DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN!

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Hi All! I hope everyone is doing ok.

Spongie~ I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well and your little guy is still sick. It's so hard to get anything done or feel functional yourself when you have a sick baby. The pic of the boys is adorable!

Eeyore~ Thanks for explaining the cole slaw thing. I thought the dressing was really high in fat and calories though. I can relate to what your mom did with the veggies. We HAD to eat them every night for dinner and my sister would make herself sick trying to choke them down. I remember feeling so bad for her because she hated them. Now that she's a mom, she doesn't serve very many veggies because she can't eat most of them without getting sick.

Aries~ Cute cakes. I have a friend who makes awesome cakes and I can't wait to see the pix every week. She started as a hobby but now gets several orders each week and has done a wedding cake and a few very detailed birthday cakes.

UM~ Hope you had a good day and you were able to drink all your water.

I was ok again today. I had toast and a hard boiled egg for breakfast and at work I had a 100 cal bag of pretzels and 2 liters of water. I was exhausted and starving by the time I got home and grabbed a cookie off the stack that the kids baked today. I went to sleep and DH brought me a chili from Wendy's. I haven't been ot the treadmill today but did manage 25 mins last night. I supposse I should put the laptop down and get my time in.

 

[UtahMama]

Sandy!!!! Anyone would hate veggies after what your mama did! Ugg! THAT's a power struggle I wouldnt want to be involved in! But I was...

I was once almost that mean to my 17 yr. old when he was 3 or 4. I served him fruit cocktail and told him to eat eat when I saw him playing with it. My anger was boiling when I saw him gagging.... I told him if he threw it up, I'd just serve him MORE.... Well after my worst mama-moment, I did "win" but at a very high price. My son would not eat any fruit or vegetables for years after that! NOW, we joke about it like I'll put fruit cocktail in his christmas stocking or I'll serve it up sometimes...I have profusely appologized over the years, but still!

 

[UtahMama]

Hi All! I hope everyone is doing ok.

Spongie~ I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well and your little guy is still sick. It's so hard to get anything done or feel functional yourself when you have a sick baby. The pic of the boys is adorable!

Eeyore~ Thanks for explaining the cole slaw thing. I thought the dressing was really high in fat and calories though. I can relate to what your mom did with the veggies. We HAD to eat them every night for dinner and my sister would make herself sick trying to choke them down. I remember feeling so bad for her because she hated them. Now that she's a mom, she doesn't serve very many veggies because she can't eat most of them without getting sick.

Aries~ Cute cakes. I have a friend who makes awesome cakes and I can't wait to see the pix every week. She started as a hobby but now gets several orders each week and has done a wedding cake and a few very detailed birthday cakes.

UM~ Hope you had a good day and you were able to drink all your water.

I was ok again today. I had toast and a hard boiled egg for breakfast and at work I had a 100 cal bag of pretzels and 2 liters of water. I was exhausted and starving by the time I got home and grabbed a cookie off the stack that the kids baked today. I went to sleep and DH brought me a chili from Wendy's. I haven't been ot the treadmill today but did manage 25 mins last night. I supposse I should put the laptop down and get my time in.

Ugg, I slosh when I walk. I am still working on it. Too much soda in the last couple hours because I 'm very tired. I figure it was either that or eat something.

I am not wanting to overeat for dinner. I had scrumptous homemade chili for lunch.

I want an easy button or a magic pill. I am totally needing motivation! Maybe I'll go back in this thread back when I was on top of the world with HOPE!

UGG!!!!!!

 

[Tinkabella]

I love when you guys list what you are eating. I need inspiration!!!! I am kinda sick of the same old stuff day in and day out.

Utm, Chili sound pretty good. I think I will make some Veg/Bean Chili tomorrow. What do you eat it with ? I was thinking maybe some toasted pita triangles, little bit of fat free fake cheddar cheese and a dollop of fat free sour cream !!! Yummy !!

