DISappearing Peeps...Vol. 3! All are Welcome!

[dwheatl]

Yea, the Fit channel is looking like a real option. DH cancelled my part of the gym membership since I never went and he is only paying for himself to go. Another cut back in this YUCKY economy. Please pray for our country, our leaders whether you agree with them or not, pray for those that are less fortunate and are experiencing hard times. LOVE YA! I haven't done in lately, but I like Bodies in Motion with Gil on fit TV. They're old shows, because I use to work out to them when my kids were little. I notice there's a show called "Shimmy" that's a belly-dancing workout. I'm half tempted to try it, just to get some muscle control of my abs. If only my family wouldn't get hurt laughing too hard.
I'm with you on the prayers. I see so much pain and hurt locally, and I know there's so much more suffering out there.

Hi all! I've been missing, because I have been sick as a dog with an upper respiratory thing. Felling a bit better this morning, but have to try to remember to not overdo it today. Be good to yourself. Sorry you were sick. I heard there was a suspicious coincidence with this illness. ;)



I did give up all desserts for Lent, so maybe that will help a bit!

Hope everyone has a great weekend :) I've committed to skipping the sweets on weekdays during Lent. Today was rough - cupcakes in the classroom, coffee cake (really good ones too) in the staff room, a candy bar came with my paycheck, and I was HUNGRY. I just kept telling myself to think of the poor; that I'm blessed to have such temptations to pass up. I did bring the candy bar home for the weekend, though.:blush:

I'm down 1.6. Not too bad for my birthday week. My b-day was actually Ash Wednesday, so we celebrated on Fat Tuesday as well as last weekend. My family kidnapped me on Sunday and took me to Santa Cruz so we could pick up DS and go out to dinner as a family. It was so sweet. I was really missing him, but didn't want to be too clingy.

[::Snow_White::]

Good evening everyone.
Today wasn't a great food day.

There was a blood drive and I donated for the first time. (All went well, by the way. I freaked out and almost didn't make it because my iron was too low, but they tried my other hand and I passed.) I was really scared before they stuck the needle in but it was worse testing for the iron with the little needle! I was pretty proud of myself.

Just in my luck they didn't have anything healthy to choose from and we couldn't leave without eating something so I picked a few things.
I can't pick up too heavy of things and since it's bruised too, I'll be putting my arms on hold with the exercise.

[Nefferz]

I'm -1 this week. It really does help me to know that I'm going to have to post my progress on a BB each week!

[Sparkie]

Good evening everyone.
Today wasn't a great food day.

There was a blood drive and I donated for the first time. (All went well, by the way. I freaked out and almost didn't make it because my iron was too low, but they tried my other hand and I passed.) I was really scared before they stuck the needle in but it was worse testing for the iron with the little needle! I was pretty proud of myself.

Just in my luck they didn't have anything healthy to choose from and we couldn't leave without eating something so I picked a few things.
I can't pick up too heavy of things and since it's bruised too, I'll be putting my arms on hold with the exercise.


Thanks for the input on the photos. I think DD has a photobucket account. And dont freak out about the pre-blood "low iron".... most likely the second test was an improvement because of collection technique on the first one. You have to be really careful when collecting the sample that you wipe off the alcohol before you stick or it will alter the results. I'm with you on the arm needle verses the finger stick. The arm is much more tolerable to me. Also, the last time I gave blood, that pre-blood test was done by snatching a plug out of my earlobe.... I have very bad memories of a ear piercing when I was 13... almost started the one ear pierced trend years earlier.... LOL! I would never be a cool teenager now... I could never pierce and tatoo myself... I'm a wuss! LOL!

Though I was going to get blown away with tornados yesterday. The warning sirens went off. Me and DD and little Dgrand. went to the basement. I was peeping out the door, watching the sky ( i know - bad), and then I really got scared when I saw the birds fly away..... Birds dont fly in the rain.... and if the animals are making a run for it.... you know its bad. I got aggravated with the school system because they released the busses for my middle DD school when our county was under a tornado warning and there was a storm cell very close to where these busses were going with reported 70 mph winds. My calls of concerns and to update information that I was sure school officials were not aware of were met with 1. school representative with appathetic attitude and then hanging up on me and 2. county school board stating that once the county released the children they were put on the busses and if a tornado warning was issued when the children were in route the bus would pull over to the side of the road..... ????.... I thought being on the road was the worst thing you could do during severe weather. But everybody made it home safe and sound and now we are just waiting for it to quit raining. Its been raining for almost 24 hours now.... guess thats how some of you feel about snow.

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

SAMER :headache:

[punkin413]

well, i'm + 2 pounds today. go figure. i work out and eat decently and this is what i get. it's very discouraging and makes me want to give up. really. i know better though. i am sore (but not THAT sore!) and AF arrived yesterday, so i know those are contributing factors. but i still expected to see better results this week. i'm over it. makes me wanna go eat a whopper. :rotfl2:

i think i'm gonna start posting my food on here starting monday. we'll see how that works.

[LMO429]

well, i'm + 2 pounds today. go figure. i work out and eat decently and this is what i get. it's very discouraging and makes me want to give up. really. i know better though. i am sore (but not THAT sore!) and AF arrived yesterday, so i know those are contributing factors. but i still expected to see better results this week. i'm over it. makes me wanna go eat a whopper. :rotfl2:

i think i'm gonna start posting my food on here starting monday. we'll see how that works.

I understand completely how you feel! I got completely frustated like yourself a couple of weeks ago and I did those jillian dvds for the week and the scale moved.

I am on the push phase of chalean extreme they tell you not to expect weight loss when you are doing it because you lift such heavier weight but I am very scale oriented so I may decide to alternate weeks so I do not become completey frustrated as well

[DisneyLaura]

Sory I didn't post yesterday with the kids sick all week I had to run my errands and I forgot to post. But I'm +2.8 lb and I know that's mostly because AF is on her way so I'm not too upset. I was good all week with my water but I guess I should have done a little bit more. Next week will be a good number.

Hi all! I've been missing, because I have been sick as a dog with an upper respiratory thing. Felling a bit better this morning, but have to try to remember to not overdo it today. Never even checked in last week. So today I am -3.8, but that is really for two weeks. Hopefully feeling better won't make me eat eat like a pig and gain that all back next week!

Glad you're starting to feel better. Don't you hate when you've been sick and you lose and then as soon as you're better you gain everything back.



Off to take my bags of clothes to the charity shop!

Have a great day everyone :)

What a nice feeling that is? Hopefully this summer I can do that too!

Hi guys. I'm -1 which was a total surprise considering I had a hot fudge sundae earlier in the week right after going to the dentist and learning I have to have 3 crowns next week. The good news on that is it is the last 3 molars I have to be crowned. Yup, wearing braces for 12 years did a number on my teeth.

Sorry about the dental news. I haven't been to the dentist in probably three years because we don't have dental insurance but I need to go for a cleaning really bad.



Cool ticket's. I like No Doubt too

[QUOTE=UtahMama;30541450]Today being "free day" in my head, I made chicken enchiladas from scratch tonight.

And I wont mention the Margaritas I'm making soon. :rolleyes1

I did throw away the rest of Riley's birthday cupcakes I made 2 days ago, so as not to be tempted. :thumbsup2

Good for you that you only ate 1/2 of a cupcake. Oh I'll have one of those margaritas thanks ;)

Good evening everyone.
Today wasn't a great food day.

There was a blood drive and I donated for the first time. (All went well, by the way. I freaked out and almost didn't make it because my iron was too low, but they tried my other hand and I passed.) I was really scared before they stuck the needle in but it was worse testing for the iron with the little needle! I was pretty proud of myself.

Just in my luck they didn't have anything healthy to choose from and we couldn't leave without eating something so I picked a few things.
I can't pick up too heavy of things and since it's bruised too, I'll be putting my arms on hold with the exercise.

Good girl to donating. Before I got married I donated once and then passed out about an hour later in the grocery store, talk about embarassing. Come to find out, AF was just leaving me so I lost a lot of blood. The EMT's said I probably should have not donated but I didn't know. I haven't gone since and that's been 12 years, I'm a chicken now.

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

well, i'm + 2 pounds today. go figure. i work out and eat decently and this is what i get. it's very discouraging and makes me want to give up. really. i know better though. i am sore (but not THAT sore!) and AF arrived yesterday, so i know those are contributing factors. but i still expected to see better results this week. i'm over it. makes me wanna go eat a whopper. :rotfl2:

i think i'm gonna start posting my food on here starting monday. we'll see how that works.

Oh how frustrating, I hate that. It really does make you want to punish your body with more food just to spite it!

I have had a terrible week with food and haven't dared weigh myself yet. Dont know what happened - first time I fell off the wagon since Jan 2nd. Starting again tomorrow!

[Sandy321]

I really dont like to post if all I have to do is whine - and we're on a downward spiral..

but gosh darn it - I'm going to stick it out - I havent exercised (way too cold! but I'm trying to "Dance" when I'm cooking/waiting and at commercials to get up and "boogie" moving is better than not moving.. Dr OZ (google You on a Diet - its the real age website) has FREE exercise programs - he makes the most sense -

and the news report is to just stick to something, low calorie, low carb, etc.. just DO IT...

(and ITA it takes weeks to take off 5# and 1 meal to gain back 10#)

- 3#

(and the first 2 weeks are my easiest - its the long haul!)

[mousehouselover]

I am -1.2 this week. Not as much as I hoped for but we had Mardi Gras and pizza from a vendor this week. I know I should be strong and do better but it's not as much fun eating a salad and soup when my co-workers are having really fantastic gumbo, jambayla, king cake and beignets.

Danielle~ I recorded a few of the shimmy workouts. I really like them. I only do them after everyone else is in bed though so they can't laugh at my uncoordination and two left feet.

[punkin413]

has anyone used slim quick? i bought a bottle today and i'm gonna start it on monday. i'm not changing anything else - just continuing with 1500 cals a day, lots of water and exercise 4 times a week. but i don't see how this could hurt! it may be that little extra something i need. i've been stuck in between 134 and 140 for about 6 months now!!!

i'm taking the weekend off since i gained and i'm so upset about it. i just need a break. i went and bought a bottle of rose regale at the liquor store and i'm drinking it right now with a red glow cube from disney world inside. now if only i was sitting near the water in italy at epcot, getting ready to enjoy illuminations. :cloud9: i took pictures because i thought it looked cool. :laughing:

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll79/punkin1803/december%20TR/DSC00333.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll79/punkin1803/december%20TR/DSC00335.jpg

what's so funny is that i'm eating a leftover hamburger that i had at lunch today with it. rose regale and a hamburger.....am i a classy lady or what??? :lmao:

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

has anyone used slim quick? i bought a bottle today and i'm gonna start it on monday. i'm not changing anything else - just continuing with 1500 cals a day, lots of water and exercise 4 times a week. but i don't see how this could hurt! it may be that little extra something i need. i've been stuck in between 134 and 140 for about 6 months now!!!

i'm taking the weekend off since i gained and i'm so upset about it. i just need a break. i went and bought a bottle of rose regale at the liquor store and i'm drinking it right now with a red glow cube from disney world inside. now if only i was sitting near the water in italy at epcot, getting ready to enjoy illuminations. :cloud9: i took pictures because i thought it looked cool. :laughing:

what's so funny is that i'm eating a leftover hamburger that i had at lunch today with it. rose regale and a hamburger.....am i a classy lady or what??? :lmao:

I always think burgers go well with anything!! Hope you enjoyed your night. I think it does you good to have a weekend off sometimes. I'm sure it will start your body losing again.

I havent heard of slim quick, but anything is worth a try to get the scales budging again. Do you have a cup of hot water with a slice of lemon squeezed in it each morning? I find that really helps me keep the bloating down.

Anyway, I'm a SAMER. Its an absolute miracle to be frank. I have had a few very bad days this week. I can only put it down to the extra calorie burning power of the new muscles I have developed. I bless the day I discovered Charlene Extreme - even when I was teaching 11 aerobic classes a week I never had any muscles! I feel very ready to recommit this week - I have 9 weeks until vacation and 8 pounds to lose! I had hoped to be at my goal weight by the start of April, but I will settle for May now!

Have a good day everyone :goodvibes

[DisneyLaura]

has anyone used slim quick? i bought a bottle today and i'm gonna start it on monday. i'm not changing anything else - just continuing with 1500 cals a day, lots of water and exercise 4 times a week. but i don't see how this could hurt! it may be that little extra something i need. i've been stuck in between 134 and 140 for about 6 months now!!!

i'm taking the weekend off since i gained and i'm so upset about it. i just need a break. i went and bought a bottle of rose regale at the liquor store and i'm drinking it right now with a red glow cube from disney world inside. now if only i was sitting near the water in italy at epcot, getting ready to enjoy illuminations. :cloud9: i took pictures because i thought it looked cool. :laughing:

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll79/punkin1803/december%20TR/DSC00333.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll79/punkin1803/december%20TR/DSC00335.jpg

what's so funny is that i'm eating a leftover hamburger that i had at lunch today with it. rose regale and a hamburger.....am i a classy lady or what??? :lmao:

I have never tried that but that glass of wine looks yummy

[punkin413]

Do you have a cup of hot water with a slice of lemon squeezed in it each morning? I find that really helps me keep the bloating down.

no, but i should. i'm a coffee person. i freely admit that i'm totally addicted to my two cups of caffeine in the morning. i couldn't live without them.

[the Fidge]

I'm with you on the morning dilemna, I love my very large cups of tea with sugar and whole milk, ok so now I am using 2% reduced instead. I really think if I could ditch that ritual it would be a help. @ tead bags per big Disney cups and I do that 3x a day. EEKK!

Would love to hear some feedback as well about that slim quick, I find myself usually when I am feeling very fem, AF time gazing into the bottles of weight loss supplements but theres so many my brain gets fried and I move on.

[Disneyfreak92]

what's so funny is that i'm eating a leftover hamburger that i had at lunch today with it. rose regale and a hamburger.....am i a classy lady or what??? :lmao:

I'm sure taking a weekend off might give your metabolism a little jolt, and you'll be back on track and losing in no time.

As for the burger & wine... why not? :rotfl: You are one classy lady Dawn! ;)

[Sandy321]

Dawn - Rosa Regale YUM! We bought a bottle for Valentine's Day! I was surprised that buying a bottle in Italy/Epcot was the same price here at home!! ($19)

I also just bought a 12 pak of SlimFast and a box of the protein bars... I have got to burn the calories tho!!

Fidge I'm addicted to my 2 cups of tea with sugar also, I'm trying to cut the sugar - sugar, white sugar is evil... *sigh...

Pooh's thanks for the reminder about the hot water + lemon...

I'm also trying to eat about every 2 hours (hypoglycemia) so I boiled a dozen eggs, and bought grapefruit.... I made a bunch of stuff and popped it in the freezer - oatmeal pancakes... chicken... rice... trying to eat one large lettuce salad (w/ an egg!) and homemade salad dressing (Balsamic Vinegar - the good stuff! not the stuff from the grocery store that says Balsamic)

Now to get off my rear and get movin...

[pixie dust 112]

Be good to yourself. Sorry you were sick. I heard there was a suspicious coincidence with this illness. ;)



:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: That's what happens when I soend Valentine's Day with my BIL!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Of course it was dinner at my house with my family, his family and my other Sis and BIL's family! But obly BIL and I came down with this horrendous sick thingy!

Sorry I wasn;t here to wish you a happy birthday! I did think about you though!

[dwheatl]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: That's what happens when I soend Valentine's Day with my BIL!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Of course it was dinner at my house with my family, his family and my other Sis and BIL's family! But obly BIL and I came down with this horrendous sick thingy!

Sorry I wasn;t here to wish you a happy birthday! I did think about you though!

Thanks for thinking of me.:cutie:

I have been really binging this weekend. I have exercised a good bit, but I feel upset with DH, and a friend made a comment that REALLY steamed me, and I took it all out on the tortilla chips and leftover Valentine's chocolate in the house. OK, tomorrow, no cheat day for me.

I am excited that I got my first passport ever in the mail yesterday:banana: . I can't show how excited I am here though, because, although DH has begrudgingly said yes to the London/Paris trip this summer, he tells me any mention of it makes him anxious. I'm sorry for him, but I'm sorry for me, too. Hence, the chips and chocolate.

[punkin413]

it snowed in georgia today!!!! LOTS! more than i've ever seen here. i think we about about 8 inches. go here for lots of pics:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30576411&postcount=1055

[MA pigletfan]

it snowed in georgia today!!!! LOTS! more than i've ever seen here. i think we about about 8 inches. go here for lots of pics:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30576411&postcount=1055

Great pics..I will have to check out the fun videos tonight!! :) that was alot of snow..we got another whopping here too..but we are used to it ;)...ahhhh spring will be lovely!
Peep it up peepers...i have alot of work to do to burn off our anniversary dinner from Friday night...can you say petit filet oscar ( oh yah, bernaise and crab on top), au gratin potatoes and mushrooms..not to mention the wedge salad we split and the complementary flourless choc. cake they gave us for our anniversary ;)...aaaaaaaackk..Jillian Michaels...take me away! :rotfl:

[Sandy321]

BRRRrrr!

Punkin those videos and pictures were great! Nice to see people enjoying the snow!! (and furbabies!!)

Danielle Happy Belated Birthday!!
Step AWAY from the chocolate!!! but seriously - hugs, I so BTDT (and trying to replace it with exercise of some kind - I put 5# weights in a few places, so instead of reaching for chocolate, I'm going to try and lift some weights first...) *sigh I HATE this!

DENE (I'm sure she's long gone) :cheer2: Happy Birthday!!

Trying to stay on track -
1. 1T peanut butter on toast with a cuppa tea
2. forgot a snack!
3. Lunch - Optima SlimFAst

I did a few reps with the weights - I need to do some crunches - goal is 100

I CHALLENGE YOU!

If I can get this "fata@@" to do 100 crunches - so can you!!

What will your challenge be?

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

it snowed in georgia today!!!! LOTS! more than i've ever seen here. i think we about about 8 inches. go here for lots of pics:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30576411&postcount=1055

Dawn! I so enjoyed watching your videos! The picture of the dog with the snowballs attached to his legs made me laugh - that always happens to my two! We have to put them in a hot bath tub to melt them off after! :rotfl2:

But what is snow cream please?! :confused3

And may I say, your accent is adorable! :goodvibes

[punkin413]

But what is snow cream please?! :confused3

And may I say, your accent is adorable! :goodvibes

:rolleyes: thanks.

snow cream is snow + milk + sugar + vanilla extract. you just sort of mix it up until you get the right taste and consistency. it's something my grandmother did with us as kids and i LOVE it! i made three big tupperware containers full that are now in the freezer.

speaking of snow, we went sledding today and i got lots of good pics and video of that. we had such a blast! when i get them uploaded i will post the link here.

i was gonna start posting my food here but with sledding today i didn't write it down. i didn't do bad though. i had coffee and oatmeal for breakfast and then for lunch i had a healthy choice steamer bowl. then for dinner we all went to mickey D's (after sledding) but i got a grilled chicken sandwich and ray and i shared some fries. not the best thing in the world but at least i didn't get a super sized value meal on my own! :laughing: i will be posting my food & calorie count starting tomorrow though. i did start the slim quick today and it hasn't made me feel weird yet.

[pjlla]

I would love to hear more about the Slimquick and other things like that (although don't tell my mother!). I am so tired of going to bed hungry! And after a full year on Weight Watchers you would think that I would be used to it, but I am not..... some days I am just HUNGRY! (Truly hungry, stomach growling... not just "bored-and-want-to-eat-for-entertainment" hungry.)

I try so hard to make good food choices that are filling and lower points, but some days it is hard! Somedays I feel like I make all good choices... lots of fruit, veggies, and low point protein, and I am STILL hungry! If there were something out there to help at least a little bit with the appetite suppression, maybe it would help. Anyone else try any of these things?? I am NOT looking for a quick fix or a miracle "eat everything you want and lose 50 pounds" drug... just something to keep me from being hungry sometimes.........................P

[ArielSRL]

Dr OZ (google You on a Diet - its the real age website) has FREE exercise programs - he makes the most sense -


I get on Dr Oz/Real Age also. I use his exercise videos. I posted a good walking one on here a few weeks back.

[ArielSRL]

has anyone used slim quick?

