DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 4

[Disneyfreak92]

Why in the world am I only finding this thread NOW? I'm saved!

Welcome! There a few Illinois Peeps here. I'm in central Illinois myself.

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Balance $0.00......

thats right final payment was made to Disney and its OFFICIAL!!

I paid mine off a few weeks ago. The money was sitting in savings collecting interest, but I figured I had better send it off because I tend to biff on these sorts of things; and I didn't want this to be one of those times where I am scrambling at the 46-day mark to get the thing paid off.

Yes, it is true. Dene' has yet another date... Dene' didn't have this many dates back in the day. Of course, this is yet another "first date"... who knows... maybe this one will lead to a 2nd date!

Good luck! And be sure to keep us posted!

Why in the world am I only finding this thread NOW? I'm saved!

Welcome! As someone mentioned before, we weigh in on Friday's. You don't have to post your weight, just how much you have gained or lost (or stayed the same) since the previous Friday. Be sure to post in big, bright numbers so the person recording the weights can spot it easily. This is a great group, so jump right in and start chatting away!

 

[majicintheair]

Hello everyone! Sometimes it's hard to find something to say when your a newcomer, but I really enjoy keeping up with all the happenings. I had to take my DH to the emergency room Monday evening. He was untangeling a wire from the blades of a tractor when one of the blades conked him on the head. It must have weighed about 10 pounds. (the blade, not his head) Lucky for him he is very hardheaded, and only needed 10 staples to close up the wound. This happened right as I was taking dinner off of the grill, (my first time EVER cooking on the grill). I had made some greek "kefta rolls" from a recipe I had seen on the news, and had finally trying grilling vegetables, (which by the way turned out REALLY good, asparagus and squash, it was so easy!) and I had just enough time to take the food off, have my DD cover them with tinfoil and race out the door. The entire way to the hospital he was trying to convince me to just stop and get some "nuskin" which is kind of like a skin super glue, that it wasn't that bad, I could just fix him up and he'd be fine. Yes Dear, just wipe the blood off and let me drive. Men! The hospital visit went quick, but I'm embarrased to admit, my mind kept thinking of food. And now that something unexpected had happened to prevent me from eating a "diet dinner" and Sunday was my cheat day anyway, and today was only Monday, and I was stressed out, what would it hurt to go home and crash my diet? Surely I could write myself a pass for tonight? I really thought I was going to. He was really doing o.k., cracking jokes with the docter and nurses, so my mind was thinking of dinner. Why I am like this I don't know. It seems that I am always looking for an excuse to eat. And I don't mean eat, as in provide fuel for my body, I mean EAT, like break out the oreos and the cheetos, give me some ice cream, something that I have been denying myself. JUNK people, that's what I wanted. Sitting here 3 days later, it's hard for me to right that. It just seems so stupid and pointless, to waste that much energy on thinking of food. I will say though, that I went home and ate ALL of the squash, some asaparagus, and a couple of kefta rolls (which are kind of like a spicy meat loaf with no carbs, pretty good ) and was able to convince myself that was enough. That and honestly, I don't want to post a gain on Friday. I'm still not exercising as much as I should, or as much as I want to, but I am trying. I have done 300 crunches this week, and some toning. (thanks for the sparkpeople tip, thier exercises are great! It helps to be able to see people perform them, instead of just a picture of what the exercise is supposed to look like) Also yesterday was DD's 15th Bday and I HAD NO CAKE! Well, I only bought a mini this year, because only her and my DS are going to eat it. My DH is not big on sweets. (I'm big enough on them for both of us, thank you ) I am determined to stuff them both with cake over the next couple of days, and not to eat ANY of it. Then, whatever's left, I will throw it out!! It makes me feel better to just write that. Like I mean it. This will be my first birthday that there is cake in the house and I am not eating it. Maybe I'll freeze a piece and eat it on my 1 cheat day. (my cheat days used to drift into 2,3,or sometimes even 4 days, when you start, it's hard to stop .) I just wanted to check in, and say thanks for being here. It's about motivation. DENECARTER: good luck on #3! !I hope you have a great time! (I am really wondering about the story behind #1, not worrying about #1's behind, just his story...)

