Working on Weight Loss During Training--Wk of 11/19

[Minnie]

I had a fantastic trip now back to reality

I tried to get back on the wagon yesterday but flopped off again. Left over fudge and carb attack with no real dinner made it a disaster

I really need to get to the grocery store and plan the weeks meals but so far no go. And tonights not looking good either

WISHing everyone an OP day

 

[keenercam]

Hmmm. . . I really thought I posted here this morning.

Monday night is the only time I ever watch t.v. Usually popcorn is a problem. Last night it was Mickey pretzels and 2 halves of a pepperidge farm cookie. I'd have eaten more cookies, but DS is on to me and said "uh uh, Mom, 26.2 miles, remember?" God, I love that kid. Now give me the dratted box of cookies, you rugrat!

As I was saying . . . My scale groaned this morning. Literally. I am not joking. It made this uuuuuuhhhh sound. I am in SUCH big trouble tonight. Skipping breakfast and eating a small lunch is not going to save me. I am a poster child for "needs a ladder to climb back up on the wagon which just ran her over."

Back to it, I guess. Leaving for marathon weekend in just 31 days. MUST get my big bottom in gear.

 

[wtpclc]

Hmmm. . . I really thought I posted here this morning.

Monday night is the only time I ever watch t.v. Usually popcorn is a problem. Last night it was Mickey pretzels and 2 halves of a pepperidge farm cookie. I'd have eaten more cookies, but DS is on to me and said "uh uh, Mom, 26.2 miles, remember?" God, I love that kid. Now give me the dratted box of cookies, you rugrat!

As I was saying . . . My scale groaned this morning. Literally. I am not joking. It made this uuuuuuhhhh sound. I am in SUCH big trouble tonight. Skipping breakfast and eating a small lunch is not going to save me. I am a poster child for "needs a ladder to climb back up on the wagon which just ran her over."

Back to it, I guess. Leaving for marathon weekend in just 31 days. MUST get my big bottom in gear.

Cam - I think I might have wanted to hurt Andrew, even though his intentions were good. It's very likely just the salt from teh popcorn that got you. DOn't be to ohard on yourself. SKipping meals is no good either, though.

 

[keenercam]

Carrie -- Actually, I wish I hadn't sent him to bed last night before 10. I found the cookies around 10:10 and slipped into the old habit of grabbing a few and heading upstairs with a good book. I should have just taken the book and NOT the cookies.

Today is the start of a new WW week for me. I have my firm's holiday party tonight and I am figuring I'll be using all my weekly allowance points for surf & turf and all sorts of nice side dishes and then a champagne cream filled chocolate roll for dessert. Aside from that, my objective is to back to having a completely core week.

Here is my plan for today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; WW oatmeal (when I finally feel like eating)
L: diet coke chicken breast; green beans; sugar snap peas
D: firm party

I also have a banana and apple and some clementines.

 

[monte]

I'm so excited!!!! Weighed in last night @ WW and I've lost 4.5 pds. in the last 2 weeks!! Just had to share that.lol

 

[wtpclc]

OK, yesterday I found the bag of chocolate truffles that Scott gave me fro girls' weekend. On the birght side, there were some left. On teh not so good side, there are not hear as many left now. Yesterday and today tend to be my worst bottomless pit days. Could Andrew come here for teh day?

Did I mention there are pastries adn muffins in our office today? Ugh! I have no will power. Need to get back on track.

 

[Minnie]

Monte - That is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

My day was beyond bad - lets just say a Wendy's value meal and then pizza for dinner is not on SBD

I've really lost my way and not sure how to get back on track

 

[Kristi1357]

Monte -

Minnie - you can do it! I've been bad too. This time of year is so hard. We both can do this!

 

[keenercam]

Congratulations, Monte! Oh, and if you are ever in search of those lost pounds, I found 3 of them, according to last night's WI. I really am over that entitlement attitude that came from 23.1 miles. After all, my metabolism is saying "but what have you done for me lately." You really can't carry that entitlement attitude beyond the LR day and maybe the day after.

Carrie -- step away from the junk food. Remember your awesome excitement about being below where you were last year? If you cave now to the junk food, how will you find the willpower when things get really tough with even more holiday food? Since I am not ready to put DS on a plane, I'll just send and : that you can get through today without succumbing to the temptation in your office. You need to check in here periodically today and tell us how great you are doing with resisting with each passing hour. There are donuts in our kitchen. UGH! I just ate a weight watchers oatmeal instead. I am giving myself kudos for avoiding those donuts the past 2 hours and just hoping they get finished really soon.

Minnie - I am sure it is hard to get back on track after your trip, and especially if you don't have the thought of putting a bathing suit on to motivate you now that the trip is over, but I know you can do it. Make it through one hour at a time. How is the eating going today so far?

