Lisa--I had heard something similiar to what you heard. But as for fruit, I've heard that citrus is good (somebody correct me if I am wrong) because it takes more energy for your body to digest? Make sense? I think I heard if from something similiar to negative calorie type thing.
I'd be pretty preturbed if the instructor didn't show up. At least you got sometime in. I have heard that insurance in the states is pathetic. We are spoiled here with national insurance. Like when I had my first son here (4yrs ago), natural w/epidural and spent 3days in the hospital, the total bill was-----$300US!! yep, that's all. now our second, I am not sure because the dr. figured we needed some financial being my dh is a pastor and we are fosterparents (of course knowing that I came to the clinic and the last week of check up on our 50cc scooter because our car was broken probably made us look pathetic), but the dr. paid for everything. Well, it's his clinic so he could afford it, but it was very nice of him. It only costs like $3.50US for a dr visit and 3 days of medicine. Pretty nice isn't it:-)
Hi, Taiwan...this is a very good info site full of information to get you started http://www.fatlosstips.com Take a good read of what this guy has to say...its makes lots of sense and it has started me off well on my health journey.
I dont eat anything after 8pm....and after 7, if I am hungry...I do what Lisa says...I have peanut butter or some other form of protein. Fruits, depending on which kind are high in sugars and carbs...you dont really want that late in the evenings before going to bed.
Good Morning everyone,
I am ready to get back on track and have a nice dent in my scale on Thursday Night....
Are you with me ladies???
I am consuming large quantities of water this week, because of the lack of water that I had this weekend.
And Walk away the pounds is waiting for me at home tonight.
Taiwan,
Our goal weights almost the same, at first I thought Wow, there is no way that I could hit 150, but after meeting all these women here, I have come to realize that nothing is impossible. My sister and I are completely different, she is 5'8" and very thin, and I am 5'0" and very wide! Everyone has some great tips for a regimen, I couldn't exercise before I came to this group, now I have a regimen and I love it. I tried to read through all the past posts, but I don't know if anyone told you about our New Year's Challenge that is going on right now?
We have all posted our measurement and weight and are challenging to maintain until New Year's. Not necessarily lose, but if that happens, Hooray!, but we just want to maintain during the Holiday seasons..
Hope you are in for this challenge, it is great motivation...
As far as eating at night, I try not to, but I have had some bad cravings for chocolate at night, but now I have roasted veggies in my fridge so I warm a few up and nibble with some Ms. Dash...
Lisa, I am sorry to hear you are feeling yucky. My husband had a test done that put dye in his gallbladder to test to see what the output was. That is how they figured out it wasn't functioning. I hope they find something out for you. I will let you know if I see a difference with my new tapes.
Taiwan, I think you have it made out there for medical purposes. I pay $112 a month for my Asthma medicine, because my insurance won't cover it right now. US Insurances is very crappy...
Cjunk, what am I missing out on Fitday, I can't seem to use it properly. Is it really that good. I guess I am going to have to go back and check it out.
Can anyone recommend a great calorie counter book, I have used caloriescount.com, but I just don't think they are as thorough as they say they are, which really blows, considering you can only tell once you join and pay the $24.
But I would like a handy little guide. Can anyone recommend one.
hi, I just came upon your site and it seems there is alot of positive support. I started a challenge to lose 30 pounds by March and have some buddies willing to take on the challenge. Is anyone interested here?
Welcome Debee...us ladies over here already have a challenge ...it started the week before thanksgiving and will end
the day after new years...its called the pre-newyears resolution challenge...it involves maintaining your weight loss throughout the holidays and losing if possible. Alot of the girls here have been steadily losing weight through sensible eating and exercise...our challenge is to maintain this lifestyle in social festive situations...we are testing out our new approach and relationship with food and eating.
So, for me, I'm gonna focus more on a lifestyle change and keep doing what is working for me....I cant speak for the other ladies though but I am sure they will let you know. You are always welcome to join us and post as often as you like...everyone is welcome here.
Tonight I consumed 1709 cals but I exercised for 32 minutes for a distance of 9.1km and burned off 330 cals for a total of 1379. I will also do some weight lifing after I finish this post...the arms tonight.
Stay strong ladies and Reina...dent away at the scale
Lisa sorry to hear your instructor didnt show up...valiant effort on your part.
