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

[Moosemomma]

I can't do a restrictive diet either! It absolutely doesn't work for me. I'll do it good for a week and then blow up and chow out for the next week. I've decided I'm going to make small changes for now. Slowly work on eliminating stuff and alternating other stuff. This week we are having spaghetti. I am going to make one pot of noodles with half and half wheat and regular noodles. Instead of regular mayo on subs I'll do fat free, more wheat bread, less white. Try to eliminate cheese from things(which will be hard here in Wisconsin!). And cut down on the ice cream. If I decide I am going to have it I'll go for a walk first!

Sounds like a good plan to make small changes at a time. May I suggest one thing that has worked for me with ice cream? I keep WW ice cream treats (1-2 points) in the house for me. If I want "real" ice cream I have to go out to get it at an ice cream place and I only get 1 serving. (Ok, portion size at an ice cream parlor is probably more than 1 serving but eating that one time a month or every other month is less than me eating the whole half gallon by myself over the course of a month.)

 

[gellybean]

Sounds like a good plan to make small changes at a time. May I suggest one thing that has worked for me with ice cream? I keep WW ice cream treats (1-2 points) in the house for me. If I want "real" ice cream I have to go out to get it at an ice cream place and I only get 1 serving. (Ok, portion size at an ice cream parlor is probably more than 1 serving but eating that one time a month or every other month is less than me eating the whole half gallon by myself over the course of a month.)

Over the course of the month?

I can down a half gallon of ice cream over the course of 2 - 3 days!


I too keep the weight watchers frozen ice creams in my freezer. My new fave is the candy bar ice cream bar, similar to a snickers ice cream bar. They are 3 pts so a little higher but YUMMY!


LuvsJack- I'm a type b too. You've pretty much got the details of the diet. Except all the sauces and dressings have to be with no oil or dairy. And you have to eat every 2.5 - 3 hrs and you can never have a carb without a protein. Women are only allowed 2 ozs of protein at a meal, but can eat protein 5 times a day. No protein for your after dinner snack, just fruit. Sweet fruits that B's aren't allowed are like grapes, oranges and watermelon I think. We can have berries, canteloupe, bananas, pineapple, apples, etc. IF you want more details, holler at me.

I'm thinking I'm gonna use a lot of their ideas and incorporate it into WW. A lot of what he says is very in line with what my nutritionist told me while I was pregnant and had gestational diabetes. Now that I'm not pregnant and don't have diabetes, insurance won't cover the nutritionist for 'just being morbidly obese'. INFURIATES me!

Anyway.... I'm gonna write up my own plan and post it on a mini poster board on the fridge. We'll see how it goes. I'll be y'all's guinea pig.
If it works, we'll write a book and call it the Skinny Island Diet! Take that South Beach!

As far as needing dairy goes, DH said the same thing Stichfan23. Our bodies need dairy. But my understanding is we need dairy for the calcium which we can get other places. Thanks Anna114 for that great list of foods!!

The creator of the 6 week body makeover says dairy was made for baby cows, not humans and that we're the only species that drinks a milk product that's not our own and that drinks any milk after weaned. That milk is designed to fatten baby cows up, not humans.


Heading out to breakfast with my sister. Looking up nutritional info before I leave. Then hitting Whole Foods for a ton of fruits, veggies and lean proteins!


Have a FABULOUS Saturday Skinny Islanders!!

 

[enchanted_moonstone]

What is the website where you can do the quiz to see what body type you have? (Sorry if that's a really obvious answer lol)

Gellybean I'm doing quite similar things with my diet atm... I tried the whole giving up 'bad' foods, but as soon I know something's bad.... I just gotta have it

I'm eating fairly healthy, but because I'm making myself eat slowly (Paul Mckenna etc) I'm feeling full before I've actually eaten half of what I'd normally eat lol.... So even if I have something with more calories, I don't actually eat as many calories anyway - though I hate not finishing food

I've been in the garden most of today doing lots of weeding so I hope it pays off on weigh in day!!

 

[adnilele]

I keep WW ice cream treats (1-2 points) in the house for me. If I want "real" ice cream I have to go out to get it at an ice cream place and I only get 1 serving.

I do the same thing! I love "Skinny Cow" ice cream sandwiches! They usually satisfy an ice cream craving (although, I used to think I looooooved ice cream, and I do when I eat it, but I dont actually crave it usually)

What I really crave is carbs like pretzels! I LOVE pretzels!!!! And any bread that they bring you at a restaurant!

