Silliness Who is on a diet. Come on I know you all are! - Page 74

kansaskyle · 12-18-2017, 03:02 PM

21 days back on my low-carb way-of-eating.

I splurged the week before Thanksgiving because of the new menu rollout at the restaurant where I moonlight to bring in money to pay for a kid in college, and the entire week of Thanksgiving since I was on vacation.

I heard someone say "'Tis the Season of Eating", and that is so true given all the holiday parties I've attended for work and church.

Dieting puts a damper on the fun, but I'm happy not having that stuffed feeling after a big meal and my clothes fitting better!

issybird · 12-18-2017, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kansaskyle

I heard someone say "'Tis the Season of Eating", and that is so true given all the holiday parties I've attended for work and church.

Dieting puts a damper on the fun, but I'm happy not having that stuffed feeling after a big meal and my clothes fitting better!

Good for you! It's a tough time of year to hold that line.

pdurrant · 01-08-2018, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm now around the 72/73kg mark. I just haven't had the willpower to get down to 70kg this year.

Next year I'll shall go for two weeks of restraint interspersed with two weeks of maintenance, and see how I do. I shall try not to go above 74kg over Christmas/New Year.

Well, three weeks of holiday feasting have taken me to around 75kg.

I now aim to be at or below 70kg by the end of April.

issybird · 01-08-2018, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Well, three weeks of holiday feasting have taken me to around 75kg.

I now aim to be at or below 70kg by the end of April.

You beat me to the thread. I'm up 2.8 pounds and it could have been much worse, so I'm not terribly unhappy. I'd like to see if I can shift it in the next two weeks which is ambitious especially given that I need to get exercising again and I don't want to.

Longer term, I'm looking to lose about ten pounds with the same target date.

poohbear_nc · 01-08-2018, 10:52 AM

After holiday feasting, and over a week of total inactivity caused by battling flu (with lungs full of phlegm and non-stop coughing), I have a load of avoirdupois to shed.

No hope of any meaningful exercise until the coughing stops, so on to portion size control and cessation of snacks ..... sigh ...

Blossom · 01-08-2018, 11:06 AM

I'm now down 15 pounds since November. The key. Even though I'm not dieting. The key is eating 1000 calories a day or near to it. Stay away from potatoes.

All these years I thought it was bread that caused the weight as that's what the experts say. It was potatoes. I love them but right now they cause bloating so I stay away from them and the weight is just pouring off.

My diet is pita bread, veggies and lean meat, thin sliced of cheese with a small amount of dressing. Mostly lean roast beef. I was able to raise my Hemoglobin from blood transfusion levels 7.8 to 8.1 in only a month eating lean roast beef pita sandwiches.

I was just at the ER Wednesday and they did blood work. I found out my potassium is low so I added dried Apricots about six a day to my diet.

Sent from my XT1528

issybird · 01-08-2018, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

so on to portion size control

I do not know what this means. Translation, please?

Feel better, Pooh!

issybird · 01-08-2018, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I'm now down 15 pounds since November. The key. Even though I'm not dieting. The key is eating 1000 calories a day or near to it. Stay away from potatoes.

All these years I thought it was bread that caused the weight as that's what the experts say. It was potatoes. I love them but right now they cause bloating so I stay away from them and the weight is just pouring off.

My diet is pita bread, veggies and lean meat, thin sliced of cheese with a small amount of dressing. Mostly lean roast beef. I was able to raise my Hemoglobin from blood transfusion levels 7.8 to 8.1 in only a month eating lean roast beef pita sandwiches.

I was just at the ER Wednesday and they did blood work. I found out my potassium is low so I added dried Apricots about six a day to my diet.

Good for you, Blossom! I am in awe; I would be ravenous on 1000 calories a day and I certainly wouldn't call it "not dieting"!

WT Sharpe · 01-08-2018, 12:15 PM

I had gastric sleeve surgery just over a year ago, and have lost 100 pounds as a result, but now I’m fighting to break 200. My body seems bound and determined to stay at 202.

