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

[pixie dust 112]

Well having been here from the beginning, I do know what Bee is going through and it makes me very sad that she feels she can't post here. We'll miss you Bee and I am glad that you are still going to read the thread. Keep up the great work! It is iomportant that you get healthy to be around for your beautiful daughters. Feel free to PM me with your progress and to let me know how you are doing. Maybe by PMing me it will help you to stick with the program....I think it will help me too!

I am scheduled to weigh in tomorrow and I think it is going to be a gain for me, I am expectiong Aunt Flo and my Birthday was this week, so I didn't behave very well....a bad combination for stepping on the scale...oh wel;l there's always next week!

 

[dwheatl]

Bee - Wishing you the best. I don't know why someone would care if you post about quitting smoking and weight loss here. That just seems a little stalker-y and OCD. Anyway, like PD said, send a PM to me once in a while so we can stay in touch. Good luck and God bless.

 

[Sparkie]

Bee ..... I will miss you but you know we are always here when you are ready

Congratulations on quitting smoking! That can be one of the hardest things to ever do. My mom smoked for years and last year at age 60 she almost died. She was in the hospital on a breathing machine. Her lungs damaged from years of smoking. Dont let that be your wake up call. Cause you are right, you've got your girls and most importantly you've got yourself. I would imagine that loosing weight would be a breeze compared to giving up smoking. You are already 1 step forward on your quest of self improvement. So much of our habits be it smoking, over eating, lack of exercising , whatever are more deeply rooted that what people see on the surface. Heck, if it werent for stress, I'd still weigh 120 (just a dream, just a dream) but as women, as wives, as mothers, as caregivers, as employees, as what ever else you choose to define yourself with, I have often found that the person that gets left off the list is "ME"..... I just keep loosing that girl. She used to be fun and spontaneous and healthly thin. Now she is everything to everybody, and they pull her to to point where she thinks she might snap or explode so to curb those out of control moment or so it seems I induldge in some more out of control behavior and any and everything in sight trying to stuff down feelings, anxieties, and mostly "ME"

Whew! that was a long ramble.....

My point.... we all come here with stuff. Its our stuff and our struggle to deal with the stuff that gives us common ground.

We post here because we need our innermost thoughts to be heard. there may be another peep feeling just as lost and now that peep can cling to you for support.

Our struggles have to be met one at a time. And with the love and support of friends (peeps) we can conquer our inner fears and perceived inadequaticies.

"It takes a villiage to raise a child"

It takes a PEEP to pry that chocolate cake from your grimmy little fingers.

Nobody is perfect. We are all just trying to be the best we can be.

And like you Bee....

I CHOOSE TO LIVE not just for the family but FOR ME!

 

[lovealldisney]

Bee ..... I will miss you but you know we are always here when you are ready

Congratulations on quitting smoking! That can be one of the hardest things to ever do. My mom smoked for years and last year at age 60 she almost died. She was in the hospital on a breathing machine. Her lungs damaged from years of smoking. Dont let that be your wake up call. Cause you are right, you've got your girls and most importantly you've got yourself. I would imagine that loosing weight would be a breeze compared to giving up smoking. You are already 1 step forward on your quest of self improvement. So much of our habits be it smoking, over eating, lack of exercising , whatever are more deeply rooted that what people see on the surface. Heck, if it werent for stress, I'd still weigh 120 (just a dream, just a dream) but as women, as wives, as mothers, as caregivers, as employees, as what ever else you choose to define yourself with, I have often found that the person that gets left off the list is "ME"..... I just keep loosing that girl. She used to be fun and spontaneous and healthly thin. Now she is everything to everybody, and they pull her to to point where she thinks she might snap or explode so to curb those out of control moment or so it seems I induldge in some more out of control behavior and any and everything in sight trying to stuff down feelings, anxieties, and mostly "ME"

Whew! that was a long ramble.....

My point.... we all come here with stuff. Its our stuff and our struggle to deal with the stuff that gives us common ground.

We post here because we need our innermost thoughts to be heard. there may be another peep feeling just as lost and now that peep can cling to you for support.

Our struggles have to be met one at a time. And with the love and support of friends (peeps) we can conquer our inner fears and perceived inadequaticies.

"It takes a villiage to raise a child"

It takes a PEEP to pry that chocolate cake from your grimmy little fingers.

Nobody is perfect. We are all just trying to be the best we can be.

And like you Bee....

I CHOOSE TO LIVE not just for the family but FOR ME!

Very well said! Thanks for the inspiring words!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hey Peeps!

Hope everyone is having a good week!

I wanted to see if anyone has used Weight Watchers Online. I can get 12 weeks free through DH's work, so obviously there is no risk for me to try it, but I was just wondering if your experiences were good/bad/etc. and if you have any tips for me.

I think I would use it mostly to track food (I use a spreadsheet currently) and find new recipes, but if you have any advice, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks!!

I used WW online in the past (helped me lost a good chunk of my weight) and found it helpful in learning the program. It is nice going there to know how many points to eat and the point values of foods. But once I learned how the program worked, I didn't get much use out of it. I bought the books that they sell with point values for different foods as well as a points calculator so I could calculate the points value of a food myself. And every time I got to a new 10 pound weight range (i.e. 180's, 170's, 160's, etc.) I lowered my daily point allowance by 1. And I either used a piece of paper or my head to keep track of how many points I ate. So I would say use it for 12 weeks, learn the ropes, and then continue on your own once the 12 weeks are up. Just my two cents!

