Yes, you can print them out for yourself. Just don't hand them out at your WW meeting or anything.

Dee dont u dare give up girl!!! I have been stuck so long and i am gonna keep on plugging away at it... and thats what u need to do... once all the craziness with christmas is over ...

this journey does have its ups and downs (emotionally) and ya gotta just ride with the tide... be tuff and dig your heels in and keep at it.. Yo gotta have your mindset that NOTHING is gonna defeat you... if u are hungry eat! but just make sure its something that is gonna do something for you... (if that makes sense) My problem was if there were goodies i thought i had to eat them... well i have learned No i don't need to eat them they will make plenty more.. and i proably would rather have something else anyways.....

Its all a mind game........ you just have to teach yourself that things that are good for you really can taste better than things that arent... an apple can be as good as cake.. if you make yourself believe that..

Hehehe boy am i rambling....
but take today for exsample>> we had our christmas party and i am soooo proud of myself... yep there were lots high calorie foods and lots of things that are not in my eating plan.. but i just looked for the things that were... i had a nice slice of turkey, a slice of ham, some steamed shrimp, green beans.. and i had a diet pepsi which i have not had since october... lol i was so happy with my diet pepsi... i couldnt have cared less about the cake table! lol

anyways after all that rambling... I don't want u to leave either!!! cuz next year at this time WE will be posting about how thin and sexy we are at our goal weights!!!!
woo hoo!

Way to go Petra for giving the chocolates away! :cheer:

I like to keep a journal of what I eat. Would anyone be interested in posting their diet & exercise here? I know theres another topic for that. Heres my daily food

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

B: Zone Bar
L: ½ cup eggbeater, 1 slice LF provolone, LC cheese wedge, 1 rye toast
S: 2 oz ham, 1 laughing cow lite wedge
S: PB & J on low carb bread
D: Tuna with fruit salad, rye toast w/ LC cheese wedge
S: No pudge sundae cone
S: 2 oz ham, 1 laughing cow lite wedge
S: No pudge cookies & cream bar
S: PB & J on low carb bread


Calories 1678

Exercise 45 minutes curves :carrot:

I was over on calories today. I had 2 peanut butter sandwiches which seems to be my weak point.

If that would help people who are struggling I would be willing to do it. BTW, did we decide if we are starting a new thread with the new year?

Well Girls,

After all my strife and agony, I just got back from my meeting..... 5.2 lbs lost!!!! Ok, so I didn't actually follow the plan, but something worked. I'm not gonna test it every week tho lol. I was so close to skipping the meeting tonight. I'm glad I didn't :)

Val~ I'd post my food Diary here. It would definately help my accountability, I'm sure. btw... did ya see I finally got a new flower? *G*

Curly~ Thank you! I have no intention of quitting GF. I've done that tooooo many times before. I'm in it for the long haul. Sounds like you did great with all the goodies. :cp: Keep it up!

Petra~ Thanks for letting me reprint your stuff. I only want it for my fridge.... and also for offering to post your food journal too. I'm kinda thinkin you may be offering for my benefit, and as I seem to be the one in trouble lately. I just want you to know if you are to busy you don't have to.... blah blah lol....

AngelEyes~ :) Glad you had a good time on your date! WTG skipping the movie popcorn!!!

:grouphug:

B 2 eggs w/sm slice ham, tomato, green beans on a lowfat ww tortilla
S 6 triscuits, 1/4 large apple
L 2 slices flax bread, 1 sl cheddar, tomato, tiny bit of mayo, diet rite
D 6 oz meatloaf, 1/3C mashed pot (no gravy), huge plate of broccoli
S Eskimo Pie SF ice cream bar

btw, if I haven't mentiond this bread, it's Alvarado St. sprouted 100% whole grain flax bread. 2 slices has only 100 cals, 1.5g fat, 12 net carbs. ;)
Exercise~none:rollpin:

YIKES!!! Iwmonn....YOU ARE HOT!!! :flame: woohoooo!!!:carrot: Now if THATS not motivation in itself?....WOOHOOO!!!!!

Hi *waves* I'm new to 3FC, and I'm grossly (to myself atleast) over weight. I'm 19, and have always been over weight , except for when I was a toddler/young kid. I'm looking for a support group that will give me a bit of a responsiblity (sp) for having to stay on track, and keep records of my weight loss. Currently I have a nutri-diary (which I haven't used in over a month), and a blds (same story), along with a lj (also been over a month). I'm a bit obsessive with my weight, because my last serious boyfriend I feel broke up with me because of it. So since then it's been a mainstream thing for me. I've given up soda for a month at a time, same with meats, and it was going great until last Christmas when I went to see my dad. He's huge to me, and its because he doesn't do anything but play videogames and drive truck (and nothing against truck drivers). He doesn't eat right, and would give me trouble for spending my food money on salads, and water. So slowly I resorted back to my previous habits, of eatting at all hours, not taking notice... Now its just hard to get back into eatting right, and keeping track and weighing myself.

