Feathers Plan and Chat Oct. 27-Nov.2
 

Good morning all!

How many weeks 'til Christmas :p? What's the plan for this week?

Have a good one!

Dagmar

Another lb. gone
 

Down to 133, right on track for the holiday season :yay:. Still counting and measuring and writing everything down.

The difference is that I'm also doing this on the weekend. That seems to make all the difference for me.

Have a new source of major stress :eek: due to the City again harassing/punishing dog owners/commercial walkers. They literally overnight :mad: just shut down our seasonal offleash area. We were led to believe that we would have this area from Nov. - April and we have been very good about keeping the dogs away from it entirely from May - Oct.

This mess all started yesterday morning. I'm so tired of all of it :tired: I didn't eat last night though I wanted to binge. Something about watching DH eat all Saturday night just triggered something in me.

I will cope in a different way. Anyone got any good drugs?

Dagmar :p

November is going to be a big month for me. We've got a weekend away with friends booked. We're going to be adult leaders at a youth retreat. Our grandbaby is being dedicated on our daughters birthday (restaurant party). And I go back to my surgeon and probaby back to work.

I've learned, from the mess I got into waiting for surgery, that I need to keep in control of something in order to deal with stress. When the world around is spinning too quickly, I need to keep me stong and centered.

Dag - sorry to hear about the dog walking mess, but GREAT job this weekend!

Susan - be strong and focused and you can get through Nov successfully - just remember, you know HOW to do it, and you are refocused now, so you CAN and WILL do it.

Nov. is a big eating month for me too (potentially, I mean) - visit to the in laws for T'giving will be tough. My biggest plan is that I must consistently exercise. And, yes, count calories, which I have not been doing since school started.

Anyway, we can do this ladies... have a good day! Be healthy!

Have you gals been reading the threads Glory87 has written about her mother? Interesting stuff about a tiny woman who's never been fat.

Hi ladies . . . I got a huge amount of exercise on Saturday. Of course, then I went out to dinner and indulged. The main course itself wasn't too unhealthy -- salmon, green beans, mushrooms, and cheesy grits (which I only ate a little of). I ate too fast and gobbled down my food, because I was really hungry. The main problem was that I also got a drink and dessert, and this place has huge desserts. We got the dessert to go, then at home I cut it in half and split it with DH, but it was basically an ice cream cake with fudge and peanuts. :o Yummy, but I probably shouldn't have.

I had a minor breakdown in food control yesterday too. I somehow ended up not eating lunch, then ran errands all afternoon. At the grocery store I managed to pass up the bakery section, the pumpkin cakes, the halloween cookies and cupcakes, and the cookie aisle, but when I was paying I succumbed to the impulse buy section and got a candy bar. :o

No harm done to my weight at the moment -- I weighed in the same as Friday today -- but we'll see how the rest of the week goes.

November will be busy for me as well. So far I have a wedding, a fundraiser dinner, Thanksgiving, and a birthday party that I'm throwing. Of course, all of these involve food and only two of them involve food that I prepare (and one of those I have little to no say in the menu as it is DD's birthday and she picked the menu). I'll also have at least one house guest and I tend to cook more when I have guests. It'll be okay, though, I still intend to stay OP as much as possible and perhaps get through November a couple pounds lighter.

Hi! I'm new but I figured I'd dive right in here where I belong. :)

The next week is going to be very exciting, as my sister, two friends, and I are all going to Orlando for a vacation. We're going to visit a ton of parks. Magic Kingdom (for Mickey's Halloween Party), Bush Gardens (for Howl-o-Scream), Disney's Hollywood Studios, Aquatica (Sea World's new waterpark) AND Islands of Adventure at Universal! We're doing one park a day and we're leaving Thursday. I have actually never been on a serious roller coaster before, but everyone else is ready to go and I have made it my mission to ride every one. My heart is pounding just thinking about it. I know it won't be so bad once it's over, but the anticipation! ACK!

It's going to be lots of fun I know, but there are going to be LOTS of eating decisions. Eating away from home is always stressful for me as I don't eat any meat or poultry (fish and shellfish are okay). The last time I went to parks it was either french fries or grapes, no way do I have the willpower to choose grapes every time! French fries I can do for one day but after that I really start craving my usual foods. I'm trying to scout out sushi and indian restaurants in the area and also trying to bring as much of my own favorite food and snacks as possible. I wish we had a kitchen! Four nights is a long time to go without one.

Same deal with Thanksgiving, I'm trying to plan what I want to eat for binge day so I'm not left with all sides at the family meal. Also psyching myself up to ask all my forgetful relatives "did you put meat in this?" I hate to be a pain! I try to make myself something really delicious and savory to replace turkey and roast beef, this year I was thinking a creamy veggie pot pie. I haven't decided completely yet.

