diet starting today

[sonya123]

I remember the frustration, tears.
But I also remember the Doctor tell that if I didn't get my head out of my a**, I would be dead in 6 months.
I was a mess.
My blood pressure was constantly in Stroke range.
297/197.
My brain was going to explode.
Seizures weren't controlled.
I was drowning my sorrows in booze and pills.
Quit the booze cold turkey.
Was weaned off the pain pills.
Was weaned off wrong dosage of seizure medication.
Started with just one step at a time literally.
Now I do Military style 5 K's.
Still watch what I eat.
Estelle and I lift weights together.
We also do yoga together.
I try to walk at least a mile a day.
When I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, I thought my life ended.
Now I know it just changed a bit.
I am one stubborn old Army broad.
I don't quit.I might get side tracked once in awhile.
But I don't quit.
And yes I was active duty when I got hurt.
Was about to be deployed,

My gosh, you are amazing to have gone through all that and survived!!
Make my stupid accident and even my anxiety issues seem like a minor thing compared to all that. How did you get hurt in the military? I am asking because my daughter and sil are both in the Navy. I do worry about them. They have dangerous jobs. Daughter is on a flightdeck checking things on planes sometimes, and her husband is on a ship as a rescue swimmer plus other stuff he does. He is going to be deployed for almost a year this year sometime who knows where
I do yoga too btw . I miss all the other exercising I used to do and can't do anymore because of my foot
( I cut off half my foot stepping on a scythe that I didn't put away and leaned up against the barn, was wearing flip flops , stupid, all my own mistake, was rushing to put in animals because it was about to storm bad)

 

[havasu]

Ok, a bit of a rant, whining, complaining...or just telling you what happened last night.

We went out to dinner with 9 other people last night. There was a lady there who lost 40 pounds in a month. Confirmed she was getting those weekly diabetic shots at $700 a week,and was the reason for the weight loss. No problem, we do what we have to do, and she decided to just pay $ instead of the hour walk/exercise that I chose. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap and a salad. She chose a burger with french fries and tater tots. Fine, she knows this is my weakness, but as I've said a thousand times, "NOTHING TASTES AS WELL AS LOSING WEIGHT DOES!"

So this gal, started tossing Tater Tots into my salad saying I had to eat it now. I politely pushed them aside, and kept eating my salad. When that didn't work, she tossed a bunch of fries onto my chicken wrap plate! Of course, I again pushed them aside and just ate my chicken wrap.

I don't know, maybe I am overly sensitive, but anyone else see anything wrong with this?

To me, this is like throwing a glass of booze in front of someone who decided to stop drinking. It ain't right!

What are your thoughts?

 

[sonya123]

To me, this is like throwing a glass of booze in front of someone who decided to stop drinking. It ain't right!

What are your thoughts?

That person would probably not be a friend much longer if she had done that to me....I would not want someone to throw their food on my plate period. For whatever reason. That is just wrong and groce!! I wouldn't even want my husband to do that!! He would not however and just ask if I wanted some of his, or ask if he can try mine, which is fine. But not just do it. Wow, way wrong!! Never mind the diet thing, it;s just wrong.

 

[elkhound]

I do skip breakfast most of the time. I am not that hungry in the morning and don't have time either. Like today, we just got done taking care of the animals and I am now cooking lunch. Nothing to eat yet. I do have tea with sugar and milk in the morning, several cups, 1 tbsp of sugar each. I calculated the calories in that sugar and it's not that much. Not worth giving it up. I think I will just keep doing what I have been doing . We usually eat anywhere from 12 till 2 , depending on how much animals care we have to do in the morning and what I am cooking. I usually have some fruit and a bagel, or a sandwich of some sort around 5-6 pm. Sometimes I make oatmeal or grits in the evening around that time. That's it
I did eat pie and cookies during the holidays, during the day and not a HUGE amount of them.

