Magic Double-dip "SCOOP AWAY THE POUNDS"

[TiggersPal]

Hello everyone! I'm so terribly sorry I've not been posting. I was in a bad place - got the job, and I love it, but so exhausted by the time I get home, I eat whatever I want, and I WANT! I ended up gaining 6 pounds from when I made my committment!!!! (ARRGGHHH). So sad. My knee (which started the depression) wasn't helping, because I need to move to be motivated...and I just couldn't. I've been eating bad and feeling worse. So... finally last week, I decided that was it. I cannot do this to myself. I started making better choices, started the h20 again, and did something else. I bought this Dr. natura colon cleansing system. I think that's one of my stomach issues, etc. I began the program and so far, so good. I'm down 4 pounds from last week!!!! My knee has been feeling better, WEIGHT! and I think I'll be fine no MRI needed? I started walking a little more, and taking the stairs again at work...but doing so SLOWLY - I think my gung ho attitude before, actually hurt my knee because I was pushing it and not letting it REST. My sister Dianne is in town with JAckie and I visiting, and a couple of meals we did do dessert, but I've decided to ONLY do that when it's really special. My DS Dianne loves her "vacation" mode eating, but I cannot do that, and 'Get back on the horse'. Too far to go. So I've been watching the carbs (just to get clean and in a good state of mind) which for some reason it does for me.

So, I have to do this... I really feel like my life won't be the same if I cannot drop this weight. If i don't lose the 50 - I need to at least get within the Doctor's "range" and not be obese. 30 pounds over the "range" is obese. And mentally and emotionally, and spiritually I AM NOT AN OBESE PERSON!

So why am I? These are difficult questions... I think on some level I really don't buy the "I deserve to be healthy, and happy" .... which is truly sad.

We as God's children all deserve the lovely body he created for us. To be happy and love each other and ourselves. Right? So why can't I? On some level I think each of us who is over weight lost that love. For instance, I see my sister, the most joyful kind person in the world, with so much love... and she I don't think see's one nanosecond of that love I have for her! She TOTALLY DESERVES to be happy, and healthy and LOVING the life she deserves. And me too... AND ALL OF US! LET US BELIEVE THE LOVE!

Ok, my sermon for Sunday is over! Everyone have a great day! YOU TOO _ DESERVE THE LOVE! (PJ IS NOW SENDING YOU ALL HUGS)....

 

[michelle9343]

Tiggerspal
I want to send you a great big I totaly get where you are coming from. I health has been in the toilet for the last 3 years(since I had a 50 lb gain) . I keep teeling myself if I could loos the weight I would mentally feel so much better, But I am my own worst enemy. I also have done Dr naturs cleans. I did 1 month but need to do 2 more. I had a bug a few weeks ago and held of but I will be starting up again Monday.
Has everyone else feel off the face of the Dis? Come on guys lets get loosing!!!!

 

[kaykels]

PJ, you need Dr. Phil ! Yup, it's frustrating and oh so hard to analyze the whys and hows.

I just realized today why low carb diets don't work for me. I used to get light headed and felt "foggy". It's been so long, but I decided to give it a try for a week just to kickstart the diet, then switch to low fat (kinda like LA weightloss... they require 3 days of meats and greens only before the "real" diet). So anyway... I got up this morning and felt really dizzy. It quickly passed. This afternoon when I stood up I wasn't so lucky. I passed out and whacked my eye on SOMETHING. It did wonders for my migraine. So I'm killing myself here. And if I see one more salad I'm going to puke. I had one for lunch and dinner yesterday and today because I was too busy to cook.

I'm starting my day with FRUIT tomorrow and I can't wait. It will taste like heaven. And I'm having a little couscous with dinner.

By the way... a little word of encouragement...
Remember 6 weeks is the magic number. A body can be dramatically altered in only 6 weeks with diet and excercise. 6 weeks doesn't sound so bad. Committing is easy, it's sticking to it that's hard! Just remember 6WEEKS AT AT TIME!

