No more fat pictures!!!!!! (comments welcome)

[DisFam95]

OK...I confess...I'm going to WDW in 26 days..not that I'm counting :cool1: . Looking through my old pictures showing DS4 and I can't stand to see Fat Momma in all of them :furious: I REALLY wnat to love my pictures of me and my children and I want to WANT to have my picture taken. DH will point the camera over to me and DS and I find myself leaning back out of the picture. How wrong is that. "No don't photograph me with my beautiful children!"

SO I caved and "Called Jenny" last night.

A bit about me. I'm in my mid-30's..ok 35 (I've had issues lately with realizing that I'm moving towards 40 now :goodvibes ). I have 2 wonderful boys, DS4 and DS11mo and a wonderful DH that loves me 'just the way I am'. I've been at or above 200 for the last few years bewtween kids. Sort of that 'Why bother since I'm going to get fat while prego anyway' attitude. Well DH has had the Big V now and we are done with the kids. We have the 2 perfect ones and we are thankfyl for that.

It's been almost a year since my last baby and I am proud to say I quickly lost the baby weight and some. Today I weighed in at 187.6 :cheer2: . I was 201 right before getting preggo. I had been doing really well eating right on my own for several months. Then my sweet dad adds me to his gym membership. I've been at the gym (1hr on the treadmill) about 2-3x week. That's all I can fit in with work right now. Well it seems like since starting to workout it's been this license to eat whatever the heck I want. "Oh I went to the gym today I can have a little extra". STupid stupid stupid!!! It has put a halt to my weight loss and actually gained a few pounds. I was so close to seeing 185 on my scale :confused3 but I blew it. I have not seen those sweet numbers in years. Oh well..let it go..right.

I did Jenny 14yrs ago and am a lifetime member. I've been back 1-2 quick time but never stuck with it due to the getting prego issues. I really do better with having some accountability. KNowing that I have to go in and weigh and will be in my PERMANENT record sort of reigns me in when I need it!!

Last time I went I had a terrible counselor. She was so disinterested and I felt like I had to volunteer most of the info. My counselor last night really asked me good questions and I think will keep me focused.

So anyway....I'm just coming on here for a little more accountability and writing it down. Anyone can read or post. I'm not a funny writer like I see some others are great reads. I'm just hopping keeping a log wll help my focus.

I'm going to the gym today again since work cancelled me.

Wish me luck on my 26 days. That's just my short term goal of course!!!


Day 1: 187.6

:wave:

[DisFam95]

My 1st full day I did well. I went to the gym w/ my dad and did 60min on the treadmill at 4mph. Really enjoying my ipod. I treated myself after going to the gym for a month!!! REally makes the time pass easier.

I did perfect on the eating. I did have 1 Cheese Nip and licked the knife from my son's PB&J :goodvibes . I'll take what I get, right!!!!

I have plans for the gym again tomorrow too. It's so nice to have that commitment w/ someone.

Hope tomorrow goes as well.

[JerseyGirl114]

:wave2: This is the first time I checked out the WISH section of this site, and I had to laugh when I read the title of your post. I feel the exact same way!!! I've been a yo-yo dieter for years and was on the heavy side the last time we went to WDW. We are going in November & I wish I would've done something sooner.

I'm 36, I also have 2 kids, & I currently weigh 7 lbs less than when I delivered dd 11 years ago popcorn::

Years ago I joined LA Weightloss & I was doing really well until they closed the center and moved 4 towns away :furious: So little by little the pounds came back.

This week dh & I started following the plan again using all of my old literature. We just got over their quick start phase, or whatever they call it. Tomorrow we start the actual diet portion.

I remember being hungry on this diet, but I also remember not being hungry on WW and also not losing :sad2:

So maybe the 2 of us can keep each other motivated?

[DisFam95]

JerseyGirl - thanks for the hello. It's never too late to do something!! Yes you only have 2 months but you can do a lot in 2 months. I'm also posting in the Dieting for Disney thread. For folks w/ upcoming trips!! You could get 10lbs off easily (well maybe not easily but you know what I mean). That would be something. Just think of those snapshots!!

