Sexy in Six: Week 6

pettmybunny

Cathy, hang in there. Remember... This too shall pass.... someday, hopefully soon!

Good day for me, although really really thirsty! I'm on my 7th 1 liter bottle right now. I had been looking forward to a couple of oreos soaked in milk to round out my calories today, but I'm so full from water, I don't even want them. I just can't get enough water today.... Ugh! Sodium has been low the last few days, so I don't think it is that... If I still feel like this tomorrow, I'm going to ring the doctor, otherwise I'll float away over the weekend if it doesn't go away.

Good exercise today, treadmill, rowing machine, and stair stepper. Was ready to take off after that, but decided to squeeze in an ab session too...

Breakfast
Diamond - Chopped Pecans, 0.0625 cup 48 cal
Jilberts - Fat Free Skim Milk With A &D, 0.25 cup 23 cal
Bananas - Raw, 0.5 large (8" to 8-7/8" long) 61 cal
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Banana Bread Weight Control, 1 packet 160 cal
Total calories 292

Snack 1
Yoplait Light - Blackberry, 1 container 100 cal
Blueberries - Raw, 0.25 pint as purchased, yields 57 cal
Generic - Black Coffee, 12 fl oz 7 cal
Sweet Leaf Stev Ia - Stevia Sweetner, 1 package 0 cal
International Delight - Coffee Creamer - French Vanilla, 2 tbsp 90 cal
Blue Diamond - Almond Breeze - Original, 2 fl oz 15 cal
Total calories 269

Lunch
South Beach Diet - High Protein Cereal Bar - Maple Nut, 1 bar 140 cal
Total calories 140

Snack 2
I couldn't eat, too much water. Was planning to have a spinach salad though

Dinner
Chicken - Breast, Boneless, Skinless, Broiled, 6 oz. 260 cal
Betty Crocker - Chedder & Bacon Boxed Potatoes, 3/4 cup 150 cal
Jilberts - Fat Free Skim Milk With A &D, 2 cup 180 cal
Birdseye - Steamfresh Frozen Vegetables - Broccoli & Cauliflower, 1 cup` 30 cal
Total calories 620

Total consumed calories: 1,321
Your Daily Goal: 1,650
Remaining: 329
*You've earned 450 extra calories from exercise today

PedalHound

Late night... good day! I'm so happy to have completed day 2 in a row without a single hitch, hiccup or modification. I know it's a long shot, but to be on track with my goal timeline I was hoping to weigh in at 173lbs on Monday (my daughter's 4th b-day) so I'm hoping if I can even make it down another pound by then I'll be SO close and that's a great way to start our newest challenge!

Exhausted from making felt puppet bases (well, part 1 anyway) for the party monday and up way too late. Have a good night ladies! Here's my day tomorrow:

7am to 11am
Rhiannon's Multi-Grain Porridge, 1 meal
Nuts - Almond butter, plain, without salt added, 1 tbsp
Bananas - Raw, 0.5 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long)
Valley Pride - Organic Milk - Skim, 0.12 cup


11am to 2pm
Bandito's - Medium Organic Salsa, 1.5 tbsp
Weight Watchers - Tortillas Whole Wheat, 1 tortilla
Paradise Island - Medium Skim Milk Cheese, 1/4 cup
Red Bell Pepper, 0.35 medium (148g)

Melons - Cantaloupe, raw, 1 cup, cubes
Gala Apple - Gala Apples , 1 apple (154g)
Eggs - Grade Aa Large Egg, 0.5 egg

2pm to 5pm
Silver Hills - Organic Squirrelly Bagel, 0.5 bagel
President's Choice - Hummus - Chick Pea Dip & Spread, 2 tbsp (30g)
Alfalfa seeds - Sprouted, raw, 0.25 cup

North Coast Naturals - 100% Iso Protein, 30 g
Raspberries - Raw, 0.5 cup

5pm to 9pm
lentil vegetable chicken curry

Bananas - Raw, 0.5 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long)
Blueberries - Frozen, unsweetened, 0.25 cup

Snacks
Healthy Choice - Low Fat Double Chocolate Fudge Pudding

:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

amylou24

Good Morning Ladies!!!

Pedal - great job staying on track, woohoo!!!!

I am up and at it trying to finish packing and leaving here for home pretty soon. I don't know if it has fully hit me yet that I am spending 8 1/2 hours in a car today by myself! EEK!!! I was going to work out this morning before I left but then thought that maybe I would get to stiff sitting in the car that long after a workout so hopefully I will get one in tonight.

No real food plan for today, but going to try and make good choices as best I can along the road!!

Have a great day everyone! I will try and check in when I get there or at least check in again tomorrow!!!

chipper15173

have a safe trip amylou. enjoy your family and little vacation....

i have UNofficially hit my first goal:bigsmile: . i sure hope the scale says the same on tues. it was to get to 212.2 again. that is what i weighed when i quit smoking and started gaining again.
didn't get my steamroom in at the gym forgot my flip flops and clothes. duh. so thinking will go back on sunday and have one before the week begins. i have been using the heavier weights. this morning i went into the little ladies only section and they have smaller machines. i had pulled something in my arm last week. i have been struggling with the heavier weights on the arms. legs are fine. so i think i will use the lighter machines from now on. my running will increase next week. 5 min. run/2 min walk.
well off to shower and take my nap. glad today is the last day for awhile i had to get up at 5. he's off next week. hope he can get a car in that time. although i have enjoyed the early workout. i might continue that, but, i wouldn't have to get up until 5:45. we'll see.

back later, cathy

DebLaf

Pedal, good job on the two perfect days. Sounds like a good way to keep things going in the right direction.

Amy, Enjoy your family time & keep active. Have a nice holiday.

Cathy, Congrats on the goal. Steam room sounds sooo relaxing.

Good Morning everyone,

Yeah! I've got a plan for today. It's about time.

1:coffee w/ creamer, skim milk, bran muffin
2:apple
3: soup & salad & sweet potato
4: orange
5: homemade enchilada
6: skim milk & 100 cal snack pack

Exercise: shred dvd

Have a great day. I'll check in again later.

kistinbee

Morning ladies! Can't talk for too long!

Deb...nice plan for today!

Rhainnon...way to go with staying on it and planning!

Cathy...YAY FOR THE FIRST GOAL!!!! Nice work!

AmyLou...have a good trip girlie!

Robin...I have days where I crave water also, but usually IS when I have too much sodium. So, I would also call the doc if it doesn't stop. Nice work on the exercise!

Katy...have fun at the wedding and good luck getting everything done...you're so busy!

Everyone else...HI! Hope you're having a fantastic Friday!

Well...yesterday I ended up going over by about 70 calories.:grumble: But it's okay. I was having a super sweet tooth craving and had 3 reduced fat graham crackers, 1 sugar free jello, and about 4 tbsp. of cool whip free...which put me over a little...but it's okay, because my husband wanted Dairy Queen and I said no, so YAY FOR SMALL VICTORY AND SAYING NO TO DAIRY QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways...here's the plan for today:

Breakfast
One A Day - Womens Multi Vitamin, 1 tablet 0 calories
Old Orchard - Healthy Balance Pomegranate Cranberry, 8 FL OZ 29 calories
Quaker - Weight Control Oatmeal Cinnamon, 1 packet 160 calories
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90 calories
279 total breakfast calories

AM snacks
Coffee - ground, 2 cup 0 calories
Nestle Coffee Mate - Coffee Creamer (Sugar Free Vanilla Caramel), 2 tbsp 30 calories
Kashi Tlc - Soft Baked Ripe Strawberry Cereal Bar, 1 bar (35 mg) 110 calories
140 total AM snack calories

Lunch
Turkey&Cheese Sandwich, 1 meal 138 calories
Diet Coke - Soft Drink, 12 fl. oz. 0 calories
Carrots - Baby, 7 pieces 18 calories
Ae Yo-Lite Yogurt - Yogurt, 6 oz 80 calories
236 total lunch calories

Afternoon snacks
Kashi - TLC Chewy Granola Bars - Cherry Dark Chocolate, 1 bar 120 calories
Grapes - Raw, 1 cup 62 calories
182 total afternoon snack calories

Dinner
Well...I think I'm going to make this enchilada dish for dinner. My husband is putting a sump pump in our basement today and some friends are coming over to help, so I figured I'd make something everyone can eat. It's definetely not low calorie though, but I am going to plug it in the recipe calculator today and see what it is if I use fat free ingredients instead of the normal full fat...I'll report later and if it's not too bad I will share the recipe...it's SO good!

