DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 2

[the Fidge]

Hi everyone! COUNT ME IN! First a little about me: I'm 26, a graduate student in speech language pathology, single and looking, no kids.

I actually stumbled across this thread while perusing UM's trip report (fabulous by the way), but didn't get a chance to read through it til now. I started WW (at home and online) last Tuesday, but Wednesday's are my "weigh days". This isn't my first go round with WW though. Did it the first time in high school and made goal, but gained it all back throughout college, and then even more in the past few years. I've tried to go back on WW many times in between but it never stuck. Guess I really wasn't ready.

I have some serious bingeing issues to contain with - so much so that I have actually looked into eating disorder sites to see if I may actually have one. Hard to tell. But for the first time in a long time I've made it this many days (including a weekend) without a binge and counted the points for everything I put in my mouth. The two kickers that made me get serious were when I saw a video of myself and when I booked a cruise for April. I want to be confident in that bathing suit and right now I am not! Also, since I'm in grad school at night and doing my clinical rotation 3 days a week, I have a hard time fitting in exercise, but I'm really trying to figure out a schedule so I can at least get 3-4 days in a week, which is better than 0 right?

Oh, and I'm going to WDW this weekend. Leaving Friday afternoon for the Pirate and Princess Party, spending all day Saturday at the MK, and leaving Sunday late morning. I've given myself permission to eat whatever it is I want but I will try to limit it a little.

Some of my goals:
1) Exercise! Any activity other than walking to the fridge is great!
2) Drink all of my water!
3) Overall weight goal is not definite - at least 50 lbs. I think
4) Stop stress and boredom binges

I'm really excited about joining your little club! Hope everyone is having a great day!
*Shannon

WElcome Shannon, Hi I am Brigitte and also have struggled with the emotionally eattting thing. I am working on that and it is getting better. What helps is the fact that here no one was shocked to learn I am a night eater.

I do not usually dine out for fear of what others are thinking and learned no one is so interested or focused on what I am eatting. Its my uncomfort with myself.

It has been a great help here to talk about the focus being on my vision fro me goals. My goals are not as much as the size but what I feel about me, that has to change and that starts everyday. How I look and what I tell myself about me. How do honor the great gift of my life?? By negavite self thoughts. WHen I get one ...I have to isntatnly turn it around to an affirmation of myself instead. I do things some oflk would find nutty but to do one kind thing for myself each day.

Those kind acts could be going for a walk ridding my bike writing things down. Its about affirming myself rather than allowing other things to be the focus. I need to be happy with who I am no matter my size. When I feel a wave of self doubt or low motivation I come on here and get reminded of the fact I am doing this to feel good about me FOR ME!!!!

I have begun a section of my journal involving my night disorder and ask myself a few questions every night, why what feeling I am trying to replace? Most days it is that I am not satisfied with my accomplsihemtns for the day. I am learning to right size every area of my life and this is working so far and I FEEL GOOD more than I did before I started.

Sometimes quickly some things come sometimes slowly but all will work out if I am willing to be honest and push when it is hard or uncomfortable.

It is about my health really, many of my Aunts died very young from heart disease, I lost a wonderful cousin with wee children and I do not want ot leave one minute beofre I need too!!

I want to feel good and be healthy. It is a change of living and when I get lazy I tell myslef to move a muscle and change the thought. I like this way much better than feeling trapped by my outward aapearnace.

It has been brought to my attention there is a psirng in my step and you know there is I am walking a little taller and feeling alot of hope and I feel it!!!

These adorable peeps give me inspiration a shoulder to cry on a voice to giggle with and we sahre in each others accomplishemnts!!

Sounds like a great plan becuase its all good!!!!!!! Peeps are a good thing!

 

[UtahMama]

Harley! Fiber Code Blue! Maybe one ex-lax? STAY HOME though.

 

[mlill]

sorry to be gross this a.m. but things aren't "working" out for me like is seems maybe it does for ya'll, not that I have access to yoru "personal" time, just the idea I get from ya'll I mean after all its called Colon BLOW right? Aint nuthin Blowin here...

in fact I feel very bloated and unattractive right now!

