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Motivational Monday
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Thankful Thursday
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Good morning, all! I am off to work but before I go I wanted to ask that whichever of you on the other side of the water is holding the fairy fat mother hostage, please let her go and send her back this way. She has some work to do on the USA Left Coast. I gained back two pounds and they are NOT wanting to go away again and take their friends with them!
haha, just reading "fairy fat mother" makes me laugh Not that it'sfunny that anyone is holding her hostage, but you know what I mean
Anyway...my challenge for today is that "mixed nuts" is one of the meals on my menu. I love them. I bought 4 cans of them this week because they were on sale. They are good for you. But they are SO high in calories, and last time I had them, I ended up eating almost an entire can in one sitting (over 1600 calories worth )!
My new battle plan is that, first of all, I will use the mixed nuts as my snack instead of a meal, so perhaps mentally I will know I don't need to eat as much. Also, I will be at home instead of work, so I can focus more on what I'm eating. I'll take just a measuring cup (1/4 or 1/3...something small) of nuts instead of the whole can to help control my portion size. It feels good to at least have a plan of attack in place
Just a quickie! Today is WI after a WEEK completely OP with food and definately better on exercise.
Got to work and Panera Bread is right outside my door! I swear, one of the secretaries brought in 1/2 the pastry case. Scones! I LOVE scones! But I looked them up on Dotties Weight Loss Zone and the orange ones are 10 pts and the cinnamon ones are 12! Don't think I'll be having those today! Still, I MAY squeeze in 1/2 a muffie - 6 pts for a whole one...better!
Jilly: I love Wal-Mart trail mix. The one with M&M's and almonds and cashews! When I get a craving, it's usually for nuts, with chocolate a close 2nd. So I bought a big bag and divided it into individual servings in snack bags. I mentioned it a couple of threads ago. Anyway, that way I know what I'm getting, it's portable, and I can just grab and go.
Good morning everybody. Well, weighed myself today (against my better judgement) and was down from 312 to 309. Now, I know it is water weight probably. But it gets me so much closer to 299. I don't know what it is about being just under 300. It is surely a mental thing!
I am so inspired by everyone's goal trackers in their signatures. Everyone is doing so well and doing the best they can. I love it!!
I think it was Lilion that had a great idea regarding the trail mix. I love the Mountain Mix from Sam's (with M&M's). I am sure it is the same thing at Wal-Mart. I am going to divide it into single serving baggies. I love that idea. I still feel like I can have an "indulgence" but still keep it in check! Thanks for the idea.
Well ladies...something must have worked. Last week had me back up to 246 point something. I think it was 246.8. Todays...243.2. Actually, not as good as yesterday which was 243.0...but I'll not gripe over 3.2 ounces. I'm just glad it's down under 244. Now to keep it that way!
Just a quick run by... I notice people mentioned trail mix. I make my own. I get raisins and nuts and I mix it together. I portion it out and eat it when I want a little snack. You could also add chocolate chips if you want chocolate which would probably be slightly better than m&ms. I was thinking of buying chocolate chips for just that purpose but it is kind of like slightly playing with the devil
I wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone for their kind words regarding my insurance scare. I am feeling much better now. It is so interesting how an event can bring up such strong associated feelings - not just about the event but about life in general.
Thinthinker – The woman at the hospital mentioned they might be able to write off part of it, but it was hard to imagine they would write off that much. I guess part of the issue is that one line item looks like it has been coded incorrectly. The hospital charged $12,000 and the insurance company set the amount they thought the item was worth at something like $1100. The billing company is going to try and sort it out with the insurance. Hopefully I won’t have to worry about it again.
Ammi – Missing the appointment sounds totally like something I would do! That is awful that he will have to get back in the queue for another appointment. I am glad you decided to take advantage of everyone being ready to go out for the day anyway.
Matrishka – Welcome!! I find that dealing with the feelings associated with eating is one of my toughest battles. Have you ever read any Geneen Roth? Her books helped me so much in identifying why I ate emotionally. I don’t really follow the intuitive eating method she prescribes, but her insights on what eating was fulfilling for me emotionally have been amazing. Also, you mentioned in your first post difficulties with walking. If you are looking for a way to start to get active there are some seated exercise videos that you might be able to start with. One place to check out is www.collagevideo.com. They are under the specialty workout section and you can even watch a preview.
