Kathy- been there and it is NOT fun. I am waiting for my body to revolt with the poptart- and the only reason we have them in the house is for the hurricane box- i was stressing and there they were and instead of making my FF/SF choco pudding ,i had that wrapper open and was into that poptart before i stopped and said what the heck are you doing? I haven't really eaten anything "not healthy" in a while but if i eat anything with more fat or grease than i am used to I get sick. You have my sympathy. I am glad to hear about the new house and new computer though- i so hope the tummy is ok.

I do like tea- maybe i will hit the fancy tea place down town and grab a couple different flavors. a treat for me can trigger my cravings- and i am so afraid to trigger any binges. I did make some oatmeal banana apple muffins tonight- lofat, lo-cal and would be better if i added chocolate :lol: but they take the cake cravings away.
I am glad to know I had company tonight for TBL - when i got the rubber legsi kept going cause i though theresa is exercising too- it really helped!

I did have to go get gas tonight as the mad rush is on due to Wilma roaming around out there and when i went into the store I looked at all the candy bars and i thought about it and then thought - ya know you can't do it- you'd be so guilty afterwards and eating that candy would not be worth the guilt. so I walked away and felt very smug ;)

I am going to head to bed soon - i still have the legs of rubber :p hubby is taking in my exercise seat tomorrow and having another hole drilled in it for me. i am too short to be comfy on it - the seat is just too high- maybe after the seat is fixed i won't mind riding it as much. and while jocie is at cheering tomorrow I am going to walk the track for an hour (or until i fall over! :faint: )

thanks for the poptart description! I will have to look at them from now on and go ewwww- have a great night everyone!

I have to say since I have been eating right, eating the ickies just gives me the worst troubles-can't leave the house even. I have been eating more than I need and I am not even sure why really. Lord knows I have been busy-I think I am stressing over things but not sure what exactly yet. Probably the same old stupid stuff that I really don't have any control over anyway and therefore should just let it go. Took Dess in for her yearly checkup and she came out with flying colors which I knew she would. Forgot to get the stupid foam for the chairs but mom is picking me up some tomorrow so my chairs can have seats again. Kids have liked it-picnic style for every meal LOL. Odessa poured my creamer all over the carpet so now I have no choice but to go grocery shopping tomorrow whether I feel like it or not. Need produce anyway so I should just get it over with. I scored a sunflower valance for my kitchen from freecycle and it is the right colors and everything and in the dryer as I type so I can get them up. I found some really cute sunflower light switch covers but they are 6 bux a piece! Little rich for my blood right now. Can you tell I like sunflowers?? I installed a new doorknob on the girls room and I had to laugh cause Dad was here mowing my lawn today and was like I better go look at it for you and guess what? there was nothing for him to do cause I did it. Amazing how handy I am becoming. Of course when I was married to dipstick we did have a remodeling company so I did pick up a few things-he never hestitated to work me 14 hours to get a project done and then ask what was for dinner when we got home. My wallies I bought are cute but I need one more package of each to finish the project. I need to quit kicking myself and just get back on track. As it is I probably am going to have to relose at least 5lbs. This has just been a crappy slow losing month for me and what really bites is I have been more mobile than I have ever been since I started. Ok I will quit whining and go load the dishwasher.
Melissa

I need HELP!

Me and my husband are going to a police officer Halloween party on Saturday and I CAN'T FIND A FLATTERING FAT GIRL COSTUME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any ideas for me where I won't entirely lose my dignity and better yet, might even look kinda cute?!

UGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I'm a size 14...not good, I'm only 5'

thanks-carrie

How about a fairy godmother or a princess? they both have non-fitting type gowns and you can wear a tierra or those cone shaped hats on your head too.
Melissa

Carrie, what is your best body feature, and what is your worst? For example if you have nice legs but hate your pudgy stomach, you can be a french maid, that has the short skirt to draw attention to the legs and you tie that white apron around the waist to take away from that. Just think of what you want to draw attention to, what you would like to draw attention away from, and then go out looking at what's out there. I looked at walmat and kmart for Allie and there were TONS of costumes for adults. Let us know what you decide!

I also have serious tummy issues when I slip back into bad eating. Also, even when I do binge I can't eat half as much as I used to, it just doesn't fit in there! I feel like throwing up so quick, there's no way to get down half the amount I used to eat with no problem. Then I pay for it, sometimes even for a couple days. I think our bodies just get used to the good stuff, it revolts at the grease and grime. That's good, it's making binges less and less attractive for me, I just don't want to feel that way.

Theresa

wow-long entry.
 

theresa, the 3500 for a pound is 3500 calories. If you have a calorie deficit of 500 everyday either through diet or exercise you will lose 1 pound a week.

Yesterday I consumed 1600 calories and exercised away I'm guessing about 400--I know the estimated calories on the treadmill can get wonky, but I ran 30min at avg speed 5.3 and ran/walked 20 avg speed 4.2. Problem is I can't really do that everyday and trying to estimate a calorie deficit is tricky I think b/c all the estimates for the calories to maintain this weight seem high.

