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

[ancestry]

First Name and Screen name:Amy, mom2faith

First Name and Screen name: Amy and CrabbyYetLovable

Glad to have you join us!

 

[ancestry]

I had to share this - this is awful!! I am just been looking at different pills (I want to feel full) and was reading up on Alli. So, one of Alli's side effects is that if you eat more than 15g of fat in one meal, you may experience the need to head to a bathroom quickly (if you KWIM).

I tried Alli when it first came out. I would not recommend it. It did nothing for me. Did not help my weight loss at all and it does create a mess. I never had an accident but it was just gross.

For me, the key is really exercise, exercise, and more exercise. And let me tell you I HATE to exercise but I do love the results that it gives me. I have gone from a size 24 to a size 16 in 8 weeks thanks to exercise and weight training.

If I can make a suggestion, if you want to feel full trying changing the types of foods you eat. Try to avoid white flour and high fructose corn syrup (it is in everything!) as both of these products are void of nutrition and cause all kinds of cravings. They don't play nicely with body chemistry. Then eat a high fiber diet. Switch to double fiber bread, eat high fiber cereal, and if you eat pasta only eat whole grain, spinach or wheat pasta. I've learned from experience that doing these things will help you feel full more than any pill ever will! Good Luck!

 

[ancestry]

Hey Amy!!



The 6 wk body makeover is crazy strict and hardcore. I'm struggling and I started today!!

The good news is though as a type E you'd be able to eat a lot of foods that I can't as a type B. Just the way our bodies are.

The program is basically 5 meals a day, every 2.5 -3 hrs. Which I totally agree with. You can never eat a carb without a protein. Something else I agree with.

For women you have to eat 2 ozs (no more no less) of protein with 1 cup fruit and unlimited veggies. You can have carbs of the types you're body is allowed for lunch and dinner.

No oil, no dairy, no salt, no sugar. I can't have bread or pasta but your body type can.

This is the hard part, for me! I'd rather eat something good and less of it than a lot of something bland and nasty. We thought we'd be ok with minimal oil and salt but it's still pretty bland!


Honestly I don't know how long I'll be able to stick with it. My main issue is, it's very challenging to eat one way and then feed your kids another meal entirely.

We're still trekking away... but the main thing that we keep asking ourselves is "Is this something we can do forever?" Cus even in the living lean program (their maintenance plan), most people stay on plan and just add back a few things that they really miss.

I'll keep you posted as we progress!!

Good Luck! I hope this works for you.

I completely understand how difficult it is to eat one way when others in your family are eating another way. I tried doing this separate eating for years and it didn't work for me. I could keep up with it. Seemed too labor intensive.

 

[gellybean]

I had to share this - this is awful!! I am just been looking at different pills (I want to feel full) and was reading up on Alli. So, one of Alli's side effects is that if you eat more than 15g of fat in one meal, you may experience the need to head to a bathroom quickly (if you KWIM).

So here is one's story of the side effects. DH and I did not know whether to laugh or be grossed out!! But, I can tell you Alli is NOT for me!!

OMG.... I have been taking these pills for about 3 weeks and have lost almost 15 pounds. I have done very well following fat intake (for the most part) and have been working out regularly without any sludgy side effects. Then, 3 days ago I was craving some Ben & Jerry's Cinnabun Ice Cream. I just had to have it as a treat for all my hard work. I figured I would just have a long workout session the following day. So I get to the gym change into my clothes only to find I did not bring any underwear to workout in Unfortunately, I wear long boxers and could not wear them with my gym shorts, so I thought no biggie. I lifted for about 30 minutes and got on the treadmill to run for a half hour, and thats when it happened. I was doing a sprint at about 7.0 after about 15 minutes of running. Forgeting I had no underwear on let (what I thought) was a string of bubble farts slip only to turn around to a group of young ladies screaming at me. Hearing them through my mp3 I take off my headphones and realize I had somehow shat dropping poo on the back of my shoe and on the treadmill and it was getting flicked behind me onto a couple of hotties on stationary bikes and I did not even know it. What the hell ........ Can I just die now

I read this in bed last night around midnight and it just struck me as funny. REALLY funny. I started cracking up and DH was like what in the world, so then I had to read it to him and then he started dying laughing.

Thanks for the good chuckle, and the warning!!!

I tried Alli when it first came out. I would not recommend it. It did nothing for me. Did not help my weight loss at all and it does create a mess. I never had an accident but it was just gross.

For me, the key is really exercise, exercise, and more exercise. And let me tell you I HATE to exercise but I do love the results that it gives me. I have gone from a size 24 to a size 16 in 8 weeks thanks to exercise and weight training.

