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Momma2four

checking in:
calories - bad again ... I've resurrected some bad snacking eating habits
water - didn't do well all day yesterday with drinking my water, but drank a lot at night to almost meet my goal
exercise - none yesterday ... I'll do well tonight though with 90 minutes at the Y.:happy:

I feel like a hypocrite encouraging everyone when I am struggling with my own bad habits this week. I am not giving up though. And neither are you. Good for you on going to the Y tonight This is just a bad week for some of us but we have to get our heads on straight and quit eating more than we need! My self included. I have been over on my cals since last friday. :explode: I am not quiting though I am going to kick these cravings in the butt! Let's do it!!!

Momma2four

Hi all,
Sorry I have been MIA. Work is still crazy but I'm taking a minute of my lunch break to post.

This may not be a hard challenge for you all, but my challenge this week is NO fast food. It's hard for me because I'm travelling so much with work and if I challenge myself to no fast food whatsoever, it's easier for me to say no.

I can normally go for weeks at a time with no fast food with no problem -- I normally don't even miss it, but last week and this week have been ridiculous and although I'm making decent decisions about what I order, I know I could bring something healthier along with me so I'm not tempted to stop anymore. So, NO FAST FOOD.

And my personal challenge for the rest of the week is to exercise at least 60 minutes each day through Friday and log every thing that passes my lips. I'm working 13+ hours each day this week and I've discovered it's really easy for me to talk myself out of exercising & logging after a long day at work.




Ugh, I can't wait to get back to my normal work schedule in November. It's so funny that a normal 50
hour work week seems like a vacation after a few 65+ hour work weeks. IEverything really is relative, I guess.

We can do this! :drinker:

Good challenge I just ate at fast food. I am done. I have got to regain control of my self.

lstpaul

I feel like a hypocrite encouraging everyone when I am struggling with my own bad habits this week. I am not giving up though. And neither are you. Good for you on going to the Y tonight This is just a bad week for some of us but we have to get our heads on straight and quit eating more than we need! My self included. I have been over on my cals since last friday. :explode: I am not quiting though I am going to kick these cravings in the butt! Let's do it!!!

I wonder if it's the time of year that is causing challenges for so many of us. It's busier, harder to concentrate on ourselves? Plus it's cold! In St. Paul we have had 2 snowy days already ... and it's just too darn early for that ... even for here! Less fruit & veggie choices at the grocery store ... lots of reasons to be making bad choices. But we will just have to push through it!
Don't ever feel like a hypocrite for encouraging us! Whether you are having a bad week or not ... we have all been in the same boat, and we all need as much positive feedback as we can get. Hopefully it will eventually sink in and we will all get back on track! I know we can do this ... look at what we've done so far! :flowerforyou:

Momma2four

I feel like a hypocrite encouraging everyone when I am struggling with my own bad habits this week. I am not giving up though. And neither are you. Good for you on going to the Y tonight This is just a bad week for some of us but we have to get our heads on straight and quit eating more than we need! My self included. I have been over on my cals since last friday. :explode: I am not quiting though I am going to kick these cravings in the butt! Let's do it!!!

I wonder if it's the time of year that is causing challenges for so many of us. It's busier, harder to concentrate on ourselves? Plus it's cold! In St. Paul we have had 2 snowy days already ... and it's just too darn early for that ... even for here! Less fruit & veggie choices at the grocery store ... lots of reasons to be making bad choices. But we will just have to push through it!
Don't ever feel like a hypocrite for encouraging us! Whether you are having a bad week or not ... we have all been in the same boat, and we all need as much positive feedback as we can get. Hopefully it will eventually sink in and we will all get back on track! I know we can do this ... look at what we've done so far! :flowerforyou:

Thanks lstpaul, you are so right. Although, I must confess the weather has been beautiful here this week, today is the first day we have had bad weather and it is actually still in the 60's even with this bad storm. It has been sunny and in the upper 70's low 80's for the last week. I just have been making bad choices even when I am not hungry, this is how I got fat in the first place. I know that it is temporary and I am forcing myself to get back on track. Thanks for your encouragement I needed that. We can do this. I have been a bit stressed, my youngest child has been having some learning problems for a while now. I am trying to get him help. I have him in speech and every week I go, the therapyst tells me it is more than a speech issue. He is sooo bright! He just seems to not understand what we are talking about at times. Sometimes, I feel so overwhelmed and do not know what to do. I find myself crying a lot. I like coming to this site because I can focus on losing weight and leave all that aside for a short time. I am thankful that I have a faith in God, it gives me hope for my precious little guy! Sorry, I did not mean to go on like that. Feels kinda good to get it out.

