Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[amykathleen2005]

I need some advice and I'm hoping that you guys will be able to help.

A couple of days ago I posted that I've had a little trouble getting all my calories in for the day. (Go figure.) So I've been trying to make a harder effort to get it all in.

Well it's proved to be harder than I though. Just two days ago, I only managed to eat about 900 calories; the lowest I've had so far. It's not that I'm not eating on purpose; I'm just not hungry. When I do eat, it's very sensible. No fast food or junk. But it only takes a few grapes or a little sandwich to get me full. I know I should be getting about 1,200 calories per day, but I just don't feel hungry. I've even tried doing smaller meals more often but either I'm not doing it right or just not hungry when I'm supposed to eat.

Has anyone else had this problem with not getting enough calories and what did you do to make sure you got enough per day?

Are you losing weight or have you plateaued?

 

[akhaloha]

Good Thursday morning everyone.

Question of the Day

What are your favorite things to do when you are trying to relax? If you are crafty do you give some of those things away as gifts?


Have a happy and healthy day.

I love to read or watch tv. Sometimes I play puzzle games on my ipad. I'm not very crafty, but always wish I had the creative ability.

Dona - thanks for being our coach this week!

 

[araes2102]

Healthy Habits Week 4: The Voyage of the Little Mermaid

1. Your “Voyage” So Far: Write down 3 positive changes you have made since January 1, 2012.

The three positive changes I have made so far this year are:

1. Started caring about my health and my body!

2. Actually making changes in my lifestyle to change my health and my body... watching what I eat AND exercising!

3. Working on my relationship with DBF to make us both happier (and healthier)!

 

[happysummer]

Hi everyone
i haven't been posting because my computer has been acting up and I am so busy.

I hope everyone who has not been feeling well is on the mend.
I am still working out as hard as last week.

Question of the Day

What are your favorite things to do when you are trying to relax? If you are crafty do you give some of those things away as gifts?

Reading a book and having a long hot bubble bath. I am not crafty at all and I hate doing any kind of crafts.

Welcome new people.

I hope everyone has a great weigh in.

 

[donac]

Good Friday morning.

I had a great day yesterday. I got a lot of paperwork done at school and you can actually see my desk. I have one more class to finish grading papers for and then I start grading midterms.

Welcome to the new people. This is a great group of people.

I have a midterm to give and then I get to sit on hall duty for an hour and a half. After school I am taking a friend to our favorite quilt store. It should be fun.

I don't think I have anything planned for this weekend. I will probably work on costumes on Saturday but I haven't heard yet. I know I want to see the new movie "One For the Money". I hope the movie is as much fun as the books are. It doesn't have to follow the book exactly but it should have the spirit. If you haven't read this series of books you should do it during the summer. They are great summer reads. It makes you laugh outloud.

Off to get ready for work

Welcome to Kathy who is our coach for this week. Hi Kathy. I will be back later to answer your question.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[GoofyPredsFan]

Good Friday morning.
I don't think I have anything planned for this weekend. I will probably work on costumes on Saturday but I haven't heard yet. I know I want to see the new movie "One For the Money". I hope the movie is as much fun as the books are. It doesn't have to follow the book exactly but it should have the spirit. If you haven't read this series of books you should do it during the summer. They are great summer reads. It makes you laugh outloud.

I am so excited to see this movie, and am hoping to fit it in this weekend also! It's funny because my mom started reading this series and was telling me the same thing, that I would be laughing out loud. So, it just happened that a neighbor was moving and she gave me tons of books, several of which were part of this series! So, now I am hooked. But I totally agree that everyone should read these, they are great fun.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hello everyone! I just joined the challenge as I come to WISH often for support and I got put on team Donald! I forgot to mention in my PM that I am here to lose and then maintain!

My name is Kayla, I am a college student! I will PM my beginning weight starting tomorrow since we weigh-in on Fridays. However, since I started using My Fitness Pal on the 16th I have lost 1.8 lbs! My ultimate goal is to be at 130 by the time our WDW trip comes around in May, but I'd be happy with 140! My friend and I just started training for a half-marathon that is also in May, this will be our first ever race (unless we can find a 5k before then)!

My original plan wasn't really to lose any weight until I started counting my calories and realized how much I'm overeating and how it's keeping the pounds on me! I have an appointment with our college dietician soon to get a plan set up as I also changed to a vegetarian diet in October!

Excited to be apart of this challenge!

Welcome! I am a vegetarian too and a runner! I think it's great that you are talking to the campus dietitian.

I need some advice and I'm hoping that you guys will be able to help.

A couple of days ago I posted that I've had a little trouble getting all my calories in for the day. (Go figure.) So I've been trying to make a harder effort to get it all in.

Well it's proved to be harder than I though. Just two days ago, I only managed to eat about 900 calories; the lowest I've had so far. It's not that I'm not eating on purpose; I'm just not hungry. When I do eat, it's very sensible. No fast food or junk. But it only takes a few grapes or a little sandwich to get me full. I know I should be getting about 1,200 calories per day, but I just don't feel hungry. I've even tried doing smaller meals more often but either I'm not doing it right or just not hungry when I'm supposed to eat.

Has anyone else had this problem with not getting enough calories and what did you do to make sure you got enough per day?

I often eat tiny meals and I'm full. My husband finds it very amusing. But 900 calories is not enough. Not enough calories for extended periods of time can cause all kinds of problems including hair loss and loss of periods. When I was losing a lot and in the midst of the undiagnosed gluten issues I developed so many symptoms of malnutrition and it really is not fun. I understand that this is a different situation, but I don't want you to start feeling cruddy. Two things you can try--more snacks or higher calorie healthy food. Try adding in some almonds or walnuts or pecans. Have a tablespoon of peanut butter with your fruit. Add some avocado to your salad or sandwich. How about a hard boiled egg--one of my favorite snacks! Do you like olives or dates? The dates this year are fabulous! Better than candy in my opinion. Do you know if you are getting enough fats? All of these suggestions include healthy fats which will easily up your calorie intake. Add a banana to your breakfast--I have a banana with my smoothie or rice cereal.

I think it's really great that you are staying away from the junk, but in my opinion you really want to get your calories up. Malnutrition is really not fun and takes a very long time to recover from. And you won't realize what's going on until you start feeling cruddy. An occasional low calorie day is probably not the end of the world, but if it's happening more often than not I think it's time to take action.

Good luck!

 

[6Smiles]

Good Morning Team Donald -

I am so excited I can not stand it. My starting weight was 208.8 and today I joined ONEderland coming in at 195.00. Since we began I have lost 13.8 pounds.

I read when I have a few minutes and though I don't have much time to reply since I am in nursing school, I just wanted to thank everyone for the continued discussions and positive nature of this board. Being accountable for weigh-ins and being part of a team is keeping me motivated to continue to develop those healthy habits and focus those few extra minutes I have on exercises.

Kris

 

[VirataMama4]

Good Morning Donalds!

First Congrats 6Smiles for joining onederland!

