good morning everyone,
happy hump day to everyone!! i'm feeling good today. i was able to stay OP yesterday and have a similar plan today. it is fairly easy for me to do during the week since i work and if i pack i am not temted to stray away from the plan. the weekends are a different story tho. my DS's team won the football game last night. he really makes me proud to watch him out there on the field. got home late after that and had taco salad (little meat lots of veggies) with ff dressing and 1 shell crumbled over the top. it was good. since i ate so late there eas no temptation before bed which is always a good thing. same goal for today stick to the plan. i decided my goal for october is to just get into the 220's and stick there for the month. i am close at 231 now so loosing these few pounds and keeping them off will be a good boost for me.

suzy1965- yes i did plan the menu again this week. my one little thing that keeps me motivated is organization. when i make the meal plan i have to do it for the whole family dh and 3 kiddos too. so i plan healthy dinners and get them started on sunday so i can come home from work and "finish" them everyday. i.e. if there is already chicken cut up and sauteed i can throw it in a pan add veggies cook some rice and ta-da we have stir fry. the fact that every meal is started keeps me totally motivated not to waste it. so we eat like this sun - thurs and usually go out on friday and wing it on saturday. i have been faithfully doing this for a little over a month now and although it is time consuming on sunday it has totally kept me honest. the best thing you can do is hang in there and give it a shot everyday!! don't let yourself give up. check in here often both good days and bad. good luck you can get back on track!!!

labchick good luck with the potty training. oh how i don't miss those days!!! a good distraction tho like you said!

hevron sodium might be the problem. there are 2 really good food trackers that i know of fitday.com can be used for free to plug all your food into also i have recently started using dietpower.com they have a free 15day trial it seems like a really good program but after the 15days you have to pay for the program. good luck!! and don't get discouraged.

hollyhock thank you!! i'm feeling pretty darn good!! great job yesterday and good luck with the interviews!!!

girlie- how'd it go yesterday?? baby steps is the best way!!! you can't change everything overnight but little victories along the way all add up!! great job on refusing the cake. you are my hero for the day!!!

annie get well soon!!! and great job sticking to it when you aren't feeling so great!!!

desiree hi!! great job with the yoga. keep up the great work.

well if i missed anony i am sorry but i got to get to work! hope you all have a great day!! lets all keep eachother on track. we can do this!! we are doing this!!! the first step is over, now lets stick to our plan!!!

Ok, the visiluation goal was tuff! I tried to imagine myself at 180 lbs; that's my TOPS goal weight. When I met my husband, that's what I weighed and you know, I thought then I was fat!

I got out some pictures and I took a look at myself then. I really had a lot of defination in my body, I still had a little bit of a stomach (maybe I always will?), but what really stood out to me was how happy I looked. I remember that time in my life, I felt good! So that's how I did with my visualation.

I still have to work on it. I'll try it again sometime. I remember once that I did one of those virtual models and I made one the size I am now and then changed it to the size I want to be (12/14), so I might do that again.

Today's goal is to not overeat when I go out to lunch with a friend.
I feel really hungry today and knowing that I'm going out is not a good thing to know when I'm like this, so I'm telling myself that tomorrow is weigh-in day and I don't want to have to deal with a gain at the scales...so I will not undo all I have worked for this week with just one meal!

Nan: Good job on the water.

Hevron: It is very hard to stay motivated sometimes. But you have already won half the battle because you know that it's something you need to be aware of and continue working on it. Just coming to this board keeps me motivated.


Holly: Were you able to stick to your plan of having no little slips? I think you did really well even with those two things. Remember you don't have to be perfect.

Suzy: Sometimes it isn't one thing that gets me back on track, it a combination of a few. Usually getting back to journaling helps, setting a small daily goal, coming to the board and sometimes I find out that I'm tired and I need rest. When that happens I don't allow myself to just stop all I'm doing but I try to quiet myself from within. I read more posts and keep mine simple. I just go for a walk, no plan for time or distance, just walk...breathe....

Does any of that help?

Girlie: Sounds like you have things going in the right direction. Keep up the good work.

If I missed mentioning you, it's not that I didn't think of you, but I'm getting busy at work...people coming into the office and I better look like I work here!

I'll check in later.

Mornin',

I had a pretty good day again with a couple little slips. I am thinking those little slips are what keeps me from losing a bunch.I did fine all day. I was hungry around 5 so I had a bowl of spaghetti sauce made with ground turkey, no added fat.Normally at dinner I would eat a whole meal. I didn't. I had salad.In the evening i had another 1/2 cup of the sauce. Normally I would eat salty, fatty snacks or cheese or a sandwich.
I weigh in tonight at TOPS.
I got a horrible pic of myself back the other day. I tore it up but cant stop thinking aboout it. I am hoping it was just a bad pic. I was too embarrassed to ask hubby if this is what I really look like. My size wasn't the issue so much as how old,puffy and saggy my face looked. Freaked me out. I dont think losing weight can fix what i saw.

