Shrinking Tink: Trading Pounds for Pixie Dust

[Tinkerbellarella]

Hey all! Sorry for my recent absence but I've been consumed with packing up the house for the move to the new place.

I've packed up the Lover/Liar (the scale) in a box and taped it shut because with all that's going on with the packing for the move, the packing for the trip and the metric ton of CARP being forced down my throat at work...well...me and the Lover/Liar weren't acting very friendly towards one another.

I figure I'll likely lose over the next few weeks before the trip since the only thing NOT packed in the kitchen are Lean Cuisine meals, cereal, milk, bread and peanut butter. Oh and some fresh fruit and yogurt.

Once I'm back from my trip I'll start counting again and watching those pounds go down, down, down. If I count now, I'm pretty sure my head will pop clear off my shoulders!

Congrats to all you losers!!!

TK - glad to see your smiling face back on the thread. We've missed you girl!

BF and I are talking about slowly putting a home gym in the basement of the new place. Ultimately it will depend on the ceiling clearance but seriously, I would so work out 30 minute every single day if it meant I didn't have to drive to the gym. I'm all about wearing my PJs and being able to walk downstairs! It's also a great neighborhood to walk in so I'm looking forward to that too. The best part is that I'll be back to cooking on a gas stove!!! (I burn or dry everything out on our electric range - I despise it.) I also won't have any qualms about doing my aerobics videos since they'll be no downstairs neighbors I need to worry about worrying about whether or not a herd of rhinos has moved in above them.

All in all I think this move is going to result in some easily changed, healthful habits!

 

[If U Had Wings]

Tink, the home gym sounds great. Making exercise easy and accessible is half the battle to doing it regularly.

I'm terribly jealous of your new gas stove! I have gas heat but a stupid electric oven. I hate it.

 

[BridetobeDisney]

Hi everyone!

Tinkerbellarella...this is a great idea for a thread. I love the name Trading Pounds for Pixie Dust!

I found this thread tonight and I would like to join for some support and friendship. Here is a little about me...

Name: Brandi
Age: 25..I'll be 26 in January
Marital Status: Married to my best friend for 2 years.
Kids: Our son is 17 months old and he is my little honey bunny
height: 5'3
Weight: 218....This summer I went from 226 to 218..down 8 lbs so far..
Goals: To be healthy and have enough energy to keep up with my son, to love myself and feel pretty, to feel deserving of my husband's love again. OK now I'm crying!!! I'm going to stop there with the emotional stuff...
Weight loss goal: I want to be around 145 lbs so from this point I need to lose 73 lbs.

My story: I've been overweight all my life. In the spring of 2004 I weighed 232 lbs and decided to go on a low carb diet. By Christmas of 2004 I was down to 160. In Spring of 2005 I was 140 lbs. So in a year I lost 92 lbs. In the middle of all the weight loss I started dating my husband. We got married May 13, 2006. We got pregnant in July of 2006. LOL It was a shocker. I gained alot of weight with my pregnancy from just overeating. I ate anything and everything I wanted. I never cooked and mostly went to restaurants or fast food. Tyson was born March 20, 2007. I have actually gained since I had my son. I think I was 213 when I left the hospital. I graduated this May with my teaching certification in elementary and special education and I am currently taking classes for my masters in educational technology. I want to be a media specialist.

i am posting a pic of myself at the beginning of June and of myself at my goal weight.

June 2008

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May 2006

I look forward to getting to know all of you!!!

 

[disneydreamin247]

Your story sounds very much like mine. Lost a ton of weight, got pregnant gained it back plus some. Then kept gaining after giving birth. I've lost almost 80 lbs this year. I finally feel like I'm on track. You'll find this thread to be a great support network.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

This summer I went from 226 to 218..down 8 lbs so far..

First things first - welcome and congrats on the loss so far!!!

Goals: To be healthy and have enough energy to keep up with my son, to love myself and feel pretty, to feel deserving of my husband's love again.

Aw honey! The first two things you list are excellent reasons, the second two things I can totally empathize with you on and the last one...I don't even know you or your hubby but I'll stick my neck out there and guess that how much you weigh has NOTHING to do with being deserving of anyone's love. I'd guess that your hubby just wants you to be happy and healthy - at any weight!

