Newbie here-need support! (long)

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Newbie here-need support! (long)
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Mon, 01-05-2004 - 4:53pm
Hi all!

My name is Jodi and I just recently started SBD. I'm on day 9 of phase one and I'm down 6 lbs! But it has been a struggle. Here's my longwinded background for all who want to listen. :-)

I was on weight watchers after the birth of my 2nd baby when I got preggo with baby #3! lol! I lost 25 pounds and was pretty happy with myself. But after my 3rd was born, I decided that I would try another diet, remembering that with weight watchers, I had a constant problem with my milk supply (I was nursing my baby). So that's where Atkins came in. I started the Atkins diet in July of last year after the birth of my 3rd baby. Then I weighed 170 lbs and was psyched about starting a diet. I was also really excited about the fact that I could eat all the meat that I wanted and STILL lose weight! I thought I was in heaven. But it didn't last long. The first 2 weeks on induction was rough, again, I struggled to keep my milk supply up by keeping a careful watch on my calorie intake, making sure that I got at least the minimum in order to make milk. So I got through that and lost 11 pounds that first 2 weeks. I did so well, that I decided to stay on induction for another 2 weeks...now more weight loss. As a matter of fact, I started gaining! So I went on into phase 2...reluctantly. More weight gain. After watching the scale steadily rise, I got discouraged and started thinking about stopping. But my ever-so-supportive dh urged me to push on ahead. I was exercising and everything, but continued to gain. I tried the Atkins bars...gross. The shakes...even worse! And on top of all that, I wasn't feeling well. I always had what felt like vertigo, was seeing little sparkly lights before my eyes and was extremely fatigued. Then, my milk started to go, so I ditched Atkins, very depressed, unhappy and with all 11 pounds that I'd previously lost.

Disgusted with myself, I found SBD. I really wanted to start in September right after I ditched Atkins, but my body was just so starved for carbs that that was all that I was eating and the thought of giving them up again was just too much for me. I was eating a big bowl of rice with toast and butter as my meals. I was on a carb binge. Then came the sweets. I ate every sweet dessert I could get my hands on and often times would skip dinner and go straight to dessert. Odd as it may seem, I lost that 11 pounds all over again! So for the next few months, I ate whatever I wanted and maintained that weight loss. I was eating fast food and everything, but would not gain a single pound! So again, I thought about SBD so that I could start losing again. But the failure with Atkins was still too fresh on my mind. I needed more time to recover. Then, the holidays rolled around.

From Thanksgiving until right after Christmas, I managed to pack on 25 lbs!! YIKES!!! And I didn't even realize it. I'm a SAHM and dh is military, so I don't go out often. Most of the time, I just walk around the house in dh's old shirts. But one day, we were getting ready to go out and I could not button any of my new clothes that I'd just recently bought! I mean, nowhere close to buttoning! I couldn't even lie on the bed and zip them. I had gotten just that huge. And these weren't small clothes either. I got them from Lane Bryant and various other plus size stores...sized 16 with stretch! I went into instant depression. Then I woke up and dug out my SBD book and recommitted myself to starting the SBD and sticking with it...no matter what!

So Dec 27, I had my last carb filled meal (and it was a doozie! LOL) and the next morning I was starting a new WOE! So far, I've only cheated once and that was day 3. I was cranky, had a killer headache and was weak and shaky. I remembered from Atkins, that the first 3-4 days were horrible as my system rid itself of all the bad stuff I'd been packing into my body for the past few months. I had a brownie ice cream sundae literally drowned in fudge sauce! But that has been my only cheat and I woke up on day 4 feeling like a new person. No cravings, no sweet tooth, nothing. I was human again! And I've been doing great ever since. I have a total of 75 lbs that I need to lose and I'm already down by 6! I was 185 when I started and my final goal will be at or around 115 lbs, which is close to (I weighed 110 at graduation) what I weighed when I graduated from high school, 8 years, 2 husbands and 3 kids ago. LOL!

Sorry to be so long-winded. Lots of HUGS to everyone who read all the way through! I'm looking forward to exchanging ideas with and getting to know everyone here! This week is going to be tough for me because I read online somewhere that nursing mothers shouldn't be in phase one, but start with phase 2 and every now and then, I feel bad about being in phase one and nursing and I tell myself that the next day I will move to phase 2 and go back to phase 1 once my baby is weaned. But every time I step on the scale and see those numbers continuing to fall and my baby is continuing to be happy and grow, I stick it out another day.

Thanks for listening! I'm really glad this group is here because I truly believe that I could not get through this alone. (((HUGS))) to all!

Jodi 185/178/115

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Mon, 01-05-2004 - 5:20pm
Hey!

Congrats!! Interesting story you got!! I hope SBC will come thru for you! I just started SBD this morning! I guess so far I did OK. I didn't eat snacks but had a quarter of chinese pancakes! I got PMS today..what a horrible way to start SBD and a day!

But.. if you have any questions, the board of this members will definitely help you out. They're great and give all the great advices/supports/understands, especially Maggie and Susan! They're fantastic supporters!

Til then, I wish you the best of luck and we'll make it there! Keep in touch!

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 01-05-2004 - 5:30pm

Hi Jodi welcome to our board!

