Can I Hear a "WE" in Here ???????????
 

I'm with you!

Thanks Paula :) Let's buddy up

this is a great idea. with the stress of holiday and especially holiday shopping it is tough to find the time, but I will make the effort. Let's do this.

YEP "WE" will be our own "BIGGEST LOSERS" lol

If we add our lbs lost over the holiday up TOGETHER it will be so motivating

I'm for it!! I've already promised myself I WILL NOT gain ANY WEIGHT this holiday. In fact, I've dedicated myself to stay on track and lose, in spite of all the goodies surrounding me. Holiday season is not a good enough reason for me to stay 200+ lbs.

GO US!

My Daughter whom I homeschool is making brownies....

ANY other GIVEN time I would have eaten half the batter (yes I love cookie and cake batter LOL)
Today I had ZERO uncooked and ZERO cooked....

I'm dieing because my whole house smells like it ugh...but you know what...once I eat it, the taste goes away and I end up feeling like CRAP it's not worth the two second pleasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Help me here ladies.....Trying to Self Convince LOLOLOL
I will always be a recovering CHOCOHOLIC!!!!

readytobeme2010- I'm with you! I am very determined to stay on track this season. For years now every winter I have packed on weight. I have decided NO MORE!! So everytime I see cake, cookies, choc covered cherries, cup cakes, pies, fudge, brownies, blondies, white chex mix candy, etc. (I guess you can tell I have a sweet tooth problem) anyway, every time I see these items sashaying through the door...and they will- I am going to look away- and remember how it feels to slide up and zip up those size 16 jeans!! :goodscale
With the hope in my heart I will some day wear a size 8 jeans!!!!!
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I need to learn how to put up an ticker and stuff...I guess I need to give myself some more time to learn on here :p Anywho, readytobeme2010 I think banding together is a great idea! I started at 260 and three weeks later I am at 255, lol not much but at least I am heading in the right direction...and everyone keeps asking why I started before the holidays. Well I started when I got the motivation to..no thought to as the time of year. Really, as a food addict I think anytime of year is bad. I have some great healthy recipes that I am going to make for Thanksgiving and I will have a small portion of white meat turkey and I will leave the room when dessert is served! Thats my easiest way to avoid sweets..I just leave the room!!

Beana, when they ask why now? Ask them why not now? If I always thought it was a "bad time to diet" then I must planning to be overweight forever.

Readytobeme, I am a chocoholic also. I love the take of hershey's nuggets. And ice cream. But this week I decided to go cold turkey. So far so good. I used to factor in 100 or 150 calories to give myself a treat. But I think I need to learn to be without and let those calories be put towards me losing weight. ITS HARD, but go get some fruit or drink some water and think about how much its going to hinder my efforts.

I'm in!! It's going to be tough, especially since I've always been the holiday baker for the family but I'm going to do it! I'm going to make mindful choices, I'm going to avoid all those lovely baked goods and snacky type things that are so plentiful this time of year. I'm going to continue to count calories and do my level best to stay on plan and NOT gain weight this holiday season!!

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right there with ya

This is SO Awesome!!

SO Get this, my doctor last week even told me to wait till holidays were over!!!!!!!!!

Go Figure that one

See I am so stubborn and this time I will use it to my own benefit. Just because she said that to me, NOW I will go back in to her in three weeks and SHOW her butt how much I listened LOLOLOLOL

We can always find excuses of why not to start but it's ridiculous and it has to stop with US....

Together we need to choose what is best!!!!!!

Sunshine.....can someone actually cook WITH you to keep you accountable?

I have alot of cooking to do for Hanukah and for Thanksgiving.....

I homeschool my daughter and told her to keep track of me. She is 12 with a strong head like mine....SO SHE WILL! LOLOLOLOL

Count me in as a member of the WE Club. I don't have kids at home or a big family gathering to attend this holiday season, which I know many struggle with. But it's still a tempting time of the year. My work is filled with yummy things that call to me everyday. I have to say no and mean it!!

I'm determine to not have a gain this coming week. I have a nice dinner planned for Thursday, as well as a trip to the gym before I ever get to cooking.

I'm being mindful that the meaning of Thanksgiving is to be grateful for what you have in life. I'm VERY grateful that I know how to cook delicious and low calorie foods. I'm grateful that I know the importance of weight-loss and what that will mean to my health and looks. I'm really grateful that I don't need to stuff myself silly in order to enjoy this holiday.

WE can come threw this week with our heads held high that we were in control of our eating and that our eating didn't control us. Right!! :carrot: