Challenge chat - Week 1
 

Good morning everyone :coffee:

Well I managed to gain back 2 lbs over the weekend after a Dim Sum blow out, a BBQ and DH kidnapping me and taking me to the Dairy Queen where he force fed me a small hot fudge sundae :lol:

So back to it this morning! :drill:

I did my WW journal yesterday and had my first tofu burger - it actually tasted pretty good :T

Last night I planned today's menu and counted out the points for it - I have to get serious about my journalling!

Well I am off to get ready for for work and to eat my bowl of shredded wheat (without the brown sugar on it :p - here goes! )

Hope you all have a great day! :D

I managed to stay the same over the long weekend but am really being careful from now on. I had a slice of whole grain toast with low fat cheese and tomato for breakfast and am glugging a glass of V8 right now. Two walks are on the schedule for this morning.
Could force feeding of a DQ sundae be construed as spousal abuse?

Spousal abuse. Yeah... mine force-fed me a polish sausage on the weekend. :yes:

I did really well yesterday on Phase I until around 9:30 at night. I went to great pains to smuggle three Subway cookies out of the fridge while DH was cleaning the bathroom. He kept coming into the kitchen, where I would snap at him. He finally told me I was cranky, and should go to bed. I thought, "The reason I'm CRANKY is because I'm trying to sneak some freakin' cookies without you SEEING me!" :rolleyes:
I didn't even enjoy them. They turned to ash in my mouth. If there hadn't been screens over the bedroom windows, I would have thrown them out. I couldn't even flush them because of the bathroom renovation.
No matter... the rest of the day went well, and today will be good, too! :hat:

Have a great OP day, girls!! :wave:

ellis -That will teach you! :lol:

Good going Ruth :cp:

I was thinking of doing the new WW core plan but I just don't have the time to switch plans completely- I am too busy packing up my apartment and getting ready to move. Besides all of the food I currently have in the house is geared towards WW Flex points/SBD. I may try it later when I have settled into my new place or just switch over slowly.

mmmmmm....Polish sausage :doh:

I've been counting calories for three days now. Journaling has helped a lot. When I eat too many cals, I can look back and think, if I'd dropped the soda, and eaten one snack instead of two, and had two cookies instead of three... I'd have done much better! That is motivating, to know that small changes will lead to big results.

So this is Day 1 of the challenge, eh? So far, I've had one glass of water and hit the exercise bike for half an hour. Lunch will be a sate stir fry. I plan on eating half the tofu I normally do and instead eat more of the vegetables. I'm packing a mid-afternoon snack, so I won't be tempted to binge for dinner. Mmm, planning!

DQ as spousal abuse? Only if he actually put the spoon in your mouth!!! :D

Well he did put the spoon in mouth - I swear it! ;)

So far so good - I am having a really stressful morning as we are short staffed and the work is starting to pile but I have not caved into my favorite stress eating food of BUTTERTARTS! :yikes: I am being good :angel:

what the heck is a buttertart? and NO, its not spousal abuse even if he put the spoon in the mouth. Men for some dumb reason think it is romantic to feed their women sweets so he was probably just trying to be romantic and score some "snuggle time". Don't send the man to jail. Instead, use the "snuggle time" to burn off the calories from the ice cream.

Tiki.

Funny. I was just thinking, "Mmmm. Dim sum." :doh: !

The best darned sodium hit in the world. I float for about a week after I have dim sum. Which explains why I don't have it very often.

Megan

Buttertarts - a Canadian thing :lol:

They are these yummy little tarts, the filling is kind of like the filling in pecan pie but with a few raisins tossed in intead of the pecans- that is about the best way I can describe them - delicious! :T

Tiki- Ha! I knew he had alterior motives ;)

Well, I started the challenge yesterday and I did pretty good. DBF decided to take us out for lunch and I had a green chile cheese burger, but I only ate 8 tortilla chips and 10 fries, so I considered it an accomplishment. Then I made a big pot of vege soup for dinner, which I had for lunch today too. I actually managed to come in below my calorie limit for the whole day!

