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Sorry I haven’t been around for the past week or so and have missed many posts — I had lots and lots and lots of other activities, as I’m sure most of you did too. Well I wasn’t vigilant at all over the holidays — convenience of food sitting out combined with emotional and celebrational eating all spelled out F-A-T-T-E-R. Well I am eating healthy today and the last few days have been better than previous ones. Have been having a lot of heel pain from walking, so I haven’t been keeping up with that either (though I did today) and I am going to order a new pair of shoes right now in case that helps — I have a feeling it will. Hope everyone is doing well. Mary M 325- I don’t want to know – 150

Welcome back. I started my 7th Body for Life challenge in September at 176 pounds. I got down to 168 but then in late October I went on vacation, sprained my ankle, and ballooned back up to 176 pounds. By December I got down to 169 again. Today I weigh 176 pounds. Sigh. I guess it’s lucky that I’m not carrying the 176 + 9 + 7 that I’d have if I hadn’t tried all fall to lose weight. Yes, I really could weigh 192 if I didn’t keep putting the brakes on the backsliding. Let’s just look at it that way, shall we? Dally 244/176/165

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You’re right Dally — I need to look at the positive side. I am not wearing size 24 (26, 28, 30, 32) size pants. My 8s are out of the question right now — some 10s are OK and others are not — the 12s are feeling good. At one time I would have given my eyeteeth to wear size 12 pants, so if those are my "fat pants," then things are not so bad. The key is to get it under control NOW. Isn’t it amazing how much the walking keeps off — the calories burned aren’t that significant, but there is definitely something else happening, because when I was unable to walk every day, that’s when it really started piling on. Now I’ve got my new shoes and am getting the heel pain under control, so things are looking up. We both have a lifelong challenge ahead of us as far as weight goes, it seems. And look how far we’ve both come. Mary

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And top-posting! Dally, who has no idea what you’re talking about

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Mary, are you still seeing your nutritionist? Maybe a visit with him/her (I forget which) would give you a new burst of motivation? Chris 262/135/ (130-140)

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Sorry I haven’t been around for the past week or so and have missed many posts — I had lots and lots and lots of other activities, as I’m sure most of you did too. Well I wasn’t vigilant at all over the holidays — convenience of food sitting out combined with emotional and celebrational eating all spelled out F-A-T-T-E-R. Well I am eating healthy today and the last few days have been better than previous ones. Have been having a lot of heel pain from walking, so I haven’t been keeping up with that either (though I did today) and I am going to order a new pair of shoes right now in case that helps — I have a feeling it will. Hope everyone is doing well. Mary M 325- I don’t want to know – 150

Glad to see you posting again. Hope those new shoes fix the heel problem. You’re not alone in getting back on track after the holidays. My scale saw a couple pounds creep back on from all the holiday activities. Thankfully those are over for another year Beverly

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Isn’t it unnerving how fast it goes on? My weight log is as follows. Dec 27 2004: 172.3, 7 day running average == 172.400 Mon Dec 30 2004: 172.5, 7 day running average == 172.357 Thu Dec 31 2004: 172.3, 7 day running average == 172.314 Fri Jan 03 2005: 176.6, 7 day running average == 172.843 Mon Jan 04 2005: 175.8, 7 day running average == 173.186 Tue

I like the idea of keeping an average — and it looks like you have done a good job on holiday weight maintenance. My guess is that the weight gain is from eating too much on New Year’s, and on the next day, eating salty things, eating cheese (always makes me gaine weight),

I have trouble with all dairy that way, and am not sure if it can be traced to my dairy allergy — I have heard before that you cannot lose weight if you continue eating foods that you are allergic to. I do know that all it takes is a few days of half-and-half in my coffee to make a difference in how my stomach and hips look. and carbs in champagne, of which I drank too much. Other than champagne, I did not eat any carby stuff, but, as I realized, champagne is very sweet .

Yum, champagne. It is nice that you take care of this problem before it "balloons" into something more difficult.

