Hi Aaron!! How have you been?!
I'm doing all right. I tend to go into these little funks where I just want to cut myself off from the rest of the cyber-world. So I stop responding to non-critical emails, don't post on here, don't go onto Facebook, etc. So I guess you could say I'm returning from my cyber-sabbatical.
Health related, I've finally started to follow my own advice, and seems to be paying off. Thanks to that all-or-nothing mentality, I was up close to 170 a few weeks ago, which would be about 5 pounds above what I've been hovering at for the past year. I think the highest my scale showed was 168.4. But like I said, following my own advice I was 165.4 this morning. Still a good 10 pounds from where I was this time last year, and probably 20+ pounds from where I want to be. But it's moving in the right direction at least.
Hi everyone!
So glad to see some more of the "old-tiimers" around! Hi Aaron!!!
And thanks, Aaron, for that great advice...it totally makes sense. I really really need to get out of this all or nothing mentality and stop putting the pressure on myself to lose x amount of weight in a certain amount of time. The time it worked for me, which was the first time I really attempted to lose weight, I lost 30 lbs in 6-7 months. And I don't remember feeling stressed out about losing quickly enough or not. Or feeling deprived with what I ate. I really need to get back into that mindset.
Exercise? That is something I'm horrible at! Even back then when I lost my 30 lbs I didn't really exercise until I had actually lost most of my weight and then I started toning up. I am walking around school constantly picking up my therapy students plus the occasional dog walking so my main focus and concern is getting control of my eating!
What I would like to contribute because I like food, are good food finds. This weekend I bought new Jello-O sugar-free mousse in the individual containers like the jello and pudding. I finally ate one today with my lunch and YUM! so good. 60 cals or 1 pt on WW. They come in 2 different chocolate varieties and a caramel flavor.
Whoa, back the truck up! Jell-O has sugar free mousse now?!? I'll admit that one thing I haven't been able to give up is my nightly dessert. The only difference is that the dessert is now some sort of low cal, sugar free dessert with the occasional light ice cream treat thrown in as an award for good behavior. But it still satisfies my sweet tooth. I'm running to the store tonight, and I'm going to have to find these!
Anyway, sounds like you and I are in the same boat with exercise. I really envy people who love to exercise. Things would be so much easier if I was like that. But honestly, I think I lost my first 40 pounds just by taking 45 minute walks every night. It comes off slower, and does nothing for toning and strength, but it worked for me. It was only after going below 200 that I realized that I would probably need to mix in some more strenuous exercises to not only reach my weight goals, but also help reach my appearance goals as well.
So, who's up for a good old fashion Peep challenge like we used to do back in the day? Whether I have anybody join me or not, I'm challenging myself to lose 5 pounds by Thanksgiving. That'll put me at the 160 mark, which is about 4 pounds above my lowest adult weight.
Glad to see a few folks posting. We just did a quickie weekend to DL to see the Halloween decorations (gorgeous) and ride the special spooky space Mountain. Lots of fun. I know my weight will be up at WW this week, but I'm trying to pull myself back up on the wagon.
