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

[gellybean]

Anna114- I always post my weekly loss/gain and then pm/email my actual weight and total weightloss/gain to Dawn. She verifies the number she has with what we think our total loss/gain is, then posts our total weight change and total loss for the group!

HTH!!



I am finally heading home today. I have been reading the thread on my blackberry but it's not as easy to post. I'm really looking forward to getting my laptop back!! I missed u guys! Missed the support and my weightloss tools.
I am uber anxious to see what my scale is gonna say. I started out doing well and as the week went on and I got farther and farther out of my routine, I made not so great choices. And I should have calculated cals the old school way or at least tried to. So we'll see tomorrow morning. Either way I'm gonna own it and I'll be started back at the gym tomorrow!!
to all the new joiners!!

Welcome home Jasperann!!! My beagle's name is Jasper, too! What are the odd's two Amy/Aimee's would have two Jasper beagles?

Safe travels home, Dawn and fam! Can't wait to have u back on here and read all about ur trip!!


C u all soon as I get back home! :

 

[Anna114]

Anna114- I always post my weekly loss/gain and then pm/email my actual weight and total weightloss/gain to Dawn. She verifies the number she has with what we think our total loss/gain is, then posts our total weight change and total loss for the group!

HTH!!



You're a peach! Thanks.

 

[luvsJack]

Another weekend has come to an end and also the end of spring break week (I still have another week off but dd goes back to school tomorrow). This weekend was spent running and it seems like eating!

Friday night dh decided he wanted fish from a local take out place. I got boiled shrimp for a better choice and YUCK! It was awful! Won't be returning there. Saturday night we took dd to the movies to see Alice in Wonderland (absolutely wonderful!) and grabbed supper at Wendy's. I like their salads, but wonder about the calorie counts and I am not even sure they have low-fat dressings. I told dh, we CANNOT be doing this anymore. I would prefer no fast food places and I need to be able to plan ahead for the places we do eat out so I know they have better choices for me (and choices that do taste good!).

Today it turned cold and rainy again, so we spent the day watching movies. Watched Twilight and then dd saw that New Moon was on PPV. Just couldn't resist! Had popcorn for lunch and cereal for supper--very odd food day!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

hey everyone

stayed same weight again this week...had spring break off last week (stayed home), went to jazzercise 6 out of 7 days, went to bed hungry a few nights...

so mad!

I think I should journal my food but keep convincing myself I can keep track in my head. hmmm.

 

[Duchie]

Good morning, everyone!

Well, this week I was +0.3. Not sure why or how that happened, since I've been pretty strict. I went back and reviewd the week: Exercise - check. Staying within points/calories every day - check. Drinking lots of water - check.

I'm really disappointed about this. My head knows it's normal, but the rest of me is really having a hard time. My motivation is kind of low right now.

I'm also wondering if I'm having an issue with the new scale I bought. It seems to be stuck on one number, never moving or fluctuating at all. I started playing around with it last week, weighing myself at different times throughout the day, and wearing different clothes (everything from jeans/sweats and shoes to just undies) and it was ALWAYS the same. By comparison, my old scale would fluctuate at least a little bit each time. Do scales sometimes develop a "memory" issue? I'm thinking about returning it and trying another one, or just sticking with the old scale. What do you guys think?

 

[luvsJack]

I'm also wondering if I'm having an issue with the new scale I bought. It seems to be stuck on one number, never moving or fluctuating at all. I started playing around with it last week, weighing myself at different times throughout the day, and wearing different clothes (everything from jeans/sweats and shoes to just undies) and it was ALWAYS the same. By comparison, my old scale would fluctuate at least a little bit each time. Do scales sometimes develop a "memory" issue? I'm thinking about returning it and trying another one, or just sticking with the old scale. What do you guys think?

Do you still have the old scale? What does it say?

It really sounds like a scale problem to me. When I tried LA Weightloss, one of their recommendations was to not wear jeans to weigh in because jeans weigh a couple of pounds by themselves. My friend weighed in with jeans on and then went behind a screen and took them off; it made a big difference.
So just the jeans should have made a difference, not to mention the shoes!

 

[luvsJack]

I am down!! -1 lb

Would have loved to have seen more of a loss but with all the eating out we did last week--I will take it gladly. Getting in that exercise every day really made a difference for me.