But thanks

So I was eating 500 MORE calories a day than I needed to put on the weight. Sounds about right. Half a bag of chips ( I could never eat a whole one at one time) , half a thing of Aldi chocolate. That would do it

LOL, I doubt very seriously I will starve!!
And you are forgetting something, the less you weight, the less calories you use up. There will come a point where I will stop losing anything eating what I am eating now because my thinner body will use less calories. I just hope that point will be at a good weight for me and not when I still have 10 lbs to go....we will see
I can do this diet indefinitely but cutting out more food will be much harder

not totally true ..yes you will be smaller and use less but overall...since you are so active you will still burn more calories..it may drop to 2-3-or 400 calories instead of the 500 but still less...if you cut out sugar and wheat stuff i bet you would be shocked at extra calories burnt.

also all calories are not the same and its reason i type in generalities plus everyone is a bit different.

heres an example..if you want to see people lose weight and dropping pounds watch a thru hiker on the at this spring when many start that long trail of over 2000 miles. they can cram some calories down and still cant gain weight or stay the same. i seen countless folks get in new england area and get ill from lack of calories. i seen guys eat a huge meal and then cram a small cheese pizza down and still not gain weight. when i lived in alaska my work partner would eat around 10,000 calories a day..it was most amazing thing i ever seen to be honest. i never could burn that much..my limit was 3-5k...interestingly this past year i was shocked to find out even at my age..be 58 this spring..i still have ability if i am doing anything at all i will burn lots of calories. also all walking is not the same..flat to moderate burns way way less that the steep country does. example..the small mtn i go do a 3mile round trip on..i tested it over and over and over..i drop a pound each time i climbed that trail..and it wasnt even a tough trail..its only tough because i was/am not as in good of shape..fat and leg/spine injury. if i was to even do a fraction of what i use to do my calories will have to change for sure. i am going to go into some pretty remote backcountry this spring hunting morels and be going up and over multiple ridges i will see just how much calories i do burn then doing that...busting brush is vastly different that walking a cleared trail too. the test for me will be the bending and stooping going through thickets and brush.

blah blah blah

p.s. you gotta be in good shape despite the extra pounds to do the work and swim the laps you do.

you doing great...!! thumbs up !!

 

[elkhound]

Ok, a bit of a rant, whining, complaining...or just telling you what happened last night.

We went out to dinner with 9 other people last night. There was a lady there who lost 40 pounds in a month. Confirmed she was getting those weekly diabetic shots at $700 a week,and was the reason for the weight loss. No problem, we do what we have to do, and she decided to just pay $ instead of the hour walk/exercise that I chose. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap and a salad. She chose a burger with french fries and tater tots. Fine, she knows this is my weakness, but as I've said a thousand times, "NOTHING TASTES AS WELL AS LOSING WEIGHT DOES!"

So this gal, started tossing Tater Tots into my salad saying I had to eat it now. I politely pushed them aside, and kept eating my salad. When that didn't work, she tossed a bunch of fries onto my chicken wrap plate! Of course, I again pushed them aside and just ate my chicken wrap.

I don't know, maybe I am overly sensitive, but anyone else see anything wrong with this?

To me, this is like throwing a glass of booze in front of someone who decided to stop drinking. It ain't right!

What are your thoughts?

that would p me off big time.

 

[Bacpacker]

Ok, a bit of a rant, whining, complaining...or just telling you what happened last night.

We went out to dinner with 9 other people last night. There was a lady there who lost 40 pounds in a month. Confirmed she was getting those weekly diabetic shots at $700 a week,and was the reason for the weight loss. No problem, we do what we have to do, and she decided to just pay $ instead of the hour walk/exercise that I chose. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap and a salad. She chose a burger with french fries and tater tots. Fine, she knows this is my weakness, but as I've said a thousand times, "NOTHING TASTES AS WELL AS LOSING WEIGHT DOES!"

So this gal, started tossing Tater Tots into my salad saying I had to eat it now. I politely pushed them aside, and kept eating my salad. When that didn't work, she tossed a bunch of fries onto my chicken wrap plate! Of course, I again pushed them aside and just ate my chicken wrap.

I don't know, maybe I am overly sensitive, but anyone else see anything wrong with this?

To me, this is like throwing a glass of booze in front of someone who decided to stop drinking. It ain't right!

What are your thoughts?

