Welcome back doughnut! Good to see you.

My day wasn't as good as yesterday, but still was pretty good. 1410 calories for the day, fat count low and protien high. I had planned on going to the mall on my lunch hour to walk for 30 minutes but things came up and I didn't make it so no exercise today. I'll definitly try to get some in tomorrow.

The good news of the day is that I stepped on the scale this morning and I have lost another pound . So, that makes 2 pounds lost since January 1st. This was very motivating, so I will keep working hard to keep the calories low and work in some exercise.

Jane: I believe my beloved Colts play your Chargers on Sunday so you might want to tell your DH and Sons to get out the crying towel . Go Colts!

Hope everyone had a great day!

Don't know if any of you are following the couples Biggest Loser show. I'm watching to see how I can keep motivating DH with his diet and exercise. He is backsliding already and I don't want to nag. He requires a "Bob" rather than a "Jillian" approach.

Was very pleased to see the mother/son team in first place again. Given my situation it's nice to see a parent being so supportive and making a real team effort with their child.

I was sooo tired last night and just wanted to eat to stay awake past 9 p.m. I didn't. The determination of those people kept reminding me of how lucky I am to have just 8lbs. to lose.

abbyin Great about the 2 lb. loss!

Dagmar

Yea Abby!

Dag- I watched last night too... I felt so sorry for the gal who GAINED one! I'm sure she had worked hard...may have been retaining water or something, but that must have been a blow. Speaking of blows, I wish they did not make them stand up there SHIRTLESS...ugh! Also, thought the couple in yellow probably should've gone, but I didn't see last week, so I'm not sure.

I am cleared to begin exercising today - was told nothing extreme, which certainly won't be a problem - ha, ha! Speaking of husband's - mine has agreed to walk with me (weather's been warm here), so today I begin clawing my way back. I'm so out of shape.

Have a healthy day, gals!

Claire You and your husband can motivate each other. The buddy system is a good one and it's something healthy you can do as a couple. Glad to hear you're healthy and I'm sure you'll make great progress!

Dagmar

Dagmar

Oops! Seems like my evil twin decided to sign my post too

Dagmar (just one of me )

I definitely felt for the women who gained/stayed the same/barely lost any. This week I'm up a bunch, but it's part of my cycle, and I'm happy to say that I'm much lower than I was last month, so hopefully in two weeks I'll see a big drop!

Do you think it's too soon for all the women on the show to get in sync with each other? It was really a low weightloss week for almost all of the women.

Ok! 2nd day in a row I'm posting!

I'm off work today. Just laundry & exercising on my agenda. Oh, I'm going to pick up a few things at Trader Joe's too.

Abbyin- way to go on the 2 lbs. lost! That is a great loss especially since you don't have much left to lose.
If the Chargers lose, my husband & sons will have out the crying towels!!! I wish I could get into football but I can't. Did the Colts win the Super Bowl last year or was it some other team from back there? Well, if the Chargers lose, it won't be because my husband & sons didn't direct them and tell them exactly how to execute every play of the game!!!!

Ok, I'm up way too early! I think I'm going to go take a daytime nap! I go back to night shift in 3 days so this will be practice for sleeping during the day!

Have a great day everyone. Jane

Morning ladies

I too, have been watching "Biggest Loser" couples edition. Even though I don't have quite as much to lose as they do, I find it's a great motivator for me.

Claire: Good to see your on the mend . I do agree with you that I thought the yellow team should go too.

Jane: The Colts did win the Superbowl last year . I am a big football fan and so I understand your DH and sons wanting to direct the game. I yell at the TV every Sunday .

Well, just checking in. I'm going to try to get that walk in at the mall at lunch. I'll probably check back in later.

Have a great day!

Good morning! I had a good on plan day yesterday (only 1 glass of wine!). As long as I stay OP today it'll be easy for me to stick to this. I see no celebrations for the next 6 weeks, so planning will be much easier. The pizza weight from Monday is gone (I knew it was temporary) so now I need to work on the holiday gain.

Dinner tonite is going to use up a bunch of veggies DH bought in his enthusiasm for the new diet. He didn't plan any sort of cooking with 'em, jsut went out and bought enough to feed 6 people for several days .

Casserole with chickpeas for protein, Romano cheese, and some kind of sauce. Curry paste, cumin seeds, and coriander too.

I'm so right now I have to stop typing about food.

Dagmar

Dagmar - that sounds GOOD!

Hi to everyone! I'm a little bummed because I thought I was fine to exercise because I remembered the nurse telling me to wait 3 or 4 days. Well, my husband INSISTED that I call the office to get clearance because my paperwork from the hospital said no exercise until post op visit. I thought 'No, that can't be. I feel fine. Gotta burn some calories." So, I called today after school, and the nurse said No Way to my request of a brisk one hour walk. Even though I feel FINE, she said I could risk spotting, and the doctor won't ok it till I see him... NEXT TUESDAY. So, although I am back to work, I am not able to 'work out.' And let me tell you, I am VERY soft and blobby feeling. I put on a pair of pants this morning that I wear to work fairly often, and man, they were so tight it was obscene.

So, considering all of that, I have decided to do fitday and count calories very strictly. That's the least I can do since exercise is out.

