Originally Posted by stellarosa27:
Congrats on your loss! My weigh in is today and I'm kind of nervous. I've been a yo-yoer all my life, and my sedentary job doesn't help the situation.

I am also a butter slut, but I've learned to love olive oil, Pam, and SmartBalance for when I absolutely NEED "butter." I've also replaced mayo with hummus - it pretty much works for everything, whether it be on a sandwich or in chicken salad.

A big issue for me has also been portion control. What's helped me a lot with that has been planning. I'll sometimes cook on the weekends for the week, and as soon as I finish cooking (soup, for instance) I'll portion it right out into those little disposable/re-usable tupperware containers. That way when I'm packing my lunch in the morning, or I'm in a hurry to eat dinner, everything is already there for me, in the right amount.

Stellarosa: Hey girly! Thank you so much for that advice. That's a really good idea. I'm gonna start doing that so I dont get tempted to eat something else. This way... it's already ready for me to eat. Thanks! :D

Ncjasmine: You couldnt be more right about this, kudos to you for wording it SO perfectly! ;)

"You (or at least I) get into this bizarre head space where you wait to do things and go places and even feel good about yourself "until I lose X-number of pounds." I hate it. So what's been most helpful for me is taking it completely one day at a time and asking myself how I can be healthy and happy on this day. Planning a couple of healthy but fulfilling meals and gearing up for one workout is so much easier than staring at a big daunting weight loss plan and getting overwhelmed."


Michelle125: I hope I can get to that point of loving the hunger pain. Sometimes I feel like it controls me ... making me feel so sick to my stomach that I HAVE to eat :(

K4Li,

Well I'm not in 'pain' throughout the day. I definitely know that starving feeling when it comes. But I guess my level of comfort is no longer "overstuffed" or even "full", but slightly hungry. My stomach feels flat, and I feel like I can move more.

Originally Posted by Michelle125:
K4Li,

Well I'm not in 'pain' throughout the day. I definitely know that starving feeling when it comes. But I guess my level of comfort is no longer "overstuffed" or even "full", but slightly hungry. My stomach feels flat, and I feel like I can move more.

I hear you there. Especially about being able to move more and better. I definitely have more movement being thinner than I am right now. :( But I'm gonna overcome it and get back to being thinner. :)