Healthy Weight Loss

[Miss Scarlett]

Did my at home weekly weigh-in a day early...lost another 2.7 lbs since last week!

[Gemme]

We're eating healthy tonight!



Lean turkey loaf (half of which is veggies) with sauted veggies (onions, squash, peppers, and mushrooms) sprinkled with finely grated Mexican blend cheeses.

It's one of our favorite meals.



I hope everyone is doing well tonight. It's my Friday!

[JustJo]

I had a rough couple days and fell off the wagon, but am back on track again. It's a struggle sometimes, isn't it?

I look at it this way...it took me years to gain this weight back...so as long as I'm moving in the right direction, that's the main thing.

It's challenging when I'm under work stress, am an emotional eater, and there's chips and other goodies in the house. I literally walked over to the counter, opened the box of Girl Scout cookies, looked at them, closed it, and walked away today. Instead I had a yogurt. Small victory, but still a victory.

[Nina]

I literally walked over to the counter, opened the box of Girl Scout cookies, looked at them, closed it, and walked away today. Instead I had a yogurt. Small victory, but still a victory. [/QUOTE]


I think it's a Major Victory and you may want to celebrate it as such...I often wonder how, and why, we are so hard on ourselves when we so easily offer loving support to those in our lives...it's a challenge to internalize the kindness we give others...

anyway, I think you did, and are doing, great!!

cheers

nina

[Gemme]

I've had food showdowns too. Sometimes you win. Sometimes they win. I've opened and closed and reopened and reclosed more bags of candy than I care to admit to, IFFFFFF I were admitting to it now, which I'm NOT. Really.

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Nina

I think it's a Major Victory and you may want to celebrate it as such...I often wonder how, and why, we are so hard on ourselves when we so easily offer loving support to those in our lives...it's a challenge to internalize the kindness we give others...

anyway, I think you did, and are doing, great!!

cheers

nina

Nina....you are so absolutely right, and this was something I needed to remind myself of as well. I cheer and support everyone else's small victories towards better health...Scoote eating yogurt and drinking water, the Prince developing a liking for broccoli...I recognize that those little changes are big victories when expanded over a lifetime.

And...you're right...for me to be able to look at the cookies and say no was big...really big. Thank you for reminding me of that.

Gemme...I love the "food showdown" phrase...because that is soooo much what it is at that moment. I can picture me and the cookies...faced off across the OK Corral!

And, once again, grateful for fitday.com ... I had been avoiding it because I didn't want to know how bad I'd been. So, this morning, I thought...new day, don't go enter all that stuff (which I probably couldn't even remember)...just go to today, enter my weight, enter what I'm having for breakfast and begin again.

I did....and, because I can't help it...clicked over to the weight goal stats...and saw that my "actual weight" line did spike up a bit, but it was still underneath my "goal weight" line. I may have fallen off the wagon for a couple days, but I'm still on track. So nice to have that reminder staring me in the face.

So...breakfast...black coffee, high fiber oatmeal and a banana.

Hope you're all doing well!

[nycfem]

I can relate.

Last Monday I fell and injured my right knee on the ice. Since then, I have not been able to go to the gym while it is healing. It's getting there but could be another week. When I cannot go to the gym, I have a very hard time eating right. This past Thursday through Sunday, I went back to my unhealthy ways and gained some weight. However, yesterday I took out my food journal and went back to eating healthy. One day at a time!

Originally Posted by JustJo

I had a rough couple days and fell off the wagon, but am back on track again. It's a struggle sometimes, isn't it?

I look at it this way...it took me years to gain this weight back...so as long as I'm moving in the right direction, that's the main thing.

It's challenging when I'm under work stress, am an emotional eater, and there's chips and other goodies in the house. I literally walked over to the counter, opened the box of Girl Scout cookies, looked at them, closed it, and walked away today. Instead I had a yogurt. Small victory, but still a victory.

