Hey ladies, how are you today? Well, I am done beating myself up over my 1600 calories yesterday--I didn't binge..so I am just getting over it and moving on...

Well so far today I have had 300 calories--a cup of berry cheerios with a half cup of soy milk and a glass of fresh orange juice and I am feeling stronger than yesterday. I am just glad I didn't have any binge foods last night or I would have really gone overboard. It's hard being a "house spouse", even though it's by choice and most of the time I like it, but being home all day without much to do makes it harder to stay away from temptations...

maybe I'll do some much needed cleaning, get my mind off food for a while!! I am trying to replace my food addiction with other "addictions" (like this site, I am on it constantly!)...

The first week is always the hardest for me, but I am over the halfway hump...

Hope everyone is having a good day and staying on plan!

Tara

No, no, no, no, NO! C'mon, you know this is not the appropriate approach to this life-changing, life-saving voyage you've committed yourself to, don't you?

First off, you've drastically gone from a 2638 calorie routine to a 1300 calorie routine. That's a 50% drop! Maybe that's not realistic for you right now. Maybe you needed the 1600 calories for yesterday.

I know the Pollyanna outlook doesn't work all the time. (As in, "Gee, I'm eating well... I only ate half the cake this time." Although, if you ate a whole cake every day, it would be an improvement.) But, look at what you accomplished... You shaved 1038 calories off for yesterday! Yay!

Don't set unrealistic goals. Listen to what your body is telling you. Write down your accomplishments. Study what's happening (did something trigger you to eat... was it the wrong food choice...) and see what needs to be changed. Don't try to change too much at once (especially if you don't have strong support from others -- like a buddy).

Be more self-confident... Take baby steps... One day at a time, one hour at a time. You'll be amazed at what can happen. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!

We're here for you...

(Ahem, is anyone saving this pep talk for when I have a bad day?)

Sorry, Tara... I was working on my post, and you sneaked this one in!

Glad to see you know how to put the day in perspective!

We'll make it!

Thanks Cheryl, I really appreciate the words of support... I am an "all or nothing" kind of person, so when I set a goal (like 1300 calories) if I don't stick to it I feel like a failure!! My hubby has been really supportive and helped me to put it in perspective! I would still lose about 2lbs a week even on 1600 a day due to my weight and the calories I need to maintain it (2638) so I don't feel too bad today...

I am still shooting for 1200 today...I'm still holding at 300 right now, lunchtime is soon (yay!)

Thanks again for your words of encouragement and support!

Tara

good afternoon, yall
i had trouble today before lunch. i was feeling faint, queezy and had headache, figured it was diet related. knew that if i could eat i would be ok, i had to tough it out until lunch and now i feel just fine. I had sushi for lunch. I don't understand this diet my doctor has me on, i can eat rice and potatoes. i think it is a low fat/low calorie kind of thing, although he didn't say to count calories. Nevertheless, it seems to be working.

hope yall are staying strong today and having a great day.

Start 5/10/04= 195.5
Today = 190
Goal =165

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cheryl, what a great pep-talk, and you are so right about not setting un-realistic goals. Tara, now would be a great time to alleviate yourself of the burden of being an " all-or-nothing" type person. I am no proffessional but, I'd be willing to bet that if you were able to get over that emotional hump, and implement your new attitude into all aspects of your life ( including your diet goals) that you'd start seeing the lbs just slipping away! How great would that be? AND, how great would you feel to not be burdened with the perceived failures that being "all-or-nothing" creates for you? I wish you so much success!

Lisa

Good Morning all you BEAUTIFUL chicks!! well actually good afternoon. welcome to Patty! thanx for all the advice, about the tummy aches....I had a chicken quesadilla on whole wheat tortilla, with low fat cheese, but I havent really been eating anything that heavy for like two weeks, maybe that was it. Tara glad to here you are feeling better. You guys sre so funny, I love this site. Diane have fun with your honey this weekend!!! Jamie

well i did it. grrrrr had my first gain since 3-11 only 1/2 pound but a big disapointment. dont want to start slipping up. Got to work extra hard now. will do more walking and a little tae bo . hope everyone does good this weekend.

Talk to you LIGHTER!!!
Peg

Good morning ladies!
Peg- don't worry about your 1/2lb gain, it may be just water anyway...now is the time to kick it in to action and don't fall off your plan! Good luck I know you can do it!
Hippiechic--thanks for the "shout out" lol, and thanks again for steering me to the April chicks...you all have been really welcoming and supportive!

