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

[tebi73]

I didn't eat nearly enough yesterday. I was having breathing issues again, so I didn't feel like much. Another quick drive by post...

Thursday, September 16th...
Bfast: 2 bites Dunkin Donuts Boston Creme Donut (60)
Lunch: 1 Cabbage Roll, 1 c. green beans, couple bites broccoli & cheese (295)
Dinner: 1-1/2 Subway Turkey on wheat w/ spinach, lettuce, tomato & cucumbers (530)

Total cals: 885

SEPTEMBER 16TH DONE
VEGGIES DONE

 

[Dizneydawn]

Here is the weight posting for September 7th. I am sending out reminders for this past Monday as I am missing a ton. If no more weights come in, I will post later today!

Dis Name Name Total Loss
Dizneydawn Dawn -10.6
Stitchfan23 Heather *
MulanUSAF Leen -18.8
gellybean Aimee -6.8
MNdisneygirl Sheree -14
Shellabell Michelle 17.1
Hanutedmansionmommna Michele -4
Duchie Barb -44.9
tlenzendorf Tricia *
albertamommyof4 Tammy *
2 eagle mom Jane -7.6
njcarita Cary *
zoegirl Bree *
officereg Sara -36
pipersmom Amanda -33
stayhomemom77 Julie -32
pwmitch237 Patrick *
mstinson14 Megan *
Tricia1972 Tricia *
bunkkinsmom Emily *
tebi73 Allison *
joyfulDisneytears Dana -6.4
indimom Susan -13
SunnyB1066 Sunny *
GARain Lara *
ski_mom Becky -13
mom2faith Amy *
arildvc *
octoberbeauty Sherry *
pixieplanner -5.5
curlyq7171 Marnie ?

Total Loss 262.7!!!!!!!


We have 4 FANTASTIC PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST 30 pounds or more!!!!
A big Yah Hoooooo for:

Duchie
Sara
Amanda
Julie

Thanks for inspiring us no matter what we have to lose and being good to yourself!!!!!!!!!


Housekeeping:

*****Marnie - I am missing your starting weight...can you re-send it to me?
****Also I know many of you posted your pic and info through the actual thread but did not PM me it. If you are NOT listed in the castaway roll call in the first page....please send me your info via P.M. and I will post it. The easiest way I am sure for you to get it would be do a quick search of your own posts and find it, then just copy and paste it in a P.M. That way you will not have to type it over!!!

That's it!!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Trying to read and catch up has caused me to see and know that others are in that position of being Humpty Dumpty. You are one wind gust away of being off the wall and we all know what a pain in the tukkus it is to get back on. So in honor of that and for myself as well, I am going to gather some inspiring people and post their results here.

Sometimes it may be a link, other times I might post the story, it will just depend on the type of blog forum/website they have or I find them in.

I really feel God was pointing me towards something this morning and I am going to post a link to this woman's page and I will post something I found that she wrote. I implore you all to see her transformation.

She lost 110 pounds in less than a year. Not starving, not denying a piece of cake, but really making a change and sticking to it. The video she has in pictures is awe inspiring and I think a great resource tool for motivation and dedication we need for ourselves.

She was 266, April 2009

And here is her weekly loss break down. Nothing like on the Biggest Loser but she is consistent and I know for myself and some others facing a need to lose over 100 pounds...there are times I can't imagine what that looks like a week. How far out I will be when it comes. Well it is not that far guys. Not that far at all.

