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I was reading yesterday's thread and noticed that some people were talking about their losses being small. I have to say, at this time of year any loss is huge. Think how many years we all spent time eating and gaining weight at this time of year!
I weigh in tomorrow and I think I will have a small loss or quite possibly a small gain. Not because I have not been doing everything correctly but because my loss was so big last week, that I think my body is trying to normalize this week. Plus I usually weigh after work and due to a crazy schedule I weighed in first thing last week. Tomorrow I am back to after work. So just mentally preparing for the scale not to move!
I so much better this year than last. LAst year when I went to my endo doctor in December I hit 190 on their scale. I was pretty low about that. This year I visit him on December 30. What a difference!
Busy busy busy day for me today. Work 10-515 then home quick to shower then off to my work Christmas Party then stopping in to my husband's work party. Of course they had to be scheduled on the same day!! Just glad we committed to my party before his was announced. We are going to an Italian restaurant, but I already scoped out the menu so I have a gameplan: Garden salad with grilled chicken breast. My husband's party is a potluck at a coworkers house, so I think eating dinner at a restaurant will be better because that means I can actually eat!
Going to be a long day/night and then up bright and early tomorrow morning for another full day at work! Can't complain though, it is always busy this time of year with everyone trying to use up their Massage Therapy coverage.
Hope everyone has a great day!! I will check in at some point tomorrow!!
Oh yeah, weigh-in this morning and down another 2.8!! 4.4 away from the 20 by Xmas/NYE challenge. Unless a miracle happens, I doubt that I will make it by Christmas, but I am still hopeful for NYE.
Well the scales movin again. Down .4 lbs. thank goodness! TOM has been the worst in a long time! Having our holiday potluck today at work. I got a veggie tray from SAMs to bring and there is a coworker bringing turkey chili. So at least I can eat that. Will be prepared tho with extra veggies and IP packs!
Good Morning everyone I just had my weekly weigh in at my house due to having to cancel my official apt yesterday. I hit 218, I was so shocked I have been sitting at 221 for quite a while.....I am so excited and I was able to do this and make it happen. I am proud of myself I was able to see my sister and we both told each other how good we looked we are both doing the weight loss journey. I was worried about seeing her and noticing that she was alot smaller than me. I am ok all I wanted to do was eat after I saw her but I dealt with it.....
I am so excited for xmas I am going to make baked cauliflower and some green beans for myself...I can eat turkey and lots of lettuce I will be good. I want to hit 199 by January 1st. I know this is a huge goal but why not aim for the stars. It I don't meet that goal I know I will obtain it in January...
Thanks to all of you for being on this site and helping me on this journey.
Had a great NSV last night. I was at my parents for my dad's company Christmas party and a lady told me I had a nice figure. UM WHAT?! Never heard that before EVER! How nice to hear. Of course, she didn't know me 15 weeks ago and I would have disagreed with her then.
I also chatted with a good family friend last night about my journey I've been on. She was with me during my first round on IP and now this one. She made a great point that I think we should all start doing. She said she noticed that Americans have a hard time taking compliments. When someone says something nice to us, we don't feel like we deserve it and downplay whatever the compliment was. Her example was that a friend of hers was paid a compliment on her sweater. Her friends response? "oh this old thing? I've had this thing forever it's so old and grungy!"
Why do we do this to ourselves? Let's take these compliments in stride (not to your ego) but allow it to boost our confidence! So many of us (I speak for myself) lack confidence because of our appearance but it's time to change that! If someone pays you a compliment, accept it and let it brighten your day because, well...you deserve it!
Let's take these compliments in stride (not to your ego) but allow it to boost our confidence! So many of us (I speak for myself) lack confidence because of our appearance but it's time to change that! If someone pays you a compliment, accept it and let it brighten your day because, well...you deserve it!
True and good advice, but some compliments can be hard to react to. For example, I saw a client today I hadn't seen for a while and she said, "Oh, what have you been doing? You look so pretty now!" Hmmm, thanks for subtly implying I was a troll before. I just thanked her and moved on because I know she meant well, but inside I am very sensitive to comments about my appearance, even good ones, because I've been self-conscious and unhappy with myself for such a long time. It will take time to accept compliments without feeling the need to qualify them or wonder what the person really meant.
ems7058, what you said is so true. I am going to commit to just say thank you and leave it at that. Great NSV and here we go to the big week, I want to stay strong through the holidays.
I vow to come to this site each and every day and when I'm struggling maybe even more.
ideal protien newbie, you got it. accept it, as hard as it may be sometimes!
lighthouse i hear ya on that! I was telling my friend that one of my goals is to be at a weight and stay there so that when people do see me after a long period of time, my weight is not a discussion. ever.
finale, that's a great idea! I check here daily as well. I'm always sad when I check in and there hasn't been a whole lot of activity. I'm thinking..where's everyone hiding?!?
Hello all! I started IP on Dec 12th. Since then, I have questioned my decision to start so close to the holidays. I'm glad I have but I'm really tired of seeing sweets and treats showing up at work. I avoid them like the plague and tell myself if I can survive this time of year, I can survive anything!
Hello all! I started IP on Dec 12th. Since then, I have questioned my decision to start so close to the holidays. I'm glad I have but I'm really tired of seeing sweets and treats showing up at work. I avoid them like the plague and tell myself if I can survive this time of year, I can survive anything!
You are absolutely right about that!
The best way to get through the holidays will be to have a well-thought-out plan.
Plan some OP (On Plan) treats, too.
We have some GREAT recipe threads (see the first post of this thread).
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We are going to an Italian restaurant, but I already scoped out the menu so I have a gameplan: Garden salad with grilled chicken breast. My husband's party is a potluck at a coworkers house, so I think eating dinner at a restaurant will be better because that means I can actually eat! 
