I guess I was unclear. I was craving pasta or potatoes. Cereal has never been a big trigger for me. Who is going to binge on Bran Flakes, or whatever. The only cereal I am even tempted to eat more than a portion of is PB Cap'n Crunch, which I only allow myself to by once, maybe twice, a year.

Go ahead an give your fingers something to do. That's what they are there for :)

Hmmm...talking about carbs when I just got up and haven't had a full cup of coffee yet makes me dizzy, almost. I'm a carb person, love them and I feel they are my downfall, sometimes. It's not that they are dangerous, in fact we all need them and they are good for us, but I have been eating the wrong carbs - especially lately.
I'm taking a long and serious look at what I've been shoving into my face these last few weeks and it's really very poor choices.
I did well yesterday, which was day 1 of my new regieme of being on the WW CORE plan. So, today will be day 2 and I hope to manage well. I think the best way to describe the CORE plan is nothing is processed food, all fresh and whole grain. No white sugar products, especially. Artificial sweeteners are ok.
So, last night instead of the frozen yogurt I've had lately, I have sugar free FF pudding, made with skim milk. I used one of my 35 flexpoints a week and put some lite cool whip on top. It was good.
Dinner was a 93% ff sirloin burger grilled. On the side was whole wheat pasta with diced tomatoes and FF feta cheese mixed in with it and also string beans, and I loaded up on them. I really enjoyed it.
Lunch was a chicken breast, no skin, with veggies and salad with FF mozarella cheese and lite rasberry pecan dressing (yummy) and for an afternoon snack I had 94% ff microwave popcorn. I also had a half banana at one point during the day and a few grapes. I drank all my water and that was an accomplishment as well. For breakfast, I had cream of wheat cerial with an orange and a small serving of FF/SF yogurt.
I don't know how many ww point that would have been and I felt kind of "free" as to not having to count my points. I didn't feel starving and out of control all day.
Not sure what that day will equate to as far as any kind of weight loss, but I did feel as if I was in control of myself and that I ate healthy.
Linda

Hi all. Good eating day, Derry.

I did my run this morning. I increased the distance by about a 1/2 mile. I want to keep increasing until I get between 3 -3.5 miles. The first run segment is always tough, then it gets better. I guess a body in motion really does stay in motion.

I love carbs too, Derry. Particularly pasta. My problem is that I just can't stay at one serving. Then, later, I sit there in a stupor saying "I can't believe I ate the whoooooole thing."

Well, off to work. Have a great day all.

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Uhm. I didn't run this morning. Something came up.

^.^

*ahem* There are some interruptions to my regularly schedulded workouts I can deal with.

Linda - I don't know about WW and points and stuff.... but ... would you come cook for me? Please!? *beg* That food sounded scrumptuous! And healthy, too.

Jolly - :high: You go, girl! Good for you! I've always found the first run segment to be harder, too. As a matter of fact, anything before about the 20 minutes of movement is difficult. They say a 5 minute warmup. I seem to need more than that.

Mkay ... I seem to be getting more and more interested in more than just losing fat again. Ride the wave, yes? I am starting to want to eat RIGHT, not just in a good caloric range. My weight is holding at about 193, which is understandable. I told my daughter I don't lift weights, I lift horses. I looked at my upper body and the difference is major for the last three weeks. If this is the change after only doing a few horses, I'm reeeeeaaaaal curious to see what I'm going to look like doing 5-10 horses a DAY! :strong:

Jolly, one thing you need to try out is whole wheat pasta, you might find you can eat less of it and it's more filling. At first I didn't like it, but now I love it. I used canned diced tomatoes last night over top of the pasta and it was pretty good with the ff feta cheese mixed in. I'd love to come cook for you guys, too bad I live so far away.
By the way, wouldn't it be nice to have a personal chef. Have y'all ever heard of Rosie, the chef who Oprah W. "stole" from a fancy health spa she want to. She loved the food and the cooking so much, she made an offer to this woman and hired her as her personal chef. Imagine being that wealthy to just hire someone like that? Oh well. Actually I do enjoy my own cooking, but would love the luxury of hiring a personal trainer as well as someone to CLEAN. I hate cleaing. Oh well, maybe I'll win the lottery some day?
I did ok all day today, I used one of my flex points and ate a low carb pita with my sliced deli roast beef at lunch. I also had vegetable soup. I wasn't craving sweets and cookies after lunch today and I was really happy about that feeling.
Breakfast was oatmeal, skim milk and brown sugar substitute as well as a pear. Mid morning I had a banana, no sugary snacks! Tonight was a small slice of ham, baked potato and olive oil margarine and peas. I have not been starving all afternoon as I usually am and running to the cabinet freaking out looking for snacks. I feel satisfied, which is unusual. I like feeling this way!
Dessert will be sugar free vanilla pudding made with skim milk and a dollap of lite cool whip over top and maybe a sprinkle of nutmeg on top.
Day 2 was a good day!
Let's report on what we've been eating, maybe that will help?
Linda

