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

[dwheatl]

Thanks! Good job to you! I'm thinking about trying it and if it's too much I'll go back to the first week in the middle of it.



Lol. It works very well since it's so spicy and covers up some of the taste. I don't care for carrots so dipping them in salsa made them taste better.

Hope you all had a great day today!
I came home from school at 1 with a 100.8 temperature. I slept from 1 until 6, and I'm at 100.6 but I'm feeling much better! Sickness I guess moves through me in parts, at first my throat hurt and my nose was runny, then I woke up and I had a horrible headache and a bad stomach ache, then I woke up now and my head is still heavy and my back hurts but my throat feels much better and so does my stomach! I'm not sure if it was a cold or just something I ate, my throat was bothering me yesterday and out of nowhere it hit me again at school. I'm glad today was a rest day, I don't even want to do yoga because those upside down poses would really give me headache.

I haven't hardly ate anything today, I had chicken noodle soup when I got home but I couldn't keep it down, I'm thinking about trying to have dinner but I'm not sure. If I eat too soon I'll just get sick again.

Hope you all have a great evening!

Take it easy. Hope you feel better soon.

Hey, just saw this...thought it would be a good way to track what i'm doing. i'm a 6' 2" male. going to Disney in March, and would love to get the weight down to below 200. my high was 222. currently at 212.

my usual week is weight watchers meals for lunch. work out 3 times a week on a treadmill in my basement..usually when there's good sports on tv.

also, my work has an excellent wellness program. Healthmiles. It's through Virgin. We got a pedometer and a USB. It uploads steps and ya get points based on how many steps you get in a day. those points can be redeemed for giftcards. They also have challenges a couple times a year. one starts wednesday. basically just a 2.5 week step contest. top 250 (out of about 5000 get healthcash to go towards a gift card. So, it'll be fun to track how that goes.

Looking forward to updating and getting updates!

Welcome. You are lucky to have a job that rewards fitness. My fitness perk is occasionally playing tag with my students.

 

[lovealldisney]

Hey, just saw this...thought it would be a good way to track what i'm doing. i'm a 6' 2" male. going to Disney in March, and would love to get the weight down to below 200. my high was 222. currently at 212.

my usual week is weight watchers meals for lunch. work out 3 times a week on a treadmill in my basement..usually when there's good sports on tv.

also, my work has an excellent wellness program. Healthmiles. It's through Virgin. We got a pedometer and a USB. It uploads steps and ya get points based on how many steps you get in a day. those points can be redeemed for giftcards. They also have challenges a couple times a year. one starts wednesday. basically just a 2.5 week step contest. top 250 (out of about 5000 get healthcash to go towards a gift card. So, it'll be fun to track how that goes.

Looking forward to updating and getting updates!

Hope you all had a great day today!
I came home from school at 1 with a 100.8 temperature. I slept from 1 until 6, and I'm at 100.6 but I'm feeling much better! Sickness I guess moves through me in parts, at first my throat hurt and my nose was runny, then I woke up and I had a horrible headache and a bad stomach ache, then I woke up now and my head is still heavy and my back hurts but my throat feels much better and so does my stomach! I'm not sure if it was a cold or just something I ate, my throat was bothering me yesterday and out of nowhere it hit me again at school. I'm glad today was a rest day, I don't even want to do yoga because those upside down poses would really give me headache.

I haven't hardly ate anything today, I had chicken noodle soup when I got home but I couldn't keep it down, I'm thinking about trying to have dinner but I'm not sure. If I eat too soon I'll just get sick again.

Hope you all have a great evening!

It sounds like you have the flu! Not the H1N1 that is even worse. I had the exact same symptoms after having the Flu Nasal mist they offered at work. Came down with the flu 48 hours later. Just stay home and treat the symtoms your fever should go away any where from 2-4 days. The worst thing was the headache I had. Just drink lots of water and tyelnol or ibuprofin for pain. That's all you can do.
Feel better.

 

[LMO429]

So the official Holiday Season is Fast Approaching!!!

What are you going to do this upcoming Holiday Season so you dont over indulge?!?!? Let's all write back with our tips!

Here are mine!

When those holiday cookies are staring me in the face I am going to ask myself WHAT DO I WANT MORE?!!! Sugar cookies in my mouth or to be able to fit into my skinny clothes again

I am also going to try and remember how uncomfortable I feel when I over eat and wake up the next morning. I usually feel lazy, bloated and I cant put my wedding band on because I am retaining so much water..I much rather wake up the day after an event feeling healthy and not guilty

lastly I have alot of holiday parties coming up and I am going to florida where I am goign to have to wear short sleeves and shorts. next time I am tempted by overeating I am going to remind myself that I cant wear sweat pants to the next event so I better watch out

and finally and my biggest tip is allow yourself to have it!!!!! but in moderation have one cookie instead of the whole platter etc!!!!!

