I start every day with the greatest intentions, then I fall on my face by 2pm. I'm not staying on target with exercise, caloric or fat intake. I keep waiting for that epiphany that will change my thinking before I give up on yet ANOTHER plan.

For those of you who are succeeding, what did it for you? What made this time the time that you could stop sabotaging yourself and work the program? 

 

Karma! i cant say i am succeeding , but i am trying ! at the same time i am learning a lot abt food, myself and also why i had gained wt in the first place. if u r having problems at 2pm mine is weekends..during the week i am ok! but in the weekend i dont exercise much less eat right! but as the weeks go by i see tht i am not munching as much during weekends..i realise tht during the week i am very good at planning every meal and on weekends i am kind of lazy to do note everything i eat..with this program u will learn a lot abt food and how ur body reacts to food..

if i eat protien tht i  see tht i dont snack as much.. so i eat egg, fish, chiken etc almost every day! i also got some protien drinks to help me.. u need to find out wht is triggering ur 2pm cravings? i too like to have a snack between meals..so i keep fruits in my bag..apples, pears, peaches are good just thro one in ur bag! always always have a protien bar! i got some sinker maraton bars from walmart..they are 290 cal each but have 28gm o protien..they also tastelike sinkers!! so i have a bit when ever i feel like have chocolate...
 

Please dont give up..try to find ways to keep u busy in the afternoons ..when u are distracted u will not think of food...

best of luck

buzz 

Karma, I agree completely with what allibuzz said about protein. And eating breakfast every day was huge for me. Without adopting those two pieces of advice, I never would have made it.

Are you keeping an accurate Nutrition Log, even when you overeat? Are you writing about in in your personal journal? If not, then you are sabotaging yourself before you even take your first bite.

Karma333:

For those of you who are succeeding, what did it for you? What made this time the time that you could stop sabotaging yourself and work the program? 

I think it was when I lifted my 10 month old grandson up over my head 3 times and realized my heart was pounding and I was breathing hard.  I was 49 years old and almost 300 pounds and sat at a desk most of the day and then plopped down on the couch at night.  I started thinking about what would happen to my wife (who doesn't work) if I died suddenly.  She would have to go back to work, move to a smaller home, completely change her life and give up doing the things she loves.  What was even worse; what if I didn't die, but became confined to a bed or wheechair and she had to not only do all those things, but try to take care of me too.  I guess what I am trying to say is that I reached a point in my life where I hit "rock-bottom".  I thought I was going to be fat until I died and I was desperate.  I even went to my doc to ask about lap-band surgery and then he told me about this program.  I guess that is why I was motivated enough to stay focused and follow the program for almost 6 months now.  It has really paid off and I am doing so much better.  Hang in there; dust yourself off and when you get to that point in the afternoon where you want to cheat; ask yourself - do I really want to do this?  I think when you finally start succeeding at telling yourself "no", you will feel a sense of exhilaration and you will feed off that and continue to do better with each success.  Good luck.

Charlie

i too am my own worst enemy...but...just gota keep trying and focus on the outcome and know that with a bit of willpower it can be acheived...i havnet had a lot of loss yet but i am not givving up yet...so try an keep strong and know that there are others just like you out there struggling....so you are not alone...can always give a hollar here this way to if you want. i have found that posting here...there are some good ppl that pop in and give ya a boost...just had a boost myself earlier from a nice group of ppl that gave me a bit of cheer up...soooo dont give up ......do it for YOU....

 

tina,.

I have found that coffee helps me in the afternoon fight the hungries.  I like Starbucks Iced Light Coffee, you can buy it at the grocery store.  Another thing that helps is soup.  I buy the Campbells Soup At Hand, microwave for 90 seconds, and drink.  It also fills me up.  Good luck, and dont give up.  This really works, but there is no magic.  You have to eat right, and exercise, thats the boring truth. 

Healthy New Year

Judi 

 

cruble:

I guess what I am trying to say is that I reached a point in my life where I hit "rock-bottom".  I thought I was going to be fat until I died and I was desperate.  I even went to my doc to ask about lap-band surgery

Rock-bottom.  Yes, that resonates with me.  I too went to ask about surgery and was told I did not qualify-at 272 lbs!  On Alli for six months next week and continue to lose. 

