Its 2010...Please Join Me
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WELL MONDAY AND I HAVE HAD 2 SALADS PLUS 15 GRAMS OF FIBER TODAY AND I HAVE 550 CALORIES LEFT! GOOD STUFF
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Well this weekend was way to much partying for me. I should have said no to have the things I said yes too! I felt it in kickboxing class as well. I am hoping my weigh in on wed. wont reflect the horror! LOL.0
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Weather kept me away from a computer for a few days. I do not have internet at the farm. I had 3 salads last week and 4 fruits. Look forward to this weeks chalange.:drinker:0
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yaayyy new begining! 2 salads that is awsome! Fiber omg keep up the good work, now as long as I can get my 12 today Im good!0
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Kissmehot,
Even if the scale reflects the horror... you know what, you knew you did it, just fix it for next week! New and I did that a week or so ago as well. Just dont give in because of it! U can do it!
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YAYYY Chip that is awsome I was wonderin about you... WTG!0
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going to stay with mom again for a few days. Had 19g of fiber for yesterday. and an orange. Had salad Monday. I like the Fiber challenge keeps me watching choices closer.
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Hey everybody
So lately i've been getting a bit off track, and i feel horrible about it! Honestly, if it wasn't for this thread, i would have probably quit! But i'm not gonna let that happen! So tomorrow is a new day, and i will try harder. Today i also had a salad and an apple! Hooray! as far as fibre goes, i've been getting around 10-12 grams a day, which is a little under what i should be getting, but it's definately an improvement!
so i decided to join a pe course in school! we do "bootcamp" everyday for around 20 minutes for warm-up. let me tell you, we did lunges yesterday, and my legs still hurt! lol. that's a good sign that it'll be a bit of a challenge for me... i'm looking forward to it.0 -
Good going EEK. Don't think my kees would let me bend far enough for a lunge. For the 3rd I had 21g of fiber. Most of it comes from yougert and fruit. 1cup salad only has 1g (thought it would have more than that). This challenge has me watching every little bite I take. Cannot wait to see what I watch next week. 0
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I am joining also. I was the same weight for 6 years then all of a sudden added 10 pounds. I look forward to meeting you all0
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Hello everyone. Been loging food daily but this last wekk has not been a good one. I ended up closing a big chapter in my life. moved my stuff out of my exs house and it was harder than i thought even though it has been awhile since we have been seperated. I also found out that my grandpa whi is thousands of miles away is sick in hospital.
I do great all day then at night my emotional eating comes back. These last 2 days i wake up at 11am and dont eat til * pm because iv been so busy and stressed. I thought i was just going over my cals by a little i looked at the last week and it has been this:
FRI (-63)
SAT (-255)
SUN (-151)
MON (-35)
TUE (-307)
WED (- 213)
AND THE TERRIBLE THING IS 90 % OF THE CALORIES IS JUNK!
I had only gone over twice in calories in a month.Now this week has been hell I have gone over everyday almost. Im so irritated with myself. I feel depressed0 -
Eeek, DONT GIVE UP! You can do it you know you will feel better in the long run. Boot camp ohh you are better then me! lol Dont give up hun! yaayyyy salad! lol0
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Wow chip! wtg on the fiber, ya I was a little diapointed about that lack of fiber in salad as well,lol. Ill have to think about next weeks :huh:0
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Thalia, :flowerforyou:
Hun how to handle all of this at once, Im not even in your situation and can not answer it. Yes moveing out is like the last and final goodbye. It sucks. You can not even say put one thing aside and deal with one thing at a time cause it all happened at once. My only advice is take it one DAY at a time. Remeber if you can try to do eat better now the easier it will be when you are finally getting things back to normal. What ever normal will be. My heart goes out to you hun. We are here to listen and will not judge you if slip because life is not a schedule...sh&* happens! Remember the only thing you can control is you. I hope tomorrow is a better day sweety.0 -
rubys--hello good luck in 2010! :flowerforyou:
newbeginning--i'm sorry to hear about your dad. i hope he's doing ok.
well, tomorrow we go for a mile run in pe! the idea is we run a mile every friday, and strive to improve our times throughout the course of the year. i hope i'll improve a bit! had more fruit today, and another salad with dinner. hooray . no i need to get this fiber thing together! i am so not good with it... but i will try very hard to improve it (today i only got 10 grams:frown: )
also, i weighed myself after dinner (not a smart idea). the last time i weighed myself (in the morning) i weighed 145.8 lbs... and after dinner today, i only weighed 146.0! i was thinking whaaaaaat??! because i normally fluctuate up to 5 pounds in a day. so, i wonder what i'll weigh tomorrow morning? i'm kind of looking forward to seeing. i hope it's 143 or 144.
good luck to everyone on their weighins tomorrow!0 -
Hi Thalia,
This isnt my 1st time on thois site either, last time it was working for me and I just started getting lazy again and stopped. Like you I am determined to make 2010 my year. I also would like to lose around 70-80 pounds. It would be nice to have a "PenPal" to give support to each other. You can email me at wmboyd40@yahoo.com. Good luck to you and keep positive!!