I didn't get up on time today. In fact I had to grab breakfast at school because I was running so late. But the veggie soup made up for that. I have some errands to run close to my apt., so I think I'll hoof it instead of taking the bus. I'm feeling all this stress about my MA paper and I think some exercise would get me calmed down.

Tiki-DON'T EVEN ASK!!! Mauvais got me hooked on them!!!

I'm sick. :(

I woke up with a sore throat that I KNOW is going to turn into some terrible head cold. This happened two months ago! I don't know what the DEAL is. I swear it has something to do with planning ahead. Last night, I packed up my swim clothes to go to the gym bright and early. This morning I woke up feverish and with the brillo-ed sore throat. Argh!

I did pretty well food wise tho. I did break down and have a 7-11 slurpee because it felt so good against my throat. I could have gone for the diet pepsi one but I didn't. Sigh!

Oh, Jessica... no! Not again! :( I'm so sorry sweetie... sending you love and healing hugs... :grouphug:
Eat garlic and drink lots of liquids. :yes:

Jessica, if you lived closer I'd make you my Chinese/Jewish penicillin - chicken soup with garlic and ginger. A hot lemon and honey drink may help too. Get better.

I overdid the walking yesterday and am paying for it this morning. Dumb knee! Food was just fine and the scale is down a smidge this morning. (A smidge is a tenth of a pound - 1.6 ounces - but I'll take it!)

Now would you all puhleez stop chatting about butter tarts and dim sum! We are going to Swiss Chalet for dinner tonight and I will be hard pressed to resist the fries which I know DH will have. Chicken breast and salad is what I should eat but we do have a "Two can dine" coupon. Maybe I can get it with salad instead of fries.

Have a good alternaday!

Hannah, eating 10 fries and 8 tortilla chips is an accomplishment! Those things are so easy to snack on.

Mauvais, I agree with Tiki: No jail. Just handcuffs. ;)

Yesterday was a disappointment. I stuck to my plan all day and then blew it at dinner. What happened was I had a disappointing day at school, and I binged out of emotion at dinner. Dinner being the only meal I hadn't planned. Coincidence... I think not.

But you know what, since I ate healthy for most of the day, I only came in 300 cals over my limit. And it was 500 cals less than what I estimate my body needs to keep at its current weight. Plus exercise. Plus only one serving of soda. And four servings of non-animal protein -- big accomplishment there. So it was probably a small losing day, in both senses of the word. :D

Calorie counting does keep me motivated, because I can see that I didn't totally mess up my goal.

Today I have lunch planned. I need to plan dinner ahead of time. That, I think, is the key to my success. I'm not hungry after dinner. So if I conquer dinner... I shall win the war. Mwahahahaha.

My new work schedule has been a little more than I expected, when you body thinks you are suppose to be awake and you are trying to make it sleep it is not fun. I have done alright food wise since Monday. Sunday we had a labor day party for some of DH's friends and I ate way too much of food I do not normally eat. So as of Monday I got back on the wagon. So far I haven't felt like exercising- I have just been too tired.

I need to get back into the habit of eating three times a day instead of one and snacking. I just don't seem to have time to eat while I am at work. I have got to get up early enough to eat breakfast before going to work, get in a quicky lunch and then eat about 5pm when the cafe opens for dinner. Sounds like a good plan but the food they serve downstairs isn't always the best quality soooo I need a back up plan too. Which mean keep a frozen dinner in the freezer at work for those Yuck Food Times.

I am down a couple of pounds this AM, I need to stay away from the scale but it keeps me motivated. DH has decided we are buying a grill, we have been in our new house about 10 months and the grill stayed at the old house SO he decided to cave in and get a new one because HE needs to loose some weight.... 6'1 and 162lbs he kills me.

Well got to get motivated, need to make a trip to the store and find out some information on gymnastics for my DD who has decided she wants to cheer next year...

Hope everyone is well, hope you don't mind me popping back in!

Amy

OOH amyjo, you should practice simple cheers with your daughter at home- it would help her and give you some extra exercise - 2 birds with one stone! :D

Yeah, it sure would. I coach a cheer team and those girls keep me quite busy!

