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

[Octoberbeauty]

You guys have been chatty since yesterday morning! I had a rough day yesterday emotionally and with the little one. He was into Everything!!! And then he wouldn't sleep last night so I didn't even get to relax after a hard day. Hoping for a better day today. I was good with my points yesterday and the scales were good to me this morning.

Dawn, I'm so sorry about your cat. I lost my cat of 13 yrs in the same fire that took my girl. I still miss her.

Zoegirl, I'm sorry about your dad.

Welcome to all 3 of the new people. I'm not the newest person anymore. Yay!

Wishing everyone lots of willpower today!

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

Anyone have snack ideas w/out carbs but with fat and cals and maybe proteins..?

No proteins, but how about cucumbers with ranch dressing?

2_Eagle_Mom - Good luck at the Ice Cream Social, I'll be rooting for you!

Well, another day...I'm still fighting my Pepsi addiction Stopped at 7-11 this morning on the way to work and convinced myself a small Pepsi wouldn't hurt me, as long as I counted the calories. But devine intervention stepped in and they were out of Pepsi!!!! Sooooooo, got Diet Mountain Dew instead. It's the small battles....I won, even though I was ready to raise the white flag!

 

[stayhomemom77]

I'm in, I'm in!!

Hi! I'm a 34 year old SAHM to two great kiddies....DD age 6 and DS age 5.

I need to lose about 100 pounds (yikes!!) but I'm determined to do it.

I'm doing weight watchers online (just started) and I've already lost five pounds this week so I'm totally jazzed about that.

It's going to take me some time to read everything on this thread but I am determined to do it. I'm excited to have to weigh in each week and answer to someone...otherwise I tend to lapse back into old eating habits.

I'm fairly active, lack of exercise used to be a problem but lately it seems I have corrected that bad habit.

Ummmm, I think that's it for now. Thanks for starting this thread.

And thanks to Gellybean for inviting me to join it.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Nothing fancy. Just a 24ft round 52in deep from Walmart. I don't want to have to go back to work to pay for it. Then I will not get to use it & will stress eat at work. (I was a teacher!)
I am getting out my caluclater to figure out how deep 52" is! Sounds very refreshing!!!

Dawn - I'm glad you found Garfield, but sad that you have to put him down. to you and your family.
Treyner, Baylor and I went. Dan was at work and Carsyn said she did not want to be there. Then, I decided I couldn't be in the room. I was bawling enough already.

We started talking about all the funny memories about Garfield and decided on cremation for him. I left, a few minutes later the vet was done and Treyner and Baylor stayed in to say Goodbye. They came out and I tell you, seeing your grown son cry is harder then seeing him cry when he is 2.

It was a cat that he originally acquired from a "girlfriend" in 4th grade. I think as sad as he is about the cat, it is a sign that things really are changing in our lives and things are not the same as when he was that age, and never will be again. Learning to be an adult, living on your own, coming home and your home being changed with furniture etc., new pets, new decorations... after almost a year of not being here for more than 10 days total, these are all signs that although you can always come home, things will never be exactly how you knew them when it was your only home.

He was devastated for the cat, he is really an emotional kid at heart, and all he kept saying is that he hates cats and yet loved this one.

Baylor, much more stoic and leads with his brain not his heart. Teared up but knew it was the right thing for the cat and so is able to separate his grief from the logical order of things. He is the one who thinks the girl is an idiot when he get's broke up with while the few times it happened to Treyner, he took it harder, wondering what was wrong with him or what he could do different.

They are so similar but so different. Amazing watching all of them become their own people yet raised in the same house. I still haven't figured out how much I believe is nurture vs nature.
I was forwarded the below today, normally I do not pass these along, but this one seemed to speak to me and I thought I would share:
Loved it!!!


I want to thank you all for being here to help me on this journey. Although we haven't physically met just knowing that you are here for me to vent, complaine, confess, etc is really helpful. You are all my "stars" and knowing you are here for me is making this journey easier.

This made my day.

Made a beautiful discovery today...

McDonalds Iced Nonfat Latte with Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup.... 40 calories....
Ohhhh...need to see how much fat, sugar, carbs etc. is in that...sometimes I fall for the low calorie tag and then find out the devil is hiding elsewhere.

one day at a time

Perfect saying for us!!!

Lots of water again today.

The only thing I'm regretting was the breadsticks. Everything else was in good moderation and pretty healthy.

May 25 Done!

Great job on the water and why is it that bread can get me to melt into it's clutches like Sean Connery's accent?

Dawn I know it's not easy to lose a pet. We had our 11 wk old Chihuahua put down on Christmas Eve. One of the hardest things I've had to do.

I did not know that!!! What happened?

