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

[stayhomemom77]

Hello all...hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Patrick: Here's a WHOOT WHOOT for breaking the 200 barrier!! Way to go!!

Allison: Welcome back. Happy to have you with us again.

Aimee: Hope you enjoy your Zumba and everything works out okay with the upcoming trip. Thanks for taking over the tracking. I got lazy about it this week on here but still tracked properly on WW of course.

Cary: Hope your tooth heals up soon. I'm glad you were able to find the bright side to that whole situation. And who is going to be upset about a three pound weight loss?

Personal Update:

Weighed in this morning at 242.2 which means I'm down 18.8 pounds since I started on this board a month ago. Isn't that sweet?? I'm down exactly FIVE pounds since Monday's weigh in.

I was scheduled for a pedicure (out of my own pocket money) on July 2nd but my reward for hitting 20 pounds lost was...you guessed it, a pedicure. So as long as I can shake off that last 1.2 pounds before next Friday, I get to keep my spending money (what's that Aldo, you want me to order more shoes??) because my pedi will be picked up by the family budget!! Wish me luck all...I REALLY want more shoes. (It's an addiction, what can I say?)

 

[gellybean]

Week 6 June 16 -22:

Food Journal Trackers
5+ DAYS!! -

Zela 7
Patrick 7
Gellybean 7
Amanda 7
Cary 7
Sharon 6
HanutedMansionMomma 6
Sheree 5
Leen 5

Runners Up-

Jane 3
Julie 1
Bree 3
mikesdisneymom 2
mstinson14 1


Veggie Trackers
5+ days!!! -

Zela 7
Patrick 6

Runners Up-
Jane 3
Bree 1





Way to GO everybody!!!!!

Please let me know if any of these numbers don't jive with what y'all thought you did!

For all you 5+ peeps, don't forget to update your signature tracking/veggie pics to indicate how many weeks you've tracked!!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

cereal/skim
turkey slice, ww cheese stick, 2 spoons of cottage cheese
rice crackers, roasted chick peas
1.5 light hot dogs, no bunz, 1/2 applesauce cup, 3/4 c mac and cheese
35 cal fudge bar
June 26 done

trying so hard to not overdo the carbs, or at least pair them with proteins....


hope everyone's having a good weekend

 

[pwmitch237]

Hello everyone!

Breakfast: Heavenly Ham (I woke up @ 12 noon......hehehe)
Lunch: Wheat Thins, Lean Cuisine Pizza & Snapple
Dinner: Sushi (California Roll, New Orleans Roll, and Snowcrab Niguto Roll (cucumber wrapped instead of rice wrapped).

Snack: NONE
Exercise: Busy day, gym closed before I could get there. So "Rest Day"

Daily Totals: 1632 Calories, 25.5g of fat, 104g of Sugar, 210g of Carbs, 110g of Protein

June 26 DONE!
VEGGIES DONE!

"You have a choice. You can either throw in the towel, or YOU CAN USE IT TO WIPE THE SWEAT OFF YOUR FACE!" - Gatorade

Question: would anyone mind taking over the daily quotes for next Tuesday-Thursday? I'll be out of town, and I won't be able to post..... I'll PM who ever wants to take over good quotes, if they need them.

 

[pipersmom]

Cary- I hope you heal up soon!

Lizzy- So glad you got that income boost, I know how hard it is! No game recommendations, though the tennis burns a good amount of calories

Patrick- I can do quotes T, W, Th.

So I picked up some Band-Aid brand body glide type stuff, hopefully that will help with the blistering situation, new shoes are just not in the budget. I'll try it tomorrow morning. Yesterday was a -bleh- food day, I was way under.

Tracking-
Breakfast-
Lunch-
Dinner- 4 oz boneless ribeye, fat trimmed, sugar snap peas, 1 c. baked potato w/ FF sour cream.
Snacks- WW choccy chip cookie, ff pringles, peach, Jello SF/FF pudding.

Calories- 730 (1310-1660)

Saturday June 26- Done!

 

[lizzyb5280]

Thanks pipersmom. The first six months after my disability were the worst. I didn't have STD, wasn't eligible for SSDI yet, and of course that's when I had more medical bills & interventions to pay for. Very rough way to start our marriage, but I think it made us appreciate each other even more.