Miki...you crack me up but I didnt realize it too for the first few posts hehehheh
Annie where are you...I am so worried for you...I do hope you are doing well and I hope your medical news doesnt have you in the dumps...share your story with us and we will walk with you until you are feeling better....I send you lots of good energy...I hope you are reading this.
First of all, once again, I have to say THANKS!!! You regulars here get all the credit for me passing up piping hot french fries tonite. I had to work til 7pm so I stopped by and got my family cheeseburgers and fries. For myself, I stopped by Subway and got a 6 inch veggie sub. I live about 20 minutes from work sooo the whole trip the fries were smelling sooooo good!!! Normally, as I drive I ALWAYS eat a few out of the sack along the way. I was dying to do that tonite but kept thinking"But if I dont, I'll have something positive to tell the 'chicks' after blowing it with my calories Saturday." Ohhh almost forgot...when I reached over to get the money for my sub, my hand brushed against the sack and it was really warm. Talk about temptation!
Almost gave in then but didnt. I love the incentive ya'll give me. Being accountable really helps me try to do better.
Reina_Mia...I think you made the right decision about Curves. I mean, you have us...what else do you need??? ( hahaha ) Seriously tho, I think it's good to be positively sure before signing any contract, etc. And if you are disciplined enough to exercise at home for a long period of time, then you'll know you are really disciplined, period. I think getting motivated at home is the hardest so you're doing great so far! I started back with my HEAVY drinking today..water that is. I slacked off alot during the holiday.
Taiwain..thanks for the info about yourself. It was really interesting, and I love getting to know everyone. I admire you and your hubby for the work you're doing with the kids. And being devoted enough to missions to make a foreign land your home..Wow. (of course I'm sure the fact that your wonderful hubby was there kinda helped)
Lisa...sorry but I dont have any other info about gall bladder stuff besides what I told you earlier. I was in such pain that I have no idea what all tests they ran, etc. All I know was that I honestly thought I was going to die of a heart attack at the time. Was just really strange how it hit so quickly and was so serious in such a short time.
Cyan...glad I wasnt the only one who didnt notice the posts beneath the 'reply' spot. I'm a little slower than you tho..lol
You're killing me with all your exercising!! Keep up the good work..it shames me into doing more.
I'm really worried about Annie. I hope everything is ok with her. I know she got what sounded like a bad report at the doctor, but I hope she'll come back and let us be here for her. Hopefully it's nothing serious. I miss her posts. She's such an asset here. Anyone heard from her at all?? I thought maybe she had someone's email or something.
I heard from WI-wide the other day via email. She was the first 3fc buddy I made ( for those we dont know her). She had gotten discouraged like we all do but says she plans to get back on track and in here with us again.
Debee...you're welcome to join us anytime. I'd love to lose 30 lbs by March but whether I do or not, I'm going to continue in this lifestyle change we've embarked on. That's the great thing here...successes or failures, someone is always here to applaud you, cheer you on, or help you get back up when you fall. We're a wonderful group of ladies who are determined to live a healthy life.
Well, going to hop on my AirWalker and work off that veggie sub.
Alright, I had a good day today. I didn't overeat and I stayed within my calorie range. I am feeling a little bloated right now, and not in the exercise mood, but I am sure I will be doing so tomorrow. I was just telling my hubby that I have been so tired lately.. I just can't seem to get enough sleep and I feel as if I am on auto-pilot now. So I am getting to bed right after this post.
MikiG - Kudos to you for passing up those piping hot fries. I am telling, if it were me, they wouldn't have made it to the front door.
I am still a nut for McDonalds and I think it will always be like that. I just can't seem to walk in there with my son and get a happy meal and a SALAD. Just not realistic for me at least. But you deserve a whole lot of credit for that one.
Oh, and I forgot with heavy water consumption comes many bathroom breaks. But I did drink over 72oz of water today..
Let WI-Wide know that we are all here for her and more than willing to help her get back on track and hear her struggles. We all have them and and I am sure we can share some great support.
Debee, Welcome to the group and Congrats on your challenge to lose 30lbs by March. If you need any support, please feel free to contact us here on the loop. I would love to try, but I am going to try to keep track with my current challenge. But once again, feel free to drop in whenever.
Annie, where are you? I hope to hear from you. If you need to talk, you know we are here for you. My heart and prayers are with you.....
