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HI Everyone,
I'm pretty new I thought I would join in your chat seems to already be super long even a week into June! This forum must be very active! Anyway, I'm just saying hi and saying that I'm a calorie counter too. I jsut took the plunge and actually paid money for FitDay software since I figured it was time to upgrade from online. This is the first money I've spent on diet related stuff even though I've been dieting on and off for about 2 years but I always resisted spending money because I hate how the industry makes so much money off of people trying to lose weight and their are so many scams and so much nonesence being marketed at people. I figured though since I used FitDay so long for free online I ought to buy it and support it online since I already knew it was legit. Anyway, I'm hoping this will motivate me well and such. I'm aiming for 1500 calories per day and 500 calories of exercise. Good Luck everyone! |
GOOOOOOD MORNING!
:carrot: The weight is coming off as fast as it went on. :carrot: I hope this is a lesson to me because I could be down close to 180 by now but what is done is done and all I can do is look forward. Curves is going very well and I was surprised to see YDD is really enjoying it. Even she admitted she was skeptical after the first time but she now thinks she will enjoy it. Bonus for her is that she has lost 2 lbs also. So its working. I had a great time doing it last night but we still needed help so the lady followed us around. I look forward to not being the new kid on the block because I felt as if everyone was watching us. YUCKO! I didn't eat what I had originally planned last night for dinner but I chose the best possible. We went to Subway and got subs, baked potato chips and I got water. I have found that I acutally lose every well eating Subway as long as I chose wisely and get tons of veggies. I really like ordering a salad and then having them put the spicey mustard on it as dressing. YUMMY! Calories for Wednesday: 1500 even (would have been a little more but DD burned my popcorn so I could only eat half the 100 cal. bag for my afternoon snack) I kept on the go after Curves last night. I rode my horse, which wasn't a pleasant experience to say the least but we got our problems worked out. Then I steamed cleaned most of the living room carpet. Had already planned on doing it but was forced to do it since one of the dogs wasn't feeling so well yesterday. I am sure it was doggy flu because it came out both ends. Gagging just thinking about it. YUCKO! DH finally revealed what the scale had to say at the doctors office and I am very worried. Now he can forget going out and eating naughty on the weekends because I don't want to, I want him alive. Doc has switched to an electronic scale that only weighs to 350 so lets say he is more than 350. It will not only help him to eat healthy on the weekends, works out of town during the week, but it will also help myself and DD. Enough is enough before someone has something majorly go wrong. For the first time I told him his back, leg and heal problems are his weight. He tells YDD that her back problems are her weight, he needed to hear the same thing. I told him I love you and if being over weight didn't cause health issues I wouldn't care how much weight he gained but I would like him to stick around. Family history for DH: Dad-12 heart attacks, 1 massive stroke, diabetes, kidney failure but is still here with us, younger brother - passed at the age of 32 from a massive heart attack, autopsy revelead he had had a previous heart attack, youngest brother (late 20's) - high blood pressure, high cholesteral, back and heart problems. So the reality is there and its scarey! I am not going to make huge changes and shock their systems but I will buy healthier versions of their favs. Like sugar free, low fat, baked, etc. I am also going to stress portion control. Two big steaks is not healthy, we are not in an eating competion although it has seemed like it lately. Zenor ~ I can grow outdoor flowers and veggie plants but I kill anything that is in the house. I either over water it or under water it. I just don't get it. Maybe outdoor plants are more forgiving. Tinky ~ Sorry for your loss! http://th29.photobucket.com/albums/c...h_SYMPATHY.gif Charlene ~ I live out in the boonies so I don't have to worry about take out. I do know a lot of the places here do have a minimum order because of gas prices. You order lots of yummies and I would have had a hard time not eating all of it even if it tasted bad. I know the next time I go Chinese I am ordering soup and a couple of egg rolls. I realize still fatty but not as bad as some of the things they have. We all go thru the I can't believe I ate that. You can't go back so all you can do is say lesson learned and move on. I have found beating myself up to much makes things worse. Todays Menu: Breakfast: 1 Chik patty, 1/4 c. Fiber one, 1 sm. banana, splenda, 1/4 c. soy milk Snack: 100 cal. pack South Beach Peanut Butter Cookies, 1 reduced Fat Cheese stick Lunch: Healthy Choice Chicken Teriyaki, Bell Pepper Salad, 2 Sugar Free Jello Cups Snack: 2 light wasa, 2 oz slivered turkey breast I am just to unpredictable when it comes to dinner. I always have been so I will post dinner tomorrow. What ever it is it will be healthy and I have 500 calories to play with. I better get going and stop yacking. I have a couple projects I need to finish. |
Lara~ Family history is the main reason I'm trying to lose weight. DH is heavy too (with fam history as well~though not as bad as mine) and because he eats what I fix he's lost 50lbs (without trying of course.) Whip your DH into shape! He needs to take care of himself for you and your children if he won't do it for himself.