I picked up a pilates dvd. I am off to do it in a few minutes.

Suzy~I get discouraged so easily.I usually need a big shocker to get me going again. I have done so much better when I journal here.I am still not losing much but i am very aware and not gaining.
Jodi~ I love your goal. I cant seem to lose 1 lb a week.Maybe I should visualize 225 and aim for that. Instead of the overwhelming big picture.

Today I will do pilates and eat OP all day!!!!!

holly good luck at your meeting tonight!!! sometimes the little goals that you can completly get through in a short amout of time are the best. then you can pat yourself on the back and move on. lets slip into the 220's together. i love your commitment to exercise i wish i could get there. don't let the picture get you down, we had a family portrait taken last year and i ruined it for the whole family (IMHO) i was huge!!! and just plain ugly looking. you are beautiful inside let that shine through!!!

mychoice- have a good lunch with your buddy and do your best to stay on track!!! you can do this!!

Hello everyone. I didn't make it to the gym at 5am...this was because my husband fell very ill late last night. I guess it's the flu or something. It came on very quickly. I kept getting up with him and cleaning up his vomit and getting him more tissues, water, herb tea, etc...I was SO exhausted this morning. I have my heart class tonite but I plan on doing my WATH 45 minute 3 mile video tonite and stay home with DH. His temp was 100.2 very early this morning and when I temped again before I left for work it was back downt o 98.8 thank goodness!

I'm sorry I don't have time for personals, but I wanted to answer Suzi's question to us about what makes us get back up on the wagon again. I think we all have a lot of person reasons. One thing that helps is to get back on 3FC's and just keep reading and looking for inspiration. Over the summer I quit coming at all and I thought about it so many times but didn't want to face the facts.

The biggest factor is probably my 1st wedding anniversary coming up in one month. I was 240 there, and when I look at my wedding pictures, I think about how fat I am. I had lost down to 221 earlier in the year and I really wanted to be to Onederland at least by my 1st wedding anniversary. Well, it's coming up and I'll be nowhere near there by November 8th but at least want to be about 225, and away from 240!

I mean, it's so amazingly hard to start. Just one simple step is so hard. It's so hard to stop eating badly because it almost seems like a comfort of some sort, like you can hide behind fried chicken and ice cream. I started to become like a recluse, staying at home, eating icky foods and not wanting to really talk to anyone. That's my low point. It's like I'm eating just to eat and just to say "I can eat this because I can".

Then, if I make it to the gym one day, I feel better. I mean, I feel like crap going in and feeling ugly and fat...but each day it gets better. And like today, I may not have lost any weight, but I can feel my muscles working when I walk up the steps. I still get out of breath, but I can feel my muscles because I've been working them and I know it's burning calories. I don't always eat "good" foods. I am working on that, but my main focus is exercise and not snacking. I eat foods that are healthy, but that I like also. Last night I ordered Chinese. DH didn't have any because he was sick, but I had just a little steamed rice, veggies and chicken and stopped when I was full. I still probably overate, but a couple of weeks ago, I would have eaten the whole tray just because it's supposed to be one dinner. But I have to realize it's more like 3-4 servings! I put my portion in a small plate and ate with chopsticks, and didn't go back for seconds. It will be there if I want more the next day, you know.

It's just little things like that which will make us successful. So Suzi...just focus on doing something little today...the little things will add up. It really is a day by day journey. While visualizing your goal is great, you have to take it step by step. I'm so glad you are here, Suzi.

I am having two whole wheat tortillas for breakfast, rolled with about a tablespoon of hummus each. These wraps are amazing, each is 50 calories and a whopping 8 grams of fiber...2g fat and 3 net carbs for those who are carb counting. On Weight Watchers, I think that is 0 points for one. AND, they taste good.

For lunch I have a light bologna sandwich on whole grain Sunny Millet bread...also super high in fiber. I'll get some WOW Doritos from the vending machine to have with my sandwich, and I have some fruit cocktail for a snack later. Dinner will probably be some leftover Chinese, chicken with broccoli and a little rice...desert will be WATP!