I think I may put some old fat disney pics on the fridge and pantry!! And on the inside of my drivers side window in the car so I won't hit the fast food places :rotfl:

Day 2 was ok. Made it to the gym and did 60 min on the treadmill. Got stuck out for lunch and just ordered Chuck-fil-a nuggets, no sauce, and a diet coke. I did sneak about 4 of DS fries :smooth:

I met a friend at the mall and did not order anything when she had to stop for lunch w/ her little boy. I just sipped my Diet Coke.

DH ordered pizza for dinner :sad2: . I was started out good and was making my pizza in a box. DH was late coming home from work and the pizza was just sitting there looking oh so lonely (I ordered it for DH). I took 1 bite shut the box. About 20 minlater I ate the whole slice. It was a small slice of a medium Gattis pizza so not too big.

I could kick myself!!!!!

Today started out well enough. Had to work so no gym. I had to take DS to the doctor so I worked through lunch to get out on time. So I did ot eat lunch until 3pm. I had a turkey snadwich w/ a smidge of light mayo for some moisture..can't eat a dry sandwich :crazy: . BUt then I found a individual bag of chips in the back of the pantry.. Idid my usual justifications...since I did not eat any snacks all day I could fudge on this right?!?!?

Then I went to Target and I saw them (or so I thought). The Halloween candy section..my nemesis. I love Mellowcream pumpkins. I bought a bag and took them home. It looked smaller than last years so that was good. I read the serving size of 9 pieces and I ate 9 pieces. Not as good I thought. I looked more carefully at the bag and these were not the name brand Brachs Mellowcream Pumpkins..it was Target generic. Definitely not as good. But I had to make sure so I ate 9 more :sad2: ***...why did I just do that????

I folded it up and put it aside. Well 2hrs later I'm walking by and opened the bag and 'checked again'. I ate 3 more...yep..still not good. I can't believe I did that!!!

Tomorrows a new day right???

[LOVEDISNEYLAND]

Hey I totally agree with your post. I hate looking at all the pic's of me. at first I thought oh, I don't look that big but when I look at them a couple more times I think man I sure do look fat. so.....Instead of just wishing I was thin I have to do something about it and I have. I went to Curves three days this week and I'm shooting for 4 days next week. I have been eating lean cusines for lunch and sometimes dinner, sugar free jello, sugar free pudding and a lot of crystal light. I'm not sure if that counts towards my daily water intake or not but someone told me it does. sure does beat the craving for soda. I have three months till my Disney trip and I plan to work my but off till then. DEADLINE IS DEC 6TH!!!!! I know you can do it if you just put your mind to it!!! I know I don't know you but I have faith in you, just by reading your post. oh... and the pizza situation, I know that all to well, my H LOVES PIZZA!!!!!! and orders it a lot and at first I never really liked pizza but when you smell it sometimes you just can't help it. it's okay to have one piece. just don't diprive yourself of the foods you really like because your chances of over eating will be a lot higher. good luck and keep in touch. Missy

[DisFam95]

Missy: Hi there. Great job on doing the curves!! The Crystal Light does count as your water. That and tea, decaf is better since caffeine is dehydrating. SOunds like you have a good plan. I was doing that too w/ the LEan Cuisines and doing well but when I went to the gym I started eating junk again :confused3 . SO with my trip coming up I needed something serious so I called my friend Jenny again!

I can totally do it cheaper on my own like you are but I needed the accountability for the next month! Good luck on meeting your goal this week at Curves. If you miss a day just do some push ups, crunches, other florr ex at home.

Well, since the pizza and pumpkin incident I seem to have done better. I've dropped almost 4 pounds in 5 days. AMazing what a little diet and exercise can do huh!! I feel really good. I did a video yesterday since I could not make the gym. It's the Slim in 6. I love this company and their stuff. I have the other POwer 90 and it's god too. I can't stand the peppy aerobics ladies "ok..alright..step it up..uh huh" - just shoot me!!! These videos are so normal. They have a countdown timer on the side so you can visually see how much longer. They seem more 'athletic' if that makes sense. I don't feel like I'm 'dancing' in my living room. My a$$ is KILLING me. I went to sit on the potty this morning and almost screamed!!! :teeth: SO I worked out 4x last week (pats self on back) :thumbsup2 .

