Healthy Weight Loss

[Rockinonahigh]

Yesterday I had a doctors appointment with my doc about my back and what to do about it,my options were surgery or to give pain managaement a try first,im doing pain managaement then hopeing I can get back to a more normal ablity to be mobile with out stifness and pain.I have no clue as to what or when it will start but its best be asap so I can get a move on it.The surgery option is like a barbaric whack job that will leave me unable to bend over cause of the rods and screws and such,my comment was hell no in capitial letters cause with the advance ment of surgery options avalable with new ways of doing things I will look for a better way first.Also they say I have a brusitis pocket in my left shoulder and left hip plus degenertive disk in my back and neck.Now I knew all this a long time ago plus its in my med records and they know it.Frankly im really put out over the lack of the docs getting on the ball with what can be done or not done about it except throw drugs at it,I told them I wasnt going to let them turn me into a paid drug addict just for them to take a short cut at my expense any longer.I really do hope pain management works cause surgery is an option I really dont want to take.
On the other hand they are pleased with my weight loss even tho I have regained a fue as well as my blood sugar being better than it had in a while.Trade off's the god ,bad and the ugly of it all.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by JustJo

I use both stevia and agave nectar, and have found that I prefer the agave....especially in iced tea.

To try to battle my on-going taste for soda, I make sure to keep a pitcher of home-brewed ice tea in the fridge at all times and I sweeten it with just a little agave.

It's delicious...and both much healthier and much cheaper than sodas (plain or diet).

When Snack was here he liked it too....and he's a big "sweet tea" drinker.

Same here, Jo. In fact, that is exactly what I am drinking right now! I use green tea specifically for the anti-oxidant effects.

I am not too keen on stevia. I only highlighted the truvia (stevia) b/c I know that people like the ease of packets. If I had to have an artificial sweetner (which I don't use anymore), I would actually choose Splenda when it comes to taste.

[Cowboi]

Worked out with my trainer this afternoon. I think we finally had a connection....Had a great workout.
Now to get back on track! I have been on a feeding frenzy for 2 weeks, gained about 4 lbs. This too shall pass....
Looks like y'all have been doing great!!!
Keep up the good work!!

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Scorp

How's about this alternative:

Get a rice cake and spoon some canned pumpkin on it. 1 cup of the pumpkin is 0 points! That could reduce your craving, you can then sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon on it. And if you want to get a little more out of it, spoon 2 Tablespoons of fat-free cool whip on top of that. Fat free cool whip is also 0 points for 2 Tablespoons.

Canned pumpkin does not taste like most think it tastes.



Other than that, that's a nifty idea.

[sylvie]

good morning Healthies..
Back in Saint John (ho hum).. But, counting down to August, 138 days!
But, i am staying as positive as i can with the distance and throwing myself back into my workouts.. i stayed on track eatingwise in Oregon, and exercised when i could -- happy girl here for that. Feels good to come back with no guilt!

So - eating breakfast now:

1 shredded wheat
1/2 c skim milk
a small banana chopped into it..

Then, i will walk to the gym (30 mins)
and once there, i will:

do the weight machines
treadmill (1 min run, 1 min walk) = 30 mins
elliptical, 20-30 mins

Then i have to go grocery shopping, before i come home..
i also need to make an appointment today to see my Dietician next week , so i can continue the Intuitive Eating program and get weighed in!

Last weigh in was 91 lbs lost since April.

JoSchmooze - i tried bringing food through at the airport and they let me! As long as it was snacks and fruit they were fine with it, just no liquids.. Thanks so much for mentionning it, i truly thought food was included, LOL.. Made my travelling day much more pleasant as far as staying on track.

((huggs to all))

[Ginger]

You know I started a thread that I now think was unnecessary, having found this one. It's for people looking for lose no more than 20 pounds. I was hoping to find support for that goal, from other people looking to lose the same amount, but maybe I can find that—and give that!—here.

So, is anyone interested in being my 20-pound weight loss buddy?

Thanks,

IslandScout

[Zimmeh]

I saw this on The Chew today. It is a healthy snack for the summer and I wanted to pss it on..

Enjoy!