Well, I didn't track calories yesterday, but I did at least keep up with what I ate:

B - none
AM snack - wheat thins, crystal light green tea
Lunch - chicken sandwich, dr. pepper
PM snack - 1 cup cucumber slices w/ approx 1 Tbsp of salad dressing (Kraft Tangy Tomato Bacon)
Dinner - Salmon burger (just the patty), sweet potato fries, sauteed zucchini & onion
Dessert - 1 oatmeal cookie

SATURDAY JUNE 26 DONE

 

[pwmitch237]

Cricket.......Cricket......Sheesh, this thread has been dead today.

Guess I'll just do my food journal. Lizzy b, sorry I've not commented on it, but I'm just so crazy busy/in general, right now...but I hope that all is well!

pipersmom - thanks for the quotes! I wouldn't want a day to go on here without them! I PM'ed you some quotes in case you didn't want to look any up.

By the way: I'll be at a camp next week at the BEACH!!! WOOHOO! So I won't be able to communicate with y'all till Friday evening.... (however, I'll still keep tracking)

Food Journal:
Breakfast: Cheerios (140)
Lunch: Tong Cho Chicken (812)
Dinner: Yogurt/Frapp/Diet Snapple (450)
Snacks: NONE!
Exercise (felt kinda bad after the Chinese, so I took it easy today, the monster didn't appear).....Treadmill: 34:04, 1.81 miles (@15% incline), (-476)

June 27 DONE!
VEGGIES DONE! (there were a whole lot of veggies in that Tong Cho)

"Even if you're ON THE RIGHT TRACK, you'll get run over IF YOU JUST SIT THERE!" - Will Rogers

 

[pwmitch237]

Good morning all. Trying to get my weigh-in on here before I leave. Ready for a surpirse...I'm at -7.8 this week at 199.2 (which means I'm still under 200!)

Alright all! See you on Friday!

"One should EAT TO LIVE, not LIVE TO EAT." - Molière

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Good morning all. Trying to get my weigh-in on here before I leave. Ready for a surpirse...I'm at -7.8 this week at 199.2 (which means I'm still under 200!)

Alright all! See you on Friday!

"One should EAT TO LIVE, not LIVE TO EAT." - Molière

WOW! Congrats!! Your hard work is paying off

 

[Tricia1972]

As soon as I read this thread title, I immediately identified! I spent most of my life on Skinny Island. I had one bounce up the scale before three more bounces up when I got pregnant. Each time I was able to work hard and come back down in a relatively short period of time.

This last bounce up sent me into a tailspin, so I thought. I realized though that my tailspin set me bounding up. Last August my job was downsized, and I was suddenly out of work, for the first time in my life. I'd never had a problem finding employment before, and thought that it'd be no different for me now. I had so much more experience and so much more to offer.

Then came rejection after rejection. I got more and more down on myself and fell to my "safe harbor" Candy, sweets and desserts. Bags of candy at a time, boxes of donuts, and at least two helpings of whatever dessert I was near. I got to the point that I'd go to the gas station, solely to get a box of donuts. Which I'd eat all 6 of.

Doubt of my self worth crept into other areas of my life, and I didn't see my value to anyone. Nobody wanted me, and I couldn't do anything for anyone. Despite very real results stating otherwise (I was a volunteer junkie and was being promoted to leadership positions in PTO, Cub Scouts and at Church), I hated myself and didn't feel useful. Open another box of donuts, repeat.

I started off last summer as a size 8, sailed up to a size 10, bounded past size 12 to a size 14, and then crept up to a size 16 and on up to a too tight she shouldn't wear that size 16. I couldn't bring myself to buy size 18 clothes, and I still couldn't get my hand out of the doughnut box.

My husband and I argue very rarely, but I had a breakdown in the middle of a doozie fight. When the sniping started, I grabbed another doughnut (literally) and sat upstairs licking my wounds and feeling very sorry for myself. He came upstairs and we talked, and I broke down sobbing. Out came my whole story. That doughnut that I had was my last.

I started with just giving up sweet treats, and have lost some weight. I am now ready to take the next step and start eating more healthy all around, and begin exercising more.

So let me introduce myself to the other residents at Skinny Island

My name is Tricia, and my screen name is Tricia1972
My goal for fitness is to get my weight down in the 120s to 130 and exercise more.
Food that is hardest to eat in moderation - anything in the sweets family.
Favorite good for me food is spinach salad and fruits
Favorite form of exercise is walking and step aerobics.
My goal for myself when I get to Skinny Island is to finally wear that vintage little black dress again on a date with my DH
My family:
Scott - DH and my best friend
Austin - DS1 7 years old, will be 8 in November
Connor - DS2 4 years old, will be 40 in October
Peyton - DS3 2 years old, seems to be raising himself. Such an orderly and responsible little guy.


