Step, that is great that you have cut back on smoking. I have heard about Jazzercise; but I have never taken a class. I took one Beginner Aerobics class one time and almost fell out in the floor. It was an hour long. I don't know how many beginners can go for an hour.

I found my Rebok Step Aerobic tape last night and did 20 minutes of it. It is more intense than the Richard S. video; but they seam to keep a more steady pace. That makes it easier than shooting my heart rate up and down. I sweet more and feel like I have had a better workout, too. I actually got my husband to do it with me tonight! I have never seen him exercise for the point of just exercising in the seven years we have been together. I was very appreciative of the support.

Amy, I hope all is going well. Talk to you both tomorrow.

Annette

:) Hi ladies!!!! The exercise tape that I really like is Leslie Sansone, Walk away the pounds. She has a 1 mile, 2 mile and 3 mile out, that I know of.
I also have the WW videos, I like them too.
Today I had a so so day. I did walk for 30 minutes and did my abs.
But, I snuck an ice cream cone in there. When we do fast food I make my family eat at Wendy's, they have no choice. I always get the grilled chicken sandwich and a small chili. I even order the sandwich plain, and ask for some honey mustard and dab a little on it. I try a stay away from Mcdonald's, I love their FF.
I know what you mean about the caffeine headaches, I use to be a
Pepsiholic. When I quit about 2 years ago, I think I had a headache for a week. :dizzy: Now, I only drink caffeine free- diet pepsi. But, most of the rest. only have caffeine diet, so then I just drink water. Which is great I guess. If I drink caffeine now, I get headaches. Sounds weird. :dizzy:
I am lucky to drink 2 pops a week now, I like water and crystal light.
But, my smoking is still there.
Yes, I have measured myself. I made my husband measure me back in March, when I was suppose to be starting a diet. Well, he did it again last week.
I was very shocked. I lost 5 inches in my hips, 1 off each arm and thighs,
2 off waist, and 4 around my chest. I started at a size 20 after my baby was born last year and now I am a size 16. I actually can fit into 1 pair of 14's but they must be made big. A size 14 is what I was wearing before my last baby.
But, I want to get even smaller, when I met my husband I was a 7/8.
Someday Soon right?
Well, ladies, now that I wrote you a book, I am signing off.
Talk to you all tomorrow.
Amy

Morning Ladies!
Well, The candy holiday :o is over and i didn't have a single piece. I made myself a lowfat version of my favorite brownies in little muffin sizes so i can just have one and still be ok. And i only kept 5 at the house. The rest i gave away. YAY!
I was running so late this morning i forgot to weigh in so i'll be sure to do that tonight. I'm a little nervous, but hopefully things will be ok. I've done my exercising and ate pretty good. Saturday wan't a very good day. I had the munchies all day. I ate a burger from Jack in the box and finished off a small fries. My bf took me out to dinner that night and we had chinese. Not too bad but he ordered a few deep fried things for a treat and i just had to have some. I didn't go back for seconds, but still i ate too much!! We went for a walk that night which made me feel better. But sunday the only exercising i did was some shopping for an hour or so.
Congrats on your measurments Amy!! And also getting into a 14!! You're doing great!!
Sounds like you found a good tape Annette! Thats so neat that your hubby will do it with you! I wish my bf would!
Well , back to work i go.
Have a great day and we can do this!!
Steph :coffee:

Whew, made it through last night! I think I ate pretty well this weekend. I ate very healthy all day Friday, but went out with my husband Friday night. I ate mostly broiled seafood; but did have 5 fried shrimp! Then we went to the beach and had dessert at a dinner. We don't get to get out often, so even though I watched my portions, I tried to just enjoy myself and not feel guilty. :cofdate:

Steph, Congratulations on not eating any candy! That is great. I had a couple of pieces while we were walking. I hope your resilience shows tonight on the scales. :goodscale

Amy, that is great about the inches you lost! I bet it feels really good to be back in those 14's.

Well my kids are hanging on my back and it is getting hard to type. It's time for homeschool and then working out. They usually like to work out with me. Hopefully I can tire them out.

