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  • charcharbec
    charcharbec Posts: 253 Member
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    I finally was able to edit my previous weigh ins, before it wouldn't save. I started at 309, I weighed myself this morning (i know i do EVERYDAY lol) I was 289. God, how horrible!!!! How did I let myself get this BIG. I hate myself :mad:

    Awww sweetie don't. Really. I mean you have done SO well so far. :) Really... we will all get there together doll.
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
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    I didn't get to exercise last night like I wanted, but I'm going to my deep water fitness class today. I need to ramp it up over the next couple days because tomorrow night I'm going for Indian dinner to celebrate my 5th wedding anniversary, and I will not forgo the butter chicken!! I'll likely do a 10-15 minute run on the treadmill and go for a good walk with my dog - hoping to burn 700+ calories in exercise today.

    I am Indian....so I know Our food can be a killer...my makes makes homemade everything including Butter Chicken and Dal Makani (Buttery Lentils)...alll so yummy and I dont know of anyway to make them healthy...have fun on your 5th anniversary Dinner and congrats on being married 5 years
    Oooo - the Dal sounds amazing! Butter chicken and palak panner are my indulgences. It's not just the rich cream sauces, but the sodium content must be off the charts.:sick: I just haven't had it in soooo long, so I will enjoy - thanks for the anniversary wishes!
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 10,390 Member
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    I finally was able to edit my previous weigh ins, before it wouldn't save. I started at 309, I weighed myself this morning (i know i do EVERYDAY lol) I was 289. God, how horrible!!!! How did I let myself get this BIG. I hate myself :mad:

    I think at some point we all feel this way...the good thing is your making great changes...I am very impressed with the amount of cooking and receipes you have.

    You have lost 20 lbs. That's 2, 10lb bags of potatoes or 20 lbs of butter...That's a hugh amount when you visualize it...stay focused with your short term goals.

    Kim
  • charcharbec
    charcharbec Posts: 253 Member
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    Good Morning Everyone...I am just checking it....so yesterday I worked out amazing well...burned 850 calories...that included elliptical, Body Works class and Power Yoga...but I must admit I made a big BOO BOO and ate 10 pieces of chocolate at over 500 calories...I just needed to eat them....THEY WERE CALLING MY NAME!!!!

    Its just so hard being at home and being surrounded by food (I recently moved back in with my parents because I lost my job and started school...at my apt I never had "Bad" food so if i was starving at night it was healthy cereal or an apple)...this sucks and I just blew it...in so mad at myself.....Oh well

    I DONT HAVE AN ISSUE WORKING OUT>>>>>I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH FOOD!!!!

    Omg. That just about killed me. ("THEY WERE CALLING MY NAME!!!!!") BAHA! It is very clear that you are great with working out. Don't feel like you HAVE to burn 850 cals. I mean 400 or so for me at least 5 days a week... sometimes even as low as 250, is causing some great results. I say this too, because if I exercise WAY over that, I just start eating crap to make sure that I am getting the 1200 cals I need. I used to be afraid of going OVER 1000 now I am terrified of not making 1200. Haha. Anyway--- don't be so hard on yourself about the chocolate. Something that might help? Get those Quaker Fiber Omerga-3 bars for a snack. They are yummy, good source of fiber. AND They have chocolate pieces on them. That way you get your chocolate fix.

    I mean, a very tiny bit of chocolate is alright once in a while. As most things are.

    But I read this article once that said, that its not JUST counting calories--- it's also--- HOW BIG the cal sizes of your meals should be. Normally I personally try to keep my snacks between 100-200 Cals and my Meals between 300 and 500 cals. Sometimes, it is easy to eat a huuuge meal thats like 600 or 700 cals, and just write it off and say, "Well I will just exercise them off." But, and I am no expert so if someone knows better than me please correct me, I feel like it just doesn't work like that. THe article talked about how bigger meals with more cals and carbs and fat take a wholllle lot of time to digest. So because it's harder for your metabolism it either slows it down a bit, or stores that extra stuff it can't burn right away as fat. I mean... maybe the article was being read incorrectly.