 

[Vanvmom]

I've tried Chinese Tiao He Cleanse and although I felt better after the week long regimen, I lost no weight in the process. I too have added some exercise, but totally lose momentum when the weather is rainy and cold. We've had some family issues lately (MIL passed away), but there is ALWAYS something going on (and NO more excuses)! Today is DH's bday, so dinner out and small piece of cake... then tomorrow I will start writing everything down that passes my lips! This up and down 2 lb thing is making me NUTS!

 

[michelle9343]

kaykel
Low carbs mess me up to!! I have switched to any healthy carbs(whole grain)Isn't it sad that we have to feel like we a torturing ourself.
Vanvmom
Sorry to hear about your MIL. Life is filled with so much hard times and stress. Tell hubby happy birthday. He is almost my Bday buddy my is tomorrow.We are going out to eat and I am not worring about what I eat. Friday I will get back on track.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Morning ladies!

My vacation week is going well....no weight gain due to 'vacation' indulgences. TiggersPal has been doing GREAT!! Keep up the focus, little sister!

Rachael....yep I'd say low carb is a no-no for you...yikes! I can't imagine how hard it is to 'melt' those last 10 pounds.

Wendy, I hear you on loosing and gaining the same few pounds over and over. Next week, when I'm back to my normal routine....well, I'm going to build a NEW 'normal' routine and join my sister on the path to good health.

Michele.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY -- a day early. Enjoy your dinner and special day tomorrow.

Big sis and I are heading off to Sedona today and have a 4 Star restaurant visit tonight. I find it so much easier to be 'wholesome' at a high-end restaurant....BUT...they often have the MOST tempting desserts
Saturday, back in Phoenix is another special restaurant, where we will celebrate Peggy's 8th anniversary (which was yesterday). I don't know how my DBil puts up with all three of us at once! These represent only two meals out of the next 12.....so that's 10 meals where I can FOCUS ON HEALTH and not use vacation as an excuse for whole-sale indulgence. I can do this

 

[TiggersPal]

At work, so this will be brief! Thanks for the hug Michele! Happy B day is in order? Here's a special wish granting! Hey Rachel, yes, Dr. Phil would tell me it's all about behavior (being a behaviorist that he is) and to just keep doing what I'm doing and it will be come habit. As for the why's - actually I already know that... just thought it was a good subject since we do punish ourselves... I've been to therapy, it's the practise and application that is the hard part! Did I spell that correctly? ^ Looks strange to me. Anyway, have fun JACKIE & DIANNE in Sedona, while I am working like a dog! (No, it's ok - I love my new job, so I'm learning some new things this week.) Really enjoyed having the afternoon yesterday off to shop with my sisters! Bought a BEAUTIFUL new tote that I eye balled since December last year... Brighton! Yippee to me.

Ok, hang in there girls, the writing down stuff has really helped. I've passed on many many good desserts while the girls enjoyed, and I don't really feel like I've missed a thing!

Michele - I'd like to chat with you about the cleansing... I LOVE it... the cramping is a little irritating, but I know now that all that STUFF needed to come out of me, and my acid reflux is calming WAY down... could it be?

How long does the morning cramping last? I'm only at day 5 so - ....

Have a great day all!

 

[faireygod mother]

Good afternoon all. I am reporting in on my weekly weigh in. I am down another 1.4. It has been hard with the packing and painting. I need to shop for some food so I can cook at home. Gosh how I miss cooking at home. I need a genie to come help get my house in order anc cleaned so I can focus on my taxes and then ME. Yes that is right, I want to be a little selfish and focus on me for a few days.

Have a great birthday and anniversary. Check in later.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Congratulations Dee! Way to go! or is that Weigh to go! hehe
Onward and downward young lady!