Hope you all have a great day. If you have any LF recipes or products to share, let me know. This weekend, I'm going to get some of those 100 cal packs - Oreo. Over the summer, I sure ate a lot of regular Oreos. DH's idea of grocery shopping is milk, white bread and Oreo Cookies. I forbid him to bring any fatty chips, crackers, white bread or cookies in the house. Nothing that isn't whole grain. We did get some organic potato chips which were very good, but I made sure not to pig out on them. They were not so greasy as regular and were seasoned with fresh herbs. Yum.

Girlie

Good morning! Yesterday I felt so proud of myself for going out to lunch, and having a cup of soup and 1/2 sandwich and not giving in to buying dessert, that I ate a whole bunch of Halloween chocolate back at work. Why do we DO that? Anyway, when I know the day wasn't good, I usually don't journal but I made myself sit and put in every morsel that went down my throat and it was over 2,400 calories. Oy!!!

Payback: this morning I woke up about 2:30 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep. At 3:30, I decided to get up and make use of the time. Did some Bible study and weightlifting (not at the same time). I have a yoga class today at lunchtime.

To the question, how do you get back on track, I'll mull that one over.

Desiree, Colorado

Susie~I didn't eat junk but had a small bowl of turkey spaghetti sauce before bed.
I have trouble visuaslizing myself the old way too. I was 190 before kids and same as you had a bit of a tummy but frankly I was smokin'! I was soooo confident.

I did ther pilates. Holy core strength training. I liked it. the breathing is quicker and opposite Yoga. Have to get my head around that.
Jodi~ I just started exercising 3 weeks ago. It took my 3 months to get food under control. I kept trying to get out and walk but the timing was hard.i am finding the dvd's good, noe that my kids are older and will leave me alone for 3 seconds. I think I will alternate the pilates and WATP.
Girlie~ hugs to hubby. Hope you dont catch it.
Later chicks!

Good Mornin' All
 

I just love fall weather! Not too cold, not too hot. It's my favorite season. I have a non scale victory today. I could finally get into one size smaller scrub tops for work WOO HOO! That's my motivation for the rest of the day. I know I can do this, I just have to stay the course.

Suzy - I'm not sure if this helps, but I have a picture of myself when I was at my all time lowest as a teenager taped to my desk with the title, "The New Nan". I know I'll never see 115 again, my word, that was 25 years ago, but I look at it and tell myself that if I could get there once, I can get close this time too. I also try to come up with one thing I missed the day before, like water intake or something like that and see how many days I can stay the course on that item. It's not easy, but I figure practice makes perfect.

Jodi - You'll be in the 220 range in no time with as much organization as you've got going!

Desiree - I do that too. Personally I think it's harder when you go to work. There are so many people there that mean well that unwittingly sabotage you. Hang in there, overall you're doing great and one day will not negate all the hard work you've done.

Oh shoot, I just heard something crash downstairs, be back later,

Nan

Hey Everyone! I just got back from my Kickboxing Class and I feel awesome .....I mean I feel awesome.....This Class is my External Motivator! I mean when I get out of Class I just want to eat healthy.The funny thing is event though I lack self convidence I am not scared to try new things I geuss it is my Internal Motivation the Hunger for being what I want to be...So there I am in that Gym at 320lb trying to keep up with the slim ones they just bounce around like feathers ...Sometimes I just wanna Cry when I cant keep up...but I always make it ...So I have learned to just focus on me ,me and that Mirror in front of me....So when I work out it is all about me ..I push myself and I can see my Body Shaping into what I want it to be ...thats why I go back...So yes it is a very hard Class but when I finish it ..It is prizeless how I feel afterwords. I took Step and it is challenging but nothing like this I mean sometimes I feel like I want to Vomitt and so do the other Girls....It is straight Boot Camp...When I tell my Boyfriend about the Class he always Brags on how Fit he is but I wish he could come to this Class....I give him about 20 minutes ....:lol: When I came on the Board today I wanted to tell everyone how terrible my Day was yesterday....But right now I do not wanna waist this positive Energy ....Because that was Yesterday and today is a new Day....... Suzy 1965- PLZ just keep trying! Belive me it takes along Time for your mind to register some positive self talk ...It is not in you ....YES IT IS ...you are thinking about it ,but you do no belive in what you are saying..Just take it one Day at a Time and focuson one or two things , like DRink lots of Water and have a Healthy Dinner and just keep plenting that into your mind and you will start believing that you can do it ...Forget Yesterday !!!Today!!!!!is the day you want to focus on had a Bed lunch so what have a healthy Dinner! justjodi- good job with does meal preps....Keep it up ...The weekends get me too espacially because my Boyfriend is Home all Day.. mychoice2bfit- You can do it! I know how hard that can be espacially when you go out with your friends..But If you are like me ..I aways feel guilty after I go of plane and I just focus on how feelworst after words and I just go with a healthy Lunch because I dont want the guilt after. hollyhock- Keep moving it will happen for you ,plus you dont want loose to fast so you can keep it of when you get there...Your Daily Goal Sounds good ..Enjoy your PIlates. labchick-that is awesome I can't wait until I can get back into my 2x scrubs and feel good when I waer them! You are doing it!! Girlie - I hope your husband is feeling better..It's ok to take a Day off espacially if someone has there mind still sat on excersise after a ruff night like that. Callachor -Have fun at Yoga ..I love Yoga ...Great that you still journaled because they say to put it all down good and bad. :flow1: :flow1: :flow1: :flow1: :grouphug: :flow1: :flow1: :flow1: :flow1: Alright I have to start getting ready for work now :coffee: Talk to everyone soon. Goal for the Month of October - 310lb!!

