Working on Weight Loss During Training

[Pungodingy]

Regarding the hors d'euvres

This may sound a little weird, but it has worked for me...

Just imagine you saw a kid take one, take a bite or licked it, and then put it back 'cause they didn't like it...do you REALLY want to take the chance that you wont get that one? Or maybe you could have just one, but what if it has a long curly black hair in it? Or someone in the kitchen was hurrying, and dropped a few, but "no one will know" and served 'em anyways?

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Angie! That should do it!

 

[plutosmyfav]

Minnie-- I'm so sorry your early adult life and motherhood was so difficult. I commend you for going back to school and turning it all around. You are doing so well!

Jen-- my obsession with food started very young, too. I know I had this feeling like I had to make sure I got my fair share all the time. I actually have a vivid memory of my preschool. There was a supply closet that only teachers could go in. During nap time I would fantasize that the closet was filled with recese peanut butter cups! It really hasn't got much better sense then

Cam-- That's great that you are going to "pass the torch" to the new family. Good luck with the food, just remember, no eating event is a "once in a lifetime" experience, you can miss out on what evers there and catch it another time

So far so good for me today

On the horizon for me is DD's 17th birthday. It fall on next Monday but we'll be celebrating on Saturday. I better start visualizing how I will handle it now, or I will fall into mindless eating again.

Sunny

 

[Jen117]

I went to the Y at lunch to get my run in. I did about 35 minutes, which pretty much the max time I have for a lunch run. After the run I weighed on the Y scale. My scale at home is flakey and I am ready to throw it out the door. I AM DOWN 2 POUNDS since the last time I weighed there!!!! YAHHHHHHOOOOOOEYYYY! I was so happy to finally see the scale move. I think I was sabatoging myself when I was maintaining. You know, kind of seeing how far I can push the limits without gaining. Now that the scale moved I am much more motivated.

This thread is helping me so much!!!

 

[wtpclc]

I wish I had caught up on this last night. Might have helped my choices today. yesterday, I ended up being on the raod most of the day. That's the worst for me!! Brakfast and mornign snacks were ok for me, but I'm afraid lunhc was off. I haven't logged it yet, as I'm afraid too. If I'm really good tonight, though, I shoudl be able to make it up. Will go log and see.

I must admit, I was very blessed as a child. My mom grew up as teh "bad" child. You know, the one who did not finish her meals. To this day, she will nto touch a pea or a brussel sprout. her dinners were refrigerated untl the next meal. So, food was never forced on my. OTOH, my brother is a stick to this day. He'd wear a T swimming and you could still count his rib. Mom used to get extra fattening treats fro him. WHo was the one that wanted to eat them, though? Neither of my parens ever gained an ounce until they were over 40. I started to gain in hs. Mom, trying to help as only a mom can, always commented on it. COllege was even worse. How many moms buy you a scale when you go off to school and ask you about your weight 2 to 3 times a week. I know now that she was trying to get me to watch it before it became a problem, but then, it just upset me. My brother's gf (now SIL) finally told him to have them lay off. It was just too much stress fro a college student.

Boy, do I wish I had started paying attention when it was only a few pounds. Thanks for getting me back on track today. I'll go log my food and see how it really looks.

to all of you who had real struggles in life. I hope you look back and see how far you've come every now and then. There are soem real heroes here in my mind.

 

[wtpclc]

OK not *quite* as bad as I thought. I should still have no problem burning more than I take in. NOt the 400 calories under I'd like, but still a step in the right direction.

 

[monte]

Way to go Jen! I know how frustrating it is to work out and not see anything move on the scale...hate those things. lol. Good work Jen.

I went to the Y at lunch to get my run in. I did about 35 minutes, which pretty much the max time I have for a lunch run. After the run I weighed on the Y scale. My scale at home is flakey and I am ready to throw it out the door. I AM DOWN 2 POUNDS since the last time I weighed there!!!! YAHHHHHHOOOOOOEYYYY! I was so happy to finally see the scale move. I think I was sabatoging myself when I was maintaining. You know, kind of seeing how far I can push the limits without gaining. Now that the scale moved I am much more motivated.

This thread is helping me so much!!!

 

[escape]

Hi everyone!

Your stories are very inspiring! Look where you've been and where you are now. Here's a hearty applause and hug for everyone!

I've been a yo-yo dieter for years. My work requires being on the computer a lot and I tend to munch on stuff/junk throughout the day and evening hours. I am an emotional eater. I eat when I'm sad, depressed, happy, bored, sick, lonely, excited....did I leave anything out?

