When Did I get Voted Off of Skinny Island #2: Castaway's Land Ho!!!!

[lizzyb5280]

Just a quick post today.

Allison - welcome back!

Julie - glad I could provide some comic relief back to you

Aimee - OMG the piddle pad story is hilarious!

Today's adventures in potty training story: we've been almost accident free at home for most of the summer, and she's had zero accidents since going full time in day panties away from home when school started Sept 7. So today after watching Caillou, I told her to go potty before naptime. She wanted to sit on the big potty w/o her insert, but I had to go grab some TP out of the master bath, so I insisted that she use the insert. Well, apparently the princess didn't like that answer b/c as soon as I finished telling her that she peed in her pants. I asked her if she did it deliberately, and she said yes. What do I do with that? The entire PT process I've been cool with accidents, they happen, but peeing her pants on purpose?? I put her down for her nap with no books or singing, hope that was an appropriate reaction.

On the weight loss front, I used the Google Map Pedometer feature today and determined that the route I use to roll my neighborhood is right at three miles. Our neighborhood is literally shaped like an "E", and we live about 3/4 way down the long side, so I'll go from our house to the far end of the top street, around to the end of the middle street, to the end of the bottom street, then go back up to the house. There's a preschool funk going through the house right now (I'm sitting here listening to both DD and DH cough up a storm, and not feeling too terrific myself), but hopefully tomorrow or Friday I'll get back out there. Haven't been out rolling since my procedure last week.

Patrick - Who Dat!! And since our house likes all things football, Geaux Tigers!

 

[stitchfan23]

On the weight loss front, I used the Google Map Pedometer feature today and determined that the route I use to roll my neighborhood is right at three miles. Our neighborhood is literally shaped like an "E", and we live about 3/4 way down the long side, so I'll go from our house to the far end of the top street, around to the end of the middle street, to the end of the bottom street, then go back up to the house. There's a preschool funk going through the house right now (I'm sitting here listening to both DD and DH cough up a storm, and not feeling too terrific myself), but hopefully tomorrow or Friday I'll get back out there. Haven't been out rolling since my procedure last week.

The google map pedometer is great! I just used it to check my route and decided that it wasn't long enough so I have adjusted it to where it is long enough and I know the distance that I am walking. So cool!

 

[zoegirl]

Morning!

Julie - thank you so much for all the advice & input. You're right I don't eat enough breakfast. I get so full on coffee that I don't have room for much else. I do get the munchies in the evening, but I'm not sure if it's from boredom or actual hunger.
I have been thinking hard about my eating/weight this week, & I'm trying to come up with a plan. I think I can stand to lose about 17 lbs. I really like using the WW website, it's so easy. I just need to make sure i stick with it instead of wasting money by not.

Oh & Julie - WAY TO GO on the jogging! You should sign up for a 5k. It will give you a goal to achieve & I promise you'll feel like a rock star when you cross the finish line. Think about it, you would only have to jog a half mile longer than what you're already jogging.

Jane - you look fantastic. Seeing your biergarden pic makes me want to be in WDW. I love it there this time of year.

Aimee - on the piddle pad story. That is such a "boy" thing to do. I mean it makes total sense, if the puppies can go on the pad why can't your 2y/o??? I have friends that have little boys that will go outside just to pee on the bushes. Must be a primal thing

Wed -
brkfst -coffee w/creamer, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese
lunch - turkey sammie on whole grain bread, pringles reduced fat sour cream & onion chips, spaghetti squash w/tsp of brummel & brown spread
snack - special k fruit crisp, can of diet ginger ale, nutragrain granola thin
dinner - tacos (1/2 c meat w/1/2 c brown rice, 1/2 c black bean salad on 2 whole wheat tortillas) chips & salsa
dessert - dark chocolate covered pretzels

Oh good gravy! I overdid it. Today is a new day......

