200+ Haulin' Off The Weight

you know how something doesn't count in your calorie intake if you break it in half, because the calories fall out?

Well, my latest idea is that wine doesn't count if you swirl it around your glass, because you shake the calories out.

That is all.

Hosanna - not heard of calories falling out if you breack food in half - can I have some of that please.

Rikki: I can so relate to your thinking - what is it that triggers people to be able to do........Having read others comments am feeling it is totally personal and will need to be a combination of things, individual to each one. That said - I hate being accountable and fessing up to what I have put in my mouth - hence, no completed food diary / exercise diary / levels etc here on MFP - thought I might introduce that when my weight stopped moving - currently it is moving - up - which really is not the plan so, deep breath - am thinking I should start being accountable - I will hate it. I will try and rebel against it. But perhaps this will be my trigger. Lets hope so and that you find yours. I love your goals - am with you on all of them - you'd think they would be enough.......

Amy: as above - am going to try and log my food/exercise - I hate being accountable and will hate every moment of completing the diary, however, if you have chance - ever - could I ask for your comment every now and again re changes (a big ask I know but will encourage my honesty and effort!!!). If no, that's fine too as I need to be taking on responsibility for myself really!!!. YUK re taking out your own stitch - I can do all sorts of things to aid others but when it comes to me - go to pieces!!!! Well done you and hope The Hubbs passed his fitness test.

Lacey: yeah for looking after yourself - boo for carrying things into new days. Which it is tdoay. A new day. Like each meal is a new meal. Dirty dishes were yesterday!!!!!!!!!!! (easy to asy more difficult to do - they (men) can be sooooo frustrating)

Bobbi: another 5lbs down - well done you.

Sarah: your count down has finished - glass of wine, relaxing bath, soothing music called for.......Glad you feeling better. ALso, could you re-post your www. address - tried to find it without success and think I may have gone wrong somewhere and I really do need to get on top of finances.

Karen: like the idea of one portion / savour before swallow etc - need to try this (whole pot of HagenDaaz last night - very very bad - I am soooo useless withthis whole wieght loss thing - or should that be with this whole controlling myself thing. Really pleased Melodie is on the up.

As for The Dog. He is currently resident at the vets, awaiting xrays. They thought he had actue (probably arising from undiagnosed chronic) pancreatitis but as he is not responding to the anti bs they are now not so sure. Wehn we first took him they were concerned re how high his temperature was and now it is even higher - she checked iot twice because she thought the reading was faulty. Still awaiting one blood test and stool results - and whatever comes from xray. After that they say they can try a slightly different xray - one where he has to ingest something to highlight his complete digestive tract but if no outcome to these - they are stumped and are suggesting referral to more specialist service - when outgoings leap from the hundreds we are spending now thousands - hence need to sort out finances rapidly - so we can cover whatever is coming our way. Was really sad to leave him today - did not want him to be so poorly in an unfamiliar environment.
His name is Bracken, by the way, I have always (affectionately) referred to him as The Dog, which, funnily enough, he responds to!

Long post - sorry xx

ps Amy - roll on December then and THANK YOU Santa!!!!

Karen~ Thank you. I have always been the "pretty face" and I'm ok with that. It could be worse right? I just want to be so much more than that to other people. I want others to see what my husband sees.


Annette~ I know it will be something different to everyone. I just feel like I've all of those "ah ha" moments. Like, the moment I didn't fit ina kids ride with my son, or the moment my button flew off my pants, or the moment I was on the treadmill and heard a noise then discovered it was my fupa slappin against my skin. All good "ah ha" moments in my opinion. ~sigh~

Hi All - i have some quick time to check in and catch up on posts. Attempted to do Cto5K Week 4, Day 2 this morning - it was a big FAIL- well, half fail. I did 1/2 of it and ran 5 minutes straight which is probably the longest i've ever run consecutively in my life, but then i couldn't do the rest - but i did walk the rest. So i'll be repeating this day - I know I can do it - even if it takes time.

I'm not sure who wrote it, but the comment about savoring food really hits home and something i need to do. I find myself eating super fast and not enjoying my meals - not good. But it's a challenge to slow down. I do find myself more then ever questioning - is that food (cookie/cake/etc) worth it???? On Monday my co-worker brought in petit fours - is it bad that i asked my friend to taste one and tell me if it's worth it? But i'm glad I did, b/c she told me no - and i would have been mad if i wasted my calories on that.

