Welcome Angie! We'd love to have you, and if I can help you out in any way, just drop me a PM!
I made my mini goal to get down to 240 by the end of the month, and I made it with plenty of time to go! This makes a whopping 20 pounds I have lost, and I feel great! I feel firmer all over, and have much less booty following me around...I feel so energized to go for the next 20! I believe my next goal will be to lose 10 more pounds in the 12 weeks between now and when I start at the local University in August. I can do it!
We had bad storms here all night, and I was awake for most of it and today I can barely keep my eyes open! I chewed my COB w/banana on autopilot! Lunch will be whatever looks good...maybe a pb and j, maybe soup. Dinner will be curried chicken and rice. No snacking! Lots of tea! Another walk this evening unless I may get struck by lightning like last night! Eeek! Had to cut it short!
I hope everyone else is feeling great about themselves and has a great day!
Hi thanks for message, you are doing well so what diet or healthy plan are you following, iam doing slimming world which is red and green days ie meat or veg, i tend to stick to green, have lost since xmas 28 pounds it slowed down now, i go to gym so iam fitter i just need to keep going, has anyone heard of this gi diet glyco index or something was wondering if anyone has tried it and if its anygood i could do with a change any how hope your all doing ok
Angie xx
Hi Angie. Congrats on that 28 lb. loss! You should be very proud of yourself! I have never heard of your weight loss plan. I am on what I like to call my "it works for me" plan. I eat more healthy foods like tons of veggies, fruit, and fiber. I eat three healthy meals a day, I do not snack anymore unless I truly am hungry then I snack on healthy food (focusing on protien). There are no chips, or any other kind of junk food in my house anymore. I exercise moderately, take walks, some bellydancing, and outdoor chores now that the weather is nice. I am focusing on losing slowly and not making myself crazy and it is working. Making myself crazy leads to eating an entire cake.
Okay, now for my check-in. B was the ususal. Lunch will be a pb and j and watermelon. Dinner will be pork chops, sweet potato, and corn bread. I also have discovered that a dried apricot or two a day keeps the pipes working better. So, I usually have those after dinner. TMI, I know.
Hello all, sorry it's billing week at work and I get so busy!
I fell off the wagon for these first two days of the week. I just kept wanting to snack! Today was better but not good. I have been unprepared grocery wise (out of cracklin oat bran!) and I went to Hardees this morning on the way to work and just got hash rounds. That kept me tided until lunch. I had a grilled chicken salad from McDonalds with their light balsamic vinaigrette, which is actually quite good. I had a few Snackwell's cookies and that brings me here.
I'm happy cuz McDonalds has the new apple dippers for $1...apple slices and a small packet of low fat (1g) caramel dipping sauce. Hey, much healthier than anything else!
I still went to the gym last night and had a good 60 minute cardio workout. Not sure if I will go tonite. I have to do some baking for my husband (he's going to Georgia for the next few days and I need to give him some corn dodgers for this military reinactment thing) and I need to go grocery shopping and do some cleaning. I do not want to go to the gym late...last night I was out of there at midnight and so I'm really tired right now. I think I will take tonite off and get a good night of rest so I can have a good workout Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday. Husband will be gone from Thurs until Monday and I have the whole house to myself...and the cats! I want to do cleaning and organizing this weekend while the Man is gone!
My favorite jeans and favorite khakis are getting so loose. When I lose another 10 pounds, I'm afraid...I'll have to get something new perhaps?
Girlie, I have those days when I just have the munchies too. I swear it's hormonal...there are some times of the month when I just have to snack!
Today, breakfast, COB and banana. Gotta have it, or the earth will spin off it's axis. Lunch will be soup and honeydew melon. Dinner will be fish sandwich and low fat chips. And, as always, lots of tea and no snacking (if I can help it, that is!). Might go for a walk or bike ride this evening. Last night was a bike ride.
Unfortunately, I don't think this week will be a great weigh-in. I weighed last night and it's scary! LOL!
I think I just have those weeks sometimes! But I'm not giving up. I had agreat workout last night. Tonite is a softball game and I don't know if I'll go to the gym, but I'll get a few calories burned when I clean the house tonite. A friend from college is coming by tomorrow, but I will still make it to the gym each day this weekend. The gym is open on Memorial day too, so that's cool.
