Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Wow, Lynn, what a story indeed. Thankyou so much for the inspiration. What a woman your friend is. It's wonderful that she was able to take off that weight. Dawn lynnf_99 wrote: > Don't you be discouraged!! Ok, I have another story...success > story. I met a lady back in '86...she weighed close to 500 lbs. > Every three months she had to have her glasses changed for the fat > pressed so severely on the optic nerve, the doc told her she'd be > blind before she was 38. Her primary doc referred her to the > university hospital where they were conducting behavior modification > studies related to obesity. She was immediately accepted into the > program...and went through the planning stages. Now, she was as good > as gold the first month (no weighing allowed!) She could only walk > the distance of 4 townhouses, but she was exercising and eating as > the program prescribed. > > So, she went in to her second month's meeting...got weighed...and > lost 5 lbs. She cried, honest...I had to sit with her for a long > time and get her calmed down. But, she just got determined...and > stuck with it, going to meetings, etc...by the second month, she lost > 50 lbs.!! That one success gave her the motivation to continue. > > She went on to loose 300 lbs. Forget how long it took. But as she > did, she talked to local groups about the success of it...met > who sent her a dozen roses when she weighed in at 198. What > a day that was!! Talk about major skinny partying! LOL! It was > wonderful. > > She had been abandoned by her husband, no money at all, two sons, no > job...but she overcame it all and her own personal cross...so, don't > give up...you are so worth it! > > Lynn > > > > > Well, after 1 week of doing absolutely perfect on my diet and > > drinking > > > tons of water and not ONE SIP of Coke, I weighed myself this > > morning and > > > haven't lost a pound~!! I am so discouraged. I have always been > > one to > > > lose weight very easily and just don't understand this. I'm > > presuming > > > it's the Prednisone, could this be the case? I feel like > throwing > > in > > > the towel. No sense in torturing myself if I'm not going to see > any > > > results. However, I will give it another week and see what next > > > Friday's results are. *sigh* > > > > > > Dawn from Blimpville..... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Wow, Lynn, what a story indeed. Thankyou so much for the inspiration. What a woman your friend is. It's wonderful that she was able to take off that weight. Dawn lynnf_99 wrote: > Don't you be discouraged!! Ok, I have another story...success > story. I met a lady back in '86...she weighed close to 500 lbs. > Every three months she had to have her glasses changed for the fat > pressed so severely on the optic nerve, the doc told her she'd be > blind before she was 38. Her primary doc referred her to the > university hospital where they were conducting behavior modification > studies related to obesity. She was immediately accepted into the > program...and went through the planning stages. Now, she was as good > as gold the first month (no weighing allowed!) She could only walk > the distance of 4 townhouses, but she was exercising and eating as > the program prescribed. > > So, she went in to her second month's meeting...got weighed...and > lost 5 lbs. She cried, honest...I had to sit with her for a long > time and get her calmed down. But, she just got determined...and > stuck with it, going to meetings, etc...by the second month, she lost > 50 lbs.!! That one success gave her the motivation to continue. > > She went on to loose 300 lbs. Forget how long it took. But as she > did, she talked to local groups about the success of it...met > who sent her a dozen roses when she weighed in at 198. What > a day that was!! Talk about major skinny partying! LOL! It was > wonderful. > > She had been abandoned by her husband, no money at all, two sons, no > job...but she overcame it all and her own personal cross...so, don't > give up...you are so worth it! > > Lynn > > > > > Well, after 1 week of doing absolutely perfect on my diet and > > drinking > > > tons of water and not ONE SIP of Coke, I weighed myself this > > morning and > > > haven't lost a pound~!! I am so discouraged. I have always been > > one to > > > lose weight very easily and just don't understand this. I'm > > presuming > > > it's the Prednisone, could this be the case? I feel like > throwing > > in > > > the towel. No sense in torturing myself if I'm not going to see > any > > > results. However, I will give it another week and see what next > > > Friday's results are. *sigh* > > > > > > Dawn from Blimpville..... