OK it's Day 2- Where is everyone? I thought by now a few people would commit themselves to SS before the holiday celebrations begin.
I weighed myself this morning just to have a starting point-I will take measurements later.
A case of Cambridge Dutch Chocolate Original arrived yesterday. That was an incentive purchase to encourage my commitment and with 3 a day that's 6 weeks of commitment to look forward to.
Today won't be easy but I know I am on the road to better health. Many positive rewards are in my future if I stay on track. My knees will feel better. My clothes will grow loose. I can fit into a booth at a restaurant more comfortably. My blood pressure will improve. My A1C numbers will look better. I won't be the fattest person in the room. I used to feel I needed to be skinny , skinny to be happy with myself. That has changed. I would be happy to be in "average" or just "overweight".
I will report in this evening just to help myself stay on track. Now I am going to try to get some more sleep.
Everyone have a good day.
How's it going?
Posted by Pam T on 11/27/2018, 4:07 pm, in reply to "Day 2 "
It's 4:06. Are you doing ok?
This time of year I expect the board to go quiet. People just have a hard time resisting and not giving in to all the holiday stuff. They figure the New Year is coming and they can get it together then.
I just got a Trader Joe's catalog in the mail and while flipping through it, I just kept seeing a whole lot of stuff I can't eat. I wonder about the people that do. Can anyone possibly be healthy eating all that sugar? Even those that are not diabetic? The human body did not evolve and survive eating so much sugar. Think of the damage being done. My husband saw me looking at it and said, "We should go to Trader Joe's". I just laughed at him and asked "Why? To window shop?" lol!
I think when we are young the goal is skinny. As we get older the goal shifts to health. Now as I approach the age my mother was when she passed from congestive heart failure, my goal is to get beyond that and not only live, but thrive, or as close to it as I can get. I don't want to depend on pharmaceuticals to keep me going either if possible. So I'm with you. I've never been "thin" and I've stopped trying. I will NEVER stop trying to be healthy and active.
Re: How's it going?
Posted by MaryL on 11/27/2018, 5:00 pm, in reply to "How's it going?"
Hi Pam. I hope you are doing well this afternoon/ evening.
I get why people can't bring themselves to diet right now. There are temptations everywhere! If you walk to the produce section of the local Walmart there is a row of tables set up with a huge selection of cakes, cookies, tortes, pies, cupcakes on display and a display of salty snacks like Doritos right next to it that you must pass before you can get to the lettuce. Almost every other television commercial is about food or drink. Then there are the social gatherings.
I think of the timing to do SS for me as opportunity to barricade myself against my own self destruction. If I didn't work to lose this weight now and allowed myself to eat with wild abandon I could easily weight 300 pounds. Obesity is a killer - a contributing factor to cancer, stroke, heart disease, and joint break down. Like you I want to avoid being on pharmaceuticals. They aren't the answer-I believe a healthy diet is the key. Unfortunately the weight doesn't come off with a healthy diet- I maintain. Cambridge is my "go to" to make the weight come off.
I have a stomach virus today but the worst is over. I called in sick today to rest rather then going in to work and spreading the virus. So many of the workers come into work sick because of the penalties for absenteeism, it's no wonder everybody gets sick. They're all coughing and blowing their noses on the lines. I still have a slight headache. I took the generic ImodiumAD earlier today & that did help.
At about 1 pm I was able to eat some Cambridge FFL Oats and a big cup of black coffee. I don't have any desire to eat right now. Later I'll have something-maybe some Cambridge FFL potato soup and later my plan is to have the Dutch Chocolate Original shake. I like to have it hot when it's cold out. It really hits the spot on those cold mornings.
I have rambled on enough. Everyone enjoy your evening.