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
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