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Hi, Zanna. I'm on 15 mg. of Pred., until tomorrow, then I drop down to 10 mg. Dawn wischic68@... wrote: > don't throw in the towel yet!! It is good that you just gave up the coke. > Even if you don't lose weight, you will probably feel better. How much pred > are you on?? > > Zanna > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 I started loosing my Pred. swelling when I got down to 10 mg., Dawn....sigh...now, eeww pfui! So you will see positive changes! Major suckimoto at 40mg... Lynn --- Dawn Green wrote: > Hi, Zanna. I'm on 15 mg. of Pred., until tomorrow, > then I drop down to 10 mg. > > Dawn > > wischic68@... wrote: > > > don't throw in the towel yet!! It is good that > you just gave up the coke. > > Even if you don't lose weight, you will probably > feel better. How much pred > > are you on?? > > > > Zanna > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 I started loosing my Pred. swelling when I got down to 10 mg., Dawn....sigh...now, eeww pfui! So you will see positive changes! Major suckimoto at 40mg... Lynn --- Dawn Green wrote: > Hi, Zanna. I'm on 15 mg. of Pred., until tomorrow, > then I drop down to 10 mg. > > Dawn > > wischic68@... wrote: > > > don't throw in the towel yet!! It is good that > you just gave up the coke. > > Even if you don't lose weight, you will probably > feel better. How much pred > > are you on?? > > > > Zanna > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 I started loosing my Pred. swelling when I got down to 10 mg., Dawn....sigh...now, eeww pfui! So you will see positive changes! Major suckimoto at 40mg... Lynn --- Dawn Green wrote: > Hi, Zanna. I'm on 15 mg. of Pred., until tomorrow, > then I drop down to 10 mg. > > Dawn > > wischic68@... wrote: > > > don't throw in the towel yet!! It is good that > you just gave up the coke. > > Even if you don't lose weight, you will probably > feel better. How much pred > > are you on?? > > > > Zanna > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 There was a lot of overeating this past week and of course I gained weight since i also didn't exercise despite walkng instead of taking the bus to the seminar.Could you stop weighing yourself? Scales lie. I guess I'm not very compassionate in general. I would be tempted to tell a good friend that he/she was an idiot for eating all of this food despite knowing he would feel bad about it later. Of course I wouldn't, I would simply lie and tell him/her something about how it's not that bad or how they should be compassionate and blablabla but it would still be a lie. Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a friend was an idiot for eating all of the food?Btw, I'm a newcomer, but not new to this philosophy. I just needed to get back on track as the whole crazy diet mentality snuck back into my life. Patti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 There was a lot of overeating this past week and of course I gained weight since i also didn't exercise despite walkng instead of taking the bus to the seminar.Could you stop weighing yourself? Scales lie. I guess I'm not very compassionate in general. I would be tempted to tell a good friend that he/she was an idiot for eating all of this food despite knowing he would feel bad about it later. Of course I wouldn't, I would simply lie and tell him/her something about how it's not that bad or how they should be compassionate and blablabla but it would still be a lie. Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a friend was an idiot for eating all of the food?Btw, I'm a newcomer, but not new to this philosophy. I just needed to get back on track as the whole crazy diet mentality snuck back into my life. Patti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 there must be a reason for overeating, since you choose to do it. maybe it's comforting, maybe it tastes good, maybe something else.so i don't think you are stupid... there's logic behind it! just because it's not logic that you agree with doesn't mean it's not there... abby  Patti Thorp wrote: > Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to > change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a > friend was an idiot for eating all of the food? Because if you know the consequences and you don't like them but you do it anyway. That's the reason I yell at myself. I'm an idiot because I KNOW the consequences of overeating, yet I continue DOING it! :-/ Best wishes s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 there must be a reason for overeating, since you choose to do it. maybe it's comforting, maybe it tastes good, maybe something else.so i don't think you are stupid... there's logic behind it! just because it's not logic that you agree with doesn't mean it's not there... abby  Patti Thorp wrote: > Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to > change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a > friend was an idiot for eating all of the food? Because if you know the consequences and you don't like them but you do it anyway. That's the reason I yell at myself. I'm an idiot because I KNOW the consequences of overeating, yet I continue DOING it! :-/ Best wishes s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Just a little laugh along the lines of weighing myself. I had stopped doing that for several months, even refused at the doctors office. Then for the past few days I had this real desire to weigh myself realizing it might put me in a low mood or motivate me. I know I have gained weight because I have had to buy larger size shorts. Anyway, last night I decided to do it. I hauled out my scales from their storage place and the battery had gone dead. It said I weighed 2.2 lbs. WOW! So then I decided to get out the old scales and guess what. The battery in that one had gone dead. And I did not have a replacement for either. I think the universe was trying to tell me something. Will go back to trusting my body. Hope you all can laugh with me. The joke was on me! Sandy   There was a lot of overeating this past week and of course I gained weight since i also didn't exercise despite walkng instead of taking the bus to the seminar.Could you stop weighing yourself? Scales lie. I guess I'm not very compassionate in general. I would be tempted to tell a good friend that he/she was an idiot for eating all of this food despite knowing he would feel bad about it later. Of course I wouldn't, I would simply lie and tell him/her something about how it's not that bad or how they should be compassionate and blablabla but it would still be a lie. Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a friend was an idiot for eating all of the food? Btw, I'm a newcomer, but not new to this philosophy. I just needed to get back on track as the whole crazy diet mentality snuck back into my life. Patti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Styxia, it sounds to me like you have an inner gremlin who whispers " You are a failure and always will be. " to you. How very sad and probably not too different from what you may have heard from others (family usually) to the point that you have internalized it. I find that difficult to swallow seeing how you ARE a capable and professional too. Plus you are married and have been working at IE for quite some time now. To me that means you aren't a quitter! Sooooo perhaps instead of working so HARD at this, could you find a way or two to turn a little bit of IE into fun for you? Maybe the next time someone (even yourself ;-) makes a negative remark about a 'fat' person, MENTALLY imagine sticking your tongue out at them and saying " The only fat person is one that is soooo full of hot air - YOU! " I'm just grabbing at ideas, probably none that will fit or suit you, but just trying to redirect negative feedback towards more positive potential for you. BEST to you, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to > > change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a > > friend was an idiot for eating all of the food? > > Because if you know the consequences and you don't like them but you do > it anyway. That's the reason I yell at myself. I'm an idiot because I > KNOW the consequences of overeating, yet I continue DOING it! :-/ > > Best wishes > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Styxia, it sounds to me like you have an inner gremlin who whispers " You are a failure and always will be. " to you. How very sad and probably not too different from what you may have heard from others (family usually) to the point that you have internalized it. I find that difficult to swallow seeing how you ARE a capable and professional too. Plus you are married and have been working at IE for quite some time now. To me that means you aren't a quitter! Sooooo perhaps instead of working so HARD at this, could you find a way or two to turn a little bit of IE into fun for you? Maybe the next time someone (even yourself ;-) makes a negative remark about a 'fat' person, MENTALLY imagine sticking your tongue out at them and saying " The only fat person is one that is soooo full of hot air - YOU! " I'm just grabbing at ideas, probably none that will fit or suit you, but just trying to redirect negative feedback towards more positive potential for you. BEST to you, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to > > change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a > > friend was an idiot for eating all of the food? > > Because if you know the consequences and you don't like them but you do > it anyway. That's the reason I yell at myself. I'm an idiot because I > KNOW the consequences of overeating, yet I continue DOING it! :-/ > > Best wishes > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Styxia, it sounds to me like you have an inner gremlin who whispers " You are a failure and always will be. " to you. How very sad and probably not too different from what you may have heard from others (family usually) to the point that you have internalized it. I find that difficult to swallow seeing how you ARE a capable and professional too. Plus you are married and have been working at IE for quite some time now. To me that means you aren't a quitter! Sooooo perhaps instead of working so HARD at this, could you find a way or two to turn a little bit of IE into fun for you? Maybe the next time someone (even yourself ;-) makes a negative remark about a 'fat' person, MENTALLY imagine sticking your tongue out at them and saying " The only fat person is one that is soooo full of hot air - YOU! " I'm just grabbing at ideas, probably none that will fit or suit you, but just trying to redirect negative feedback towards more positive potential for you. BEST to you, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > Can I ask what the logic is behind the belief? Sometimes it's easier to > > change a belief if we know what the reasoning is. Why would you think a > > friend was an idiot for eating all of the food? > > Because if you know the consequences and you don't like them but you do > it anyway. That's the reason I yell at myself. I'm an idiot because I > KNOW the consequences of overeating, yet I continue DOING it! :-/ > > Best wishes > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Right now I don't know. I've been operating under the assumption that I need to learn to not rely on the "rush" but if I ever discover a "safe" way to find the rush I'll be sure to share!