Planning & chat for March 10-16
 

Good Morning all!

Welcome to a new week. Winter is coming to an end and spring is about to begin. Easter is almost here!

How are we all doing? And what are we going to do about all those chocolate bunnies :devil:?

Have a great week everyone!

Not a good start
 

I now know by how my body looks when I've gained back weight :(. I've been ignoring it and have lucked out on my weigh-ins by being dehydrated.

The number on the scale this morning was a slap in the face :eek:. I can't ignore it any more.

I have to find that extra little something :dust: inside myself to not binge eat any more this month. Despite the snow, despite my DH's low morale, I have to stop myself now before I see a climb back into the 140 lb. range.

Back to the weighing and counting and the plan that does work for me. No more excuses :mad:!

And I step on that scale every morning and write it down at the top of my food log until I'm down to 130 lbs.

Dagmar :kickbutt:

I gained a bunch the last two weeks too. Notice I did not even weigh last week because 147 was getting old! I had a good weekend, but I now start another rough stressful week of work, with lots of late nights. I have to do well this week despite that. If I see 145 or 144 this Friday, I'll be a very happy camper.

Daylights saving is nice (longer days) but getting up at 6:30, which feels to my body like 5:30, sure does hurt.

have a good one, everybody!

I am new... I started getting 'serious' last week with my weight loss goal... With bathing suit season around the corner, I succeeded in losing 1.5 lbs! :carrot:

I've found this forum to be very helpful and motivating. I've also found some tips on breaking bad habits! Thank you everyone.. ;)

I am DOWN! Well, not actually down, but I basicaly dropped the two pounds I gained in the last two weeks. I know that sounds like water weight, but my guess is that it's for real, because by eating at my normal calorie intake (with no "oops"es) but then exercising like CRAZY this weekend, I created a deficit of 4200 calories. Now, no more shenanigans - just normal, healthy eating and a good dose of cardio. Dagmar, we can get back on plan together!

Abby, that's exciting news about the laptop at such a great price! Now what you really need to do is get wi-fi so you can post from a treadmill :)

Claire, daylight savings hurt me a little bit. On Mondays I get up at 5 AM to head to the airport, so I always try to go to bed early on Sunday nights. This week, that was not happening! I finally went to sleep around midnight, and slept pretty poorly - just kept waking up. Hopefully today won't be a long day at work so I can get my exercise in and still get to bed at a reasonable time.

No me gusta daylight savings time. :( It was so hard to wake up at 645 this morning. I literally could NOT open my eyes at first. They refused. I dunno. Anyway, I went grocery shopping yesterday (?) maybe day before, anyway, I bought (oops) two boxes of girl scout cookies. You know the ones with the peanut butter inside? (It gets worse.) Peanut butter is one of my weaknesses, big time. The worst part is that after I got home and put the groceries away I sat on the couch to watch 16 Candles :) on tv and ate a whole box of those fn cookies. They were oh so good, sinfully good. Emphasis on "sinful". Ok, I'll check back later! -JILLLLL

It was not good this weekend. I did get a couple of good workouts in on the elliptical - and then proceeded to eat them away. I figure I ate about 700 cal in Chex mix alone. Arggh! And now daylight saving time has made it dark again when I wake up. I have so much trouble getting up and exercising when it is dark out. I am up 3 pounds and I am pretty sure its not water. Time to get serious. I need to start telling myself "Step away from the Snacks!!".

On the positive side I bought a stir fry pan this weekend. My family actually likes it. I will have to add more veggies for myself, but that easy enough. It is suppose to start warming up around here so maybe I can get out and walk the dog instead of standing in front of the frig.

Well, I'm up but I'm motivated. It's been hard to get back into the routine since my week in SLC. I've been walking more than running and that isn't helping. But tonight DH and I will start our evening walking again and I'm (once again) stopping the wine, so things will turn around for me.

This weekend, we were in Carlsbad for my DH's sister's wedding. It was small (just 10 of us) at the beach and it took only 10 minutes! This is her 3rd and his 2nd or 3rd marriage. We all went out to lunch afterward.