Weekly Weigh-In:
08/12/09 - 254.6 lbs (start)
08/15/09 - 251.2 lbs (-3.4)
08/22/09 - 246.8 lbs (-4.4)
08/29/09 - 243.2 lbs (-3.6)
09/05/09 - 239.8 lbs (-3.4)
09/12/09 - 234.4 lbs (-5.4)
09/19/09 - 231.0 lbs (-3.4)
09/26/09 - 227.6 lbs (-3.4)
10/03/09 - 223.8 lbs (-3.8)
10/10/09 - 219.2 lbs (-4.6)
10/17/09 - 217.8 lbs (-1.4)
10/24/09 - 214.2 lbs (-3.6)
10/31/09 - 209.6 lbs (-4.6)
11/07/09 - 205.4 lbs (-4.2)
11/14/09 - 203.0 lbs (-2.4)
11/21/09 - 200.4 lbs (-2.6)
11/28/09 - 195.4 lbs (-5.0)
12/05/09 - 193.8 lbs (-1.6)
12/12/09 - 190.6 lbs (-3.2)
12/19/09 - 187.6 lbs (-3.0)
12/26/09 - 183.6 lbs (-4.0)
01/02/10 - 181.2 lbs (-2.4)
01/09/10 - 179.8 lbs (-1.4)
01/16/10 - 175.8 lbs (-4.0)
01/23/10 - 174.0 lbs (-1.8)
01/30/10 - 172.0 lbs (-2.0)
02/06/10 - 167.8 lbs (-4.2)
02/13/10 - 165.4 lbs (-2.4)
02/20/10 - 163.0 lbs (-2.4)
02/27/10 - 160.8 lbs (-2.2)
03/06/10 - 158.6 lbs (-2.2)
03/13/10 - 156.6 lbs (-2.0)
03/20/10 - 153.6 lbs (-3.0)
03/27/10 - 153.4 lbs (-0.2)
04/03/10 - 150.4 lbs (-3.0)
04/10/10 - 148.6 lbs (-1.8)
04/17/10 - 146.6 lbs (-2.0)
04/24/10 - 145.2 lbs (-1.4)
05/01/10 - 144.4 lbs (-0.8)
05/08/10 - 143.6 lbs (-0.8)
05/15/10 - 142.0 lbs (-1.6)
05/22/10 - 146.0 lbs (+4.0)
05/30/10 - 150.6 lbs (+4.6)
06/05/10 - 145.8 lbs (-4.8)
06/12/10 - 148.4 lbs (+2.6)
06/19/10 - 147.8 lbs (-0.6)
06/26/10 - 147.0 lbs (-0.8)
07/03/10 - 152.4 lbs (+5.4)
07/10/10 - 149.6 lbs (-2.8)
07/17/10 - 149.6 lbs (0.0)
07/24/10 - 148.2 lbs (-1.4)
07/29/10 - 149.6 lbs (+1.4)
08/07/10 - 153.8 lbs (+4.2)
08/14/10 - 152.8 lbs (-1.0)
08/21/10 - 153.6 lbs (+0.8)
08/28/10 - 155.2 lbs (+1.6)
09/04/10 - 153.8 lbs (-1.4)
09/11/10 - 158.2 lbs (+4.4)


Here is an entry from her blog on how this time was different than her. Nothing we don;t know but again, powerful words and I am going to print them off and read them in the morning and evening. I need this mantra for my brain and body to connect. I hope you all find something great in it as well.



Monday, January 18, 2010
H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. L.I.V.E.S.
I received a comment from Holly at Fat Girl Running in one of my last posts that really got me thinking about what I have done to be successful on this journey so far. When I was responding to her I decided that it made a lot of sense to do a whole post about the topic. These are not things that I think are necessarily universally applicable, but they are the general guidelines which I have personally followed over the past five months and which work exceptionally well for me.

1. Make it sustainable. This is point number one for a reason! Don't go on a diet or a fad workout program that you plan on stopping once you have achieved your goal. Instead, find something you feel you can stick with long term and which will work in your life on a regular basis.

2. Enjoy it. This goes hand in hand with the first point and while I know it is hard to imagine really loving new, healthier habits when you are first starting out, just work on the parts that you enjoy for now. Before you know it you will be setting yourself up for more exploration and bigger successes as you begin challenging yourself, and the scope of what you enjoy will become much wider.

3. Avoid deprivation. I don't feel that denying yourself something is generally an effective way to lose weight and become healthier as it works against making your plan sustainable. I know this, more than many other points, would be argued by some as they have had much success with cutting out trigger foods, but for myself I have had to realize that making certain things off limits just makes me crave them more. If I want to eat something that is not a great choice, I will minimize the amount I consume rather than thinking of it as completely off limits.

4. Recognize the folly of perfection. It doesn’t exist, so stop trying to chase it. You will make mistakes – it’s how we learn. Do not allow a moment of weakness, during which you consumed an entire cheesecake, to dictate how you deal with the rest of your day. There is no reason to ‘give up’ and ‘restart tomorrow’. Every single second can be the one you decide to make a good choice, and the cycle of feeling like you messed up and can’t fix it, so why bother trying needs to be broken. If you don’t make the best choice just figure out what happened, decide how to avoid the same problem in the future, and move on.

