Feathers Plan & Chat Dec. 15 - 21
 

Only 11 days til Christmas! How's everyone doing? Got all your planning in place for coping with holiday dinners?

Have a great week all!

Dagmar :cool:

Breaking 130 mark
 

Good Morning!

I am at 131.8 lbs. this morning. I'm confident :cheer2: I will break 130 by the end of December 2008.

The holidays will be problematic but not hugely so. I'm still doing what I do - calculating calories for the day and writing everything I can eat down in the a.m.

Most of the time it works. It'll be easier once I start the dog sit as I can read instead of watching TV. That should (with a detour into festive eating :devil: for two events) put me under 130.

I will probably maintain at 131 - 133 lbs. I just want to have that sensation of seeing 120-something on the scale.

Have a great OP week all!

Dagmar :snowglo:

Good morning :coffee:

morningggg....i lost 2 lbs over the past week, which makes me really happy as i'd been stalled at 139lbs for 2 and a 1/2 weeks. i've been exercising at the gym, and doing a lot of walking and making a more conscientious effort to eat better. this is all good, but makes me feel even better that i've done it during my finals in school :)

great job carey! :)

Im pretty siked, I lost 3 lbs last week. I also started running up and down the stairs on my apartment complex for exercise. Man was I tired after lol

I am proud of myself that I actually am sticking to this.

There is so much going on right now I swear my head is going to spin off haha

morning everyone! i'm just trying to get through this week (3 more finals) before worrying about Christmas. and as an extra special present to help me out, my period came this morning... *sigh*

have a great week!

Congrats to our losers :dance: ...

Hang in there Iris :hug:

I made my BBQ meatballs this afternoon... I only ate about TEN :faint: ... that<s my supper for sure...

Some down time coming up
 

Looks like I'll be cash poor but somewhat time rich for at least a couple of days of the holidays. I'll have to make sure I take some hours to just sit and gaze at my tree (while DH is away with his family). And hang out with the cats. And listen to carols. :D

I'm also determined to take a walk along a stretch of beach front that's quite deserted this year and just enjoy the water and the scenery. Take along a thermos of tea.

No dogs. No people talking. :yay:

Now I just have to get through this week :crazy: and next Mon. - Wed. and I'm there!

Dagmar :coolsnow:

I've been afraid of my scale the past few days, but I'm going to yoga tonight (for the first time in FAR too long!!). I'm also picking up a meditation cd that I'll probably put on my phone to help me relax at work. Stress = eating!

I was also thinking about picking up a big bag of individual packaged Sunchips... they're whole grain, right? (I've been going on a major whole grain/oat binge lately, trying to fill up on something healthy!) I need to start acting on all my big plans.

I still have clothes hanging on my elliptical. Enter New Year's Resolution... Ugh.

I find the Sunchips are really kinda gross. They're salty and greasy and I don't think they're as healthy as their marketing people would have you believe. I find the baked chips (corn and potato) taste a lot better and they seem to be generally lower in calories too.

Dagmar

Hello, I'm new, and I am starting my 20-pound quest tomorrow. Any words of inspiration for that dreaded first day? I am at my own personal "rock bottom" of feeling fat, unattractive and sluggish.

My worst time is 3 pm, when the kids get home from school. Somehow it all goes downhill from there. Nothing against the kids. I think it's just because I'm started to get tired, and yet have to start thinking about everyone's dinner---just handling food, ya know? Ugh, I hate it. That's when I start to snack and binge.

Sorry if I sound cranky, like I said, I'm not in a "pretty" frame of mind these days.

:welcome2: Joan! :bravo: for starting a loss during the holiday season. Anything we can do to help just ask.

I too have the 3 p.m. slump, although my "kid" is 47 and could very well make his own dinner. I have a snack with lots of protein (usually turkey chunks out a can or a hard boiled egg) and a cup of soup and that usually holds me til dinner at 7 p.m.

Don't know how old your kids are but any chance they could help with dinner prep? That way you'd have someone to talk to and less actual hands on with the food. Plus you don't want to set a bad example for the kids by snacking before dinner :p.

