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

[hanutedmansionmomma]

What ARE YOU happy about today?[/QUOTE]

I am happy it is nice out and it's Saturday!

Is anyone else in a bad psychological dieting place? I have been having to fight the desire to just call it a day for days.

This isn't a very sunny response, but I feel this way EVERY day. I too am very tired of having to have a debate in my head over every little thing I eat. And then to show restraint for days, weeks, and still weigh the same or one pound less maybe drives me bananas. There's just so much I want to do that requires me to be alive longer that I keep it up as much as I can...

So in the end - figure out about you. Why you want it for you.

Commit to something for you that you have wanted to do thin.

I want to go to Italy.

Italy fat does not sound like a good time.

Italy with my thighs rubbing as I walk up and down stairs in towns that are old as dirt and worrying about squeezing between chairs at a quaint restaurant looking over the sea does not sound fun.

Dawn - one of my goals is to take the transatlantic cruise and go to ITALY when I'm 50. I can't wait to be there and be HEALTHY and fit and yes, thin.

One more thing...I am not going to eat any Easter candy. I ate 3 mini twix yesterday, and that's enough. If I start I won't stop. I didn't buy very much, but enough to get me in trouble. Heck, I already know what it tastes like and lord knows I've eaten my weight in candy many times over, so I am not going to wake up on Monday regretting anything. there I said it, it's in writing and now I will stick to it!!.

Have a good weekend islanders!

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

So far the day is going pretty good. Just tracked my breakfast and lunch, really need to boost the water to even get close to goal.

We've got to go out shopping for supplies for dinner tomorrow and the week. If the weather holds I'm going to get out for a nice long walk.

Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!!

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Well, I'm feeling better about things today. My stomach is not hurting, which helps a lot. I find it hard to keep my head up and be "sunny" when it feels like someone is pouring battery acid on my stomach.

I think I did pretty well today. I met a friend for lunch and a movie. We ate in the food court of the mall. I got a small sandwich and a water - no fries, no chips!!! Then, at the movies, I got a big water!! I even had a coupon for a free small popcorn and passed it up! So much better. I then went grocery shopping and managed to avoid the Easter candy. I also managed to convince myself that I didn't need dinner rolls with Easter dinner. Truly, ham and cheesy potatoes will be enough. Why would I need to add more starch and carbs with a roll?? Maybe some of this is starting to sink in. Oh, and I took my measurements this morning. I am done 6.5 inches since Feb. 1. Not bad. The scale was not friendly but baby steps.

 

[DisneyDancin7]

Hi Everyone!

I hope it's okay that I am joining in a little late...

But here we go!

First Name and Screen name: Stephanie DisneyDancin7
What your Goal Is for Fitness: I would like to lose 50lbs
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Cake!!! (especially the icing)
Favorite Good Food for You: Broccoli
Favorite Form of Exercise: Dancing or Walking
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: Wear tighter fitting clothes and actually feel proud with my body
Family: I am the youngest of three; my brother is 28, sister is 25...my parents are 56 and 55

 

[luvsJack]

Hi Everyone!

I hope it's okay that I am joining in a little late...

But here we go!

First Name and Screen name: Stephanie DisneyDancin7
What your Goal Is for Fitness: I would like to lose 50lbs
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Cake!!! (especially the icing)
Favorite Good Food for You: Broccoli
Favorite Form of Exercise: Dancing or Walking
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: Wear tighter fitting clothes and actually feel proud with my body
Family: I am the youngest of three; my brother is 28, sister is 25...my parents are 56 and 55

WELCOME!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Hi Everyone!

I hope it's okay that I am joining in a little late...

But here we go!

First Name and Screen name: Stephanie DisneyDancin7
What your Goal Is for Fitness: I would like to lose 50lbs
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Cake!!! (especially the icing)

I get that one like no other!!!

Just for that you will fit in splendid!!! Welcome!!!

Happy Easter everyone and for those who do not celebrate - Happy Sunday just cause it is a great day to be alive!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Disney QOTD:

"You gotta stay focused."

Phil, Hercules

Today is a day we spend with family/friends and tend to eat more than normal.

Loads of food options and endless quantities.

Enjoy it.

Just do it in moderation.

Try bites of what you really love.

Steer clear of what is only okay.

Don't worry about offending someone.

Tell them it looks really good but you are really trying to give the gift of a better you this year to those you love.