Hello Everyone....man there are so many positive people in our group now. Almost getting too tough to personalize anymore.

I am feeling better today, got rid of that nasty sore throat. Just have the stuffy head, sinuses, and fat body! Hope to get rid of all of them SOON.

Lanita - What a motivating post. You make me want to try kick boxing. I think maybe you have inspired me to do good the rest of the day.

Heather - Yes, those frozen dinners have LOTS of sodium. You might try cutting back to just one, and maybe packing yourself something else for lunch.

Holly - You are going to pass me on "our" challenge, if I don't get my b*tt in gear. I have lost some of my motivation, but plan on sticking to it. I got on the scales this morning and said, "no way", I am up a little more, jumped back off and cursed myself for letting it happen.

Nan - Your motivation is great, keep up the spirits!

Desiree - I don't know why we do the pigging out thing. The only way I can figure is we do so well, then we reward ourselves for being so good, with food. A regular pig out session. Food never seems to leave my mind.

Girlie - Hope your hubby gets to feeling better, so you can concentrate on you again.

Susie - Have fun at lunch. You have such great thoughts!

Hello to everyone I have missed, it is not intentional. Have a marvelous day, stay focused, and just say no.

I said it before, but I am going to repeat a posting I read elsewhere.

"Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth"

Huggssssssss Annie

To my thin-challenged friends...
 

Lanita - WOW! You are a burst of positive energy today. Thanks so much for the motivation. I've been a big slacker this week and haven't worked out YET. Actually, I planned to yesterday, but my lunch did not settle well w/my tum-tum. Even had to make some bathroom trips between work and home! But today is the day. I must make it today. I applaud you for facing the music and not letting the thinner people at the gym discourage you. Keep it up. :dancer:

Nan - Congrats on one sz smaller in the scrubs! That's a great achievement. It'll be another sz down in no time. :goodvibes

Desiree - I feel ya, girl! That reminds me of my donut episode on Monday... :ziplip:

Girlie - You're so right that we all have something different that motivates us. The hard part is maintaining the enthusiasm! I love being able to come here and get fired up for another day. :flame:

Holly - Be sure and tell us how you do at TOPS tonight! Hard work will pay off... :goodscale

To all my other thin-challenged friends, hang in there! Small steps make a difference. Drink your water today, exercise tomorrow...it's all good!

Good Morning Ladies,
Thanks everyone for the support. Yesterday started off as a lazy, big eating kind of day but I turned it around and made myself get busy for the afternoon. I had a reasonable dinner and went to bed early. So all in all a successful day. Today I will just try to do the best I can.

Annie- Glad you are feeling better.

Lanita- WOW, are you motivated and motivating! Your post was popping right off the page. Great job.

Nan- Congrats on the scrubs size and thanks for the tip about the photo. I hope whatever was crashing down the stairs wasn't serious.

Holly- Great job with the pilates. You are very dedicated to the exercise. I admire that very much. I hope WI went well for you.

Desiree- Exercising in the middle of the night definitely makes up for any indulgences during the day. Great job. I can't seem to do anything functional when I have trouble sleeping.

Girlie- Thanks so much for your post and for sharing a little bit about yourself. You were really speaking my language and I could have written it. One thing I have done is stay connected here. I have made some small positive changes to my life too so I am getting there.

Jodi- Great job sticking to plan! I haven't actually planned a weekly menu out but having the homemade, preportioned frozen dinners has made a bit of a difference in my eating, especially when hubby is out of town. I also like the partial meal idea.

Susie- Visualization is a tough one and remembering the feelings during a thinner time even tougher so you did great with your goal. Visualization is tough for me too because I usually end up feeling bad about how fat I am when I try to imagine myself thin. The virtual model thing is great especially when you try on the clothes you like. It's like playing dress up. I hope lunch went well and was fun. Good luck at WI. I know you will do great.