I have been really looking forward to weigh in day all week since the scales has gone down 3lbs! I'm out of the 180s! A couple of times I'd weigh myself in the evening and it was less then what I weighed in at last week.

I will finish up week 3 of c25k tomorrow! That is the farthest I've gone before quiting and I'm really enjoying it.

Good luck to everyone on today's weigh ins!

 

[pjlla]

definitely goof off on the computer, especially the disboards. I started knitting again after a long time, and made scarfs for my boss and charge nurses this christmas. I bought yarn to make some for my sisters and sils, but ran out of time when we got the dog and my knitting time turned to walking time. before I had ds, I used to knit a lot, and made many sweater and mittens for family and friends. I do scrapbooking too, and made a scrapbook for my oldest nephew when he graduated high school, and he really loved it. My niece graduates this june, so I need to start working on hers. I have been putting pictures aside. I also like to relax with a movie and a cup of tea. Even more relaxing if ds isn't home.

Glad that dog has got you up and moving,but sorry you ran out of time to make your gifts. Maybe you could get started on them now for next year.


Wow, you have done a lot of scrapbooks. I started doing some pages for michael's sports teams, but am now a couple years behind. I like your idea to work backwards. It also seems the longer ago something was, it seems like I would be able to get away with fewer pages. I used to cross stitch too, and have a sampler that i had given my mom, and a Christmas tree skirt I had given her and my dad years ago. I remember I stitched my name on the tree skirt so there would be no confusion as to who got it one day. She gave it to me when she downsized to an apartment. I thought of you heading ot walmart yesterday when it took me 20 minutes each way with traffic. I really do have it easy. So much so close by.

That was a great idea to put your name on the tree skirt. I have done three big cross-stitch projects for my Mom and I guess I always figured they would come back to me some day.... I don't think my brother would be fighting me for them!

But now you've got me thinking about a tree skirt. I've always hated the one we use..... it isn't really pretty or special, but I've never found one I really liked. Maybe I could make one and put some cross-stitch panels on it.... I'll give it some thought this year.

I love to roast vegies, and it is pretty easy. Cauliflour and brussel sprouts are my favorites, and I just wash them, cut the cauliflour in to small piece, the sprouts in half, and brush them with olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast them in the oven at 425-450 degrees until they get tender, 30-40 minutes ish.

Great idea! Many people who don't like steamed/boiled veggies really like roasted or grilled veggies.

Good evening everyone!! The boards do seem to have sped up a little, so that's nice since I'll start coaching tomorrow. I've been doing pretty well, and the scale was down almost 2 pounds this morning. Hoping it wasn't a fluke, and it is still gone tomorrow. Going to get off the computer and watch the rest of wipeout with ds. He doesn't understand that I can dis and watch tv at the same time. Tells me I'm missing too much.

Fingers crossed that the 2 pounds stays gone!

Challenge yourself to try a new vegie every week. Most can be roasted, stir fried, steamed.

You could buy different colored peppers (green, red, orange or yellow) Slice them into strips, slice some chicken into strips. Cook the chicken in the wok or frying pan with a little olive oil. Remove from pan. Now throw the peppers in, cook until tender-crisp (just stick a fork in them - you will begin to learn how you like them done - I like mine crispy crunchy). Now you could have added some fahita seasonings and made fahitas with this. Or add a stir fry sauce - serve over rice.

Mmmm.... yummy!


Now any leftover peppers, I chop up and throw them in with some scrambled eggs, a little salsa on top.

Just go to your fresh vegie section of the store - and just pick one. Come back here and ask how to cook it - you will get a bunch of great answers.

Good suggestion!!

One thing I have that I like is a rice cooker that comes with a steaming basket on top. I can cook rice and the vegie at the same time. Like this
http://www.amazon.com/Oster-4722-Ri..._4?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1327628503&sr=1-4

Janis

Hello everyone! I just joined the challenge as I come to WISH often for support and I got put on team Donald! I forgot to mention in my PM that I am here to lose and then maintain!

My name is Kayla, I am a college student! I will PM my beginning weight starting tomorrow since we weigh-in on Fridays. However, since I started using My Fitness Pal on the 16th I have lost 1.8 lbs! My ultimate goal is to be at 130 by the time our WDW trip comes around in May, but I'd be happy with 140! My friend and I just started training for a half-marathon that is also in May, this will be our first ever race (unless we can find a 5k before then)!

My original plan wasn't really to lose any weight until I started counting my calories and realized how much I'm overeating and how it's keeping the pounds on me! I have an appointment with our college dietician soon to get a plan set up as I also changed to a vegetarian diet in October!

Excited to be apart of this challenge!

Hi Kayla! Nice to meet you! WELCOME!

Healthy Habits Week 5: The Seas with Nemo & Friends and Finding Nemo – The Musical

This is classic Disney with a great story line that fits perfectly with Healthy Habits.

This week’s 4 Habits are:

1. “The Seas:” In honor of the water in the sea, Your “habit” is to drink a total of 64 oz. of water during the day. You can count up to 8 oz. of tea or coffee toward your total for the day.

2. Nemo’s father and Dory, despite her memory, devised a great plan to find Nemo. Nemo devised his own plan to save himself. Having an eating plan is also a huge help. You need to know what you’ve eaten for the day. A quick check of your journal will help you know how many calories, points, etc. you can safely eat for the day. Recording what one eats and portion control are huge in weight loss and valuable habits to have. This week, write down everything you eat as well as the portion size AND one nutritional aspect. (Example: I had ½ cup of plain uncooked oatmeal, cooked in ½ cup of nonfat milk, with 1 tablespoon of walnuts and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and that totals 350 calories.)

3. Again, you don’t have to eat seaweed, but you do need veggies in your diet. This week, your “habit” is to have 5 servings of veggies and fruit total each day. Use your plan to determine what counts as a serving.

4. Fish is an excellent source of protein. You don’t have to eat fish, but you do need protein in your diet. Eat 2 servings of protein per day. Note: Use your plan to determine what counts as a serving.

Mini-Challenges

1. “Keep on Swimming”: Exercise for a total of 30 minutes at least 3 days this week.

2. To help improve your memory, Do something that works your brain (your definition) 3 times this week.


Please feel free to PM me with any questions or ask on the thread!

Makes me want to sing "In the Big Blue"!! Now I'm gonna be singing that in my head all day! Thanks for another brilliant week of HH ideas!

Happy birthday to ds hope he had a great day.

I guess it was okay for a school day. It was a good day for snowboarding, not too cold. And his b.ball practice got cancelled, as it was snowing. So after snowboarding he got his birthday pizza to go and we came home and watched Mythbusters on TV while we ate. Then DH gave him another Lego set (we gave him three sets this week that we picked up on clearance after Christmas) and then it was off to bed. Tonight we will take him out to eat for a "real" birthday celebration and give him his big gift.

I am so thrilled that tomorrow is friday. I am hoping for a 1-2lb loss and if the scale stays where it was today i will be in that range. Sometimes i wish it would come off faster but i try to remind myself that this is a journey not a race.

Hopefully the scale still shows that loss today!

