I am "guestimating" on calories for these two days. We are having a Christmas party at work on Monday. I will be bringing cookies. I had never made these cookies before, so I made a trial batch to make sure they were edible. My husband ate a dozen on the first day, so they must not be too bad. I had three on day 115 and two on day 116. I had no idea how many calories they were, so I just labeled one cookie as 200 calories. I'd rather overestimate on the calories.
Thanks everyone for sharing "What motivates you" question I asked. We all want to feel better about ourselves, I know I don't go out as often as I used to. First of all, I can't fit any of my dress clothes (except two elastic waist items) and I won't buy bigger ones. Who wants to be seen in the same two outfits. All my clothes are size 8 and I can't squeezed my bee-hind into a 12 right now. I don't work outside our home, so I have plenty of blue jeans to fit. I have size 8 up to size 14's packed away for whenever my weight gets out of hand. I bet you all have different sizes of jeans in your closet too!
What is the goal of this thread, I started reading everyone's post at the start but I don't have time to read through 8 pages. Is it to post your calories daily plus the fun of talking to everyone?
Thursday's calories...1,114
Friday's calories...887. I live in the country and when making a trip into town, I get all my errands done, shopping, etc. So I missed lunch, which is why my calories are so low. I tried making it up for supper and snacks after supper but I can only eat so much. I'll have to try harder today to get my calories in. If I were a sweet eater, I wouldn't have trouble reaching my goal, but I like salty foods.
Bobbi
Taco Bell got to me today. 1 bean burrito and a taco supreme (590 cal) luckily I only had 160 cal for breakfast. I went to a boutique and had two small squares of fudge. (100 cal estimate) and now I am at 850 cal for the day with no exercise yet. I'm in big trouble because i'm going to the movies with dh later and I have to try and stay away from the . wish me luck!!
Thanks Eiluj, I know, I know, this is all very new to me. My daughters keep on yelling at me. Whenever someone compliments me on my weightloss, I always say things like "But I've got a looong way to go" and they tell me but you've also come a very long way. I should have realized that when I finally did tackle weightloss that it would become an obsession for me. I am very obsessive about a lot of things, so I guess it makes sense that this too would become an obsession. Just wish I would have done it a lot earlier.
Saturday's calories - about 1200 with a nice amount of exercise.
I made up for Friday's lack of calories (887) yesterday, I actually went over my 1200 calories goal.
Saturday's Journal:
Calories....1,409 (Blame it on a few Southern Comfort drinks)
Exercise....I started out on Mon. & Tue. with 10 minutes on the Ski Machine
Wed. & Thur. I added 1 minute, total of 11 minutes (Big Deal!)
Fri. & Sat. I did 12 minutes, eventually I'll work up to 20 minutes. But I hate, hate, hate to exercise so I'm taking it slow.
you are doing great on the calories. do you live on a farm? Im sure you get exercise with just walking around and feeding chickens that I see in your picture. Do you ever break a sweat? They say you are to break a sweat for at least 30minutes. I am still getting everything balanced out; exercising and eating the proper amount of calories. Makes it worse when husband is home and my whole routine is out of whack. I have to figure out something there!! Any pointers on keeping the routine when DH is home?
Good morning, I am very excited, today is my weigh-in day and I am down 4 pounds!!! I thought for sure I'd have a low number since I had 2 big numbers for the previous 2 weeks. I'm out of the 220's and I gotta say they were a blur!!
Sunday's calories - just under 1300 with tons and tons of walking.
I took my daughter who is home from college shopping for boots and eyeglasses and boy did we hit lots of stores in all different areas, not the mall, without a car so we walked for miles. My knees are in AGONY today. We've got a tough couple of weeks ahead, food wise, and I am very nervous. "Gotta stay strong, gotta stay strong. I want to be thin more then I want the food, I want to be thin more then Iwant the food. Anything in MODERATION, anything in MODERATION." she says as she tries to hypnotize herself.
Wow, down 4 pounds! That's a huge loss, good for you. It's got to boost your moral just getting out of the 220's. I'm not worried so much about food in the next two weeks as I am the Cabernet wine that I dearly love.