Hey all. I did good with my eating . . . . until dinner that is. I was hungry after riding, and was actually craving fast food, junk food - anything quick, hot, and plentiful. I saved my budget, but did come home and make a mess of homemade mac and cheese. Got to stop this.

I am slowly plowing through nutrition stuff to revamp my menu. Found a fairly simple tracking site.

Raven, I usually walk Justin for 15 minutes before running with May. It helps. I usually feel more energized at the end of the run than at the beginning. It feels so good to be able to do this again, pain free.

Derry, I tried wheat pasta once, and hated it. I think it is like anything else though. I just have to make myself eat it until the other kind tastes wrong. I did that with skim milk. At first, I thought WATER. Now anything higher in fat tastes like cream. I am working on switching to healthier salad dressings. I will work on the pasta next.

Have a good evening all.

Back on the treadmill! No time right now, just wanted to post that yes, I'm STILL doing week 4, but hey! At least no backsliding! Did 2 miles, 33 minutes. Getting there!

Way to go, Raven. I think I am on week 4 of my program too. And doing 2 miles. I think my time is slower though. If you ever read "Runner's World" I am definitely a penguin.

Today is crazy. Have to get all my nightime stuff done during the day, as I am covering a second shift at one of my homes tonight. Did get to sleep in, though, which felt great. Off to shop, and ride.

Have a great day.

Happy Friday everyone!

I couldn't get on yesterday (computer problems) so I had some catching up to do. Sounds like everyone is doing great! I did pretty good yesterday. Got my 30 minute walk in at lunch and then 45 minutes at the gym after work. I'm not having problems with the exercise part. I did well on my eating yesterday until my family through me a curve. Got home and DD wanted me to color her hair, DH called and said he would be very late and not to fix him dinner. He would grab something. So DD made cheese breadsticks. They smelled so good! I just had to eat a few. That through me off a little.

Today should be alot better. I will get my walk in at lunch then off to get a mammogram, what fun! OUCH! Not sure I will get the rest of my workout done. We are suppose to have very bad storms today and they are already starting. Don't want to be stuck at the gym if that happens. I'll have to do something at home.

Have a great day!

Jolly - *lol* A penguin! I'd bet I'm one, too. The visual on that is enough to keep me giggling all afternoon.

Roxy - I know the failing of the food. I can stay within calories pretty well, but the nutritional quality of the food fails. I need to work on that badly now. I haven't even checked to see if we're going to get any of the fallout from the tropical storms up here. :rolleyes: I sure hope not, I would really love to spend some time with my horses this weekend! Good for you on the exercise!!

Hello Everyone!
Can I join in? Well first I will tell you all a bit about myself. I'm 18, almost 19, and Ive always been a bit overweight my entire life, but I never paid much attention, in grade 6 im guessing I was around 130-140 and have slowly gained every year since then. I am now 215lbs! I never started paying attention to my weight until grade 7, and up until about a year ago I never had a grip on it and never tried to do anything about it b/c I was undereducated and didn't know I had to eat properly and exercise to lose weight. Now that I have taken the time to get serious about wanting to lose weight and have done ALOT of reading, and I've been trying to lose weight for about a year now with no luck! lol

I am so disgusted with myself, I always make up a plan (what Im going to do about my eating, exercise Im going to do etc) but I never ever do it! Summer is here and I so desperatly wish I could wear shorts and tank tops and bikinis but I can't :( Im hoping I can finally fulfill that dream of being hot for summer by next summer! lol

