Lisa, I know you mean well, but do can you see me eating that for dinner? I don't think so.

I'm having another light day. Good thing, because tomorrow I"m going to get slammed and I know it. I'm planning to go to power yoga tonight. I haven't been in several weeks.

I bought the Denise Austin book today because they were raving about it on the home page here and I have to say I am really disappointed. You won't believe this--She tried a low carb diet for ONE DAY and decided it was useless!!! Who can respect that opinion?? What would she say to someone who tried her diet for one day and decided it was useless? That's on the very first page of the book! There are some other things that are not scientifically sound but that is what you get when someone other than a scientist writes a book on nutrition--You don't get science, you get voodoo. I sent a PM to Suzanne to give them some feedback because they were so sold on this book and usually they are pretty good at picking up half-baked theories when they read them.

Turtle-I wish I had some words of wisdom for you. Like Curly, this has to be an obsession for me. I even find that if I get too distracted with other things in my life I start to have problems. I enter all my food in FitDay almost as soon as I eat it or as soon as I get in from work so I can keep close tabs on it. I mentioned this once before, but there is a hormone we make that makes it harder for us to lose weight every time we go on and off a diet. It isn't your imagination. I can't remember the name--it's something like hormone sensitive lipase. Anyway, if you are up to reading diet books at this point, you might want to consider reading the Schwarzbein Principle. She talks a lot about people who have yo-yo dieted for years and messed up their metabolism and what it takes to straighten it out. Her plan is not really meant to be a "quick weight loss" plan. She is promoting a wholistic approach to health that includes good nutrition. She's an endocrinologist. I don't buy everything she says but she certainly gives sound nutritional advice.

i took the day off to take chai to the vet.. chai is umm a bit hyper as in he tries to eat the vet... so i have a sedative for him to take before going.. well his silly momma gave him the pill an hr goes by and he is not any calmer.......

i go back to the kitchen to discover.. that i have actally given him the sedative for the cat!!! DOH!

I guess a 5mg pill for a cat didnt do much for a 45 lb dog who was supposed to have 25 mg ... so now i had to re schedule...

lmao he's not to hyper now tho cuz we just got back from a 3 mile walk!

The more of this Denise Austin book I read, the more full of crap I think she is. I can't believe they gave this book such a good review. The science in here is awful!! It may be a well layed out, easy to follow plan but she is not giving out good scientific information. Suzanne suggested I write a post on the General Dieting Thread but it will take some time because I think I'm going to have to shred this book. She obviously knows very little about low carb dieting, and makes circular arguments! She sounds like an imbecile! If anyone is interested, you would lose weight on this plan because you would be starving! In fact, I might not lose weight because I would be starving. Okay, I'll get off my soap box now.

Hi Ladies,

Turtle, I wish I knew you better, and I really wish I had some words of wisdom for you too, but I'm far too new at this lifestyle thing. Dieting I've done for years, but changing to something I can stick with for years is a whole different ballgame. So Turtle, I wish you the courage and the wisdom to find yourself again. Be Happy Dear Lady!

Hiya Lisa, Petra, Curley, Jeannie and all.... Hope ya'll are having great days!

We went into the city today.. ackkk. I feel all grimey and icky from all that traffic and city air lol. I got a scale, and I took somebody's advice and got 'Walk Away the Pounds'. It's the one and two mile walks. If I like them I'll definately be getting more. My nutritionalist also suggested Tai Bo to me (for something different), but I couldn't find anything specifically for beginners. Any suggestions?
We went to a restaurant for lunch and I had a salad with dressing on the side! My hubby's burger looked and smelled so good, but you know I was actually satisfied when we left. And proud of myself for not caving into my wants. This is gonna be a long strange trip for me, but I know in my heart I'm going to succeed this time

Thanks for listening girls.