Day 2 on the challenge for me, skipped breakfast (made the crew waffles from scratch and tossed the rest so I wouldn't cheat), avoided office donuts and have kept my food clean so far today. Last night I made the BEST shrimp stir-fry. DD and I were licking our plates. Tonight is turkey tacos. Yum!

Tiki.

Tik and Mauvias ~ It might kill two birds with one stone but there presents a problem... I have never cheered and am verrrry unco-ordinated so I would probably end up in traction.

Good going Tiki! :cp:

Oh pooh, Amyjo just have fun with your daughter - don't try to do any backflips though :lol:

lost 6
 

hey everyone!! I lost 6 pounds. I was feeling pretty happy about it, I overate monday and today. I feel like quiting but I'm going to try and get back on track! :(

:eating2:

Hi! I've lost 2 pounds and I am behaving!!! I worked out 3 days in a row. I am also eating well. I put the little eating icon up there because I am eating edame out of the pods which is sort of satisfying like eating peanuts. Today is day 8 for me and it is so good to wake up in the morning refreshed and ready! I just wanted to say to prettyface : DO NOT GIVE UP!!! Keep trying, even if you don't loose you'll have fun with the alternachicks!

Tiki: yummy foods! Do you menu? I try to menu out at least a week ahead. I find dieting is a lot of work.

Jessica: My advice when feeling yucky is to drink ginger ale mixed with OJ, take echenacia and get LOTS of sleep. I think the sleep helps the most.

Sandi

Way to go suchaprettyface and Sandi :cp:

Hope you are feeling better soon Jessica :grouphug:

Yay, Suchaprettyface and Sandi. :) Suchaprettyface, wow, 6 lbs. Good for you.

Yesterday was better in the food department. Plus I got little sleep last night. That must burn some calories. Does it count as exercising?

Today I was so tired when I got up that I didn't remember to exercise. Likely excuse, huh?

I don't have lunch or dinner planned today. Guests coming from out of town. This does not bode well. :(

Aqua, plan out what you won't eat in your head. Keep that plan in your head so you won't fail.

Good job on the 6 and 2 lb loss. My weigh day is Tuesdays, so we will see what I've been doing.

Amyjo, i was never a cheerleader either but all that stomping around, jumping jacks for warming up, etc. is a great way to move that body around. Also, the jumps, even if done incorrectly are great for your legs.

Another clean food day yesterday although I had to refridgerate the taco meat before I ate my way off plan. Cardio this AM plus a pisspoor bi-tri workout. Man I would almost kill to have arms like Angela Bassett but my body just won't cooperate.

Tiki

Ugh! I came down with something last night. My throat is killing me and all I want to do is stay in bed. I drank too many sodas yesterday because they just felt so good on my throat. Why didn't water feel good?! Thankfully we had a can of Thai Kitchen Tom Kha in the pantry, the warm spicy liquid felt so good on my throat. I had to come to school for a meeting today, otherwise I'd still be asleep. I'm going to the health center after my meeting. Yuck!

Good job on all the losses everyone!

suchaprettyface: Try to focus on the loss rather than the backslide. You're doing great!

Hannah - I hope I didn't give you cybergerms and that's why you're sick!! Get better soon.

Amyjo - Uncoordinated is only a state of mind. My YMCA offers adult tumbling classes. I plan on taking them as a reward for getting under 200. Right now, falling on my face at 260 might result in serious face trauma. You should get out there girl!

Sandi - I think you're right. I did something I haven't done in ages. I missed school and work. I've been at home for 2 days and although I am going to my lab tonight (there's a quiz so I can't miss it), staying at home and sleeping all day has done WONDERS. I called in sick today and my boss was moaning, "noooo nooo you can't be sick" and I started feeling guilty so I said, "how about I sleep a couple of hours and then come in." and he said, "How about you get some rest and we see you tomorrow." Such a good boss. :)

Tiki - Come over a cook for ME!

