150 Club...care to join???

[NYcpa]

Linda - Gertrude Hawks is a chocolate store. They have very good peanut butter smidgens. It is similar to Fannie Farmer but 100 times better.

 

[schatz5k]

Kathy, WOW 200 calories sure does sound like alot. What are the reasons for having so many carbs. Am I sae to assume that she has you eating a lot of wheat and no white sugars. Did she give you a list of foods that will support the breakdown of the different calorie areas. M

Work out for 90 minutes today. I sure hope start seeing the size 16 jeans fitting a bit better.

I'm pulling a shift at the gym today, and a women came into get weighed. Well last week she weighed 191. Today she was at 192.4. She was so discouraged. I told her that since she is building the muscle, she can't be so focused on the scale but more on how her clothes were fitting. She did say she has noticed that her pants were fitting differently. The problem is she was on WW 5 years ago, lost 30 pounds and wants that weight again...NOW!! She is in here everyday, walking the treadmill, but she doesn't want to do 3 or 4 lb weights because she wants to loose the pounds first and than tone. I hope she doesn't take this with her all day and can some way try to change her thinking.

Anyway.. DH gets to go to work today for a few hours.

I hope everyone has a great day.

 

[welovedis]

Kathy-
Thanks for sharing that info, I've visited a nutrionist in the past and am back to sticking with her plan. Last year at this time I did what she told me and worked out 5/7 days a week & lost 28 pounds in 8 weeks! However, being the idiot that I am I've gained it back, but I digress...

Good luck taking on the plan and sticking with it, you can really do it if you try. Like you said it will take some planning to set things up but I bet you'll see some great results! Are the meals something you are working out on your own or did she give you specific meal examples? Just curious...


I did good yesterday until mid-afternoon......then the potato chips callled......and I answered

But today is a whole new day! I have a day off from the gym but will be using my great abdomen stuff at home (weighted ball, ab roller, balance ball) to do lots of crunches and work on that area.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[NYcpa]

Tracy - 2000 cal sounds like alot for me also. She has me following the food exchanges they use for diabetics so is shouldn't include too much sugar. I am going to give it a try for a couple of weeks to see what happens. I just want my clothes to fit loser. As I said, I carry all my extra weight at the waist and that has not shrunk yet.

Good to hear your husband is working some today. It is difficult having a spouse unemployed. Unemployment for my X was just the icing on the cake they solidified my decision to file for divorce.

Have a great losing day.

 

[schatz5k]

I'm interested to hear how following the diabetic plans work out. My mom was a diabetic, got loads of info on diet, but she didn't want to change her eating habits which were very bad. Anyway, after she passed (happy since she kept on eating those tasty cakes and candy bars) I found the binder that she received with all the info in it. I need to see if I can sift through all the toys in the garage to see if I can find it.

here is the work out the Personal trainer gave me.

5 minute warm up- Jumping jacks, windmills, step-ups, anything easy to get the heart rate up and you feeling warm in five minutes.

1 set of squats
1 set of push-ups
1 set crunches
1 set of bicep curls
1 set dips- usually on a bench(I don't do this as I don't have a bench)
1 set lat pulldown or one arm row or pullups.
1 set calf raises with weights
1 set hamstring curls
do 20 reps on squats and calf raises
12 reps on everthing else.

Do 2 sets. than do 30 minutes of cardio. If I have time she said to add in leg lifts to work tose saddle bags.

This has helped me, I have noticed the body changing so this is a good thing.


These shortened weeks would be easier to handle if I worked at a paying job.
There are some guys he works with that say 40 hours is more than they want to work. And they can survive with just 32 hours. I keep telling DH that these the the guys who have wives who work, don't pay tuition for school and don't have 6 children. And low and behold don't have a wife witha Disney habit. Besides, I don't think these other guys realize the importance of building up that retirement account. And when the company is putting in 18 percent for you and the worker puts in nothing, thats motivation enough for me to wanna work.