    Anyway, that's just what that made me think of. Don't be hard on yourself, we ALL induldge some sometimes. I mean come on. Right? I want to still be allowed to have the things I love. Like... chipotle?!?! That has got to be my favorite food ever. But instead of eating a whole mother effing burrito... I can eat half... save the rest for later and then BAM... its like two times chipotle. Right? Or Pizza.... instead of eating the whole damn thing... a piece or so is sufficient.

    Damn it. I'm done now... but I so want chipotle. MMMMMMMM.

    I completely agree with everything you just said! I've also heard that about meals. I was reading an article yesterday that said that many people think their "snacks" should be less calories than meals but ideally they should all be about the same. So if you eat 6 times a day and are allowed 1200 calories, ideally they should be about the same. But I don't know because how can you ever have an actual meal at only 200 calories?! lol Maybe just make meals 100 calories more than snacks? I don't know, seems like maybe if you ate a 2000 calorie diet this would work but that's a lot of calories!

    I don't think I have heard the thing about them all being about the same. Though... a slim fast for me is about 190 cals. If I have three of those and two snacks at about the same, I barely hit 1200. Honestly. I just go by the rules I told you. And I know--- I know SO bad, but I weigh myself every morning.... and I am steadily losing weight. i have never ever seen my scale do that before. It's pretty incredible to watch.
  • McFatterton
    McFatterton Posts: 1,358 Member
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    Do you guys have room for one more? I've been reading the threads on this board and I think you guys would be a great help to my motivation :smile: I just joined two days ago and have done really well staying within my calories but I'm SO lazy when it comes to working out! I have managed to go for a walk every night with my husband and our dog.....I just need to do more!

    BTW - my name is Sara, I'm from MI and I'm a newlywed :love: my husband and I are trying to get pregnant so I really need to get healthier!

    I have been successful losing weight in the past but always put it back on :grumble: I even managed to lose about 20 pounds for our wedding.....but it's all come back plus a few :sad:

    I'm excited to get healthier and lose some of this flub!!!!

    Oh, and are there any other pescatarian/vegetarians here??
  • charcharbec
    charcharbec Posts: 253 Member
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    Hey Sara! Yes! Welcome!

    I am not a veggie. Or a pesc. but I don't eat any read meat. Only chicken normally for poultry... oh and like a slice of ham for sandwiches. I can't eat it plain. And I like to forget that i have ham on there too. hahaha.

    Annnywaysssss....

    welcome! I want you to have that cute baby belly too.... a little bump :)

    <3's
  • Giggles27
    Giggles27 Posts: 139
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    Welcome Sara...how are you?

    Yes getting healthier and a very cute baby bump in the near future....I love PREGO'S!!!

    My sis-in law is almost 9 months prego with my lil neice (first baby in the family) and we all live together (my bro n his wife live as a joint family with my parents n thats what I moved home to)....thats the most exciting part about getting laid off...is being able to watch my neice being born and spend lots of time with her the first 6 months of her life......

    Hopefully im done with school by March and pass my certifications close to then and I can get a job and move back out...and plan a wedding...keeping my fingers crossed
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
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    Welcome Sara - I think you found the right group - we are not the crazed fitness group like some others, but we are taking it one day at a time and making ourselves accountable for what we put in our body, and what we DO WITH our body.
    GL getting pregnant. I can't say these days that my kids have been my wisest choice :laugh:
  • Arienna
    Arienna Posts: 913
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    Thanks for being so encouraging guys, sorry for being so negative! I'm trying not to be, just really stressed this week because of school.

