Wow! That was a lot of sugar
 

Last night I went out to a local festival that my town is having this weekend. It's "The Corn Festival". I had a free weekend pass, so I thought "why not, DH is in Cincinnati at a business dinner", and so off I went to the festival.

I looked at some crafts and the quilts and talked to a lot of people. I got a buttered ear of corn to eat, and some french fries.

I walked around a little bit more...watched the egg throwing contest and decided to head home. Before I left I thought to myself "I want a funnel cake or maybe some cotton candy". I choose the cotton candy and I ate the whole bag while I was walking out!

Now, I don't really feel bad about it. I mean, it's a one time thing and it was sort of the "right" place to have it. But I can feel that sugar today. My stomach feels yucky; I itch. Luckly, I don't feel like I'm about to binge. I was worried that it might set it off.

So, today I'm pouring in the water. Got to get this sugar out of my system. I already have a big salad planned for lunch with lots of cucumbers and green peppers in it.

How's everyone else doing today?

Holly: I think daily challenges are good. I took a look at that Halloween challenge and I thought about joining it but I thought I was busy enough with the postings here and on the TOPS boards. If you find it to busy there maybe we could have our own challenge on this board? I was thinking of an Election Day challenge. Any ideas for that? What would help you in that sort of a challenge?

Anybody else have any input?

I'll check in later today.

Let's do a daily challenge here!!!!!!!! I find our group wonderful!!!!! I am Canadian, when is your election? We could start on Monday! Should it be an individual challenge or a group challenge?(we all try to focus on the same thing for the day).
Yahoo!! I feel hopeful.

Holly: Sorry I didn't realize you were from Canada. Tunnel vision on my part...sorry about that! Our election day is Nov. 2. I think a daily challenge would be good. What do you think we should do for the first one?

I think Monday would be good. What does everyone else think. Come on..we need input and participation.

New Member!!!
 

Hey guys - I am new to this website, just found it this morning! Love it so far, and am looking forward to finding new friends and staying motivated. A little bit of background information - I am 23 yrs old, I live in Texas, and am married. I started my diet weighing in at 280 lbs. I have a long way to go, huh? Well, my first week I have completely cut out all sodas, fried food, and candy. It was hard, but I have noticed that I have so much more energy!!! I have been walking at least 1 mile a day, and sometimes 2. Can someone tell me what exactly a diet "buddy" does, and how can I get one? That would be awesome. Anyways, check out my profile for my fitday.com website, it is pretty neato!!!!

Challenge
 

Welcome Samantha!!!! you will love this site and group of ladies. I dont have a specific buddy.I follow this thread and I also journal on this site. I have made some true friends along the way.I haven't had a lot of success losing weight so far BUT I have worked through some major issues of "what was eating me". I find the support irreplacable and hate to think where I would be at without it.I use the recipes and other stuff on here too.

Susie and I have been talking about a daily challenge.Something to strive for each day, starting Monday.
Here's my idea for the first day~~ limit serving of breads and starchy carbs to 2 a day and not eating after dinner.
Let me know what you think. :?: :dizzy:

Have a wonderful Sunday.

I will not binge on bread, I will not binge on bread, I will not binge on bread, I will not binge on bread,I will not binge on bread.............

I'm In For Challenges!
 

Good Morning Ladies,
Welcome Samantha. I have found this group to be great and you will too.
I am back from my walk to the bus stop and I am definitely in for some challenges to help motivate me. The bus stop is not a far walk by any means but it is more than I was doing every day. I had a very busy weekend with constant cleaning, shopping, cooking, my son's birthday party, and guests in for the weekend. I found that I was not able to keep up like I normally would. By the end of each busy day I found I could hardly walk. Part of the reason is that last year I spent 6 months not being able to walk from breaking my ankle and then having to get surgery on it. I gained at least 30 pounds from lack of activity and poor diet. All those excuses aside, I did not like not being able to keep up with what needed to be done. It made me feel fat and awful. Sooo... I am finally ready to get my act together. A daily challenge sounds great! Should we all follow the same challenge and report back here next morning? Or should we each set our own daily challenge and report back here next morning? I have tried to limit my carbs by eating less starchy stuff and switching to high fiber/no white stuff and find that I do feel better when I am successful with it. I guess the 2 starchy carbs challenge is a good one but that still leaves me with a lot that I can eat. I personally would prefer to make a daily challenge to plan out my menu for the day and follow it. Let's do it, ladies! Let's set some challenges together and for ourselves. We can do this! Here is my challenge for today:
I will plan my menu for today.
I will drink at least 2 tall glasses of water
I will walk to bus stop this afternoon and will clean up house from weekend visitors
There that wasn't so hard. I can do this.
Suzy

Fantastic Suzy!!!!
I WILL stick to my plan for today,only 2 starchy carbs and no food after 7pm.
I did very well yesterday but had a handful of chips at 9pm. I want to quit the evening snack!!
I will check back later, H

Good Morning Holly and Suzy! Your challenges look great. I do think we should report back the next day as to how we did with that challenge that we set for ourselfs.

