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I wouldn't get too concerned about a plateau until it's been a week or two with no movement on the scale.

That is really sad about your husband. He is living in complete denial, and that's too bad. Unfortunately, you cannot make him get with the program, as you are only too well aware. It's a shame he prefers his food over a long and healthy life. In a way, it's very selfish. My mother is the same way, so I know how you feel. I've tried putting the guilt trip on her about being around for me and her future grandkids. Doesn't work.

All I can say is try to prepare yourself for widowhood as best as you can--especially financially. It's sad, I know. But, one never knows--he could live for a very long time if he gets lucky. I hope for your sake that he does. :)
 
Hi Tammy and Kimberly

I am sorry to hear about your father Tammy - 43 is so young. We have all been big people (although we have mentally made a change) and know how difficult making changes can be. It is like being addicted to food.

I agree with every point that you both make. These are things that I think through every day while walking.

I am hoping that things may improve (although we have been here before). He read my posting on the subject earlier - before either of your replies came in. He asked me about it - and I said that I stood by every word - there was nothing he could deny and all aspects were raised directly to him regularly.

He has said that he will make an effort for me and will follow my main meal suggestions more often. He came out for a walk (maybe 1.5 miles). We had roast chicken tonight and he had just 4 small roast potatoes (which is an improvement over his normal roast potato request).

I dont know how committed to the project he is or how long it will last. I firmly believe that the commitment has to come from within - he will not be nagged into it. At least he is trying at the minute.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Wow, what a great diary intro! You've covered everything.

I may have PCOS also...they never said for sure whether they believe that I do or don't...but I guess with the other problems I have, it really doesn't matter...maybe they are treated in the same manner?

The endocrinologist had told me at first that it was unlikely, as you have it from birth, not develope it later in life....and I was VERY fertile, at least up till I had my son. Don't know about now, as I haven't been really regular since.

Thanks for sharing so much information!

Blessings,
Sunny
 
Hi Sunny

I am pleased that you like my diary. I have just popped back into your diary.

The rapid weight gain plus insulin resistance does sound very reminiscent of PCOS. You say that you have been advised to lose weight - but since you are on powerful medication you are unsure how this can help. They always say that PCOS is improved by losing weight because the nearer you are to a "normal" weight range - your body behaves more normally. I know that I was on one lot of tablets (I can't remember what for) and when I had some blood tests done in the summer I was told to stop taking those tablets because my results were so good that one thing had fixed itself with the weight loss so far.

My specialist reviewed all my PCOS symptoms a long time ago and told me that he believed that it all dated back to me taking a version of the minipill in the mid 1980s. It seems that 1 in 10 women have the likelihood of developing PCOS - it was like an event happening to one of those people that seemed to cause a sort of hormonal shift. I am no expert in this and might be wrong - that was just what he seemed to be telling me.

Janice (Abbagirl) developed PCOS after having children - so it is quite possible that you have it.

I am sorry to have to tell you that losing weight is more difficult for PCOS ladies - so you might have a bit of a struggle on your hands - but I firmly believe that it is possible with hard work.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
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Monday 19/11/07

It rained all day.

After concern as to why my weight didn’t reduce I changed my food slightly as an experiment.


General Data:

Morning walk = 6.3 miles.
Round the block = 7 times (on two laps my husband came too)
Extra exercises = keep fit class
Weight = 13st 1.6lbs (i.e. 183.6 pounds)
Steps = 34,411
Distance = 12.76 miles
Remembered to take normal vitamin / supplements
Continued my creaming regime – missed one bio-oil massage

Food / Drink:

Challenge gives a bonus if I have 3 cups of vegetables

1 banana
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
2 handful honey Shreddies
40 grapes
chicken, 1 cup swede, 1 cup swede and carrot, 1 cup carrot and onion, 1.5 cups cauliflower, gravy
1 large handfuls of raisins
2 litres of cold water
some diet cola

Husband had the same main meal with larger portions and 4 roast potatoes
 
hi Margaret,

good on your husband for starting to consider. when you were discussing him, i immediately thought of my little brother- he's 15. he's one of those guys who doesn't want to do something if you suggest it to him (ie- clean your room, be more responsible around the house then you'll get more respect from mom and dad) but he refuses- he wants to be the one to come up with ideas- unfortunately for him, they're always too late. i hope that too late will not be the case with your husband- but indeed- good on him for starting! i've seen my own mother go through dialysis (3x a week as a result of cancer), suffering amputations through diabetes, a double bypass, and a pacemaker- and she's not even 50 yet. it definitely keeps me on track when i think of her- it is not the kind of life i want for myself- nor for her, so i try to help her when i can.

how did the experiment go with changing your food? do you still go out for walks and runs when it rains?

hope you're having a great day so far!!
 
