Marie - And I thought I had the worst metabolism in the world! I guess most of us here have a similar problem. It seems we try to eat pretty healthy most of the time but it's so hard to make the scale budge downwards. I'm sure, like me, you know tons of people who eat twice as much but don't have a weight problem. I used to get mad about it being so unfair but now I've just accepted the fact and know it will be a life long battle to lose the weight (or at least not gain any more). Maybe one day they'll come up with a safe genetic engineering thing that will solve our problem. I hope your daily weigh in will help you to get back on track. I know it can get to be a bit obsessive, but I also think it helps in the long run. It sounds like you've got your hands full at work with the new computer program. Hopefully things will calm down a bit when people get the hang of it.

Auntie G - Send us some of your thunderstorms. I love storms but we rarely get them here in the Northwest, unless you live near the mountains or down south like Marie.

Judy - I'm glad to hear your back is better. It sounds like you're having a well-deserved break and having lots of fun. Which museum did you go to? You must have lots of good ones nearby in DC. It's good that your brother is a positive influence in the food department. It's easy to go overboard with eating when we have company.

Carol - I hope things are going well for you.

I'm still a bit under the weather from my tonsillitis/bug. I just got back from my check up with the plastic surgeon and he's very happy with the results. The scars have already faded a lot. I now have the boobs of a 20 year old! :lol: I guess this is the only good thing to come out of having the big "C". Too bad the rest of me doesn't match - I should have had him remove some of my butt while he was at it :lol:.

:rofl:Marie, I play games with my weekly weigh-in, too. Never thought of avoiding fiber, though, hmmmmm.... I guess I couldn't really do that since I eat cereal for breakfast and lunch nearly every day. Oh well. But what I do is try to eat the same dinner every Friday, if possible, and of course I always wear the same thing Saturday morning. Eh, could be worse.

And I'm only eating tuna for 3 days :shrug:, then pasta for 3 days. I just love not having to think about it!:cp::cp:

Girls wow I am almost at the end of my day and my intakes have been good. I was over hungry once at the end of my work day. Bought a small little bag of pretzels and read the cals 110. Ate them it was better
than being over hungry when I walked in. Ate a little half cup of baked beans not the best choice and a yogurt with berries and granola I am done! Oh a little piece of meatloaf I am making ahead for tues. dinner.
Well companies coming I got to fly

Just added my cal intake for yesterday 1450 so i am in the ball park!! Hurray!
But tonight we are going to dinner with our friends from out of town. They picked the hamburger place its really good. The smell of fries will kill me but I will be strong. I am not sure yet what I will have but it will be on the healthier side no fries. They have a variety of items might even have a healthy area but maybe not. I will becareful with my breakfast and lunch cals and snack times figuring the dinner will be more. I need to preplan then everything will be better. Not sure if I will get to the gym today but wed. for sure. The ab exercises must of been working as I can feel some soreness in my upper gut area. No that is a welcomed pain at least I feel there is a difference.
Has anyone heard of the cider vinegar diet? My friend whom is visiting said she is going to try it when she gets home. Something about vinegar before meals does kick in your metabolism. Her friend has lost weight on it and I guess especially in the tummy area? Just wondered I will do a search on it. Guess the best way is the natural way and eat what we are suppose to most of the time watch those portions etc..
Off to work again.

Carol, I had heard something about the cider vinegar diet, but never bothered to look it up before. So now I did, and this is what I found:

For thousands of years, vinegar has been used for weight loss. White vinegar (and perhaps other types) might help people feel full. A 2005 study of 12 people found that those who ate a piece of bread along with small amounts of white vinegar felt fuller and more satisfied than those who just ate the bread.

Doesn't sound too inspiring to me, and it was only a study of 12 people. Like you said, I think it's better to stick with the "natural" way- healthy foods most of the time, and portion control.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Flying through quickly..things are going well, but it's my last day off :(. I'll be back to the routines, for good or bad, tomorrow, including more screen time.

judy

Hi everyone. The vinegar discussion was interesting. I HATE vinegar. Icky. I think I'd rather be fat. :) so thanks Judy for looking it up. a study of 12 people is not comprehensive enough for me to even consider it.

Carol, take you burger off the bun, then eat it with a for, (dipped in ketchup of course). You won't have that many calories then.

auntie g, when you weigh on Saturdays, is it at WW or somewhere else? I used to play the lightweight clothes game when I originally lost the bulk of my weight 20 years ago. I was going to a weight loss clinic and it was in Minnesota. I was so relieved when winter was over and I could wear light clothes. :) The mind games are endless with me.

Penny, I'm glad there was some upside to the upside of the big C. And perky girls are the envy you know. :) If there were a weigh to give myself some metabolism, I would but then I wouldn't trade my life for most of the skinny, eat whatever they want people. I know I'm intelligent and I'd rather that then a sexy body. Earlier in my life I didn't get that, but I do now. So I'd rather have sexy brains and keep on the battle to be healthy. :)

Work is ok and only one annoying call so far this morning. 1.5 hours and only one call is reason to celebrate. The doggies and I had a great hike this morning and I'm at 177 cals so far for the day. But it's 9:00 and my stomach is starting to make noise. Maybe some vinegar would make it shut up. :) As it would make my puke, it could be my salvation. Sorry, I'm being silly. Last night DH and I swam. I did a SLOW 1/4 mile as I was just enjoying myself. Mr. Scale was nicer this morning so that's good.
Marie

Penny, somehow I missed your last post, but I sure would like to send you some of our storms! It gets awfully tiresome unplugging the computer every time. We had a hit a couple years ago that zapped some of the computer through the telephone line, and of course all the phones, so now I'm paranoid about it. And "boobs of a 20 year old" cracked me up! I don't think I had that even when I was 20!