Second time she did that, she'd have been wearing the fries. Thats disgusting. On top of her trying to make you feel bad.

 

[Cabin Fever]

If you're counting calories, eat food that is high in fiber, especially insoluble fiber. While fiber has calories, these calories, for the most part, are not used by the digestive system. In other words, you don't have to count fiber calories in your daily total. Another benefit of eating foods high in fiber is that you will feel more satiated due to the high volumes you can eat and without add a lot of calories.

 

[Supervisor42]

Are you talking from experience? I have been WFPB for five years. My doctor was astounded by my blood work after less than a year. He took me off of all five of my prescribed meds. My doc has actually asked if I would be willing to talk to some of his patients, which I have.

I am curious what supplements you take.
Several people I knew that went vegan were pale&frail/sickly a year later.

 

[Cabin Fever]

I am curious what supplements you take.
Several people I knew that went vegan were pale&frail/sickly a year later.

We're not vegans. We live a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. The only supplement we take is B-12. I'm 70 and still harvest firewood for heat (~3 full cords/year) and walk almost everyday. Veganism is a philosophy, almost a religion. Veganism is not necessarily health-based, and thus, many vegans may be frail and pale. You can consume potato chips, donuts, and beer everyday and still be a vegan.

 

[sonya123]

not totally true ..yes you will be smaller and use less but overall...since you are so active you will still burn more calories..it may drop to 2-3-or 400 calories instead of the 500 but still less...if you cut out sugar and wheat stuff i bet you would be shocked at extra calories burnt.

also all calories are not the same and its reason i type in generalities plus everyone is a bit different.

heres an example..if you want to see people lose weight and dropping pounds watch a thru hiker on the at this spring when many start that long trail of over 2000 miles. they can cram some calories down and still cant gain weight or stay the same. i seen countless folks get in new england area and get ill from lack of calories. i seen guys eat a huge meal and then cram a small cheese pizza down and still not gain weight.

that's true. we hiked up MOunt Katahdin in Maine maybe 15 years ago ( I have a photo if you want to see it
We got delayed halfway up in a lean to because of bad weather and ended up totally out of food by the time we got to the top. We hiked back the long 10 some miles without food. The kids endlessly complained " I am starving" , my son still remember to this day and he was maybe 9 or 10 . After we got down we found this combination Chinese and BBQ place all you can eat, and we did eat everything. Probably 5000 calories in one meal LOL
Same with when we used to ski, I never gained weight over the Christmas holidays no matter how much food I ate.
Just carrying your equipment from the parking lot to the ski lift at a higher altitude probably uses up 1000 calories

I just hiked up the mountain with the dog , in the wind and ice pellets coming down. Almost regretted it near the top one of these days I am going to die by falling tree or something, but that's not really a bad way to go

 

[Dani]

I remember the frustration, tears.
But I also remember the Doctor tell that if I didn't get my head out of my a**, I would be dead in 6 months.
I was a mess.
My blood pressure was constantly in Stroke range.
297/197.
My brain was going to explode.
Seizures weren't controlled.
I was drowning my sorrows in booze and pills.
Quit the booze cold turkey.
Was weaned off the pain pills.
Was weaned off wrong dosage of seizure medication.
Started with just one step at a time literally.
Now I do Military style 5 K's.
Still watch what I eat.
Estelle and I lift weights together.
We also do yoga together.
I try to walk at least a mile a day.
When I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, I thought my life ended.
Now I know it just changed a bit.
I am one stubborn old Army broad.
I don't quit.I might get side tracked once in awhile.
But I don't quit.
And yes I was active duty when I got hurt.
Was about to be deployed,

You have an amazing story Hun that could potentially give so many who struggle encouragement in one way or another. Your accomplishment was not just the weight loss. . . You had A LOT to overcome to get you to where you are now. You are one heck of a woman and once you have your mind set, there is nothing you won't accomplish. I think Estelle has given you great joy over the years and gave you another reason to live your life to the fullest.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Ok, a bit of a rant, whining, complaining...or just telling you what happened last night.

