one more challenge

Try some new recipes.

In news:[email hidden],
Cubit <[email hidden]> stated
| One by one, I see my dieting support systems going away. While it
| might seem sensible to just focus on the rest of life, I think there
| is a need to stay focused on losing weight to continue to maintain
| steady progress.
|
| I guess my current danger is that dieting is becoming boring. I get
| bored, and I lose focus.

Cubit said:

One by one, I see my dieting support systems going away. While it might
seem sensible to just focus on the rest of life, I think there is a need to
stay focused on losing weight to continue to maintain steady progress.

I guess my current danger is that dieting is becoming boring. I get bored,
and I lose focus.

Yep.

But that is just a challenge in itself, to move from diet-obsession to
a living-diet.

Back in June-July I decided to basically enter maintenance for summer.
I grew a veggie garden and that meant a lot of carbs to eat every day.
All good food but it would up my carbs on a rgular basis. I lost 3-4
lbs, june, july, even september. But OCtober and November I basically
lost about a pound. A bit nerve wracking, but I've got other stuff to
deal with. I definitely dropped my focus and intensity on dieting and
my weight loss slowed. But I think timing is really important in life.

Main point is I'm not gaining and I'm eating plenty of things that I
always enjoyed-including desserts and more carby meals. Yeah I want to
lose another 30-40 lbs, but I also want these changes to be permanent.
I have to say I'm starting to really feel I won't give this up. I do
go out and have carby meals, but I'm balancing them with good days,
and when I can, I'm getting a little more activity in to compensate.
Most days it just feels normal, not a diet. Come Jan-Feb I may be able
to buckle down more and push some extra pounds off, but as long as I
maintain I consider myself a success.

Learning to cook your meals is really important. I'm experimentign
with a pumpkin cheesecake. I just tried reducing the fat more to lower
calories (cheesecake is pretty rich) but the taste was too off. My
first try was really tasty and delicious, even to non-low-carbers. I
think you have to stretch your taste buds and experiment (actually I
believe that in life in general-not just for dieters).

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/267/Dec-264/225
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
Maint. not counting (CCLL=50-60)

Cubit wrote:
|| One by one, I see my dieting support systems going away. While it
|| might seem sensible to just focus on the rest of life, I think there
|| is a need to stay focused on losing weight to continue to maintain
|| steady progress.
||
|| I guess my current danger is that dieting is becoming boring. I get
|| bored, and I lose focus.

Try practicing maintenance for a while. The restart weight loss.

"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Cubit wrote:
|| One by one, I see my dieting support systems going away. While it
|| might seem sensible to just focus on the rest of life, I think there
|| is a need to stay focused on losing weight to continue to maintain
|| steady progress.
||
|| I guess my current danger is that dieting is becoming boring. I get
|| bored, and I lose focus.

Try practicing maintenance for a while. The restart weight loss.

It's a bummer when the weight loss slows/stops. For me, it was the loss of
that daily affirmation. stay the course tho. I started with a lick of the
knife then a bite of waffle here and there (omg, the smell of Eggo waffles
with hot butter and syrup, toasted quite crispy too, good childhood memory
too)
I've taken up knitting in the eves while we watch tv. keeps me from smoking,
eating, or drinking. My hands are busy and my mind is active. not stuck to
the idiot box. Curt's cancer pain is really, really bad right now so he
can't do much more than kick back in his recliner after working. so we don't
get out much anymore. Monday night volleyball keeps me sane!!

as Roger suggested. Try practicing, and this practicing is the right way to
phrase it. Just like multiple times of trying to lose weight, how many times
have we actually Hit goal and maintained it?? Me, 3 times. good luck
hth

--
Lori
220/160/144
LC since 1/17/03
back on track 11/10/04
Devoted wife of Curtis, Stage 4 Prostate cancer at age 40
http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller

"Lorelei" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Cubit wrote:
|| One by one, I see my dieting support systems going away. While it
|| might seem sensible to just focus on the rest of life, I think there
|| is a need to stay focused on losing weight to continue to maintain
|| steady progress.
||
|| I guess my current danger is that dieting is becoming boring. I get
|| bored, and I lose focus.

Try practicing maintenance for a while. The restart weight loss.

It's a bummer when the weight loss slows/stops. For me, it was the loss of
that daily affirmation. stay the course tho. I started with a lick of the
knife then a bite of waffle here and there (omg, the smell of Eggo waffles
with hot butter and syrup, toasted quite crispy too, good childhood memory
too)
I've taken up knitting in the eves while we watch tv. keeps me from
smoking, eating, or drinking. My hands are busy and my mind is active. not
stuck to the idiot box. Curt's cancer pain is really, really bad right now
so he can't do much more than kick back in his recliner after working. so
we don't get out much anymore. Monday night volleyball keeps me sane!!

as Roger suggested. Try practicing, and this practicing is the right way
to phrase it. Just like multiple times of trying to lose weight, how many
times have we actually Hit goal and maintained it for awhile and then
gained it back?? Me, 3 times. good luck
hth

--
Lori
220/160/144
LC since 1/17/03
back on track 11/10/04
Devoted wife of Curtis, Stage 4 Prostate cancer at age 40
http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller