Hey! I'm here again! My thread notification worked today.... wonder why it's an on and off thing lately? Whatever....
Chach, sounds like you are doing well. The MacDonald's thing I learned awhile ago, it's helpful. Also, I find ordering my burger without cheese (though I love it) detracts from the fat, and you do get the sensation of eating "out" and fast food. I have ketchup and pickles only on it. I sometimes get a side salad with the burger and steal a few of my kid's or husband's fries just to get a taste. This way, I have them. I can't seem to stop at half way if I get them, I can't stop.... darn. I have found a brand of frozen "fries" made by a company called something like Alexis? They are onion and rosemary oven roasted fries and they are quite good and have no trans fats, I love them and 1/4th of the package is only 2 WW points. I hope you can find them where you are try them!
I've been working out, and on the treadmill a few times this week. I've been pretty much "on program", overall, but could have done better I suppose. I'm a bit frustrated as I was hoping the scale would "budge" a bit, but alas it has not. It might be one of those overnight things soon???? Sometimes, when you are at your best, does it seem like the weight just hangs in? I can't understand that, oh well. But, then, all of a sudden the scales makes a suprise move and you feel vindicated.
Did you all see the new food pyramid that was announced this week by the US government? I was proud when I heard it, as this is kind of how I've been eating since about Ocotober after WW announced the new CORE plan. I do need to work on getting more whole grains into my life and finding ways to cook them that a family with teens will enjoy, though. Along with the new pyramid, they announced a recommended 90 min. per day of exercise. I am certainly not at 90 minutes a day for exercise and wonder what planet these people are on? What kind of lives these people thinK we have in the "real world" to have 90 minutes a day to dedicate to exercise? I skip about two or three days a week and when I do work out on the other days, it's 40 minutes - and I think this is about all I can spare. I've been pretty proud of that, but hearing this 90 minute thing made me feel a bit deflated. If you all are doing better, I would love to hear HOW and I wonder if I am a bad time manager or something like that?
Are any of you really devoting 90 minutes a day? Kudos if you are!
I tried adding MORE veggies into my diet yesterday, and even had carrot sticks with breakfast, which was "interesting". I had apple, carrots, legumes, corn,tomatoes, vegetable soup, lettuce and brocolli yesterday. I felt really comfortable with all my veggies and fiber! I also had whole wheat (lite) bread with peanut butter, which I love and don't allow myself all that often as peanut butter is a bit high in points with WW.
I was out all morning, running errands, grocery shopping and all that stuff and when I arrived home, late, I was STARVING. I had an NSV! I took the bowl of washed grape tomatoes out of the refrigerator, and with a diet soda, ate some of those to keep my hunger at bay while I put away all the groceries and things I had bought (it was payday and I needed TONS of stuff, spend over $300.00) and then I took the time to make a real lunch that was healthy instead of grabbing at the foods I had bought and not tracking what I was eating. That was a huge victory. I had bought Dorritos, even, as my 16 year old son isn't trying to lose weight and loves them. I was SO tempted by all the great food in front of my eyes and in the grocery store. Yet, I was a "good girl".
So, if I am so good, why isn't the scale moving though?????
Something to think about on this very cold Saturday in NH, but not as cold as Chach has it in Alaska I am sure! By the way, Red, what is Tokyo's weather like this time of year?
Linda
Last edited by derrydaughter; 01-15-2005 at 07:24 AM.
derry -- hi there! Just a quickie because I want to get to sleep. You asked about the weather here. It's horrible today. Cold, rainy and the wind is really strong. I couldn't hold the umbrella and even a strong one was going to flip or break. Luckily the rain wasn't too heavy. It may turn to snow. Actually, the weather has been dry the past couple weeks though we had snow on the 31st. Winters are extremely dry in Tokyo. I managed to get out for a walk at lunch break and I even went to the gym after work for a chest/back weight training session. Those were major efforts for me today.
Oh, and I wouldn't worry about the 90 mins. Yes, I will devote 90 minutes to exercise when I'm in the gym and jog as well as weight train but I don't think that's anywhere near normal! and I really don't think that's what they're talking about. I think they are saying a cumulative 90 minutes a day of exercise. I don't know for sure but that would make more sense. You've got to realize that some people just don't move at all during the day, just sit in front of the TV, get in their cars, do a little grocery shopping, go to work, sit at their desks all day long. I really think this is about total movement during the day, so I think you're well above the 90-minute mark!
