Good morning ladies,
Well yesterday I went to the gym and ran into a woman who was in my WW group that I had over the summer, unbelievably she has lost 47lbs. in 7 months and she looks awesome! She was thanking me, as I was her leader that "got it all started" for her. But truly, I told her that it was all her, she did it, and now she is thinking of becoming a leader. I emailed her last night telling her how much she inspired me! She said she had done WW 3 times before, lost some weight, but gained it back, but that now everything really "clicked" and she knows the deal, if she goes back to her old habits, then forget it.

Yesterday was the first time in a long time, that I was completely honest with myself and my journal, and I stayed within my points all day. No change on the scale this AM, but I had a lot of sodium yesterday. I love those Flat Out Flad Breads, they are only one point, but they have so much sodium, and it really affects the numbers on the scale.

Paige-so sorry to hear you got that nasty flu-bug, that is the worst, especially when you're trying to take care of DD's, and then they have it too! Hope you're feeling better.

Linda-that accident must've been horrific to watch. I am always worried about bad crashes.

Happy Monday to you all!

Is it really January? It was almost 60 today! Nope, no snow, which is good because at least there is not longer fog either. The DK's are soooo disappointed. Now it is all mud and yuck. I don't necessarily like driving in the stuff, but if it is going to be winter, it should look the part. I actually like snow, so I am not really happy with this spring tease. We will see how long it lasts.

I am having some challenge getting back on track. I don't know who I thought I was fooling thinking that while everyone else was fondueing, I would just stirfry my stuff and be healthy. Nope, didn't happen. I really enjoyed myself. It was all healthy stuff: Chicken, venison, shrimp, veggies. But it was all fried and some of it was dipped in a lovely beer batter. Of course you can't make beer batter without drinking some of the beer. And not just the reminants of the can that you made the batter with.... but an extra one as well.

So, yesterday I cleaned out the fridge and got rid of all the "bad" stuff. Tomorrow will the the pantry's turn. I need the paint the shelves and walls inside it, so it is a good reason to go through and "clean house". Tomorrow is also slated to be the first day of the week that I will do some exercise. Something that I haven't done in quite a long time.

"Fake it till you make it" I think has been repeated here every now and again, and so I am fakin it! I know that this is what I want and what I need.... hopefully the desire to do the work will come along for the ride as some point soon. The warm weather makes me think of shorts and bathing suits and my need for new of both. I want to buy a size 12. So that is my new goal. A size 12. I have a pair of 12 pants in my closet hidden away. I should get them out and look at them every morning. I really liked them, I got them right before I found out I was pregnant and so they didn't fit for long and so I didn't get to wear them much, and I have never been able to get back into them. What a great feeling it would be to wear them again (even though they are a little out of style). Just the fact that I could get them on would be thrilling!!

Ok, so I have my little pep talk and my inspiration.... now for the work. I'll check in tomorrow to see how well I am faking it!! Have a terrific day everyone!

Good afternoon everyone! It's almost time to re-start the thread. It should make a difference for those of you having difficulty downloading and posting, I think? I'll probably do it later or tomorrow.
Laura, tell me about the yogurt with canola oil. Do you just add oil to your yogurt in hopes of getting your healthy oil servings in for the day? I'm wondering if there is some tastier way to get the oil into your diet than that?
Laura, your recipe would end up being all flex points if I were to be having it, I think. I must say that it's very difficult when you want to have certain "family favorites" and be able to be on CORE. If each enchilada is 2.5 points and you had 2, for example, you'd end up using 5 flex points. I do wish they would come up with a few things like a tortilla or certain brand of bread that would be a CORE food. It's awfully hard when you are trying to cook for a family.
For example, I would love to make lasagna for tonight and I think I'm going to make it for everyone else and then just make whole wheat pasta for me. I know you can buy whole wheat lasagna noodles, but then my husband and son won't eat them. It's easier for me to feed three people with this one thing and make something different for myself. But, it's more time consuming and I made more dishes when I have to cook differently.
I have to admit that for me to survive forever and ever on CORE, there are just going to have to be some meals that are non-core here and there. I'm almost wondering if, when I get to maintenance, I could eat CORE all the time and just plan on one or two non-core meals a week and that might just keep me maintaining? In the meantime, I have more weight to lose before I worry about that part.
Donna, so good to hear from you and know you have decided to come back. Many of us seem to have had our holidays and now we, one by one, are getting back on track. Yes, I know what I need to do, but I got so off track that it seems harder right now. I think it will be easier after my meeting tomorrow, it will really get me back into my usual routine.
Erica, what a great thing to meet that woman and be inspired. Sure hope it rubs off on you and on the rest of us! I really need to be inspired. In fact, right after I finish typing this, I'm going to drink another HUGE glass of water. I think I need to flush my system a bit more and maybe tomorrow I'll see some better results at weigh in?
Kim, you just did some great positive self talk! I hope you clean out that pantry and get moving. I must say that totally cleaning out my refrigerator last week did a great thing for me. I tossed lots of the leftover holiday stuff and reorganized. I know what is in there. I went shopping afterwards and really went wild buying all fresh fruits and produce. Having all the right foods in the house was truly inspiring for me.
So, hope you all have a great rest of the day!