This week I have had a very stressful week, and up until about 6 months ago, I never thought I was one to eat to "feed my feelings", but lately I have noticed that I absolutely do! For instance:

I babysit my cousins on Mondays. At my aunt's house, she keeps all kinds of junk food, cookies, candy, chips, anything and everything, and I have a hard time staying away from the pantry when I am there, but Monday was worse than usual. I had had a bad day at school (I am a teacher and the an adviser for the Class of 2010) and we are planning the prom, and the people who didnt get invited as chaperones were causing me anxiety. So I get to my aunt's house, and I go straight to the left over dessert from Easter (cute rice krispie treats formed into eggs, then dipped in colored sugar! So delicious, but sooooo bad)! I was sooo stressed out (plus it is that time of the month for me) I couldnt tell myself to stop! However, that night at dinner (pasta and meatballs) I was able to control my portions with that, which is something that I have been trying to conquer lately.

Then later in the week, I finally destressed about the chaperone thing, and I was able to control my portions better until friday when I had a little party in my classroom for my students and I had a bagel, a cupcake, a cookie and a brownie all in the matter of 1 hour! Then last night I had two pieces of pizza!

Even though I have had a bad week food wise, I also got out and exercised. I have been doing the Couch to 5k program, got a little sidetracked, so kind of am making my own program, but I have been getting out at least three days a week, and on Tuesday I was able to run 13 minutes straight, but then on Thursday 6 minutes straight was a struggle! I dont know what is wrong with me, but I am going to keep it up with running, hopefully getting out more than 3 days a week! I really want to do the Princess Half next March!

Thank you to everyone who has welcomed the newbies, hopefully next week wont be as stressful, and I can post more often and keep up with all of your fun/funny/supportive posts!

 

[enchanted_moonstone]

I do the same thing! I love "Skinny Cow" ice cream sandwiches! They usually satisfy an ice cream craving (although, I used to think I looooooved ice cream, and I do when I eat it, but I dont actually crave it usually)

What I really crave is carbs like pretzels! I LOVE pretzels!!!! And any bread that they bring you at a restaurant!

This week I have had a very stressful week, and up until about 6 months ago, I never thought I was one to eat to "feed my feelings", but lately I have noticed that I absolutely do! For instance:

I babysit my cousins on Mondays. At my aunt's house, she keeps all kinds of junk food, cookies, candy, chips, anything and everything, and I have a hard time staying away from the pantry when I am there, but Monday was worse than usual. I had had a bad day at school (I am a teacher and the an adviser for the Class of 2010) and we are planning the prom, and the people who didnt get invited as chaperones were causing me anxiety. So I get to my aunt's house, and I go straight to the left over dessert from Easter (cute rice krispie treats formed into eggs, then dipped in colored sugar! So delicious, but sooooo bad)! I was sooo stressed out (plus it is that time of the month for me) I couldnt tell myself to stop! However, that night at dinner (pasta and meatballs) I was able to control my portions with that, which is something that I have been trying to conquer lately.

Then later in the week, I finally destressed about the chaperone thing, and I was able to control my portions better until friday when I had a little party in my classroom for my students and I had a bagel, a cupcake, a cookie and a brownie all in the matter of 1 hour! Then last night I had two pieces of pizza!

Even though I have had a bad week food wise, I also got out and exercised. I have been doing the Couch to 5k program, got a little sidetracked, so kind of am making my own program, but I have been getting out at least three days a week, and on Tuesday I was able to run 13 minutes straight, but then on Thursday 6 minutes straight was a struggle! I dont know what is wrong with me, but I am going to keep it up with running, hopefully getting out more than 3 days a week! I really want to do the Princess Half next March!

Thank you to everyone who has welcomed the newbies, hopefully next week wont be as stressful, and I can post more often and keep up with all of your fun/funny/supportive posts!

Don't feel bad about the food you've had this week, everyone deserves a treat when they're having a bad week, and your exercising has probably cancelled out most of it! Well done for getting back on track! That's the main thing - just picking up where you left off! (Sorry if I sound corny! )

 

[Stacybaeasm]

So, I got a weird complement yesterday. As my massage therapist was working on my thighs, he says "Hey Stac. I think there are some muscles here now." And then I did a happy dance and told him I have been busting my butt to find some muscle under all the fat. Then he got to my calves and said, Wow, these are tight. You must really be walking a lot. Yep, I am. Thanks for noticing. Here's hoping next month he "finds" even more muscles!

