Working on Weight Loss During Training—New Year New Us!

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone!
Jen – YAY on getting to the gym. And, great positive attitude about reversing that .5 pound gain. That’s nothing! Good job, kiddo!

Hi, Abra Cat and welcome – yep, you are in the right place. I think we all tend to think we can eat more when we are training and here is where we try to rein in that attitude to something reasonable and manageable. So glad you are along to share the journey. :

Hi, Maria! I am a HUGE penguin fan (and have the autographs and pix to prove it! ) so I am really looking forward to sharing your training to train and your training plan with you! As for the eating, remember that the small changes really do add up, and just adding the healthier salads, fruits & veggies will help you be less hungry while giving your body the nutrients you need for exercising. I think a lot of us are finding that the TM is our best friend these days because it is just too darn cold to get outside. I am just grateful that I have a TM option or I know I’d gain so much weight during the cold months.

Beth – Good luck tonight at your first WI! I go on Tuesday nights, too, so we can share our results each week! Sending you and :

Well, in typical Cam fashion, another Monday night has left me regretful and remorseful on Tuesday morning. I ate WAYYY too much last night. I got home at 7:40 hungry and munched on my kidney bean, corn & salsa mix while I cooked a grilled cheese – fat free cheese on whole wheat bread. DH had made DS grilled cheese and soup and I decided I wanted that too so I made a can of campbell’s veggie soup to eat with my grilled cheese. Well, when I was putting the bean/corn/salsa leftovers back in the fridge, I spotted a veggie burger left over from last week and threw that on the griddle with the grilled cheese. So, I ate the soup, veggie burger and grilled cheese, logged all of it, and saw that I still had WW points left and was below my minimum calories. I acknowledged at that point that I was full and went upstairs to watch tv and sit on my new balance ball and stay away from the kitchen. That was 8:15. By 10 pm I decided to take advantage of a commercial break and tried to talk DH into sharing a lean cuisine panini. He said no and I ate it all by myself, along with pretzels and crumbs that someone so generously left in the multi-grain chips bag. UGH! Can you believe I ate that much? I just know I’ll be thinking of all of it when I step on the scale tonight at WW WI. I am going to do much better next Monday night. I promise.

I have no desire to even think about food today. For breakfast I had two slices light whole wheat toast and coffee w/skim milk. A friend brought me a WW recipe lunch. I’ll drink lots of water and try not to eat too heavy.

 

[Minnie]

Cam - Everything you had was a whole lot better that a bag of chips or cookies kiddo. Don't beat yourself up about it. Today is a new day and overall you are really doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks everyone for the support in the new job situation. I am driving myself and everyone around me nuts It is soooooo nerve racking and I can't wait for it to be over. I managed to stay on plan by the skin of my teeth yesterday. I know the stress is a major factor

I've gotta run I'll try to check back later.

 

[Texa]

Cam,

Boy have I been there!

Start week four of couch to 5K today. 5 minutes! Son and I are going Whoo Boy, we are going to run 5 min today when we were puffing through 1 min 3 weeks ago! I"ll let you know how it goes. Funny thing about DD4, she likes to go with us ocassionally in her jogging stroller. The other day she said, Mom I want to run! So when we got to a less traffic area I let her out and let her run. Wow! She's got her daddy's long legs so she's pretty fast. If she likes it I may have to set aside a day for her to "train".

 

[Pungodingy]

Ug, I am struggling so much! Does anyone know, if counting calories, if it's "ok" to save 'em for the end of the day and then chow? I am finding that I dont "need" to eat so much during the day, I'm busy enough at work that I dont really think about it, but let me get home and you'd think I hadn't eaten for a week...so I was thinking, if I only had no/low cal things during the day, then used most of my calories at night, maybe I wouldn't end up going over my limit every day, but wasn't sure if it works that way or not...I am not a healthy eater to start with, and I REALLY need to shed some pounds!

 

[Minnie]

To all of you that have sent or thank you for all your kind support on my job situation.

I just heard and had to let you all know....

I'm cleared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I start in 2 weeks

 

[keenercam]

Angie -- I have heard conflicting findings on late night eating. My WW leader says that people who need a lot of points at night should start their "day" with dinner and have the 24 hour journal entries run dinner-breakfast-lunch, so that they don't overeat in the evening, knowing they should save points for 2 more meals.
I have often found that my weight loss is much slower when I am less disciplined about late night eating, but that could just be because I am less disciplined about what I am eating overall. Interestingly, I find I sleep better on a full stomach. The night before the marathon, we were done dinner by about 5:30 and when I tried to go to sleep before 8, I mentally "needed" more food before going to bed, and then I slept like a log -- it was almost like hibernating!

Minnie - I read your great news on the weekly thread. I am so happy for you!

 

[plutosmyfav]

does anybody remember me?

Part of my absence was purposely avoiding the thread because I was doing really lousy somewhere around the end of January. But the rest is mostly because I'm having a hard time keeping up with the main training thread.

