Working on Weight Loss During Training--Wk of 11/19

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!
How is your weekend going?
It has been temptation after temptation for me this weekend. But, I have done pretty well, thanks to the accountability I feel here. :goodvibes
Friday night I ate lite popcorn on the way home and a baked potato w/FF cheese and salsa and lean steak for dinner. I also ate a small piece of chicken breast since I knew we'd be getting to the diner around 10:30 and I didn't want to arrive there hungry. On the way to the diner, Carrie sent me a text message and it really helped me to make smart choices. (Thanks, sweetie! :hug: ) Green salad w/ff dressing and grilled chicken. The other people at my table were eating buffalo chicken tenders (I had a small taste), hot fudge sundaes and a fried fish sandwich with onion rings. Oh, the temptation. So, I felt that went pretty well.

Yesterday, at the football game I did NOT eat a soft pretzel. I shared a granola bar with a friend and ate lots of baby carrots. It was another play and diner night so I ate some chicken breast so the protein would hold me over. At the diner I got a greek salad with no dressing. It was all core except the feta cheese. I also had 3 of my DD's steak fries. I was surrounded by french toast, cheesesteaks, burgers, hot fudge sundaes (how DOES my friend Ginny stay so slim? :love: ), a black & white shake, a malt, french onion soup, etc. etc. It was ugly. Believe me -- all my friends were in a high risk territory and didn't even know it! Any of them could have been mugged for their food any minute! :rotfl:

I am doing 16 miles this afternoon. I brought whole wheat past with mushrooms and grilled chicken for lunch and I'll do a slim fast shake on the way to the Y. Bananas and sport beans during the workout. 4 hours on the TM. UGH!

So, what'd you eat this weekend?

[monte]

Ok today I had a 3rd of a Kashi meal, threw most of it out...yuck! For dinner a had a small grilled chicken breast, a quarter of a baked potatoe and 5 grilled shrimps. After dinner I walked for an hour on my tm. I'm planning to have the left overs for lunch tomorrow, minus the shrimp. How's everyone else doing?

[Minnie]

I spent the day browsing shops with my DM and DS trying to get ideas for Xmas. I have plans of trying to make a dent next weekend but we shall see. I've never been an early shopper as I like to take my time and make decisions closer towards Xmas.

I did well over the weekend. Everything was Ph1 friendly except a few ww crackers and about a 1/3 of a piece of chocolate cheesecake. DM and I'd been craving it so I went for it and was able to stop after that bit so that was a plus.

I plan on doing a very strict Ph1 up through Wed then I'm adding switching to Ph2 so that I can enjoy Thanksgviing - sweet potatoes and pumpkin - yum!

My ticker is well ticking down :teeth: to my company's Xmas party on Lido Key island so I'm hoping to stick with this. Another week like this and I might be okay in fitting into my shorts from this summer's trip. Not great but definitely better than trying to find shorts for a trip in Nov :blush:

Hope everyone has had a great weekend and checks in soon :goodvibes

[Kristi1357]

I have been MIA again. :rolleyes:

Bad weekend. Friday night out with my 'goo goo dolls girls' - 3 glasses white zin & a tuna melt with chips. Saturday night - dinner at a movie theater where they serve food. I did awesome by getting a salad wth grilled chicken. But I always cave to popcorn during a movie. popcorn:: :sad2: Sunday started off fine. Then we went to see the Macy's parade balloons in Boston. Which meant we went to eat at Fanueil Hall. :sad2: Then we went to Mike's Pastries in the North End. :blush: I got a cannoli, but Chad ate a lobster tail all by his lonesome! :scared1: (a lobster tail at an italian bakery is a huge pastry - not seafood!) In my defense, we walked alot and I didn't have dinner. I ate an apple in the car on the way home.

Cam - awesome job on giving away the clothes! Now you can NEVER go back there! :banana: And your willpower, well, you are just amazing. :cheer2:

Minnie - :wizard: for your DH in his job search!

I started off today very well with my core cereal and a kudos bar for snack (2pts.). I have a salad for lunch. And a yogurt with flaxseed oil for another snack. We were out of fruit at home since we were so busy all weekend. So, I will probably go down to the cafeteria and buy a fruit cup in an hour or so.

[TiffJ]

Cam- good job not mugging people for food!!!! I've seriously thought about that before. :teeth: You also did great planning ahead for your hectic weekend.

Minnie- great job stopping on the chocolate cake. That's always been my problem. I've never been able to have a little tast & then stop. I eat the whole cake :rolleyes1


I'm going to weight this week on Thur a.m. because I plan on eating some mac & cheese & cheesecake pumpkin pie on Thur!!! I figure I can work hard this week, & then shop it off this weekend :rolleyes:

Have a great week everyone! Keep at it! :wizard:

[wtpclc]

I am pretty proud of myself for getting through hirls weekend ok. EVen with a 16-miler to help me "justify" bad eating. If Cam had not e-mailed me Friday, though, I would have broked right off and thrown the whole weekend away.

I walked intoour room and there was a table of cookies and chips and fdge and there was the famous dip my ILs make in the fridge, which I love (may and cream cheese, talk about a hear attacke waiting to happen). I almost gave up adn thought how disappointed Cam would be that I didn't even try. Then I sent her a thank you text and made up my mind to be good. I was not perfect, but it was a huge step forward.

Thanks to all of you here who planted a seed! Huge thanks to Cam for e-mailing me and making me feel even more accountable!!!!

[keenercam]

Well, after my 16 mile LR yesterday, I ate everything in sight:
small piece of grilled chicken breast
DS's pizza crust (wanted the leftover pizza but chose the SBD version instead)
South Beach Diet personal pizza (supreme)
1/2 lean cuisine chicken club panini
chips & pretzels w/mustard

It seems to me there was probably something else I ate, though it is all a blur right now, so maybe not. :confused3

It's a good thing I had put away or thrown away every bit of junk food in the fridge because I am sure I would have eaten

[keenercam]

Thanks to all of you here who planted a seed! Huge thanks to Cam for e-mailing me and making me feel even more accountable!!!!

You are really sweet, Carrie, but when you text messaged me, I was just sitting down at the table in the diner and gazing with lust at all the great menu choices and all the milkshakes and sundaes being served and was COMPELLED to order something I wouldn't be :blush: to tell Carrie about. :hug: So, WISH support pulled me through another 48 hours or so (until my 16mile LR-justified binge last night :guilty: )

[Jen117]

HI everyone. It is so great to hear how everyone is staying on track. That gives me a boost of motivation. My scale is yo-yoing and I hate seeing that. I need to keep the weight off, not yo-yo up and down.

I only did an hour on the treadmill yesterday. But I am happy to say that my back is not bothering me from it. It is still tender, but I am not limping and cringing with pain. I will NOT give up. I HAVE to run this 1/2 marathon.

Cam - Even tho you didn't eat Core foods, did you really do that bad?? Add it all up, I am sure you will be OK. Remember you did 16 miles!!!

Carrie - Whoo Hooo on girls weekend. Way to have control. Dip is my weakness. I cannot overcome my dip cravings and urges.

Kristi - ohhhhh Italian Pastries. Yum... today is a new day!!!

OK, gotta get some work done. So far, so good for me. Tomorrow is a work party, but I am planning/making most of the food. I think I will be OK!

[wtpclc]

Cam - Those LR-justified binges are tough!!! Last year, I focused on training. This year, I'm trying to focus on food and it's till tough. Don't beat yourself up about it, just do better today. :grouphug:

[wtpclc]

Good luck Jen! I know you can do it!!

[escape]

Hi everyone! Just checking in. Sounds like everyone is managing well with the caloric intake.

Jen - I'm glad you had some relief with your back pain. I admire you for not giving up and being careful at the same time.

Carrie - I've learned to take it one day at a time with this calorie reduction thing. :rolleyes: I've been telling myself that I can have that cheese dip and chips after the marathon. By then, it should taste twice as good as it would now. :teeth:

Cam - I don't see anything wrong with the food you ate after the run. My gawd, you ran 16 miles! You probably burned more or as much as you took in. :thumbsup2 . Good for you for not caving in to all those goodies around you. I don't know that I could do that.

Tiff - I should be eating a lot less than I am now - in preparation for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, I will be around a lot of people who will not understand why I'm not going to stuff myself into misery like they are going to do.

Krisit - so you didn't do as well as you would have liked. You skipped dinner basically so I think you did okay. Your back on track now - isn't that what matters? ;)

Suzy - I always wait until the last minute to do my Christmas shopping. Maybe I'll start earlier this year. Of course, I say that everytime. :rolleyes: However, I'll be going to WDW in mid-December so maybe I can do a lot there. :teeth:

Monte - sounds like you are doing well with your plan. Keep it up! :thumbsup2

One of my problems has been my in-laws. We eat dinner with them every Sunday night. They think I'm on a very strict diet. I'm not. I'm just trying to be careful of what I eat. If I wasn't so overweight, I probably wouldn't be so concerned. I just think the lighter I am at the half-marathon time, the better I'll do and hopefully not get swept.

Anyway, my DMIL always cooks a heart attack special whenever we go over there. Almost everything is fried or contains lots of butter, grease or sauce. You know - good ol' southern, comfort food. I take a little of each item and load up on the salad - the one healthy item. This offends them for some reason. :teeth: Since I don't take seconds on the food, they assume I have plenty of room for dessert then. :rolleyes: They don't get it. Of course, this comes from people who don't think this much exercise is good for you. Anyone else deal with these issues? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Other than that, I'm doing okay with the "diet". I think I lost another pound this week. Of course, I still have a lot to lose but I'll take that one pound any week!

Keep up the good work, everyone! :cheer2: :wizard: :thumbsup2

[wtpclc]

Susie - Did you note the table of treats awaiting me for grils' weekend with teh ILS? ;) Yes, I know that story. Last year my MIL had a fit because my face was red when I cam eback from running. That can't be good. lol. At least I don't have to do it every week, though. Hang tough! BTW, Just after t-giving last year is when I went on the healthy eating wathcing my intake thing. I promised myself I could eatr whatever I wanted in WDW after the marathon. I still lost a pound, But I'm thinking this yeaer JI should at least make a rule of only 1 ice cream a day. :faint:

[plutosmyfav]

Hello,

Checking in :wave2:

I've been doing pretty well. I'm still undereating during the day and then piling on the snacks late at night. But my overall intake isn't too bad. I lost 1 lb as far as I can tell. I don't really count it a loss until it sticks for at least a week!

Last year I was so good, I went to the 7:30AM WW meeting the day after Thanksgiving (and registered a loss!). I don't see that happening this year :rotfl2:

Sunny

[keenercam]

This is the strangest phenomena. I brought so much food today because I thought I'd be starving, but it has been the opposite.
I totally skipped breakfast because my normal decaf coffee w/skim milk filled me too much.
By the time I wanted something it was noon, so I had a banana and then munched a bit on roasted chick peas seasoned with salt & garlic that I made last night (kind of like corn nuts)
Lunch was a small garden salad w/a can of tuna. I was going to also have fat free cottage cheese with pineapple chunks but had no appetite left. Maybe I'll need a snack later.

[Jen117]

Cam - Would you be willing to share the roasted chick pea recipe? Sounds yummy to me.

I am doing OK also. I was getting the mid afternoon munchies, but now I realized that I have less than an hour before I leave, so why bother eating!!!

[keenercam]

Sure, Jen!

I started with a bag of chick peas and followed the directions on the bag. I think it was 8 0z of chick peas with 3-4 cups water, bring to a boil and then take off the stove and let soak for 1 hour. Other people start with canned chick peas.

I then tossed the soaked peas w/2 tsp olive oil and sprinkled with garlic and salt. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with raised edges or use jelly roll pan. Spray with non-stick spray. Put seasoned chick peas on pan and spray top lightly with non-stick spray. Place pan on bottom rack of oven and cook for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Do not open oven while cooking (I read the air does something to the chick peas that makes them less crunchy). When the time is up, remove from oven and let sit on pan another 10 minutes. Some people transfer to airtight container. I let mine sit out over night so they'd dry out. I am going to make these with dry barbecue seasoning or chili seasoning next time for another flavor.
These are core. Not sure how many points.

[monte]

I did ok on my meal plan today...had cereal & milk for breakfast, left over grilled chicken and a 1/4 of a baked potatoe, I did slip and have an 8oz cup of eggnog :guilty: but I skipped dinner and had a hand full of almonds. After dinner I walked for 2 miles. I'll report in tomorrow after WW.

[Jen117]

How is everyone doing?

The last 2 days I have had a breakfast that is holding me great. I take 1 slice of whole grain bread with some PB and a little homemade strawberry jam. I toast the bread and then cut in 1/2 for my little PB sandwich. I eat it as I fly out the door. Then about mid morning I eat a banana. Now it's lunch time and I didn't have an urge to snack.

Today is our work lunch party. Then tonight I am going to hit either the elliptical or treadmill while the girls have swim class.

[keenercam]

Jen -- That sounds great. As a matter of fact, I ate PBJ before the Disneyland half-marathon and it held me for a pretty long time. Great choice and with the banana, you have definitely found a great combination.

Monte -- Great job!

Sunny -- Glad to hear things are going well. Sounds like you and I have very similar eating patterns. I am a volume eater at night, too.

Last night wasn't too bad, thanks to sweet sugarless gum. I didn't get home until 9 and then I just mixed up some brown rice with black beans and salsa and ate a small piece of grilled chicken breast. Later on, while DS and I watched "heroes" I did eat some ranch flavored soy crisps, but since I really wanted the chips that I'd broken into the night before, I am glad I was able to restrain myself to soy crisps.

So, what is on everyone's menu for turkey day?
I am going to cook a traditional thanksgiving dinner for everyone, but will stick to white meat turkey with fat free turkey gravy and baked sweet potatoes with FF butter spray and corn. I may splurge and have some stuffing, too, since that is my HUGE weakness and the one thing I really crave on turkey day.
I will try to compensate by getting in LRs on Friday and/or Saturday.

I also bought a bunch of good munchies for in the car. While everyone else is eating junk food, I bought apples & bananas & baby carrots. I'll also hard-boil some eggs, since protein really seems to help. And I bought some diet lemon snapple iced tea and for some reason, caffeine really acts as an appetite suppressant for me. Oh, and lots of sugar free gum!

What's your plan?

[Jen117]

Cam - My parents are cooking Thanksgiving. They are both wonderful cooks and really like to show off. I know there will be Turkey and maybe ham. I am making the pie. In the last WW magazine there was a recipe for a LF Pumpkin Cheese Cake. My mom wanted Cheese Cake, so that is what I am making. They will have to live with the LF part!!!!

I thought maybe I would run once I got to my parents just for a change of pace, because they live out in the boonies. Well then I remember it is deer hunting this week and I would have to wear blaze orange. I guess I could wear one of my DH's jackets, or just run before we go out there. They live near a lake, so I would run a rural highway to the lake and partially around it and then back to their house. There are some hills even. It would be about 4 miles. I guess I will wait and see.

[keenercam]

Jen -- my friend has made that WW pumpkin cheesecake for 4 events in the past 2 weeks and it has been a HUGE hit every time. She doesn't even tell them it is low fat and no one has been able to tell. She even served it at our recent partners' meeting and my partners could not believe she baked it. They thought it came from a bakery. You will need a springform pan which she had to go out and buy just to make this recipe.

I think your plan for running sounds great, but I would definitely be worried about hunting season. Be very careful! :goodvibes:

[Jen117]

Cam - My mom loaned me her springform pan, so I am set. I am glad that the cake gets rave reviews in your neck of the woods. I don't get the WW magazine anymore, but when I was at the library on Saturday I saw it and jumped for joy when I found that recipe.

BUT, then my DH said, what do you mean you are making cheesecake for Thanksgiving. Apparently he can't have Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie and is a bit upset about this. I make a MEAN pumpkin pie, seriously the best I have ever tasted. So I promised I would make him his own special pumpkin pie!!! Crazy Men!!

[wtpclc]

CAm - Thanks for teh recipe. I'll have to add chick peas to the next grocery list. I'll be at the ILs Thursday and that is hard. I am one who can' tfeel like I'm depriving myself, so I'm just sticking to small portions. Getting my MIL to cut a small piece of pie will be hard, though. If it's too big, I'll just leave it on my plate. That will go over like a lead balloon, but they'll just have to deal with it. We are way too close now.

[Minnie]

Cam - My mom loaned me her springform pan, so I am set. I am glad that the cake gets rave reviews in your neck of the woods. I don't get the WW magazine anymore, but when I was at the library on Saturday I saw it and jumped for joy when I found that recipe.