Well, that doesn't sound very appealing! I've never tried the stuff, does it really work for everyone else? When I want to clean out the system, I have a bowl of French onion soup and a cup of strong coffee... works every time! Hang in there! It'll ALL come out in the end!

Are there any other natural foods that do the same thing?

-Michelle

 

[the Fidge]

Well, that doesn't sound very appealing! I've never tried the stuff, does it really work for everyone else? When I want to clean out the system, I have a bowl of French onion soup and a cup of strong coffee... works every time! Hang in there! It'll ALL come out in the end!

Are there any other natural foods that do the same thing?

-Michelle

Utah Mama has very wise and sage advice!!!!

NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE!!!! sadly perosnal experience once with a herbal laxative that gave no warning!!!

THAR SHE BLOWS!!!! OMG I was stuck in Kmarts ohh so lovely bathroom and afraid to get up and leave it took a whole hour thank GOd DH had DS with him and just thought I had gone missing looking at stuff in the store!!!

 

[Glendamax]

Hey Fidge!!!!!

 

[Minnie_Moo]

Hello to the new peeps! I have been reading since the start of this thread, but was waiting until after my New Year's trip to Disney to start working on losing weight, so I have only posted occasionally.

I started Weight Watchers at Work last Tuesday, so I weigh in on a day other than Fridays also. I plan to just post my Tuesday results on Fridays.

I haven't really done a bio, so I'll share a little about myself now. I am 49 and holding and have struggled with my weight most of my life. I have probably started on WW six or seven times, but the last few times have gotten frustrated or tired of it around the 30 pound mark. But I know it is a good program and easy to follow, so I decided to give it another go because you really can't beat the convenience of the at work program.

I have also successfully done a couple of the doctor's weight loss plans where you are on a very, very low calorie diet (500-1000) and go for weigh-ins more frequently. I had my best successes there, but still ended up gaining the weight back due to falling off the maintenance wagon.

I am kicking myself that I stopped going to the WW at work classes last time (a couple years ago) now that I see people in the current class who are at or near their goal weight. But I am more determined this time and I know I will have the support from the peeps here as well as people in class. The WW leader is a great one because she is also a nutritionist and always shares lots of non-WW tips. I have well over 100 pounds to lose, so I am going to try to follow our thread hunk's advice and break it into smaller chunks so I don't get so discouraged. Because 30 pounds has historically been my downfall, I am going to break my weight loss goals down into 30 pound chunks.

My DH also is currently working on losing weight, so that will help keep some of the bad foods out of the house. However, this morning he wanted eggs and bacon for brunch and I joined him (counting my points, of course). I see water retention in my near future! We went to Disneyland for our 25th anniversary a couple years ago. I shared this pic on the Open Mike Night thread and thought you might enjoy seeing it here. My first trip to Disneyland was in 1960, so I was bitten by the Disney bug at a young age!

Our 24-year old DD is a grad student and lives in North Carolina. We have been empty nesters for quite some time. I work in the environmental field and my job can be pretty stressful. But I'm starting to look forward to retirement in five or six years and maybe working at something with a bit lower stress level. Maybe by then I'll have this weight off and can be a WW leader or something like that! Or work at something more creative, like at a scrapbooking store - one of the other things I like to do (but haven't done much of since discovering the DIS).

Oh, and you are welcome to call me Moo - short and sweet, easy to type. I love and collect cow figurines and such. Mostly the black and white Holsteins. And I have good memories of our family trip to Disney when my daughter was young and visiting Minnie Moo the cow (RIP) with the Minnie/Mickey-shaped spot on her side. I live down the road from a couple dairy farms, so I get to see real moo-moos every day!

Thanks, Uma, for starting this thread!

 

[snowwite]

Eating Less and
Moving More

Snowwite!!!!!! I love your groundhog animation! He's so cute!
I'm really glad you joined us too!

Check your PMs for the little guy and be sure to pas him along se we all have one for groundhog day
Eat less/move more has become my mantra!

 

[sorul82?]

