, Lisa. I went up 2 lbs. from last week's weight. But I was down 4 lbs. on Wednesday -- I know I didn't eat anything close to 4 lbs. even with the Party Mix incident so I am hoping it is water and will quickly go away!
I am drinking lots of water and going to be hustling all day long! And I am right back on plan with the eating and exercise. A little bump in the road is not going to get me down!
Don't forget to PM those weights to LuvBaloo and COW points to donac today.
Thanks for the PM reminders. I tend to forget.
I'm sure it's water weight, and getting back on plan will see it gone so soon. Sounds like you all had a nice holiday with some laughs. That's great.
I was able to lose 3 pounds this week. I busted my butt and was on my best behavior yesterday.
Whoo hoo!!! 3 pounds is awesome!!!
I was just talking about this on my other thread. Food can just sit in your stomach and that's all it is. Food sitting in your stomach.
This is so true. I was just thinking this morning, that if I had been to the bathroom, my gain would have been less. Can't rush mother nature. That's why we truly do fluctuate on a daily basis, and if we know we are on track, and see a gain, we must know that it is part of that daily fluctuation, and we can't let it get us down.
Sorry I don't really have time to respond to the QOTD. I've got to go check my veggies in the oven. As I mentioned previously, we have ANOTHER big T.giving meal today with my family (yesterday was with DH's family). I did a REMARKABLE job (if I may say so myself) sticking to my plan yesterday. The only real change to my plan was I skipped the one glass of wine I had planned and had a bit of extra dessert... and it was so worth it! DSIL made sweet potato bourbon cake... so yummy. And DD's chocolate peanut butter pie was SO rich and yummy... glad I only had a half a piece. I was very full at the end of the day, but I really stayed on my plan very well. I drank plenty of water and seltzer and had just one diet soda (Fresca) as a treat.
I skipped almost ALL of the appetizers... but had 3 shrimp with cocktail sauce, a few salted nuts, a handful of grapes, and a clementine from the appetizer table. Then I sat down next to my SIL on the sofa and just turned my back to the appetizers for the next hour or so.
So far today I've done well.. but dinner is yet to come! I did have a few licks of the spatula when DD made another pie today... but other than that I had my on-plan breakfast and workout this morning. I should get in another 15 minutes, but maybe I will walk this afternoon after dinner if the rain lets up.
Anyhow... my WRITTEN food plan was SUCH a POWERFUL tool for me yesterday. I kept thinking about what I WROTE and tried so hard to stick to it! I hope the idea helped other as well.
You are doing so great, especially with all your celebrations this week. I too found the plan that I wrote down to be a big help, and thought of it several times during the day yesterday and it helped keep me in check. It was a great idea.
I am down over 2 % this week! Woo Hoo! Feels good to finally be going down again! It took me 7 weeks to lose 5 lbs because of all the ups and downs.
Have a great day all!
Sarah
Whoo hoo Sarah!!! Love that new clippie- it looks marvelous.
I am truly lacking in committment to weight loss. I am yet again trying to re-motivate myself, and I am planning no McD or A&W until January. I am finally starting to stick with the exercising, and have done something 7 out of the last 9 days, so that feels good. I want to keep that up, and keep journaling my food.
When its been a crazy day, its either subway or sandwiches and salad at home. I've been buying the baby spinach so that its always available for a quick salad.
On Sunday, I will probably be cooking a turkey, since DH loves them, and that will give us lots of leftovers to get through the week.
Next week, I write a final exam for my current course, and I haven't signed up for another one right now. It will be nice to not be doing one over Christmas. And the kids Saturday activities end tomorrw, so December should be a more relaxing month.
Glad december will be a quieter month for you. It is so hard to keep up the motivation when life gets hectic. Wish I had some words of wisdom, but to keep coming here, and keep on trying when the motivation is lacking, is all we can do sometimes. Just to not give up is the best we can do some days, and then the next day may be better, and we may find ourselves with a little more motivation. Hang in there Shannon. Thank you so much for all your time and effort with the weightkeeping duties.
Will do my weigh in tomorrow as I ended up having to work most of the day instead of 2 hours. Got in a 3 mile workout early but then had to eat and get ready for work. I know I'm probably up a little from yesterday. Just going to eat some leftovers as I didn't have time for lunch and we have no GRAVY! Guess I'll have to fix something else and have turkey leftovers on Sunday.
Nice work on the exercise!!
LuvBaloo, I share your "diet fatigue" I'm really tired of thinking about what food I eat. Although I seem to be slowly losing, I'm tired and hungry.
It is actually easier to stay OP when I'm working and resist all that fast food/Timmies/and co-workers baked goods. Why, I don't know.