BUT, then my DH said, what do you mean you are making cheesecake for Thanksgiving. Apparently he can't have Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie and is a bit upset about this. I make a MEAN pumpkin pie, seriously the best I have ever tasted. So I promised I would make him his own special pumpkin pie!!! Crazy Men!!

Forgive a :crazy: ::MinnieMo but does this mean Weight Watchers or Womens World? I've seen 2 recipies so far - one uses yogurt and the other does not.

[Minnie]

Here is an option for a low carb/low sugar but tastes great (so I've read) pumpkin pie recipe:

Individual Pumpkin Soufflés (Serves 8)

Ingredients
2 whole eggs
2 egg whites
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin
1/4 cup Splenda
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/4 cups evaporated skim milk
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
Fat-free whipped topping (optional)

Instructions
Preheat oven to 300°F. Lightly spray eight 4-ounce ramekins with nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, lightly beat eggs and egg whites. Add the pumpkin and mix well. Blend in the Splenda, salt, cinnamon, evaporated milk, and vanilla. Fill each ramekin with 1/2 cup mixture. Place the ramekins in a baking dish and add enough warm water to come 2/3 of the way up the cups. Bake 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center of custard comes out clean. Remove from oven. Serve warm or room temperature, and top with fat-free whipped topping, if desired.

I’d say you could also pour this into a single pie dish instead of the individuals should you so choose. If you want to add a crust to the bottom here are a couple options:

Seriously the easiest pie crust in the world!!!!
2 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour (King Arthur Whole White Flour)
1 Tsp. Salt
2 Sticks Unsalted Cold Butter, cut into small pcs.
¼ Cup Ice Water, plus more if needed

In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour and salt; pulse to combine. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pcs. remaining, about 10 seconds.
With machine running, add ice water through feed tube in a slow, steady stream, just until dough holds together without being sticky. Do not process more than 30 seconds.
Turn dough out onto a clean work surface. Divide in half and place each half on a pc. of plastic wrap. Shape into flattened disks. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least an hour or overnight. The dough can be frozen for up to a month; thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.

Or a nut curst:

2 C Walnuts, almonds or pecans
3 Tablespoons Splenda
2 Slightly Beaten Eggs whites

Blend nuts and sugar in a blender until nuts are finely ground. Stir together ground nut mixture and egg whites. Using spatula, press mixture on bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate. bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until crust appears dry. Cook on wire rack before filling.

[Jen117]

Sorry... WW is for Weight Watchers. Hmmm, I guess I better read the recipe again because I don't remember if there is yogurt or not. I may have to run to the store if there is!!!

Cam - Oh yes, thank for the recipe. I don't think I have noticed dried ones in the store, I always buy canned. I usually only but Northern White Beans and Black Beans dried. Hmmm... I love new things to try!

[Minnie]

Jen - Is this it by any chance?

Pumpkin cheescake

This actually makes 6 servings

Graham cracker crust ( about 4 large squares crushed into crumbs)
3/4cup low fat cottage cheese
1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
3/4 cup egg beaters
1/2 cup sugar
1 t ginger
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t cinnamon ( more if you really like cinnamon)
1/8 t salt
15 ounce can of pumpkin

[Jen117]

Nope, that's not the one. I have the recipe at home and can post it if I remember. I know it had 3 blocks of cream cheese, 2 FF and 1 LF.

[Kristi1357]

I was debating & debating yesterday about weighing in last night at WW. I decided I would weigh in and if I was over, I'd pay the $12. Maybe that would kick my butt in gear! Once I was almost to my meeting, I realized I forgot my booklet thingie at home. So, I went to the meeting, but didn't weigh in.

I am going to eat what I want today, but in moderation. Thank God I love white meat (core)! I have been good here at work though. WW cereal & grapes so far. I will eat an apple in the car on the way home. At least I will be on plan before I get to dinner. :rolleyes:

[monte]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! WW meeting wasn't the best on Tues. because I gained a pound last week. :guilty: I know why I gained, it's all those stinking eggnog drinks at Starbucks. Grrr.....

Any hoot, I bought a pair of Yak Trax and my official WDW album arrived yesterday, so I'm ready to do winter walking. I took an hour muscle madness class, on Tues. and they work your entire body, then right after that class I took a half hour core class. Needless to say when I was finishing a contract clean yesterday, I was a hurting unit. lol.

Tonight DH & I are going to his bosses house for dinner, it's being catered, so I don't need to bring a thing. Sweet! Anyway, you guys have a fantastic day and think "moderation" and "portion control". :cloud9:

[escape]

Well, I'm sitting here at 7:43 pm feeling like a stuffed Turkey. So much for me trying to eat lite today. :rolleyes: :teeth: It's like I hadn't eaten in 10 days. I attacked that potluck like there was no tomorrow. (sigh)

It was all good, though. :thumbsup2

Hope you guys did a little better than I did - calorie wise. :blush:

[Kristi1357]

Well, I'm sitting here at 7:43 pm feeling like a stuffed Turkey. So much for me trying to eat lite today. :rolleyes: :teeth:

I was kind of bad too. Probably not as bad as I would have been in years past, but still. But you know what? It's only one day - back on plan now, right?!

My really bad thing I did yesterday...was eat a ton of things off a gingerbread house. I stupidly sat at the kitchen table with the darn thing talking to my BIL. (found out they are having their first baby at dinner yesterday!) Anywho, if food is in front of me, I can't help myself. :rolleyes:

I ended up leaving the in-laws with a bad headache. By the time we got to my parents to drop Zack off for the night, it was a migraine. I get about one a year and this was a biggie. By the time we got to our house I was in tears from the pain, which makes the pain worse. Finally, I felt sick. I went running to the bathroom and passed out. I hit the floor and let's just say it was pretty messy.

Now why do I share all this TMI stuff, you ask? Well, I guess the gingerbread house isn't going to end up on my hips after all! :lmao:

And I have quite the bruise on my forehead - thank God for bangs!

I will try to eat better today & tomorrow. But I will be on the road to my Goo concert in Maine, so it will be tough. I will probably be so excited today, I won't be that hungry. Let's hope it works out that way!

[NCRedding]

I have been MIA in the exercise threads and the eating threads. I haven't gained weight (yet), but I just feel yucky! So, I walked today, for the first time in 12 days :guilty:

This is such a hard time of year for staying on any sort of plan, but together we can do it!

[monte]

Yesterday I did really well with my meals...very light and few WW points...had to make up for Thursday's meal. lol!


Kristi, sorry to hear that you were sick for Thanksgiving, hope you're feeling better.

Welcome back NC, you're back on track! :banana:

Have a great weekend gang.

[monte]

I am so weak! Today I had a reduced fat cinnamon coffee cake.....grrr....I hate working at Starbucks!!!lol ;)

[Kristi1357]

Ok, so yesterday I did not wat so badly since I was all crazy about seeing my beloved Goo Goo Dolls last night.

I haven't eatne very much today either, but what I have is not core... :blush:

Check out the new siggie! :love: :teeth: :love:

[escape]

Kristi - what a great pic. I'll bet you had a blast last night! I'm envious! :teeth:

I'm doing better today, calorie-wise. Tomorrow will be a hard day - another "Thanksgiving" style feast. Ugh! I'm supposed to make a cheesy hasbrown casserole. Double ugh (that's one of my favorites!) I'm going to try to follow Cam's great examples - making all these goodies but not eating them. Well, I'll eat a few tablespoons...but that's it!

Please send good thoughts my way to help give me strength to just keep accept small portions :teeth:

[Kristi1357]

Kristi - what a great pic. I'll bet you had a blast last night! I'm envious! :teeth:

I'm doing better today, calorie-wise. Tomorrow will be a hard day - another "Thanksgiving" style feast. Ugh! I'm supposed to make a cheesy hasbrown casserole. Double ugh (that's one of my favorites!) I'm going to try to follow Cam's great examples - making all these goodies but not eating them. Well, I'll eat a few tablespoons...but that's it!

Please send good thoughts my way to help give me strength to just keep accept small portions :teeth:

Thanks! :goodvibes

And you can do it! Cam really is the best example. Are you the type who can have just a little taste? Or does a taste send you over the edge? If you can have just a bit, I'd say do the few tablespoons.

You will do fine! Just keep thinking "a minute on the lips, forever on the hips!" :rotfl: (if only that worked for me!)

[monte]

Yesterday's food intake was partly cloudy. I had 2 eggs & toast for breakfast, lunch was tuna fish and cottage cheese, skipped dinner, but did have a glass of chocolate milk. Ouch! I did walked for 45 mins. so hopefully that balanced out the chocolate milk. :rolleyes:

[keenercam]

You guys are really sweet to remember when I was strong. But let me tell you -- the past week has been a food orgy. I have gained almost 5 pounds this month, I think. 14.5 hours in the car last Wednesday and stopping to eat at a ponderosa buffet and then cooking dinner and desserts for 10 on Thanksgiving, eating out with friends on Friday and Saturday in Hilton Head, being in a car yesterday for almost 14 hours and stopping for dinner at Friendly's. What a disaster! I deserve every ounce I gained.
I did make some good decisions too, including egg beaters & canadian bacon for breakfast 2 mornings and WW core oatmeal for breakfast 2 mornings, NO turkey sandwiches; hard boiled eggs and baby carrots and apple in car yesterday while everyone was eating turkey sandwiches. Now, if I could have just avoided the combos, m&ms, doritos, etc. that are staples on long car trips, I would have been fine.

I HAVE to get back on track. Starting now.
Food today:
B: shredded wheat w/skim milk; decaf coffee w/skim milk
S: apple
L: green salad w/tuna, no dressing; can of cut green bean (great finger food)
S: multi-grain mini rice cakes or corn cakes (not sure). ate too many and feel sick.

I am going to cook a dozen small pieces of chicken breast, hard boil a dozen eggs, and grill a piece of lean steak tonight so that I will have good core options on hand.

[chimera]

:faint: Yesterday's food intake was partly cloudy.


:lmao: I think that describes my weekend eating also. I managed to come back only 0.4lbs heavier which was shocking. I thought it would be much, much worse. Planning to get back on track this month and try not to lose all hopes of weight loss when tapering begins.

Cam...your meals today look pretty tasty! Where do you get all the cool recipes? I was really interested in the roasted chickpeas.

Susie...how did you do with the hash browns?

NCRedd...congrats on getting back into it!

[monte]

Cam, your turkey weekend sounds intense...lol :rotfl: That's smart preparing all your core foods in advance, that way when the urge to snack hits you, you can grab an egg.

WW is tomorrow, so I'm hoping to have drop that pound that I gained last week...wish me luck!

[wtpclc]

Just checking in. Didn't do great Thursday. Scotts family eats at 1 and tehn just leaves stuff out to puck teh rest of the day. I'm not big on food that's been sitting out that long, I was in a huge funk, and I had completely OD'd on IL time. So, I "picked at" desserts. :guilty:

However, I walked and shopped all day Friday with mom and ate well the rest of the weekend. My mom, former biggest critic although she is now seeing that it can be very hard as she gets older, even commented SUnday on how well I ate all weekend.

I am really afreaid that the rest days I've been taking will catch up with m, though. If I can't run tomorrow, I need to find some upper body stuff, as I can't even walk w/o hurting my leg more.

[plutosmyfav]

I am going to eat what I want today, but in moderation. Thank God I love white meat (core)! I have been good here at work though. WW cereal & grapes so far. I will eat an apple in the car on the way home. At least I will be on plan before I get to dinner. :rolleyes:

Kristi-- I was reading along and came to a word I am unfamiliar with:
m-o-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n, can you clue me in? :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Seriously, if there's been one thing that has eluded me all my life it's moderation (and spelling).

I'm so glad I finally got back over to check the thread; all the recipes are great! Thanks!

I did horrible over Thanksgiving. It started Wed. I worked like a mad-woman and forgot to eat... that always backfires sometime after 8PM. Then T-day was stressful. My Sis remarried and there's two new kids to the mix. They are all great, but it's new and difficult for DS and it was STRESSFUL. So I needed to "reward" myself for enduring with a second day's worth of food once I got home. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely not :sad2:

But I got back on track Friday and no gain. No loss either :confused3

Monte "partly cloudy" is much better than a hurricane :rotfl: :rotfl2: I think my T-day was an all out Nor'Easter.

Sunny

[keenercam]

So, I blew it again last night. I have NO IDEA where my resistance and discipline have gone. I seriously need to have core foods prepared ahead of time and waiting for me in my kitchen. I did fine for dinner, broiled steak and baked potato, and even picking at skinless roasted turkey leftovers ahead of time was no crime, but snacking during the one evening I watch tv during the week was a problem. I remember regular microwave popcorn (I was out of the 94% FF variety) and some wafer cookies and a few chips. Tonight I will be at the gym so I should do much better. I'll open a can of green beans when I get home and I'll cut up an apple while dinner is cooking. I have broiled steak left over in the fridge so at least I won't be scrounging for food.

Totally OT -- I have my appt with the pulmonologist today to talk about the lung capacity and breathlessness issues. I am hoping he doesn't give me any grief about my weight. Since he didn't know me when I was 60+ pounds heavier, I will just look like a morbidly obese short fat unhealthy person to him. I don't handle criticisim well and will have to be sure not to let any negativity derail my efforts. I know myself. If he says -- 'gee, you think maybe you're out of breath because you are 50 pounds overweight? take off the weight and you'll feel better" -- I may lose it. Worse yet, this doctor is on a Board with DH and his son goes to school with my son so I really don't want him to think badly of me. :(

[monte]

ew...I would find another doctor.

[Minnie]

Cam - Hey sweetie is there anyway you could go to another doctor? It sounds like you are just not comfortable with this one. This is a very important issue to feel that uncomfortable about. If you decide to stick with this one then it sure wouldn't hurt to make sure he realizes the weight that you have lost and that you are working very hard towards eating healthy. Sending tons of :wizard: and :grouphug: your way.

Sunny - This is a brand new week with Turkey day far behind us. Hope you have a great one!

As for me I can finally find something upbeat to post about :thumbsup2 My car saga is over as last night I purchased a car that I'm happy with. I have been staying on track on my eating program and though I haven't stepped on the scale I know I've lost. My jeans fit so much looser and that is major! I am trying to be very good these last few days until we leave for my company's Xmas party in Sarasota, FL. We are staying on Lido Key Island and I can wait :banana: It is cold and nasty here so I'm looking forward to some sun :sunny:

WISHing everyone an OP day :wizard:

[Jen117]

I did OK yesterday, except the ice cream attacked me after I put the kids to bed. I was able to get in 47 minutes on the treadmill, so I don't feel too terrible about it, but I also ate pizza for dinner so the ice cream could have stayed in the freezer. I was proud of myself tho, normally I have a salad with my pizza but we were out of lettuce. So I ate baby carrots instead. I needed to get my veggies in!!!

Cam, good luck with the doctor. If you are really uncomfortable with him, I would see if there is another one for you. Good Luck!!!

[keenercam]

Minnie -- Congratulations on doing so well! I hope you have a fabulous time on your vacation! Oh, and good luck with your new car! :thumbsup2

I should clarify -- I haven't seen this doctor yet and I am sure he is a nice guy. I am just so self-conscious about my weight that I always worry ahead of time what someone is going to think when they first meet me. So, it probably isn't fair of me to think he would even say that, but I still worry.

[wtpclc]

Cam - You need to be proud of how far you've come!!! If you can, when he asks why you're there, give him a brief history, including how much you've lost and how you are exercising. It may help to acknowledge that you have a ways to go, bu tlet him know you are trying. ALso, if you're there for shortness of breath when exercising, he should take that as a sign that you are working on being healthier. Howard and Andrew are proud of you, aren't they? If this guy holds your weight against you, he doesn't know you well enough and his opinion of you should not matter. I know there are jerks in the world, but let's not go into this expecting the worse. (easier said than done, I know) :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: WHen I think of you, I think of what an amazing and inspirational woman you are. His loss if he think otherwise.

WTG Minnie!!!

Jen - Good job on teh veggies!

[keenercam]

Wow, Carrie, what a sweetheart you are. Thank you for making my day. And you are right -- I will be sure to give him my history so he can see how far I've come. Thank you. :hug:

[plutosmyfav]

Cam :grouphug: :wizard: Carrie said it all, I couldn't add one more helpful word :thumbsup2 But I can also totally relate to your fears/anticipation. Just as with pace, weight is totally a personal thing and relative so bear with me with my story.

