resisted choco cupcakes AND pizza today ( A COMPLETE first for me, I think it was a test for the next 2 days AHAH). We leave for the beach tomorrow and are going to the tillamook cheese factory before heading down to lincoln city. My original plan was to forget the diet all together tomorrow but after seeing what damage "forgetting it" has done to me I think I will just be more laxed. I know I will be over cals both days by A LOT and I have 2 treats ,squeaky cheese and a piece of fudge planned I MIGHT have 1 glass of wine but other than that I will be choosing the healthiest things I can I think. Did the dishes, laundry is in the dryer, I'm almost all packed (Lots of surprises for the BF, he doesn't know I bought the dress, etc for tomorrow night HEHE). I'm excited but oh man have I had a lot to do tonight :\

I got the whole wheat bread started today. I'm not sure the idea of starting it on my early day will work. I have to mix it before I'm really awake. who knows what I put in there? Off to get ready for Bible study.

Dreamer, Hubby and I stopped by Tillamook on our drive back from WA to TN after his discharge. yum.

I can't wait. We're headig out in a few mins. Im just stopping in to say HAIIIIII.

Feeling very sore today, so I did my workout but had to take a few breaks, so what should have been a 50 min workout became 30 min. Oh well, I'm just glad I did it.

Trying to decide what to make for lunch. I am trying to plan my meals on MFP for the day, so I'll ask my husband what he wants for dinner the next night so I can plan the rest of my food for the day around that. That helps me to stay accountable and stay on track, plus I don't mind whenever we make changes either.

Breakfast I had two whole wheat pancakes and my usual coffee with just creamer (sugar free). For lunch I am making a wheat grilled cheese with an egg for the protein. Trying to get in my daily water too!

I was doing so good yesterday until dinner and made homemade mashed potatoes and pork chops. I just could not resist and as usual gave in and then had the shame and depression of failing myself again.
Dreamer. How great it would be to go to the beach. We have not done very much summer stuff. Just stayed home to save money. I am hoping to save enough money to take my kids on a cruise to see the ocean and stingrays. The cruise is not so expensive but the flight and excursions are what get you. But they are 12 and 10 and it is the perfect time to take them to enjoy and remember family togetherness. We are planning for next Oct so we are saving up every penny. We are planning to go to Idaho Falls to see the King Tut exhibit in Oct and I am really excited. It is a 4 hour drive so we are going to stay the night at a hotel with a pool. I think it will be an awesome experience for us poor shut ins.

Penguin. I am hoping you find something fast and do not have to move. It would be terrible to try and sell a house in this market.

Welcome to the newbies. We are all in the same boat.

I am still stuck in the 224-223 range and have not been very successful in controlling my food intake. I plan ahead and then sabotage myself at dinner. I save up calories but everyday is a struggle. It is not that I am even hungry, it is all emotional I think. Just wallowing in my unsuccessful attempts I think.

Well have a great day. Funky

I finally got to swim last night after a week of hacking and coughing. I still don't have my lungs back, but at least I was able to be out there doing the workout. I have a sodium bounce from some junk food last weekend that I'm trying to take off, and hopefully that will help.

Ta for now!

FUNKY ~ why is pork chops & mash potatoes sabotage -- unless you are on a very low carb plan? We have pork chops (one each), plus a rice/barley mix with lots of veggies a couple times a month (once in a mushroom sauce).

We had shepherd's pie this past Monday with Mash on top, but it was lower calories becuz it had more veggies than meat, and only 1 cup mash for each person ... these are my sneaky tricks!

I think the food is OK, but I saw no salad or veggies; and if you limit the mash to 1/2 to 1 cup per person, you can still stay on plan. One cup mash is 135 calories. I think it is about how much for many people, is it not? I often save up 1-2 hundred calories for a dinner I really like, so I don't have to feel guilty or ashamed or depressed about having what I love to eat.

Then in between those days, I may have something with a little less calories; every strategy helps, I think. Just keep going, and allow yourself some flexibility. There is no time clock, and no judge who is gonna throw you out of the race. You are learning things about yourself through this.

