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Good Morning Everyone,
Well, today was the offical weigh in day and I am down 8 pounds! I am proud of myself. I am so happy and surprised as well. We went to visit the kids last week-end and there was a surprise B-day party for my DIL. There was cake, choc covered pretzels, choc covered strawberries, petifores, choc covered s'mores and mini cheesecakes. I was able to stay away from all of it.....in the evening I was in the kitchen cleaning up and putting all of it away, and after I had everything put away I saw a mini cheesecake sitting on the counter, so I picked i up and while I was talking I just popped it into my mouth and ate it. I didn't realize what I had done until it had dissolved in my mouth. I was so mad at myself. But, I continued on drinking my water and then an hour before bedtime had my RTD and stayed on track the next day. Before I would have told myself, "well you've already fell off the wagon so it's okay to have 4-5 more and you can start back tomorrow." But I didn't, I got back on the wagon immediately. And for this I am proud of myself.
DH now knows that I am on this plan. All he said was, we'll see and please don't break us doing this and then not follow thru. He has seen me do this so many times that he does not believe I will do this. He said he is going to support me and help in anyway that he can. I just wanted to say "Well you can support me by believing in me, but I guess seeing me not following thru so many times before, it is kinda of hard to do that. But once he sees that I can, and will, things will change.
Rissimo - Sorry to hear that an old habit snuck up and got you off track momentarily. The good thing is that you didn't let it send you in a spiral. Just drink lots of water and now that you have to always be on alert, especially in the beginning. I promise, it gets easier once you break that habit of popping things in your mouth.
Morning. WI after work today, I fell it will be a good one, even though my TOM. At least not much pain this time. Had a fall on some stairs @ work. Landed on my a$$ right on the stairs. It did hurt. I am glad not to have the extra 60 lb padding I lost. But I did miss that padding for a brief moment. So I have a bruised Gluteus Maximus. That's about all, lucky. Off to work again and going to have a great day
Good Morning Everyone,
Well, today was the offical weigh in day and I am down 8 pounds!
Way to go on the 8 lbs....old habits die hard sometimes. Well done on jumping right back on. It sounds like you brushed yourself off and kept truckin'. Well Done! You got your mind in the game! I know your DH will see it!
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Originally Posted by Junetwin11
Morning. WI after work today, I fell it will be a good one, even though my TOM. At least not much pain this time. Had a fall on some stairs @ work. Landed on my a$$ right on the stairs. It did hurt. I am glad not to have the extra 60 lb padding I lost. But I did miss that padding for a brief moment. So I have a bruised Gluteus Maximus. That's about all, lucky. Off to work again and going to have a great day
OUCH! Broke my tailbone 6 years ago...so my butt hurt in sympathy to your fall. Glad you're ok. Well done on the 60 lbs though!
Yesterday, we were surrounded by donuts at the office. I struggled a lot, and I mean A LOT not taking one, I almost did, I took one in my hand, thought about it then returned it to the box! I kept on repeating in my head that it is not worth it, not at all, I went and had my protein shake instead, luckily, I discovered this banana shake recently that tastes really nice, so sweet and does not taste artificial at all, and it really did the job keeping me away from this donut screaming my name.
I am so positive that if it was not for all the support I get in here I would have stuck my teeth into a donut (if not more), but I kept on repeating to myself that I can do it, and I won over!
I am so so so happy I did, today I woke up refreshed and not eaten by guilt.
Yesterday, we were surrounded by donuts at the office. I struggled a lot, and I mean A LOT not taking one, I almost did, I took one in my hand, thought about it then returned it to the box! I kept on repeating in my head that it is not worth it, not at all, I went and had my protein shake instead, luckily, I discovered this banana shake recently that tastes really nice, so sweet and does not taste artificial at all, and it really did the job keeping me away from this donut screaming my name.
I am so positive that if it was not for all the support I get in here I would have stuck my teeth into a donut (if not more), but I kept on repeating to myself that I can do it, and I won over!
I am so so so happy I did, today I woke up refreshed and not eaten by guilt.
Big thank you everyone for your support.
Congrats on your victory over the donuts. When I was in Overeater's Anonymous many years ago they had a saying "Don't take that first compulsive bite", it just leads to spiraling downward path.
Good Morning
Well today is my official weigh in #4 and I have to admit I have been getting on the scale all this week everyday sometimes, 2x's per day to see a difference and I have to tell you, there is a difference, in the morning after the pee I am where I was last week and in the afternoon I have gained 4 -5 lbs, so note to self, STOP WEIGHING MYSELF. UGH. I don't feel like I have lost this week even though again I have been OP all week, so anxious to see what happens at the clinic today. I am wishing everyone and myself luck today for those that are being weighed. I will post this afternoon when back. Good luck to all and everyone not weighing today, have an awesome Tuesday. Til this afternoon, Bebe
Yesterday, we were surrounded by donuts at the office. I struggled a lot, and I mean A LOT not taking one, I almost did, I took one in my hand, thought about it then returned it to the box! I kept on repeating in my head that it is not worth it, not at all, I went and had my protein shake instead, luckily, I discovered this banana shake recently that tastes really nice, so sweet and does not taste artificial at all, and it really did the job keeping me away from this donut screaming my name.
