Weight Watchers - Christmas Losers! Walk the Talk! 7 weeks - set 10 goals!

OK, this is ecumenical, I just like that eye catching title. You can call this Hanukkah or Kwanzaa or New Year or a 7 week challenge! :carrot:

Step One: SET Goals, you need 10 goals to acheive by Dec. 25th
Step Two: You need to stop in here at least every other day or every third day to give an update and talk about what you have done to acheive those goals. Copy the goals you write for yourself here and post them in your home, so you will remember what they are and they are "in your face". I'm taping mine to my bathroom mirror.
Step Three: Walk the talk. I'm guilty here. I come here and say I blew it, I'm off the wagon, oh my, oh what have I done wrong.... whine, whine, whine, and it's high time I stopped playing games and either s____ or get off the pot! Are you with me?

Here are my 10 goals, they truly are something I can do and there are no excuses:

1. Walk, either on the treadmill or at the mall or in a neighborhood, I can do this. I will walk at least 3 - 4 times a week. I will make time for it.
2. I will not pass through the kitchen and grab cookies, cookies are not for me. They are for the other people in this house. Pretzels are permissible about every 3 or 4 days only. I will make and keep air popped popcorn in zip lock bags for myself, so the "oh, I need it now and I'm in a hurry" thing won't happen.
3. Meal planning, If I make a plan I generally stick with it, but the plan needs to be made each day. So, today is day one and I will have a written plan in place for the entire day.
4. Do not allow other family members to get in the way of my success. This is where I am very bad and their insistence at ordering out for pizza and picking up Chinese food are just not right for me. There are healthier choices at these places for me, but I give in to be "part of the party". Good luck to them if they want to be eating like that, but I have to do better.
5. Forgiveness. There will be Thanksgiving and a few holiday celebrations with all kinds of food. I know this and I forgive myself for those special occasions, but every day is not a special occasion. Get that? Every day is NOT a special occasion. There may be three or four "special occasions" in the next 7 weeks, not one every day.
6. Experiment, you have been reading a great deal about raw foods and vegans and pretending you are doing certain things, but you have not changed your diet a single bit. You just read. You don't have to convert to an entirely new thing, but you can try a few things and improve your over-all diet and get as far away from processed foods as you can. Tinkerbell is not going to come in and wave her magic wand at you and suddenly a spa chef will show up and make it happen, you have to make it happen.
7. You have a certain number of points (or calories) that are in your range for each day. You know this and you continually "forget" to write it all down and then wonder why you can't drop these extra pounds. Write it down. You look at a serving and guess that it's a proper serving size, measure it. If you are still hungry at the end of a meal, popcorn, water and fruit.
8. Get back to a few WW meetings. Going to those meetings does truly help inspire. But, you know you are very very busy and the approaching holiday season is going to get out of control. Forgiveness for not going is important, but that doesn't give you permission to get out of control.
9. Read your "lite" and WW cookbooks, try those recipes for fun and see what happens. Goal is to try at least one new recipe per week. If you are busy, try a crock pot recipe.
10. Read these goals over at least once every two or three days and remind yourself of what you need to do.

For me, that is is. This was an lecture to myself, written here for all to see. If I put myself out there, I may actually get someplace. But, I need other people who are enthusiastic and want this. I need people to bring me back when I stray. I need someone who joins in to even send me a private message if they don't see me post for two or three days and prod me and say, "Where are you and what are you doing? Are you eating?"

Thanks and I hope a few of us can do this together. I had a funeral (an unpleasant reminder of what can happen when a life is not well lived) to attend over the weekend and 95% of my dress clothes didn't fit when I was getting ready to go. I intend to fit back into my own clothes and go shopping for a new suit that looks fabulous on me that could take me out to dinner, to a meeting or to a funeral if need be.

Hugs to all! :hug:

I'd love to join!!!

My 10 goals are:

1. To be HONEST with myself about my eating. I can't continue pretending that excuses like holidays/special occassions are permissable reasons to eat! This may be okay for some people but I can learn to enjoy myself in different ways.

2. LOG everything I eat. I'm generally very good at this but I have to be VERY careful. Not eating much is not a reason to stop logging. Points add up quickly and I need to keep track of everything!

3. Stick to my POINT count. Using up my flex points is okay but I need to plan plan plan so that I don't underestimate and then eat over my points for the day.

4. Stay focused on my 1800 minutes of exercise this month! Force myself even when I don't feel like it to exercise! Walk, aerobics, yoga, run there are tons of options so I can't say that i'm bored.

5. Do this PLAN for ME and nobody else. Just cause DH or the fam eats takeout, treats or anything WW unfriendly doesn't mean that I have to. Make good decisions for myself and not follow the pack just cause they do it.

