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Good morning healthies
Sitting in Panera bread this morning.
First got a large non-fat cap with 2 extra shots and 3 Splenda, walked across parking lot to Panera. Ordered an eggwhite omelet-not really an omelet-no cheese and one slice thin black forest ham. It was on whole grain bread, no butter but decided against the bread. Truly back in the groove with my eating now. Feel free of cravings. It is such a relief to again believe I have the power over what I chose to eat. I am one person that you can never, ever say to: "Oh, go on, one bite won't hurt you". One bite of a trigger food for me is a slippery slope. I chose to, for today; to just say no. |
i'm noticing a lot of changes with my body as well as my thinking - the best change is my increase in energy, it's amazing what a 40 lb loss feels like, and encourages me to want to feel more weight loss.. i feel healthier than i ever have, but of course that comes with a lot of hurdle jumping these days .. but, so much more self motivation these days.. This week, i am hoping to try Zumba for the first time at my gym. and will be making some changes to my exercise routine.. i'm doing well, and feeling excited for my next weigh in.. i'm thinking Wednesday will be a good day for weigh in & measurements. LOVE reading all of your progress everyone - i learn so much in this thread... and get so motivated, thank you all ((((huggggggz)))) |
Good Morning Everyone,
I am having the honey and plain Greek yogurt for breakfast with a 8oz cup of soymilk and a cup of coffee for breakfast. The honey and plain Greek yogurt is pretty good and isn't as sweet. Have a great day and has anyone seen Rockin lately? Zimmy |
Still going strong with my daily cardio. I have done 7 consecutive days and 10 out of 11.
Yesterday I changed it up a little. The missus and I did 97 minutes on streets, trails, and railroad tracks. Lots of inclines. We did some jogging but mostly walking, and I hurt more last night after all of that than I did after any of my "mostly jogging" adventures. I found that interesting. This week I'm going to attempt more of the same and keep my heart rate in the 70% neighborhood and see if that makes any difference. I'm wondering if the jogging isn't keeping my heart rate up too high and out of the "fat burning" range. ??? I'm also going to see how it goes for me to cut off my eating at 4:30. I was intentionally eating later there for a while, primarily because of the weight training. Since I'm not on weights right now, I thought I'd give this a try and see how it goes. |
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I ate a bowl of oatmeal very early this morning......one of the Quaker Oats Weight Control ones. Had that and some orange juice. And coffee, of course! |
The weight management Fiber Choice supplements that I picked up on Saturday, are doing a great job of controlling my hunger. Which is great for me since I like to snack between meals. I bought a bottle of Sue Bee Clover Honey and I add about half of a teaspoon of it to my Greek yogurt.
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Happy Monday all!
Fiber Zimmy, yes indeed.
Body still protesting but taking it in anyway. I would have incorporated it sooner had I not resisted it psychologically. Something about Metamucil = old I guess. Put 5 grams in my oatmeal with raisins this AM, another 5 in my coffee. Simple, easy and full- oh yes. :) |
I don't know why I got up this morning and wanted to eat my house.
I packed my lunch and came to work and walked past the kiosk where they are serving hot breakfast. :| I would like to have stopped and eaten the following: 2 biscuits with country gravy 3 pieces of very crispy slab bacon a starbucks mocha and half of a blueberry muffin with a ton of melting butter all oozing down the sides and pooling onto the plate where I would go back and lap it up and.....Oh. Is this thing on? Instead, this is what I'm having: 1/2 cup coffee with sugar free french vanilla creamer banana pluot v8 :| GRAVY. I WANT GRAVY. |
Don't feel bad, I've been waking up like that wanting to eat the whole state of MASS like Godzilla....
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I'm going to have this issue next Thursday when we have our International Food Day at work. I won't be participating in this event since they are going to have foods that I cannot have.
