Hi all -
Happy Wednesday!
I'm doing well so far today - my scale showed a good number this morning, so I feel encouraged to make better choices today to keep up the success!
I'm a little nervous I might go "bad" this afternoon, as I am very tired and when I feel this way I usually snack to stay awake at work (bad, I know).
Tired (or overtired) and hungry is a BAD combination for me! I try hard to not let it happen.....but it does. Sometimes I decide to just STAY hungry and go to bed. Hunger is NOT an emergency. Other times I check my food journal to see how many points I have left, pick out a snack/drink to fit those points, WRITE the foods down, eat them, and walk away. If I WRITE it in ink, I feel like I must stick with it. I hate scribbling in my food journal.
Of course, there are always the times (like last night
) when I make a bad choice.... and then repeat that bad choice! (Two large handfuls of nuts that I did NOT have the points left for.) Try to learn from that and move on.
I was all set to go to sleep at a reasonable hour last night and at about 11pm, my doggie decided that she would pee all over my bed! So we had to strip the sheets / mattress pad and do 2 loads of wash. I slept (kind of fitfully) on an old blanket and comforter. She has refused to go out for her last walk (maybe because of the cold?) and just couldn't hold it anymore I guess. So - little sleep last night and I know I have to get up very early tomorrrow - tonight's going to be little sleep as well.
I definitely find I eat more when I am tired (if I can't go take a nap). Maybe another goal of mine will be to get a more consistent night's sleep.
I had one serving of grits (no butter) for breakfast, along with an iced double espresso (skim milk and splenda). Home-cooked veggie dumplings and water for lunch, with muddy buddies for my snack so far. Not sure about dinner yet, we'll see what time I get home tonight.
Hope everybody in the cold areas stays warm on this chilly day!
Definitely myself. I'm always thinking of reasons why it's okay to eat the Quarter Pounder or the Little Debbie snack or of reasons why it's okay to not exercise today. But I'm keeping the goals I've set for myself in mind; fitting in my grandmother's ring, fitting in my costumes and running the Disney 5k. But I know if I keep up those bad habits, I'll never reach my goal.
If you can't resist the QP or Little Debbie just for the sheer calories of it, then try to think hard about how VERY, VERY unhealthy that stuff is for you! White flour, white sugar, saturated fats, GMO corn and soy additives, hormone-fed/antibiotic-loaded beef.... sounds pretty icky, right??
Plus the thought of crossing the finish line at my first 5k and knowing that a year before I couldn't do it and look how far I've come is too good of a temptation to go back to where I was.
Picturing yourself finishing the 5K while wearing my grandmother's ring should be a big motivator!!
And for the poster who thought the guy in my icon was my boyfriend, BLESS YOU!! He isn't my boyfriend, but I totally wish he was!
Maybe some day!
Thanks for the chuckle! Well I'd take it as a compliment cause anyone knows that the crispy ones are always thin!
What grade do you teach? I teach kinder and they always have something funny to say. I had one little boy who always rubbed my tummy and one day he said, I love your fluffy tummy it's so bubbly
Kids definitely have NO filter.
BUT, that being said, today I made a choice NOT to eat pizza (like my son was begging for) but to come home and eat a bowl of meatlessTaco Soup. It tasted great and I felt even better knowing it was WAY less calories & cheaper than a couple slices of pizza. So I threw a couple of dollars into my Disney fund since I didnt buy the pizza to make it the greatest lunch ever!
It was a WIN-WIN-WIN! Healthier eating for YOU, healthier eating for DS (and a great lesson taught) and money for Disney!!
Oh, I'm excited! My first post as an official member of "Team Donald"!!
