Good evening all,

JP - you are an exercise star! Great job...keep it up:D

As for the fiber, I don't like to use the supplements; they always make me feel kinda naseuous...For extra fiber, I eat strawberries and raspberries...they have alot of fiber, rasp more than straw, and they are low in calories...I also eat really high fiber cereals...two I get at the health food store are "Simply Fiber" which you really have to mix with something, and Smart Bran made by Nature's Path that has only 90 calories per serving and a ton of fiber, and really tastes good on its own...
If you're looking for something sweet, Gnu Bars are great for added fiber; most have between 130 and 150 calories and 12g of fiber in a generous bar and they come in yummy flavors like banana nut, chocolate, peanut butter, cinammon raisin and orange cranberry.

As for the water, I drink alot of tea...I count that as water...I also use "True Orange" and True Lime; they are powders that you add to liquids; they have no calories, no artificial sweetners, and they make plain water much more palatable...

Hope everyone is doing well....Today was good...we even went out to lunch with visiting relatives, and I was able to eat reasonably well...grilled salmon and spinach...

Keep it up ladies!

Veggie

No Binge Days Till New Years: 21/23

Evening Everyone !!
Jp-Great job on working out everyday !!!! The water is hard to get all of it but I like veggie also count my tea .

Veggie- Great job on going out and eating so well !! I've been avoiding eating out . I even turned down my dad wanting to take me out for my birthday :).

My day's going pretty well . I talked my hubby into going on a diet with me so that made me very happy ! And I got a great compliment from a guy he works with so it's been a good day . I havent over eaten I used the bowflex and the exercise bike earlier and tonight I'll be doing my 2 mile WATP.

Hope everyone had a great day!!!
fld

good evening! me again :)

sounds like everyone is doing well! great eating and exercising! wohoo :D

thanks for the tips on the fiber and water. i like tea too, but does it count even if the tea is caffeinated? veggie, where can i get the Gnu Bars and True Orange/Lime? health food stores, as well?

good night,
jp

Good morning everyone!

Its really cold here; we had a big temperature dip (about 20 degrees) since the weekend, and while I like winter, I like it to come on gradually, not overnight...

Fld - great job on the exercise and kudos to getting the husband to come along for the ride...my husband was really heavy when we met, lost a lot of weight, then stayed pretty even for a while; about three years after we got married, he got real heavy again, and went to WW; he lost the weight...then gained some back; in total went to WW three times; each time lost the weight...now, he should lose about 10...but with the holidays I know its probably not realistic, so I'm just trying to watch what I give him so that he doesn't gain any more...

JP - you can get the Gnu Bars and True Orange at the health food store, but I have also seen both in some big grocery stores like Stop and Shop and Shop Rite. Another good sweet fiber source are VitaTops or VitaMuffins which you can get in the freezer section of the grocery store, or online at Vitalicious.com. The only problem with ordering on line is that you have to buy a lot at a time, and they have to go in the freezer. They have about 100 calories, and anywhere from 4 to 6 grams of fiber; all kinds of flavors including alot of choc varities.
I count my tea but the only caffinated one I drink is usually in the morning; the rest of the day I drink flavored decaffinated.

Have a great day all,

Veggie

No Binge Days Till New Years: 22/24

hi,

it was freezing here today and we had a fair amount of snow and icy roads. brrr...

went to the grocery store and got some fiber-filled foods, including snack bars and yogurt. can't wait to try them. my quest to drink more water is going pretty well. i havn't reached the recommended daily amount yet, but i'm getting there. i've definitely been going to the bathroom more often today, which is kind of a pain, but at least i know i'm drinking more than i usually do. busy day today and i dropped my car off at the shop, so i wasn't able to squeeze in any exercise, but definitely tomorrow.

hope you're all doing well :)

jp

Morning everyone !!

Veggie-Part of it was he's gained 40lbs in the past couple monthes (he used to work very hard at work and he still eats like he's burning all those calories). We'll see if he'll do it he usually gives up or sneaks in junk :).I hope your day's going well .

Jp-Great job on getting your daily amount of water!! I still dont drink my full amount most days.Have a great day.

My days starting well . Yesterday was okay . I was craving a soda all day and finally caved and opened one but didnt drink it(not by choice my 4 year old stole it and it was the last one . So I guess even she's on board with this diet:) ) .
Have a Great Day !!!!
fld

Good morning all,

Fld - That is too funny about your soda!:D Somebody is clearing looking out for you!

JP - glad to hear that things are going well; I'm interested to know if you see a more noticeable weight loss as a result of drinking more water faithfully....