[Miss Scarlett]

I think getting back on track and forgiving yourself are more difficult than adhering to your eating plan in the first place. It's so easy to just throw up your hands and say the heck with it when you've strayed a bit. And beating yourself up over it only makes you feel worse and the cycle begins...

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

I think getting back on track and forgiving yourself are more difficult than adhering to your eating plan in the first place. It's so easy to just throw up your hands and say the heck with it when you've strayed a bit. And beating yourself up over it only makes you feel worse and the cycle begins...

This is so true...especially when (for many of us) the eating issues are emotional or stress-related. We beat ourselves up, and it just makes matters worse.

After my 2- 1/2 day slip, it did me good to regroup, get a little perspective, and just start again as I was before. When I weighed in this morning, I could see that...really...the damage was 1 pound, and a few lost days. In the course of a lifetime, that doesn't make a speck of difference.

Whether the slip is 1 treat or 1 day or 1 week or 1 month...it's important to put it in perspective, be as understanding of ourselves as we would be for someone we love, and just start fresh without recriminations.

What we're doing by working at eating healthier is a good thing. We're taking care of ourselves. And just because we aren't perfect at it yet doesn't negate the good things we're doing.

I say....here's to us!

[JustJo]

Hey everyone...don't know about all of you, but this has been a rough little stretch...Valentine's Day seemed to grow into a few days of eating, and the potato chips have been calling my name in a really cruel way. Ugh!

I'm still working it, but it's one step forward, two steps back on some days....and two steps forward, one step back on the others.

Habits are hard to unlearn...that's for sure!

Sending you all good thoughts and encouragement.

[Bella~Vita]

I'm on and off also ..what a struggle

Im curious if anyone has tried weightwatchers recently? Is it cheaper to go to the meetings or the same as online?

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Kat_Fl

I'm on and off also ..what a struggle

Im curious if anyone has tried weightwatchers recently? Is it cheaper to go to the meetings or the same as online?

Its new now pointsplus program and its cheaper if you buy a monthly pass and attend the meetings every week or you will waste your money!!

[Bella~Vita]

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

Its new now pointsplus program and its cheaper if you buy a monthly pass and attend the meetings every week or you will waste your money!!

Thanks Lips ... I kinda figured that. I think I would do better if I was held accountable with attending the meetings. Do you know how much the monthly passes are?

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Kat_Fl

Thanks Lips ... I kinda figured that. I think I would do better if I was held accountable with attending the meetings. Do you know how much the monthly passes are?

I am not really sure if it was 35 dollars or more but you could call the 1-800 number or go to weightwatchers.com and check it out. You do get the etools which is good and you can track your weight and meals too. I hope that helps.

[sylvie]

i've been a bad, bad girl.. (and been staying out of here because of it)..lol..

i have fallen off the wagon, so to speak, but want to say, i am (for the first time) not beating myself up over this.. soo facing my demons, putting it out there, dusting myself off, and jumping back on & enjoying the ride..

hi all *waves* remember me? lol.. sigh!
well, all was going great, but i had a bit of a set back.. but i need to say this, i woke up yesterday morning with one helluva new outlook on life, the things i need to do to get healthy, be happy & live life with ease..( that's a combination of a lot of things in my life, not just healthy eating...)

i'm used to bullying myself around and beating myself up for the small things and not celebrating the really great & big things.. now it's going to be about that AND having fun with it!! this isn't work so much as it is a drive to be healthier, happier and want to LIVE to enjoy those i love and the things i love doing...

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that being said.. i'm really mindset on my eating disorder..
i called my therapist yesterday about a program to go to, just for some extra support, and we'll also touch this in my therapy sessions.. my therapy is based on positive support and helping me reach my inner stuff and tackling the challenges that hold me back so i can find ways to move forward..but this is one i was not willing to go there with her about... so , think this is a big step for me.