Well I was looking in the mirror the other day and I was just so disgusted with how bad Ive let myself get and I really need to do something about it, Im so scared though b/c I do fine in the beginning and I can say what Im going to do but never do it and I really want to do it this time, not just b/c I want to look better but I also want to do it for my health now, Ive been having troubles with my knee for the first time b/c of my weight and my doc told me I need to get my blood pressure down, I dont want to become diabetic or die b/c of my poor health and weight, and I want to be able to straighten myself out before I have kids so that I can set a good example for them and they never have to go through this! Even tho I dont plan on having kids for like 5 years! lol

Anyway I've come up with *yet another* plan lol This time I intend to try my damn hardest to follow it though, Im sick of this weight. My goal weight is 135, hopefully by next June I will be there. Im also taking it slower, Im not looking at it as I need to lose 80lbs by 8lbs 10 times (got that from someone else on here! lol) when I look at it as 8lbs 10 times it doesnt seem so hard, average weight loss is 1-2lbs/wk so at that rate it should take me 10-20 months to lose 80lbs.

Im doing weight watchers at home, I cant afford meetings. Im trying to eat healthier (less junk/take out, sugar, salt etc.) more veggies & fruits (really have to work on this one) and Im trying to stick to the recommended servings for each food group, Im thinking 6-8 servings of grain (whole wheat of course), 5-7 of veggies and fruits, 2 of meat/alternatives and 2 of dairy (fat free or low fat!) As for exercise Im starting slow with that too. Im aiming for a minimum of 30 minutes 3x/wk of cardio (mostly walking) but I'd really like to do it 5-6x/wk 30-60 minutes. Strength training (full body) 2x/wk with hand weights and I'll always do cardio first to warm up for a minimum of 10 min and Im going to try and do "cardio bursts" in between each set for like 30-60 seconds to burn extra calories, and I will always stretch afterwards. I also want to do crunches every night before bed cuz I wanna have a nice "britney spears" stomach lol I dont want a six pack but I want the nice small flat tummy she has with the little bubble around her belly button, I think it looks sexy.

so yeah there is my plan, lets hope I can stick to it this time!! :) How is everyone else doing this month?

Hi Trixie, hope we can help you with your goals!
Uggh, I'm to old to even imagine looking like Brittney. Don't want to think about it. But I'll be doing sit ups along with you. Right now I try to do 3 sets of 15. Not much, but a start.
I have been on an eating binge lately. I hope I can knock it off. Derry, your idea to post what we eat is good, but I'd be embarressed lately....yesterday I went out for lunch to celebrate the last day of school and I had a milk shake, a tuna melt and fries. Good diet eh? :^:
I have been walking, but I'm sure the calories burned are trivial to what I have been eating. It makes me feel better though. I really really miss being able to go out and run. A nice sweaty 4 miler makes the milk shake guilt go away. Darn knees. I'm going to do my leg lifts right NOW!!!
PS...Waddle on!!! ;)

Hey all. Real late night for me. Iam on call for my main job, AND I worked a shift at one of the group homes tonight. I much prefer 3rd to 2nd, but what can you do? I do have a NSV to report. I was really craving ice cream and junk food. We, of course, have a 24 hour grocery store just down the street, but I did not go. I told myself I would only have myself to blame if I either didn't have enough money to show,, or couldn't fit into my show clothes. So, I may snarf down a couple sugar free fudgsicles, but its better than a pint of Ben and Jerry's.

Welcome Trixie. OF course you can join our journey.

Have a good one all.

