DISappearing Peeps...Vol. 3! All are Welcome!

[WI_DisneyFan]

I wasn't around to weigh in last week, so I'm posting the difference between the last time I weigh in and today. And sadly, that is a gain of 2.4 pounds. Ugh. I really did it to myself, though. I was great with my exercising, but my eating habits were not up to Peep standards. I was fine until about 7:30 every night when I'd wander to the kitchen, fill up my water glass for about the 3rd or 4th time, and just reach into the pantry for a quick snack. Why do I do that to myself?!? You'd think after three years and 80+ pounds, I'd know better than that! Plus, we had a benefit spaghetti lunch for someone here at work yesterday afternoon, so that certainly didn't help matters out at all. Here's hoping I can at least lose a little bit this next week so I can post some sort of loss for the St Patrick's Day challenge (which I promise to post an update of sometime today).

Here's hoping to see some better numbers than what I had!

Aaron are you planning any Brewer games this year?? I put in for opening day lottery but wasn't chosen. But I was able to purchase Marquee games early as a thank you. So my family and I are going on Mother's Day, thery're playing the Cubbies. Should be fun.

I'm a 20-game season ticket holder (have been for close to 10 years now), so I get my fill of games that way. I tend to avoid the Cubs games if possible because the fans get very obnoxious. It just isn't that enjoyable for me. Opening day is actually getting that way too. People spend 3+ hours drinking in the parking lot before the game, and there is inevitably at least one fight close to me every year. I still go because it is tradition and it is a fun festive environment, but even that is getting a lot less enjoyable than it used to be. (My gosh do I feel old saying that!)

 

[punkin413]

i will post my weigh-in later. i have a loss right now but i think i may have more of one later, if you get my drift.

Hope the dentist went well

it did! it was just a consult but i still don't like to go.

I was wondering, I'm not a breakfast person at all but I see a lot of you eat oatmeal for breakfast. Which kind do you buy and do you just add water or milk in yours? I need to start eating breakfast instead of just coffee.

i used to buy quaker weight control but i tried the active lifestyle brand and i like it better and it only has 20 more calories. so i get that now. my favorite is cranberry almond. and i just add a little bit of water and microwave it for 1:15.

Dawn~ I hope you made it through the dentist ok. I had my wisdom teeth out last fall. I opted to stay awake but don't recommend it unless you know what to expect. I had two really impacted teeth and he had to break them up to get them out. It was loud, there was a lot of pressure and discomfort, and even though I'd assisted with dental extractions at the vet's office and knew what to expect, I was still anxious and uncomfortable.

oh, i'm totally gonna be OUT!!!! he's giving me valium to take before the appointment and then i will have an IV of pain meds and a sedative during the procedure. i only have one that's partially impacted so i don't think it will be a bad surgery. but i still don't want to remember any of it! we haven't set a date yet because we're putting me on ray's insurance next month and i have to see if there's a waiting period for dental coverage.

I only have 1 week of classes left & then my time will be occupied by ob clinicals and my nursing preceptorship. I'm sooooooo excited. Finally, after 3+ years, it's nearly over. Yay!

CONGRATS!!!!

Spring weather is here I just hope it stays - once I start wearing flip-flops it's hard to stop! It seems crazy it will be in the 70's this weekend, since I was off work on Monday for a snow day!!

it's supposed to be 71 here today and even warmer tomorrow! i'm so ready for spring and it's so weird because i actually still have very small patches of snow along my fence line!

my food from yesterday:

breakfast:
coffee x 2~10
creamer x 3~ 75
2 slices bacon and egg beaters~65

snack:
banana~100

lunch:
BBQ chicken wrap~400
corn chowder~150

snack:
cheddar quakes~80

dinner:
mongolian chicken~280
steamed rice~100
spring roll~80

snack:
hostess strawberry cupcake~100

TOTAL~1440

 

[LittleBoPeep]

Happy to report I am -5 but not happy with how it happened! I was sick Sunday through Tuesday with the flu and then for the rest of this week I have been slammed with work, working 14 hour days. I haven't had much time to even think of eating... just to grab something decent to keep me going, and falling into to bed as soon as I get home. Yesterday I only had the chance to eat one meal... and that's not good!

This work trend is going to last for the next 3 days... I get one day off and then it starts up again for another week. It's my busy time of the year where I have 3 sports going at the same time, but each year the demands of the jobs are different, so it's a little hard for me to formulate a solid game plan for how I'll properly handle it. I'm hoping that by next week, I'll be able to better have a handle on things and do my body a little better justice.

 

[MA pigletfan]

a pathetic loss of .4 this week...sigh..but i will take it! i need to get back to at least a .8 a week though if i want to make my wedding goal!!!
Have a great day everyone!

 

[Pakey]

I'm -1 this week. Sorry I haven't been around much this week. I had 3 crowns done (Dawn, this is partly due to me not getting my wisdom teeth out when I should have) plus my husband and I are trying to buy a house for my son and his fiancee so I've been spending lots of free time driving and researching houses. We have an unemployment rate of 17% and about every fifth house I drive by is a foreclosure so there is so much to look at. It's worse than planning a Disney vacation.