We have been eating alot of fish (which is OK because my kids like fish...) but it is starting to get pretty old.

So...please let me know what you're guys are eating and snacking on....besides WATER !

I have started "rewarding" myself with a diet Dr Pepper if I finish my 4 liters of water. No Dr Pepper until the water is GONE. (I am buying a lot less soda these day. )

Spongie: I hope Mayson is feeling better soon ! It breaks my heart when one of my kids is sick. How do you take care of a sick little one when you have 4 others as well ? Do you ever sleep ? You are my hero !

 

[aries1980]

Ugg, I slosh when I walk. I am still working on it. Too much soda in the last couple hours because I 'm very tired. I figure it was either that or eat something.

I am not wanting to overeat for dinner. I had scrumptous homemade chili for lunch.

I want an easy button or a magic pill. I am totally needing motivation! Maybe I'll go back in this thread back when I was on top of the world with HOPE!

UGG!!!!!!

I hear you UM im such in a hole of despair with this moving and being broke and everything else right now.... that i just ate pasta without even measuring it out and i snuck some caramels. I dont think i went over my calories but still im slipping and need motivation!!

 

[dismom9761]

I hear you UM im such in a hole of despair with this moving and being broke and everything else right now.... that i just ate pasta without even measuring it out and i snuck some caramels. I dont think i went over my calories but still im slipping and need motivation!!

I am slipping too...I was already pretty down and then I managed to break my ornament I got in Disney. Why oh Why do I just want to sit down and eat junk.Why does food seem to make us feel better?I am very unsatisfied this evening....

spongemommie,I am so sorry that Mayson feels bad agan.I hope it doesn't last long.

 

[dismom9761]

I love when you guys list what you are eating. I need inspiration!!!! I am kinda sick of the same old stuff day in and day out.(Originally posted by Tinkabella)

I thought it might help me if I wrote down todays:
B-low sugar Maple and Brown Sugar oatmeal
L-turkey and cheese on a bagel
S-rice crispie treat and fun size Milky Way
D-two corn tortillas with beans and cheese and a banana
S-WW ice cream and rice crispie treat
I actually did not go over my pts(WW),but my DH is cooking muffins and sausage and it smells sooo good.

 

[monymony3471]

Hey ladies! (that was a beastie boys song, get funky)

I'm stepping up here. I'm trying to motivate you all. Don't get down on yourselves. It's ok to be honest and I commend you all for your efforts, but don't confuse that with allowing yourself to lose control.

I'm not trying to be mean. I want to gorge all the time.

I don't have my other vise anymore to fall back on. I did quite smoking a few months ago. For me and my kids, I did it. But, that was the first step to being healthy. My next step is the extra weight.

I can't stress enough how mental this thing is. Find a way to talk yourself out of it. Make it a habit to ask a question before you eat. Am I truely hungry? Is this the best choice I have to make? Answer honestly and then react.

I'm 5' 10". I started at 254. I am currently 227. My ideal according to the charts is 180. If I get there fantastic, if I get close super, but that's where I am headed.

I am sick and tired of hating how I look. I want to like to go clothes shopping. I hate it with a passion.

This is the first thread that I actually stayed with after the first few hellos. I want to help you and I want to inspire you and I want to see you all have successes. I want to share mine with you.

Right now I just want the next ribbon!

today's journal:

Breakfast: 2 eggs over easy, with 2 pieces of thin ham

Lunch: bed of lettuce with bean salsa and some chicken

Dinner: chicken with sauted veggies in a soy sauce/olive oil marinade with cheese. I also added some whole wheat pasta. I know bad for phase 1, but I would have fallen if I didn't.

pm snack and hand full of popcorn

water 12 glasses.

Keep on Keepin' on!

 

[UtahMama]

Low Carb. Snacks:

Nuts, pistachios, almonds, sometimes peanuts

string cheese

the guts out of a burrito oh yes I DO!

beef jerkey

chocolate Yoplait yogurt

ham and cheese roll ups

soy chips

sugar free jello

diet pepsi

Sobee Lean



I got some low carb bread and made a skinny grilled cheese samich for dinner. I needed to. I feel alot better. NOT grumpy anymore!