Welcome Trixie from me as well!
I'm really into this new CORE (no counting) WW plan this week and it's giving me a new level of interest and excitement in my weight loss efforts, something I've needed to regain. I lost about 18 pounds and have regained 11 of them in the last few months. I was feeling very disgusted with myself. I would try to stay on track and resolve every single morning to do so and then lose my way. Exactly like Apple reported the tuna melt and French fries, that was me up until the middle of this week. All the good I had done seemed to be erased and for whatever reason, I have reached out and decided it's time to start fresh.
I'm "ditching" my current ww meeting and going to start going to another meeting, I think this will help me out. I was doing well at a Tuesday morning meeting and then my leader left and the new leader doesn't seem to inspire me. It seems like at about the same time she started, I lost control. I'm not blaming her personally, but I think it might have contributed to some of my issues. I have some family illnesses (dad with cancer, etc.) right now that are very hard for me, but that is no reason to pig out.
The WW CORE plan is giving me a much needed fresh outlook. I've grown tired of the journalling that was required on the other plan and this CORE list of foods has inspired me to make a new effort. Whatever works!
Essentially, the core plan has no processed foods, no sugar and is just basic "core" foods. Soups are ok if they are a clear broth soup and breads are not ok, unless you use some of your 35 flex points a week to have them. Last night we ate out and I was kind of proud of myself. I used 8 of my 35 flex points, but I still was in control. I have used 11 flex points so far this week and I hope to stay in control!
Yesterday's menu:
Breakfast:
3 egg white omlet with diced tomato and FF feta cheese, 1/2 grapefruit
Lunch:
vegetable soup, slice of ham, string beans
Snack:
Banana
Dinner: (ate out!)
Minestrone soup, grilled chicken salad with ff dressing, roll, olive oil. The salad had shredded parmesan and croutons, I had to count the 8 points for this meal, but it was a good and fairly healthy meal in comparison with the heavy pasta dishes I would have ordered or the personal pizzas the rest of my family had.
Dessert:
FF, SF, vanilla pudding with sm. amount of lite cool whip and sprinkle of nutmeg
(for whatever reason the nutmeg on top makes it seem special to me)
I never wrote down and figured out points on the entire day as I've done in the past with my WW plan, all I had to tally up in my head was the non-core foods! It was a "freeing" experience.
Linda

Hey Derry, how do you make an egg white omelet, and how many calories do you save? Omelets are about the only way I eat eggs. Love 'em!

I need to give myself a pat on the back. I did weights again today, and increased to two sets! Feels good to be doing it, and also feels good to be doing the running. A positive choice. I am hemming and hawing right now over how to spend some money. Do I want to get a bicycle? Put the money towards a personal trainer session so I can focus my workouts better? Or put it towards my horse show stuff? I just don't know.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Hey all. Just me again. Well, I have a bike. An early birthday present from my father. I can't wait to christen it.

I have an NSV to report. Sort of. It is really hot here, and I was not feeling like cooking the pork chop I had planned for tonight. So, I was deciding between ordering out for a pizza, getting a bunch of Chinese, etc. I was also fantasizing about ice cream, again. Instead, I made sure I did not go near any tempting food places, and made dinner at home. Not a good dinner (that is the "sort of" part), but still less calories than I would have spent on going out, and all the money saved.

I also had another good moment. I tried on my dressage breeches and boots. Both fit. Whoa! All I can say is thank goodness for weight training. I now regret the bad dinner I ate.


Have a good one all.

Hope everything is going well with everyone. Still can't stop eating but the exercise is going well. I've been walking and I've started to do leg lifts for my knees. Hope to start some jogging next week. I think I'll try that 10 weeks till 10K program. Have a great week-end!! :)

Hey, Apple. Let me know how the program goes. Which one are you using?

I did run today (hurray). I only did a mile and a half today. But, getting out at all on Sundays has been an issue lately. So, I figured doing some was better than doing none.. Plus, depending on the weather, I am either going swimming or christening my bike before I go out to the barn today, and hope to stretch out to my yoga tape this evening. The yoga tape is a relaxation one - all stretching and flexibility, no cardio.

I do feel like I had a setback last night. I am on call, and got a late page from someone calling in. She ended up finding coverage, but I was stressed and couldn't get right to sleep, so I sat up and finished some low fat pringles I had. I know low fat chips is better than what I could have gotten, but it is the principle of the thing - that I couldn't destress without food. What else could I have tried? Hmmmm. Points to ponder for next time.

Have a great day all.

Hey folks :)

Sounds like some major positives going on! That's a good thing.

Jolly - Congrats on the new bike! That's awesome! And even bigger congrats on the breeches and boots fitting!! :five: I know when I get serious about upping the protein without the calories, I'll scramble 3 egg whites with one yolk ( I just separate them out ) and viola. Very filling, and a huge protein increase.

Apple - Good for you on the exercise! Sometimes we just need to keep doing what we CAN do till the other stuff starts to fall into place.

Linda - I know how hard it is to focus on eating right and exercising and all that stuff when you have a lot of emotional and/or financial issues smacking you around. I admire you for keeping at it. I know eating junk doesn't help, but it's the first thing I turn to more often than not to avoid thinking about the hard things. I'm getting better, but .. obviously not good enough. One day at a time, huh?