ANYway, that being said.. i only binged once in the last few weeks, but.. it's what i have done afterwards, that really has put me in a pickle.. i stress myself over that one downfall which leads to my not eating at all a lot of the time which in turn plays on my health and vicious circle.. though i have had some workouts and have had some days where i've eaten some and honestly, it's just a depend on the day kind of thing... i internalize the inner bully, beat myself up and then do things to hurt myself, ya know? not easy to admit ive been doing that for years but, it is what it is.. (uhhh, hurt myself meaning starve myself and beat myself up)

so, BACK on the wagon i jump..
setting some goals for myself today, & for tomorrow..
i'll be back with those goals, just getting this out of my system first..
and sending you all TONS of encouragement, to keep going ..
lots of hugggs for the hard days, and a gentle push to keep at it too!
we got this, REALLY we do!! =)

[JustJo]

Just a quick post since I have to lead a conference call shortly...but I wanted to come give Sylvie a big hug for sharing that I totally hear you and can relate...seems like the biggest demons to tackle always live inside.

I did also want to say...that's exactly the time you need (and that's general you...to all of us) to come in here rather than stay away.

This thread isn't about success...although I certainly want to celebrate those ...it's about the journey. Those of us who struggle with this have had a whole lifetime to learn the crappy stuff that put the weight on and keeps it there....and it takes time to unlearn it too.

Whether you're rocking the weight loss, or fallen by the wayside and struggling up out of the weeds...we're here for you.

Just remember, every moment is a new chance...no matter what happened the moment before. It's about progress, not perfection.

[sylvie]

Jo , (((((hugggggz)))))
that was the kindest thing ever, thank you!
i agree, this is about the journey!
i think, though, rather than being the journey for awhile..
it was embarrassment about falling off that journey in a sense..
it can be the biggest struggle at times, i would beat myself up so terribly..
and keep myself away from the support i had, because it's easier to be hard on myself that way..

ooo, talk about an honesty kick right there for me, lol..
i'm on a roll today, calling myself out all over the dang place *smiles*
i'm not being hard on myself though, it's actually really a refreshing feeling..
and the exact push i need, by letting my demons out..
knowing people are reading it, is HARD for me lol.. this is stuff i've kept in for years and years..but it feels really good to be making solid changes to my life, for the bettter of my health & happiness..

so one change i need to make, i guess.. is not to push my support away..
but embrace it, in my times of need.. i'm really so happy this thread is here, i actually went back and read old posts from the very beginning and kind of walked along my journey just here in this thread alone since it began..i've learned so much thanks to you all - and the support has been amazing!!

it's so nice to know we have a place we can talk about this, and grow and learn and not be judged for the lil setbacks.. ♥

[sylvie]

had a really great breakfast of fresh pineapple today..
i LOVE fresh pineapple, it kills my sweet cravings (or my cravings for something crunchy) it works, it works! =)

for lunch i tossed a delicious salad , complete with mandarines & strawberries and small bit of almonds too, it was so yummy..

for dinner tonight, will be doing something with chicken, as well as making a homemade soup.. the homemade soup will be for tomorrow, going to put it in the slow cooker tonight.. not sure what i'll do with the chicken for tonight just yet though!

- i'm right on game with drinking water, tis lil after noon and i've had 4 good sized glasses so far..

AND, had a great work out.. did 30 minutes of the elliptical, did some ab work and also restarted the 100 pushups challenge, since i stopped it a couple of weeks back...

i can't wait for the beautiful weather again to start walking.. i find it hard to get out walking when sidewalks are all icy and slippery.. i walk but i dont get the brisk walk i want cuz i'm scared to fall (i'm SUPER klutzy) LOL..

YAY for a great start to a new week! ♥

[Andrea]

A number of different things have kept me from the gym the last two weeks. I am happy to say that I have continued to work on eating healthier and actually did some of the cooking myself recently (as opposed to my honey doing it all).

I haven't been on a scale in two weeks and don't really feel lighter, but I do feel better physically and mentally.

I love reading about everyone taking care of themselves and that it is okay when I am not perfect. Keep up the good work.

Andrea

[Zimmeh]

I got a website from my Nutrition class homework that I thought you all might like. It is talking about caffeine consumption.

Enjoy!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/AN01211

Zimmy