I AM EATING MORE AND LOSING WEIGHT
Interesting to say the least. When I resumed this blog the intention was to live a more normal food life and exercise consistently. So far so good, but here's where the good and interesting thing comes in: I AM EATING MORE AND LOSING WEIGHT.
What is more fascinating is what I am eating. Anything I want - as long as I honestly track it. eg: ham and mayonnaise with tomato relish on wholemeal bread with salad veg. Nothing low cal or low fat, tastes great.
The only rules I follow:
1. TRACK FOOD AND EXERCISE HONESTLY
2. FOLLOW HEALTHY DIABETIC GUIDELINES
3. CHOOSE AND RECORD 3 DESIRABLE BEHAVIOURS
Of these, 3 seems to be the most difficult because I can't move on to new desirable habits until I have tracked 30 consecutive positive days. Already had to start again, easy to see that consistency is an issue. (wouldn't you know it?) Work needed.........
Monday, January 14, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Life at 59
I am revisiting the blogasphere after a very long time.
UPDATE:
My weight is stable and my band unfilled. It was never a successful adventure for me. I weigh several kilos less than before the band but more than my last post in 2009. Did I fail or was it the band. I was still always hungry and I could never find a fill level that allowed me to eat normal food no matter how long I chewed, so life became about crunchy carbs or very soft food and still I was regurgitating 2 or 3 times a day. SOOO, I had ALL the fill out in April last year and have put on 3 kilos. Strangely enough the band without any fill still gives me a touch of restriction when eating some foods like chewy bread and steak and raw carrots.
After Christmas I started to revisit favourite blogs and realised I am not alone in this story, there are others who have not been able to accommodate the band. In fact I feel lucky that I didn't push on with tighter fills. An interesting development for me was finding out how many people have revised to the gastric sleeve and I am looking forward to hearing of results. (Best wishes guys) The blog that really rang bells for me was Weightloss Expedition (I have read this blog, off and on since 2008) and Bunny starts her last entry with a wonderful graph of her journey over the years. The band did not do it for her but the Livestrong tracking program gave her the tools to manage a consistent weight loss for the first time. I have to say I felt inspired, so fitpal here I come hoping for the best.
I have joined MYFITNESSPAL and intend to use their tracking program to lose a few kilos. I seem to have gone past the urge to lose massive quantities of weight and honestly 84 kilos is my new goal. That represents 5 kilos and would take me to the weight I was seven years ago. Still heavy but more comfortable. Would I like to do more? yes,yes,yes. Do I think I could? I have to say based on the past, no, no, no.
Having said all that I am in a happy place. I have retired from teaching and become a student. An art student. I've always been interested in painting ,drawing, sculpture and so on but with work and four children there wasn't the time or energy - now I have both. Making art takes me into my own small space where time and irritations find it difficult to intrude. I have found friends and like minded people, and something interesting and absorbing to do. Who knew that drawing could make 2 hours disappear as if it were five minutes.
What a long post for me. Best wishes to anyone who might stumble on this blog
Susan
UPDATE:
My weight is stable and my band unfilled. It was never a successful adventure for me. I weigh several kilos less than before the band but more than my last post in 2009. Did I fail or was it the band. I was still always hungry and I could never find a fill level that allowed me to eat normal food no matter how long I chewed, so life became about crunchy carbs or very soft food and still I was regurgitating 2 or 3 times a day. SOOO, I had ALL the fill out in April last year and have put on 3 kilos. Strangely enough the band without any fill still gives me a touch of restriction when eating some foods like chewy bread and steak and raw carrots.
After Christmas I started to revisit favourite blogs and realised I am not alone in this story, there are others who have not been able to accommodate the band. In fact I feel lucky that I didn't push on with tighter fills. An interesting development for me was finding out how many people have revised to the gastric sleeve and I am looking forward to hearing of results. (Best wishes guys) The blog that really rang bells for me was Weightloss Expedition (I have read this blog, off and on since 2008) and Bunny starts her last entry with a wonderful graph of her journey over the years. The band did not do it for her but the Livestrong tracking program gave her the tools to manage a consistent weight loss for the first time. I have to say I felt inspired, so fitpal here I come hoping for the best.
