The ME I WANT TO BE! Weight Loss Support wk of May 7 06

[greysangel]

Happy Sunday one and all...hopefully this weekend brought you lots of sunshine and lots of motivation for spring!

First tie up from last week:

Hieka - Congrats on your weight loss! That is wonderful! I know how you feel in regards to both waiting out the work thing (I have 1 year and 11 months :o ) and also feeling better when you are eating well and feeling good. And yay puppy!!!!

Linda - What kind of job are you trying out?

Terri and Melissa - great job on buying the season pass...I used to do that all the time and it's 1) cheaper and 2) I think helped break down what I saw as a long haul into a 10 week segment.

Emily - how's the journaling going this weekend? I picked up a smaller note book that has an elastic that wraps around the outside from barnes and noble. My last one was a little too bulky although I liked that it had a little pocket. I wanted something just big enough to write a day's worth of stuff and be able to stick in my purse.

kathy- what a way to meet those goals! Hey, sometimes you have to do what's necessary and I'm sure you felt great to do what you set out to do..even if you did it differently from how you first envisioned ;)

kat and patty - welcome. :) There are a lot off WW'ers here..some doing meetings, some doing online and some doing the version they were most successful with. I myself fall back to points because it's what I know best, but haven't attended regular meetings in awhile and have added my own bits from other plans that have worked for me to do something that I can finally say is working!

As to my goals, after a stall last week I'm down 2 lbs this week so that makes about 22 since mid january. I'm far enough along now that people are starting to notice...I forgot what a double edged sword that is. In a way I like the compliments and yet at the same time, I hate the focus and attention.

I also promised myself some kind of activity plan and I think I found it :D A new martial arts place opened up and I went to check it out and sat in on a class and thought it looked AWESOME. It's jujitsu which is street fighting with a class system similar to karate. I'm taking a class tomorrow night, but it just feels right. My heart has not been into the gym whatsoever and I think it's partially because I was working out so long and still not feeling right physically and mostly because I missed kung fu (for thread newbies I did kung fu for about 8 months before we moved to Bayonne and I loved it). So I'm excited to have exercise that combines a discipline as well. I'm still comitted to one pilates session a week plus my regular time at the gym and at curves. It's time to start feeling like an athlete again :cool:

As to the topic, I'm going to steal Hieka's from last week which is:

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

Attitude is faking it til you feel it. Positive attitude gets you through the times when things are not working the way you want them to. Healthy attitudes help to break down long term patterns of negative self talk, destructive ids, abusive habits etc.. Sometimes you just dont feel like eating right, you are too tired for the gym and you wish you could have a time out...a free day to not worry about eating, counting, exercising etc. But a good attitude will get you over the hump.

What's your current attitude? What helps to have a positive attitude? Being in control? Certain types of food? Activity that you love? Rewards?

Have a great week everyone!

[Goin' Coastal]

Attitude is faking it til you feel it.



What a great concept! It does seem to be a matter of having "internal dialog" with yourself. I have come to the conclusion I must do an intentional hour of exercise daily, and continue to cut back on what I eat. My attidude is slowly coming around to accept exercising 3 days a week at 30 - 40 minutes is just not cutting it. I can't say each day is getting better, but each week seems to be. It's a gradual process to accept what is necessary to get the job done! I have recently finally lost a couple pounds, so I am motivated to keep going.

Good luck to all this week!

Char

[emilyn]

Journaling was good until yesterday when I didn't bother. So I got 6 out of 7 days. It's progress I guess. I do have a small notebook I could carry around for when I'm not by the computer. What I found yesterday though was that once I "decided" that I wasn't going to journal, I stopped measuring things and caring what the heck I was eating and it ended up being a pretty bad eating day.

My other goals, I hit strength training, I aimed for 3x last week and I did 4.
Water over the weekend....I remembered it, I just didn't drink it. Saturday was so so for water, yesterday was bad.

So for this week:
1) water on the weekend
2) journal on the weekend
3) up the fruits and veggies, I've been slacking
4) strength train 3x

Jeanne, congrats on the loss and on finding a "new" activity plan.
Char congrats on the loss and on the attitude coming around.

