weighing in a little late, tough day at work yesterday so i just came home and slept. On the up side you can't snack while you are sleeping. So I started yesterday morning at 209. That's two weeks with no weight loss, however, I was a good girl today, only meals, no snacking and all healthy meals, I missed my walk, but did a lot of housework, that has to count for something.

CH4Health, I am WITH you on keeping easy things in the freezer to avoid being naughty! I often grab frozen veggies, a can of chickpeas and spice blends and throw a quick meal together when I don't have time for anythign else. Trader Joe's is a great place!

Here's a NSV- I developed a headache at school this evening that felt like a low blood sugar headache. When I left class tonight I resisted going to get something to eat on the way home. 'Bean burrito!' My mind shouted at me. I didn't listen. I came home and had a cup of unsweetened soy milk and some calcium instead

I am subbing for another yoga teacher and am teaching a regular Hatha (not plus-sized or recovery) class tomorrow. I feel a little nervous but am excited more than anything.

Best of luck to everyone!

I wanna join in also. I wanna try to lose 40 pounds by New Years. Im new here and would like to get to know some people... I think if we motivate each other and encourage each other...lets do this Im excited about doin this... I had lost 30 pounds before and felt great I cant wait to go back to that its such a self esteem booster. I know i can lose more... its a lifestyle not a diet right....

Yep--that is a great way of looking at it--that is why behaviors are so crucial in losing weight,not just a temporary diet!

Welcome to Lachona!

Yesterday was an awesome day--I ended up walking at the beach at around 4--I forgot to look at the clock but it was around 40 minutes. We brought a bag of celery and carrots to munch on the way. Then we went to the farmers market--yum everything is ripe and wonderful. bought some nice tomatoes, grapes, asparagus, cucumbers and peaches. I need to go there more often! Came home and had fish, tomatoes, and cucumbers for dinner. I had more food scheduled on my fit day to eat but I was not hungry and just didnt do it. So cals were a bit low--1417. I drank a lot of water--I have a water bottle that is 32 ounces and I had 4 of those plus two cups of tea.

All in all a success! IT felt very doable.

I put on some beans to soak for dinner last night- we are on a budget so we are eating frugally.

What is NSV?

Ch-good job with the food--I like traders joes stir fry mix--the fresh veggies one--I just add onion and ginger and meat. The turkey breast sounds yum--hope the headache passes!

Card--watch that work stress--it can make it hard to lose weight- I know it is hard to exercise with all that stuff going on but it would help u release some of that stress. I think housework counts--it is pretty strenuous!

Yogini: good luck with the class! And great job resisting the burrito--tho sometimes I have one and include it in my calories--the taco bell one has I think 370 cals.

CH--------will lose 30
Eycia------will lose 42
Stacy-----will lose 32
beforeim---will lose 21.5
bopi------will lose 30
golfsalot--will lose 20
yogini----will lose 30
card-----will lose 20
trob------will lose 30
Sno------will lose 36
Nawchem-will change behaviors
********---will lose 30
lachona---will lose 40

I was just thinking--we have such a highly motivated group here--what do you want to do differently this time?

For me, I am very focusses on changing behavior and eating in a way that I can maintain for life. I want to make this a healthy relationship with food, exercise and my body, not just a quick fix! How about you?

Sno- I am right there with you. I want to make it a longterm thing, something i can be on for life and feel good about it. I am so jealous you went to a CA farmers market. We have good ones here in TN but when i went to Napa, you just couldnt beat their farmers market.
A NSV is a nonscale victory...someone gave you a compliment, you exercised even though you didnt want to, pants felt looser, anything like that.

CH4- Have you cut out caffiene by cutting out diet sodas? If so, that is probably your headaches. Any kind of change in diet, even lower carbs gives me a headache. Detox is not fun. Oh, i know all about the peer pressure eating you are talking about. Here at my office all the girls eat together and order out EVERYDAY. I end up excluding myself by bringing my lunch or eating somewhere from a healthier alternative. It sucks but it is worth it.

