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

[Leash]

Doing really good on food for today so far. Breakfast was a yougart and a Special K bar so 200 calories total. Then lunch was a Lean Cuisine sandwhich for 310 calories and a diet coke (need the caffine mid-day). Now I'll just ahve to see about dinner.
So here's a question is it more important to count calories or fat. I know both are important but is it better to track calories as opposed to fat? Thanks.

 

[gellybean]

They say you will learn to "eye ball" your portions eventually but I never have; no matter how long I spend weighing and measuring. Time to get out my food scale and USE it.



today is going "so-so" for my food choices.

Breakfast: frosted mini wheats and a peach (running late, didn't have time to eat so had the cereal dry at my desk).

Snack: fat free yogurt

Lunch is where I sort of, kind of messed up. I let someone talk me into going to Taco Bell, figure I would eat one of their lower fat menu items. Well, it was crowded and the cashier impatient and I didn't see the itmes on the menu. So, what did I do? Got 2 tacos and a mexican pizza!

But, I did track it and I have 300 cal. left for supper so will probably have either the soup I should have had for lunch or a salad.


Now, in my old ways I would have chucked the "diet" for today and added a candy bar on top of everything else. I refuse to do that anymore. I can't tell you how many times I have "started over tomorrow".

for tracking it and dealing with it in your dinner choices!! That's an awesome step in the right direction!! I know in a pinch Soft Tacos or regular Crunchy Tacos aren't bad. On WW 4 pts a piece... and I'm allowed 31 pts a day if that gives you a % comparison. It's the loads of cheese, beef, added sour cream etc that kill ya. Anything on the Fresco menu or whatever is supposedly good calorie wise but I want more than just meat and pico de gallo. KWIM?

Last time I was at Rafiki's conservation station, I saw them weigh a lemur. Just saying...

You probably do not have a gunt though...I want a gut back and lose the gunt.

Oh my Gosh Dawn! I had to look that up to make sure it meant what I thought it did. No I do not have a gunt, and it is now a personal goal to never have one, just a strange bulge of gut fat right above my belly button.
Ahhh, you made me laugh right out loud with that and earned me some strange looks from my co-workers (speaking of gunts!).

OMG!



I sooooooooooo don't want one of those!!!! Add that to my reason 4 for today's commitment for the month.

I found it by googling it. Looks like urban dictionary is the best definition.

I am rocking the food today!!!

apples,grapes,pretzel sticks and cheese for breakfast - 410 calories
rye sandwich with pastrami and provolone for lunch - this I am going to have to guess at for calories - bought at grocery store...

Plus tons of water!

W T G Dawn on the food!!!!!!!!!




I wish, oh how I wish I could figure out why some days I have all the motivation in the world and others I just wanna sit down with the whole pantry and eat and eat and eat. Course *If* I knew the answer to that question, I probably wouldn't have a weight issue! Can anybody relate?


I have done well so far! 2 whole wheat tortillas with a slice of pepper jack cheese in each, melted in the microwave for breakfast/lunch = 6 pts

a banana with tbsp of peanut butter for snack = 5 pts

I still have about 19 pts for dinner. Making fajitas with lots of veggies and onions to supplement the cheese and sour cream I'm omitting. Gonna watch the amount of flank steak per each cus it can be fatty and use whole wheat tortillas instead of regular ones! They make them fresh at my grocery store and they are yummy and 1/2 the pts of a regular white flour one.


I called the gym and got more information about joining on Friday. They'll walk me through how to use the machines and how much weight to start out with on each of the lifts etc. I'm nervous but excited too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gellybean]

Doing really good on food for today so far. Breakfast was a yougart and a Special K bar so 200 calories total. Then lunch was a Lean Cuisine sandwhich for 310 calories and a diet coke (need the caffine mid-day). Now I'll just ahve to see about dinner.
So here's a question is it more important to count calories or fat. I know both are important but is it better to track calories as opposed to fat? Thanks.

In my humble non-expert opinion, you're better off counting calories than fat because you get calories from fat, and you can't get fat from calories. I.E If you're counting calories from fat, then you're also kinda counting fat, because fat has a lot of calories. IF you just count fat, you might end up eating a bunch of calories and not know it in all those fat free foods that they load with sugar to taste better!

That being said, I know I've read an article at some point in my life that a study was done on people dieting 3 different ways-one counting calories, one counting fat, and one counting carbs and they all lost about the same amount of weight!

So really it's a personal choice. I was never able to do low carb because I love pasta and bread too much. So South Beach was always hard. Atkins can be scary the way people use to interpret it, eating loads of eggs and bacon and 20 oz steaks all the time. I think Atkins is trying to overhaul their image into healthier low carb eating.

South Beach is a much healthier alternative to Atkins started out as, but you still have to give up a lot of carbs and then eventually replace them with healthy carbs.

Hope this helps some! Would love to hear what everyone does!

 

[gbanshee]

My list of 3 are:

1. I want to be comfortable in my own skin
2. I do not want to jiggle when I walk
3. I hope to increase my stamina.

Started back to counting WW points today. So far so good, but need to get out to buy more veggies

I hate veggies

 

[Leash]

OMG!



I sooooooooooo don't want one of those!!!! Add that to my reason 4 for today's commitment for the month.

I found it by googling it. Looks like urban dictionary is the best definition.

That's where I found it too. Just wow, what a word, kind of makes me wonder where Dawn learned it.

In my humble non-expert opinion, you're better off counting calories than fat because you get calories from fat, and you can't get fat from calories. I.E If you're counting calories from fat, then you're also kinda counting fat, because fat has a lot of calories. IF you just count fat, you might end up eating a bunch of calories and not know it in all those fat free foods that they load with sugar to taste better!

That being said, I know I've read an article at some point in my life that a study was done on people dieting 3 different ways-one counting calories, one counting fat, and one counting carbs and they all lost about the same amount of weight!

So really it's a personal choice. I was never able to do low carb because I love pasta and bread too much. So South Beach was always hard. Atkins can be scary the way people use to interpret it, eating loads of eggs and bacon and 20 oz steaks all the time. I think Atkins is trying to overhaul their image into healthier low carb eating.

South Beach is a much healthier alternative to Atkins started out as, but you still have to give up a lot of carbs and then eventually replace them with healthy carbs.

Hope this helps some! Would love to hear what everyone does!

That makes total sense to me, thanks for the great explanation! So I will just keep track of my calories and stay within my limit and that way I won't have to totally cut out the foods I love. I think that is why most "diets" I try I fail at, they tell you what you can and can't eat and I don't like that. I love pasta and bread so I am going to eat pasta and bread but if I am on a "diet" that doesn't allow that then I am going to end up lying about what I ate and not lose any weight and get fed up with the whole thing and quit.

My mom found an old storage box of clothes from when I was 18 or 19 and some of those pants were a size 4, I wouldn't even be able to get a leg in those now let alone my whole @$$. I will never be a size 4 again, there is just no physical way I could do it even if I lost nearly all my body weight, but I can be a size 14 which is not ideal but for me it is doable and a big improvement over my current size 20.

 

[tiggerplus5]

my soap opera name~Chelsea Sandy or backwards it would be Sandy Chelsea. I can't decide if I'm a bad girl or not.


Here's my three:

1) I want that gut above my belly to go away. (Recently I've noticed it's getting bigger and it does make me feel uncomfortable when I sit.)
2. I want to be stronger.
3. I want to run up a flight of stairs without being out of breath.

I have lots of stairs at work and I just decided NOW that I'm going to walk up 7 flights each day while I'm at work. x 15 days of work before the end of the February. I'm going to start slow and do a couple floors and then rest. I don't want to hurt myself. By the end of the week I should be able to do it in one full swoop.

I did OK with food. Actually maybe poor.

I'm heading over to that web site to track my food intake.

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
turkey/ham sandwich-turkey,ham, lettuce, tomato, MAYO on a bulkie roll, no cheese
cottage cheese-afternoon snack
1 taco for dinner-no cheese- and a big salad no dressing, just two scoops of taco meat on top.

CAKE- we have a birthday party once a month at work and guess what! February is my birthday month. So I had a piece of yellow cake with some strawberry filling. I did scrape off the frosting. Too sweet. I know that it wasn't the best choice but I got right back on track for dinner.

Lots of Crystal Light.

I also did 30 minutes on the Wii this morning!

 

[gbanshee]

I am a crystal lite addict as well. Does this count as water????