I will continue to read the boards, share things I find interesting... if people are going to post on a public board, isnt it the intention that people read it and everything written becomes public information? I will just choose to not be so open about myself..

Bee - So sorry the old issues are cropping up again. It was nice having another original Peep back on the thread! Congrats on quitting smoking; and I hope you continue to at least read this thread for inspiration and support, even if you don't feel comfortable actually posting here. Take care of yourself...

Ok, now on to the matter at hand. I had a bittersweet weigh in this week. I weighed myself on Monday to see if I did any damage over the weekend, and I was up over two pounds. But when I weighed myself this morning, I was only up 0.5 pounds. So while I'm not happy about gaining 1/2 pound, I'm proud of myself for losing 1.5 since Monday. Now if only I could have that kind of success on a weekend, I'd be a really happy camper. Have a great weekend everybody!

 

[UGABelle]

Thanks for the tips on WW online. I think I am going to sign up for the online part this weekend and just use it for the 12-weeks I get for free.

I don't think the meetings are for me right now - they don't seem like they would fit well with my schedule and I don't have too much weight to lose, just trying to eat healthier and exercise more. I'll let you all know what my experience is like!

This week I'm down -0.4. Not much, but I'm looking to lose about a 1/2 lb a week for the next 15 weeks or so - and then maintain my weight.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Bee- I wish you the best and congrats on not smoking.

Well... after a great week last week I'm only -0.5 lb for this week. Good luck everyone.

 

[redlight]

I'm down 2 pounds this week!

Good luck to you Bee.

 

[LMO429]

Any peeps out there have the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD?

How about a 30 day Shred DVD challenge? THe dvds are only 20 minutes a workout...anyone game?!

 

[natale1980]

Up 1.1 lbs. But after being in Disney World for almost two weeks I don't think it's too bad. Now I have to get back on a schedule so I don't do a 5k2c (5k to couch).

Bee - I didn't really get a chance to know you, wish you could stick around.

-nat

 

[redlight]

Only a pound gain after Disney is good. Now get back on track, Nat.

I've posted a thread about some non-scale victories I've had. I'm losing back fat and what's left of my belly!

 

[pixie dust 112]

Oops! I forgot to post last Friday. I was up .6, but zI can live with that seeing as it was my birthday week and I was waiting for Aunt FLo's arrival. Hopefully I'll have a good number this Friday.

 

[dwheatl]

I forgot to post after WW weigh-in on Saturday. I was down 2 lbs. I haven't had a decent loss like that in a while. I am back to pre-Christmas weight. Journaling seems to be the key for me.

 

[lovealldisney]

Hi All!

Went to WW last night I am down -1.6 this week! I had been up and down for a few weeks, I think with the challenge we had eating only filling foods really helped plus the fact I needed to adjust my points.

This weeks challenge is GET MOVING! I started this week I walk at least 10mins. a day at work. I know it's not much but I injured my knee at the beginning of summer and have been in PT. I finally can move with no pain so I am starting small.

Have a great day everyone and eat healthy!

 

[natale1980]

I made a video of the 5k if anyone is interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN9xZX55m04
Let me know what you think.

-nat

 

[::Snow_White::]

Loved the video Nat, Congratulations!
So glad you ran the whole 5k!

I'd love to run at disney, to actually have disney scenery instead of just a treadmill.
I'm still on switching between 2 minute running and 3 minute running with 2 minute walking. But I'll get there at some point.

Hope you all are doing well!

 

[pixie dust 112]

I forgot to post after WW weigh-in on Saturday. I was down 2 lbs. I haven't had a decent loss like that in a while. I am back to pre-Christmas weight. Journaling seems to be the key for me.

 

[LMO429]

I'm down 2.5 pounds this week now I just have to be consistent this weekend...lot of stuff going on

Hope all the peeps have a great weekend.....stay healthy!

 

[Sparkie]

Im not off to such a great start. I started good this week after my stomach flu incident. But unfortunately my appetite did return.

I am +2

Cant say that I am suprised. I havent been careful at all with what I ate. Busy week at work. We have 30 preemies in the nursery and admitted a set of premature triplets and premature quads with in a few hours of each other so I have spent a lot of time at the hospital. You would think a hospital would provide "healthy" food.... but I've been living on pizza, chicken fingers, chips and .... (the devil).... fries!.

The baby turns 1 today so I am obligated to have some birthday cake.

After that I'm going to focus really hard on my initial plan of eating half of what is on my plate.

It is warming up here in the deep south. It was a comfortable high 60's. I walk into and out of work with a light sweater jacket.... I hope spring is comming early this year.

So not such a good report.... on the weight loss front.... but I'm going to make it, I'm going to make it, I'm going to make it... (say it with me)

 

[HockeyKat]

I forgot to report as well. I am doing Monday weighins, and as of last Monday I was down -8.5 from Jan 3rd.

My training plan for the WDW Princess Half on March 7th is going fairly well. I am doing interval training (to work on pace) on MWF, starting last week with walk 5, run 1, this week with walk 4, run 1, and so on. Saturday is for distance, so a long walk/run, starting last week with 6 miles, and this week will be 8.

Sunday/Thursday is for cross-training -- Sunday is an ice hockey game (women's league), and Thursday is 45 min of skills/practice, and 1 hour 25 min of men's/co-ed pickup. Tuesday is a rest day.

So far I have not deviated from a 1200 calorie a day plan, but tomorrow night I may have a semi-splurge night.