Glad I finally had some time to check in - have a good day!

I've actually read a LOT of articles about savoring food, or not to do anything else while you're eating, because then you don't get the full experience out of it, so you want to eat more than you would other wise. You unconciously shovel more in! And I DO that!! ALL the time! I read while I eat lunch at work. The only thing that saves me is that I have my lunch all set out & pre-portioned, so I can't over-do, but I sometimes feel as if I've not eaten much...til later when it hits me I'm TOO full. So there must me some merit in that somewhere.

It's a food day here at work. *argh* I made brownies...but I put sugar-free icing on them, so I guess that helps a little! And I'm using my lunch hour to work out, as I'll have plenty of time to eat the rest of the day! *sigh* Thank goodness there's a veggie tray, I can eat healthy...but the other stuff looks good too! And tonight at church is meal night, so blah there...but I'll run too, so that'll help a little. Maybe. I hope?! LOL! Even if I am still at week 1, it's running!

Megan-if you need the closure, I would talk to the guy, but definitely be up front about it. If K can't handle that you need to do this, then it might be a sign that all the counseling in the world may not fix the issues that led to him being your ex in the first place? (Not that I know the details, but just a thought). Either way...SSLLOOWW. Still in love doesn't mean a green light to rush things. It's asking for a disaster. Treat it as if he's a new guy. Get to know one another again. Just want you happy girl! *hugs*

Rikki-yeah, my hubby sees something like that in me too. Fell for me as I got "fatter" while pregnant. He's proud of me, though I know he'll never say those exact words. I can tell by how he makes more of an effort to make sure I have time to exercise by helping me at home. It's the little things! ) And we all see how wonderful you are too! *hugs*

Rain-it's always scary when the little ones are sick or feel bad. I hope all gets better soon. It was one day, so you'll just get right back to it! *hugs*

Hosanna/Amy-if breaking or shaking my food or Santa got rid of calories, I'd have been skinny ages ago! But the idea just sounds nice, doesn't it?! )

OK, I'd better get some work done ladies! TTYL!!

Kerry-we posted together! I don't take water with me, but I'm barely up to 2 miles in my half hour workouts, so I'm not much help, I'm sure. But I would think having something to sip on would help me keep going when I get to the point of going farther. Too much water before or after makes my tummy hurt.

Quick check-in to say I'm alive. I really thought life would slow down but it's not.

Kerry - I have a Biggest Loser brand food scale and love it. I use it for every meal. As for water - if it's a short 4 mile run, I don't take any. If my run's longer, I take my water belt. I have 6 cups on it and drink one every 2 miles. It helps on the 1/2 marathons since it's so hard to run while drinking from the little cups.

Hi Ladies!

Was stuck in an all-day meeting yesterday so no time to log on. When I got home, I was so hot and tired I just flopped onto the couch and fell asleep... until Joe got home then I actually got up and cooked us dinner! I took a couple recipes from the So Tasty, So Yummy blog that Lacey posted for the enchilada soup.

I made this: http://sotastysoyummy.blogspot.com/2011/08/apricot-dijon-pork-chops.html with the hasselback potatoes she links to as well. It was super tasty! Definitely going into the recipe binder.

Think I'm gonna try the crack wrap this evening!

Don't have time to reply to everyone at the moment... will have to catch up later.

In the past few days I have a handful of girlfriends come to me looking for help and support to lose weight. All 3 that come to mind have been thin most of their lives, then life happened. My BFF, has 4 kids, and is maybe 5'10 and I'm guessing weighs about 190 - 200 range. First of all, shes tall, second.....she's had 4 kids. So, I obviously tell her the truth....hense why we are BFF's. I tell her that she needs to make small changes. I know how she cooks for her family. Comfort food. Home made mac n cheese, with butter pools on top. Corn bread and beans cooked in fat. Now, I would still kill for her body because shes got long legs and a perfect smile and is still prob under 200. I refer her to this site, because she is a budget person. I told her she would never think of doing her checkbook without a balance sheet, so how can she make budget cuts with food, if she doesn't know what shes spending/eating now?

Second friend is almost identical to the first, and both are stay at home moms.

