YOU: On a Diet - and other Oprah inspired diets - YOAD November Chatter

:strong: Stay strong! :boxing:Get rid of the bad stuff in the pantry and you will have good results :goodscale: We do have to get through :thanks2: but we can do it!!!!!

Wanted to start a new thread for the November chatter!

I was going to do this last night Iwana,,,,,
I think we were going to start a menu thread again wernt we? now is the time we need to really stay on track with the holidays coming up..

Hey Patti.....you are doing so well!!!! Good job! I helped my brother and sister clean my mom's basement yesterday and today I am sore. LOL!!!! What a cardio workout! It is supposed to get cold by Tuesday but I think Patti has already had snow in Canada. Stay strong!

Thanks for starting the November thread Kim! Patti - say it isn't so - snow already???? Yikes!

I'm still struggling with getting my eating on track - I am eating YOAD for breakfast and lunch, but then DH pulls me off the wagon either for dinner or after dinner. And, I just follow his lead...

The time change should help - I'm going to get my behind to the gym starting this week. Even if I just do 20 minutes on the treadmill, it's better than nothing. I'm hoping that some activity will help me to keep my food under control.
Cindy

Hi everyone, I don't post here often but just wanted to report my 50lb loss today after following YOAD for 5 months. This way of eating is amazing and so healthy. I am loving it. Three things that have helped me the most:
1. Steel Cut Oatmeal every day for breakfast. This is a miracle food for me. I swear it has eliminated my uncontrollable food cravings.
2. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day. I'm up to an hour most days but the commitment I made to do at least 30 minutes 6 days a week has been life changing.
3. U-turns. I don't know why this works so well but it does. In the past I would ruin a whole day after one mistake and that would often turn into a whole week or more until I was completely off my diet plan. A U-turn is so simple and non-judgmental. Somehow just thinking that word when I mess up gets me right back on track. I love you YOAD!

Hello everyone! I officially started YOAD after easing into it for the past couple days. I had an apple and fiber one for breakfast but for lunch I had a chicken breast sandwich on wheat bread with spinach and mustard. As well as yogurt and fresh raspberries. I need to find a lunch I can 'stick' with but I love to change it up!

For snack I had Fage 0% Greek Yogurt with 2 tbs of chopped walnuts.

I do weight watchers and I must admit these food choices are making my points pretty good!

FITIN- CONGRATS ON 50 LBS!! and- i agree about the YOU-turn. I told my friend about the mantra and she thought is was a great idea. Hows the book put it?
"At any time you are authorized to make a YOU-turn."

wow congrats on the 50 pound loss I lvoe steel cut oats as well...I started eating cheerios in the summer and still have one more box to get thru then back to the oats for the winter.
Rockadnroll looks like yo uhad a good food day! keep on going...

Hey everyone
I was up .5 of apound this week...its been awhile since I had a gain. I wont take it too hard. Next week will just be a bigger loss. The bad thing was I was up to 280 and I was hoping to say goodbye to that decade forever. That sucked. Dh adn I went for a great walk today ... on to this week.

Patti.....we can do this. We just take it one day at a time and remain focused. I am not sure why I overeat or eat the wrong things but I will have to work that out as I go along. I am going to strive each day to remain true to YOU. I am up 2lbs this week so I am almost starting over again.

Your right Kim,
I had a great day eating wise today...I had yogurt for breakfast with kiwi, lunch was tomato soup and supper was a fantastic greek salad, brown rice and corn on the cob..sounds like a strange combo but it tasted fantastic! Have any of you tried the microwave brown rice..its made by Uncle Bens...mmmm its so easy 2 mins in the microwave and its done! So easy and quick

Hi gals - I'm back home from my St. Louis road-trip adventure. We flew out there Friday to pick up a car which we then drove back - up through Michigan, across Canada, then across NY. Broke the trip into two days, Saturday and today, then had Sunday to visit with friends and family a bit yesterday. Busy, busy weekend. Needless to say, food was *not* good.

But, tomorrow I'l be making a huge U-turn and getting things back on track.

I'm exhausted, so I'll cut this short - talk to you gals later!
Cindy

Good job Cindy!!!
you know the good doctors said sleep is an important part of losing weight.

