Milestones (Amy's diary)
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Thanks for the encouragement, Cate! This morning I've squeaked back down to where I was last Friday, so... hope is still alive for next weekend - and I did decide that the cakes can be frozen - so into the freezer section they go!
Me too, Emily - over the weekend I saw three little kids playing with a balloon in front of a house nearby, and had the same rush of gladness, that kids' joy in simple things is still a reality, despite marketers trying to convince us all that only the most hyped up newness will entertain them.
First up - the New You is pretty darn impressive, and second up, binning them is a lot better than treating yourself as a bin. I mean, I've struggled with this sort of thing in the past, thinking I shouldn't just throw Item X in the bin, because it's a terrible waste of food - I should eat it up instead, and then had to tell myself sternly that eating something rather than "wasting" it is just treating myself like a bin, and I deserve better than that. We all do!
By the way, Petal - I really identify with this thinking!
(though, like you, I have spotted the fallacy and can dodge that trap now.
)So slow, this weight-loss! This morning down just 100 grams, by the scales, to come in at 79.8 kg = 175.9 lbs. At this rate, I won't make the next milestone (and the prosecco - I don't even have the heart to put it in green) by the weekend, because I don't count it as "really" achieved until I've held it for three days - and the great clunky bottle has been cluttering the fridge for weeks, too.
Of course, I haven't been dieting hard - not counting every calorie, having a fairly decent breakfast and lunch, though eating lightly at night. And I actually don't want to lose weight quickly, for reasons of:
- wanting to establish the eating pattern I can hold onto for the rest of my life - normal, moderate eating, including social eating, as called for
- letting my skin shrink somewhat as I go
But this slow, s-l-o-w rate is pretty darn frustrating.
Well - much to be done today, and I'll just have time to have a quick look around the diaries and challenges, so that's enough moaning for now - next entry tomorrow!
Of course, I haven't been dieting hard - not counting every calorie, having a fairly decent breakfast and lunch, though eating lightly at night. And I actually don't want to lose weight quickly, for reasons of:
- wanting to establish the eating pattern I can hold onto for the rest of my life - normal, moderate eating, including social eating, as called for
- letting my skin shrink somewhat as I go
But this slow, s-l-o-w rate is pretty darn frustrating.
Well - much to be done today, and I'll just have time to have a quick look around the diaries and challenges, so that's enough moaning for now - next entry tomorrow!
Petal001
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I am with you completely but you are doing it right way . And I keep telling myself I don’t want to deprive myself and I want a system I can live with for the rest of my life because that’s where I always went wrong in the past . Menopause is not helping me and I have another good few years of it but I will get there just like you will .
What I find with pretty much everything in my life is that it seems like nothing is happening for weeks, months, or even years, depending on the thing that I want. Then all of a sudden - whoosh! - it all just starts falling into place or the weight finally starts to go down etc. So - DO NOT GIVE UP! Keep fighting the good fight. Keep marking your prosecco in green. I fixed it for you now.
How are you doing on the exercise front Amy? An hour walk a day would give you a boost, if that is something possible for you.
Thank you, encouraging friends! You are all absolutely right, of course, about keeping on at it, despite frustrations.
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Thank you for greening the prosecco-word, Emily! It was a very cheering moment when I saw that! And today was indeed a bit of a whoosh downward (see below). As for exercise - I do walk most days, a half-hour or so usually, and I get about forty minutes at a gentle morning exercise group - mostly stretching and tai chi - yesterday I had a bit more of a longer walk, but I won't be doing any more walking today - well, a couple of fifteen-minute walks just doing errands, but that's it. I like walking as exercise, though, because it takes me places! I see things, and it's in the open air - I like walking machines in gyms, too, but given a good walking surface, outdoors wins.
And today's weigh-in? - a much more cheerful 79.5 kg = 175.25 pounds! Still above prosecco weight, but looking possible - touch-and-go, but still possible - for the weekend, now!
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very much. Can I adopt it as a motto, LaMa?
Absolutely, Petal! In fact, I think I'll go quote that in the 170s Club, if I may? Not depriving ourselves, not having an eating pattern that feels like a punishment (Nothing but bread and water for you, Prisoner X!) - being able to eat with others when the occasion comes up without going into a flat spin afterwards... yes! I'm not there yet, as is seen in this week's push to get down just... one... more... pound (puff, puff) but I really want to be, and we both will be!
Thank you for greening the prosecco-word, Emily! It was a very cheering moment when I saw that! And today was indeed a bit of a whoosh downward (see below). As for exercise - I do walk most days, a half-hour or so usually, and I get about forty minutes at a gentle morning exercise group - mostly stretching and tai chi - yesterday I had a bit more of a longer walk, but I won't be doing any more walking today - well, a couple of fifteen-minute walks just doing errands, but that's it. I like walking as exercise, though, because it takes me places! I see things, and it's in the open air - I like walking machines in gyms, too, but given a good walking surface, outdoors wins.
And today's weigh-in? - a much more cheerful 79.5 kg = 175.25 pounds! Still above prosecco weight, but looking possible - touch-and-go, but still possible - for the weekend, now!
Sunflower_
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The fizz is nearly in sight my lovely, keep at it! You're doing so well, celebrate tiny victories!
79.3! 79.3 kg = 174.8 lbs, which is under twelve and a half stone... I'm not "counting" it until I've held it for three days, but... nearly there, good friends! nearly there!
Thanks, Cate and Em! I was a bit premature buying the prosecco, I guess - I must have done that weeks ago, and it's taken up room in the fridge for far too long, but it has helped to keep me focussed, I guess! Thanks, LaMa - so far, so good! Thanks, Petal! I'm not planning on leaving the 170s Club for a good long time - my aim is now to stabilise at around this weight, and give my skin a chance to catch up, and work on firmness and fitness for a while before thinking about next goals, or final goal - meanwhile I'll get your wise words up on a wall-plaque, ready for when you come in!
Thanks, Cate and Em! I was a bit premature buying the prosecco, I guess - I must have done that weeks ago, and it's taken up room in the fridge for far too long, but it has helped to keep me focussed, I guess! Thanks, LaMa - so far, so good! Thanks, Petal! I'm not planning on leaving the 170s Club for a good long time - my aim is now to stabilise at around this weight, and give my skin a chance to catch up, and work on firmness and fitness for a while before thinking about next goals, or final goal - meanwhile I'll get your wise words up on a wall-plaque, ready for when you come in!
alligatorob
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!!! That's great, just great!