Has anyone heard of the Hash House Harriers? (Google it.) There was a group of them doing a pub crawl at the place we went for lunch. What a group! Hilarious. They were all dressed in costumes and when they left for the next pub, everyone was honking and waving to them. it looked like a fun group.

Okay, I'm jealous of Barbara being in Mexico. I need a real vacation!

I was down 1# :goodscale: this morning... I was shocked because I went to bed all bloated last night or this morning, 2AM I went to bed :tired: ... I feel fine and chipper this morning though :D ...

It's bright and beautifully sunny I may attempt a run in this snow, I'm not even sure how the sidewalks are but I'll attempt it and see how it goes... The way I look at it is that it'll just be a better workout because of the snow except I just won't break any speed records, but then again I never do....

:coach: NEXT........ (I feel bossy this week :devil:)

Hi everyone, long time no see and hope you all are progressing towards your goals!

Anyways, I may have lost touch with 3FCs (starting from a move back in November), but haven't stopped on my working towards my goal; despite a little road bump during the holidays, I've managed to get back/stay on track and lost all my holiday weight and then a little more and officially in the 130s!

And a neat NSV -- I can wear Boys' Large... which generally means cheaper clothes, though the choices I have are significantly more limited. But geez, half the time mens' small (in the VERY rare occasions that size is carried) are too large for me!

Actually, I'm quite happy with where I am now and content with maintenance at current weight -- the 135 will be a long-term goal (if only for the bragging rights of dropping an even 50 pounds).

Even more exciting, I'm planning to run my first half marathon at the end of May. Yippee! The farthest I've ran so far is 10 miles -- so a little training is in order for the next two months.

Anyhow, hope the week (and beyond) go well for you all. Can't guarantee I will check in that regularly but I will swing by the forums from time to time :)

So far so good
 

Hello All,

I promised myself I'd start posting more and it seems like alot of people had the same idea today. When I weighed myself this morning I was down 3 lbs. I am very happy :D and proud of myself for the past 2 weeks. I have really been working at it and is has paid off so far. Even though I have not posted much, I read your posts everyday and wanted to say Thank You! Without knowing it you have inspired me and kept me going. Now, with that said, I am having such a "hungry day" today. I just want to eat, I am trying to get it out of my mind. I do not want to undo what I've been doing. At least by posting it took me away from the kitchen. Thanks again!

We can do this :carrot:

Amy

Aqua, good luck with the half-marathon! I did my first in January, and had such a blast that I did another one in February. Prior to the half, the furthest I had run was 12 miles, so you are pretty close. Don't forget that even most full marathon training programs only have you training up to 20-22 miles, and then the rest is done on adrenaline. If you are at 10 miles, you are probably in great shape already. Good luck!

Aqua~I just posted a reply to you over in maintainers. Long time no see! Glad you're doing well! Good luck on the half mari--I'm still only attempting 5k races myself, but that is still a huge hurdle for me to have overcome.

I :love: daylight savings time. I sleep late on workdays, rarely getting up before 8:30. I love having the extra daylight :sunny: in the evenings. I just hate transitioning to it (although this year, with the time change between here and Mexico, I barely noticed it). I wish we would just stay on DST all year long.

alinnell--you can stop feeling jealous, I'm back from sunny Mexico. :beach: It's so sad :( to be home and back to my regular life; I could really get used to sleeping in, laying around the pool, spa treatments, and going out to dinner every night.

I'm still trying to figure out what the damage was from Mexico. Looks like around 4 lbs, maybe a little less (which seems hard to believe--that's almost 1 lb a day, but then again, I did consume a lot of margaritas :hat:, which are shockingly high in calories). Also trying to figure out if I care about losing it. :dunno: I know I should, but even with the extra 4 lbs, I'm still feel like I'm thin enough to wear my tightest clothes. I guess maybe I'll give it a couple of weeks and see where I'm at. I did manage to get back on track faster than I thought--I originally thought I'd give myself until Monday because it's easier to get back on plan on a work day, but I ended up on plan for both Sat and Sun.

Aqua, :wave: welcome back! Good luck on the half marathon!