I made the colossal mistake of going to the grocery store hungry. Which I freakin know better!!! And to make matters worse I went to the HEB Plus as opposed to my little local HEB. They had a ton more options in the bakery and the deli than my store does.
My thought the next time it happens to me - is eat something while I am walking the isles - I don;t care if I open something right there and have to pay for an empty bag - that way by the time you hit the deli/bakery - some of the hunger shopping is alleviated. This means probably doing the store backwards but better than buying regrets. I have done that many a time!

I swear the US got 'fat' when we stopped walking places, had food available on every corner and didn't sweat it all off in the summer time !
Totally true!

My father whom I've barely had a relationship with passed away last night. So I've not had much to eat today....just trying to process how I'm feeling.
I am so sorry. Sorry he could not be who you needed him to be when you needed him and sorry that he died. Whether you are close or not, I think it is hard. When you live with questions of why the person is not who you wanted them to be - it still gives you regrets. Just different kinds.
.

Tuesday, May 25 done

Went to the gym today. 30 minutes of upper body work and then attempted to do a 5K on the treadmill. I stopped at 1 hour, at 2.78 miles....hopefully I will be able to do it soon. That is my short term goal in working out. Might take 1.5 hours....

Nice to see you here again!!! I will add you to the roll call in the second post of the thread!!!

My son just said they all died and went to heaven I quit watching Lost towards the end of last year, I was soooooooo frustrated with the flashbacks, flashforwards, alternate universes, dreams, etc., I couldn't keep track of any more!!

I did not watch it but the radio is all talking about it and from what I gather - they were in a purgatory state for a short time - that seemed to take forever since time is different when you die.

Evening all : )
Okay, my tracking for the day *I know it won't start til Thurs, but I need to get in the habit!
Great choice!! Proud of you!


I really need to get the protein/fat/calorie thing down, I like being in the right range and I'm ending up short daily..I don't think I ever realized how many things have carbs! I'm getting the carbs in no problem. Anyone have snack ideas w/out carbs but with fat and cals and maybe proteins..?Meat - cook up some chicken and have it handy to snack on with a couple of water crackers.

I agree about wanting to eat less in the summer, or when I do eat I can eat a LOT of watermelon that fills me up for not a lot of calories.
mmmmmm....watermelon. I need to get some soon.

Tomorrow is going to be REALLY hard for me. We're having an ice cream social (free two scoop sundaes). Since its my department that puts on the event I HAVE to be there. I know that I won't be able to resist. I'm planning on eating my normal breakfast, have a large salad for lunch and then veggie soup for dinner to cover all the extra calories I'll be eating. I'm going to try and have the fat free sorbet, but the mint ice cream is my downfall. Wish me luck!!

If you feel the urge to eat ice cream - take a scoop of your least favorite flavor. You will probably not finish it!

Originally it was the the title of the thread that caught my eye and made me laugh. So then I started reading, just a bit each night and before I knew it, I was offically lurking But what I realized was...this might just be the place for me. So if there is room, I would love to join.
I am glad you came out of lurkerdom - I never real;ly think people read us for fun ya know!

First Name and Screen name: Gracie/Graciejane
What your Goal Is for Fitness: To not be out of breath when I am walking Stella Is Stella a daughter or a dog?

I think this thread and the Skinny Island girls are FAN FREAKIN TASTIC! Ummm...and hot. Don't forget the hot part!

Well, my mom encouraged me to join the gym - she needed a place to work out that had a pool she could get into and the LA Fitness has the steps going in, not a ladder.
So, I go after work and it makes the commute home later better.
I have been going pretty regularly - I have to, I am not good at the tracking the food and eating right. But if I can encourage anyone else to push themselves that is GREAT!
Now, if I could just lift my arms without the pain, that would be good...

Are you doing a water aerobics class? I bought swim gloves a few weeks ago and a huge difference in muscle tone in my arms already shown! And soreness but no pain no gain and the pain is more of a muscle soreness, not a pain that makes ya want to cry.


Started writing my responses this morning - then went to the Y for a good hour of water aerobics. They had a free chair massage being given for 5 minutes so got in line for that and now - home to get ready for a garage sale. Treyner has gone through stuff, decided what he wants to keep and not and put an advertisement in the paper. Thurs and Fri only. 8-6 and then - the rest is getting donated. I will feel so good when it is all gone.

I tracked until we put the cat down, then made a pasta dish for dinner, had one piece of garlic toast and then drank some no sugar added juice last night with a ton of ice and had a cheese sandwich.

To be honest - did not track any of it in Sparkpeople so for me it does not count. I was not in the mood to do it but I did not go hog wild and raid the cupboard either. Stopped when I was full and knew I had done well earlier in the day plus did aerobics.

This morning, down 4 pounds from weigh in on Monday. So I am glad I did not jump head first into a snack binge and although I di dnot track - my head was paying attention.

