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Hi everybody!
Blech. What a confession I need to make. Many of you may not know my story. After 14 years of yo-yo dieting, I finally lost 110 pounds from October 2002-December 2003, using my own program of healthy eating/portion control and 6x/week exercise. I had been doing great--maintaining at my goal weight of 125-127 pounds since January 1st 2004. But lately, I have allowed bad eating habits to creep back up on me. I have been making incredibly poor food choices: tons of empty calories, junk foods instead of healthy meals and a lot of sugary snacks--just the kind of overindulgence that put me at 235 pounds in the first place. Then three weeks ago I had a kidney infection of which the Dr. said I wasn't allowed to exercise during the course of my 10 day antibiotics. The week after that, I was diagnosed with kidney stones--I still was able to exercise a few times, but with much less intensity. After all this was over I knew I had put on a little weight (tight waistband in the shorts and fat where-there-used-to-be-none around my stomach!), but was afraid to step back on the scale and assess the damage. With this lack of accountability to myself I continued to eat way out of control. I'm an emotional eater and if anyone shares this trait, you know that when you feel upset, you eat more, which makes you more upset, so you eat more..... And since I was back to exercising 6x/week, I used that to justify my overeating. I was out of control again. I am out of control again.
This morning it was time I stepped up to the plate and got on the scale. I saw 140 pounds. I have allowed myself to gain 15 pounds. I am not complaining in the least about weighing 140--coming from 235, it's still a great weight at which to be. I am just realizing that I have let myself spiral into the same old eating patterns that made me so unhealthy in the first place. If I let these 15 pounds go now, it will soon turn into 20...then 25... We all know how that goes.
So today I'm checking in with my WISH friends again for some much-needed sense of community and strength. I'm committing to losing these 15 pounds and not allowing food to control me. I'm keeping up with my 6x/week exercise (thank goodness I've learned to LOVE exercising!) and going back to my tried and true nutritional eating/portion control. I'm not going to kick myself for this backsliding--I'm trying to keep my emotions under control and look at this pragmatically--I have an issue to solve and I know how to go about doing it. I just need to put all my knowledge into practice. And I will.
Thanks so much for listening lovely WISHers.
Blech. What a confession I need to make. Many of you may not know my story. After 14 years of yo-yo dieting, I finally lost 110 pounds from October 2002-December 2003, using my own program of healthy eating/portion control and 6x/week exercise. I had been doing great--maintaining at my goal weight of 125-127 pounds since January 1st 2004. But lately, I have allowed bad eating habits to creep back up on me. I have been making incredibly poor food choices: tons of empty calories, junk foods instead of healthy meals and a lot of sugary snacks--just the kind of overindulgence that put me at 235 pounds in the first place. Then three weeks ago I had a kidney infection of which the Dr. said I wasn't allowed to exercise during the course of my 10 day antibiotics. The week after that, I was diagnosed with kidney stones--I still was able to exercise a few times, but with much less intensity. After all this was over I knew I had put on a little weight (tight waistband in the shorts and fat where-there-used-to-be-none around my stomach!), but was afraid to step back on the scale and assess the damage. With this lack of accountability to myself I continued to eat way out of control. I'm an emotional eater and if anyone shares this trait, you know that when you feel upset, you eat more, which makes you more upset, so you eat more..... And since I was back to exercising 6x/week, I used that to justify my overeating. I was out of control again. I am out of control again.
This morning it was time I stepped up to the plate and got on the scale. I saw 140 pounds. I have allowed myself to gain 15 pounds. I am not complaining in the least about weighing 140--coming from 235, it's still a great weight at which to be. I am just realizing that I have let myself spiral into the same old eating patterns that made me so unhealthy in the first place. If I let these 15 pounds go now, it will soon turn into 20...then 25... We all know how that goes.
So today I'm checking in with my WISH friends again for some much-needed sense of community and strength. I'm committing to losing these 15 pounds and not allowing food to control me. I'm keeping up with my 6x/week exercise (thank goodness I've learned to LOVE exercising!) and going back to my tried and true nutritional eating/portion control. I'm not going to kick myself for this backsliding--I'm trying to keep my emotions under control and look at this pragmatically--I have an issue to solve and I know how to go about doing it. I just need to put all my knowledge into practice. And I will.
Thanks so much for listening lovely WISHers.
. I am so glad that you are feeling better.
you on to victory! Woohoo!
Go Kim! Go Kim!!! Yeah!
)and I'm so fortunate to have you as my friend!
Congratulations on your 33 pound loss--that's just wonderful! It took me several months before I began looking forward to working out, and now I can't imagine starting my day without doing it! I can only imagine how much weight I would've put back on if I weren't exercising!
And like I said, I battled with late-night munchies, but with thoughts of all the strong, committed and inspiring WISHers, I emerged victorious!