:welcome2: Marathon Mom

Welcome back Warlock!!

I've been an hour late in my head all day today because of the time change :dizzy: ....

I've had a really good day... Jogged 5k this morning, had my parents over for supper and did a 1 hour Yoga tape tonight....

posting my real weight
 

137 lbs. :o :o :o

I can't ignore this any more. I'm getting close to 140 again. I told myself I'd have 2-3 lbs. "wiggle room" but now I'm definitely in the "red zone".

Mini-goal now is to get back down to 132 - SIGH - by the end of April.

Dagmar

Thanks for the welcome back everyone, nice seeing new faces too here in featherweights!

Laura, thanks for the encouragment, I'm going to try for 10.5 miles this weekend!

Allison, I have no doubt that you'll work your way up in running -- I struggled with my first 5K too (Feb. last year) ~ just keep at it!

Dagmar, I'm sure you'll work your way back down - don't lose hope and perseverance!
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I'm still trying to get adjust to DST, barely woke up early enough to get my strength exercises done in the morning. If work doesn't hold me over tonight, I'll get a good run in before dinner reservation at a neat lil spot (the restaurant specializes in fresh, seasonal, veggie-based and mostly-healthy cuisine).

Hope everyone's having a good day! :)

~Aqua

Tweaking what works
 

I'm trying something a bit different. Still counting the calories/weighing the food.

But I'm aiming for 1400 cals alternating with 1200. I hope to be less hungry overall that way.

I have dropped a lot of water since Monday. Hope the fat follows.

Dagmar

Dagmar, was 1200 your goal before? I am struggling even to stay at 1400 (total calories eaten; I'm completely fine once I get exercise in and calculate a net), so anyone that can eat less is really impressive.

Hi all. It seems like there's been one reason after another for my delinquent workout schedule and I feel an end in sight to the sloth.

I had a biopsy and the boobs couldn't bounce. Then with planning for my daughter's 5th birthday party got in the way and then the flu. So now, I have just about 1 full month before my trip to Jamaica. I would ideally like to be below 110 by then. I don't know how possible that is for me considering I have been on a quasi plateau for oh...5 months now. I need to shake things up. Hopefully this 30 days will shove me into reall loss mode again.

*sigh*

Yesterday I didn't really "have time" fro my cardio, but I made myself go up to do 10-15 minutes. Once I got started I talked myself into 20 minutes, then 30, then 40. At that point I said to heck with it, may as well do the 60 I wanted to get done! Success! Now I have to talk myself into it again, despite a 2 pound bump this morning in my weight despite good eating (I think it's just water).

Hello everone :wave:

What a month I've had. First the prednisone, then the flu, now we got evicted from our office this week :dizzy:. We had to get everything out of our office yesterday before they locked the doors on us. We're in the IT business, and so we just grabbed all the servers, computers and files we could and now we are all working from home. This is just insane. I guess our president had a dispute with the landlord and things just got out of hand. Fortunately, we all are able to work from home and keep things going but I also suspect that our president has a cash flow problem so I think I'll be looking for another job while I'm "working at home". This whole thing is making me nervous.

Anyway, I set my "home office" up in my exercise room where I have a treadmill, an exercise bike and a weight bench. I figure when I'm slow on the work front, I can use my equipment (which has been collecting dust for a long time). So hopefully I can drop a few pounds and get in shape for my job hunt. So tomorrow, I get back on track . . . Finally!

Hope everyone had a great day!

Well my dears, I think I'm getting my act back together. I feel more like me and now that I actually can focus, I think I'll focus on slender good health.

Not with food just yet. You don't wanna hear about the metamucil and orange juice and ..... If any of you or your'ens are thinking about Chantix, start fiber and stool softeners first!

One bright light is ... apparently a couple of weeks ago, I bought some exercise dvds on ebay. They came on Monday. Someone taught me how to use the player today. They're fun! 10 Minute Solution. I tried the Latin Dance Mix this evening. I'm a clod. But it was fun.

So while I don't feel totally normal (whatever that may be) I do feel much better. And I'm glad you're all here where I can find you.