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Hello Rubys and Wendy! 2010 is the year!
Well, I have been off and on tracking this week. One day I log, then the next day I don't. Usually it's because things get so crazy and I make myself do my homework instead of chitchatting on the net. haha!
Doing well with the salad challenge. I have gotten fruit in everyday but today. Will go and munch on me an apple right now. I would still like to up my water. I need to purchase a large water bottle and just keep refilling it. I do better that way. I am meeting the fiber challenge but not getting up to how much I want. I am averaging about 20 g of fiber but would like to get closer to 30g a day. It's a tough one because i like to keep my carbs low (less than 100g...the lesser the better!) and protein high (over 100 g). Aw the juggling act of it all. It's a major bummer that salad greens don't have more fiber in them. Ugh! Trying to make choices for those veggies that have more bang for their buck.
Mission Tortillas has a great low carb white flour tortilla that has 18g of carbs, 11 g of fiber, and I think 4 or 5 grams of protein. Even better....it tastes good! Granted my Mexican hubby did not buy into them, but I think they taste great compared to other low carb options.0 -
thaila,
My thoughts are with you about your Grandpa and ex. Just keep us posted and let out steam when you need to.
Fiber was down yesterdayI ate egges for breakfast and they do not have much fiber. Dad got up early with us and fixed a great meal before we left for work. Nice to be pampered. Will probably move back out to the farm this weekend.
I'll average my fiber for the week on Saturday and let you know how I did. I had 3 salads and 7 fruits. (I like bananas)
Chipgal0 -
Hi Wendy Thank you for your support I greatly appreciate it. thank you to everyone for the nice thoughts for my grandpa.
Well today was week 5 weigh in and I am down 4 pounds for a total of 13. Not bad but could have been better. This week coming up I plan to start working out. hopefully that will pick up the pace. My goal is 10 pounds a month.
I was able to stay on my calories yesterday horray! hope everyone had a good week. 0 -
Eek,
Have fun with your run I hope you had good luck with your weigh in today! SOunds like you are doing good with your salad and fiber, 10 is pretty good look back on your previous weeks and see what your fiber was and compare that to this week, see how it goes.0 -
Amanda,
WOw, why are you doing so much fiber? WHat is your calorie intake for a day? Just curious if you dont mind me asking. I think that much a day would hurt my belly,lol. Although one day this week where I got in to the 20's I think. Salad and apples every day wow! Better then me,lol. I am gonna have to have a salad tmrw to get my salds in for the week. I was thinking of doing carbs next week for a challange, but was not sure if we should keep the fiber and carbs together cause that is hard as you have discovered. lol That tortilla sounds like a good one Ill have to check it out I am thinking of alternating next week some type of chicken tortilla for lunch or a sald - with that tortilla if I can find it. 0 -
WTG Chip on the challanges! The Farm sounds cozy!! 0
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Newbegining,
COngrats ont he weight loss! That is awsome! I hope you have a better week this week!0 -
Well I am finally back down to 139.8!!!! It took me 2 weeks to lose 2 pounds and I am ok with that! Keep up the good work folks! Now I just have to get through this weekend, normally I mess it up by eating badly! I feel like this will be a good weekend. Talk with you all soon. 0
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Amanda,
WOw, why are you doing so much fiber? WHat is your calorie intake for a day? Just curious if you dont mind me asking. I think that much a day would hurt my belly,lol. Although one day this week where I got in to the 20's I think. Salad and apples every day wow! Better then me,lol. I am gonna have to have a salad tmrw to get my salds in for the week. I was thinking of doing carbs next week for a challange, but was not sure if we should keep the fiber and carbs together cause that is hard as you have discovered. lol That tortilla sounds like a good one Ill have to check it out I am thinking of alternating next week some type of chicken tortilla for lunch or a sald - with that tortilla if I can find it.
Mission brand tortillas seem to be pretty common. I prefer this one of the wheat version anyday. It's the closest i have found to a flour tortilla taste.
The more fiber I eat, the longer I feel full. Plus the fiber helps to offset the carbs. Think back to Atkins and the whole net carb thing. Deduct the fiber from your total count and that is your net carbs. I have just found this keeps the mindless eating and cravings at bay, this combined with higher protein. When my protein and fiber counts are low, it usually means my simple carbs got out of hand. I find myself munching all day long and never feeling satisfied.
Some people can not handle alot of fiber. The key is to gradually increase your fiber and drink lots and lots of water. But definitely listen to your body.0 -
SO I MANUAL PUT IN MY NEW WEIGHT OF 216 INSTEAD OF 220 AND IT DROPPED FROM 1230 TO 1200 IS THIS OK?0
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Weighed in today and was down 0.4 lbs from Sunday. I am glad for that. My eating hasn't been consistantly clean all week. Plus I can definitely tell a difference when I get my water goal in and when I don't. Time to get serious about water!