I just got some really bad news about a cluster member of mine. This young vibrant mother of 2 small children was just diagnosed with Cancer of the Lymphnodes(sp?). They just told us it is all over her body and will be going through intensive Chemo.. I don't know why it has hit me so bad. I can't say that I am very close to this person, but knowing that there are two small children that are going to be affected by this, kills me. I was 22 years old when I had to take care 24/7 of my grandmother and watch her deteriorate from Cancer of the pancreas, and I still havent' recovered after 7 years, how do small children deal with that? What does that do to their soul...
Sorry to ramble about this, but I just can't seem to shake this today...
Have a great evening, I am tired and just need to close my eyes.
Have a blessed evening
Reina...dont ever feel you have to apologize for rambling. When you need to talk, we're here to listen. That is a really sad situation and hit you close to home. I'm the same way whenever someone with kids is going thru a divorce. I was 21 when my parents split up, and it hurt more than anything I had ever been thru. I've always wondered how in the world my 3 younger sisters handled it so well. ( the youngest wasnt even in school yet) I think things like that stay with us forever, but I also think it helps give us compassion for others. The family will be in my prayers also.
MIKI
Okay, so I posted once and then lost it....so now I just don't have it in me to do it all again. Basically, I ate horrible yesterday. I was out of control. I feel horrible....emotionally and physically.
I will do better today.
Welcome Debee. i would love to hear your ideas on how to lose weight over the holidays! I need some motivation in that area.
This morning I decided to step on the scale and see how I was doing...I am now 167pounds...yay It has been a long arduous road for me...I eat too much and then I have to exercise to burn it off....but my food choices have been very wise ..choosing good foods for the most part. And, honestly, truly, you ladies have been such a source of support...knowing that you will read my posts keeps me honest and motivated to keep at it...I feel accountable and I dont want to mess up and slowly, I'm internalizing this feeling and I want to exercise especially now that I feel good, strong and can move easily into an out of things..like when I was a kid...its a very good feeling....thanks for me my personal trainers and ears.
Lisa...keep trying...we all eat horribly once in awhile...and inlight of your gallbladder situation, I am sure you are worried and stressed out of your mind...and inspite of all this, you are still here with us working on losing weight and exercising...remember to always give yourself credit for all the good things you do. When you do have an off day....leave it there, move on...there is no point in beating yourself up for it. Let us know how your doctor's appointment went this morning
Miki, I like the strenghth and confidence you exude in your posts...it encourages me to keep going. And good on you for not eating up all those fries....this is pure determination on your part and dont forget to pat yourself on the back. How did your airwalker go last night?
Reina...like Miki says...dont ever feel like you are rambling...we are in this together so feel free to say what you are feeling even if its not weight related because emotions and dealing with them is important....I would rather you post here to feel better than to go to your fridge and stuff those feelings down with food...Okay?
PreciousOne, Cjunk, LadyRider and Annie...looking forward to hearing from you soon...I send you all good energy.
Annie I send you an extra special hug filled with lots of good energy.
Well, today, Tuesday was pretty good for me. I now go to fitday.com like you all suggested, but I must be counting wrong or something cause my calories always come up less than 1300, and it doesn't seem to me that I eat that few. Of course, the salad, I don't know how to count since I make up a big one and it may take 3 days to eat it.
Anyway, I burned 245calories today, not bad. I did free weights (ok, I used a family size Campbell's clam chowder can--full, I don't have weights, it's on my Christmas list!) and worked on just my arms today, gave my abs a rest.
I will tell you all, that since I have found this board, this has seemed so much easier. I have never stuck with anything this long (going on 3weeks now). Even dh is suprised. And when we went shopping today, I got on like 5 different scales to see what they said, and they read between 87kg(191.4lb) and 89kg(195.8lb) and I don't "officially" weigh myself until Friday. My first goal is my prepregnancy weight 85kd (187lb) and I know I will reach it before then. I know can button some clothes from prepregnancy times, a little snug, but I couldn't button them 1.5months ago!!!! Thanks ladies, you all are so encouraging.
Lisa--bad days come and go, don't fret, you already have enough on your mind with the GB pain. How did you sono go?
Reina--talking to someone, whether on the computer or in person is so important. If you didn't and just kept it inside, you would dwell on it even longer. I helped a friend take care of her 4.5year old twin with a brain tumor (one boy was healthy and the other was sick for 2 years). Stayed with her in the hospital and helped put lotion on the boy, sang to him, helped whereever I could while he was in a coma. I don't think I was ever the same after that. When I see sick little ones, it just brings back memories. But I talked alot with my mom, and cried alot too. Don't feel like you are rambling.
