Dieting...

[morethanpretty]

Small meals throughout the day just ain't gonna happen. Not at work, which I've been pulling 10hr shifts at (thats the most I'm gonna do). I haven't even been taking lunch breaks we've been so busy. Can't eat and talk on the phone, and if I do try it anyway it has to be shoveled in as fast as possible...I'd rather just skip.
Hunger and cravings are both awful, I can crave something for weeks until I finally give in.
If I drink more water than I already do, I'd be Niagara Falls, I'm constantly thirsty.
I know all the "right" ways to eat ect ect. My issue is, is that I need a plan. I'm too scattered and indecisive to make my own. Plus if I make my own I'll want to sneak in all of these cheats that will just add up. I need something tells me "this is what you can eat and how much of it and THATS IT!"
I can maintain my weight well most of the time, its losing it that is an issue. I do want to lose quickly, if I gained 50lbs in less than a year, than I need to lose it in less than a year. I'm not sure how much of a role my thyroid played, but I never had hypothyroidism. The HCG diet is tempting, I'm just worried about the possible dangers especially with my thyroid issue. I might call my endocrinologist on Monday and see what he recommends, he does deal with diabetics too and with my dad being diabetic (but in denial) then it might not be a bad idea for me to start eating like one.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by morethanpretty

Small meals throughout the day just ain't gonna happen. Not at work, which I've been pulling 10hr shifts at (thats the most I'm gonna do). I haven't even been taking lunch breaks we've been so busy. Can't eat and talk on the phone, and if I do try it anyway it has to be shoveled in as fast as possible...I'd rather just skip.

If you really cannot fit in lunch, then buy a weightwatchers (or whatever it is called there) shake, the kind that come ready to drink in a can or bottle and taste of something innocuous like banana or vanilla. They're quite pleasant (I find), and if they're a decent brand they'll have a decent nutritional value. Much easier to just swig down a fairly small milkshake than fit in food if you're pulling nightmare shifts on the phone, and much better than just skipping altogether and locking into a hunger/full pattern.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by DanaC

If you really cannot fit in lunch, then buy a weightwatchers (or whatever it is called there) shake, the kind that come ready to drink in a can or bottle and taste of something innocuous like banana or vanilla. They're quite pleasant (I find), and if they're a decent brand they'll have a decent nutritional value. Much easier to just swig down a fairly small milkshake than fit in food if you're pulling nightmare shifts on the phone, and much better than just skipping altogether and locking into a hunger/full pattern.

Yeah, you're prob right. Here's the weird thing...if I don't eat (or have a shake)...I don't seem to get hungry as bad. So since I can't eat, and most shakes only work for about 2hrs with me...even the 4hr ones or w/e, I just skip entirely so I don't feel hunger. Then I get to my car and all of a sudden I'm starving and I'm tempted to run over a pedestrian for meat. Makes it really really hard not to stop on my way home for fast food. Although I have been doing a lot better about that.
I ate breakfast and lunch today, although they weren't great.

[Tulip]

I'll talk about the diet later when I have more time. As for exercise, I've got plenty of exercise dvds that I can send copies for you. I'll get into more of what kinds of exercise later. Just something for you to think about. Yeah, I understand the TX heat. That is why I jog at 6 or 6:30 in the morning.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Tulip

I'll talk about the diet later when I have more time. As for exercise, I've got plenty of exercise dvds that I can send copies for you. I'll get into more of what kinds of exercise later. Just something for you to think about. Yeah, I understand the TX heat. That is why I jog at 6 or 6:30 in the morning.

I'm already at work by then
And no, I'm not dragging myself out of bed any earlier to exercise...I don't like the dark as it is and early morning is the scariest.