5. Work on the emotional and mental aspects. If you are simply trying to change your food and exercise habits without addressing the issues that initially caused you to overeat or live in a sedentary manner, there will likely only be short term progress. I learned this lesson again and again over the many years that I attempted to lose weight. Figure out what the problems were in the past; sometimes they are very simple and sometimes very difficult to work through, but they are important to recognize and deal with regardless.

6. Stay in the game. It is easy to start to let things slide and to become complacent after a while. Be prepared for the pitfalls you may face and know how to avoid or cope with them. I try not to ever give myself too much slack because I recognize that, for me, it is a slippery slope. We are capable of accomplishing a lot if we work hard and refuse to return to old habits that did little to serve us positively in the past.

7. Move a little every day. Even if all I do is 30 stomach crunches or a set of squats (although, personally, I generally do a lot more) I make sure I do something every day. I often find that once I am moving I will do more than I was anticipating.

8. Plan. Make sure to prepare for what the day, week, and even month may bring. Got a birthday dinner coming up? Decide ahead of time how much cake, if any, you will be having. Do you know that your day will be exceptionally busy in the evening? Be sure to workout in the morning to avoid running out of time later on. Realize that the holiday season is approaching? Offer to bring a vegetable platter to each event so that you know with certainly that there will be at least one healthy alternative offered.

9. Find your motivation. This actually didn't solidify for me until I was a couple of weeks into this journey. I was already making progress, but decided that I really needed to commit to developing a body I was confident was healthy enough to handle pregnancy in the near future. My motivation has actually changed a bit as time has gone on and I think that is okay too - we should utilize what is important to us when trying to discover what will light the fire to promote positive change.

10. Realize that turning something down is not the end of the world. A big mental block that I had to work through was realizing that I ate a lot of items because I felt like if I didn’t I would not be able to get them again when I actually wanted them. Put this belief away. In the modern world there isn’t much that we can’t have year round if we really want it, so don’t panic if you decide to turn down a slice of sun-dried tomato Havarti cheese at a friend’s place even though you would never normally buy it for yourself. If you really can’t get it out of your mind later, you can always go to the supermarket.

11. Try to eat cleaner. My best advice is to concentrate on whole ingredients - mostly what you can find against the outside walls of a grocery store (stay out of the aisles as best you can since that is where all the processed items are stocked). I could never go totally clean myself, but a lot of the food I eat now is prepared from whole ingredients whereas I used to be the processed food queen!

12. Make it yours. This is almost the same concept as my initial point, but I think it is worth re-framing. What I am doing will probably not work in exactly the same way for any other person. There are too many factors involved – including age, height, genetics, lifestyle, and personality – that could alter the results of following my specific regimen. Ensure that what you are doing works for you. This is so important! Remember that this is a lifestyle change and not something you will be doing just to reach a goal; allow it to be flexible, varied, and evolving in nature to accommodate who you are and who you may become. It needs to fit with the person you are in this moment in order to offer the sustainability that will make you successful on this journey!

Now, because I am a bit of a dork and was trying to come up with a clever way to summarize all of these points in one nice, neat package I created the following acronym to help simplify this information. Just remember that we are all after H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. L.I.V.E.S.!

Have sustainability.
Enjoy what you are doing.
Avoid deprivation.
Learn to accept your imperfections.
Think about the mental and emotional aspects.
Halt complacency.
Yield to daily activity.

Look ahead.
Inspire commitment.
Validate passing on food.
Eat cleaner.
Stay true to yourself.

And last - here is her link: http://266-twosixtysix.blogspot.com/2009/08/266_12.html

 

[stayhomemom77]

Thanks Dawn.

That was truly awesome!!

 

[joyfulDisneytears]

I haven't been posting very much...I've had a pretty poor week food-wise. I do just fine during the day, but the late-night snacking/bingeing monster that I battled every day before I started the journey this time around has come back with a vengeance. I expect no loss this week...there won't be a huge gain, but one that's under a pound wouldn't be surprising.

I also haven't been doing any walking the past couple weeks, which is really bad. I need to get back on that; I think it has a lot to do with why I've been snacking late at night. I'm bored and not ready to sleep, and I eat, whereas if I were exercising that would fill up some of the time I'm bored and I'd also be more tired and just go to bed rather than sitting up and munching.

