Judy thanks for your input and I guess your right on that one. I know when you are building muscle it weighs more than fat. So sometimes the scale will go up with that too. But in the long run that muscle will burn that fat away and increase my matabolism level. But yesterday was a vacation day for me. I went on a bus trip to Niagara Falls Casino. I had a good time. i didn't go crazy on food but did eat extras I normally wouldn't including a dounut. So today I will be working out and trying to make better food choices. After all the food we choose. Along with our exercise.
Judy working out at Curves will help. When I get off a bit I think just exercising helps me want to make better food choices. Hang in there! You had a set back with you shins that happens. At least we all recognize when we have a set back. That is a move in the right direction and part of the whole process. Before we would n't be all that upset or try to do anything to really make a change for the better.
Tired your trying and geting back into the swing of things is never very easy. One step at a time don't stress over it. You have enough on your plate. Take a long bike ride somewhere you enjoy. It will relax you and make you feel good. Just an idea.
Have a good day everyone.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. Judy, I know you can resist temptation. You've been so strong. Carol good luck on the trip. Let me know how it went. I'm tying up a lot of loose ends at school and finishing up. I feel some space opening up for exercise, eating right. I'm getting closer and I want to be there. Thanks again.

Hello everyone, well today was so so. I made some good choices in the a.m. and then swirved off my path of good choices. I guess one thing that went wrong was in the a.m. calories were too low about 150 before lunch. That really isn't good for me. So then I was really hungry! So thats how it went down hill ! But now I am only going to have some fresh strawberries and some ice water until bed. I ck'd on a thread that had Oprahs info. The info. was interesting I'll share a little. Don't eat 3 hours before your bedtime. Treadmill challenge yourself change programs, speeds , inclines. I was already doing the treadmill stuff but not the 3 hrs.. 3 days a week you can indulge with 1 small piece of cake, pasta, etc. but only 1. Now maybe I could try that one! Talk to you all on saturday!

Hi all. Carol, I commend you for staying with it and being a faithful writer on this thread. Today we're having a yard sale so my exercise will be lots of moving, dragging and lifting. I'm getting caught up at school and ready to get back to my exercising. Eating a bit too much but lots of healthy food. I really need to think about the balance of work, family and me so that I can stay healthy and get everything else (wel the important things) done too. I like reading everyone's tips. Take care.

Good Morning Everyone!!! I hope to make this a super healthy day - good food, not too much and some exercise at some point. Summer is right around the corner and so is my doctor's appointment. Last year I weighed 210 at the apt. I hope to be at least 20 lbs thinner. There's so much to enjoy in life that is not food - I just have to find those things and make them natural choices over food. Take care.

Tiredoffat oh this weekend I kind of went off the beaten path of good eating. I ate little extra's sometimes its so hard to be good. But I didn't get tot he gym we had a sale as you did and that was a good form of exercise. I am geared up and ready to start this week with healthy eating and some exercise. We are going camping this weekend coming up. I am going to take some healhty things along for snacks etc. But I know we will be drinking a bit of wine. Most likely to stay warm with this crazy weather. But I will beable to go for some walks etc. I hope the weather conditions are nicer by friday. At least we have the camper we used to tent! I have been busy packing it up for the whole season. That will be easier for when we want to go away. Just pack some clothes, food and we are off. I also have a doctors appt. on the 31st. Not such good timing with coming off a little vacation away! Oh well I will try to keep it in mind. Lots of veggies and fruit. I would like to start one goal a week what do you think? Mine this week will be no food 3 hours before bed. This was an Oprah one!
Today I have an all day conference with lunch included so I will becareful this evening.