Have a great day everyone.
Suzy

Well, I am feeling things in my sides and belly that are probably muscles! Just a gentle awareness that there is something there at all.
Is was only down .25.This is th slowest journey ever.
I binged one day last week, ouch.
Today I will WATP 2 mile. I really sweat my arse off. I dont like to sweat but I will do it. I wont exercise at all on the weekend. We are entertaining 30 people for our Thankgiving.I am cooking 2 turkeys.
I will have 2 kids today. I need to gather decorations for the church tonight and pick up groceries for the weekend.I have made a HUGE dent in putting stuff away and tidying. Hubby will help do a major clean on Friday eve.
Oh yeah~ I did NOT eat after dinner!!!!!!! I ate OP all darn day!!!!!
Gotta get kids ready for school, check back later.

Hello Everyone.....

I did OK yesterday, some exercise, not enough however. Wish I could jump on Holly's exercise train. You go girl. I already suck today. McDonald's McGriddle, hash browns and coffee for breakfast. Don't know what has come over me, going to do better the rest of the day, even tho I have the feeling of defeat this morning. Need to gain back my positive energy. Wish there was a pill for that.

annie

Annie, Annie, Annie~ dont give up! Start fresh right this minute!!!! Have salad for lunch, go for a walk!! You can do this!!!!

I did the 2 mile watp. Didn't sweat as much, must have been the cold last week.
I would love to see some results.

Off to tackle the grocery store.

Thank you Holly. I am getting my motivation back slowly. In small spurts. I read this diet blog from a guy on South Beach. Read it, it is so motivating http://mjsdietblog.blogspot.com/ I am starting over on Phase I of SB right now. Here we go.......................

ok, it wasn't so bad at mcdonald's, if you are only counting calories at this point. McGriddle and hashbrowns come in at a total 590 cals. Now I know there is a LOT of fat and carbs in that, and sugar, white flour, etc. I guess I am just feeling guilty and trying to reason that I didn't do as badly as I could. Is eating that worth all this guilt? NO.

Mornin' Gals
 

I did really well yesterday with only 1,400 calories and no cheating on the carbs, but the darned scale won't move. My DS tells me it's because he superglued it to my current weight. :lol: I told him I was holding him personally responsible for the next 2 lbs., which of course sent him laughing out to the bus for school.

I just have to keep telling myself that when I'm not losing lbs. I'm losing inches and they are every bit as important as the lbs. I really don't want to drop much more in the calorie count, I believe it's low enough as it is.

Annie - You'll be fine. It's better to do that for breakfast where you'll have the rest of the day to burn it off than at night anyway. It's one meal out of thousands -- no biggie.

Suzy - way to turn your day around! Keep it going in the right direction. You'll reach your goal quicker than you think!

Hevron - thanks for the reminder on the water---it's my biggest downfall usually.

Holly - results are coming, right around the corner. Congratulations on the loss! It's all good when it's in the right direction!

The crashing noise I was hearing downstairs yesterday was my 3 year old rolling his tonka trucks down the stairs. :p He's cute but a handful at the same time.

be back soon,

Nan

Just checking in...
 

Hi all! Well, this has really been a tough week. Haven't exercised once, but my monthly friend is here, so can I use that as an excuse? I know you won't let me get away with that.

Lab - You're so right about inches. Everyone keeps saying that, but it's hard to get past what the scale says. :mag:

Annie - Don't give up! We all have moments when we give in; I've had more than I care to think about this week. Just start over at the next meal, girl! :cbg:

Holly - Great to hear you're feeling those muscles! The sweat really does pay off. And you weren't kidding...this is the slowest journey ever. :rollpin:

Suzy - How's your day going? :kickcan:

Desiree - How about that Halloween candy? Run! Run fast! :hyper:

Girlie - Haven't seen a post from you yet today. Everything going OK? Don't forget that goal for your wedding anniversary. Maybe a new nightie in a smaller size? It could happen! :goodluck:

Sorry I can't respond to everyone. Remember - we can do this. :grouphug:

Good afternoon!

Heather, I had to giggle at the Halloween candy - I was able to stay out of it yesterday, mainly because I had sorted out all my favorites so they're gone:-) . I keep a candy dish in my office and usually only have hard candies since I can either leave it or only have 1 or 2 pieces. Whatever possessed me to buy chocolate I'll never know.

Annie, if you eat well the rest of the day, your McD's stuff isn't all that bad.

Holly, congratulations! A .25 pound loss is better than a gain. And muscle is very good. It sounds like you're on track.

