Fat To Skinny
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Snobles on September 03, 2012, 02:00:07 PM
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Hi guys! Long time no see! As many of you know, my mom passed away towards the end of July of this year. And although I really haven't eaten THAT much of it, I have been eating some sweets. I "know" I shouldn't, but I have. "Comfort" food, I guess? I have been depressed for a while, still am, but, we live with my mother n law for right now, we are currently looking for houses, but she buys sweets, knowing that we are trying to loose weight. But, we have all talked about it(& she has even had the lap ban done, and still buys sweets!)I am so tired of the way I look and feel all the time. I have come to the realization, that if nothing else, I can controll what I eat! Just because it is stareing me in the face, I do not have to eat it! She is the cook in the house right now, and we all hate it, because she cooks, carb heavy! But, we have also talked about it, we are just going to eat the meat and vegetables, and nothing else! We were talking one night, and agreed, that if we keep eating the way we are, we're going to balloon up the way we were! I have decided to start walking in the evenings, when it is cooler.(if that's possible in Florida!)And just takeing account of what I eat! I am in controll of how I look and feel!
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Nice to meet you. Good for u for being accountable. I am sorry for the loss of your mom. It is never easy. All you can do is be responsible for YOU ! Best wishes on your road to success!
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I am so glad that you are taking control of your weight. It definately will creep back on if you do not. Has your mother-n-law read Fat to Skinny. Maybe that would convince her to eat low carb low sugar. Remember you are in charge of what you put in your mouth.
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Hi Stephanie! I'm glad to see you :) You are so right, you are the one that is in control. Detox from that sugar that you have been eating and you wont care if there are sweets around. Hang in there girl...we are all here for you if you need a cheering section ;) ;) ;D
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Welcome back, Steph. I agree with Shawn that you'll feel better once you detox. The sweets are easier to resist after that. You know what to do and we're here to back you up.
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Hi guys! Long time no see! As many of you know, my mom passed away towards the end of July of this year. And although I really haven't eaten THAT much of it, I have been eating some sweets. I "know" I shouldn't, but I have. "Comfort" food, I guess? I have been depressed for a while, still am, but, we live with my mother n law for right now, we are currently looking for houses, but she buys sweets, knowing that we are trying to loose weight. But, we have all talked about it(& she has even had the lap ban done, and still buys sweets!)I am so tired of the way I look and feel all the time. I have come to the realization, that if nothing else, I can controll what I eat! Just because it is stareing me in the face, I do not have to eat it! She is the cook in the house right now, and we all hate it, because she cooks, carb heavy! But, we have also talked about it, we are just going to eat the meat and vegetables, and nothing else! We were talking one night, and agreed, that if we keep eating the way we are, we're going to balloon up the way we were! I have decided to start walking in the evenings, when it is cooler.(if that's possible in Florida!)And just takeing account of what I eat! I am in controll of how I look and feel!
Hi Stephanie! :)
We just lost my father-in-law last Tuesday.
He was 80 and in poor health so his passing was a blessing in disguise.
During intense emotion times like this, it's OK to cut yourself a little slack.
But by the same token, you can't stay on the path you were before and expect to go anywhere else but where you've already been.
Always remember that's it's OUR choice what we put into OUR own mouths.
Making the right choices, pays off. Just as making the wrong ones have consequences.
You have a winning attitude.
If you keep it, Stephanie, you WILL succeed!!! :) :) :) :)
Pleas stay in touch with us so that we can help you get back on sold FTS ground!
Tony
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We just lost my father-in-law last Tuesday.
Tony I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Hugs
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Sorry for your loss, Tony.
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Stephanie and Tony, Sorry for your loss.
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Condolences to both of you. Losing a loved one is very hard.
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Gaining ground in that environment is going to take sheer will and determination! You can do this!!! As for walking in Florida... I took a break this summer, but it's cooling off already and I am back on the streets. :) I was so blessed that my Aunt got to see the posititve changes in me when we went to visit this summer... she passed away August 19th. Grief is hard, but having a project helps. Let getting yourself healthy be that project... not just for you and your hubby.... but for your Mom too. You have an amazing support system here. LEAN ON IT... I know I do. *hugs*
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Thank you for the condolences.
Life goes on... And staying busy living it is the best way to adjust to such loss.
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Stef welcome back.I am sorry to hear about your mom :'(
Tony please give our condolences to your wife :'(
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Thank you everybody for listening & being here ;DReally means a lot! Also Tony, I'm sorry for your loss! I lost my father n law yearsss ago! And it' s still hard! (incase y'all havent figured out yet, ;DI'm a very emotional person! ;D)And yes my mother n law has the fat to skinny book. She knows how she should be cooking, and won't! That's what irritates us so bad! But like my "18yr. old" said! (shocking!)He said he used to eat it just because it was there, but he says he's not eating that kind of stuff anymore! He's wanting to work out and stuff like that, so we've all taken the plunge! Even though my mother n law does all the cooking, we don't have to eat it!
Hope everyone is haveing a happy Wednesday!!
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... so we've all taken the plunge! Even though my mother n law does all the cooking, we don't have to eat it! ...
So true, Stephanie! :)
And if all of you keep a united "low carb" front, she will stop cooking what no one will eat.
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Stef welcome back.I am sorry to hear about your mom :'(
Tony please give our condolences to your wife :'(
Thank you, Umpa... I most certainly will! :)
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Stef groceries are expensive :D she starts throwing food away she will wise up ;)
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Umpa makes a great point! :) Groceries are spendy and if ya'll aren't eating the carby stuff she'll not only be spending a lot on food that gets thrown away, she'll be spending a lot of time preparing it!
Good for you guys for deciding to take a stand! You'll feel SO much better. I have a lot of crud happening in my life that i can't control and I made the same decision you did. This is DEFINITELY something I can control and the only one that can sabotage it is me!!! You can do this!
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Sorry for your loss Stephanie. I hope you continue to do well.
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97 pounds lost Michelle?? That is great!! ;D
Alicia I have told my kids since they were young,"you can't control the world but you can control the 8 feet around you". ;)
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Good morning Steph, glad to see you back with attitude..... need some motivation? Here's a picture of you and hubby when we first met a couple years ago, don't want to go back there do you :o :o :o
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You are so true Doug! I haven't looked at the scale in a while, seems we all tend to do that when we get off track? But much to my amazement, I started out at 240, and now down to 193. Not much, but it's better than where I was at! So far, I have been doing good! My husband was laughing at me ;Dnot really laughing, but, my 18yr. old gave me the idea of cutting up celery into little baggies cause we have a mini fridge in our room ;Dwhenever I feel like "venturing" where I shouldn't, I go for the celery! Cause my way of thinking is, if I don't go into the kitchen where all the bad stuff is, I won't eat it. So far it's been working!
Also, she made dinner this past week, with of course the meat, and of course with the sides one night she made those small white potatoes, didn't even touch them. And she made some kind of beef tips with rice, didn't even eat the rice. So far I'm doin good! ;D
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You really need to have a heart to heart with her Stef.She loves her son and he has lost a lot of weight.She doesn't want to hurt her family. ;)