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hugs know that feeling well. Hope your swelling goes away quicker then mine is. Mine is fine in mornings now but still bad in evenings.Mark Cooper wrote:I had another week of 10s on the checklist, but I've come down with a really bad cold and have some swelling / inflammation in my ankles - kind of a rougher week pain wise. My weight is up 4.2 lbs! Not sure what is going on, but I'm going to continue being diligent and hope I get over this bug soon. My family had a relaxed and compliant Thanksgiving, glad you enjoyed your celebration, Lindsey. Happy Holidays and best wishes to all.
amandamechele wrote:Rosey - How nice that your parents eat this way too. It does make holiday get togethers slightly easier. Are you still dog sitting? What kind of dog? Cheese-less pizza is one of the few items all of my kids will eat. It's my favourite meal to prepare because its so easy (when using pre-made crusts). What toppings do you and your family like? My kids enjoy it quite plain - with onions, garlic and pineapple.
amandamechele wrote:Rosey (again) - I kind of want to say see the above comment...LOL...I see this as a success. You've had a good loss and I'm so happy for you. (Maybe a little jealous too hee hee). You'll see 260 again very soon.
amandamechele wrote:Hi All!
Thank you to everyone for checking-in this week. Whether you lost weight or not, whether you had a highly adherent week or stumbled, you are still working at it and should be proud of yourself. Keep it up, keep learning and refining your choices towards greater adherence to the MWL guidelines.
The other day one of our group mentioned that my post from the 3-day weekend was the first time that she had ever seen a photo of me. That had me realize maybe some of you would like to see a progress report in order to see how positive an effect this lifestyle has had on my health, appearance and happiness.
Here is a photo that I shared with a few people this weekend when they asked about what brought me to explore this style of eating:
I weighed 237 pounds at 5’0.5”. My BMI was 43. Most of the time I stayed in the 39-40 range, but the older that I got the more often I bumped against that higher BMI level. I was pre-diabetic with a pending specialist appointment because of joint issues that were suspected to be autoimmune in nature. There were a few other health things going on, but you get the picture.
In June 2015, I went to a 10-day program with my very supportive family, I weighed 204 pounds. I had been eating this way on and off for years yo-yoing in a 30 pound range, I wasn’t having success with long term compliance.
After the program I lost 60 more pounds which brings me to the current range that I’m yo-yoing within, the 137-145 lb range. Last year I did a couple weeks of water fasting and actually reached a normal BMI and the lowest weight of my adult life, 126 lbs.
It felt really good; and because I had worked so hard to get to the weight that I was just before the fast, I mistakenly believed the positive feelings I was experiencing were my self esteem telling me I had done a good job. I’m beginning to realize that that final leg to reaching a normal weight was not earned and I have been chasing the external esteem signals since then, all the while not putting in the same amount of effort. (The proof is in the almond-milk rice pudding! A favourite evening snack of mine. )
That is my progress report. When I take a step back, away from the short term pressure to lose more, quickly, and be perfect, I am extremely satisfied. I was morbidly obese for almost 25 years. In the past, all of the weight I had lost had always been gained back. I consider my current stall a win, in this historic context, but will continue to strive for greater excellence in my adherence level and my compliance in the other healthy lifestyle factors.
With regards to why I don’t weigh myself every week, I have 2 reasons:
The first is that there is an expectation that a person giving advice or providing support to others on a particular topic have a certain level of experience or success within that domain, which includes looking the part. A Vegsource video hints at this truism in Low Carb vs Plant Based. The secondary message, which speaks to my point, is to discredit the low carb diet experts based on their weight. This is not without validity, of course, the main message being that their information does not lead to positive outcomes and thus their weight is the result of that incorrect or misinterpreted information.
Relating this back to why I don’t post my weight often; I don’t wish to have my struggles affect the relative value of the information I’m linking you to or support I’m trying to provide. We’ve got great evidence and clinical/personal experience that this way of eating will improve many chronic health conditions and potentially bring almost everyone applying the guidelines correctly and consistently down into the normal BMI range, potentially into the lower end of it.
Someone with a BMI of 21.5 may undervalue dietary/support information coming from someone with a BMI of 26.5 due to this unconscious process.
Secondly, I am fully aware that I could be doing better, so I am embarrassed to face the evidence of that every week. I share some of the difficulties I come across so that others who have them don’t feel alone. But will this alienate those that don’t share that particular issue? I’m not sure, so I just do my best to be honest and report my experience while supporting that of others.
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