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To Dallas! :)
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Just an update still the same last time i wi i was at 214 :D I hope that it keeps going down. What I really need to do is get back into a good exercise routine but everything in my life right now has been flipped upside down and I am struggle to get things back on track.
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Just got back from the grocery store and stocked up on all sorts of healthy goodies now that my fridge is clear of all the thanksgiving stuff we made on the big day. So things should get back on track. I've just been maintaining since I've had some really rough days lately. I really missed having my mom for the holiday and it's just been hard. I still had a good thanksgiving with my sister in law and her husband and new baby girl. A cold front has come in here to my area and I'm resisting the urge to just cocoon haha. Have a great day all!
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Originally Posted by Margie B.: I have been in denial TEAM :( Boy did I blow it over Thanksgiving! Not so much how much I ate during the week but what I ate. Angie was off for the week so we did some fun stuff and errands...which caused us...mostly my fault, to end up eating deli sandwiches for lunch....of course I have to get the larger/more caloried ones! Thanksgiving day at our house was just the 2 of us, kids at ex's or in-laws, so we had a ton of leftovers which we are still eating...of course I made Angie make the regular meal (with my help too)....so there were mashed/scalloped/sweet....rolls....Gosh I love brown and serve rolls...wheat/sourdough/regular....I could go on..... Then we went to her family over the week-end for another Thanksgiving and to try out my bil/sil's outside $4,500.00 pizza oven....AMAZING!! I want one too!....sure....he's the doctor :D Beer was a little high but that is back in check this week....walks are getting done but I am off a lot of days at work so the calories are not going away as fast but I still eat the same.....dang! Gonna ask :hohoho: for a new attitude....this one is full of baloney! Be Good :hug: |
I can't believe I only lost 1.5 pounds this month. I started out at 205 and weighed 203.5 this morning. Yuk! At least I didn't gain? Baloney!
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I know I've been MIA but I have been lurking. . .isn't stalking against the law?? Anyway, weight has stayed the same and have new motivation/urge/whatever ya wanna call it to GET IT OFF!! I pulled out the ole stationery bike and am packing veggies instead of chips for lunch and watching, watching, watching portions (counting calories actually), even bought a new scale. I am down 3 lbs this week but being the first week I'm not that impressed! The good news, at work I think we're going to do a Biggest Loser-type challenge for ten weeks or so, just in the planning stages now, no one wants to start until after the first of the year but I'm ready to DO IT NOW, I don't want to lose a whole month just waiting on everyone else! But I will join up if they decide to do it.
Cold here too, lots of snow yesterday, didn't stick but forecasted for the next week, so I look for the ground to be covered - at least partially. DD still at The Ohio State University, a freshman and lovin' it! Actually doesn't want to come home -not kidding here either :( but finals are next week and then she'll be home for three weeks, so looking forward to that. I would love her to come home and say 'hey Mom, you look great, you've been losing weight', or something just as positive but I gotta do my part so here goes. . . Hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY and keep up the good work! |
HI TEAM :)
I am a disaster :mad: For the last few weeks it seems like every single time I turn around I am hitting an extra somethin'-somethin'....and it doesn't have anything to do with sex ;) An extra slice of cheese on my sandwich, that extra beer (over the limit I set for myself), extra piece of bacon for breakfast, a little bit more of a serving.... what is wrong with me? :?: These are things I have not done for a long time....on a regular basis. I seem to be gaining a pound a week. I know a lot of it is because work is slow right now and I am home a lot. Enjoying the time off but instead of working on the treadmill I sit my butt in the recliner.....although, seriously, I have been getting a lot of loose ends done around the house, cleaning, Christmas lights up....basic chores that get past ya when you are busy. TOOBIG :carrot: YAY! for a loss! MARGIE THIS TIME!! You WILL do it :) Just give it the 'ol.....gee this is hard for me to say....Buckeye try......why oh why couldn't she have been a Trojan ;) BRAT :hug::hug: as you go through this Christmas season w/o your mom....we are here for you. :carrot: on the healthy choices! MRSAUGIE Bet those kids are all jacked up for Christmas...do you have the Elf on a Shelf? I just gave one to my nephew. MINDY You out there? CAKSES see above Be Good Team |
Well I just got home from... drumroll please.... my first WW meeting. I went to the doctor yesterday for a check up and he was not happy with my progress to say the least. He did clear me and said that I'm now healthy enough to go out and start working again so that is some good news. So if I get a job offer I can take it without being concerned for my health. He did feel however that I should have made more progress in feeling stronger and better. He was unhappy about my abnormal low blood pressure and my lack of energy still and my weight gain. He really was almost pushy about me joining WW I guess since he was so concerned. He talked to me and what he said was persuasive and made me realize I really need a support group type of plan for right now. I also just got more blood drawn today. He is hoping that maybe now we will finally get some answers since I'm healthier now and am not sick with other issues now that would possibly taint the blood results. I'm hoping it's just a minor issue like thyroid or possible anemia. I don't think it's anything super serious but you never know either. We should know by Tuesday at the latest. But the WW meeting was wonderful and I really think it is what I need for right now and maybe I'll meet some more friends that way too. So I'm feeling positive today! Have a great day all! My thoughts are all with you.
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Here I am again! and it's another wonderful day, albeit cold and snowy, still beautiful!
