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

[gellybean]

Allison- Missed you on my last post! So glad you're back and so sorry you're having issues at home! We're here for you!

Aimee, I am so sorry to read about your sister. I'll add her to my prayer list.

I could be TriciaN

Thank you!! TriciaN it is!

Sorry to hear about your sister, my thoughts will be with you and your sister. I totally understand the emotional eating part, I am terrible at it.

Thanks!!

I got the emotional eating down to two days, which for me was pretty good. And didn't do as bad as I used to. Hopefully the weight gain won't take long to recover from.

Aimee, hang in there. I'm so sorry to hear about everything going on with your sister. I know you're worried but please don't forget to care for yourself in this very stressful time. You will be no good to anyone if you get sick or run-down. We'll be here for you if you need us.

Thanks Barb ! and you're totally right. I took some quiet time/down time last night and the night before after everyone in the house was in bed. Seemed to help some.

Aimee – I’m sorry your sisters situation is getting more complicated. At least knowing that she was moved to another hospital where they can really watch over her should be a little comfort. I would totally be with you on the stress eating. I’m glad at least that your family is nearby and supportive. Good thoughts and pixie dust will continue to be sent to Texas.

Thank you Jane!!

Hi everyone. Sorry I have been MIA for awhile. It's been a rough few weeks but I am back and rededicated to this. I've missed you all a lot and it looks like I have missed lots and lots of things. I'll try to get caught up soon. I hope all of you are doing well with your weight loss. I am back on track and down some this week but since I can't remember the last weight I posted, I'm just starting from ground zero this week. So, no loss, no gain, starting over. Can't wait to catch up with everyone!

back Stacy!! So glad you're back!!

Thanks! I didn't realize when I signed up for it that it was an accelerated class. My mistake, but I'm holding my own halfway thru, I'm only 2 points shy of an A and I plan on doing the extra credit, so hopefully that will bump my grade. As long as I get a C I will get tuition reimbursement, but I WANT that A!

Totally understand wanting the A! Sounds like you've got it in the bag!

Aimee, I'm so sorry to hear that your sister is doing so poorly. Your whole family will be in our prayers.

Thank you so much!!

Aimee - so sorry your sister is not doing well. I pray that they can find the problem and fix it soon.

Thank you Sheree!!

Aimee- I'll be keeping your sister and your family in my thoughts.

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.Author Unknown

Thanks Amanda!! Great quote Patrick and Amanda!! Thanks for quoting for him!!

Good Morning everyone.

I have been AWOl for over a week and I am sorry for that but there has been some things going on that have taken precedent.

First - my Dad is not doing well. He is in the hospital due to the infection in his knee and between docs in the wound care clinic, infectious disease center , endocrinology and his amputation doc, they are trying to come up with a cocktail to save what is left of his and his life. Knowing that this infection could literally kill him and being forced to walk into a room with gloves and everything short of a hazmat suit is a different reality altogether.

Second - Treyner had Regional playoffs in Ohio and we have been out of town for 4 days, getting back last night at 4 am so I can get back to the hospital this morning to meet with the docs again.

I know you all understand that life sometimes needs to be a priority over the Dis but I still fell responsible to you all and want you each to know you are not forgotten by me no more than my own weight loss journey is not forgotten.

I have cleared more room in my inbox so if you can please re-send your weights that would be awesome if it came back to you as full.

More to say but I am just drained. I will get stat up later today and try and catch up with your lives as well.

Welcome back sweetie!

Hope things smooth out on your end soon. Miss you on here but totally understand! Let me know if there's anything I can do!

Count me back in too!

CrabbyAmy!!!!!!!



Welcome back!!!

Glad things worked out with your friend, and glad you found the time to get back! Missed you!!



Update:
My sister has been sent "home". She was discharged from the hospital with the understanding that she has to stay in Austin close to the hospital til Friday.... just in case things go wonky again. So she can't return to her home, so she's crashing at my sister's!

But still! It's fabulous news. She's following up with her hematologist on Friday and they'll work out her care plan. For now she's on pills and shots every 12 hrs to keep her blood where they want it, thinners wise.

