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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Misc/binge.gif Well, I finally lost my mind and ate out of control today. I hung in there through the weekend, but the big bowl of pasta salad that was left over from yesterday kept calling and calling, and I couldn't divide it up and put it in the freezer like I do with everything else, so it finally beat me. Then I remembered that there was REAL cheese in the fridge, too, so I ate a few slices of that before I wrestled it into the freezer. Oh, I feel awful now. Ok, so this is the first time I've done this since I got on the wagon 4 months ago, and I finally know that as long as I don't continue to do it, it will be fine. Just a bump in the road, right? Back to business as usual tomorrow. Moving on... Penny, yay for the end of potato salad season! I haven't heard any new updates on my brother, so I'm going with "no news is good news". He's so stubborn, he's only been to the doctor once in his adult life, and he's 41:o. I'm with you on the nasty icing :p, I always liked the kind labelled "not too sweet". And unfortunately it wasn't me with the cleaning bug this weekend, but hopefully I'll catch that any day now! It's time to get on the de-cluttering kick before the holiday season arrives... Beware of that carb monster!!! Marie, you're on a roll! Eating fruit and continuing to exercise - bravo!:carrot: I agree about the self control issue. I'm the same way. Of course today is a bad example, but I'm chalking it up to temporary insanity. Normally, when I'm good, I'm good! Have a great Wednesday everyone! |
Hi! My name is Holly. I am an almost 32 year old mother of 3. Weight has been a struggle all of my life. I battled at least 2 eating disorders for over 10 years, and am still trying to overcome the binge eating. I have a HORRIBLE sweet/carb tooth. My heaviest weight as an adult was 181 when 9 months pregnant, and lowest was 131.5, basically not eating much (which is so unhealthy). Now I am back up again to 147. I don't like to step on the scales, but, find that I have to once a day so that I stay accountable for what I am eating and how I am exercising. I was 141 before coming to Florida at the end of July, and managed to put on 8.5 pounds through eating out and too many desserts :o. I am trying to do as much cardio as possible, but, have a bad hip, so have to monitor how that feels before deciding whether or not to exercise on a particular day.
I hope everyone is having a good morning so far! Holly |
hi, Holly--nice to meet you! I'm a life-long chubbette who's weighed over 200 pounds since my early 20s, and ten years ago nearly 270 lbs. The past four years I've been really focusing on healthy eating and more exercise, but it's slow going...
The hammer might be coming down on my boss any second now. We're supposed to be going on a fundraising trip next week, but everything is typically half-thought-out or very late. I think the board of directors is trying to make a big decision today, but in the meantime everyone on staff is acting as if nothing is happening. Thank God I've already scheduled to leave early this afternoon to get my hair done. Auntie G--no matter you're doing so well! You've stayed on track for months without losing it. What's your secret? Have you been writing from a jail cell :joker: Penny, I've learned to love spinach salad, too--especially with bacon :devil:. Actually, I've read that it's easier to process iron and other minerals from cooked rather than raw spinach, so I guess it's good to mix it up. Marie, I'll have to ponder your question. I jut think that people are weird, and everybody has different triggers, and we all use food for different reasons. |
Well hello everyone and welcome Holly.Camping started off pretty wet then cleared up and was beautiful. I enjoyed fishing catch and release of course nothing big but lots of catches. Then kayaking was loads of fun but a bit windy so I had to work harder. I have been managing to not be too bad with the food thing have made some good choices. But I did make some brownies yesterday for a picnic and some found their way inside my mouth. What was with that!! But overall for a holiday weekend and a night out with the girls last night I didn't do to bad. I went to the big store with lots of choices for lunch with some coworkers today. Didn't get a sub but a veggies piece of pizza and went back to make a salad to go with and used the spray dressing. Tonight I made homemade eggplant oh so yummy. I that for dinner and a half of banana for dessert I am done for the night just some ice water now. I worked in the garden a little today and will again on thurs. I am taking a half of day off my mom has an appt. I am attending with her. Then I plan on doing somethings around the house. Maybe take Bear to the lake in the evening for a walk good exercise and no longer have to pay to get in. Reason to go enjoy the beauty of the lake. No real plans this weekend coming up. I would like to get my gardens in shape they sure could use some love in
