Well I have been told by the doctor:

no caffeine
no caffeinated soft drinks
no chocolate

Wah! :cry: but needs must so I have to do it! So I guess that's my commitment this week whether I like it or not:rolleyes:

THAT is a tough one Mauvaisroux!! I guess if you can do THAT then I can do my measly 10 crunches!!!!

goal for next week
 

Thanks for the idea of writing down my foods. I will try to do that next week. I always have trouble doing that but i will try so hard.
Good luck with your goals next week

Sheryl

Oy! Now that I officially can't have chocolate for a while I see it everwhere :p at the drugstore, at the muffin place, at the newstand, even in the florist shop:dizzy:

IT'S A CONSPIRACY!!!!!

(and I haven't been doing my crunches...)

I am going for the same thing as last week. Trying to give up 3 things at once is tough. I know if it wasn't health related I would have caved by now:dizzy:

Amount of Chocolate this week: 0
Amount of coffee this week: 0
Amount of cola this week: 0

Amount of cravings for all of the
above this week: Countless

:lol:

Can my commitment be to eat all of the chocolate and coffee that Mauvais can't?

Ok probably not. I can stick with the no eating after 8 thing. I guess I will try the 5 minutes of exercise still. I keep picking the same commitments but I still can't manage to do the 5 minute one.

:mouse:squeak

monday, monday....
failed with the capicino thingy..I think they put crack in that stuff.
did OK with the others...just ok.
new week...running out of easy commitments.
how about:
Increase water intake by 50%
do hand weights 3X a week.

Still no eating after 8 and 10 crunches a day. Did pretty well with the no eating after 8 (broke it one day), but only did crunches once, and then only because of Ellis (THANK YOU SWEETIE!!!)

Bahahahahaha
 

Agreed!!!!

I am going to forego coffee this week in favor of mint green tea. It doesn't matter that I have half a bottle of cinnamon-vanilla coffee creamer in the fridge here @ work. It's got 2 grams of fat per serving.

I did pretty bad w/the walking commitment. I only went one day, but I did a mile. Sometimes I don't eat dinner if I'm not hungry, which apalls some people, but hey--if I'm not hungry I'm not gonna eat!

Good luck to everyone! We can do it! (and if we slip we shouldn't beat ourselves up over it!)

Whoops...
 

I think I may have set my goal a little too high for this week. :o I was supposed to exercise five times but I only did three... ok... TWO times.

Starting fresh today... new commitment is to exercise three times this week and still no food after 8:00 and cut out fried foods and red meat.

Den, for goodness sakes... do you want me to totally embarrass you? Get down there and do 10 crunches. RIGHT NOW!!! It'll take you, like, 2 minutes.

How is everyone doing with their commitments this week? Has anyone been committed this week? :dizzy:

Well it has been 10 days without coffee or chocolate for me. I'm doing okay, despite a few cravings, and I have not caved yet:)

Committed!!?? No I dont think any of has been committed this week, however, maybe I should be.
Mauvaisroux- You are doing great with fighting the caffine. I have had very little caffine myself this week. Maybe one cup I think. No chocolate! And I have been drinking my water faithfully. Only had five smokes this entire week. Going to the gym 3 days on , one off and back again. So I hope this Tuesday I see a significant difference on the scales, but if I dont I will just chalk it up to putting on muscle while losing fat. Really love the gym, had to staple my *** to the chair to keep me home last night. But I do not want to overdo it and injure myself and then be off for weeks. Rambling on , sorry!
Virginia

New Week!
 

I have done pretty well with my healthy changes... this week I am maintaining all of my changes plus adding on an additional day of exercise:

no eating after 8:00 pm
avoid red meat and fried food
exercise 4 times this week

This weeks commitment will be to add more weight to my workout, no red meat, and drink my protein shakes.

Still working on the 3 C's: caffeine, cola and chocolate :lol:
I have not cheated once in 12 days :D

Yay, Mauvais! Hey, that rhymes.

Now if I were really careful this week.... even moderately careful... about what I eat, I could dip down below the 190 mark. Hmmmm..

Okay, admission time. I have NOT been walking the walk lately. For those of you who don't suffer from depression, please don't get too grossed out. I have NOT been taking care of myself, and I have only been lurking because I have been feeling kinda out of things. SO...my commitment this week is to brush my teeth twice a day, floss, bathe more regularly, AND not eat after 8 o'clock. I have not been doing the crunches, and I think given the mess I have let myself get into that the basics need to take priority first. :o

Oh Den, you dirty ol' thing you. :lol: May I join you in your quest for cleanliness? I actually brushed my teeth today. Well, at 3 in the afternoon, but still...
And I went to have a bath last night (in my tub up in the attic), and some fool had removed the plug to the first floor tub!! DH offered to get it for me, but I opted on sulking and having a VERY fast bath with no plug. (no showers in these old cast iron tubs)
Floss? What's that? :D

YOU UNDERSTAND ME!!! YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND ME!!!!

you know it, honey!
Ummm, I don't think anyone else does, though. :lol:

You know, when you decide to have a bath (at least when someone like Den or I do), it's a major undertaking. To discover that the plug is missing is enough to make you want to get out the straight razor. Or just stop bathing all together.
I just wanted to impress upon you all what an effort it was for me to sit in a cold empty tub and hose down. amen

When I am unhappy you can't get me out of the tub. Maybe it is some sort of "washing away" the problem thing. But I would sit on the floor of the tub under warm water until I ran out of hot water. Then crawl into bed and go to sleep.


My commitment for the week is to marry some rich guy so I never have to work again. And then I can hire a chef and he would cook healthy meals for me.

(hey it is about as likely to happen as any other commitment I have made in here has....)