Yes, I've used that one along with all the others (one at a time though) and none of that stuff worked...at least not for me. I finally decided to stop wasting my money. Hopefully it helps you, but after eading up on all that, most of those things either have caffeine in them or the healthier ones just have the nutrients you get from healthy food and vitamins. Good luck though.

[ArielSRL]

I would love to hear more about the Slimquick and other things like that (although don't tell my mother!). I am so tired of going to bed hungry! And after a full year on Weight Watchers you would think that I would be used to it, but I am not..... some days I am just HUNGRY! (Truly hungry, stomach growling... not just "bored-and-want-to-eat-for-entertainment" hungry.)

I try so hard to make good food choices that are filling and lower points, but some days it is hard! Somedays I feel like I make all good choices... lots of fruit, veggies, and low point protein, and I am STILL hungry! If there were something out there to help at least a little bit with the appetite suppression, maybe it would help. Anyone else try any of these things?? I am NOT looking for a quick fix or a miracle "eat everything you want and lose 50 pounds" drug... just something to keep me from being hungry sometimes.........................P

Like I posted, I have tried ALL of those things and they just really don't work. I finally decided to quit wasting my money and I'm no worse for wear for it. As far as WW, I don't go hungry and I get 20 points. I eat about every 2 hours, I just eat mostly fruits and veggies (1 or 0 points) so I can eat a lot! LOL. My big screw up right now is no exercise and cheating on the weekends. :(

[ArielSRL]

it snowed in georgia today!!!! LOTS! more than i've ever seen here. i think we about about 8 inches. go here for lots of pics:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30576411&postcount=1055

Yep, I got to enjoy the snow, as well. Took photos but haven't posted them anywhere. School was closed...yippee! We always seem to get our snow in March...go figure.

[Sandy321]

I get on Dr Oz/Real Age also. I use his exercise videos. I posted a good walking one on here a few weeks back.

Yes, I've used that one along with all the others (one at a time though) and none of that stuff worked...at least not for me. I finally decided to stop wasting my money. Hopefully it helps you, but after eading up on all that, most of those things either have caffeine in them or the healthier ones just have the nutrients you get from healthy food and vitamins. Good luck though.

Thanks Renee - I think its a Reality Check...

IF there were an "easy" cure all - there would be NO obesity in our lives. Who wants to be fat? (now if you ask, "who wants that cheesecake?" never mind...)

I have the knowledge, I have the - well I was going to say desire, but some days, I just dont think so - I know without a doubt this takes WORK!

I know without exercise 5 - 6 days a week for min 30 min (making sweat 30 min) the pounds wont come off...

I know without a doubt we have on this board SUCCESS!! But I know they will tell you, Linda (et el) will tell you, she works at it, she makes hard choices (ok, well its hard for me, go to a restaurant, do you get a salad with grilled chicken, no dressing, or do you get a burger and fries?) Do you get up at 5AM and get your exercise in? DO you come home after a 9 - 10 hour day and hit the gym? The treadmill? Its a must....

I am a stress eater - I've gained 20# of stress in the last 3 - 4 months - and that scares me...

and without a doubt - I have scarier times ahead - so I'm trying to dig in and make the right choices now!

[LMO429]

I have tried every diet pill and trick in the book. (hydroxycut, stacker 2 years ago with the ephedra in them, prescription diet pills I got over the internet not from a doctor, slimfast, etc etc the list goes on and on) I vowed 2 years ago that I would never put anything like that ever again in my body. Even when I become absolutely frustrated I know in my heart and mind that quick fixes and promises do not work and even if they do any weight loss or positive outcome I ever had with diet pills or diet anything only came back to haunt me in the form of more pounds when I stopped using them.


pretty please do not go for the quick fix! I am not saying I am perfect I am far from it but in the end you are only sabotaging yourself, its not healthy and any pounds you do lose will come back..I can promise you that.

I dont want to sound discouraging or negative I am only saying this because I care.

[ArielSRL]

Thanks Renee - I think its a Reality Check...

IF there were an "easy" cure all - there would be NO obesity in our lives. Who wants to be fat? (now if you ask, "who wants that cheesecake?" never mind...)

pretty please do not go for the quick fix! I am not saying I am perfect I am far from it but in the end you are only sabotaging yourself, its not healthy and any pounds you do lose will come back..I can promise you that.

I dont want to sound discouraging or negative I am only saying this because I care.

This is exactly what I was trying to convey...no quick fixes, but I don't want to be discouraging either. When I think about it, I think those of us in this group are far more healthy (at least in mind...lol) than many out there who are NOT trying to do a thing. We may not be perfect (or whatever the "perfect" is these days) but we have the knowledge and the support and we are trying! I'd say that deserves a pat on the back and a cheer! :cheer2:

[Disneyfreak92]

I know without a doubt we have on this board SUCCESS!! But I know they will tell you, Linda (et el) will tell you, she works at it, she makes hard choices (ok, well its hard for me, go to a restaurant, do you get a salad with grilled chicken, no dressing, or do you get a burger and fries?) Do you get up at 5AM and get your exercise in? DO you come home after a 9 - 10 hour day and hit the gym? The treadmill? Its a must....

Thought I'd chime in since Sandy mentioned me (:wave2: Hi Sandy!). The choices are really hard sometimes. Sometimes they aren't hard at all. I do find that I often "crave" good stuff now (A spinach salad actually sounds really good right now!), but of course, there are times when I want bad stuff too. For example, this week we are going to a U of I hockey game on Saturday, and I desperately want a hot dog at the game. I'm going to plan my food that day to allow room to have the hot dog. We went to a game a week ago, and I didn't have one that time because I hadn't planned for it. I'm not always good about making these choices, but I've been doing well lately, and it's showing on the scale, and I'm sticking with it. I have had success. Unfortunately, I slip sometimes (gained back about 10 lbs over the holidays), and the closer to goal I get, the slower the weight loss comes. But I'm still plugging away. I do come home from work 3 nights a week and put in an hour of time on the treadmill and bike combined. I walk for 30 minutes a day on my lunch hour with a friend. And I try to get in another hour on the bike/treadmill on the weekend too. And I've been working at this for almost 2 and a half years now. But I think I will see my initial final goal weight this year. There, I said it! :scared1: Now you all have to hold me to it. I'm working hard because I'd really like to hit that goal (or get really close to it) by the time we leave for our May trip. I've been reading a lot about motivational tools on SparkPeople today. Can you tell from this post? :rotfl:

[punkin413]

i don't think slim quick is meant to be a "quick fix" (despite the name). BELIEVE ME - i know there's no other way to lose weight other than diet and exercise. i've learned that and i reached my goal last year after some very hard work. and i too tried different kinds of diet pills over the years and none of it worked the way calorie counting, drinking water and regular exercise did. but now it seems that those 6 or 7 pounds i've gained back over the past year are being very stubborn and no matter what i do they won't go anywhere. i'm not willing to starve myself so i'm hoping this little change will help kickstart something positive. it's not an appetite suppressant. that is one ingredient in it because we all know that doesn't hurt anything, but more than that i think it helps specifically women with the things that go against us in losing weight. and like i said before, i'm just trying it to see if it helps. if it doesn't, no big thing. i'll just keep trying harder!!!!! right now i'm just taking the caplets to see how those affect me.

i got this off the website:

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[lovealldisney]

I would love to hear more about the Slimquick and other things like that (although don't tell my mother!). I am so tired of going to bed hungry! And after a full year on Weight Watchers you would think that I would be used to it, but I am not..... some days I am just HUNGRY! (Truly hungry, stomach growling... not just "bored-and-want-to-eat-for-entertainment" hungry.)

I try so hard to make good food choices that are filling and lower points, but some days it is hard! Somedays I feel like I make all good choices... lots of fruit, veggies, and low point protein, and I am STILL hungry! If there were something out there to help at least a little bit with the appetite suppression, maybe it would help. Anyone else try any of these things?? I am NOT looking for a quick fix or a miracle "eat everything you want and lose 50 pounds" drug... just something to keep me from being hungry sometimes.........................P


PJLLA:

How often do you eat? My trick is to NEVER let myself get hungry. Because when I reach the point you describe I will just go crazy and overeat. I am trying the Flat Belly Diet now with good results. You never go more than 4 hours without eating.
My advice is if your body is growling with hunger give your self food!! Please don't try all the fad over the counter things out there. I think just about everyone on this board will tell you it's not worth the time or money.
Maybe you should rethink WW and try to just count calories. The Flat Belly Diet you eat 400 calories per meal. That's 3 meals a day and one snack. And I can honestly say I'm not hungry.
Good luck!
:goodvibes

[Sandy321]

Lynda and Dawn :goodvibes Thanks - Wendy I know you've also btdt and have had success!...

My mom bought me MyAlli, and I've been so hesitant to use it... first, its expensive, 2nd you are supposed to take it after every meal with fat in it (the brochure says 3x a day! )

I've been trying to eat something every 2 hours. Plan ahead. On Sunday make food and package it and put it in the freezer... grill chicken, boil eggs, buy fruit... I made a recipe that calls for grinding up oatmeal into oat flour (the diet says oatmeal is good for you, white flour not so much) adding only egg whites to it, a touch of maple flavoring, and I add a teaspoon of brown sugar and 1T apple butter - then make "pancakes" THEY are really, really dense, so dh calls them a flat oatmeal cookie :rotfl2: I fry them like a pancake - and then lay them to completely dry, and cool off, then put them in the freezer for a high protein + carb snack - or meal (breakfast)

I just read in the Reader's Digest a plan that calls for fruit and veggies and low protein meals during the day, and the BIG meal at night - it reminded me of how Linda and WW has you think and plan ahead...

I also think putting money into a personal trainer is the way to go - to push yourself beyond what I believe I can do...

:cool1: WTG Lynda on the excersise!!

:cheer2: Dawn - YOU CAN DO IT!

[punkin413]

just wanted to record my calorie intake so far today like i said i'd make myself do!

breakfast:
oatmeal~170
2 cups coffee~10
creamer x 3~75

lunch:
chips/salsa~165
grilled chicken (4 oz.)~250
veggies (onions/peppers/tomatoes)~85
cheese~100

snack:
apple~70

total so far: 925 calories

[DisneyLaura]

I would love to hear more about the Slimquick and other things like that (although don't tell my mother!). I am so tired of going to bed hungry! And after a full year on Weight Watchers you would think that I would be used to it, but I am not..... some days I am just HUNGRY! (Truly hungry, stomach growling... not just "bored-and-want-to-eat-for-entertainment" hungry.)

I try so hard to make good food choices that are filling and lower points, but some days it is hard! Somedays I feel like I make all good choices... lots of fruit, veggies, and low point protein, and I am STILL hungry! If there were something out there to help at least a little bit with the appetite suppression, maybe it would help. Anyone else try any of these things?? I am NOT looking for a quick fix or a miracle "eat everything you want and lose 50 pounds" drug... just something to keep me from being hungry sometimes.........................P

I agree if your tummy is growling you need to feed it. I would feed with something healthy though, maybe fruit, yogurt even. I sometimes have a little bowl of cereal at night but not too late at night. I do think though sometime it's in my head but if your tummy is growling your not eating enough. Are you good with water, I usually during dinner drink at least 4 glasses while eating, fills me up.

[punkin413]

just posting my total calorie count for yesterday (keeping myself accountable!)

breakfast:
oatmeal~170
2 cups coffee~10
creamer x 3~75

lunch:
chips/salsa~165
grilled chicken (4 oz.)~250
veggies (onions/peppers/tomatoes)~85
cheese~100

snack:
apple~70

dinner:
quesadilla~320
V-8 corn chowder~150

snack:
yogurt~60

TOTAL: 1455 calories

ray made these awesome quesadillas for dinner. he used whole wheat tortillas (and no butter on mine when he fried it), cheddar cheese, a little bit of chopped up bacon, chopped tomatoes and chopped red onion. then i dipped mine in a little bit of BBQ sauce. it was good!

[pjlla]

I just want to get back and say thanks to everyone who took the time to comment on my post about wanting more info on the Slimquick and about being hungry. Let me clarify....

I have lost a considerable amount of weight already on my own, using the WW plan.... 51 pounds last year, 70 pounds overall. I am pretty sure that I know how to use the WW plan to my best advantage and I am, overall, a pretty healthy eater. But there are days where perhaps I didn't use my points to my best advantage and I end up hungry with little/no points left. It doesn't "kill" me to go to bed hungry (or to have a few hungry hours in a day), but sometimes I do wonder how I will do this FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!! (And yes, I do try to fill up on 0 point foods if I run out of points.)

I never have taken anything to help with the weight loss and for the record, there are many things that I would never take. But if there is possibly something non-chemical, non-addicting, non-caffeine that could help me on some of my hungrier days, I would give it a try. PLus, as someone else mentioned, as you get closer to your goal weight (and as I age), the weight loss seems to slow down. I have about 19 pounds to get to my goal and I am NOT going to give up now, but things have been slow.

I am definitely not looking for a "miracle-in-a-bottle" or a quick fix. I know that NO MATTER what "supplement" you take, it still comes down to less calories in than burned, healthy eating, and regular exercise to lose weight and keep it off.

Again... a sincere thanks to all who replied. I know that you are looking out for my health and well-being and I appreciate it....................P

[DisneyGalUK]

just posting my total calorie count for yesterday (keeping myself accountable!)

breakfast:
oatmeal~170
2 cups coffee~10
creamer x 3~75

lunch:
chips/salsa~165
grilled chicken (4 oz.)~250
veggies (onions/peppers/tomatoes)~85
cheese~100

snack:
apple~70

dinner:
quesadilla~320
V-8 corn chowder~150

snack:
yogurt~60

TOTAL: 1455 calories

ray made these awesome quesadillas for dinner. he used whole wheat tortillas (and no butter on mine when he fried it), cheddar cheese, a little bit of chopped up bacon, chopped tomatoes and chopped red onion. then i dipped mine in a little bit of BBQ sauce. it was good!

Dawn - Do you make your own Salsa? I :love: chips and salsa but some of the Salsa I get over here is quite high in points so I just wondered if you made your own or could recommend a brand?

[LMO429]

Dawn I think I am going to post calorie counts as well, I think this is a good idea it will keep us all accountable and maybe we could all get some other ideas on what to eat for meals I know sometimes I eat the same things often.

Here is mine for yesterday

Before Working out: 1/2 Banana 60 Coffee black 10
Breakfast Kashi Might Bite Cereal 120 1/2 Banana 60 + skim milk 80

Snack: String Cheese 80

Lunch whole wheat bread (240) with ham (60) /swiss (90)

Snack fiber one english muffin with peanut butter 100 +90

Dinner 6 inch subway turkey sandwich + apple package 290 + 40 (have class tuesday nights so I usually get subway on tues so I can eat it in class)

I drank 8 glasses of water

my total calories for the day was 1320.....I'm trying that goal weight X 12 I ate hundred calories less than I wanted to put overall i did very well yesterday

As far as workign out goes I did Jillian Michaels Shape Up 30 mins+ turbo Jams 20 minute cardio workout

[mousehouselover]

I would love to hear more about the Slimquick and other things like that (although don't tell my mother!). I am so tired of going to bed hungry! And after a full year on Weight Watchers you would think that I would be used to it, but I am not..... some days I am just HUNGRY! (Truly hungry, stomach growling... not just "bored-and-want-to-eat-for-entertainment" hungry.)

I try so hard to make good food choices that are filling and lower points, but some days it is hard! Somedays I feel like I make all good choices... lots of fruit, veggies, and low point protein, and I am STILL hungry! If there were something out there to help at least a little bit with the appetite suppression, maybe it would help. Anyone else try any of these things?? I am NOT looking for a quick fix or a miracle "eat everything you want and lose 50 pounds" drug... just something to keep me from being hungry sometimes.........................P

I hate being hungry too. It's just not a lot of fun. I know I can have a soup and salad for no points but it just gets old after a while. I try to keep WW or Fiber One yogurt in the house. I have one of those when I'm hungry at night. The combination of dairy and fiber usually gets me through to bed time.

As far as WW, I don't go hungry and I get 20 points. I eat about every 2 hours, I just eat mostly fruits and veggies (1 or 0 points) so I can eat a lot! LOL. My big screw up right now is no exercise and cheating on the weekends. :(

I've been eating 1 and 2 pt foods as snacks 2-3 times a day between meals so I don't feel really hungry. Are you sure about just getting 20 pts though? I thought I only got 20 but going by the new guidelines, I get 26. I very rarely go over 23 but just knowing I have the extra pts really helps me not go crazy and I'm not nearly so hard on myself anymore. I do 'cheat' on the weekends but I've been trying to log it in my food diary and even though I don't always succed, I'm trying to limit it to 1 meal rather than a whole day or the entire weekend.

I'm still here and doing really well this week. I've been doing interval training at least once a day, sometimes 2 so I know I'm really boosting my metabolism. Hopefully I can keep at this and not get too discouraged because it's kind of slow going. I'm getting tired of losing the same 5-10 lbs and not making a lot of progress.

One more day to weigh in! Don't sabatoge yourselves today!

[pjlla]

How is everyone doing? Ready for the scales tomorrow?? Eat well today... it will be SO worth it tomorrow!.........................P

[Disneyfreak92]

Dawn - Do you make your own Salsa? I :love: chips and salsa but some of the Salsa I get over here is quite high in points so I just wondered if you made your own or could recommend a brand?

I don't know if you like black beans and corn or not, but I use Newman's Own Black Bean & Corn salsa a lot. I LOVE it! I'm out right now, and I had some avocado in the fridge that needed to be used, so I chopped some up into the salsa we had on hand (Chi-Chi's, I think), and I was surprised at how yummy it was too.

Dawn I think I am going to post calorie counts as well, I think this is a good idea it will keep us all accountable and maybe we could all get some other ideas on what to eat for meals I know sometimes I eat the same things often.

Here is mine for yesterday

Before Working out: 1/2 Banana 60 Coffee black 10
Breakfast Kashi Might Bite Cereal 120 1/2 Banana 60 + skim milk 80

Snack: String Cheese 80

Lunch whole wheat bread (240) with ham (60) /swiss (90)

Snack fiber one english muffin with peanut butter 100 +90

Dinner 6 inch subway turkey sandwich + apple package 290 + 40 (have class tuesday nights so I usually get subway on tues so I can eat it in class)

I drank 8 glasses of water

my total calories for the day was 1320.....I'm trying that goal weight X 12 I ate hundred calories less than I wanted to put overall i did very well yesterday

As far as workign out goes I did Jillian Michaels Shape Up 30 mins+ turbo Jams 20 minute cardio workout

Several of us used to do this daily, and I was SO good about it. (Posting the daily intake, that is.) I don't know if I can get back into it or not. I log everything into Sparkpeople now, and it feels like doubling that effort, and I used to feel so bad if I missed posting here. I think it's a great way to stay accountable and share ideas though. I might give it a try again.

[punkin413]

Dawn - Do you make your own Salsa? I :love: chips and salsa but some of the Salsa I get over here is quite high in points so I just wondered if you made your own or could recommend a brand?

i have made my own salsa in the past but i usually don't. i wonder why the salsa is high in points? probably because of the sodium count. chips and salsa are my comfort food so i eat them alot. the chips part is what gets me! but i try to keep them to a minimum. most of the salsa around here is only about 10 calories per 2 tablespoons. there's no way i measure it correctly but i eat more salsa than chip, if that makes sense. i try to keep my chip count to about 5 per meal so that i don't kill my calorie count for the day.

here's my calories from yesterday.

breakfast:
coffee~5
creamer x 2~50
oatmeal~170

snack:
vanilla yogurt raisins~120

lunch:
chips/salsa (again!)~165
diet salad (see below for explanation if you're curious)~290

snack:
cheddar quakes~80

dinner:
smart ones rigatoni~320
extra spaghetti sauce~35
parmesean cheese~30

also had an extra cup of coffee (with creamer) last night as i had typing to do and i was sleepy~55

total calorie count~1320

so i wanted to share with you what the diet salad was. there's a mexican place near my office that has what's called a diet salad. basically it's lettuce, onions, peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes and grilled chicken. i poor salsa on top and it's REALLY GOOD. i didn't mean to have mexican for lunch 2 days in a row but i had a deposition yesterday that they need tomorrow (which is always stressful) and i needed my mexican comfort food. at least i kept it semi-healthy!

i have a dentist appointment today with an oral surgeon to look at my wisdom teeth. i want to get these suckers pulled SOON!!!!!! so wish me luck. i hate the dentist.