Thanks for the positive energy, Lanita.

Suzy, I'm with you - doing the best I can. Yesterday, even without a chocolate attack, I managed to take in too many calories. Today is better.

Later.

Desiree, Colorado

Today is a bust
 

Wow. I've had a REALLY bad day for food today. OK, well maybe not too bad. Had a Nutri-Grain cereal bar this morning, Lean Cuisine bowl for lunch - BUT, since lunch I've had a bag of those Oreo crackers, a Twix, and some misc. candy from my co-worker's desk. YIKES. I feel totally piggish. :ink:

But I've been drinking water...does that cancel out the bad stuff? :^:

Yuppers
 

Heather - that's one of my major vices as well. It's hard when other people have all that food out for the taking. Look at it as a road bump and keep moving in the right direction. Some road bumps are bigger than others, but in the end, you will conquer them all!

Girlie - where'd ya go, hun?

Hope everyone has an easy ontrack day and drinks tons of water and feels great about it all!

Nan

Heather,

Eat something white or green it cancels bad stuff...hahahaha

Annie

Too funny Annie
 

That's like my mother always saying that if you eat the cookie crumbs, they don't count because there was never anything on the wrapper about the crumbs having calories. :D

You guys are hilarious...
 

:rofl: :rofl:

Lab / Annie - You guys crack me up! Maybe I'll eat some green M&Ms while riding over the bump in the road to cancel out the bad stuff. HA!HA! OK, Heather, let's get focused on this thing... :s:

I have to tell you all one of the great things about this thread. Annie and I have never met, but through this thread we found out that not only do we work in the same city, but for the SAME company!! Is that hysterical? We'll be having a healthy lunch in together in a couple of weeks, but I just thought that was too cool. It's great meeting you ladies here. Don't give up...you might just make a friend.

:cofdate:

Heather,

Only green things with no writing on them. hahahaha.

I was prepping white bread to use for stuffing the bird on Sat. I started to salivate.I haven't eaten white bread in years.Never as a kid, once in a while at a shower or something. I made a Cheezwhiz on white sandwich. It was like eating cake!
It is definitely not OP. I am a slave to carbs.
Whtie bread doesn't cancel the bad stuff wither. it IS the bad stuff.
Heres' to salad!!!

White stuff with no, brown, Holly. hehehe

Hi everyone. Sorry I've been busy at work and this is the first time I could post! I didn't have time to read through everyones threads, but i'm so happy that there is so much going on here!

A Quick shoutout to Lanita - you go girl!!!!! I'm too scared to take kickboxing! Imagine what this is doing for you! You've got major guts!

Yesterday I did my WATP 3 mile as planned but had trouble sleeping and couldn't get up at 5a to go to the gym. Tomorrow...that is the plan! As for tonite, I'll do the WATP again. I don't like going to the gym at night for some reason. I've been doing excellent with the exercise, 45-50 minutes of cardio each day.

As for eating, I had two slices of Sunny Millet bread with REAL butter. Yes, you heard me...I used a tad of real butter on each slice...it satisfied me until lunch. Sometimes you just have to have the real thing. It doesn't taste like the calorie free butter spray I normally use. For lunch, I was running errands and ordered Chinese again...twice this week. I had about a half a cup of steamed rice and a huge amount of veggies in some sort of clear sauce. Not as low in fat as steamed veggies, but not too bad. I'm alittle bloated now because of the sodium that I took in, probably tons.

Since lunch, I had a fortune cookie and about 15 jelly belly jellybeans. I had to put the bag away because I'm not even hungry.

I want to tell you guys about the breads I buy, like the Sunny Millet. They are whole grain and very filling. Two slices at breakfast seem to be keeping me satisfied until lunch. They are also low in fat and high in fiber. They have some Low Carb varieties too. They are pricy, but I think they are well worth it for the fiber and for being filling in the mornings. I like the Sunny Millet but haven't tried any other varieties. I just keep getting the millet because I know I like it. Anyone tried any of the others?

http://www.naturalovens.com/Shop/Bak...ads/index.html

Have a great evening. I may have the leftover veggies for dinner, not sure yet...maybe a sandwich as I had planned to have for lunch.

And, WATP for dessert again!