Third person was literally my hero in high school when playing volleyball. I love her to death and I had never seen her so unhappy with anything, much less herself. I told her that I'd kill to have her body. Again, under 200 and probably 5'4"

Moral of the story: We may never see what other people see. There is always going to be someone that is willing to trade you places. I should definately start talking to myself the way I talk to my friends!!

Thank you everyone for your advice!!!! I ended up talking to K about it and he, of course, told me to do what I wanted. I told him that I think I owe the new boy an explanation if this is what he wants, especially since it all happened so abruptly. And yes, we are taking it very slow, by choice. We have both changed a tremendous amount in the time we were apart (albeit only a few weeks). We know that it is important.

So.....I ended up messaging the new guy back and told him i got the message, but he has yet to respond. He also has never contacted me via facebook prior to this occasion (he's had my phone number since the first night we met), so I found this message kind of odd to begin with. He may have just been a little tipsy. I don't know.

Either way, thank you for the advice; it truly helped!

Amy-sounds yummy, can I come over for dinner? LOL!

Rikki-you see? There are others that see your value! And I understand, taking one's own advice is the hardest thing there is to do. So you don't have to take your own, just take ours!! (Just b/c it's the same means nothing!)

Bobbie-I eat like that when I'm reading a lot. I'll get SO into my story....I look up & my food is gone! So it either has to be good for me, or preportioned, b/c that's how I used to eat an entire BIG jar of queso w/a spoon...weekly!

Megan-whatever happens...WE LOVE YOU! *hugs*

Rain-kids are designed to scare the holy s**t out of us in payment for all of the times we scared our parents! And then love on us to make us forgive them til the next time they do it! And they're worth every darn second!! Even when they're telling you "Mommy, don't tell me no, tell me yes!" (As Melodie did to me yesterday when I made her stop jumping on the couch).

Annette-maybe password protect your diary for those you want to be able to see it in order to help you out, but keep it from those who you fear may judge you for what went in your mouth. (Like the brownies & strawberry creme cake I had today...yeah, well, I exercised, and I'll run later, so let's hope it's enough to wash! )

Katie-*HUGS* Whatever you need us for, we'll be there! Just focus on being healthy! If the scale doesn't cooperate...throw it! (That's theraputic, right?) Just make sure to find the next challenge so we don't lose you in the shuffle! *more hugs*

I've eaten too much! But it was good! I have 200 calories left (give or take) to manage to eat supper on. Though I intend to run, so I guess I can add those on in my head & get some more. Maybe I need to do more than just a run. Though by the time church is over & kids are in bed, running may be all I'm gonna manage. I know Zumba would burn more, but I NEED to run...makes me feel good to know I did it. Weird?

Has anyone been to Alaska? We are going on a family trip next summer or fall to celebrate someone's 50th wed anniversary. We are looking for ideas on what to do/see....

this will be a long post....just thought I'd warn you now....

So I'm back from my camping trip. Mr. Reunion and I had a FABULOUS, relaxing vacation and we got in TONS of low impact aerobics :blushing: My eating was atrocious. Mr. Reunion made every meal for me, even just the sandwiches, and offered me every snack. All the leftovers are currently in my kitchen. I'm allowing myself to eat till the crap is gone. That hopefully won't last more than another day or two. I will have to come to grips with the reality of my over eating when I weigh in tomorrow. Or the next day. But, TOM has also showed up today. So maybe I can contribute some of the inevitable weight gain to him.

I had some time to think while on vacation.....I've lost all athleticism I built up. I am starting from square one. So I thought back to how I started losing weight back in October 2009. The Elliptical (don don dooooooonnn). So that's where I'm going to start again. (Even though that means joining the gym again.) There's a new(ish) gym in town that only charges $10/month but I don't know what their registration/sign up charges are. Shortly after I got used to the elliptical, I added zumba. I don't think the place thats $10/month offers classes, so I might have to switch things up. Maybe do the 30DS??

Mr. Reunion and I have decided to move in together. But it's not as easy as just saying it's going to happen. With his children and my impending foreclosure, it's going to take several months for it to actually happen. He's going to find a temporary place of his own and I will start hanging around more and more so his girls get used to me being around. Hopefully by the time my foreclosure comes around everything will be cool to move in with him. Then we will work on finding a home together. :bigsmile:

I've been trying to keep up but ya'll have flipped through about 5 pages since I left. OMG so much to read! This may be a rough/choppy response, but I'm gonna try to comment on what I remember.