lstpaul

Momma2four: I'm so sorry for you little guy's troubles! It is really good that you are getting him evaluated and in speech therapy so early, and if you aren't completely happy with the evaluation or results, get another opinion until you are happy with their plan to help him. I'll keep him in my prayers. No wonder you have been having problems with concentrating on weight loss. I've had a lot going on lately too, and I know that is a big reason I'm struggling with food now. But I also know that we are very important to our families, and we need to make our health and well-being a priority again too. So we have to find a way to get back our focus on weight loss in our busy, over-whelming lives. It won't help anything/anyone if we let ourselves slide back into bad habits. Let's just write off the last few days, and start fresh again. We can do this! :flowerforyou:

andreasoulcastle

wow, it is storming over here trees falling over, garbage cans in the middle of the street..power out on campus so NO CLASSES yayyyy. Feel like a little kid again, it's pouring outside so I am not gonna get all mad at myself for not working out instead of staying in with my blanket wrapped around me watching Dexter on the Netflix and drinking tea with my kitty cat on my lap. Sometimes you just got to have your lazy day, sitting around in the pjs n slippers!!

Ladies, I know we are having hard times..I think that we all know what is good for us, and what steps should be taken in order to reach these goals..but the really really hard part is putting that into action. If it were that easy, everyone would be fit. Unfortunately there are so many challenges in our lives and our lives change from day to day, and well...some of us have priorities that come before ourselves and children fall into that category. The challenge is not just trying to lose weight, it becomes more..about balancing your life and all of the goals on your plate.

It is hard, we are here for each other, let's get through it and look on the positive side. If we have a bad day, make tomorrow better...if we have a bad week..make the next week better.


I am here for you guys

Andrea

Momma2four

lstpaul, Thanks I needed that!!!

andrea, you are so right and this is good we can do this all together!!


Thanks again you guys are the best!!!!!

snowflakes

Yah! You all need to know how happy I was to get online tonight and see your many updates. It was a tough morning but I have made it through today with staying in my calories and drinking all my water. I got gusy running in town and that helped take my mind off the hunger.

I had tacos out for lunch. So no fast food for the rest fo the week. I am trying to think of this as a llife style change and not a diet. Just smaller portions to make this a life change to make the weight stay off. We can each do this.

This journey is emtional for me as well physical and I soooo need this forum. Thanks for letting me a part of your group.

Momma2four

Yah! You all need to know how happy I was to get online tonight and see your many updates. It was a tough morning but I have made it through today with staying in my calories and drinking all my water. I got gusy running in town and that helped take my mind off the hunger.

I had tacos out for lunch. So no fast food for the rest fo the week. I am trying to think of this as a llife style change and not a diet. Just smaller portions to make this a life change to make the weight stay off. We can each do this.

This journey is emtional for me as well physical and I soooo need this forum. Thanks for letting me a part of your group.

That is what we are here for. We are all in a simular boat so to speak! Together we will be more successful. I read that the people who post the most tend to have the highest weight loss. So let us post on our over 200's team daily. 2 times, 3 times, you know what I mean.


You all have a great evening!!!!!!!

awestfall

Sorry guys I have had a horrible sinus infection this past week but I am back and going full force.

awestfall

wow, it is storming over here trees falling over, garbage cans in the middle of the street..power out on campus so NO CLASSES yayyyy. Feel like a little kid again, it's pouring outside so I am not gonna get all mad at myself for not working out instead of staying in with my blanket wrapped around me watching Dexter on the Netflix and drinking tea with my kitty cat on my lap. Sometimes you just got to have your lazy day, sitting around in the pjs n slippers!!

Ladies, I know we are having hard times..I think that we all know what is good for us, and what steps should be taken in order to reach these goals..but the really really hard part is putting that into action. If it were that easy, everyone would be fit. Unfortunately there are so many challenges in our lives and our lives change from day to day, and well...some of us have priorities that come before ourselves and children fall into that category. The challenge is not just trying to lose weight, it becomes more..about balancing your life and all of the goals on your plate.

It is hard, we are here for each other, let's get through it and look on the positive side. If we have a bad day, make tomorrow better...if we have a bad week..make the next week better.


I am here for you guys

Andrea

Thanks Andrea!!! Truly inspirational and motivational.I am focused on being fit and reaching my goals and I am here for all of you as well.

