over-200-club-new-year-new-body-part-7
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Congrats snowflakes, on those WOW jeans. It feels so good to be in a smaller size YAy you!!!!!!!!!
rockwife, Those goals sound great. I think we all hate the scale after a bigger intake of sodium than usual. Keep up the good work!!!!
I made stew for dinner tonight. I was pleasantly surprised to find that a basic stew with some veggies was not too bad in the calorie range. It smells so good. We will be eating at around 5ish and I am hungry.
If Dinner goes as planned (which it will)
Cals-under
water-almost there, I will get there at dinner
exercise-:embarassed: No
I am proud that I tried something new and healthy today for lunch and enjoyed it.0 -
lildeb - congrats on the raise! WOW! :flowerforyou: You really don't hear of that happening anymore! I agree with the rest of the gals. You need to do what feels right for your daughter. The counselor will totally understand.
awestfall - be careful what you wish for! You asked us to give you a swift kick in the butt and lo and behold...the boot! :laugh: And I am just like you - I fret too much over the scale so I force myself to only weigh twice a week, which isn't bad for a scaleoholic!
snowflakes - I bet you look WOW in those jeans, too! Way to go! :flowerforyou:
check in:
cals: OK
water: 64
exercise: 40 +10 on bike, plus arm work
proud: today a coworker told me that my pants were getting too big - I just bought them a month ago! :noway:0 -
jlb- Thank you sooo much! I wore different shoes and wow! I am still in pain but its sooo much better! Thank you!:flowerforyou: I really didnt think shoes made that much of a difference:huh:
Thanks for all the congrats on my niece
I went to see her again today, shes so precious. It kind of makes me want another one, but my son is only 15 months and I really dont think I could handle it! Maybe in a year?!:laugh:
here is my check in:
calories- under by 144 (but I ate lots of protein..so im so full)
water- yes!
excercise- c25k w2d2
proud- that I dragged my butt to the gym because I had talked my self out of it all day due to my knees. Now I feel fantabulous for going!:happy:
lildeb- I think you are making the right decision! Way to follow those mommy instincts! I think Dr now a days tend to over medicate...just my 2 cents
Have a great night everyone
Cris0 -
Well serena came home today and had good marks , she got stickers for 5 days in a row , that seriously is the 1st time it happend all year. SHe was being soo sweet today, I hope today wasn't for the meds , she got the 1st 3 stickers before the meds so i don't think so...She did have some accidents today but i will take what I can get...she said this morning she had one cause she was tring really hard to work on her writing.
I am still proud of her though to have gotten 5 days in a row and i am proud of her.
Now on to me
Calroies - right no target by the end of the day
Water - Bad
Exdercise - Non ..my knee is killing me and just couldn't get to it.
Proud - I am proud I at least entered my cals and I am doing good...and not letting a few lb on the scale discourge me.0 -
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Thanks!! Well I did good today as far as eatng except when it became later in the evening I started snacking and I need to stop that but I was hungry because I tried drinking water and that didn't satisfy so I ate but I didn't eat junk and I went over calories because of it but I ate good clean food so I am hoping that if I can get into the habit of eating well and not poorly (junk food for me)I will be able to start losing again.I have cleaned the cubbards of all junky foods and replaced them with organic and fresh whole foods.I have been cooking like crazy these past few days.Although my children haven't warmed up to the idea of eating what their dad and I eat they are seeing that good food is just that GOOD FOOD!! I think my 15 year old thinks that good food is suppose to taste gross because its good for you.I made pork stir fry with garlic broccoli this evening out of my biggest loser cookbook and everyone at it although my 15 year old curled her nose up my two little ones enjoyed it.I am happy they did because this house is going to stay this way.I am not going back to junk.I will admit my oldest talked me into honey buns but I have not touched them yet and I don't plan on it because I know it will only go right to my BUM(Which still hurts by the way):laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I want them to learn now to eat well especially my little ones and my oldest because her idea of good food is mac and cheese and a big fat greasy burger.YUCK!! She is not fat by any means because I would love to be at her weight (150) but for her age she is starting to pack on pounds because she doesn't pay attention to what she eats and she doesn't do anything to keep her weight down like exercise.I don't want to say anything because I know how bad it used to hurt my feelings when I was her age and my mom told me to suck it in all the time.I only weighed 120 pounds at that time too.So I try to subtle tell her to exercise a bit more and stay active so she doesn't end up in my shoes.I know this weight will begin to come off I am still relearning how to fuel my body the right way so I can lose.I am so thankful to be surrounded by wonderful GALS LIKE YOU !! I will figure this out and I will start pulling big numbers again so WATCH OUT!!! I am never going to give up!!lildeb - congrats on the raise! WOW! :flowerforyou: You really don't hear of that happening anymore! I agree with the rest of the gals. You need to do what feels right for your daughter. The counselor will totally understand.