Susan - it's good to hear you are BETTER! One day at a time!

Abby - sorry you've had such a bad time lately, but I hope you are getting back on track now!

Lekhika - Did your biopsy come out ok? Sounds a little scary!!

Hi to everyone else!

Rough week for me... again... my big event is over (a show at school that has taken lots of time), but oh, I now have to recover from it because I'm a little drained. I hate to say it, but I feel like I'm getting sick - very tired, achy, a little congested. Ugh. I just went through this a month ago.

Anyway, I know my body and soul need a break from work. I want to feel better!

Hope everyone else had a better day than me.

Hey abbyin!
 

:bday2you:



I hope I got the day right.

Dagmar

Trials and tribulations!
 

Susan - One day at a time! Glad you're feeling a bit more yourself.

Abbyin - Maybe the mess at your office has a bright side, letting you get back on track with exercise by working from your workout room!

Lekhika - Was your biopsy negative? Sounds scary!

Claire that achy, snotty cold seems to be going around. It's a short one though - about 3-5 days.

Good Thursday everyone!

Dagmar

Good morning!

Gosh it's hard to come up with a new morning routine.

Abby - Happy Birthday!!! Have a wonderful day, celebrating YOU!

Happy birthday Abby :)

Thanks everone for your birthday wishes. Another year older, ugh :eek:

Good to see you here Susan B. Like Claire said, one day at a time. :hug:

Claire - Hope your not getting that flu. It's no fun at all :no:

Well I got my wi-fi all set up this morning so I'm good to go. I can now surf the web from any room in the house. My work load doesn't look to heavy today so I'm planning a little walk on my treadmill later.

Hope everyone has a great day. I'll check in later :wave:

Happy b-day Abby!

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Everything's going OK so far for me---sleeping schedule's a bit on the fritz (was so exhausted after work yesterday I took a two-hour nap, then got up and did my cardio ~ though that threw me off sleep schedule last night). Hopefully I can correct that over this weekend.

And yay, weekend's around the corner :D

Hang in there Susan! I quit 2 1/2 years ago - I swear it really does get better every day.

I changed things up a bit - I had the time to exercise a couple of afternoons this week. So instead of getting up early and doing 1/2 hr on the elliptical. I just did an hour two afternoons. I still get the workout, but I get to sleep in a bit too. I can't do it all the time, but it was a nice change. I finally dropped the water weight, so I can stop stressing over that and start losing the real thing now.

Susan
I'm not familiar with that drug but can I say I love metamucil? I've been on that stuff since the birth of my first kid...and horrid horrid as it sounds anal fissure.

And YAY for you quitting!

Abbyn
While the prospect of maybe losing your job is horrid, I think setting up to telecommute in your exercise room is genius! Here's to being proactive on lots of fronts!

Happy happy day to you!!



I had an excisional biopsy to take out some clusters of microcalcifications. While it was superscary that I may have pre cancer at such an early age (I just turned 35), all turned out well. And the calcifications were likely a byproduct of lactation and not the waste product of cancerous cells.

I have to go in for mammograms every 6 months but that is that. *whew*

Mammograms - EEWWWW!!!
 

Lekhika Aren't mammograms fun - NOT! I went for my first one last year (after turning 50) and I think we have to get a woman to re-invent the equipment they use. Or perhaps men should start having testicograms - I'm sure the machines would be changed pronto!

Having my breasts squished while practically standing on my head ;) was not my idea of a great afternoon.

And then they called me a month later and said I had to have another one because there was something "inconclusive" on the first. Two more weeks of sweating out what I thought was cancer :fr:. Turned out to be nothing.

Gettting older is a pain - literally!

Dagmar (the dogs won today) :tired:

I can't believe how much mamograms hurt. I think I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but that pain when they keep making the machine tighter and tighter is the worst. And then they make it freezing cold in the room, it just is all around an unpleasant experience.

Testicograms - That's funny, I like the idea of that. Men could never do it.

I took my kids to Friendly's for dinner and it is certainly not diet friendly. What bothered me was that I ate a little more than I would have liked and it wasn't even good. At least if I go off plan, it should be really worth it. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day.

