Need a daily support buddy
 

Hi

I have hit some bad bumps lately and have had a hard time getting my eating under control again...I really think it would help me if i had a "buddy" to report to daily who could make me accountable and focused...I didn't want to put this in an age limited forum, since age is not as important to me as just someone who would also like a daily check in/support...

thanks,
veggie girl

I'd be interested . I have the same problem but mine usually stems from the kids are constantlly eating and I think I need to pick at food while there eating . So having someone to check in with might help that.

Great!

Well, today started well...healthy breakfast and am going to head to the gym in a few minutes...How are you today? Let's do this :carrot:
I know Friday is a kind of weird day to start, but since weekends are usually hard for me, I want to get a good head start today...
I live in the northeast, and the weather should be beautiful today, although tomorrow is supposed to be a total rainout. How old are your kids? I have a teenage daughter -- :dizzy:

Take care,

VeggieGirl

You did have a great start to the day . I havent exercised yet but I actually ate a healthy breakfast today . Friday works great .I definatelly understand the weekends being hard my hubby and the kids are home all day and the kids eat constantlly :) .Teenagers are so fun my favorite neice is just hitting those teenage years :)I have a 5 year old son a 4 year old daughter and a 18 month old son .Your weather sounds pretty nice i think ours is suppose to be cold I think are high yesterday was 50 and this weekend is suppose to be lower . Good luck with the rest of your day I hope it goes great.

Good morning....I see we tend to be on the computer around the same time which works out well.

How was your day yesterday? I did okay, although I have gotten in the habit of resorting to sucking hard candy at night to stave off the snack urge...Its not so great for my teeth but I think its better than eating mindlessly which I am prone to do when watching tv...
Today started out good, decent breakfast, and a trip to the farmer's market for apples and veggies..

I am so impressed that you manage to take care of three kids all under the age of 6! While I loved every part of being a mom, I do admit that my favorite time was when my daughter was home all the time (before she went to full day school which happened when she was 5 1/2). Enjoy this time...it goes way too fast...Now I spend alot of time fretting about how much I'll miss her when she goes off to college!

Today is supposed to be very rainy and windy...not a good thing for my eating plan when I'm stuck in the house all day :devil: Wiish me luck :carrot:
And here's good luck to you:coach:

Sorry I missed you this morning and I hope your eating plan went well .The hard candy might not be good for your teeth but if it stops the munching it's a good thing . Mine wasnt so great today we went to my inlaws and they ordered pizza which I just had to have a piece of :).But oh well tommorows another day .
I definatelly enjoy being home I worked for a while when the oldest two were younger but I couldnt take being away from them . Mine will both be starting full day school next year and I'm dreading it but still kind of looking forward to it . I cat even imagine them going away to college . I worry when they spend the night at the grandparents :)
I hope your morning starts off great !!

Good morning

Yesterday went ok; just an extra snack of pretzels that i hadn't counted on, but I was hungry, and I stopped at that, which for me is a victory; I tend to fall into the trap of immediately eating everything in sight after I ate one thing that i didn't intend to...:dizzy:

Having one slice of pizza is not terrible...I know how hard it is to stay on track when at someone else's house (particularly family) as you don't want to insult anyone, and thus usually end up eating something you didn't intend to.
Just stay focused and you'll be fine:)

Tomorrow is my day to go food shopping, and I have to buy the candy for Halloween:devil: I hate bringing it into the house, but I refuse to skip Halloween because I know how much I appreciated people participating when my daughter was still trick or treating. Do your kids go out? What are the big costumes this year? Not having little ones anymore, I'm out of the loop when it comes to that stuff...my daughter was the Barney era, which I know must be extinct (no pun intended) by now!

Have a great day...

VeggieGirl1

Morning
It sounds like you did great yesterday ! It's great that you stopped yourself from eating everything in sight it's hard to do .
Pizza is my one big downfall so only eating one piece is a big achievment as I'd much rather eat half the pizza :).
I always buy the Halloween candy I know I dont like that way I'm not so tempted to eat it all :) .My kids just go to the mall and walk thru downtown it dosent seem many people go house to house any more .I know Disney princess are pretty popular for girls this year (my daughter and everyone one of my friends daughters are princesses)and boys I'm not really sure my sons are going to be Buzz Lightyear & Squirt from finding Nemo.Barney is actually still around but not quite as popular as he once was :)
Good luck with the rest of the day !!

hi veggiegirl1 and fld20.
im gonna join u both .
im clare, 22 from uk. hope you have both had good days.
iv done ok this week foodwise just not been to gym. iv been working night shifts so been really tired. but finish tuesday so il be back on tyrack then.

Good morning everyone...glad to see we've got new voices...welcome clarelou and sh315...

Yesterday went ok...I've been more hungry at lunch than at dinner lately, so rather than trying to suppress that, I've been going with it...in the past I've been afraid to eat more at lunch thinking that I am then leaving myself no leeway at night (which is usually the witching hour for me)...but the last three days, when i've eaten a heavier lunch, i simply didn't want much for dinner, and i have not snacked with abandon either...I've spent so much time fighting my body, maybe I should spend more time listening to it, and not being afraid to eat when I want to, instead of when I "think" I "should." :dizzy:

Major kudos to you sh315 for your terrific weight loss...how did you do it?