My name is Ruthie and I live in Frankfort, KY. I'm 40 years old and have been married for the past 1 1/2 years to the best decision I have ever made in my life. I am a social worker, love scrapbooking and cannot wait to retire to Florida and be able to go to Disney on a regular basis. This is my first time being a member of a Biggest Loser challenge. I'm not sure why, but I'm sure I can come up with a million excuses. I'm really loving the "No Excuses" motto of this seasons BL. I of course watched last night and was totally rooting for Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Anyway, how did I get here? Well, I was a chubby child, a fat teenager and an even bigger adult. I have been on a bunch of diets that have temporarily worked but ultimately failed. My DH and I have been saying for a while that we need to get our lazy butts off the couch and make better decisions, and I think we have finally rounded that corner. Of course, we have a bet! The person who loses the most weight (percentage) between now and our tentatively planned WDW trip in June will get a $25 gift card to the store of their choice. Yup, I'm motivated by the cash.
So I went and dusted off the scale yesterday to find it not working. After putting in new batteries, it said that my weight was 197 punds. I'm pretty sure that was my birth weight, so it is officially broken. I have ordered a new one, so my inital weigh in will not get sent for a few days.
QOTD - Wednesday January 4, 2012 - Are there any road blocks in your journey to better health?? These road blocks could be people, events, etc. How are you going to deal with these road blocks??
Gosh, road blocks - there are so many. We are constantly broke, so I cannot afford a gym membership or to buy a treadmill. Excuses. Eating healthy is so expensive. More excuses. Myself and my own mentality. Why try again? Why will this be different? Well, maybe now I'm different, and this challenge will help me.
I will post some pics when I get home. Yup, still at work. DH works third shift tonight, so he's at home sleeping and I didn't take anything out for dinner. Crap - quit the excuses!!! Okay! I will - I promise!
Welcome, welcome, welcom!! Glad to have you here!
It was the classic yellow peep.
Do they make a Christmas Peep??
Pamela that was an absolutely amazing transformation. You are so inspiring. Your daughter is beautiful and has grown so much since that pic.
Yup, she has definitely grown.... both kids are taller than me! Don't want to sound too immodest, but I still get amazed looking at those photos and I am so proud of the changes I've made!
I saw your question to me about sauerkraut which is a funny story. My nana makes 2 versions but both from canned saurkraut. I never ate it until last year when I forced myself to try it and loved it. I only like the kind she makes that she calls brown flour kraut. I got done eating a 1/2 cup serving on New Years day that I counted as 35 cal or something around there. Then I said how do you actually make this nana? She said you boil the kraut and then add flour and a tub of lard. keep mixing it until its all brown and juicy. OH my god I almost died when she said that. Thats my nana for ya. She says pork fat rules. and we wonder why I have a weight issue.
OH MY GOSH! It never occurred to me to ask DSIL what is IN the kraut! I guess I always assumed it was just cabbage and vinegar and salt and such. Guess I should ask!!
Now that is a great idea. My fast food breakfast was costing almost 5$ and I at least was getting it 5 days a week if not more. So right there I should be able to put away 50$ a paycheck. I think I might steal your idea.
Put away the $ at the start of the month and tell yourself it is NO LONGER available to use to buy fast food! Plan ahead to have food/snacks easy to grab and bring along and save yourself $5 and 15 minutes every morning!
Had a delicious dinner and now I am going to help ryan with his homework and then head to the gym. I am feeling so good right now. I feel like nothing can stop me. I just hope I can keep this motivation going. Im glad I have all of you here to help me.
Glad we are here too!
I knew from the start I wouldn't be a 100% here until DS goes back to college, and that day is tomorrow. I am pretty sad. We all are really. Even my son. I think part of it is my hormones are just all over the place this past month--one of the lovely side effects of c-d. I have spent the entire day trying not to cry. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. I am planning a big old nasty pool run tomorrow night to get rid of some of the stress. And the physical therapist helper dude ratted me out today. I'm still not technically supposed to be running (it's been 10 weeks!!!!!) but since Christmas have slowly been starting back up. So today when I went for p-t he asked me if I was running and how it was going and my physical therapist looked at me like--seriously, do not tell me you are running. Anywho, the cat is out of the bag.
The bad part--she beat the h*** out of my foot today and it is really, really, really sore. I think that was payback for not following directions.