I was so nervous to meet Dr. Sopher (the TMS, Boston Marathoner) because I had already filled out his questionnaire and declared myself a marathon runner. One of the Lahey NS's made such a big deal about my weight/weight gain and long distance running. He even "theorized" all the miles I've ran with the excess weight might be the cause of my "accelerated degenerated" spine. So, now I'm heading off to see a new dr, told him I'm a marathoner, and I'm still has heavy as I was when I saw that NS. I actually brought a picture of myself from last year's race! I quickly blurted out "I feel embarrassed to call myself a runner when I've gained so much weight... and I really wasn't at my ideal weight then... but... people must wonder... and Dr. Magge hinted that might even be what caused my spine problems... He suggested I stop running and take up low-impact excerise...."

Do you know what I got for a response? First a sad head shake, then, "I must say, sometimes I am embarrassed and ashamed of my colleagues. That was a terrible thing to say to you with absolutely no scientific evidence to back it up".

Sometimes drs forget how much influence they might have on your self-image and what a long-term effect their words can have.

Sorry to ramble, I just had to get that all out!

Yesterday was onplan :cheer2: So far today is going great. I plan on going to the Y directly from work, but I am totally dreading it. I have to keep reminding myself I need those activity points as well as training!


Minnie-- Congrats on the new car. What did you get? I'm so glad the car saga is over!

Sunny

[NCRedding]

It seems as though most of us are struggling. My motivation is in the toilet! I can't seem to get this body moving, except to the kitchen where I grab a handful of not so healthy food. I am guzzling diet soda instead of water; I pigged out on pizza at lunch today. My last walk was Saturday (inspite of this gorgeous weather we've had over the holiday). I feel down in the dumps and seem to take everything the wrong way. Where is that emotcon with the black cloud--cause that would be me!

Anyway, I am glad you are all here, and continue to be supportive of each other.

Sunny: congrats on staying on plan, and having a good day.

[keenercam]

Sunny -- Thank you so much for sharing that experience. I really appreciate knowing that you understand where I am and what my fears are. Congratulations for being on plan yesterday!

Okay, so I met the pulmonary specialist and he was as nice as can be, and very understanding of what I am trying to do. He was totally accommodating and didn't take anything I said lightly. And when I suggested that maybe I should just try to lose more weight and see if that helps, he said that I'd come so far already that if I wasn't satisfied with how my breathing is right now, that we should rule out any kind of residual issues from the heart meds, as well as anemia and thyroid issues.

Shockingly, he said "I know it is going to be hard to fit in all these tests while you're busy with work and training for your marathon, but let's see if we can get any answers as soon as possible." I have to go for blood work, a pulmonary function test, a pulmonary stress test, and a CT with contrast. He said if everything comes back negative, THEN he will consider telling me to focus on weight loss. But he isn't there yet. So, that went so much better than I thought. AND when all was send and done, he didn't even charge me the co-pay. His receptionist said he put it down as "professional courtesy -- no charge". All my fears were for naught. But thank you, everyone, for helping me not to be so nervous going in there. :grouphug:

Okay, I am off to schedule a bunch of tests.

[wtpclc]

Sorry about the tests Cam, but the Doc sounds great and so does getting answers soon! Yay!!!!

NC - Yes, I have been down in te dumps lately too. Usually, I'd blame it on the weather this time of the year, but it's too warm for that. ;) :wizard: That things get better soon!

[Jen117]

Cam - great news about the doctor. I hope the tests go well for you!!!

Carrie - I have been in the dumps lately also. But I haven't seen any sun since Saturday and that was through the clouds. We have had cold rain since Sunday with the temps dropping dramatically tomorrow night... and GASP... snow and ice on the way. I think my LR on Saturday may be my last outdoor run for awhile!!!!

I leave for Las Vegas on Sunday. I have a work convention there. Don't worry, it's all work and very little play. Supposidly I will have free access to the workout room and can get in some treadmill time. I am petrified of getting sick. I always get sick when I fly. Something with all those people in a small confined airplane and all hacking and coughing. If I get sick, my training will really be in the dumps. I have tried Airbourne before, but I still get sick. Maybe I need to double dose on it.

I just ate my can of veggies and will be leaving soon to get my girls. Then I will do some cross training while they have swim classes. So far this week I have been on track with my training. I will definately need it for my 10 miler on Saturday. And with the snow and ice predictions, it looks like it will be 120 laps at the Y track. The thought makes me want to gag!!!

[keenercam]

NC -- We are definitely all in this together and we all know exactly what you are going through. I hope your evening goes well and that you start feeling more able to deal with these challenges we face.

Okay -- here is my challenge to myself for tonight. I am going to stay on core for the rest of the day. Even if I earn activity points at the gym, I am not going to eat any non-core foods.

So far today:
B: coffee w/skim milk
S: shredded wheat with skim milk
L: green salad w/2tsp olive oil and lean steak

I am not sure how I am going to fuel my workout since I didn't take the time to pack any of the right foods. But I do have fat free cheese and apples here, so I think I will munch on that on the way to the gym and hope it holds me until I get home.

Anyone else have a goal of just getting through the rest of the evening without binging? :rolleyes:

[NCRedding]

I got distracted before I finished my last post. I think I am losing my mind.

Cam: glad to hear the news was so positive with the new Dr. Great to know he supports what you are doing. Good luck with all your tests.

Carrrie: thanks for all your kind words today!! I hope your leg starts feeling better soon.

Jen: Hate that attacking ice cream--its tricky. Why am I the only one in my family who hears its call?? Have a healthy trip to Las Vegas!!

Minnie: WTG on program, with the jeans and with the car. Have a great vacation.

To everyone I missed good luck with your plans, and may all our moods improve!

jane

[escape]

Mel - I did ok on the hashbrown casserole that night. However, the next day was a different story. We won't go there. :rolleyes: :teeth: I didn't eat any today, though, so maybe I'm working through this problem I have with these potatoes!

Jen - hope you can have a little fun in Vegas! :teeth:

Jane - I'm normally an emotional eater. Whenever I have the blahs, I eat. Well, in reality I eat no matter what. This past week has not been a good week for me calorie-wise so my mood has not been as good either. Hang in there! The good moods/blah cycles are normal. I will say, for me at least, the more I exercise, the more I tend to watch my eating. I say the more I "tend to" because it's not always the case. Another thing for me is this: I'm signed up to participate in the Half for 2007. I don't really have a choice in postponing this getting in better shape. If I didn't change some of my eating habits and force myself to exercise, I wouldn't have a chance of reaching my goal: to just finish this race. Honestly, if I didn't have this race to contend with, I probably would not be motivated to exercise like I should. I'm just hoping that after this race, some of my bad habits will be replaced with some better habits. We'll see.

Cam - your pulmonologist sounds like a great guy! Here's hoping your tests are all ok! :grouphug: I can fully understand the weight issue. I've always been self consious about my weight. You should be quite proud of how far you've come. I'm in total awe. You are in inspiration to many of us on this board. It sounds like your doctor today was impressed as well. :goodvibes

My ob/gyn was the first doctor to suggest that I need to start thinking about losing weight. She told me this last December. Actually, I think she was a little disgusted that I had gained some weight from the year before. It kind of hurt my feelings the way she said it but maybe that was one of the "kick in the pants" that I needed to get moving. My next appt. with her is next week. I've lost a few pounds since last year but not much. I plan on telling her what I'm doing to get in better shape so maybe she'll be encouraging instead of scolding me like she did last year.

To all - tomorrow is a new day! I challenge everyone to set a goal for yourself - just for tomorrow - and stick to it. Let's see what we can do!

[wtpclc]

Mini victory to report! I'm down to where I was when I started to get serious with my weight. :rolleyes: That means I'm down 1/2 a pound since we started this! I know it doesn't seem like much, but it means I'm moving in the right direction!!! Now, I somehow need to lose 2 more poinds in a month to get to wher I was for marathon last year. It's really tought for me to lose even 1 opound a month, so I have some serious work to do.

Thansk to everyone who's helping me stay on track!

[WDWFAN9]

Mini victory to report! I'm down to where I was when I started to get serious with my weight. :rolleyes: That means I'm down 1/2 a pound since we started this! I know it doesn't seem like much, but it means I'm moving in the right direction!!! Now, I somehow need to lose 2 more poinds in a month to get to wher I was for marathon last year. It's really tought for me to lose even 1 opound a month, so I have some serious work to do.

Thansk to everyone who's helping me stay on track!

Great job Carrie!

I haven't had much to post....good news/bad news, depending on how you look at it. I haven't gained/lost anything, but have been eating everything in sight. It seems like every day there is food out at work, and it is SO hard to avoid. So I guess it's good that I haven't gained anything, but discouraging that with all the miles I've walked/wogged I haven't lost anything.....I think I am going to have to wear blinders at work!

[escape]

Carrie - that's great news! :cool1: The reason it's easier for me to lose is because I have so much to lose. :sad2: You said you still want to lose 2 more lbs. Is there something you could give up - just for a month - that will help you reach this goal? Obviously, more exercising won't help at this point. :teeth:

Pat - :thumbsup2 There are times that not gaining will make me happy. :rolleyes: :teeth: It's especially hard to lose when people at work bring in all these goodies around the holidays.

[Minnie]

First of all thanks to everyone for the congrats! I know it doesn’t seem like much but having jeans that don’t make me feel like I’m stuffed into a sausage sleeve feels so good! Then last night I was packing for my trip to Florida tomorrow and faced the music by trying on some shorts and guess what….. they fit!!!!!!!! I am going to try to remember that awesome feeling so I don’t cheat during my trip. Here’s hoping!

Cam – Although I’m sad to here you are back to having more tests I am thrilled that your doctor seems like such a great guy! Nothing makes the scary feel better than having someone you feel is on your side.

Sunny – I am constantly amazed but the crap that so called doctors say to people. You’d think that they DR would have been upbeat about the exercise instead of trying to bring you down. I am so thankful to here that it seems like you’ve found a good one now!

On the car I ended up and bought a little gas economical Ford Focus. Nothing special but since I drive 45min to work each way I needed something that wouldn’t kill me in gas mileage.

NCR – Hope your doing much better today.

Jen – 120 laps – eeck!!!!!!! Hope you have some good music planned for that one.

Susie – What a great challenge! We can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie – That amount may seem small but it is better than an increase! I know you can do 2 pounds – I am sure of it! Have a plan and stick with us and we’ll be here cheering you on all the way!

Pat – Work is the hardest place anymore to keep on track. From all the ordering out for lunch to all the goodies being brought in during this time of the year it is amazing we all haven’t gained a ton. I’ve been trying to bring something in with me OP so I don’t eat the crap on the counters!

Today I made a “mock Danish” for breakfast and will have a salad of some sort for lunch. Then left over ziti turkey bake for dinner while we finish packing.

I will be around today and then gone until Sunday night. I will try to check in and see how you are all doing from the airports. WISHing all of you an OP week!

[Jen117]

Hey Carrie - I am a penguin runner and turtle loser. I lose weight so slow that it's pathetic. I am estatic that I lost 30 pounds this year (when most people in my situation lost 60-70). I am now getting very close to my pre-PG weight, then I can concentrate on losing more. I have discovered that I will never ever be a skinny minny, so I will take what I can get!!! You can lose those 2 pounds, I know you can. I want to lose 5-6.... yikes. Not sure how that will work with a trip to Vegas and the holidays mixed in there.

Last night my downfall was chips. BUT, I ate fewer than normal. Then I went to bed. I did almost 40 minutes on the elliptical for my cross training and I was so hungry when I got home. I need to work on that!

Have a great day everyone.

[Kristi1357]

Carrie & Minnie - WOO HOO!!! :banana:

(I have nothing good to report...so off to do more goo-stalking-preparedness... :tiptoe: )

[monte]

Way to go Carrie! I'm the same way, it takes me forever just to loose one pound....I've been trying to get out of the 190's forever and a day...sometimes I see 189, then "poof", the next day it's back to 190! Grrrrr.

I love it when I can wear clothes that were too small last year. Keep up the good work. :cloud9:

[wtpclc]

Pat - I am very thankful that I work in a very small office and the manager is not a snacking/sweets person. :confused3 The main office has doighnuts every Friday and will be filled with goodies. Not having them around helps. Good luck!!! BTW, I think no gain right now is a huge victory!

Jen - Slow and steady wins the race. :goodvibes I was really happy with 1 pound a month last year for about 3 months. Just wish I hadn't fallen off the wagon.

Thanks for the suggestion about giving up one thing. I need to figure out what that might be now.

Here's the dilema I was thinking of this morning. I need to post my solution so that I will follow through. Christmas morning: Now, typically I go with the "It's CHristmas" attitude, but I need to stick to my guns this year. I will be at my ILs. I truly love X-mas mornign there. It's one of 2 times a year I enjoy Quality Family Time (QFT as my BIL says) with the ILs. However, they do not eat breakfast. i cannot do that. I would be worse than the Scrooge. So, I typically sneak a bunch of cookies that ware awaiting transportation to grandmas. We open gifts, that's the fun part (sounds superficial, but it's wonderful to watch everyone). Then, it's off to Grandma #1. We are not there long enough to eat, though. Then we go to Grandma#2 (and grandpa). We'll, I'm getting hungry by then and she always has Hershey miniatures out. Yeah, Start my day with cookies and continue on to candy. WTG. :rolleyes: All justified so that I don't get grumpy, and I must admit hat I start to. I still odn't understand why we have to go to bobth houses when we saw tehm both at dinner teh night before and every stop takes away from time with my family, who I miss terribly by this time. So, again, I make myself happy with candy.

If I'm doing well, I will have a healthier snack in teh car for the drive time, then I hit the appetizers at mom's big time.

My problem is that I really have to sneak food. I cannot have a bowl of ceral as there's no time or space in teh kitchen. 12 adults and 3 children have to open gifts, get ready and be to grandma's by 10. So, I need something I can eat while changing or something.

My plan is to eat what I would on a work day. A Quaker Breakfast Cookie while getting ready and cheese and crackers for the ride down to mom's. Now, I just have to stick with it. I think that if I could eb good in teh am, that will help me to keep my streak going in the pm. If anyone's made it htrough this ramble, please give yourself a gold star. :teeth:

[keenercam]

First of all, Carrie, congrats on the loss and I am sure you can lose those other 2 in the next 5 weeks. I will send you pixiedust: and good weight loss :goodvibes:
Next, I get a gold star. I not only made it through your post, but I understand and sympathize and have some suggestions. This is what worked for me on our 2 trips to Pittsburgh -- I got a small cube shaped cooler bag and put a frozen water bottle in the bottom. Then, I added fresh crisp apples, some washed baby carrots in a ziplock bag, some peeled hard-boiled eggs, a couple of individually wrapped slices of fat free cheese, and a banana. Separate from that I had popped a bag of 94% popcorn and put it in a ziplock bag. I felt like I had so many goodies waiting for me in the car that it was easy to munch on those things as we went from house to house or the funeral home or whereever. I hope that helps. It's funny, planning the food and having it was kind of fun, like I was spoiling myself in a situation where I'd otherwise feel deprived.

I am so happy for all our WISHers who made it through yesterday with fewer slips than normal. Everyone is doing great! Jen -- good job on cutting yourself off on the chips and heading to bed.

Minnie -- would you be willing to share the recipe for your mock danish? That sounds intriguing and delicious!

I really think the accountability I find here kept me on track last night.

Yesterday I wrote:
Okay -- here is my challenge to myself for tonight. I am going to stay on core for the rest of the day. Even if I earn activity points at the gym, I am not going to eat any non-core foods.

So, I ate an apple and 2 slices of fat free cheese on the way to the gym. When I got home (I won't tell you how pathetic my workout was without music or water or powerade or fuel :blush: ), I ate leftover skinless turkey while I cooked a baked sweet potato and had that with a piece of lean steak. YUM!

Today, on the way in to the office, I stopped and bought some bagged lettuce, shredded wheat and 94%FF popcorn. I'll be sure to eat before I leave the office tonight so that I can get in a real TM workout.

Plan for today:
B: coffee with skim milk (I had to fast for a chest CT Scan with contrast, so as soon as I could after leaving the imaging center, I got coffee to tie me over)
S (when I am hungry will be): shredded wheat with skim milk
L: green salad w/lean steak & olive oil
S: banana
Pre-gym: 94% FF popcorn

What's your plan? :thumbsup2

[wtpclc]

Congrats Cam! Thanks for the good ideas. You do deserve a huge glod star! Maybe I'll do some SF finger jello. That's a huge treat for me! I was just drawing a blank.