Karen- sorry that other people think they know better than you and the doctors. I once had a friend tell me a situation where he didn't know what to do. I honestly told him I didn't know what would be best either and he thanked me for it. Everyone else he spoke to had the "perfect" answer and told him exactly what he should do. But when I told him i didn't know, it made him feel better knowing that someone else also felt that it was a tough situation and could see the difficulty in making a decision. I don't remember his situation, but I've always remembered him thanking me for not knowing what he should do. YAY for easier diaper changing!!!!!

Sarah(wnt)- ding dong the monsters are gone!!! the monsters are gone! the monsters are gone!! How are ya gonna celebrate that??

Kristina- My sister is getting (re)married on Nov 11, 2011. As in less than 2 months from now. It's been a whirlwind relationship. She's been seeing him for a shorter time than I've been with Mr. Reunion.....yeah, it's weird, but we're here to support her. But anyways, I feel you on being the fat, single sister. I've always been the fat sister (I have 2 sisters) and I just wish for once, that that wouldn't be the first thing I notice in every picture of me and my siblings. I have a feeling Mr. Reunion and I will get engaged and married within in the next year or so, and I want a simple, silky, sleek wedding gown.

Rikki- There was a girl in my old department who lost over 100 pounds in about 5 months last year. We all thought she was just eating healthy and doing P90X. In actuality she deprived herself, took pills, gave herself shots and worked out about 3-4 times a day. And guess what? She's put weight back on. Something that I read online and has been bouncing around in my head lately is that the saying is "YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT." It's not "You are how much you eat" .......You can stay under cals and still eat junk food, albeit less food, but it's possible. This is something I'm having to come to grips with.....I've been staying under cals, but I'm eating crap. Frustrating doesn't begin to describe how I feel, but I'll take a deep breath, organize some kind of game plan and start again tomorrow.

Amy- you are my hero for removing your own stitch. When I had my reduction all those years ago, that's what I remember as being the WORST PAIN EVER....getting the stitches out. Of course, I'm sure the stitches for your foot surgery and my breast reduction were completely different, but to me, if felt like someone was pulling a hot coal on a super long knife through my boob. It was one of the only times I've ever actually teared up from shear pain. *shudders*

Lacey and Annette- SO so sorry your dogs are still sick. :frown: It's amazing how a vet tries to diagnose an animal's ailment. It's not like the dog can sit there and say "it hurts in this area." I know I will have a complete meltdown the day (and the following weeks after) Lexi dies (whether I have to put her down or she dies naturally).

rainvc- I hope your son is better! And of course he pees as soon as you get in the car lol.

Megan- Good for talking to K about it!

Kerry- you are a crazy running machine! sorry, I have no opinion on running with water or a food scale. Although I must say I do NOT want this week to end as I am off work ALL WEEK still. I'm not sure what I will do tomorrow and Friday with my free time.

Katie- you are so right to work on the inner you first. Weight loss begins inside each of us and once you get a mental grip on it, the physical you will naturally become what you want it to be.


(((Did I mention it's getting late, and I've been reading yall's posts for like, 3 hours, and I'm tired??? yeah....my responses might not be making sense anymore lol)))


Victoria- Mr. Reunion and I want to go to Alaska (eventually). Would love to hear about your trip :happy:

and BAM! I'm offically caught up!! Now yall don't go blowing up the thread tomorrow while I sleep in. BAHAHAHAHA yeah, like I believe that is going to happen

Check in for Wednesday: 2416 calories burned/ 1615 calories consumed/ 801 calorie deficit. I KNOW it's a bit early for the weekly weigh in so this doesn't "officially" count but.....I am 189 pounds!!!! I am out of the 190's!!!! YAY!!!! :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Kendal: I am so glad to hear things are going so well with Mr. Reunion!!! You deserve a really great guy and it sounds like you really like his girls too, which is awesome!!! Bummer that you can't sleep in.