Wednesday Sept 22 Done
Veggies done

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

cereal/skim
granola bar
beef stew, mangarin oranges, 2 choc mini pieces
ravioli, chicken sausage bites, spit of red sauce
4 choc chip cookies! they were small...

biggest accomplishment was only water at my after school meeting. There's always snack mixes and cookies available.
9/22 done

Happy Thursday all!!

 

[pipersmom]

Good morning all! Just a quickie, was able to get to the grocery last night and pick up some fruit and oatmeal and beef jerky, those type of things. Hopefully that will help me stay on track!

Jane- You look maaaaahvelous! Can definitely tell a big difference!
We definitely will not get a roommate, I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that we won't have to switch rooms at some point. It is awesome having this huge room and all the storage space, since we bring in a truckload with us when we come!

Aimee- I'm sure Piper would love that, I'll pm you the addy as soon as I'm done here.

Same old same old here today, going to get my walk in when Piper goes for her first school session at 10! Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[tebi73]

Still trying to stay on the right track with making good food choices - just a quick drive-by post today...

Wednesday, September 22nd...
Bfast: Sonic Breakfast Burrito w/ Egg & Cheese only (354)
Lunch: 3 pc. Cucumber Roll, 3 pc. Crab Roll, 1/2 c. Chicken Broccoli, 1/2 c. Sesame Chicken (434)
Snack: SF Chocolate Chip Cookies (250)
Dinner: Lean Cuisine 3 Cheese Ziti Marinara (320)

Total Cals: 1358

SEPTEMBER 22ND DONE
VEGGIES DONE

 

[joyfulDisneytears]

Breakfast - Multigrain Cheerios w/ blueberries & milk
Lunch - Lean Gourmet shrimp w/ pasta & veggies frozen meal; asparagus
Snack - fiber crisp w/ Laughing Cow; plum
Dinner - salsa chicken, brown rice, black beans in wheat tortilla
Snack - fiber crisp w/ cinnamon raisin PB

Total - 1230 cal
Water - 64 oz

September 22nd Done!


TOM will be coming to visit so I'm not really anticipating losing this week, even though I've been doing better on food and exercise than I have the past couple weeks.

 

[ancestry]

Morning Everyone!

Well, I survived day 2 at the gym. I managed to get on the Arc Trainer this morning by going a bit earlier. It looks like the secret may be going after the work rush and before the mother rush -- which means I have to be there around 7:15-7:30 AM. Unfortunately, I am not able to get there that early on the days that I have to take the youngest two to the bus stop. The gym itself isn't and hasn't been busy it is just the machine that I want that seems to be busy.

Apparently the Arc Trainer is the *most* popular machine. The gym has close to 100 pieces of cardio style work out equipment. At one point there were only 7 people on the equipment units and 3 of the 7 were on the Arc Trainers. No one seems to like the elliptical machines but yet that is what the gym has the most -- bizarre. They have close to 30 ellipticals and all were empty.

Anyways, I did the following this morning. Nothing was "intense." I'm just trying to get into the routine of going. I know the calories on the machines aren't always accurate but all of these machines monitor your heart rate and ask your current weight so their calculations are closer than most.

Arc Trainer - 15 minutes - 160 calories burned
Treadmill - 32 minutes - 221 calories burned
Exercise Bike - 20 minutes - 87 calories burned

Total workout time - 1 hour 5 minutes - 468 calories burned.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[stitchfan23]

Oh Aimee - That is too funny!

Jane you look FAN FREEKIN TASTIC! Awesome job. You will be sitting with Patrick very soon.

Amanda - glad to hear things are working out so far and hopefully you won't have to change rooms. Congratulations on keeping up with the walking.

Julie - congratulations on the jogging. I am still working on the walking but will get there.

Apparently I am in a smilie mood today so everyone gets smiliesHeading out shortly for the weekend. Hubby is playing in the provincial championships of slo-pitch in Niagara Falls so I am looking forward to a few days away where I can relax. I am going to eat healthy, limit my alcohol to 1 a day and try to walk where possible. I will show a loss this week. See everyone on Monday

 

[stayhomemom77]

I have every confidence in you Heather...after all, you have a massage to earn.

