I am the Biggest Loser...Kinda.

[Arwen]

Well I went shopping today and bought stuff to make smoothies. I pre-made tomorrow's ... or at least it is in the fridge so the frozen fruit can soften up. I am determined to do a smoothie for breakfast EVERY day this week.

I also bought a scale...did I say this already? It's a huge thing for me because I detest weighing myself. But this one is in the kitchen so I can just hop on it once a week or so.

I am going to put this out there. I weigh 245 lbs as of today.

Now to wait the thirty minutes so I can't erase that. That is not a healthy weight for me due to my back problems. I love my body as it is but the extra weight's gotta go bye bye.

Rock on on the hiking, Candace. There's a guy who talks about his diet method. He is fierce on himself 6 out of 7 days. The 7th day he doesn't worry about it at all. So I think you should forgive yourself the Wendy's.

[Arwen]

I made and drank my smoothie this morning. Bananas, strawberries, soy milk and pomegranate smoothie stuff. LOL I THOUGHT I bought blueberry and pomegranate juices. NOoooo. I bought smoothie stuff on both. I'm going to work with it though and when that's gone I'll get the juice.

The smoothie was actually TOO filling. I'm sitting here stuffed right now. Oh, I've also been taking an additional herbal supplement since Friday. I take a daily vitamin anyway but now I'm doing 2 Cinna-chromes in the morning and 2 in the evening. Supposed to up your metabolism so you burn fat faster.

We shall see. Or, if anyone here has any knowledge of it, I'd love to hear from you.

[The Oopster]

Originally Posted by canmarielan

*sigh*

It's not a huge decline. At least I didn't eat a greasy burger or taco bell. Wendy's has the lowest caloric food....and fresh ingredients.

*sigh again*

Anyway, it's back to home cooking again, which I feel MUCH safer with.

*nod*

Love you all....

I think the difference between lifestyle change and diet is I allow a bit a fluidity when making a change. I have things to strive for but it isn't strict I have to do this or else like a diet. Sounds like you made smart choices with your eating out. That is what you need to focus on.

Originally Posted by canmarielan

That's where I'm doing it as well. I didn't know personal trainers would come to your own gym like that I'll have to check that out when I'm ready.

I assume a lot of the prefer not to. Not sure if personal trainers are like some of the other things where they are independent contractors that rent space or not. So if they can go elsewhere they are happy.

Originally Posted by Gemme

Candace, you have REALLY got to let go of the whole "I'm screwed/bad/etc because I slipped" thing. Everyone needs a break once in a while and it will only cause to frustrate you further by continuing to pinpoint what you do that is "wrong".

Like Arwen said, a "cheat" day (my term) is not a bad thing and I think it can be used as a balance for yourself. There has to be balance. No one has ever been ALL bad or ALL good. We're a blend and the best, most healthy people (inside and out) seem to embrace that.

I'll take myself as an example. I have an issue with sugar. I've knowingly consumed extreme amounts for many, many years. Sugar is my comfort food, whether it comes in the form of cake, ice cream, ketchup on my fries, or candy. I've made what I think is a rather valiant effort to cut the amount of sugar I consume down significantly.

Now that I've started logging my food into thedailyplate.com and seeing how the exercise I do affects my caloric intake and how freakin FAST each item adds up to my total, I'm come to the conclusion that I cannot be perfect. Not every time, not every other time, not every tenth time. My sugar will always be higher than I wish it would be, however, I AM taking steps to decrease it.

The first day I recorded my food intake, I came out to almost 1000% OVER the 100% amount of sugar allotted to me. Holy SMOKES!

The past couple of days, I've been less than 200% over my sugar allotment. Is that ideal? No, but it's one HELL of a difference, yes?

Be easy on yourself, girl. The world is hard enough on you as it is. Promise?

again for health reasons i need to lay off as much sugar as possible, but i have resideded to the fact that i just can't do it 100% so right now my main focus is I just don't buy the stuff. That is hard enough. There are places I go that it is and I don't fight it as much there. Although the funny thing is most of the time I'm eating that cookie or too i'm not really enjoying it I'm just eating it cause it's there.

also with this or eating out sometimes it's just making the best choice. If i do crave something sweet at home, maybe it's some fruit with a dab of chocolate or a baked apple with a dab of honey and cinnamon.