Things here are good...so far no slip ups, although I have to admit I'm probably keeping the lifesavers people in business as that has been my answer when i feel like i need to eat and i know i shoudn't...Got my exercise in this a.m. and now I'm off to the health food store...

Veggie

No Binge Days Till New Years: 23/25

Someone definatelly is :)I almost ruined my 5 weeks with no soda and here comes my daughter to save me from myself .
Great job on no slip ups !!! Lifesavers are a great thing thats how my dad quit chewing after 20 some years .Great job on the exercise as well !!!
Have a great day !!!
fld

good evening!

fld, that is definitely funny about the soda! we're all on your side, even chance! :)

veggie, good thinking with the lifesavers. i have to try that when i feel like eating! i guess there's a reason why they're called lifesavers! :)

good eating and exercising for me today. drinking of water is doing well too! veggie, i'm not sure if this is a result of the water but when i weighed myself this morning i was down a couple of pounds from 2 days ago. so, i'm not sure if i just passed all that water weight when i kept going to the bathroom yesterday, or if it is all the water helping. but i can't believe it yet, so i'm gonna weigh myself again tomorrow morning and see if the drop in weight is true! cross your fingers! :)

hope everyone has a good evening!

jp

Jp-It was kind of funny not so much at the time when I really wanted that pop :)your doing great !!!Water does seem to help alot. Your doing a great job on everything ! I think drinking water helps your body gety rid of all that water (water weight)that your body's holding on to though I'm not totally sure I do no I lost a few lbs when I gave up pop and started drinking water.
Great Job everyone!!!

fld

Hi everyone,

JP - That's great that you dropped some weight...I've read so many times that drinking water actually makes your body release whatever excess water it is retaining...nice to know it might actually be true!

Yesterday was not a good day...sorry to say that my eating was quite "disordered" :p...Sometimes I just get tired of fighting, and yesterday I just gave in to the I'm tired, I want this, and I want that....yech...oh well, today's a new day, and so far I am back on track...let's hope I stay that way...

Glad to hear that you ladies are doing well...


Veggie

No Binge Days Till New Years: 23/26

Afternoon

Veggie- Sorry your day didnt go so well yesterday .But todays a new day and your back on track which is great ! I hope today goes great for you !

Jp-I hope your day is going great !!

My days going well . I decided to up my exercise so I did 30 min on the bike and another 30 on the bowflex and tonight I plan on doing my 2 mile WATP and another 30 on the bike .Now we'll see if the weight will drop a little faster.

Have a great day everyone !!!
fld

good afternoon!

veggie, sorry to hear about yesterday. but as you said, today is a new day! good job with getting back on track. you're doing great! :D

fld, you're an exercise machine! great job and i hope you're body/weight responds to all your exercising! :D

pretty good day for me. havn't been able to exercise yet since my wednesdays are my busiest days, but i'm hoping to squeeze some in before i go to bed. been doing well with the water. i weighed myself again this morning and i did drop 2 lbs since i started drinking more water! wohoo! but i'm still going to the restroom a LOT, which is kinda annoying. but i've been eating up my fiber-filled foods and i think it's giving me gas. sorry to be so blunt! :) at least my bowels are working!

have a great evening everyone!

jp

hi, me again.

just needed to vent a little. my boyfriend is frustrating me, and since he's my 30-day shred buddy, i did the workout with only half the energy and barely broke a sweat or got my heart pumping. it didn't help that i could hear him huffing and puffing beside me, which bugged me even more. so now i feel bad that i wasted a workout today, which i really needed, since i ate a snack bag of cheetos today and i felt horrible afterwards. :(

but as you said veggie, tomorrow is a new day. i'll just sleep on it. sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

good night,
jp

Good morning all


Thanks for the support yesterday. My day went fine, and I seem to be back on track.

Fld- you put me to shame exercise woman! That is just great that you're getting revved up, this is the time, over the holidays to be even more active, so you're doing a great job:carrot:

JP - Feel free to vent...that's why we're here; its better than eating out of frustration:(...I can understand what you are experiencing re the boyfriend...I had a similar experience with my husband when I cajoled him into joining me on one of my outdoor works in Sept...he couldn't keep up with me, and when I slowed down, I just got annoyed because I knew I wasn't walking at a fast enough pace to make it a worthwhile workout...After that, I decided to do the exercise I needed to do for me for the day, and then, if I had extra energy, to invite him to exercise and then even if I kept to his slower pace, it wouldn't matter so much to me because I had already done what I needed to do...At first I thought I was being selfish, but then I realized that I wasn't doing him any favors by "dumbing down" my workout to suit him because I'd just resent it, and probably take it out on him in some other way subconsciously...Make sense?

