Grammy: men are more a hinderance then a help I tell you. My husband is the worst he put half a banana split in the freezer the other day and told me to eat it up! I had 1/3 of it but haven't touched it since. Then he crushed up mine and his chocolate bunnys from eater togheter and put them in the front of the freezer and I had to pretty big pieces this morning. I am gonna put it in the basement freezer when my son wakes from his nap. HIs dad is just as bad I have been out with them 3 times in the last little while that my father in law bought me a "treat" yesterday he went to timmys and bought me a chocolate chip muffin and chocolate milk....I hadnt eaten since breakfast so of course I ate it.... I have no self control I tell you.

Tinky: Just remember alcohol has alot of calories LOL. sorry your having such a bad time. I hate when people come into my personal space too but maybe cleaning and organizing will help you feel less stressed?

Femme: Its almost impossible to lose weight when you don't feel motivated. I know before this time every other diet or weigth loss thing I tried failed and I know its because I wasn't motivated. Try writing down the best things about being your goal weight. What you want to wear? why you want to lsoe weight? how you'll feel. and read it everyday. Try putting motivational things around your house. I have canadian idol logos on my fridge, corkboard and in my bedroom. I have motivational wallpaper on my computer and my trampoline is in the middle of my bedroom so if I decide to be lazy and sit on the computer the guilt of having my trampoline next to me is too much lol. Also goals can help you stay motivated as well. good luck and if you need to vent we are all here

well I got a rush of excitement this morning realizing its only 1 week and 2 days until the big event. my sister and her boyfriend are staying over the night before and my mom is taking the baby for the night. We decided we are going to do a boardgame/videogame night with the 4 of us to keep me occupied and less nervous the night before the event. I have my outfit ready to go....thoguht it is so tempting to wear some of the accesories and sheos before the big day but I decided I am not wearing any of it until that day. I am also redying my hair the same colour but the pink is starting to fade and my roots are growing in so it needs touch up. I was going to get my eyebrows waxed but I spent all my money on my outfit lol so I am going to have to pluck and I HATE plucking. Also I am one lb from being half way to goal!!! thats exciting as well :) anyways hope all is good

Tinky ~ I don't like people in my space either. I get mad when I notice my student workers have used my computer after I leave. Its MINE! I have to work with it 5 days a week, 8 hrs a day and I don't want any one in my space. Is there anything I can do to help you get back on track?

Irish ~ Sounds like a good plan with the games. It would be hard for me not to put the new stuff on also. I love new things, especially fun stuff. I would just put the banana split in the trash. The rest of the brownies at home I should be able to resist as long as I don't smell them. The smell of brownies just makes me want to eat the pan. Wow, you must be walking on cloud 9 being almost half way done, I know I was.

I just realized the other day that I really don't have that far to go. That is why I am starting to weigh again. I need to finish this up and move on with life. I already am firm under all the goo so I don't have to build muscle just get rid of the fat. Sounds so simple. ARG!

Well I better get going and get some more work done.

grammy: we are only 2lbs difference lol :)

Hey everyone! Just checking in...sadly I don't have much computer time these days. I went back and read the end of March posts, just to catch up lol. Anyhow, I'm still hanging on.

Hope everyone is doing well. It is raining..continuously it seems like, around here. UGH..I wish it would stop. Just another gloomy day. Hopefully this weekend will be better.

Irish Fairy: Keep up the good work!
Tinky: You are so lucky! I need someone to organize me!
GrammyL: Unfortunately...I ate too many brownies yesterday! I have such a weak spot for sweets!

Well I will check back in when I can. At least tomorrow is Friday! End of the work week for me. Seems like my kids keep me busier on the weekend than during the week..but I still look forward to it.

