DISappearing PEEPS Volume 2

[dance2874]

Does anybody else play the self sabotage game?

It seems like I start losing a little and then my brain gets all crazy and says:

"hey, you've lost some weight. you deserve a treat. go ahead, eat what you want this week, it wont matter, your losing weight now"

URGGG!!!

I need a transplant.

Last week: 170

This week: 172 So...... I'm +2

I totally do that all the time!! I need to find ways to reward myself other than eating!

 

[HockeyKat]

And CELERY:

What an accomplishment in 134 pounds. Dont beat yourself up. You are going to get there. As for boys vs. girls - I agree with everyone else- sometimes boys and husbands are stupid- but that goes for any partner in a relationship- I'm getting old and beat down I guess, I even let my DH "win" every now and then or at least he thinks he does

I totally agree, on all counts. I only spoke to the number before, sorry.

 

[celerystalker]

Thanks you guys for the words of wisdom and kindness.
I'm taking wendy's advice and getting a facial and shopping (plus watching some johnny depp) this weekend to snap me out of it.

 

[Disney8704]

Almost forgot to post today! Anyway, havent lost or gained anything. Its like im stuck. Still weighing in at 151 lbs!

 

[WDWBetsy]

Hey....If you want...we could get together when I am there. How does your family feel about soccer? Your daughter would be gobbled up by 20 - 17 year old boys who all love toddlers....How far is Avon from Caramel?? We arrive on Thursday the 17th and will leave Sunday...sometime..He has a game Friday night, Satturday late morning and Sunday late morning....we could do the game and lunch or something...my sister Laura and my younger son Baylor will also come...He is 12...You will know me versus my sister because I am the cute, smart and sassy one!

You are cracking me up!! As pitiful as it sounds, I haven't been to a real soccer game; I guess that will change when DD gets older! I think it only takes 30 minutes to get to Carmel from here. I'll have to get back with you on meeting up!

 

[UtahMama]

Does anybody else play the self sabotage game?

It seems like I start losing a little and then my brain gets all crazy and says:

"hey, you've lost some weight. you deserve a treat. go ahead, eat what you want this week, it wont matter, your losing weight now"

URGGG!!!

I need a transplant.

Last week: 170

This week: 172 So...... I'm +2

I do! Almost every friday! BUT so far so good today!

 

[Dizneydawn]

You are cracking me up!! As pitiful as it sounds, I haven't been to a real soccer game; I guess that will change when DD gets older! I think it only takes 30 minutes to get to Carmel from here. I'll have to get back with you on meeting up!

No problem...just let me know...I have a friend from Tupperware outside of Indiannapolis that I am meeting up with...so I thought...might as well get anymore peep meets in if I can!

 

[DisneyObsession]

OK...I am -2.5 at todays WI!! Getting on the treadmill 5 days in a row really helped!


Remember I mentioned my "dislike" of my job and that I was going to start looking for another one?? Well, I was "let go" from that job today so I'll have plenty of time to look for another one! I have mixed emotions about this, as it really messes with my budget, but I am confident I will find something. Hey, it's an unplanned vacation!!!

 

[dance2874]

I found a new diet friendly food! Kashi oatmeal dark chocolate chip cookies. They are 130 calories each and have 3 grams of fiber so they really arent too bad for the WW peeps. I just had one and they are so good! Very filling actually for a sweet snack- thanks to the fiber. I got a big box at costco last week and have been waiting to try them. Now, I need to find a way to not eat them all.

 

[loser1824]

I am -1.8

YAHOOO!!!

 

[UtahMama]

I am -1.8

YAHOOO!!!

You KNOW we'll want to read that Disney Master's Thesis!!!

Congrats to you and all the Peeps for their great losses this week! WOOOO HOOOO!

 

[pixie dust 112]

Does anybody else play the self sabotage game?

It seems like I start losing a little and then my brain gets all crazy and says:

"hey, you've lost some weight. you deserve a treat. go ahead, eat what you want this week, it wont matter, your losing weight now"

URGGG!!!

I need a transplant.

