I am reading a book called "Intuitive Eating". It is not a diet. It is supposed to teach me how to eat like a normal person again, and I am going to give it a chance.
I went to my OB/GYN for a check up last month. When he asked how I was feeling, I said, "Just tired of being fat", and he, in his cute accent, said "I give you diet pills! But you blood pressure too high. You be good girl, get BP down, I see you in two months."
So my goal, upon leaving his office, was to start exercising regularly and just try to eat sensibly, hoping that in 2 months, my BP would be down and I would have lost 10 or 12 pounds. Be good girl!
The blood pressure is not down. I know, because I go to that free, automated "Health Checker" every time I'm at WalMart. True, WalMart with two screaming toddlers begging to ride the mechanical horse may NOT be the best time to check my BP, but since I am WITH THEM ALL THE TIME, it's probably a pretty accurate reading anyway.
And, I have gained 2 pounds. At the rate I have been gaining weight since I stopped nursing L (a year and a half ago), I have estimated that in 2 years, I should weigh roughly 478 pounds.
I really hate self help books, but I am embracing this "Intuitive Eating", hoping I can learn to eat normally again and just 'naturally' shed the weight.
I am in the chapter where it describes personal eating styles. I am a combination of the following:
Chaotic Unconscious Eater (ex. eating McDonald's in the car with one hand while waving my other hand around the backseat trying to find a leg to swat)
Refuse Not Unconscious Eater (ex. See food = eat it. Eat it all.)
Waste-Not Unconscious Eater (ex. I *heart* buffets!)
Emotional Unconscious Eater (actual definition - "Stress or uncomfortable feelings trigger eating - especially when alone". That makes me the sad fat kid who hides candy bars under his mattress and then emerges from his room with chocolate smears around his mouth)
Professional Dieter (ex. Every night, I eat as much of my favorite binge foods as possible - known as the Last Supper Phenomenon - vowing that 'Tomorrow I will be good. I am SO DONE with Ben and Jerry.)
Hi. I'm Stacey, and I'm addicted to eating. *sniff*
o-KAY! Fat Friday is over! Back to crazy baby stories tomorrow!
I went to my OB/GYN for a check up last month. When he asked how I was feeling, I said, "Just tired of being fat", and he, in his cute accent, said "I give you diet pills! But you blood pressure too high. You be good girl, get BP down, I see you in two months."
So my goal, upon leaving his office, was to start exercising regularly and just try to eat sensibly, hoping that in 2 months, my BP would be down and I would have lost 10 or 12 pounds. Be good girl!
The blood pressure is not down. I know, because I go to that free, automated "Health Checker" every time I'm at WalMart. True, WalMart with two screaming toddlers begging to ride the mechanical horse may NOT be the best time to check my BP, but since I am WITH THEM ALL THE TIME, it's probably a pretty accurate reading anyway.
And, I have gained 2 pounds. At the rate I have been gaining weight since I stopped nursing L (a year and a half ago), I have estimated that in 2 years, I should weigh roughly 478 pounds.
I really hate self help books, but I am embracing this "Intuitive Eating", hoping I can learn to eat normally again and just 'naturally' shed the weight.
I am in the chapter where it describes personal eating styles. I am a combination of the following:
Chaotic Unconscious Eater (ex. eating McDonald's in the car with one hand while waving my other hand around the backseat trying to find a leg to swat)
Refuse Not Unconscious Eater (ex. See food = eat it. Eat it all.)
Waste-Not Unconscious Eater (ex. I *heart* buffets!)
Emotional Unconscious Eater (actual definition - "Stress or uncomfortable feelings trigger eating - especially when alone". That makes me the sad fat kid who hides candy bars under his mattress and then emerges from his room with chocolate smears around his mouth)
Professional Dieter (ex. Every night, I eat as much of my favorite binge foods as possible - known as the Last Supper Phenomenon - vowing that 'Tomorrow I will be good. I am SO DONE with Ben and Jerry.)
Hi. I'm Stacey, and I'm addicted to eating. *sniff*
o-KAY! Fat Friday is over! Back to crazy baby stories tomorrow!
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Hi, my name is Andrea, and I'm a fatso. It's been forever since my last diet-attempt, and I just don't know what to do.
Luckily, since I'm pregnant, I'm not allowed to do much of anything about my weight. Unluckily, that doesn't prevent me from obsessing over it and hating myself. :(
Did you read my post yesterday? I put my ACTUAL WEIgHT up there for the WORLD to see!! Someone commented and said it must be a typo, but NOPE! *Sigh*
I keep trying and FAILING at the gym thing...but I will keep your offer in mind, if only for an hour without the kiddos :) And good for YOU, you fitness queen, you! Keep it up!
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