<p>Checking back in. Havent been very diligent about the diet, though have really gotten into juicing/smoothies. Weight stuck at where it was a month ago. </p>
<p>Marilyn, glad to hear that you got back on the bike. Injuries can be very frustrating. I had been on a great roll with
exercise and then hurt my back last week when I tried a yoga class with my daughter.</p>
<p>Jym, a word of caution on the juicing and smoothies. We had a discussion about fruit smoothies at my WW meeting and the leader said that when you blend or juice the fruit that it releases the sugar and you don’t get as much benefit as when you eat them whole. </p>
<p>“Bump from page 9 - how’s the summer going for everyone?”</p>
<p>Judging by the fact that it was on p 9… eating too much. ;)</p>
<p>I’m so happy that for the first time in many years we came back from our vacation without gaining any weight! And we did not starve or beat ourselves to death. Just stuck to the normal routine instead of splurging.</p>
<p>momjr’s WW leader is correct - by removing the fiber (juicing), you are speeding up sugar absorption in the gut, which leads to high blood sugar and an insulin spike to pack it away. So a peach eaten whole is much better (slow sugar release) than the same peach, juiced.</p>
<p>That is great news, Marilyn.</p>
<p>I didn’t do too much damage with my back-to-back weddings and vacation in between. Though I didn’t do a real work out for two weeks, I did squeeze some runs in. It is fun to have someplace new to run-- bridge circuits in Cambridge (for the locals) and along the shore of Lake Champlain in New York. At the second wedding there was a “bride’s run” on the morning of the wedding.</p>
<p>My challenge now is stress eating/drinking as we try to get through selling our house. 
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<p>I should clarify-- am not “juicing” really-- am using the ninja thing (a newer bigger version of my magic bullet) that simply pulverizes the stuff. Peaches are in, skin and all. I also use raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, mangos, spinach, protein powder, etc</p>
<p>Jym, you are fine then. The only thing is that it is so much easier to overindulge in something that you do not have to chew and bite into. 
Less work makes the process of consuming the food faster. I can swallow a huge smoothie instantly, but if I had to eat all the fruit that went into it separately (leaving spinach and kale out), I am sure I would stop after eating just one peach and a handful of berries. </p>
<p>I sometimes throw some ice in the blender when a make a smoothie (though usually only when I don’t have frozen fruit :p),</p>
<p>Good points BB - the amount put into a smoothie often exceeds what I would eat as a snack or even fruit at a meal. </p>
<p>Good point, BB. But I get my protein in and the stuff is pretty filling (i I make them thick). Keeps me quiet for several hours (she says as she munches on boom chika boom popped corn)</p>
<p>I was down quite a few pounds last week. Lots of standing, I always eat less when it’s hot and plenty of stress with my busy season. This weekend was BBQ fest, son’s birthday with two pies and then we went to a local restaurants wine tasting last night. I didn’t bother to weigh myself today! But I’m actually optimistic about having another five pound party this summer which I wouldn’t even have thought was a possibility earlier this year.</p>
<p>Thought of this thread when I read this, if you have some time please watch.</p>
<p>Interesting TED talk about why doers don’t work - speaker is a neuroscientist . It’s a little long but especially found the 2nd half interesting - and the thought that we need to not be so wrapped up in eating to lose weight, but eating to be healthier. Let me know what you think::</p>
<p><a href=“Sandra Aamodt: Why dieting doesn't usually work | TED Talk”>Sandra Aamodt: Why dieting doesn't usually work | TED Talk;
<p>I watched the TED talk, and I agree with the suggestion to eat mindfully. I’'m sure this would help me. Her statements about it being almost impossible to permanently lose 10% of body weight or more don’t seem right to me. I’ve found that changing what I eat has a profound effect on my weight. For me, eating sugar makes me crave sugar and become capable of eating huge quantities of sweets. Not eating sugar eliminates the cravings, to the point where sugar seems repulsive. I also do much better if I avoid things like bread, white rice, anything with wheat flour, and stick to protein, vegetables, some fruit. I did lose 11% of my body weight, slowly over several years. </p>
<p>Bump - page 11 :-h Not losing weight and still struggling to keep from gaining. And here we were on the verge of starting plans to sell this house and move - meeting with real estate attorney Tuesday will be first step. Then last night DH had an auto accident and was lucky to literally walk away with only a partially fractured scapula. Back in the ER about a year after my trip there last summer. He hit a wet patch, skidded out of control, and slid into the oncoming lane where a car clipped his rear driver side bumper. Back of the car is totaled but he is not so it’s a miracle. Hard not to hit the chocolate after that! </p>
<p>Less optimistic about that five pound party, but hey I’ve got three weeks! My exercise has been running up and down stairs with stuff from our kitchen and pantry as we are putting on addition and remodeling this summer. Trying to toss things as I go about it. Not enough real exercise, not even walking which is a shame because the weather has been great.</p>
<p>Marilyn, wishing your DH a speedy recovery. I’d hit the chocolate or more likely the wine after that.</p>
<p>oh no, marilyn. DIdnt you have an issue with your foot or leg a while back?Was that you?