I joined Planet Fitness about three months ago, and between that, daily walks, and the exercise bike we have I’ve been doing pretty good with the physical activity. I've been using a Fitbit to make sure I get at least 10,000 steps in daily.

As for the cocktail hour, issybird, that’s not a problem for me as I dislike alcohol. Not saying that to sound like a temperance crusader; it’s just the truth. A six-pack of beer over the course of a year is my idea of a binge. Mixed drinks are okay on a rare occasion (as in one or two every few years), but I don’t go out of my way looking for them. I do like egg nog and rum, but avoid it because of the calories. As for wine, I have tried multiple times to cultivate a taste for it because of all the health benefits we’ve all read about, but without success.

After dinner snacks a Waterloo, poohbear_nc I? Yes, but unlike you I don’t have the option of not bringing them into the house, as my s.o. does that no matter what I do. And as I have very little willpower, it’s a constant struggle.

Most nuts I can ration, but an entire can of cashews easily finds its way to my stomach every time. My only solution there is to only buy them when I can find one small single serving bag.

My biggest thing is just to find the strength to resist all the cakes, cookies, candy, pastries, doughnuts, potato chips, and chocolate my wife brings into the house daily.

Blossom · 01-08-2018, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Good for you, Blossom! I am in awe; I would be ravenous on 1000 calories a day and I certainly wouldn't call it "not dieting"!

It's not really dieting. It's all my stomach will allow. The ER doctor looked at me and said on Wednesday. I don't know what's wrong with your stomach. They no longer diagnose conditions in the ER. Just do blood work, give you pills and send you home.

If I eat more than 1000 calories or certain foods I bloat up and look seven months pregnant and it pushes on my diaphragm which is very uncomfortable. So I avoid everything that causes it. Potatoes, noodles, some types of rice. No hot food so no soup or broth, no extremely cold food like ice cream. Milk is something else I seem to not tolerate right now. So no ice cream. Nothing acidic. So no chocolate, juice. I can tolerate a small amount of fresh tomatoes. I had steamed broccoli the other night and it seem to do okay. I don't get hungry. I do get cranky if I don't eat but no hunger pains. It's really weird and totally not normal.

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kansaskyle · 01-08-2018, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I was just at the ER Wednesday and they did blood work. I found out my potassium is low so I added dried Apricots about six a day to my diet.

Good job on the weight loss! Like bread, potatoes have a lot of carbs in them.

If the apricots don't do the trick on your potassium levels, you might try picking up some potassium chloride (lite salt). I mix it 50/50 with normal salt in my salt shaker and I don't notice any taste difference.

Cinisajoy · 01-08-2018, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I'm now down 15 pounds since November. The key. Even though I'm not dieting. The key is eating 1000 calories a day or near to it. Stay away from potatoes.

All these years I thought it was bread that caused the weight as that's what the experts say. It was potatoes. I love them but right now they cause bloating so I stay away from them and the weight is just pouring off.

My diet is pita bread, veggies and lean meat, thin sliced of cheese with a small amount of dressing. Mostly lean roast beef. I was able to raise my Hemoglobin from blood transfusion levels 7.8 to 8.1 in only a month eating lean roast beef pita sandwiches.

I was just at the ER Wednesday and they did blood work. I found out my potassium is low so I added dried Apricots about six a day to my diet.

Sent from my XT1528

Great to see your hemoglobin is coming up.

orlok · 01-08-2018, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

I do not know what this means. Translation, please?

I haven't weighed myself post-Christmas yet. I may pluck up the courage tomorrow. I too have a Fitbit (Blaze) to keep track of my step target (a less ambitious 7,000 steps than yours Tom) but have not even been making that on a regular basis lately. Too bloomin' cold to go out.

issybird · 01-08-2018, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

As for wine, I have tried multiple times to cultivate a taste for it because of all the health benefits we’ve all read about.

Yep. That's why I drink wine. Absolutely.