Having it not be 197 degrees also helps with water retention I am sure.

Tracking today and will post in a bit.

What would you all think about posting pics of ourselves here? I know some have - but putting faces with names might get this group a bit closer and make us feel more real not just "internet screen names."

Let me know!

 

[njcarita]

Originally Posted by njcarita View Post
Made a beautiful discovery today...

McDonalds Iced Nonfat Latte with Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup.... 40 calories....
Ohhhh...need to see how much fat, sugar, carbs etc. is in that...sometimes I fall for the low calorie tag and then find out the devil is hiding elsewhere.


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heres the info

Calories: 40 Calories in 12 fl oz cup
Carbs: 13 grams of carbs in 12 fl oz cup
Fat: 0 grams of fat in 12 fl oz cup
Protein: 4 grams of protein in 12 fl oz cup

Sugars 5g

 

[MulanUSAF]

I really need to get the protein/fat/calorie thing down, I like being in the right range and I'm ending up short daily..I don't think I ever realized how many things have carbs! I'm getting the carbs in no problem. Anyone have snack ideas w/out carbs but with fat and cals and maybe proteins..? I don't like nuts, I wish I did, life would be easier! I have to admit..re-reading that question, I'm sitting here cracking up..dieting and asking about more cals and fats!

Here are some of my favorites. I'm diabetic so I am on the constant lookout for foods that are low/no carb.
-beef jerky
-deli meat rolled up with cheese
-string cheese
-marinated and grilled firm tofu
-boiled green soybeans in pods (edamame)
-frozen flavored chicken wings (microwave before eating )

Food log for yesterday:
Breakfast: 1 Kashi bar, 1/2 banana, 1 Yoplait light key lime pie

Lunch: Turkey and pepper jack rolled up in a low carb tortilla with roasted red pepper spread, carrot sticks and hummus

Dinner: Thin crust pepperoni and mushroom pizza, 2 slices (1/3 of a medium), cucumber salad, 1 Keebler mint chocolate cookie

Snack: 1/2 cup frozen raspberry yogurt

Tuesday, May 25 Done!

 

[MulanUSAF]

heres the info

Calories: 40 Calories in 12 fl oz cup
Carbs: 13 grams of carbs in 12 fl oz cup
Fat: 0 grams of fat in 12 fl oz cup
Protein: 4 grams of protein in 12 fl oz cup

Sugars 57g

Sugar free vanilla syrup with 57g of sugar? Is it sugar alcohol?

TMI ALERT: I used to be a frappucino junkie, but gave it up after getting the diabetes diagnosis. I tried sugar substitutes for awhile but my guts were acting up like crazy. Embarrassing episodes of uncontrollable gas eruption in the elevators and that sort of stuff. So now I stay away from anything that says sugar-free because it usually means it has sugar alcohols in it.

Food log for today:

Breakfast: scrambled egg whites with scallions, 1 slice of cheddar and 2 slices of Oscar Mayer ham rolled up in a low carb tortilla

Lunch: Wendy's mandarin chicken salad, 1/2 packet of dressing and 1 pack of almonds

Dinner: Whole Foods hot bar with tandoori chicken, garlic green beans, tofu and corn pudding

Wednesday, May 26 Done!

 

[tlenzendorf]

What would you all think about posting pics of ourselves here? I know some have - but putting faces with names might get this group a bit closer and make us feel more real not just "internet screen names."

Let me know!

Sure. Maybe we could change a post someplace like on the front page that has members/names/pictures all in one area for easy reference?

 

[njcarita]

Sugar free vanilla syrup with 57g of sugar? Is it sugar alcohol?

TMI ALERT: I used to be a frappucino junkie, but gave it up after getting the diabetes diagnosis. I tried sugar substitutes for awhile but my guts were acting up like crazy. Embarrassing episodes of uncontrollable gas eruption in the elevators and that sort of stuff. So now I stay away from anything that says sugar-free because it usually means it has sugar alcohols in it.

oops its actually only 5 grams of sugars...just looked it up on the official McDonalds website.... heres a link http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf...... had originally gotten the info off a diet website.... I'll fix my earlier post

 

[stayhomemom77]

I'm sorry. I went back and re read the starting post and realized I forgot to do the following. Do I get an "F" for takes direction well??

Okay here we go:

First Name and Screen name:
Julie and stayhomemom77

What your Goal Is for Fitness:
To be able to bend over and reach something without groaning...to begin with at least

Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation:
chips, chocolate and ice cream...
Veggies in moderation are NO PROBLEM AT ALL!!

Favorite Good Food for You:
baby carrots

Favorite Form of Exercise:
Walking but it'll be dancing once I've managed to paddle a little closer to skinny island.