awestfall - be careful what you wish for! You asked us to give you a swift kick in the butt and lo and behold...the boot! :laugh: And I am just like you - I fret too much over the scale so I force myself to only weigh twice a week, which isn't bad for a scaleoholic!
snowflakes - I bet you look WOW in those jeans, too! Way to go! :flowerforyou:
check in:
cals: OK
water: 64
exercise: 40 +10 on bike, plus arm work
proud: today a coworker told me that my pants were getting too big - I just bought them a month ago! :noway:0 -
Awestfall - GOOD FOR YOU!!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:Thanks!! Well I did good today as far as eatng except when it became later in the evening I started snacking and I need to stop that but I was hungry because I tried drinking water and that didn't satisfy so I ate but I didn't eat junk and I went over calories because of it but I ate good clean food so I am hoping that if I can get into the habit of eating well and not poorly (junk food for me)I will be able to start losing again.I have cleaned the cubbards of all junky foods and replaced them with organic and fresh whole foods.I have been cooking like crazy these past few days.Although my children haven't warmed up to the idea of eating what their dad and I eat they are seeing that good food is just that GOOD FOOD!!
I am a BIG believer in keeping a bunch of baby carrots and apples handy - they are really yummy when you are hungry and they take a while for your stomach to break down.
Checking in-
Calories - OV ER by 350 ish - but I didn't count stairs as exercise calories.
Water - sucked
Exercise - skipped the elliptical this AM giving in to my calves that HURT - but I did make SIXTEEN treks up the 3 flights of stairs for a total of over 1100 stairs climbed!
Proud - we went out for half price sushi and I went NUTS but do to my smaller stomach and smarter choices, going nuts wasn't all that bad and I probably didn't go over exercise calories if I'd counted them. Even if I did go over my exercise calories I didn't get near maintenance :bigsmile:
I'm starting to see some muscle on my upper arms - it's sooo cool! :happy:
Chris - I've lost 20 and I have gone down a size in some pants but not others. I was 18/20 now I'm 16/18 the size 18 jeans I have on right now are tight :frown: But I FEEL much better and the weight WILL come off I just can't expect it to happen on my preferred timeline.0 -
checking in for 2/17
calories - under by 21 (including exercise cals)
Exercise - 30 mins walking
water - 9 glasses
Insane work day, exhausted and hungry but didn't pig out.0 -
Checking in for 2/17/2010
Calories - under by half of them
Water - over
Exercise - none
Proud of - getting stuff done for the most part at work.
Yesterday was crazy and scary and had a mostly happy ending. I had moderate pain in my chest for the entire morning, and finally went to urgent care (picked up my beloved first) at lunch time. The EKG was fine, I'm not at risk as far as cholesterol or family history is concerned, my BP was actually normal for once. The doctor gave me a GI coctail and an rx for a daily reflux medication. We're working on the guarded assumption that it's really bad reflux, but I'm to go back to see her or to the ER if it gets any worse or persists past tomorrow. This morning I'm fighting nausea, but the pain is mostly gone.0 -
02.17.10
Calories: 1364
Exercise: 30 minutes biking
Water: 80+oz
Proud: Still ignoring that whole plateau thing (despite the fact I just acknowledged it...). :laugh:
Even though the scale isn't moving, I'm really noticing changes in my appearance. I think maybe my body is just readjusting and redistributing and I'm not doing anything wrong. Like I always say, eating well and exercising in a healthy way can't be bad for me and a number on the scale doesn't change that fact. It was a good idea for me to start eating more now and I'm glad I did so I don't have to make the adjustment later.
