[scatterbrained04]

Originally Posted by Tucson

Now my scale shows me weighing 178. From 182 on the previous day? Is this possible? I will be watching out for snacking and eating something with allot of calories like desserts. I have this old bag of buttered popcorn next to me. I found myself periodically reaching over and grabbing some to eat. The first few times will not matter much. But if this continues, over time it can add up to allot of calories. This is the problem with snacking. It becomes automatic and keeps on happening.

It's possible. I know my weight fluctuates. One day I can weigh 160, and then a day or two later weigh 165, then be back at 160 day or two later. Water weight and stuff.

[Tucson]

I consumed just over 2000 calories today. Considering this included dessert, I really did not plan my day well with respect to my menus. I need to do a bit better tomorrow. I will plan ahead this time. I could not find any nutritional info on the dessert, so I just added each ingredient separately in my food diary on www.myfitnesspal.com. Then I divided the result by two since my daughter and I split the made dessert. So that is what I listed in the “Snacks” part of the posted calorie chart.

[UpDownAround]

Yesterday I was close to goal again and still a lot of junk in there. This morning I weighed 179.4, which is the same as a few days ago and the lowest weight I have seen. This seemed more like a "normal" weigh in and I don't expect it to bounce back up (but it might). It bounced back up to 180 after the last time I weighed 179.4, but it had dropped to it from 181. So I still see a slow trend down...

[scatterbrained04]

I've lost 15-20 lbs since around May. Some because I tried, some because I've been unstable and lost my appetite. Feels good all the same to be rolling into the new year smaller and lighter.

Sounds like many of you have been successful in your weight battles this year too. So kudos to you! I find you inspiring.

[Tucson]

I weigh 179 today. These weight figures have been very variable lately. I hope this does not mean that I will have to get yet another scale. I have consumed about 2300 calories. Most of those calories are from a dessert that I had late in the day. It was a hectic day where I did not make sure I had three meals. This is not a good way to eat. I will need to do better tomorrow.

[UpDownAround]

Yesterday. I had a slice of the carrot cake from my birthday for breakfast. I don't feel bad about that because it only lasts a few days. I might do it again tomorrow and then toss out the rest.

[99fairies]

I was gaining and then had to take my PRN (zyprexa) and all I've done for 2 days is sleep and eat copious amounts of food. I feel like crap.

[Tucson]

I weigh 178 today. So far, I had scrambled egggs with chorizo, and a large yogurt fruit smoothie. I will eat a large hotdog with refried beans for lunch, and spaghetti for dinner. Yesterday I had made Mexican Tres Leches cake which BTW is easy to make. I gave away half of it to my ex in my attempt to keep me from gaining weight due to this cake.

By the way. it is nice that on the myfitnesspal website I am able to enter all the ingredients that makes up this cake to come up with the nutritional information which includes total calories. I then estimated ten servings per cake to calculate the calories this dessert will cost me per serving. This beats guessing. I can then add this as a searchable food item, even publishing this to others on the website for their use. The www.myfitnesspal.com website is very nice indeed.

[99fairies]

Is it possible to gain 12 pounds in 3 days? That's what my scale says.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

I only sort-of trust my scale. Sometimes I gain several pounds from water weight and/or constipation but sometimes my scale just is weird and will give wildly different readings even a few hours apart. I just bought new batteries to see if that is the cause recently.

[UpDownAround]

Originally Posted by 99fairies

Is it possible to gain 12 pounds in 3 days? That's what my scale says.

You would have to eat 42,000 calories plus how many you burned; probably another 5,000 plus. Not very likely that you did this.

[UpDownAround]

Yesterday. Another near normal. Weighed 180.2 this morning. Still bouncing around but still drifting lower. I might start posting weekly summaries before long as it is more same old, same old.

[Wild Coyote]

Thanks to everyone on this thread for keeping this thread alive!

I have been gaining on Abilify. I'm also under a lot of stress right now; cortisol does not help weight loss.

I'll be back on the thread. I have to lose the weight.

Love to each of you!
Happy New Year, too!


WC

[Zigy]

This is what worked for me so far. I was able to drop 15lbs in couple of months while on Zyprexa!

1) This is the big one. Cut out all refined sugar. And I don't mean just the white stuff that goes into your tea or coffee. Everything that has refined sugar in it: candy, cookies, pastry, sodas, fruit juices (they're not as natural as they want you to believe). Also, no to all white baked good: buns, plain bagels, heroes, white bread. Eat natural sugar: apples and other fruit, honey, raw figs and dates. Drink a lot of water.

Sugar is responsible for that awful belt around your waist.

2) Lower carb-rich foods like rice (white!), noodles, pasta. Don't stop eating them entirely, but eat less of these. Half of what you'd normally eat.

3) Eat smaller portions. Don't stuff yourself. You should never feel full and stuffed but always slightly unfulfilled. You'll get used to this and will feel lighter and it will encourage you to keep at this.

