100 lb. Club - Accountability/Planning/Menus: Oct 29-Nov 4

Hi, 3FC Friends. Please join us in becoming accountable with each other on a daily basis. What are you doing to stay on-plan today? What goals do you have for yourself with your menu, your exercise, your food choice, etc? Let's keep each other accountable and encouraged on our journey to better health and more slender bodies.

Hi Everyone.

Well, its recommitment time again for me...in a big way. I crashed and burned this weekend. Too much eating out and I didn't even attempt to stay on-plan. I am very aggravated with myself as I have a 1.4 pound gain as a reward for my indulgences. Clothes wise, it was a great weekend. I was able to find a nice winter coat and I was pleasantly surprised at the smaller size that fit me. And, I found some nice graphic T-shirts yesterday in a size XL from the "regular" ladies department. And, I noticed that my size 24 jeans were fitting a little looser. I'm really not sure why I sabotaged myself this weekend. There was no major trauma or life event to blame. Maybe I got too confident. Or, maybe the old habits are still lurking too close to the surface and need to be dealt with. I'm not sure. I do know that I don't like how I feel today....a bit depressed and extremely sad about my weight gain. But, I'm also feeling extremely determined to lose the weight I've gained plus more this week.

On a good note....my visit with the orthopaedist went well. He took X-rays of my knees and did some "manipulating" and he doesn't think I've done anything major to my knees. Whew! He said it looks like I did too much too fast and strained my knee. He gave me some exercises to strenghten my leg muscles that protect my knees and he gave me a prescription for an anti-inflammatory. He doesn't want me on the treadmill for another 2 weeks!...and, only for 30 minutes with no incline. I'm not sure I'll wait that long as my knee isn't given me any trouble at all right now. I haven't worked out since Oct 18. I do need to get over to the running store and get my gait analyzed and buy some good shoes before I even think about getting on the treadmill again.

Hope everyone has a great on-plan day.

Good morning everyone,
Rhonda, I am glad you knee is not as bad as you thought, and I wouldn't sweat it on the bad weekend, I have been having them off and on,and I refuse to give up!! Congrats on the XL top, I am still to afraid to go into regular size clothing, they look so small!!
I have a busy day today, I took hubby to work at 5:20 this morning, came back, got on the elliptical for 40 minutes until 7:30, and stopped to eat breakfast, and get ready to take my dd to the eye doctor, I was supposed to take my ds, but He is a pain in the butt of a teenager, so I sent him to school, I was just so angry I didn't want to take him with me, The eye doctor is 30 minutes away from here, so I need to hurry up take a fast shower, do my dd hair, get dressed, and off I am. I hope to lift weights, and get some exercise in soon, but I am not sure.
bkfst was oatmeal, and a banana
lunch will be tuna
dinner ..I am making pasta e fagioli
snacks.. fiber one bar, pear, pretzels.
I can do this today!!!
cheryl

Rhonda, you'll get it back this week. Don't worry about that bad weekend. It happens to all of us. Glad your knee isn't too bad!

Cheryl... Ugh! Teenagers! Moods! Attitudes! I feel your pain.

I had a good weekend of being on plan. I got some exercise, so that was good. I only lost .2 pounds, but that's ok for now. I need to see much more of a decrease though! I'm going to try to kick it up a notch.

I planned meals this weekend before going to the grocery store. That seemed to work pretty good. I'll try to keep doing that!

I did great the first few days after I returned to 3FC but then I sorta half-heartedly kept going. I'm having huge problems staying motivated. I'll think to myself "I shouldn't eat this but..." and then I do it anyways!

I think my biggest problem at the moment is exercise. When you're really big, it's no picnic.

That brings me to my Goal for this week
1: Drink more water
2: exercise at least 3 times this week

Had a little battle with some chocolate this weekend and guess who won!:(
Back on track today!
Breakfast was V8, 2 turkey sausages, and a hard boiled egg.
Last night I made a big pot of Stuffed Pepper Soup, so that will be lunches all week hopefully.
Dinner tonight is Chicken Tikka Masala and steamed broccoli.
Here's the dinner plan for the rest of the week:
Tuesday: Tacos/Taco Salad
Wednesday: London Broil, Broccoli Cheese Soup, Salad
Thursday: Something Fish
Friday: Make-your-own WW Pita Pizza

Slashni, having meals all planned out makes my week go so much more smoothly and makes it just that much easier to stay on plan! I really suffer when I don't plan ahead.
Rhonda, glad the knee is not so bad! Let's get back on track together!
Hellokitty, hope your day wasn't too crazy!


In case you're wondering why all the soup, it's freezing here!

I had a pretty good weekend - great in fact! In the evenings when I started to feel a little deprived, I made quite the production of making a nice pot of tea, got out a lovely cup and saucer, and had a few organic ginger snaps (15 for 140 cals!!! I never eat that many as they're very ginger-y!)

brk today - scoop cottage cheese, banana, kashi granola bar, coffee
lunch - leftover w.w. pasta & tomato sauce, salad
dinner - chicken & green beans, w.w. bun
snacks - apple, few more ginger snaps

keep on keepin' on girls !