I've just skimmed the thread and have a couple of thoughts:

I had a rude awakening when I realized that no matter how much I exercise, I still have to watch what I eat. I still struggle with the concept, it just doesn't seem fair. I can't outrun my appetite. I checked out the stats on Dean Karnazes. After running 50 marathons in 50 days, his weight was 1lb different than when he started! Of course he had a team of nutrionists working hard to keep it that way, but that amazed me.

Stress eating: If stress can shut off your appetite during those acute stress situations, then it can increase your appetite during the more ordinary stress situations, right? I can think of several times in my life that I absolutely couldn't eat and had no desire to do so (I can probably count them on one hand!). If it can be that powerful in one direction, then why not the other? Bottom line: we must find ways to manage our stress. The appetite increase we battle is some sort of low-level biochemical/survival mechanism, not something we can just "will" away. I'm convinced of that. I am constantly dealing with this sort of "learn to manage my stress" with my DD. She's got some issue that keep me on a roller-coaster. Once I find a way to get of off the darn thing I'll share the secret

OK, enough theorizing... I'm stalling....

My progress report: I'm down 2 lbs since the start of January. That's better than nothing, but way slower than I'd like. I can't act surprized though, like I said, I had a couple of really bad weeks.

Sunny

 

[keenercam]

YAY, SUNNY!!! 2 pounds lost is 2 pounds NOT GAINED and so I think you are about 4 pounds good! So glad to see you here.

 

[Kristi1357]

Sunny - your 2 lbs. is amazing! Take it from someone who keeps gaining and now has to pay WW again.

Every day I start out so good and somewhere along the way, I just plain don't care. I am still doing much better than I was. But still not 100%. I cannot figure out what my problem is. I do think Sunny made alot of great observations - I totally agree with them. When I was under severe stress years ago going through my divorce, I would literally forget to eat. I can remember many days where I would be feeling dizzy in the evening. Then it would finally occur to me - did I eat? And then I would realize I didn't eat all day! Now if only normal stress would work that way. (not really - I don't want to forget to eat - you guys know what I mean though)

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Evening!

Well, I had one of those o.k. workout not so o.k. eating days. When I started posting on the weekly running/walking thread, all of a sudden I was able to do the workouts. I have a feeling this thread is going to get me going with the food!

I know I'll have more chocolate than I should tomorrow, but I have no reason at all to overeat anything else or eat anything too horribly caloric until Easter. Thank goodness Lent is coming up, that always helps me 'cause I give up something yummy. That gives me plenty of time to make good eating a habit just like the exercise.

I did do my bike time today, but I wasn't able to go very fast. I walked slowly for 1/2 an hour on the TM. Tomorrow is my rest day, so I plan to just slowly walk. Since we are supposed to get the "big snow" tomorrow, I may be inside all day w/ds9.

Sunny -- You should be proud of your 2 lbs.! I would be thrilled if I were brave enough to get on a scale Trust me, you are doing well.

Kristi-- I know exactly what you mean. I start off the day with cream of wheat and a handful of blueberries. I have a Kashi TLC bar as a morning snack. I have a LC frozen dinner, raw veggies and a low cal Jello pudding for lunch. I have pretzels and a serving of fruit for my afternoon snack. Then I get home and all bets are off. Every day I plan to do better. Some days I succeed, most I don't.

Cam-- I'm also listening to the late night eating advice you gave Angie. I think that is a great way to think of it, that I'm saving for the two meals during the day, rather than finishing off any point I can get my hands on. I'm going to try that strategy! I taped Heroes and watched "24". I walked slowly to Heroes today. I'm going to do the same with Boston Legal tomorrow. I just can't watch shows that come on at 10, but I think this is a good way to catch up. It just occurred to me that it was better to walk slowly on the TM than lounge around to watch tv. Duh!

Minnie-- Congratulations on your new position!

Texa-- What a great thing, teaching your dd to like to exercise already! You are giving her a great gift.

Beth-- I am a pretty new runner. I have a history of exercising on and off, but not being consistent. This is the first time in my life I've been able to run three days a week. Even though I seem to be slowing down for now, I am making progress. How was your first WW weigh in? I applaud you for going! I know that I should, I just can't bear to see the scale.

Jen-- I hope your audit is over and you can breathe!

I am going to try to pull myself together Thursday and just have one day that I eat right. I am really at the end of my rope. I know I have to get it together, and I'm going to find a way to do it.

Thanks for reading my rambles!
Maria

 

[ggeorgiagirl]

My first WW WI was tonight! I lost 4.7 pounds!!! Yeah! I wonder if they rig the scales just a little to keep you motivated?!

Sounds good, right? Well, I was baking cakes for the teachers at DS school for Valentine's Day! I have eaten MORE batter and licked more spoons that I care to admit! I didn't put the spoon back, I promise

How will all of you handle Valentine's Day? I am SOOOOO glad that I am not teaching this year!!!! Otherwise, I would have a desk full of candy!