Hi Starryeyed

I am so sorry to hear of your mother's serious health issues. You may not believe it now (I tended not to believe such things at your age) - but your mother is so young to have all those issues. You might not believe it - but I am 48 and I still feel so young - I wonder where all the years got to. It only seems like a couple of years since I was in my early twenties. Life is such a con because the calendar tells you that you are middle aged and you still feel young.

I was so pleased when my husband said that he would try harder. He is really the sweetest and kindest person in the world. I love him so much and am so lucky to have him in my life.

I havent changed too much about things - I am still walking a lot - rain or shine. The main differences yesterday were:

1/ I walked further than normal - this is not a permanent change - but something I did yesterday and again today. Normally I do 4 or 5 blocks - but both days I have done 7 blocks.
2/ I altered my raisins. I am a definite creature of habit. I normally eat 2 big handfuls of raisins a day - which is an astronomic load of calories. I find that the raisins seem to help regarding a pain that I sometimes get. I tried cutting out my raisins a couple of weeks ago because of week 1 of the challenge - and regretted it when the pain came back and I had problems. Anyway this week I couldnt get my favourite type of raisins so I got some others. With my weight sticking I thought it the ideal opportunity to experiment with my raisin consumption. I therefore only had one handful of raisins. I tried that on Monday and all was fine. Only time will tell how things pan out with one handful of raisins.
3/ Inspired by the challenge week 3 bonus - I had extra vegetables and no potatoes with my main meal. I had such a lot of vegetables that I didnt need to do this - but it seemed like an easy way to possibly cut a few calories that I would not miss.
4/ I had grapes to make up for the lack of fruit - i.e. less raisins.

I think that the experiment went reasonably well in that today (Tuesday) my weight was 13st 1.4 lbs which is a fifth of a pound less than yesterday. It is not a huge drop - but I was pleased with it because I was getting sick of being 13st 1.6 lbs (183.6 pounds).

I think that the problem is that I am hovering just over the 13 stone mark (182 pounds). That is not a huge milestone unless you think in stones like I do. I cannot wait to be under that mark. It will be wonderful to be 12 st 13.8 or less. It will mean that my weight is no longer in "teen" stones. I really celebrated on 25th March because I became a "teen girl". My weight got under 20 stones for the first time in years and my weight could be expressed as a teen amount of stones. It will be so huge it is silly for my weight to not even be in "teen" stones.

I keep thinking - maybe I am just a couple of days away. It is so annoying to get the same weight every day. Sometimes you just cannot wait for something special to happen.

I can say that I am having a good day today. It rained all day - but I have done my steps (I am up to 29,186 steps so far today) and my husband came out for a walk which was 2 blocks (maybe about 1.5 miles). We are both having a meal with baked beans tonight. I really like us to have a lot of baked beans because it is a kind of wonder food for cholesterol. It helps to clean up the arteries. I think all in all that things are going quite well.
:party:

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
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Hi there, Margaret. I showed my mom your pics last night (she has heard me mention you and what an encouragement you are) and she was amazed to see how your weight has dropped! No small feat to take off the amount that you have.

Hey, you mentioned that you take raisins for a certain type of pain. I encourage you again to see if your grocer has ACV. It has made such a difference for me with regard to not only my shingles pain, but also various arthritides (plural of arthritis) I have had! And ACV is so cheap.

Anyhoo, pleased you've upped your walking and downed your raisins and hoping to see a nice change in your numbers, with you getting below that dang 13 stone mark!!!

best wishes
Janice
 
Hi Margaret, I KNOW Exactly what your talking about when it comes to sitting at the same weight for days and nothing happening and your just waiting for that one time you jump up on the scale and for some great unknown reason you've lost 5 lbs in a weeks time and didn't even realize it, that's what I want to see. LOL LOL Your hubby sounds like a complete doll, and don't forget, he's lucky to have you as well. :seeya:

HUGS
Kim
 
Oh Margaret, I'm sooo glad your hubby is exerting some effort to join you in making healthier choices. I hope he keeps it up. I think if he starts losing some weight, he'll find he feels better and has more energy, and that will keep him interested. I hope so, anyway. :)

Also, that's great that you've seen some downward movement on the scale. I hope you kiss those teens goodbye soon. I'm looking forward to seeing the teens--the 210s, that is..lol.
 
Thanks for visiting my diary. It is so nice of you to come and support me again.

Janice

I am glad that your mother liked the photos. I will certainly try to get hold of some cider vinegar. I think that I have heard that it can help weight loss too.

Kim

They say that a watched pot never boils - and that concept is so appropriate regarding that 13 stone mark. Lets hope we all get to our short-term targets really soon. I really cannot emphasise too much about how sweet my husband is. Just about everyone comments on how kind he is.

Kimberly

I cant tell you how pleased I am that he has said that he will try harder to lose weight. Both Monday and Tuesday he walked 1.5 miles. This morning he has a red swollen toe (he gets gout) so I do not think that he will walk tonight - but that is not his fault. We shall just have to see how it goes....