Hi everyone!

Hi everyone!

Rhonda--I'm right w/ you for recommitting today. Awesome shopping! Yahoo! I'm really glad that you got good news at the dr. Between the exercises and the new shoes you'll be as good as new!

Cheryl--Wow, busy morning for you! You CAN do this today!!!

Diane--Congrats on the loss! Yea for planning meals!

Heather--Sounds like you have set some good goals for yourself this week. What do you do for exercise?

Schmoodle--Mmm, your dinners for this week sound yummy!

Trazey--Good for you!

As I said to Rhonda, I need to recommit today. I did better on Sunday, but not great. I know I CAN do this and I WILL do this! I am going to start posting my workout plan at the beginning of the week...hopefully that will help me stick w/ a bit better.

Monday--arms/shoulders and cardio
Tuesday--legs/back and cardio
Wed--cardio
Thurs--not sure, it's my 2nd injection, so I may give myself the day off
Fri--arms/shoulders and cardio
Sat--cardio

I am going to the gym right after work. If it is still nice when I get home, the dogs will be going for a walk too!

Morning everybody!

Well, I got through a Monday, PMSing like crazy but didn't hit the chocolate. That's gotta be good, right? I went to the gym after work and did a 45 minute workout. Considering that last Monday I only managed 32 minutes, that's gotta be good, right? Dinner wasn't so good - a distant relative is in town at the moment, so I agreed I'd meet them at their motel for a catch up. Their motel is right across the road for the gym. I intended to just stop in for a few minutes and have some water. They had other ideas, and bought takeaways. Oh well - that's my takeaway for the week.

Today we're expecting to get to 26 degrees (Celsius - about 79 degrees Farenheit) so it's getting up there for this time of the year. I'm going to the gym again tonight - and feeling really good about being committed as well. Lunch is going to be Sundays leftovers which were supposed to be last night's dinner - lamb fillet which I'll turn into a salad. Dinner will be a chicken stirfry with whatever vegies I've got leftover - payday tomorrow, so the fridge is starting to look very sad.

Rhonda, fantastic that your knee's only strained and that you've been able to get some exercises to do! The weekend is done now - just move on. I know -easy to say but not to do

Cheryl, hopefully things start calming down for you soon. You've been so busy for so long!

Diane, it's still a loss. Keep up the good work!

Heather, just keep at it. I know it's easier said than done, but even if you go for a 10 minute walk 3 times a a day - there's 30 minutes of exercise right there. Post here - we keep each other motivated!

Schmoodle, great job with planning those menus for the week. Some of those recipes sound so nice - I've been thinking we may need to look at reviving the old recipe thread. I know we've got the chicken one, which is great, but a general thread would be fun.

Tracey, you rock. You totally do. What a fantastic way to beat the blues.

Have a great day everyone! :hug:

Lots of re-commitments going on! Halloween is just around the corner, I bet that has something to do with it. I'm doing pretty good today, For breakfast I had a granola bar, and for lunch I had some veggie and beef soup, and then for a snack I had 1/2 a sandwich and some veggie chips. For dinner I think I'll have an all-beef hot dog. They are left over from my party so we're trying to eat them up before they go bad... since we're all poor and stuff again. I have some pictures from the party I'll share with you guys soon! I just haven't had time to grab them off my camera... busy busy busy!

Breakfast this morning was a banana and a strawberry yogurt with some granola mixed in.

Lunch was one package of grits with some sliced turkey breast and homemade salsa thrown in, a side salad, and a big orange.

For dinner, I used up the leftover zucchini we had and cooked a small amount of spaghetti, threw the zucchini in with some fresh tomatoes, basil, and garlic, and called it pasta of some kind.

I also rocked the dreadmill for 45 minutes today, broken up into three 15 minute sessions.

good morning all,
yesterday I ate a little too much of healthy foods, ( too much soup, too much healthy snacks),, I am not beating myself up about it, it happened its done.
Today I am going to get all my exercising in, after I take dd to school, and make some steel cut oatmeal( bought some the other day, and today's weather is perfect for it), get some cleaning done, and do my darnest to stick to plan.
bkfst....... oatmeal, banana.
lunch..... veggie burgers.
dinner......... some shrimp.... 2 tortillas,
snacks..... ?? I ate the only healthy snacks I have, may have to go out and get more..
Have a good day!! cheryl

Good morning, Everyone!

It is so cold today. I've heard that cold weather can make our bodies burn more calores by trying to keep warm....so, bring it on! Yesterday wasnt a great day for staying on-plan. I didnt eat too many calories, but I did eat off-plan foods. I'm really having a hard time getting my head back where it should be. I think part of it may be that Hubby hasn't been planning on-plan menus or cooking on-plan foods and he's not been giving me any fore-warning. The first thing I will do when he wakes up today is ask him what the menu is for the day....then, I will plan for myself if necessary. I'm also itching to get back on the treadmill. My knees don't hurt at all anymore. I just want to go buy my new shoes and get going again, but Hubby is giving me a hard time about listening to the doctor. But, its been since the 18th that I've worked out, so I think I would be safe to try 30 minutes. I think the 2 weeks the doctor specified should start as of the 18th.....right?:D

Cheryl - I absolutely love my steel cut oatmeal. I cook up a batch on Sunday and refrigerate it for the next few days. It really starts my day off on the right track....plus, it is yummy!


