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Wow, Michele and Krisann, you are both good inspirations. 
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Michele and Krisann, you guys are doing great! We went south for a week with lots of on the road food, but I kept within my goal weight even before we all got the stomach flu. I've been praying for you guys!
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Well, I lost 1.6 pounds this week but it was a very frustrating week.  
I hope everyone else is having a great week.
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Krisann
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I didn't weigh in until this morning because I was sick yesterday. But I was down 3 lb from last week! I'm in a new weight class - happy dance! 
I do think being sick contributed to that number but I'll take it anyway.
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I'm down another pound today. I know that's going in the right direction, but I am a very slow loser -- have been every time I've tried, even with sticking to the program quite strictly. So, I think overall, it's down 3 pounds this month (meaning last month, May ). I just need prayer for the resolve to be committed, even when it feels that it's an awful lot of work and sacrifice for a relatively small result.
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Praying for you guys. It looks like you've all kept on track through sickness and frustration. I've been floundering around with what my goal should be when weight isn't the current issue. Maybe the underlying desire to be gluttonous? I always think that losing the weight will magically change my desire to eat things I don't need or am hungry for. Maybe it's time to revisit my Saintly Solutions.
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Way to go Michele! I hope you're feeling better too. 
Nancy, my daughter is having the same trouble. She gets discouraged when the rest of us lose 1 - 3 pounds in a week and it takes her two or three weeks to lose that. I think a lot of it for her is that she has less overall weight to lose so it goes slower. Hang in there, it will be worth it in the end. You also might try adjusting your points up or down one or two to see if that has an impact. Sometimes just one fewer point per day, or one more if your body feels like it is in starvation mode, can really make a difference.
Rachel, I don't really have any advice. I still struggle with wanting things that I don't need, etc. Just yesterday I had to constantly tell myself that I really didn't want to waste my points on the homemade peanut butter cookies the kids had made. It was tough. Every time I went by the refrigerator they were right there, calling my name.  I didn't give in; I had some fresh fruit instead but it was really hard because I could smell them. It is always a struggle. Prayer and persistance is the key.
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Rachel May wrote:
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I find it helps to make fitness and lifestyle goals - more push ups, try a different workout, etc. Takes the focus off food and the scale and gives me new goals....
I also need to think about why I want to eat - or eat too much. Is it stress, habit, because its there - whatever. It is a process of knowing myself and not making food a struggle. Perhaps it will be a lifelong process for me, given my past and my past food battles?
And I think its okay if I overeat now and then - too many crisps or too much chocolate or ?. As long as I don't berate myself but pick myself up and move along. I don't have to be perfect with my food - I am often reminding myself of "Progression not perfection".
BTW, I have about 3 kg that I want to lose ( about 6 lbs) and lost 200 grams this week - about half a pound. I'm not doing WW but like this thread!
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I have been considering WW for sometime now. I have about 60 pounds to lose. I have dieted all my life and then just finally stopped due to constant failure and a poor image of myself. My eating habits are attached to my emotions in a big way. After reading this thread last night, I have decided to try again, slowly and with confidence. I want to lose weight so that I feel good again, have more energy and can be a better mom and wife to my family. This may sound dumb, but I am scared of failing again! If you have a minute, please pray for my success. Thank you all for sharing.
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Maria, I don't think this is dumb at all - it makes perfect sense. I'm not dieting - I don't think dieting works long term. What I AM doing is making a choice to change my eating habits and make those changes a permanent part of my life.
Because I am not eating more food than I need and because I am not eating a lot of processed foods my body is responding by shedding pounds. This is a desirable outcome but it's not the only reward. I also feel better, have a lot more energy and can think more clearly. Those are VERY desirable things because they truly help me to live out my vocation. Some days this is easy - some days it's very difficult. Without prayer that keeps me focused on Christ and continually turning it over to Him I cannot do it.
I will be praying for you.
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shartlesville wrote:
| Just yesterday I had to constantly tell myself that I really didn't want to waste my points on the homemade peanut butter cookies the kids had made. It was tough. Every time I went by the refrigerator they were right there, calling my name. I didn't give in; I had some fresh fruit instead but it was really hard because I could smell them. It is always a struggle. Prayer and persistance is the key. |
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Krisann,
I don't know if this will be helpful because I'm sure I don't know all the details, BUT while I would agree that prayer and persistence are key, I also know from my own experience that white knuckling it only works for so long.
It sounds to me like you really did want those cookies but what you didn't want was to use points on them and be hungry later with no more points or not enough.
In my experience depriving myself of something I really want hardly ever works long term. Now, I will occasionally forgo a craving as a specific offering for an intention but in general if I am craving something I try and satisfy the craving.
