DISappearing PEEPS Volume 2

[DisneyLaura]

Oh I forgot to post my weigh in today +3.8 lb. I was really down on Tuesday about this gain because I am right back where I started when I joined a year ago. I'm so upset with myself but I'm over it and Wednesday and Thursday I did really good. Yesterday I even had .5 points left but I just went to bed. I can't wait until Tuesday to weigh in again. Oh well gotta go get the boys up for school. I'll be back after I drop them off at school.

 

[Sparkie]

+ 1


I am really, really discouraged.....

I hate over 40 metabolism ....

I'm not going to weigh in for a while but am going to hang around the boards for moral support .... sometimes I think being obsessed with the scale sets me up for sabotage.... so I'm switching to the eat healthy, eat smaller portions, try to do something for exercise (even if its taking the stairs) and skip the scale method.

 

[DisneyObsession]

-3!!!! I am very excited today! I got that "2" out of my WI...again! This time I am going to keep it there!!!

Are we still doing the challenge with "th other board"? I've not seen any reports, so I wasn't sure.

100 cal packs are my friend! They really help when I want something sweet or salty. I also found Skinny Cow round ice cream sandwiches this week. They are really good and only 2 pts!

I eat all my meals off of a lunch plate so I keep my serving sizes smaller. I try to stick with the formula of 1/2 plate veggies, 1/4 starch, 1/4 protein. This has really helped me.

 

[the Fidge]

OK so I am weighing in too ashamed of the acutal number to tell you. I did however get an ugly eye opener about my BMI well I got a long way to go to into a healthy range.

SO my goal......eeeekkk : 85 lbs

Here I go and pray I can do what I need to do to get rid of this extra person I am carrying around.

I want to be around a long time and know if I don't make these changes I won't. I miss my Dad but am more interested in being around to be a wonderful parent and grandparent like he was.

 

[majicintheair]

Hello...I have been missing in action lately.
I needed to recommit to losing weight, I was constantly seeing the scale creep up-and-up. Well, I did it, I am losing once again, which is much better than adding to the mass....

I just didn't feel very peepish having a gain EVERY week. Like I needed to get serious...I don't know, I just felt bad.

I feel as if I am rewarding myself by letting myself post here again. I have been reading and keeping up with everyone though .Thanks for being here to provide inspiration!!

My loss this week is -3.5 pounds, which actually put me down to 160 pounds!! Oh man oh man-I would REALLY love to see 150-something next week.
It's like I have to CONSTANTLY check myself with eating,,,,I can mindlessly eat up some food...lots. But I have been writing everything (EVERYTHING) down, and that really helps.
It is not easy to lose weight...it's so unfair that it is so darn easy to gain it.

Good luck with weigh in today everyone. It's good to "talk" with yall again!

 

[DisneyObsession]

Fidge...It's a start and you are committed to do this for your health, so you will! We are here to help you!

Majic...Welcome Back!!!

 

[LMO429]

-3!!!! I am very excited today! I got that "2" out of my WI...again! This time I am going to keep it there!!!

Are we still doing the challenge with "th other board"? I've not seen any reports, so I wasn't sure.

100 cal packs are my friend! They really help when I want something sweet or salty. I also found Skinny Cow round ice cream sandwiches this week. They are really good and only 2 pts!

I eat all my meals off of a lunch plate so I keep my serving sizes smaller. I try to stick with the formula of 1/2 plate veggies, 1/4 starch, 1/4 protein. This has really helped me.

Did Jillian Michaels have anything to do with -3?

 

[UtahMama]

-1

WHY did that number disappoint so much It's in the right direction at least.

 

[HockeyKat]

OKay, quick drive-by... I was -4.2 this morning, putting me at 166. Yay!!

 

[MA pigletfan]

just getting this over with...i am up .4
i am very very sad about this. Granted i know my legs are sore and from what i have heard that means they might be retaining water from working out adn all that..but still. I have 2 weeks where it goes in the right direction then POOF back up a bit..it seems like i am always in this cycle! I don't think i want to eat less but what i think i will do to break this plateauish stage is add more fruit and veggies and actually work out EVERY DAY. I think that is the only changes i can make that will really stick with me through the whole process. I am not one that is willing to not have "cheat days" because i enjoy food and cooking to much to not indulge once/twice a week here and there.
Sorry..i was totally just acting like this was my diary or something! But i do feel better..thanks for "listening" it really does help!
Have a great Friday everyone!

 

[disneyfav4ever]

-2

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Fidge - First off, welcome back! I remember you! As for the recommitment, well all I can say is that we're all here for you! 85 lbs might seem like a tall task, but if you just take it one week at a time, one pound at a time, eventually you'll get there. I know you can do it!

As for me, I'm a samer this week. But it isn't a frustrating samer, since I was starting to fall off the wagon a bit. I had one leg and part of one arm dragging on the proverbial ground this week. So being a samer isn't so bad all things considered. Unfortunately I won't be reaching my Cinco de Mayo goal; but I did lose 2.8 during that period and firmly entrenched myself in the 160's, which is a pretty big accomplishment for me by itself.

