What are you missing most?

Are you missing sweets?
Are you missing breads?
Are you missing pasta?
Are you missing potatoes?

Are you missing your weight?
Are you missing your negative ways of thinking?
Are you missing your JUMBO sized clothes?
Are you missing your whinning?

I am missing.........NOTHNG!

I ate a candy bar the other day. Hmmmmm, where did the taste for it go? I didn't even finish it!!

I went to the fridge and looked for something familiar to keep me company.
Naw, I did not want this, that or anything else that I saw.
I went and got the BOOK and looked up some recipes and looked at the foods that can be added in and then had some nuts!

I am surprising myself with ME. I look at life differently and my thought patterns are umm...HEALTHY!

I don't miss my weight, but I do wonder where it went and I have to admit wonder if it will come back when I am not looking.

I still look in the mirror and see "fat" but, it is disappearing and I then marvel at a tummy that I never had or see curves where there were none.

I am not missing my JUMBO clothes because I am still wearing them! NOT as a reminder, but I can't find any that will fit due to the weight loss being more in the butt and legs and not around the waist...although I have lost 2 inches there! !

Am I missing my whinning? Well, I have to think about this.
I think that I whine inside now and not on the outside and the tone is softning.

Have a super day.

Marcie

Marcie, as I was reading your message this morning I was wondering if I wrote it!! Everything you just wrote is exactly what is inside my head. When you talked about your jumbo clothes and your waist being bigger so you have to keep wearing the bigger clothes, I almost fell on the floor, because I came here this morning planning to discuss that very thing!! (I'm hearing theme music from the Twilight Zone right now!)

My waist is proportionally bigger than the rest of me, so to get clothes to fit my waist they are so baggy in my butt and legs. Even my tops, to get them to fit around my middle, are big in the shoulders and sleeves. So I have a question for all of the exercise gurus......what can I do to help tone and sculpt my waist/tummy/abs? I pulled my Pilates video out last night and plan on starting to do that daily....will that help? What are your suggestions? If it weren't for my waist, I think I would be down at least one or maybe even two sizes in my clothes right now.

We've been enjoying fabulous fall weather, with near-record high temps in the 80's. It is supposed to be nice through today, and then start cooling back into the 50's by the weekend.

Have a great day at the beach beauties!!!

Today I am missing John Lennon not that I knew him or anything.....but such a shame & tragic loss of talent. His birthday would be today 63 I think they said...boy do I feel old... seems like yesterday. They are playing a ton of Beatles music on the radio here and that always puts me in a good mood.

Enjoy your day all

Thanks, Marcie.
Yesterday I bundled up two bags of fat clothes for the Sally Anne, and I do NOT miss them AT ALL! Stuff that I've had for years... afraid to throw them out in case I had "nothing to wear". They're too big, they look terrible on me, and they're GONE!

Twodog, I'm sure the Pilates will help. Do you know how to do the pelvic tilt thingy? All day long... practice tucking in your tummy. You'll develop some wicked stomach muscles.

Rowan, so sorry about your "Dad story". Big hugs for you, sweetie.

And Lizzie, congratulations on forgiving and letting go. You must be a very strong woman.

Sflake, that is too bizarre! Last night I was going through my "memory suitcase" with my daughter. In it was a newspaper from the day after his death with all the details. I was fifteen at the time. My daughter was VERY impressed that I'd kept the newpaper.

Gee, Marcie, your post really hit home this morning. After I read your post, I sat and thought for awhile about "What did I really miss?", especially regarding food. After some careful and insightful thinking, I had to say "I do not miss anything!" I don't have any cravings nor feel that I'm missing my pasta, snacks, etc.

So, if I don't really miss any of these, then why do I eat them? Maybe out of bordum (sp?) or not planning ahead? I will definately have to work on trying out some new recipes from the cookbooks I bought recently.

Next time I am faced with a non-allowed food, I will ask myself "Do you REALLY need this?" The majority of the time, the answer should be NO!

Ellis~~You're doing great with the exercising!!You go, girl

Mornin ladies! I have to admit...I really don't miss any type of food. Because when I get hungry for it...I admit it...I'll eat it. But for some reason I do not all of it. It's like the taste if gone or something...

Gosh I hate my proportions I mean being only about 4'9, I feel like a beach ball But lately I have noticed a slight change. I've purchased a couple of XL shirts from Goody's. Before when I tried them on they were a snug and I didn't feel comfortable wearing them. But I have one on today and I feel pretty good. I am hoping to lose some more so I can go out and buy some more clothes that don't make me look pregnant

Have a good day!

Good Morning all!!