And I believe that is the key — everyone has stumbling blocks — it’s how we react to them that makes a difference. I am making a conscious effort to take any panic and drama out of the weight situation and just get back to business. Mary – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 223/173.2/180

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Ohhhh, Chris, I don’t want to go to the nutritionist at this weight. Being an inveterate people-pleaser, I can’t stand to see a look of concern (which I interpret as disappointment) on his face. I am supposed to go on the 10th but there is no way. In fact I think I may call today and ask for two more weeks before my next visit — I can make some headway on this weight gain (and I know some of it is water, of course). I just got a notice that my library reserve is in for Passing for Thin (the book about the woman who lost half her weight) — and that will most likely give me a good shot of inspiration. The good news about all this is that my body is saying "I don’t want to keep eating junk and I want to get back to regular exercise." It is not saying "Let’s keep eating this junk — it tastes great!" — because the truth is that it doesn’t even taste so great. In fact, I should mark yesterday on the calendar because I actually threw away half a sugarfree peppermint patty because it just didn’t taste that good and I didn’t want to finish it. That is truly truly amazing, as piddly as it sounds. It feels good to get back to my usual routine. So much family visiting with food sitting out all the time has definitely taken its toll, but after tomorrow things will be completely back to normal in that respect (my last visiting relative will be leaving my Mom’s house tomorrow). And yesterday my new shoes arrived. I ordered them at 3 p.m. from Zappos.com and UPS delivered them by 1 p.m. the next day — no shipping charges. I was dumbfounded at the speed of delivery, and took it as a sign to get right back on that treadmill. So I can already tell that my not-so-old shoes were definitely worn out, because these felt great. And I celebrated by walking for 6 miles. My heel hurt this morning, but a few ankle circles helped, and my workout at the gym this morning was very good. So I do feel back on track and getting healthier by the day. Mary

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And top-posting! Dally, who has no idea what you’re talking about

It was just a joke — we are friends. Mary

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Ha, if I would have seen this yesterday I would have mentioned it on the phone!

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My gosh, it’s great to see names I know! I appreciate how many "regulars" answered this post — I don’t recognize a soul in most of the other postings — the Jan. 1 syndrome I suppose. Yes, the new shoes have been great — I don’t know why I can’t remember that they are the most important thing in making sure that my feet feel OK — it just seemed that my other shoes were "still new," though obviously they weren’t. I had bought three pairs in June and was switching off with them, but two of them were trail shoes of the same variety as my running shoes — I didn’t realize that that makes a big difference in how they perform on the treadmill or in regular walking. So my trail shoes are now strictly for trails, and I’ve ordered two pairs of my running shoes (one at a big discount, yay). One already came yesterday and what a difference new shoes make. Like you, I am glad to get back to a routine — time to burn those pounds off! Happy New Year, Beverly! Mary

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Well, I understand, but I’m not sure I quite approve . It sounds a little too close to avoiding stepping onto the scale because you know you’re gaining — and I’ve been there in the past when I put weight back on. But it does sound like you’re set to get back on track. And yesterday my new shoes arrived. I ordered them at 3 p.m. from Zappos.com and UPS delivered them by 1 p.m. the next day — no shipping charges. I was dumbfounded at the speed of delivery, and took it as a sign to get right back on that treadmill.

Zappos has incredible customer service! Chris

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My gosh, it’s great to see names I know! I appreciate how many "regulars" answered this post — I don’t recognize a soul in most of the other postings — the Jan. 1 syndrome I suppose. Yes, the new shoes have been great — I don’t know why I can’t remember that they are the most important thing in making sure that my feet feel OK — it just seemed that my other shoes were "still new," though obviously they weren’t. I had bought three pairs in June and was switching off with them, but two of them were trail shoes of the same variety as my running shoes — I didn’t realize that that makes a big difference in how they perform on the treadmill or in regular walking. So my trail shoes are now strictly for trails, and I’ve ordered two pairs of my running shoes (one at a big discount, yay). One already came yesterday and what a difference new shoes make. Like you, I am glad to get back to a routine — time to burn those pounds off! Happy New Year, Beverly! Mary

Your post about the new shoes made me realize it’s probably time for me to buy a new pair of running shoes. I’ve noticed the feet are a little tired after a couple miles on the treadmill. I have two pair but they’re both over 4 years old. I’ve been too busy buying biking related items in the past couple years and have neglected the walking/running equipment<g I’m thinking about doing a program with the park system called "Hike for the Health of It" and they recommend hiking boots. I have a pair but I’m not sure they’re suited for this type of walking. I’ll find out this weekend as the hike is in the park near home. It’s only 2 miles so if they aren’t suitable I won’t suffer much<g It seems like I’ve been here on ASD for years. I believe I joined the group in 98 or 99. Reading and posting has been a great aid for me. It hasn’t always kept me from gaining a few pounds but it has kept me from giving up the never ending battle to keep the weight off. This *is* the year I’m going to get below 140 and stay here!!!! Beverly 177/142/~140