Overall, my weight is down this week about 2-3 pounds from what I was last week, I just can't seem to break under 216.4 (which is the lowest weight I've hit so far and is what I've been 2 mornings in a row now). It's encouraging (not that I was ever really discouraged) that I'm back down to my lowest weight and I think I'm slowly starting to move in the right direction again. It doesn't seem that long, but when I look back at my weight entries, I've been hovering around the same weight for 3 weeks now since 01/29. The first time I hit 216.4 was on 02/06 and then I've gone as high as 219 up and down and up and down and now back to 216.4 for the 2nd day in a row. But still, every Friday I've been able to record at least a little bit of a loss from the previous Friday. And even if I'm still at 216.4 tomorrow, that's 0.4 down from last Friday (I always just check in on Fridays with what I weigh that morning even if I weigh 3 pounds more than I did some other day during the week). I've definitely lost significantly less this past month than previous months, but I've still lost 7.4 pounds since January 18 even with this stinking 3 week stall and that's nothing to be disappointed about!
Sorry, I guess I needed to give myself a pep talk. :blushing: 0 -
jlb- Im happy to hear that you are being so optimistic. You have been such an inspiration to me, I love reading your posts and your advice. Keep going! You'll break that 216.4 mark! After my pregnancy (weighed 260+) I lost a lot of weight and got down to 213...I could NOT get below that number, but I also was not working my tush off like I am now. I am so scared that when I get back to 213 I will plateau and give up like I did last time but I just remind myself, well would you rather be stuck at 213 (And working to get below) or be at a miserable 255? The thought of ever being 255 keeps me going!
I cant wait for you to get past it and on your way out of the 200's! Keep on inspiring me girl, I need ya!
Cris0 -
"Awestfall: Do NOT read the following statements (this is for your own good).
I thought it was interesting that a health magazine (it might have been Women's Health) said that weighing yourself daily can be a good thing and that people who weigh daily are more likely to keep lost weight off for the longer term. Why? Because you keep yourself in check by constantly knowing how the food you're eating affects your weight and water retention. Of course, this only works if one can keep themselves from getting discouraged by the fluctuations.
Interesting, right? I'm glad to know that getting on the scale daily isn't necessarily obsessive compulsive!
Heather
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See I am one of those people that get discouraged by fluctuations so I am stepping away rom the scale for awhile until I can get it back under control.At least thats the plan that I want to be able to stick with.We will see what happens.I admit I am a scaleaholic.
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See, i think the daily weighing is obsessive too. I don't think i am buying this latest "find by researchers". Kinda like the whole new "skinny obese" crap. Anyone else heard of that.
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Good morning,
snowflakes: Congrats on the new, smaller pants! That's so awesome and a huge milestone!
I should apologize for bringing about the scale debate. Yes, weighing daily may be a bit obsessive, but I don't have a melt down or get discouraged by the fluctuations. I just see them as a good indicator of what is and isn't working. Each person needs to find what works for them. Enough said.
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: 280 left over
Water: 32 oz.
Sodium: over by 1278
Exercise: None - I need to be kicked harder in the butt for that one. I blame my boyfriend for changing his plans; he ended up coming up to my house last night when he was originally going to have his son for the evening. Oh, well.
Proud: That my horse is now letting me catch her in about 15 minutes in the pasture AND I didn't snack after dinner.
Alrighty, back to work for me. Have a great day.
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So hey im back!!! So i gained 5 pounds over being gone but now im back and plan on losing that plus more. Today's plan is to eat as okay as possible at lunch and then instead of a bad snack im going to have an orange for a snack. When i get home i will go babysit and when i get home eat supper and then hopefully get at least 30 mins in of exercise. but then i have an essay to type and then i have to go to TV night with my friend. OH and somewhere in all of that i have to do 3 loads of laundry...well maybe ill only do 2 tonight. One dark and one sheets...lights can go later. haha good luck to me.
Also any advice...i feel so depressed lately and i dont know why!
Well i got to get back to paying attension to the teacher....bye!0 -
See, i think the daily weighing is obsessive too. I don't think i am buying this latest "find by researchers".