Cheers and good luck on your journey!

Dagmar

Thanks, Mudpie. I'll try the protein snack, thanks! and getting them to help would be a good idea alll around. would get them off the video games!

You bring up a good point, which is that the eating I have done to pile on 20 pounds recently is usually done in the strictest of secrecy. That's a big part of it. Sadly, I have gotten to a point where I don't enjoy eating with others and don't want to sit down at the table. I know this is very messed up, it's just the awful rut/vicious circle I'm in right now.

So I have just gotten up, and the first thing I am doing is logging on here. Sure is a big forum, will take some time to navigate, but I like it!

Already since signing up last night, I managed not to binge before bedtime. I slept much more soundly (why is that?) and woke up one pound lighter--just water, but hey I'll take it!

Maybe if i talk about the overeating I won't do it!

Anyway, thanks to all for your support, and have a successful day!

Hi Feathers,

Joan, welcome! I am battling the same war with the whole having children requires handling food, thing.

good for you in trying to get a handle before the big stuff starts.

feathers, I am so tired of playing chase games with my demons. ugh.

:devil: As long as the demons don't catch you most of the time you'll be ok.

Joan My sleep is always disturbed if I binge before bedtime. I read somewhere that if you eat a lot before bed your body diverts a lot of blood from the brain to the stomach for digestion. This causes problems for the brain and can result in things like sleep disturbance because your brain's sleep rhythms are disrupted.

I'm going to finish wrapping all the pet gifts tonite instead of parking in front of the TV. That should stop any eating.

Have a good night all!

Dagmar :coolsnow:

Ok, it is cold and rainy and the kids are home scarfing banana muffins and hot chocolate!

AUGH!

Now...my habit has become to be good all day, then start eating right....about....now....HELP!!!!!!

I'm gonna go to the bedroom and fold laundry.

Joan - stick w/the laundry! =) good luck.

I had beer and nachos for dinner... shame, shame. But after this week with work and finals I think it was deserved!

Well, all right! Already this forum is helping me--seriously! I was able to resist temptation for a day. Only a day so far, but you have no idea what a milestone that is! Did not eat at all after 5 pm. Felt SO good not to binge on stupid crackers or ice cream or other worthless food late at night. Immediately lost 4 pounds of water weight--hey, i'll take it!


Two questions, am i posting this kind of observation in the correct thread? There are so many threads here! And how do I change my current weight in the profile?

Okay, on to day two! Yee-haw!

Click on User CP on the purple bar and then click on Edit Profile. After you change things, be sure to save changes at the bottom of the page.

Hey everyone. Hope you're all well and have had a good week so far!

I just wanted to post here to try and keep myself in check and to confess up to a few feelings I've been having over the past week or so. Over the past week, I've felt a bit demotivated with my weight loss. My personal life at the moment is going brilliantly, and I'm extremely happy thanks to a few recent developments. However, this means that I've not really given as much time or thought to what I'm eating and how I'm exercising, as I have done earlier in the month. It's mostly great, because I'm so happy, but it also means I've stalled rather a lot, and the scales haven't really moved for a week.

I'm getting really close to a big milestone for me - I'm only 11lbs away from being a healthy weight for my height (well, according to BMI, I know it's flawed but a good general guideline!). I suppose it's hard because as I've become a lot happier and more confident with my body and appearance, that increasing contentment makes it harder for me to be disciplined and motivated to keep going until I reach my goal. I've also slipped slightly into old habits, like not bothering to go to the gym, or snacking late at night, and I've barely been on 3FC this past week - which isn't good, as the site has kept me really focused.

Any tips for staying motivated and on-track when you're getting closer to your goal? I really am so happy with the progress I've made this month and don't want to go off the rails.

Tiny, you have come so far already. That is an amazing weight loss. Don't know what else to say except WE ALL KNOW how easy it is to slip. Stay vigilant!

Maybe treat yourself to something new (and just a wee bit snug) to wear?>

Tiny, I remember being 10 pounds from goal, I thought I would never make it and almost settled for a higher goal weight, but I stubbornly persevered and was actually surprised one day when I made goal! You can do it!