I think others can use the same challenge that we post for ourselfs, or make up one for themselves. What do you think? I think the reasoning behind a daily challenge and reporting back is what it important here, that reasoning is so that we stay on track EACH Day. Agree?

I also wanted to Welcome Samantha to our board.

My challenge for the day is that I want to start journaling again. I bought a small notebook that will fit in my purse so I can write whenever I have time to do it. My challenge is to make that time. Along with that challenge I'm going to answer a question relating to my weight-loss effort. For me it's not all about food but what is going on with me mentally.

So my journal question for today is: I want to think of my body in a positive light. Even if it's something that I want to change. So my journal challenge today is to name that body part and to write about it in a postive way. I'll let you know tomorrow what that was.

Ok..everyone..let's get rolling on challenging ourselfs!

Good Morning, Good Morning!!

I really missed reading all the posts this weekend. Great news ladies. WI - down another 2.5 for a total so far of 12. Not bad for 3 weeks of SB. I am so excited. Reached my first mini-goal of 250. Looking forward to my next mini-goal of 225. I went to my brother's house for dinner last night. They are doing SB also. His GF fixed baked chicken with mushrooms, grilled squash and zucchini, salad, oh and served shrimp and nuts as an appetizer. It was all very good, I felt like I was cheating, but all was legal. Managed to make the no bake cookies with splenda, natural peanutbutter, rolled oats, ICBINB, etc. They are marvelous! Didn't put the cocoa in them as I don't care for chocolate at all. Brought two little ones to eat with lunch. YUMMY!!

I love the challenge. I am in. Limit breads and starchy carbs to 2 a day, and nothing after dinner. I love the challenges. It keeps me on my toes.

Another bright sun shiney day here in Indy! Wish I was out in it rather than in my office.

Keep smilin'

Annie

Well, I have had my 2 serving of starchy carbs at breakfast and snack. It is lean protein and veggies all day for me!!!! I have ripe tomatoes in the garden,finally. I will eat those for lunch.
Wish me perseverence and luck!

Good for you Annie~literally.What wonderful success.

Have fun with the Journal~Susie.

Suzi~ hope you are sticking to it!! sounds like a good plan.

Sign me up for the race
 

Of course for me it seems more like a marathon. I've been coming to 3fc for quite a while now. Mainly lurking and sometimes posting to the journals. Just joined the forums last week for the Halloween Challenge and think they are just GREAT!! Right now my main goal is to get below 200. I am pretty much just starting out (again). I've decided that the best way for me is to make daily goals for myself. Weekly just aren't working so if I make myself daily goals in my journal every night and then check back to compare the next night that is my best answer. Food wise I don't think I do too badly. Main downfall is I hate eating breakfast or any set meals for that fact, but have been trying to force myself. Before I wouldn't eat anything for breakfast or lunch and then when dinner came around I would eat like a wildwoman - but no more. I am trying to eat breakfast, bringing lunch to work and working on my dinnertime portions. It's all about portion control and controlling the speed in which I eat for me. I also have to get into the whole exercise thing. My goal for today is to get moving. no more sitting around watching tv. Get out there and do something so after work I am going to the lake to walk. Anyway, glad to join yous. I hope I can add something to this group, I know just from reading through so far that I have so much to learn. Thank everyone!!! :wave:

((((((((lauralynn))))))))))))) I am sorry you feel so sad.
I am 50lbs heavier than when I got married.I was never thin but fit and curvy. My husband has never, not once ,even come close to alluding to or commenting on my weight.We have amazing,mindblowing sex weekly if not more.We are affectionate.He doesn't tell me what to do about my weight but will listen when I talk about my plans and struggles.I am thankful for this every day.
What your husband does sounds cruel.
You are a beautiful woman(from your pic) on the outside AND beautful on the inside from how you write.Your weight really shouldn't have anything to do with your marriage at all.
You need to be strong and take care of yourself and everything will fall into place.
Hope this makes sense.

