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ALTERNATIVE GROUP May 20, 2002
We are a group of non-traditional lifestyle individuals. We are partnered, single, widowed, Pagan, Atheist, Agnostic, Christian, Muslim, gay, bi-sexual, bi-colored and straight. We bask in our diversity and unite in the same goal of losing weight. If you are relatively open-minded and accepting of ALL walks of life, please join us.
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Time for a fresh start
Hi Girls.
I'm on vacation all week and for the last three days have been a total slug, down with some crud that my daughter brought home. :( It was a long weekend here (Victoria Day today) so my time off work officially begins tomorrow and of course I plan to be all better by then. :D Hubby and I are going to see Star Wars in the morning. We've found an apartment, in the building we lived in last, one city over. It'll mean a drive to work again but we'll save $330 in rent each month! It's a ground floor apt, and much bigger than this one. We should be able to move in July 15th. Time to start de-junking. Oh, and my sister has finally sold the family home and will be joining me in Ontario. She'll stay with us for a bit until she gets a place. I've offered to take one cat (she has four), and she may be bringing all four to stay for a while! That'll be six, total. MEOW! I really haven't given much thought to diet recently. Don't even know what the scale says this week. Summer is practically here and I need to get moving! So, what do you all say? Let's get our motivation and support back on track! |
Hello all :wave:
Well my Dad's already gone. I knew he'd only stay a day then head home but it feels like a drive by visit... we had a nice visit and of course, as usual, I was all stressed about nothing. I had a great time with him, my stepmother and their 2 beagles (my canine brothers). Nothing else exciting going on... starving and it's lunchtime - my body and the clock are on the same time today - amazing. Have a great day everyone! Terri |
Punkin, glad the visit went better than you were anticipating.
I'm much worse today, so there goes my theory of being all better for my vacation. I managed to drag myself to the theatre with hubby, but it turned out to be too much of an effort and I ended up back in bed when we came home. Star Wars II was excellent, though. Haven't eaten a bite all day. Hubby has just gone out to get me soup, juice, etc. This just sucks so completely. |
Hi all I am backkkkk
Hi everyone
I had to take a bit of time offline as most may know I deal with depression and I am on meds for it.. But lately I been so overwhelmed with alot of personal things that I knew I wouldnt be any good at being supportive to anyone. I wanted to take care (Or at least straighten out a few things) so I could be more productive.. My depression was even causing a bad effect on my family, it was like I fell into a deep DEEP hole that I couldnt get out of, I wasnt social to my own household etc.. I am slowly gaining a foothold back to balance in my life..Though I am back posting I may not be able to post everyday I have acknowledged I still have a internet problem and I need to address that as well so I will be cutting back on my internet time and getting outside more.. BTW ( by the way) I am back up to 260..Someone kick me in the behind ..I could use it..OK enuf about that ..Now I have to check out the older thread as I type this so bare with me.. Wildfire.. Sorry you are feeling like crud..Hope whatever this crud is disappears soon for ya.. ( Why dont ya whip up a batch of eye of newt soup that might help ya out a bit.. But not the instant kind it is just loaded with sodium :lol: ) Flower : Hope things are getting better with you.. Punkin.. I just found out about the peanutbutter chocolate Oreos while I was on Hiatus and lets just say I was a complete pig guess I do go overboard when I get in a deep depression.. OK I know I have missed alot of people but I really gotta go.. Take Care all Oh yea and WILDFIRE say Hi to Ruthie and let her know I am thinking about her if you get a chance to contact her..OK?? Thanks Sheila |
Hey ~ Everyone... Had a long day at work yesterday... didn't even look at my computer, 12 hour work days get to me sometime. I crashed and burned last night.
WF ~ I hope you feel better. I agree about Episode II, it was good, we saw it while we were being rained on at the beach... Sheila ~ Hopefully this will pass soon, sending you good vibes- your in my thoughts. Punkin ~ Glad things went well. I don't have a lot to say to either of my parents so it is strained when we are together. Flower ~ Hope all is well there. Registered for school Monday, Had not planned on my tuition being so much- I didn't get any summer financial aid so I am trying to figure out where this extra 1200.00 dollars is coming from. Had a bad food day yesterday. I eat bad while I am at the hospital, I have got to get a better mindset. They fix a special lunch and food for peoples birthdays and such.. I do not have to eat it just because it is there :( ... then I junked it because I was too tired to cook when I got home :( bad me~!~ Well I want to get the kids to the library and get the grocery shopping done early so I can goof off with DH tonight since I don't have get up in the AM for work or school and the kids are out of school :) ...I can play EQ tonight and not feel bad!!!! Got to run... Hugs to you all, Amy New start weight 154-154-130 |
Hello. I don't have much to say. Just wanted to let you know I was alive and well. (or faking it till I make it). My blahness doesn't have anything to do with Chris. I am just so very restless. I have got to be comfortable in my own skin. I do believe it is that time of year. I am going to clean my bedroom today and do dishes. I may go run to Target. Gotta get bird and fish food at some point today. I forget how to relax. I have been on overdrive for so long. Chris wanted to take me out today but his work schedule got changed. I am so relieved. I don't yet miss him. We have bickered the last 3 times we have seen each other this week. I forget how to be civil. I don't want to date him unless I miss him and so far I don't. Not sure I ever will. I am enjoying just being alone. ~flower
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Hello all :wave:
I found a note my Dad left me yesterday, he wrote it from his beagles perspective and they thanked me for letting them come visit and that I could stay with them when I came to Yuma next year. My Dad can be so incredibly funny... Sheila - I hope the depression passes. I've been on all the drugs and unfortunately they don't do a thing for me but thank goodness I've managed to do other things that work. It'll pass, keep paddling! Amyjo - I know what you mean when you get too tired and end up eating what you hadn't planned! I did that a lot while I was sick and have to force myself to not do it when I'm working late. It's soooo hard! Good luck with the $ for school too. Wildfire - now you just knock it off and get better! :nono: Flower - You sound like you're doing good. You also definately sound like you know what you want and that is a good thing! Yes, fake it till you make it. You'll feel like your old self before you know it. Sad today... our vet is coming tomarrow to put Dusty down. She's given up and took a serious turn for the worse a week or so after the last appointment was cancelled. My Mom had to carry her into the house this morning and she's hold herself like she's in pain and not eating at all. When she does stand up her one good rear leg is just giving out and she stands there with her head held low. It's time and we all feel a lot more accepting of it this time. Back to work... Terri :moo: |
About 5 minutes ago our old Dusty dog passed over. She took a rapid downhill turn after the last vet appointment was cancelled and it became very apparent that she was telling us it was time. The vet just left our house.
