Hello ladies.
I haven't been ignoring you all. I've been trying to wrap my head around the advice you gave me last week. It's good advice and much appreciated. I just have to figure out a way to make it click in my head.
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Originally Posted by IndioGirl55  Also, you may want to cut back on the exercise a bit - 6 days some days 2 x - that's a lot - give your self a schedule - I do weights Mon & Wed - Tue & Sat - treadmill - that's it.. In fact this month I have what like 9 days that I have exercised 6 days weights and only 3 days treadmill and my weight has stayed the same - infact I was 143 this morning and I am eating.
Are you taking in to consideration all the walking you do since you don't drive.. That in it's self is exercise - are you putting that into the calulations - if you aren't then you really do need to up the calories. |
This is what a typical workout week is like for me:
Tues-Thurs-Sat 30 minutes treadmill - speed=4.2 incline=7
Mon-Wed-Fri morning 40 minutes various free weight exercises for arms.
Mon-Wed evening 60 minutes cardio at gym (usually treadmill, elliptical, or rowing)
Tues-Thurs-Sat 60 minute Aikido class
Sunday - nothing
I would prefer not to cut back on my exercise. I could cut down the speed and incline on my treadmill workouts. Perhaps not do so much at my evening gym sessions. But I've seen good improvements in my arms and my Aikido classes helps work my core and inner sanity. I'd rather they stayed.
I'm struggling with the notion of cutting back. I used to exercise because I should. Now I exercise because I like it. I want to. For the past few days I've been trying to think of ways to cut back. Sunday is my lazy day where I don't do anything. That's difficult for me.
I force myself to stay home. Thankfully now that it's football season I'll be more inclined to plonk myself in front of the TV and watch the games.
It's like I've switched addictions. I've changed from a food addiction to an exercise one. And I'm becoming more and more reluctant to eat. For a few reasons. I'm not really hungry. Sometimes it's hard to get healthy food down, but potato chips and cookies are sliders. I still crave those occasionally.
I don't take into consideration the walking I do. Probably because I don't see it as exercise. But on daily plate it tells us to log our
"physical activity/exercise" so I can understand how it should fall into that category. I've chuckled to myself when I read that people would log sitting in front of the computer as activity.
But now I realize that I'm probably not taking into account all that I should. Which again means either to slow down or eat more.
How am I supposed to make myself understand that?
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Originally Posted by IndioGirl55 It's true you need the fuel to run your body - this next week up the calories by eating less fat more protein & calcuim rich foods (they help take the fat out of your body) and exercise a tad less - I bet you see a loss at the end of the week... Try it !! It can't hurt.. You gotta play around with things to see how they work for you... That's what I have always done.. |
I'm going to try as you say. At least I want to try what you say. It's not going to be easy and my brain is already rebelling. I worked out this morning - 40 minutes of weights on my arms. I did it after I'd had some breakfast. It was strange. All I had an appetite for was a protein shake, and even then it took me 20 minutes to finish.
Then I sat there looking stupid waiting for time to pass so I could go to the gym.
This afternoon my hubby says he has plans to go to the gym tonight. What that means is that WE have plans to go. He won't go unless I go. My brain is thinking of different things I would normally do during an evening workout and I'm trying to think of the least physical.
I guess I could splash around in the pool for a while, or sit in the hot tub with a book.
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Originally Posted by salsa1877 But the fill went well...though I am a little nervous that it is going to be too tight. |
I'm glad that your fill worked out well for you and that your restriction is good at the moment. Congrats on the weight loss already.
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Originally Posted by salsa1877 Ruby - I have to agree with Janet that 1) too many carbs can cause a false weight gain. It takes 2 pounds of water to digest 1 pound of carbs. So if you are eating a lot of carbs the body thinks it needs to store the water and that could be the reason for the scale going up. Unfortunately the scale can't tell the difference between water and fat.
2) you may need to up your calories. Remember when I was working out so much when it training for the half? THe more calories I ate...the faster the weight came off. Now if I had eaten too many calories I would have gained (which is my situation now) but when I would rebel and eat fewer calories the weight loss would actually slow down. The body tries to maintain a balance...and if feels that it is being deprived of anything (food, water, exercise) it will rebel. |
Thanks for the advice. Whenever I think of upping the calories my brain starts thinking about the extra carbs and fat I'll be eating as well. I don't want to do this. I don't want to worry and stress about food.
I don't want to stop exercising. I like it. It's fun. How do I make myself believe that the more I eat, the more I'll lose?
Am I worried about getting fat again? No. For the first time in my life I honestly don't believe I will. I can stop eating. I don't eat until I'm sick and then eat some more because I've made room by barfing. I don't eat a dozen donuts and wash them down with soda. I don't do any of the really bad things I used to. I won't allow myself to deteriorate again. My band is my insurance and assurance against that.
What's worrying me most of all is that I won't lose this last 20lbs. And if I don't, then I've failed! Yeah, how have I failed? I've lost 70lbs. I'm no longer on the high risk list for diabetes. I'm no longer morbidly obese. I can walk without hobbling. I feel healthy. What is wrong with my stupid head? It's like I can't relax about this until the scale reads 150.
Why am I beating myself up over it all? Honestly, I have no idea.
But it doesn't make me feel very good at all.
$500 
to replace/fix 
. All these additional expenses that I have had lately DG car etc - has totally screwed up my shopping 
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"I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME" Phil 4:13
I love broccoli and chicken, but I can't eat them unless the broccoli is overcooked and mushy or the chicken is practically ground to a pulp before I even put it in my mouth. 
Working up a sweat on the elliptical gave me that adrenaline rush I've become addicted to. Then I got off and relaxed by doing another 30 minutes on the bike. 
I did eat more yesterday, but the exercise brought my net totals down.