Whilst I'm here with such a knowledgeable crowd I have a question. How long, in your own personal experiences, does it take for scale weight to show up if you've really overdone it? I appreciate that the answer to this is going to be variable but say you'd consumed an extra 3,500 cals on top of maintenance on a Friday night when would this reflect as a true weight gain for you?
Knowledgeable? Not so much. More like opinionated!!
That said, I'd say if you really overdid one meal, you might see a slight bump in the scale within two days, but it will be short-lived. But if you overdid it for several days, you'll see a slightly larger bump that won't be as easy to get back down again.
"Real" gain shows up on me about 2 days into the "pig out".
Speaking of my DH seems to be using the holidays as an excuse to just belly up at the trough. I'm trying to separate myself in another room to avoid all the crap he's bought and brought home again.
Well, I had a cupcake yesterday and spaghetti with meat sauce all while watching The Biggest Loser. I did make up for it by doing an extra hour of cardio and making sure that my calories in were 1000 calories less than my calories out. I am trying to lose 2lbs a week and then hope to maintain myself at a healthy weight. This first couple of weeks has gone well but no improvement on the scale as of yet.
Thank God my family is another state or Xmas would be SUPER difficult for me. I am going to make a light meal for me and the Mr. for Xmas and make the kids a few of their favorites.
I'm off to a meeting this morning with the City. I'm hoping it's not to be given the news that I'm dreading. I couldn't sleep at all last night. And DH conveniently provided a package of cookies and I dove right in.
I'm up two lbs. because of all the stress surrounding this. I'm also about ready to burst into tears, which is totally out of character for me.
Wish me luck everyone. If they announce a closing of yet another of the off leash areas I use my job will become physically unbearable and I have no alternatives.
I am between the rock and the hard place. I don't know what to do any more.
I started my commitment to eating and being healthy this week. Im actually very excited about what is going to be my new lifestyle and I already am feeling the positive effects of it!!!
I also have been a week without soda...and if you guys knew me, youd understand how big of a deal this is! I used to drink coke for breakfast at like 7 am. But instead of coke I have now switched to sparking water. I still get my morning caffiene jolt from coffee, but now I use skim milk in it.
My plan is to eat as healthy as possible, but also allow myself one treat meal a week with my boyfriend on saturdays.
So happy tomorrow is friday!
Last edited by JerseyGirl83; 12-11-2008 at 04:49 PM.
Hi Jesey girl I'm a Jersey girl too! Oh, wow, I usually say I'm from NY. Now I know my internal "move" has connected with my physical relocation of house and home
Better day today. I am just so stressed out (pms playing no small role) about decisions involving preschool. I mean, REALLY, it's PRESCHOOL. One is a very short day, an amazing program and actually takes place in a park (in a little 100 year old schoolhouse) is more expensive and requires very high input from parents (a co-op). The other has a lesser but still totally adequate program for the children but is less expensive and is a longer day.
It seems kind of simple written out here. So I'll read this a few more times.
But there is so much more involved with my decision, time to cherish my very last baby, time for my job, time for my other children, time for my household.... time for ME!
sorry to blab. I am looking to keep myself out of the kitchen, after I do a quick prep for DH's dinner-- for the rest of the evening. wish me luck.
If jumping through hoops and kissing *sses qualify as exercise I've had a great workout today .
They are putting the off leash on "probation", whatever that is. The ninnies who want our little spot of public beach for their own private use have been complaining again.
This will never end so I just have to get used to it and not go every time the City calls me up on the carpet.
I wavered in the grocery store this afternoon (reward/destressors/DH is at practice and will never know/huh??) but came home with proper groceries after talking to myself in the cookie aisle for awhile. Another woman gave me a very sympathetic look while I lingered there - been there, done that?
Jersey! diet soda at 7 a.m. - been there, still there, trying to stop again at New Year's. It was easier for me to give up cigarettes than the darn diet Pepsi!
So I passed up all the temptations in the grocery store, ate a good healthy dinner, and then sat down at 8 p.m. in front of the TV and ate all the chocolate I was going to put in my DH's Christmas stocking.
I woke up at around 2 a.m. with my head pounding, got up to get some water, and almost passed out . Had to lie down on the floor and broke out in a cold sweat.
My body does not want to do the sugar binges any more . I'm getting a signal that's about as clear as being struck by lightning. But my brain/emotional self can't seem to give it up.
Anyone read any really good advice about emotional eating?
my DH seems to be using the holidays as an excuse to just belly up at the trough. I'm trying to separate myself in another room to avoid all the crap he's bought and brought home again.
My job is on the line
i hope it goes ok
who want our little spot of public beach for their own private use have been complaining again.
every time the City calls me up on the carpet.
aisle for awhile. Another woman gave me a very sympathetic look while I lingered there - been there, done that?
Jersey! 
diet soda at 7 a.m. - been there, still there, trying to stop again at New Year's. It was easier for me to give up cigarettes than the darn diet Pepsi!
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Why do I do this?
. Had to lie down on the floor and broke out in a cold sweat.
can't seem to give it up.