[Ellemphriem]

10 pounds down now, and i feel ok i suppose. I am starting to fit into clothes i couldn't before. I still don't like myself but i am getting better with each day. What i wanted to ask you is what goes when you are sleep deprived. Do you give in on a craving or what? My daughter has the flu and i was watching over her for 2 night in a row and i am with less than 4 hours of sleep in total. I am also sick with the flu so during these 2 days i ate spagetti both days for lunch and one of the days at 3 at night (since i remained all night awake to check on her elevated fever). In contrast to the old days i didn't eat much. A small plate all of the times, and in comparison to a month ago i didn't want to eat anymore. In similar cases i could eat the whole package alone during the night. I think it is an improvement to what it used to be. I haven't binged at night for a month or so and i am starting to see a difference in my binging attitude.

Which is that mainly i have no urges to binge...!!!!! Also during these 2 days despite the fact that enjoyed spagetti almost freely i lost another pound. Your outlook on enjoying occasionally your favorite food but with portion control has helped me immensely. Thank you!

[novangel]

I love pasta (afterall I am Italian) but if I want to gain FAST; pasta with cream sauce will do it. I still eat it but very rarely and only with olive oil and garlic. I'm not big on marinara. Alfredo sauce is totally banned.

[Exhale15]

Yup, refined carbs are a big no-no for me. They are addictive! Also fried food. And fatty sweets. And coffee, makes me want to have a munch. Also, these things don't provide much in the way of nutrition, so my body is hungry for good stuff, but when I've been in a downward spiral I don't always see what's happening. Luckily, when I think about what I'm going to eat these days I'm 80% more careful. And I feel it more negatively when I eat crap.

As for clothes, I did buy new trousers for work but mostly the rest for me is tossing what doesn't work anymore and using up the few pieces that still do.

Have a great week everyone

[PrettyLadi]

Hi everyone I'm kinda new, I registered a while back but I haven't been logged on for a while. I am trying to build consistency with exercising regularly, I'm a slacker. I know I can do it once I stop slacking and get consistent.

[Exhale15]

Originally Posted by Ellemphriem

10 pounds down now, and i feel ok i suppose. I am starting to fit into clothes i couldn't before. I still don't like myself but i am getting better with each day...

You don't like yourself? Please tell me it's that you're not satisfied with your looks, but not that you don't like yourself. "yourself' is marvelous

[Gracenote]

This weekend has been really hard for me! I ate too much on Friday and Saturday. It's sunday and I am trying really hard not to let the previous days affect me. Thanks Exhale15 for the good advice. It may be that I did not get enough healthy calories in the previous day (thursday).

I know I have gained (my weight goes up and down too fast... mostly water weight, but it makes my emotions all crazy).

Hopefully I can report back later saying that I stayed within my calories today!!!

[Misti in Seattle]

Hi everyone, and welcome to PrettyLadi!

Looks good to see the losses... keep 'em coming!!

The pool was so much fun with my new underwater iPod that I ended up going again today (it was going to be my break day) and worked out for 1.5 hours. fun fun fun

Now I need to go in and make some juice... went to the natural market and got some good fruits and veggies for it.

[novangel]

Alright, I was tired with zero motivation but I got my butt off the couch and jogged for an hour...that's 7 days at the gym this week along with sensible eating 98% of the time. If I'm not down a pound by sometime next week then whatever. This week I gave ALL I had and I'm not willing to push any harder. I wave my white flag to the scale.

Time for dinner and then Walking Dead.

[pinkflakes]

Calories today: 1560

zumba/ellipitical

[alaskanlaughter]

i ended up being busier than expected today...younger son woke up at 7 a.m. and i got up with him...then he got a "cleaning bug" so we went through his entire room and organized all his toys and cleaned it out so now it looks nice in there again...then i ran a bunch of errands and did some work stuff...my stomach hurts again today...my solution being to eat...ugh...it's like food hurts my stomach but i cant stop eating...weird(!!)....ate a bunch of crap so far today...ugh...i know part of it is TOM coming up this week but still...

[1961tracy]

Hi All.

Exhale15, I like the idea of not having the original weight on my ticker too. I am thinking of doing a 25 lb ticker 3 times. I have a bad relationship w/catbs too. They just want me to eat more if I have some.

Fluffypuppy sorry about your loss, I pet sit as a side business. I take it hard when a friend goes over the bridge.