For a while last night she actually went too far into the thin category into what they call critical levels, so it was a roller coaster ride of "You can go home" to "Oops no you can't" to " Oh wait, yes you can!"

She's understandably mentally, emotionally and physically spent.

Thank you all soo very much for your support, prayers, and well wishes. They mean so much!!

She's got a long road ahead of her but seems she is out of the critical stage and into the maintenance and follow up stage!!

Will be heading over to my oldest sister's house shortly to take my sick sister's oldest son back to them. It gets confusing with all these sisters!!

Will try to post tonight my tracking and catch up more!

Hope everyone is having a good week thus far. Can't believe this weekend is July 4th already!!! WOW!! Time is flying which is great for vacation count downs but a bummer for summer being over too soon! Not ready for school to start again!!

Catch y'all tonight!

Thank you all AGAIN for everything!!

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Dawn – you take as much time as you need to spend time with your family. We all understand, just try and take care of yourself as well because it will only get worse if you get sick as well. I’ve been thinking about your Dad and wondering how he was doing. I hope the doctors are able to come up with just the right medications to get rid of the infection and heal up his amputation site. Give him a big hug from all of us.

Cary – I guess your mouth is feeling better and you are back on solid foods. Good luck with the Day Camp, make sure to drink lots of fluids.

Amy – I don’t know but I’d say you have a couple of reasons that you’ve been busy. School, watching kids, assistantship (not quite sure what that is, but I’m sure it takes up a lot of time). I’m so glad you were able to get everything settled with your friend. Thinking that you’ve upset someone puts me into a tailspin every time. Congratulations on the weight loss!

Aimee – I’m SO glad to hear that your sister was released from the hospital. Even if she has to stick in Austin, just being out of the hospital and all the noise/disruptions will make her rest more comfortably.

Today is going well for me so far. Someone left cake in the kitchen this morning and I didn’t eat ANY!!! Big step for me.

 

[pipersmom]

Dawn- Family should always come first, and we all understand that. I wish you weren't having to go through all this.

Amy- Welcome back! 24 lbs is awesome!

Aimee- So glad to hear that your sister is on the mend.

Tracking for the day-
Breakfast- Cheerios w/ banana & skim, 1 slice toast.
Lunch- Ham sammie w/ mustard, chips, watermelon.
Dinner- Chicken sausage, wax beans.
Snacks- FF pudding pie, FF pringles, mini peppermint pattie.

Way too many carbs today, will have to do better tomorrow!
Cals- 1358 (1310-1660)

June 29th- Done!

Found this quote and liked it a lot!

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

 

[luvsJack]

Weighed in tonight at WW -.5

Not the greatest but not the worst and so happy its not a gain!! I was a little worried because of a couple of uh-oh days.

Dawn: take care of yourself and your family. Family always come first and it sounds like you have your plate full! You and your dad will be in my prayers.

Amy: welcome back.

Aimee: glad your sister is out of the hospital. I will definitely keep her in my prayers.

Food Tracking Today:

Breakfast: WW Bagel with 1 wedge laughing cow cheese 2 pts

Lunch: Wendy's Apple Pecan Salad (REALLY good) 10 pts

Supper: Stuffed Potato 9 pts

Snacks: Almonds 2 pts
Italian Ice 2 pts

TOTAL 25 pts


JUNE 29 DONE

DD, her bff and I are going to see Eclipse tomorrow night. We are all excited!!

 

[Zela]

Sorry ya'll. It's gonna take me a minute to catch up! I have had some very bad eating days but I have tracked it. Here is my drive by posting, I am in a hurry to get to work!

