Another HUNDRED DAYS!

[keenercam]

Welcome, Deany!! So glad to have another challenger. I hope you will check in often here. I can't even imagine the prospect of driving from BC to Orlando. WOW! How many days will you spread the trip over? Is airfare just too outrageous to contemplate flying? Ever since we saw the movie "Cousins" DH and I have dreamed of vacationing in BC. Maybe someday!

 

[mikamah]

Hi everyone. Hope you are all having a great cheat free week.

I'm finishing day 25!!!! A quarter of the way there. I don't think 100 days seems so far away anymore. I have 2 more day on my tracker, and only one flex point left, so I can't have any binges. At work yesterday there was piles of candy and a delicious looking chocolate cake, but I didn't indulge, and today someeone brought in a huge box of bakery cookies that looked so good, probably 10 points each, and I didn't touch them. It was very tempting, so I came on the disboards for a bit of motivation. I don't usually have the time or opportunity to visit the disboards at work, but I needed a fix. And it worked. I left work feeling great and took a 45 min walk. After dinner I rewarded myself and my son with a 3 point softserve ice cream from mcdonalds.

Welcome Deany. One hundred days til disney!!!! Im jealous- I have 160 days left til our trip. This is a great challenge to keep you on track. I cheated one day in the beginning, and find it gets easier every day. I can't wait to say I went 100 days without cheating!!! Good luck- you can do it!!

Cam, Dona, and goldcupmom- You guys are all one third of the way there!!! That's awesome!!!

 

[disneyfanz04]

sorry it has been a while since my lasy post, things have been a little hectic around the house, but I still have stayed cheat-free. As of yesterday I am now 29 days cheat free. After today, I will be at 30%....

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK EVERONE!!!! I will try and post back later in a little more detail of the past week(as far as eating goes)

 

[donac]

I should be at day 38 but I decided to skip yesterday. I went with some friends into NYC to see a play. We saw The Lieutenant of Inishmore. It was a comedy about an Irish terrorist and his cat (yes cat) It was very bloddy during the second act but it was crazy that I enjoyed it. ONe of my friends hated it. She has girls I have boys maybe that has something to do with it. I am used to the blood and gore. We had lunch in the city and I did pretty good there. I had a great salad with grilled tuna which was delicious. My friends and I shared a chocolate pudding so I didn't have much. It was after the show that I gave in. We went to a new restaurant in the city. We went to Juniors which is known for its cheesecake. I ordered the chocolate mousse cheesecake. I did take over half of it home but when I got home I decided to finish it so it wouldn't be in the house. It is the only thing had all afternoon (no dinner). We walked the entire time we were in the city and I did work out yesterday but I am not counting it towards my 100 days. It was great to see my friends because 3 of them have been retired for a while so it was a nice visit. We took the train into the city and just chatted the entire trip up and back. It was a lot of fun but left me realize that I really do miss these friends.


I hope everyone else has been having a good week. Today will be better for me . LOts of fruits, vegetables and water. Good luck everyone.

 

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!
Kathy -- that is awesome willpower. Whenever you are tempted you will have to remember how great you felt avoiding all of that. Kudos to you for getting out for a walk, too!

Dona -- NY sounds fabulous. So glad you had that time with your friends. The cheesecake sounds divine!

Michelle -- It's great to see you here. Have a wonderful day!

Well, I did okay yesterday even with a very stressful day involving DD and another instance of momentary bad judgment that could have had a devastating affect on her future -- I can't wait for DH to get home. I don't know how single parents manage.

I stayed on plan even while making over a hundred meatballs for the party Saturday. So, I am done 34 days. One at a time, right?

