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Cheeki1960

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I'm almost 60 years old. 5 ft 5 inches tall. I started out at 260.8 pounds on May 26, 2020. Today I weighed in at 215.2.
I save most of my calories for dinner. So I eat very little throughout the day.
My activity is limited to the things I know I'll be doing after I reach goal. Housework, yardwork and weekend activities like shopping and special trips that require a lot of walking.
I pretty much eat whatever I like on weekends and on my weigh in day I eat around 1200 calories. The other 4 days are calories cycling days. I average about 3 pounds a week.
I'm not into going to a gym or marathons. I'm a housewife who just wants to feel good in something besides leggings.
My goal is to lose 135 pounds total. I'm less than 100 pounds from that goal.
My general health is good. No underlying conditions to worry about.
I try to eat as healthy as possible. I drink coffee, water and diet tea and sodas ( don't touch my rootbeer) I don't eat a lot of sugary stuff, although I do enjoy a donut from time to time and my husband and I enjoy a Bloody Mary brunch on Sundays which may include something sweet.
I suffer with depression, anxiety and panic attacks from time to time. These stresses tend to cause me to comfort eat. My solution is to stop stuffing my emotions and speak out when I'm bothered, no matter how stupid I might sound to myself.
Being able to tell my husband I'm feeling a little down and out of whack helps pull me out of the emotional dumps.
I know I can reach my goal this time. Iost 100 pounds in 2017 but let depression get me in a funk.
I'll do this. I want it, I need it and I deserve it.
 
Hey Cheeki, good to see you started a diary!

You can do this, and you do deserve it. I am looking forward to following your progress!!
 
Good to see you started a diary :)
Cheeki1960 said:
I suffer with depression, anxiety and panic attacks from time to time. These stresses tend to cause me to comfort eat. My solution is to stop stuffing my emotions and speak out when I'm bothered, no matter how stupid I might sound to myself.
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Welcome to the club. I find my diary helps with this as well.
 
My emotional health is vital to my physical health. The people around me need to know what I need to keep my emotional health leveled out.
Stuffing things inside and not voicing them will only create an emotional roller coaster. After years of keeping things under wraps to avoid being misunderstood, I finally let loose and I felt cleansed.
The new rule of house is no secrets and full open honesty. If it bothers you, say something. Listen to each other and know that what the other is saying is how they feel and needs to be said.
How many of us have felt dehumanized? I have, and once I figured it out I was able to come out and tell the people I’m closest to how I felt and how we could fix it. It wasn’t easy, but I didn’t feel I had a choice. How are they to know if I don’t tell them?
I have great support from my husband and son where my diet is concerned.
My husband and I are working on the emotional support. That can only help me with the stress eating and depression. Anxiety and panic attacks are easier to get through and shorten . I usually experience them upon waking and I can recognize them and take action to end them more quickly.
I’m in constant contact with my husband and it calms me down.
 
I'm glad you have started a diary. I know mine really helps me a lot. It's my therapy. Getting your feelings out is so much better for you. It's great that you have emotional support form your husband now. Anxiety & depression suck & it is so hard not eating our emotions or trying to numb them. Good for you taking control of your health & wellbeing. I hope I can be part of your support team.
 
I weighed in at 213 today. That’s a 2.2 pound loss from last week. I’ve lost a total of 47.8 pounds in 16 weeks.
I halfway tracked last week. The weekend was filled with foods I usually won’t eat during the week. I even made sliders and bloody marys.
Sunday has become our Bloody Mary brunch day. Always comes with French bread slathered in whipped garlic butter, olives, celery, cucumbers, shrimp... sometimes crab cakes.
I don’t track sundays. The reason? There’s no way I’m going to eat anywhere near maintenance on Sunday. The brunch serves as three meals. I can even have ice cream.
Monday is my heavy work day. I spend the day doing make up work from the weekend. I do minimal work on weekends because of shopping day and lazy Sunday brunch.
The weekend gives me the opportunity to eat intuitively.
Tuesday is weigh in day so I indulge in higher calories.
 
Two pounds down - what a great week! and nearly fifty overall. Terrific progress, Cheeki!
and great to meet you! :seeya: You sound like a woman who knows where she wants to be, and is going to steam right ahead to get there - good for you! I look forward to following your progress, Tuesday by Tuesday. :)
 
aiminglow said:
Two pounds down - what a great week! and nearly fifty overall. Terrific progress, Cheeki!
and great to meet you! :seeya: You sound like a woman who knows where she wants to be, and is going to steam right ahead to get there - good for you! I look forward to following your progress, Tuesday by Tuesday. :)
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I have so many reasons to succeed this time.
I figured out I can’t be hard on myself. This should be a journey I enjoy. Dieting doesn’t have to be torture.
I eat stuff I enjoy in smaller portions and some days are no track days where I can learn my limits.
Here it is after 1 pm and I’m not even hungry. I had a couple of pieces of French bread with whipped garlic butter this morning with my coffee.
 
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