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

[njcarita]

We'll I really woke up in a mood to munch... haven't subcumbed yet to the temptation... but I have a feeling its going to be a rough day...

My plans to see my dad for fathers day fell thru... My youngest woke up all covered in a rash... took her to ped today( love that they have sunday hours).. could be a virus or skin reaction... didn't want to expose anyone at my parents...

Tracking for yesterday 6/19/10

Exercise: 40 minute bike ride and 1 mile walk

Breakfast:
1cup of half decaf coffee with 1/2t sugar and 2T fat free half and half
natural white toast with 1 wedge
bottle of water

Snack
cereal bar
1cup of half decaf coffee with 1/2t sugar and 2T fat free half and half

Lunch
Bottle of water
Mixed Greens salad with scallops


at Party #2

4 pieces of baked feta on a crackers
1 bite of sweet hotdog appy
small portion of pulled bbq pork no bun
2T potato salad
2T cole slaw
2T ambrosia salad

4 bites of a mixed berry pudding with whipped cream
4 small bites of key lime pie
diet coke
bottle of water

when I got home.. while waiting up for my son to get home from a party
2 shortbread cookies
bottle of water

 

[Duchie]

Hey everyone!

Back from NASA and what a blast! They have a really great program for the Scouts and the boys really enjoyed themselves. The theme from last week's camp was space, and then NASA was (obviously) all about space. So right now I"m just a little "spaced out". And I'm beyond tired. But it was worth it.

The food last night wasn't as bad as I expected. It was more like chicken fried chicken, so I just skipped the gravy. Not great, but not bad either. When I added it all into my WW tracking tool, I wound up being below points for the day. This morning was something that resembled scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuts & gravy. I skipped the bread and gravy, and didn't particularly like the sausage so I only ate half of it. Mostly I'm proud that I made smart choices in this "real life" situation. We'll see if the scale agrees with me tomorrow.

How do you know when it is time to move on from a job? Or even more, from an entire career choice? I've been pretty miserable lately in my work and when I look back at last year, I realize I was miserable then too. The common denominatior?? My job. When I came here, I thought I had found a home for a while and planned to be here for several years. But I am spending so many nights, sitting by myself and crying and I'm starting to realize it's not worth it. I'm getting ready to dust off my resume and start a job search. But, on top of that, I'm not sure I want to keep doing the career I picked out for myself so long ago. At the same time, I don't know what else I can do. And, am I dumb for changing careers when I am almost 40 and still paying off the student loan from graduate school?? I just don't know anymore and I'm looking for guidance. Thanks all! I know this has nothing to do with weight loss (although all the stress is probably why I'm not losing any weight).

Oh honey..... I wish there was an easy answer to this. I think you already know what you want, but making a change like this is scary. I used to be Mrs. Career Girl, manager of a team doing IT development. Our company decided to close our office and I had the choice of trying to find a new position within the company or taking the severance package. I thought long and hard about it, and DH and I discussed it endlessly. Finally I realized that I was really burnt out in my job - I just wasn't enjoying it any more. So I took the severance. I stayed home for a while, but found I was really bored and felt like I wasn't contributing to the family at all. So I really want to work.

I think Jane is right - ask yourself what you would do if you lost your job today. What would be your absolute dream job. Spend some time thinking about what makes you smile, and see if you can find a job in that area.

Hey everyone! Little personal victory this morning: I weighed myself this morning, and it said 200!!! WOOHOO! I'm so close to breaking the barrier, hopefully I'll be through it by Monday.

Nice job Patrick!

 

[gellybean]

I weighed this morning and I was .2 above the 10 lb loss mark. I'm so stinking close!!! I am being really careful today with my consumption and trying to not shock my body with anything new. Oh to lose another .2 lbs before tomorrow morning!!!!

I turned on FitTv last night and did some yoga trying to burn off some of my excess calories I consumed yesterday. Y'all should have seen me trying to do downward facing dog with my 2 year old underneath me and my chihuahua puppy riding along on my back/booty.

Hope everyone is having a good Father's Day weekend. Be back later to comment and to post tracking!

