Hi everyone - just checking in! I really must NOT weigh myself every day because if I don't see a loss, I get annoyed with myself. I think I lost half a pound but my scales are the old type not the digital type so I'm not sure.

Maybe I should get some digital ones, then I can see even a little loss - better for the old morale.

Anyway, I have been very good - only snacking on grapes, grated carrot and sugar free jelly.

It's 10.17am and I feel very hungry. Since the beginning of the week I have been able to get up later, whcih means less time between breakfast and lunch so I don't have chance to get hungry, but my daughter started back at school this morning, so it was breakfast at 7am.

Still, I'm back at school on Monday (I'm a teacher) so so there won't be time to feel hungry once I'm back in the classroom, and no chance to snack on bad stuff. Just so long as there are no choccies in the staff room at break!!

I'm hoping for a 3 lb loss in the first week, but the way things are going, I may have to be happy with a 2 lb loss.

Still, it's all good!

Sheila - good for you for not going out! Eating out is a problem in our family. I realized last night not only is it bad for us, but it generates a HUGE amount of garbage (bottles, boxes, bags, etc.). :barf:
Tina - Congratualtions on your loss! Wow! Since you don't like cooking, have you ever tried any of the programs that provide your food? I always thought they were pretty expensive, but I don't really know for sure. Imagine a world where we never washed dishes. :cloud9: (BTW Matthew Fox is a hottie!) Munchies - I like CRUNCH! so I snack on Kashi cereal when I am on-program. Baby carrots are good, and they come pre-peeled and washed, but I get tired of them pretty fast.
Chinese food - I eat it with chopsticks, and I end up eating about half of what I would with a fork. Probably because I don't know how to use them?
Teri - That is awesome about your son losing. I looked at my daughter last night and realized she is gaining rapidly. That makes me feel really, really guilty. I feel sometimes though, how can I do for her when I can't hardly do for myself?
Welcome garnetfairy and Cheryl. Garnetfairy - do the werther's have sorbitol in them? I remember when we were kids mom packed a bunch of sugar-free candy for a nine hour car ride. We ate both bags! :yikes:

Hello... I tried sending out my PM's... but after typing and typing, I couldn't get the first one to send. So I tried a second...still, the 'server is busy, try back later' grrrrr! :faint: I give up for now, and will just post here.

About Weight Watchers for those interested (garnetfairy, Lois & any others):
The Points Target for WW is 32 Points for those 300-325, 31 Points for those 275-300, and 30 for those 250-274. However, without the slider calculator you get upon sign up, it would be very difficult to follow the program. If you think Weight Watchers might be the program which works for you, I HIGHLY recommend going to a meeting. You can go as a guest of WW for your first meeting, and there is no charge unless you decide to sign up. WW also runs 'specials' once in a while, discounting the sign up fee, and $25 is the MOST I've seen it cost. Even then, you never have to go back unless you wish, and you'll have the basic materials. You'll get a great Getting Started booklet with a few recipes, the Points Target chart, lots of information, and a fairly comprehensive list of general food points at the back. The slider points calculator is also included in the sign up fee. You use that slider to figure the points of all foods that you can find the Calories, Fat, and Fiber information for. VERY easy to do. I love the fact that I can eat ANY food, no restrictions, and find it a 'game' to play trading out points for food, then deciding if the food is worth the point trade-off. Journaling is also a key point of WW, and I feel it is something I would have to do, regardless of whether I was losing through WW or on my own. I just can't eat without binging sometimes, and that journal keeps me accountable. If I have to stop and write something in prior to eating it, I seriously consider if I want it that bad or not. I write down my food FIRST, before one morsel passes my lips... if I don't, I BLOW it. Anyway, if you have more questions PM me... if it's working! :p

Haha Lois! it took me overnight, but I finally got the 'cat gone chicken'! Not 'dog gone chicken'. :rofl: Food deprivation perhaps making my brain a tad slow! Like I'm really deprived...
Hope you got your beauty rest... you know what the new studies say about sleep and weight-loss!

Sherry, I should try chop-sticks next time for Chinese! At least they would limit my rice intake. I can still stab that chicken though. :devil: Really, that is a great idea, and next time I'll get them... no stabbing allowed... Hmmm, you REALLY may be onto something, perhaps ALL my meals should be eaten with chop-sticks.

Way to go Teri! I'm so glad the action angel won and the lazy devil lost! My son complained when he set up my gazelle - Mom you'll never use this. Well, when he comes home from college this weekend, I'm proving him wrong. Thank you for motivating me to get back on it.

