hey im think i may have figured out the tracker. i will pray for you in church tomorrow gainingwtinla but i have faith you will do fine. have a good night talk to you all tomorrow:thanks: :D

OOps here is more from the same site...

Shakes

As with protein bars, many commercial protein shakes and powders can be high in carbohydrates. Advanced Protein, which delivers 20 grams of protein, 2 grams of fat and only 2 grams of carbs per scoop, is perfect for guys who work out.

You can also make your own high-protein shake without protein powder. Blend the following ingredients:


2 cups natural soy milk (Make sure it doesn't have any added sugar. The only ingredients should be soy and distilled water.)
3 egg whites
1 banana (Or another fruit of your choice.)
1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (It only contains peanuts and oil -- no preservatives -- available in health food stores and some grocery stores.)
2 tablespoons flax powder (Or 2 teaspoons flax seed oil.)
1/3 cup rolled oats
7- Lentils
Although they may not seem appetizing on their own, putting a handful of them in your soup or salad will give your snack a protein boost. One cup of lentils has about 230 calories, 1 gram of fat and 18 grams of protein.

Peanut butter

If you loved peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a kid, you're in luck. One tablespoon contains about 4 grams of protein, 8 grams of fat and 95 calories. For an energy boost, spread it on a slice of whole-wheat bread (60 calories and 1 gram of fat) and top it with banana slices.

Oatmeal

According to Aubyn Garstang, a certified personal trainer, many men who train hard favor oatmeal for its balance of protein and good carbohydrates, which gives them the energy necessary to make it through an intense workout. One packet of instant oatmeal has about 5 grams of protein, 105 calories and 2 grams of fat. You can eat it alone or add some cinnamon to the mix.

Since there seem to be so many of us here, I'm curious how you are all going about losing your weight? And how much have you lost so far?

Hello everyone!! Boy have we really taken off. I had to do a LOT of reading to catch up with everyone. First things first: :welcome3: to all-Kespinoza, CBETA, DragonTush, Les of Me to Love & Healthmonkey (WHEW). You guys not only found a great site, but a great group.

Garnetfairy So sorry about the loss of your family member. I'm so proud of you motivated to keep going. When my brother died last year I gained 20lbs. Keep it up.

Robsia Congrats on hitting your weekly target early!! WTG

GainingWeightInLA Don't get discouraged, we're all going to have slip ups (It's a given). The important thing is that you not beat yourself up & get back on track. I will say a prayer for you. That good ole' southern food (gravy, grease, fried...) Yep that's what I was raised on. Good luck.

LadyLai Thanks for the cheers. I almost did lose my nerve when I looked at the track, but you'd be amazed how fast it goes when you put headphones on. Congrats on your loss-a loss is a loss regardless of how big or small so enjoy. Keep us posted on that new work out sounds like a good deal & if it's doable on top of that-great!

Fourwinds Sorry to hear you've been sick. Hope you feel much better very soon.

Cheryl Thanks for the tips on the water, I'll try to get some. Congrats on your loss as well.

Ladylane Don't feel bad. I almost didn't want to report in tonight. Seriously my doctor told me to pick one day a week and slack off on the diet so that my body doesn't get used to it & then the plan stops working. So I was going to take tomorrow since that's one week since I started & it's my Bday I can eat my fav dinner (My mom always makes our fav dinner on our bdays). Came home & my husband got an extra shift tomorrow & won't be home, so he wanted to take me out tonight instead. Long story short I went & we stayed gone too long, so the exercise didn't happen. Most people say work out 3-5 days a week. I did 6 days this week, so I figured I'm good. Felt a lot better to see I wasn't alone.

That's my report for today. Stayed OP except for the exercise. I figure it's ok-I already have to push myself, I don't want to end up absolutely hating it!

