Sheribear68

LOVE these looks.

Omg, if I ever win the lottery, I’m hiring you as my personal stylist.

Sooooo no big surprises as to what my posted OOTD will be today now, is there? 🤣🤣

LOVE these looks.

Omg, if I ever win the lottery, I’m hiring you as my personal stylist.

Sooooo no big surprises as to what my posted OOTD will be today now, is there? 🤣🤣

My therapist actually doesn’t want me logging anything and she doesn’t think it’s a good idea to weigh myself.
Her opinion is that counting calories and macros and weighing didn’t prevent me from becoming MO to start with, and it won’t do me much good now that I’m in maintenance.

She also wants me to try to get in touch with more of my feelings than with scientific data.
I have a science brain and love to crunch numbers, which she thinks isn’t the best for me ATM.

I’m still unsure of that advice, TBH
She wants me to not log food and not weigh for 2 weeks and use how my body feels as a guide.
I get where she’s coming from, but she’s managed to maintain her size within 5-10 pounds for the last 28 years post WLS.

As far as my physique, she’s more along the lines of the weight loss clinic, which is there’s a lot of wiggle room and that I could lose 10 more pounds and be fine, or gain 10-15 and still be fine.
Her theory is that many times our bodies will naturally reset to a weight that we spent the most time in before MO started
For me, that weight would be in the 125-128 range as I was there during most of my 20’s until I got pregnant.
Since I did spend at least a decade of my life “underweight” she thinks my body is trying it’s best to get there again.

My cancer situation was unlucky/lucky.
Since I had TNBC, it was auto stage 3 with a 50% five year survival rate, but I don’t have to take the endocrine disrupters. And now that I’m 10 years out, my risk factors for recurrence are at zero.

^^ Same.
If you really want to go lowest carb/sugar go for champagne (the real, dry stuff).

My therapist actually doesn’t want me logging anything and she doesn’t think it’s a good idea to weigh myself.
Her opinion is that counting calories and macros and weighing didn’t prevent me from becoming MO to start with, and it won’t do me much good now that I’m in maintenance.

She also wants me to try to get in touch with more of my feelings than with scientific data.
I have a science brain and love to crunch numbers, which she thinks isn’t the best for me ATM.

I’m still unsure of that advice, TBH
She wants me to not log food and not weigh for 2 weeks and use how my body feels as a guide.
I get where she’s coming from, but she’s managed to maintain her size within 5-10 pounds for the last 28 years post WLS.

As far as my physique, she’s more along the lines of the weight loss clinic, which is there’s a lot of wiggle room and that I could lose 10 more pounds and be fine, or gain 10-15 and still be fine.
Her theory is that many times our bodies will naturally reset to a weight that we spent the most time in before MO started
For me, that weight would be in the 125-128 range as I was there during most of my 20’s until I got pregnant.
Since I did spend at least a decade of my life “underweight” she thinks my body is trying it’s best to get there again.

My cancer situation was unlucky/lucky.
Since I had TNBC, it was auto stage 3 with a 50% five year survival rate, but I don’t have to take the endocrine disrupters. And now that I’m 10 years out, my risk factors for recurrence are at zero.

I go with cab sav because I like it AND it’s typically lowest sugar.

I go with cab sav because I like it AND it’s typically lowest sugar.

At lunch yesterday I had to call an audible. Much to my dismay they were out of turkey. I really wanted a burger but had not planned a splurge so I went with the pulled chicken. It wasn’t great but I didn’t care 30 minutes later.

Ok, I kind of care because I have leftovers, I’ll probably just toss it.

I go with cab sav because I like it AND it’s typically lowest sugar.

Forget candy ! I want to see holiday undies 😂

lunch today.

Lol, I’m skipping any candy and going for 2 glasses red wine. 🍷

I get that. I truly do.
Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve always been an extremely goal-oriented person and I will drive myself relentlessly to meet challenges.
If I’m not focused on a goal or on a project I get restless, anxious and cranky.

This is probably getting into the headwork topic, but I have been working with a therapist on this since a couple of months prior to surgery and we’ve been working on recognizing when these behaviors start to send me into a spiral.

So the good news is that later this year, hubs and I are going to be doing some remodeling around the house. Once I start to go down the Houzz, HGTV, and better homes and garden rabbit hole, I’ll not be as focused on diet and exercise. 🤣🤣🤣

Seriously though, I’m keeping journals and through that it’s how I actually identified that when I IF, I’m more secure than when I don’t.
Time will tell if that turns into an actual problem or not, but I’m prepared to do the headwork and face it if/when it becomes necessary n

LOVE these looks.

Omg, if I ever win the lottery, I’m hiring you as my personal stylist.

Sooooo no big surprises as to what my posted OOTD will be today now, is there? 🤣🤣

LOVE these looks.

Omg, if I ever win the lottery, I’m hiring you as my personal stylist.

Sooooo no big surprises as to what my posted OOTD will be today now, is there? 🤣🤣

Good morning lovelies!

I’m sooooo psyched to be off work today and to be heading to the studio in a few minutes.

lunch today.

Fats. Fat has more cal per gram than both Protein and carbs (9 vs 4) And for most fat doesn't trigger cravings, instead suppressing hunger which is why Keto is such a booming lifestyle.
Honestly each macro nutrient has it's merits and purpose for optimal health which is why food fit for human consumption contain them. I think Water & alcohol are the exceptions (real geniuses correct me if I'm wrong ❤)
As you move towards maintenance more research is warranted to decide what your long-term lifestyle will look like. Here's a research journal to consider (oh and I'm sure you'll find plenty on either side of the argument)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/14672862/

@Sheribear68, I say this out of caring, but this doesn't sound healthy to me

For all the positives on BP, I think there is an unfortunate reinforcement of disordered eating on here.

Feels good to shop at Old Navy

Good morning lovelies!

I’m sooooo psyched to be off work today and to be heading to the studio in a few minutes.

Good morning lovelies!

I’m sooooo psyched to be off work today and to be heading to the studio in a few minutes.

True.
If I don’t get at least 7 hrs sleep, I’m going to feel like crap and need to break my fast earlier.
Which sucks bc getting enough sleep sometimes is nearly impossible

Good morning lovelies!

I’m sooooo psyched to be off work today and to be heading to the studio in a few minutes.

Good morning lovelies!

I’m sooooo psyched to be off work today and to be heading to the studio in a few minutes.