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Okay, 

   So my husband has been on this very low carb/no carb diet for the last few months. He cut out refined sugars, salt, any kind of breads, and limited his carb intake to no more than 30 g's daily.  Mainly he eats meats/eggs all day, and at least 2 cups of frozen organic veggies.  In the last five months, he has shedded almost 60lbs!

   I grew up on thai food, so eating Jasmine Rice is a staple in my diet. However, there is 45g of carbs in one cup of rice!!!  OMG!  I also cook a lot of pasta dishes, and the carbs on that too is out the roof. 

  I can good various satay dishes, but i'm in need of other ideas. I have this void that needs to be filled. How do you deal with the craving for bread, crackers, pasta, rice, and potatoes?

Okay, I was doing good sticking to my diet plan for May. THen all of sudden, the last two weeks of June, I have not followed any of the new habits I established. No morning breakfast, not taking my vitamin supplements, not drinking enough water, and eating chocolate. 

I need to find out what triggered me sliding back to my old habits.  I don't feel overwhelmed. I feel hopeless. When I look in the mirror and see how big my belly has gotten, I just stare in disbelief. I want immediate results.

I had lost 4lbs last month. I was happy about it. However, I wanted more. I wanted to have lost 20lbs for some reason.

Why am I being so unrealistic?

Okay, I need a mental re-do. Think positive. I may have fell off, but I can start again tommorrow, doing right.  I lost 4 lbs. That was 20% of what I wanted to loose for that month--so there still is progress.

I can jog up the stairs, I couldn't do that before.  I had more energy when I was on track with my water in-take, and vitamins-so that was good too. Also, I was less irritable when I was on-track, and if I want to feel that way again, it just takes me picking it back up tomorrow.

I can do this.

   Have you ever felt like it was you against the world, when trying to stick to a new diet or exercises routine? It is tough, and it can eventually turn disastrous.

    Loneliness is feeling despair, disconnected, and isolated. It drains your self-confidence, and sense of hope.  How can you be successful with your weight loss journey, when your fighting loneliness? I deal with bouts of loneliness myself, from time to time. When it hits, I fall off track, and turn back to what was common for me to seek comfort in: curled up on the coach, watching t.v., and munching on junk.  I re-gain some, if not all, of the weight I lost. Then the cloud of defeat overcomes me, again I am alone, no one cares, and I am unwilling to start back on my weight loss journey immediately. Finally, I have a long drawn out pity party, that makes it even harder to start back up again. 

     Don't let loneliness jeopardize your weight loss goals. Loneliness creates a vicious cycle, that can be avoided. The most important thing to remember is that you are not alone. This site proves that there are many others who face the same challenges as you. Support groups are fundamental to success. Whether it's a formal fee-based group established by an organization, free public/private groups, or a group of family and friends, being around others helps keeps the loneliness away.   

    Don't like to be in a group setting, feel to shy, or can't find a group of interest?  You can still fight against loneliness. 

For those who don't like to be in group settings, strive for solitude. It is simply mind over matter. Solitude is being at peace with being by yourself.  It is important to change your perspective. You are not alone, when it comes to the types of challenges you face. You willing choose, with a sound mind, and soul, to go through the journey on your own. Think of it as walking along a trail by yourself, and there are groups of others with the same objective as you, out and about at the same trail. 

     If you're shy, or can't find a group of interest. Take small steps into a group. One or two people. Try starting your own group, that focuses on creating smaller sub-groups.  Do it your way--just get out there and be around others who share the same objective--too loose weight.

    I started my own group, calling for those who live in the same area, to come and join me on a walking journey. I may not have a big following. I am greatly appreciative to all those who read my posts, and the ones who took a step forward and joined. 