Have a great day all!

Veggie

No Binge Days Till New Years: 24/27

im going to join this too
i had my birthday a couple of weeks ago (another depressing birthday might I add).... im in my 20's and based in south England now.

feel free to PM me if you wish (to whoever!)

Morning!

Jp- Sorry working out with your boyfriend didnt go so well . Thankfully my hubby uses the gym at work so I dont have to worry about slowing down for him:).I hope todays going much better for you.

Veggie- Great job on getting back on track !!! I hope todays going great for you!!

Welcome Firehawk- I'm sorry your birthday was so bad . But just think your on the right track to making your next one much better !!

Well my major exercise plan for yesterday got a bit off track . My dentist called with an opening so I went and had 3 teeth pulled last night . So no night workout . But I'm feeling better ( vicadin is great) today so I'm trying again today. Have a great day everyone !!!

fld

good evening!

thanks for the support w/ my bf frustrations. it's usually fine working out w/ him but since i was frustrated in general last night about another issue, it didn't help when it was time for us to work out. but everything's better today. good eating but havn't been able to work out yet. i feel like my desire to exercise has been fading these past few days and it's bugging me cuz i know i have/need to but i don't want to... help!

veggie, glad you're doing well! :)

fld, 3 teeth removed! yikes! thank goodness for pain medication! just be careful as to not pass out when exercising! :)

welcome, firehawk! we're all here to support you!

jp

good evening!

still trying to get out of my exercise stump. eating has been going ok. not the best in food choices, but doing well with portion control. water drinking has been going pretty well too. i've just been feeling a little lazy lately, may be cuz it's my time of the month. i tend to have bad cravings at this time. doing fairly well so far.

hope your days are going well :)

jp

Morning Everyone !!
Well my computer was being nutty yesterday but working again today . I missed this board :) .

Jp-Great job on still eating right .Time of the month is a hard time .ou get back in the exercise flow again.

Veggie- Hop you have'd a good couple of days.

No passing out with the pills :) I'm only taking them at night now so that wont be a worry any more . They did make me kind of woozy though :)
My days going pretty well I got up early and did 30 on the bike and another 20 on the bowflex . My eatings going pretty well . Now I'm off to make myself a snack .

Have a great day everyone !!!
fld

Hey everyone

sorry I was awol yesterday...thanksgiving preps are starting to freak me out...i got a head start on my cleaning but I have yet to get the food in the house :yikes:

Welcome firehawk!

Sorry to hear about the teeth, fld, but sounds like you're on the mend...cute weight loss tracker by the way!

JP - you can do it re the exercise...just read over some of your earlier posts when you were into it more, and maybe it'll help motivate you...

Good luck and have a great day

Veggie

good evening!

i missed you both yesterday! lol, usually i'm the one who posts late in the day and when i was the only one, i was like, "where is everyone!" hehe, i was so confused! :D

veggie, i definitely understand the thanksgiving prep, so i'm hoping my brother will be on top it!

fld, glad to hear you're not passing out with the pills :) and great job with the exercising! you're gonna be my inspiration to keep my workouts!

i started Level 2 of the 30-day Shred yesterday and it is soooo much harder than Level 1! so i'm definitely sore today, but it feels good!

jp

Good morning all

JP - glad to hear you have your momentum back re the exercise...what is different about level 2?

I can't remember if anyone here mentioned using the WATP tapes...on days when I can't get to the gym, I was thinking of trying one of these, but wanted some insight into what they were like before buying...

Got my exercise in for today, and a good breakfast, so here's to a great day for all,

Veggie

Morning!!

Jp- Congrats on doing stage 2 I've heard those workouts are hard ! We'll see how long this major workout lasts for me . I tend to push a little to har sometimes and then I wear myself out :)

Veggie- Thanks (on the tracker ).Your fdoing great today!!I do the WATP and I really like them they definatelly give you a workout . There mainlly walking in place , some sidesteps , knee lifts , kicks and some arm movements . I started with the 1 mile and now am on the 2 and I love it .

Well I've worked out this morning and now I'm off to make some breakfast :)

Have a great day everyone !!

fld

good evening!

veggie, level 2 of the 30-day shred has more difficult exercises than level 1. there are a few plank exercises too, which i'm horrible at! so the moves are just more rigorous, so they're harder to do or keep up with. but its good to keep the body challenged, though it can be frustrating! :)

fld, hope your day is going well.

wasn't able to work out yesterday and the ate pretty badly cuz my good friend had a party which was really fun, but now i feel horrible just thinking about all that i ate. i'm trying not to think about it and just get back on track and move on. so now i'm actually craving a work-out to even out my bad-eating!

jp

Jp- Your doing great and one day of fun wont ruin that . So just keep up the good work :)

Well I've got all my exercise in for the day . But when I added up my calories for the day it turns out I've only gotten to 800 so now I need to try and get a few more since I've been trying to up them a bit .8:00 at night andf I'm eating again :)

fld

Afternoon everyone !!!!

