weight back. So next month I am taking my pcos pill to cause a monthly, back on track with that endeavor. Its actually a birth control pill I found out, usually I can't take them, but could explain how I have hunger problems during that time.
Do you get hungry when you are at the tail end of your monthly?
I do.. and it sucks...
but I am so happy you are going down in weight! Your doing awesome!
I am back on track. I hit the scales every two to three days, its good that way .. I stoke myself, but I see the weight loss and it works ...

Go with what works, don't jump on the scale yet, wait until you know you have taken those extra pounds off, sometimes seeing the extra weight can be depressing and dring motivation down, which you have a lot of... and I wish I had ..had that motivation all year ...

Thanks for coming to my journal... its a pleasure when you visit ..as it is with everyone to visit...
and your nightmare sounded horrible... I have had dreams like that ... they are usually self defeating with me ...

Your doing awesome hun! Hands down!
keep trecking hun...and I am sorry about your bout' with the cold or flu ..

always
love yas
natalie jo :Angel_anim:
 
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