I'm new to this website - so glad I found it. And love this thread about getting below 199!
Quick intro - 38 yrs old, married to hubby almost 11 years, an 8-year old autistic daughter, work full time and love to eat. I noticed over the past few years that as I gained weight I'd say things like "well, at least I'm not over 200 pounds" and then "at least I'm not over 220", etc, etc. I got on the scale and was a whopping 264!! I almost fell over. No wonder I've been feeling so tired, and my feet ache, and my back hurts...you all know how this goes.
I have all the books from my previous enrollment with WW and will be doing that from home. It's really the only plan I've tried that allows me to eat what I want, within reason. But doing the WW from home, while I do get support from hubby, I needed to find a source of support from other dieters. I was so fortunate to find this website.
Wish me luck - and thanks in advance for being here
It's great to see such success! What an inspiration! We're definitely moving forward as a team!!!!!
Jenn -- that's awesome! Ten pounds gone! Ohh, you'll have to tell me what your "surprise" is going to be! Good for you, you deserve it!!!
Lynne - AWESOME! Congratulations, ONEderland! How does it feel! Don't forget about us all here! We'll get there! Please stick around and share with us! We all wanna be where YOU are!!! You definitely deserve it...you've been sticking around and hanging in there from the start!
As for Girlie LOL...I had a great workout at the gym last night. I keep telling myself though, how much more beneficial all of that sweating would be if I ate better. I have been craving FRIED things lately! I made French toast for dinner last night...I'd been craving that too, and it was GOOOOOD. I stepped on the scale after the gym last night and it was up a pound, but that will go down too by the next weigh in. I must do better this week. Lynne and Jenn, you have inspired me to do better
And Sue, I'm trying to get in more water like you do. I have a hard time drinking water...usually, I only have water at the gym during my workout. I like water to be ice cold and we don't have ice at home (our freezer is too tiny). I've been trying to substitute my diet sodas for flavored waters like Fruit 2-0 by Veryfine, the non-carbonated, calorie free, spring water. I figure that is better than the sodas and closer to real water...i'm trying to drink two bottles a day (48oz) at work to start, then drink water only with meals at home.
I'm going to have a grilled chicken breast for lunch with a little BBQ sauce and maybe find a veggie. I did better my first couple of weeks when I was eating lots of protein. For breakfast, I am having a Quaker Oatmeal Square.
CONGRATS to everyone once again! Thanks for inspiring me!
WELCOME I will wish you but you don't need it! You are here and that proves that you have the desire and will to do it!!! Please stick around and hang with us! I really think we are a great group. I have no problem admitting my faults and of course I love reporting my success here along with everyone else. I really think I need this so someone can put the smack down on me when I need it LOL!
Everyone who is "new" or who is lurking, join us! I love reading about everyone's routines. You can write whatever you want, what you are doing for exercise, your food, your activities, recipies, etc. I look forward to getting to know everyone.
Okay, I just thought I'd say this since I have time...sometimes I just don't have much time to give a proper welcome. I think we're a great group and I love reading about everyone!
How do you like that Fruit 2-0? I like regular water, but my daughter doesn't. Her doc said she needs to be drinking more water and was thinking she might like the Fruit 2-0 as an alternative. Does it taste ok?
Howdy chicks! And welcome to all the new faces! It's great to have you with us!
Ok, yesterday was monthly measure time. And the results... (drumroll please):
Down 6 pounds and 4.5 inches! Yay!
As I am a notorious Scale Addict (and not even close to recovering!), the last time I hopped on the scale yesterday said 219. Yesterday morning was 221, and that's great too, being my "official" weigh-in. This morning was 221, so I guess that means it's right.
I'm so anxious to get out of the 220's, you have NO idea! Well okay, maybe you do.
I haven't weighed this little since my freshman year of college when I had the doc put me on diet pills (that didn't last very long--I felt sick all the time, and I only lost about 7 pounds, which came right back and brought some friends!). This time I'm doing it all on my own.
I'm feeling good today. Didn't have a great breakfast--way too many calories, but lunch will be late, so at least I will be full for a while. And I went outside and walked today--what a beautiful day it is, if a bit chilly. I plan to do some more exercising this evening after work.
Speaking of work, have to go. Hope everyone has a great, healthy day!
~Elisha
Oh, and Mary, I love Fruit-20. Tasty stuff, and much better than Crystal Light. I also like Propel fitness water, and the Aquafina flavored ones, but I'm not sure about the calorie content on those. If nothing else, they make a good transition to drinking regular water.
~Elisha
They all seem to have an aftertaste as with most things with artificial sweeteners. The Fruit 2-0 is made with Splenda and even it has an aftertaste. But it tastes okay going down I'm drinking some right now on ice. The Veryfine is so expensive...I found a Walgreens brand. 24oz bottles are on sale now 4 for $3, rather than 99 cents for a single bottle!
Something great and very low cal that I recommend that is "close to" water is sugar free Kool-Aid. It is 5 calories per 8oz glass (if I remember correctly) and it tastes GREAT. To me, just like regular, sugar-water Kool-Aid!