 

[Dizneydawn]

Doing really good on food for today so far. Breakfast was a yougart and a Special K bar so 200 calories total. Then lunch was a Lean Cuisine sandwhich for 310 calories and a diet coke (need the caffine mid-day). Now I'll just ahve to see about dinner.
So here's a question is it more important to count calories or fat. I know both are important but is it better to track calories as opposed to fat? Thanks.

Sounds like you did great! I iwll say that one thing I hav learned about sparkpeople is I am learning about calories and fat and the importance of balancing them both. Your body needs the right amounts of carbs, protein, calories, fat etc...in your daily diet or it is out of whack and you are hungry when you should not be.

Ever eat and be hungry even though you know that it is not humaly possible to be actually calorically hungry? Usually it is because your body is telling you it needs something you did not give it.

It is possible to eat your caloric value a day and be too low in carbs or fat or anything. Or over in carbs or fat and under in protein or carbs etc.

Tracking is truly about maximizing your calories by making sure you have all the ingredients your body needs within those calories without being too low or going over any particular one.

It is like a puzzle. Every day trying to figure out how to make your food fit.

At first it frustrated me but now - I am learning, really learning about food and what I am putting in my mouth. There is not a time when I have been eating balanced that I have cravings minus chocolate during my cycle.

I used to snack and eat and graze and stand in the fridge or the cupboard and not know what I needed or wanted but be hungry even though I had just eaten. Never happens anymore if I track and enter what I am eating. If I am at the end of the night and I have 200 calories left but need 15g more protein but I am at my limmits for carbs...I know to not reach for the bag of chips because even if I can afford them in my calorie count - it will not be giving my body what it needs.

It's like dumping oil in your car when it needs gas. Our body needs different elements to work and only giving it one (carbs for me) is never going to get it to run or run well.

Holy Cow! That was long and actually sounded like I am a guru in food. The truth is I do know a lot....it is just I have not used it a lot!

My list of 3 are:

1. I want to be comfortable in my own skin
2. I do not want to jiggle when I walk
3. I hope to increase my stamina.
LOOOVE THESE!!
Started back to counting WW points today. So far so good, but need to get out to buy more veggies

I hate veggies

I have a serious question for all my veggie haters out there.

I do not understand and I am being totally honest. Help me get it.

There is a bazillion different types of vegetables out there and they all do not taste anything like the next...so how do you hate an entire grouping of food?

My sister hates most veggies - hates the raw form...but will eat cooked beans and peas and carrots...will not eat a tomato or a piece of lettuce to save her soul. She says it is more a texture thing. So maybe that is it for everyone - not sure and truly wonder.

I wish I hated all bakery items. Life would be easier!

That's where I found it too. Just wow, what a word, kind of makes me wonder where Dawn learned it.
It is as common here as the word "arm." Did not know people did not know it!

my soap opera name~Chelsea Sandy or backwards it would be Sandy Chelsea. I can't decide if I'm a bad girl or not.
Sounds like she should be with Sponge Bob....

Here's my three:

1) I want that gut above my belly to go away. (Recently I've noticed it's getting bigger and it does make me feel uncomfortable when I sit.)
2. I want to be stronger.
3. I want to run up a flight of stairs without being out of breath.
I want to not put my arms on my stomach when I sit...I look like a freak!
I did OK with food. Actually maybe poor.
I think you did well! You did not eat the whole cake and life is about cake once in a while...not every day so you are fine!

I am a crystal lite addict as well. Does this count as water????

Better than not drinking anything! I am almost done with a 2 qt pitcher...I feel like my bladder is full of octupuses!

 

[dislvr74]

Ugh, I had a terrible day today. I set my alarm for pm instead of am and overslept by an hour. Of course I had to be on time for work today because I was leading a meeting right at the start of the day. I had an ok breakfast (cereal and a banana), but got 2 slices of pizza for lunch and had a ham & cheese sandwich and fries for dinner. Notice what's missing? Yeah, no veggies and one serving of fruit. I have to learn that there is no excuse to justify overeating. Yes, I had a bad morning, but I didn't need to let that get me off track all day.

I have, so far, resisted the ice cream in my freezer. I'm calling that a small victory.

Well, off to do my measurements. That should be fun.