Petra: I'm wonderin what denise would know about dieting..ive never seen her weight fluctuate.. and she appears to be a beanpole! haha

well day 3 of the AM walks.... lemme tell ya i just wanna take that scale and blow it up with some dynamite!!!

i am walking 2 miles in the mornings.. 1 hr of circuit training, 3 miles walking in the evenings... staying OP with my eating and the ##$%^&%% scale refuses to move! Ive been having "hot flashes" and im wonderin if the peri-menapause is affecting my weight loss...

anyway i refuse to let up... i am totally obsessed now lmao.. it has to come off one day!!!!

i guess the weeks of the 4 lbs losses are gone.. now i guess it will be a steady lb or so a week... but thatsa good thing ... slow off ... means its stayin off!!


Dee: i know what u mean about the hamburgers, the only thing i ever ate at mcdonalds were the plain cheeseburers and we were shoppin next door to McDS yesterday and the smell........ ahhhhh i told my mom i want one.. she said oh lets stop and get one of those big salads at sheets... so i went for the salad!!!

I made it through a day of OP and actually did some weight training last night. I already had a sore knee and back and it's worse today, but I'm glad I finally did something. Squeak is still very ill and I got some very good advice (from a comment in my journal) as to what to do next for her.

Today I am going to do better with my water intake. And although I stayed on track (points) yesterday I think I could choose more wisely. My coworker/dispatcher got hired as a deputy, so I'll be working solo from now until (or IF) they hire someone to replace him. At least I'll be able to come back to posting to you all individually and hopefully getting to know our newbies too.

Hey Ladies,
busy busy day. I am going to Kickboxing tonight, my original kickboxing teacher is coming back. she is the best, when I fist had my son, I did kickboxing 2 times a week and I lost that baby weight so fast. I am so psyched that she is back.
So I am doing this core diet and its great but the other night, I ate soup at Panera which was a core food but the sodium in it sent my body over the top. I got so bloated I guess eating all the whole foods and so healthy anything out of that makes you feel gross. That feeling made me binge out, I still only ate the core food which was way better than binging on junk but it made me feel bad for another day. today, I am downing the wter and I am going to get back on track.

Turtle, I know what you are feeling, I lost a ton of weight and it come back so fast and it took me a long time to accept that and get on a plan. Some times I get frustrated when people at WW lose fast but then I think, at least for this past year, I wasn't gaining liek I had been. Like Curly said, you just have to kind of make yourself obsesed and take what little loses you can. And think about how much you have lost in the long run, I bet you are glad you are not near your original weight.

Dee- I have an old tae bo basics tape it was the original, if you can find that it is a good one to start with. My stuff is all packed in storage but when I unpack, if I find it, I'll sen it to ya. I heard really good things about the tapes you did buy. I hope you enjoy them.

Curly, good job waking up. I slept in today, I'l doing kickboxing this evening, my orginal goal was to do both but my mind didn't want to get up.

Hi Lisa, and Petera, L2L, Mom3, Angel, TEB, anyone I'm missing, I miss you guys, check in. Gotta go drink some more water!

Jennie

Petra: Seen Denise Austins book...haven't read it..but my dh could interview her and I could probably get a free copy if I wanted. LOL I will pass on your review. DOn't let it stress you...

Curly: I have exercised my @ss off this week too.. I am jogging..YES JOGGING in the gym even. LOL My scale hasn't moved all week.. well it did but it moved up??? MY only official WI is at WW..so I will wait until then..but it does seem when I exercise more..I lose less. I know that is crazy.

Jennie: THey have all kinds of classes at our Y..I am trying to talk my sis in law into going with me. I want to do the water one, at least 1 day a week. It is tonight but I might go to the gym and jog tonight and then swim with M. Her and I need the activity in our lives. I am still waiting for the ballet class to begin...they only had 2 sign upshe wants 4 or 5 because adults drop out more than kids do. LOL

Dee: I Love Richard Simmons stuff. Fun workouts..I am doing them in the winter for the days I can't get to the Y.

