When Did I Get Voted Off of Skinny Island & Why is This Fat Shadow Stalking Me?

[Zela]

Tracking for yesterday

Breafast:
1 egg
1 Kraft American Single
2 slices ready to eat bacon
Lunch:
Salad with about
2-3 cups lettuce
1/2 pckt regular ranch
whole packet fat free ranch
1/4 c cheese
about 3 oz shredded chicken
1 plain panera bread bagel
1 tbsp cream cheese
Supper:
1/2c Wanchai's Ferry Frozen Shrimp Lo Mein (pretty good)
Snack:
about 1.5 c redi whip with 2 tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips

Total for the day was 1574 out of 1200 to 1550.

What I am proud of :
Eating the 1/2 packet or regular ranch with the fat free ranch instead of the whole packet of regular ranch like I normally do (it really cut down on the fat)

What I could have done without:
The 1.5 c redi whip and 2 tbsp chocolate chips (it turned out to be a snack that cost close to 400 calories and 20 g fat )

June 22, 2010 Done

Veggies Done

 

[zoegirl]

Ok, I ate horribly yesterday. I don't understand why I've been doing that so much lately. I spent some time pondering it yesterday and the only thing I can come up with is that I'm burnt out with dieting. I've been on WW since February, have lost right about 20 lbs. I only have 10 left so why can't I keep it together and stick with the plan to get the last of it off???

Sorry to rant there but sheesh, I'm so frustrated with myself.

tracking for yesterday:
brkfst - fruit salad (oranges, kiwi, pineapple, grapes, mango)
lunch - pita chips w/hummus, chips & salsa
dinner - pizza mac (2.5 helpings) ceasar salad, few pieces cantaloupe

pizza mac is this thing I make that is so nasty it's good (do ya'll know what I mean when I say that?) it's ground meat (I used turkey) browned, add prepared mac & cheese (I use kraft deluxe) & a jar of pizza sauce, mix together, add shredded cheese on top cover let it melt.

It can't be good for you, all that processed mac & cheese....but I swear I can't keep my fork out of it. Of course this morning i'm bloated as all get out.
grrrrrrrrr!!!

 

[njcarita]

Tracking for yesterday 6/22/10

Exercise: 2 walks (morning and afternoon) total 2.5 miles

Breakfast:

1cup of half decaf coffee with 1/2t sugar and 2T fat free half and half
stonyfield smoothie
1 serving baked sweet potato fries
bottle of water


Snack
15 mini rice cakes

Lunch
Roasted veggies plain ( peppers carrots zuchinni potatoes)
botte of water


Dinner
mixed greens with toasted walnuts, strawberries, gorgonzola cheese and rasp vinagrette
bottle of water

snack
bottle of water
a few sour cream and onion chips

 

[mikesdisneymom]

Breakfast: none

Lunch:
5-6 tortilla chips(rounds)
1/4 salsa

Dinner:
1 chicken strip from Logan's Roundhouse
2 ounce bbq pork rib
1/4 c shepards pie
1/2 corn on the cob

Snack:
1 ice cream bar

 

[Duchie]

Ok, I ate horribly yesterday. I don't understand why I've been doing that so much lately. I spent some time pondering it yesterday and the only thing I can come up with is that I'm burnt out with dieting. I've been on WW since February, have lost right about 20 lbs. I only have 10 left so why can't I keep it together and stick with the plan to get the last of it off???

I totally get what you're saying. I still have 20 pounds to go and there are times when I'm just sick of it. I'm tired of having to think about every single thing I eat, how many points it might be, whether or not I've had enough vegetables or water today, and having to track it all. I just want one day where I don't worry about it all. I figure it's coming soon enough, because starting next week I'll have family in town and I'm hoping to be able to relax and not think about it all the time.

On the upside, this week I've noticed that I'm finally not hungry all of the time. OK, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. But since I started WW in Feb, I have found that I'm quite often hungry just an hour or two after eating and had to rely on snacks to get me through to meals. But not any more. All this week, I haven't been hungry in between meals at all. So that's progress for me.

 

[luvsJack]

this is not being a great day food wise. Running late this morning, didn't make lunch or breakfast. Got to work, told the Dean that I do want the new position. I was a bundle of nerves all morning knowing we had to tell my supervisor. He finally came in and told her without me in the room. She hasn't spoken to me since. Just an emotional day.