Have a good Thursday! Hopefully by Friday I will be done being sad and back to my motivated self.
SOrry they beat you up at PT.... that's what you get for being naughty!
I can SO relate to the tears about DS leaving. DD isn't even GONE yet and I tear up just thinking about it! I have 1 year and 8 months left with her here daily and I am a mess! So go ahead and be sad about DS leaving..... that tells me what a wonderful kid he is and what a wonderful Mom you are and what a GREAT relationship you have! If he was a miserable kid to be around you would be counting the minutes until he was gone, right??
You were Both beautiful in both photos, but you look much younger and healthier now
Beautiful is definitely NOT a word I would have used to describe myself in 2002. Unbearably uncomfortable in my own skin, miserable about myself, feeling like a failure, an embarrassment to my family.... those are the words that described me during that time. Despite lots more wrinkles and gray hair, I'll definitely take the AFTER over the BEFORE! Thanks for your kind words.
The 2 b witches that I work with decided to throw me under the bus, put it in reverse and back over me a couple of times. They did this while I was out sick yesterday. One of them didn't even work yesterday, but felt the need to call in to "tell" on me. The funny (not so much) thing is that they made up things that I supposedly said at a staff meeting last week that the director was at. The 2 of them don't seem to have a brain between the two of them. Everything they claims had been disproved before I cam in this morning. Our team lead was on vacation for 2 weeks and she was the one they reported too. Of course we had expected this and discussed it before vacation. I'm just angry that no one does anything to stop these 2. I so wanted to confront them, but I was talked out of it. My lead says that the 2 of them has done it to her too many times to count. It just isn't right. I so can't wait to find a new job.
Oh my gosh! Why do women do this to each other? I hope that you are documenting all of this.... sounds like you are.
Hopefully a new job will turn up really soon. Meanwhile.... how about some "colon cleanse" in their coffee and a bit of syrup of ipecac in their afternoon soda?? That would definitely keep them out of your hair for a day or two!
Just wanted to share a treat that is low in calories. They are called French Twists, and I have seen them at the store in a bag, and in a plastic tub. The shorter ones, in the tub are only 30 calories each, and are great if you are craving something sweet. If you're doing Weight Watchers, they are 1 point for 2.
http://barrysbakery.com/ is the link if you want to check them out. Yummy!
Although, DD decided she really likes them as well, and ate half the tub after school! :
Another "treat" I have, mostly in the winter, is the diet hot chocolate, which is only 25 calories.
I NEED something sweet...so at least these are better for us!
Thanks for sharing!
Whew! I'm wiped out! Just got finished exercising so I thought I'd catch up while I rest.
Resisted the urge for a corn dog today and opted for water instead. I read an article on Yahoo! the other day that said just smelling the food instead of eating it helps you lose weight. Supposedly, they say just smelling it instead of eating it tricks your body into thinking you've already eaten it...
It doesn't work...
Mom treated me for lunch at Chili's today and even though I really wanted the 'Big Mouth Bites' (YUM!!) I settled on a lunch special, a small salad and mini quesadilla which was actually really good and filled me up.
Exercising was harder to make it through today. I guess going from absolutely no exercise to 4 days in a row is a bigger leap than I thought... But I'm not giving up!
You're making great choices!
Wow - he only practices two hours a day, 1 hour running and 1 hour upper body (sometimes). But our school lets out late, about 4:00, so I can't pick him up on the long days until about 6:15.
The meets start at about 5:30 and end about 7:30 - 8, depending on how fast we cycle through the events. I was a timer for the two home meets we had, and it was fun, but cold that spring night! It is usually held on a school night, so they can't go too late, which helps.
I can't complain though. I am glad he is picking this active lifestyle instead of sitting on the computer all the time...like I do at work, and after work, instead of exercising sometimes. I hope he carries it with him into adulthood.
I love that both of my kids enjoy sports as well. I know that they are learning healthy habits that will (hopefully) last a lifetime. DD swims DAILY (well, she took off NY day and Christmas day ) and DS plays the "sport of the season" for the town rec teams (basketball right now).