 

[Zela]

Aimee, I did yoga this morning. I haven't done it in a long time. Downward Facing Dog really is a tough move for me. Maybe I should look in the mirror when I do it. I never feel like I am "achieving" the position they are taking on the dvd. I have a Yoga Conditioning for Athletes with Rodney Yee dvd. It is pretty difficult(to me anyway), but the payoff is the "integration" at the end. It is very relaxing. When I get done, I always feel like I am waking up from a nap. Anywho, funny picturing the two year old and the chihuahua.

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Hey everyone! Little personal victory this morning: I weighed myself this morning, and it said 200!!! WOOHOO! I'm so close to breaking the barrier, hopefully I'll be through it by Monday.

Awesome! Love getting those landmark numbers!




cereal/skim
1/2 PB&J sandwich, cheetos 3 servings (480! cals)
orange
homemade pizza roll thingy - 2.5 slices
35 calorie fudge bar
June 19 done

jazzercise
omlette w/ cold cut turkey slice, hashbrowns, holly sauce(basically a homemade countryclub omlette - like Perkins)
a few handfuls of popcorn at Toy Story 3
cheetos (1 serving -160 cals)
small spoon of potato salad, beans, slice of BBQ meat and corn on the cob
June 20 done

I know I'm eating over calories because I am not losing weight I feel like I'm not eating a terrible amount or anything, but I need to cut back more. I'm not sure where to cut. Well, I guess the cheetos would be a start. I don't know how motivated I am to get back on sparkpeople and do the food journal there....I may need to though


BTW...Toy Story 3 was really good! Maybe not as funny as the first one, a little more dark with a "bad toy", and sad if you have anyone going off to college soon! Bring kleenex

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Okay - I've been away from the computer for a bit - here's tracking for yesterday (softball tournament!)

Saturday 6/19
B: Life cereal w/ blueberries and milk
L: 1/2 banana
Spinach and cheese flatbread (390 cal)
Snacks: Sunflower seeds, licorice
D: roast beef sandwich, carrots, cucumbers, olives, pickle (grad party food!)
Brownie

June 19 DONE I don't think I got to 2 cups of veggies though.

Sunday 6/20
B: fried egg, american cheese and ham on english muffin
coffee w/creamer and sugar
tiny piece of lemon poppyseed cake
L: watermelon
1/2 banana
s: half piece of licorice
D: Chicken breast (grilled with chili/lime rub), corn on the cob, tabouli, olives, feta cheese, watermelon, broccoli, 1/4 choc.chip cookie bar
Oh, it was such a yummy feast! It's 8:30 and I'm still full!

Not quite enough veggies I think. Olives don't count do they?

JUNE 20 DONE

 

[pwmitch237]

Hey all,

It being fathers day and all.... we let my dad pick where we went for lunch, and where we went, I just couldn't stand but slip into my old habits... I tried so hard, but I failed. Oh well, guess there's always tomorrow to get back on track, however, I'm sure i won't be breaking 200 tomorrow....

Anyway:
Breakfast: Cheerios (140)
Lunch crazy2: 4 Onion Rings, A dozen fried shrimp, Potato Salad, and 3 Grilled Oysters (1043) crazy2
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Seasame Chicken, Snapple, Watermelon (596)
Snacks: diet Snapple (10)
Exercise NONE

TOTALS: 1789 Calories, 59g of Fat, 94.4g of sugar, 231.2g of Carbs , and 69.5g of Protein

June 20 DONE!
Veggies, 1/2 CUP SHORT! (NOOO!!!)

I thought this quote fit in today, for me at least:
"Even in your darkest hour, if you could only just look UP, you'll see some LIGHT" - Michael Ventrella (The Biggest Loser's Season 9 Winner)

I also thought this quote fit well with all of us, and this thread.
"My battle with weight has been the biggest struggle of my life. But I am overcoming it day by day, and I WILL BE VICTORIOUS!" - Mandisa

 

[pipersmom]

-2 for the week! I've decided my goal for this week is to hit the 20's next week! Only another pound and half or so to go!

Patrick- Hopefully the scale will surprise you, you never know!

Michele- Even if you only track on Spark for a day or so, it'll give you a better idea of what you need to change, if anything.

Barb- NASA sounds like it was a great time! You did great with your eating, I would have freaked seeing the chicken fried chicken..LOL.

Cary- Hoping you were able to fight off the munchies!