Thanks to who commented about my tailbone i forgot to quote you. After i had my 2nd son i had pain in my tailbone on/off for a few years. It is the most annoying place to injure. I am so mad at myself for not looking before i tried to sit down.

I was warned that giving birth could aggravate my old tailbone injuries, but I was lucky and both kids were in SUCH a hurry to be here, I didn't have any long, drawn-out labors or lots of pushing, so no re-injury there. Hopefully you and your bottom are recovering well today!

Ok well good luck on the scales everyone

I really like roasted veggies. I also put a little olive oil on them and sprinkle a bit of sea salt on them. Put them in the oven and roast them. I have roasted, red peppers, brussel sprouts, asparagus, onion, broccoli. I also like to grill them .... using olive oil. My family doesn't like veggies, however, I am constantly trying to get them to eat them. I even pour lots of cheese over theirs .... and they still won't eat them! UGH! I would also google some recipes. There are a lot of good cooks out there with great recipes.

Just keep re-introducing the veggies.... SOME DAY they will eat them and enjoy them.... I PROMISE!

One of my goal this year is to make a quilt for my oldest son who is graduation. I have saved all of my son's T-shirts since they were little and involved in sports. I am going to cut them apart and make them into a quilt that he can take to college. This will be my spring break project.

Good luck with weigh ins tomorrow. I think I did much better this week!

I love the idea of the t-shirt quilt. My DSIL did one for he son before he left for college using all of his old summer b.ball camp t-shirts. It came out great! But she is an experienced quilter, so she knew what she was doing.

I'd love to do something like that for DD, but first of all I have minimal experience with quilting.... plus DD would have COW if I cut up her t-shirts! She doesn't really wear most of them.... they are more like a collection.

Believe it or not there is actually a company that will do this for you if you send them your t-shirts. I saw it in Real Simple magazine.

I need some advice and I'm hoping that you guys will be able to help.

A couple of days ago I posted that I've had a little trouble getting all my calories in for the day. (Go figure.) So I've been trying to make a harder effort to get it all in.

Well it's proved to be harder than I though. Just two days ago, I only managed to eat about 900 calories; the lowest I've had so far. It's not that I'm not eating on purpose; I'm just not hungry. When I do eat, it's very sensible. No fast food or junk. But it only takes a few grapes or a little sandwich to get me full. I know I should be getting about 1,200 calories per day, but I just don't feel hungry. I've even tried doing smaller meals more often but either I'm not doing it right or just not hungry when I'm supposed to eat.

Has anyone else had this problem with not getting enough calories and what did you do to make sure you got enough per day?

I saw that Rose gave you some great suggestions. If you need to up your calories and can't consume more volume, then WHAT you are consuming needs to be more calorie dense. The nuts and nut butter and avocado suggestions that Rose mentioned are right on track. Eating more is okay.... in fact, you will stop losing if you don't bump you calories up to the minimum. But you still need to make sure that they are HEALTHY calories.... not empty calories.

Good Friday morning.

I had a great day yesterday. I got a lot of paperwork done at school and you can actually see my desk. I have one more class to finish grading papers for and then I start grading midterms.

Welcome to the new people. This is a great group of people.

I have a midterm to give and then I get to sit on hall duty for an hour and a half. After school I am taking a friend to our favorite quilt store. It should be fun.

I don't think I have anything planned for this weekend. I will probably work on costumes on Saturday but I haven't heard yet. I know I want to see the new movie "One For the Money". I hope the movie is as much fun as the books are. It doesn't have to follow the book exactly but it should have the spirit. If you haven't read this series of books you should do it during the summer. They are great summer reads. It makes you laugh outloud.

Off to get ready for work

Welcome to Kathy who is our coach for this week. Hi Kathy. I will be back later to answer your question.

Have a happy and healthy day.

I'll add that book suggestion to my list. Thanks for being a great coach and for your great questions!

Welcome! I am a vegetarian too and a runner! I think it's great that you are talking to the campus dietitian.


I often eat tiny meals and I'm full. My husband finds it very amusing. But 900 calories is not enough. Not enough calories for extended periods of time can cause all kinds of problems including hair loss and loss of periods. When I was losing a lot and in the midst of the undiagnosed gluten issues I developed so many symptoms of malnutrition and it really is not fun. I understand that this is a different situation, but I don't want you to start feeling cruddy. Two things you can try--more snacks or higher calorie healthy food. Try adding in some almonds or walnuts or pecans. Have a tablespoon of peanut butter with your fruit. Add some avocado to your salad or sandwich. How about a hard boiled egg--one of my favorite snacks! Do you like olives or dates? The dates this year are fabulous! Better than candy in my opinion. Do you know if you are getting enough fats? All of these suggestions include healthy fats which will easily up your calorie intake. Add a banana to your breakfast--I have a banana with my smoothie or rice cereal.

I think it's really great that you are staying away from the junk, but in my opinion you really want to get your calories up. Malnutrition is really not fun and takes a very long time to recover from. And you won't realize what's going on until you start feeling cruddy. An occasional low calorie day is probably not the end of the world, but if it's happening more often than not I think it's time to take action.

Good luck!

Such great ideas and good advise, as usual!

Good Morning Team Donald -

I am so excited I can not stand it. My starting weight was 208.8 and today I joined ONEderland coming in at 195.00. Since we began I have lost 13.8 pounds.

I read when I have a few minutes and though I don't have much time to reply since I am in nursing school, I just wanted to thank everyone for the continued discussions and positive nature of this board. Being accountable for weigh-ins and being part of a team is keeping me motivated to continue to develop those healthy habits and focus those few extra minutes I have on exercises.

Kris

WOOHOO on ONE-derland!! It must feel great!

************

Happy ICY Friday friends! Two hour delay for us here, which is why I have time to chat this morning! I am working today, but don't need to report in until 10:10 am. DD has a field trip to the aquarium today and we were afraid that it would be cancelled with a two hour delay, but apparently it is still a go, so that is great.

I took an "unofficial" peek at the scale when I first got up and it looks like it will be a decent weigh-in, but will do my "official" weigh-in when I get dressed in a little while.

I was talking to my Mom yesterday and she told me she wants me to make her a cookbook for Mother's Day. She said she loves to hear me talk about all of the healthy recipes I create and make-over and she wants a cookbook for herself! It is kind of scary to think about because I don't always write down when I "create", but it sounds like a fun challenge.... plus I will make myself one at the same time! I'm thinking it would be fun to include pictures, so I need to remember to make notes and take photos as I cook over the next few months.

Off to pack lunches and get dressed for the day! Not sure where my duty will be today but PRAYING that I don't have any outdoor drop-off or pick-up duty. I'm sure it will be indoor recess, as it is raining and icy, but there is still other outdoor duty to dread!

TTYL..........................P

 

[mikamah]

Good morning and happy weighin day!! I'm Kathy and I'll be your coach this week. I'm usually on in the morning before work, and have warned ds I'll be on in the evening too. Coaching is great to help keep you on track, and give you a little extra computer time. I think there may be a few open coaching slots available if you are interested then you can pm Janis- Buzz5985.