Amy

Oh Dagmar, you are too funny :rofl:. Testicograms . . . that will never happen. Men are wooses (sp) when it comes to pain.

I hate mamograms :stress:. They are painful and I think women should get together on their results because everytime I have one, they have to take a second set of them, also. I think it's a scam just so they can charge the insurance companies more and the the insurance companies charge us (or our employers) more. No wonder health insurance is outrageous. Although, I do hear that Canada has a National Health Care system. How does that work (for those of you who live in Canada)? I'm leaning toward wanting that in America, but I'm not quite sure how that works and some people I talk to say that it will bring sub-par healthcare. Any info would be appreciated.

Well, today turned out a little busier than I thought so I didn't get to take my walk on the treadmill but I WILL make time tomorrow.

DH and I went out for dinner for my Birthday. Texas Road House (quite fattening) but I tried not to eat too much and the rest of my day was healty and lite so I don't think I did too much damage.

Again, thanks for all the Birthday wishes from everyone :grouphug:

Hope eveyone had a good day!

Well, after getting right back on plan after my vacation, yesterday was just horrible eating wise. I think I might have eaten enough to gain a full lb (there was a lot of nuts, peanut butter, and butterscotch chips involved--not all the same time :p) I had to attend a business luncheon and there weren't any good choices (honestly, is a salad too much to ask! :tantrum:) and then things just spiraled out of control from there. I just keep trying to tell myself to put it behind me and by this time next week I'll barely remember it.

The problem with going completely off-plan is that then my blood sugar gets all out of whack, making it hard to get back on plan the next day. I did okay today, but I ended up having to let myself go 100 calories over plan and I was still white knuckling it all day. :eek:

In exciting new, I did get accepted into the National Weight Control Registry. :trampo: This has been a goal of mine ever since I first heard about it. But, after yesterday, they might have to kick me out! :frypan:

Happy Birthday, abbyin! :celebrate:

That is too cool Barbara!

Dagmar

OT - national health plan
 

abbyin Yes we do have a national health insurance plan in Canada. It used to work really well and provide "free" (we all had to pay quarterly premiums to the government for a while) health care. Our senior citizens are still receiving substantial discounts on prescription drugs.

But our system is in dire straits now. Going to the hospital is a scary process now. Nurses are totally overburdened with work. Hospitals keep closing beds.

Just to give you an example, my 84 year-old dad had to have surgery (laprascopy so no incision) last Monday. He had a general anaesthetic. In the past that would have meant a hospital stay for 2-3 days and aftercare from nurses and a doctor. Instead they sent him home the same day with a prescription and his 82 year-old friend, who had volunteered to stay with him as I was dog sitting and could not. If anything had happened during the night he would have been in trouble.

There are huge waiting lists for a number of tests/scans/etc. and many Canadians are opting to pay for private clinics to get the care they need. A lot of people are now going to the U.S. to get treatment for aggressive cancers and operations that can't be delayed 6 months.

I'm fortunate in that I'm really healthy (only one hospital stay ever in my life) but I'm dreading getting older as I can't afford decent health care and what I'm seeing under the national system is no longer adequate for a lot of people.

Dagmar

That's interesting, Dagmar, and yes, pretty scary too! I guess we always think the grass is greener.

Susan, as a Canadian nurse, what's your take on the health care system in Canada?

It's an important debate in the American election... wonder which direction it will go. My biggest resentment is directed toward the pharmeceutical industry, as I have two friends whose husbands are reps, and my sis-in-laws 25 year old sister is a rep. The 25 yr old and her DH are both pharm reps and they make so much money they don't know what to do with it (that is a quote that she told us and was meant literally, not figuratively). The two other guys I know lead a heck of a plush life - trips to Paris, golf during the week, lots of "fringe benefits," and a WHOPPINGLY huge (almost disgustingly so) salary. All this while we struggle to pay costs for my dh's type 1 diabetic supplies and this is WITH insurance. Anyway, rant over...

Have a great day gals and Aqua. And Aqua... hope talk of the testigrams isn't going to scare you off our thread! :-)