Wow, you sure look great on that canoe trip, Jane. I can see now why you don't like the skirt for your Halloween costume. Comparing the two pics, you look good in the one and UBERgreat in the other!!

Thanks for posting before and after pics. Now I don't look like such a narcissist.

Bree: I think you'll find that the ww website will help with finding low point meals and snacks to help fill you up so you're not hungry all the time. And I particularly love the recipe builder feature. I have several recipes handed down the generations that I have no idea what the specs are. I can just input the recipe and bam...I know the points values per servings. And if they are too high, I can adjust them accordingly.

I have thought about getting into a 5K...thanks to you, in fact. When I read you did/do the Princess Marathon, I determined that I would like to run at Disney some day...just like Bree.

Originally, I planned on waiting until I got below 200 before worrying about jogging, but I've been feeling so fit lately (I am convinced that the mirror and the scale are liars) so, the other day I just thought I'd give it a go and really enjoyed it. And I found I was fit enough to maintain a slow jog for longer than I ever dreamed I could so now the goal of running a race isn't so far out of reach.

My hubby has been running this year, a 5K and and 8K so far with two more 5K's planned as well as a 10K. In fact, there's a 5K at 7 am in Epcot the morning we leave Disney (January 7th) and he's thinking about running in it. The only problem is that he'd miss the awards ceremony because it's on the Sunday.

Anyway, I'd like to do that sometime in the future and it's certainly a goal for me to work towards.

Personal Update:

Jogged 25 mins today. Was supposed to be an off day for jogging but I'm starting to come down with a cold and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to jog tomorrow. Of course, DH kept telling me that I shouldn't push myself too hard so I did a bit less today that I at first intended. Hopefully I can still go for a run with him tomorrow so he's not disappointed.

Here's the latest featured recipe on WW online:

Egg Salad

POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 10 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Forever a classic, our egg salad is made light with low-fat mayonnaise. It’s perfect for sandwiches or served over greens.

Ingredients
4 large egg(s)
2 large egg white(s), you’ll have to boil these as whole eggs and discard the yolks
2 Tbsp chives, fresh, chopped
2 tsp reduced-calorie mayonnaise
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground

Instructions

* Place eggs in a medium saucepan and pour in enough water to cover them; set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 10 minutes; drain and place eggs in an ice-water bath.

* When eggs are cool enough to handle, remove shells. Discard yolks from two of the eggs. Chop remaining whole eggs and whites into bite-size pieces.

* Transfer eggs to a medium bowl. Add chives, mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper; mix until blended. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

Notes

* Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of ground paprika for added flavour and colour.

 

[curlyq7171]

9/22 Tracking

Breakfast: Kellog's Protein Shake, Yogurt, Quaker High Fiber Oatmeal (Tasted it, YUCK!!, did not eat) - 4pts
Snack: Soup, banana - 3pts
Lunch: Lean Cuisine - 5pts
Snack: cereal, candy - 4pt
Dinner: Taco Salad, milk - 13pts
Snack: skinny cow - 3pts
Drink: 64oz

Total Points: 32 pts

9/22/10 Done

 

[ancestry]

Yuck - does anyone else dislike journaling (i.e. writing down everything they eat) as much as I do? I can deal with eating right, eating less, and exercising but despise having to keep a log of everything I eat and tracking either calories or points.

I find it especially frustrating because I cook so many homemade meals and frequently have NO idea how many calories or points are in them.

Yes, I'm complaining and venting.

Is there anyway to be on a successful weight loss/exercise program without have to count every single little thing I eat?

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Yuck - does anyone else dislike journaling (i.e. writing down everything they eat) as much as I do? I can deal with eating right, eating less, and exercising but despise having to keep a log of everything I eat and tracking either calories or points.

I find it especially frustrating because I cook so many homemade meals and frequently have NO idea how many calories or points are in them.