Friday
2 slices bacon
1 c chicken salad
2 c lettuce
Tiny sprinkle of cheese
¼ of microwaveable sub sandwich
Powerbar
1.5 c turtle chex mix
Salad with about 1 c lettuce
5 olives
2 tbsp ranch

1426 out of 1200 to 1550

June 25th Done
Veggies Done

Saturday
About 1 c seafood bisque
2 pieces of pistolette bread
About ¾ of a 3 pancakes (6”)
About 4 tbsp syrup
3 c strawberry sweet tea
Yoplus yogurt
Salad with 2 c lettuce
2 tbsp ranch
16 oz pina colada

2457 out of 1200 to 1550


June 26th Done
Veggies Done

Sunday

1 egg
2 pcs bacon
2 c lettuce
2 baked chicken thighs (skin and fat removed)
2 tbsp blue cheese dressing
5 olives
2 rectangular sheets chocolate graham crackers
¼ c pineapple sherbert
2/3 c chex mix
1 mango
Yoplus yogurt
Banana

1594 out of 1200 to 1550

June 27th Done
Veggies Done

Monday
Weigh In was +1 pound. TOM was in town : (

2 pcs bacon
1c lowfat chocolate milk
1 cream cheese Danish from Atlanta bread company
1 hamburger from work cafeteria with packet lowfat mayo, ketchup and mustard
¼ c baked beans
1 baked chicken thigh with skin removed
2 c lettuce
2 tbsp ranch dressing
5 olives
1 bag pretzel m&ms
4 hersheys kisses

1659 out of 1200 to 1550

June 28th Done
Veggies Done

Tuesday
1 pc bacon
1 egg
Shredded chicken 3 oz
¼ c cheese
Packet of ranch dressing
About 2 c lettuce
Boiled egg
1c chocolate milk lowfat
About ¾ c mac and cheese mixed with hot dog pieces
1c lettuce
5 olives
1 tbsp blue cheese dressing
1/5 c pineapple sherbert
Little Debbie fudge round
Fritos scoops

1829 out of 1200 to 1550

June 29th
Veggies Done

 

[stitchfan23]

Good morning fellow castaways,
Yes it is me, I am still here. Don't you hate when life gets in the way. Actually hubby's life is getting in the way. I feel like I am living on a ball diamond with all his tourney's and league play. We are never home and feel that we are renting our home from the dog. Anyways, tomorrow is Canada Day so I have a long weekend since we are taking Friday off as well. Just going to do some day trips as this is our summer holidays. Food has been just okay, water has been excellent and exercise has been pretty much none existent. I can see where I need to improve. I am still loosing but not as quickly as I would like so I am going to step it up and get exercising again.

I wanted to appologize for not being on here as much as I need to be. This is a two way street and if you are all going to support me then I need to be here to support all of you. I am going to set aside time each night so that I can respond to everyone. Rest asured that although I may not be posting lately I have read each and every post and have been thinking about all of you.

Anyways enough of the downer and sappy stuff. Guess what I am doing this afternoon (I may be crazy here)? I am taking my shopaholic neice out shopping. She is 5 (yes I didn't miss a 1, I said 5!) She has decided that we need to go out for lunch and shopping. I was letting her play with some of my old Barbie things that I had here (I already gave her all my old dolls) and she was having to bring all her dolls with her. She has decided that this is just too much work and that Auntie Heather and her must go shopping to get some Barbie dolls for my house. My other SIL took her shopping before Easter and she only wanted to go into stores that had change rooms so she could try clothes on. She is ok if she doesn't get to buy them but apparently she has to try them on anyways. I asked her last night where she wanted to go shopping and where she wanted to go for lunch. Her response was the mall and Zellers. As for lunch she has decided that she thinks we need to go to McDonald's. AAAHHHH salad for me and I will suck up the smell of everything else in the name of my neice. Actually I am really looking forward to it as it is the first time her and I have gone out by ourselves without her brother and my hubby. Wish me luck!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Welcome Tricia!

We had 2 boys with the same name on my son's basketball team last year, so the coach just looked at one boy and said, "We'll call you Bubba" It stuck..was so funny to hear his parents yelling from the stands "Go Bubba!" (His name is Tyler). Maybe you could be the female equivalent, like Babs, or something

Anyhoo...leaving for vacation in the morning. Will be around a lot of FOOD. Hopefully the habit of tracking on here will get me through and keep me conscious while I'm eating.

