Originally Posted by LaurieE
I've been watching this forum since it started but was hesitant about signing up because I don't post often. I'm just not a chatty person. But, I need to lose the remaining 25 lbs and I need some serious encouragement along the way.
I'm having a hard time with this diet thing and food restrictions. I used to be one of those everyone hated because I was always so skinny and I could eat anything I wanted. Well, between menopause and a job change where I didn't move around any more, the weight just piled on.
From January to July I had lost 30 lbs and dropped my cholesterol from 284 to 234 which made my doctor very happy. He didn't have to put me on cholesterol medicine yet.
My problem is I started feeling deprived. I was also sick with one thing or another these last few months and my Classic Coke consumption went back up because I couldn't deal with it and being sick at the same time. I have to get that back under control too. Actually, that's most of my problem.
Thankfully I do zumba 3 nights a week and I'm sure that has kept me from putting back on those 30 lbs.
Tomorrow I'm back on track.
I started packing on the pounds after I was diagnosed with celiac. Because I had to give up all my favorite foods, I overindulged myself with junk (m&ms and pepsi). Then as I healed my body was all of sudden able to actually absorb food, and therefore calories. So I got a double whammy. For myself I know if I decide to eliminate something from my diet completely I begin to crave it all the time. But if I just try to cut back I do much better.