I had too many carbs again yesterday. Instead of a properly healthy breakfast, I ate 3 small biscuits w/ apple butter, which I calculated at 350 calories. That was my big transgression and I was thinking about each one of those stupid biscuits while I was running.
My foods for yesterday:
banana:100
3 sm biscuits w/ apple butter: 350
turkey sandwich on wheat mini-roll w/ 1/4 sl cheese: 200
1c mushroom soup: 120
ff yogurt: 80
1/2c brown rice: 170
1/2c eggplant curry: 170
small salad w/ gorgonzola, dried cranberries, almonds, sugar snap peas: 100
1tb lf dressing: 60
1.5c chai w/ skim milk: 120?
apple: 80
ff cottage cheese: 50

As for the costume, what about Demeter, Goddess of the Hearth? Not vampy, but sort of regal or a downplayed glamour. You could play up your plumpness (she's the Earth Mother!) and attach all sorts of (fake) leaves, berries, small gourds, etc to a homemade toga. My college roomate and I did it one year-Demeter and Athena and we both looked full and fabulous. Use a gold tinted lipgloss and bronzer and give yourself a glowing just-finished-cooking-at-the-hearth look. Wrap a small vine as a crown and use a larger one twisted up one arm, across the back of the shoulders and down the other as a sort of shawl. My roomie used a white full slip she got at a thrift store and just dyed it to match (it ended up w/ a sort of two-tone effect, very neat) and I used a white sheet lots of safety pins ( i can't sew!) and some gold drapery cord tied around my waist. You can really do up your hair too--lots of curls and stuff in it.
I've been waiting for years to be a smaller weight so I can be the ultimate Medusa. I love Halloween!

I watched some of TBL for the first time, and I didn't like it one bit. The weigh ins were excrutiating. The scale rules and we know that can be so off. Also wouldn't it be nice if the show had rewards for trying so hard instead of embarrassment and tears for the people whose weight loss wasn't good enough? Also, even if it's based on percentages of weight, don't men lose easier? I really hate these shows that are based on us watching people feeling awful. :?:

I saw a friend this past weekend who had a stomach by pass. He was huge 3 years ago and then became so slim and has a whole new face and no one recognized him anymore. Now he looks like it's creeping back a bit. His belt is below his belly again. It was very noticable.His wife is an alcoholic, and stayed home cause apparently she is very sick, so they both have their addictions, his is just more visible. :cry:
Laura

oops! there's more!
 

I "forgot" to mention that I had my WI this morning and I'm bummed b/c I've gained weight. I am a 164 now. (I have no idea how to change the tickerfactory things w/o redoing the whole thing). This sucks. I'm sure it's b/c of last weekend and probably some water weight. Still. In 3 months my net loss is 6pounds so slow! That's why I went ahead and posted all my foods for the day b/c I really feel like I'm slipping more often on my eating. I am finally in the habit of exercising--I still have to make myself go sometimes, but I'm regularly getting moderate-high intensity workouts 4 times a week and then staying active on weekends with walking, cleaning, yardwork etc.

Sandi, I am really glad you posted about the PopTart yesterday. When I finished my workout I had to stop by the grocery store to pick up salad stuff and I came very close to buying some bad things...and while I was lingering in the aisle (THE aisle), I was sort of invoking your name to make me walk out of there. Crazy, huh? But it worked.

Melra, you can change your ticker by going to the quick links above, then going to change your signature. Find the ticker code, and just change the number right there. It will look something like 180/170/150 and you should change the middle number, but go to preview and make sure it's the right one. Make sense? Just find the ticker, change the number corresponding to your current weight.

Theresa

yeah, i tried that last time just as i had been doing that, but I don't know if the tickerfactory ones are different from 3fc or what, b/c it was like i broke the whole code.

YOOOOHOOOOO!!!!

I feel so lonely around here lately...come back ladies, come back!

I stocked the fridge this AM with lots of healthy stuff...left hubby at home and didn't buy ANY bad things. I am determined to lose at least ONE pound by the end of the month. Sheesh.

Theresa

I am here! I have just been in the dumps over the last few days. I just hate this time of the month. No energy, and I just want to eat all that isn't nailed down. I seriously doubt I am going to make goal this month. This has been such a letdown after all the success of September and although in my brain I know this is how it goes, it still bums me out. I will pull myself out of it as hormones level off. All I want to do is eat and nap but that is definately not the reality of life LOL. I am OP today though and plan to stick to my guns.
Melissa

I'm here. I'm not running off. Gotta work. Be back later.
Laura

hey everyone! camping was fun... i have never been anywhere so beautiful! while i couldn't resist the smores, dh and i spent all monday hiking and was i ever sore on tuesday! i was dreading wi yesterday, but i was surprised to see i was down a pound. yay! only one pound from my october goal. it would be nice if i could get a head start for my december mini-goal.
i agree that pop-tarts are nasty. but my mom eats them everyday and she has continued to lose weight (not good for her though because she is already like, a size four). i personally could not lose weight eating pop-tarts. 200 cals a piece! yikes! and why do they have to wrap them in twos? i always felt like i had to eat both because the package was already open :devil:
i haven't been able to get the tickerfactory tickers to change without redoing them. it's kind of a pain in the butt. don't have time now to change mine.

Melissa, I had been the same way the past few days, but I came out of it today, thankfully. Course, that means TOM will be here soon :o but at least I feel better. Tomorrow is WI and I feel like skipping it. I might be up the way I've been going this week. I did do 10 miles of exercise yesterday plus weights so maybe that helped.

Theresa