Oh girls I started off great yesterday with a choice of breakfast treats. I was at a conference and so I choose the bran muffin no butter. Hooray that wasn't so bad! Then for lunch I had ordered a lasagna spinach , cheese, artichoke thought it was the better of 3 choices. I only ate 2/3rds and not even sure why. It wasn't that good. I did manage to eat the green beans. Then for dessert I had choc. cake 3 layers thick with frosting I only ate the bottom layer no frosting. So not so bad huh? But then in the evening at home I had 1 pita pocket w/ hot ham slices and some hot cheese melted, few pickles. Then I made brownies for a friends birthday for coffee time. Well needless to say I had some of them. Just little corners etc. but they all add up. I had every intention of going to the gym too, but didn't get there. I am going today that is for sure!!!!!!! So some good choices a little bad choice but I guess looking back I could of been much worse. I am trying to not cry in my spilled milk I guess. Moving forward to a better start today. Increase my water today! Exercise!!!!!!!!
Intake: cheerios whole wheat, milk splash, banana
Lunch out: veggie sub 6 inch , crystal light
Snack: yogurt
Dinner: pork chops grilled little barbcue sauce, salt potatoes no salt w/ little marg canola and vinegar, green beans
Snack: popcorn, cooking spray garlic powder, parm cheese

Hi all, you'll get back on track Carol. The rain and gray weather is really not good for dieting. I want sunshine!

The camping trip sounds like fun. Will you have time to hike in the forest or possibly swim (probably too cold)? It's good to get away it rejuvinates you. Perhaps you can stay on track until the trip start, relax and enjoy the trip, then get back on track when you return.

I've been eating too much, but I've been eating healthy so I haven't had that awful feeling of eating too much junk food. I've been busy moving around a lot and getting things done, but not exercising. I'm just counting the days until summer when I can focus on my body/health more. Last year I started in August. I'm hoping that my end of June start again this year will really make a difference. Let's hope that the sun comes back soon.

Tiredoffat try to set a certain day in June and then you can focus on a start date. I know with my exercise sometimes I have to push myself with a day to get started. I did manage to make it to the gym yesterday.I had a 1 hr. workout and it felt good. It balances out the Taco Bell lunch I had. My client wanted that so what is one to do. I should of ck'd with the girl for the healthy verison. But of course I didn't other than that I had a better day yesterday. I plan on doing some hiking while I am there camping. As far as a swim not unless we polar bear swim. We laughed about that the other night. Hey by the way healthy over eating has got to be better than junk food. At any rate its hard to get back into the swing of things. I am glad you are posting and I look forward to keeping in touch with you on here. I know you will get it together soon and you will feel wonderful. Sometimes life just gives us a few curves. One thing I am trying to do is keep busy with my hands after dinner as if not I will snack. I have packed a few healthy choices for snacks. I still need to pick up fruit. I am trying to count my calories again. That seems to be the best way for me to maintain and hopefully lose a bit more. I would like to lose around 14 more lbs. Are you drinking your water? I have added crystal light to mine for at least 1 time a day.
Take care! Judy are you out there? Seems like we lost some folks?

Hi, there--

It's our second week in our new office space, and I have absolutely no privacy! Anyone walking past my cubicle can see that I'm on a website with little smiley faces . I have been eating badly this week and feeling vaguely angry about things. I will try to sort out my issues this weekend. I don't have anything special planned for Memorial Day, although I have a large amount of reading to do, a huge binder of proposals for one of my volunteer commitments.

Tired and Carol, I appreciate your spirit and your drive. A camping trip is not my idea of a good time....

judy

Hi Judy, I hope you can get back on track. You've lost so many lbs already which is awesome. Boy if I lost 21 since Dec. I'd be at goal. I know you can do it. You've got the right idea though to sort things out over the weekend. I spend a lot of time trying to sort things out. I actually enjoy it and do make gains, though I take back steps too like lately. The good news is that I still fit into my 12-14 clothes whereas last summer I was wearing 18-20 clothes. That's progress. That back step is that my 12-14's are becoming tight so it's time to try again. We've had so much rain, rain, rain that it's been dampening my spirit but I know that the sunshine and hot weather will soon return. Judy I'm rooting for you and I know that with your conviction you are going to make your goal. I bet you already feel great.

