Last Chance for a Summer Vacation Experience- August 2016 Weight Loss and Lifestyle Change Challenge

[donac]

Good Thursday morning

Support is a big part of losing weight.



Robin Hood need his merry men such as Friar Tuck


But there is also those people who don't help such as Sheriff of Nottingham



Do you have a support group (it can include this group)?

Is there someone in your life who tried to sabotage your healthy eating plan.

Have a happy and healthy day​

 

[donac]

This group and the blogs on Sparkpeople are my support group

My biggest problem is dh. Until this summer he ate whatever he wanted. He has been more careful since he was diagnosed as prediabetic. I think in the long run he will be a great support but still stray every now and then.

It is supposed to be hot and sticky. I was hoping for cool weather for the wedding. I am keeping my lace sleeves to remind me of the lace sleeves I wore at my wedding 38 years ago last week.

Off to get my nails done.

 

[piglet1979]

Good Thursday morning

Support is a big part of losing weight.

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Robin Hood need his merry men such as Friar Tuck
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But there is also those people who don't help such as Sheriff of Nottingham
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Do you have a support group (it can include this group)?

Is there someone in your life who tried to sabotage your healthy eating plan.

Have a happy and healthy day​

This group has helped me a lot. I have stayed more focus then before. My eating has been bad lately but I will work on that. Since I joined the group back in March I think, I have lost 10 pounds. This group keeps me accountable for what I do. I hate it when I don't do good. I feel like I need to do good for the group or something. It kind of pushes me to do better.

My husband lately has been great. He tells me all the time I am doing great. On days that I just don't want to walk he will push me to go do it.

My mom is some what of support for me. I talk to he every day but sometimes when it comes to weight I feel she can be negative. If I am not eating what I am supposed to or not working out she really gets on me about it. She tells me what I should be doing. I was just walking for awhile and she tells me I need to be doing squats every day or I should be doing this or that. I think it is just because she is a my mom and she feels that she needs to tell me this stuff. When I get excited about an accomplishment she is excited with me. So it goes both ways.

 

[dsnyfn1022]

I have 2 woohoos, first I finished my paintings and I think they turned out pretty good (got the idea from the Dispop podcast) and the other is I am so excited to take my DDs to CRT on Saturday for the first time!


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Those are super cool!

Do you have a support group (it can include this group)?

Is there someone in your life who tried to sabotage your healthy eating plan.

This group is definitely a support group for me, and about the only one that I have. MY BFF is a yo-yo dieter so there are times when she's very supportive and then other times when it's not so much. But we're really bad at supporting each other as I know that there have been times that I could have encouraged healthy eating for both of us and haven't done that. Work is also really hard sometimes. My boss brought in cookies the other day and when I declined he almost seemed offended? My family also isn't the best at encouraging healthy eating when I see them, which is usually every weekend.

 

[Lady Marie]

My WOOHOO for this week is that ds is getting married on Friday night. I just tried on my dress and I still like it. The only problem is that it has lace sleeves and it is going to be in the low 90's for the outdoor ceremony. I am also worried about my makeup not staying on my face.

I forgot to add to this yesterday-- Yes, like the others said, I swear by primer too. AND a setting spray. I personally love Make Up Forever spray. Priming and setting is the only way my face survives any outdoor event down here in South FL!

Do you have a support group (it can include this group)?

Is there someone in your life who tried to sabotage your healthy eating plan.

Up until recently, I was struggling having support outside of this group. DH was eating however he wanted, and that just made it tough trying to prepare different meals etc. He is kinda trying to loose weight now, so he isn't as bad an influence. I also started going grocery shopping Saturday mornings while he is at work as much as possible. Bad food doesn't find its way into the cart as easily haha!

Now I am working on getting support with the Yoga department. He has been guilting me a little about spending the money ("that adds up!" he says) and him being responsible for cooking dinner those nights. But he always follows up with "but I am glad your doing something good for yourself." Yesterday when that came up and he said that I said, "Good, so leave me alone about it. You are more than willing to find $10 a week for fast food, I'm using it for Yoga." I think we may have come to an understanding on it now. I mean I get it.... we bought an elliptical and weights, and that was supposed to be for me. Why spend more money when we have that, and bikes, and a neighborhood to walk in, etc? But it's working for me right now, and I feel my body changing so I'm sticking with it whether he likes it or not. Ok, rant over!

Suffice it to say, I am thankful for this group-- no one on here gives me any kind of grief! Y'all are just pixie dust and encouragement. My activity on here directly correlates to my success off the boards, so y'all are awesome!

My boss brought in cookies the other day and when I declined he almost seemed offended?