Anyway. I did tell you gertrude hawk was gone right. Ok. Last night when I got home Mickaellya had chocolate all over her face. Well it appeared that the kids decided it would be good to have chocolate chip cookies. So they made a batch of sugar free ones that I bought to try. Thankfully they ate them all or packed them for lunch before I got home. Anyway, when I walked in the house Mickaellya was in Taylor's lunch box, with her baggie of 2 cookies in her hand trying to get the cookies out. She must have seen Taylor pack her lunch and Taylor left it on the counter, so she thought she would just enjoy herself. Needless to say she was angry when I took the bag away from her. It's easier to have her mad for a few minutes than have to deal with Taylor looking for her cookies at lunch and coming home after school to her complaining that someone STOLE her cookies.

Ok I'm done, besides I gotta go use the bathroom. I'm at 50 oz of water so far and it just now hit.

 

[lmhall2000]

Hey guys! Just a quick post...I've tried to post the past 3 days and keep getting server busy...so am afraid to post to long as it will never get on the board...they know the problem and are busy working to get it fixed...

Just a quick WAHOO!!! To you all!! I glanced over new treadmill....nutritionist visit....commitments to changing a few things...that's how it's going to work guys!!! I can't wait to see more 150'ers claim the prize!!!

I'm doing pretty good...slimfasting one meal and trying to shoot for two...just get so hungry at night I cave...but still feel like I'm losing which is a good thing! I'll be gone this weekend so won't weigh until Monday...hope to have 2 more pounds off by then...

Will write more and catch up...thank goodness we've never cruised...with a family of five the money would be nuts...but if I ever win a cruise, I'll definitely go!

Off to start my morning routine!
Tara

 

[welovedis]

1 set dips- usually on a bench(I don't do this as I don't have a bench)

Tracy-
I use my wood coffee table for dips!

 

[westjones]

Linda,
How are you doing today? That extra pound is still hanging on here. I want to weigh in at WW on Friday and I have to get rid of it by then.

Went to the store this morning and bought some canned green beans and radishes. I am sick of veggies, but mostly because of eating carrots and salad all the time. I am hoping that getting some different veggies will work for me. I need 'filler' food. I get too hungry if I don't have low calories things like veggies to fill up.

Well I have two more days.....surely that pound will be gone by then. I was just hoping to be lower than I was last month, but at this point I will take staying the same.

Debra

 

[schatz5k]

Can you imagine what it would cost for the 8 of us to cruise. A friend of mine was on the repo cruise back to the east coast, and book a cruise for christmas time 06. So she talked me into checking it out. Well I just couldn't swallow $ 14000.00 . So we had to pass. I would like to go on the DVC member cruise, but DH is not a beach or lay by the pool person. I think if I could have unlimited open bar, I could take 6 children by myself. Do they make tables bigger than seating 8 on the ship. Not that it would matter, people tend to see us coming and run the other way

I'll have to try the dips on the table. Thank you

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Hey guys!

Today was very kind of good. I mean, we had quiz team this AM, cheer camp (3-4)-play practice(4-4:30)-cheerleading practice(4:30-5) immediately after school!!! Craziness I tell you!

In biology/science today, we were talking about nutrition and how teenagers shouldn't go below 1200 cals a day. I was thinking, my 20 points are at 1000~!~ Would it or would it not be detrimental if I went back to, say 22 or 23 maybe????

B: 1 egg with ham, one and a half cups of cereal (5)
L: one slice pepperoni pizza (7)
D: 1 cup spaghetti (4 ish) with one and a quarter cups of sauce with sausage (this is going to be the killer right here I know it! SHOOT! The serving size is 1/2 cup! 8 points)

24 points all in all!

Cheerleading was good today. Play practice was good. Exercise was good. Water was good.

Just an OK day though food wise. Tomorrow will be better!

 

[chrismiss56]

Evening group!!

In the throes of the TOM "blues" - bloating, early cramps, headaches......UGH. And it doesn't show until next Tuesday. Won't even go near the scale.........

I walked last night on an indoor walking track with some friends..........brisk walk for 35 minutes then off to Starbucks for lemonade (unsweetened). Today I walked Cody for 30 minutes outside in the brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr cold.

Tomorrow back to the TM.