Momma2four

Good Morning All,

Just got back from my walk. All kinds of downed tree branches still ugly but in the 60's so it is kind of warm. CA had a huge unusual for this time of year storm yesterday. It was soooo windy. I saw all kinds of trees that fell over. Thank God all my trees and fence stayed up. This part of CA is usually pretty comfortable with very little rain in October. We average in the 70-80's this time of year. So it was exciting. I just feel bad for the people who had damage due to the wind. I feel good today and ready to do this.

mscocoa30

Hi everybody. Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Well, today is one of those days I have to be extremely careful with. It is almost that time of the month. And during this time, all my reasoning with food goes right out the window. I get a sense of pure greed to be honest and I have a lot of problems with control and consistency. It's kind of pathetic to let two or three days ruin a perfectly good month worth of hard work. Right now I have a craving for some fried chicken and chocolate. LOL Does anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?

snowflakes

Sorry guys I have had a horrible sinus infection this past week but I am back and going full force.

Sinus infections are miserable. Are you an allergy suferer? I'm so happy to have come across this goup.

Today is much better day thank goodness. A day at a time, to make a week at a time. It can be so OVERWHELMING to look at my goals and know that 2011 in a ways away. wheew.

snowflakes

Hi everybody. Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Well, today is one of those days I have to be extremely careful with. It is almost that time of the month. And during this time, all my reasoning with food goes right out the window. I get a sense of pure greed to be honest and I have a lot of problems with control and consistency. It's kind of pathetic to let two or three days ruin a perfectly good month worth of hard work. Right now I have a craving for some fried chicken and chocolate. LOL Does anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?

Well I haven't lost a quickly as you, but I go a head and eat what I crave only in much smaller portions that keeps me in my calorie count for the day. I have a treat on the days I exercise. The food diary has been a HUGE help to me and has been a BIG eyeopener. I really thought that I ate pretty healthy for the most part and I was. It is the portions that got me. By weighing my chicken a learning what 3oz. really is, OH MY... And fruits and verggies can add up to a lot of calories. Hang tough for these few days::flowerforyou:

lstpaul

Hi everybody. Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Well, today is one of those days I have to be extremely careful with. It is almost that time of the month. And during this time, all my reasoning with food goes right out the window. I get a sense of pure greed to be honest and I have a lot of problems with control and consistency. It's kind of pathetic to let two or three days ruin a perfectly good month worth of hard work. Right now I have a craving for some fried chicken and chocolate. LOL Does anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?

My advice is similar to snowflakes advice - I usually go ahead and have what I am craving at that TOM (for me it is usually french fries) ... but I try to have just a little. It seems like if I try to just ignore the craving, I end up eating everything in the house until I finally give in and make some french fries! Trying to get in some extra exercise usually helps me too, even though I usually don't feel like doing it - I end up feeling better afterwards and less cravings! Good luck!

lstpaul

The challenge is not just trying to lose weight, it becomes more..about balancing your life and all of the goals on your plate.

It is hard, we are here for each other, let's get through it and look on the positive side. If we have a bad day, make tomorrow better...if we have a bad week..make the next week better.

You put this so well Andrea ... thanks, you are so right about this weight loss journey being about finding life balance in so many ways.

Momma2four

Hi everybody. Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Well, today is one of those days I have to be extremely careful with. It is almost that time of the month. And during this time, all my reasoning with food goes right out the window. I get a sense of pure greed to be honest and I have a lot of problems with control and consistency. It's kind of pathetic to let two or three days ruin a perfectly good month worth of hard work. Right now I have a craving for some fried chicken and chocolate. LOL Does anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?

mscocoa, the girls are right. I think eating what you are craving in a smaller portion is going to keep you from overeating everything else to make up for that craving. Have a small peice of chocolate instead of a whole candy bar. Share a candy bar with someone. Have a pc of chicken just be careful. Try to keep it within your maintenance calories. I also have real bad cravings around tom and I go ahead and fit it into my calories for the day. If I ever feel overly hungry I do not go "hogwild" I stay just under maintenance calories just to get me through that day.

Momma2four

Hey gals,

I have done very well today. I still have dinner to deal with but I am the one cooking . If I simply stick to the plan for dinner I will do great today. This will be the first time since last Wed. that I have stuck to my calories. I know that I will not have a loss this week. But I am okay with that I am just glad I am back on track.