Remember to Pm your weights to our wonderful weightkeeper, Sue- Dvccruiser76, and your HH points to our lovely HH hostess CClovesdis!

I believe this is a WIN week, so if you are taking part in WIN, you can pm your measurements to our marvelous hostess Buzz5985 this week also.

Remember to put Team Donald in the title of your message to make it easier for our hostesses.
(Correct me Janis if I am wrong.)


On to the qotd, inspired by Luvspoohandcompany and her long walk to enjoy a scone and stay on plan and lose weight, and my love of snacks.

Friday 1/27 QOTD--Do you have a favorite snack or treat that may be high in calories, but that you can not give up? How do you fit it into your lifestyle? What are some of your favorite snacks that are healthier and satisfying?

Have a fabulous day everyone!!

 

[pjlla]

Good morning and happy weighin day!! I'm Kathy and I'll be your coach this week. I'm usually on in the morning before work, and have warned ds I'll be on in the evening too. Coaching is great to help keep you on track, and give you a little extra computer time. I think there may be a few open coaching slots available if you are interested then you can pm Janis- Buzz5985.

Thanks for doing this Kathy!! Tell Michael thanks for sharing his "Mom-time" with us!

On to the qotd, inspired by Luvspoohandcompany and her long walk to enjoy a scone and stay on plan and lose weight, and my love of snacks.

Friday 1/27 QOTD--Do you have a favorite snack or treat that may be high in calories, but that you can not give up? How do you fit it into your lifestyle? What are some of your favorite snacks that are healthier and satisfying?

Have a fabulous day everyone!!

Well.... I'd say that the one thing I haven't given up is movie theater popcorn. I'm sorry, but it just isn't a movie without popcorn! I fit it in in two ways.... first of all we don't go to the movies very often, so it is more like a once a month or once every few months kind of treat. Second.... I use my entire weekly bank of Flex Points for it (and the associated other movie treats). It makes for a hungry week sometimes, but I guess I figure it is worth it to me every once in a while.

Healthy snacks..... nuts are delicious, but very calorie dense, so those are becoming a more-rare treat. Vitamuffins (especially the chocolate) are a great substitute for cookies and brownies and other baked goods. Baked Lays are the NORM for me when I am craving chips now. In fact, regular chips just taste/feel so oily and greasy to me now. I much prefer the Baked....just gotta watch the portion size. When I am occasionally craving a real piece of "candy" I will buy the new Skinny Cow candies. They are certainly not in the realm of "healthy" but are a good portion control, lower-calorie treat and are okay once in a while.

For really healthy.... how about an apple dipped in a small portion of almond butter or natural peanut butter..... MMMMM! Or sweet red pepper strips dipped in hummus. Both of those are yummy and healthy and filling and contain protein!

Need to get DS into the shower now!..................P

 

[mikamah]

Hello everyone! I just joined the challenge as I come to WISH often for support and I got put on team Donald! I forgot to mention in my PM that I am here to lose and then maintain!

My name is Kayla, I am a college student! I will PM my beginning weight starting tomorrow since we weigh-in on Fridays. However, since I started using My Fitness Pal on the 16th I have lost 1.8 lbs! My ultimate goal is to be at 130 by the time our WDW trip comes around in May, but I'd be happy with 140! My friend and I just started training for a half-marathon that is also in May, this will be our first ever race (unless we can find a 5k before then)!

My original plan wasn't really to lose any weight until I started counting my calories and realized how much I'm overeating and how it's keeping the pounds on me! I have an appointment with our college dietician soon to get a plan set up as I also changed to a vegetarian diet in October!

Excited to be apart of this challenge!

Welcome to the challenge!! It's great to see you over here, and I know you'll get lots of support and advice as you near your first race!!

Healthy Habits Week 5: The Seas with Nemo & Friends and Finding Nemo – The Musical

This is classic Disney with a great story line that fits perfectly with Healthy Habits.

This week’s 4 Habits are:

1. “The Seas:” In honor of the water in the sea, Your “habit” is to drink a total of 64 oz. of water during the day. You can count up to 8 oz. of tea or coffee toward your total for the day.

2. Nemo’s father and Dory, despite her memory, devised a great plan to find Nemo. Nemo devised his own plan to save himself. Having an eating plan is also a huge help. You need to know what you’ve eaten for the day. A quick check of your journal will help you know how many calories, points, etc. you can safely eat for the day. Recording what one eats and portion control are huge in weight loss and valuable habits to have. This week, write down everything you eat as well as the portion size AND one nutritional aspect. (Example: I had ½ cup of plain uncooked oatmeal, cooked in ½ cup of nonfat milk, with 1 tablespoon of walnuts and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and that totals 350 calories.)

3. Again, you don’t have to eat seaweed, but you do need veggies in your diet. This week, your “habit” is to have 5 servings of veggies and fruit total each day. Use your plan to determine what counts as a serving.

4. Fish is an excellent source of protein. You don’t have to eat fish, but you do need protein in your diet. Eat 2 servings of protein per day. Note: Use your plan to determine what counts as a serving.

Mini-Challenges

1. “Keep on Swimming”: Exercise for a total of 30 minutes at least 3 days this week.

2. To help improve your memory, Do something that works your brain (your definition) 3 times this week.


Please feel free to PM me with any questions or ask on the thread!

Thank you CC for hh. You do such a nice job with them and are so creative.

I am so thrilled that tomorrow is friday. I am hoping for a 1-2lb loss and if the scale stays where it was today i will be in that range. Sometimes i wish it would come off faster but i try to remind myself that this is a journey not a race.

Thanks to who commented about my tailbone i forgot to quote you. After i had my 2nd son i had pain in my tailbone on/off for a few years. It is the most annoying place to injure. I am so mad at myself for not looking before i tried to sit down.

Ok well good luck on the scales everyone

I hope the scale behaved this morning for you. I was very happy. I have heard the tailbone injury's are very painful. A friend of mine has a special pad for her chair so it hurts less.

I really like roasted veggies. I also put a little olive oil on them and sprinkle a bit of sea salt on them. Put them in the oven and roast them. I have roasted, red peppers, brussel sprouts, asparagus, onion, broccoli. I also like to grill them .... using olive oil. My family doesn't like veggies, however, I am constantly trying to get them to eat them. I even pour lots of cheese over theirs .... and they still won't eat them! UGH! I would also google some recipes. There are a lot of good cooks out there with great recipes.

One of my goal this year is to make a quilt for my oldest son who is graduation. I have saved all of my son's T-shirts since they were little and involved in sports. I am going to cut them apart and make them into a quilt that he can take to college. This will be my spring break project.

Good luck with weigh ins tomorrow. I think I did much better this week!

Love roasted vegies too, and I make my ds try whatever I cook, at least one bite, and this week, he actually ate a full serving of the brussel sprouts for the first time. What a great idea for a quilt. I'm sure he will treasure that.

A couple of days ago I posted that I've had a little trouble getting all my calories in for the day. (Go figure.) So I've been trying to make a harder effort to get it all in.

