Well, whoo hoo
Hi all -
I joined biggestloserclub.com a little over a week ago and wanted to report that I lost 6 pounds. I'm not really following the diet they have - well, I am, but I swap a lot (they have that option) and have ended up learning some new things that appear to be working.
1 - Never underestimate the power of water. It makes your skin clearer, makes you feel more 'energized' and makes you get your exercise whether you like it or not by running hell bent for leather to the potty.
2 - Eat more, weigh less. Maybe it's the calories from all that chewing, but the diet plan they have is absolutely fixated on making you eat every 3 hours. And you know what? My need to binge after 5pm is slowly but surely waning as my body gets used to it. I eat apples, bannannas and carrots for my snack times. They're pretty good. I'm getting more in control of my eating - and my budget. I bring my food to work now and leave credit cards and cash at home. I'm saving about $35 a week this way.
3 - Depression is a pain in the butt. For those of you who don't know, I'm bipolar. This attributes to my need to feed my guilt I guess by hiding and indulging. They have great message boards that will let you get on and rant to others, form bonds, come out of your shell, be accountable. I like it, I'm making friends, I can be totally honest about my eating habits and people understand, and its generally a great rally feel good session. You may scoff, hell, I did, but it works to know other people care.
4 - You don't have to start off with rockets firing - you'll lose anyway. I've walked one day in the last week. It nearly killed me. It's rained almost every other day and I don't own a treadmill, so I've been stretching. I know the people on the show lost 20 pounds or whatever a week, but I'm happy with 6 and I'm building up my muscles with the stretches. I *will* walk again and when I do I'm hoping I won't collapse. Starting slowly is better than not starting at all.
5 - I have people rooting for me - on the boards and off. My friend Leslie is sending me recipes that are making my mouth water, my friend Becky asked me over the weekend if I was losing weight (I hadn't mentioned my new diet, so this felt fantastic), my parents made turkey bacon for breakfast when I was over there and my hubby was happily frisky.
6 - I'm learning that I'm important enough to pay attention to. I don't have to devote 100% of my time to my kids - I can give 5% to myself (packing meals, stretching, taking bubble baths to reward myself) and though I may feel a tinge of guilt, everything else overrides that.
So, there you are. I've lost 6 pounds. And I'm still going :)
I joined biggestloserclub.com a little over a week ago and wanted to report that I lost 6 pounds. I'm not really following the diet they have - well, I am, but I swap a lot (they have that option) and have ended up learning some new things that appear to be working.
1 - Never underestimate the power of water. It makes your skin clearer, makes you feel more 'energized' and makes you get your exercise whether you like it or not by running hell bent for leather to the potty.
2 - Eat more, weigh less. Maybe it's the calories from all that chewing, but the diet plan they have is absolutely fixated on making you eat every 3 hours. And you know what? My need to binge after 5pm is slowly but surely waning as my body gets used to it. I eat apples, bannannas and carrots for my snack times. They're pretty good. I'm getting more in control of my eating - and my budget. I bring my food to work now and leave credit cards and cash at home. I'm saving about $35 a week this way.
3 - Depression is a pain in the butt. For those of you who don't know, I'm bipolar. This attributes to my need to feed my guilt I guess by hiding and indulging. They have great message boards that will let you get on and rant to others, form bonds, come out of your shell, be accountable. I like it, I'm making friends, I can be totally honest about my eating habits and people understand, and its generally a great rally feel good session. You may scoff, hell, I did, but it works to know other people care.
4 - You don't have to start off with rockets firing - you'll lose anyway. I've walked one day in the last week. It nearly killed me. It's rained almost every other day and I don't own a treadmill, so I've been stretching. I know the people on the show lost 20 pounds or whatever a week, but I'm happy with 6 and I'm building up my muscles with the stretches. I *will* walk again and when I do I'm hoping I won't collapse. Starting slowly is better than not starting at all.
5 - I have people rooting for me - on the boards and off. My friend Leslie is sending me recipes that are making my mouth water, my friend Becky asked me over the weekend if I was losing weight (I hadn't mentioned my new diet, so this felt fantastic), my parents made turkey bacon for breakfast when I was over there and my hubby was happily frisky.
6 - I'm learning that I'm important enough to pay attention to. I don't have to devote 100% of my time to my kids - I can give 5% to myself (packing meals, stretching, taking bubble baths to reward myself) and though I may feel a tinge of guilt, everything else overrides that.
So, there you are. I've lost 6 pounds. And I'm still going :)
posted by Danielle at 12:26 PM
1 Comments:
Fantastic news that you've lost 6 lbs.
1. One thing you didn't write about water, it also tends to fill you up so you're not eating so much.
2. Well yes you do eat more, however your body can only metabolise a percentage of what you consume at a time. The smaller the portions, the more it can metabolise and burn off.
3. No scoffing from this corner. It's a lot easier to feel properly supported from people who are in similar situations or who have been there and know what you're going through than from people like me who don't have any weight issues.
5. You know I love ya. Will send you some more recipes in a few. I love turkey bacon and that's mostly what I buy. Although I enjoy the taste of pork bacon and need the fat every once in a while (yes us healthy nuts need to consume fat every once in a while), I find that it has too much fat for regular consumption.
6. As I learnt, you have to take time to pay yourself back. Whether it's a bubble bath, treating yourself out for lunch once a month, buying a book, or whatever. If you don't, then you won't enjoy your life and then you'll feel like your life owns you instead of the other way around. Just think of it as your little reward to yourself or just generally being good to yourself.
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