What a chatty group we have here! I haven't posted this week yet. Not a good idea, because it takes forever catching up with all of your chit-chat back and forth!
So, forgive me for not chit chatting to all of you, but I need to get to bed. But I couldn't let another day go by with out checking in with you all and saying "Hi!" to the newcomers.
I weighed in on Monday with no weight loss. I wasn't surprised. It didn't feel like the weight had shifted. But I did lose inches, so there is progress! I have been staying pretty much OP so far this week, so I expect scale results next Monday! Time will tell.
Susan... You look so happy! Congratulations on persevering!
Ilene... My thoughts go out to you. I had two cats for 14 years who passed away 2 weeks apart 2 summers ago. The one was sick for about 6 months and we had just discovered what was wrong, when the other one passed away suddenly. Quite a shock! I miss my boys and their soft fur and purrs.
I jsut bought a really neat, folding digital food scale from Amazon.com. From my office at 8:30 p.m. last night. No problems, will have it by Moday at the latest.
Haven't been able to find anything like it in the stores here (largest city in Canada), or on any Canadian web sites.
Americans really have web retail nailed! I buy just about everything from you via the web, instead of spending hours and hours wasting my time in the stores here.
And now I will know exactly how big a 4.5 oz. avocado is!
Yesterday was only day one, but i had forgotten what it was like to be on this plan, so i was pleasantly surprised. Need to go out and get a measuring tape today.
Oh yeah...i almost forgot. The 30in ( waist ) pair of jeans i've been hiding in for a month.......i can now pull them down over my hips without unbuttoning them. i was so excited i ran in to show my DH, but unfortunately he just looked at me like i'd grown an extra head. Whatever. i know he can't understand this type of personal victory since he's never been fat ( 6 ft, 185 lbs ); but i was hoping for a better response than what i got. Well, i'm not unhappy about it. Results are results, either way.
Well, I'm not having a good day....after several days of stress and TOM coming tomorrow, I am back at 149.8! I was 146.8 for a fleeting moment last week (but it felt SOO GOOD). Now there is no way of making my b-day goal. It just makes me want to give up altogether. I have been walking on my new treadmill and probably justifying more calories than usual (since I have been walking)....I always do that to myself!!!!
Susan: I'll try an incline on the treadmill. I have a hard time with running. My knees just won't handle it. I used to walk at 4.0 always, but now I am having difficulty at 3.7!
michelinwoman I know where you're coming from. I have been frustrated with my weight not going down, but as I look back on my week I see there are places where I can make little changes and I know I will get the results I'm looking for. But the biggest thing that has helped me is to NOT GIVE UP!! Record what you're doing and then make little changes. Oh, and yeah, another rule I have around TOM time is: "I will not be thinking about that today!" I get into some real irrational thinking around my TOM at times and I have found that is the best solution to the madness.
Morning darlings!
I'm growing weary of my evening shifts this week. I'd really rather have a nap after lunch. Do you suppose the laundry fairy would visit if I did? The weightlifting fairy never does either
michelinwoman ... you'd laugh if you could see what I call running. Today I was counting sidewalk blocks! Oh yes, huge jogging component to that walk!
Morning all, today seems to be going well so far - save for a 'bout of insomnia I had (woke up at 4AM, and I went to bed a little after 11PM) -- so maybe I'll be nappy during my extra-long lunch break (since, for lack of better things to do and for a few pressing projects, I came into work an hour and a half early).
Michelinawoman Don't give up! Think of goals more as challenges, if you can make it, great! If not, evaluate and re-adjust, and try again (and be proud of your progress so far!)
SusanB Throwing in another "you look fab!" in there Congrats!!
Mudpie How much was your food scale? That's been on my to-do/to-buy list for awhile but haven't gotten around to doing the comparison shopping yet (online and off-, since I regularly get % off coupons from home decor stores).
Ilene My heart goes out to you too for your kitties
I'm struggling.....I eat fantastically from 5 AM until 6 PM and then I have what seems to be a healthy dinner (last night salad with ff dressing, ww pasta with tomato sauce and turkey sausage). The weight doesn't seem to be coming off.
I think I shall move to a small plate for the rest of the month. I didn't measure my pasta--just eyeballed it and it looked like a cup with a cup of sauce (kind of heavy on the sauce, but the sausage was really good!). I gave the same amount to DD and she stopped at half.....oh, wait....THAT's what my problem was!! I ate HER other half! Gosh darnit!!! Why do I do these things? No wonder why I'm not losing!!!!!
Well, the GOOD news is that I had a doctor's visit today and I am 4 pounds less than this time last year. Of course, I'm still 12 pounds OVER what I was in November. I'm also hoping that some of this is TOM water gain. We'll see--I've had a really good day so far and salad is on the menu tonight.
Aqua $29.95 + $12 s/h (going to Canada though so less for you). Lots to choose from at amazon.com (hope it's ok to name them in this post). Mine is the space saving one that folds up - so COOL!
My week has been a little sporatic. I eat well one day, not so well the next but I did weigh myself yesterday and I lost one of the two pounds I had put on. At this point I just want to try to maintain for a little while (after I lose the other pound).
I just don't seem to be doing very well since summer hit. I don't know if I'm just lazier in the summer, or what? Oh well, I'm in this for life so I'll figure it out.
It's probably common for people to get lazy in the summer with all of the festivals, events, outdoor concerts, vacations, family reunions......lots of distractions. And the desire to just hang out on a porch or patio somewhere.
The yoga instructor at my gym commented on the decrease in class size once summer hit.
It's easier for me to eat healthier during the summer. I love the fruit that's in season and always on sale. Even though I can find peaches and blueberries in the winter, they're so expensive then.
I am now about ... 13 hours into this shift .... three to go .... if the fates and sleeping sick people be kind. Have I reminded you all lately to send your kids to nursing school?
I have had an eventful week. The City policy for dog walkers has passed and it is all bad news . I now stand to lose about $10,000 in business as well as having to pay an extra $2000 in new expenses . I don't know how I'm going to do this - have nowhere to get the money from. Can't get a loan 'cause I'm "low income" and couldn't afford to pay it back anyway.
DH is throwing tantrums about his own work to make himself more important than my very real crisis. He also can't/won't take up the potential shortfall in my income. He can be a real a#*hole sometimes.
But I'm still OP. That's so weird but somehow very comforting. In the past I would have run for the cookies and ice cream on Monday when the first of the bad news came. Now I just keep on losing weight, every day. I know some of it will come back, once I start not feeling sick with anxiety every day.
Just knowing I have that inner strength now ( and this group for venting and advice) will help with attaining my diet goal. I've been in this "I finally made the decision to quit" twice in my life before and the resulting healthier habits are still with me. This time too, I think.
I love Americans - shopping online
i was so excited i ran in to show my DH, but unfortunately he just looked at me like i'd grown an extra head. Whatever. i know he can't understand this type of personal victory since he's never been fat ( 6 ft, 185 lbs ); but i was hoping for a better response than what i got. 
Well, i'm not unhappy about it. Results are results, either way. 
? Ease up my friend. To a less critical eye than your own, you look lovely!
13 hours into this shift 
Lousy week but still OP
. I don't know how I'm going to do this - have nowhere to get the money from. Can't get a loan 'cause I'm "low income" and couldn't afford to pay it back anyway. 
