DIS Ladies Only Meet 2006 Weight Loss Challenge - Starts March 28

[kelsco99]

Seems like we were both thinking the same way Kelly.

Looks that way... at least you didn't call me a show off

 

[AdventurerKat]

Looks that way... at least you didn't call me a show off

You know I was kidding I hope. I did put the winky in there.

 

[sahbushka]

Thanks for your encouragement...it's good to know I can count on you guys. Just having someone talk to me has put me in a little better mood. Yeah, I can probably go out, I just need to decide where. Ohhhh, I have an idea, we can go to the tulip feilds! Maybe I'll give that a try.
Sarah

 

[AdventurerKat]

Thanks for your encouragement...it's good to know I can count on you guys. Just having someone talk to me has put me in a little better mood. Yeah, I can probably go out, I just need to decide where. Ohhhh, I have an idea, we can go to the tulip feilds! Maybe I'll give that a try.
Sarah

Oh, I would love doing that Sarah! The other thing about getting out and doing something is it will get your mind off things. I like to walk when I am down...I can look around and see things that make me smile. And a field of tulips would definitely make me smile.

 

[agotta]

Ok, I know sometimes it's hard to stop thinking about eating, and especially when you are dwelling on only having 7 points left. Soooo, here is a list of 0 point and 1 point foods. Have a good dinner and don't dwell on it.

0 points
Fruit
Bitter melon (balsam-pear), 1 cup
Carob (algarroba), 1 tsp
Maraschino Cherry, 1
Kiwifruit, 1 medium
Orange, 1 small
Passion fruit, 3
Peach, small or medium
Snacks
Vanilla Wafers, 1
Soups
Borscht, low-cal, 1 cup
Bouillon or broth, 1 cup
Onion mix, 1 cup
Vegetables
Artichoke, 1 med
Arugula (roquette), 1 cup
Asparagus, 1 cup
Beans, Green, 1 cup
Beans, Wax, 1 cup
Beans, Black sauce, 1 tsp
Broccoli, 1 cup
Brussels Sprouts, 1 cup
Cabbage, 1 cup
Cardoon, 1 cup
Carrots, 10 baby
Carrots, 1 cup or 2 large
Cauliflower, 1 cup or lg head
Celeriac, 1 cup
Celery, 1 cup or stalk
Chard, 1 cup
Chicory, 1 cup
Cucumber, 1 cup
Lettuce, 1 cup
Mushrooms, 1 cup
Okra, 1 cup
Onion (uncooked), 1 cup
Radishes, 1 cup
Spinach, 1 cup
Squash, 1 cup
Stir-fry (no sauce), 1 cup
Tomatoes, 1 cup
Turnips, 1 cup
Zucchini, 1 cup


1 point
Beverages
Beer, nonalcoholic, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz)
Cappuccino, (5 oz)
General Foods International Coffees, French Vanilla Cafesugarfree, fatfree & naturally decaffeinated, 1 cup, (.5)
Nectar, any type, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Wine, light, lowalcohol, or nonalcoholic, 1 small glass or 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
YooHoo Lite Chocolate Drink
Cocoa
Hot, instant, fatfree, (6 fl oz)
Hot, instant, sugar free, (6 fl oz)
Juice
Apple juice or cider, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Clamtomato juice, 1 cup (8 fl oz)
Cranberry Juice Cocktail, lowcalorie, 1 cup (8 fl oz)
Cranberry Juice Cocktail, regular, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Fruit juice, combined, any type, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Grape juice, carbonated or noncarbonated, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Grapefruit juice, any type, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Orangegrapefruit juice, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Orange juice, any type, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Pineapple juice, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Prune juice, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)
Tangerine juice, 1/2 cup (4 fl oz)