6. Be PATIENT about my weight loss. I've lost 15 already so I'm approaching goal at a steady pace. Don't get overwhelmed about the process and be gratefull that i've made it this far and just keep doin it!

7. Prepare more MEAL for myself. I must stop relying on whatever is made for me and then complain that everyone is sabatoging my PLAN. If I don't like it and/or it isn't a good choice for me then I should figure out another alterative for myself.

8. Allow myself the opportunity to splurge a little at Christmas assuming that I don't go overboard. Eating should be balanced and so, I shouldn't NEED to overeat to enjoy myself! Eating is only one aspect of that holiday.

9. Do some research about healthy eating. Find some good WW friendly recipe's and actually try them for a change. Stop relying on the same old recipes but in smalled portions.. obviously this hasn't worked for me in the past. That food is what got be fat in the first place.

10. Eat 3 whole meals per day - no excuses! Don't go back to my old habits of 1 HUGE meal per day. This is partly why I ballooned up to almost 180 in the first place. Be smart, diligent and logical about my meals. Breakfast, lunch and Dinner. Make time for each of those very important meals!!

:)

LaurieMae! WELCOME and those are great goals! Paste them up someplace!
We can do this!

Thanks!

I just had a look at your ticker and we're at the exact same weight! :D:carrot:

Wow! I could literally copy a lot of yours OP! Thanks for the inspiration its definately do or die time for me!

1. You bite it you write it. Im guilty of thinking Im doing so well then wondering why there is no progress. Well that pack of M+Ms you snuck in or an extra granola bar or pkg of cocoa didnt go unnoticed by the scale!

2. Excercise in some form every other day. Dont push yourself to do it daily bc then you wont be able to move the following day. Do what you can but at the same time DO WHAT YOU CAN dont just sit there and use this same tired excuse of you cant bc of your health issue. Yes its part of your life and you have to work around it but it doesnt have to control you.

3. WATER is now your best friend. Dont you feel so good when you drink it!? So, drink it! No Pepsi! Not even one at your moms because then you want it and you over do it.

4. Read and learn more about being Gluten Free but also DO IT. As Op said try a new recipe now and then. Start switching stuff over. Use up the non GF foods (in proper portion of course) and get rid of em so you can start fresh soon.

5. Keep up the meal plan its a lot of work but its working!

6. Dont give in to eating out when with friends/family. Youve went 2 months without that crap dont put it back in your body/mind. You dont have to go out to eat to show your mom you love her for her Bday thats just something your sister wants to do. You need to change your emotional connection to food and not let others control you.

7. Dont over do it on the special days. Why would you eat 3 x as much just because its Thanksgiving. Have a small taste of everything and lots of veggies!

8. I know tis the time for baking but stop buying brownie mix and stuff for cakes, cookies whatever. Two BIG slip ups this week because you wanted to bake. It wasnt worth it. You are self sabotoging because you knew you were doing well so heres some cookies and apple cake to derail that. Shame on you for succeding.....from not on NO shame on you for not wanting to succed!

9. EAT You over eat because you dont eat in a timely fashion. I dont care if what you planned doesnt sound as good now. Either eat it or make something else right away but eat so you dont binge this afternoon.

10. The past is the past. You cant change it. But you CAN change tomorrows past so DO IT NOW!

Lookingformeagain, what great goals!
You know, we are actually yelling at ourselves a bit here and I, for one, felt so good to get it out on paper (it's now printed and taped to my mirror!) and look at it.
Laurie, and I am also 5'2" tall, just like you. We are exactly the same height and same weight. I'm 54, not meaning to pry, but how old are you? I wonder how many points you get a day? Due to my age as well as activity level, I get 21 points a day. I find it very hard to stick to those 21 points and I need to concentrate on what they call those filling foods a bit. My food "staying power" is just not existent.
Also, LFMA, I like to bake as well and can't resist things like that. It's very hard. I also am a quilter and attend guild and workshop meetings. There is always food there and I have a very hard time resisting. I got to a big meeting on Monday and I'm going to bring my own snack this time and stay away from the food tables. I signed up to bake, but that doesn't mean I have to eat it.

derrydaughter, I get 22 points per day and i'm 27yo. :D

Also, I posted a super long reflection type thing about the goal setting in my blog. It's SUPER long and I don't wanna flood up this thread! If you wanna read it just check it out!