Tinycities, I agree about buying some slightly snug clothes. I have an old skirt from when I was younger (and skinnier!) that I'm going to pull out and hang on my wall. That's great motivation when you are so close (and yet... so far!!).

Hi everyone, thank god its friday tomorrow...

Havent really been able to work out because of the crappy weather and Its made me a lil dissapointed. But, starting in mid Jan, I will actually be able to work out on a daily basis. My boyfriend and I are moving out of SI and back to Jersey (to stay with my mom and stepdad until March when we will be moving to Philly). I am going to be able to workout inside, with privacy! I also have decided to leave my job. 2 years of slaving away here is enough. Its time to focus on what I really want to do, and find a job that gives me room for some sort of 'me' time in the evening. I am feeling very stressed out right now. On one hand, I am proud of myself for actually making a decision to quit and move.... on the other hand, I dont really know what I am doing lol I just get so frustrated because as much as my bf wants to move and leave NY, he just isnt being proactive about what we are going to do come 09. Im like I cant figure this all out myself!

On a positive note, I have really stuck with my healthy eating and I feel great!!

I'll try to check in over holidays
 

I'm off to my dog sit tonite. I have very limited computer access there so might not be able to start the weekly thread for the next two weeks. Could someone fill in for me please?

thanks,
Dagmar

Ugh, snow day
 

So, no snow expected until 3PM and our schools have a snow day!! :mad:

My 2yo is sick and has been up since 5a, along with his 3bigger bros, whom he woke up. They are all running and yelling and it's not even 7am.

It's going to be a long day.

Ok, so day two with no nighttime bingeing! Yay me!

However, I did make one mistake before dinner--had a glass of wine. Result: got loose, ate more dinner than I should have, and had to fight the urge to pig out even more valiantly.

I think any kind of drinking, no matter how "light," is going to have to go. Any thoughts on this?

Yay you Joan!! :)
Yes, wine loosens me up and I can eat food I ordinarly wouldn't. Also, it interfere's with the scale in more ways than just calorically.

So, I try to save it for the weekend or a night out.

made it thru the day, mostly OP.

Wine = :ink: out for me.

Dagmar :coolsnow:

Ha! Funny how that wine thing works.

Anyway, good morning, yet ANOTHER night without a binge! That's three in a row, something I haven't done in probably a year or two. I TOTALLY attribute it to suddenly having this forum in the back of my mind. What a great support, seriously.

So, another pound of water weight, excellent! That's the boost I need to get going and really work on the rolls of actual FAT!

It's amazing, too, how instantly better and "lighter" I feel.

Soon I'm gonna take the dog for a nice long walk.

The only thing I binge on when drinking wine is the wine itself. I don't ever feel compelled to eat while drinking. But I can easily consume an entire bottle with no ill effects. That is NOT the best use of my daily calorie allotment.

i'm new here, but i'm starting to feel at home already! i definitely don't feel ike a "featherweight" these days. today is the fourth day of trying to turn things around. i've been eating well and i haven't had any wine or alcohol. wine is a big one for me; i usually drink a bottle a day! c'est la vie, i said, but that's a lot of calories so i've cut it out. it was a lot easier than i thought.

i've gotten a lot of great tips from reading these forums- i look forward to being in this community! thanks, everyone!

That walk soounds great Mudpie!
 

I should try to do the same (only no beach where I'm from). You guys give me such inspiration!

Well, after the euphoria of the first three days of being here and being good, I slipped today. here are my various excuses:

1. It's the weekend, and everyone is around and I am off schedule.

2. It's the weekend before Christmas.

3. I'm having a vodka tonic, and I'm loose.

4. I'm HUNGRY!


help me.......:(

Just popping in to wish you all a Merry Christmas. My Christmas break officially starts to day and in a couple of hours I'm off in my car to spend Christmas with the family - really can't wait. Back on Saturday and praying that I limit the damage between now and then! Have a good one everybody.

D x

In my opinion, it's when I STOP feeling «ridiculously vain» that the pounds creep up on me :yes: ... I think you are doing «ridiculously» ;) well, keep up the great work...