Curiousers Mad Weight Loss Party (Comments Encouraged!!)

[curiouser]

So, let's see if I actually post this and not write it all up and delete it I have a tendency to do.

I'm Curiouser, I'm 24 and I've struggled with my weight all my life. Its always been the "elephant in the room" senario with me. It's quite obvious that I was a bigger girl, but I never wanted to talk about it with other people. I was afraid that if I talked about it, everyone else would become aware of just how overweight I was. I wanted them to think I was a size 10, not a size 14. And really, I probably over exaggerate it in my mind, but sometimes I see myself in a window and am shocked at how lumpy my body is.

Anyway, both SO and I have put on weight since we started dating and eventually moved in together. We both have drawers of clothes we no longer fit into and it depresses us, so together we have decided to eat healthier, smaller portions, and exercise. Yesterday was Day 1 of better eating, and although we didn't exercise I'm taking everything in baby steps.

I tend to get de-motivated really quickly with weight loss programs. I have a hard time staying motivated and, let's face it, I love food too much. I want to be able to live a life where I can eat heathfully, lose weight, but not deprive myself of the things I want, when I really want them.

My first goal is to get down to the size I was when I first started dating SO by my next birthday. So, 25 by 25. After that, I'll tackle my next goal. But I want to get to that one first.

I'm excited about being part of the WISH community, and since I come here for my Disney fix, hopefully the accountablity and motivation will be something I can't avoid!!

 

[curiouser]

TWL: 0
ATG: 25lbs

Exercise: None

Yesterday's meals:
B: Half a nut & grain bagel w/low-fat peanut butter
L: Leftovers: half portion chicken parm w/cup of fettucine & tomato sauce
S: Mini twix bar, hot coca w/marshmellows, one plain donut Munchkin
D: Chicken taco salad: baked flour tortilla, grilled chicken, bean & corn salsa, lots of lettuce
S: 5 Christmas cookies
Lots o' water, but not enough!

I had a Christmas cookie exchange on Sunday so about nine dozen cookies are sitting around our apartment. I brought a bunch of them into work to get them away from me and SO (I kept the ones we really, really like.. why waste calories on the ones we don't like quite so much?). The good point to that is that they are out of the house and I can fatten up my co-workers (heh hehe).

The bad point is that I tend to get in a snacking mode more at work. But then again, I actually have to get up and walk into the kitchen to have cookies here, at home I can just sit them in front of me on the couch! My goal is to not engorge them too much at work today since we are going out to dinner tonight w/SO's parents. I know that will be a challenge, I LOVE eating out!

 

[curiouser]

So, I'm a little depressed today. I got in a fight with SO this morning and its got me down. I've not been eating well because I forgot to eat breakfast and I'm starving. Its easier to munch from this little bag of chocolate candy one of my co-workers passed around than to get the cereal I have in the cupboard in the kitchen.

TWL: 0
ATG: 25lbs

Exercise: None

Yesterday's meals:
B: Less than half of a plain bagel w/low-fat pb (the bagel was stale, yuck!)
L: French Onion soup from Panera with a french roll
S: One Christmas cookie
D: Chinese takeout w/SO's parents: half of my General Cho's chicken, 3/4 cup rice, large cup of won ton soup
S: 3 Christmas cookies (darn it! They're everywhere!)

So not a great day yesterday foodwise.. but I did eat less of my meal that I normally would have, so that's good. I need to get myself in a better mood and get back on track. I'm just in such a funk right now.. I think I've already had three pieces of candy.

 

[BankBunny]

Welcome to WISH. Eating healthy and exercise are always hard to get started. Just keep taking your baby steps and you'll get there. After years of eating what we want when we want it it's hard to replacethat with healthy eating habits. Just don't let yourself get discouraged by the little daily setbacks. Just remeber that a day with a little setback is still better then a day eating the way that you used to. Also, remember that just because you ate one bad thing today it doesn't ruin the whole day. You just have to get right back on the horse when you fall off. I've spent many days in the past couple of months getting back on the horse myself. Keep up the good work. I know you can do this.

 

[Jane E.]

Welcome to the Wish Boards. It looks like you're off to a good start. You're not the only snacker around here! I'm a chocoholic so I like to keep an assortment of lowfat desserts in the house. I've found I can eat two or three fudgesicles and still do less damage than one candy bar. I also buy Skinny Cows, mocha bars & Smart One's desserts. They do much less damage than my all time favorite, chocolate chip cookie dough.

Have fun at the Beach Club over Christmas. We stayed at BWI during the wine festival and loved it there. That area of Epcot resorts is great - there's so much to do there. You should get plenty of exercise there with all of the walking you have to do to get around!

 

[curiouser]

Thanks so much for the encouragement BankBunny and Jane E.! It means so much to me that there are others around who care enough to read this and lend their support and words of wisdom! I look forward to giving support to other WISHers on the same journey!

Yesterday was a hard day.. after the fight with SO I had a headache all day that eventually turned into a horrible migraine. But things turned around for the better in the evening: SO and I resolved things, my migraine faded away, and I resisted the call of the Christmas cookies! Go Me!!

TWL: 0
ATG: 25lbs (I WI in Mondays, incase you're wondering!)

Exercise: None

Yesterday's meals:
B: Nothing, I was too upset...
S: A few pieces of fun size chocolate pieces.
L: A large cup of won-ton soup
S: More fun size chocolate candies.. hoping the caffiene in the chocolate would help my migraine.
D: Smaller than normal portion of homemade chili
S: None!
All 8 Glasses of Water!!