I definitely don't think it's obsessive to be focused on learning more about your body and how it's affected by your exercise and food intake. I guess your reasons could be obsessive, but the actual act of weighing every day isn't the obessive part.0 -
Good Morning girls, I don't really have much time. I have to get Ryan to speech. I just needed a suggestion. I am tired of a veggie and a salad with a meat. Tonight we are having grilled chicken asparagus and I want another dish that would replace rice or a potatoe (because of the carbs so lower carb than these.) I would appreciate any suggestions. I even thought of oven roasted potatoes and just give him half a serving. I do not know but I would sure appreciate some suggestions. I will check back later and see what you ladies can suggest. HOpe everyone is having a great day!!!!0
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I have to agree with this too!!I never thought of looking at it at a different point of view besides obsessing over the numbers.My weight has fluctuated so much in the past few days its made me crazy.So this morning I was dying to know so I weighed in.I was 240 two days ago and I am back to 235 this morning and I was up to 238 last night so I am starting to realize what a natural fluctuate is for my body.I am hoping to start losing again soon.But bluenote and all of you ladies have told me to be patient and give it time to adjust to me eating a bit more and I will soon see results.
See, i think the daily weighing is obsessive too. I don't think i am buying this latest "find by researchers".
I definitely don't think it's obsessive to be focused on learning more about your body and how it's affected by your exercise and food intake. I guess your reasons could be obsessive, but the actual act of weighing every day isn't the obessive part.0 -
I weigh in everyday...I think everyone is aware that I am a scaleaholic!!!
Through weighing every day I feel accoutnable for any significant weight gain, and seeing the numbers drop does give me the motivation to keep going. I learned through weighing myself everyday that my body fluctuates about 2-3lbs from my morning weigh in, so normally if I weigh myself during the day I take into account my clothes (usually 2lbs) and my normal fluctuation of 2lbs and then that tends to be my 'actual' weight if I had weighed in in the morning. I dont freak out if my number goes up unless its like 10lbs or something. I also like seeing what certain foods make me go over my normal 2-3lbs fluctuation.
If I drink a lot I lose like 15lbs no joke- its all dehydration and I know thats not what I actually weigh
If I eat pizza my number usually goes up 5lbs or so
I like knowing these things...its interesting to me.0 -
I have to say I agree with you too!! I am getting to the point again were I know what makes my weight go up and what doesn't!!!I weigh in everyday...I think everyone is aware that I am a scaleaholic!!!
Through weighing every day I feel accoutnable for any significant weight gain, and seeing the numbers drop does give me the motivation to keep going. I learned through weighing myself everyday that my body fluctuates about 2-3lbs from my morning weigh in, so normally if I weigh myself during the day I take into account my clothes (usually 2lbs) and my normal fluctuation of 2lbs and then that tends to be my 'actual' weight if I had weighed in in the morning. I dont freak out if my number goes up unless its like 10lbs or something. I also like seeing what certain foods make me go over my normal 2-3lbs fluctuation.
If I drink a lot I lose like 15lbs no joke- its all dehydration and I know thats not what I actually weigh
If I eat pizza my number usually goes up 5lbs or so
I like knowing these things...its interesting to me.0 -
Hello! I would like to join this group. Cris20056 sent me the link. I am very new at this.0
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when I say "drink a lot" I mean beer or any kind of alcoholic beverage :blushing:0
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Welcome rach89652!
Nice to see you back Renae_Kay, it sounds like you have a good plan for eating and getting your exercise in today ... even though you are very busy, you can do it! Make yourself and your weightloss your top priority!
Momma2four, a couple suggestions instead of rice/potatoes ... how about squash, sweet potatoes or my family loves orzo - there are some really good orzo recipes online.
checking in for yesterda:
calories: bad ... over by 1000
exercise: none
water: not great
proud: I did manage to have a light dinner after having gone over my calories for the day by lunchtime.... but should have found a way to fit some exercise in too.
Today is a NEW day! I did my hour at the Y this morning and will do a better job with food choices today, I didn't like how I felt yesterday after eating so much.0 -
So hey im back!!! So i gained 5 pounds over being gone but now im back and plan on losing that plus more. Today's plan is to eat as okay as possible at lunch and then instead of a bad snack im going to have an orange for a snack. When i get home i will go babysit and when i get home eat supper and then hopefully get at least 30 mins in of exercise. but then i have an essay to type and then i have to go to TV night with my friend. OH and somewhere in all of that i have to do 3 loads of laundry...well maybe ill only do 2 tonight. One dark and one sheets...lights can go later. haha good luck to me.
Also any advice...i feel so depressed lately and i dont know why!
Well i got to get back to paying attension to the teacher....bye!
Hi Renea,
Sounds like you have a crazy schedule and it's so much harder to eat healthy foods when you are not cooking them yourself.