OT (sorta) - medicine side effects - Is anyone else on a statin for High Cholesterol? I have been for months now. I have had tingling in left arm, hand, foot, and swelling to the point of not being able to wear my wedding ring even though I have lost 10 pounds (5 prior to starting this board), and now I'm stuck on the scale for the last month or so. I'm going to stop taking it and see what happens...please share your story if you have one!



cereal (starting special K for the protein factor)/skim
cheese/rice almond crackers
1/2 chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat
fudge bar
tofu taco in carb balance tortilla w/ greek yogurt, shred cheese, lettuce, tomato, corn
35 cal fudge bar
June 29 done

Be well everyone! ttyl

 

[pipersmom]

Heather- Welcome back! I actually think one of the nice things about this thread is that you can drop off and we all understand..life happens. Once Piper gets back in a week or so, I'm not going to be on as much either, I've just promised myself that I'll get on nightly to do my tracking post.

That's too funny about your niece, I wish Piper liked trying on clothes, she hates it! LOL. You can also do the grilled chicken snack wrap at McD's if you want something different..I just tell them no cheese and no dressing, then get whatever lowfat dressing they have on the side and add it. I hope you have a great time today, and a wonderful long weekend!

Michele- I hope you have a great time on your vacation! : I haven't been on statins, my good cholesterol (I can never keep the LDL/HDL straight) was too low at one point, so my Dr put me on Niacin. Might be something to try as it's certainly not going to have a bad effect- it's just a vitamin! Hopefully someone else with more experience will chime in.

Good morning here so far, I drove into town and walked "the Loop". It's a 3 mile route around town, with one looong, huge hill! I was able to keep the same pace I do on my route that I usually do that's flat, so I was happy. It's funny though, my Mom is a redhead, and I have her complexion..about halfway through my walk my face is beet red..always happens when I exercise hard...the people coming in the other direction all looked at me like they thought I was about to keel over! That's the only thing I don't like about walking where other people do! I've been using duct tape on my heels and that's helped with the blister factor. Still getting them on the pad of one foot though. One of my Aunts called a couple of nights ago and said she had talked to my Mom and was sending a check and wanted me to go to a specialty running store and get fitted for a pair of shoes that won't give me blisters, so I'm going to do that..take the shoes I wear now with me and see if an orthotic would help (my feet are flat as pancakes) or if it's a fit issue and I need a completely new pair. I hate to chuck the ones I have just because I've only worn them about ten times, they're nice nikes, and they weren't cheap! We'll see what happens. I'll be on tonight to track- hope everyone has a great day!!

 

[tebi73]

This is my first time posting my food journal, so I hope this is correct. If not, somebody please let me know so that I can fix it next time

June 28th - Monday

Bfast: Burrito w/ 1 scrambled egg, 1/2 sliced tomato & 1 small flour tortilla
Lunch: Big Chef Salad w/ Lettuce, Tomato, Cuke, G. Pepper, R. Onion, 2 slices deli ham, 2 slices deli turkey, 1 slice cheese & 2 tbsp. light raspberry walnut dressing
Snack: Quaker Buttered Popcorn Rice Cake w/ 1/2 tbsp. red. fat peanut butter
Dinner: 4 oz. Omaha Steak Gourmet Burger on bun w/ lettuce, tomato & mustard, 1 summer squash & 1/2 zucchini sauteed in 1 tbsp. margarine
Snack: Skinny Cow Vanilla Caramel Ice Cream cone

Total Cals: 1670 (aiming for 1700-1800)

June 29th - Tuesday
Bfast: 2 Quaker Buttered Popcorn Rice Cakes w/ 1 tbsp. red. fat peanut butter
Lunch: Whole Wheat Penne Pasta Salad w/ garden salad & light honey mustard ving. dressing
Snack: 5 Red. Fat Chips Ahoy Cookies
Dinner: Whole Wheat Penne Pasta Salad w/ garden salad & light honey mustard ving. dressing, 1/2 tomato & cucumber sandwich w/ light mayo
Snack: 2 Caramel Corn Rice cakes w/ 1 tbsp. red. fat peanut butter

Total cals: 1940 (aiming for 1700-1800)

June 28th Done
June 29th Done

 

[luvsJack]

I am so FRUSTRATED with myself!!

