I am not at all unhappy about this, but my graph was going down in a very conspicuously straight line, and now it's not. If I didn't see these numbers on the scale myself, I'd have to question the veracity of my reporting. I am at 383.4 lbs today. That's 1.6 lbs down from yesterday! It's almost two pounds down in one day's time! The trajectory of my graph has been compromised, and that's fantastic; I am fine with that broken straight line. It's beautiful.
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 383.4 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs
I've been watcing a show called "My 600-lb Life" of late. This show is about people who weigh in the vicinity of 600 lbs. The range of weights have been from the high 500s to over 700 lbs. Each episode follows a person's journey who is undergoing gastric bypass. It's a difficult road for them, and, at time, I have found myself screaming at the screen wondering how they can't just stop what they were doing that got them to that point in the first place.
I also recognized my old bad habits as well. Before Shangri-La, I didn't think I was eating a lot. I would have one meal a day and sometimes two. But they were huge calorie-laden meals, and I realize that my daily caloric intake was far more than what it should have been. If that weren't enough, I would have terrible binges on occasion eating as much as an entire medium pizza -- thin crust, sure, but the whole thing. Like, why?
One great thing that ding the Shangi=La Diet has done for me is it has helped me understand what normal portions are and what they look like. It's also helped me make smarter choices in the foods I choose to eat as I have to make sure I'm getting the nutrition I need in the small amounts of food I'm able to eat.
One thing the bypass patients are told by their doctor is that although the surgery makes the stomach smaller so that much less can be eaten, the cravings for bad foods will not just disappear. What cannot be controlled is food choice and the number of daily meals the patient chooses to take. They could still overeat, but in smaller increments over several meals.
With SLD, I don't feel like eating most of the time. When I do, I am sure to limit my intake to under 300 calories. I eat 2 meals a day. I have lunch at work, and I have dinner at home -- what I call "brinner" because of the time of day it is due to my odd work schedule. During the work week. t's much simpler to follow this plan.
On my weekends -- today is a weekend day for me -- it is much more difficult as my schedule gets a bit wonky. I have to utilize willpower quite a bit on weekends. I am doing well with that, and weighing myself daily and seeing the numbers on the scale drop motivates me a great deal. I noticed that when I slip, my weight tends to up, plateau, and the wobble down until it stabilizes. When I see slower movement, up-blips, or wobbles on the graph, my wonderful husband supports me and motivates me and makes me feel as though I can continue.
I think that part of what has made him such an effective motivator is the fact that his love isn't based on insecurity or how I look physically. He would support me whether I lost the weight or not. I am very lucky to be married to such a wonderful man. I'm doing this for me, but I think it will be nice for him to be able to be married to a normal-sized human.
My 400-lb life graph:
I have hope. I haven't ever had hope to lose this weight, but I have hope. That's a fantastic feeling.
Current weight: 383.4 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs
I've been watcing a show called "My 600-lb Life" of late. This show is about people who weigh in the vicinity of 600 lbs. The range of weights have been from the high 500s to over 700 lbs. Each episode follows a person's journey who is undergoing gastric bypass. It's a difficult road for them, and, at time, I have found myself screaming at the screen wondering how they can't just stop what they were doing that got them to that point in the first place.
I also recognized my old bad habits as well. Before Shangri-La, I didn't think I was eating a lot. I would have one meal a day and sometimes two. But they were huge calorie-laden meals, and I realize that my daily caloric intake was far more than what it should have been. If that weren't enough, I would have terrible binges on occasion eating as much as an entire medium pizza -- thin crust, sure, but the whole thing. Like, why?
One great thing that ding the Shangi=La Diet has done for me is it has helped me understand what normal portions are and what they look like. It's also helped me make smarter choices in the foods I choose to eat as I have to make sure I'm getting the nutrition I need in the small amounts of food I'm able to eat.
One thing the bypass patients are told by their doctor is that although the surgery makes the stomach smaller so that much less can be eaten, the cravings for bad foods will not just disappear. What cannot be controlled is food choice and the number of daily meals the patient chooses to take. They could still overeat, but in smaller increments over several meals.
With SLD, I don't feel like eating most of the time. When I do, I am sure to limit my intake to under 300 calories. I eat 2 meals a day. I have lunch at work, and I have dinner at home -- what I call "brinner" because of the time of day it is due to my odd work schedule. During the work week. t's much simpler to follow this plan.
On my weekends -- today is a weekend day for me -- it is much more difficult as my schedule gets a bit wonky. I have to utilize willpower quite a bit on weekends. I am doing well with that, and weighing myself daily and seeing the numbers on the scale drop motivates me a great deal. I noticed that when I slip, my weight tends to up, plateau, and the wobble down until it stabilizes. When I see slower movement, up-blips, or wobbles on the graph, my wonderful husband supports me and motivates me and makes me feel as though I can continue.
I think that part of what has made him such an effective motivator is the fact that his love isn't based on insecurity or how I look physically. He would support me whether I lost the weight or not. I am very lucky to be married to such a wonderful man. I'm doing this for me, but I think it will be nice for him to be able to be married to a normal-sized human.
My 400-lb life graph:
I have hope. I haven't ever had hope to lose this weight, but I have hope. That's a fantastic feeling.
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