Middle of July already?

Some of you mentioned that you weren't satisfied with your progress so far. How about we all post a short recap of what we're doing individually and then maybe we can all suggest new things to each other this week?

Good luck this week- we can do this!

Dagmar

I haven't been really seriously dieting this month. I've been maintaining a weight of between 132 and 135 lbs.

I have been really burnt out by a bunch of things and doing the calorie counting and food weighing etc. was just too much .

I'm so close to goal that it doesn't mean that much any more. I'm trying to motivate myself with the NYC trip but it really doesn't matter that much if I weigh 130 or 133 when I go there. I'll still look and feel pretty much the same.

I have been keeping up the strength training 3 x per week, alternating with yoga the other days and taking Sunday off. We kayak when the weather lets us, usually about 2 x per week. 5 days a week I'm doing 5 dog walks per day.

My trainer is coming tomorrow night and next week so maybe she can kick my butt into gear again re the diet .

Dagmar

Hi,
I'm spending a whole lotta time in the gym lately trying to get these last nine lbs to budge. Lots of HIIT, lots of steady as she goes brisk walking, weight training three days a week. I'm going to try cutting out my glass of red wine in the evening, might make a difference .

On a side note, I had my second dress fitting over the weekend. I'm pretty miserable about the dress right now, not at all happy with how it fits me. It didn't help that the seamstress pretty much told me off for losing weight between my first fitting and now .

The wedding is six weeks away now. I can't wait for a month of vacation with my sweetie!

Dagmar- I think a personal trainer is an awesome idea!

I was off plan all weekend so today is my restart day.

My mother and sister are getting into town today from Florida. They will be here a week. I already have dinners planned for most of the nights so things won't get out of hand, hopefully.

Is that just because she will have to re-sew it again?

Hey Guys,

I am so ready to get back to normal. DH has been home all weekend and it has been one temptation after another. Our 10 year anniversary was Fri. so Saturday we went to dinner and a movie, I did well. No bread, no dessert, no potato...steak and broccoli.
But then after browsing the book store he comes out with a big cold slice of cheesecake and starbucks. I had a few bites
Then last night out to eat again I am ready for the temptations to be over. Then he gets mad because I don't want to got out...

Sometimes it's just too hard when other people are so affected by your food options.


Oh, and today I have a pool party to attend...Guess what's being served.....PIZZA my favorite food of all time and one of the worst foods health wise. It's like my out of control food, I don't know how to control myself because I love it so much. HELP!!!!

Oh, she got really upset and said that multiple alterations are bad for the dress. She also asked me what my measurements are going to be when I'm finished losing weight and got really mad when I said I didn't know exactly. So we left it on kind of a bad note. I'm going in for my second round of alterations two weeks before the wedding. I really hope my dress ends up looking good on my, right now I feel like a box turtle in it!

wow, silverstar, any way you could take the dress to a different seamstress? you don't need to deal with that... how frustrating.

leigh, good idea to plan meals for your visitors, that should definitely help.

dagmar, i hope the trainer helps you get back in gear. i'm feeling a bit like you are with being so close to goal, but it's fabulous that it seems you're still keeping with a good exercise regimen.

mercermom, good job on the anniversary dinner - and happy anniversary! a few bites of cheesecake won't totally derail you. stay strong at your pool party today... maybe being in a bathing suit will remind you to curb your cravings. Sometimes wearing tighter clothing reminds me to eat less.

As for me i'm also in a bit of a rut. I think my physical activity is good... last week I went to the gym 5 days and 4 of those i went to classes that we have. They force me to stay well-paced and complete a full workout, so i think they're very good for me. Otherwise if i'm tired or something and go to the gym I think I slack and don't always get as good of a workout. Eating has been another story. I've been making HORRIBLE choices.... ice cream, french fries, bloomin' onion.... partly it's just been me being weak, and partly i'm feeling insecure about losing weight. People have been making comments when i decline certain foods, like "it's not like you need to lose weight." I know i dont' NEED to, but a few lbs would be nice, and besides, i certainly don't want to gain it back either! But it's hard for me not to come off as rude when I say something like that to people who are much larger than me. Even when I'm alone, I am still making some bad food choices, like going back for a second helping of tortilla chips or digging into the box of ice cream. Last night I completely binged again, which I haven't done in almost 2 weeks.