[Terri_A]

Attitude, huh? Mine kind of stinks today! But tomorrow is another day. I had a rough weekend, eating-wise. I had several girlfriends here most of the weekend for scrapbooking. We had a blast, but I had a couple more sangrias than I should have and ate nachos on Friday and pizza on Saturday. Technically, with the extra 35 points each week, I haven't gone over points at all, but I also know that I'm pushing it to the limit. It's HARD to say no when you're with your friends and having fun. Adult peer pressure - who knew!

So, I don't weigh in until Wednesday and that's a lot of time that I have to drink all of my water, eat within my points and get my cardio in! Thre great thing about a bad weekend is that on Monday, it's over!

[LakeMartinGal]

As to my goals, after a stall last week I'm down 2 lbs this week so that makes about 22 since mid january. I'm far enough along now that people are starting to notice...I forgot what a double edged sword that is. In a way I like the compliments and yet at the same time, I hate the focus and attention.
Boy, isn't that the truth! What do you say to someone who says to you, "Boy, you have lost a ton." :mad: I tend to say something about how tactful they aren't... did you get a facelift? or you need a facelift... but that's just me... :o Not that I've had that problem, lately... quite the opposite! :o But it has made me more mindful of what I say to others. I think the best remark ever made to me was... "Oh, you're slimming!" Notice and approval, without insult!

I stayed the same last week, but I ate the same last week, so that's not unexpected (see my sig..)

Goals for this week:
Exercise 2x, not counting PT
Journal!!!!!
Stop buying candy -- stop eating the candy! :mad:

This will be a tough week, as we're having houseguests for 5 days, and one of them is a CP woman who has to eat every 2 hours, and eats lots of sugary treats to keep her calories up, as she uses so much energy with her uncontrollable movement. I'm going to make lower-points recipes to compensate, and not eat any of her treats! (I was typing "try" in there, but I realized that that was a cop-out, and I wanted to be more positive!)

Now, to the question of the week. My attitude is self-indulgent, I know. Now, I have to make myself realize that the self-indulgence is really self-destructive! The real indulgence is to live/eat/exercise better so that I can stay around and enjoy my life more! Like being able to walk up from the dock, without stopping to catch my breath halfway up the stairs!

[Laura]

JeAnne, congrats on the continued weight loss.

Terri, I had a bad weekend too. I went out with SO and his 21 year old son. Well SO was recovering from gastrointestinal stuff so he just drank club soda. His son and me? 2 beers and a shot of tequila. :eek: Nothing like trying to keep up with a 21-year old guy drinking to make you feel like crap the next day.

Emilyn, I am horrible at journaling, but as I decided to do WW I guess I have to.

So, yes that is my news. I was inspired by Eva and her success on WW and decided to give it a go. I was going to do Core as it is similar to SBD, but the problem that exists is trying to make meals that everyone will like. So I am doing flex instead although I will often eat Core type meals. In a perfect world I would love to be down 20, but at age 43, it might be too hard to stay at the level. So I am shooting for 15.

Attitude - JeAnne you said something a long time ago about you just feel better about yourself when you are trying to lose weight/be healthy. (I know that wasn't exactly what you said but the sentiment has stuck with me). I like who I am when I am watching what I am eating or am exercising regularly. Five days off of either one, and I can become down. So here I am starting WW, just did my pilates DVD and feeling good. Hopefully the feeling will continue. I also notice I avoid this thread when I am not doing well. So if you notice some long absence from here, just bug me. I will probably need it. :D

[aggie94]

Laura, I have been meaning to respond to your PM but since you mentioned WW here, I thought I'd just post my reply here. Hope you don't mind. One of the comments you made was a concern about feeling hungry on WW. I get 20 points a day, and here's my take on them. If I eat all of them in the form of REAL food (and by real food, I mean fruits, veggies, lean protein, lowfat dairy, whole grains), I go to bed at night feeling satisfied, often full (but never the I-ate-too-much-and-now-want-to-puke full). It's only when I squander them on non-real food that I feel hungry. And by non-real food, I mean anything that isn't fruits, veggies, lean protein, lowfat dairy, or whole grains. It doesn't even have to be junk food. Even stuff like baked lays or a 2 point WW bar is not real food. And it doesn't fill you up for the points. Despite this, I still cannot give up my 3-point Coke a day. But I know that if I did, that'd be 3 more points of real food I could eat to keep me much fuller than a soda ever would.