Originally Posted by canmarielan

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGGGGG!!!!


I'm SOOOOO excited right now...

I just joined the biggest loser club online.

It was 29.95 for 3 months plus you get 3 books!!!

Wow...anyway...

It is so exciting b/c it makes your meal plans and your exercise plan and also gives you your grocery list for the week. SOOOOO awesome. If you don't like the meals they pick you can swap them for something else.

Just another tool to help me along my way.

If you're interested or need more information let me know

Hey sweetness woo woo hoo hoo

Originally Posted by Mr. Moon

Candace, sweetness,

You've actually motivated me a little. I've known I was gaining too much weight for a while now. I was ready to start an exercise plan when my arm and my knee sort of "went out" (dont' want to go into that in detail, just know I can't do much at this moment but I am getting it fixed).

I will start with changing what I can, until I can exercise correctly. I am cutting out ginger ale (yes, I started drinking soda again, wtf was I thinking???) and cutting back on my portions. I'm going to check out the biggest loser things you've mentioned so I can make healthier food.

I'm cheering you on, Candace.
-Mr. Moon

soda is bad bad bad in so many ways. Even without the sugar it is really acidic.

Originally Posted by Diavolo

I just stumbled upon this thread this morning. All I can say is y'all are awesome.

Getting healthy is one thing, staying healthy is another much tougher process.

Taking back your own life, loving yourself to making positive changes to yourself is such a rarity in our society. Right now we're all about "this is the way I am and fuck you". I don't buy in to that. I want to be a better person every moment of my life than I was the last one. Sometimes I'm successful and sometimes I need to do a better job.

W00t to all who are working to be better, love themselves more, respect themselves, taking back their bodies and becoming healthier!

I loved your post. sometimes i wish i had the weight to lose so I had something tangible to look at.

I really believe diet contributes to a lot of health problems. Eating well may not eliminate them but definitely can help them a lot. Thus why I am here.

Originally Posted by hippieflowergirl

this is so smart! cutting out soda is a great idea. i went from pepsi to diet pepsi fairly easily BUT i ended up craving the diet stuff like crazy! i dont know if something in the recipe is addicting but i couldnt resist it for the longest time. i was drinking 6 to 10 of them a day by the time i decided to cut them from my diet. only thing was, after i gave it up i was always seriously jonesing for carbonation!

i probably drink my weight in club soda now! dont know why it holds such an appeal or me.

again soda is bad bad bad

[T D]

Breakfast for me = One 11oz can of Pure Protein Shake (preferably chocolate or banana, or mixed together). 170 calories, 35 grams of protein. I really like them. Ya can get the vanila and chocolate at TJ's.

[christie]

I have been lax the last two weeks in my no carb intake. I accepted a promotion at Jan 1 and I have just NOT been taking care of me.

My fibro is kicking like crazy and I don't know if its from the carbs or the stress. I guess the bright side of things is that my weight is not increasing.

Just my .05 on a crappy Monday.

[canmarielan]

Originally Posted by Mr. Moon

Candace, sweetness,

You've actually motivated me a little. I've known I was gaining too much weight for a while now. I was ready to start an exercise plan when my arm and my knee sort of "went out" (dont' want to go into that in detail, just know I can't do much at this moment but I am getting it fixed).

I will start with changing what I can, until I can exercise correctly. I am cutting out ginger ale (yes, I started drinking soda again, wtf was I thinking???) and cutting back on my portions. I'm going to check out the biggest loser things you've mentioned so I can make healthier food.

I'm cheering you on, Candace.
-Mr. Moon

Hey Moonie-licious!!

I love ya!!! ROCK ON on cutting out soda's. I haven't had a regular soda in way over a month. I have had 2 or 3 diet sodas over the last few weeks.

GOOD LUCK BABES!!!!

Originally Posted by Diavolo

I just stumbled upon this thread this morning. All I can say is y'all are awesome.

I'm working on getting off some weight this year. It's been my annual goal for the last 10 years and it's time to quit screwing around and just do it. I had to examine what made me do the things that I do and what I could do to change it. I found that this really does get down to the core of who you are. I'm a little different in that I work out at least once every single day. Last year I rode four bicycle events over 50 miles. One was 100 miles. And I was 50 pounds overweight. Talk about hard work hauling that up 6500 feet of climbing!

I applaud candace and everyone else who has joined in on this journey. Getting healthy is one thing, staying healthy is another much tougher process. I wholeheartedly believe that a lot of our problem in this country has to do with marketers and what they tell us we should want. Whether it is wanting to look like, I don't know who the current "It" girl is but you know where I'm going with that, or whether it's things we should want or things we should want to eat. We're inundated with it. Couple that with the food based culture, (I just think of the Tongan guys they've had on BL, but it applies to almost every culture) and it's a recipe for disaster.

Taking back your own life, loving yourself to making positive changes to yourself is such a rarity in our society. Right now we're all about "this is the way I am and fuck you". I don't buy in to that. I want to be a better person every moment of my life than I was the last one. Sometimes I'm successful and sometimes I need to do a better job.

W00t to all who are working to be better, love themselves more, respect themselves, taking back their bodies and becoming healthier!

I LOVE YOU for posting this thanks for the support and motivation

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by Arwen

I made and drank my smoothie this morning. Bananas, strawberries, soy milk and pomegranate smoothie stuff. LOL I THOUGHT I bought blueberry and pomegranate juices. NOoooo. I bought smoothie stuff on both. I'm going to work with it though and when that's gone I'll get the juice.

The smoothie was actually TOO filling. I'm sitting here stuffed right now. Oh, I've also been taking an additional herbal supplement since Friday. I take a daily vitamin anyway but now I'm doing 2 Cinna-chromes in the morning and 2 in the evening. Supposed to up your metabolism so you burn fat faster.

We shall see. Or, if anyone here has any knowledge of it, I'd love to hear from you.

This was actually mentioned in another thread but you should try adding a bit of hulled hemp seed to your smoothies. This protein and that in soy milk will really be a great balance and you'll feel more full.

I do veggies in the morning and fruit later in the afternoon. For some reason when I do fruit early it throws me off balance. If I drink fruit smoothies later in the afternoon I don't get as hungry and I actually smoked less. It was odd.

I stopped smoking and started again. I'm just over it. I don't smoke a whole lot but its enough to smell, feel and disgust myself with it.

[Lady Jewel]

As promised...here is the info for YOUR weight loss support group here at the planet:

Weight loss support group is for those of us that struggle with our weight and would like the support of others.

Every Thursday night at 6PM PST/9 EST
WLS chat room

You will need a password to get into the room so PM me and I will give it to you.

It would be really nice if we get this room going and keep it going, so that we can help each other on our weight loss (hopefully) journey.

[Lady Jewel]

Bump for WLS info below

[canmarielan]

Originally Posted by Lady Jewel

As promised...here is the info for YOUR weight loss support group here at the planet:

Weight loss support group is for those of us that struggle with our weight and would like the support of others.

Every Thursday night at 6PM PST/9 EST
WLS chat room

You will need a password to get into the room so PM me and I will give it to you.

It would be really nice if we get this room going and keep it going, so that we can help each other on our weight loss (hopefully) journey.

WOW.....

I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I might actually be able to make the first one!!!!


YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So, I've decided to spice it up a bit....I will ask a question here. Everyone work on their answer and we can discuss it in chat on thursdays. Then, After we are done with chat we can post what we learned from each other.

Anyone else interested??

Here's the question for this week.

How is your life negatively affected by your weight?

I think if we all discuss these things....if we realize what truely is happening to us....what we are doing to our bodies......we will be able to move forward with the knowledge that we can improve those things. Sharing with others may help us become more comfortable talking out things...instead of keeping everything inside. Like on the Biggest Loser tonight.....I learned you have to work THROUGH your feelings....not push them aside.

[christie]

Yesterday was my first full day back on my "no carb" system. Yay me.

Today, my fibro IS ramped down! Yay me again. I don't know if its really the absence of carbs or if its just that its early in the day - I don't really care which, I'll take it either way.

My 40th bday is looming and I have been working towards being at my goal weight by then. I call it the "17 with an ass that wouldn't quit" body. For me, its really not about the number on the scale but more how I feel when I look in that mirror every morning. Its about how GOOD I physically felt then, the energy levels that I had, etc.

I know that I can't possibly recapture that 17 again - I want to be BETTER than I was - I don't want the next decade of my life to be "shoulda woulda coulda" because my body at the heavier weights wouldn't allow me to do what I wanted.

[Diavolo]

Originally Posted by christie0918

Yesterday was my first full day back on my "no carb" system. Yay me.

Today, my fibro IS ramped down! Yay me again. I don't know if its really the absence of carbs or if its just that its early in the day - I don't really care which, I'll take it either way.

My 40th bday is looming and I have been working towards being at my goal weight by then. I call it the "17 with an ass that wouldn't quit" body. For me, its really not about the number on the scale but more how I feel when I look in that mirror every morning. Its about how GOOD I physically felt then, the energy levels that I had, etc.

I know that I can't possibly recapture that 17 again - I want to be BETTER than I was - I don't want the next decade of my life to be "shoulda woulda coulda" because my body at the heavier weights wouldn't allow me to do what I wanted.

I don't have fibro but I saw an article yesterday about the relationship of carbs, nightshades, sugar and fibro myalgia. Interesting that this morning you post a personal experience that reflects what I read in the article yesterday.

I've found as I get older, my brain still thinks I'm 16. As I get weight off my body starts to deliver on that mindset. Just remember what the white rabbit said or was that Grace Slick... You're only as pretty as you feel inside.

[Lady Jewel]

Thats a GREAT idea Hey I have a quesion for the people that are actually going to join the group...what are your feelings about maybe having a 12 step weight loss program here? Just an idea.

Originally Posted by canmarielan

WOW.....

I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I might actually be able to make the first one!!!!


YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So, I've decided to spice it up a bit....I will ask a question here. Everyone work on their answer and we can discuss it in chat on thursdays. Then, After we are done with chat we can post what we learned from each other.

Anyone else interested??

Here's the question for this week.

How is your life negatively affected by your weight?

I think if we all discuss these things....if we realize what truely is happening to us....what we are doing to our bodies......we will be able to move forward with the knowledge that we can improve those things. Sharing with others may help us become more comfortable talking out things...instead of keeping everything inside. Like on the Biggest Loser tonight.....I learned you have to work THROUGH your feelings....not push them aside.

[PinkieLee]

((((Candace)))))

Honey, I am soooooo proud of you for making such positive lifestyle changes. I KNOW how hard it is to get motivated to lose weight with modifying our diet & exercise routines (lordy knows I've been there more times than I care to mention)! You are making some amazing progress and I want you to keep up the good work.

I must admit that YOU and so many others here, have encouraged me to make some changes of my own. THANK YOU for reaching out to your friends and family here and helping us all to focus on our health!

I love you gorgeous!

xoxox

[Spirit Dancer]

Originally Posted by Arwen

I made and drank my smoothie this morning. Bananas, strawberries, soy milk and pomegranate smoothie stuff. LOL I THOUGHT I bought blueberry and pomegranate juices. NOoooo. I bought smoothie stuff on both. I'm going to work with it though and when that's gone I'll get the juice.

The smoothie was actually TOO filling. I'm sitting here stuffed right now. Oh, I've also been taking an additional herbal supplement since Friday. I take a daily vitamin anyway but now I'm doing 2 Cinna-chromes in the morning and 2 in the evening. Supposed to up your metabolism so you burn fat faster.

We shall see. Or, if anyone here has any knowledge of it, I'd love to hear from you.

Arewn
I've been using cinna chromes for 2 months and love it, my sugar levels have gone down and metabolism went up.