BEFORE YOU CHEAT ASK YOURSELF:

Here are a few questions to ask yourself BEFORE you make a bad food choice:
1. How will I feel after I eat this?
2. How is it going to fix the situation I am upset about?
3. How is eating this going to help me?

4. What can I do to feel better or enjoy this moment instead of stuffing my face?
5. WHY do I want to eat X and not Y?
6. What good things will I miss out on if I don't lose weight and get healthy?
7. How will I feel if I resist this temptation?
                  ***BE VICTORIOUS***
Love and Prayers to all who are reading this right now!

SEPARATING EMOTIONS AND EATING

When I started this journey in 12/2009, I was one of those people that lost a lot of weight in a relatively short period of time(175 lbs in 18 months) However, I only got 1/2 way on my journey before getting stuck emotionally! 4-5 years have passed between the 1st and 2nd pictures below!

It became clear that in order to move forward I had to deal with the emotional trauma that had been the catalyst to my extreme weight gain! Overcoming my emotional eating/binge eating struggles were a whole separate issue from my weight loss! Ultimately, following a Very Low-Carb diet continued to be the solution for weight loss, but the emotional issues had to be addressed! If you find yourself being controlled by your emotions, please find a counselor, clergy or trusted confidant who can help you separate your emotional roller-coaster from your eating behavior. It's worth the struggle to learn how to allow yourself to truly experience your emotions rather than running from them or trying to smother all negativity with carbs! Life is still stressful, I'm still an emotional person and still learning, but I'm in control and losing again!
Age 63, SW: 513, CW 287.

NEW TERRITORY under 300 pounds!

It finally happened! I am UNDER 300 pounds, for the first time since 1996!  After almost a year of bouncing around between 301-312, I finally figured out how to start losing again, rather than just maintaining my losses!  What seemed so elusive was the simple concept of eating LESS of the right stuff!

I had let myself get sucked into the online Keto hype that calories don't count! I wasn't eating sugar or starch but was eating cheese and other fats quite liberally. For my short little body, it was just too much! On June 15th, I returned to my original Weigh Station diet plan and also began counting calories to keep track of what I was eating. I set my daily allowance of Weighstation food choices at 800 calories. BOOM! the pounds started dropping!

It's an exciting week! The 300's and much of the emotional garbage that was attached to that weight is behind me! Now it's full-speed ahead!

My strategy moving forward is to strictly follow my original WeighStation diet from 2009. That means eating moderate amounts of lean protein, very few carbohydrates, and minimal amounts of fat. I am choosing to stay within 800-900 calories a day. I will continue my commitment to not eat sugar or starchy food choices.
If you need a great weight loss doctor, look up Dr. Chuck Shaffer in Christiansburg or Roanoke Virginia! At The Weigh Station .