Hope everyone has a great on-plan day.

Good Morning! I went to the gym right after work even though I was running a little late--I have used this as my excuse many times not to go....I did my planned workout and felt great! I had the free weight room to myself for most of the time I was there which was kind of cool.
Nicole--You are doing great!

Rakel--Can't wait to see the pics!

Sara--Mmm, your dinner sounds great! Awesome job 45 mins of the treadmill!!!

Cheryl--Have a great day today!

Rhonda--Good luck deciding on what to do re: the treadmill....just be careful!

As I said yesterday, today is legs/back and cardio. I have already started drinking water and I packed my lunch today!

Have a great on plan day!

Okay, every morning is an opportunity to stay on plan, right? Actually I did okay yesterday, just tired of being so hungry. I think it's TOM and the weather combined. Rhonda, we may be burning more calories, but I think that makes me want to eat more too! This morning I made a ham & cheese sandwich on WW pita. Hope that's substantial enough to hold me. Have a good one chicks!

Hi everyone! Yesterday was a good, on plan day for me. Today isn't looking too good because I'm meeting a friend for lunch. I don't always do very well when I go out to lunch. Maybe if I could have a little discipline! I'm going to really try to be good!!

Last night was kind of fun. My 11 year old son finished up football a couple of weeks ago and his basketball doesn't start until January. So, we kind of have a lull here for awhile. My 13 year old daughter will be having her volleyball club tryouts in December. So, they both have time to wait for the next sport. I told them that they need to work hard and stay in shape. I came home last night and they both wanted to go to the park and work out. So I walked while they ran a couple of laps and then we shot some hoops and passed the volleyball back and forth. What fun! Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of daylight after work and that will cut our time short. I'll have to think of something to do with them.

Schmoodle - I hear you about getting tired of being hungry. I feel the same way. Some days are better than others, but wouldn't it be nice not to have to think about it all the time.

MJ - You are doing so well! Way to stay on track!

Rhonda - Hang tough, kiddo! You can get your mindset back in line like it was before. It is just a constant battle, isn't it!?

Cheryl - I have a box of steel cut oatmeal. I have never fixed it before. I have to try it!!

Sara - That sounds really good!

Rakel - Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Nicole - It's always fun hearing from you because your climate is just reversed from ours. How funny.

Have a great day!

Hi again! I am trying to resist the urge to snack right now, so I thought I would pop in here instead!

Diane--Great job yesterday! It sounds like you had a great time w/ your kids!

Hey lovely ladies!

I am very sore today after my workout. I'd planned on taking today as a rest day - just walking, nothing else - so that works out being great timing really. Planning really is the key for me.

Rakel, photos huh. Looking forward to seeing them when you have the time to post them!

Sara, WTG you! You're doing really well!

Cheryl, at least it was healthy food you ate. It shouldn't do too much (if any) damage

Rhonda, make sure you stop if things start hurting again. You don't want to make things worse...

MJ, go you! Fantastic!

Schmoodle, here's hoping the pita keeps you satisfied.

Diane, great stuff with getting active with the kids. The different seasons are amusing at times. A couple of months ago when everyone was commenting on the heat, I was wearing several layers huddled next to the heater and wondering if anyone'd swap weather!

Take care everyone! :hug:

weekend went well, yesterday was great (although not much exercise) and today seems to be on track

br - had some cottage cheese, a pear, and a kashi bar

lu - leftover sliced chicken, brown rice with herbs, green beans, apple

dinner - gonna be 2/3 of a "crazy plates" all dressed pizza and big salad for about 600 cals and a diet coke! a big splurge so excited hehehehe


been doing ok on dessert stuff, satisfied with tea and 20 cal ginger snap, or maybe some lite jello

Hi again! I am between meetings, so I thought I would pop in again!

Nicole--Good for you!!! I am feeling a little sore too--but it's that "I had a good workout" kind of sore, so I am NOT complaining!

Trazey--Thanks for the reminder about hot tea. Last winter I started drinking a cup of hot tea at night--sometimes w/ a little sweet treat. I agree, it is VERY satisfying...funny though, I never liked hot tea before I started doing that.

good moring all.
Happy Halloween!!!:haphal::haphal:
Today is My DD's birthday, we won't be having a cake until the weekend when her dad is back in town, but I bought her some oreo cupcakes, and hopefully I won't eat one. She also requested pizza for dinner, so I will be having tuna. It is a stressful day because of her birthday,, she wanting so many things, and not being able to do everything she wants is so stressful, she wants to go by a friends house to go trick or treating, but I don't know the area, and hate driving at night, our neighborhood is dark for halloween. But I will get through this today!!
I am going to exercise at 8 am, and not let myself down, oh yeh I lost 2 lbs, am not excited but am trying to let myself deserve it.
Bkfst will be........ steel cut oatmeal, banana, some honey in it.
lunch.... black bean burgers
dinner........ tuna
snacks. tlc bar, yogurt with fruit, pears!!
I will not allow stress to do me in today!!!
cheryl

Good morning, Everyone.