I went out last night w/ my girlfriend and she's always been the bad influence on the eating! We just went to the mall but she always suggest getting a cookie or ice cream so I was prepping myself on the drive over. "I will have ice cream at Disney..I will have ice cream at Disney"

Well to my surprise she did not suggest that. She told me she had gone to visit 2 health clubs to get prices etc!!! I was so happy for her. I think she's seen the progress I've made in the last months and realizes I'm serious.

I have to meet a friend for lunch this week so I need to prepare mentally for that. Also my girlfriends are wanting a girls night out so I neep to think about a better restaurant to make a good choice.

I'M READY...BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pre-preg: 201 (2005) lost the baby weight and then some
Day 1: 187.6 (9/6/06)
Day 5: 183.8

[JerseyGirl114]

Hey there,
It's so hard to follow a diet and also have to cook for our kids! Both of my kids are very active in sports and sometimes we don't get home until 8pm or later and it's so hard to get a healthy dinner ready. This time I was prepared though. I bought one of those rotisere (sp?) chickens (already cooked) in the supermarket this morning and DH & I ate that, while the kids had chicken nuggets & instant mashed potatoes! I did make them eat some of our fresh spinach though - not that they enjoyed it either!!!

LA weightloss is really strict - I can't even have a sandwich!!! I'm only allowed 1 pc of diet bread a day!!! I do know it's worth it though, and that's been my mantra all week.

I had a girls nite out this past Sat. The way I was able to better stick to my diet was to be the designated driver for everyone. We all packed in my minivan, went out and the only thing I had to drink was diet coke. I was so proud of myself :cheer2:

I did go to a party on Sun. though, and thought, hmmm, I was so good yesterday, I really deserve a piece of this cake :sad2: but it could have been much worse I suppose, there was a ton of food & all I ate was the salad & the peppers only from a sausage & peppers dish.

Luckily I don't get the chance to eat at work, and then the kids are out of school & I'm super busy running them around town that before I know it it's dinnertime. It's late at night that I have a problem with. I'm actually full now because dd had a game tonight so we ate late. :Pinkbounc

I used to have a friend who would always say, Oh come on, you don't have to diet TODAY (no matter what day it was), and it was always so hard to not give in to her. Then another friend gave me a tip. Wear the tightest pants you can go out in public in, that way you will be uncomfortable and will be less likely to order something you shouldn't!

I purposely put a pic of me, dd & ds standing at MK the last day of our trip in a frame and am now keeping it on my dresser so I see it every morning. I do not want to look like that when we go back in 2 months!!!!!

Just remember, a set back is just that, a set back. As long as you don't think, well, I blew it today so I might as well eat what I want & start tomorrow....that's what I did practically ALL summer!

[DisFam95]

Jersey: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: SOunds like you did good!! It's hard when you at parties and there's food all around so you did really good not to eat the sausage and other food! Having a plan makes it easier too re: dinners ets. We run around a lot too w/ the kids and DH's new job brings him home later than he used to (about 6:30 now). I have not had a dinner on the table yet when he comes home (unles you count the pizza :goodvibes ). The kids keep me so busy DH walks in the door and I'm like "oh crap I guess I better through something together" or we ordered something. Keep up the good work.


I guess I did really good this weekend. DH cooked a good looking dinner on Saturday and I had 1 taste of the cheesy scalloped potatoes..yum. I did get really mad at him. We were both in the kitchen (me preparing my box meal) and him cooking (which he was soooo proud of). So he had to go on an on about what he was making and how good it looked and when the potatoes were done he got to put a big thing of cheese on it. All the time going "mmmm mmmm mmmm". I just yelled at him..can't recall exactly what I said. BUt about how inconsiderate he was and that he was trying to sabotage me etc :furious: . He apologized and all was well.

I was up late preparing for a consignment sale and had the midnight munchies. I wanted something so bad. I got a tortilla, spread the thinest layer of sour cream you've ever seen, put some grilled chicken on it and just the tiniest bit of shredded cheese. SO not too bad.


My dad is sick I think so I don't think we're making it to the gym today. I have to make myself do something!!! We'll see how it goes.

