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« on: February 03, 2009, 09:45:45 PM » |
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I, Oseph, need to lose ten pounds of lingering dissertation weight.
I have lost all of the baby weight and some, and I am now one size smaller than I was pre-pregnancy. I still, however, am two sizes larger than I was before starting graduate school. I got down to pre-grad school weight for my wedding, but it was done through a strict low-carb diet and was not something I could maintain. Ten pounds, however, will put me just one size larger than when I started grad school, and it is a healthy weight that I can maintain long-term, I think.
My limitations are that right now I do not have time for the gym, between work and Baby Oseph. I do, however, burn many calories with errands and cleaning, and I can start going for long walks with Baby Oseph. I hate running, and we can't afford a treadmill or stairmaster just yet. So for right now, in addition to trying to take Baby Oseph on some brisk walks until I have gym time, it's really the food holding me back - I like good food a little too much, particularly buttery food and starchy food. Sugar isn't such a big deal for me, although I love fruit.
I've talked with my doctor, and she suggests going back to the gestational diabetes diet I was on during the pregnancy, because of my family history of glucose intolerance. The GD diet isn't so much low-carb as good carbs at the right time of day with the right combination of fats and proteins to slow down absorption. She says I can cheat a little - things like eating steel-cut oats in the morning instead of the endless eggs of the GD diet. In general, however, I need to cut out refined sugar, except for maybe one treat a week, and eat more lean protein and fibrous plant matter to fill me up. I need to cut out the nightly cocktail also (boo), and have maybe two drinks a week instead. I've been good about eating mostly good fats, but I still eat too many of them. I don't need to make my diet especially low fat (cholesterol and triglycerides are fine), just less fat (and good fat).
So what I'm asking for here is a little encouragement and whip-cracking - maybe check up on me once in awhile to ask about my progress and make sure I'm eating well? I would very much appreciate if people could post some easy to make, delicious, whole-grainy, high fiber, good fats and proteins recipes (or post links). And a little shame will go a long way in making me stick to my diet.
I would love to be able to report a lost pound every ten days or so - either that, or announce the happy day where I drop down a size.
Oh yes, and please feel free to join in if you want to lose ten pounds of [insert moniker here]! The more the merrier!
Thanks in advance to all who participate in bidding farewell to ten pounds of Oseph!
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 09:47:54 PM » |
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It's been two minutes since your last post. Have you lost any weight yet?
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 09:48:38 PM » |
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Greetings Oseph of the ten pounds: You might wander over to the Fluffy Faculty Forum http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,40931.0.html to see other tricks and tangents. And good luck! Lots of people on are this path with you. |
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2009, 09:50:38 PM » |
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It's been two minutes since your last post. Have you lost any weight yet?
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Good one. I haven't been typing furiously enough, but I am drinking water. I'm also going to bed soon - stress and fatigue tend to make my cortisol levels rise, and that makes me gain weight. |
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2009, 09:55:53 PM » |
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The first time I read the title of that thread, I thought it was about stepping outside your stern, professorial demeanor to act, well, fluffy for a moment. There are a lot of good tips and tricks written there. I do know exactly what I need to do to lose weight - I just need people nagging me about my progress - worked wonders when my mother kept reminding me that I would have my wedding photos for the rest of my life, and I really didn't want to cringe every time I look at them. If people don't respond here, then maybe I'll go barge on in over there at the Fluffy Faculty Forum and ask for help. |
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2009, 10:01:12 PM » |
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I would like to lose more than 10 pounds of GeorgiaProf. But, I will happily join you in your efforts. I was doing okay until the Superbowl - darn those nachos! I have managed tonight to resist the temptation to grab them and finish the bag!
Good luck to you Oseph and anyone else who wants to join in!
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2009, 11:23:31 PM » |
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Welcome to the journey, Georgiaprof!
