Little John's trying again. And again. Aaaand again.

Heartburn is terrible. I've been taking Prilosec daily for nearly 20 years, and if I miss 1 day, I know it by noon. It sucks.

Weekend... I survived! I did absolutely terrible on Friday night. I went out for a few beers and dinner with the family. I didn't have the highest hopes for myself, but was OK until I on my way home - I stopped at a convenience store for some caffeine (1 hr drive), and got a Coke Zero. And a king size Take Five, and 8 oz bag of Doritos, and I ate all of the above. Ugh, I swear Doritos are laced with opium, they're so addictive.

But I did pretty good on Saturday, water with meals instead of milk/beer/juice. Sunday is a planned gluttony day, and I followed through on that. But my victory for the week was that I exercised every planned day this week - first full week in a long time.

I've been skipping my weigh-ins, partially intentional, partially by mistake. I want to do it on THursdays or Fridays since those have the best news (I know, it's about the delta, blah blah blah). But I only seem to remember to do it on Mondays. My weight this morning was 340 even, so it's a slight loss, but I think later in the week will be an improvement since I'm in a notch on the belt.

Challenge for the week: retirement party on Weds night. Apps and finger foods will be my enemies, hoping to stay on target and find the vegetables not the meatballs!
 
Doritos I can avoid. Hand me a box of cheez its, however, and it's game on! Good luck at the retirement party! Only eat foods that look like they'll be extra delicious... Don't waste calories on anything generic that you could make or buy yourself!!
 
Well LJ,

I'm a big believer in trying to fit whatever it is you like to eat into your calorie allotment, some things just need to be given a little leeway in order to achieve the larger goal. But I dunno, the Doritos I think gotta go, at least for now. A burger? Sure. Pizza? Well, not very often but sure. The Dorito strikes me as just a bridge too far. Maybe I'm being too harsh (sorry about that), but a part of me just wants you to 86 those completely.

Keep working though, and the pound drop is a start so don't downplay it. Right now the biggest key is to improve in as many ways as you can, and it seems like you're doing that. Good job.
 
Mr Vee already said the very wise Words. You are on your way and implementing new healthy habits.
I would stay away from my weakest point aka the Dorit, for a while. I have had a situation the first weeks of my weight loss stat back in May 2013. I was half an inch from insanity so badly I wanted gummy bears, I am still shocked at how far out it drove me, I felt like banging my head in to a door or biting it. Do not let Dorit haunt you and Work you like a puppit.
 
So diet aside, a candy bar, flavored chips, and a diet soda all say heartburn heartburn heartburn. I'm not trying to be preachy just pointing that out. I will testify a little though. Since I stopped drinking I rarely get heartburn. Before I kept max strength antacid at bedside, at the office, in the car, and usually on my person. I just checked the bottle of pepcid left over from before I made the changes and I am happy to report that they have expired. Food for thought.

Good job on the loss and good luck at the retirement party.
 
Yup, I know I screwed up big time Friday night, and I know it was about as empty as calories can get. I'm still on the right track, I derailed, I'm gonna keep going though! AND Doritos aren't a recurring theme, they stay out of the house, and I rarely get them with a meal.

Q, you're right that those are contributors to HB, but I can go a while without any of the above (or V8, or bagels, or any of a variety of other contributors) and still get it.

Anyway, I know I made a bad decision, not looking for absolution, just had to confess it.

I've reached a little more clarity on my "path", and I think I started really thinking about it after it posting here or on Oaks' thread, I'm going to drop one bad habit at a time, in slower increments. Get used to the new way. Beginning of October, I stopped fast food entirely. I'm doing the no-dessert-after-dinner thing now. Are both of those 100%? No, especially the latter.

I know full well that I'm going to have dessert, and if I have the calorie budget, then why not? But I want to be smart about it, instead of ice cream maybe I have a couple "fun size" Hershey darks, something along those lines. And, more importantly, not have it out of habit, but instead because I really crave it. Same with fast food - sometimes it's the best option (e.g. if we're long-hauling it and just need to have a pee-and-eat stop) - but I can't let it become a habit anymore.

Next to go: diet soda. I usually like to have a Coke Zero or a Diet Dr Pepper with lunch during the week, and it should be easy enough to cut out. Next Monday - back on the water train, or lukewarm-tea.
 
Little John said:
And, more importantly, not have it out of habit, but instead because I really crave it.
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This times one hundred. I've eaten a single cookie with insane guilt and a decadent chocolate cake with no guilt whatsoever. Because the cookie was just there and I was watching TV, so I ate it mindlessly out of habit. And it didn't even taste that good. The cake was bought with me in mind because someone watched another chocolate fan devour it and knew I would love it as well. And I did. And I'd do it again. But not nightly.

Once you get out of the habit of eating particular food items, hopefully you'll learn that a lot of things aren't even as tasty as you always thought that were. Someone here just had that happen with soda (Jen, I think). Maybe some things will still be delicious, but those can become treats. You'll be more aware of how much you like them once you eat them less.

Keep your chin up, LJ! (Can I call you LJ?)
 
If I didn't ask LaMaria if I could call her LaMa I'm not asking about LJ. ;)

Solid plan LJ! No judgement. I've done way worse on many occasions. Slowly make habits. Strive to continually improve. That's all any of us can do.
 
My real name is too short for a nickname and I always resented that.... I should have thought of something longer than "Oaks" so I could finally have one!
 
Oaksy? Oaksy Doksey? Oakenfold? You've opened the gate.

Weigh-in this morning was good: 334.5 (my scale is in 0.2 increments, and couldn't decided between 334.4 or 334.5), so I'm down 7.5 lbs from opening bell.

Yesterday was really good calorie-wise, in spite of having pizza and pasta for lunch and dinner, respectively. I also had a great lifting session. Did the first round of barbell militaries which were harder than dumbells, in spite of the difference in weight (I did 60 lbs on the bar -vs- 50 lb dumbbells). Maybe an improved form? Dunno, they worked.

Decided on a couple techniques for the retirement party tonight: Don't touch any unhealthy food until I'm close to leaving. Once I open the gate, it's nigh impossible to close it again, so I'll focus on raw vegetables with a little or no dip most of the evening. I'm also going to have one drink - beer if they have something good on tap*, red wine if they don't. And I'll be taking a little hike between work and the party - there are a couple of nice parks nearby so I may as well take advantage.


*Life's too short for bad beer. Or anything from InBev.
 
I don't eat enough raw vegetables so when I see them they usually do entice me. Until a fried mac and cheese ball shows up, of course.... Stay away from those if you see them.
 
I'm sorry.. A fried mac and cheese ball? What wonderful creation is this? WHERE I DO I FIND ONE. England sucks. Why don't we have fried balls.
 
Oh Hana you haven't lived! I had one last week at a work event. I thought it was a big meatball but then it WASN'T! The cheese was oozy, the outside was crunchy.... So much better than a meatball.
 
I'm sorry.. A fried mac and cheese ball? What wonderful creation is this?
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We won't even discuss the Luther Burger.

Anyhow, nice drop on the scale LJ. And trust me, you don't get to 375 pounds making good food decisions, I've been there. Hell even while losing all this weight, if I had done nothing but make good food and drink decisions the whole time, I'd already have reached my goal a while ago. You don't have to be perfect, just keep being a little better.

Enjoy the retirement party! If they have fried mac and cheese balls, take a picture for Hana, BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T EAT IT!!!
 
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