Breads, Rolls, Crackers, Etc.
Breadsticks, 2" long (7 1/2" x 1") or 4 short (5" x 1/2")
Crackers, fatfree, 7 (3/4 oz)
Diane's "Thin" Corn Tortillas [2] (white or yellow)
Crisp breads, (3/4 oz)
Flat breads, (3/4 oz)
La Tierra Taco Shells, 2
Matzo farfel, 1/4 (1/2 oz)
Melba toast, all varieties, 6 rounds or 4 slices (3/4 oz)
Merita Wheat Rolls, 1
Oyster crackers, 20 (1/2 oz)
Pita, any type, 1 small or 1/2 large (1 oz)
Rice cakes, any type, 2 (3/4 oz) or 6 mini
Saltines, Fat Free, 5
Saltines, Zesta, regular, 5
Sara Lee Mini Bagels, 1
Breads
High fiber (3 gms or more fiber per slice), 1 slice (1 oz)
Cocktail (partystyle) bread, any type, 2 slices (3/4 oz)
Colonial Light Wheat Bread, 2 slices
Light Oroweat Country Potato Bread, 4 slices
Light Oroweat Wheat, 4 slices
Light Oroweat 9 Grain Bread, 4 slices
Wonder Light Bread, 4 slices

Cereals
Barbara's Puffins Crunchy Corn Cereal, 1 cup
Bran flakes, cold, 1 cup [Kelloggs Complete Wheat Bran]
High fiber, cold (10 gms or more fiber per 1/2 cup), 1/2 cup
Kashi "Good Friends" Cereal, 3/4 cup
Puffed, cold, 1 1/2 cups
Shredded wheat, cold, 1 biscuit

Fruits
Apple, dried, 1/2 cup (3/4 oz)
Apple, fresh, 1 (4 oz)
Apple, crab, 2 oz or 1/2 cup
Applesauce, unsweetened, 1 cup (8 oz)
Apricots, 6 dried halves (3/4 oz)
Apricots, fresh, 3 (4 oz)
Blackberries, 1 cup (5 oz)
Blueberries, 1 cup (5 oz)
Breadfruit, uncooked, 1/3 cup (3 oz)
Cantaloupe, 1/2 melon (8 oz) or 1 cup (5 1/2 oz)
Cherries, fresh, 1 cup (5 1/2 oz)
Cranberries, fresh, 1 cup (4 oz)
Dates, fresh, 2 (3/4 oz)
Elderberries, 1 cup (5 oz)
Fig, dried, 1 (3/4 oz)
Gooseberries, 1 cup (5 oz)
Grapefruit sections, 1 cup (9 oz)
Grapes, 1 cup, 20 small or 12 large
Green papaya, 1 cup
Guava, 1 (4 oz) or 1/3 cup pulp
Honeydew melon, 1/8 (6 oz) or 1 cup
Kiwi, 1 (4 oz)
Kumquats, 10 small or 5 medium (3 oz)
Mandarin orange, fresh, 1 (6 oz)
Melon balls, 1 cup (6 oz)
Mulberries, 1 cup (4 oz)
Nectarine, 1 (4 oz)
Orange sections, 1 cup (6 oz)
Orange, 1 (5 oz)
Papaya, 1/2 (8 oz) or 1 cup (5 oz)
Passion fruit, 3 (3 oz)
Peach, fresh, 1 (6 oz)
Pear, fresh, 1 (5 oz)
Plums, 2 (4 oz)
Prickly pear (cactus pear), 1 (5 oz)
Prunes, 2 (3/4 oz)
Raspberries, 1 cup (4 oz)
Strawberries, fresh or frozen (unsweetened), 1 cup
Tangelo, 1 (7 oz)
Tangerine, 1 (6 oz)
Watermelon, 2" slice or 1 cup (5 1/2 oz)