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hello everyone! Sometimes it's hard to find something to say when your a newcomer, but I really enjoy keeping up with all the happenings. I had to take my DH to the emergency room Monday evening. He was untangeling a wire from the blades of a tractor when one of the blades conked him on the head. It must have weighed about 10 pounds. (the blade, not his head) Lucky for him he is very hardheaded, and only needed 10 staples to close up the wound. This happened right as I was taking dinner off of the grill, (my first time EVER cooking on the grill). I had made some greek "kefta rolls" from a recipe I had seen on the news, and had finally trying grilling vegetables, (which by the way turned out REALLY good, asparagus and squash, it was so easy!) and I had just enough time to take the food off, have my DD cover them with tinfoil and race out the door. The entire way to the hospital he was trying to convince me to just stop and get some "nuskin" which is kind of like a skin super glue, that it wasn't that bad, I could just fix him up and he'd be fine. Yes Dear, just wipe the blood off and let me drive. Men! The hospital visit went quick, but I'm embarrased to admit, my mind kept thinking of food. And now that something unexpected had happened to prevent me from eating a "diet dinner" and Sunday was my cheat day anyway, and today was only Monday, and I was stressed out, what would it hurt to go home and crash my diet? Surely I could write myself a pass for tonight? I really thought I was going to. He was really doing o.k., cracking jokes with the docter and nurses, so my mind was thinking of dinner. Why I am like this I don't know. It seems that I am always looking for an excuse to eat. And I don't mean eat, as in provide fuel for my body, I mean EAT, like break out the oreos and the cheetos, give me some ice cream, something that I have been denying myself. JUNK people, that's what I wanted. Sitting here 3 days later, it's hard for me to right that. It just seems so stupid and pointless, to waste that much energy on thinking of food. I will say though, that I went home and ate ALL of the squash, some asaparagus, and a couple of kefta rolls (which are kind of like a spicy meat loaf with no carbs, pretty good ) and was able to convince myself that was enough. That and honestly, I don't want to post a gain on Friday. I'm still not exercising as much as I should, or as much as I want to, but I am trying. I have done 300 crunches this week, and some toning. (thanks for the sparkpeople tip, thier exercises are great! It helps to be able to see people perform them, instead of just a picture of what the exercise is supposed to look like) Also yesterday was DD's 15th Bday and I HAD NO CAKE! Well, I only bought a mini this year, because only her and my DS are going to eat it. My DH is not big on sweets. (I'm big enough on them for both of us, thank you ) I am determined to stuff them both with cake over the next couple of days, and not to eat ANY of it. Then, whatever's left, I will throw it out!! It makes me feel better to just write that. Like I mean it. This will be my first birthday that there is cake in the house and I am not eating it. Maybe I'll freeze a piece and eat it on my 1 cheat day. (my cheat days used to drift into 2,3,or sometimes even 4 days, when you start, it's hard to stop .) I just wanted to check in, and say thanks for being here. It's about motivation. DENECARTER: good luck on #3! !I hope you have a great time! (I am really wondering about the story behind #1, not worrying about #1's behind, just his story...)

As a man, I will readily admit that I would have been the same way as your husband. "It's just a little blood. I feel fine, honestly." I can't tell you how many times I've said those words. (Ok, I really haven't had to say them that often. But I think I have that tough guy "rub a little dirt on it" mentality, too. It's a guy thing.)

I can totally understand how you like to make excuses to not just eat, but to EAT. I would usually tend to turn a splurge day into a splurge week. I figured, I didn't eat good on Monday, and Tuesday wasn't much better; Wednesday wasn't my best effort, and here I am on Thursday. If I eat healthy today, what good will that do me if I already blew my diet this week? So why not just enjoy all the fatty foods that I love the rest of this week and the weekend, and I'll just promise myself that I'll start fresh on Monday. But unfortunately those splurge weeks would turn into splurge months, and before I knew it my diet had been blown to pieces for a year. And that is pretty much why I need a support group like the DISappearing Peeps.

 

[harleygirl]

Dene! good luck - so glad you mentioed Jay - i've been wondering about him lately- he still 'trainin' you? and did you ever post pics of the gun show? did i miss it?

hey peeps - good luck to those needign it, hugs for the ones who need it,


i tink i hab a code... my chest feels all stubby and clogged and my node is wunny...