If I can make a suggestion, if you want to feel full trying changing the types of foods you eat. Try to avoid white flour and high fructose corn syrup (it is in everything!) as both of these products are void of nutrition and cause all kinds of cravings. They don't play nicely with body chemistry. Then eat a high fiber diet. Switch to double fiber bread, eat high fiber cereal, and if you eat pasta only eat whole grain, spinach or wheat pasta. I've learned from experience that doing these things will help you feel full more than any pill ever will! Good Luck!

I've read a lot about avoiding white flour and high fructorse corn syrup. I joined Jillian Michaels website for their 7 day free trial and there's a whole list of foods to not eat. I'll try to share with y'all later! I'm all about sharing knowledge!


Course her website contradicts a lot of what the 6WBMO diet says. Don't know who to believe anymore!

Good Luck! I hope this works for you.

I completely understand how difficult it is to eat one way when others in your family are eating another way. I tried doing this separate eating for years and it didn't work for me. I could keep up with it. Seemed too labor intensive.

Thanks!! Glad someone else finds it challenging to eat outside their family's eating bubble! Some changes and alterations are one thing, but cooking 8 times a day is ridiculous.

Ancestry- you've had a lot of success with your weight loss!! What program are doing or are you kinda doing your own thing? Would love to hear what you're doing! Honestly, I'd love to hear what everyone is doing. Tracking but eating all foods, cutting out some foods, WW, a diet program like 6WBMO?? Adding in exercise and eating as usual?

 

[ancestry]

Ancestry- you've had a lot of success with your weight loss!! What program are doing or are you kinda doing your own thing? Would love to hear what you're doing! Honestly, I'd love to hear what everyone is doing. Tracking but eating all foods, cutting out some foods, WW, a diet program like 6WBMO?? Adding in exercise and eating as usual?

I'm not fallowing any specific program per say. After years of struggling and trying everything out there I finally found what works for me. There are no magic tricks or magic pills. In my opinion many of the major diet programs all have major flaws in them.

Basically I follow most of what Dr. Oz has in his You On A Diet! book. His book helped me to understand how my body truly works. In a nutshell this is my program:

1) Very limited white flour and very limited high fructose corn syrup. When I started it took about 4-5 days of "willpower" to detox from these items but once I got them out of my system I don't have cravings anymore. By eliminating cravings I was able to easily cut out most of the junk food that isn't good for me without a problem.

2) I monitor calories and write down everything I eat. I eat between 1400-1800 calories per day. I make low fat selections when possible but you have to be careful with this because a lot of diet food has HFCS (and other junk) in it which is counterproductive. I also eat a high fiber and VERY high protein diet especially on the days that I am doing weight training.

I no longer make separate meals for myself and my family. My family HAS to eat what I eat. This took and still takes time to find healthy but tasty meals. I no longer cook with any type of animal fat (i.e. butter). I only cook with extra virgin olive oil. I removed bread, rolls, garlic bread, etc. from our regular dinner menu. I increased vegetables. We primarily eat chicken or turkey (no one in my house like fish or seafood). If it walks on four feet (i.e. beef, pork, etc) we only are allowed to eat it once a week. Once in a while I allow myself (and everyone else) to eat something that isn't always diet friendly such as pizza. However when I do this I limit my intake. For example I used to eat 3-4 pieces of pizza in a setting. Now I only eat 1 or 2 with a salad on the side.

3) I exercise, exercise, exercise! I work out 5-6 days per week. Usually doing a minimum of 1 hour of cardio per day and that 1 hour usually burns 600+ calories. If I can't go to the gym I get out and walk. In addition to the cardio on 3-4 days a week I do an hour of weight training. Exercise and especially weight training are really the key. In order to burn calories you have to have muscle. The only way to get muscle is through weight training. Cardio burns calories but doesn't build much muscle (i.e. look at runners for an example). The more muscle you have the more efficient your metabolism is and the more calories you burn when you are inactive. This is where I personally think a lot of women struggle with weight loss -- they neglect muscle building activities and weight training.

That is basically it in a nutshell. Nothing fancy -- Low calorie diet, exercise, and good food choices.

 

[Duchie]

Hey ladies!

Dawn, so sorry to hear about the NCAA business. That all sounds so confusing! Hopefully you can get some positive news soon. But be careful - stress is fattening. I'm sure of it. So avoid it if at all possible.

Welcome to all our new members!

And congratulations to everyone who lost big this week - that is awesome news! I'm really proud of everyone and how you are all doing.