Kristi -- come on, kiddo! I hope you are enjoying your hooky day, but do NOT go to the cabinet or fridge!

BTW -- I hung my lime green sparkly "WISH" ornament on the cabinet NEXT TO the snack cabinet. I am going to move it tonight TO the snack cabinet. If I have to go around it to get junk food, it might make me stop and think.

 

[wtpclc]

I'm not proud, but the last "Mini CHerry Bite" mad me feel ill. I probably ate teh equivalent of a jelly doghnut this am and I can't exercise, beyond power house cleaning, tonight.

I do believe that i'm over it now, though and will get it in gear fro teh rest of the day. I do wish Cam loved me enough to send Andrew though.

monte - Way to go!!!

Cam - Storing you activitiy points fro the work party is a great plan. If I don't feel like I've treated myself lately, I will go overboard. (Yes, yesterday and today are a very good example of that.)

SOmehow, I made it through the holiday season last year and lost a pound. Need to find that motivation again adn triple it.

Minnie - You say "I'm starting now" and do it. Take it one day, one hour or one minute at a time. Tell youself you will get through this step and don't look ahead. After 1 step, the next gets just a little easier. Just keep going until you have a day and then a week. That good feeling will take you quite way along!

 

[keenercam]

I do wish Cam loved me enough to send Andrew though.

I do! I do! However, his choir director would clobber me if he missed any rehearsals. His choir is singing at a downtown office highrise on Monday to kick off their Christmas toys for tots campaign. Right now, my job is to keep him healthy, uncongested and in attendance (he is a soloist and an ensemblist).

Okay, Carrie -- glad you got the sweets craving out of your system. Drink lots of water to flush it all away and make the rest of the day stellar!

Minnie -- I agree with Carrie. It really is easier if you can put all the bad choices behind you and make the next choice a good one. I think it is easier to make the next choice a good one once I am on a roll, if you know what I mean. I know I am having a rough time, but I also know that my bad choices tend to be all of a specific sort and made in a specific situation. I really need to strategize ahead of time on how to handle those challenges so that I can get through them better.

The other thing I really need to do is get back to writing down everything I eat. I HATE the WW website journal for the core plan. When I was on flex, I journalled on-line every single bite I ate, regardless of how "bad" it was. With core, the journal is such a pain in the neck and so slow that I find myself not using it. I am committing to getting back to writing everythign in my pocket memo book. That should help me stay accountable.

 

[keenercam]

I am having a really hungry day. UGH!
I had weight watchers core oatmeal for breakfast and this would normally hold me for 3 hours. Today, I was so hungry an hour later that I had to eat a banana.

Then, I ate lunch around 1:15 and by the time I came back from a meeting at 3, I was so hungry again that I had to eat a huge apple.

Now, here I am again, about an hour later and my stomach is growling so much and it feels empty and nauseous. I just drank a cup of coffee and have had almost 40 oz of water in the hopes of staving off the hunger pangs until our holiday dinner tonight. Now I feel like by the time they serve the first course around 6 pm, I'll be voracious. I do have a couple of clementines with me. I'll hold out a while longer and eat that closer to when I am leaving the office.

Anyone else have problems with "hungry days?" of course, it doesn't help that there is a fudge and nut enrobed gourmet apple on our kitchen table. I am avoiding the kitchen at all costs, since I'd have to 'fess up here that I caved to temptation.

 

[wtpclc]

Hang in there Cam!!!

I was a bottomless pit yesterday and did not have enough healthy stuff around. You can do this!

 

[escape]

Monte - for your loss!

Carrie - for your loss, too!

Cam - I don't really get hunger pains (that's because I eat a lot ) but my problem is snacking more now. I'm getting nervous about doing the half and I'm mindlessly eating - late at night. Kind of like comfort eating but then I feel badly about it the next day. No wonder I've gained a pound. I'm thinking my goal of losing 5 more pounds before the big weekend is going out the window.

 

[keenercam]

Susie -- You can do it! Just remember that every pound we lose is one less to carry all those miles. I know about the whole mindless eating thing but we have to rein that in. How are you doing tonight?

I just got back from my holiday party, which is at Celebrity Kitchens, a cooking school/demonstration place. The menu was fabulous and there was NOTHING low-cal about it, and I am not beating myself up about the splurge. It is the only real holiday party on my calendar -- we are keeping it very low-key this year and I should be able to control most of my menu options between now and marathon weekend.

The mindless and habitual eating are a big problem for me. Even now, when I am very full, my mind wanders to what snacks I have in the cabinet, especially pretzels, chips, crackers, etc. I literally have to talk myself out of going to grab "just a bite" of something. I am pretty wiped out, so the easiest thing will be to head up to bed with a book and a tall ice water.

Good evening and good luck to all my WISH buddies.

 

[wtpclc]

CAm - SOunds like a heavenly treat tonight! Now, back away from teh snack cupboard.

 

[Kristi1357]

I wans't so good yesterday, again! I am such a broken record.

I did go to WW. I didn't weigh in though, and haven't the past few weeks. BUT, I think something finally 'clicked' and I am ready to kick this Core thing back into high gear! I just feel ready to do it again. I don't know what happened. Maybe it's just knowing if I get on that scale at WW and am over, I have to pay. And right now, we absolutely cannot afford for me to pay! Also, maybe I was just totally burned out on worrying about every single solitary thing I was putting in my mouth.

I didn't realize until after 9pm last night that I had nothing to add to my bag of salad. I usually add chicken, grape tomatoes, f.f. shredded cheddar & peppers. So, I didn't bring one. And we were low of fruit. So, I am going downstairs right now to buy a fruit cup - it is big & I think it'll be worth 2-3 servings. I think I am also going to sneak some contraband water into the control room...shhhh!!! (we are threatened with being fired for any food or drink in here) I brought soup for lunch, as well as yogurt, applesauce & an apple. I am going to be fruited-out!

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Carrie! After writing that last night, there was NO WAY I could hit the snack cabinet! Instead, I unpacked all my Spode china and cleaned out the china closet, packed up the everyday "good" dishes, and arranged the Spode in there. It was so much fun and looks very festive. I felt really good about accomplishing something and NOT mindlessly snacking and NOT rewarding myself with food.

Kristi -- I am so glad you are feeling back on track. Now, let's do it! I can't wait until I don't have to pay for meetings. I don't even want to think about the fortune I have spent on WW. Then again, I used to spend that small fortune on egg mcmuffins, bagels w/cream cheese, subs, eating out, etc. Spending the money now on fruits & veggies & lean meats doesn't offend me at all,though.

cross-post from my journal:

Last night's dinner was absolutely wonderful: sherry crab bisque; field greens w/lemon vinegarette dressing, craisins & candied pecans; filet, scallops & shrimp in soy ginger sauce with potatoes, snow peas & carrots w/some wonderful terriyaki/soy sauce; chocolate roll w/champagne cream filling, whipped cream & a lady finger. Absolutely wonderful and decadent. I don't regret a bite.

Totally back on track today:
B: weight watchers core oatmeal; coffee w/skim milk
S: banana
L: small piece chicken breast in diet coke chicken sauce, green beans, sugar snap peas; green salad w/olives, cucumbers & onions w/a tiny bit of greek dressing (evoo and lemon & garlic & herbs)

I am really looking forward to doing this right. Isn't that strange? You'd think I'd dread having to watch everything I eat, but instead I am finding myself looking forward to strategizing how to eat healthy. A cafe near my building (run by a mother & son with whom I've become friendly) has these fabulous Greek salads w/awesome fresh made dressing. This morning I ordered one to pick up later without the feta cheese and with the dressing on the side. I am actually looking forward to lunch and I won't want to eat anything between now and then (except the banana if I need it) because the salad will be such a nice side dish to the chicken & beans I brought. I just have to maintain this mindset.

Big worry is that I want to do 4 miles on the TM tonight but am not sure how hungry I'll be by the time I can leave the office. I do have plenty of WW core oatmeal, 94% FF popcorn, and a can of solid white tuna, so I will be able to eat something before I leave if I have to.

I really want to get back into the habit of stringing a bunch of no-cheat days together. I haven't had a food day I was proud of in a while. Today will be the first. Who else is with me? :

 

[wtpclc]

OK, I started slightly iffy, but not half as bad as yeaterday. I am starved today. I've already gone through all my snacks for am and have 1.5 hours before I can go to lunch. However, Scott bouch NF/NSA yogurt last night for me and I havea spicey V-8 in teh fridge.It's nice to have some new kinds of snacks that are healthy too! Maybe over X-mas I'll make some of Cam's CHick peas.

Let's have a great day everyone!

I've decided not to even try TM tonight. Straight to Eliptical. Hopefully, I'll make it the whole 40 min on that and be able to do 8 on teh TM Saturday. I'm afraid that my workouts have been waning while my hunger has been waxing. Plus, more house-cleaning XT today.

Cam - I think technically choppings is reg trainig, not XT, but it must count as something!

 

[monte]

Hang in there everyone.....we can get through the holidays w/out any weight gains! Here are a few tips that I learned at my last ww meeting:

1).Eat something before going to a party.

2). Bring your own snacks.

3). Drink a glass of water in between alcoholic beverages.

4). If you're hosting a party, make "doggie" bags, of leftover goodies and give them to your guests as they leave.

5). Run your mouth talking to others instead of eating.

6). If time allows, exercise before going to a party.

We can get through this if we stick together and remember our goals!