Yogini-Good luck with the yoga teaching. Show them how it is done!

Lachona-WELCOME. 40 pounds by New Years sounds good doesnt it. Mine is 32. You can do it

Hope you all are having a good day. Lots of stress here at work. My normal response is to eat through the stress...not this time. Husband wants delivery pizza for dinner. I told him that is fine. He can eat all the pepperoni he wants. I can just heat a lean cuisine and laugh at all the calories i am NOT going to eat and i will love myself for it in the morning. Pizza is not really that tempting to me until i smell it...come on willpower. I have got to get that scale to move by friday morning, that is my weigh in day. As of this morning i am still UP 2 pounds...what the heck. I go through this every week though. Gotta get back to work.

i feel the same way. I dont want to fall into a fad diet.. I want to do whats right for me... something i can stick to... a permanent change not just a temporary thing... i read in other forums to make it into smaller amounts like...
since im doin 40 in 18 weeks... maybe divide it... into sections like 8-10pounds..

And maybe do food diarys... daily so we can realize where we are goin wrong... Actually im pround of myself today... I have been good... bk I had strawberry yogurt cherrios - great stuff and for lunch - a healthy choice meal... 300 calories... I havent drank much water... buts its still early...

Later I plan to go to the gym and do about an 1hr of excersize.. Im excited... if it was up to me id leave work know n go... but im still here...

talk to you guys later...

So I just came back from swimming--finally--I have been wanting to go for years! The pool is really nice, not crowded, not chlorinated and right next to the ocean so I get all those negative ions. Cant beat it--i feel so relaxed! I am way out of shape--did 10 laps in 25 minutes! But I know I will get it back soon.

Lachona--you sound so motivated--tell us what you are doing to really get motivated now--or if you have time tell us your story of your journey. You might want to try Fitday--I find it indispensable for keeping track of what I eat. Right now I am planning meals the night before and it really helps!

Stacy--good luck with the pizza--and with the stress--stress management is crucial in losing--I know evereating has been one of my primary ways to manage stress. I am substituting images of me walking into the Gap or Limited and picking a pair of pants of the rack--and oops, I need to try the next size down cause they are a little loose, and then buying something gorgeous and hip! That brings my stress right down!

Today has been tough. I started out the day realizing that I was out of my apples that I normally bring for a snack and breakfast, and that I had forgotten to cut up my veggies the night before. So I was late for work, but I did have my veggies! Then when I got to work I had a ton of last minute work to do that had me running all over. I nearly missed my snack, but I found a way to sneak it in. It's hard to eat veggies and fruit when you're running around.

I am proud of myself for resisting eating out. I brought some leftover turkey and broccoli for lunch, but 'really' wanted to toss it and get some Mexican food. Yay!!!! I am crunchin on my broccoli as I type.

I am planning on visiting a hair salon to possibly cut my hair shorter. Right now it's past the middle of my back (when curly - it's naturally spiralled), and I think I may cut it just past my shoulders. I've had it long for the past few yeras, and I'm getting a little tired of it. It's nice, but it's just boring to me now. My DH wont be too happy, he loves my long hair - but that's too bad!

Sno - Swimming sounds awesome! I would love to learn how to swim so I could do that. Maybe someday.

Gettin Healthy - I haven't cut out all caffeine, just diet sodas. They leach calcium out of your bones. I know I can't cut out every bad thing from my diet, but I figured this was one good thing that I could easily do. I haven't been to excited about drinking soda anyway. I might still have one from time to time, but it wont be an everyday thing anymore. My husband is not eating very healthy either. Luckily he hasn't brought any fast food in to the house lately, but he doesn't eat most of the food I eat. I made him a shepards pie the other day and it looked so yummy!! Too much saturated fat though. I'm hoping I can get DH to read my book when I'm done.