Anyway so far I have had a Special K bar for breakfast, small bag of corn chips, 1/2 a club sandwich and a pound cake cupcake. Good thing I weighed in last night at WW!! ( I was - 4 1/2 pounds! )

So, I am off to find some water and tonight will be 0 point soup for supper.

 

[Duchie]

this is not being a great day food wise. Running late this morning, didn't make lunch or breakfast. Got to work, told the Dean that I do want the new position. I was a bundle of nerves all morning knowing we had to tell my supervisor. He finally came in and told her without me in the room. She hasn't spoken to me since. Just an emotional day.

Anyway so far I have had a Special K bar for breakfast, small bag of corn chips, 1/2 a club sandwich and a pound cake cupcake. Good thing I weighed in last night at WW!! ( I was - 4 1/2 pounds! )

So, I am off to find some water and tonight will be 0 point soup for supper.

Congratulations on the new position! I'm sorry your old boss is being so difficult about it, but you're doing what's best for you. Oh, and nice job on the loss for the week!

 

[njcarita]

I really wish my kids would finish the rest of these darn mini crossiants that have been sitting on my kitchen table calling my name all day..... normally they are eating machines and they would have devoured them all by now.... but no.. there are still 4 of them sitting in the container....ugh!!!!!!! I brought them cause my picky 8 year old loves them..... I guess I'll go for a walk.... my 14 year old is on his way home from the movies... maybe he will devour them before I get back...... I'm afraid that if I have one I'll eat them all....

 

[pwmitch237]

Seems like all I do on this thread......

LuvsJack - Hope everything gets better, and that you enjoy the new position

Breakfast: Cheerios (140)
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich (Heavenly Ham) (475) & Pasta Salad (120)
Dinner: Sushi & Snapple (563)
Snack: Starbucks Coffee Frap (200)

EXERCISE: (WOO!) Treadmill, 5K at a 15% incline, grueling, 54:55 (-821)
Stair Master (2 Sessions) [A]: 5:00, 16 floors (-51.4) : 30:01, 77 floors (-250.9) Which equals a total of 1123.3 calories burned! Now just hope it worked for the scale.

Totals: 1498 cals, 20g of fat, 123g of Sugar, 205g of Carbs, 47g of Protein (NET OF CALORIES: +374.7, known) WOO!!!!!!! Sorry for celebrating to much, but I worked so hard, and it feels really good.

June 23 DONE!
VEGGIES DONE!

"It's not whether or not you get knocked down; it's whether or not you GET UP!" - Vince Lombardi

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Ok, finally back home and online. I had very little choice regarding food this weekend/week so far. I took my Mom to visit her sister/my aunt and had to eat the best I could with very limited choices. I mean, cereal with the smallest amount of milk because it was WHOLE Milk, I mean WHO still drinks whole milk??? I took a long walk while everyone was napping one day, but the rest of the time it was sitting around the kitchen table talking (for three whole days). Glad to be home where it is nice and quiet.

I’ve tried to keep notes of who I wanted to respond to:

Patrick – Congrats on 200!! I know you'll get back there again soon.

Amanda – I LOVE Panera’s website and being able to customize your nutrition. Don’t you wish all websites did that? I love that strawberry salad.

Cary – hope the little one’s rash heals/healed up quickly.

Sara – way to go on reg 14s!!! Isn’t that the best feeling when you can drop to another size? I haven't ever stayed offsite, but the recommendations that the others gave sounds rational.

Michele – if you remember my last month or so I was having the same issues. Gained when I tracked, exercised and drank my water.I tried to not discourage me and I finally lost weight. Of course then I went away for 5 days and good food choices were not really available. I’m crossing my fingers that I haven’t gone back up.

Sharon – Congratulations on the new job offer and getting an office of your own. If your supervisor was any good he/she would be happy for you (sad to lose you but know it’s a great opportunity for you).

I'm going to get back on the tracking bandwagon tomorrow. The only thing that I can say about this week is I know I got in my water, because I was trying to suck down as much as possible to not eat a lot.

 

[pwmitch237]

Patrick – Congrats on 200!! I know you'll get back there again soon.

I'm at 200.6 as of this morning, so I hope I either break it, or see it again tomorrow. And then I hope it's the last time I see it. It's amazing how much this has been of a support group, thanks to you all! Also, I'll be out of town next week, so I'll be missing a whole lot. I'll track though!!!

