DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN!

[UtahMama]

I found my collection of notes from earlier this year - the Oprah boot camp tips...from Bob Greene - 12 week committment

tolerate no excuses from yourself
1. regular exercise 8x week (hmmmm wonder what I meant 8?)
2. eat consciously
3. eat breakfast
4. stop eating 2 hours before Bed
5. no alcohol - champagne once - during boot camp phase
6. 100 oz of water a day.

Day one. called "Act of Bravery"
1. OWN the number
2. 6 am work out every dat + 2pm Hill more important than speed
8 - 10.5 on treadmill
lift weights

3. NO white stuff - rice, potato, pasta

So these were my notes from this summer before our trip to the World. Needless to say I didnt follow through - of course, I didnt follow any of the rules. I think that's why this time I'm trying the baby step approach. To follow my path, make my rules. Stick with what works.

But at the same time, if they can help anyone, I thought I'd share!!
(the goal of boot camp - loose 25 - 30 #'s in 12 weeks)

THAT rocks! I'll have to work up to that. My 3 x a week exercising (not at 6 am thank you anyways)will have to do. THAT is a smallish miracle. I "Own" my number (as long as it's a good one!). I never drink alcohol (except for medicinal purposes...every night, j/k). I LOVE the white stuff, but luckily the white stuff doesnt like me! I'll have to work up to the tread mill, seeings as I dont own one The elliptical trainer is the one that kicks my bum. Literally! I'm afraid I will NEVER want to wake up an hour before scheduled to workout. I am not a morning person. I have done that in the past and it did not work well for me at all. It makes sense to rev up your matabolism and it makes sense to shower after your workout and start your day. I admire fit people who do that, though. The one's who are out running before I've had my second dream!

 

[AlaskaMOM]

Good afternoon Ladies (and 1 Gent)
Sorry it has taken me a while to post my loss, but I had so many pages to read before (man this thread really moves!!)
I am down 2 more pounds from last week for a grand total of 49 pounds, DARN I really wanted to hit that 50 pound mark! Next week right?

I'm so proud of everyone, doing so well!
7 pounds
5 pounds
4 pounds
2 pounds

All that exercising, and moving your bodies, healthy choices
WTG!!!

Sandy - Sorry to hear about the troubles earlier. But I'm so glad you came here to voice them and get the support that you needed to help you move forward. What a great place! The peoplpe here knows what it really means to be going through this whole process; the ups, and the downs.

I'm gonna make this short, my arm is very achey since I just got a flu shot. (and I can surely be a BIG baby1) Made myself. Who wants to take the chance of getting sick while on vacation, let alone a WDW vacation!

 

[UtahMama]

Jill, you just made our group over the 40 pounds mark! You are SO going to get that 50 pound ribbon! Way to go!

We have some ribbons to update!

 

[lexmelinda]

Jill, you just made our group over the 40 pounds mark!

40 POUNDS! That's.......like......a whole preschooler! Just on this thread! Just this week! I'm so proud of everyone! Thanks for starting this thread UM!

 

[spongemommie05]

Me again!

Spongalicious- I LOVE your new "family"! I think you nailed the personalities!

Gary the Snail (Mayson) is the CUTEST baby! At aerobics, he stands in front of me and holds up his arms and has a look on his face like Puss In Boots on Shrek II. HARD to resist! Of course I picked his yumminess up! (I needed a break!)

((Is there an "e" after the "y" in "mayson"/"mayeson")) I always screw up their names


I even licked the little bowl of Ricotta Creme. It made me all happy!

i know i have the most adorable lil man he has been sleeping on my chest for the last 3 hours and no mayson has no e just mayson you are probably thinking about JayEdyn , wow your lil snack sounds so good too bad i can't eat stuff like that,,,,,,, my rings are falling off my hands and spinning that has not happened for quite some time after this i may have to have them re-sized.

 

[BONITATIME]

I'm Nikki and I would like to join you all. I have been lurking since I found the thread on tuesday but wuld like to join. I have 8 kilos ( about 17 pounds) to lose. My plan is to walk every day, and eat smaller healthier portions.

 

[spongemommie05]

hey what do you have to do to get ribbons?

 

[UtahMama]

NIKKI! Welcome! Of course you can join! 8 kilos sounds better, though! Weigh yourself today because weigh day is fridays. Best of luck to ya! You'll do great!