Pre-preg: 201 (2005) lost the baby weight and then some
Day 1: 187.6 (9/6/06)
Day 5: 183.8
Day 7: 182.6

Wow that's 5 pounds in a week! Love the 1st week of Jenny :thumbsup2

[CJK]

Welcome to WISH and way to go!!!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: You're off to a flying start!!! Your enthusiasm is contagious!! :) Can't wait to continue hearing about all your progress!

[DisFam95]

Thanks!! I was walking throught Target shopping today and just could not help talking in my head "You are doing sooo goood. Don't even LOOK at the ice cream aisle..you don't even want that...man I'm going to do so great at this..I'm going to WIN!!!!!"

I was probably strutting a little too :rotfl: . I don't know..I've just gotten this super confident attitude and it feels great. It really helps. Sort of like your own little constant pep talk.

Let's hope it lasts. I know it's so much easier in the beginning. The 1st bunch of weight comes off easier.

Oh and I did my treadmill today. I actually ran for 10 minutes :cool1: then did a speed walk for 40. I got a really bad cramp in my ribs? sort of under my left breast. That's why I don't run!!! I was only going 5mph then walked at 4.2 so not bad.

Well gotta run..baby's crying :furious:

[JerseyGirl114]

5lbs :banana: :banana: :banana: Yoy go girl!!! I saw the new (at least to me) commercial with Kirstie Alley how she lost 75lbs on Jenny - she looks amazing. That could be you!!!

It has officially been 1 week and I haven't stepped on the scale! I just know if it hasn't gone down as much as I'd like I will get depressed and then not be as good with the dieting. I did take my measurements last week, and I plan to take them again at the 1 month mark.

I haven't had a gym membership in 2+ years. I planned on excercising at home this week, but only did it once. That's something I need to improve on! I also keep saying I'm going to go walking every night to get in better shape and not be so tired from all the walking we plan to do at WDW, but just thinking about it makes me tired!!! I think it's because it's my first week back to work (I work in school & I'm off all summer) so it will take some time for me to get back in the swing of things.

I'm lucky in the fact that dh is doing this diet with me. If my dh did that to me, he'd be making ALL his meals himself until I got over my little hissy fit! That's so not fair!!!

I quit smoking 2x. Once cold turkey when I found out I was preg with dd. After she was born I slowly went back. Then I quit again right before I became preg with ds, so it's been about 7 years & I'm 99% sure I'll never go back. But my point is that smoking is an addiction and it was easier to do that than lose this darn weight!!!

My biggest challenge this week will be on Friday night. We have our neighborhood bingo night and there will be all kinds of junk food right at my fingertips. Other than the tight pants (they are really only tight at the waist) I'm not sure what else I can do other than wire my jaw shut!!!

Great job on the treadmill :woohoo: Keep up the good work :thumbsup2

[JerseyGirl114]

I hope you haven't given up!!!
If you didn't do that great for a few days it's better to start again instead of giving up! Hopefully you've just been too busy to post!

I've been doing pretty good myself. It's been an extrememly busy week & I pretty much crashed every night so it wasn't that hard! Night time is the worst!

Less than 2 months till Disney - :Pinkbounc

[DisFam95]

Hey Jersey..I have not given up!! I have been busy with the trip in a week and my DS1 had his 1st b-day party last night so I've running errands for everything and keeping up w/ DS4 etc...you know..life!

I did have sort of a let down. I did so awesome (If I do say so myself) the first week or 2 and then nothing. It was that TOM so I know that had something to do with it. I worked out fo an hour 4x and ate well and lost nothing. I've lost another pound I guess but witht the pary last night :confused3 who knows now. I know it's only 1 meal and if I get back on track today I'll be just fine.

I'm meeting my girlfriends to go scrapbooking all day so that is another big concern. She's on the fluffy side and has no willpower so this will challange me. She had her DS b-day party too last night and said she's bringing all the left-overs :rolleyes: .

I'm glad to hear from you today. I guess it got me focused again.

How are you doing???

Well I have 8 more days and 1 of those I'm going to the State Fair. Not sure I'll loose my last 2 pounds before the trip. Some new foods this year at thew fair are fried Coke (yes fried Coke), fried mac and cheese, fried prailines. It's going to be a bad day :guilty: . It's one day of the year and a tradition to go and eat all the crazy new fried things. Usually after a few bites we're over it and toss the rest. My compromise will NO COKE..only diet or water...well except the fried Coke. That recipe started as a joke when the guys friend said "What are they going to think of to fry next..a Coke?" so he experimented. Basically a pastry thing made w/ Coke..we'll see.