When you wait for a weight it sometimes just doesnt want to happen. It only seems 5 minutes ago that I was at your weight (remember - I felt I was doing pretty well when I got down to your start weight - I got down to 19st 11 ie 277 on 1st April). I think that you are doing amazingly - I know exactly how hard the job is. You have to remember that I am able to devote my whole day to the task.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
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Hi Margaret,

I know how frustrating it is to sit just above that 13 stone mark - I was there for about a month just dying to see a 12! It was during that time that I fetched up here looking for ideas, and it seems to have done the trick. Probably a good move to tweak things a touch to keep the body guessing. I suppose our systems get used to just about anything over time so it's worth giving them the occasional nudge!

I do hope your husband takes the health message on board. You are quite right that the desire to change has to come from within him so I hope that he finds that desire and joins you on your journey ASAP. :)
 
Hi Avenue

I have just been on the scales less than 5 minutes ago and I am hovering there at 13 stone 0.6 lbs - how close is that - how maddeningly close. So near and yet so far.....

Thank Goodness that things seem to be starting moving again.

I am quite pleased with the changes so far. I had less raisins (1 handful) again last night to no ill effect. Those Tesco seedless raisins are not in any way comparable to the Tesco Californian seedless raisins I normally get (see how I help our American friends' economy). Eating less-yummy raisins makes it easier to eat less of them somehow.

Thanks for your thoughts regarding my husband. We all know only too well how difficult it is to get the motivation to do a long term big project - and that is what he needs to do. In some ways I should celebrate the fact that he hasn't put on any weight this year - I know that in itself is an achievement - but we are too close for me not to just worry about him.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Tuesday 20/11/07

It rained all day.


General Data:

Morning walk = 6.3 miles.
Round the block = 7 times (on two laps my husband came too)
Extra exercises = yoga class
Weight = 13st 1.4lbs (i.e. 183.4 pounds)
Steps = 30,235
Distance = 11.21 miles
Remembered to take normal vitamin / supplements
Continued my creaming regime – missed one bio-oil massage

Food / Drink:

Challenge gives a bonus if I have 3 cups of vegetables

1 banana
3 weetabix, sweetener, 350 ml skimmed milk
1 handful honey Shreddies
1 cup raw veg: cucumber, celery, carrot, tomato
1 pork loin chop, 2 cups baked beans
1 glass grapefruit juice
1 large handfuls of raisins
2 litres of cold water
some diet cola

Husband had the same main meal with 3 normal pork chops
 
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Hi ya!

Yer doin' awesome! (as always) .....

I've missed ya! I've been so dern busy lately...lol :hug2:

I hope you have a wonderful and goal reachin' Wed!

:seeya:
 
Thanks Stacy.

I am pleased that you are having a fun-packed time.

I hope it is goal reaching too.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Hello Margaret!

Looks like you're doing well in your weight loss journey despite the scale not budging much--kudos to you for trying to motivate your husband!

You must get sick of the rain! I used to love it as a child--now I hate it because I drive. And usually run outdoors. OH WELL!

Have a great day!
--Valerie
 
Hey there Omega,your doing so good girl!!Stay strong and focused
and you will reach your goal in no time1Have a gr8 day and Thanksgiving if
I don't get a chance to check back in,Tammy
 
It is raining here, too--has been all day. Novembers in Michigan are usually cold and dreary--and this week has certainly lived up to its reputation..lol. My H just came back from a 3 mile run in the rain..lol. He likes running in the rain..silly fellow. :D

It sounds like you walk in the rain, too. I have to give you credit for that b/c I went for a walk once when it was pouring out, and it was pretty miserable..lol.

Glad to see the scale is still moving down. You'll get under 13st anyday now. :hurray:
 
Thanks for visiting my diary and giving me great support.

Valerie

Nice to see you over here. Welcome to my world - such as it is!

Scales love playing tricks on us - just when they get us on the edge of somewhere we want to be.

I try my very best to motivate my husband - but whether my best is good enough - only time will tell. I find myself refusing to count my own calories and then mentally adding his up - frightening!!!

I certainly get sick of the rain. I keep thinking - any fitness regime that involves me walking outside for 10 miles or more a day has to be flawed when the bad weather is here.

Tammy

Hopefully we can all stay focused and all keep each other focused too. It will be great when we all get to goal and then encourage each other to maintain. I am sure that we can do it.

I hope that you have a great Thanksgiving. It sounds lots of fun. It sounds like you all get effectively an extra Christmas Day without the presents. Just family all together and a turkey dinner. You should have a great time with all your kids.

Kimberly

Yes walking in the rain is an eccentric pursuit - or so I am told. I tend to think that too when I am out in it.

I hope that you manage to get some pleasure from the Thanksgiving holiday - despite the problems that you are clearly facing. At least I suppose it will mean a few days off work and the opportunity to see some relatives you may not normally see.

Take care and have extra special holiday fun
Love
Margaret
 
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