Missychick21님의 저널, 2014년 01월 16일

Do what is comfortable for you! I am trying to do a 'lower' carb diet right now. Try to stay anywhere between 30-50 net carbs a day. That way if I know I am going to have a higher carb meal (such as pasta) that night I don't feel as guilty. I would just need to watch my carbs for my other meals. It also helps because there are less restrictions! I could NEVER go no carb, atkins, or low carb. For the same reason as you. I find them to restricting. 

I know Atkins builds up but the induction phase is 20 nc but then it eventually goes up... My problem is I don't know what is comfortable for me...Because eating a snickers is very comfortable until the guilt kicks in and I feel like a lard butt lol 

I know I personally have never succeeded with atkins... There are people who swear by it but I just feel like I cant eat anything . I have been counting calories and staying under 1600 a day and it seems to be working for me so that is what I plan to keep doing. I do however try to stay away from breads and pastas that I know are high carbs, and I cut out pop and sugar. I hope you find something that works for you. We are all different and we just have to find what works for us.  

When I did it the last time I lost over 30 pounds...Now I'm higher than ever but a lot of bad stuff has happened over the years starting with minty fudge stacked with depression from miscarriages. I hit my all time high of 250 and it just makes me feel like a complete failure. I know I need to just work out a system for myself and stock up on healthy things. It sucks that the little store where I live has limited fresh fruits and veggies though and the nearest store that has lots is a 20 minute drive... Maybe meal planning will help... 

Ahhh sorry to hear about your miscarriages Missy. I know what a toll that can take on you emotionally. I went through that myself although it seems like forever ago. I had one miscarriage and then less than a year later I got preganant again and was going for an ultrasound and they found the baby had no heartbeat. that time required surgery. After that I was very depressed and it was not a good time in my life. I got pregnant with my now 7 year old daughter a year later and that was 9 longgggg months of complications , I literally prayed everyday for good to please let me have a healthy baby. My prayers were answered and she is the light of my life. Sorry that was alittle long , but really I know how hard it is to handle the stress and emotions that follow a loss like that. Its even harder when some people just don't know what to say and at times I felt like no one cared at all. don't feel like a failure. Sometimes life has low points. What is most important right now is that you are striving to find a solution and better your life and your health. I am sure you are a strong woman and YOU CAN DO IT : )  

Thanks Chryssm :) The part I hate the most is that with the depression came the pounds and we are still ttc but I know I am so heavy that my body probably wouldn't succeed with the next pregnancy either if we ever have one. The thought that we will just keep failing is hard to get past. I'm trying to focus on losing the weight and hoping if I don't think about actually getting pregnant again the weight will come off and the pregnancy will just happen. Guaranteed I will still be scared of losing it again. It's hard to pick myself up and just do what I have to to lose this weight... 

You are not a failure. I started at 288 pounds, imagine that! I did Atkins to start my weight loss program a little over a year ago and it worked, I lost weight and fast, then about 6 months in my weight loss slowed and I got the dreaded carb creep. I needed carbs and my body was telling me so. So I switched to counting calories and began exercising (walking aroung my neighborhood for only 10 mins a day) this lead to a very frustrating 2 month stall in weight loss. But once my body adjusted I have lost 5 pounds a month ever since. What Atkins did for me....got me off the sugar addiction! What I learned about (effective) weight loss: You can lose weight one of 2 ways. In Ketosis (as Atkins suggests) or by combining counting calories with exercise. ****If you eat carbs you have to burn them off**** What doesn't work.....counting calories with out exercise! Now given you can loose weight with out the exercise, but it will be long, painful and drawn out (who whants that). But the key is to get active! And I swear by this! Get your self a pedometer, the cose $5 - $20 and count your steps daily. 5,000 steps and under you are sedentary, 5k-10k your are low active, & 10,000 and above you are active. I check my step count daily and shoot for "low active". Either way you have to make a sacrifice...carbs or exercise. Good luck and keep us posted on your choice. I know you can do this!!!!!  

I do Zumba on my xbox for exercise. I've been watching calories lately just don't know what to do with myself sometimes... 

I never realized just how many ( empty ) calories I used to eat until I started strictly logging my foods. It gave me a whole new realization. Now I strive to get as much as I can for the least amount of calories. Its weird how my mindset is quickly changing. I wouldn't have thought twice about a cookie or some chips a while ago , but now I know that I will lose 200 wasted calories in my log and I will still feel hungry. The meals I have been eating leave me feeling full and I am satisfied. that helps ALOT.  

I log everything but I think I hit a point of being scared of food...I don't want to eat for fear of eating too many calories. I find myself trying to fill up only on water and maybe the occasional coffee so by dinner time I have no chance of going over since I haven't ate all day. Dinner is the only meal we eat as a family, the rest of the day I'm home by myself.  

I wouldn't be able to do that , I would be starving by dinner and then I would end up eating wayyyyyy too much. I used to always eat dinner really late , sometimes 7 or 8. Lately I make dinner early , by 4-430 ! And then I try to either walk or do my zumba dvd after dinner . And I don't eat after 7.  

I do Zumba in the morning because nobody is home then. I don't try to not eat I just have a subconscious thing that says I'll eat too much if I allow myself to eat at all...  

Mom2Boxers and I are following the "Sane" diet as outlined in the Calorie Myth by Jonathan Bailor. Why don't you check it out and tell me what you think? Most of it is available free on line.  

Dear Missy, my best advice to you would be to look at what you are eating to identify areas for improvement. You say you log everything- so it should be fairly easy to just go back and see where the big calorie numbers are and try to think of some alternatives. Don't worry too much about cutting one major food group out of your diet- that will make you feel limited. Just review and make improvements as you go. Don't murder yourself emotionally over mistakes- just identify them and move on. You're beautiful and you can do it if you put your heart into it. Giving up soda is a huge step in the right direction. Good luck! 

Thank you Buffy I will look into that :)  

Luminary, I wasn't recording for a long time when I was eating my crappy food...I record everything now but it isn't much. I don't even know what a healthy calorie number is for the different meals and snacks...  

Buffy, Is there a cost for "SANE"?  

I never even tried Atkins...had my gallbladder out in 2010. Sooo I'm doing low fat diet. And portion control, calorie counting. :) I'm down 24.5lbs since jan 2nd. So it's definitely working for me. And I don't feel deprived. I think it might be a good route for you too. <3 potatoes!! I had Chicken breast, roasted red potatoes and green beans for dinner actually. You can do this, just have to find the right healthy food lifestyle for you. And seasonings!! The power of a well stocked spice rack is a great thing!!! Garlic, onion, salt and pepper, can't go wrong with them. ^_^ You can do this!! Just keep at it! 

The basics of Sane should be free. I'll PM you a link this weekend. Got to get back to work.  

Thank you Buffy :-)