Today was my last day at the school district. It was kind of bittersweet. I am very glad to be leaving the department that I was in. It is interesting to see what people are really like when they know you are leaving. Definitely interesting. It was heartwrenching because I have become really close to a woman in another department. She was having a hard time with me leaving. This is mainly due to I have been so supportive of her during this time while she is going through a divorce. Plus everyone else in the other departments were all so great and supportive and wishing me well. Sad I can't say that about some of the people I worked with.....I felt like I couldn't get out the door fast enough for them. No biggy. Met with the new crew this morning. They were all really welcoming and it seemed real. That right there means a lot to me! I am so done with fake! Ugh!
Congrats to everyone on giving each day a shot and striving to a goal. When times get tough, don't reach for something to munch on. I have always struggled with being a huge emotional eater. I am learning to rethink this. Stop and ask yourself what is the reason you want to eat. Are you really hungry? Or is something bothering you? What is bothering you? Does a person need to be addressed? Is there something else you could do that is more productive and supportive of your goals? We all will experience hormones, bad days, and other drama in our life. As women, I have come to believe it is a rule. But we need to stop and remember to take care of ourselves and support ourselves. Would we hand a friend a half gallon of ice cream if she was feeling down? Ok....don't answer that. LOL. But seriously, we usually offer productive support. So we need to learn to offer ourselves productive support. Remember, when you start feeling down and hearing that little negative voice in your head, ask yourself....would I say/act/do this to/with a friend? You have to be your own bestfriend!
Hugs to all. Have a great day!!!0 -
Myth, i didn't answer your calorie question. I 'm sorry. My calories stay at about 1200. If I am eating exactly on target, it is hard for me to get those in because I am not hungry. Now if I was exercising, I would be eating more. That has not become the focus yet. With everything going on right now with job change, school, kids, etc, I want to get my routine down and then incorporate the exercise. I do try to add movement in whenever possible: walking to the store instead of driving, biking when I can, working in the garden. You can even log those mintues cleaning house! When I do incorporate my workouts into my day to day life, I will be focusing on interval cardio and weight training. I love it when I have muscles! To me, muscles are sexy! Plus they help to burn calories. AND you can way more but be a smaller size when you are muscular. That is why I try not to focus too hard on the scale when I am lifting because it can trick you. I definitely need to take measurements. This really tells me what is going on. Love to see those numbers shrinking!
Thalia, I think the drop in 30 calories is fine. The theory is that the smaller you get the less calories it takes to support your body and bodily functions. Just do not go below 1200. When you do begin adding exercise, you will need to eat more calories. Yes, that will be hard to accept. I would think staying at 1200 AND exercising would help you meet your goal quicker. What it will actually do is eat your muscles away because if you don't give your body the calories it needs it's going to take it from somewhere. And you need your muscles. They give you tone and shape and burn calories! Muscles are our friends! :flowerforyou:
Off to work on some papers. I have really got to get into my routine of getting up at 5 in the morning. Ugh!
I really am itching to switch my bedroom with my kiddos room. Their room is smaller and would afford me more privacy. This house is set up really funny. Then the kiddos would have the bigger room giving them a good place to play and a place where I can set up a desk for my son to study and do his homework. It's supposed to rain today so I should be able to get some stuff done inside. Tomorrow I may get out and work in my mini garden. Would like to get some veggies planted. My goal is to try and grow most of my veggies here at home. We'll see how that goes. The soil was horrible, but we have been beefing it up with compost and good soil. I can already tell a difference. The other day when I was working it up and "feeding" it the compost I was turning up all these nice big worms. That tells me my soil is getting healthier. Yea!
Have a great day everyone!!0 -
wow, so many posts! i love reading them, everyone's usually so cheerful and i didn't get to weigh myself, i slept in by mistake and had no time haha. but tomorrow i will, for sure!!
went to a party last night, and i kept the eating in check. i ate before i went to the party, so i was able to skip the pizza that they were serving. i only had a peice of cake. so for this weeks challenge, i got two salads in and tons of fruit. and my fiber count was up around 3-4 more grams than before on average. that doesn't seem like a lot i suppose, but at the beginning of the year, i was getting around 6-8 grams. i had such horrible eating habits!
And i don't know if i've mentioned where i live but i live in a city just outside of vancouver. and I found out this week that i'm going to get to go to the opening ceremonies of the olympics! i'm so excited...
hope everyone is having a good weekend!0 -
Eek, dress warm for olympics. I went to summer games in Atlanta back in 96, was a real treat think everyone should go at least once.
Myth, my average fiber for week of Feb 1 to Feb 5 was 18 g. Am on a 2000 calorie diet but that is close. Had 3 salads and 7 fruit. What's next?
New beginnings, congrats on weight loss with all that happened last week.
Welcome newbies.
Chipgal0
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