[Disneyfreak92]

How is everyone doing? Ready for the scales tomorrow?? Eat well today... it will be SO worth it tomorrow!.........................P

I'm excited about weigh in day actually! I did my sneak peek on Tuesday, and the number wasn't that exciting, but it was in the right direction, and I've been REALLY good, so I'm hoping for a good number. I need it if I'm gonna make my St. Patty's Day goal. I can't wait to see how I did!

[LMO429]

Here is yesterday's food log

B: Might bite cereal skim milk and banana

s string cheese

L turkey sandwich on whole wheat

s oatmeal 6 almonds

d spicy tuna roll 1/2 cup edamame green salad

Working out Wise I did Jillian Michaels Shape Up Back + turbo jams cardio party remix

[Disneyfreak92]

All right, I'm gonna give this a shot. Here's yesterday's food...

Breakfast:

maple brown sugar oatmeal, Quaker Weight Control (160) with 1/4 cup milk, wheat germ & milled flax seed added (81)

Snacks:

1/2 cranberry flax seed cookie (40)
Activia Fiber peaches & cereal yogurt (110)
slice of Papa Murphy's cheese delite pizza (131)

Lunch:

Manwich made with ground turkey (218) on 1 slice Healthy Life light bread w/flax (40) with a Kraft FF single (25)
baby carrots (38) with red-pepper hummus (50)

Snacks:

1/2 piece of rugala - never had it & someone brought it into work so I HAD to taste it :rolleyes1 (85)
2 Hershey's kisses (50)
banana (125)

Dinner:

6 california rolls (181) with soy sauce (30)
zucchini (29) with 2 tbsp light ranch dressing (70)
peach (42) with splenda brown sugar (40)

Snack: Skinny Cow vanilla "Dipper" (80)

TOTAL: 1625 calories

Drank about 100 oz. of water

walked for 30 minutes at lunch and did 35 min. on the treadmill & 25 min. on the bike when I got home

[punkin413]

does sweeping and mopping my laundry room and kitchen floor and doing laundry count as working out? :lmao:

[HockeyKat]

I'll post food too. Although it is cut-and-paste cheating from elsewhere...

Today:

B: 1/2 cup Fiber One + 1/4 cup milk (80), coffee
L: Salad (45), 2 cups v8 garden broccoli soup (160), apple (60), 1/2 piece of wee chocolate (25) = 290
D: 1/2 eggplant pizza w/ bacon bits, chopped mushrooms, red onion (150), 1 bag popcorn (200), 1/2 cup no sugar added vanilla ice cream + 1 crushed thin mint + 2 tbsp ff whipped cream (135) = 485

Total, 855 (yikes, need to eat more). Water, 96 oz. Exercise, 45 min kickboxing class.

[DisneyLaura]

How is everyone doing? Ready for the scales tomorrow?? Eat well today... it will be SO worth it tomorrow!.........................P

I'm ready, my post is below

i have a dentist appointment today with an oral surgeon to look at my wisdom teeth. i want to get these suckers pulled SOON!!!!!! so wish me luck. i hate the dentist.

Hope the dentist went well

does sweeping and mopping my laundry room and kitchen floor and doing laundry count as working out? :lmao:

Yes it does


Ok my weigh in for the week -2.8 lb I'm very happy about that because that's what I gained last week when AF was coming, so now I'm back to where I started.

I also have to share that it's going to be almost 50 today, 61 tomorrow YEAH, spring is coming.:banana:

I was wondering, I'm not a breakfast person at all but I see a lot of you eat oatmeal for breakfast. Which kind do you buy and do you just add water or milk in yours? I need to start eating breakfast instead of just coffee.

[pjlla]

I am frustrated to report that I am a SAMER..... which is very unusual for me. I usually have a stinky week and gain a little.... or a good or even just okay week and lose at least a little.

I ate well, journaled all my food, exercised three times (I know it should be more, but at least I did some) and AF is on her way out the door, so I really expected a loss.... but I will try not to get discouraged and I will look forward to a good showing next week!

Hope everyone else does better than me!!....................P

[DisneyGalUK]

Good Morning

I am +0.5lbs which I am happy with. I haven't been able to exercise due to an ear infection and dizzy spells and I had bad eating days on Tuesday & Wednesday!

Good Luck everyone! :)

[::Snow_White::]

Yikes. Good Morning!
This week has been crazy! The weekend was horrible horrible for food. Monday I was really sick and could hardly move, I was basically sleeping on the bathroom floor just in case. I didn't eat hardly anything that day. The next day I went back to school and had a headache but felt better, still ate bad. Wednesday was better, but not the best. Yesterday was alright, but me and another girl placed at a poetry contest so our teacher bought everyone ice cream. And still...

I'm -1!
I don't know how that even happened.
So I'm back on schedule today, going to exercise afterschool and crossing my fingers I don't get sick again! Hopefully going shopping this weekend because I almost have no summer clothes. (That being a good thing, but also bad. :woohoo:)

Have a great day everyone!

[DisneyLaura]

I am frustrated to report that I am a SAMER..... which is very unusual for me. I usually have a stinky week and gain a little.... or a good or even just okay week and lose at least a little.

I ate well, journaled all my food, exercised three times (I know it should be more, but at least I did some) and AF is on her way out the door, so I really expected a loss.... but I will try not to get discouraged and I will look forward to a good showing next week!

Hope everyone else does better than me!!....................P

Next week it your week

Good Morning

I am +0.5lbs which I am happy with. I haven't been able to exercise due to an ear infection and dizzy spells and I had bad eating days on Tuesday & Wednesday!

Good Luck everyone! :)

Feel better

Yikes. Good Morning!
This week has been crazy! The weekend was horrible horrible for food. Monday I was really sick and could hardly move, I was basically sleeping on the bathroom floor just in case. I didn't eat hardly anything that day. The next day I went back to school and had a headache but felt better, still ate bad. Wednesday was better, but not the best. Yesterday was alright, but me and another girl placed at a poetry contest so our teacher bought everyone ice cream. And still...

I'm -1!
I don't know how that even happened.
So I'm back on schedule today, going to exercise afterschool and crossing my fingers I don't get sick again! Hopefully going shopping this weekend because I almost have no summer clothes. (That being a good thing, but also bad. :woohoo:)

Have a great day everyone!

Glad to hear you're feeling better

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

I'm +1.5 lbs this week. :headache: Maybe after next week my numbers will get better. I only have 1 week of classes left :woohoo: & then my time will be occupied by ob clinicals and my nursing preceptorship. I'm sooooooo excited. Finally, after 3+ years, it's nearly over. Yay!

[UGABelle]

Hi Peeps -

I am -0.5 this week. Again, hoping for a bit more, but I'm doing okay.

I didn't get to work out yesterday because of an inpromptu birthday party for a friend, but atleast I didn't sabotage my diet.

Spring weather is here :hippie: I just hope it stays - once I start wearing flip-flops it's hard to stop! It seems crazy it will be in the 70's this weekend, since I was off work on Monday for a snow day!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. We're headed to the Billy Joel/Elton John concert tomorrow. I got tickets for Christmas and COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED!

[mousehouselover]

I wound up -0.2 lbs for the week. I lost a lot of ground last weekend so I'm not at all surprised.

Dawn~ I hope you made it through the dentist ok. I had my wisdom teeth out last fall. I opted to stay awake but don't recommend it unless you know what to expect. I had two really impacted teeth and he had to break them up to get them out. It was loud, there was a lot of pressure and discomfort, and even though I'd assisted with dental extractions at the vet's office and knew what to expect, I was still anxious and uncomfortable.

Yesterdays food:
B- Eng muffin w/ 1T peanut butter, fiber one yogurt, small apple
s- banana, fiber one bar
L- Smart Ones pot roast dinner, progresso soup, 1 c cauliflower, salad
s- oatmeal raisin cookie, grapefruit
D- Healthy Choice roasted turkey breast meal with sweet potatos, green beans and apple crisp

I only had 21 pts for the day and felt satisfied. I still need to get 3 servings of dairy on a regular basis but I do really well with my fruits and veggies.

[WI_DisneyFan]

I wasn't around to weigh in last week, so I'm posting the difference between the last time I weigh in and today. And sadly, that is a gain of 2.4 pounds. Ugh. I really did it to myself, though. I was great with my exercising, but my eating habits were not up to Peep standards. I was fine until about 7:30 every night when I'd wander to the kitchen, fill up my water glass for about the 3rd or 4th time, and just reach into the pantry for a quick snack. Why do I do that to myself?!? You'd think after three years and 80+ pounds, I'd know better than that! Plus, we had a benefit spaghetti lunch for someone here at work yesterday afternoon, so that certainly didn't help matters out at all. Here's hoping I can at least lose a little bit this next week so I can post some sort of loss for the St Patrick's Day challenge (which I promise to post an update of sometime today).

Here's hoping to see some better numbers than what I had!

Aaron are you planning any Brewer games this year?? I put in for opening day lottery but wasn't chosen. But I was able to purchase Marquee games early as a thank you. So my family and I are going on Mother's Day, thery're playing the Cubbies. Should be fun.

I'm a 20-game season ticket holder (have been for close to 10 years now), so I get my fill of games that way. I tend to avoid the Cubs games if possible because the fans get very obnoxious. It just isn't that enjoyable for me. Opening day is actually getting that way too. People spend 3+ hours drinking in the parking lot before the game, and there is inevitably at least one fight close to me every year. I still go because it is tradition and it is a fun festive environment, but even that is getting a lot less enjoyable than it used to be. (My gosh do I feel old saying that!)

[punkin413]

i will post my weigh-in later. i have a loss right now but i think i may have more of one later, if you get my drift. :laughing:

Hope the dentist went well

it did! it was just a consult but i still don't like to go.

I was wondering, I'm not a breakfast person at all but I see a lot of you eat oatmeal for breakfast. Which kind do you buy and do you just add water or milk in yours? I need to start eating breakfast instead of just coffee.

i used to buy quaker weight control but i tried the active lifestyle brand and i like it better and it only has 20 more calories. so i get that now. my favorite is cranberry almond. and i just add a little bit of water and microwave it for 1:15.

Dawn~ I hope you made it through the dentist ok. I had my wisdom teeth out last fall. I opted to stay awake but don't recommend it unless you know what to expect. I had two really impacted teeth and he had to break them up to get them out. It was loud, there was a lot of pressure and discomfort, and even though I'd assisted with dental extractions at the vet's office and knew what to expect, I was still anxious and uncomfortable.

oh, i'm totally gonna be OUT!!!! he's giving me valium to take before the appointment and then i will have an IV of pain meds and a sedative during the procedure. i only have one that's partially impacted so i don't think it will be a bad surgery. but i still don't want to remember any of it! we haven't set a date yet because we're putting me on ray's insurance next month and i have to see if there's a waiting period for dental coverage.

I only have 1 week of classes left :woohoo: & then my time will be occupied by ob clinicals and my nursing preceptorship. I'm sooooooo excited. Finally, after 3+ years, it's nearly over. Yay!

CONGRATS!!!! :thumbsup2

Spring weather is here :hippie: I just hope it stays - once I start wearing flip-flops it's hard to stop! It seems crazy it will be in the 70's this weekend, since I was off work on Monday for a snow day!!

it's supposed to be 71 here today and even warmer tomorrow! i'm so ready for spring and it's so weird because i actually still have very small patches of snow along my fence line!

my food from yesterday:

breakfast:
coffee x 2~10
creamer x 3~ 75
2 slices bacon and egg beaters~65

snack:
banana~100

lunch:
BBQ chicken wrap~400
corn chowder~150

snack:
cheddar quakes~80

dinner:
mongolian chicken~280
steamed rice~100
spring roll~80

snack:
hostess strawberry cupcake~100

TOTAL~1440

[LittleBoPeep]

Happy to report I am -5 but not happy with how it happened! I was sick Sunday through Tuesday with the flu :sick: and then for the rest of this week I have been slammed with work, working 14 hour days. I haven't had much time to even think of eating... just to grab something decent to keep me going, and falling into to bed as soon as I get home. Yesterday I only had the chance to eat one meal... and that's not good!

This work trend is going to last for the next 3 days... I get one day off and then it starts up again for another week. It's my busy time of the year where I have 3 sports going at the same time, but each year the demands of the jobs are different, so it's a little hard for me to formulate a solid game plan for how I'll properly handle it. I'm hoping that by next week, I'll be able to better have a handle on things and do my body a little better justice.

[MA pigletfan]

a pathetic loss of .4 this week...sigh..but i will take it! i need to get back to at least a .8 a week though if i want to make my wedding goal!!!
Have a great day everyone!

[Pakey]

I'm -1 this week. Sorry I haven't been around much this week. I had 3 crowns done (Dawn, this is partly due to me not getting my wisdom teeth out when I should have) plus my husband and I are trying to buy a house for my son and his fiancee so I've been spending lots of free time driving and researching houses. We have an unemployment rate of 17% and about every fifth house I drive by is a foreclosure so there is so much to look at. It's worse than planning a Disney vacation. :lmao:

[Disneyfreak92]

I am down 1.8 this week!! I'm now at 195.2, which leaves me 3.2 to lose for the St. Patty's Day challenge. Not sure that'll happen, but I'll be happy if I get close. I have a b-day celebration tonight for a friend and a hockey game and drinks with friends afterwards tomorrow night. I'm trying to plan carefully. I think tonight will be more of a challenge than tomorrow night, but the challenge is really keeping me focused right now, so I plan to make good choices.

I was wondering, I'm not a breakfast person at all but I see a lot of you eat oatmeal for breakfast. Which kind do you buy and do you just add water or milk in yours? I need to start eating breakfast instead of just coffee.

I normally use the Quaker Weight Control Maple Brown Sugar. So far, it's the best oatmeal I've ever tasted - really. I have the cinnamon flavor too, but haven't tried it yet. I also have a couple of other Quaker varieties. I've tried one, but not the other. I usually use water, but sometimes I add a touch of skim milk too.

[HockeyKat]

I am +1.2. Better than I thought it would be considering my weekend.

[DisneyLaura]

I'm +1.5 lbs this week. :headache: Maybe after next week my numbers will get better. I only have 1 week of classes left :woohoo: & then my time will be occupied by ob clinicals and my nursing preceptorship. I'm sooooooo excited. Finally, after 3+ years, it's nearly over. Yay!

Yeah



Oy my dear am I excited. When I logged on to the DIS boards just now I saw they have the dates for the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party already for 2009. I need advice. When do I go? It's probably better to go during the week no? I have until May 1st (which is when tickets go on sale) to decide but it's hard not to start planning on paper. I guess I really don't have to plan it that we'll be in MK for that day right? Oh dear, my head is starting to spin and it just started. On paper it's either December 1st or December 3rd (that's a tuesday or thursday).

[ArielSRL]

i don't think slim quick is meant to be a "quick fix" (despite the name).

Like I said before, I hope it works for you, but I specifically took slimquick and it did not work for me, just as the other pills didn't. Just passing along my experience.

[ArielSRL]

My mom bought me MyAlli, and I've been so hesitant to use it... first, its expensive, 2nd you are supposed to take it after every meal with fat in it (the brochure says 3x a day! )

I've heard this one works/helps.

[ArielSRL]

To be honest, I am using materials from several years ago. I don't go to the meetings or pay WW or anything. So what you are saying could be true. If you are 150 or less, you get 20 points, according to my material. There are so many extra points you get per week, but I dont use those b/c I cheat on the weekends. I used to add in extra for working out based on the material, but I don't reall even do that anymore. Anyway, I'm working from the dark ages...lol.




I've been eating 1 and 2 pt foods as snacks 2-3 times a day between meals so I don't feel really hungry. Are you sure about just getting 20 pts though? I thought I only got 20 but going by the new guidelines, I get 26. I very rarely go over 23 but just knowing I have the extra pts really helps me not go crazy and I'm not nearly so hard on myself anymore. I do 'cheat' on the weekends but I've been trying to log it in my food diary and even though I don't always succed, I'm trying to limit it to 1 meal rather than a whole day or the entire weekend.

I'm still here and doing really well this week. I've been doing interval training at least once a day, sometimes 2 so I know I'm really boosting my metabolism. Hopefully I can keep at this and not get too discouraged because it's kind of slow going. I'm getting tired of losing the same 5-10 lbs and not making a lot of progress.

One more day to weigh in! Don't sabatoge yourselves today!

[ArielSRL]

I'm not happy with my weight today, so I am gonna wait until tomorrow morning and see what happens. I did yoga/pilates, walked 2 miles/30 minutes, and did arms Wednesday, plus I have had a bladder infection and I cheated big time this week - I'm very much "in like" with my new man and not as concerned with the diet it seems; "honeymoon happiness" has put my head in the clouds :). I am working out today, so we'll see if anything changes for tomorrow.

[punkin413]

another CRAZY day for me. i will play catch-up later. hope you're all well!

i'm -2 pounds today! :thumbsup2 i hope it sticks for awhile.

[mousehouselover]

To be honest, I am using materials from several years ago. I don't go to the meetings or pay WW or anything. So what you are saying could be true. If you are 150 or less, you get 20 points, according to my material. There are so many extra points you get per week, but I dont use those b/c I cheat on the weekends. I used to add in extra for working out based on the material, but I don't reall even do that anymore. Anyway, I'm working from the dark ages...lol.

I'm not a paying WW member either. I get a lot of great info on www.dwlz.com That's where I found the most recent points allotment. It no longer goes by your current weight; you add points for gender, age, lifestyle and your weight to get you allotment per day. I really don't use any flex points either. I decided it's safer that way. If I do find something I want to indulge in, I can do so in moderation without too much guilt.

I'm very much "in like" with my new man and not as concerned with the diet it seems; "honeymoon happiness" has put my head in the clouds :). I am working out today, so we'll see if anything changes for tomorrow.

This is what did me in. I started dating my DH 10 yrs ago this weekend and I gained 20 lbs in 6 mos. I added a few extra lbs over the years and now here I am, the heaviest of my life.

[dwheatl]

I'm +1.5 lbs this week. :headache: Maybe after next week my numbers will get better. I only have 1 week of classes left :woohoo: & then my time will be occupied by ob clinicals and my nursing preceptorship. I'm sooooooo excited. Finally, after 3+ years, it's nearly over. Yay! :thumbsup2

Happy to report I am -5 but not happy with how it happened! I was sick Sunday through Tuesday with the flu :sick: and then for the rest of this week I have been slammed with work, working 14 hour days. I haven't had much time to even think of eating... just to grab something decent to keep me going, and falling into to bed as soon as I get home. Yesterday I only had the chance to eat one meal... and that's not good! Hope you feel better.

I was a samer today, which is about what I figured. My eating was less than stellar, but not super awful. I ended up going out for "heavy appetizers" with a friend last night, so I'm hoping some of the weight is water.
I got my report cards done today, and that has been really draining. Part of my dietary cheating was grabbing a bite after every 2 or 3 cards I finished. I got in some good exercise this week, but every morning I felt like I'd been drugged when the alarm went off. DH and I are working a retreat tomorrow, but don't have to be there until 10:30, so I'm planning to sleep at least until 7.:cloud9:

[LMO429]

I'm up 1 pound! I have no idea why???? Aunt flow is just around the corner maybe that is why? ugh!

[ArielSRL]

I'm +1 lb, which I can live with since yesterday it was more. I did work out twice this week (Wed. 1.5 hrs with yoga/pilates, "walking at home" video, and weights training on the arms; Fri. 30 min "walking at home" video) and have it on the schedule for 3 days next week. And when I am doing well with working out, I tend to eat better, so I hope I'll be down next week...but I won't be reaching my goal loss. Oh well. First challenge...will have to do better next time. I'm only trying to lose 5 - 10 lbs total, but mostly trying to get toned up.

[ArielSRL]

I'm not a paying WW member either. I get a lot of great info on www.dwlz.com That's where I found the most recent points allotment. It no longer goes by your current weight; you add points for gender, age, lifestyle and your weight to get you allotment per day. I really don't use any flex points either. I decided it's safer that way. If I do find something I want to indulge in, I can do so in moderation without too much guilt.