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Oh y'all I feel ya! There are somedays when I want to do is eat. When those days pop up, I end up trying to drink a lot more water - trying to trick myself into thinking I'm full. If that doesn't work, I eat the hell out of some popcorn or munch on a bag of baby carrots. As we speak, my stomach feels like it's eating itself... and I just had breakfast 3 hours ago.
a toasted cinnamon raisin english muffin a banana and 2 cups of coffee with a splash of sweet cream creamer For lunch, I made up a batch of tuna salad with light MW, egg whites & a lil' onion. I don't know if I'm gonna eat it as a lettuce wrap, or with saltine crackers (luckily, you can have 5 saltines for only 1 WW point). I'll have apple slices & big ol' grapes on the side. |
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Hi Zimmy,im still hear just dealing with a fue personal things that have been bugging me lately,You know how it is some days u r a star some days not.I will be ok just need to work thrue it.Thanks for being conserned. Rockin |
down .6 at WW weigh in. Would be fine but there was no weigh in last monday for labor day, and the week before was out due to the hurricane. Oh well, right direction anyway, but shows without the accountability of a public weigh in, I slack!
so lunch can of progresso soup (2 pts for the whole can), and a couple hard boiled eggs. got to step it up! |
Ok folks,
Well, I'm really have a wicked bad time with wanting to eat bad stuff. I'm craving something sweet like chocolate and minutes away to going to the store across the street. It's bad...I can't get out of this fucking slumpppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!! Why oh why am I having such a hard damn time with this!!! I can't get out of this rut...and I don't care...That's the hard part, why don't I care anymore...??? My mood changes from day-to-day.... Ok...I'm back and just raided a co-worker's desk. She had private stock of those ferro roche things and carmel turtle patties....I sucked down 3 of these delicious treats....It was heaven...OMG yummm.... I think I scared my friend Lisa when I just gnawed on all three things with choclate hanging out of my mouth and trying to hide while doing so.....And yes, I feel guilty now and savoring the leftover bits in my teeth. I'm weak...Weaaaaaaaaaak!!! :( |
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Honey, I've been there and done that! As easily as I can motivate myself somedays, other times I can fall prey to my own peer pressure. I'm telling you, there are days when I have ZERO willpower. Once I get an idea in my head that I want something... it takes everything in my power to just say no. Somedays, I can't. Honestly, it's an addiction. Try getting some healthier chocolate options and keep them in your desk. 3 Muskateers are "supposed" to be a good choice if you have to raid a vending machine. I know, it's fuckin' tough when you hear a Reese's Peanut Butter cup calling your name. You are NOT weak Jackie! You can do this! Remember, when the days are hard, take it one meal at a time! |
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(sigh) I'm eating sweet granola now..... Ohhhhhhhh Rosie............I'm just so disgusted with myself....What happened to the gung ho "I'm gonna do this" attitude..........I've been bad....bad...bad... The sabotaging myself thought process has begun...... I'm sorry I'm being a downer in here folks. I don't mean to be negative and wish everyone continued success.... Maybe I should be a contestant on Survivor. That's the only way I'll fuckin' lose weight by eating bugs and shit.... Quote:
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Before my chocolate outburst eating episode I ate a fuji apple and a delicious nectarine and thought it would satify the sweet craving. Of course that didn't cut it so I went down the bad road...Surprise, surprise...
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You are not being a downer honey. We've all had those days, where sabotaging ourselves is a hell of a lot easier that motivating ourselves. It's easy to fall back into our old ways and/or eating habits. That's why this journey is a bumpy one. This group is all about the support & encouragement... we are all gonna have those days where it seems like we are fighting a losing battle. But let me tell you... I HAVE ALL THE FAITH IN THE WORLD IN YOU! You might be down, but you won't be for long. You are far too determined & stubborn I might add, to go defeated my friend! TRUST that! |
I'm doing the happy dance over here 1 week 1 day total weight lose is 5lbs. ........ yayyyyyyyyyyyy good luck everyone
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Good Afternoon Scorp,
You aren't weak. We all are here to help you and I can tell you, it is hard to maintain and lose weight. The first two years of my diet was awesome and then last year after breaking up with my ex and losing my job, I fell off the band wagon and didn't give a shit as to what I ate. One year later, I am trying to get back on my horse and lose the last 30lbs that I need to lose. You can do it and I will help you as much as I can. I found that having dried fruit at work was a good snack or I kept the Kind bars around also. While working at Godiva for the first eighteen months of my diet, I ate the 72% to 85% dark chocolate. I would also allow myself one dark chocolate dipped macaroon as a treat once a week. They make a dark chocolate demitasse square and sell them in a demitasse box. See if you can pick up some of those and keep them in your desk. Good luck and yes you can do this! Zimmy Quote:
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OMG. I am SO excited!!!
