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Hello! I am Teresa and I am loser (of weight that is!). I am 27 year old domestic goddess. I started to loose at the beginning of the year then suffered a fall on the ice resulting ia knee injury and a set-back in my weight loss. I am tall so everyone guess me about 75 pounds under what I actually weight, sure it is nice to be able to hide my weight, but I still know it is there. I have lost 18 pounds thus far and have hit a stand-still. I have been doing aerovbics for a while now, but I have started walking with a friend this week and counting calories. Wow! Now I know where my stand still is! CALORIES!!! I am trying for 1500 cals, which is what my doc said was a good one for me. Can't wait to meet everyone in here! :lol:

Okay, its 4:30 and I'm just about at 730 calories for today and that includes the granola bar I just had and my cup o' coffee I'm currently nursing. So I'm pretty full at the moment. Going grocery shopping at 6 tonight and then dinner when we get home so hopefully I won't even have enough time to fill myself up with too many more calories ;-) We'll see... I'm still feeling pretty strong right now and its almost early evening so I hold hope for the rest of today!

Welcome Teresa! What a nice name (its my middle name.. you've even spelled it right LOL) ;) Sounds like you've done well so far. Walking really can make a difference. A couple years ago I started walking with my mil about 30 min 3x a week and I dropped 10 pounds without even changing my eating habits! 1500 calories sounds like safe level but my guess would be that you might be able to get away with even more. When I started my diet I weighed 195 pounds and I started on 1600 calories a day and lost the first 35-40 pounds that way before I decided it was time to lower the calories once again. I'm currently aiming for 1400 (but never quite stopping there :lol: )... although I'm sure if I did, I'd be dropping pounds again :) If you undereat, your body will hold on to the fat because it fears you're starving it so if you find the weight is not dropping at the 1500 level, I'd up it a tad.. just my two cents (I'm no doctor!).

Apparently I'm in a writing mood today ..I'm gonna shut up again :D

Hope everyone else is having a great day . . .

Christine
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Hi everyone! I'm back from Disney. We had a great time. No waiting in lines. Can you believe it? Anyway, I was weak. I smoked before the day was out. I was nervous about the trip and the kids being afraid of the airplane. My daughter cried during take off (just small tears, but tears) My son looked petrified. They will both fly again. They said it's much faster than driving and worth the small discomfort of being scared. Guess how many pounds I gained?
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yup 11 lbs. What is up with that???????????? I walked at least 5 miles a day. Some days 9 miles. I did eat more than usual but not 11 lbs worth. I blame it on the alcohol. I have a strange feeling that I am allergic to beer. I read an article on food allergies in Woman's World a few weeks ago. It said that a food allegry can cause you to gain as much as 35 lbs. There aren't any other signs. The way to find out what you are allergic to is to start cutting out things that may be a culprit and see what happens. I know when I stopped drinking beer, weight loss became much easier. I drank a few beers each night over vacation and 11 lbs later I think I could just cry. I worked hard to lose those 11 lbs. I don't plan on giving up. I am just disgusted with myself for letting that happen. Well I have to finish reading the posts from the last week. I have 3 more days worth to go.
ttyl,
Melisa

:) Hi everyone!!!

Wow, I feel like I've fallen behind you all! I couldn't log on this morning when I wanted to, 'cause my husband "needed uninterrupted Internet access" (he's a website designer) so this is the first chance I've had (5:00 pm Wed.)

Christine, I'm feeling what you are. I'm absolutely fine with Kashi and yogurt for breakfast; a low-fat sandwich on light bread/carrots sticks/fruit for lunch; but after that, I'm just hungry and thinking about what I want!! And man, it's a LONG time from noon to bedtime. As Nancy aptly noted, for me also it's keeping non-stop busy from morning to night that will keep me on track. I've been outside doing yard work and that helps, but eventually I've got to go in the house...!