I had my doctor's appointment last week Friday and my cholesterol and blood sugar are fine, but my blood pressure was high. The doctor wasn't immediately concerned about it, she just told me to keep doing what I was doing, losing weight and exercising, and to watch my salt intake. I have a digital blood pressure monitor at home that I used yesterday morning and my bp was normal, but then I tried to use it again in the evening and it gave me an error every stinking time. Apparently I'm either dead, or I broke it after using it just one time.



Some really bad news... My grandma fell yesterday and fractured her shoulder. (She is almost 95 and has pretty severe Alzheimer's...my family - me, Dad, and my aunt - give her 24/7 in-home care, for those of you who do not know my situation.) It happened while my aunt was here, just before I arrived to care for Grandma during the day. Apparently my aunt has still not grasped the fact that you CANNOT leave Grandma alone...even if she is hanging onto her walker you need to be standing right there with her, preferably with a hand on her back or waist, should she fall backwards. So her upper-arm/shoulder is now broken, and would under normal circumstances need to be surgically repaired, but due to her age and condition is just going to be left to heal on its own, which is going to cause mobility issues with that arm.

My dad and I are really frustrated with my aunt, because it seems she just doesn't get it (this is the second time Grandma has fallen and broken a bone while my aunt was in the next room), and we're just sick about how much pain Grandma is going to be in for the next few weeks. There are only a few things that she can do because of her mobility issues. She enjoys drying dishes and folding clothes, small household tasks like that which she can do while seated, and now she can't even do that.

Sorry for the long downer post, but I am super frustrated and upset right now!


Patrick - I love before/after pics, but I can't see that before pic either.

Dawn - Sorry to hear about your family friend's passing. Sending thoughts and prayers to your family and hers.

 

[GaRain]

Well, I haven't been around in awhile and haven't posted on this new thread yet, so here I am.
I think I am gonna start over with my weight that I send to Dan. Although since I have started trying to really lose weight, I have lost close to 50 lbs, I have reached a plateau....I keep losing and gaining the same 3 darn pounds! So aggravating!
I have worked out every day this week since Saturday and gained .9 lbs - what!? I haven't eaten more, I haven't been eating junk and snacking....

I need to figure out something to help push me past this darn plateau! Is there a new exercise routine I should try? I really need to focus on my eating habits and breakfast in particular.

TMI - I stopped eating yogurt and a fiber bar in the morning because I was having problems with gas and I read that this could be part of the problem. Well, it was. But now what should I eat since I don't get regular fiber (veggies are yucky!) and most things with dairy upset my tummy. Breakfast is so hard since I am usually eating it in my car or at my desk.

Darn it all......must work at it.
Thanks Dawn for the message this morning - I needed it!

 

[stayhomemom77]

I was wondering if I could do a little rant/evil confession here...

No one objects? Okay then, here I go!!

I have a friend who I was quite close to about two years ago and then (loooooong story) the friendship began to fall apart. She has behaviour that tests my patience that (after a ladies trip out of town where we were roomies) got to the point where my coping skills with said behaviour went right out the window and I couldn't stand to be around her.

I've had a very long vacation from close contact with her and am finally getting to the point where I'm not moved to violence every time she opens her mouth. (Okay, I never actually DID anything violent but I would sometimes fantasize about it...)

Anyway, we're not besties or anything but we can be friendly once again and it's not too painful for me. She recently confided in me that she is expecting her fourth baby which she suspects might be twins because she used fertility medication this time around and there's a 10% chance of twins.
Can I just roll my eyes here. 10% chance to her equals almost certainty and she's eagerly anticipating her first ultrasound so she can find out.

She's eight weeks pregnant (gets the ultrasound at 10 weeks) and just started wearing maternity clothes. She is NOT showing yet and did this with the last pregnancy too...for attention. At least, that's my theory. She wasn't showing then either. Can I roll my eyes again? Whatever, she obviously needs the attention.

She is 5'3" and fairly petite in terms of bone structure so she doesn't carry weight too well. She's in the 150's and would like to lose around 25 or 30 pounds. (Although with the baby thing, I guess that's off for a while.)

Okay, so when the friendship fell apart we had both been working on weight loss and having a fair amount of success. She's a quitter...she quits EVERYTHING she attempts so she went from 161 to 146, quit her regime and went back up to 158.

I lost 54 pounds, kept it off for a while and then put most of it back on again. When I started gaining again...she commented (she seriously has no tact...hence the violent thoughts on my part). I kept my mouth shut. I lost a lot more than she did and kept it off for longer but I had a lot more to lose so there really was no contest there.

