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One way I cope with stress eating is to prep a lot of raw veggies. I realized that with stress eating, it's the act of chewing and NOT the taste of the food that helps me cope.
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I've dropped 15 pounds in the past four weeks... another five would be great... you never know when you might have to race through the streets of Kenya with a rucksack on...
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From: The waters off eastern Long Island | Registered: Jul 2003
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As of today, I have cut out all pop (or soda - depending on your location). That should help a but. I may allow myself one a week, but that's it. One cup of coffee, tea and water for this guy as of now.
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Keep going up and down a few pounds... went to the the gym this morning... been hard to get back into a routine since going on vacation last month...
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From: The waters off eastern Long Island | Registered: Jul 2003
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Finally hit the 10 lb mark. Just eeked the scale to just under 300 lb's. It's a start.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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I'm down to about 140 lbs, but I lost a bit of muscle. Been exhausted with work lately... I worked out yesterday, though, and will again today. Have to get ready for our company outing
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If you take l-glutamine it should drastically reduce any loss of muscle. The loss comes from the body taking glutamine from muscle for the other organs when you're not getting enough.
From: Manhattan, NY | Registered: May 2011
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According to the scale, I am down 25 lbs since the beginning of the year when I was at my heaviest ever.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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Congrats Dev! 25 lbs is a good number.
Due to my seasonal work at the post office, I usually lose a bunch of weight in November and December (when everyone in New England is packing on their winter weight, to survive the cold!), and then gain a bunch in January instead.
Cutting out sugar-y sodas was a huge part of getting me down from 'so big I have diabetes' to 'insulin makes me pass out,' so that's definitely a good idea, to phase that out.
I used to drink a dozen Mt. Dews over the course of a day, and I still drink a 2 liter bottle of sugar-free Coke or Pepsi (whichever is cheapest, 'cause I'm a total miser) every day, but it's so much easier to keep below 250 without the sugary colas.
Finding alternate snacks can also be fun. Pink grapefruit are great for me because I spend a half-hour picking all the white junk off before eating it, and that stretches the experience out and means that I snack less during the day. Hard-boiled eggs and pistachios are also favorites for snacks that require a bit more work than just tearing open a package and shoving them in my mouth.
Wow, just noticed that Rick has trouble drinking water, too! People always look at me when I complain about water giving me a stomach ache, or 'tasting oily.' They're all 'water doesn't have a taste!' and 'water is good for you!'
Eh. Water. I love swimming in it, but I grew up on a farm, in a part of the county where the water tasted like sulphur, and all I ever drank was milk, milk and more milk.
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I am a Insulin dependent diabetic, and have been for 29 years already.
I cut out almost all soda (diet of course) and only have one or two a week...fell off that wagon a few days ago, but it was a passing thing.
I also am on my feet for 10 hours a day, at least 5 / 6 days a wek at work. So even if I am not walking around, I am still moving around a little bit. I play my mp3 player and bounce gently to the music...just to keep moving.
Seems to be working so far.
Going to be riding my bike to work soon, as soon as I get it ready. 6 miles there and then back should help. Only about 1.5 miles of it are on the road, and over half of that is a lightly traveled road.
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I haven't hit the gym in weeks... weight keeps fluctuating... lack of motivation and major stress at work are keeping me down...
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