Anywho, I hope I'm of some help to others, and I hope that I've finally found a group to help me stay on track.

Love,
Lyndsey.

((((DEE)))) WTG! 5 pounds is awsome! Great job on the new flower!:bravo:

I love to have a big plate of brocolli with dinner. It's low in calories and a low glycemic carb so it will give you energy for a long time! I had to go back and edit my food for the day. I cheated a bit today and had 2 peanut butter sandwiches. But I was only a bit over on calories. I'll be lower tomorrow! :carrot:

Lyndsey welcome to our group! :welcome: I'm a bit obsessive about loosing weight also. But I do think you need to be a bit obsessed to stick to a plan!

thursday 12-22
 

WOW Dee :cheer: Way to go!!!!! & you met your santa slim down goal before christmas!!!!!

Angel: We are hanging tuff!

Val: You are doing a great job... One day at a time!

Petra: we have almost made it thru all the holiday goodies...

Lyndsey:Welcome to the group!! :) I am like u i was heavy all my life.. (except for about 1 yr when i made this journey before) take it from a 40 something.. do it now and dont wait till you are older...


lol i am not giving up yet on my santa slim down i have till saturday! ...and there's always the Valentine's day challenge.. yikes what goes with "V" ummmm

valentines victory ?

To all our lost PICS come back................ where are u???

Dee-That is fantastic. See what thinking about what you are eating just a little bit can do for you? That bread sounds interesting. What does it taste like?

Welcome to our group Lyndsey. There is a lot of great support here. Post often, it really helps. I think I may take obsessive to a whole new level. I really am trying to learn everything there is to know about the topic. I'm with Curly on the doing it while you are young thing. This definately gets harder as you get older--not impossible, but definately harder. Some of us are going to start posting our food journals to help us stay accoutable to each other. Feel free to join in. This is going to get really tough with the holiday.

I'm hoping a lot of our missing PICs will return with the new year. I have off from work until next Wed. WOOHOO!! I have my personal training session this morning. I'm also getting my new water heater today and I went to power yoga last night for the first time in a couple weeks. I better get dressed soon before the plumber shows up. LOL

Good Morning PIC's....

Petra....oh ah....a new water heater!!! :carrot: I am sooo envious. Dh and I were just talking about getting a new one also. I love to take relaxing candlelight baths, and although our shower is right beside our tub......the bath water is NEVER HOT!!!! We've got too many "to do's" on our list before we hit that I'm afraid. oh? yeah, good idea to get dressed BEFORE the plumber gets there!! haha :rofl: Great job on the workouts this week Petra.

Lindsey.....:welcome3: Hi and welcome!! I may not be 'up' on all my lingo....*laughs to self*...I know a BLT and a OJ but what the heck is "bld and a lj" ?? :?: haha.... Post often, you don't want us to come looking for you!!! :D

Curly.....A valentines challenge eh? :love: Sounds good to me. Other friends of mine have thought of a St. Patricks day challenge, but Vday is a little closer.

Well wonders upon wonders......I stepped on the scale and it showed a 2 lb loss!!! I tell ya...I stepped off that scale like it was a bed of hot coals!!! Didn't want to jinx it I guess. haha...SO I'LL TAKE IT!!! All of you were so right.....time, patience and perserverance!!!! THANKYOU for all your support!!!! I finished ALL my wrapping last night...:yawn: but need a few sweets for the boys in their Christmas stocking. Not much mind you as they still have their halloween bag still full. Then I'm off to the gym. WOOHOOO

:cheer: :) :cheer: :) Way to go Angel!!

Great job Angel! :cp: :carrot:

I'm trying to get up the motivation to do my WATP DVD. I am getting kind of bored with it. I should be getting Tae bo in the mail from netflix anyday now.

Good job Angel. Just took a little time. My scale has been looking pretty nice this week too but tomorrow is my official weigh day.

My personal training session kicked my butt this morning!! My whole body was shaking by the time I got to my last set. Good thing you only do this work out once every 5-7 days!!

The new hot water heater is nice. It is guaranteed for 10 years. Cost a nice chunk of change too.

I've been writing all day but I'm making some big progress. I did the whole nutrition section today. I included all the big controversies, LOL! I'm working on the review of low glycemic diets now. I put the Mediterranean diet in this category. I'm not sure if it belongs here or in the "other" category. Anybody else got an opinion on this?

Here's my food log for the day. It sort of went down hill as the day went on. Maybe I should have had some sardines with my dinner, LOL!

B: Protein shake (Chocolate carb countdown milk, peanut butter, chocolate whey protein powder, and unsweetened baking cocoa), homemade low carb pumpkin muffin, cappucino with carb countdown milk.

L: Chicken breast with 3/4 cup green beans. slice sugar free raspberry cheesecake.

D: Paleobar

Totals: 1593 Calories, 40 grams net carbs, 18 grams fiber, 134 grams of protein.

Exercise: 45 minutes of intense weight lifting!! (Slow Burn)