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

[Minnie]

Kristi – I can’t keep that stuff in the house. On SBD they recommend Redi Whip but I’d end up eating it right out of the can (especially the chocolate one). Nope can’t buy it lol. Good luck today!

Monica – Of course you can join. We are all at different levels of what we need to do but all of us are committed to getting healthy and supporting each other. WELCOME!

Kathy – Congrats to you! Eating out is a big pit fall for me as we don’t do it often in nice restaurants so I see it as a license to eat whatever I want. I’ll remember your will power and try to do my best over this weekend as I’ve got two events then.

Blueroses – I can’t have icecream in the house either (well the kinds I like anyways). I do buy the sf fudge pops (60 calories for 2) but that’s about it or else – container gone.

Monte – How have you been doing????

Cam – How are your feet? Good luck at your luncheon today!

Hmmm we seem to have a few missing……… Ya’ll know how u are! Come on back and tell us how your doing no matter if it’s good or bad!

I’ll check back later…

 

[ggeorgiagirl]

Hi Monica! I, too, am new and also doing the 5K! We struggle with the same things!! I am now cutting out all food after 7:30! NOTHING! I found out that I crave sweets (ie cookies, ice cream) after 8:30. I guess that I just would eat whatever I wanted before...without realizing! UUHH maybe that is why my eating is out of control!??!!

So, we should MOTIVATE each other for the 5K. It is my first EVER! I walked 5K last night (48 minutes) with my Best Friend. Not such a good time but I am sure with some more practice, I'll get better! I am not sore yet! This summer, I would jog 1 mile every day...for 6 weeks! I was proud of myself. I would like to get started doing that again!

Does any one else have a problem with sugar? I can not seem to say no to sweet tea.

XOXOX
Beth

 

[Hockeychic]

Boy have I got some catching up to do.

Hope you are all doing great, I will go back and read up on everyone.

Welcome to all the new people I have missed.

I was rather discourged this morning, I was only down 1 pound. I know it is better then a gain but I was expecting more, I have done so wellwith my diet and exercise, cut out all pop, all fast food. Oh well enough whining....lol Maybe a see a better result next week. I am far from giving up, I know even if I don't lose a pound, all these changes are great for my health.

Thanks for allowing me to feel sorry for myself,

Hope you all have a awesome day.

Kim

 

[keenercam]

Beth -- awesome time on your 5K walk! So nice to see you here!

Kim -- congrats on the loss! Just think -- you didn't gain and you didn't even stay the same. You moved the scale down!

Minnie -- Thanks for asking about my feet. They are so much better and I think I should be able to TM without any problems in increasing increments. YAY!!

 

[MiniGirl]

Hi Monica and welcome!!! This board is filled with wonderfully supportive people. I'm a newbie, too, and have been so inspired by everyone here. I'll be in WDW for the Minnie 5K, too. I can't wait to meet everyone. I'm not doing the 15K though, but I'd love to stay around to cheer everyone else on. I'm sure we'll be ready by May to do this.

I've been doing very well with my exercise and drinking my water. (Actually, I need to drink more of it, but I'm drinking way more now than I have in a long time. Baby steps.) Last night I didn't do well though. One area I struggle with is late night eating. After I get the kiddos to bed, it is hard not to grab something I like and enjoy it in peace and quiet. Some days it really is the only time I have to myself. I had been doing okay with this, but last night.... well, out came the chips and salsa followed by cake. DH likes to bake cakes and cookies with our girls, but he always seems to do this right before he leaves town, so he doesn't eat any of it. (He's a pilot, so he's out of town a lot.) Anyway, there is often something good to eat in our house. Oh well, back on track this morning.

Have a great day everyone. Stay focused.

