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

[Mndisneygirl]

I'm still around - just haven't posted much lately. I really enjoy reading everything everyone has to offer.
Welcome to all our new friends!!! This is a great supportive thread!!!
I too have to get my butt to the grocery store tomorrow. Must get more fruits and veggies.

Sorry, but I cannot take the 5K challenge. I am unable to run due to having very little cartilige in my knees. However, I am doing a 1 mile Run Run Run on Saturday morning. I will be doing a Walk Walk Walk. It's for my DDs' school. There is a grandma who comes to read to the kids and she always says turn off the TV and read read read. So they are doing Grandma Rosie's Read Read Read Run Run Run. It's a fundraiser for Phy ed equipment and a book swap/donation. If nothing else, I will walk a mile on Saturday!!

I think I'm doing okay this week. I've been eating fairly small meals but haven't been terribly active. I swear it's the weather! It's supposed to be nicer soon, so tomorrow I plan on getting out in it and walking/gardening.

Just remembered that I did not sell my treadmill at the garage sale last week. Might have to start using it if it keeps raining!!

 

[gellybean]

UGH!

So I did a not so bright thing for lunch.

I hit the drive thru on my way home from getting DS7 and got 1 McChicken sandwich and a small fry and a diet coke. Then came home and had an ice cream cone I made myself with 1-20 cal ice cream cone and 1/2 cup Peaches and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. 170 cals. The sandwich and fries were about 630.

So for the day I have about 400 cals left for tonight.

And...
my sister called and threw her back out so no gym tonight. I could go on my own but the thought of hanging out at home with the boys since DH is gone is way more appealing. So I'm determined to do laundry, fold clothes, do the dishes, clean the bathrooms, sweep and vacuum so that I have a clean house for the weekend and so I can get some activity in for the day.

I will let y'all know how I end up for the day. My plan right now is to eat turkey and fruit for dinner!

I wish there was a smacking yourself smilie!

Catch y'all tonight!

 

[albertamommyof4]

hey everyone
I know i haven't been on the boards for a while, life has been crazy lol.
Congrats to all the weight loss everyone you all rock.
Congrats to everyone still on the program to a healthier life.
I am still doing good. I started walking 2.8 km , started on Friday and have walked every day but sunday and walked 2 times yesterday lol. On Tuesday night i splurged lol, i had 6 points left for the day and after my tupperware meeting our legacy director took us out for drinks and snacks lol. I started off good by having a diet pop( i usually only drink water lately) then we ordered nachos and a plate with a mixture of stuff lol. I feel i did good, i had 1 wing, 1/4 garlic bread, 2 grilled shrimp, 2 bonless ribs( small) and a small plate of nachos with no sour cream or meat just some cheese. I counted it as 12 points but wasn;t sure lol, i just used my activity points and still have a lot left lol and still my weekly points.
I love the idea of the princess 5 k, i have been looking at the info for a few weeks thinking this is something that i should really do lol. i may not be a runner but can walk and maybe hopefully some day run lol. The race looks like it is on march of 2011 and hey it is a good excuse to go to disneyland lol, not sure how hubbie would feel about me going without him and the kids lol, as i am leaving them to go to disneyworld for tupperware in august lol.
Have a great day everyone. I am hoping for a good weigh in tomorrow morning

 

[gellybean]

Dinner:

8 megathin corn tortilla chips (yes I counted)
1/4 cup cooked down 93% lean ground beef
1 slice Jalapeno Jack cheese
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1 TBSP salsa

1 bag 100 cal yogurt pretzels


Total cals for the day 1748

Target 1700

Considering my McDonalds oopsie this afternoon I'm happy with only going over 48 cals.

I may not post a large deficit today but I won't post a calorie surplus so we're good. Gotta finish strong over the weekend to hit my 7000 deficit by Monday.


Thursday May 13 DONE


G'night everyone!

 

[Duchie]

Hmmm... 1 mile for every drink, eh? At that rate I'll be doing a marathon this weekend!

As for the challenge, I'm in!
My daily point limit is 25. Today I've used 21.5 total. May 13 Done.

Gelly, thanks for the kind words. Sometimes it helps to just get things out. And I felt much better after my little vent.

 

[MulanUSAF]

I was wondering if any of you were giving yourselves rewards for mini-goals met?

These are mine:

"ONE"derland (27.4 lbs to go!!) - gel nails
Goal weight (67.4 lbs to go!!) - tattoo (something I have always wanted, and never found the reason to get. Now i have a reason and a goal )

When I lost 10 pounds, I went and bought some new summer clothes.

When I hit the -20 pounds mark, I think I will reward myself with a trip to Busch Gardens in Virginia. It's not quite Disney, but it's only a couple hours away. Plus they have this new "Europe in the Air" ride, which is just like Disney's Soarin', except you see the sights of European countries instead of California.

When I get to the -30 pounds, I think I will actually go to WDW or Disneyland. Hopefully that will happen around my birthday in October.

 

[njcarita]

I was wondering if any of you were giving yourselves rewards for mini-goals met?