I'll have to check it out. Is it easy to find the info at that site?

This is what did me in. I started dating my DH 10 yrs ago this weekend and I gained 20 lbs in 6 mos. I added a few extra lbs over the years and now here I am, the heaviest of my life.

Yeh, I always do that. Every long term relationship I get in, I tend to gain weight. Hopefully this time, I will do better, b/c after my last one I didn't lose the weight, so I am still up 5 - 10 lbs.

[Pakey]

I'm up 1 pound! I have no idea why???? Aunt flow is just around the corner maybe that is why? ugh!


If you gained with the way you work out, how is there hope for the rest of us. :sad1:

[dwheatl]

Hi Faith (and everyone else). I just booked my flight and most of our hotel for the London/Paris trip this morning. It gives me butterflies in my tummy:butterfly , but I am excited. DH has said that he will go despite his anxiety so just crossing my fingers and praying for the best.

Regarding the exercise, I feel like I have to speak to that. There was some comment on here a few days ago about how much exercise one has to do to lose weight, and it looked like a daunting amount to me. I wanted to share my personal experience. I once weighed 200 lbs. I lost 70 through diet and moderate exercise (walking 30 minutes 3-4 x per week). I gave up on diet and exercise (partly because I felt guilty that I wasn't "perfect") and put on 40 lbs. On and off, I have taken off 20 of that. That puts me at a BMI of 24.5, within the range of normal, and I wear between size 8 and 10. If you want to be a size 0 or 2, you probably do have to put in hours of heavy sweating a week. But if you want to be healthy, live a long life, and not huff and puff just to go to the grocery store or to walk around an amusement park with your family, it's not that hard. 3-4 days a week of 30 minutes of moderate exercise plus about 10-15 minutes of strength training (crunches, leg lifts, squats, push-ups or planks) most days will make you look good, feel strong, and give you a reasonable metabolism. I'm not saying more exercise isn't better. I just worry that there is someone else out there like I was, who feels it's impossible to find the time to be a "gym rat", so why bother. That kind of thinking got me in a lot of trouble. To everyone, DON'T GIVE UP IF YOU FEEL YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR INCLINATION TO EXERCISE! Some days I just put on my pedometer and make a point of walking 10,000 steps during the day. I walk around the table while the copy machine is running my copies. I drink my water and then choose to go to the far bathroom at work. When I watch TV at night, I get up and walk around the house during commercials. It's all good. :cheer2:
OK, that's all the inspiration I've got for tonight. Happy Sunday to everyone.

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Hi all

Down -.05 - not great (only a pound over the past month :scared1: ), but the right direction at least. I start the Charlene Extreme "Lean" phase tomorrow, so am hoping for some big results the next 4 weeks! Measured myself and have lost quite a bit so not completely disheartened.

Yesterdays calories:-

B - 2 ounces Special K, small banana, 1/2 grapefruit - 300
Snack - strawberries - 50
Lunch - chicken noodle soup (homemade!) - 300
Snack - 1/2 mango, plus WW mini carrot cake - 200
D - Home made burgers, small bun, homemade chunky chips (fries!), salad, and a 10 calorie jello - 600
Drinks - loads of water and 3 cups of tea with 1% milk - 50?
Total - 1500

[pjlla]

Hi Faith (and everyone else). I just booked my flight and most of our hotel for the London/Paris trip this morning. It gives me butterflies in my tummy:butterfly , but I am excited. DH has said that he will go despite his anxiety so just crossing my fingers and praying for the best.

Regarding the exercise, I feel like I have to speak to that. There was some comment on here a few days ago about how much exercise one has to do to lose weight, and it looked like a daunting amount to me. I wanted to share my personal experience. I once weighed 200 lbs. I lost 70 through diet and moderate exercise (walking 30 minutes 3-4 x per week). I gave up on diet and exercise (partly because I felt guilty that I wasn't "perfect") and put on 40 lbs. On and off, I have taken off 20 of that. That puts me at a BMI of 24.5, within the range of normal, and I wear between size 8 and 10. If you want to be a size 0 or 2, you probably do have to put in hours of heavy sweating a week. But if you want to be healthy, live a long life, and not huff and puff just to go to the grocery store or to walk around an amusement park with your family, it's not that hard. 3-4 days a week of 30 minutes of moderate exercise plus about 10-15 minutes of strength training (crunches, leg lifts, squats, push-ups or planks) most days will make you look good, feel strong, and give you a reasonable metabolism. I'm not saying more exercise isn't better. I just worry that there is someone else out there like I was, who feels it's impossible to find the time to be a "gym rat", so why bother. That kind of thinking got me in a lot of trouble. To everyone, DON'T GIVE UP IF YOU FEEL YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR INCLINATION TO EXERCISE! Some days I just put on my pedometer and make a point of walking 10,000 steps during the day. I walk around the table while the copy machine is running my copies. I drink my water and then choose to go to the far bathroom at work. When I watch TV at night, I get up and walk around the house during commercials. It's all good. :cheer2:
OK, that's all the inspiration I've got for tonight. Happy Sunday to everyone.

Well said! And I totally agree. I too have lost 70 pounds (51 of it last year) and I don't do more than what I would consider moderate exercise. In preparation for my WDW trip last year I was exercising 30-60 minutes a day, 3-4 times per week (January through April). After that I usually was only getting in 30-40 minutes 2-3 x per week. I am now trying to work back up to the 3-4 x per week for AT LEAST 40 minutes, but even that I would still considerate moderate exercise. And NO ONE can come up with more excuses NOT to exercise than me, but when I make it a priority and DO the exercise, my MENTAL attitude for the rest of the day is so much better. I feel really positive about what I am doing for my health and what I am doing to look better and I tend to be less likely to cheat on the diet portion of my day. .................................P

[LMO429]

If you gained with the way you work out, how is there hope for the rest of us. :sad1:


There is Hope! I had a partial thyroidectomy over 3 years ago I'm on medicine for my thyroid for the rest of my life to make up the part of my thyroid that is gone...So my metabolism is way sluggish than most folks..but I don't ever use that as my excuse I just make sure I work out even harder to make up for it..

[mousehouselover]

I'll have to check it out. Is it easy to find the info at that site?

Yeh, I always do that. Every long term relationship I get in, I tend to gain weight. Hopefully this time, I will do better, b/c after my last one I didn't lose the weight, so I am still up 5 - 10 lbs.

The dwlz message boards don't move nearly as fast as the DIS does. When you scroll down through the lists, there are boards for Momentum and flex points discussion and one for filling foods discussion. The points calculator is here (http://www.dwlz2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10895).

I hate how easy it is to gain the weight but how hard it is to lose it.

Danielle~ Thanks to bringing some much needed perspective to the issue of exercise. I think so many of us fall into this trap. We look at a lot of this as all or nothing and fail to see there is a moderate middle ground where progress is not only possible but we are learning life-long, sustainable habits.

pjila~ Thank you also for backing up Danielle, now we have 2 real life examples of how well this moderate approach works.

I made mostly healthy choices yesterday. I had dinner before we went to visit with frieds but they hadn't eaten yet so we wound up getting Chinese food. I had steamed veggies with the sauce on the side. I only had a few bites of rice as well.

Today I'm working on a collage frame using our pins and Disney pix from last year. I'll post a pic when I'm done so every one can see it.

[Pakey]

Danielle. How exciting that you are going to London/Paris. I hope you guys enjoy your vacation as much as we did. I'm still scrapbooking my vacation. Gosh, looking back, I can't believe how much we saw and did. We didn't hit it hard the way we did when we went to Italy and Switzerland but I still feel like we saw everything we wanted to but managed to have time to breathe and enjoy.

And I'm trying to exercise. I've been doing Jillian's shred video which kills me because I have no upper body strength. I also walk when my allergies permit. Today, no exercise as my husband and I worked in the yard all day. Our gardener does a cruddy job so we dug up plants to separate the overgrowth and then replanted. We are both so sore. It was so gorgeous today, I wish the weather could always be like this.

[ArielSRL]

Hi Faith (and everyone else). I just booked my flight and most of our hotel for the London/Paris trip this morning. It gives me butterflies in my tummy:butterfly , but I am excited. DH has said that he will go despite his anxiety so just crossing my fingers and praying for the best.

Regarding the exercise, I feel like I have to speak to that. There was some comment on here a few days ago about how much exercise one has to do to lose weight, and it looked like a daunting amount to me. I wanted to share my personal experience. I once weighed 200 lbs. I lost 70 through diet and moderate exercise (walking 30 minutes 3-4 x per week). I gave up on diet and exercise (partly because I felt guilty that I wasn't "perfect") and put on 40 lbs. On and off, I have taken off 20 of that. That puts me at a BMI of 24.5, within the range of normal, and I wear between size 8 and 10. If you want to be a size 0 or 2, you probably do have to put in hours of heavy sweating a week. But if you want to be healthy, live a long life, and not huff and puff just to go to the grocery store or to walk around an amusement park with your family, it's not that hard. 3-4 days a week of 30 minutes of moderate exercise plus about 10-15 minutes of strength training (crunches, leg lifts, squats, push-ups or planks) most days will make you look good, feel strong, and give you a reasonable metabolism. I'm not saying more exercise isn't better. I just worry that there is someone else out there like I was, who feels it's impossible to find the time to be a "gym rat", so why bother. That kind of thinking got me in a lot of trouble. To everyone, DON'T GIVE UP IF YOU FEEL YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR INCLINATION TO EXERCISE! Some days I just put on my pedometer and make a point of walking 10,000 steps during the day. I walk around the table while the copy machine is running my copies. I drink my water and then choose to go to the far bathroom at work. When I watch TV at night, I get up and walk around the house during commercials. It's all good. :cheer2:
OK, that's all the inspiration I've got for tonight. Happy Sunday to everyone.

I totally agree with this. That is pretty much what I did last year when I lost 5 lbs in a month. It wasn't quick and it wasn't dramatic but it was healthy. Now I am starting again. I love to walk outside and the winter gets me down so now that warm weather is here, I am ready to give it my all. Thanks for sharing!

[ArielSRL]

The dwlz message boards don't move nearly as fast as the DIS does. When you scroll down through the lists, there are boards for Momentum and flex points discussion and one for filling foods discussion. The points calculator is here (http://www.dwlz2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10895).

I hate how easy it is to gain the weight but how hard it is to lose it.



Thanks. I went to the site and found that stuff. Thanks. By figuring it the new way, I am at 22 pts, as opposed to 20. Not too much difference and I do okay at 20 so I may stay there, especially since I cheat on the weekends. It will be nice to have to extra just in case though.

Thanks again!!

[lovealldisney]

Sorry I was MIA Friday, I was up +1.4 this week. Aunt Phlo is here I'm sure that has something to do with it.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. :goodvibes

[punkin413]

wanted to post my food/calorie count from yesterday!

breakfast:
coffee~5
creamer x 2~50
oatmeal~170

snack:
grapes~120

lunch:
tuna sandwich~175
tortilla soup~215

snack:
sour cream & onion quakes~70
1/2 cookie~85 (ray made turtle cookies - i could kill him!!!!!!)

dinner:
mushroom marsala pasta~270
salad~100
dressing~15

snack:
pear~95

TOTAL~1370

oh, and my dear husband brought home girl scout cookies yesterday. i told him to take them back to work with him but he didn't. :headache:

[UtahMama]

Ugh!

Sorry (again)!

I did manage to get a few work outs this week and believe I'm on a good path to making it a habit and balancing school, daycare, etc.

It's HARD doing school and the gym, I feel, but I've backed off to 45 mins to 1 hour just a few times a week and refuse to beat myself up about it like I have been doing. I felt like I had to do TONS of exercise ... AND do school etc. I COULD do "it all" IF I want to burn out and not have ANY thing left to give, ya know? I can choose good foods. I can choose water instead of soda. I can fit in an abridged workout. I can do my school work and housework AND be a semi-decent mom. I can get plenty of sleep, etc.

I just need to stop stressing about the things I CAN'T choose. What's the point?


I'll read back and see how y'all are doing. I hope well!

OH! Get this: Norah (dd4 if you don't know) is at a birthday party at the moment THEN she has school till 3:30 ....secretly doing this: :banana: LOL!

[UtahMama]

Punkin! I love those "Quakes"!

I just tried a similar snack by Quaker that was made out of corn and rice and was Guacamole flavored! Course there was 3 servings in the little back and I ate all 3, but GOSH it was goooood!

[LMO429]

Utah Mama you are missed! Don't overwhelm yourself getting in workouts here and there are better than doing nothing at all so keep up the good work

I don't know what it is with me but when a vacation is lurking or any other major event I get this wave of motivation, the next thing I know I am killing it working out wise and my eating is spectacular. Anyway last week it was like the light bulb went off again because our disney vacation was less than 10 weeks away. Now we are at 60 days and I am beyond motivated...there something about thinking about my thighs rubbing together in 95 degree heat and having to wear tank tops that gives me that extra energy to do that extra rep or extra cardio....We even went out to dinner this weekend and I ate healthy!!!! anyway I am thankful for it but I wish I could be like this all the time! lol

aunt flow is leaving da house soon and I know I am going to see a great number on the scale this week.....

[UtahMama]

ME TOO!

I always need a so-called dangling carrot to get me motivated.

Thanks for saying I'm missed. I miss y'all VERY much!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Gotta post and run today. I've way late on this, but here is the update for the past two weeks of the St Patrick's Day challenge. This is the last week, so let's see some good numbers everybody!

http://img15.picoodle.com/img/img15/3/3/10/amccabe32/f_Peepm_553f8e2.png

[punkin413]

Punkin! I love those "Quakes"!

I just tried a similar snack by Quaker that was made out of corn and rice and was Guacamole flavored! Course there was 3 servings in the little back and I ate all 3, but GOSH it was goooood!

i like ranch flavored the best. they satisfy my potato chip craving. i crave salty more than i do sweet. and hang in there - life happens sometimes and we just can't seem to fit it all in!!!! i've been there for sure. ;)

[punkin413]

by the way, i'm blowing my calorie count for today. i had to go to downtown atlanta for a deposition and i was near wolfgang puck express, so i went there and got a salad. that's not the bad part. ray wanted me to get a bbq chicken quesadilla and a chinois chicken salad to split for dinner tonight. they're not HORRIBLE but not that great either. so i'm taking a free day. i will make it up the rest of the week. i have plenty of healthy stuff to compensate and it's beautiful here so there's no excuse for me not to go jogging. :laughing:

[punkin413]

double post. i love computers.

[DisneyLaura]

Ugh!

Sorry (again)!

I did manage to get a few work outs this week and believe I'm on a good path to making it a habit and balancing school, daycare, etc.

It's HARD doing school and the gym, I feel, but I've backed off to 45 mins to 1 hour just a few times a week and refuse to beat myself up about it like I have been doing. I felt like I had to do TONS of exercise ... AND do school etc. I COULD do "it all" IF I want to burn out and not have ANY thing left to give, ya know? I can choose good foods. I can choose water instead of soda. I can fit in an abridged workout. I can do my school work and housework AND be a semi-decent mom. I can get plenty of sleep, etc.

I just need to stop stressing about the things I CAN'T choose. What's the point?


I'll read back and see how y'all are doing. I hope well!

OH! Get this: Norah (dd4 if you don't know) is at a birthday party at the moment THEN she has school till 3:30 ....secretly doing this: :banana: LOL!

Glad to see you, :hug: and I'm doing this for you too :banana:

[punkin413]

where are all the peeps at????

here's my food/calories for today.

breakfast:
coffee x 2~10
creamer x 3~75
waffle w/ no-sugar syrup~95
2 slices bacon~35

lunch:
rigatoni pasta~320
extra sauce~35
parm cheese~30

snack:
sliced strawberries~50
low fat whipped cream~50

dinner:
tilapia sauteed w/ zesty lemon seasoning~110
safflower oil it was sauteed in~100
pasta salad~250

snack:
vanilla yogurt~60
granola~115

TOTAL~1335

[LMO429]

I'm Here I'm Here!!!!!

I have not been posting my eating but it has been on point :thumbsup2

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I have been alternating the workouts dvd the past 2 weeks consistenly and I am noticing major changes my butt went down my abs are getting flat and I do not have a muffin top going over my skinny jeans anymore!!! and overall I feel so much leaner They are tough but I feel ultra effective. I think the way Jillian Trains people is the best method for melting fat. High Intensity Interval training works..or at least it works for me and ultra slow thyroid. I am enjoying chalean extreme as well but until I get to my goal weight I think I am going to concentrate more on jillian's workouts which seem to always work for me.

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[DisneyLaura]

Good morning my peeps. I have been not here for a couple of days so I read up on everyone. I've been doing ok but not great, slipped a couple of days this week, but nothing too big.

[punkin413]

Jillian Michael's Banish Fat Boost Metabolism DVDs.

i just did this yesterday! around circuit 3 i always think i'm gonna die and then she brings it down to the floor and i'm like THANK GOD!!!!! :laughing: anna does circuit training too and it really is effective stuff. i've been alternating between that, my hip hop dance cardio workout, body pump and jogging. i can't work out every day though - just don't have the time. i usually try to get in at least 4 workouts a week and try to mix them up, depending on my mood. i think i'm gonna go get that other jillian DVD though.

[pjlla]

Just coming in to wish you all a good night and a good number on the scales in the morning! ........................P

[DisneyGalUK]

Morning Peeps

This week I am -0.5lbs. That puts me 5lb away from my target weight!:cool1:

Im not getting too excited though - Ive had to lose this 5lbs before and it is HARD!

Have a great weigh-in everyone! :)

[Nefferz]

Good Morning!

I missed last Friday (I was a samer) but this week I'm -1.

I also joined WW online this week, and am toying with meetings if I can find one that works with my schedule.

[lovealldisney]

Happy Friday,
Well I am down -1.6 this week! :goodvibes Hope you all have a great weekend.

[::Snow_White::]

Good Morning!

I'm a Samer this week.

Thankfully! I thought I was going to gain weight, so I'm definately happy!
Have a great day everyone!

[pjlla]

I am down 2.2 pounds this week! That makes up for last week's holding pattern! It certainly makes the 5:15 am workouts worthwhile! ................P

[UGABelle]

Morning Peeps -

I am down -1.9 today - making me at my lowest weight so far this year :yay: I didn't quite make the St. Patrick's Day goal, but I am still feeling good about what I have done.

I'm 3.6 lbs away from my target weight and I'm feeling like there's a good chance I can make it there before our vacation in about 7 weeks. Just gotta stay consistent!

Hope everyone has a great weigh-in day (it's looking good so far :thumbsup2 ) and a great weekend!

[LMO429]

This week I am down 3.5 pounds !!! :woohoo: There goes the pound I gained last week and then some!

thank you jillian!

[LMO429]

i just did this yesterday! around circuit 3 i always think i'm gonna die and then she brings it down to the floor and i'm like THANK GOD!!!!! :laughing: anna does circuit training too and it really is effective stuff. i've been alternating between that, my hip hop dance cardio workout, body pump and jogging. i can't work out every day though - just don't have the time. i usually try to get in at least 4 workouts a week and try to mix them up, depending on my mood. i think i'm gonna go get that other jillian DVD though.

I agree after the 3 circuit I want to die as well..then the next 2 circuits are not as bad but the final 2 I start to die again! and then its over and I feel a million times better ;)

[Disneyfreak92]

Fly by to post weigh in info (crazy week at work this week)... I am down 2 lbs. this week! :cool1: Puts me at 193.2, 1.2 away from my goal, but that's OK. I'm getting really excited about getting rid of the '9' in that number! Shouldn't be TOO much longer now. I'll check back in later or tomorrow. Good luck with weigh in everyone!