To give you a real life example, I had a hellatious work day on Friday. I was out in the field with a client all morning, rushed back to the office for a meeting, then rushed out of the office for a hearing. All I could do was grab snacks as I had the opportunity. So by the time I got home at 5:30, I had eaten some baked lays, a coke, a frappuccino, a cereal bar, a WW bar, and a piece of birthday cake. I was STARVING. It seriously felt like I had eaten nothing all day, yet I had used almost all of my 20 points on pure sugar.

Give it a try one day and limit yourself to real food and see how you feel. I would almost guarantee you that you won't go to bed hungry.


As to the topic of attitude, I'd say mine is pretty good right now. I am getting closer and closer to goal each day. Even though I had a pretty good week this past week, I am only down a measly .4 pounds, but I am not letting it get me down today. I know deep down, I should just be glad last week's disaster didn't come back to bite me in the butt this week. Plus, I went suit shopping this weekend (I have outgrown all of my business suits and desperately need new ones) at Nordstrom's and can't tell you how great it felt when the size 4 pants were too big and I had to ask the saleslady to bring me a 2. A TWO! :eek: Seriously, I am not *that* small. What do tiny people wear if I'm wearing a two?? Still, things like that help keep my attitude positive. I know, it's vain, but hey, it keeps me motivated. ;)

[Angelina]

As to the topic of attitude, I'd say mine is pretty good right now. I am getting closer and closer to goal each day. Even though I had a pretty good week this past week, I am only down a measly .4 pounds, but I am not letting it get me down today. I know deep down, I should just be glad last week's disaster didn't come back to bite me in the butt this week. Plus, I went suit shopping this weekend (I have outgrown all of my business suits and desperately need new ones) at Nordstrom's and can't tell you how great it felt when the size 4 pants were too big and I had to ask the saleslady to bring me a 2. A TWO! :eek: Seriously, I am not *that* small. What do tiny people wear if I'm wearing a two?? Still, things like that help keep my attitude positive. I know, it's vain, but hey, it keeps me motivated. ;)

I have lost 1 pound last week, after having gained about 4 over the previous 2 weeks. It's ok. I will lose what I gained and learn from my mistakes. As far as sizes go, I really think they are cutting clothes bigger these days and sticking small numbers on them. The pants I'm wearing today are a size 6!! :eek: Not that I'm complaining, but I remember coming to the US almost 20 years ago at 116 pounds and wearing a size 8. :confused: And I am now 140. Figure that out...

Anyway, as far as attitude goes, the size 6 sure works! My attitude is great and upbeat. I LOVE the focus and attention. :cool: :p I just feel sexier and I only wish it was warmer so I could wear my summer clothes. :)

Oh, and I am going to take ballroom dancing classes. My brother does it competitively, and he got me 2 free lessons. After that they get pretty expensive, so I might go to a different school and take classes with my Dad. When we were on vacation 2 weeks ago, we were in a small merengue competition and lost (totally unfair...we were the best). Next time, we are going to wow them! One of these days, I will go with my husband too. ;)

Angela

[pattiarl]

Hi guys and welcome kay and patty. I'm on WW on line so you're more than welcome here. Of course, I should clarify that I'm really not following WW--just loyally paying them my $15 every month. BTW, I want to stop doing that and try Fitday but it doesn't seem too user friendly :(.

I took a little spill on Friday and along with other factors I haven't been to the gym since Wednesday. I feel so sluggish. I normally go every Monday morning but I went to bed late last night and I don't like starting the week off with a sleep deficit as it just gets worse as the week goes on....

Anyhoo. I WILL BE GOOD TODAY. I WILL DO CARDIO AND SOME WEIGHTS TODAY.

Thanks for listening. :)

[srahndennis]

Do you all have room for one more? :D I've been lurking, although I should really be participating!!

I'm a lifetime WW (2nd time :rolleyes: ) who's about ten pounds over goal. I started sliding in November and haven't looked back......until Monday. Okay - fun over!