It's next Friday so look out for the Food Report!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well..that's me today.

[JerseyGirl114]

When are you leaving for WDW? I still have a little over a month to go.
The only good thing about being so busy myself is not having the time to eat! Between work, and being a chauffer to my kids has been crazy. But they love their sports and I could never take that away from them. DS has now added cub scouts to the mix. Oh yeah, I've also taken over the job as den mother - just shoot me!!!


Well I've lost 15 lbs. I still have a bunch more to go, but I am very happy at the moment!!! I wasn't going to get on the scale until next week, but my pants felt loose & I wasn't sure if I was imagining it. I'll wait to do measurements until next week. I do know that I've lost in my legs & butt, if only the waistline would go first!!! If that's the first thing that shows when I gain weight that should be the first to go right?!?

DH has lost 18 lbs. & he's cheated. That's so not fair!!!! Speaking of fairs - I hope you had fun - Fried coke????? I can't even imagine! But I LOVE funnel cake!

[DisFam95]

HI!!!! Just taking a packing break. We leave in the morning and momma is freakin out!!!! The bed is piled with all our stuff I'm sorting. TRavelling w/ 2 little ones is crazy!

CONGRATS on the 15 pounds :thumbsup2 That's so awesome.

The fair was ok. I got a killer sinus headache halfway through. I ate a corn dog, fried coke (so not worth the calories), fried cheese curd (yum..with Ranch dressing), a cookie and that was it for the day.

Fried coke was basically a cup of fried balls (like donut holes) sitting in Coke syrup w/ some powdered sugar in it. Way too sweet..I tossed 1/2 of it.

I've unfortunately been in vacation more and not on my eating plan the last few days and no time for anything and not wanting to buy groceries etc so eating junk since the fair :guilty: I think I put 3 pounds back on!! Oh well...it's just going to get worse next week.

I'll get back on track when I get home. Thanks for checking in! I'll post when I get back.

:wave:

[JerseyGirl114]

I had no idea you were leaving so soon! HAVE A GREAT TRIP!!!!
Tell me all about it when you get back!
I don't plan on dieting at all when I am there, and am really looking forward to all the good food I don't have to prepare but get to eat ;)

[CJK]

Hope you're having a great trip!! I look forward to hearing all about it!

[DisFam95]

Well I'm back from the trip..haha (note date..it's been 9months!)

Needless to say I've been busy. I've done pretty well on the weight loss. Slowly but surely. I guess that's the best way to do it..sure is aggravating..the slow part! I weighed today at 169.8 :cool1: I'm in a new number bracket. Can;t recall the last time I saw the 60's. I consider the 200 my main starting point before getting preggo so I'm calling it 30lbs!!! I added my banner today.

Of course I did have 1.5 slices of pizza tonight..SODIUM!!!!! I'll see that tomorrow on the scales. I admit I'm a scale junkie!! I only weight 1x day, first thing in the morning for weight. I know full well that fluctuations don;t mean anything and don;t stress over them. The morning weigh-in just keeps me in focus.

I had a major 2 month stall where I lost nothing and really got focused this week. I'm hoping to stay focused and just wanted to pop back on here to read everyones stuff for motivation.

I've been keeping my calories down well 1200-1500 on most days and doing the treadmill 60min and 4.0mph/ 3-5 x wk

I'm going to Maui in the fall and need to loose at least 15more lbs.

:thumbsup2

[DisFam95]

Been having great days so far. I've managed to stay focused. Took DS4 to the park and mall today. He wanted a grilled cheese at Sonic. lUckily he does not like their fries or tots so I had no temptation there. I did have 1 small bite of his sandwich. Later he wanted an ice cream. It's Texas so it was boiling here and I said yes..to him. I sat there in the ice cream shop smelling the freshly baked cookies (Nestles Cookie and Ice Cream shop..OMG). I did fine really. I had no urges. I had a bottle of water with me and sipped on that. He was finished and there was 1 little bite of mint ice cream left so I had 1 small spoonful.