 

[gbanshee]

I do like some veggies, just not the ones that are considered good for you. I like cauliflower, cucumbers, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes if they are on a sub sandwich, green beans (fresh only), corn, peas (green giant only), mushrooms and carrots. Guess I like more than I thought. But i know they say corn, peas and carrots are loaded with sugar and iceberg has no nutritional value.

I have tried broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, cabbage, spinach, peppers, artichokes and many others. The issue is the texture or the strong taste that just gags me.

I have always been a basic beef and potatoes type-a-gal.

 

[gellybean]

That makes total sense to me, thanks for the great explanation! So I will just keep track of my calories and stay within my limit and that way I won't have to totally cut out the foods I love. I think that is why most "diets" I try I fail at, they tell you what you can and can't eat and I don't like that. I love pasta and bread so I am going to eat pasta and bread but if I am on a "diet" that doesn't allow that then I am going to end up lying about what I ate and not lose any weight and get fed up with the whole thing and quit.

My mom found an old storage box of clothes from when I was 18 or 19 and some of those pants were a size 4, I wouldn't even be able to get a leg in those now let alone my whole @$$. I will never be a size 4 again, there is just no physical way I could do it even if I lost nearly all my body weight, but I can be a size 14 which is not ideal but for me it is doable and a big improvement over my current size 20.

You're welcome!! Glad it helped and made sense!!


Girl, I wish there was a box of size 4 clothes I used to fit in! The smallest I ever remember buying clothes for was a size 10 and I had lost weight in Jr. High to get back down to that size. I NEVER remember being in single digit sizes. I'm sure I was at some point but it's like I was in junior sizes, the largest there were and then went straight to double digit women's sizes.

So I definitely understand the 'never gonna be a 4 again, there is no physical way' thing! I'd be estatic at a 14! Right there with ya! I'm currently a 22/24. Just say no to the 20s !

 

[MulanUSAF]

Still missing a few weight totals! Again - this is not manditory but let me know if you have sent them and I did not get it (gbanshee earlier had this happen)or don't want to participate in this portion. No big deal but I do not want to miss out on ya!

send again to
dizneydreamz@yahoo.com!

Thanks guys!!

Shannn
MulanUSAF
askelton
disneediva
Leenk
Tigger55
Millie12591
MelanieC
2excited2sleep

I need to go out and buy a new scale. Right now the current piece of crud I have won't measure past 85 lbs no matter what. I think I broke it when I dropped it during the move. Dawn, I'll get the data to you as soon as I can!

 

[gbanshee]

OMG!

hat makes total sense to me, thanks for the great explanation! So I will just keep track of my calories and stay within my limit and that way I won't have to totally cut out the foods I love. I think that is why most "diets" I try I fail at, they tell you what you can and can't eat and I don't like that. I love pasta and bread so I am going to eat pasta and bread but if I am on a "diet" that doesn't allow that then I am going to end up lying about what I ate and not lose any weight and get fed up with the whole thing and quit.

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I have this site bookmarked it may help you set goals. http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/calories-goal.php

 

[Millie12591]

Thank you Camille my Texas sista! I'm late, but I'm here. I had a bunch of stuff going on the last few days so I haven't been around.


I'm so happy your here!!! I'm encouraged by your foot feeling better! That means you should do pretty well while your in the parks. Take a break as you need to. K I'm off my mom soap box.


Thanks! I am walking okay now, although my friend has offered to push me in a wheelchair if I need it. I told her with my luck she would see Mickey Mouse and forget to hold on to the chair and I'd end up careening into a storefront and breaking my other foot! It's my little toe, although it still hurts quite a bit, I can tell it is getting a lot better. It mostly bothers me on stairs.


Okay, here is my intro!

First Name and Screen name: Elizabeth/eliz991 (talk about original.)
What your Goal Is for Fitness: To lose 50 pounds. Which will still be like 20 pounds over what the weight charts say is the "maximum" for my height but I know from experience it is a weight I can't get below without just starving myself, and I like the way I look there.
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Cheese/crackers and wine, or Mexican food.
Favorite Good Food for You: Hummus and papayas (not together!)
Favorite Form of Exercise: Spinning, because it's the only really hard exercise I can do that doesn't make me feel like someone is stabbing me in the knee with a sword.
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: To fit back into my size 10 pants.
Family: Me and DH, Tony, childless by choice. We lost all three of our furbabies last year and we are waiting to sell our condo and buy a house and then we will be getting two new kitties.

