Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group
Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.
Welcome to another holiday week! Whether or not you celebrate a holiday this week, the celebratory foods and treats will appear almost everywhere around you. Rather than experiencing an obstacle, delay or detour, let's plan on a flyover. We have the tools, and we know what lies ahead, so let's plan for success!
For those Passover or Easter goodies, there are plenty of websites to help us navigate through: Passover Nutrition Facts
Easter Goodies This is just a start to help for a great outcome.
Congratulations to everyone on their efforts!
Ashley has created goals for herself
Janette reported a loss of 1.8 pounds
Caroline - 6 pounds
Lupin - CW 10 st, 10 lb
StrengthHopeFaith - down to 120 pounds
Yvette - lost 3 pounds
If anyone has been missed, please join us and share your success! We all have equal bragging rights here! There are all sorts of goodies to help us - calorie counting programs (myfitnesspal), menu planning, weigh-ins, exercise plans, daily planners (electronic or otherwise), and more.
For anyone just getting started, or getting back to it, just remember the place to start is always at the beginning. Seems simple, right? But, the beginning is nothing more than taking care of ourselves, taking stock of where we're at today, making goals and planning to meet them. It's always one step at a time regardless of where you are at. Love the moment, love the goals, and at least enjoy the process of taking care of yourself. Experiment with different ideas to find what works but remember to allow at least a week at something to see if it is doing anything, maybe more. Sticking to a program is always 9/10 of the battle.
There was a quote in one of my diet programs that was fun: "If you bite it or drink it. . . write it!" (or at least be cognizant of it/no absent minding shoveling). Keep monitoring for success!
Keep in mind these FOUR S's of weighing yourself:
♦ Same TIME of day (on the)
♦ Same DAY each week (wearing the)
♦ Same CLOTHING (and using the)
♦ Same SCALE to Measure Yourself - Remember, sometimes your scale won't budge but your waistline will.
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Usually I get a daily influx of emails on health topics. An article from Dr. Mercola really stood out recently though because it mentioned that fat cells have their own mitochondria. Not only was this the first I'd heard of this, he also mentioned that fat serves a purpose in our metabolism. Another new factoid for me. The bottom line for me was to appreciate that even our fat cells play a...
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I just do not feel well and I really think that it's because I cried yesterday on my way to work about my Aunt who is in the hospital. I don't think that we will have her much longer. She is very frail. Now she needs help eating. So, this is the third time in a year that I felt this way after crying. I think crying releases toxins into my body. I also worked up a sweat at the gym...
Down 0.8 lbs
I am finding it difficult to lose weight this time around. Thanks Lorrie for the info and encouragement. Congrats to Yvette and Caroline!