Any prayers to ease her crossing would be greatly appreciated. I've already asked my Grandma who passed in '99 if she could please be there to greet and take care of 'ol Dusty while she adjusts to her new surroundings. I'm sure she's running top speed through the Summerlands right now... Terri |
Terri ~ I am so sorry for your loss... it is never easy to lose anyone or anything.... I hope it will ease your pain knowing she is no longer suffering. My thoughts are with you...
Hugs, Amy |
Punkin, sorry to hear of Dusty's passing. I'm sure she's chasing butterflies and grasshoppers in the Summerlands, spry and happy once again.
I am STILL sick. I'm really fed up with it, too. My whole week off has been spent in bed, drugged, coughing, stuffy sinus pain, tired, dizzy....I've had enough, already! It's gorgeous here today, but I got up and made tea this morning and broke out in a cold sweat. Too soon I guess. I've gone through two novels already. Hubby bought me chocolate truffles to cheer me up, but I haven't touched them. I can't taste anything, anyway....what's the point? Flower, how are you doing? Sheila, welcome back! Hope you are managing to work things out. Amyjo, EQ? Would that be EverQuest? I'm going back to my third book...lying upside down on the bed so I can at least catch the beautiful warm breeze blowing in the window. Where are Lamorgan and Eydie and Venus? |
Hi all :wave:
Wildfire I hope you get over this crud you have.. Just rest and get better.. I know it must really suck to get sick on a vacation, but imagine having to go thru that while you are at work?? Your body need a rest you been running yourself ragged.. Punkin I am so sorry about Dusty.. I am sure she is watching over you while in between chasing chipmunks up trees and chewing on a 7 foot long meaty doggy bone.. Flower Hope things have gotten better for you..I know I keep repeating myself here, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel..Just getting to it can be tough.. Now I best do a little bit of truth telling.. My depression has been a little more intense than I felt like disclosing before since I didnt really understand it.. I have what they call manic depression ( a/k/a Bi Polar disorder..) I am really embarrassed about it, and one time last week I thought maybe my family would be better off without another nutcase walking the earth.. Obviously what I planned out didnt happen , I called a friend of mine and talked with her a while(didnt tell her a thing just talked small talk ) and made a promise to go see her the next day..( I am one that hates breaking a promise)I have since called a place to get more help in my depression for I see that meds alone cant fix it..But still just the same I am really embarrassed with having any form of depression since I remember when I was a child the nasty talks about my aunt that was suffering from depression how she was weak and lazy and crazy..My family (mom or brothers)doesnt know anything about the recent diagnosis, and even the people I talk to online dont know the extent of this deep hole feeling I get.. Especially one in particular , which has been my "online angel" for years now. Which I know I will have to inform him sooner or later but I dont think I would have the heart to tell him the extent of what this almost caused me to do..This is a chemical imbalance it isnt a mood imbalance due to enviromental issues. Therefor with all this been said , That is why I was on hiatus , and now with better weather here I HAVE to spend more time outside for the air and trees and energy I get from my favorite walking trails have been a real uplift for me.. ( I know I sound a bit quacked but when in those woods I get a feeling of complete calm and peace) So if I am not posting as much it is because I have limited my internet time to a few hours a week compared to the 30+ hours a week I used to do. Didnt mean to have bummed you all out but I thought it was fair to you all to understand I wasnt being anti social or snobbing you all off.. Just had issues to work on that is all Take Care Sheila |
Sheila, thanks for confiding in us--that's what we're here for. Please keep us posted on how things are going for you.
Wildfire, feeling better? It just doesn't seem right to have 'the crud' when the weather's so nice, does it? Flower, I've been keeping up with you--reading your diary and all--it sounds like you're going to be okay and that you're getting a handle on what you want. Punkin, I'm so sorry to hear about Dusty. Trust me, there'll come a time when you can talk about what a love she was and can look at pictures of her. It's always hard to know when to take that last loving step with an old friend but they really do let you know. I fully expect when my time comes to be led to the Summerlands by all my animal-friends that have passed. Makes me all teary [in a good way!] to think what a grand reunion that'll be!!:) Well it's my birthday and I wanted to take my favorite 12-mile hike. Started early this morning and it took 5 hours exactly counting the breaks. Very strenuous hike but we did it! I'm 39 today and I feel like I'm in limbo--I want to tumble over into my 40's. So my plan is fit and fabulous by 40--what do you think? ;) I'm doing alot of gardening these days--I miss Lamorgan's posts. She's an inspiring gardener. Are you out there, Lam? |
eydie-happy birthday!
sheila-hugs! wildfire-get better soon! hi amy hi punkinseed I just got back from a walk around the swap meet. made excellent time, unfortunately, i had an hour left before dropping off the kids and heading to work, so I came home and got online. i am doing fine, talking one step at a time. it is really wierd not having any plans, hopes goals for the future. I don't know how to live just for today. it was always live for tomorrow. i am trying!!! ~flower |
Hi Girls.