Today is a work day.

Started my day ok with a whole wheat bagel and cream cheese (not what I brought to eat, I brought yogurt and blueberries--but ok.)

Wanted a snack, started to buy chips but decided on a 100 calorie pack of almonds instead. Good thing!

Lunch time came: heated up a Chicken fried rice Lean Cuisine. YUCK! it was horrible! Ate a little bit and just couldn't eat it. So threw it away and should have bought a salad at the coffee shop, but noooooo went and bought a little budnt pound cake. And I ate the whole thing! Why? I have no idea! It wasn't even that good!! (I am finding that less and less items really taste good enough to be worth going over my points!)

So I tracked it the best I could and plan to stay point free for the rest of the day!!


WELL, POOH!

Extra exercise this weekend and staying within my points everyday for the rest of the week!!!! And will definitly have a menu in place for next week.

 

[stayhomemom77]

Great job Allison!! What you did is just fine!

Personal Update:

I'm having all sorts of cravings here today!! I guess I can't complain since this is my sixth week on this board and this is the first time that it has happened to me so far but they're fairly strong so I'm a tad worried that my resolve will weaken and I'll have an "accident".

I'm happy to report that I am doing an admirable job of restraining myself and have eaten properly so far today.

In order to stay on track, I've been telling myself that if I REALLY feel I need to, then I can use up some of my flex points on a fattening treat tonight. Generally, I try not to do that unless there is a special occasion (birthday party, etc) mid week. Usually I save "treat night" for Saturday night because DH and I got into this horrible habit early in our marriage where we would eat junk food nearly every night after dinner. It's taken a long time to break that habit so generally we just have a treat on Saturday night only unless we are on vacation.

Usually I'm okay with that, but today I'm feeling all celebratory since yesterday was the last day of school for the kids and it's officially summer vacation around here. The trouble is, I "celebrated" by having a treat last night and now I'm looking to do it again tonight!!

I'm thinking about getting myself some chips. They are my weakness so I've been avoiding them like the plague all this time but I wonder if it mightn't be time to test the waters and see if I can control myself with them. Besides, if I do get some, then I can always get a small bag...that way if I go hog wild, it doesn't really matter.

So, what's stopping me you ask?? Well, I was so far under my points allotment for yesterday that I was able to have an ice cream drumstick (7 points) last night. I was still under my daily points total by 2 but I felt guilty after indulging in the ice cream because it wasn't Saturday.

And, OF COURSE the guilt is fueling the "need to snack on crap" feeling which is probably why it is so strong today.

Does anyone else around here do this kind of thing to his/herself?

 

[stayhomemom77]

Chin up Sharon!!

Here is some love!!

I'm proud of you for deciding to make a plan for the rest of the week!! I hope it helps prevent any derailing from today's slip up.

More love!!

 

[pipersmom]

Julie- two words...Pringles Light! They're fat free and there are 14-15 chips in a serving. I like the sour cream and onion best, but they also make plain and bbq.

Slow day on the thread today. I did 30 min on the wii tonight..I think I'm going to alternate that and my pilates dvd nightly, and continue my walking in the mornings.

Tracking-
Breakfast- D-Lites breakfast bowl w/ turkey sausage, egg white, and potatoes.
Lunch- Chicken sausage on a thin bun, cauliflower, peach.
Dinner- Lean Cuisine Chicken Carbonara, salad, Light 3 cheese ranch.
Snacks- York peppermint patty mini, ww choccy chip cookie, pudding pie w/ blueberries.

June 30th- Done

Quote of the night-
"You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance." Lee Iacocca

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Hi all! Amanda - you're doing a great job with the quotes in Patrick's absence! I should have them all in a master list! I have written down a couple of my faves.