 

[UtahMama]

Hello everyone! Sometimes it's hard to find something to say when your a newcomer, but I really enjoy keeping up with all the happenings. I had to take my DH to the emergency room Monday evening. He was untangeling a wire from the blades of a tractor when one of the blades conked him on the head. It must have weighed about 10 pounds. (the blade, not his head) Lucky for him he is very hardheaded, and only needed 10 staples to close up the wound. This happened right as I was taking dinner off of the grill, (my first time EVER cooking on the grill). I had made some greek "kefta rolls" from a recipe I had seen on the news, and had finally trying grilling vegetables, (which by the way turned out REALLY good, asparagus and squash, it was so easy!) and I had just enough time to take the food off, have my DD cover them with tinfoil and race out the door. The entire way to the hospital he was trying to convince me to just stop and get some "nuskin" which is kind of like a skin super glue, that it wasn't that bad, I could just fix him up and he'd be fine. Yes Dear, just wipe the blood off and let me drive. Men! The hospital visit went quick, but I'm embarrased to admit, my mind kept thinking of food. And now that something unexpected had happened to prevent me from eating a "diet dinner" and Sunday was my cheat day anyway, and today was only Monday, and I was stressed out, what would it hurt to go home and crash my diet? Surely I could write myself a pass for tonight? I really thought I was going to. He was really doing o.k., cracking jokes with the docter and nurses, so my mind was thinking of dinner. Why I am like this I don't know. It seems that I am always looking for an excuse to eat. And I don't mean eat, as in provide fuel for my body, I mean EAT, like break out the oreos and the cheetos, give me some ice cream, something that I have been denying myself. JUNK people, that's what I wanted. Sitting here 3 days later, it's hard for me to right that. It just seems so stupid and pointless, to waste that much energy on thinking of food. I will say though, that I went home and ate ALL of the squash, some asaparagus, and a couple of kefta rolls (which are kind of like a spicy meat loaf with no carbs, pretty good ) and was able to convince myself that was enough. That and honestly, I don't want to post a gain on Friday. I'm still not exercising as much as I should, or as much as I want to, but I am trying. I have done 300 crunches this week, and some toning. (thanks for the sparkpeople tip, thier exercises are great! It helps to be able to see people perform them, instead of just a picture of what the exercise is supposed to look like) Also yesterday was DD's 15th Bday and I HAD NO CAKE! Well, I only bought a mini this year, because only her and my DS are going to eat it. My DH is not big on sweets. (I'm big enough on them for both of us, thank you ) I am determined to stuff them both with cake over the next couple of days, and not to eat ANY of it. Then, whatever's left, I will throw it out!! It makes me feel better to just write that. Like I mean it. This will be my first birthday that there is cake in the house and I am not eating it. Maybe I'll freeze a piece and eat it on my 1 cheat day. (my cheat days used to drift into 2,3,or sometimes even 4 days, when you start, it's hard to stop .) I just wanted to check in, and say thanks for being here. It's about motivation. DENECARTER: good luck on #3! !I hope you have a great time! (I am really wondering about the story behind #1, not worrying about #1's behind, just his story...)

I'm the same way. I think food in this case was for comfort? I turn to junk (nachos or Cheetos) when totally stressed. Stress trumps logic, usually.

It's ok to go off the wagon sometimes! I don't know you yet, but THIS group is awesome! You'll never feel judged or lectured. We all have been there. This ENTIRE time on this thread has only yielded me a total weight loss of 5-8 pounds depending on the day, but if NOT, I'd be UP 20 pounds. THIS I know.

Welcome!

and Welcome to all the other new faces (fresh meat!)

 

[UtahMama]

Dene! good luck - so glad you mentioed Jay - i've been wondering about him lately- he still 'trainin' you? and did you ever post pics of the gun show? did i miss it?

hey peeps - good luck to those needign it, hugs for the ones who need it,


i tink i hab a code... my chest feels all stubby and clogged and my node is wunny...

Feel Better Harley!!!!!

Drink some hot tea with honey and chicken noodle soup!!!