[ArielSRL]

Ok, again, I don't like my weight so I'll weigh tomorrow and see what it says. Probably not any better because Chad and I are going out to dinner with my folks this evening - this will be their first meeting; I met his parents last weekend - and it will probably be Mexican or something else fattening. But I'm gonna check it anyway. Not sure what is up with my weight. I have been a samer for several months now and just when we start this challenge, my weight goes up. Go figure! Maybe it is LOVE. :love: Seriously though, I don't know. I started working out last week and continued it this week. I have been drinking more adult beverages since I met Chad b/c I never really went out too much when I was single. I think I need to start writing my food down again, b/c I stopped awhile back. In any case, I'm feeling a little depressed about it. :confused3

BTW, Dawn, can I get that margarita recipe from you? I know you posted it awhile back, but I didn't write it down. Sorry! :upsidedow

[MA pigletfan]

FLY BY
Down a measly .2..but AF is around the corner so i will take it ;)

[punkin413]

BTW, Dawn, can I get that margarita recipe from you? I know you posted it awhile back, but I didn't write it down. Sorry! :upsidedow

i don't remember what recipe i gave you! remind me. :guilty:

i'm going to weigh in later. hoping for some potty luck.

here's my food from yesterday:

breakfast:
coffee x 2~10
creamer x 3~75
fiber one bar~150

snack:
white cheddar popcorn~100

lunch:
niki wedges~315
chips/salsa~170

snack:
sour cream & onion quakes~70

dinner:
chicken margherita pasta~325

snack:
sliced strawberries & whipped cream~100

TOTAL~1315

what are niki wedges, you may be asking? there's a little place about 3 exits from me that i LOVE to eat at if i'm in the area. it's mexican but sort of with a beachy californian flair. they have a HUGE menu and i always get these things called niki wedges if i go for lunch. it's sliced chicken with a lime cilantro marinade and it's served with that butter lettuce used for lettuce wraps, red peppers, onions and a little bit of cheese. basically you make your own lettuce wraps. and they give you a little cup of soup that's basically chicken broth with chicken, tomatoes and onions in it. it's so good! (renee - it's called dos copas and it's in the publix shopping center of hamilton mill on I-85, exit 120 if you're interested.)

[dwheatl]

Down 1.2 . I'm not making my St. Patrick's Day goal, but at least I went in the right direction this week.
I am really having to think about my goal now. I had originally said 142, but it looks like I will never get there. I was in pretty good shape at 148, but that's so close to 150, so I like a little more "cushion". I'm thinking 145.
However, if I don't get with it, this may be a moot point.
:thumbsup2 to all the losers. I hope the extra hour of sunlight gets us all out and moving this week.

P.S. I started practicing French with the CD DH gave me for my birthday. The instructor's voice is very seductive. He's probably fat and bald, but ooh-la-la that French accent!:rolleyes:

[UtahMama]

OH? Is it friday again? Is there some kind of St. Patrick's day goal I should be working on?

I didn't weigh again! I'll let it be a surprise till next Friday and hope I remember?

[Pakey]

I'm +1. I expected that since the evil girl scout cookies arrived early in the week.

Danielle, good for you on the French. I tried before I went and had no success. I have no knack for languages. And it's pretty hard in Paris. Yes, many of them speak English but the accent is so thick. We had some interesting meals with waiters who spoke no English and we had no idea what we were ordering. :rotfl:

[punkin413]

i'm a samer today. don't understand why - i worked my toosh off and ate well. but i know i'll see it soon.

aaron - are we gonna weigh in on st. patty's day next tuesday for the challenge? i hope so because i have 2 pounds to lose!

[LittleBoPeep]

I'm a samer this week. Still working like there's no tomorrow, and just found out because two of the teams I work for are going to the playoffs, I will be keeping this crazy schedule for another 2 weeks! The good thing.... it doesn't give me time to be bored and do any mindless eating!

[dwheatl]

I'm +1. I expected that since the evil girl scout cookies arrived early in the week.

Danielle, good for you on the French. I tried before I went and had no success. I have no knack for languages. And it's pretty hard in Paris. Yes, many of them speak English but the accent is so thick. We had some interesting meals with waiters who spoke no English and we had no idea what we were ordering. :rotfl: I'll make sure I study my food. DH tells me they give you cow's brain if you don't speak French.:rotfl:

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

:wave2: Everyone!

I'm a SAMER this week & this officially makes me 2.5 lbs above my challenge goal. :laughing:

I'm on spring break this week & hoping to get stuff done for my upcoming Disney trip & work-out everyday in the process. We will see.
I start my nursing preceptorship Monday night from 7p to 7a. So wish me luck that I don't screw anything up. ;)

[HockeyKat]

I am -.8, which makes my net gain over the last 2 weeks .6.

Considering I spent a good portion of this week on elder care (in-laws) and in hospitals/hotels, and then frantically catching up on the work I missed, not too bad...

I signed up for a breast cancer run in NJ in April, with a fellower DISer that I met last Dec. So, I need to start training!!

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Hi Peeps. I committed peepacide this week so haven't weighed in. "Discovered" baking again . . . Very angry with myself. :sad2:

Have ordered the Jillian Michaels DVD you recommended to do on one of my Charlene Extreme rest days - 7 weeks and 7lb to go until vacation . . . cutting it very tight!!!!!

[ArielSRL]

i don't remember what recipe i gave you! remind me. :guilty:

(renee - it's called dos copas and it's in the publix shopping center of hamilton mill on I-85, exit 120 if you're interested.)

I don't remember what it was either! Oops. LOL. I am pretty sure it was some type of margarita though. :confused3 Chad and I went to the liquor store Friday night, so now I have tequila at home again and I can make my own. I used to have a low calorie margarita recipe but don't anymore. Maybe I will google search it.

Thanks for the recommendation, I wrote it down. Will have to try it. :thumbsup2

[LMO429]

Skinny Girl Margarita from realhousewives of nyc

Patron Silver on the Rocks, a couple of limes and a splash of cointreau

[ArielSRL]

Okay, yesterday was worse, so I am going with Friday's weigh in and I was +.6. So I will officially end this challenge weighing more than I did when I began. Not a great restart, I know, but here's hoping I get better. I did pull out my food diary again. So maybe that will keep me in check a little better. And I just need to make sure I am working out a few times a week and I should do ok. I ordered all these new spring/summer clothes and while they fit, I would prefer them to fit without any noticeable fat rolls...lol...so there's another reason to step it up. I am still a little depressed, but I am getting over it so I can re-focus.

[DisneyLaura]

Sorry I'm late on weighing in but I'm +1. I can't get my act together this week at all. Picking instead of sitting down and eating a meal. So I didn't meet my St Patty's Day challenge but there's always another one, right? Gonna start walking this week outside. Today is not going to be a good day either, my nephew's birthday is today and they are having a pool party (at a YMCA and I'm not going in the pool DH is with DD) but they are having pizza and cake afterwards. I'm going to try and only have one slice and a small piece of cake, the cake I can do but the pizza :scared1: . Wish me luck.

[punkin413]

I don't remember what it was either! Oops. LOL. I am pretty sure it was some type of margarita though. :confused3 Chad and I went to the liquor store Friday night, so now I have tequila at home again and I can make my own. I used to have a low calorie margarita recipe but don't anymore. Maybe I will google search it.

Thanks for the recommendation, I wrote it down. Will have to try it. :thumbsup2

i don't have a margarita recipe that i can remember but i do have one for an apple martini that i gave recently i think:

1 part green apple vodka
1 part sour apple schnapps
1 part sour mix
1 part apple juice

the apple juice cuts down the tartness and makes it sweeter. it's definitely not a diet cocktail though!

[ArielSRL]

Skinny Girl Margarita from realhousewives of nyc

Patron Silver on the Rocks, a couple of limes and a splash of cointreau

Thanks. Unfortunately I couldn't drink that. That'd be way too much alcohol taste for me. I have to have something in there to cover most of the alcohol taste...lol. That's why I cant drink Cosmos. :scared:

[ArielSRL]

i don't have a margarita recipe that i can remember but i do have one for an apple martini that i gave recently i think:

1 part green apple vodka
1 part sour apple schnapps
1 part sour mix
1 part apple juice

the apple juice cuts down the tartness and makes it sweeter. it's definitely not a diet cocktail though!

Thanks. Must've been someone else. Obviously my memory isnt working so well on this subject.

[punkin413]

so i don't know about you guys but i'm weighing in again tomorrow to see if i made any more progress towards my st. patrick's day goal! i was a samer on friday so i'm hoping for a 2-pound loss but i doubt it.

here's my food/calories for today.

breakfast:
coffee~5
creamer x 2~50
oatmeal~170

snack:
pear~90

lunch:
bacon tuna melt on low fat wheat bread~210
pasta salad~250
hershey caramel kiss~23

snack:
ranch quakes~70

dinner:
pasta romano~315
parmesean cheese~30
hershey caramel kiss~23

snack:
sliced strawberries & low fat whipped cream~100

TOTAL~1336

as you can see, i recently filled my candy dish with caramel-filled hersey kisses. i checked the calorie count and they're only 23 calories each. not that that makes it okay but i always want something VERY SMALL and sweet after i eat a salty meal.

[pjlla]

I am here to check in for the St. Pat's day challenge. I am going to stick with my Friday weight, as I am having some TOM issues and I am afraid that the scale would reflect this. So overall I think I lost 3.2.... far less than my 5pound goal, but at least it is a move in the right direction. Thanks again to Aaron for hosting these great challenges!......................P

[pjlla]

I am here to check in for the St. Pat's day challenge. I am going to stick with my Friday weight, as I am having some TOM issues and I am afraid that the scale would reflect this. So overall I think I lost 3.2.... far less than my 5pound goal, but at least it is a move in the right direction. Thanks again to Aaron for hosting these great challenges!......................P


Okay... it felt like I was copping out by not weighing in today for the challenge, so I got on the scale. I am a samer, so still, my loss for the St. Pat's day challenge is 3.2 lbs. But at least I feel honest about it!....................P

[WI_DisneyFan]

aaron - are we gonna weigh in on st. patty's day next tuesday for the challenge? i hope so because i have 2 pounds to lose!
I'll take which ever number you want as your official unofficial-challenge weight. Just give me which ever one looks better!

Me? I was a samer on Thursday morning (which I think was a minor miracle since my boss took us out for lunch Tuesday to a place with very poor diet choices); left town Thursday for an extended weekend to celebrate my wife's 30th birthday, and I think I left my brain behind. I felt like the Biggest Loser people when they get their luxery trip away from the compound and just completely forget everything they were taught. So I might hold off on weighing myself for a week or two so I can record every bite I put in my mouth and let exercise do its thing. 2009 has been a real struggle for me, and I'm not sure what seeing a bad number would do to my psyche. But I've been good with eating since we got home on Sunday, and with the weather getting more temperate I'm restarting the Couch to 5K program. So hopefully that'll put me back on track.

Oh, and if y'all want an Easter challenge, I'll be more than happy to record it. I just won't be participating this time around. I think I have to recharge my diet batteries a bit. In the mean time, I've posted the final results (unless anybody wants to give me a new number this morning) of the St Patrick's Day Challenge.

http://img19.picoodle.com/img/img19/3/3/17/amccabe32/f_Peepm_9e392d4.png

[::Snow_White::]

Good Afternoon everyone!

I'm in for the easter challenge if anyone else is. If so put me down for 3 lbs. Thanks for doing these challenges by the way. :goodvibes:

Friday and Saturday was pizza, pizza, pizza. I tried to behave but it didn't work. I've been doing fine though since Sunday. It's Spring Break here finally! Last night I was looking through a health and family magazine and my mom helped me make a chicken and broccoli pasta bake, it was on the healthy living list on the back page and was pretty good calorie wise so I baked it up and it was really good. I'll be eating the leftovers for the next few days though since nobody else ate any.

My mom also made no bake cookies on Saturday, but I've done very well and only had 3 and that was on Saturday. She also bought these hard candies that are only 10 calories each. Strawberry, orange, and raspberry. So I think I'll be treating myself to one of those daily. They're delicious!

I've been getting in my yoga, but starting back the real exercise this afternoon, it's such a beautiful day, so I'll try and get outside as much as I can.
Have a great day!

[HockeyKat]

Put me down for 3 lbs. I am doing another challenge elsewhere that is not weight based and ends Apr 24th, but hey, why not push yourself right?

I was 181.6 last Friday so I will take that as my starting weight. Goal is therefore 178.6. I am putting it here so I will remember in 4 weeks! :laughing:


Kickboxing just about killed me today. It makes 30 day shred look easy peasy. Esp when you do the whole class w/ 2 lb weights...

[punkin413]

aaron - i'm a samer again. :confused3 so i didn't reach my goal.

plus i broke my little toe today on my left foot. what a great day!

[dwheatl]

Punkin - Sorry about the toe.

I was way out of control today. Very stressful schedule, food related duties, and 5 minutes to eat lunch resulted in eating an incredible number of calories out of frustration/ deprivation. I'm so tired I can barely stand, but I'm going to drag my behind onto the exercise bike in 5 minutes. You can time me if you want.
No Easter challenge for me. I'm in a snarly mood.pirate: Arrgh!

[ArielSRL]

as you can see, i recently filled my candy dish with caramel-filled hersey kisses. i checked the calorie count and they're only 23 calories each. not that that makes it okay but i always want something VERY SMALL and sweet after i eat a salty meal.

Caramels arent too bad as far as calories and fat. I used to eat a few caramels a night and you can eat more of those, points wise. So I think the caramel kisses are better than the normal all chocolate ones.

[ArielSRL]

How far away is Easter? I don't even know. :confused3

[DisneyGalUK]

Dawn - ouch on the toe! Hope it feels better soon!

[MA pigletfan]

:goodvibes Hi Peeps!
Sorry i have been MIA lately..work has been BUSYYYYY..not that i am complaining!
I have been a decent peep..but my sneak peek was NO GOOD this morning. i am hoping its due to me still being sore from Jillian's level 2 of 30 day shred..and the end of AF i am always still a little fluffy. But is it normal to have a 2 day gain from that stuff?? If not i better really revamp my eating i guess..sigh....
anyhoo..hope all is well..Dawn..OUCH your poor toe!!! :guilty:

OH i almost forgot!!! We booked our honeymoon!!!!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :cool1:
3 days Vegas ( at bellagio) ...basically so i dont have to fly 12 hours at a shot, and we have never been
8 nights Maui ( we are staying at the fairmont there..it looks awesome!)
6 nights at WDW!!!!!!!!!!--GF King club level..SOOO excited!!!
SOO very excited for so many reasons...the cherry on top is the fact that it will be food n wine fast at Epcot when we go! ;)

[Disneyfreak92]

Hi Peeps! Sorry I've been MIA. Last week was a CRAZY week at work (I was training on one new system we are getting, and we were also testing an upgrade to a current system.). This week I have been sick. I've had a sore throat since last Friday, and it got really bad Tuesday. I left work early that day and called in sick yesterday. I'm back at it today, but still not all better. The throat was just incredibly raw! Today it is bearable at least. I have been good about food, but I haven't worked out since Monday night, and I had to cut that one short because I was just getting too winded. I hope this doesn't do me in on weigh in day. I've been doing so well!

Aaron - Put me down for 5.2 for the Easter challenge!

Dawn - Ouch on the toe! Hope it heals quickly! :hug:

Gina - Woo Hoo on booking the honeymoon!! :yay: How exciting!

[punkin413]

i think a lot of us have been MIA lately! my life is CRAZY right now. i have more work than i've ever had (which is really odd because of the economy!) and my niece is going to be born any day now, which means i'm on constant standby. they want me to be in the room for the delivery and it's in nashville, 5 hours away. i've got someone to cover for me until the middle of next week if need be but she's been dilated to 1 cm for 2 days now and is not moving now. i know that one can stay at 1 cm for like weeks! so i'm really just hoping it works out so i can go. add to all that my broken toe and i'm about to pull my hair out.

obviously, with my toe being broken, i can't work out. i'm still eating good but i don't expect to see much on the scale this week or even for the next few weeks. i've been so stressed that i haven't been able to keep up with my calorie count for the past couple of days.

here's a picture of my toe from yesterday:

http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll79/punkin1803/?action=view&current=DSC00611.jpg

today it's a little puffier and the actual toe is more purple. the very light bruise that you see on top of my foot has now spread down almost to my ankle. i had it X-rayed because of the crazy bruising (i've had broken toes before and they've never looked like that) and the doctor said i broke only my pinky toe, but that i broke it IN HALF. :eek: nice, huh?

gina - how exciting about your honeymoon!!!!! that's a heck of a trip. i hope you do a TR! :surfweb:

[HockeyKat]

Dawn, sorry about the toe and the crazy work schedule. Exciting about the new little one though!

We still haven't gotten then broken toe story... ;)

Hi Lynda! :wave:


Exciting on the honeymoon bookings!!

[punkin413]

We still haven't gotten then broken toe story... ;)

it's nothing interesting. just me being a klutz! i was walking through the house tuesday morning and my left pinky toe hit the pillar that sort of divides my living room and dining room. i fell down, rolled around for a little while, saying a few choice words. then when i looked at it i knew it was broken because it was straight instead of curving to the inside like it usually does. i've broken toes before - no big deal. then, like i said earlier, i woke up wednesday morning and i had a big bruise on my foot. i was just scared that i had broken a bone deeper in my foot or something so i went and had X-rays taken. thank goodness it's only the pinky toe but it's broken in half. i have to keep it taped to the toe next to it and wear hard-soled shoes. i had on my alice crocs at the doc's office and she told me not to wear those for a few weeks because they let my foot bend too much.

anyway, that's the story. dawn the klutz strikes again! :rolleyes:

[mousehouselover]

Dawn~ Seriously OUCH!!! I have broken both of my little toes and yes, it hurts; but I've never seen anything like that.

Gina~ How cool! We did WDW with my kids and extended family for our 'honeymoon.' We got a second chance and did it right. It reconfirmed how magical WDW is and that it truly is my nirvana.

Kat and Lynda~ :wave:

I've been pretty busy too. We're getting started with Ren Faire stuff for the season, I've gotten a ton better with working out (almost everyday at lunch and a few mornings a week,) I've been putting the final details on our next trip, and I've been spending more time helping the kids with their schoolwork.

I'm up for an Easter challenge, put me down for jsut 3 lbs this time. I'm doing more and feeling really good most days but the scale isn't moving. I'm losing inches though so I'm ok with the scale. I am wogging and sometimes even running now. I'm still thinking about doing a 5k this spring and I've signed up for a 60k walk this fall. If someone would've told me back in Jan that i'd be doing all this, I probably would've laughed it off. My new attitude and outlook has given me the courage to try things I never used to do. I may not be losing weight but what I'm gaining is soo much more important! I even ran 2 entire miles today. Me, running, for 2 miles.......... Never. thought. I'd. ever. do. it.

[punkin413]

noni - i love your mouse-earred family! where did you get that and do you mind if i copy you? :laughing:

[mousehouselover]

I got the black and white outlines from another DISser (from the cruiseline board) I did the coloration myself. Let me se if I still have the PM with the links to the originals. If I do I'll send it to you.

[Nefferz]

Yaaaayyyy!!! I'm down another pound this week!

I'm doing the happy dance. :cool1:

[lovealldisney]

Hi All,
I've been MIA to! So busy with work and with the kids it's been a hard week for me. So I get on the scale this morning thinking I was down. NO I am up +2.6!!!:headache:

I just don't know what is wrong with me?? I eat right I walk everyday! I am so angry with myself! I just can't seem to get past the current weight I'm at!!

Any encourgement would help! I'm begging guys! What am I doing wrong?

Aaron I think I to am going to pass on the Easter challenge, I need to recharge as well.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for letting me vent!

[the Fidge]

Soor I cut class lst week my dogs ate my diet!

-1 lb

[pjlla]

Well, I'm down .8. I was hoping for a full pound (or more), but I'll take it. At least it was a step in the right direction. Sorry to see others are feeling discouraged. I totally understand. Remember, you are in this for the long haul! Don't let a bad week (or two or three) derail you. Keep plugging along. It will be worth it in the long run!....................P

[UGABelle]

Morning Peeps -

I am not going to weigh in this week and hope for some good results next week. I think I just need to step away from the scale for a little while!

Gina - Your honeymoon sounds amazing - you will definitely need to write a trip report!

Dawn - Sorry to hear about your toe - sounds painful. Hope your niece comes soon!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[WI_DisneyFan]

today it's a little puffier and the actual toe is more purple. the very light bruise that you see on top of my foot has now spread down almost to my ankle. i had it X-rayed because of the crazy bruising (i've had broken toes before and they've never looked like that) and the doctor said i broke only my pinky toe, but that i broke it IN HALF. :eek: nice, huh?
I was doing fine with your story until I got to the highlighted part. Seriously, you just made a grown man cringe. Hope you're happy... :upsidedow

Hi All,
I've been MIA to! So busy with work and with the kids it's been a hard week for me. So I get on the scale this morning thinking I was down. NO I am up +2.6!!!:headache:

I just don't know what is wrong with me?? I eat right I walk everyday! I am so angry with myself! I just can't seem to get past the current weight I'm at!!