Hailie: I'm thinking about you, girl! :flowerforyou:

Victoria: I've always wanted to go to Alaska!! I've had several military friends stationed up there and they LOVED living in Alaska (also, my Grandmother lived in Alaska and adored it). I can't tell you what to do or see but I FULLY support you going up there and telling us all about it!!! (I think Katheryne lives in Alaska, so she will have more info that we do)

Lacey: I am so sorry for the sad drama that is Bart's life right now. I wish I could tell you what I'd do in your situation but I'm pretty sure I'd just cry and not be able to make a decision. Ok, now that I've thought about it and put it in the context of what if it was my Sofie....I'd do everything in my power to make her feel better and keep her with me just a bit longer. (Yes, I understand that it might be better for the dog to "put her out of her misery" but when I stick myself in the situation, I just can't do that. I ADORE my dog and I wouldn't just put a family member out of their misery but I WOULD get the best medical care I could afford.) SO that's my 2 cents. And my heart hurts for you. :flowerforyou:

Karen: As a person who is literally ITCHING to run, I totally feel you on "needing" to run. It's highly addictive, once you start - u can't stop. I'm a runner for life, despite what my foot says.

Katie: We miss you when you aren't around but we totally understand the need to get your head right. Don't stay gone too long though!:flowerforyou:

Megan: I'm glad you did what you needed to do to feel like you did everything necessary with the new boy. You're good peeps.

Bobbie: I totally love the "Crushing Calories" name!!!

Rikki: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your story about your friends wanting help with losing weight. That just goes to show you how AWESOME you are. Remember it!!! :flowerforyou:

Rain: I hope your kiddo is 110% better today. I hate seeing kids and animals injured. (not that I am ok with adults being injured or anything...I'm not a monster...I promise)

Nava: Did you make a crack wrap?!?!?!? I haven't had one in about 4 days or something, I'm thinking that's gonna be lunch today!!

I'm gonna order P90X2 as soon as I can get my hands on it (today, I think, is when you can pre-order it). It's supposed to be pretty spiffy. It's also only 5 days a week (which I dig cuz it will give me running days that don't have to be doubled up with P90X). Yay! I'm so feigning for a good workout.

Hosanna: I'm glad Isaac's tests came back "normal". Maybe the specialist will be able to help him out.

As for me, I came down with a mid-level migraine this morning so I've been sitting in the dark for the past 5 hours waiting for it to pass. Luckily enough, it isn't as bad as it could be (no vomiting). It still sucks though.

Lacey-poor puppy! (yeah, all dogs are puppies to me, cause I love 'em!) I hope he does get better enough to have a good quality of life for a few more years.

Hailie-message me ANYtime!! :-)

Victoria-I'm afraid I'm not much help with Alaska. But that sounds fun! )

Kendal-WOW & COOL w/Mr Reunion! Glad everything is working out! Good to know you're one of those people that if you have no clue, you just admit it! Makes it easier to take advice that you give, b/c you know it's not just someone spouting off to hear themselves. You're just awesome! :-D

Reading Kendal's post has made me realize I've been doing that for the past few weeks. Staying under, but with more crap food than good stuff, so hmm, no wonder I'm stuck! ) It's so easy to get into though! Just a snack here, a meal there, then next thing you know..BAM! But when I look back...it's been my dinners. My breakfast & lunches are usually pretty good! Gotta start pre-planning or something on weekends. But it's gonna get harder over next month, as we'll be spending every spare moment packing & painting, etc. )

Amy-yay 180's!! You're just my hero!! Migraine-boo!!

Hosanna-no, not a single calorie! Really, right? Maybe? Ah, :-P I tried!! Hope all goes well with the specialist. Sometimes, it's nice when your Dr can't figure it out, the specialist has seen it enough to figure it out in 2 minutes. Makes you feel as if your Dr is an idiot, even if you "know" he's not! (Can ya tell we just did this? LOL)

Nava-shots of steroids hurt! I'm hoping that all smooths out for ya! Glad it's looking good though!

And tnis may be TMI, but Melodie had a diaper moment yesterday that my husband said looked just painful. He didn't think something that large should be able to come out of HIM, much less our 2yr old. And she hasn't pooped since, so we're PRAYING, that maybe that's what was blocking everything & maybe she'll start to balance out & have breaks between pooping again so her bottom will finish healing! And I didn't have to use the laxative! Just kept giving her fiber in her almond milk 2ce a day & then added a glass of apple juice a day last week. Let's just hope that was it! ) OK, better get to work! :-)