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So, despite nixing the tracking and exercise over this weekend, the pile of food from friends, neighbors, and relatives in my Mom's house, and my tendency toward emotional eating, my numbers still made me smile this week. I'm down to 230.5. In half a pound, I can officially declare myself free of the Depo-Provera weight gain. In a pound and a half I will have lost 50 pounds off my highest weight. After returning to Rochester, I got right back into my eating and exercising routine. It was tough at first, but remembering the part in my Dad's eulogy about how he once ran 20 miles every week is a good motivator. I am still brimming with energy. I had so many compliments from my relatives about my weight loss that I feel them like a challenge to keep things going well. What I am proudest about is being able to truly enjoy food and still lose weight. No, I can't gnarf it all down like I used to. I mean, I am capable of it, but I am also capable of making the choice to proportion what goes onto my plate in a way that will benefit my body rather than bogging it down. Anyhow, that's how I am progressing toward taking off my fat suit. One ounce at a time.

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Wow, you are really doing amazing. *high-five* You're a big inspiration. I have about 35 lbs of baby weight left to lose, and it's daunting. I appreciate your posts on this.

***blushes and high-fives back*** It's not easy, but you can do it! In another 50.5 pounds off, I'll be back to my pre-pregnancy weight. It doesn't matter if you get a half pound off in a week, 2 pounds off in a week, work your way through a plateau of staying the same, or go up after a bit of indulgence. What matters most is that you keep at it, little by little. There's no such thing as a failure, even though there might be setbacks. From the recipes you've posted it sounds like you're on your way to making good choices. Keep it up and you'll be seeing yourself as you were before having your girls sooner than later!

Do you think you'll be around tomorrow, or will you be heading out of town? We're on our way Buffalo-ward in the morning.

Yeah, my primary problem is portion sizes and emotional eating. I've realized recently that I've tried just about every trick in the book to lose weight WITHOUT having to address the emotional eating component, and that just doesn't work. Sigh. But knowledge is power, or whatever.

I cancelled my weekend plans because of the girls' continual germ incubation. I do have some stuff I need to get done tomorrow morning, but I should be around the rest of the weekend and could maybe even slip out sans the little ~~petri dishes of contagion~~ children.

Portion control is a big thing for me too. I've found that it's easier now that I'm keeping track of calories. If there's a number in my head, it's easier to remind myself that, "No, that extra slice/serving/whatever is going to make you feel yucky." For some reason, the yucky feeling itself was never quite enough, for some foods.

Or even if they wouldn't make me feel yucky, the tracking helps me remind myself that the second helping would be feeding mouth hunger rather than stomach hunger. Sure, they may be delicious, but I got to taste them enough on the first time around. :) ***hugs lots*** Thanks for your support too!

I can totally relate to problems with portion sizes and emotional eating. Before talking to an eating disorder therapist and a nutritionist, those were massive, massive stumbling blocks for me. One thing that helped when I was getting into eating better portions was serving up one serving of each dinner item -- veggies, starch, protein, etc. -- then setting a timer for 20 minutes after I had finished eating my first helping. It was amazing how many times I was able to see just how "not hungry" I was after having a better, balanced single portion. I used to think I was hungrier when I was eating until I felt full at the table. Those 20 minutes helped me put things in perspective.

In my case, I had to find substitutes for the emotional eating. In some ways I am now an emotional-water-drinker. I realize that water is not the ideal substitute in your case. That's perfectly OK. I also talk things out with family and friends a lot more. I'll have to second

dawnstar's emphasis on calorie tracking. Yay SparkPeople! When I track a serving or two of snacks and healthy portions on my meals, it helps me remember that I want to get myself in shape much more than I want the instant gratification of an extra handful of cookies.

Oh, and BPAL has helped too. We can indulge our senses of scent without taking in calories! True, it doesn't work all the time, and it's an expensive addiction. It's fun though! ;)

I'll likely be available anytime after noon. My AIM screen name is the same as my LJ username. I have a gmail account in the same name as well. It would be cool to hang out at some point. I'll have to bring my collection with. Fun to try, they are!

I am, in fact, in town now. I have my Stash of Doom in tow, including the lonely spare imp of Voodoo. :) Our location is in the phone book under De Laney (and Amherstdale), in case I'm not online and you are available. Let me know if you're interested in meeting up here, there, or somewhere else. :) If you are busy, tired, or otherwise occupied, I totally understand. Talk to you later.

Hey! My morning stuff took longer than planned, and then the family was all charged up to go visit a dog at the shelter. (It didn't pan out, but it took long enough!)

Are you in tomorrow too or just today?

Totally understandable. I'm still in town until after a family dinner, but my husband is out with the car. If you can duck out in this direction sometime before four, that would be awesome. If not, we'll find another time. :) Give me a call at eight three nine five seven zero one if you have some time free! We'll see what we can work out.

Gotta run, but...*points at usericon* s:)