Sheila, hope you are good spirits tonight, wherever you are. You know, being bipolar is something that can be managed. It isn't something you have done or caused to happen. Now that you know, you and your doctor can get it sorted out and you'll feel much better. In a way it's like my (or E's) IBS....we can't get rid of it, didn't cause it, and have to look after it every day. I think getting out more and cutting back on computer time is a good idea for most of us! Eydie, Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you had a great day. Nice to see you back, too. Flower, your plans and goals will materialize with time. You're still in the adjustment phase. One day you'll suddenly realize, "Hey...I wanna do THAT.", and you'll do it. I think you're doing marvelously right now. I think I may finally be on the road to recovery....with one day left of my vacation. (I go back to work on Tuesday) I still have a cough and one of those horrible little tickles in my throat that make you cough until you're gasping for air. The last two days my whole head hurt....like it was bruised on the inside. I think my sinuses are really hurting from the last week, and when I bend over it feels like my brain is shifting at the back of my head. Needless to say I've been trying to avoid bending over. Yeah, I'll probably wake up Tuesday and feel pretty good. Of course. I'm going tomorrow to put the deposit down on my new apartment. Not a moment too soon, either. The idiot who manages my building left us a notice on our door that starting tomorrow and until next Monday we cannot park in our underground garage. Ok...doesn't seem like a big deal....except that there is NO outside parking on the grounds. They've arranged for us to get parking permits to park on the surrounding streets, but not within two blocks of our actual building. I pay $80 a month for parking!!!! I am so steamed about this. When I come home Thursday night close to midnight I might have to walk anywhere from two to six blocks by myself! I will get great satisfaction telling the super that I want to fill out that form telling them I'm giving my 60-day notice when I pick up that parking permit in the morning. After being sick for what seems like forever, my interest in food is pretty low. I think this would be an opportune time to dust off my WW material and start counting points and journalling. I think I might start that tomorrow. Hope everyone is well, and hope to hear from you all soon. |
I have had the crud for the last 5 days of my Summer :( sounds a lot like WF's vacation. Haven't been able to talk above a whisper for the last 4 days. Really stinks!
Flower ~ Your going to be fine. Sometimes it takes a while without goal and dreams to get your head clear. Everything will work out the way it is suppose to! Eydie ~ Happy Belated Birthday~~ Sounds like you had a nice one! Hope your plans for fit and 40 stay with in your sights...I was thinking about LAM to wonder where she got off to? Sheila ~ Good luck.... Bi-polar can be crippling if your not on the right medicine and your still sometime have breakthrough symptoms even with that. They have come a long way with the medicine for it though, good results and very little side-effects and it is a very managable conditions.... Sending you good thoughts. Hope all is well on your homefront. Well, It is TOM and yesterday I ate everything not tied down. :( bad bad Amy... I am hoping for a better day today. I start back to school tomorrow. :( not looking forward to it at all. Will post soon, Hugs to all!!!!!!!!!! Amy 154/154/130 |
Amyjo, I empathize with your crud. Hope you get over it quicker than I did.
I am going back to Weight Watchers. I'm friends with the super of the building that I'm moving into, and she wants to go back, too...so I'll have a buddy to keep me going, and a walking buddy when I move in six weeks or so. Might be this week if we can get it arranged, if not next week. Now onto business...girls, our group is fading fast. I have been guilty of not posting, too, so I'm not accusing anyone here. I think we need to decide are we going to keep it going or is it time for us to move on. In my opinion, our group has become more of a social chat, which is wonderful because we think of each other as friends and we support each other in many ways other than weight related issues. All too often, however, our posts are more about our daily events and not about the reason we came here to begin with....a healthy lifestyle and weight loss. I don't want to lose the friendship aspect, but I feel we need to refocus and include more of our weight loss efforts, be they bad or be they good. Personally, I would like to see our group re-energized, refocused, and all of us getting more results AND keep our friendly chatter and support at the same time. I am willing to rededicate myself to this group. If, however, any of you feel I am out of line or way off base in this opinion, then it may be time for me find another group for my weight loss motivation. I would still drop in to chat with you all, however. I think we have some wonderful members in our little group, and I hope that some of you share my feelings. Anyone care to voice their opinion? Let's be honest with each other. :) Amyjo? Ruthie? Flower? Eydie? Punkin? Venus? Lamorgan? Sheila? What do you say? |
YEAHHHHHHHHH WILDFIRE!!!!!!!!!!
I have felt the same way for a while... I came here and found so much support in my ventures to lose weight but in the last ?4 months? or so the group has sorta lost "focus"... I really would like to stick around and get back on track with us as a whole. I like the social aspect but I really need the support with my weight loss and my goals. I am 12 pounds up from my lowest weight since starting this venture and really would like to reach goal by September/October maybe. I think a lot of the lurking is because none of us have been really focused lately :?: or am I wrong? Well I am ready to re-organize if the rest of you are.... SO????? Today is a new day ;) so lets make the best of it! Amy 154/154/130 24 pounds to goal! |
Thanks Wildfire, for voicing what needed to be said! And yes, you're right, Amy, I personally haven't been posting much because I've totally lost focus and desperately want to get it back.
So---How can we do this as a group? Maybe if we declare our intentions for the day/week/month and check in with each other? I'm personally going to set a goal of losing 5 pounds by the Summer Solstice! |
:wave: Hellooooo!