My soap opera name is Arlena Choony. (Yes, I had a dog named Choony. My sister named him. Don't let your 3 year olds name your pets. )

And here is my goal for February: to track my calories even when I can't exercise (stupid foot). Why:

1. I have a body bugg (like they use on biggest loser) and I paid for it so I might as well use it!
2. There is no time like the present to start, and I will be proud of myself for starting.
3. And most important, because I need to get over my perfectionist thinking that it's all or nothing and stop telling myself that if I can't exercise I might as well go ahead and eat whatever I want and not keep up with my tracking.

Hey, time for lunch!

Oh, and I will miss the first week's weigh-in on president's day but I will weigh in the monday I get back from Disney!

My soap opera name is Mitsy Marion She sounds like a late 50's show girl. "Her name was Lola, She was a show- girl, With yellow feathers in her hair and her dress cut down to there..." Except my feathers would be fuchsia.

Ok my name is Missy Hillside and I am starring in my soap opera As the Scale Climbs. I want to quit this gig and star on Skinny Island of Losers - and I soooo want to be a loser! Never thought I would say that!

Anyway my goals are:

I don't know where to begin - yeah I want to drink more water, exercise more, eat better, blah blah blah, but since I had chili last night, 1/2 a cheesesteak for lunch, it does not sound like I am off to a good start. I did have Kashi for breakfast - So maybe if I take it s l o w I will build up momentum.

1 - Drink 1 extra glass of water every day (even if that is the only 1)
2 - Exercise 30 minutes in a week (30 minutes more than I do now)
3 - Make 1 healthy choice every day (you know banana instead of ice cream - well maybe nothing that drastic yet!)

And these are the reasons why:

1 - I love my husband and my kids and want to stick around for them (diabetes is rampant in my family)
2 - I want to quit smoking - which is problematic since weight gain goes hand in hand with that - so do I lose weight only to gain it back, or lose weight and keep up with it while quitting - not sure if that is possible - looking for help on this one.
In my way of "Millie thinking," as my DH would say. It's good to start with one and not try and tackle both, which is probably a total duh to you! I'm thinking if your starting to exercise the other will follow....actually your smoking and eating will change. If your anything like me, you'll start to realize the amount of work your putting into exerting your body and think you should start making changes to maximize the body torture.
I think you'll start to see how much better you feel once you start exercising ....you'll want to make changes to keep seeing and feeling the improvements. I promise.
As for me and smoking, (I quit six years ago as of Jan. 27th) when I would exercise I would totally cut back on my smoking!! It just naturally happened, and so did the eating after a while. This helped so much for quitting.
When I was kicking my own butt and making a strong effort and seeing no changes on the scale I decided it had to be different to get results. So I changed the food issues and I lost 60 lb. of the course of a year, and my body looked a lot different!!! I was very happy looking better. But then injured my back and now I'm starting all over from scratch. I did eventually quit the smoking in the middle of all of that and I'm SOOOOOO glad I did. Especially since it's like a million dollars to buy a carton of cigs now. Holy moly! When I quit it was like $27 for a carton, now it's around $50!! That X 2 every month or so, it add's up!!! I'm thinking when you quit you could either buy new clothes as you shed weight off, or you could get a membership to a really fancy schmancy gym.
Just thinking out loud.

3- This one has already been said but man truer words were never spoken - I want to BELIEVE I am sexy when my hubby says it and not feel he is just saying that.
4 - and all the other cool things that go along with being skinny - not sure what they are - need to find out for myself though!

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I am sooooo the all or nothing perfectionist type! If I don't diet or exercise perfectly I throw my hands up and go to Chuy's... during happy hour... with a mexican martini and a bowl of 'free' queso.

So glad to have another Texas Skinny Island castaway

Chuys!!! Soooo my favorite place to eat in Austin. One of these days we'll have to have Elizabeth come down from Dallas and make a lunch date at Chuy's together. We can still eat healthy.
Amiee, what gym are you thinking about joining? (You can PM me if you want) It's probably close to where you live, right? It's to bad we don't live close to the same area, we could have worked out together.