Well it's proved to be harder than I though. Just two days ago, I only managed to eat about 900 calories; the lowest I've had so far. It's not that I'm not eating on purpose; I'm just not hungry. When I do eat, it's very sensible. No fast food or junk. But it only takes a few grapes or a little sandwich to get me full. I know I should be getting about 1,200 calories per day, but I just don't feel hungry. I've even tried doing smaller meals more often but either I'm not doing it right or just not hungry when I'm supposed to eat.

Has anyone else had this problem with not getting enough calories and what did you do to make sure you got enough per day?

I think Rose and some others' gave you some great advice, and I was thinking if you don't get enough calories, you metabolism will slow down to try and conserve the nutrients in your body, and you can not see much weight loss. Good luck.

[I get the steamfresh veggies from the freezer section. They are cheap, easy and yummy. !

I forget about these, but not a bad idea to always have some in the freezer.

The three positive changes I have made so far this year are:

1. Started caring about my health and my body!

2. Actually making changes in my lifestyle to change my health and my body... watching what I eat AND exercising!

3. Working on my relationship with DBF to make us both happier (and healthier)!

Awesome changes!!

Hi everyone
i haven't been posting because my computer has been acting up and I am so busy.
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Hope your computer is behaving soon.

Hi Kathy. I will be back later to answer your question.

Hi dona!! Yeah, I probably won't be posting qotds before you post. Have a fabulous day!

I often eat tiny meals and I'm full. My husband finds it very amusing. But 900 calories is not enough. Not enough calories for extended periods of time can cause all kinds of problems including hair loss and loss of periods. When I was losing a lot and in the midst of the undiagnosed gluten issues I developed so many symptoms of malnutrition and it really is not fun. I understand that this is a different situation, but I don't want you to start feeling cruddy. Two things you can try--more snacks or higher calorie healthy food. Try adding in some almonds or walnuts or pecans. Have a tablespoon of peanut butter with your fruit. Add some avocado to your salad or sandwich. How about a hard boiled egg--one of my favorite snacks! Do you like olives or dates? The dates this year are fabulous! Better than candy in my opinion. Do you know if you are getting enough fats? All of these suggestions include healthy fats which will easily up your calorie intake. Add a banana to your breakfast--I have a banana with my smoothie or rice cereal.

I think it's really great that you are staying away from the junk, but in my opinion you really want to get your calories up. Malnutrition is really not fun and takes a very long time to recover from. And you won't realize what's going on until you start feeling cruddy. An occasional low calorie day is probably not the end of the world, but if it's happening more often than not I think it's time to take action.

Good luck!

Great advice Rose. Thanks for sharing. I also enjoyed your post the other day about running.

I am so excited I can not stand it. My starting weight was 208.8 and today I joined ONEderland coming in at 195.00. Since we began I have lost 13.8 pounds.

Whoo hoo!!!!!Welcome to ONEDERLAND!!!! I'm not there yet, but hope to see you there later this challenge!! You have done amazing!! I am so happy for you, and know what an amazing feeling it is. Here's to staying in Onderland forever!!!!

I have been really looking forward to weigh in day all week since the scales has gone down 3lbs! I'm out of the 180s! A couple of times I'd weigh myself in the evening and it was less then what I weighed in at last week. :

Whoo hoo!! Congrats on a new decade!!!

Happy ICY Friday friends! Two hour delay for us here, which is why I have time to chat this morning! I am working today, but don't need to report in until 10:10 am. DD has a field trip to the aquarium today and we were afraid that it would be cancelled with a two hour delay, but apparently it is still a go, so that is great.

I took an "unofficial" peek at the scale when I first got up and it looks like it will be a decent weigh-in, but will do my "official" weigh-in when I get dressed in a little while.

I was talking to my Mom yesterday and she told me she wants me to make her a cookbook for Mother's Day. She said she loves to hear me talk about all of the healthy recipes I create and make-over and she wants a cookbook for herself! It is kind of scary to think about because I don't always write down when I "create", but it sounds like a fun challenge.... plus I will make myself one at the same time! I'm thinking it would be fun to include pictures, so I need to remember to make notes and take photos as I cook over the next few months.

Off to pack lunches and get dressed for the day! Not sure where my duty will be today but PRAYING that I don't have any outdoor drop-off or pick-up duty. I'm sure it will be indoor recess, as it is raining and icy, but there is still other outdoor duty to dread!

TTYL..........................P

Hope the scale is good to you. What a great idea your mom has for a cookbook. You should make one for your kids too. Enjoy your extra time this morning, and drive carefully. It's all rain here, but we did have a nice walk last night with snow falling, but happy it didn't stick around. Lol on your brother fighting you for a tree skirt. Yeah, my brothers would care less too. Actually after my mom died, really the only thing I wanted was her Santa Claus that she had bought on one of our girls family shopping trip, and both of my sisters were just fine with that. phew. lol.

Gotta run now!! Have a fabulous friday!!

 

[jillbur]

I am so excited!!! I have been welcomed into the Krewe of Ann Jeffery, which is a group of women who walk in Tampa's 4 major parades every year, and work together to raise money for several charities. I had to hurry and get a "Elegant Pirate Lady" costume. We wear a nice jacket, black leggings, boots, and a corset Yet, another reason to get into shape. Luckily, the jacket is long enough to cover my booty I went along for the ride last week at the children's parade, but this Sat. I have to wear teh outfit and it's the adult parade filled with a ton of public drunkenness. Think Mardi-gras light. It's not bad when you are in the parade, but I HATE being on the sidelines. Anyway, I am super excited.

Congrats! Sounds like a great group and I'm sure you'll have a blast!

The DIS is finally a little faster for me, I got poofed for the first time today! Just a quick post to say hi to everyone and I hope you are all doing well. We are leaving for DL tomorrow and my first half, the Tink. I'll try to catch up when I get back. This challenge is what inspired me to go for this race, and I received so much helpful advice and support, especially from several runners on both teams. I am so grateful! Have a fantastic weekend everyone, I can't wait until tomorrow!

Have a great time and good luck! I want to hear all about it when you get back. Can you say Jealous?!?!

Hello everyone! I just joined the challenge as I come to WISH often for support and I got put on team Donald! I forgot to mention in my PM that I am here to lose and then maintain!

My name is Kayla, I am a college student! I will PM my beginning weight starting tomorrow since we weigh-in on Fridays. However, since I started using My Fitness Pal on the 16th I have lost 1.8 lbs! My ultimate goal is to be at 130 by the time our WDW trip comes around in May, but I'd be happy with 140! My friend and I just started training for a half-marathon that is also in May, this will be our first ever race (unless we can find a 5k before then)!

My original plan wasn't really to lose any weight until I started counting my calories and realized how much I'm overeating and how it's keeping the pounds on me! I have an appointment with our college dietician soon to get a plan set up as I also changed to a vegetarian diet in October!

Excited to be apart of this challenge!

Welcome~this is a great group!

Jobs? Not so much, but You can buy a house for CHEAP! And if you can work at Raytheon, the AF base, or want my job (government employed social worker)... you could find a job!