Spongtastic- I have NO idea. Hopefully someone will help you.

I'm grilling abunch of chicken breasts to slice and have on hand for salads so I wond buy one at Mc Donalds or Arbys! See all the money I'm saving? Not going to weight watchers, $10 per week (unless you prepay which I can never afford). Not paying for a gym, or a piece of equipment $X. Not spending $3.00 per day on diet Pepsi (but doing Crytal Lite..I got the "Great Value" hard-to-mix kind, but it's good). I KNOW I'm forgetting something or other. See, doing my fuzzy disney math, I practially paid for next year's trip without harming the basement finishing project money. I am genius!

 

[spongemommie05]

Welcome Nikki

 

[eeyore45]

Bienvenidos Nikki!!! (not sure if you even speak Spanish, it just came out!!)

Spongie - I also noticed your family - I think there is a special place reserved for mother's of 4 boys!!! Love the family pic!!!

Now GET THE RIBBONS< GET YOUR RIBBONS HERE > (click on link please!) http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=454614

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDING CLIPART

Brief version:

1) Copy and paste the URL for the clipart of your choice into the sig box of your user profile. There is no need to add additional

img tags. I've already done that part for you.

2) Click on submit modifications.

So easy here (there - here as in the WISH area... usually you have to right click on an image, than hit save as - and save it to your computer, then go to photobucket and "upload" it to get that img tags they describe in the above thread!!

Dont be afraid, JUST DO it, follow the directions - come on... suck it up!! (and suck it in!! )

 

[eeyore45]

forgot to say JILL!!

 

[eeyore45]

If you confuse easily - esp when it comes to technology and changing your siggy - proceed with caution - I'm about to confuse you!!

This will be revealing of my personality. I look for shortcuts - I LOVE shortcuts!! (figuratively and literally!!)

So, getting your clipart affixed "just so" is important... you want things in an order... you dont want to "mess with the 'order' " because then the whole darn thing gets "off" and mucked up... and takes me forever to figure it out again... worry no more!!

Well, that ribbon needs to be updated... so go to the link, and it lists the gibbedly gook needed for the machine to know "I WANT A RIBBON IN MY SIGGY dagnabit" only do you see the difference between a 5 # ribbon and the "member" ribbon... in the last line of the gibidy gook is 'member' on the member ribbon and a 5

....memberwish.gif[/img] vs. ...5wish.gif[/img] etcetera etcetera



Therefore, when you put that line of gobity gook in your "USER CP" edit signature space... from here on in... read the gobity gook until you get to the number you wish to change - so next time, all I have to do instead of delete the whole of the gobity gook, I just delete the one itty bitty number 5, then I type a HUGE number 10 or 15

Yes, I scare myself sometimes!!!

either that or working all week teaching 6th, 7th and 8th graders in the computer tech class rubbed off...

nah, never that!!!

 

[nsalz]

We are such LOSERS!!!!!!!!






(lol!)

This is the best group ever.....just catching up from this morning. Wow...I have never been so excited to be a loser. Next week will be hard fpr me with Thanksgiving. Breath nsalz Breath...I can do this!!!!

 

[KatInHat]

I just ate the most scrumptious lil treat! It's in the South Beach book and there's lots of variations.

Vanilla Ricotta Creme :
1/2 C. part skim ricotta cheese
1/4 t. vanilla
1 package sugar substitute

*Mix together the ricotta, vanilla, & sugar substitute. I mixed it in my Kitchen Aid and kept scraping down the sides till smoooooth. Aprox. 5 mins.

(I quadrupled this recipe to have on hand when temptation strikes! PLAN AHEAD!)

variations:all are 1/2 C ricotta plus...

lemon or lime zest- 1/4 t. grated lemonor lime zest + 1/4 t. vanilla + 1 pkg. "sweetner"

Almond Ricotta: 1/4 t. almond + 1 t. almond slivers toasted + 1 pkg. sweetner

Mocha Ricotta creme: 1/2 t. cocoa powder (unsweetened) + 1/4 t. vanilla +dash of espresso powder, 5 mini chocolate chips ( NOT 6, LOL!) 1 pkg. sweetener

UM: this sounds yummy.. I think I may try it this weekend. this may be a silly question but ... Do you eat something with it.. like a dip.. or is it more like a pudding you just eat with a spoon ??

