In Search of My Body....Not the One I ATE! Vol. 5: Goddesses are Always on Top!

[SeptemberGirl]

Hi Dawn. I think Sparkpeople does all of that for you. But, just so you know, you can't go over a certain level of daily fats and carbs if you do WW points the way they wrote the program. It's designed that way. Any healthy diet will get you where you need to be, any set of good choices.

My friend with PCOS did a more extreme program to lose weight, dropped 85lbs, and her symptoms disappeared.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Liz -
Thanks for the info. As everyone knows - I can track points - but making better food choices was a huge part of that and I was not the best in my choices. Like I could say a candy bar for example is X amount of points - but did not pay attentin to the % of fat calories in it etc. Now with the new program - I understand they are more focused on not only the points - but what the break up of the points is - if that makes sense. Maybe you can expplain that a bit better for me.

As far as your friend - I would love to know more. I agree that it's like which came first - the chicken or the egg - I never had a reg. cycle ever - like 2 times a year until about 3 years ago. Went on Clomid (sp) to get pregnant etc so I know I have had issues/signs of PCOS for a long time. I only weighed 105 after Treyner and when I got pregnant with Carsyn so weight did not bring it on I believe - but the symptoms came on greatly with weight and it doesn't matter if some weight came on from PCOS or PCOS had anything to do with it - if the weight goes - so do the symptoms and that I would be greatful for. Just like knees hurting or anything else - you can have a problem in any area but weight will only make it worse.

Do you know anything about her extreme plan? How long did it take her to drop the 85 pounds? That is so great! You two must look like whole new people in your before pics together as well as now!

BTW: Dan weighed in - he weighed 354 last fall - down to 328 today. Since I did not know him at that weight - it is hard for me to grap that he has lost more weight than I can fathom and at his goal weight - he would have lost more weight than he would weigh. I am so proud of him.

He needs to get to 275 for the plastic surgeon to do a tuck/panel removal of any sort. I thought it was interesting because he has lost a total of 258 pounds since his bi-pass and they think with taking extra skin it will only take off another 10-20 pounds. I know many of us have talked about skin removal etc. and I was suprised that there was no more weight to the skin than that. Obviously Dan is on the extreme of weight loss and if only 10-20 lbs is gone from his skin - those with less loss - would have even a smaller amount. Miracle body transformation yes - but not a huge number on the scale in the scheme of things. Even more proof - excersize and diet are the key.

Just food for thought!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Hey everyone!

I realised earlier that I didn't post my WW weigh-in results - I lost 2.5lbs!!!. I was so excited I jumped off the scales! That puts me 2.5-3lbs away from my target weight

I love reading everyones food - even though I don't know what some of the things are

Dawn - I have no advice, just Well done to Dan for the weight loss

Todays food:

Breakfast:
Bran Flakes - 1.5 points
Skimmed milk - 1 point

Snack:
WW rich toffee bar - 1.5 points
Apple - 0.5 points

Lunch:
Ham salad sandwich with mustard - 2 points
Salt and Vinegar crisps - 2.5 points
WW Yoghurt - 0.5 points
Jelly with peach pieces - 1 point

For dinner I am having:
Egg noodles - 3 points
Stir fried veg - baby corn, peppers, carrot, onion - 0 points
Quorn 'chicken style' pieces - 1.5 points
Tomato passata sauce - 0 points

Total - 15 points.
That leaves me some points to have a treat tonight whilst Im watching Grey's Anatomy

Off to make dinner now!

 

[HockeyKat]

Exercise and diet are very important, but only if you find a realistic plan for you, and follow it consistently.

Bouncing from plan to plan to plan, taking time off, etc. doesn't help one bit. I was living proof of that last year.

Consistency is the key. Consistency. Following something day in and day out, week in and week out, is the only way to take substantial weight off in a way other than surgery.

Regardless of any other issues, carrying extra weight causes health problems. Thinking something different is lying to yourself.

I am many things (b*tchy is definitely one of them), but above all I try to be honest with myself. I am not overweight because of anything or anyone else but me and my inability to stop shoving food in my mouth.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Kelly - thanks for the kuddos to Dan - I will pass them on! I am actually feeling empowered. Knowing what is wrong and what the answers are is good. Obviously weight is a huge negative - but it helps explain many things going back before the weight so I am glad to get to the bottom of it and make changes.

Plus the weather is glorious - walking almost 2 miles a day being pulled by a puppy is good cardio and strength training in the upper arms!

Kat - I never knew you did anything but spark people and just recently a low carb diet.

I agree that consistancy is the biggest key to long term weight loss and I agree on the food in mouth is a responsibility you have to own. Like I said - PCOS may have brought on some weight - but not all and it really doesn't matter if it leads to weight or not. My choice of fudge/chips/cake etc., sure as heck did not help and would make a person without PCOS gain as well.