Hmmm...social worker? I'm not feeling that I'm a teacher and DH will be A respiratory therapist soon. I'm sure the government doesn't need us

I am so excited I can not stand it. My starting weight was 208.8 and today I joined ONEderland coming in at 195.00. Since we began I have lost 13.8 pounds.

Awesome job! Congrats

I have been really looking forward to weigh in day all week since the scales has gone down 3lbs! I'm out of the 180s! A couple of times I'd weigh myself in the evening and it was less then what I weighed in at last week.

I will finish up week 3 of c25k tomorrow! That is the farthest I've gone before quiting and I'm really enjoying it.

Good luck to everyone on today's weigh ins!

Sounds like you are doing great! Congrats!

Good morning and happy weighin day!! I'm Kathy and I'll be your coach this week. I'm usually on in the morning before work, and have warned ds I'll be on in the evening too. Coaching is great to help keep you on track, and give you a little extra computer time. I think there may be a few open coaching slots available if you are interested then you can pm Janis- Buzz5985.

On to the qotd, inspired by Luvspoohandcompany and her long walk to enjoy a scone and stay on plan and lose weight, and my love of snacks.

Friday 1/27 QOTD--Do you have a favorite snack or treat that may be high in calories, but that you can not give up? How do you fit it into your lifestyle? What are some of your favorite snacks that are healthier and satisfying?

Have a fabulous day everyone!!

Good morning Kathy and thanks for being our coach this week

I don't have one specific snack or treat, but I do love anything chocolate
I try to allow myself enough colories at the end of my day to have a small treat, like a cookie or a mini candy bar. If I know ahead of time we will be celebrating a birthday or special occasion and there will be cake/ice cream/desserts, I will plan ahead and take a small portion.

Healthy and satisfying snacks? Apple and peanut butter, almonds, air popped popcorn, and any desserty thing that is WW or skinny cow (or another brand).

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Started my school day off with a restraint. Now I am all sweaty. We are a hands-on facility since we are a group home and alternative ed. This was a resident who is just acting up so she can go to the hospital and watch tv and make phone calls (she's not allowed here, because she lost her privileges for acting up). She's been here a couple months and was doing fine, until she decided she wanted to leave. Now she is acting up and refusing to comply, so restraint. Luckily, she wasn't spitting on me, but the poor other staff...

I have my menus made for Saturday-Friday of next week and a grocery list ready. I am going about 5 miles away into Ohio after school today to get gas for $3.29. Here in PA it is $3.55. It's so crazy the difference in price. And, I have no idea why it's so much! Then I will pick up a prescription. T-ball sign ups are tonight for DS5, then I am taking the boys to the in-laws to spend the night. I will grocery shop after that. I don't know if I'll fit in exercise, but I will try!

Off to make some copies and relax while my students have anger management class. Have a great Friday Donalds!

Jill

 

[Scraggy]

Just checking in. I've hit the 10 pounds gone mark.
I'm having a laproscopic hysterectomy on 2/22 due to horrible female problems I won't gross you all out with.

I'm hoping to be down another 10 pounds by my surgery date, but even if I'm down 1 pound by then I'll be happy.

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

Thank you Dona!!! You are a wonderful coach!!!

Yay Kathy!!! Way to go coach! Maybe we can drink our coffee on the deck this week....this weekend is a possibility

Hello everyone! I just joined the challenge as I come to WISH often for support and I got put on team Donald! I forgot to mention in my PM that I am here to lose and then maintain!

My name is Kayla, I am a college student! I will PM my beginning weight starting tomorrow since we weigh-in on Fridays. However, since I started using My Fitness Pal on the 16th I have lost 1.8 lbs! My ultimate goal is to be at 130 by the time our WDW trip comes around in May, but I'd be happy with 140! My friend and I just started training for a half-marathon that is also in May, this will be our first ever race (unless we can find a 5k before then)!

My original plan wasn't really to lose any weight until I started counting my calories and realized how much I'm overeating and how it's keeping the pounds on me! I have an appointment with our college dietician soon to get a plan set up as I also changed to a vegetarian diet in October!

Excited to be apart of this challenge!

Welcome!!!

I am so thrilled that tomorrow is friday. I am hoping for a 1-2lb loss and if the scale stays where it was today i will be in that range. Sometimes i wish it would come off faster but i try to remind myself that this is a journey not a race.

Thanks to who commented about my tailbone i forgot to quote you. After i had my 2nd son i had pain in my tailbone on/off for a few years. It is the most annoying place to injure. I am so mad at myself for not looking before i tried to sit down.

Ok well good luck on the scales everyone

Good luck with the weight in today!! Speaking of tailbones...I have had a pain in my tailbone for a few months now and I am doing the "go to the doctor now/wait for my physical in the spring debate" It isn't THAT painful so I can live with it...just wonder what the heck it is?? I didn't fall or anything??

The three positive changes I have made so far this year are:

1. Started caring about my health and my body!

2. Actually making changes in my lifestyle to change my health and my body... watching what I eat AND exercising!

3. Working on my relationship with DBF to make us both happier (and healthier)!

LOVE this!!! I am right on board with you!!

Good Friday morning.

I had a great day yesterday. I got a lot of paperwork done at school and you can actually see my desk. I have one more class to finish grading papers for and then I start grading midterms.

Welcome to the new people. This is a great group of people.

I have a midterm to give and then I get to sit on hall duty for an hour and a half. After school I am taking a friend to our favorite quilt store. It should be fun.

I don't think I have anything planned for this weekend. I will probably work on costumes on Saturday but I haven't heard yet. I know I want to see the new movie "One For the Money". I hope the movie is as much fun as the books are. It doesn't have to follow the book exactly but it should have the spirit. If you haven't read this series of books you should do it during the summer. They are great summer reads. It makes you laugh outloud.

Off to get ready for work

Welcome to Kathy who is our coach for this week. Hi Kathy. I will be back later to answer your question.

Have a happy and healthy day.

THANK YOU!! Dona, you were a great coach last week!! I love your QOTDs! I hope you get to see the movie this weekend!! I'm a Stephanie Plum fan and I worry that the characters I have created in my head are not going to be anything like the characters on the screen I can't wait to find out!

Good Morning Team Donald -

I am so excited I can not stand it. My starting weight was 208.8 and today I joined ONEderland coming in at 195.00. Since we began I have lost 13.8 pounds.

I read when I have a few minutes and though I don't have much time to reply since I am in nursing school, I just wanted to thank everyone for the continued discussions and positive nature of this board. Being accountable for weigh-ins and being part of a team is keeping me motivated to continue to develop those healthy habits and focus those few extra minutes I have on exercises.

Kris

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! I hope to be in ONEderland with you sooner rather than later!!

I love the idea of the t-shirt quilt. My DSIL did one for he son before he left for college using all of his old summer b.ball camp t-shirts. It came out great! But she is an experienced quilter, so she knew what she was doing.

I'd love to do something like that for DD, but first of all I have minimal experience with quilting.... plus DD would have COW if I cut up her t-shirts! She doesn't really wear most of them.... they are more like a collection.