- Patrick

Here comes another quote (btw: What's the general consensus about my quotes, Like them, hate them, they're annoying, they're motivating?)

"Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I CAN!" - Anonymous

 

[gellybean]

Aimee: Alright, you got me there...the scale readout IS secondary to dress size, but when I said I didn't care about measurements, I meant the measurement part.

I understand that. I don't enjoy it much either, especially when it shows more inches than less. But I do the measuring myself, so that makes it a little easier, I think.

Had the opportunity to have McDonald's last night (got it for everyone else at the drive thru) but decided to pass. Came home, made a healthy sandwich for myself and refused to share hubby's fries.

WOO hoooo passing up McD's!! Still waiting for a picture of those hot shoes!!

Mostly I'm proud that I made smart choices in this "real life" situation. We'll see if the scale agrees with me tomorrow.

Sounds like you made great choices and a 2 lb loss with an out of town, out of your control eating experience is pretty awesome!!

Aimee, I did yoga this morning. I haven't done it in a long time. Downward Facing Dog really is a tough move for me. Maybe I should look in the mirror when I do it. I never feel like I am "achieving" the position they are taking on the dvd. I have a Yoga Conditioning for Athletes with Rodney Yee dvd. It is pretty difficult(to me anyway), but the payoff is the "integration" at the end. It is very relaxing. When I get done, I always feel like I am waking up from a nap. Anywho, funny picturing the two year old and the chihuahua.

It's a tough move for me too. Which was why having a toddler's heiny in my face as I was trying to go back into cobra or whatever it is, and a chihuahua on my heiny along for the ride was really really funny! And probably even funnier looking!

BTW...Toy Story 3 was really good! Maybe not as funny as the first one, a little more dark with a "bad toy", and sad if you have anyone going off to college soon! Bring kleenex

I have one going off to college in oh about 11 years and I still don't want to see it!! I hate crying in the theater. If I'm gonna watch a sad movie, I'm gonna do it in the comfort of my own home where I can sob as much as I want to.

Hey all,

It being fathers day and all.... we let my dad pick where we went for lunch, and where we went, I just couldn't stand but slip into my old habits... I tried so hard, but I failed. Oh well, guess there's always tomorrow to get back on track, however, I'm sure i won't be breaking 200 tomorrow....

Life is gonna get in the way sometimes. We can't live in bubbles. We can try to protect ourselves as much as possible but we gotta live too! Sounds like you made really smart choices for breakfast and lunch to help compensate!

Alright, even though, I'm now back over 200 (203.6)... However, I'm still -3.4 lbs... WOOHOO! A loss is a loss. Now hopefully we'll all be losers (and I mean that in the kindest way possible, haha) today! Now time to go hit the gym!

FABulous attitude about it!!! Congrats on your loss. I'm willing to bet you'll get back down to 200 mark soon!!

I am –1 for the week. I went shopping over the weekend and I was surprised at the store. I was able to fit into 14 regular! I was wearing a 16 women’s and it felt like I had a full diaper on they were so saggy. Once I put the 14 on it honestly looked like I took 6 inches off my body. Clothes that are too big really do make you look bigger.

for being in a size 14!!! It really does make a difference wearing clothes that fit. I've learned that recently. Even if it shows a few curves I don't like, it's better than wearing a tent and looking twice my size! (ok not twice, but still! )

I am very proud of me!! I made it through a 3-day weekend, ate fast food and had a cook out and still stayed within my points!!

WTG Sharon!!!

. I still haven't broken into the next 10's. I have .1 lb to go so I will make that next week and then some.

Ooooo .1 away!! That happens to me and it drives me nuts!!!

Hey all!!

Only down one pound this week due to TOM but a loss is a loss, so I'll take it. I sure hope next week's weigh in compensates because I was down two pounds earlier in the week and got pretty jazzed about that.


That's why I only had a .2 loss last week then made up for it this week with a big loss. Really two weeks worth of a loss. I bet you'll have a big number next week!!



I love my sister to bits, but I don't want to lose the way she did. I need a bit more flexibility and I don't want to react to set backs with anger. So, after talking with her and getting her to dig out her old tracking books and give me a run down of her weigh ins, I have concluded that I can likely expect to lose around the same as she did at least for the beginning (as my starting weight is 40 pounds higher than hers was) and then perhaps a pound a week as I get closer to "one"derland.