OK, just went back and re-emtered info into my Palm. If I can stay on plan (the plan I've had for over a month :rolleyes:), which is eating about 300 less calories than I burn off, I will be down 3 pounds by marathon.

My goal today? Log those calories!!! It's owrked fo rem before, but somehow I get a mental black and stop. It's pretty easy when the program's in my Palm, so I just have to stick with it! Weekends too! That's when I'm the worst.

[Minnie]

Minnie -- would you be willing to share the recipe for your mock danish? That sounds intriguing and delicious!

Sure Cam! It tastes like I'm eating something sinful but it is on my SBD plan. It is also very filling.


“Mock Danish”

1/2 cup low-fat ricotta (do not use Sargento’s) or cottage cheese (I prefer ricotta)
1 egg (or ¼ cup egg beaters)
1 to 2 tsps. Splenda
Dash of cinnamon (I like extra)
Cap full of vanilla
Few slivers of no-trans-fat margarine
Few small chunks of cream cheese substitute or low-fat/fat-free cream cheese
Sprinkle of brown sugar Splenda

In a microwave-safe bowl, thoroughly blend 1/2 cup low-fat ricotta or cottage cheese with 1 egg (or ¼ cup egg beaters). Drop in a few slivers of no-trans-fat margarine, and a few small chunks of cream cheese substitute or low-fat/fat-free cream cheese. Sprinkle top with a small amount of brown sugar substitute and 1 tsp. or so of chopped nuts (if you prefer).

Microwave until thoroughly set (4-5 minutes) and then I top with small amount of sf syrup.

The ricotta needs to be blended very well in order not to be gritty. I use a stick hand blender I bought for less than $10 that works like a charm. Easy clean up as well.

I mix this up either in the morning or the night before and refrigerate. Then when I’m ready for breakfast at work I simply microwave and enjoy.

“Penne Turkey Bake”1 pound of ground turkey (could you lf hamburger)
1 box of ww penne pasta
1 jar low sugar spaghetti sauce
½ cup of water
1 package of lf Italian or mozzarella cheese

Pan fry ground turkey. Boil pasta according to direction. In a 9x12 baking dish place pasta in bottom, add jar of sauce, ½ cup of water, and ground turkey. Mix thoroughly then add package of lf cheese to top. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes (watch cheese you may need to place foil on top to keep it from browning too much).

Both are quick easy and part of my SBD plan.

[keenercam]

Both of those recipes sound awesome. I have to try them this weekend. I still need to try Kristi's core skillet lasagna, too, which I have not yet had time to cook up.

[Kristi1357]

Carrie - I was going to suggest a cereal bar or something like that. How about some fruit - grapes maybe in a baggie. Grapes would be easier to eat on the sly, rather than an apple or orange. Since we were threatened with being fired if we had any food or drink in the control room at work, I usually sneak in my contraband baggie of grapes and keep them hidden in my drawer so I can snack during the show. :teeth: I am even more cranky if I am hungry, so I figure it's worth it for my co-workers! ;)

Cam gave you lots of great ideas! There is no way in heck I could wait that long to eat. I have a problem waiting the one hour after I wake up since I have medicines that have to be taken on an empty stomach every day.

[Jen117]

Carrie - When I travel alone I bring along peanut butter and bread. Put the bread in a tupperware container so it doesn't get squished. You can also use English Muffins. The PB holds me over better than breakfast bars.

I also agree on the fruit. Whole apples don't need to be refrigerated.

My problems with Christmas is that we have so many gatherings in just a few days times. Usually 3-4 in 2 days. That's a lot of big meals. I will definately make sure I am working out on these days, even if it is an exercise video. I will need it.

[wtpclc]

You find time to work out Jen? We leave by 10 or 11 am Christmas Eve morning (lst year we did do our 10-miler before this), this year we'll have to hit church before we go, then we do not stop until anywher from 11 pm to 3 am Christmas Eve night, and don't stop until 9 or 10 Chirstmas night, get up for sales, eat breakfast and have 1 to 3 hours before we leave for my aunts. Home by 10 or 11 (mom and dad's) and leave for our real home teh next morning. :faint: That would be 3 big dinners in 3 days. Ugh.

[keenercam]

So much for my best intentions of going to the Y tonight. I am so nauseous and woozy, and I think it is from the contrast dye they used for the CT Scan this morning. Definitely heading home instead of to work out.

Hope everyone has a great evening.
My goal: only core foods, to the extent I can eat at all.

[Jen117]

Carrie - Prior to being married there was no way I could workout. But now that I am married with kids, it is much easier. My in-laws live about a 45 minute drive. My parents live about 30 minute drive. My parents bring my grandfather to their house so we don't have to drive halfway across the state to visit (he is my only living grandparent). My daughter has a christmas performance at church so we really can't travel too much. So, if I get up super early, I can work out!!!!! We start celebrating on the 23rd with Little Yule. My SIL is Danish and this is a big tradition. Then Christmas eve is lunch at in-laws, Evening Christmas at church, then another dinner. Christmas Day is at my parents with again too much food. Oh and this year on the 22nd is our work party. Errrggg... that is 4 days of food!!!

Cam - I hope you feel better soon!!!!

[Kristi1357]

I am so nauseous and woozy, and I think it is from the contrast dye they used for the CT Scan this morning. Definitely heading home instead of to work out.

I hope you are feeling better, Cam! :hug:

Now, the important question...did the CT scan make you feel like you wet your pants? :rotfl: I think that is the funniest thing with that test & would not believe it unless I've had it done myself!

[keenercam]

Thanks, Jen and Kristi. Feeling only marginally better today. Spent from 7:30 pm until 6:30 am in the fetal position in bed moaning in pain. UGH! Haven't eaten anything since popcorn yesterday afternoon and am now going to force myself to drink some water.

And, yes, Kristi that "warm sensation in the pelvic region" was bizarre. I am glad the tech warned me! :rotfl:

I won't even tell you how much the scale was down today. Very strange that I can skip one meal and evening snacks and see a huge difference on the scale. I just wish it would stay gone.

My plan for today? No idea. Going to force water and we'll see how it goes beyond that.

[Jen117]

Good Morning... Yesterday was HORRIBLE, beyond horrble eating. Today I am back on track!!!!

Cam - Oh dear, I hope you feel better soon. :grouphug:

Tonight I am running the indoor track because we are in negative wind chills right now. Winter is officially here, I think it was just teasing before. DD6 is going with me and sitting on the bench with her LeapPad while I run. She is such a good sport!!!

Eating... I had a low sodium tuna sandwich for breakfast with some coffee and water. I didn't get a chance to eat a normal breakfast at home. Lunch, I have a meeting, so I will eat something healthy when I return. Dinner, Chili is cooking in the crock pot... YUM!

Have a great day all!

[escape]

Cam - so sorry you are having to go through all of this. I hope you get to feeling better soon! :hug: How many more tests do you have?

Jen - there's nothing like a new day to get back on track. I've certainly needed those "new" days lately. :rolleyes:

Suzy - congrats on your new jean "feel". :thumbsup2 Let us know how your Christmas party turned out. Sounds like it is going to be a lot of fun.

Kristi - When's the next goo stalking, er, meeting? :teeth:

Carrie - three big meals, huh? Yikes! I'm glad it's only one for us.

Well, my diet has been so-so. Nothing gained, nothing lost. I guess that is good in a way. I W/R 8 miles this weekend so I'll bet the scales will go down a little....maybe....perhaps....we'll see. :rolleyes: :teeth:

[Kristi1357]

Cam - that doesn't sound like anything related to the CT scan to me. I am not a doctor, but i've had a few of those & Chad gets many of them to check that his cancer hasn't come back. And we've never had anything like that happen to us. Did you drink tons of that constast? Maybe that didn't sit well with you. Chad has to drink that stuff with his scans.

Susie - well...since you asked... :teeth:
I took a long, leisurely walk around the venue for tomorrow's show & what I think is their hotel in Boston today while at work. I found a big fat nothin'!

Tomorrow is them playing at The Rack (bar) in Boston at 3pm. I am gettign there really early so I can be near the front of the line, a.k.a. in Johnny's face! (poor man! :rotfl2: ) :teeth: Then the concert at night. And I am hoping the all-day rain holds off so I can maybe get an autograph by the buses afterwards. If it's raining (like they say it will) I know they won't come out. :sad2:

So, Cam - did you ever take the MA bar? I may need an attorney after tomorrow! :lmao:

disclaimer: I know I really sound stalker-ish. But honestly, I am way too shy to just approach them. If I did see them on the street it would go something like this in my head: "OMG, OMG, OMG!" and then I would just stupidly stand there and try to look like I didn't know who they were. I am a big chicken like that - all talk!


eta: Food stuff!
I have still not been good lately. I have been even more sleep deprived than ever, which leads me to hit the vending machine at work just to stay awake. :rolleyes: I really have to concentrate on the sleeping, then I think the rest will fall back into place. But, other than a daily trip to the vending machine this week, I have been all core. That's probably what is saving me from utter disaster right now.

Off to the mall to buy something to wear tomorrow!

[plutosmyfav]

Happy December everyone!

I ended up losing 2 lbs over November. I guess a little is better than none at all (and weigh better than gaining!). But it looks like I will be carrying a lot more weight over two finish lines than I did over one last year. :furious:

Kristi we know you wouldn't attack them... at least we're pretty sure... :lmao: Have a blast! As for the "all day rain"... grrrr. I orig. planned to take today as a vacation day and do my 20 miler so it wouldn't interfer with the weekend. But due to the forecast I scrapped that idea. Currently, it is in the high 60s and no rain! Did we break the 100+ year record for hi-temp yesterday? I forgot to watch the news.

Cam-- How are you today? I sure hope you are feeling better now.

ETA: I just looked up yesterday's high for Logan (69 deg F). The record was 68 deg F set in 1881!



Sunny

[keenercam]

Wow, Sunny, those temps are amazing for where you are!
We had 72 degrees here and I was wishing the whole day that I was free and feeling well enough to get out for a LW. UGH!

Susie -- so glad to hear your weight is holding steady when this is the month where most people gain. Give yourself a pat on the back! :thumbsup2 Good luck on your long W/R this weekend! :cool1:

I am feeling much better today. Thanks to everyone who asked. The really weird thing to me was that it was a chest CT scan where they put the contrast into your vein (artery?), so I couldn't figure out why it would affect my stomache. But I was well enough to eat last night. Good thing, too, because I had to fast for the bloodwork I had this morning and would have probably passed out if I hadn't eaten last night.

2 more tests to go -- complete pulmonary function on Monday and then a pulmonary stress test whenever it gets scheduled.

I was all core yesterday: a banana; an apple; and core turkey chili. I did take a bite of DS's alfredo noodles to be sure they were cooked last night.

I am very hungry today and since I mistakenly used half & half at the coffee shop instead of skim milk, I am not going to have my planned treat of some kind of bread for breakfast. I'll stick to shredded wheat with skim milk. It's better for me anyway.

I think I am down a net .8 from the beginning of November, which is terrible except when I think of the fact that I was up 6.1 from where I am now just a week or so ago. My weight fluctuates so much day to day that it is hard to even do any kind of meaningful comparison.

Sorry, Kristi, I've passed 3 Bars, but Mass isn't one of them. So, be very careful tonight. The best I can offer is bail money. :lmao: You know what they say, though: "a good friend will bail you out of jail in the middle of the night. A really good friend will be sitting in the cell next to you." Since I can't be there to share the wonder that is Johnny Goo :love: , don't be too stalkerish! :teeth:

[wtpclc]

OK, I was hungry all day yesterday, but I let it going. I did not feel like my sugar had crashed, so I just did gum. I am very rpoud. Now, to just get through a weekend at home. Must keep busy after the 18-miler.

FYI - We've fgot 3 to 4 inches here in 5 hours. So much for teh 60 degrees 2 days ago. High of 33 tomorrow. Welcome to winter running in MI. :guilty:


How you doin' Jen?

[keenercam]

Congrats on a good day, Carrie! So glad you got past the munchies.

Good luck this weekend. I am right with you on the struggle. Party at my brother's house. Menu: meatballs, sausage, lasagna, chips, etc. I will bring a veggie platter and a fruit bowl. My salvation, I am sure.

I wonder if there is such a thing as core deviled eggs. That would be good. :teeth:

UGH. It is raining here. Guess I shouldn't complain. At least it isn't snow. But it looks like the reindeer run will be postponed to tomorrow night and we probably won't get there. Not sure I could make it anyway if I get in my 18 miles tomorrow a.m., as I am hoping to do. :sad1:

[Jen117]

Hey all... I have been swamped at work. I leave for Vegas on Sunday, so much for staying on plan. It is so hard to eat all my meals out and stay on plan. But I will be doing a lot of walking and standing.

I stayed on plan ALL yesterday. I was so proud. Today I am doing OK, a couple slip ups, but I was aware of them.

Carrie - YIKES on the snow, good luck with those 18 miles!! We got a dusting last night, but the temps were pretty much too cold for snow. Snow is predicted for all weekend tho. I bet you got the Milwaukee/Chicago stuff once it flew over the lake.

Cam - Yah for feeling better!!! Couldn't you make deviled eggs with a little FF mayo and mustard. I like lots of yellow mustard in my deviled eggs. And I usually don't put all the yolks in.

I am swamped, but will try to check in tonight or tomorrow. I have 10 miles for tomorrow and am trying to plan out what I should do, inside or outside. I can't stand frigid cold wind. I'm TORN!!! I have a great path that is 5 miles out and 5 miles back, but it is off a highway and no wind protection. It is also quite hilly. I will only do it if the wind is manageable. If I have to run in 20 or less degree weather, there better not be WIND!

[monte]

Via Las Vegas!....stay aways from the buffets and slot machines :goodvibes :rolleyes: :3dglasses :p

[Kristi1357]

First the food report from yesterday...I didn't eat very much, but what I did was very bad. Chad let me sleep in - needed beauty sleep for my 'boyfriend', so no breakfast. In an effort to get ready & into Boston early to get in line for the mini goo show at the rack, I had a chicken nugget happy meal with apple dippers for lunch. Not great, but not terrible. I had nothing else until about 7:30pm. A small dinner special at a chinese take out place: fried rice & 2 chicken wings. Then I proceeded to have 3 glasses of wine before the show. (in my defense, I had to drink what I wanted then & there since drinks weren't allowed in the seating areas) :teeth: Chad & I were so tired driving home, and hungry, that we stopped at a 24 hour McD's (only thing open) and shared a quarter pounder. :rolleyes: I am SO paying for all that bad food this morning though. I am hoping my stomach issues are better soon, since I am supposed to put in 8 miles today!

Now for the stalker report, in brief! ;)

I failed in my crazy stalker-ness yesterday. Johnny had to walk right by me to get up on the stage at the Rack & all my goo-buddies told me when he came through, I had to touch him. It was my duty. ;) When he went by, I just couldn't do it. I guess I was thinking how I would hate to have strangers touching me. So, I did not touch him at all - even though the girl next to me touched his back. :rolleyes:
But, can you say holy closeness at the radio gig at the Rack? Chad & I were first in line and I was smack dab in front of John's mic.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n278/Kristi1357/GGDs%20The%20Rack%20120106/100_7016.jpg
And guess who is now the proud owner of that very pic in Johnny's hand? :teeth:

Concert was great, of course. I forced Chad to wait with me & my girls by the buses. Turns out the Goos took a limo straight to Logan and chartered right back to NY. BUT, we hung around anyway, not believing security. After a LONG time, Brad Fernquist (back up guitarist) came out to meet us, sign autographs and take pics.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n278/Kristi1357/GGDs%20Boston%20120106/MeBrad_resized.jpg
Wicked bad hair for me due to the on & off rain, but...yay!!!

Jen - have a safe trip to Vegas!

[keenercam]

Kristi -- awesome report! so glad I didn't have to wire bail money, but so sad your stalker efforts didn't yield huge results. Nice pix! And you look gorgeous! :teeth:

I stayed totally on core yesterday! :banana: Today I used the following for fuel for a 20 mile LR on the TM (almost 5 hours!): 1/2 slim fast; 40 oz power ade and water; snickers marathon energy bar; chocolate power bar; 1 bag sport beans; 1 bag cliff blocs (cran raspberry).