Happy Holidays!

what are your tips!!!!!

 

[lovealldisney]

So the official Holiday Season is Fast Approaching!!!

What are you going to do this upcoming Holiday Season so you dont over indulge?!?!? Let's all write back with our tips!

Here are mine!

When those holiday cookies are staring me in the face I am going to ask myself WHAT DO I WANT MORE?!!! Sugar cookies in my mouth or to be able to fit into my skinny clothes again

I am also going to try and remember how uncomfortable I feel when I over eat and wake up the next morning. I usually feel lazy, bloated and I cant put my wedding band on because I am retaining so much water..I much rather wake up the day after an event feeling healthy and not guilty

lastly I have alot of holiday parties coming up and I am going to florida where I am goign to have to wear short sleeves and shorts. next time I am tempted by overeating I am going to remind myself that I cant wear sweat pants to the next event so I better watch out

and finally and my biggest tip is allow yourself to have it!!!!! but in moderation have one cookie instead of the whole platter etc!!!!!

Happy Holidays!

what are your tips!!!!!

Well since I am doing WW, for Thanksgiving it's just going to be my immediate family DH,DD DS and me. I have printed all WW reciepes to make so I know how many points each serving has.

As far as Christmas holiday's I love to bake but I plan on giving cookies as part of gifts I am giving. I'll alow myself cookies but I think I will try to find WW ones that I can make for myself.
Christmas day well I plan on letting myself indulge for this day. I hope to really whatch what I eat the week prior.
Or I can always take that piece of pie or cake home with me and just not eat it and let someone else in my family have it when we get home. If I bring a dessert then I just leave it at the hosts house so they can finish it and just collect my serving dish later.

This was a great idea.

 

[::Snow_White::]

Thanks for all the well wishes, everybody! I'm back to 98, but my mom is keeping me home today because I'm not fully back to myself but enough to function well and get things done! I'll just enjoy my day off. I still haven't ate anything. I had cereal last night but it didn't go over well at around midnight and I had an upset stomach again, so I might try and make homemade popcorn without salt. It's light so I should be able to keep it down.

We actually don't have very much for thanksgiving. My grandma usually makes us turkey and noodles with salad, corn, and a few other things that I don't care for. Usually she makes us kids macaroni and cheese, so I'll probably fix my Annies organic macaroni (Delicious!) and have some turkey and noodles and some salad.

We're not much of cookie people either, maybe make some m&m ones, I'll eat a few and try not to go overboard. Just be conscious of what you're eating!

Hope you all have a great day!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hi everyone! Been a busy couple of weeks trying to get things wrapped up before the first snowfall arrives. Ah, the joys of Wisconsin. 4 weeks of spring, 2 weeks of summer, 4 weeks of autumn, and 42 weeks of winter.

Hey, just saw this...thought it would be a good way to track what i'm doing. i'm a 6' 2" male. going to Disney in March, and would love to get the weight down to below 200. my high was 222. currently at 212.

my usual week is weight watchers meals for lunch. work out 3 times a week on a treadmill in my basement..usually when there's good sports on tv.

also, my work has an excellent wellness program. Healthmiles. It's through Virgin. We got a pedometer and a USB. It uploads steps and ya get points based on how many steps you get in a day. those points can be redeemed for giftcards. They also have challenges a couple times a year. one starts wednesday. basically just a 2.5 week step contest. top 250 (out of about 5000 get healthcash to go towards a gift card. So, it'll be fun to track how that goes.

Looking forward to updating and getting updates!

Welcome! There aren't really any strict rules that need to be followed. Some of us are weighing in every week trying to lose a certain amount (and posting their gain/loss in BIG BOLD NUMBERS every Friday). Some of us are just trying to focus on making the right choices to live a healthy life without being too concerned with the number on the scale. Whatever your goal is, we're here to support you! Sounds like you are about in the same boat I was ~5 years ago, although you have about 6 inches on me. I'm a 5'8" male, who at one time weighed about 240. After I got things in control, I quickly lost about 25 of that in a few short months. And I'm now hovering around 165. I want to lose at least another 20; but after being 240, 165 don’t seem so bad.

And does your user name mean that you are a Milwaukee Brewers fan? Or do you just like beer a lot? Me? I'm a diehard Brewers fan (who also likes the occasional beer).