Miscellaneous
Bran, all varieties, 1/3 cup (3/4 oz uncooked)
Bread crumbs, dried, 3 tbsp (3/4 oz)
Cornmeal mix, selfrising, 2 tbsp (3/4 oz)
Cornmeal, uncooked, 2 tbsp (1/2 oz)
Cough Drops, 3
Creamer, nondairy, 1 tbsp powder
Creamer, nondairy, 2 tbsp liquid (1 fl oz)
Creamer, nonfat, flavored, 2 tbsp liquid (1 fl oz)
Flour, any type, 3 tbsp (3/4 oz)
Fructose, 1 tbsp
Honey, 1 tbsp
Molasses, light or black strap, 1 tbsp
Syrup, lowcalorie, 2 tbsp
Syrup, regular, any type, 1 tbsp
Sugar, any type, 1 tbsp
Vegetable oil, 1 tsp
Vegetable shortening, 1 tsp
Wheat germ, 3 tbsp (3/4 oz)
Wonton skins (wrappers, 5 skins, 3" x 3" squares)

Prepared Foods
Beans, 1/2 cup fatfree, refried
Beets, pickled, 1/2 cup
Onion soup mix, 1 cup prepared or 1/2 envelope
Poi, 1/3 cup cooked (3 oz)
Potato flakes (instant mashed potatoes), 1/3 cup (3/4 oz) uncooked
Potato pancake, frozen, 1 (2 oz)
Potatoes O'Brien, frozen, prepared without fat, 1 cup (4 1/4 oz)
Potatoes, hashbrown, frozen (no fat added) 4 oz
Sushi, maki (vegetables and rice rolled in seaweed), 4 pieces
Three-bean salad, canned, 1/2 cup (4 1/2 oz)
Yam patty, frozen, 1 (2 oz)
Yogurt and cucumber salad, 1/4 cup

Protein Sources
Bacon, 1 slice crisp
Bacon, JennieO, ExtraLean Turkey, 2 slices
Ballpark fatfree beef franks (55 calories each, no fat)
Beans, dry, 1/3 cup or 2 1/2 oz cooked or (3/4 oz) uncooked
Chicken drumstick, cooked, without skin (with bone), 1 (1 1/2 oz)
Chicken roll luncheon meat, 1 slice, (1 oz)
Chickpeas, dry, 1/3 cup or 2 1/2 oz cooked, or 3/4 oz uncooked
Chili, Pritikan Vegetarian Chili, 1 cup
Egg substitute, fatfree, 1/4 cup
Egg whites, 3
Frankfurter, beef, pork or turkey, fatfree, 1
Gimme Lean! Meatless Sausage (2 oz)
Goose, wild, cooked, (1 oz)
Jack Links Beef Jerky Kippered 1 oz
Lentils, dry, 1/3 cup or 2 1/2 oz cooked, or 3/4 oz uncooked
Luncheon meat, lean (less than 2 gm per oz), 1 slice or 1 oz
Morningstar Farms "Harvest Burgers Recipe Crumbles", fat free, 2/3 cup
Morning Star Farms Italian Style Sausage Crumbles, 1 serving
Peas, dry, blackeyed, 1/3 cup or 2 1/2 oz cooked or 3/4 oz uncooked
Peas, dry, split, 1/3 cup or 2 1/2 oz cooked or 3/4 oz uncooked
Pheasant, cooked, 1 oz
Quail, cooked, 1 oz
Soybeans, dry, 1/3 cup or 2 1/2 oz cooked or 3/4 oz uncooked
Squab, cooked, (1 oz)
Sweetbreads, cooked, (1 oz)
Tempeh (fermented soybean cake), 1/4 cup (1 oz)
Textured vegetable protein, 1/3 cup (3/4 oz dry)
Tripe, cooked, (1 oz)
Turkey roll, 1 slice (1 oz)
Vegetarian breakfast patty (sausagetype), 1, (1 oz)
Venison, cooked, (1 oz)
Cheese
Cheese, 1 fat free slice
Cheese, cottage, 1%, 2% or nonfat, 1/3 cup (2 3/4 oz)
Cheese, hard, 3 tbsp shredded, 2 tbsp grated or (3/4 oz)
Cheese, Neufchatel, 1 tbsp (1/2 oz)
Cheese, nonfat, hard or semisoft, 1 slice, 1 (1" cube, 3 tbsp shredded, 2 tbsp grated or (3/4 oz)
Cheese, pot, 1/3 cup
Cheese, ricotta, nonfat, 1/3 cup
Cheese, Parmesan, 2 tsp [Lucerne]
Cheese Slice, Galaxy SFoods Veggie Slices, Cheddar Flavor, 1 slice
Cheese Slice, Lucerne FatFree, 1 slice
Cheese, soy, nonfat, 1 slice, 1 (1") cube, 3 tbsp shredded, 2 tbsp grated or (3/4 oz)
KraftFree Shredded Cheddar Cheese, 1/4 cup
Fish
Anchovies, 6 (3/4 oz) or 1 tsp paste
Clams, cooked, 1/2 cup (2 oz)
Crabmeat, cooked, 1/2 cup (2 oz)
Crayfish, cooked, 1/2 cup, (2 oz)
Fresh, flaked, 1/2 cup
Gefilte fish, 1 piece (1 1/2 oz)
Lobster meat, cooked, 1/2 cup (2 oz)
Mussels, cooked, 1/2 cup (2 oz)
Oysters, cooked, 1/2 cup (2 oz)
Salmon, smoked, 1 oz
Scallops, cooked, 1/2 cup (2 oz)
Sashimi, 4 pieces (except salmon or mackerel)
Shrimp, cooked, 1/2 cup (2 oz)
Smelt, cooked, (1 oz)
Sushi, maki (vegetables & rice rolled in seaweed), 4 pieces
Whitefish, smoked, (2 oz)