LoveandLaugh...We don't live on a farm but a small acreage, 1 and 1/3 acres with one large garden shed and another small building for our chickens. Our place is all yard (takes forever to mow), trees, flowers and vegetable garden. We have 2 each of apple, plum, apricot,pear and peach trees. Also raspberries and strawberries so I do lots of outside work 7 to 8 months out of the year. That's one of the reasons I exercise in the house for such a short time, plus I hate it. I was looking forward to DH retiring because he loves to vaccum, cook and clean house. (His mamma raised him right, bless her)
Since his retirement, he's pretty much takes care of the chickens. We only have 6 laying hens, enough for suppling us, our daughter/grandsons, MIL and my dad with eggs.
Break a sweat, funny! I break a sweat on the Ski machine for about 2 minutes, I'm not on the darn thing long enough and I don't plan on it either. Pointers on my DH at home? We get along fabulously, very rarely fight. I can't give you much of an answer, why is your DH home? Does he work nights? Maybe you explained early on and I missed it. I just re-joined the 3FF again 1 week ago today after being gone for many months.
I'm going to see if I'm smart enough to post a picture of my DH. Everyone at the office used to call DH "Sam" because he's a clone to the actor Sam Elliot.
Bobbi
Bobbolink, I'm actually a little afraid of chickens. How's that for an embarrassing confession?
My weekend was ghaaaastly, food-wise. Well, my Saturday was. Nearly 3000 calories. Yesterday better at 1738, and I got back on the wagon, well the treadmill at any rate, twice.
Bobbolink-An acre and 1/3 that sounds fabulous. My DH and I would love that but can't afford it here in California. We own our house but its in town only on
.15 an acre. I love to be outdoors and garden; i hate housework and any intentional exercise that isn't fun. So I hear you on the ski machine. I make myself get on the treadmill and sometimes its agony, but when i'm done I feel so much better. My husband does work nights usually 4-6 twelve hour shifts a week. He sleeps all day gets up to take shower make lunch and off to work at 430p.m. not returning til morning to do it all over again. He is overweight and doesn't think he is over weight. He thinks starbucks coffee mocha is on his diet menu along with burger king or mcdonalds or morning doughtnut. He respects my diet though, but I just start craving things like going out to restaurants or pizza and beer when he is home. Maybe its an emotional trigger. Maybe he is a reminder of old habits. I am trying to change my life for a more healthier me and I don't see him trying at all. I makes me angry. See I probably answered my own question as to why I go back to bad habits. I will get it together and do better. Thanks for listening...
Rockinrobin- on the 4 pounds!!!
Julie-Good for you to get back on the treadmill!! I need to do the same. I have a doctor appointment today and then when I come back maybe I will walk to the park with my son. 3 miles there and back.
Bobblink - Sam Elliot the actor in Roadhouse and such? I think he's probably old enough to be my father, but I always thought that man was hot! You're a lucky lady.
I made it safely through the Christmas party at work today.
Gosh ladies, thank you so much for all your kind congrats. Made me smile. And more importantly, makes me wanna keep on going!!!
Ummm... I think I may be afraid of chickens too .
Monday's calories - about 1250. It's so funny, before I post my actual number of calories, I go over it in my head so many times to make sure I'm not leaving out one little morsel of food. And that's exactly why I post here.
With all these get togethers that are coming up in the next week, it could really take me a looonng time to go over every little morsel .
day 116 = 1485 calories
day 117 = 1520 calories
day 118 = 1525 calories
day 119 = 1245 calories
It is TOM but I still wieghed myself today just to see. I am down another 1.4 lbs. My goal was to lose 2 more lbs by Christmas. We'll see if that happens.
Today is day 120, offically I have been counting calories for 4 months now.
I had three on day 115 and two on day 116. I had no idea how many calories they were, so I just labeled one cookie as 200 calories. I'd rather overestimate on the calories.
You're doing sooo well! You should congratulate yourself on what you've accomplished so far.
and now I am at 850 cal for the day with no exercise yet. I'm in big trouble because i'm going to the movies with dh later and I have to try and stay away from the 
. wish me luck!!
on the 4 pounds!!!
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My goal was to lose 2 more lbs by Christmas. We'll see if that happens. 