Looking to Lose Ladies

[ddavis860]

Starting again... My old number was 4... that was right before Vegas...

New number is 1... up It's alot of water, everything is puffy, rings and shoes are not fitting... and also too many of the wrong carbies...

But getting motivated again

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

It is a new day for new beginnings.

 

[MazdaUK]

Did you fly? I always find that messes everything up for a couple of days.

 

[ddavis860]

I think part of the water prob is the weather... does anyone else have that problem? It's gotten hot fast, and I cant drink when I want to ( another thing about dayshift that chaps my hiney), so when I can get some water, I drink and drink...they I puff and puff...

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Forgot to post my number


8.2 in the good direction.



Course it is no longer there anymore. Just got back from having crab cakes, crab fritters and bbq chicken at Mimi's cafe. I didn't eat the rolls the bbq chicken came on though. Does that help. My cholesterol intake today however was way high with all that animal protein.

 

[Lisa]

Will post your figures, ladies.

My numbers are all over. ugh, Monday when I got on the scale it was 9, ok, I've been eating on the run, not exercising, yada, yada. No valid excuse, but hey it happens. Yesterday on the scale it was 1, as up two pounds, ugggh. Today, it was back to 9. I don't want to play teeter totter.

I have been back on the bike this week, now I have to start concentrating on eating healthy.

 

[LindaBabe]

no number. The first time I weighed here in the hotel gym it was 212! I was happy. The next day 220. I was NOT happy. I stopped weighing while I was ahead, lol.

It's been a tough 3 weeks. Veggies here seem to be fries (regular, steak, waffle, or spicy), Potato salad (American or German) and cole slaw (vinegar or creamy). Too many sandwiches because they're fast, portable, and don't require a heat source when we're working on the house. And too many walks down memory lane to places my husband loved in his youth - when waistlines, cholesterol, and blood pressure weren't under consideration. Hopefully, we'll be home and back to normal soon!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Hopefully your body will bounce right back when you get to be normal again.

 

[Lisa]

I am taking today's number of 7.9!

 

[LindaBabe]

I gained six pounds. 222.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

But look how long you were gone with no healthy food or exercise in sight.

This not a set back. This is just a bump in the road. I know you know not to jump back in full speed. Baby your body back on the right track.



Today is 5.4.

Apparently I am not taking in enough calories to maintain my weight properly. The no cheese thing is really showing on my scale. I did find some veggie shreds and slices. Now that I am back from the in-laws, I can start eating those with my meals and stop losing weight. And eat enough calories to be on the higher side of my range. Not the lower end like I have been doing.


But I do have to say I love the tape measure. My waist in February was a 32. It is today a 27. I like that number.

 

[PinballFamily]

Haven't been on the scale in almost a month. The new last # is 7.5, which isn't as bad as I thought it might be, given the crap/stress/no exercising that has been going on around here since the end of May.

Time to get back and refocused on meeting my goals, eating healthier, and resuming the dog walking. We both miss it!

 

[ddavis860]

My new number is 3. I'm down...

Back to the weight I was before my Vegas trip...finally

My progress was in there, just not posted to my name on the first post

So, I'm down 10lbs again

 

[Lisa]

For me, and I think a few others, stress seems to be a major set back. Let's come up with some great ideas to prevent stress from bringing on the pounds. We need to take care of ourselves as we take care of others.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

The walking, for me, has been a great stress reliever. I know I burn more calories on the elliptical, but I feel better after walking. When I walk with my Eldest, it is a bonding time. He tells me things he probably wouldn't otherwise. And when I am walking alone, I can be truly alone. I don't let the worries come with me.

I did NOT handle stress well before this journey we have taken together.

But I also have not had the same stress you all have been under lately. I wish I could take you each out for a cup of tea and give you a shoulder to lean on.

 

[Lisa]

Oh, a spot of tea sounds wonderful.

 

[MazdaUK]

I think there's two types of people - those who go off food when stressed (or ) and those who "need" that little treat as a reward for all the bad stuff. Guess which I am

A colleague at work said she lost a lot of weight by thinking positive stuff each time she reached for something naughty - like instead of saying she'd had a bad day, she'd say "the train was on time AND I got a seat so I've had a GOOD day". I need to practice that (but I LIKE tha naughty stuff - does giving it up make you live longer, or just feel that way)

 

[ddavis860]

To all my friends having major issues right now! Don't beat yourselves up over food too...be gentle to yourself.