Have a great day everyone! :):carrot:

Laurie, I enjoyed reading that post to your blog. I wouldn't have minded if it was here on this thread at all. However, if the thread ends up having more people joining in and participating, we might have to be a bit more condensed in order to get people to stick around and read what we have to say.
I have my goals posted on my mirror in the bathroom, that is where I have a tiny little vanity area with a stool to sit on and I sit there each day while I blow dry my hair. I read that list of goals about 3 or 4 times yesterday, it was a good thing.
I was tempted to have a glass of wine with dinner last night and re-reading those goals and thinking about how serious I want to be right now stopped me. I love an evening glass of wine but there wasn't a NEED to have it. I think I will allow myself ONE this evening, but if I think of the calories in one glass, I have now cut that much from this week by saying no last night.
I did pretty well yesterday. I developed an eating plan page to print off my computer and like it a bit better than the WW trackers. It allows space for a plan and then actual eating. Things change throughout a day and it helps to remain fluid and re-think as the day goes on. One of my issues with planning ahead is that I would always get rattled when something happened and I didn't do as planned. I wouldn't have an alternate plan.
I was on my treadmill as well and am proud that I did it and make myself. I like to watch movies and put the closed caption feature on so I can read the words as the treadmill is often too loud to hear. I get bored easily on the treadmill, so I am pleased to have done this.
Today is a fresh day and I shall plan.
I shall re-read my goals and address them.
I feel motivated and ready.

Thanks for reading! :)

I agree that planning is the best way to go. I'm pretty good at staying within my points but, I tend to get a little obsessed about it and then consequently I deprive myself if that makes any sense. Actually, it's a cycle: I start WW really strong, stick to my points like glue, feel deprived then fall off the wagon completely cause the plan doesn't seem feasible long term. I realize now that I have to work WW and it's not WW that works me.

So, this time around I took a different approach. It's not that I'm not sticking to plan but I'm not limiting myself to diet foods anymore. I eat otherwise normally except and this is the biggest EXCEPTION : I watch my portions and make better choices. For example, DH and I used to go out for breakfast often. Mostly every Sunday actually. I used to have Eggs Benedict with ham, asparagus, bacon the whole show ya know? Now, I have a healthy breakfast which consists of 1 poached egg, some fruit and a whole wheat toast. I'm not anymore hungry than I was back then but I just make a better choice now cause I'm more aware of what i'm eating.

I haven't had a chance to print out my goals yet. I think i'm gonna stick em to the fridge where I see them all the time. I think it's important to keep reminding ourselves of what we're striving after cause for me anyway I tend to lose sight of my goals pretty quickly!

As for the glass of wine, if you really enjoy it then heck why not? Why don't you give yourself x amount of wine points per week perhaps from your flex points? Instead of having a glass every night or every other night maybe you could plan for 1 day a week where you get that treat??? I'm currently using this approach for take out. Every Friday night DH and I order out - but I plan for that every week and make sure I make a good choice and not blow all my hard work!!!

Have a great day Derrydaughter! :D I'm at the office until approximately 1pm and then I'm heading out to the hospital to see my grandma who's very ill. Not a very exciting weekend if I do say so myself! In anycase, have an AWESOME on plan day!!! :carrot::hug:

Thanks for the response. As per your suggestion, I am planning a glass of wine tonight and I will savor it. I'm going to order a wine spritzer with club soda, wine and lime and that will extend the drink for a longer time and I will not be deprived.
I'm sorry about your grandmother. Watch out for this. I was down to 148 pounds and then my dad got really sick. He died of bone cancer and then my mom died 4 months after that. During the time he was sick, I survived by eating chocolate doughnuts and afterwards, I went into a downward spiral and have not yet been able to climb out of it. It's been four years and this is the most serious I have been since they died in terms of getting back on track.
I can do this.

Goodmorning everyone! :)
I found out last night that my grandma passed away. The call came in sometime around 10pm. Although we weren't close at all I still had a very difficult time sleeping last night and I feel awfull this morning. I kinda feel like I got blown over by a steam truck. I'll probably be MIA for a couple of days while we prepare for the funeral! So not to worry about me - it's not cause I fell off the wagon!

How is everyone else doing?

So sorry to hear about your grandmother, LaurieMae. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Yesterday I did pretty well until we ate out at a restaurant, but it could have been much worse. I had prime rib and I think I should have had salmon, it is always hard to know how things are prepared. One thing I try to stick with when I eat out is something that is served plain without sauces. That always helps as sauces can be laden with points and one never knows.
I am not giving up and I am sticking with this, I ate out last night and it was a meal and not a special occasion. I had more points than I should have had, but I hope to exercise a bit today and I hope to behave myself today to make up for it.

Thank you for the kind words Derrydaughter! :)

As for the restaurant thing, I'm always super suspicious of all the food. Even chicken is somehow pumped up with fat or covered in something that triples its regular point value! I try to order things that aren't saucey either. Sauce=mega points in my books!