Picked up Andrew from his HS entrance test and took him to the chinese buffet. I won't tell you just how bad I was, but I am wondering whether that splurge will fuel the Special Olympics 5K that Howard still wants to do tonight. :blush:

[escape]

Jen - good luck with your presentation in Vegas! My DH will be there with some of his friends on Wednesday. I don't know if you've heard - there is a big rodeo convention or something or other next weekend. You may have some cowboys trying to pick you up while your there. http://www.snitchseeker.com/vb3/images/smilies/cowboy1.gif :teeth:

Cam - 20 miles. Holy cow! And you're gonna run tonite? You go, girl! :cheer2: I wouldn't worry too much about that "splurge". You probably needed it for the run tonight. :teeth: By the way, I'm glad you're feeling better. :hug:

Kristi - great "goo" report. :teeth: That first pic is not showing up. :confused3 Sounds like you had a good time. I don't think I would have touched either - but boy, I sure would want to. :p And - I think your hair is gorgeous. It looks really cute with those curls.

Carrie - great willpower. I've been snacking some late at night. It's like I get an urge and I just cave in. :rolleyes: I need to get some gum. I think that would help.

Well, my eating is not the best but I'm hanging in there. I really need to eat more fruit. You just can't get any good fresh fruit around here. Of course, I realize that a lot of it's not in season but still......the fruit around here is just tasteless - except for the bananas and I am eating those for the potassium. I also need to get some V8 juice. Several people on the other thread have been drinking that more.

Hang in there everyone - marathon weekend is getting close. My goal is to lose 5 more pounds before then. I don't know if I can do it, especially during this holiday season, but I going to try.

[Kristi1357]

Cam - keep that bail money handy. The next time they are in New England or New York, or even Philly, I am so there!

I am still not able to get back 100% on this WW wagon. I really don't know what the problem is. Maybe lack of planning, maybe just plain frustration of doing this for over 2 years. I don't know. I am not horrible, just not doing what I should be doing. So far, knock on wood, it hasn't made me gain weight. Every week I feel very lucky that my 'badness' hasn't gotten me in trouble yet.

I need a good swift kick in the rear! :cool1:

[Minnie]

Just a quick post to say I'm back from 82 degree Florida to the frozen tundra otherwise known as Iowa :sad2: High today 18 degrees :sad2:

We had a fantastic time and saw an amazing sight our last morning as 50-100 sting rays came past our beach about 5 feet from the shore. Absolutely amazing :love:

I have to admit I ate like a little piggie the entire time. A local fudge factory now has a major dent in its inventory as does a whole other ton of bad stuff :guilty:

Oh well back on track today. We did walk miles on the beach each day. My hip/back felt better than it has in months through all that walking. The nonimpact of the packed soft shore did wonders.

WISHing everyone an OP day :wizard:

[keenercam]

Minnie -- Your trip sounds great!

Kristi-- I think I'll rename our "cruise fund" jar "Kristi's bail money" since there is no cruise on the horizon for us.

For everyone else that is doing this, congratulations and just keep it up. One mouthful at a time, right? I used to think the very next meal was the next opportunity to make the right decision. Now, I've decided that the very next bite is the opportunity -- I can't tell you how much food I have thrown away in the past few days when I "caught" myself and was able to rein myself in and NOT eat the rest of whatever it is.

All that being said, I think I ate every calorie I burned this weekend. During my 20 miler, IIRC I ate: 1/2 slim fast (before); 1 snickers marathon energy bar; 1 bag cliff shot blocks; 1 chocolate powerbar; 1 bag sport beans; ~40 oz powerade & water.

Afterwards, I picked up DS from his HS entrance exam and took him to chinese buffet. Nothing too bad there except an egg roll. Everything else was stuff I'd choose even if I was doing WW flex: wonton soup; steamed wontons; chicken & mushrooms; oriental string beans. Oh, now I remember -- I also ate few pieces of sweet & sour chicken (without any sauce) and some boneless spare ribs and some pepper steak. No dessert, though.

After the 5k Saturday night, I ate a taste of pizza and then at my nephew's birthday party -- 3 meatballs; 1 whole wheat roll; 3 slices roast beef; 1 slice provolone; 1/2 pc sausage pizza; 1 hot wing; 2 cheddar cheese triscuits; some pretzels; and a taste of birthday cake (no frosting).

Sunday: made pancakes for DH and DS but I ate egg beaters with mushrooms & fat free cheese. Lunch was core turkey chili & some whole wheat pasta. Dinner was barley cooked in FF chicken broth & a green salad w/grilled chicken, olives & FF italian dressing. I made cheesesteaks for DH and DS and tasted the steak, but was able to talk myself out of having a cheesesteak for dinner. Dessert was about 1/4 of DS's unwanted cinnabon. Fortunately, I threw the rest of it away before ate every last bite.

Today HAS to be better. WI is tomorrow night and I really do NOT want to have a gain.

Today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; shredded wheat w/skim milk
S: banana
L: rest of green salad from last night; core turkey chili
S: apple
D: barley w/veggies

[wtpclc]

I saw another 1/2 pound loss yesterday! I'm pretty proud of how I did over teh weekend. Now, I just need to keep beign good while the water weight increase. I tend to get depressed when the weight goes up and eat more. If I can hold out for the next two weeks, I shoudl see a big loss.

Cam - Sometimes I think SUnday is harder than the day of teh LLR. Just get back on track today.

Minnie, and Kristis - Time to get baclk on track!

Way to hang in there Susie!

[NCRedding]

Carrie: great job on the weight loss, especially after the weekend.

Minnie: sounds like a great trip to Florida.

Kristi: I'll kick you, if you'll kick me!!

My plans and goals have fallen off my map. I am so frustrated with myself. I hate when I stopped exercising, and paying attention to what I eat. I feel so much better when I eat right and exercise, so why is it so hard for me to do this regularly and consistently???

Thanks for letting me vent. I've done OK with eating, and plan to go to Curves this p.m. I was amazed when I weighed this morning since I really haven't gained anything back, inspite of not exercising, and eating lots of bad stuff.

[wtpclc]

I feel so much better when I eat right and exercise, so why is it so hard for me to do this regularly and consistently???

I wish I knew!!!! If you find teh answer, please share! ;)

[monte]

I'm with you! :goodvibes

[keenercam]

Carrie -- Great job on the weight loss! :thumbsup2

[Kristi1357]

Carrie - woo hoo! :cheer2:

This is me ---> :cool1: kicking everyone's butts into gear! Including my own! :rolleyes:

I was not good again yesterday. And I was so tired this morning at work, I actually slept on my keyboard from 7:05-7:25 :sad2: So, what did I do? I went downstairs & got a plain bagel with lt. cream cheese. And another diet cherry pepsi. I guess its not horrendous, like eating a bag of m&ms or something. But it's not good.

Cam - I am so excited you have a "Kristi's Bail Money" jar! I LOVE it! :teeth: I will have to start planning new stalking techniques in preparation for the next round of Goo in the spring or summer... Hey, maybe that will get me back on Core - have to look good for Johnny, right? :teeth:

[Minnie]

I had a fantastic trip now back to reality :sad2:

I tried to get back on the wagon yesterday but flopped off again. Left over fudge and carb attack with no real dinner made it a disaster :guilty:

I really need to get to the grocery store and plan the weeks meals but so far no go. And tonights not looking good either :guilty:

WISHing everyone an OP day :wizard:

[keenercam]

Hmmm. . . I really thought I posted here this morning.

Monday night is the only time I ever watch t.v. Usually popcorn is a problem. Last night it was Mickey pretzels and 2 halves of a pepperidge farm cookie. I'd have eaten more cookies, but DS is on to me and said "uh uh, Mom, 26.2 miles, remember?" God, I love that kid. :love: Now give me the dratted box of cookies, you rugrat!

As I was saying . . . My scale groaned this morning. Literally. I am not joking. It made this uuuuuuhhhh sound. I am in SUCH big trouble tonight. Skipping breakfast and eating a small lunch is not going to save me. I am a poster child for "needs a ladder to climb back up on the wagon which just ran her over."

Back to it, I guess. Leaving for marathon weekend in just 31 days. MUST get my big bottom in gear.

[wtpclc]

Hmmm. . . I really thought I posted here this morning.

Monday night is the only time I ever watch t.v. Usually popcorn is a problem. Last night it was Mickey pretzels and 2 halves of a pepperidge farm cookie. I'd have eaten more cookies, but DS is on to me and said "uh uh, Mom, 26.2 miles, remember?" God, I love that kid. :love: Now give me the dratted box of cookies, you rugrat!

As I was saying . . . My scale groaned this morning. Literally. I am not joking. It made this uuuuuuhhhh sound. I am in SUCH big trouble tonight. Skipping breakfast and eating a small lunch is not going to save me. I am a poster child for "needs a ladder to climb back up on the wagon which just ran her over."

Back to it, I guess. Leaving for marathon weekend in just 31 days. MUST get my big bottom in gear.
Cam - I think I might have wanted to hurt Andrew, even though his intentions were good. :teeth: It's very likely just the salt from teh popcorn that got you. DOn't be to ohard on yourself. SKipping meals is no good either, though.

[keenercam]

Carrie -- Actually, I wish I hadn't sent him to bed last night before 10. I found the cookies around 10:10 and slipped into the old habit of grabbing a few and heading upstairs with a good book. I should have just taken the book and NOT the cookies.

Today is the start of a new WW week for me. I have my firm's holiday party tonight and I am figuring I'll be using all my weekly allowance points for surf & turf and all sorts of nice side dishes and then a champagne cream filled chocolate roll for dessert. Aside from that, my objective is to back to having a completely core week.

Here is my plan for today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; WW oatmeal (when I finally feel like eating)
L: diet coke chicken breast; green beans; sugar snap peas
D: firm party

I also have a banana and apple and some clementines.

[monte]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: I'm so excited!!!! Weighed in last night @ WW and I've lost 4.5 pds. in the last 2 weeks!! :yay: :yay: :dance3: Just had to share that.lol

[wtpclc]

OK, yesterday I found the bag of chocolate truffles that Scott gave me fro girls' weekend. On the birght side, there were some left. On teh not so good side, there are not hear as many left now. :( Yesterday and today tend to be my worst bottomless pit days. Could Andrew come here for teh day?

Did I mention there are pastries adn muffins in our office today? Ugh! I have no will power. Need to get back on track.

[Minnie]

Monte - That is amazing!!!!!!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

My day was beyond bad - lets just say a Wendy's value meal and then pizza for dinner is not on SBD :guilty: :guilty: :guilty: :guilty:

I've really lost my way and not sure how to get back on track :sad2:

[Kristi1357]

Monte - :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2:

Minnie - you can do it! I've been bad too. This time of year is so hard. We both can do this!

[keenercam]

Congratulations, Monte! Oh, and if you are ever in search of those lost pounds, I found 3 of them, according to last night's WI. :guilty: I really am over that entitlement attitude that came from 23.1 miles. After all, my metabolism is saying "but what have you done for me lately." You really can't carry that entitlement attitude beyond the LR day and maybe the day after. ;)

Carrie -- step away from the junk food. Remember your awesome excitement about being below where you were last year? If you cave now to the junk food, how will you find the willpower when things get really tough with even more holiday food? Since I am not ready to put DS on a plane, I'll just send pixiedust: and :goodvibes: that you can get through today without succumbing to the temptation in your office. You need to check in here periodically today and tell us how great you are doing with resisting with each passing hour. There are donuts in our kitchen. UGH! I just ate a weight watchers oatmeal instead. I am giving myself kudos for avoiding those donuts the past 2 hours and just hoping they get finished really soon.

Minnie - I am sure it is hard to get back on track after your trip, and especially if you don't have the thought of putting a bathing suit on to motivate you now that the trip is over, but I know you can do it. Make it through one hour at a time. How is the eating going today so far?

Kristi -- come on, kiddo! :cheer2: I hope you are enjoying your hooky day, but do NOT go to the cabinet or fridge!

BTW -- I hung my lime green sparkly "WISH" ornament on the cabinet NEXT TO the snack cabinet. I am going to move it tonight TO the snack cabinet. If I have to go around it to get junk food, it might make me stop and think. :teeth:

[wtpclc]

I'm not proud, but the last "Mini CHerry Bite" mad me feel ill. I probably ate teh equivalent of a jelly doghnut this am and I can't exercise, beyond power house cleaning, tonight. :(

I do believe that i'm over it now, though and will get it in gear fro teh rest of the day. I do wish Cam loved me enough to send Andrew though. :( ;) :teeth: ;)

monte - Way to go!!!

Cam - Storing you activitiy points fro the work party is a great plan. If I don't feel like I've treated myself lately, I will go overboard. (Yes, yesterday and today are a very good example of that.)

SOmehow, I made it through the holiday season last year and lost a pound. Need to find that motivation again adn triple it.

Minnie - You say "I'm starting now" and do it. Take it one day, one hour or one minute at a time. Tell youself you will get through this step and don't look ahead. After 1 step, the next gets just a little easier. Just keep going until you have a day and then a week. That good feeling will take you quite way along!

[keenercam]

I do wish Cam loved me enough to send Andrew though. :( ;) :teeth: ;)

I do! I do! :love: :cloud9: However, his choir director would clobber me if he missed any rehearsals. His choir is singing at a downtown office highrise on Monday to kick off their Christmas toys for tots campaign. Right now, my job is to keep him healthy, uncongested and in attendance (he is a soloist and an ensemblist).

Okay, Carrie -- glad you got the sweets craving out of your system. Drink lots of water to flush it all away and make the rest of the day stellar! :hug:

Minnie -- I agree with Carrie. It really is easier if you can put all the bad choices behind you and make the next choice a good one. I think it is easier to make the next choice a good one once I am on a roll, if you know what I mean. I know I am having a rough time, but I also know that my bad choices tend to be all of a specific sort and made in a specific situation. I really need to strategize ahead of time on how to handle those challenges so that I can get through them better.

The other thing I really need to do is get back to writing down everything I eat. I HATE the WW website journal for the core plan. When I was on flex, I journalled on-line every single bite I ate, regardless of how "bad" it was. With core, the journal is such a pain in the neck and so slow that I find myself not using it. I am committing to getting back to writing everythign in my pocket memo book. That should help me stay accountable. :cheer2:

[keenercam]

I am having a really hungry day. UGH!
I had weight watchers core oatmeal for breakfast and this would normally hold me for 3 hours. Today, I was so hungry an hour later that I had to eat a banana.

Then, I ate lunch around 1:15 and by the time I came back from a meeting at 3, I was so hungry again that I had to eat a huge apple.

Now, here I am again, about an hour later and my stomach is growling so much and it feels empty and nauseous. I just drank a cup of coffee and have had almost 40 oz of water in the hopes of staving off the hunger pangs until our holiday dinner tonight. Now I feel like by the time they serve the first course around 6 pm, I'll be voracious. I do have a couple of clementines with me. I'll hold out a while longer and eat that closer to when I am leaving the office.

Anyone else have problems with "hungry days?" of course, it doesn't help that there is a fudge and nut enrobed gourmet apple on our kitchen table. I am avoiding the kitchen at all costs, since I'd have to 'fess up here that I caved to temptation. ;)

[wtpclc]

Hang in there Cam!!!

I was a bottomless pit yesterday and did not have enough healthy stuff around. You can do this!

[escape]

Monte - :cheer2: :thumbsup2 :cool1: for your loss!

Carrie - :banana: :thumbsup2 :woohoo: for your loss, too!

Cam - I don't really get hunger pains (that's because I eat a lot :rolleyes: ) but my problem is snacking more now. I'm getting nervous about doing the half and I'm mindlessly eating - late at night. Kind of like comfort eating but then I feel badly about it the next day. No wonder I've gained a pound. I'm thinking my goal of losing 5 more pounds before the big weekend is going out the window. :sad2:

[keenercam]

Susie -- You can do it! Just remember that every pound we lose is one less to carry all those miles. I know about the whole mindless eating thing but we have to rein that in. How are you doing tonight?

I just got back from my holiday party, which is at Celebrity Kitchens, a cooking school/demonstration place. The menu was fabulous and there was NOTHING low-cal about it, and I am not beating myself up about the splurge. It is the only real holiday party on my calendar -- we are keeping it very low-key this year and I should be able to control most of my menu options between now and marathon weekend.

The mindless and habitual eating are a big problem for me. Even now, when I am very full, my mind wanders to what snacks I have in the cabinet, especially pretzels, chips, crackers, etc. I literally have to talk myself out of going to grab "just a bite" of something. I am pretty wiped out, so the easiest thing will be to head up to bed with a book and a tall ice water.