    Welcome Sara!! :flowerforyou:
  • McFatterton
    McFatterton Posts: 1,358 Member
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    Thanks for the warm welcome!!! I'm excited to be healthier and shed this flab!
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 10,390 Member
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    Ok, I am off to work...ate a healthy choice for lunch beef tips portobello...yum

    I wish I had a personal chef to make my meals...Jessica your hubby is lucky to have one...LOL...and you clean too...LOL

    Well, I am off to work and am planning a ham-hash dinner with grilled chicken covered in bernaise sauce...my kids love ham-hash...I can probably have 3 Tablespoons with chicken and a big salad of course

    The plan is to workout tonight for 30 minutes. I have not worked out for 4 days. If I don't work out tonight, someone better yell at me tomorrow!!!! I mean it, give it to me good.

    We are halfway to Monday weigh-in...I put the scale away on Tuesday and am not weighing in until Monday...I find myself obsessed with it

    KIm
  • amym1
    amym1 Posts: 13
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    Yesterday was the 24th anniversary of the day I met my husband. He was planning to take me out to dinner and then he said "maybe we should be good and skip eating out. We might enjoy it in the short run but we'll regret it tomorrow." We are always trying to lose weight and get sabotaged by special occasions (especially when every other day is a "special occasion" like "Yeah it's Friday," or "Yeah we've been good for one week, let's celebrate by pigging out!" So, we stayed home and ate leftovers (healthy ones) and it was the best thing we could have done. There will be many more chances to go out to eat and many more special occasions. And, we'll both hopefully live longer and get to enjoy more time together, so I'm glad we didn't go out. Oh, and we also walked the dogs together, so got a little exercise in too.

    Amy
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,977 Member
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    I didn't get to exercise last night like I wanted, but I'm going to my deep water fitness class today. I need to ramp it up over the next couple days because tomorrow night I'm going for Indian dinner to celebrate my 5th wedding anniversary, and I will not forgo the butter chicken!! I'll likely do a 10-15 minute run on the treadmill and go for a good walk with my dog - hoping to burn 700+ calories in exercise today.

    I am Indian....so I know Our food can be a killer...my makes makes homemade everything including Butter Chicken and Dal Makani (Buttery Lentils)...alll so yummy and I dont know of anyway to make them healthy...have fun on your 5th anniversary Dinner and congrats on being married 5 years
    Oooo - the Dal sounds amazing! Butter chicken and palak panner are my indulgences. It's not just the rich cream sauces, but the sodium content must be off the charts.:sick: I just haven't had it in soooo long, so I will enjoy - thanks for the anniversary wishes!

    Happy Anniversary!! It's mine too, only 4 years for us. We are going to a casino to stay for the night. I haven't eaten much today because I feel like I'm getting a cold and just have no appetite. I had a fiber bar this morning and soup for lunch. I don't usually do hot tea, but I do when I'm sick. I've had one hot tea and am about to make another. So, with all the walking we'll likely do tonight, I should be ok for my calories for today.

    Sara - welcome. I'm from the mitten state too. Congrats on getting married and hopefully you'll be pregnant soon. While I hated being preggo - I LOVE kids.
  • Arienna
    Arienna Posts: 913
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    I didn't get to exercise last night like I wanted, but I'm going to my deep water fitness class today. I need to ramp it up over the next couple days because tomorrow night I'm going for Indian dinner to celebrate my 5th wedding anniversary, and I will not forgo the butter chicken!! I'll likely do a 10-15 minute run on the treadmill and go for a good walk with my dog - hoping to burn 700+ calories in exercise today.

    I am Indian....so I know Our food can be a killer...my makes makes homemade everything including Butter Chicken and Dal Makani (Buttery Lentils)...alll so yummy and I dont know of anyway to make them healthy...have fun on your 5th anniversary Dinner and congrats on being married 5 years
    Oooo - the Dal sounds amazing! Butter chicken and palak panner are my indulgences. It's not just the rich cream sauces, but the sodium content must be off the charts.:sick: I just haven't had it in soooo long, so I will enjoy - thanks for the anniversary wishes!

    Happy Anniversary!! It's mine too, only 4 years for us. We are going to a casino to stay for the night. I haven't eaten much today because I feel like I'm getting a cold and just have no appetite. I had a fiber bar this morning and soup for lunch. I don't usually do hot tea, but I do when I'm sick. I've had one hot tea and am about to make another. So, with all the walking we'll likely do tonight, I should be ok for my calories for today.