Still, at the beginning of this year I was working at taking it off again (as was she) and she was so dang smug about her SIX pounds (I was down nearly twenty at the time) that I just felt like punching her in the face. Having the history that we do, I often know what she's thinking. She didn't SAY anything offensive (for once) but I could tell that she was thinking, "no matter what you lose, I'll always weigh less than you."

She doesn't feel successful unless she has someone else to compare herself to...she's admitted that to me many times. Her mom (who had historically always outweighed my friend by about 20 pounds) lost weight last year and got down to the 130's and she was depressed for a month!! She was also jealous of her husband's success...he lost 40 pounds and it was killing her!! Wait...I've got to roll my eyes again.

So, I'm going to confess a deep dark secret...

It's going to make me sound petty and small, but it MUST be confessed!!

Now that she's pregnant and gaining and I'm dieting and losing...I'm secretly hoping that we meet somewhere in the middle and it FREAKS HER OUT!! I will take fiendish pleasure the day I find out (and it WILL happen) that I weigh the same as she does.

And then, my friends...the race will be on!!

Alright...now you know. I am a monster. Revenge is a dish best served cold my friends, and THIS will vindicate me for all the SMUG I've endured for the last TWO YEARS!!

Muhahahahaha!!

Was the evil laugh to over the top? I can never tell!!

 

[zoegirl]

only time for a quick drive by: here's my stats for yesterday

brkfst:blueberry greek yogurt, coffee w/creamer
lunch: turkey sammie on arnold slice w/slice of goat cheese
snack:special k fruit crisp
dinner: (here's where the fat hit the fan) 2 small slices of pizza, salad w/balsamic dressing, choc soft serve ice cream dipped in butterscotch (yes it was very yummy)
snack: (i know how could i keep eating after all that?) sour cream & onion pringles

exercise - ran 3 miles

Thursday September 16 done
veggies done

 

[Dizneydawn]

I was wondering if I could do a little rant/evil confession here...


Now that she's pregnant and gaining and I'm dieting and losing...I'm secretly hoping that we meet somewhere in the middle and it FREAKS HER OUT!! I will take fiendish pleasure the day I find out (and it WILL happen) that I weigh the same as she does.

And then, my friends...the race will be on!!

Alright...now you know. I am a monster. Revenge is a dish best served cold my friends, and THIS will vindicate me for all the SMUG I've endured for the last TWO YEARS!!

Muhahahahaha!!

Was the evil laugh to over the top? I can never tell!!

With just this Miss. Julie...I love you more than before.

I am in the same boat with my idiot sister. Like exactly the same.

She also is 11 weeks along and the other day I wanted to drive to her house just to slap her. Really I contemplated the whole mileage and gas factor.

The baby that is the size of an amoeba is sitting on her bladder. She is carrying this baby so low she can feel pressure in her cooch. She knows she sounds crazy but she can feel this child move and she is so sick every day and on and on. This kid better come out like a hump backed whale with all her moaning and groaning.

She too knew it just had to be twins because her babies daddies Dad had twins somewhere along the history channel. Ultrasound says that would be a no go.

Then my Dad, is going to finally be able to get his wife over here from the Philippines. (Long story for another soap opera.) My sister the brainiac said she wanted to see all the shot records before the baby or my niece would be able to be around his wife.

Did I mention she smokes. While pregnant. Also thinks a few drinks here and there are no big deal. How bout she smokes around my niece because holding her, but outside means of course that there is no chance of second hand smoke issues. (Side note that my niece needs her tonsils out and has non stop ear infections but her Dad the other half of the Moron couple figured his prior Meth use and his mechanics license gives him the equivalent of a PHD and he thinks she is fine even though 3 specialists say she is not.)

*I am not cutting anyone who is a mechanic and I am proud he is now clean but if I want advice on my car I would ask him not a doctor and vice versa. He drives me nuts.

So things that are legitimate issues seem to have no concern and then she freaks out about shots because the Lord knows the US government is lax about letting people into this country and she knows more than they do about immunizations and then she is also uber paranoid about snake headed fish in our lakes and rivers and will not let her daughter go near them.

So I take her there when she is with me.