Accountability time: I am really struggling to get my head straight and back on-plan. I really don't know what is wrong with me and I'm incredibly frustrated with myself. Last night, I lay in bed thinking about this for a long time and I've realized some things. I have been re-committing to this journey every morning, but I havent been dealing with the internal reasons why I let myself get so out-of-shape and heavy. I've been stuffing those feelings back down and ignoring them. But, now, they've raised their ugly heads and won't go away! What are my internal feelings and reasons? I'm not really sure. I know that I am extremely frustrated with my body. I finally got myself committed to exercising and was so very hopeful of becoming the strong healthy person I've dreamed of for so long. Now, my stupid knees have decided to give me problems when they never really bothered me much before I began working out. I catch myself doubting that I can really do this..that I will ever have the strength to actually get under 200 pounds. I start to panic at the thought of having to exercise and watch my eating for the rest of my life. I catch myself wondering,"what is the point? You're not young anymore and you missed your chance to be sexy." I really need to stop this roller coaster and get down to the business of great health and feeling good about myself. So, I went out and bought one of the study books from the First Place program and I will begin this study today. For those of you who are familiar with this program, First Place is a faith based weight loss program. Hopefully, I can get a handle on this weight loss thing and reach my goals. I'm not quitting until I figure this out.

Hope everyone has a great on-plan day.

Good Morning! I made a last minute change to my workout yesterday...instead of going to the gym, I went home and took the dogs for a nice long, quick paced walk. I should have gone to the gym, then the walk, but with it getting dark so much earlier these days, I didn't want to miss out on the gorgeous fall weather! Tonight will probably be the same--I was only going to do cardio tonight at the gym and since the dogs will be cooped up in their kennels while the Trick or Treaters are out, I will walk them as my cardio.

Rhonda--I am sending you a big hug. You CAN do this! It is not too late--it's never too late to feel sexy as far as I am concerned. I know that you will continue to loose and get stronger. It will be a struggle, but we are all here to support you!

I have noticed (especially the last few nights) that even though I have a mini snack when I get home from the gym, I am eating way too much at dinner. Last night I was SO full. I need to make sure I am eating very healthy things at night and really pay attention to how much I am eating.

Gotta go get ready for our Halloween contest at work! Have a great day!

I did the Leslie Sansone 2 mile DVd today and sang to music the whole time! I saw something once that said breathing is very important and singing helps. I think it was a commercial for some Cardioke thing but I figured it couldn't hurt.

Boy, is it hard to do that. I think it made me sweat more :o
I'm still big enough where exercise really kicks my butt, so I tend to find ways to get out of doing it.

Now to do goal #2, water~

GirlyGirl... I commend you for being so honest with yourself. I battle with the same issues. The only thing that keeps me sane is that I have found a strategy for weight loss that I have adopted as a lifestyle instead of feeling like I am dieting and I have a weight loss coach to talk me down..... cause I am not one to deprive myself if I've had a bad day, under stress etc.....

I think you are on the right track with determining what is behind the need to eat. There is a book I heard about that deals with squelching that inner voice that sabatoges you. I'll have to try to find it for you.

Hang in there.

good moring all.
Happy Halloween!!!:haphal::haphal:
Today is My DD's birthday, we won't be having a cake until the weekend when her dad is back in town, but I bought her some oreo cupcakes, and hopefully I won't eat one. She also requested pizza for dinner, so I will be having tuna. It is a stressful day because of her birthday,, she wanting so many things, and not being able to do everything she wants is so stressful, she wants to go by a friends house to go trick or treating, but I don't know the area, and hate driving at night, our neighborhood is dark for halloween. But I will get through this today!
Another Halloween baby huh? Today is my birthday too but I already did my partying. Yesterday my food was terrible. I ate 1600+ calories, and even when I was up to 1500 I still ate. I WAS RAVENOUS. Some days I just get hungry, hungry. And I "gained" another pound on the scale... *sigh* I'm hoping maybe I can discapline myself to eat only 1200 today and then for the rest of the week do about 1400 to 1500. Despite my weekend of indulgences for one reason or another I've only gained 3lbs. 3lbs is a lot, but I'm surprised that I did not gain more. Then again, I did exercise some restraint. I just don't know why I was so famished yesterday. I haven't really been like that since I started this.

Anyway, today we might get some wings, but for everything else I'm going to have huge salads, soup, and some fruit, and that should make for 1200 filling calories pretty easily as long as I'm not as hungry as I was yesterday. What's worse is that it's not even COLD here! Right now it's 76 degrees out with a drizzle, so no "burning more calories" excuse is going to work for me ;)

Rhonda,
I know what you mean. The alarm went off this morning, and I had a vision of being in my 60s and getting up at the crack of dawn to exercise....it did not fill me with good feelings! The rest-of-my-life view can be overwhelming, and when it is, I focus on today.

I ran 3.3 miles this am.

I had 2 eggs, some pinto beans, a smattering of cheese, and some red chile for breakfast.