 

[keenercam]

Back from lunch. Not too much damage.
I had the spinach and mandarin oranges from the spinach salad (served dry and I skipped the pecans and bleu cheese); roasted chicken breast (I took the skin off); green beans (tasted like they were in butter); a few potatoes from an au gratin dish, but I picked around the cheese, etc. Dessert was a stylized hard chocolate pyramid filled with butterscotch custard. It looked delicious and I have a real weakness for dark chocolate, but I didn't even lift my fork. I just stuck with coffee. Carrie set such a good example for me with her lunch yesterday that I wanted to emulate her willpower! Oh, and I agree with Carrie. It is much easier to be "good" when you have been doing well. Once I lose a bit of discipline, I lose all willpower.
Thanks for helping me stay accountable!

Oh, and Eva, I have the same problem you do with late night eating of my favorites after my job of taking care of everyone or everything is done. Just a nice, quiet indulgence, right? Hard to fight, too. Two nights ago I treated myself to sugar free fat free chocolate fudge instant pudding made with skim milk. It FELT like I was cheating and splurging, but it was totally on-plan. Last night, the splurge was popcorn with spray no fat parkay. Coming up with ideas like that really helps me with the mental battle. I think tonight I'll make more of the pudding and put it over strawberries, and put that bowl in the freezer for a while. Something to look forward to!

 

[Jen117]

Hey everyone. I haven't had any time to catch up on this thread, but I wanted to pop in and let you all know that I did AWESOME eating while I was gone. I journaled my food everyday and chose lower fat versions. I weighed in today and am down......................2 pounds. Whooo Hoooo. Now before you all get too excited, this does put me back to the pre-1/2 marathon weight. I gained 4 pounds while away at the world. So now I am stoked to keep moving down!!!! When I get to 20 lost, I get a shopping spree. Technically, that will put me at 50 total lost since beginning my running adventure!!!

 

[keenercam]

That is so awesome, Jen! It is so easy to "cheat" when you are away and no one is watching, so to speak. But doing as well as you did took amazing willpower! I am so happy for you that the scale showed a loss. You looked absolutely wonderful and fit when I saw you marathon weekend. I cannot wait to hear how awesome you are doing on your continuing journey!

 

[Valentine]

Good evening ladies! WOW.. Sounds like everyone is making some great choices!!! That is really wonderful!! Teamwork! Teamwork!!!

Keep it up ladies!! I LOVE reading everyone's little accomplishments.. and theories of those small slips.. it makes me feel like I am not some strange being (because I find that I do alot of the same things you all do!!!) Hmmmm.. I wonder why we all struggle? Can we say find a way to break this pattern and we too can all be Diet Guru Millionaires!! Hey.. what a thought.. the Lime Green Disers Diet... It's got a nice ring! LOL!!


Well.. I just wanted to stop in to say HI!!!

Catch you all later!!!

Kathy

 

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone! Ended last night well with lean steak & baked potato for dinner w/green salad (had to get in the healthy oils) and then lite popcorn for a snack as we watched "Invincible".
Today, so far I had
B: WW oatmeal; powerade at gym; coffee w/skim milk
S: banana
L will be garden salad w/FF feta and kalamata olives & olive oil
S: apple & banana

Tonight is tough. Family night at DS13's school and they are serving pizza and salad tossed w/Italian dressing. I'll definitely eat something before I go, carry a water bottle, and avoid food and snacks until I get home.

Tomorrow is our big day in NY. Lunch at Carmine's which serves italian food family style. No good choices there, just better choices. I'll see what I can do, but I know my family wants chicken parm with pasta. I am not sure how accommodating the restaurant is, either, so I will have a tough time. I still have 30 WPA available and haven't been using my activity points, so maybe I'll still be okay.

 

[deekaypee]

Good afternoon!

Good luck tonight and tomorrow, keenercam! I really think you've got a good plan for this weekend.

Thanks for all the suggestions on cutting my soda consumption and making water more appealing. I'll be working at it a long time, I'm afraid. After years of drinking Mt. Dew, I gave it up about a year ago. I only drink diet cola now, so the goal is to lessen my psychological addition to my caffeine/sugar intake. And I swear it's a psychological addiction.