I had a minor success though...I was just at the vending machine ready to buy a candy bar...I really wanted something sweet...but I remember the Apple Dippers from McDonalds that I left in the fridge here at work, and I forced myself to eat it instead and I feel fine. YAY! The apple dippers are cool...sliced peeled apples and they give you a small packet of low fat caramel dip. Yum!
I had COB for breakfast (dry) and I went to my dad's on lunch and he made me a great salad and flounder!
Have a great weekend folks...See you, most likely, on Tuesday, although I might post Sunday about my weigh-in results.
Hi all hope every one is well and losing, i am happy to report i lost 31 pounds now iam well chuffed i cant belive i have been so motavated for so long iam in the habbit now which makes it easier, had a lovely morning at gym did an hour cardi then went in steam room then sauna lovely, so hows every one eles doing ?
I just don't know what's going on but it's got to stop. I feel sluggish and nasty from the terrible eating. I have to drink tons of water this week and eat salads every day to flush out my system and get rid of this bloated feeling. I don't feel light and airy like I was just a week ago. All of that nasty sludge I've been eating!!!
At my softball game on Friday, I had a mean smack of the ball to my calve...nasty bruise there and to my wrist. Because of that, I was limping around for a while and I'm feeling better though my leg is still swollen and bruised. I had to skip the gym yesterday and today (Sunday) so I didn't check my weight and I really don't want to. I've been eating so terribly, as I haven't in so long.
I feel so disgusting!
Tomorrow is a new day...back to the routine. I hope to make it to the gym as well...but I think I will be to scared to weigh. I feel five pounds heavier! I'm going to buy stuff for salads tomorrow and lighten the calorie consumption for a few days. I have got to get rid of this feeling!
I must, as you say, Angie - get back in the habit!
[SIZE=2] Hi all , dont worry girlie just get back on it keep going we all have bad days or weeks its a hard thing we are doing trying to undo all bad habbits we have picked up however long we have been born lol, i had a day off yeterday went to cinema saw day after tomorow thats was good then went to a chinese were you can eat all you want i was good i dint have seconds but i did so enjoy it and i am back to my routine today worked hard in gym this morning and cut the lawn, i did notice i felt thiner in the cinema seats which made me feel good iam usually squashed in but there was a little room to move hope everyones ok [/SIZE]
I had a great weekend although I ate everything I saw! Yesterday I woke up and got back to the old Girlie, eating healthier foods and watching my portions. This weekend, it seemed like I was just going crazy eating whatever and whenever. The scale didn't look good...it was 3 pounds higher but I'm just going to forget all of that and eat tons of salad this week and drink lots of water and hopefully I'll be back around 223 this weekend!
It was so crazy though because I would just shrug my shoulders and eat the most terrible foods. But I'm back on track!
Hi all! Had a bit of a crazy weekend..and it was a long one as we all know! I'm not going to say I went crazy, I didn't, but I allowed myself a few more treats than I feel was necessary. I think I lost about a pound to two pounds last week...it's fluctuating so I can't really be sure.
I have been taking walks and just plain doing more in my daily routine, which is good. But, I gave blood on Saturday and now (off and on) I feel weak, tired and sort of shaky. Which is unusual for me because usually when I give blood I am just fine. I guess it's the added exercise and fewer calories that are making me feel the impact of a pint of blood gone. It's crappy.
I am happy to have the weekend over (weird schedules, no reliable healthy food...I hated it!) and the shopping done and be stocked up on fruit, veggies and of course, COB. I had my pb and j for lunch and dinner will be my fave...curry. So, I am now wrapping myself up in comfy, healthy food that satisfy me like pringles used to. Life is good.
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Hi all hope your all doing well i have had the week off so havent been good been to gym but kept treating myself as i was on holiday lol had chinese and some wine had a kebab so this week i have stayed the same which is good at least i didnt put on , but its back to work monday and back to my routine i have been goo tho couse before i would have put loads of weight on and not gone to gym so i am getting better , So hows everyone eles been have you all had a good week? i hope so
Angie xx[/FONT]
I am doing great. I lost three more pounds, which only puts me within 7 pounds of my goal to have lost ten more by the middle of August. Cool! I hope everyone else is finding satisfaction in thier daily struggle with food!