So I think I've mentioned that this past week was nuts - everyone else in the family has strep except for me, new position at work, etc. But this weekend I had an experience that was frustrating and funny at the same time.

After volleyball on Saturday, everyone wanted to go to Einstein Brothers for breakfast, even though it was noon. (Everyone else had skipped breakfast before the game and they were all hungry for it.) So I studied the menu trying to find something healthy and decided to go with one of their "lighter side" items, all of which are under 400 calories. When I got home I was trying to track how many WW points were in the thing, so I called the store to ask for the nutritional information.

Manager: Well, they're all under 400 calories, that one is 395 I think.
Me: Yes well I would also like to know the fat and fiber content, please.
Manager: Oh, it's fat free.
Me: Really?
Manager: Yes, there's no fat in the wrap, or in the dressing... it's supposed to be fat free. But I'll look it up.
Me: (on hold)
Manager: OK it has 0 grans of trans fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat.
Me: So 3.5 grams fat total?
Manager: Oh no, it's 9 grams of fat total.
Me: I thought it was fat free?
Manager: Guess not.

UGH! I know it's all marketing mumbo-jumbo. "Ooooh, these are low in calories and are trans fat free! Look how healthy they are!" And all in all, it wasn't a bad sandwich health-wise (I could have done much worse). But it's stuff like this that just so clearly show why we have trouble losing weight!

Hope everyone has a great week!

 

[eliz991]

Welcome to our new members! The more the merrier!

Gelly, if you get a chance, I'd still like to know the basic rules for Type A. Although from what you've said I take it I would have the most restrictive diet.

I am still doing the bodybugg and calorie counting...my burn has been down yesterday and today, but I am doing jazzercise later and that should kick it up. (I don't burn that many calories while exercising - those machines are wrong! - but it does knock up my metabolic rate after.)

I actually snorted at my desk reading that Alli story!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Hi all!

I will get the update posted in a bit! Great numbers!

Talked again with the NCAA and Treyner has a mtg with the compliance coordinator at 3 p.m. so hopefully my life will get easier.

#1 I learned is the credits he took that did not transfer to Anderson...do not count for his 24 credits total needed for NCAA. They only look at what the current school shows as Progress towards Degree. Since 8 credits did not transfer, they will not count towards his degree and thus - no counting for the NCAA.

#2 His 6 credits he will take over the summer to get him to the 24 needed, should be enough to get him eligible for the fall - even though the NCAA says 6 credits had to be transferable from Ft. Lewis to be eligible for him to have played spring ball this past year.

Different seasons have different requirements.

of course after his mtg with compliance at 3 - I may find out I have everything wrong!

I was a samer this week!!!

 

[gellybean]

Welcome to our new members! The more the merrier!

Gelly, if you get a chance, I'd still like to know the basic rules for Type A. Although from what you've said I take it I would have the most restrictive diet.

I am still doing the bodybugg and calorie counting...my burn has been down yesterday and today, but I am doing jazzercise later and that should kick it up. (I don't burn that many calories while exercising - those machines are wrong! - but it does knock up my metabolic rate after.)

I actually snorted at my desk reading that Alli story!

@ snorting at your desk!

Sent ya a pm Liz!! A's weren't as restrictive in some ways as Bs, once I actually read the meal plan. You're allowed more protein and more types of protein more often than I am! Go figure! Let me know if you have any other questions. Warning ya-the pm I sent is a frickin' novel.


Dawn- Glad that you're seeing maybe some light at the end of the tunnel! Keep us posted!! Congrats on not gaining through all the stress you've had in your life lately!!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Seeing as I just joined this thread I will wait til next Monday to post weekly results.

Awesome - just let me know starting weight and current weight next Monday! Excited you are sticking with us!!!

I too discovered why some parents had agents for their kids; before that I thought they were all nuts!!

No truer words have been written!

First Name and Screen name:Amy, mom2faith

Favorite Form of Exercise:Swimming, and walking
Is there a place that would allow you to do water aerobics nearby?
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island:I just want to look in the mirror and recognize myself. Or get photos back and not wonder "Who is that fat lady in my clothes? I am not that fat, am I?" I am so in your shoes!!!
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I'm -2.9 lbs!

I think I have finally purged all the bad stuff consumed during the road trip of fast food hell from 2 weeks ago. I've been eating very carefully and going back to food logging, so that helps a lot. Hey girl! Would you start posting your food journal here?

Mrs. Dash is my new best friend, I use it on everything from salads to eggs. I need to get me a whole vat of that!!