Okay, so when I thought I blew at lunch yesterday, I decided to make it an easier day and not be so picky about everything going into my mouth. Well, turns out, I was still in range for the day, not even at the higher end, so that made me feel good when I tracked. Too many carbs for sure, but even those were in range.

Breakfast- Eggbeaters w/ mushrooms & FF cheddar, breakfast steak (2oz), Jiffy biscuit.
Lunch- Leftover Strawberry salad, pasta salad, trifle.
Dinner- Pork tenderloin, cuke & tomato salad w/ FF ranch, jiffy biscuit.
Snacks- Angel food cake.

Okay, now that I see it written like that it doesn't look as bad, lol. No water though, so I need to step that up again, I had been doing at least 32 oz a day.

Calories- 1360- (1310-1660) Carbs- 171 Fat- 26 Proteins- 83

June 20- Done!

 

[njcarita]

Tracking for yesterday 6/19/10

Exercise: 1 mile walk

Breakfast:
1cup of half decaf coffee with 1/2t sugar and 2T fat free half and half
egg white and cheese wake up wrap from Dunkin Donuts (150 caloreis)
bottle of water

Snack
stony field yogart smoothie


Lunch
Bottle of water
grilled chicken of Mixed Greens salad veggies gorgonzola cheese and raspberry vinegrette

Snack
1cup of half decaf coffee with 1/2t sugar and 2T fat free half and half

Dinner
roasted potatoes,red peppers,carrots... steamed corn and spinach with garlic humus..
bottle of water

Snack
vitamin brownie ( 100 calories)

 

[pwmitch237]

Alright, even though, I'm now back over 200 (203.6)... However, I'm still -3.4 lbs... WOOHOO! A loss is a loss. Now hopefully we'll all be losers (and I mean that in the kindest way possible, haha) today! Now time to go hit the gym!

 

[officereg]

I am –1 for the week. I went shopping over the weekend and I was surprised at the store. I was able to fit into 14 regular! I was wearing a 16 women’s and it felt like I had a full diaper on they were so saggy. Once I put the 14 on it honestly looked like I took 6 inches off my body. Clothes that are too big really do make you look bigger.

 

[luvsJack]

I am very proud of me!! I made it through a 3-day weekend, ate fast food and had a cook out and still stayed within my points!!


My scales say I am - 3 . I weigh in at WW tomorrow night and if my scales are off (I didnt' think to weigh last week after the ww meeting), I will adjust -/+ next week.


Pipersmom: What is Strawberry salad? I love strawberries, so just the name sounds good to me. (BTW, I assume from your username your child's name is Piper? Love that name!)

pwmitch237: I love those quotes! Some of the contestants on BL are so motivating to me, I just love the show (although dh laughs at that because I always cry while I watch it) And to be that close to getting in to "one"derland is GREAT!



Starting my day off pretty good.

Breakfast: Yoplait Vanilla Yogurt with blueberries (picked from my Mom's bushes this morning! YUM)

 

[Duchie]

Congrats to all you "losers" this week I'm -2 for the week and I'm very pleased with that number.

Starting my day off pretty good.

Breakfast: Yoplait Vanilla Yogurt with blueberries (picked from my Mom's bushes this morning! YUM)

That sounds sooooooo good! Right now I'm trying to come up with a recipe that includes the red peppers and tomatoes that we got out of the garden yesterday. I"m thinking skewers or something along those lines.....

 

[pipersmom]

Sharon- The strawberry salad was from Panera, but it would be easy to make..contained romaine, iceburg lettuces, then strawberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, and blueberries..grilled chicken for protein. The dressing was a sweet poppyseed dressing (fat free). I did not like how sweet it was with the dressing, but I added some FF Ranch when I had the leftovers, and that helped.

My morning triumph was getting off my sore shinned, sore hipped, blistered fat butt and walking even though I really didn't want to..LOL. 2.56 miles..woohoo! I did wear different shoes, and no blisters..well..no new ones, anyway! I've been walking before I eat, and am finding that motivates me to eat better. Been doing eggbeaters with lean ham, and it fills me up for hours..some days an omelette, some scrambled. Today I put them in a tortilla..yummy. Might be something to try for anyone having morning munchies.

 

[stitchfan23]

Okay I think I am back. Life and work has been crazy here for the last week or so so my appologies for not checking in as much as I was.

