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The first week...
was bloody torture, but I did it and made progress! Yay me!
Re: The first week...
Yay Sheri!! 5 lbs on the first week is very impressive!!
Keep it up, girl!!
YAY!! Congrats, Sheri!
I'd asked in a previous post, but you probably didn't see it - can you allow me to view your blog?
5 pounds! That rawks lady!
So do you plan on keeping with the same "menu" or will you be changing it up?
Sweet! I honestly dont know if I would have the willpower to do that. YOu are awesome! I am so proud of you.
It is taking SO much willpower, this is the hardest thing I've ever done I think. Last night I got the new versions of Wii Fit and Wii Active so I can't wait to check them out later. M is helping too. Yesterday, and today are really bad days, I keep saying "Ohhh man I could go for a cheeseburger, french fries, onion rings, cheesecake, country fried steak, waaaahhhh I miss foooood!" and M just tells me how good I'm doing and says "No, but you are going to have your shake, and some fruit. (This was all said upon waking up this morning and wanting "real" food for breakfast).
I believe it. It really does help when you have someone that is helping along the way. It's awesome that M is being so supportive. How is he doing on his own journey?
What journey? Seriously, he thinks his journey is drinking Fiber One shake with his million course meals.
He claims that after he binge eats all the junk food he bought for himself Friday night when we went food shopping that he is going to start his "own thing". Ya, he's being supportive, but at the same time he thinks the thing I'm doing is a crock, that I don't eat enough (I think, if I'm satisfied (not exactly full, but satisfied) then I'm doing just fine), to which I said "Why, because I'm not eating like everything is my last meal anymore?" I think he's so used to seeing me gorge myself in food that this seems like I'm "not eating enough" now. His words to me in the grocery store were "I'm going to start my own thing and blow your diet out of the water." So now, once/if he starts his "thing", it's apparently going to be a competition, well, he can play it that way, I'm not.
I wish D would compete with me, I would blow his ass to pieces. Ok who am I kidding....men lose weight faster and I would probably lose and console myself with a gallon of ice cream. lol Not really but something close.
It is hard, I think that's why I'm having such a hard time these past two days cause he pulls out all the junk right in front of me, then when I say something like "Oh man I wish I would have **this**" he says "Hey, your the one who wanted to go on a diet, now you have to stick with it". He really doesn't understand what I mean. I'm just shocked in myself that I've kept this will power up for as long as I have. I was told the first week is the worst, then the second is bad, but then after that it's better so I'm getting there. Like I said, even if I can make to under 200, that's a HUGE goal for me. I'm taking it a little at a time, I'm not expecting it to happen overnight.
Oh, then the dum dum asks me if I'm gonna go back to eating "normal" (what he meant was, back to the way I used to) after I'm "done dieting", I said, while I won't necessarily continute to drink the shakes, I will always continue to watch what and how much I eat because once I get it off, I'm going to keep it off as long as possible.
Good for you, Sheri!!! Has M been to the doctor lately? It sounds like he needs to hear what Aria's husband heard. . . You're killing yourself, buddy!
I wonder if he would be open to learning more about nutrition and portion sizes, etc? Maybe not, considering his current attitude. But it might be really cool to find a nutritionist or RD who can give you a lesson or two. Cristin, the RD who writes the blog I sent you, lives in Boston, and I bet there are a ton of other people with similar backgrounds in your area. . .
Keep up the great work, woman, and don't let M drag you down!
Also, you're probably familiar with this, but the government's food guide pyramid has been revamped recently. Check out: http://www.mypyramid.gov/ for lots of good info!
I know your current menu is working great for you, and makes it easier to plan your food, but eventually you'll need to switch to a more "normal" menu, and this might help.
I'm sorry, I'm way over the top with my advice, and I am certainly no RD or expert of any kind (and should take some of my own advice), but I am just so proud of you, and I want you to succeed and be healthy and happy, and live freakin' forever. You can tell me to shove it up my a$$ any time you want to!
He has to see a doctor because of this every 3 months now. He had to get a new doctor (because he had to finally put on his big boy pants and stop seeing his pediatrician) and his new doc told him that he is a heart attack waiting to happen (between his weight, and his bp). Now before his last appointment, he had lost 15 lbs. the doc told him he was doing a great job and to keep it up, by his next appointment he had obviously put the weight back on, and then some I bet, and suspiciously "rescheduled" his appointment (he was supposed to go last Monday). He now is going sometime in December I think, to which I can guarantee the doc will rip him a new one, I like this doc, he is no bullsh*t, upfront about everything.
Congrats girl!!! Your journey is an inspiration to me!!
This. I hope he will see how good you are doing and decide to join you.
Congrats Sheri!!!
I think what you are doing is great! Keep up the good work!
It's definitely a hard thing to do... when you get past that 200, though, you def feel the benefits of it! Yah!!!
Good! I hope he listens!