Vic’s Weight Loss

I think 143.6 lbs!!! I’ve been eating at a lot of restaurants these past few days. Oh well this is a journey with ups and down.

Today I had breakfast of an egg, bacon, and 2 small pancakes. I’ve been eating all meals and not fasting!!! NEways I will try to lose weight this week.

Taylor Swift new CD came out in Amazon music and I’ve been listening to it with my new AirPods. I bought the cd also but I couldn’t download it on my iPhone. My brother had it and downloads illegal stuff. I don’t know why since I can get a song for 16 cents. So my syncing doesn’t work!

NEways I plan on going to the gym this week and listen to my new playlist with my new favorites!
 
vicincali2 said:
Oh well this is a journey with ups and down.
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Yep, but stay on it and you'll be fine!
 
Vic- Things will settle down soon hopefully. it sounds like you are finding a little balance in there. Your life has been busy lately & with the extra responsibilities, I think you are doing well. Yay to listening to music you love. You sound like you are coping quite well. How's your Mum going?
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Well I don’t think my mom is 100% yet. I don’t quite know yet. She’s hard to read.

NEways my weight is going up at 144.2 lbs. I’ve been eating meals. Last night I did eat a lot so I thought I would have been heavier. But it is still a normal BMI!

This morning I had brown chicken. I was craving it. I’m also drinking McDonald’s coffee with creamer and Splenda. For lunch I’m going to have some more brown chicken. Dinner I’ll either eat leftovers (the brown chicken) or whatever my sister makes. I’ve decided to change my diet. I’ve got to stop the purging and the binging. And I’ve got to start trying to at least be in maintenance mode.
 
Hi, brown chicken sounds yummy but please eat more than just chicken today! Our bodies need diverse sources of energy (i.e., complex carbs and fats). Good job at maintaining a normal BMI and continuing to better yourself!
 
Thank you, Amber. Vic does need a more sound, healthy & well-balanced diet.
Instead of trying to lose weight fast, Vic, how about trying to just lose some weight slowly. Maybe 1/2 a lb a week? See how that goes. By not restricting yourself so drastically it may just cut this purge/binge cycle. Is it worth a good try? :grouphug:
 
Yeah I do know that I need a diverse nutritional foods. But I do take multivitamins and vitamin d and b12 every day in the mornings. I go to the doctor every 6 months for a wellness check and physical. I am in the normal range for everything! I think the vitamins compensate for my lack of a nutritional diet.

I’m at 140.8 lbs!!! I went to the gym and walked at an incline for an hour yesterday. I also strength trained my upper body and core!!! I’m going to try to go back today.

I had my McDonald’s coffee with creamer and Splenda this morning. Breakfast I’m skipping. Mostly because I’m at an early appointment with my mom. Lunch will be a salad. Dinner will be chicken again!
 
140.8 lbs.

I ended up eating spaghetti and meat sauce for dinner with bread and cheese!!! Couldn’t resist. My brother makes food at my place.

Yesterday I went for a walk on the treadmill on an incline for an hour. I pushed myself and made it to 15% and 3.5 mph at times so I burned 600 calories. Today I’m going again about 7 pm or so. I like walking. I just listen to my playlist from prime music. So I listen to a mix of new music. I just love Amazon and Apple too.

I would love to get up and go to the gym before I have to help my mom with her medicine and check her blood sugar level. I have to do that twice a day so I end up staying there for the whole day till dinner. I have to watch her. But today I’m leaving for awhile to do some grocery shopping for my brother. I’ll go after lunch. My sister gives her the insulin at night. My mom has been losing weight so I hope she can lose enough to get off the insulin. But she does need to do some more activity.

Yesterday we went to her diabetes nurse to learn more about it. I got a lot of information which I didn’t know. So it was helpful not only to my mom but to me as well! I just hope I don’t get it even though it runs in my family. My brother has it but it can be due to his medicine too. I get a check up in Sep so I’ll get to check my A1C. I have been eating less sugar. I used to eat the hot cakes from McDonald’s very often just love it with the syrup so yummy. But now I lost the craving for it. Just have to control my carb intake now.

I wish I can get up and go to the gym early in the morning. But I’ve been going to bed late and getting up at the last moment. I’ll try tomorrow. I’ll take my ambien and go to bed early and set my alarm for about 5 or 6.

This weekend we are going to nh again. I’ll be staying in a cabin so not to much camping. My mom does have here neurology appt that day to so we’ll go after. That’s the last day she has to wear the heart rate monitor. Then next week she has her pcp appt. She wants to go back to St Croix after that. Too bad I can’t go with her. Can’t leave till October 5. Getting my crown! I’ve been brushing and flossing a lot. I want to keep all my teeth for my whole life!
 
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Hi, Vic. Your Mum must be sick of wearing the heart rate monitor. She'll be glad to get back to St Crois, but she has been very lucky that you were able to look after her. Will your brother go back with her?
 
Yes, Cate!!! She is happy that it’s coming off tomorrow!!! Don’t know when the result will come in. But she will probably be gone by then!!! Yes my brother will be going with her. So I’ll be by myself for awhile. If she’s fine I’ll go in December. If not then I’ll go in October. I really have nothing to do so I can go anytime.

NEways I am at 139.8 lbs!!! Back here again. Hopefully I stay here. But I do have this weekend I’ll try not to go overboard with the eating!

Yesterday I did not make it to the gym. Wasn’t feeling too good. So I just rested.

Today I’m fasting again. Tomorrow I’m fasting until dinner. We will be in nh and of course everyone will be eating and it will be strange if I don’t eat. We r having jhonny cake and bbq chicken! Yum!!!