Eydie - Happy belated Birthday!! I hope you had an awsome day and I love your fit by 40 pledge. Sheila - Funny you mentioned chipmonks and Dusty. She used to be so fixated on chipmonks that if you even said the word she'd run off looking under piles of logs or into the greenhouse in search of them. I used to have to physically drag her away from her task when it was time to go inside! She looooved those chipmonks! Wildfire - I agree completly! This is the 3rd loosing week I've had and it's given me a renewed "umph" to get moving again. I've hit the 25 pound mark and with 1 more pound will reach my first 10% loss... I want to celebrate this with you guys and help you all to succeed too! So, starting this week I'm going to post what I'm going change or focus on for that week... That being said - my next goal is to be in the 220's by June 20th when I leave for a long weekend in California. This week I will work toward that goal by writing down EVERYTHING I eat. No fudging, no selective memory - that's not cheating anyone but myself. Onward and downward, Terri :moo: |
HI everyone:wave:
First of all I want to announce I had a great weekend..Bought a BBQ grill so now I can do all my cooking outside and trust me nothing tastes as great as cooked over a grill food tastes.. And it is a good fat reducer since all the fat just drips off which is a good thing.. I will use that thing dialy (I use to BBQ in snowstorms ) Wildfire you are soooo right, thanks for addressing it.. I know I tend to ramble on about my daily life more then staying focused on weight loss..But I felt I had to reveal the real mental me so you all know what your dealing with..:dizzy: I know it isnt something I did to cause it but just the same bi-polar like IBS(in a way) is hard to get people to understand ..I think I know more now about IBS then I know about bi-polar..Because I have had the time to learn about and understand it better..(my opinion)I also have lost focus and motivatuion and I could really use a kick in the pants or some kind of challenge..Right now both so lets go girls lets think up a doable challenge I know I cant drop 10 pounds before my 17 anniversary on the 1st but I am sure I could lose about 5 before my 34 birthday on the 19th..H*LL I WILL LOSE by JUNE 19th..!!! Punkin I have no idea what made me mention chipmunks but that was the first thing I thought of..I am sure you will make your 220s by June 20th.. Well everyone I best end here.. DH started second shift foir a while cause he had to fire the 2nd shift supervisor for not doing his job so he has to cover till they find a good replacement Take Care Sheila |
Didn't do so well at work today. First thing this morning I had a run-in with a co-worker which 'made' me find something sweet and comforting to eat. My own damn fault, I know.:o I really want to finally get this right, to find some other way to deal besides going right for the food.
What gets to me [and I know I sound like a broken record--sorry] is that I know what I have to do to start dropping weight and feeling incredible but I'm not doing it. When I'm in the groove with food/exercise I really know what it means to take loving care of myself, so all I can conclude is my resistance to going back on program is a severe lack of self-esteem amd self-love. There. I said it! As I always say, if it were only about food and nothing but, I'd be thin!!!! A challenge sounds good--anyone have any ideas? |
open for another member?
Hi, All!
I just found this thread, and it sounds like you have a great group of people posting here. Would you be open to someone new? I'm a newbie to this site, as well as a newbie to doing WW at home program. What I'm not new to is being "alternative". LOL Actually, I live a fairly quiet life in the Midwest, and am about as generic as you can get in many ways -- married 20 years, small-town gal, etc. But having made some "different" choices through the years (extended breastfeeding when my son was young, family bed ditto, and choosing to school at home from the get-go) I have grown accustomd to being an outsider in many ways among the people I grew up with. Moving around the world with my hubby while he was in the service helped me to see that there are many ways of living haapily, and luckily, my parents were always "shockingly odd" themselves, so I felt free to be myself. <g> One of the things I have found most difficult over the years when trying to lose weight, in fact, was the whole "having to do what someone else told me was right" thing. WW was so restrictive when I first gave it a go so many years ago, and I just couldn't make it work for me. I'm grateful that it now is set up in such a way that I can adjust it to my own needs and my own lifestyle, although it is taking a lot of work on my part to crunch the numbers to adapt my family recipes to the Points program. I guess the difference is that this time I don't mind doing all the work. I also made the choice about a month or so ago to eat a vegetarian diet, which has helped me feel much better physically, and is, I think, making it slightly easier for me to adapt to the WW program. Hubby and son still eat poultry and fish, but since I only prepare veg meals, they have to prepare their own chicken or turkey or fish if they want it, and they very rarely care enough to do so. LOL So, they pretty much eat vegetarian most of the time as well, by default. They are fine with that, thank heavens. Let's see, is there anything else I should tell you about myself? I'm 41, agnostic (hubby and son are atheists), and like to read a lot. Mostly science fiction and fantasy, some romance, some mysteries, and some nonfiction. I like to make beaded jewelry. Have 2 cats, and a dog. Oh, and I suppose I could mention what I weigh and what my goal weight is -- LOL! My own scale says I weigh 233 today, and according to it I weighed 240 at my known highest point. However, my doctor's scale weighs me 20 pounds lighter than this! I would love to believe that weight, but since she just moved into a newly-built building, with a new scale and so on, I am afraid perhaps the scale there hasn't been properly calibrated yet. I'm wearing size 24 jeans, which fit comfortably, perhaps just the slightest bit loosely, so at 5.4" I don't know if 233 (my scale) or 213 (doctor's) is a better guess. I'm thinking of spending the dough on a good "doctor style" scale of my own, to go by. Either way, my goal weight is somewhere between 130-140, which is what I weighed when I felt really good in my body. Say a size 10-12. I have a decent treadmill, but it is currently out of service -- hubby is working on it, adding a heat sink and fan to it to help it not build up a lot of heat in its workings from the massive motor. Had trouble with it smoking before, but he replaced the inferior quality components already. I also have a set of free weights and a bench, and like to do some work with them about 3 days a week. Hmmm, what else? I guess maybe this is enough to give you an idea of what I'm like. I'd love to hear from any of you in private email, as well, if you are interested in doing email support back and forth. Well, take care, alll! lennylou |
I'm glad you girls seem to agree. I don't want anyone to stop posting their daily life stuff because that's part of what made us all feel like friends here. I just want to keep our eyes on the prize, so to speak. :)