4) If you have to snack, then snack on raw, unsalted nuts.

5) If you can help it: don't eat after 6pm.

Weigh yourself only every two weeks. Weighing yourself often shows slower results and can discourage you.

Oh, and yeah, it takes some sacrifice and effort, but there is no magic.

[Tucson]

Zigy, this makes good sense to me. I would think being able to go by guidelines would be much better than counting calories. I think what you have posted here is a good place to start.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

Ugh. I am so tired of watching the scale go up while I wait to get rid of my stupid gall bladder. I've tried so hard to lose weight and it's annoying to gain even a few pounds back. But most foods make me sick and while Ive decided to push through and eat whatever I should be eating that's really hard.

I see a 2nd surgeon on the 16th and hopefully he'll be less psych patient/MAOI averse as well as fast at getting rid of this stupid gall bladder.

i miss controlling what I ate and watching the scale go down. I really, really hate that. But it is what it is.

[Tucson]

My calorie intake was about 2250 today. My weight is 178. I had pizza for dinner which I purchased from CostCo. I limited myself to two large slices

[99fairies]

We had a huge spread of finger foods and yummy appetizers last night but I stayed away from all of it. I have to lose this extra zyprexa weight I put on. I asked for a juicer for christmas and got one, but I didn't think about the cost of frozen or fresh fruit. Not cheap.

Hi guys,

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this, but... I've been struggling with constipation from my psych meds. I try to eat normally, but I'm still constipated. I've tried Miralax, but that doesn't help. The only thing it does (TMI) is add too much water to my stool without moving things along.

What I normally eat--

Breakfast: whole grain bagel, yogurt, whole grain cereal, or oatmeal
Lunch: something with whole grain bread and fruit (e.g., sandwich) OR veggies
Dinner: none because of one of my conditions

I drink 6 glasses of water a day, as well.

I can take fiber supplements, I guess, but I'd like to modify my diet. Any suggestions that might help with constipation induced by my BP meds?

[99fairies]

Two words...PRUNE JUICE. As close as you can get to the pure kind. Flushes out my system everytime.

Originally Posted by 99fairies

Two words...PRUNE JUICE. As close as you can get to the pure kind. Flushes out my system everytime.

I'm like... immune to prune juice! It sucks! Good idea, though. It worked the first time, but after that, nope. No urge to poop, even when drinking the WHOLE BOTTLE. (Trust me, I'm not exaggerating when I say I drank the whole bottle.)

I've been taking bisacodyl (Dulcolax) as needed. Like, if I go without a sh_t for 4 days, then I take it.

[99fairies]

You might be getting too much fiber.

[Zigy]

Originally Posted by Tucson

Zigy, this makes good sense to me. I would think being able to go by guidelines would be much better than counting calories. I think what you have posted here is a good place to start.

I think if you follow what I'm doing you'll automatically eat less calories without counting them. Sugar is a big one. A sugary drink may contain over 10 spoons of sugar. Eating smaller portions is also a good way to drop calories.

In the beginning you'll feel offer a little hungry but just fights this and you'll get used to this. Also, if you get headaches from dropping sugar, taper it off like any drug.

BTW, I dropped to 197 from 200 over the holiday week! My wife cooked very little and we just had one cake. I was afraid I'd gain! This made me smile a bit

Good luck!

Drink a lot of water!

[UpDownAround]

Yesterday was another day almost right at goal and I am headed for it again today, but have to snack a bit to get there. Pecans always bail me out when I am coming up short. This morning I was 179.0, which is the lowest I have seen so far (or in 4 years). So still creeping down at my new slower healthier pace. 44 lost and 14 to go...

I was also a loser over the holidays even though I had cake, candy, crisp and ice cream. Everything in moderation...

[wildflowerchild25]

First day on weight watchers. Giving it a second chance. I came in right at my points. I’m still a little hungry but as long as I can go to sleep at a reasonable hour I won’t eat again. I had eggs for breakfast with a little cheese, tuna with light mayo and tomato soup for lunch, and a chicken and broccoli casserole made with fat free greek yogurt as the base and lots of herbs and spices, and brown rice on the side. Then I had a small serving of crackers and cheese for a nighttime snack.

I made the casserole so I would have lunch for the week so I won’t eat out after group. Hopefully that will save me money as well as funds are running low due to being on unpaid leave. I spent way too much on groceries today bc I went to the expensive store but I needed things that Aldi doesn’t carry and it was far too cold to go two places. I’m going to go to Aldi tomorrow and stock up on fruits and veggies and chicken breast.

I am at my highest weight again, 213lbs. Gained 20lbs in a little over six weeks. That’s horrible. But I’m not going to shame myself for it; it was partly meds and partly depression, it just is what it is. Now that I’m feeling better I can focus on eating better.