Robsia - Yippee, a 2 lb loss will be a victory! You're on your way, and who knows, it might end up being 3 for the week. :D

My Lo-Cal Munchie list at the moment:
baby carrots :carrot:
an apple
cucumber spears
air popped popcorn
frozen fruit bar
canned tomatos
cherry tomatos
Cream-Savers candy (3 = 1 pt.)
frozen blueberries
frozen grapes

Right off hand that's about it.

No one's here, so I think it's time to bring out the EXERCISE videos!

Later all...

Hey everyone,
just checking in. Boy, what a difference a good nights sleep makes. I felt rested and decided to get my workout in early today. I did WATP and I noticed that after a week of getting back to exercise that my endurance is picking up a wee bit. It's a small success, but I feel good about that. I made it through the entire workout, yeah I know it's only 20 min. but for this couch potatoe it may as well had been a 60 min. workout! Guess what else has happened.... I actually feel some energy creeping back up in me. Wow, we spend so much time doing nothing, but once we start moving, it doesn't take alot to start us to feeling better. You just have to find a motivating factor and coming here has been mine.

Sheila - thanks for the WW info. I've seen some points charts on the net, I'm thinking they are similar to those of WW. I will check around again and if I can find one I'll post the link so you can check it and tell me if it's close.

Originally Posted by :
Haha Lois! it took me overnight, but I finally got the 'cat gone chicken'!

Yeah girl, you're just a tad bit slow :rofl:

Thanks to all of you! I'll check back with you guys later.

:grouphug:

Whew, another WATP session is DONE. I think I'm gonna strive to do those twice a day EVERY day for a couple of weeks, then bump it up to the 2 mile.

I know what you mean about exercise being energizing Lois, funny how that works. Isn't it great?

I'm having a terrible time controlling my 'hand to mouth disease' at the moment.

Did anyone else purchase this months People magazine? It's the only one I buy each year since I really DON'T care about Hollywood details. I'm more than happy to stay out of "Nick and Jessica's" divorce since I paid no attention to their marriage in the first place. There are real role models and heros in this issue, however. The big losers who are truly winners. What an inspiration. I'm tearing out some of the pages to post on my fridge to remind myself it CAN be done, and has, by women just like us. Although I don't necessarily support People, this issue is worth taking a look at.

I bought a Dance off the Inches video yesterday... haha, what a hoot! It's great for the first minute or so, hey, I can do this... then ooopsie, I was left standing in their dust. Out with the dancin', in with the walkin'. Thank you Leslie! Oh yeah, I looked for Richard Simmons. None were to be found...zilch, zippo. I guess he's just old news. Tae Bo? huh... Pilates... uh, no, not yet. There's not much to appeal to a 278.5 lb 39 1/2 year old woman. Maybe I'll run across Richard in my attic. He's been out of sight, out of mind - for years.

Richard Siommons
 

Sheila, Hey way to go girl with the dance workout! At least you tried. Richard is out there. You can find him at wwwrichardsimmons.com. He has a new workout and tonin DVD you can buy for $14.99 and the toning rings are $9.99.
I'm on my second day of WATP for adults over 50, but you have inspired me to dust of the dust on my stack of simmons and start to sweat. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.

Hey gals! How was your day? I made it through my second day of Weight Watchers without cheating and according to my scale, it said I lost 2lbs!! Yippie
And, ya my scales talk. They announce to anyone within ear shot how much I weigh. Even my dog, Ozzy starts barking the minute the scale say "I'm ready"!
And those two pounds gone are with my cloths and shoes on.

Anyway, need to go and fix the family dinner. Till later
~Cheryl

AAAArrrrGGGGHHhhhh!!! I just wrote a big post and it came back invalid thread specified. Now I have to start all over again but it's time to fix dinner.

In short, today is Day four and I'm down 6.5lbs!! Too good to be true! I can hardly believe it, until I pinched myself. I am really, really, stoked!

I wrote individual thanks and thoughts for everyone but like I said it's out there lost in cyberworld. Thanks to all that have cheered me on. So much support is a great motivator for me to keep treking! and some big cheers go out to all that have kept on target, lost weight, exercised and put themselves first! WE'RE DOING GREAT AREN'T WE!!

I'll try to check back in later after dinner, exercise and some ironing.
Have a great evening you all!
TA ta for now.
~Tina

Originally Posted by LadyLai:
In short, today is Day four and I'm down 6.5lbs!! Too good to be true! I can hardly believe it, until I pinched myself. I am really, really, stoked!
~Tina

WOWZEE! GREAT JOB!!! :flow1: Your body's just kickin' those fat cells out hand over fist! Mine's holdin' on for dear life...

