Starting Fat Smash 11/2- Any takers

spinsistah · 11-23-2009, 09:39 PM

Jan -- Thanks for the link to the card. Super cute!

Well, today was officially one big mess up. Sadly I did not properly plan out my meals (and I woke up late and had to be out the door in 30 minutes), and after the first four hours of our sex ed day (did I mention I'm a sex ed teacher?), I gave in to the bagel. It definitely helped me get through hours five and six, but dang it! I entered it into the calorie counter, and even though I totally failed, it made me feel a little better to know that my bagel of choice is a C+, as opposed to an F-.

I think I'm just going to start on Day 1 of Phase 1 all over again tomorrow. Which will make Thanksgiving dinner very very interesting. A local farmers market has tofurkeys on sale. Has anyone tried them before? I don't know if that's what Dr. Ian had in mind when he said "good sources of protein," but come on!

Well just wanted to check in with everyone earlier. My partner and I are off to the gym in a bit, and then I think it's going to be a nice clean salad for me tonight. Probably followed by more carrots. Tomorrow's weigh in #3. I'll make sure to check in with you right after. Wish me luck!

Keep on keeping on!

Yumi

life4evr · 11-23-2009, 11:38 PM

Quick update I went to the gym yesterday, Sunday. I had to drive right past it to drop off my time sheets for work. Anyway I did about 30 minutes on the eliptical and did some ab work. It wasn't so bad yesterday but today I am a little sore. My eating habits have been not so great. But I am taking baby steps.

Edited for spelling.

Equinata · 11-24-2009, 09:28 AM

Hello Ladies,

It's me the early bird. I hope everyone had a good night. Thanks for checking in spinsistah and life4ever.

Spinsistah how was your work out yesterday?

Life4ever when you talk about working out pain is progress. LOL That is a good sign to be in pain after working out.

You ladies are doing great. Keep it up.

I was given the ham to cook for Thanksgiving Dinner and I have decided to make a low fat desert that I can enjoy - so my pick is low fat banana pudding. Yay... Hopefully I can have a spoon full and be done with the sweets.

Equinata · 11-24-2009, 11:01 AM

I got my signature, I got my signature. I am so happy.

jan11661 · 11-24-2009, 01:35 PM

Hello Ladies,

Equinata,

Yay for getting your signature! My daughter made her first ham the other night and sent me pictures....I was salivating looking at it! I have to remember that not only is it not good for my weight but would send my blood pressure through the roof! Wahhhhhhh I love ham! LOL
I had my first "meat" last night on Phase 2, it was roasted chicken breast. As much as I liked it before I realize that part of the reason was I was eating the crunchy wings and skin. Without that it just wasn't the same but let me know I didn't totally miss "meat" as much as I thought. Hope you enjoy your low fat banana pudding. I'm still deciding on whether I am going to make something special for myself or just have a sliver of pumpkin pie...no whipped cream!

What I think I am going to do is put what I WANT to have in my menu planner (within reason) and see what that does for my calorie, fat, sugar count. If I can handle that and eat lightly the rest of the day then I will.

Spinsistah,

Is your real name Yumi? If so, that is beautiful. I know Equinata's real name & I have to say if that is your real name mine is soooo boring in comparison! I would say "no worries" on the bagel if you are trying to still eat right the rest of the time. As long as it's not a bagel every day!

I'm not sure if you really want to start Phase 1 over BEFORE Thanksgiving but if you can handle it then I say "good for you"! "Tofurkey".....that was one of the funniest things I heard a couple years ago when my oldest daughter told me what they were having for Thanksgiving! She is a vegetarian and so is her girlfriend. Thier husbands still incorporate some seafood and poultry into their daliy diets but the girls are mostly vegetarians.

They have had Thanksgiving with their friends for the last two years and with the infamous "tofurkey". She said it wasn't bad but then again she is used to eating that way. I have never asked her what it tasted like in comparison to real turkey which she used to eat before converting. If you get one, let us know how it was!

In closing the only thing I have to say about you being a sex education teacher is hmmmmmm, interesting job!

Life4evr,

Good for you for going to the gym. Baby steps are fine as long as you are stepping in the right direction!

Ok Ladies gonna go, I am fighting a nasty migraine again today and have run out of my prescription medicine. I have a bunch of cleaning to do and don't know if I can do it until this pain subsides. I'll check in later, have a good day!