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Mary, I’m so glad to hear you’re managing to get back on track. But as I read this paragraph in your post it sounded SO like all the times I postponed going back to a slimming club/going for a medical checkup/seeing an old friend – insert what you like here – until I’d got my weight back under control. For me this definitely never turned out to be a good idea – are you sure it is for you? Are you sure it isn’t better to face your nutritionist, who has surely been supportive to you throughout, and then you should have a really measurable improvement by the time your next appointment after that comes? Like so much to do with food and weight issues, this is probably something that entirely depends on the psychology of the individual. Anyway, whatever you do please keep posting here – I do like to know how things are going for you. I’ve followed your progress with great interest and I want to know that you’re OK. I think I snipped a bit where you said something like you would have once given anything to wear size 12 pants, but it doesn’t seem the same now you’ve grown back into them from size 8. I find this one of the hardest things to come to terms with when I’m regaining. Sizes that were a cause of great celebration on the way down feel fat and uncomfortable on the way up. Again, a lot of this is in the mind – if someone could brainwash you into thinking you were on the way down, size 12 would probably feel really small. It sure is a difficult and complex business. janice (who will now own up to having gained 10 lbs in 14 days over the holiday period)

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ohhhh, Chris, I don’t want to go to the nutritionist at this weight. Being an inveterate people-pleaser, I can’t stand to see a look of concern (which I interpret as disappointment) on his face. I am supposed to go on the 10th but there is no way. In fact I think I may call today and ask for two more weeks before my next visit — I can make some headway on this weight gain (and I know some of it is water, of course). I just got a notice that my library reserve is in for Passing for Thin (the book about the woman who lost half her weight) — and that will most likely give me a good shot of inspiration. Mary, I’m so glad to hear you’re managing to get back on track. But as I read this paragraph in your post it sounded SO like all the times I postponed going back to a slimming club/going for a medical checkup/seeing an old friend – insert what you like here – until I’d got my weight back under control. For me this definitely never turned out to be a good idea – are you sure it is for you? Are you sure it isn’t better to face your nutritionist, who has surely been supportive to you throughout, and then you should have a really measurable improvement by the time your next appointment after that comes? Like so much to do with food and weight issues, this is probably something that entirely depends on the psychology of the individual. Anyway, whatever you do please keep posting here – I do like to know how things are going for you. I’ve followed your progress with great interest and I want to know that you’re OK. I think I snipped a bit where you said something like you would have once given anything to wear size 12 pants, but it doesn’t seem the same now you’ve grown back into them from size 8. I find this one of the hardest things to come to terms with when I’m regaining. Sizes that were a cause of great celebration on the way down feel fat and uncomfortable on the way up. Again, a lot of this is in the mind – if someone could brainwash you into thinking you were on the way down, size 12 would probably feel really small. It sure is a difficult and complex business. janice (who will now own up to having gained 10 lbs in 14 days over the holiday period)

I can relate to exactly what you’re going through Mary. Several times when I knew I had gained weight I just didn’t want to know how much damage I had done until I had a couple weeks to start fixing the situation. Once I felt I had lost a few pounds and jumped back on the scales I was usually surprised to discover it hadn’t been as bad as I had imagined. I know this is probably not the best way to handle the situation but so far it’s worked for me. Beverly

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Sorry I haven’t been around for the past week or so and have missed many posts — I had lots and lots and lots of other activities, as I’m sure most of you did too. Well I wasn’t vigilant at all over the holidays — convenience of food sitting out combined with emotional and celebrational eating all spelled out F-A-T-T-E-R. Well I am eating healthy today and the last few days have been better than previous ones. Have been having a lot of heel pain from walking, so I haven’t been keeping up with that either (though I did today) and I am going to order a new pair of shoes right now in case that helps — I have a feeling it will. Hope everyone is doing well. Mary M 325- I don’t want to know – 150 Glad to see you posting again. Hope those new shoes fix the heel problem. You’re not alone in getting back on track after the holidays. My scale saw a couple pounds creep back on from all the holiday activities. Thankfully those are over for another year Beverly My gosh, it’s great to see names I know! I appreciate how many "regulars" answered this post — I don’t recognize a soul in most of the other postings — the Jan. 1 syndrome I suppose. Yes, the new shoes have been great — I don’t know why I can’t remember that they are the most important thing in making sure that my feet feel OK — it just seemed that my other shoes were "still new," though obviously they weren’t. I had bought three pairs in June and was switching off with them, but two of them were trail shoes of the same variety as my running shoes — I didn’t realize that that makes a big difference in how they perform on the treadmill or in regular walking. So my trail shoes are now strictly for trails, and I’ve ordered two pairs of my running shoes (one at a big discount, yay). One already came yesterday and what a difference new shoes make. Like you, I am glad to get back to a routine — time to burn those pounds off! Happy New Year, Beverly! Mary