 

[gellybean]

What is the website where you can do the quiz to see what body type you have? (Sorry if that's a really obvious answer lol)

Gellybean I'm doing quite similar things with my diet atm... I tried the whole giving up 'bad' foods, but as soon I know something's bad.... I just gotta have it

I'm eating fairly healthy, but because I'm making myself eat slowly (Paul Mckenna etc) I'm feeling full before I've actually eaten half of what I'd normally eat lol.... So even if I have something with more calories, I don't actually eat as many calories anyway - though I hate not finishing food

I've been in the garden most of today doing lots of weeding so I hope it pays off on weigh in day!!

Google six week body makeover and go to the main website for Michael Thurmond's 6 wk body makeover. Then click the free body blue printing link. Sorry so short. Posting from my cell

 

[adnilele]

Don't feel bad about the food you've had this week, everyone deserves a treat when they're having a bad week, and your exercising has probably cancelled out most of it! Well done for getting back on track! That's the main thing - just picking up where you left off! (Sorry if I sound corny! )

Thanks! You dont sound corny at all! I need the motivation!!!!! :
I just got in from a run: 34 minutes total, 18 total minutes of jogging interspersed with walking. Which means more running than walking in the first time in a looooong time!

 

[Moosemomma]

I just got in from a run: 34 minutes total, 18 total minutes of jogging interspersed with walking. Which means more running than walking in the first time in a looooong time!

Great job!

 

[luvsJack]

Over the course of the month?

I can down a half gallon of ice cream over the course of 2 - 3 days!


I too keep the weight watchers frozen ice creams in my freezer. My new fave is the candy bar ice cream bar, similar to a snickers ice cream bar. They are 3 pts so a little higher but YUMMY!


LuvsJack- I'm a type b too. You've pretty much got the details of the diet. Except all the sauces and dressings have to be with no oil or dairy. And you have to eat every 2.5 - 3 hrs and you can never have a carb without a protein. Women are only allowed 2 ozs of protein at a meal, but can eat protein 5 times a day. No protein for your after dinner snack, just fruit. Sweet fruits that B's aren't allowed are like grapes, oranges and watermelon I think. We can have berries, canteloupe, bananas, pineapple, apples, etc. IF you want more details, holler at me.

I'm thinking I'm gonna use a lot of their ideas and incorporate it into WW. A lot of what he says is very in line with what my nutritionist told me while I was pregnant and had gestational diabetes. Now that I'm not pregnant and don't have diabetes, insurance won't cover the nutritionist for 'just being morbidly obese'. INFURIATES me!

Anyway.... I'm gonna write up my own plan and post it on a mini poster board on the fridge. We'll see how it goes. I'll be y'all's guinea pig.
If it works, we'll write a book and call it the Skinny Island Diet! Take that South Beach!

As far as needing dairy goes, DH said the same thing Stichfan23. Our bodies need dairy. But my understanding is we need dairy for the calcium which we can get other places. Thanks Anna114 for that great list of foods!!

The creator of the 6 week body makeover says dairy was made for baby cows, not humans and that we're the only species that drinks a milk product that's not our own and that drinks any milk after weaned. That milk is designed to fatten baby cows up, not humans.


Heading out to breakfast with my sister. Looking up nutritional info before I leave. Then hitting Whole Foods for a ton of fruits, veggies and lean proteins!


Have a FABULOUS Saturday Skinny Islanders!!

Every 2.5 - 3 hours!! Good grief! My boss would think I don't do anything BUT eat! I guess if I actually took breaks in the am and pm, I could grab a snack then; but I barely get an actual lunch break. I may restock with the suggested fruits though and giving up beef isn't too big of a deal for me. I prefer chicken and seafood, its just that my family doesn't. But I could actually grill me a piece of fish or some shrimp while grilling them a hamburger or even a steak.

There is a lady who works at our main campus that has lost a great deal of weight. When asked how she did it, she says she only eats veggies, certain fruits, chicken and salmon (not sure why she doesn't eat other fish?). I wonder if she is doing the same plan you have. She looks great and she says that she doesn't feel like she has given up anything. She said that she just had to find the food that makes her overeat and continue cravings, once she cut those foods out; it wasn't hard. She won't really go into details so I am not sure how you go about finding the foods you need to cut unless that is the theory of this diet and the cutting out of certain fruits and beef?

Been a fairly good weekend around here. Had a memorial service to attend yesterday which was sad but got a chance to see some relatives that I NEVER see. And having my mom and her sisters all together in the same place is always a hoot. Of course as is customary around here, memorial service or funeral = food (I never have gotten that connection??) but I ate fruit with a little bit of dip.

I am hoping to be very restrictive today, hoping to show a loss tomorrow! Need to get in a couple of workouts too.