 

[Disneyfreak92]

I am down 1.8 this week!! I'm now at 195.2, which leaves me 3.2 to lose for the St. Patty's Day challenge. Not sure that'll happen, but I'll be happy if I get close. I have a b-day celebration tonight for a friend and a hockey game and drinks with friends afterwards tomorrow night. I'm trying to plan carefully. I think tonight will be more of a challenge than tomorrow night, but the challenge is really keeping me focused right now, so I plan to make good choices.

I was wondering, I'm not a breakfast person at all but I see a lot of you eat oatmeal for breakfast. Which kind do you buy and do you just add water or milk in yours? I need to start eating breakfast instead of just coffee.

I normally use the Quaker Weight Control Maple Brown Sugar. So far, it's the best oatmeal I've ever tasted - really. I have the cinnamon flavor too, but haven't tried it yet. I also have a couple of other Quaker varieties. I've tried one, but not the other. I usually use water, but sometimes I add a touch of skim milk too.

 

[HockeyKat]

I am +1.2. Better than I thought it would be considering my weekend.

 

[DisneyLaura]

I'm +1.5 lbs this week. Maybe after next week my numbers will get better. I only have 1 week of classes left & then my time will be occupied by ob clinicals and my nursing preceptorship. I'm sooooooo excited. Finally, after 3+ years, it's nearly over. Yay!

Yeah



Oy my dear am I excited. When I logged on to the DIS boards just now I saw they have the dates for the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party already for 2009. I need advice. When do I go? It's probably better to go during the week no? I have until May 1st (which is when tickets go on sale) to decide but it's hard not to start planning on paper. I guess I really don't have to plan it that we'll be in MK for that day right? Oh dear, my head is starting to spin and it just started. On paper it's either December 1st or December 3rd (that's a tuesday or thursday).

 

[ArielSRL]

i don't think slim quick is meant to be a "quick fix" (despite the name).

Like I said before, I hope it works for you, but I specifically took slimquick and it did not work for me, just as the other pills didn't. Just passing along my experience.

 

[ArielSRL]

My mom bought me MyAlli, and I've been so hesitant to use it... first, its expensive, 2nd you are supposed to take it after every meal with fat in it (the brochure says 3x a day! )

I've heard this one works/helps.

 

[ArielSRL]

To be honest, I am using materials from several years ago. I don't go to the meetings or pay WW or anything. So what you are saying could be true. If you are 150 or less, you get 20 points, according to my material. There are so many extra points you get per week, but I dont use those b/c I cheat on the weekends. I used to add in extra for working out based on the material, but I don't reall even do that anymore. Anyway, I'm working from the dark ages...lol.

I've been eating 1 and 2 pt foods as snacks 2-3 times a day between meals so I don't feel really hungry. Are you sure about just getting 20 pts though? I thought I only got 20 but going by the new guidelines, I get 26. I very rarely go over 23 but just knowing I have the extra pts really helps me not go crazy and I'm not nearly so hard on myself anymore. I do 'cheat' on the weekends but I've been trying to log it in my food diary and even though I don't always succed, I'm trying to limit it to 1 meal rather than a whole day or the entire weekend.

I'm still here and doing really well this week. I've been doing interval training at least once a day, sometimes 2 so I know I'm really boosting my metabolism. Hopefully I can keep at this and not get too discouraged because it's kind of slow going. I'm getting tired of losing the same 5-10 lbs and not making a lot of progress.

One more day to weigh in! Don't sabatoge yourselves today!

 

[ArielSRL]

I'm not happy with my weight today, so I am gonna wait until tomorrow morning and see what happens. I did yoga/pilates, walked 2 miles/30 minutes, and did arms Wednesday, plus I have had a bladder infection and I cheated big time this week - I'm very much "in like" with my new man and not as concerned with the diet it seems; "honeymoon happiness" has put my head in the clouds . I am working out today, so we'll see if anything changes for tomorrow.

 

[punkin413]

another CRAZY day for me. i will play catch-up later. hope you're all well!

i'm -2 pounds today! i hope it sticks for awhile.

 

[mousehouselover]

To be honest, I am using materials from several years ago. I don't go to the meetings or pay WW or anything. So what you are saying could be true. If you are 150 or less, you get 20 points, according to my material. There are so many extra points you get per week, but I dont use those b/c I cheat on the weekends. I used to add in extra for working out based on the material, but I don't reall even do that anymore. Anyway, I'm working from the dark ages...lol.

I'm not a paying WW member either. I get a lot of great info on www.dwlz.com That's where I found the most recent points allotment. It no longer goes by your current weight; you add points for gender, age, lifestyle and your weight to get you allotment per day. I really don't use any flex points either. I decided it's safer that way. If I do find something I want to indulge in, I can do so in moderation without too much guilt.

