I've been MIA for the past week or so and trying to play catch-up.
Quick Question - were Tuesday's results the final results, or are we submitting our weights for this week as well?
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I'm so annoyed at myself for not being "all-in" for this challenge. It looks like I'll be down a not-so-grand total of four pounds. (Truth be told, though - I would probably be UP in weight if I hadn't participated in this challenge.)
I don't know what it is with my current weight (208) - I can't seem to get away from that rough number. I've been MUCH, MUCH, heavier - but each time I've lost weight, I always get to about 210-215 and stop. I haven't been under 200 in over 20 years, and each time I get to where I am now - I just stall (or worse - gain).
As I've said before - I have no excuses. I live alone and shop/cook for only myself. I can't blame anybody else for bringing the bad food into the house, or for eating more than is needed for satisfaction. I'm currently unemployed, so I can't blame my bad eating on lack of time - I have all the time in the world to prepare healthy choices.
I'm very frustrated - I simply can't get my act together and I don't know why.
- Laura
Down four is okay, although I understand wishing it was more. Wish I could send you some magic tonic or pixie dust to help you get things together and lose the weight. And so many times I've been asked what "clicked" with me this time that enabled me to lose the weight after struggling for years. And I don't know for sure..... but I DO know that I finally decided it was going to be a LIFESTYLE change and not just a diet. I wasn't going to spend my days dreaming of when the "diet" would be over and I could eat _____________ (fill in blank with favorite food) again. I would allow almost anything in moderation (one of the greatest things about WW), journal EVERY POINT, and never look back.
As time went on, I learned that somethings just aren't worth the calories. I rarely drink any alcohol anymore, despite the fact that I used to love beer, wine, and the occasional margarita. I don't really even miss it. I rarely eat any kind of desserts any more (although I do have something sweet every day, even if it is just a cup of tea with Splenda, a Vitamuffin or some homemade sugar-free applesauce). I swapped out so many things that I used to LOVE for lighter choices (baked chips instead of regular potato chips, flax seed/oat bran pita pockets instead of english muffins and bagels, egg whites instead of whole eggs) and I can HONESTLY tell you I PREFER the healthier, lighter choices now..... because I can link them in my head to the GREAT feeling I have being nearly 90 pounds lighter.
It has taken EVERY DAY of nearly 4 years of working on this for so many things to become my NORM, but the only decisions I look back on with regret are the bad decisions.... like overeating and skipping workouts. I have NEVER looked back and said.... "wow... I really wish I had eaten that cheesecake!" Or "I wish I had slept in and not done a workout."
I even continue to make changes to my diet that even two years ago I never thought I"d made. I started reducing my carbs earlier this year to try and get a few more pounds off and it worked (although a WDW diet threw the pounds back on quickly...
) and while I have added some carbs back in (like fruit), I still don't eat any regular bread, bagels, english muffins, or pasta. ANd again, I rarely miss them. I switched from regular half-and-half to fat-free half-and-half years ago.... then I switched to another morning drink all together, and most recently I switched back to coffee with skim.... every step along the way has been a healthier choice. Sure, I should give up the coffee (the acidity is bad for your body), but I don't drink it all day and I really enjoy the cup or two in the morning, so I won't be giving it up.... for now at least.
I hope you have more success in this journey next year. I'm glad you stuck with us this fall. And give yourself a pat on the back for the four pounds.... it really can make a difference in your health.
T
Pamela-Thank you so much for the kind words.
And here's to being the same weight on 1/1/12!!! We can do it!!
Thank you every single one of you who have taken part in this challenge, posting or not, you inspire me each and every day.
Yup..... I'm aiming for a maintain for the next two weeks! Do you believe that NYE is two weeks from today?? January 2 will find me celebrating a full FOUR YEARS on this journey! And I wouldn't have made it this far without the support of friends like you!
Well, our original choices were Bambi, Aladdin, Lady and the Tramp, and the Lion King (all on VHS!) or Beauty and the Beast, Wall-E or Enchanted. One of my housemates also has Sleeping beauty. Then I went to WalMart and bought Tangled because it was only $10! So we ended up watching Bambi (a first for most of us-I had seen it when I was three but don't really remember it), which was cute but also sad, of course. Then we watched Tangled because half f us hadn't seen it, and the newbies loved it. It gets better every time I see it and is quickly tying for favorite Disney movie.
I agree... Tangled is better every time I see it too! I really didn't LOVE it the first time... not sure why. But it has become a favorite of DD and myself.
Love Wall-E, but it puts me to SLEEP! I've never, not once, seen the entire thing through! 
Thank you all! These are definitely not easy jobs to hold and I appreciate all the work you put into them. I really enjoyed CC's HH challenges even though I didn't do them. I read them each week and loved how they all united around a movie! I hope they continue for the next challenge.
I"m with you on that..... I didn't always participate in the HH, but I LOVED reading the challenges and I always found them inspiring!!
I just wanted to pop in really quick and congratulate everyone for hanging in there and making it to the end of the challenge!!!! Looks like you became a chatty group again and I am behind several pages!!!
I just wanted to mention to the people that were in the WIN challenge - the girl that was running it, has not been on the DIS is awhile and I hope she is OK. If you have your beginning number and your ending number, please PM me the information so we all can celebrate your accomplishments. I will post the WIN numbers Tuesday night after midnight.
Janis
HOpe everything is okay with her. Maybe just overwhelmed by the holiday season?? Thanks for having her back Janis.
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Morning friends! How pathetic is it that sleeping until 7 am felt like a guilty pleasure??
Today's weather doesn't look great, but we absolutely MUST go out and cut our tree today. IF we can pick it and cut it this morning and have the men put it up this afternoon while DD and I are at the swim meet, then tomorrow I can toss some lights and ornaments on it and call it good.
This week was already shaping up to be nutty (as I"m sure it is for all of you) and then I went and agreed to work on Monday and possibly Tuesday.... then DD comes home last night and tells me that it is HER turn to host the team pasta supper on the 22nd!!
So why am I still sitting here chatting with you all when I should be cleaning, wrapping, exercising??? Not sure.
Coffee is brewed and smells delicious. I promised the kids a special french toast breakfast today (again.... why did I do that when I am so busy???), but no one is up yet. I will have egg whites and broccoli, but may splurge on a Vitamuffin this morning. I need to eat BEFORE I make the french toast so that I am not tempted.
Kitty is sleeping here on top of the monitor (where I'm sure it is warm) and looks so adorable.
Anyhow..... I hope you all have relaxing or productive days....depending on your goal! I'm aiming for productive, of course. Off to breakfast...ttyl..............P
I thought last week was our last WI and I went a little WILD this week. Really regretting it right now and reigning myself in starting today. I am up almost 5 lbs from my lowest of the challenge but I think if I am careful I can take off 2 pounds by Monday. I've already done 45 mins on the elliptical this morning and have 2 hard boiled eggs ready to eat for breakfast, salad will be lunch and chilli for supper. I am tracking in my journal for the first time since October. Wierd tiime of year to get back on track but I know if I don't I'll just have more to take off in January.
our end of the challenge QOTD!
Most of all, Kathy is a slow loser like me so I feel a special connection to her
We will get there one day Kathy!!!