Maria...I wish I could get out there with you! It stinks doing it alone!

 

[Kristi1357]

My first WW WI was tonight! I lost 4.7 pounds!!! Yeah! I wonder if they rig the scales just a little to keep you motivated?!

WOO HOO!!!

I wish they would rig my scales at WW!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning!

It's snowing, it's sleeting, but Boston, the school district that never closes, isn't again. My ds actual goes to parochial school, but they follow whatever Boston does. Aaaargh! This means we have to go out in this nasty weather, predicted to only get worse as the day goes by.

Anyway, I had a little revelation last night. I do have to get my evening eating under control, and I have a plan. I'm eating WW entrees for dinner, followed by a WW dessert, then I'm done for the evening. It's going to be weird, but it's what I'd do if I were single, and I think it will work.

Today is a rest day for me. When I get home I'm going to slowly walk to Boston Legal, because I think that's a normal amount of walking a person would do in a day.

Beth-- Congratulations on your fabulous loss! You are on your way!

Kristi-- Let me know if you do find any of those rigged scales, I might get on one of those!

Everyone have a great losing day!
Maria

 

[Minnie]

Cam – How are you doing today did your WW meeting go okay?

Angie – I’m a night eater too. My best way of getting out of the rut is to either hit the gym, the road, or the dreadmill right after work. It seems that if I start the evening out right I do a little better. I also have “free foods” ready to go like veggies, cheese sticks, yogurt which are all much better than the cookies or chips I’d rather have.

Maria – Good luck today with the chocolate. I know by dad will buy me a box (like he does every year) and some how some way I’m going to not go on a binge on them.

Ggirl – My goodness that is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunny – It was soooo good to see you here. Hope you come back soon!

It is amazing how stress affects me physically. It is definitely not a good thing and something I have to work on. I’m doing okay today steering clear of the goodies on the counter at work.

 

[Minnie]

Did we all manage to make it through V-Day okay

Come on out and tell us all about it. Even if you splurged after all it was only one day

I made it through okay. Had multi-grain chips and real bacon on my wrap with lunch which wasn't the best and I can feel the sodium retention today I woke up about 3am with the worst awful migrane not sure if what I ate triggered it or not.

WISHing everyone a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ggeorgiagirl]

I BLEW it yesterday...you would have thought that I would be better since my WI on Tuesday! NOPE! I ate breakfast with my local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)...a slice of Quiche and hasbrown casserole

THEN for lunch a salad w/ REGULAR dressing...at least I didn't drown my salad in it! FOR DINNER...a dinner salad from Outback w/regular dressing and 1/2 of a loaded baked potato (ate all of the "loaded" part).

Weight loss is always a battle for me...a battle that I alays give up on! NOT THIS TIME!

 

[Kristi1357]

I went totally off the wagon yesterday when I got home from work. I had the commute home from H#ll yesterday. When I got home, all I wanted was pizza and to sit and veg on the couch. And that's exactly what I did! I cooked a frozen pizza and ate about half of it. I then wanted to keep eating, so I went to micro some popcorn to be sort of good. Well, apparently our microwave is on the outs, and it burnt the popcorn. So, I ended up having a ceral bar instead (not too bad).

Back on track today! Yesterday was only one day, I'm movin' on!
I am going to go to dottie's website and get a new Core recipe...

 

[Minnie]

I went totally off the wagon yesterday when I got home from work. I had the commute home from H#ll yesterday. When I got home, all I wanted was pizza and to sit and veg on the couch. And that's exactly what I did! I cooked a frozen pizza and ate about half of it. I then wanted to keep eating, so I went to micro some popcorn to be sort of good. Well, apparently our microwave is on the outs, and it burnt the popcorn. So, I ended up having a ceral bar instead (not too bad).

Back on track today! Yesterday was only one day, I'm movin' on!
I am going to go to dottie's website and get a new Core recipe...

Would you mind sharing the website? I'm always up for new recipies.

 

[Kristi1357]

I wans't sure I could post it, but I think it's ok:

www.dwlz.com

She has TONS of WW info there.
I use it all the time to find pts. for restaurants.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Afternoon!

I actually did o.k. yesterday. I only went off my eating plan with 1 container of 100 cal Pringles. I had WW double fudge cake for dessert, and was satisfied with that as my chocolate. I walked for an hour on TM, very slowly.

I'm working from home today, so I was able to get my run in earlier. This was the first workout in a week that didn't feel like an uphill battle, so maybe I am getting more fit.

Kristi -- I love Dottie's site! I can't believe everything she has there. It really is awesome. I hope today is much better for you. I read your commuting story on the weekly run/walk thread, and it was a nightmare!

Minnie-- I hope your migraine is gone and you are feeling better. It's hard not to splurge on holidays!

Beth-- It was just one day. It's what you do 90% of the time, not the other 10 that will get you!

Sunny, Texa, Jen-- I hope your V-Day was great, and you are having a wonderful Thursday!

Maria