Yes, I'm complaining and venting.

Is there anyway to be on a successful weight loss/exercise program without have to count every single little thing I eat?

OOH, ME!!! I hate it. I have not really done it for at least a week. Partly because I was gone. Partly because I didn't want to.
I rarely keep track of the calories or points - unless I can read it on a box, I'm too lazy to look it up.
But I did think that just writing down the food I ate helped me see how much I was eating - especially at the beginning. It made me think twice about putting things in my mouth.

I got a new scale - and it seems to be working out okay. I have lost 3 pounds during this week which I expected because of all the water weight from my big binge weekend! I hope it will keep going that direction until Monday!!

That egg salad recipe looks great! I just asked my DH last night if we had any hardboiled eggs because I was in the mood for it! I don't think I have light mayo, but I'll make do. I generally don't like a lot of mayo.

Off to eat my 6 point Smartones lunch!

 

[GaRain]

Anyone have a good recomendation for anew pedometer?
The one I used when I was at Disney in March was "dropped" and broke....so sad.

Thanks!

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments on the pics.

GaRain - if you find a good pedometer I'd love to know about it. I have a WW one and either I don't wear it right or it sucks. I have a friend that has one that is in her tennis shoes (they are nike) and has an app on her iPod that tracks her progress and I think has some coordination with her music. I'll have to look into it to see if you can use it with other shoes (like with sandals).

Ok, got to run and watch Biggest Loser premier.

 

[indimom]

I was paddling along and doing so well, occasionally picking up a garbled transmission from a place called Skinny Island, once in a while I thought I saw another raft on the horizon, when I started to hear singing...
It was the most beautiful, compelling music I have heard, yet sounded as if I had heard it all before. If you see what I mean.
It drew me in, and I just knew I had to follow the sound of that music.
Turned my back on the island and started back out to sea. I followed the sound of that music for over five days, getting lost in the fog, searching for source of the music....
Then another quiet and disrupted transmission came in on my radio and broke my concentration and I realized there was no music at all, just me, following the same siren song in my head that got me lost on the ocean in the first place. I think it was only routine that kept me on my raft the last five days or I might have jumped right off and back into the water.
So, I've turned my back on the siren song yet again. I've redirected my raft and am trying to get something/anything on my crappy radio.
Is anyone out there????
Okay, that was my funny attempt to admit that I fell off the band wagon this week. I'm ashamaed of myself. I kept up my walking, but my eating was terrible.
BUT, STARTING TODAY, I'M BACK IN THE GAME!!! COUNT ME IN. I WANT TO HAVE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES TO POST IN A FEW MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like everyone else is doing great this week. I'll catch up on my reading later today, and maybe try to comment some. Have a great day everyone...

 

[curlyq7171]

9/23 Tracking

Breakfast: Kellogg's Protein Shake, yogurt - 3pts
Snack: banana, soup - 3pts
Lunch: Lean Cuisine - 4pts
Snack: Cereal - 3pts
Dinner: Philly Cheesesteak - 15pts
Snack: skinny cow- 3pts
Drinks: 60oz

Total Points: 31pts

Passed another test yesterday. Last night was the senior dinner night for the tennis team and it was a pitchin. Did not eat anything there so I could have dinner at home where I already knew the point value and had figured it for the day. The food at the pitchin looked and smelled yummy but I did not even venture over by the table with the food because I knew that if I even got near it I would have eaten some of it. I know that it is so easy for me to be tempted to dive off my raft if I can get to it easily so I just need to try and stay away from the temtation.

5/23/10 Done

 

[stayhomemom77]

Hooray for willpower!! Great job, ladies!!

Whether it be resisting temptation or just paddling that raft back in the right direction...you girls are proving you are made of sterner stuff than you used to give yourselves credit for!!



Well, I'm sure some of you are wondering how jogging went with my hubby this morning...











It was great!!