I have joined MYFITNESSPAL and intend to use their tracking program to lose a few kilos. I seem to have gone past the urge to lose massive quantities of weight and honestly 84 kilos is my new goal. That represents 5 kilos and would take me to the weight I was seven years ago. Still heavy but more comfortable. Would I like to do more? yes,yes,yes. Do I think I could? I have to say based on the past, no, no, no.
Having said all that I am in a happy place. I have retired from teaching and become a student. An art student. I've always been interested in painting ,drawing, sculpture and so on but with work and four children there wasn't the time or energy - now I have both. Making art takes me into my own small space where time and irritations find it difficult to intrude. I have found friends and like minded people, and something interesting and absorbing to do. Who knew that drawing could make 2 hours disappear as if it were five minutes.
What a long post for me. Best wishes to anyone who might stumble on this blog
Susan
Monday, February 23, 2009
ONE YEAR LATER
I'm back after a very long break and a lack of success with the band. It hasn't all been bad news, just some very tough personal lessons, all taken on within the one year. Sooo! What were these lessons?
LESSON 1 - Life gets in the way be kind to yourself
During the year my beloved mother was dying. Mum died 12/1/2009
For the first time in 25 year I was living in another town many hours away. I had a new and very demanding job and no friends to give moral support. Comfort eating appears in my life again albeit modified by the band.
Patience is a virtue
During this last year I have not lost weight, in fact at one stage in December, January I put on 3kg which shocked me as I had consoled myself with the thought that at least I hadn't gained weight.I have since lost that 3 kg and my present weight is 86kg. WHAT WAS I EATING TO GAIN THIS WEIGHT? - my old friends lollies and icecream and bread - somethings never change.
The Mind Matters Most
In the last month I have discovered The Gabriel Method and CBT. It has been a revelation. The band to control how much I eat and my mind to control what I eat. Perfectly logical BUT easier to read about than put into practice. I am certain that this new attitude is responsible for the 3kg loss.
Eat normal,healthy food and the BAND WILL WORK
This of course is what we are told when we get the band but in my case it has taken all this time for it to sink in. I felt so disappointed that only two fills and I PB'd too many times and resorted to soft easy foods. This was my banded life from July to January. Then, a little research and I found some articles on CBT and weight loss, came across Jon Gabriels story and applied this information. Using meditations and guided imagery has helped me to change my behaviour and I now am eating normal meals, chewing carefully, and feeling satisfied. BINGO - WEIGHT LOSS. Am I happy - you bet.
Sharing helps
I have been helped by reading so many blogs, even though I couldn't keep writing my own during the year. I hope this part of my story can help someone too.
Bye for now - chin up
Susan
LESSON 1 - Life gets in the way be kind to yourself
During the year my beloved mother was dying. Mum died 12/1/2009
For the first time in 25 year I was living in another town many hours away. I had a new and very demanding job and no friends to give moral support. Comfort eating appears in my life again albeit modified by the band.
Patience is a virtue
During this last year I have not lost weight, in fact at one stage in December, January I put on 3kg which shocked me as I had consoled myself with the thought that at least I hadn't gained weight.I have since lost that 3 kg and my present weight is 86kg. WHAT WAS I EATING TO GAIN THIS WEIGHT? - my old friends lollies and icecream and bread - somethings never change.
The Mind Matters Most
In the last month I have discovered The Gabriel Method and CBT. It has been a revelation. The band to control how much I eat and my mind to control what I eat. Perfectly logical BUT easier to read about than put into practice. I am certain that this new attitude is responsible for the 3kg loss.
Eat normal,healthy food and the BAND WILL WORK
This of course is what we are told when we get the band but in my case it has taken all this time for it to sink in. I felt so disappointed that only two fills and I PB'd too many times and resorted to soft easy foods. This was my banded life from July to January. Then, a little research and I found some articles on CBT and weight loss, came across Jon Gabriels story and applied this information. Using meditations and guided imagery has helped me to change my behaviour and I now am eating normal meals, chewing carefully, and feeling satisfied. BINGO - WEIGHT LOSS. Am I happy - you bet.