Annette

:) Hi ladies!!! I have not been very good
this last weekend. I have not even exercised since Friday.
I did not have any of my kids candy either :)
I feel like I have been so busy lately it's like I am just eating on the run.
I am getting ready to do some exercises now so.....we will see.
Steph, Good luck on your weigh in!!
Talk to you all tomorrow!!
Amy

Morning Ladies! Well, i finally weighed in and i gained 2 pounds from last week. But i've been exercising for 3 weeks consistently so i'm not down in the dumps. I know i've been trying. A few eating set backs, but nothing too horrible. I've been doing really well on my portion control at meals, now i just need to monitor my snacking more closely.
How are you gals doing? Hopefully great! I'm ready for the weekend already and its only wednesday morning :dizzy:
Talk to you soon!
Steph :coffee:

:wave: Hello! I weighed in this morning and lost 1.5 lbs. Better than last week and don't even know how I did it, but who cares right? :cb:
I have exercised the last two nights so maybe that helped from the weekend.
Steph, I am glad to see you have a good attitude. Keep up the good work.
3 weeks till my vacation, I want to lose 5 lbs. :crossed:
I can do it right? Tonight I am going to go and buy a couple of new
dresses for it, I can finally say my 18's are too big, but alot of my 14's are still
too small.
Good luck everyone.
Amy

SW 213.00
CW 175.5
GW 130.0

Congrats Amy!! And of course you can lose 5 by your vacation!! Its always so much fun to go shopping when your clothes become too big!
Yesterday was a pretty good day. I didn't get much exercise in, but i did do a little walking! Stayed on plan pretty good. had a bite of a brownie, but saved the other part for today. I always need my little bit of chocolate about 2 when i'm working. I've discovered the wonderful world of smoothies. Nice and fruity but packed with vitamins and about 3 servings of vegetables. :D I've bene having one for lunch and a half sandwhich and i haven't been wanting to snack in the afternoon. woo hoo!
i have 7 pounds to lose by Thanksgiving to reach my goal. I think it'll be close, but its doable!
Talk to you soon!
Steph :coffee:

:) Heck ya Steph, you can too list the 7 by Thanksgiving.
I did the treadmill for 45 minutes this morning and I actually had a
really good day. I am kind of proud of myself.
I have been slacking off on my ab exercises, but at least I am
doing something. Are you drinking all of your water?
I drink about 80-100 oz a day. I think I can say I don't even have
the taste for diet pepsi anymore. It seems like I get a can and then
only drink half. I like my water.
We can do this together!!!
Amy

TGIF!!!! I am so excited to not work tomorrow! Sleep, oh how i've missed it! Anyways, you're doing great Amy! :cp: 45 minutes is a long time to walk!! :tread: I went to class last night and was finally able to keep up with the high impact side!!! :D I'm a little sore this morning from our abs exercises, but other than that, i feel great!
As far as the water goes, i drink like a fish. A few years ago, my bro came back from the dentist with 11 cavities :nono: from so much soda. Totally turned my off my 3-4 cans a day mountain dew habit. Ever since, i always have ice water with me. 80-100 is awesome!! i'm right around there too!
I hope you have a wonderful day & i'll talk to you soon!! :wave:
Keep it up!!! :cheer:
Steph :coffee:

Hi ladies, I hope you have room for one more! :)

A little info about myself. I just turned 37 in October. I was just married last January to a wonderful man that has tons of self-control and makes me crazy :P

I had posted on a different site that I belong to for support and had 3 people say they wanted to be my buddies but after one week of posting they seem to have either given up or are "too busy to take care of themselves" at the moment. So I just found this site and was reading your thread and was thinking how wonderful that you all take care of each other and that I'd love to join in if you didn't mind :^: They might have given up but I'm not! :halffull:

I currently weigh 243lbs as of this morning, I need to get down to 160 for a healthy weight for me. So I need to lose about 80lbs. I guess you could say I'm what they would call a "healthy fat person". When I go to the gym I will ride the elliptical for 1.5 hours before I hop over to the weights to finish my workout. My biggest problem has been getting my butt to the gym more than twice a week lately. For some reason I just can't seem to get myself over there.. I think I might be the Queen of Excuses, I always have an excuse for why I don't need to go. :s: :rolleyes:

Oh btw I started at 298lbs, I was down to 225 before I got married and then I gained 30 back making 255, now I've started to lose it again and am down to 243.

I'm hoping with some support I can change all that. :)

As for my eating.. well I cook healthy meals 90%. Sometimes I'll make something that I shouldn't have but that's maybe once a month, so it's not horrible and even still I'll make something like.. a lasagna with bechemel sauce and use skim(no fat) milk and ground turkey instead of beef, so it's nothing too horrible. I actually haven't had ground beef in almost 3 years I switched to ground turkey and haven't gone back, anything I used to make with ground beef I now make with ground turkey and I can't tell the difference because I can't remember what ground beef tasted like :lol: Seriously though no one either can tell it's not ground beef either so why tell them :P
Oh my how I do ramble... sorry!

