Hello all!!! Today is my birthday and my hubby bought me a DEHYDRATOR!!!!! I am so excited to make zucchini chips tomorrow!!!! I have been having a hard times lately with making food choices and I also feel that it has to do with lack of planning. When I was in phase 1 EVERY meal was planned out and with parties, shopping and having company, I am really struggling. My personal goal tomorrow is to PLAN PLAN PLAN!
Happy Birthday, Holly! I don't like to hear you're struggling in maintenance as I'll be there soon. Figure it out for me and let me know.
Hey 100%'s, I finally got on my laptop and figured out how to post a avatar picture! It is a picture of me at my sons wedding. I've lost 20 more since then and I am almost to goal so I'll put up before and afters, once I figure that out. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Happy Christmas Eve!!! Littlest one was up early so we're watching the Curious George Christmas special, and I'm sipping on a post-exercise Syntrax Nectar Cappuccino My house is going to start looking like a GNC if this keeps up, I LOVE the Syntrax drink mixes!
Today's game plan is finishing up the last baking orders (well, one baking order, and one cake pop bouquet for my pastor and his family!), making cutout cookies with the kids, wrapping family gifts with the kids' help, and then I'm singing at two services tonight. I am going to switch lunch and dinner because I'm going to be at church from 4pm to 9pm, and it'll just be easier to bring a bar or snack item than try and pack dinner. Tomorrow will be the same, but only because my in laws are doing Christmas dinner early since I have to work at 3pm.
And in other good news, I've been tracking my meals on MyFitnessPal and it's been saying I'll be BELOW my goal weight in 5 weeks! If that's true, I might actually be phasing off around my birthday!!! That would be an amazing birthday present for myself - a new physique, better health and the first year in a LONG time where weight loss was not on my "to do" list!
Happy Birthday, Holly! I don't like to hear you're struggling in maintenance as I'll be there soon. Figure it out for me and let me know.
Hey 100%'s, I finally got on my laptop and figured out how to post a avatar picture! It is a picture of me at my sons wedding. I've lost 20 more since then and I am almost to goal so I'll put up before and afters, once I figure that out. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Thank you and I love seeing your picture! You look great! As far as my struggling, at least I know why I am struggling and I can fix it. TOM is also late again so my 3+ gain is probably related to that as well. Planning is KEY to staying successful. I was just catching up on posts and it sounds like LizRR is going through the same thing. I am still new at maintenance so the only advice I can give is to PLAN.
Beck81 you look great! 1 lb from goal also.....must feel great!
Scorbett that will be a great birthday present to yourself! I'm hoping to phase out around Valentines day, and be in maintenance by my anniversary mid March.
Scorbett, you'll be there in no time. I bet before 5 weeks.
I was house sitting the last two days, and OMG, all the junk in that house. I don't know how you guys do it. I live by myself, so I can control what comes in here, but over there, all the chocolate, candies, cakes, ice cream to just start the list. I stayed 100% though.
I've decided that when I want to eat off plan, it's a stress thing, so herbal tea is now my go too (and walking, if I can do it). It calms my mind and takes away the want to eat. I kind of feel a bit bad, as it's substituting tea for food, but sill, it calms me down and just de-stresses me, so I don't think it's a bad habit, as long as it doesn't become addictive.
I've lowered my goal weight by 10 pounds, so we'll see what I look like then. Still lots of fluff (thanks for the term, Scorbett. ) that I want to get off.
Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! Hope the holidays are happy, full of joy, and everything you want them to be.
Hi all
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
I went to the store early today to get some last-minute items and...argh! Forgot the green beans for tonite's family (in-law)get-together. So, back to the store I go...and I'm betting it'll be much more crowded than when I was there earlier.
I posted in the daily & won't cross-post other than to say I had my WI today and I was down 3 more lbs! I was SO AFRAID to put my next mini goal as my NYE challenge goal weight but now it is definitely within my sites!
As you 100%ers all know, there is NOTHING BETTER than going to a fancy dinner with friends on a Sunday nite and having a Monday morning weigh in with NO WORRIES b/c you remained 100% OP. I had a fabulous steak last nite. It was 12 oz so I cut about a third off and gave it to my husband (I'm surprised he isn't GAINING weight while I'm on IP). He also took my squash b/c I misunderstood when the waitress described the veggies but he traded & gave me some asparagus (I thought it was summer squash, not winter squash...oh well)
One of our friends couldn't keep his hands out of the bread basket and I told him we could put it by me...I'm really shocked at that this morning. I just don't want that stuff. What a difference a few months on IP makes (besides the 50+ pounds off me!). I want this attitude with food to stay with me forever. I NEED this attitude about food to stay with me forever.
Starshine...Ithink the tea and walking are a healthy way to deal with stress!
Lisa- You are almost to onderland!
I was thrilled to have a 3 lb loss this morning, making it a total of 9 in 3 weeks. If this momentum continues I'll be at goal in 7 weeks. Not sure if I will be phasing out after that or lowering my goal. I think I want to get down to 23% body fat, which means lowering my goal 6-7 lbs.
I also won my league's fantasy football superbowl yesterday. =) I'm not sure what was more exciting...winning the superbowl or losing 3 lbs this week.
Enjoy that dehydrator 
Have a wonderful Christmas.