Well, gotta get some shut-eye. jolly, willingness to change? inflexibility? these sound like things I have to look at too. I was just thinking tonight how I tend to do the same things, eat the same things, wear the same clothes, go to the same places. I get into a routine very, very easily. And, and obviously, the patterns of late have put weight on so I guess I just have to change the patterns.
Stress eating, let me hear if you have any interesting insights onto what you can do besides eat, something that gives you the same satisfaction. Often, though, I think, I'm not really getting any satisfaction a lot of the times I eat. and if I plan things, I tend to be able to hold out till the scheduled eating times. But I never plan and end up constantly eating from the stress, boredom, whatever. What do you think makes you reach for food when you're stressed and when DON'T you feel like reaching for food?
OK, good night all. Will check in after a few hours. . .
Last edited by redballoon; 01-15-2005 at 07:46 AM.
Hi, here's a link that might be helpful to read over the new guidlelines: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in666375.shtml
I just re-read it and they are saying, at least in this acticle 3-90 minutes a day. I pretty much do that, at least. I don't gather that it's movement in general, but I could be wrong.
Gosh, if you look at the photo of that man with his "gut" hanging over his pants, it is enought to get me off line right now and to go towards my workout.
Sleep well, Red, as I begin my day here.
Linda
Hey all. Just a real quick post. A fly by post, if you will. The on call has been a bit crazy this weekend, and I have to leave to deal with a situation. I did make it to the gym, and did cardio and lower body weights. I did make it to the barn, but didn't ride, as I don't get good phone reception in the arena, and I can't ride outside if I get called.
Your last post really made me think, Red. I am going to have to ponder it some more before answering. What makes me reach for food when I am stressed, and when don't I feel like eating? Those are definitely some important points to ponder.
Jolly, I liked what Red had to say as well. I don't have any thoughts, so far, on what I can do that feels as good as eating during a stressful time. I seem out of control and just grab for stuff. I seem to want the food to make it all better, and it doesn't - then in the end if I gain, I really don't feel better. Our society is a very stressed "people" with all the terrorism threats, and situations like this horrible Tsunami that, without warning, just hit. We all have things like this, not just our day to day lifes and people (which are bad enough) on our minds all the time, life is fragile. I do think an instinctual thing humans do (very primal I think) is to "fatten up" themselves for the bad times.
When I feel that my eating is stressed (I usually don't even recognize/accept this until AFTERWARDS) I want to try to drink water and brush my teeth. I keep getting this urge to get a "taste" in my mouth. I go from sweet to salty to crunchy, etc. I like a change in taste and texture, one on top of another.
I remember, years ago, when my husband suddenly lost his job of 15 years. He was home, unemployed, for four months. I was so unbelievably stressed, that was when I put on all the weight back. I remember sneaking food, our of his sight, all the time. He made a remark about how much and how often I eat, and I started hiding my eating.
I had made lifetime with ww and certainly was not at my goal weight, but it took that stressful time period to really throw me over the enge. I had gone back to ww and was at my 10% goal and then 9/11 hit. Talk about stress, I would say goodbye to my DH (who thankfully was working again but in Boston in a high rise building) and my kids, and almost cling to them wondering if they would make it home to me safely. I feel like I've been riding a roller coaster for the last five or six years, which includes moving. All these things cause the emotions to be awfully raw.
Yet, now, finally, I am trying to regain control. I can't always recognize what triggers my binges, but I totally understand what has happened to me in the past.
Linda, with a heavy heart thinking of the stress our poor Raven is going through right now, has anyone heard from her recently?
Last edited by derrydaughter; 01-16-2005 at 07:09 AM.
Hi people, I've just finished for the evening and wanted to catch up here. Realized I hadn't said hi to some of you or replied to all your posts last night. Sorry about that.
Today I did so well. I walked to the gym and got a bit lost on the way so the walk must have been well over an hour and I stopped at the library, which means it was a longer route. Then I jogged 3K at the gym and did some arms and shoulder weights. I got the bus home but I did NOT eat along the way and I actually made a salad for dinner. That was major!! I feel like I am coming out of hibernation from those horrible months since September. They were ****. Thanks for being there then people.
Derry, Guess what, along my walk I passed a little shop, I think it made kids clothes and there was an old sewing machine in the window. I actually went back to give it a better look thinking of you. It was a Janome, which is a big maker here, or was, for some reason I'm familiar with the name (which means "snake-eye" by the way). It had a treadle. I didn't see a date on it but it looked pretty old. Nothing of course like the ones you have I guess.
