Congrats Kris and movin4ward, sounds like you're both doing really really good. I'm feeling great, also still motivated and determined! I'm on week 2, day 3 of Slim in Six. This weekend I had a cheat day Saturday, and by Sunday I was ready to get back on track. We ate breakfast at a restaurant, and I even gave my boyfriend all (except for one little bite of my toast). I love toast... so this was kind of a big deal!
Even though I haven't officially weighed in, according to the scale I'm down 3 pounds from when I joined this group (171 to 168).
It all sounds good, but I'm a bit nervous about tomorrow. I've been off work for a week and a half now (giving me lots of time to focus on eating right, exercising, etc. Tomorrow I'm back, full swing, with long and irregular hours. Wish me luck.
I'm planning on starting C25k along with SIS next week... but I'll see how working+working out goes this week. I don't want to take on more than I can commit to.

I'm into my 2nd week on MFP. Weigh-in on Monday showed 3 lbs off, and I'm really pleased with that. I've started walking, back and forth to the office every day. I'm in terrible shape, and I'm looking forward to get to the office in the morning without my face beeing all red and sweating - LOL.

In two weeks our local pool will open again after maintenance, and my goal is to start swimming again at least two nights a week.

I'm close to my kcal-intake every day, but never above. A couple of days (Friday and Saturday) I did make some poor food-choises, I was not able to fight the temptation. Yesterday I threw a birthday-party for my oldest, and when the guests left the house, it is still full of candy and cakes. What to do?? (I'm a sugar-addict - love all sweets).

My weight this morning is the same. I'm altering my workouts to do the c25k during my daily workouts (starting today) and using the butt bible videos for toning. I really hope to see a weight loss next week.

Congratulations everyone in making progress scale and nsv alike.

Hey Everyone!!

I have been pretty disappointing for the last week. My problem is that I stay good all day, eating right and tracking every cal that I consume but as soon as the sun goes down I am like this super hungry person who can even eat a dino..I mean really..I have no clue what happens but I just let it go and eat cookies , fries , junk and every other thing that you are supposed to avoid. Then I just think ..Oh my God..now there's no use of exercise so let me begin from tomorrow and that tomorrow has still not come..I am just so clueless about what's going on..Help!!

Don't get discouraged. Something is triggering the eating, so try to pay attention and see if it is something other than the sun going down. Are you used to eating during your evening activities? If so, try to have fruits, veggies and water around and go for those. Or is it that you specifically crave the junk food? If so, ask yourself why and go from there. Are you eating enough during the day so you won't be hungrey at night? Or maybe you are trying to jump in too fast. Have you set up a physical activity that is fun and or something you are dreading? Just a few things to consider, not necessarily give me the answers to.

I know for me, I had to do one thing at a time. I got the eating in check ( while walking my way up to 3 miles a day) and after seeing positive changes from that I started to really hit workouts. Working out is one thing that keeps me in check. Nothing can slap a piece of cake out of my hand faster than thinking of how long I will need to be on the elliptical or arc trainer to work it off. So maybe work out before evening, if it is possible.

You have to find a way to approach your obstacles that works for you. The one thing I would suggest is forcing yourself to do some type of physical activity. The hardest part is starting. Look at it this way, if you eat junk and work out you stand the chance of at least not gaining. That is how I look at it on days I don't do great with eating.

Hang in there and don't give up. Regardless of how many times you have to start over. Keep trying

Hi Girls!!

Honestly..I am surprised by your responses that are so quick and amazingly helpful..Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts...I am going to implement all this right from today..Yeah , I feel I am eating too little for luch and the afternoon snack..so I will try to include more of salads/fruits to fill me up for longer and yes I am going to push my lazy bum to the Gym today no matter what happens..For the dinner ..I try to finish it 2hours prior to bed time..but I just can't fall asleep and then my stomach really burns with hunger ..to tell you the truth..I had to get up at 1 a.m. yesterday and snack on a banana to kill my hunger..:sad:

Thanks

Thank you so much Everyone!!