 

[GoofyWife]

Good morning, everyone!

I'm also wondering if I'm having an issue with the new scale I bought. It seems to be stuck on one number, never moving or fluctuating at all. I started playing around with it last week, weighing myself at different times throughout the day, and wearing different clothes (everything from jeans/sweats and shoes to just undies) and it was ALWAYS the same. By comparison, my old scale would fluctuate at least a little bit each time. Do scales sometimes develop a "memory" issue? I'm thinking about returning it and trying another one, or just sticking with the old scale. What do you guys think?

Is it a regular scale or electronic? If electronic, maybe try changing the battery

 

[GoofyWife]

so I'm going to try to use some of the many lessons from Weight Watchers and break my goal into manageable smaller goals, the first one is 25 lbs by the middle of May ...

 

[Duchie]

Do you still have the old scale? What does it say?

It really sounds like a scale problem to me. When I tried LA Weightloss, one of their recommendations was to not wear jeans to weigh in because jeans weigh a couple of pounds by themselves. My friend weighed in with jeans on and then went behind a screen and took them off; it made a big difference.
So just the jeans should have made a difference, not to mention the shoes!

The old scale would fluctuate at least a little bit each time.

Is it a regular scale or electronic? If electronic, maybe try changing the battery

It's electronic and brand new, so the batteries are new as well.

I think I'm going to return it and try to find another one. Any suggestions? This one is a WW (made by Conair) that I got at Target for around $25.

 

[dislvr74]

I'm down 1.2 this week. I wasn't always so great about staying within my calories and my workouts weren't as consistent as I would like, so I think I can credit increasing my fiber intake with causing the weight loss.

I'm home much of this week for spring break. The couple of days that I am working will be very quiet and very close to the vending machine. I will be quite happy if I just maintain this week. I looked at my weight chart and last year I gained over 5 pounds during spring break while I was repainting almost the entire house! I'm making a list of projects this morning and will be very focused on getting my runs done this week.

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Good morning everyone. I read some of the above posts. congrats to the people who posted a loss this week. And to those of us who didn't (and I am one) hang in there. It's so easy to get discouraged. Just remember, our bodies are going to fluctuate and we can end up gaining even though we did everything right if, for example, we are around that time of the month. You just never know. For instance, on Friday, I was up 5 pounds!! No reason for it - I had been good with my eating and with my exercising. But, it must have been water retention because I lost most of that 5 pounds over the weekend. So, hang in. Don't get discouraged. We can do this. Skinny island is just over the horizon!

Oh, and I am +.6for the week. I may never get that gosh darn palm tree.

 

[shellabell]

Good Monday morning,

I am up .2 today. Considering how the week started out I am happy that it wasn't more. I did better this weekend; I got up saturday for my running class and I tracked my calories on Sparkpeople. I still ate out, but I made better choices. Now I am hoping for a loss this week. Told myself when I lose 5lbs I'll treat myself to a massage, and I really need it

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Up 1 from last week, but still down 4.5 overall. I knew it would be up because I ate a lot of junk this weekend and didn't get as much exercise as I should. But, I shall soldier on!!

Congrats to those still losing!!

 

[Jasperann]

Sorry I've been MIA the last few days. Getting back in the routine is really hard...lol I did horrible on food choices this weekend. I didn't pack my lunch for work and ended up with fast food both days. Which of course probably is accountable for my gain, even if it is mostly water weight. I'm sure the extra calories I ate because of it has something to do with it too.

So I am +1.6 from two weeks ago... I think?? I could be off a little bit. I didn't record it anywhere and I sent it to Dawn on here.

I followed this over from DizneyDawn's trip report and hope its not tool late to jump in! I think this is a great idea - dieting and Disney. I haven't had a chance to read the entire thread, but I'll catch up this weekend to motivate myself for a fresh (another) start!

Welcome. I too had an issue with Ice Cream. I discovered if I ate it out of a measuring cup, (usually have two servings and eat it out of 1 cup) I feel satisfied and I don't go back for more. In the past I would eat a huge bowl of the stuff... I haven't been doing it lately, but I use to save the calories for the ice cream everyday. On the days that I didn't save the calories, I would tell myself that I would work the calories off then have the ice cream. But when I was done working out I didn't ever want to spend the calories on the ice cream.