But, don't beat yourself up over it. I mean it's not like you ate something TERRIBLE ya know? :D

I survived a busy Sunday and didn't go completely wild. I am proud of two things I did and the old me wouldn't have made the choices I made.
I didn't write down everything I ate, though, and I hope to do better with that today. Today is a big challenge, and I will get into that in a minute.

Yesterday was super busy. Went to church in the morning. They have a coffee hour afterwards. I left and looked at homemade cookies, cinnamon buns, doughnuts, crackers and cheese and whatnot. I looked, but did not have one single bit!
Went home and after lunch we attended a Veteran's Day concert. There was an intermission and free snacks, more cookies, cupcakes, snacks, and even fudge. My husband had several treats. I looked again, but did not touch.
Then I had a meeting to go to, thank goodness there was no food there at least. Then, at home we had cheeseburgers and salad for dinner. My husband made these really huge "man-sized" burgers, they were ridiculously large. I ate about half of it, took the roll off and scraped off the choose and ate a bit more of the hamburger just dipping it in ketchup with my fork. I had a salad with oil and vinegar and measured my oil. I was smarter than usual. I didn't have a beer with my dinner, either, even if I wanted one. I just had ice water. Dessert was low fat frozen yogurt.
I didn't exercise, though, it turned out to be a much busier day than I anticipated.
Today, I have a guild meeting all morning and there will, again, be tables full of food. I plan to bring a 100 calorie bag of almonds and just get coffee.
Why does every meeting people attend have to have tables full of food?
I think I might offer to do coffee hour at church sometime in the near future and try to make it a challenge to offer only healthy choices? I might dehydrate a bunch of apples ahead of time? I wonder if people wouldn't find them appealing? (or should I say a-peeling? Ha Ha). The apples are wonderful to eat and offer a tangy taste when dehydrated, but they look kind of ugly. : )
Well, off to live though another day with a big challenge. I need to keep my find focused, read over those goals again.

Great work Derrydaughter! :)

You were able to resist temptation yesterday! I'm not sure if I could have gone through all that and not had a single one. I tend to allow myself 1 small treat so I don't feel deprived!!! so good for you! :)

As for me, i'm heading off to work today since there has been no news about the funeral. Yesterday was really busy getting everything together and now I just wait to find out all the details! I had a little NSV yesterday. I needed to get pants for the funeral and was thrilled when I fit comfortable in a size 12. When i started this journey I was anywhere between a 14-16.

It's probably the best part of this journey when all this hard work finally starts to show! :D

LM, good for you with the NSV! It's funny how body type comes into play. You and I are the exact same weight and height and yet I wear a size 10. Though, have to admit that the 10 pants are feeling too tight and I'd be more comfortable in a 12 right now. But, I have learned that if you buy the next size up then you get too comfortable and losing is even more difficult. Would rather keep working hard and drop a few pounds so the 10s feel right on me again. When I change into my nightgown at the end of the day, I breath a huge sigh of relief.
Reminding myself of the tight pants is a good reason for me to get on the treadmill!
I didn't eat all the snacks at my guild meeting this morning. I brought a few almonds and some raisins. I was able to stay in control.

That sure is strange. It's funny though, when I lost lots of weight about 7 years ago (down to 110 about) I was wearing a size 8ish. Right now i'm in a 12 and I weigh some 50lbs more. We shall see. I'm not really going to gauge myself on clothing sizes cause if I do i'll get way too discouraged!

Life's been pretty busy these days. Gettin organized, re-arranging work etc etc is not an easy task.

I've been pretty much on plan the last couple of days. Today so far I had a 4pt breakfast, 1 pt morning snack and a 6 pt lunch. My mom is actually making homemade chicken soup for me right now :) Once it's done i'll probably have a bowl for dinner!

Have a great day!!!!:hug:

Today will be an easy day to stay on program, I think. I'm going to look up Weight Watcher meetings and see if there is one I can go to as well.
I plan on getting on the treadmill, grocery shopping and when I shop I hope to buy some healthier choices.
Eating plan for today:

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg white omelette with one cut up laughing cow lite cheese and sauteed onion and pepper.
pink grapefruit sections

snack: 94% FF popcorn

Lunch: Salad, vegetable soup, cheese, some kind of bread

snack: maybe a small serving of cottage cheese or some yogurt, but only 1 or 2 points

Dinner: a conflict. My daughter wants to cook a high point recipe for dinner and I am going to talk her out of it or not have any of it. I need to take a stand. We'll talk. I hope to have a lower point dinner than what she wants to do.

Dessert: WW frozen dessert, 3 points

So, 312 people have read this thread and hardly anyone else has posted! Why not chat and give us some feedback?

Here is an exercise that I am going to do....

I will take a 3 x 5" index card and on that card I will write the reasons WHY I want to lose weight. I will place that card in my purse. Whenever I get tempted to have something to eat that is not good for me and will not help me realize my goals, I will take that card out and re-read it!