Another busy work week of interviewing and entertaining a job candidate. I was doing well until yesterday. First, there was no time to work out with all the scheduled meetings/interviews. I did okay at dinner with the candidate and some of my colleagues--shared antipasto as an appetizer and had salad as an entree. And a glass of wine. But I was trying to be reasonable because I knew we'd have coffee and dessert at a colleague's house. That didn't go as well. Our hosts are foodies, so they had the full dessert spread: cheeses, fruits, breads, a lemon tart and an apple gallette. Oh, and a wide variety of wines. I looooove cheese and bread, so I indulged in that. And I had a second glass of wine. And some of the gallette. And here's the corker--I wasn't even hungry.

Today, I tried to figure out why this situation was so different than last weekend's, when I maintained a much better balance. It was more than being in a social situation or the hosts' urgings of "try a little of this" or "you'll really like this one." And then it hit me. I didn't really like this job candidate, for various reasons, and spending most of the day with her had created a lot of stress, stress that increased when the official workday moved into the social situations. Since I'm very aware that I have foot-in-mouth disease--as I like to say, "in my head, out my mouth"--I tend to eat and drink when I'm in situations I want to offer blunt responses that might not be appropriate. So I kept my mouth shut--by keeping it full. The good news is, I managed to maintain a professional demeanor when I least wanted to. And I had a particularly good workout today, in part because I was working through everything in my head. Plus, I'm back on track today with eating well.

One last bit of good news: I read the boards here last night and was so happy to see everyone else doing so well and be so thoughtful about their choices. It sounds cheesy (maybe I still have cheese on the brain), but you all inspire me.

 

[Jen117]

Hey all. Today I went grocery shopping and stocked up on fruits and veggies, string cheese and some other things to help with my snacking tendancy. I got sick last night, tummy trama bug. This morning I weighed and was another 3 pounds down... yikes, dehydration. I am sure that will go back up. I am feeling better now, but missed my workout so I feel a little sad from that.

I do drink soda, but not more than 1 a day. I also try to make sure that my minimum water intake is 64 ounces, but it is usually much higher than that.

Speaking of water, did you hear about that lady that died in Sacramento, CA from water intoxication? She was drinking water for a contest that a radio station was having. It was very sad. I was in Reno last week, so we had news from Sacramento, it was all they talked about.

 

[Valentine]

Good evening everyone.. Just a complete drive by post to say that I really really am sticking to this plan! I have lost 8lbs this week!!

I even managed to stay completely on program even though I was in the emergency room and hospital all day today with my neice. Unfortunately she had to be readmitted due to a high fever ... they think she is has an infection and some fluid back in her lung! OY!!

So... I was tempted to just grab and go at the coffee shop at the hospital.. but I didn't... I got a Grilled Chicken Ceasar with the dressing on the side.. and didnt' actually use the dressing.. and I didn't eat the Croutons (forgot to tell them to leave them out!) AND biggest accomplishment.. they put warm peices of Pita on top of the salad.. (my Weakness!!) and I promptly put them to the side and just ate my salad! WoW.. I can't believe I did that!

So.. off to sleep .. I am exhausted!!

Have a great on program day everyone!

Kathy

 

[ggeorgiagirl]

WAY TO GO KATHY!

I, on the other hand, did not stay on track! I went to visit my grandparents and ATE the whole time! My Nena baked a chocolate cake...and guess who ate most of it??!! I have no self control when it comes to eating!

I did walk up the lighthouse on Saturday and chased my kids on the beach...

Beth

TODAY IS A NEW DAY!

 

[keenercam]

Kathy -- Great job there, kiddo! That shows awesome willpower. What have you decided on the apartment?

georgiagirl -- chocolate cake sounds great, and today is a new start, right?

Jen -- great job stocking up on the good stuff. Sorry about the tummy bug. That story about the woman dying from too much water was so sad. I have heard of runners who have messed up their electrolyte balance with overhydration and/or too much sports nutrition (gels, powerade, sport beans, etc.) I guess it really requires some education.

deekaypee -- How is the soda cut-back going? I'm sorry you had to spend so much time with someone whose company you didn't enjoy. I hope things turn out okay on the hiring situation there.