Iris:
I so hear you! DH has cookies on top of the fridge...I don't even like store bought chocolate chip, but I hear them calling out to me!

My goal is to add some weight lifting to my cardio. I added 5 more minutes to cardio, and I'm working/sweating harder, so that's gotta help.

Mercermom:
I know what you mean about others affected by what we want to. For the next five weeks I have dd and dd's bf to feed before they both leave for college out of town. At least dh does not complain when I change to wholewheat or cut back on the fat in a menu.

Silverstar:
How can multiple alterations be "bad for the dress"???! I sew. I think she's mad she has more work to do. Or maybe jealous about your success. I'll admit that drastic alterations can change how a dress looks, but getting smaller can't be bad in any way?!

Hope everyone has a good week and for those who need it, one that is back on track!

Back from the party .....well I did have pizza but only two slices which for me is great considering my normal is FIVE!!!!!!!!

Silverstar- I agree with everyone seems like taking in a dress would be easy, why wouldn't someone be happy for someone striving to look her best on her wedding Day???? Is it to late to change alteration person, did she make the dress?

There was a girl at my pool party and I was telling her about counting calories and trying to lose weight. She does Jenny Craig and she said that they told her that If you are under 165 and trying to loose weight your daily calories should be in the 1200s

I think I would die........of starvation

But I know that's what I need to be doing. I am terrified of being hungry that's when I binge and don't make good choices.

and it won't go away!

Back track...last year at the end of July I felt bad because I was up to 147 (ish--I dont' remember for sure), so I started running. I thought exercise alone would help get me back to 136 where I had been 9 months earlier.

Fast forward to March of this year and I'm up to 150. Okay, only 3 pounds and actually I was probably healthier due to the exercise, but I didn't feel better because I could see the extra fat (especially on my abdomen).

Then I had some minor surgery (to get rid of the varicose veins that got worse with the running) and I stopped exercising. I haven't really started back up again, either.

So this creep has really gotten worse since March. I was up to 152 a week ago and then went on vacation and this morning was 154.

I'm getting really serious again about this whole diet thing. It really irks the heck out of me (and that's being mild!) that I allowed the creep to STAY! Why, oh why, didn't I get rid of the creep back when it was only 139!?!?!?

I'm going on vacation again in 1.5 weeks (Alaskan cruise) and I'm sure that won't be helpful, but I am bound and determined to get back to 139 by Thanksgiving (that's 1 pound per week). Then I hope to be at goal by next March (the last few pounds are ALWAYS the hardest to lose--right?).

Sue, I just noticed you're from Kentucky. My family is taking our vacation there in a couple of weeks. I spent every summer in Jenny Wiley as a little girl so we are going to stay a couple of days there. Do you have any suggestions for other worthwhile must sees in your state?

My teenage son orders pizza once a week or so and usually only eats 1-2 pieces/day so it sits in the fridge tempting me most days. So far, I've resisted but came close tonight when he left a mushroom slice wrapped in cheese on his plate. It was all I could do not to snap it up and pop it in my mouth...

Pizza's one of my biggest temptations, by far, and it's very hard to stop at one slice! I just ate my salad and then had an incredibly tasty sesame-, almond- and honey-laden Wha Guru Chew (at 160 finite calories, better than a slice of pizza).

think a new seamstress may help relieve the stress –

what? Under 1200 calories? And be active?

what I am doing: I have free time and so for the past 4 weeks I have been doing the following:

I walk in the morning - just about 2 miles trail walking
I lap swim for 60 minutes -changing strokes every other lap
I walk again for 45 minutes don't know the distance in the evening

3 days a week I do yoga via a dvd for stretching

eating wise- I balance the food into 5 slots of time and don't exceed 1300 calories 6 days - one day a week I do get to 1500 - I used to check it out on anthemrewards but now use the daily plate

haven't budged more than the 3 pounds off my starting weight but hope that the lap swimming will help out

before this I was walking 2X daily and water aerobics 3 times a week - occasionally kayak, bicycling, and yoga

wow, just skimming before bed but i have to comment that that jenny craig thing - 1200 calories a day - is RIDICULOUS. First of all I'd be ravenous and start binging all the time, and second, I can't imagine that it's even a healthy amount of calories if you are also working out. I have been able to lose on 1500-1600 calories a day with working out (when I stick with both things!).