I'll have wasa crackers, laughing cow cheese, turkey and spinach for lunch.

Dinner will be turkey meatballs and green salad.

Morning everyone!

I think I'm getting to like this exercise thing - even though yesterday was a day off the gym and pool I actually missed it a bit. It felt strange not to do something after work. In saying that, my body needed the break from it, so that's good.

I don't think I mentioned it yesterday, but the gym gave us pedometers. I'm not convinced they're accurate - I clocked over 11,000 steps yesterday without doing that much more than I'd normally do. Either that, or I walk more than I thought I did. With not driving I do walk a lot, but I'm not convinced that I'd walk 11,000 steps on a normal, non-gym day. Gym tonight which I'm looking forward to.

Tracey, you're doing well. Keep it up!

Cheryl, go you with the weight loss! Enjoy the birthday - don't let it stress you out if you can help it. Easier said than done, I know.

Rhonda, you've done so well to get this far, of course you can keep at it. I think it's perfectly normal to have these feelings of utter frustration and wondering whether we can do it - you've made major major changes to your life, after all. Of course you can do it! :hug: Just remember - we're here for you to rant to if you need to...

MJ, keep it up. Walking the dogs is great for them and for you!

Heather, keep up the good work! Good luck with the water intake!

Rakel, happy birthday! Enjoy your day!

Midwife, welcome! Yeah, the thought of exercising in my 60s doesn't do much for me, but in saying that, I want to make sure I live till I get there, so...

Have fun everyone! :hug:

Good morning everyone. Not a great food day for me yesterday, but I got out with the kids last night for some good exercise. It's fun. Today we are having a potluck and I brought veggies and dip. I wanted to make sure I had something I could try to fill up on instead of all the other stuff. I'm not feeling very disciplined, but I'm going to try to fake it again... until I make it.

Rhonda - Keep up the good work. I understand how you feel, but you have to really tell yourself that there isn't an option to this! It won't be good all the time and it won't be bad all the time. I don't know of a way to completely break the mindset problems. I still have them, and maybe it is a path that we need to go down every so often. But keep going. Go back to one day at a time, one meal at a time, one hour at a time. You can do this!!

Rakel - Happy Birthday!!!! Hope you have a good one.

Heather - I'm the same way. I am working on getting my water intake up. I was doing great with it and then I let it slip. Not sure why....

Midwife - That sounds really good for breakfast. Yum!


Have a great day, everyone.

I am being accountable today,
My daughter had cupcakes, I ate only the frosting off 2 cupcakes.. I guess that is something like 200 calories, so I should be ok, I threw the cupcakes away,,,. It was so good smelling couldn't resist. I will not beat myself up and I just put some squash and cauliflower in the oven for dinner, so I won't be tempted to eat pizza that the kids will eat. I can do better !!
cheryl

Hi again. I am getting antsy to go home and get outside! My dogs are going to love it...2 long walks in 2 days!!!! I bought them new collars yesterday so they are all pretty!

Cheryl--You can do this today! 2 lbs is AWESOME Great job! Good for you for not beating yourself up over the frosting. Mmm squash and cauliflower sounds yummy to me!

Heather--How do you like the dvd? I am thinking about asking for it for Christmas.

Rakel--Happy Birthday!!!!

Nicole--I am SO happy for you that you are liking exercising!

Diane--You can do this! Good for you for bringing something healthy!

Have a great night!

Good morning, Everyone.

So, how much candy do you have around your place today? We have way too much and its already calling to me. I must confess....I did damage to the M&M's last night, but I'm paying for it this morning. Yuck! I feel sluggish and foggy and my stomach hurts. I can't believe that I used to eat a whole bag of Hershey kisses in one day, drink 5-6 cups of coffee with 2-3 tablespoons of sugar a day, plus much much more. But, its a brand new morning and a brand new month and I'm putting this behind me and moving on. We now have 2 months remaining for 2007 and I still want to accomplish more of a weight loss for the year. So, I will see what I can do in two months....with Thanksgiving, Christmas, our anniversary, a birthday and two business trips all within the next two months.:dizzy:

Hope everyone has a great on-plan day!

Good morning all,
Rhonda... Today is a new day, you can do it today
Mj 5.. Hope you had a good walk.

I posted I ate the frosting off two cup cakes yesterday, but I think figuring out my calories I did ok for the day.. Dinner was some roasted cauliflower and roasted squash. and I ate a banana at 8 pm.
So I did ok, and I also walked around with my daughter trick or treating for 45 minutes, so I am ok with this.
Today I am tired , my thighs ache from walking, but I will not let it get me down. I am going to exercise in a few minutes, eat a good breakfast and stay on plan.. I will forget about the bag of candy my dd has in her room,and stay out of the room to eat any!!
Bkfst... grapefruit juice, kashi go lean crunch cereal and skim milk.
lunch....... 2 eggs with tortillas ... I think
dinner.. salmon..
snacks........ tlck bar, pear , yogurt with fruit..
November will be different!!!
Have a great on plan day everyone!!
cheryl

I feel gassy, tired, lethargic, and cranky today. All due to eating badly last night. Why do I do it? Not today. Not looking back.