Moo,

Where in NC does your DD live?

 

[lexmelinda]

Thanks for sharing all that, Moo. Always nice to have a little background info. You sound committed and I think you're gonna lose it forever this time!

I'm making a roasted pork loin this afternoon. I've shared this before but will post again because and it's fabulous:
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 envelope lipton onion soup mix
8 oz. bottle catalina dressing
Mix; pour over pork loin; bake at 350 for 2-3 hours. Great with long grain/wild rice mix.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS NEW FACEBOOK/MY SPACE TYPE THINGY THAT'S ON THE DIS???? Go up to the "profiles" drop down menu and check it out. I've pimped my homepage but have no friends! What do I do next?

 

[Minnie_Moo]

Moo,

Where in NC does your DD live?

She is in Carrboro. Interesting place! Very artsy with a hippie vibe. We have visited a couple times - we helped her move down there in August, then went down for Thanksgiving. We have eaten at a few places at and near the Carr Mill Mall and went to a place called Breadman's, I think.

You must be relatively close to Carrboro.

 

[winkers]

Winkers I tried that for the boys but the produce guy kicked me out. Apparently they don't consider the boys produce. My dad will be soooooo disappointed [/QUOTE]


Now there's a picture!!!!

 

[harleygirl]

Afternoon Peeps - a little accountability

yesterday was good til I got to hungry at dinner and with havingthe utimate boy party here, I had pizza and I ate it of course. and I had like 2000 cal and nearly all my flex points in ne stinking day...thats BAD! today has been better except when fixing lunch I find myself mindlessly noshing on cheespuffs (yummy) but I stopped and thought do I really want to waste precious cals on this???? so I ate like half a serving and I wrote it down so heres todays list

breakie - oatmeal & muffin
Lunch 1 little slice leftover pizza, strawberries and 8 cheespuffs
snack - muffin

I am luving those cranberry muffins...my body isnt as thrilled, but maybe if I slack back on other fiber/grains it'll acclimate

Sorry to gross ya'll out earlier, but I was wondering if anyone else had had tht problem or if it was just me...I think I may need to just stick with oatmeal and raisen bran, and broccoli and leave the pooh muffins alone...might be too much of a good thing...(ps i'm all better now)

have been trying to decide what to do, I said I was gonna try South Beach and here today I have had all foods on the banned from phase I list...so? what approach do I take? I have fallen victim to the 7 P's Utah! So today is sunday, and I have all week to make this right. I have a kitchen stocked with good for me stuff...but its gotta be prepared...so I guess that later tonight I will go ahead and make me some foods for the next few days and store them in daily containers so that I can go in and grab one

gonna try a skinny chicken pot pie since am cooking 3 full leaded ones for the guys at the Fire Dept. I'll post results later

still trippin on teh Splenda cookies...I dont know if I told ya'll but my boys ate them up thinking they were theirs..they couldn't tell the difference...and was so easy! I used the Toll house recipe and substituted Splenda and Brown Sugar Splendda for re sugars....I wish I coudl find a substitute for whte flour that tasted like white flour!

later peeps thanks for being here!

 

[harleygirl]

WElcome Shannon, Hi I am Brigitte and also have struggled with the emotionally eattting thing. I am working on that and it is getting better. What helps is the fact that here no one was shocked to learn I am a night eater.

I do not usually dine out for fear of what others are thinking and learned no one is so interested or focused on what I am eatting. Its my uncomfort with myself.

It has been a great help here to talk about the focus being on my vision fro me goals. My goals are not as much as the size but what I feel about me, that has to change and that starts everyday. How I look and what I tell myself about me. How do honor the great gift of my life?? By negavite self thoughts. WHen I get one ...I have to isntatnly turn it around to an affirmation of myself instead. I do things some oflk would find nutty but to do one kind thing for myself each day.

Those kind acts could be going for a walk ridding my bike writing things down. Its about affirming myself rather than allowing other things to be the focus. I need to be happy with who I am no matter my size. When I feel a wave of self doubt or low motivation I come on here and get reminded of the fact I am doing this to feel good about me FOR ME!!!!

