Cuppa, I'm so happy for you! And did I see by a previous post that you are about to have a significant b-day? I wanted to tell you that I recently turned 51, after a one-year commitment to better health. I wasn't losing weight all that time, but did start in Aug. Anyway, you see the ticker! If I can do it at 50, so can you!
cuppa 4 lbs is so significant! Indicates a real loss, not just water/bloat etc. Awesome!
What is it about turning 50? I did so back in March and almost immediately started planning my diet to lose that "extra 15" I've been carrying for over a year.
I also have a time limit that I haven't wanted to put into "print" until now. I'm going on holiday to New York City in October as my 50th birthday gift to myself. That's when I want to be thinnest. Just to look my best in the place I love best for holidays.
And then I want to stay within 3 lbs. of that pretty well for the rest of my life.
I managed to drop my 5 lb. weight gain, plus another fraction of a pound from where I was on Friday. . .not gonna lie, though, I am still a few lbs. above ticker weight, and would LOVE to get that off this week so I can start really LOSING again!
Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. I am having a good morning. I stepped on the scale this morning and am down 1 lb . Actually I have been down for the last couple of days so I moved my ticker this morning. It's good to see that ticker finally moving again.
Hi, I'm usually not very talented at keeping up with weekly threads, but I will try.
Cuppa - Grats, that's a nice loss!
Barbara (and the other 230-cals servings victims) - I absolutely HATE when they pull that stunt. "They" being the people who conceive the packages, but I have no idea of who they are. It's so easy to get mistaking, and since the size of a "serving" has gone completely FUBAR these days anyway, more and more often I find you can't trust those things... At least we're somehow lucky in France, our packages give the calories for both a serving and for 100g, so at worst we can simply weight food if we're not sure. But this sure doesn't 'excuse' anything!
This morning I had an egg white omelet with chicken sausage, spinach, avocado & cheddar cheese, with whole wheat toast & "new" potatoes (sauteed with onions and bell peppers) had half of everything and boxed the rest for a breakfast later on. So full right now so I guess I can do a lighter lunch & dinner. Also did some weights exercise this morning so hopefully my protein-plenty breakfast will be put to good use in rebuilding muscles
EDIT/UPDATE: Changed my current goal to something more time-pressing (it used to be 135-goal weight-by end of 2007), I find myself going into the mindset of "Oh, I have half a year to work on this" which leads to me to think it's OK to go off plan (haven't done so yet, but I don't like having that kind of mindset), so decided to shift my goals to something a bit more current. If I can lose 4 pounds in a little less than a month, great! If not, it's not something I'm going to beat myself up over.
Last edited by AquaWarlock; 06-19-2007 at 12:34 PM.
Hi everybody! I took my neice out for her half-birthday this evening. Did not eat on plan but it was fun! Everybody should spend some time with a sporty 12 1/2 y o once in a while.
Ok so I finally figured out what this thread was for. Yesterday my boss took us all out to lunch. I think I did ok but it sure wasn't a diet day. I had a burger. Hopefully I can get back on track today.
It's all the stuff that goes on top of them and the bun. Most fast food chains now offer healthier burgers. I try to order one of those or just get a plain burger with lettuce and tomato and eat it open-faced (throw the top half of the bun away or take it home for doggie snax in my case ).
The fries are what do me in. I usually just don't get any and snitch a couple from DH, although I suspect you couldn't do that with your co-workers or boss
I LOST 4 POUNDS!!!!!!! 
WHOOHOO cuppajoe
cuppa 4 lbs is so significant! Indicates a real loss, not just water/bloat etc. Awesome! 
. Actually I have been down for the last couple of days so I moved my ticker this morning. It's good to see that ticker finally moving again.
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