Congratulations to all the losers! I was down an ounce. My food the past couple of days hasn't been good. I started celebrating my birthday saturday Ummm...what day is your's officially...I did not post you your B-day pics did I?

Hi ladies,

Thank you for the welcomes!

I am just wondering what everyone does for excersize?
Walk and water aerobics!!
Amy

Hello All! I am a HUGE lurker on the Dis, I'm talking years here. I'm really starting to get motivated to lose weight and get healthy, and where better to come for motivation and support than the DIS?!
That is sooo crazy!!! Hope you stick with us and have found your place here!!!

So here is one's story of the side effects. DH and I did not know whether to laugh or be grossed out!! But, I can tell you Alli is NOT for me!!

I read this to my kids - they were rolling on the floor!!!

For me, the key is really exercise, exercise, and more exercise. And let me tell you I HATE to exercise but I do love the results that it gives me. I have gone from a size 24 to a size 16 in 8 weeks thanks to exercise and weight training.
Can you give us your workout regiment in more specifics ads well as post your foods here?

1) Very limited white flour and very limited high fructose corn syrup. When I started it took about 4-5 days of "willpower" to detox from these items but once I got them out of my system I don't have cravings anymore. By eliminating cravings I was able to easily cut out most of the junk food that isn't good for me without a problem.
So can you give us an idea on what brands for your carb needs you are using?

I no longer cook with any type of animal fat (i.e. butter). I only cook with extra virgin olive oil. This would be really hard but I think a huge positive for me. What do you do when you cook foods that require butter like cookies for example? I removed bread, rolls, garlic bread, etc. from our regular dinner menu. I increased vegetables. We primarily eat chicken or turkey (no one in my house like fish or seafood). If it walks on four feet (i.e. beef, pork, etc) we only are allowed to eat it once a week. Seriously - want to see your food journal. You have a ton of great ideas I bet!!!
3) I exercise, exercise, exercise! I work out 5-6 days per week. Usually doing a minimum of 1 hour of cardio per day and that 1 hour usually burns 600+ calories. If I can't go to the gym I get out and walk. In addition to the cardio on 3-4 days a week I do an hour of weight training. Free weights or machines? What day did you start all this on - both food and the workouts?
That is basically it in a nutshell. Nothing fancy -- Low calorie diet, exercise, and good food choices.

Thank you so much for all that!!!

UGH! I know it's all marketing mumbo-jumbo. "Ooooh, these are low in calories and are trans fat free! Look how healthy they are!" But it's stuff like this that just so clearly show why we have trouble losing weight!

Amen on the mumbo jumbo! They should be fined for all the false advertising!!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Ancestry - awesome info! You are doing so great. I'd love to hear more detail about what you're doing/eating.

To whomever asked about what exercise people are doing: I mostly walk. I try to go on my lunch hour for 30-40 minutes, weather permitting. I also hop on Wii Fit once or twice a week and do some yoga, strength and aerobic exercises. I want to do more of the strength stuff with weights too. But walking at lunch is easy for me (although I have to lug a change of clothes and I don't like being sweaty, so I have to "dry off" with paper towels) I should just bring a ShamWow or something!

I also walk the dog and do chores/gardening to add in a bit more. But I'm going at a snail's pace. I can't change too much at once, so I'm watching the sugar intake, drinking more water (those flavor packets rock!) and eating less of everything.

 

[tlenzendorf]

We had a potluck at work today, I did NOT pigout AND I made a healthy dessert!

Here is the recipe if anyone wants it... I used White Chocolate Sugar Free pudding because I swear they don't make that strawberry pudding! I went to 3 different stores looking for it... So the nutritional value may not be exact...

What You Need!
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened 1 pkg.
(3.4 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Crème Flavor Instant Pudding
1 cup cold fat-free milk
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping
24 NILLA Wafers
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Make It!

BEAT Neufchatel with mixer until creamy. Blend in dry pudding mix. Gradually beat in milk. Stir in COOL WHIP.

PLACE 1 wafer on bottom of each of 24 (2-inch) paper baking cups; place in muffin pan. Cover with pudding mixture.