I feel at this point that I have built momentum (just my visualization of it) and even when I do mess up, my momentum keeps the weight coming off. I also think that before I was eating so much fat and calories and now it is hard for me to maintain what I weighed before because I am eating so much healthier foods. I imagine I will stall sometime and I will have to pay more attention to exactly what I am eating. But, right now things are going so well for me. I am feeling in control and like I am walking the walk, not just talking the talk! My clothes are bagging on me and I am wearing an XL t-shirt now instead of an XXL. This means the DH's wardrobe is fair game now. He has lost 28 pounds (5 more than me) since I changed the way we all eat around here, and his pants just won't stay up! (no pun intended!) Luckily he has been all over weight-wise, so he has smaller pants to wear. But, considering he works at a very physical job, and men are supposed to lose weight much more quickly than women, I consider only a five lb. difference to be quite an accomplishment on my part. Life is good.
Thanks for letting me ramble on everyone! It feels good to be able to express what I am thinking to you all who know how it is. I don't talk about my weight loss to any of my family members but the DH. I try to keep it to myself, because it is my struggle (and drama) and no one else's, and I don't need the approval of my family to help me do something that is so good and right. Also, it's not a diet but a lifestyle change and I chose to treat it differently than any other "diet" I have gone on. Okay, once again I am rambling, so I better go before I wear all your poor little eyeballs out!
Hi All
hope everyones well, iam glad to report a 2pound loss yippee , making 34 in total i cant belive i am being so good, feeling sad this week my son has left home hes moved in to share with 2 other lads, he is 23 so it was bound to happen at some point its just so sad, iam now living alone for the first time in my life i am copeing, well i was in week seems a bit harder now its the weekend and iam all alone , just have to concentrate on me now
Angie, now is your time girl! Don't be sad about your son...be proud that you raised him to be independent! I say congratulate yourself on doing the hardest thing known to mankind...raising a child! Do something for yourself and be proud of yourself for all you are accomplishing!
I have been doing well. I do my "power walks" aka run/walks three times a week working towards actually running. I eat exactly as I always have since beginning my new lifestyle. I am not sure if I've lost any more weight because I am (to put it bluntly) constipated! I have never had this problem before in my life, but now that I eat no junk, I am having all sorts of trouble! I eat fruit like it is going out of style, but it doesn't seem to help me with this problem. I finally bought some colace and took it last night...does anyone have any advice to give me on this? I know it's an unpleasant subject, but I could use some wisdom at this point! I don't like the idea of taking pills indefinitely for this.
I am beginning to really see changes in my shape now, and I feel great. It's funny, but "weight-loss" is a strange thing. I get smaller, but the scale stays the same, and then it suddenly drops off a few more pounds. It's all so fluid and really kind of wondrous the way the body works. I was watching TV last weekend and my glasses felt funny, I kept taking them off thinking something was wrong, they felt weird! Then it finally hit me...my face is thinner and my glasses are fitting loser! Life is good!
Lunch will be whatever looks good...maybe a pb and j, maybe soup. Dinner will be curried chicken and rice. No snacking! Lots of tea! Another walk this evening unless I may get struck by lightning like last night! Eeek! Had to cut it short! 
Thanks
any how hope your all doing ok 
I eat more healthy foods like tons of veggies, fruit, and fiber. I eat three healthy meals a day, I do not snack anymore unless I truly am hungry then I snack on healthy food (focusing on protien). There are no chips, or any other kind of junk food in my house anymore. I exercise moderately, take walks, some bellydancing, and outdoor chores now that the weather is nice. I am focusing on losing slowly and not making myself crazy and it is working. Making myself crazy leads to eating an entire cake. 
Feeling Great
Hi all hope every one is well and losing, i am happy to report i lost 31 pounds now iam well chuffed i cant belive i have been so motavated for so long iam in the habbit now which makes it easier, had a lovely morning at gym did an hour cardi then went in steam room then sauna lovely, so hows every one eles doing ?
Hi
been to gym but kept treating myself as i was on holiday lol had chinese and some wine had a kebab so this week i have stayed the same which is good at least i didnt put on 
He has lost 28 pounds (5 more than me) since I changed the way we all eat around here, and his pants just won't stay up! (no pun intended!) Luckily he has been all over weight-wise, so he has smaller pants to wear. 
Life is good.
, making 34 in total i cant belive i am being so good, feeling sad this week my son has left home hes moved in to share with 2 other lads, he is 23 so it was bound to happen at some point its just so sad, iam now living alone for the first time in my life i am copeing, well i was in week seems a bit harder now its the weekend and iam all alone 
