On the first day of the diet I walked into a Red Hot & Blue and ordered a grilled chicken salad. That was so hard because the barbecue smelled soooooo gooood.Have had no sweets all month, just fruit (which is huge for me, I have a sweet tooth the size of a Honda Odyssey).
GREAT JOB!! That my friends, is how you have a 10lb loss the first week!!! WAY to GO!!!!
Feeling better today, I have a stupid sinus infection.I am tweaking things so I can stay on track, like buying sugar cubes for my coffee, cans of soda so I limit myself to 1 a day, and soon we are going to be buying a lock & key and giving it to my 8th grader for her school snacks. DH has a toolbox and we are going to have dd's snacks locked in there.
Hope you feel better soon! Keep working on those tweaks, and before you know it, you'll be in black coffee and no soda land. Good job working out a plan to stay out of the snacks!!!
My NSV is that I have not missed a day of exercise for one entire week!!! I know I feel better - have more energy - sleeping better. Also, I am drinking my water every day.
That's great!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, it's hard to resist the urge to measure, but you'll be glad you did!!!!
He is one of those types who "loves me the way I am" and between you and me, I think is afraid that if I get thinner, I'll catch the attention of other men! He is also the one who cooks dinner every night he is home and takes it quite personally if someone doesn't eat what he makes.
Since he noticed, and you said healthy, maybe his meals will be even more healthy now! DH and I had a bit of a time with the "other men" issue, too. We have 3 friends/aquaintences that lost weight last year also and left their DH's for someone else. That brought on some insecurities on his part. I told him that beauty is only skin deep, he loved me before, and I'll love him still. Then I reminded him that the "new look" might attract someone, but he'd bring me back after a while, no one else would put up with me.
He's mostly over that, now.
Sending prayers that he has a great day today!! And that the plan does indeed end up in the shredder!! Let us know how it goes. Since then I've run 5ks without stopping. For longer runs I still do run/walk intervals, I've done 9 half marathons that way. I've journaled every day! I have really upped my intake of fruit and veggies. I measured out my snack foods (that I purchased for our snow days) into single serving sizes and wrote the points on the bags! That is a big one for me. No guestimating the portion sizes!
GREAT NSV's! Thanks for the prayers, and way to go on the running! That's awesome. 9 halfs???
Today was my official weigh in and I lost 3.6lbs! I
YAHHOOOO!!!!!!
I totally fell off the wagon. Good news? His interview went fabulously!! He was so excited! He will be interviewing at a couple other colleges soon, and this was the first!
YAY for good interviews! AND yay for getting right back on the wagon. We all fall off occasionally, getting back on is the key!!!
QOTD: I have eaten more fruits & vegetables this week then I can ever remember. It is making me feel really good.
Isn't it amazing how our body responds so well to good foods? Great job!
My name is angela, I 'm a stay at home mom...lol with no kids..but they sure do keep me busy still. I love read books and I don't watch TV.
Welcome!!!! Glad you've joined us here! You've got great goals, a good plan, and we're here for you along the way!
Home with a sick 6year old. She had a bad cough, runny nose and slight temp this morning.
Poor Izzie! Hope she's feeling better today! Hope your headache is gone, too!
I feel like if it snows it better really snow alot so I dont have to go anywhere. For us to have a snow day it needs to be near close to a blizzard. I would agree cake for my bday yum! I actually was watching a red lobster commercial and the shrimp looked so yummy if my parents ask to take me out I may splurge on the points and go there.
I am a bit disappointed today. As of friday I had lost 3.2lbs and that is the weigh in I recorded but I originally did not do my first weigh in until mon. So today I was excited to see my "real" total for week one. I got on the scale and I went up. I actually gained 1.4lbs and that is with being completely on plan and running 7 miles.
LINDSAY!!! It's totally from the run. I PROMISE! Every time I do a long run, I hold onto fluid like MAD. Always up a pound or 2 for a few days afterwards, sometimes MORE (has been as much as 5!). It's your body's way of recouperating. Lots of stuff on the internet about it, tissue/muscle repair, etc. You are doing GREAT!!!!!!! DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED! Hope you either didn't get snow, or get enough to stay home. And yeah, those Red Lobster commercials.... When is your bday?
THANK YOU! I am going to copy and paste that into my WDW information file on AK. Yeah, I'm a dis nerd! I love EE!!!!!!!!!
Taryn, I keep checking for any updates -- no news is good news! I'm on hold to add ME to my Princess reservations!
Thanks Lisa! YAY for Princess plans!!!!
Magic Kingdom! I just love the atmosphere. And Haunted Mansion, Splash, COP, Pirates etc!new pant size! 14! Saw my loss for the first time in pictures.
I love it, too. Sooo much. Like, I could live there. Great job on new pants size, recognizing your loss, and shopping! I am excited for you!!
There would probably still be drama!
Did I tell you the princess is now a couple's weekend? My sister Cathy is the only one going. So we got it all set up and THEN one of the sisters who cancelled sent me an email that she might want to come after all! I think I love running so much, because it's something Mike and I do together. I have found that long runs are almost like a form of meditation and they calm me down and get me ready for the week.
LOL at the drama! Didn't know it was couples now, just some question over who was going. SHEEZ.. I love that you and Mike run together.
Great advice on the running, TOTALLY AGREE WITH COUCH TO 5K suggestion! IT's an amazing plan!!!!