WHERE's TWINKIE?????

 

[UtahMama]

Monica! I just love you oodles!
I am loving you more and more! You are such an inspiration! And I love Beastie Boys (Girls!, Brass Monkey!) and "3-11"!!!!!

I just now saw a South Beach for the Holidays Cookbook with pictures...but it's 22.00! I'm going to check at the library first! Whilst at WM, I picked up some Carb friendly frozen meal for when I dont wanna cook...or I need something asap! My refridgerator is freezing my lettuce and veggies!!! Doesn't that just suck?! So I bought a small bag of field greens that would make a couple nice sized salads.



OH! DISUNCpromised to be returning! He's busy at work and is having issues with his computer. I think he said after the 15th...he did promise! Love him too.


Tinkabella- I usually like my chili in a bread bowl or with corn bread...but I enjoyed it with a sprinkling of cheese. Very hearty and I was stuffed! I like a dallop of sour cream too on it, but I didnt realize I had some in the fridge...duh!

Sandy- How YOU doin'? I have never been to a cocktail party! Not ever. Not for a work party or anything. But every family gathering has appetizers and snacks and soda. So your tips will be applied then. I'm usually full before the dinner even starts! Hope tomarrow is a better day for all of us! Moods are contageous even on the DIS, dontcha think?

Dismom- Uh-Oh! You broke a Disney Ornament! Sucks! Did you get it at that Downtown Disney Christmas Store? I love that place! Dont be discouraged!!! We'll snap out of it together! We'll have an awesome day tomarrow!

Aries-You TOO?!?! Ok, we all need a little something! What can we do to "deal" besides wanting to eat!? If anyone knows, clue me in! I think you are having to move at the most stressfull time of the year! Plus moving is the WORST kind of stress...top it off with being broke! When you get through THIS, losing weight will be nothin! You are probably stronger than you think. We're here for ya!

MHL-How are YOU doing? If you've been strong through all our stinkin thinkin, you can hold us all up and drag us back!


Anyone else-I only commented on this current page...sorry! Didnt want anyone to feel left out.THAT would not be very nice!

 

[dwheatl]

Zoe- It's normal to need to get away from the baby for a little while. I used to look forward to a trip to the grocery store. Getting away for a little exercise is great. Really keep up on your water. It makes all the difference in nursing the baby.
Spongie-Love the picture of the boys. I hated when my kids were sick, but I loved that they were snuggly-cuddly then. Hope you feel better.

I think it was Eeyore who posted the cocktail party tip. great idea. I've got 3 to go to in the next couple of weeks. It would work for me to take just 1 thing at a time, because I start to get really self-conscious thinking about how many times I walk to the food table and wondering if everyone is watching. They probably aren't, but at least it inspires some self-control.

I had planned to go to the gym tonight, but I caught the kindergartner cooties (no, not lice, just a crummy cold). I'm sitting here under my electric throw blankie, feeling achy and lazy, but it also seems to have decreased my appetite. I had Kashi Good Friends and milk and SF cocoa for breakfast (I love Kashi Go Lean Crunch, but talk about gassy!). I had two slices of fat free turkey breast on Oroweat lite bread with mustard and spinach, and a handful of baby carrots for lunch. I had an orange (hurray for Dec. oranges, they are the best) and a cup of decaf SF mocha from General Mills (celebrating the moments of my life!) for snack, and a cup of Campbell's Mexican chicken soup and salad with lite cilantro dressing from Trader Joe's for dinner. 1/2 cup of Safeway lite Moose Tracks ice cream for dessert (I think it's 130 cals for 1/2 cup).