Angie – I am so sorry about your flowers. It is so hurtful when people steal things like that. How much could the flowers possibly be worth monetarily, but they had such personal value to you because of the hard work you put into them. When I was young I went through a REALLY rough time and I had my car broken into the day after I lost my insurance coverage due to non-payment (I was unemployed and had no money). They smashed my window and stole a factory installed radio out of a – get this – Geo Metro (one of the cheapest cars ever made). What could that possibly have been worth - $5? Yet because I had no insurance the window replacement cost me quite a bit and I had to wait awhile to get it replaced. It just made no sense.
Jill – I haven’t been able to eat many nuts since I started. It is too tough for me to keep the portions under control. The only thing that has been ok is flavored pistachios because they take so much work.
Melissa – I asked my trainer last night about too much exercise being counter productive. He thinks he remembered reading something about it and will try to look it up. I think I have read elsewhere that losing weight is something like 80% diet and 20% exercise, so the major factor is what you eat. So, if doing the extra exercise is causing you to eat more (exercise can make you hungrier) it might be not be cancelling out. I am trying to change up my patterns to see if it helps.
Martzerica – Welcome to the 300+ section. Definitely jump right in. Not feeling able to have children is definitely one of my motivations. I still haven’t decided if I want them or not, but I want the option – I want it to be my decision rather than something decided for me.
Jen – Congrats on making it into the 2’s! It feels good doesn’t it?
Kim – Here’s hoping that your job interview went well today.
Nightkatt – That is so cool you are getting a lamb. I live in an apartment and we can’t have any animals so it is so outside my realm of thinking. Is it just going to be a pet or will you try getting wool from it or something?
Misti – Have you looked at any of the two piece suits? Someone else mentioned Junonia I think. I just checked their site and they have separates that you can piece together so you can buy a bigger top and smaller bottom. They aren’t cheap, but if it is something you love it might be worth it.
Lilion – Congrats on being down another 3 pounds. I haven’t worked up the courage to attend a meeting, but I have started researching an identity for the SCA. Right now I am thinking Ottoman, but I am still looking around.
I have realized that part of my anxiety over not feeling like the scale is moving is my dissatisfaction at work. I have a good job in many ways, but I don't feel challenged. I love to be busy all the time, and I'm just not - at least not with the stuff I want to be doing. I wanted to wait until I had lost a significant amount of my weight before moving to a public accounting firm for many reasons. There is the appearance issue, but I also want to be able to travel. I don't have to dress up for work right now, so I will need a whole new wardrobe and I don't want to have to buy it more than once if possible. There is also the time demands of a job in public accounting - it would be hard to find time for exercise and meal planning. I need to separate my work anxiety from my weight loss or it will be very counterproductive.
Ooooo Nancy! Ottoman would be interesting! You should go to a meeting though - then you'd have folks to help you research your persona. Not like you have to have one to go! Sounds to me like the whole insurance/bill thing will sort itself out...hang in there!
Melissa – I asked my trainer last night about too much exercise being counter productive. He thinks he remembered reading something about it and will try to look it up. I think I have read elsewhere that losing weight is something like 80% diet and 20% exercise, so the major factor is what you eat. So, if doing the extra exercise is causing you to eat more (exercise can make you hungrier) it might be not be cancelling out. I am trying to change up my patterns to see if it helps.
NotTheCheat - Thanks so much for asking your trainer. I look forward to any info. Also, the extra exercise does make me hungier, BUT, I still get through the day with my 2000 calorie limit in check...so it's not like I've been eating the calories I burn off, plus more, or anything. That's why I'm so confused - I'm OP eating everyday, and with 1hr of exercise a day it's going slower than when I never exercised those first 2 months (I just swam once a week or so). Although I am getting smaller, so it is helping me non-scale wise. But, should I risk those physical results and lower to 30ish minutes a day so I can up it as I go?
Usually "on plan." Tho sometimes people seem to use it for "off plan" too! Makes you a little
Oh, and another common abbreviation: NSV stands for "non-scale victory" - things like when you fit in a smaller size, or can do more than you could before. One of my most recents NSVs was that I can now put down the tray table all the way on the plane! In Economy! With room to spare!
300+ And Ready to Try Again...#987
I gained back two pounds and they are NOT wanting to go away again and take their friends with them! 
Not that it'sfunny that anyone is holding her hostage, but you know what I mean 
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Don't think I'll be having those today! Still, I MAY squeeze in 1/2 a muffie - 6 pts for a whole one...better!
I'm just glad it's down under 244. Now to keep it that way!