I'm afraid our pace was a bit faster than it should have been (I REALLY need the music I'm afraid) so about 10 mins into our run I was a huffin' and a puffin' but we were able to slow it down so I could hang on for 10 mins longer.

I had hoped to do 30 mins jogging but 20 was good too...it was about 2 miles so that's something to be content with. We then walked for another 25 mins so I did get my 3 miles done for the day and earned myself 6 exercise points total.

So, at present....my weekly exercise points earned total is....


















42 points!!!!!


I never would have thought that I could earn that many exercise points in a five day period. My goal for this week was 25, so I'm going to make sure that I earn another three between now and Saturday night (Sunday is a day of rest in more ways than one at this house ) so that I'm a full 20 points over my weekly goal.



I'm so proud of me!!

 

[tebi73]

At home today with a sick kiddo, so just a quick tracking post...

Thursday, September 23rd...
Bfast: Kashi Honey Almond Flax TLC bar (140)
Lunch: McDonald's Southwest Salad w/ crispy chicken, FF Ranch dressing (430)
Dinner: Boca Burger on WW Bun, Wendy's Side Salad w/ FF Ranch, 1/2 Wendy's Chili (380)
Snack: 5 pc. Wendy's Chicken Nuggets (220)

Total Cals: 1170

SEPTEMBER 23RD DONE
VEGGIES DONE

 

[MulanUSAF]

Whew, what a day! I got home to find the whole neighborhood without power and I'm suppose to bring homemade cookies to an event tomorrow morning! Luckily the power came back on around 8pm and I was able to whip out 5 dozen PBJ cookies (peanut butter jam thumb prints) and I did not eat a single one! The whole house still smells heavenly, I say this is the ultimate will power test. Anyways, power went out again about 15 minutes after I took my last batch out of the oven. I call it divine intervention that I had just enough time to make the cookies. Ironically, we're doing a community service event at a church tomorrow.

In case you're wondering why I'm baking so much cookies on a Friday night, it's because I volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. It is similar to military JROTC programs except we are not school based and our cadets are between 12-21 rather than just high school aged. I used to be a cadet in my high school days, and now my little brother is a cadet officer. Anyways, tomorrow we're suppose to get rid of approximately 300 document boxes that have been stored in the back room at this church where we currently use for weekly meetings. The church have agreed to let us use the space for storage of our equipment if we supply the manpower to remove, sort and dump all the accumulated papers and document boxes tomorrow. The cadets have been begging for my famous PBJ cookies and I promised them I'll bring them to the service project tomorrow in hopes of enticing more cadets to show up and help out. We'll see if it works.

This week has been a really good week overall as far as eating and exercising went. I've been at the gym almost every day. Started tracking my food on myfitnesspal.com again and also restarted my blood glucose (BG) checks after meals. I've been doing fasting BG checks every other day, but haven't done the 2 hour after meal checks for several months. I was surprised to see that my numbers have changed a bit since Feb/March when I first found out about the whole diabetes thing.

For example, back in February, I ate a bowl of oatmeal (Trader Joe's frozen precooked steel cut oatmeal) on an empty stomach and my BG went from 123 to 239 at the 2 hour mark. That's an increase of over 100 points. Yesterday, I repeated the same exact meal and my BG went from 96 to 149. That's about 50 points, half of what it used to be.

It seems that by losing 20 pounds of weight (or about 12% of my old body weight), my insulin resistance has also significantly decreased. Usually, insulin resistance (which is type 2 diabetes) increases as you have higher body fat composition. Which also means it requires more insulin and longer time for your body to bring the elevated BG level down after you eat foods that contain carbohydrates. The elevated BG level is responsible for most of the diabetes complication like vision loss, poor circulation in extremities (fingers and toes), etc. So this is definitely welcoming news to me that losing weight seems to be helping my insulin resistance as well as making me look trim and feeling more fit. I just want to share this information with all of you so you can learn it without having to learn it the hard way like I did.

Have a great weekend!