Everyone, keep going and don't give up. As my WW leader used to say, there are 21 meals in a week. Just because you blow it on 1 or 2 doesn't mean there's no point in going on. Someone was talking about the 600 + lb. lady on Dr. Phil the other day. When I wonder if the daily struggle is worth it, I remember what giving up looks like. I may not be the perfect size I envision, but I am so much better off than if I didn't try at all (or even if I just decided to hang it up until the new year).

Goodnight all, and have a great Wednesday.

 

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I'm doing good. I decided to have dinner tonight. I had chicken noodle soup and added some mixed veggies. It left a bit to be desired though, didn't taste much like veggie soup.... I had a few low fat crackers and the kids asked me to have one of their rasin cookies. I was good about the TM though, .75 mile in less than 15 mins.

I got to thinking today about one of my eating habits. I claim to hate eating in the car but when I snack, that's where I am. I'll justify the bag of MMs or candy somehow but in reality, I do it to try to make myself feel good. Which totally doesn't work because I look in the mirror and berate myself for the unnecessary junk food. I'm looking for a good pick me up. I crave feeling loved and cared for and I have to do that for myself but still be healthy about it. I tell my clients food does not equal love, but I love myself through food..... The reality is, I can love myself through healthy food and feel good about the choices I make.

Hang in there everyone, and hang onto each other. There is absolutly nothing you can't handle when you've got friends.

MHL

 

[spongemommie05]

I am sorry if i am making anyone sad . i do have my goals and i am trying to stick with them I just Love that everyone shares things and that we treat each other with respect and encouragement when we slip or fall off the wagon, i think everyday we should post an encouraging comment about the dis memeber who posted before us that way we can continue to give each other encouragement and get to know each other more,, what do you think about that?
I will start

The Dis memeber above me: will try to make healthy choices while in her car. MHL

Thanks for all the love and well wishes for me and my mayson ..

 

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING!!!

Spongemommie.....Great idea with the encouraging posts!!!....Spongie, you encourage us all with your motivation to lose 36 pounds, exercise, diet, and take care of sick children while baking awesome Spongebob birthday cakes. You're the woman! Thanks for helping us encourage each other! Hope Mayson is better today....

Zoe....NEVER feel bad about having some "me" time...especially when it allows you to do something positive...like exercise.

Sandy & Danielle.....Hope you're both feeling better soon!

WHERE ARE....Valentine, LBelle, Twinkie, and some others? HANG ON TIGHT, EVERYBODY. We can get through the holidays together!

YESTERDAY....

Calories.....approx. 1400.....IS ANYONE ELSE STARVING AFTER THEY EXERCISE?

Exercise.....again...2 miles in 30 minutes on the walking track with a 2 lb. weight in each hand. My Slim in 6 book says not to eat for at least 3 hours before you exercise so your body with burn stored fat and not just the food on hand. Does that make sense? Has anyone else heard/read this? I'm trying to eat my lean cuisine at 11am before I walk at 2pm....then snack afterward.

Water....3.5 of my 4 water bottles...one with single serve green tea.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

 

[monymony3471]

Spongemommie05: You never made me sad. You happen to be very encouraging. With what you have on your plate, and all the things you do for your family, and that you are here making a positive change in your life, it makes me look at my life differently. I only have 3 kids. My struggles are different, but you show me that they are doable. Thank you.

dwheatl posted: When I wonder if the daily struggle is worth it, I remember what giving up looks like. I may not be the perfect size I envision, but I am so much better off than if I didn't try at all (or even if I just decided to hang it up until the new year).

That quote is going over my tread mill.

UtahMama: You had me at hello.
My fridge tried to freeze my red romaine yesterday. I caught it in time. What's up with that? It wasn't even near the bottom.

I don't wanna come off like a meanie. I just was reading all the posts last night and was really feeling some empathy for those of you who were losing your control. You almost could see like a domino effect taking place. (Put a bunch of women together and their cycles will all click eventually, know what I mean?)

I know it happens. It will happen to me and everyone else. We are not perfect. I just hope someone will be there and put me back on track. Hugs are nice but I need something a little bit more. I kinda lost some sleep last night just thinking about everyone.