Here is me at my biggest (well close to it). These are from Disney in January 2010
The family, including not so skinny mom.

"nice" side shot of all my body *sigh*

Here is what I "should" look like. This is from April 2007

even back in 2005

Looking forward to getting to know you all better on our journey to Skinny Island.

 

[Duchie]

Wow.... I've been running around for the past several days trying to get things ready for my family. I've had time to read briefly, but not so much on the posting thing. So I need to get caught up:

Julie - cute pedi! I know what it's like to want to weigh every day and I have to force myself NOT to do it. My weight tends to fluctuate a lot and I'm too easily discouraged on the up days, if that makes any sense.

Aimee, sorry I didn't answer you sooner on the Zumba. I've only been able to try it for a couple of days and so far I like it, but it is hard. I'm just not that coordinated. It was much easier this morning, though, so I must be getting better. One of my friends asked me about it the other day, so when they came over for game night we tried a little. The guys had a good laugh at us and we were laughing right along with them. So I think it will be fun once I get a little better.

Hi Allison and welcome back! I know what you mean about life throwing you curveballs and falling back into old habits. But I'm really proud that you picked yourself up and dusted yourself off so quickly. When it happened to me, it took me 5 years to get back on track.

Patrick..... just..... WOW!!!! That's an amazing loss for this week! Keep up the good work and we'll see you when you get back from camp.

As for me, this week I'm -2.2. As I mentioned, my family is coming here for the holiday. All. Of. Them. And I have a big family My brother and grandmother are coming in today and the rest on Friday. My GM will tell me I'm too skinny (Italian, don't cha know) and try to get me to eat more. Plus we'll be going to a bunch of good places to eat (I'm thinking of hitting a few places from Triple D). Plus I'll be drinking - a LOT (my family makes me a little ) So yeah, I"ll have a gain next week.

I might not be around much this week but I'll read when I can.

 

[tlenzendorf]

Hey everybody! I'm sorry I haven't been around very much these last few weeks. It has just been crazy busy! I haven't had the computer on for the last week much except to do my class. I started the pre-reqs for the nursing program at our local technical college. My one and only class is an accelerated 6-week four year college transfer class. I'm taking Psychology and its 16 weeks of course work in a 6 week online session Right now I don't really have much time for a life at all! Today is officially the half way point, though.

I have really noticed a change in my eating habits without the food tracking. It is soooo easy to not pay attention and go right back when you don't have to account for what went in your mouth. I need to really get back to doing it. I think that until I finish my class I will just do it in a notebook I keep handy for class instead of here since its debatable whether I will have time here.

Anyhow, off to stand on the scale. This should be interesting!

 

[pipersmom]

Morning all! I've been putting off this post all morning, LOL. I'm at 0 change this week...bleh. Admittedly it's better than a gain, and I'm hoping it's partially because of TOM, but we'll see. I'm also wondering if any of it could be muscle gain, I walked a bit over 10 miles this week, and that was my first week of consistent exercise. At any rate, onward and up..well..hopefully DOWNward.

Patrick- Awesome job!! I got the quotes in my pm box, thank you I'll let you know which ones I use and which ones I don't.

Tricia- Welcome! I've never been skinny, but I'm looking forward to my first time island visit You have a beautiful family.

Barb- Good to see you posting! Try to think positive, maybe you won't gain this week. I totally get you on the family stress thing.

Tracking yesterday-

Breakfast- egg beater FF cheese omelette, center cut bacon.
Lunch- Lowfat shrimp eggrolls.
Dinner- Huge salad w/ FF feta and turkey, RF 3 cheese Ranch.
Snacks- Latte bar, cherry pot pie w/ FF cool whip..not my best choice, but I stayed in range!

Cals- 1324 (1310-1660)

June 27- Done!

 

[shellabell]

As soon as I read this thread title, I immediately identified! I spent most of my life on Skinny Island. I had one bounce up the scale before three more bounces up when I got pregnant. Each time I was able to work hard and come back down in a relatively short period of time.

This last bounce up sent me into a tailspin, so I thought. I realized though that my tailspin set me bounding up. Last August my job was downsized, and I was suddenly out of work, for the first time in my life. I'd never had a problem finding employment before, and thought that it'd be no different for me now. I had so much more experience and so much more to offer.