Zimmeh

Daphne Oz's Frozen Key Lime Pie Pops


skill level
Easy

time
60-120min

servings
8

cost
$


Contributed by: Daphne Oz
This fantastic pie is tasty and fun! Whip up a batch and serve them at your next party. ..


ingredients
1 cup Crushed Graham Crackers (separated)
1/3 cup Key Lime Juice
Zest of 3 Key Limes
3 cup Greek Yogurt
1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
3 tablespoon Honey


kitchenware

• Hand Mixer
• Liquid Measuring Cup
• Measuring Cup (set)
• Measuring Spoons

[JoSchmooze]

Originally Posted by sylvie

JoSchmooze - i tried bringing food through at the airport and they let me! As long as it was snacks and fruit they were fine with it, just no liquids.. Thanks so much for mentionning it, i truly thought food was included, LOL.. Made my travelling day much more pleasant as far as staying on track.

((huggs to all))

Sylvie, glad to know that I was not misleading
you. I have always taken nuts, trail mix or
other snacks in my backpack. I just cannot spend
the outrageous prices in the airport!

Today is the day after my birthday and I am
just now getting to work!!
Thank goodness my client knows I am remote and sometimes
I keep crazy hours!
A couple of my friends "kidnapped" me, took me
over to one of their homes and gave me a
"diet friendly" barbeque! Neither of them could
believe that I cut my steak in half and only ate
about a 6 - 7 oz portion!
But I am grateful for those friends who are supporting
my efforts to get healthy and lose this extra weight!

Keep on trucking, y'all!

[sylvie]

Welcome IslandScout!
Whether 10, 20 or 100 lbs, or heck even just about healthy eating.. There's tons of support here, we're happy you joined us!
i've had a ton of support from this thread since it started and there is so much motivation and tips , i love it!

(((huggz)))

[sylvie]

Morning all, ♥

Had a great day at the Gym yesterday..
Last night, i went in my closet and grabbed the new scrub shirts i had that have never been able to fit & guess what, THEY FIT !!!

i may or may not have danced around in them last night, & even wore it to work this morning, with a shirt underneath.. i'm excited.. seriously.. Can't wait for weigh in, even if i didn't lose lbs, i'm guessing that i'm losing inches.. i really need to be better about measuring myself, it would be motivating for sure..Mr Mtn said He's been noticing changes in my body, especially when i was there and the way my clothes fit. So YAY!

Today i am working a split shift, morning & evening so.. home from my morning shift now, and getting changed and going to jog.. Going to jog as much as i can with some walking breaks, i'm excited to try this.. When i go to the Gym, i do one min walking and one min running, and alter between the two for 30 mins.. It's very different when outside compared to a treadmill, and i've run a lil outside but usually very shy to so when i see people i'll stop..

But today, i feel this weird confidence now that i've been training to run, and so i'm doing it, and love pushing myself.. Feels great and now that i have the gear especially (sneakers, sports bras, and comfy running clothes) i'm soooo on this... So, off i go!! But not just with running & exercise, this confidence i am building in so many areas of my life, feels incredible. i'll elaborate more soon as i can.

Have a fabulously terrific kinda healthy & energetic sorta day everyone!
hehehe..

xo

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by sylvie

Welcome IslandScout!
Whether 10, 20 or 100 lbs, or heck even just about healthy eating.. There's tons of support here, we're happy you joined us!
i've had a ton of support from this thread since it started and there is so much motivation and tips , i love it!

(((huggz)))

Thanks, Sylvie, that means a lot. I've been scanning down through this thread, and people do seem to have a lot of good tips for each other.

Yesterday I ate:

Breakfast: Lara bar

Lunch: brown rice sushi with avocado and fake crabmeat, power drink like muscle milk but not a milk product

Dinner: Chipotle, the "bowl," no meat, avocado, beans, rice, tomato, peppers

Dessert: non-fat yogurt, about 8 ounces, with a few berries on top and some chocolate sprinkles

I felt bloated and had a stomach ache when I went to bed. I just got up and I'm having a cup of coffee and a banana.

Pretty bad, right? No wonder I can't get the weight under control.



