I had an excellent day. I'm doing a happy dance. I went pop free. I didn't have a single drop. Yeah!!!!!!
I got my screen name because of my job. You can't laugh because my job actually does this. Here goes. I'm a cashier at Wal-mart. They have a cheer that goes. Give me a W; Give me an A, give me a L, then the little line inbetween the L and M is called the squiggly. Hence, my screen name. Yes, on occasion, we have to do this silly cheer. I couldn't come up with anything for a screen name so that is what I use.
I also did well with my calories and all. HEre's what I had today:
2 salmon patties
1/2 cup mac and cheese
3/4 cup ice cream
lettuce salad with croutons and fat free Ital dressing
Calories: 1083
Fat: 52
Carbs: 108

I drank 160 oz of water. I feel like I'm ready to float.
I did only 10 minutes on my elliptical today. I have a bad ankle and it was hurting today so it was hard to get the exercise in.
I hope everyone is having a good day.

Hi Guys,
Sorry about the weekend and for a bit there i thought i lost you guys...but i like out new home
Good to see everybody is doing good and the i like Saturday at our official weigh in.
Anyways here goes:
First name: Vanessa
Geographical location: New York

Age:32yrs

Marital Status:Married for 9yrs

Children/Ages: 2 boys ages 6yrs and 2yrs

Occupation: stay at home mom

Pets: none

Hobbies/Interests: reading, crafty stuff and shopping

Height: 5ft 5"

Eye/Hair Color: green/dark brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: April 05

Starting Weight:275lbs

Present Weight: 246lbs

Goal Weight: 175lbs

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: emotional eating, bingeing

Following any specific plan: not really

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Determination

Something you're passionate about (besides food): my kids and shopping

Worst craving(s): food

Favorite healthy thing to eat: fruits

Favorite type of music: little of everything

Favorite movies:

Favorite TV shows: desperate housewives, CSI,

Last book you read: Dr Phil 7 keys to weightloss

Last thing you ate: bread and peanut butter last night

Last time you exercised: 15min ago

What are some of the things you can't wait to do after you reach your goal weight: shop in a regular store and just about everything


An Inspirational Quote: Do everything like you will never fail.

Howdy friends! I'm so proud of our little group. Everyone seems to be doing so well! So, I've been recording my progress on Fitday and it's so wonderful. I love it. Yesterday I was doing fantastic, but as the day went on my eating habits curved downward. It was movie night at my house and I ate buttered popcorn, twizlers and m&m's just like everyone else. I felt so full by the time all was said and done that I was just going to brush off recording what I ate...but I did it anyway. It was harsh to see in black and white everything that I ate that day and the final calorie count -- even with being mindful a good portion of the day.

I've always said that food isn't my problem and blamed my weight on my sedentary lifestyle. But I'm the only person I've been kidding. So, I've had a revelation and I promised myself that I won't let that calorie count at the end of the day ever reach such a great height. That said...I've been much more mindful today. I've caught myself not putting foods in my mouth because I didn't want to have to record them and have them staring back out at me blankly in haunting reminder (the fat on my body already does that enough)!

Anyway...So I guess the goal of recording what I eat has been good for me so far. It's making me be real with myself and is holding up truths that I've been denying. Yesterday I stuck with only drinking two sodas and to day, in a moment of absent mindedness, was gulping down the third before it hit me.

Shelley. WAY TO GO on no soda yesterday. Woo hoo! Keep on happy dancing and floating on that water girl. You're doing fantastic. I can hear the energy coming out through your words. So good job! (And I agree with Felicia...I would love to hear the Wal-Mart cheer). Keep on rockin' it out!

Felicia: I'm so glad you're getting to enjoy having your husband home. I've never had crystal light, but I'll have to give it a try. Maybe that can be a fun thing for me to drink that's not soda. Way to go on getting the 20 min. walk in yesterday. Little spurts like that will totally add up in the long run.

Karla: I'm so glad you found our new thread! Way to opt for the lettuce wraps at Chili's. Making healthier choices like that, especially while at yummy restaurants, will definitely get you to that goal quicker. I love that you have a cat named Honey. My golden retriever is named Honey! And thanks for the words about gaining muscle... I've heard that too, and I"m really hoping that's the case. I'm trying to stay off the scale all week so my body has a chance to maybe balance out. Regardless, I feel slightly more toned and like the water aerobics is doing me good. I don't plan on giving up -- ever again. This weight is coming off baby! How are you coming along with formulating goals for the week?

Vanessa: I'm so glad you found us here also! How did you like Dr. Phil's 7 Keys to Weightloss? It's a book that is on my shelf and I haven't read it yet. (Maybe that's the denial talking)... I should pick it up and give it a go. I love Dr. Phil...Let me know what you thought of it. Have you thought of any goals for the week?

Well ladies...I hope you've all had great days. I'm so proud of each and every one of you! (Sorry...I'm such a cheerleader ...

I'll check in with you all tomorrow. I'll be up bright in early in the morning for water aerobics. Go us!

Vanessa...I see you posted while I was writing my little novella. Your 1 hr. 20 min. work out blows me away! What exercises were you doing? And way to gulp down that water. Keep it up!

First name: Donna

Geographical location: Grandview, Indiana

Age:26

Marital Status:married, to Corey, since 1998

Children/Ages: none yet

Occupation: homemaker, but used to be CNA on alzheimer's unit

Pets: Cinnamon, Golden retriever, Slinky, dashchund, and Peanut, evil Kitty,

Hobbies/Interests: scrapbooking, watching my hubby run in demo derby, and spending time with family

Height: 5 foot 2

Eye/Hair Color: brown, and brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: been doing it forever, but really commited since May

Starting Weight:275

Present Weight: 259

Goal Weight: first mini goal is 244 by august 31st, end goal is 165

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: not snacking and getting up and moving

Following any specific plan: ww

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I just can't stand being fat anymore! I'm too young to feel this bad all the time, and I want to be at a healthy weight before getting pregnant

Something you're passionate about (besides food): love demolition derbies

Worst craving(s): doritos and reeses cups

Favorite healthy thing to eat: cherries

Favorite type of music: country

Favorite movies: raising helen, butterfly effect, darkness, amityville horror (old one)

Favorite TV shows: starting over, CSI, law & order SVU

Last book you read: With an axe, true stories of axe murders

Last thing you ate: diet peach cobbler, 3 points

Last time you exercised: about 1 hour ago, in the pool

What are some of the things you can't wait to do after you reach your goal weight:
go to Holiday World and ride the Raven
Anything else you would like to share with us: hope to find new friends and lots of support here


An Inspirational Quote:

Cool, another Hoosier. Welcome to our thread Donna. I live in Peru, Indiana. I'm not exactly sure where Grandview is but I will find out when I get done here. Peru is about 15 miles north of Kokomo on 31. We have Grissom airforce base. My husband also does demo derbies. You will find friends here. I promise.
Felicia: Enjoy your husband.

Kristy: Keep up the good work in journaling. I've been doing it and it helps tremendously. Don't get frustrated by the 7 pounds. It could just be water and muscle. You are doing good. We all have our slip ups. Keep moving forward!

Karla: Good job making the right choices in a hard situation. I would have probably failed with that. IT's very inspirational to see that you made the right choices.

My day was good. No exercise today. I took the day off. Food wise was good. HEre's my food for today.

6 oz steak
16 oz lettuce with 8 servings of croutons, and 9 servings of Ital dressing ( divided into two salads, one for lunch and one for supper)
44 oz dew ( I couldn't stay away today)
4 choc chip cookies
60 oz water
Calories: 1489 Fat: 32 Carbs: 251

We are all doing good, ladies. Let's keep up the good work.

Today is going to be a free day. I'm not going to record anything I eat or worry about anything. I am going to try to get on my elliptical though since I took the day off yesterday. I don't want to get to lax on my exercise. I"m not sure how long I'll do it though. I don't know what happened last night but I got a huge case of insomnia. I have been up since 9 am yesterday morning. I won't be able to go to bed until this evening because I have my child. I guess if I start feeling to bad I can call his grandmother but I really don't want to do that. Anyway, I am also trying to clean house and get things ready for a yard sale that I'll be having on the 9th.
Well, I hope all is well with everyone else.

Shelley, Grandview is in Southern Indiana, across the bridge from Owensboro, Kentucky, and about 40 miles from Evansville. I think it's awesome that your hubby does demo too!! My hubby won his heat at our county fair a few weeks ago and got second in the feature!! He's outside right now working on his "new" 1976 Caddy. We have a demo on July 16th in Tell City, IN, and he's taking an Olds 98 with a Chevy 350, that's been made into a stroker motor, with about 2 grand worth in it, but we bought it off the guy who spent the 2 grand on it for 200 bucks, lol. Now we are in the market for a 70's model Impala. I have been doing pretty good today, with writing down every bite that's gone in my mouth, and thinking before I eat, about whether I'm hungry or just absently eating. Well, gotta run and vac the pool, so I can swim!!
Bye,
Donna

How is everybody doing with their goals? I've come up with a few goals that I'd like to accomplish
1. Drink at least 64 ounces of water a day.
2. Exercise at least 3 days a week. (I need big help with this one)
3. Watch portion sizes.

I'll be going to the store later this afternoon to look at kitchen scales to help with watching portion sizes. I've always just eyeballed it according to the estimates they give, such as a deck of cards, or a baseball, etc. I'm not sure if I do a good enough job for that. My eyes may see something smaller than it actually is.
So far my breakfast and lunches have been great. I eat my fruits and vegetables mainly during these meals. I have a tough time with dinners because my fiance isn't into the whole healthy meals aspect and I don't feel like cooking two different meals to please everybody.
He did surprise me the other day and said he was very proud of me because he noticed that I've been trying to eat healthier and that I'm doing a good job with it. That totally made my day.
Anyway, I hope everybody is doing well. Keep up the good work!

Karla

I'm doing much better today. I slept last night. I am back OP. It sounds like everyone is doing good. Guyana, it is hard when your boyfriend doesn't eat the healthy foods with you. My husband has just agreed to do it. It helps alot. It is good that your boyfriend is noticing and compliments you. I thik that is great.
Donna: i looked up your town on mapquest and you are way down there. LOL!!! My hubby is doing demo this year because he didn't get his car ready in time. Our demo in Peru is the 8th and 9th and the following weekend is Wabash. Wabash's demo is harsh. We saw it for the first time last year and it was awesome. Good job on thinking before you eat. I always have to ask myself if it's worth it. I'm looking forward to a trip to Cedar Point next summer.
I hope eveyone has a great day.

Well, I have been doing pretty good today, spent about an hour in the pool this evening, and I have been babysitting all week, so this keeps me moving and not eating as much junk. I just wanted to pop in and say hi, will write more tomorrow, getting ready to head to bed!! Keep up the good work ladies!!