Then you have the fact Karen is always sick with this pregnancy for family things but has a miraculous recovery when friends are in town, a golf tournament happens and she is going to Vegas in 3 weeks. I also hate the way she talks because she does not pronounce words right and tries to sound articulate.

"Skyler...those are sequence on your shoes." Looking at me proud and with a triumphant mothering moment that she is teaching her kid big words.

No you big potato...those are sequins.

"Dawn, I have such bad nozshiah this time. Everything makes me nozshiahted." (Like it is pronounced noz she ahd)

No, again Einstein it would be nausea.

My sister lost like 60 pounds in the past year on the smoking, drinking and not eating diet with a chaser of diet pills. I am hoping she blows up like a balloon and I am less than her even by 12 oz. when she is at her heaviest. My best guess is she is close to 140 now. I will have to ask. She also continues to tan while pregnant because of course tanning beds are ultra safe all the time anyway.

I feel like I am on the price is right shouting, "COME ON BIG MONEY!!!"
She does look like she is 10 years older than me. I get great enjoyment from that since she is 10 years younger.

Smoking, tanning and her not healthy lifestyle plus dying her hair Jet black like she is in an 80's band means yellow teeth on a witchy woman.

I might be going to Hades for this but I think God puts stupid people on this earth for the entertainment of those too poor to attend comedy clubs on a regular basis.


Julie...we can do this!!!! I want a pic on the wall of us and them right before they give birth pointing down to a scale showing the numbers!!!!

 

[bunkkinsmom]

Alright, ya'll are being far too inspirational!

I guess I better start posting again:

Friday 9/17/10

breakfast: Reduced Fat Cheez-Its (I know I know)
lunch: 1/3 applebees app sampler
1/2 applebees shrimp diavolo
dinner: steak and shake chicken gumbo (cup)
steak and shake grilled chkn salad

Total for today: 1452

Can't believe I stayed under 1500. I have been soooo down lately, and after Applebees it was all I could do to not say to heck with it and get a double cheeseburger! SOOOOOO glad I didn't!

9/17 TRACKING DONE

 

[stayhomemom77]

Emily: I'm glad you didn't get a cheeseburger too!! Great job!!

Dawn:


Well if I go to Hades for my evil thoughts, at least I'll have Dawn there to keep me company!!

12 oz!! That's hilarious. That's all I need also. Heck, I'd even take one tenth of a pound. I'm not sure I can get the photo documentation though. She doesn't go near the scale when she's pregnant except for the doctor mandated ones. I can't blame her for that one. I never did either.

She usually only gains around 30 or 35 pounds (at least historically) so if she goes full term I have around 30 weeks to lose 45 pounds or so. I think as long as I don't hit a plateau in there somewhere I can totally do it.

If history repeats itself, after the baby comes, the focus will be "all on the baby" (yeah, right!!) so she won't worry about actively trying to lose the excess weight until after the first 9 to 12 months. Which I understand and certainly don't judge her for but I'm all over that too since it'll give me extra time to ensure that I get lower than she will be once she loses all the pregnancy weight.

Alright! That's enough of that...but I admit that it's powerful motivation.

Here's another recipe:

Chicken Salad
POINTS® Value: 3
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Lightened up this favourite with reduced-calorie mayonnaise and sour cream. Stir in 1/3 cup diced apples and 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts for a Waldorf-like salad.*


Ingredients

3/4 pound(s) cooked chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup(s) celery, finely diced
1/3 cup(s) dill pickle(s), or sweet gherkins, finely diced
1/4 cup(s) reduced-calorie mayonnaise
2 Tbsp fat-free sour cream
2 Tbsp parsley, fresh, chopped
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
• Place all ingredients in a large bowl; mix until blended. Yields about 2/3 cup per serving.
Notes
• *Could affect POINTS values.

And...

To further the photo documentation of our progress for those of us not yet on the island, I'll go first:

Before

After

This is today...DD was kind enough to take the pic for me. Sorry about the hair. It looks terrible when I don't style it.

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Muhahahahaha!!

Was the evil laugh to over the top? I can never tell!!

[
"Skyler...those are sequence on your shoes." Looking at me proud and with a triumphant mothering moment that she is teaching her kid big words.

No you big potato...those are sequins.

"Dawn, I have such bad nozshiah this time. Everything makes me nozshiahted." (Like it is pronounced noz she ahd)

No, again Einstein it would be nausea.

you big potato! HA!