And mathmom-- congrats!!</p>
<p>jym - yes, that was me - broke my ankle in three places last summer from walking down the hall and stepping wrong or something; laid up for three months and got the metal out this spring. It’s still stiff.</p>
<p>Mathmom - yes, wine! Excellent idea - I’ll have a glass while I watch Doctor Who tonight.</p>
<p>Marilyn, thank goodness your DH is not too badly hurt. How terrifying for him in the moment until he was clipped. </p>
<p>Marilyn- hope life is treating you kindly and your H healing.
I am bumping us us. My bread eating is out of control. I also had some tendinitis in my knee flare up so I have not been exercising. Too many nights dining out. Clothes aren’t fitting the way they should.
I woke up this morning with the resolve to make the changes once again that have proven successful in the past. I know it is possible.
How many times do I need to keep doing this. I know my weaknesses and I just need to stay away from them.</p>
<p>DH ended up with a broken scapula and a rotator cuff tear; at the moment just keeping it quiet and letting it heal. Dr visit next Wednesday will tell us more, including any potential for surgery down the road. Had another birthday this week and was quite down about continuing to grow older in what is for me an empty life when we were THAT CLOSE to escaping it. I’m managing not to binge eat but it’s hard! We did go out to a Brazilian steakhouse for my birthday dinner; I figured stuffing ourselves with meat was better than carbs! Although there was a bottomless basket of popover rolls and bottomless plates of fried polenta and carmelized bananas.</p>
<p>Like mom60, I know what to do and have done it successfully in the past so why am I struggling now? Just maintaining is challenging, and I’m up enough from last year to not fit in some of my clothes.</p>
<p>On another note, there were articles in the papers this morning about how using artificial sweeterners may lead to increased blood sugar. <a href=“Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body's Blood Sugar Controls - The New York Times”>Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body's Blood Sugar Controls - The New York Times; I essentially stopped drinking diet soda (Diet Coke was like water to me) when I started WLFD, but still have Splenda with coffee every morning and an occasional diet soda with dinner. So now I’m not sure if I should substitute sugar in one of my two cups of coffee; one teaspoon has 4 carbs and 16 calories so not too bad.</p>
<p>mom60, I found I couldn’t stay away from bread all together, so I have pretty strict bread rules. They keep me from feeling deprived. </p>
<p>Marilyn sending healing thoughts to your husband. </p>
<p>I’ve always thought diet sodas were evil, turns out I was right! (Really I just didn’t like the taste - I drink a lot of coffee with milk no sugar, or seltzer, occasionally with a splash of juice. If it were me, I’d put real sugar in my coffee and see how much I could cut it back. I don’t think one or two teaspoons a day will kill anyone, and if you find you can have 3/4 of a tsp or half a tsp, you’ll be even better off.</p>