Last time I was at Rafiki's conservation station, I saw them weigh a lemur. Just saying...

That's funny! Although I don't think we expect someone on a Disney trip to weigh in. Do we?!?
Love the saying...."Just sayin!" My dh and I say it all the time. We started saying it after watching Sweet Home Alabama

for tracking it and dealing with it in your dinner choices!! That's an awesome step in the right direction!! I know in a pinch Soft Tacos or regular Crunchy Tacos aren't bad. On WW 4 pts a piece... and I'm allowed 31 pts a day if that gives you a % comparison. It's the loads of cheese, beef, added sour cream etc that kill ya. Anything on the Fresco menu or whatever is supposedly good calorie wise but I want more than just meat and pico de gallo. KWIM?


I found it by googling it. Looks like urban dictionary is the best definition.
I don't like that word. I'm just sayin.



W T G Dawn on the food!!!!!!!!!
Yes Dawn!! Way to go lady!


I wish, oh how I wish I could figure out why some days I have all the motivation in the world and others I just wanna sit down with the whole pantry and eat and eat and eat. Course *If* I knew the answer to that question, I probably wouldn't have a weight issue! Can anybody relate?


I have done well so far! 2 whole wheat tortillas with a slice of pepper jack cheese in each, melted in the microwave for breakfast/lunch = 6 pts

a banana with tbsp of peanut butter for snack = 5 pts

I still have about 19 pts for dinner. Making fajitas with lots of veggies and onions to supplement the cheese and sour cream I'm omitting. Gonna watch the amount of flank steak per each cus it can be fatty and use whole wheat tortillas instead of regular ones! They make them fresh at my grocery store and they are yummy and 1/2 the pts of a regular white flour one.


I called the gym and got more information about joining on Friday. They'll walk me through how to use the machines and how much weight to start out with on each of the lifts etc. I'm nervous but excited too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good for you!!! This is good work girl! I'm proud of you Amiee!!!

I need to go out and buy a new scale. Right now the current piece of crud I have won't measure past 85 lbs no matter what. I think I broke it when I dropped it during the move. Dawn, I'll get the data to you as soon as I can!

I've been thinking the same thing, I wonder what one to buy. I'll have to do some research. Something I like doing.

 

[MelanieC]

Dawn - I'll try to get my measurements done tonight or worst case tomorrow since I should be working at home due to the snow. Was too busy Sunday, and last night was too busy.

 

[Dizneydawn]

I have to learn that there is no excuse to justify overeating. Yes, I had a bad morning, but I didn't need to let that get me off track all day.
That mental piece of ourselves that sabbatoges us is so cruel!
I have, so far, resisted the ice cream in my freezer. I'm calling that a small victory.
Good for you...This is a war...one battle at a time!!!

I do like some veggies, just not the ones that are considered good for you. I like cauliflower, cucumbers, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes if they are on a sub sandwich, green beans (fresh only), corn, peas (green giant only), mushrooms and carrots. Guess I like more than I thought. But i know they say corn, peas and carrots are loaded with sugar and iceberg has no nutritional value.
You do like some! Maybe you could slowly wean in some other types of lettuce into iceberg and each week add a bit more. It might help!
I have tried broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, cabbage, spinach, peppers, artichokes and many others. The issue is the texture or the strong taste that just gags me.
I am that way with certain foods. I cannot stand any type of fish and mushrooms are too slimy for me - just freaks me out. My Dad was a force you to eat kind of father and I cannot tell you how many times I sat at the table till 11 p.m. looking at what used to be bread he soaked in a au jus sauce...which I never liked because it was just slimy and mushy and now 5 hours later...was a quagulated mess and beyond gross. Still gives me nightmares.

Girl, I wish there was a box of size 4 clothes I used to fit in! The smallest I ever remember buying clothes for was a size 10 and I had lost weight in Jr. High to get back down to that size. I NEVER remember being in single digit sizes. I'm sure I was at some point but it's like I was in junior sizes, the largest there were and then went straight to double digit women's sizes.
I should measure my flag line skirt from high school. Truthfully was probably not bigger than my lower thigh now. I do not know what is worse - being ultra thin for 22 years of your life and knowing what used to be or reaching for that goal and never getting a taste of it.

After I had Treyner I got down to 9 pounds and was sickly thin. I remember going to the 5-7-9 store in Iowa and everything being too big.