I have begun a section of my journal involving my night disorder and ask myself a few questions every night, why what feeling I am trying to replace? Most days it is that I am not satisfied with my accomplsihemtns for the day. I am learning to right size every area of my life and this is working so far and I FEEL GOOD more than I did before I started.

Sometimes quickly some things come sometimes slowly but all will work out if I am willing to be honest and push when it is hard or uncomfortable.

It is about my health really, many of my Aunts died very young from heart disease, I lost a wonderful cousin with wee children and I do not want ot leave one minute beofre I need too!!

I want to feel good and be healthy. It is a change of living and when I get lazy I tell myslef to move a muscle and change the thought. I like this way much better than feeling trapped by my outward aapearnace.

It has been brought to my attention there is a psirng in my step and you know there is I am walking a little taller and feeling alot of hope and I feel it!!!

These adorable peeps give me inspiration a shoulder to cry on a voice to giggle with and we sahre in each others accomplishemnts!!

Sounds like a great plan becuase its all good!!!!!!! Peeps are a good thing!

Fidge you are awesome! good job thanks for the ideas too!

 

[UtahMama]

I'm running out the door to go to church...

And was wondering frantically if Harley had POOPED yet!

SOOOO happy for ya kiddo! Pants fit better?

Yes, we celebrate EVERYTHING!


I'll be back in 3 and a half hours.

 

[sorul82?]

UM,

So, when you were at church, did you pray for poop?

 

[S.Poppins]

I have decided that you guys never sleep! I will have to catch up more tomorrow. I have covered flax seed, firemen, things you can do to get kicked out of the produce section, poop, job interviews.... does that about cover it?

I really struggled to stay awake during first service at church and I was not terribly patient with my jr. class during second service. So I am going to take a nap before church tonight. Tomorrow I plan to start the dining report and maybe the first installment of the Trip Report. I have decided to call the dining report: drum roll please........... Disappearing Peep Ditches Diet on the DDP!!! Catchy huh?

And I am going to call the trip report, another drum roll please (this one has been redone several times)............Thrills and Spills: The Poppins Family Vacation. It was a toss up between that and ECVs, Bathrooms, and Woodchucks, Oh My. I chose Thrills and Spills because of the dreams we received (3 in all) and the embarrassing falls (you will have to wait and see who). Which do you like better though, not too late to change.

Gmax - the dining review will be loaded with food porn pics. You have all been warned.

Will someone PM me a ground hog please!!!

 

[Bee]

Hi Everyone!

Just checking in!!

 

[snowwite]

I'm running out the door to go to church...

And was wondering frantically if Harley had POOPED yet!

SOOOO happy for ya kiddo! Pants fit better?

Yes, we celebrate EVERYTHING!


I'll be back in 3 and a half hours.

I guess you do celebrate everything!


Hog sent

 

[Wonders10]

still trippin on teh Splenda cookies...I dont know if I told ya'll but my boys ate them up thinking they were theirs..they couldn't tell the difference...and was so easy! I used the Toll house recipe and substituted Splenda and Brown Sugar Splendda for re sugars....I wish I coudl find a substitute for whte flour that tasted like white flour!

later peeps thanks for being here!

Umm, these sound so delicious - any idea how many points they would have without the sugars? Thanks!

*Shannon

 

[monymony3471]

Hi everyone! COUNT ME IN!
Some of my goals:
1) Exercise! Any activity other than walking to the fridge is great!
2) Drink all of my water!
3) Overall weight goal is not definite - at least 50 lbs. I think
4) Stop stress and boredom binges

I'm really excited about joining your little club! Hope everyone is having a great day!
*Shannon

Hi everyone,Im new here and would love to join you guys.

Thanks in advance
Marcy

You all will do well here.

I'm the one who during losing weight with all these wonderful people wasn't careful enough and got pregnant. So diet at your own risk. Take lots of precautions!

Seriously, this is one great group!

Feeling better. A little crampy, but that ALL DAY LONG sickies has subsided a bit. So, I'm happier.

Hope you all had a skinny weekend.