Believe it or not there is actually a company that will do this for you if you send them your t-shirts. I saw it in Real Simple magazine.

I actually started a t-shirt quilt using my college t-shirts (mostly sorority shirts) but have yet to finish it! I actually have the squares cut out and have backing on them...just have yet to put them together! Maybe spring break...hmmmm



Happy ICY Friday friends! Two hour delay for us here, which is why I have time to chat this morning! I am working today, but don't need to report in until 10:10 am. DD has a field trip to the aquarium today and we were afraid that it would be cancelled with a two hour delay, but apparently it is still a go, so that is great.

I took an "unofficial" peek at the scale when I first got up and it looks like it will be a decent weigh-in, but will do my "official" weigh-in when I get dressed in a little while.

I was talking to my Mom yesterday and she told me she wants me to make her a cookbook for Mother's Day. She said she loves to hear me talk about all of the healthy recipes I create and make-over and she wants a cookbook for herself! It is kind of scary to think about because I don't always write down when I "create", but it sounds like a fun challenge.... plus I will make myself one at the same time! I'm thinking it would be fun to include pictures, so I need to remember to make notes and take photos as I cook over the next few months.

Off to pack lunches and get dressed for the day! Not sure where my duty will be today but PRAYING that I don't have any outdoor drop-off or pick-up duty. I'm sure it will be indoor recess, as it is raining and icy, but there is still other outdoor duty to dread!

TTYL..........................P

P, Be careful with all that ice! We just have crazy rain here in NJ...it makes me soooo sleepy! I love the cookbook idea! My sister and I are always looking for something to give my mom that's creative and personal!! LOVE it!

Good morning and happy weighin day!! I'm Kathy and I'll be your coach this week. I'm usually on in the morning before work, and have warned ds I'll be on in the evening too. Coaching is great to help keep you on track, and give you a little extra computer time. I think there may be a few open coaching slots available if you are interested then you can pm Janis- Buzz5985.



Friday 1/27 QOTD--Do you have a favorite snack or treat that may be high in calories, but that you can not give up? How do you fit it into your lifestyle? What are some of your favorite snacks that are healthier and satisfying?

Have a fabulous day everyone!!

Ice cream....REAL ice cream....it's my downfall. I think I just need to adjust the portion. If I could eat 1/2 cup I would be ok but I never end up with that much...it's always more. Lately I have put the ice cream in a smaller cup so it "looks" like more...seems to work? Once our gallon is gone, I am not buying ice cream and will just have it out as a treat.

My treat is a luna protein bar (5 WW points) or a nice orange. The peeling is a pain in the butt but it makes me think more as I peel. I also like Fat Free popcorn sprinkled with cinnamon!

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Started my school day off with a restraint. Now I am all sweaty. We are a hands-on facility since we are a group home and alternative ed. This was a resident who is just acting up so she can go to the hospital and watch tv and make phone calls (she's not allowed here, because she lost her privileges for acting up). She's been here a couple months and was doing fine, until she decided she wanted to leave. Now she is acting up and refusing to comply, so restraint. Luckily, she wasn't spitting on me, but the poor other staff...

I have my menus made for Saturday-Friday of next week and a grocery list ready. I am going about 5 miles away into Ohio after school today to get gas for $3.29. Here in PA it is $3.55. It's so crazy the difference in price. And, I have no idea why it's so much! Then I will pick up a prescription. T-ball sign ups are tonight for DS5, then I am taking the boys to the in-laws to spend the night. I will grocery shop after that. I don't know if I'll fit in exercise, but I will try!

Off to make some copies and relax while my students have anger management class. Have a great Friday Donalds!

Jill

Oh Jill Not a fun way to begin a Friday morning....I have friends who work in a school that sounds like yours. They never like it when it gets to the point of restraints but absolutely necessary. Hang in there!

I have the Gasbuddy app on my droid and it tells me where I can find the cheapest gas in the area...love that app! I just paid $3.23 for gas (cash) while the station closest to me was $3.39 (cash or credit). I drove only one extra mile to get that much of a difference in price! Say hello to Ohio for me! (I went to Wittenberg in Springfield, OH for college!)

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This week has just FLOWN by! I was just reflecting on my week and I did accomplish some good stuff ~ joined WW, spin class, ellip on Wednesday and Thursday (hopefully tonight too!), was offered a second interview, my friend Roz had her baby on Tuesday night, my cousin Jenn is having her baby as I type this....Wow, what a week!

On tap for the weekend....Knitting with my friends on Sunday for sure! Saturday is up in the air...I may scrapbook with Tara and Patty but I also need to clean the bathrooms and vacuum....and I still have yet to get a new suit and shoes for the interview Maybe today afterschool I can stop at Lord and Taylor....got to break those shoes in...lol!

Back to the meetings with kiddos!

Have a wonderful OP day my Donalds!!!

 

[4HOLIDAYS]

Hello all-I try and read a few pages each time but can't seem to keep up the last 2 wks. I really have no idea what has me so busy-no big projects or anything just house,bills,doctor appts,homeschool,food shopping, cooking, cleaning...the usual glamorous stuff.

My wgt doesn't seem to move this month! I'm not doing dif on eating but have skipped days on the TM for walks and such,or yardwork(in the 80's here again)and that seems to lessen the results. I keep track of it all in my log/notebook.

QOTD- Fav snacks that I can't give up would be chocolate-I either have a dark choc 1oz sq, ghirardelli, a Fiber one brownie, scoop of lowfat choc frozen yogurt. Pretty much, have some of one of those every day.

The healthy- blueberries and strawberries(the strawberries are 1.50 a qt at Walmart this week so we are really going thru them) , wlanuts,almonds,low fat yogurt.

I look forward to see the other answers to this. I always like these food questions as the answers give me good ideas to try instead of the same old thing.

 

[Disneyluvr]

Challenge yourself to try a new vegie every week. Most can be roasted, stir fried, steamed.

You could buy different colored peppers (green, red, orange or yellow) Slice them into strips, slice some chicken into strips. Cook the chicken in the wok or frying pan with a little olive oil. Remove from pan. Now throw the peppers in, cook until tender-crisp (just stick a fork in them - you will begin to learn how you like them done - I like mine crispy crunchy). Now you could have added some fahita seasonings and made fahitas with this. Or add a stir fry sauce - serve over rice.

Now any leftover peppers, I chop up and throw them in with some scrambled eggs, a little salsa on top.

Just go to your fresh vegie section of the store - and just pick one. Come back here and ask how to cook it - you will get a bunch of great answers.

One thing I have that I like is a rice cooker that comes with a steaming basket on top. I can cook rice and the vegie at the same time. Like this
http://www.amazon.com/Oster-4722-Ri..._4?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1327628503&sr=1-4

Janis

Great ideas thanks! I am going to challenge myself to try at least one new veggi each week and report back to all of you!

Good Morning Team Donald -

I am so excited I can not stand it. My starting weight was 208.8 and today I joined ONEderland coming in at 195.00. Since we began I have lost 13.8 pounds.