Woohoo!!!! This is the end of day 3 of 100% YOAD. I am so excitied. I am going to wait until Sunday to weigh.....hopefully it will be a big treat for me. Come on guys.......WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!!! Remain focused with your eye on the prize and envision yourself obtaining your goals!!!!!

WI today and down 2.5 pounds that make officially 40 pounds gone......I also started taichi this morning..I think Im going to love that class..very relaxing

I was awarded with a loss of 8 pounds yesterday!!!! WooHoo!!!! Finally the scales god looked kindly upon me. I did celebrate a little too much yesterday with a roll that was butterery and I am glad I couldn't take any home with me. Where is Cindy hiding these days? Patti.....great job!!!!!! You go girl, your going to hit your Christmas Goal!!!! I just know you will!!!!!

Hey girls - still having some computer issues at home that I am working through.

Kim - great job on the 8#! You are motivating me to get back on the bandwagon 100%. I'm working on it, but not as hard as I should be.

Patti - congrats on hitting 40#! - I am so proud of you! Keep up the good work.

I'm at work, so need to keep it short. You gals have a good week - I'll pop in when I can. The new computer is ordered, so soon I should be around more often.
Cindy

WOW KIM>>>>...you go girl!!!!! I think everyones busy with your holidyas coming up...

:thanks2:Happy Thanksgiving!!!:thanks1:

Well, my BEAN finally got here today. I am going to inflate the thing and check it out!!!! Take time to reflect on the things you are thankful for!

Hello all! I have just picked up the YOAD book and am fascinated by the sense it makes regarding my yo-yo diet and sweet craving phenomenon. I am currently just counting my calories and am not ready to dive into this diet just yet but definitely see this as a life-long way of eating life. Any one here on this long term? Would love to hear your experiences with it.

Ive been eating this way since last february Maggie,,,I committed to eating this way forever now. I got alot of *aha* moments from the book. I re-read it after the summer. I had a small gain this summer..normally I gain back everything Ive lost. Not this year..its now gone and took some friends with it. I find Im starting to not have to think about what Im eating nowadays..hopefully this will last and just keep getting better. Im now down 40 pounds and have a long way to go......
Glad you joined us.....

-2.5 this week.........

Ive been eating this way since last february Maggie,,,I committed to eating this way forever now. I got alot of *aha* moments from the book. I re-read it after the summer. I had a small gain this summer..normally I gain back everything Ive lost. Not this year..its now gone and took some friends with it. I find Im starting to not have to think about what Im eating nowadays..hopefully this will last and just keep getting better. Im now down 40 pounds and have a long way to go......
Glad you joined us.....


Thank you P.A. Congrats on your 40 lb loss! Glad to hear of your long term experience. I haven't finish the book yet, but I followed some of the basic tips and made it through Turkey day without a hitch, hallelujah!!

Almost time to start a December chatter....... I am still hanging in.....I was up 3 pounds from Thanksgiving celebration..... I really didn't feel I over indulged....maybe not enough water or exercise? Oh well.....

Did any of you see Oprah today? She featured some viewers who have lost significant amounts of weight - 150# or more. Bob Greene was on as well - I'm not really a fan of him, but one thing he did say really hit home with me.

He said that women can't get away without exercising unless they eat perfectly every day. And since none of us can always be perfect, we really need to work exercise into every day in order to maintain or lose weight.

I've been pretty good on my food for the past 3 days - not perfect, and the amounts are maybe a bit high, but it's been better than it's been in a long time. For some reason I am really struggling with getting my eating back on track - I think it might be the stress at work - I'm definitely a stress eater.

Any ideas for what I could do for a quick breakfast? I need something I can take to work and eat in a meeting or while on a conference call. I'd like to come up with a recipe for a bar or muffin I can bake on the weekends - I don't want to use store-bought bars if I can avoid doing so. Let me know what's been working for you gals.
Cindy

I totally agree w/ Bob Greene, I know I'd never have lost as much weight as I did without exercise.

I walk every day for 30 mins...Ive also started to do tai chi...I need the exercise..makes me feel so much better.
Cindy what about yogurt? comes in its on container adn everything..how easy is that?