Sauces
Barbecue sauce, 1/4 cup
Chili sauce, green, 1/4 cup
Chili sauce, red, 1/4 cup
Cocktail sauce, 1/4 cup
Duck sauce, 1 tbsp
Gravy, beef, chicken or turkey, canned, 1/4 cup
Pizza sauce, 1/4 cup (2 oz)
Spaghetti sauce, bottled, any type, reduced fat, 1/2 cup (4 1/2 oz)
Spanish sauce, 1/2 cup
Teriyaki sauce, 1/4 cup

Soups
Chicken noodle soup, canned, 1 cup
Chicken noodle soup, canned, 1 cup
Chicken soup, without matzo balls, 1 cup
Egg drop soup, 1 cup
Liptons CupaSoup, Chicken Noodle w/White Meat

Spreads/Condiments/Dairy
Almond butter, 1 tsp
Fruit butter, any type, 1 tbsp
Half and Half, 2 tbsp (1 fl oz)
Jam, jelly or preserves, 1 tbsp
Ketchup, 1/4 cup
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges, 1 wedge (light or regular), [plain, herbed, onion (1)
Spreadable fruit, 1 1/2 tbsp
Sweet and sour sauce, 2 tbsp
Brummel & Brown Spread (made with yogurt), 1 tbsp
Brummel & Brown Fruit Spread (blueberry, strawberry, apples & cinnamon), 1 tbsp
Butter, regular or whipped, 1 tsp
Chutney, 1 tbsp
Cream, light (coffee/table cream), 2 tbsp (1 fl oz)
Cream, whipped, 1/4 cup (1 oz)
Margarine, fatfree, 4 tbsp
Margarine, reducedcalorie (tub), 2 tsp
Margarine, reducedcalorie (stick), 1 1/2 tsp
Margarine, regular, 1 tsp
Margarine, squeeze, 1 tsp
Cream Cheese
Fat Free w/strawberries, 2 tbsp
Light or whipped, 2 tbsp (1 oz)
Nonfat, 4 tbsp (2 oz)
Regular, 1 tbsp (1/2 oz)
Mayonnaise
Fatfree, 4 tbsp
Reduced calorie, 2 tsp
Regular, commercial and homemade, 1 tsp
Olives, 10 small or 6 large (1 oz)
Peanut butter, 1 tsp
Pickles, sweet, 2 large
Salad dressing, fatfree (except Italian) 2 tbsp
Salad dressing, reducedcalorie, Italian, 2 tbsp
Sour Cream
Light, 3 tbsp
Nonfat, 1/4 cup
Regular, 1 tbsp

