Official "Friends of the Fort" Weight Loss Group!

[PolynesianPixie]

Welcome to the newbies!!!!!

You know the 4 pounds I lost before my trip???? I found them again in the croissants I ate. How do French women stay so thin???? Genetics I've obviously not been blessed with? Oh well. Back on the wagon!

 

[VACAMPER]

I'm glad to hear i'm not the only one struggling. I'm doing well with the exercising, it's the food i'm having a problem with. I can't help it i love to eat. Yesterday i did The Firm supercharged sculting video and then walked an hour on the treadmill. Today my husband needed a crane to get me out of bed. lol I'm so sore. Where's the Bengay?

 

[Gillian]

Hi weight loss people! Can I join you?

The only thing that seems to work for me is getting rid of all sugar and bread. The problem then is finding other stuff to eat.

 

[bennythepug]

I'm glad to hear i'm not the only one struggling. I'm doing well with the exercising, it's the food i'm having a problem with. I can't help it i love to eat. Yesterday i did The Firm supercharged sculting video and then walked an hour on the treadmill. Today my husband needed a crane to get me out of bed. lol I'm so sore. Where's the Bengay?

me- exactly
I can exercise like crazy and then destroy it with the eating, It's like I have no shut off valve
I am proud of myself though, this is the longest I've stuck with it

 

[djblu883]

well so far i'm not gaining...but seems to me I'm not loosing either. I'm eating healthy...the only thing I allow myself is my one cup of coffee in the am but then I get the water retention.....i've got a lot on my shoulders right now and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed....i did get a tiny box of ice cream but shared it and had it over 3 days....helped my feelings a bit...my guest is staying an extra week in my TT with me as I work on the road, have a student to train and a house to remodel on weekends...Fri. night is going to be a girls night out...maybe that will get me feeling better and more motivated!! NO EXERCISE EXCEPT WORKING MY HINEY OFF!!!!!

 

[Gillian]

If anyone finds low carb stuff works well, this is what I do - have 1 cup of coffee with heavy cream in it when I get up. It feels satisfying so that I don't want to snack right away. Other things I eat that don't make me want to have sugar are plain oatmeal and carrots. Not together, LOL.

I'm a stay at home mom looking for a job so I've got access to the kitchen most of the day. I have tried to cut back on junk for the kids and have them eating apples and carrots in their lunches. It's hard for them to change too!

Another really hard thing is avoiding foods with high fructose corn syrup and Splenda/sucralose. It's amazing how many things have one or the other!

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Gillian - Put a scoop of unflavored (or flavored) protein powder in your morning coffee. Depending on the brand it can give you 20 grams of protein and keep you full for quite some time. Look for the ones low in sugar. I use Unjury, which has its own website www.unjury.com. They have samples you can order so you aren't stuck with an entire container if you don't like it.

Here is a blog with different recipes for things that are reduced sugar/no sugar added. The woman had weight loss surgery so everything needs to be low in sugar. The recipes are scattered throughout her site so you may need to dig around some. She makes these awesome "bites" using a mini muffin pan and you can freeze them to use later. If you type in the word "bites" in her search engine then a whole listing of them should come up. Enjoy.
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

 

[Gillian]

Gillian - Put a scoop of unflavored (or flavored) protein powder in your morning coffee. Depending on the brand it can give you 20 grams of protein and keep you full for quite some time. Look for the ones low in sugar. I use Unjury, which has its own website www.unjury.com. They have samples you can order so you aren't stuck with an entire container if you don't like it.

Here is a blog with different recipes for things that are reduced sugar/no sugar added. The woman had weight loss surgery so everything needs to be low in sugar. The recipes are scattered throughout her site so you may need to dig around some. She makes these awesome "bites" using a mini muffin pan and you can freeze them to use later. If you type in the word "bites" in her search engine then a whole listing of them should come up. Enjoy.
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

Thanks! That protein looks good. I am also trying to avoid soy (which is in everything!) so whey protein is the way to go.

Not using sugar substitutes makes it hard to low carb. You have to really get used to food tasting normal! But we eat fruit and that's sweet. I only eat certain ones but the kids like it all.