Good evening and good luck to all my WISH buddies. :grouphug:

[wtpclc]

CAm - SOunds like a heavenly treat tonight! Now, back away from teh snack cupboard. ;)

[Kristi1357]

I wans't so good yesterday, again! I am such a broken record.

I did go to WW. I didn't weigh in though, and haven't the past few weeks. :blush: BUT, I think something finally 'clicked' and I am ready to kick this Core thing back into high gear! I just feel ready to do it again. I don't know what happened. Maybe it's just knowing if I get on that scale at WW and am over, I have to pay. And right now, we absolutely cannot afford for me to pay! Also, maybe I was just totally burned out on worrying about every single solitary thing I was putting in my mouth.

I didn't realize until after 9pm last night that I had nothing to add to my bag of salad. I usually add chicken, grape tomatoes, f.f. shredded cheddar & peppers. So, I didn't bring one. And we were low of fruit. So, I am going downstairs right now to buy a fruit cup - it is big & I think it'll be worth 2-3 servings. I think I am also going to sneak some contraband water into the control room...shhhh!!! (we are threatened with being fired for any food or drink in here) ;) I brought soup for lunch, as well as yogurt, applesauce & an apple. I am going to be fruited-out!

[keenercam]

Thanks, Carrie! :hug: After writing that last night, there was NO WAY I could hit the snack cabinet! Instead, I unpacked all my Spode china and cleaned out the china closet, packed up the everyday "good" dishes, and arranged the Spode in there. It was so much fun and looks very festive. I felt really good about accomplishing something and NOT mindlessly snacking and NOT rewarding myself with food.

Kristi -- I am so glad you are feeling back on track. Now, let's do it! I can't wait until I don't have to pay for meetings. I don't even want to think about the fortune I have spent on WW. Then again, I used to spend that small fortune on egg mcmuffins, bagels w/cream cheese, subs, eating out, etc. Spending the money now on fruits & veggies & lean meats doesn't offend me at all,though.

cross-post from my journal:
Last night's dinner was absolutely wonderful: sherry crab bisque; field greens w/lemon vinegarette dressing, craisins & candied pecans; filet, scallops & shrimp in soy ginger sauce with potatoes, snow peas & carrots w/some wonderful terriyaki/soy sauce; chocolate roll w/champagne cream filling, whipped cream & a lady finger. Absolutely wonderful and decadent. I don't regret a bite.

Totally back on track today:
B: weight watchers core oatmeal; coffee w/skim milk
S: banana
L: small piece chicken breast in diet coke chicken sauce, green beans, sugar snap peas; green salad w/olives, cucumbers & onions w/a tiny bit of greek dressing (evoo and lemon & garlic & herbs)

I am really looking forward to doing this right. Isn't that strange? You'd think I'd dread having to watch everything I eat, but instead I am finding myself looking forward to strategizing how to eat healthy. A cafe near my building (run by a mother & son with whom I've become friendly) has these fabulous Greek salads w/awesome fresh made dressing. This morning I ordered one to pick up later without the feta cheese and with the dressing on the side. I am actually looking forward to lunch and I won't want to eat anything between now and then (except the banana if I need it) because the salad will be such a nice side dish to the chicken & beans I brought. I just have to maintain this mindset.

Big worry is that I want to do 4 miles on the TM tonight but am not sure how hungry I'll be by the time I can leave the office. I do have plenty of WW core oatmeal, 94% FF popcorn, and a can of solid white tuna, so I will be able to eat something before I leave if I have to.

I really want to get back into the habit of stringing a bunch of no-cheat days together. I haven't had a food day I was proud of in a while. Today will be the first. Who else is with me? :goodvibes: :cheer2:

[wtpclc]

OK, I started slightly iffy, but not half as bad as yeaterday. I am starved today. I've already gone through all my snacks for am and have 1.5 hours before I can go to lunch. However, Scott bouch NF/NSA yogurt last night for me and I havea spicey V-8 in teh fridge.It's nice to have some new kinds of snacks that are healthy too! Maybe over X-mas I'll make some of Cam's CHick peas.

Let's have a great day everyone!

I've decided not to even try TM tonight. Straight to Eliptical. Hopefully, I'll make it the whole 40 min on that and be able to do 8 on teh TM Saturday. I'm afraid that my workouts have been waning while my hunger has been waxing. Plus, more house-cleaning XT today.

Cam - I think technically choppings is reg trainig, not XT, but it must count as something!

[monte]

Hang in there everyone.....we can get through the holidays w/out any weight gains! Here are a few tips that I learned at my last ww meeting:

1).Eat something before going to a party. popcorn::

2). Bring your own snacks.

3). Drink a glass of water in between alcoholic beverages.

4). If you're hosting a party, make "doggie" bags, of leftover goodies and give them to your guests as they leave.

5). Run your mouth talking to others instead of eating.

6). If time :hourglass allows, exercise before going to a party.

We can get through this if we stick together and remember our goals! :grouphug:

[keenercam]

Monte -- GREAT suggestions!

Carrie -- Hang in there, kiddo, though I think I'd resort to the yogurt if you are really hungry. You did mean you have it at work in the fridge, right?

I am experiencing another hungry morning, too. I think I've figured it out. I switched from weight watchers apple cinnamon oatmeal to the maple brown sugar flavor. I think the sweeter flavor creates sugar cravings, but more importantly, I think the apple in the apple cinnamon variety actually helps to fill me up. So, lesson learned. Eat an apple with my oatmeal or switch back to the less sweet variety.

I still have 2+ hours until lunch. And there is pumpkin bread in our kitchen. Not touching it. I am definitely striving for a "proud of my control over my food intake" day, AKA "no cheat day".

[Minnie]

Uhhh I feel sick to my stomach. I ordered trail mix from a friends's DD girl scout troup and ate half a can for breakfast. I know better gosh darn it and even made a PH1 breakfast but still didn't stick with it :guilty: :sad2:

So mad at myself right now :furious: :guilty: :sad2:

[keenercam]

Okay, Minnie. Time to get back on track. What's the plan for the rest of the day?

I only have to wait another 1/2 hour for lunch. I ate the banana and have been chewing on sugarless gum, too, to get through the hungry morning.

[wtpclc]

CAm - I had already eaten teh yogurt.

Just cheese & crackers adn V-8 left for snacks. Olus I usually eat at 11:30. Got a rush project (drawing up ne woffice sapce adn I am just barely able to function with CAD but of those with time, I was best suited.) Needed dwg fo 1:30 mtg. So, did not start eating lunch 'til almost 1. DOes the word ravenous mean anything? I started to bite some heads off. Then again, people shoud NOT stand behind my chair as I work!!! GOnna' install a locked gate to get behind my desk. (I'll rotate my monitor for visitors, but NO standign behind me. (yeah, I have a few quirks.)

Trying to post instead of wolfing down my lunch. Our admin/ruler of our world knows me too well, though. As I started to get snipy, she offered to warm up my lunch. :love:

[keenercam]

Carrie -- I am sorry you got suddenly swamped and had to wait to eat. How nice of your friend to offer to warm your meal. :) I hope your lunch is good.

I am having a wonderful lunch -- in the middle of a very good greek salad minus the feta right now and everything else was really good.

Found out I can't make it to the gym tonight because I have to take DS to boy scouts. I wish our gym was open until midnight. That would make my life so much easier.

[Kristi1357]

I was doing so good today. Then Chad's testing for a prospective job went really bad. He was so upset & calling himself dumb & stupid. I felt so bad, I took him for chinese for lunch! :blush: It helped cheer him up though.

Back on track! Right Minnie?

I just got back from the grocery store & got tons of fruits & veggies.

Oh, and Cam....keep that bail money handy next week...again... :teeth:

[wtpclc]

Kristi - Oh, I hurt for poor Chad just reading that. Watching your dh feel bad is worse than feeling bad yourself. :grouphug: Good for going back on track right awa, though!

Minnie - Have yuo taken those first steps yet?

Cam - DId you make it yesterday?

I did pretty well last night. Just had Asian grilled chik salad for dinner. Did not get my work out in, as we had lots of house cleaning to do berofre my parents arrive today and my hip was hurting. I knew hose clenaing would hurt enough, did not want to risk making it worse. I was active from 6 to 8:30, though. That shoudl count for something.

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:
I was down another half pound this am!!!!!!! (Just wait 'til my beginnign of the week eating habits scatch up to me. :rolleyes: ) I should eb gaining water now and I actually am dow, I am so thrilled!!! Now, I'm 1.5 pounds down from where we started adn only a half pound from last year's marathon weight!!! I can do this! I can get another 1.5 pounds, at least and be a pound down from last year! Ok, so that will put me even with post-marathon last year. All lthat work through the year just to stay even hurts, but it's better than the year before.

[Kristi1357]

So far, so good today...
- cereal w/skim milk
- bag of WW cookies
- 2 diet cokes

I am going to go downstairs & eat my grapes now - no croissant!
I have a huge salad, yogurt & an apple for later.

At home, I will have some whole wheat pasta with ICBINB spray and a bag of 94% f.f. popcorn & maybe an orange at some point later on.

I slept only 4 hours last night, and was so tired and extremely tempted to get some peanut M&Ms from the vending machine this morning. Well, I ran out of time before we were on the air, and I did indeed survive! :rotfl:

[wtpclc]

Glad time was on your side this am Kristi! Those darn vending machines can be killer!

[Minnie]

Just had to say.....

You all are just absolutely awesome :love:

Thanks for asking and caring it means a lot :goodvibes

I've decided to make Monday my restart date. I have a very busy weekend ahead and in order to be sucessful with this I need to have time to plan and won't until I get this weekend out of the way. An excuse I know but I need to be ready to do this again and Monday will be the day.

I've read through the posts and you guys are doing wonderful!

Carrie that 1.5lbs is awesome!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll be back on track and ready with a plan starting Monday :thumbsup2

[keenercam]

Kristi -- so glad Fate stepped in to help keep you on track. Please give Chad a huge hug for me. I will be thinking of him while he looks for a new job. pixiedust: :hug:

Carrie -- great job! Only 1.5 to go! Awesome work, chickie! :cool1:

I am so excited. I had a pure core day yesterday!

I was so tempted by DS's pierogies last night and the mini ravioli I made for him last night for today's lunch. I forced myself to not take even a bite, since I know how that snowballs for me.

Instead I mixed up a huge pot of kidney beans, corn & salsa for my carb fix. I also ate leftover barley w/veggies and picked at some other stuff I was cooking for the weekend -- diet pepsi chicken breast and boneless center cut pork chops.

Now that I've had one good day, it will be so much easier to do it today. Now I know I can. KWIM?

Thank you so much, guys, for helping me get back on track.

I realized yesterday I have fallen away from the healthy eating guidelines that WW insists will help with weight loss. So, starting today, I have to get back to having 2 dairy servings, 2 tsp olive oil and my multi-vitamin. I think I have been falling short on my personal goal for water, too, so I am going to work on that.

Today's plan:
B: coffee w/skim milk; diced extra lean ham steak
S: shredded wheat w/skim milk (?)
L: green salad, olives, fat free feta, chick peas
S: apple

[escape]

Carrie - you're on a roll! :thumbsup2 Good going! :cool1:

Cam - I'm doing better - eating wise, I think. Thanks for asking. I'm with you on the no-cheat day. I'll start recording my meals after I get back from the gym today. By the way, have you received your results from all the testing you've been through? Hope everything is ok for you. :wizard: :grouphug:

Kristi - :wizard: and well wishes for Chad. Sending good thoughts his way - and to you, too! :goodvibes

Yesterday, I had to go to the ob/gyn in Little Rock (hour and a half away) and had to go through a series of ultrasounds and some other checks. Nothing serious. After being in her office for over 2 hours, I then went shopping. On the drive home, I ate a Wendy's Frescatta sandwich without the mayo. Hopefully, it wasn't too bad - calorie-wise. All I had to eat yesterday was some cereal with a banana and the sandwich. I got home around 6pm and went to the gym at 7pm to get in my W/R for 50 min. This am I'm going back to the gym for my strength training appt. with the trainer. I'm tired. I really don't want to go. :crazy: I guess this really doesn't have anything to do with losing weight :teeth: but I just want to whine somewhere. ;)

[monte]

Good Morning TEAM!

Way to go Carrie on that 1.5 pds....don't you love seeing that? :thumbsup2

Yesterday I didn't do too bad. I had 2 eggs and 2 slices of whole wheat toast for breakfast, then I didn't eat til dinner. I know I shouldn't skip meals but I was decorating the house for Christmas and lost track of time. Anyhoo, for dinner I had salmon stuffed with spinich, red peppers and feta cheese, wild rice and 2 w.wheat rolls. I was bad with all the bread yesterday.

We didn't go grocery shopping this week, so I don't know what I'll eat today.....maybe soup.

Have a great weekend. :)

[keenercam]

Susie -- You are being so disciplined! Congrats! :thumbsup2
Thanks for asking about the tests. I think so far everything is normal or I would have heard from the doctor's office already. The last test is 12/20 for a pulmonary stress test and if that is normal, we are going to consider the breathlessness and breathing patterns as "learned behavior" -- after nearly 10 years of having low heart function I was in the habit of breathing a certain way and now I have to re-learn how to breathe. Funny concept, right? :confused3:

Monte -- Sounds like you did really well. That salmon sounds to die for delicious! Did you make it? Are you willing to share the recipe? It sounds like something I'd love to cook.

Minnie - I hope you have time to shop this weekend and maybe even pre-cook some foods for next week. My favorites to cook on the weekend are WW turkey chili, chicken soup, chicken breast grilled, grilled turkey burgers, etc. You'd be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to stay on track when there is food in the fridge. Good luck! :goodvibes:

[wtpclc]

Cam - Thanks for the update on teh tests!!! :wizard: That the rest will be good too! Learnign how to breathe again? that does nto sound easy.

If anyone's interested, I've been using the Palm OS version of this program (Diet & Exercise Asst.) for a while. I really like it. Those of you on WW probably don't need it, but it's great to track what you've burned and what you've somsumend.

http://www.keyoe.com/

[wtpclc]

Minnie - Monday is a great day to start. Just make sure you do! (I have a habit of always saying next Monday.)

Bottomless pit days are over, for now.

Stayed on plan all day. Even have a snack I won't likey get to. :teeth:

Have a great weekend everyone!

[keenercam]

Carrie -- I hope the rest of your evening went well. I had another all core day yesterday. I tasted DH's mashed potatoes, but barely.

Today has been interesting because I am at work and feel like a bottomless pit again. Fortunatley, I have LOTS of food options with me.
Here's the plan:
B: egg beaters; coffee w/skim milk
S: pineapple chunks
L: kidney beans/corn/salsa mix; greek salad w/FF feta
Snacks for rest of day: apple; banana, hard-boiled eggs

I hope everyone else is having a great weekend!

[Jen117]

Cam - you totally inspire me.

I have been out of commission with my travels this past week. This also caused my motivation to sink to ZERO!! I am just so busy and can't find the time to do everything I need to do. This morning my daughter got sick and DH took her to the walk-in. She had pink eye, bluchhh. Then I attempted to run my 8 miles on our treadmill, I made it 1/2 mile before all the yelling and screaming from the family burst me into tears. I have no energy or motivation for this. Then DH sat me down for a big talk to "remind" me why I am doing this and that giving up is not an option. Well, by this point I couldn't get back on the treadmill, I needed a break. So now I will either attempt 8 miles tonight or tomorrow afternoon. If DH gets back from hunting at a reasonable time, I will go to the Y and NOT here. Oh and I am out of Gel and only have a snickers marathon bar for my energy!

BUT, reading Cam's post got me inspired. So I just made some hard boiled eggs. I also made my rice/black bean/corn/salsa mixture. Cam, your kidney bean stuff reminds me of this. I eat mine either heated up, or rolled in a tortilla. Very yummy. I call it my energy food. My kids thinks it looks gross.

I will post on the training thread once I get my motivation back and get my 8 miles in.

[escape]

Jen - hang in there! Less than a month to go. Yea! Way to go for getting back on track with the food.

Carrie - I think you're going to make your goal! :banana:

Cam - good for you for sticking to core foods. I haven't been doing that.