Then came rejection after rejection. I got more and more down on myself and fell to my "safe harbor" Candy, sweets and desserts. Bags of candy at a time, boxes of donuts, and at least two helpings of whatever dessert I was near. I got to the point that I'd go to the gas station, solely to get a box of donuts. Which I'd eat all 6 of.

Doubt of my self worth crept into other areas of my life, and I didn't see my value to anyone. Nobody wanted me, and I couldn't do anything for anyone. Despite very real results stating otherwise (I was a volunteer junkie and was being promoted to leadership positions in PTO, Cub Scouts and at Church), I hated myself and didn't feel useful. Open another box of donuts, repeat.

I started off last summer as a size 8, sailed up to a size 10, bounded past size 12 to a size 14, and then crept up to a size 16 and on up to a too tight she shouldn't wear that size 16. I couldn't bring myself to buy size 18 clothes, and I still couldn't get my hand out of the doughnut box.

My husband and I argue very rarely, but I had a breakdown in the middle of a doozie fight. When the sniping started, I grabbed another doughnut (literally) and sat upstairs licking my wounds and feeling very sorry for myself. He came upstairs and we talked, and I broke down sobbing. Out came my whole story. That doughnut that I had was my last.

I started with just giving up sweet treats, and have lost some weight. I am now ready to take the next step and start eating more healthy all around, and begin exercising more.

So let me introduce myself to the other residents at Skinny Island

My name is Tricia, and my screen name is Tricia1972
My goal for fitness is to get my weight down in the 120s to 130 and exercise more.
Food that is hardest to eat in moderation - anything in the sweets family.
Favorite good for me food is spinach salad and fruits
Favorite form of exercise is walking and step aerobics.
My goal for myself when I get to Skinny Island is to finally wear that vintage little black dress again on a date with my DH
My family:
Scott - DH and my best friend
Austin - DS1 7 years old, will be 8 in November
Connor - DS2 4 years old, will be 40 in October
Peyton - DS3 2 years old, seems to be raising himself. Such an orderly and responsible little guy.


Here is me at my biggest (well close to it). These are from Disney in January 2010
The family, including not so skinny mom.

"nice" side shot of all my body *sigh*

Here is what I "should" look like. This is from April 2007

even back in 2005

Looking forward to getting to know you all better on our journey to Skinny Island.

Welcome Tricia

I am down 1 ounce today; however, I thought I was going to gain so I'm happy

Hopefully next week I will lose a little more. I am half pound from being in the 1's.

Hope everyone has a great week!!

 

[luvsJack]

I am just not sure whether to put my weight in today or wait until tomorrow after ww weigh in. The two scales that I have used in the past just don't seem to be right at all. (of course, I may get there tomorrow night and be sorely disappointed too! )

I have done fairly well the past few days but haven't tracked every thing, so today I am making sure I am tracking EVERYTHING that goes in my mouth and making sure I get more than enough water (I know water weight might be an issue this weigh in)

Saturday was completely off. We went to a local water/swim park for the day and I packed a picnic lunch. We got there and were unpacking it all when I realized that I had packed NOTHING that I could really eat without shooting way above my points. I did have diet drinks and only ate small amounts so hopefully I did ok. It was soooo hot, seems like I would have sweated off any extra calories!

Sunday was dgd's first birthday! She got more toys and clothes than any one year old really ought to have. She was so funny when she would open a gift. She and her daddy would open it together, she would look at it and then he would try to hand it off to her mom so they could open another one. She would give him this look like "EXCUSE ME!!" She would actually get up and go across the room chasing down her new toy. We laughed at her and it took forever to open everything but it was lots of fun. I didn't eat any cake! But I did have one scoop of chocolate ice cream.

Walked 2 miles last night and am planning to walk again this evening. My plan is to eventually walk every evening and use the Wii each morning. Started walking this week, will begin the Wii next week.

Welcome Tricia

And thanks to everyone for the congrats and well wishes on the new position. I am excited about the change and everyone seems to be getting used to the idea.


Hope everyone has a terrific day!!

 

[stayhomemom77]

Welcome Tricia...good to have you here.

PATRICK...YOU ROCK!! Way to go! What an AMAZING week!! Have a great time and see you next week!

I am down 3.8 this week. I bounced back up a tiny bit from Friday's weigh in but I am thrilled with my weight just the same.

I do ww online though and I was ticked when it told me I was losing weight too fast and to see my doctor about how to slow down the weight loss. BUT, I'm NOT losing weight too fast. I lost 10.8 my first week, 0 the second week, 2 the third week and 1 the fourth week so it's not like this 3.8 is a consistent thing like it told me it was. I was about that. What a .