Gah, I hate that! Why do people do that!? Good on you though for choosing what was best for you

 

[Flossbolna]

Sorry for being so absent again. I am frustrated with my eating and my exercise and I don't want to step on the scale, so I also don't want to hang out here because I feel such a failure... At least today eating has been good so far and I managed to track a few days recently. I am just finding it so hard when there are people around to do my routine. I feel like all my coping mechanisms are not working when I am not on my own. At least I am not putting on a lot of weight, I still fit in all my "slim" clothes. But I know that I need to get more disciplined if I want to lose again!!

 

[piglet1979]

Sorry for being so absent again. I am frustrated with my eating and my exercise and I don't want to step on the scale, so I also don't want to hang out here because I feel such a failure... At least today eating has been good so far and I managed to track a few days recently. I am just finding it so hard when there are people around to do my routine. I feel like all my coping mechanisms are not working when I am not on my own. At least I am not putting on a lot of weight, I still fit in all my "slim" clothes. But I know that I need to get more disciplined if I want to lose again!!

You shouldn't feel like a failure. We are all going through it or have in the past. My eating is really bad right now but I am still working out/walking. I haven't gotten on the scare in a few weeks either. When I get this way I tell myself that tomorrow is new day. I just need to get back on the "Wagon". You will too.

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

Sorry for being so absent again. I am frustrated with my eating and my exercise and I don't want to step on the scale, so I also don't want to hang out here because I feel such a failure... At least today eating has been good so far and I managed to track a few days recently. I am just finding it so hard when there are people around to do my routine. I feel like all my coping mechanisms are not working when I am not on my own. At least I am not putting on a lot of weight, I still fit in all my "slim" clothes. But I know that I need to get more disciplined if I want to lose again!!

I agree with @piglet1979 I have definitely been there. In fact up until joining this group a couple months ago I was having a real rough time. It sounds like you need a change. Have you tried giving yourself a reward? So if people are there you can say to yourself I don't need to do that because I am working towards X (fill in your reward new clothing, purse, whatever would get you motivated) you could maybe even keep a picture of it on your phone to look at in tough times. Please don't feel like a failure and stay away, we are all here rooting for you!

 

[courtneybeth]

Do you have a support group (it can include this group)?

Is there someone in your life who tried to sabotage your healthy eating plan.

This group is my support group. I love all of you and you all encourage me to be my best every day.

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

Do you have a support group (it can include this group)?

Is there someone in your life who tried to sabotage your healthy eating plan.

Have a happy and healthy day​

My #1 supporter is DH, he has been there for me through all the lows and highs of this journey. Also this group has been amazing! I love hearing everyone's stories and knowing that I am not alone.

Unfortunately there are also people in my life who like to sabotage my plan. My family does not like to see me succeed for some reason. All my life they have told be how fat I am but then when I tried to lose weight they would be the first one to bring home fast food for dinner. When I lost a lot of weight after DS9 I remember being in the dressing room buying new pants and seeing the disappointment on my mom's face when I needed a smaller size. I have learned that I need to keep them at a distance for me to be my best self.

 

[Zim]

I have been lax in reporting here only because I don't have a loss to report on the first week. I lost two pounds right out of the gate at the end of July but I am not counting that for this month!

As for groups - this place has been helpful and I just rediscovered MyFitnessPal and since my last sojourn there, the community has really ramped up - they have a 10 week biggest loser challenge that I started at the beginning of this month and ends literally the day we take off for Disney and Universal. So between the two communities I'm hoping for lots of support. There was a vendor in my office today who brought a delicious lunch and decadent desserts but I passed and kept with my chicken marsala and salad!!

No one in my life sabotages me, but I'm sort of a hermit and the friends and family I do hang around are very fine with whatever my current food mood is. She wants to eat an entire cake? Have at it! On a diet? You go girl! So I'm in a pretty judgement free zone although my brother does poke the bear when I'm on the heavier side. On the flip side he wants to help me with this 10 week challenge so he's seeing about getting me in for an 8 week consult with my SIL's personal trainer (my SIL is a size zero!) We've all entered the 40 somethings and that seems to be the age bracket where it's not just the vanity of looking good / feeling slim, but realizing the body can't take the weight much more without potentially serious health complications! We have cancers, heart conditions, thyroid conditions and diabetes in our familial histories - my brother just got called out on his cholesterol and I've got thyroid issues starting.

 

[pjlla]

I forgot to add to this yesterday-- Yes, like the others said, I swear by primer too. AND a setting spray. I personally love Make Up Forever spray. Priming and setting is the only way my face survives any outdoor event down here in South FL!

Up until recently, I was struggling having support outside of this group. DH was eating however he wanted, and that just made it tough trying to prepare different meals etc. He is kinda trying to loose weight now, so he isn't as bad an influence. I also started going grocery shopping Saturday mornings while he is at work as much as possible. Bad food doesn't find its way into the cart as easily haha!