OH YEAH, I had gained after I made my initial tracker, so I decided it was due to working out & didn't change it. Weighed this morning. Total loss this week (since last Sun.) 8lb. a lot may be water, but I'll take it!!!:carrot:

Have a great night ladies.
Teri
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I've lost maybe 5 since I joined in June 05, but I don't really think it's been intentional. I'm doing weight watchers now. Lost 30 lbs on it 2 yrs ago and have kept all off except maybe 7 lbs. It's a wonderful program,a lthough it's working slower this time than last....maybe because I keep having cheating days?? :( I wish that better tomorrow would hurry up and get here. I'm 'bout to give up waiting on it.

hey thanks for your help i got it.:carrot: :D

GainingWeightInLA
Don't get discouraged. Just hang in there. Each day is a new one & if you have a bad one, try again, another bad one, give it another shot. The important thing is to just keep TRYING. We're all here for you & in this together!!!!!!!!!!
Teri

:cheer: dont give up hang in there we're in this together.we did't gain wt. in one day its going to take time and patients. i know:hug: :)

Originally Posted by 1FatHen:

Snowman idea sounds like lots of fun. The rate I'm going I'll only add a flake or two...:mad:

not sure if you've ever built one, but usually it is a long ordeal. You first use up the snow that's near by rolling the ball, and as you roll it - you add and use lose snowflakes, then when you run out of snow around you, you go around ( a layer deeper) with the same process, gain a few and lose a few. (lose in this case, as in lose ground....i.e. add pounds back)

So not to worry we are all in the process of that, but since the snowman becomes build, the gain usually outweighs the loss and that's our goal.

Welcome to all new people - Maybe we should do a roll call.

I think we should start a gallery too - I noticed there is a 100lbs club one there already but I didn't add my pics to it as I was pretty sure it wasn't us.

Maybe we should have our own name, like January Joiners, New Year Newbies, or something, then when we start new threads we all know what name to look for. Any other suggestions - I know mine aren't very good.

Originally Posted by Less_of_Me_to_Love:
Since there seem to be so many of us here, I'm curious how you are all going about losing your weight? And how much have you lost so far?

I'm just counting calories, but I use www.nutridiary.com to hepp me keep track of what I'm eating. I used it last year and lost steadily (8 lbs) while I was using it, but then parties happened and the diet lapsed and I put it back on again. I'm also starting to exercise - only done a video once so far but then I only started last Monday.

As of Thursday I had lost 3 lbs since Monday.

DragonTush Thanks for all the info. It is definitely the sort of thing I was looking for and most of it looks doable for me, it's going to be a big help for me, that's for sure, thanks again!

Cheryl, sounds like you did have a great day and you did good at the restaurant :carrot: I agree with the advice you gave LosingWeightInLa... you just can't give up because of one bad day you can't let it defeat you. You have to keep your eyes on the big picture... slow and steady wins the race!

Less_of_Me_to_Love, as for me, I am not following any particular program / plan, just taking what's useful from a few. I'm mostly practicing portion control and have began exercising which is the key to any weigh loss success. I found a very useful tool from FitDay. They have a great web site. I liked it so much that I purchased the program a few days ago. It has really showed me the values of the foods I eat. Seeing what I eat on a graph has shown me where I need to make adjustments in what I eat. I don't consider myself to be on a "diet",,the word alone screams "restrictions" to me, and I don't do well being restricted... it's like so many say... "you have to make a lifestyle change"

Teri, Girl, I really needed your words of encouragement. I really hesitated to make that post because I did feel bad about not having exercised, I was feeling like I was letting you all down in some way. I just did not feel like exercising and I think my body was telling me that... my muscles felt sore and tired and I just could not do it. Btw, congrats on the weight loss, you are doing GREAT! :dance: and Happy Birthday :hb: Have a fantastic day!

GainingWeightInLa, hang in there girl... don't give up. Each day is new, so take this one day at a time, don't give up...none of us are perfect, but we are all here for you! :hug:

I didn't have such a great day yesterday but today is starting out great! I did my WATP this morning and guess what... I got through the entire workout WITHOUT modifying one move. :carrot: My body must have really needed that day of rest! I also did my weigh-in and I am down 2 lbs. for this week which is what I'm shooting for (2 - 3 lbs per/wk)... that's a total of 7 lbs. since I started this two weeks ago. I'm on track, Yay! :carrot: There was some flucuation, but the bottom line is I lost 2 lbs this week. :dancer:

You really can't let one bad day get you down!