Last week: 170

This week: 172 So...... I'm +2

That is so me! I lost 3 lbs over 2 weeks at WDW. Came home to find a BIG girl scout cookie delivery waiting for me and I'm sad to say that this week I am +3

 

[RxforDisney]

OK, I finally caught up, and I have a couple of questions.

1. What exactly are "peeps"? Just short for people, or does it stand for something?

2. Is it too late to get in on the current challenges? If not, what do I need to do?


UM - you crack me up, and I love that picture in your signature. It looks like it totally captures your personality.

Oh post pictures, I have always wanted to go there. Have fun.

DisneyLaura - I am still working on those pictures of Dollywood.

oh, and allie, i'll TOTALLY plan your vacation for you! i was a travel agent in another life, i think.

Well, I am not allie, but I might be up for a few tips, if you are willing to share.

I know a lot of the basics (like ADRs, refillable mugs, childswap, fastpass) from lurking around the boards, but I have to admit I don't know what the rope drop is.

Does anybody else play the self sabotage game?

It seems like I start losing a little and then my brain gets all crazy and says:

"hey, you've lost some weight. you deserve a treat. go ahead, eat what you want this week, it wont matter, your losing weight now"

Oh, that is soooo me!

I have also experienced two of my other problems with my food consumption today as I have tried to restart my FMP - "Food Modification Plan".

1. I feel the need to finish my kids food so it doesn't go to waste.

2. We are constantly having food brought into work from sales reps, and I can't resist free food. I justify it by telling myself "why pay for lettuce and lean cuisine when this is free?"


I did not have a good day today - primarily due to lack of planning. I had planned to go to the cafeteria at work for breakfast this morning to get a boiled egg and coffee, but before I got down there, one of our sales reps brought in chicken, sausage, bacon, and cinnamon biscuits and juice. So, why walk all the way to the cafeteria and pay for food, when it was right there?!? So I had a chicken biscuit and V8 splash light. I did pretty good for lunch. I had one serving of vegetable lasagna, and salad with light ranch dressing. But, then I fell apart again in the afternoon, and had three mini peanut butter cups, and one bite of cinnamon biscuit before I realized what I was doing. Then, I remembered that Friday night is Pizza night at my house, and convinced myself that I would just eat salad and a sliver of pizza. Well, when I got home, the lettuce was wilted, and I ended up eating 2 pieces of pizza, and my daughters crust from one of her pieces, and the crust off of my son's PB&J sandwich that I made him. (He is severely allergic to milk/cheese, and can't have traditional pizza. I usually make him pizza, but tonight he wanted PB&J).

I promise to do better!

I have enjoyed reading all of your posts, and I look forward to being a part of this group. Congratulations to all of you for your weight loss successes.

 

[punkin413]

punkin - I broke up with Tammy at the beginning of December and started dating guys at the end of December.
I've been seeing the same guy since the middle of January.
I like him lots.
But he's busy with work and his kids, so it makes things difficult.
plus we don't have official titles - we're just seeing each other exclusively. It gets on my nerves.

boys are silly. hang in there.....eventually he'll figure out that there should be time for celery too!

Remember I mentioned my "dislike" of my job and that I was going to start looking for another one?? Well, I was "let go" from that job today so I'll have plenty of time to look for another one! I have mixed emotions about this, as it really messes with my budget, but I am confident I will find something. Hey, it's an unplanned vacation!!!

you'll look back on this and see why it happened - there's something better out there for you!

Well, I am not allie, but I might be up for a few tips, if you are willing to share.

I know a lot of the basics (like ADRs, refillable mugs, childswap, fastpass) from lurking around the boards, but I have to admit I don't know what the rope drop is.

by no means do i claim to be an expert, but i do LOVE to plan disney vacations! my sister actually called me last night and she and her boyfriend are planning on going back in july. i've already done their itinerary. just ask away and i'll be glad to help you in any way i can! by the way, rope drop is the ceremony they do at the parks in the morning at opening. i've only seen the one at MK and it was really cute. people swear by it because you get to see the little show and you can usually get a lot done in that first hour before the crowds really start to come in. last year when we went to rope drop at MK we had done fantasyland by 10:00! we don't do it every park day though because we'd rather sleep in - just depends on what's more convenient for you.

