~DISappearing PEEPS~Vol. IV Come Play With Us!!!!!

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I'm here!! I went out of town over the weekend. We had a great time. I ate what I wanted, did a lot of walking and just enjoyed myself. I'm sure the scale is going to show it on Friday. I did stop eating when I was satisfied instead of eating until I was stuffed.

Aaron! Glad to see you back. Great job maintaining this year. I know it's not where you want to be but you've made so much progress and you aren't going back to your unhealthy habits.

everyone else! Glad to see a few peeps are still stopping in from time to time.

 

[AnnNan]

I seem to be doing enough to not gain any weight, which is a small moral victory.

I think it is more than a small moral victory - you done such a great job inspiring us all. Maybe you should take out your progress pictures and remind yourself just exactly what you've accomplished.

Heelllllooooo! Where are the peeps at?!?

Weekend went awesome eating wise I did indulge here and there but didnt overeat!

I am going to the bahamas friday all this tropical activity is getting me crazy!

Sounds like a great trip - except I guess there is always a possibility of "bad weather". Hope nothing materializes and you have a wonderful time!


I didn't eat very well over the weekend, but I did work out Saturday and today so I feel okay about it.

 

[LMO429]

For those of you that count calories could you tell me how many you try and stick with per day. I'm at around 1500 a day but I hear all the time teenagers are suppose to have around 2000. I don't know if I can eat that much! I eat every meal and then two snacks, so I'm just wondering if I'm hitting what I need. I'm not tired very often and have enough energy to exercise every morning for around 2 hours. I have good concentration and I am keeping around the same weight when I'm eating 1500. I'm 5'4" and 128, I'd like to be 120. (Just getting rid of the extra fat under my arms and on my lower stomach.)

When Dawn use to post on the boards she had a calculation if you want to lose weight I think it was your goal weight X 12= how many calories you should eat every day in order to lose a pound a week

120X12=1440 calories a day

but at 5 4 your weight of 128 sounds great! I would just keep doign what you are doing

 

[LMO429]

I agree that most processed food is not the "best" choice and sometimes a really bad choice, but I have heard many, many positive things from dieticians (sp?) about the frozen dinners , such as Smart Ones and Lean Cuisine. Lots of fresh veggies that are flash frozen, good portion control, not so "processed".

I'm sure that the food industry is doing everything they can in order to make our food healthier, the more people start eating organic and shopping exclusively at health food stores/whole foods and purchase healthier kinds of food the more the food industry would have to alter the way they make processed foods in order for cosumers to buy them again. its about choice the more people buy fast foods/quick and easy processed foods the more the food industry will produce more of it..the same goes for healthy foods if people went food shopping and just skipped processed foods entirely the food industries would have no choice but to produce better food for us. But im not holding my breath I know its not going to happen.


I understand every once in awhile you can get busy and have to eat lean cuisines/smart ones etc I do it as well, but I just know at the end of the day its not that good for me. anything diet/100 calorie, low fat, no fat etc etc has a million chemicals in it..even the lean cuisines are strip of any real nutrients and I know when I flipped the book over I can not pronoun half the ingredients.

 

[::Snow_White::]

That sounds good, thanks! I'm very happy with how I feel, I just want to tone up.

Does anybody know how many calories regular hula hooping (non-weighted) burns per half hour?
I read 400, but I don't believe that can be with a normal non-weighted hula hoop. I hardly felt like I did anything when I hula hooped for thirty minutes yesterday.

 

[DisneyObsession]

So I say I'm back, then I disappear again! Yikes! I can't stand this! I have been insane with work and doing LOTS of overtime....no time to do anything fo me, but I am going to start! I have to or I will lose my sanity!

Wendy...The Eating Clean Plan sounds alot like the Transitions diet I have been doing. I don't consider it a diet though, just eating healthier and better. What amazes me is the way the fat falls off....my belly, hips and thighs are shrinking and I am in clothes I wore 5 years ago when I was 10lbs lighter! Mostly, this plan is low-glycemic so sugar intake has really been cut down. Have you tried blue agave as a sweetner?? It's awesome in tea and I use it in my plain, FF greek yogurt with fresh berries. YUM! We need to get this smack-down resurrected! Where's Lynda???