 

[spongemommie05]

Thanks that was not too hard now i feel all special inside

 

[UtahMama]

UM: this sounds yummy.. I think I may try it this weekend. this may be a silly question but ... Do you eat something with it.. like a dip.. or is it more like a pudding you just eat with a spoon ??

I actually served up a 1/2 C. serving then ate it with a teeny spoon to savor it. It tastes rich. It's thicker than pudding. Like hummus in texture. I've only tried the vanilla version and think it would be delicious with cherry pie filling!

 

[UtahMama]

My food journal for today:

2 cans diet pepsi to wake up
32 0z. water

Workout 1 hour 32 oz. Crystal Lite

B: Blue Bunny Carb Freedom yogurt (weird) More filling than reg. yogurt

S1: LF cottage cheese/ soy Crisps (no idea if legal...looked legal though)

S2: carrots with hummus (just a few)

32 oz. Crystal lite Store Brand Cherry hard to mix but GOOD!

S3: 1/2 C. vanilla ricotta creme (Pretty good)

L: 3 thin slices of canadian bacon (4 is a serving)
3 thin swiss cheeses rolled up

D: goodly amount of broccoli with a little cheese...when cheese was eaten, I sprayed remaining spears with I Cant Believe its Butter.
about 3 oz. thinly sliced grilled lemon-pepper cheicken I had on hand ready to go!

32 Oz. Crystal lite Cherry (It's store brand from here on out!)

I am stuffed like a turkey. Full to the gills. Put a fork in me I'm ready!

Mental note, broccoli is filling!

 

[monymony3471]

Hey losers!

AlaskaMOM - so close but you'll get there in a day or 2!

BONITATIME,

Today was just awesome and so inspiring, that I wish my trip was two months away so I could lose so much more weight before I get there.

Did I just say that?

Seriously this is the best group to be a part of. Wow we lost 40 pounds this week. That is just amazing. Everyone did a great job.

Moving on: Got to take care of some beznez

B: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, beans, mexican cheese-very yummy!
sn: turkey with romaine lettuce
L:Taco salad without the taco chips: very yummy! (late lunch had conferences)
sn: nope
Dinner: wasn't hungry.

Now I am, but it's after 8, I can't eat. So, maybe I'll grab some protein later, but I'm not starving. *I wound up have 2 pieces of cheese and 2 pieces of turkey rolled up. If I didn't, I could have caved big time. So, I adverted a big problem.

I did late evening exercise.
34.5 mins. 105 fat cals, 337 reg cals, 2.3 miles, good aerobic pulse at end 135.

I know the weekends can be tough, but if things get rough, post post post! WWPD? SIUSII right?

Keep on Keepin' On!

 

[UtahMama]

Monica! I like the taco salad without the taco chips idea!

BUT!

Have you ever sucked the inards out of a bean/beef burrito?? Leaving behind the sad, sad limp flour tortilla? I have! Next time I crave taco bell I'll do that!







Weekends are TOUGH!
BUT(T)! we have each other!

Just Keep Slimin, Just Keep Slimin, slimin, slimin!

 

[KatInHat]

My food journal:

b: small amt of dry cereal (didnt have milk)
sn: 3 slices of turkey bacon- I think it's SB friendly. I just put a few slices on a plate and zap them in the micro until they are crispy abt 3 min. a yummy snack.
lunch: chicken cut up and cooked w/fajita seasoning mix, kinda like monica's taco salad only I didnt have lettuce so I just had fajita chicken w/a little cheese.
sn: 1 slice turkey w/1 slice swiss chesse 2 wheat thins
d: Shrimp Bisque - Everything comes in a bag and you just cook it .. I got it in the freezer section of walmart. "A complete Easy-to-cook Meal" I only ate a little bit b/c it tasted very good and usually if it's good to taste it's bad for the waist. Now I am looking at the nutritional info 130 calories, 3.5 g fat,
0 sat fat and 16 g carb. for 1 serving.

I also had 1 cup of coffee w/sugar free creamer to wake me up.
and 64oz of lemon water.

Guess what fun exercise I have planned for tomorrow I think I'm going to go rollerblading. Yikes !! Watch out here I come.

Weekends are hard and I have a birthday party to go to Sunday. I plan to eat a healthy snack/lunch before I go so I won't be tempted to eat party food while I'm there. Great plan .. Hope it works.