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  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    Okay, so here goes! An evening of cupcake making. Bridal shower for our daughter this weekend and I'm in charge of cupcakes!
    :):)
  • samivenbutterfly
    samivenbutterfly Posts: 21 Member
    Everybody is definitely different, but when I face a challenge like this I know myself and if I start "Nibbling" it turns into all out 2-3 gone. I just power thru it and do not indulge.
  • SuzyH
    SuzyH Posts: 196 Member
    I completely understand about the cupcakes! If I don't eat ANY I'm okay, but one taste.....
  • Mick1127
    Mick1127 Posts: 451 Member
    I celebrated the 190 lb. goal just a little too much. Oops, I went backwards to 191.2; but, that will come back off in relative short order. What I did was turn my back on an evening snack of white seedless grapes that I happen to love in favor of an Orville Redenbacher Popcorn Bowl - and OMG, I ate the whole thing. That, and a restaurant meal of chicken & vegetable stir fry with rice (estimated the serving at 4 cups) 2 weeks ago are the only 2 things I've gone completely out of bounds with in 83 days. Today I've put down 1721 calories and expect to add another 150 to that via some of those great grapes; so, there is also about 40 minutes on the exercycle in my future tonight.

    And thanks, Standenvernet, a/k/a Doc :D , for stating "...a day is a singular event... Don't allow a sample from a single instant in that journey dissuade or dishearten you. " as we all need to remember that when we do slip a bit.
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    butbygrace206 wrote: »
    Okay, so here goes! An evening of cupcake making. Bridal shower for our daughter this weekend and I'm in charge of cupcakes!
    :):)

    Well I did take a taste, actually 3, but didn't lick the bowl :) lol
  • Mick1127
    Mick1127 Posts: 451 Member
    I wouldn't attack the cupcakes; but, I doubt the frosting would have made it from the bowl to the cupcakes without my total intervention. I LOVE frosting!!!!! You have excellent will power.
  • taco_inspector
    taco_inspector Posts: 7,223 Member
    Yep, well done there @butbygrace206‌ ! My muffin tins are relegatesd to egg-white muffis only these days...

    I'm with @Mick1127‌, the frosting would have "had issues in transport", but my will power to not over-consume the cupcakes is not as strong as either of yours... Maybe I could change my name to "Butt_By_Betty_Crocker"? :smirk:

  • anne_croft
    anne_croft Posts: 10 Member
    Hi all
    Approaching 51 but unable to do much exercise due to MS. I'd like to join;-)
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    Mick1127 wrote: »
    I wouldn't attack the cupcakes; but, I doubt the frosting would have made it from the bowl to the cupcakes without my total intervention. I LOVE frosting!!!!! You have excellent will power.

    Well....had I opened the frosting my caloric intake would've been embarrassing. The cans are still sealed. I will be passing on that daunting task :)
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    standenvernet wrote: »
    Yep, well done there @butbygrace206‌ ! My muffin tins are relegatesd to egg-white muffis only these days...

    I'm with @Mick1127‌, the frosting would have "had issues in transport", but my will power to not over-consume the cupcakes is not as strong as either of yours... Maybe I could change my name to "Butt_By_Betty_Crocker"? :smirk:

    Doc, you made me literally LOL.
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    anne_croft wrote: »
    Hi all
    Approaching 51 but unable to do much exercise due to MS. I'd like to join;-)

    Jump right on in here, Anne. Welcome
  • sylviajackson23
    sylviajackson23 Posts: 27 Member
    Thanks all 1lb loss so all good that takes me in next stone bracket with one more stone to go ☺️ over the moon Hope you all have a good week
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    sylviajackson23 wrote: »
    Well what lovely weather we have today. After a really bad day on Sunday got back on it Monday so here's hoping I can pull back before weigh in Friday. I set macro at 30 35 35 see how I go.
    Hope you all have a good week ☺

    Weekends are definitely hard :s. I'm excited to see if your new macros make a difference for you! Be sure to let us know when you weigh in Friday!!

