Accountability Anyone? Topic
Bre_
02/27/23
My birthday is march 7 it would be so nice to lose at least a couple pounds by then :)
KT10
02/27/23
Count me in! I’d like to be down 10lbs by mid April also. I have Fibromyalgia and struggle even getting steps in on most days. I would at least like to get up to 5000 steps regularly by the the same time.
Sunny!
02/27/23
I would like to join! I’d like to be down 10 pounds near late March-Early April :)
KT10
02/28/23
Over the weekend I did not log all my food and the scale is showing it. I’m disappointed in myself. However, today is a new day.
Sandi
02/28/23
I am battling a slow process of weight lose. I would love an accountability partner. My biggest issue is getting motivated to use my treadmill at least 3 days a week
U1193834532
02/28/23
I'm trying to los 6 pds by March 17 - I'd like to join please
KT10
02/28/23
Welcome U1193834532 and anyone else who just joining. Let’s all try to show up, check in and support each other. Isn’t that what accountability about?
I was close to giving up today. I keep losing and gaining the same 10lbs. I’m frustrated and discouraged. My go to is sugary foods. I find total deprivation doesn’t work for me. I did have a sweet treat (I don’t want to be specific in case someone else might be triggered). I actually only ate one. I also logged it. I still feel like a failure. Those thoughts are old behaviour. I lost 60lbs from January to the end of May last year, without trying. I had no appetite as I was sick most of that time with lung infections. I died on June 5th. I saw my doctor on Thursday May 31st for an infected toe. Started on antibiotics, by Sunday I had double pneumonia that turned septic. The infection got into my heart sac causing a heart attack. I was home alone as my husband was in the hospital. I collapsed, vomited and choked on it. I stopped breathing. I was on the bedroom floor literally dead for a minimum of six hours. My husband had to call the police for a wellness check. The ER docs did not think I would pull thru and if I did they had no idea about how much or if I had suffered brain damage. My husband had to sign a DNR for me that night. Clearly I pulled thru after three days on a ventilator. No damage was done to my heart. No brain damage. The ER doc, ICU docs and CCU docs were amazed. I was given a second chance and I want to be able to hike, kayak, fit in an airplane seat without a seatbelt extender. I don’t want to fail; I’ve given my power back to the flipping scale. I need to relearn how to not let that number dictate if I succeed or fail. Dieting makes me crazy. I turn into a scared shadow of myself. I don’t want to lose myself again. Right now a part of me feels hopeless. My husband doesn’t understand. I don’t have many friends here. I don’t have the support of people like myself that will call me out on my BS.
I know I have rambled, but I felt I needed to share some of my vulnerability in hopes someone reaches out.
Thank you to those that actually read this whole post. I am here if you need support. What we can not accomplish alone, together we can.
Dietician
03/01/23
replied to KT10
Hi there KT10-
Wow! You have been through a lot in the last year. Please remember to
be kind to yourself~ Changing your eating habits and building a healthy lifestyle take time. Putting extra pressure on yourself may seem like it will help but can actually backfire.
I think you will find these articles helpful in reaching your health goals:
1. Finding support: https://www.mynetdiary.com/social-support-weight-loss.html
2. The power of positive thinking: https://www.mynetdiary.com/positive-self-care-quotes.html
3. Videos to help you optimize tracking: https://www.mynetdiary.com/mynetdiary-how-to-videos-can-help-you-become-a-tracking-pro-in-no-time.html
You've got this! Joanna (MyNetDiary Dietitian)
KT10
03/09/23
replied to Dietician
I finally figured out how to get to forums.! I can’t access them from my iPhone app. Anyway, thank you for reaching out and providing valuable information. I have been on MND for 17 days and am down 5.4lbs. I’m pretty happy about that. I am logging every day and weighing once a week. I don’t have great relationships with scales. I got very good at estimating my weight by the way my clothes fit. I’m still a bit of a hot mess lol. I had to quit my job in September because of chronic exhaustion and chronic pain due to Fibromyalgia and degenerative disc disease. The good news I have not had bronchitis or pneumonia since June of 2022. I was on a lot of pain medication, one being time released. Due to my weight and being a slide sleeper the meds lowered my oxygen sats too low allowing infection into the lungs. My pain meds have been drastically reduced….it’s good and not so good. Many days the pain keeps me down all day. I even stopped doing my art which used to give me so much joy. I’m finally getting back into it slowly.
What I do know is I need to keep it simple so I am doing the calorie based program. I still ear some sweets and yes, I log them! I have done soooo many diets.. I even had gastric bypass surgery 21 years ago. That is a whole other post.
Another long winded post for saying thank you. If anyone else reading this suffers from chronic pain, especially Fibromyalgia I would love to hear from you. I am new to the social side of this program and will keep exploring.
I can’t get thru this alone, but together we can 💕
AQLTR
08/07/23
I have fibro also although the pain is more manageable since I retired and don’t have to work against lt. whatever the pain it blesses our body every pound we take off. A way of showing ourselves love!
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