Amyjo, how was your day today? Lennylou, welcome to our group! You've come at a good time, when we're reorganizing and refocusing. A fresh spirit will surely help us along...glad to have you with us. :) I'm 32, Pagan, married, one 14 year old daughter, work as a Corporate Accountant, have two cats and a lizard, live near Toronto, Ontario, but originally from Canada's east coast....and I think that's me in a nutshell. Sheila, have fun with the new grill! The possibilities are endless. Punkin, you deserve a big WHOOOO HOOOOO for hitting 25lbs AND your first 10%! Way to go! Are people noticing your weight loss? It makes it all seem worthwhile when people start telling you how great you're looking. Eydie, oh I know what those run-ins with coworkers are like. I have two that I work with that are just poison. Trust me, sweetie...we ALL know what we need to do and struggle with convincing ourselves to do it. That's why we're here. BUT we're all going to get back OP and start doing things right. I say we need a countdown. Let's give ourselves five days....five days to talk positive, get mentally prepared, organize, shop for the right food, etc. So we have Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun....what do you know, girls....MONDAY is going to be our official launching day. If you're already OP or want to start sooner, by all means do it, but if you aren't, Monday it is! Now in the meantime, this doesn't mean we stuff ourselves or binge on sweets or fatty food. No, no, no....here's a plan:
Come Monday, we're armed and dangerous! We're motivated! We're gonna have a great week and show a successful loss! AND we're going to journal the whole thing! We CAN do it. We WILL do it. We are women, hear us ROAR! er...okay...you get the drift. :^: Tomorrow is Water Works Wednesday.... Water, Water, Everywhere (and PLENTY of drops to drink! ;)) |
I had a GREAT day!!!!!!!!!
Welcome Lennylou~ Glad you found your way here. We have a great group and as Wildfire said we are all on the rebound here :) we are starting a "new" so to speak so great time to come in! WF ~ First day of classes as usual STINKS!!!!!! My anxiety goes through the roof and stays there until I get the opportunity to read the new instructors out. I am so glad you got the apartment thing taken care of... IT is the pits being in limbo so to speak... Eydie ~ Say this mantra Comfort food is EVIL... Comfort food is BAD!!! Just kidding... Don't kick yourself, remember just because you eat one bad thing it doesn't blow the whole day... it is the mind set of oh well, I can start back on it tomorrow I have already flub so why not eat this and that and the other and tomorrow never comes!!!!! Sheila ~ I would love to figure out how to grill but I eat such little meat.... Can you grill lettuce? ;) Since the harry scarry crap with Mad Cow and Hoof and Mouth we eat very little red meat so I haven't gotten the chicken thing down on the grill yet. But happy grilling Well! I had a pretty good food day. Had to get a salad on the go for lunch, probably too much fat but it filled me up and didn't opt for the "snack machine" at school. Had another salad for dinner and watermelon and fresh pineapple for snack. I am cutting the processed sugar back out. I went a whole year and didn't use a 5 pound bag of sugar but since Baking for Thanksgiving and Christmas (the beginning of the end) I have gone through like 15 pounds and I am the only one using it and only in my coffee so either the coffee goes or the sugar.. or both :) that would be a good thing but the caffeine is necessary on late school nights. Food wise I think I have a game plan. If I can get my MIL to not send stuff with my niece (who is baby sitting all summer) today it was 3 bags of Chips, a box of cheese crackers, 1/2 of a birthday cake (DH through it in the garbage this afternoon) I thought I was going to flip when she walked in with this stuff this morning. We do not buy junk... and if we do it is usually the healthiest junk you can get... I was so angry and she could tell. I told my niece that she could baby-sit but she had to leave the junk food at home it couldn't come with her. This is the kid of the SIL who almost died in February having Gastric By-pass surgery and she is 13 and already has a weight problem :( grrrrrrrrrrrr..... I just don't get it. Her mom has lost close to 80 pounds since Feb 14, but she is still not eating right, the little she gets to eat isn't good for her.... I am ranting I will stop! I exercised for about 30 minutes this afternoon; I want to pick up a TV and DVD player for my little gym. I would spend more time out there if it weren’t so quite. I am rattling. Water Tomorrow Check~ Amy 154/154/130 |
Hello Everybody :wave:
WELCOME LENNY LOU I am 33 Married for almost 17 years (6-1 is my anny) 2 kids 12 yrs girl and 4 years boy,with bi-polar, currently weigh 264 (again) and I WILL lose 5 pounds by my birthday (6-19) I dont have any set program just pretty much watching intake ( which I havent been lately or I wouldnt be back up to 264 again,) Catholic but not your run of the mill type Cathoilic since I do have an open mind on all religions and beliefs..I am 5'6" and my goal weight is 160..Thats me in a nutshell I guess..We are a great group here as you will see for yourself , glad you joined us :spin: Amyjo , I bet even lettuce would taste great on a grill!!! But I will let you try it.. I prefer my lettuce cold and crisp ( Romaine) with tomatoes and cukes myself ..:T I know there is all that meat scare everywhere but I will eat moderately what I enjoy and if it is gonna kill me then at least I die with smile on my face and a steak in my plate..:lol: There is only soooo much chicken one person can deal with.. I will eat more chicken ( boneless and skinless during the summer) and veggies.. Wildfire , you really have an agenda for the week planned .Here is an idea how about who ever starts the threads put it the weekly agenda in the opening post..That way we almost always see it and if we forget what we are supposed to do on any given day we can look at the beginning of the post?? I am gonna be in top form mentally for Monday and at least that will give me time to get my good food shopping in this weekend!! Eydie, Luckily I dont have co-workers but that doesnt mean I havent met any "unique" people in agrocery store or gas station or doc office that makes me feel like that.. OK since today is Wednesday I will have to announce what my water intentions are for the day since it is 8:30 here my day cant start without coffee.. By bedtime tonight I WILL have at least 4-20 ounce bottles of water in me.. (Total of 80 ounces ) cant promise any more then that but I will get at the least that much in me.. Last night for dinner I had 1 grilled porkchop and 2 very small baked on the grill potatoes and a side of tri color pasta cuke and tomatoe salad ( like a reg salad but used pasta instead of lettuce..( My lettuce didnt look right):( Last thing I found out yesterday that I will be able to have a little garden out back after all..Land lady is planting one and the other half is ours to plant on.. Although I cant plant any root type veggies ( Like carrots or beets or onions) but I can do cukes and tomatoes and peppers and above ground stuff ( No corn either I notice the soil isnt good enough for it.) I thought I would be doing planting in buckets. TG I found out different.. Well enough ramblin on for now.. Hope everyone has a great day and I will see you later Take Care Sheila |
I'm ready! :strong: I have my water glass filled and the bathroom to myself for most of the day... hehehe...