June 2008

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Ok, may I say you are beautiful! And you have a terrific smile. And look vaguely familiar to me.

And look at that little nugget! How cute is he?!

May 2006

I wish I had a "goal" picture to work towards. It's just in my head and isn't very effective.

I've lost almost 80 lbs this year.

Every time I read this I feel so inspired.

 

[If U Had Wings]

Welcome!!!

Congratulations on all the great work so far! That is such a great accomplishment!

Your son is such a cutie!

 

[Tink & Goofy]

Tinkerbellarella~ The home gym sounds awesome. Wish I had one of those!

Bride~ I don't think being smaller equates love from spouse. Yours sounds like mine...loves you whether big or small. But like me, you want to be smaller.

As for me, I can't seem to get below that 165. Okay, admittedly I'm not exercising. I should be. I know that. I was going to take baby for a walk today around the lake (one lap around equals a mile) but he started squealing so I had to nurse him and of course he falls asleep.
I also have workout DVDs and a 15 min workout book w/DVD but haven't done any of them. How do you guys stay motivated?

 

[If U Had Wings]

I'm horrible about exercising. By the time I get home I'm beat and don't want to be bothered. I've been trying my best to get to work early and take a walk through Central Park, or use my lunch hour to take a walk.

I take a yoga class on Mondays. I go directly from work so I don't get lazy and not go.

As for myself, I'm feeling much better since I got home from vacation and cut my eating way back. I had so much good food on vacation, but I hit my limit and was looking forward to going back to my diet. Who would think I'd ever get sick of food? I continue to surprise myself.

 

[BridetobeDisney]

Thank you all for the kind and encouraging words. Yes, Tink and Goofy you are right. My DH is so sweet and loves me for me, no matter what size. However, when I am in shape and happy with myself I will fill more deserving of the love he gives me...does that make sense? LOL I'm not sure if I'm rambling.

I think I may go on another low carb diet. I definitely need to get on some good vitamins to do it though. I was so tired and weak last time. Should I take B 12 tablets too for energy?

DisneyDreamin...wow!! How did you lose 80lbs..what is your diet and exercise plan? I'm sorry I know you've probably said it on the thread somewhere..if you could just point out the page, maybe? That's is so inspiring.

Tinkerbellarella...thank you so much for all the kind words!! You are definitely too sweet! Yes, my little man is a cutie. I'll admit it myself. LOL He makes me laugh everyday with the little faces he makes. About the goal pic..I'm glad that I do have a goal pic but at the same time I feel like I let myself down by gaining it all back. I know what I could be and felt so good about it and then I let food take over instead. It's sad but I just love food so much and don't know when to stop eating. I never really feel full. I just don't feel anything and keep eating.

If U Had Wings..Thank you for the congrats and encouragement and the kind words about Tyson.

So About three weeks ago I started this book camp at 5:15 am on Mon., Wed., and Fri. I loved it after the initial shock to my body (LOL I couldn't even sit down to go potty after the first Monday. Tuesday I couldn't move) But I really thought I found something I could do. Well, my son is not on a great bedtime schedule right now and usually goes to sleep around 12 am. He then sleeps until 10 or 11 am. Well the problem is he unfortunately sleeps in the bed with DH and I and I have to stay up until he goes to sleep so that he won't crawl of the bed. (We have a high bed that he actually did roll off of in Feb. at 11 months old. DH was watching him and fell asleep before Ty. Ty either rolled or crawled off the bed and fractured his skull on the tile on top of concrete floor) Anyway, I just cannot function if I go to bed at 12 or 1 am and then have to get up at 4:30 am. So after 3 weeks off and on I quit. I am so sad b/c I really did enjoy it. I hated some of it while I was there and often felt like throwing up but loved seeing my weight keep plummeting and my energy increasing. So how can I continue to do this at home? Get a workout ball, five pound weights, a mat, etc. and make sure to get a ton of cardio three times a week? I can't walk my neighborhood because it is extremely hilly. It looks like I live in the mountains. I want to jog so I need a flat area to do that. I can do lunges in the driveway. What do ya'll do at home? TIA!!!

Brandi

 

[If U Had Wings]

I think I may go on another low carb diet. I definitely need to get on some good vitamins to do it though. I was so tired and weak last time. Should I take B 12 tablets too for energy?

