I apologize for the length of this but after looking at the fantastic weight loss of some of you, I just had to ask what your secret was!
Good Morning!
Thanks for the congrats on my quick weight loss and meeting my goal. I still have a couple of pounds to go before getting back to 125 but I’ll work on that after Christmas. You all know how hard it is around Christmas time, the goodies, the parties. Hopefully you’ll all have another challenge set up after Christmas where we can work for our name in RED again. I’ve actually been maintaining for the last year and this summer/fall those extra 7 pounds starting creeping back on due to bad food choices and not counting calories. I’m one of those people that will always and forever have to watch what I eat. I think maintaining is harder than actually taking it off.
Crystal…congrats to you on the 78 pound loss, have you lost this since Feb 2010? What advice can you give the beginner? I think all you that have lost a considerable amount of weight can help others with something that has worked for you.
Demona…Cookies and Musketeer bars…….I’ve been baking cookies the last couple of days for the holidays. Yesterday I purchased 3 Christmas tins at the dollar store, I filled them with cookies and a check for the mailman, newspaper carried and the shopper. I had to keep the cookies in the freezer so I wouldn’t munch on them. Out of sight, out of mind….Right? Anyway, my hubby loves snicker candy bars so I keep a jar of the mini bars just for him, but I cut the nutritional label off the bag and tape it to the side of the glass jar I keep the candy bars in. If I get tempted, I just look at the whopping calories in them and change my mind very fast. Try it, it works. Think to yourself, I’ve kept track of my food, exercised, gone without and been very good, why sabotage myself? I’ve worked too hard to go backwards.
Perception…Thank you so much for starting this thread, checking in daily without fail works for me and this group is very friendly. What’s the best tip you can give after losing 54 pounds, what tool did you use to keep you On Program? Are you a calorie counter or on some program like Weight Watchers, etc?
Brunneh, are you Olivia? You also have lost quite a bit, 59 pounds and getting close to goal. What was your strategy that kept the scale going down? Any one thing?
Louisa…Another big loser, 65 down and only 4 to go. You’re probably finding it hard to lose those last few pounds, at this stage plateaus are common. One time I went 13 days of never, ever cheating and the scale wouldn’t budge. Times like that make you want to throw in the towel but persistence pays off in the end. I think I finally upped my calories for a couple of days, then went back to my 1200 calorie plan and got over that terrible plateaus. I couldn’t lose weight if I went over 1200 calories plus I hate to exercise. The most I do is hand weights plus 2 nights a week “Bone Builders” class.
Shoeless…Is one stone 9 pounds? Checking in here everyday and staying accountable is a good start. I see you’re calories counting too. I think I’ve tried every diet on the market and I always go back to good old fashion calorie counting, it works for me. Calorie in, calorie out. Eat less than you burn and you can’t help but lose.
My best dieting aid is Fiber. Most adults don’t get enough fiber in daily, 25-30 grams are the norm. I’m a creature of habit and simplicity, my breakfast is always the same, Fiber One cereal, 6 oz. homemade yogurt and a fruit. We live out in the country on an acreage and have many fruit trees. In the fall I cook up all the apples and freeze, then thaw and use in cooking. One thing I keep on hand is applesauce cooked up with some cinnamon, Stevia and raisins which I top my cereal and yogurt with. When pears and peaches are in season I use those on my cereal, or bananas year around. For lunches I make up meatless vegetable soups, I like to eat light so I can indulge in 4 oz. or more meat at supper time. You can eat a ton of vegetable soups and not pile on the calories. I found a trick that makes the best soups, roast all the veggies in the oven first with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper. I like cubed butternut squash, onion, carrots as a base. Then add your chicken or beef broth and seasonings. Sometimes I throw in a bag of frozen California Mix veggies. If you want to make a good creamy soup, cook up a bag of frozen cauliflower in a separate saucepan with a little broth, whiz this up in a blender or food processor after cooked and add to your soup.
Now that I’ve written a book, time to get my roast browned and in the crock pot for tonight’s supper.
Have a skinny Day!
Then I did Turbo Fire 45 EZ (it certainly isn't "ez" in my opinion 
) and really pushed it.
Technology fail.
- think TOM was not just making me stall but also be a misery. Have cracked the whip on logging and 45 mins/day exercise, and am back on track, and this a.m. down to 189 again. hurrah!
