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Chillon 01/10/15
I am so pleased you added comments. I am working as hard as possible as this is something that must change many years of improper eating. I will concur that today is the start of the rest of my life. It is also a birthday so it is appropriate to make this a starting point.


I concur with your comments - seek to start afresh as I am terribly unhappy with how I feel I look and I own the total opportunity to make a change. Onward. Chillon


I have a plan and I have support. Yes this means business and I am pleased another person also sees the same focus and the same area of attention. I have lost 8 pounds but I need to start in earnest so today is the proper point of departure. Chillon

Dididarlin 01/15/15
I'm getting refocused too. Need to lose about 60 pounds. That's my long term goal. Really trying to focus on my health rather than the # on scale.

My first goal is in motion. Conquer a 24 day challenge of eating modification and journaling my food. There are supplements and stuff involved with challenge but that's fine.

Prepping the weeks lunches on Sunday. Actually liking meal replacement shakes for breakfast. Good fiber and lots of protein have resulted in less crazy hunger pains.

Chillon 01/17/15
I thank you for participating in this group or communication section. I noted the following "Good fiber and lots of protein have resulted in less crazy hunger pains" and that is a nutrition element that I need to consider. I have realized that I have no idea how and what to eat.


I am almost fearful of food given weight gain and also what plan to follow but I fear it is all in my head and little related to simply poor eating. I know I cannot be physically hungry so it must be head and behavioral based. How to refocus years and years of terrible eating habits covered with intensive workouts over all that time.


I am starting on Cognitive Process - I need behavior change. I have been directed to the Beck Diet Solution. I will not dwell on this process but it is clearly behavioral change and it gives me a tangible place to start. I bought the book (paperback and very reasonable) by Dr. Judith Beck and it has started.


I am focusing on no more than 2000 calories and have retuned to workouts that I previously did 6 - 7 days a week. I have learned that after I had to halt 60 minutes of cardio due to hip and knee surgery and gained a great deal of weight that I had to confront both food and exercise issues with the focus on food. I have retuned to the treadmill (no running - just walking at an easy incline) 3 times weekly and will work back to 6 - 7 times weekly but the emphasis will be on the food and I start with a Behavioral Change program.


I started drinking Evolution - Sweet Vegetable drink at less than 90 calories so I need to add protein and learn to eat breakfast. It starts. All of my overeating happens after 7 PM so the Cognitive Behavioral focus is clear and obvious for me. Chillon

Chillon 01/19/15
I am now logging every food item on MyNetDiary and I feel I have greater control. I want to be tied to the template as I need someone watching over me even if it is the computer. It is just the beginning - weigh in will be at a weekly review session - this Friday. I weighed in at 286 last Friday so the scakle will do the talking.


I have found a zero calorie salad dressing with many flavors - Walden Farms and it is out of sight - just excellent. I learned of it from a wonderful fellow who had to lose weight or his life. As a result low cal salads are now really possible.


I have read one chapter of The Beck Diet Solution, Judith Beck, Ph.D. and I have started in earnest. No miracles for I have tried everything of focus. I hope others might join this discussion or support group. Chillon - I will explain that screen name in a week as it relates directly to my efforts at weight loss. Chillon

Parvati 01/30/15
Happy Friday to all! I am trying to refocus after 3 years of focusing on my twins. My health has suffered and I weigh as much as I did when I gave birth to them.

The hardest part for me is remembering that I really do need to put myself first because if I am sick (which I often am) I cannot take as good a care of them as I should.

I have started tracking my foods and realizing that even though I eat a lot of healthy things it seems to be my vice (Iced Coffee) that is holding me back.

I have basically been eating/cooking as organically as possible, focusing on veggies and proteins. I reduced my Iced Coffee intake and am fighting night hunger pains along with migraines due to less caffeine. But those are small prices to pay for happy, healthier life.

MaryellenS 02/03/15
Hi everyone. I just joined this group and have just started reading your comments and messages. I have about 60 lbs to lose to reach my weight goal. Here's to a good day for all of us and progress towards our various weight goals.

Xie903 02/05/15
I have about 100 lbs to lose. I have tried multiple times but I really think this is the time for me. I have begun walking 5 times a week now. So now if I want that girl scout cookie, I let myself have it, but tell myself I will need to walk more to do it. It is making it easier for me. My goal is to be under 200 pounds before I get married. I have a wonderful woman who deserves a great wedding but I wont even allow myself to plan it till I am at least half way there in weight loss. I want to look my best and start married life healthy.

Chillon 03/25/15 replied to MaryellenS
MaryEllenS - I had given up hope of anyone else joining this group and now it appears there is some support. I felt miserable and just gave u7p in terms of going by the book. I am back as I started again at 280 and I need to get to 185 so that is 95 pounds. I just returned home from working out - something I almost halted in the last interval and for almost 2 years after hip and knee issues. I love to work out and of course weight almost gains itself if eating expands and no burn off occurs. It felt wonderful to ride a recumbent bike for 60 minutes - worth about 500 calories at my slow and steady pace/speed.

I hope folks stay on line with this support element. I have held terrible eating habits for years but hard exercise provided an aide - now I must engage the food. Your future wife deserves a medal of honor for combat in the field with the enemy being poor health that is guaranteed with overeating. I am so pleased you are with us. Chillon

Tonya70 04/14/15
Just join mynetdiary and looking forward to a positive group. I started my weight loss journey on Easter 4/5 at 283.6 and today 4/14 down to 256.2 loss of 18.4 so far and long way to go but I need to get healthy for me and my family.

Kimdanurse 06/24/18
You have to eat protein (eggs, beans, meat, tofu, peanut butter )whatever at breakfast if you hope not to be hungry at night. Force yourself to have breakfast & have an earlier supper the night before so you might be hungry. Eat some protein with every snack & meal

new to the team - hoping to share my success