Judy, back to work is a drag, but routines make the proper eating easier (usually!) Ease in slowly...

Marie, I weigh at home, in a medium weight nightgown, so when the weather turns I can still wear something comparable. I plotted that out from the start cause I didn't want to have to switch to winter weight and GAIN! I've come to appreciate the mind games as part of the "fun". DH is not as amused about the eating the same thing all the time, but hey, he doesn't have to do the cooking, so he can take one for the team!

Auntie G - It's funny the games we play with our scales! If I weigh myself in my undies, I always "allow" half a pound for that. I also make sure not to drink too much water right before I weigh (and make sure I go to the bathroom) and usually hop on and off a couple of times and give it a kick just in case it's stuck and showing too high a weight! :lol:

Marie - I tried the vinegar thing for about a day and couldn't stomach it either. Nowadays I figure if I'm not likely to stick to something for the rest of my life, it isn't worth bothering about. I'm with you in rather having a sexy brain and healthy bod. I'm glad Mr. Scale was nice to you. Were you the one who mentioned the Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum) books a while back? If so, you're to blame for my addiction! I'm already on my third book in the series but I started kind of mixed up, reading books 12, 10 and now 4. I just got whatever they had in at the library. I just love her character - such a feisty Jersey gal. I also love pistol packin' Lula and it's so funny how they eat all that junk food - I can almost taste it!

Judy - I hope you're enjoying the rest of your time off.

Carol - I hope you had a fun time with your company and managed to find something yummy on the menu without too many calories. I usually leave 3/4 of the bun when I have a hamburger. It's the carbs that tend to make me gain anyway, not so much the meat. It's hard to turn down fries, so I usually just snag a few from my hubby's plate! :lol:

I'm feeling better today now that my sore throat is better. We went to the Social Security office today to get my DH signed up for Medicare as he'll turn 65 in October. It kind of came as a shock to us that we're already in that age group as we're just a couple of kids at heart. I still have 6 years to go before I go on it. Next year will be our 40th anniversary - it doesn't seem possible how the time has flown by!

Well I decided on a grilled steak ck comb. and tortilla shells with veggies. Saved half for lunch at least the veggies and little bit of meat. Y'eah the vinegar thing is interesting who knows what works or doesn't the only real magic is portions, changes and exercise I think. Oh well was worth the search and a topic to ck into.
I enjoyed my company but last night my 11 to bed and I am feeling it tonight normally I am an early bird to bed and up early. Talk to you all soon and hang in there!

Penny congrats on those B,s something going on right huh? Bear wants to play this a.m. and is demanding somr attention. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO GO BUT HE REFUSES. Just like akid.
I am ready to have a good day. Later on I will take a walk or swim if it ever warms up. Whats with the 70,s? Nice to sleep but come on now its summer.
I am meeting the grandkids for school shopping right after work. I got a lovely 30% off coupon for Kohls dept store. Now that is off sale and clearance wow we are going to have some fun. Gram is of course helping out with school closes my gram always helped me. Guess we learn to do the same if we can for our kids. Anyways I am looking forward to it. Then maybe treating them to ice cream if they leave the store at the same time as me. If not oh a rain ck on that and I am not having any. I am feeling a bit more in the control seat even if its hard to do. Half of what I would of eaten etc. at the restaurant. Now before I would of finished most of my food if not all. So I am working on it. We have a wedding on saturday can't say I will be good at that but good until then would be great and then jump into the gym on sunday again.
Well gotta fly have a great day!

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Penny, hee hee hee, drink water before a weigh-in? Never!!! I like the idea of giving the scale a kick, too! Glad your throat's feeling better. I woke up this morning with a tinge of funny feeling in my throat, but hopefully it doesn't turn into anything. It is almost time for my "back to school" cold that happens every year, even though I haven't been in school for a pretty long time now!

Carol, yeah, what's up with this weather? I sure complained a lot about the heat, but now it's too cool to get any pool time in! I'd like to get back there before the end of the season. And yeeeeeehah! I got the 30% off Kohl's coupon too! The 30% always gets a little dance when it arrives. :carrot: I'm going to try to go today if I can.

Have a good day!

hi all, I'm at a conference and I usually screw up my diet at them. So far I'm doing good - 775 cals and only dinner left. There's even chocolate less than 2 feet from me. We left town at 4:30 this morning so no exercise. And mr. scale was really sweet this morning. BTW, typing on my cell phone is painful. I already lost one post. :(auntie g, why weigh with any clothes? And never drink something before? NEVER!carol, I totally agree with what's with these 70 degree temps. It's August.Penny, I love Stephanie Plum. And Ranger and Morelli. Lulu's a kick. I think they're great friends. You're welcome for addiction!Marie

Eeks, it looks like my cell phone ATE the paragraphs. Sorry. Marie

Marie, I have to weigh with some clothes because the scale's in the kitchen and my pupperoni wants to go out first thing in the morning. I don't want to scare the neighbors! LOL!