    Sara - welcome. I'm from the mitten state too. Congrats on getting married and hopefully you'll be pregnant soon. While I hated being preggo - I LOVE kids.

    It's cold here in the mitten state today!!! lol At least it's not raining anymore (at the moment anyway).

    Happy Anniversary guys!! Have fun at the casino and I hope you feel better Shannon! Being sick sucks, especially on special occasions!! :flowerforyou:
  • RHarter0710
    RHarter0710 Posts: 97
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    Okay so after going through about two hours of motivational message boards, i have decided I thoroughly like this one! "Yes I SHOULD be working" So anyhow, I wanna come talk to you cool kids! Got room for me?
  • McFatterton
    McFatterton Posts: 1,358 Member
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    Welcome RHarter! I just joined this one today too - seems to beat all the rest :laugh:
  • Giggles27
    Giggles27 Posts: 139
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    Okay so after going through about two hours of motivational message boards, i have decided I thoroughly like this one! "Yes I SHOULD be working" So anyhow, I wanna come talk to you cool kids! Got room for me?

    Hi Rick...Welcome to the group...we weigh in usually on Mondays and we have a list of our weights (if you would like to share...its okay if you dont)...we also have our own measurements....some of us have some yummy recipes (I dont because I don't know any...but they sound amazing)....and we are here to help for motivation and also for anything else you might need

    Jessica - 171.2 (2# loss)
    Anu - 217 (- 1 lb)
    Ian- 245 (+3lbs)
    Tiff - 216.5 (4.5# loss)
    Shannon 154 (-1 lb)
    Courtney 295.6 (-1 lb)
    Pam 203.8 (+.8 gain)
    Amy 196.5 (0 gain/loss)
  • RHarter0710
    RHarter0710 Posts: 97
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    Well I am sitting at 240 which is a -2 for me from starting this site on Friday of last week, which was 242--
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 10,390 Member
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    Yesterday was the 24th anniversary of the day I met my husband. He was planning to take me out to dinner and then he said "maybe we should be good and skip eating out. We might enjoy it in the short run but we'll regret it tomorrow." We are always trying to lose weight and get sabotaged by special occasions (especially when every other day is a "special occasion" like "Yeah it's Friday," or "Yeah we've been good for one week, let's celebrate by pigging out!" So, we stayed home and ate leftovers (healthy ones) and it was the best thing we could have done. There will be many more chances to go out to eat and many more special occasions. And, we'll both hopefully live longer and get to enjoy more time together, so I'm glad we didn't go out. Oh, and we also walked the dogs together, so got a little exercise in too.

    Amy

    As I was reading this, I thought well go to dinner and split a meal...then, you ended with a whopper...healthy leftovers at home....awesome

    My hubby and I also have that same influence on each other...I don't know if we would be that stong.

    Side Note: I got a letter from my son who's in basic training for the Army. He says it sucks and that he is happy that everyone still remembers him from home/work. I wish I could tell him that of course everyone still remembers him. Silly guy. I miss him so much.

    Kim
  • mamaturner
    mamaturner Posts: 2,533 Member
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    Hell everyone and welcome to those who have just joined. You will absolutetly love the group! I feel likeI've missed so much, I hate work, lol. I've been doing awesome! Weighed myself this morning (I'm with ya everydayers lately) lost 1 pound since Monday! Also... had to giggle all the pants I bought 2 months ago, if I take my belt off... FALL RIGHT OFF! Its exciting and a little sad... soon I will have no pants.. I don't know that I'll be able to fit into any of my old pants yet. But still super excited.. Dinner should be yummy. I found these Bistro Sensations Chicken sausage.. it's filled with smoked mozzarella artichokes and garlic.. 1 link is 110 calories and I'm gonna have them in pieces to add to some cheese tortollini and vodka sauce... *drools* Maybe I'll put the recipe on, for once its an easy one for me, 3 ingredient and a delicious side salad!

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