Trixie - Welcome!! Sounds like you have a pretty good handle on what you are trying to accomplish. The only thing I have to say is lose the self loathing. I know that kind of feeling only made it harder for me to do what I needed to do. Self respect and self worth are huge in the weight loss arena. The more you care about yourself, the more you try to take care of yourself. At least that has been my experience.

Ok .. well .. ow. My low, low back is spasming. I trimmed my three horses yesterday, and of course two of them are cake, right? But Shadow... the evil monster horsie from ****. Ok, not really. She has issues and I'm inexperienced. Hence, my back is boogered up six ways from Sunday today. Better than it was last night, though. The kinda funny thing is that at least with my back being in as much pain as it is, I only hear little echos of how sore the rest of me is. ;) I know my arms are sore, my butt is sore, my thighs are sore... but that doesn't hold a candle to the back spasms. I'm stretching it as I can, and that helps. I'll be fine, and next time I do Shadow, I'll have learned a few more things. And hopefully she will have, too.

Weight is still on a plateau. I'm still stuck at 193. I'm not sweating it too much, because I've looked at my upper body in the mirror and the muscles are getting very defined. Water is good, food is ok (still need to upthe protein ratio), exercise is ... every day pretty much of one sort or another. I wonder what I could do today that wouldn't kill me off completely. I might try pilates, but I'm not sure my back can handle it. We shall see. Maybe just walking?

Jolly, congrats on your NSV!
Egg whites can make a great omlet. I cheat and buy the egg whites that are in individual containers, just like egg beaters. I can buy them in a small container that equals 3 egg whites and there are three containers to a pack. Use them the same as regular eggs. You can have 3/4 cup of egg whites for only one WW point. An egg is two points and 1/2 cup of egg substitute is one point, I think. You save many calories by just eating the whites. I am just loving the combination of the FF feta cheese, the egg whites and canned diced tomatoes, this morning I had that same thing again, but added about a tablespoon of salsa to the tomatoes for a bit of zing! Yummy!
You guys are doing so great on your exercise. I did get on my treadmill this morning for a walk and stayed on 40 minutes, but it was nothing really wild. I am pretty tired, the heat wave we have had with this muggy air has been just nasty.
I am about ready to make lunch in a few minutes. I am taking large portabella mushrooms (0 points!) and filling them with tomato paste, diced tomatoes and topping with FF mozarella! Will have polenta on the side, maybe?
Linda

Hi guys. Linda, your dinner sounds yummy. I love mushrooms any which way. I am off to make dinner now too. I am so happy. After everything I did today, I am starving. But I resisted the lure of fast, expensive, high calorie food. I figured I could just make a salad to eat while I cook my dinner.

Congrats getting on the treadmill, Linda. Any movement is better than nothing. just take it one day, one meal, one workout at a time. You can do it. Raven, have you tried any yoga tapes? I am using one to help with the whole stretching, flexibility thing. Just an idea for when your muscles are giving you problems.
Have a good evening all.

Hey chicks..

Ok. I've found that I am TERRIBLE at being caged and in pain. *scowl* I resorted to food medicating again. Ordered pizza. Then had cinnamon sticks. Then ate M&Ms. :rolleyes: At least it stopped at that? Yeah, I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel for that consolation.

Tomorrow is back to the office. Some possible good news is that they're going to see what the penalties for bringing me on perm would be before my contract expires. That would be nice. More money, benefits... and that would give me breathing room to develop my business at a much slower pace, and allow me to get certified before I'm desperate. It would also give me a permanent job which looks good to people who oh.. say .. give auto loans? *nod* All around, a good thing. I can suck it up and deal for a while longer.

Jollie - No, you know, I haven't. Maybe once I get some spare cash floating around I'll try them. I use the pilates stuff, though an ex-friend borrowed and never returned my good pilates DVD. I know yoga is really good. That's a good idea, thanks. :)

