Hello,
I have a turkey neck - those of you who have lost weight or are ageing (or both) know what I am talking about.
Is there any product you use on your skin to keep it smooth and plump looking? Does anything tighten it up?
I am looking for ideas for where to have a warm weather getaway in the dead of winter. It does not have to be hot, just not -17 degrees. My criteria and my closest airport is Ottawa:
-safe
-reasonably priced - which includes both airfare and hotel
-ideally less than a 4 hour plane ride
i am also considering Vancouver island as I know it rarely snows there, might wait till feb or march for that, or even extreme southern ontario.
Thoughts?
I love reading all the NSV wins. They inspire me sometimes, hope they inspire others.
To start:
I can easily reach the plug in the bathtub and I can touch my toes.
I have always been able to take a bath, but at my highest weight which was 300 pounds it was an ordeal. I could always get into the bath fairly easily, but getting out was another matter. I had to turn myself into a pretzel to reach the plug, and the actual act of standing up was scary, a little hard on the knees and I worried I was going to fall. At my highest, I attached a cord to the plug (which has since fallen off) to make it easier to reach the plug. Yesterday I took a bath. When it was done I decided to see if I could reach the plug without turning myself into a pretzel and I could. Somewhat inspired (and knowing my muscles were relaxed as I just had a bath) I decided to see if I could touch my toes with a straight leg - and yup!
It has been awhile :)
I am not on a GLP-1. Help me understand what the lack of food noise looks like.
Do you still plan what you are going to eat in a day? Or do you somewhat wing it and just stop when you are full?
Is it like not being an alcoholic - but with food?
For example: I am not an alcoholic. I do not think about my next drink, I do not count drinks, I do not budget for drinks...alcohol has zero influence in my life. I do drink - I would say I average about 2 drinks a month.
Is that what lack of food noise is like? Or no - because we do need to eat to live?
I have never bothered tracking macros. I do find it hard to eat my calorie limit (which should be around 1800) without going over. I do tend to carb load. I am thinking of tracking (roughly) my macros to see if this helps with satiety. I am curious to hear other peoples stories around macros. Do you track them? Why? Do you think it helps with weight loss?
I just got back from vacation. I did eat whatever I wanted, but, and this is crucial walked all over the place ( probably 10 km a day) with very little difficulty.
The NSV is that for the first time in about 10 plus years, I fit comfortably into a plane seat. It made the whole flight so much more comfortable.
I have been under some stress. A family member had a difficult diagnosis that has both caused me worry and caused me to be on the go more, both of which have caused me to make some poor food choices. I am getting back on the wagon today. Going to food prep for the upcoming week and pay some attention to what i put in my mouth.
I would love to hear some lived experiences on how everyone manages stress while making good food choices. Do you successfully power through and stay with your eating plan during periods of high stress or do you slack off and hopefully give yourself some grace? Or something else?
I have been on Contrave for 9 months. It worked amazingly in the beginning, and now...not so much. I am maintaining or losing weight ever so slowly. I take 2 Contrave a day. I have experimented with 3 a day, but it makes my dreams uncomfortable, like borderline nightmares, and I just cannot deal with it.
I cannot imagine there are any ways to decrease the side effect of negative dreams, but if anyone has any, I am all ears. Failing this, I might go off Contrave for a month or so, and then restart, hoping to get the weight loss boost I had when i first went on. Thoughts?
I have lost weight - about 40 pounds in under a year. 300 to 260.
While I do not get out of breath anymore (almost never, and I used to, constantly) I have noticed that body parts that never hurt before are starting to - my thigh/butt and now my back when I do things like mow the lawn- this did not happen at my higher weight.
I am wondering if I am overdoing it because I can now do so much more? Or if those things always hurt, but I just did not notice it as I was too wrapped up in the being out of breath? I also suppose it is possible I have lost muscle, although I am and have always been moderately active and I have lost weight very slowly.
On the plus side - I no longer have knee pain, I no longer have weak ankles, and my stamina is great!
Have any of you experienced new aches and pains as you lost weight, and what do you think was the cause?