For me it came down to learning how to eat. That was hard at first but when i started i didnt notice the food highs and lows as i was eating better food, not all that sugar. I dont feel like i am starving to death!
That's what we're all about... There is another forum on MH called "Weight Loss Alternatives" that gets into the fad diets, but I haven't visited that one for years. Some people come here once in a while asking about certain weight loss pills and various fad diets, but I don't encourage them, because even if that stuff works short term, nobody can stay on them for any length of time and whatever weight gets lost will, ultimately, be regained once the pills/diet is stopped.
Safe weight loss is 1-2 lbs/week and that's what we've always advocated. We don't all lose weight with the same programs, but we still all need to do it safely.
I'm really happy that y'all joined in and that you're enjoying the challenge/learning from it. I appreciate your participation.
On a brighter note i have really enjoyed this challenge as i have learned so much. I love how "real" it is. No fad diets where you lose 38 lbs over a weekend and so full of energy! lol
As i was making a mad dash to the kitchen sink(that was closer than the bathroom) i was gagging the whole way! I did plenty of dry heaving!! My gag reflexes still go into motion when i think about it! Rest assured i have the CLEANEST kitchen sink in all the 50 states!!
I heard that H Pylori is a tough thing to get rid of. Do you take a probiotic Barb?
This is a great weight-loss thread.
You have a weak stomach? How did you manage the bursting pus pockets in the mouth without vomiting on the spot? That is really the worst!
Okay, the parasite thing just about did me in!!! lol I have a rather weak stomach to begin with!!
Well this weigh in period sure went south didnt it?! I believe i started it to so i apologize. Now we have Debbie sick. ( I almost made it thru the whole winter too) We had good results this week so that was good. Specialmom you need to stop going without food. That only works for a little while until your body gets chapped! Have you thought about meal prepping? Even tho i do enjoy living thru your chocolate fixes you still need to fuel your body. I am done yelling at you now!! lol
Guess who feels better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy cow, Barb! 2.5 pounds in the week????? Wow, that's awesome. WAY TO GO!!!
Is it that freaking time again already? Ha, do I sound grumpy. This weigh in thing has not been the satisfying and joyful experience I want it to be! I'm finding that I'm mad at myself each week! But . . . I DID lose a pound. Yay me! I have been running nightly with my kids and I get them fed and nibble a bit myself without really sitting down to eat. Get home, am tired and go to bed without eating anything. I have been having a glass of chocolate milk before bed though and I use the nesquick stuff I buy for my son and let's just say I put in MORE than a spoonful of chocolate. :>)))))) Love my chocolate. So, that's the current vice and I need to give that up. But I swear, the weather is not cooperating for other things. I keep wanting comfort food when I do eat because it still feels like the middle of winter. Then it is spring for a day and I look at my arms that need toning and get mad at myself all over again! And comfort eating trying to get taxes done. Did you know that you could turn US tax returns in dated April 17 by US mail? I do because that's when we finally got ours in the mail!!! STRESS!!
It's a new week and another chance at feeling happy with next weeks results!! And this challenge does make me think before I make a pan of brownies for the kids (myself). :>))
I am happy to report I am down 2 more lbs. I am so excited. Down 15 from this time last year.
I too am sick now. I almost managed to make it through the whole winter without being sick. Started Sunday, fever, sore throat, coughing. Got to the doctors today, i have bronchitis.
Ugh. So over this winter.
Congrats everyone. Keep up the good work.
Debbie
This little tidbit should make you all lose a couple pounds!! I am sitting here minding my own business and i get this really painful pressure in the roof of my mouth....2 seconds later those "pockets" let loose. That was beyond nasty but the antiobiotics are working and the pressure is no longer there!!
Hi Kelcoo... well it seems we were more concerned about who had a shower/bath than weight loss weren't we? lol
Congratulations on being down another pound... that's awesome and there's really no reason to feel guilty about eating the pizza. What's done is done, so if you enjoyed the pizza, be kind to yourself and don't let guilt get in the way. We all have those days when we're going to blow the healthy eating plan no matter what...
Keep up the good work...
