chicks in control weight loss!
 

hi everyone!:)
this thread is for those of us that have issues with overating and need support and motivation to lose weight so if this is you, feel free to jump right in! i will be restarting my journey in a few days.

I'm in, Andrea! :wave:
Thanks for starting this thread, hon. :)

I'm heading into my third week of my doctor/dietitian/trainer-supervised program, and while I'm doing well (down 6.5 pounds), it's still a struggle.

Hey Andrea and Ellis! I'm definately in, too! I was on WW for about 3 months, but now I am just trying to choose better eating habits on my own. I try to go to the gym whenever I can and try to drink 96 oz. of water a day... I weigh in on Mondays, so tomorrow...,. yippee.. let's hope that I lost at least 1 pound :) I look forward to supporting you girls through this hard time in our lives!! Yes, we are going to finally beat the "battle of the bulge!!" haha a Biggest Loser quote for y'all :cheer:

good luck with the diet plan today!
ttyl on monday!! and cross your fingers and toes for me!!
Jen

Welcome Jen and Nildee! :wave: (did I get that right, Nildee?)

Jen, I hope you have a good weigh-in tomorrow! :hat:

Nildee, what a great job you and your partner are doing... keep it it, girls!! :cheer:

I have... let's see... three things that I'm going to keep track of here.
My water, my calories, and my steps/exercise for the day.
And I think I'll break down and put a weight tracker in my signature again. ;)

great thread! i had a rough two weeks a while back (basically a 2 week long binge :( ) BUT now i am charting my intake with fitday and it helps me so much. when i get "snacky" my code word for wanting to stuff my face with anything and everything because somethings is bothering me, im bored, or im happy :?: i now make better choices and it controls the amount of cals i take in on a binge.

its nice because when i binge i then restrict during the day (when im not binging., does that make sense) and that just leads to more binging ... and you all know how that goes.

this way i plan my meals and dont let myself get too hungry and i dont restrict (ie eat NOTHING).
i think its a lot healthier mindset.

anyways- this will be a great thread. woohoo!

Hi, Freddy... welcome! :wave:
I agree with you about the binging... it seems that once I start, I can't stop. :shrug:

Okay, girls... I'm ready to have a good day! :hat:
We had my mom over for dinner last night, and I did NOT eat well. Nor did I count my calories. I did get on the exercise bike for 35 minutes, though.

Anyhow, I'm about to take a one hour walk, have just had a healthy breakfast (natural peanut butter on whole wheat and an apple), and am going to journal my calories!!

Let's all have a great day!! :cheer: :cheer:

holy cow!!!
hi everyone! thabnks for joining in! its sounds like you guys are off to a great start! keep goin'!

ill be joining ya'll by the end of this week if not sooner. i am planning on returning to both of ww groups one on thur and one on saturday so definitely by saturday!

thanks again.....i can see theres lotsa support here!:)

Hey everybody. Glad to see everyone's working so hard!!

I've been trying to stay on my diet, select low-cal options at restaraunts, and keep up my workouts. It's been rough, though. I'm still battling depression so I have times like last night where I get so tired from my internal emotional struggle that I haven't got the strength to stay on track. I got so hungry I just started eating everything.

I have to keep fighting, though. I've still lost 13 lbs so far which isn't bad at all for only one month.

hi less:
1st your not alone....im like you thats why i need this group. 2nd, wtg on the loss!

Hi everyone! I think this group is just what I need =D you see, I didn't really realise that I had a bingeing problem until mum pointed out to me (gently) that I'd gained "a bit" (really, A LOT! Over 50 pounds, I think. I'm from New Zealand so we don't use pounds here) of weight, but she couldn't figure out how, because as far as she knew I was eating normally. I was having secret binges in my room. I was in denial for a couple of months, and then one day it kinda hit me- that I'd gained all this weight! So I'm starting to correct my behaviour. It's SO hard though!

I've started going to the gym, that's my challenge- to actually use my gym membership =P so hi all, I look foward to getting to know you all!