Workout plan...I'm going to try and go to the gym and run tonight after work, but my legs are really sore, so I will see how I feel when I leave here. I am planning on spinning tomorrow and Sunday morning though, so if I miss tonight, it will be my one day off this week. We will see. I weighed myself this morning, and am the same as my "Wednesday" weigh in, so hoping to lose a little over the weekend.

Well...time to get some work done, but I'll be back later! Have a FABULOUS morning!

pdxmomof2

Good morning!

Sounds like everyone is gearing up for their holiday. I love Thanksgiving but am hoping that the food doesnt get the best of me!

Today's plan is to get Owen to school. Then go to Weight Watchers with SIL. Then we are trying out a new class at the gym. It is called Boot Camp. Maybe some of you know it? My SIL personal trainer teaches it so she wants to try it. I know its going to kick my butt!

I dont have food planned yet today.

Be back later!

PedalHound

Good day!

Kristin, sounds good! I hope you can find a way to make it with healthier ingredients so you can really enjoy some! If not, I guess it can be a splurge meal

AmyLou, safe trip!!

Cathy, great that you won't have to get up at the crack of dawn for a while. I hope you get your steam room in! And, CONGRATS on achieving your first goal!

Deb, thanks! And YAY YOU for making a plan for today!

Amy, Cass, Lauryn... hello our lovely lurkers! :flowerforyou:

Everyone else have a great weekend!! We've got a busy one - dance class & Santa Claus parade tomorrow plus friends come for dinner after we watch the parade together. Sunday we go to my in-laws' to visit (YAY!) and have a little birthday celebration for Ava, then Monday is birthday extravaganza day for Ava! I guess it's a weekend of challenges between hot chocolate at the parade, people ordering East Asian food after the parade, birthday cake Sunday AND birthday cake Monday. But I'll make it. Just need to come up with some great options. Like skipping on the cake on Sunday and maybe mixing a 1/4 cup or so of just cake with one of my low-fat puddings on Monday? With 1/2 a banana or something? And deciding on something yummy I can make for myself that is E. Asian-inspired. I know just the thing! Excellent

Alright, off we go to another busy day! :bigsmile: Oh, and I had the same weigh-in today as yesterday so it looks official to me!! :drinker:

DebLaf

Kristen, Going over by 70 cals one day is really no big deal. I'm having an "easy to make" enchalada dish for dinner today too.

pdxmomof2, Boot camp sounds like a butt kicker. Something I'd like to try.

Just finished my shred dvd and feel pretty good about today so far. I think I will go to a health food store sometime this weekend and look for a few things. I am going to start trying to cut out artificial sweeteners this week. I will try to find the agave nectar, stevia, or maybe ??zyletol -not sure of spelling and maybe some sweet herbal teas. If anyone has any suggestions to add to my list please feel free.

I also will make myself a list or plan of action of ways to get through the holidays without going overboard, but still enjoying myself.

Have a good day:flowerforyou:

pettmybunny

Day two of the unquenchable thirst. I ended up drinking almost two gallons yesterday. And am up to a gallon already today. I did call the doctor and set an appt for this afternoon, if it had just been the thirst, I probably would have put it off, but now I have a weird metallic taste in my mouth, and had dizzy spells when sitting at school to have Thanksgiving lunch with one of the kids. I plugged in that thanksgiving meal, and admittedly I don't know exact brands or anything, but almost 800 calories. And 1000 mg sodium. Good thing I worked out this morning, I may be able to make it ok the rest of the day on calories.

candycaneps

Hey everyone! This is my very first post here and wanted to get more information on this "sexy in six" thing.

Congrats to you all for your accomplishments.