I agree with Eva about the use of her WW points. I find the same to be true - that if I eat REAL food, I have plenty of points - even a few to spare. I'ts the carbs that really throw me off-track. Crackers, chips, salty snacks.....they are so many points and I can't just eat one serving. I know it's better for me not to have any at all since I don't control myself.

And Laura, I hear you about trying to lost weight over 40! I'm 41 and it's so much harder for me now.

Attitude - I've stopped beating myself up for letting this happen again! No sense in that; it is what it is and I need to focus on moving forward.

Goals for this week:
Journal every day - if I have to write it down, I won't eat it!!
Exercise - four days this week

Have a great week, everyone!

[TerriAb]

As to my goals, after a stall last week I'm down 2 lbs this week so that makes about 22 since mid january. I'm far enough along now that people are starting to notice...I forgot what a double edged sword that is. In a way I like the compliments and yet at the same time, I hate the focus and attention.

Hi Everyone! I've been lurking here for a couple of weeks, but wish I had found this awhile ago! I've just lost 15 pounds on WW. That was my goal. I did it through WW and regular workouts. It's tough, but it's doable. My best advice is not to beat yourself up about the setbacks and everything in moderation. If I had the occasional margarita (or two!), then I just tried to put in a bit of extra time in the gym the next day. If you get back on, it really does work. I'm not saying it's easy - it pretty much sucks most of the time and watching my thin (and heavy) friends eat and drink what they want just doesn't seem fair. I have loved and hated the compliments, too, but really, if you just say thank you (and nothing else) when people compliment you, they do shut up. That surprised me.

Good luck to all of you! From what I can see, you all are doing the right thing the right way. Keep it up!

Terri

[pattiarl]

I was not good :(. I did not make good food choices and I didn't make it to the gym. I'm having problems getting back on track. I hurt my foot last week on Friday and I have used that excuse every day (but yesterday) as a reason not to get up and go the gym. Some weeks I find it "easy" to get up and 5:30 am but this week the snooze button has won every day.

Perhaps tomorrow Iwill turn the corner. My eating has been better today and although I have to work a dinner, I'm leaving early and going to knitting. Hard to knit and eat. I did grab a leftover turkey sandwhich from lunch and stuck in in the fridge so I should be set. And it has brie on it and I hate brie, so that's easy to take off.

Terri, where do you live in VA? Did I meet you at jenphilg's house a couple of years back?

And welcome, srahndennis. Always room for one more.

Patti

[kathyann]

Hi All-
It's taken me a while to get around to checking in, since the week started a bit rough. I weighed in on Monday AM and was up 4 lbs from Friday :eek: !!! Now, I admit that I overdid it with the mint juleps and bourbon brownies (they were Cooking Light though!!) at a Derby party on Saturday, but still.... 4 lbs in 2 days is just not physically possible- is it?
Anyway, the topic of attitude was timely - with those kind of numbers looking up at me, it would have been very easy to be discouraged and give up on the whole thing for a while. Fortunately, I didn't- I just decided to buckle down an behave myself. How can I really expect excellent results, if I'm not willing to put in excellent effort? Anyway, I was very good about points and drinking water for the next 2 days, and all 4 lbs have now gone away, and taken another one with them!! :D
Actually, that kind of scenerio is not all that unusual for me. I weigh myself every day, and track it on a graph (yes, I'm a geek.... :o ) and I have noticed time and again that a loss is almost always preceded by a one or 2 day jump up in weight..... does anyone else see this kind of thing?

Welcome to Terri and Srahndennis.... I love seeing lots of people chiming in with different points of view and experiences that we can all relate to and/or learn from. I definitely hear you all about this over 40 thing..... I'm 40 this year, and it's as though some one flipped a switch on my metabolism.... what a drag!!! Ah well..... so it goes.
kathy

[TerriAb]

Terri, where do you live in VA? Did I meet you at jenphilg's house a couple of years back?



I am in Woodbridge. I haven't met anyone from the BB's. I mostly lurk in here, adding when I can (which seems like not much!).

Don't worry about your 4 pound gain. I really don't think you can gain 4 pounds in two days by a bit of indulging. Drink lots of water to flush it out. I'm a morning workout person, too. For about the first two months I had to drag myself out of bed every morning (a lot of days the bed won), but after having done a consistent 5 day workout for about 6 or 8 months, you really are more motivated to do it, so hang in there!