Hey Mary, I just wanted to piggyback here. I saw your original post but wasn’t in any condition to give a real response. I am glad that you’re making progress. The holidays aren’t an easy time. I found that I need different shoes for doing the treadmill than the ones I use on the road or trails. Normally I use a stability/motion control shoe but the treadmill requires more cushioning for me. I have a friend who is very into shoes (and handbags) and cringes at my limited dress shoe/boot collection – I insist on wearing my Land’s End all-weather mocs everywhere these days, but then she could not figure out why I have so many workout shoes Well, there’s a pair for the treadmill, one for outdoor running, one for outdoor winter running (with screws for traction), one for biking, one for other outdoor activities, one for volleyball (indoor), one for other indoor workouts (like weightlifting), etc…. Jenn

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heel pain from walking, so I haven’t been keeping up with that either (though I did today) and I am going to order a new pair of shoes right now in case that helps — I have a feeling it will. Hope everyone is doing well.

My mom has a lot of foot pain, even when sitting, so it gets worse when walking. She has benign tumors that are between teh ball of the foot and her toes. They have been removed twice. And she has heel pain. Recently, her podiatrist recommended a shoe company that makes custom shoes. Basically, she got an appointment, and they did molds of her feet and discussed the pain issues. Then they have a special inside of the shoe made. They didn’t have a lot of styles since they actually make the shoe, not an insert. She isn’t painfree, but she does like them and thinks they made an improvement. You might ask your doctor if they know of anything similar in your area. For anybody in the Seattle, WA area, I can give you the info on the place my mom went to. — Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com

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This is **way** too old, Beverly! Get thee to a running shoe store! Chris

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In fact, I should mark yesterday on the calendar because I actually threw away half a sugarfree peppermint patty because it just didn’t taste that good and I didn’t want to finish it. That is truly truly amazing, as piddly as it sounds.

That’s no small feat–throwing away food or not "cleaning my plate" was one of the hardest for me to do–it went against my upbringing and my miserly soul. Not eating the whole thing was a victory, and getting rid of it was a triumph. Good luck to you, Mary. Amy 168/117/110

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Your post about the new shoes made me realize it’s probably time for me to buy a new pair of running shoes. I’ve noticed the feet are a little tired after a couple miles on the treadmill. I have two pair but they’re both over 4 years old. This is **way** too old, Beverly! Get thee to a running shoe store! Chris The pair I’ve been wearing probably has the most miles on them. The other pair has been shoved in the back of the closet and hasn’t been used as much. I’m beginning to think the cushioning in them has broken down. I’ve noticed a problem with all shoes recently that may be contributing to the foot problem. I feel as if the padding on the bottom of my feet has been disappearing. I’ve noticed this when walking barefooted through the house. It’s especially noticeable on the hardwood floors. I’m going to the mall this afternoon and will try to make it to the running store. I normally get sidelined at the bike shop which is near the running store<g Beverly

You might want to look into buying insoles that you put in the shoes in place of the ones they come with. I do these, generally a type called "Super Feet". They increase the cushioning and support in the shoe, and make them far more comfortable for running and walking. Chris

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The pair I’ve been wearing probably has the most miles on them. The other pair has been shoved in the back of the closet and hasn’t been used as much. I’m beginning to think the cushioning in them has broken down. I’ve noticed a problem with all shoes recently that may be contributing to the foot problem. I feel as if the padding on the bottom of my feet has been disappearing. I’ve noticed this when walking barefooted through the house. It’s especially noticeable on the hardwood floors. I’m going to the mall this afternoon and will try to make it to the running store. I normally get sidelined at the bike shop which is near the running store<g Beverly – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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With the exception of Reebok, which for some reason seem specially molded for my feet, I always replace the insoles of my new shoes with nice cushy ones. The improvement is astonishing. I just couldn’t believe the thin junky cardboard insoles even in expensive shoes. — Snowshoeing!! Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

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