What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island:
Stay there and be as smokin' hot as I was (or thought I was) when I first met my hubby

Family:
DH (35), DD (6), DS (5)

Okay, done!! Now I'm really in, right??

 

[CrabbyYetLovable]

On another note, this will be a very trying week for me and will put my new found willpower to the test.

Thinking of you and your family during this rough week.

Time to post my eats for the day. But first a little news. My mom showed up on my doorstep this morning with some unexpected news.

Sorry to hear about your father. Glad you were able to take your little guy to the movies though. As you said, life goes on...

Getting a pool this week. Now I have to sink or swim!!!
Hope is takes the pounds off.

Score! Dis pool party in the future?? LOL!

MONDAY MAY 31st I will be asking for measurements again for anyone who wants to keep track of that!
Anyway - I actually feel really positive about this summer and want to make sure all of us help each other stay focused, stay in touch because it is so easy to walk away during the summer and then, never get back to being re-dedicated again.

Awesome! Can't wait to send in my measurements. Do you want the actual measurements? or just the changes from last month??

OK, we just watched the Lost finale last night. And I don't understand! I've watched every single episode of that show and I'm not quite sure what happened. So please explain.

OMG you are tapping into one of my favorite things in the world... talking about LOST!! Ok, so this is what I think happened. The flash-sideways world was a type of purgatory, a place where everyone could meet up after they died, in order to cross over to the other side. They met up with people who they couldn't live without in life or in death. The "flashes" that they experienced in the flash-sideways were to remind them of their time on earth and to reconnect them with the ones they loved. At the very end, when they were in the church, Christian spoke of everyone there either dying before or after Jack. So basically, everybody dies, sometime. The losties made the "alternate universe"/flash sideways in order to meet up with each other again. IIf you go back to the first episode, season 6, when Juliet dies, the conversation between her and Sawyer is the exact coversation they had in the finale when they met again. This signifies that Juliet was going to the flash sideways place. Also, Desmond talked about this place as well, when Jack was going to lower him into the waterfall of light at the center of the island. He talked about everyone being together with the one's they loved. He went to this place temporarily when he was placed inside of Widmore's chamber on in the island.

At the very end, when Christian went into the light, this was a moment to be interpreted by the viewer. Based on one's religion, you can believe that the losties were going to heaven or another eternal place. Going back to the scene where Jack and Christian meet up, there are symbollic references from various world religions. I still have to watch the finale again, hopefully I'll understand it a bit more as well, but those were my thoughts!

BTW, I was SOBBING during the finale! It was crazy. An end of an era. LOST was my constant.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

 

[CrabbyYetLovable]

So, this may be a bit of an odd post. Does anyone have a big problem with clothes when they start to lose weight?? This is the first time I have ever lost any significant amount of weight in my entire life. I'm down 11 pounds so far. And its not even the pounds, its more the inches. Right now, my jeans are almost falling off. I can basically get them completely off without unbuttoning them, while keeping my belt on! And I'm starting to walk more on the hems at the bottom. I know I lost inches in my waist, gut (lol), hips, theighs and calves, but I didn't think it would be this drastic! I know its great, and I'm estactic to be getting healthier, but I feel like I'm starting to drown in my clothes! Its almost uncomfortable, since I'm hiking up my pants all day.

Anyone else ever feel this way? Any tips to get through until I can lose a bit more? I really don't want to buy a lot of new clothes until I lose at least another size or two. Will have to look through some old clothes and see if I have anything in smaller sizes. I might have even gotten rid of them... I was basically resigned to stay the size I was.

Also, personal victory for me. Its my TOM (tmi), and I totally avoided grabbing any crazy chocolate things in the past few days. Thank goodness for SF Jello pudding! I am going to try to start tracking my food tomorrow on here. I've been doing it in a written journal, but seeing everyone taking part has inspired me! Thanks for listening!

 

[gellybean]

Will come back and post a longer post in a bit. Gotta run and get DS7

but I wanted to say first


Julie/Stayhomemom77!!!!!




So glad you came over!!

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Originally it was the the title of the thread that caught my eye and made me laugh. So then I started reading, just a bit each night and before I knew it, I was offically lurking But what I realized was...this might just be the place for me. So if there is room, I would love to join.

Welcome!!! You're gonna love the support!

Good luck!! Though it doesn't sound like you need it. You're planning ahead and eating around your 'treat' to allow for it and you're being realistic to know that you're gonna eat the ice cream and not just eating normal cals for the day and then having the ice cream put you over target! Sounds like a victory to me!!! Thanks! I pulled the nutritional information about the ice cream so I can track it, the hardest part will be the toppings that they bring.

So glad you've come out of lurkdom. I think this thread and the Skinny Island girls are FAN FREAKIN TASTIC! I'm sure you'll love it here ! I TOTALLY agree!