Dawn - thanks for the birthday picture Although I would like to know why others were getting sexy firemen and I got a hairy dude I think hubby liked it better than the firemen though.

I did okay this week not great but not bad either. I am -.7 for the week. I still haven't broken into the next 10's. I have .1 lb to go so I will make that next week and then some. I found that I had missed on my water quite a bit last week and I am sure that had to do with my low number this week but it is still a - so I am happy. Okay have to go and start work (the boss keeps going over everything that has to get done and yes before you ask I am my own boss ) will be back later.

Heather

 

[tlenzendorf]

Hey everybody! I hope you are doing well. I'm sorry I haven't been on much to keep up with you all, I'm working on getting things back under control still. I'm less stressed than before, though, so thats good!

Congrats to all those who had losses! I had a loss this week as well

Have a great week everyone! I should be on here more for sure. I am angry with myself for not tracking this weekend. I didn't eat well, which made me feel bad, which made me not want to post, which was this big revolving thing that made me want to eat more. I saw that some of you have gone thru this. How did you get past it? Just jump right back in? Thats my thought!

 

[stayhomemom77]

Hey all!!

Only down one pound this week due to TOM but a loss is a loss, so I'll take it. I sure hope next week's weigh in compensates because I was down two pounds earlier in the week and got pretty jazzed about that.

Some of you may remember that I have a sister (who's body shape is really close to mine) who lost 75 pounds on WW over the last 15 months. Well I quizzed her at length this weekend to see if my expectations for weight loss were realistic ones. She lost an average of 1.6 pounds per week and saw a small gain every six weeks. The following week was a larger loss though so it all seemed to balance out fairly well.

She never used her exercise points and she only began using some of her flex points once she had lost 50 pounds. She works out six days a week and is quite militant about her diet and exercise regime so gains make her angry.

I love my sister to bits, but I don't want to lose the way she did. I need a bit more flexibility and I don't want to react to set backs with anger. So, after talking with her and getting her to dig out her old tracking books and give me a run down of her weigh ins, I have concluded that I can likely expect to lose around the same as she did at least for the beginning (as my starting weight is 40 pounds higher than hers was) and then perhaps a pound a week as I get closer to "one"derland. (BTW wouldn't FinallyinOnederland be an awesome DIS name??) I had hoped to lose two pounds a week in the beginning so that's not a lot less.

Just wanted to remind everyone (including myself) that the summer heat makes us retain more water so weight loss in the summer can be more challenging than any other season. Let's make a pact to go easy on ourselves if the scale isn't being as friendly as we'd like.

I found a potato and egg salad recipe that's only 2 WW points per 1/2 cup for anyone who's interested and it's quite tasty!! I'll post it if anyone wants it.

My exercise may be light this week...on top of TOM complications, I've also come down with a cold (or allergies) and exertion makes me light headed so I'm taking it easy for a few days until I'm feeling better.

Congrats to all the losers this week and have a great day!!

 

[Zela]

Good Job Everyone!

I am down -1.6 this week!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Good morning you losers!!! YAY!

Tricia - just jump back in!! Nothing to wait for, right? Glad your stress is going down too.

I am down 1.5 this week! Of course, I had gained last week, so I'm happy to be going in the right direction. Packed my healthy lunch today and have planned for a salad for dinner too.

Patrick - hang tough! Write off yesterday and start over today. I love the quote about looking up! Thanks!

Have a healthy day everyone!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

I am –1 for the week. I went shopping over the weekend and I was surprised at the store. I was able to fit into 14 regular! I was wearing a 16 women’s and it felt like I had a full diaper on they were so saggy. Once I put the 14 on it honestly looked like I took 6 inches off my body. Clothes that are too big really do make you look bigger.

I am also moving from 16 to 14...the 16s are saggy, I even managed to get out of a pair of 16 capris without unzipping/buttoning. Congrats to you!

that said, I'm +1 again this week. WTH?! My clothes feel bigger, someone said my face looks thinner, but I just keep gaining weight. ugh. I was convinced I would see a loss today. I've been exercising more, being honest w/ tracking...AHHHHHHHHHHHH!


I will try hard to not throw in the towel today. Or eat one.


Congrats to the losers