We went out to dinner with 9 other people last night. There was a lady there who lost 40 pounds in a month. Confirmed she was getting those weekly diabetic shots at $700 a week,and was the reason for the weight loss. No problem, we do what we have to do, and she decided to just pay $ instead of the hour walk/exercise that I chose. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap and a salad. She chose a burger with french fries and tater tots. Fine, she knows this is my weakness, but as I've said a thousand times, "NOTHING TASTES AS WELL AS LOSING WEIGHT DOES!"

So this gal, started tossing Tater Tots into my salad saying I had to eat it now. I politely pushed them aside, and kept eating my salad. When that didn't work, she tossed a bunch of fries onto my chicken wrap plate! Of course, I again pushed them aside and just ate my chicken wrap.

I don't know, maybe I am overly sensitive, but anyone else see anything wrong with this?

To me, this is like throwing a glass of booze in front of someone who decided to stop drinking. It ain't right!

What are your thoughts?

She has no respect for herself.
Or anyone else.
She's looking for the quick fix, but not the long term effects of those shots.
She reminds me of several people who are immature, childish behavior.
Sorry you had to go through something like that.

 

[Supervisor42]

Well, for those of us on the other side, struggling not to lose weight, I had to loosen one notch on my belt today...
The good news: I am now 2 more steps away from being declared "frail".
(don't worry, it won't hang around long).

Aaaaand it's gone .

 

[MoBookworm1957]

My gosh, you are amazing to have gone through all that and survived!!
Make my stupid accident and even my anxiety issues seem like a minor thing compared to all that. How did you get hurt in the military? I am asking because my daughter and sil are both in the Navy. I do worry about them. They have dangerous jobs. Daughter is on a flightdeck checking things on planes sometimes, and her husband is on a ship as a rescue swimmer plus other stuff he does. He is going to be deployed for almost a year this year sometime who knows where
I do yoga too btw . I miss all the other exercising I used to do and can't do anymore because of my foot
( I cut off half my foot stepping on a scythe that I didn't put away and leaned up against the barn, was wearing flip flops , stupid, all my own mistake, was rushing to put in animals because it was about to storm bad)

I was taking a class with other Senior NCO'S to learn what we could and couldn't do in Islamic country.
I do believe they were going to have problem with women being in charge of men.
And a Senior Woman NCO was a Military Police Officer.
But all that were injured were both male and female Senior NCO's.
Explosion- state side

 

[sonya123]

I was taking a class with other Senior NCO'S to learn what we could and couldn't do in Islamic country.
I do believe they were going to have problem with women being in charge of men.
And a Senior Woman NCO was a Military Police Officer.
But all that were injured were both male and female Senior NCO's.
Explosion- state side

So sorry that happened to you. I worry about daughter's family a lot. She won't get deployed because she has a baby but she could still get sucked up into the plane engine or something. When she was first stationed in Norfolk, the plane she worked on crashed and someone died. It was not her fault ( she works on a different part of the system) but she still felt really bad since she knew the young guy that died really well. Plus if WW3 officially starts, Norfolk is a definite target, probably #2 after DC
Our next door neighbor is retired military also. She was a nurse and stationed in Japan mostly. She lives out here by herself with some dogs.

 

[sonya123]

If you're counting calories, eat food that is high in fiber, especially insoluble fiber. While fiber has calories, these calories, for the most part, are not used by the digestive system. In other words, you don't have to count fiber calories in your daily total. Another benefit of eating foods high in fiber is that you will feel more satiated due to the high volumes you can eat and without add a lot of calories.

that's true . We eat a lot of cabbage , you can put it in a lot of different things, it is cheap and available
stuffed cabbage rolls, sweet and sour red cabbage, kimchi stew, shredded cabbage in any stir fry, vegetable soup

 

[sonya123]

week # 2 day # 1

yesterday I made a Greek lemon and egg soup. It's really easy to make ( just beat the eggs with some lemon juice and mix with chicken broth), son didn't like it, so I will have his share today
Today I am making Thai curry with pork veggies and pineapple, plus carrot and cucumber salad

probably tuna sandwich for evening haven't had one in a while and try to at least eat some fish occasionally

I woke up at 4 am today with my stomach growling. That hasn't happened before, but I am ok now not really hungry

 

[havasu]

I had grilled cod, green beans and a small corn on the cob last night. Today, I weighed myself and see that I am stuck on one of those plateaus again. I even did a 5 mile walk, and worked in the yard all day. I even repaired the concrete flagstone walkway and dug in another sprinkler head, so I kept really busy. I don't get it, but I am seeing a definite pattern in my daily weight. it must be an anatomy thing?

