[Diana3271]

Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Check-In! Let's make it a great month!

I want to welcome everyone to the Daily Accountability Check-In. Our goal is to stay accountable and on track by posting our daily food and exercise choices. All food and exercise programs are welcome. Consistency is the key to reaching our weight loss goals.

Introduce yourself or jump right in and tell us what you have been doing.

Here's to the start of a great month!

[IanG]

OMG, I hate new accountability threads. Let the old ones run wild and free!

That being said, my name is Ian. I have lost 110lbs plus or minus. I am struggling to get into the 160s.

I eat big salads. I eat a lot of fish. I eat a lot of hummus. I drink a lot of beer. And (perhaps because of this) I get bad gas. I run. Very far. Too much. I lift weights. And I box.

So it's all a bit messed up. Fat goes. Inches are lost. Muscle arrives. But I don't really know where or how. And the scale plays tricks on me.

[Diana3271]

Originally Posted by IanG

OMG, I hate new accountability threads. Let the old ones run wild and free!

THEY won't let that happen! THEY will shut us down! Then I will come back thinking someone said something perverted . . . only to find out we hit the 500 post limit!

[newleaf123]

LOL ian and Diana

I'm Heidi. Up and down the yo-yo too many times to count. Down now, with a commit to stay here. 151.9 to start October. Feels good!

Yesterday:

B: cappuccino, hot cereal with pumpkin pecan butter, banana with almond butter

L: salad of lettuce, kale, tomato, carrot, cucumber; HM microwave ratatouille, Mediterranean crackers, 150 cals worth of TJ cookies

S: radish

D: salad of lettuce, kale, tomato, cucumber, green pepper, cauliflower, broccoli, apple, mozzarella; WW penne with tomato sauce & meatballs, served over sautéed spinach; 2 Popsicles

E: none :-(

[time4me2change]

I am back after almost a year absence...

Today it begins. Not tomorrow.

I am buying a scale tonight and I will do some light exercise.

I plan to check in daily (unless I have no internet).

Re-introduction.

I am a 29 year old Teacher who currently lives in Cairo, Egypt.

My absence is due to many life changes, but basically I've decided life will always throw things at me and I may as well look good when I get hit.

[newleaf123]

Welcome back, time4me2change! Exactly, life will always have hiccups, we need to learn not to let them derail us... I had a hiccup of 2 years of very high stress; the next time that comes around, I need to draw strength and NOT put on weight; it doesn't help!

[Diana3271]

Good Morning, Everyone! Happy October!

Last night I added on:
Tamilee Webb's Total Stretch for Beginners (standing)
Restorative Poses for Relaxation from Yoga for Stress Relief

Calories for yesterday: 1480 +
Weigh In: 159.6
Down: .6

time4me2change Hi and welcome back!

Have a wonderful day!

[Psychic]

Happy October Everyone!

Yesterday's Calories: 1592
Today's Weight: 171

B - Wheat Bread w/ Peanut Butter & SF Strawberry Preserves
S - Caramel Double Chocolate Crunch Bar (compare to atkins)
L - LC Roasted Garlic Chicken w/ Creamy Parmesan Spinach + Yoplait Light Key Lime Pie Yogurt
S - Mint Chocolate Chip Klondike Bar
S - Pizza String Cheese
D - Steak Fries + Hot Dog w/ Bun & Yellow Mustard
S - Sixlets + Multigrain Crackers + Buffalo Goldfish Puffs
Exercise: 20 Minutes Cardio (-210) & 10 Minutes Strength (-40)

I was doing fairly well until late afternoon. Then I started eating more than I should have. Good news is that I dropped to 171 today. I'm trying to get down to 168 by the end of this month.

[tyla]

I'm Tyla, and I love this thread. Everyone is so nice and are working hard to get to their goals. Very inspirational here. My goal this time is to plan what I eat, exercise and to develop better eating habits. I'm starting to accomplish all of these, thank God.