I hope everyones days going great !!!

Yesterday was okay I managed 900 calories so not to bad . Today started off well .And I decided to try on a pair of pants that didnt fit a few monthes ago (like I couldnt even come close to zipping them up) they now fit there still tight but I can stand up and zip them :carrot: .That made my day . Well now I'm off to exercise !!

Have a wonderful dya everyone !!!

fld

good evening!

fld, congratulations with the pants!!! yahoo! i can't wait to fit into a dress that i don't think i can even get in to at this point. do you only have 900 calories/day?

veggie, hope you're doing well!

i'm doing pretty well. back on track with the eating, drinking water, and working out. but i think that i may be getting sick though. :( gotta start taking my vitamin c and echinacea and drinking even more water!

jp

Jp- No I actually have 1200 but i have a very ghard time reaching that some days and yesterday I just didnt make it :) . Great job on getting back on track ! And I hope you start feeling better .

fld

Good morning everyone

Sounds like you are all doing really well

Fld - Congrats on the pants success...that's a great feeling, and you should be really proud of yourself:hug: Thanks for the info on the WATP...I'm going to rent one from the library and see how I do...I hope it doesnt' take that much space, as I don't have that much room in front of the dvd player, but we'll see...

JP - Congrats to you for getting back on track...I think its a really positive thing that your mindset has evolved to where you want to exercise....the fact that you had one slipup, is not the issue...its what you do with that, and you have chosen to regroup, which is great:carrot:


Well, I did my Thanksgving shopping yesterday...just have two or three items to pick up that for some reason I haven't found yet...I'm going to make some side dishes today that I can just heat up on Thurs...that should take some of the pressure off...
I couldn't sleep this a.m., so I was in the gym at 5:15 a.m. It felt good afterward, I just hope I don't crash at 4:00 this afternoon:dizzy:

Have a great day,

Veggie

Morning

Veggie-Thanks it's definatelly a great feeling ! WATP dosent take top much space atleast the ones I have dont just enough to spread your legs a bit.5:15! Wow way early ! But congrats on getting it done ! I'm lucky for Thanksgiving I'm going to my moms so no cooking for me :). Have a great day!
Jp- I hope your day is going well !!

My days going well so far no exercise but I'll try and get some in later.

Have a great day everyone !!!
fld

Good morning everyone!

Well, got my exercise in today...I thought I might not because I was up late waiting for my daughter to get home from a night out with her friends...she was home by 10:15, but then between the banging of the bathroom door, and the dog waking up and running around the house for a while, I didn't get to bed till much later...

I made another side dish for tomorrow this morning; I'm trying to do alot ahead this year, so I don't get stuck in the kitchen away from everyone for the entire time....although sometimes that's the safest place:o if you know what I mean...

Good luck tomorrow staying on plan and have a great holiday,:thanks2:

Veggie

hi all!

wasn't able to check-in yesterday. i've been doing fairly well. eating is not the best in terms of food choices, but doing pretty well with portion control. still exercising! my brother and my close friend's family is over at our apartment for thanksgiving, so it's a big party here! like veggie, i will be cooking too tomorrow, but my brother will be helping. i'm actually kind of excited to cook and eat! but i am determined to stay with my portion control. sounds like everyone is doing well.

Happy Thanksgiving!!! :)

jp

Happy Thanksgiving all!

Well, my dinner was a success, and now the house is quiet again...We eat early and finish by 3:30 because my brother has a sort of long drive.

I was up early and got my exercise in before breakfast.

I did pretty well food wise...didn't overeat, but I did eat things that I usually never do...including a small square of desert bar (oatmeal, apple, caramel thing I made) and 1 cookie I made...I know that doesn't sound too terrible, but the tricky thing for me is that I never really have had much control where sugar is concerned, so I'm actually better off avoiding it all together....I haven't had anything sweet for quite a while, and I am terrified that this will somehow set something off...but I didn't want to refuse to eat dessert altogether, as I hate setting myself apart like that if you know what I mean...anyway, please think good thoughts for me that I can handle this and that I can continue on my healthy eating ways:hug:

Hope you all had a great day,

Veggie

Happy Thanksgiving !!:turkey:
Vegiie Congrats on not over eating !! Good luck on not eating any more sweets .But you did great with eating just those two earlier :carrot: . thanksgiving is a hard day to resist . But I believe you can do it . Good luck :hug:

Jp- Hope your Thanksgiving is going great!! And :congrat: on keeping up on the exercise !!!

