tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313234209573779535.post1024269298807798195..comments2024-03-28T21:05:34.767-04:00Comments on 18underoneroof : hanging on to the "patience" part....16 blessings'momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00611246330849334850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313234209573779535.post-34006954463771195522017-04-27T19:01:41.747-04:002017-04-27T19:01:41.747-04:00Stacey, I am not much younger, I'll be 52 this...Stacey, I am not much younger, I'll be 52 this summer, and your whopping high weight is something I certainly surpassed in a few of my last pregnancies, although I am so much taller, at 5'3", ha. And shh, to me 169 sounds grand:) I'm glad you can relate, I feel better, honestly. <br />LK, I agree that it's hard in practice, and I have been writing down what I eat so I can be more honest with myself. It's no fair because four or five days of behaving should make the scale budge, and 4 or 5 weeks of it is really not fair. I try to think of it this way though: not eating sugar and carbs may not be making me Miss Skinnypants, but it is better for my health, I do NOT want type II diabetes...:)16 blessings'momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611246330849334850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313234209573779535.post-32525430741429728962017-04-27T12:50:03.825-04:002017-04-27T12:50:03.825-04:00Oh Boy, I had to respond to this post because I ca...Oh Boy, I had to respond to this post because I can TOTALLY relate to you<br />I think a lot has to do with our age although you are much younger than I am...I am 57 and I have battled a life long weight problem...Back in 2003 I weighed a whopping 285 pounds ( I am only 5 ft 1 in) I had just let myself go thinking I will go on a diet tomorrow and tomorrow never came...anyway after many many peoples suggestion and a warning from my Dr. I had bariatric surgery..It was not the easy way out, it was the only way out at the time..I lost 140 pounds...I battled those last 30 pounds for years and to this day (I have slowly picked up close to 30 pounds over all these years) I am still holding on to them..I may add that I was a vegetarian for 30 years and have been Vegan for 5 and I am STILL overweight...the only way I can lose any weight is if I literally do nothing but protein shakes..its nuts...I must be the fattest vegan ever :) I don't like to exercise so I know that is a big part of my problem but know that you are not alone with the weight loss struggle...I have quit hoping to one day weigh 110 pounds...I am currently at 169 and just hope I can be 150 again...Sorry I went on and on, I just felt that I had to join in on this one...Make it a great day!!!!Stacet Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451182168524221338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313234209573779535.post-595598956302281752017-04-27T09:29:57.307-04:002017-04-27T09:29:57.307-04:00Good morning! Your post was well timed today.. had...Good morning! Your post was well timed today.. had the 4th or 5th week in a row of stepping on a scale and seeing NO CHANGE. Those 10 lbs I put on between summer and now are still sticking right to me. Wedding dress shopping is next weekend, summer is around the corner, and I feel like I am trying so so hard but nothing is happening. Patience is great counsel. As is honest examination. Sometimes when I feel like I am trying hard, I realize that I'm actually not doing all I think I am. Apparently candy you take out of the bowl when you're walking by DOES have calories. Or, when you do the math, a big eating day on the weekend can actually counteract all the work you do during the week (especially as a short female, who works a sedentary job and has never had any trouble putting on weight). Patience and objectivity. So easy in theory, so hard in practice. <br /><br />For what it's worth, keto doesn't work for me either. Low carb certainly does, or something more like the south beach diet of yore. Avoid all sweets / white pastas / breads (I do eat 2 slices of whole grain flax seed bread), focus on lean proteins, vegetables.. these are things that tend to work better. And count count count. Always counting. <br /><br /><br />Good luck to you and hope that patience proves helpful!LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024274620449935464noreply@blogger.com