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Old November 22nd, 2004, 03:26 PM
Carol Frilegh
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Default Starting All Over Again

Starting all over again is gonna be rough, so rough
But we're gonna make it
Starting all over as friends is gonna be rough, on us
But we gotta face it

But we both know that we can make it

We gotta take life as it comes
And never worry about who's right or wrong
It's an uphill climb
To the finish line
We're gonna try to make it
One more time
at first
Hall & Oates

After five years of grappling with goal, this has become my theme song.

Do you go in cycles too-- a period of being sloppy, too indulgent,
followed by guilt, regret with fear that you'll regain weight?

It happens to me periodically and when I snap myself back into a
disciplined mode, actually experience withdrawal as one would if
kicking a drug habit. Compulsive overeating is a sbad as a drug habit
IMO.

During the first few days of buckling down to basics, I wake up at all
hours, tense and worried and sooo hungry and I slowly sip a cup of hot
water. Then, in the morning if the scale or bloat has gone down even a
little, I grit my teeth and get through another day on track

Once I can navigate a few successful days, the road and the bulges
begin to smooth out. When back to the desired weight, I eat more
spontaneously selecting smaller portions and I am less interested in
food and more active---until the next time!

--
Diva
********
Completing 4 years of maintenance
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Old November 22nd, 2004, 04:55 PM
BCJ
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I'm about to start maintenance myself. Tell me it's not that bad! It sounds
like you go off healthy eating for a while, then have to kill yourself to
get back on it again. Ugh, I don't want that up and down. Had enough of that
trying to lose weight.


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Old November 22nd, 2004, 05:55 PM
BCJ
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I can give up seeing the scale move for catching a glimpse of my own body in
the mirror coming out of the shower. Damn I look good!


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Old November 22nd, 2004, 06:53 PM
Carol Frilegh
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In article , Ignoramus25655
wrote:

For me, maintenance was about as difficult as losing weight, but less
fun. It was obviously balanced by having a nice life, better than
being obese, but there was no excitement from seeing the scale move,
such as when losing weight.

I am still maintaining now, but on a different diet, and it is a lot
easier because there is no constant hunger.


I second that emotion !!

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Diva
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The Best Man For The Job Is A Woman
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Old November 22nd, 2004, 06:53 PM
Carol Frilegh
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In article , Ignoramus25655
wrote:

For me, maintenance was about as difficult as losing weight, but less
fun. It was obviously balanced by having a nice life, better than
being obese, but there was no excitement from seeing the scale move,
such as when losing weight.

I am still maintaining now, but on a different diet, and it is a lot
easier because there is no constant hunger.


I second that emotion !!

--
Diva
*****
The Best Man For The Job Is A Woman
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Old November 22nd, 2004, 08:26 PM
Mary M/Ohio
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Carol, I can relate to so much of your post. I have just snapped back into
discipline mode after an entire year of haphazardly following my food plan.
After three or four days of white-knuckling it, I actually felt the internal
"click" that shut off my desires for unhealthy food. Foods that tempted me
like crazy before (all the new sugarfree candies by Russell Stover,
sugarfree ice cream, etc.) I can now easily shrug off. I truly do believe
that "what you don't eat, you don't crave" -- and though I haven't eaten the
sugarfree junk since late September, it took that long for it to finally
break its hold on me. What I have found to be true is that I must do the
footwork of strictly following my food plan first, and then the motivation
comes to continue eating healthy, and then it all becomes much easier. I've
never had the motivation come before the footwork -- just as they teach in
12-step programs.

And I feel so much better all around -- that feeling is so worth giving up
junk food for. My clothes are fitting better too and that is worth
everything! Nothing makes me feel more out-of-control and panicky than not
being able to fit into clothes I was wearing 6 months to a year ago -- well
they are slowly starting to fit better again, so I am on my way! My next
checkup is Dec. 6, so we'll see how I did this month. I think my numbers
will be much better than last month (which I didn't have the heart or
stomach to report!).

Mary



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Old November 22nd, 2004, 08:26 PM
Mary M/Ohio
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Carol, I can relate to so much of your post. I have just snapped back into
discipline mode after an entire year of haphazardly following my food plan.
After three or four days of white-knuckling it, I actually felt the internal
"click" that shut off my desires for unhealthy food. Foods that tempted me
like crazy before (all the new sugarfree candies by Russell Stover,
sugarfree ice cream, etc.) I can now easily shrug off. I truly do believe
that "what you don't eat, you don't crave" -- and though I haven't eaten the
sugarfree junk since late September, it took that long for it to finally
break its hold on me. What I have found to be true is that I must do the
footwork of strictly following my food plan first, and then the motivation
comes to continue eating healthy, and then it all becomes much easier. I've
never had the motivation come before the footwork -- just as they teach in
12-step programs.

And I feel so much better all around -- that feeling is so worth giving up
junk food for. My clothes are fitting better too and that is worth
everything! Nothing makes me feel more out-of-control and panicky than not
being able to fit into clothes I was wearing 6 months to a year ago -- well
they are slowly starting to fit better again, so I am on my way! My next
checkup is Dec. 6, so we'll see how I did this month. I think my numbers
will be much better than last month (which I didn't have the heart or
stomach to report!).

Mary



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Old November 22nd, 2004, 08:34 PM
alien
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Carol Frilegh wrote in news:221120040926165341%
:

Starting all over again is gonna be rough, so rough
But we're gonna make it
Starting all over as friends is gonna be rough, on us
But we gotta face it

But we both know that we can make it

We gotta take life as it comes
And never worry about who's right or wrong
It's an uphill climb
To the finish line
We're gonna try to make it
One more time
at first
Hall & Oates

After five years of grappling with goal, this has become my theme song.

Do you go in cycles too-- a period of being sloppy, too indulgent,
followed by guilt, regret with fear that you'll regain weight?

It happens to me periodically and when I snap myself back into a
disciplined mode, actually experience withdrawal as one would if
kicking a drug habit. Compulsive overeating is a sbad as a drug habit
IMO.

During the first few days of buckling down to basics, I wake up at all
hours, tense and worried and sooo hungry and I slowly sip a cup of hot
water. Then, in the morning if the scale or bloat has gone down even a
little, I grit my teeth and get through another day on track

Once I can navigate a few successful days, the road and the bulges
begin to smooth out. When back to the desired weight, I eat more
spontaneously selecting smaller portions and I am less interested in
food and more active---until the next time!


AMEN! Giving up smoking and drinking years ago was soooo much easier. I
dont even miss those things. Not even a thought about them. But
compulsive overeating and/or binge eating disorder is something that will
always have to be kept in check. Being a recovered binge eater I still
have the tendency to overeat. This is why no distractions while eating.
Anyways. Couldnt put it in better words. Peace!

--
start 365
goal 200
maintaining 189-194 range
current 189
  #9  
Old November 22nd, 2004, 08:34 PM
alien
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Carol Frilegh wrote in news:221120040926165341%
:

Starting all over again is gonna be rough, so rough
But we're gonna make it
Starting all over as friends is gonna be rough, on us
But we gotta face it

But we both know that we can make it

We gotta take life as it comes
And never worry about who's right or wrong
It's an uphill climb
To the finish line
We're gonna try to make it
One more time
at first
Hall & Oates

After five years of grappling with goal, this has become my theme song.

Do you go in cycles too-- a period of being sloppy, too indulgent,
followed by guilt, regret with fear that you'll regain weight?

It happens to me periodically and when I snap myself back into a
disciplined mode, actually experience withdrawal as one would if
kicking a drug habit. Compulsive overeating is a sbad as a drug habit
IMO.

During the first few days of buckling down to basics, I wake up at all
hours, tense and worried and sooo hungry and I slowly sip a cup of hot
water. Then, in the morning if the scale or bloat has gone down even a
little, I grit my teeth and get through another day on track

Once I can navigate a few successful days, the road and the bulges
begin to smooth out. When back to the desired weight, I eat more
spontaneously selecting smaller portions and I am less interested in
food and more active---until the next time!


AMEN! Giving up smoking and drinking years ago was soooo much easier. I
dont even miss those things. Not even a thought about them. But
compulsive overeating and/or binge eating disorder is something that will
always have to be kept in check. Being a recovered binge eater I still
have the tendency to overeat. This is why no distractions while eating.
Anyways. Couldnt put it in better words. Peace!

--
start 365
goal 200
maintaining 189-194 range
current 189
 




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