My hubby is coming home early :)

So he will be home sunday night :) instaed on tuesday night so he has an extra day at home :) im very pleased about that :) 4 weeks away and to then only get 5 days home sucks.. this way at least its 6 .. everyday counts.
Its funny i have got used to not having him here and my cooking has changed completly.. and the kids are very happy.. They are eating wholewheat grain bread.... and loving it..
Hubby only eats white lol... we have stirfrys and salad
hubby likes pies and mac and cheese lol...lasagne etc.
So the next week is really going to be a test of my resolve and patiance.... lol I dont like that ... i want white bread.... where are my snacks.... OMG KILL ME NOW!! lol ....
I have done good becuse temptaion has not been in my house other then the evil easter bunny stuff anyway .. lol and now i know he is gonna want all the rubbish in the house again.. I am hppy with one thing however last month when he came home he bought himself a pakc of chocy biscuits.. he ate a couple and then put the rest in the cupboard..... they have sat there all month.. i havent even looked at them once.. So im pleased about that :)

I probably wont be online much next week .. So we'll just have to see at the end of the week if i gain loose or stay the same .. lol .... I dont want to go back up to 270's i really dont .. and im soo damn close to it lol .. Why couldnt i drop another pound so im not so close to the line lol.. ahh well cant win them all ..

AWWW tinky I hate office drama. My husband even gets it at his work adn there are only 2 girls (its security) lol. sometimes i think the men are worse

well I went out tonight and....cut all my hair off!!!! I will get a pic up tomorrow. its pretty short. I love it hubby hates it!! he hates short hair. oh well I like it :P

GrammyL~I like tempeh in curries and grilled in tacos. Here's a great website with lots of ideas:

http://www.tofurky.com/recipes/tempehrecipes.htm

I've been out of it and haven't posted much this week. We should find out tomorrow if DH got the job in NM. Then he has more interviews in the next two weeks, then we decide. Arg! I just want this process over with. Next week he is interviewing for his current position and then he has another interview in upstate NY. It's so upstate that you have to fly into Canada! Crazy, huh?

I've been having sweets cravings like crazy lately! Good thing there is very little in the house.

Does anyone do exercise videos at home? I picked up some belly dancing exercise videos at the library and they are fun! They're more of a work out then I thought they'd be too. I may have to purchase them.

Anyway, I hope everyone is having a good week.

Hey guys I used to post in this forum and thread (think last summer lol) and haven't for a while, but decided I need some one to banter back and forth with :) .

I really clicked with Grammy on the scale thing and the not counting everything - thing heh. I haven't been counting in a long time then started last month, and now I have found that I really do need to give up wheat after a testing period. I find it hard to do all those "improvements" at the same time so I think I am gonna have to prioritize!

I need to give up wheat, I think this is most important since I feel terrible (maybe even celiacs disease) when I eat it so I am really focusing on this. Its not as easy as it sounds, just stop eating wheat products right? Oh did you know those chocolate chips have it in them, oh and that trail mix, yeah been exposed to wheat, soy sauce-might as well be bread ect. ect.

I also want to learn to eat intuitively, not obsess over calories like I do all the time. How much in this, can I eat it, will it put me over, I need to record this bite. I am BAD and then I break and freak out and eat like an entire cake! On top of that I weigh myself basically every day unless I can talk myself out of it and put my faith in the numbers I read there.

So I think I will try to post here, eat wheat free and let my body heal some and try to eat intuitively but not obsess over it and allow myself to watch how my body reacts to all this by recording and graphing it each day so the overall picture is in front of me instead of a daily number, then also if the intuitiveness isn't working I can see that early on and go back to calorie counting until I reach goal and work on the obsession thing then. We started Kung Fu last month and I am exercising 2x a week with that and am gonna practice more at home now that I know some of the basic moves. What do you think?

Zenor, good to see you again, your moving?! I thought you had just moved to Washington when I was really involved last time (unless that was someone else), not easy!

Irishfairy, good luck with Idol, can't wait to see the new look!

Tinky good to see you again! Your still beating me so your doing great! That juice fast help you much?

Thanks for listening!

I am having a mini breakdown!!!! why did I cut my hair!!! It took so long to grow and I just cut it off!!!! My husband says I look like a boy!!!!! my face looks HUGE and it makes my nose look big!!!!!! the week before idol to what was I thinking!!!!! well I promised the pics so here
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...airy22/058.jpg
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Irish ~ I think it is absolutely adorable. Your DH will get used to it, well unless he has always hated short hair. I did the same dramatic thing with mine and my DH likes it now. It is just so much easier.

Tinky ~ It will pass. Maybe meeting with this organizer will be the last of the problems and stress. I know I felt like that for a while with my boss. He wanted me to learn all these new things and I fought him on it in my own undermining way but he won. Now he just leaves me alone most of the time. The good news for me is there is so much drama, pettiness and toddlers around here that I look like an angel and I am left alone on things I should get in trouble for because I don't cause problems and get my job done. LOL!

