Hi there,

It was a long night. We didn't get back from Rochester until 2:30 am, the kids get here at 6:15! I'm whooped.

Jen I think you needed sleep more than a workout yesterday LOL! Talk about me feeling tired, you're schedule ahs been a bit nuts it has to throw you off.

Well I hear the kids are done with breakfast so I have to run...It's great to see you here BLissful!!! HAve a greta day all!
~misty

Hey there! Got to the gym this morning but then probably ate that many calories when I got into some chocolate after lunch. I'm feeling so sick to my stomach right now, what on earth was I thinking?????? Well I'm going to work shortly, working 3-11 so I'll probably have a couple of pieces of fruit at dinner just so I"m not ravenous and fill up on water all night and not eat anything else. Like I probably didn't really go overboard with the calories but I feel stupid for eating like that when I know better. It's my own stupid fault for not stopping myself from falling into the same bad behaviours (channel surfing, being bored and wanting to snack). Instead when I realized I was bored I should have got my butt off the couch and doing something else. It is very, very frustrating when I do stuff like this. Okay so I"m done smacking myself and I"m going to just drink water and have 2 pieces of fruit at supper time and then I'll stop feeling crummy. See you tomorrow.

Hi there,
Jen- I totally know what you mean. I have been finding myself eating stuff and thinking "What the HECK am I doing?!!" It's frustrating. Don't beat yourself up too much and make sure you eat enough. What is good is you realized what you did and you owned it. You didn't hide from it and deny that it happened.

I am having a bit of trouble staying on plan with the eating. The first two weeks I bought tons of fruits and veggies and salads. I followed a preset meal plan with menus that had healthy meals and snack already laid out. I was eating alot of food, but it was healthy veggies and so I wasn't consuming tons of empty calories. But the first week it cost me $180 some, the second week it was $150 some. Last week and this week I had to cut back it is just WAY too expensive for us and DH isn't enjoying it at all. So I bought some smart ones. I'm eating those, and frozen veggies for lunch and dinner and I don't feel satisfied. Part of it is I had to fill up a large part of my day prepareing the foods I ate the first two weeks. I enjoyed the cooking and the learning new recipes. I got me busy. Now I just pop a tray in the microwave. I had no trouble satying on plan 100% thos efirst two weeks. But thi sweek and last week I find myself craving some substance. I am pretty frustrated b/c there has to be a happy medium. I know this summer the price of fresh stuff will come down ALOT and we plant a garden and freeze or can our own stuff. So I will have more choices then. But I can't count on then, I have to live for right now.

I still haven't worked out. I don't know why I keep slacking. Tuesday I sorted out all my kids clothes and since I couldn't keep two toddlers contained in my bedroom I brought it all downstairs....7 boxes, 4 baskets, 3 piles of stuff from AJ"s closet. Each of which required a trip up and down the stairs, then I had to put it all back. So I figure I went up 28 times and down 28 times. And I didn't sit down for the three or four hours it took to sort through all this stuff, so I think that should count as a workout!

Well hang in there everybody, each day has ups and downs but if we look at the numbers we've had 22.4 pounds worth of downs in just 3 weeks! Can't complain I guess. But if I don't get my butt in gear I'll have a gain this week!

Have a good one, all ~misty

Hi Misty. I know what you mean about food being so expensive. I don't buy really anything different. I'm eating a lot of frozen veggies. Basically at mealtimes I have the same as everyone else, I just don't eat the pasta, rice or potatoes, I'll just double up on the veggies or have a salad as well. At lunchtimes I'll have some meatballs and a couple of cups of frozen veggies done in the microwave. Another good one is a small can of tuna packed in water, drained and mixed in with veggies or salad or both. I didn't do as well last night as I would have liked because I ended up coming home from work early and my husband hadn't eaten yet so we both snacked on crackers, cheese and peanut butter. Not like it was a million calories but I could have done without the crackers. I just had a coffee this morning so I'm starving now. I'm going to do the meatballs/frozen veggies for lunch and 1 piece of fruit so that should fill me up and keep me going until supper. My son and I are going to go to the mall for supper and I'm going to have some Chinese food, something with tons and tons of veggies, I hope they have some that is not all stir fried because then it is covered in oil. I'm going to the gym sometime this afternoon. I'm going to start doing that if I can rather than going in the morning because I tend to waste my afternoons so if I schedule my gym time then I think I will be more motivated to keep busy rather than sit on the couch and watch tv. Hang in there Misty!!! It may be tough right now to stick to your plan but just do your best, that is all anyone can ask of you. Try adding in some veggies with your microwave dinner, just throw in some frozen veggies at the same time you nuke your dinner. Frozen veggies aren't too expensive and you can get all different kinds. I put just a tiny bit of butter, like 1 tsp for about 2 cups of veggies and then salt/pepper or I've also used a bit of salad dressing rather than butter. I think running up and down the stairs 28 times constitutes a workout!!!