The only thing I can grow in doors is lucky bamboo. It likes low light and it can sit in water and rocks. Unfortunately it's poisonous to the animals so it ended up in the bathroom where they can't get to it. Is there a puppy virus going around? Our pup was sick last night and a few days ago. He gets all shaky, whines, and then out it comes. Poor guy! We were thinking that he got into something he shouldn't have eaten, but we have no idea what it was. He was fine this morning. If it happens again we may have to take him to the vet. :welcome2: Music addict! |
Music Addict ~ http://th2.photobucket.com/albums/y3...omeblinkie.gif This is a wonderful, supportive group and I love it here. I look forward to getting to know you. By the way, I am the chatty one. HEHEHEHE!
Zenor ~ You should check and make sure you don't have any of the latest tanted dog food. It is starting to get really scarry with all these pet food recalls. I would say if it happens again take him to the vet. My lucky boys, my furry children, get to go to the vet next week for heartworm check and booster shots. I am taking them back to a vet that we used to go to. The new we have been seeing saved my dogs life but I think he has been sampling the herbal dog meds if you know what I mean. STRANGE! One of the vets at the old place, she is great with my horses, wanted me to put my dog down because he hurt his back and she said the only solution is surgery and that cost $2000 - $4000 with no gaurantees. So I took him to another vet and the new guy gave him some herbs, muscle relaxers and some baby tylenol. Sammy isn't perfect when it comes to walking but he isn't in pain and is very active. So I really debated on going back to the old vet. I guess it was one bad call, could have cost my dog its life but we all make mistakes. I hope I get the head vet, its a vet that hires other vets that work under him. I like the big guy and I should have insisted on seeing him when she made the call. |
Oh Zenor ~ Feel lucky you can grow Bamboo because mine died. HAHAHA! I have it sitting in a window, I had no idea they like low sunlight. I will have to look at it again, maybe I can save it.
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Bobbo posted this on the 50 something page:
GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: 1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats. 2) When your Mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair. 3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person. 4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato. 5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food. 6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 7) Never hold a dust-buster and a cat at the same time. 8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. 10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap. GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED: 1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree. 2) Wrinkles don't hurt. 3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts 4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. 5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside. 6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy. GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD: 1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. 2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get. 3) When you fall down, you wonder _what else you can do while you're down there. _ 4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster. 5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions. 6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. 7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone. THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE: 1 -- You believe in Santa Claus. 2 -- You don't believe in Santa Claus. 3 -- You are Santa Claus. 4 -- You look like Santa Claus. At age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants. At age 12 success is . . . having friends. At age 17 success is . . having a driver's license. At age 35 success is . . having money. At age 50 success is . . . having money. At age 70 success is . .. . having a drivers license. At age 75 success is . . . having friends At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants. Pass this on to someone who could use a laugh. Always remember to forget the troubles that pass your way; BUT NEVER forget the blessings that come each day. |
I'm partially proud of myself, and partially not. My friend suprised me with a pizza for lunch, a small on, thin crust with veggies, and I ate half. (It was a small on from Papa John's.) But she also brought along chickenstrips. I ate 6, and when I looked it up on FitDay, and It wasn't bad. So I don't know whether to be proud or not. =/
I'm getting my hair done in an hour. :carrot: music addict ~ :welcome3: I guess I'm no longer the new kid on the block! LOL! Lara ~ You're getting close to 180?! Congrats!! I wish I was in wonderland. Once I weighed 180, and I looked pretty good, if I do say so myself, but when my parents divorced I put on 100lbs in 4 years! I'm so ashamed!! :( That little list thing is hilarious! :love: it! Zenor & Lara (Again) ~ Puppy virus? My word! My doggy's going to the vet today because he's having a problem with his little foot. His nail grew into the pad of his foot and now it's all swollen, poor thing. Well I gotta go to the hairdreser! Talk to y'all later! <3 Charlene |
Grrr....I forgot to copy before I posted and I was working for so long on my post!! I hate when that happens! I'll try to remember what I wrote!