I promised that I would write what I ate yesterday after going to the gym. This is what I had:

B: Cereal with added chopped up walnuts and a half banana. 6 oz. of heart-wise OJ.
L: McDonald's grilled chicken ranch salad. I added my special mexican black beans for extra protein. For dressing, I just used some hot sauce that I have in the fridge.
D: McDonald's double cheese burger. :blush: :rolleyes1 Long story. The people I was with wanted to eat there and I didn't want another salad. It was only a $1. And, it was 460 calories. I think I still did ok yesterday.

Today, so far:

B: Same as yesterday - cereal with chopped up walnuts and half a banana. No OJ today.
L: Chili with black beans and 10 dorito chips. :rolleyes:
D: Not sure yet. DH is due to arrive from Las Vegas any minute and I'm not sure what we are going to eat.

Hope everyone has a healthy and injury-free weekend!

[keenercam]

Jen -- You'll be fine. I hope you can carve out time to do your 8 miles and get inspired again. It is so nice that DH knows why this important to you.

Susie -- Thanks for your confidence in me, but lest anyone think I have this completely under control, let me disabuse you of that notion. Tonight I made 3 trays of lasagna. I picked at the noodles and cheese so much that I am sick to my stomach. I attribute it to not eating dinner until 9 and making lasagna while my hunger was not under control.
I did go grocery shopping for all the stuff we need for entertaining tomorrow and bought whole wheat curly shell pasta, fat free ricotta and fat free mozzarella, so I can make a modified version of "lasagna" for me. I hope our friends won't think I am weird.
Good luck tomorrow, everyone!
Oh, I forgot. I also ate about 6 cashews which I bought for DH to nosh on while he is studying. :guilty:

[keenercam]

How is everyone doing this bright, fresh Monday morning?

xpost from my journal today:
Saturday night's lasagna-making experience was a lesson in indulgence and regret. I sampled all too many noodles dipped in the prepared ricotta and had such a stomach ache afterwards. I definitely got it out of my system, though. :guilty:

As for yesterday, I could focus on the "tastes" of m&m's and nuts I had, but I'd rather focus on the fact that I put out trays of veggies and fruit and olives & pickles and noshed on all of those and never touched the chips, cheese & crackers. Thank God. Because I was so tempted. But I knew eating even a taste of any of those things would start a craving and an avalanche. I made up a great concoction for myself for dinner. I sauteed chopped garlic in a bit of olive oil and put in a huge can of diced tomatoes w/italian seasoning. Then mixed it with whole wheat pasta and layered it in a pan with fat free ricotta, fat free mozzarella & soy parmesan cheese. It was a good substitute for the lasagna everyone else was eating. I didn't feel too deprived.

I really want to stay purely core this week in hopes of seeing the scale drop a pound or two before Christmas and New Year's.

Went to the gym this morning. Late, but I got there. Did 5 miles in 1:12:26 (overall pace 14:29)

Right now I am just drinking my decaf w/skim milk, but I'll be back later to come up with and post a food plan.

[wtpclc]

CAm - I think you made it through a bad situation with flying colors! Now you get a fresh start this morning. You can get those xtra sticks of butter off!!!

Jen - :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I hope you took a break the rest of the weekend. SOmetimes our body calls fro it and sometimes our mnind does. Can you sqeeze in some you time? Maybe just an hour to call a good friend or visit one? That can work wonders. I'm so glad you dh is supportive and reminded you why you are doing this. You are almost there! All downhill after Saturday! Just hang in there for one more long one!!! Maybe iyt would help if you searched for one of your early posts to see how far you've come? :grouphug: :grouphug:

I did ok this weekend. Saturday I kind of went wild on teh bread because I skipped lunch (not on purpose). I only took a couple bites of potatoes though. This am I am back at even to where we startecd this, but I had not seen that until last week. Right now, I expect to be up. So, being up 1.5 is really pretty good for me, as I should be closer to 2 or 3. :banana: I really need to hang in there as teh scale goies up this week. ALso, I need to get my workouts in. I'm so afraid that my metablism's going to slow down as I try to heal.

Grrr... Just realized I forgot my yogurt, banana and V-8. :rolleyes:

[keenercam]

Carrie -- Is there a deli near your office where you can grab some nutritious snacks? The coffee shops near my office have apples, oranges, pears & bananas. I persuade myself that those are the snacks I really want. Dont' worry about being up a little bit -- drink lots of water and it will even out again!

Okay, I just had shredded wheat w/skim milk and parts of an apple (too many soft spots) and am sitting here with my stomach growling. I am going to fill up my water but if I am still really hungry in 5 or 10 minutes, I'll probably eat a WW oatmeal.

For lunch I brought leftover salad (I have fat free feta here to add protein) and some of my baked whole wheat pasta dish. It's nice to look forward to the next meal.

Not sure about dinner. Maybe a ham steak. Am hoping to get to the mall, so I may ask DH to cook the ham for me and I'll dice it and eat it like finger food when I run home to get coupons before shopping.

[wtpclc]

CAm - I had rye toast adn PB this am, so I should eb ok w/o my extra snacks. Although there is a small delin in my building, fruit is not something they tend to carry. My office is in a downtown area, but let's just say it's in a rebuilding phase. Not much in the area as far as a place to get fresh fruit. :rotfl: I should eb fine, though. And I know if I keep drinking the water it will go down, I just have a horrible time getting thruogh this stage of "I'm being good, why is the scale going up?" I just have to hang in there, though.

[plutosmyfav]

Hi :wave: Am I still a member of this thread :blush: ;)

I'm sorry I have been MIA. I'm doing pretty good with my food. I have fallen away from core, but staying "pretty" close to where I should be counting points. Last week I was down 4 lbs, but it was dehydration from a stomach bug :confused3 I think I may be down one real pound.

Sunny

[Jen117]

It was someone's b-day yesterday and he brought in a HUGE bowl of fresh fruit. That's a first!!!

I did 70 minutes on the treadmill last night instead of the 8 miles I was supposed to. But at least it was something. Also, I haven't had soda in 2 days. Yah me. I know the soda thing won't last, but 2 days is a big step!

Sunny - Oh, I hope you are over the stomach bug now. My kids are sick and now I am a paranoid!!

Carrie - We don't have anything close to us for good snacks either. There is a dinner on the same block, but we are talking greasy spoon!!! I try really hard to bring my own things. I also bring in canned fruit because that lasts. It's kind of like "Break open in case of an emergency" food!!!

Cam - Your food choices sound so yummy!!! My DH and kids love home cooking food, which isn't always the healthiest. I do my best when cooking, but casseroles are really hard to make low fat. When I eat out, I get the yummy foods I rarely get at home.

OK, gotta run... I can't believe it is almost noon already!

[Minnie]

Slinking back in......

I have been unbelievably bad ever since I left for my trip to Lido Beach. I'm so embarassed about what I've ate I can't even type it here :guilty:

Remember those loose jeans? Well they are gone away and the "sausage feeling" is back :sad2:

I'm starting back today though finally!

B - Diet Dew & yogurt
S - Kashi Bar
L - Salad or soup
S - Yogurt
D - Turkey roast
D - SF fudge bar
E - 30 minutes dreadmill

Hope everyone is having an OP day :thumbsup2

[wtpclc]

Sunny - Of course you're still a member here!! (You can't get off that easy) Glad you came back!

Jen - Woo hoo for healthy treats!

Minnie - One food item at a time. You can do this!

I was pretty good alst night. No time to eat too badly. Brought all my good snacks today. Good hting, because I'm starved!

[Kristi1357]

Remember those loose jeans? Well they are gone away and the "sausage feeling" is back :sad2:

I am feeling quite sausage-like today too. :sad2:

I have been much better with Core since last week, but today was not so good. Being too tired kills me every time - I eat to stay awake. Ugh. I hit the vending machine this morning while we were on the air, then had a bagel w/ lt. cream cheese. *slaps self on forehead*

I make no promises to the rest of today. I am on a mission to get certain autographs from a certain rock band. It is my last chance to get my running hat signed by Mike Malinin (ultra runner & drummer) for the Half. You know, there is only crappy food to eat while on the road, stalking...I mean, umm, waiting for a 'chance meeting'... :rotfl:

Carrie - I need all your good eating habits to rub off on me!

[Minnie]

Crap I went into the office fridge and found all my yogurt to be expired so I had a Kashi bar instead. It is going to be a long morning with only that until lunch :sad2:

[wtpclc]

Hang in tehre Minnie! You can do this!

[wtpclc]

Last night was bad. I felt like crap and , therefore, felt justified to eat like crap. BAck to it today, though!

When I went on girls' weekend, I sent a text to Cam to tell her I was goign to be good. That really helped. If anyone needs something liek that to help them through tough times, let me know. Unfortunatly fro about the 3rd time in about 10 years, I left my cell at home in my workout bag yesterday. I am so sorry Cam! I hope you did ok!

[keenercam]

Okay, so how did everyone else do yesterday? Carrie, I'm sorry it wasn't a stellar day for you.

I did SOOO well until last night. Breakfast was decaf coffee w/skim milk on the way to my seminar and then a banana right before I went in.
All day, I ate a couple of mints, lots of water, decaf coffee (with those little cups of 1/2 & 1/2 because no skim milk) and diet soda all afternoon.
For lunch, rather than going to TGIFriday's with everyone, I went to my car and returned phone calls and ate leftover core lasagna stuff & a green salad w/fat free dressing.
DD decided she couldn't take a break from studying for finals to go to dinner,so I brought McD's to her and her roommate and got myself ONLY a diet soda.
Then to WW meeting where I lost the 3 pounds I'd gained over the past few weeks, so that I am now at pre-Thanksgiving weight again.
Then shopping where I avoided the food court.
Then home to eat core dinner.
Good so far, right?
THEN -- I ate trail mix and 1/2 serving of leftover "real" lasagna and 4 or 5 mini pretzels. UGH!
I know exactly what I was doing. "Oh, I did so well at WI tonight and I have a whole week before the next one and I'll get back on track tomorrow." :rolleyes:

Here is today's plan:
B: 2 hard boiled egg whites; apple; decaf coffee w/skim milk.
S: WW oatmeal (this isnt' an approved core snack, but I need it and am not going to beat myself up about eating it)
L: diet coke chicken, broccoli
S: green salad; ff dressing

The rest of the evening is up in the air, but I'll be heading to the gym so I may end up eating a powerbar or sport beans.

[wtpclc]

But Cam, you resisted the cheese danish!!!! :banana: I am so bad with that kind of thing. I used to weigh in monthly fo rCurves. After a good WI, I'd figured I had a while month to make it up if I was bad. Ugh!

[monte]

Hi TEAM!

Ok, lets see....I didn't go to WW last night due to the weather, so I wasn't able to weigh-in. I worked out for 1.5 hrs. yesterday then went to Ruby Tuesday for their salad bar (love their salad bar), then had 2 ears of corn and crackers last night. I really wasn't hungry at all, but thought I should eat something.

I may take 2 classes in Jan. One is sort of like WW, except they add exercising with it, the 2nd class is an hour of core training 2x's per week. Since I work at the Rec. Center I get a nice discount for both classes, so I think it's worth considering.

Tonight DH is going to prepare smoked salmon and a salad, so it should be good. Just an F.Y.I. I'm not the cook in the family my husband is :stir: and thank heavens for that because I would end up burning everything. lol. I'm the cleaner upper.

[Jen117]

So far this week I have been on-plan. I weighed this morning and am back down those 4 pounds. YAH... I hope to keep going. I know I will be horrible the weekend of Christmas, so I better be good now to make up for it. I had originally wanted to lose 10 pounds, and now have 6 left. I don't think that will happen, but at least I got those 4 back.

I have really cut back on my soda intake. Tho, with the excess stress the last couple of days, a soda would be nice. I have also cut out the evening eating (before bed). It has made a world of difference. I was using the "I'm running" excuse to eat more snacks. SHAME ON ME!!!

So far today:
2 HB eggs, 1 orange, water.

[wtpclc]

Jen - My favorite is "I ran 10 miles today adn I can eat whatever I want." Yup, found out the hard way that it didn't work last year.

monte - OMG! Thansk fro sayign that your dh cooks for you. DH got into the habit when I started going to CUrves. Now, we both burn things equally, but I always feel liek a schmuck because he usually cooks. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does things that way.

[Kristi1357]

I am still not 100% back on core, but trying.

I weighed in on Wednesday night - something which I have avoided for a month. I was so afraid of being over goal! And I was pleasantly surprised - I was down 1 lb. since last month! I was so happy - I thought I was going to be over & have to pay. I know it's only 1 lb., but I'll take it!

How is everyone else doing?

[keenercam]

YAY, Kristi!!!! :banana: :cool1: :thumbsup2

I am so off base right now and feel so lousy with this cold that it is hard to convince myself that I should eat right.

I will try to get back on track. I have no food here for lunch so I'll have to be very disciplined when I go out to pick something up. :guilty:

[Kristi1357]

I am so off base right now and feel so lousy with this cold that it is hard to convince myself that I should eat right.

I will try to get back on track. I have no food here for lunch so I'll have to be very disciplined when I go out to pick something up. :guilty:

Do you have somewhere you could get soup? A non-creamy one is probably core (or close to it) & it would be great for your cold!

Feel better, Cam! :wizard:

[monte]

I've had a horrible week....craving sugar like crazy :crazy: and eating carmel macchiato's...eek! Tomorrow is WW, so I'll let you know how I did.

[wtpclc]

Ugh! M<Made pralines last night. HAl fof them did not turn out, so they will be staring me in the face very day. :( I did really well yesterday. I did have some, but probbaly teh equivalent of 1.5 to 2. That's really good for me, so I'm not going to beat myself up about it.

2 days in a row now peole have brought in goodies to work. So much for being safe in my little office. :rolleyes:

[Minnie]

I've also been doing horribly, eating like there is no tomorrow with all kinds of junk. I've decided that since I have the week after Xmas off work that is the day to start again.

I'll get the junk out of the house. Have a week of no work/no school to focus and get ready for a great New Year.

Check in everyone and let us know how you are all doing. Even if it has been as bad as me :guilty: :goodvibes

[Jen117]

My eating has gone haywire. I have good intentions and then they all go away. Between the Holidays and training, it's near impossible for me to have self control. It is so sad. DH said no dieting until after the race. Then I will be back on WW to get the last 40 pounds off!!! Just imagine how fast that will make me!

[keenercam]

Oh, man, I have been so bad. Let's not even talk about all the cookies and dark chocolate malted milk balls I ate today. I was sooo good all weekend at home. I may have eaten too much, but nearly every bite was core. I even forewent pancakes yesterday morning that I made for everyone else, and ate fat free cottage cheese with fruit. Then, I came into work and finally caved to the smorgasbord of goodies that I have been avoiding for literally 2 weeks.
I feel sick.

[WDWFAN9]

not much to report, good news/bad news.....my weight is still the same, which is a blessing considering that I have been eating anything that isn't nailed down, but discouraging that I am "stuck" and not making any progress. Work continues to be my downfall, it seems like food is always available and I just haven't been able to resist....

[Kristi1357]

I know we are all really down about our eating habits lately. But you know what? It's the worst time of year for watching one's weight! And imagine what would be happening to our bodies if we weren't exercising / training for a race? :scared1: And I seriously doubt that any of us are doing as bad food-wise as we would have in our pre-dieting days, right?

So hang in there! Christmas & New Years will be here & gone before we know it. Then, we can all kick it into high gear!

You guys with me? :banana:

[keenercam]

Sounds great, Kristi!
I am going to avoid the kitchen today except for water refills and to get my lunch out of the fridge and ice packs (for my foot) out of the freezer. Last night at home was a disaster :guilty: and I HAVE to get back on track. My skirt is a little tight this morning and I got rid of all my larger sizes, so no choice -- I have to reign in my appetite and regain my self-control. The one thing I am NOT going to do is put off getting back on track. No "I'll start tomorrow". I HAVE to do my best to make every next bite the right choice.

Today's plan:
coffee w/skim milk; fat free cottage cheese w/pineapple chunks
banana
green salad, apple & orange

Dinner is still up in the air, but I have grilled chicken and brown rice already portioned out from when I cooked a lot on Sunday. I'll probably have that.

[monte]

You're right Kristi...what we're eating now probably isn't as bad, but still....dang those Christmas cookies! ha,ha.

I'm getting ready to take a exercise class, plus today is registration day @ the center. These are the 2 classes that I'm signing up for: one is a fitness challenge that starts 1/15 and ends sometime in April. It's sort of like WW, except they take before and after pictures, measures body fat, etc...and teaches nutrition as well as getting you in the cardio room. The 2nd class meets on Tues. & Thurs. afternoons and it's an hour of core training...they also help you design a workout that suits your needs.