I'm very much "in like" with my new man and not as concerned with the diet it seems; "honeymoon happiness" has put my head in the clouds . I am working out today, so we'll see if anything changes for tomorrow.

This is what did me in. I started dating my DH 10 yrs ago this weekend and I gained 20 lbs in 6 mos. I added a few extra lbs over the years and now here I am, the heaviest of my life.

 

[dwheatl]

I'm +1.5 lbs this week. Maybe after next week my numbers will get better. I only have 1 week of classes left & then my time will be occupied by ob clinicals and my nursing preceptorship. I'm sooooooo excited. Finally, after 3+ years, it's nearly over. Yay!

Happy to report I am -5 but not happy with how it happened! I was sick Sunday through Tuesday with the flu and then for the rest of this week I have been slammed with work, working 14 hour days. I haven't had much time to even think of eating... just to grab something decent to keep me going, and falling into to bed as soon as I get home. Yesterday I only had the chance to eat one meal... and that's not good!

Hope you feel better.

I was a samer today, which is about what I figured. My eating was less than stellar, but not super awful. I ended up going out for "heavy appetizers" with a friend last night, so I'm hoping some of the weight is water.
I got my report cards done today, and that has been really draining. Part of my dietary cheating was grabbing a bite after every 2 or 3 cards I finished. I got in some good exercise this week, but every morning I felt like I'd been drugged when the alarm went off. DH and I are working a retreat tomorrow, but don't have to be there until 10:30, so I'm planning to sleep at least until 7.

 

[LMO429]

I'm up 1 pound! I have no idea why???? Aunt flow is just around the corner maybe that is why? ugh!

 

[ArielSRL]

I'm +1 lb, which I can live with since yesterday it was more. I did work out twice this week (Wed. 1.5 hrs with yoga/pilates, "walking at home" video, and weights training on the arms; Fri. 30 min "walking at home" video) and have it on the schedule for 3 days next week. And when I am doing well with working out, I tend to eat better, so I hope I'll be down next week...but I won't be reaching my goal loss. Oh well. First challenge...will have to do better next time. I'm only trying to lose 5 - 10 lbs total, but mostly trying to get toned up.

 

[ArielSRL]

I'm not a paying WW member either. I get a lot of great info on www.dwlz.com That's where I found the most recent points allotment. It no longer goes by your current weight; you add points for gender, age, lifestyle and your weight to get you allotment per day. I really don't use any flex points either. I decided it's safer that way. If I do find something I want to indulge in, I can do so in moderation without too much guilt.

I'll have to check it out. Is it easy to find the info at that site?

This is what did me in. I started dating my DH 10 yrs ago this weekend and I gained 20 lbs in 6 mos. I added a few extra lbs over the years and now here I am, the heaviest of my life.

Yeh, I always do that. Every long term relationship I get in, I tend to gain weight. Hopefully this time, I will do better, b/c after my last one I didn't lose the weight, so I am still up 5 - 10 lbs.

 

[Pakey]

I'm up 1 pound! I have no idea why???? Aunt flow is just around the corner maybe that is why? ugh!

If you gained with the way you work out, how is there hope for the rest of us.

 

[dwheatl]

Hi Faith (and everyone else). I just booked my flight and most of our hotel for the London/Paris trip this morning. It gives me butterflies in my tummy , but I am excited. DH has said that he will go despite his anxiety so just crossing my fingers and praying for the best.

Regarding the exercise, I feel like I have to speak to that. There was some comment on here a few days ago about how much exercise one has to do to lose weight, and it looked like a daunting amount to me. I wanted to share my personal experience. I once weighed 200 lbs. I lost 70 through diet and moderate exercise (walking 30 minutes 3-4 x per week). I gave up on diet and exercise (partly because I felt guilty that I wasn't "perfect") and put on 40 lbs. On and off, I have taken off 20 of that. That puts me at a BMI of 24.5, within the range of normal, and I wear between size 8 and 10. If you want to be a size 0 or 2, you probably do have to put in hours of heavy sweating a week. But if you want to be healthy, live a long life, and not huff and puff just to go to the grocery store or to walk around an amusement park with your family, it's not that hard. 3-4 days a week of 30 minutes of moderate exercise plus about 10-15 minutes of strength training (crunches, leg lifts, squats, push-ups or planks) most days will make you look good, feel strong, and give you a reasonable metabolism. I'm not saying more exercise isn't better. I just worry that there is someone else out there like I was, who feels it's impossible to find the time to be a "gym rat", so why bother. That kind of thinking got me in a lot of trouble. To everyone, DON'T GIVE UP IF YOU FEEL YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR INCLINATION TO EXERCISE! Some days I just put on my pedometer and make a point of walking 10,000 steps during the day. I walk around the table while the copy machine is running my copies. I drink my water and then choose to go to the far bathroom at work. When I watch TV at night, I get up and walk around the house during commercials. It's all good.
OK, that's all the inspiration I've got for tonight. Happy Sunday to everyone.