 

[dwheatl]

I'm down 1.2! I'm happy.
I just finished catching up for the last couple of days. Y'all were busy!
Dizney dawn- I lost the quote, but I wanted you to know that I knew those tats were not really yours. Don't let this blond hair fool you. I knew you never had man-b**bs!

OK...I am -2.5 at todays WI!! Getting on the treadmill 5 days in a row really helped!


Remember I mentioned my "dislike" of my job and that I was going to start looking for another one?? Well, I was "let go" from that job today so I'll have plenty of time to look for another one! I have mixed emotions about this, as it really messes with my budget, but I am confident I will find something. Hey, it's an unplanned vacation!!!

Hope you find something better real soon.

Oh, that is soooo me!

I have also experienced two of my other problems with my food consumption today as I have tried to restart my FMP - "Food Modification Plan".

1. I feel the need to finish my kids food so it doesn't go to waste.

2. We are constantly having food brought into work from sales reps, and I can't resist free food. I justify it by telling myself "why pay for lettuce and lean cuisine when this is free?"


I did not have a good day today - primarily due to lack of planning. I had planned to go to the cafeteria at work for breakfast this morning to get a boiled egg and coffee, but before I got down there, one of our sales reps brought in chicken, sausage, bacon, and cinnamon biscuits and juice. So, why walk all the way to the cafeteria and pay for food, when it was right there?!? So I had a chicken biscuit and V8 splash light. I did pretty good for lunch. I had one serving of vegetable lasagna, and salad with light ranch dressing. But, then I fell apart again in the afternoon, and had three mini peanut butter cups, and one bite of cinnamon biscuit before I realized what I was doing.
I promise to do better!

I can really relate to this. Free food is my downfall, and as a teacher, I come across a lot of it. I just said to DH this morning that If I want to get to my goal, I need to change from the kind of person who says, "oh well I already had carrot cake, I might as well have ice cream", to the kind that says, "I already had carrot cake, I guess I better skip the ice cream." That will make a big difference in my weight, and I know from having thin friends and family that this is how it's done. I just need to do it consistently.

 

[LMO429]

I could not sleep last night and I think on the Learning Channel there was this show called "I can make you thin!" by Paul McKenna.

Basically he tells you to think of something gross on your favorite craving foods (such as live worms on a piece of chocolate cake)...it was interesting although I was pretty much like "yeah whatever..that will never work when i was watching it!" Going to try it tonight I have a wedding to go to and would like to behave during the cocktail hour and not eat too much food!

anyway if you ever see it on tv, watch it i thought it was pretty entertaining or maybe it wasnt there was just nothing else to do a 3 am this morning

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I'm +1.5Ugh! And I thought I was pretty good this week too. I ate a lot of Lean Cuisine and fruit, and drank a lot of water.

 

[loser1824]

You KNOW we'll want to read that Disney Master's Thesis!!!

Congrats to you and all the Peeps for their great losses this week! WOOOO HOOOO!

Thanks! I'll share it at some point, once it is all fini!

 

[celerystalker]

1. What exactly are "peeps"? Just short for people, or does it stand for something?

Peeps is slang for people - meaning your homies, friends, pals.
It was in a hip hop song a few years ago and took over suburbia at that point.
Apparently, suburbanites (especially wome and gay men) automatically envision marshmellow peeps when they hear it and it makes them giggle.
I do not think the slang started in this manner, but we made it our own, darnit!
I had a friend who actually bought stuffed peeps for all his friends at easter a few years ago.
When the great thread mama (UtahMama, Wiiinnndddddyyy to her "fiends") came up with the name, there were a bunch of us calling each other peeps - so she incorporated it into her weight loss thread (her and Twinkiemama are really urban, not white middle class moms).
I like to think of it as something more now.
We're cute and fluffy, darnit, but we're getting smaller!
(Just don't put us in a microwave!)

Here's my favorite peep picture (ignore the words. I had to show my support for a friend):

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

For those of you in nursing.

Hang in there. You can do it.

Thanks for the encouragement. I really do appreciate it.

Only 32 days until the end of the semester.