Eat Healthy; Get Fit; Lose 100+ New Group 1st Weigh in Jan.

yes, Kaechelle, i was at water aerobics this morning, too (and didn't have time to check-in before leaving the house). i hope yours went well. i'm enjoying mine. i did weigh when i woke & slipped on my suit.

i'm at 219.0 :bigsmile: this was a good week for me. i got all my water in daily (most days more), i got in 30 minutes every day in exercise (half of the days, a full 60 min), and stayed under my calorie limit every day, too.

i bought a new scale this fall. it is great to have (our old one was very old, not digital) this is much more accurate. the only fussing:grumble: i've heard about scales was on a thread on mfp with people who have purchased and had trouble with the weight watchers scale. Sounded like a number of them were fighting the same issues you are,Kaechelle, they could step on and off the scale 4 or 5 times :noway: and get at least 3 different numbers.:huh:

Laura, the not eating before :yawn: bedtime sounds like a good idea. and something i have sometimes had issues with in my own diet. after a certain point in the evening it should just be water (or a hot cup of tea) before bed.

the idea is we need digestion time after eating. since everyone keeps different schedules, let's suggest we all try to stop eating at least 2 hours before going to bed (whatever time that is).:flowerforyou:

pinkhocky- glad you're back & yes, :glasses: vacation & diet are even harder than being home where (supposedly) we have more control.
trish- :flowerforyou: congratulations on your breakthrough, good for you not giving up, but continuing to push through.

keep going everyone, we can do it and we are winning. i will aim for sunday evening for the chart again. i am astounded how much we have lost as a group in less than two months. you all deserve gold medals!!!! :drinker: -katie

I was 219.5 this morning. Worked out 30 -60 minutes everyday this week & drank all my water plus some! I'm looking forward to the challenge this week. I have a hard time with that one but I'm up for it!
Congrats to everyone & keep it up! Everyone is doing great! it's so exciting to see our totals! WoooHooo!!

andee

I almost forgot to check in. I was at 241 this morning. That's up 1/4 pound from last Friday. I'm not enjoying this maintaining, gaining, losing a little, maintaining, etc. I lost every week for over 7 months and now it's like slogging through quick sand. But, I am still down 71 pounds so I will run with that and keep on trucking to get the next 60 pounds off - even if it takes forever. I am not exercising - but have been extremely active with other stuff.

Diana
312/241/180

would love to join you guys. I have a long road to go but I know I can do it

I think we should cut the exercise down to at least 4- 5 times a week now, It was good last week to get everyone into it but everyone needs rest days the let there muscles repair! Good Luck this new week everyone

Hi Everyone, Sorry for the late check in, I had an issue with my scale. After many years of noble service, my scale has officially died. I have a weight watchers scale also, but I can't ever get a consistent number from it, so I am opting to use the scale at the gym Unfortunately the gym scale has always been heavier than my other one. So.... I'm going to bite the bullet, and record a weight gain this week (although I'm fairly certain I actually had a 1 lb loss). Oh well, my weight for this week is 301.7:ohwell:

I truly believe in each and everyone of you! I think we are all doing an amazing job! I'm glad I'm not on this journey alone and I have all of you to help me along. We all will have struggles and little bumps in the road trying to reach our goals but I know I can turn to you all to get the support I need. I hope you all know that I'm here for you as well!!! I think that it is awesome that we have had at least one person a week ask/join our group~ our journey to success! Hugs everyone! I hope you all have an awesome week! I can't wait to see this week's chart to see how much we have all lost now! :bigsmile:

Found a quote that I find motivational....

When you look back in a year's time, will you be saying, "I'm so glad I stuck it out!" or "Why did I waste another year?"

I do not know how to post the quote, but i love it!!!

About food journalling you need to do it even when you have a bad day. i will not let myself "play" on facebook or on the computer unless i have food journalled. it is what has helped me keep journalling, b/c i notice if i missed 1 day before i knew it i was not journaling or losing of 2 weeks. good luck!

michelle

Found a quote that I find motivational....

When you look back in a year's time, will you be saying, "I'm so glad I stuck it out!" or "Why did I waste another year?"