Any encourgement would help! I'm begging guys! What am I doing wrong?

Aaron I think I to am going to pass on the Easter challenge, I need to recharge as well.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for letting me vent!
I don't remember - are you doing WW? Counting calories? If you are doing WW, I'd suggest maybe count your calories for a week to make sure you are actually eating enough. About a year ago I was in the same predicament as you (eating good, exercising plenty and still gaining weight), and I decided to take the tried and true "Goal Weight x 13" calculation for calories. And I discovered that I was eating about 500 calories too few every day. So basically I was in starvation mode. So I sorta reevaluated what I was eating, gave myself a few extra WW points to play with every day (thus putting me around the ~2015 calories I should be eating every day), and the weight started coming off again. Not sure if that's why you are struggling right now, but it worked for me.

I decided to bite the bullet and weigh myself this morning, despite completly losing my Peeping mind this past weekend. And thankfully, I only gained 0.4 pounds. Of course, this is also the first week in probably a month that I've really concentrated on not snacking and eating only my daily points and that's it. So I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. Because of that, I'm going to try to commit to losing 3.8 by Easter; which would put me back at 160, about 5 pounds above my original goal weight of 155 (which has since been lowered to 145).

Good luck everybody!

[LMO429]

Oh boy! I need to catch up on the thread

I am going to weigh in tomorrow..I woke up at my mom's today and i like to weigh myself on my scale, but I think I did great this week all things considered. it seems lately i stay the same one week and then the next i have a big jump.

If there is an easter challenge aaron please put me down for 4 pounds!

[LittleBoPeep]

Hi all! I also am going to pass on the Easter Challenge... but I am up for a Memorial Day challenge! :thumbsup2

I am a SAMER again this week. Still working like crazy, and just need to get through the next couple of weeks. I think then I will be able to see a loss on the scale.

[LMO429]

Hi All,
I've been MIA to! So busy with work and with the kids it's been a hard week for me. So I get on the scale this morning thinking I was down. NO I am up +2.6!!!:headache:

I just don't know what is wrong with me?? I eat right I walk everyday! I am so angry with myself! I just can't seem to get past the current weight I'm at!!

Any encourgement would help! I'm begging guys! What am I doing wrong?

Aaron I think I to am going to pass on the Easter challenge, I need to recharge as well.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for letting me vent!


Please Do not get discouraged! I am just going to be blut it does not matter how well you eat...but if your only form of exercise is walking you absolutely MUST start doing some sort of resistance or strength training or the scale will never move!!! Once you start incorporating resistance training 2 to 3 times a week for only 20 to 30 minutes I can promise you the scale will move.

[pjlla]

Do you all realize that Easter is only 3 weeks and 2 days away? Maybe it should be a Memorial Day challenge instead. Or even a "May Day" challenge. I will join, no matter what you decide. If you do an Easter challenge, put me down for 4 pounds. If you decide on another date, I will change my goal. Thanks, no matter what is decided....................P

[punkin413]

i'm -3 pounds today.

apparently broken toes and stress are GREAT for weight loss. :rotfl2:

I just don't know what is wrong with me?? I eat right I walk everyday! I am so angry with myself! I just can't seem to get past the current weight I'm at!!

hang in there - it will come! i do agree with lauren though - walking is great but it's more of a weight maintenance thing unless you've got a lot to lose. resistance/weight training will get your metabolism kicking and of course will turn fat into muscle. now don't get discouraged if you see a slight gain when you start - muscle does weigh more than fat. but eventually you will see results because you'll be burning so many calories.

Soor I cut class lst week my dogs ate my diet!


:lmao:

I was doing fine with your story until I got to the highlighted part. Seriously, you just made a grown man cringe. Hope you're happy... :upsidedow

sorry 'bout that! :rolleyes1 i meant to tell you i'm gonna skip the easter challenge. life is just crazy for me right now and i think i'd probably crack under the pressure.

[::Snow_White::]

Dawn, sorry about the toe!

This week I am + .4lbs
I'm alright with that, plus I feel thinner so all is well. :goodvibes

[Disneyfreak92]

OK, I am frustrated!!! I know I've been sick this week so I haven't worked out since Monday night, but I've stuck to my plan as far as food goes. I wasn't expecting a big loss, or maybe even any loss, maybe even a small gain... According to my scale this morning I gained 3.2 lbs!!! I am hoping this is temporary - a product of my illness and maybe AF being on the way, but it's discouraging all the same. I may weigh in again tomorrow morning to see if it's any better, but I haven't decided yet. I was thinking I was doing great, and my Easter goal was both quite doable and would put me right where I want to be, but then this happens. I'm really tired of being sick too. I just want to feel normal so I can get back into a normal routine. I keep telling myself that I should feel better in a few days, and maybe this is water weight and next week it'll all be gone, but I'm still frustrated. Why is it that every time the scale goes in the wrong direction (even a little) I have this fear that I'm never going to reach my goal? Oh, maybe because I've never reached it and maintained it before? I really do know that this time is different. It's just tough when I have one of these weeks. I'm attempting to channel this negative energy into positive energy I will use to work very hard as soon as I feel better.

[ArielSRL]

here's a picture of my toe from yesterday:

http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll79/punkin1803/?action=view&current=DSC00611.jpg

today it's a little puffier and the actual toe is more purple. the very light bruise that you see on top of my foot has now spread down almost to my ankle. i had it X-rayed because of the crazy bruising (i've had broken toes before and they've never looked like that) and the doctor said i broke only my pinky toe, but that i broke it IN HALF. :eek: nice, huh?

You sound like me...not graceful AT ALL. That looks painful. Hopefully it will heal up soon. But what is required when you break a toe IN HALF????? :scared:

[ArielSRL]

Morning Peeps -

I am not going to weigh in this week and hope for some good results next week. I think I just need to step away from the scale for a little while!



I feel the same. No scale, no challenge, no posting weight for a bit. I was up again this week (third week in a row!!!) and I am usually NEVER up. I'm always a samer. I gotta figure this stuff out. Gonna take my measurements again today to see if they are any different. I have all this candy at work, being a teacher, and I have to learn to KEEP MY HANDS OUT OF IT!!!!! Also, plan to walk as many days as I can; today, tomorrow, Sunday. Chad will walk with me when he is there, which is nice, but it is not a fast walk at all. I guess that is better than nothing , which is what I would do if he didnt walk with me when he is around. Ill just do my speed walking and strength training (weights, push ups, sit ups, leg lifts, butt lifts) when he isnt around. I am totally depressed about this. :sad2:

[pjlla]

Why is it that every time the scale goes in the wrong direction (even a little) I have this fear that I'm never going to reach my goal? Oh, maybe because I've never reached it and maintained it before? I really do know that this time is different. It's just tough when I have one of these weeks. I'm attempting to channel this negative energy into positive energy I will use to work very hard as soon as I feel better.


I SO feel your pain! Don't let this get you down! You can persevere through this challenge and get past it and reach your goal. I know exactly how you feel about never having reached your goal and maintained before. I haven't been at goal weight since..... 1992!!!!! And I am closer today than I have been since then, and sometimes I wonder if I will EVER get there. I am, offically 15.4 pounds away as of today and it seems like my body want to cling to every stinking OUNCE! But even if I never lose another pound, I am definitely slimmer, healthier, and more fit than I was a year ago, so I have to remember how important that is.

Maybe this week you could add a new exercise to your routine.... or try something new for breakfast a few times. Sometimes changing things up really makes a difference. I also find that if I fluctuate my food intake from day to day it really seems to shake up my metabolism and helps.

Hang in there.... don't get discouraged. Maybe you should even skip the scales for a few weeks and just concentrate on inches?? Just some thoughts. ........................P

[Disneyfreak92]

I SO feel your pain! Don't let this get you down! You can persevere through this challenge and get past it and reach your goal. I know exactly how you feel about never having reached your goal and maintained before. I haven't been at goal weight since..... 1992!!!!! And I am closer today than I have been since then, and sometimes I wonder if I will EVER get there. I am, offically 15.4 pounds away as of today and it seems like my body want to cling to every stinking OUNCE! But even if I never lose another pound, I am definitely slimmer, healthier, and more fit than I was a year ago, so I have to remember how important that is.

Maybe this week you could add a new exercise to your routine.... or try something new for breakfast a few times. Sometimes changing things up really makes a difference. I also find that if I fluctuate my food intake from day to day it really seems to shake up my metabolism and helps.

Hang in there.... don't get discouraged. Maybe you should even skip the scales for a few weeks and just concentrate on inches?? Just some thoughts. ........................P

Thank you! :) I actually feel a bit better having just vented here about it. Not to mention the fact that my cold medicine has kicked in now, so I'm feeling better physically. Amazing what that will do for you! I have to believe that this is a fluke because I haven't been able to work out, AF is on her way, and I've been drinking TONS of water this week. My system is just out of balance or something. I will be working extra hard once I get over this cold, and I was actually just going to add in some weight training this week, but those plans got derailed by the cold, so that'll be added next week, I'm sure.

[WI_DisneyFan]

Do you all realize that Easter is only 3 weeks and 2 days away? Maybe it should be a Memorial Day challenge instead. Or even a "May Day" challenge. I will join, no matter what you decide. If you do an Easter challenge, put me down for 4 pounds. If you decide on another date, I will change my goal. Thanks, no matter what is decided....................P
Last month, I got a lot of suggestions that shorter challenge periods were better because people could focus on them better. So we did a 4-week St Patrick's Day one, and now a 4-week Easter one. I just leave it up to a majority vote (or which ever side is more vocal) to decide. Anyway, I've got you marked down for four!

[MA pigletfan]

up .2...not to bad considering how hideous my pre-weigh peek was yesterday!

[mousehouselover]

I guess I didn't post my weight last week and I'm not sure what it was from the week before, but I've lost all the weight I gained at WDW and I'm back on the road to overall weight loss. I'm -0.8 lbs combined loss for the last two weeks.

To those who are getting discouraged; I can totally understand and relate. I've been seeing a trainer for months and according to the scale at the gym, I've lost 2 lbs. A measly 2 lbs since the middle of Nov. I almost gave up because I was frustrated. But I am losing inches and my BMI is getting lower. This week was another hard week for me as it looked like I'd have to report a gain. However; I decided that what I'm gaining is far outweighing any weight I'm losing. This is a life long journey. Some weeks we'll be up and others we'll be down; that's weight, mood, finances, our relationships.......... anything. I only have one answer to the problem: doing the same things I used to do will not get me to my goal. That means I have to be willing to change what I'm doing, maybe mix it up a bit or get outside my comfort zone. I have to push myself somedays but in the end, I find it's worth it. I've been doing things I never thought I'd do and I'm proud of myself for doing it. So I'm asking you to look at what you've been doing and challenge yourself to do something different; just don't give up on yourself, you are much to important to be given up on.

[dwheatl]

Hi All,
I've been MIA to! So busy with work and with the kids it's been a hard week for me. So I get on the scale this morning thinking I was down. NO I am up +2.6!!!:headache:

I just don't know what is wrong with me?? I eat right I walk everyday! I am so angry with myself! I just can't seem to get past the current weight I'm at!!

Any encouragement would help! I'm begging guys! What am I doing wrong?

Aaron I think I to am going to pass on the Easter challenge, I need to recharge as well.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for letting me vent! I'm with you exactly, so you have my sympathy. I do have to say that I was'nt 100% perfect this week (corned beef on Saturday, pizza last night, but just 2 pieces) but there is no way I was bad enough to warrant a 2.6 lb. gain. I've almost finished with the Nutrisystem food, and I am sick of it. I am ready to cook and plan for myself again. Starting tomorrow, I will write down everything I eat, whether it's part of the plan or not. That really seems to help me control what I put in my mouth.

[LMO429]

I am a samer today

I tried Nutrisystem once..not a fan at all!!! I sent it back after 2 days it was bad enough being on a diet but then having to eat that food I really wanted to just end it.

[HockeyKat]

I am a samer today

I tried Nutrisystem once..not a fan at all!!! I sent it back after 2 days it was bad enough being on a diet but then having to eat that food I really wanted to just end it.

L, I think I would wind up the same way with it. I have looked at it once or twice, and a friend at work had it for a while, and honestly it looks like it would all be like lean cuisine food. I don't *hate* lean cuisines but a diet of them 100% of the time would get really old, really fast.

Hi Noni!! :wave:

I think that I need to remove myself from the challenge. I wasn't on it for the last one and lost 12 lbs. As soon as I jump on it, I swear I gain. :laughing: I am going to weigh in a bit later today (I just got up), and see, so Aaron I will let you know.

Dawn, owwie on the toe.

Lynda, I feel your pain. I was so close to goal last year and then self-sabatoged my way back up... Here's to hoping that 2009 will be our year to get there and stay there. :hug:


EDIT: Okay, never mind. I was 179 even when I just weighed, which is a 2.6 lb loss from last week. Ignore the above comment!!

[lovealldisney]

Hi All!
Thank you for all the words of advise.
So what did I do? I went and bought Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shread. I hope this works.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. It's 60 degrees here today and I've been cleaning like a mad women. It was so nice to open the widows and air out the house. I also took my doggie on a nice long walk.

Thanks again! :goodvibes You guys are the best!

[dwheatl]

I'm glad to see the Dis is back. I couldn't get on last night. It sure is trickly slow today, though.
I have been writing down everything for the last 2 days, like I said. Even the two candy cane jo-jos I ate while working on my taxes. i haven't finished the taxes yet, but at least I got started. By writing down what I eat, I know I at least won't finish the whole box of cookies.

[DisneyGalUK]

I forgot to weigh in on Friday!

I was -2.5lbs!

Be back later to catch up!

[lovealldisney]

Ok I did the Jillian Michael's 30 shred last night. And for only being a 20 minute work out I was sweating my tushy off! And I feel good today. I am going to try to do this every night this week and see if this makes a difference.

Have a great day everyone!! :goodvibes

[Sparkie]

Hello Peeps!

I've been lurking here and there. Weight loss... not so great. I come to you today because you guys keep me gounded and tell me honestly what I need to here.

The issue of the day....

DD ( baby now 2 months and really cute) has become STUPID, AGAIN.... Last I talked with you all- she had had the baby, didnt list FOB on birth certificate, was pretty much over him, he was with his other girlfriend who is expecting her baby any day now..... Fast forward 2 months time..... my DD misplaces her brain.... FOB has been coming around for the occasional visit and she has taken the baby to his job to see him.... during all of these visits, he has offered no financial help in anyway.... during the past 2 weeks.... DD has been crying, texting and crying and then one afternoon makes an announcement that she has to go and resolve a "conflict" and she hopes she doesnt have to kick a pregnant girl's booty (her bark is bigger than her bite).... Where we are now.... DD is meeting FOB for lunch - regularly (he never comes to get her... because he doesnt have a car), and she says they are "talking".... I asked about the other girl... and she says that "they broke up"

I just want to shake her senseless!!!! Doesnt she remember how he abandonded her when she was 16 weeks pregnant? Doesnt she remember the heartache she felt when she found out that the "other woman" was also pregnant? Doesnt she remember crying her eyes out when she realized that he got "other woman" pregnant while we were on vacation last summer? Doesnt she remember crying and then being biting mad when she figured out that the whole time he was "loving" her he was also "loving" the "other woman"?

I am biting my tongue. I dont know what else to do. I dont want to say that I hate FOB but I think I really do.... he is such a snake in the grass, he is a liar, and he is not the kind of man that I would hope for my daughter to marry.... but he is little Peyton's father and I have to be nice.... but I dont have to like him, right?


I know for the most part she is grown and I cant control her decisions. I just hate to see her setting herself and little Peyton to be hurt, again. How many times does she have to be hurt for it to sink in? Why cant she see what we all see?



So..... give me your words of wisdom....

[punkin413]

today officially makes a week since i've worked out. no working out with a broken toe. i see a gain in my future.

sparkie - no words of wisdom - just a hug. :hug:

if i were you i would just remind her that she has someone else in her life now to think about and she needs to remember that. if he's treated her that way in the past, he will probably continue to do so and she shouldn't put the baby through having him in her life if he's not willing to be a real dad. remember that i don't have children of my own so my advice is coming from just common sense - not personal experience.

sounds like the guy needs to learn how to use protection or keep his you-know-what to himself.

good luck!

[ArielSRL]

Chef Cat Cora and Disney will open a new family dining restaurant at Disney's BoardWalk. Kouzzina, (Greek for "kitchen" and pronounced "koo-zee-nah") will showcase Mediterranean cuisine. The restaurant, owned and operated by Disney, is scheduled to open by autumn in the space currently occupied by Spoodles. Cora said that the new restaurant will feature "time-honored recipes passed down from my ancestors, as well as my favorite Greek and Mediterranean dishes that my family loves." The first and only female Iron Chef on Food Network's hit show "Iron Chef America," Cora is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York and is also Executive Chef for Bon Appetit magazine.

[mousehouselover]

It's midweek; how is everyone doing? I'm doing ok. We had a chip and dip day at work on Monday, I thought I'd wind up snacking on stuff so I packed a light lunch. Well, there wasn't much I wanted to eat so I avoided most of the snacking. I went to the gym at lunch and wound up needing a lot more lunch than I thought. I probably would've been ok until I found the squeexe cheese and rye party bread. My mom used to eat this when I was little and I thought, why not? I'm hungry, I ran today........ It was down hill from there........ Then my sis asked if we'd go to dinner with her since she'd had a rotten day....... I only had one roll but the dang peanuts called to me.......

[ArielSRL]

It's midweek; how is everyone doing?

I did okay on Monday. There were brownies in the teacher's lounge and instead of my 2 point muffin, I ate that. I also had to attend a Science and Math meeting at another school from 4:15 - 6:15 and it was our last meeting of the year, so they had FOOD! I ate 1 choc chip cookie, 1 Hershey's mini and 3 Milky Way minis. Other than those things, I think I used 18 of my 22 points and I walked for 30 minutes or so. It wasn't my usual speed walking b/c it was with Chad, but it was still walking.

Yesterday was bad. Costco was at our school doing a promotion, so for lunch I had a few bites of my 4 point WW meal b/c I cooked it before knowing Costco was there; then I ate a small turkey sandwich (probably about half of a normal size sandwich, if not a bit smaller), a small scoop of chicken salad and 1/4 of a big cupcake (prob about 1/2 of a normal size one). I think I cheated with a couple pieces of candy in the afternoon also. Went to my parents for dinner: chicken casserole, mashed potatoes, sugar snap peas. I also had some nuts, a few more pieces of candy, and ice cream with Magic Shell for dessert. Horrible I know. I am always so bad at my folks cuz they have that kind of stuff around and out. I don't have too much junk at my house and if I do, it is hidden out of plain sight!

Today, so far I have stuck to the plan and should for the rest of the day. Will speed walk or do my walking video (depending upon weather) for 30 minutes and strength training (weights for my arms, push ups, sit ups, leg lifts, butt lifts) for about 20 minutes.

Thursdays are hard cuz I stay late at work plus they are having a Chinese dish for lunch. But I will stick with my 4 point WW tomorrow, as opposed to the Chinese dish, and try to stay away from the candy rewards I have here for my students. Wish me luck!

[Disneyfreak92]

It's midweek; how is everyone doing?

Well, I've been good about my eating, and I've felt well enough to work out again, so I'm back at that. But I don't feel 100% yet, and I did a peek on the scale this morning. It was up even more than last week, so I'm really frustrated! I'm also frustrated that I don't feel back to normal yet. I had the first of the sore throat start almost two weeks ago! And I have had very minimal other symptoms besides the sore throat. It was severe for a few days, it got better, and the past couple of days it's been different (slightly swollen, but not as sore, & with a bit of congestion). For a week now my voice has been messed up to varying degrees, and I'm SO tired of not feeling good! I want to kick the exercise up a notch, and I just don't feel up to it yet. Anyway, I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, and I'm hoping I don't get the "It's just a virus. Drink lots of fluids and get lots of rest." thing. I've been doing that already, and I haven't been able to kick this thing yet! OK, enough whining from me. I'm doing something about it, and I just have to hope I'll be back to normal soon.

