I posted this picture so you could see two things. My beautiful daughters and the weight I want to be again...actually a little smaller.. I was about 195 here. I'm 5'10 so I'm hoping to get to around 175-180.
I'm using Jorge Cruise's THE BELY FAT CURE. http://www.jorgecruise.com/ I'm hoping that this will be the right way of eating for me. In 2001 I had weight loss surgery. I was 274 pounds. I dropped to 165 at my lowest weight and was I believe too small. I'm tall and I believe that a woman should have some curves!! I gained back up to 175-185 and was very comfortable with myself. I stayed that way for a few years and then went up to 195-199 for years. I was a little uncomfortable with that but it didn't bother me too bad. In 2006 I had a partial hysterectomy. My weight went up to about 205 after that. On March 19th of 2007 my oldest daughter was killed by an impaired driver. (High on drugs) my weight dropped to about 190. In 2008 I had my right ovary taken out and a year later I had my left. Since then I have gained up to 230 pounds. In 2007 I also married the love of my life and became a step-mom to 5 wonderful kids. My husband for the past two years has had custody of them and I have now 6 kids at home full time. My middle daughter Ryan lives on her own. I also work 40-45 hours of week. My life is hectic....crazy.... chaotic & I wouldn't have it any other way. I know a lot of my problem is emotional eating. I was eating too many "Slider" foods.....WAY TO MANY CARBS. So by doing THE BELLY FAT CURE I'm hoping to end my carb addiction, learn to eat healthier, feel better & lose weight. What I like about THE BELLY FAT CURE is that I think it's "DO"able. You can have some carbs...there seems to be NOTHING that is completely OFF LIMITS... You might have to change the way you make them....
Please bare with me... I'm still learning about the diet.. It's only my second day on it. I know with time I will learn more and more.
Also please forgive any spelling or grammar mess ups!!!!
Welcome! I'm so sorry about your daughter. It is every parents worst nightmare, especially when it is so senseless.
ReplyDeleteI have lost 32 lbs since March of last year, well...30 if I keep gaining! I am now in maintenance. I love the BFC and I truly do believe that I can eat this way for the rest of my life.
Everything is OK, as long as it fits in the 15/6!
I'm here to help if you have any questions!
Hi there! I'm so so sorry about the loss of your daughter. Loss is a painful part of life, but even with pain, like any other feeling, we need to eat healthy. I'm glad you have joined us and are getting yourself back on the right track.
ReplyDeleteAbout the food cravings...hang in there. Once you get past the first couple of week, the cravings really do subside a lot. It really is like being a recovering drug addict, but here the drug is sugar/high refined carbs. Just keep that in mind and know that your body is just balancing itself out again.
ReplyDeleteEven now, with my sugar craving under control, I'll have a strong craving for something I shouldn't eat too much of, but as long as I maintain some amount of control, even if I do eat too much of "whatever", and get myself right back on track, I do fine.
My efforts right now are to focus on savory food so that I have something specific to focus on to help get my mind and cravings away from sweets vs. just trying to avoid to sweets. My goal is to get to the point where I can take or leave sweets without much effort. My husband is like that and it's wonderful. Sometimes he'll crave something and have it, and then he's good. He won't crave something sweet for another month or two... That's what I want for myself. I am getting there. My sweet tooth has decreased a ton since I started cutting back on my sugar/sweets intake, including Stevia, etc. because that still keeps the sweet tooth alive. It may take you some time to get to that point, but I just wanted to share so that you have a goal that you can look forward to achieving sometime in the future, once you get a hold of your sugar cravings in general, if that's what you want. I'm getting to the point now that when I look at pictures of desserts that they don't tempt me and I can easily pass them up.
Sorry for the loooong comment.
I can't find a place to comment on your other posts...:/
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