For now on, when I have a craving I'm just going to ask Cadwell for her rendition of that food, she makes it all so unappetizing! You could charge money to ruin negative cravings for people.

Theresa

I am here to confess. I had nachos for supper and it has my belly upset. I did have a small plate, instead of a large bowl as I used to, and I used reduced fat cheese instead of full fat. Still was a lot of cheese, and 3 glasses of tea along with it and I feel queasy. Chicken was marked down way cheap at the grocery store, so I have the deep freeze loaded. Boneless skinless breasts were down from $15 a pack to $4.95, because they were almost to their sell by date...but get them in the freezer and they'll be fine, so really it was a steal. Split breasts with the bone (boil it, do all kinds of good stuff with it, white meat) were down to $3 a pack, just because it was a sale. I've been wanting more protein in my diet, so there I go, should have no problem for awhile.

Tomorrow, I'm hitting the water big time to chase the sugar and cheese out of my body, and will start aiming for protein and veggies at every meal. I see from fitday I am going way high on carbs and fat, so time to change that.

Theresa

Confession time?? I ate onion rings for dinner! I ate a large salad first and didn't finish the whole order of o-rings, but I still ate about 7 of them. (Okay Cadwell- give me your rendition of o-rings so I won't be tempted next time!! ) But they were better for me than the GIGANTIC burger my sons friend ate sitting next to me ! I also ate a brownie earlier today after the owner of our house called and told us he had just signed the sale papers for the house I now have 30 days to move in a town with nothing for rent And TOM is on it's way, will probably be here tomorrow, so I am just a TOTAL wreck !!
Still getting my exercise and I've been to Curves twice, I really like it. Hopefully I can get there more this week.
Thanks for the link to the ebook Cadwell, I'll have to check into it.
Well I better get myself off to bed, a heating pad sounds really nice right now(hubby is on night shift )

Night all!
Kathy

You can overcome the o-rings Kathy. You did good since you only ate some of them and left it at that. Scarfing down a big burger and the entire order would have been worse, so you did well. Having a little treat now and then isn't going to hurt, it's when it leads into a full out binge that gets bad. So, great job! You had a treat and kept it under control, you're moving forward. Guess I need to listen to my own advice and think of my nachos in the same manner. I could have had a huge bowl as usual with the full fat cheese, but I didn't! And, I used to eat it as a snack, I consider it dinner now, way too much for a snack...what was I ever thinking????

My goals for this week:

1. FINISH MILESTONE 5!!!! This will be huge for me, I've been on this one for weeks. Have just over 20 miles to finish, so it should be easy.

2. 4 jugs water daily.

3. NO TEA. This is my only setback from cutting out sugar, and it goes 100% this week.

4. No red meats.

5. 5 strength workouts by next Friday.

Anyone else setting weekly goals to reach the monthly goal? I find this makes me stay focused.

Theresa

I have been gone for a few days and I miss so much.

Theresa- I am so glad you and your husband talked, it's always important to get things like that out in the open.

As for me I am doing really well. I went to Curves 4 out of 5 days this week, and yesterday I walked a mile. My 12yo daughter could stand to lose a few pounds (though I'd be thrilled to weigh what she does, 135 & 5'2") But she is not happy with her weight and according to her BMI it says she could stand to lose 7pounds. So I took her and the 2 boys walking with me around the block (1 mile). I decided I would walk the block in the evenings, after dinner.

I have lost 3 pounds this week, so I want to keep it up.

Theresa, setting weekly goals is a great idea. I'll join you.
1. Drink 104oz of water and/or unsweet/decaf tea a day.
2. Curves 5 days
3. Walk 5 days this week
4. Eat more fiber daily

This is all I can think of for daily goals right now, got any other suggestions?

lol theresa and kathy! hmm, i think onion rings are also greasy fat-filled carbo caca. no dehydrated kimchi, but same caca. maybe i could microwave the hello out of some kimchi and douse it in water and add it to the onion rings as a side dish for a delicious and nutritious meal . salad is sounding so good right now!
great job with your oct. goals y'all! i think weekly goals sound very helpful. my weekly goal i think will be 2 lbs and 4 workouts.
laura i also wondered about that when i read hacker. i think higher weight burns more cals, but i am not sure. i will try to look it up.

Regarding Hackers Diet-He seems to be saying that it's just calories in and calories out. If you have a day of junk it's ok as long as it adds up to your calorie goal and doen't go over. He certainly acknowleges that one needs to eat good food to nourish one's body, but regarding losing. it's calories that count. He says exercise is very important for your body to be strong and healthy, but not as a calorie burner.
I'm not sure I agree with this guy, but he writes nice and it's fun to read.
Has anyone else had a chance besides Cadwell and me?
Laura

ROFL the rate you are going Candace, we won't touch anything remotely icky! Keep it up! Congrats on the pounds gone Peaches! I am still holding and what totally suck is even the last two days, I have been hungry when I went to bed. I know I need to get more movement in, it is just so hard with the weather going bonk and the little ones. I have been keeping my eye open on freecycle but haven't seen anything on there yet. I wanted to stay home today since tomorrow I have my son's shrink appointment and a very heavy grocery shop but he only has enough meds to get through today and I can't in all good conscience send him to school without them. It is bad enough if I forget during a particularly hectic morning. I had a rough day with Odessa yesterday-just a little button pusher and she took to wetting herself several times. Bedtime is a nightmare around here and by the time I get her to finally get to sleep, I am toast myself. I also had to leave my very first negetive feedback from ebay yesterday and I hated to do it and those rotten kids from around the block are now riding where their mother said they weren't allowed and chasing Josh and calling him names. It just is so sad those children lack imagination and intelligence that they have nothing better to do than torment a special needs kid. Not sure what I am going to do about it yet-I would like to go punch those parents right in the kisser but it isn't what God would like so I haven't. It is soooo hard to do what is right sometimes. Ok enough belly aching from me. I need to dress the darlings so I can get this stuff done as soon as ex *&^#@ comes to pick up Josh.
Melissa