OK 2nd post. I lost the first one and I was soooo mad I had to leave and run up to the store. Anyway, Tech nice to see you back., I can not believe how well you do with remembering everything. I am so bad at that.

Kim I have some shorts like that. They are so out of style but They are my goal size. Have fun painting. I need to do that maybe next week. I need to do the master bathroom. But I am so disappointed with that room that I hate to even think about painting it. The people who built this house did not put a garden tub in it so I have this one corner that is large and empty. My DH andI had plans to redo this room but it is costly. So I think I may have to buy an amoire(sp) to put there to house the towels. I also hate the cabinets. There are NO Drawers so I have to lean down overtime to grab anything. It drives me nuts. I do need to paint it. We have been here 2 1/2 years and it is the same ugly purple color. My bedroom is done and nice but when you walk into the bathroom. YUCK... So I need to get on it.

I worked out today...I feel so good. Than Tom came so I am hoping that I do not get any sugar cravings. It is 67 here and I am loving it. I stripped all our beds and washed everything. I opened the windows that had screens left in them to air this place out. I scrubbed the floors on my hands and knees to get some extra calorie burning in. So it is a good day. Eating going well too.

Breakfast. cereal and ff milk
snack Apple and pnb
lunch ww toast with melted swiss and slice tomato
chicken from my left overs
snack wasa crackers with laughing cow cheese
dinner whole wheat pasta and homemade sauce
salad and ff spray dressing
ff milk
at night I will make my diet coco.. Oh so good.

linda I hate cooking like that too. It is hard to make 2 dinners.
Hello to evryone else.


So that i s it in a nut shell. Have a great day. Barb

Hello everyone,
It sounds like you are all doing well.
We are going on vacation and I was thinking of canceling it due to my dad, but he said to go and enjoy ourselves.
It will be nice to get away.

Donna it is nice to see you back. I think of you every time I see my bike in the garage.

Linda, can't you make the lasagna with ww noodles and don't tell them. I don't mind cooking different things for each person, but I think if I minded it, I would be up to some trickery, in a good way.

Erica, it is so wonderful you ran into that woman who said you made the difference. I remember a long time ago when I was struggling and you helped me through, I thanked you. You were modest and said, it was all me. Actually it was you who inspired me at that time. So give yourself credit.
It is great you were honest with yourself.

Each of us should give ourselves credit for all the positive things we do, rather than focusing on the things we still have to do.

Paige, I do hope you and your family are feeling better. The flu is horrible right now.

Sandra, thanks for telling me about your new attitude, I think it is wonderful.

Janelle, how are you. How is your running/walking. Are you counting calories or are you doing ww? How many steps are you getting in each day. I think we need a friendly little competition once again.....it will be fun.

Patty, how are you doing? What new recipes have you been trying?

Kim, my incentive use to be buying clothes in a smaller size and my goal was to fit into them. I wore jeans in the summer even though it was hot as I could fit into them. My friends were laughing about it. It just felt good when I got into a size 12. I do have size 10's I want to fit into so I probably should get them out to help motivate me. Keep fakin it, I know you will make it.

Barb, It is funny how you settle for something, like a certain colour of a wall. I know we had found tile for our backsplash in the kitchen. We still haven't done it yet. I always find other things to do. I guess I should just do it anyway. great job working out.

Laura, are you still really busy. I do hope you get some me time. You enchilada looked yummy.

Nadalie, Hello, I hope your day is going well.

I am sorry if I missed anyone. I will try to post while on vacation but I am unsure if I will be able to. Please know, even if I don't post I am thinking of you all and the wonderful things you do.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Take Care
Ann

Hi there, Chickies. It sounds like a lot of us are doing well and a lot of us are struggling. The man thing is we never give up and we come here to get and receive help.

Curtis and I are going to WW in the AM; so even though we're living life to the fullest now doing mainly what we want, we'll still be using WW to keep us "grounded."

