Comments on: I Didn’t Do It http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/ I never met a piece of cake I didn't like Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jae http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-256 jae Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:35:40 +0000 Nope. It's not just you. I mentioned before the only success losing I ever had was with the Body for Life program -- which incorporates a free day so you can chow on whatever you want. I think it works in two ways: one that you don't feel like you're depriving yourself (although I ate more on that program than ever and got sick of eating) and two in that you feel so much like CRAP after those free days that it acts as an incentive to stay on it so you feel better again. Plus the workouts are 20 minutes. I can manage 20 minutes. The only reason I stopped was a mild injury and then I got pregnant with our littlest guy which made it difficult to move (he was a big'un - 9lb-13.5 oz, 22"). I just haven't found my motivation to start again but this stupid medical gain is about to do it! Nope. It’s not just you.

I mentioned before the only success losing I ever had was with the Body for Life program — which incorporates a free day so you can chow on whatever you want.

I think it works in two ways: one that you don’t feel like you’re depriving yourself (although I ate more on that program than ever and got sick of eating) and two in that you feel so much like CRAP after those free days that it acts as an incentive to stay on it so you feel better again. Plus the workouts are 20 minutes. I can manage 20 minutes.

The only reason I stopped was a mild injury and then I got pregnant with our littlest guy which made it difficult to move (he was a big’un – 9lb-13.5 oz, 22″). I just haven’t found my motivation to start again but this stupid medical gain is about to do it!

]]> By: Annaliese http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Annaliese Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:32:02 +0000 No, it's not just you! No, it’s not just you!

]]> By: Chubby Mommy http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Chubby Mommy Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:19:34 +0000 It definitely does become wearing, doesn't it? Not to mention that, after a while, it's hard not to feel so deprived that binge-eating becomes an uncontrollable temptation which breeds guilt, which produces <em>more</em> binge-eating, which TOTALLY derails a diet. Or, maybe that's just me. It definitely does become wearing, doesn’t it? Not to mention that, after a while, it’s hard not to feel so deprived that binge-eating becomes an uncontrollable temptation which breeds guilt, which produces more binge-eating, which TOTALLY derails a diet.

Or, maybe that’s just me.

]]> By: Annaliese http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Annaliese Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:17:42 +0000 Oh and this "I think it helps my health to have a controlled cheat" should have said that I think it helps my MENTAL health. Counting every calorie and worrying about every gram of fat every day can grind you down after a while. Oh and this “I think it helps my health to have a controlled cheat” should have said that I think it helps my MENTAL health. Counting every calorie and worrying about every gram of fat every day can grind you down after a while.

]]> By: Annaliese http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Annaliese Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:15:24 +0000 "Calorie cycling" You figure up your calories for the week and then zigzag the days. The theory is that your body never knows what to expect and it jolts your metabolism. I've never tried it, I'm still trying to figure out my regular diet. No need to add another complication. Yet. LOL! “Calorie cycling” You figure up your calories for the week and then zigzag the days. The theory is that your body never knows what to expect and it jolts your metabolism.

I’ve never tried it, I’m still trying to figure out my regular diet. No need to add another complication. Yet. LOL!

]]> By: Chubby Mommy http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Chubby Mommy Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:30:20 +0000 I remember reading somewhere -- can't remember the source -- that alternating high- and low-calorie days actually helps weight loss. Something about the body deciding on high calorie days that it's not going to be starving, so it lets go of the weight. I hope that's right. :) I remember reading somewhere — can’t remember the source — that alternating high- and low-calorie days actually helps weight loss. Something about the body deciding on high calorie days that it’s not going to be starving, so it lets go of the weight.

I hope that’s right. :)

]]> By: Annaliese http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Annaliese Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:32:25 +0000 Sorry to hear about the lack of weight loss. That does indeed suck. I'm big believer in the occasional break from dieting. I think it helps my health to have a controlled cheat, it's a my reward for being good the other 90% of the time. I just have to make sure I keep track of them and space them far enough apart that the calories don't pile up on each other. I hope you enjoy your steak and potato! Sorry to hear about the lack of weight loss. That does indeed suck.

I’m big believer in the occasional break from dieting. I think it helps my health to have a controlled cheat, it’s a my reward for being good the other 90% of the time. I just have to make sure I keep track of them and space them far enough apart that the calories don’t pile up on each other.

I hope you enjoy your steak and potato!

]]> By: Chubby Mommy http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Chubby Mommy Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:48:01 +0000 Meds like that DO suck! I don't even have that excuse, though. But it strikes me as absolutely <em>wrong</em> that I could've cut that much fat and calories out of my diet without losing an ounce. I may just have to make an appointment with my dreaded doctor to get some more tests run. Meds like that DO suck! I don’t even have that excuse, though. But it strikes me as absolutely wrong that I could’ve cut that much fat and calories out of my diet without losing an ounce.

I may just have to make an appointment with my dreaded doctor to get some more tests run.

]]> By: jae http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/i-didnt-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-245 jae Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:41:27 +0000 That sucks - but ENJOY THE STEAK! I've been good for a month and have gained another 5 lbs. I've had it with the meds the doctor has me on and the flippant smug way he says "Oh yeah, they usually cause weight gain." ugh. ugh. ugh. UGH. That sucks – but ENJOY THE STEAK!

I’ve been good for a month and have gained another 5 lbs. I’ve had it with the meds the doctor has me on and the flippant smug way he says “Oh yeah, they usually cause weight gain.”

ugh. ugh. ugh. UGH.

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