!!!! Marie your right exercise is good for you and better than meds it seems to work for you and your lucky there much better than pills. Auntie G hey we all fall of its not so bad its when yah don't get back into it that is the real problem how well we all know how that goes. Its all a learning experience. My kids took my computer and fixed it all up with lots of new things on here I can't wait to really play with it. I am lucky to have such great kids..... Judy I read your #'s and just look how great your doing. Yah know its not easy for any of us but we are all in here together and the support system is great.. Judy boy how well I know when it gets crazy in the office its always best to be on the way out the door somewhere. Hope it all works out best for you and everyone else. Every company seems to be cutting back and nothing is easy with funding right now. I will keep you in my thoughts... Penny hey have you ever tried the spinach in eggs like an omelet with a little lite swiss cheese oh so good. My son in law just set me up with some great recipe sites I can't wait to ck them out. I was looking up corn chowder recipes and am thinking of making some only thing is none of them look very light in cals. I just got my first healthy mag. with new recipes from my mommie she is so sweet. There is a pumpkin pancake recipe I would like to try and low on fat and cals. Sounds like a weekend plan for breakfast. Well take care and I hope I didn't leave anyone out here. Its nice to have some new people and sharing is always fun.... |
Happy Hump Day - Weekend is Around the Bend
The weekend is coming, the weekend is coming. I thought I should chant as auntie g had the binge Sally binge. Boy, I did laugh. Auntie, I'm very sorry that the pasta salad won that round. Someone on 3FC wrote something last spring that stuck with my (except who wrote it so I apologize for that) - Is is really wasting food to throw food away or is is really wasting money to eat the food when it ends up on the hips and the medical complications that can follow? Anyway, I'm no longer a member of the clean my plate club and I will throw food away. For some reason, that stuck with me and I don't have any trouble tossing stuff out anymore. Not that's why you had the pasta salad, I bet it just tasted delicious, but it does make be back away from the table.
Carol, I'm glad the weather improved for you and that you had fun. Kayaking is fun but I've only done it in the river where the current let's one rest and relax between bursts of chasing the rapids. Holly, WELCOME!!!! I hope you stay and enjoy these fine ladies and my company. Binge eating isn't too uncommon here (note auntie's cartoon). I hate that food can bring me to my knees (no not literally as purging sounds horrendous). I just have a weakness for food and I wish I could cold turkey it (like alcoholics do liquor). If I never had to eat, I think I'd be able to persevere. But alas, food is necessary and an evil. Judy, I think it's pretty nice the board has given so many chances. Aren't bad hires the pits. For a whole year now, we've had a great technology staff. But as you all know from the past few years, that's not been the case. I hope your job improves with any changes that may occur. Penny, I hope that you're continuing to recover. I have been on plan food wise. Exercise was WATP 3 miles this morning and I MAY do a little of a latin video I bought last week. There are 5 10 minute segments. But as I'm pretty content with my quiet evening, I just may be a bum. Hades Week re-visited is going OK. My student info system has crashed several times in the past two days and of course I'm to fix it ASAP. As I can't rewrite the vendors code, I just have to try to figure out (with the vendor's help) what specifically is causing the crash. Eeks. One would think that it was life or death that they can't access the data for 10 minutes.... Marie |
Back to normal today - yay! I thought I better lighten up on dinner to help make up for yesterday, so I had 2 tomato sandwiches with light bread- it was practically nothing, but it was sooooo good. I'm going to be so sad when the tomatoes are done for the season.