Other than that.. my problem is snacking. Why I go to the trouble to cook something good and healthy and then snack the rest of the day/night is beyond me and if someone could give me the answer I'd appreciate it :lol:

I don't believe in starving myself, I tried that when I was younger and all it did was make me bigger, I think pretty much everyone that's here has discovered that and can agree. My route is cook healthy and exersize and it works... as long as I do it :lol:

Besides losing the weight just to be healthy, my husband and I plan on trying for a baby soon and I don't want to be huge when we do. I don't have any other medical problems internaly, like.. my sugar is perfect and my bp is perfect, but, my lower back is horribly weak and that just doesn't mix with having a baby. So I need to lose the weight and strengthen my core so I can support a belly and then carry a baby afterwards! :)

Well I think I'll shaddup now.. you're probably dizzy with me rambling on and I"m not even sure if I'm welcome yet! :lol:

Hope to talk with you soon,

Chris.

:) Hi All!!! Yes, anyone is welcome the more the merrier. We can all help and support each other.
You sound like you are on the right track. I have not completely switched over to turkey yet, although I cook with it alot. I still like my ground beef.
I have had a pretty good weekend so far.
Ok, Steph, tomorrow is your weigh in day. Send it in.
Chris, What day is your weigh in day?
Wednesday's are mine.
OH, and Annette where are you?
Talk to you all tomorrow.
Amy

How did you do that ticker thing, Chris?

Well, today is a pretty good day. I'm down 2 pounds from last week. Woo hoo!! :lol: I had a pretty good weekend, stayed on plan for the most part. I did break down and have a eggnog latte YUM!! But i had the lady do half eggnog and half nf milk. still hit the spot! We worked in the yard all day yesterday ripping apart our deck and replacing rotten boards. Normally i would have made it for about an hour, but thanks to all the exercising i;'ve been doing, i made it all afternoon. :D After dinner we went on a walk, even went 3blocks further than usual. YAY!
Anyways, welcome Chris! Amy's right, the more the merrier! Soudns like your on the right track. I can totally relate to the snacking habbit. I'm in the same boat. I still snack, but i've gotten rid of all of the bad stuff in the house and i always have a veggies and lf dip and plenty of fruit oh hand! Makes it a little easier to pass up the unhealthy things when you have a to cook/make something or go to the store. :p
Hope you both have a great day!!!
Steph :coffee:

Hi all! I hope you don't mind one more. You seem like a friendly crowd and very supportive, which is really what I need. I am not at my heaviest weight, but not far from it.

My name is Beth and I am 35 years old. I am around 5'2" and weigh about 250lbs. Very unhealthy, although all of my stats seem pretty good except for my weight. I am a teacher here in Central Florida. I have 4 children, 2 step and 2 biological, and their ages are 12,11,6, and 15 months ( on the 12th). All are boys except the last one. She is such a joy!!! (Ask me in 10 years and I may differ my opinion :angel: )

Anyway, I have tried several different things in my lifetime and have yo-yoed always. I even did Phen-Fen and lost 80 pounds, tried Redux....nothing but chest pains ...then became pregnant :bb: and gained lik 62 pounds, and only lost 30. I ballooned up and then went on Paxil and lost 20 pounds but then became pregnant :bb: with my Daughter....big Surprise :o ....but only gained like 22 pounds with her. :D Then I did South Beach and lost 22 pounds over the course of Feb '04 to May'04. Unfortunately I have gained about 10-12 pounds of that back :?: and haven't had the energy to lose it again. I thought about trying Cortislim or Cortidiet....as I am extremely stressed :rollpin: But I don't know that they would be worth the time and money.