Anyway, I'm down a total of 17.6 lbs for the month of June. Doesn't that totally ROCK??

Have a great Monday everyone!!

 

[Duchie]

UGH!!! It begins already.....

When everyone is here this week we are celebrating my grandmother's 98th birthday so DSis wanted to order a cake. I directed her to a place called Nothing Bundt Cakes because they have a fab lemon cake (my GM's favorite). DSis called me to discuss which flavor to get in addition to the lemon and we both agreed that the pineapple upside down one sounded delicious. But I suggested a different one that might have a broader appeal (and, selfishly I admit, I might not like as well so I could more easily turn down.)

So I just got an email from my sis. She ordered the cakes, but then added a little "upside down surprise" that is supposed to be just for her and me.

Mind you, this is the same sister who had lap band surgery so she could lose weight but then didn't change how she eats at all so she ended up gaining a lot of the weight right back.

Geez, they aren't even here yet and they're starting to get to me. It's going to be a long week.

 

[Duchie]

Almost forgot....

Welcome aboard Tricia! We're glad to have you!

 

[gellybean]

Things are nutballs on my end.

We made an impromptu trip to San Antonio Saturday to eat at my brother's new restaurant and ended up spending the night, again with no bags packed.
I really need to start keeping a bag packed in the car.

We were headed to the outlet mall on the way back and I was excited to get some walking in, but as we were eating breakfast we got a phone call about my sister.

She's not doing well.... at all. They had to transport her Sunday to a larger hospital here in Austin from the small town one she was in. She started passing blood. So she's bleeding internally somewhere. So they are trying to thin her blood for the clots but the thinning is making her bleed from her surgery incisions and internally.

They can't let her blood clot but they can't let her bleed out.

It's a sticky sticky balance. And one they are having trouble finding.

They have her in intermediate care and are watching her through a little fishbowl window bump out that juts into her room. So the nurse can stand and watch her without coming into the room every 5 mins.

They put her on heparin shots this time (apparently they tried some other type of shot in the beginning) and are having to go in and stop the bleeding with silver nitrate. It's literally two steps forward, two steps back.

My oldest sister has my sick sister's kids here in town, watching them.
We are trying to keep them busy. They are supposed to come over this afternoon to watch DS2 while I take DS7 to the dentist for his fillings.

I'll admit I'm emotionally eating.

Some.

I had a bad day Saturday eating wise. Ate everything in site practically. Which was the majority of the reason that we left town. I knew I had to get out of the house or the eating wasn't going to stop.

Yesterday I did ok. Will track it later. 1300 cals or so. But my two days (Thurs and Sat) of emotional eating put me

up +2.8 lbs this week.


Which honestly I'm ok with. I know why... and I also have learned that I generally gain back after I have a big loss. I'm still down more than 2 weeks ago so that's a positive. The pattern I've learned is... stay the same the week of my cycle, maybe a small gain even, then a big loss, then a medium gain then a avg loss two weeks in a row, then my cycle again with small gain.

My body is crazy apparently.

Part of the reason for the gain after a big loss is probably evening out to a more realistic loss than the scale first showed and part of it I think I get a little lax after a big loss. Like oh... I lost, woo hoo I can eat again. Which is ridiculous but at least I'm learning this about myself.


And to top everything else off, DH is out of town on business. I hate when he's gone. And for him to be gone when I'm already a wreck emotionally/stressed/worried etc, is worse than normal.


Sorry I haven't been on much. Just hard to find time to plug in.

Welcome Tricia!! We have another Tricia... we'll have to come up with a nickname for one of you.

Patrick!! WAY to kill it!!! Have a great time at camp!!

Julie! Awesome loss!!

Barb! Hang in there! My family drives me bat *(%! crazy sometimes so I know what you mean!! No worries about not answering me on Zumba. I was just teasing that you ordering it is what gave me the idea! Glad it's getting easier!

Amanda - no gain/loss is way better than a gain !! WOOT!

Tricia L- hang in there!! That psych class sounds INSANE! for being half way through!!

Shellabell- Congrats on not gaining when you thought you were gonna!

Lizzy - Glad you see the silver lining to your marriage starting out so stressful! Hope you like your Wii!!

 

[Tricia1972]

Aimee, I am so sorry to read about your sister. I'll add her to my prayer list.

I could be TriciaN