Just a quick update..yeah..I went to the gym yesterday and had grilled chicken for dinner..trust me I was so full and so tired
that I did not think of eating again later...when I did feel hungry later in the night..guess what..I just drank a lot of water ..and yes l added up salad with lunch and fruit with my evening yougurt..which made me fuller for longer..I hope I succeed in controlling my inner lazy devil on all days like that.. Let's do it!!:bigsmile:

Hey Everyone!!

I have been pretty disappointing for the last week. My problem is that I stay good all day, eating right and tracking every cal that I consume but as soon as the sun goes down I am like this super hungry person who can even eat a dino..I mean really..I have no clue what happens but I just let it go and eat cookies , fries , junk and every other thing that you are supposed to avoid. Then I just think ..Oh my God..now there's no use of exercise so let me begin from tomorrow and that tomorrow has still not come..I am just so clueless about what's going on..Help!!

I have done this for years. You are not alone. I know you have heard a lot of advice already, but I'm giving you some more. I have dieted with loss and then gain for years. For the last 20 years or more, I had this really bad habit of getting home from work and heading for the cupboard for peanut butter and crackers, or cheese and crackers before I cooked supper. Especially with the peanut butter, I had consumed a meal before I had even eaten supper. This made me feel bad too. I'd give up and eat more bad foods or overeat because I figured I had failed already.

I finally for the past year have figured out what my problem really was. I was eating TOO LITTLE before I got home, so I was famished. I learned that my body craves fats and protein in the late afternoon, and that if I didn't want to spoil all my dieting and exercise planning by eating this FATTENING stuff every evening along with cookies, chips, etc. that may be around the house that I had to take a good look at what was causing me to do this aside from a bad habit.

I learned recently that I needed a late afternoon snack before leaving work that would tide me over until supper. I also keep tempting things like peanut butter out of the house now, buying it only occasionally because I WILL OVERINDULGE on this. Not everyone probably has to avoid peanut butter though, that is just my problem! lol

But, seriously, I started doing something that I recently learned, and that was to pair a protein (like cheese or nuts) with a fruit or veggie as a snack. I read that you wouldn't eat say the nuts with cheese or you have overdone fat and calories most likely, and the veggies or fruit alone will probably leave you still hungry. So like I said you need to PAIR A PROTEIN WITH A CARB LIKE FRUIT OR VEGGIES FOR A SNACK. I make sure that I keep the snack in to 200 - 300 calorie range so that it is like a mini meal. It really fills you up more that a bag of pretzels, or an apple by itself, etc. It really does sustain me until I make and eat supper. You can choose your own combination, but I have found that it really does work.

I also needed to eat enough for breakfast and lunch to keep me satisfied. I make sure that I eat a healthier breakfast like oatmeal and yogurt with fruit, or an omelet make with one egg and one egg white with half a tomato and scallions and 1/4 cup shredded cheddar with a serving of fruit, or a bowl of raisin bran with milk and say half cup of blueberries added to it. This way I am fuller until lunch time than I would be if I ate a chocolate cruller from Dun-kin donuts or an English muffin with butter and jelly, or a regular muffin with butter on it and only coffee with these.

I'm not sure that I'm really eating the best lunch still, but I'm working on it. I bring a salad with 1 - 2 cups greens, 2 teaspoons of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup shredded carrots, and either half a tomato or 1/8 cup dried cranberries, chopped scallions and one ounce of cheese. This usually satisfies me at lunch plus eating a fruit (apple, orange, berries, etc.), but I'm almost always hungry mid afternoon. I may need an ounce or two of meat or a hard cooked egg in my salad (don't know for sure)

The snack I mentioned above pairing the protein with a fruit seems to tide me over. I've been adding like a cup of strawberries or cherries or an orange or apple with 1 1/2 ounces of cheddar cheese, or the fruit with 1 ounce of peanuts or almonds to my lunch for a snack. So far it is working for me.

I hope this helps! Keep at it until you find out what works for you.

thanks Auntchelle 11

I'm so late with my weigh in, but I wanted to celebrate a .5lb loss. Not much, but at this point it is. I am down to the nitty gritty when it comes to getting back into my healthy weight range and I always have a hard time. I'm proud that I haven't given up and am still pushing along although things are not necessarily moving as quickly as I'd like.

Hope everyone else is having an awesome journey, stay positive and stay motivated.