      
    

 Okay, summer is here. It's hot out here in Texas! With highs at  near 100 degrees by mid-day, and until sun down, no time seems like a good time to go for a walk outside.        Since it is generally  in the mid -70's in the early morning, and in the 90's by the time 7:00 p.m. rolls around, realistically you can't beat the heat.  Don't let the summer heat discourage you!  Just remember your goals, and follow these three tips, to continue your walk.      --Drink plenty of water prior to your walk, and carry water or electrolyte replenishing drinks with you.            Hydration helps the blood circulate through the body efficiently to reduce bodily stress caused by heat. Production of sweat is your body's way of cooling it self. When you feel extremely thirsty--you are dehydrated. The objective is to take in enough fluids, to prevent reaching the point of craving something to drink. Also, it will decrease the amount of fluids you need to carry with you, during the walk, because you will not have to drink quite as much.     --   Wear wicking typed clothing.         When you wear cotton clothing, it can start to feel like a wet rag on you. It's uncomfortable, and the moisture build up from your sweat, can make you feel even hotter.  Clothing designed to draw the moisture off of your skin, helps improve your ability to stay cool, and comfortable.   -- W ear a head covering.        --Keep that sun from beating on your head and face.   ---  Don't rush your walk.   .      If the heat is blazing, take it easy when walking on the trail. Slow it down, when walking through shaded areas. Enjoy the cooling moment!  If it's too hot, and there is little shade along your path, be sure to watch your time- 30 minutes is still good.       Well, it's 7:27 PM.  I can't make it to the trail today, but I'm about to head out the door for an hour walk around the neighborhood, with my dog.       TTYL  

  Yesterday I was at the grocery store with my daughter, and she decided to buy a Kit Kat.  I tried to be nonchalant about it, but my eyes locked on to that kit kat, like a hawk to a squirrel.  I love milk chocolate candy. Kit Kat's aren't my favorite, but they are still covered with chocolate. I started at that orange wrapped candy bar the entire time. I wanted it. My sweet precious chocolate.  I might have well turned into Spiegel from the Lord of the Rings.

   It was an awful battle inside of me. To see it wrapped up and crave it, then to see it opened up in front of me, then consumed, was another battle. "Can you break me off a piece of your Kit Kat bar?" I thought it but I didn't say it.
I craved it so bad. I had to do something to occupy my mind. GUM!  Yes, a stick of Extra kept my jaws busy.

   I did make it through the night with no sweets other than the gum, despite the craving to taste it. I don't trust myself to even have small cheat days. I may eat a whole bag of candy in one sitting--because I know it's going to be awhile before I get to have it again. Can we OD on chocolate? LOL

  Then...I woke up this morning, and saw something on the counter that was unfamiliar. A small plate, with crumbs that looked like gram crackers, and streaks of red gel, and remnants of white cream. I look in the fridge...there's a strawberry cheese cake on the shelf. My husband stayed up till 4 .a.m., and during that time he gave into his own craving. Went out to Walmart and bought a cheese cake. Really? a 2 A.M. sweet treat trip?    I hope I don't find myself out of the house that late, in the attempt to get a hit of chocolate.

    I never really thought about how much weight I really gained in the last seven years. I can't even stand to look in the mirror at myself, with my glasses on, so I can see the flaws clearly. I never say thank you, or feel happy when my husband tells me he thinks I'm beautiful.  I don't know who I am any more.

  This is where I am at in my life at 34--just lost as can be. I hadn't been outside of the house and socialized in over four years, since I started working from home. I had gained 120lbs in seven years!  

  When I go out, I feel like people are staring at me, judging me by the items I place at the check out counter. It never use to be like that. I remember when men would roll down their windows at the red light, and try to holler at me, but now I don't even get a smile of recognition. Shopping use to be fun. Getting up out of bed, or off the floor use to be easy--now my husband calls me his "old lady". 

   All this use too's are depressing me. I am on a quest to find who I am on the inside, beneath the skin. If I don't, then there will be no true success when ever I meet my weight loss goal. I will be nothing more than a slim shell of a person, who still is lost.

  I need people like you in my life--who honestly faces challenges in life, and is willing to fight to change it. Through adversity, we can strengthen our character.

 Follow me on my journey, and if you invite me, I will follow you too.