 

[gellybean]

Every 2.5 - 3 hours!! Good grief! My boss would think I don't do anything BUT eat! I guess if I actually took breaks in the am and pm, I could grab a snack then; but I barely get an actual lunch break. I may restock with the suggested fruits though and giving up beef isn't too big of a deal for me. I prefer chicken and seafood, its just that my family doesn't. But I could actually grill me a piece of fish or some shrimp while grilling them a hamburger or even a steak.

There is a lady who works at our main campus that has lost a great deal of weight. When asked how she did it, she says she only eats veggies, certain fruits, chicken and salmon (not sure why she doesn't eat other fish?). I wonder if she is doing the same plan you have. She looks great and she says that she doesn't feel like she has given up anything. She said that she just had to find the food that makes her overeat and continue cravings, once she cut those foods out; it wasn't hard. She won't really go into details so I am not sure how you go about finding the foods you need to cut unless that is the theory of this diet and the cutting out of certain fruits and beef?

Been a fairly good weekend around here. Had a memorial service to attend yesterday which was sad but got a chance to see some relatives that I NEVER see. And having my mom and her sisters all together in the same place is always a hoot. Of course as is customary around here, memorial service or funeral = food (I never have gotten that connection??) but I ate fruit with a little bit of dip.

I am hoping to be very restrictive today, hoping to show a loss tomorrow! Need to get in a couple of workouts too.

As far as fish goes, salmon is actually one fish I don't think type B's can have. There's a list if you're interested.


I know eating every 2-3 hours sounds like a lot, but that's the exact same thing my nutritionist said to do when I was diabetic with pregnancy. It's the same principal as drinking a ton of water. If your body knows where it's next meal is coming from and starts to believe there really is a steady supply of food coming it's way, it'll stop holding on to everything that it thinks it needs in case of an emergency. Our bodies haven't caught on to the 21st century way of living, where food is literally available around every corner. Just like you need to give your body water constantly so it'll let go of it's extra retention stores, you're supposed to feed your body constantly so your metabolism will run at a higher rate cus it's constantly having to process food and so your body will start to let go of it's fat stores.

That was one of the reasons I really thought this diet may be on to something because it falls very closely in line to what my nutritionist said. I obviously wasn't allowed to diet during my pregnancy but I lost weight. I was down 40 lbs from start of pregnancy to finish. A lot of it was that I was very very sick with morning sickness and a lot of it was because I was diabetic my body wasn't processing sugar for energy, it just turned straight to burning fat, but I really believe the diet I was on during the last 10 wks made a big difference too.

I did ask my nutritionist what would be different if I were there to see her for weight loss and not diabetes and she said not a whole lot actually. Same amount of carbs at every meal, still eating 5-6 times a day, still cutting way back on fat, and dairy. So yeah, this 6 wk body makeover diet sounds a lot like her plans.





I think DH and I have decided to try it, though we are going to modify it. He's not gonna give up milk. Other than that, we're both giving up dairy. Me completely. (I'll start a calcium supplement... and honestly I don't eat a lot of dairy anyway, so this is the easiest one for me..... except for ICE CREAM! )

We're giving up nuts. We're giving up processed foods, pasta, bread etc. We're limiting salt and oil for cooking purposes to as little as we can stand.

We're gonna write up the rules and get started tomorrow. After we clean out the house of most of the foods we can't have. We have two boys so we're gonna keep feeding them dairy and bread etc. I found pretzel bread at the local whole foods. I bout died. Thankfully it wasn't nearly as good as Le Cellier's or I would have been very sad. To just find that the day before you give up bread would have been torture!!

I'm not quitting the gym. Even though the program claims you never need one. I'm gonna use the gym for cardio, cus I get bored walking outside. I know that's probably opposite of most people, but it's true.
As far as weight training goes, I'm just gonna try to mimic the exercises on the program to the exercises I can do with the weight machines. Because of my body type I don't need to work my legs much at all. Which stinks, cus that's the easier exercises for me to do on the weights.


Let me just add that not every body type has to give up every food. If you are a type C, D or E you can have some breads, tortillas, or bagels etc. But my body, because of my metabolism being so slow, through either genetics, foods I eat, excercise habits, diet history etc I really can't handle that much carb load. It has to do with the insulin levels in my body, which for me EXACTLY corresponds to everything I've read as to why I have a high fasting glucose number. I'm in no way saying that EVERYONE has to give up all these foods to lose weight. Nor am I saying that there aren't many other successful ways to lose weight. I just feel like I want to try this one and see if it's gonna be the magic combination my body needs because of the way my body is and the way I gain and lose weight.