[WI_DisneyFan]

So far, I'm having a good week. Food-wise, I had a bad Friday (which is pretty typical since I tend to overdo the whole "cheat day" thing); a better Saturday and Sunday, and I've been great since then. I've been getting plenty of exercise, both cardio and strength training. Plus, I did my super secret mid-week weigh-in this morning, and I was down a smidge. So hopefully that'll carry over to the next few days, and a few more smidges will make for a decent week. I'm really hoping to end March on a positive note so I have something to positive look back on for the 1st quarter of 2009.

Have a great day everybody!

[DisneyLaura]

I'm MIA for almost two weeks and I'm ashamed. Probably gained 2 lb in the mean time, haven't weighed myself in two weeks. I will say I did walk a little bit on Saturday, nothing big only for 10 minutes up and down my driveway because I hurt my back and that's all I could take plus it was cold. I thought it was spring :rotfl:

Gina - Awesome plans for your honeymoon

Sparkie - No advice here either, she's young and hopefully he doesn't hurt her again, it's bound to happen but I hope not.

Dawn - Ouch on the toe.

[willonlyflytodisney]

Hey guys!

So after many times of trying to get myself to a healthier weight slowly but surely, I have decided to take this problem and just fix it! I am going to a new college in the fall (after many transfer issues) and I want to feel like myself when I get there. I also have a wedding that I need to walk down the aisle for (not mine) around the same time. So, I'm doing this Bridal Boot Camp workout and diet and here's hoping it will go well!
I am 100% committed this time. I took a photo of myself in a bikini to get myself motivated. It is placed right by the cookie jar! :)

Anyway, I hope that some of my body will be DISappearing and that I can get myself down to my goal weight. :)

Woohoo!:thumbsup2

[mousehouselover]

Hey guys!

So after many times of trying to get myself to a healthier weight slowly but surely, I have decided to take this problem and just fix it! I am going to a new college in the fall (after many transfer issues) and I want to feel like myself when I get there. I also have a wedding that I need to walk down the aisle for (not mine) around the same time. So, I'm doing this Bridal Boot Camp workout and diet and here's hoping it will go well!
I am 100% committed this time. I took a photo of myself in a bikini to get myself motivated. It is placed right by the cookie jar! :)

Anyway, I hope that some of my body will be DISappearing and that I can get myself down to my goal weight. :)

Woohoo!:thumbsup2

:welcome: Feel free to get settled and tell us a bit about yourself. We have a few rules. One, we weigh and report amount gained or lost on Fridays. We don't require you to post your actual weight, unless you want to. Second, we follow whatever diet and exercise program works best for you. Finally; you need to post that bikini pic. We all did it, most of us way back in our first thread.

Glad to see everyone is hanging in here and doing your best to stay OP. I know spring and summer can be hard, with all the outdoor activities and cookouts as well as end of year (for anyone involved in any school) activities and the spring holidays. It takes a lot to be OP through all the temptaions out there.

[dwheatl]

I had the first of the sore throat start almost two weeks ago! And I have had very minimal other symptoms besides the sore throat. It was severe for a few days, it got better, and the past couple of days it's been different (slightly swollen, but not as sore, & with a bit of congestion). For a week now my voice has been messed up to varying degrees, and I'm SO tired of not feeling good! I want to kick the exercise up a notch, and I just don't feel up to it yet. Anyway, I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, and I'm hoping I don't get the "It's just a virus. Drink lots of fluids and get lots of rest." thing. I've been doing that already, and I haven't been able to kick this thing yet! OK, enough whining from me. I'm doing something about it, and I just have to hope I'll be back to normal soon. I'm glad you're going to the doctor. Best to make sure it's nothing serious.
I have not been doing great on the eating in the last 36 hours. It was DD's birthday yesterday, and a frustrating day as well. I ate two of the brownies, that I had baked for her. I sent the rest with her to work, but she brought some back! Well, I've sworn off of anymore, but I couldn't stand to see them back again, like that old crocodile coming back for Capt. Hook.
Then my friend Sue came over to watch a couple of episodes of Season 1 of The Tudors with me (I got the DVDs for my birthday). I opened my last can of chocolate popcorn (that I had been saving since Oct.) and I think I ate about 3-4 servings. Combine that with no time for cardio the last three days, and it's a recipe for a weigh-in disaster.
Oh well, back OP right now, workout tomorrow, and hope for the best on Friday. I'm going to drink some water now, to at least flush out the salt.

[lovealldisney]

I had the first of the sore throat start almost two weeks ago! And I have had very minimal other symptoms besides the sore throat. It was severe for a few days, it got better, and the past couple of days it's been different (slightly swollen, but not as sore, & with a bit of congestion). For a week now my voice has been messed up to varying degrees, and I'm SO tired of not feeling good! I want to kick the exercise up a notch, and I just don't feel up to it yet. Anyway, I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, and I'm hoping I don't get the "It's just a virus. Drink lots of fluids and get lots of rest." thing. I've been doing that already, and I haven't been able to kick this thing yet! OK, enough whining from me. I'm doing something about it, and I just have to hope I'll be back to normal soon.


Disneyfreak92
This was running rampent in my kids schools!! I'm glad you're seeing a docotor, my had this and also strep throat! :scared1: The ended up missing an entire week of school.


Originally Posted by willonlyflytodisney
Hey guys!

So after many times of trying to get myself to a healthier weight slowly but surely, I have decided to take this problem and just fix it! I am going to a new college in the fall (after many transfer issues) and I want to feel like myself when I get there. I also have a wedding that I need to walk down the aisle for (not mine) around the same time. So, I'm doing this Bridal Boot Camp workout and diet and here's hoping it will go well!
I am 100% committed this time. I took a photo of myself in a bikini to get myself motivated. It is placed right by the cookie jar!

Anyway, I hope that some of my body will be DISappearing and that I can get myself down to my goal weight.

Woohoo!


Welcome!! You will love it here and everyone is so supporting!! Please tell us more about you!




Well most of you know I am not doing the Easter challenge just need time to revamp my diet and exercise routine. I have excercised everyday this week except Tuesday. I either walked did the 30 Day Shred or a Pilates DVD. Boy am I sore. But I did a sneek peek weight check this morning and I am back down! So that is a good thing. Thanks for all your help guys! :goodvibes

[DisneyLaura]

Hey guys!

So after many times of trying to get myself to a healthier weight slowly but surely, I have decided to take this problem and just fix it! I am going to a new college in the fall (after many transfer issues) and I want to feel like myself when I get there. I also have a wedding that I need to walk down the aisle for (not mine) around the same time. So, I'm doing this Bridal Boot Camp workout and diet and here's hoping it will go well!
I am 100% committed this time. I took a photo of myself in a bikini to get myself motivated. It is placed right by the cookie jar! :)

Anyway, I hope that some of my body will be DISappearing and that I can get myself down to my goal weight. :)

Woohoo!:thumbsup2

Welcome aboard


Lynda - Glad you're going to the doctor too.

[::Snow_White::]

Welcome Willonlyflytodisney!!

My week...has been horrible. I just can't seem to stay on track no matter how much I try and motivate myself.
I exercised more last month when I hardly had anytime then I did this month when I had spring break!
I really don't know what to do, I keep saying I'll start again tomorrow but it always ends up the same. I know I've gained some this week, not too much, but it took me a long time to get this far and I really hate going back up to the plateu I was stuck at. :headache:

[DisneyGalUK]

Hey guys!

So after many times of trying to get myself to a healthier weight slowly but surely, I have decided to take this problem and just fix it! I am going to a new college in the fall (after many transfer issues) and I want to feel like myself when I get there. I also have a wedding that I need to walk down the aisle for (not mine) around the same time. So, I'm doing this Bridal Boot Camp workout and diet and here's hoping it will go well!
I am 100% committed this time. I took a photo of myself in a bikini to get myself motivated. It is placed right by the cookie jar! :)

Anyway, I hope that some of my body will be DISappearing and that I can get myself down to my goal weight. :)

Woohoo!:thumbsup2

Welcome :cool1:

Lynda - I hope you feel better soon :hug:

Everyone - :flower3:

Im having MIL issues. Blah.

[willonlyflytodisney]

Thank you everyone for your welcome! I don't know everyone's name, so I don't know who to respond to lol My name is Stacey, by the way.
I decided I am not going to post my bikini pic until I have made some progress. That way I will feel more comfortable putting it up!:)

This week has been on and off. I'm just starting to get a feel for my workout and exercise and Friday is my first weigh in - like first first. I haven't stepped on a scale in awhile. I am going to measure myself once a month and weigh myself once a week.
The wake up call came because I started noticing how much weight I was gaining in specific areas - my stomach and my hips. Someone in the street looked at me, clearly thinking I was pregnant, and I heard her audibly whisper to the person next to her that she thought I was a little young to be having a baby... Not exactly the best words of confidence. :mad:
But, it's okay. Because those words and my photo are what keeps me going. :thumbsup2
My boyfriend is also incredibly healthy. He is an actor so he dances all of the time and he's in his best shape possible. I want to find a way to be healthy as well.
My mother has decided to do this Bridal Boot Camp with me, which is absolutely perfect. It means that she is going to slack off and I'm going to have to push her to do better, which will push me to do better! It also means that I know I can't slack off myself because she is counting on me.
A little bit more about me? I'm 19 years old, I live in New York. I have a strong fear of flying, for a number of years - but I have been motivated enough to fly to Disney :) I have a boyfriend who has been with me for 2 wonderful years and I am currently in the process of transferring to a new school - hopefully Emerson! (I find out by May 15! Ah!)
I have tried many diets and workout programs, but I have discovered that I really need a PLAN to follow to change my lifestyle, I can't just try a couple things and try to fit it into my life. I need to change my life!

Your stories and pictures have inspired me to do this. With the help of a community, I have faith that I can do this.
Yesterday I had my last splurge of ColdStone Ice Cream and I'm ready!

That's all about me! Let me know your names so that I can try and figure it all out.
I've been told to try to take a multivitamin everyday along with diet and exercise - anyone do this/know of any good ones?
Hope everyone is having a good week and may you have the strength to figt your cravings!!!

[DisneyGalUK]

I decided I am not going to post my bikini pic until I have made some progress. That way I will feel more comfortable putting it up!:)

You don't have to post a bikini pic unless you really want to! Me, I would rather pull my arm off than scare you all with a bikini pic! :lmao:

The wake up call came because I started noticing how much weight I was gaining in specific areas - my stomach and my hips. Someone in the street looked at me, clearly thinking I was pregnant, and I heard her audibly whisper to the person next to her that she thought I was a little young to be having a baby... Not exactly the best words of confidence. :mad:

My wake up call was very similar - a customer at work mistook me for a colleague who had just gone on Maternity!

But, it's okay. Because those words and my photo are what keeps me going. :thumbsup2

Good for you :thumbsup2

I have a boyfriend who has been with me for 2 wonderful years and I am currently in the process of transferring to a new school - hopefully Emerson! (I find out by May 15! Ah!)

Good luck!

I have faith that I can do this.
Yesterday I had my last splurge of ColdStone Ice Cream and I'm ready!

You definitely can do it! :cool1:

That's all about me! Let me know your names so that I can try and figure it all out.
I've been told to try to take a multivitamin everyday along with diet and exercise - anyone do this/know of any good ones?
Hope everyone is having a good week and may you have the strength to figt your cravings!!!

Im Kelly, I will answer to pretty much anything!

A friend on another weight loss thread did give some good advice about multi-vitamins - take them at night before you go to bed. If you take them in the morning they aren't as effective due to your morning drink? Im rubbish at remembering information, sorry! I do know she definitely said take them at night! :rotfl:

[ArielSRL]

Thank you everyone for your welcome! I don't know everyone's name, so I don't know who to respond to lol My name is Stacey, by the way.
I decided I am not going to post my bikini pic until I have made some progress. That way I will feel more comfortable putting it up!:)

I've been told to try to take a multivitamin everyday along with diet and exercise - anyone do this/know of any good ones?
Hope everyone is having a good week and may you have the strength to figt your cravings!!!

Hi Stacey! I'm Renee, in Atlanta. I don't know anything about posting bikini photos. But I wasn't here in the beginning. I thought she was kidding!!

As for a multi vitamin I use Viactiv FLAVOR GLIDES Dietary Supplements - Mult-Vitamin. I also take a Calcium pill with Vitamin D and other minerals in it, along with a fiber supplement.

Anyway, welcome on board!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Im having MIL issues. Blah.
I read about your MIL issues on a different thread. Not cool! My MIL is a little, um how should I put this, too interested in our lives for my tastes. But at least she isn't cruel like yours is. She's just a little nosy. So I suppose it could be worse.

Hi Stacey! I'm Renee, in Atlanta. I don't know anything about posting bikini photos. But I wasn't here in the beginning. I thought she was kidding!!
Nope, no joke! And just to prove that it wasn't a joke, I'll post another swimming suit pic right here...

http://img19.picoodle.com/img/img19/3/3/26/amccabe32/f_DivingSuitm_3e85fa7.jpg

Welcome Stacey! My name is Aaron, the "thread dude" since I'm the only male DISappearing Peep. The light bulb went off in my head that I needed to lose weight when I hit 240 pounds, and I realized that the history of heart problems and diabetes in my family would probably kill me before I hit 60 if I didn't make a change. Over the course of the past 4 years, I've managed to lose around 80 pounds. It was closer to 85, but I packed on about 7 over the holidays and I'm still struggling to take them back off. I've still got about 15-20 to go before I'll be satisfied, but honestly if I'm stuck in the low 160's for the rest of my life I'll be ok considering where I started. I lost the weight mostly by following Weight Watchers, although I've only done it online and later on my own once I had all of the tools to do so; I never attended a meeting. Of course, exercise is a HUGE part of my success as well. I try to get at least 45 minutes in each night, whether that is some sort of exercise DVD, strength training, or just taking the dog for a walk/jog. Do you have a (non-bikini) picture to post so we can put a face to the name? Anyway, welcome again!

[ArielSRL]

Do you have a (non-bikini) picture to post so we can put a face to the name?

I realized I never posted a photo of myself, so here ya go:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7d833b3127ccec10d68e89ebf00000010O00AaMm7dm1aNm IPbz4M/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

And here is one of Mom and I:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7cc11b3127ccec2a8a1291b0a00000010O00AaMm7dm1aNm IPbz4M/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D480/ry%3D320/

They aren't all that recent (1 - either Sept 2005 or Dec 2006, 2 - December 2007) but I don't change too much. :)

Enjoy! :)

[pjlla]

I've noticed over the last few months/weeks, that I now am not comfortable (mentally) with feeling full. I start worrying that I have "spoiled" my week of good eating/exercise. Even when I am full of something healthy.

I just had my lunch break here at work. I had a 1 pt high fiber tortilla wrap, fresh spinach, and two microwaved original Gardenburgers (which = 2 pts.) (all rolled up). No dressing or anything. I also had 1 pt serving of green grapes, can of seltzer, and a 2 pt. Jello rice pudding (a rare treat, but I was craving a sweet today). My ENTIRE lunch only added up to 6 points. About 1- 2 points more than I usually have for lunch, but certainly nothing enormous. Plus it was healthy. And now I feel somewhat full. Not "I-just-left-the-all-you-can-eat-cheesecake-buffet" full, by any means. Not "Thanksgiving-afternoon" full. Just like "I've-had-a-meal" full. And now I am concerned that I have blown my weigh in for tomorrow. But I know that is ridiculous. I'm just not used to that "full" feeling any more.

I guess 15 months of continuous WW has left me feeling like I should be constantly on the verge of being hungry. And before you tell me that I should never be hungry, etc on WW, I'm sorry, but I am OFTEN HUNGRY. I make good choices about what I eat, I eat many, many veggies, and several servings of fruit a day, I don't often use my points on things like 100 calorie packs or cola. I make good, filling choices, but I am just often hungry. And I have gotten used to the feeling. So the feeling of full just seems strange I guess.

Just wondering if anyone else can relate?...................P

[ArielSRL]

Just wondering if anyone else can relate?...................P

I guess I don't usually have that problem. I usually feel satisfied/full after I eat, but I eat every 2 hours or so, so I never have an "empty stomach" so to speak. When I do feel slightly hungry or if I just have this desire to eat something, I eat celery and carrots (o pts) and that fills me at that moment. So, what I am saying is, I don't feel uncomfortable with feeling satisfied/full because I usually always feel that way.

[Disneyfreak92]

Welcome Willonlyflytodisney!!! :welcome:

Well Peeps, I went to the doctor, and I got a diagnosis and antibiotics (thank goodness!!). It's tonsilitis. I have an abcess on my left tonsil apparently. Today my throat feels better. My head is INCREDIBLY stuffed up, but I've had a few doses of the meds already, and I'm looking forward to feeling good again soon! :)

In spite of all this, I've been staying on track this week with both food and exercise, and I've been drinking tons of water - even more than usual (and that's a lot for me!). I'm still holding out hope that the scale will show me something better tomorrow morning than what I saw on my peek yesterday. I'd really like to at least see what I gained last week be gone. But who knows at this point?

Good luck to everyone on weigh in tomorrow!

[willonlyflytodisney]

Nope, no joke! And just to prove that it wasn't a joke, I'll post another swimming suit pic right here...


Well... I am definitely the victim of something going WAY over my head. Oops :rolleyes1

How do you quote more than one person in a message? (I'm a little new to the boards)

Pjilla - I'd say that feeling full on that healthy of a lunch is a REALLY good thing. My friend was on WW too and she said when she knew that it was really a lifestyle change, rather than a diet was when she started to feel full. So, CONGRATS! That's really great!

Lynda (Disneyfreak92) - Great job staying in line with your diet and exercise while being sick. It's so difficult to do so - but more water can help your cold AND your weight loss!! :)

Snow White - You can do it! Try to find something to motivate yourself. I'm a night person, so waking up early in the morning to exercise was a really big challenge for me. The time when I did the best at getting up was when I had a picture of me right by the alarm clock - or when I had a picture of when I looked my best. Even writing yourself a post-it note works for me! Little inspirational notes all over the room are a BIG help!

I would put a face to the name - but I don't know how to put pictures in here! Let me know and I definitely will!
I also went out and bought myself a weight loss journal tonight - a nice one... from Duane Reade hee hee I write what I ate that day, including how many glasses of water and how many servings of fruit. Did you know that a whole banana is two servings of banana? Crazy.
Tomorrow I measure/weigh myself for the first time in a long time... Here goes nothing!

[Tiger Lily 03]

Hey Peeps! It's almost that time again. Remember that after the thread reaches 250 pages it will need to be closed and you will need to start another. I figured I'd let you know so you can get thinking about that and post a link from this one to your new digs once you get it settled.

You all rock you know.

[LMO429]

Hey Peeps! It's almost that time again. Remember that after the thread reaches 250 pages it will need to be closed and you will need to start another. I figured I'd let you know so you can get thinking about that and post a link from this one to your new digs once you get it settled.

You all rock you know.

Where's utah mama????????????

[pjlla]

Coming on to say Good Night and wish everyone a happy weigh-in morning! I got my "last chance" workout in tonight, so I feel pretty good. Hopefully my salty dinner won't negatively effect me on the scales in the morning. Hopefully UM will be along tomorrow and see that we need to start another thread. Otherwise I'm sure that someone willl step up and start it for her before we get locked out!

See you all in the a.m.!.......................P

[Nefferz]

I am so happy to report -3 this week!

I've been reading the posts and while I don't participate much in the conversations here, I still feel as if I know you folks. The people here are kind and thoughtful- a rare commodity at some boards.

Hope you all have a super week!

[DisneyLaura]

Im having MIL issues. Blah.

Sorry :hug:

Thank you everyone for your welcome! I don't know everyone's name, so I don't know who to respond to lol My name is Stacey, by the way.
I decided I am not going to post my bikini pic until I have made some progress. That way I will feel more comfortable putting it up!

