Morning ladies! I just got back from the gym and I wanted to let you all that I am 1 pound closer to 'onederland'....That's 8.5 down, 13 to go and 51 days to do it... I can do this! And so can all of you! I look forward to your updates
As of yesterday's official weigh-in, I am down to 223! Yay!
Which means that not only did I lose the 3 pounds I gained around Easter, but I have also lost 2 more. Hooray! I stepped on the scale again this morning to make sure it wasn't a fluke. Haha....
A few more pounds and I'll be down to my freshman year weight, though I admit I was chunky then too, just not quite as much.
You know, as odd as this sounds, I'm starting to like counting calories. Weird, huh? But I always seem to come in way under my target, and I can eat what I want when I want, as long as I count it, and somehow it all works out. This is so much easier for me than trying to follow a strict diet, especially since my family is still on the See-Food diet--they see food and they eat it! When I first started counting I was amazed at how many calories food actually has, and then I started obsessing about it and I would hardly eat anything with more than 100 calories--not good, and I was hungry all the time (surprise, surprise). But now I've mellowed out about it, and it's working. Which is definitely a good thing, since my exercise has been slacking recently. I've just been so tired--and I mean completely sapped! Oh well, I've got a couple of days off this week, so hopefully I can get some resting accomplished. I am getting on the treadmill today though, after I get a little bit of work done. That way I'll be energized and awake for work this evening.
Okay, it's off to get something done. Have a wonderful day everyone!
~Miss E
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Hello all. Boy, this is a long running thread! I'm new to this forum, was just cruising around avoiding my exercize this morning, when I found it
I have PCOS too, Girlie. I'm 23 years old, and I was diagnosed when I was twenty, I believe. Been losing weight ever since ^_^* since I had a lot to lose (still do!). Hard to believe I'm actually looking at 199 as a goal! My high weight was 379, and I'm now at 238. I'm hoping to reach 199 by the end of the summer ^_^ which is four months away, so I know I can do it! I did have another goal, which I won't be making *sad* I wanted to be at 220 for my graduation from college this May 15th...but anyway, I'm still happy where I am!
Okay, going to go do my exercize, which I've been BAD in delaying. Talk to you later!
Wow, Kamitwi! Congrats on your astounding loss so far! What's your secret? hehe...
Welcome to the board. I'm 23 too... graduated in December. I wanted to lose the weight before then too, but alas, here I am. But I'm on the right track now, and so are you, and that is all that matters.
You'll find lots of support here, and this is a great thread. Stick with the chicks, and we will all meet our goals!
well i must tell you all the news that made me put my digital scale in the TRASH! it has been telling me for some time now that i am 215 well i went to the docs finally and got on their scale and guess what... 200 what news that was for me thats 15 that i dont have to worry about but still... am going to work hard to get down to 125-130 wont cry if i hit a platue at 130! so i was thrilled to see i had not gotten heavyer then i was when i was prego that was the most disapointing part. 212 was the highest at delivery. oh well thanks for listening. all keep up the good work. new stats for me yay!
There is so much weekend action going on here and that is great! I don't have much time to post as bedtime was quite a while ago, but I wanted to say hello and welcome everyone who is new! That is awesome to see so many new people and happy losers lol!
I weighed in today. 'Twas a rough week...Friday night we ordered pizza and I ate three slices, and two more on Saturday LOL! I tried to tell myself that I would only eat one. Anyway, I exercised hard on Saturday and earlier today and weighed in at 228...one pound down, not bad! This week, I'm going to keep exercising as usual but lay off the fried food (I really craved fried stuff last week) and eat more veggies. I didn't have a single salad last week and I normally love salads. So I stocked up on fresh green beans and squash and zucchini and yummy romaine lettuce and we'll see how this week goes.
My legs have been so sore the past few days. Maybe I'm building muscle from the elliptical workouts. Yesterday I pedaled on the bike for 30 minutes and went for 50 minutes on the elliptical. This afternoon I pedaled for 15 and went for 35 on the elliptical. I think I'm going to alternate long and short workouts like this plus stretching every day this week.
Wow so much has happened since I last checked in, Hello to all...I cant believe there are soooooooooooo many of us that are so close to that 199 mark and working so hard for it...the last time I posted I was talking about hitting 199 and then kind of plateauing from 199-200 but I have to be honest with myself and start exercising, I have lost 34.5 pounds and not really exercising, so I guess my body is just telling me "hey you are not going to get away with that anymore."... so today I am starting a fresh with exercise...
even if I can do it only 3-4 times per week I know it will help, even with the flabby skin
So glad to hear that all of you have such great attitudes and are doing well, dont beat yourself up over the little things, we have time and we will all get there at our own pace...good luck!!