Now, it would fit a leg....
Just say no to the 20s !

I had adream last night I was looking for clothes on a mannequin and the shirt was too big for me when I looked at the tag...it was yellow. Hopefully that is a foreshadowing of times to come! I want out of the 20's too!

I need to go out and buy a new scale. Right now the current piece of crud I have won't measure past 85 lbs no matter what. I think I broke it when I dropped it during the move. Dawn, I'll get the data to you as soon as I can!

No problem! Get it to me when you can and I am glad that doesn't stop you from posting here!

BTW: I think I would have made my self believe the 85 pounds had to be accurate!!!!

I have this site bookmarked it may help you set goals. http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/calories-goal.php

Another great site! Keep them comming!

My soap opera name is Mitsy Marion She sounds like a late 50's show girl. Or Wally's girldfriend on Leave it to Beaver!!!






That's funny! Although I don't think we expect someone on a Disney trip to weigh in. Do we?!?
Love the saying...."Just sayin!"
No...not unless you want to. I do know people who have gone to WW meetings in Orlando while at WDW...that is awesome commitment! I also know people who do well until Disney...falll into the false mindset they are walking more so can't possibly gain even if they are in the garden of gluttony!

Dawn - I'll try to get my measurements done tonight or worst case tomorrow since I should be working at home due to the snow. Was too busy Sunday, and last night was too busy.

We have a ton of snow here too. Our town is very rural and so school is delayed 2 hours this morning - about 10 inches total...but not cancelled yet unfortunately for the kids!!!

Last night I finished some leftover spaghetti for dinner - again no calories known becaus eit was from a restaurant...cleaning out the fridge and not being wasteful! I did not eat it with any bread!!! I also had a huge salad with homemade dressing that I controlled the calories for!

Today should be easy to track totally for the day!

I did not snack at all yesterday and just feel good.

 

[njtinkmom]

I have this site bookmarked it may help you set goals. http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/calories-goal.php

Thanks so much for this website. It looks like it will be very helpful and I already set it up for my blackberry too! I am starting to feel good about all this diet stuff!

 

[luvsJack]

Today is Tomorrow!

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On the food scale: I know what you mean about putting it in the middle of the kitchen. I seriously have to have it placed so that I am basically tripping over it or constantly reaching over it to do anything or I won't use it! I don't know why that habit is so hard to get into. I will count out the right number of frosted mini wheats in a serving (I love these things for a snack) but won't always weigh the piece of chicken or measure the serving of potatoes. Just another of those good habits that have to replace old ones!

 

[luvsJack]

You're welcome!! Glad it helped and made sense!!


Girl, I wish there was a box of size 4 clothes I used to fit in! The smallest I ever remember buying clothes for was a size 10 and I had lost weight in Jr. High to get back down to that size. I NEVER remember being in single digit sizes. I'm sure I was at some point but it's like I was in junior sizes, the largest there were and then went straight to double digit women's sizes.

So I definitely understand the 'never gonna be a 4 again, there is no physical way' thing! I'd be estatic at a 14! Right there with ya! I'm currently a 22/24. Just say no to the 20s !

I am right there with ya'll on the clothes sizes. I have stopped buying clothes because I don't want to face what size I am in! And my work clothes are getting a bit thread bare because of that!

I have a closet full of clothes that are size 9 to size 18, none of which I can wear, and I HATE looking in there.

A 10 or 12 would make me estactic!

 

[stitchfan23]

I am so looking forward to coming on here every day and to see what everyone has to say.

I have been doing pretty good. Yesterday I had a fat free yogurt for breakfast. A sandwich with fat free turkey, light mayo and a cheese slice (I know the cheese slice isn't the greatest for me) and an applesauce for dessert. For dinner I had a piece of ham, potatoes and boiled cabbage. I did have a few chips last night though. I finished my 64oz of water by dinner last night.

Today I have had 2 pieces of light rye bread with margarine for breakfast and have already drunk 32oz of water.

I don't like plain water so what I do is Wal-mart up here (in Canada) sells a bottle that is called H2O on the Go and it holds 2.2L (or 64oz) of water. I fill it with water and then add one of the Crystal Light singles to it. It is weaker than the Crystal Light should be but it ads some flavour to the water.