Starchy Vegetables
Chestnuts, 6 small (2 oz)
Corn on the cob, 1 small ear (5") or 4 oz
Corn, baby (ears), 1 cup
Parsnips, cooked or uncooked, 1 cup or (6 oz)
Peas, green, cooked or uncooked, 1 cup or (6 oz)
Squash, winter, 1 cup or 7 oz cooked
Water chestnuts, 1 cup (4 1/2 oz)

Sweet Stuff/Snacks
Archway FatFree Devil's Food Srop cookies (they are a good size, and soft, 60 calories each, no fat)
Candied fruit, any type, including citron, pineapple & ginger root, 1 tbsp (1/2 oz)
Marshmellow Fluff, 2 tbsp
Marshmallows, 2 medium (1/2 oz)
Seeds, pumpkin or sunflower, 1 tbsp
Sunsweet "Fruitlings", 1 oz
Candy
Cotton Candy (1 /2 oz), 1 bag (57 calories, no fat) [CHECK THE BAG FOR WEIGHT THOUGH]
Hershey's Tastations, (hard candies), 3 pieces (chocolate, chocolate mint, butterscotch, caramel)
Lollipop, 1 (2 1/2" diameter)
Tootsie Pop, 1
Chips
Potato chips, fatfree (made with olean), 1 oz
Pringles, Fat Free, 1 oz
WOW Lays or Ruffles Chips, 1 oz
Cookies/Crackers
Biscotti, 4 small (1 regular) fatfree
Fortune cookie, 1
Gingersnap cookies, 2 (1/2 oz)
Graham crackers, 2 (2 1/2" sq) or 1/2 oz
Health Valley, Apricot Delite, 3
Health Valley Chocolate Biscotti Style Cookies, 1 cookie
Jacobsen's Blueberry Swirl or Raspberry Swirl Snack Toast, 1 toast
Ladyfingers, storebought, 1 large or 2 small (1/2 oz)
Vanilla wafers, reducedfat, 3 (1/3 oz)
Frozen
Blue Bunny Ice Cream Bars, Orange/Cream, Raspberry/Cream, Fudge, &
Fudge/Cream, 1
Dairy Queen, sugarless, no fat fudge and orange & vanilla bars, 1
FatFree Fudgesicles, 1
HaagenDaz FatFree Chocolate Sorbet Bars, 1
Popscicle Brand "Firecracker" Ice Pops, 1 [40 calories]
Fruitflavored ice pop, frozen, 1 (1 3/4 fl oz)
Fruit juice bar, frozen, 1 (2 1/2 oz)
Fruit juice bars, no sugar added, frozen, 2 (each 2 oz)
Fruit juice bar, no sugar added, frozen, 2
Fruit pop, frozen, 1 bar (1 3/4 oz)
Ice cream cone, plain or sugar, 1 small
TCBY Chocolate Sorbet Bars (BJs Wholesale Club), 1
Tropicana Orange Sorbet/Vanilla Ice Cream Bar, 1
W.W. Chocolate Mousse Bar, 1
Popcorn
Light, microwavepopped, 3 cups
Plain, hotair popped, 3 cups
Popcorn Cakes
Butterflavored, 2 (1/2 oz)
Other than butterflavored, 1, 6 mini or 1/2 oz
Rice Cakes
Plain, 2 (3/4 oz or 5 mini)
Other than plain, 1 (1/2 oz)
Quaker Mini Chocolate Crunch, 5
Quaker Mini Caramel Corn rice snacks, 5
Caramel/Chocolate Chip Rice Cakes, 1 cake
Chocolate Crunch Mini Rice Cakes, 5 mini cakes
Quaker's Cinnamon Streusel Rice Cakes, 1 cake
Quaker Crispy Minis! [Apples & Cinnamon, Caramel Corn, Ranch, Nacho, BBQ], 7
Toppings, Ice Cream
Pineapple or strawberry, 1 tbsp
Fudge, regular or fatfree, 1 tbsp
Whipped, dairy or nondairy, 1/4 cup (1/2 oz)