Hope everyone has a great day!!
Just wanted to check in and say hello. Muscles are still tight today but I stretched a bit before work and will do so at the gym tonite.
I started the day with a low fat, high fiber bagel with just a tad of fat free strawberry cream cheese. I'm drinking a bottle of the new Minute Maid Light Raspberry passion (10 cals per bottle!). It's really not very good. I tried the Tropical flavor yesterday but it wasn't good either to be honest! I'd rather have V8 Splash light.
For lunch, I'm going home to make a giant salad with romaine, bacon bits and my favorite fat free caesar italian dressing. Yum.
Talk to you all soon! Hope you all are having a great day!
I had a very busy weekend. My in laws came to visit Fri - Sun and we had a great time although I chose to come off the diet for the duration of their stay. Still, I ate sensibly, didn't eat too much sweet foods and this morning I am back on my plan.
For breakfast I had two pieces of fruit, I'm currently glugging down a few glasses of water for the morning and for lunch I am undecided on home made veggie soup, or salad.
It's been pretty yucky weather today so I am thinking of going on the running machine instead of my usual walk.
Had a great weekend did not cheat once!!!(amazing...)Have finally come off my plateau by watching my carb in-take a little more closely...and working out a little harder...why is it sooo much harder for us girls then it is for guys...my husband seems to be losing weight faster and doing less working out!
Any way ..thanks for the support about the oreos on thurs....it was great and made me smile !!!!!!
I do not know what I did before I found this websight of support and hope and a glimmering light at the end of the tunnel!!!Talk to everyone tomorrow!!
I had planned a big old salad last night but went to the store for my favorite English cucumbers and there the steaks were on sale lol! So I broiled steaks and sauteed zucchini squash and had a decent, protein-filled dinner and worked my butt off at the gym. 15 mins bicycle warmup and 50 minutes on the elliptical. I was worn out when I got home close to midnight and planned to get up at 5.30a to head back to the gym...I'm having dinner with a friend tonite (sushi!) and I didn't want to rush dinner so I could go to the gym...but when 5.30a rolled around, I could hardly move LOL! So I set my alarm to the usual 7a and enjoyed another 1.5 hours of sleep. I will probably go to the gym late tonight again. It was a good workout last night, I was dripping!
I'm having a small wheat bagel with a grilled chicken breast for a hearty breakfast and for lunch I have a Healthy Choice meal. The new Taste Sensations line is AWESOME. So flavorful, I feel like I ordered out at a restaurant...and they're on sale at Kroger!
Hope everyone is having a great day so far.
Congratulations on all of success - Lynne, Pebbles and Jilly!
Girlie - I thought it was odd that you were having a wheat bagel and chicken breast for breakfast, but then I got to thinking that the turkey lunch meat that I have for an afternoon snack fills me up way more than the granola bar that I have for breakfast...I think I should start having some kind of protein for breakfast, what other kind of things do you have for breakfast?
I stayed OP yesterday just barely, I was cutting up cheese for my husbands omelet ( he does Atkins, I cannot do it ) and kept taking bites as I cut it so I am sure I went over points ( WW ) some...Going to exercise when I get home tonight and get back in gear!!
I admire all of you who get out daily and work your butts off exercising, that takes discipline...and I am trying to aquire it, ha
I read about the digital scale and could not believe it... the same thing happened to me but I refused to believe my Doctor and have been going by the digital scale at home!!! Tomorrow I am going to stop by his office and weigh myself again.....if he was right I am at 195lbs!!!! GOD...I HOPE HE WAS RIGHT AND DOESN'T NEED NEW GLASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will let you know!!
Talk to you guys tommorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jill
Hello Chicks! I did very good on that "No Pizza Diet" tonight at work. I even told a good friend of mine about it......Then at close she made a new buffalo chicken pizza, and said that I should try it cuz it's delish. I know that it's great, and I couldn't have picked a worse time to stop having pizza. So I reminded her that I wasn't eatting pizza anymore, and she forced me to try it. So I had one small bite of thin crust pizza tonight.....I was nibbling on the buff. chicken all nite long It's just too good for me to pass up. But I skipped my salad since I had some chicken here and there.
I didn't go for a walk today cuz it was pretty cold and I was more lazy than cold. Tomorrow I have to go down to the DMV, Just thinking about how long I'll probably be there makes me not want to go . I guess that they get paid by the hour and not the work, just like me . I told my boss that he should pay me by the pizza, instead of hourly, he pretty much laughed at me...
It's supposed to be 75 and sunny tomorrow so I'm going to wash my blanket and hang it on the line to dry. I am also going for that walk, since I so convenantly (SP?) boosed out of it today.