DebLaf

Pettmybunny, Glad to hear your going to see the doc. When are you going? Keep us posted.

candycaneps, sexy in six was the name for this 6 week challenge where we tried to lose 15-20% of our remaining goals. This is our last week for this challenge, you can find our new challenge starting on Tue. as sixers holiday challenge ( I think that is the name we decided on). We will try to motivate eachother to continue losing through the holidays. You are welcome to join. We will post our stats/goals at the beginning of the challenge and check in tue & fri with a weigh in.

Have a good day.

kistinbee

Hey there ladies! Well...haven't figured calories yet for my dinner...but I've been busy and have meetings all afternoon and then to the gym. SO...probably won't post any more today unless I get on at home this evening. But I tend to not get on so much at home, so maybe won't be back till Monday, But... please have a great weekend gals, and let's keep in mind that Tuesday is our FINAL weigh-in and new measurements!!!! AND we start the new challenge!!!! WOOOOOHOOOO!!!!

Much love girlies!

alliestar79

Hey Ladies,
I was bored at work and came across all of your posts. It looks like you have a great support system going on here and i would like to join!
Please tell me how i can join you and what i need to do to be part of the "sixers"

:flowerforyou:

drtamm

Hey Ladies.... sixer's holiday challenge is a great name for me. I have been busy this week... sorry. I drove 14 hrs to Virginia from Memphis on Wed and needless to say I am still tired.


I am at 228 lbs I think thats 4 lbs from the beginning.
Gotta run.... Mom says dinner is ready!!!

pettmybunny

Deb, thanks for the concern... Doctor says if I feel lightheaded again over the weekend, go right to the ER... Not the doctor's office, not the walk-in clinic, but to the ER. Evidently, even though it's been over a long period of time, I could have water poisoning, something about sodium levels... He's ordered a full blood workup, urine tests, some osmotic test, a thyroid test, and a fasting glucose test for tomorrow. Sugar level in his office was in the normal range, 101. He wants me back in his office on Monday, which is kind of a red flag, because normally they just call you for test results, and usually that's only if it's abnormal. So... wait and see I guess.

He told me that the 3 to 4 liters of water I drink daily (for the past year or so) is way too much. I should only be drinking 2 liters at most. The two gallons I drank yesterday almost made his eyes pop out of his head. It's funny though, other than the thirst, I feel fine...lol

Told me to increase my sodium over the weekend. I actually printed off the past weeks food and exercise reports, and it was nice to have him look at it and say it looked pretty good. Came home and told my husband what the doctor said, and he said maybe let the diet go for the weekend. But I'm not sure that's the way to go either... I can still eat relatively health I would think... Just get to eat saltier stuff, lol.

DebLaf

drtamm, I would still be tired too. Good you are losing. Our last check in is tue. Hope we are all still down by then.

Alliestar79, Welcome. This challenge is coming to a close. We will start a new one tue. check it out under sixers holiday challenge. Be prepared to list your stats & goals.

Pettmybunny, Please be careful. I've heard of this water poisioning and you could throw off your electrolyte balance & worse.

Kristen, Hope you get a chance to check-in over the weekend. Things are too quiet here today.

Hi everyone else, Hope your having a good day.:happy:

chipper15173

evening ladies....welcome the new ladies....i am ready for tues. to see if my unofficial scale reading today sticks. it would have been great if we weighed in on friday. oh well next week.
today wasn't a bad day. had to go and gather potted plants and cover. getting to 22 tonight and tomorrow night. cold for this time of year. i like the cold weather i can bundle up. DH bought me a new pair of jeans and a new top today at ross. love that store. when i try on clothes i always have to show him. his jaw dropped, said i looked real good and like i had just dropped 20#. i'll take it, and to be a little big headed they did look real good.
my dear shanell gave me some of her qawards from work today so i could buy me some tiffany lamps at their sale. she works at a warehouse distrubution center where they sale tiffany and other lighting. every year they have a big sale and you get stuff at super prices. i have so much tiffany. this year they had different colors and styles. they had been having the same things for the last few years. she still has more left and i sure could spend them all.
well, time to watch some tv. took a hot bath, put on jammies and waiting for bed and a good long nights sleep. book sale at libary tomorrow.
check in tomorrow. cathy