Jan

jan11661 · 11-24-2009, 01:43 PM

Ladies,

This was another email that I got about Thanksgiving Tips. This time from the Biggest Loser Club. Take from what you need.

Pumpkin Pie?
Of course! Just don't eat the whole thing!

By Greg Hottinger, Biggest Loser Club Nutritionist

Ok, folks. Thanksgiving weekend looms. How do you want to handle it in terms of your weight loss? Here are some tips on how to put a day of feasting into perspective:

Strategy #1: Give Yourself Permission
Plan to enjoy it. Make an agreement with yourself that it's ok to not have a weight-loss day. You've worked hard thus far and your enjoying Thanksgiving dinner is not going to ruin anything.

Strategy #2: Frame Your Splurge
Keep your indulgences to just the meal, not the entire weekend. Keep your exercise program and eating structure healthy the day before and the day after your celebration.

Strategy #3: Have a Plan
To make strategy #2 work, you'll need to plan out the details so that you can stay on track. What's your plan for exercise during the four-day weekend?

Strategy #4: Slow It Down
Remember, Thanksgiving isn't your last meal on planet Earth. Don't get famished before the meal. The goal here is to have a great time and enjoy your company. Focus on those foods that you love, eat slowly, and give yourself permission to savor them.

Equinata · 11-24-2009, 04:51 PM

Thanks for sharing those tips Jan. Have any of you ladies heard about this new crave diet (hcg diet). My mother in law calls me up because she knows I have been fighting the buldge for some time now and ask me to look into it for her, so I did and I read more good than bad, however you still have to be weary about introducing hormones into your body. I just wanted to know if any of you ladies heard of this or know someone who tried it?

spinsistah · 11-24-2009, 10:59 PM

YAY! We just finished the weigh in and I won! Even with all of my indiscretions I managed to lose 2.4lbs. Which means I didn't have to cough up any money into the jar...a good thing, since I'm losing hours this week. I'm i'm hoping this is the motivation I need to keep on my diet and exercise. I had a great workout last night (solo, since my partner was too tired to move off the couch) and a good food day all day. I even bought my first tofurkey, though I'm not going to get mad at myself if I don't stick to the plan on Thursday.

Thanks for sending out those tips, Jan. I think it's ridiculous that we have to be reminded to be nice to ourselves, but it's true. I know I definitely get mad at myself when I fall off the wagon, and I also know that negativity makes it harder to get the weight off. One big ugly cycle.

Equinata, I haven't heard about that diet before, but any time we add hormones into our body, we disturb the natural balance, which always affects our weight. I was diagnosed with PCOS, which means that my hormones are out of their mind. So I have to be super careful about what I put into my body. I'm hoping that I'll finally be able to reach the tipping point in my weight loss so my hormones even out. Til then, it's an uphill battle.

Live4evr -- congrats on keeping up with the workouts. Do you ever do the treadmill? It's my cardio of choice, after seeing how many calories I burn when walking straight uphill for 45 minutes. Are you incorporating weights too? Even light weights can help boost metabolism.

Alright ladies, I'm off to run some errands and then be back in time for Biggest Loser! Oh! Yes, my real name is Yumi. Thank you for the sweet compliment. And thank all of you for being so loving and supportive. It's been comforting to know that you all are out there working it. Have a lovely evening and a fabulous day tomorrow!

Yumi

life4evr · 11-25-2009, 12:43 AM

Spinsistah, I was just coming in to post. Well I did the treadmill today. It was okay. I had avoided it for a while, I have had shin splints before and sometimes the treadmill aggravates it. But today I decided to try. I figured I could always hop off and switch if it got to bad. No I haven't incorporated weights just yet. I will probably do that soon. Trying to get my cardio up a little bit before I do.

Equinata · 11-25-2009, 08:53 AM

Hello Ladies,

Today is a good day for me and I will do exactly what I planned for Thursday, just eat a very little of what I really want and my low fat desert. I will still get up at 5AM to do my normal exercise and do an extra one before heading to the dinner to try to balance that meal out. I am once again motivated as I am on my cycle and the scale finally budged not much but I will take the one pound. Yay!!!!!! I am one pound closer to onderland.

Life4ever and Spinsistah you guys are doing great with the activity, keep it up.

jan11661 · 11-25-2009, 10:56 AM

Good Morning Ladies,

It's so great to see all of you posting. It helps me to stay motivated knowing that we are all here to support eachother through this journey.

