Well, this weekend I was feeling downright lousy. Something I ate did not agree with me!! I was eating a lot at our church because we were having a special meeting. I think the food was just greasier than I would normally eat and it caught up with me. I didn't track everything, but I kept an eye on my portions and tried to make sure I wasn't eating too much. We'll see what the scale says after exercising this evening. I'm back to logging everything in Livestrong today, good choices or not. I grabbed Arby's for lunch because it was convenient and I didn't have a lot of time, but I'll probably go to the store tonight and get some healthy food for the rest of the week. I should still be able to stay within my calories for the day despite it. It's been a challenge so far this month because we changed banks and haven't received our debit cards yet.

Yesterday I woke up with some dead skin (from my gums) in my mouth, and it was really sore. Apparently my upper right wisdom tooth finally broke through my gum. I can't chew anything on that side for awhile without it hurting. So, that's fun :P The tooth itself looks really good and is actually fairly straight. I think it still has a little ways to come in fully. Hopefully my gums won't take long to heal up.

Hi chicks...yesterday was great until after dinner. I have a habit of overeating the evening of the day I weigh myself. I need to really work this out.
On ward for a good day today!

I saw my doctor - she recommended some meds for my cold. She also ordered some pt for my sore knee.

lots of water
meditation = I haven't been doing it much and it's helpful - so I must
log food
exercise
eat only when seated
no second helping
aware eating

breakfast - egg white scramble with ketchup, 1/2 english muffin with pnb, clementine
lunch - english muffin pizza with turkey pep. and mushrooms
snack - yogurt, fiber one bar
dinner - fish, taters, salad
snack - oatmeal, raisins, s. milk

slash - I am glad you made to spin class. I know you are struggling with the food. Keep trying -- you CAN do this!

soulnik - glad things are going well! Great daily plan.

mj - I was so happy to see your post. Hope things are going well. Good thinking on the water. Hope your knee is feeling ok.

raebear - collarbones...yay. Darn that scale when it doesn't move!! but - collar bones are good!

trazey - I like calorie counting too. Good plan.

Rhonda - I am so, so happy to see you. Your approach sounds good - taking it one step at a time.

299 - welcome - I hope that scale starts moving for you!

rakel - ouch wisdom teeth....I hope your tummy is better, too.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE.

Hey Chicas!

@Slashnl - How was the drive? Hope you made it safely.

@rakel - Sorry you feel yucky. Hope your gums feel better.

@Beverlyjoy - I overeat just after a weigh in too. I call it a black hole day. Hope your cold gets better soon.

I have a cold too and feel positively lousy. I did work out this morning with the Wii Active which just made me feel worse. I'm supposed to go walking with my Biggest Loser challenge team (doing it with some friends). Not in the mood but I'll still go. I've given up my kettle corn again. I think the salt is making me retain water. It' like giving up a drug! I love that stuff!!!

Food for the day:
Morning
1 serving(s) Peanut Butter Cliff Bar 5
1 medium banana(s) 1.5
yogurt - 2

Midday
lean cuisine - 6

Evening
1 WaWa Turkey Shorty w. Swiss 5

Snaks/Desserts
1 small apple(s) 1
2 small clementine 0.5
100 cal pack - 2

Hoping I could join all of you inspiring ladies

Beverlyjoy - I FEEL YOU! I weigh in on Mondays at Weight Watchers and it's always so tempting to just eat something completely off-plan and delicious when I know I have an entire week to "work it off." Along with you, I would love to work on this little habit...

Soulnik - Sorry you feel so lousy! Hope you get to feeling better soon! Way to go on your commitment to your biggest loser group. (BTW - I love your menus...they have already given me great ideas! Thanks! One question...what is a WaWa Turkey Shorty?)

Today:

Breakfast -
High fiber cereal - 4 points
Apple - 1 point

Snack -
Yogurt - 1 point

Lunch -
Garden Burger on Sandwich thin - 2 points
Low-fat mozzerella - 2 points
Mustard/Mayo Sauce - 1 point
Roasted Red Pepper Soup - 1 point

Snack -
Orange - 1 point

Dinner -
English Muffin Hawaiian Pizzas - 5 points

Dessert -
Trader Joes Whole Grain Cookies (so yummy!) - 2 points

Total - 20 points
*Note to self - Need to work on eating more of my points. WW says I need to eat 35 points per day but I feel like that's way too much...but I really need to work on getting more so my body doesn't go into "starvation mode"

Exercise -
Lifting weights (first day...yikes)
60 min. cardio (elliptical and treadmill)

I look forward to joining your group and getting to know you all better!

wow lots of activity here...so glad to see everyone!
I feel so far behind to try and catch up on personals.
I did great yesterday after not doing so hot on monday. We had redlobster for lunch on monday but I did only eat 2 rolls...lol
food for today; coffee, thinbun toasted with 1tb peanut butter, cutie
morning snack 1tsp of peanut butter
lunch bowl of veggie soup homemade (broth skimmed)
dinner- kraut, polish sausage and beans
should be a good food day and my points should be right if I dont take extra servings...
Im tracking my points as well as my calories...just kinda curious to see how the compare

Just a quick note. I leave today and won't be back until Friday. Just wanted to tell everyone to have a great week!