I hope this day finds everyone with a great attitude, and perserverence to Keep movin' on!

I love the idea to always comment on the person below you. Aces!

Lexy: we posted at the same time! So I want to add that you are a great person. You always take the time to comment on lots of posters. That makes people feel good. Thanks.

 

[Bee]

Just checking how the water is... because I am seriously contemplating jumping in today!
Remember way back there when I when I explained I had back surgery. Well I realize this might be too much TMI but the thing that bothers me the most is I am having problems taking care of the most basic of things.. Personal Hygiene.. I WANT to lose weight so I feel better about myself and I am able to take care of myself properly.
I am also a little on the depressed side since I havent worked since the end of July and now it is getting close to when I have to rejoin the working world.

I am seriously thinking about becoming an insurance agent. Taking my test and getting licensed. Nothing like adding a little stress.

Anyway, love y'all. I think of you and pray for us all.

 

[monymony3471]

Bee: Hi. The water is not very warm today. Stay dry! I dipped my little toe in and it sent shivers up my spine.

I hear what you are saying. I hear that you are ready. The mind is so powerful. If you believe you can do anything. What ever you need. I'm here.

 

[UtahMama]

BEE! You JUST may have picked the VERY best day to jump on board EVER!
We're reversing the FUNK!!!!!

It is a FABULOUS DAY, Skinny Minnies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


IT IS!!!!

The hi-lighted quote from Denise on "What giving up looks like" was my Oprah AH-HAA moment! Stinkin Thinkin is SOOO contageous! BUT! So is the positive opposite ("winkin thinkin?" lol)

I got on the scale NAKED today! Instead of in my PJ's and I have lost as of today, even though it's not weigh-day 13 pounds! I credit it to the massive cleansing power of my broccoli punishment (i do like broccoli, so it's not really punishment!).

So, Positive Talk today! (except if your baby is pooping buckets...then gripe )

Monica just tipped the first domino...

 

[TwinkieMama]

Hi everyone!

Ever been too busy to diet? I am! Seems like dieting should take LESS time than just eating but actually it takes a lot more (the prior planning to prevent poor performance... hahah UTMAMA and all the Mind Games we play)

So I am pages and pages behind on this thread but I will catch up (just not today). I have been good as in not making horrible choices but bad as in not exercising or actually keeping my food journal and being ultra anal about estimating & recording the exact calorie count of every bite (barbie bites count too!).... also I have not been drinking my water.

However I went to a meeting yesterday and got some compliments... so I know I need to suck it up and suck it in and get back to being a hard core Peep.


Welcome to all the newbies! We love your bright and shiny fresh attitudes. Keep on slimmin' to all the vets! We can't give up now.


Dwheatl- I did see your comment about my trip report. Thanks for reading and letting me know! I am kind of bummed that the completed trippie board is read only...

Spongiemommie- I have had a sick cranky clingy baby boy this past week too! It was a viral infection with daily temp spikes up to 104. Like Mayson, he is feeling better but still not eating well and still very clingy.


Bee-Come on in! Yes the water is freezing cold but once your toes turn blue you don't notice the cold so much

Ok onto plan B (or H or Q or whatever I am on now): ultra accountability.

Today for breakie I had 2 slices of toast with low-fat cream cheese and jelly- total calories: 200. I have already had 16 oz of water.

Twinkie's Water Tip: I fill up a 2 qt (64 oz) pitcher with water in the morning and put it in the fridge... woe to the family member who drinks mommy's water! Then I pour out of that into my ultra huge plastic cup and when my water is gone I am done! It has markings on the side in 8 oz increments so I usually pour either 8 or 16 oz. I like have a count down.

Ok! I have to get something besides DISsing done! Back later.

 

[aries1980]

Morning everyone im trying to drink and pack and bake 3 cakes off for Friday. Ill get pictures up when I get the chance and i'm hanging in... Thanks everyone!