So, getting back to tracking this week.
Tuesday:
B: mini bagel w/lt. cream cheese
coffee w/c&s
L: greek yogurt w/blueberries
Salad w/avocado, yellow peppers, croutons and light vinagrette dressing

S: 2 mini Hershey's special dark, Luna bar, kettle corn
D: 2 chicken nuggets, some fries, steak sandwich, some frappe

We went to the Twins game last night and stopped at McD's on the way. I ate some of the girls' leftovers (starving I was) and then at the game ate a bunch of kettle corn and DH and I shared a steak sandwich.

JUNE 29 DONE
Veggies DONE

Today:
B: Life cereal
L: Yoplait Lime yogurt (100 cal), String cheese, Lean Cuisine Ravioli (220 cal)
S: Trail mix, 1 Mini Special dark (Can you tell this is my favorite little treat? They can usually be found in the candy dishes around my office)
D: IHOP French toast and Iced coffee plus about three bites of scrambled eggs. I'm sure this was OVER THE TOP on calories. I did leave one piece and the girls ate it.
S: popcorn

JUNE 30 DONE
So today I was shopping at lunch (I walked over to the store from work) and went right down the candy aisle. I stood there thinking about a treat for a good 5 minutes. I left the store without buying any food!!! YAY!
Thank goodness, since my IHOP dinner with the girls was completely unplanned.
I thought there was more I wanted to comment on, but I can't remember it now.
Goodnight all.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Good Morning everyone!!!

I feel good this morning and have spent the last hour catching up on everyone's lives. I did not quote anyone because 10 plus pages would be impossible.

But...

So many big numbers are being reported and I was bouncing up and down in my chair with excitement for you!!!

We have some 30# losses, some huge month losses and Patrick is under 200!!!!

There are some who like me, have had life get a bit crazy and the knowledge that not being here is missed is such a testament to the group of amazing people here.

There are also some who have some serious emotional stress in their lives with family, work and adjusting to the balance of old habits and new ideals. To marry the two and not live in the fear of failure because it will happen from time to time and it does not mean we are not worthy or capable of success. The mental game is where the victory lies.

Tricia1972 - I adored every single thing you wrote in your first post. Every word and could identify with it more than you could have fathomed. It looks like you posted a picture in front of MK with a white dress on - did you have a vow renewal there or something? I am still thinking of names....give me today to come up with something almost brilliant.

LizzyB - I think you should totally try out for BL and don;t ever justify spending money on making sure you live a long and healthy life. You are awesome for finding something that works for you and I hope you enjoy that Wii Fit!

Alright - I have the stats down and will post in a few minutes.

It looks like we have some new faces here as well I did not see an intro for...

Tebi73 - Miss Allison - how are ya girl???

MikesDisneyMom - did I miss you coming here - I will have to go back and look...I hope you stick around!

I copied many of the inspirational quotes and am putting them on my fridge and pantry...

Updates I never got to - Treyner's school did give a week extension for the kids.

Saw Dad last night and the do not know still what type of staff infection it is - debating between 2 types and one is not as easy to heal from. He is talking with some malpractice attorneys today and hopefully it at least will give him some feeling of empowerment over this which he feels helpless to.

July is a crazy month here.

July 10-17 I will be at the burn camp for families put on by Baylor's hospital.

July 26th or so (need to firm up dates ) we will leave for SC to drop off Treyner and camp a few nights by Charleston. We have not camped all summer and the kids want to as a group before we are minus one again. I am excited for him to have his first apartment and all but I have loved having him here for the past 2 months as well. I think we are realizing we will miss him very soon.

Then we get into August and Carsyn and Baylor will be in KC for a long weekend with their Dad, Baylor will head to Colorado for a week to Burn Camp for kids, Carsyn will go back up to the same location as we were for family camp, to be a youth leader for 2 weeks.

In between, Baylor has soccer tryouts, high school football starts, Carsyn turns 17 and then school. It is only July 1st and I am wondering where summer went again!!!