My scale was up 2.8 pounds this morning from yesterday and I almost freaked. I reminded myself of what I ate yesterday and all the water I didn't drink Saturday and Sunday and am looking for a real turnaround in the next day or two.

My plan for Saturday went pretty well -- I ate some turkey chili before bunco night and then only ate a small bowl of caesar salad there and skipped the pizza and desserts entirely. I definitely did not have enough water that day, though,and I could tell for certain because from the time I left my house at 4:15 until I returned after 9:30 I never headed to the ladies room. That is not good.
Yesterday was our trip to NY and I ate a tiny bit before we left the house. Carmine's was awesome, as always. We ordered fried calamari, which I ate, and chicken parm, of which I ate a piece that was probably 2x2" and took off the cheese. We also ordered a bowl of steamed broccoli and I ate outrageous amounts of that. The two things I did "wrong" were italian bread and three of us shared a large piece of cheesecake. I was able to refrain from eating pizza at Ray's before we left the city, though I took 2 bites of crust (bread again -- I am so weak!) Back on track today -- weekdays are so much easier.

Good luck today, everyone!

 

[Minnie]

Hey there everyone!!!!

I just how supportive this thread has become If we keep sharing the good and the bad I know we'll reach our goals

I did okay this weekend.. I said - no - to the cookies DF wanted to get me at the mall - he knows I love macadamia nut... Then we did the Olive Garden for dinner but I ordered ww pasta and only had 1 breadstick and no dessert so it wasn't too bad all considering. Way better than I normally would have been

I with trepedation (sp) stepped on the scale Friday to find a 4 lb weight loss from the 2 wks that I've been following SBD I don't think I've lost the water weight I normally would have though due to TOM last wk and not enough water which is my goal this week. I'm having a can of Diet Dew early in the am and then after that it is all some sort of water - either lightly flavored Crystal light or decaf iced green tea. Gotta get that water in!

Today's menu:
Diet Dew
B - Nosugar applesauce oatmeal muffins & yogurt
L - Spinch wrap with grilled chicken & lf cheese
S - Yogurt & cheese stick
D - Not sure yet I've got to get to the store
D - Cream cheese tart

And water, water, water, water....

Have a great day everyone! And check in you missing Wishers we miss you!

 

[blueroses]

Good morning! Congratulations to everyone who stuck to their guns over the weekend. I did pretty well even though most of yesterday was spent watching football. My house is so well-swept of treats that there are no "bad"* left foods to cheat with.

I don't know what I'm going to eat for the rest of the day but I had for breakfast:
2 Weetabix with 1/4 cup soymilk
1 Morningstar Farms veggie sausage pattie
for a total of 225 calories

I try to eat every 2 - 2.5 hours.

My grocery list for today:
broccoli
spinach
carrots
apples
artichokes packed in water
whole wheat pitas
whole wheat English muffins
Field Roast sausage links
mustard
roasted vegetables from the deli
lemon sorbet
pretzels for my husband
light cream cheese for my husband

My husband has been doing Nutrisystem since December, but I don't think he's lost much weight. He always finds a reason to blow off his workout. He's lucky if he hits the gym once a week. But he and I have never liked the same foods so it's not like he sabotages anything for me. When I lost the last of my weight (15 pounds) a couple of years ago he went on a program and lost 50 pounds. He gained 20 of it back. I'm hoping that watching me train and run will inspire him to take things seriously again, but he's watched me do it before and it didn't happen then either. I may rope in one of his buddies to invite him to go hiking or biking (two things he used to like to do) on the weekends.

*I actually believe that with the exception of foods that are literally dangerous (like carcinogens) there are no "bad" foods, only bad decisions. For instance, cheesecake - not a bad food; cheesecake for breakfast everyday for a week - bad decision.

