Starting an Eight-Week Fitness Program

[Mbenson5]

Whoo hoo!!!! So happy for you!

[bangieb]

Great job...we can do it!

[shparks]

I signed up for a new Gold's Gym that is opening at a local mall. I thought that it would be ready the last week of February. But they kept pushing the date back, and it just now opened today. I went in and worked out. I like it a lot.


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[stacydev]

Hi Shawn, I just saw this thread and read through all the comments. I just wanted you to know that I'm behind you and believe in you and I know you will make the right choices. I'm glad to see that the scale is moving down again. I know that you will get to goal. We are here for you. It's hard to get into a work out routine. I mean I still don't enjoy it, but I know it's something I have to do to continue to lose weight and get to goal and then even continue working out as I maintain. I do too feel that I have a food addiction. I tell myself that I won't by such and such bad food at the store, because I have no self control, but then I end up buying it. I get so pissed at myself for doing it. It's hard and it's a battle we are likely going to have for the rest of our lives. I just hope I didn't have this surgery for nothing. I am scared every day that I will regain the weight. Please let us know if you need anything.

[shparks]

I just hope I didn't have this surgery for nothing. I am scared every day that I will regain the weight.

I know exactly how you feel. When I first plateaued, and my weight started fluctuating up and down, I did not think that it was a big deal. Then the numbers started fluxing up more than down. But it was only a few pounds, and I had lost so much, so it did not really matter. But now I am pissed at myself for letting more than 40 pounds come back. I feel like an idiot for needing to lose the same weight again.

[stacydev]

All we can do is take one day at a time. I know everyone wants to look at what weight will I be at X date, but honestly, for me, I just have to live in the now. I need to make the right food choices today and not worry about what's going to happen in a week. At least you caught yourself before gaining it all back and no need to feel bad about regaining. We are all human and it's trial and error to figure out what works for you.

[Mbenson5]

So glad we can all be here for each other!! I bombed big time today. My own fault. I didn't get up early enough to exercise or eat. Then took my son, who got hurt at work last week to PT and on the way home, he wanted to stop by Krispy Kreme and long story short, I ate 3 of them. I am still bot able to control myself around sugar. Maybe I just need to say good bye altogether. I have always had a sweet tooth and that has been one of my worst problems. I don't know if I can, honestly. I am afraid that I can't...

[shparks]

So glad we can all be here for each other!! I bombed big time today. My own fault. I didn't get up early enough to exercise or eat. Then took my son, who got hurt at work last week to PT and on the way home, he wanted to stop by Krispy Kreme and long story short, I ate 3 of them. I am still bot able to control myself around sugar. Maybe I just need to say good bye altogether. I have always had a sweet tooth and that has been one of my worst problems. I don't know if I can, honestly. I am afraid that I can't...

I have been attending online meetings for Overeaters Anonymous:

http://oa12step4coes.org/meetings.html

[Mbenson5]

Decided it is safer just not to have sweets at all. It is going to get rough in the next few days. Esp since tomorrow is Easter and I am making dessert...no, I cannot have it in moderation, because I cannot do moderation with sugar. I need to say it, write it, think it, feel it. No sugar...

[Purple Queen]

I am happy to report that I am back below the 100-pound loss milestone.

Congratulations! One day @ a time, one pound @ a time. You can do it l!!!

[RRT]

Hi everybody. mbenson5-Melissa how can you eat 3 donuts? My restriction would never let me do this. Lol. One donut yes. Thats interesting.

Yes exersizing. After my surgery I started swimming. Got to 2 miles three times a week. It was wonderful. I also was working day shift at that time. Then I went back to nightshift and did not swim as I was so tired. And working nightshift you are surrounded by crap food and its hard to resist. This week I started swimming again with my goal of doing 2 miles three times a week. Still work nights but got my schedule working 6 twelves in a row and 8 days off.

Addiction? Ah yes there are a lot of people on these boards who think thats BS. I don't. When you turn to food when your happy, depressed, angry, etc. you got a problem. I had to work through why I chose food for every damn thing. And it was not easy. You can go to a shrink(which I have) or join a group BUT only YOU can stop the destructive over eating. One day at a time for the rest of your life. Or not. You make that choice. The surgery is the tool and you control it. Who said this was going to be easy?

Shawn. You can do this man. And I eat whatever I want just in small (very small) portions. I still find it weird that I can eat so little and im stuffed. I never overeat. That is the key!!!! YOU must not overeat and you will keep the weight off. My heart goes out to you.

[Mbenson5]

Oh, not all at once! lol. But I can eat 2 at once, esp if I am really hungry. On the bright sode, it was a wake up call for me and I haven't had another one since. I am doing really well with exercising every day I can too. It wasn't a total loss.

[WANAGL]

That's awesome, Shawn. Keep up the great work of taking charge and making changes! I'm looking forward to your continued progress!

[shparks]

I hit a bit of a snag in my fitness program. I have been sick with the flu for over a week now. I haven't been to the gym at all.

[Mbenson5]

Ugh, hope you feel better soon!