[canadian_girl]

thanks for your comments, I haven't exercised more, and I always drink lots of water, I have been drinking more lately. I haven't really had a variety of carbs, just basically omlet for breakfast, chicken breast and salad for lunch, then some type of stir fry or lean meat with salad or veggies for dinner, then some light jello, celery and 20 peanuts for snacks

I didn't see Popcorn on the good or bad list? I assume it's bad. I'm just trying very hard to give it my all this time and can't wait for next Tuesday when phase 1 is over and I can start to eat some whole wheat pasta, brown rice and some fruit.

I am going to stick with this. I have to. I've given up too many times. I promise I won't get on scale again til Next Tuesday morning...

[Bulging2Much]

Canadian Girl, that sounds like a good goal to me...no stepping on the scale until Tuesday! I know it's hard. We're always fighting that urge, aren't we? Keep up with you diet. I give you so much credit for being tough and hanging in there. Don't be discouraged. It's the times when we don't see changes that we have to be the strongest. I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised next week. Keep in touch.

[gfmomx6]

Good afternoon ladies! How are we all doing? Today is my weigh in day and I am down 2.5 from last week! Now we'll see if I can get 5 pounds off by the 22nd!
I am SO happy today! My husband and I had a long talk last night and he is going to start losing weight with me! He is at 266 this morning and wants to go down to around 200. I have been bugging him for a long time, but he always just eats what/how much he wants. I finally told him yesterday that I was tired of feeling like I nag him about what/how much he eats. I love him and want him to be around awhile to help me take care of all these kids!
Now he is nagging me to tell him what he should eat and how he should exercise. I am SO happy
Well, I better go figure out dinner, it's already after 4!!
Peace,
Kathy

[oldwriter]

Welcome raindancer.
What if you try using a smaller plate for yourself & smaller portions of the potatoe & rice (brown rice when you can)? One trick for your mind is to take your portion, measured or smaller and spread it as far as you can over your plate area. It looks like more & if you eat slower and really taste your food it may satify you better.
You'll be amazed at how much more a 1/2 or 1 cup looks like spread out. Dumped right out of the cup looks puny & your brain says (I"m going to starve!). fool it. You can even us a regular plate then. CAROL

[Bulging2Much]

Hi Ladies. Kathy, great for you! I'm happy you're down 2.5! Good job. That's great that your husband's catching on. Keep us posted about your progress. Hey, what's with the ticker? Do you cut and paste after going to the site? I'll have to check it out. That's a pretty good visual.

Carol, great idea about the plate. I kept my portions small last night but I should've used a smaller plate to look like more. I've done that in the past. It does help. However, I actually was full last night or at least I wasn't hungry. I probably could've eaten more but I stopped.

I wanted to post earlier this morning but I decided to walk the dog first. That way I could say have one day down towards my goal this week. I was thinking of going to Curves, but I need to shave my legs! So I walked the dog instead. I'll do Curves tomorrow. Ok, off to shower (and shave) and have breakfast. Talk to you soon.

[oldwriter]

Got me about the shaving. My hair is light and thin on my legs so i don't shave often. I did last week b/c i could feel it pulling on my sox. Can't see it well so I use a rasor to make sure I got it. I have to feel for it in my arnpits.
I peeked at my weight - it is still at 278 but my sugar was lower this morning.
I had pan brioled talopia fish and a salad for breakfast. &

Took my meds & diet vitamin feel pretty good. Well I'm off to the shower too. Have a great day. You can do it!

[gfmomx6]

Good Morning Ladies!
Did pretty good yesterday, LOTS of water, floated all day! When I put everything in at fitday.com though, it said I had 65% from carbs I better watch it today.
Rebecca-You sound like me! Won't let anyone see my legs hairy('cept hubby) He likes to grow a beard in the winter, says its warmer, so I told him-"So I don't have to shave in the winter???"
I have to admit, I have done no exercise yet this week , but I will get in my 3 days, I promise!! For the ticker just go to www.tickerfactory.com pick what you want, then cut and copy from the top box on the page(there are 3 boxes) then come here to your CP(control panel) and click on "edit signature", paste it in the box, click save at the bottom and it will be on all your posts, unless you uncheck the box at the bottom of your post. You can go back and change your signature whenever you want, as many times as you want.
Carol-It does help to use a smaller plate and spread that food around, I tried it last night on hubby! He didn't even notice! Good job on keeping the sugar down, my FIL is borderline diabetic and has been doing very well keeping his sugar down. What is a diet vitamin? Is it a supplement? I take vitamins from Melaleuca, but I have to admit, I usually forget to take them
Canadian_girl, raindancer1, Free2BeMe, Where are you??? We can't support you if you're not here!! COME BACK!?!?!? We need all the support and encouragement we can get!
Peace,
Kathy

[umma]

Hey Ladies,
Was wondering if you minded another person on your list? I need all the motivation I can get. Right now I am on the WW plan and have been for 8 weeks. I have lost 16.8 pounds so far but don't feel like I'm doing enough at home to help my weight loss. I hardly ever exercise, I just hate it. I know I have to though if I want my weight to go down more. I'm really good at telling people that they are doing a good job, but need someone to keep me in check as well. I like the fact that you are setting weekly goals and think I would do better if I had to check in with people to tell them how I did.
With my weight watchers I weigh in every monday evening so I could post my results then.
OK so enough babbling.....my stats now are, start weight was 252, current weight is 236 and as far as my goal weight.....well, I would like to at least be 220 by Christmas.
So what do you think? Can I join or what (lol)?

