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#509254 - 08/17/09 10:43 AM
Re: Weight Loss Buddies?
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DarlingMomof3
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Registered: 10/16/06
Posts: 6816
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DG3660, I like to put up a dry erase board on the fridge to keep track. Then it's right there and for everyone to SEE too!  That helps keep me on track better.
After I get this baby out, I'm totally game!!! Exercise might have to wait a couple of weeks if I end up with the C-section, but hopefully tracking my eating will help a bit. 
Good luck! You can totally do it! I found that when I moved to a new state, not having new friends yet helped me stay focused and busy with the diet and exercise. 
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#509489 - 08/18/09 03:58 AM
Re: Weight Loss Buddies?
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blingergrrrl
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Registered: 09/11/07
Posts: 612
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Hi there! I just wanted to add my support to you guys living healthy.
I've changed my diet by reducing fatty meats (I love tofu now and rarely eat red meats and even more rarely pork) and not eating out, switching to soy milk instead of milk (dairy makes me bloated and gives me mood swings and acne), and always having healthy carbs (wild rice, whole wheats, etc). My meals have at LEAST half vegtables if not more, and my job keeps me on my feet for 12 hours a day so I really haven't been doing any extra exercise. We no longer have "snack" foods except for air-popped popcorn with ONLY those flavour shakers on it (no butter). We love our food so I have to say stock LOTS of different spices so you don't get bored of foods easily, and try those "weird" fruits and veggies at the store you haven't eaten before.
My first few lbs came off fairly easily, but I seemed to sit 5 lbs away from my ideal for the longest time but I kept at it and then FINALLY the rest just melted off. I couldn't believe it when I stepped on the scale and saw my goal weight! I only weigh 7 more pounds than I did in highschool! And I know, inches matter more than lbs, so I just have to say that I am wearing clothes that I though I wouldn't fit into again. Just keep at it, I know you guys can do it! Even my SO has lost almost 20 lbs. We are happy and healthier than ever, and we are enjoying our "alone time" even more!
ETA: Also, we try to pick low Glycemic Index foods whenever we can. We don't count calories, just try to have high fibre low GI foods with appropriate proportions. I was taught the "hand jive" proportions for food: Meat/proteins should be the size and WIDTH of your palm, carbs (whole wheats OR starchy vegetables like potatoes) the size of your closed fist, and vegetables the size of your 2 open cupped hands together (ie, as much as you can hold). I realize now that this was my real enemy as I would dish out equal portions for my SO and me! Um, I don't want to weight the same as my SO!...Your veggies should also be as many different colours as possible - so eat a rainbow and enjoy!
Edited by blingergrrrl (08/18/09 04:13 AM)
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#509615 - 08/18/09 11:22 AM
Re: Weight Loss Buddies?
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diamondgirl3660
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Registered: 10/23/07
Posts: 1211
Loc: Westerville, Ohio
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#509687 - 08/18/09 02:04 PM
Re: Weight Loss Buddies?
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diamondgirl3660
Connoisseur
Registered: 10/23/07
Posts: 1211
Loc: Westerville, Ohio
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I don't eat fish, beef, pork and veeeeery seldomly I will have chicken (I'm way phobic now from food poisoning).
I have a serious gag complex with veggies-I can't even force most of them down. Really, all I will touch is tomato, lettuce, cukes, corn, jalapenos, sometimes green peppers, and potatoes.
Hubby thought it was all in my mind (the aversion) so he made a creamy apple walnut salad and chopped in some celery and did not tell me. I took a bite and when I crunched in my stomach lurched. DH said my face looked AWFUL and I actually had to spit it out 
Soooooo the IR thing really sucks when you can't do a "normal" low carb style diet. Its really daunting. If I could make myself eat other things I really would, but gagging and getting sick kinda puts a damper on things lol.
JSmith-do you have IR too?
Edited by diamondgirl3660 (08/18/09 02:04 PM)
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