 

[harleygirl]

okay - so a lady was in my office a bit ago- (yes i am stealth posting cuz I really dont feel like working today) and she said she had been losing and doing great on her diet, then all of a sudden she just got hungry. like stayed hungry all the time. her dr said its called rebounding. the fat cells said OK thats enuff, its time to eat and build back up. so could this be the problem that we are suffering?

she said she's just having to work thru the hunger and try to satisfy herself and eat right and know that the cravings are her body's way of trying to rebound.

just a thought. maybe thats why its so easy to be gungho at first and then we lose our resolve...and the eat fest begins.

 

[harleygirl]

Feel Better Harley!!!!!

Drink some hot tea with honey and chicken noodle soup!!!

Thanks utah- maybe a back rub from a cute guy would help too

 

[DisneyObsession]

Hello everyone! Sometimes it's hard to find something to say when your a newcomer, but I really enjoy keeping up with all the happenings. I had to take my DH to the emergency room Monday evening. He was untangeling a wire from the blades of a tractor when one of the blades conked him on the head. It must have weighed about 10 pounds. (the blade, not his head) Lucky for him he is very hardheaded, and only needed 10 staples to close up the wound. This happened right as I was taking dinner off of the grill, (my first time EVER cooking on the grill). I had made some greek "kefta rolls" from a recipe I had seen on the news, and had finally trying grilling vegetables, (which by the way turned out REALLY good, asparagus and squash, it was so easy!) and I had just enough time to take the food off, have my DD cover them with tinfoil and race out the door. The entire way to the hospital he was trying to convince me to just stop and get some "nuskin" which is kind of like a skin super glue, that it wasn't that bad, I could just fix him up and he'd be fine. Yes Dear, just wipe the blood off and let me drive. Men! The hospital visit went quick, but I'm embarrased to admit, my mind kept thinking of food. And now that something unexpected had happened to prevent me from eating a "diet dinner" and Sunday was my cheat day anyway, and today was only Monday, and I was stressed out, what would it hurt to go home and crash my diet? Surely I could write myself a pass for tonight? I really thought I was going to. He was really doing o.k., cracking jokes with the docter and nurses, so my mind was thinking of dinner. Why I am like this I don't know. It seems that I am always looking for an excuse to eat. And I don't mean eat, as in provide fuel for my body, I mean EAT, like break out the oreos and the cheetos, give me some ice cream, something that I have been denying myself. JUNK people, that's what I wanted. Sitting here 3 days later, it's hard for me to right that. It just seems so stupid and pointless, to waste that much energy on thinking of food. I will say though, that I went home and ate ALL of the squash, some asaparagus, and a couple of kefta rolls (which are kind of like a spicy meat loaf with no carbs, pretty good ) and was able to convince myself that was enough. That and honestly, I don't want to post a gain on Friday. I'm still not exercising as much as I should, or as much as I want to, but I am trying. I have done 300 crunches this week, and some toning. (thanks for the sparkpeople tip, thier exercises are great! It helps to be able to see people perform them, instead of just a picture of what the exercise is supposed to look like) Also yesterday was DD's 15th Bday and I HAD NO CAKE! Well, I only bought a mini this year, because only her and my DS are going to eat it. My DH is not big on sweets. (I'm big enough on them for both of us, thank you ) I am determined to stuff them both with cake over the next couple of days, and not to eat ANY of it. Then, whatever's left, I will throw it out!! It makes me feel better to just write that. Like I mean it. This will be my first birthday that there is cake in the house and I am not eating it. Maybe I'll freeze a piece and eat it on my 1 cheat day. (my cheat days used to drift into 2,3,or sometimes even 4 days, when you start, it's hard to stop .) I just wanted to check in, and say thanks for being here. It's about motivation. DENECARTER: good luck on #3! !I hope you have a great time! (I am really wondering about the story behind #1, not worrying about #1's behind, just his story...)

I always have an excuse for eating...happy, sad, depressed, overjoyed, breathing, Aunt Flo...Wish I could just eat for sustainance (sp) and then stop! Now that would be ideal!

Feel Better Harley!!!!!

Drink some hot tea with honey and chicken noodle soup!!!

Yeah...what she said! Feel better Harley!

Thanks utah- maybe a back rub from a cute guy would help too

Hmmm...an even better suggestion!!!

 

[harleygirl]

i need advice-

i think i want to change careers. i dont know that i was made for accounting. how do i know what i'd be good at?

i luv outdoors. i love adventure. i luv travel. i luv to exercise and feel healthy. i luv animals and motorcycles...but all these things are my hobbies.

how'd you know what kinda career you;d like?

