Hi all! Sorry for the disappearing act last week. It was quite the week at our house. In addition to everything else going on we ended up with two foster dogs. We had one Tuesday-Sunday. And yesterday we brought home a puppy who will be with us for one to two weeks. He is a character and we absolutely love him. I am off now to do replies, update the first page and get organized!
This is our current foster. His name is Basil.
So adorable. I just don't think I'd be able to foster. I'd want to keep them all.
Checking back in. January isn't going well. 146.6 is my current weight so I'm down about a pound which isn't on track for my goal of 4 pounds this month.
I haven't done well with exercising. I'm getting like 1 or 2 times a week. My goal of 6 was a little too ambitious considering I'm starting from none and when I kiss one, I give up and miss a couple.
I am doing well with water most days and haven't been eating on the go. Honestly, I feel like I've changed my eating habits pretty significantly (for me at least) and I was thinking that would be a later goal because it's so hard for me. I've been much more conscious of snacking and of portion sizes. It's what's providing me the small changes.
For some of the recent questions. My biggest weakest is my eating habits/likes. I know that doesn't seem like a real answer. There are very few foods I like and most are bad. I don't like most veggies, beans and meats. I love carbs and of course sweets. I love a loy of fruits and probably over do them in summer. In winter I mostly eat bananas for fruit. I like fresh fruits and they aren't as good in winter so they go bad too quickly and we don't buy them.
I had a friend recently share a saying. Fitness starts in the gym, weightless starts in the kitchen. I think there's some truth to it
For now slow progress is at least progress. I've stopped the scale from going up and started going down.
I'm working at the workouts and aiming for calories pretty loosely just eating for hunger and trying to do 90% or better on staying on track with the target range. Later I'll adjust nutrition when my budget is fixed back to normal. With some new changes I'm back up to 24 hours a week of work. That will help get us back to a better grocery budget I can work with more easily. I tend to agree with your friend. It can be easier to work at one portion of the puzzle at a time. We don't start building a puzzle using two hands trying to do it all at once. We work on edge pieces, then sections.
To think about for the day...
I set out to find an article about how to stay on plan during the weekend and I found this article....Thoughts???
Whether You Lose or Gain Weight Depends on Weekdays
http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/op/weightrhythms
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Good morning!
My plan for the day is to update the first page this afternoon.
Thanks for your patience!
I was so off plan last week. And I am up a half a pound from my initial weigh in.
But there is still almost two weeks left in January and lots of time to see success this month!
Yeah I think it fits. I do find that I can slough off on Saturday and Sunday if I keep strong in the week. It works out well when I'm doing exercise with it anyway. I've slipped into a daily or near daily habit with the scale but it keeps going down, so far it's not a problem.
Two things to share for today. Well, maybe three.
1. Ate at outback over the weekend and was surprisingly able to find options keeping me within my calorie allowance! The Victoria steak is like 215-ish calories! Ate asparagus and a salad with low fat dressing. Kept my meal at about 400 calories and finished out my day on target with 1200 cals. Woohoo!
2. Tried this quick recipe this morning. Made 4 small pancakes. Super yum! Banana taste was not overwhelming at all.
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2016/01/11/flourless-pancakes-vegan-banana/
3. I feel so great since I've not had sugar for over 2 weeks!
Way to go on keeping to calories with Outback. The next time we make it out to dinner my brother said we have to do Outback. I'm not a fan but love the blooming onion even if it doesn't fit calorie plan. ahh pancakes sound good. YUM Well done on no sugar. I'm assuming only natural sugars(from banana) but that is what I'd like to try out for awhile. I know I have an addiction to sugar for sure.
I think that article is right. Most people are busy during the week so less time to focus on food and there is more activity, things needing to be done. During the weekend you can nosh all day or wherever you are. you can do as much or little (like a couch potato) as you want-no schedule to follow.
I am home most of the time so it makes it much harder for food self control. It's always right there! Plus with teenage boys and thir friends, we are always fully stocked and lots of snacks, bothe healthy and unhealthy.
Today is the first day I woke up and did not sould like I am coughing up a lung so will head out for a bit of a walk. We are loving our "cool" weather here. It is currently 63. Love it.
I agree with this. Feel better soon. 63 is about perfect we are up to low 70s and I hope it stays like that for a long time before our hellish 100+ come back.
I think i forgot the weight this weekend- 3 lb off total. So, now 222.
Nice job! I remember being at 222 at the end of 40 weeks of WW meetings and weigh ins. I tried to continue online and didn't work so well. That was well before my daughter was conceived. I was close in late 2009 to getting back there.
I'm down 5.2 lbs. Jan goal was 5 lbs.
Yay! Nice loss.
Hello, after a girls weekend away (wine tasting one day, outlets and a fancy dinner the next), I'm happy to be down 1.4 today. I tried to plan well and then make good choices. I enjoy inspirational sayings, and one I tried to think about was "in a year from now you won't remember how _____ tasted, but you'll be glad of how far you've come".
Fun weekends can still lead to happy losses.
@pjlla always says--'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.' And I think that is true.
And those cupcakes will be delish!
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I planned breakfast and dinner through Sunday night.
I included a paleo dessert for Friday night and a paleo appetizer for Saturday night. We are having paleo choc waffles on Saturday with eggs and a fritatta on Sunday for brunch. If we don't eat all the dessert Friday/Saturday I will freeze the leftovers.
My plan is to add one day every day to the plan so then I am always about a week ahead.
I know if I have a plan I will be successful!
Have a great Tuesday![/QUOTE]
I liked that quote alright too.
To think about for today...
Do you have a favorite weight loss/fitness quote?
Please share.
I updated the chart. Let me know if there are other things that need changed/corrected.
I always liked "Just Do It".
Updating this week's weigh in, 183, so 7lbs total so far. Woo-hoo! I've meet my January goal so now I can cheat. Just kidding. I know you lose it quicker in the beginning. It's nice to see the numbers going down for once, I don't want it to stop. I've just been continuing to follow myfitness plan. Have continued to exercise everyday since I started. A couple of days it was only 20 mins or so but better than nothing. I've been going out to eat about once/week and just adding it all up. Occasionally i'm 200 cals over, occasionally 200 cals under, so far it is evening out. I've definitely noticed that I don't want to eat as much anymore, get fuller quicker. DH and I shared a meal last night, which we never do. (He's also following MFP). He came home first last night, ate about 2/3 of his meal and was full so I finished it as mine. Usually he's a clean your plate kind of guy..
WOOHOO is right. I'm close to mine. I know I can make my 6 lbs maybe more.
We can do this!
I hate doing mopping. I hate mops, haven't found one I like and scrubbing on hands and knees takes so long and hard on my knees. Still have to do my weight routine and maybe we will dance a little if she's up to it later. Working 9 to 3:30 tomorrow poor thing will have to make it to bus on her own.
Instead I bought some Laughing Cow Cheese for days when I absolutely need a mid afternoon treat. I can have it with carrots, apples, or pretzel crisps. I also bought some extra fruit. 
But I recently discovered laughing cow cheese also, that stuff is pretty good!
