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Tonya, YAAAAAAAAAY!! congratulations my dear, 17 lbs is amazing, and you're doing so great, proud of you, and celebrating with you! |
I don't know what I would do without this thread, the wonderful people here on the Planet, and the motivation that everyone brings here all the time ............ its amazing, which is why I keep coming back (among other things) :-)
I know how you feel about the dad thing Anya; My dad makes comments about My weight all the time and while I didn't start to know him until I was 14 yrs old that hasn't stopped him. He is also someone who constantly bring temptation into the house and when I can't help Myself but to over indulge, he just smirks and will make comments about it. I've told him that keeping things in the house is a problem with Me and yet he does not seem to get it so trying to eat healthy with him is damn near impossible. There was a sale on last week on 1L pepsi's so he bought Me like eight of them ~ that was on Saturday and I have two left besides the one I'm drinking now. I feel bad about falling off the wagon so badly but once these are done I'm getting back on track no matter what he says or does. I'm getting better at watching what I eat and how much. I've cut down alot on sugar like chocolate (which I eat alot less of before than I did) plus I dont snack at night anymore unless its a very small something a pudding or maybe a mini bag of popcorn. I've also discovered these wraps from 7-11 that are filling and OH SO addicting! My absolute favorite that I have discovered is a spinach-flavored tortilla and wrapped inside is lettuce, mayo, cheese and three different types of meat (pepperoni, ham and cappicola ham). The other two I've also had for lunch and they are SO yummy: the first is a regular tortilla and wrapped inside is lettuce, bacon and chicken salad; the second one I forget everything thats in it but it has this aged extra hot sauce that is quite hot but omg it was GOOD. I love how encouraging everyone is here and I appreciate the support that I've been shown as well :-) |
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I love Aldi's I load up on their dried fruits, frozen berries (when they have them) and their 12 grain bread. I stay away from the cheese and meat as they seem to be higher than the convential grocery store... Their fit&active line is really good... I use their neufchatel cheese as a sub for cream cheese (1/3 the fat) and no one can tell the difference.. (Well, I can because I've got the bionic nose and that translates into mutant tastebuds. It's a little muskier than cream cheese, but It's a good musky...) I haven't tried their cookies or snack food, (cause I'm a girl who can't say no) Aldi's is my first stop when grocery shopping... cause they got it going on like that... |
Matthew... that's awesome that you've found a healthier alternative at the 7-11. Those wraps sound YUMMY! Hey, that beats a burger or a fried taquito anyday! Wraps are some of my favorite lunchtime meals! And I totally hear what you are saying about the Pepsi thing. Soda is a hella hard thing to give up! I know, I had it bad with Diet Coke. When I tried to give it up, I would get the worst headaches, but I noticed that the more water I drank the quicker the headaches went away. After a couple days the headaches were gone & the craving for soda went away, too.
You said that your dad bought you 8 liters and you still had 2 left... and you'll quit after those are gone. Without being harsh, dump them down the sink now. We are all guilty of, "when I do this, I'll do that." If you are really ready to give up the soda, there is no better time than now. You can do it... I have all the faith in the world in you!!! Food temptation is hard... fucking hard! Especially when not everyone in the household is on the eating healthier kick. My sugguestion to you is to keep healthy options in the house (popcorn, baked chips, frozen yogurt) for when they start eating all the junk food. That way, you are still munching with them, but eating better stuff. Call it a mind trick, but it works! |
So the diet is going so-so....I should have lost at least another 6 - 8 lbs. in addition to my 33 I've lost so far.
The real bad thing...I've started smoking again. I better subscribe to the "kick the habit thread" tsk tsk Scorpi... :seeingstars: It really does supress my appetite... |
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I started my weight loss at 237lbs. As of yesterday I am 197!!
I find myself making better choices now and not wanting all that junk! |
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Diamond - This is incredible! What an inspiration! FORTY pounds girl! Do you feel like you could fly to the moon?!!!!:moonstars: |
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Matthew...