Clarelou, what type of work do you do on the night shift? I can imagine that would be hard where the eating is concerned, as for me, when I'm tired or out of my routine, I am very prone to binging...

Well, let's have a good day:carrot::carrot: I'm off to grocery shop...keep an "eye" on my cart for me ladies, I don't want to bring home any bad stuff except for the aforementioned Halloween cand:devil: and the vanilla ice cream that my teenage daughter cannot live without -- she doesn't like chocolate...if I didn't give birth to her, I'd swear she couldn't be mine:lol:

See ya later,
VeggieGirl1

Morning VeggieGirl1 , Clarelou , & sh315
Clarelou my hubby's nightshifter and it's definatelly hard on any di and exercise program . Good luck this week !
VeggieGirl1 I'm glad your day went well yesterday and good luck with your grocery shopping!

Good morning everyone

Hope your day was okay yesterday...I'm doing alright...had a small victory in the grocery store yesterday while standing in front of the freezer. I saw that they had the Edy's low fat peppermint ice cream, which only comes out around the holidays, and which I love to death, and I had the conversation with myself that I'll buy it and only eat a small serving each night....and then remembered how many times I have had that same thought, bought whatever it was, and then proceeded to eat it with abandon, or binge, until I ended up throwing it out just to get rid of it...so, I closed the freezer door, and walked away...:D

Of course, I did buy the Halloween candy, but I've tied that up, and put it out of sight, so I should be okay...i hope...:p

Take care, and have a great day...:carrot:

Veggie

Good Morning !!
Veggie - Go Veggie !!! Your much stronger than I am I cant pass up ice cream so I just avoid the aisle :) . I hope your day goes great !!

I'm doing pretty good I was even able to pass up chocolate yesterday ! Which is great for me I'm a chocolate addict.

I hope everyones has a great day !!!

Hooray for you fld20!! ...:bravo::...To turn down chocolate is awesome...chocolate is definitely one of the hardest things for me to pass up, and the first thing i reach for when i'm feeling sad and deprived

Be strong and we'll do it together::cheer3:

Veggie

Good morning all

Well yesterday went fine, and today is off to a good start...hope everyone is doing well..

Morning
I hope everyones day is going!!!!! Todays grocery day so off to the store I go !!

Good morning all

Yesterday ended okay...good start to this a.m. though I don't know if I'll get in my exercise for today...got alot of errands to do...Have a great day

Veggie

Good afternoon ,
I hope everyones day's going great . Mines going quite well if only I can stay away from the candy at my daughters Halloween party :)

Happy Halloween everyone!!!
I hope eveyones day is going great and we're able to avoid that Halloween candy !!!
Yesterday wasnt so great I fell off a bathtub and hurt my ankle so no exercise but it's feeling better today so I'll be back to the exercising .
Have a great day everyone !!!!

Happy Halloween!! And so far it has been...I just now opened up the candy to put it in bowls for distributing, so I hope the wheels don't come off the bus, now that the candy is out of the bag:devil:...
To avoid any mishaps after today, I intend to give out all the candy I bought, even if that means the last bunch of trick or treaters has to drag their overflowing bags away from my door:rofl:

Sorry to hear about your ankle fld20...hope you're doing better today! Be strong everyonge:carrot:

Veggie

Morning fld20...looks like its down to just us two again...hope your Halloween was good...I came through fine...no candy, although there is quite a bit left over...we got way fewer kids this year...since my daughter doesn't eat chocolate, and my husband needs to lose ten pounds, I will send it off to work with him on Monday...in the meantime, I have to put it up away, out of sight...
Did your kids have fun?

Veggie

Hi Veggie
I'm glad your Halloween went well . I did splurge and have a mini hershey but I was still about 400 calories lower than my daily calories so it wasnt so bad . We didnt get a single trick or treater so I have a whole bag of candy left . I made the hubby hide the candy I know if I get into it I'm going to want it :) The kids had a great time and for the first time I can remeber it was actually some what warm which was great.I hope your days going great !!
fld

Good morning fld20

Congrats to you for staying under your limit on Halloween:D
I am impressed that you were able to have a treat and stop at that...that's always been my downfall...that's why right now, I am just not starting..no candy, cookies, cake, ice cream...anything that is my usual binge stuff...so far so good...let's hope it lasts:devil:

by the way, how often do you weigh in..or do you? Right now i am staying off the scale, because the fluctations can sometimes set off a binge for me...

Have a great day!

Veggie

Afternoon Veggie !,
Thanks !! I usually have that same problem . But this time I just really didnt want it which is odd as I'm a chocoholic :) . I'm glad your doing so well staying away from it.
I do weigh myself every morning I cant help myself if I dont know I panic and will starve myself all day worrying that I gained .
I hope your days going great !!!!
fld

Hi fld20...
Well, yesterday did not go so well...that Halloween candy just proved to be too much for me...oh well, back on plan today...no use crying over eaten chocolate!

Have a great day...
Veggie

No Binge Days Till New Year - 9/10

Hi Veggie
Sorry your day wasnt so great yesterday . But I'm glad your back on plan today . That chocolate can be very tempting . I hope today goes much better for you .
My day was actually pretty good yesterday . And now that I'm helping my mom at her motel again I'll have even less time to munch which is great .
Have a great day Veggie !!
fld

Good morning fld20

Yesterday was much better...back on plan, and doing ok...Now I'm off to vote...hope I don't have to wait too long...
Have a great day
Veggie

No Binge Days till New Years: 10/11

Morning Veggie ,

I'm glad your day went better. Those lovelly long lines .That's why I did a mail in ballet I hate waiting :) . I hope the rest of your day goes great and your not stuck in line to long .
Yesterday went pretty well . My new scale came and it actually weighs me 1lb less than my old one so that made me happy .
Have a great day
fld

Morning fld20

Gotta love that new scale of yours;)

Yesterday went fine...i went to bed early, figuring, whatever was going to happen in the election was going to happen regardless of whether i stayed up...we didn't have to wait to vote...so that was good...

Have a good day:carrot:

Veggie

No Binge Days till New Years: 11/12

hi all.
iv been away so not been able to check in. iv so not stuck to my plan rpast few days, been at a wedding so lots of food and wine unaccounted for.
but back on track today.
hope everyone is doing well

Morning Veggie ,
I'm am so in love with that new scale :)
I'm glad yesterday went well !! My mom actually stayed up and watched all the election stuff she called and updated me quite a few times last nigt :).

Yesterday was great though I didnt eat an actual meal until last night I was to busy running around for my mom.
Have a great day !!!
fld

Morning clarelou !!
Glad to see you back !! Weddings are so hard but at least your starting back up . Hope your days going great .
fld

Good Morning Yall. I just had my coffee and Fiber One with blueberries. I love the combo.

If you like sugar-free products I would highly recommend the Sugar-Free Starbucks syrup. You can buy it for $7 at your local Starbucks and that is for an entire LITER. I use it in my coffee each morning. I used it yesterday on top of a sweet potato and it was awesome.

Good morning all

Glad to see you back clarelou and welcome ThighsBeGone:D

Seems like everyone is doing well...I love your avatar fld20..makes me wish for Christmas!

Yesterday went fine...today may be hard as it is raining and will be all day...those days tend to make me want to indulge in warm, comforting foods...to avoid a problem, I intend to do alot of errands, even if it means running around in the rain...

Have a good day all,

Veggie

No Binge Days till New Years: 12/13

Morning
I hope everyones day is going well !!
Veggie those rainy days can be hard .
My days going pretty well . Last night wasnt so great . I chowed down a snickers after a stressful call telling me my 18 month old has ecolli and then an even longer call from the health service lady trying to figure out where he got it from . Thankfully today I've calmed down and I plan to stay away from the junk .
Have a great day everyone!!!
fld

Hi everyone!

I'm a newbie here to 3FC, and just looking for some support to begin my weight-loss journey. I've been struggling with my weight all my life, and I have finally decided to really commit to my goal. Food is my drug, yo-yo dieting is my habit, and cravings are my enemy; but I am ready.

My biggest challenge right now is getting myself to exercise, despite my huge collection of exercise videos sitting in front of my TV. I have started eating healthier, but portion control is the struggle. And I'm worried about the holidays coming up, which means food, food, and more food!

hope everyone has a great day!

jp

Hey all...

fld20 - hope your little one is okay:hug: I can imagine how upset you must have been...do u know where he got it yet? Is he still having GI symptoms?
with all that going on, having just one snickers bar is pretty good in my opinion;). Hope all is better today


JP - Welcome:) We are glad to offer our support...we've all been there, done that with the yo yo and binge stuff...Where do you live? Is it possible for you to get outside to exercise? For me, when I can't get my rear to the gym, I try to walk alot outside...it makes me feel like I'm doing something, and its not as boring to me as going to the gym or a fitness tape/cd..Good luck and try to take it one day at a time..for me, I seem to screw up when I try to think too far ahead ( like I'm not going to do this or that for the next six months) but instead, just tell myself that I will stick to whatever plan I'm on for this day, and worry about tomorrow, tomorrow...

Veggie

No Binge Days till New Years: 12/13

Thanks Veggie .He's doing quite well actually still some stomach issues but it's a pretty mild case.The Public Health place is working on tracking down a source so I've answered I swear close to 300+ questions last night and today . As for the snickers if I'd had the time to run back to the store I'd have probablly added a few more to the list (good thing I was on the phone alot last night). But all in all much better today .

Welcome Jp !!!!

hi everyone,

thanks for the welcomes!

veggie, i live in milwaukee, wi. which isn't the best in terms of weather. but, i do enjoy walking and have been trying to do that since the weather has been surprisingly good for november. thanks for the tip about taking it day by day. that is definitely where i go wrong, i always plan and plan about what i'm gonna do and eat for the next month that i forget about what i should do now. i shall live in the present! and take it one day at a time. :0)

jp