Hi everyone,

I would love to join the group also! My name is Stacey and I am from Ontario Canada. I started my "lifestyle change" as I like to call it just a fancy word for diet *LOL* on Jan 9th and for some reason this time around the weight is coming off really slowly, I know that is good but I guess I am impatient :hyper:
I have been doing really well until well my breakdown last Monday night where I just had to eat whatever was in my line of vision! :corn: I am back on track this week, but would love some outside support! And I hope I can help support people also! :)
Thank you,
Stacey :bubbles:

hey von,
ive been doing the exact same thing....i was doin awesome on the ww priogram til crisis hit and havent been back in bout 2 months but i am going this weekend no mattere what....i cant put it off any longer(tried 2 go bk the last 2 weekends and both times stuff got in my way)

hi ya stacey! welcome!:)

Good luck with the WW meeting Andrea. I bet it's a bit daunting, going to a meeting when you haven't been there for a couple of months. I know I'd be a little scared of going back to the gym if I hadn't been there for 2 months! I'm sure it'll be great though :D

I had a pretty good day today. I even got to the gym! I had really bad back pains at lunchtime, so I went home. I could hardly move it was so bad! So mum drove me to the gym. I always find excercise helps pain like that.

... :::GIRL ISSUE ALERT::: I think a side effect of me losing some weight was that my period didn't even come last cycle, it was supposed to be on the 10th or so of February. I'm not extremely worried yet, maybe if it doesn't come again this month. Hopefully the back pain was indicative of something menstrual happening.

Although, I have managed to avoid the smarties on my desk so far.. Normally they'd be GONE! if it was near that time of month.

That was a wall of text if ever I've seen one! =O And hi stacey!

HarpoChicoGroucho,

Well I completely understand the eating alot before my TOM I had that last Monday night I just ate and ate, I was so mad at myself for doing that! But I was so hungry all day long and I couldn't figure out why as I wasn't eating any less than usual. Well about a couple of days later I was reading in one of my health magazines and it says that about a week before your TOM you burn more calories in your body and that is why you are so hungry. It really made sense to me after my Monday night eating session as I haven't done that in awhile! So that might explain that a bit. :)
Good luck at the buffet, just try and make more sensible choices, yeah I know easier said than done! :p
Stacey

mornin ladies!
great job von keep at it!
hey harpo welcome and believe me i hear you-i havent been able to stop either but thats why im goin bk to ww.

Just a thought... would some people prefer that we post our food binges in another post? I know it sets some people off...

I hope everyone is having a good day! :hat:
Andrea, d-day is coming up, girl! :lol:

hey ellis how ya doin?
dday yeah i know...yikes!
anyway, i apologize if i set anything off in anyone....dont know what everyone eles thoughts are on this but i was kinda thinking that we would post everything on here but if yall want something different, just holler....

wtg!

Originally Posted by andreaphilip3:
anyway, i apologize if i set anything off in anyone....dont know what everyone eles thoughts are on this but i was kinda thinking that we would post everything on here but if yall want something different, just holler....

Oh, no need to apologize, hon!
I just remember a few people in the past saying that just reading about food binges sets them off...
Anyhow, I'm okay with whatever... just thought I'd mention it in case...

Chubs, congratulations!! :cheer:
Isn't is wonderful getting compliments? :)

Welcome to all the new people! :wave:

A good friend of mine died on the weekend, and I've had a couple of bad eating days. :( The funeral was today, and I managed to stay on track, so I think I'm back in the grove.

Please excuse this small interjection into the thread. I don't really have anything to add to the thread itself at this time.

I just wanted to say, Ellis, I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. :hug: That's always a tough time.

Nildee, that's fine! Thank you for letting us know. :hug:
I'm going to xxx out the mention of binges, and if anyone wants to "confess" to anything, they can start another thread. ;)

Let's all stay postive, ladies! :cheer:

Lena, you're such a darling... thank you, sweetie... :hug:

Nildee, thanks, hon. :hug:

This thread IS about control!! No enabling... let's all stay strong together!! :grouphug:

i want to be part of a group that accepts my talking about my bad days as well as my good. ellis sorry to hear about your friend.....