 

[donac]

Cam Hang in there. I am dealing with ds who is going back to a full time college next year. He has been on a leave of absence and has gotten his associates degree but we don't know if the college will accept all his credits or how many in his major he will have to take over. He also doesn't have housing yet. He is supposed to be working on a paper to improve one grade from last semester and writting a letter to his new college to accept all his credits but nothing is happening. My husband gets on my case to get it done but when I bug my ds too much he just becomes a teenager and shuts down. How do we survive these years. Your husband will be home soon and my is soon leaving so I will have to deal with all of this by myself. Good luck

 

[Winksst]

I am nearing the end of day 22 and still have 6.5 points left for the day (even after an amazing pasta dish my mother made). I'm doing good with staying on track, but I have been craving heavy food. Anyone have any good recipes for low-cal food that really fills you up?? I've wanted a big sub sandwhich or lots of pasta or something like that, but alas I don't want to use up all my points. Plus I save all my FP for Satuday evenings because we always go out to dinner with my parents.

So anyway, I'm over 20% there!!

 

[disneyfanz04]

Anyone have any good recipes for low-cal food that really fills you up??

One meal that I LOVE is a low cal chicken parm. This is how I make it...

I take chicken breasts and fry them in a pan with olive oil, once they are fully cooked, I pour a jar of Ragu organic spaghetti sauce in with the chicken. I let that simmer for about 15 minutes while I cook some wheat pasta. When the pasta has about 5 minutes left I pour a bag of low fat mozzarella cheese in with the chicken(I do not mix it, I just let it melt on top). Once the pasta is done, I place about 2 chicken cutlets(I usually cut them pretty small) over about a cup of pasta. It is very filling, and if you are WW it is about 7 points(but very worth it!!!)

 

[mikamah]

Hi all. Hope everyone had a great weekend. I am finishing up day 30 cheat free!!!! If I didn't do weight watchers and have the flex points, I never would have made it. It's so nice not to deprive yourself of anything. We visited my brother and family this weekend, and I ate and drank plenty on saturday, using up 20 of my flex points for the week, but yesterday and today have had no problem staying within my 26 daily points. I did take a walk both days with my sister-in-law, which earned a couple aps for the weekend.

Hey Cam, how are you doing? I hope things are better with your DD. I hear the teenage years are sooo hard and challenging at times. Hope she can turn such times into a learning experience. I'll take my 4 year old potty mouth anytime. Did your men have a great camping trip? I'm sure your glad DH is home. Maybe it's your turn to get away now.

Have a great week everyone.

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Hi everyone! I have not joined in on this thread yet, but I am so impressed with all you have accomplished! I did a "mini-cheat-free" challenge (my goal was 63 days) before we went on vacation a couple of weeks ago. Since we've been back, it has not been easy to get back OP.

SO, I told DH last night that the "cheat-free" accountability was something I needed! Here I am again, to join in with you all! I am going to do 74 days--I know that sounds weird, but that's how many days it is until we go to WDW for my 30th birthday. That is our first DVC stay, and we have all of my favorite restaurants planned. I really want to lose another 15 pounds before we go!

Today was a cheat-free day, so this is 1/74. Thanks for letting me join!

 

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! I can't believe how long it has been since I checked in. And believe me, it is showing in my numbers here. I did fine through last Friday, which was day 36, but then I totally blew it Saturday and Sunday what with the party and then the leftovers. I got back on track this Monday and was fine for the past two days, but that only puts me at 38 days. I had really wanted to do consecutive cheat-free days but I don't know what is wrong with me. Actually, I do. It's mostly stress. Out of control eating at night. I am completely fine at work all day. Then I go home and totally eat anything I see. I am going to ask DH to discard all the rest of the leftovers today so that they are gone when I get home.

Where are all our other challengers? I am so bummed that not everyone is checking in. Then again, I have been a terrible example, haven't I? I will do better -- I promise. Crimini -- the Disneyland Half Marathon is less than 3 months away! How in the world am I going to drag this unenergized body 13.1 miles if I dont' get back in the swing of things? Granted, I am still less than I was when I did the WDW 1/2 in January, but I feel sluggish!

Back on track and planning to be strong and committed 24/7.

 

[keenercam]

Welcome, Stitch! So glad to have you here! You motivated me so much on the other thread!