 

[VACAMPER]

Finally a good week!! I'm down 3 pounds. Now i'm off to my kids school for field day. It's supposed to be in the upper 90's today , which is extremely hot here for this time of year. I'm in charge of snowcones so i bet i'll be the most popular mom today.

 

[Rhonda]

Congratulations! 3 pounds is fantastic!!

I'm going low carb and I love it!! But, I do eat foods with Splenda. It's the only sugar substitute that I like (and that doesn't cause cancer in laboratory rats, LOL)

Here's a typical low-carb day for me:

Breakfast: Cup of coffee w/heavy cream and an Atkins Advantage bar (on the way to work)

Lunch: Salad with lots of "stuff" in it (nuts, chopped veggies, feta cheese, olives, some type of meat like bacon and/or chopped chicken) with "real" dressing -- blue cheese, ranch, or italian

Dinner: Last night I had two hamburger patties with melted provolone, lettuce, tomato, mayo and mustard, and pickles. I will do something similar with chicken breast or steak or pork chops. Oh yeah - pork chops & saurkraut is another of my favorites for dinner!

Snacks: Beef sticks/jerky, string cheese or cheese chunks, celery sticks with cream cheese, sugar-free yogurt, almonds or macadamia nuts, sugar-free Dove chocolate pieces. Obviously, I don't have all of those things in one day -- but usually two throughout the day, or late at night before bedtime.

I don't remember where I started the week on my scale, because I've been updating my ticker every day. I think I lost another 1-1/2 or 2 pounds though.

 

[terri01p]

I'm down 5 pounds today but if you count what I regained last week, I guess I'm ahead by two this week...lol...confusing

 

[ntsammy5]

I lost 30 pounds last month!



Gain 5 lose 3, gain 5 lose 3, gain 5 lose..........

 

[loveDmouse]

I haven't gained or lost this week. Guess that is better than gaining. Sure better then what I thought it would be. Guess I am back on the wagon.

 

[terri01p]

I lost 30 pounds last month!



Gain 5 lose 3, gain 5 lose 3, gain 5 lose..........

Hey we must be on the same diet plan

 

[seabee]

I didn't loose/gain anything either. But I'm ok with that because I haven't excercised at all, and I have eaten a lot of take out. I was expecting to have gained.

Looks like Jim is going to be in the hospital a lot longer than we thought, but I found a campground that isn't too far away. I will be bringing the camper down once the kids are out of school. That will help because we won't be eating out as much. And I can hook up the Wii. It is so convenient having a house on wheels.

 

[loveDmouse]

I didn't loose/gain anything either. But I'm ok with that because I haven't excercised at all, and I have eaten a lot of take out. I was expecting to have gained.

Looks like Jim is going to be in the hospital a lot longer than we thought, but I found a campground that isn't too far away. I will be bringing the camper down once the kids are out of school. That will help because we won't be eating out as much. And I can hook up the Wii. It is so convenient having a house on wheels.

I have done nothing to lose weight lately either so I was happy to be the same.

Sorry he is going to have to stay longer. Hope he gets better soon and gets to go home.

 

[Tent Camping Mom]

I weighed this morning too since everyone else here seems to do it on Friday. I like what I saw....2 pounds down since Monday I think Friday is good because weekdays are easy to control eating and exercise.

And speaking of exercise, I've increased it to include swimming laps since the water is finally warm enough. Last night I swam 20 laps, which isn't as much as it sounds because our pool is only 40 feet long making it only about a quarter of a mile total. I plan to add 10 laps each week and hopefully by the end of summer I should be swimming a mile a day.

 

[We4mickey]

1 pound this week. That makes 9 total. I really need to get with it. Way too much going on for the next 4 weeks. I haven't been on the WII in over a week. I've been lucky to have 2 hours from when I get home until when I go to bed. Somehow those nasty chores like cleaning up or doing some laundry keep getting into those 2 hours. I will keep trying.

 

[Just Beachy]

Nicole - sorry to hear your DH is going to be in the hospital longer than expected. Hope he gets well real soon.

Wow!! Looks like everybody did great this week! I am down 2 lbs this week also.
"Only" 115 to go......

~Kelly

 

[VACAMPER]

Congrats to everyone!