[pattiarl]

Happy to say that I prevailed over the bed and made it to the gym this morning. Not the best ever workout, but it felt great just to get it in. I'm traveling to NY for the next two weekends so I need to get some good exercise in before I head north as I don't really get much in up there--except for walking.

Patti

[LakeMartinGal]

I have made progress! I decided that, as I read what I wrote the other day, that I have been self-destructive, and I needed to see it in print! So, after I wrote that (and read it again!) I managed to drive for 2 hours with candy in the front seat, and never touch it. Now, I've put it away to take out when there are people here -- always safer for me, so they don't think I'm a pig. :o

I am 1/2 pound from Onederland, and this time, without the *boost* from Correctol! Keep your fingers crossed for me, please, I'm really making better choices, now! (I was going to say "trying" to make better choices, but that's defeatist, isn't it? Gives me room to fail...) :rolleyes:

Thanks for being here, people! I really appreciate you! :D

[pattiarl]

Excellent work, Kay. So proud of you and the urge to resist the candy. (I, myself, must put it in the way back seat.)

You can do this. Onderland is wonderful. :)

[Laura]

Congratulations Kay!

I am doing well in my first week of flex. I took Eva's advice to heart and have been eating "real foods" and have not been too hungry. I have strayed a few times, but knowing that I have to track all these things is generally keeping me honest. I do have a questioon though (and the answer is probably available on the WW webpage or in prior threads, but I am too lazy to look :o), what do you do with your extra points. Do most of you use the activity points or the extra 35 points, or do you really try to not use them at all. Obviously, the less you use those points the better, but I am just wonderin the norm. Day 4 of this week and I have used all my activity points and 5 of the 35 they give me. So I am guessing at this rate, I would have about 20 points left over for the week. Is there a norm out there?

[aggie94]

Laura,

I don't know about the "norm," and I'm sure after a few weeks you will figure out your body and how it best responds. I have never had a week on WW where I didn't use some of my flex points. And some weeks I use all of them. On average, I'd say I use maybe half of them or so. On days I exercise, I almost always eat some of my activity points but try not to eat all of them. I have no qualms at all about eating my activity points since they're well-earned, but I do try harder not to use as much of my flex. FTR, though, everyone is different. One friend is part of my email WW support group has to eat well below her daily points allowance in order to lose. She has been doing this a long time and has figured that out the hard way. So she tries never to eat any of her activity or flex - it's the only way she can lose.

[greysangel]

Kay - How's the week going with houseguests? Just say NO to the correctol! You want that 1/2 lb to be permanent..not just fleeting!

Laura - Conrats on signing up for WW - getting a plan is half the battle. I'll be checking in on you so no disappearing! As far as your question regarding WW, it's really up to the individual and the situation. In general I would say to eat your extra plus 4 activity points on the day you exercise and then use the others on an as needed basis. This is no hard and fast rule though...just something I have picked up in my weight loss travels :)

Angela - I like the attention as far as comments on how I look. I hate the attention as in dissecting all my lunches, grilling me about how I'm doing it etc.. Ballroom sounds like fun! I did it in college as course requirement for me (music major) and loved it!

Patti - how's it going? how are you feeling? Only you can decide as far as feeling ready to get back into it. I usually know mentally whether I'm sort of "faking" it and just not feeling like going to being too sick/uncomfortable to work out. Don't push it..at the same time, don't forgo getting back into the groove for so long that you drop it completely :D edited to add: YAY!!! Glad you got one in!

Terri and Stacy - welcome :D

Kathy - 4 pounds in 2 days is possible if you factor in WATER. If you get right back on track and drink a lot of water you will see it disappear. If you sort of futz around than the 4 lbs become permanent. I have noticed in my experience that after a night or two of overdoing it, the scale will jump up but if you get strict again it disappears pretty quickly. It's when you get all defeatist that it sticks around plus a friend or two :D

[greysangel]

Laura,

So she tries never to eat any of her activity or flex - it's the only way she can lose.

This is me :( :( It's annoying but what can you do?

[aggie94]

This is me :( :( It's annoying but what can you do?

