Ok- I'm committing! Update on 2nd Page - TODAY is the day - there is no tomorrow!

[MelanieC]

Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't been here in a long time. Well Bev(alreadyexcitedgrammy) got me to come back last month for a day or two...........but this is it. I've gained too much weight back and I'm need this place to help me gain control and get back to the self I was. I don't know how it happened, I was doing so well and then BLAM.........I'm out of control.

But - Tomorrow must be the day I regain control. I must do it - I can't be this size or more come summer. I know I have it in me. I've done it before. I can do this and I know I need support.

I'm hoping to find that support here as I have in the past.

Here is tomorrow and gaining control.


I CAN DO THIS!

 

[VernRDH]

Melanie-

I am right there with you. I have been "off the wagon" since Thanksgiving basically and need to get back on track. I am committing to eating better and getting back to my exercise regularly.

WE CAN DO THIS!!! Today is the first day on the path towards a better us!!

I will check in again tonight and see how you are doing.

Keep the faith!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Welcome back! And YES, you CAN do this and this IS the time!

 

[dare2dream]

Melanie and Veronica,

You are two amazing women that I greatly admire and I know we will be successful this time around.

Let's get this party started. We will commit today. Thank you for the motivation I need right now to get started.

I go to the Doctor on Friday and want to be able to hold my head up and look her in the eye and report that I REALLY am trying to lose weight.

I am off to drink my first of 8 cups of water for the day. I will eat healthy and exercise today. I will think of the two of you doing the same today. I will check in tomorrow.

WE CAN DO THIS. One day at a time. I am just looking at losing 10 pounds, the total number is too overwhelming right now, but I CAN and WILL do 10 pounds.

Have a healthy day!

 

[AlreadyexcitedGrammy]

ah - I see my friend Melc has some buddies to commit with her today! Good for you guys - hey - today can be the day !

I know you can do it - one day at a time and visiting this board is a great help too -see you all OFTEN on WISH - right

Good Monday to all and here's to your new 'tude

 

[Harvest02]

Melanie-

I am right there with you. I have been "off the wagon" since Thanksgiving basically and need to get back on track. I am committing to eating better and getting back to my exercise regularly.

WE CAN DO THIS!!! Today is the first day on the path towards a better us!!

I will check in again tonight and see how you are doing.

Keep the faith!

I have been way off track since Thanksgiving as well. I am in my normal weight range, but have been eating too many of the wrong types of food since the Holidays. I have gained about 5 pounds back after reaching lifetime with Weight Watchers. I just want to get back to within 2 pounds of my goal weight! Let's all give each other that support and encouragement. I am EXTREMELY frustrated because my pants are a little tighter and I need to stop eating at night after dinner as well! We can ALL do this!!! Let's get back on that bandwagon and not look back!!! I am starting today too!

 

[becka]

It looks like I am not the only one to be starting again today. Must be something in the air. Good luck to all of us as we start down the path to healthier selfs.

 

[ohMom]

oh goodie!! Melanie's coming back....she ALWAYS motivates me and has great low-cal meal ideas

missed ya. glad you're back!

 

[VernRDH]

Hi all-

Today was okay. I resisted the urge to eat at McDonalds not once but TWICE today. Yeah me!! I had Subway turkey and ham 6 inch for lunch and some leftover baked ziti from yesterday for dinner. Had fruit for dessert. This was my first step towards getting it back together. I am going to try to get on the treadmill tomorrow morning too. I have still been getting some exercise walking the dog (who has been with us for a whole month now). But its not enough.

I have gained back about 9 of the 50 lbs I lost. I just feel like it was so hard to do and I just needed a break. But now the break is over and I need to lose the other 50 lbs. There is no time limit on this, but it would be nice to be to goal by the end of this year. I am a work in progress, and I am better off now than I was a year ago, and will be better off a year from now than I am now.

I am using Fitday to track calories, I found that even though I did well with WW, it wasn't enough calories and I tended to always be hungry. I just need to vary my days (high v low calories) and get my fat booty movin.

Hoping everyone had a good day.

 

[dare2dream]

It feels good to have a successful day doing what I need to do for me. Of my 5 daily health goals 4 were accomplished yesterday. I -

did not eat after 8 pm
exercised
drank 8 cups of water
ate 5 fruits & vegetables

My WOE was not perfect but it is getting better. That will be my focus today.

I can do it and I am worth it.

How was your day yesterday? What are your plans for today? You can do it just get to work.

Have a healthy day!

 

[becka]

I did well yesterday. I stayed in my calorie range, I drank 9 cups of water and I exercised. I am already starting to feel a bit better. Each day of success can build on the previous one so I already feel more in control of today because I did it yesterday, kwim?

My plan for today is to stay in my calorie range, drink at least 8 cups of water, do my 1 mile WATP video and be a smart shopper. I have to go to the grocery store today after work and that is always dangerous. I need to stock back up on some healthier foods. I did sit down last night and try to plan out menus so that is one step in the right direction. I always eat better if dinner is planned out in advance. I try to make one new healthy recipe a week and I found a recipe for shrimp etoufee in one of my cookbooks that is only 306 calories per serving that I can't wait to try. It sounds so good.

Good luck to everyone!

 

[dare2dream]

That sounds a little funny, but you know what I mean.

I forgot to exercise yesterday. I will do a double session today while I watch BL. I will do better with my eating today and make wiser choices.

I hope my other committed buddies are doing well also.

Have a healthy day!

 

[VernRDH]

Yesterday was on okay day. We had office lunch and I made a good choice (chicken souvlaki pita) not too bad. Tonight could be rough as DH is taking me out to dinner since DD will be at my DB and SILS for the night. All about making good choices. Exercise still seems to be eluding me, I just have to get back to it. Once school starts up again next week and we are back to our regular routine, things should even out.

Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[becka]

I did pretty well this week. Yesterday was a bit off and I went a few hundred calories over my range but since I was on the low range of my calories most of the week I think I had a little bit of wiggle room there. I have had a monster case of PMS and last night I wanted salty and sweet things so bad I was shaking. I actually went into the kitchen and measure out chips and peanut butter and chocolate. It was not the healthiest choice but I figured the fact that I measured it out counts for something.

I got on the scale this morning and I am down 6 pounds which I am really happy about. That first week you always lose a lot of water weight but I know I managed to lose some beyond that with a number that big. I didn't exercise yesterday after my little PMS binge but I do need to get back to that today. I may do an extra few minutes to try to compensate. Hopefully yesterday was just a blimp on the radar and will not impact me in a bad way.

I hope everyone else is doing great! We can all do this!!!

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Welcome back Mel!

It is great that you are back and look, you've brought a group!



Never give up. You can do this! One step at a time. Make those healthy choices and don't think of that "D" word.

 

[VernRDH]

Hey guys-

Well I weighed in today down 1 pound from last week. While it is not earth shattering, it is still a loss. I was better with food last week, but not totally where I needed to be and I did not really get into my exercise routine. Today I ran 2 miles and had a good breakfast. Once DD is on the bus, then I will walk the dog for another 15 minutes. I'm taking plenty of water with me to work and will not eat any of the junk that my boss brings in. I will make a good choice for lunch (most likely a salad).

Mel, I hope you are still hanging in there. Becka, good for you on 6 lbs gone!!! I am hoping to have that kind of week this week. Brenda, glad to see you still hanging in there!!!

 

[MelanieC]

Sorry I abandoned you all -

Bev (Alreadyexcitedgrammy) nudged me at work and well I'm here. She gave me some awesome motivational advice and a plan.


But - instead of waiting till Monday - I'm starting today.


So here is what I got coming up. My old boss that I miss dearly just got a new position under her and she wants me to come work for her. I miss her and I've been stressed at work with my new boss since she left. It just isn't the same and my whole attitude and health is suffering because of it. I'm just not the same person I was when I worked for her. So I have a lunch meeting with her on 3/10. Gotta lose 6 pounds or so by then so I don't feel so huge. I think in the begining and with 11 days to do it I probably can. So that is my first mini goal - Try to lose 6 pounds and be down to 159 by 3/10.

Next - I have a weekend in Myrtle Beach on 3/14-3/16. My daughter is in a Cheer Competition there that weekend. I'm sharing a hotel with someone that weekend and we chose to stay 4 blocks from the convention center so we can walk. We are staying on the beach and I'd like to get up in the morning and take a walk or run on the beach each morning/evening. Food will be an issue, because of the temptation and long days in the convention center. I plan on bringing breakfast bars for the morning - and I'll just try to be sensible and get some exercise in.

We have a few weekend family days away - like Memorial weekend in Williamsburg, but I've gone there and lost weight even at the amusement park so I'm not too worried with that. I know they have Salmon I can eat.

I'd like to be down in the low 140's by 4th of July weekend when I go to Tennessee. We rented a beautiful cabin up in the Smoky Mtns with my mom and Aunt. Its a beautiful 5 bedroom cabin and I'm so excited. I've been there before and there is lots of hills to walk. Last time I would get up early and take walks and soak up the beauty.

So today is it - its gotta be. I've got 4 months till the 4th of July weekend. If I can get into the upper 150's by the 10th of March that will give me almost 4 months to lose about 20 pounds (More would be good - but). That's 5 pounds a month and is doable.

So my goals - I got to work up so simple is key

#1 -Make a meal plan for dinners next week.
#2 - Buy some kashi meals for lunches next week -simplicity is key in the begining
#3- Drink 2-3 water bottles of water - again starting small
#4- Make sure I check in here at least once a day -even if only for a min.
#5- Take it one day at a time


I can do this - I've done it before. I can't believe I'm in the 160's right now. My skin actually hurts from stretching and I'm super sad and depressed. I need to get myself out of this funk and feel life again. I also hope the HOPE of me working for my new boss will give me the strength I need to just DO IT!

 

[bailey2007]

Hi Melanie-
I am in the exact same boat that you are in right now. Last fall I was doing okay and watching what I ate. We had weight watchers at work and that helped keep me honest as I knew I would get weighed in each week. That ended in December and since then I've eaten myself up 4 pounds more in wieght. My pants are getting tight. I only have 4 pairs of slacks that fit for me wear to work each week, so one gets worn twice. I really don't know what I've been thinking....I started walking on an indoor track but my heel started to hurt so I stopped that until I bought some good walking shoes, but then I got the flu. Hopefully this week I will get back to the track and back to eating healthier. I've been away from the Disboards for a few months, but am glad to return. I need your support.
Judy

 

[bailey2007]

I finally bought myself a full length mirror. I haven't had one for years. It gets very "comfortable" only seeing yourself from the waist up, as I do in the mirror over my dresser. I am hoping this will motivate me even more, I haven't really seen the "whole" picture unless I am at the mall or some store with big mirrors.
Judy

 

[Harvest02]

Well, I am happy to say that after one week of joining Snap Fitness, I am down 2.5 pounds! It is a good start. I have been going every day, so if I start losing too much in one week, I will try to just go every other day. I really can feel the burning in my legs especially! My biceps are sore too because of the weights I have been doing there! I feel so much better just after one week! It is making me stay motivated for sure!!! I love when the scale moves down!!!