 

[Tricia1972]

Hey Julie when I get that way my favorite 'decedent' treat is:

One Banana - Sliced up
3-4 Strawberries - Sliced
1 tsp Splenda
1c Milk (approximate)

(Sometimes I add about 1/2c Cheerios to this for extra crunch)

To me it tastes just like a dessert and it weighs in at about 165 calories. Many days I'll do this for breakfast, and it's even in My Meals at Fitness Pal as "Fruity Breakfast"

Sheree - Way to resist Temptation!!!

 

[Tricia1972]

Thanks for the kind words Dawn

It wasn't a vow renewal, but Scott and I took a solo trip to Disney for our 10th anniversary. That photo was taken right after a dinner at Victoria & Albert's, and shortly after a beautiful little girl came up and told me that I looked just like a princess (Other than my wedding day, nobody has ever said that to me, and to hear it from a stranger made me glow)

 

[ancestry]

Sorry slightly off topic.....

Dawn - tried to send you a PM but I'm getting a message that your inbox isn't allowed to receive PMs. Is it perhaps full?

 

[stayhomemom77]

Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks Amanda for the tip!! I totally didn't even think of pringles and not only are the light ones good for an indulgent snack BUT the whole family loves them so they'd get gobbled up quite quickly leaving less around to tempt me into having more than one serving!!

See, this is why I love this thread!!

Also, thanks to Tricia for sharing her favourite light snack. I keep forgetting about fruit as a "treat" even though that's how I refer to strawberries and the like with the kids.

In the end last night, I ate a one point serving of rice crackers (slightly salty and a great crunch) and a two point serving of raw almonds (I just love crunching things, I guess). It did the trick!! I also had a hot dog for dinner. I usually try and avoid them since they are filled with nitrates, so it felt like an indulgence because I have them so very rarely.

My Aldo purses came and that was enough to keep me focused. I bought two darling little clutch purses (I'll post pics later) that I'm saving for our Mediterranean cruise next year (hopefully) and I just keep imaging myself wandering around the Greek and Roman ruins 100 pounds lighter and the daily struggles all seem worthwhile.

I think too, that giving myself permission to indulge if I want to removes the "temptation of the forbidden" and makes it easier to decide against it in the end. Whatever the reasons, I happy to report that I stayed within my daily points and don't feel as though I suffered for it at all.

All in all, a great day diet wise, although my exercise was a little low. I haven't lost anything yet this week so I'm a little disappointed but I still have a few days to go before weigh in so I'm hoping that I see a dip in the numbers on the scale.

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[gellybean]

Life is nuts!!

I'm so sorry I haven't been on much lately. I'm literally on standby at all times to get my sister's kids or go over to my other sister's house or leave for my parents etc.

I've been in a pretty good funk. I've had some less than stellar eating days and some good days. Can't wait to get back to focusing on me again! This weight loss journey is hard enough when you can invest your energy into staying on track. It's nearly impossible when you feel like all your energy is being sapped out of you from every other direction. This is definitely one of those things that makes or breaks success in the weight loss journey me thinks. How we handle things when life throws us a curve ball!! I haven't handled it perfectly but I have to say, even if I have another gain this week, I'm proud of myself. I ate too much but I didn't dive in and wallow in the food, like I would have in the past.

It's the little steps that I have to celebrate.

I haven't been tracking at all, so hence no tracking in here. Not giving up, at all. I actually got back into a pair of 18 jeans this morning. Fitting into an 18 dress or 18 stretchy pair of capris is one thing but 18 jeans?!

I look forward to life returning to normal a bit. As of now, my sister is supposed to be going back to her home town, same town as my parents live, this weekend. We're all going to my parents for the Fourth.

Hopefully next week things will have settled. Swim lessons are over, thankfully. I don't think I'll register DS7 for 4 day a week lessons ever again. Too much!!

I'm gonna work on tracking all you trackers and get that posted for last week.

Glad to have you back around Dawn!!!

I miss you guys!!! The value of the support and sounding board-ness of this thread has never been more apparent then it has been this past week. Not being able to get on as much... really drove home how important this thread is to my weight loss journey!!




Hope everyone is doing well! Have a great holiday weekend!!

Canada day too right??