Holly, hi, another lifer here, but we can all get to where we want to be eventually! Good luck on your journey! Judy, I'm posting my first picture of myself just for you... http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...e1522/jail.jpg :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Actually, I may be a little nutty:dizzy:, but what really helps me (most of the time!) to stay on track is just logging my food. All of my failed attempts involved a spiral notebook with nothing "official" about them, so this time, since I'm not going to WW, I made my own log on the computer. I print one out each week and put it in a 3-ring binder, and it becomes extra important to keep it filled in properly. I know I'm weird. I hope your work situation straightens out! Carol, glad you had a good camping trip! You could probably use a quiet weekend one of these days. So busy, busy, busy... Mmmmm, a spinach and swiss cheese omelet sounds like a good idea! I've never made that combo, but I think I'm going to! And corn chowder is one of my all time favorites! I won't even think about making it until the weather is wintery, but I'm pretty sure that it's not too bad if you substitute evaporated skim milk for the cream. Mmmmm... Marie, good thought about wasting food vs wasting LIFE (basically sums it up, I think?) I did end up giving away the rest of the pasta salad to my skinny neighbors, cause I knew if it was still there today, I'd have eaten it. Now it's gone, gone, gone! :carrot: I hope you get your work computer problem fixed up! It IS terrible to wait 10 minutes for info nowadays - LOL! Have a great Thursday everyone! |
Marie how right you are about food. Yah know I love cooking and baking and food. But the hubby is so so he always says is long as it fills my belly. I wish maybe I was a little more like that instead us ladies have to do portion control. It just seems unfair huh? I just had a bagel for breakfast but did us smart balance and limited on it. Thats it. A piece of fruit around 11. Then I will most likely take my mom out for lunch as she never gets out much anymore. I might take her to the big grocery store where we can get lunch and she can pick out some of her own items its hard always having someone go for you. Maybe I will convince her to take her walker today. Guess not I just called her she said no what do I need that for? 86 gotta love her!! Oh well so a half of day for me today. Gotta fly off now but I will be in touch what ever my son in law did for the computer seemed to make it much faster?
I think they are preparing me for their move next year with all these updates and picture sites etc. Thank G its only 5 hrs. away New Hampshire its a beautiful place but I would rather have them here. I am aiming for the mini goal of 1400 cals today and some gardening exercise and maybe a walk around the lake with Bear. |
Welcome Holly! :welcome2: Sometimes it's just as daunting whether you have 20 or 200 lbs. to lose. I'm looking forward to hearing more from you. Good luck on your weight loss journey!
Judy - It's funny how they say some veggies are better for you cooked. I knew this was true about carrots but didn't know it was also true of spinach. I like both raw and cooked veggies, so hopefully I'm getting all those good nutrients. I hope everything is going ok at work with your boss' situation. At least you got to relax for a while getting your hair done. Marie - I hope "hades week" hasn't been too bad - at least the weekend is in sight! Hopefully you'll get some warm weather so you can swim before the cooler weather hits. Auntie G - I also have more success losing weight when I log my food, but I have been on-again-off-again with that lately. It sometimes seems like such a chore to write everything down but maybe I should start doing it again as the scale is creeping up again. Carol - I'm glad the weather cleared up for your camping trip - it sounds like you had a lot of fun. I hope you had a nice lunch with your mom. Thanks for the tip about the spinach and cheese omelet - I'll give it a try for breakfast tomorrow. The weather here is warming up again - after we had our heater on a couple of times in the past week or so. We may go for a trip to the coast and do some walking - it will be nice to breathe the sea air. The garden has perked up after all our rain. Have a great Thursday everyone. |
Well, ladies, I'm stressed to the max but my hair looks great :encore:. It takes several hours and lots of money, so it should. As I suspected, my boss was let go today. It's been tense and awkward but she's handling it well. I think she's in a state of shock. I couldn't sleep last night, thinking about what may or may not happen, and what has to get done. But I am relieved that a decision has been made. More on all this as it comes clearer.
Carol, a good spinach omelet, with a bit of tomato, onion and feta, is the way to eat eggs. Hope your afternoon with Mom went well. Auntie, thanks for the picture. You get such artistic drama and resolution with you use black-and-white film :lol3: Marie, I can't quit the Clean Plate Club. But I started using smaller paltes at home, and that seems to help.... Penny, I've been very interested in the raw foods deal, but I have read a lot about the nutrients that are hard to get from raw everything. Moderation in all things, I guess! Holly, hope you're doing well today. Gotta go. A friend wants to take me out for a drink--something I rarely do these days, but I think I deserve it! Two wine spritzers, then I'm going home. judy |
Tomorrow is Friday...
It's almost weekend!!! YEAH. Today my co-worker and I built a new server and moved the student info system to it. It crashed again last night at 10:13 (an hour after I last checked it) and I restarted it this morning at 5:20. I do not want to babysit it so we decided to start over. It took all day but 10 minutes before quitting time we finished getting all the components done. I'm monitoring it in my craft room and so far so good. I'll leave the computer on over night so I can check in the morning. If it does crash, I'm quitting. :D OK, I can't afford that rash move.