Without going into much detail as I know everyone has their struggles, I feel like this training for the half in January has given me some control over my life that I didn't think I could regain after so many years of just going through the motions of life but not really living it. I've had a lot of struggles in my life as I know many of you have but I felt like I just gave in to them instead of doing something about them. I've tried being healthier in the past but I never could stick with any plan. I fed my emotional struggles with food to make me feel better but in reality, the excess food just made it all worse.

A good friend of mine who has lost over 100 pounds, ran in the half last January. She's the one that encouraged me to try this year. Never, and I mean NEVER in my life could I ever imagine doing something like this. I'm getting emotional just thinking about it. Oh, I did some walking every week but never anything like what I'm doing now. Although I'm still slow, I am gaining ground every week.....thanks to all of you wonderful, inspiring and encouraging souls. You are all helping me gain control of my life through your stories and advice. Thank you so much!

Ok, enough sap here.

Here's my info:

Weight - too much! I need to lose 60 pounds. I started training to train in mid-August and I've lost ~10 lbs. but I need to lose 60 more.

Goal: to lose 15-20 more before the half.

Plan: Not to eat so much fried food. I'm from the South - what can I say! I need to incorporate more fruit and veggies into my diet. I also need to watch my carb intake. I thought I could eat a lot of pasta during my training and I was thrilled about that. However, I've learned that too much pasta doesn't work. Darn!

Training goal: To keep with the program. Like I mentioned before, I've never stuck with anything - health-wise. However, I feel more empowered now. With all of your help, I think I can do it.

 

[wtpclc]

Susie - That's teh hardest part. You think you will just lose weight eating whatever you want while training. Boy, do I wish it was true! Way to go on taking the rihght steps, though.

 

[WDWFAN9]

Hi All!

Talk about baby steps.....I made it through TWO days without having any of the "extras" that were at work. I swear there is always food available, plus the icecream down in the lunchroom. A couple of times I had to go the long way to the copy machine so I didn't pass by the food shelf...whatever it takes I guess.

I just wanted to say that as always I am amazed, awed, and inspired by the WISH team.

 

[NCRedding]

I have been following my plan, which means I have been thinking of what I am eating, entering what I eat into fitday, and exercising. I wasn't able to exercise yesterday because of meetings starting at 7 am, then work, then meetings until 9 pm. I did eat well though.

Today was a full day in court; I managed a healthy lunch, and had put a healthy chili in the crockpot while on lunch break. Didn't get out of court til 6:45, and came home to a yummy smelling house. Because I ate lunch late, and had most of my meal cooking, I had time to change in to sweats and go for a walk. Really cleared my head.

I am really pleased with my progress: I've lost 13 of my 81 pounds, and I've exercised so regularly that I met my exercise challenge for October two days ago--for the first time ever.

Everyone keep up the good work.

 

[escape]

I am really pleased with my progress: I've lost 13 of my 81 pounds, and I've exercised so regularly that I met my exercise challenge for October two days ago--for the first time ever.

Great job!

Do you write down everything you eat and drink?

 

[NCRedding]

escape: I do enter everything I eat into fitday.com; Knowing that I will be keeping track of it keeps me honest. I also like how you can go to the calendar function on fitday and it will show an apple if you keep a food diary, and a soccer ball for each time I exercise. I like these graphics.

The thing about the fitday food journal is that I find myself seeking simple food that is easy to determine the caloires, etc. Most of the time, this is the more healthy choice anyway--its easier to enter a broiled chicken breast, than a chicken casserole, etc.

I don't write down what I drink, although I could. I think if I figured out how many Diet mt. Dews I drink each day, I would be scared. I am planning to gradually switch my diet soda addiction to water, but I am focusing on the other stuff first.

 

[TiffJ]

I'm jumping in on this too!

Goal: eventual goal is 70 lbs but I would love to lose 25 by the 1/2. This is doable for me if I stay OP!

Plan: WW core. I am going to sign up today for the free trial online program to get some more menu ideas. I hope that helps with some variety. I love being able to eat a bowl of grapes whenever I need a snack.

Judy-I love the theory of not throwing yourself down the whole flight of stairs if you miss one. I am another all or nothing person. One candy bar & I eat crap for a week. Got to get right back on that wagon! I so want to carry less across that finish line.

 

[Kristi1357]

I cannot even explain to you guys just how off the wagon I have been the past week or so!

I have no will power whatsoever. Yesterday, I used the great majority of my 35 extra pts. It was one day, & day one of my week, for goodness sake!

And then today, I come to work with tons of Core-friendly food. Way more than I will probably eat, but it's core, so if I eat it all, no biggie. WELL, one of our directors is leaving and one of the anchors bought her a cake. I have no will power, so I just ate a decent sized piece of cake. At 7:30am! UGH!

I even skipped WW this past Weds. night - I was too afraid of weighing in. I have never missed a meeting in 2 years unless I was out of town.

I have no idea what my problem is, but I am going to keep trying!