Have a great day! See you later.

Hi there!

Jen thanks for the support and advice I needed it . I feel much more in control and motivated than this morning. I will have to try more frozen veggies. I can get those for less than $1 per bag. My mother in law has chicken with these new stirfry veggies from Bird's Eye, they were $1.50 a bag I bought a couple to try.

I hope going to the gym in the afternoon works out for you. It's hard to find a time that is convient and motivating. Well I have to run. Enjoy dinner tonight at the mall!
~misty

Morning all. Well going to the gym in the afternoon sort of worked because I had a pretty productive day but there was a lot of people there. It's a pretty big gym so you don't have to wait for machines but the parking lot was really full. I got lucky too in that I hit the change room when it wasn't packed. I hate when there are a dozen women trying to get changed in the same space. There was this woman a few days ago who had all her clothes etc on the bench in front of my locker and she moved her stuff like 2 inches so I could get my stuff while she was gabbing non-stop to another woman. Just really annoying.

I didn't end up eating at the mall after all. My son wanted some popcorn and then he didn't want to eat supper and after having a stroll through the food court I didn't really feel like eating there after all. We got a moo-latte from dairy queen to split and they are pretty filling so I didn't get anything else. What a nutritious supper for both of us eh? Well it's not like we do this all the time.

Misty, glad you are feeling better. Right now I feel happy if I lose a lbs a week even though I'd like to lose faster. But still if I can lose 1 lbs a week and keep it off I'll still be down 52 lbs in 1 year which is half way to my goal and better than what I have done in years and years. When you look at it in that way it is a lot easier to stay motivated because losing 1 lbs a week is pretty attainable for most people. That way you can eat within reason and not kill yourself with workouts and still lose 1 lbs a week. Just my 2 cents.

Take care all, have a great day!

Hi all!

Jen- I hope you can find a good tiem for the gym. I use dto work at teh Y and hated working out there during the busy times. It was so hard to even get to you locker, let alone use it! I think you are right about the 1 pound a week. It'll take me well over a year to reach my goal, but that's realistic and I am ok with that.

I am buying myself a charm necklace. I found some cute stuff on ebay, I'm spending more than I wanted to but I deserve a reward! I bought a key (for the 7 keys) and 10 b/c I've lost 10% of my starting wieght, a star for losing 25 (I'll add more stars for each additional 25), and a runner b/c I want to be active and healthy. I will use it as an anchor to remind me where I have come from and where I am going, and also the key is how I have to get there. DH said he'd frame $5 for every pound I lost so I could use it to go shopping when I reach my goal but he hasn't done that nor do I want that much money framed LOL, that's be $150 so far.

Well have a good day all! It's been a long week and it's not over yet. Hope everyone's weigh goes well on Monday!
~misty

Hello! I'm here b/c I am trying to not go snack. DH and AJ are in the livingroom watching Ice AGe and munching animal crackers and hot cocoa. I'm hungry, but not sure what to eat and if I sit in there anylonger i will eat crackers. I have gained apound so far this week, not surprising considering how I ate that one day. Well AJ wants to play so I have to run, wish me Luck!
~misty

I think I have gained too Misty so don't feel bad! I'm coming up on TOM so that is probably some of it too. I'm feeling horribly bloated today so that doesn't help. I'll try and drink more water and maybe that will help to flush my system. Take care!

Good luck tomarrow, Jen. I totally know how you feel!

I had a pretty good weekend, how about all of you? Friday we took the kids to the nursing home to take pictures of them with thier Great Great Grandmother, Great Grandfather and my husband. His mom passed away in 1977 so we couldn't have all five generations present but it was very nice. Gram really liked seeing the kids, she doesn't know who they are she barely remembers her son, but she was delighted anyway. It's nice b/c we live in her house and these pictures will be something we can pass on to the kids and have here in here her house.

Today I made some sugar free fat free strawberry icecream. I had gotten an ice cream maker from my Grandma for x-mas, but hadn't used it b/c I couldn't find any low fat recipes. Well I decided to just make some icecream with splenda and skim milk. I used the same proportions as the recipes used, but they called for sugar and heavy cream. It tasted pretty good. I only had a bite b/c it wasn't finished setting up when we left to go shopping. Now it's after 8 so I'll have to wait. I am only going to allow myself one scoop on days I exercise. essentially it's milk and strawberries so it fits into the no refined carbs rule, but it still has calories so I can't binge on it!

Well I'm going to make teh next thread so have a great night all, hope weigh ins go well!
~misty