I recalculated my BMI this week, and was both disgusted and thrilled at the same time. I first took my BMI when I was at my highest weight of 240. It was 36.5, with 30 being the "obese" line. But my BMI as of this morning is 25.3, which is 0.4 away from being normal. I'm not quite sure what that all means, but I'm guessing lowering my BMI by 11.2 has to be a good thing.

I also got a great compliment from a co-worker. I had the munchies a little bit this week, so I went to the lunch room and found a 100-calorie pack of baked Wheat Thins. There was a lady from HR in there (who, by the way, has to be one of the nicest, sweetest ladies I have ever met in my life! She is just so “motherly”.) Well, she was in the lunch room putting some fliers in these plastic stands, and she stopped me to ask if I had lost weight. I graciously said yes, and thanked her for the compliment. Well, she asked how much I lost, how I did it, etc. So I told her almost 75 pounds (which she seemed very impressed by), and that I was doing WW on my own. And then she told me that I look 10 years younger. (Which, considering I look young to begin with, makes me think I probably look about 12 right now.) I’m telling you, if I keep getting these compliments, I’m going to end up getting a big head!

Have a great day everyone!

"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not." - James Gordon, M.D

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Oh, I almost forgot. Any ideas for our next mini goal thingy? July 4 seems like the next logical one (well, except for our Peep from across the pond). That is 9 weeks away, though. Is that too long? Any ideas?

 

[pjlla]

just getting this over with...i am up .4
i am very very sad about this. Granted i know my legs are sore and from what i have heard that means they might be retaining water from working out adn all that..but still. I have 2 weeks where it goes in the right direction then POOF back up a bit..it seems like i am always in this cycle! I don't think i want to eat less but what i think i will do to break this plateauish stage is add more fruit and veggies and actually work out EVERY DAY. I think that is the only changes i can make that will really stick with me through the whole process. I am not one that is willing to not have "cheat days" because i enjoy food and cooking to much to not indulge once/twice a week here and there.
Sorry..i was totally just acting like this was my diary or something! But i do feel better..thanks for "listening" it really does help!
Have a great Friday everyone!

We ARE here to listen! I hope that it helps you to unload a bit. I know that I have come on here and vented a few times, not really even caring if anyone read it.... just needed somewhere to vent. Especially when I am not feeling supported in my weight loss journey by my DH. (God bless him, he is a TERRIFIC guy, but he just doesn't seem to get it. )

We are here for you, whenever you need to share........................P

 

[pjlla]

Oh, I almost forgot. Any ideas for our next mini goal thingy? July 4 seems like the next logical one (well, except for our Peep from across the pond). That is 9 weeks away, though. Is that too long? Any ideas?

Is Flag day too close (June 14)?? Or Father's day??

 

[DisneyLaura]

+ 1


I am really, really discouraged.....

I hate over 40 metabolism ....

I'm not going to weigh in for a while but am going to hang around the boards for moral support .... sometimes I think being obsessed with the scale sets me up for sabotage.... so I'm switching to the eat healthy, eat smaller portions, try to do something for exercise (even if its taking the stairs) and skip the scale method.

I eat all my meals off of a lunch plate so I keep my serving sizes smaller. I try to stick with the formula of 1/2 plate veggies, 1/4 starch, 1/4 protein. This has really helped me.

I acutally have been doing this too. This week I am eating LC or WW meals for dinner and then add 2 cups of broccoli or salad with my meal. Nice lost this week.

OK so I am weighing in too ashamed of the acutal number to tell you. I did however get an ugly eye opener about my BMI well I got a long way to go to into a healthy range.

SO my goal......eeeekkk : 85 lbs

Here I go and pray I can do what I need to do to get rid of this extra person I am carrying around.

I want to be around a long time and know if I don't make these changes I won't. I miss my Dad but am more interested in being around to be a wonderful parent and grandparent like he was.

Don't be ashamed - I have to lose 150 lb. I hear ya on being here to see my grandchildren. You didn't hear but my DS6 a couple of weeks ago had some worries about mommy dying and that really opened my eyes. To see him so upset like that broke my heart and I made him a promise that mommy would be there when "he was old, even when he was 30" yes that's a quote from him. So we'll all do it together.

Hello...I have been missing in action lately.
I needed to recommit to losing weight, I was constantly seeing the scale creep up-and-up. Well, I did it, I am losing once again, which is much better than adding to the mass....

My loss this week is -3.5 pounds, which actually put me down to 160 pounds!! Oh man oh man-I would REALLY love to see 150-something next week.
It's like I have to CONSTANTLY check myself with eating,,,,I can mindlessly eat up some food...lots. But I have been writing everything (EVERYTHING) down, and that really helps.
It is not easy to lose weight...it's so unfair that it is so darn easy to gain it.

Good luck with weigh in today everyone. It's good to "talk" with yall again!

Nice to see you again and talk with you. No it's not east. I just had this conversation with my DH. He takes blood pressure pills, two of them. Well he never takes them and I noticed he needed a refill, the last time I refilled it for him was August of 2007 I told him do you realize that strokes run in your family. Both of his grandmothers had strokes and died from them. High blood pressure runs in his family, he's fit but obviously it's in his family so he can't help that. Then he said to me that I'm in worse trouble than he is being overweight. He had never said anything about my weight before and it hurt me but he's right. I called him back and told him I would rather take two pills a day and be healthy than have to be on a diet and watch everything that goes in my mouth. Sorry that was so long but I had to share with you.