So I guess what I am asking is if anyone has any suggestions on getting started and any encouraging words. As I said my life is really stressed, as I have the 4 kids, a husband :rolleyes: and I teach an Emotionally Handicapped/ Behavior problem class. So it seems to be non stop from the time I get up til the time I go to bed, between sports, scouts, youth group, work, etc...oh and I sell Mary Kay on top of it.....I guess I am just certifiably crazy!!! :dizzy:

Look forward to hearing from you :crossed:
Beth Ann

:) :cheer: :cheer: Congrats, Steph, Good for you!! :cheer: :cheer:
See we can all do this together. :grouphug:
I have come down with a massive cold, so I am not going to exercise today, but I have stuck to eating good today. It probably helps because I am not feeling so well. :lol:
Beth Ann, Welcome, My suggestions are watch what you eat and try to get some type of exercise in, I know that is not always easy. Especially because you have 4 kids and work full time. I praise you for that. I don't think I could do it. I am blessed to be a housewife and have some time when the baby goes down for a nap, I exercise.
What about trying to get the family involved, like going for a walk at nights or something. Or going to the park and letting the kids play while you just walk around the playground for like a 1/2 hr. or something. I have always been told my my Dr. no pills, but everyone reacts to them different, they get my heart racing and I hate how I feel. My Dr. had suggested Weight Watchers.
But I am doing great at home just watching my intake and exercising.
Steph, you are about doing the same thing too, right?
We are here for you if you need anything.
Talk to you all later.
Amy

Thank you :)
 

Hi all and thank you for the kind welcome :)

Sorry it took me so long to respond, I've been so busy the past few days I haven't gotten much done!

Amy, my weigh in day is the day that I weigh lightest during the week.... :devil: :D LOL Ok, I've tried to make weigh in days but I am horrible at remembering so.. from now on, my weigh in days will be Friday! I posted it so now I gotta keep up with it :p :dizzy:

As for the tickers.. I saw them on so many people's posts on these forums I got jealous and went to get my own! LOL Here's the link :)

http://www.tickerfactory.com/ezticke...r_designer.php

Sorry to hear you caught a bad cold :( They're the worst when you're trying to keep up with an exersize routine.. exersizing is the last thing we wanna do when we're sick.. heck when we're not sick too :lol:


Beth Ann hi there! Nice to see a fellow newbie :) I agree though, watching your portions, cooking healthier and exersizing is the way to go. If you rely on pills you'll probably have to rely on one form of pill or another forever. If you rely on yourself through cooking and exersize you'll save money and you wont be putting junk into your body. You'll also learn to eat properly and adjust your portions to what's right for you when you're exersizing etc. Unfortunately there's just no quick/easy fix.. it didn't come on quickly it's not gonna go away quickly.. at least, not if you do it the healthy way. If you lose it too quickly you'll probably just give up and go back to old bad habits because you've gone on a diet instead of a lifestyle change and you'll always be hungry, craving and miserable. okie.. like I said I babble too much, I'll shaddup

Steph grats on your 2lbs loss!! :bravo: :cheer:

Congraulations to all of you who have lost weight. Pat yourselves on the backs ladies, you've definitely earned it. If its support, motivation, or just to talk, I'd strongly suggest anyone who needs that little extra "push," to give me a shoot.

PERSISTENCE, PATIENCE, AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE!

Ann
[email protected]

Thanks Amy & Chris!!! I appreciate the cheering section!! :thanks: :goodscale
i like this ticker thing! Thanks for the link! Yay, we all have weigh in days! a day to dread :lol:

Hi Beth, glad your joining us! AND I THOUGHT I WAS BUSY!!! You take the crown! :encore: :queen: Do you ever get any sleep in? I've been told the same as Amy from my doc, BIG TIME NO to the pills. Apparently, you mainly lose water weight and muscle mass instead of actual fat with just pills alone. As hard as it is, diet and exercise are the failsafes... just take a lot longer than what we all would like!!
:goodvibes OOH!! i just remembered a abook i've been meaning to get. I've heard great things about it. 8 minutes in the morning. There's a version for <30 or >30 pounds to lose. It gives you simple exercises that you do as soon as you role out of bed for 8 minutes and it boosts your metabolism throughout the day. It also gives pointers on how to eat correctly and not give anything up. It would be a start on exercise to fit into your busy schedule! :dizzy:

Sorry your not feeling good Amy! Green tea always helps me get better faster, plus its yummy! Take it easy today and get extra water!! :grouphug:
Welcome Ann! Hopefully you'll stick with us too!!

Oh and by the way Chris i like reading your posts! You don't ramble at all!

Til Tomorrow :cheers:
Steph

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Hi everyone...think there is some more room for me too squeeze in? :)

I'm looking to lose about 50 lbs...currently 228. Need a support group to communicate with and hopefully be able to help others as well.

