Hi Everyone!
Reina - I can't imagine the work involved in making 40 dozen tamales! But I can imagine how good they are going to taste!
Debee - OK, your friend lost 40lbs in 6 months. That means you could be 40 lbs thiner by June! That is assuming you have 40 lbs to lose. You might not, because size 12/14 is not fat. It may be overweight, but not fat. I don't know how tall you are, but you can't weig a whole lot and wear a 12/14 - unless you're only 3 ft tall!
Are you exercising at least 3 days a week? I was stuck in a losing battle with dieting vs willpower for years. I tried dieting and I tried exercise, but never together. This time I tried combining the two and the weight and inches started coming off the first week. That's what made me motivated and helps me to stay on task. For me, believing I could lose weight was half the battle. Once I started to succeed, I knew I was on my way.
My friend is on WW and doing very well. In fact she told me last week that she will continue counting points after she makes her goal because it gives her control over what she eats and once you get used to how many points everything has, it is really simple. She said it is the easiest diet she's ever been on. It's certainly a healthy plan. You can check it out on the net, in fact I understand they have a way you can join on the net and never attend meetings, but I'm not sure how much support you would be giving up if you didn't go to the meetings.
Cyan - I'm so happy for you and your mom! Aren't you glad you were strong enough to admit her to the hospital! Don't beat yourself up too much over one day of binging. You're still on task and winning the battle.
Taiwan- I'm glad you're feeling better. You can read Chinese! I'm impressed, that's a difficult language to master! I have no ability when it comes to learning foreign languages, so I really admire someone like you. I understand why you are so worried about your FD. My sister, Colleen, had foster children and became especially attached to one teenage girl. When the girl had to go back to her disfunctional parents, my sister let her know she was only a phone call away and would always be there for her. Sure enough, a few months later Lauri called to ask if she could live with my sister. Colleen said yes, and Lauri's mother agreed, so Colleen and her husband raised Lauri and she stayed in touch with her biological mother. Now Lauri is a corporate attorney, married and has 3 great kids. She calls Colleen mom, and her kids call her grandma. They think nothing of the fact that they have an extra pair of grandparents. So the moral of this story is: If it is possible, let your FD know you will be there for her, if only as a sounding board and advice giver- you're only a phone call away.
As for your sister, I wish I had a magic answer. Unfortunately, you can't fix her and "encouraging" her to lose weight is probably doing more damage than good to your relationship. I know you're really worried about her, but it's her decision to make. Try to accept her and love her just as she is.
Miki - WOW! You've lost 2 1/2 inches! Excellent! AND you haven't gained! Our goal was to maintain and not gain, so you're ahead of the game - You're winning girl!
Yea! Oh, I hope you feel better soon!
Well, after all my bragging about not eating the fudge and chocolate pretzles - I now have to eat crow!
Yesterday I baked Christmas cookies and couldn't resist eating the dough - or the cookies! Actually, it wasn't all my fault. My black lab was acting as Official Quality Control cookie taster and she kept egging me on for one more taste, so I would take a bite for me and give a bite to Molly. We tasted ourselves through 4 different batches of cookies and agreed the rolled sugar cookie dough was the best, but the Italian Nut Balls were the best cookies. Then last night I assembled the gift baskets I baked the goodies for. Now I ask you, is it fair to expect someone to pack fudge, chocolate pretzles, spiced pecans and four different types of cookies and not taste one or two? or three or four? Or more?
Oh Well, today I'm back on the wagon. I ran and worked with weights in hopes of burning some of those calories.
Besides, my Weight Commander predicts I will lose tomorrow and there is a lot to be said for the power of suggestion.
Cyan, the program costs $9.95. You try it for 5 days and if you like it you email the owner with your name and address. He emails you a code and sends you a bill via snail mail.
Well, I've rambled on long enough. It was great talking with you all!
Lady
My Mom should be home by next tuesday if not sooner.
well today I binged...I felt like eating and eating...I worked myself up to 1812 cals and 80 grams of fat...yep, for real, I just felt so relieved when they pin pointed the problem and survivor finally was on and I had a party in my mouth...
so now I can redo my stats at the bottom. That was a little encouraging. Maybe it has to do with our fosterdaughter leaving. She is our first one, and has been here a year. She's more like a little sister than a fosterdaughter. She is going back home and we think (and anyone else who knows her) feels the system is really doing an injustice. I won't start on this subject
This was my total for the whole day...I weighed myself this morning and I havent gained a pound...now isnt this a first for me....but I know this was a one off.