For the challenge~ you can pick your own daily challenge. Just post it here and let us (and you) know how you did each day.
Take care, sweety.I feel a lot of compassion for your struggles.Never apologize for your thoughts and words. This is all here to help you work it out.
((((((((((((((((more hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))

Hey LL...I am proud of you!!! First off, you are eating well and moving despite your tempting environment. The weight will come off, so don't get discouraged with the weekend gain. The scale isn't always the most accurate source of results.

Kudos to you for being so open. I know you touched on several things that I have expereinced or thought about. And I'm sure that's the case with many others on here. Believe me, this negative energy will change! You have inspired me in the short time we have talked. I know this will only continue. You have a lot of your plate now (no pun intended) and I know you are being very thoughtful and deliberate as you sort out things. So just hang in there....and continue to give yourself all the love and attention that you deserve.

I'm here for you!!!

Ang

.....I'm looking forward to hearing your cd!! :)

Good Evening Ladies,
I hope everyone is meeting their challenges for the day. I have succeeded on 2 out of the three that I set for myself. My eating stunk today but I drank, cleaned, and walked to and from bus stop. Tomorrow my challenge will be the same. Plan my menu, drink water, and walk/clean.
LauraLynn- I am so sorry that you do not have a supportive atmosphere at home but you do have all the support and caring that you could ever ask for right here. Please remember that you are a terrific person worthy of taking care of yourself. We are with you all the way.
Welcome Kelly- We are all setting daily goals each morning and reviewing progress the next morning. Please join right in.
Susie-Journaling is a great daily goal and I love your idea about getting a more positive picture of yourself. We have to like ourselves enough to take care of ourselves and lose this weight.
Holly- We are going to do this!
Annie- Great, great news on the loss. Congrats! You are an inspiration to me. Your upbeat posts are a pleasure to read.
Have a great night all.
Suzy

Hello Everyone: I didn't get a chance to get back on line last night, but it's nice to see that you all were here talking care of each other.

LauraLynn: I just want to give you a hug (((huggg))). I'm very lucky that my husband has always been very kind to me, thick or thin. Just remember that you are worth the effort you are putting in for yourself. Also remember that we are here for you. So, pour your heart out when you need to.

Also, just because you are overweight, doesn't mean that you aren't attractive. I'm a good 40 lbs heavier than one of my best girlfriends, but I'm confident in myself and that is a very attractive quality (I'm told). I know that when we go out about every two months to go dancing, I get a lot of attention. She calls me a man magnet! Lol.

Suzy: Thanks for being so honest that you had troulbe with one of your goals. I think it's hard to admit those things...to ourselfs, much less to a group. But you did great on the other goals and I bet your eating wasn't that bad. We are usually our worst critic. Anything we can do to help you with your eating better goal?

Ang: Nice to see your post. How are you doing?

Holly: How did you do on the carb goal? You are such a wonderful person and an inspiration to me. You are always here when we need you.

Annie:This SB diet is so good for you. I'm glad you found it for yourself and that it is working so well. Thank you so much for all your positive energy. How did you do with the carbs?

Ok...my goal was to journal. I tell you ladies, I didn't get it done until 10:30 last night! and if I hadn't told you all I would, I know it wouldn't have gotton done.

I picked my stomach to focus on. Here's my journal entry: I can't believe how much stomach I have! I see those flat abs on others and I think there is no way I'll ever get mine back. Why? Age, to many surgerys, but I can get the fat off it. It can be smaller, and I can tone it. Even though there are things I don't like about my stomach, I'm greatful that I do have a waist there! I keep thinking that when I get this weight off, I'll be curvy again..and that's what I want. Curvy..like Beyonce! I'm also greatful that my stomach doesn't give me healthy problems. I know a lot of people who eat and then have problems because there stomach doesn't digest things the way it should. Mine works just fine in that area. I also think I have a cute belly botton. ha! ha!

My goal today is to journal again. I'm going to try to picture myself at my next goal, which is to be at 229 by Thanksgiving. I'll write about that. Also, I'm going to make sure I include my abs into my workout tonight. I am so bad because I usually skip them. Well, skipping them won't help me to tone them, now with it?

I'll check in later. Have a good day. Be kind to yourself and dream and plan!