I give people credit for sticking to low carb diets. I know they work, but I'd never make it. The Italian gene in me is too strong, and I'd go into pasta withdrawal or something. I've taken to eating whole wheat pastas and such so at least I'm getting a bit more nutritional value out of it. Now meat on the other hand - I could live without.

I'm glad that I do have a goal pic but at the same time I feel like I let myself down by gaining it all back. I know what I could be and felt so good about it and then I let food take over instead. It's sad but I just love food so much and don't know when to stop eating. I never really feel full. I just don't feel anything and keep eating.

I did the same thing recently. I had gotten down to about 170. Then I got laid off and started a new job. The change in routine through me off completely and I started falling back into my bad eating habits. (Large portions late at night, too many sweets). By the time I finally faced the scale I had put back on almost all of the 50 lbs I had originally lost. It was so discouraging! I've been feeling like an utter failure. I've been back on plan for a few weeks now, and it's finally getting easier. (Other than the week at Disney. )

I don't really like to bother weighing and measuring, but until I get back on track I find it really helpful to do so. I need to re-train my eyes to what a portion should be. Not what I think it should be. Then I know exactly what I can eat. I also have come to learn that I need to keep several items out of my house, because my will power is weak with them. Things like frozen yogurt and potato chips. Even though I can have these in moderation, I find if they are in the house I will eat them with abandon. Things like ice cream I will go out for occasionally if I really want them. It sounds crazy but it helps.

(We have a high bed that he actually did roll off of in Feb. at 11 months old. DH was watching him and fell asleep before Ty. Ty either rolled or crawled off the bed and fractured his skull on the tile on top of concrete floor)

OMG how scary! I hope he was okay!

Anyway, I just cannot function if I go to bed at 12 or 1 am and then have to get up at 4:30 am.

This ends up being my problem. I can never fall asleep at night so I end up awake until midnight or so. My alarm goes off at 4:45 so I can leave my hose by about 6 or so. By the time I get home again at 7pm I just don't care. I think I really need to start working closer to home.

What do ya'll do at home? TIA!!!

I have my one yoga class per week, and I try to get in a few walks per week somewhere. I've even resorted to mall walking on the weekends in bad weather. It's a bit senior citizen, but the weather is always good and it's nice and flat.

I have a few workout tapes that I like, but I've been very lax about doing them lately. My favorites are a yoga for weight loss, pilates exercise ball, and an old Cher step tape. I bought myself a rebounder a year or so ago, but it squeaks so badly I rarely use it. I live in a second floor condo and am afraid my downstairs neighbor will kill me if I keep bouncing around on it. It's a great workout though. Much tougher than I was expecting.

 

[DisneyCrzy]

Morning everyone! I just caught up...kind of....

The home gym sounds awesome Tink! I am so jealous of you. What a fantastic idea. Someday I'm going to invent a way to lose weight by surfing the internet.....there's got to be a way!

Bride-Welcome! I know it's a little late, but I still mean it. You have a great goal and know that you will achieve it.

So let's see.....labor day weekend wasn't too bad. Not as bad as it could have been. And we rode our bikes, walked and did a lot of exercising like activities, but I still feel like a blob. Oh well! One day at a time baby!

Later peeps!

 

[Tink & Goofy]

I think I may go on another low carb diet. I definitely need to get on some good vitamins to do it though. I was so tired and weak last time. Should I take B 12 tablets too for energy?

I would do B Complex.
I'm trying to do LC right now. It's extremely hard, though. Dh keeps junk food in the house and when there's nothing else to eat because he hasn't done the grocery shopping... I eat it then get so disappointed in myself because I gave in. I beat myself up over it. It also doesn't help that I keep vascillating between 165 and 166. I can't seem to drop below it.

Wings~ I also love pasta. When I did Atkins in '03 it was so hard because I missed it, and dh makes good spaghetti. Now they have that Dreamfields and it's lc and tastes like real pasta. Mmmmm....
I'm a total meat eater, too, though.