Judy, I'm sorry and relieved the boss was let go. I know it will make more work for you again, but you've been way too stressed about the lack of a good job she was doing. Maybe you could try putting your work load on a smaller plate too. ;) That way you feel don with work sooner. I suppose that's wishful thinking at this point. Penny, I'd love to go to the coast. It's a 4 hour drive from here. And you got RAIN??? I haven't seen that in a month (and that was for about 10 drops). That's why I call this area the desert rain forest. Because come mid-October, it'll be dreary a lot of the days. Anyway, enjoy the walk on the beach. The salt air is so relaxing. Carol, aren't parents fun??? Need I ask more??? I guess I don't blame your mom for not wanting to use the walker. That's like admitting the age bug has bitten. :) Auntie, great job on giving the pasta salad away. If it's too tempting and your weakness, that was a great thing to do. Tomato sandwich just sounds icky to me. I know you like them and a few others here mentioned the do too, but lettuce and bacon needs to be on it as well...:D On sunday, I for got to move the solar panel lever on my pool plumbing system to divert the water to the panels. Hence, on the coldest days of the summer, my solar heater wasn't on. I looked at the temp after work and went BRRRRRR as it was 80 degrees. When DH called he told me I'd forgotten to put it back on. I was so happy about that as I thought the panels weren't keeping up with the cold nights. So my pool will warm back up. That's why I was happy. DH just didn't understand. So anyway, I did 2 of the 10 minute latin workouts on my new DVD. Maybe I'm too old to salsa, but thank the heavens no one was home to see me sway my hips. This morning I did take the doggies out for the 1.5 mile walk after fixing the server. I thought "screw it" I'll just be late for work since I had to work at 5 in the morning. That time of day is dedicated to the pups. BTW, they sure were pleased I made that choice. Food is right on target so I'm hoping mr. scale will be nice tomorrow. OK< I know this is long but I have to share this mornings weigh in. Kai Bear (Auntie g, Kai is my puppy if you didn't know) followed me in the bathroom. So I weigh myself, then I picked her up and re-weighed. She weighs 43 pounds. And I thought, wholey moley, she's getting HEAVY. Then I thought about how much I'd lost (at one point in my life I did weigh what the scale said with both me and Kai on it). That was really an eye opener. Now I'd really like to lose another "Kai" weight. It was motivating. So my advice, find something that weighs what you've lost, and weigh yourself holding it. Then re-weigh after and see the cool difference. I promise it will make you so proud. Marie |
Ah, the weekend is coming... And maybe the hurricane leftovers, too. I hope that sucker veers off the coast before it gets up here. We have a huge event in town this Saturday if the weather holds up, and thankfully it's not an eating event! :carrot:
Carol, you're mom sounds like a feisty one - good for her! Hope you hit your target for today. Penny, try not to think of logging food as a chore if it also works for you! I try to think of it as a game, or maybe a puzzle. I love filling in a chart! Actually, in the past, stopping logging was a definite part of my falling off the wagon. I thought that I couldn't do it forever, but now I see that maybe I just have to! Have a great trip to the coast! Judy, I've always had a special place in my heart for black and white film! ;) Sorry your work is so messy, but this, too, shall pass. Enjoy the new hair! Marie, hope the computer's holding up! We haven't had much rain in a while either and the grass is all crispy and brown. Now I don't want it this weekend, but it looks like we're gonna get a bunch. And I am not opposed to a BLT, for sure, but there's nothing like a nice juicy, drippy, home grown tomato sandwich! Mmmmmm... I like that idea about weighing with something (or someone!) that weighs what you've lost. My pupperoni would never allow it, but she's over 60 lbs and I'm not there yet, anyway. Maybe I'll try a niece or nephew! Happy Friday everyone!!! |
It's Friday but it seems my work week will go through the weekend. I am working from home (an hour past my bedtime already) and will work this weekend. I do see the light at the end of the tunnel. The stupid server hasn't crashed since yesterday's rebuild. That' s good as another project needs to be finished at 7 on monday morning. So that's why I'm working. I am waiting for two maintenance utilities to finish so that I can start the last two. That way that part can go over night.