-1

WHY did that number disappoint so much It's in the right direction at least.

I think because you had two good weeks of weight loss but you are absolutely right it's in the right direction. good girl

OKay, quick drive-by... I was -4.2 this morning, putting me at 166. Yay!!

Nice job kiddo

just getting this over with...i am up .4
i am very very sad about this. Granted i know my legs are sore and from what i have heard that means they might be retaining water from working out adn all that..but still. I have 2 weeks where it goes in the right direction then POOF back up a bit..it seems like i am always in this cycle! I don't think i want to eat less but what i think i will do to break this plateauish stage is add more fruit and veggies and actually work out EVERY DAY. I think that is the only changes i can make that will really stick with me through the whole process. I am not one that is willing to not have "cheat days" because i enjoy food and cooking to much to not indulge once/twice a week here and there.
Sorry..i was totally just acting like this was my diary or something! But i do feel better..thanks for "listening" it really does help!
Have a great Friday everyone!

At my WW meeting a couple of weeks ago my leader was talking about what to do when you're in a plateau. She suggested that you eat different foods to shock your body. Like for instance if you eat every morning two slices of cin toast and coffee or tea, have a yogurt and some fruit for a week. Add more exercise which I know you said you were going to do. Gina - you'll see a difference soon I promise.

 

[DisneyLaura]

I also got a great compliment from a co-worker. I had the munchies a little bit this week, so I went to the lunch room and found a 100-calorie pack of baked Wheat Thins. There was a lady from HR in there (who, by the way, has to be one of the nicest, sweetest ladies I have ever met in my life! She is just so “motherly”.) Well, she was in the lunch room putting some fliers in these plastic stands, and she stopped me to ask if I had lost weight. I graciously said yes, and thanked her for the compliment. Well, she asked how much I lost, how I did it, etc. So I told her almost 75 pounds (which she seemed very impressed by), and that I was doing WW on my own. And then she told me that I look 10 years younger. (Which, considering I look young to begin with, makes me think I probably look about 12 right now.) I’m telling you, if I keep getting these compliments, I’m going to end up getting a big head!

Have a great day everyone!

"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not." - James Gordon, M.D

That's great.

Oh, I almost forgot. Any ideas for our next mini goal thingy? July 4 seems like the next logical one (well, except for our Peep from across the pond). That is 9 weeks away, though. Is that too long? Any ideas?

Sounds good

Is Flag day too close (June 14)?? Or Father's day??

Father's Day would be good I think

 

[mousehouselover]

Flying by to post -1 lb this week. I know it's not much, I have to be stronger with my food choices.

I found an AMAZING broccolli salad this week. Big chunks of raw broccolli, mixed raisins, and craisins (cranberries)..... it also has sunflower seeds and bacon in it and the whole thing is covered in what I think is coleslaw dressing. It is soooooo yummy but I'm sure with the bacon chunks, sunflower seeds and dressing it's also got tons and tons of calories. I may have to scout around for a fat free or at least low cal dressing and minimize the bacon and seeds. (I didn't make this, it was bought from a deli for a staff pitch in.)

Bridgett~ Welcome back!!! I'm sorry for the stress in your life the last few months. Big to you! We're all here for you, and not just for the weight loss.

DF4E~ I read about your kitty this week. I'm so sorry. We lost a kitty a few months ago and it is so hard.

I know there were more things I wanted to post but DH needs me to run some errands.

 

[MA pigletfan]

We ARE here to listen! I hope that it helps you to unload a bit. I know that I have come on here and vented a few times, not really even caring if anyone read it.... just needed somewhere to vent. Especially when I am not feeling supported in my weight loss journey by my DH. (God bless him, he is a TERRIFIC guy, but he just doesn't seem to get it. )

We are here for you, whenever you need to share........................P

THank you...it means alot to know i have all of you wonderful people on this thread to come to

At my WW meeting a couple of weeks ago my leader was talking about what to do when you're in a plateau. She suggested that you eat different foods to shock your body. Like for instance if you eat every morning two slices of cin toast and coffee or tea, have a yogurt and some fruit for a week. Add more exercise which I know you said you were going to do. Gina - you'll see a difference soon I promise.

Great advice! I will def. try that next week. good thing i LOVE yogurt

 

[DisneyLaura]

I found an AMAZING broccolli salad this week. Big chunks of raw broccolli, mixed raisins, and craisins (cranberries)..... it also has sunflower seeds and bacon in it and the whole thing is covered in what I think is coleslaw dressing. It is soooooo yummy but I'm sure with the bacon chunks, sunflower seeds and dressing it's also got tons and tons of calories. I may have to scout around for a fat free or at least low cal dressing and minimize the bacon and seeds. (I didn't make this, it was bought from a deli for a staff pitch in.

That sounds real good. I'm sure you can make it low cal. Congrats on the loss too