drtamm

Old crew:
Cathy (Chipper) START W:217.2 ----CURR W: 214.0 GOAL LOSS 10/12----PROGRESS -3.2
Amy (pdxmomof2) SW 195...CW 195........GW 183.......PROGRESS 0.0
Cass (cassangelidy) ---- SW: 189.8---CW: 186.0---PROGRESS: -3.8lbs .
Rhiannon (PedalHound) ---- SW: 181lbs---CW 178.2 lbs---PROGRESS: -2.8lbs
Deb (DebLaf) SW:204.4 CW: 200.2 GW: 199--PROGRESS this week -0.8
Katy (KatyK)--- SW:198--- GW: 186--- CW:184.0 --- PROGRESS -14lbs
Robin (Pettmybunny) SW: 191.5~~~ GOAL LOSS: 10~~~ PROGRESS: -3.5
Kristin (kistinbee) SW 161.5, GW 155.5, CW 162 Goal to lose 6 pounds.

New additions:
Lauryn (Lauryn1981)

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START: 167, CURRENT: 164, GOAL LOSS:6 -- PROGRESS: -3.0lbs
Connie (Connieq288)Start 273, Current 275, Goal Loss 12 lbs--- Progress + 2 lbs
Amy (Amylou24) ---START: 160, Current 158.4, GOAL LOSS: 10, PROGRESS - 1.6lbs
Shanell (Nellienell12) ---START: 213.5, GOAL LOSS: 12, PROGRESS: -4.5 lbs
Tammara (drtamm) ---START 232, CURRENT 228, GOAL 8lbs,PROGRESS -4 lbs
Tan (tjones7) Start 298, Current 297, Goal 20 pounds Progress is -1 pound



Cathy...
Amy... Sixers Holiday Challenge
Cass...
Rhiannon... Sixers Holiday Challenge
Deb...
Katy...Twenty Something Holiday Challenge, Sixers Holiday Challenge
Robin...
Lauryn... Sixers Holiday Challenge
Connie...
AmyLou... Sixers Holiday Challenge
Shanell... Sixers Holiday Challenge
Tammara... Sixers Holiday Challenge
Tan...
Kerridwen..
Shanell

So ladies, my 228 was a hold from last week or two. I am maintaining. My sister is in medical school and is telling me that I must calculate my BMR... because I workout to much and don't eat enough. What in the..... lol. I am trying to beat my steady weeks. I love maintaining but I want to remove more weight. Whew!!! Enough said!

I have been at my Mom's since wed night. On Thurs evening we had fried salmon patties, and tonight I had a fried wing and baked sweet potato and veggies. I need to stop this. I never fry at my house and suddenly I have entered the fried southern household. Yes I could have said no but I didn't because I have been working hard and its okay to stray sometimes.. but two days in a row is out of line.

Thanks for listing and PRAY that I can get this together. I don't want to reverse my weight loss!!
Take care!:flowerforyou:

amylou24

Hello beautiful ladies!!

Just checking in quick before heading to bed!! I made it to my Mom's house safe and sound but got pretty nervous when her internet wasn't working at first and I didn't think I would be able to check in!! I will try to read all the posts here soon but right now am so exhausted from the drive (Tammara I don't know how you did 14 hours!!!!)

Pett - I hope everything gets straightened out, what a scary deal!!

Planning on C25K Week 2: Day 3 tomorrow morning outside but will have to bundle up quite a bit!! Yikes!

Foodwise I actually did okay today. I'm sure I went over but hopefully I can make up for that tomorrow.