When I have a day off from the City I get bored, I'm alone at home and I go through the kitchen over and over.
When I read how much exercise/activity some of you manage (with kids!) I have so much admiration. I'm on my own, with sis, and find it hard to get on the TM.
I know the holidays will be challenging -
I think I'll have to
1. not buy "really" naughty foods ie- cream cheeses, pastries, Christmas Pudding (with brandy sauce)!
2. keep getting outside, walking and riding, even though I sometimes want to lay on the couch and watch Christmas movies
3.not let myself get so hungry that I make poor choices
4. check in with BL8 (you guys)daily and remember how important it is to me to get my BMI down.
A quick and easy recipe?
We buy single servings of Tilapia or salmon. Put them frozen in a Corningware with a handful of frozen veggies and a light salad dressing. Add a few spoonfuls of dried herbs. Microwave about 5 minutes. I love salmon so this is a favorite.
When we get home late from the City we usually have a complete cereal like Guardian. This wouldn't work for families I guess, how do you do it?
Thank you to those who sent me good advice about eating-I know it's true but it's good to hear it from others.
I try not to think of this as a diet, but as a lifestyle, and if I feel hungry, I will have something to eat. I don't ever feel deprived, but my weight loss is very slow, and that is ok with me. I think Lisa mentioned more protein and I agree that increasing your protein intake may help keep you satisfied longer. Your plan for the holiday season sounds great, and I love the idea of the fish in the microwave. I never microwave fish, but I should try it. Hang in there.
Thanks Lisa for the kind words. I am trying to think of what I can do differently for Christmas. I know that dh does appreciate everything that I do. The really nice thing about yesterday was I finally saw the quilt I gave my inlaws on their bed for the first time.
QOTD I am much better off if I preplan all the meals for the week. This helps me keep on track.
I too am feeling burn out. I have not gotten into exercise as much as I thought I would. I know that this is a bad month to start but it may be the right month to start to keep me sane in this crazy month that is getting ready to start.
dona, you are a wonderful dil, and I'm glad that your husband does appreciate you. I can't imagine doing all that work, and not being appreciated. It must get frustrating. I think the prepared meals from a grocery store are pretty good, and you should consider that, and take some time for yourself. I haven't done as good on the exercise lately either. I think I'm going to join the monthly exercise challenge for december. When I was doing them, I was definitely more consisitent with the exercise. The wii fit tallies them, but when I figured it out, I averaged about 700 min/ month, but with the exercise challenge, I would commit to 1000/ min a month and usually make it.
Well work's been crazy (I work at a grocery store) and since we got back from our trip I have just been throwing myself into the black friday phenonemenon. I did very well this year getting most of my big purchases online and today got everything I wanted including a microfiber bed for $20 of which I knew there was only one of at Shopko-(dude, I Rock) I am very happy with the whole scenario.
Weighed myself at 7 am after getting back and taking a bath before sleeping 6 hours and found out I lost 3 pounds this week. Will sneak in that movie at some point this week. I'm just one pound from my goal of 135. This will be a tough week as we have so much great food around. I will be completely dedicated to storing left overs. Shouldn't be too hard I'm still in my ultra organized black friday mode.
Whoo hoo!! Nice job on the loss. And a big
congrats for being so close to goal!! Maybe you'll start our maintainers team this week!!!
Also, diet fatigue. I understand because I have scale fatigue right now.
However I also want to point out that I rarely think/give focus to food. I don't want to debate this with others - everyone has their way to lose but it doesn't have to be measuring, fat grams, calories, all healthy, points etc. Just pointing out it doesn't have to be -
obviously it can and works tremendously well for others. I'm looking at your being tired "thinking about food" and letting you know that I made a decision years and years and years ago that I would never look at food in that manner again in my life because I knew my personality and knew it would take to joy out of food for me. I try to eat consciously and eat what I want to most.
Lisa, this is great, and you have been very successful.
Well, I ended my day with a double cheeseburger meal from McD's. I could have had a salad. Oh well, back on track now.
. It still just seems unreal to me but the reality is--when I spend waay too much time on the computer and my back is strained I get over it in a day or less. When I pick up something that is too heavy at work-- it takes a ton of weight and just wrong handling to really hurt it these days and again-- a few days max to heal. And I look decent in pictures. all the things I wanted ;-) It's still hard for me to get clothes because I'm not really convinced I'll fit in the smaller sizes but the reality is I am fitting, and my own clothes are really getting too big. So in summation-- I'm glad. It's worth it ;-)
Enjoy your down day tomorrow. We had yesterday and today as down days because I'm on call, so we just hang out, and hope the phone doesn't ring. They're so nice. 
I will be happy to put your name down as the first person on our maintainer team very soon! 
Thank goodness for our DVC! 
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