I've just done walks for my exercise for the past three days, as we (New England) have this incredible mass of warm air over us; it's actually over 80 degrees here (but there's still snow on the mountain, and the ice only melted from the lake 4 days ago! weird) So I've been feeling "too hot" to crack a video and do weights or aerobics.

So, have a good night Nancy, Christine, Sprite, Kanola, jacklyn, Latisia, darmah, and welcome Teresa! And hi to the vacationing tryin'hard; and is Melisa at Disneyworld now?

Holly:wave:

Welcome back Melisa. I hope your trip was a fun one, other than the flying and the weight gain! I am gonna bet that a large amount of that weight is water weight and it will come off a lot easier than it did the first time around. I've lost the same couple pounds twice before and its always easier the second time around, trust me! I'm glad to see that its not holding you back from continuing on your way to a healthier you. We all have our setbacks but I know you can make it through this one! We don't vacation every day so we may as well enjoy it while we can, right? ;)

Holly, I totally agree about the keeping busy to keep your mind off food... but who can keep busy 24/7? I used to actually FORGET to eat sometimes.. its beyond me now to even comprehend how I did that! :lol: but if anyone figures it out, let me know!

Will keep this one semi-short .. I have to go shower before my hubby gets home and wonders why I'm not ready to go grocery shopping (I have to rely on him cuz I don't drive :^: (yes, i'm a wuss))

Christine
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Hi everyone! I'm glad everyone is having a great day! WE're all cheering for you, christine!! Rah Rah, Shish boom bah!! Just remember that the food you binge on doesn't make you happy at all!! It only makes you sadder. It tastes good but feels bad. I've had an okay day today. Slipped up a few times but made up for it calorie wise while I adjsted everything else. I had a couple bites of a bear claw donut and a hamburger. That just means no chicken breast and slim fast bar tonight. It's all good. Guess what? My water weight is finally letting off. After my catastrophe of a binge a couple days ago, which caused me to gain 10 pounds, I lost about 2 last night. It's getting there. :D I figured out a way to keep myself from eating too fast!! Instead of eating everything all at once, I take a bite then leave and do something for a couple minutes or seconds like filling up my water, then i come back and take another bite, then leave again. So far, its taking an hour to finish my burger!! Gotta pee really bad though. I had all eight oz of water in the last hour too! STill have the other half of my burger to go. I hate having left-overs. Anyway, have a wonderful day everyone and happy dieting!!

Hi Everyone!

Nancy I hope you have good news with your test results. Maybe you just need your thyroid medication changed?

Melissa welcome back from vacation. Put the past behind you and start again! We know you can do it!

Christine, Darmah & Holly, jacklyn, Teresa, hope you all have a good week. (Hope I didn't miss anybody)

I have done quite well the last couple of days. I am using imagery. This is where I picture myself thin, what I look like, feel like, etc. I'll let you know how it works.

Welcome Teresa, glad you could join us. We are a great group of ladies here. You will have fun and get much support. So do be sure to stay with us! We'll keep you motivated for sure...

Welcome back Melisa,, glad you had fun at Disney.Dont worry about those pounds,, it will be gone before you know it...and do not let it take away the glow of the good time you had with your family.

Jacklyn,,, I hope you are feeling better. I did see that Oprah show again yesterday. And it describes me to a "T" (Even though my hormne tests show in the normal range)

A big hello to everyone else also..:wave: went to the doc this morning,,,said all my tests were in the normal range except for the thyroid was low,, so he increased my dosage of that. So what is the explanation for my lightheadness and dizziness...hmmmm,, who knows!!!!! I still think it is perimepause, just like the doc on Oprah said...so I will get some of that natural progesterone cream and see how that helps. I also know that many times the blood tests wont reveal if you are going thru peri, post or full blown menopause.
The doc also said he thinks I may have general anxiety disorder... yeah why become I am woman????????????He wanted to give me medicine to see if it helps... Paxil,,,I said NO WAY..I have seen many women gain from that stuff....so told him that Ill try something , but not if Ill gain weight from it... So he gave me Zoloft... I am still undecided if I want to take it.... any one have any input on that??? He gave me 30 pills to try.. god Im confused......GRRRRRRRRR..doctors...sometimes they treat you like you are making crap up....
Also I had a hard time just looking at him today...he has such a bad toupee,, I wanted to rip it off his head and say yep I have anxiety,, its because of that silly rug you are wearing,,, it makes it hard for me to look at you with out laughing,,:lol:
but anyway,, would appreciate any input about the Zoloft if any one knows anything about it... oh yeah.. I go back in 4 months for more bloodwork.(thyroid).