 

[weesignlanguage]

HI GUYS!! I am back again! I know I keep poking my head in and saying hi then disappearing for a while. Well, we are still getting ready for our big trip to WDW in less than two weeks! PLUS we have had to deal with Hurricane Gustav. Luckily it didn't hit here or do any damage...still school was out a day and we were trying to prepare for the worst! Now onto watching IKE! Looks like we may leave early for Disney if this thing comes here. We may stay through the storm and see how our home fares then if the power is out for a while and school is cancelled (like what happened in 2004 with H. Ivan) then we may head to Orlando early for some Air Condition and fun! We shall see!

I am happy to report that I weighed in and have lost 4 more pounds (I think that is the total since my last post here) so that means since last August, I have lost 46 lbs! I am 4lbs from winning my $$ bet w/ my dad!! Oh YEAH!!

Now that I know how to quote multiple posts, I'm gonna try to be more talkative to everyone! Thanks Tink for showing me how to do this!

7 more pounds? You can do it!

Thanks for the cheering on! It is nice to have an encouraging group of buddies like you all!

I use Bob Marley to work out. It's not pump up music by any means. For some reason it makes me think of Florida or El Caribe and.....rum soaked umbrella drinks. It motivates me to the point that I no longer want to look like a polar bear on the beach. And it's calming...the music, not the image of me looking like a polar bear. I'm pasty white, not furry like a bear though!

Yep...I LOVE Bob Marley too!! Love that tropical sound...and I live near the beach so even more reason to get slim here! HA!

I lost 3 lbs last week (the 2 I'd gained the previous week plus 1). Hopefully I can continue the loss this week!!

AWESOME! CONGRATS!

Just checking in again. I had a bad 2 week run. Now I'm doing pretty good again. It seems like every month around the time my visitor is supposed to come things go horribly awry and despite my best efforts I can't do anything to control it. Thank god I am past that time of the month and things are going better

I know what ya mean sister!! Hello!! I always plateau out or gain during Aunt Flo!! ARGH!! And talk about cravings...I wanna eat everything in sight! I dunno how to solve that problem!

I'm here. As of today I have lost a total of 68! I would ideally like to lose another 20 before my trip. I hope I can stay on track and not lose it again like I did this month!

WOW!! 68 lbs is amazing!! I am with ya on wanting to lose some extra before the trip. We are going for FREE dining in less than two weeks and of course we upgraded to the Deluxe! I am just mentally preparing myself to gain some weight b/c I will eat what I want on my trip. The hardest part is coming home and getting right back on my diet. I've done this twice and fallen off the wagon! I will be hanging out more here after our trip b/c I need y'alls accountability! Maybe we can get back on track together after our trips!!

I am happy to report I have almost hit my goal weight. And oddly, I'm at peace with not being exactly at it. What will be, will be. My Disney vacation is two weeks away, I feel good, healthy, and am looking forward to it so much. For those of you who don't remember, my aim was 145. Originally this past winter I was up around 158. Got down to 150 and had trouble losing those last stubborn pounds.

In the past couple of weeks, they've come off.

GREAT JOB!! Whoo HOO!! I only wish I was at 150! I am only 14lbs from that but still the sound of 150 is awesome! Keep up the awesome work!

I love eating out. There are times I prefer a home-cooked meal but for the most part I'm totally okay with restaurants.

Does anyone else get stuck on the same 2-3 pounds? TK, I think you did. What'd you do? How'd you get past it?

My dh, ds and I eat out almost every night! We are extremely busy most nights w/ our church or something. Just seems to be our way! I've learned to eat off the menu healthy most of the time...except when DH wants a freakin' Bloomin' Onion at Outback! ARGH! I could slap him!

As for the same 2-3 lbs...I was there...I plateaued and got mad. So, I took a few days off. I ate all kinds of bad food and stopped my meds for a few days. Then I went back HARD on it and stuck strictly to my diet/meds and the weight started falling off again. Maybe you need a diet vacation for a weekend!

Hi everyone!

Tinkerbellarella...this is a great idea for a thread. I love the name Trading Pounds for Pixie Dust!

I found this thread tonight and I would like to join for some support and friendship. Here is a little about me...

Name: Brandi
Age: 25..I'll be 26 in January
Marital Status: Married to my best friend for 2 years.
Kids: Our son is 17 months old and he is my little honey bunny
height: 5'3
Weight: 218....This summer I went from 226 to 218..down 8 lbs so far..
Goals: To be healthy and have enough energy to keep up with my son, to love myself and feel pretty, to feel deserving of my husband's love again. OK now I'm crying!!! I'm going to stop there with the emotional stuff...
Weight loss goal: I want to be around 145 lbs so from this point I need to lose 73 lbs.

