20 weeks to a healthier me!

I am back from literally 3.5 hrs of shopping. Can't wait to make this low fat M*x Shr*dd*d P*rk....gotta start.

Helloooooo everyone! Do I hear *crickets* on this thread? LOL...anyways.....I found something that really helps us with ch**s*. I bought a Rosle Ch**s* Wire to slice ch**s*s and wow it is fantastic. It slices soft artisan ch**s*s really well as well as harder ch**s*.

It makes your ch**s* last longer and also helps us eat less ch**s*. Hey ch**s* is triggering for me, big trigger, but this tool is great.

http://www.rosleusa.com/Wire-Cheese-Slicer-plu12723.html

I got mine at Sur la Table, and it's great...just love it. When we were in the Ch**s* section of our local gourmet mkt (kind of like WF), she said "Oh you'll be back tomorrow for more of this"...well actually, not really, it's lasting way longer than just slicking, it's way easier and that thing is dw'able.

I weigh at the gym every Tuesday. They have a medical scale (the kind everyone hates, or at least I do) and the attendant assured me it is as accurate as they get. The electronic scale they have weighs me at almost 20 pounds under what the medical does, so it makes wonder how accurate they are.

3-22 weigh-in: 236.2
3-29 weigh-in: 232.0

Total loss: 4.2 pounds

I am in the March (3-15 through 5-7) weight loss challenge at my gym, just for fun. It is self-guided, although people are encouraged to use the gym message board to find a buddy. I am hoping to lose 25 pounds while in the challenge for a total of just over 10% body weight.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

We are doing it and I know we can all reach our goal with the support and encouragement we get from each other!

I am sure people have seen this floating around, but thought it might be fun.

What have YOU lost?

I have lost two automobile tires and a Guinea pig (or 5 chihuahuas and a Guinea pig).

1 pound = a Guinea Pig
1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human’s skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
16 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain
20 pounds = an automobile tire
23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant’s heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephant’s penis (yep, weights more than his heart!)
66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year
70 pounds = an Irish Setter
77 pounds = a gold brick
80 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year
117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 pounds = an average adult man
200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average football lineman
400 pounds = a Welsh pony"

PS - from my highest weight last year, I'm in the range of elephant heart to elephant penis. Yikes!

Well it's a gorgeous day here finally!

Weight: 221.0

It's probably more, I literally had 219.4, 220.2 and 221.0 on there several times each....*sigh* *scales* !!!!

Going to change my ticker. I have no idea what my weight was last week. My goal for April - 209 but really if I can do 15 lbs that would be super awesome which would get me in the range of 205! Closer still to ONEderland.

I have till tomorrow to find out if I make 219

Going to change my ticker right now!

GJ Tet!!

Hoping I make my goal tomorrow morning of 219 - I did keep seeing that on the scale this morning...but I put 221. My weight was 219, 220, 221...figured I'd go with the 221 figure.

Right now I have a raging headache.....

I posted this in another thread but I hope this helps people interested in healthy snacking here. Here are my snacks.



Here's my own 100ish cal ideas for snacks - all of these can be make aheads:

1. Popcorn - either with sea salt, or sea salt & pepper, or taco seasoning, or a bit of nutritional yeast and some sea salt. In small bags that you can eat throughout the day.

2. Kosher Dill Pickles - gosh I love 'em. They're really LOW in cals too. I have binged on 5 of them at a time but the cal count is so low that it doesn't really matter. You'd probably have to brush your teeth and mouthwash after eating them.

3. I like cereal, especially Dorset Cereal which is a Muesli. You can make your own to take in small boxes to work. Add non-fat milk in it...it will fill you up. You can also make your own muesli with lots of oats, some raisins and a few nuts in it.

4. Small 100 cal salads with the dressing on it already that you can put in the fridge (if you have one at work with your name on it. Like a Fresh Express Ensalada Salad, you could break that up into 6 boxes or so and bring it already done at work.

5. Same with fruit salad - you'd have to squeeze lemon juice on it, and get a can of reddi-wip (which is really low cal) and it's just heavenly.

6. Bananas - love the baby bananas - they're just 40 cals.

The key to all of this is snack planning, write it out on your food diary and just follow it.

I'm here. Did not do too well on cal counting today but at least it was not a binge. I got so tired from the heat and dealing with the bulbs that have to be planted immediately.

It just wore me out for the day and our dinner was pretty big. It also threw me off schedule. Hoping that tomorrow will be better

Night weight was 220.4! I am .4 lbs from being 219 my goal for March!

Happy April 1, 2011 everyone! My goal for April - 209 or....lol, 205! The countdown starts now!

Hey gm everyone! Ok I am still at 221 lbs........hopefully that will change up soon. We went to bed rather late last night but woke up early - gave the gardener the bulbs to plant which was awesome. Today I'm doing my EASA2 (EA Sports Active 2) workout and I'm really thrilled about it...I probably ate too many calories yesterday for weight loss to occur.

My goal for April - 210.