My favorite Gayboy at work has been so supportive and rooting me on with my weight loss. He truly is the sweetest boy ever and informed me today that he was going to sell me his Nordictrack Elliptical for $100! This is the same machine he paid almost $1000 for! I am BEYOND excited and can't believe I'm about to get my wish - Have been looking all over for the last year for an elliptical and have been disappointed several times because I want a quality machine that will support my weight. I have been looking all over the paper and craigslist and just couldnt pay what people were asking and so my delightful friend is helping me out so wonderfully. ELLIPTICAL LOVE! |
My Wizards weighed me in at 199 today. For 7 years I have not seen a number below 200. :shocking: I attribute this to our changed eating habits via what I put in the cart at the grocers. And difficulty with the face ~ feels like it ran a marathon after a minute or so of chewing. That's another deal all together, but still. I stepped on that stoopid scale today and I always let them know to start at 200. They did, and I saw the thingy not move. She drops it down to 150 n slides that thing over...it evened out at 199. Wow. Just Wow. :| Encouragement goes a long way. There's a lot of it in this thread. So thank you everyone! :gimmehug: :daywalker: |
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Consider trying the natural sweetner agave nectar. It is excellent and completely natural. It is the only sweetner I now use. I would recommend this brand. You should be able to find it in natural food stores if you can't find it in your grocery store. http://www.madhavasweeteners.com/agave/Default.aspx Quote:
So far I am 2 for 2! I am forcing myself to do it early in the mornings b/c otherwise I won't do it. So odd to get up when it is still dark out! <-- night owl trying to change hys spots |
Another crockpot concoction
Getting to be that time of year, when you haul the crockpot out for some easy cooking. Here's something I experimented with this weekend that turned out pretty good.
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (frozen is ok) 1 sweet red pepper, diced half of one sweet onion, chopped 2 jars salsa (your choice) 1 can black beans 1 can corn (drained) half to a full packet of taco seasoning (I used half a packet of the low sodium kind) Put the chicken on the bottom and dump the rest of the stuff on top. Cook on low for 7 hours. I served this over some brown rice and it turned out great. Lots of room for variations with the recipe. This was me just clearing out some stuff in the freezer and fridge, really. In all, pretty healthy dish. Jake |
HACK - We LOVE the crock pot in this house and I'll definitely be trying that! Might be a good chicken mush to put in a wrap!
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Chicken Stroganoff
Here's another easy and good crockpot recipe. This one is actually from WW. I think it was 6 points per serving.
4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (frozen ok) half of a sweet onion, chopped 1 carton of sliced fresh mushrooms 1 can of cream of mushroom soup (I use the Healthy Request Campbell's) 1 envelope of Lipton's onion soup 1 container of no-fat or low-fat sour cream A dash of sea salt Place chicken in the bottom of the pot and in a separate mixing bowl, mix the soup, sour cream and dry soup mix. Place chopped onion over chicken, pour soup-sour cream mixture over it. Then place mushrooms on top. Check on this occasionally to put in a little water now and then if it appears it is becoming dried out. I serve this over whole wheat egg noodles. It is a good, filling dish. You don't even need a knife to cut up the chicken. |
Blue Corn Chips
Nothing I love more than salsa and chips. I have been trying to do the "healthier" blue corn chips. Well, the ones I have tried up until now have left much to be desired, including being almost stale tasting.
