tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post4305146406483346211..comments2023-09-29T03:52:25.620-07:00Comments on Loretta's Journey : APRIL 1st Foolish Thinking & Continuing OnRettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-31863197867051117542011-04-05T11:07:56.477-07:002011-04-05T11:07:56.477-07:00I think we have to know what our bodies need and d...I think we have to know what our bodies need and don't need. And we have to be willing to make tough choices FOR LIFE. I watched Lyn at Escape from Oesity and while I could not do MediFast (same reason, the soy), I decided to try an alternative (ie, use products similar to MediFast that were whey intensive, not soy). I found I could be less hungry and lose. <br /><br />I discovered that although my DNA markers are clued in for obesity, high fat absorption, slow fat release, and the DNA recommended high carb..I do better with lower carb due to insulin resistance. I think when I was normal weight an date high carb, it didn't damage me. I thrived like my family did on high carb. BUT....when I broke my metabolism with obesity, bingeing and became prediabetic, that took precedence. So, for me, cutting out sugar and reducing starches drastically (1 serving or none a day) has made me able to drop a lot of weight since last summer and control my binge disorder.<br /><br />That's what I discovered cause I didn't close my eyes to another's journey of discovery with Medifast. Medifast is not for me, but the lower carb that Medifast espouses IS...and that's what I learned. (And I used to be solidly anti-low carb back many years ago, cause it seemed faddish). Now, I understand each body has its needs..some do better on X diet and other Y. Some of us need therapy. Some of us need to just stop being children about food and using it to feel good. <br /><br />I also took on the mentality that a diet is an evolving thing and you STAY ON IT FOR LIFE...that is, you never can go back to eating like you did. You go on a diet and you have to forever stay on it, but that diet, that controlled eating, evolves to adapt to physical needs and medical needs and , well, life. :)<br /><br />I wish everyone well on t heir journeys with food healing...Princess Dieter aka Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121450857817115011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-49026340219244124272011-04-03T12:08:40.985-07:002011-04-03T12:08:40.985-07:00Friend, For me, I just have to keep moving forward...Friend, For me, I just have to keep moving forward. Each day making good choices. No matter what it is. Good choices of what I listen to, see, eat etc. If you keep it up, before you know it, some of the choices don't happen as much and your life is filled with a lot of good choices. Have to charge forward. Don't look back and keep on fighting. You can do this!!!<br /><br />Stay focusedJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722527731126817253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-54102432218451393672011-04-03T03:39:00.694-07:002011-04-03T03:39:00.694-07:00I am in the whatever works camp too!
I think we al...I am in the whatever works camp too!<br />I think we all find that place -<br />But sometimes I think - there are little curious "ego" devices that keep up caught up in trouble and sabotage......<br />Not because we think we are "Bad".......<br />But maybe because we discover that we are really "Good!" inside!<br />And some how we are afraid.<br />It's not our weakness or failure that frightens us.....<br /><i>It's our strength!</i><br /><br />Still - at the end of the day, it really is all good!Anne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435482289459434828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-69859463573983361592011-04-02T18:44:41.568-07:002011-04-02T18:44:41.568-07:00Loretta, I find so much inspiration in your journe...Loretta, I find so much inspiration in your journey. Such a long one, and you never give up.debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-7997568831586363132011-04-02T15:01:25.155-07:002011-04-02T15:01:25.155-07:00I am also in the whatever works for you camp.
The...I am also in the whatever works for you camp.<br /><br />The older I get the more I realize there are many, many, many truths...just depending on who is looking at what.<br /><br />The hard thing for me is dealing with those who haven't awakened to the idea that other people might have a better truth.<br /><br />Great post...I had to think about it overnight before I commented.<br /><br />Hugs Loretta!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-18005429500523187722011-04-02T06:58:49.449-07:002011-04-02T06:58:49.449-07:00My thought is it is a process..you have to be open...My thought is it is a process..you have to be open to change. For me it's a 'time of 'diet' within a lifestyle change'. When we are in it for the long haul changing things up works but it's hard to do. Going through the loss of your dad and the reflection you have had lately is tough. Keep on. It frustrates me that it takes 1200cal a day or less to lose weight, but that is my reality. Just hang on ..figure it out.PJ Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550278783075004470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-13870652153993110302011-04-01T22:33:43.691-07:002011-04-01T22:33:43.691-07:00When I finished reading your post and saw "Th...When I finished reading your post and saw "The End" written at the bottom, I stopped and took a double take. The End? No! The Beginning! To Be Continued! but not The End!<br />You post sparks a positive chord of commitment. And for all of us who struggle, I say let it continue. May it be diet or not to die, just don't give up! Someone close to me once said: If you stop struggling to make life better, then you've laid down to die. There is no static middle ground in life... you're either coming or going.<br />Thanks for a great post!Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-58098539066751353072011-04-01T19:13:50.997-07:002011-04-01T19:13:50.997-07:00Loretta, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. ...Loretta, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Your family will be in my thoughts.<br /><br />I always love reading your realizations! :)financecupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781586611582887524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-76700703158086241722011-04-01T16:46:31.881-07:002011-04-01T16:46:31.881-07:00I love this post! I hold it true in my own mentali...I love this post! I hold it true in my own mentality. I had to find something that worked for me and I'm planning on making it work FOR-ever. Not just 'til goal. Not just 'til I turn 35. Not just 'til I can fit into a bikini. I had to find a plan that worked for me that I can follow when I'm 50, 60, 70 and on. It'll still be trial and error (as my metabolism/hormones change), but I'm on board for LIFE. <br /><br />I love your post today! I love YOU!Chubby McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314736525363564330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-25637441086817003792011-04-01T16:03:38.091-07:002011-04-01T16:03:38.091-07:00My answer is whatever works for you.
The main thi...My answer is whatever works for you.<br /><br />The main thing is to be healthy. Balanced nutrition comes in many forms.<br /><br />I get quite 'upset' when people try to avoid the word Diet. Our diet is how and what we eat, whether it's full time KFC or medifast or organic etc. <br /><br />I'm maintaining almost perfectly! Huhhh!!!<br /><br />I need to do something fast before I lose the plot entirely. <br /><br />What are you doing about about your plan? I need to Blog some more. <br /><br />Smiles and hugs and Blessings.MargieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591436464085450834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-3841514595538629532011-04-01T14:37:47.244-07:002011-04-01T14:37:47.244-07:00You know, I've been thinking along the same li...You know, I've been thinking along the same lines for awhile now. I won't go into detail since this is a comment and not a post, but my Spring slimDown to Summer was one of the results of what you discussed here. I think there is a time to GET THE WEIGHT OFF and a time to let it slip away gently. Of course, at the moment, I'm not doing either. :(<br /><br />Like you, I'm not quitting, tho. I'm not gaining back everything I've lost despite this last 6 months. And I don't want to be a hamster, either! :D<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-29106777719938668192011-04-01T14:11:18.312-07:002011-04-01T14:11:18.312-07:00That's why I've never worried about you, R...That's why I've never worried about you, Retta. You don't give up. You'll figure it out and find your way.<br /><br />It's been over 3 years now and I've kept the weight off and it's not a struggle for me. I'm saying that so you can see it's possible. I didn't know it was until I did it and keep it up.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.com