 

[dance2874]

Hello everyone! Sometimes it's hard to find something to say when your a newcomer, but I really enjoy keeping up with all the happenings. I had to take my DH to the emergency room Monday evening. He was untangeling a wire from the blades of a tractor when one of the blades conked him on the head. It must have weighed about 10 pounds. (the blade, not his head) Lucky for him he is very hardheaded, and only needed 10 staples to close up the wound. This happened right as I was taking dinner off of the grill, (my first time EVER cooking on the grill). I had made some greek "kefta rolls" from a recipe I had seen on the news, and had finally trying grilling vegetables, (which by the way turned out REALLY good, asparagus and squash, it was so easy!) and I had just enough time to take the food off, have my DD cover them with tinfoil and race out the door. The entire way to the hospital he was trying to convince me to just stop and get some "nuskin" which is kind of like a skin super glue, that it wasn't that bad, I could just fix him up and he'd be fine. Yes Dear, just wipe the blood off and let me drive. Men! The hospital visit went quick, but I'm embarrased to admit, my mind kept thinking of food. And now that something unexpected had happened to prevent me from eating a "diet dinner" and Sunday was my cheat day anyway, and today was only Monday, and I was stressed out, what would it hurt to go home and crash my diet? Surely I could write myself a pass for tonight? I really thought I was going to. He was really doing o.k., cracking jokes with the docter and nurses, so my mind was thinking of dinner. Why I am like this I don't know. It seems that I am always looking for an excuse to eat. And I don't mean eat, as in provide fuel for my body, I mean EAT, like break out the oreos and the cheetos, give me some ice cream, something that I have been denying myself. JUNK people, that's what I wanted. Sitting here 3 days later, it's hard for me to right that. It just seems so stupid and pointless, to waste that much energy on thinking of food. I will say though, that I went home and ate ALL of the squash, some asaparagus, and a couple of kefta rolls (which are kind of like a spicy meat loaf with no carbs, pretty good ) and was able to convince myself that was enough. That and honestly, I don't want to post a gain on Friday. I'm still not exercising as much as I should, or as much as I want to, but I am trying. I have done 300 crunches this week, and some toning. (thanks for the sparkpeople tip, thier exercises are great! It helps to be able to see people perform them, instead of just a picture of what the exercise is supposed to look like) Also yesterday was DD's 15th Bday and I HAD NO CAKE! Well, I only bought a mini this year, because only her and my DS are going to eat it. My DH is not big on sweets. (I'm big enough on them for both of us, thank you ) I am determined to stuff them both with cake over the next couple of days, and not to eat ANY of it. Then, whatever's left, I will throw it out!! It makes me feel better to just write that. Like I mean it. This will be my first birthday that there is cake in the house and I am not eating it. Maybe I'll freeze a piece and eat it on my 1 cheat day. (my cheat days used to drift into 2,3,or sometimes even 4 days, when you start, it's hard to stop .) I just wanted to check in, and say thanks for being here. It's about motivation. DENECARTER: good luck on #3! !I hope you have a great time! (I am really wondering about the story behind #1, not worrying about #1's behind, just his story...)

WOW! I am glad he is ok.

I am hear you on the EAT thing too. I can pretty much tell myself doing it is ok, that I earned it, that it is just one day...wahetever and then the flood gates open and I cant stop. This thread really helped me. Knowing I had to weigh in and post a gain or loss was a huge motivator.

okay - so a lady was in my office a bit ago- (yes i am stealth posting cuz I really dont feel like working today) and she said she had been losing and doing great on her diet, then all of a sudden she just got hungry. like stayed hungry all the time. her dr said its called rebounding. the fat cells said OK thats enuff, its time to eat and build back up. so could this be the problem that we are suffering?

she said she's just having to work thru the hunger and try to satisfy herself and eat right and know that the cravings are her body's way of trying to rebound.

just a thought. maybe thats why its so easy to be gungho at first and then we lose our resolve...and the eat fest begins.

I had that happen too....downright scary actually. I could not feel full no matter what. I had to find ways to trick my mind into thinking I was eating more.

i need advice-

i think i want to change careers. i dont know that i was made for accounting. how do i know what i'd be good at?

i luv outdoors. i love adventure. i luv travel. i luv to exercise and feel healthy. i luv animals and motorcycles...but all these things are my hobbies.

how'd you know what kinda career you;d like?