My 'official' weigh-day is Saturday so are you ready for this (drum roll please!!!) down 4 1/2 lbs!!! of course this is just the first week but I'm lovin' it! Didn't do too well yesterday, home all day after church and home is the danger-zone for me because I just wanna snack and eat all the time. I did plan my meals and stayed with them, pretty well, but did a little snacking too but the scale was only up .2 lb from it, so I'm happy! Back on track today, not home at all, have my day job then go to my evening job tonite so no time in between to munch. So, "how you doin'?" Don't wait until January 1st, - there's nothing magical about that date, GET WITH IT NOW! You can lose several lbs. before January 1st if you just get started now, - hey, take care of YOU so YOU can take care of someone else. Okay, that's my motivational speech for today. Hope everyone is doing good, had a good weekend and ready for another busy week. GOOD LUCK!! |
Margie B.-Well I am not waiting until the 1st of January! I joined and bought a membership to WW tonight. Congrats on the lost pounds! Very good job!
I am officially 220.2. So my scale here at home needs recalibrating since it's been telling me I'm 217.6. Last Thursday I was 221.6 so I have lost about a pound and a half since last Thursday after being weighed at the doctor. I am poring over all of my WW materials and reading everything tonight. Tomorrow I will be grocery shopping. I did not like seeing that number at all. It was humiliating and just heart deflating. My stomach actually turned and did flip flops. I also measured my body yesterday with my husband's help and have inputted my measurements online. The lady that checked me in tonight didn't say a word though about the number on the scale. She was so nice. That's all for now! Have a nice night everyone.. Keep at it team! |
Blonde - Good for you! Take control of your own health, it's so important! Lots of people I know have had great success with WW, it's all portion control and being in the right frame of mind to stick with it and I know you can. You've tried lots of times to lose weight and have had some success, so hopefully WW will be the right way to go for you too. I wish you much success. I can't wait to be in ONEderland, can you?
I started my 'journey' (as EZ would say), on Saturday after T'giving at 214 and as of this morning (11 days later) I am at 208 - I haven't seen and "0" in my number for so long I couldn't tell you the last time, I am truly excited and ready to keep it coming off! I get to go to the country club today for a C'mas luncheon with the DAR and my mom (she's 77), so I've already been on-line and looked over the menu to see what I can order. Mom and I have talked too about splitting something and then maybe even getting a bite of dessert to share also. She has Parkinson's (recently diagnosed and doing well) so I am grateful just to be able to go with her and share this time. So, - where's everybody else??? Oh, working out?? Doing a few laps maybe?? Keep warm, - keep safe and make those pounds disappear!! Have a great day everyone. . . |
Margie B.-Thanks.. Yes I have had some success in the past losing some weight on my own but that was when my mother was alive. She was my biggest supporter and cheerleader and my work out partner when she was physically able to. This time I just don't have any kind of support system and haven't for awhile. My husband tries to be supportive but is just clueless lol. Biggest factor this time around is that I now have the time to go to the meetings and actually cook and just take time to take care of ME and I'm not juggling so many demands on me anymore. Ditto for wanting to be in ONEderland!!
Just grocery shopped today and sat down today and immersed myself even more with some of the WW reading I needed to do. Got a WW cookbook at Walmart that was cheaper there than at the WW store. Tomorrow will be my official start now that I have food in the house. Tonight I am studying for my first round of finals. Have an exam online tonight so I'll check in later! Good night! |
Hi TEAM :)
Well the only movement on the weight front is sideways.....no ups or downs. I am seriously trying to downsize calories and portions. The biggest problem I have these days is that I don't eat that bad as compared to when this journey started, so I am limited to what I can (want) to cut out. The biggest problems I have, as I have always had is the cheese ~ chips and beer. So all the chips are gone except for 1 bag of tortilla chips for our Mexican meals and a few with my soup for crunch. I have really cut back the cheese and beer. It will take some time to lose....I'll say 10-11 pounds....that will get me back to 180....which is a number I should be able to "maintain" close to. As I look back I have been talking about those 10 pounds a long time now....the last time I weighed 180 was April of last year! gotta go................. back.... BRAT ~ great job on WW. I know it is a great program for many people. MARGIE ~ Outstanding.....way to "start"....that's what I did on a July 7th....just made up my mind...and it worked...and would have continued to if I hadn't gone LAYZ on myself! |
blonde - knowledge is power. Get going and good luck on your first day, you know you've got support here and I'm sure hubby does the best he can. Sometimes getting started is half the battle!
EZ - sideways is better than up. Chips are also my downfall, I love 'em. I always say 'if God hadn't made chips I would be a skinny woman'. But I do find it's easier to stay out of them if you don't buy them in the first place - not saying I don't want them, just don't buy them, and the cheese. . . well let's just not even go there. My sister-in-law once blamed my parents for raising a houseful of mice because we all LOVE cheese, and now all the grandbabies and great-grands are major cheese eaters too - guess it runs in the family. Went to the county club yesterday, - was very nice and decorated so pretty. Good waiter and good food. I ordered what I wanted, just a smaller portion and COUNTED IT - NOTHING IS FREE, you have to count every bite. Well, I counted it as best I could, 'guesstimated' a think you would call it but I'm only up 1/2 lb so I'm not upset at all with that! Today we have office in-service day, it's not really an office party although lunch is furnished and they past out service awards, do some in-house training, etc. But lunch isn't until 2:30??? I think I may starve by then! No, I'll have a little something to hold me over and then count the 2:30 as my dinner so then I don't have to cook anything when I go home! Stay warm, looks like most of the country is in the deep freeze, I know we're in the teens for the next couple days, brrrrr. Be good to yourself! |
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