tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post1136470661401147089..comments2023-06-08T01:55:48.786-07:00Comments on Song of The Fat Lady: WARNING: Sad & PatheticAmy at Song Of The Fat Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667742798194546190noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post-80967028862205655982013-02-21T14:05:25.152-08:002013-02-21T14:05:25.152-08:00Hey Amy,
First of all -- everyone slips up, relaps...Hey Amy,<br />First of all -- everyone slips up, relapses, has stuff, etc. Everyone. You are learning what your triggers are. You are definitely learning where to focus your "rehab" energy. You are already smart about both nutrition and exercise for the normal day-to-day. There is nothing wrong with trying a low-carb diet to see if it helps you. While there are many metabolic reasons pro and con, the main answer is -- you do what works for you. It worked for Tammy. Sometimes low carbing is the silver bullet -- especially at first. I could get into the biochem if it interests you. But I do recommend that you have a chat with Tammy like she suggested and learn about the day-to-day how-to applications from someone who has done it. Meanwhile, remember that if you add a stress to your life (like following a diet) you also have to add a coping strategy (like a hobby). If you remove an addiction or compulsion from your life, you also have to add something to fill the void that will create. Something will always suck into a "vacuum", so be prepared with something rewarding and good. Love you! =)Kris Westoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267346164426693254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post-58203908436877969642013-02-18T18:28:55.780-08:002013-02-18T18:28:55.780-08:00Amy, I can so relate to this. I know that you know...Amy, I can so relate to this. I know that you know I can. I HAVE been there. I had asked myself that same question a million gazillion times. And then by chance I discovered the answer. Like a gift from Heavenly Father. Really, it has changed my life. I think I told you about my blood sugar problem. I had asked myself for years.."How can I just have eaten and have been stuffed yet feel DRIVEN to eat again? Driven I say DRIVEN." Driven right up to over 300 lbs. Then I on a fluke I discovered that after I eat any carbs. I mean any, even fruit. My blood sugar tanks. Like to 50s-60s. Of course the body is always trying to survive so when blood sugar goes that low. The body sends off alarms ...EAT EAT EAT and eat carbs (sugar) so your blood sugar will go up. So I would be driven to eat even though I had just eaten. Of course I never knew what was going on just that I wanted to eat all the time. Of corse by eating carbs again it just started the cycle over again. I went on almost no carbs and I promise it took 2 weeks and like a MIRACLE I wasn't hungry any more. I wasn't tired. Really Amy I beg you to try a low carb diet. So please just consider this could be it. Once I had been on low carb for a month I could walk in a bakery and nothing tempted me. But as soon as I ate carbs I was back on the crazy train. I hope this made since. It's hard to explain, but we should talk. Love ya, I finally figured it out at 48 yrs old, but it has changed my life. Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04065018771711670414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post-26777783272967491752013-02-18T12:50:04.169-08:002013-02-18T12:50:04.169-08:00All of the kind words and encouragement are SO app...All of the kind words and encouragement are SO appreciated! You don't get to look like me with occasional slip ups. This is a pattern - a pattern I'm trying to change. This week has been especially hard and I feel no control. <br /><br />It's a new week - hopefully with a whole new attitude. <br /><br />Thanks, my friends!Amy at Song Of The Fat Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667742798194546190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post-74017480770048081932013-02-18T12:14:50.048-08:002013-02-18T12:14:50.048-08:00Amy! I'm so sorry you had a pitfall on your jo...Amy! I'm so sorry you had a pitfall on your journey. Drat that pizza! But you have to remember that it is a journey. There are bound to be mistakes along the way. Learn from them and move on. You can't beat yourself up and feel like a complete failure over one fallback. Perfection isn't a snap. In the words of Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Dear sisters, many of you are endlessly compassionate and patient with the weaknesses of others. Please remember also to be compassionate and patient with yourself."<br />His whole talk is a great reminder that we have to remember that we are in a process and we are loved throughout that process: http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/general-relief-society-meeting/2011/09/forget-me-not?lang=eng&query=women+perfect<br />Don't forget to give yourself credit for your successes. Like Carrie said, you did 3 big workouts this week. Plus, at book club, you turned down dessert entirely. That couldn't have been easy, especially when a very good friend had prepared it ;) And I was so proud of you! You can do this!Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831999937362360791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post-39498568641424819952013-02-18T08:18:15.832-08:002013-02-18T08:18:15.832-08:00Oh Amy, we all have days like that! WE are just r...Oh Amy, we all have days like that! WE are just really flawed creations. I think you should notice that you did 3 big workouts this week. I think that is awesome!CarrieMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837113743279702139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post-4402273454718389642013-02-18T08:13:23.683-08:002013-02-18T08:13:23.683-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233417415708464090.post-45299204885736879082013-02-18T08:09:35.665-08:002013-02-18T08:09:35.665-08:00Last night I had one of those moments. I allowed ...Last night I had one of those moments. I allowed myself to relive and beat myself up about something I didn't think I'd done like I should have. I was actually praying for help when all this occurred. I think, for me, praying helps most. When it comes to food and eating, exercise is what helps me. If I can manage to get some good, exhausting exercise in, then I strangely don't crave food. It helps me with my self-esteem. I feel better about myself and don't need to indulge in food as much. I'm not sure how that works. Probably something to do with endorphins and the like. I'm not sure that helps, because Nate says he never gets a runner's high from running like I do. But, it's what works for me. What's universal though, is that we all fall down, feel shameful, discouraged. You're not alone there Amy! Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782458119914023864noreply@blogger.com