I totally support everyone's choices on here!! I'm just a sharer of knowledge and wanted everyone to know the ins and outs.

Thanks for all the support guys!! I may be running kicking and screaming toward the hills by the end of the week. I may need y'all to get me back in line!

 

[Anna114]

Gelly, let me put my hat in the rink by saying good luck! I know you will keep us abreast of what is going on!

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Gelly - I think it's great that you are trying something new to see if it works better for you. I can't wait to hear how it goes. The best thing would be for it to work really well and for it to be something you can stick to and meet your goals. But even the downside is good. If it doesn't work great or it's something you can't stick with forever - at least you know and you can continue in your journey to find what works best for YOU to make you the healthiest you can be. I know I'll be following your journey closely.

 

[luvsJack]

Gelly, imho, as close as this plan is to what your nutritionist said it must be a good one. There certainly isn't anything about it that sounds bad for you. After you have done a more modified version, you may find that you can do the plan word for word without any trouble at all.

And you are right, I have seen other plans that talk about eating every few hours like that; so there has to be something to it.

GOOD LUCK! If you start seeing good success, I may take the plunge with you!

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Hey - whatever happened to the snack receipe challange? I was looking forward to reading about some yummy, yet good for you snacks. I even managed to develop one myself! Here it is. Let me know what you think.

Baked Pita chips
Take a whole wheat pita, slice in half, and then slice along the sealed edge so that you end up with 2 thin halves.
Cut those pieces up into triangles - you should end up with 8 pieces total.
Brush each piece with a little bit of Olive Oil or EVOO. I find that I use about 2 teaspoons of the oil for this.
Sprinkle the pita pieces with whatever spices you want for flavor. I've done garlic powder and parmesan cheese; garlic and basil; and garlic and onion.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 6-8 minutes (depending on how much crunch you want).
Let cool and then munch away.

A half of a pita yields 8 pieces. Depending on what and how much stuff you put on them, the calories for 8 pieces come to about 80-150 calories per serving.

These also save well. You can make a bunch up at a time and store in a ziplock bag. I keep mine in the fridge but I think they would also last just stored on the counter.

Enjoy!!

 

[stitchfan23]

Good luck on the new diet Gellybean! We all need to find what works for us. Keep us updated in how it goes.

Baked Pita chips
Take a whole wheat pita, slice in half, and then slice along the sealed edge so that you end up with 2 thin halves.
Cut those pieces up into triangles - you should end up with 8 pieces total.
Brush each piece with a little bit of Olive Oil or EVOO. I find that I use about 2 teaspoons of the oil for this.
Sprinkle the pita pieces with whatever spices you want for flavor. I've done garlic powder and parmesan cheese; garlic and basil; and garlic and onion.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 6-8 minutes (depending on how much crunch you want).
Let cool and then munch away.

Yummy! I will have to try them. Sorry I haven't had a chance to come up with anything yet. My finger is finally getting better but now I have to get my butt in gear for Disney. I will weigh in tomorrow and then I will miss a week. We leave early Tues(3:15AM, yes AM) for a 6:30am flight so I won't be on too much tomorrow. See everyone when I get back next week.

 

[luvsJack]

Good luck on the new diet Gellybean! We all need to find what works for us. Keep us updated in how it goes.



Yummy! I will have to try them. Sorry I haven't had a chance to come up with anything yet. My finger is finally getting better but now I have to get my butt in gear for Disney. I will weigh in tomorrow and then I will miss a week. We leave early Tues(3:15AM, yes AM) for a 6:30am flight so I won't be on too much tomorrow. See everyone when I get back next week.

Have fun!! Wish I could hide in your suitcase. I have a whole year to wait!!

 

[luvsJack]

I am down! -3!!

I am a bit surprised, but will not argue with the scale! I guess I did better than I though overall, calorie wise.

Hoping to hear about everyone else's great losses or staying the same or gaining but making good choices--any of it is a positive!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

-1 again. whew. I need to kick it up a little, it's like just barely 1!

My exercize buddy just dropped out of Jazzercise. Will be so much easier to not go without her...hmmmm. Need a plan. Or a new buddy, I guess

Happy week everyone!!

Off to blueprint myself on 6 week makeover site

 

[Duchie]

Good morning all!

So early in the day and already some impressive losses which are fantastic to see. Here's hoping we see lots more of those today.

As for me, I was +/- 0. Not sure why as I didn't do anything different. I dunno, maybe it was because I had such a big loss last week? I guess we'll see how this week goes.