By the way, I've learned to copy my posts before hitting submit... saves me a screamin' fit! :tantrum:

How about just one more member?

I love how everyone reports in often on what is going on with them. That's what I need.

I've been limping along on my latest "diet" since Sept. 1, 2005. I started at 267, was 243 on 1/1, and am 239 today. I want to be at least down to 168 eventually - that is the high end of healthy weight for my 5'9" height. That's 99 pound from my original weight. (I know, I need a ticker to keep track.)

Several things that have been posted here have got me thinking. I'm not really on a specific diet, I just watch what I eat while at work, and try my best to not eat after 5:00 p.m. I haven't exercised at all, but I feel motivated to get on the treadmill TONIGHT and come back to report about it later. I'm just telling myself to exercise for 5 minutes at least. I just find the treadmill to be BORING, but I can't do much else with three little ones running around (son 8, daughter 4, and foster-son, 19 months).

Mysmav - I also have a VERY hard time drinking water. I do not like the taste. I know, I know, water doesn't have a taste, so I'm told. I will settle for drinking Crystal Light. Any tricks you can share? I love the frozen grapes idea. I'm going to try that.

LadyLai - evening/night is a hard time for me, too. I try to think of things to replace my cravings with. For example, I love to take hot baths. So I run a nice hot bath and stay in there with a book for a long time. I will also drink cold sugar-free lemonade with crushed strawberries (not sweetened). Yum! I also watch TV upstairs were there is NO food and convince myself that I'm too tired to go downstairs. Getting on the internet and reporting to new friends works great, too!

Thanks for being here for shy:o people like me that really need buddies to keep them accountable!

Hey all!
Ravisa-In my book-the more the merrier. Come on over girl! :welcome3: Sounds like your doing good on your loss. 3lbs in 4 days-That's great!! I know they say water has no taste, but I'm with you-I hate the taste too. As far as tips? About all I can tell you is that I am in LOVE with Diet Mt. Dew, so I have one in the morning (otherwise I get a horrible headache), then tell myself that I can't have another for dinner until I drink at least the required 64oz of water. Works for me. Sometimes I want that Dt Mt Dew so bad I'll guzzle that water when I get home so that I can have one when we sit down to dinner. Biggest thing-start drinking it early & don't think about it just do it. Oh yeah, & for the first few days, make sure you're close to a bathroom. haha

LadyLai-You are on fire!! Way to go!:flame:

Ok all stressful day-so here goes. Took my class on a fieldtrip so the water intake was way down today 24oz. I'll do better tomorrow :crossed:
Fatgrams: 20
Exercise: walked 2 miles!!
That's where I stepped it up. Maybe made up for the water intake. Anyway, took off to the track instead of the gazelle. Kids wanted to get out for a while-I did alot better on the track than the 20 min on the gazelle. I was so hyped that I would've went more, but it started to sleet, so I had to bring the kids home.
I'm sooo happy. I can remember going to that track a few years ago (yea, that was the last time) I would go around 1 time and be out of breath. Today, after the 2 miles I was just beginning to breathe a little harder. I was so excited. OH YEA, & I figured out a little thing that worked for me anyway, I took a CD player & headphones. I noticed that at times I was keeping beat with my steps, so no matter how fast the songs got I made myself keep time. I tell you that 2 miles came & went before I even knew it. I think I'll hit the track more often.
Well, have a wonderful night all!
Teri
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eyesing - the werther's dont list sorbital, it says: sweetener acesulfame K
whatever that is.
1fathen - thank you very much for the information on WW. I see they have an online WW available and you can buy the stuff you mentioned as a set for 3 payments of 33.32 it includes a TurnAround Program cookbook, a subscription to the magazine (which is where I saw the ad for the package deal), the complete food companion and dining out companion, the at home guidebook, plus much more... the phone for that is 1-800-710-4663 for any of you with the money to spend.

I found Richard Simmons at the used bookstore and at Goodwill stores. Very inexpensive there!!

Well, I did not work out today, I slept all day until it was time to go to my cousin's wake. We went to a mexican restaurant afterwards and yes, I had some chips and salsa, BUT I ordered the snapper in wine sauce with onions and mushroom and I only ate the part of the rice that had sauce on it which was maybe a quarter cup. Rice and chips are no nos on my South Beach diet. But I entered all my food into the calorie calculator at dietwatch.com and came in just under the 2000 mark. Which I have been bein under 1000 all week so I think it will even out. I hope so anyway. The funeral is tomorrow so I do not know if I will be working out or not. Cried my eyes out at the wake. I am such a crybaby when someone dies. Maybe crying uses up calories. I weigh at the gym so I cannot weigh in until I work out...but I will be doing that this weekend if not tomorrow! I promise myself!

