Weight-Loss No binge, no purge - one day at at time.
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alligatorob
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Thanks LaMa, I did make it past the cravings and was asleep by the time you posted.
No binge today, and no strong urges. A good day.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
No binge today, and no strong urges. A good day.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
alligatorob
Respected Member
No binge today, but I did go a few calories over my 1,500 cap, not enough to make any real difference, but I don't like to see that.
Let's not binge tomorrow.
Let's not binge tomorrow.
alligatorob
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LaMa, doing better today is what matters. Good for you!
No binge here today, but I did get right up to my 1,500 calorie cap. Trying to get enough protein, fat, and iron is hard, particularly now that we are starting to get peaches from the orchard, they are good food, but without protein, fat, or iron. No strong urges today, that was good.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
No binge here today, but I did get right up to my 1,500 calorie cap. Trying to get enough protein, fat, and iron is hard, particularly now that we are starting to get peaches from the orchard, they are good food, but without protein, fat, or iron. No strong urges today, that was good.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
alligatorob
Respected Member
Somehow I missed this last night. Anyway, no binge here and no strong urges, just the normal.
Good for you, not bingeing Petal, but do be careful when you get tired!
Lets not binge tomorrow.
Counting calories has worked for me so far this time, but it is probably not something I want to do forever. Yet I know I need to do something forever or am likely to slip into weight gain. Something like your SW approach seems more sustainable.
Don't we all!! I think us folks here have probably tried most of them, with the same result too I suspect. Maybe we should get together and come up with some of our own, if we could find one that catches on it would be big money! And from the sellers point of view that is the success they are after, money, not anyone's health.
Good for you, not bingeing Petal, but do be careful when you get tired!
Absolutely, we have little control over our temptations, but can control what we do about them. LaMa, I feel bad about you not being able to eat peaches, particularly right now. Are you allergic to many fruits?
Lets not binge tomorrow.
Yu. But I can have mango, citrus, pomegranate, grapes, and most berries. No cherries, apples (ok, small amounts of apple right now), pears, plums, peaches, apricots, bananas, and... another one I can´t remember right now.
alligatorob
Respected Member
LaMa, I am happy to have no known food allergies, at least you can eat some fruits. I do have a reaction to lavender, it tightens up my breathing and is uncomfortable, not life threatening or anything, but unpleasant. Hope you remember that other one before you eat it!
No binge yesterday and no strong urges. However I am beginning to feel like I am eating too much, not a rational thing just a feeling. Not losing any weight in 2 or 3 weeks is bothering me. I know it should not be, that is my objective now, but it does. I get these urges to drop my calories back to 1,200 and start losing again, as I say not rational but the feeling is there...
Let's not binge tomorrow.
No binge yesterday and no strong urges. However I am beginning to feel like I am eating too much, not a rational thing just a feeling. Not losing any weight in 2 or 3 weeks is bothering me. I know it should not be, that is my objective now, but it does. I get these urges to drop my calories back to 1,200 and start losing again, as I say not rational but the feeling is there...
Let's not binge tomorrow.
It was kiwi. Unless I forgot more than one, which may well be the case 
Ok, medlar, but I hardly ever come across that one. One I didn´t realize until I ate it last year because I didn´t know it was an actual cherry relative is bird cherry (prunus padus), which is a shame because it makes a nice snack while hiking.
I think it´s normal for you to feel uncomfortable with maintenance at first. What you did gave you a little reward-rush every time you got on the scale for well over a year; your body wants its rush! Not to mention you´ve been focused on getting smaller for so long that your brain just sees maintenance as a plateau. Maybe clothes shopping could help? Or anything else that forces you to look at yourself a lot and get used to your new shape. It seems to be normal for our self-perception to need a bit of time to catch up.
Ok, medlar, but I hardly ever come across that one. One I didn´t realize until I ate it last year because I didn´t know it was an actual cherry relative is bird cherry (prunus padus), which is a shame because it makes a nice snack while hiking.I think it´s normal for you to feel uncomfortable with maintenance at first. What you did gave you a little reward-rush every time you got on the scale for well over a year; your body wants its rush! Not to mention you´ve been focused on getting smaller for so long that your brain just sees maintenance as a plateau. Maybe clothes shopping could help? Or anything else that forces you to look at yourself a lot and get used to your new shape. It seems to be normal for our self-perception to need a bit of time to catch up.
Petal001
New member
There is a guy in work who has lost a lot of weight recently and someone must have brought him shopping in the last few weeks because he looks like a different person. I complemented him on Friday and he was chuffed . I said to him you look really well . Lol he said I did too but he told me not to tell my husband he said it . I am very pleased for this man because he was too young to have let himself go and I hope he keeps it up .
I am lucky I can eat mostly anything . However white crusty baguettes make me sick and so does crisps and chocolate especially late at night .
well done you guys . Rob please don’t eat less . Trust me you do not need too . Work on maintenance for a few months now .
I have not been binging . Happy
I am lucky I can eat mostly anything . However white crusty baguettes make me sick and so does crisps and chocolate especially late at night .
well done you guys . Rob please don’t eat less . Trust me you do not need too . Work on maintenance for a few months now .
I have not been binging . Happy
alligatorob
Respected Member
Hey LaMa, never heard of a Medlar so I looked it up. A very interesting fruit with a long history of cultivation. Probably too cold to grow one here, and I suspect its another fruit that needs to be eaten pretty quickly after ripening, and "bletting", are they available in markets in Europe? I don't think they are here. Always learning new things from you, thanks! And you are right about my brain seeing maintenance as a plateau, something to be corrected right away! I have been buying some new clothes, and it feels good, but also a bit worrisome. In the past when I lost weight and bought new clothes they did not fit long...
No binge here yesterday, I was pretty busy that helped. I did however feel like I wasn't eating enough, not sure why, but it was easy enough to just eat as planned. Although it would have been easier to eat a few more peaches!
Let's not binge today.
Good for you, a complement from a young man! I am sure you do look good. And thanks for the advice, wise words as always. I will try the maintenance route for a while, maybe forever. Really good to hear that you have not been bingeing, that's great!
No binge here yesterday, I was pretty busy that helped. I did however feel like I wasn't eating enough, not sure why, but it was easy enough to just eat as planned. Although it would have been easier to eat a few more peaches!
Let's not binge today.
I don´t think I´ve seen them in any markets but old people still have them in the garden sometimes and I´ve seen them in a park as a decorative bush. I´d imagine some heirloom fruit specialists might have them.
I think as long as you keep consciously reminding yourself that in fact it´s perfectly healthy and admirable right now to eat a little more and keep your weight it´ll sink in over time. Cate mentioned that after her big weight loss it took a while for her image of herself to change and it´s been the same for me (on a smaller scale).
Cate
Long term member
It took me at least 6 months before I realised that I did look slim & healthy & I was no longer that big person who used to try to hide under big baggy clothes. I would have stayed around that weight forever if I had weighed myself once a week & made adjustments if I had gained more than 3 kgs.
alligatorob
Respected Member
Thanks LaMa and Cate, that is good advice. Its interesting you can find all kinds of diets and dieting advice to help lose weight, but good advice on maintenance is not so available. Maybe less money to be made. After a long weight loss process I am finding the transition challenging. I did not binge today, but the temptations are still there. And I fear that without the positive reinforcements of weight loss may one day get hard to resist. All I can do is work on it and try. Advice and support from folks like you really helps.
LaMa, I always like trying something new and exotic, now I am on the lookout for medlars. Probably never find one here though.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
LaMa, I always like trying something new and exotic, now I am on the lookout for medlars. Probably never find one here though.
Lets not binge tomorrow.