Healthy Weight Loss

[JustJo]

Good morning healthies

My scale hasn't budged today, and I'm not worried about it. I know what I need to add in now is more movement, and I took a big step towards that yesterday with joining Curves. The other half of the plan is to get on my Mobia the alternate 3 days....so it'll be Curves M, W and F....Mobia T, Th and Sat....and take Sunday off. I have some wonderful moral support....personally and with all of you in the thread....and I know I can do this.

Rockin...when I was under a lot of stress, my sciatica went absolutely insane...so much that I could barely walk or get up out of a chair. I went to a physical therapist, who did me a world of good. He gave me some wonderful stretches to do. He also said that some people with sciatica issues need to stretch one way....and others need to do the opposite.....so I hesitate to tell you what I was doing in case you're the opposite! It would be great if you could get in to see a physical therapist.

But....just for me....I was doing the cobra (yoga style) stretch....laying on the floor face down, palms next to chest, and stretch up and back to arch. He said others need to do the opposite....laying on their back, putting leg over the other so that right ankle sits on left knee and round up with left hand (or elbow) towards the knee....then reverse.

I wish you luck with this....sciatica hurts like heck!

[Miss Scarlett]

JustJo...i hate it when the scale seems to freeze Here's yet another quote from my doctor:

"Weigh yourself daily, if you wish. Notice patterns of food that cause weight gain the next day. Please realize that there can be fluctuations due to menstrual cycles, constipation, bloating and dehydration.

Measure your biceps, waist, thighs and calves weekly. Measure the same spot each time in order to ensure accuracy. If your weight loss hits a plateau, you may be building muscle and burning fat. You'll see it when you lose inches."

[Medusa]

Wanted to drop one of my favorites here for folks who are interested.

It's been cold and sometimes a salad or turkey sandwich just doesn't cut it when you need to warm up or are craving comfort food. I devised a hearty, cheesy dish that really helps me stay on track with my WW points but satisfies the beast.

I added the WW points for anyone on the WW program.

Hearty chicken pasta

Ingredients:
1 cup cooked whole wheat pasta = 4 points
2 - 3 wedges of Laughing Cow light cheeses (I do a mixture of garlic & herb and sundried tomato & basil) = 2 - 3 points depending on how many you use
baked boneless/skinless chicken breast = 4 point portion
splash of fat free chicken broth = 1 point

This entire meal is about 11 points and is a huge portion. You could probably eat half with a salad and save the rest for later. I have also added steamed brocolli and asparagus to this with a squeeze of lemon and it is reallllllly good.

This satisfies my fetuccine alfredo craving once in a while

I almost typed "crazing" above instead of "craving" and that has sparred another thought about getting crazed cravings but I'll hit that one in another post.

[Rockinonahigh]

I found some old stretching exersises I did in pt before and used some of them to releive the pain,I just need to do them 4 times a day,what helps me the most is massage terapy along with pt.My prob is it will be till march 3,2012 before I can se the doc at LSU about this...I know this is a long wait for an appointment but the er said it wasnt life threatning...wich is a matter of opinion when u r going thrue a sciatia attack.
As for the scale I have just desided to visit the thing twice a month,to depressing to weigh daily.

[starryeyes]

Originally Posted by Medusa

Wanted to drop one of my favorites here for folks who are interested.

It's been cold and sometimes a salad or turkey sandwich just doesn't cut it when you need to warm up or are craving comfort food. I devised a hearty, cheesy dish that really helps me stay on track with my WW points but satisfies the beast.

I added the WW points for anyone on the WW program.

Hearty chicken pasta

Ingredients:
1 cup cooked whole wheat pasta = 4 points
2 - 3 wedges of Laughing Cow light cheeses (I do a mixture of garlic & herb and sundried tomato & basil) = 2 - 3 points depending on how many you use
baked boneless/skinless chicken breast = 4 point portion
splash of fat free chicken broth = 1 point

This entire meal is about 11 points and is a huge portion. You could probably eat half with a salad and save the rest for later. I have also added steamed brocolli and asparagus to this with a squeeze of lemon and it is reallllllly good.

This satisfies my fetuccine alfredo craving once in a while

I almost typed "crazing" above instead of "craving" and that has sparred another thought about getting crazed cravings but I'll hit that one in another post.

Sounds amazing. I'm gonna cook it this weekend. Thanks for sharing!

[Medusa]

Songs I've added to my workout mix:

Ni**as in Paris - JAY Z and Kanye West
We Found Love - Rihanna
How to Love - Lil Wayne (this is usually my cool-down song)

[Zimmeh]

Good Evening Everyone,

Medusa thank you for the recipe! I'm gonna make it tomorrow for dinner, since I will be working the overnight shift again!

Since I'm working overnight shifts this weekend, I am bringing a lot of healthy food with me!

