Losing weight for Mickey

[Asellus]

I am so excited - I finally got into my size 10 Gap lowrise jeans! Woo hoo! They're still a little tight, but I'm glad to be kissin' size 14's GOOD BYE! I'm too cheap to go out and buy size 12's and 10's, so I've been wearing 14's until I could fit into these, LOL.

I pretty much plan to do that too....I have 1 pair of nice size 14s from pre-babies...once I can get into those, I won't buy extras...and I'm going to see if I can mooch 12s off my sister and Mom. (Both of them have gone through weight loss....and are an 8 and a 10)

 

[lilybrooke14]

We're heading down in October, and we're staying at the CBR, so there is an excellent chance that I will want to wear a bathing suit at some point. I actually started working out on Monday this week, and have already dropped 3lbs. I've actually lost 60lbs over the last few years, but it's time to really buckle down and try to get to my goal weight. I'm going to be 26 on June 14, and I'd really really like to be under 200 by then, although that's a pretty ambitious goal! That's just over 4lbs a week! Maybe by the 4th of July. Hmmmmm....

By the way, I have absolutely no intention of eating well on vacation. None whatsoever. I'm just going to eat what I want and deal with the consequences afterward. It's the one week I'm letting it all go! When I get the munchies, I like to look at the Food Porn thread. Really. There's nothing that good in my house, so then I don't want anything but the yummy Disney stuff, and so far it's helped me to step away from the fridge, or at least make better choices. It's like...."raw almonds now.....yummy goodness later."

Name: Brooke
Age: 25
Location: Mo
Diet: Regular Exercise, portion control, and sticking to the food pyramid.
Hurdles to overcome: Eating when bored, eating at night, portion control
Exercise: Walking outside, exercise videos, Wii, Arm weights
Start date: 05/01/2008
Weight at start: 229
Goal: 155 by October Disney trip
Weight loss to date: 3lbs

 

[mom-mom2three]

Thanks SharpMomOfTwo! I will give that a try I wish I had the energy you have to be able to get on the treadmill twice a day, that is fantastic! I am trying for once a day

 

[mom-mom2three]

Thanks for the welcome! I just finished my 20 mins on the treadmill. I'm starting slow because I'm really out of shape. So I met my goal of exercising on my lunch break 3 times this week. Tomorrow is weigh day (I try to only weigh myself once a week). So I'll see if there are any results tomorrow morning!

Good for you! I to have to start out slow with the treadmill . I have been sitting behind a desk for 4 years

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

I am so excited - I finally got into my size 10 Gap lowrise jeans! Woo hoo! They're still a little tight, but I'm glad to be kissin' size 14's GOOD BYE! I'm too cheap to go out and buy size 12's and 10's, so I've been wearing 14's until I could fit into these, LOL.

Oh you sound just like me. I need a pair 16, but I refuse to go buy them, so my only options are wearing the size 18s that I have (that make me look so fat because they are so big) or the size 14s which are a little snug (but getting loser and loser every day!). I just bought another pair of size 12 shorts from Target - I WILL BE IN THEM BY MY TRIP!!! I also bought two polo shirts for Target as well - they are so small though! My "girls" barely fit in them!
My inlaws have the kids right now, and I'm really trying to debate weather I should get off my butt and get on the 'mill again, or just sit here and enjoy being alone.... I have my weight in tomorrow... should probally get on the mill... I want to do my nails though!!!

EDIT --- Got on the 'mill, did my second 40 minutes and now I'm eating a little dinner (alone!) and waiting for the phone call to come get the kids. Just gotta do my 50 crunches now.......

 

[Lovin' Lorne]

Lovin' Lorne
We did see people coming and going, but no one had their heads off

HaHa! I love that tagline! it is just so interesting and funny!

Yeah, the Tag Fairy picked a good one.

I was refering to the time a bunch of us were taken through the "backstage" area at Disneyland due to the construction taking place in Tomorrowland. We were walking by time clocks and lockers; pic-nic tables and snack machines. While we saw a lot of Cast Members hanging out "au naturale", none of them had their "heads" off, as in no CM's without the heads of their costumes on.