GrammyL- I can seriously relate to you and DH. My DF is also in fear about me losing weight. I think he feels that I will run back to my ex, who models. Sometimes he brings it u when we fight, but he knows how horrible he treated me. But he should know or I hope he knows how much I love him and will always be with him as long as he will have. I'm so glad that Curves is working out for you. I was thinking of doing it as well, but I have a pretty good exercise routine for now. Tanning Beds- After seeing that movie, I'm also afraid of doing it! LOL I know it was a movie, but the whole you never know factor plays in. I'm pretty tannish, but could use some self tanner in other spots! :D LittleRed- Congratulations on reaching the 20lb mark!! That is awesome! I look forward to that as well!!!!!! :hat: here's to you! CJC- Congrats on the offer for your new home! I hope the move goes well! Charlene- I'm sorry that you had a bad experience, don't be too hard on yourself, pick yourself up and move on. Zenor- I think that there is puppy virus going on. Both Jade and Bender were sick last week, and lethargic. They're alot better this week. I thought it was just them. Musicaddict- :wel3fc: you will find lots of support on here!!! Good luck to you! Family history-It is why I need to take care of myself. Dad has hypertension and had diabetes but have kept it at bay and is in remission.Grandpa on mom's side had heart problems I also want to march into the Dr.s and have her take Obese off my chart!! I never imagined that I would be on my chart, but that is my GOAL! Well I'm so glad that I took the rest of the week off. I could not concentrate at work. Especially working with the older generation, that was just too much for me. So I'm using this week to get back on track and take care of myself. I am happy with my food choices. Eventhough I had a burger and fries last night. It was ok, but wasn't as good as i thought it would be. Going to make a pot of vegetable lentil soup now. So I will talk to you all later. It is so good to be back. I missed ya all! |
Tinky ~ I am so glad you took the time off rest and recover. I have my diabetes in remission like your Dad. So I try not to allow slip ups to many days in a row or I start feeling lousy. That is why I don't know why I eat certain things because it literally drains me and makes me ill. You will notice that I eat several times a day and its usually a carb/protein combinations. It keeps my blood sugar levels stable and not being hungry is a bonus.
DH and I no longer bring up the past because the past is where it belongs in the past. We have both grown up in the past few years and left a lot of luggage behind us, I mean a lot. He brought something up the other day that he did and I told him let it go because I have. All I care is past mistakes don't happen again is what I told him. Life is a learning experience and no one gets everything right the first time or we would be living in a prefect world. Now how blah would that be. |
Hello everyone!!