Loosing the weight can only bring good things - in every arena.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hey everyone!

I realised earlier that I didn't post my WW weigh-in results - I lost 2.5lbs!!!. I was so excited I jumped off the scales! That puts me 2.5-3lbs away from my target weight

Kelly - Congrats on the loss!!!! That is awesome that you are so close to goal. That has to be a great feeling and certainly is worthy of the happy dance .

Exercise and diet are very important, but only if you find a realistic plan for you, and follow it consistently.

Bouncing from plan to plan to plan, taking time off, etc. doesn't help one bit. I was living proof of that last year.

Consistency is the key. Consistency. Following something day in and day out, week in and week out, is the only way to take substantial weight off in a way other than surgery.

Regardless of any other issues, carrying extra weight causes health problems. Thinking something different is lying to yourself.

I am many things (b*tchy is definitely one of them), but above all I try to be honest with myself. I am not overweight because of anything or anyone else but me and my inability to stop shoving food in my mouth.

Kat - Your words are pretty powerful in that post. It may sound harsh, but when isn't the truth harsh?

We are all trying to teach ourselves a new lifestyle. This isn't about a diet anymore. This is about how we are going to choose to live our lives and it has to be something that we can fit in day in and day out or we are never going to get to where we want to go. Jesse and I were chatting about this a few weeks ago and he said it best. He told me that I am fighting 30+ years of habits, genetics, emotions, etc and winning. He added that not many people can say that because it takes a crap load of work, sheer determination and yeah, some b*itchiness along the way. We can all get there if we make the committment to ourselves to get there. He also said that the reason he is working with me (remember - he usually doesn't train overweight / obese folks so I am an exception) was that I took ownership of the situation I am in. He could tell that I was not blaming the world for the size I became - I blamed myself and chose to do something about it. That is the turning point in this struggle. Owning your actions and then choosing to do something different.

Dawn (really this is for everyone; lurkers too) - take ownership for your actions / choices. Educate yourself about how to make better choices. Accept that you will stumble along the way, but when you do, you have to force yourself to get up, dust yourself off and keep going.

It truly will be the best thing you could ever do for yourself.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hey team!

Busy day, yet again. Snowshoeing is over and has been replaced by inline skating (for the kids PE class, that is). So I went in and skated with the second grade today. HI LAR IOUS. OMG, they spent more time on the floor than on their skates. Of course, you could tell those who ice skate and play hockey.

I am out straight the next couple of days. Taxes. Blech. You all know that this makes me physically ILL. Ill, I say. Our tax attorney just laughs at me.

I am with Kat. Consistency and commitment. Hard work. Exercise. Being vigilant. All of it. Sure, you can splurge once in a while. But not daily. We have to remember what Liz said the other day. This is NOT the Naturally Skinny Thread. We all know people (the b*tches!) who can eat whatever they want and still wear a size 0. But that isn't any of us. So we have to work at it.

And I know this may not be a popular response, but here it is. I know that many of you love your flow charts and reading every article that comes across your path, and whatever else is out there. But I am in favor of just DOING. Stop planning, reading, researching, etc. and just go DO something. It is actually one of the main principles of behavioral theory:

Chaotic Action is better than Organized Inaction.

You can spend hours and hours on the most beautiful flow chart in the world. And when it is complete, how many calories have you burned?

Instead, throw on a pair of sneakers and just start MOVING. Don't know what to do? You can always walk. Or just grab stuff around your house and start doing reps. Bicep curls with a gallon of milk. Walk up and down your stairs 20 times. Whatever. It might be chaotic, but at least you are DOING something.

And I am not saying we should all be a hot mess. I am a hot mess half the time and it bugs me to no end and I am working on it. But when it comes to this--stop spending hours and hours on charts, etc. and just go to the gym with that time instead. You will pick stuff up along the way. And as you pick that stuff up along the way, you will become more organized and efficient. Learn by doing. Learn WHILE doing.

Or even better--use a program that has already done all of that chart-making and researching for you. Like WW or JC.

More to say, but I have to make dinner.

Oh, speaking of that. Tonight it is Mexican bean pie. It's good! Again, lots of protein, only good carbs, and the only fat is from the cheese, so you can regulate how much of that you add in.

And what are all of you making tonight??

 

[HockeyKat]

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We are all trying to teach ourselves a new lifestyle. This isn't about a diet anymore. This is about how we are going to choose to live our lives and it has to be something that we can fit in day in and day out or we are never going to get to where we want to go. Jesse and I were chatting about this a few weeks ago and he said it best. He told me that I am fighting 30+ years of habits, genetics, emotions, etc and winning. He added that not many people can say that because it takes a crap load of work, sheer determination and yeah, some b*itchiness along the way. We can all get there if we make the committment to ourselves to get there. He also said that the reason he is working with me (remember - he usually doesn't train overweight / obese folks so I am an exception) was that I took ownership of the situation I am in. He could tell that I was not blaming the world for the size I became - I blamed myself and chose to do something about it. That is the turning point in this struggle. Owning your actions and then choosing to do something different.

