I'm doing pretty good too - I wanted to try to maintain my current weight through the holiday season and so far so good!
Tommorrow night is DH's staff Christmas party so I will enjoy myself by eating 1/2 a dessert and having a glass of wine with dinner. I will then stick to water and diet soda for the rest of the evening.
I made it through thanksgiving with a one pound loss on my weigh-in day yesterday (and it was the first day of my cycle too, so I KNOW I had a few pounds of bloat!).
I WI on Sat - we'll see - havent had hardly any calories this week but havent exercised a lot either. Then there is a bit of stress - but that is usually an appetite suppressant.
221!! 4lbs down and only 2 to go to meet my New Years Eve Goal of 219!!
A friend wanted to send me some chocolate cake because she knows how much I love chocolate - but she didnt want to ruin my "diet" I told her not to use that word and to go ahead and send me the cake because I dont eat that stuff every day and I will never stay on plan if I deny myself these occasional treats.
I am losing weight because 95% of the time I eat lo cal, balanced food and get regular exercise if only a short walk every day.
A bit of chocolate cake is not going to make me gain back the 39 lbs I have lost so far and it will motivate to keep up the good work!!
everyone is doing such a great job. My thanksgiving came through just fine. Other than having too many leftovers!
I'll be honest, I had to go back and re-read my goal to see what it was. I'm going to have to kick it in gear and get going on the book I started reading, and start my journalling and writing exercises. Luckily I am starting my "weekend" tonight and will have Monday to myself to start on it.
Keep up the good work everyone.
I haven't been trying very hard to lose weight lately. The stress of finals and the impending holidays usually creates a powerful cocktail of weight gain, so I've just been concentrating on healthful moderation and physical activity. Imagine how surprised I was today to find that I had lost a pound! Yay!
yep! I think accepting the fact that you are not going to be able to ignore food during the holiday season enables you to deal with it better. I find if I totally deprive myself then I end up going on a food bender it is better to have one or two treats instead.
I managed to eat a plate and a half of salad at the Christmas party buffet then had 2 slices of turkey with 1 spoon each of potatoes and stuffing and a bit of gravy. Then I had a very thin slice of chocolate Buche de Noel (Yule log cake) and some coffee - I felt good and didn't over eat!
When I weighed this weekend it looked like I had lost another pound but it is so close and I am blind...AF coming this week with the full moon. I think for sanity sake I am only going to weigh once a month - then it is 3-5 lbs and easier to see on the scale.
I only have to lose 2 to reach my goal - that is possible. Not doing the big dinner on Christmas since just me and DH and is leaving for work for a few days and no since having all that food just for me. Bad news.
Might just have to go out for New years if DH dont have to work. Will see.
Well I think I have made my goal - at least the scale said so yesterday - I am not gonna make it official until I weigh on the First. AF is late - must be stress (please dont suggest I may be pregnant - not) Anyway I want to wait till after Christmas so I know I didnt undo my loss.
So whisper me a yeah - and keep your fingers crossed for me.
10 days to go - I can do it - maybe the loss will be even more? HEEHEE
The Official Weigh in Sat Dec 3, 2005
because she knows how much I love chocolate - but she didnt want to ruin my "diet" 
I told her not to use that word 
and to go ahead and send me the cake 
because I dont eat that stuff every day and I will never stay on plan 
if I deny myself these occasional treats.