IslandScout

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by Zimmeh

I saw this on The Chew today. It is a healthy snack for the summer and I wanted to pss it on..

Enjoy!

Zimmeh

Daphne Oz's Frozen Key Lime Pie Pops


skill level
Easy

time
60-120min

servings
8

cost
$


Contributed by: Daphne Oz
This fantastic pie is tasty and fun! Whip up a batch and serve them at your next party. ..


ingredients
1 cup Crushed Graham Crackers (separated)
1/3 cup Key Lime Juice
Zest of 3 Key Limes
3 cup Greek Yogurt
1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
3 tablespoon Honey


kitchenware

• Hand Mixer
• Liquid Measuring Cup
• Measuring Cup (set)
• Measuring Spoons

Sounds delicious. I might skip the graham crackers and use non-fat yogurt. Thanks for posting the recipe!

[firegal]

Havent weighed self for awhile. Gotta get on it! Still goin to gym regular 3-4 miles on treadmill.

The challenge will be going to wash DC this weedend for 6 days and eating hotel food and trying to be calorie concious.

They have a gym....hope the hilton has a good one.


Terry

[Scorp]

Woo hoo...Just weighed in and lost 2.2 lbs this week!!!

Total loss so far: 9.6 lbs!

[Zimmeh]

Congrats!!!

Zimmeh

Originally Posted by Scorp

Woo hoo...Just weighed in and lost 2.2 lbs this week!!!

Total loss so far: 9.6 lbs!

[Cowboi]

Had a great workout this morning!!!! Lee kicked my arse!
Gonna hang with some friends this afternoon. It is a beautiful day here in north Louisiana!!
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!!!

[Zimmeh]

This what I have had today:

Breakfast:
Chobani black cherry yogurt
Grande skinny vanilla latte

Lunch: peanut butter sandwich

Dinner: chorizo and eggs

Snacks: fruit!

I have my sneakers, iPhone earbuds and a 30 minute break to walk around this gorgeous hotel.

Zimmeh

[Zimmeh]

Hey Medusa,

I was reading the new Marie Claire magazine at work tonight and there was an article written by a plus size women. She works for them and was recommending work out clothes. She loved the sports bras from Lane Bryant. The name of the line is: Marika Miracles at Cacique. I am thinking of going to the store this week to see what I can find. I may even hit their website tonight
Hope this helps!

Zimmeh

Originally Posted by Medusa

P.s. Does anyone have a recommendation for an AMAZING sports bra? Something that will keep my girls from knocking me in the head every time I try to run?

[Leigh]

Hey everyone,

Well its time to get serious and start working out again! I've lost so much time due to illness and issues due to payment troubles with the gym I'm a member at that I've completely lost everything that I was doing before. My positive eating habits, my 3x a week at the gym, it all got tossed aside because I just couldn't do anything with first bronchitis and then a viral infection. Well those things are gone but then I began to have problems with my payments ~ they were being taken out when they shouldn't have been, I got charged 3 separate NSF fees and even after changing bi weekly payments to monthly payments, I was still getting money taken out of my account that never should have been.

I'm sure that I've gotten this all straightened out but my mom was very angry with the gym and how they've been screwing me around for money (rightfully so) but she got involved in the conversation I was trying to have with one of their member reps about fixing the issues and it got blown out of proportion. Now I love my mom to death but she's basically told me to close my bank account and close my gym membership immediately without giving me a chance to make my own decision. I don't want to close my account nor do I want to lose my gym membership; everything seems to have been fixed and what I want more than anything is to get back to the gym but I don't know how to tell her that I want to keep going there.

I love her dearly and I truly value her opinion but I just feel like this time I have to make my own decision, and I don't want to lose my gym membership. I want to continue working out, try a few classes and finally lose this weight ~ I wouldn't be able to just do it on my own and I know that this is the right decision for me. Hopefully it'll go smoothly and she will see my point of view, if not then I have to stand my ground and begin making my own life decisions otherwise I won't get to live the life that I want to live

[Cowboi]

Alllllrighty then.... Got my cardio on this morning. I am ready for my day!!! Will be going to friends today for a big sunday dinner!!!
Gonna have some of MJ's famous enchiladas!!!!