-- Sent from my iPhone Casey very interesting, self-knowledge is something! can you get that "rush" from something else in your life? Foggy > > I think all of these responses have been so wonderfully *supportive* that > it's really helped me to realize the beauty of a group like this. And even > though everyone has been 'supporting' Styxia I'v found all of the messages > very enlightening too! > > Katcha, your statement "perhaps instead of working so HARD at this..." > really drove something home for me. It's taken me a long time to learn (and > I still have to remember it constantly as it goes so against my grain) how > opposite of everything about a diet IE is. That it's not about being > perfect, or doing "good," or working hard or any of those things. I've been > having a rough time lately, constantly emotionally eating, and I keep > thinking about how I need to "do better" at IE. And while I really do want > to get at the root of what's causing my emotional issues and focus on being > satisfied when I eat, I've only now realized that this is all very different > from the diet mentality I'm so used to. Meaning that last night I thought > "Now I'm really going to DO IE." And after I thought it I realized how silly > it was, that I was treating IE like a diet, that I needed to "get back on > plan." I have been doing IE all this time, I'm just having a hard time and > turning to food for it and need to take it as a learning opportunity. I > realized that I'm never going to have that pre-diet rush. You all know the > feeling, right? The "I'm going to be so good and so perfect...tomorrow > morning" feeling. Because IE isn't about doing the plan or being good or > bad, it's just about living and learning about our bodies and emotions. It's > NOT about working hard (so much, there are points thought that are very > hard). > > So much of what I have a hard time leaving behind from diet-land is the > "rush." The giddy feeling of starting a new diet. Or the high when decide to > throw out the diet and just eat a whole lot of treats for the night. I need > to find a new way to be ok with this non-exciting, rush-free lifestyle. It > takes a long time to learn how not to live in that "hard work, must be good > and perfect" diet-land. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Right now I don't know. I've been operating under the assumption that I need to learn to not rely on the "rush" but if I ever discover a "safe" way to find the rush I'll be sure to share!-- Sent from my iPhone Casey very interesting, self-knowledge is something! can you get that "rush" from something else in your life? Foggy > > I think all of these responses have been so wonderfully *supportive* that > it's really helped me to realize the beauty of a group like this. And even > though everyone has been 'supporting' Styxia I'v found all of the messages > very enlightening too! > > Katcha, your statement "perhaps instead of working so HARD at this..." > really drove something home for me. It's taken me a long time to learn (and > I still have to remember it constantly as it goes so against my grain) how > opposite of everything about a diet IE is. That it's not about being > perfect, or doing "good," or working hard or any of those things. I've been > having a rough time lately, constantly emotionally eating, and I keep > thinking about how I need to "do better" at IE. And while I really do want > to get at the root of what's causing my emotional issues and focus on being > satisfied when I eat, I've only now realized that this is all very different > from the diet mentality I'm so used to. Meaning that last night I thought > "Now I'm really going to DO IE." And after I thought it I realized how silly > it was, that I was treating IE like a diet, that I needed to "get back on > plan." I have been doing IE all this time, I'm just having a hard time and > turning to food for it and need to take it as a learning opportunity. I > realized that I'm never going to have that pre-diet rush. You all know the > feeling, right? The "I'm going to be so good and so perfect...tomorrow > morning" feeling. Because IE isn't about doing the plan or being good or > bad, it's just about living and learning about our bodies and emotions. It's > NOT about working hard (so much, there are points thought that are very > hard). > > So much of what I have a hard time leaving behind from diet-land is the > "rush." The giddy feeling of starting a new diet. Or the high when decide to > throw out the diet and just eat a whole lot of treats for the night. I need > to find a new way to be ok with this non-exciting, rush-free lifestyle. It > takes a long time to learn how not to live in that "hard work, must be good > and perfect" diet-land. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 jain_daugh wrote: > I'm just grabbing at ideas, probably none that will fit or suit you, but > just trying to redirect negative feedback towards more positive potential > for you. I don't know if anything what you suggested is true. I feel very confused and overwhelmed with stress. Trapped in some situations. A lot of physical tiredness. Regarding that " failure-thing " ... well, it rings true for me... I DO consider myself a failure. Needed too much time for so many things. I think I am now good at my job and that I'm learning quickly yet I feel awful when I think about how long it took me to get my degree and that I STILL haven't written my dissertation. I always feel inferior to other people then. TIME is a big factor for me... it's not good enough to complete something, it has to be completed IN TIME. Yes, yes - I know... don't compare yourself and blablabla... I wish I could just shut down when it comes to all of this. Sometimes when I very tired (like now) I can brush away the thoughts with a " GO AWAY and leave me alone!! " but that's not very often. Best wishes s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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