Jane, Abby, and Allison -- way to stay on track! I am gaining motivation from ya'll everyday!

Dag - let us know how your casserole turns out!

No news for me. I'm perfectly on plan with exercise and diet, but no change on the scale since Sunday. I guess I just need to give it time.

I have to fly down to LA and back tomorrow, which will be a challenge in terms of staying on plan. It means getting up and eating breakfast a lot earlier than usual, then not being able to eat lunch until probably 3 PM, since I'm giving a presentation over lunch. I can't really eat and present at the same time and I never eat before presenting. Hopefully I'll be able to grab a banana when I arrive in LA. I'm probably packing PB&J for lunch, since it doesn't require refrigeration and can get through security. Then hopefully my flight home won't be delayed so that I can make my 7:00 PM class at the gym.

walking--It's so frustrating to not be able to work out when you want to. When I can't work out for several days in a row, due to illness or what have you, I usually drop 200 or so calories from my daily amount, to try to make up for the lack of exercise. I try to think of it as a chance to get a head start on my diet, since I won't need as many calories if I'm not exercising.

Dagmar--I have to say that the combination of romano cheese and curry paste doesn't sound good to me. I hope you aren't putting those in the same casserole! But then again, I picked some gouda flavored with cumin for my SO and had a little taste of it, and it was pretty darn good.

Good morning all!

My DH had seconds of last night's casserole and asked that it be included in the weekly lineup. He's sooo hungry with the new diet/exercise program that I suspect I can serve him curried cardboard and he'll eat it .

Barbara The Romano cheese was so old (in a shaker can too - another DH purchase) that I don't think it added anything but a little bulk to the casserole. I've had that gouda with cumin and I love that. Also cheeses with caraway seeds - YUM!!

Dagmar ( winter's back today)

I just read this thread for the first time this week. No wonder the january club has been slow.. i was wondering where everyone was but sometimes I just read a few threads otherwise I'll spend even more time on here. Anyway, I'll write in here now.. ahah.

I dont have time to read all these posts and catch up. I hope everyone is doing well. I'll stay up to date from here on in.

I've been doing ok.. i've had what I think are air pressure change issues coupled with allergies or congestion from my past cold so there was a day i didnt work out at all. Then yesterday I apparently read the new gym schedule wrong and showed up an hour early for my step class and the only class that was going on was a full weights class so I did that. I considered staying for the step class but since my legs were shaking from the weights I thought it might be dangerous truthfully. So today I have to do a cardio class. I havent decided which one but one of them for certain. I like the classes because I'm in and out in an hour and I really do try so much harder because there are other people and an instructor yelling at me. I love it. Plus they make you think - well step and attack and combat (I go to goodlife). Im not a natural dancer or anything so thinking about the next move keeps me from getting tired. I'm pretty sore right now from my past classes this week so that's good. I've been sticking to my exercise plan and at the end of this week I have my first reward! A new workout item regardless of price - im super frugal so this price thing means nothing, i have a hard time spending more money just cause. but I will still get something! Just have a few more things to do this week and then I get it! I'm dying for somethign that doesnt look awful on me. I haven't bought anything in about a year.

My eating has not been as good. My aunt brought me a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery yesterday and my day yesterday was filled with bread meals. I normally dont really eat bread because I used to be on the candida plan where you cant have yeast or sugar and I felt amazing. but then I went to Europe and blew that out of the water. Now Im not ready to make the plunge to start over becuase it is really tough but I do try to remember a lot of the principles of it.

wow .. this was a ramble. But it might help to keep me on track for the next couple days. i have some dinners to attend. I'm abstaining from alcohol now as well on top of my chocolate abstainance which is going well (the chocolate one.. i just started alcohol). Both are not helping me lose weight at all so Im not having them. This weekend will be hard with the alcohol and I might skip a housewarming/engagement party partially because of that and partially because and ex and his girlfriend will be there and partially because it is far and hard to get to.. and the combination makes for a not very fun night.

Happy thursday everyone! Coffee time.

Hi all I kinda feel like I'm butting into a private conversation here... but I figure this is probably the best way to get to know you all.

I've gained 30 lbs over the past 18 months... 20 of that in the last 6 months. Fertility treatments put me on the bench for working out - but I'm back on the healthy eating train.

I'm purely counting calories, with a range of 1200 - 1400. No food restrictions, no macro goals, just trying to get the most bang out of my calories by making better choices. I have a notebook with me at all times to write what I eat. I've used nutridiary.com to track for several years, but since I'm only counting calories, I'm using it to get total cals and logging it all on my blog here.

Anyway.. where I am now... I was down almost 6 lbs only to gain back 2 in water over the past 2 days. It's water weight,,, I have the bloated gut to prove it, so, I'm just gonna keep on keepin on.

I can't remember which ones of you mentioned the Biggest Loser.. but I watch it too and I was SO happy to see that the brown team, after going home so early, continued on and kept losing weight. Especially the husband! When I saw his "after", I said outloud "Yes!!"

I find it very motivating to see the transformations, and it put's my "weight" issues into a better perspective for *me*.

I'll be posting daily here and on my blog. It'll take me a bit to get to know you all, but I'll get there

Claire - I hope you get the clear to start working out soon! I know how frustrating it is