I haven't posted in awhile. I was working and getting everything ready for yesterday. We went down to Ohio and to the Prelude to the Dream (Big Dirt track race with Nextel Stars). Oh it was fun when we got there, but we had some problems on the way down there. My dad and his GF were going to go, but ended up having to call 911 to take my dad to the hospital for chest pains. So then my DH had to leave work to go with me since it was such a long drive (4 1/2 hours). Then in Ohio they don't like to post Detours very good or if it the North or South part of the detour, so we ended up getting lost alittle 2 times. Course if we would have went the way I wanted to we probably wouldn't have hit the detours, but since my DH use to drive truck he thinks he knows all the short cuts, we took my way home and we got home quicker, hmm....LOL. My dad is still in the hospital today the are going to be doing a heart cath. He has had 3 bypass surgeries, where at least 2 had to be done. Then a pacemaker and some other fun stuff. So hopefully everything will be ok. It should be. Because of being at the race track yesterday, I didn't eat too good. Had a double cheesebruger on the way down, a huge slice of pizza and a coke there. Which I guess isn't terrible but more than what I ususally have after breakfast. But I was surprised that I was down to 140.4 this morning!!!! Well I have to finish loading all the pics I took yesterday!! Everyone have a great Friday!! |
Calories for today~1457
Fiber~44 grams Grammy~ I check about every week to make sure the puppies food is okay. I'm paranoid! The brand we use isn't on the recall. The company's website even says they have done in house testing and no melamine. There isn't even any gluten in his food to begin with. It's rice based. I'm going to strive to be one of those nuts who stands their ground and becomes a great oak! Lol. Everyone have a great evening! |
chatty group as usual! that's why I came over here from the nursing mom's forum. I could easily fall off the wagon over there...one post every few days. LOL
Welcom Musicaddict! Charlene...sorry about the stress you went through with your parents separating :(. My little nephews ballooned up really heavy after their parents divorced. I feel so bad. They are only 11. I'm sure a lot of it was also the transition to single parenting and a lot of drive through food. --------------------- I'm still on track and I'm getting so close to the 160s!!!!! It was 171 this morning! wooooohoooo! |
sooo, weigh-in day comes, and I am UP 3/4 of a lb! :dizzy:
Truth be told, I deserve it and i'm surprised it wasn't more. I had some refined sugar earlier in the week and that gave me the nibbles all week. I even succumbed and bought one of those 100 calorie boxes of cookies (I told myself I wouldnt do it bc sugar is a big trigger for me) and they weren't even very good, but I'm sure you guessed that they are looooong gone...well at least I can start from scratch ;) again..so I'll be changing my ticker. I thought my marriage might have been on the rocks a couple days ago,(finally confronted dh with what I was thinking and my insecurities and what I needed from him or else it wouldn't work ) which caused me to graze even more..and I've been physically unable to exercise this week except once, so all things at once kinda made for a bad week. So, my commitment this week: 1. at least 1.5L of water a day!!!!!!!! Every day!!! even if I am not thirsty (I know I really should have more but drinking more than 500ml a day is a huge struggle even..baby steps) 2. NO REFINED SUGAR!!!!! No matter the calorie count..I gotta chase those nibbles away... I did tell myself all week that I could have an ice cap today after weigh in (I usually have my treat meal on thursday night) so I stopped and got a small iced cap with 1/2 and 1/2, and a 6" club sub with double meat , no mayo..I'm glad I upped the meat bc I wasn't even hungry tonight which is a really good thing :) 150's-- here I come!!! Progress, not perfection, baby! When I wasn't oh so wise all the above would have sent me totally off plan and spiralling into a week long binge..not anymore :carrot: |
Eeek! I'm so sorry, I forgot to thank everyone for their thoughts and condolences!! I knew I left something out!! I was like gosh, I feel so rude for not thanking people!
I love the support on here!! I live with two guys, my DB and DF so it gets pretty rough sometimes! My pug and I are the only.....umm ..females. I'll leave it at that! LOL :joker: Petra- I hope your dad has a speedy recovery!! But good job on going down to 140!!! CoolMom- You are so close!! Good luck to you, though I really don't need to wish you luck, because I know you will kick out of the 170's! Natalia- I was about to ask you what an Ice cap was...LOL, but it hit me once I was about to ask...I guess it's been a while since I've had coffee. Judging by your post, everything ok between you and DH? Yes, our bodies are in a work of progress. What I like to tell people is that I'm closed for remodeling! I haven't worn a skirt in so long...so that's my excuse! LOL Well good night everyone, my tummy is rumbling, so I need to pump in some water. |
Zenor- what kind of food are you feeding your puppy?
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