 

[AdventurerKat]

Ok, I know sometimes it's hard to stop thinking about eating, and especially when you are dwelling on only having 7 points left. Soooo, here is a list of 0 point and 1 point foods. Have a good dinner and don't dwell on it.

That was awesome! I am going to copy that and save it for when I get back on WW!

 

[kelsco99]

You know I was kidding I hope. I did put the winky in there.

yeah I got that

I was just being my usual sarcastic self

 

[AdventurerKat]

yeah I got that

I was just being my usual sarcastic self

Me too.

 

[AdventurerKat]

So I have decided I really need to get back on WW. I have eaten pretty good this week but if I am going to accomplish anything, I need some more structure in what I am doing.

I am going to see what happens for Tuesday weigh in but back on WW as of Tuesday.

 

[AdventurerKat]

Hey all. Hope you had a good weekend. I quasi-started WW again today. Meaning I just kind of got an idea of what the points would be for what I was eating. I did pretty good.

I'm anxious to weigh in Tuesday. I am sure I weigh less than last Tuesday after the four nights at WDW. If I don't, I will be in such shock. And sad.

 

[k_hase]

Good news and bad news....

Last weekend in Chicago my achilles tendonitis flared up. I skipped a race I'd planned on and had 2 PT appts this week. I was able to run today, not as long as scheduled though. The Boston Marathon is in 8 days, there is nothing more I can gain running between now and then, if I'm not in shape for it now I never will be! However, Boston was not the end of my training, I'm actually aiming to peak for a race on Memorial Day, so that I can't run does hurt that. I'm also concerned that after Boston I'll be laid up for awhile. I've been battling the achilles thing for nearly a year and it appears unfixable unless I'm willing to take 10 weeks off. And not just from running, the cardio machines make it hurt too. I can swim however. Okay, that was good/bad news.

The real bad news is that I broke my promise...On friday night, not having run in a 6 days and convinced that I wouldn't be able to do Boston either I had did some serious self-medicating with food. Followed by the inevitable purge. While I feel horrible about it, I feel more horrible about the eating part and than I do the purging part. I need to switch those two feelings and remember how unhealthy this is. I suppose I should have come here first, force myself to stop and think, but I'd also had a couple of beers and logic wasn't happening for me...

Today's run was positive and I have another PT appt tomorrow. I can run Boston. Not well, but I'll finish. We can only wait and see about the next race.

 

[macraven]

 

[AdventurerKat]

Good news and bad news....

Last weekend in Chicago my achilles tendonitis flared up. I skipped a race I'd planned on and had 2 PT appts this week. I was able to run today, not as long as scheduled though. The Boston Marathon is in 8 days, there is nothing more I can gain running between now and then, if I'm not in shape for it now I never will be! However, Boston was not the end of my training, I'm actually aiming to peak for a race on Memorial Day, so that I can't run does hurt that. I'm also concerned that after Boston I'll be laid up for awhile. I've been battling the achilles thing for nearly a year and it appears unfixable unless I'm willing to take 10 weeks off. And not just from running, the cardio machines make it hurt too. I can swim however. Okay, that was good/bad news.

