you guys know that pie i bought for the family the day of my dentist appt? the one that my kids didnt like? the one i loved? well......I ate the whole thing and today there is no pie. Guess what i want? PIE guess what else i want? CAFFEINE! i have been fine with out caffeine for a little while now until this pie incidence. But see, the pie was carmal pecan french silk and i thought that it didnt have much chocolate in it since it was layered but it must have been enough to give me back the caffeine craving. Guess what else? I have a headache too. Gosh i cant believe how much a whole pie eaten in four days hehe could affect me. Now i want sugar big time and caffeine. Also i was a Beach to my kids the other night cause i am pmsing (maybe another reason i wanted the whole pie and not one piece) Anyway back to square one here ...... oh and jingles where are you? i thought we were losing weight together....i lost 3 lbs last week, i dont even want to get on the scale and see what it says on sunday unless i fast for the next 3 days.....oh well. LORI
Posts: 455 | Location: Omaha, NE | Registered: July 23, 2003
I'm sure you may find some helpful information there.
I also put a book on hold called "The Cortisol Connection" and it talks about Cortisol and it's connection to FAT. Apparently, Cortisol ( the stress hormone us anxiety people overdose on!) can cause people to gain fat and keep fat stored in the body. It has been said that where there is high cortisol, there is usually high estrogen amounts in women and also a tendency to gain fat and keep fat stored on the body.
BTW....scales are BAD !!! Muscle weighs more than fat. So if you are working out at all, your muscles will increase as your fat decreases. YOU CAN TRUST THE NUMBERS!! Instead measure yourself and go by inches! This is more truthful.
I'm struggling right now with my weight nd eating too. I eat when I am anxious and unfourtunatley that seems to be all the time. I am starting lesson 5 this week and I am looking forward to it but dreading it too. Before the onset of the severe anxiety 2 years ago I had lost over 100# with exercise and diet. I have now gained more than half of it back and of course that leads to me feeling worthless and then more anxious. I do know that caffiene can increase your appetite and when you are pmsing your body can crave sweets. You are strong and you will get through this. Good Luck. I hope I can loose 3#. To me at this point it would be a huge accomplishement.
Posts: 7 | Location: Austin, PA | Registered: October 15, 2003
hi sunset thank you for the web sites! no it was not worth it one piece would have been worth it but not a whole pie LOL i was craving caffeine so bad yesterday and sugar plus i am pmsing and i have been yelling so no it wasnt worth it at all i havent worked out i need to my excuse is i hurt from fibromyalgia but i need to start thanks sunset hi mickey i did what you did i lost about 65 lbs that i had gained then gained 43 back i am trying to lose weight but as you can see im not doing a very good job . i was going to see if others wanted to do it with me but it doesnt seem like many people are interested in it, and i can see why LOLLLLL good luck with your weight loss and if you want to post if you lost weight each week with me and jingles who disappeared just post on sundays or mondays under this section i lost 3 last week but things arent looking good today LOLLL LORI
Posts: 455 | Location: Omaha, NE | Registered: July 23, 2003
Lori, I encourage you to exercise, especially with having fibromyalgia. This website is for those with fibromyalgia and gives you steps to go by to help you pick the right exercise program for you. http://www.clarkson.edu/~lnrussek/FMSGnews_200Feb.htm
thank you sunset that is a great web site for me , i see it tells how fibromyalgia sufferers are afraid to exercise cause of the pain and not to do it during flare ups ect thank you so much for this LORI
Posts: 455 | Location: Omaha, NE | Registered: July 23, 2003
Hey Lori- I will post if i loose any weight sometimes it is hard to do it on your own I will certainly give it a try and if I do it I will let you know.
Posts: 7 | Location: Austin, PA | Registered: October 15, 2003
ok quit punishing yourself its natural if you deprive yourself of goodies that you love you will crave them and binge,its ok dont beat yourself up over it ,it wont sabotage you unless you let it.No one is telling you you can never have goodies again,just to be aware of the circumstances it may bring on. So dont deprive yourself of everything there are some goodies out there perfectly ok to eat,just not the whole thing-k...good luck ...Niecy
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LORI