It sucks, and I feel bad for her when I know how frustrated she must get busting her butt every week on exercise and staying below points and seeing only a miniscule loss (or even a small gain) and then seeing me, who sometimes slacks off and even has the worst week ever on WW using all flex and then some and still loses 3 pounds. :eek: I try to be very supportive of her, because through all my bitching about how hard this has been for me, I can't even imagine how much harder it is for her.

[Terri_A]

Okay, so I weighed in at WW yesterday. I only lost 1 pound. I thought the first week I would lose more than that, but in retrospect, it wasn't bad. After I looked back at my food diary, I had stayed within points, but had consumed a LOT of alcohol in the week, more than usual. I drank almost all 7 of the days in the week - sad, yet true! I had all kinds of unusual situations going on - work, friends, etc that led to that. I'm a little bit glad it happened because it showed me I can drink all week and still lose weight, but knowing that alcohol slows your metabolism, it shows me I could lose a bit more if I step away from the wine!!! So, I'm shooting for 1.5 pounds this week....we'll see next Wednesday! :D

[clairea]

I'm checking in late this week, but I am here. When I weighed Monday I was down 1.2, and it was TOM, so hopefully I am making some progress against those 3 lbs that have been hanging with me the last few weeks. So, I am still up a little from where I was, but at least am headed back in the right direction. Also, I can tell my clothes are fitting better. We are going to a wedding tomorrow night and I just tried on the dress a couple of dresses I was thinking about wearing -- one that was the "backup" dress, and the one that I really wanted to wear but was a bit too tight a few weeks ago. The one I want to wear fits perfectly now, so I am very happy and looking forward to a nice night out with DH!

Attitude is definitely an appropriate topic for me this week, since I am pretty sure that is what kept me focused and doing the right things when the scale was going the wrong direction. It is very easy for me to convince myself that things are just too hard to deal with weight issues, or that it isn't fair that I have to, or that why bother if it isn't working as fast as I want it to, etc. I'm glad I didn't give in to that, because I'm sure the scale would have just gone up if I had.

This week I am really going to focus on keeping a positive attitude about exercise. On Monday, I ran for 30 minutes straight (the goal I have been working toward) and was so proud and looking forward to continuing to do that). On Tuesday night I spilled some boiling water and got 2nd degree burns across my stomach. They aren't too serious and will be find, but I won't be doing any running or anything else strenuous until those heal. So I am kind of bummed that I will probably lose a little ground on the exercise front, but if I got there once I can get there again, and not being able to exercise will mean I need to really focus closely on my eating.

Hope everybody has a good weekend.

[srahndennis]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone! I'm doing well so far this week. I've stayed within my points for four days now - pretty good for me! And no chocolate....WOW, that's an accomplishment. I'm saving my flex points for the weekend since that's when I usually fall apart.

When I've been tracking, I don't think I've ever eaten all of my flex points and activity points. I'm not really sure if I would lose if I did. My plan for now is to use my flex points for the weekend but not use the activity points at all. I'll see how that works and then tweak. I'm a pretty slow loser, too. I've gone up and down so many times that I think my body just doesn't trust me anymore. And I certainly have noticed a slowing of my metabolism over the last couple of years.

[LakeMartinGal]

ONEDERLAND TODAY!!!!! Even with the houseguests! I'm so happy!!! Now, if I can keep it off!

Thanks for all your help and encouragement! :D :D :D :D

[pattiarl]

Congratulations, Kay. You can do it and more. Keep up the good work.

I did only make it to the gym once this week. I really must start getting up in the morning as my work days are getting really crazy and long and I'm really not in the mood to go right from work, to the gym, then have one hour before heading to bed. I really should have gone this morning but of course I came up with an excuse (I don't like to do mat pilates at all and especially in the mornings...) And now I'm off to NY tomorrow, returning on Tuesday to relatives in town until Saturday and then I'm back to NY. My aunt and uncle will want to eat every meal out and I just can't do that. I've been cleaning out my closet and there are so many cute little things that I can't wear :(.

It's all in my eating. My coworker has been going to a nutrionist and I'm thinking of following her plan. I know the whole thing is following a plan --actually sticking to it. I'm rambling (again). Tomorrow is a new day and I know I will get a good workout in before heading north. BTW, JeAnne, remind me if you still work in the city. Maybe we do lunch on Tuesday???

