Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 People think the successful ones are those who deprive themselves of something constantly, have enormous will power or are just goody two shoes. Not so. It's a matter of paying attention to what makes you feel good (physicaly, emotionaly) and what makes you feel bad (like using a laptop with no speller in it). Finding out what makes you feel head happy (which emotinoal eating does NOT), tummy happy & free to move on---- that's success for me. Your day is much like mine in format. Seems to work on this body that can gain wt just from walking too close to donuts in the store. Re: Zone > > Let me tell you, > > from past experience, eating small meals several times a > > day, versus having 3 regular meals a day is a " better " way > > to get and keep the weight off and allow your system to > > adjust to changing eating habits. > > I have to agree, from my vast (almost 2 weeks) experience! In my decision to > get back on track, I decided to follow the advice of someone who said to try > 6 small meals a day rather than 3 meals with starvation in between and the > attempt to not eat the wallpaper by the end of the day! > > Here's what I've been doing, and it's lost me 11 pounds of re-gain in just a > little over a week and a half: > > . 6 am - Protein shake, 8 ounce > . 9-10 am (depending on workload in office) - protein-rich snack, usually > yogurt (sugar free, low fat), or cheese. > . Lunch - Cottage cheese or tuna. If cottage cheese, a little sugarless > canned fruit. (I get the kind packed in its own juice, drain the juice and > rinse in cold water -- doesn't leave enough sugar in a less-than half-cup > serving to make me dump.) > . 2:30 - 3 pm (again depending on workload) - protein shake > . Dinner - high protein main entree, veggies. As half the family is > vegetarian, this will often be GardenBurger or Boca sausage, something of > that nature, and steamed or stir-fried vegetables. > . Mid-evening - protein shake > > Altogether I am getting around 120-130 grams of protein a day in shakes. I > don't depend on my food for my protein, but I do try to eat higher protein > foods and very little carbs. Best part is, the weight is coming off and I am > almost never hungry. Head hungry, maybe, but if it gets really bad, I make > an extra 4 ounces of protein shake, and the urge passes. > > As we all know, we are all different, but this is working for me, and it's > sure better than eating 3 meals and a load of snacks in between, which is > what caused the re-gain. For me, of course. > > Hugs to all ~~ Lyn > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 Get out of my head, ! LOL, we think so much alike sometimes that it's scary. A lot of people say that we supp queens do it the " hard " way. I can't tell you how many e-mails I get from people each day who say, " I want what you have, but dang, I don't want to work that hard! " That really stuns me, no matter how many times I read it. Why? Because in MY head, warped though it may be, I'm doing it the easy way!! If we get physical, overwhelming cravings because our bodies are missing something they need, isn't it harder to resist those cravings than if we are proactive, give our bodies everything they need FIRST, then not have to worry about the demons? I choose to think of it as easy, and I'm lazy, so I have to make it as easy as possible. Post-op life doesn't have to be a struggle. It just doesn't. I know of people who reached the end of the line as post-ops. Who were truly sunk as low as they could sink. Finally, having nowhere else to turn, they wrote to me, or , or Sue, or whomever. We told them our stories, we told them our routine. Once they accepted they had no where else to go but UP, they tried it out. Sure enough, a few months later the e-mails start rolling in. They are in control again. They are on top of the game. They have lost that 50 lbs. Or conquered their demons, or whatever. But some people have to hit rock bottom before they will make it easy on themselves. My Mom was the same. She was still eating sweets, and dumping like mad. She couldn't resist because she wasn't getting what her body needed (she only ate fruits and veggies, that is IT). She had bruises all over her body, even on her face, hands, fingers. They never went away, never healed. She had no energy, no will to live. She HAD to hit rock bottom before she would finally listen to her know-nothing daughter, lol. The bruises went away, the demons retreated. She wouldn't touch a sweet with a ten foot pole now. She drinks her shakes and doesn't whine, she just does it. She is 2.5 years post-op now, 120 lbs. and loving life. She's not perfect, I'm not perfect, but somehow, we have that little edge of control, and that makes all of the difference in the world. Felicia > People think the successful ones are those who deprive themselves of > something constantly, have enormous will power or are just goody two shoes. > Not so. It's a matter of paying attention to what makes you feel good > (physicaly, emotionaly) and what makes you feel bad (like using a laptop > with no speller in it). > > Finding out what makes you feel head happy (which emotinoal eating does > NOT), tummy happy & free to move on---- that's success for me. Your day is > much like mine in format. Seems to work on this body that can gain wt just > from walking too close to donuts in the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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