So the official Holiday Season is Fast Approaching!!!

What are you going to do this upcoming Holiday Season so you dont over indulge?!?!? Let's all write back with our tips!

Here are mine!

When those holiday cookies are staring me in the face I am going to ask myself WHAT DO I WANT MORE?!!! Sugar cookies in my mouth or to be able to fit into my skinny clothes again

I am also going to try and remember how uncomfortable I feel when I over eat and wake up the next morning. I usually feel lazy, bloated and I cant put my wedding band on because I am retaining so much water..I much rather wake up the day after an event feeling healthy and not guilty

lastly I have alot of holiday parties coming up and I am going to florida where I am goign to have to wear short sleeves and shorts. next time I am tempted by overeating I am going to remind myself that I cant wear sweat pants to the next event so I better watch out

and finally and my biggest tip is allow yourself to have it!!!!! but in moderation have one cookie instead of the whole platter etc!!!!!

Happy Holidays!

what are your tips!!!!!

This is going to sound really silly and simplistic, but I'm planning on wearing a rubber band on my wrist. I'll look at it and remember not to overeat. It's kinda like tying a string around your finger to remember something, only it'll be on my wrist instead. Besides that, I'm just going to try really hard to take small portions of foods and only eat that one portion. I don't need to eat two or three large servings of stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy. I'm also going to remind myself how I'm still carrying around the 10 pounds I gained last year over the holidays.

Thanks for all the well wishes, everybody! I'm back to 98, but my mom is keeping me home today because I'm not fully back to myself but enough to function well and get things done! I'll just enjoy my day off. I still haven't ate anything. I had cereal last night but it didn't go over well at around midnight and I had an upset stomach again, so I might try and make homemade popcorn without salt. It's light so I should be able to keep it down.

We actually don't have very much for thanksgiving. My grandma usually makes us turkey and noodles with salad, corn, and a few other things that I don't care for. Usually she makes us kids macaroni and cheese, so I'll probably fix my Annies organic macaroni (Delicious!) and have some turkey and noodles and some salad.

We're not much of cookie people either, maybe make some m&m ones, I'll eat a few and try not to go overboard. Just be conscious of what you're eating!

Hope you all have a great day!

I'm glad you're feeling a little better! I think I've mentioned this before, but I never get the illness where I don't feel like eating anything. I usually take being sick as an excuse to stuff my face.

 

[lovealldisney]

Good Morning Peeps!

Went to WW last night and lost another -2.4 Very happy about that! It was a good meeting last night lots of good ideas on how to prepare for turkey day and portion control!!

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Originally Posted by brewcrew80
Hey, just saw this...thought it would be a good way to track what i'm doing. i'm a 6' 2" male. going to Disney in March, and would love to get the weight down to below 200. my high was 222. currently at 212.

my usual week is weight watchers meals for lunch. work out 3 times a week on a treadmill in my basement..usually when there's good sports on tv.

also, my work has an excellent wellness program. Healthmiles. It's through Virgin. We got a pedometer and a USB. It uploads steps and ya get points based on how many steps you get in a day. those points can be redeemed for giftcards. They also have challenges a couple times a year. one starts wednesday. basically just a 2.5 week step contest. top 250 (out of about 5000 get healthcash to go towards a gift card. So, it'll be fun to track how that goes.

Looking forward to updating and getting updates!

I didn't even pay attention to your name! Aaron and I are big Brewers fans! Hope you are too!!! Welcome again!!!

Wish I could work where you work! I work for a health care facility (a pretty well known one here in SE Wisconsin) and you would think they would offer more to help with weight loss ect. They do offer some things but nothing to really get you motivated.


Have a great day everyone!! And make healthy choices!

 

[LMO429]

Congratulations on the weight loss!!!! that is fantastic

Aaron I like the bracelet idea as a reminder!

off to do jillian michaels 30 day shred..I plan on doing all 3 volumes so wish me luck!

 

[natale1980]

I'm only -1 and I'm looking VERY bloated!
I haven't cheated once.... but I have a feeling it has something to do with 'girl things'. I'm determined not to get discouraged... but it is hard not to when your changing your lifestyle completely and are not seeing results.
I did kick my calorie intake up to 1,300 a day, so hopefully that will help.

I'm starting the 3rd week of the C25k today... better get started!

-nat

 

[natale1980]

Congrats loveallDisney!!! That's awesome!

