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I have set some aggressive goals for this next month, health-wise. If you didn't start today, are you going to start tomorrow? In one year, think of where you could be. One lb per week would be 52 lbs. I anticipate at least twice that. Yep, you read that right, 100 lbs in a year. I know I can do it, if I quit the two steps forward and four steps backward deal, right?? It should only be two steps forward and ONE step back.

I spent a good hour at the doctor and nutritionist's today because since it had been over a year I needed a new referral and it's good for a year. Of course the doctor knows I am good about being seen for my annual "lady stuff" so she'll be seeing me end of the year anyway.

Weight was about what I expected, up 35 lbs from 18 months ago. HOLY COW why can it come on so fast and "easy" and it is work, work, work! to get it off?? I know what I am "supposed to do" (don't we all) it's just a matter of doing it and motivating to do it, huh?? I got a B12 shot, may help with the fatigue, etc because I have been running around with my hair on fire for the past 2-3 weeks getting the kids into school, books purchased, etc. Oiy. Now it's my turn to take care of me. I go back in 2 weeks and then 2 more weeks after that (so far). I am "supposed to" eat every few hours, like 6 times a day to keep from getting hungry and things regulated in that manner. More of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff LOL!! You know the white sugars, flours, bad carbs that we all know and become addicted to. And.... I am "supposed to" walk 2 miles every day. Wah! OK, knee!! You hear that?? Supposed to! That's about 30-45 minutes, depending on my speed. Speed isn't the goal, getting it done is.

One of the questions the doctor asked me is what I want my goal weight to be (we always discuss this) and I said I really do not know, anything lower than right now is acceptable. We talked about the BMI/BMR and goal charts. At the office, I said I cannot mentally get past the picture that 165 (weight watcher goal weight for my height) "looks like" an anorexic tree branch. I am not trying to be insensitive to anyone that has or does have eating disorders or knows people that do. I cannot get this sickly image out of my head. She said we'll work on that. Set the goal weight later, LOL!!

Onward and downward. Stay tuned.

in WA 310 / 293 / ?

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On 8/24/2011 10:00 PM, ABrite@... wrote:

>In one year, think of where you could be. One

lb per week would be 52 lbs.

But also remember that weight loss is not linear - it's not usually

a steady progression down, but has stalls, plateaus, even increases

from time to time.

>I spent a good hour at the doctor and nutritionist's

today because since it had been over a year I needed a new

referral and it's good for a year.

The student doc Monday suggested that and when I described how I was

already eating I asked if the dietician would suggest a healthier

food plan than that, and both he and the doc agreed that no, it

would most likely include many food items I avoid for various

reasons, like cheese (affects my sinuses) and red meat (that raise

cholesterol), and probably even white flour.

>Weight was about what I expected, up 35 lbs from 18 months ago.

I'm up 10 from 18 months ago and, coincidentally, up the same amount

since the beginning of this year and is the low for the year so far.

Since this January I've gained up to 272, down to 262, and for the

past 5 months has bounced back and forth between that 262 and 270,

sometimes in the same week.

>HOLY COW why can it come on so fast and

"easy" and it is work, work, work! to get it off??

The problem is, even though exercise doesn't have *that* much impact

on our weight unless we do hours of it a day, but as soon as we stop

doing it, like you had to do when you had your surgery and the

greatly reduced exercise period since, unless you *also* drop the

same number of calories it used to burn, you *will* gain. That's why

I gain if I eat 1400 calories with no exercise, maintain at 1200

*if* I also do an hour of cardio, and only lose with the hour of

cardio exercise if I eat 1000 and sometimes below, now that I'm

older, my thyroid is slower, and have some nutritional deficiencies

that affect metabolic rate, like Vitamin D.

> I got a B12 shot, may help with the

fatigue, etc

I take 1000 mcg of B-12 sublingual daily. Doesn't help the fatigue,

even though my B-12 blood levels are fine. In the past I used to

take a mega-dose of B-Complex from the health food store. I'm on a

doctor-prescribed vitamin regimen now trying to correct those

deficiencies mentioned before. You may want to look into that. Most

grocery stores now carry the larger doses of vitamins, even

Amazon.com, so you'll be able to buy it cheaper than I used to.

>because

I have been running around with my hair on fire

Like me with Ed's aunt. We were discussing last night the

possibility of me staying with her from Saturday afternoon until

Monday morning, just in case the homemaker can't get there Sunday

during the hurricane.

>I am "supposed to" eat every few hours, like 6 times a day to

keep from getting hungry and things regulated in that manner.

Many nutritional experts say to eat like that so it keeps your

blood sugar at an even keel, but you have to be careful to

carefully plan those mini-meals so none are over something like

200 - 300 calories each, depending on the total daily calorie

allotment. That means a snack-sized lunch and dinner.

> And.... I am "supposed to" walk 2 miles every day. Wah! OK,

knee!! You hear that?? Supposed to! That's about 30-45

minutes, depending on my speed. Speed isn't the goal, getting it

done is.

At least your doctor thinks you knee is healed enough to *do* it.

Just pop on Sansone videos - do a 15 minute mile before work

and another when you get home, or walk during lunch.

>One of the questions the doctor asked me is what I

want my goal weight to be

A few years ago we decided that *if* I can get back to the 220 I was

at about 25 years ago we'll both be happy. That was the year I was

working more than full time in a discount store, skipping meals, and

on my feet for the entire 12 or more hours. I *never* want to

reproduce that year ever again! As soon as I quit, my weight

immediately went back up to 250 within a few weeks and by Christmas

(I quit in October) I was back in the 270's.

> We talked about the BMI/BMR and goal

charts.

Those things told me I should have weighed 120 to 150 back when I

was 5'5", weights I hadn't seen since 7th grade after 2 years of

starvation dieting, and back then the doc said I looked too thin and

that's why he took me off the 1000 calories and put me up to 1200

and the weight started coming right back on, going from 120 to 150

in a month. Now that I'm shrinking, my "healthy" weight has been

lowered. When I hit 5'4" I was told I should weigh 110 to 115, and

although I haven't measured lately I'm sure I'm shorter now, as

clothes are a bit longer, and it's not because my belly is reduced.

>Onward and downward. Stay tuned.

We'll be here.

Sue in NJ