Reasons I want to lose weight:
1. To look younger
2. To have my clothes that I have "outgrown" fit me again
3. To have clothes that I am currently wearing fit me again
4. To avoid health issues like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease
5. To feel energetic and positive


What are your reasons? Care to share them?

What have you done today to help you reach those goals?

:coffee2: Goodmorning!

Well i'll start off by saying that I was really disappointed yesterday morning when I weighed in and i'd lost nothing! This is the first time this has happened to me so I was really upset with myself. :( I gave the situation some thought yesterday and figured out that although i'd been on plan, I wasn't as strict with myself about measuring and portions. So, today, I started a new menu log on my blog where I'm going to plan plan plan ALL my days for the next month. Hopefully, I'll be able to stay on track! :) I'm usually very good at following my plan but I need a plan to follow ya know? So I'm going to force myself to make menu plans each morning so I have no wiggle room!

As for the 300 or so views, where is everyone? Like Derrydaughter mentioned, join in, post, read, share! We're all on the same journey lets share it with each other! :hug::D

Laurie Mae, as a veteran long term WW lifetime member I can say with great assurance that there are times when you are doing the program and you plateau. The first few weeks, or "honeymood stage" the weight comes off easy and then when the going gets tough, that is where you need to keep on and realized that you are now adjusting to a new diet and exercise program. It will happen if you stick with it, but you need to keep up your motivation and it does get really difficult at this stage. I am here to cheer you on!
You have to work through those times and not get caught up in the scale quite as much. Think about that NSV you reported two days ago, a clothing size issue is certainly worth celebration. A non-food celebration, of course!
I have often wondered about weight loss as we do not truly know WHEN the weight we lose correlates to the food we eat. So, a loss you had last week might have been the result of what you ate two weeks prior, or was it two days prior? Some weight gains and losses are fluid and sodium and PMS related, but others are truly the result of good eating and they are not as immediate. Women must look at time of the month and accept that at least one week of the month, it is very possible to gain even if you are trying so hard. It will come off in the end!
I have a minor victory this morning, but I have to say that it's a temporary thing. I wanted to get to a WW meeting yesterday at 4:30 and my errands and grocery shopping trip just took way too much time and I didn't make it. So, there is a meeting at 10:00 today that I will go to, or one later on this afternoon.
I got on my scale here at home and weighed in at 162.2 this morning, down .8 from my 163 that was on my tracker. BUT, I have not been to a WW meeting for about 6 or 8 weeks and my scale is always different from their scales, usually they are about 3 pounds higher than my scale. So, I might have to post a gain. Last time I weighed in with them, I was 166. Oh well, I know I am down from where I was but if my tracker goes up instead of down later on, I will take it in and think. My scale and theirs are different and that is OK. The fact that I plan to go back to meetings is more important than that number.
So, my NSV is that I am motivated and I am working on this again.

So, now the number of "reads" on this thread is 379. Where are you people? I find it very interesting that people are reading, but not participating. I, at least, hope that you are being inspired. Would love to hear from you.

I just got home from my WW meeting. Whew. At least my tracker doesn't have to move up.
I weighed in last on 9/22/09 and was 166. I weighed in today at 163.4.
That is a loss of 2.6 pounds in 1 1/2 months.
I can do better than that, but I am not complaining. I have to admit that I really blew it off for a period of time. I had gone to that meeting and my desire at that time was to get back to WW and work at it. I dabbled for a week or so and blew it off. I really haven't been trying all along, it's really been only since last week that I have truly given it my best effort. But, my best is not good enough.
I watched The Biggest Loser last night. I wish they would stop so much of the music and the drama and show us what those people are eating. We see them exercising like mad with the trainers and yet (I have only watched this show a few times, so maybe there have been food episodes?) I didn't see them learning how to cook for themselves or portion control - for life. Does that happen?
I felt so bad, as the few episodes I watched last year, I was really attached to the young man named Dan who they brought back this year again. He went home last night and I was really sad. He has made remarkable strides. He is a cute kid and he should be kept on that show no matter what, I hate when they send people home for not losing as much as others (percent) as all those people deserve to be there. I would rather see a show where they all stay through the season but rewards are given when they lose more than others. The biggest loser in the end could still win the big prize, but I want them all to keep having that chance.

Question for the day: Do you think it's more satisfying to have half a sandwich made with really good bread instead of a whole sandwich made with two slices of lite bread?

I had a good day yesterday, but didn't end up writing everything down. I started, but as the day went on I forgot. I am going to add it all this morning and try to get on track and write for today.
I wish there were more people here contributing and trying. It truly helps and inspires.
In the meantime, I re-read my 10 goals again yesterday. They are posted on my bathroom mirror. It was good to re-affirm what I wrote and recognize how important those 10 goals are.