OMG I'm dying here! So funny, so true. I bet we all think this way at some point, no? You guys are hilarious! Thanks for sharing - I needed a laugh!!


cereal/skim
granola bar
turkey chili, mandarin oranges, rice crackers/laughing cow, 2 mini choc bars
tortilla chips/artichoke dip, chicken patty sandwich, potatoes
walk after dinner
9/17 done


1/2 cup cereal/skim - 5:00 a.m. yes, I'm an early riser even on the weekend...
jazzercise class
egg beater/egg scramble w/ pesto, fried potatoes - 9:30 am
chai frozen drink w/ nonfat milk
pf chang's: 2 spring rolls, lettuce wraps
9/18 done

 

[bunkkinsmom]

That's right ya'll. 30 ounces of cranberry juice today. I'm sure ya'll know what that means.

Tracking for today:

30 ounces of juice
Breakfast: Lean Pocket
Lunch: Leftover Shrimp Diavolo
Dinner: Wendy's Chicken Club (Grilled) and Plain Potato

Total: 1620

Food wise I am at 1450, but add the 30 ounces of juice and I'm over.
That's ok, better cranberry juice calories than sugar cookie calories.
Oh, and it wasn't cranberry cocktail, it was cranberry juice.

September 18 Done!

 

[zoegirl]

Julie - lookin good girl!

Have spent last night and all today at my MIL's house combining a yard sale. She made $300 & I made $65......yeah I'm jealous but she had so much more stuff than me.......but I'm still jealous!! Such a bitter pill......

Anywho.....

Friday Sept. 17
brkfst - pack of instant grits w/scrambled egg, coffee w/creamer
lunch -salad w/grilled chicken w/oil & vinegar dressing
snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese w/5 saltines, special k fruit crisp
dinner - turkey sammie on whole grain bread, goldfish

exercise - I ran 9 miles. Got the worse case of "chub rub" I've had in years. My shorts got soaked with sweat & the seams rubbed the insides of my legs for the last 6 miles. I walked like a cowboy the whole evening. Now the insides of my thighs look like I slid into home plate. OY!

Friday Sept 17 done
Veggies done

Saturday Sept 18
brkfst - banana, coffee w/creamer
snack - half granola bar, some almonds, 1/4 of a pear
lunch - bbq (pulled pork - in North Carolina pulled pork is just called bbq) sammie w/cole slaw, handfull of chips (SOOOO GOOOOD)
dinner - HUGE salad from Jasons Deli

Sat. Sept 18 done
Veggies done

~bree~

 

[pwmitch237]

Hmmmm....

That's mysterious as to why it's not showing...

I'll look into it.

Btw: stayathomemom77, you can definitely see a change! Great job!

Also, I'm down 4 pounds since Monday as of this week...

Does that make me a loser again?

 

[indimom]

Okay, I had an entire response ready after the comments on the 17th and it died an unhappy death - first time I've had that happen... And, I'm not going to try to do it again. Ugh!

So, here is my tracking (as far as I can remember) from the last two days.
9/17/10
Breakfast: cream of wheat, grapefruit, coffee. 6pts.
Lunch: chicken salad w/ ff italian. 6pts.
Dinner: chicken and rice. 12 pts.
Snack: diet pop and potato chips (the real kind ). 10pts.
Total: 34 pts. Over, but I'll take it. (I don't normally use my flex points, so I guess this was a flex day.) I really had the munchies on Friday. Drove me nuts alllllllllll day.
Excercise: 3 miles with hand weights.
Water: 64 oz.

9/18/10
Breakfast: 0
Lunch: Skyline Buffalo Chicken Wrap, diet coke. ?? Couldn't find the points anywhere, but I'm going to guess it was around 12-15??
Dinner: 0
What a weird day, my lunch was rather late, and then I got busy and before I knew it, it was 8pm, so I didn't eat right at all, but I guess I'm under on points this day.
Total: 15 pts.?
Water: 40 oz. Oops.
Excercise: 3 miles with hand weights.

9/17/10 DONE
9/18/10 DONE

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Dana – I’m so sorry to hear about your Grandmother’s fall. Dealing with one illness is difficult and now you know that she’s in pain and probably can’t quite comprehend why she can’t do the things she likes to do. I hope things start to look better for you soon.

Lara – I hadn’t heard about the yogurt/fiber bars. Hmmm, something to think about. If you figure out how to push past the plateau let me know because I’ve been there for quite some time.