Wow! almost 2am, and I still have to take a shower and cut my hair... It's so nice to have a short du, I just keep it short and spike the back up with hair glue. I got sick of paying someone $25 for something that I can do, and I know exactly the way I like it like
Good Night, Pebbles
I’m so glad that everyone is here and upbeat today!
Carri – as I eat, I definitely couldn’t do Atkins, but I try to keep in mind that if I want a snack or something, a protein or non-carb would probably be better than crackers, chips or bread. I really don’t eat much bread but pasta or potatoes are unavoidable for me at dinner especially. So if you want to snack on something, at least you chose cheese which is actually good for you. Since you were nibbling, I’m sure it wouldn’t have made a big difference in your calories for the day, but I used to do WW and I know how it sucks to go over pts. I also keep the pts in mind when I eat things…like when I have a light wheat bun or bagel and chicken breast for breakfast…the bagels I found were small, and still had 210 calories, but since they were wheat, they had 6g of fiber per bagel and .5g of fat. So, since I wanted a carb, it’s best that I had a carb with a good amount of fiber. That bagel probably ended up being 2-3 points. And the chicken breast would have added another 4 pts..7pts for breakfast is pretty high, but it got me through until lunch. Some mornings I’m more hungry than others! Anyway, I love chicken breast and it’s filling and hearty and low in fat and high in protein so I figure I might as well eat something I like, even if it’s for breakkie or a snack. I also like to buy the carton of egg whites and fry some in PAM. No fat and super low calories. I normally will have 1/3-1/2 of the carton which is a lot, for only 2-3pts, and I’ll add in mushrooms sometimes. Also, have you ever tried the meatless Boca products? They are expensive, but they have “sausage” patties (like you’d get at Mcdonalds) that are only 1pt each and they taste pretty good, especially with some egg whites on a whole wheat English muffin!
Sorry for the ramble!
Pebbles –
It would be hard for me to work at a pizza place, or any food place. My first job was at a buffet and we had free meals before or after our shift and I didn’t choose healthy foods, but that’s when I was a lean, athletic 160 pounds in high school on the track team so I was always burning calories. I commend you for doing your best while at work. The temptation definitely would get me! The buffalo chicken pizza sounds good…I saw it on a commercial LOL. I think since the temptation is so high, maybe you don’t have to say NO pizza at all since it’s all around you, but that you can have it once a week. Most foods aren’t inherently BAD, it’s eating too much of it. I have a friend who loves pizza and orders a thin crust personal veggie pizza for herself with either half the cheese or no cheese at all and extra sauce (that would be no fun!), but it satisfies her cravings.
Jilly –
It’s funny about the scales! I decided to only go by one scale, no matter what any other scale says. I weigh myself after my shower at the gym, no clothes. It was disheartening when I went to the doc last week and they weigh you with clothes and shoes on and I was 5 pounds heavier than what I weighed myself at, but the gym scale is “official” for me! Next time I’m going to wear lighter clothes and sandals that I can take off. I will be lighter in two weeks when I go, and then it will look like I lost several pounds and maybe the doc will commend me LOL!
I’m glad you all are well. I had a business meeting at a café last night and I ordered iced tea, but I had no idea they were going to order appetizers…and you know how business stuff is, you kind of HAVE to eat with them…so I had some of the spinach dip and chips and nibbled politely. One dish was cocktail shrimp and at least that’s very low in fat! I went to the gym and my 45 minute elliptical session was a little harder than usual. I’m going to try to get to the gym early tonite..I have been going at like 10pm and doing a quick 45 minute or so workout and hitting the showers without stretching and I think my body is tightening up on me.
OH…I forgot to mention…today I am wearing a size 14/16 shirt (Most of mine are 18 now) that I haven’t worn in quite a while…and last night I wore a pair of jeans I haven’t worn in over a year! That’s exciting! I think I could stand to lose another five pounds until they are “perfect” when I sit down, but I could button them just fine and the butt was a perfect fit LOL!!!!!
It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!
it has been telling me for some time now that i am 215 
what news that was for me thats 15 that i dont have to worry about but still... 
am going to work hard 
to get down to 125-130 wont cry if i hit a platue at 130! 
so i was thrilled to see i had not gotten heavyer then i was when i was prego 
that was the most disapointing part. 212 was the highest at delivery. oh well thanks for listening. all keep up the good work. new stats for me yay! 
hey every one!!
Hi girls...
Morning!
It's just too good for me to pass up. But I skipped my salad since I had some chicken here and there.
. I guess that they get paid by the hour and not the work, just like me 
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