Sounds like you had a great talk with your sister and got some great information for yourself! I know what you mean about not wanting to do it your sister's way. My oldest sister does it a totally different way that I don't get. So we just agree to disagree.


Just wanted to remind everyone (including myself) that the summer heat makes us retain more water so weight loss in the summer can be more challenging than any other season. Let's make a pact to go easy on ourselves if the scale isn't being as friendly as we'd like.

Thanks for the reminder!!!

I've also come down with a cold (or allergies) and exertion makes me light headed so I'm taking it easy for a few days until I'm feeling better.

Hope you're feeling better!

I am also moving from 16 to 14...the 16s are saggy, I even managed to get out of a pair of 16 capris without unzipping/buttoning.

WOO HOOO on all you ladies dropping sizes!!

that said, I'm +1 again this week. WTH?! My clothes feel bigger, someone said my face looks thinner, but I just keep gaining weight. ugh. I was convinced I would see a loss today. I've been exercising more, being honest w/ tracking...AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I know how frustrating it is. Giving our bodies time to catch up is sooooooooooo annoying! Hang in there. You are obviously doing something right or your size 16 wouldn't be falling off!!

We went to see TS3 last night and it is SO STINKING GOOD!!!! I cried like a baby, and that's all I'll tell ya so I won't ruin it for anyone else

~bree~

Not gonna see it in the theater! No way nu huh!

Morning all.... today is my first day of summer with the kids.... they finished up school yesterday..

Congrats for your kids summer starting!!

When do they go back? We got out 3 weeks ago and I thought we were getting out late!

I have already posted the two benefits ( lowering my bp and elevated mood)since I started exercising and totally changing what I was eating.... but I wanted to add two more.... I have no indigestion... I us to live on tums and malox and still had heartburn at night.... and I us to be on two blood pressure meds... now we are trying just one.... and thus far my bp has stayed low...

YAY!!!

Good news at work today! Was offered a new position. It is a lateral move so no raise but its less stressful and more down time throughout the semester. I will be working more on my own and less dependent on others in an office. and I will have MY OWN OFFICE!! (right now I actually work at a counter in the business office). I am excited but dread telling my supervisor (she doesn't know anything about it).

Congrats on the new position!! YAY for your own office!! and less STRESS is always a good thing!!

What I am proud of :
Eating the 1/2 packet or regular ranch with the fat free ranch instead of the whole packet of regular ranch like I normally do (it really cut down on the fat)

What I could have done without:
The 1.5 c redi whip and 2 tbsp chocolate chips (it turned out to be a snack that cost close to 400 calories and 20 g fat )

I really really like your what I'm proud of what I could have done without comments. Totally may steal that!

Ok, I ate horribly yesterday. I don't understand why I've been doing that so much lately. I spent some time pondering it yesterday and the only thing I can come up with is that I'm burnt out with dieting. I've been on WW since February, have lost right about 20 lbs. I only have 10 left so why can't I keep it together and stick with the plan to get the last of it off???

It's hard and everyone that's ever lost weight that I know of says how hard the last 10 lbs is to get off. Take a breather, walk away from the strictness of it for a bit. You've been doing it long enough to know what you can and can't eat so a week off shouldn't blow it for you too much. Then come back in a week with new focus!!

On the upside, this week I've noticed that I'm finally not hungry all of the time. OK, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. But since I started WW in Feb, I have found that I'm quite often hungry just an hour or two after eating and had to rely on snacks to get me through to meals. But not any more. All this week, I haven't been hungry in between meals at all. So that's progress for me.

Sounds promising! Can't wait to get there myself!!

this is not being a great day food wise. Running late this morning, didn't make lunch or breakfast. Got to work, told the Dean that I do want the new position. I was a bundle of nerves all morning knowing we had to tell my supervisor. He finally came in and told her without me in the room. She hasn't spoken to me since. Just an emotional day.

Hope she comes around!! It's hard doing what's best for yourself sometimes, but I'm sure you did the right thing!!

( I was - 4 1/2 pounds! )

WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like you get to adjust your weigh in at home down more!!

Went shopping with my mom and happily fit into a 2X shirt after going into 3X's for about 6 months.

WOO HOO!!