Sharing helps
I have been helped by reading so many blogs, even though I couldn't keep writing my own during the year. I hope this part of my story can help someone too.
Bye for now - chin up
Susan
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
CHECKING IN
Stood on the scales this morning. The extra kg has gone. Who Knows where? I haven't been doing anything special maybe it was just fluid in the first place. Anyway I AM DELIGHTED. I have lost 9.5 kg since November.
Yesterday's food intake:
BREAKFAST- 1 soy-lin toast
125g sardines (I have strange tastes)
1 coffee
LUNCH- corned beef
salad
2 slices pineapple
DINNER- Chicken breast
Veg
Potato
SNACKS - 1/4 sandwhich
1/2 cup yoghurt
jelly
milk for coffee
Yesterday's food intake:
BREAKFAST- 1 soy-lin toast
125g sardines (I have strange tastes)
1 coffee
LUNCH- corned beef
salad
2 slices pineapple
DINNER- Chicken breast
Veg
Potato
SNACKS - 1/4 sandwhich
1/2 cup yoghurt
jelly
milk for coffee
Sunday, February 17, 2008
TIME TO BE HONEST
Today I have been reading some blogs and have enjoyed catching up. One thing has become clear to me suddenly - this is going to require WORK. Most people have already worked this one out. Trust me to still be living in fantasy land........ so, here are some resolutions.
1. I will make sensible food choices - this band does not mean I get to eat everything in whatever quantity I like.
2. I will use this blog as a journal and use it more regularly.
3. I will be more patient with my progress and realise that I haven't had a fill yet - progress will be SLOW.
4. I will increase exercise in my life.
What has brought this (resolutions, reading) on?
I have eaten many things that I shouldn't over the last 4 days and have been considering the consequences. I have put on 1kg OUCH...... and I feel rotten about it. Surely I'm old enough to know betterthan to comfort eat. Seems you're never too old. Last week I travelled for 4hrs to see my surgeon for 10mins, he checked my wounds, they were OK. Then, I travelled 4hrs home. Not a very satisfying day as I was expecting to have a fill. Now I need to wait for a fortnight until my next appointment but at least that is only a 1hr trip away. I was sooo disappointed. Did I tell my doctor - NO. Did I go home and eat all kinds of forbidden things - Yes,Yes Yes
Oh well, time to start over
Until next time - keep smiling
Susan
1. I will make sensible food choices - this band does not mean I get to eat everything in whatever quantity I like.
2. I will use this blog as a journal and use it more regularly.
3. I will be more patient with my progress and realise that I haven't had a fill yet - progress will be SLOW.
4. I will increase exercise in my life.
What has brought this (resolutions, reading) on?
I have eaten many things that I shouldn't over the last 4 days and have been considering the consequences. I have put on 1kg OUCH...... and I feel rotten about it. Surely I'm old enough to know betterthan to comfort eat. Seems you're never too old. Last week I travelled for 4hrs to see my surgeon for 10mins, he checked my wounds, they were OK. Then, I travelled 4hrs home. Not a very satisfying day as I was expecting to have a fill. Now I need to wait for a fortnight until my next appointment but at least that is only a 1hr trip away. I was sooo disappointed. Did I tell my doctor - NO. Did I go home and eat all kinds of forbidden things - Yes,Yes Yes
Oh well, time to start over
Until next time - keep smiling
Susan
Friday, February 1, 2008
It seems for every bandster there is a different experience. I am still HUNGRY........ and I didn't expect to be. Anyone out there with the same story? I have lost a little more weight but truthfully it goes up and down daily. The problem seems to be my apetite (what a surprise) - still hale and healthy even after surgery. You've gotta laugh about these things.
On the positive side my new school is large, has many steps and I need to go up and down them all day, so exercise will not be a problem. There is also a group of women here who go to the gym and I've decided to go too - hope it all helps.
On the positive side my new school is large, has many steps and I need to go up and down them all day, so exercise will not be a problem. There is also a group of women here who go to the gym and I've decided to go too - hope it all helps.
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