For some good news today,, I got my letter from Immigration Canada and I go tomorrow for my interview and recieve my landed immigrant status. This had been a long process (since the end of July) We will be gone till Sunday. We have to go to Prince George(about 425 miles from here) So hubby and I are going to go to the movies and of course dinner and to Wal-mart OH HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!!! I have not been to Wal mart since I left the states...!!!!!
I hope and pray that Ill behave myself and not eat all the wrong things this weekend,,, oh please, oh please ,oh please....let me be strong!!!!!
I want so bad to be at least 10 pounds lighter before we go back to the states next month.....

Well I have to get packing, hope everyone stays positive and focused and full of happy thoughts and smiles and that the scales are kind to each and everyone of you!!!!. I am sure ill have a lot of reading on this thread when I get back. Ill be thinking of you all. See ya Sunday!
Take care everyone....
Nancy:wave:

Sprite,,,, we must have been posting at the same time... maybe it is the thyroid... with it being low again that could play a big part, also with the new dosage of medicine may help me move the numbers on the scale down.....keeping my fingers crossed that Ill feel better soon......

see ya Sunday,,,
Nancy

Nancy,
I was on Zoloft a few years ago for about a month or so. I lost weight on it (didn't keep it off, maybe if I'd changed my eating habits with it). Lost my appetite, lost my sex drive, lost my ability to emote or cry. But it was a break from the anxiety attacks and I was able to function.

Have fun at wally world and congratulations, LOL.

We're still struggling with Emmett's sleep. I'm to the point now where I just want to close his door and if he wants to stay up all night and bang on his door, so be it. I need my sleep or I'm nasty mom. Plus I have not been feeling good at all lately. My friend suggested sipping on ginger ale all day so hopefully that will help.

In Christ,
Pamela

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G’day everyone! Welcome Teressa! You will love this group!!

Christine, hang in there, you are doing so well!! What to do you use to track your calories? I use fitday.com and find that it is fantastic, I don’t use the exercise part, it seems to be inaccurate and I don’t trust it. The food journal is great tho!

Nancy – Congrats on the status of your immigration. It is a great feeling when the paperwork gets processed!! I won’t give up my citizenship because it is very important to me to still be a Canadian, but it will be a happy day when I finally get my permanent residency here in Aus!! Good news about the doctor results. I can’t comment on Zoloft (sp?) but it will be worth it to do some research on your own. I nearly fell off my chair when you talked about the bad toupee … dang funny!! I would have been just busting trying not to laugh!! Hehehehe You are so lucky to be going to Wal-Mart…. The comparable here is ‘Big W’ which reminds me of a dirty Zellers…. I used to love shopping at Wal Mart so much…. Oh well… the sacrifices you make for love.

Melissa – Welcome back!! I have been to Disneyland… but want to go someday! Great to hear you had a good time!! Beer can be evil, but it can be soooooo good!! I am holding out for the Molson Canadian when I return at Christmas… oh ya!!!!

Holly – great to hear from you!! I am so happy that the weather is better now for walking!! I could just picture a nice sunny warm day with snow on the mountains!! Spring is such a magical time of the year!

Darmah – that is a great method for making food last!! I will have to try to do that!!

Sprite – imagery is great!! Every morning while I get ready for work I keep telling myself that I can do this…. And make sure I think of that before I go to bed. Still can’t get those images of the crispy golden hot wings out of my head…. Thank goodness I have not found a place that makes them here!! I would be in so much trouble! I am also having visions of Nancy’s doctor’s bad hair right now tho!! Hehehe

Pamela – I hope you get Emmet’s sleeping worked out!! And that you feel better soon!!