The gods gave me a nice little jumpstart - Mr. Oseph closed the refrigerator door tonight, and the domed cake plate on top fell off with all of the leftover (from Baby Oseph's party) pet*** fours inside. The pet*** fours were covered in shattered glass, so we threw them all away. It was great.
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2009, 11:30:56 PM » |
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Fabulous! Unfortunately, the siren call of the nachos had the usual effect over here. Sigh. I did stop before I had eaten the whole bag. I really should throw the darn things away, but I can't bring myself to do that yet.
The scale will not be my friend in the morning.
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2009, 11:39:46 PM » |
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Welcome to the journey, Georgiaprof!
The gods gave me a nice little jumpstart - Mr. Oseph closed the refrigerator door tonight, and the domed cake plate on top fell off with all of the leftover (from Baby Oseph's party) pet*** fours inside. The pet*** fours were covered in shattered glass, so we threw them all away. It was great.
I too could lose a little excess. By the way, did I ever show you my trick for foiling the robo-censor, so you can type "pet its fours" with impunity rather than asterisks? |
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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2009, 08:52:48 AM » |
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Order Nutrisystem for two weeks. I've been on it for 1 1/2 weeks, and I've already lost 7-8 pounds. It's easy, and the food is good, and you won't go crazy. If only I just had 10 pounds to lost...
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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2009, 09:36:28 AM » |
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Welcome to the journey, Georgiaprof!
The gods gave me a nice little jumpstart - Mr. Oseph closed the refrigerator door tonight, and the domed cake plate on top fell off with all of the leftover (from Baby Oseph's party) pet*** fours inside. The pet*** fours were covered in shattered glass, so we threw them all away. It was great.
I too could lose a little excess. By the way, did I ever show you my trick for foiling the robo-censor, so you can type "pet its fours" with impunity rather than asterisks? I just noticed that. That is totally absurd. I can see your trick now that I am in Post Reply mode - the bracketing. The Robo-Censor is tyrannical. |
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2009, 09:37:17 AM » |
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Order Nutrisystem for two weeks. I've been on it for 1 1/2 weeks, and I've already lost 7-8 pounds. It's easy, and the food is good, and you won't go crazy. If only I just had 10 pounds to lost...
Will go look at it right now - thanks! Was good and had oatmeal and strawberries for breakfast! |
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2009, 09:48:24 AM » |
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The scale was not grumpy this morning! I am officially moving in the right direction.
Mr. GP's doctor at one time said that he was going to write a weight loss book. It would have two chapters. Chapter One: Eat less. Chapter Two: Move more.
I am working on the eating less portion of this miraculous plan! Once I succeed there and level out on the weight loss, I will toss in the move more part of this plan - unless I am happy with where I am at that point.
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2009, 09:53:06 AM » |
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I have a fabulous recommendation. Norwalk virus. Ugh.
(Sorry. Seriously, good luck with this. Try to find a diet that you like well enough that it can become a way of life rather than a "diet." The good food/bad food thing is hard to maintain in the long run.)
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2009, 10:00:22 AM » |
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I have a fabulous recommendation. Norwalk virus. Ugh.
(Sorry. Seriously, good luck with this. Try to find a diet that you like well enough that it can become a way of life rather than a "diet." The good food/bad food thing is hard to maintain in the long run.)
Yes, I know. I think the GD diet, with perhaps a once-a-week splurge, is how I should be eating long-term, since both sides of my family is prone to type II diabetes. It isn't such a bad diet either - it just involves being careful with portions, combinations, and timing, but it did become second nature to me after about a week. Re: the Norwalk virus - perhaps I should go on a cruise, eat an awful lot at the buffet the first night, and then spend the next four or five days ill in my cabin - it seems like every cruise ship is just crawling with the virus. MIL keeps trying to get us to go on a cruise, and I just refuse, unless it is a cruise that has a perfect track record with regard to those nasty illnesses. Cruises just seem like floating petri dishes of disease. |
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