 

[brewcrew80]

Welcome! There aren't really any strict rules that need to be followed. Some of us are weighing in every week trying to lose a certain amount (and posting their gain/loss in BIG BOLD NUMBERS every Friday). Some of us are just trying to focus on making the right choices to live a healthy life without being too concerned with the number on the scale. Whatever your goal is, we're here to support you! Sounds like you are about in the same boat I was ~5 years ago, although you have about 6 inches on me. I'm a 5'8" male, who at one time weighed about 240. After I got things in control, I quickly lost about 25 of that in a few short months. And I'm now hovering around 165. I want to lose at least another 20; but after being 240, 165 don’t seem so bad.

And does your user name mean that you are a Milwaukee Brewers fan? Or do you just like beer a lot? Me? I'm a diehard Brewers fan (who also likes the occasional beer).

Hello again. thanks for the welcome everybody.

Yes, I'm a big Brewer fan. I live in Green Bay and I'm a bigger Brewer fan than Packer fan. Makes me kind of an odd one around here.

I also do enjoy a good beer. emphasis on the 'good' i'd rather have a glass of water than a light beer. but i'll rarely turn down a good wisconsin micro brew.

So, this morning, my daughter woke up very briefly at 3:30 am. she went right back to sleep. I did not. so, at 5, i hit the treadmill for 2.5 miles.

also, the challenge started today. thanks to my early morning activities, i'm in 29th place out of 6000. i'm sure that'll last. i'm more shocked that so many other people did that much before 8 am.

 

[LMO429]

I'm only -1 and I'm looking VERY bloated!
I haven't cheated once.... but I have a feeling it has something to do with 'girl things'. I'm determined not to get discouraged... but it is hard not to when your changing your lifestyle completely and are not seeing results.
I did kick my calorie intake up to 1,300 a day, so hopefully that will help.

I'm starting the 3rd week of the C25k today... better get started!

-nat

Just curious do you do any circuit training..cardio with weights (lite weights like 3 pounds) circuit training is the fastest way to shed fat fast. Try doing some circuit training workouts they make a big difference

I use to be the cardio queen I would spend hours in spinning classes, running on the treadmill and doing step aerobic classes and never lost weight I got so frustrated eventually i started doing dvds at home with weights in then and then like magic I lost 10 pounds and have kept that off for years.

 

[natale1980]

Just curious do you do any circuit training..cardio with weights (lite weights like 3 pounds) circuit training is the fastest way to shed fat fast. Try doing some circuit training workouts they make a big difference

I use to be the cardio queen I would spend hours in spinning classes, running on the treadmill and doing step aerobic classes and never lost weight I got so frustrated eventually i started doing dvds at home with weights in then and then like magic I lost 10 pounds and have kept that off for years.

Interesting!
What videos?

-nat

 

[lovealldisney]

Congrats loveallDisney!!! That's awesome!

Thanks so much! And you know what I don't exercise at ALL! And I still am losing weight. I really think it's the way I'm eating I eat much more than I normally do. I noticed that with doing WW I eat alot more fruit and veggies more things higher in fiber and a ton of water.

Are you a soda drinker? Just curious about your bloating. I was a huge diet soda freak! But I was like you I felt bloated and then I started getting heartburn. I started wondering if it was the soda so I stopped drinking it and the bloat went away and the heartburn.

Or have you eaten to much salt? That may make you feel bloated. Or it could just be the start of that time of the month.

Hope it goes away.

 

[natale1980]

Thanks so much! And you know what I don't exercise at ALL! And I still am losing weight. I really think it's the way I'm eating I eat much more than I normally do. I noticed that with doing WW I eat alot more fruit and veggies more things higher in fiber and a ton of water.

Are you a soda drinker? Just curious about your bloating. I was a huge diet soda freak! But I was like you I felt bloated and then I started getting heartburn. I started wondering if it was the soda so I stopped drinking it and the bloat went away and the heartburn.

Or have you eaten to much salt? That may make you feel bloated. Or it could just be the start of that time of the month.

Hope it goes away.

I haven't drank ANYTHING but water in over two weeks! I also haven't really added much salt to anything I've been eating... and haven't been eating naturally salty foods. I think it's just 'that time' Maybe I'll have a big week next week!

I've been eating grapefruit, bananas and apples... what kind of fruits have you been eating on WW?

-nat

 

[LMO429]

Interesting!
What videos?