Morning! Had no internet in the keys and at POP now. Leaving tom morning early. I cleared out my inbox and sent files so you all should be able to post your weight there. SORRY!

Having the best trip ever and can't wait to get back and catch up on you all! Miss ya guys!

Can't wait to read your TR! Hope you have a safe trip back home.

Thanks, When I say skinny pants that just means its the smallest size of pants that I've bought for 20 years. They are no mean "skinny jeans" in the true sense of the word. I'm just thrilled that I was able to fit into them. I still have a lot more weight to go before I ever fit in truly "skinny jeans". Congrats on the water and the exercise. I say go for the popcorn if that is what you want. Then if you still need some protein (that's usually where I'm low) I'll eat a hardboiled egg white or some yogurt. Both low in calories and will boost the one area that is low. I'm really liking SparkPeople. I feel like I'm getting a more balance diet.

I have some 'skinny jeans' that aren't really skinny jeans that I can't wait to fit back into... it will mean I am as small as I was when I was in my early 20s. That is an awesome accomplishment and I can so understand...

Yesterday was a good calorie day, but it was pretty much forced on me. I had to take my oldest for some tests and didn't get to eat much in the morning and then was stuck in the waiting room for 4 hours with only some 100 calorie cookies and an orange. I could have really blown it on dinner but had a 1/2 sandwich and 1/2 salad at Panera. I even splurged on a tuna salad sandwich since I knew it wouldn't put me over on calories. If you have a Panera Bread near you, check out their website. They've updated their nutritional guide. You can now "build your meal" selecting the items you choose and then you can take items off (I removed the pecans and cheese from my salad and the extra mayo from my sandwich) it really gives you a more accurate nutritional count.

Missed going to the gym this morning, but we worked out in the yard pulling weeds.

Panera Bread is so yummy. I have to stay away from it. I once ate a chicken sandwich that they have. It sounded like it would be healthy for you. It was only half a sandwich... but when I got home from work that day and found out how many calories I ate I was in shock. It was over 600 calories for a half of a sandwich!

I am finally heading home today. I have been reading the thread on my blackberry but it's not as easy to post. I'm really looking forward to getting my laptop back!! I missed u guys! Missed the support and my weightloss tools.
I am uber anxious to see what my scale is gonna say. I started out doing well and as the week went on and I got farther and farther out of my routine, I made not so great choices. And I should have calculated cals the old school way or at least tried to. So we'll see tomorrow morning. Either way I'm gonna own it and I'll be started back at the gym tomorrow!!
to all the new joiners!!

I've missed you! I didn't remember that you were out of town! So glad you will be back. I'm also owning it today and starting back on my elliptical today. I think I might even start back on the biggest loser game. I could do the long one that last for like 12 weeks or something.

Welcome home Jasperann!!! My beagle's name is Jasper, too! What are the odd's two Amy/Aimee's would have two Jasper beagles?

That is so funny! OMG! Very interesting that we would both have beagles AND name them Jasper. I've been in love with the name Jasper forever. I wanted to name my kids Jasper but never did... so when we got the dog that was the only name I could call him. Twilight helped a little with it too... Now we are thinking of getting another one and naming her Alice or Bella.

C u all soon as I get back home!

Hope you have a safe trip home!

Friday night dh decided he wanted fish from a local take out place. I got boiled shrimp for a better choice and YUCK! It was awful! Won't be returning there. Saturday night we took dd to the movies to see Alice in Wonderland (absolutely wonderful!) and grabbed supper at Wendy's. I like their salads, but wonder about the calorie counts and I am not even sure they have low-fat dressings. I told dh, we CANNOT be doing this anymore. I would prefer no fast food places and I need to be able to plan ahead for the places we do eat out so I know they have better choices for me (and choices that do taste good!).

I can relate to the not wanting fast food any more... it makes you feel yucky and it usually doesn't taste good. Especially if you have been eating healthy. My family can't understand why I can't stand Mickey D's fries, but all I taste is grease when i eat them now.

Today it turned cold and rainy again, so we spent the day watching movies. Watched Twilight and then dd saw that New Moon was on PPV. Just couldn't resist! Had popcorn for lunch and cereal for supper--very odd food day!