Cyan--I just love your posts. Just something extra encouraging about them. Congrats on losing some weight. Hey, at least you are exercising. That's so important.
Well, ladies, I have to clean up my house before bed. I hate coming downstairs to a mess. I think if you looked up mess in the dictionary, you would see a picture of my house--lol!
Lisa,
I am sorry that you are feeling so bad right now, but you are going through some things right not that can stress anyone out. You are totally entitled to have bad days, and I know you will continue to have alot of good ones, once you have your gallbladder fixed.
Don't get too down on yourself, brush yesterday off and continue with today. I hope everything goes very well with your sono. You are in my prayers.
Cyan, Congrats on losing some more weight. YOu are a true inspiration to all of us. YOu are one decided WOMAN and you deserve all the glory when you keep dropping that weight. Kudos to you.
Taiwan - I am glad that you found this group to be very beneficial to you. I myself have never stuck to any diet after so many days. I overwhelm my self and quit. UNTIL I found this group. They really have been there for me, and have made me feel worthy of making myself a better person(healthwise). My husband is shocked as well that I have keep to this.
Good luck and keep up the good work.
Miki, Cyan,& Taiwan, thanks for hearing me out about my friends problems. It is good that I am always able to talk to people.
PreciousOne, Cjunk, LadyRider and Annie...I am also looking forward to hear from you. Hope you are all doing well.
I got a little extra sleep this morning, so I am hoping that I have more energy today. I do plan on working out when I get home today. After my son and I play Candyland!!!!
Thanks for the warm welcome! I love the idea that you are all looking to change your eating habits and make more of a lifestyle change than go from diet to diet. I think that is the only way for long term weightloss. I'll introduce myself. I'm a 42 year old mom of a 7 and 4 year old from Philly. I never had a weight problem until I didn't come off as easily. My main problem is I eat out of stress and because my husband is a meat and potato guy I tend to make dinners that are not just a salad and chicken. In addition to my husband's food choices my two little boys will only eat pizza and hot dogs, chicken fingers and say yuk to any green food (vegetables always have to be disguised) I think that if I didn't have all the junk food around it would be easier to avoid the tempation. However, everytime I try not to buy the junk food my family doesn't think I went food shopping. Well, I have to go to the bus stop. Hope to talk again soon
Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing good this evening. I had a great day, stayed well below my calorie intake, and I completed the 1 mile Walk Away the Pounds Video. I really liked it. I totally felt it in my legs and it flew by so fast, I really didn't feel like I exerted myself.
I will do that one for the rest of the week and then try the 2 mile next week.
Lisa, I hope everything went well for you today, and you had a good day now that the stress of the sono is over.
Debee, you are in the right place, there are many stress eaters here, and I am one of them. If you read in the earlier posts, it seems like McDonalds call me when they know I am stressed. That is my relaxation food. My son is also a very picky eater and my husband is just, there are no words to describe his eating habits. I am tired of looking at cookies, and chips and soda around the house. I still catch myself stealing his cup of soda and running to the next room to drink it. That is a very bad habit of mine. Now I have a case of Mountain Dew (Diet) at hand and that is what I drink when I am home.
Cyan,
When I log on to 3fc. I got to message boards, then I go to Misc. Under Exercise, Diet, Support, there are 2 icons to the left of the loop name. Do you know why the first one always changes. I have noticed different envelopes and I was wondering if that gives us problems gettting to the loop. There is no descriptions for these kinds of envelopes that keep showing up on our loop. I was just curious about that.
Me Again
Evening Ladies
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Yeahhh..a good Monday:)
It has been a long arduous road for me...I eat too much and then I have to exercise to burn it off....but my food choices have been very wise ..choosing good foods for the most part. And, honestly, truly, you ladies have been such a source of support...knowing that you will read my posts keeps me honest and motivated to keep at it...I feel accountable and I dont want to mess up and slowly, I'm internalizing this feeling and I want to exercise especially now that I feel good, strong and can move easily into an out of things..like when I was a kid...its a very good feeling....thanks for me my personal trainers and ears.
Congrats on losing some more weight. YOu are a true inspiration to all of us. YOu are one decided WOMAN and you deserve all the glory when you keep dropping that weight. Kudos to you. 
