Re: Exercise and motivation

[Guest guest]

Kat

I am one who also found that writing down what I would eat did not

work.

But, writing down what I DO eat does help, though I might overeat

anyway, I have to ACCOUNT for it by putting it all down. I want neat

numbers. Then, I have to have neat food lists.

Janie

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> I have tried writing down what I am

> going to eat, but I usually won't follow through with it.

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> I

[Guest guest]

> I am one who also found that writing down what I would eat did not

> work.

>

> But, writing down what I DO eat does help, though I might overeat

> anyway, I have to ACCOUNT for it by putting it all down.

I tried writing down everything that I did eat once too, and I was

in shock and didn't want to do it anymore. I could actually see

it on paper and it wasn't a pretty sight. It's easy to shove

something in your mouth and then forget about it. I will try to do

this again and see if it helps. When I was following Dr Phil's plan

you were also suppose to write down your feelings when you ate

something. If you were happy, sad, stressed, etc. Well, I did that

too but then I didn't know what to do with the information. I

went yeah I was happy when I ate that and yeah I was stressed when I

ate that... yeah I ate when I wasn't hungry. It didn't help.

I think the bottom line here is accountability. I will give it a

try. Kat

[Guest guest]

My husband is a type 2.... and needs to lose weight.... but it seems like

all he wants to do is eat....and to get him to excerise is almost impossible

..The Dr. had him on Meridan (the diet pill) and that didn't even

curve his appetite....he was suppose to go back to the Dr. last month

and kept putting it off....he didn't go this month either, because he didn't

lose any weight at all....what would be a good avenue to take to try and

make him lose the weight...(food wise, how many carbs should he be eating)

and things like that...I move the tread mill into the TV room hoping

that he would get on it....he hasn't as of yet...and I can't go out and walk

with him (which the Dr. has told him to do) since I have polio and can't

walk very far at all.....can any of you guys give me any ideas??? I want

to be able to enjoy our retirement when he gets their in about 5 years..

and he knows what diabetics can do his Dad had it and lost his eyesight

with it.... Sorry about being so long..

Jane

-- Re: Exercise and motivation

[Guest guest]

Alas, he has to want to do it. All I can suggest is to keep encouraging

him--without nagging! Perhaps showing him pictures of or stories about

people who neglected their diabetes and died at an early age and sayin,

" Honey, I don't want to be a widow! "

Re: Re: Exercise and motivation

My husband is a type 2.... and needs to lose weight.... but it seems

like

all he wants to do is eat....and to get him to excerise is almost

impossible

[Guest guest]

Perhaps every time you see a thin, handsome man you can say, " Hmm.

Perhaps after you've eaten your way into an early grave, he can be my

Mr. No. 2. "

RE: Re: Exercise and motivation

I said flippantly " Oh, don't worry, I'll have your

pension...I'll go be a rich widow on Santorini! " [One of those

gorgeous Greek islands] It seemed to pick him up & turn him

around.