Just a lil' heads up about Pepsi. I looked up the nuturitional info on it, and each 8 oz serving is 100 calories. So, each 1 liter bottle has 4 servings. If you drank the whole bottle that's 400 calories. Some people try to keep their calorie intake between 1000 - 1500 calories a day ~ that one bottle of soda would be about 1/3 of their total intake per day! That's the thing about soda (and beer), they are nothing but empty calories. I don't know about you, but I'ld rather EAT 400 calories, than drink them. Please don't think that any of us are being harsh with you. You are making positive changes in your eating habits, and I'm proud of you. Right now is the time to focus on what you are eating and drinking... and see where it can be fine-tuned to help you lose weight. Honestly, once you get in the groove of NOT drinking sodas, you will feel sooo much better! |
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Congrats Girlie!!!
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Congrats Tonya!!!
The other night at work, my boss was looking for something to munch on. One of the ladies that I work with, had just made a small bag of popcorn. My boss didn't hear her ask if she would like some. I handed her the bag that I had brought from home and told her she could have it. She thanked me and asked if I was serious. I told her that I was and you could smell the popcorn in my office as she was making it. One of the things that I have been enjoying is, these cups of sugar free peaches. They have 25 calories for the whole cup, so I can take two of them to work with me. I also have found, that I like to munch when I am bored. So, I am trying not to munch as much as I used to. I also have found some great exercises in my Prevention magazine. I will see if I can find a link and if I can, I will post it. I am really enjoying not eating as many sweets, but I do fall off of the bandwagon sometimes..Oooppss.. Have a good night, Zimmy Quote:
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Here are some links for the Prevention Magazine website.
Enjoy! http://www.prevention.com/health/fitness http://www.prevention.com/health/cook http://www.prevention.com/health/weight-loss I am going to read the last link; it sounds interesting. Have a great night, Zimmy |
Thank you!
I really appreciate the warm welcome I received yesterday, it felt wonderful.
I did have a very good day yesterday though it did not start out that way. Though I have been sticking to my eating plan (the word diet, for me, is not a good word), when I weighed yesterday morning, the 2 lbs. I had lost the day before, somehow where back again! Not only do I want to lose weight but it is about my health, so I call it my eating plan. I chose to not fixate on the two pounds and to keep control. For me it is so much in my head, not my body. When I tell myself I have control over my eating and I work hard to truly believe it- wow, I take control of my eating! When I am not in a good place, I feel that I have no control, I start having negative thoughts and I give up that control! That is what got me in trouble with those damn Skinny Cow cups. (I don't go down the ice cream isle in the store now-just to help myself.) Today, it is one week since I totally gave up sweets-except what is in fruit (& I usually have one small peach mid-morning and one in the afternoon) and I still have a little craving but am telling myself I really don't-it's all in my head. Which, for me, it is. I measure my progess in baby steps, take it one day at a time, try to focus on today instead of all my tomorrows. Have a great day everyone and all of you inspire me to stay on my path to better health. Hugs to all. |
Good Morning Everyone,
I woke up extra early this morning and went power walking. It felt good to have the sun shine down on my face and to see, two young Sandhill Cranes, on the golf course next to me, looking for breakfast made me really smile. I am now having plain Chobani Greek Yogurt with six red cherries and an 8oz glass of chocolate soymilk for breakfast. The yogurt is very bitter and I am not sure if I will be able to finish it. Thank goodness it is only a 4oz bowl. Yesterday, I had 3/4 cup of oatmeal, with pumpkin pie spice and some butter and a dash of sugar for breakfast with coffee. That filled me up until lunch time when I had a egg salad sandwich, with light olive oil mayo, basil and fresh ground black pepper. I am trying to hang tough and resist sweets, but mother nature is giving me a good run for my money... I don't feel like I have lost weight this week, but I don't like to weigh myself. Have a great day, Zimmy |
Congrats to all those succeeding in eating and living well!