Until the recent one my gf brought home. It is simply called "Blue Corn", which is actually a multigrain recipe made with, organic blue corn, quinoa, flax, sunflower, sesame seed, and brown rice. All good stuff. It creates a light and crispy chip. Speaking of people being extra hungry yesterday...I ate almost the entire bag last night along with almost the entire jar of salsa! I hadn't even noticed they were so good! Anyway, it is made by "Food Should Taste Good". Check it out. |
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Ahhhh...I will have to check those b/c I can eat multigrain (and they are no doubt cheaper than the ones I mentioned). Thanks for the tip! |
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This and the “eat everything not nailed down” syndrome is something that I have struggled with a lot. Just plain eating too much. I also tried not eating in the evening, or not after 6pm or some other kind of number I would think would help. I know there is a lot of anecdotal evidence out there suggesting that this will help with weight loss. It simply did not work for me in real life. I was hungry damnit! No matter what I do, once I start eating for the day, it’s like opening a valve and I’m hungry about every 3-4 hours until I go to bed. I really don’t do well with that. So, in the spirit of finding what would actually work for me, I did the opposite. Have dinner at 8, and go to bed around 11 before I get seriously hungry again. A while back I posted about eating fewer meals per day (and have no idea how to link to it; it was on 8/13); so how does this work? I commit the cardinal sin of not eating breakfast per se. I do actually “break the fast” everyday, I just do it later in the day: say around lunch time :eating:. This accomplishes a couple of things for me. All of my blood sugar gyration, hunger pang producing type of activities happen when I am asleep; after that later dinner. When I wake up it is all over with, leveled out, and I don’t get truly hungry until later in the day. This is of course after the habit portion of “must eat in the morning” has been broken. Also a high quality of food when eating is assumed. So this creates for me what I think of as a window of eating opportunity, usually about 12-2pm until 7-8pm. This way I have the ability to eat two hearty satisfying meals and a good snack at about 3 1/2 hr intervals. It also allows my digestive system to catch a break from aways focusing on dealing with whatever I just put in there and divert attention towards other restorative processes. At least that’s how it seems to work for me. I’ve been doing this for the last 6 months straight and have not had any problems with energy or sleep patterns; and yes, that means on days when the tide sends me out in the morning I walk 10 miles in the sand before eating. I seem to have plenty of gas in tank from my evening meal, it’s just a non-issue, go figure. Everyone is different, but if something doesn’t work, maybe stand it on its head to see what will. Thinker makes me think, so I found an interesting article about evening eating. It is here. There are also some related links in the references at the end of the article. :balloon: |
I just figured out on the calorie burn index that my curent weight and calorie intake and burn it will take me 8 months and 5 days to lose the rest of the weight I want to lose.Dam that a long time,then it said at my hights and weight I should weigh not more than 165...im not even thinking of doing that my goal is 200 pounds so if I lose anymore that that good,if not is good to.
Over the weekend I went to the dragon boat races on the red river,I ate a fue things I shouldnt have but not a lot as I did keep it as close to my food plan as possable,I figure my morning test would be way outta wack but I was surprised it was 95..I took it within 10 minits of getting up.When im on the food plan it test anywhere from 85 to 111 mostly about 104 or 5...crazy makes no sence to me. |
Let me begin by saying I am overweight and have been for about half my life. I have ballooned up over 300 pounds and dropped down to 150 at various times, been on more diets than you can shake a stick at and failed miserably at keeping the weight off. I eat very little compared to some but manage to maintain the weight somehow.