Eating hasn't been too bad but I am retaining water like crazy. Feeling like a liquid pin cushion

Jen - I think staying around 1200 calories is a sensible plan. You don't want to go too low - your body will think you are starving it and shut down. Keep going - you are doing GREAT

Schatz - I also would like to cruise. We went (the four of us) for DH and my 25th anniversary. It was fun but expensive and it was NOT the Disney Cruise. We have never been able to afford it. Hang in there you cruising day will come

Tara - I have also been having trouble with the server. What is goin on? Would a piece of fruit help you at night when you are getting ready to "cave"

Kathy - 2000 calories sounds like a lot BUT you are exercising on a regular basis and that will make up for it. Keep trucking moving and losing.

Debra - These bloat pounds are not moving.......mystery mystery.....no it isn't need to get TOM over and done with........hang in there. Just hoping to lose it before Jan. 31st.

we love dis - did you like going to a nutrionist and how often did you go?

Well, puppy is calling for attention.........so what else is new?

Have a Magical Disney Day!!
Linda

 

[RF536]

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I have not checked in for awhile, but it has been a rough week. My husband has been having chest pains, that they can't figure out what is causing them. So for the next month, he has to wear a heart monitor 24/7 except when he is showering. He had an episode about 18 mos. ago that ended him in the E.R.,they did and E.K.G and didn't find anything so left it at that. Apparently, the episodes have been getting worse and more frequent. I am hoping this is nothing serious, but like me he needs to lose about 60 lbs and needs to be more active. He also has a very stressful job, he is a 911 dispatcher for one of the largest centers in our area.

DH's grandfather is in the middle to late stages of Alziemers (sp?), currently he is at the point where he still knows most people, but gets aggitated when he is away from home. He is also starting to lose weight, because he isn't hungry. So this weekend he was at the hospital for dehydration. While we are not actively involved in his care, we try to support MIL since he is still living at home with DH's grandmother.

The last bit of bad news was that one of our friends found out she has breast cancer. This came a quite a shock as she is only 30 and has no family history. She moved out of state this past summer, so that her husband could finish is residency. So she has not had much time to make many friends and has no family where she is. I just feel so bad for her and so helpless. She has already had a very rough few months, in Nov. she lost her 1st and only son at 11 weeks from a chronic lung defect.


Sorry for the long e-mail, but I have not been focused as I should be on eathing and exercise. This is bad since I am very much a stress eater.

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Hugs, Regina!!

Thanks, Linda! I'm starting to feel that way (snapping at people who are completely innocent, bloating...) ay yi yi! It can't come soon enough...

I think I'm going to do 24 points plus flex points now because the other way made me feel...like trying to fit a size 10 body into a pair of size 6 pants. Not gonna work! Especially with this TOM bloat...ugh.

I am going to go to bed tonight with the confidence that I have done my very best today!

 

[westjones]

Can you imagine what it would cost for the 8 of us to cruise. A friend of mine was on the repo cruise back to the east coast, and book a cruise for christmas time 06. So she talked me into checking it out. Well I just couldn't swallow $ 14000.00 . So we had to pass. I would like to go on the DVC member cruise, but DH is not a beach or lay by the pool person. I think if I could have unlimited open bar, I could take 6 children by myself. Do they make tables bigger than seating 8 on the ship. Not that it would matter, people tend to see us coming and run the other way

I'll have to try the dips on the table. Thank you

If you ever wanted to just try it without spending so much money, you could try the shorter cruises. We usually do the 4 night or 3 night because the 7 nights are just too expensive!

There are a lot of tables for 8, but I do think there are a couple tables for 12. What they did with us last time when we went with friends and there were 14 of us is they gave us a table for 8 and a table for 6 right next to each other, so we could still talk, had the same servers, and it was just like we were together. It worked fine.

Getting two Cat. 10 rooms that connect would be the best way to go for your family. That would hold 8 people total.

Being DVC members, it works out good to take the 3 night because you can go to WDW Sun-Wed nights when the points are lower and then cruise Thurs-Sun and that would be a full weeks vacation.

