Guest guest Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Good for you, ! Keep working at it. Sending hugs and prayers your way, Coming back - slowly I seem to be slowly crawling out of my hole. I am nowhere near where I was but I am getting there. I make a daily plan - activity, food, goals - and that seems to help. It keeps me focused. I still seem to spend more time crying than anything else, though. I know that this is part of the grieving process. I also know, though that my circumstances are not helping the situation any. I am not working so I am home alone all day. Depression makes me isolate anyway, and then for my lifestyle to be isolating me as well - not a good combination. My volunteer program begins again next week so that will get me out of the house one day a week. And I think I have found a TOPS meeting that I can attend around my class schedule so that will also get me out of the house. Since I am not working, though, I try to stay home and limit trips to save on gas and wear and tear on my car. One of my worst habits/addictions is eating out so staying home and limiting my trips helps with that area. I did have one small victory yesterday. I went to Lowe's to pick up some things and then did my grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is almost always an eating out trigger! After all that, the last thing I want to do is come home and cook! I did not even stop for a soda! Yeah me! I dropped a good bit of weight last week (8 pounds) but I knew I was still retaining alot of water - ankles were still very puffy from my trip. I have tried to get all my water in and cut back on the sodium. When I am home, taking care of myself and cooking for myself, I limit the processed foods which cuts down considerably on the sodium intake. Also limiting the eating out helps that alot. My goal of being under 300 at graduation (Dec 17) is still not unreachable but I am going to really have to work hard to get there. I am running out of time. So, off to face another week. The weather is cooler so that will (hopefully) get me out in the yard working. Rain/clouds expected a good bit of the week, though. Gray days are always a struggle with the depression as well. Maybe this is a good time to clean out the closets and the garage so I don't see the gray days. Hope everyone has a nice holiday and a wonderfully light week! 352/336/298 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Thank you > > Good for you, ! Keep working at it. Sending hugs and prayers your way, > > > > > > > > > > > > > Coming back - slowly > > > > > > I seem to be slowly crawling out of my hole. I am nowhere near where I was but I am getting there. I make a daily plan - activity, food, goals - and that seems to help. It keeps me focused. I still seem to spend more time crying than anything else, though. I know that this is part of the grieving process. I also know, though that my circumstances are not helping the situation any. I am not working so I am home alone all day. Depression makes me isolate anyway, and then for my lifestyle to be isolating me as well - not a good combination. My volunteer program begins again next week so that will get me out of the house one day a week. And I think I have found a TOPS meeting that I can attend around my class schedule so that will also get me out of the house. Since I am not working, though, I try to stay home and limit trips to save on gas and wear and tear on my car. > > One of my worst habits/addictions is eating out so staying home and limiting my trips helps with that area. I did have one small victory yesterday. I went to Lowe's to pick up some things and then did my grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is almost always an eating out trigger! After all that, the last thing I want to do is come home and cook! I did not even stop for a soda! Yeah me! > > I dropped a good bit of weight last week (8 pounds) but I knew I was still retaining alot of water - ankles were still very puffy from my trip. I have tried to get all my water in and cut back on the sodium. When I am home, taking care of myself and cooking for myself, I limit the processed foods which cuts down considerably on the sodium intake. Also limiting the eating out helps that alot. > > My goal of being under 300 at graduation (Dec 17) is still not unreachable but I am going to really have to work hard to get there. I am running out of time. > > So, off to face another week. The weather is cooler so that will (hopefully) get me out in the yard working. Rain/clouds expected a good bit of the week, though. Gray days are always a struggle with the depression as well. Maybe this is a good time to clean out the closets and the garage so I don't see the gray days. > > Hope everyone has a nice holiday and a wonderfully light week! > > > 352/336/298 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hi , Just wondered how you were doing now. I actually have a 300 pound goal, too, but my goal date is for Feb. 17th. I am at 340.2 today. Originally at 2 pounds per week, I would have been at Feb. 17th to hit 300 pounds, but I am a few pounds ahead of schedule so if I can stick with the two pounds a week, I am moving up to Feb. 3rd or better if I lose a little extra now and then and don’t slip up. It has been a couple decades since I was under the 300 pound mark, so I am really excited. I’ve been doing Weight Watchers and it seems to be working for me. When I’ve done it on my own, I have slip ups that last for weeks/months, but knowing that I am paying $50/monthly is keeping me honest this time. LOL I hate to spend that kind of money, but as long as it keeps me on track then it will be worth it. What is TOPS? Hope you keep hanging in there and don’t let the grey days get you down. Grey days are for hot cocoa, a good book and a fuzzy blanket! Patti in Upstate NY 364/340/160 From: Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 12:41 PM 100-plus Subject: Coming back - slowly I seem to be slowly crawling out of my hole. I am nowhere near where I was but I am getting there. I make a daily plan - activity, food, goals - and that seems to help. It keeps me focused. I still seem to spend more time crying than anything else, though. I know that this is part of the grieving process. I also know, though that my circumstances are not helping the situation any. I am not working so I am home alone all day. Depression makes me isolate anyway, and then for my lifestyle to be isolating me as well - not a good combination. My volunteer program begins again next week so that will get me out of the house one day a week. And I think I have found a TOPS meeting that I can attend around my class schedule so that will also get me out of the house. Since I am not working, though, I try to stay home and limit trips to save on gas and wear and tear on my car. One