OK, all those hobbies you love can easily transform themself into a career I think. Outdoors, travel, adventure- I can see you doing travel agency stuff or booking/running adventure tours. Animals- working with the SPCA or a vet? Working at a motorcycle shop...or own one like Dan Conner did I guess my point is, that from the time I was little I always knew dance was going to be a career for me. I would never have a body for a professional career (without surgery at least) and I accepted that fact when I was about 16. But I could teach or own a studio, or a dance store...something. Maybe you just have to think outside the box a little

 

[TKDisneylover]

okay peeps i am totally by passing weigh in on friday last night was my 14th wedding anniversary and we were lucky enough to stay at a bed and breakfast(let's just say they treat you right) i had 4 of the most decedent mint brownies about a thousand calories each and utah mint truffles(Why do they put these things in your room)

Just wanted to say:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!
(We share the same date! )

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

i need advice-

i think i want to change careers. i dont know that i was made for accounting. how do i know what i'd be good at?

i luv outdoors. i love adventure. i luv travel. i luv to exercise and feel healthy. i luv animals and motorcycles...but all these things are my hobbies.

how'd you know what kinda career you;d like?

I think you have the same dilemma that millions of other Americans have, myself included. I don't hate my job, but I also can't picture myself doing it for another 35 years. The advice that I've always heard is to find something that you'd do for free, and then figure out a way to get people to pay you to do it. So for instance, taking a look at your hobbies maybe you'd like to be a travel agent? Or thinking outside the box a bit, maybe you could guide motorcycle trips through Georgia; but instead of staying at hotels you would find a place to pitch a tent for the night. I personally don't have the guts to leave my job to start a whole new career, but there are many nights that I think about it.

 

[harleygirl]

i think finding the guts to leave is part of the problem- finances is the other part...but i can dream right? and maybe just work to go on vacations...sigh i dont know the answer thanks for listening tho

 

[HockeyKat]

Also, Kat, are you eating 1300 and then burning a bunch on the exercise. I'm averaging about 1250 if you subtract the workouts from what I'm eating, and I've been going nowhere for the last couple weeks. I don't know if I need to eat more, less, or just different. I guess at this point I'll just figure it out after the trip.

I'm getting in the hot tub by myself now, since DH is already in L.A. See y'all tomorrow.

Mmm hot tub.

I am eating around 1100-1200 and NOT subtracting for workouts. I try to stay about 1100 to allow for fudging... bites of things, the eventuality that I am probably not as honest in my food journal and/or weighing/measuring as I should be, etc.

I try to eat a LOT of fruits and veggies so I don't feel deprived. Lunch usually contains a HUGE dinner salad with Light-Done-Right Three Cheese Ranch, and a smart ones or lean cuisine that has a full serving of veggies, protein, and is under 200 cals. I try to make sure to have protein at every meal. Bfast has been reduced fat bacon-egg-cheese toaster scrambles or one lean pocket, both are in the 150 cal range.

I often eat a bag of 94% FF popcorn with a bit of butter spray on it at night to cure the munchies.

I have been steadily losing 1-2 lbs per week since February. I allow myself 1-2 cheat days a week, and I do indulge in a glass of wine or a light beer now and again and just count it in my calories.

Why in the world am I only finding this thread NOW? I'm saved!

WELCOME!!!

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Why I am like this I don't know. It seems that I am always looking for an excuse to eat. And I don't mean eat, as in provide fuel for my body, I mean EAT, like break out the oreos and the cheetos, give me some ice cream, something that I have been denying myself. JUNK people, that's what I wanted. Sitting here 3 days later, it's hard for me to right that. It just seems so stupid and pointless, to waste that much energy on thinking of food.
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I just wanted to check in, and say thanks for being here. It's about motivation.

Please check in daily!! It really helps. And I understand the junk food thing... cheetos, chips, etc are totally my weakness. I find that only having things in the house that are good for me helps... A bag of FF popcorn to replace my chips, a 100-calorie ice cream cup to replace a BOWL of icecream, a 100-calorie pack of cupcakes to replace a box of cupcakes...

