Commitment Thread - Week 4

[TammyNC]

My goodness to type in week 4 was amazing. Can you all believe that we are in our 4th week of commitments here? I can't and I am so excited to have continued on and feeling my will power just keep getting stronger.

I hope that you all have had a great week and are ready for our thread this week. We all seem to be really busy, but hopefully we'll be able to offer each other some encouragement this week.

I feel that I can take my water and exercising off of my commitment end because they are in my habit now and I'm feeling very comfortable with them. I am going to commit to just eating pizza one time this week and Mexican one time this week. I am going to work on getting at least one helping of veggies in each day this week (does a salad count?) I just really have trouble with that and have got to find a way to get around it. I am also making a commitment to eating breakfast Monday-Friday this week. I have gotten slack in doing that and know that I really need to eat something even if it is just some cheese.

OK, here we go, ready to cheer each other on. Please share what your commitment to yourself is this week. I'm cheering everyone on!!!

 

[Minniespal]

Feel as though I achieved most of the things that I wanted to last week.

Exercising regularly and drinking plenty of water are almost second nature to me now. This week I want to focus on not eating after 7.00 p.m. Getting to bed at least twice this week before 11.00 p.m. Not allowing the weekends as justification for eating more food.

Good luck everyone.

 

[welovedis]

Hi guys!
Tammy & Florence, that is great that those things are just "second nature" to you now, great job! I still have a hard time with water, some days are great, others I really have to work at it.

My commitments this week are:

• Exercise at least 5 days out of 7.
• Drink at least 64 oz. water daily.
• Take my vitamins!
• Stay within my 1500 cal/day eating plan with a planned "day off" on Saturday!
• No eating after 7pm.
• Get 7 hours of sleep each night.

Gl this week, & thanks to Tammy for this idea, it is really helping me to stay OP!

 

[sap1227]

In four weeks I have made some progress as well. I don't miss my regular coke now (thank goodness for Diet Dr. Pepper) and I am drinking at least 50 ozs of water a day (I know it is not as much as I should have, but it is a good start).

My goals I need to work on this week are:
*EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE!!!! I will walk at least an hour 4 times this week
*I have decided to go back to my old love, Weight Watchers. I will be doing the Flex plan, but I am going to still try to avoid the "white stuff" (sugar, pasta, bread). So, the goal this week is to count everything that goes in my mouth!

On a good note, I bought a new scale (one that I can't change the reading if I move around) it reads 3.5 pounds less than I thought!!

Tammy, thanks for starting this thread and keeping us on track for the 4th week!

Christy

 

[ohMom]

tammy - YES! :yes: SALADS COUNT! they are raw fresh veggies! the more you can add the better - tomato, mushrooms, cukes, etc

christy -- i'm with you on pts and giving up the white stuff! i have committed to it for 6 weeks to myself

that is where i stand with my commitment -- i printed out my own 'bootcamp' after reading Oprah's and being in total awe of anyone that is willing to commit to it! so i thought, what is my problem? so here are my commitments through March 19

count points and journal everday
no alcohol
stay within my Flex pts
exercise 5 times a week - 2 times strength training
no white flour or sugar
no eating after 7 pm
drink my water

that is my goals for the week and hopefully in a couple weeks I can add some non-eating type goals (house, etc) and soon i hope my bootcamp limitations are 'second nature' to me. the reason I did this is b/c I KNOW i can lose the weight, i did it over a year ago; i'm just not there in my thinking. well on saturday I thought there is really nothing I can eat that is worth it -- and the feeling of being at the weight I like is far more valuable than any junk food. now don't get me wrong, I will allow myself indulgences that I plan for, have the FP for and really feel worth it to me, but within my 'no white' commitment until March 19

for a fabulous week!

 

[MelanieC]

Wow - Week 4. It's been that long since we were in Florida!!

I managed to use all my flexpoints this weekend, but we went out for Valentines day (DH has guards next week) and I only had small piece of a chicken recipe DH made for the Super bowl game last night. I had a bite and then made my own dinner. It felt good to taste it but walk away after that . It was a lower fat version of buffalo wings from Calorie Comando on the food network. It was still too many points for me since it was cooked in oil and butter.

Water continues to be hard for me on some days. I must really think about it or I don't drink it. Also, balancing eating enough fruits and veggies and keeping your points under a certain point can be tough.