My story: I've been overweight all my life. In the spring of 2004 I weighed 232 lbs and decided to go on a low carb diet. By Christmas of 2004 I was down to 160. In Spring of 2005 I was 140 lbs. So in a year I lost 92 lbs. In the middle of all the weight loss I started dating my husband. We got married May 13, 2006. We got pregnant in July of 2006. LOL It was a shocker. I gained alot of weight with my pregnancy from just overeating. I ate anything and everything I wanted. I never cooked and mostly went to restaurants or fast food. Tyson was born March 20, 2007. I have actually gained since I had my son. I think I was 213 when I left the hospital. I graduated this May with my teaching certification in elementary and special education and I am currently taking classes for my masters in educational technology. I want to be a media specialist.

WELCOME! Glad to hear you are joining us!! I have to say that you are sooooo beautiful and I dunno where you weight is hiding but you cannot tell you weigh a pound over 150! Seriously! You wear it well girl! And your little boy is precious!

My current diet is low carb, low fat/calorie, high protein from my doctor. Along with medication, I have lost 26lbs since June. It works! I am slowly going to be able to introduce some healthy carbs back in my life in a few weeks. It was very hard at first but I kept telling myself I would give it two weeks and "I can do anything for two weeks" and that seemed to get me through the hardest part. Now, I really don't miss the carbs like I did before.

You've done this before...you can do it again! Congrats on your degree! I am a special ed teacher! Welcome to education!! The good and the bad! HA!


Tink...When are you going to WDW??? I think it looks like you may be there when I am!! I leave on Sept. 18 and return on Sept. 28! We will be at ASMovies for Free dining....oh yeah!!

Well...I better get to bed!! Church in the morning!! Night everyone!! God bless!

 

[If U Had Wings]

I am happy to report that I weighed in and have lost 4 more pounds (I think that is the total since my last post here) so that means since last August, I have lost 46 lbs! I am 4lbs from winning my $$ bet w/ my dad!! Oh YEAH!!

Congratulations on the 4 lbs! 46 lbs is a wonderful accomplishment!

 

[weesignlanguage]

HUGS! Thank you so much for the encouragement! Night!!

 

[disneydreamin247]

Every time I read this I feel so inspired.

Thanks!

I'm horrible about exercising. By the time I get home I'm beat and don't want to be bothered. I've been trying my best to get to work early and take a walk through Central Park, or use my lunch hour to take a walk.

I take a yoga class on Mondays. I go directly from work so I don't get lazy and not go.

As for myself, I'm feeling much better since I got home from vacation and cut my eating way back. I had so much good food on vacation, but I hit my limit and was looking forward to going back to my diet. Who would think I'd ever get sick of food? I continue to surprise myself.

I always walk through Central Park. Or I get off the subway a stop or 2 early to get in extra walking.

DisneyDreamin...wow!! How did you lose 80lbs..what is your diet and exercise plan? I'm sorry I know you've probably said it on the thread somewhere..if you could just point out the page, maybe? That's is so inspiring.

I started counting calories and fat. That's it really.

HI GUYS!! I am back again! I know I keep poking my head in and saying hi then disappearing for a while. Well, we are still getting ready for our big trip to WDW in less than two weeks! PLUS we have had to deal with Hurricane Gustav. Luckily it didn't hit here or do any damage...still school was out a day and we were trying to prepare for the worst! Now onto watching IKE! Looks like we may leave early for Disney if this thing comes here. We may stay through the storm and see how our home fares then if the power is out for a while and school is cancelled (like what happened in 2004 with H. Ivan) then we may head to Orlando early for some Air Condition and fun! We shall see!

I am happy to report that I weighed in and have lost 4 more pounds (I think that is the total since my last post here) so that means since last August, I have lost 46 lbs! I am 4lbs from winning my $$ bet w/ my dad!! Oh YEAH!!



I know what ya mean sister!! Hello!! I always plateau out or gain during Aunt Flo!! ARGH!! And talk about cravings...I wanna eat everything in sight! I dunno how to solve that problem!