Krista

Hello! How is everyone today? Well, today was my weigh in day and I am proud to say I lost 3lbs. :cb: :dancer:
I am so excited, if it was not for this sight, I don't know what I could have done. Thank you all so much. :grouphug:
It just helps talking to other people that can relate to me.
I love getting newbies on here. So everyone let's keep on supporting
each other.
I'll be back later today, everyone have a great day!!
Amy

:high: Congrats AMY!!!!! :strong: WA HOOOOO!! :bravo: :cp: :hat: I knew you could do it!! :cheer: :goodscale I'm proud of you!!! :grouphug: :cheers:
This week has been a pretty good week. I'm stayed on plan except for a few little bites here and there, but the were only bad bites instead of my usual bad serving!! My class is cancelled tonight so i need to find something else to do. I'm thinking a long walk and a pilates tape. I wish i could get excited about exerciseing instead of dreding it. :blah:
Welcome Krista!! :sunny: Glad you stopped in! This is a great support group as any of us can tell you. Do you have a diet in mind you are following? Most of us in here are just exercising and watching what we eat. I've tried too many fad diets, time for the good old fashioned diet and exercise!
Hope you all have a wonderful day!!! :wave:
Steph :coffee:

Welcome Krista and wooohoo AMY 3LBS!!! Way to go!! :cheer::dancer::hat:

Well I've been eating well, only a couple slip ups when I shared a chocolate bar with the husband a couple times :blush: but hey.. I've been eating really healthy and it's just not gonna ruin my life damnit :p But I have been slacking with the exersize soooo badly. I haven't gone this week at all. I'm sure my weigh in on Friday is gonna show it too. I've had to start going to physio/physical therapy (different names depending on where you live :p) for my lower back and iliac (sp?) joints so I've been doing special exersizes for that though, to strengthen my back and core which are so important. She told me I had to lay off the weights just until we found out what is aggrivating my back and what isn't and then as we figure it out we can add in the weight lifting that isn't adding to my problem... cause like it or not, weight lifting is just good for ya! LOL I feel like one of those "Eat right and exersize" guru's today.

Are any of you oatmeal eaters by the way? If you want to eat it and don't cause you don't like it... oatmeal is like pasta, you can do so many things with it, for example... I eat oatmeal every morning, it really does fill you up, you should just make sure you eat the old fashioned or rolled oats, not the instant that stuff is not that great for ya. I put my oatmeal into the bowl, I get have a mellonballer that I use for scooping out little chunks of an apple (I do this with the entire apple, just cut it in half like a melon and carve out little pieces, don't make an entire ball that's too big, but just little carvings.. and don't use the skin, carve just inside the skin.. you'll find that you can pretty much clean out the entire inside of the apple into your bowl) that I add into the oatmeal. Then add what you like, I have fresh whole nutmeg and a grater so I grate in fresh nutmeg and cinnamon, sometimes a touch of vanilla depending on if I'm wanting some at the time. Add my water a dash of salt and microwave for 4-5 minutes. 1/4 cup oats to 1/2 cup water is the right measure, so however much oats just double the water to cook. It's just like having APPLE PIE! I add Splenda for a sweetener. Trust me, it's absolutely yummy and you'll never wanna pass up your oatmeal again. It's fat free, it's so healthy for you.. no reason to not eat it! (sometimes I have it at night :D )

By the way, if you go to a healthfood store, like we have a nice one down the street that has all their oats, grains, beans etc, that they sell in bulk.. you can get really good oatmeal. (and yes there's a big difference between good oatmeal and the instant stuff) We buy the rolled oats, at 89c a pound they're -cheaper- than the grocery store. We buy about 10lbs everytime we go (every couple weeks) and it's about 9$. At the grocery store you're paying about 3-4 dollars on average for 2lbs for the old fashioned in the big round containers. If you do the math really pays to go to the healthfood store sometimes.

LOL I'm turning into a walking oatmeal add :p Ok.. I'm nuts I know it :dizzy:

I love cooking; so it's my thing and I've learned every trick I can for making dishes taste the same or better and they're very low fat (only olive oil ladies!) and no added saturated fats, much lower on the calories and just plain good for you. So I'll babble on about cooking alot unfortunately.. warning you now! :p

The one thing I do watch out for in cooking is very high processed foods, high carbs and all that. I eat TONS of carbs, but in the forms you should, fruits, vegetables and grains. All that processed stuff is nasty for us and you'll actually find that if you cut out the high processed carbs you'll be able to eat a lot more of the other food and feel much more satisfied and full!

K, time to shaddup :p

Hope you're all having a good day!