Since I have staying OP and Exercising under control now I'll commit to:

1. 6-8 cups water
2. 3 milk servings
3. 4-6 veggie & Fruit servings.



Tammy & minniespal- Great job on the water and exercise!! Way to go! Keep up the great work! Tammy-Yes salads definately count!!

We love Dis- You sound like me with the water. Some days I drink so much and if I stop thinking about it for one day then I end up at the end of the day with hardly any in. We can do it!!!


Christy- Great job on the loss!! Woo hoo!! Keep up the great work!

Molli- Getting back on track is always the hardest. I know my scale just wasn't seeming to move much at the beggining. I know its frustrating when we know we can do it!! Keep up the great work, it will feel like second nature soon!!

 

[Tiggerkeeper]

You all are awesome staying with your commitments for 4 weeks!

I have had to do some re-thinking and have to decided to get more detailed with the strategies. Staying OP with menus seems to be sticking.

* Drink 93 oz. water (up from 64 oz.)
* Take vitamins DAILY
* Clear 5pm - 6pm for the gym 3x week start Feb 14
* TM 5x week
* Eat before 7pm
* Journal DAILY
* Weigh only on Sunday am

Ok, I think that's enough for one week!! I did drop 3 pounds this week.

Good luck with your goals this week! All we have to lose is pounds!

 

[sap1227]

christy -- i'm with you on pts and giving up the white stuff! i have committed to it for 6 weeks to myself

I will allow myself indulgences that I plan for, have the FP for and really feel worth it to me, but within my 'no white' commitment until March 19

for a fabulous week!

Ok, I think I will join you , 6 weeks NO WHITE STUFF!!!

Christy

 

[chimera]

Ok...time for The Commitments!!

I'm also gonna drop the Walk a Mile in My Shoes Commitment. I seem to be doing just fine with that one.

So, this week we'll have the:

1. The Gremlin commitment: no eating after 8pm
2. The Potty All The Time commitment: one glass of water for every caffeinated beverage I drink.

And our new candidate:
3. The One-A-Day commitment: gonna take that doggone multivitamin EVERY day!

 

[TammyNC]

Sounds like we all are doing great in knowing what we need to be working on. I am sooo thankful that salads count, plus I use FF or diet dressings and don't feel bad about that. I will be doing my WI tomorrow so it will be interesting to see how the last week has been. I feel good about controlling my portions and eating my points. I did eat 1/2 thing of a cheese snack this morning, so I'm counting that as a start for my breakfast. I also do need to get back into the routine of taking my vitamin also. They are sitting on the counter, so why do I find it so hard to put it in my mouth, yep, I'll work on that tomorrow.

Keep up the great pace everyone, we are strong and can do this together as a group. Way to go everyone!!!

 

[Tiggerkeeper]

Well, I had a good day yesterday! I got on the TM for 30 minutes at a faster walk! No complaining either! No problems with any of the other commitments.

Hope everybody has a great day!

 

[chrismiss56]

Good Morning all you movers and shakers!!

Starting out well today. Did a 1 mile express walk!! Better than nothing.

Still have to work on
exercise
journaling my WW points - having problems with that.

Have to dash..........

Have a magical Disney Day!!

 

[chimera]

Ok y'all...whip me back into shape.

I was sooooo hungry last night. I tried to ignore it, but it wouldn't go away. I ended up eating a gel cup and some cashews about 10pm.

Still...a for water and another for the multivitamin. Small victories I guess. Not eating after 8pm is the BIGGIE for me, so I feel doubly bad when I don't make it!

 

[keenercam]

I really, really have to work on not eating after 8. That is a HUGE problem for me, often because we go to the gym late and then I am hungry when we leave there. Or, because I don't have time to eat before I work out and when I am done working out it is past 8pm. Not sure yet how to remedy this based on my schedule, but am committed to at least be aware of it and make a big effort as many nights as possible. Another thing I have been doing is eating a fat free ice cream after I work out. Not sure I want to give that up. And I usually don't want it by the time I am going to work out. Hmmm . . thorny dilemma.