Family news here is my DD, who's family lives with us, is pregnant again and due in March. And my son has gotten engaged and will be getting married June 12, 2010. I am determined NOT to be the fat Mom at the wedding! I have another 17lbs to lose to get me to a BMI of 25%, but would like to lose a total of 20 more by the wedding. Very doable.

Hope everyone is having a good summer! Happy Day!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

When Dawn use to post on the boards she had a calculation if you want to lose weight I think it was your goal weight X 12= how many calories you should eat every day in order to lose a pound a week

I'm glad you posted this! I was actually looking last night for that calculation. I'm going to try calorie counting (using the SparksPeople website) instead of WW to see if I can jumpstart things again. I was trying to figure out how many calories I needed to eat, but I kept getting different answers. One website said 1600, another said 2800, a few said 2100. But using the "goal weight x 12" calculation, it puts me at an even 1800 (to reach 150 pounds) which seems about right.

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Hey Everyone

Im still here, still plodding along. Having a few health issues, I have a doctors appointment on Thursday with will hopefully show its nothing - im wishing the days away until then!
After that I should be around here more often, I'll be more focused!

Aaron - GREAT to see you back here! I hit a plateau too, its lasted around 10 months so far! Heres to it ending!

So, Saturday is our First Wedding Anniversary - the time has flown by! Lauren, do you think the same with your anniversary coming up?
This time last year I was at my goal weight, now im around 9-10lbs above (im guessing a little here, its been a while since I got weighed, that is next on my to-do list )

Hope everyone is ok

 

[LMO429]

Hey Everyone

Im still here, still plodding along. Having a few health issues, I have a doctors appointment on Thursday with will hopefully show its nothing - im wishing the days away until then!
After that I should be around here more often, I'll be more focused!

Aaron - GREAT to see you back here! I hit a plateau too, its lasted around 10 months so far! Heres to it ending!

So, Saturday is our First Wedding Anniversary - the time has flown by! Lauren, do you think the same with your anniversary coming up?
This time last year I was at my goal weight, now im around 9-10lbs above (im guessing a little here, its been a while since I got weighed, that is next on my to-do list )

Hope everyone is ok

Wow! A year went by so fast I agree. our anniversary is sept 27th..and I am 9 pounds heavier than my wedding day lol. one of my mini goals is to be within 5 pounds of my wedding day weight by the anniversary date.

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

After one day of counting calories instead of WW points, I've learned one thing -- I wasn't eating enough calories. After all of my meals, I still had 330 calories left to eat. I ate what I always eat, but still hadn't eaten enough. The problem is that I had nothing healthy in the house to just snack on. It was never an issue before because I'd eat my daily points allowance and that was it. But I think I have to eat more when counting calories than when I count points. Looks like I'll be stocking up on lots of fruits and veggies at the grocery store this weekend for just this occasion.

 

[LMO429]

After one day of counting calories instead of WW points, I've learned one thing -- I wasn't eating enough calories. After all of my meals, I still had 330 calories left to eat. I ate what I always eat, but still hadn't eaten enough. The problem is that I had nothing healthy in the house to just snack on. It was never an issue before because I'd eat my daily points allowance and that was it. But I think I have to eat more when counting calories than when I count points. Looks like I'll be stocking up on lots of fruits and veggies at the grocery store this weekend for just this occasion.

that is one of my frustrations with ww..the point value does not equal a calories value..I was always undereating on ww..you have to ensure you use your activity points or else you are not eathing enough

 

[MA pigletfan]

hey everyone...remember me?

sorry i have been so scarce...i have been a bit preoccupied and not weighing myself regularly so i kind of slipped out of the habit of posting on this thread...but i missed all of you and hope everyone is well..i will have to read back and catch up!

see you soon with some updates on my end

 

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Hi all!

Welcom back Gina! We've all be re-commiting, me too. I'm glad the gang is drifting back again.

I'm so proud of myself, I've been OP all day. It may not seem like much but I've been struggling with it for a while now. I'd do really well and blow it at dinner time or grab a couple of mints in the evenings between my pm snack (that I really don't need) and going home to dinner. A few mints don't sound bad but they're 15 cal each and I'd have nearly 100 cal worth. (I really like the lifesavers wintogreen mints....) My 10th anniversary is coming up, I'd like to be the same weight I was when I got married. I have 5 lbs to go, and it'll be the lowest I've been in almost 2 yrs.