BTW - I definately will not meet my goal of reading my book by the end of August like I planned - I just haven't had the time to read. I have met my goal of overhauling my meals though.

Have a great day ladies!!! Talk to you later!

Hello Ladies,

I hope everyone is having a great day today!

I had to drive off campus today for a meeting and on the way back I was tempted to stop at McDonald's because it was the most convient. Instead I drove out of the way to get a Subway sandwich full of veggies. I tried spinach on the sandwich with lettuce and it was good. I guess I have found another veggie that I like.

The weather in Texas is so nice today, it should be around 80 this evening. My dog and I will definetly be heading outdoors for a nice long walk.

Hey I'd like to join you all.
I've put on 10 pounds since I was here last and I need to get my butt into gear.
It's the start of Spring here tomorrow and the perfect time for me to recommit myself.
I'd like to lose 20 pounds by the new year so I'm going to work my hardest for that goal.

wow, i have a lot of catching up to do....may take me awhile.
things are going great so far.
keep up the good work everyone!!!

Hi all
I have to share with everyone that yesterday and today have been very hard. STRESSFUL. I have wanted to EAT>>>>>anything. I put my 18 year old son on a plane and now he belongs to the good old USA. My son has joined the NAVY. It is something he has wanted since he was 4 years old. I am SO PROUD of him but has been hard to give him up. My house is already to quiet. I know I need to devote my time to myself and have promised myself that if he can make it thru 9 weeks of intense training at boot camp....WHY can't I exercise and take care of myself.
I need to get out now and go for my walk. Just needed to vent and get this off my chest. Good luck to all.......keep your chins up and keep on keeping on.
GOLFSALOT

I went out for supper today with a group of girls from work, one of the girls is leaving so it was a goodbye dinner. I only had the salad but i am sure there were way more calories in there than I needed. But i was good the rest of the day, missed my walk again though. I really need to do that tomorrow. I usually walk to work so it's hard to miss but i slept in this morning so car instead. Just made the rest of the family BLTs and didn't have any. I'm patting myself on the back.

Good evening ladies. Hope you all are doing well. I have overcome not one but two food obstacles today. I am so proud...that scale had better reflect it in a few days too. First of all, someone had the nerve to bring fresh donuts with the choc frosting top, to work....then as if it is not hard enough to know they are there, my coworker comes in with one FOR ME and says, i know your on a diet but i wanted to know if you just wanted a bite. Well, of course i want a bite but no thank you. Victory number one. Then on to dinner. Pizza for the husband. Speghetti squash with no sugar added marinara and salad for me. Victory number two. The funnies part, is that my two kids preferred the squash. They didnt even eat the pizza. My 7 yo dd LOVED shredding it the squash. I was so impressed with their decision. Then amidst MANY distractions, one of which involved a fight with my husband with tears....i STILL managed to get my exercise done...while crying, but still, at least it was done. Determination is my word of the day.

SNO- Good for you for getting a swim in. I am so scared of swimming as an endurance exercise for me. I dont know why, I am a great swimmer, it just seems SO hard to do for a long period of time. Surely if i can do the ellpitical and pilates i can do swimming. I am going to have to try it.

CH4- that is awesome that you resisted the ease of fast food. tell me about it, it is SO hard sometimes to juggle everything AND then cook too.

Dolllypie-Subway is great. I wish they had drive thru. But that is awesome. I know that temptation well. Why is it that the worst fast food place is always on the way home?

Chaarli-Dont feel bad, i have gained 20 since i was here last. I have been back about a month or so and i am loving being back in a healthier place. good year end goal...you can do it.

Golfsalot-I will keep your son in my prayers. Dont let idle hands be the calories workshop, ha ha. When i am home and feeling empty, boy oh boy, that is dangerous...so many snacks just waiting to be found. I have to stay busy and keep ONLY healthy options in the house.

Ok, beddie bye time for me guys.