:grouphug:

Ladylane....Your welcome. I needed to find some higher protein snacks too so no hardship for me to look for both of us lol.

I weigh in tomorrow morning...here is hoping I see a difference in the scales. I haven't exercised at all this week ....thought I'd get my eating under control first before I tackled getting myself off my butt. My son starts back to kindergarten tomorrow and my dd starts back to preschool on tues. I can't wait to get myself into a routine. I know the lbs will melt off once I get active again. :carrot:

Less_of_me_to_love...I am using fitday as well. I am not following any particular 'diet' as I am really trying for a whole lifestyle change. Diets for me usually don't last....I have to think about my weight loss challenges differently. Like ladylane said....too many restrictions for me with diets. So less fats, more veggies, whole grains, no carbs from supper on. I get all my carbs in the morning and afternoon. I find eating carbs at night sets me up for cravings. NO eating past 7 or 8pm. Now whether this plan of attack will or not ..well time will tell lol. I've also got an exercise plan mapped out....walking for an hour Mon. and Wed., workout at the gym for an hour Tues., Thurs., and Friday., Sat., power clean and family outings and Sundays rest.

Good luck everyone!

I was very inspired by reading all of your messages and support for one another. I am a 31 year old single mom of 2 and need to lose over 100 pounds. My friends are always trying to lose weight, but they have 10-20 lbs to go so it is tough for me. They reach their goals or give up and I always have a way to go. I am excited to meet up with all of you because we are all in the same situation. I need some support and motivation. My goal is also 100 lb by New Year's Eve 2006. Good luck to everyone and thanks for putting this opportunity out there.

I weighed in at the gym today and I have lost 5 pounds since 12-30-05, hurray!!! Now I am under 300 (299) and only have 161 pounds left to go. Plus I worked out at the gym for an hour today, 30 minutes on the bike and 30 minutes on the treadmill!! Not on level 1 either, level 4 on the bike did 3.36 miles and did .82 miles on the treadmill on a small incline at 1.9. Hurray for me!!! This is my third workout at the gym since I joined December 30, 2005! My weight is gonna come off this time and I am going to stay a member of the gym and use it!! even after I lose it!! I promise myself!!

Way to go everyone else who checked in with a loss....keep up the good work everyone who worked out or stayed on program and dont give up to the ones who are struggling and having doubts. I KNOW WE CAN ALL REACH OUR GOALS!!

Welcome to teach5wh! We are all in this together. It's hard to try to keep motivated with someone who has only a little weight to lose. The women I work with are constantly talking about having to lose 10 or 15 pounds, not that it is easy, but I find myself thinking "If only I had YOUR problem!" :dizzy: So, just wanted to say:welcome: to the group.

Garnetfairy Thay workout was awesome!! Congrats on the weight loss. You have really motivated me to try to push myself. The kids & I are going back to the track tomorrow when they get out of school. I'll try for walking til I can't anymore. (That won't take long haha):o

LadyLane Thank you for the bday wishes, it was a good one. Even though I "took the day off" I found myself actually wanting water. Can you believe that? I figured up what I ate today. I DID have a piece of bday cake, but other than that, I didn't do too bad. It's hard to think that I give myself permission to take the day off & I still ate low fat. That's good though.
[QUOTE=ladylane06]Teri, Girl, I really needed your words of encouragement. I really hesitated to make that post because I did feel bad about not having exercised, I was feeling like I was letting you all down in some way.
That is exactly the way I felt & feel like I'll be letting all of you down if I don't follow through. That's good though it's what I needed-to be held accountable even if only in my mind. It's working. Maybe it's because I don't really know any of you & it's not as easy to come up with excuses? Anyway thank you for your encouragement and hope you had a great day.;)

For all of us who don't like water here's another tip. Many of the spas around have pitchers of cold filtered water offered in the waiting areas. I've noticed that a lot of them have started putting 3-4 slices of oranges, lemons & even cucumbers in the bottom. The water doesn't take on the taste of whatever is in the bottom, but the cucumber is my fav!!!!!!!:D It gives the water a really fresh, crisp taste to it. Really doesn't taste like cucumber though.
Hope everyone is doing good. I'll see ya tomorrow.

Teri
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