Sweet dreams everyone!!

chipper15173

good bright chilly morning all...

amylou..lad you had a safe trip...enjoy your stay.

drtamm..i know the southern food i live in SC. ask your mom if she could please bake/broil your meat..that is one reason we have two turkeys for thanksgiving. SonIL like fried, we prefer the baked. so he fries one and we bake one. have a great visit with family.
bunny..at least the drs are looking into it. some would just say theres nothing wrong with you....

everyone remember we are here to help each other thorugh this holiday time. it's now thanksgiving week here in the states. this is the pre-turkeyday eating fest. keep a picture of the scale in your mind of the lowest reading you saw. i did that yesturday. it reminds me i am almost in onederland and i want there bad.....

well everyone have a great weekend and stay warm...we will be at around 47 today. poor shanell is working at their sale outside today. hope she dressed warm.

check back later. cathy

DebLaf

Cathy, Good chilly morning right back to you. I'm freezing here. I guess I am going to break down and raise the thermometer here. My pond has frozen over. It seems too early for these kind of temps. 47 sounds almost toasty. With our wind chill factors it's been around 1 degree. I like your idea of picturing the scale with the lowest weight so far for continued success through the holiday.

Amy, Glad your internet is working. We would have missed you. Get a good rest.:yawn:


drtamm, You should be eating your exercise calories. Are you doing that? Beg Mom to start baking instead of frying. Have a good day.

Today:
coffee w/creamer, skim milk, pumpkin bread, oatmeal w/ dried cherries
apple
salad & soup
orange
chicken enchilada
?? not sure yet

Workout; not sure, probably a dvd since it's so cold out. Lots of studying here today. I will go to the health food store today too.

Have a good day.

amylou24

Good morning!!

Already did the Shred DVD today, my mom watched me do it because she is a physical education and health teacher and wanted to see if she should buy it for her classes. Her comment on Jillian - "she's kind of tough!" haha, yeah, Kind of. :laugh:

Mealwise today:
B: multi grain cheerios, skim milk, ocean spray white cranberry juice light
L: Subway - 6 inch turkey on wheat, honey mustard, lettuce, cucumber, pickle and olive
S: jello sugar free fat free orange snack cup
mexican restaurant in town - not sure what I will get and it will be hard to calculate cals!!

Glad I worked out today to leave room for Mexican with two of my close friends from home tonight.

Cathy - what a good idea to picture the scale reading when you're tempted. I will keep that in mind!!!

Stay warm today ladies, Deb - our windchill is about that bad too!! Hence why I didn't get to do the C25K today outside. BRRR!!!!

Have a great day!

tjones7

Hello everyone. I'm so happy that everyone is doing so well. I 'm sorry I haven't been on in a while but i have been so busy with work. I don't care what the challenge is called as long as we can do another one. You ladies have encouraged me to start challenges with my families. I'm not at my goal weight of 278 for thanksgiving but i have made progress. i'm at 291. 7 pounds down.

how about SLIM&SWEAT for the next challenge. where we also set a challenge for exercise too.

hopefully i can lose 3 more pounds by final weigh in


Cathy...
Amy...
Cass...
Rhiannon...
Deb...
Katy...Twenty Something Holiday Challenge, Sixers Holiday Challenge
Robin...
Lauryn...
Connie...
AmyLou...
Shanell...
Tammara...
Tan... SLIM&SWEAT
Kerridwen...

KEEP PUSHING LADIES

PedalHound

Quick hello ladies..
Busy day around here but I got to the gym for over 1.5 hrs this morning and burned 900 cals so that's good. I will now be able to have a hot chocolate at the Santa Claus parade today :bigsmile:

meals are
1/2 sprouted gain bagel w/ almond butter & banana slices
luna bar
lentil vegetable curry, 1/4 cup skim milk cheese
1/2 sprouted gain bagel w/ hummus & hemp seeds
apple & 12oz starbucks hot chocolate :drinker: :bigsmile:
homemade spicy peanut pad thai, mixed green salad w/ balsamic vinegar
low fat choc pudding

did aerobics & C25K

So my friend who had the massive stroke a few weeks ago passed away in the night. I wish I could be there to comfort and mourn with the family.

I'm glad everyone is safe at their destinations and finding good ideas to help through the holidays! Good luck this weekend!!! :flowerforyou:

chipper15173

i am so sorry pedal....she is at peace and no more pain....prayers be with you.
made cookies today, having trouble staying away from them. i am over a little. but, have a good dinner. and i am done for the day.
going to shanells tonight to watch a dvd, than home and bath and pjs.
check back later, cathy

alliestar79

Hey Ladies!
I am so thankful to have found you all and i can't wait to start the challenge with you on Tuesday!