Life goes on. Have a great day, everyone.

I started the thread over again, see you there!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130604

Good morning everyone,
Well today was the first day since berfore Christmas that I actually saw the scale go down. I really needed that. I worked out so much yesterday, a jog at lunchtime, a quick trip to the gym after dinner, and then a walk after my gym workout. I think if I didn't see that number on the scale move I would've smashed it . I really stayed within my points yesterday too. What helped me to do that was to really make sure I'm eating as much protein as possible during breakfast and lunch. Otherwise I am beyond starving from like 3pm-7pm, and I just keep trying to satisfy my hunger. The protein is key for me. Also, I was so tired after lunch, but DH said "aren't you going to work out?" I forced myself to go for a jog, I was so glad I did because the weather is unbelievable here. The endorphins really kicked in after about 15 min., I swear if they could bottle up how I felt after 15 minutes of exercise....

Kim-thanks for your inspiring post. I read it twice. I found myself kidding myself and playing games all the time. Like during the holiday's I told myself portion control, only a few glasses of wine here and there, but truthfully what I'm really doing is playing a foolish game with myself. That if I talk the talk, keep telling myself that "tomorrow is the day" and buy the "right" foods etc., then the weight will just come off. So, so wrong. Anytime I have EVER lost weight, it is because I work out on a daily basis really hard, I carefully journal every little thing that I eat and stay within my points, and I surround my everyday with forward thinking about weight loss, new products and recipes. That's it, right there, it is so much work, really to the point that it's obsessive and always on my mind. And for me, it's what has to happen for the weight to come off. I really like your idea about faking it till you make it. So true. I think I faked it all through the holiday's. And the idea about your shorts, another great thing, in fact, I'm going to get out all the jeans that I was wearing when I was so close to my goal.

ontarget- good luck with your WI. I really liked your post yesterday. It was such a good reminder to me, to lighten up and enjoy life all along the way, regardless of my weight.

Ann- so nice to hear that you're going on vacation. Thanks for reminding me of how I inspired you, not sure how I did, but that's nice to hear. I think so much of weightloss is maintaining a positive attitude, and hearing inspiring words about yourself is so key to keeping a positive outlook about weightloss. That's why I like coming here, because it really helps me to stay focused and stay positive.

Barb- I had a thought about the arrival of TOM every month and how that really sets me back. I'm due for mine next weekend, and I really just don't want to helplessly give in to my cravings like I usually do. I've been doing the cocoa thing at night as well, oh how I so look forward to that. I like the no sugar added vs. the diet though.

Linda- I just tried doing something different with regard to the water drinking thing. It is such a drag, if there is one thing I will never like and almost rebel against with WW, it's the water drinking. So, for Christmas my DH got me this really nice travel mug. Kinda funny since I stay at home and don't have to commute with coffee anywhere. But every morning now, I fill that travel mug with water or crystal lite lemonade, put it on my counter and refill it all day. Just something different, but it has been working. One small change always seems to make a difference in mundane things for me. You're good at this too.....

Well, I must go and wake up DD's, so nice when then they sleep in and I can enjoy posting with my coffee. Have a great day everyone!!

Good morning all!!!

I need to be inspired, too. I have tried every avenue of motivation that I can think of and still feel "blah blah blah" about it. I have a bridesmaids dress in the closet that needs to fit by April, a trip in June with my neighbor that we are trying to lose weight for, Weight Loss Wars, etc etc etc....nothing seems to "get me going." I have been yo-yoing around 195 for the past few months now...it's so frustrating that I can't seem to get myself in gear and GO!

Something seemed to light up dh this week, however. Yesterday he joined Planet Fitness, and even passed up lunch with dd and I because he "wanted to be good." (I had a plain grilled chicken sandwich, btw.) Last night when I was craving another WW dessert, I asked him if he was getting any more dessert and he just simply said, "Nope." So I didn't either. It does make it SO much easier when he is op and rigid like that.

My menu for today....

Breakfast-lite English muffin w/1 egg white and 1 laughing cow cheese-2
Snack-oatmeal-2
Lunch-salmon-2
veggies-0
Dinner-Not sure yet...I'm going to search around for some new "inspiring" recipes today. "budgeting" 13 pts
Dessert-WW dessert-3

Total-22/27

Today I am on a mission to get my house clean. Tomorrow my little dd is starting preschool; normally she will go the same days that I have my internship, but tomorrow I am not working so that I will be home if she has problems adjusting. So I will have an entire day with NO kids! I want to have the whole house clean so I can just relax. We'll see how that goes....!

How is everyone else doing???