I watched Biggest Loser Finale! So sad this season is over but I was happy for the winner (don't wanna spoil it for anyone that hasn't watched it yet).

I was so thrilled at the end, either of the top two and I would have been happy
BUT the good news is, it's been 5.5 hrs since dinner and I didn't do any snacking!! COLOR="purple"]That's fantastic! Congrats!

Night everyone!!!! [/COLOR]

2_Eagle_Mom - Good luck at the Ice Cream Social, I'll be rooting for you! Thanks, its in a couple of hours so I'll let you know how it goes.

Well, another day...I'm still fighting my Pepsi addiction Stopped at 7-11 this morning on the way to work and convinced myself a small Pepsi wouldn't hurt me, as long as I counted the calories. But devine intervention stepped in and they were out of Pepsi!!!! Sooooooo, got Diet Mountain Dew instead. It's the small battles....I won, even though I was ready to raise the white flag!

Every battle won helps!

I'm in, I'm in!! WELCOME!!! You're going to be glad you joined.

Hi! I'm a 34 year old SAHM to two great kiddies....DD age 6 and DS age 5.

I need to lose about 100 pounds (yikes!!) but I'm determined to do it. Don't focus on the long term goal, I get depressed when I think of how much I still have to lose and how long it will take, I didn't put on the weight in a short period of time, its not going to come off quickly either.

Treyner, Baylor and I went. Dan was at work and Carsyn said she did not want to be there. Then, I decided I couldn't be in the room. I was bawling enough already.

How strong for both of the boys to stay with Garfield till the end. You are right watching your young adult cry is SO HARD!! When they are 2 you can kiss their boo boo and make it better, when they are this age, the boo boos are much more heartfelt and harder to kiss away. Pet losses are hard in a different way than people losses, but no less heartfelt. We had our dog cremated and have her in a little box in the bookcase. I just couldn't bury it (and since we moved from that house, I'm glad that I didn't).

If you feel the urge to eat ice cream - take a scoop of your least favorite flavor. You will probably not finish it! Unfortunately I like all of them except the one with nuts and that just won't happen. I just have to stay away from the toppings.
What would you all think about posting pics of ourselves here? I know some have - but putting faces with names might get this group a bit closer and make us feel more real not just "internet screen names."

Let me know!

I'm in!

This is from April 2007, but pretty much look the same (and DH Jim)

I had to finally print out a list of screen names/real names because I was getting everyone confused. Pictures will help a lot.

So, this may be a bit of an odd post. Does anyone have a big problem with clothes when they start to lose weight?? This is the first time I have ever lost any significant amount of weight in my entire life. I'm down 11 pounds so far. And its not even the pounds, its more the inches. Right now, my jeans are almost falling off. I can basically get them completely off without unbuttoning them, while keeping my belt on! And I'm starting to walk more on the hems at the bottom. I know I lost inches in my waist, gut (lol), hips, theighs and calves, but I didn't think it would be this drastic! I know its great, and I'm estactic to be getting healthier, but I feel like I'm starting to drown in my clothes! Its almost uncomfortable, since I'm hiking up my pants all day.

Anyone else ever feel this way? Any tips to get through until I can lose a bit more? I really don't want to buy a lot of new clothes until I lose at least another size or two. Will have to look through some old clothes and see if I have anything in smaller sizes. I might have even gotten rid of them... I was basically resigned to stay the size I was.

Also, personal victory for me. Its my TOM (tmi), and I totally avoided grabbing any crazy chocolate things in the past few days. Thank goodness for SF Jello pudding! I am going to try to start tracking my food tomorrow on here. I've been doing it in a written journal, but seeing everyone taking part has inspired me! Thanks for listening!

Not a weird question at all. I was really surprised how quickly the close started to feel lose (maybe it was because they were so friggin tight before). I'd say go out and buy two pairs of pants that you can rotate in the size that fits. Shop the sales or discount stores. The problem that I had was I one size was too big, but the next size down was tight. But girl if you can pull your pants down without unbuttoning them - you need some new pants. Just don't blow the budget on them. Maybe we could start a clothes swap? I just donated a bunch of stuff, but heck I'd rather have someone here that can use them. I know that I have a couple of GAP lightweight sweater shirts (short sleeve) in XXL that are almost new that don't work for me anymore.

 

[Duchie]

Getting a pool this week. Now I have to sink or swim!!!

Hope is takes the pounds off.

I really want to put an in-ground pool in here, but they are so darned expensive (too much limestone in the ground and it's pricey to have to break it up). You are going to love having that!