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take ownership for your actions / choices. Educate yourself about how to make better choices. Accept that you will stumble along the way, but when you do, you have to force yourself to get up, dust yourself off and keep going.

It truly will be the best thing you could ever do for yourself.

Word. 100%.

Paula, I will say it again. I am so overwhelmingly happy about how far you have come in the last year. I have never once heard an excuse come out of your mouth, just progress forward even when things are tough. You are amazing.

Kelly, congrats on the loss!!! You are pretty close to goal, no?

 

[goofyfan-12]

Erika - awesome words as always. I'll be thinking of you while I am at the gym tonight.

BTW - I'll be having JC's Classico Chicken Parm with bow tie pasta, broccoli and a small salad for dinner. Good carbs, some comfort type food (the chicken parm) and yummy veggies.

Kat - you are too sweet to me. I have done more than my fair share of complaining over the last year and a half. How easily you forget....

 

[HockeyKat]

Paula, . Complaining is different than an excuse, anyhow.

Dinner tonight, hmm. Probably mashed cauliflower, artichoke, and a lean baked pork chop.


FWIW, I looked at sparkpeople just as a comparison. Recommended is a max of 211g carbs per day and 51g fat. Just sayin'.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Dinner tonight, hmm. Probably mashed cauliflower, artichoke, and a lean baked pork chop.

Sounds yummy...

Not to totally change the topic here, but where is everyone???? It is way to quiet around here people.

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Kelly - Congrats on the loss!!!! That is awesome that you are so close to goal. That has to be a great feeling and certainly is worthy of the happy dance .

I felt it was worth a dance Not the banana. I hate that guy now.
Reading about your progress makes me feel really happy you know

Kelly, congrats on the loss!!! You are pretty close to goal, no?

Indeedy. 2.5-3lbs off my target now.
Its scaring me a little if im honest. Im glad you guys are here to keep me motivated, and to keep the weight off you know.

What I need to do is keep on with the exercise. Ive been really slack with it the past week or two, not doing enough at all and im noticing a difference. Its all very well getting to my target weight, but im not my target shape!
Bum, tum and thighs - thats my focus! I need to tone it up so that is a new goal for me.

Sounds yummy...

Not to totally change the topic here, but where is everyone???? It is way to quiet around here people.

Im here but not for long - I have a date with McDreamy and McSteamy in 20 minutes!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I was without electricity for 2 hours. So that's where I went. We took to the couch with books and a blanket. Conserve energy and heat! Read!


Dinner tonight - no plans. Just made a pb and J for Em. Nick is super tired and going to bed at 8pm. So we are doing pick up. I have tons of stuff in the fridge for him or her or me. Maybe once a week we do the pick up - sandwiches, soup, leftovers. I actually like that. It's very relaxed.

I don't stress about dinner, though, because I'm the only one who cares. Nick is very very easy. He doesn't even make fun when I make it up and it doesn't turn out good.

Mexican bean pie recipe??? Please???? For the binder!

 

[goofyfan-12]

I felt it was worth a dance Not the banana. I hate that guy now.
Reading about your progress makes me feel really happy you know

I am kind of indifferent on the banana dude, but I won't use him on principle. The happy dance dude is fair game though.

I am glad I am make you happy - anything to help the cause! Of course you may be sorry if you ask me to sing or something. No promises there.

Indeedy. 2.5-3lbs off my target now.
Its scaring me a little if im honest. Im glad you guys are here to keep me motivated, and to keep the weight off you know.

What I need to do is keep on with the exercise. Ive been really slack with it the past week or two, not doing enough at all and im noticing a difference. Its all very well getting to my target weight, but im not my target shape!
Bum, tum and thighs - thats my focus! I need to tone it up so that is a new goal for me.

Im here but not for long - I have a date with McDreamy and McSteamy in 20 minutes!

Have fun with McDreamy and McSteamy! Don't worry, this bunch will not let you slack off for long.


Liz - sorry about the lost power. Glad it is back though.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Quick fly-by from me. Just need to say--

KELLY! WOO HOO on the 2.5 pounds! SO happy for you! And goal is in sight!

PAULA--I totally agree with Kat and Kelly. Super impressed with you. I said this the other day and was thinking about it again today because it is so true. We are lucky to even KNOW you!