Reading your post of yesterday more thoroughly, I see that the scale has been giving you trouble lately again. I'm wondering though, do you think you may have to up your exercise a bit. You're very close to goal and it must be hard to come up with a calorie deficit. Is the WW program calibrated to give you less points as you get lighter? If not, it would naturally mean the weight loss would really slow down. And that would be so disappointing because you have stayed on program. I think I would get so upset, so frustrated that I would just lump the whole thing. Please don't do that Derry, the scale will probably move. How do you feel? do you feel like you're lighter, fitter, tighter? Your diet sounds really good and great going with the grocery shopping, holding off and making something good instead of just grabbing for something. That is soooo important I think. I just realized that's what I do all the time, grab for stuff, shove it in my mouth without really thinking. where's the enjoyment walking home chewing on stuff? Really?! For the past two days whenever I was walking I have sworn to myself I will not eat. I wait till I get home, even if I buy something along the way.
By the way, have you all seen the Maintainers Forum? They're doing a chapter by chapter breakdown of the book "Thin for Life." I don't have the book but Meg is doing a great job and the responses from people are interesting. Check it out. We're all maintainers, even if we're still wanting to lose more weight. We don't want to put back on weight we've lost, right? so we have to maintain. Here's the link to that thread: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51577
Oh, Derry, on that eating guidelines article page, I think that guy with the gut is actually a woman and it's her ample bosom that has ventured southward . . . if we're looking at the same picture. Makes it all the more inspiring.
Chachee -- sorry I missed you last night. Congrats on the pound loss!! Good for you!! Sounds like you're doing good with the walking. And that was a smart move at Mac's. I'm sure you'll have those 9 lbs off in 5 weeks if you keep up with the good work! thanks for the kind words Chachee. I'm feeling a lot better with how I let myself "go." I guess I'm through the acceptance stage now whereas before I wasn't. Before I was just out of denial, head in the ground behavior, then came the shock, now the acceptance along with the movement (literally!) to get the weight off. I even say to people (all guys even!) at work and the gym that I've gained nearly 10 lbs and lost muscle. Whether they notice or not I don't know. They don't say but saying that out loud feels good. I'm not just whining that I've gained, I'm saying that I've gained and now I have to go to the gym to wear it off, or sorry, I can't go out boozing with them because I have to get this fat off that I've put on. So, I think that's a great sign. I lost 2.2 lbs this week by the way! Hurrah. My mini goal is to get under 70 kg by Valentine's Day. I'm now at 73.2. A kg is 2.2 lbs. So, yeah, Chachee, I think that was my smack across the face and I needed it I suppose to turn things around.
jolly -- you sure sound like you're busy. It's a shame you can't get reception in the barn so you can ride with you phone. Did you give the eating triggers any more thought? I'm trying to think too, came up with some feelings of I think it's nervousness and a reaction to anxiety, wanting to unwind and not seeking out other ways to do it, but just kind of doing it because that's what I've always done. In fact, I dare say, it's kind of a neurotic behavior or obsessive-compulsive. One of my cats used to do it when she was younger. She was very nervous and would always eat if she was upset about something. I am trying to teach myself to at least "wait." I say, don't eat walking home, wait till you're home, don't eat until a certain time. Like teaching a dog to wait before it eats its food (something I've never really understood the need for.) But maybe I can learn from it now. I think it's helping. It's like when you're a kid in school looking at the clock over and over again wishing it would hurry up and get to the end of class and when you're at work as an adult and just glance at the clock for a time check, not to count down the minutes till quitting time (well, I guess some people will be doing that too though). It's being able to wait, take deep breaths or get centered or whatever you want to call it, and wait for a moment of consciouness per se before reaching for food. I don't know. I think I may be on to something. It's still in the experimental stages for me.
Ok, must get to sleep.
Derry, yes I worry about Raven, but was it Chachee said she had spoken with her and she was OK, just wanting to hang out. Poor kid. I just spoke with my brother today and he was told last week that his pay was being cut 50 percent. Just like that. No warning. In between hearing him out and encouraging him I did also mention that someone I knew (here!) had been fired with no notice, no warning. It's really unbelievable that employers do that. I don't see a reason for it at all. If it's a cutback or a restructuring move then people should be given warning. I thought most contracts had a clause saying companies would give a month's notice. Is that only here?
