Ldychef2k: Notes from a Wannabe - Ldychef2k fesses up.

[tortoise]

Yeah, it was pretty stupid of me. I think the need to feel good about myself after the divorce overwhelmed common sense. I kept my calories below 400 a day for three months. Just asinine.

lol. I loved this. I did this after my divorce. I kept it to about 200 cals per day - never over 700! I lost 1-1/2 to 2 lb per day. And then once a week I would eat a real meal. There were a few holidays in there, so my weight went up a couple of times too.

I think it was 3 months. I lost 40-some pounds. I looked fabulous. Then I had a hypomanic episode and started gaining. I gained 30 of it back.

I was eating almost excusively raw fruit, ocassionally chicken or tuna. So I didn't have any health problems with it. Mmmm... a green pepper for breakfast! lol There are what - 10 calories in a green pepper?

I'm trying to go back to the fresh food diet I was eating - but without limiting calories! Since I moved in with my boyfriend, it has been pizza, chips and ice cream more often than I care to admit.

I'm also hoping the SS lifestyle will get me more active. Not happening yet...

 

[Dace]

tortoise, tortoise, tortoise

Girl, if you start limiting your calories I am going to come over there and pinch your head off!


Yay on increasing the fresh good stuff....boo on counting calories!

Yay on eating till you are full ....boo on being hungry!

Yay on butter yogurt and good cheese.... boo on anything low fat or fat free!

Yay on big @ss salads.....boo on small portions!

 

[Ldychef2k]

Well phooey on him because we all know you are fabulous just the way you are!

That is because you are very discerning people ! LOL

 

[Ldychef2k]

Agreed ! Just eat what you were created to eat, and what was created FOR you to eat ~!~

I have made the decision to actually accept the fact that I cannot eat cookies, cakes, candy, muffins, or the ubiquitous fruit snacks. I have become convinced that my total body inflammatory resopnses are as a result of sugar and my diabetes/insulin resistance. That same inflammation is causative of or contriutory to, many of the nasty health issues I already have. So, I am going to tell myself the truth: "You are diabetic. That one cookie will lead to six and your blood sugar will spike and eventually you will go blind or lose your kidneys. STOP LOOKING AT SUGAR AS A FRIEND. It is killing you."

I hope I listen.

 

[Dace]

Hey, if you forget ask me and I will remind you

We don't want you off being sick somewhere!

 

[Wifezilla]

STOP LOOKING AT SUGAR AS A FRIEND. It is killing you

 

[kcsunshine]

I wish all bad starches look black and moldy with green edges. Then we wouldn't have a problem.

 

[Dace]

The funny thing is that as you wean yourself off of them, they become less and less attractive

 

[tortoise]

tortoise, tortoise, tortoise

Girl, if you start limiting your calories I am going to come over there and pinch your head off!

lol. I asked SO if he was willing to make major diet changes. He FROZE with these big eyes. I was like ... ummm not trying to make you a vegetarian! lol

 

[tortoise]

Agreed ! So, I am going to tell myself the truth: "You are diabetic. That one cookie will lead to six and your blood sugar will spike and eventually you will go blind or lose your kidneys. STOP LOOKING AT SUGAR AS A FRIEND. It is killing you."

I hope I listen.

I tell myself - "Why are you spending money to die sooner?"