So, I'm not 100% but I'm on my way. I am the biggest whiner when I'm sick. Anyone else?

Playing Footsie at Marshalls
 

Goddess J, when I'm sick I don't know if I'm a whiner--I just want to be left alone! There's no one to whine to except the dogs and the cat! ;) I think when most people are sick they would like someone there to take care of them. I'm pretty much the opposite--when I'm sick I'm always really glad that I'm single and child-free!

I went shopping at Marshalls today (oooh I love that store. I always find great stuff on the cheap!) Today one of my finds was a brand new pair of Sketchers walking shoes. They are gorgeous and comfy and only $24. I also bought a great buddha for my office, a cool wooden bowl with a chicken on the lid (have I mentioned that I love chickens?) :chicken:, a totally fab Kenneth Cole funky 50's style rectangular clutch that I'm going to use as a large glasses case to stick in my computer bag. Oh dear--and an interesting 3 wise men snow globe. Sounds tacky, but it really is a nice one. The base is carved as various Bethlehem-style scenes. I've been looking for a special nativity for a long time but have never been satisfied. So now with this, and with a stone carving of the holy family that I bought last year, I'm pleased.

Hope this was OK chat for this topic, even tho only the shoe part was challenge oriented! :?:

LeanLongStrong -- my husband is like that. Won't accept any help, not even a glass of orange juice.

Tiki, you're right, maybe having something at home planned out for the week would help.

Yesterday the in-laws were up. I figured, hey, we're going out to a restaurant, might as well eat junk food all day. The quantity wasn't bad, but the quality was. Way too much fat.

Today I'm meeting a friend for lunch at an Indian restaurant. I love Indian food because there are so many vegetarian items. And they don't involve cheese, like American restaurants.

Eating veggie in an American restaurant means a salad, or an entree with cheese. I'm slowly adding to my restaurant repetoire of cheeseless food. Dino's is the newest edition, with its hummus wrap. The wrap part of the wrap (don't quite know what it is...) is good. Slightly greasy and crisp. Yum. :)

Hi all,

Goddess, I'm on my way to cook for you. I'll be there in about 20 minutes...15 if I drive fast!

Another clean (but too scarce) food day for me. Got home very late last night. Kids had pizza, I stuck to a healthy choice entree. I know my calorie count, protein, etc. is way low for the day and I hate when I do that. I just imagine my body burning up my muscles since I didn't feed myself any food.

Tomorrow is a busy day. Gym at 7AM, football at noon, date around 8. Somewhere in there I have to comb my hair. Dangit. It is so hard to be cute under pressure.

Tiki.

Good morning- well so far this week has been pretty good - I haven't succumb to any stress related food cravings. :)

I am facing a tough food weekend though. Tonight we are going out to supper with the gang and then to a movie. Tommorrow is yet another frickin' barbeque :rolleyes: and I wonder why I have been stuck on a plateau for months! :lol:

I am going to have either the seafood salad or the julienne salad at the restaurant tonight and maybe a low fat frozen yogurt as my movie treat. I am planning to load up on the salad at the BBQ tomorrow and have a burger without the bun. I promise to stay away from the chip bowl! :D

Goddess Jessica: Some good bedrest and plenty of liquids took care of it, I'm feeling better now. I think it was mainly allergies, no cyber-germs here. BTW, I'm a big whiner too. When I was a kid my mom called it asserting my dependence, since I was usually so independent.

Well, I decided to finally give up Dr. Pepper. It came as more of budgetary commitment than a dietary choice. I decided a while back that I want to do everything I can help my candidate win the presidency, but all of my volunteering doesn't feel like enough. So I donated my $1 a day, which I usually set aside for my DP addiction, until the election to his campaign. I guess I'm killing two birds with one stone ;) So wish me luck! The money's been donated, but the second part of the commitment still needs to be fulfilled.