Well, it's day 5 of my weight loss "thingie" and I am going to weigh in today--I know, it hasn't been a week yet, but because of my hubby's work schedule, I wouldn't be able to get to the store to weigh myself for another week...I hope I lost some weight...I'll let ya know!
I've been doing really well! *pats self on back* ...we are also going to the library today so I can get some books to read and some excersise tapes...
Have a great day ladies!

yaaaayyyyyy!! I've lost 4lbs! I am so happy! I know it's probably mostly water (shrinking my FAT cells!) but nonetheless, it made me feel good! It's just the "jump start" I needed to motivate me even further...and it's only been 5 days! Me and hubby went to the library for some books and I also got a tape called "yogarobics" that I'm going to start doing--a combination of yoga, aerobics, and dance--looks pretty fun
Then we went to the grocery store where I weighed in and like I said, I was so happy!!
My hubby jokingly said I was wasting away to nothing HAHAHA!! He was proud though

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Tara

SW=267--5/11/04
CW=263--5/15/04
GW=140

mini goal-250

yEAH TARA!!! congrat's on the 4 lbs lost! ( If you're wondering where they went, I think I found 'em...lol) Its been a bad week for me, the scale sucks. I have cut my calories down to about 1200 p/day, which should be a major cut-back, but the scale tells me I've gained 2 lbs, so I'm just gonig to ignore it till Next Saturday, then we'll see. I had a nutritionist tell me to weigh everyday, first thing in the morning, after the trip to the potty, and to keep a food journal, so that I would know what foods effected my weight drastically. I do this, but I can't make a pattern out of it, so I'm going to try going the weekly route, so I don't make myself nuts. Hubby will be happy about that, he yells at me everymorning when he hears me get on the scale, " Get OFFFFFFFFF the scale!!!!!"....lol, he knows its goin got make me crabby I guess! I dunno. Whoever it is that recommended fitday.com, I'm just going to tell you again how awesome of a tool this is, I love it, and will keep using it daily, I really think keeping so on tip of things will get me to my goal. That stuff doesn't lie!

Well, I doubt I'll post tomorrow, so here's to a great week next week!

Lisa

checked out fitday and it is awsome!! i would recomend it to all you chicks, i think we can use all the help we can get. it calculates everything for you and lets you see a chart of your progress. PRETTY COOL!!!

Talk to you LIGHTER!!!
Peg

WEll, I guesss i should have mentioned fitday a lot sooner, it is a really great tool, I go there everyday faithfully, that way I don't just guess on my calories, cuz I have done that (guess) for a long time and I was WAY off....he he he.... so now I know exactly what it is I am putting in my mouth at all times. I think I am getting a little obsessive about calorie counting, and staying within the range I have given myself. I set it at 1200-1400 a day and have yet to even hit the 1200 mark according to fitday. i stay mostly around 1050-1100, but the weird thing is I dont feel hungry.... The change in my eating habits scares my mom, because when I was younger I just starved myself to lose weight and was VERY obsessed with counting calories and I would feel guilty everytime I ate anything, now when I tell her about how many calories I ate (she still calls me everyday since I left home) she's like your not starving your self are you? Mom's are great aren't they? I love that she still mothers me no matter how old I get. I just have to keep reassuring herself that I am doing this right this time. You guys are a big help on that. All the pep talks about being healthy....it helps a lot. Plus I know now that your body just backfires when you starve it....and you won't lose weight. well enough babbling......talk to you all soon, Jamie
p.s..............YAY Tara good job on your 4 lbs......

thaaanks hippiechic and everyone else! I am still plugging along, only ate 1200 yesterday so I am still on target!

Lisa--my nutritionist says to weigh yourself every week, because from day to day your weight can fluctuate as much as 6 lbs (due to water, etc)!! I am glad I don't have a scale in my house--I weigh in at the grocery store which is accurate according to my hubby---because I am a scale addict! When I have a scale I am weighing myself practically every time I go into the bathroom!! It's terrible...

Hippiechic--I know what you mean, I am OBSESSIVE about my calories--I have a notebook that I write them in and if I go over 1200 I am SO hard on myself (like the other day I ate 1600 and I thought it was all over!)...I even write down the 5 calories in a glass of cystal light, that's how bad I am! I am also a bit obsessive with measuring too, if it says a cup, I measure A CUP...it's terrible....which poses a problem when I go out to eat because I obsess over how many calories may or may not be in the meal etc...
Anyway, I'm still motivated from my 4lb weight loss and I feel like I am making some progress!
Have a good day ladies!
Tara

SW=267--5/11/04
CW=263--5/15/04
GW=140

mini goal=250