Last edited by redballoon; 01-16-2005 at 08:14 AM.
Heh, where is everyone? Had to go to the second page to find the thread.
I'm back home now after work, Monday night. Did OK today, not great, allowed myself some sweets but all in all I was actually quite good. Just feeling kind of down. Going both to AND from work I got on the subway two stops later and off one stop earlier! That means a good hour of extra walking EACH way. Hurrah for me!
Hi!
Lots of think about with your post, Red, perhaps you are right about increasing my exercise.... I just hate exercise. It's so hard to be motivated. Are any of you in that place? I will check out that maintenance thread at some point.
Boy, today, I am feeling so bummed out about my weight loss. I go through ups and downs with it and if feels like today is one of those days. I feel like, at times, that I just try SO hard and then nothing happens.
Help guys!!!!
Linda
I was just about to ask for help myself, Linda, but can't very well do that now that I've seen yours. I did well today and walked a lot but am now sitting here eating sugar, probably because I didn't eat good food and my body is looking for some. Oh well.
I really, really know what you're going through Linda. I am the same, up one down two, start over again. Are you really feeling down about your weight? I mean, you have lost 14 lbs, right? and you're so close to your goal. As long as you're not gaining, maybe you should just relax a bit and not look for results so much. I mean, the fact that you're not gaining is a big thing. It's not like your efforts are not showing results. One result is that you have not gained. Ok, ok, I know of course that you want to lose more, but I think you'll probably have to tweak things a bit more maybe, no? Maybe a couple days of really upping the exercise but not upping the calories at all, just as kind of a sprint therapy. It must be so frustrating and extremely irritating for you at this point. I'm still heavy enough that I can see some results but I know I'm not seeing what I want because I'm just reverting back to my comfort eating level over and over again. I MUST get used to less food, period!! or tons more exercise and I really can't be devoting so much time to it unless I change my work, which would be nice. . .
Come on, Linda, in any case, keep your chin up. You're doing great. You'll get past this. Of course, it is hard work. You've no doubt changed lifetime long habits, so, like I said, maintaining the weight you're at now is taking a great effort, or it feels like one. Eventually, your comfort zone will change and this won't feel so hard I think. In any case, right now I think you just need a pat on the back, someone to give you a hug and say how proud they are of you and all you've done. Sometimes yourself just isn't enough. So here's one from me! Coming your way! There, did you catch it!
Hi!
Thanks for the support. I needed it. You need support at well - what is with the sugar you are eating? So, here you are on this web site while eating sugar at the same time..... go throw what remains away my dear! We can help each other!
We all have our ups and downs, today just happens to be the down day. Some days I feel strong and as if I am doing everything well and can conquer the world. Today.... well, not so.
But, I am not giving up this war, just lost a battle or two. Yesterday, I had a cinnamon roll at a coffee shop. I shouldn't have had it and knew better, but couldn't stop myself. Now, I am feeling remorseful. I keep wondering WHY I can't help myself when I am tempted? I need, obviously, to find ways to have beterr choices and make those choices available to me and to plan ahead.
Well, it's off line for breakfast (a very well behaved breakfast) and then my work out. I shall strive to do better. I shall increase the speed, even just for a little bit, on my treadmill and think of you, Red.
Where are the rest of us? Weekends are just hard.
I hope, Raven, if you are reading this but not up to posting that we can help you. I used to be a Director of Human Resources before I "retired" and became a mom. Maybe we can help you brainstorm about finding another, and better, job.
We can't help if you stay away from us.
I was fired once too, a long time ago, there are nights when I still (now almost 20 yeards ago) have nightmares about it. I was very prideful about my job and what I had accomplished and to have someone take it away from me was so overwhelming. It took me a long time to get my self esteem back. Don't let that happen to you.
Linda
Hi all. Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I ended up being able to chat with my friend in Iraq, and I forgot to stop in here afterwards.
I am still thinking about your previous post, Red. I have a lot of thoughts floating around in my head right now. My spirit is trying to speak, just not quiet understandable yet. I have been overlooking my journaling. My main excuse is being just too tired/ busy. So, I decided I needed to practise it like any other habit I was trying to develop. So, I made a vow that if nothing else, i will write down what I am grateful for each day. Then, I already have pen in hand when my spirit is ready to talk. I feel like i am just on the verge of another "aha" moment. This is good actually. I haven't really had one since September, which, incidentally, is when I started letting things slide. I have 10 pounds to lose to get back to my lowest weight of 2004.