I have to get back on track, too much sugar lately! Also.. A 10 pound loss is a dress size so that's a great way to look at each 10 pound increment! I like to come read this thread before breakfast, makes me want to eat better... so thanks to all who share! |
So true Sassy! I just wish a 10 pound loss was a dress size for me! I think the bigger you are, the more weight you have to lose to go down a size. I have lost almost 40 pounds and have only gone down one size so far!
A lot of it has to do with body shape and where you store your fat -I'm only 5'3 and I have a short waist so my booty box takes up most of the real estate in my pants :) (It's PRIME property! LOL) |
LMFAO...And I thought my words are colorful on occasion....Love your expression(s) Dusa.... ;)
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So far the weight loss has been up to about 31.5 lbs with diet and exercise. I do water aerobics at the gym about 3 times a week and have been consistently losing. Also being on a low carb diet helps too. Good luck to everyone so far its a hard job to lose and easy to gain weight..
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I've only had 2 workouts this week! URGH!
My work schedule has been STOOOOOPID this week and I am arriving home exhausted with only enough time to fix dinner and crash in the recliner for a bit before heading off to bed. Going out later tonight for some fun that will involve lots of walking and hoping to get a good bike routine in on Saturday. I do plan to start bringing my gym bag to work more often so I can get my walking shoes on at lunch and go trot around the campus for an hour! |
MEDUSA... girl almost 40 pounds?! That is freakin' AMAZING! I am sooo proud of you! You are doing such a kick-ass job keeping yourself motivated AND motivating us to pick up the pace!
Yep, I totally agree with you on the 10 pound dress size thing. I haven't gone down any sizes yet, but I have noticed the way my clothes are fitting looser in different areas. Hey, I'm not complaining at all! SCORP... what the hell are you doing smoking again?! I know... focus on one thing at a time. It's gotta be hard to change eating habits AND give up smoking... I would have been a raging bitch ;) I have a friend that quit smoking and gained almost 20 pounds. She started smoking again, and has dropped 30 pounds. She said she would rather smoke than snack. |
I've only had 2 workouts this week, too! But, I plan on hitting the gym after work today... and at least one more time this weekend.
I wish this Texas heat would cool off some... it's been 100+ humidity (which takes your freakin' breath away), so walking at the park is damn near impossible without having a heat stroke. So, my exercising at the gym has consisted of 10 minute warm up on the treadmill holding 5 pound weights, 20 minutes on the elipitical, 100 crunches, and using some of the arm/leg machines for toning (usually about an hour total). I was on the elipitical the other night, I glanced over at the lady next to me, and noticed she had been on that damn thing for almost an hour! Even more impressive is that she wasn't a tiny woman AT ALL. Between our panting... she said that she started out at 5 minutes & thought she was gonna die. She pushed herself each time to add another five minutes. She has built up her endurance & told me she's lost 50 pounds! That's hella impressive to me.... and motivated me to push myself another 5 minutes on the damn machine. If she could do it, I could it right?! |
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Today's weigh-in shows a loss of THREE pounds! Four pounds to go to hit my goal weight.
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I know Rosie! :blink::watereyes: Smoking is baaaaaad. I HATE the taste and always chew practically a pack of peppermint gum while doing so. Just something about the oral fixation (for a lack of a better term).
I'm actually enjoying it because it's "freeing" to me right now. I know that must sound strange, but, it's the only way I can express it. The good thing is I can stop it at anytime. I've always been able to do that and lucky enough I still can. I've always had a few smokes especially if I decide to have a few drinks (even after I had quit). Tomorrow is my weigh in day and I'm curious to know what that will be. I won't be shocked if I'm up in weight because of the week I had. Maybe tomorrow this will knock my ass back into shape to step it up and get back on the wagon. Congrats to all of you who are making lifestyle changes and sticking with it. And to those of you struggling, it can only get better. I know I'll get over this hump and bounce back :) Thanks to all of you for sharing your courageous stories! Consider yourselves hugged by me ;) Quote:
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I haven't checked in here in a couple of days (gone all day yesterday) and finally caught up with what's going on.