Hi lovely ladies!

Yay for Friday. It seems to have been a very long week this week. They announced the final plan for the restructure at work, and lots of people I know have lost their jobs. Letters will be issued next week or the week after, so given the 6 weeks notice that has to be given they'll be out right on Christmas. There's a rumour going around that this is the first of 3 reviews, so my job's not safe yet. I don't see my department being directly affected before the third review if that rumour is accurate - we're just too busy at the moment. Fun fun fun. Getting frustrated at the moment because they haven't told us whether our Christmas leave has been approved or not, and it won't be announced till next week. Given it's November, anyone who has to make bookings is starting to get nervous that they won't be able to book anything. Nobody's impressed - we had to have our leave in by mid September, so they've had 6 weeks so far to sort it. Should be more than enough time - especially since we were utterly dead last year. I was doing reviews on 2003 claims, we were that quiet.

Made it to the gym yesterday and did an hour. The scale is starting to drop - I'm down to 250, so still a bit to go before I get to my ticker weight, but at least it's going in the right direction. Swimming today, which is just the thing for my sore muscles.

Diane, faking is good!

Cheryl, it's our month this month! We're going to do this!

Rhonda, toss the sweets! Or get hubby to lock them away somewhere away from you. You're going to do this!

MJ, keep up the exercise.

Everyone else. Hi! How are you all going

Have fun everyone! :hug:

Rhonda--That's right, today is a new day!

Cheryl--Just think about all the exercise you got while trick or treating last night! My walk was great!

MugCanDoIt--Today is a new day, fresh start!

Nicole--That really stinks!!! I hope you get some good news soon. I will keep up the exercise...you too! You are doing great!

I had my 2nd injection this morning. It was in a different spot, (other side of my knee) but unfortunately it hurt a LOT worse. The good news is, I am 1/2 done w/ them! I am not going to the gym tonight--she advised giving myself the night off. I am about to stick an ice pack on it and relax for a few mins.

Have a great rest of the day!

So I had a minor crash and burn with the stupid candy last night, but not nearly as bad as it could have been. Food yesterday was slightly random, because my eating schedule got all mixed up and I just sort of had to settle for what was on-hand at short notice.

I also twisted my bad knee last night while I was handing out candy. The pain kept me up until 4 AM, even after a Vicodin and 800 of Motrin. Went to the doctor this morning just to make sure I hadn't done any more damage to my ACL/MCL, and he said I had just aggravated my patella again. I literally have half of a kneecap on my right knee due to the patella not sitting in the joint correctly and grinding away at the structure for years and years.

So I'm back down to no treadmill for a while until I can get cleared for it AGAIN. But I'm going to use this as an opportunity to focus on some upper-body strength training and some yoga work. I've got my resistance bands out and ready to be used, and I'm going to do this.

Breakfast was a smashed banana on one slice of whole wheat toast and a scoop of cottage cheese.

Lunch was a Smart One, because I really didn't feel like cooking. It was a teriyaki chicken and chinese vegetables one, and I added some fresh veggies to it and called it lunch.

Dinner will be my Cheesy Pecan Chicken, if I can get enough energy to actually cook it. I've got the chicken marinading in the fridge, so we'll see what happens.

Sorry for the long post! I got a little carried away.

Hi all. We have a lot of candy at our house right now, but candy is one thing that I can say "no" to. Cake, pie... I have more trouble. Besides, I bought the icky, cheap candy that my kids like, so they can have it.

Sara - That sounds painful. I'm sorry you're having a setback! But you have a good plan to work on upper body strength now. Way to go!

MJ - Same as Sara... that sounds painful, too. You said injections and that made me shiver. I'm a big weenie.

Nicole - Hope everything works out with your job. Nothing like a little insecurity to cause some stress.

Mug - Don't beat yourself up too much on that. I know how frustrating it can be to do that because I do it too. But, don't look back, just try again!

Cheryl - That's some fun walking, too, with your trick or treaters. :)

Rhonda - You're so right. Here we are with a fresh month and a clean slate. It's a perfect time to refresh our attitudes.

I actually heard something on the radio that I thought was interesting. Someone did a study regarding obesity and being overweight(I don't have a lot of details because I wasn't paying attention good enough in the beginning of the story). Anyway, two points that came out of the study were very interesting to me. It may be something to consider when we're feeling down and ready to give up because of how much weight we have to lose and how long the process can be. They said that people do get discouraged when they figure out just how much they have to lose. So, their suggestions are to 1) Don't gain any more weight! Stop now and don't make it any worse. And, 2) Even losing a small amount of weight is beneficial. Health concerns are definitely improved by even a smaller percentage of weight loss.

These points are pretty basic when you think about it, but I thought it was interesting anyway. No, I don't ever want to be over my highest weight!!! I can't imagine what else will happen to my health if I get heavier. And I have not lost a ton of weight, but I can definitely say that I feel better and my clothes sizes have decreased. If I lose another 10 pounds, how much better will I feel? It's kind of exciting when you look at it in smaller increments. I think that's what I have to do for my own sanity!!!