I was really busy yesterday, but kept my commitment to go to the gym, even though I just did a quick 30 minutes of Cardio. I did get to ride though, because a friend came with so she could take care of the horse if I got called. I had another bout of acid reflux last night. I really didn't want to go out in the cold to go to the gym today, but again, I kept the commitment. I even did 2 sets of upper body weights. And, I had a NSV. I was really thinking I NEEDED chips for work. That automatic grab for food reflex. I was able to tell myself that No I was not hungry. Well then I "realized" I needed some stuff for my salad for supper tonight. Which would have put me at the store. Which would have led me by the chip aisle. Again, I was able to realize the justification I was doing to put myself in the path of the crap food, and stopped myself. I haven't been doing that in awhile.
I hope everyone is ok. Dealing with stress is tough. Learning new habits and behaviors is tougher. One day at a time though, right? We can do it!!
Good morning. It's another cold one and I'm having my usual coffee and getting warmed up. Trying to get in a ride this morning. I have been able to get off caffeine except for the morning shot. I but back cold turkey and the first week was **** but it's much, much better now. I am actually getting to the gym at a caffeine low, sometimes mid evening, so I think it's a major accomplishment. Just trying to find something to pat myself on the back about here. . .
Linda, well, yes, I was eating sugar and on the Website. That was better than hiding out I think. I came here specifically to say, Help! so that I would stop.
The problem with the candy is that it is my favorite, licorice and my sister sent me a whole box of all different types. It wouldn't be a problem if I rationed it bit by bit and I have done but last night I had a bit too much. I don't want to throw it out as it's too special. But I stopped and I put the box up on a shelf so I'm much less likely to reach for it. I should have come home and made something more substantial to eat. I think it's better I don't eat and then I wind up reaching for something like that candy. Normally I would never bring the stuff into the house but it was there because it was a package. The fact that I told you and made myself feel stupid, knowing you would tell me to STOP! too made me stop. Thank you!
I certainly wouldn't feel remorseful about your cinnamon roll. I mean, if you're going to do it, do it and realize the price of it. Sometimes you feel it's worth it, other times not. Try to think of the price before you eat it and make that choice. Of course, this is advice to myself, Dere, not me sounding like a know-it-all. It's all about reminders, consciousness, awareness and resolve, isn't it? We're getting better, slowly but surely.
Did you have a good breakfast and did you get on the treadmill and even maybe step up the pace? You see all the things you are doing. Results, well, these ARE the results. You are doing them. Other results WILL come, provided you DON'T cancel them out with too much behavior in the other direction. BUT, even if you do, it is better than gaining or being less healthy. There are people who smoke a ton of cigarettes a day and don't eat and they are thin. Big deal! Is that what you want? I don't think so. You are far, far ahead of their game, for one. Remember that when you're feeling so frustrated and discouraged about not losing weight. Battles are won on more places that the battleground.
Good of you to reach out to Rave. I think she may be thinking weight loss and us are the last things she can deal with now. I certainly understand. Rave,if you're there, please try to just take care of yourself. Concentrate on your horse work that you were so enthused about and something will come of it perhaps. Have faith. We miss you.
Jolly -- I think we are leading parallel lives in a way. You and I seem to have been on a downward slide or at least one away from what we wanted to do, since September. And from this year I could feel something start to come to life again and I have been able to start exercising and eating better again. You sound to be doing the same. Look at you! What kind of willpower is that! You are doing great! Getting to the gym, riding, NOT eating the chips. That is so, so fantastic. I hope you are really, really proud of yourself, jolly. And I love the idea of the journal. This will maybe make you realize it is not all doom and gloom out there, even though it may often feel that well. Doesn't it feel like everything is working against us sometimes, maybe most of the time? It does feel that well but I think if we can force the feelings we get to turn around we can stop the vicious cycle that those things set us up for, all the negative ugly feelings that just lead to more.
Our ways of dealing with stress seem more often than not to be just ways of perpetrating the stress. We do things that cause us more stress. I am going to try to do things that I know will not lead to more stress. If I sit down and play the piano I will not beat myself up about it later. If I sit in the sauna at the gym for 10 minutes I will not be annoyed with myself, or if I sit and watch TV for half an hour WITHOUT eating. And maybe if I do a bit of the work that is hanging over my head I certainly will not feel bad about it, right? It's like what we normally do is say, "bad girl!" and then keeping saying it over and over by doing things we know are "bad." Why not try to say, "bad girl!" then do something that means, "good girl!"