I did the treadmill and hour today. I was really tired (TOM) and only managed about 3.6 most of the time but finaly got up to 3.8. I usually do 4.0 in the evenings. I just can't move that quickly in the mornings.

DH just said he's ordering pizza :eek: . WILLPOWER I NEED YOU :scared1:

I have a frozen diet pizza so I'm eating w/ the family. Please let me be good tonight.

Gotta go :laundy:

Take care :goodvibes

[DisFam95]

Rats..I had 1 slice. It was a thin crust and a thin slice so that's something positive huh?? DH had anchovies on the half the pizza and the smell still seeped over and it al tasted funny. the kids even noticed and hardly ate their half saying the pizza tasted funny..no more fishies for daddy!!! That's probably what stopped me from having another slice though :goodvibes

I did something so cleansing last week. I went through my closet and got rid of all my fat clothes!!!! I had a stack of clothing piled up about 3ft tall. I gave them all to a friend. We met up one day and she was wearing one of the shirts. It was quite shocking to see her in it. Weird how we don;t alwys see ourselves the right way. Even at 200lbs I knew I was heavy and did not like it but a bit of me still thought I was thinner that I was..kwim. I saw her in that shirt and thought "Wow that was me!" But it was cool to get rid of all that stuff. I've enjoyed shopping at the malls. I had been limited to Lane Bryant for the last..too many years...I had not been in regular stores in so long. I could choose anything I wanted (within reason). I walked around the mall w/ my tummy held in a my shoulders back. I would peak in the reflection on the glass to see myself 30lbs lighter!! So cool.

:cheer2:

[leslieseagle]

Congrats on the 30 pounds. I totally know what you mean about being limited to Lane Bryant. I always told my husband that if I had any talent, I would design clothing for plus sized women. Just because I am fat does not mean that I only deserve to wear unflattering patterns and horrible materials. I am also working very hard on losing weight, and have lost almost 15 pounds since I started. I have a way to go, but I will get there, little by little. Just knowing that I can shop in any store I want gives me the kick in the butt I need to exercise every day. Good luck.

[DisFam95]

darn those Oreo's!! My son had a bag of those mini Oreo's and yesterday I only had 3..then 3 more... then 3 more.. etc etc. I've started writing my food down in a journal. I keep it laid out in the kitchen all day so it's easy. I added up all those trips past the bag and WOW it adds up quick. So not worth all the calories. Oh well.

I have lost sight of the 160's. I don;t understand. I hit 169 last Thurs. I've eaten very well except a slice of pizza and few oreos over the week and been doing ton of cardio and I'm back at 171 all week. When times like this hit I just feel like 'Why bother??'..kwim. I've kept my calories about 1400. My goal is 1200 so I guess I need to work harder w/ the food. I just can't seem to have a perfect day. Maybe tomorrow huh??



Leslie: thanks for saying HI. Congrats on the 15lbs :thumbsup2 That's awesome..keep up the great work and you'll be cruising the malls in no time! I tell you it really has kept me in check..not so good on the pocket book. I bought a cuet short skirt that I loved in a size 12. It was a little snug but I LOVED it. Another few weeks I tried it back on and it was loose!! I was thrilled. Coming from a tight 18/20 I'm so happy.

That may be part of my problem. I no longer have to shop in plus sizes and I'm happy where I am. Yes I would totally LOVE to lose more weight and I feel I need to. My BMI is still not where it should be. I'm 12lbs awayf rom getting out of the 'overweight' category but I have been stuck here for months :confused3 If I had to stay this weight forever I would be mostly happy. I guess that's the problem maybe..I don't feel 'fat' anymore. I'm tall w/ broad shoulders so a 12 looks pretty good on me if I do say so myself.

TTFN

[DisFam95]

Grrr..not a perfect day today. It started of well. Kpet my calories on track and thankkfully (or maybe not) skipped my snacks I was so busy w/ the kids stuff. That was probably the culprit. I was exhausted and hungry from not eating and after Tae Kwon Do DS4 begged for pizza since the one we had last week was no good. He was right!! It was no good..with DH's stinky fish smelling up our good half of pepperoni :eek: .

Little Ceasars PLEASE!!!!!! We're watching the money a little so het it's only $5.41 for dinner for the family..what a bargain right.