Hello DD!

I see i'm not the only early riser around here. I was up at 5:00 am today and now it's a few minutes past 6:20 :dizzy:

Yesterday was a good day for me also. Actually the last two days were both very good. I'm sticking to making meny plans for the entire day in the morning and so far I haven't had a blip or cheat yet. It only takes a few minutes but it makes the rest of my day really easy and predictable just how I like it!

I also have a small victory to report. After not losing anything at Weigh In on Tuesday I'm down to 162 this morning. I'm thrilled about the loss but really STOKED about being out of the obese category. My BMI is now, FINALLY, under 30 and I couldn't be happier!

Today, i'm off to the funeral. I should be there all day actually and I took that into consideration when making my meal plan. I was realistic about the spread of food they'll have and calculated accordingly. If you wanna see what i'm eating it's all posted up in my blog.

Apart from that, nothing else is new. I went to bed early last night and didn't sleep very well yet I was up at 5am regardless. :(

Have a great day DD and stay true to your goals!! :D :hug:

I couldn't log on here for two days and was getting really bummed out. Glad to be back.
I have two NSVs to report.
One: We went out to a local diner type of place for dinner last night. Breakfast is served all day. I was confronted with a wonderful menu and all the choices were so tempting. We love eating there at this place. I gulped hard and ordered an egg white omelette with fresh spinach and tomato and feta cheese. I had the fruit as my side order instead of home fries. They have sprout bread as a choice and I had it. I found out, after asking that it is Ezekiel bread. I was totally on program for once on a weekend day. This is HUGE for me.
Also, we walked the entire mall upstairs and down and we bought a Nintendo wii a few weeks ago and I could have cared less, but yesterday we bought the wii fit package. Instead of sitting on our butts watching TV after dinner, DH and I took turns snowboarding and doing all sorts of wii fit things. I'm a bit sore today, but it's a good thing.
I'm proud of myself!
I'm going to post on the wii fit thread about this. I might feel more comfortable talking about it all if I now own one.

phew! I'm glad i'm not the only one who couldn't access the site! I was getting a little nervous when I couldn't login!

In anycase, I've been on plan all weekend. I was able to resist many different types of treats both at the funeral and other social events all weekend!

How do you like the Wii DD?:hug:

LM, I do like the Wii fit so far, though the yoga stuff (yawn) seemed a bit boring. I have yet to do all the things that are available. Some seem like they will be a bit too hard. But, I will try each thing in my own time.
I really enjoy the ski slalom thing.
I am on line but a few moments this morning as I have my WW meeting at 9:30 and have to get rolling. I hope for a loss, but even if no loss, I know I'm trying again and that is a good thing.
I am looking towards Thanksgiving and wondering how I'll face all that food? I will do some walking and do my best. One thing I have always done is to not carry this woe is me and I can't have this and that through a day such as Thanksgiving. I take that day off, but do try to step up activity. It's not Thanksgiving week, it is Thanksgiving DAY!

451 readings of this thread and still only two people actively posting. I'm sad about that. Why not talk and list your goals and join in?
At any rate, I weighed in at 162.6 yesterday, a loss of .8 and I am glad I went to the meeting.
We did the usual paper plate thing where we wrote down what we would eat and how many points. It was rather sobering and it made me think about increasing my activity between now and Thanksgiving and also over that weekend. We are going to my in-laws, out of state, and I really will not be able to control what is served to me. What I can control is how much of it that I can take in. I can be the one who suggests a walk as well.
My meal, if I have everything I plan on, will be 31 points. That includes two glasses of wine or two beers. That includes a piece of pecan pie and whipped cream as well. If I switch to apple pie, I can shave 3 extra points off that, but then I would want ice cream on it and there those three points will come right back. So, I should just have what I want.
I didn't calculate in any appetizers either as my sister in law is bringing those and I have no idea what she will be bringing. But, one thing I will do is bring some knitting and sit away from the coffee table with a big glass of ice water. That might help?
What are your plans to cope with the food?
Also, I have done the wii fit for four days straight, as of yesterday and plan to do it again this morning. It's helping me stay a bit more motivated, I think?

To all who read this....
What have you done this week to walk to the talk? Or, is it just talk?

Hello, Must admit I have been peeping in here, but wasn't sure I could actually come up with 10 goals. As I read all of your posts, I realized I need to be a part of something like this due to holidays and the fact we have a move coming up.

