Gettin' it done! Week 1 (closed)

Yes for the sodium and yes for the 72 oz.

I did go with the turkey. I packed my lunch for the week so it was all I had with me. But I looked around for better options next week. I feel like I always have this bloat that I can't get rid of. I started tracking my sodium and realized that I was over by a lot some (most) days. So I am experimenting and trying to see how less sodium affects my weight gain.

ljedmom - I don't think I have ever been as hungry as I was when I was nursing. It was a whole new type of hunger.

I'm not going to check my weight every week...maybe even just once at the end. Here's why. Even though I was doing it at the same time of day the fluctuations were huge. I know it depends a lot on how much water you drank recently and other things, but I think it's also how full my boobs were or were not I'm happy with just weighing at the end...that way I know it's a "real" loss and not something that might change so soon.

Potluck at church tonight so I actually had no idea about all the ingredients and calorie counts. I had just over 1,000 cals left and just manually zeroed out the calories for the day. But actually, I stuck to a lot of spinach, broccoli and green beans Got in more than 4 veggies, way more water and a good long walk! It was a good day! Hope it went well for the rest of you!

ok so last night the movie gnomo and juliet was on the movie channel...so me and my kids settled in to watch it. half way through the movie they asked if they could have a treat, so i pulled out the bag of chips that i had bought them. so there i stood at the counter with this bag of chips in my hand...i held it as far away from myself as i could when opeing it and pouring some into a bowl. then i walked into the living room with my arm WAY out in front of me wo give my boys the bowl. i went and sat back down in my chair, and sat there and listened to my boys chunching on chips....what a lovely sound...it even sounded good,lol. i hung onto the arms of my chair so i wouldn't get up and beat my kids so i could steal their chips,lol..finally decided to get up and get myself a snack...i grabbed an apple...SO not the same as chips
BUT i did it...i did not have any junk food this week!
i also drank AT LEAST 5 glasses of water a day.

i swear this is going to kill me,lol

michelletr great job with the apple. That is really hard to just watch everyone else enjoy foods you like and not have any. This weekend has been bad for me but today will be better and looking forward to this next week.

thanks everyone....it was really hard to watch my boys eat chips....but this morning i was like i am going to have a chip...yes folks just 1 little ole chip....but something went wrong (at least i think so,lol) as soon as i opened the chip bag and the smell of the chips hit me...i wanted to gag...they smelled gross (my fav kind too ketchup!) . so i closed the bag back up (bye bye 1 chip,you'll stay in the bag for someone else to enjoy) and headed for a bowl of cereal instead....i really think this will kill me...lol

on the plus side i seem to have the no pop thing down but i have a major concern about that.....you see once a week we eat out usually on fridays. 9 times out of 10 we just order in or get take out...not a big problem free drinks at home...BUT what happens that first time we go out to eat at a restaruant? what do i do then? what do i get to drink? will i have the will power to pass up pop as i watch my husband and kids order pop? my sons 10th b-day is this coming friday and i want to take my sons out to lunch (they have a p.d. day at school) and i am very concerned about what the heck i am going to do

What about ordering one small soda and including it in your calorie count for the day? If you don't want to do that, do you like iced tea?

i'd rather not drink pop at all...and i LOVE iced tea

sadly though some places don't carry iced tea

I have been doing good with the water that one comes easy. I have met the fruits and vegies goal the last two days too. I like having pre cut stuff so I dont have to be in the kitchen to long!!!
michelletr you could get some of the special k drink powder and add it to water. There are other brands too that one is just off the top of my head. Many flavors too. Sometimes I get tired of plain water so I add flavor!!! Seems as everyone is doing good! Congrats to all!!