 

[Gisele]

I see, that sounded like a very interesting backstage tour. You would think that the workers would look forward to having the costume heads off, during their break, that seems odd. Or perhaps I misunderstood? would not be the first time, that has happend to me. hehe

 

[Gisele]

Hey lilybrooke14,

You are doing very well! keep up the great work!

I was wondering, how tall are you? and do you have a small, medium or large frame?

"Hurdles to overcome: Eating when bored, eating at night, portion control"

I can so relate to your statement, especially, eating when bored and night eating, see I am normally fine during the day, but the night on average! OMG! night eater, it does not normally seem to matter whether or not I am hungry, I can eat oh so easily all the same. Geese! (great bit sigh!)

 

[1DISNEYLVR]

Good morning! I weighed in this morning and I lost 4 pounds this week! Now I know that the first week weight loss is mostly water but still I'm thrilled! I really didn't change what I did too much, just exercised.

Here is what worked for me this week:
1) Walk/run on the treadmill 20 mins. 3 X this week.
2) No fast food. I didn't eat out at all this week! I brought my lunch to work everyday. That's a big one for me.
3) Tried to eat healthier overall while not depriving myself of things that I want.

Here is what I'm still struggling with:
1) Portion control. I know what a portion should be but feel like it's not enough food.
2) Eating when I'm not really hungry but just because I'm bored, anxious, lonely, etc.

How is everyone else doing?

 

[Asellus]

I measured two inches less in my waist (usually where I lose weight first)
I'll be checking my weight on Monday morning (I have to buy batteries...scale is dead)

Mostly what I am struggling with is night eating...also DH buying meals for me. (He brought me home a prepackaged salad from the Grocery store and it had 30! grams of fat! :O ) Just goes to show you...even if it seems healthy, check the calories!

 

[Tamis3girls]

I had to weigh in today, because tomorrow I am going shopping and IHOP for breakfast , anyway, I was 2# less from last Saturday,

I like to weigh myself later in the morning, after I have exercised, so it turned out good for me today,

I have been doing 2 X on the treadmill per day, or 1 X and a walk outside and 2 X on the elliptical, I have been at about 60-80 minutes of exercise a day.

 

[thegrimdwarf]

I measured two inches less in my waist (usually where I lose weight first)
I'll be checking my weight on Monday morning (I have to buy batteries...scale is dead)

Mostly what I am struggling with is night eating...also DH buying meals for me. (He brought me home a prepackaged salad from the Grocery store and it had 30! grams of fat! :O ) Just goes to show you...even if it seems healthy, check the calories!

Holy cow! What kind of salad was it????

 

[Asellus]

Holy cow! What kind of salad was it????

It was a greek salad...with feta, olives, tomatoes lettuce, and greek dressing. (aka the only thing greek was the feta and dressing )

 

[lilybrooke14]

Hey lilybrooke14,

You are doing very well! keep up the great work!

I was wondering, how tall are you? and do you have a small, medium or large frame?

"Hurdles to overcome: Eating when bored, eating at night, portion control"

I can so relate to your statement, especially, eating when bored and night eating, see I am normally fine during the day, but the night on average! OMG! night eater, it does not normally seem to matter whether or not I am hungry, I can eat oh so easily all the same. Geese! (great bit sigh!)

I'm 5'6 and medium frame. I actually look pretty slender in a size 12, which is about where I'd like to be.

When I'm bored, I try to assess if I'm really hungry. If I am, I try a snack that's filling, like raw Almonds. Sometimes I realize that I'm actually thirsty rather than hungry, so I'll have some water with lemon in it or some Crystal Light. I work a retail job in the evenings for a few hours, and usually when I get home I'm wide awake and have the munchies (because it's been several hours since dinner). I actually don't have a "no eating at night" rule, I just have a "don't be stupid at night" rule. I try to stick to a 100 calorie bag of popcorn or kettle corn, a cup of no sugar added cocoa or one of those decaf coffee powders with a handful of Oatmeal Teddy Grahams. Covers both salty and sweet with minimal calories, and the warm drink and snack actually tend to make me sleepy.

