Two weeks into the new year

[noamnety]

Thought it might be nice for a check in thread. How's everyone here doing? Lost the holiday weight? Stalled? Tried any new strategies that are working for you?

[applegrove]

1. I started not eating anything after 6PM. I've cheated a few times but for the most

part am having success. I have a lot of weight to lose but better to do it slowly with permanent lifestyle changes than to do it fast and gain it all back.

[noamnety]

3. I wish I could do that!

I get super hungry in the middle of the night when I don't eat late. It's 4:50am on a Sunday morning right now - I'm up eating a bowl of cottage cheese because I woke up too hungry to get back to sleep. I'm glad it's working for you though!

[applegrove]

10. It didn't last. I'm now having a snack at night.

[noamnety]

11. Oh! That's funny, we flipflopped.

I've been experimenting with intermittent fasting, and for the first time I can fast now without feeling famished. I've been reading up on how strength training on an empty stomach compares to training without the fasting. Fasting days are followed by a huge protein packed dinner here, my overall daily calories are still in the 1500 calorie range I would guess, but they're packed into one evening meal. I'm messing around doing that a few days a week and the other days making sure I get 30 grams of protein within the first hour of waking.

[keyon]

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[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Pretty pleased....lots of potholes, but survived!

So I was 208 on Dec 1. (down from 258 last Jan) - anniversary, Christmas, trips to the beach for New Year and to FL.....

stepped on the scale today - 208.5. Very pleased - and we are soon to join the 21 day vegan challenge at Whole Foods.

Current goal - 185 by mid summer (6 feet tall, large frame, this will finally put me into a healthy BMI!).

[noamnety]

4. Congrats on the huge loss!

That's impressive!

I can't seem to lose weight when there's a change to my routine but I was pretty happy myself that I managed to maintain (within 2 pounds) throughout thanksgiving and christmas. Doing that while traveling's especially hard when you almost have to eat out.

[auntAgonist]

5. Hi, I'm doing mostly ok with maintaining ..

I do fluctuate + - 5-7lbs but I think it has more to do with not getting enough protein and H20 into me.

I'm having a fair bit of trouble with my digestion and I think *KNOW* carbs are my problem and so I am trying to limit them as much as possible. I have a lot of issues, delicate issues that are causing me a fair bit of discomfort all due to the digestion problem.

I have malabsorption issues since having had the Biliopancreatic Diversion w/Duodenal Switch. I went from 302 down to 139 + or - 5-7lbs on any given day.
The common channel, where food is absorbed is only 100cm long and so therefore I don't absorb 90% of the fat I eat and very little fibre. I knew all of this going into it. It's not a problem, I'm well educated in supplementation and receive very good health care and follow ups.

Anyway, just thought I'd check in too


TMI next ..

As I said my biggest issues right now are the digestion problems, leading to the bathroom issues which lead to a LOT of painful hemorroids. My Dr has suggested surgery but I am NOT that much of a masochist ... I'll get back on track hopefully and I'll be sitting more comfortably too.

kesha.

[noamnety]

6. Drinking more water

might help at least a little with the bathroom issues. I've been working on my water intake over the last half year. I was having maybe 2 cups of coffee and a cup of water a day, that was about it. Now I'm up to 10-16 cups a day. The only downside is that I'm gonna have to take out a second mortgage to pay for toilet paper, I've never peed so much in my life. (< uh, belated "TMI" goes here).

302 to 139, though - wow. You must feel great.

[auntAgonist]

7. I do feel really good most of the time. I can do so much

more than I used to be able too. I get my blood work done every 6 months and I take my supplements almost religiously. I must confess though I REALLY have to do much better in that department.

I TRY really hard to drink enough water. I need about 64 oz a day to feel good and to say 'regular'. I have a colonoscopy scheduled for the 27th of this month and I'm hoping I'm healed by then so I'm not in agony afterwards, or before for that matter.

I think we should buy stock in the TP industry. My husband had ulcerative colitis and had his colon removed. He had an ileostomy for a few months and then surgery to do a take down. Let's just say it's a damned good thing we have two bathrooms here

kesha.

[NMDemDist2]

8. my answer to the TP costs

http://www.biffy.com/cart/index.php/bidets/biffy-universal-bidet.html

I figure it paid for it's self in about 6 months. I have the ambient warmer and a dozen hand towels (one for the Mr. and one for me) that i throw in the laundry often.

edit to add

Installing bidets in your home is a home improvement that has wide-reaching effects and greatly impacts waste reduction while simultaneously improving personal hygiene and health. When bidets are routinely used by every household member, the amount of toilet tissue and pre-moistened personal hygiene wipes that does not go into our sewer systems is substantial.

“How substantial?”, you ask. Well, many experts say that the bidet is “a key green technology” because the bidet can potentially eliminate the use of toilet paper. According to independent studies, Americans use 36.5 billion rolls of toilet paper every year, representing the pulping of some 15 million trees. That equates to 473,587,500,000 gallons of water to produce the toilet paper, and 253,000 tons of chlorine for bleaching that paper. Factor in the statistic that says the manufacturing of the toilet paper requires approximately 17.3 terawatts of electricity annually, and that significant amounts of energy and materials are used to package and transport the final product to retail outlets. Keep in mind that the packaging must also be disposed of. To those who claim that a bidet will waste water, proponents counter that the amount of water used by a bidet is menial compared to how much water we use to produce toilet paper in the first place.