:grouphug:

:devil: Ok, everyone the devil got in me today!!!!!! I have had alot of chocolate and even ate chinese for supper. What is wrong with me?
I lose 3 lbs. one day and then gain it back the next.
It seems like everytime my hubby goes out of time. I eat :rollpin:
He is gone for a whole week this time. I have got to do this...
2 weeks till vacation. I am so mad at myself. :mad: :mad:
Why? Do you all think I get bored or what?
You know what I need to do, just throw it all out right?
But, I know this is a excuse, What about my kids?
Ok, they don't need it either ( ya, right that's why they wear slims)
I need some help. :^: :^:
Chris, I do not like oatmeal, but it almost makes me want to try it.
Hey, I like your cooking talk, keep it up.
Steph, Keep up the good work, you go girl!!!!! :cb: :goodluck:
Hey Chris, I forgot to ask you, Are you a Packer fan?
My family is, we are big old cheeseheads!! :cheese: :cheese:
My girls absolutely love Favre they both have the Packer Football Uniforms and Cheerleader outfits. Here I am gabbing and your probably a Bears Fan or something.
I am ready for some support ladies.
Amy

omg, I just typed out a big reply to you amy and it disappeared :cry:

I have to go to bed but I'll be checking on you in the morning, STEP AWAY FROM THE CHOCOLATE! LOL just kidding.. give yourself a hug, get over it and do better tomorrow, that's all you can do. Feeling guilty doesn't help anyone.


Try the oatmeal for breakfast, you'll love it!


:grouphug:

Chris :)

:) Ok, Ladies!! Where are all of you? I thought I would come back and have a whole lot to read, there is only 1 from Chris. I have been terrible all week, since I weighed in last week. Today I am back on.
I am not going to weigh in tomorrow, just because I do not want to see the damage, which I know there is some. I will weigh in next week, at my usual time.
I need someone to respond, I don't want this thing to filter out among us.
I will check back tonight.
Have a great Day!!
Amy

I'm still here!
 

Good for you Amy, just let the week go and get back on it! I did weigh in on Friday I just didn't get a chance to post. I'm still at the same weight exactly, 243, so no good no bad :) Well, I guess it's good that I didn't gain lol. I haven't been to the gym in almost 2 weeks though now and that's why there's no loss :o

I have been extremely good with the meals I cook etc which is probably why I haven't gained any weight.

Tonight I'm going to be cooking linguini in a really light chunky tomato sauce with fresh spinach that I make from scratch, prawns (big shrimp for the people on the other coast) and some crumbled up feta cheese. It really is amazing and the only fat in the dish is 1tsp of olive oil which I sautee my garlic and onions with and the tiny bit of feta cheese that I add. By the way, feta cheese is among the healthiest cheeses for you it's among the lowest in calories and saturated fats.

k.. I'm done with the food lecture today :p

I had my visit with my physical therapist today I go every Tuesday and Thursday for my back. Which is another reason I really haven't gone to the gym she doesn't want me using a lot of the machines for weights until we've worked out what's not going to injure my back anymore and I'm using it as an excuse not to go use the elliptical too :D LOL I'm very bad but at least I've admitted it damnit.

One way I've found that REALLY helps me keep on track with cooking healthy through the week is my husband and I plan a menu every Sunday for what we want to eat during the week. That way I'll have pulled things out of the freezer and be prepared to cook. Otherwise I find we do a lot of "what do you want, I dunno what do you want..." and we get so hungry we end up ordering chinese or something horrible like a big old pizza. So now I keep on track with the healthy menu AND we save money on not ordering out.

Well that's it for my food tips today :p good grief I need help :roll:

So... where did the rest of you go!? I hope everyone's ok :) I hope this isn't gonna be what happened to me at the other site and I ended up talking to myself and found myself looking for somewhere new to go to get my support :?:

Hope to hear from you all soon.