I'm no expert but I tend to feel a bit depressed when I don't get my veggies. If I eat loads of fat and sugar one day I feel like a different person and I feel bad about my choices and it becomes a downward spiral.
I have some favorite snacks if that helps. I mix some raisins and pumpkin seeds and put then in baggies that I pre-measure at home so I know exactly how many cals are in each. It's a bit sweet and the seeds make it quite filling. If you can buy then in bulk at a health food store they are much cheaper than from the regular grocery store. I buy the crunchy salted seaweed sheets from a japanese or korean grocery to get that fix and the cals are so low, about 10 for 1 serving. Fiber one and kellogs make some cereal bars that are only about 120-140 cals each and they are chocolatey and yummy and also relatively healthy.
If I have a bad food day I might also replace a meal with a vegetable juice. It really gives me a boost and veg juice is so easy to digest. Any juice bar will make one for you even if they don't have it on their menu. I go to Jamba juice and just tell them exactly what I want, no sorbet, no yogurt no other fillers etc.
Keep at it, you'll be back down in no time, I'm sure!!!
Meokk0 -
Rach, Welcome! Glad you found us!
So like I said every day we check in with calories, water, excercise, adn something you are proud of. Weigh ins are Friday (tomorrow!) You can see lstpaul's example of her "check in for yesterday" as a guide for your own. Im sure later on in the day everyone else will be logging on to check in so you can see how different people do it and do whats best for you!
Hope you like our thread!
Cris0 -
I'd like to join as well. Been on here for about a month. Checking out all the different discussion boards!0
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Hey everyone! Sorry I have been MIA for a few days. I have just been depressed and upset about things... not necessarily about weightloss but seeing the scale go up 3 lbs in 3 days didnt help either even though I know it was probably just water weight.
I have been under on calories everyday and actually been reaching 8 cups of water a day(and more). My honey told me I can join a gym when we get our tax money back and pay off some of our bills so I am excited about that!
My baby boy finally crawled yesterday! He is a lil over 8 months. I was excited and sad all at the same time. They just get so big fast.
I will try to check in later when I am at home!
Welcome everyone that is new!0 -
Good Morning girls, I don't really have much time. I have to get Ryan to speech. I just needed a suggestion. I am tired of a veggie and a salad with a meat. Tonight we are having grilled chicken asparagus and I want another dish that would replace rice or a potatoe (because of the carbs so lower carb than these.) I would appreciate any suggestions. I even thought of oven roasted potatoes and just give him half a serving. I do not know but I would sure appreciate some suggestions. I will check back later and see what you ladies can suggest. HOpe everyone is having a great day!!!!
I saw this in the NYT and it looks so good! The key would be to keep portion sizes small, so only use as many potatoes as you would want each person to eat! Edited to add - I'd just use sweet potatoes!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/health/nutrition/17recipehealth.html
Recipes for Health
Oven Fries
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
Published: February 17, 2010
These fries have savory, crisp edges and, like regular fries, they’re a bit addictive0 -
Momma: here are a few of ideas of things that I have made; love warm corn bread out of the oven, baked sweet potatoes sliced in rings drizzled with EVOO and sea salt, black beans topped with crumbled feta, three bean salad, I make a baked rice that goes great with chicken it has, green onions, water chestnuts and mushrooms, broccoli slaw with gold raisins or craisins, cottage cheese with a pineapple ring, relish tray with olives, homemade bread & butter pickles and raw veggies, cabbage slaw with cashews and Brianna's poppy seed dressing. Hope something here is helpful.
My computer is still slow as tar today I will have to put my food in another time.
Welcome to all the new gals! This is a wonderful group of ladies.0 -
Hello Everyone,
I'm hoping that one of you understands and can explain how sodium and water intake affect your weight.
I don't understand it at all and I'm too new to this to notice how my intakes affect my weigh ins.
Thanks in advance,
Meokk0 -
Ahh, sodium...my weight loss nemesis!
I don't know the chemistry behind it other than increase sodium (salt) causes the body to retain fluids from the things you eat and drink during the day. Drinking an increased amount of water can flush the body of the sodium so that you lose the water retention.
Unfortunately, sodium is in everything, so it's been the hardest thing for me to monitor and stay within my limits. I can definitely tell the difference when I've had too much sodium because I gain and lose weight based on my sodium intake in comparison with my water intake.
I hope this helps, but like I said, I don't know the science between it; only the basics.0
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