Calories- 1000 (1310-1660) Low calorie day for me, but I was done. I get tired of searching for something with that extra 200-300 cals every evening! Also, on a sidenote..I was happy to see that on the Panera website you can custom build your salad/soup/sandwich to see the exact counts. For example, I didn't get the pecans on the salad, so I could uncheck the pecans on the website and it re-did the nutrition info without them. It will do that for everything, which will prob lead me to Panera more often when I go out to eat.

Love love love Panera's nutritional calculator. It's one of my fave 'diet' places to eat!! Love their BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad.




Whew....


All caught up for the most part. Things have been a little nuts around here. DS7 started swim lessons, my family was in, DH was off only ONE day this week so we tried to spend as much time with him as we could for a belated Father's Day celebration etc.

Got word today that my middle sister-not the one I work out with, who had a hysterectomy on June 8th, has multiple pulimary emboli in both of her lungs as a complication from the surgery. Basically a bunch of blood clots moved from her pelvis area to her lungs. She's been hospitalized and is on blood thinners. She's fine for now but the danger of her throwing one of the clots is a very real possibility. It's been a pretty scary night and I'll be on edge I'm sure until she's home and out of danger.

I'd appreciate any good thoughts, vibes or prayers for her that y'all could send her way! Thank you Julie and Jane for already sending them!! Facebook is a wonderful thing!


As far as weight loss goes, I have been doing ok for the most part. DS2 has decided that he doesn't like the child care at the Y. So we're working on getting him used to that. I tried to leave him for just 20 mins a day while DS7 has his swim lessons, to slowly get him adjusted but I have to be either swimming or working out myself to leave him. So looks like I'm gonna have some short work outs for a while til he's used to staying there.

I did buy myself a reward for finally hitting the 10 lb loss. It's a really pretty soft fuzzy blanket.

I love it! And it'll be a reminder every day. I always cover up when I'm on the couch, which is more often than it should be. LOL But I hope it'll nudge me to keep going everytime I see/use it!

Here's a pic:

Gotta catch up on tracking. I haven't skipped tracking in livestrong, just haven't had time to move it over here.

Here goes:

Sunday -
Breakfast - none, slept in
Lunch - WW chicken Suiza, bite of buttermilk waffles w syrup (finished DS2's), slim fast pb crunch = 434
Snack - hummus, pita chips = 177.5
Dinner - 2 slices whole wheat bread, pb and jelly = 383
Snack - entertainer crackers, turkey, 1 slice muenster cheese, slim fast double dutch = 285 cals

Total cals = 1280

This was the night DH brought in a pizza. Without telling me or asking if I wanted any. I was pretty ticked. And that anger helped me not eat any of it!!

Sunday, June 20 DONE

Monday
Breakfast - 3/4 of a 1 egg, ham, mushroom, cheese omelet and 1 strawberry nutrigrain bar = 429.5 cals
Dinner- (went out to dinner with fam)
Veggie plate w 1 baked potato loaded, 1/2 cup fried okra, 1/2 cup broccoli rice casserole, 1/2 cup green beans and 1 yeast roll = 929
Dessert - shared a peach milkshake with my DS2 and mom. Estimated 1/3 = 237.6

Total = 1596 cals

Monday, June 21 DONE

Tuesday
Breakfast - 1/2 pb and j = 191.5
Lunch - 2 tortillas w 2 pieces of muenster cheese = 400
Dinner - 1/2 cup grapes, 2 slices multigrain bread, 2 slices turkey, 1 tbsp light mayo, 1 serving bbq baked lays, .75 cup of dryers mocha almond fudge ice cream = 608.5 cals

Total = 1200

Tuesday, June 22 DONE

Wednesday -
Breakfast- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 cup 2% milk, 1 peach = 261 cals
Lunch - healthy choice sweet and sour chicken = 400 cals
Snack- .75 cup Dryers PB cup ice cream
Dinner - 5 oz chicken, 1 serving rice pilaf, sauteed spinach and mushrooms, raw veg, ranch dressing, butter and oil in the cooking process = 633 cals
Evening snack - fiber one chocolate and oats

Total = 1695 cals

Wednesday, June 23 DONE


WHEW!! I'm gonna try to get back on more often and not get so far behind!

 

[pipersmom]

Sharon- Congratulations! Having your own office will be great! As far as your old boss not being happy for you..sounds like she has a personal probem to me

Jane- Welcome back! I hear you on the whole milk..Piper and I have been doing skim for about 5 yrs now, and I can't even drink whole anymore..just waaaaay too thick for me!