WOW!! 68 lbs is amazing!! I am with ya on wanting to lose some extra before the trip. We are going for FREE dining in less than two weeks and of course we upgraded to the Deluxe! I am just mentally preparing myself to gain some weight b/c I will eat what I want on my trip. The hardest part is coming home and getting right back on my diet. I've done this twice and fallen off the wagon! I will be hanging out more here after our trip b/c I need y'alls accountability! Maybe we can get back on track together after our trips!!

Congrats on 46 lbs!! It is so easy to put those lbs on but hard as nails to get them to come back off. You're doing amazing!

I decided that I'm going to use the DDP to order what I want, but that doesn't mean I have to eat it all! If I didn't buy the DDP I wouldn't order dessert. Maybe 1 or 2 but not with all my meals especially not CS. But just because I'm getting a ton of food doesn't mean I have to eat it all. It's basically the same strategy I use here when I eat. I share with DS a lot and usually just pick at my meals. I will be terrified of the scale when I get home though Especially since WDW makes THE BEST rice crispy treats EVER lol. Last year for Easter my mom bought me the huge Mickey ears one and it was gone in like 3 days. Now I'm hungry....

I bought new jeans yesterday because mine were entirely too big. I mean they were just falling down constantly while I was out. Well, I only wear one brand. I'm a jeans snob and I will only wear Tripp jeans because they're comfy and I LOVE the way they fit. They came yesterday and they're too big. I don't know what size I am anymore! Now I'm nervous because I ordered a bunch of shirts and I have the feeling I'll have to send them all back. And I was about to place an order with American Apparel. Good thing I didn't!

 

[If U Had Wings]

There is nothing better than clothes that are too big for you!

 

[tinkgirl2007]

Hope y'all don't mind me joining you. Here's a little about myself

Name: Kaylee
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5'7
Weight: 230
Goals: To be able to wear the "skinny" clothes that reside in the back of my closet. Now I am a fairly big boned person so fitting back into my size ten jeans would be nice. I figure I will have to lose around 70 pounds.
I will probably join WW again to help out. I have already lost 5 pounds on my own.

I had been completely dedicated to losing weight until I was involved in an auto accident in June. Since then I have gained about 15 pounds. I now suffer from a neck injury which causes me pain whenever I do anything besides lay down. Therefore, since then thats what I have been doing. I also went on a binge of sorts where I ate whatever I wanted because the wreck caused me to have this idea that I could have died so why not enjoy life.

So now I need to lose the weight I gained after the wreck as well as the weight I was already trying to lose.

Sorry to be so long winded but hopefully with the help of those on this thread I can stay motivated.

 

[disneydreamin247]

Hope y'all don't mind me joining you. Here's a little about myself

Name: Kaylee
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5'7
Weight: 230
Goals: To be able to wear the "skinny" clothes that reside in the back of my closet. Now I am a fairly big boned person so fitting back into my size ten jeans would be nice. I figure I will have to lose around 70 pounds.
I will probably join WW again to help out. I have already lost 5 pounds on my own.

I had been completely dedicated to losing weight until I was involved in an auto accident in June. Since then I have gained about 15 pounds. I now suffer from a neck injury which causes me pain whenever I do anything besides lay down. Therefore, since then thats what I have been doing. I also went on a binge of sorts where I ate whatever I wanted because the wreck caused me to have this idea that I could have died so why not enjoy life.

So now I need to lose the weight I gained after the wreck as well as the weight I was already trying to lose.

Sorry to be so long winded but hopefully with the help of those on this thread I can stay motivated.

Sorry to hear about the accident. Welcome aboard! You will find this thread very helpful and great for motivation.


In other news I can finally comfortable admit my weight. Well not comfortably, but you know what I mean. I'm down to 238. It's been such a long journey so far and I still have so far to go but I know I can do it! I was able to buy size 20 pants and XXL in Old Navy today! I was so happy. Now I can order my clothes because I know what size I am. Oh, and I got some sassy shoes too.

 

[Tink & Goofy]

Hooray for smaller clothes!

I've decided to make a mini-goal for myself rather than focusing on the goal-goal. It's a little more manageable to say "I'm working on losing 25 lbs" rather than "holy crap, I still have 50 pounds to go!".