I ate 4 pieces :sad2: !!!!! I said to myself I would eat 1..ok who's kidding who..I'll eat 2..that will be just fine because who really can eat 1 slice of pizza. I ate my 2 slices and had this strong urge to feel FULL. I have eaten such small meals and have worked on just feeling 'satisfied'. Well I wanted more than satisfied. I ate the 3rd piece. I'm calling it 4 because I ate all 3 of DS4 crust peices...love the crust and hated to see it go to waste. I checked their website and all that was 920 cal and 32 fat grams! So my total for the day was 1600 cal and 53g fat.

Maybe if I had had the snacks I would not have felt that way but who knows. The good thing is that I've done 5 out of 5 days of cardio :dance3: !! 1hr at 4.0 on the treadmill. Love the Bodyglide!! That stuff has saved my feet. I used to get into a good workout routine then be side lined after 2weeks w/ a blister but no more.

Well I work tomorrow so it should be good day. My hardest days are at home w/the kids. Dealing w/ all thier snacks and lunches.

I weigh in Saturday so we'll see what happens w / the pizza issue. I have so much going on this month I'm dreading it. I have multiple parties every weekend for the 4 weeks! I need to focus on the good week knowing that I will have a piece of cake waiting for me at the end of each week!!

Good night all.

[DisFam95]

Had a great day yesterday. I worked and got a full workout myself w/ my crazy job. They had cookies there (they looked good) but I had no urge to have one :cool1:

I weighed in today at 169.2 for the 2nd day ina row. I think I broke the plateau!!! I've been hovering near 171-173 for about a month. I've done great w/ the workout and fairly good at the food. I just dread all these partyies i have coming up. several b-day events..including my own..and baby and wedding showers galore!!!!

Tomorrow I have a b-day party for my nephew but I feel ok about it. Everyone there is weight concious and healthy so that sort of puts me in a good mind frame. My party from my girlfriends is another story. iT's an all day scrapbook thing and they are not weight conscious! So I will have all the tempations all day :eek: Hopefully I can plan and bring some of my own snacks!

Well off to clean the backyard!! There's some good sweat.

[gillis95]

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[DisFam95]

Well the b-day party went well. No tempting snacks, just a very small piece of cake so not too bad.

Had a good day today too. I'm going out w/ my girlfriends tomorrow night to celebrate my b-day. We're going rollerskating so I'm excited about doing something active. We are going to dinner so I just need to pick a sensible place. There's not too many places near where we're going but there is a Chili's. I know they have the guiltless chicken that I've had.

I soooo did not want to do the treadmill tonight but I dragged myself on it and did my hour :scared: . Not quit as fast as normal but I managed 3.8mph. I'm so glad I did and I feel :banana: !!!!

ok..stick to the plan tomorrow!!! Eat right and be good at dinner. Get in my exercise at the rink (oooh I'm excited)!!!!

[DisFam95]

The skating rink was fun!! :lmao:

ok I've been a little busy since last July! The weight loss stuff...I got down to 163 at my lowest in Sept. We had a trip to Maui so that REALLY helped w/ the motivation. When we returned ther was Halloween events then 'the holidays', then did better a lost the 5 pounds I put back on. Then had some minor surgeries which has really put the brakes on my workouts for over a month. not to mention Easter!! I cannot say no to a Reeses peanut butter egg :worship: I had to re-buy them several times for the Easter baskets!

Well another Dis trip is 36 days away and I want to get refocused again! I'm finally back on my treadmill :banana: and it feels great! I had just started jogging before my medical stuff but can't quite do that yet. I have done it the last 2 nights for 60 min at about 3.9 mph.

I need to get focused on the food again. I've been cooking a lot more and trying new recipes..nothing super healthy of course. Since I could not workout I sort of had this why bother attiture and just figured blow it all off and restart when I'm ready. Stupid!!! the numbers on the scale are going the wrong way :eek: . I'm up to 174 at the 1st of this week. I REALLY want to get down to 160 before the trip but we'll see. I think that might be ambitious since I've been stuck in the mid-upper 60's for months!

I just can't get the diet and exercise together :sad2: Oh well..I just wanted to get back on here and journal my days to help my accountability. 2 days in and I'm doing good!