The real bad news is that I broke my promise...On friday night, not having run in a 6 days and convinced that I wouldn't be able to do Boston either I had did some serious self-medicating with food. Followed by the inevitable purge. While I feel horrible about it, I feel more horrible about the eating part and than I do the purging part. I need to switch those two feelings and remember how unhealthy this is. I suppose I should have come here first, force myself to stop and think, but I'd also had a couple of beers and logic wasn't happening for me...

Today's run was positive and I have another PT appt tomorrow. I can run Boston. Not well, but I'll finish. We can only wait and see about the next race.

Kim. Please be good to yourself and take care of yourself.

 

[Princess Michelle]

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[macraven]

 

[sahbushka]

Morning all...I was able to stay in points saturday. I ended up taking my son mall walking and bought his birthday present and invites for his party, etc. Later that day my friend invited me to mexican...well, I had just enought points for one small chicken enchilada, so that is what I did...and I didn't have ANY chips! My son hasn't been feeling great, so yesterday was a challenge, but I stayed on plan and took my son swimming. It was fun, but hard to change him afterwards, as I was trying not to drip on him once I got him warm and dry. And I couldn't put him on the ground as that was all wet. He wasn't very happy with me. Good luck today ladies. Especially with fighting all of our personal demons!
Sarah

 

[AdventurerKat]

Morning everyone. My goal for today is to resist the dark chocolate easter eggs in the candy dish up front. Wish me luck.

 

[kelsco99]

Good Morning everyone!

Sarah - I am happy to hear that you made it through your challenges on the weekend!

Kim, while you did hit some downfalls, I am glad to see you can still see the positive side. I reiterate what Kat said, please take care of yourself.

Michelle, you are the most consistent poster here and while it's hard at times for you, you don't seem to miss a beat. I'm sure you willl see staggering results with your get healthy plan!

Kat -I hate dark chocolate - I wish I could pass that on to you...now if they were just those regular milk chocolate eggies that come in the mesh bag, I would have a problem. Good Luck and let us know if you make it through...I'll be rooting for you!

Mac and Kim - I totally could see how the eating would bring on more guilt than the purging. I can't believe it now but when I was an overweight teenager, I wished that I could do that, tried a few times, and just couldn't. It made me mad then but somewhat happy about that now. Now I know how unhealthy that is and I wish you guys the best in that uphill battle.

I am in the honeymoon period of starting a new eating plan so the challenges aren't seeming that big to me right now. From experience, I know that the challenges will come a bit later when I start getting bored with the obession/challenge of eating well.

I do find some challenge with getting to the gym everyday. I try to tell myself that if I get there 3/4 times or so a week, that is good but really to get the results I want, I should be going at least 6 times a week.

Today, my goal is to go to the gym and do 60 minutes of cardio and 30-40 minutes of weights. I am feeling the need to do some extra today cause I missed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Although I did do lot of backbreaking yard work on Sunday so I do count that as some excercise.

Have a great day everyone!

Kelly

 

[sahbushka]

You are basically all doing better than I am as far as working out is concerned! I still haven't found a time, and with this being holy week I doubt I will find time this week either. My husband and I are looking to buy a house, and we think we found one that might work. If we do get a house then I have no excuse to not work out. We will be a block from the ocean and won't have anyone below us that would stop us from working out after ds is in bed!
Sarah

 

[macraven]

it takes 2 weeks to change routines and make them stick

changing the way we eat and the choices we make about food, will take will power and time.

so, don't get discouraged if you slack off this first month. the first month is always the hardest.

the weight will come off. if you goal is 40 pounds but you only drop 10 of that by the trip, think of it as that 10 will not come back on.


start small goals and keep a journal. then each month you can look back and feel real good about your accomplishments.

i look at my journal of 05 and can see my pitfalls when i was dieting then.



i carry a small calender pocket thingy in my purse, i list all my weight each day in that. yes, i weigh daily until i start to stabilize and hold at the weight.

hang in there homies, you can do it !!!!