My brother decided to come with me to visit my mom.
 
Well this Labor Day weekend we went to New Hampshire to a cabin. I had a hot tub and heated pool. I had a great time. I of course had lots to eat!!! So I’m at 142.6 lbs. which is still pretty good.

Today we are having stew chicken and white rice with salad.

We left early because today is supposed to rain!
 
I'm glad you had a great time. New Hampshire sounds lovely. Hot tub & a heated pool? Nice!
 
Yeah it was great to go camping. The last weekend of summer!!!

My weight of course is 143.6 lbs. this week I’m going to fast of course. The only way I seem to lose weight.

NE ways I had a coffee with creamer and Splenda from McDonald’s.

It’s been about 4 weeks since I stopped my birth control pills since I heard it can cause blood clots. Probably more prone to it since my mom got a couple of them recently. But I haven’t got my period yet which is strange since before I started on the BC it came all the time and really heavy. Not complaining though.

NEways this week I plan on losing weight.

I’m still at awe at my mom not eating as much. She hardly ate this past weekend. She had to be encouraged to eat something. But at least her bleeding has stopped. She even went into the hot tub for a while. (Which is not recommended for her.). Her heart monitor is off and she should get the results this week! Then she leaves after the twins birthday party. Probably with my big sister. My sis doesn’t want her to go back to St Croix by herself. She plans on getting a property manager for my mom rental properties. I hope no hurricanes come this year. Even though it’s really busy right now. Barbados was struck really bad. I hope Florida will be alright and the category will be less.

NEways I really hope that I can say no to the dinners this week. My sis loves to feed people. At least she is growing the twins to eat healthy. She gives them fruit early in the morning. Snacks are limited and if they ask for more she gives then yogurt or fruit! They will be turning 3 next week. They are really discipline. But they have everything. My sister is a nurse and a director for a hospice place. And her husband is a computer person and get bonuses. So they are comfortable. But it seems the kids get toys every week. But they do have to clean up the toys after they play. And they do it with no complaining!
 
It's "Vic" right? How's it going? I see we're close to the same age. I've seen a few likes on my diary so thanks for reading. It looks like you've been up and then down a little and now back close to where you were over a year ago? Looks like you've been to some fun places on vacations too. I don't want to intrude but it looks like you've had struggles with b/p in the past. How's it going now? I have although my purges are exercise. Still mixed on whether they actually are. I've been wanting to get to this level of exercise for awhile and I can only do that with the runs I've been doing. Good for you to take care and lower your blood clot risk.
 
I meant the Bahamas. A lot of flooding.

Hello, Rob,

Still struggling with the binge/ purging. Wished my purging was healthier like exercise. I can’t help it. I try every week to stop. But if I find that I eat too much I purge. At times I can stay full but that takes a lot of effort. But if I’m away with my family, I don’t. Maybe because I don’t want them to find out. Last year I did tell my mom. But she doesn’t know how bad it is. No one knows. That’s why I try to restrict. If I eat then I’ll eat more. Mostly when I’m by myself.
 
Oh, Vic! That sounds really, really hard - I'm very sorry. If things go better when you're with your family - no matter what the motivation - can you find ways to be with them more?
 
vicincali2 said:
Hello, Rob,

Still struggling with the binge/ purging. Wished my purging was healthier like exercise. I can’t help it. I try every week to stop. But if I find that I eat too much I purge. At times I can stay full but that takes a lot of effort. But if I’m away with my family, I don’t. Maybe because I don’t want them to find out. Last year I did tell my mom. But she doesn’t know how bad it is. No one knows. That’s why I try to restrict. If I eat then I’ll eat more. Mostly when I’m by myself.
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Hey Vic. I’m sorry to hear you’re still struggling with it. Sounds like it’s the sensation of feeling full? How bad is it? Any complications? Do you have a plan? Feel free to ignore the intrusive questions. I’m sometimes too direct when I shouldn’t be. I do think based on how you describe it, it would be good to have someone you can tell in person that you trust. Maybe a significant other, close friend, priest/minister, or doctor even? I see you go to the gym. Does that help at all?
 
Going to the gym helps especially if I go in the evenings. Since that’s when I want to purge.

Right now I still don’t feel comfortable telling anyone since I might be judged. Almost everyone thinks it’s easy to just stop. I wish it was!

Yeah right now I’m with my mom for most of the day. And that helps a lot! Just right now it’s the weekends that’s trouble.

NEways today I’m at 142.6 lbs. Today I’m eating lunch of rice, beans, and ground turkey meatloaf for lunch. Should be good!!! I’m doing IF today. I get to skip breakfast since my mom is at her appointment and I’m with her! Hopefully everything goes well. I do have questions for her primary care doctor.
 
vicincali2 said:
that’s when I want to purge.

Right now I still don’t feel comfortable telling anyone since I might be judged. Almost everyone thinks it’s easy to just stop. I wish it was!
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I think this is the right place to post and talk about your purging issue, no one here will judge you. I can't say I understand it very well, but I can tell you that I have tried to purge many times; I just can't make myself do it. If I could I am sure I would. And I suspect just stopping purging is probably about as easy for you and just stopping bingeing was for me, not easy at all. Its still a daily battle. I believe we all share the same basic problem, only the symptoms vary.

I am sure there are people here who better understand and can better comment on your purging problem than I, but that won't keep me from chiming in if I think I can say something intelligent. You are welcome to call me on the intelligent part if I am wrong.

Keep up the good work, you are an asset to the forum!
 
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