PedalHound

Welcome Allie! Yes, this is a GREAT group. Of course people join our group along the way, but originally this group stems from one that started almost 20 weeks ago! And the support is great. Let us know something about you

Well, I did well today. And I was feeling hungry so I decided to have more supper and skip on the hot chocolate and the choc pudding. Just those two things gave me almost 450 calories! :noway: :noway: But I ate it with some second helpings of supper. I'm a little full now... It's funny how with so many changing habits, it really feels unpleasant in a whole new way to be over-full. So now I'm on to tomorrow's challenge of birthday dinner at the in-laws.

Good night ladies!

chipper15173

good morning ladies....

welcome allie, why are you waiting to begin on tues. jump on into the hot tub (since it's cold out). don't waste another day.

**thinking** pedal, i am sorry i didn't support your efforts in eating well on your thanksgiving. i guess that is what i call being self absorbed, it's wasn't that time here and happening to me. i wanted to let you know you did a great job in staying healthy.

**thinking once again** as i had said to allie why wait another day. i just finished watching "ruby" and she is so heavy that going off her plan for one day could delay her weight loss and possibly kill her, because she is so heavy. there could be some truth to that for any one of us. i for one, if i had not started lossing when i did, because i am diabetic i could have by now had heart trouble, leg/foot trouble, all the bad things. but, as each day goes by that i stay in control is a step closer to becoming more "normal" health wise. any of us could be facing something we don't see coming until we gain. saying "one day won't hurt", which could be true, but, it's when one day turns into 2, 3, and the scale moves up. just a light bulb going off over my head that as long as i eat healthy and sensibly i WILL be ok. everyday counts, don't beat yourself up for having something you shouldn't, going over calories. life goes on and it's beautiful. just eat and enjoy it. you are not eating the whole package of ice cream, cookies, what ever are you? i would have sat down and ate at least 10 of the cookies i made at one sitting. not counting the other sittings i would have grab more yet. i was aware of what/how many i was eating and thinking ok, enough had your taste.

sorry just a rambling day. hope everyone has a super sunday and enjoy life......
cathy

DebLaf

Good Morning All,

Pedal, Sorry to hear about your friend.:flowerforyou: But on a more positive note, you are really doing amazing with your willpower to change for the better. I am just so impressed by you and the others who are so committed to this healthy lifestyle.

Cathy, You are also very impressive with your committment and motivation for others. I don't know about "Ruby", but am glad you have chosen the healthier way to live.

Beware the rambling begins...
With all that said, I started my morning off on a bad note. I don't know why I did it. I thought about it briefly (maybe that was the problem), but fell back into an old habit. I went out to buy a newspaper and came home with a big, gooey, glazed, deep fried donut. I have now started my day off with almost 600 calories and it wasn't even that good. What was I thinking? That is not the only mistake I made. I did not exercise yesterday, when there was no good reason not to. And I went over on calories yesterday, not by much but still I should have planned better. I also jumped on the scale this morning to see that I am up 0.2 pounds and that made me feel kind of bad. Why am I sabbotaging myself?

On a positive note. I did get myself to the health food store yesterday and found some interesting things. I found goji berries, but they were $9 for the smallest bag so I will wait on those. I did get some agave nectar (it's kind of high in calories), stevia liquid drops (sweetener I will try in my coffee), xyletol (another type of sweetener). I also found some zinc cough drops I like to have on hand for the winter that were a much better price than the cold-eze I usually buy. I also bought almond milk which is lower in calories than skim milk. I would like to find some of the cake batter protein powder too, but I think I will have to order that online. OK enough with the grocery list. I will strive to do better today with my eating. Here's the plan.

Today:
1: 600 cals+
2:orange
3: soup & salad, sweet potato
4: apple & popcorn
5: sweet & sour meatballs
6: skim milk & 1 small square dark chocolate

Walking dvd or tredmill before 11:30am

Have a good day ladies