Have a great day everyone!

Morning all,
I have been busy trying to stay out of the candy bags :), Last night when I felt like one real bad, I got a Kashi Tlc bar instead :carrot:. The scale is showing me being out of the 210's which is kind of surprising, because I have eaten at times over my calorie intake, maybe it was from TOM's being over? who knows.
I am going to be a good person today and eat healthy and exercise...
after I exercise I will be eating some oatmeal with honey.. I all ready had 4 ounces of grapefruit juice.
Lunch will be tuna and crackers.
dinner will be a baked potato with roasted cauliflower and something else..
snacks.... tlc bar, pears, yogurt.. I can do this today!!
Everyone have a great on plan day!!!
cheryl

Good Morning to everyone.

B - poached egg on toast..... orange (have this really cool microwave egg poacher I got... )
L- deli selects ham with arugula and pesto mayo on ww bread
d- Digiorno Harvest Select pizza (it's pizza night in my house).
snacks will be celery w/ laughing cow cheese and 100 calorie pack cheez-its

Good morning everyone!

Yay for Saturday. I was well and truly ready for this week to be over. Today the plan is to hit the gym when it opens, come home and do my housework so it's done for the week. I tell you, I lead such a thrilling life!

Food wasn't so good yesterday - one of our team members was leaving, so we brought in food for a morning tea. Unfortunately there was cheese and potato chips - the 2 foods that are on my trigger list - and I grazed all day. Scales are up this morning, but I'm just going to put it aside and move on. It's done now.

Mug, how are you today?

MJ, how's the knee now? Feeling better, I hope.

Sara, another one with a bad knee! How are you feeling today? Your cheesy pecan chicken sounds lovely - are you able to share the recipe, or is it already on the chicken thread and I haven't seen it...

Diane, that's a great way to look at it. I'm not looking at my end goal yet - I'm concentrating on mini goals. I would like to be back at my ticker weight by my birthday and I don't want to put on weight over the Christmas period - that kind of thing. I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't do it, but it's small, managable things like that.

Cheryl, WTG. You're doing so well!

Kat, enjoy your pizza!

Have a fantastic day, everyone! :hug:

Hi chicks,
Just made out my dinner menus for next week, so here they are:
Saturday: Vegetable beef soup
Sunday: Chicken stuffed with LCLC and spinach on a bed of spinach
Monday: Open faced Reubens, salad
Tuesday: Shrimp and scallop stir fry with cashews, egg drop soup
Wednesday: Baked tilapia with roasted red pepper soup
Thursday: Chili
Friday: Pizza night

Tonight it's pizza at my mom's. I'll make myself a special pizza - ww pita, artichoke hearts, turkey pepperoni, mozarella, yum!
I'm trying to stay away from the candy, but it's not easy. I did have a mini Hershey Bar and a tootsie roll earlier. I'll be a nervous wreck until all of that chocolate is out of the house. To distract myself I bought a little pkg of those sugar free peppermint patties yesterday. Ate a couple, but they do terrible things to my digestive system! TMI...
As an incentive I just bought myself a few pretty embroidered and beaded sashes. Found a killer sale and free shipping. It's been a long time since I had any waist to sash.
TGIF! Hope all you chicks have a great on-plan weekend!

Accountability: Tonight I am having TWO chicken sandwiches and a baked potatoe from Wendys. If it fits into my calories, who cares.....it just seems pigish. Oh well, oink oink.

I guess I am lucky in another way I had not thought of until now and reading a lot of posts......

I live off base in an apartmnet. This means the Koreans do not trick or treat so no candy. No huge bowl of sugar staring at me in the face. In the past I would eat one for every kid who came to the door. One year I ran out of candy partly because I ate most of it.....so I had to turn out the lights and pretend I was not home.....hehe

Sounds like most of you got through it. Good work!

I am also glad this week is over. I got bad news from home in the states and am in the midst of what I am thinking is going to be the most painful break up in my life. (see my lousy week post) Not usually good for an overeater but seemed to work for me....the scales showed an 8lb loss after 10 days....(this includes a TOM coming and going as well. Anyway...good luck on the weekend with everyone's eating.

You can all do it!

Today was a rather disappointing day. I did my resistance bands and I was great on water, and even though I'm within my calorie range for the day, I made some icky choices, like chicken enchiladas for lunch. And you know what the worst part is? I don't even feel bad for it, really.

Nicolen, my cheesy pecan chicken recipe is on the 101 Ways to Make Chicken thread. It's one of the last recipes added. I absolutely love it.

Today is my busy day.
I went off plan a little, but it doesn't concern me, I am still having that hard time friday nights, and I planned for it, buy allowing extra calories, and buying baked doritos, instead of its higher calorie brother.
I just ate some oatmeal, with a very small banana and some honey, I am not going to exercise today, am going to be walking in a mall, and shopping, I may hop on the elliptical tonight, who knows?
Lunch is going to be a good question.. I am going to bring a Kashi bar with me, and maybe have a smoothie.
dinner..... Amy's pesto pizza.
snacks.... yogurt , pear.
I can do this today.
Have a great on plan day !!!
cheryl

Good Morning! Wow, yesteday was SO hectic at work--I think I say that every Friday!!! Luckily it wasn't anything bad, just really, really busy.