 

[Supervisor42]

I had grilled cod, green beans and a small corn on the cob last night. Today, I weighed myself and see that I am stuck on one of those plateaus again. I even did a 5 mile walk, and worked in the yard all day. I even repaired the concrete flagstone walkway and dug in another sprinkler head, so I kept really busy. I don't get it, but I am seeing a definite pattern in my daily weight. it must be an anatomy thing?

As your body metabolism transitions from converting calories to fat (which is very inefficient), to burning the incoming calories for energy output, it becomes much more efficient. This is part of our 'survival' stuff that we got in our DNA (feast or famine from our ancestors).
Many people are amazed to find out how many (few) calories that they actually expend. You have to overdraw your 'checking-account' a bunch before it reverses to converting stored fat into energy to expend.

 

[Supervisor42]

Many people are amazed to find out how many (few) calories that they actually expend. You have to overdraw your 'checking-account' a bunch before it reverses to converting stored fat into energy to expend.

Oddly enough, maintaining our core body temp is priority #1 for our metabolic system...
This is why you see people jumping into tubs of ice-water in health clubs.
Far more calories are needed to replace that, than lifting weights for an hour:

 

[Pearl]

Oddly enough, maintaining our core body temp is priority #1 for our metabolic system.
This is why you see people jumping into tubs of ice-water in health clubs.
Far more calories are needed to replace that, than lifting weights for an hour:
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Another good reason to get in the pool when the water is cool!! I remember reading somewhere that a body at rest burns about 1300 calories a day just to exist! So I can burn off a 12pack of beer just 'being'!!

 

[winds-of-change]

Ok, a bit of a rant, whining, complaining...or just telling you what happened last night.

We went out to dinner with 9 other people last night. There was a lady there who lost 40 pounds in a month. Confirmed she was getting those weekly diabetic shots at $700 a week,and was the reason for the weight loss. No problem, we do what we have to do, and she decided to just pay $ instead of the hour walk/exercise that I chose. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap and a salad. She chose a burger with french fries and tater tots. Fine, she knows this is my weakness, but as I've said a thousand times, "NOTHING TASTES AS WELL AS LOSING WEIGHT DOES!"

So this gal, started tossing Tater Tots into my salad saying I had to eat it now. I politely pushed them aside, and kept eating my salad. When that didn't work, she tossed a bunch of fries onto my chicken wrap plate! Of course, I again pushed them aside and just ate my chicken wrap.

I don't know, maybe I am overly sensitive, but anyone else see anything wrong with this?

To me, this is like throwing a glass of booze in front of someone who decided to stop drinking. It ain't right!

What are your thoughts?

That is incredibly rude and thoughtless. Very passive/aggressive. A true friend would support you in your endeavors. I can’t stand people like her.

I am curious what supplements you take.
Several people I knew that went vegan were pale&frail/sickly a year later.

My cousins daughter is a vegetarian. When she got pregnant with each of her two children, the doctor advised her to eat meat to get enough nutrients for her and her growing baby. She did start eating some meat but chose to go vegetarian again after childbirth.

that's true . We eat a lot of cabbage , you can put it in a lot of different things, it is cheap and available
stuffed cabbage rolls, sweet and sour red cabbage, kimchi stew, shredded cabbage in any stir fry, vegetable soup

I use a lot of cabbage, too. Fried cabbage, sauerkraut, onions with smoke sausage. And cabbage in most every soup I make.

I had grilled cod, green beans and a small corn on the cob last night. Today, I weighed myself and see that I am stuck on one of those plateaus again. I even did a 5 mile walk, and worked in the yard all day. I even repaired the concrete flagstone walkway and dug in another sprinkler head, so I kept really busy. I don't get it, but I am seeing a definite pattern in my daily weight. it must be an anatomy thing?