The track meets don't sound too bad. Swim meets are definitely worse (think 4-6 hours on a hot, steamy pool deck... sometimes 2 or 3 days in a row~!), but I've heard that wrestling is the worst.
Had kind of a blah day, overslept for the 2nd day in a row, finally realized I had my clock set for 5:45 PM - no wonder it wasn't working! At least I got some extra sleep, but makes for a hectic morning with no breakfast, so I eat all the wrong things. Had soup for lunch though, and may have it for dinner since I feel a little icky. Hopefully will be on time tomorrow and be able to eat my oatmeal and start the morning off on the right foot!
Wrote up my list, may sneak out of work a little early tomorrow (boss is off, yeh!) and run through the store to pick up all my stuff to replace the junk food we seem to have too much off (DMiL and DM loads us up with food before sending us back home - including all the leftovers from the parties). So will be all healthy starting Friday!
I did kind of fall off my diet...I really need to get started again, and get back on track!
Go Team Donald!
Carol
Time to toss the holiday junk! I threw out the last of the apple pie on Tuesday and packed the last of the apple crisp in DD's lunch sack as a treat (homemade and far healthier than the pie, but still too much sugar). Left the rest of the treats/junk where they were (at my cousins's house, my Mom's house, etc). The only thing left to worry about here is the huge bag of M&Ms that DD won at the Yankee Swap. But they aren't mine, so I won't touch them.
I hit the market for veggies last night to the tune of about $100.... but we are well stocked, at least for the next several days. Homemade juice takes up a LOT of produce dollars, but it is really yummy.
I think I have to go with the crowd on this one - I am my biggest road block. I love the BL "No Excuses" theme. I love to make excuses for not taking care of myself. It reminds me of this quote by Marianne Williamson from A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
I think she wrote a book that I read last year.... something like "Twenty-one Spiritual Lessons for Weight Loss" (not sure exactly.... too lazy to go look). Great quote.... thanks for sharing!
My family is always my roadblock Of course as a Mom, I put them first and make sure they have everything THEY need, the foods THEY want to eat, the things THEY need support with, etc. I also try to remind myself how lucky I am to have my family but geez it would be so much easier if I just had myself to deal with. I seriously predict in a few years when DS has moved out, DH & I will probably lose a good amount of weight. Tonight DS was begging me to go out to eat but I held firm to eat the beef and barley soup I had taken out of the freezer and he pronounced it "delicious"
Sounds delish! Care to share the recipe?? Try to think about teaching DS positive lessons about both healthy eating AND financial responsibility when you say NO to eating out. Talk to him about the health benefits of the meal you made at home and about the financial benefits of saving $xx by eating at home.
Pamela, hope you and the family are feeling better. No, the guys are not using the hooks. I am already reminding them and putting their stuff up there for them. They are now piled up with multiple items on each, even a T shirt is hanging on one. I think they need to be cleared out once a week or so.
I mentioned our "conversation" to my family last night as I was "reminding" them once again to get their CRAP off the counter so I could set it for dinner! They just chuckled.
Pam, thanks for posting your pictures WOW You look great!
Awww.... thanks! I do love that picture of DD and I at AK! It was sprinkling and I didn't want wet hair, but I didn't want an umbrella in the picture.... we have two with the umbrella and two without.... this one is the best.
I'm having a rough week Waaaaaahhhhhh! I let a little holiday eating continue into Sunday & Monday, pushing my weight up a little after Sunday morning's starting weigh-in. Then TOM hit with a vengance Tuesday and I was up a little more. After work Tuesday, I did a very good workout at the Y for an hour to try to get myself back on track but it just sent my appetite into overdrive. I snacked on alot of cereal while watching BL last night and was up a little more this morning
Today was much better eating wise. I worked from 7am to 5 pm today so I was too tired to go to the gym. I do not feel ravenously hungry tonight and have done no snacking after dinner so I think I will do better on the scale tomorrow. I hold on to a slim chance of maintaining by Friday morning.