If you are looking for a somewhat lower cost option to do this on a school break, there is one that hasn't started to book up yet (I don't think people know it is available). On Jan. 3rd, 2008 (yes I know it is far away but to get good prices you have to book VERY far out) there is a three night cruise that isn't priced too badly. I haven't booked it, because we are planning a different trip that year. But if we hadn't committed to going with DH's family, I would book this one! Our school will be out that week, and you could get a room with your DVC points for the Sun-Wed. night before. Spend New Years Eve at WDW, and then go on the cruise. There are still some of the secret porthole rooms left that connect (Cat. 8 rooms that were reclassified as Cat. 10).

Anyway, I have my eye on that one, but know that we just can't afford two trips that year. If we lived close enough to just drive over in a couple of hours I would do it. I bet the ship will still be decorated with the Christmas decorations that weekend.

BTW, you won't find this one listed on the All Seasons Travel website. It is almost like the TAs don't know it is open, but if you go to the http://www.disneycruise.com website and go to the ADVANCED SEARCH (not the quick search that comes up first--look at the bottom of the box for advanced search), you will be able to put in the dates for this one if you are interested.


Debra

 

[westjones]

Debra - These bloat pounds are not moving.......mystery mystery.....no it isn't need to get TOM over and done with........hang in there. Just hoping to lose it before Jan. 31st.

Linda

I probably gained another 2 pounds yesterday. DH brought home Girl Scout cookies and I went crazy! They are gone now (yes, three boxes of GS cookes are gone---not all by me, but I had more than anyone). So now I no longer plan to weigh in on Friday, I am waiting until Monday. I can't wait past that day because I have to weigh in for January and that is the last morning weigh in they have. I'm so ashamed.

Well, today is a new day and I have to just stay strong and work hard these last 4 days so that maybe I can at least show that I maintained for the month.

Let's hang tough, Linda! I think my 'emotions' will be better in February. I find January to be SO depressing. February is the shortest month of the year (Yeah!), and I just keep telling myself that "Next month is spring" (on the calendar anyway, really don't see spring weather here in Indiana until sometime in April, but it is nice to 'say' it is spring in March).

Debra

 

[westjones]

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I have not checked in for awhile, but it has been a rough week. My husband has been having chest pains, that they can't figure out what is causing them.

DH's grandfather is in the middle to late stages of Alziemers (sp?), currently he is at the point where he still knows most people, but gets aggitated when he is away from home.

The last bit of bad news was that one of our friends found out she has breast cancer.

Sorry for the long e-mail, but I have not been focused as I should be on eathing and exercise. This is bad since I am very much a stress eater.

I'm a stress eater too, and this would put me over the top! Good for you that you are still hanging in there and haven't given up. Maybe doing something good for yourself will be a bright light in all of this for you.

I am so sorry you have so much going on in your life.

Debra

 

[westjones]

I am going to go to bed tonight with the confidence that I have done my very best today!

Jen,
I am hoping today is a better day for me too. I am up in the middle of the night drinking water because I had too much salt yesterday and my body isn't use to it any more.

I went crazy with food yesterday.

Funny, how when I do that now, my body gets 'revenge' on me later. I feel bloated, and so thirty now! Didn't sleep well after all that binge eating.

Today will be a healthy day! We can do it, Jen!

Debra

 

[lmhall2000]

Tracy! Thanks for the list of exercises!! Sometimes we know what we need to do but seeing it written down makes it sink in better somehow, I've got my free weights and will be sticking to your plan daily! It's a new day I can start a weight training habit!

Debra....I'm weighing in on Monday with you...leaving out of town and don't trust my moms scales...so let's stay focused this weekend and get those new numbers! GOODBYE Girl scout cookies!!! Nice knowing ya, on to those awesome carrot sticks and fruits!

Jen!!! Gooood morning!!! Have that confidence that today you're going to make AWESOME decisions and be proud for it!!!! You're a super cool gal with great ideas and just need to make it stick for yourself today!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Kathy...sending shrinking waist food choices your way!!! I do notice that when I cut out the white flour and sugar that my tummy flattens faster than any other part of me...don't know why...but it works! Now I know that, why can't I stick to it!