On an aside: have you noticed the fun size candies are even smaller than usual? The Twix and KitKats are one piece and the size of about half my thumb! And the mini Almond Joys, Milky Ways, etc.. are a little larger than my thumbnail. I think its great!! Finally things are getting smaller, not larger, and I can fix a chocolate crave without feeling guilty!

Things are going a lot better today. My meals have been MUCH healthier and I might even get the urge to go exercise. (If I can beat the snow storm to the gym in my apartment complext, that is!)

Lots of pixie dust to all!!

 

[Cruise04]

Happy Holidays Curiouser!

And a welcome to Wish since I hadn't done that yet. Hope everything is going okay and you are doing well.

Hope you have a great holiday!

Keep on
Chris

 

[eeyore25]

Hi there,

Welcome to WISH. You will get tons of support here.

Glad to see that you have taken the first steps. As BankBunny said you have to take baby steps at first. I've heard that it takes a good three weeks for your body to get used to changes. Once you get past those three weeks, all is good. At least that is the way it worked for me.

Hope all is well, keep up the good work. You can do this!


Happy Friday

 

[eeyore25]

Hi there,

Just wanted to WISH you and yours a very Merry Christmas

 

[curiouser]

Woo I guess I let things lapse around here, didn't I?

Thank you for all your welcoming words and holiday greetings!

We returned from WDW two days ago and are working to unpack and get back into the grid of usual life. I'm also working to get back into a healty eating routine after indulging in the wonderful food at Disney!! (Looking for my dining review soon on the Restaurants board )

I haven't weighed myself since we've been back but I know we did a LOT of walking! And even though we had elaborate dinners, we split most of our lunches, so that helps. I'm also trying to stay motivated and keep walking now that my body is used to putting in a few miles a day!

Yesterday I ate:
Breakfast: Nothing, sadly.. I got to work and it was all so crazy I forgot
Lunch: Side salad with lettuce, sprouts, carrots, garbonzo beans, a little bit of fresh grated asiago cheese, broccoli, poppyseed dressing-- and a few slices of cheese with a pear
Dinner: Grilled chicken ceasar wraps and a side of left over "cheesey potatoes" from SO's grandfather.

I'm debating joining WW. I did it once in the past and lost some weight, but fell off it and struggled to get back on. My concern is the money issue, as well as making the time to go to meetings. The only meeting that fits into my schedule would make me delay dinner until after its over (around 8:00pm) and I know that's bad. Plus the weekly fee seems like it would add up over a while. The online one seems steep too, plus I don't know if the online program is as good..

I guess I'll have to really think about it and make a decision!

 

[MickeyDee]

Ohmygoodness! I just read your first post and you sound just like me! I HATE talking about weight or when any mention of fat or weight is had, because I feel like everyone will suddenly notice that I'm fat! I always thought I was alone in that feeling, so thank YOU for making me feel less lonely on that count!

Stay strong! You can do this! We're all here for you!

And on a side note, I'm doing WW online right now and highly recommend the WW program in general! Some people have a hard time with it, because there are so many choices, but I need a little bit of chocolate here and there in order to stay sane and WW allows me to do that.

 

[curiouser]

Okay!

So after various family gatherings and a stint with a stomach bug, I finally joined WW Online yesterday! I started counting points yesterday and I think I did well, although I did go a little over and into my Flex Points. I got in all my water, ate all but one serving of my veggies and two dairy.

I went over in points because I wasn't expecting the lunch I packed to be so full of high point suprises. Like my slice of muenster cheese (3 points!) and my 99% ff strawberry yogurt (4 points!). Add in sourdough bread and turkey breast and it was surprising to learn how hidden those fats/cals really are!

Today I'm going to go to the grocery store at lunch and get a salad at the salad bar chock full of 0 point veggies and some garbanzo beans for protien. I'm also going to investigate some low point dressing to keep at work. I'm trying to keep my lunch points low today because we're having dinner with SO's parents, and even though we're cooking, I want to have more points for later.

I'm excited to be on the program. I just need to get my butt off the couch and do something. It was kind of crazy, but last night for twenty minutes I just walked around in place while watching tv. I did high-step marches in place, back sort of grapevine walks from side to side, and just kept myself moving. It wasn't much, but it was a start! Working out would be so much nicer if our apartments work out room had a tv!!

 

[kimwim8]

You are doing great!! Congrats on starting WW! It's a great program, and you'll see results!!

Also, the moving around watching TV...that's a great idea! Any movement is good movement.

Good luck, and keep us posted!!

 

[curiouser]

Arrrgg!! My co-workers went to this yummy and fattening Southern BBQ type place for lunch and I turned them down cos I don't want to use up all my points at lunch! I know I'm making the right decision, and I know on WW I could allocate my points to go out with them, but I like to keep my lunch points low so I can have a nicer dinner, plus I know I need my flex points this weekend.

But I have to vent: aahhh!!

I just keep telling myself (while eating baby carrots) I'm doing the smart thing! My results will make me happier longer than one lunch out. But now I feel like I need something special to suppliment my lunch.. no ideas though!

 

[curiouser]

Today I had my first WI for WW online and I lost 7.5lbs!! I know most of that is water weight, but its so exciting! Someone has already asked me if I lost weight, which I find amazing that its even noticable already, but alright!!

I had a great first week with yummy, healthy foods and I saved up my flex points so I could have a fun weekend out and even "splurge" a bit at a family party on Sunday (even though I did really well and had two bowls of salad, only a little bit of dinner and no desert!). This is going great!!!