Summer is right around the corner and all of you guys talking about how it's the 90s and so hot and not normal for y'all is cracking me up. We've been in the 90s for weeks now and we'll be in the 100s before too long. I'm determined to not run my AC as cold this summer as I usually do. #1 to save money ( you do not want to know what our electric bill is in the summertime ) and #2 to make me eat less!
Tuesday, May 25 Done

I know! In a couple of weeks, I'd kill for a day that was only 90 degrees!

Time to post my eats for the day. But first a little news. My mom showed up on my doorstep this morning with some unexpected news. My father whom I've barely had a relationship with passed away last night. He's been very sick with COPD for some time & from what I can gather he died from complications from a chest cold. I'm not sad for the death of my dad b/c we had a very strained relationship, he had a very hard complicated life & never really got over it so he was never really able to be the husband/father he needed to be. Sad for him, but I am fine and made peace with it & forgave him long ago. So I've not had much to eat today....just trying to process how I'm feeling.


Tuesday, May 25 done

I'm so sorry about your dad.

Originally it was the the title of the thread that caught my eye and made me laugh. So then I started reading, just a bit each night and before I knew it, I was offically lurking But what I realized was...this might just be the place for me. So if there is room, I would love to join.


First Name and Screen name: Gracie/Graciejane
What your Goal Is for Fitness: To not be out of breath when I am walking Stella
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Carbs...all carbs
Favorite Good Food for You: salads with lots of veggies and apples
Favorite Form of Exercise: Zumba
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: To be healthy for the rest of my life.
Family: Me (43) working mom with one DH who says he loves me no matter what and 2 DS's (19 and 16) who have never seen me at a healthy weight. Also have a gentle ol' lady beagle who has been with us for 12 years and a beautiful young boxer mix whom we recently adopted.

If I have read this correctly, I will start tracking my food on Thursday and my weight on Mondays. You would think that since I love salads and veggies this would be easy...at least that I what I keep telling myself but so far this has not been the case. I am hopeful this time.

I'm in, I'm in!!

Hi! I'm a 34 year old SAHM to two great kiddies....DD age 6 and DS age 5.

I need to lose about 100 pounds (yikes!!) but I'm determined to do it.

I'm doing weight watchers online (just started) and I've already lost five pounds this week so I'm totally jazzed about that.

It's going to take me some time to read everything on this thread but I am determined to do it. I'm excited to have to weigh in each week and answer to someone...otherwise I tend to lapse back into old eating habits.

I'm fairly active, lack of exercise used to be a problem but lately it seems I have corrected that bad habit.

Ummmm, I think that's it for now. Thanks for starting this thread.

And thanks to Gellybean for inviting me to join it.

Welcome aboard! I'm doing WW, too and it has worked well for me because there are no foods that are off-limits. I can have anything I want, just within moderation. For me, that's the key to long-term success. Although this week it has been challenging because my daily points allowance went down by 1.

OMG you are tapping into one of my favorite things in the world... talking about LOST!! Ok, so this is what I think happened. The flash-sideways world was a type of purgatory, a place where everyone could meet up after they died, in order to cross over to the other side. They met up with people who they couldn't live without in life or in death. The "flashes" that they experienced in the flash-sideways were to remind them of their time on earth and to reconnect them with the ones they loved. At the very end, when they were in the church, Christian spoke of everyone there either dying before or after Jack. So basically, everybody dies, sometime. The losties made the "alternate universe"/flash sideways in order to meet up with each other again. IIf you go back to the first episode, season 6, when Juliet dies, the conversation between her and Sawyer is the exact coversation they had in the finale when they met again. This signifies that Juliet was going to the flash sideways place. Also, Desmond talked about this place as well, when Jack was going to lower him into the waterfall of light at the center of the island. He talked about everyone being together with the one's they loved. He went to this place temporarily when he was placed inside of Widmore's chamber on in the island.

At the very end, when Christian went into the light, this was a moment to be interpreted by the viewer. Based on one's religion, you can believe that the losties were going to heaven or another eternal place. Going back to the scene where Jack and Christian meet up, there are symbollic references from various world religions. I still have to watch the finale again, hopefully I'll understand it a bit more as well, but those were my thoughts!

BTW, I was SOBBING during the finale! It was crazy. An end of an era. LOST was my constant.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

OK, but WHEN did they all die? Did they die during the atomic bomb explosion (when the whole flash-sideways thing started)? Or did they die in the plane crash? Because if they died in the crash their entire time on the island was purgatory. But that was when they met each other and many of the relationships formed.

I'm really over-thinking this. We watched it Monday night and it stuck with me all day yesterday. I was OK until Sawyer and Juliet reunited, then I pretty much lost it.