Julie – you are hilarious! I totally understand your feelings and would want to see her reaction to you when she realizes that you weigh less than her. Of course she will be able to rationalize it that she’s pregnant but I bet she has a reaction that would be interesting to see. Great before and during photos. I’ll have to see if I can find my before picture and load it here.

Dawn – Reason #24 on why I don’t talk to my sister. She’s also one that has to have gone through something worse, more painful, more (fill in the blank) than anyone else.

The week didn’t get better for me. Starch loading all week long it seemed. I was terrified what the scale would say. Luckily I was only up a pound so I feel like I got a break and will not waste it. Back on the wagon today.

Yesterday we spent the day cleaning the house and we still have more to do today. Last night we went out bowling with some friends and then went out to dinner for pizza and salad. Ate three slices of thin crust and then a couple of brownies for dessert. I’m hoping the calories burned during cleaning and bowling will balance it out.
Food Log
Breakfast: Sourdough Toast with 1 tsp butter
Lunch: Banana with 1 Tbls Peanut Butter and Baked Lays
Dinner: salad, 3 slices of veggie thin crust pizza
Dessert: 2 – 1” brownies
September 18 DONE

 

[pipersmom]

Good evening all!

Patrick- You'll always be a loser to us! Sorry, couldn't resist! WTG on the 4 lbs!

Julie- I completely understand the way you feel about your friend...we're all human, and have people that irritate us!

Dawn- Good to see you back! We missed you Very cool inspirational story!

Dana- So sorry to hear about your grandmother, and your aunt's thoughtlessness. I hope everything will start to go more smoothly for you!

We spent the weekend in Hershey! Piper was completely shocked when I woke her up Fri morning and asked whether she'd like to go to school, or if she'd rather go to Hershey! Piper and Kassidy (my niece) had a wonderful time! On Fri afternoon we toured the choccy factory, and made our own candy bars. Dinner was at a local place that had to die for desserts. We each got one to go and took them back to the hotel, then split them. I got chocolate dome cheesecake- cheesecake layered with chocolate cake, chocolate whipped cream, and chocolate ganache! It was sinful, and delicious. The piece was so large we ate it again on Sat night! Saturday we spent the day at Hershey Park, it really is beautiful, and there's tons to do and see and ride. We had lunch at the park (I had bbq chicken) and dinner at Friendly's after we left.( Topless reuben sammy with 1000 island on the side.) Got back to the hotel and did the elliptical for about 10 minutes..I had never tried one, and I thought it was pretty neat. We hit the road at about 10 this morning to head back. Stopped at a Dunkin Donuts, I was good, got a butternut donut..I ate half of it this am, and the other half this afternoon. I think I did pretty well watching what I was eating w/out tracking(aside from the cheesecake and donut), but we'll see what the scale says in the morning.

On the Piper front- she's being admitted on Tues to start a round of IVs. It was in the works, so no big surprise..and we knew we had this weekend to party and have fun before we got there. The hospital is about 90 minutes away, and I stay there with her. We'll be taking her netbook, so I should be able to keep checking in. I know I'll be able to get in my walking, the food is going to be a different story though..we go to a small children's rehab center that's part of the hospital system. It only has about 20 beds, so the cafeteria choices are extremely limited, and not particularly healthy..a lot of fried, cheese laden, and casserole type meals. I'll prob end up taking a lot of things with me, and then doing some shopping there as well. We'll more than likely be there for three weeks. We take our wii with us, so I'll weigh in with that and hope the numbers aren't tooooo different from my scale. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

[pwmitch237]

Patrick- You'll always be a loser to us! Sorry, couldn't resist! WTG on the 4 lbs!

I don't know how to take that....



Just kidding.

Good luck tomorrow everyone

Exercise log:
Bike: 30:00 -212 cals (6.14 miles)
Treadmill: 52:45: 5% grade, -431 cals, 3.18 miles (5K)

 

[indimom]

9/19/10
Breakfast: banana bread, coffee. 6pt.
Lunch: turkey breast, cauliflower w/ cheese. 9pts.
Dinner: granola, ff milk. 8pts.
Total: 25 pts.
Excercise: 5 miles.
Water: 64oz.

9/19/10 DONE

I'm down -3 lbs. this week for a total of -18lbs!!!
Hope everyone else has a great weigh-in today!!!