Linda...boy you and me both on the comfort eating...I need to eat to lose not eat to make myself feel better when I'm hit by stresses...it's a battle I've fought for years and I'm not giving up now!!! In fact, I feel particulary strong today! I bought those size 10 travel pants on sale at Sierra Trading Post and I will WEAR them come September!

Off to do my slimfast...I can always start the day out perfectly...it's all the hours between 9am and 6pm that get me!

Tara

 

[welovedis]

RF536-I'm so sorry for what is going on with your family & friends right now. And I can see how not eating properly is probably at the bottom of your list, but you've gotta stay strong & healthy, esp now. Prayers that your DH is ok!

Made it through yesterday with no cheating, right on plan, phew!

Back to spin class this morning, after a round of upper body & ab weight machines, man that was tough! But that part is done & over with, onto the rest of the day, right?

Found some new (to me) snacks at the store yesterday:
Special K Snack Bites- little snack packs (6 in a box) that have 90 cals, 2 g fat--come in strawberry or vanilla--they taste awesome, and are sweet and cruncy-love them. Only tried the vanilla yesterday but will taste the strawberry kind today.

Quaker Chewy Choc Chip Granola Bars --these are the ones with 25% less sugar than the regular ones, 1 bar is 100 calories, 4 g fat, 3 g fiber--haven't tried them yet, but how bad could a choc chip granola bar be?

Kudos M & M Bars --can't tell I'm craving chocolate, huh? I bar has 100 calories, 3 g fat--great for those tries you gotta have some chocolate!

And because I'm trying to get more soy in my diet:
GenSoy Soy Crisps --100 cal, 2 g fat, 2 g fiber in 25 crisps--these are like a light rice cake, about the size of a half dollar and have 7 g of soy protein. I tried the salt & vinegar kind and they taste like a salt vinegar fluffy chip--if that makes sense.

Crunchies Edamame--3/8 cup has 124 cal, 6 g fat, 3 g fiber and 11 g soy protein. These are not the best thing I've ever eaten, but if you are trying to get more soy in your diet, they aren't the worst way. They are the green soybean heads and are dried so they are light & crunchy.

Anyway--thought I'd toss those ideas into the mix. I'm always on the lookout for a great-tasting snack!

Linda-I liked going to the nutrionist and last year when I lost the weight I met with her weekly for the 1st 3 weeks, then once every 2 weeks after that. Unfortunately, she went out on maternity leave and it was hard for me to get into the replacement person's schedule as her hours were really wacky. I eventually stopped going. Now I got another referral from my Doc (covered by ins!) and I've been 2 see my original person 2 times in the past 2 1/2 weeks.

She is a good fit for me because she understands that I need to see some results in order to stay motivated. She has no problem with me using a meal replacement shake for breakfast & lunch for a few months, because she believes that along the way I will gain the needed willpower to stick with the changes I am making. She also works in conjuction with the trainers at the gym where I'm a member to make sure I'm eating enough & not too much, that kind of thing.

I really like meeting with her because I can see where my diet is totally lacking (fiber) and where I do really good like dairy and fruits/veggies. She's made me aware of the benefits of adding soy protein to my diet and also gave me some great meal ideas and websites to check out on my own. This system works best for me because I couldn't go to a chain (like NutriSystem, or LA Weight Loss) because they usually (not always) want you to buy their food and I cannot with my food allergies.

Anyway--sorry for the long-winded answer, but I really think she is going to be a big-part of my long-term success. I told her no more babies though, she agreed, lol! She has a set of triplets & twins--yikes!

 

[donac]

I too tried the Gen-Soy crisps but I tried the Ranch. They were very good. Nice and crunching an you get a good deal of them for just few calories.

I hav egiven up on chocolate (This is one of the hardest things I have had to do). I have been trying not to eat it because I saw that caffeine is a possble cause of PVC's. I had been doing okay but yesterday was a very rough day at work so I went home and had a big mug of hot chocolate. Within an hour I was feeling the PVC's. I miss it so much but I need to get away from it

RF536 I hope things go well for your husband. Take care of yourself. You need to be there for him and you can only do it if you are healthy and strong.