    Tami

  • Mick1127
    Mick1127 Posts: 451 Member
    anne_croft wrote: »
    Hi all
    Approaching 51 but unable to do much exercise due to MS. I'd like to join;-)
    Welcome, Anne, from another one who is new to these forums. I've already discovered in a very short time there is a lot of support here.
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    sylviajackson23 wrote: »
    Thanks all 1lb loss so all good that takes me in next stone bracket with one more stone to go ☺️ over the moon Hope you all have a good week
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    sylviajackson23 wrote: »
    Well what lovely weather we have today. After a really bad day on Sunday got back on it Monday so here's hoping I can pull back before weigh in Friday. I set macro at 30 35 35 see how I go.
    Hope you all have a good week ☺

    Weekends are definitely hard :s. I'm excited to see if your new macros make a difference for you! Be sure to let us know when you weigh in Friday!!

    Tami

    Yay!! Any loss is a good one. Congrats!
  • SuzyH
    SuzyH Posts: 196 Member
    Good morning, all! I just want you to know how you all make me smile! From the cupcake discussions to motivational quotes! You are all wonderful and I'm so glad that I "found" you! I try to keep up with all your posts and you don't here from me much, but I am following along!
  • SuzyH
    SuzyH Posts: 196 Member
    Welcome Anne & Mick! Hope to hear more from you!
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    SuzyH wrote: »
    Good morning, all! I just want you to know how you all make me smile! From the cupcake discussions to motivational quotes! You are all wonderful and I'm so glad that I "found" you! I try to keep up with all your posts and you don't here from me much, but I am following along!

    Glad to happened along :). Always nice to have friends to chat with.
    And I must add that today was the bridal shower and I didn't eat one cupcake. I was so excited.
  • Jamie52560
    Jamie52560 Posts: 3 Member
    I would like to join. I have yo yo 'd all my life and now at 55 it's harder than ever. Need help
  • Jamie52560
    Jamie52560 Posts: 3 Member
    My diary is open if anyone wants to add me. I am pretty active, I just can't seem to stay on track for very long. Need help
  • PegJens
    PegJens Posts: 59 Member
    butbygrace206 wrote: »
    SuzyH wrote: »
    Good morning, all! I just want you to know how you all make me smile! From the cupcake discussions to motivational quotes! You are all wonderful and I'm so glad that I "found" you! I try to keep up with all your posts and you don't here from me much, but I am following along!

    Glad to happened along :). Always nice to have friends to chat with.
    And I must add that today was the bridal shower and I didn't eat one cupcake. I was so excited.

    Good job on the cupcake standoff! I would have not been so lucky, love the desserts!
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
    I'm Joanie, but "jb" works just fine :tongue: I'm 60, guitarist, songwriter and teacher. I lost 65 lbs using MFP, gained a little back last year so here goes nuttin', I'm back at it. I live in the PNW, probably not far from you, Tami. I walk my dogs daily and grow a verrry large vegetable garden, so I'm always busy with that, but I'm not able to do much intense cardio since I hurt my knee not long ago. Dang, I can't fly after all, lol. O how I love dancing and doing jumping jacks, but neither of those things love my knee! Bottom line for me is to cut the calories. I do ok for several days, then I goof off and up goes the scale. Funny how it works that way. Or not funny, lol. Nice bunch of peeps here, I'll check in again! :flowerforyou:
  • SuzyH
    SuzyH Posts: 196 Member
    Butbygrace206, you are my hero! :smile: that's perseverance for sure! It's seeing the little (and not so little) accomplishments that others like you make that give me hope and encouragement!

    Missipkippi & jb, let me be the first to welcome you! I'm just getting going on this group and I've found everyone here to be great!

    Spring in Wisconsin is just that this year! Back and forth! Was enjoying warmer temps and was able to get some biking in but today snow with accumulations is being predicted. So tired of this... But that is March for you! Better weather just around the corner!

    Happy day,
    Suzy
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
    Recalling little victories this morning as I plan my day and consider my progress. I do believe there's still a piece of huckleberry pie from last Sunday in my fridge (we had company) and vanilla ice cream in the freezer. A full week and I didn't touch (or even think about) either? What's become of me. [Amazed]

    Even if victories are small ones, they're worth noticing, embracing, and jumping for joy over. Frustration ruins everything (ask me, I know), so let's get rid of it and focus on the good stuff!