:grouphug:

Chris.

i'm here too. I'm ready for friday again!!! and its only tuesday! not a good sign. tried to post all day yesterday but work kept getting in the way! The nerve of some people! :)
Anywho, well.. i think Amy and i have the same schedule. I was horible last weekend. AND I MEAN HORIBLE!! I had junk to eat all weekend. fast food for lunch both days, and on top of that i had cheesesteaks on saturday with fries and crab full fat alfredo on sunday!!! And i didn't do any real exercise!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: And the worst part... it all tasted sooooo good. i've been good for so long and i go and ruin it. I'm afraid to get on the scale too. I'm going to weigh in next week too. Kinda like our get out of jail free pass. ;)
Well, i have to get back to work.. but i'll be back later..
Hope you all have a good day!
Steph

I've been doing really well with my eating but over the past few days I haven't felt the best and I tend to turn to food as comfort...last night I had some chocolate and I had some fast food on the weekend (but it was like 10 grams of fat in the burger instead of what I normally get) so I didn't feel as bad. I'm finding it really hard to stay motivated to do exercise because the weathers been bad and I've been slack. What keeps everyone else motivated?

:) Good Morning Ladies!!! I like your saying Steph, a get out of jail free card.
Everyone once in a while you have to use it.
I did really good yesterday, I even did an hour on the treadmill :tread:
That is a really good idea Chris, about planning the meals out. Every morning I stand in front of the freezer and say, Ok what are we going to have tonight.
It would save me some time and also money by doing it that way.
Ya know, I should do that and then go to the grocery store on Sundays and everything will be planned out. That's a plan for me.
I am such a picky eater though, there is alot I will not make. My hubby will eat anything, but not me. My kids are taking after me :dizzy:
8 more days till my vacation, I am so excited but also nervous. I am so afraid I will gain 10 lbs. We are going on a Disney Cruise. We will be leaving on
Thanksgiving Day and be gone for about 10 days. I expect to come back and read pages of letters. I plan on walking every day, but I am not going to deprive myself either.
I have a recipe to share: My family loves it, something very simple.
Take a cake mix (we use chocolate) and mix 1 can pumpkin with it and bake
like a regular cake. Or we also do cupcakes. Then we put a spoon of Fat Free
Cool Whip on top. It is very moist and delicious and also good for.
If I am really craving Choco. I mix this up and ta da.
Try it if you get a chance. I am always stocked up on pumpkin, especially now that it is always on sale for the holidays.
Ok, I blabbered enough. :blah: :blah:
Amy

Oh its almost the end of the week! You're pumpkin recipie sounds like something my sisinlaw would love! She's a huge choclate and pumpkin fan! I'll just take the chocolate! :D
Good job on your treadmill amy! Sound like your doing well! I bet your excited for your cruise! perfect time of year to go! Little bit of good weather before it gets too cold!
I soooo agree with chris on planning meals. We do that too.. but normally at least once a week we substitute with a ovenable or box dinner because of time. But, its still better than doing that every night like we used to. We save a ton of money too. And i don't throw away food thats gone bad anymore!

Kewwy, first off, we all have bad days. As long as you keep[ trying is what matters. Motivation to exercise.... i try to do something i like... and with someone whenever possible. I'm getting worse and worse about motivation. I rely on the people here to hold me accountable as well as my bf. If i didn't have that, i probably would have given up (AGAIN) by now. Keep at it!!! It's the best thing to do for yourself!

Well ladies, i hope you all are doing well & i'll talk to you later!

Amy!

You can go on your cruise and not suffer and eat all you want! Just eat TONS of seafood, hit the seafood buffets and have a ball! Just have the fresh steamed seafood.. like lobster, shrimp, scallops (not in a cream brandy sauce :P mmm lol! ). For breakfast have a nice big breakfast with lots of fruit.. you can have eggs and Canadian bacon, it's extremely lean and good for you! Just no eggs benny, that hollandaise sauce will kill you it is -all- butter and egg yolks. Lunch time you can have a huge chef salad with lots of lean meats etc. Just leave out the butter and cream sauces and you'll be laughing yourself home probably lighter than when you left cause you got dancing and swimming and so much to do on the ship! I sure wish I could go on a cruise... I've never been and my friend always goes and tells me how wonderful they are.

Anyway, I'm off to spend some time with the hubby!

:grouphug:

Chris :)

:) It's Friday, :cb: :cp: :dance: I did that for you Steph. I know how you were looking for this day.
Yesterday, was another horrible day, so here I go again.
What is my problem?
But, this weekend is my daughter's 5th B-day, so here we go with the cake and ice cream. Yippee!!! :hb:
I will have a little cake and icream, but not go overboard.
Tonight my hubby and I are going to have a date night, I am so excited.
It has been so long, I really deserve it. I am so looking forward to it.
It does not happen very much with 3 kids running around.
I am going to exercise as soon as I finish this, it is a priority for me.
Think Thin,
Amy