So, this may be a bit of an odd post. Does anyone have a big problem with clothes when they start to lose weight?? This is the first time I have ever lost any significant amount of weight in my entire life. I'm down 11 pounds so far. And its not even the pounds, its more the inches. Right now, my jeans are almost falling off. I can basically get them completely off without unbuttoning them, while keeping my belt on! And I'm starting to walk more on the hems at the bottom. I know I lost inches in my waist, gut (lol), hips, theighs and calves, but I didn't think it would be this drastic! I know its great, and I'm estactic to be getting healthier, but I feel like I'm starting to drown in my clothes! Its almost uncomfortable, since I'm hiking up my pants all day.

Anyone else ever feel this way? Any tips to get through until I can lose a bit more? I really don't want to buy a lot of new clothes until I lose at least another size or two. Will have to look through some old clothes and see if I have anything in smaller sizes. I might have even gotten rid of them... I was basically resigned to stay the size I was.

Also, personal victory for me. Its my TOM (tmi), and I totally avoided grabbing any crazy chocolate things in the past few days. Thank goodness for SF Jello pudding! I am going to try to start tracking my food tomorrow on here. I've been doing it in a written journal, but seeing everyone taking part has inspired me! Thanks for listening!

No, you're not crazy. And I know just how you feel. I was going to hold off on buying new clothes until I had dropped some more weight. But then one day I caught a glimps of myself in the mirror and realized something - clothes that are too big look just as bad as clothes that are too small. For me, part of this whole journey is to learn to like myself again and as part of that I need to feel comfortable with my appearance. So I allowed myself to get just a few new things. If you have a Kohl's in your area, shop their clearance rack - they have some really great deals there. I bought just a few pairs of shorts a few weeks ago and already one pair is too big. But not unflatering too big, so I'll keep wearing them.

Here's the thing: I've lost 39 pounds since February. And I'm down 1 size. Yep, 1 size. I guess when I put on weight, I put it on all over. So when I start losing, it comes from my neck, my tummy, my arms, my fingers.... probably even my toes. I guess it doesn't always translate into different sized clothes.

 

[stayhomemom77]

Here I am:

This was taken as we wandered around The Grand Floridian last month.

I'm not afraid to state my weight here...we're all friends.

My starting weight for my own personal tracking was 267. I weighed in Monday morning at 261 and this morning at 256.8. In this picture I was around the same as I am today so I figured it was a fairly accurate representation of a "true" photo of myself. I'm actually even wearing the same pink shirt (how's that for coincidences??).

In 2008, I managed to lose 54 pounds and got down to an all time low of 213. I hadn't seen that number on the scale since the way up nearly a decade ago.

However, it was due to fad dieting and it went back on nearly as fast as I was able to take it off. I've been yo-yoing with that same fad diet ever since. But, I've finally had enough. I want it gone FOR GOOD!!

So this time, I've resigned myself to the long haul, to an overhaul of bad eating and exercise habits and a one day at a time process. So far, it's working. I feel optimistic and in control which is a huge thing for me.

I decided to join weight watchers online for convenience. I want to follow the plan (my sister just met her goal weight--she lost 75 pounds in 14 months) but at my own pace. I love the idea of this online support group because I can check in daily (if I need to) and not on Thursday night only (or whenever my meeting would be.

My mom has been struggling with her weight for 3 decades, and she's my worst critic. I have her voice in my head all the time when I try and diet and I allow the negativity to sabotage my progress. The sad thing is, she thinks she's helping. I have an amazing relationship with my mom but I've had to train myself to ignore EVERYTHING she says to me regarding healthy living.

And, there's one more problem. MY SISTER. I love her to pieces and I am so proud of her accomplishments but seriously...what is her damage? I can't talk to her about my weight loss progress...at all. She's begun to take after my mom...every comment is a criticism if we're talking about weight loss and exercise.

But that's enough about that....it's all positivity here and that's just what I need, and can provide in return.

I want to feel sexy again. Can I say that here? When I was young I thought I was all that AND a bag of chips. But then I opened the chips, started eating the chips...

Well, it went a bad way after that. I lost that girl...and I want to find her again. I'd like my ego to be bigger than my behind (like it used to be!!) so I can strut it once again.

Is this shallow? ABSOLUTELY!! And I am completely unrepentant about that.

My first weight loss goal is to get below 240. I haven't been less than that in 2010. I've decided that my goal weight is 155 (although I reserve the right to adjust that as I get closer to it) and once I make it...we are going to Disney!! My GOAL WEIGHT reward is going to be a family trip to my happy place.

Can't wait!!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Okay, I'll be honest, I'm too lazy to go back and quote everyone.
I was told a couple weeks ago by my boss to get some new pants b/c the ones I was wearing were too big! I was thrilled, but same problem - the next size down was still a bit tight. I do need to go buy a belt. That will get me through. But if you can pull them off - you need new pants. Ty some of the discount stores like Marshalls or TJ Maxx. Even Target or Walmart has nice stuff that's not so expensive. I like to have a pair in black, navy and tan. Goes with everything.

to the new islanders!