What can they say to that?

For those who celebrate Easter, it is a time of rebirth. New beginnings and faith in a better future.

Have faith in yours as well.

Don't worry about being perfect in your consumption.

Just be focused and you will do just fine!!!

 

[stitchfan23]

Just a quick post as this is a horribly busy weekend and even though I am trying to be good I am sure the scale won't be so nice to me Monday morning. Too many family functions this weekend and even though I am trying to make healthier choices sometimes family just doesn't make that easy.

Slightly off topic question....Our trip to Disney is coming up in the middle of next month. We have ADRs at several of the signature restaurants. I have been looking for a light weight casual summer dress that I could wear with sandals to the restaurants that would also be comfortable to wear into a theme park if we headed straight to one of the parks after dinner. I haven't been able to find anything. I live in the middle of nowhere Maine so online is usually a better bet than in-store.

Even though I have lost weight I am still plus-sized. I don't want to spend much money because Disney is probably the only place that I will wear the dress. One I don't normally wear dresses and two hopefully I will continue to lose weight which will make the dress be too big in short order.

I did check a couple of second hand stores and haven't had much luck there either.

Does any one know of an online store that has sometime like this?

Have you checked out JC Pennny outlet. Just google JC Penny outlet online and they have some nice plus sized stuff for great prices. I got a lot of new things for when I went to Mexico in Jan and paid less that $15 for each item. I bought a black mock halter dress (it looks like a halter from the front but has a full back) very plain but really figure flattering and a nice jersey type material for $30.00. It didn't crease and was light weight. They still have them but I think they are in blue. They do have a lot of other dresses as well. I really like that they have comments on there as well so you can see how others felt about the items and how they fit.

 

[ancestry]

Try junonia.com or overstock.com I'm with you on not wanting to spend a lot of $$ on clothes when I know I won't be using them again for whatever reason. Maybe we could start a little clothes exchange program. I'll bet we all have a bunch of different sizes I'd have to go up and check what I have but if you don't mind posting what size you are I could post some pictures of some thing. Sort of a virtual shopping mall. I'd be happy to send you something if it works out great! If not, at least we tried.

How sweet of you to consider doing something like this! I'm not 100% certain what size I am at the moment. I believe I am between and 18 and 20. My hips are a much larger size than my waist and/or chest which makes ordering things online challenging. Although I still have 6 1/2 weeks to our Disney trip so I probably will be an 18 or possibly even a 16 by then (wishful thinking).

Actually since I posted this my husband pointed out that I am going to need an outfit for my daughter's high school graduation in June. So what I decided to do was wait until right before our Disney trip and then see if I can find something in a store that can serve my needs during our vacation as well as being okay for my daughter's high school graduation.

 

[ancestry]

I think that for me - when I hit my lowest in many years a few years ago and put back the 54 pounds I lost - I got scared at some level. People were paying attention to me. I was being noticed. That scared the hell out of me.

In fat there is anonymity.

Boy have you ever hit home with this. Probably more than I can explain on a public board but being fat allows me to hide. Not being fat attracts attention in several different ways and handling that attention provides a challenge for me.

 

[ancestry]

I haven't been looking specifically for dresses, but try catherines.com, womanwithin.com, and jms.com. They all have really cute, fairly inexpensive plus size clothes.

Have you checked out JC Pennny outlet. Just google JC Penny outlet online and they have some nice plus sized stuff for great prices. I got a lot of new things for when I went to Mexico in Jan and paid less that $15 for each item. I bought a black mock halter dress (it looks like a halter from the front but has a full back) very plain but really figure flattering and a nice jersey type material for $30.00. It didn't crease and was light weight. They still have them but I think they are in blue. They do have a lot of other dresses as well. I really like that they have comments on there as well so you can see how others felt about the items and how they fit.

Thanks ladies. I will be sure to check them out. As I mentioned in my other post I'm going to hold off for a few more weeks to see if I can lose some more weight and then try to find a dress that will double for Disney and my daughter's high school graduation.

 

[Duchie]

Happy Easter everyone! I've been super-busy the last few days and haven't had time to post. So I'm trying to catch up now.

Is anyone else in a bad psychological dieting place? I have been having to fight the desire to just call it a day for days.