Girlie

well hello ladies,
i have been trying all day to get in here and post. things just weren't going my way at work today. still trucking along, this has been one of the longest weeks!! thank goodness tomorrow is friday!! food is going ok i had a minor setback last night dh was out of town working and i got lonely and well you know the rest....so i didn't really have an all out binge but i picked at too much junk all night. moving on to better things today. and so far so good.

holly mmmmm cheezwiz. congrats on your loss, no matter how big or not so big celebrate it all!!

annie so glad you are feeling better, don't worry about the mcd's b-fast we all need a break once in a while. hang in there!!

hevron that is great that you 2 are so close to eachother, how nice it will be to meet up for lunch. i like the green m and m theory.

hi callachor!

labchick thats the right attitude the scale doesn't always reflect a loss. it will move just keep up the good work!!

suzy1965 good job turning the day around yesterday!

lanita wow so much energy keep up the great work at exercise class!!

girlie hope dh is feeling better. well if i missed anyone sorry and hello. i have to get going ds is almost done with football practice. talk to you all later.

Finally the end of a yucky day!
 

I managed to stay on track today with no snacking or anything like that, but I will be pretty scarce for a few days. I had to take my son in to ER for pneumonia. Thankfully, it's only viral, but he's pretty miserable and needs round the clock nebs and meds.

I'm just grateful that I can take the weekend off work to take care of him.

Hopefully you are all well and on track. I'll touch base again on Monday.

Nan

labchick good luck with the little one hope he is feeing better soon!!

I missed all of you guys yesterday!
 

Hi Everyone,
Yesterday was one of the crazy days at work. I didn't even have time to check my work email let alone the board...but I kept thinking about all of you.

I had a little bit of a disappointment on the scales last night at my meeting, I gained 1/2 a pound. I keep playing with that 1/2 lb...this week I'm getting it gone along with another 1/2! That's going to be my goal every day for the next week...work that pound off!

I did go for a walk on my lunch hour yesterday. I had planned to do that in the morning when I was leaving home. I almost thought about skipping lunch so I could keep working, but I remembered my long range weight goal and the fact that I want to become a more balanced person, so I went ahead with the walk. That's a nonscale victory.

I don't have a lot of time this morning to answer all the posts individually. I see by reading them that some of you were as busy as me yesterday! I hope Annie got back on track....you all were awesome in encourging her! It takes a lot to come here and admit your faults..but when we do that to each other, we become stronger...something about "getting by with a little help from my friends"...sort of thing.

Keep up those goals ladies and I promise I'll get things caught up today so I can respond individually to each of you.

I'll check in later.

Good Morning All
 

Yesterday was an ok day. Much better than any other but still with its bumps in the road (lol). I am trying a new thing (always trying to find the right thing. That must count for something, right?). I will not eat carbs until later in the day and stick to fruit, veggies and protein earlier in the day. I didn't eat until lunchtime and had a salad with tuna. Then I didn't eat until dinner, which was cooking healthily until hubby came home and needed to return the rental car. So we ended up eating out at Applebees. I had a burger but instead of fries had a small green salad. Then some ice cream. Trust me that is a much better day than usual. Sounds like everyone has things in perspective by being able to poke fun at our own slip ups. It is very important to keep McGriddles and candy dishes and the like in the right light. Someone said it and I can't remember who but if fat is the only thing someone can say about me than I am doing well.
Have a great day all.
Suzy

It's the weekend!
 

Finally. The weekend is here. What a crazy week. And not really a great one for me w/weight stuff. Hope to get to Curves today to exercise. I've been a big slacker all week. Food has been less difficult than the motivation to exercise, but still need to think about that journal idea. That will definitely help me get a handle on my eating habits. :hun:

MyChoice - Don't be too discouraged by that 1/2 lb. I have every confidence in you that it will come off next week! Good job for walking at lunch. I need to get in the practice of walking at work. :dancer:

Jodi - Just remember that your setback was minor. I suspect we are all guilty of falling back into old habits sometimes. Yesterday was one of those days for me. Was on a chocolate craze like you wouldn't believe. :chockiss:

Girlie - Thanks for the tip on the bread. You go with that daily cardio! When I grow up, I want to be just like Girlie with my exercise... :workout:

Holly - OK, OK. I guess by "green stuff" Annie probably meant salad or veggies or something healthy like that. Ho-hum. There goes my excuse for green M&Ms. HA! And about that Cheez Whiz - I have to admit that I've had cheese & crackers for dinner a couple nights this week. It just sounded really good. Healthy? Well, it could've been worse, I suppose. :eating2:

Suzy - Good luck with the new plan. It's often good to change things up. Keeps our body guessing and not falling into a routine. ;)

Have a successful weekend everybody! I don't normally check in over the weekend because my computer at home doesn't let me post very easily. Will check in on Monday!

