Not Stopping This Time

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Hi, Kyle. I thought I would let you know that I just ordered The Obesity Code, on your recommendation, from the library. I like to read a book before I buy it these days. :)
 
Very cool @Cate ! I forgot about that option. Why buy when you can borrow, if you can find the book you want?

I reached 259 today. I am really excited to be in the 250s range. It's been a long time since I was in this range. No more over 260 for me, ever. I'm done with that. Done.

Last night I was struggling with cravings. So I let myself eat a little more than usual. I thought about my comfort level being important too, not just results results results. But I didn't binge. The next day my weight still went down. I think as long as I don't binge, eating a little more once in a while won't set back my progress.
 

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kstadelh said:
Last night I was struggling with cravings. So I let myself eat a little more than usual. I thought about my comfort level being important too, not just results results results. But I didn't binge. The next day my weight still went down. I think as long as I don't binge, eating a little more once in a while won't set back my progress.
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That´s great! Plus, of course, congratulations on getting below 260 :party:
 
kstadelh said:
Very cool @CateLast night I was struggling with cravings. So I let myself eat a little more than usual. I thought about my comfort level being important too, not just results results results. But I didn't binge. The next day my weight still went down. I think as long as I don't binge, eating a little more once in a while won't set back my progress.
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I think you are right, I try not to let myself get too hungry. Keep up the good work!
 
kstadelh said:
I reached 259 today. I am really excited to be in the 250s range. It's been a long time since I was in this range. No more over 260 for me, ever. I'm done with that. Done.
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I am SO happy for you!
Eating a little more when you're hungry (craving?) especially if it was healthy is sensible, Kyle. I ate a little more protein last night, to see if that would help with the morning stomach rumbles. I'll see.
Well done, you!!!
 
I am honestly struggling inside today. I know I am meant to lose weight, but it's hard to envision right now. I feel like I am missing a piece of the puzzle that would make it all fit together better. It makes me feel like giving up. I know it doesn't make sense. But my desire is so strong that this recent backsliding is hard to take in. I know weight loss is cumulative, and it's not about what I eat on a specific day but more about how I eat regularly. I will try not to let this throw me off track.
 
Hey Kyle, sorry to hear you´re struggling. I´m not sure I understand exactly what you mean; can you perhaps describe that feeling more closely? Do you feel like you´re missing something in your current diet, in your life in general, or in your weightloss strategy? Sometimes it helps to reread the first post you made on this forum, to remind yourself why you´re here and what your goals are. Thinking about how you´ll feel tomorrow if you give up today can be helpful as well... Then again: some days just suck and you have to push through them while doing as little damage as possible to your long-term goals. All you have to do is get through today.
 
Kyle- LaMa just said what I would have said ( but probably better :) )
Some days we just have to get through.
 
@LaMaria @Cate
I did reread my first post. I do have a stronger sense of authority in my life. I had less expectations a few weeks ago when I started. I HAVE been getting the results I want. I guess it's not bringing quite the level of satisfaction I expected at first. I think I need time to adjust mentally to the long-needed changes that are finally happening with my weight and fitness.
 
Hey Kyle, Tell us more about what’s going on. A slow down or even some backwards progress makes sense with your timeline and rate of weight loss so far. For me, when that’s happened, I just keep going no matter what my mind is telling me (within reason and safety of course). It can be confusing but I try to remember how much I wanted it and I’m certain of the memory of my goal and how strong the desire was. Sometimes that’s all I have to go on, is that memory. My mind might be telling me all sorts of things about how I don’t need to continue but I remember I wanted it so I keep going. The feelings and outlook will change eventually, they always have. They pass and when they do it feels right and worth the effort again.
 
Hey Kyle, its good that you are posting about your frustrations, much better than holding them inside. It must have been the moon or something, but I had some similar feelings yesterday. I think our problems can sometimes look daunting when we step back and look at them, what I try to do about this is just think of it as one day at at time. Do well today and all else will work out, at least with respect to diet and exercise. Don't worry about what you did or didn't do yesterday or at any time in the past, just focus on today. Hope this is of some help to you.