LittleSpy

I do the same as everyone else here and try to have whatever I'm craving in moderation. It's my TOM and I have a pumpkin cheesecake baking in the oven. :laugh: It's a recipe I kind of just made up on the fly and it will have less than 200 calories per slice. I just have to remember to only have 1 piece. I had a small piece of chocolate last night which is the first candy I've had in over 5 weeks. I've also had a horrible craving for teriyaki chicken for some reason so I'm making that for dinner tonight along with brown rice & broccoli. Luckily, I had a healthy breakfast & lunch so the sodium in the teriyaki sauce won't kill my daily total. :drinker:

mscocoa30

Thanks everyone for your advise. It's evening now and I fought the urge. LOL Mainly because there is no fried chicken or chocolate in the house. Today is my first day off in 12 days and I was too lazy to leave the house today. haha. Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to get me that little piece of chocolate I have been craving so much. :drinker:

awestfall

Hi everybody. Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Well, today is one of those days I have to be extremely careful with. It is almost that time of the month. And during this time, all my reasoning with food goes right out the window. I get a sense of pure greed to be honest and I have a lot of problems with control and consistency. It's kind of pathetic to let two or three days ruin a perfectly good month worth of hard work. Right now I have a craving for some fried chicken and chocolate. LOL Does anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?

ALL THE TIME!! But hang in there and try to subsitute your cravings with something good for you.Thats what I try to do even though sometimes my cravings win.Be strong you can do this!!!

awestfall

Sorry guys I have had a horrible sinus infection this past week but I am back and going full force.

Sinus infections are miserable. Are you an allergy suferer? I'm so happy to have come across this goup.

Today is much better day thank goodness. A day at a time, to make a week at a time. It can be so OVERWHELMING to look at my goals and know that 2011 in a ways away. wheew.

Yes unfortunately I have allergies too and I was pushing myself all last week to exercise even though I was feeling dizzy and off balance,but now that I have gotten meds in my system I feel much better.You can do this and with the help of all these fine people in this group YOU WILL!

mscocoa30

Sorry guys I have had a horrible sinus infection this past week but I am back and going full force.

Sinus infections are miserable. Are you an allergy suferer? I'm so happy to have come across this goup.

Today is much better day thank goodness. A day at a time, to make a week at a time. It can be so OVERWHELMING to look at my goals and know that 2011 in a ways away. wheew.

Yes unfortunately I have allergies too and I was pushing myself all last week to exercise even though I was feeling dizzy and off balance,but now that I have gotten meds in my system I feel much better.You can do this and with the help of all these fine people in this group YOU WILL!

I used to have horrible sinus infections. I'd have to get on antibotics. They only thing that really offered me some temporary relief was Aleve Cold and Sinus. It would get especially bad around October and also in May. Since I stopped working at a particular place, they went away. I found out that it was the HVAC units in the building I worked in. Every May/October the air or heating units would blow out allergens. I haven't had the problem since then, but I can certainly sympathize.

awestfall

Sorry guys I have had a horrible sinus infection this past week but I am back and going full force.

Sinus infections are miserable. Are you an allergy suferer? I'm so happy to have come across this goup.

Today is much better day thank goodness. A day at a time, to make a week at a time. It can be so OVERWHELMING to look at my goals and know that 2011 in a ways away. wheew.

Yes unfortunately I have allergies too and I was pushing myself all last week to exercise even though I was feeling dizzy and off balance,but now that I have gotten meds in my system I feel much better.You can do this and with the help of all these fine people in this group YOU WILL!

I used to have horrible sinus infections. I'd have to get on antibotics. They only thing that really offered me some temporary relief was Aleve Cold and Sinus. It would get especially bad around October and also in May. Since I stopped working at a particular place, they went away. I found out that it was the HVAC units in the building I worked in. Every May/October the air or heating units would blow out allergens. I haven't had the problem since then, but I can certainly sympathize.

Thanks I will keep the Aleve Cold and Sinus in mind if it happens again which I am sure it will.The antibiotic is the only thing that has made it better.

andreasoulcastle

OMG sorry I am posting so late today, but it is sooooo cool to see everyones posts!! I think trying to check in with all of you friends on a daily basis is going to be a big part of getting me through this holiday season. Did well on my eating today, but really need to work on my water intake.

I agree with you ladies talking about cravings...and yes when i am on my TOM i really need chocolate!!!!! If i deprive myself of my cravings...i end up having them anyways but engorging on it instead of savoring it.

Tomorrow is my workout day, will tell you how it goes.