of my worst habits/addictions is eating out so staying home and limiting my trips helps with that area. I did have one small victory yesterday. I went to Lowe's to pick up some things and then did my grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is almost always an eating out trigger! After all that, the last thing I want to do is come home and cook! I did not even stop for a soda! Yeah me! I dropped a good bit of weight last week (8 pounds) but I knew I was still retaining alot of water - ankles were still very puffy from my trip. I have tried to get all my water in and cut back on the sodium. When I am home, taking care of myself and cooking for myself, I limit the processed foods which cuts down considerably on the sodium intake. Also limiting the eating out helps that alot. My goal of being under 300 at graduation (Dec 17) is still not unreachable but I am going to really have to work hard to get there. I am running out of time. So, off to face another week. The weather is cooler so that will (hopefully) get me out in the yard working. Rain/clouds expected a good bit of the week, though. Gray days are always a struggle with the depression as well. Maybe this is a good time to clean out the closets and the garage so I don't see the gray days. Hope everyone has a nice holiday and a wonderfully light week! 352/336/298 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hi Patti, I am still hanging in there. Thanks for asking! I managed to drop the weight I had gained back just after my grandfather's death but since then it has kind of stalled. I am trying to be gentle with myself since I know alot of this is the grief process but at the same time not use it as an excuse. It has certainly been a day or two since I was under 300 pounds. But I will get there one day - I have been able to wear my jeans that I have not worn in over three years! The inches are coming off and staying off better than the pounds. Something's working! Amen to your solution for gray days! Fortunately the weather has cleared and cooled so I have been working out in the yard a good bit. The neighbors are probably happy about that! LOL My yard has been neglected this year. I've had to pull back from some of the eating plan I was following. Eating healthy is very expensive! I was buying food from a program called Angel Food that is kind of a co-op so the food is cheaper. I was getting most of my fruits and vegetables from there. They are currently undergoing a " restructuring " so no orders for September. Hopefully they will be back next month! I did get a part-time job! Yeah!! I start this week so that will be a little money coming in. That will help my feelings considerably! LOL I had some unexpected expenses since I started back to school so the money is not going to last as long as I had planned. I was getting a little panicky. TOPS is Take Off Pounds Sensibly. It is a support group for weight loss with a weekly weigh-in like Weight Watchers. I need that accountability. But it is cheaper than WW ($5/month) and does not follow or endorse any specific weight loss program so you can follow WW, Nutri-System, Atkins, etc. I hope that you are surviving the rough weather that the northeast has been getting. I lived through the flood here in NAshville last year so I can certainly empathize with all the flooding up there. 352/331/298 > > > Hi , > > Just wondered how you were doing now. I actually have a 300 pound goal, too, but my goal date is for Feb. 17th. I am at 340.2 today. Originally at 2 pounds per week, I would have been at Feb. 17th to hit 300 pounds, but I am a few pounds ahead of schedule so if I can stick with the two pounds a week, I am moving up to Feb. 3rd or better if I lose a little extra now and then and don’t slip up. It has been a couple decades since I was under the 300 pound mark, so I am really excited. > > I’ve been doing Weight Watchers and it seems to be working for me. When I’ve done it on my own, I have slip ups that last for weeks/months, but knowing that I am paying $50/monthly is keeping me honest this time. LOL I hate to spend that kind of money, but as long as it keeps me on track then it will be worth it. What is TOPS? > > Hope you keep hanging in there and don’t let the grey days get you down. Grey days are for hot cocoa, a good book and a fuzzy blanket! > > Patti in Upstate NY > 364/340/160 > > From: > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 12:41 PM > 100-plus > Subject: Coming back - slowly > > > I seem to be slowly crawling out of my hole. I am nowhere near where I was but I am getting there. I make a daily plan - activity, food, goals - and that seems to help. It keeps me focused. I still seem to spend more time crying than anything else, though. I know that this is part of the grieving process. I also know, though that my circumstances are not helping the situation any. I am not working so I am home alone all day. Depression makes me isolate anyway, and then for my lifestyle to be isolating me as well - not a good combination. My volunteer program begins again next week so that will get me out of the house one day a week. And I think I have found a TOPS meeting that I can attend around my class schedule so that will also get me out of the house. Since I am not working, though, I try to stay home and limit trips to save on gas and wear and tear on my car. > > One of my worst habits/addictions is eating out so staying home and limiting my trips helps with that area. I did have one small victory yesterday. I went to Lowe's to pick up some things and then did my grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is almost always an eating out trigger! After all that, the last thing I want to do is come home and cook! I did not even stop for a soda! Yeah me! > > I dropped a good bit of weight last week (8 pounds) but I knew I was still retaining alot of water - ankles were still very puffy from my trip. I have tried to get all my water in and cut back on the sodium. When I am home, taking care of myself and cooking for myself, I limit the processed foods which cuts down considerably on the sodium intake. Also limiting the eating out helps that alot. > > My goal of being under 300 at graduation (Dec 17) is still not unreachable but I am going to really have to work hard to get there. I am running out of time. > > So, off to face another week. The weather is cooler so that will (hopefully) get me out in the yard working. Rain/clouds expected a good bit of the week, though. Gray days are always a struggle with the depression as well. Maybe this is a good time to clean out the closets and the garage so I don't see the gray days. > > Hope everyone has a nice holiday and a wonderfully light week! > > > 352/336/298 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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