FIngers crossed for a maintain.
I know that all sounds very wierd for someone in the first week of a challenge but I have been at this for almost 2 years now and through the ups and downs I just continue to do the best I can and slowly more weight comes off.
Actually, it doesn't sound that strange to me. You've been at this for a long time and you didn't "quit" the program just because the holidays came. You did your best and are trying hard to get back on track now.
A few challenges ago someone asked if we planned to stay OP during the lull between challenges. I had a bit of an epiphany at that moment because I realized it NEVER occurred to me to NOT stay OP.... not for a day or a week or a month, just because the BL challenge had ended. At that moment I realized that I HAD made a permanent change in my life!! I was no longer thinking of it in terms of a "diet" and "done". THis was my life.... my new healthier life.... .sure I have good days, better days, best days, and downright lousy days. But overall I am on a healthier trajectory than I have ever been on in my life!
Slow and steady wins the race every time Shawn!!
I hope everyone else is doing much better than me. On Friday we pick up our new kittens from the SPCA, a brother and sister out of a litter of 5. They appear to be black and white "tuxedo" cats just like our old cat who passed away a few years ago. I need to go out tomorrow and get all their supplies. I am bracing myself for the energy of 2 baby kittens
Love new kitties! Can't wait to see pictures!!
Alright team...I am not going to take time to respond to everyone today but I have read along. It was a stressful sort of day and most of the stress was self induced. Here is the summary:
I got up this morning and weighed myself. I had GAINED .5 pounds.
Now, I know that this can happen but I have been getting my exercise in EVERY day, making some food slips but still staying in my range of what I am allowed to have and drinking water until I feel like I should just stay in the bathroom!
This leads to me sitting on the edge of the tub and swearing off this stupid idea that I am ready to lose weight again.
Yes, I feel like lately I am prone to this attitude. I know it is because I am not happy with how I look. I know I need to change my mental state of mind.
I get myself to school (after drinking 60 ounces of water before I even leave the house....can I tell you that I barely made it to the bathroom at work???). Once there, someone offers me chocolate which I PROMPTLY EAT! This leads to more self loathing.
Do we see a trend? I can stand back and reflect on it and see how crazy my mentality is right now but honestly in the moment...
By lunch (and several more 16-ounce cups of water), I have decided I am done with this and it is not worth it.
Can drinking too much water drive a person crazy?
I spend part of my afternoon prep storming through the hallways claiming that I am not exercising that I am simply delivering things around the school that need to be taken care of. I leave work early so that I can run with DH tonight since it is warm.
Once home, I have a total attitude as I get dressed. I yell at DH that it is too cold to run outside and stick my tongue out at him. Yes, I really did that. We went out to do our 3 mile run and I literally chew him out about how I hate running and that I am going to quit and how this is my last run ever and if I slip on the ice and die it is all his fault.
It was in the high 30°s outside - totally not cold. I swear DH wants to make me pack up and leave after my mood today. I am not even sure what is wrong with me today and why I am so angry at this point.
When I got to the walking part of our exercise today, I wouldn't even talk to DH. I was so angry that I had to work this hard to see no results. I have already done the work. I already lost the weight. I kept the weight off for over a year. Then I was angry because I knew that I had let the weight come back on and I had no one to blame but myself and angry that I have to do the work all over again.
Basically, I am now looking back on this and thinking that I have gotten so much lazier since when I started this 2 years ago and think I have to figure out how to find the motivation I had when I started.
So, finally we get home and I whip off all my running gear because first I am sweaty because I wore too much thinking I would freeze and then also because I have gained 20 pounds and now feel like I look like a rolly polly runner. So then I throw on baggy clothing to hide the body that I am loathing. I eat the stupid within my points range dinner. I skip the fresh baked chocolate cookies with milk that the rest of the family had for dinner. I calculated the last of the water, the food and all the stupid exercising I did today. I am now sitting here in self pity and feel that typing this all out to my team is my therapy for the day.
