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Post by louise on Jul 8, 2023 19:19:51 GMT -5
What’s on your mind — how to make kugel? This week’s Torah reading? Life goals? Prayer? We are all engaged in weight loss/weight maintenance journeys and we are all Jewish or at least interested in Judaism. We like to eat, we like to discuss. It is our goal here to provide each other support on our journeys, to share experiences, to call on our rich cultural heritage and texts, and to help each other grow spiritually.
Some of us take weekly turns starting the thread:
Frieda
Holly
Lee
Louise
Lynne
Peachy
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Post by louise on Jul 8, 2023 19:21:07 GMT -5
Posting early beauae I can't stay up any later.
I’m going to start off with something really mundane – my weight. Partly because I’m disappointed and partly because I am still so jet lagged my mind can’t process much else. I averaged over 10,000 steps a day with some days being WAY over. And they were hard steps – up and down hills, up and down steps, really exhausting. I was away for almost 3 weeks. And somehow I came back 6 pounds heavier. I wasn’t dieting when I was away but I wasn’t stuffing myself EITHER (or was I?) or filling up on desserts. I may have fallen into the buffet trap and eaten more than I should have but I absolutely thought the exercise more than covered it. I have many stories to tell but this one has my admittedly limited attention now.
Thank you Lynne for switching weeks with me.
I hope Frieda is doing well.
Shevua tov.
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Post by peachymom1 on Jul 8, 2023 23:29:30 GMT -5
Shavua tov everyone, and welcome back, Louise! I totally understand your frustration about gaining weight. I hope you are able to put it behind you and just start over. That's the only thing that works for me. I do try to look back and see if I can learn anything about what might have caused the gain, but then I have to forget about it and move forward, or I drive myself nuts with what-ifs and it'll-never'work meshugas.
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Post by lee058 on Jul 9, 2023 8:09:37 GMT -5
Good morning everybody! Hope you are all well and SAFE! Re today's topic: I'm doing pretty well on the Ozempic, and now that my endocrinologist has increased my dosage (as of yesterday), I hope I will see a more rapid weight loss with no side effects. louise, Weight gain and loss sometimes seem to have nothing to do with what we eat! I have a new joke for myself: The "Z" in "Ozempic" stands for "zigzag" because that's what my weight has done since April. Don't lose heart; you'll feel better soon. Have a peaceful day, Lee |
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Post by gazelle18 on Jul 9, 2023 9:07:22 GMT -5
Welcome back, Louise!
Your discouragement is understandable and relatable! All the walking you did was certainly good for you, and it shows you what you are capable of doing. But yes, there is also the old adage that “You can’t out run the refrigerator.” No matter how many steps you take, you can overcome that with a good falafel sandwich. I’ve also found that on group trips like the one you took, there are lots of buffets, and three hearty meals per day, and a lot of snacking opportunities. Hang in there
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Post by hollygail on Jul 9, 2023 16:26:00 GMT -5
I don't have any excuses for my own weight which has gone from well within two pounds of goal to a full 4 pounds over (and when you're 5/2", that's practically a full inch in how tightly clothes fit). Today I'm 2.4 over goal, so I'm getting back to within two pounds over...
When I fall off the wagon, I get back on the very next time to eat; I don't wait for the next day (which too often can turn into the next week or month or ...).
The pain is improving (that is, getting less). Yes, Peachy, I used an ice pack the first day and maybe once the second day, but haven't since then. I'm still rubbing in arnica at least once a day.
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Post by brgmsn on Jul 9, 2023 17:27:39 GMT -5
louise, you had a bucket list travel experience. Just deal with the memories and the good times you had. Worrying about your weight from the trip negates those good memories and replaces them. Don't do that! You had a fabulous time, now you're home, and if you choose to do something you will, if not, we love you and so does everyone. You are not your weight. I have put on 5-7 pounds I cannot get rid of. Does it bother me? You bet. Will I be on My 600 Pound Life? No. So I need to reframe my thinking about weight and myself. It's not healthy, especially at this point in my life. I saw my 87 year old, 85 pound mother deny herself pasta because of the carbs. That's what she passed onto me and Gd help me, what I passed on. It ends now with me.
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