You've done very well, stick with it and keep on posting.
 
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I guess it's not bringing quite the level of satisfaction I expected at first.
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I think that's something many people experience when they lose weight succesfully. At some level we tend to expect weightloss to solve more problems than our actual weight and then when we're lighter but otherwise still the same people we're disappointed or frustrated. The good thing is: the skills you learn while losing weight and keeping it off can often help to solve other problems as well.
 
Hi, Kyle. It does take time to adjust to a new lifestyle change & I think what you are experiencing is quite normal. When I got to my goal weight I still had the same issues with my low self-esteem. I went to see a counsellor for the first time in my life & got to the bottom of it. I had suppressed so many feelings all my life. It was exhausting but liberating. It also took me a while to adjust to not being weight-loss focussed. I also found it hard to have people talking about my appearance. You can do this, Kyle. It is well worth it xo
 
kstadelh said:
I am honestly struggling inside today. I know I am meant to lose weight, but it's hard to envision right now. I feel like I am missing a piece of the puzzle that would make it all fit together better. It makes me feel like giving up. I know it doesn't make sense. But my desire is so strong that this recent backsliding is hard to take in. I know weight loss is cumulative, and it's not about what I eat on a specific day but more about how I eat regularly. I will try not to let this throw me off track.
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I understand how you feel, I go through that too but I just focus on the progress I’ve already made and the milestones I’ve hit and that usually helps me stay on track. Another huge thing is to not beat yourself up over eating poorly, sometimes you just let it go for a day and that’s fine.
 
Thanks @AlexValdez2019
I actually took some time to reflect deeper about what's going on with me. It helped me calm down and refresh my determination. I have made progress in the short amount of time I've been trying to lose weight. I think maybe one thing I need to focus on is not AYCEing (all you can eat). I sometimes eat til I am bursting at thr seams, and it does mess up my progress. If I want to see steady progress, that's one thing I will need to keep in mind.
 
One visit to an all you can eat buffet can easily net me 2000 extra calories - and a pound of weightloss is only 3500 calories. So you´re probably right that could have a lot of influence.
 
Hi, Kyle. I never eat at a buffet (AYCE) & hate the feeling of being overfull. I look at most people who eat that way in Chinese restaurants here & mostly they are huge.
I'm glad your reflections have left you feeling calmer & determined. You can do this :)
 
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Thanks @AlexValdez2019
I actually took some time to reflect deeper about what's going on with me. It helped me calm down and refresh my determination. I have made progress in the short amount of time I've been trying to lose weight. I think maybe one thing I need to focus on is not AYCEing (all you can eat). I sometimes eat til I am bursting at thr seams, and it does mess up my progress. If I want to see steady progress, that's one thing I will need to keep in mind.
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Yeah I used to do the whole eating all I can just because I wanted to eat and it took me a while before I had the self control to just save food for later as I felt like oh I have to finish all this food no matter what which was ridiculous
 
@AlexValdez2019 @LaMaria @Cate
Thanks for the support guys. My self-control goal already came into play today at dinner. I got a salmon salad at Rubios. It was delicious, and I love their smoked chipotle salsa. So I added a lot of salsa, diced onions and cilantro. About 70 percent of my way through, my brain started saying "no". I couldn't believe it because it was salad, but with all the extra stuff I added and the water I was drinking, I was quite full before I expected to be. So I just stopped and threw out the rest. It was mostly lettuce and watery dressing anyways. So it didn't feel like a huge loss. In the end I am really happy I stopped myself. It seems like it's not exactly WHAT I eat that spikes my insulin/weight gain, but HOW MUCH I overeat (how stuffed I feel). Somehow no matter how calorie dense the food is, simply eating too much always seems to have the same effect of spiking my weight and setting back my weight loss. I am hopeful that this way of eating will make my weight loss results more consistent.
 
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