Meals for today:

Breakfast;
Toast with butter and a 8oz glass of soymilk

Lunch;
Weight Watchers Santa Fe style rice & beans tv dinner
12 oz's of coffee total with two teaspoons of creamer -had to wake up-

Dinner;
Chili
Salad with: honey almond slices, pepper jack cheese and Spanish olives

Snacks;
One pack of grits with olive oil based butter
Kind bar
One Sargento low fat string cheese
Hot tea!

Have a good night,

Zimmeh

[Zimmeh]

I've added:

Adele's: Set Fire To The Rain; Rolling In The Deep; Rumour Has It and Someone Like You
Chevelle's: Face To The Floor and to help me relax,
Elvis Presley's: Amazing Grace
Several bluegrass songs from the movie, "Winters Bone".

Zimmeh

Originally Posted by Medusa

Songs I've added to my workout mix:

Ni**as in Paris - JAY Z and Kanye West
We Found Love - Rihanna
How to Love - Lil Wayne (this is usually my cool-down song)

[Zimmeh]

I also added:

Vince Gill's, "Go Rest High On That Mountain-featuring: Ricki Skaggs and Patti Loveless"

Reba's, "Fancy" and "The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia"

And

Allison Krause and Union Station's, "When You Say Nothing At All".

Zimmeh

Originally Posted by Zimmeh

I've added:

Adele's: Set Fire To The Rain; Rolling In The Deep; Rumour Has It and Someone Like You
Chevelle's: Face To The Floor and to help me relax,
Elvis Presley's: Amazing Grace
Several bluegrass songs from the movie, "Winters Bone".

Zimmeh

[canmarielan]

Well I see y'all posting what y'all eat each day and it made me want to do it, too! I'm a copy-cat, you see

Click here to see A Day in the Life....

One day at a time healthies!!! See y'all tomorrow!

[-Red-Flag-]

Well, I just did my second weigh in ...I am proud to say, I am down a total of 14.2 pounds.

I am feeling pretty good about it too..

Again, I could not be doing it with my love, my rock ... Starryeyes, thanks babe. -kiss-

And everyone here, you all are in inspiration...

Good luck with your week and make good choices !!

[JustJo]

Hi healthies

Sticking to the plan....got on the Mobia yesterday and had a momentary frustration with myself that my limit is back to what it was at the beginning.

But...focus on the important part....I did it, I will continue to do it, and it will get better.

Back to Curves on Monday (a little later in the day since I have a fasting blood sugar test in late morning and can't exercise before that due to the diabetes)...looking for progress, not perfection.

[Medusa]

Wow. The changes I made this week really paid off! Just did my weekly weigh-in this week and had a loss of 7 pounds!!

[Medusa]

Edited to add: I'm back in the 280's for the first time in probably 5 years!!

[starryeyes]

Originally Posted by -Red-Flag-

Well, I just did my second weigh in ...I am proud to say, I am down a total of 14.2 pounds.

I am feeling pretty good about it too..

Again, I could not be doing it with my love, my rock ... Starryeyes, thanks babe. -kiss-

And everyone here, you all are in inspiration...

Good luck with your week and make good choices !!

You are rockin it babe! Next week you will hit your 5%!! How awesome is that!! You are doing so great! I'm glad we are doing to together.

Now time for my weigh in *scary music plays*

smile

[starryeyes]

Originally Posted by Medusa

Wow. The changes I made this week really paid off! Just did my weekly weigh-in this week and had a loss of 7 pounds!!

That is so amazing!!!! Congratulations!! You are an inspiration. Keep up the amazing work.

Hugs!

[Cowboi]

Just got home from the Gym.
Back, biceps, and cardio done!

I hope this week is better than last week.
I seem to be in a funk for some reason.

Y'all keep up the good work!!!
Have a fantastic day!!!

[Miss Scarlett]

Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

Goal protein: 60-00 grams daily. No protein bars/shakes unless they have only 1-2 ingredients.

Correction, this should read 60-100 grams daily

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Everyone,

Congrats Medusa on your weight loss By the time I see you in Little Rock, none of us will recognize you!

Jo Jo, you can do this and have fun at Curves!

I just woke up after getting home at 7am this morning and I'm going to have an egg burrito with medium salsa and a sprinkle of cheese with soymilk for lunch.

Dinner:

Baked chicken with garlic salt and Mexican chile powder
Veggies

Snacks:

Clementine
String cheese
Greek yogurt for work tonight

Hugs and have a good day,

Zimmeh

[starryeyes]

I'm down 3 lbs this morning... ya! Only sucky thing is that my PP values when down too... haha!

This morning I had 2 eggs, 3oz of turkey and 1oz of fat free mozzerella cheese for breakfast. (8pp)

I am letting my phone get a little charge, and then I am taking my doggie out for a nice long walk.

For lunch, I might do fish and veggies, or chicken. I need to go to the store and stock up, as I don't have many options. not enough options leads to bad choices... I know this!

Dinner.. I am going to try Medusa's pasta recipe!

Happy Sunday!!

:-)