I would have had a cookie - heck I would have probably had two, but before I did I would have made sure I wasn't just thirsty or hungry for some real food. After that I would have had a cookie or two or -dare I say it?- maybe even three (if they were small cookies) because I know that by satisfying that desire I stand a greater chance of success in the long run.
For example, I LOVE Ghirardelli chocolate and I eat it every day --even when I travel. See this picture? Yeah that's me. I have several squares a day (anywhere from 2 to 5 depending on the day ). It satisfies my sweet tooth and leaves me feeling that I am not deprived and that I CAN do this.
My point is that if you deprive yourself too often or too long you will most likely give in eventually and when you give in, well, you may just give up. A little now goes a long way towards success.
OK off my soapbox. Like I said this may not apply - so take it for what it's worth.
God bless!
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oops, this posted before I was finished.
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MicheleQ wrote:
It sounds to me like you really did want those cookies but what you didn't want was to use points on them and be hungry later with no more points or not enough.
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My point is that if you deprive yourself too often or too long you will most likely give in eventually and when you give in, well, you may just give up. A little now goes a long way toward success.
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I don't feel like I deprive myself at all. For me, it is more like training a child that they can't always have something just because they want it. It is a struggle and sometimes you want to give in just so they stop whining but that makes things worse in the long run. Does that make sense?
Since starting WW I am actually eating a lot more than I used to. I know that sounds weird but it really is true. I used to go all day without eating and then just eat dinner so my body was always in starvation mode.
I do treat myself to sweets, cookies, even ice cream which I really shouldn't have because of my allergy. I just can't have them when ever I want because then I would start gaining weight. I am trying to retrain my mind and body about food. So it isn't that I was worried about being hungry later, I just wanted to use my points for healthier options.
Please keep sharing your insights. You always give good counsel. I appreciate your thoughtfulness and caring. 
Blessings,
Krisann
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shartlesville wrote:
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I does make sense. I kind of figured you had it covered but then you never know who's reading and might have a different perspective.
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This is a really great approach. Retraining our minds and bodies about food is really the way to make it stick. Otherwise we will just go back to our bad habits down the road. I think about this. I feel like I am in a good place right now but I also know I can be fooled. It's summer and I can eat better in the summer - but come winter and the bad carbs call my name like a siren's song.
If I add pregnancy into the mix -like I did last year- forget it, I can't stomach those fresh veggies for at least the first 3 months and then I'm back on the bad eating track.
I don't know the answer to this but I figure now is the time to try and work it out...or at least lose enough weight so that if God blesses us again I am starting from a better place.
It's part of my prayers too - but at the same time I don't want to focus TOO much on all this because it can become all consuming. It's a balance--KWIM?
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You are very sweet - thank you. Honestly it's just so nice to be able to share thoughts and ideas. Support is crucial to success I think and apparently the research bears that out.
God bless your day!
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I lost 2.2 pounds this week. I made my 10% goal and I posted photos!
I hope everyone else is doing well.
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Well done, Krisann! You look lovely: that 10% makes such a difference.
Well, you have motivated me to get going. I have from 25 to 50 lbs to lose, depending upon which end of the body mass index scale I want to be. (I would be happy with the top end, but my medic sister says that the bottom end is healthier - sigh.) Reading this thread has really motivated me. I'll be back in a week to post my success story (hopefully).
Just a note on WW and "healthy": I live in the socialist republic (sorry, kingdom) of Great Britain, and WW is careful to promote very healthy eating to keep in with nannying government guidelines, otherwise it would lose any official endorsement. (Currently family doctors often prescribe WW to their overweight patients.) So our WW literature definitely promotes very healthy eating.
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Krisann -
Wow! That is an accomplishment!
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Hi everyone,
I went to Mass this morning and then hit my local WW meeting afterwards. How perfect is it to have 6:30 am Mass and a 7:15 WW meeting all within five minutes of my home? 
I presented my Lifetime card that was completely empty (I was pregnant with little AJ the week after I made my Lifetime--talk about perfect timing! ).
I gained a whopping 55 pounds this last pregnancy and still have 29 to lose to get back to my goal weight.  Please pray for me.
I hope I will be posting a good report next Wednesday! I feel so much better about having made a decision to get my eating under control and begin to foster that healthy eating lifestyle once more. You all are so inspiring to me--keep up the good work and know that you all are in my daily prayers!!
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Well done, Jennifer, wrt going back to WW. I like your focus on healthy eating as a lifestyle.
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I'm praying for all of you, Jane, Jennifer, Jane, Michele, Leonie, Krisann, and lurkers....! Krisann, you are amazing! 25 lbs lighter looks good on you!
I've been trying to take your advice, Leonie, and give some thought to the whys of eating too much. I think I need to write it down--food journal, plus life journal--to figure it out better. I have been trying a new workout, but I haven't been too successful yet. I keep promising myself that once I am, I will blog and share.
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