So there you all have it. And yes, I am going to be your coach next week! I certainly hope that I figure it all out before then!
I am sending out positive vibes to all of you tonight. Yeah to everyone who is having success. Hugs to everyone who is still struggling. May we all survive this journey together!
Jen
First of all....
for you.
Second of all.... I can totally understand how you are feeling. Not sure how to make you feel any better, but I can relate.
It sounds to me, if it were ME, that it was a feeling of being "out of control." Not controlling the eating, not fully in control of the exercise. And feeling frustrated.
Please, please.... give yourself one FULL DAY totally on plan.... eating on plan, exercising on plan, etc. And I promise you will feel SO MUCH BETTER!
Tried a new recipe today as a spin on our challenge. I made a lower fat baked ziti, which is something my mom makes quite often for family gatherings and I make every now and then too.
I did add 1/2 a package of Italian sausage to it (1/2 of what I normally would do) to add a meat to it. It was very tasty, as good as the full fat version. This is my first time trying the whole wheat pasta and it was good, couldn't tell the difference.
Got the recipe from this blog.
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/09/low-fat-baked-ziti-with-spinach.html
I also did day 1 of C25k in the house along with DD5.....we made our first level of our house a track.
Ooohh.... food pictures! We're gonna start being like the food porn thread soon!!
Hi Everyone,
I'm 49 and live in sunny Sydney, Australia and very excited to be in my first challenge.
I'm a long time vegetarian trying to be vegan and have a number of neck and spine problems that have stopped me doing the exercise my body needs.
For the last 4 years I have been working with a physiotherapist 3 times a week doing Pilates. Physically I am doing really well at the moment so I am going to start getting back into some more cardio based exercise.
I eat really well so this challenge for me is going to be about my working on my fitness.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone
Quasar
Welcome aboard! Glad to have you here with us!
Hello Teammates! My name is Vicki. This is my first time doing a fitness challenge. I am 47 years old. I am an Occupational Therapist for 11 years. I have been married for 22 years.
My goals
1. To lose weight
2. For the elastic in my socks to not leave indentations in my skin
3. To be able to climb around the ruins this August when I am on my Mexican Cruise or least 2 flights of steps without feeling winded
4. To not be afraid that I won't fit in the wet suit that I will be required to wear in the secret river cave.
5. To not be embarrassed when I look at a picture of myself
6. To become healthier
Roadblocks
1. Myself
2. Special education paperwork
3. Not enough time
4. Sweets
5. Feeling tired after working all day and driving home
6. Dislike exercise
Question- Can anyone tell me how to add the Team Donald logo when you can't right click?
Can't help you with the logo, but wanted to say a big WELCOME!!!
Aw, I just hit the wrong button and deleted my whole post. Our router went out the other day but wow, technology is so much better now! I got the new one up & running in minutes tonight - no stress!
Ouch about the poof fairy!!
I have done a crappy job as a team member this week. Not eating great and not following the mini-challenges, goals, etc. BUT I am getting there now and at least thinking about making better choices.
You are here and that is what is needed first and foremost to be a good member of Team Donald!
I took the kids to the Y tonight, despite wanting to make excuses not to go. I actually did run/walk intervals for 35 minutes and could go at least 3 min of running before walking again and went as high as 7 at a time. That is good for me since I usually hit a wall right at 1.5 min!
I plan to go again tomorrow while DS is in class.
YEAH for you!!
I'm trying to catch up but apologize in advance for not catching each and every person in the past 22 pages!
And I'm just scrolling back through the posts since I haven't figured out a multi-quote yet. So I also apologize for using your screen name.
I tried to catch up yesterday and realized after 3 hours that I had only read and replied to about 8 pages.... so I gave up! Just jump in here! Multi-quote is easy. THere are three little "boxes" in the bottom right corner of each post.... just left mouse click on the center box (the one with the plus sign in it). It will turn orange. THen when you are done reading and clicking, just click on post reply and all of the posts you wanted to quote will be there! Just learn to post your reply between the end of one quote and the start of the next.... or change the font and/or color to post WITHIN the quote.