So, since I never make a commitment I can't keep, here are mine:
1. work out 5x this week, even if twice in one day, since I can't predict how onerous our schedule will be this weekend.
2. drink 8 glasses of water a day. This isn't too hard if I am at my desk or home or working out, but if we are out I have to make a concentrated effort on getting the water in.
3. Really concentrate on eating all my points and using some if not all of the activity points I earn -- I keep hearing how this will bump up my losses, and I will try anything at this point.
4. continue to pack lunch everyday
5. continue to eat breakfast every morning.

 

[ohMom]

how's it going guys???

i just WI -- the scale still isn't my friend. i think i had puffed up a bit the last few days (PMS) and this morning felt like it was gone so I was ok with WI - but the number hasn't changed. meaning it probably went up and now is back to where it was. ok -- onward and downward from here

last night i had to eat dinner early b/c i had a 6 p.m mtg at church, i got home at 7:30 and was really hungry myself, but i resisted! yes, Mel, you can too! i just went upstairs and didn't come back down. i watched tv and started a Patricia Cornwell book. this morning i'm ready for breakfast!

today is my rest day and i have been looking forward to that! i'm 3/5 of my workouts this week so far.

christy -- i have to tell you too - on the no white stuff -- i'm not going obsessive over it but more elminating the empty calorie foods and pure white stuff. like my coffee creamer has sugar and i CAN'T elminate it but no candy, cookies, etc -- does that make sense. it has to be liveable for me or i won't stick to it. like i really want to buy pretzels - but i will not! i will find some whole grain crackers instead!

 

[chimera]

Yesterday was better! Didn't even feel hungry after dinner last night. I'm wondering if I'd do better working out before lunch. I usually hit the TM at 3pm 'cause that's when I crash during the day. Usually really tired of staring at the computer by then, so I hit the TM for a break.

We'll see how it goes today!

 

[TammyNC]

I have to come and admit that I didn't eat breakfast yesterday. By the time I realized it, it was too close to lunch. I will be eating something as soon as I get off of the TM this morning. That is my goal for the day. I feel TOM hitting, so not a good feeling. I used to make that an excuse to not get on the TM, but I've taken some med's and I'm getting on in just a bit.

Have a great day everyone. We can do this.

 

[MelanieC]

Tammy - Great job on getting on the TM. I missed my workout yesterday because TOM hit me 6 days late and with a vengance. I came home and got into bed and took more meds. Luckily DH cooked and by the time dinner rolled around I felt better. When I got up at 5:30am it had just started and I was crampy then too so I thought I would wait till nighttime.

I'm planning on making up my workout tonight. It was a crosstraining day and today is supposed to be my rest day. I'll just use yesterday as a rest. So far today I feel good and I haven't taken any meds since I got home last night. Hopefully I'm on the downhill side and it will only get better.

Luckily I was OP last night, but I didn't get enough water in. Hopefully today will be a better water today. I brought a banana, grapes and carrots to work today. I'm working on getting my veggies in- YEAH!

 

[TammyNC]

I just had to report that I just finished up on the TM and ate my breakfast bar with a big glass of water. Oh, I just remembered I need to go take my vitamin. Keep going everyone, we are going to be strong, lean, moving machines when we are done

 

[AlreadyexcitedGrammy]

I won't go through all the ups and downs cuz NOW I AM ON MY WAY!!!! I stepped on the scales last week and saw a number that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too high - that along with Molli starting her boot camp - got me to say okay "this is not the way I want to go" and I started seriously on Sunday and have been OP ever since.

Today at WI I was down to being just 1.5 over the number I had "settled into" - so there is some definate progress. I told my buddy group that I want to be at goal by June 25th (family wedding) no reason I can't be there.

Being just a "tad" under the weather has helped too but I have been home for 2 days and not really even tempted (must say the house is fairly free from those foods anyway). I have been drinking lots and lots of water and tea now I just need to keep that up too!

Saturday will be a "test" I will be having lunch with unfriendly WW foods - BUT - I like feeling not so bloated and chubette - I have to keep telling myself that I like that better than anything I could eat

Okay - just count me committed with you guys - I have been reading of your accomplishments - I agree - hard to think it's been 4 weeks since the 1/2.

I am:
staying OP (WW)
20 points a day (so far but will use flex if I need too)
no alcohol
exercising

Keep up the good work and WTG you faithful who have made some things "habit" already!!!!