Well everyone… I hope that you all are doing great today, no evil binges or PMS water weight hanging around either!! I get the program from the trainer that gave me the results of the fitness test last week tonight. That should be interesting, I know there will be the ‘increase cardio fitness’ comment too. I guess I will have to make sure that I work in that target heart rate zone eh? Instead of just below it. 

2 more sleeps until the motorbike course and I can legally take the bad girl out on the road!! Yay!!

Bye everyone!!

10:10pm:

1395 calories. Wouldn't you know on the day I allow myself more calories, I stay under 1400! Go figure :dizzy: (Oh, and I use fitday.com also.. but yes, the whole 'calories burned' portion seems very inaccurate!)

Considering the time, I feel pretty confident saying thats the final count for the day too. So.. I did it! :D Now just to keep it up!

Have any of you ever looked at http://www.absolutepictures.com ? I went and found a picture of a famous skinny chick who is around my height and stuck it on my desktop as the wallpaper LOL I figured I may never look like that but hey, if it motivates me, why not? :lol:

I'm reading "The Pritikin Principle: the calorie density solution" which is similar in concept to the previously mentioned, Volumetrics. According to Pritikin there are certain foods that are less calorie dense and you can eat them to your hearts content without overdoing the calories.. I'll let everyone know what I think of the book when I get past the intro.. LOL



Christine
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Hello everyone had a few words to put it. Nancy, as far as Zoloft goes, it is pretty good for controlling depression. The major side effects are, constipation, decreased appetitie, dry mouth, insomnia, and fatigue, It is good to drink bulks of water, because it can dry you out!! You wont have to worry about weight gain though.

I was pretty busy today, so I am on very late.. night owl.. I did not eat anything unplanned or unneeded, I am curious about my weight. I am going to wait out the 2 days though.. Does anyone here like turkey burgers? I nothiced you can buy them frozen, but the ones I saw were not too lean.. hmm.. I made my own for dinner and had a big salad with veggies. Not too bad.

Welcom Teresa!! SOunds like you are doing good, Congratulations on the 17 pound loss! Keep it up! That's great!!

We have new neighbors, and I saw a unwelcomed roach today, and if it werent for that, I would have been up here earlier, had to find him out.. ( my major fear is them nasty things... ) well take care everyone.. have a good night .

Latisia

Hey all! How is everyone!! Just got back from my 40 minute walk. Felt really good to get outside and breathe in the fresh air.

Christine: Woo Hoo!! Way to go at keeping under 1400 calories! Maybe it was like reverse psychology or something where you said you could eat more calories and ended up eating less. Either way, keep it up. How do you feel?

Pamela: how old is Emmett? I bet he's a handful of exercise for ya!!I hope you feel better, too! Do you think you might be catching something? Hope you get well!

Nancy: Congrats on the good test results! I've never known anyone that has tried Zoloft but if you feel like you really need them you should give them a shot. if you end up not liking them you can always try something else. Whatever makes you happy!You should think about getting a new doctor too. One that respects you and one that you respect in return. The doctor-patient relationship is really important. I knew a lady that had heart disease and the doctor thought she was just meno-pausing and dismissed her until she had a heart attack and almost died. Not a good thing. Have fun in Prince George, too. Where is that exactly? Never heard of it.

Sprite: let us know how your imagery works out. everytime I imagine myself I see myself as fat and gross and makes me sad :( . I should try thinking positively and maybe it'll help keep me motivated.

I'm so bad with names. Who did I miss? Kanola, Teresa, Holly, melissa, I hope your all having a great day (or night since it is 11:30 right now) But have a great day tomorrow and we'll all get through this together!!
Take care!

I forgot to ask...What do you all get at wal-mart? I'm not an avid wallie shopper but was wondering what the facination was? The place is so big I always get so lost in there!!