I can relate to this quite well right now. Since I started (about 2 weeks before joining the group) I've lost 23 pounds. I was feeling really good about that, but then I remembered how much more I have to lose and I got sad again. I found that reading here has really helped give me the extra boost of confidence I need.

But, I got up this morning and worked out and have done very good so far food wise. Planning on cooking steaks on the grill tonight. (YUMMMY!) DD and I went back to town and shopped for the garden. Dh will be tilling it for me tomorrow and we will be planting tomatoes, bell pepper, lima beans, snap beans, cucumbers, yellow squash, radishes, english peas, and potatoes.

We planted a garden as a family project. This is the first time we've ever tried it and we're really having fun, especially the kids. We're trying to grow strawberries, muskamelons (cantalopes), watermelons, cucumbers, carrots, green peppers, green beans, tomatos, onions, potatoes, broccoli and some herbs. We had a hard frost after we planted and lost some plants. We thought we had lost some of our seeds since they were taking too long to sprout so we got some seedlings. Then the seeds started sprouting! We're really going to have to thin things out soon. It's crazy, but we're having a blast.

Hi Everyone!

I hope it's okay that I am joining in a little late...

But here we go!

First Name and Screen name: Stephanie DisneyDancin7
What your Goal Is for Fitness: I would like to lose 50lbs
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Cake!!! (especially the icing)
Favorite Good Food for You: Broccoli
Favorite Form of Exercise: Dancing or Walking
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: Wear tighter fitting clothes and actually feel proud with my body
Family: I am the youngest of three; my brother is 28, sister is 25...my parents are 56 and 55

Welcome aboard!

Disney QOTD:

"You gotta stay focused."

Phil, Hercules

Today is a day we spend with family/friends and tend to eat more than normal.

Loads of food options and endless quantities.

Enjoy it.

Just do it in moderation.

Try bites of what you really love.

Steer clear of what is only okay.

Don't worry about offending someone.

Tell them it looks really good but you are really trying to give the gift of a better you this year to those you love.

What can they say to that?

For those who celebrate Easter, it is a time of rebirth. New beginnings and faith in a better future.

Have faith in yours as well.

Don't worry about being perfect in your consumption.

Just be focused and you will do just fine!!!

That quote is exactly what I need to do today! It's just us today which is nice. But there's the candy. And the monkey bread. And the Reeses. And I want to eat it ALL. Not only that, but I feel like grazing all day long today, which is how holidays normally are in my family. So even though I'm not hungry I feel like I should be eating. Does that even make any sense?

Oh, and the epic "Search for the Perfect Scale" continues. I returned the one that was giving me weird results and bought a new one. It seems better, but I'm going to try it for a couple of weeks before giving it the official OK. It's a Taylor brand - anyone have one of those?

 

[Anna114]

Boy have you ever hit home with this. Probably more than I can explain on a public board but being fat allows me to hide. Not being fat attracts attention in several different ways and handling that attention provides a challenge for me.

This happen to me 15 years ago. I went down to 115lbs and all of a sudden guys at work were interested. In my opinion they could blow it out their pie hole. I wasn't a different person, it made me love my husband all the more. He loved me through "thick" and "thin"

Dutchie, please keep a stiff upper lip. You are doing great with your weight loss. 32 pounds is 6 bags of sugar around your fanny. You may have more to lose but a journey of a thousands miles begins with one footstep. I'm still not in a great place and today I allowed it to be an absolute disaster, but that's OK I'll be back tomorrow. I rooting for getting my mo jo back. Keep up the great work!

 

[luvsJack]

We planted a garden as a family project. This is the first time we've ever tried it and we're really having fun, especially the kids. We're trying to grow strawberries, muskamelons (cantalopes), watermelons, cucumbers, carrots, green peppers, green beans, tomatos, onions, potatoes, broccoli and some herbs. We had a hard frost after we planted and lost some plants. We thought we had lost some of our seeds since they were taking too long to sprout so we got some seedlings. Then the seeds started sprouting! We're really going to have to thin things out soon. It's crazy, but we're having a blast.

We started planting a garden 2 years ago. Dh was raised working in a huge garden every summer, but I never wanted one until I just really started missing having fresh veggies to eat (used to get from friends and family that have stopped gardening for different reasons) Some things I only plant enough to have to eat through the summer months, but some things like tomatoes I want a LOT so that I can can them, make and can spaghetti sauce, ketchup, tomato sauce, etc. It tastes great, saves money and I can control the ingredients!