1. Get back to drinking water only. I have let diet soda creep back in and I know I need to stop.
2. Track every day and write my thoughts about the day.
3. Keep up working out as a family.
4. Stop freaking out about how much weight I have to lose. I didn't gain it all in a couple of months, so it will take time to get it off.
5. Eat more veggies..I am bad about this one.
6. Daily meal planning for myself so I stay OP. I am terrible about this one too.
7. Take my son out every afternoon, since we can put on hats, jackets, and gloves..he has so much energy it's no fair for us to just stay inside during the day.
8. Six meals a day, you do better and you know it when you stick to this rule since you know how your blood sugar gets when you don't.
9. Remember you are doing this for you and stop comparing yourself to other people or wondering what they think of you. You're taking the steps to change and that's what counts.
10. Figure out what to reward myself with every 10 lbs. I lose besides food.


I am printing this off after I am done here and tacking it to my fridge..
Thanks Ladies for being an insparation,
Ash

Hello Ladies!

Pheww life has been super busy!!! I have a couple of minutes and thought i'd give everyone a little update.

So, yesterday I weighed in at 161.7. This is my lowest weight in probably 5 years. I was super thrielld but that wore off pretty quickly and I got pretty bumed that i'm still in the 160's. Ash, your post kinda alleviated some of my anxieties about this. Like you mentioned it's important that we stop freaking out about how much we have to lose and how slowly it's coming off. Just make the best of it and enjoy this journey.

My eating has been good. Today, I felt like eating cereal so I had a bowl of cornflakes for lunch. Sometimes I get these odd cravings for things and now I allow myself to accomodate it so I don't end up binging on it later.

Have a great day everyone, stay true to your goals!

LaurieMae - Yeah, I am a daydreamer and I lost weight before with WW and know how good and I looked and felt, so it's easy for me to go into that, just wait until I lose all of the weight mode. Not to be preach-y either, but something else you may want to think about is, when you have less to lose and you do compared to me - it can take longer. But I personally thing you're doing great..as I say, one day at a time.

Me and my husband made it to the gym again for Day 3 of our family 1 week challenge. It is so nice that we easily slide into it. And even more nice our gym has a family room so we can watch over our son while we workout. Makes not have a babysitter excuse fade away really quick..and the cutest thing is watching my 2 year old run his one lap around the track..he loves it..

Laurie so sorry to hear about your grandmother Hugs!

Derry thanks for starting this thread!

I havent been online much but just came in to re-read my goals. Im still chugging along and keep getting de-railed here and there but this isnt a sprint. It took years of bad eating choices to get me here now Im wanting to make lasting changes.

Great to have a few more posts! We can do this. I copy, cut and pasted my goals here and I'm going to address each one and talk about what I have done. Forgive this for being too long!

1. Walk, either on the treadmill or at the mall or in a neighborhood, I can do this. I will walk at least 3 - 4 times a week. I will make time for it.
:p I have been on the treadmill a few times, but since creating this goal have gotten the wii fit and I have used it each day and enjoyed it so much more than the treadmill. My husband and I also went to the mall over the weekend and walked the entire mall, upstairs and down and also went to a flea market and walked the entire thing.

2. I will not pass through the kitchen and grab cookies, cookies are not for me. They are for the other people in this house. Pretzels are permissible about every 3 or 4 days only. I will make and keep air popped popcorn in zip lock bags for myself, so the "oh, I need it now and I'm in a hurry" thing won't happen.

:p Doing better with this. I'm really aware. Having to write down everything helps control that out of control snacking.


3. Meal planning, If I make a plan I generally stick with it, but the plan needs to be made each day. So, today is day one and I will have a written plan in place for the entire day.

:dizzy: I have done better with this as well, but not 100% perfect. Like, over the weekend I forgot to defrost the chicken I was going to cook and we ended up eating out. But, I handled it much better.


4. Do not allow other family members to get in the way of my success. This is where I am very bad and their insistence at ordering out for pizza and picking up Chinese food are just not right for me. There are healthier choices at these places for me, but I give in to be "part of the party". Good luck to them if they want to be eating like that, but I have to do better.

:devil: We ate out twice over the weekend, but I did so much better. For example, we went to Pizzeria Uno and I looked up on Dottie's Weight Loss Zone the points for certain foods. I had an 11 point meal there, a 2 point vegetable soup, a 7 point house salad with grilled chicken and 2 points for olive oil and none for the vinegar. It went well and I felt satisfied.

5. Forgiveness. There will be Thanksgiving and a few holiday celebrations with all kinds of food. I know this and I forgive myself for those special occasions, but every day is not a special occasion. Get that? Every day is NOT a special occasion. There may be three or four "special occasions" in the next 7 weeks, not one every day.

