Life in the Lifeboat - 10 days at a time #7
 

O.K. Here's the next segment of 10 days in the lifeboat.

Remember this is not a "challenge" but a place for accountability to ourselves and support.

So what is your plan for this 10 day segment?

My plan for the first 5 days is to detox - I have a rough patch and need to get through some carb withdrawal. Fun, Fun!

We leave on vacation on Saturday - my goal is to come home no heavier than I am now.

My goal is to work on healthier snack and weighing stuff (pretzels!) that come in big bags. Now that I get fewer and fewer WW points I've got to rein in my snacks and get healthier ones w/i easy reach.

Today being Monday is my official weigh in day. I was thrilled to see 328 on the scale - a loss of 4.2 lbs. this week. :carrot:

I took part in my first challenge on these boards and my goal was to lose 10 lbs. by Christmas and I reached that goal today. I am definitely motivated to keep going - taking it a day at a time (sometimes an hour at a time!)

Hope the next 10 days is good to all of us!

Great news Vicki!

Hooray, a new 10 days! I'm behind target for my goal exercise minutes, so my goal is to make that up and get back on schedule.

Gonna keep my mind set to not let stressful situations send me diving into the pantry. Specifically that big bag of Lay's potato chips my son has stashed away in his bedroom.

Have a great 10 days everyone!

I had 2 good days out of 10 in the last lifeboat. I am planning to do much better this go-round.

My grocery store run was a success in that I bought high protein lunch stuff snacks for work and no overtly all carb treats.

I brought the cookies in from the neighborhood cookie exchange into work. They'll be gone by noon.

Goals for this 10 days:
Protein monitoring - push 100g per day
Make sure I take all my vitamins on weekend (this is mandatory because of surgery)
Realize when I'm stress-eating (parents are due to arrive for Xmas on the 22nd!)

Hugs,
Ratkity

My plan for the next 10 days is to watch my cookie intake. It is the holidays and therefore very hard to not eat the cookies so I am just going to watch how much I take in.

Lynn

In my excitement earlier, I forgot to make goals for the next 10 days. My goals are to 1) stay on track with my calorie counting & 2) Get out daily for a walk. I have no big events over the next 10 days so I should be pretty safe - now the 10 days after that are scary to think about, but one step at a time!

Oh cookies, you are so hard to resist. This year I'm going to try to "forget" to make any. Work canceled the Christmas party so I don't have to bake this year, and if hubby doesn't remember to ask for sugar cookies, I'll be scot-free!

Good day yesterday, even got a walk in. I must duplicate it today.

My goal are to focus on me! Drink more water and get some exercise in daily. I am going to keep my calories at 15-1600. I did great yesterday until dinner time which my daughter cooked. I had a lean steak planned but she made poppy seed chicken and I have no control with that stuff!

I have decided not to do any baking this year - husband is dieting too and is fine with it. He off course has better willpower than me and can stop himself at 1 or 2 shortbread. I just don't stop :o. The kids are adults and no complaints from them either.

Stayed within calorie limits yesterday but didn't go for a walk - plan to do that today.

Yesterday was a much better day for me - until after dinner. Then some sampling of the sweets - GRRRRRR. Feels so much better than the last few days though.

Hey I'm joining a day late - I hope that's okay! My goals for the next 9 days are to drink lots of water, track every day and not go over my calorie allotment. I'm having hand surgery tomorrow, so I won't be able to exercise for the next couple of days. But I can stay within my calorie limit and drink plenty of water!

I'm in the boat. I need to be drinking water, not swimming in it...

Just stopping by to wish you all well on this 10 days.

I can't believe you're up to the 7th round and I haven't managed to get in with you yet. I should be able to make #8.

I'm splashing about a bit again today. I knew it would be a rough day because of errands which required me to eat out, and I made good food choices for the most part, water and tea to drink, soups and salads... but the words "rangoon" and "crab" were uttered, which put me over calories. Plus PMS is in full swing and my pants went from fine to snug overnight, which is demotivating me a bit.

Overall a good day yesterday. Gonna do my best to make it a good one today.

I had another good day yesterday. Hubby will be gone at meal time today so I should be able to breeze through today.

Somebody throw me the life preserver and have Rat's fluffy towel ready please.

Heads Up, Carol!!! One life preserver and towel coming your way.

Get your warm fluffy towels here!

Get this, I bought some goodies from a bake sale to support our charity drive. Tried one of them and it was nasty!! How can someone mess up a brownie? Tossed those puppies!! Then tried the chocolate. Nasty again! Some international thing. Tossed it. So despite my efforts, I stayed relatively dry and am handing out towels again.

Protein was low, but still tracking.

Hugs,
Ratkity

I am in the boat. Yesterday was POP, but no exercise in sight. I really need to figure out a new routine.

Good day yesterday. WW didn't go so well. Gained about 1/2 lb. Think I absorbed some of the water from the bottom of the boat. Rowing strongly today though.

Accidentally on plan today thanks to a lot of soup. Hubby's prediction that we'd get sick because his co-workers had colds was right. Thankfully I had energy to buy some soup and make a pot as well.

I actually managed to stay in control yesterday despite some bad news concerning my mother's health.
Until further notice it's gonna be all about mom and I, focusing on what a wonderful mother I have, and not using food to pacify me when I start feeling down or depressed.

Hugs to you and mom Learn - anything I can do?

hugs learn!! take care of yourself and your mom!

Im doing good right now and scales moved down a bit today. Still got a long way to go to be back where they were just a week ago.

Kept dry, but feel I could have done better. Today I will!

Happy Birthday Carol!!! I fell in the water last night, a neighbor brought over chesscake.

Still rowing. Still dry. :)

I'm dry & loving the feeling. Y'all have a good weekend!

Thanks for the birthday wishes Debbie. Better day yesterday - looking for even better today!

Happy Birthday GGG!!!

This stupid cold is hanging on with an annoying cough. I am going to bed early to stop the evening munchies and try to boost immune system.

Got 60g of protein in yesterday. Some splashing in the water.

Keeping towels around for all!

Hugs,
Ratkity

Let's just pretend yesterday didn't happen!

Another dry, snacks in control, day.

I have been so over calories for 3 days and with no exercise thanks to this cold. I need towels, some oars, AND a life preserver...

Stranded: Here's some dry soft towels and new oars. Your determination will create your life preserver. Hope today is drier for you.

Scary stuff. I'm still dry and rowing in the sun. It's a great feeling and I'm trying to make it last.

Towels needed! I did what I wasn't going to do yesterday - I baked Christmas cookies! And ate some - many :( .

So scale is at 328.5. Up from my 327.

I am taking part in a challenge and I posted this there -

"Surprisingly this set back is not discouraging me. Usually this is the point where I would say - why bother. But I don't feel that way at all. Somehow I know I am going to do it this time - 10 lbs. at a time!"

I wanted to post this again because there is a part of me that feels this time is so much different - I can do this..............but I do need towels today !