I have quit smoking and it was around all day long. Have company over for cards- they lit up. Go out and people around you were smoking. You had to walk through the lovely smell of smoke as you went in and out of buildings. The people at the table next to you were smoking. My partner smoked in the house or car. It is not easy at all. It was a full 5 years before my body stopped reacting to the smell and sight of a cigarette. I'm still fighting the fat. The doctor can't do it for me. All the information is available. i have to eat less and exercise more. I lost 63 pounds then got complacent and over 2 years gained 40 back because I didn't really try. I let it slide. Now I'm back to walking- don't wait for someone to go with you. Go alone. It is your goal not theirs. But do it regularly. Weather not nice enough to go walking- do yoga or something. Micro wave popcorn isn't that bad. Eat it for a few weeks and you will find you don't need the fat. donuts- well- you say no and bring out a bag of carrots you thought to fix and bring instead to meetings. Or a piece of sugarless gum. If nothing else sip a glass of water. Micky Dees- their $1 side salad is quite good- get the vinaigrette dressing for it with only 40 calories. Sure you have to eat 3 times a day but no one forces you to eat rich things or large portions. Have a reasonable goal. I never set a goal over 5 pounds. I have a charm bracelet that every time I lose 5 pounds I put on a charm. but if I ever go over that 5 pound mark the charm comes back off. So yes I'm working to put the charms back on it now. Yes I slip up- some days I'm just to sick to exercise or I just have to have that chocolate or what ever. I do keep small pieces of chocolate around so when I have to indulge I don't over do it. Better a bite then a candy bar. When I really fall of the wagon I don't berate myself and say it is a lost cause. I just start up again. Like quitting smoking the longer you go without lots of fat, sugar and large portions the less your body wants them. Is it easy NO. I do know that losing the weight will help me get off the rest of my medications or reduce them, will help protect me from the diabetes and heart disease that runs in my family. Will help ease the strain on my joints so hopefully I can go longer before I need knee replacements. If can lose enough that I can once more do things without being short of breath then I will keep doing the good things because my health is important to me and it is up to me to do the right things. It is not easy- there is no magic pill or pep talk from a doctor that will make you lose weight. My doctor won't even discuss weight- she weighs more then I do. My cardiologist will on the other head work with me in reducing medications if I do my part and show I'm serious about making the life changes necessary to lose weight. He is giving me 3 months to lose some weight. Then we will talk again about the medications and weight loss. I do know it is different for each person but it is also possible for each person to decide it is important enough to them to make those changes to stay healthy. Many say they are healthy- maybe for now but it does take a toll over the years. At 63 I know.
Just my own opinion. Every one has to find their own way. I hope you find a way that works for you. hugs
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Date: 2009-02-11 07:19 pm (UTC)I have quit smoking and it was around all day long. Have company over for cards- they lit up. Go out and people around you were smoking. You had to walk through the lovely smell of smoke as you went in and out of buildings. The people at the table next to you were smoking. My partner smoked in the house or car. It is not easy at all. It was a full 5 years before my body stopped reacting to the smell and sight of a cigarette.
I'm still fighting the fat. The doctor can't do it for me. All the information is available. i have to eat less and exercise more. I lost 63 pounds then got complacent and over 2 years gained 40 back because I didn't really try. I let it slide.
Now I'm back to walking- don't wait for someone to go with you. Go alone. It is your goal not theirs. But do it regularly. Weather not nice enough to go walking- do yoga or something.
Micro wave popcorn isn't that bad. Eat it for a few weeks and you will find you don't need the fat. donuts- well- you say no and bring out a bag of carrots you thought to fix and bring instead to meetings. Or a piece of sugarless gum. If nothing else sip a glass of water.
Micky Dees- their $1 side salad is quite good- get the vinaigrette dressing for it with only 40 calories.
Sure you have to eat 3 times a day but no one forces you to eat rich things or large portions.
Have a reasonable goal. I never set a goal over 5 pounds. I have a charm bracelet that every time I lose 5 pounds I put on a charm. but if I ever go over that 5 pound mark the charm comes back off. So yes I'm working to put the charms back on it now. Yes I slip up- some days I'm just to sick to exercise or I just have to have that chocolate or what ever. I do keep small pieces of chocolate around so when I have to indulge I don't over do it. Better a bite then a candy bar.
When I really fall of the wagon I don't berate myself and say it is a lost cause. I just start up again. Like quitting smoking the longer you go without lots of fat, sugar and large portions the less your body wants them.
Is it easy NO. I do know that losing the weight will help me get off the rest of my medications or reduce them, will help protect me from the diabetes and heart disease that runs in my family. Will help ease the strain on my joints so hopefully I can go longer before I need knee replacements.
If can lose enough that I can once more do things without being short of breath then I will keep doing the good things because my health is important to me and it is up to me to do the right things.
It is not easy- there is no magic pill or pep talk from a doctor that will make you lose weight. My doctor won't even discuss weight- she weighs more then I do. My cardiologist will on the other head work with me in reducing medications if I do my part and show I'm serious about making the life changes necessary to lose weight. He is giving me 3 months to lose some weight. Then we will talk again about the medications and weight loss.
I do know it is different for each person but it is also possible for each person to decide it is important enough to them to make those changes to stay healthy. Many say they are healthy- maybe for now but it does take a toll over the years. At 63 I know.
Just my own opinion. Every one has to find their own way.
I hope you find a way that works for you.
hugs