I feel very blessed that my life stresses are not the same magnitude as the major life stresses that my friends in the box are dealing with right now. When life hits me hard, I really don't give a youknowwhat, and go for the comfort foods. It's not the best way to treat myself. I think it comes from putting everyone else first, and there isn't enough energy left to take care of me...

I do think it's helpful to know your foods that can trigger the binging, can't stop myself feeling, that leads into the "well I blew it now might as well finish the bag, cake, pie, container..." (been there, done that too...haven't we all?) and have better options ready to go. It might be easier to keep to the plan when life makes you feel like poo.

My big thing is I love the carbies...but they don't love me in return... it's like I'm self medicating or something and I have been out of control since my trip...

So, I had to do the cold turkey, no carbies diet for a week again. Now I'm on the other side of it. I got thru the withdrawl, the shakies, the cravings, the headache and flu like feelings.... See, they really do mess me up big time.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I want to turn to food. But I don't keep any of the bad stuff in the house anymore. And I'm too stinkin' lazy to travel 25 minutes to the closest grocery store.

 

[LindaBabe]

But look how long you were gone with no healthy food or exercise in sight.

This not a set back. This is just a bump in the road. I know you know not to jump back in full speed. Baby your body back on the right track.



Today is 5.4.

Apparently I am not taking in enough calories to maintain my weight properly. The no cheese thing is really showing on my scale. I did find some veggie shreds and slices. Now that I am back from the in-laws, I can start eating those with my meals and stop losing weight. And eat enough calories to be on the higher side of my range. Not the lower end like I have been doing.


But I do have to say I love the tape measure. My waist in February was a 32. It is today a 27. I like that number.

You are so gentle! Thank you. On the other hand,it would be SO easy hate you . . . "Apparently I am not taking in enough calories to maintain my weight properly. "

My new number is 3. I'm down...

Back to the weight I was before my Vegas trip...finally

My progress was in there, just not posted to my name on the first post

So, I'm down 10lbs again

GOOD for YOU!

For me, and I think a few others, stress seems to be a major set back. Let's come up with some great ideas to prevent stress from bringing on the pounds. We need to take care of ourselves as we take care of others.

You are right. And, it did work to some extent - I got permisson to go in the hotel pool between 5 & 6 am, and did so, 6 days a week, or the damage would have been much worse.

The walking, for me, has been a great stress reliever. I know I burn more calories on the elliptical, but I feel better after walking. When I walk with my Eldest, it is a bonding time. He tells me things he probably wouldn't otherwise. And when I am walking alone, I can be truly alone. I don't let the worries come with me.

I did NOT handle stress well before this journey we have taken together.

But I also have not had the same stress you all have been under lately. I wish I could take you each out for a cup of tea and give you a shoulder to lean on.

Oh, a spot of tea sounds wonderful.

TEA! Yes! NOW, please!

I think there's two types of people - those who go off food when stressed (or ) and those who "need" that little treat as a reward for all the bad stuff. Guess which I am

Me too, Mazda.

A colleague at work said she lost a lot of weight by thinking positive stuff each time she reached for something naughty - like instead of saying she'd had a bad day, she'd say "the train was on time AND I got a seat so I've had a GOOD day". I need to practice that (but I LIKE tha naughty stuff - does giving it up make you live longer, or just feel that way)

Yup, same here. But I want to keep my eyesight and my feet, so I think I'll be good more of the time than not, lol.

To all my friends having major issues right now! Don't beat yourselves up over food too...be gentle to yourself. . .


My big thing is I love the carbies...but they don't love me in return... it's like I'm self medicating or something and I have been out of control since my trip...

Yup. and believe me, there were occasions when we medicated - after signing mil into the nursing home . . . straight to the Donut Bank. After the lawyer . . . straight to the Donut Bank.

I want to turn to food. But I don't keep any of the bad stuff in the house anymore. And I'm too stinkin' lazy to travel 25 minutes to the closest grocery store.

MY GOSH! Where do you live? We just passed right up the state of Ohio on the interstate from Cinncinnati to Cleveland, I should have waved when we went by!

Yesterday and today we've been really good - lots of veggies and lots of water. Hoping the scale looks better tomorrow. Meanwhile, I bought some new clothes on Memorial Day and one of the pairs of shorts was size 16! AND I can actually wear them. I haven't seen 16 since high school. (and we won't talk about how long ago that was, lol)