I can totally understand how you like to make excuses to not just eat, but to EAT. I would usually tend to turn a splurge day into a splurge week. I figured, I didn't eat good on Monday, and Tuesday wasn't much better; Wednesday wasn't my best effort, and here I am on Thursday. If I eat healthy today, what good will that do me if I already blew my diet this week? So why not just enjoy all the fatty foods that I love the rest of this week and the weekend, and I'll just promise myself that I'll start fresh on Monday. But unfortunately those splurge weeks would turn into splurge months, and before I knew it my diet had been blown to pieces for a year. And that is pretty much why I need a support group like the DISappearing Peeps.

Yup!! You said it better than I ever could.

i need advice-

i think i want to change careers. i dont know that i was made for accounting. how do i know what i'd be good at?

i luv outdoors. i love adventure. i luv travel. i luv to exercise and feel healthy. i luv animals and motorcycles...but all these things are my hobbies.

how'd you know what kinda career you;d like?

I hear ya... I am not cut out to be a computer programmer. However, I like the lifestyle that it affords me so most days I just suck and deal and come to work.


I have good and bads for today. Good is, I weighed in under 180 for the first time in 4 years (yes, bad me, did my pre-weigh). Hopefully that holds for tomorrow! Other good is, I fit into my 12 editor pants and almost wore them, but I felt like I need about 2-3 more lbs or a longer shirt than I had clean to feel comfy in them. Bad is, I wore a white button down shirt today that has a dark green half-sweater that ties about mid-torso over it (think schoolgirl) and my coworkers won't stop teasing me about it.

 

[Disneyfreak92]

i need advice-

i think i want to change careers. i dont know that i was made for accounting. how do i know what i'd be good at?

i luv outdoors. i love adventure. i luv travel. i luv to exercise and feel healthy. i luv animals and motorcycles...but all these things are my hobbies.

how'd you know what kinda career you;d like?

I feel your pain here Harley! For years I knew I wanted to go back to school, and when I finally did, I majored in something because I felt it was "safe", and I still didn't know exactly what I wanted to do. Now I have figured out what I want to do (photography), and I am having to work at it on the side to try to make a business out of it that could actually be profitable and allow me to quit my job. But it feels SO far off! Especially since DH's income fluctuates. Even though he makes a lot more money than I do, mine is the constant. I like the suggestions I've read so far for you, but what do YOU want to do? That's the key. I think someone said find something you'd do for free and figure out how to make money at it. That's kind of what I'm doing.

 

[zigzagzerr]

I always have an excuse for eating...happy, sad, depressed, overjoyed, breathing, Aunt Flo...Wish I could just eat for sustainance (sp) and then stop! Now that would be ideal!
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Breathing? As an excuse to eat? I LOVE IT!!!!!
I am have a tough week, foodwise. Need to get back on track -- pull me back up on the wagon, guys! (beam me up Scotty!)

 

[DisneyObsession]

i need advice-

i think i want to change careers. i dont know that i was made for accounting. how do i know what i'd be good at?

i luv outdoors. i love adventure. i luv travel. i luv to exercise and feel healthy. i luv animals and motorcycles...but all these things are my hobbies.

how'd you know what kinda career you;d like?

I am still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up! I have worked in Insurance for the past 4 years and don't see myself doing this in 5 years! But, I also don't know what else to do. Besides, I work with a friend and don't see myself leaving her either.

I also understand not leaving a job due to finances. Sometimes we have to do what we have to do. (Hence the reason I worked 6 days a week for 2 years! ) I suggest researching online various jobs that involve your hobbies. You never know what you might find!

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

okay -- I have been a LONG time lurker on this thread and I want to say how much i appreciate the help and advice i have read here.

i am doing weight watchers and so far i have lost 45 lbs. I still have about 45 more to go before I reach "their" goal, but for the first time in at least a dozen years I want to be in one-der land (weigh in the 100's). I have only 7 or so pounds to go to reach that goal. i'm not sure what "my" goal weight is, but i know i haven't reached it yet.

this has been the HARDEST thing i have ever done in my life. my master's program in college was not this hard. It is a constant battle and has to be a priority for me. i cannot relax or i will end up back where i started.

so anyway, thanks dis-ers for all your support and encouragement. Seeing so many people struggle day to day with the same things I struggle with makes you feel so much less alone.