Hi Elle!
 

:welcome3: to the group.

How about some other fruit and maybe yogurt or something for protein at the theme parks? Or milk? Or taking along snacks that are in your eating plan? I've never been to one of these parks so don't know what food options are available.

And how is the creamy veggie pot pie made? We have vegetarian meals every second night and I'm always looking for things to add to the recipe file.

Dagmar :tired:

Morning!

Yesterday's eating was OK and I did a nice 30 minutes of cardio-ish with light hand weights.

I'm going shopping with a friend today. A nice change of pace but I'll have to watch the restaurant lunch thing.

Good morning! I did well yesterday up until I had two servings of dinner, turning a 370 calorie meal into a 740 calorie meal. Oops!

I do not understand my scale. Yesterday I weighed 140.8. This morning, before my shower I weighed 142.2, and after my shower I weighed 141.0. :?: Oh well, that's why Friday is my "official" weigh-in day.

jessica :lol: You showered off 1.2 lbs.? I have to try that!

Dagmar :dizzy:

i keep forgetting that this thread was started again! hey all and welcome elle!

today i finally, FINALLY got back to the gym - probably only because my night class got finished early. The plan was to go afterward anyway but I was formulating excuses all day. When we got done with a half hour to spare, none of my excuses could hold up! =)

elle, i'd love the recipe for the creamy veggie pot pie... sounds mouthwatering.

Halloween - sigh.
 

Watched DH eat half a box (about 25 bars) of those little Halloween candy bars last night while watching TV. I had a diet hot chocolate with 2% milk. He :devil: offered me the bars three times and I just politely said "no thanks".

I had my half of my box last week :o. And I don't want any more so I took them over to my dad's and stashed them. I'm not a person like Glory's mom who eats 2 of anything so I know I can't keep this stuff in the house.

I don't want any leftovers after the trick or treaters come so the last kids to come to my house are gonna score big :D

Dagmar :tired:

Dagmar - you are becoming a paragon of will power. I know it's tough to watch him do that to himself though, and he must feel utterly rotten in the morning after all that sugar. I hope someday he will come around and see you as a role model. Sounds like you are in great control and very focused right now.

We have hockey tournament this week, so tonight and tomorrow night are l-o-n-g days - I'll not be home till 9:30 or so each night. Ugh. I CANNOT wait to have my time back, so that I can get in a groove with exercise... it's so essential, and I just need it!!

Have a healthy day, ladies!

Shopping was fun yesteday. Lots of walking.

And I did OK with food until late last night when I had a bagel with butter and cheese.

I'm not sure what I'm up to today.

Hello ladies :wave:

I'm really glad this thread was re-started. I was lurking a few times this summer and couldn't find anyone. I did peek into "maintainers" and saw a few people in there but I didn't join in.

Well the summer was not kind to me and I put on a few pounds. But with the cooler weather, I am feeling much more motivated. Heck, I even exercised the last 2 weeks :o

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Bleh.

Sorry gals, I've been sick all day. I managed to lose 2 pounds between 5 am and 11 am, but I don't recommend doing it my way. I finally got some strength and heated up some tomato soup which I've been sipping hourly since 11, and now that it's 2:30 I think I'm feeling better. Nothing like spending a beautiful sunny day in bed. Yuck.

Hi!

I'm in a pretty rough place this week... My plan for the week is to drink enough water every day, and to keep my calories down around 1200-1300. I honestly have no time for exercise right now, between school, work, and campaign volunteering. I hope-hope-hope that I can stick to my plan, but it's like there's something wrong with my mind lately. It could have something to do with getting a copper IUD and thus discontinuing my hormonal BC. I don't know...

I have found that my biggest challenges are:

1. Drinking enough water in a day; it is like I am choking on it sometimes. And it's not that I want to drink other things either. I've never been a big soda or milk person, and I don't crave juice either. It's like my body doesn't get thirsty anymore.

2. Not eating junk food when I see it (the campaign HQ is full of such fattening delights as potato chips, pizza, and lemon pound cake that I have a hard time resisting even though I strive to be gluten-free). Even though I have to pay a dollar for the candy machine on campus, it's so hard for me not to succumb that I have started carrying only large bills or my card with me, and even then, I argue with myself about going across the street to get change.

3. Stopping when I should be full. I simply want to eat until I can eat not more. I don't know why I do this, it's like a compulsion.