Lennylou - Welcome!! I'm 32, Pagan, single (divorced), momma to 4 kitty cats and an ex-Weight Watcher leader. I'm following a slightly modified version of the points system, and with my 25 pound loss, I'd say it's workin' juuuuust fine. I wanted to recommend to you the Tanita scales if you're going to buy yourself a new scale. They're extremely accurate and not too pricey. Mine was always right on with all the WW centers I'd worked at (over 25) so I think they're great - well, I liked it better when it read 145 instead of what it's reading now, but hey, we're workin' on that! Welcome again to the group!!!! Amyjo - Same here with the grill. I'm not breakin' out the BBQ for just me. I have my George Foreman grill and LOVE that thing!!! I can whip up a chicken breast, that tastes outdoor grilled in less than 10 minutes and have it all cleaned up in a few minutes. Good luck with the new classes! Wildfire - YES!!!! People are starting to notice and it's honestly very scary. I love it, but at the same time it makes people realize I'm loosing weight and there's a part of me that thinks they're going to be watching my progress (aaah, and accountability). Like the new Subway commercial where they all start saying "Garred's off his diet" when he's caught eating something they think is "bad". It's odd to crave the acknowledgement and fear it all at the same time. I also agree with Sheila that at the beginning of every new thread we should add the weekday plan. I'm working on Water Wednesday right now!! Eydie - Ooooh, do I know what you mean about the co-worker setting you off!!! Except, my co-worker is my MOM!!!! Talk about sending you to the fridge.... I love my Mom dearly, but as a co-worker she can really push my buttons. Funny thing is is that my stepfather always jokes that it'd be worth firing her and keeping me. She drives him nuts too... :lol: Well, off to water myself... Terri :moo: |
Water Report: 8-16 oz glasses today! That's 128 oz! *L* Since I've given up pop completely, the water intake is much easier to accomplish. It was warm here today, too, which helps.
I was just trying to come up with ideas to get us all back to basics and ready to go, but if you would all like to complete the week (we're missing Monday and Tuesday) or come up with different things for each day of the week and post it on our welcome post, I think it's a great idea! Punkin, it's great that people are starting to notice! I do understand, though...you don't want them observing every morsel you put in your mouth...and wondering if they're waiting for you to fail. THAT AIN'T HAPPENIN!!!! You're going to continue to astound and amaze them all, and we're going to help you. Sheila, that's great that you can have a garden where you are now. Maybe try some basil/thyme/etc. too, to spice up your meals. Amyjo, glad you survived the first day back. First day anything is always stressful, until you get used to the people and surroundings. Take out salad is certainly much better than take out fries. :) That's incredible, all the junk food your niece arrived with! You'll have to tell her it isn't allowed....you don't want your kids eating it all summer. Sad, though, that her mother hasn't informed her what eating like that will result in. After all the problems with the gastric bypass, she still doesn't sound like she's changed her ways. Flower, come out, come out wherever you are! How are you doing? Eydie, how was work today? Lennie, hope you had a good day! Still looking for Ruthie, Lamorgan, Venus...and anyone else who would like to join in! Tomorrow is portion day. A good exercise is to fill your plate with the amount you normally eat. Then, before you start to eat, weigh/measure the food on your plate. Many people find that they are eating twice the recommended portion. Some people have success in taking half of what they normally eat and putting that on their plate. Surprisingly enough, it usually is sufficient. I know I'm guilty of eating it all just to clean the plate, then sometimes feeling too full. If I'd only taken half it would have been plenty. Let's have a great Thursday! |
Not much time BUT
I did get in my 80 ounces.. YIPPPEEEEEEEEE that is like 70 more then yesterday..
Now watching serving size will be fun.. Example I had two 2 1/2 inch circualar hamburg patties on buns.. They started off big but once the fat melted thats all that was left..And also two very small red potatoes baked on grill.. That was my supper.. Now I need to start eating 3 times a day again.. Will start that tomorrow along with 80 more ounces of water ( or should I try for 90?) Gnite ladies Take Care Sheila |
Hi All!