    "Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were big things." -- Robert Brault

    jb :smile:
  • beach2ocean
    beach2ocean Posts: 5 Member
    Stop active?
  • beach2ocean
    beach2ocean Posts: 5 Member
    Sorry...still active? Looking for a supportive group
  • Sandcastles61
    Sandcastles61 Posts: 506 Member
    Morning everyone :D Welcome everybody new and my PNW neighbor JB! Bracing for another rainy day...... But the roof repairs from our terrible windstorm are almost done, and since there isn't a roofing company in the area that can even put me on their schedule for 8 weeks, I've done quite well on my own with the help of my oldest son and a friend <3.

    GREAT job avoiding the cupcakes Butbygrace :D. My weekend has been a mixed bag of success and utter failure :s. Went swimming Friday (Woohoo) , came home and all was good in my little corner of the world. Then for some reason, I grabbed a small little handful of nuts.... Which led to another and another! The next morning I went to log it all and realized if I sucked IT all into one day I'd have no calories left so I spread it over three. (I focus on weekly totals rather than daily just in case something like this happens...* face palm* ) I could have lived with that......

    Except I went shopping last night for a birthday gift, a baby shower gift, and of course the Blazers were on sooooo my sweet fella decided we should stop in at Buffalo Wild Wings. We were actually good and ordered the Naked Tenders and I had 2. No problem. Then later in the evening we were heading to the other side of town and he had to stop at his favorite calimari place. I knew I'd be a little over for the day on calories but what I didn't expect was to TRIPLE my sodium intake for the day. There's just no redeeming that number :\ And I've been so good! Copious water heading my way because I have my blood work and stuff on Wednesday! Duh!

    Despite being a swollen sodium bomb this morning, I'll finish on a high note LOL. I'm at that middle size where I kinda skipped over on my way to gaining weight last year so I had no jeans that fit. There was a thread about hitting consignment stores to fill in with things so yesterday I found an awesome store and scored a brand new $90 pair of Ann Taylor jeans for $7.99 and another for $12.99. Seriously, the tags were still on them!!!!! So as you find yourself needing a little something as you make your way down in clothing size, I would definitely recommend a visit to a consignment store ;)

    Have a GREAT Sunday!

    Tami
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    Missiskippi wrote: »
    My diary is open if anyone wants to add me. I am pretty active, I just can't seem to stay on track for very long. Need help

    Glad to have you on board :) very helpful group here :). I will try and add you. If it doesn't work, add me and I will accept.
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    PegJens wrote: »
    butbygrace206 wrote: »
    SuzyH wrote: »
    Good morning, all! I just want you to know how you all make me smile! From the cupcake discussions to motivational quotes! You are all wonderful and I'm so glad that I "found" you! I try to keep up with all your posts and you don't here from me much, but I am following along!

    Glad to happened along :). Always nice to have friends to chat with.
    And I must add that today was the bridal shower and I didn't eat one cupcake. I was so excited.

    Good job on the cupcake standoff! I would have not been so lucky, love the desserts!

    I was excited I won that challenge :) but I don't dare keep that stuff in the house.
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    SuzyH wrote: »
    Butbygrace206, you are my hero! :smile: that's perseverance for sure! It's seeing the little (and not so little) accomplishments that others like you make that give me hope and encouragement!

    Missipkippi & jb, let me be the first to welcome you! I'm just getting going on this group and I've found everyone here to be great!

    Spring in Wisconsin is just that this year! Back and forth! Was enjoying warmer temps and was able to get some biking in but today snow with accumulations is being predicted. So tired of this... But that is March for you! Better weather just around the corner!

    Happy day,
    Suzy

    Thanks Suzy , I def did the happy dance.
  • butbygrace206
    butbygrace206 Posts: 394 Member
    beach2ocean wrote: »
    Sorry...still active? Looking for a supportive group

    Yes, yes,yes! Come on in, the waters nice :). Just had to say that cause of your name :)
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