Eating Accountability Thread

[ladypeartree]

Sorry Billie but when I remember all the fried junk you ate the first time you posted here and then hear you say you are discouraged by what you ate yesterday I just had to laugh and then give you a great big hug

Silly sister believe it or not your food intake yesterday ( dont know about the cheesecake but hey we are all human and I sometimes eat what I know will actually poison me ) well it was a good deal healthier than the fries and nuggets......baked potatoe and salad ...how very healthy ...staek has less calories that peanut butter and is high in the protiens that you need especially now when you are recovering from an injury.. Ok maybe you can go from regular coke to diet coke but it is no HUGE thing ...you cant change your entire life in a week you know

Ok almonds are so very morish but do not fill you up ..unless you drink a LARGE glass of water between each mouthful of almonds ) you need something that takes longer to chew as that gives your brain time to tell your stomache that it is full. We used to be able to buy something we called beetlenuts ( no not real beetles and they didnt even look like them ) but I have no idea what you would call them.they are a type of nut but require a lot more effort to chew them . If you have a friendly health food store near you they may be able to suggest something. Also dreid fruit is higher in sugar than fresh fruit ...try snacking on raw carrots, celery, cucmber slices etc instead and again you will have cut your calories by up to 75%

You need to uptake your water intake at LEAST 8 large glasses a day as you may be dehydrating without realising it and that makes you feel really hungry .

Keep going and dont be so hard on yourself...just think of all the people that you have already inspired with your great suggestion of this thread

[billie]

Thanks so much, Lynn.

I went to the doctor today and he said I have shin splints. He said it'll heal itself, but to take it easy, and noooooooooo exercise til the pain's gone. OTC pain meds, ice packs, Ace wraps........

I'm really hurting today, and haven't been able to cook. I've just been eating whatever's lying around. A Balance bar, 5 or 6 cookies, Darrin brought home chicken nuggets and fries, so I ate that. I'm also way behind on my water intake for today. I guess I'm just going to have to repent and start over.........

God, please don't let me give up, no matter how many mistakes I make........

I'm going to check into beetlenuts and see if I can find some. I'll try to do more fresh fruits and veggies for snack.

When I'm hurting physically, it discourages me mentally, makes me not even want to try, but I do want to be healthy so much.

Thanks to evryone who reads this thread. If this thread wasn't here, I would've given up probably after the first two days..........

[ladypeartree]

ahhh ((((Billie )))) you have already done well just learning how to change your habits so even though you have a few days when everything turns upside down you are still ahead of where you were this time last week. Put your feet up, ( yes I know so very easy when you have two young children ) alternate the ice packs with heat packs ( hot water bottle or whatever you have got ) and use the time to plan your meals and your shopping list ....it always helps to have a list ....hmm just thought ..do you have someone that you would trust to do your shopping ? I know when I was on a tight budget I used to swop shopping lists with my sister who was in the same position...we also swapped purses so we couldnt cheat and did each others shopping ...ONLY what was on the list so we were not tempted to add extras. It could work for you cos if the junk food is not in the house then you cant eat it

Dont be discouraged from excersising, wait till you are fully recovered and then start again but being very gentle and building it up

Smile sister ...as I always told my children ..there is so much more of me to love when I am overweight

[billie]

I've been drinking water this evening, and had a really good supper. Half a can of split pea soup and a piece of whole wheat toast. I'll post if anything develops............

[ladypeartree]

like a good dose of wind ????

Hope you are feeling better about yourself today Billie ...you really are doing so well

[billie]

Okay, it's been a week, so guess how much weight I've lost?

9 lbs! I now weigh 179! God is sooooooo awesome! This is such an encouragement! I haven't been eating well today either, since I'm not cooking, but this has spurred me on to rededicate myself to this healthier lifestyle! 9 lbs in a week! How awesome is that, and not even exercising, just eating better and God did the rest. Well, He pretty much did that too. I never would've had the will-power had He not gave it to me and put it in my head to start this thread, and everyone's prayers..........I'm so grateful to God and to all of you! Let's see how we do this week!

[ladypeartree]

what an achievment Billie ...well done

[billie]

Okay, I had half a can of vegetable soup and a piece of whole wheat toast with a little olive oil on it for supper!

[billie]

I had a carrot with some light Italian dressing, and......uh........a few bites of *cough* ice cream cake.

[ladypeartree]

a little bit of what you fancy stops you from craving "worse" food ...ice cream cake sounds good can I have some please?...only to stop you from feeling obliged to eat any more of course