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Submitted by sunny_skies on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 3:47pm

We had friends visiting this weekend. I was determined to be good, regardless of the fact we had company.

Yah that didn't happen. Sigh. 

We had such a fun time, but that fun time involved lots of wine, chips and caaarbs :/ 

Remember my "Renewed Determination!" blog a few weeks back? I haven't had any wine, and VERY few carbs since then. 

A while back, I even had one of those weird "I feel sick and dizzy" days, when you stop eating carbs. I wasn't expecting that! Because I've cut *down* on carbs, not cut them *out* completely. 

Anyhoo. As a result of three weeks of being a friggin angel and losing 5lbs, the wine hit me harrrd!!! lol! Which then obviously led to chips and carbs. Sigh.

So. The weekend being well and truly over, I stepped on the scales yesterday. Monday morning blues = putting on 2lbs. 

I kind of cringed, but thought "Ok I can get those 2lbs back off. Just be good from now on."

Guess who hasn't been good from then on.

I have no idea what the heck is up with me. I was doing so great! I had lost 5lbs, and now I've only lost 3, and I'm aware of it, but I just can't seem to grab hold of myself again, GAH!

It's now TUESDAY and I'm still not eating right, I've been fully aware of what I've been doing, yet I have continued. Whaaat.

I think I must have missed carbs (and wine) much more than I realised. Blah. I will try. Try. Yep. I was so proud of myself for a few weeks there. I want that good feeling back.

How's everyone else doing? X

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Submitted by NoWireCoatHanga... on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 3:50pm

I'm doing good, Sunny. Sunday was my birthday and I was offered peanut butter pie and I turned it down. I know if I have just one bite, or if I have just one cheat day, then I'm back in my full blown sugar addiction so I said no. I think I'm week 3. maybe 4. of low carb.

I don't get on the scale but I was able to wear a slinky black dress on my birthday that did not fit a month ago

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Submitted by sunny_skies on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 4:19pm

Aw! Happy Birthday NoWire! You must have felt SO AMAZING in your dress Biggrin

You should be so proud, sticking to the goals you set for yourself! *waves pompoms* Wink x

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Submitted by notasm3 on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 7:31pm

I'm a beer drinker (lots of calories). This past week out of town I had no beer, was never able to have a real meal except for breakfast, and walked a zillion miles a day. I gained 3 lbs!

I had an "admirer" last week who kept taking pictures of me. So I must not have looked too bad.

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Submitted by sunny_skies on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 9:00am

Aw what?! That's not fair! It sounded like you had a great exercise based week! I really don't know how that works sometimes!

Saying that, an admirer? Yehhhh! You go Notasm! Wink x

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Submitted by Aniki-Moderator on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:01am

Fruity, 10 years ago, I lost 25 lbs on the hot wing, popcorn, and light beer diet. }:)

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Submitted by Aniki-Moderator on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:17am

Fruity, I am NOT kidding. I would eat a pound of hot wings and 6 CUPS of airpooped popcorn. Every.Single.Night.

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Submitted by sunny_skies on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 8:57am

Haha Sally you're so naughty! Do you reckon I could catch an illness long enough to help me lose 50lbs? Wink

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Submitted by Aniki-Moderator on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:05am

I've become a yo-yo and I'm sort of okay with it. By yo-yo, I mean I am good for a couple of days and then I fall off the wagon. Then I get back on for a couple more days, then fall off. On, off, on, off. Gads, I'm getting dizzy. Anyhoo, I have not stepped on a scale, but I have definitely lost some weight because my pants are looser and my "how fat are you" capris are actually comfortable. I was REALLY bad last night (bread, baked potato, steak, CHOCOLATE CAKE...at least the steak was a lean cut) so today I had a low-carb protein shake for breakfast. I wish I had more willpower!!

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Submitted by Sweetnothings on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:40am

Hi Sunny and others trying to follow a healthy path. I haven't been posting for ages because well I'm still disengaged out ( forever, lol) and my skids are older and my DH got WISER

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Submitted by Sweetnothings on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:51am

I'm the SM who lost a lot of weight over 100 lbs. Well, I regained 20lbs earlier this year due to meds and some hormonal probs.

What got me back on the straight and narrow was, low cal strict M to F, with slightly more relaxed at the weekends. I lost 22 lbs in about a month and now feel able to chip away at the last 30. I follow a Vegetarian low cal high fat diet, I walk as my exercise. I'm not young, still eat cheesecake sometimes and like a glass of wine, so I have not gone super healthyfreaky.

Doing it this way doesn't feel like a long diet, I can last five days .... Just ...lol. Doesn't make me give in with the idea of weeks and weeks of endless dieting.

Just wanted to share my thoughts.

Big wave to anyone who remembers me. StepTalk kept me sane and inspired during the old dark, days of Stepdoom.

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Submitted by sunny_skies on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 11:21am

Aniki and Sweetnothings.. Your few days of being good/few days of eating what you want sounds good. I know that back when I could afford a weightloss class, (can't anymore) the ladies who had been there for years did just that. Mon - Fri, good. Weekends, eat what ya want. They were still within their healthy weight range and that's just how they stabilised.

The problem I have, is that the second I get the taste of something good (wine/carbs/etc) I just want it aaall the time. This is why after my naughty weekend, it's still spilled over into this week. Yep, still going.

I wonder. I wonder if setting my mind to 2 days of being good to start with, it might be easier. Then 2 days of whatever, then etc etc. I don't know if that would work. Hmm.

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Submitted by Sweetnothings on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 11:48am

I understand what you mean Sunny, wish we could just buy up a box of Willpower at the Supermarket and slap it on, and voila!

I was a TERRIBLE food and drink binger and a yoyo dieter for YEARS and it was just so exhausting mentally and physically.

Now years later, losing weight is even harder as you age, especially for Ladies. I still use little tricks to keep myself focused. Once you have enough Willpower you still have to nurture it or it just flies right away and you are back to square one.

I also gave up Chocolate in ALL forms about three years ago, because it was such a BIG trigger for me, and I was fed up trying to even fit in a square or two into a low cc diet.It set me up for failure all the time and I just didn't want to punish myself anymore with it. I feel so much better now, and it kinda had a knock on effect too, I no longer crave that much bad sugar in my life.....

One body, one life, one day at a time ......

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Submitted by Aniki-Moderator on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 12:31pm

I am a binge eater. My willpower is best described as the will to eat the whole damn thing. It is VERY difficult for me and I struggle at every meal. Any food can be a trigger - the smell or even just the thought. I tried to find someone who specializes but she is too far away and too expensive. Sad

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Submitted by robin333 on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 3:25pm

Sunny, I had to tell you that your "cut out the wine" a few weeks ago motivated me. I have only had 2 nights that I had wine since then.

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Submitted by sunny_skies on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 3:58pm

Yay! Robin that's awesome! I felt so much better without it. I was even sleeping better. But then at the weekends when SS is here, that's when I find it hard. I have actually told DH that if I suddenly get up and leave the room, not to worry. That it's just the lack of wine and my inability to cope with SS being annoying. Wine always kind of fuzzed everything over and I could cope with him better. I have left the room quite a lot the last few weekends lol

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Submitted by robin333 on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 4:42pm

I have a friend that lost 6 lbs in a week by cutting out the wine.

Walking out of the room helps you get your steps in for the day )

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Submitted by Aniki-Moderator on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 8:21am

6 lbs in one WEEK by cutting out wine??? Good grief, how much was she drinking? I can go wine-less (or any alcohol) for 2 weeks and it makes absolutely no difference. Obviously, I have not been drinking enough!