Equinata,

Sounds like you have your Thanksgiving eating & exercising plans under control already, that is GREAT! I will be inputting my meal plan today to see where it brings me. Congrats on finally budging that scale!

Spinsistah,

That's great that you still went to the gym even though your partner didn't feel like it. Congrats on the 2.4 lb loss! It's also good to hear that there is another Biggest Loser fan here! It's one of my favorite shows and is so inspirational. I don't know that I could do what they do everyday with those workouts but then again I'm sure given that same opportunity I would. It's so life changing for all of them but especially for those that are really big. I am anxious the see Shay at the finale to see how she has done. Do you think they will invite her back next season like they did Daniel this season? So, you made the plunge for that Tofurkey! Let us know how it was, not that I ever see myself getting one but would like to know just the same how you liked it!

Life4evr,

Glad to here that you went and worked out. Baby steps, baby steps. If you are not ready to do the weights yet then continue on with what has worked for you. Some exercising is better than none, which I am mostly guilty of! I am getting the food under control but gettingout there and even walking I whine about. I know I will not get in my ultimate shape without it so there is going to have to come a time when I get as determined to do that as changing my eating habits. Keep, keeping on!

I have got alot of cleaning to do to get ready for tomorrow. Have my middle daughter driving up from Ft. Lauderdale tonight with her boyfreind. I think I am actaully going to see my son and his girlfriend too who live in the same town but have been absent from my life for more than a month now. Gave him his old room back for a few days when the "you know what" hit the fan with his girlfriend and her family. He makes ammends, takes his clothes back out while I was out, and I have not heard a thing from him since. It's been a good month and a half with no thank you, hello, phone call, nothing. I have been told he is coming over today to see me and believe me we will be having a discussion about being "thankful"! Chances are he will be having dinner at her family's house tomorrow which is the norm and I may get them for dessert. I guess I'm just more hurt than anything but we'll get over it.

Have a good day and I'll check in later.

Jan

Equinata · 11-25-2009, 12:20 PM

Hey Jan,

Isn't nice to have family around eventhough we want to slap them on the back of the head sometime, it's nice. I hope you and your family will enjoy this Thanksgiving holiday and may God Bless you all for bigger and better things for the upcoming years to keep you all thankful.

Everyone make sure you pray those calories away - My God can do anything!

Have a great Thanksgiving!

jan11661 · 11-26-2009, 12:21 PM

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving today. My wish for you is that you only eat what you need, not ALL of what you want! Have a Blessed Day.

Jan

Gratitude connects us to others and feeling gratitude allows us to be our best selves. When we are truly grateful, we can count on living the life we want.
~MJ Ryan

Equinata · 11-26-2009, 03:09 PM

Happy Thanksgiving Ladies!

jan11661 · 11-26-2009, 08:04 PM

Ladies,

I do hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving Day. How did you all eat today? I stayed within my plan but really did want more desserts then I had allowed myself. I had the sliver of pumpkin pie that I wrote in plus then had 2 bites..that's it, of my Mom's chocolate cake! Still within my daily plan but it was a hard resisting day!

It was very nice here, uneventful which is always good. I even had my son join us! His girlfriend's family was eating later and so she stayed to help prepare their meal. She actually "let" him come over by himself though, so that was nice.

Both of them came over last night after my daughter and her boyfriend got here. We all played poker together and it was fun....would have been better had I not been so tired from cleaning and cooking all day but I'm glad we got together just the same.

I made sure I took my son aside and told him that I was upset that I had not heard from him in over a month. I said "please just try to call your old Mom to check in and say hello every two weeks at least". Since I broke down and cried, he understood that I was serious about being hurt and missing him. My 6'3 son said "Mom, don't cry, you are going to make me cry", that was sweet!

Everyone has returned home and we are now settling in for the night with a movie. The cool front is coming in and we have gone from the A/C on to windows open quickly. Tomorrow and this weekend should be "crisp", the weather man says the coldest weather we have had so far this season. Going to be in the 40's tomorrow night and just in the upper 60's to low 70's on Saturday, refreshing! Tomorrow should be gorgeous! I'm sure that all of you in Georgia and North Carolina are feeling this too....only colder!

Ok, I've updated and yakked enough. I'll check with you all tomorrow and see how your day's were!

Jan