I read when I have a few minutes and though I don't have much time to reply since I am in nursing school, I just wanted to thank everyone for the continued discussions and positive nature of this board. Being accountable for weigh-ins and being part of a team is keeping me motivated to continue to develop those healthy habits and focus those few extra minutes I have on exercises.

Kris

Congrats on making it to one-derland, that's a great accomplishment!!

Good morning and happy weighin day!! I'm Kathy and I'll be your coach this week. I'm usually on in the morning before work, and have warned ds I'll be on in the evening too. Coaching is great to help keep you on track, and give you a little extra computer time. I think there may be a few open coaching slots available if you are interested then you can pm Janis- Buzz5985.

Remember to Pm your weights to our wonderful weightkeeper, Sue- Dvccruiser76, and your HH points to our lovely HH hostess CClovesdis!

I believe this is a WIN week, so if you are taking part in WIN, you can pm your measurements to our marvelous hostess Buzz5985 this week also.

Remember to put Team Donald in the title of your message to make it easier for our hostesses.
(Correct me Janis if I am wrong.)


On to the qotd, inspired by Luvspoohandcompany and her long walk to enjoy a scone and stay on plan and lose weight, and my love of snacks.

Friday 1/27 QOTD--Do you have a favorite snack or treat that may be high in calories, but that you can not give up? How do you fit it into your lifestyle? What are some of your favorite snacks that are healthier and satisfying?

I have a chocolate addiction! I have a small squares of really quality dark choc. or I really like the new skinny cow candy for when I really want candy. if it's just choc i crave I have SF pudding or a fiber one bar, the coconut choc one tastes like the girl scout samoa cookies! WW ice cream bars or SF fudge bars are yummy too.

For a healthy snack I love fruit! I also eat a lot of popcorn, the 100 cal. 94% FF is my afternoon go to snack. And I like to eat Kelloggs Fiber Plus Cinnamon Oats cereal dry as a little snack.
Have a fabulous day everyone!!

Yeah Kathy! Thanks for being our coach this week!!


And a Big thank you to Dona for being an awesome coach this last week! We sure are a lucky team, every one of our coaches have been fabulous so far and I don't see that changing!!

 

[jillbur]

Oh Jill Not a fun way to begin a Friday morning....I have friends who work in a school that sounds like yours. They never like it when it gets to the point of restraints but absolutely necessary. Hang in there!

I have the Gasbuddy app on my droid and it tells me where I can find the cheapest gas in the area...love that app! I just paid $3.23 for gas (cash) while the station closest to me was $3.39 (cash or credit). I drove only one extra mile to get that much of a difference in price! Say hello to Ohio for me! (I went to Wittenberg in Springfield, OH for college!)

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This week has just FLOWN by! I was just reflecting on my week and I did accomplish some good stuff ~ joined WW, spin class, ellip on Wednesday and Thursday (hopefully tonight too!), was offered a second interview, my friend Roz had her baby on Tuesday night, my cousin Jenn is having her baby as I type this....Wow, what a week!

On tap for the weekend....Knitting with my friends on Sunday for sure! Saturday is up in the air...I may scrapbook with Tara and Patty but I also need to clean the bathrooms and vacuum....and I still have yet to get a new suit and shoes for the interview Maybe today afterschool I can stop at Lord and Taylor....got to break those shoes in...lol!

Back to the meetings with kiddos!

Have a wonderful OP day my Donalds!!!

I have to Gasbuddy ap, too. Love it! That's how I know it's so much cheaper over the border.

Sounds like you had a busy week and a busy weekend ahead. Have fun!

My wgt doesn't seem to move this month! I'm not doing dif on eating but have skipped days on the TM for walks and such,or yardwork(in the 80's here again)and that seems to lessen the results. I keep track of it all in my log/notebook.

80s? What's that?

Just keep up the tracking and maybe add some more exercise and I'm sure you'll see a difference. Just don't get discouraged!


Jill

 

[belledreamer]

I often eat tiny meals and I'm full. My husband finds it very amusing. But 900 calories is not enough. Not enough calories for extended periods of time can cause all kinds of problems including hair loss and loss of periods. When I was losing a lot and in the midst of the undiagnosed gluten issues I developed so many symptoms of malnutrition and it really is not fun. I understand that this is a different situation, but I don't want you to start feeling cruddy. Two things you can try--more snacks or higher calorie healthy food. Try adding in some almonds or walnuts or pecans. Have a tablespoon of peanut butter with your fruit. Add some avocado to your salad or sandwich. How about a hard boiled egg--one of my favorite snacks! Do you like olives or dates? The dates this year are fabulous! Better than candy in my opinion. Do you know if you are getting enough fats? All of these suggestions include healthy fats which will easily up your calorie intake. Add a banana to your breakfast--I have a banana with my smoothie or rice cereal.

I think it's really great that you are staying away from the junk, but in my opinion you really want to get your calories up. Malnutrition is really not fun and takes a very long time to recover from. And you won't realize what's going on until you start feeling cruddy. An occasional low calorie day is probably not the end of the world, but if it's happening more often than not I think it's time to take action.

Good luck!

I saw that Rose gave you some great suggestions. If you need to up your calories and can't consume more volume, then WHAT you are consuming needs to be more calorie dense. The nuts and nut butter and avocado suggestions that Rose mentioned are right on track. Eating more is okay.... in fact, you will stop losing if you don't bump you calories up to the minimum. But you still need to make sure that they are HEALTHY calories.... not empty calories.

I think Rose and some others' gave you some great advice, and I was thinking if you don't get enough calories, you metabolism will slow down to try and conserve the nutrients in your body, and you can not see much weight loss. Good luck.

Thanks so much for the input. I like the idea of eating nuts and peanut butter and I love avocado so I'll try eating more of that. I've also done the hard boiled egg before and that's worked really well for breakfast on the go. I was slightly inclined to get something sweet for calories but I knew that couldn't possibly be right so I'd usually end up drinking water instead... But I'll definitely try those ideas.

I think I just got a little nervous last night because I had slept through breakfast, had a healthy lunch but wasn't hungry at dinner and had to leave for a few hours and just ate a handful of grapes. Felt poorly while I was out so when I finally did home and ate supper, I ended up getting a bad case of the shakes which really got me nervous since that's never happened before.

Just alot of poor choices that caught up with me I guess...

Don't worry. I'm doing much better this morning. Had Special K for breakfast and have my meals planned for the rest of the day. I'm gonna do better today!!

Friday 1/27 QOTD--Do you have a favorite snack or treat that may be high in calories, but that you can not give up? How do you fit it into your lifestyle? What are some of your favorite snacks that are healthier and satisfying?

I love chocolate. Particularly milk chocolate. So I have little mini chocolates I eat whenever I have to have it.

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Having a really good day so far today. Not only did I reach 200 lbs (15 lbs less than where I started!) but one of my friends brought me some clothes that she didn't want and most of them fit! So now I have 23 new shirts that I can't wait to wear! Plus I've realized that I've gone down a size in shirts! I've gone down from a snug Ladies XL to a comfortable L and I couldn't be happier!