Hi guys!
Wow, went on this site to post last night on another thread I am on as well as this one and I was "attacked" by pop up ads, about one ad coming up a second, basically. It was not a good thing. I'm hoping that doesn't happen again or I might not be able to be back here anymore. : ( Had to call DH in with his wonderful computer skills to put a stop to it all, it was actually scary. I still don't understand how and why it happened, as I have been on this site for a long time and have never had that happen before. I've gotten advertising, which I know pays for this site and accept it and even try to support some of the products, knowing that they "pay" for 3FC, but this was a true "attack" and I even have a pop-up blocking program as well. Have you all had something like that happen?
At any rate, I was a pretty good girl yesterday and stayed on my CORE program throughout the day. I found a very good trick to share as well.
Have you all seen the new SF, FF Jello cheesecake flavored pudding? If you have found this treasure, try it, but mix it with two cups of plain FF yogurt instead of milk. It's totally awesome and is truly like a real cheesecake, full of the good dairy calcium we need but yummy with blue berries and strawberries. I bought some philo pastry frozen shells at the market and filled them with this stuff and put fruit on top, three of them equal one point on the core plan as the other products are "core" the shells are not. Pretty good treat and pretty enough to bring to a party and people wouldn't truly notice they are a "diet" thing! You can take any flavor of SF, FF pudding mix and mix it with the 2 cups of FF plain yogurt and get a thicker more satisfying and filling consistency.
Today is hot, hazy and humid again. I feel badly for my two kids as this is the last full week of school and they are going to be uterly miserable with this weather in a non AC hot environment. They have finals starting on Wed. and I hope the weather cools off a bit before then. Believe it or not, they have to go in on next Monday for ONE half day to take one more final as the school year got messed up due to so many snow days this year for us. They were supposed to get out of school on June 15, now it's the 21st.
Today, I will work out and get back on my treadmill and I plan on eating "right" today all day, no exceptions. I can use up two points that I will earn with my workout for something non-CORE, but aside from that I have to behave.
I weigh in tomorrow afternoon, I'm hoping for a loss - even .2 would be nice.
Raven, hope the job situation works out the way you want it to. Jolly, sounds like you are really staying on track nicely!
Linda in HOT NH

Hi all. Couple good things to report. I had a 3 pound loss this week. Hurray! I made it to the gym today. I didn't get weights in, but did do half an hour of cardio. I had almost talked myself out of going at all, so I am glad I got there. And, the big save, is that I hadn't eaten breakfast before I worked out. I was going to stop at McDonalds on my way to work. I started thinking about it - about how my riding stuff is fitting better, how I am feeling better, how good the loss felt - and thought maybe, instead of getting all the fat laden stuff I was thinking of, that I never get just one of anyway, maybe I would try that new apple salad thingie. Then, I thought even more, about spending money. And drove straight to work and had the yogurt and banana packed in my lunch. Feels pretty darn good.

The only down side about being so responsible with my spending, is now my change jar isn't filling up as fast. Ah well.


Derry, that cheesecake thing you are talking about sounds yummy! What a good treat, and save. I will have to try it. I really need to get to the library and check out some cookbooks. I have to find recipes that use seasonings etc to amp up the flavor, without increasing the fat.

Speaking of the library, RAven . . . Check out your local library for videos. I know ours has some workout videos. Might be a good way to check out some, to see what you like, before buying. Just a thought. Good luck!

Have a great day all!

Hey look! I even updated my tracker, to show my real weight, not what I was many months ago and am too ashamed to admit I had gained back.

Good Morning everyone! Another week has begun!

First of all, welcome Trixie! We will try to help you in your journey.

Congrats Jolly! 3 pounds is great!

I had my WI this morning and stayed the same. I guess that's okay, at least I didn't gain. Didn't get the exercise I needed this weekend. It was raining cats and dogs all weekend. Lots of flood warnings around here. I did help my DH with some of the remodeling of our basement. Woke up with some sore muscles. So I guess that counts for something. Plan on going to the gym after work. Brought a WW meal and a banana for lunch. Chicken planned for dinner. Today should be a good day!

Hope all of you have a good one!

Kathy

Arggghhh. I just needed to come here and vent. I just had the most "Sybil" like argument with myself.

I have tons of paperwork to do today. Unfortunately, I am not fond of paperwork. I get bored. And then, eating seems like such a nice accompaniment to paperwork. Like beer and pizza, chips and dip, cheese and crackers . . . you get the idea. So, all of a sudden, the healthy lunch I packed just did not seem good enough. I wanted to go out for Chinese, subs, tacos, or all of the above. YOu would not BELIEVE the amount of arguing I needed to do to shut up and eat my packed lunch. How crazy is this?/??

I finally did settle down and eat my lunch. Which is good, as it IS a victory. But I wish this would all just go away. I know what I want. I know what I need to do to get there. I just wish I could let go of all the old baggage that holds me back.

Thanks for letting me vent. HOpe you all are having a better day.