Have a strong-willed weekend all.

Patti

[Terri_A]

I don't weight in until Wednesday, but I needed to share a mid-week success with you guys. I gave myself permission to eat whatever I wanted today as long as I still journaled it. I went out to breakfast, to an Astro's game ( where I ate lunch ) and dinner at a Mexican restaurant. This could have easily been a 50 point day - EASILY!!! Something made me make smart choices...I'm not sure what it is. In the past, when I tried to lose weight I'd have caved and taken this day to eat ice cream sundaes, drink big ole' margaritas, bask in the cheese and fried food stretched before me...but not today. Something has clicked, I think. I think this time is, perhaps IT for me. I had half of a fit fare omelet at Denny's - a hot dog and a handful of peanuts with a diet coke at the ballpark - grilled fish tacos on corn tortillas with lots of pico de gallo for dinner. I drank a LOT of diet coke ( didn't drink all of my water today! ) But, all in all, I ended today having eaten only 1 point over my alloted daily points! I'm a bit in shock, but pleased with myself and shockingly motivated by it. It's an amazing feeling to NOT want to eat the crap. It's only one day, but I'll take it....and try to duplicate it, a lot!

Thanks for reading! :D

[LakeMartinGal]

I don't weight in until Wednesday, but I needed to share a mid-week success with you guys. I gave myself permission to eat whatever I wanted today as long as I still journaled it. I went out to breakfast, to an Astro's game ( where I ate lunch ) and dinner at a Mexican restaurant. This could have easily been a 50 point day - EASILY!!! Something made me make smart choices...I'm not sure what it is. In the past, when I tried to lose weight I'd have caved and taken this day to eat ice cream sundaes, drink big ole' margaritas, bask in the cheese and fried food stretched before me...but not today. Something has clicked, I think. I think this time is, perhaps IT for me. I had half of a fit fare omelet at Denny's - a hot dog and a handful of peanuts with a diet coke at the ballpark - grilled fish tacos on corn tortillas with lots of pico de gallo for dinner. I drank a LOT of diet coke ( didn't drink all of my water today! ) But, all in all, I ended today having eaten only 1 point over my alloted daily points! I'm a bit in shock, but pleased with myself and shockingly motivated by it. It's an amazing feeling to NOT want to eat the crap. It's only one day, but I'll take it....and try to duplicate it, a lot!

Thanks for reading! :D

Terri, I am so proud of you! What a great accomplishment, and doesn't it give you a great sense of empowerment? You are in control of your eating! You decide what goes into your mouth, and you have your own best interests at heart! Good for you!!!!! Keep on keeping on! You are a winner!

This is where I'm trying to get, and I'm not so good at journaling... tend to give myself too much permission, but you are my inspiration!!! :D :D :D

[greysangel]

sorry ladies it's been a little crazy on my end. I'll try to post new tonight..if not we'll keep this thread going through this week. Terri - GREAT JOB! Patti, I'm shooting you a pm.

[Laura]

Terri good job on the journaling and making good choices.

Although I am not one to generally journal, I have found that doing so is keeping me honest.

Despite falling off the points wagon at the end of the week, I still managed to lose 2.5 pounds (or somewhere around that amount since I can't tell exactly as I don't have a digital scale :rolleyes: ). In any case, I am happy.

I also had a PT treatment for my back/hip by my friend's husband, and it has helped TREMENDOUSLY!! Seriously, this guy is a genius. It seemed like he really wasn't doing much at all, but whatever he did has improved my lower back/hip by about 70%. I can actually roll over in bed without being in pain. So, that opens up a lot more opportunities for exercising again.

The weather is supposed to be gorgeous this week, so I am looking forward to some outdoor activity.

[seathyme]

I can actually roll over in bed without being in pain. So, that opens up a lot more opportunities for exercising again.



Delurking because I couldn't reisist this one, Laura! Enjoy your "exercise." :p
And seriously, congrats on your good progress.