I still have my cold. I really want to do some exercise, but my energy level is low. Today was the first day I have wanted sweets. I couldn't find any low carb foods that were not ultra processed and had chocolate. I bought some Lindt truffles and will have 1-2 a day. I did a good grocery shopping today as well as checked out other food labels for future reference.

I had a salad for lunch w/pulled pork and for dinner grilled chicken w/ roasted brussel sprouts w/bacon. Good start to the week! Have a good week everyone!

[Diana3271]

Hi Everyone!

I finished my Les Mills Combat rotation today! It was starting to get old!

I felt really good today. TTOM is still on, but I'm thinking that it will be shorter than it has been (in the last year ). I hope I didn't just jinx myself with that comment.

Katydid I'm glad your weigh in stuck. Sometimes it bounces back a little. Good job.

Fluffypuppy Sorry to hear about the loss of one of your "doggie clients". I know it had the same effect on our groomer when Magnum passed. Good job on your food plan.

Misti I'm glad the new iPod is such a good addition for you. We've gotta keep things fresh and fun. I guess that's why I just ordered 3 new workout DVD's. I am considering 3 more, too.

Pinkflakes I hope the Dr appointment goes well and they can find out what's going on. It's got to be difficult not knowing the problem.

Novangel Did you enjoy The Walking Dead? I watched the Amazing Race! Good job on getting to the gym.

Ellemphriem I agree with enjoying the foods you like in moderation, if you can do it. I have a difficult time with moderation. It just depends on what it is.

Exhale I can also feel it if I eat too many off plan foods. I feel tired and lethargic and like crap in general.

Prettyladi Hi and Welcome to the check-in!

Gracenote How did things go today? I hope you did well and were able to stick to your plan.

Alaskanlaughter Hang in there.

[Fluffypuppy]

1961tracy--thanks. Sounds like you know what it's like. Do you have any pets? I have two 11-year-old Pomeranians. A male and a female. They are my world. I live alone so I am closer to them than I am to anyone except for my immediate family (Mom, Dad and brother).

Today I lost it at dinner. I went out with a friend to an Ethiopian restaurant and I loved me a veggie platter. It sounds healthy but it's actually rather high cal and there was a lot of injera (Ethiopian sour dough bread) involved. I didn't even count calories but upon relocating my mind I figure it was about 1000 cals. Earlier in the day I had a 400 cal lunch (also involving bread) so not terrible but more bread than is ideal. It was totally unplanned, the going out, so I wasn't prepared with calorie content research and the like. Oh well. Moving on.

[Diana3271]

Total Approx Calories 1205 +

Wow! My calories are lower than normal today. That's good for me since yesterday was a higher calorie day. I didn't feel deprived either. I devised a recipe for chicken salad that's higher in protein and doesn't use mayo. I want to share it, but I'm scared everyone will think it's weird. I am a volume eater, so I eat different than a lot of people do. I have to get full or I will have problems later on. The chicken salad had a lot of protein in it, it was a lot (volume) and it totally satisfied me. I used a can of white meat chicken, a small container of pineapple, and ricotta cheese. I mixed it up really well. Yesterday I didn't use the pineapple, since I hadn't bought it yet. I used celery. Next time I will put celery in it along with the pineapple. Another tip about the bread. The bread stays in the freezer because of the type of bread it is. I put 2 froze together pieces in the toaster. I put it on the medium setting and defrost. The outside of both pieces were toasted but the inside was soft. I put the toasted side on the inside when I made my sandwich. It gave a little extra crunch/texture. Dang it was good! I also put some lettuce on the sandwich.

Breakfast (395 Calories + coffee)
spritz oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 calories
Vegetable of choice
1/8 cup feta cheese 40 calories
Rudi's Whole Wheat English muffin 130 calories
1 teaspoon jam 20 calories
juice 75 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream

Lunch (320 calories)
Homemade chicken salad sandwich on 2 slices Rudi's Sprouted Grain Bread 270 Calories
Iced coffee w/stevia/cream 50 calories

Dinner (490 Calories)
Homemade chicken salad sandwich on 2 slices Rudi's Sprouted Grain bread 270 calories
No oil no salt popcorn 220 calories (DH ate some but I gave myself credit for the whole thing. )

Exercise:
LM Hiit Power w/12's
LM Hiit Shock Plyo w/12's

[Diana3271]

1961tracy I hope you feel better soon.