That's a little joke that everyone likes to pull on the newbie's. ;)

[FONT="Century Gothic"]I realized I never posted a photo of myself, so here ya go:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7d833b3127ccec10d68e89ebf00000010O00AaMm7dm1aNm IPbz4M/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Love your red hair

Just wondering if anyone else can relate?...................P

I wonder if you're getting used to your "new" way of eating so you're feeling full. I know this just happened to me yesterday. I can eat a whole subway sandwich and I couldn't finish the whole thing and I was proud I tell you. I felt very full, almost a Thanksgiving full but not quite.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Hey Peeps! It's almost that time again. Remember that after the thread reaches 250 pages it will need to be closed and you will need to start another. I figured I'd let you know so you can get thinking about that and post a link from this one to your new digs once you get it settled.

You all rock you know.

Utah Mama where are you?

Well for those newbie's that haven't seen me I'll post a picture of me from this past Christmas with my DD3.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/cm22nm/DSC01296.jpg

[lovealldisney]

willonlyflytodisney:
Hi! And welcome aboard again!!
My name is Wendy and I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin! Married have two incredible kids! Love Disney I would go every year but DH not a big fan. I know the insanity!! Great to have you on board! :goodvibes



Disneyfreak92:
Glad you went to the doctor! It took my kids a good week to get over the gunk!




Well since I'm not part of the challenge this time around I still want to check in every week. Well after exercising nearly everyday this week I am down! I lost what I gained last week. Let's hope this continues to be a downward trend!!

Good luck everyone! Have a great weekend! We are getting snow! Yuck! I am so ready for spring! :yay:

[LMO429]

I'm a samer this week again. I have been stuck at 133 pounds the past 2 weeks but i know it has been because my eating on the weekend has been horrible, so I am happy I didnt gain..on wednesday was my 6 week mark till disney so I have been super strict

I private messaged Utah Mama on facebook and asked her to start a new peep thread we are getting close to the end of vol 3 wow! :goodvibes

[::Snow_White::]

Stacey- Thanks for the encouragement! Yesterday was better, though I still didn't exercise. (I got immersed in a book, which is still a good thing!) Good for you, for getting up! I would get up earlier, but my parents would probably kick me out since I get up at 5:30 for school anyways. I do yoga in the morning though.

By the way my name is Kayla, I'm 16, hence the morning thing. Haha.

My mind has been blown by the scale today and I don't know wether to be exstatic or confused, so I'll just go with both. I'm -1 today!!
I have no idea how that even happened, since I've been snacking like crazy and hardly exercised!

Keep up the good work everyone!
Have a nice day!

[DisneyLaura]

I'm -1.2 this morning.

[pjlla]

I am frustrated as heck because I am +.6 lb. I am going to channel my anger and frustration into my workouts this weekend. I need to run, sorry I can't stay and chat.................P

[DisneyGalUK]

Samer this week - I'll take it!
Fly by - hopefully be back later!

Good luck everyone! :)

[UGABelle]

:welcome: WillonlyflytoDisney! My name's Andrea, and I am pretty new to the boards too, but this group has really been a big help so far!

I am +0.4 this week. Nothing major, since AF is here. I'm still hoping for 1 or 2 more pounds gone before our vacation - since I'll be in a bathing suit almost the whole time, every little bit helps!

I will try to post a picture of me later (I can't get to them at work) - I like putting names with faces too!

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

[mousehouselover]

I'm sarting the challege off right; I'm + 0.4 lbs.:headache: I thought I did pretty good this week but I obviously have room for improvement.

Stacey~ Multi-quoting is easy, just hit the little + button at the lower right in any post you want to quote. When you get all caught up and are ready to type your responses, just hit the post reply button on the left of the screen. (There's one at the top and bottom of each page.) Posting pictures requirs a photohosting site, like photobucket. You have to upload your pix to that site then copy the IMG code. To find that, just mouse over the picture and a little box pops up, go to the bottom line (img code) and copy it You should have a line of texts that starts and ends with just paste that in your post and your picture will show up.

Speaking of pictures, since it's time to start a new thread, we should do pics again. I'm going to post one here but I'll post it again in the new thread once it gets started. This is DH and I from Jan 2007. I don't have any more recent pix of me in my acct and DH is on the laptop where they're all stored.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/nonimitchell/disney075.jpg

[LittleBoPeep]

We had a blizzard here yesterday, so I'm on my way to work earlier this morning, since it will take a while to get there. Just popping in to say I'm a SAMER again. :rolleyes:

Hope to catch up soon.... as of last night one of our teams' run in the playoffs is over. :sad1:

[MA pigletfan]

i am up .8 this week..which means i am up a full lb in the last 2. i have no idea what is going on.everything is fitting better, i look/feel better i just dont' understand..i guess after the cruise i will really have to be super super strict and move ALOT more...i am just so frustrated staying at this weight range and now its just about 6 months to the wedding :( sorry for the pity party..i am just rather sad about it right now.

[Disneyfreak92]

First off - weigh in. Well I gained 3.2 last week, but this week I'm down 2.6, so most of that is gone at least. I'm at 193.8 now, so I'm hoping for a super number next week because I now have 5.8 to lose for the Easter challenge, I believe! Ugh! AF and this tonsilitis really threw me off this time around.

Samer this week - I'll take it!
Fly by - hopefully be back later!

Good luck everyone! :)

I just have to say I love it when you post! Not ONLY because I get to see that pic of Edward in your siggie, but that is one reason. :lmao: It always makes me smile. :goodvibes

I hope Wendy makes it over here in time to get the new thread started!

[ArielSRL]

That's a little joke that everyone likes to pull on the newbie's. ;)

Too funny. I guess no one pulled it on me, so I guess I didn't know. But I thought it was a joke, then I thought it wasn't, and now I know it is. LOL
Love your red hair

Thanks. I used to hate it as a kid - got teased tremendously - but love it as an adult. Aren't you a redhead? I couldn't see your photo for some reason.

[WI_DisneyFan]

Well... I am definitely the victim of something going WAY over my head. Oops :rolleyes1

How do you quote more than one person in a message? (I'm a little new to the boards)

I would put a face to the name - but I don't know how to put pictures in here! Let me know and I definitely will!
That bikini pic thing is an old running joke. But that's the problem with message boards vs. face to face interaction - without the little smiley things you have no idea if someone is joking or not.

Ok, to double quote, you press the second button on the bottom right of a post, right next to the regular Quote button - I think it looks like ["+]. You do this on all of the posts that you want to quote, then you hit "Post Reply" and - taa daa!- all of the selected posts will show up.

And to post a picture, you have to put them on Photobucket or some other photo hosting site. Then when you are replying to a message, click the 3rd button from the right on the 2nd row of buttons on top (it looks like a mountain and a sun); you put the URL (http://...) of the image, and it'll post.

Hope this helps more than confuses!

On to the task at hand. When I weighed myself this morning, first I was :scared: , then I felt :confused3: , then I got really :mad: , and then I almost :sad1: . I did SO GOOD this past week; lots of exercise (2/3 of my body is sore from all of the strenth training), tracking every morsel of food that went into my mouth; I was even down about 1/2 pound on Wednesday. But I still ended up gaining 0.2 this week. Not a lot, mind you. But I haven't had a consistent record of losing since mid-November, so a good 4 1/2 months! I know I said yesterday that if I end up staying in the mid-160's for the rest of my life that I'll be ok with it, which in theory is fine to say. But when it comes down to it, I'm extremely frustrated and honestly a little scared that I'll be back to 240 in no time. Oh, how I wish I could be one of those people who either doesn't need to watch what they eat, or just don't care how they look and feel. Unfortunately, I'm neither one so this is going to torment me for the rest of my life! I've been doing a lot of stength training lately, which I can definitly see and feel in my arms and chest; but the scale isn't moving in the right direction. But when I do more cardio, the scale seems to move faster but I don't gain any toning or definition. I just can't win!

All right, enough of my pity-party. Time to pick myself up, dust myself off, and figure out what I'm going to do to turn the tide.

[Disneyfreak92]

On to the task at hand. When I weighed myself this morning, first I was :scared: , then I felt :confused3: , then I got really :mad: , and then I almost :sad1: . I did SO GOOD this past week; lots of exercise (2/3 of my body is sore from all of the strenth training), tracking every morsel of food that went into my mouth; I was even down about 1/2 pound on Wednesday. But I still ended up gaining 0.2 this week. Not a lot, mind you. But I haven't had a consistent record of losing since mid-November, so a good 4 1/2 months! I know I said yesterday that if I end up staying in the mid-160's for the rest of my life that I'll be ok with it, which in theory is fine to say. But when it comes down to it, I'm extremely frustrated and honestly a little scared that I'll be back to 240 in no time. Oh, how I wish I could be one of those people who either doesn't need to watch what they eat, or just don't care how they look and feel. Unfortunately, I'm neither one so this is going to torment me for the rest of my life! I've been doing a lot of stength training lately, which I can definitly see and feel in my arms and chest; but the scale isn't moving in the right direction. But when I do more cardio, the scale seems to move faster but I don't gain any toning or definition. I just can't win!

All right, enough of my pity-party. Time to pick myself up, dust myself off, and figure out what I'm going to do to turn the tide.

Well, first of all I have to say I understand your frustration! It's getting a lot harder for me now too. But I'm also wondering if maybe your soreness could have contributed to your gain this week, or if you putting on muscle has something to do with why the scale hasn't been moving. If you are adding muscle, have you considered revising your final goal for the number on the scale, or is there something else that you can use to gauge your success until you reach that goal? Like measurements? Maybe you've already thought of this. Sometimes when I get frustrated, I try telling myself how much healthier I am now than I was when I started this journey. Sometimes I just sulk a little, then try to turn the negative energy into motivation. But do know that you've accomplished a great deal! And you are inspiration to the rest of us here.

[DisneyGalUK]

I just have to say I love it when you post! Not ONLY because I get to see that pic of Edward in your siggie, but that is one reason. :lmao: It always makes me smile. :goodvibes

I hope Wendy makes it over here in time to get the new thread started!

I have to say, it is a scrumptious picture! :goodvibes

All right, enough of my pity-party. Time to pick myself up, dust myself off, and figure out what I'm going to do to turn the tide.

Everyone needs to vent now and again - heck, you've seen my MIL posts!
You are an inspiration around here, you'll turn it around :)

[willonlyflytodisney]

I get up at 5:30 for school anyways. I do yoga in the morning though.


When I was in high school, I spend my study halls or free periods at the gym at school. I don't know if all high schools have free periods or allow you to work out there, but that definitely helped a bunch in the getting up early for school thing. :)

We had a blizzard here yesterday, so I'm on my way to work earlier this morning, since it will take a while to get there.

How is that possible? It's 60 degrees here today!! :)

i am up .8 this week..which means i am up a full lb in the last 2. i have no idea what is going on.everything is fitting better, i look/feel better i just dont' understand..i guess after the cruise i will really have to be super super strict and move ALOT more...i am just so frustrated staying at this weight range and now its just about 6 months to the wedding :( sorry for the pity party..i am just rather sad about it right now.

Thanks for all of the help with multi-quoting and images.
Here's a recent one of me:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xchochotax/n1380120083_3046.jpg

... and THIS one is an old one from DISNEY: (the pictures I use to inspire me to get back to that weight)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xchochotax/n1380120083_30273977_1032.jpg

The story behind this photo is that we were there during the summer, when it often rains in hte afternoon. So, I insisted we bring this poncho,despite my boyfriend thinking it was unneccesary.
It starts raining and I am ready to do my "I told you so" dance and I pull out my poncho... only to find its part of an old set... a jacket and pants... of which I only have the pants... My boyfriend Edward (and everyone around us) was laughing hysterically at me.
So, this photo is me trying to show that it could still protect us from the rain... somehow...:rolleyes1

Anyway, so, today's main event - my first weigh in. Since I've never weighed in before, I don't have a change. But, today I took my measurements and my weight and I'm going to weigh in every week and measure every 2 weeks. My weight was 171.0 and my goal weight is 145. I started plugging in my information to this weight loss tracker so that I can keep track of my BMI which is currently 27.
I went running today afterwards and boy am I out of shape! Also... as a side note for girls.. how the heck do you keep the girls from jiggling all over the place?! My sports bra was not as effective as I would have liked.

Congrats on everyone's progress! Keep up the good work!

[punkin413]

fly by to say hello and i'm not weighing in today. my scale is telling me i weigh 152 and i know i have a gain this week but considering i weighed 135 last week, i seriously doubt i have THAT MUCH of a gain! i know that not exercising because of my broken toe has hampered the weight loss but i certainly don't think i gained 17 pounds in one week. :rotfl: time for a new scale!

i've been so busy lately i haven't had time to keep up with the peeps. hope you guys are all doing well! and having pretty numbers. :goodvibes

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i am up .8 this week..which means i am up a full lb in the last 2. i have no idea what is going on.everything is fitting better, i look/feel better i just dont' understand..

If you feel great and your clothes fit betterthen is it possible that you are building muscle? While a lb of muscle weighs the same as a lb of fat, it is more dense and takes up less room. Try taking your measurements for a few weeks and see if the change is in there rather than what you are seeing on the scale. For me, the scale at the gym says I've only lost 2 lbs but my measurements have gotten smaller each time we've taken them.

Also... as a side note for girls.. how the heck do you keep the girls from jiggling all over the place?! My sports bra was not as effective as I would have liked.

I can totally relate to your dilema. The best sports bra I own was purchased from Victoria's a couple of years ago. (I really didn't wear it much for a long time so it's still in good shape.......) Even though it's the best one I've found, I still have to wear two sports bras while running or anything else that has a lot of movement. The second bra I wear cost $5-10 at Walmart. It is an off the rack cotton sports bra that is actually a cup size smaller than I normally wear. I'm rather squished when I'm in it but I don't bounce all over the place and I'm not sore when I get done.

This morning, I claimed a gain on the scale. I figured, I'll own up to it and move on. I had breakfast and then the bathroom gods graced me and I'm sure I would've had a loss if they had visited sooner. I'd claim a mulligan and weigh tomorrow but DH and I had sushi for dinner and I know I'll be retaining water because I had soy sauce.

[dwheatl]

first things first: I'm down 1.4 this week.

Oh, how I wish I could be one of those people who either doesn't need to watch what they eat, or just don't care how they look and feel. Unfortunately, I'm neither one so this is going to torment me for the rest of my life!

I knew others would step up and tell you that it is probably muscle and fluid retention from strength training, so I don't need to tell you this. But I did have to comment on what I quoted. I think you have succinctly stated what is true for everyone on this thread.

As someone who lost the bulk of my weight 18 years ago, I tell you that it is a constant battle. We can never expect to be "there" and able to give up the attention to diet and exercise. That's just part of who we are. Some people can eat a tremendous amount and not gain weight. Some are happy with themselves no matter what their weight. There have been times when I've thrown in the towel, but then the weight crept back and made me miserable again. Sometimes I think, "Why bother?" because I'm never going to be a swimsuit model, or a size 2.
There was a defining moment, though, when I decided I would never just give up. A few years ago, I saw a woman on some show, (I think it was Oprah), and this woman weighed about 400 lbs. She said that she had dieted down to 200, but couldn't get below that, so figured dieting wasn't worth it. I thought to myself, "That's what is out there if I just give up." Better to struggle and have a BMI of 25 or 30, than give up and have one of 60 or 65.
:love: to all the peeps who lost, gained, or stayed the same this week. Never give up. It IS worth it.

[WI_DisneyFan]

All right, I've calmed down a bunch since this morning. I'm still not happy with what the scale is telling me, but I went through my shorts tonight in preparation for summer (never mind the fact that we're supposed to get 4-7 inches of snow tomorrow!), and I'm getting rid of 5 pair of shorts that are simply WAY too big on me! I was in a very snug 38 at my heaviest, and the shorts I bought last year are either 33 or 32. So that definitely helped my mood a bunch. Plus I dug up my "before and after" picture, and that reminded me how far I've come. (And I guess I really should pay attention to the quote in my own signature below.) So thanks for putting up with my venting!

Since we're posting pictures, here's one from last summer. It is also my Facebook photo, but I'm not one for having my picture taken, so I don't have many to choose from. I have one that was taken last weekend, but that's still on the camera. So I'll put that one when we get the new thread started...

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v351/192/60/1552671106/n1552671106_30026516_2032.jpg

[WI_DisneyFan]

Danielle - we must have been posting at the same time. I think you put it perfectly why all of us keep on getting up when the scale knocks us down. For me, I figure that if I would just give up, I'd be as unhappy as I was for about an hour this morning; only every hour of every day until I did something about it. And that's really not worth it. It's funny though, a possible reason I gained is because of the exercising that I've been doing. But a few years ago, I wouldn't be able to do 1/10 of the exercising I do now. Of course, it always takes others to point that sort of thing out to me. I think I typify the old saying "you can't see the forest for the trees".

All right, off to bed. Have a great weekend everybody!

[LMO429]

Hey Peeps we are almost at 250 pages and the thread will be closed soon! :scared1:

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I took the iniative and our new home is here (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=31045309#post31045309)! Don't get left out, make sure you bookmark it.

[pjlla]

first things first: I'm down 1.4 this week.


I knew others would step up and tell you that it is probably muscle and fluid retention from strength training, so I don't need to tell you this. But I did have to comment on what I quoted. I think you have succinctly stated what is true for everyone on this thread.

As someone who lost the bulk of my weight 18 years ago, I tell you that it is a constant battle. We can never expect to be "there" and able to give up the attention to diet and exercise. That's just part of who we are. Some people can eat a tremendous amount and not gain weight. Some are happy with themselves no matter what their weight. There have been times when I've thrown in the towel, but then the weight crept back and made me miserable again. Sometimes I think, "Why bother?" because I'm never going to be a swimsuit model, or a size 2.
There was a defining moment, though, when I decided I would never just give up. A few years ago, I saw a woman on some show, (I think it was Oprah), and this woman weighed about 400 lbs. She said that she had dieted down to 200, but couldn't get below that, so figured dieting wasn't worth it. I thought to myself, "That's what is out there if I just give up." Better to struggle and have a BMI of 25 or 30, than give up and have one of 60 or 65.
:love: to all the peeps who lost, gained, or stayed the same this week. Never give up. It IS worth it.

I love what you said! I seem to be stuck at about 150 pounds. I have bounced around a bit (between 149 and 155) since Thanksgiving, but I am not making much progress. There are times when I have wanted to just BAG IT and give up! But I figure I am far better off maintaining at 150 than I was at just "surviving" at 200+ pounds.

When I see very large people, I usually remind myself "There, but for the grace of God, go I". I KNOW I am just one more "fall from the wagon" or one more "I give up" from joining them in the 200+ club. And that is not where I want to live my life.

All right, I've calmed down a bunch since this morning. I'm still not happy with what the scale is telling me, but I went through my shorts tonight in preparation for summer (never mind the fact that we're supposed to get 4-7 inches of snow tomorrow!), and I'm getting rid of 5 pair of shorts that are simply WAY too big on me! I was in a very snug 38 at my heaviest, and the shorts I bought last year are either 33 or 32. So that definitely helped my mood a bunch. Plus I dug up my "before and after" picture, and that reminded me how far I've come. (And I guess I really should pay attention to the quote in my own signature below.) So thanks for putting up with my venting!

Since we're posting pictures, here's one from last summer. It is also my Facebook photo, but I'm not one for having my picture taken, so I don't have many to choose from. I have one that was taken last weekend, but that's still on the camera. So I'll put that one when we get the new thread started...

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v351/192/60/1552671106/n1552671106_30026516_2032.jpg

Number one, I love that photo of you. I have seen your "before" photos and I am struck at not just how much slimmer you are, but how much younger you look. It is amazing how being overweight can age your appearance.

Number two.... I'm glad you snapped out of your funk. And I'm glad you felt free to come here and vent. Isn't what this "community" is all about?
Glad that your wardrobe review made you feel better. I need to do some of that.

Yesterday I spent the time to iron a top that I like but haven't worn in a while. When I put it on it hung like a sack. So away into the "give-away" bag it went, along with it's sister.... same top/different color. This is my third or fourth bag of clothes to get rid of in the last year. My wardrobe is almost as slim as I am! But I hate the idea of buying lots of new clothes before I hit (and maintain for a while) my goal weight. So I keep limping along with what I have, and I fill in as needed with a purchase or two at the Goodwill.................P

[UtahMama]

SORRY!!!! You guys! I'm dying that I've been sooooo MIA. I NEED you, yet I struggle with time management. I have to check in at least once a day.

The link to Volume FOUR>>

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