These are mine:

"ONE"derland (27.4 lbs to go!!) - gel nails
Goal weight (67.4 lbs to go!!) - tattoo (something I have always wanted, and never found the reason to get. Now i have a reason and a goal )

we'll my 15 pound goal is to go out to lunch with the girls and eat my favorite meal.....

my total weight loss goal is 50 lbs......so I'll probably have a 30, 40 and 50 reward.... but haven't thought what yet......

 

[njcarita]

well last night is my long work day... teach in the morning , afternoon and eve....
since October usually between my last 2 classes I have stopped at Mcdonalds for a Mcdouble , fries and diet soda...... since I don't get home till 7:30- 8:00 pm ... well last night I said NO..... I can make till I get home and have a heatlhy dinner... and I did.....

 

[Dizneydawn]

Thurs. May 13th Done


My dinner last night consisted of this:

A handful of chunks of chicken, veggies that fell off skewers that I ate on a bun (I was on the phone while the grill skillet was being raided. I forget how much Treyner eats!)

Then I ate a huge (I mean huge as in 1 1/2 bags of Dole Spring Mix) bowl of salad with Fetta Cheese and only 3 tablespoons of dressing.

For dessert I ate a 1/2 cup of icecream drizzled with a 1/2 tablespoon of caramel and a sprinkle of chocolate chips.

Carsyn was on the computer all last night searching for colleges and I am running out the door for aerobics so I will get it into SparkPeople as best as I can after.

I will say though I did well because I am almost 2 pounds down from yesterday!!!

I think I will have a massive bowl of greens from now on. Very filling and a heck of a lot less carbs than my usual repertoire of junk!

 

[tlenzendorf]

2 packets Strawberry Quaker Instant oatmeal

Lunch-2 Hard shell Fresca tacos from Taco Bell and a Diet Pepsi

Dinner-2 Grilled cheese sandwiches and 3 sticks each of celery and carrots, plus ~1 tbsp Dill dip

Snack-1/2 the fat Edy's Chocolate Brownie Chunk Ice Cream. I know, I know, its still not good even if its half the fat, but it was a reward for not eating any all week!

Thursday May 13th Done

Today will be a difficult day. I already know I'll be sad to write down me eatings since I'm having a donut while I type this. At least the weather is FINALLY nice here so I can walk at lunch and we can have softball tonight. Then I plan on running sometime tonight.

 

[lizzyb5280]

Woo-hoo! Thanks to my pre-tracking, I stuck to my plan and stayed pretty much right on target! DH worked late, and MIL took DD to gymnastics for us, so I ended up eating the apple early and had dinner after they both got home.

Breakfast - Granola bar, glass of milk - 292 cal

Lunch - Grilled boneless pork chop, brussels sprouts, mac n cheese - 623 cal

Dinner - Sloppy Joe and seasoned fries - 629 cal

Snacks - 1/2 banana, 2 raspberries, medium apple - 138 cal

Daily totals:
Calories - 1682 (target 1330 - 1680)
Carbs - 165 (target 178 - 257)
Fat - 71 (target 35 - 61)
Protein - 99 (target 60 - 138)

Thursday May 13 Done

 

[Dizneydawn]

I have entered everything I could minus the scraps of chicken and veggies (grilled) that I put on the dinner roll. It was enough for one sandwich.

I will be finding a new dressing - way too much fat for the one I had in the fridge...probably making my own from scratch!

Went over a bit but not too bad and I know I need to kick Miss. Carsyn off the computer from now on and put my snack in before I eat. I eyeballed the numbers and my eyeball is blind obviously.

I left probably 3/4 cup of salad mix and feta at the bottom of the bowl but I was not about to dissect what I did not eat to re-measure. Good enough and I know there were calories eaten in the chicken/veggies I did not put in.

Dinner:

Dole Classic Romaine Salad Blend, 7.5 cup
Brianna's Homestyle "The New American" Dressing, 3 tbsp
Valbreso Feta, 3 oz
Lunds & Byerlys White Knot Rolls, 1 serving
Calories 655 Carbs 48 Fat 46 Protein 20

SnacK:
Stone Ridge Caramel Cheesecake Real Ice Cream, 0.5 cup
Butterscotch or caramel topping, 2 tbsp (Dan put this on for me and I am not sure if he used the full 2 tablespoons or not but I am counting it)
Toll House Semi sweet chocolate chips, 1 tbsp
Total: Calories 313 Carbs 54 Fat 11 Protein 4

Total for the day: (goal range)
Calories 1,698 ( 1,220 - 1,570 ) Carbs 209 (165 - 239) Fat 72 ( 33 - 57) Protein 62 ( 60 - 129)

Only regret for the day - Fat in the dressing!!!
Positive for the day - I will cherish that ice cream treat! Totally worth it but would have only 1 tbsp of caramel from now on! It filled that sweet tooth and was just perfect!

 

[mom2faith]

Hi All!!

Last night was a bad night for me. I just had to give into some cravings. I had a handful of Ripple Chips (no dip) and a couple of small cookies. I just CAVED!!! But, I tried to keep it small.