We just go back from spending the day in New Orleans. Tired but had a blast!! Dh, dd, ds, ddil, dgd and I all went to the aquarium (we were shocked at how much a 9 month old loved seeing all those fish!), had lunch at a nice little place down by the French Market and then spent the rest of the day walking around the French Quarter. Didn't make the greatest food choices but I think I walked off everything I ate today!! Ready to get back on my meal plan and regular exercise plan tomorrow!

Dawn, your question the other day was; what makes me happy today? Well, I have to say that having my health in spite of my weight issues is what I am most thankful for. I have a close relative who has always seemed to everyone to have the "perfect life". She's pretty and thin, has a great career making a hefty paycheck, has a great husband and two great kids. Well, she has now found out that she has Lupus. She has already been dealing with a lot of pain and being overly tired and doesn't know how much worse it may get nor how it will effect the rest of the things in her life. It has just brought home to me what is really important and what is not.

 

[Dizneydawn]

HI all.

I did well today.

Very proud of myself.

Ate one egg scrambled with one piece of toast for breakfast.

Lunch was one Dove dark chocolate square, a handful of wheat thins and baguette crackers, some dip for them - best guess is 1/4 cup total and a ton of broccoli.

Then for dinner - 1 grilled chicken breast, more broccoli (cheese added this time, 1/2 cup cheesy potatoes, 1/2 a radish, one deviled egg and for dessert, one bite of a cupcake.

I ate slow.

Very slow.

Did not put any more than a few bites at a time on the plate because I knew I would eat it if it was there. I asked Dan if he wanted to split the cupcake with em - took one bite and gave him the rest.

For me it was huge.

I love sweets and cake w/ butter cream frosting is my drug of choice.

I hope the scale is good to me tomorrow. I earned it today. No rolls even and stayed away from the relish tray I love with all the salty goodness!!!

I will report back tom and respond to you all.

 

[gellybean]

Back from Easter at my parent's house. Feel like a broken record when I say I could have done better but could have done so much worse. I read and kept up with all your posts while I was away. I will try to reread and post directly sometime tomorrow. Pretty tired and ready to veg tonight.

Should be interesting to see what the scale says tomorrow!!

For those that are measuring, don't forget tomorrow is the first Monday of the month!




Missed you guys!! Hope everyone had an awesome Easter weekend/weekend!

 

[luvsJack]

Up and ready to go this morning! I just weighed and I stayed the same so

-0 But, I am still ! Not having a gain over a holiday is really a big deal for me. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, July 4th; heck even groundhog day and national potato week, have all pretty much been an excuse for me to pig out, not get exercise and gain anywhere from 2-10 pounds depending on the holiday. For me to have not gained an ounce over the weekend is a HUGE change for me and as much of a motivator as a big loss would be. It shows: I CAN DO THIS!! WE CAN ALL DO THIS!!

 

[GaRain]

Hoping for a GREAT week for everyone! Hope you all had a nice Sunday, and those that celebrate it, a great Easter Sunday!
I did have a special dinner with the family, but controled my portions and did not get seconds! I also took my dog for anice brisk walk - he really could lose a few lbs too1

So, I am -3.3 this week! I really hope that is a trend and not an anomoly!! Back to the gym today. Hockey game tomorrow, but my FREE personal training session is Wednesday. Hoping to learn about the equipment and what I really should be aiming for on my cardio. Any other questions I should ask?

 

[Duchie]

Good morning everyone! At least, I hope it's been better for you than it has for me. I woke up with a huge headache and that's never a good sign. I did work out this morning, just didn't push myself too hard. And since starting work it's been one techinical issue after another, so that headache may just decide to come back here real soon.

It's a good thing I have good news to report on the weight loss front. This week I'm -4.1. Some of this can be attributed to the new scale, but I'm still

PLEASE let this day get better soon!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

- 1 from last week, - 4 overall. I guess I'm not too disappointed considering how lousy my eating went over the weekend. I have to do something for weekends! I do great during the week at work.

I've decided to put a lot of the Easter candy in the freezer. My kids sure don't need to eat 4 chocolate bunnies and peeps, and all that crap. If we don't see it, we don't eat it!!! DD9 ate about 3 pounds of candy yesterday!!! It was awful. I'm glad she didn't get sick.

Brought my walking stuff to work again and hope to go out at lunch - another nice day!!