Lets see what tomorrow holds!

[DisFam95]

Well if I do say so myself..I have done GREAT (pat's self on back) :goodvibes . I saw the 160's today :yay: . It was 169.8 I think but hey! So I lost about 4 lbs this week! I've done really well on the diet..ok not REALLY well but good enough. I HAVE done really well w/ my exercise. 5 days on treadmill at 4.0mph and incline of 3.0 for an hour each. I've started my jogging for about 5 minutes. It's getting a little easier but still soooo hard.

The diet has been good but I have eaten the 3/4 of my DS2 left over Sonic grilled cheese and 4 tater tots today and 1/2 his cheeseburger and most of his small fries the other day (in addition to my healthy lunch). We normally don;t eat fast food so much..not sure what was up this week.

I resisted my urge for a nightime snack after my workout tonight. It was 10pm and I was not going to 'go there'..the kitchen!

33 more days to go :dance3:

I can do this!

[pjlla]

Yes, you can do this! The motivation to be thinner for WDW pictures is great, isn't it!? I can totally relate to your "journey". I'll try to be brief, but here is my story....

I have battled my weight my entire adult life, but hit an ALL-TIME non-pregnant high of a little over 200 lbs in 2002-2003. We took our first family trip to the World in 2002 and I CRINGE when I look at the pictures. I was determined to be smaller for our 2004 trip. I spent ALL of 2003 on Weight Watchers and slowly, but surely lost 40-ish pounds. I wasn't "THIN" when we returned to WDW in Jan. of 2004, but I was very happy with myself and I can actually look at the pictures and smile. (In fact, I insisted on having several pictures alone with the characters, without the kids!!)

I gained a bit of weight on the trip, and totally lost my weight loss momentum upon returning home. Despite that, I managed to maintain about 30 of the 43 pounds until late 2005. During 2005 and 2006 I managed to gain more until I was back to within 15 pounds of my all-time high weight. I was discouraged and disgusted. Well.... fast forward to Christmas 2007 and we give the kids another trip to the World for Christmas. I am determined not to go back fatter than I was last time! I have about 15 weeks to lose AT LEAST 30 pounds.

Things started well the first few weeks, but then slowed down. I discovered I wasn't eating ENOUGH (no flex points and not hitting my daily points target). I bumped up the points intake, bumped up the water intake, and increase the exercise to 5 days a week (from 2-3 x previously) and the weight loss picked up.

I am proud and happy to report that I am just 9 days away from my trip and I have lost 30 1/2 lbs (as of the scales last Saturday morning). I am almost 4 pounds less than I was the last time we went and I have 9 more days to make that 5 pounds! I have great energy and stamina, from all of the walking/running on the treadmill I have been doing and I am feeling VERY motivated to CONTINUE my weight loss journey after our trip.

I have set myself a few other "mini" goals for when we get back from WDW so that I feel encouraged to continue my weight loss. Joining a few weight loss challenges here on the WISH boards has really helped.

You can do it! Mickey is such a great motivator. Good luck on your continued journey...........................P

[DisFam95]

pjlla: thanks for the hello!!! Congrats on your weight loss too.
3 more days till WDW for you!!!:banana: :banana: I can't wait.



I'm 4 weeks away from my trip and 8.5 pounds to go. Can I do it is the question. I did really good on my exercise this week. 5 x on treadmill for an hour each at about 4.0 and some jogging at 5.0. It's getting a bit easier.

I'm 168.6 today down from 169.8 last week so 1.2 pounds down. A loss is a loss and I know I should be happy..and I am I guess I just want it now!!! I just can't get the diet thing going as well as I'd like when I workout so much. I bought some green apples and fat free caramel for my desserts and that really hit the spot most days. I did however buy a bag of sour cream and onion chips for my son and oh boy I had 1..then another..then another..and so on. Darn I forgot how good those things are :eek: Then it was like a shark tasting blood. I had to have more chips. next time at the store I bought a bag for ME. Maui Onion kettle chips...OMG.


My other food issue is stress and the kids. If I'm having a particularly :scared1: day I go for the pantry.

It's the start of a new week and I'm feeling pretty focused. Gotta run!!!