I've just found another appetite suppresent in the last few minutes. 100% cranberry juice. Really. It's sour and a little bitter, and pretty awful. I guess it's the same idea as the grapefruit diet. There are also only 50 calories in an 8 oz glass, and believe me, there's no way I'm drinking all 8 ozs!

 

[Asellus]

I'm 5'6 and medium frame. I actually look pretty slender in a size 12, which is about where I'd like to be.

When I'm bored, I try to assess if I'm really hungry. If I am, I try a snack that's filling, like raw Almonds. Sometimes I realize that I'm actually thirsty rather than hungry, so I'll have some water with lemon in it or some Crystal Light. I work a retail job in the evenings for a few hours, and usually when I get home I'm wide awake and have the munchies (because it's been several hours since dinner). I actually don't have a "no eating at night" rule, I just have a "don't be stupid at night" rule. I try to stick to a 100 calorie bag of popcorn or kettle corn, a cup of no sugar added cocoa or one of those decaf coffee powders with a handful of Oatmeal Teddy Grahams. Covers both salty and sweet with minimal calories, and the warm drink and snack actually tend to make me sleepy.

I've just found another appetite suppresent in the last few minutes. 100% cranberry juice. Really. It's sour and a little bitter, and pretty awful. I guess it's the same idea as the grapefruit diet. There are also only 50 calories in an 8 oz glass, and believe me, there's no way I'm drinking all 8 ozs!

tea is an awesome appetite suppresent...it also boosts the metabolism.

 

[thegrimdwarf]

Wow! My mini trampoline arrived yesterday, and man, I really didn't think bouncing on it would get my heart rate up so much. And it's fun! My boys think it's the coolest, and they both wore themselves out on it this morning (BONUS!!!!!).

 

[katybugsmom]

Hi everyone! I rejoined Weight Watchers last Thursday night! I had joined last July and lost about 30 pounds before I had back surgery in December. Since that time I gained about 16 of those pounds back!
I tried to do it on my own, but just couldn't. Wish me luck!!! I want to lose at least the 16 that I gained back and a few more If I can before our trip to WDW on June 14!!!! My problem is I can't do a lot of exercises because of my back-I will be using an ECV in WDW! I plan on getting an AB Lounger to help strenghthen my ab muscles and hopefully support my back better. Good luck to all who respond to this thread!!!

 

[1hero2princesses]

I have not officially logged on this group till now, but good to know I am not the only person doing this, kind of using my vacation as my final goal time..... I had 3 kids in 3 1/2 years (oldest is now 4, baby just turned one) and gained plenty of weight. I also just turned 40. I started in January casually trying to lose weight. I have lost 20 pounds and my goal is to lose 25 more by my September trip. This will be our first vacation in 8 years! I started at 183 am at 163 now and hope to be about 138 by the middle/end of summer. I keep thinking I have to get healthy to be around as long as possible for my kids....

 

[bunkkinsmom]

I RAN MY FIRST 5K YESTERDAY!!!!!! Well Kindof. I went to the race 30 min early and didn't know I had to pre-register. So I drove to my hubby's business park, set the odometer, measured 3.1 miles, got out and ran it!!! I don't need no stinking registration!!!!!! 55 pounds to go till 140 and Jan 24th!!

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

Well, I didn't do a darn thing (diet & exercise wise) this weekend. I didn't eat really bad, but I also didn't count points or anything like that. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get on the treadmill today - I'm so tired because of these kids!!! DD19m wakes up every night 1-3 times a night. It always takes me about an hour to fall back to sleep, and then she wakes up for good around 5am - I can't take it anymore, I need some sleep!!! I keep telling myself that its just a stage, but this "stage" has lasted 3+ months now!! All I can think is that its less than 6 weeks till Baltimore, and it seems to be getting more and more obvious that there will be the first (and probally last) time we get an actual nights sleep.