I don't even know what weight to choose as goal, but I of course know it is a long way from now. To look where I am going and not where I've been is difficult for me.

For some reason I'm thinking of song lyrics, "there's fast, slow and stall but no reverse".

Best,

Alinka

 

 

 

Karma, maybe you just need to give yourself a bit of a break.  When I first started, I just focused on the fat and calories.  Not the exercise.  I only did the things that I would have been doing anyway.  It wasn't until several months in that I added regular exercise and began to actually enjoy it.  Perhaps if you pick one or two of those items, you could build up a history of success with them too.

As far as the 2PM thing goes, what happens to you then?  Do you begin to binge because you're starving?  What's going on?  Some of the other posts address the hunger issue.

I'm not one of those who has tried every diet and failed.  This is the first time I was "ready" to lose the weight.  I didn't know if Alli would work, but I was willing to give it a shot.  Because Alli gave me a boost in the weight loss, I felt successful and kept with it.  Not all of us quit sabotaging ourselves completely.  I look at it as slipping up sometimes.  Then I get back on the program.  Yes, I may feel disappointed in myself if I feel that I may have eroded a pound that I had lost, but you know what?  I'll get there eventually.  It may just take longer.

I wish you luck and hope you're ready to stick with it.

Karma333:

For those of you who are succeeding, what did it for you? What made this time the time that you could stop sabotaging yourself and work the program?

 

I think I hit a rock bottom state as well.  This turned out to be a real book so I'm just going to sum up.  A knee injury took me out of work and off the track from my active life and I gained a lot of weight.  Trying to get back into my work pants was the epiphany.  They used to need a belt and now they were too tight to pull up (for some) or button the ones I could squeeze into. 

Trying to diet and exercise as best I could didn't make much of a difference and emotional eating was sabotaging me.  Going on Alli was a way to retake my life.  I didn't want a band-aid fix that a diet pill could give.  I wanted to relearn eating with healthier choices.  I think the risk of TE keeps me on track with making good choices and not binging.  So far so good.

I pre-measure out snacks and store them in ziplock containers.  And the cookbook being family friendly is a huge help because I don't have to have a special diet dinner or lunch while everyone else gets something like pasta that could be forbidden on another plan.  Saves time and gets all of us eating a little better.
 

 I think my wake up call was when i had just started the Alli and had a doctors appt and he weighed me.I was 306  pounds.My scale at home was weighing wrong so i didn't know i had hit the 300's.That was my wake up call.You need to figure out why 2:00 pm is a hard time for you.Maybe drinking a glass or two of water will help.Maybe its not hunger but thirst.If the water doesn't help have your snack at that time,eat carrots or a fruit.When i go to my doctors this year for yearly he is going to see a lot less of me.Also my hips and back hurt every time i went out to do grocery or shop i felt like an 80 year old with the aches and pains.

Linda 

Hi Karma333,

I have been taking Alli since it came out in Mid-June, and so far I've lost 37lbs. The thing that did it for me, was being tired of the way I looked when I saw myself in the mirror. Also, being tired of not being able to buy clothing in the regular-size department (when only a few years ago, I would have been shopping in that area). It also seemed like since I've become "plus-sized," people tend to ignore you compared to your skinnier counterparts (i've observed it in the work and home environment.) The only advice I can give about sabotaging yourself is to think about how much exercise you will have to do in order to burn off that bad food you're about to eat; then you'll start to think "is that chocolate cake or large fries really worth it?" Another thing I've found is to keep healthy food in my house and throw out all the junk. If you have family members who insist on having junk, make sure you buy them low-fat versions of their junky snacks; and I would also buy pre-packaged snack-sized items to limit your portions. As far as exercise goes, if you really don't like it, just trying walking for 30 minutes 3-4 times per week. As your body gets used to it, you'll have to increase your intensity so you still continue to see results. As for me, I get on the treadmill about 3-4 times per week, for an hour each session (4.0 mph). I hope this helps.

Crystal