Life in a LIfeboat - 10 Days at a Time #8 - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Ratkitten · 12-23-2011, 08:21 AM

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?

Hugs,
Ratkity

Ratkitten · 12-23-2011, 09:49 AM

Notify the mall authorities, the parents have landed in my local vicinity!

I need 10 or more life preservers and a pallet of floofy towels. It's going to be a long 4 days.

Hope everyone else is staying dry.

Hugs,
Ratkity

vicki1 · 12-23-2011, 10:43 AM

Thanks for starting this segment. It really helps me to have a place where I can come to and be accountable.

Ratkitten · 12-23-2011, 07:44 PM

Glad to be of service!

It wasn't a bad day. 8.5 hrs of shopping and going out to eat 2x in one day. Got protein in and had no room for carbs.

Doing it again tomorrow. I don't feel as apprehensive as I did earlier today!

Hugs,
Ratkity

j-ann · 12-24-2011, 03:16 PM

Hoping for another dry week in the boat. Hope to stay on my WW plan for the next 10 days. Toughest 10 days of the tear. Boat's staying dry. I've got towels fresh from the dryer and flare guns and life preservers ready if anyone needs them.

Hang in there Rat.

dgramie · 12-26-2011, 07:45 AM

I not only fell out of the boat , I sank to the bottom of the ocean.I am miserable, heart burn and bloated. Water today and sensible choices! Sweets are gone!

stranded · 12-26-2011, 08:13 AM

Hang in there dgramie! I'm going through the same thing, bloating and heartburn and everything. Oy, the Christmas food was worse than I anticipated.

I know I'm late for this 10 days, but starting today my goal is to get back on track with calories. If I can manage exercise I'll do it, but fatigue from this virus is lingering so exercise isn't an official goal of mine this time.

Ratkitten · 12-26-2011, 08:45 AM

Hiya all!

Stranded, I still have a nagging cough from the horrid cold that hit me 4 weeks ago. It's sending me to bed at 9pm and I don't get up until 8am. I'm exhausted. Take care of yourself and listen to your body!! I'm doing my best to do the same.

Dgram, I gotcha! Crawl back in the boat. We have warm floofy towels. I think I even have some Tums for you to gnaw on.

I'm hanging in there, but did polish off a small bag of cream caramels from BassPro shop. On a good note, I got some warm floofy socks there!! I think I made it to my sister's place in record time to get my parents to drive BACK to my place and go to church. No lightning strikes and I think I had some angels watching over me (if anyone knows the DC metro beltway traffic, you'll understand).

Stay dry all!

Hugs,
Ratkity

Vortex_VVV · 12-26-2011, 05:43 PM

Hey, ladies, I'm with you for this 10 days. (Today is day 4, yes?)

I've been OP since the 23rd, even with invitations from friends for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. (Luckily, these are healthy friends! I brought dessert, but a few bites each day fit into my plan, and since I provided it I knew what kind of calories we were talking about.)

My plan is just to keep to 1900 calories or less and to get at least 20 minutes of exercise, which can (for these 10 days) include de-cluttering. I need to add other components, but they'll come in another 10 day period. I lost all discipline during fall semester, so I need to ease back into accountability.

Ratkitty, I'm glad you have some floofy towels.

Debby, how did today go?

j-ann · 12-26-2011, 06:01 PM

Waves lapped at the edge of the boat yesterday. I got a bit damp. Back on track today. Don't think I need a life preserver.

Good goin' Angela!

dgramie · 12-27-2011, 07:37 AM

yesterday was a bit better but still cant get over the side of the boat.Im too heavy!!

vicki1 · 12-27-2011, 10:47 AM

I'm back! The Dec. 24th - Dec. 26th put the scale up 2 lbs. - well the food consumed did it! Truly I kind of jumped in the water I think. But I have pulled myself back into the boat, am wrapped in a fluffy towel and ready to go.

stranded · 12-28-2011, 06:30 AM

Today finally back OP with calories. No exercise yet, but I'm not going to push it because I don't want a virus relapse.

gggirls · 12-28-2011, 06:58 AM

I'm back from the cruise - boy do I need the lifeboat - it's pretty bad when you're craving a grilled chicken salad.

Ratkitten · 12-28-2011, 08:07 AM

Floofy towels all around!!!

Holidaze are hard. The Parents got home safely last night. They will spend today recovering (they are in their 80s - they took the train to DC). I spent yesterday catching up on chores.

I wanted to eat the paint off the walls cuz I was so hungry after they left. I stayed dry by fixing high high protein stuff. I finally took a bath and went to bed.

Back to work today. Hope the carb hungry monster isn't still plaguing me.

Hugs,
Ratkity