Back from Vegas! 7 days of eating restaurant foods, even being careful I put on weight. of course I expected a couple of lbs, but when i got home after 6 hours of flying, my legs looked like tree trunks. I put on 8 lbs when I got home, but by this a.m. had dropped 3 already. pushing the water water and more water. Had a great time tho!

ker95texas wrote: »

just wanted to say...
plus equals

Needs to stop. That is all.
-marilyn/ker

Well today is my turn to confess that despite my long streak of healthy eating and exercising, last night I stayed up way too late and went crazy with SUGAR and CARBS - aarrrgghh!! I will do my best to recall and record what I ate, but it was ugly - UGLY I tell you!!

However, today is a fresh day and I will just have to look at this as a blip on the radar. I have to keep in mind that I used to do this ALL the time, and this is NOT what I usually do now. *sigh*

I have faith that **tonight** will be different - and I appreciate knowing that you all understand this craziness! Thanks for listening ~ Kathy

IndianaPapaw wrote: »

WooHoo, but it was exciting to think I had almost 50 pounds less too peddle around since the last time I was on the bike last fall.

Fantastic!!

I feel like I'm back in the swing of things--two days of exercise and eating under my calories. I have decided to stay as close to my calorie limit as I can, whether I exercise or not. Weekend will be busy catching up with family and friends, so we'll just have to see how it goes and hope for the best.

Have you ever noticed that when looking at your diary and you go over your goal limit, in most cases, you could have found just ONE THING that would have brought you back below your goal and you really wouldn't have missed it at the end of the day? It was just a crazy impulse at the time? A comment Ker made recently really got me noticing this and going back to my diaries. It isn't a lot of small choices, it is usually just one bad one!

So last night I entered my "plan" for today and I was over by about 60 calories I think. Not much and I was going to live with that. I'll get plenty of exercise today. But, when I was making breakfast this a.m. and went to get out the peanut butter that I had already logged to put on my toast, I realized by just switching to the sugar-free raspberry preserves in the fridge brought me down below 1200! In the greater scheme of things, I won't really miss the peanut butter. I have enough excess calories now that I could even have an iced coffee with International Delight tonight as a treat and still not go over my goal.

Guess the point I need to reinforce to myself is: If I'm going to go to the trouble to log my food, I'm going to take the time to really analyze where the pitfalls are and continue to try to make changes! Sort of like I did when I first started this journey.

The fear of Friday the 13th has been called friggatriskaidekaphobia, and while it may seem like an outdated concept to fear the day, the superstition still lives.


FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA [frig-uh-trisk-eye-deck-uh-pho-bee-uh]
PARASKEVIDEKATRIAPHOBIA [pa-ruh-skay-vee-day-car-fo-bee-uh]

I just read the March chat from day one. So many great comments and discussions! It definitely is more difficult to lose weight as you age. Slower metabolism, health issues, etc. But it really helps to be a part of a group that is so supportive and can relate to what we do. I've had a number of surgeries-back, knee and broken bones, but I bicycle regularly and count my steps with my Garmin Vivofit, which really helps to keep me up off the sofa. (Also has the heartrate monitor.) I just stopped my monthly debit to Weight Watchers also. I'm really happy with MFP and this group is great.

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Had a great busy weekend, saw 6 of 8 grandkids, worked 6 1/2 hours OT (8p.m.-2:30a.m.)!!!, partied w/some friends, one grandson's bday party, daughter and son-in-law's bday dinner!. Lots of food, but hopefully, when I get on the scale tomorrow, I will not be disappointed. This weeks challenge from the Wellness Challenge at work is to invite a friend to take a 30 minute walk. Today, DH I walked, Tue, Wed and Thurs. I have asked a friend to walk and on Friday, again w/DH. Ankle and leg are doing better. Keeping walk to 30 minutes this week, increasing to 45 minutes next week. Joni It was 77 degrees toda!

I saw Paula Deen on Dr. Oz yesterday. I banned her show from being on in my house years ago when I saw her making bread pudding out of Krispee Kreme donuts lol. But I have loved the recipes that her son Bobby has done and have one of his cookbooks. She said that she goes with the theory that little changes lead to big results and for her moderation and cooking light is the best way to go. I agree with her. After years of trying different diets and weight loss theories, I came to the conclusion that it makes to sense to do something that you do not plan to to do for a lifetime. I do plan to buy her new book. The recipe book I use most, however, is a plain notebook that I started. I search the internet for light recipes I like, print them and try them and if we like them add them to my book. That way every recipe in it is tried and true the only money I spend is the ink. I have quite a lot from Ellie Kreiger, Bobby Deen, and Cooking Light. I do try to cook with whole grains and I use very little white sugar or processed foods. Its working slowly!!

@learntolive: I finished my challenge and now have to choose my $100 gift cards. There are all sorts of choices, restaurants, department stores, spas, etc., but I already eat out, buy clothes when necessary, and take care of myself as needed, but...I love a getaway so I'm going to take a $100 gift card for bedandbreakfast.com. I have an overnighter scheduled for next week with a bedandbreakfast.com gift card that I got for Christmas, so this one will give me a getaway later in the year! Have fun with your challenge and your walk with your friend. Next challenge won't start until August or September.

I walk most lunchtimes with a walking group at work that was started last summer. I didn't join then as I prefer to walk by myself outside in nice weather, but there are only 2 people who stuck with it and they walk the halls of the Courthouse in bad weather, so I have been joining them at lunch during the winter season.

There are lots of busy people here, including me. I haven't checked in for several days because of dinners with family and friends. Monday I decided it was time to stop playing around with excuses for not being able to lose these few extra pounds and start from scratch. I went back almost 3 years on MFP to see what I was eating when I was losing weight and know what changes I need to make and I am now trying to be more disciplined in what I eat and how much I eat. It might take awhile to get some good habits back again, but I can do it.

Gramanana, sounds like a great plan to me. What worked in the past will probably work again for you. Go for it, you have so little left to lose, just go for it! Glad you are back and determined to reach your goal.

So far, so good, I've lost a little over 10 pounds this last month. Sure hope I can do it again in april