Today is the last day of vacation and no weight gain for me....thank goodness. Stumping around shopping has apparently 'balanced' those fine desserts I've been having this week Today the three sisters have a 'ladies-who-lunch' experience planned in Scottsdale...right in the heart of the shopping/art gallery district, so some strolling about after luncheon will probably help too. Just hope it isn't to to stroll about.


Well, ladies, THIS IS IT....time to GET REAL, BUCK UP, BITE THE BULLET, GET THE LEAD OUT, GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD......39 WEEKS is still 'do-able' for my 50 pound goal. Starting tomorrow I'm writing down everything I put in my mouth. I really think that kind of 'monitoring' is mandatory for my success...that's what really helped when doing Weight Watchers. Yes TiggersPal, I have the little notebook you gave me and it's in my purse, ready to go! As a matter of fact I'll start today!

ONWARD & DOWNWARD EVERYONE!

 

[faireygod mother]

Okay down one more this week. I really thought it would have been more with all the shoveling and hauling dirt and logs. Non the less Iwill take it.

Hope everyone is having a good week.

Kaykels the package is on the way..good luck

 

[kaykels]

Jackie I am soooooo jealous... I wish I was in Sedona right now!

And Wendy... AMEN to losing the same few pounds over and over. It's a weekly ritual with me. Lose 4, gain 4, lose 4, gain 4. That seems to be my magic number.

Dee, thanks so much for the help with WW. I would join, but they are so nasty near
me because I don't have a lot to lose. Believe me, the first 20 was easy, it's the last stubborn 10! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I think WW is the right choice for me. It's so much easier and less restrictive than LA weightloss. Now THAT'S a hard one. A good friend of mine lost 80 pounds in one year but I couldn't eat that way for the rest of my life.

AND I HOPE YOU ARE ALL EATING ON THE CRUISE! I can almost taste the panacotta from Palo now.......

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK EVERYONE!

So, as fate would have it, I over indulged on carbs like a mad woman. Now I'm back on the horse.... until Monday (it's my night off) I'm going to a fodue restaurant and I will be really bad because the chocolate is to die for. So I have a plan... EXTRA WORKOUTS, and good the rest of the week. I'm working all day on Easter so that will be an easy on.

 

[michelle9343]

Fairygod mother Way to go!!!! you have had a loss the last few weeks. Keep up the good work.
Kaykels
I seem to be on the weightloss roller coaster for the last 3 years no fun. I was a WW girl after both of my kids. I would easily loose the babyfat and I know what you mean about others at WW can be quite nasty when you only need to loss a few. The last 10 is always the hardest for sure. I had a very difficult couple of weeks again with Angelina. I have had good control with what I have been eating , but I have noticed that even if I dont over eat when my stress levels go up so does my weight.I have also increased my physical activity this past 2 weeks even though its been hard it has helped emotionally. Hoping everyone gets though Easter without over doing the candy!!

 

[kaykels]

Michelle, how is Angelina doing? I hope she's staying healthy. Any more infections? I impressed that you can still maintain control when your stress level is up. I often fail miserably in that area. I'm a stress eater. Maybe it's your cortisol levels climbing when you're stressed. Try kickboxing... it's a great outlet for frustrations.

I hope Angelina is well. And good luck avioiding the ......CHOCOLATE! I bought the kids all of the things that I dont' like. Hee hee.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Lordy, this week has just flown by. I've been writing down everything I've eaten.....even though what I'm writing down isn't all that great! I have exercised some discretion in portion control at least. I've only had one dessert Monday through this moment (oops, just remembered the cookie last night at Peg's house.....better go write that down too) I MUST GET GROCERIES IN THIS HOUSE!

Hopefully we will get to leave work early today (all our clients are closing by 2PM) and I'll head straight to the grocery and Wallmart and get those errands out of the way. Tomorrow is "tax day", so I'll be on the computer with Turbo Tax and rummaging through my files...it would be nice to have something wholesome on hand for my lunch, eh? Sunday, I'm going to actually do some crafts!!! Peg has a project for me for her work, so I'll be dragging out the card stock, rubber stamps and ink. I'm looking forward to getting the creative juices flowing again. Hmmmm, wonder if I can 'transfer' any of those 'juices' over to cooking??????