Calories - 1914 (goal 1500 to 1700, so + 214)
Water - 48 oz (goal 64 oz)
Excersize - 20 min walk (goal 30 minutes of activity a day)

May 13 Complete

TGIF!!! That is all I can say. I have been exhausted all week!! I think that flight home from hell last weekend just whiped me for the whole week. Plus I had 3 town council meetings this week, parent teacherinterviews and one eveing of mystery shopping!! I feel like I have not seen DD since before I left for Vegas. But, the good side is, the rest of my month is pretty free. I had one crappy week and now I can relax!!

Did anyone watch Private Practice? OMG is all I can say WHY did they do that?? (I am trying not to spoil it for anyone who PVR'd it)

Whatcha up to this weekend? Tonight our town is having their garage sales, so I am hoping DH and DD are up for a walk around town. Tomorrow is my bi-monthly scrapbook event (we get together every 2 months throughout the year and scrap for 12 hours!) So, that means not a lot of healthy choices and a whole lot of sitting on my butt for the day. But it is a lot of fun!! Sunday we are having a Survivor finale get together with a few friends. It is kind of a standing date for every survivor. Fun and an excuse to visit

TTYL

 

[tlenzendorf]

I watched Private Practice I bawled and bawled. And then Brent came in the bedroom and laughed at me, are you crying over a tv show is what he said. I said shut up I totally did not see that coming either!!

 

[mom2faith]

I watched Private Practice I bawled and bawled. And then Brent came in the bedroom and laughed at me, are you crying over a tv show is what he said. I said shut up I totally did not see that coming either!!

The worst for me was when Pete had to ***** and then she freaked out!

And when the person was talking to the other person about "All the bad things have happened to you now!! Broke my heart!!

(I blocked it out to eliminate spoilers, but you know what I am talking about!!)

OK. Nuff about that. Focus on HAPPY things!!

 

[Anna114]

So the bad news is that I'm back from the Poly
The semi good news is that I only gained 4 pounds. (I was going to be happy if it was 5 pounds)
The good news is that I've already lost 2 of those pounds! Now if I could lose the other 2 by next Friday when I head off to my next adventure. My brother is getting married by Elvis, in Vegas, a week from tomorrow

 

[Dizneydawn]

Friday May 14th - Breakfast - None

Lunch: Huge Salad Again
Brianna's Lemon Tarragon Dressing, 2 tbsp
Dole Field Greens, 0.5 serving
Dole Mediterranean Blend, 2 serving
Valbreso Feta, 3 oz
Kellogs All Brabn Garlic & Herb - 18 crackers, 1 serving - crushed and added for crunch.
Lunch TOTALS: Calories 435 Carbs 38 Fat 24 Protein 18

*I actually have some of the feta saved for tonight's salad but entered it here because I measured out what amount was left for the day - crumbled then did not feel like re-measuring.

Lemon Dressing = NO FAT!!!!

Off to get some groceries.

Went to water aerobics. Only 45 minutes today and they had a sub who worked muscle building forever. She had no clue what she was doing - you do not do repetitive arm exercises with resistance for 5 minutes. The older ladies were not happy.

But she hardly did any cardio - so I did 15 minutes after class of fast movements till I could not breathe. So one hour done today!

 

[gellybean]

Regarding PP and why they did it, there's an interview with Shonda Rhimes on www . ew . com and then go to the Ausiello Files under the TV tab. It'll answer some questions.

I haven't watched the whole thing yet, I'm actually behind about 5 episodes, but I may have kinda flipped over and watched the last 5 mins of the finale.

Don't kill me.


For Breakfast:

1 Bagle Thin
2 TBSP Whipped Cream Cheese
170 cals, 6 g of fat (I think-will double check when I track here in a bit)

I'm meeting a friend and her two girls with my two boys at Dairy Queen this afternoon. We used to do this weekly in the beginning of the year and the year kinda got away from us. We're wanting to hang out some before school's out in 2 weeks!

I've already hit up the DQ nutrition site to figure out what if any treats I can let myself have. We're not eating, just ice cream for the kids. Depending on how strong I'm being .... I've got about 4 options from 150-300 cals each. And this will probably serve as my lunch. Not the healthiest thing, I know, but it'll work for today.


Welcome home Anna!! Congrats on only gaining 4 and already being back down 2.

For all the ladies that had less than perfect days yesterday (like I did) THANK YOU for sharing. It made me feel better. Glad to know I'm not the only one that slips sometimes!

Catch y'all later!

 

[MulanUSAF]

Breakfast:
3 scrambled egg whites with jack cheese and green onions
2 slices of bacon
1 cup of mixed fruit
274 cal/20 carb/13 fat/22 protein

Lunch:
2 slices of roast beef
1/4 cup of shredded cheddar
1 low carb tortilla
handful of carrot sticks w/hummus
265 cal/22 carb/15 fat/17 protein

So far so good... dreading dinner a bit because I'll be going to a seafood buffet with friends for a birthday celebration. How the heck does one count calories at a buffet?

 

[mom2faith]

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