FREEZE 1 hour. Top with berries just before serving

nutritional information
per serving

Calories 80
Total fat 3.5 g
Saturated fat 2 g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 120 mg
Carbohydrate 10 g
Dietary fiber 0 g
Sugars 6 g
Protein 1 g
Vitamin A 2 % DV
Vitamin C 6 %DV
Calcium 2 %DV Iron 0 %DV
Healthy Living Information Generally Nutritious
Diet Exchange1/2 Starch + 1/2 Fat

 

[officereg]

First Name and Screen name: Sara ~ Officereg
What your Goal Is for Fitness: I recently lost 30lbs I would like to lose another 75 but will be happy with 50
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Moderation? I don't think that is in my vocabulary. I really have to say "No I can not even have one" other wise before you know it the entire box of icecream sandwiches are gone!
Favorite Good Food for You: Strawberries
Favorite Form of Exercise: I love the elliptical.
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: I would like to be able to purchase clothes other than from Lane Fat A$$, maybe even just pick up whatever size and take it home because I know it will fit over my thighs. I would like to be able to attempt to do some fun stuff. I worry about what people think and I would rather someone say "look at her she really is bad at this" then "look at that fat chick she really sucks"
Family: I feel sorry for everyone else out there, because I am the one who was lucky enough to find the best man on the planet. He is absolutely amazing. We have two children a daughter who is 8 months and a son who is 12 (yeah we thought we were done after one)

 

[tlenzendorf]

to the new members! Glad you have joined on!

 

[eliz991]

@ snorting at your desk!

Sent ya a pm Liz!! A's weren't as restrictive in some ways as Bs, once I actually read the meal plan. You're allowed more protein and more types of protein more often than I am! Go figure! Let me know if you have any other questions. Warning ya-the pm I sent is a frickin' novel.

Thank you my Texas sister! Let me know how you are doing ~ is day 2 easier than day one?

Amen on the mumbo jumbo! They should be fined for all the false advertising!!

Hallelujah! It's like they try to make it confusing for everyone! I have been enjoying Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution but as someone who doesn't have kids I couldn't believe what they are served for lunch! I seem to remember ours being healthier, although who knows what I thought was healthy back then. Anyone else remember the four food groups, 4-4-3-2, so you were supposed to eat 4 breads/grains, 4 fruit/veg, 3 meats and 2 dairies a day?

To whomever asked about what exercise people are doing: I mostly walk. I try to go on my lunch hour for 30-40 minutes, weather permitting. I also hop on Wii Fit once or twice a week and do some yoga, strength and aerobic exercises. I want to do more of the strength stuff with weights too. But walking at lunch is easy for me (although I have to lug a change of clothes and I don't like being sweaty, so I have to "dry off" with paper towels) I should just bring a ShamWow or something!

Shamwow.

I walk once or twice a week, jazzercise twice a week, see my trainer once a week (that will end soon as I can't afford him any more).

We had a potluck at work today, I did NOT pigout AND I made a healthy dessert!

Was the dessert yummy? It sounds really good! I have a couple non-recipe things I cook that I will post here later - gotta get back to work now!

 

[tlenzendorf]

The dessert actually was really good! People were shocked and asked for the recipe.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

The dessert actually was really good! People were shocked and asked for the recipe.

It sounds yummy to me! I might be making that for our next occasion!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Dis Name Name
Dizneydawn Dawn
Stitchfan23 Heather
Stacybaeasm Stacy
MulanUSAF Leen
gellybean Aimee
Leash Alicia
MNdisneygirl Sheree
luvsJack Sharon
PixiePlanner Jessica
Shellabell Michelle
ski_mom Becky
eliz 991 Elizabeth
ancestry Allison
Hauntedmansionmommna Michele
Duchie Barb
Anna114
adnilele Danielle - starting
Mom2Faith Amy - starting

This is the list of who I have weights for... total loss of 118.4 so far!!!!

I am missing a ton of people...will do the official update after I find out the missing weights.

There are a few here I have never gotten a PM for starting weight at all or current weight.

You absolutely do not need to be counted in our stats - just for fun - but I want to make sure I do not forget any of you.

Sending out PM's to these people now:
Jasperann, gbanshee, dislvr74, loonieroonie, tiggerplus5, njtinkmom, littlepeppers, acejka, GoofyWife, 2EagleMom, GaRain

Anyone not listed above or not in my PM list - I have no info on you at all!

If you want to be included in the weekly weigh in's - simply pm me a current weight and then each Monday, send me a updated weight.

Also - if you are in need of a 5, 10 or 15 pound picture marker, I will be sending them out today. If I forget anyone, please just let me know!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Update: Got a ton new people who accidentally sent to my yahoo site - I need to get back to that first post and update the instructions!!!

Thanks to all of you who are responding!!!

Off to Doc w/ Carsyn and track meet for Baylor!!!

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Welcome to all the newcomers!!! The more the merrier on this journey.

That dessert sounds yummy. I may have to try it!

Oh, and look who finally got the pictures to work in her signature. I may be slow, but I get there eventually!