Sara--I am so sorry to hear about your knee. It sounds like you have a great plan for alternative workouts! A lot of my knee problems are from the fact that my knees don't track right either--that and I don't have much cartilidage left in my right knee. Eventually, I will have to have the underside of my right kneecap resurfaced, something I am NOT looking forward to.

Diane--Believe it or not, the injection is the least painful part. It's about an hour later that it really starts to hurt. That study sounds really interesting. I know I get that way too--if I think about the how much I have to lose to meet my goal I get totally overwhelmed. I have to take it day by day.

Cheryl--Good for you for staying out of the candy bags yesterday!

Nicole--I had to laugh because my plan for this morning (sat) is to run some errands, cleam my house, and then get some exercise in. My knee feels a bit better today, thanks for asking.

Schmoodle--Mmm your pizza sounds yummy! Good for you for treating yourself! And even better--for them to be on sale!!

Darlene--I am sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time right now. You can do it too!!

CC--How are you doing?

Nothing exciting planned for today. It is supposed to be cool, but really sunny. I am going to plan on a walk later--first part w/out the dogs, then I'll come home and get them.

I'm sure I'll be back later!

Good morning everyone!

I had a really good day yesterday - worked hard at the gym, bought on plan groceries and came home and tackled the housework. Very productive. I can enjoy the day today.

I picked up a chocolate bar at the supermarket yesterday. It described itself as being "lite". Turned it over to check the labels and discovered that the serving size was 15grams (1/2 oz) - the bar was 75grams (2 1/2 oz), so a normal sized bar that most of us would consider one serving. It would be considered "lite" if you kept to the serving size, but seriously, who's going to divide that into 5? I'm certainly not!

Plan for today is to go for a swim then I'm meeting a friend for lunch. She wants to have a look at a travel expo then we're going to a vegetarian restaurant in town. Should be fun.

Schmoodle, yum pizza. And fantastic that you've been able to adapt it to be on programme. Go you!

Mug, chicken sandwiches and a baked potato don't sound like bad choices from a fast food place. You could certainly do much worse.

Dolly, :hug: Thinking of you.

Sara, thanks for that! I'll have to have a look at it!

Cheryl, it's all about making better choices. Well done!

MJ, enjoy your walk!

Take care everyone! :hug:

Well, today was SUPPOSED to start with a nice long walk, but my mom decided she wanted to hit the big Khols sale. I normally hate shopping, but I agreed to go so I could spend some time with my mom.

I haven't lost a full size in pants yet, but I am in a 1X on top. A 1x! I WAS A 3X WHEN I STARTED! I even got some shirts from MISSES and not Women's and they still fit. So I'm super excited about that.

We went to Cheddar's for lunch, and I got my usually...Monte Cristo, I know, not very good. But I split the order with my mom and had a salad with it, and we still brought half of it home, so I did a lot better than I normally would have.

I'm still going to try to get my walk in later.

Good Morning!

Nicole--Hope you had a great day w/ your friend today.

Sara--CONGRATS on the smaller shirt size! That is SO exciting!

I had planned a nice long walk today, but I think I broke my toe (big toe) this am. I may not have, but oh my goodness it hurts! The nail lifted up too, so that is adding to the pain factor! I almost called hubby at work, but really, there isn't anything he can do for me. Guess he gets to finish the laundry tomorrow! I am going to go elevate my foot and get the ice pack back out of the freezer. Guess I won't have a hard time staying out of the kitchen today....too much effort to hobble out there!

Good morning lovely ladies!

We are so quiet at the moment on this thread - everyone, please post so I know you're all OK. Please...

Ick, Monday again. Seems to come around so fast. I'm feeling tired today - went down with a migraine about 6pm last night. Thankfully I had the meds handy and managed to put a stop on things, but feeling very washed out today. Such is life.

It was a good day yesterday, swam, walked quite a long way with my friend and we had a good, healthyish lunch as well. All good! The restaurant we went to has a lovely courtyard and we sat in the sun and told each other that we're going to have to do this more often over the summer. And my friend got engaged as well which is very exciting for her!

Sara, yay at losing a size on top. Brilliant stuff - it makes you feel like the plan's working, doesn't it?

MJ, you've been in the wars lately, haven't you! Ouch!

Hi to everyone else - please do post. We don't bite!

Have a great day, everyone! :hug:

Hey all. It's been a busy weekend, but just wanted to shout out to everyone. I'll write more tomorrow, but I have to get some cleaning done today!!!

I have gotten off track posting my menu. It really helps! Coming here always gives me some great ideas as well.

B- WW toast with alpine lace cheese and tomato... pear
L- Turkey wrap with spinach and yogurt/basil spread..... celery
D- Shrimp, tomato and basil pasta.... salad with Newmans Light
S- Kashi bar, rice cakes and apple

I'm staying on plan this week! Thanksgiving is coming up and I would like to reach my goal of 2 lbs this week.

How do you guys deal with a Thanksgiving feast when tempted?