Turtle: Take it one day at a time..if that don't work..take it one hour at a time.

Well..got to run..check in later.
Lisa

mine went up also!

How is everyone? I'm bored and can't believe how slowly the night is passing. I've run out of allowance for food and I'm hungry. Not good. It's only nine PM! I guess I can eat some low or no point veggies or just suck it up.


How is everyone? WHERE is everyone? I have a list at home with a bit about you, so I can address you all... but alas, I've run off and forgotten it. So, for tonight, I'll wish you all well, wish you peace, wish you success on your journey and ask that you smile at a turtle for me. Good-night, PIC Chicas/Divas

get the water turtle drink it up till ur tummy is full!

Wow, lots of greats posts today Where to begin?!?

Curly & Lisa~ Remember, you are both exercising a lot. Remember, muscle weighs more than fat. Your scales may not show it, but I'd venture to guess that you are fitting into smaller clothes and feeling great. (hehe that is the advice I got from my nutritionalist when I told her I was breaking down and buying a scale for home.)Oh, and Lisa~ the other thing she told me is that stopping smoking will slow your metabolism... I don't know much more about it, but I thought worth mentioning. Curly~ Kudos to you for getting that salad! And a big hug for your mom for being such awesome support!

I hope it's ok, I'm a hugger lmao

Turtle~ It's great to hear you're getting your center back on track. Sometimes I guess ya gotta fall off to realize ya gotta get back to getting back... ummmm or something like that. *Hugs you too*

Jennie~ Thanks for the advice, and i'd love to check out the Tai Bo tape you have sometime... And the DVD I did get? I love it! I did the one mile walk last night, and probably would have done the 2 mile too, but it was getting late and I had to get a shower and get to bed. I worked late today so I haven't had time to do it yet. I used to do 3 miles 3-5 times a week, but it's been a few years so this is a great warm up. No more excuses for me now!!!

Lisa~ I may find a richard Simmons dvd to try... tho I have heard they are kind of hard to follow? LOL, I have 2 left feet! I was a horrible line dancer too.

So in closing, i wish you all a great day!! Drink lots of water and use the stairs one extra time today...

ya know this is startin to piss me off... yes i know fluctations.. water weight.. but the dam scale is up 2 lbs and i have exercised my self to a frazzle this week......GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

ok got that outta my system.. i'll just keep on workin at it!

on a bright note i am wearing size 18 jeans!!!!!!!

Good morning everyone. I put my rip of the Denise Austin book on the General Dieting forum today and warned Suzanne. I didn't say anything that isn't true and I didn't use any bad language so I don't think there will be a problem.

My scale is staying exactly the same which I can't complain about at the moment. I do seem to be getting more on track so hopefully it will start moving again soon. I'm on call this weekend and my pager hasn't gone off yet but I think I better start heading in the direction of the hospital anyway.

I couldn't get into the forums or my PM's this morning. I guess it's all fixed now. A special thanks to Curly for reaching out to her Vet Tech friend for some advice about Squeak. She was real bad last night, but shows a bit of improvement today. But I've been there before. And the last thing I needed was my 20 year old cat acting up, but he had a "pee pee" accident for the first time in 20 years, last night. It may NOT have been an accident, but rather a jealous boy acting out because Squeak was IN his favorite litter box. There are two other boxes off the kitchen. And of course, of all things to pee on, he chose my brand new (rather expensive) trampoline. I guess I'm keeping it now!

My weight was down a bit this morning. Not back to where I was, but much closer than I was. I started back on WW's points, but was doing that only until I could figure out what works best for me. Perhaps it will be WW's. We shall see.

It's time for me to get some house work done before work. My knee is really bothering me (I don't recall hurting it) and I'm worried I'll have to see a doc about it. I do NOT trust the doctor's or their opinions around here. Sigh. Let's give it a bit more time, eh? Maybe it's a strain from all the lifting and moving during the yard sale.

I'll talk to you all from work. It's SO good to be back.