Everyone hits plateaus. Don’t let it defeat you. Sometimes I can’t lose a pound for 3-4 weeks. Just keep at it and don’t get discouraged. You’ve done so well so far.

 

[havasu]

Thanks for all the positive comments all. She isn't a friend, but a friend of a friend. She has a wonderful husband, but she was caught seriously flirting with my ultra rich single buddy. That is a big turn off to me, and another reason to dislike her.

I couldn't walk today, since I helped my workers finish my block wall, set sprinklers, dig out drain lines, and installed my outdoor shower drain. Just working in the backyard took 10,000 steps, so I did do major exercises.

 

[LadyLocust]

Iron is very important in my diet.

It can be very useful to women of a certain age. I don’t care for it but Portuguese make marcellus (sp?) which is a Portuguese blood sausage. (One side of my family is Portuguese)

 

[LadyLocust]

I had grilled cod, green beans and a small corn on the cob last night. Today, I weighed myself and see that I am stuck on one of those plateaus again. I even did a 5 mile walk, and worked in the yard all day. I even repaired the concrete flagstone walkway and dug in another sprinkler head, so I kept really busy. I don't get it, but I am seeing a definite pattern in my daily weight. it must be an anatomy thing?

If you did that much in a day, it will be a day or two before you see the results. If you are on a losing trend (healthy) and exercise, your body will naturally conserve energy (calories). After a day or two of regular exertion, your body will ease up and your weight will dip again.

 

[sonya123]

week 2 day # 2

cheated yesterday, had a gas station candybar ( snickers) but a small one 250 cal
we refilled all the fuel cans , we get non ethanol fuel for equipment and ranger
it's expensive

so today is pizza day
plus soup, maybe cream of broccoli

I did hike up the mountain with the dog yesterday, close to the top . I seldom go to the top it involves some climbing and the way down hurts my foots since it is very very steep. The rest of the hike is steep too but I can do it ok
Then I remembered we were getting a ton of rain today so I hiked up to our spring ( maybe halfway up) to undo the cleanout of one side. The spring gets dirty otherwise when we get a ton of rain, it's too much water, and dirt washes in

 

[sonya123]

If you did that much in a day, it will be a day or two before you see the results. If you are on a losing trend (healthy) and exercise, your body will naturally conserve energy (calories). After a day or two of regular exertion, your body will ease up and your weight will dip again.

you know what happens to me when I stop doing physical activity ( and eat the same) ? I lose weight
you lose muscle weight and it turns to fat

 

[sonya123]

Oddly enough, maintaining our core body temp is priority #1 for our metabolic system...
This is why you see people jumping into tubs of ice-water in health clubs.
Far more calories are needed to replace that, than lifting weights for an hour:

hahahaah!!! They can come live at our house for a while and save the money!! Our bathroom water is absolutely freezing , and so is the house when we get up!
( we do have hot water in winter, runs through the wood stove)

 

[MoBookworm1957]

I was taking a class with other Senior NCO'S to learn what we could and couldn't do in Islamic country.
I do believe they were going to have problem with women being in charge of men.
And a Senior Woman NCO was a Military Police Officer.
But all that were injured were both male and female Senior NCO's.
Explosion- state side

No accident is stupid.
They is how we learn and grow.

 

[sonya123]

No accident is stupid.
They is how we learn and grow.

well, but there are accidents or in your case intentional attacks that are not your fault, and then there are accidents that are because you were careless ( me) . There is a difference
I have had accidents before several times because I rushed and was careless. I seem to not have learned from it. Fell on my head at a theme park in Orlando once running in flip flops while it was raining. Ended up with a concussion. I cut myself really bad laying tile once ( but didn't actually cut my finger off) , had a lawnmower accident that required stitches, broke a leg and a collar bone as a kid ( doing dangerous things don't ask) and a few minor ones. I have been to the ER way more often than I care to remember
funny thing is I never hurt myself doing dangerous sports ( alpine skiing, rock climbing, martial arts with real sparring, gymnastics are a kid)