Girlie- Thanks so much! I'm glad I could have even the smallest influence to help inpsire you... Who have ever thought that I would inspire someone BTW, I told Tim he didn't need to get me anything, but that was unacceptable to him, so as a compromise I am having him help me make a webpage...I want to keep track of my progress with pictures and everything and I don't really know how to do that kind of thing
Mary- Welcome and ! With all of the support and encouragement you will find here, I know you will succeed! Btw, my mom a calorie-free, carbonation-free flavored water it's made by Adirondack, I like the cherry and lemon ones, and haven't tried any others, but my mom gets orange, strawberry, and lime as well... That might be cheaper than the Fruit-2O
Thanks for the kind words Girlie and I will certainly be staying around this forum, I may have hit ONEderland today but it may change! Besides, the support in this forum is great, you all inspire me and motivate me and I couldn't go without checking here daily .
Just finished supper(spinach feta burger and a broccoli stir fry) and am letting it settle before my evening walk! HURRAH for you Lynne..WOW...how great does that feel???? Jenn,have fun picking out a great gift(something sparkly perhaps ) WELCOME Mary,I love this thread also it is GREAT to have so many people who know exactly what the struggle is!!
I asked my husband to hide the scale from me while I am on my walk because I have become OBSESSED with it!!! He can give it back on fridays and then take it away again !!!
I will leave you with parts of my favorite poem....
Talk to everyone tomorrow....Jill
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Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.Speak your truth quietly and clearly;and listen to others,everone has a story.
If you compare yourself to others,you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than youself.
Enjoy your achievments as well as your plans....
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;you have a right to be here...
I'm 30 years old, 5'7" and with the highest weight being 263 lbs (oh my god, I hate to even write that!). A few months ago I realized that I will be in horrible health if I continue like I was. I also ended a 3 1/2 year relationship with my ex boyfriend and was feeling generally terrible about myself. So one day I met a friend for brunch and she told me about a health counselor she had been seeing. For some reason I felt a connection to this concept as I was sick of failing at dieting.
Hi philosophy is to make several small changes over a 6 month period so that in the end you have made alot of change but not all at once. I am eating little processed food and more salad, whole foods, whole grains, and fruit. I've been on the program for 10 weeks and I've lost 10lbs (one of those weeks I went on vacation and went crazy!). I'm in the process of trying to find a gym but I live in NYC and it's mortifying to be around all of these skinny minnies at the gym. But I'm motivated and know that my goals of 150lbs will take likely over a year.
I'm glad to have found this place.
Starting Weight: 263
Current Weight: 253
Goal: 150
Welcome Beth! If you don't like working out with people who look like Twiggy, maybe you should see if there is a Curves in your area. That's where I workout. It is all women, of all shapes, sizes and age groups...It's alot easier to make myself go there then it ever was to go to the Y....
Beth: welcome to our post, the girls who are all racing to 199 are great, lots of support.
Jilly: it feels awesome! I just hope I can maintain it and hopefully keep losing. I'm not a huge fan of spinach but the spinach and feta burger you mentioned having for dinner sounds awesome, would you mind sharing the recipe?
How are you all today? I'm still feeling pretty positive after my weigh in on Tuesday, I walked this morning and made a really nice chicken stew for dinner last night that we're having again as leftovers tonight.
I'm also doing stomach crunches every day, can manage 20 a day so far! Been doing those for 4 days now. My tummy is my worst area where I (to my eyes anyway) seem to carry most of my excess weight. Well, my tummy, bottom and hips anyway. I'm your classic pear shape.
the recipe for the spinach feta burgers is as follows...
1# ground beef (extra lean)
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 pkg.chopped frozen spinach(thawed and squeezed dry)
1/2 cup chopped onion(very fine)(optional)
1 clove fresh garlic--chopped OR garlic powder 1/2 tsp
Mix altogether ,make patties and grill on BBQ or on a "forman" type grill
you can leave out any of the ingredients as you may not like certain things and replacing the feta with crumbled blue cheese is good also...I have made these with ground chiken breast meat but i had to add an egg and a 1/2cup of bread crumbs to make it hold together.
The nice thing with this recipe is if your kids don't like the burgers you can make them plain burgers with not alot of hassle!!
This recipe is originally from the Atkins website but I tweaked it a little (i can't seem to not do that)
They are sooo good and even better the next day..I take one for lunch and make a tossed salad to go with it..cold or hot they are great!!
I took the day off work today and am catching up with housework and laundry and am going for a walk this afternoon...talk to everyone soon.. hope everybody is doing great!!!
Congrats!!!
Don't forget about us all here! We'll get there! Please stick around and share with us! We all wanna be where YOU 
are!!! 
You definitely deserve it...you've been sticking around and hanging in there from the start!
things lately! I made French toast for dinner last night...I'd been craving that too, and it was GOOOOOD. I stepped on the scale after the gym last night and it was up a pound, but that will go down too by the next weigh in. I must do better this week. Lynne and Jenn, you have inspired me to do better 
Welcome, Mary!
but you don't need it! You are here and that proves that you have the desire and will to do it!!! Please stick around and hang with us! 
I really think we are a great group. I have no problem admitting my faults 
here along with everyone else. I really think I need this so someone can put the smack down on me 
when I need it LOL!
Fruit 2-0
BTW, I told Tim he didn't need to get me anything, but that was unacceptable to him, so as a compromise I am having him help me make a webpage...I want to keep track of my progress with pictures and everything and I don't really know how to do that kind of thing 
Btw, my mom a calorie-free, carbonation-free flavored water it's made by Adirondack, I like the cherry and lemon ones, and haven't tried any others, but my mom gets orange, strawberry, and lime as well... That might be cheaper than the Fruit-2O 
Jenn,have fun picking out a great gift(something sparkly perhaps 
WELCOME Mary,I love this thread also it is GREAT to have so many people who know exactly what the struggle is!!