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good morning everyone!!!
well TGIF i got my wish. the weekend is here!!! i don't hate my job but i am always so happy to see the weekend get here. DH was back in town last night and he helped me cook dinner and we all had a nice meal as a family. my progress has been slow the past 2 weeks i guess my body is just catching up to the loss i had in september. tomorrow is my official weigh in day and i can't see being down more than .5, but i will take it anything to make the numbers budge. i have been tweaking this plan of mine for several weeks and i am pretty happy with where it is right now so i won't make any adjustments this week just gonna stick to it and hope it works. lots of stuff to do this weekend and i am going to squeeze in some exercise somewhere. my morale is still up there today i am wearing an embrodered quilted blazer that my grandma gave me 4 years ago, it never fit but i loved it and so i kept it in the back of the closet, i pulled it out this morning for the heck of it and i was not only able to get it on but it buttons all the way!!! this is the one little thing for the week that i know will keep me going in the right direction.

mychoice- great attitude!! keep up the good work!! the scale will move down in no time.

hevron have a great weekend!!! journaling is a great tool, i have a hard time sticking to things like that but i find that when i do it i really do my best with diet and exercise, there is something about writing down that i ate a bag of doritos and 2 cups of m&m's i just don't like to see in print.

suzy1965 keep tweaking your plan until it is something you can really live with, you can do this!! i love the quote BTW it is so true

Mornin' Chicks!
Well, I had a hard struggle with the "why freakin' bother" attitiude last night. This is where I screw up. I kept it together all week. I am not seeing results. So last night I am decorating the church for Thanksgiving,I start to think this is too hard, I have too much to lose,I did serious mental battle over picking chips and dip to watch ER. I didn't cave. I did eat 1/2 a bag of low fat popcorn, though.
I dont feel as "off "today. I am going to do yoga instead of pilates. I have a sore neck.I am exctied about all the company coming this weekend. I will pick up the turkeys etc!! and start to get the house ready.
Have a glorious fall weekend!!!

Hello All!

Just wanted to say a quick hello. Yesterday didn't end the way I wanted it. First of all, I spent two hours searching for shoes. It's so hard to find heels to fit my feet because they are wide. Then I went grocery shopping and didn't get home until almost 8.30p! No time to cook, so I grabbed a roasted chicken from the store (thank God for those!) and DH wanted biscuits and gravy for his first meal after being so sick, so I baked reduced fat biscuits behind his back lol. The problem with that is that I ate THREE biscuits! They were the GRANDS brand too! They were so light and fluffy and I typically don't eat biscuits or bread, especially that late but I did lol. I bought this great honey butter...the brand is Downey's. The tub was $3.50 but worth it. Very good, and one tablespoon of it is an amazing 1g fat and 60 calories! I guess it's mostly honey. It was AWESOME on a hot biscuit and I caved in! By the time I got the groceries put away and dinner ready, it was 9pm when I was eating and was getting late, so I spent the rest of the time getting my gym and work clothes ready for today and went to bed. I did go to the gym this morning and was running late and had to cut my routine by 10 minutes...I did 15 minutes on the bicycle and 25 on the elliptical.

I had millet toast spread with the yummy honey butter. Mmmmm. Oh, and DH baked stinkin' chocolate chip cookies and I had one on my way out the door this morning.

I think everyone is doing a great job with trying to stay on track. That's all we can do is try. Some days we may not be trying as hard, some days we are trying very well. That's what it really boils down to. I don't think there is such a day as a "failure"...we just didn't try as hard or had other circumstance. But we never really unless we truly don't try at all. And I feel like all of you are trying...otherwise, you wouldn't be here!

Have a great weekend if I don't make it here. I have wedding festivities tomorrow. I got new heels, a fun dress and new underthings and I will feel good and look good tomorrow at the wedding. Hopefully as we go to the three weddings this fall, the dress will be looser by the last wedding in December!

Would you guys like to see pictures of me? I will give you the link to my wedding planning website. Sorry it's so funky with all the wedding stuff. But it's got a few pics of me and my husband. The first pic of the two of us was taken in 1998, I was around 180 then. The second pic of just me and my big hair was me around 220. The wedding pics, I was around my highest, 240. I feel like I was so fat in those and want to get as far away as possible! But oh well. I think my mom is in one of the pics...she is tiny, 4'11 and size 5 petite.

http://www.theknot.com/co_profilevie...amcreativedame

comic sans ms2deepskyblue

Holly - I have had the "why freakin bother" attitude for the past several days. I need to get off of it and move forward. I suck.

I did WALK over to arby's at lunch and bought a salad, WALKED back to my desk and ate it. It was very good. Dressing was not OP. THe entire walk part only took 15 minutes. I am not motivated, nor happy today. Tomorrow is a new day! Hopefully a better one!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

Annie

That is the last time I try colors, they never work for me.