Hi Carol thanks for all the specifics. I am starting to feel like my old self again after the downer early spring - it all caught up with me big time. Now I'm wrapping up and looking forward to a new focus. Hopefully no new balls will drop anytime soon. I'd like a free time to just be for a while. What I'm learning about myself is that I need a focus - hobby - interest to keep me engaged. I like my work, but it's work. I like home, but there's lots of tasks associated with it. I do best when I've got something going on that's interesting and keeps my mind engaged. I love to learn. The reading course, though too laborious, did keep me on the diet track. Next fall I'll probably take something that's not as intense but that keeps me engaged and interested.

Judy and Carol, do outside interests help you with dieting/healthy eating? If so I'm curious what interests.

Take care all. Thanks for being here.

Judy good to hear from you. Oh and do I know about office space. I share an office not a big space at all. My coworker can be very moody and sometimes it effects the way I feel. Other coworkers get on the computer for personnal stuff but I don't unless she isn't there. Once in awhile she will say lets look something up off the record. But she is the bosses pet so yah gotta watch your back. Oh how nice it would be to have my own office! Good luck with your adjustment. You have done so good as Tired has said I have also gotten a bit off track its so hard to get back on TOTALLY!!!!!!!!!!! I made brownies for a coworkers birthday and then left some home for camping. Well I got into them and took the rest down to the grandkids. If its in the house its too tempting.
Tired I do have many interest and my gardening helps me in the good weather. I like to read, knit, sew and make jewelry. The jewelry is my newest hobby. If I sit around after dinner and do nothing I tend to snack on the wrong things lately. Your right about the weather it does bring us down a bit. But hopefully we will have nothing but sunshine soon! Oh what was in my coffee! This is Syracuse N./Y.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways I have a doctors appt. on the 31st boy that wasn't so smart after a weekend away what was I thinking?????????? But maybe it will help me focus who knows? I do need to pick up some more healthy snacks to take away today. I know wine and smoras will be in my weekend at some pt. and time. Can't be to good and ruin my weekend. But I will do some walking and hopefully that will help keep things balanced. I don't feel I have gained and my clothes seem to fit the same. You also need to look at how far you have come in the past year. Recognizing what your doing differently now than before might help. Go back to some of your old post and see what clicked with you before to help you lose. We all lose differently and something worked for you before don't go racking your brain to find a new way before you try what did work! Just a thought for yah. Maybe I will go back to my loss of that 4lbs and see what I ate and exercised around that period of time.

Hi all. Carol, so many good ideas. I will go back and read some of the old posts. It's still raining - what a week. Luckily the weather has helped me to do a lot of teaching and the children have been pretty good. Enjoy the weekend. I look forward to hearing all about it.

I'm sorry I've been gone so long. As you can imagine, my eating behavior has been less than exemplary in the past month. I have gained plenty of weight. I think I'm up to my pregnancy delivery weight. I have been tracking (and controlling) my eating for the past 2 days and catching up on your posts. Thank you for staying here. I was so afraid that I'd check and you'd be gone. It brings to my mind the realization that it is important to check in periodically whether I'm a poster girl for healthy living or not. I'm truly sorry for disappearing.

I've been consistent with my water aerobics class. It meets on Monday and Wednesday mornings. I just started back to weight training 2 days ago. I have a new ipod--a GREAT gift from my Mom.

You all sound like you are staying conscious. It takes so much courage to not run away when "things" are less than perfect.

Well, back in the saddle.

My eating plan for the day:

breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs w/ parmesan cheese
1 slice toast


snack: fresh pineapple

lunch: chicken breast
3 bean salad

dinner: meatballs and broccoli

snack: strawberry and yogurt smoothie

I plan on showing up at the gym for an hour. I hope it's not too crowded.

Thanks again for being here and again, I'm sorry for not showing up for such a long time. I hope you'll take me back.

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Hi All,

I had a good eating day yesterday. "Clocked" in at 1515 cal.

I didn't make it to the gym yesterday so I'm going to go today.My neighborhood is having a block party today and I'm going to show up a
little late so I can make it to the gym first. I know I won't go after the
party. Maybe there will be less food to tempt me.

Hope you are all having a great weekend.

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