Okay, we'll start a new thread, andreaphilip, because I need to talk about my bad days too. I need to cyber-purge. I'll make the new thread. Cyber purgers (warning: binge confessions) We'll put a warning on it for anyone who doesn't want to read it.

Andrea and Harpo, thank you so much for starting the other thread. :grouphug: It felt like my head was going to blow off last night with the stress. :lol: It's so hard to please everyone.

I'm starting the day with a healthy breakfast, will move on to a healthy snack and then a healthy lunch... etc, etc. :D
And I've got to get my 6500 steps in on my pedometer. And I think a little weight work-out. I missed my class last night because of the funeral. :(
Thanks to all of you for your kind words... they're much appreciated... :hug:

Ellis,

Good job on the healthy start to your day! I am just finishing off my salad for lunch, I swear I eat more vegetables now that I have all of my life.....hmmm maybe that was the problem......:lol3: (it wasn't that funny but that laughing guy cracks me up so I had to use it!)
Good luck with your 6500 steps today, you can do it! :running: Tonight is my bike workout......blah I hate the bike, I have to find something new to do!
Have a great day,
Stacey :)

hey guys... the new weight... plus one... i really dont understand :(

Thanks, Stacey! Hey, that guy is my favourite, too. He cracks me up. :lol3:
I hope you got on the bike last night! ;)

Jen, what's happening? You've gained a pound? Do you want to post a daily menu or something, and we'll help out? Let us know what we can do, hon. :hug:

So, in the spirit of keeping things positive.... I have had a really good week this week. It's odd, I found myself listening to the 80's station today and boogie-ing around the house and singing loudly and off key to my cat - who was quite perturbed by the crazy woman holding him, singing to him, and patting him in time to music. He put it up with it pretty well for about four songs before making his escape, the little dude really craves the petting! Just to give you an image I was sitting in my computer chair, cradling the cat, and suddenly started singing "I'm All Out of Love" quite obnoxiously at him. :eek: Followed by "She's Got the Look," "I Love Rock & Roll," and something else... no, I can't remember it just now.

Anyway, after a while it occured to me that... I was happy. Honestly just plain and deliriously happy... while on a diet! What's up with that? Who am I and what have I done with the real Lala? Please check your closets and if you should find a short, round brunette, please contact me immediately. :goodvibes

:grouphug:

Love,
Pseudo_lala

:lol: Lala, that is WONDERFUL, girl!! :hat: I love the new you... don't lose her!! :cheer:

Hi everyone,

Well I lost 2 pounds this week, getting closer to my March 20th mini goal! I also bought the Biggest Loser workout dvd (yes I am a little obsessed with The Biggest Loser show :p )and it is pretty good. I could only do the Low-Intensity Cardio workout, well some parts I could barely do it :faint: But it was really good and I was happy with myself!
I hope everyone had a great week!
Stacey :sunny:

Originally Posted by dalai_lala:
Anyway, after a while it occured to me that... I was happy. Honestly just plain and deliriously happy... while on a diet! What's up with that? Who am I and what have I done with the real Lala? Please check your closets and if you should find a short, round brunette, please contact me immediately. :goodvibes

lol! I was shocked when I found myself really happy with my diet, too :) I've developed a taste for health foods! The lady at Wal Mart thought I was a vegetarian because I bought a bunch of Boca Burger and Gardenburger stuff. Hee hee. Congrats though <3

Stacey, congratulations on the two pounds! :hat:

Lessthan, too funny about your Walmart experience. :lol: There's some good veggie stuff available now. :yes: I remember only a few years ago... some of it was just HORRIBLE. :p

I've had a rough week and haven't lost weight, but I got back on track yesterday with my food and exercise. Keeping my fingers crossed for a good week...

I hope everyone is having a good weekend! :wave:

Happy Monday everyone! Let's have a great week... :carrot:

-Lala

Hi everyone, I hope you all are having a great week so far! :dust:

Ellis good luck this week after your rough last week I am sure you will do great! :goodluck:

Stacey