[Angelina]

Any New Yorkers want to join me for a class at the S Factor school? :D I signed up for the introductory class, but it sounds just like my cup of tea and I might keep going to the 8th level to earn my 'black belt' in....err...umm...see for yourself at www.sfactor.com (btw, I can't access it from work because of filters, so you might not be able to either...it's not THAT evil).

I lost 2.2 last week!! This class I am going to take is part of my new approach to exercise. I figured I should do something I really love, which is dancing...so between ballroom dancing and pole dancing, I will get my workouts in!! :)

Angela

[Laura]

Delurking because I couldn't reisist this one, Laura! Enjoy your "exercise." :p
And seriously, congrats on your good progress.

:o Guess I should have rephrased that. :rolleyes: :D

[greysangel]

Any New Yorkers want to join me for a class at the S Factor school? :D I signed up for the introductory class, but it sounds just like my cup of tea and I might keep going to the 8th level to earn my 'black belt' in....err...umm...see for yourself at www.sfactor.com (btw, I can't access it from work because of filters, so you might not be able to either...it's not THAT evil). Angela

Looks like fun angelina!! I may have to drop a few though before I feel confident dancing around a pole :D

[aggie94]

Grrrr, my scale is dead even this week, and I'm not pleased about it. Last week it was only down .4. So I am on week three now with basically no movement at all. Now granted, my food choices have not been stellar. But they haven't been bad. And I've been consistently working out (hard) 4-6 days a week. So I'm feeling a bit beat down right now and trying to keep my attitude up. I really want to hit goal before my trip to China in a month. And I have only 4 pounds left. Man, these last few pounds are tough. Maybe I need another trip to Fuddrucker's to jump start my metabolism. :eek: ;) :p

[Terri_A]

aggie94 - hang in there!!! Perhaps you are working out too hard? Perhaps a few days off and then back on will jumpstart you. They always say the last few pounds are the hardest, but it will be worth it! Good luck-

As for me....I weighed in at lunch today....AND....I lost 4.4 pounds!!!! Can you believe it! In ONE week! I'm a bit shocked. Pleased, but shocked! I don't know what I did other than stay on the program, but I hope I can keep the downward spiral going!!!

[emilyn]

wow Terri, that's great! That's the sort of thing that is very motivating for sticking with the plan huh?

Aggie, hang in there. Maybe change up what you're eating if you've gotten into a pattern of eating the same things a lot? Or just keep on keeping on and hopefully it will budge.

I've done well the last couple days, last week and particularly the weekend were not good in the food department but I'm doing better.

[srahndennis]

Grrrr, my scale is dead even this week, and I'm not pleased about it. Last week it was only down .4. So I am on week three now with basically no movement at all. Now granted, my food choices have not been stellar. But they haven't been bad. And I've been consistently working out (hard) 4-6 days a week. So I'm feeling a bit beat down right now and trying to keep my attitude up. I really want to hit goal before my trip to China in a month. And I have only 4 pounds left. Man, these last few pounds are tough. Maybe I need another trip to Fuddrucker's to jump start my metabolism. :eek: ;) :p

I feel your pain! I worked my but* off last week and gained .2!! How frustrating is that?? I've had to supplement this week with some chocolate. :rolleyes: I need to pull myselft out of it but I'm still ticked.

[LakeMartinGal]

I feel like a new person! I don't know how it started, but my attitude has definitely changed.

I think it started when I wrote here, for all to see, that I was being self-destructive in my eating! Then, I decided that I am definitely not wanting to be that way, so I stopped just grabbing things, and buying candy because it looks good. I was 'treating' myself -- badly! :o

Since that day -- I think it was last week, I have lost 4 lbs, *mostly* kept my journal, and been reasonable with snacks. I have also been doing my workouts, including PT for the shoulder. I have really turned the corner into thinking like a thinner person -- "do I really need to eat, or do I just want to?" What would satisfy the craving, but not put me over points? It helps that Alabama peaches have come in, and I'm able to eat them a couple of times a day (they're small). Also, tomatoes w/salt for the salty cravings! I can actually eat just a couple of grapes to tide me over til dinner! :D

I know that I'll hit a plateau, and the weight won't come off as quickly as I'd like, but I'm looking forward to my exercise, and hopefully, the excitement of actually being in onederland for the first time in several years will carry me onward! :D Can you tell I'm excited?