Ack, sorry for the brief reply. Thanks to all for the warm welcome, and I will try to write more tomorrow. Today ended up being exhausting, and I am ready for bed. One of my friends had her birthday today, and since no one in her family was celebrating it, I decided to drive in to town, buy her flowers, and take her out for lunch. Didn't anticipate a problem, except that she asked to go to Bennigan's, and I didn't realize til I had gotten there that I had no idea how to figure points for any of their food. I had 20 points to work with, though. Ordered a lage Boca burger with mushrooms and onions and cheese -- tasty, but seemed very fatty after I got it. I ate half, and took half home for my son. Not sure if I ended up overboard on it, and to be honest, since it was her birthday and I won't be eating out often as a usual thing, I'm not gonna worry too much about it. <g>
I suspect part of that is due to the fact that I also started my period today, after a round of progesterone pills from the doctor. Ugh. <g> Not a day I really wanted to go into town, actually. Ended up going back in not long after I got home from taking her to lunch, to take my hubby to doctor -- turns out he broke his ankle skateboarding this past weekend. It has been black and blue and very swollen, and he has been having difficulty walking. I told him I thought it was broken, and I couldn't see why he hadn't just gone to the doctor right off the bat. At any rate, now it is in some sort of "boot" thing, too swollen to put in a cast, and I am having to play nursemaid and errand girl because he is supposed to stay off it as much as possible. Not a problem, except that I do feel all crampy and grouchy and so on, tired out, and not in the mood to be nice. LOL Ah well, guess I should be glad the worst I did was maybe go over points at lunch, because I could just about kill someone for chocolate right now. Hoping the hormones will have faded somewhat by morning... Well, sorry to not give a better reply to all your great welcomes, but I am longing for bed. Have to spend half of tomoorw in town, as well, but will try to get on here and visit the boards tomorrow at some point. Til then, take care, all! lennilou |
Portion Size day
OK now that will be easy to do for me (I hope)
Well I will get in at least 80 ounces of water in I have them filled and in the fridge as of last night.So they will be nice and cold.. Right now I am still drinking my first cup of coffee..Hope to get my tape in to do today if not I will be out turning the ground for my garden removing weeds preparing the dirt.. The weather seems a bit sticky today (humid) so I best figure out what I can do with my hair to keep it outta my face and off my back..I have some silver chopsticks I bought in a yard sale that I use on days like this ..I braid my hair then kinda wind the braid up in a bun and stick the chopsticks in to hold it up..Some think they are gorgeous hairpeices.. :lol: what they dont know.. I went to a chinese resturant one time the owner knew what they were..( I still eat my food with a fork though we did get some wooden ones out of the deal ) Great now I have wooden hairpieces well I best end here my kitty Tyson is being a pest and trying to help me type plus the dude is huge cant se thru his body to see omoniter.. Take Care all Sheila |
Didn't get as much H2O in yesterday as I had planned but I think I got in a least half of it. I eat a lot of ice so it is hard to turn that in to ounces.
WF ~ I told my niece that we wouldn't be doing this all summer. She said for me to blame her grandmother that she is the one that sent it. I let her know that I wasn't trying to be mean but the Devon and Skye didn't need the junk (and niether did she) and for her not to bring it again. That we didn't buy it and I didn't expect her to bring it. (Tried to be as nice as I could) Also it is a really sensitive subject to bring up when I see my SIL eating poorly after everything she has done to lose weight, but she is a grown woman and I have done everything I can aside from going and buying her groceries to help... Lenny ~ I love Boca stuff...they spicy chicken is to die for if it is cooked right. Sheila ~ I love the chopstick look. It is more than humid here it is pouring cats and dogs (hate to leave my kids here in a thunder storm)... so I think I am going to dig up a baseball cap for class today. I did good food wise yesterday. Probably less that 1500 calories, need to get it back down to around 1200-1300 but any modification is better than none. Bought the kids fried chicken for dinner (bad mom- I just get tooo tired to cook sometimes) and I ate a chicken breast... (bad Amy) but it was good and I am not going to dwell on it. No exercise yesterday, was too tired. Got to get ready for school, Amy 154/154/130 |
welcome lennilou....girl friends...my keyboard is messed up, the kids spilt something on it and the right side buttons are all now enters. well, today is portion control. i can do that. thanks for the modivation. i can at least control what goes in my mouth, cause nothing else is going my way!!!! `flower
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Feeling Day Friday
Well first I will start off letting you know what I ate last night ..2 grilled hotdogs on rolls and too small baked potatoes only drank about 78 ounces of water..For exercise I walked around a furnture warehouse ( I am looking for a new bed sleeping on a pullout sofa is killing my back) also looking for a new bed for Timmy ..Also went and walked around the Doillar Tree store .Bought alot of good stuff including a book called "(the Officl Chub Club Coachs Workout Program) You Dont Have to Be Thin To Win " written by Rosie O'Donnells Chub Club Coach Judy Molnar.. I just started reading it but so far I have learned that she is 6'1" used to weigh 330 and lost 130 pounds in 3 years she participated in Ironman dicathalons and Tri Athelons..So far thats all I know I just started reading the book an hour ago I am only on page33.. SHe is very motivational..
OK now back to Feeling Day Friday ..... I am doing this for me, I am sick of being unhealthy and not being able to keep up with my own two kids.. I wanna buy clothes by the STYLE not by the YARD.. I am going to eat better and exercise more in order to get there.. AND I WILL LOSE 5# BY MY BIRTHDAY !! Flower I hope you get your keyboard dilemma fixed realll soon Will check on you all Later ladies Take Care Sheila Almost forgot, If I dont make it back today I wont be around till Monday Tomorrow is DH and mine 17th wedding anniversary so I plan on focusing my attention on us this weekend.. So IF I dont get back today , HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND |
Hi Everybody!
I got some positive news yesterday at the doctor's. Seems I've dropped a few pounds. Last time I went 2 months ago I weighed 159 and yesterday I weighed in at 152, so that was a welcome surprise! And I've got to tell you this 'cause it blew my mind! When I had my pap test I noticed that the speculum had a light in it--imagine that! I should've asked for a mirror, so I could see myself lit from within like a jack-o-lantern! :lol: :lol: :lol: Wonders never cease...... |
Good morning guys!!!