 

[donac]

I have been through 42 days and yesterday should have been 43but I haven't totaled my calories for yesterday. I have not been on the computer because the guys have been around all the time now. It is also very sad that they are getting ready to leave for 2 weeks. I don't know what I am going to do with them gone. My 21 yr old ds will be home but how often do you see a 21 yr old. I am very afraid that it will be too quiet here without any one. I've really been in the dumps about this.

I have been trying to keep my healthy eating and exercising everyday but I am still going to miss them. I am also scared about my husband. Last year when he went to the BOy Scout Jamboree he was one of the guys who passed out due to heat. He has had no problems since but I am stil worried about his . I know the two weeks will pass very quickly and when they get home it will be too messy and noisy with them here so I have to make the best of it.

I will start up again on Sat (they leave 5AM on Friday) so we are staying at my parent's house on Thursday night since they are only 20 minutes from the airport instead of an hour. On Friday I will enter all my data for the week into the computer and tell you how I did thisweek.

Good luck to everyone.

 

[mikamah]

This should have been day 32, but I lost control, and used the rest of my flex points, plus an additional 10, so I have to skip today. I have completed 31 days cheat free, and hopefully tomorrow I will be back on program and working on day 32. I don't know what came over me. I was visiting my niece and nephew in the afternoon, and there was mini eclairs and cupcakes, and I had 2 eclairs and 3 cupcakes, and used up my daily points. I was having friends over for supper, and had a cheeseburger, potato salad, brownie, and ice cream and used my 10 remaining flex points, plus 10. I hope this will be a one day thing, and tomorrow will be back on program. I do have to work the next three days and it is definitely easier to plan and stick with a plan when I'm working, so here's to tomorrow.

Hope you are all doing great, and staying cheat free.

 

[Winksst]

Yesterday was WI day. Dropped 1 lb. Not as good as before, but I figure my body kinda went into shock at the beginning and is leveling off now. Today is day 27! And I have lots of points left for today.

My mother cooked dinner for my family tonight and made a delicious fish dish...so I had 1 4 oz filet and *lots* of veggies. And still have about 10 points left!!! Looks like some ice cream is in my future tonight.

So...27/100...and all in row!

 

[goldcupmom]

45 days done. I've been so busy lately trying to get everything done before I leave next week that food hasn't been a problem, just time to exercise!!

 

[keenercam]

I am done 39 days!
Dona -- I know it is hard when the guys are gone, and I think I know what you mean about the 21 yr old being no company. Be sure to come here often -- we will be glad to keep you company!
Julie -- I am so excited about your trip! Sending you and : that the next couple days are smooth sailing!

Wendy -- Good job on losing another pound and sticking to your plan!

Kathy -- Okay, sweetie, we all have our bad days. Back on track today, right? At least you won't be needing an eclair or cupcake fix for a while!

 

[keenercam]

All right, guys. This is really weird. None of the updates/additions I did yesterday "took". And now, I've re-entered all those changes 3 times this morning and they finally look like they are right in the first post. Let's hope they don't disappear again.

 

[mikamah]

I am not cheat free today again. Still at 31 days. I think I definitely do better when I can get out and exercise at some point during the day. I couldn't yesterday or today, and snacked far too much today at work. I am determined to get back on track. starting right now!!!! Tomorrow I will eat only what I bring to work, and after work will get a good long walk in before I pick up my son at daycare. The only thing I have done is journal all I have eaten, and I am over my flex points by 31. Maybe I'll maintain when I weigh in next week. I still have the long weekend to redeem myself. ( and after tomorrow I'll have a new week of flex points.) In the past, I would start a new tracker once I used my 35 fps, whether it was 2 or 7 days. I won't do that now.

I hope you all are doing great. I'm sure you haven't eaten as much as I have the past two days. Keep up the good work.

 

[jayna22]

I finally finished my first 100 days! I'm now joining this thread and starting from scratch. Tomorrow will be my first day!

0 down, 100 to go!
jana