LadyinDenim's Journal, 12 Jul 16

Congratulations on the waist, that's terrific! The rest sounds scary. Is this normal during and after a fast? Hope today's better.  

We all have our genetically programmed weaknesses, right? Mine is my mental health. I always talk to myself, so that is nothing new. They did studies on it, and talking to oneself is not a symptom of mental imbalance. What I was saying clearly indicated stress and feeling over whelmed. I am proud of myself that I didn't direct this stress outward. I didn't snap at anyone or speak disrepectfully to anyone. I was just exasperated. 

Glad the day improved for you! 

HCB, I was in the room while the dietician advised an obese woman to cut her calories by 500 a day so she could lose one pound a week. The woman's pulse went from 88 to 110. Even she knew it was BS. 

I've read that talking to ones self is a sign of high intelligence. It Helps people to reason things out. Talk away Lady. 

I so relate to the work stress. I retired last year, but I still have nightmares (while sleeping, lol) about missing deadlines, being too slow, etc. Hell, I still have bad school dreams-missing finals, not being able to find a class-all the usual. And I am 61! No wonder we self medicate with food, and other substances. Life IS full of stress. Good for you staying the course in spite of it, LadyinDenim. Congrats on having a waist, too. I am fairly new to this site, so can someone briefly explain why IF is preferable to consistently cutting calories (what I try to do)? Cutting calories (I aim for about 1200/day) has worked for me long term, but I do get frustrated by plateaus.  

Heck, I talk to myself all the time. I blame it on living alone, but if I'm honest with myself I think I always did it. I'm certainly no expert but I think you did great. Hope you have a peaceful day. 

Obesity is driven by insulin, not by calories. The lower your insulin level, the better your body can burn fat. Since insulin is released when you eat, periods of fasting give your body more opportunity to use fat for fuel. Just skip breakfast and eat two meals with no snacks. Should help. Check out YouTube Dr. Jason Fung "Therapeutic Fasting: Solving the Two-compartment Problem" 

Lady, you continue to impress me with the depth, breadth, and willingness to share your knowledge!  

Thanks LadyinDenim. I'll check out the YouTube video. I can easily skip breakfast, but no snacking would be hard for me. I am a grazer. I am exploring new diets. 

Phil, I never dreamed it would be possible for me to achieve my normal body size until now. No cravings. No mental obsession. No feeling starved or deprived. No fatigue. I want to spam everyone's journal, but am keeping things as low key as possible 😎 

I firmly believe in talking to myself, it is the only way I can be sure of getting the answers I want! Good job on getting through the day without losing your cool!!! 

It must be hard to come off the euphoria to ANY other state, let alone to stress. Ouch. I hope you find your equilibrium soon, Lady. And yippee for waists! :) 

That must have been hard, but you got through it! 

Holy Heck, why am I just seeing this post? lol. Damn its a good one. Lady, I am so proud of you. You really are living it. And did you manage to tell the obese woman what was really up when she left? I would have. But heh, hindsight. You seem to be in a perfect spot to REALLY help people first hand. Even just slipping her the name JASON FUNG on youtube. It could turn her life around. Ya gotta be sneaky though. Those professional types hate being pushed aside. LOL 

0alanna0, it was! Thanks for the pat on the back 😊 @knuckles, that's a slippery slope. If she's there long enough, she'll ask about my weight loss amd I will tell her. I can get fired for undermining departmemt heads and disobeying doctor's orders. 

Slippery indeed. I couldn't hack that. I would lose my mind seeing someone in a position of power like that giving seriously bad advice. I would get myself fired. 

LOL, Lady we must be somewhat attached at the hip, or maybe it's because we were one day apart on our fasts. My phone rang at 8:30 this morning, it was a maintenance guy at the Post office who needed to do service on my A/C and begin converting my florescent lights over to LED. I was in my workout clothes, hair all sweaty and only halfway through my second cup of coffee and I had to go get changed and run to the PO. The day went downhill from there, even though I was three hours early everything went wrong (the man was IN MY WAY) I got the mail up an hour later than normal, my purchasing requests were denied...bleh! I had one bright spot in the whole day. One of my customers has been struggling with colon/rectal cancer and he had surgery two weeks ago. He came in and of course I asked him how he was doing and I guess he needed to talk. He spilled everything! He ended up with a colostomy and had been having serious problems with the appliance, with his self image, his emotions...poor guy was in tears. I told him that I have a colostomy, that he was going through the 5 stages of grief, gave him some tips, let him vent his grief and frustration. Gave him the UOAA website link so he could get some support and introduced him to irrigation which can free him from issues with the bag. When he left he was smiling and seemed to have some hope for the future. He said he never ever expected to come to the Post Office to check his mail and end up in a conversation that might have saved his life. That made me feel good! 

Crap upon crap, right? I don't have a word to define your bright spot. Gift? Miracle? Serendipitous event? You were God's tool to answer that man's prayer. I've got it. It's called, "The way life is meant to be," AKA "True humanity." 

What a wonderful turnaround, for both of you. Love that!