Nicmc8
It totally comes down to will power. Sad to say but you totally have to be in the right mind set. I have wanted to lose weight and get back up on that horse and do it since 2007. It took me until Dec 28th 2009 to get serious and have enough will power and strength to do it. It is funny sometime when you truly want something but you can't make yourself do it. It can be so down right aggravating! We are learning that this has to be a life style change not a diet. If you surround yourself with great food choices and an awesome support system your not going to fail! You might have some days or even weeks you don't do your best. That is when you reach out for help and hold yourself accountable and say I'm not doing so well I need your help to hold me up and keep me walking straight! I really want this for myself and I'm going to fight to do it and to get it because I AM WORTH IT! I'm not willing to waste another second, minute, day, week, month or year! Meal planning really helps! Make a shopping list. Stick to the shopping list. Know what you are going to have for meals every day. Keep your food fun and exciting. Try different foods. Set small goals and stick to them. Baby steps! Don't take on to much all at ones! Make yourself listen to the angel sitting on your shoulder. Get a bright colored index card and write why your are worth it. Because I'm beautiful, have energy to play with my child, get in to those skinny jeans I have hanging the closet, buy new "cute clothes". Read this card when you think you are about to make a bad choice that you really don't want to make. Have it in many places on the frig, in the car, in your purse. Another great rule is don't allow yourself to put anything in your mouth until it is logged! When you log it before you eat it you can sometime decide not to eat it as you realize that has to many calories, to much sodium ect. Seeing this you can talk yourself out of allowing yourself to eat it.

Nicmc8 I believe in YOU! YOU CAN DO THIS!

Another good quote is "IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME!"

Hugs!!!! :flowerforyou:

Nicole- i would agree. start with a menu. plan the week (when you have a plan you are less likely to make that bad choice on a whim). Personally, i always keep the ingredients for something extra and quick, so if you've planned a lovely meal for Wed., but wed. arrives and you don't have an hour and a half to prepare this marvelous meal...:noway: you do not want to give yourself an excuse to do the drive-in thing (remember fast food is the enemy). :happy: have a quick to prepare meal in mind and supplied, so you can substitute and not feel you've let yourself down.

make sure your grocery list includes snacks you can have. i keep a range of snacks from 100 to 10 calories. even if i haven't had a terrific day, if i've just got to have something, i can add a 10 calorie sugar free jello cup or a 15 calorie crystal light popsicle. keeping a variety of snacks sweet & savory in a range of calories, allows me to keep making good choices.

and then dig deep, grit your teeth with determination and say "no".:noway: no one can make you order the double cheese burger instead of the salad with no dressing. no one can make you stop and buy french fries instead of going home and eating a string cheese or a yogurt. :bigsmile: Remember nothing will taste as good as thin will feel.

you can do this, you have done it. :happy: you just need to be determined. we are all in this together. none of us got here overnight, and we cannot fix it in just a few days. (if it were easy everyone would just do it and we wouldn't need this kind of site). There are no magic bullets, but you have the power to change your life. :flowerforyou: Come on Nicole, we believe in you- katie

2 weeks after starting to diet, i joined a gym and started water aerobics 3 times a week. (i have a bad knee and can work better in water) 2 weeks after that i got a trainer at the gym to get me started on the weight machines, i started at about 20 minutes and have added to about an hour. We all need some weight bearing exercise and i also felt i needed to be toning muscles that i was building. So, i have been doing that 3 alternate days that i'm not in the pool.

my first big goal was the early november visit to the doctor. i had lost 35 lbs and he was really impressed that i was doing so well. so he asked me to come back in february with hopes i would lose another 25 lbs by then (ha!). i'm there already the next month of dieting is bonus!
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Wow. Awesome job. What a great approach and great attitude. Congrats.

I'd like to join you. I love seeing so many positive attitudes. Having a hundred pounds to lose can seem daunting. But this seems like a go-for-it group...and that's how I'm feeling too! My Friday weight was 247.6. I'll use that as my starting point when I figure weight lost next Friday. Thanks for this great group.
- Mary

thanks for posting, it is great to see all the success on one chart. off to do the taxes i was suppose to to this weekend, it is 5 am and quiet in the house, i should be asleep but i can't. i hear the rain, it is going to be a long monday with the kids!
Michelle

I was really frustrated because there was no weight loss, but I see I am not the only one. Remind me that sometimes the bodt just doesn't do what we want it to do!! Is there a challenge for this week? Thanks for the chart...it's really inspiring! Grear job out there!