Bookpossum · 01-08-2018, 04:13 PM

That’s really hard Tom, having the tempting things in the house. Fortunately for me, my SO is also trying to keep his weight down, so while we do have treats, we limit how many are in the pantry. We managed to get through Christmas with only about a pound extra put on, which we have since pretty well shed again after working in the garden.

Blossom, you have my sympathy - that’s a miserable situation to be in. Is it stress related perhaps? A friend of ours has something similar and I think hers is linked to stress.

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12-18-2017, 03:02 PM	#1096
kansaskyle Addict Posts: 245 Karma: 765530 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Austin, TX Device: Kobo Aura One & Forma, Kindle Voyage, PW, and Oasis 3	21 days back on my low-carb way-of-eating. I splurged the week before Thanksgiving because of the new menu rollout at the restaurant where I moonlight to bring in money to pay for a kid in college, and the entire week of Thanksgiving since I was on vacation. I heard someone say "'Tis the Season of Eating", and that is so true given all the holiday parties I've attended for work and church. Dieting puts a damper on the fun, but I'm happy not having that stuffed feeling after a big meal and my clothes fitting better!

01-08-2018, 10:52 AM	#1100
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,585 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	After holiday feasting, and over a week of total inactivity caused by battling flu (with lungs full of phlegm and non-stop coughing), I have a load of avoirdupois to shed. No hope of any meaningful exercise until the coughing stops, so on to portion size control and cessation of snacks ..... sigh ...

01-08-2018, 11:06 AM	#1101
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I'm now down 15 pounds since November. The key. Even though I'm not dieting. The key is eating 1000 calories a day or near to it. Stay away from potatoes. All these years I thought it was bread that caused the weight as that's what the experts say. It was potatoes. I love them but right now they cause bloating so I stay away from them and the weight is just pouring off. My diet is pita bread, veggies and lean meat, thin sliced of cheese with a small amount of dressing. Mostly lean roast beef. I was able to raise my Hemoglobin from blood transfusion levels 7.8 to 8.1 in only a month eating lean roast beef pita sandwiches. I was just at the ER Wednesday and they did blood work. I found out my potassium is low so I added dried Apricots about six a day to my diet. Sent from my XT1528

01-08-2018, 12:15 PM	#1104
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I had gastric sleeve surgery just over a year ago, and have lost 100 pounds as a result, but now I’m fighting to break 200. My body seems bound and determined to stay at 202. I joined Planet Fitness about three months ago, and between that, daily walks, and the exercise bike we have I’ve been doing pretty good with the physical activity. I've been using a Fitbit to make sure I get at least 10,000 steps in daily. As for the cocktail hour, issybird, that’s not a problem for me as I dislike alcohol. Not saying that to sound like a temperance crusader; it’s just the truth. A six-pack of beer over the course of a year is my idea of a binge. Mixed drinks are okay on a rare occasion (as in one or two every few years), but I don’t go out of my way looking for them. I do like egg nog and rum, but avoid it because of the calories. As for wine, I have tried multiple times to cultivate a taste for it because of all the health benefits we’ve all read about, but without success. After dinner snacks a Waterloo, poohbear_nc I? Yes, but unlike you I don’t have the option of not bringing them into the house, as my s.o. does that no matter what I do. And as I have very little willpower, it’s a constant struggle. Most nuts I can ration, but an entire can of cashews easily finds its way to my stomach every time. My only solution there is to only buy them when I can find one small single serving bag. My biggest thing is just to find the strength to resist all the cakes, cookies, candy, pastries, doughnuts, potato chips, and chocolate my wife brings into the house daily.

01-08-2018, 04:13 PM	#1110
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	That’s really hard Tom, having the tempting things in the house. Fortunately for me, my SO is also trying to keep his weight down, so while we do have treats, we limit how many are in the pantry. We managed to get through Christmas with only about a pound extra put on, which we have since pretty well shed again after working in the garden. Blossom, you have my sympathy - that’s a miserable situation to be in. Is it stress related perhaps? A friend of ours has something similar and I think hers is linked to stress.