Aimee- I do love the Panera website..the closest ones are 30 min away though, and I won't drive that far just to eat. Glad to see you back..I hear you on being busy! I love the new blanket..awesome reminder!

Patrick- I like the quotes..and can I just say..you are an exercise monster!! I would be passed out in bed for the next 3 days if I did as much as you do!

Has anyone heard from Dawn since she checked in with us early last week? Just seems odd not to have heard from her since then, I know she has a lot going on, hopefully she's just busy and nothing else is wrong.

Got my walk in this morning and yesterday. That makes 7.5 miles so far this week, going to try for ten by Monday. Still getting blisters..after powdering and lotioning..lol. Duct tape has done wonders for one foot, but today the other one has started up. Oh well. I figure at least my shins have stopped hurting!

Tracking for yesterday-
Breakfast- Egg beaters omelette w/ ham and FF cheddar.
Lunch- Pork tenderloin on whole wheat tortilla w/ mayo.
Dinner- Lg salad, 1 slice bread w/ brummel & brown.
Snacks- Yogurt, nectarine, string cheese, Skinny Cow strawberry cheesecake ice cream, 1 mini York Pepp. Patty (I sounded like Meg Ryan in When Harry... it tasted sooooo good!)

Cals- 1196 (1310-1660)

June 23rd- Done

 

[Duchie]

Here comes another quote (btw: What's the general consensus about my quotes, Like them, hate them, they're annoying, they're motivating?)

I love 'em! I say keep them coming!

Has anyone heard from Dawn since she checked in with us early last week? Just seems odd not to have heard from her since then, I know she has a lot going on, hopefully she's just busy and nothing else is wrong.

I've been wondering the same thing. Dawn, where are you?

My Zumba DVDs came in yesterday and I tried it for the first time this morning. Um, yeah.... this is gonna take some practice. I think I'll be on the beginner disc for a while.

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

[I'd appreciate any good thoughts, vibes or prayers for her that y'all could send her way! Thank you Julie and Jane for already sending them!! Facebook is a wonderful thing!



I did buy myself a reward for finally hitting the 10 lb loss. It's a really pretty soft fuzzy blanket.

I love it! And it'll be a reminder every day. I always cover up when I'm on the couch, which is more often than it should be. LOL But I hope it'll nudge me to keep going everytime I see/use it!

LOVE the idea of something tangible as a reminder of reaching a goal! I was thinking tattoo at some point, but a blanket sounds much less painful

1 mini York Pepp. Patty (I sounded like Meg Ryan in When Harry... it tasted sooooo good!)

Please keep the quotes coming! I do read them and enjoy them

luvsJack - congrats on the new job!


egg/100 calorie bagel thin
1/2 cup cereal/milk after jazzercise
wonton soup (campbells, really good, only 150 cals/can),tortilla chips, lite applesauce cup
1 small grilled chix piece, 1/2 cup baked beans, 1/4 cup cole slaw, 1/2 cup peas/corn. I made mashed potatoes and ate NONE of them! HUGE accomplishment!!! They're one of those foods I just can't stop eating... so I thought I'd try not even starting.
35 cal fudge bar
June 23 done

so sore today, but really should go to jazzer again...maybe will take tomorrow off.

 

[gellybean]

posting from my cell. Sitting at the dealership w both boys ugh! Svc engine light came on after swim lessons. Just wanted to let y'all know I heard from Dawn this morning. She's fine but has a lot going on. She said she's going to try to get on today before they leave for Treyner's soccer thing in Ohio. Will post more when I get home. Eventually. Lol

 

[njcarita]

we'll I am off to have that molar extracted....at least it will keep me from eating much the rest of the day......

 

[stayhomemom77]

Can't seem to stop myself from weighing in nearly every day (which isn't always a positive thing) but today was a good day on the scale. As my kids say...the scale was being nice to me!!

I'm already down 3.6 from Monday's weigh in!! Talk about a shock when I stepped on the scale this morning. I hopped off and then on again at LEAST three more times to be sure it was working properly. That's a lot to lose in one week.

I'm trying not to get ahead of myself, but I can't help but think that I only need to lose 2.6 more pounds and I'll be at 20 lost total! Who hoo!! I've only been tracking since May 24th so I've done quite well in the last month. I wish there was a patting myself on the back smiley cause I'd stick that here right now. I guess I'll settle for this one.