Jolly, that could have been me writing that about the lunch. I don't have an answer, but I am proud of you for making the right choice. So often the food I have at home here is just so darned boring. I think we all need to start planning interesting treats for take along bag lunches as well as things I can have at home. We are creatures of habit and have all spent our lives developing all the bad habits.
You did great making those choices. I have been exactly there.
Plan ahead, stick with the plan. Exercise, drink water, "look before you leap".
Where is Red? Chach hasn't been here in ages either.
Linda

Jolly - glad you talked yourself out of the bad lunch. It always makes me feel good when I can talk myself out of these things. I wish it would happen more!

I try to brings a lunch everyday, also have some packets of the 100 calorie snacks. I love the oreo ones - 2 pts. per packet. Also helps with the chocolate cravings.

Kathy

I have been looking for you guys and just now noticed the June Post
 

Wow I have been looking for you guys.

I did really good this week lost 2 more pounds and 3.338 inches. I was happy with that. that makes 5 lbs so far this month. I will be happy with what I loose as long as I stay consistant this will work.

Have a great day!

Wendy

Welcome, Daisy. Congrats on the loss - keep up the good work. Linda, yes - the food is just too darn boring. That is exactly it. I want to find some new recipes, but then that takes time too. Sigh. I guess this is just something that will have to be battled every now and again. Kathy, I keep sugar free fudgicles at home. So far, that has beaten out a lot of the ice cream cravings.

Off to work at the part time job now. I picked up some cookbooks and Dr Phil's book from the library. Going to try and find some new things to try.

Have a good evening.

Good morning all. Hope to hear from y'all soon.

Well, did my run this morning. Wasn't sure I would be able to, as I woke up pretty stiff. But, figured I would try the first set, and see how I felt. Try and do at least the short run. Well, I was able to do all 30 blocks, and increased to 7 blocks jogging/3 blocks walking sets. I did have to walk the last 1/4 block of a hill. I just didn't have it in me yet. Thursday :)

I picked up Dr Phil's weight loss book at the library yesterday as well. I resisted for a long time. Had a real problem with him saying "this is not a diet." then turning around and selling diet foods and supplements to go with his book. But, decided if I checked the book out at the library, I can see if what he says helps, without giving him any of my money.

Have a great day all.

I read part of Dr. Phil's book awhile ago, but don't remember much about it. I, also, took it out of the library, Jolly. Let us know what you think and do report in on some of the "basics". I think Phil is all about a mental attitude and how you defeat yourself. I do think the commercial part of selling products is far too tempting for the average weight loss guru to resist, plus they have to make a living somehow as well?
I remember reading about the history of Weight Watchers for example and it started out more like TOPS, a club for people who needed to lose weight to support each other. Then, it became more about the money in a way. It's a business and I think they are owned by Heinz corporation now????? I like them and still support them and go to the meetings, but the products, cookbooks and foods are all about the money. Richard Simmons was that way as well. Wonder where he is nowadays, haven't heard much from him in recent times.
I weigh in this afternoon, we'll see how my new CORE plan is going to work out. I'm trying to do this and I hope it's working out. I don't know if I'll have a loss this week, as it's been about three weeks since I weighed in and I went up before re-starting CORE this week, but I am feeling more accomplished.
I have a renewed interest and am not as bored at least.
Jolly, don't overlook on line recipes as well. You can search all over and this web site, in particular, has great things to offer.
Welcome Wendy. You were looking for us and now you found us! Sounds like you are on the right track!
Linda

Jolly - The food being boring, not having time, those are things I posted about a while back. I don't particularly enjoy cooking, and even if I did, I don't have the time to mess with it all. New recipes inevitably turn out yucky for me, and I get tired of buying all these special ingredients only to have them then sit in my cabinets forever because I'll never use them again. *shrug* The lure of ordering the yummy stuff becomes overwhelming. Personally I find Dr. Phil to be a pompous know-it-all but then... that's just me.

My back is still absolutely killing me. Can't sit, can't stand, the only position comfortable is laying down so that it takes pressure off the sciatic nerve and those sacral muscles. But I can't exactly just stop and lay down, now can I? So .. here I sit at work, literally verging on tears because it hurts so bad. Food? Who gives a rats behind. Water? That means I'll have to move and go to the bathroom. Exercise!??? :yikes: I did get a lot of rest last night, anyway. I think it's better than it was yesterday. At least it's different. The pain spikes aren't as bad, but the constant is more. Make sense? All I can say is that I learned a very valuable lesson through this. All I am hoping now is that I'm recovered by this weekend.