:) Hi Everybody!! I want to congratulate Sarah and Laura for their weight losses. I'm sure I missed someone...congrats to you too! I was posting that I exercised and I saw how great they were doing. As for me, I'm still OP. It's day 12. Yesterday I noticed the triggers to why I begin to binge drink and eat and I didn't have to succumb to them because I am abstaining for 100 days. My treat instead of destroying myself was iced coffee. I feel very good knowing I made it through my mini crisis and it only lasted a few hours (angst, depressioin, craving :devil: )

I have a picnic today!!! Does the summer BBQ & picnic thing ever end?? :(


Sandi

Well I posted in the sticky a few days ago and have finally found my way here. Hope you don't mind if I join alittle late. I have always loved this section of the boards and wanted to post and I don't know why I haven't till now....oh well here I am now.

I have been OP since I decided to join this challenge, haven't lost anything but no gain either. It has become a habit for me to weight myself everyday and I am making it a personal challenge to stay away from the scale but once a week to weigh in and see how I am doing.

I found the greatest thing to replace burgers at a BBQ and now I bring my own Salmon or Tuna burgers and I eat them with a salad instead of the normal bun. They taste great on a BBQ and I don't feel like I am loosing out on anything. I have a huge constant craving for greasy food ALL the time and it is a fight to not eat French fries everyday. The only good thing is that I hate sweets and I did not have to give them up.

I like the idea of giving up something in order to make a donation to something that is important to you and I have decided to give up my coffee in the morining and save what I spend on that and donate it to the animal mission down the street from me. This place is great and invites everyone to come viist the animals even if you are not interested in getting one. They have a great attitude and really care about the animals (they have a pet pig who is very cute and its weird to see because I live in the middle of Toronto) Yeah so that my plan and it feels good knowing that my body will thank me and I can do something good as well.

I hope you all have a great weekend and now it's time for me to cook my meals for the week cause if I don't I know I will make some bad food choices. Take Care.

Dale

Scales n' things
 

Weighed in at 310.5 this morning, so I'm down 5.5 lbs since I joined here on Aug. 4. :dancer:

More importantly, I'm on an exercise habit that is good and doable--and as I mentioned yesterday, being able to post to the "Yay, I exercised today!" thread is a big motivator.

Thanks for being here folks! And thanks for not being cutesy-poo. I love how REAL and imperfect (and LITERATE :lol: ) we are here!

By the way...started a great new book today: Carolyn Myss's "Sacred Contracts"--about finding your purpose in life. She's been on Oprah several times--is a medical intuitive. I cruised through the first two chapters at Starbucks this AM and it's a keeper!

Megan

Congrats Megan! Yay!! And btw, cutesy-poo? ROFLMAO.

Hannah - I was so excited about your Dr. Pepper commitment. Very very cool. The Cute Boyfriend and I are thinking of hosting a debate party in our area.

Dale - Another woman somewhere of 3FC donated a pound of pet food for every pound she lost. I thought that was a neat idea.

I'm feeling better. I still have a ugly cough but nothing too bad. Unfortuately, the Cute Boyfriend is starting to feel sick. So, we're doping him with zinc and echininea and fluids in hopes that it won't last as long. Man if I thought *I* was a whiner :rolleyes: ...

I've been eating normally. Nothing bad, nothing great. Need to get back in the race now that I'm feeling better. I've got to decide when to head back to the pool.

Hug to everyone!

Thanks Goddess! Oooh. Zinc.

I decided that zinc would be a great weight-loss enhancer for me.

Several months ago sucked on a zinc lozenge to stave off a bug and it TOTALLY zapped my taste buds for at least 24 hours. Truly gross. There was no point in eating...I couldn't taste anything.

I'll have to figure out if that was a one-time-deal or a helpful side effect. :lol:

Megan

It's not a one time thing. Zinc is the grossest thing known to man. But now they make zinc that you can shoot up your nose! Seriously! The Cute Boyfriend says it's his bihourly hot lava nose injections (apparently, it's not pleasant). :) http://www.coldeeze.com/products/nasal_spray.html

Welcome Trixi! :wave:

Congratulations on the loss Megan! :cb:

Lived through the weekend of dinner, movies and BBQ and stayed the same only to get up this morning and discover I have gained 3lbs due to PMS- GRRRRR! :mad: