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#391

deelee10 , 05-19-2012 04:59 PM

Hi Challenge Chicks!

I'd like to join all of you. I need to be accountable to people. I lost 37 pounds in 2011 and struggle with regaining and losing around ten. Like Amar, I call that maintaining. Between January 1, 2012 and March 13, 2012, 10 short weeks, I regained 15 pounds! It was so shockingly easy. I lost the original 37 on Ideal Protein which is low carb, low fat, low calorie - can eat as much of the healthy salad type veggies as you want. To maintain, I've been mostly doing a South Beach kind of thing. I mostly count carbs. I do think calories matter. My biggest downfall is night time carb craving, especially that old devil chocolate. Though I am acquainted with that old devil The Donut that some of you have mentioned. When I don't have my first drug of choice, I make do with any kind of carb. I had two giant Twix Bars on Thursday night. Was pretty good last night. I have lost about 5 or 6 of that 15 I regained. (Even with those Twix bars - if only!) I have a challenge tonight - hosting bridge. We always have pizza, salad, red wine and dessert. I think I have to figure out the carbs and calories and decide what I can have. That might help. And get to the health club tomorrow. I will get caught up on all of you soon. Good luck everyone!
#392

Marie , 05-19-2012 07:37 PM

Amara, my daughter got me stuck on Woot! As a cheer a couple years ago. I so often wanted to say it on the board but figured everyone would think I was nuts. So Woot it is here on the challenge thread because there is no doubt we have a lot to WOOT about. A high cal day is never a bad thing when it was treasured and enjoy, especially with a good fried.

Rie, wowza your cals are a little low. I’m guessing you’re shocking your system back into obedience. I get doing that, just don’t do if for long. And 46 grams fiber. I wouldn’t be able to go out and pull weeds because I’d never be able to bend over past the bloating. Ouch!

Deelee welcome aboard! I’m glad you joined us. I’m glad we’re getting a couple more posts. For a while the Mary and I had a chat session going on. I know we both like more friends here. BTW, both Mary and I use LoseIt! A free app for iPhone or iPod touch (and works on the iPad but not big screen, just the size of the iPhone). It works great for tracking calories, fat, or whatever you want to track. It can help you set up a goal range for cals.

I dove off the wagon, fell under the wheel and was dragged behind the tracks. Yesterday was not a good cal day. I stopped tracking but when I did and knowing what else I ate, I was at about 2000 cals. Unlike Amara, I didn’t enjoy every morsel with a great friend. I just munched. And today, I haven’t touched the LoseIt app at all. I will go log my cals and try to find solace in I can have little cals for dinner. I did the 1.5 mile hike this morning with the doggies and I did elliptical yesterday evening. My pool is 83 degrees and the weather not so bad. So I’m going to take the solar cover off and jump in. Then it is beauty day. Rip the hairs off my legs and pits ( too much info), give myself a new pedicure with one of the four fab nail polish colors I picked out last night. I just finished the last book in a 19 book romance series. I enjoyed them. Now the next one won’t be out until November. That should help snap the addiction. DH and I cleaned and cleaned this morning, finished rearranging the living room for the desk we got about 3 weeks ago. My piano has been moved back into my living room so maybe I’ll start playing again. So my house is pretty and now I shall jump in my pool.
Marie
#393

Marie , 05-19-2012 07:44 PM

Okay, see you are all so good for me. I went and logged my foods for today and the tortilla chips weren't helpful but I'm on track for cals (mostly because I had very little for lunch). And yesterday, I was at 1850 cals and I was beating myself up. Like Amara, I am so focused on my food and exercise, I blew up my eating in my mind and it wasn't as bad as I thought. Just thought I'd post that I followed through and am not completely off the wagon as previously believed. I have a leg dangling overboard but I am still on board. Now it is pool time.
Marie
#394

maryea , 05-20-2012 12:16 AM

1537 calories and 12 carb serv.

Marie - Glad your day wasn't so bad afterall.

Rie - 15 gms carb=1 carb serv

Deelee - Glad you've joined us. You can defeat eve snacking. It's always been my downfall but I'm doing fine now. You just have to realize that you are in control not food. At least that's the way it was for me.
#395

Riemontana , 05-20-2012 01:19 AM

Hi all!

No workout today for me. I did well on eating though.