Susan :)

 

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Mon, 01-05-2004 - 5:42pm
Hi Jodi: We sound like we're in the same boat! I too am a military, SAHM, of three. I'm nursing also. I did hear that we should start on phase 2 but I'm anxious to get some weight lost and my milk doesn't seem to be affected. I'm on day 3 of phase 1. I actually almost finished my two weeks right before Thanksgiving (lost about 10 lbs) then we went home to my moms and that was the end of that! So, I'm starting over. I'll also do kickboxing twice a week, I walk the dog every night and I'm hoping to get to the gym to do use the weight machines. It's just a matter of finding time, between the baby and I also homeschool my 13 year old. Anyway, nice to meetcha. Julie (maryland)
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Mon, 01-05-2004 - 6:05pm

In case you already read my response, I added this to it


PLEASE check with your doctor AND your pediatrician before you resume in phase #1.


I just don't want you to deprive your body of important nutrients.

Susan :)

 

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Registered: 04-12-2003
Tue, 01-06-2004 - 1:06am
welcome!! We can all so relate to the clothes not fitting!! last time I went shopping I decided that I was so fat it was useless. The new clothes didn't look any better than the old ones on my body!!

Thats a very high goal you set for yourself. You are brave. I don't even dream of being the size I was at graduation!!lol This board is great you will like it here.

Good Luck

Kaykatie

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Tue, 01-06-2004 - 11:44am
Oh boy!

From a mother who has nursed her kids to another... if you are not comfortable starting at P2, why not do a moderated version of P1. You MUST have milk and fluids for yourself and your baby. Your baby will get the calcium from your milk but your body's supply will be depleted. Here is what I suggest. Have 1 piece of fruit a day, 1 low fat yogurt and then stick to Phase 1. You need the calcium from the dairy. Plain and simple. You do not need the breads and other carbs, but there are enough carbs in the yogurt and fruit to keep you plugging along. You are trying to lose weight, but you also have to keep the interests of your baby in mind too. He needs all the nutrients you can give him!

Best of luck to you, you should see results here!

Jessica

Also if you can find tea with fenugreek it will boost your body's milk production!

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Tue, 01-06-2004 - 4:09pm
Hey there! Congrats on starting SBD today!! Sorry about the PMS. YUK! That's one thing I don't miss and I'm not in too big of a hurry to get it back again. Hope your day got better yesterday and today is a much better day for you!

Best of luck to you too!

Jodi

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Tue, 01-06-2004 - 4:19pm
Hi Julie!

You're military too! What branch? My dh is Navy and we're in california right now. What part of maryland are you in? That's one of the places that we may end up in a few months.

Way to go on starting up with SBD again! I know what you mean about being anxious to lose some weight. It's just so hard when you have a baby to get lost in caring for them and completely neglect yourself. Then one day you stop and look in the mirror and you barely recognize the reflection staring back at you. Well, that may not be your situation, (*blush*) but that's what it was like for me.

How old is your nursling?

It sounds like you're on the right track and you will do just fine with SBD. Nice meeting you too. I hope to see you around the board!

Jodi

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Tue, 01-06-2004 - 4:29pm
Hi Susan! Thanks for the welcome. :-)

You were so right about needing to start phase 2. I'm not doing too well today. It's like I used up all my available energy stores and now I have nothing left to draw from. I'm feeling really fatigued and yucky. It's not like when I was detoxing from the carbs. then I was shaky, headachy, cranky and still had that feeling that I needed more food, but all I wanted was carbs. That feeling passed and I felt like a new person. I even fixed white dinner rolls for the rest of my family for dinner last night and didn't have the urge to even take one bite! And those are my absolute favorite dinner rolls. Now, I'm not wanting more food, I just want to go to sleep.

The problem I'm having now is that I'm afraid to introduce new foods in. It's like I have an aversion to those foods that are good for me, like fruits and yogurt, but thinking about eating them is making me sick to my stomach. Even when I'm hungry. I don't know what to do. I guess I just need to see that even with eating these new foods that I'll still be able to lose weight and then it should get better. I hope!

Thanks again for the welcome! It makes me feel good to know that there are people in the world who still support one another!

Jodi

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Tue, 01-06-2004 - 4:46pm
Hi Kaykatie! Thanks for the welcome!

I know it's a really high goal, but that's like my dream goal. My more realistic goal is to get down to 125 lbs, at least. My first mini-goal is to get down to 150. At my height, A healthy weight for me is between 101-137 lbs. I was nearly 50 lbs above the high end of that range. So I want to be comfortably in the middle of that range. I won't be too hurt if my weight loss stalls around the 120's to 130's because that's still WAY better than where I am now!!!

You know, I used to do the same thing to myself when I went shopping and nothing looked right on me or fit right. So for years, I wouldn't buy anything for myself but undergarments. And then one day, I realized that when I went out, I was rotating between the same 2 ill-fitting, kinda-nice looking outfits or old sweats and holey t-shirts. I was punishing myself because of my size. Please don't do that to yourself. There are some nice clothes out there that are made to fit those of us who don't exactly fit the mold of a barbie doll. They are harder to find, but they're there. If you want me to give you the names of the stores that I went to, I can do that. I bought what I call my "transition" clothes. I didn't plan to be that size for too much longer, but I wanted to have some clothes that fit me well during my journey to my ideal weight. You'd be surprised at how a few new and nice fitting outfits can change your entire outlook!

Best of luck to you, and just think, this time next year, we'll be sporting brand new bodies and everything we wear will look fabulous on us!! (((HUGS)))

Jodi

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