I am so positive that if it was not for all the support I get in here I would have stuck my teeth into a donut (if not more), but I kept on repeating to myself that I can do it, and I won over!
I am so so so happy I did, today I woke up refreshed and not eaten by guilt.
Good morning everyone! Dreaded TOM has arrived with a vengeance, bringing a pretty bad headache, terrible cramps, bloating and an overall sense of BLAH! I need for my meds to kick in so I can get things done! I have too much baking to do to be put down by this. My kiddos are out of school too, so I have a bit of extra cleaning to do around here. My oldest is good about helping out, but he spent the night at a friend's house, so it's just me and the little one today. I'm sure he will be "helping" me all day. No complaints about my little helper though. I sure do have great kids that I love so much!
Oh, and I'm so excited for tomorrow.... I am going to meet Wuv! She is passing through where I will be, so we are meeting up at Starbucks. So, all of you Starbuck-a-holics, what can I have there? I know I can have plain coffee with splenda, but can I have anything else? I love hazlenut, french vanilla, and mocha flavored coffee drinks. Any suggestions?
Good Morning Everyone,
Well, today was the offical weigh in day and I am down 8 pounds! I am proud of myself. I am so happy and surprised as well. We went to visit the kids last week-end and there was a surprise B-day party for my DIL. There was cake, choc covered pretzels, choc covered strawberries, petifores, choc covered s'mores and mini cheesecakes. I was able to stay away from all of it.....in the evening I was in the kitchen cleaning up and putting all of it away, and after I had everything put away I saw a mini cheesecake sitting on the counter, so I picked i up and while I was talking I just popped it into my mouth and ate it. I didn't realize what I had done until it had dissolved in my mouth. I was so mad at myself. But, I continued on drinking my water and then an hour before bedtime had my RTD and stayed on track the next day. Before I would have told myself, "well you've already fell off the wagon so it's okay to have 4-5 more and you can start back tomorrow." But I didn't, I got back on the wagon immediately. And for this I am proud of myself.
DH now knows that I am on this plan. All he said was, we'll see and please don't break us doing this and then not follow thru. He has seen me do this so many times that he does not believe I will do this. He said he is going to support me and help in anyway that he can. I just wanted to say "Well you can support me by believing in me, but I guess seeing me not following thru so many times before, it is kinda of hard to do that. But once he sees that I can, and will, things will change.
Thank you all for the adivce and support.
Hi! I think you handled that "Sweet" situation well. so glad you stayed on plan, after the habit of popping it into your mouth happened. that's a NSV!
Very happy you told DH too. We will show him this is your last plan.
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Originally Posted by Ishbel
Way to go on the 8 lbs....old habits die hard sometimes. Well done on jumping right back on. It sounds like you brushed yourself off and kept truckin'. Well Done! You got your mind in the game! I know your DH will see it!
OUCH! Broke my tailbone 6 years ago...so my butt hurt in sympathy to your fall. Glad you're ok. Well done on the 60 lbs though!
Thanks for the messages! I will let you know how the stuffing is and let you know anything that needs to be changed or recommendations for christmas . I plan to use the WF strawberry jam and pretend it's cranberry jelly with my stuffing. Good idea with the rhubarb. i am making a rhubarb crumble, taste like an apple pie with crumble topping, can't wait! Actually craving it.
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Originally Posted by Paint Lady
Oh, and I'm so excited for tomorrow.... I am going to meet Wuv! She is passing through where I will be, so we are meeting up at Starbucks. So, all of you Starbuck-a-holics, what can I have there? I know I can have plain coffee with splenda, but can I have anything else? I love hazlenut, french vanilla, and mocha flavored coffee drinks. Any suggestions?
So jealous! How fun to meet Lisa! Enjoy the trip. I would stick to the coffee with a splash of skim. Maybe take a hazelnut splenda packet with you? throw some cinnamon in the coffee?
With Xmas coming, i am seriously considering going off IP and switching to alternative products. I am going to talk to my coach and ask if i can still go for weigh ins and maybe just by the restricted packages from them until January and just buy the protein shakes from Walmart. Has anyone gone to alternative and been able to stay with their coach? I just wont be able to afford xmas presents and still be spending $100 a week for this food.
Also, going to alternatives, has anyone noticed a difference in how they feel or their weight loss?
Any info would be great.
IP Daily Chat Tuesday 11/22/11
I know your DH will see it!