Ok, gotta run. Take care all, happy, Chachee, where are you?
Hey all. Red, first, don't feel bad. There have been several times I was typing to you all with one hand, while the other was buried in a bag of M&Ms (my medication of choice). And yes, coming on here does help me stop. Second, take back some of the attagirls. It turns out my bad choice wasn't stopped, merely postponed. I was feeling sick, tired, and stressed out about the part time job thing. Got low fat pringles, soup, a roll, and a HUGE chocolate bar (Hey, it was on sale. Who can pass up a sale?) I realize I was just looking for an excuse to eat.
On a positive note, I am somewhat reluctantly going to pursue the one part itme job that is 16 hours a week. A friend said I should at least try it, and do it for as song as I can. Hopefully they will hire me, and I won't burn out.
Talk to you tomorrow. Hi Derry. Hello to everyone else who may be lurking. Hope things are well.
Hi, all, checking in, finally finding some time in between things to do so.
I'm giving myself pretty good marks so far today. A lot of exercise and not too bad with the eating. And I have been writing it all down so if I don't lose I can look back and see WHY! . . .oh yeah, two nights out on the town with mega amounts of beer. . . uh-huh, uh-huh, medium-size binge here . . . chocolate at work. . didn't break a sweat in three days. . .you get the picture.
Ok, Jolly, so you were only postponing. Still, that's part of my new "wait, girl!" idea. Postponing is a plus thing in itself. ATTA GIRL!! Can't help it. . .For me, this waiting things means more dining on the run, literally as I'm walking. It's so easy to forget what you've been shoving in your mouth when you're doing that. So, in your case, just think that you could have been eating all that time that you were putting it off. So you surely still came out ahead, right? You did get lowfat pringles, nothing wrong with soup and a roll, HUGE chocolate bar. . . hm, oh well, just add up the calories at least. How many calories are there in a huge bar? . . or shouldn't I be asking things like this. . .
On the work front, I'm very glad to hear you've decided on a job. If you don't like it you can always quit. Or, is it that you DO want to do it but the conditions aren't what you wanted? In any case, I hope it works out for you.
I'm sorry for dropping off the face of the planet.
The sudden loss of my job seems to have hit me much harder than I thought it would.
I also managed to injure my upper back fairly badly somehow. Today is the first day in 5 days I'm not in major pain.
I've been doing a great deal of soul searching for the last several days of enforced immobility.
I have a lot of goals. For the most part they are inextricably entwined. I need to get a plan of action set up, and slowly I think I'm getting one together. I'm scared. But I wonder if there's been a time in my life when I *wasn't* scared. Weight loss is one goal, but there are others, and I must get my head out of the sand and push forward.
I don't know that I'll be typing a lot - so much to say, not enough desire to find the words to say it.
For now, I know what I need to do for the most part. I just need to do it.
good day here today!
Good for you!! Sounds like you're doing good with the walking. And that was a smart move at Mac's. I'm sure you'll have those 9 lbs off in 5 weeks if you keep up with the good work! thanks for the kind words Chachee. I'm feeling a lot better with how I let myself "go." I guess I'm through the acceptance stage now whereas before I wasn't. Before I was just out of denial, head in the ground behavior, then came the shock, now the acceptance along with the movement (literally!) to get the weight off. I even say to people (all guys even!) at work and the gym that I've gained nearly 10 lbs and lost muscle. Whether they notice or not I don't know. They don't say but saying that out loud feels good. I'm not just whining that I've gained, I'm saying that I've gained and now I have to go to the gym to wear it off, or sorry, I can't go out boozing with them because I have to get this fat off that I've put on. So, I think that's a great sign. I lost 2.2 lbs this week by the way! Hurrah. My mini goal is to get under 70 kg by Valentine's Day. I'm now at 73.2. A kg is 2.2 lbs. So, yeah, Chachee, I think that was my smack across the face and I needed it I suppose to turn things around.
Can't help it. . .For me, this waiting things means more dining on the run, literally as I'm walking. It's so easy to forget what you've been shoving in your mouth when you're doing that. So, in your case, just think that you could have been eating all that time that you were putting it off. So you surely still came out ahead, right? You did get lowfat pringles, nothing wrong with soup and a roll, HUGE chocolate bar. . . hm, oh well, just add up the calories at least. How many calories are there in a huge bar? . . or shouldn't I be asking things like this. . . 