Thanks for listening, Lori

[Bulging2Much]

Congrats, Umma! Way to go. You should be so proud of yourself. That's alot of weight to have shed. Are you like me, happy with progress but always wanting more and wanting it now? Never completely satisfied even with positive results? It sounds like it. Think of it as a loss. No matter what, you're a healthier you because you don't have 16.8 lbs. to carry around. Your heart and joints thank you. Now, as far as accountability, you've come to the right place. I want a goal from you, missy! How about exercising 2 times this week. Think of something you can do...walk outside for 15 minutes, do a tape, etc. Do you belong to a gym? No excuses...I just want an exercise goal for the week. Post it then we'll be checking in with you. (I like to think of myself as "motivating" rather than "pushy"). Everyone is supportive. We're here to help each other. Take care and hope to hear from you soon (that is if I didn't scare you off)

PS. Ladies, I shaved!!

[oldwriter]

Kathy, It's a multi vitamin but has the ingrediets for people trying to lose weight.
It will have something in the name to tell you, like : weight loss or ECGC(?) for cravings (works).etc. The grocery store ones work just as well as the high priced.
Glad your hubby didn't notice- apparently he was satified.

[umma]

Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for welcoming me and yes I am one of those that is never satisfied. It just seems like one day I woke up and I was BIG. Now I want it to be that one day I wake up and I'm little. lol
As far as scaring me off......I don't think so. I have thought about what my goal will be and I think 2 or 3 days of exercise is fair. I don't belong to a gym but I do have tapes in the house. So I have till Monday to do it right?
Everyone here seems to be very supportive......Thanks
I will let you know how tomorrow goes.

Lori

[Bulging2Much]

Hey Ladies,

Lori, you have until Sunday night to complete your exercise goal. We'll all check in on Monday. My problem is denial. I look at myself in the mirror and I still see the 140lb. person, not the 285lb. one. I don't like to see myself in pictures because that's when it's brought home to me. However, it makes me mad that I don't have alot of pictures with my kids and husband. I just hate getting my picture taken. So, I think that's one of the first things I'll do when I lose some serious poundage...get a professional picture of the family taken. I don't like to plan too far into the future. That's why talking with ya'll helps me stay in line. It's easier to accomplish smaller, weekly goals than to think long term. I've always given up. Blah, blah, blah....enough of that. Oh well, I'm off to put the kids into bed. I ate late tonight but I didn't step on the scale today. Hope to hear from you soon.

[gfmomx6]

How ya'll doing? Pretty good here. I haven't ate much today, but I haven't felt hungry. On fitday.com it says I have only had 800 calories, I know I need more than that, I'm just trying to figure out what to eat . I don't want to totally trash my day. I promise I'll be good!
Welcome to the group Lori, we are just getting started but these are great ladies.
We better keep on our goals, don't want that Rebecca to come after us !! (Rebecca- I didn't say that!!)
Thanks Carol, I will look for those next time I go shopping. Hubby didn't notice tonight either, or if he did he's not saying anything!!
Hope everyone has a great night!
Peace,
Kathy

[piink rockz]

Hi ladies, I wouldnt mind 'buddying up' myself. I could actually really use it right now.
I finally joined Curves about 4 months ago. I was so determined and so excited at the same time. I was convinced that with my new exercise routine the weight would just start falling off. Boy was I wrong! The last time I measured in was about 3 weeks ago. So at the time I had been working out for exactly 3 months. I had lost a grand total of 27.75 inches and NOT A SINGLE POUND. The first 2 months I was loosing lots of inches but nothing as far as pounds. I didnt let it get to me and I stayed motivated. But by the 3rd month and still not having lost a single pound, it really started to get to me. I was sure that I had lost pounds too, I had tried extra hard that month with my exercise and watching what i was eating I was so confident! This month, even though I was a bit depressed over it, I refused to give up and I kept up with all my workouts, but then Halloween creeped up and I had to indulge = /
I am trying to stay motivated but it is SO HARD. All encouraging words are accepted.

[bluekat]

Piink rockz, I am new here, but wanted to tell you that muscle weighs more than fat, so you have lost fat but gained muscle from exercising. Lost inches is just as good as lost poundage. Getting into a smaller size is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because I know that muscle weighs more than fat and that your weight varies due to water, I don't weigh myself too much. Look at it this way. A pound of fat would look like a pile of feathers compare to a pound of muscle which would look like a pound of steak. You are doing good girlfriend, keep it up.
Shirley