Wow!!! What an amazing bunch of people and what an amazing bunch of successes!!! I'm grateful we have this place! |
Absolutely! The positive vibe in this thread helps keep me on track and I am loving being a witness to so many personal successes. That feels like a gift :)
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Soooo.....any change starts with contemplation...considering where we are, considering where we'd like to be, considering the steps we need to take to get there and the tools we might need along the way....
In that vein....I have been talking to a co-worker (who sits at a desk in AZ but she's my closest work buddy) who has been steadily losing weight and getting healthier over the last few months. She's started working out now, and is really proud of herself (for good reason). Altogether, she's lost about 80 lbs since her journey started. We were talking about her eating plan....not diet. This is just how she now eats...and she shared it with me. I'm contemplating. Not starting it yet, but contemplating hard, because I know that (particularly as a diabetic) this style of eating would be ideal for me. Here's what she eats in a day....and she says she feels like she is always chewing :)
She must eat all of the required servings.....so she's eating a lot of food, all day long. And she's eating a lot more of the healthy fruits, veggies, legumes, nuts and oils than she normally would. Anyway....I know this would be a big change....but a good one....and I'm contemplating..... |
Some plans (Like Weight Watchers) require you to eat so much of this and that because weight loss is caused by a chemical reaction so certain food combinations trigger it.. is a good thing!
My only issue with WW is that there is SO much focus on food where the brain should be taught to not focus on it so much, I suppose the idea is to catch on then be on automatic with what you eat and how much exercise etc.....therefore not thinking about food all day and measuring, weighing, counting, journaling etc allowing other things to take up mental space! Also it is very true about the 10 pound rule.. I am 5'1 and a 5 pound gain won't let me in my jeans, BUT it takes me forever to lose that 5 pounds... Which I need to lose currently, plus some! |
For the next fue days im on R&R because of my back giveing me fits,today I finaly sucked it up and went to the chiro for an ajustment,talk about things poping as he worked on my back.For the next fue days im on mild stretching exersiseing with ice and rest till it gets better,I have another appointment on moncay afternoon..hopefuly I will feel better by then.Usely I can deal with the idiocies of my back but not today.
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BIGGO SIGH OF RELIEF!!!!
So.... I went off the eating rails. Got totally triggered two weeks ago, lost eating focus for a week.. fortunately I went to the gym five times that week, so my weight did not change. I was able to talk to a friend about how I was back to my addiction to "white" (white flour, white sugar...etc...)food. I could not seem to talk myself out of what I was doing. So between talking and doing a behaviour modification chart I was able to see what trigger had been hit. I was able by Monday to stop eating my comfort foods. But I did not track my points this week. Was only able to do one cardio and two yoga classes I thought FOR SURE I would up a pound or two... nope exactly the same as last week. So, I have lost two weeks of weight loss. BUT.... I was able to figure out a deeper level to my eating trigger... which I feel really good about. And I was able to stop the cravings with useful tools: talking to someone who knows me inside and out (not literally tho' ha ha) and go back to my tools which helped me getting my thoughtless addiction eating under control. I never used to talk to people about my weight, it was such an issue of shame for me. And my weight gain started with an incident that caused me a great deal of harm and shame, so in my distorted thinking I never talked about it. It was a viscious cycle. I don't think I have that issue anymore, which is a biggie to me. So... today I am hella grateful. I will be at yoga on Sunday and next week is back to my usual workout routine. And I will track like mad. I have goals dammit... real goals.... |
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FANTASTIC!!!! Those pounds are gone forever now! :) Not using my phone today so much easier to post! |
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So important to figure out that trigger and now that you have things will fall into place. Forget about the 2 weeks and remember, you have all of your life and you are ready to take this on! You can do this! Back on track! |
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I am so there with you! I was doing pretty well on my own, then my knees flared-so I tried WW since it was successful for me when I was young after my babies were born. It was not a good fit for me. It, to me, was much easier when we weighed and measured food (in the old days, haha) but when I joined this time about 6-8 months ago, it was all about the points. I just could not do the points thing. Even Skinny Cow ice cream has points. I just need to do my own eating plan. I do make food much less of a focus for myself. I decide each day what I am eating that day, I stick to it to the best of my abilities and try to eat at regular times as best as I can and not think about food the rest of the time. I can fixate on something to the point I am half-crazed if I do not eat it. I just can't go there. I don't care if an ice cream has 1/2 points-if it has sugar, I am done for. I can make those 1/2 points turn into 50 points very, very easily. I have made it to lunchtime now. My breakfast was approx. 3/4 cup of oatmeal with about 20 raisins, one peach mid-morning and one cup of coffee with 1 teaspoon of half-and-half (refuse to give that up). For lunch I have 1 wrap with chicken, cabbage, carrots and low-fat Asian dressing. It is not just one day at a time for me. Sometimes it is an hour at a time. Hugs all. :) |
Small Derail! WOW feels GREAT to have my hands on a keyboard and actually respond the way I want to on this thread! SHEEESH!