Jen - don't be so hard on yourself. What would you say to a friend if she said all that to you? I'm familiar w/those moods too but hang in there, tomorrow is a whole new day.
Focus on what you have acomplished and not just a number on the scale.
GREAT advise!
pjilla - wow, you are so pretty in both pics but still a great transformation -thanks for sharing those! How old is your DD now?
Thanks for the nice words. DD is 16 1/2 now. She was approaching 8 at the time of that first picture. We were attending a Mother/Daughter weekend at a Bible conference center and they started the weekend with a photo.... I was HORRIFIED!
belledreamer - way to go on making good choices! Somewhere I read that some model or someone famous & thin keeps lots of flavors of those dessert gums in her purse. They smell pretty good & my DD loves them.
Wow its a late night tonight. My best friend in the entire world was home this week from tennesse so we all went out tonight and it was 12:30 in the morning! We had a lot of fun though! My boyfriend and I don't get to do grownup things very often cause he's two years younger than me and his friends dont do much, so it was great to go out. i was good too, I had half a bison burger, sweet potato fries, and just one beer.
Sounds like a fun relaxing time!
I went to see the stomach doctor and im not really sure how i feel about that. I guess im cutting out dairy which is gonna be tough, but its just to test for the next three weeks if im going to feel better. I also have to have a colonoscopy/endoscopy in feb which im so not cool with but if they can figure out whats wrong with me thats cool i guess. i think they are going to test for celieac as well
Hopefully you can get a good diagnosis soon and start making proper changes.
As i write this though im eating some mike and ikes, so thats probably not good. I only ate like 4 though so thats cool right?
For those of you who asked I did enjoy boston, but I go there quite often. I live in CT so new york and boston are like second homes to us. But we did have a blast!
Now i think i should go to bed. I did read everyone's post but im too tired to respond right now, hope everyone has a good day tomorrow
Today is my last day for being your Coach and with that I leave you with - my questions of the day have been from memories I have of what I learned many years ago at WW meetings. I have been reading, trying to find some inspiration and I found anchoring - and I remembered it was one of my favorites.
From the WW site: Whether you have 15 or 100 pounds to lose, weight loss requires patience and perseverance. Developing the skills to lose weight and keep it off takes time. While you may sometimes feel frustrated by the fact that your losses are small and the process is slow, remember that you're learning healthy tips for life, tips that you can continue to fine-tune and improve upon.
Anchoring can help you to keep your positive goals in mind when you encounter a challenge. Your anchor can be an object or a memory of a time when you felt strong and confident.
The next time you find yourself frustrated with slow weight loss, bring out your anchor and reflect on how you will look and feel at your weight goal. Use it to move past your dissatisfaction and to focus on your improved health and slimmer figure.
When sticking to the plan is tough, that's when you need Anchoring, a process for creating cues and triggers to remind yourself of your weight goal and the inner resources you have to achieve it.
You use Anchoring every day. When you hear a song that makes you smile because you associate it with a certain memory, that's an anchor to that memory.
Anchoring can help you achieve your goal by reminding you of a particular inner resource you may need to connect to when you're having a hard time
QOTD, Thursday, January 5, 2012 - What is your Anchor????
GREAT question!
During the majority of my losing phase, my anchor was my mental picture of myself and the possibility of embarrassing my kids with my weight. It was remembering how much better I felt about the pictures of myself during our 2004 trip to Disney (at 173 pounds) versus our 2002 trip to Disney (about 220 pounds).
Now that I am pretty well at maintenance, my ANCHOR is my new self.... my new body.... my new confidence!! I wake up nearly EVERY DAY amazed that I can pull a pair of size 4 or 6 pants from the closet or a size small top and pull it on without any problem. I can wear my DD's clothes.... I can fit in an airplane seat and a movie theater seat or a tight restaurant booth without even sucking in my stomach. I can run (when I choose to
), I can lift weights, I can dance and jump and take the stairs instead of the elevator. I can meet new people without fearing what they are thinking about this fat lady that they are meeting! I can walk into a classroom to teach and not worry that the kids are snickering about me behind my back. I can meet my kids' friends and my DH's coworkers and not worry that I am an embarrassment.