Zenor ~ I would be stressing also. I don't like moving and your not talking about small moves. It sure would be nice if he is able to find something you don't have to move all the time for. Thanks for the websites I will definitely check them out. I would say its probably the stress leading you to the sweets. Belly dancing is definitely a work out and requires more coordination than I have. LOL! I tried to do it one night when it was on FitTV. I just couldn't do it.

Edzard ~ I may have to start counting again because I got on the scale and even though it wasn't horrible I am up a pound. I know my hormones are still crazy from TOM but at the same time I am getting sick of the 170's. I think this is going to be a life long battle for me and I mid as well get used to it.

As I was just telling Edzard I got on the scale this morning and I am up a pound. So, I am going to get back on track having to face that. DH is home and wanting to snack in the evening and I broke and did it with him two days in a row, I know better. SO I am going to do what I said earlier and not log with the 200 cal snacks and 300 cal meals.

Exercise wise I am doing my sculpting. I have done each section of the body 3 times this week so I am done. I am walking every day at least 30 minutes to an hour. Then what ever I have to do for work and home activities outside the schedule.

Water ~ Not good yesterday and I know better. I have to drink around a 100 oz a day to be able keep my system cleansed. Maybe its the extra bathroom trips. LOL!

So I am going back to square one and taking nothing for granted. Its odd when you think you have something in place and don't have to make a conscious effort anymore is when you realize it can all fall apart. I guess life requires a conscious effort and will for the rest of my life.

Well I better get going and finish up some things and I will check back in.

hello, guys:)
this is my first post here in this thread, so I hope I'll do it right :o

today I ate a lot of food for lunch. now I'm so full, and I feel guilty. but weird thing is that I ate only 440 kcal and I feel guilty:dizzy:
It's so crazy because I think that, before I started calorie counting and actually watching what I eat, only time I felt full was when I overate, but this is so cool:) I have to get used to that, for the first time in my life, I'm eating as I am supposed to eat :)

btw.I wanted to eat 1800kcal/day for start, but my FitDay shows that this week kcal summary is 1609. It's so great and I feel happy with myself:carrot:

best thing is: NO CRAVINGS, at least for now:) I haven't eat a bit of chocalate for a whole week:)


Irish ~ your hair is supercool and it suits you :) you look great;)

well I am feeling a bit better about my hair...done my mini breakdown. lol. I only lost 1lb this week and it really sucks :( I want to be in the 160's soooo bad. I have 6lbs to go...man this bites. oh BTW the shirt i have on and the accesories I have on (in the picture) are my idol outfit

Another returning old timer
 

Hello ladies

Hope you don't mind me jumping right in here, thought it was probably the best way! I used to post in the calorie counters thread ages ago, 2006 I think? I've been visiting 3FC since 2004 and in 2007 managed to reach my lowest weight of 174 when I hit a plateau and fell off the wagon with a mighty thump.

I've been rapidly gaining weight ever since, annoying how that works isnt' it? 20lbs later I'm back up to 195lbs and I want to get back on track though and since I had my most amount of success calorie counting and visiting here I thought I'd come back. I was so frustrated when I was at 174 and in that plateau, I wanted to go lower but looking back I looked great at 174!

Couple things about me, my name is Lynne, I'm a 34 year old English transplant to Tennessee. I work full time as an administrator for a KFC franchise (oh the irony). I am an emotional eater and currently I've got quite a bit of stress in my life due to relationship and work issues. I can't let these things slow me down any more though, I'll be 200lbs again if I don't do something soon and soon is today. I've rejoined my old gym and have my assessment/orientation with them next week. I'm looking forward to working out again.

Anyway! I've waffled enough, it's nice to meet you all and I look forward to posting here in the near future.

Irish: Congrats on that 1lb loss! A loss is a loss, you'll get into the 160's before you know it.

Hi Everyone,
I hope I can join you. I have been going back and forth with South Beach and cant take it anymore....too much cooking and not enough variety. I am back to counting calories and hope to be more successful. I have been bad all weekend, and I am miserable! I am ready for a new start I have my fruit, my 100 calorie packs and my smart ones...I will probably try to have between 1400 and no more than 1500 calories a day...I also plan to workout at last 5 days a week if not 6..mostly walking on my treadmill and weight lifting. Good luck to everyone..and, lets do what we can to help each other.