Had you seen New Moon already? I liked New Moon a ton more than Twilight. It was more in line with how I felt about the books. I hope they keep the same director for the other ones. The first director, although she loved the books, didn't do them justice.

hey everyone

stayed same weight again this week...had spring break off last week (stayed home), went to jazzercise 6 out of 7 days, went to bed hungry a few nights...

so mad!

I think I should journal my food but keep convincing myself I can keep track in my head. hmmm.

Keeping track of your food will really open your eyes. I try to do it in my head sometimes and then I find that I have forgotten somethings in my addition when I go to log the food at the end of the day. So now I log my food in the morning... then I know what I am planning to eat and how much it's costing me. (I treat my calories like money I have to spend each day... It just works better for me like that)

Good morning, everyone!

Well, this week I was +0.3. Not sure why or how that happened, since I've been pretty strict. I went back and reviewd the week: Exercise - check. Staying within points/calories every day - check. Drinking lots of water - check.

I'm really disappointed about this. My head knows it's normal, but the rest of me is really having a hard time. My motivation is kind of low right now.

I'm also wondering if I'm having an issue with the new scale I bought. It seems to be stuck on one number, never moving or fluctuating at all. I started playing around with it last week, weighing myself at different times throughout the day, and wearing different clothes (everything from jeans/sweats and shoes to just undies) and it was ALWAYS the same. By comparison, my old scale would fluctuate at least a little bit each time. Do scales sometimes develop a "memory" issue? I'm thinking about returning it and trying another one, or just sticking with the old scale. What do you guys think?

Sounds like your scale is broken... Especially if it stays the same no matter what. If you have changed scales there could also be a difference too... your original may have been calibrated wrong or off a little bit. (not sure if that is the right use of that word..) If that is the case then a new scale could read more or less than your original one. Just give yourself a week when changing a scale. Then the following week you would know if there is a true weight loss or gain. But it still sounds like your new one is broken... I have two scales (three if you count the wii) and they all vary from each other, they are usually with in a pound of each other though.

I am down!! -1 lb

Would have loved to have seen more of a loss but with all the eating out we did last week--I will take it gladly. Getting in that exercise every day really made a difference for me.

Congrats on a loss!

so I'm going to try to use some of the many lessons from Weight Watchers and break my goal into manageable smaller goals, the first one is 25 lbs by the middle of May ...

A couple of the ladies on here are doing the same thing. I think it is a great idea. I may do it too. I could do 20 pounds by the end of May... Does that sound like to much weight for two months??? I don't want to set myself up for failure...

I'm down 1.2 this week. I wasn't always so great about staying within my calories and my workouts weren't as consistent as I would like, so I think I can credit increasing my fiber intake with causing the weight loss.

Fiber and protein are the two things that help me with weight loss... usually it is Apples and cheese...lmao

I'm home much of this week for spring break. The couple of days that I am working will be very quiet and very close to the vending machine. I will be quite happy if I just maintain this week. I looked at my weight chart and last year I gained over 5 pounds during spring break while I was repainting almost the entire house! I'm making a list of projects this morning and will be very focused on getting my runs done this week.

You didn't have us last year... so I'm sure that will make a difference too...

Good morning everyone. I read some of the above posts. congrats to the people who posted a loss this week. And to those of us who didn't (and I am one) hang in there. It's so easy to get discouraged. Just remember, our bodies are going to fluctuate and we can end up gaining even though we did everything right if, for example, we are around that time of the month. You just never know. For instance, on Friday, I was up 5 pounds!! No reason for it - I had been good with my eating and with my exercising. But, it must have been water retention because I lost most of that 5 pounds over the weekend. So, hang in. Don't get discouraged. We can do this. Skinny island is just over the horizon!

Oh, and I am +.6for the week. I may never get that gosh darn palm tree.

I may have to give the palm tree back... But I'm positive you will get the palm tree! I can't wait to see it on your posts!

Good Monday morning,

I am up .2 today. Considering how the week started out I am happy that it wasn't more. I did better this weekend; I got up saturday for my running class and I tracked my calories on Sparkpeople. I still ate out, but I made better choices. Now I am hoping for a loss this week. Told myself when I lose 5lbs I'll treat myself to a massage, and I really need it

Hope everyone has a great day!