Thanks Amy, i needed that. And now the weekend has come and gone and another week begins. I weighed in a pound under my weight 2 weeks ago. Better than i thought i would be. i was expecting a gain so the -1 is great! :D
I'm so excited for thanksgiving. We only have one dinner to attend this year so i won't be over eating in 3 locations like every other year!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: My class is canceled the whole week, so i'm going to have to be on my toes and make sure i get my exercise in. I dug out my pilates tape and mat last night and put them on the coffee table in front of the tv. i'm aiming for doing a 20 minute session at least 3 times by friday. And 3 half hour walks on my gazelle. It should be doable. I'm so lazy when it comes to exercising at home.. i'd rather be scrubbing floors!
Anyways, are you ready for your trip??? I'm sooooo excited for you!! The saying of you'll gain ten pounds on a cruise is just because there's food everywhere and no self control. Just make sure you sample everything since your going on vacation.. just don't go for the full serving :)
Well.. about an hour til i get to go home.. must force myself to do more work.
Take care!!
Steph :coffee: :dizzy:

Anyone still out there???? Helloooooo!!!

:dizzy: :dizzy: Ok, everyone I am sorry I have been gone for awhile.
Getting ready for this trip is driving me nuts. I have not dieted at all. :mad: :mad: :devil: :devil:
My mind is actually gone as I am writing this.
I would love to write longer, but I honestly do not have time.
I will miss all of you
Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!!!
I get back on Decmber 5.
I expect to read alot!!!!!!
Amy

Ok, the holiday is over and I'm back! Sorry I haven't been around I've been very busy.. My husband had holidays and the two of us are more tired now than we were to begin with! LOL isn't that always the way.

I'm happy to report that I lost -2- lbs over the past couple weeks. Amazingly considering that since my husband had 2 weeks off I definately wasn't doing any exersize except for a few walks here and there and I definately wasn't eating as well as I should have been. :blush:

Anyway, holidays are over and it's time to get back on it!

I'm seeing that the messages on this board are slowly dying away. I truely hope that you all just were busy over the holidays and will be back. From personal experience I find that if I let certain things like this slide I tend to do the same with my eating and exersizing. It's really important to make sure we keep supporting each other and keep posting to make sure we hold ourselves accountable.

I definately know it's much easier to not post and keep any slip ups to yourself but we all joined this board because we NEED support so we should try to keep any promises we've made to each other.

I'll be doing another weigh in on Friday as that is my weigh in day. Hopefully by then I'll still be down those 2 lbs. :)

How was the cruise btw?! I hope you took my advice and pigged out on the seafood buffets!

Ok, I hope to see emails saying that you ladies have come back and posted!! Waiting to hear from you soon!

Chris :)

:grouphug:

Wow.. what a weekend!! Long but not long enough.. i took a break for the holidays. I haven't exercised since last tuesday :S :O BAD!!!! But i'm starting back up tonight. Thanksgiving wasn't too bad. I had my one plateful and small slice of cake for desert. YAY! The rest of the weekend i didn't do too bad either. I'm so ready for the season to be over. I like xmas and all.. but people have there houses decorated and its not even decemeber yet!! :P It makes me nervous that i'm running out of shopping time!
Anyways, amy's on her cruise now.. i'm very jelous since i'm sitting at my desk waiting for 15 more minutes before i leave!! Well i hope you'll be able to get some rest and i'll talk to you tomorrow!! :D
Steph

OK, Where is everyone! I'll just talk to myself til someone else jumps in.
I've decided i am the biggest lazy bum around. i have wonderful ideas and plans but i've been so horrible about following through. I know i need to do this.. but anything else seems more appealing than exercising. And to make it worse, my sis in law that was going to class with me decided she doesn't want to go anymore so now i'm on my own. I skipped last night because running errands sounded better. Pathetic. Just pathetic. I was really good about going up until Thanksgiving and i even lost another 2 pounds when i weighed in monday AM. I need one of those mean trainers that don't let you give up. lol Someday my priorities will be right.. just not today.

:) Ok, I am back!!!! Where is everyone, I only got to read two messages.
I almost couldn't find you all. I had to dig and dig far back.
Maybe we should start a new thread.
Well, Steph is it just you and I or what?
I ate and ate on that darn cruise, but I only gained 2.5 not bad.
The food was excellent, I had big old desserts every night!!!!
What happened to everyone else?
Do you know how to do a new thread?
Send me a PM!!!
I can't wait to talk to someone!!!!
Amy