4. I often feel "cheated" or unsatisfied if I haven't had anything bad for me. This has only started recently, in the past few months. I can be full to the brim with lean protein and vegetables, but the evil little voice in my head wants me to add sweets or salty carby things on top of it. Or I'll eat something (like peanut m&ms) in place of a meal because I want it so bad and according to my reasoning

5. I sleep too much! Unsure of how to fix this, but I would have more time (aka time to exercise) if I could force myself to wake up before 10:30 (I am generally in bed by 12). I'm not a big coffee-drinker; maybe I should start... Any tips on how to get myself up and moving after a normal 8 hours of sleep would be greatly appreciated.

I am not doing so well on the self-control side of things, but I am trying to change things one step at a time. I figure if I can get the recently-turned-extreme bad eating habits under control, I can work on the sleep thing and exercise soon. :(

Good morning!

Just work away Aurelie, you don't have to be perfect in all those areas right away.

Here's hoping Allison is feeling better today.

We're off to Niagara Falls for a couple of days. As long as I can stop from overeating (we're going to be walking lots) I should be OK. The scale this morning was pretty good to me ;)

abbyin Hi! Good to hear from you! Glad that you're doing the exercise.

SusanB Sounds like you're getting back on track quickly. Enjoy the Falls (trees should be really pretty there right now and not so many tourists, yes?)

Allison Hope you're back to normal today (and those 2 lbs stay off).

Aurelie Try to focus on one change at a time. Don't beat yourself up if you can't manage everything at once - it sounds like you're really busy right now.

And I (my evil DH :devil: made me do it) dipped into the darn Halloween candy again. He had another box stashed and brought it out in front of the TV. I can't seem to get him away from that thing. We don't have cable any more but he's managing to still find stuff to watch.

I will find a way.

Dagmar :p

Allison, I hope you're feeling better!

Susan - have fun in Niagra!

Dagmar, I ate a caramel apple yesterday. :o Luckily I ended up having a very small dinner!

Today I weighed 139.6 -- woohoo! Tommorrow is my "official" weigh-in so I hope it stays in the 130's. More than that I hope that next week it doesn't go right back up again.

I'm feeling much better. The scale showed only a half pound drop so I must have replenished my liquids last night (I drank four huge glasses of water before bed). Dinner wasn't what I should have had, but it was easy and comforting and it made my DS happy (mac and cheese with chili on top).

Bad, bad, bad, day!

I have eaten so badly today, I don't even care to share it with anyone :(

You know what I realized today. Getting a good nights sleep really does make a difference in weight loss. You hear it in the news, but it really does. Last night I went to bed much later than usual and all day I was tired and really didn't care what I ate :devil:. I tended to eat lots of comfort food and sweets. I started thinking about it and I realized that this happens everytime I don't get enough sleep. So tonight I will have no late night and I will work twice as hard tommorow to make up for today. I really have to stop doing this :dz:

Susan B.-Hope you have a great vacation at Niagra Falls. I sure could use a vacation.

Allison - Good to hear your feeling better.

Dagmar - One more day and Halloween will be over. Hang in there!

Aurelie - Just try to relax and work on one thing at a time. You'll get there. I'm not working at a campain headquarters but this whole election thing is stressing me out too. After next Tuesday, maybe you can relax a little.

Hope everyone had a good day!

Official weigh-in today was 140.4, so down about half a pound. I'm glad it's down, but I wish it was down more! 0.4 is well within my daily fluctuations.

I'm doing a happy dance!!

I've been hovering between 150 and 151 for weeks and weeks. This week, while being sick, I saw 149 for the first time in AGES! Today? 149.5!!!

I never want to see 150 again.

Is Halloween a dying tradition?
 

Allison :woohoo:

I am throwing all the Halloween leftovers away this morning. DH :devil: and I had our way with them last night and that's it.

So few kids came out that next year I think I'll just decorate the inside of the house, go to a movie, have a glass of wine when I come home, admire my decor, and go to bed.

And then I'll donate my extensive collection of decorations to the local community centre. Halloween is just not what it used to be.

But life is change. Time to move on.

Dagmar :(

We had a total of three kids last night. DS only gave them one candy bar each, so we are left with 19 candy bars (6 regular sized, the rest fun sized). DH and DS each had one regular size for dessert and I had one fun sized one.

And my weight is down another pound this morning!!!

we didn't have any trick-or-treaters around my neighborhood, but most of the people who live here are students at the university so I guess that makes sense. I celebrated by myself... still don't really have any friends in my new hometown, but I made some veggie pizza (just had one slice) and treated myself to two beers... no candy! =)

Daylight savings . . .
 

. . . is not my favourite thing. My body "clock" doesn't adjust well to time changes :dizzy:.

I usually end up getting up around 4:30 (yes that's a.m.) so I'm just a ton of fun after dinner :faint:. There's also the added eating after dinner to try to stay awake.

Since DH will be at the library every day (I hope) I'm going to try to take a little nap :D after I get home from work every day. Should help in the evening.

Dagmar :cool: