Healthy Weight Loss

[Zimmeh]

You can do it Bard!!!

I have found that having some dry cereal helps when I want something sweet. Try and see if you can do crunches until your foot gets better or go swimming if you can. I am thinking of checking to see if Netflix has any yoga programs.

I will let you all know what I find.

Zimmy

Originally Posted by Bard

Ok been doing some reading in this thread and I see some really good advise.. me I was 180 at my top weight and then I lost a lot in a span of 3 years i dropped down to 125 the last of that being after my accident I feel the best around 140 well lately I had been picking up weight not good for my knee or for my self image back in my biggest uniform pants and up to 166. n my issue is I will eat junk and am not a veggie eater pluss I work over night and with the hectic life at times Desd and I tent to eat on the go and not well. now I am laid up with a broken foot so betting back to the work outs is way limited and I am getting frustrated so I am going to take this one step at a time

[little_ms_sunshyne]

Bard here to support and help!

[girl_dee]

Remember nothing taste as good as thin feels!!!

[jelli]

Originally Posted by Cajun_dee

Remember nothing taste as good as thin feels!!!

Apparently, I beg to differ since I am not thin and many things apparently tasted good enough for me to get this way. How was that for a big ole fat run on sentence? lol

[Softly]

Originally Posted by Cajun_dee

Remember nothing taste as good as thin feels!!!

EXCEPT sushi.
the bad, covered in STUFF sushi!!!


SAPPORO ROLL PLEASE

[jelli]

I absolutely love french toast. A girl from my old meetings had made this and shared the recipe with all of us.

I don't have this recipe figured up in the new PP value, but it is good none the less. Can make some alterations such as the WW cream cheese subst. for the FF cream cheese or brand of bread.

Stuffed French Toast
4 Points Per Serving



Ingredients
8 slices reduced-calorie white bread
1/4 cup (2 ounces) Philadelphia fat-free cream cheese
1/4 cup strawberry spreadable fruit spread
2 eggs or equivalent in egg substitute
2 tablespoons skim milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
butter(spray or otherwise) optional and not yet accounted for in value
syrup(any flavor) optional and not yet accounted for in value

Directions
Spread 1 teaspoon cream cheese onto each slice of bread. Spread 1
teaspoon fruit spread over top of each. Put bread together to form 4
sandwiches. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, skim milk, and vanilla extract.
Beat well, using a fork. Spray a griddle or large skillet with butter-flavored
cooking spray. Dip each sandwich into egg mixture, coating both sides
evenly. Place on griddle and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden
brown. Serve at once.

There's also a link to 2-3 more french toast recipes below.

http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes...toast-recipes/

[Scorp]

Someone may have already mentioned this website way back in this thread (not sure), but, I'm posting the website here. It's actually pretty good and there are many different kinds of alternatives for tasty foods, recipes, etc.

www.hungry-girl.com

[Medusa]

Bookmarked! Thanks, Scorpy!

I have to get some exercise in this week so I can banish the 2 pounds I gained last week. Gonna do the Wii for a while and have a date with the exercise bike later tonight!

Angie
back in the saddle again!

[jelli]

Originally Posted by Scorp

Someone may have already mentioned this website way back in this thread (not sure), but, I'm posting the website here. It's actually pretty good and there are many different kinds of alternatives for tasty foods, recipes, etc.

www.hungry-girl.com

I posted a few recipes on here that were from Hungry Girl. Sometimes need to watch her NI for sodium etc.

Slender Kitchen is another good one. http://www.slenderkitchen.com/

[Bard]

Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

You can do it Bard!!!

I have found that having some dry cereal helps when I want something sweet. Try and see if you can do crunches until your foot gets better or go swimming if you can. I am thinking of checking to see if Netflix has any yoga programs.

I will let you all know what I find.

Zimmy

thanks Zimmy my friend I do have the tower system I think I can use on the upper body and the crutches help to lol have to eat better and now I do most of the cooking so and I lean heavy on the meat and potatoes

[Rockinonahigh]

Tonight I fixed fish felets on the flat grill,I melted a caouple pats of blue bonnet margirine then placed the fish on to cook..I seasoned them with sea salt,fresh cracked peppr an a touch of cajun seasonings then cooked till done.I had a sliced tomato sprinkled fresh cut basil and crumbled feta cheese ovr it.My son said ,u r actualy eating meat,then I thought about it that I hav slowly cut red meat out of my diet and barely eat any when I do have some.I also am keeping a picture of chryistal light in the fridge to drink,today I drank the first diet soda ive had in 3 or 4 days...I maynever totaly get away from soda but I shure can cut it down to only a very fue..
jelli
Tks for the cabage resipe im haveing it for dinner tomorrow...looks yummy.

[jelli]

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Tonight I fixed fish felets on the flat grill,I melted a caouple pats of blue bonnet margirine then placed the fish on to cook..I seasoned them with sea salt,fresh cracked peppr an a touch of cajun seasonings then cooked till done.I had a sliced tomato sprinkled fresh cut basil and crumbled feta cheese ovr it.My son said ,u r actualy eating meat,then I thought about it that I hav slowly cut red meat out of my diet and barely eat any when I do have some.I also am keeping a picture of chryistal light in the fridge to drink,today I drank the first diet soda ive had in 3 or 4 days...I maynever totaly get away from soda but I shure can cut it down to only a very fue..
jelli
Tks for the cabage resipe im haveing it for dinner tomorrow...looks yummy.

Dinner sounds delicious!!!! You are most welcome for the recipe. Let me know how it tastes.

[jelli]

Well, here goes nothing. I keep looking in my mirror and saying "if not now jelli, then when?" key word here is "keep" as in "continuous" as in "omfg would you just get it together sister".

I am a mom of 5 who has had medical issues requiring several surgeries. I am an emotional eater. I love food.

I have worked at de-stressing my life and I have reduced the migraines to seldom, but the eating gets away from me sometimes. I know I eat because I am feeling lonely because cruel is out on the road. Sometimes I eat to numb the feelings. I could insert a lot of excuses in here, but in the end I own it. I know what I eat.

I have done the bariatric diet. I have gone to WW 3 times now. I get all psyched, lose weight, and within a few months gain it back. I am tired, but apparently not committed enough to change much. Then comes the negative talk. Vicious cycle be gone!!!

I have been reading this thread everyday and thank everyone for posting. I keep hoping this magical light of motivation and inspiration will finally go off bigger and brighter than ever.

Why am I getting in my own way? What is the payoff?

[Tcountry]

Originally Posted by Bard

... so and I lean heavy on the meat and potatoes

if u can stand butternut or acorn squash....they are better alternative to potatoes. U can bake or mash...




Jelli...think lifestyle change not diet.
Start with ONE thing...either take one "bad" thing away or add one good thing...do it for 2 weeks then do it again adding one more thing. By the end of 6wks you will have changed 3 things & probably lost a little weight in the process.

[Medusa]

EEK!

This morning's weekly weigh-in revealed a 2 pound GAIN!

So, my old cycle would have been to get all butthurt that I had a gain, do a lot of ugly self-talk, and then go on a massive binge. We aren't doing that this time

I know what I did differently this week than I have been doing that probably contributed to my gain:
* We ate out 3 times this week where I had less control over the ingredients in the food and I overate all 3 times (damn those crab rangoons!)
* I drank more Fuze and less water.
* I didn't move as much.

Couple that with the fact that LADYTIME is right around the corner and I feel like I have a good understanding of where I am and why. I feel good about that, positive even. Positive about a gain? I know, but I do.
I feel in touch with my body, even if it's 2 pounds heavier this week and am thankful that I know why it happened and don't feel ugly about it.

Things I will do differently this week:
*more water
*more movement
*less eating out!

I've been steadily losing for weeks and weeks now and think that this tiny tiny setback is just part of that process.

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by jelli

Well, here goes nothing. I keep looking in my mirror and saying "if not now jelli, then when?" key word here is "keep" as in "continuous" as in "omfg would you just get it together sister".

I am a mom of 5 who has had medical issues requiring several surgeries. I am an emotional eater. I love food.

I have worked at de-stressing my life and I have reduced the migraines to seldom, but the eating gets away from me sometimes. I know I eat because I am feeling lonely because cruel is out on the road. Sometimes I eat to numb the feelings. I could insert a lot of excuses in here, but in the end I own it. I know what I eat.

I have done the bariatric diet. I have gone to WW 3 times now. I get all psyched, lose weight, and within a few months gain it back. I am tired, but apparently not committed enough to change much. Then comes the negative talk. Vicious cycle be gone!!!

I have been reading this thread everyday and thank everyone for posting. I keep hoping this magical light of motivation and inspiration will finally go off bigger and brighter than ever.

Why am I getting in my own way? What is the payoff?

Hey jelli...I wanted to come in and post after reading you...mostly because I feel like we have a lot in common. I've not done the diet cycle (although my dearest friend has and I've watched and supported her as she struggled), I've just tended to stay heavy....and I know that's primarily for emotional reasons.

I don't think it's self-sabotage (for me) as much as it is self-soothing. I had to laugh at my own reaction to Dee's post that "nothing tastes as good as thin feels"....because honestly, and please don't take this wrong Dee because you know I think you're wonderful....I got angry.

I've heard these kinds of things all my life...from my mother, from my sister, from boyfriends and girlfriends, from casual acquaintances, from the media, from co-workers....ugh.

Here's the deal for me. I have never been thin. I never will be. I'm not built that way. I have always been, and will always be...big, solid and curvy with a huge ass. I come from that good peasant stock that could plow all day and have 10 babies. My "thin" will never be "thin enough." And I know that. It can get discouraging. Because the core message in all that supposedly well-meaning talk is that I will never be good enough...despite all of my efforts.

Coupled with that...I have felt alone, and lonely, for the vast majority of my life. Even inside an otherwise good relationship, there is a part of me that feels unwanted and alone. I know where that comes from...and I've fixed it as much as I can...but it's still there.

It's that part of me that eats to soothe.

Maybe this belongs in the listening thread...sorry!

[Medusa]

I'll chime in as well on how 'thin' feels!

'Fat' actually feels pretty good to me
I love my body, no matter it's size (and not in spite of its size). I personally try not to get tripped up in "thin" being the ultimate goal. It's not for me. Health is. That will not equal society's idea of "thin" no matter how much weight I lose because I'm not built that way.

I think it's important for us all to remember that we are often fed messages by the media (even diet gurus!) that try to put an unreachable goal (that damn dangling carrot) in front of us. I am never going to be a size 0, zit-free, perfectly coiffed supermodel. I don't want that. I actually rage against it.

[jelli]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hey jelli...I wanted to come in and post after reading you...mostly because I feel like we have a lot in common. I've not done the diet cycle (although my dearest friend has and I've watched and supported her as she struggled), I've just tended to stay heavy....and I know that's primarily for emotional reasons.

I don't think it's self-sabotage (for me) as much as it is self-soothing. I had to laugh at my own reaction to Dee's post that "nothing tastes as good as thin feels"....because honestly, and please don't take this wrong Dee because you know I think you're wonderful....I got angry.

I've heard these kinds of things all my life...from my mother, from my sister, from boyfriends and girlfriends, from casual acquaintances, from the media, from co-workers....ugh.

Here's the deal for me. I have never been thin. I never will be. I'm not built that way. I have always been, and will always be...big, solid and curvy with a huge ass. I come from that good peasant stock that could plow all day and have 10 babies. My "thin" will never be "thin enough." And I know that. It can get discouraging. Because the core message in all that supposedly well-meaning talk is that I will never be good enough...despite all of my efforts.

Coupled with that...I have felt alone, and lonely, for the vast majority of my life. Even inside an otherwise good relationship, there is a part of me that feels unwanted and alone. I know where that comes from...and I've fixed it as much as I can...but it's still there.

It's that part of me that eats to soothe.

Maybe this belongs in the listening thread...sorry!

I definitely self sooth, but somehow I want to be healthy enough to get beyond that mechanism.

For clarification purposes only - I don't do diet after diet. I just have tried several things over the past years.

I said something in reference to Dee's post about how thin feels and was trying to do so in away that stated I didn't agree. I even attempted to cover up my frustration with that statement by using an "lol".