;) I have to forgive myself for yesterday. I went to a meeting and there was homemade pecan pie with cool whip. I had some. I lived through it. I journaled it and I counted the flex points. I'm heading to Boston tomorrow on a college tour with my daughter and we'll be eating lunch out. That is going to be hard as I have no idea where we will eat, but I will do my best to stay in control.

6. Experiment, you have been reading a great deal about raw foods and vegans and pretending you are doing certain things, but you have not changed your diet a single bit. You just read. You don't have to convert to an entirely new thing, but you can try a few things and improve your over-all diet and get as far away from processed foods as you can. Tinkerbell is not going to come in and wave her magic wand at you and suddenly a spa chef will show up and make it happen, you have to make it happen.

:^: I had my first raw food meal for lunch this week. Shaved zucchini with a raw tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, sun dried tomatoes, basil, oregano, and fresh red pepper. It was good. I was hungry an hour later though, so I had 94% FF popcorn as a filler with water. I did OK. Also, used the leftover sauce on top of big portabella mushrooms and baked them with some fresh mozzarella, they were great.
7. You have a certain number of points (or calories) that are in your range for each day. You know this and you continually "forget" to write it all down and then wonder why you can't drop these extra pounds. Write it down. You look at a serving and guess that it's a proper serving size, measure it. If you are still hungry at the end of a meal, popcorn, water and fruit.

:carrot: I have done this! I have written everything down since I started this Christmas challenge. I ended the week, yesterday, with 11 flex points unused. That was a good feeling going into Thanksgiving week. However, this week is already different and I need to be careful.

8. Get back to a few WW meetings. Going to those meetings does truly help inspire. But, you know you are very very busy and the approaching holiday season is going to get out of control. Forgiveness for not going is important, but that doesn't give you permission to get out of control.

:^: check! Have been to two meetings since this challenge started. I feel better about myself and did have losses.


9. Read your "lite" and WW cookbooks, try those recipes for fun and see what happens. Goal is to try at least one new recipe per week. If you are busy, try a crock pot recipe.

:p Made a few recipes that were "lite" including a chicken, pasta, garlic, broccoli thing that was pretty good. I'm doing much better here and it's helping with boredom.


10. Read these goals over at least once every two or three days and remind yourself of what you need to do.

;) I'm doing that too, they are on my mirror in the bathroom. I am even re-listing them and addressing them here for all to see.

I feel good about this! I think it's a great thing to list what you said you are going to do and address it.

Good on ya!

HELLO!!! After a 6 month hiatus from this website, I am back. I have been looking for something JUST LIKE THIS! I borrowed a lot from all of your "10 goals" - but mine truly are almost the same. Here goes!!

1. Attend WW meetings every week (only excuse is week of thanksgiving and week of Xmas b/c I’m out of town)
2. Workout at least 4 times a week. NO EXCUSES. Push for 5 or 6.
3. No BLTs – bites, licks, or tastes – unless I write it!
4. TRACK EVERYTHING – EVERYTHING!
5. Stick to my points
6. Say NO. I always overextend myself during the Holidays. This time, I will say NO. go home early. Stop drinking early. Say NO to that last drink.
7. STOP NIGHT EATING – kitchen is closed at 8pm.
8. Sleep. Minimum 7 hours a night – shoot for 8+.
9. Don’t succumb to family/friend/party “food-peer-pressure” – only I know my own stomach, energy, etc. I choose what I eat, drink, how much I workout…
10. Post these goals on my mirror – read every day.

THANKS for posting this!!!

Hey skinnychica! Good to hear from you again and I like your goals. Simple and to the point. Mine are a bit too wordy, but that's how I am. Catty gal, I should change my derrydaughter name to that, but Derry is my maiden name and it's a tribute to my parents, who passed away, to keep that name. : )

Good for you to state those clear goals and go for it! Keep checking in here to let us know how you are doing.

I was on a downward trend after my pecan pie fiasco earlier this week and had a few more flex points than I should have yesterday as well, but I did OK. I have been on the wii fit each day and that is helping me, I think.
I did the step aerobics thing twice yesterday and I feel feel that is burning weight off. The scale isn't moving, but my pants seem to be fitting better.

Let's all talk about the weekend. Weekends can be my downfall. Plus any kind of eating away from home can be an issue for me. My daughter and I are going on a college tour today and we'll be sampling food at their cafeteria. I hope there are healthy choices, not only for my benefit today, but also for her if she chooses to go to school there.

I hear ya, weekends can be brutal for me as well. We'll see on Monday!

Yesterday was not a good day for me at all as far as food goes.
Sometimes all it takes is one thing and then it throws me off track and I lose control. I have often considered myself just like an alcoholic who takes that first drink. I wake up in the gutter a few days later with great regret.
So, today is a new day, a chance to start over and be firm in my decisions.
Today is a good day to exercise and move forward and not look behind.