Cals: 1002, Carbs: 80, Fiber: 38, Protein: 47, Water: 42oz.

I am trying to jump start but I am also just not really hungry the last couple of days. I am eating lots of salad, cucumbers and low density foods so my calories are low.

Marie, I envy you your pool! Can I swim vicariously through you? of course, I can't be in the sun so it is the only outdoor pool that I will ever enjoy. Actually the fiber doesn't bother me, I am used to it.

Marie, thanks for the clarification on your carb counting method. Glad to hear that you are winning the battle with evening eating.

DeeLee, Nice to have you here!

Sleepy time. Night.
Rie
#396

Amarantha2 , 05-20-2012 02:27 PM

Marie, Am2 (me) IS nuts! Woot! Lol, no worries about bein' nuts, t'is fun!

Deelee, welcome! I am a newcomer on this thread also. Hmmm, we are alike in that I also am a night time carb craver. I don't count carbs per se but I am pretty wary of them because for me they equal DONUTS.

Forget I said that word! Donuts are evil. I shun them lol.

Huzzah to Maryea and Rie!

***
As for Moi (just me), there must have been a scale angel convention in another state because none of them came 'round my weigh-in area yesterday and I DID gain 1.6. Not unhappy with it per se as measurements showed a staggering .5 down on the waist and that is a big parameter of my health. So I'm good.

DID re-evaluate my goals and attitude and the plan and changed my goal to get to THE ULTRA GOAL to December 30.

This is expansively blogged in my new 3FC blog so will spare ye the details. Just taking a new approach.

Bye bye.
#397

Marie , 05-20-2012 03:08 PM

Yesterday I finished off the day at less than 1500 calories to that was a victory. Today is on track. I had several of Blizzie’s banana chips (BTW for those not in the know – that is my eldest husky). They could be addicting. So I looked on amazon for a better choice and found Banana crisps that are not fried and nothing but the bananas (aka sugar). 66 cals per package. I will let you know on Tuesday night how they taste as I bought them for me as well as Blizzie. DH and I rode the tandem for a 9+ mile bike ride this morning. It didn’t kill my quads like the 35 mile ride last week so I figure the elliptical is on tomorrow’s agenda. DH will be walking the huskies every morning this week as he has the days off and doesn’t want to get up at 4:45 am to walk the dogs. I might take Tuesday and Thursday just so I get some exercise.

Rie, why can’t you be in the sun? I’d think many of your activities (fishing and camping) would be solar intensive. I bought “clear” zinc oxide on Amazon and nothing gets through that stuff. Much better than the 45 spf sun screen I use on my arms (zinc on scars and tattoos) and legs.

Am2, WTG on the .5” waistline loss. That is wonderful. Much more important than the evil scale.

Deelee, on the bad news about DH. I will post that on the other thread but I’m too far behind to spend time posting there at the moment.

Mary, you are doing awesome. You must be so relieved that you are in control and not having to buy medifast food.

I'm going to quilt and enjoy the last day of weekend.

Marie
#398

maryea , 05-20-2012 07:00 PM

Marie - Had to laugh about buying MF foods! I did pretty well with it and even liked some of it while I was doing it and the losing weight so fast was really fun, but it's like after a while my body just said no more to their food. Now when I think of it I feel like puking! So yes, I'm glad to not buy it and I could never do it again. Today's a horrible day calorie and carb-wise, and I hate to admit it but I will try and get back later with the awful truth since you are so open and honest....but even though I went over A LOT...I didn't really feel out of control. I know this was not my norm.
#399

deelee10 , 05-20-2012 07:41 PM

Hi chicks -

Thanks for the nice welcome. I'm going to get that ap Marie mentioned. We had guests last night and I managed to be good. Got to the health club today - 32 min on the bike. I've been very good today - but we're heading into the bewitching hours. I look forward to getting to know you all.
#400

Riemontana , 05-20-2012 11:42 PM

I did an hour of heavy, low impact aerobics today. My knee hurts but the rest of me feels good. I ate a really small breakfast and lunch and enjoyed a nice supper. I did some gardening and spent time with the little guy.

Cals: 1105, Carbs: 120, Fiber: 39, Protein: 36, Water: 56oz

Marie, one of the struggles with my lupus is that I am very, very sun sensitive. I wear sun blocking clothing and sun block on my hands and face. Even so, I often run a fever the night after I have been out on the water. The intensity of the sun in an outdoor pool scares me. That's why I treasure hotels with indoor pools. I don't swim very well but I adore the sensation of floating around in the water.