I forgot to post yesterday. I’m down another pound:). Taking out sugar is harder than I thought. I did okay this week but feel guilty I ordered a pizza and ate the whole thing. Won’t be doing that again. All in all I did lose.
Sarah, I'm glad you don't have a fever today - or at least, didn't 3 hrs ago... I hope you managed the shower okay; that always makes me feel better when I'm sick though I always put it off as long as I can...
Hmmm...good idea Annie. I just balanced my bank accounts - maybe it would have been easier if I'd had my shower and been nice and fresh when I started. I thought I'd go ahead and get the nasty job done then get cleaned up so I can relax in comfort... :-) :-)
I just took a bath, bracing myself for the trip to the post office to mail taxes. It doesn't get easier, but the bath was nice!
I think i am feeling better today! No fever yet today, even had a cup of coffee! Progress! I need to drag my nasty butt to the shower!!!
So glad it was diagnosed and you got antibiotics. I hate sinus infections. I guess it's better that it is not two abscessed teeth, but not by much.
Raging sinus infection along with ears. After talking with my doctor we came to the conclusion i have been working on this sinus infection for awhile which in turn affected my teeth as my sinus cavities are so close to the nerves of my teeth. Got a good antibiotic so should feel better tomorrow i would think. Am off work tomorrow again which is okay with me as i feel like crap. I dont miss work so when i called in today they knew i was sick! The doctors scale said i was 3 lbs down but i dont think i will claim this one this week due to my health.
Oh and for more wonderful news.....We are in another Winter Storm Watch for Wednesday. Only expecting 6-8 inches this time! I wonder what contest in hell we won?!!!
I am heading to the doctor at 2 today. My front teeth have been really bad too and i have a "pocket" of something on the roof of my mouth. Maybe it all goes together. Will get weighed when i go and will then report!
I didnt weigh in today as i am sick. Fever and my head feels like it is going to explode. Gee i wonder why with 2 solid days of blizzard and snow. I got the pleasure of working so i am sure this added to the fun! Dont know the final snow tally as we are all still trying to dig out. They opened I-90 later today but still advised no travel. Now come Tuesday night into Wednesday we are expecting 5-8 more inches and another one for the weekend. The only good thing about this is we still have our houses standing and family. Some down south werent so lucky. Hopefully tomorrow i will feel better. Until then Good Night all
Oh, vitamins -- glad you mentioned them again. I used to take at least D3 and B every day, plus often a multi and sometimes lutein in case I get the family eyes in my advancing years. I have not taken one vitamin lately, and it is a rainy, cold, grey Oregon spring, not outdoor weather except to my fanatic husband who goes running rain or shine. Where else will I get vitamin D? There's sure no sun here!
All I had set for this week was to recover and clean up from my family being here for my Dad's memorial service, and to pack up things and put them away from the service itself (vases in boxes, flower buckets, etc.). I did not get a lot of those things done. Partly I was sidetracked by other family needs (stepmom flying out of town and needed hooks and eyes sewn on in a hurry to the dress she was wearing to a wedding, and like that.) I am just so unmotivated by general housework. I can organize the pantry or sort my closet with the best of them, but keeping at grocery shopping, mopping, vacuuming, making beds and dishes is a minus number on the scale of what is interesting. I slept a lot, either it's depression or I should take some iron and talk to my doctor. I did organize my paperwork, and am ready to go Tuesday morning and mail tax payments -- state and federal for 2017 and state and federal (estimated) for first quarter, 2018. (Think it would be fun to be self-employed? Not at tax time.) I've given my husband complete instructions that the tax payments are clipped onto the calendar on the refrigerator, in case I get hit by a car between now and April 17 and he gets hauled off to the pokey for failing to pay. He just looked very confused.)
Anyway, due to the effect of this challenge giving me just that much increased awareness of what I am putting into my mouth every single time I eat, and definitely not because I've been exercising (because I haven't, I've been napping!) I did manage not to add any weight, and lost a grand total of .2 of a pound, according to my decimal scale. (I think if I had breathed in deeply I could have erased the .2 of a pound on the scale.) It could have been a lot worse!