Lets not complain today. I want to brag. My husband and I have been dieting since the first week in August and we've been doing very well thank you. I have now lost 26 pounds and he has lost 19. That's a whole small person. Believe me we both feel better. Of course we'll feel even better when we get down to the weight we should be.
Being overweight has been a life long problem for me. I have never been more truly obese until the last 4 or 5 years. but in late 2004 and early 2005 I lost 50 pounds to get back to a comfortable weight and then gained it right back. I used Weight Watchers that time. Spent a fortune. It really is a good way to lose weight. And it wasn't their fault I gained it back, it was entirely mine. If I had continued to follow their program I would never have gained the weight back.
Now, I don't know about the rest of you but I am a big believer in COMFORT FOOD. When I feel bad I want to eat ( you see where this is going) so of course I gain weight. Add to that the fact that I get absolutely no exercise and you have the perfect formula for obesity. Oh, and for icing on the cake add in depression with a capital D. This time last year I didnt care if I ate myself into a super humongous sized coffin, but we got my medications adjusted and now I feel a little better and decided to lose some weight.
You know what happens when you look better? You feel better! Even though the weight loss has absolutely no effect on the fibro I do feel better about things in general. It really does make it easier to face tomorrow. In fact, I have started getting out of bed earlier because I can't wait to weigh. ( I know you aren't supposed to weight every day, but who cares, I do it anyway.)
So do you want to know about the marvelous diet we're on? It's really great. It's called watching what you eat and how much you eat. Believe it or not we eat anything we want but (and this is a big but) if something is high calorie/high fat) we only have a little bit or we cut down somewhere else.
This is the first time my husband has ever had to diet. But he is one of those aggravating people who can go all day without eating. Anyway he hasn't had any problem with smaller portions and it has been the easiest diet I've ever been on.
Only one more thing to say. If you are like me a are gaining a lot of weight and are feeling bad about how you look, think about losing the weight so that you can feel good about yourself. With the problems we have we often don't have a lot of control over our lives, but this is something we can control.
Have a good day, Diane
Being overweight has been a life long problem for me. I have never been more truly obese until the last 4 or 5 years. but in late 2004 and early 2005 I lost 50 pounds to get back to a comfortable weight and then gained it right back. I used Weight Watchers that time. Spent a fortune. It really is a good way to lose weight. And it wasn't their fault I gained it back, it was entirely mine. If I had continued to follow their program I would never have gained the weight back.
Now, I don't know about the rest of you but I am a big believer in COMFORT FOOD. When I feel bad I want to eat ( you see where this is going) so of course I gain weight. Add to that the fact that I get absolutely no exercise and you have the perfect formula for obesity. Oh, and for icing on the cake add in depression with a capital D. This time last year I didnt care if I ate myself into a super humongous sized coffin, but we got my medications adjusted and now I feel a little better and decided to lose some weight.
You know what happens when you look better? You feel better! Even though the weight loss has absolutely no effect on the fibro I do feel better about things in general. It really does make it easier to face tomorrow. In fact, I have started getting out of bed earlier because I can't wait to weigh. ( I know you aren't supposed to weight every day, but who cares, I do it anyway.)
So do you want to know about the marvelous diet we're on? It's really great. It's called watching what you eat and how much you eat. Believe it or not we eat anything we want but (and this is a big but) if something is high calorie/high fat) we only have a little bit or we cut down somewhere else.
This is the first time my husband has ever had to diet. But he is one of those aggravating people who can go all day without eating. Anyway he hasn't had any problem with smaller portions and it has been the easiest diet I've ever been on.
Only one more thing to say. If you are like me a are gaining a lot of weight and are feeling bad about how you look, think about losing the weight so that you can feel good about yourself. With the problems we have we often don't have a lot of control over our lives, but this is something we can control.
Have a good day, Diane
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