I LOVE taking hot baths, but when I bottom out I just can't seem to do it....

oooo la la! I LIKE your commitment, Squeak!

No, when you're depressed, there's always the danger of drowning yourself...

Den & Ellis...
 

I struggle with some pretty serious depression so I can relate. Plus I work out of my home so there are certainly days when I shuffle around in my jammies for the entire day. :o And some days when I am really depressed I am lucky if I get out of bed. But generally I find that usually a nice hot shower or bath, a fun outfit, a little make up, and just getting out of the house can really lift my spirits. Holing up in the house disconnects me from the world and I get completely caught up in a cycle of depression. It is important for me to connect with people regularly so I try to schedule lunch with a friend or my husband at least once if not twice a week. So if you need to keep it simple... that is great. The whole point of commiting to change is to make small steps each week towards an overall healthier lifestyle. And the smaller the change the better, I think. I know that when I am depressed it is the most difficult time to make positive changes or do anything positive for that matter... so start small and think of ways to be kind to yourself. It is so easy to get caught up in disordered thinking about ourselves and our lives. I constantly have to stop and force myself to check the reality of my thinking... when depression hits, my thinking is always skewed and not representative of reality at all. I try to focus on the positives and be thankful for the many blessings that I DO have.... and there are SO MANY! I remind myself to look at people... especially women and children.... who struggle in poverty or in third world war-torn countires or who face life-threatening illnesses and I realize how much I really do have. Since my husband and I have been trying to conceive for the last nine months, I have not been able to take my meds. After a few months of pretty serious depression, I slowly forced myself to make positive changes like exercise, social involvement, healthier eating, connecting with friends and families, making time for myself with constructive activities I enjoy... the other option was for me to sink deeper into a depression so horrible that I would find myself contemplating suicide. I am finally at a point where I feel that I am able to sustain a fairly healthy outlook despite the many challenges that I am currently facing. So with one small step at a time... one day at a time... healing is really within reach.

Well, enough of my ramblings. Just know that we are here for you. Remember... you are not alone and you can always come here for support.

:grouphug:

Thank you, Sojo. You're a sweet-heart. Remember, we're here for you, too!
I can't imagine going off my meds...I mean I CAN imagine it! You're a very strong girl to be able to cope so well without them.
hugs... xoxo

DITTO!!! I do pretty well usually with the meds and I am usually pretty good at stopping the negative thinking, but sometimes it just gets difficult. Luckily I have a VERY honest but also sensitive husband who will do reality checks with me!! AND of course you wonderful women here!!!

help!!!!

I can't stop eating. :no:
Please, somebody help me...
I just bought a roasted chicken for dinner. I spread butter on mine. :(
I'm in big trouble.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Oh dear...
 

Well, my first guess is that you need to take a look at WHY you can't stop eating. Obviously you are not continuously munching because you are constantly hungry, right? What hurts or anxieties are you feeding? What feelings are you avoiding? What issues don't you want to address? Eating can be a temporary feel good fix because the food tastes good immediately... but as we all know the long term effects of overeating are devastating. I guess I would suggest that it is time for a little self analysis. When you reach for the next fistful of food and your stomach is already full... stop yourself and ask what you really need and what you are really feeling. Are you eating because you are sad, or angry, or overwhelmed, or bored, or tired, or out of habit, or depressed, or anxious? What other activity could you do that would actually meet the real need? What are some other options? What would happen if you dealt with the issues directly? I've been in this same place Ellis so I can absolutely empathize... but you ARE in control of yourself and you can make new choices and create change. Remember... small steps to a brave new you! :^:

Thank you, Sojo. You're absolutely right. I've started tracking my food today, and I'm going to do this!!
I've been eating because I'm tired, and I've just realized that subconsciously I've been thinking, "Hey, I'm going to the gym 3 days a week now. I can eat whatever the heck I want to!"
So today I'm in control, and I'm going to make it a habit. When I got up this morning I was at 195. I'd gained 2 pounds, and it was a real wake-up call for me. Other than being pregnant, that's the most I've ever weighed. (don't be offended girls over 200... it's all relative)
I'm really worried about my heath, and I'm ready to do something about it. Thank you Sojo... I know you've been there too, and I appreciate your giving me a boost.
hugs...
ellis

Ellis hun, you will do it! We have faith in you just as you do in all of us. Some days I think you are the one holding all of us together, and for that I thank you. Dont get me wrong girls you are all fantastic! I know I could not do this witout all of your support.
Virginia

Blagg! :p I find that I eat when I am bored. I am trying to find something to do to with my time to keep from doing that. I am okay on the weekends but it is the snacking while watching tv that gets me...I have got to find a hobby of some sort. I did buy a book on bead jewellery making so I think that's what I will be doing over the winter.


Good idea about the food tracking/journal. I was doing that with WW but have got out of the habit, you chicks have inspired me to start up again!

Thanks, Virginia. We ARE a fantastic bunch! Everyone here is so nurturing and sympathetic. I don't know how I'd do it without all of you. (ummm, do what? I'm NOT losing weight :lol: )
Virginia, could you come and sew my jaws together?

Mauvais, beading would be fun! There's a lot of stuff you can make. And I KNOW how much you love jewelry. ;) I'll take a pair of long dangly earrings, please. :D

What colour of beads would you like Ellis?

sort of a cross between a grey and a pukey green to match my glittering eyes. :D

Oh Puleehz! :rolleyes: Your eyes are not a pukey green/grey!

:D How could you even see them amidst all the rolls of fat?

Sigh...
 

Well, I still did not meet my goal of exercising four times this week and I blew every other one as well. I seem to be pretty inconsistent on this one. I walked twice this week and spent about 90 minutes gardening. I am going to continue with my commitments until I can do it succesfully:

no eating after 8:00
avoid fried food and red meat
exercise four times this week