Auntie g. I hope your weekend doesn't get rained out. Hurricane remnants can dump a lot of rain (I used to live on the East Coast). Enjoy your tomatoes. I love them plain or in a my easy chicken salad. I walked this morning with the dogs. Big mistake. Since 5:30 this morning, I've had the pleasure of skunk smell. Blizzard decided to stick her nose up Flower's rear. Her poor little white face was yellow and it was in her eyes, nose and ear. I got her cleaned (7 baths and a swim in the pool) but the smell up her nose won't go away for a while. Every time she exhales... Eeks, no more letting any of the dogs run free in the dark. Really miserable day but on track cal wise. I did have a nice time with my DS2. He came out for dinner, to wash his clothes and help me bathe Blizzard again (DH helped this morning). Well, I'll chat more tomorrow hopefully. Marie |
Thank you all very much for the welcome :)! Last week was the end of my TOM, and my first eating well week. I cut out most sugar other than from fruit and the only carbs I had were in the form of whole wheat or whole grain. I did 4 days of cardio, rested yesterday. I was afraid to step on the scales this morning, fearing I had gained from not exercising yesterday and eating a bit more, but....I was down to 143.5!! That's 6 pounds since Monday! Now comes the weekend challenge. My three kids are home and they LOVE to eat. So, my challenge is to stay on track and not eat along with them, lol!
Hi Judy!, Weight loss can be very slow going. I have been trying to keep on top of my weight before it gets away from me, but, slipped up a little this time. I suffered with bulimia for 10 years from the age of 13 to 23, so it is a huge challenge for me to eat healthy and be sensible about things. I am trying though. Keep up the good work :)! Carol, Hi! My husband LOVES kayaking. He bought a kayak at the beginning of the summer and has been MIA most of the weekends because he has been out fishing, lol!! Marie, Hi! I read something online the other day that talked about secrets of naturally thin people, and one was that they didn't run for the fridge when they had hunger pains :?:! It said that they normally wait it out for a few hours before eating. That just doesn't sound healthy to me. Auntie, Hi! While I don't log my food, I log my workouts as well as the "treats" I have for the day, and what I have at my 8 or 8:30 pm snack. That used to be my brownie or cookie snack time :o! Now, I have switched to All Bran, sf jello, or yogurt. I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far! |
This is a very peculiar day! I'm flying to San Francisco this evening, but we've gotten tremendous heavy rain all day and I just don't believe that my will go out on time, if at all. I was planning to run some errands this afternoon, but instead I've been puttering around doing little bits of not much.
I finally weighed myself, which I've been avoiding doing for a few weeks...217:(. I changes my 3FC profile--that's 7 pounds more than I was admitting to. I 'm just feeling, and acting stuck, not so much with working out, but with saying no to implusive eating. I've been fiercely resisting keeping my journal, even though I know for experience how well that works. I think I'm just overwhelmed by other things to give the journey the focused attention it deserves. I read through some of the Success Stories I've saved, and I'll look at the success thread when I finish this message. Now that I've acknowledged this, I already feel a little better... The lights have been flickering, so should finish packing and pretend that traveling in a few hours will go according to plan. Besides my water bottle, I'm packing snacks for the flight and for the hotel room. And I'm taking my laptop. Expect personals tomorrow! judy |
Oh what a fabulous day- old Hannah's made her move and it's a total washout. http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...mar47/rain.gif I can't seem to get motivated to do anything, so I'm just going to call it a recovery day and relax on the couch. Sadly, today's weigh-in didn't do much for my mood, but at least I held steady and didn't gain. :dizzy:
Marie, good luck with your work. What a way to spend the weekend! And skunked too - ugh! We've never had that problem personally, but my brother's dog got it once, when he had her out to a park, and his truck was stinky for quite some time. I hope you have better luck! Holly, 6 lbs in your first week?! :woohoo: Hope you have a successful weekend! Just get those kids eating healthy stuff (I'm sure that's easier said than done), or at least something that isn't too tempting for you! Have you tried the brownie mix with a can of pumpkin trick? That's my daily chocolate fix, and while it's not quite a "real" brownie, it's a decent substitute, and I've grown very attached to them. Judy, have a safe trip! This weather is such a mess, I'm sure you're right that your flight may be affected. Hang in there with the eating. Feeling overwhelmed by life surely puts proper eating on the back burner sometimes, but we never really have perfect conditions, so we just have to do the best we can each day. Some days our best will be pretty bad, but we just gotta shake it off and try again! Good luck!!! |
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