 

[keenercam]

Minnie -- Kudos on the 4 pounds!

blueroses -- It is so nice that you are looking for ways to help your DH. Mine is motivated and, fortunately, is able to see the pounds drop pretty quickly when he watches what he eats. Once his classes start on 2/5, he will have less control over timing and content of meals, so I know he is really focused right now. Good luck to you and DH. BTW, your shopping list gave me some great ideas. Thank you so much!

I haven't decided yet what I want for dinner, but I think I am going to cut up a potato and toss it with garlic and olive oil and oven fry it to get in my healthy oils but also satisfy a carb craving I am having. When I was thinking about dinner I was obsessing about brown rice or kidney beans or whole wheat pasta, so I know I have to feed this carb craving before it gets out of control. I don't want to eat popcorn tonight during "Heroes" because my weight is always up the morning after popcorn and tomorrow night is WW WI. I had really hoped that the 3 pounds I was down as of Sunday a.m. would have been reflected in tomorrow night's WI, but it just might not happen this week.

What is everyone else eating for dinner?

 

[Jen117]

KATHY - SUPER BIG CONGRATULATIONS!! Way to go!!!!!!!!

Cam - You could have been weaker in NY. At least you ordered brocoli!!!! You will gradually get stronger and stronger!

SO I ran for a bit yesterday, today I did 30 minutes cross training on my lunch break. I am eating good. I am not counting points, just watching portions and the kinds of foods I eat. I really fail on snacks, I eat too many and the wrong things.

Oh and Cam - We are having Tator Tot Casserole, as per the kids request. I make it more healthy than school lunch, so I should be OK!!!

 

[deekaypee]

Jen: Sorry to hear about the tummy bug. I'm sure it will be thanking you soon for all the goodies. And isn't it strange how we get to the point where we really do miss workouts??? If you told me that a couple of years ago I would have snickered and said, "Yeah, right." But it's so true. So it's good news about today's run.

Kathy: Wow! That's so great to hear! A big whoo-hoo to you!

Beth: Oooh, did I hear chocolate cake? Made with love? I couldn't resist either. But it sounds like you had a lot of fun running around, too.

Cam: Mmmm, bread. One of my weaknesses, too. I've tried to convince myself that broccoli is almost the same--both start with br--but it doesn't work. It sounds like you did a really great job this weekend, though! And why is it that weekdays are easier? They are for me, too, but sometimes I think it should be the opposite; I have more time to think about my eating then. Maybe it's more time to obsess?

Minnie: Another person with a good weekend and more weight loss! More woo-hoos to go around! And more emphasis on the water intake, just like Jen, Cam, and blueroses! I've got good models to follow.

blueroses: I love the way you describe ridding your house of "bad" foods. It reminds of spies checking for hidden bugs and makes me want to go into espionage mode! But, like you, I'm not sure there are bad foods. (I just have a lot of foods that make me want to be "bad"--ooh, I'm a bad girl, I am!) And I like how you're brainstorming ideas for DH, especially those based on his interests.


As for me, my Monday went fairly well. We're not making the offer to the person I took an instant dislike to--turns out I wasn't alone in my reaction. And we'll offer the job to another candidate and then wait. But this means work will become much more regular and less stressful. That's good for my workout days too! I just got back from the gym, which is still crazy-busy with resolutioners. But I managed to complete a full workout, including a stretching-cooldown period that I too often skip.

On the drinking/eating front: I can't say that I've cut my soda intake a lot. At least I can't say it yet. But I will say that I've made a conscious effort to increase my water intake, with some success. For now, I'm popping in some lemon slices at home. I'll still need to contend with work. And today has been a good eating day--I'm a little light on my daily requirements for veggies, so tonights dinner will be a huge, big-as-my-head salad and a much smaller portion pf rice-and-beans. To drink? Water!!!! If I get hungry later tonight--say, during Heroes, which I am obsessed with--it'll probably be a rice cake. Hey, it's got cake in the name, right?