Trouble reaching Goal

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I'm trying soo hard every day to stay within the 1200.. and Ive even

kicked up the exercise to 3 days a week. Appears that I might need to

boost that to daily.. and give a rest on Sunday. It's not terrible to

exercise, I just rather not wake up early to do it. But that's the

only time I have. Breakfast and Lunch are easier cause I plan ahead

and never deviate from it.. but dinner is harder, because of the late

time I get home, by then I wanna eat a moose!!

Should I just switch to eating frozen lean cuisine meals, to help me

stay on track with calories?? I want to reach goal, and I'm 17 lbs

away, but I also want to teach myself and have all the tools

necessary when time comes.

My husband said of course it's harder now.. you know you can over eat

and not hurt yourself internally.. true!! But as he says, once you

have the surgery you know you can't eat more then allowed or you will

put yourself in danger or throw up or something worse. And he's

right, knowing that I can eat more now, sometimes kills me!!

Just need some positive words... any tricks or helpful hints??

LISA in Richmond!!

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Evenings are tough for me too. Especially since I use food as a

comforter and relaxer. Try having really planned out meals. Keep cut

veggies in the fridge to nibble on while you are preparing dinner.

Keep any temptations out of the house.

You can do this. You are worth this and you are stronger than you

think.

Huggles

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> I'm trying soo hard every day to stay within the 1200.. and Ive

even

> kicked up the exercise to 3 days a week. Appears that I might need

to

> boost that to daily.. and give a rest on Sunday. It's not terrible

to

> exercise, I just rather not wake up early to do it. But that's the

> only time I have. Breakfast and Lunch are easier cause I plan ahead

> and never deviate from it.. but dinner is harder, because of the

late

> time I get home, by then I wanna eat a moose!!

>

> Should I just switch to eating frozen lean cuisine meals, to help

me

> stay on track with calories?? I want to reach goal, and I'm 17 lbs

> away, but I also want to teach myself and have all the tools

> necessary when time comes.

>

> My husband said of course it's harder now.. you know you can over

eat

> and not hurt yourself internally.. true!! But as he says, once you

> have the surgery you know you can't eat more then allowed or you

will

> put yourself in danger or throw up or something worse. And he's

> right, knowing that I can eat more now, sometimes kills me!!

>

> Just need some positive words... any tricks or helpful hints??

>

> LISA in Richmond!!

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks.. i just keep saying to myself I'm on a life long change....

don't rush it.. it will come.

> >

> > I'm trying soo hard every day to stay within the 1200.. and Ive

> even

> > kicked up the exercise to 3 days a week. Appears that I might

need

> to

> > boost that to daily.. and give a rest on Sunday. It's not

terrible

> to

> > exercise, I just rather not wake up early to do it. But that's

the

> > only time I have. Breakfast and Lunch are easier cause I plan

ahead

> > and never deviate from it.. but dinner is harder, because of the

> late

> > time I get home, by then I wanna eat a moose!!

> >

> > Should I just switch to eating frozen lean cuisine meals, to help

> me

> > stay on track with calories?? I want to reach goal, and I'm 17

lbs

> > away, but I also want to teach myself and have all the tools

> > necessary when time comes.

> >

> > My husband said of course it's harder now.. you know you can over

> eat

> > and not hurt yourself internally.. true!! But as he says, once

you

> > have the surgery you know you can't eat more then allowed or you

> will

> > put yourself in danger or throw up or something worse. And he's

> > right, knowing that I can eat more now, sometimes kills me!!

> >

> > Just need some positive words... any tricks or helpful hints??

> >

> > LISA in Richmond!!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

When I was on the 1200 calorie diet and would find myself in the extra hungry time I would make me an extra big salad to go with what I planned for my dinner, I would use light dressing and very little so I was able to stay in the calories. I lost a lot more than the 10% and by 5 months post op I hit goal. I'm now 7 months post op at 140 pounds, I have lost a total of 130 pounds and after surgery you do have all the things your husband said to think about. Plus you will be full and lose weight fast in the first 6 months, so this is the time you need to really use to get as much weight as you can off. Good luck getting the 10% off. Donnalisa_mae wrote:

I'm trying soo hard every day to stay within the 1200.. and Ive even kicked up the exercise to 3 days a week. Appears that I might need to boost that to daily.. and give a rest on Sunday. It's not terrible to exercise, I just rather not wake up early to do it. But that's the only time I have. Breakfast and Lunch are easier cause I plan ahead and never deviate from it.. but dinner is harder, because of the late time I get home, by then I wanna eat a moose!!Should I just switch to eating frozen lean cuisine meals, to help me stay on track with calories?? I want to reach goal, and I'm 17 lbs away, but I also want to teach myself and have all the tools necessary when time comes.My husband said of course it's harder now.. you know you can over eat and not hurt yourself internally.. true!! But as he says, once you have the

surgery you know you can't eat more then allowed or you will put yourself in danger or throw up or something worse. And he's right, knowing that I can eat more now, sometimes kills me!! Just need some positive words... any tricks or helpful hints??LISA in Richmond!!Donna JordonDSJordon@...

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I know what you mean. Dinner is hard for me too because that's when I tend to just grab something because I am so hungry when I get home. There is nothing at all wrong with having some lean cuisine in the freezer if it is one of those days and you just can't face cooking. Far better to eat one of those than something bad for you.

I've been cooking ahead on weekends. Today I took advantage of the low prices for turkey and roasted one. I also made garlic rosemary chicken breasts in the crock-pot and steamed a bunch of vegetables. Everything went into meal size containers. I already have roast beef and low carb barbeque pork in the freezer that I made last week. So I have lean cuisine convenience without the high sodium and at a much cheaper price.

My main problem is being hungry when I get home. So what I've done is put cans of sf lemonade and a box of low carb bars in the trunk. When I come out from work I get a bar and a drink and that's enough to keep me from stopping at a fast food place. Maybe something like that might help you.

Keep plugging at it and you'll make it.

Sheltie Pam

Trouble reaching Goal

I'm trying soo hard every day to stay within the 1200.. and Ive even kicked up the exercise to 3 days a week. Appears that I might need to boost that to daily.. and give a rest on Sunday. It's not terrible to exercise, I just rather not wake up early to do it. But that's the only time I have. Breakfast and Lunch are easier cause I plan ahead and never deviate from it.. but dinner is harder, because of the late time I get home, by then I wanna eat a moose!!Should I just switch to eating frozen lean cuisine meals, to help me stay on track with calories?? I want to reach goal, and I'm 17 lbs away, but I also want to teach myself and have all the tools necessary when time comes.My husband said of course it's harder now.. you know you can over eat and not hurt yourself internally.. true!! But as he says, once you have the surgery you know you can't eat more then allowed or you will put yourself in danger or throw up or something worse. And he's right, knowing that I can eat more now, sometimes kills me!! Just need some positive words... any tricks or helpful hints??LISA in Richmond!!