Redtailgal's weightloss journal (join me and lose with me)

[that's*satyrical]

Well the good news is less people are actually smoking now than in the past. The bad news is I believe the county I live in is the meth capital of the state. I think most of my neighbors here either do meth or have in the past. That drug is BAD news. Just saw an article someone posted on my facebook of a kindergartener that took mom's meth pipe & meth to school for show & tell. Sad. I tell my teen all the time that drugs are bad news, will ruin her life etc. I just hope she listens....

 

[elevan]

Lost 5#!

 

[redtailgal]

ALright! I'm proud of you!

Now, lets loose five more!

 

[Melissa'sDreamFarm]

I quit January 17th of this year. The money I save a month not buying cigarettes pays for my car payment. I FEEL better, I sleep better and now I actually realize how I smelled before. I never knew cigarette smokers smelled so much like smoke. I always though no one knew I smoked unless they saw me. So I would go on job interviews thinking they would never know. Well now I do. I can say it was hard, I wanted a cigarette, I was mean, and I took it out on my husband, a lot. But he is my biggest fan, it was important for me to have someone brag on me to our friends and family. Made me feel good.

Now the diet, I'm addicted to Mountain Dew. When I say addicted I mean a 2 or 3 liter a day habit. I can honestly say all the extra weight I have is truly Mountain Dew. I would tell people that I don't like candy, cake, snacks and such, I don't know why I'm overweight. Well when I tried to quit MD cold turkey I found out I love sweets of all kinds. It's not the caffeine I crave, it the sweetened nectar they call Mountain Dew. Orange juice mixed with high fructose corn syrup. I have cut back, but the afternoon sweet cravings kill me. I found walking helps a lot. I know, walking is painful for us really big people, but it helps.

When we went on vacation to Orlando 3 years ago, my metabolism got on track, I didn't crave the sweets as much and I only drank a MD in the AM before we went to the amusement park. I lost 15 pounds in 2 weeks.

I believe the key to speeding up your metabolism and craving less sweet food is actually exercise. Do an experiment on yourself, walk for at least 45 minutes a day you can even break it up in 3-15 minute intervals. You'll notice a difference in 4 days. Walk more and you'll see the difference quicker. I'm talking about metabolism, as in having a BM every day. Not a pretty subject, but that is how you tell if your metabolism is working normally or not. This is what I'm working on now. I would like to do a weekly weigh-in here for my accountability.

4 weeks ago I weighed 343 pounds.

Today I weigh 335 pounds, I walked for 1 hour yesterday and my metabolism is getting better. I had a Mountain Dew yesterday, a 10 oz serving. Big improvement.

 

[redtailgal]

Thanks for sharing Melissa.

Congrats on quitting! Its only been a week here but I feel very different. I can laugh without coughing! Right now, I am struggling with the smells, but it is good to hear from someone else who overcame.

I absolutely understand the whole Mountain Dew thing, only for me it's Dr Pepper. I ended up taking a 20 ounce, putting it in the fridge and sipping it all day, just a swallow now and then and water the rest of the time.

Hey...............big congrats on dropping those 8 pounds.

Now, can you lose 5 more?

 

[redtailgal]

My update:

When I started this thread I was at 245.

This morning I weighted 236.2

and I dont smoke!

:bun

 

[Melissa'sDreamFarm]

YAHOO!!!!

Quitting smoking was hard, but doable. Now if I can take that mind set and give up sugar.

I need a way to break it down. I just can't give up sugar cold turkey. So I measure my soda.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Keep up the good work, gals!!!

 

[redtailgal]

melissa

hey, thats a start.

EVERY little bit counts!

see you have to eat an elephant one bite at a time, but you also can not eat sugar one bite at a time.

Sitck with it, little bits and babysteps, and you will succeed!

You CAN do this!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Melissa, I quit drinking soda a while back and rarely ever have any soda now. I never did drink as much as you did though, so it may be harder for you to quit. I found quitting cold turkey was the most successful for me, because once I had soda (even a sip!) I wanted more. The longer I went without having any soda the less I wanted it! I'd think you having any soda at all will make it harder for you to quit! It's the HFCS controlling you! (but seriously)

Can you try going cold turkey? I'd agree that the Mountain Dew habit is holding you back from weight loss! Good luck!!!