My picture is my avatar and it was from Feb 2009. I'll see if I can find a better one. Most of the Disney family pics I have stragetically placed a child in front of me!

I couldn't find many of just me, or standing up so you can see my actual size. That's my DH and girls (duh) in the picture from Dec. 09. I'm about 5'2" tall.

Lost - I loved it too!!! I have been reading some threads and blogs about it. I want to re-watch the finale (I'd love to get the whole show on DVD) and I understand that they did NOT die in the initial plane crash. The island was real and what happened was real (if bizarre and unexplainable!). The stuff that wasn't "real" was the sideways/purgatory time. You are right- that was where and when they had to figure out who they needed to be with to "cross over". I didn't know about all of the symbolism in the show until I read more. Very cool and thoughtful. I'm hoping that they include a director's cut with info like that on the DVD.

Let's see what else was I going to comment on? Oh - Dawn, so sad about your cat, I am so impressed with the boys. I can't imagine how hard it is to see grown kids cry. DD is only 9 and when she cries about the things that are new (like friend issues etc) that I can't "fix" it's so hard now!

I have decided after reading the McDonald's nutrition info that I should just stay out of that place. I had a coupon to try the Frappe for free. It was yummy. But I don't want to do that too often!! OMG the calories. I might be able to swing the iced sugar free latte. I have tried sugar free syrups in my hot lattes, but it tasted funny to me.

Zoe - I'm sorry about your father's passing. No matter the relationship, it's always difficult.

Well, I had a wonderful lunch out with my boss and co-worker today. It was fairly healthy I think (if you don't count the cheese) It was a grilled portobello sandwich with roasted red pepper and some kind of greens on ciabatta bread and I had a fresh fruit cup. I did get a glass of wine though. So I'm sure there was a lot of calories. We got to eat at a nice place in St. Paul out on the patio. Beautiful day for it!!!

Not sure what we're having for dinner. Maybe a nice salad for me.
I think a nice walk tonight will be in order.

Okay, that's enough blabbing for me.

 

[stayhomemom77]

I forgot to put up my sexy soap opera name.....





















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SUPERIOR MAX!!

 

[gellybean]

Jumping in on the LOST discussion... HIJACK!

The more prevalent theory online and what I tend to agree with is that the island was REAL. They all really crashed and spent the time on the island. And because the time on the island was so important/meaningful/pivotal in each of their lives when they all died, some on the island, some off the island, some in 2004 or 2007 or even in old age ( we don't know when everyone died) they all went to the 'purgatory' place and waited for all the other people from the island, and they were basically waiting for Jack to realize he was 'dead' and was in this 'purgatory' place looking for all his fellow Island castaways.

So when Jack died on the island at the very end of the movie, in our normal time line of thinking, that was actually the same instance as the plane NOT crashing in the sideways timeline on episode 1 of season 6 (or maybe even before that instance. We don't know exactly how far back in his life Jack went in the alternative time line but I kinda think he went back to the plane not crashing).

When the bomb went off and Juliet was trapped at the end of season 5/beginning of season 6, there wasn't an alternative timeline at all, as the show made us believe it was. The reason the hatch was still imploded and built was because as they theorized, the bomb ending up causing the exact event that Daniel Faraday had been trying to stop, thus ultimately creating the need for the Swan Station and the button and the plane still crashing b/c Desmond didn't punch the button on the day of the crash.

The cool red herring for the entire season 6 was them leading us to believe that the alternate sideways timeline was their lives as if the plane had never crashed, when in reality it was their purgatory journeys to find each other. And as time doesn't have a meaning in the purgatory world, as Christian said, there is no 'now' in that world, the whole journey could have happened in the blink of Jack's eyes after he died.

Kate, Frank, Miles, Sawyer, Richard and Claire all got off the island and lived out their real lives back in 2007 until they died whenever they died. But they were taken back to that time in their lives, in the purgatory existence, to be reunited.

It's a crazy mind warp. I know. And honestly there are gonna be some other theories. But this is the best I can figure out from watching and researching online. Matthew Fox said he knew from the beginning of the show that the show would end with his eyes closing in death as a direct opposite of them opening in life at the start of the series. Thought that was kinda cool that he knew that all along.

Sorry to go on and on. I'm a huge fan too!!!!!!

And now back to your regularly scheduled program

 

[Dizneydawn]

Here is me and a friend that does drag shows. I posted it on my TR a bit ago as well and tried to pass it off as me & Dan!!!

I gotta say I love seeing all the faces.

BTW - speaking of photo's - did any of you guys see the kids prom pics or do you want me to post them here? I know some computers do not open links due to security settings and such.

I need to pop dinner in for me and then will get back here to respond to all!