-nat

I do Jillian Michaels..The biggest WINNER box set, 30 day shred, banish fat boost metabolism and no more trouble zones

 

[punkin413]

hey, everyone! i haven't been by here in awhile and thought i'd check in.

i wanted to share that i had some bloodwork done last week (no, not pregnant but had some other weird stuff going on....nothing serious) and got a call yesterday from my ob/gyn's nurse who said that everything looks good with me except that i have an underactive thyroid. she called in a prescription for synthroid for me and i'm supposed to start on it tomorrow. but the more i think about it and read on it, the more i want to talk to my doctor first. it's a rest-of-my-life sorta thing and i've also read that once you do get pregnant, your thyroid will sometimes correct itself and if i'm taking meds for it, then i could have too much of the hormones in my system and then develop an overactive thyroid. so i'm thinking the way to go is just to start the meds and have my blood checked more often than a nornal person, like once a month, to make sure i'm good. but i will talk to my doctor to see what she thinks.

the reason i mention all this is because a symptom of hypothyroidism is not being able to lose weight easily. i have always loved to exercise and i eat pretty sensibly and pretty much always have. so this explains why i struggle so much with losing weight, or at least i'm hoping that's what the problem has been. not that i haven't lost any weight - i did reach my goal last year. but it has just always been a constant struggle with me since i was about 24 years old. so maybe once i get this regulated then it won't be so hard! i hope so.

anyway, hope you all are doing well!

 

[LMO429]

hey, everyone! i haven't been by here in awhile and thought i'd check in.

i wanted to share that i had some bloodwork done last week (no, not pregnant but had some other weird stuff going on....nothing serious) and got a call yesterday from my ob/gyn's nurse who said that everything looks good with me except that i have an underactive thyroid. she called in a prescription for synthroid for me and i'm supposed to start on it tomorrow. but the more i think about it and read on it, the more i want to talk to my doctor first. it's a rest-of-my-life sorta thing and i've also read that once you do get pregnant, your thyroid will sometimes correct itself and if i'm taking meds for it, then i could have too much of the hormones in my system and then develop an overactive thyroid. so i'm thinking the way to go is just to start the meds and have my blood checked more often than a nornal person, like once a month, to make sure i'm good. but i will talk to my doctor to see what she thinks.

the reason i mention all this is because a symptom of hypothyroidism is not being able to lose weight easily. i have always loved to exercise and i eat pretty sensibly and pretty much always have. so this explains why i struggle so much with losing weight, or at least i'm hoping that's what the problem has been. not that i haven't lost any weight - i did reach my goal last year. but it has just always been a constant struggle with me since i was about 24 years old. so maybe once i get this regulated then it won't be so hard! i hope so.

anyway, hope you all are doing well!

Hey Dawn!

I have hypothyroidism myself. from when I was about 8 to about 16 I was on synthroid and then my doctor took me off of it...Later on in life in my late 20s I developed a growth on my neck and I had a partial thryoidectomy about 4 years ago and I am currently on 125mg of synthroid and 25mg of cytomel. and will be on it for the rest of my life... I struggle with losing weight as well but when I really watch what I eat and exercise it is possible. I just cant overindulge as much as the next person. Sometimes I get so frustrated that I have this issue and say its not fair but its the cards I have been dealt so I deal with it ...reluctantly

be patient with getting it regulated sometimes it can take awhile. but once you get the dosage right it really does make a huge difference.

 

[punkin413]

Hey Dawn!

I have hypothyroidism myself. from when I was about 8 to about 16 I was on synthroid and then my doctor took me off of it...Later on in life in my late 20s I developed a growth on my neck and I had a partial thryoidectomy about 4 years ago and I am currently on 125mg of synthroid and 25mg of cytomel. and will be on it for the rest of my life... I struggle with losing weight as well but when I really watch what I eat and exercise it is possible. I just cant overindulge as much as the next person. Sometimes I get so frustrated that I have this issue and say its not fair but its the cards I have been dealt so I deal with it ...reluctantly

be patient with getting it regulated sometimes it can take awhile. but once you get the dosage right it really does make a huge difference.

good to know. she's starting me on 50mcg (micrograms) of levothyroxine (the generic for synthroid).

 

[lovealldisney]

I haven't drank ANYTHING but water in over two weeks! I also haven't really added much salt to anything I've been eating... and haven't been eating naturally salty foods. I think it's just 'that time' Maybe I'll have a big week next week!

I've been eating grapefruit, bananas and apples... what kind of fruits have you been eating on WW?

-nat

Hi Nat,
Well with WW you really can eat any fruit most are very low in points. I eat alot of apples (been hung up on Gala apples lately) grapes, strawberries, bananna's. I'm not much of a salad person so I like cut up veggies (alot of them) and store them in the fridge and then make a veggie plate with a little bit of lite ranch dressing. Most veggies on WW are 0 points so you really can eat alot!

Have a great day everyone! And make healthy choices today!