Hi everyone! Work is SUPER hectic, nothing bad, but really busy, which is a good thing, really!

Beverlyjoy---awww, thanks! How are you feeling?

lottie--How are you doing?

299--good luck finding what is stalling you.

Rhonda! Welcom back!!!

Trazey--Great job!

raebeaR--it's been super busy at my work too....

soulnik--Hope you are feeling better!

Diane--Have a safe trip!!!

rakel--Ouch! Hope your tooth feels better!

brandijune--Welcome!

dgramie--It HAS been busy around here...great to see so much activity!


I have been totally OP so far today! YIPPEE! My knee is doing terrible, again. Ugh, SO sick of this. I have an appt 2/5...I think that's it, anyway, I HAVE an appt w/ my ortho, so hopefully that will help.

K, I really need to finish making a grocery list! Have a great night everyone!

I hate when this happens... I slip up over the weekend, neglect exercising, neglect counting my calories diligently, and of course when I get back on track the following week I have negated my recent progress. As long as I am closely tracking my food and exercise, I lose weight. When I don't, I lose nothing or even gain. I know this... yet I still allow myself to slide. Emotionally, I just felt extremely disappointed and frustrated about being fat, like that does me any good. I am... ready to kick myself into high gear and see the scale move. It seems like I always do so well at the start and then fizzle out. After I do well, I relax on my rules a bit and then lose my progress. It's just not efficient, and I'm not doing myself any favors.

Anyway, enough rambling. I finally input my 90 minutes of exercise (yes, I was feeling quite motivated among my pity party) and dinner into livestrong.

Now, it's way past my bedtime, so off I go!

Hi chicks...yesterday my food was good, water good, but - no exercise. I'll work on that today. Maybe it's my headcold. I am grateful for all the things I DID get done!

Today I am going to take it easy. I am going to do two programs tomorrow. I need to have some strength for that.

I haven't been doing my meditation - maybe it's my awful headcold. I need to do this!

the usual =
fork down between bites
slow aware eating
log food
lots of water
eat only when seated
pma - positive mental attitude

breakfast - 1/2 raisin english muffin with pnb, boca bacon, clementine
lunch - italian veggie stew on boiled potatoe with lite provelone cheese
snack = yogurt, fiber bar
dinner = cheese toast and tomato soup, veggies
snack - rice cake with pnb, sf cocoa

rakel - don't kick yourself...hop back on your plan and try and do what you know helps. You can do it!

mj - darn that knee!! I hope your ortho has some 'magic'. ice ice baby.... Hope yesterday was good.

slash - safe travel, friend.

dgrammie - good job tracking those points...it always helps.

brandijune - WELCOME! Glad you are joining in! Good food plan. I don't do ww - but my friends say to use your points.

soul - feel better - headcolds are the pits. If you're sick - pace yourself on the exercise - let your body get better. great food plan

Shout out to rhonda, 299 and trazey.

Everyone have a GREAT day.

Hi, Team!

I'm having a tough time getting started again. Each day, I say "this is the day!" Today, is on-plan day #1 again. I've finished my meditation time so that is one thing off my list. Here is my plan for today:

Meditation time
32 oz water
Vitamins
30 mins of walking
3 meals and 2 snacks

Tonight is ladies's night at church. I'll have to be creative to find the time for my walking today.

MJ - I'm so sorry to hear that your knee is hurting so badly. I hope you find relief soon. Did you ever have your surgery?

A big "Hello" to everyone else. Have a great on-plan day.

Good Morning!

rakel--exactly what Beverlyjoy said! Get back on plan. You can do it!

Beverlyjoy--You better rest up today! Thank you for the reminder to ice!!! I need to be doing that more consistenly. I KNOW it works....I need to do it as soon as I get home and at least once more at night! I will tonight, I promise!

Rhonda--I am right there with you....see below. I had my knee scoped in September and it really helped. More than we thought it would. Unfortunately, as usual, there is more damage than the ortho thought and I am looking at a total knee replacement in the fairly near future. ICK! There are other surgeries he can do to push that further down the road--still not "easy" ones, but not as "involved" as a total knee.

Ok, so I am also struggling with getting myself back on track. I do pretty good w food--now that dh is eating healthier too, that is MUCH easier--NOT easy, but easier. But the exercise part is really hard. I like to exercise. I like my gym. I find myself falling into my "old trap" of if I miss one day then I throw in the towel and make it ok to miss another and another....So, it's time to change that. When I VERY first started working out, I started more slowly--3 days a week. Then when I was used to that, I bumped it up to 4, then 5, then 6. By then it was such a habit that I rarely thought of missing a day. So, that's what I am going to do. REALLY start over. I have new sneakers (excellent deal at the Nike outlet!) and a couple pairs of new workout pants. I have my calendar all ready and a reward all picked out. I also have a VERY eager 16 y/o niece who I will tell that my goal is "X" number of days at the gym each week and she will text me until I go! LOL!!!!