Last night I went to Zumba class and tonight I will do the same. I've learned that Zumba is one of the exercise classes I love. I'm also checking out a lot of DVDs from the library to see what else is best for me.

Starting weight this month: 146.8

Good luck, everyone!

[Larry H]

October has started off great for me. An eight "8" pound loss since last week!

Thanks go to Diana for reminding me that I am very sodium sensitive and I really retain water if I have too much sodium.

Some of you may not know me and since this is a new month I will introduce myself.

I am a 69 year old retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer and I am a very active Shriner working to help our kids in Shriner's Hospitals for Children. I have a life long history of yo-yo dieting. Losing and then regaining all plus more.
Exercise is often a problem due to advanced arthritis in both hips and knees as well as my left foot. I used to love to walk but most days I limp.
I am a calorie counter and no foods are off limits to my diet unless they exceed my daily calorie allowance. I do try to limit fats as I had Cardiac Bypass surgery two years ago. My desire is to change that life long history of yo-yo dieting to one of healthy eating. With the help of all of you it may be possible.

[IanG]

Up 1.0lb today but just clinging to the 160s so not bad.

But other than that a dreadful day. My father in law got worse in hospital last night (heart problem) and I am having to work at home looking after the kids while my wife visits. Nightmare. So no exercise.

Breakfast: 2 pieces of toasted low-calorie bread with raw mushrooms and mayo light. 2 anchovies. A few olives. 1 coffee, milk, no sugar.

Lunch: Octopus, clams, small piece of salted mackeral, small piece of salted cod, small piece of haddock, 5 anchovies, lettuce, pickled garlic, tomato, red onion, corn, kidney beans, olives, argula, hemp seeds, french onion dip, olive hummus.

Dinner: Will drink lots of beer (Green Flash Imperial IPA)

Exercise: None. Forced rest day.

[ILoveVegetables]

Up 1 lb today, probably because I completely caved and had a bowl of noodles last night, though I promised myself I wouldn't eat in the night. I just can't seem to kick the habit and it worries me. I'm also finding it difficult to go back to having water like I did earlier. I just had 3-4 glasses today and just don't want any more.

Breakfast - Sandwich (Two slices brown toast, one tomato, one onion, one boiled egg)

Lunch - Fish curry, 3/4 cup cooked rice, tomato and onion salad

Dinner - 1/2 beef burger, 2 spoonfuls brown lentil stew, 1 mini toblerone (dark)

Now it's time to make sure that I make it through the night without eating anything.

[time4me2change]

Thank you newleaf and Diana


SO....I didn't buy a scale... I couldn't actually find one at the place I was shopping.... but I might go out again this weekend or at the latest next Tuesday.....

I'm still starting today, just can't update my weight or make a ticker.


I hope everyone has a good day and I WILL see you here tomorrow.

[Mrs Snark]

Welcome time4me2change!

Yay for a new Daily thread, yay for October!

I'm Mrs Snark, I working on losing a bit more weight while maintaining a more than 50 pound loss, and I had my first binge since April on the very last day of September. So today is recovery day ONE for me. I can do this. I have a recovery plan, and I'm sticking to it.

Exercise: Ran 3.12 miles first thing this morning. Tonight I will also do my body-weight strength routine as it is on the schedule.

Breakfast: Ezekiel toast with natural pb, banana with cinnamon, iced coffee with stevia.

Lunch: Black bean tostadas piled absolutely sky-high with tons of vegetables, a ridic amount of sriracha, and a double dose of gauc (only 180 calories worth of guac, but still, so good!).

Dinner: Vegan mac and cheeze; brussels sprouts roasted in evoo and garlic.

[MintyBadger]

Hi everyone!

I'm a student in Scotland doing forensics and I finally decided to take control of my weight last month.

I was 230lbs last time I checked but that was well over a week ago. Only just moved into my flat so I need to go buy some scales.

Stuck to 1200 calories today and did half an hour of aerobics between lectures.

Here's hoping tomorrow goes as well!