Thanks for letting me join you and for all the welcomes and tips...frozen grapes sound good for when I hit phase 2 and can have fruit again.

I am so glad to have found this place and you people!!

Here I go again I'm going to start wt watchers. Getting started and staying motivated is the hardest part for me. I would like to loss 100lbs. I work at a drs. office I know what I need to do I just need to do it. Talking to others in the same situation just may be the answer. I'm new at this so if someone can help i would be thankful.

Thanks for your help

All this talk about RS... I'm going to have to search the garage for mine! They can be a lot of fun!

Sheila you know if you work up to 2 miles a day I am going to have to try and keep up with you! :)

Hey Cheryl, funny about the dog barking. I guess the dog is amazed that it talks :rofl: Wow

Tina! you are off to a fantastic start :cheer: keep going girl!

Teri WTG on the walking, that's great... as soon as I drop some pounds I'll get outside and do some walking.

garnetfairy I know how you feel, I'm a big baby too when it comes to funerals. I don't do well at them at all and I'm ashamed to say, but I avoid them if I can :( .

Ravisa & kespinoza :welcome2: to the group, these ladies are truly motivational. I keep checkin' in and they keep me going.

Keep up the good work everyone. I'll check back in later today.

:grouphug:

I have an idea - let's build a snoman
 

I have an idea - let's build a snoman

Hi, I think they say "better late then never" right.
I am CBETA, 28 year old, still getting used to that number. I am single, one of those young professionals who are trying to make their carrier. I am also a Russian born, moved to US over 12 years ago, so please excuse and forgive my misstakes in English. Back in Russia I never was a thin child, but with constant walking (no cars and no transport to get you everywhere), ballroom dancing and a few other daily activities, my weight never did any shift as I ate whatever I pleased. Once we moved, and my life changed, I quit dancing, most places I went to someone had to drive me there, instead of walking. And after 6month the only time I walked if I had to go from the car and back. I also aquired a taste for fastfood. Perhaps the deficit of goods in Russia during nineties also played it's role, I always behaived with one though "eat as much as you can of this yummy stuff now, because tomorrow it might not be there". Lastly as I grew up in the 80-ties in Russia, when Lenin was deamed to be the grandpa for all children, we were taught to Never leave our plates full, all kids had to be a part of the "Empty Plates Society", so parents often would make sure I first ate the "right" foods and only then what I really wanted. Time passed and steadily I gained. Few years ago I lost 30 pounds, but then turned to my carrier and stopped going to the gym. I gained it all back. So now i am starting again. Actually I started in November, and already a participant of 21 day thread, that helps me form new habits...so far I had one failed attepmt for each of them. I am on day 5 and so far so good, except the fact that I am gaining. Perhaps due to "those days of the month" or because I am actually starting to build muscells. Due to my dancing activities years ago, the trainer who worked with me when I lost 30 pounds told me that I have a really good muscell % for an obese person.
I am 5'6" or may be slightly lower. Starting weight in November was 271. Heaviest ever registered - I think 278, but may be more... I lossed some and was 262 the day after New Year, yet last few days as I mentioned I've gained some...My personal weigh-in day is Friday. I would like to become 135 pounds. To be honest I do not think it will be a possible weight for me. But at least as a first step becomming 100 pound less, by loosin roughly 10 pounds a month would be absolutely awesome.
I really liked reading your posts, suggestions and support. I'd like to join in.
I am one of those gicky at times IT girls, and spend a lot of time in virtual life. So here is my suggestion: let's build a virtual snowman. How? we will add up all of the pounds lost by us during first 6months to build the base, during next 4 months to build the middle, and then during last two months to build the head. I'd be happy to draw a proportional one and we will decorate it and then with all of our extra weight it will melt....

Yay - stepped on the scales today and it showed 2 lbs less!!!!

So 3 lbs lost since Monday. That's my first week's target hit three days ahead of schedule.

Well done LadyLai on the 6.5 pound loss - that's fantastic!!!!!

Welcome to all the new peeps!!

Starting my exercise routine today. I found an old exercise video gathering dust when I was sorting out my videos which I have NEVER used. Not even once!!

So, today is the day the tree comes down so, once it's gone, I move my big coffee table into the front room so I have more room in the living room to jig about. I'll try it this afternoon and see how far I get before I die!!