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

 

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! Congratulations to everyone one who is facing down their challenges. And for everyone who is struggling -- just put your foot on the next step! What a great analogy.

My wonderful WW leader said a few years ago that challenges can be stumbling blocks, but if you really try, you can turn them in to stepping stones. I have interpreted that a different way than she did back then, but here is how I think of it. When I stumble, I can just continue to bump around and stumble or I can get on top of the stumbling block and use it to move a step forward. I learn from the experience and plan a strategy for dealing with that challenge so that the next time I face it, I remember precisely where to step so I don't slide (kind of like crossing a strong current river -- once you know where to put your feet you are more confident the next time! : )

Now, I have to tell you, all my WISH friends, that you got me through a very challenging situation very successfully last night. First of all, I ate 2 hard boiled eggs before I left home and chewed very strong cinnamon gum all the way to the event (1 hour drive) 12 local restaurants/caterers all donated their favorite appetizer or side dish and a dessert to the reception and there were some totally amazing looking foods there. I loved looking at all the presentations and some of the names of the foods were very tempting. Here is what I ended up eating: 2 large steamed shrimp; many raw veggies (no dip); 3 pcs pineapple; 1 pc cantaloupe, pickles, olives. When I got home, I had 1 pc of fat free cheese dipped in mustard, 1 grilled chicken breast, and some olives. Thank you so much for all the ideas and support. You guys are the best!


(okay, I drafted this over 2.5 hours ago and got pulled away for work and now I've probably missed a bunch of other posts)

 

[Honeibee]

Hello everyone! We went out to dinner last night. I love Indian food and decided to try a new place. It was AWFUL! So, I didn't really eat all that much. So although I didn't stay precisly on plan, I don't think I blew it too much. The scale didn't move this morning, but well, thats what I get.

Today is a new day!

 

[Minnie]

Thank you Sunny

Jen - Great news it is always so motivating when you see that pesky old scale moving down

Carrie - Great job and on plan day

Escape - Welcome!

WDWFAN9 - Sometimes it seems that there is always something set out to sabatoge us. Like today there is a box of donuts out on the front counter that someone brought in but so far so good. Great job on those 2 days! You can do this

NCRedding - 13 pounds thats a major accomplishment

Kristi - We've all been there. Just put that out of your mind and move forward. Make the rest of the day a great day

Cam - Awesome job that was some willpower

Judy - Last time I did this I was a slave to the scale. This time I'm waiting for a while - at least a week at a time and judging more by the way my clothes feel and if I'm on or off plan. I'm so glad you had an OP day

As for me:

I am snacking too much. I had a yogurt about 3, a handful of pistachios about 5, dinner (chicken and veggies) and then that sf pudding dessert which was way too large of a serving. I don't like the premade stuff as its not fat free and sugar free so I'm going to buy little plastic dishes so I know what a serving really is. I did manage 30 minutes on the dreadmill which was tough can't believe how much I've lost but I'm determined to keep plugging.

This morning I forgot my breakfast so I'm having a few multi-grain rice cakes I've had in my cabinet at work to try to make it to lunch. Then I have a lunch date with a friend so I'm hoping to make make a good choice then instaed of my normal fried crap when I eat out. please I'm going to need it

WISHing an OP day for everyone

 

[Jen117]

Hey everyone. I did really well yesterday again. I only had a small downfall when I snacked on some popcorn the girls bought after gymnastics. I DID NOT snack last night after dinner!

I did make a low fat, high fiber treat tho. FYI: This is NOT CORE, but is a WW recipe. Take 1 box of cake mix and 1 can pumpkin. Mix together (do not add the eggs, water, oil...just the mix and pumpkin). It make seem dry, but it does mix. I made these in mini muffin pans and got 36 muffins that I was told are 1 point each. I baked at 350 degrees for about 14 minutes. They are moist and yummy. The original recipe calls for chocolate cake mix and is supposed to taste like a brownie. I made mine with a spice cake mix and they were fabulous. DH and the girls LOVE them. These could be a red light food if you aren't careful. I recommend storing them in the fridge because they are moist and it will keep them out of your site. Served with a dollop of cool whip would be awesome!!

 

[escape]

Jen, that recipe sounds good. I'll have to make some soon.

Minnie, it's hard to stop snacking - at least for me it is. I try to have carrot sticks or some other healthy item around. I'm trying to trick my mind into thinking this is just a temporary thing - after I finish the half, I can eat my usual junk. I'm hoping in the meantime that my eating habits will change somewhat and I don't go totally back to my old ways.


Hey everyone, this isn't necessarily for weight-loss but I saw this article on the Runners World Website and I thought it might add some value here. You might have already seen it.

The 15 foods runners need every week for good health and top performance