Now I am working on getting support with the Yoga department. He has been guilting me a little about spending the money ("that adds up!" he says) and him being responsible for cooking dinner those nights. But he always follows up with "but I am glad your doing something good for yourself." Yesterday when that came up and he said that I said, "Good, so leave me alone about it. You are more than willing to find $10 a week for fast food, I'm using it for Yoga." I think we may have come to an understanding on it now. I mean I get it.... we bought an elliptical and weights, and that was supposed to be for me. Why spend more money when we have that, and bikes, and a neighborhood to walk in, etc? But it's working for me right now, and I feel my body changing so I'm sticking with it whether he likes it or not. Ok, rant over!

Suffice it to say, I am thankful for this group-- no one on here gives me any kind of grief! Y'all are just pixie dust and encouragement. My activity on here directly correlates to my success off the boards, so y'all are awesome!

Good for you for defending your healthy habits and staying strong! I need to do that more often here!

Sorry for being so absent again. I am frustrated with my eating and my exercise and I don't want to step on the scale, so I also don't want to hang out here because I feel such a failure... At least today eating has been good so far and I managed to track a few days recently. I am just finding it so hard when there are people around to do my routine. I feel like all my coping mechanisms are not working when I am not on my own. At least I am not putting on a lot of weight, I still fit in all my "slim" clothes. But I know that I need to get more disciplined if I want to lose again!!

Awww.... sorry that you are so frustrated. I can totally relate to feeling like a failure.... which is SILLY! You haven't failed.... you are just learning more about what works and what maybe doesn't work so well! Obviously having someone there (even when you LOVE having him there) makes it harder to stick to your routine.... so learn from this. How are you going to feel MORE successful the next time you have company?

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Hey all! I forgot to quote the QOTD, but you all know you are my PRIMARY support system! I love my WW meetings too.... I get a lot from them even though I am the leader. DD has always been there to be encouraging and to remind me that my inner monologue of "I'm not good enough" isn't what I should be listening to.

DH is a great guy, but not much of a support system when it comes to my WW lifestyle. He has followed Atkins off and on for years now and when he is "on" he reminds me that he would "starve" on WW (as he eats a BUCKET of nuts and loses 3 pounds) and he wouldn't want to have to weigh/measure and track. When he is "off" it is a full-on popcorn, pizza, and ice cream fest. Unfortunately with that "diet" there is no happy medium.....no gray area. If you throw your carb balance off, even by a little, you don't lose. And since there is no accounting for calories or portion sizes on Atkins, he has never learned moderation in ANYTHING. Like I said, if he is "on" he can eat a bucket of nuts and a pile of cheese and still lose. If he is "off" it isn't ONE candy bar, but three. SORRY......Rant over!!

Okay..... I am scheduled to work online 5:30 - 7:30 so I need to have dinner ready to go by then. We will eat when DH comes home from his errand, about 6:30pm.

Gotta dash!..............P

 

[Oneanne]

This group is my primary support team. I also recently joined a women's hiking club and have joined in with several others members for a 20 week challenge that starts tomorrow. I'm hoping that not knowing any of them will be a motivator to get me going so I have something positive to report out.

I'm back home, hanging out until pilates in a couple hours. Currently watching the Olympics, which are actually showing something other than swimming. The weather has turned warm and sunny do I'm trying to think of something out of doorsy to do tomorrow.

 

[pjlla]

Good morning all and happy Friday! Super quiet here lately..... I hope that means you are all out enjoying your summer! Anyone watch the Perseid meteor showers last night? I had intended too, but by 9:30 pm I was dozing off.... I took a minute or two to look out when I was closing the windows, but didn't catch anything. I would really like to have seen it, but I was just too tired!

Time to get ready for work.... I want to get there a little early because DS wants to leave early to head to the movies with his girlfriend and I want to get at least 7 hours in. Hopefully I'll be back later to catch the QOTD.................P

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning everyone.

Three things are happening this week.

1. Disney announced that the Main Street Electrical Parade will leave DW in Oct.

2. The new version of Pete's Dragon opens today

3. My oldest son is getting married today



The Main Street Electrical Parade is a personal favorite. On one trip dh and I saw it twice. One time I took pictures and the second time I took a video. I am really glad that I have that now since I won't get a chance to see it one last time.

I am also interested in seeing the new Pete's Dragon movie. I loved the old one but the new one has Robert Redford and even though he is older I still love that guy.

His is a picture of my son and his fiance from a trip we all took to DW a few years ago.
They are headed back there next week for their honeymoon.



This is a very emotional day for me.
My dh and I have lost 3 parents in the last 2 years so having my mother there means a lot to us.