Watch portions yesterday... Didn't do bad. Still not getting enough water. I have gone from drinking 120 ounces a day to barely getting in 20 ounce. Got to work my way back up water is one of my least favorite things.... Stayed under1500 calories... gotta get back into weighing and watching the portions... when I was on program I weighed everything that went in my mouth except for green veggies... so if I am going to prosper at this I am sure that is going to have to go back into play... I can't just eye what I am eating. I walked 2.5 miles yesterday. I may not get in exercise everyday but I will try. Have we decided are we going to weigh in? or do it on our own accord? I think one of the things that kept me so on track when I was on E-diets (beside the fact I was paying for a program for the first time) was the fact we had to weigh in once a week. I have to go to my mothers today. We have family in from out of town and today is the only day they are here that I am not at work or in school :( so I would like to see them. So I have to get motivated. Got to get the kiddo's up and get some dishes washed before I leave. Hugs to all, Amy 154/152/130 |
Hello all :wave:
Well, if it's Feeling Friday, I'm feeling stressed :(. My kitten had a reaction to her vaccinations and I was up 1/2 the night with her watching her breathing. This isn't the first time this has happened - my oldest kitten, Luna, who I'm starting to suspect is a full sister to Maia, had a reaction so severe, the vet called it as close to anephylactic (sp?) shock as you can get. It took a $200 emergency vet visit to get her breathing semi-normal. Maia's reaction wasn't quite as severe, but all the same, when they're so small and helpless and don't understand why they feel so bad it's scary and sad. My other 2 cats were surprisingly affected by Maia's obvious discomfort. She was feeling better this morning, but I'll have to keep an eye on her this weekend. Next set of shots (and LAST set) will have to include a cortizone/antihystamine shot to ease the reaction. Then I don't have to vaccinate her anymore (she has to have this first set so I can board her to be spayed in a few months). Sheila - happy anniversary!!! Have a great hubby-centered weekend! Eydie - :lol: Thanks for the visual... I have to call my FNP today to make an appointment for my annual - I have to get that picture out of my mind before then!!! That's all for now, have a great weekend everyone! Terri |
Feeling Friday - I am rejoining Weight Watchers this week, even if I have to go alone (friend has to weight for the money to join). I know that when I've gone to meetings before I found it easier to stay on track because I was only facing 7 days at a time, then started all over after weigh in. The last year, trying to do this on my own hasn't worked. So even if I hate to spend the $15 a week on a meeting AND even if I don't like the women who work at WW, I am going to continue going. I see it as the only way to make myself accountable each and every day. I know the program works. I just have to get myself in line. I want to lose 30 pounds (maybe more, we'll see when I get there). I want to lose those pounds to feel better about myself, both health-wise to avoid the heart problems, high blood pressure, and diabetes that runs in my family, and also to feel good about myself. I might have nice clothes now, but I don't feel good in them. I always think that people look at me and see the overweight me, not the real me that lives inside. For once I don't want to assume that guy couldn't possibly be looking at me because I'm too invisible under all this extra weight. And finally, I want to wear the sexiest red dress I can find to our formal Christmas party this year and know I look fabulous! I am going to succeed this time, because if I don't I am just going to have to accept the fact that I am meant to be this size, and I don't believe that.
I've got almost 48 oz of water in so far today. Do any of you have a WW food scale? Do you think it is good, or should I buy a scale from a kitchen supply store? I want to do this portion thing properly. Punkin, how is Maia today? Poor little thing. Hope you have a great weekend! Amy, I think we should do a weigh in once a week. Do we want to pick one day to report here? Eydie, wow...7 lbs! That's almost worth getting the pap. :D Sheila, Happy Anniversary to you and E. Hope you have a great weekend! Flower, get yourself a new keyboard! They're pretty cheap...you can usually find one for under $20. We want you back! Lennylou, what a nice thing to do for your friend on her birthday! I'm sure she appreciated it. Did you resist the chocolate demons? :D K, I'm off. Going to call my WW buddy and see if she can get the money together for tomorrow. |
Hey there Wildfire - you don't need a WW scale. Any 'ol scale will do and for that matter you'll hardly ever use it. I have a generic scale for the things that I know I can't trust my eyeballing (cheese!). Congrats on going back. I love the program and it does work, if you work it. Personally, I think the Points system is the best thing they've come up with.
Maia is doing much better, thanks. I went home after lunch to check on her (have I mentioned how thankful and lucky I am to work next door to my home????). She's got the bounce back in her step and slowly going back to her feisty, toe-biting kitty self. Had me worried though... :( Off to occupy myself for 2 1/2 more hours... Terri |
It's Saturday Selection Day!
Let's make a real effort to eat OP, include 5 servings of fruits and veggies and get that water in. I admit, the fruits and veggies are tough for me because of my IBS...a lot of fruits/veggies make that worse. There are some I can tolerate, though, so I'm going to give it my best shot. Either today or tomorrow I'm heading for the grocery store to make sure I have what I need on hand so Monday I'll be all set for Day 1! I guess most of today I'll be cleaning the apartment. I gave my 60 day notice yesterday so they can come in anytime now to show the place. I can't count on them to let me know when they are going to show it. I really don't like the idea of them having access whenever they feel like it, but nothing I can do about that. My cats get really upset when strangers are around. I guess I'll have to start collecting boxes soon and book a mover. I think it will be the weekend of July 20th. We get the keys on the 15th. Rather than wait until the last weekend of the month, when I imagine the movers would be busier, we'll do it earlier. We will be able to stop in to pick up odds and ends on our way home from work each day, so it will make things easier. I have to get some de-junking done...where does all this STUFF come from???? Have a great day everyone! |
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