.2 pounds could be just about anything... don't worry about it to much especially if you know you are making good choices. You are heading in the right direction and you will reach your first goal of 5lbs in no time! A massage sounds great! For my first five pounds I treated myself to a pedi... it was so nice. I think the next 5 pounds will be a new book. There is a book coming out in May that I really want.

Hope everyone has a great day! I'll check back in later!

 

[ski_mom]

I'm up 1 for the week . It's really my fault though - bad, bad choices over the weekend (again!). But, I'm owning it and moving on. This is a new week and I'm still 6.5 pounds less than when I started this! I've got so far to go though that sometimes that seems like a drop in the bucket, but it's better than gaining, which is what I used to do!

 

[ancestry]

-1 for the week. -8 in all.

 

[GoofyWife]

Welcome. I too had an issue with Ice Cream. I discovered if I ate it out of a measuring cup, (usually have two servings and eat it out of 1 cup) I feel satisfied and I don't go back for more. In the past I would eat a huge bowl of the stuff... I haven't been doing it lately, but I use to save the calories for the ice cream everyday. On the days that I didn't save the calories, I would tell myself that I would work the calories off then have the ice cream. But when I was done working out I didn't ever want to spend the calories on the ice cream.


A couple of the ladies on here are doing the same thing. I think it is a great idea. I may do it too. I could do 20 pounds by the end of May... Does that sound like to much weight for two months??? I don't want to set myself up for failure...

Thanks for the great idea about the ice cream - if it wasn't for my skinny son who asks for it for dessert, I probably wouldnt buy it as much. I do try to buy the individual weight watcher cups of ice cream once in a while - most of the time they will satisfy my cravings.

I may also revise my goal to between 20-25 lbs by the end of May - I agree, I don't want to set myself up for failure!

 

[Anna114]

Just keep in mind you are looking to lose 2 pounds a week. That will get a little difficult towards the end, IMHO, unless you take to exercising.

 

[gellybean]

+/- 0.0


I am beyond confused. I went to my mom's for an entire week. No gym, no internet, no support group. I did well in the beginning and gradually slipped more and more by the end of the week. I ate ice cream, ate chips, didn't measure any portions, etc.


And I'm exactly the same weight as I was two weeks ago, the last official weigh in I did because I can't really count last week's at my mom's because of scale discrepancy.

The even more confusing part is when I weighed in at mom's the first morning I was there, I was +3 from the scale I have at home and lost those 3 lbs while at mom's, weighing in on her scale everyday. I thought that might translate to a loss on my scale since I had been up on her scale and then gradually went down on her scale.

But no.


To say I'm befuzzled is a bit of an understatement.

I am gonna get back on livestrong and track and I'm going to the gym again this afternoon and planning on getting 5 days in this week.

But what do you do when you gain weight working out and tracking points and lose weight when you don't workout and don't track points?


I know deep down somewhere that it could be water retention or loss of muscle mass or I could be eating too little or too many cals on livestrong. I know all that. But it is really frustrating to be really truly trying for the first time, not some fad diet or quick fix but the RIGHT way and not see the scale budge. I've lost 2.8 lbs in FIVE WEEKS! In five weeks on WW, without working out, I lost 16lbs. (November 08) I know that I should be taking solace in the loss of inches, but I really hate my scale right now.

It's sad that I have programmed myself to trust a number on a scale before I trust myself. I know I'm doing what is right and better for my body, but yet I feel like a failure if the scale doesn't show that I've made any progress. It's hard to overcome years of training that mandate a number as the only indicator of sucess or failure with the battle of the bulge.

I will keep trying. I will not give up. I will not be discouraged.


I will not begrudge the weeks it's going to take me to lose the same amount I could lose in days if I was doing this the wrong way.

I will not begrudge the time the gym is taking away from my couch pototo tendancies.

I will not begrudge the months it may take me to find that perfect sweet spot of weight loss tools and strategies to lose that magic 2 lbs a week.

I will not begrudge the plus size dress I'll have to buy for the wedding this summer because there's no way I'm gonna lose weight fast enough to make it to a size 16 by July.


I'm doing this for me. It's a marathon, not a sprint. AND I am DETERMINED to enjoy the journey.