In the the musical "Wicked" there is a song about people passing through your life.
People may pass through your life but you are a different person because you knew them.

Question of the Day
Who in your past would you like to spend 5 minutes with to tell them about how you turned out?

It does not have to be about your weight loss journey.​

 

[dsnyfn1022]

Gah, I hate that! Why do people do that!? Good on you though for choosing what was best for you

Right?? What's funny is he didn't even make the cookies. He just bought them.

Sorry for being so absent again. I am frustrated with my eating and my exercise and I don't want to step on the scale, so I also don't want to hang out here because I feel such a failure... At least today eating has been good so far and I managed to track a few days recently. I am just finding it so hard when there are people around to do my routine. I feel like all my coping mechanisms are not working when I am not on my own. At least I am not putting on a lot of weight, I still fit in all my "slim" clothes. But I know that I need to get more disciplined if I want to lose again!!

I'm so sorry you're frustrated! It can be hard to adjust your routine to something that's new or out of the norm. I know I really struggle with eating well and exercising when there are other people to witness. I somehow feel "fat" because I feel like they're judging me because I'm "forced" to eat healthy because of my size. Which is so silly because really everyone should eat healthy and no one should judge anyone for any choice that they make ever! But I also get the frustration. I've put on 10 pounds since I've decided to split from my husband. My routine was thrown all out of whack. But that's why I came back to this group. I love the support and the accountability.

Question of the Day
Who in your past would you like to spend 5 minutes with to tell them about how you turned out?

First of all, congrats to your son and happy wedding day! Hopefully it's not terribly muggy and hot for his big day.

This is a very intriguing question. I lost my grandpa about 10 years ago and I miss him every day. If I had 5 minutes with him I'd probably just spend those 5 minutes hugging him but I also would like to think that he knows exactly what's going on in my life. There are also a couple of teachers that really inspired me and encouraged my writing. So I'd like the opportunity to tell them that I'm actively working on a career in writing and that their support and encouragement really played a part in me believing that I could actually do it and that I was a decent writer.

 

[dsnyfn1022]

Is it just me, or has this been the longest week that's ever existed? I'm so glad that it's Friday! It's been a good eating and exercising week but yesterday TTOM got the best of me and I made some very poor eating choices and didn't work out at all. But I'm really proud of what I did for the rest of the week prior and I'm looking forward to having a good weekend on plan! So onwards and upwards.

I have an official court date for my pre-trial hearing. It's October 27th. Which means I kinda have a deadline imposed now that I'd like to meet my goal. I'm about...20ish pounds from that point. It kinda depends on what my goal weight really is. The smallest I've ever been is 157. That was also like 10 years ago LOL. So I'm not exactly sure if that's doable at this point. The last time I got really in shape I got down to about 167. I'd like to at least get to that point again. Right now my goal would be to hover between 160 and 165. My birthday is October 22nd so it would also be great if I could get to my goal weight by my birthday!

Hope everyone has a fabulous day!

 

[Flossbolna]

@donac Happy Wedding Day to you and the bride and groom! I hope it will be a wonderful day and wish the couple all the best for the future!

Thank you everyone for the encouragement! I know that I need to come back to the thread more regularly because you always help me to refocus! I am so grateful for it!

I did go for a run yesterday and tracked all my food and stayed within my calories for the day! So, hopefully today is going to turn into another good day. I feel if I manage to get back into a routine of tracking this will already be half of what I need to do!

QOTD:
My grandfather. I know he would have been so proud of what I do professionally and he never really got to experience it. And I would love to have a grown up conversation with him to ask him things about his life that I never got to ask.

 

[Oneanne]

@donac - hope you all have a wonderful day and the bride and groom have a happy marriage in front of them.

Who would I like to spend time with? That's a really loaded question. My Dad died the weekend before my Neice and I were headed down to see him. The intent was to have a frank get-to-know-him-differently conversation with no one else's "stuff" to filter through. I've never felt like we were robbed of that opportunity, but thought that it must not have really been necessary. My Dad was the alcoholic in the family but I had the most challenging relationship with my Mom. Being able to talk to her again would be powerful. But I think I'm most intrigued by being able to chat with either of my Grandmothers, and get to know them adult to adult.

 

[courtneybeth]

1. Disney announced that the Main Street Electrical Parade will leave DW in Oct.

I am so bummed about this because part of our December trip etched out plans to sit down and watch the parade.... and two rounds of WISHES (Christmas and the regular one). And the worst part? We're not renewing our annual passes in November so... for the first time since 1994 I'll be without a pass.

Question of the Day
Who in your past would you like to spend 5 minutes with to tell them about how you turned out?

My grandmother - she practically raised me. I think she'd be really happy with the fine young woman I've turned into.


And @donac - congrats on your son's wedding.