Mary (not Marie on the carb counting). I know that you were not happy with your calorie intake but I think you did well at Outback.

DeeLee, Good job. I can't imagine all the stress you are under right now. Good luck with the "witching hours" For myself, I always know what my evening snack is going to be and that helps me a lot.

I am off to feed my food network addicion.
#401

maryea , 05-21-2012 01:35 AM

As I said earlier I really blew it today even though That restaurant food is very very high in carbs and calories. I mainly ate a small portion of the things I esp liked and ate very little of the rest and I didn't eat much tonight, but I got well over 2000 calories today. I a lot over. I gave up tracking it as it was too terrible and I hate to think of how many carbs I got. But the difference is that I honestly don't feel I ate that much and I didn't stuff myself. I told dh I don't want to go back there and he agreed as he didn't like it that much. I didn't get a chance to take my bs until 3 hours after and by then it was still a little high but not too bad. At least I remembered to take my meds today...I've been forgetting them now and then.

My weight was down a tiny bit this am but basically it's just stable.
#402

slim n up , 05-21-2012 08:01 AM

Well Ladies I know I have been MIA for quite a while but I had to have unexpected surgery to have my AICD replaced, and my recovery wasn't quite normal it really kicked my butt this time. Then I got a for nasty cold and it is starting to get better now, I hope anyway.

Well, as I couldn't do anything strenuous after my surgery I didn't keep up with any of my Leslie Sansone walking, but I am going to start again later this week. With this heart condition I have, Leslies walking DVd's are about the most strenuous I can get with my exercise, but hey it is better than nothing.

I haven't lost anymore weight but I haven't gained any either, but some how I did go down from a size 16 to a size 14 in jeans, and shorts, so that is an awesome non scale victory for me.

Keep up the great work everyone, and I will be posting more regularly again.

Have a great day,

Wilma
#403

Marie , 05-21-2012 12:52 PM

Mary, at puking at the idea of MF foods. I think the same thing of different diet plans I tried. The only one that really has worked is this last one where I made a deal with myself that I could eat anything I wanted as long as I logged every bite. Logging keeps me pretty focused and I'm enjoying my foods. Yesterday, I made strawberry daiquiris for solar eclipse watching and I was shocked it was only 90 calories (I used equal to sweeting). Those little yummies are in my near future again. Of course I put a dollop of whipping cream on it for another 20 cals but it was worth it.

Deelee, good job on the bike. I think you'll like the app. Mary and I both use it. I've used it for about 3.5 years. I credit its help in losing the 70 pounds of fat that needed to be eradicated.

Rie, I was guessing that the lupus was the sun problem cause. I wasn't sure. I rarely swim in my pool until after 4:00 because the sun isn't as intense and some of the pool is shaded behind the tall ponderosa pines by about 4:30. I bought a case of the clear zinc last summer and it is great stuff.

Mary, great news that your weight was done a tad. Interesting that Thai food is high in calories. When I was in Bangkok, nearly all the Thai people were tiny and skinny.

Wilma, I like Leslie's DVDs. And congrats on not gaining any weight after the surgery . And losing inches is way more important.

I was at 1582 cals yesterday. Exercised in the form of biking 9+ miles and walking the dogs on relatively flat ground. As flat as living in the mountains allows for. I didn't want to tire my quads before the bike ride. Someday they will not feel tired allthe time. I just have to be patient to recover from surgery (like Wilma...)

Marie
#404

Amarantha2 , 05-21-2012 03:02 PM

Huzzah to all and a hello to Wilma as I have not met her before. I just started to post here a few days ago.

I love Leslie and used to have an extensive collection of her vids when they were still on VCRs and then on DVDs. I still have some and do them.

To all, am on a deadline at work today and tomorrow so just wanted to say hello!!!

My exercise today was a 30 minute walk; yesterday was also a walk and a little running and kettlebell. Yesterday's cals were high at 2160 but aiming to get better control this week!

Woot!
#405

maryea , 05-21-2012 11:48 PM

1577 cal, 11 carb serv

Didn't get enough fruits and veggies today.

Welcome Wilma, glad you are recovering ok. Sounds like you've been through a lot.

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