I started reading it yesterday and I am with you-I really don't agree with everything he has to say. For instance eating only frozen dinners for your calories-those things A aren't that nutritious really and they are loaded with sodium. While I have them on occassion for convenience, they aren't my main staple. I also don't agree with calories are calories. Your body utilizes healthy food choices and works much better when you eat that way rather than blowing all your calories on sugar. He is fun to read though plus you need to remember he is a man and they just plain lose weight easier and faster than women do. Being incubators, we have an extra layer of fat men don't and their metabolisms are different too. It has been kind of nice for me to read though since I had already kind of started doing it this way except that I add point values of foods and stay in the range rather than the actual calorie per food.
Melissa

Melissa- Thanks for reminding me, I need to go pick up my sons meds. I can't in good conscious send hm to school without them and he ran out yesterday morning. Guess I'm off to the pharmacy.


Monica

Peaches, all that exercise and 3 lbs. is great! Keep going girl.

Melissa, you have so much going on I don't know how you deal. The neighbors would put me over the edge, I'm not sure how I'd handle it though. It's one of those things where if you're not in the situation first hand it's hard to say. I really just don't get parents like that, they need to teach their children to be better than this. To treat people with respect and definitely not permit them to torture another child like this! They don't seem fit as parents to me.

Allie had a friend in school that she's been talking about all the time, Brooke. Now this weekend she tells me Brooke said she's no longer her friend, and Allie said yes you are, and Brooke said no, I'm not your friend. She keeps telling me this over and over so I know it bothers her, but there is nothing I can do. She has to deal with these things. She is saying Kayley is her new friend, so I guess this is just what kids do in preschool?

Theresa

I think what I got out of the Hacker book is that I have to more careful, and count everything calorie wise, cause the line between calories to sustain and calories to lose is so close. Definately good food is more important that junky food, but if you slip off and stay below your calories to maintain, you certainly won't gain. However, I am unclear on what Hacker says are the claorie amounts. So I will stick to my goal of 1200-1300/day.
Also Melissa, you are so right about women's bodies v men's and also the emotional component, which women are certainly more likely to discuss.

I had not ok food yesterday. I had lunch in a cafe- a salad with shrimp, and I forgot to say dressing on the side and it had a ton of orange goop on it. I ate 2/3 of it and dumped the rest, but I do regret it. Then I had supper at a friend's and ate a slice of pound cake. I don't think it was a losing day, but not terrible. Today will be ok. Dinner at another friend's and she is making fish and veggies.
Laura

Well I had a huge deal with the ex. He is at my door yelling at me that if I don't come out he is calling cps on me. What a jerk. Apparently josh went to the intersection and didn't look before he went out-typical kid stuff but the kicker is if he had been on time josh wouldn't have been out there looking for him. Yelled at me for blocking his number which he had plenty of opportunity to quit harrassing me but chose not to. He says he needs to be able to call and talk to his son-like he ever did in the past. He has gone up to 2 months without so much as a boo to anyone. I am not unblocking his cell number. He tried to give me money today and as hard as it was, I declined and told him to send it to support enforcement because I wasn't going to lie to them about money I recieved. I really detest him.

Theresa kids are really fickle and fighting one minute and then best buddies the next. It usually works itself out all by itself and it is a learning all kids go through and teaches them how to deal with other people in life. The only time I would suggest stepping in is if Allie is being nasty or the other kid involved so they can learn to work things out peacefully. Boys usually have to talk more about that then girls since they are more physical about things where girls are more verbal about it.

Dust off laura and begin again. I say if the amount of calories work for you then go with it. I am kind of confused anyway how he got the numbers ect. Like for my frame I should be like 104-112?? I don't think so. Have to take into account age too. Like it or not, after kids and the clock going like crazy, our bodies change and unless you are Demi Moore or Cher, it is the way it is. I don't expect to be twiggy but I do want to be healthy and at a weight that will support that health.


I just don't want to do anything now-I could skip his meds tonight and save them for in the morning which is what I think I will do. By the time the jackass brings him home, I will probably barely have enough time to get him in the tub before he needs to go to sleep. Life will get better!
Melissa

I will never look at ramen noodlkes the same ever again...and while i don't like onion rings, they normally come with fries so everytime I am tempted to eat a fry I'll think of Candace and her descriptive food terms!

Oh melissa- I am so sorry you are not having a good time with kids and ex's same with you for kids theresa.
Kathy I sure hope you find a place to rent- I have been in that situation a couple times. we ended up having to stay with inlaws for a couple weeks waiting for a place.

I am gonna check out the hacker info.

I was miserable yesterday- I had to go without my medicine for a week because of stupid insurance changes and although I would have bought it last week -for a week it is 179.00 ! talk about making a fortune off me for 6 tiny pills- so I was stubborn and refused to buy it all the while fussing at the insurance company . But they finally got it together and I started taking it again. well it made me sick like it did the first time i took it so I didn't have a good day yesterday. But today i decided to get it together icky feeling or not and MY HOUSE IS CLEAN & ORGANIZED I mean really CLEAN
I only have 1 more load of laundry to do - hubby's hours change tomorrow so I am all organized and ready to meet my week. the tape is even in the VCR for workout in the a.m.-
my weekly goals will be for this week (Oct. 9-15)
1. Drink my water
2. Exercise 5 days
3. Pay attention to PORTION sizes- measure, measure, measure EVERYTHING.
I hope everyone has a good or better afternoon - night