Well yesterday went well I got a new 3 mile WATP for your waistline and talk about a workout I was dripping sweat by the time I was done :).Today I ate a bit much but I figure with the rest of my days being around 800-900 calories a few extra today would still even up for the week .

Have a great day everyone !!!!:thanks2:
fld

Good morning all

Well, back to normalcy...and I'm glad for it...Did my exercise, and had a good breakfast....not going to shop today...I hate the crowds, and I tend to think that you can still get great deals further along in the season...

We have a fair amount of leftovers, but I'll send the sweet stuff with my husband to work and my daughter to her swim meet tomorrow...;)

Fld - have yet to get one of the WATP tapes; I hope to get one today when I go to the library...

Have a great day,

Veggie

Morning !
I didnt make it on yesterday as I was a bit tired all day . My mom talked me into going to the black Friday sale at Walmart . And i've now decided I will never go again that place was crazy ! Otherwise my day went pretty well .

Veggie- Sending the sweets away is a great idea . Thankfully sionce we did Thanksgiving at my moms theres none in my house to tempt me :) . So did you get a WATP ? There so great . Hope your days going great !!

fld

hi all!

sorry i've been MIA for the past few days. my brother came down to visit for Thanksgiving, so it's been pretty crazy. he left for NYC today and it's back to reality for me. it's snowing pretty bad out right now, the first big snowfall of the season here in Milwaukee. sigh.

okay, so Thanksgiving went pretty bad for me in terms of both eating and exercising. whenever my brother and i are together, our favorite pasttime is eating! thus, we ate since i hadn't seen him in 7 months. i didn't get to exercise everyday, but i was able to squeeze in an exercise DVD and we walked around a good amount too. i know i shouldn't have done what i did, but i kept making the excuse that my brother was here and that i don't do it everyday but now that i'm thinking about my weekend i almost feel like the past couple of weeks that i have been exercising and dieting all went to waste. i guess, to some extent it did, but i'm just trying to move on from here. today is a new day and i'm back to my usual diet and exercise regime. i guess, now i now how i react to that kind of situation, so when i go to NYC for the christmas and new year holiday, i will know what to watch out for...? ugh, this is really bad and i feel pretty horrible about it all now. help! how do i stop making excuses to eat badly especially when i'm around my family/friends that i havn't seen in a long time? (p.s. my parent live abroad and my brother lives in NYC, so i only see them rarely)

well, i'm glad both of your Thanksgivings went well. veggie, good job with the sweets . fld, glad you're doing well. and i completely understand about Black Friday, i definitely spent more money than i should have.

sorry this is so long. take care.

jp

Good afternoon everyone

Sorry that I too have been off the board for a few days...I was really tired from Thanksgiving, and it really only caught up with me on Sunday....all I did yesterday was stay in bed, which was fine because the weather was totally terrible here...

JP, don't for a minute think that all your new good habits of the past few weeks have gone to waste because of a momentary slipup....the fact that you have started up with your program again today is evidence itself that those weeks were worthwhile...how many times before you started this plan would you have said, oh well, I may as well keep eating, and forgoing exercise? That alone is a victory that you have resumed your healthy lifestyle. Please don't beat yourself up over this...it happens...particuarly at the holidays...you can't change it now...you can only learn from it, and move on, which you are doing. :hug:

fld - Yikes...I stayed out of the store on Friday....I don't really have that much shopping to do, as our family is small, and this year my husband and I are not planning on exchanging much, although we do still have to buy for my daughter and mother, and his father....It's hard to shop for my daughter now; she's a junior in high school...

Well, have a great day all,

Veggie

good evening,

thanks for the support. i really am just trying to move on. i am back to eating well again today and will be working out tonight, just waiting on my workout buddy. back to drinking water again too. so, i am feeling much better that i'm back on the band wagon! wohoo!

on another note, so remember how i ran over a rock and had to get my car fixed? today, my friend backed up into my car and now my bumber is cracked with a piece missing and my left tail light is cracked and broken too. geez louise. it's barely been a couple of weeks since i got my car fixed. sigh. well, at least my friend is gonna cover the expenses to get it fixed.

veggie, i totally understand feeling tired after the holiday weekend. i was so pooped i feel asleep super early last night!

fld, hope you're doing well!

jp