DAWN--yes, no more than 30% of calories from fat. WORD. This is an age-old rule. Glad you are going to work with it. Careful with carbs. Go with healthy carbs and you will likely find that you automatically fall in line with the regulations. Kat posted good numbers. Spot on!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Kat - thanks for the sparkpeople info - I really do like tracking on that and I was not sure how it fell in the amounts they recomended for me. That's what I meant from WW as well - trully never was into the nutritional piece of the programs so this part is very new for me. Eating within range but my calories being made up of fudge is not a good choice. My sister lost almost 80 pounds on WW many years ago - but all she ate was beer and candybars and she is higher than ever now.

I never was good at nutrition. Either watching calories going in - obviously my weight shows that - or understanding what made up what I ate. Yes I knew fruits and veggies were good for me but how bad the full extent of the rest of my choices were was something I put my head in the sand about. Ignorence was bliss.

I did not eat much in HS because I did not want to be fat. Starving is great in theory until food meets you and the love affair begins.

Now - I am looking at labels not to just see what the calories I am eating and how much more I still get to eat for the day but rather what I eat. The majority of the time with Sparkpeople I was over in one area or another. That needs to change. The biggest thing I need to be accountable to myself about and no chart can help me with is balancing my food throughout the day and not getting everything in from 5pm - 10 pm.

I have learned a lot from all of you and I appreciate the input.


Goals for myself.
Track and make good choices on what I eat the majority of the time.
Balance my food out throughout the day.
Walk 5 times a week 2-3 miles.
Water - I am not getting my water in to the extent I need at all.

Will start posting my food again as of tom.

I would like to post by 8pm each night so I am not eating after that time.

 

[Dizneydawn]

E - age old rule that is new to me! sad in fact that at 37 I am just learning how to eat. Not how to get around those rules and make one part of the format work.

Give me some of your good carb choices please.

I think the Target Super Store people were thinking we were casing the place for a robbery. No joke it took us 2 hours to spend $140 looking at labels. The truth is there are things that will fit into this lifestyle - you just have to be willing to look for them. Like ketchup. Calorie wise may be great but ingredient watching - high fructose corn syrup was either #1 or 2 on 99% of the brands. Kinda felt like I was on a treasure hunt! And somebody wrote about Auntie Anne's cheddar bunnies a while ago - found them!

Off for a 2 mile walk. Not as warm today but not ditching it either. No excuses. NO EXCUSES. I like the way it feels to say it.

 

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

Kelly - Woo Hoo on the weight loss, SO CLOSE!!!!

Paula- Again, i'm in agreement with everyone, you rock!

E - I think i need to get you to send me a bunch of your veg recipes. I will never be able to go completely veg (love me some chicken too much for that) but my stomach has been acting up again lately, and i certainly don't want to have to go back to being medicated. I think too much meat really screws with my stomach, so i'd like to try to incorporate a couple meat free meals in each week. Unfortunately, i come from an extremely carnivorous family (dad even hunted so we ALWAYS had venison etc) so i don't really know many recipes outside of plain old salad or pasta that doesn't have meat! HELP!

Lyz - to answer your question, i can't drink because it makes me really sick. I have really bad IBS and other not fun things happening in my stomach, Doctors orders i have to stay away from chocolate, seeds, nuts, caffeine, alcohol.... no fun!

SO i'm being Lazy McFatty lately I've been making excuses to myself all week and it needs to stop. I was finally able to go back to the gym on Saturday (had to wait 10 days from my oral surgery) and i went Sat and Sun mornings, i take Mondays off b/c its WAY too long of a day to do gym in the AM and then work and class, But then i fatty'd out and didn't go Tues-Thurs I keep using Bruce's schedule as an excuse to bang the heck out of the snooze button in the morning. With him on evenings i get woken up at midnight when he gets home, again between 3 and 4 when he goes to bed, so when 5:45 rolls around i'm a zombie! I need to just suck it up and get up, once i get back to my routine i'll hopefully be so tired i just sleep through him coming home. (Oh yea, and i have to yell at him to stop riling up the Pupster when he gets home!!)

So there is my admission, now i have to make sure i get up and go tomorrow morning, ya'll need to hold me accountable!!!!!!!

On another negative note, i had been doing really good with my eating the past few days, and then, today, my boss comes in and says we have a lunch meeting with an important client, at.... CHEESECAKE FACTORY

I was good with the meal, got grilled chicken in a light marinara.....then.... the client insisted we all get cheesecake.... so i ate three quarters of a peice of Dutch Apple Caramel Cinnamon Streusel cheesecake.... omg it was so delicious................ but now i feel like a cow!!!! *MOOOOOOOOO* Gotta eat extra good tomorrow!!!!! (and no dinner tonight, because i still feel like my stomach is going to explode!!!!!!)

 

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

OH and I forgot the most fun part of my day!!! I PAID OFF OUR MAY DISNEY TRIP Only like 48 days!!

 

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

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