Marcie, what an appropriate subject you chose today! Just what I needed. Last night my DH and I went to this huge annual Fall Festival in town. I had planned to go off program and had been eating lightly for a day or two in preparation. There are every possible "Food Booth" you could imagine. In the past we go there to really Pig Out!!! So get this....we ended up splitting most of the food, and what I did eat didn't seem to agree with my digestive system (if you know what I mean!). I guess it means I don't really MISS IT after all!

So today I am back to Phase 1 eating for a couple of days to cleanse my body (or detox) of all the grease and sugars. I don't feel guilty, just glad to find out that I don't really need those kind of foods to satisfy myself anymore! Wow! What a revelation!!

Ellis and Sflake....I really miss the Beetles, too! Those tunes bring back such wonderful memories from my high school and college days! Whoops...am I dating myself!! Oh, well!
Have a great day,
~Sharon

Hmm, what do I miss? To be honest I miss stuff I can't eat because of my teeth much more than stuff I don't eat because of SBD! Salads, man, I sure miss salads!

I have noticed that I don't think "I CAN'T eat that," but "I DON'T eat that" when faced with food choices! A small difference in words but a large difference in attitude as it signifies choice!

I have also noticed that when I do eat something off plan it doesn't usually taste as good as I thought it would! And I'm sorry, but nothing tastes as good as hearing my DH tell me how sexy I look feels!

My headache is finally gone...and I hope it stays gone!

2dog, here is a link to some great ab exercises. I don't think you can "spot reduce" to get rid of excess weight in certain places, but you can strengthen the underlying muscles which might help trim things down? Hope this helps!

http://www.ivillage.com/diet/experts...a=adid=6221067

I had better run as I have a couple of errands I need to get done.

Take care and have a great day!

What a great point Marci.....I do miss bread, but I don't crave it..

I miss being able to do yoga. I will be able to do that in about 15 pounds

I miss taking care of my Dad, an of course him.
I miss my grandmother who raised me and I lost 4 years ago!
I miss my best friend/sister type who moved to Atlanta!
If I don't start my day reading these posts -- I miss that....

I did a post under your John Lennon thread sflake...I have great memories of growing up with the Beatles...my first album was A Hard Days Night and With Love Bobby...Bobby Sherman (I am 40 years old!!)

I hope that everyone has a wonderful day...thanks ellis for the mention....i appreicate it.

Ciao Bellas!!!
rb

Franny, I love your attitude!!! From now on I will say "I don't eat that." You're right, it is a choice. Thanks

Hi ladies ...

MMM ... the only thing I really miss is chocolate (Marcie, can you send me the rest of that candy bar???) As for other "real" food, I never ate very much bread or potatoes, so I don't miss any of that. But we used to go out every few weeks for dessert and I'd get a big slab of chocolate cake with chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in it ... must have been about 2000 calories. I don't think I could eat an entire slice now (but I could sure try).

I say exactly what Franny says ... "I don't eat that" not "I can't eat that" ... I don't eat white bread ... I don't eat white rice ... I don't use sugar ... It is a major attitude change.

I didn't actually realize I'd dropped a size and I hate to shop ... just grab my size off the rack (8) without trying it on ... I put on a new pair of size 8 pants this morning and they are hanging off me ... (hip hip hooray) but I'm still 5 lbs from goal.

I DO NOT miss being bigger !!!

Have a good afternoon everyone!!!

Ellis, what is the pelvic tilt thingy? I don't think I know how to do that. Good for you for bagging up and getting rid of the big clothes!! I can't wait until I can do that too!

Franny, thanks for the link, I'm definitely going to check it out thoroughly when I get home from work tonight. I too love your attitude....."I don't eat that" rather than "I can't eat that". This will be my new way of thinking.

Hi to everyone else. I'm at work so this is just a quick post-and-run. Have a nice day all.

Hello Ladies -

What I miss... or don't miss...
I don't miss the sugar craving that I use to get after every meal I would eat...
Yesterday I went to our State Fair & in the past I would eat so much junk I would get sick... yesterday I went & I had planned in my mind what I would eat... I ate my cornydog & ice cream bar & was satisfied with just that. I left there knowing I could of eaten more just to eat, but made the choice I didn't want it...
This morning I was back on the program & felt great...

Quickie... Twodog, I'm trying to find an illustration of someone doing an upright pelvic tilt... well, check these out, anyhow. Once you master it, it's easy. It's a real back strengthener.


http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcaref.../appendix.html
http://www.inq7.net/lif/2003/feb/25/lif_3-1.htm
http://www.thorsons.com/body/pilates01.asp