Are mashed potatoes comfort food for you? Is that where the emotion comes in? Just wondering ... and oh, here's another trick I use; don't make more mash than you need for that meal. If you only make 2 cups (say, one for you & one for hubby, then you cannot overeat it) ...

stayed home from work today. i've had problems with my back for a couple years now and it started getting sensitive again the past couple days. i'm wondering if it's because of all the carbs i ate over the weekend which made me bloat up anyway, last night i went to spin class and i felt it seize up a couple times. not fun.

so i've been putting on heating patches and laying down for most of today. i'm going to try to work out later though. sometimes that helps.

still working on the water weight from this weekend too. its going down but not back to where i was last wednesday.

hope everyone is having a good OP day.

Justwant2be. I had already eaten my calories earlier. I eat before 5:30 pm to help me stay on track. My family eats later after my husband gets home. So the dinner was an extra meal that I had not planned for. No, mashed potatoes is not a thing with me, it just looked so good and I had actually breaded the pork. Like a real cook.
I do not cook, I just prepare food not cook. I like to bake. I heard that you either like to bake or cook. I love to bake... Cookies, bread, you name it. And that is terrible for me. It is like if I cook/bake it, I deserve to eat it even if I do not really want it. It must be a mental thing. But I just lose myself and splurge and then after I come to my senses and realize I have eaten 500-600 calories over my limit. And it has happened alot lately. I have no self control.
Does anyone else have this happen to them?
It has been alot lately. I was doing so well. I lost 5 lbs in July and then it just all went to crap and I gained it back and have not been able to lose it again. I do not get it because I really am trying. But your support helps me put it in perspective. Thanks Justwant2be. It helps alot.
Well have a great night. Funky.

Please don't take this wrong, but that would be a great strategy if it was workin' for ya; but seems, it's not ... You would be better off eating with the family but add lots of veggies and/or a salad to fill you up, esp if they are eating something that you really love. Better to eat 100 extra calories than 500 or more. Just something to consider ...

Hi All-- I have to be honest. I'm doing awful. Having trouble remembering why I care... but I promised that I wouldn't disappear and forget I was trying just because I haven't been sticking with it. So here I am. Hope I'll be getting my mojo back soon.

We had our annual fish fry last night at church and I thought I would be fine...wrong!! I found the dessert table!

Uber, I remember how hard you worked for it, and know that you will dig your mojo out of the closet. I know what you mean, though...the most dangerous thing for me is a day of I-don't-care. A day of that can lead to many more.

losetoall i'm going through the exact same thing right now in terms of the self control. i ended up about 600 calories over my limit yesterday and every single meal almost was just carbs. i didn't even do a short workout yesterday.

ubergirl in the same boat with you here. trying to remember why i care...

this always happens to me that i have a small success and then i'm like oh, it's okay, i can eat some... and then i end up going way over and undoing all of my success. what is that?!

so because of that, i was way over yesterday and my numbers are way up today. i'm determined to get back on track... trying to find a way to motivate myself to stay away from the carbs. i have my spin class tonight and i've been on plan today so i just need to stick with it. the spin studio i've been going to offers your first 4 classes free. i'm addicted to it and i'll like to buy a package but the prices are a bit hefty

hope everyone is staying on plan today! we can do it ladies. if we hold each other accountable maybe that'll help us find our way back...

I tried to do a DVD, but wasn't happy with the one I picked out. Michelle D's Cardio Interval Burn so I only did about 10 min. I don't think I made it out of the warmup. I like the setup of the workout but its fast paced, a little dancy, and with quick changes just leave me confused and behind. I've done it before and liked it, so its kind of hit-and-miss with me.

Hubby stayed home from work today because he caught a GI virus, so I'm waiting to see if I got it too. Yip-ee! I cancelled Knit Night because if I did have it I didn't want to spread it around.

I've been watching the CrossFit games which I didn't know exsisted until I saw them mentioned at Cathe Nation. Watching the games and learning more about they way the train has made me think that maybe I should try more things unrelated to DVDs. Like Hubby and I throwing a ball around in the backyard or taking the dog for more walks. We are generally more active outside in the winter than the hot and humid summer anyway.