First Off..Congratulations everyone for completing anothing week of living a healthy lifestyle, spotting triggers, and above all just taking a step in the right direction. We cant forget that those small steps can make a hell of a difference! Today was my weigh in for the week...3lbs gone! I have also fallen back into my regular workout routine and treat myself to the sauna afterwards...I know I know, it is freakin hott outside BUT for some reason the sauna makes me relax and helps me meditate. My stress level has definitely decreased! Working it all out. For the workouts I use the Eliptical and try circuit weight training too. Keeps your heart going and I feel super productive. Yesterday my SUPER DUPER fit little brother and I walked a trail to the riverwalk and back, a total of about 5 miles or so. It felt GREAT! Sure we were lightheaded and sweating like crazy...BUT it was a great bonding moment for us and I felt so accomplished. He told me he was proud of me *blushes* Yup...Im a sucker! lol |
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Most of the time, an hour later...I've decided against it. For me, eating sweets or chips or whatever can just start the ball rolling...and I'm better off to just not get it started. That's one of the reasons I'm thinking my co-worker's eating plan might be a good one for me....lots of food, lots of crunching, dressing on my salad (as long as I make it from healthy oil myself), nuts to snack on....and it's just plain ol' mega healthy eating, which I know would keep my feet attached and my eyes seeing better than any number of artificially sweetend treats even if I stuck to the points or calories or whatever. Can I be perfect and never have a treat while I'm eating like that? Nope; I'm old enough to know myself better than that. But, if I can eat like that most days...then I'd be the healthier for it. |
I have a strange, or at least it feels strange to me even though I am the one doing it, weight change behavior...I buy any of the junk stuff I want...I bake any of the sweets 'n stuff I get into my head to bake...I have stuff in the house, sweet and savory...if I Don't buy it, or order it at a restaurant, or bake/make it I will eat whatever I have and get more...for me, I can have it around, I can make it and not even take a bite...two weekends ago I was grumpy and was going down to get some carrots...and, I bought a pie, a good handmade pie they sell here, that was sunday...on wednesday I gave it to my Great Pal from across the street...not a bite was gone...
I am also good at taking one bite of something, and throwing the rest away... I clean out the cupboards often and make bags of 'treats' which I then leave at places where folks who might enjoy some treats hang out...I get what I need from getting it, and someone else can have the final enjoyment from it... I admit it's not the most economical way to change what I eat, or maybe even a way that makes sense to anyone but me, but it does work...same at a restaurant...I never, ever finish what I order...the more food that is on the plate, the less of it I will tend to eat...I don't ever take home food from a restaurant... I am kind of interested in Jo's friend's eating plan...I am going to actually print it out and think it through...I like the whole thing of having stuff to chew on, a lot, and it sounds like there are a good bit of options included in the plan... the happier I am the lighter I become... |
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