ONWARD AND DOWNWARD Everyone!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Hopefully we will get to leave work early today (all our clients are closing by 2PM) and I'll head straight to the grocery and Wallmart and get those errands out of the way.

Here I am, quoting myself

Well, I did get off early yesterday....and so did TiggersPal....so we went to a movie! So it looks like the errands will be done today....AFTER taxes and hair coloring (Peg says I can't leave the house until I dye my hair!)

Now for the good news....I've FINALLY managed to loose 5 lbs! I'm hoping I've brokend through the 4 up/4 down cycle! I'm 10% towards my goal for the cruise. Pardon me while I take a moment to celebrate:


Have a Happy Easter/Passover everyone.....and stay away from that candy. Just say, "No thanks, I'd rather have a chocolate souffle from Palo".


Edited to add: If you would like me to post your progress on page one, just let me know.

 

[TiggersPal]

Well, looks like the week of celebration with my sisters didn't hurt Jackie or myself! Yipee! I'm down too. Oh, just for clarification purposes, I'm NOT doing the Colonix program to lose weight. I'm doing it to clean up the insides. Just wanted to make that clear. I've had some stomach, gas and bloating issues for over a year. It has helped that VERY much... my DH has noticed improvement as well, and the man hates putting ANY pills/power/vitamins even into his body. And he asked me to order more this morning, since we are running low on supplies.

Michele - thanks for the PM's - I do hope each day gets you some well needed rest to deal with the stress of your everyday life. I hope Angelina is doing better these days as well.

CONGRATS DEE & JACKIE : On your successful week(s)! I'm very proud of both of you, and hope to kick up my numbers this week. Even though it will be my big stress week - Customer Advisory Board ! I just found out that the Pres of S.W.Gas won't be able to attend. Sad! I was looking forward to meeting him. He's an ASU alumni.

How are those taxes coming sis? I sent mine in Monday - glad that's over.

Cheers to a great week for everyone - OH Rachel, I keep forgetting to tell you I love the purple glitter signature! Mavelous - dahling.

 

[faireygod mother]

Happy Easter to all.

 

[michelle9343]

Way to go girls .
Jackie 5 lb after being on vacation is AMAZING!!! Keep up the good work.
Peggy Jo I agree that the colonix is not a weight loss aid. I still haven't started up again, but even though I have been off it for almost 2 months a lot of my issues are still under control.It does really help and if I could ever get started again I am sure it will help me even more.
I have not stepped on the scale for 2 weeks because I know it will make me mad/ depressed. Angelina has been going though a lot . I was doing well for the 1st 2 weeks but last week I lost it.I haven't had any sleep for over 10 days and it is really effecting me. Sunday night see spiked a high fever again and last night she started to puke yet again. She has me really concerned because this is the second time this month she has had a high fever followed by vomitting and she has been vomitting a really bright green. I hope that I can get the Dr to see her today.
Keep up the good work girls.

 

[faireygod mother]

I am sorry to say that I missed my weigh in today because I was either in a meeting or working on the stroke support group. I felt like I accomplished nothing else. Tomorrow is going to be very crazy for me.

I will hopefully make it to a meeting this week, but if not I will certainly be there next week.

My goal for this week (again) is no more diet soda and a lot more water.

I can tell something is working I had on an old dress and it was loose (for a tent).

 

[ibouncetoo]

Way to go girls .
Jackie 5 lb after being on vacation is AMAZING!!!

Noooooo.. 4lbs BEFORE vacation, one after Don't think much has changed this week as there still doesn't seem to be any kind of groceries in this house At least I've been doing a craft project for Peggy Jo, so I haven't been doing any nighttime munching.

Since I've now booked the dolphin swim, I've told Peg everytime we're together for a meal she has to say "Remember the Dolphins" before I order of fix my plate.