I haven't counted my points for the day yet (oops), but I was OP as possible. I ended up completely changing my afternoon around and eating at Wendy's. I made good choices and probably fit dinner into my points. My mom is the fussy one. She is one of those people who will pay anything if it is excellent, but also calls Panera going out to dinner.
I forgot to mention that she cannot have citrus sauces, so we cannot go to Ohana or Kona Cafe. Sorry Lindsay. We are considering Yachtsman's though. My BIL does not eat seafood, so that complicates things a bit too. Has anyone had the gnocchi at Yachtsman's?
My parents called Shoney's and Hardee's going out to dinner. BTDT! Golden Corral was a treat!
Daddy was a beans and potatoes kinda man, true farm boy! Good job staying mostly OP! The steak at Yachtman is delicious. The atmosphere, well, let's just say that I sat w/ my back to the window so my meal wasn't marred by the view of people in the pool!
NOT APPETIZING! We thought, initially when we walked in, OH NO, this is going to be wayyyy to stuffy for us, (the waiter brushed the crumbs off the table and my kids were like WHAT??), but he was really funny, in a dry way. I did a review of it here:
Yachtsman review
My inner brat (are you out there jennz
) really wanted to come out today.
Sounds like a lovely day! You've dealt with a lot in the last 10 days, cut yourself some emotional slack. Get some rest! Hope the brat is in time out today!
INSVs: I'm drinking more water and less diet soda.
I wore a somewhat fitted outfit today and didn't worry about how I looked. (What was I thinking?
) am journaling my food again.
Great job!
Im definitely drinking about 6-8 glasses of water a day but I am wondering how much extra I should drink on long run days. I find since I am running in the cold weather I am not thirsty right after but a few hours later I felt so thirsty. Thanks for this info, I know I hear this before but it is so discouraging especially when I am really trying so hard. I am hoping in a day or 2 I will see the whoosh and then I can say "what the heck was I worried about".
IT will come. I PROMISE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just posted some stats on the main thread!
I'll be home again tomorrow as DD2 still has a fever and actually seems worse tonight than this morning. I will be able to get the results up during the day tomorrow. I'm exhausted tonight and didn't eat all that great. Gotta kick up the protein tomorrow as I think that's what the headache is from today!
Those were some impressive stats!!! Hope your eating goes better today, and that Izz got some sleep, thereby allowing you to sleep! FOOT OF SNOW!!! I would love it!
I'm walking more regularly.
Great job!
Since I live in the Chicago area ( which has the highest in the nation the news says), its about $3.35 a gallon.
I just keep my eyes shut when passing a gas station, not really but would like to.
OH YIKES!!!!!!!! Please drive with your eyes open, just divert your attention.
Wow, life has just been crazy the last couple of days! I have had only one soda in the last 9 days - and only drank half of that one! I had a 3-4 Cokes/day habit before this challenge! I have worked out more consistently so far this past week than I have with any previous weight loss attempt...even went for a walk in the snow last Friday!
I took a big bag of Christmas candy in to work after having a couple pieces and deciding that they didn't taste good enough for me to waste the calories on. I figured I'd rather buy some Dove chocolates or something else that I REALLY like, to have on hand for the occasional treat.
GREAT NSV's NICOLE!!! You are doing great!!!! As for the chocolates, way to go! I keep some nice dark chocolate, usually dove or the occasional Hershey's dark kisses. I allow myself one after dinner, and just let it melt in my mouth. I leave the kitchen, and either curl up on the couch or get busy doing what I need to do, and DO NOT ALLOW myself to eat more than one. TOTALLY keeps me from craving chocolate, I look forward to it, and keeps me in control, rather than the need controlling me!
We got Nick's MRI results today. He has a developmental venous anomaly. It is something that he was born with and other than the minor symptoms he's been experiencing he should be fine. It shouldn't get worse and unless he gets into a car accident or has blunt force trama to his head, that could cause a brain bleed.
Does he play football??? Thankful it's that, and not a tumor. You don't sound too worried, so neither will I!!!!!
Between 2.74 - 2.76 depending on which gas station you go to in my little town
I wanna live there, maybe! Do you get snow days?
I've been drinking water like crazy and am going on 11 days with no soda whatsoever. Tuesday starts a new week for school and so I've got to start getting chapters read and all that fun stuff. 9 more weeks and my college journey is OVER.
That's amazing!!!!! 9 more weeks!!! AWESOME! AND GREAT JOB WITH THE SODA!!!!
QOTD - fuel prices - well - it's about $4.70 - $5.00 per gallon here in Canberra. That's pretty standard for Australia so - ummm - yeah - we pay way more
Apparently today it has all continued and became our biggest flood disaster ever. 75% of Queensland has been declared disaster zone and the waters crossed the border into northern New South Wales. I'm sorry to go on about it. I know this is a health board - not a weather board - but this is such a dreadful event and of course for Australia it everything this week.
WOW on the gas, and that flooding is soo sad. Glad you are somewhat out of harms way. That's just scary! Thanks for sharing, it is dreadful. Sending prayers up now for those effected! When is it supposed to be over?
WHEW! CAUGHT UP!
Thanks again for your prayers. The mental boost of a good day helped, but we still have a long way to go. Keep them coming!
I'll still keep sending those prayers and 
cause it never hurts to have extra! 