I gotta be honest, I've done the crash dieting thing more than I care to admit. Since I was doing it right this time around, I thought it would take a lot longer to make "serious" progress but on the contrary it's been easy, fun (that's right, I said FUN!!) and quick!! Too bad it can't be like this for the entire journey. I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts though!!

Here are the hot new sandals Aimee:

And the less hot but equally new flip flops that I haven't worn yet:

And some of the tops I haven't worn yet:

I have pants too but I didn't take pics of them. I have a whole ton of size 16 and size 14 clothes (many with the tags still on) just waiting for me to put them into rotation. I have a walk in closet all to myself and the long wall directly opposite the door contains my "fits now" clothes and then the 16's are on the short wall on the right and the 14's on the short wall on the left.

Well, that's it I guess....

Later dudes!!

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Patrick – I like the quotes! Gives me something to think about when I’m needing just a little push.

Aimee – I hope your sister recovers quickly and will be home soon. I know clots are a possibility after surgery, but they can be scary to deal with and except for the medication there isn’t anything that anyone can do except hope for a quick dissolve.
Congrats on not eating the pizza. Anger can be a good thing when it keeps you from diving into something that you didn’t want and/or don’t need.

Tricia – thanks for the Dawn update. I’m glad its just hectic life getting in the way. I hope your car issue is just a quick/cheap fix (yeah right, it never is for me).

Julie – I LOVE the new sandals (and your cute pedi as well). I weigh myself almost every morning as well. That’s how I know that Thursday is my best day and of course Monday is my worst. I’m just hoping that today’s weight stays around till Monday. I’m going to really work hard this weekend to keep it that way (not going to type the numbers cause that would jinx it).

So far I've tracked everything thus far. I'm not really hungry for lunch so I'm holding off till a little later in the afternoon. I mean just because it is 12 does that mean that I have to eat now? I don't know if I'm having a delayed reaction to the food that I ate earlier in the week or what but my stomach is kind of bleh. I think I'll see if I can find a diet 7up or something to settle it down a bit.

 

[Zela]

Tracking for Yesterday

Breakfast:
2 pcs ready cooked bacon

Lunch:
2 corndogs
side salad with
1.5 c lettuce
tiny sprinkle of cheese
packet of fat free ranch
about 1 c banana pudding (made with sugar free pudding and just a few crumbles of vanilla wafers....maybe 4 total)
2 inch ear of corn

Supper:
Smoothie from Captain D's.....I couldn't find the nutritional facts online. It made me so frustrated. I just subbed a different smoothies nutritional facts from Panera Bread.....guessing its about the same:
Salad with
1c lettuce
4 olives
1 tbsp blue cheese dressing

Snack:
1/12th Sara Lee Pound Cake
about 10 corn chips
4 very small cubes of cheese
6 tbsp whipped cream(the whipped cream has been ruling my life for the last several days so I finally just threw it out so I wouldn't be tempted any more)

Total was 1662 out of 1200 to 1550. I was a little over, but I did do 3.75 miles (about an hour) at the park today so I know it balanced out.

What I am proud of:
My exercise! Yay! I really enjoyed walking/jogging at the park. I didn't break any speed barriers, but I haven't seriously exercised with motivation since January so I know I have to work back into it.

What I could have done without:
All the snacks:. I went to a couponing class with my sister-in-law at her church and we sat right by the snack table. I should have saw that one coming.

June 23rd Done

Veggies Done


and Today

Breakfast:
2 pcs already cooked bacon

Lunch:
Chicken Salad with
3 c lettuce
a light sprinkle of cheese <1/8 of a cup
packet of ranch dressing
3 oz chicken

Supper:
about 4 oz pork loin, roasted
1c lettuce
6 olives
1tbsp blue cheese dressing
1 c sugar snap peas with about 1/4 tbsp butter

Snack:
16 oz coke

Total was 1116 out of 1200 to 1550.

What I am proud of:
Eating veggies at supper. I hardly ever do that..
Also, me and my hubby took the doggies on a walk today so I got a little exercise even though today is a rest day.

What I could have done without:
The coke.....but I was having a really bad headache and I know it works when I take a Darvocet and a Coke together.

June 24th Done

Veggies Done