*grumble hiss whine*

[morganskye]

I feel like complete ass today. I've been feeling cruddy since yesterday morning and I have no idea what's wrong with me...well I do know, but it's not something to discuss in public. Apparently my TMI censor is on. Anyway, because I'm feeling like ick it's been really hard to stick to my diet. It's not that I want a Triple Bypass Cheeseburger or any other specific cravings. I just want FOOD. I don't care what it is. Put it in front of me and it's gone. So far I've been able to drown my stomach in water and tea, but it won't work for much longer. I think I'll be evil and get a low-cal sub from Subway. Bread is a good filler. Empty, but good. Plus getting out of the office for a few minutes will help.

I've got almost all of my fabric sorted, ironed, and stored. There's two tubs of scraps and samples in my closet still that I'm probably going to get rid of. Once everything is together I'll let myself start sewing. My cleaning and organizing efforts have already paid off as I found paints and trims that I bought on sale over a year ago and misplaced. Now I have no excuses not to finish Telma and make Clara in time for ConCarolinas. Nehelenia might be an issue for ConTemporal, but only because of the material costs. At least I already have her wig.

I need it to be 5pm on Friday now please. So sleepy. :(

Comments

[fluffydragon.livejournal.com]

Yay on cleaning progress!!

I have a hint for you on the diet thing - if you are actually hungry, like, water won't push back the pangs, then you do need to eat. your body is calling out for nourishment, and you need to feed it, or it can fuck you up later on. I'm not saying this will be the case specifically, but after a period of time, if your body believes it is only ever going to get a certain amount of food, your metabolism will slow down to account for it, and you won't lose more weight at that level of intake.

Eat some carrots, or other veggies - a simple garden salad with vinegar dressing is less than 100 calories, but do eat something.

[ssfseiyakou.livejournal.com]

^this.

And avoid bread or breadlike products when you are hungry like this. And starches, because your body will instantly turn them into sugar, and if you aren't going to exercise or do something active within the immediate future, it will get stored as fat.

I know some people don't like this because of the "fat content", but a single hard boiled egg (no salt!!!) can help. It has protein, and will help fill you up.

I just had a snack consisting of an apple and some low-fat, skim mozzarella cheese. It was nummy.

[fluffydragon.livejournal.com]

My default is a tablespoon(not 2) of peanut butter - it's full of good fats, and fats keep you feeling fuller longer anyway. Sometimes I need bulk, like a salad, but when I'm in a hurry and hungry for a snack, I eat a piece of fruit or the peanut butter, or sometimes celery and peanut butter together. Works like magic.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Doc doesn't want me eating any nut products, which blows because I LOVE peanut butter. I'm guessing it has to do with the calorie count. I'm only allowed 1k a day.

[fluffydragon.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHIT. You're only allowed 1,000 calories a day?

You need to stop right now and eat at least 1,200 calories and more - for you probably more like 1,600. eating 1,000 calories a day is literally not enough to support your organs. that low of an amount is going to wreck your metabolism.

Your body is trying to tell you that you're doing something wrong - if you're hungry, you must eat.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Any other time I would agree with you 100%, however I'm going through a clinic directly tied to my PCP's office. Every time I go in I get a full workup including an EKG. Dr. Amy calls weekly to check on me (I go in monthly). I also don't work out just yet. Doc said that once I'm under 300 then it's safer for me to exercise. Once that happens I go up to 1200. That's only 5 pounds away :)

[fluffydragon.livejournal.com]

well, I'm glad you're being monitored, but please be careful. You can put yourself in starvation mode on so few calories, and it can wreck your metabolism. I'm not trying to make you paranoid, but you are hurting your body if you aren't eating when you really need to, doctor or no doctor.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

I'll be careful, I promise. If I'm hungry I do eat. Also, I only take 1/2 of my hunger pill so that I don't completely trick myself.

[ssfseiyakou.livejournal.com]

If you say so, but I honestly think it's a load of crap.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Trust me, I thought the same thing. However she sat down with me, answered all my questions, and explained why she felt I could work with 1k. She was very insistent that she doesn't want me to feel like I'm getting pills then thrown out the door. I feel comfortable with things right now. However when I start working out I'm going up to 1200 at minimum.

[ssfseiyakou.livejournal.com]

1000 calories a day?

Get a new doctor.

No, seriously. That is absolute BULLSHIT. YOUR METABOLISM WILL SHUT DOWN. I'm not kidding. At your weight, you most likely need to start at 2500, then work down to NO LESS than 1700 a day.

You are starving yourself. The end.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

The biggest problem with being on an appetite suppressant is that I honestly can't tell when I'm truly hungry anymore. I get grumbles, but because metformin (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000974/) messes with my system I never know what my body is telling me. This morning I had a V-8, a Weight Watchers yogurt, and a small bowl of oatmeal. It's far more than I normally have so I was a little freaked when I couldn't get full.

I keep a TON of snacks in the fridge at work (inc boiled eggs and cucumbers :D), but I'm down to the dregs since I only go shopping once a week. Thankfully that's tomorrow night.

I try to avoid white bread when I can because it makes me sleepy, but today I needed it for my mood. I've been a stone cold bitch since Tuesday. XD However I'm still too reliant on starches in general since the seem to be the easiest to keep around/travel with.

[sarcasm-hime.livejournal.com]

Agree 100%. Honestly calories alone aren't everything. There is a lot of evidence now that it's actually starches and sugars that are making us fat, not actual fat. We've been taught for decades that low-fat things are better for you, and so they take out the fat and replace it with starch and sugar to make it taste like something. Turns out that's not actually better for you at all.

I think what's more important than counting calories is cutting down on bread, pasta and sugar, because in North America we eat SO MUCH of those. I've cut down on my sugar the past few years and have managed to greatly reduce my sugar cravings, although I'm still working on cutting down my bread product intake.

This is a really great lecture on the subject:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

I'll give it a look when I get home. :)

Yeah the bread is going to be hard to give up. I've never been a huge sweets craver, but savory items always get my attention. With this diet I do eat a lot of bread since most of my lean cuisine meals have it, and I have oatmeal for breakfast. >_< Looks like I have a plan for stage 2 now!

[bludstone.livejournal.com]

Ive been having success with keto. /r/keto

Its a "diabetic diet."

Not for everyone, ask your doc.

[thewenchywiccan.livejournal.com]

*hugs*