Wanted to ask you all some questions. I am a student and have been working less hours at work to balance out my school schedule. Less money means I need to try to budget, lately I have been going grocery shopping and then running out of food in my fridge and pantry..then end up eating horrible, well not that bad but not nutritious (cup a noodles/ quesadillas/grilled cheese/fast food/chips)Anyone got any student budget eating tips?

jennbarrette

Hi everyone,

I am back! I fell of the wagon with my eating, and was really feeling depressed and ashamed of myself, so I disappeared for a while. I wasn't even weighting myself. I did keep up with my exercise, and today I finally stepped on the scale (after 3 or 4 weeks of avoiding it) and I have lost another 2 pounds.

I am trying my best to get back my motivation to eat well, but it is a real struggle, and with the holiday season quickly approaching (it was Thanksgiving here in Canada this Monday) I have decided to just do my best and make sure not to gain any weight back,

I wanted to thank Momma for checking in on me. It really helped me try and focus and know that if I didn't come back I wouldn't just be letting myself down. Each time on of us fails or succeeds it can affect us all.

I am now 1 pound away from 60 pounds lost, and I will lose that pound this week!

Momma2four

OMG sorry I am posting so late today, but it is sooooo cool to see everyones posts!! I think trying to check in with all of you friends on a daily basis is going to be a big part of getting me through this holiday season. Did well on my eating today, but really need to work on my water intake.

I agree with you ladies talking about cravings...and yes when i am on my TOM i really need chocolate!!!!! If i deprive myself of my cravings...i end up having them anyways but engorging on it instead of savoring it.

Tomorrow is my workout day, will tell you how it goes.

Wanted to ask you all some questions. I am a student and have been working less hours at work to balance out my school schedule. Less money means I need to try to budget, lately I have been going grocery shopping and then running out of food in my fridge and pantry..then end up eating horrible, well not that bad but not nutritious (cup a noodles/ quesadillas/grilled cheese/fast food/chips)Anyone got any student budget eating tips?

make a menu for the week. Stick to it. Make a double batch of something and immediatly freeze the second portion for the next week. By making a menu you know how much you need to buy and you know that you are covered until the next pay day. I hope this helps!

Momma2four

Hi everyone,

I am back! I fell of the wagon with my eating, and was really feeling depressed and ashamed of myself, so I disappeared for a while. I wasn't even weighting myself. I did keep up with my exercise, and today I finally stepped on the scale (after 3 or 4 weeks of avoiding it) and I have lost another 2 pounds.

I am trying my best to get back my motivation to eat well, but it is a real struggle, and with the holiday season quickly approaching (it was Thanksgiving here in Canada this Monday) I have decided to just do my best and make sure not to gain any weight back,

I wanted to thank Momma for checking in on me. It really helped me try and focus and know that if I didn't come back I wouldn't just be letting myself down. Each time on of us fails or succeeds it can affect us all.

I am now 1 pound away from 60 pounds lost, and I will lose that pound this week!

I am so proud of you. That is amazing you are almost to 60 pounds. We can get through this all together. We all are in a common situation. We do not need to lose 15 pounds to fit in our "skinny jeans" and I am not putting those girls down. It is just a huge difference, if you need to lose 15 pounds you are probably in the normal weight range. I can't even see the normal weight range when I step on a scale. It is especially far away for me considering I am 5'2 (almost) and they are saying normal for me is 110 I have had 4 children, I weighed 115 in high school and was very thin. Can you imagine 4babies hips weighing 110? :noway: So I love the fact that my hubby likes curves and I do not have to fall into the 110 catergory. Just a mild vent. I am so glad you are back you are one of my inspirations.:flowerforyou:

lstpaul

Welcome back jennbarrette! You are so close to that 60 pounds, what an inspiration!
Momma2four: That's great that you are back on track!
Andreasoulcastle: I find it hard to eat well on a budget too, especially this time of year when fruits and veggies are more expensive and less available. Light Progresso soups are a good option for me to have around - and I've found some good sales, of course you have to check salt on some of those canned soups. Here in St. Paul apples are plentiful right now. I guess really watch for sales and coupons. Good luck!

My daily check in -
I ate too many snacks yesterday, but then did a good job of having a light dinner ... still ended up over on calories but closer than I could have been. I didn't do well on water, and only a short walk for exercise.
I was disappointed to miss my usual step class this morning at the Y ... we had sleet and I was worried I would get stuck in traffic after class , and not have time to get my daugher to school for her swim team practice. Of course I should have gotten out of bed anyhow and just exercised at home ... but I didn't. It is my son's 9th birthday today so we will be going out to eat at a hibachi place tonight, so I need to keep it light for lunch.