Raven, I only have a minute here. Check out this site, and try this at home:
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/...g/shiplepa.htm
Once in awhile I pull out my back and am miserable just like you, this is the only thing that helps. A few days of doing these and I am back to myself again. Not sure this is what will help you, but it's worth a try.
Are you taking anything for pain? If not, take some Ibuprophen. Take care of yourself honey!
Linda

Had a pretty good day yesterday. Stayed in my points and got in some good exercise. Today should be ok also. Going to Subway for lunch with DD. Pasta for dinner. I won't get as much exercise in though. I'll get my 30 minutes walk in but that's all I have time for today.

Jolly - I'm always on the lookout for new recipes. If I find something good, I'll pass it along.

Raven - Hope you back is feeling bette soon.

Wendy - Glad you found us!

Have a great day everyone!

Kathy

Linda - Took a look at the link you posted. Pretty much everything on that page is stuff I do with pilates. I think what I did has to be taken into consideration. I didn't exactly wrench or throw my back out. Uhm.. I did something relatively stupid. :o And I learned that wrestling a half ton horse is NOT good for me. *sigh* It's more like I just overworked those muscle to the point where they are spasming uncontrollably. Or were yesterday anyway. Today it's more like they're still swollen and hot and pinching the sciatic nerve, but not spasming as badly. Sort of like lifting weights to an extreme and just tearing the muscles up badly. More excersize right now would only make things worse. I need to let them heal before I do anything else. If that is, in fact the case, then today should be the worst, and tomorrow things should start mellowing out.

Right now the best thing seems to be standing instead of sitting, and slow walking as much as I can manage it.

Hello all. Had a pretty good day. The urge for Chinese food is pretty strong right now. Luckily, I don't know any places that deliver, so I got into my pj's pretty quick so I am not tempted to go back out. Rest of day was good.

Sorry you're back is still hurting, Raven. Hope it gets better soon.

Everyone else - have a wonderful night.

Hey all ..

Jolly - Did you manage to resist the chinese all night? If so, good for you!

My back is actually worse this morning. Driving aggravates it, then I sneezed while I was driving, and as ludicrous as it sounds, caused spasms that were absolutely unbelievable. I could barely walk across the parking lot (oh and getting out of my car... HA!) this morning. Dragging my left leg behind me.. *sigh* The warehouse manager saw me and said 'you need to get that treated.' I told him I wished I could! No insurance, no money... makes for no treatment. Turns out his wife is a chiropractor. Get this .. she's going to fit me in today *free* and my boss is going to pay me for any time I need to take to go. Of course, being in tremendous pain puts me on edge already, and .. I started to cry. Schlepp that I am. He's even going to drive me over there.

Major lesson learned on this one.

Hi everyone. A bit lonely here. Everyone all right?

I almost oopsed this morning. Again, sat on the couch too long, and thought that I really didn't have time to go work out. But, after one of "those looks" from the dogs, I did go. Only did 20 minutes of cardio and one set of weights, but better than nothing.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Well I made it to the chirporactor. I need to go tomorrow again, and the next day. Then she'll let me know how I'm doing after that.

X-rays showed my pelvis is rotated and tilted. My upper lumbar is off at a nasty angle, and I have at least one disk being compressed. My neck is also curved out, instead of in. All this is probably due to a lifetime of injuries, pregnancies, falls, etc. and the incident on Saturday just broke Marian's back. Almost. :D

She made as much of an adjustment as she dared, warned me I'd be sore, told me to ice it 15 minutes out of every hour, and sent me on my merry way. For about an hour I was almost completely pain free. What a relief that was!! Slowly, the soreness is creeping in, but ... at least I know I'll be going back to her tomorrow after work, and the healing has begun. No wonder my hips hurt, with my pelvis that much out of whack.

Anyway.. so it will be a while before I'm really back to working out like I was. She cautioned me against resuming anything terribly physical right away because there's a great deal of muscle swelling, plus the nerves are still damaged. Even stretching at this point could actually cause more damage because it might cause the muscles to lock up and spasm again. *lol* At least when I do it, I do it right, huh? Blah. Anyway. At least I have help now.