ALL of that is my ANCHOR!!
Pamela-Hello friend! Poko is going great, sleeping great in the crate at night now, and we all seem to be adjusting to each other just fine. She's keeping me active too.
I look forward to having lunch one day in ONE-derland with you this year, for sure! Thank you for all you support and inspiration along my journey. I love seeing your pictures and how this is truly a lifestyle for you. I remember one day you had been bad, "pjlla bad" was eating pretzels out of the bag without keeping track of them. Now if I could only be so bad. You are right, I can do it, and I will do it.
Hello to everyone else. It's so nice to meet all the newcomers. Hugs to those struggling, or sick, and kudos to each and everyone of you here, making positive, healthy changes every day.
Kathy... thanks for the update on Poko. BTW, we LOVED the picture of Fredward.... he looks a lot like one of DD's gp's.... she still misses them.
STart planning our ONE-derland date!! Maybe there are other New England BL friends that would like to come along!
Good morning, Team Donald!
I am a brand-new member of the challenge. I've never done anything like this before and never really had accountability, so I'm really wanting this to work. Bought a scale yesterday, saw the number, and knew it was time to get serious.
I live in Illinois; WAHM to a homeschooled teen and a preschooler on the autism spectrum. I also help my DH with his book promotion/marketing.
Long-term goals:
1. Lose 100 lbs.
My general goals:
1. To run the Princess Half before I turn 40.
2. To be proud to take vacation photos at Disney with my family.
I look forward to getting to know you all better!
Welcome!! We are happy to meet you!!
Off to work for a busy 12 hour day.....I would say my anchor is my family especially my 2 little ones. I want to be around for as long as I can to see them grow and prosper. Here's my cheerleader (she has been a great motivator so fat in getting me exercising) and my little piglet (at 1 year old this girl can really eat).
Absolutely adorable girls! Just think about the HEALTHY habits you will be teaching them as you take this journey!!
Grrrrr! I just found out that I will only have 3 days off in January!! My school has scheduled training days on all 4 Saturdays and 2 Sundays in January!! That only leaves 2 Sundays and MLK holiday Monday off!!! While we do get paid a $200 stipend extra each day, it's really gonna kill me. And do even for for my Healthy Habits I'm trying to establish!! (for those who may not know, I am a kindergarten teacher and I have a 1 way commute of an hour to my school)
Of course there is always a ton of muchies at these things and I always tend to eat more by the afternoon just to stay awake. I'm really gonna have to be strong and take healthy things to eat. And then I'll be so tired I know it will be hard to find the motivation to exercise!! This is where I'm really gonna need all of you to help support and push me!! Kick my butt into gear!
Grrrrr.... sorry about the unexpected work days. Perhaps you could plan something special to do with the extra $$ so that you have something to look forward to.
Is there anyone in this particular group that would be willing to walk with you during lunch break or anything like that? Maybe that would help you stay OP during those days.
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PHEW! I made it this far! I've been sitting here FAR too long! Busy busy day here, but I wanted to get caught up!
DS is snowboarding this afternoon and DD has a swim meet tonight. I need to run and pack up snacks and meals for these events, be sure everyone has their gear in the proper bags, get myself dressed and fed and get moving!!
I'll bring my Ipad to the mountain and hopefully hop on the WI-FI there and be able to chat a bit this afternoon. Tomorrow is a FULL DAY up at the State House for DD's civics competition, so I won't be here much. Maybe just a pop on in the morning. TTYL..........................P
I think we've all had those days were we're just plain cross but todays a new day so here's hoping you have an easier time of it
The scale sometimes has the ability to scare us into some serious changes! 
It is very sad. I actually moved schools this year to a new magnet school in my district. We are an IB focus so it is really different.
Either way, you are right that we just have to stay positive and keep going.