Aaron~ That's an interesting observation. I wonder if people who stall out on ww are undereating. It makes sense, to have a lot of success at first then see it taper off and finally stop making progress altogether as the body adjusts. It's not starvation but several hundred calories under your target can serisously impact your metabolism and overall success.

 

[LMO429]

hey everyone...remember me?

sorry i have been so scarce...i have been a bit preoccupied and not weighing myself regularly so i kind of slipped out of the habit of posting on this thread...but i missed all of you and hope everyone is well..i will have to read back and catch up!

see you soon with some updates on my end

hi gina!!!!! welcome back!!!! i cant believe your wedding is so close..you must post pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Hi all! I'm up this week; not surprising considering how last week ended. I've had a ho hum attitude towards my eating habits. I need to step it up and be a lot more focused. Hopefully the big things going on in my life will help keep me on track. I know a lot of people get off track when they're super busy. I'm hoping if I set aside time to plan meals I'll be more likely to grab my preplanned meals rather than what's close at hand. It'll take me about an hour to put it together.

 

[aries1980]

hi Everyone!! I've been a samer with my pregnancy so I'm happy and the doctor because they didnt want me to gain the 25 pounds I did with Aniella so with this one I'm at 20 weeks with a 5 pound weight gain so far but its good because I can see the bad fat is falling off me and feel better about that.

Just found out IT'S A BOY!! So super excited... and only 35 days till I'm in Disney, hope everyone is doing well and I'll check in soon!

 

[DisneyObsession]

OK....-1!

I am back here with a vegeance and am committed to lose another 20 lbs by June 12, 2010 which is my son's wedding! The best way I know how is with the support of my Peeps! Thanks!

Happy Day!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

OK....-1!

I am back here with a vegeance and am committed to lose another 20 lbs by June 12, 2010 which is my son's wedding! The best way I know how is with the support of my Peeps! Thanks!

Happy Day!

Great job on the loss!

This is really going to sound like a "dog ate my homework" type of excuse, but I stepped on my scale this morning to get a new starting weight, and the battery is dead! It has actually been giving me problems for the past two years. When we moved into our new house, it was packed into a box with other heavy items packed on top of it. So my guess is that it was weighing those heavy items for a few months while the house was being built until it was unpacked again. Whoops! But I've been able to step on it and it'll say "Lo" (as in low battery). But I'd step off and step back on and it would register my weight. No such luck this morning. So I probably won't be able to get a new starting weight until next week. Bummer...

 

[LittleBoPeep]

This week I am -1. School started this week for the kiddos, and with the group I volunteer with, we had a meeting I had to do some legwork for, so I was doing some extra running around, which looks like it helped. It makes me want to get a pedometer! The next couple of weeks look to be hectic as there are 2 nights of back to school, 3 more meetings to prep for, and the fall rugby season starts next Saturday. So I'm hoping to keep up the trend!

 

[Disneyfreak92]

Hi Peeps!!!

I know I've been MIA for a while. I'm not sure I even know where to begin. We had our Disney trip in May, I photographed a wedding in June and July and am about to do another tomorrow. I've been editing photos in ALL my "spare" time. I have gone on a couple of weekend trips and been to a couple of concerts (including No Doubt w/Paramore and Fall Out Boy w/Panic at the Disco). And my uncle passed away. (This was the uncle with stage 4 lung cancer.) My full time job has been absolutely CRAZY. I work at a clinic in HR, and there are talks of us integrating with our partner hospital. And what I have NOT been doing is working out nearly as much as I was and tracking my calories on Sparkpeople. That's not to say I've gone hog wild, but I haven't been working as hard, and it is starting to show. I NEED to get back on track. I will be doing the best I can. I will still need to be doing a lot of work on pictures, but I will try to squeeze in more work out time. And next Friday I will weigh in and figure out exactly how much damage has been done.

I've really missed the Peeps, and I hope everyone has been doing great! I will still be really busy for a while, but I will be making an effort to post more often. Love you all!