So after struggling with all this, I became diabetic about ten years ago and earlier this year was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Many of my health issues stem from being overweight which I recognize. My cardiologist told me I must make drastic reductions in my salt intake and so this prompted me to really sit down and think about how I needed to modify my diet. The biggest problem was always the diet itself and the urge to cheat. I would last about a week and then go back to eating whatever I wanted to eat. I really had to change my mindset about eating and about cheating. So the first thing I did was to not look at it as a "diet", but more as the desire to eat healthy. Telling yourself you're on a diet is sometimes setting yourself up for failure if you lack willpower. The next thing I did was to cut out 99% of processed food out of my intake. I even stopped buying lean cuisine as they have more sodium than I wanted. Every freakin thing under the sun has salt in it I found out so it was a matter of choosing things with less salt. I try to stay under 1000mg salt a day which isnt all that easy considering one fast food burger might have that much in it. The way around that for me was to buy fresh. Fresh has no salt or very minimal in most cases. I dont cook with salt so it put me in control of how much sodium was going into my body. I have changed my basic diet to fresh fruit and vegetables, some meat and if I want something sweet its either yogurt or something sugar free. I cut out sodas other than an occasional coke zero and drink tea or water. Also, no more eating out, although I still have mexican food once a month as a treat. I found this eating regime much easier to stick to and have learned to be creative with the menu. I roast a lot of veggies in the oven like yellow squash, onion, bell pepper and zuccini or whatever combination sounds good at the time. I steer away from frying things in oil and oven bake chops or boneless skinless chicken breast to satisfy the meat need. I use a lot of spices like garlic or the no salt spice blends which really jazz up everything. Since february I have lost about 40 pounds just by modifying my diet. The best thing is I dont feel hungry or deprived, dont feel the need to cheat and when I go grocery shopping its more an adventure now to create something new that fits my demand. About 3 months into this, I returned to the cardiologist for a stress test and found out that my heart function which had been down around 20% had risen to nearly 50%. I feel better than I have felt in a long time and feel Im on a good road as long as I stay on the medications and watch the diet. My biggest problem has been lunch. I drive all day on the road and have to take my lunch since I cant run thru the burger places anymore except for salads without dressing so am always on the lookout for portable low sodium ideas. |
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I'm starting to ween myself off of the Weight Watchers online tracking. Tracking and figuring points everyday for the last 4+ months have given me the information I need to carry on without it; I am *very* clear what "overeating" is for me. I do a significant amount of cardio every morning and work my core 3-4 times per week. With all of that, I have faith these last 5 pounds will eventually come off.
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I am loving the crockpot receipes y'all! I'm always looking for new receipes. As we speak, I've got a small, very lean roast in the crockpot with low sodium mushroom gravy for dinner tonight. By the time I get home 8 hours later today, that sucker is gonna be falling apart... that's my favorite way! I take a fork & shred it ~ and let all the yummy juices soak in. I'm making brown rice for me, and wheat egg noodles for D. I'm either gonna steam some green beans or make a garden salad.
D's only complaint... is that we aren't having croissants or Grands biscuits to soak up the gravy with. We are hitting the gym tonight. Things have been really stressful at work for quite awhile... luckily working out helps me burn off some of that frustration! Booty shakin' music has been downloaded... bring it on! Breakfast today: Raisin bran cereal with fat free milk a banana and 1 cup of coffee with a splash of sweet cream creamer Lunch: tuna salad on honey wheat sandwich thin a handful of baby carrots for the crunch factor :) strawberries & green grapes |
Congratulations on your weight loss and your ability to keep away from the fast food places. I love buying fresh baked bread at the grocery store and I usually pick up the one that has at least five grains in it. The one that I bought the other day, is called the Italian five grain bread. It has poppy seeds, sunflower seeds and three other grains in that I cannot remember right now. It is very light tasting and has 54 calories for two slices. I like taking a peanut butter sandwich and Special K crackers for dinner at work.
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Good Morning Everyone,
I had a small pancake for breakfast this morning with one and a half cups of coffee flavored with the Original Coffee Mate creamer and a drop of honey. I am going to have a peanut butter sandwich on the Italian five grain bread with Special K crackers and string cheese for dinner tonight. I am not sure what my lunch will be today..I am not hungry at the moment since the Fiber Choice supplements take your appetite away.. Zimmy |
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