So, that's my plan!!! I know I can do this! We all can!

Have a great OP day everyone!!!!

Hey Chicas!

@brandijune44 - A WaWa Turkey Shorty is a hoagie from a convenience store we have here in the Philly/NJ area called WaWa. It's a hoagie on a short(y) roll. WaWa puts the nutritional values of all their foods online so there's no surprises. BTW - I'm supposed to eat 35 pts a day too and I can never do it. It's too much food!

@dgramie - Red Lobster cheddar biscuits are heaven! They have all their nutritional info online and 1 biscuit is 3 pts, 2 is 7 pts. I'm eating there on Saturday with my "male companion" and I'm planning 2 of them into my meal!

@mj5 - Sorry you're in so much pain but good for you for being OP!

@rakel - Don't be so hard on yourself. We've all been there. Take it one day or even one hour at a time. You can do this! Congrats on the 90 mins!!!

@Beverlyjoy - This is like the ever lasting cold! Hope you feel better soon.

@GirlyGirlSebas - Your plan sounds totally doable. Have a great day and a good time at church!

Yesterday I walked 13,000 steps which is like 6 miles! Today I’m beat!!! So no walking, just Wii Active tonight. I was a little disappointed by my Biggest Loser team last night. One of them isn’t interested in losing weight at all, just getting more active. And the other was just kind of lazy...didn’t seem to want to do much and had a lot of excuses for not getting together to work out. So, guess I’m gonna have to pull the weight – literally – for the team.

Food for the day:
Morning
1 serving(s) Peanut Butter Cliff Bar 5
1 medium banana(s) 1.5
1/4 cup(s) fat-free skim milk 0.5
yogurt - 2

Midday
1 serving(s) WaWa Turkey w. Swiss no mayo 5
side salad - 0
1 cup(s) papaya(s) 1

Evening
2 item(s) Sugar Free Pudding Chocolate 2.5
1 Beef shepherd's pie 7

Snacks
100 cal pack - 2
1 large apple(s) 2

Thanks for all of your encouragement guys. Some days are harder than others! I just need to remind myself that if I keep going one step at a time, then eventually I won't be fat anymore!

Rhonda: welcome back

mj5: I know what you mean about if you miss one day it's easy to miss more. I was struggling with that this week, but I finally got back on track today. I know it's probably even harder because you've been having some issues with your knees, too.

soulnik: holy crap, 13,000 is amazing! Whenever I wear my pedo I am painfully aware at how stationary my job is. On the weekends I can get in 10,000 if I'm out doing things, but sitting in front of a computer all day at work means that I only get around 5,000 steps in an average day. Good work, keep it up!

Hi chicks - I stayed within my calorie range ...but, didn't stay with my original plan. It took many twists and turns and luckily stayed with the calories part. Drank about 100 ou of water,...I've been blowing my nose so much. I did my stretches. Still no meditation...gotta work on this.

I am staying home again today....I am ready for this cold to be gone!

today-
meditation
lots of water
stretches and strengthening
eat only when seated
aware eating
no second helpings
remind myself WHY

breakfast - oatmeal with 1/2 banana, almond butter, cinn, and skim milk
lunch - egg scramble with cheese, veggies, potato
snack - yogurt, fiber bar
dinner - roast, brown rice, salad
snack - cinn. toast, sf cocoa

rakel - I agree some days are hard ...keep moving forward the best you can.

mj - oo- new sneakers...fun! Sorry getting to the gym has been a struggle. Maybe it's that darn knee - maybe you could go and concentrate on upper You;ll find your groove!

soul - wow - six miles is fantastic. I love sf pudding too. I put it in the freezer, nuke it ten seconds before I eat it...it's like lovely ice cream.

Everyone - have a great day!!!!

Bev- you must be sharing your cold with me. It hit hubby day before yesterday and me during the night. My nose is about to run off... Hope you get feeling better fast!
rak-its such an eye opener when counting steps. I really have to work in the winter months to get to 10,000. My average day of daycare is about 6,000.
soul- enjoy your meal...what do you get there? I usually get the salior platter. I have been known to take my spray butter with me...LOL
mj- sorry your struggling hang in there and take it one day at time.
Rhonda- jan 27 08 was my start date. I had kept saying today is the day and it took till the 27th to start it.IM so glad I started it!!
slash- hi
44- hi and how are you doing?

Im doing really well right now. I may not always make the best choices but am able to work my menu plans around to make up for it. Been on track 3 days now.
Im sure I will not do as great on monday..its my bday!!
Im going to have a no eat out weekend!! I normally really screw things up on the weekends.