Hopefully I'll get to the point where I need to workout, or I feel awful...I use to be that obsessed years ago.

[Kristi1357]

Ok, maybe my plan wasn't the best plan...I was just trying to make everyone feel better about the holidays and being just a little bit bad in the food dept. I didn't mean to tell everyone to go hog wild! :rotfl:

Christmas is only a few days away now - the cookie brigades should soon be over, right? ;)

[wtpclc]

Kristi - You are right. We should not beat ourselves up too badly, as for most of us, this is a huge improvement. However, if I wait until after the New year to get back on track, that gives me 6 days to lose before marathon. ;) I've got more sticks of butter to get rid of! :teeth:

Cam - Way to get on track. I was much better today, but far from perfect. Need to get back to it before I cross off my loss.

[escape]

So, Carrie! Is a stick of butter a pound? If so, I've got, let me see......lots of sticks of butter to lose. :rolleyes: :eek: I wonder if that's what Oprah dragged across the stage the time she lost a bunch of weight.

I went to WDW and did ok. I did pig out at Mama Melrose's the night before the 10-miler. Ate LOTS of bread and pasta. :rolleyes: I did finish the 10-miler though. :teeth:

Kristi - you're right. We can't beat ourselves up. It is the WORST time of year to think about dieting. However, when we take a bite of something "bad", we need to think about it. In other words, don't mindlessly pick something up and eat it. Focus on that bite - the flavors, the texture, the calories. :p Maybe, then, we'll eat less of it. I should just be talking to myself here because I'm the culprit when it comes to mindless eating. :rolleyes:

Monte - your program sounds great. I wish we had something like that around here.

Cam - today is a new day. Sounds like you have a plan! Does writing your food intake in advance help you keep on track? Do you write this out and post it on the fridge or somewhere in your kitchen? That might help keep me on track.

Have a good day everyone! ~2 weeks to go! :cheer2: :banana: :thumbsup2

[escape]

Pat - I know what you mean about "maintaining". Working in an office is the worst. People bring in lots of food around this time of year and it's tough! Look on the bright side....you're not gaining like most people do. :teeth:

This is :offtopic: for this thread but I have a question to ask Pat (sorry, to everyone else :blush: ). I noticed in a previous post on another thread that you had issues with the ball of one of your feet becoming sore/hot/tingly or something like that. My left foot did this while I W/R my 10-miler the other day. Are you having more problems? I'm wondering if my shoe is too loose/tight? Did you discover the origin of your problem?

[wtpclc]

Susie - I think a stick of butter is a 1/4 pound. So, just a pound and a half to go, but every stick counts.

Well, I think I'm doing better than I thought. I'm only a half pound up from my recent low and I know I'm still on teh high end of where I tend to be for water retainnage. I think I'm doing ok, but that really makes me want to be more serious. Must get through lunch out tomorrow and a pot luck Friday.

Must also find time Saturday to get my Christmas breakfast together. You remeber, the one I get to sneak while changing for the day. :rolleyes:

I realized last last night that I forgot to eat my snickers marathon bar before my work out. So, that helped make up the calories. I'm wondering if I should try to skip that more often (maybe before SRs), it did not seem to effect me. We'll have to see.

[keenercam]

Susie -- Thanks for the idea of posting my food list on the fridge. WISH I'd done that last night. By the time we got home from car shopping at about 8:30, I was voracious. This is how bad it was: first I cooked the last little bit of whole wheat pasta mixed w/diced tomatoes, mushrooms & broccoli & added the last little bit of fat free ricotta to it. While that was cooking, I ate pieces of 98% lean diced ham. I was still hungry after the pasta, so I ate brown rice & chicken breast. Still all core, mind you, but certainly enough food at that point for 2 meals, right? The rest of the night is a blur -- crumbs from the bottom of the salt & vinegar chips bag (I guess I should be grateful Andrew put it back in the cupboard with only crumbs in it) mixed with unsalted fat free pretzels. Oh, and some nuts & raisins & craisins from that blasted trail mix.

I woke up with a tummy ache, but was so frustrated after an hour and a half at the hospital for a test that will need to be re-done when their machine is fixed, that I just ate a sesame bagel w/a scrape of cream cheese. The scale was not as bad as it should have been this morning, and when I said "thank you, God" I added "I promise I'll do better today." So, the plan is a huge green salad for lunch today, hopefully with DD18 if she maintains the courage to drive into the city to visit and have lunch with me.

I really do feel accountable here, so I thank you guys. I think I need to get back into the habit of getting on line at night and logging what I am eating at night. I am sure I'd be better behaved then.

[monte]

Good Morning TEAM!


WW was out of the question last night, due to snow, and we're expecting another 12-28 inches today. I did weigh myself and according to my scales I've lost another pound. :goodvibes

Cam - sorry about your tummy, but that seems to be going around. I've been battling a cold for a few weeks now, but alot of co-workers have a stomach virus too.

Iam curious to know why my feet tingle as well...would it be a circulation problem?

[wtpclc]

Tingling feet - Usually this happens when my shoes are a bit tight. Doesn't need to feel tight, but if I go with them just a hair on teh loose side, I'm typically ok.

:grouphug: Cam - Hope you're feeling better soon adn teh re-test goes quickly. :rolleyes: Ugh! This is the last one, though, right?

[keenercam]

:grouphug: Cam - Hope you're feeling better soon adn teh re-test goes quickly. :rolleyes: Ugh! This is the last one, though, right?

Thanks, Carrie. Yes, this is the last test. I don't know anything about the results of the other tests but I am sure they are all normal or I think the doctor's office would have called me by now. The sad thing is the doctor was jumping through hoops to gather all this information enough in advance of the full to provide some guidance on whether a medication would help or to teach me how to re-teach myself how to breathe. I am thinking the timing just fell apart, but whatever information we gather will be helpful for the Minnie and just for normal exercise, too.

[WDWFAN9]

Pat - I know what you mean about "maintaining". Working in an office is the worst. People bring in lots of food around this time of year and it's tough! Look on the bright side....you're not gaining like most people do. :teeth:

This is :offtopic: for this thread but I have a question to ask Pat (sorry, to everyone else :blush: ). I noticed in a previous post on another thread that you had issues with the ball of one of your feet becoming sore/hot/tingly or something like that. My left foot did this while I W/R my 10-miler the other day. Are you having more problems? I'm wondering if my shoe is too loose/tight? Did you discover the origin of your problem?


Susie, not sure what caused the problems with the balls of my feet. When I've tied my shoes too tight the tops of my feet hurt, not the bottoms. I sure WISH I knew what the problem was though because it was pretty painful and one of the reasons I only made it to 12 miles Saturday....I didn't want to "hurt" something. If anybody has a clue please let me know....

[wtpclc]

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I think I'm finally dooinga good job hydrating, as I was down another half pound this morning!!! That takes me to my marathon weight last year!!!! 2 pounds from when we started this!!! Seeing as I'm still in what's usually coming off peak high weigth time, I shoudl eb able to drop another pound in the next week or two!!!!

Thanks for your help everybody!!!!

[Jen117]

HEy everyone... I have been so busy that training has not happened at all this week. I feel like a bit of a failure.

My eating has gone OK. So far I have not gone overboard with treats. I weighed this morning and I am still down the 4 pounds I lost when we started this thread, so I am happy.

I am swamped at work and totally exhausted. The feelings of the rundowns and sickness are starting to come on, so I am fighting it off the best I can. WOW, I never thought it would be so hard now that we are this close!

[keenercam]

Carrie -- :banana: :woohoo: :cool1: Congratulations, sweetie! I know you can do another pound, no problem! Just don't let taper food madness get to you. :teeth:

Jen -- You are NOT a failure. Many of us just aren't able to carve out the training time right now. That doesn't make any of us failures. Look at how far we have come! Congratulations on being down 4 pounds. How awesome that has to feel! :banana:

I was not as crazy out of control last night on food, though I still ate more than what I should and could have made better choices. DH brought home fresh soft pretzels, but it wasn't so fresh by the time I got home, so I should have skipped it. I did make a core dinner of egg beaters w/lean ham, and gave most of the egg to my furbaby. Oh, and I had four small cubes of cheddar cheese (another weakness).

Core breakfast this morning of weight watchers oatmeal. I have 2 hard boiled eggs and an apple for snacks today and I have leftover salad from yesterday for lunch, so I should be good. Of course, the trick is when I get home, but I hope to go to the gym on the way and I have a banana in my workout bag to eat when I get in the car to drive home. That should alleviate my expected hunger until I can eat grilled chicken when I get home.

I know the next several days are going to be so difficult for all of us. :blush: I am really hoping we can all check in here as frequently as possible to provide support and encouragement and accountability. :love: I know I need you guys -- A LOT!!!! :guilty: :lovestruc

[NCRedding]

Hi everyone--I've been guiltily thinking of all of you while munching my way thru an amazing assortment of holiday foods. Of course, I didn't eat for several days last week after my lovely stomach virus--now that was pleasant!! On top of all of this, my church is having an internal struggle that has shown several peoples true colors. I am not even sure I know how to walk anymore!

In other words, I have surrendered, for the time being. I'll meet you all back here next week (or maybe after new year's).

Everyone have a wonderful holiday season.

[wtpclc]

NC - DOn't give up!!!! Think about how you wil feel after the new year when you a a few more pounds added to what you need to lose. WHen you look back, those moments of joy while eatingwill not have lasted long enough to be worth it. (Easier said than done, I know, but you probably will regret it.) Just try to make the healthiest choice you can adn, if you really need to eat some junk, watch your portions. :grouphug: Church struggles are the worst. SOUnds like an awful time for you. Hope things get better soon!

[Kristi1357]

Great advice, Carrie.

Now if I could just follow it... :blush:

[Big Vic]

Good afternoon everyone!

No running this week. Still battling chest congestion and an intermittent cough. Finally got the doc to spring for some antibiotics. I hope they help.

Will attempt to run my 10 miler on Sunday, or at least go as far as I can. We'll see how it goes.

So, Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, and Merry Christmas!!!

We'll see you on the flip side. :smooth:

:cool1:

I must be sick, I posted in the wrong thread.

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[monte]

:santa: :santa: Merry Christmas :santa: :santa: We can get through the holidays w/out much damage:woohoo: We can do it!

:cloud9:

[Kristi1357]

We can get through the holidays w/out much damage

I ate everything that wasn't nailed down the past 3 days. :-( And now my favorite jeans are really, really tight. Back on WW Core full force today! I barely have enough clothes as it is, never mind having to buy new, bigger ones! ACK!!!

[monte]

I agree with you Kristi...back on track today! Hope everyone had a nice time yesterday and that Santa was kind to you.lol

[keenercam]

I am right there with you guys. Ate everything that wasn't nailed down and then some. UGH!
Back on core today, though I did have a piece of rustic Tuscan bread this morning for breakfast. I'll certainly head to the gym tonight to earn at least enough APs to cover that.

[Minnie]

I'm back as well. I ate everything and anything these last few days and then last night when I got home I purged the house from all the junk. Even pitched the unopened crap just to get it out of here. I have to get with it as even my "big" jeans are getting tight.

Today so far:

2 scrambled eggs, 1/4 c. lf cheese, 1pc ww toast

WISHing everyone an OP day!

[monte]

What is rustic Tuscan bread? It sounds good.


I am right there with you guys. Ate everything that wasn't nailed down and then some. UGH!
Back on core today, though I did have a piece of rustic Tuscan bread this morning for breakfast. I'll certainly head to the gym tonight to earn at least enough APs to cover that.

[keenercam]

What is rustic Tuscan bread? It sounds good.

It was a loaf of Italian bread that Howard found at Trader Joe's. It is pre-sliced. Very chewy on the outside and soft (with lots of "air holes") on the inside. Absolutely delicious. I kid myself that most of the calories fell out of the holes, so it really isn't that bad. :teeth:

[monte]

What's going on with this thread??? Are we taking a break?:laundy:

[Minnie]

I don't know about everyone else but I have been taking a very extended break :sad2: and all of me shows it :sad1:

I am back on the plan as of tomorrow :thumbsup2 I'll be checking in here hoping everyone else will too :grouphug:

[escape]

Minnie - I've been eating like there's no tomorrow. I can't help it. Maybe it's hidden nervousness about what's coming up this weekend. :scared: I didn't think I was nervous but maybe I am. :confused3

Hi Monte! I hope you are not snowed under too much. :upsidedow

[NCRedding]

To all of you doing the half or full or Goofy this weekend: GOOD LUCK!! Go and be prepared for an awesome time.

I am back from the abyss. I really didn't gain too much weight over the holidays, and I am ready to get back to exercising. I have my clothing laid out to go to Curves in the morning, and have set the alarm. I hope to also squeeze in a walk tomorrow afternoon. We've had really warm weather for this time of year, and it looks to be holding on for the rest of the week. Excellent for walking.

I've also gone to the grocery store, and stocked up on the healthy, good foods I like. The holiday treats are gone.

I hope to be seeing all of you on these threads over the next month. Let's keep it going--it encouraged me so prior to Thanksgiving!

[wtpclc]

Hi all! I did ok over the holidays. The day after CHristmas was the worst. I ate a light dinner so I could have cookies at my aunt's gathering. I didn't realize we'd be ther for another 4 to 5 hours after dinner, though. If anyone ever gives you a chocolate coookie that has a rolo baked in, run! OMG.

Anyway, I did better when I got home, but htis cold seems to have helped me with that last pound, plus an extra. Now I'm worried that I'm not fueling myself enough for pre-race. Ugh! Not that I don't have fat to spare, but I know I should have glycogen available too.

[plutosmyfav]

Oh I am so mad at myself:mad: With the pneumonia, I didn't move for about 10 days and ate cookies left and right. Then I more than "splurged" Christmas Eve through New Years. The bottom line: I gained 6 pounds. Since I only lost 2 pounds since the start of this thread, I am now 4 pounds above my starting weight.

Now, not only will I be doing the race(s) over 20 lbs heavier than last year... IT'S GOING TO BE STEAMING HOT:eek: I'm gonna die....

Well, it's too late to make significant progress before WDW, but I can count on all those APs from racing as the start of my new plan.

Speaking of clothes, I'm done to my last two "largest pants". Fortunately, I haven't had a full 5-day work week in weeks! There's no way I can buy new "big" clothes. When I lost 85 lbs I bought tons of clothes on the way down and then promptly donated them to Good Will as I shrunk out of them. I would be insane to go back out and buy bigger sizes again.:sad2:

Sunny

[Minnie]

Sunny - I'm right there with u on the pants thing. I now have 3 pairs that I rotate and only 1 of them is really comfortable. I almost gave in and bought some new ones this last weekend but didn't. I'm trying to use the reward of getting back into my thinner clothes to motivate myself.

I made it through day 1. Not as I planned but still okay. Today I am stocked and ready to go so I have no excuses for not staying on plan!

WISHing everyone an OP day :wizard:

[keenercam]

NC – I hope you made it to Curves this morning. Great job, getting right back in gear!

I was terrible through Christmas and the week after, but have been doing really well starting 1/1, somewhat because I haven’t been feeling well. I am really trying to hydrate this week and that helps me be better, food-wise, too. I have gotten back into the habit of planning my meals so that I am anticipating eating something I will want and enjoy. I think I’d gotten into a rut and was eating whatever was available.

I want to be very good today and tomorrow, and I think I will be heading off to the full at least a couple pounds less than I was when I did the ½ in January ‘06. I am going to force myself to be pleased with mostly maintaining this year rather than gaining, instead of beating myself up because I didn’t lose the other 30 pounds I should have lost.

Oh, and I am right there with you on the tight pants thing. I got rid of 5 sizes worth of clothes in early December, knowing I was leaving myself with no safety net. Believe me, wearing tight jeans this past weekend kept me from eating a whole lot of bad things I would have otherwise eaten! Now, I just have to make sure I burn off enough calories in WDW to compensate for the good foods I intend to eat while I am there. Thank God I have already done a couple of trips while on WW and found some really delicious food options at Disney that aren’t too dangerous to my WW plan. :)

[monte]

Went to WW last night and I've gained 1 pound...eeek....back to journaling.

[Minnie]

Monte & Everyone:

I am going to start a new thread for a NEW YEAR!

Hoping to see everyone there!

And anyone else that would like to join up in supporting our efforts to slim on down while we work our way up to our events or just regular exercise!

:grouphug: :cheer2: :banana: :yay:

Link to new thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=16329819&posted=1#post16329819