Looking to Lose Ladies

[StitchIsOurHero]

If we don't give ourselves permission to eat the stuff we like every once and while, we are going be miserable and never stay with this for the long haul. It's about making choices that are right and healthy and maybe not both at the same time.

I'm not going to stop living because I want to be healthy. I need to find that balance of eating mostly good for me health wise and a few good for me spiritually/emotionally wise.

I'll get there.

AMEN!!!!!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

My boys had egg beaters, low fat cheese and diced low sodium ham on 100 calorie english muffins and loved every bite. They really were pretty good and I don't miss the cholesterol at all.

 

[morgansmom2000]

I had eggbeaters and a slice of cheese on a Thomas' Bagel Thin. 3 points for a filling breakfast (probably less than 3, I don't think there was a half cup of eggbeaters left)!

 

[LindaBabe]

If we don't give ourselves permission to eat the stuff we like every once and while, we are going be miserable and never stay with this for the long haul. It's about making choices that are right and healthy and maybe not both at the same time.

I'm not going to stop living because I want to be healthy. I need to find that balance of eating mostly good for me health wise and a few good for me spiritually/emotionally wise.

I'll get there.

ABSOLUTELY! You just have to choose, and plan for, your treats. And unfortunately, I had lulled myself into thinking a 'treat' with every meal was ok. it wasn't. Not even a 'treat' every day. But I *will* have that Lindt ball occasionally. And one or two (or 3!) of Diana's great almond cookies during the course of a weekend.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I had eggbeaters and a slice of cheese on a Thomas' Bagel Thin. 3 points for a filling breakfast (probably less than 3, I don't think there was a half cup of eggbeaters left)!

We have the Thomas' GoodStart english muffins.

Sam's has the 4 pack of real Eggbeaters for $7.98.
They also have pre-portioned Philly cream cheese. They are 80 calories a tube. Makes it much easier to portion control. SparksPeople allows 101 calories for the cream cheese.


PS-Thank you Deb. The SparksPeople has really helped me with my food ideas and keeping track of calories consumed and spent with exercise.

 

[MazdaUK]

What are eggbeaters? we don't have them.

I'm down another 3.5

I saw an article in the paper that said poeple who drink alcohol moderately (less than 15 units per week for women) put on less weight than teetotallers, that wine is associated with least weight gain and beer with more - the report concluded the link between alcohol and weight gain was not proven and very complex (they think the liver adapts to convert alcohol into heat, not fat).

So I had a very nice glass of wine with my lunch and one more to stop me gaining weight

Fritata (baked) and salad tonight

 

[morgansmom2000]

Eggbeaters are real eggs, without cholesterol. 1/2 cup of Eggbeaters = 1 pt on WW. Eggbeaters.

It's simply gorgeous here today! Yesterday as well. We went for a short walk (my ankle still aches) and we will again today!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

It's really pretty here today too. I just wish we had sidewalks. The sides of the roads are just too mushy to walk on and on the road is not safe.

 

[morgansmom2000]

I live a minute and a half from this. Upper Charles Trail

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I'm such a dork. I live less than 5 minutes from our bike trail. I just never think to go there by myself. I could never handle both dogs and I can't leave one home alone. That would be so horrible to come home to that sight.

 

[LindaBabe]

I live a minute and a half from this. Upper Charles Trail

Oh, wow! That's NICE!

I'm such a dork. I live less than 5 minutes from our bike trail. I just never think to go there by myself. I could never handle both dogs and I can't leave one home alone. That would be so horrible to come home to that sight.

Could you on a divide single leash? Or are they just too strong for you? Maybe go without either of them?

Still not feeling well and off the fodder, but oh well. Maybe tomorrow.

You're going to get tired of hearing me say what I read, but here's another one. Did I say this already? AND I just read it a second place today. To vary the rate during your cardio exercise - say 2 minutes at normal pace 30 seconds faster and then back to normal, or whatever. The marathon girls call it 'interval training' and supposedly a shorter work out done at varying rates do more for weight loss than longer times at a steady pace. I can't WAIT to get back to the gym. Did I really say that?

 

[morgansmom2000]

It's a nice path. Morgan got her bike out and rode, just have to remind her of not getting too far ahead of us. Lots and lots of people out there, you can tell it's the first nice weekend in a while

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I have Huskies. They are meant for pulling. I need a few nice days in a row for the road to dry out so I can retrain them to the leash.


So if I do the interval training, do I need to keep to the same time or can I shorten it some while breaking myself into it?

 

[New England Eeyore]

You're going to get tired of hearing me say what I read, but here's another one. Did I say this already? AND I just read it a second place today. To vary the rate during your cardio exercise - say 2 minutes at normal pace 30 seconds faster and then back to normal, or whatever. The marathon girls call it 'interval training' and supposedly a shorter work out done at varying rates do more for weight loss than longer times at a steady pace. I can't WAIT to get back to the gym. Did I really say that?

My Dad is a fitness nut and he's my "personal trainer." The first thing he taught me was intervals. That's how you get "fit." (By the way, have you read this one Linda - an older one but still helpful - "Fit or Fat" by Covert Bailey?) It really does work. I found the more often I incorporated intervals into the workout (either by speed or incline on the treadmill - both will work) the faster I would raise my base workout levels. My incline base is pretty high now, so my intervals are usually running - usually only for 30 seconds at a time, but I'm still pretty happy with that.

AWM - try to keep to the same time, even if you decrease your intensity to a little lower than your normal after the intervals at first to recover.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

Am I too late to join in?
In high school I was 120. Now I gained some junk in the trunk and am very unhappy. I want to get back into my two peice OH heck, My one peice even by summer. Im looking to loose 15 or so pounds

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Never too late to join in.
Pick a day to be your weigh in, post the last digit here and Lisa keeps track for us.

Thank you Lisa.

Okay, Deb. I'll give it a try tomorrow. I will probably do my 10 minutes sessions instead of the 20 I've been doing this weekend. I'm going to have to buy new sneakers soon.

PS- Mazda - red or white?

 

[Lisa]

Never too late to join in. I will put you in the line up. Welcome to the group.

Dh and I got the NordicTrack bike. I think DH was surprised how much of a little work out it gave him, and he is a pretty fit guy. My goal is to do 30 minutes a day on it. It is right in our bedroom, I plan to hop on it before jumping into the shower.

 

[ddavis860]

I have 2 labs, and could never walk them both together. My yellow one is sooo headstrong, she hurts me when I try to walk her. My choc one is an angel on the leash.

We are having wonderful weather predicted for the week. I joined the walking challenge at work, so hopefully between the 2 I'll get some motivation...

AWM- Glad the site is working for you...

Not sure about the weigh in tomorrow, I jumped on today and still maintained, that's 2 weeks in a row

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Yes, you may be maintaining, but how are your clothes fitting?

I remember this one gym's advertisement. A girl lost 4 dress sizes, but GAINED 20 pounds. She turned all the flab into lean muscle.

My bad the last time I did this was I was ALL about the numbers. I didn't take into consideration what I looked like or how I felt. I lost a lot of weight but I looked hideous. Scrawny chicken neck, nasty clavicals, and stringy hair.

Not this time. This time I am doing it for the right reasons. And this isn't going to be a fad.

Even my DH was happy with the meals I made this weekend and said he was okay with spending the extra money on fresh products instead of the packaged meals.

So even if your weight number never changes, everything else can be changing for all the better.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

well, its march now, so I want to be 120 by june. ok so now to step on the scale... Im scared!

ETA:
The scale was miscalabrated. My last number is 0 and its not the 0 i want