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Question: What do you all do about late night cravings before you go to bed? Thats the worst time for me, I always get hungry before I go to sleep and am never hungry when I wake up

Hmm.. The infamous late-night-before-bed-cravings :mad: :mad: :mad: , LOL!

I tried to steer clear of the fridge before sleep, but if I MUST get something, I'll usually go for a Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Jell-O Cup... Only 60 calories and it's good and cold to cool your body down a little to make you want to get underneath the blankets!

Try it!

-Ian

Question: What do you all do about late night cravings before you go to bed? Thats the worst time for me, I always get hungry before I go to sleep and am never hungry when I wake up

Best thing I've found? Some AIR POPPED POPCORN, or even *gasp* oil popped. 3 tbsp is only lik 55 calories or something, and its SO good, and well it fills my hunger for a snack at night. And it's good for you. Also, I HATE butter on my popcorn so that helps. It's the only kind I will eat (the stuff I make myself). Also my kitten seems to like it. So we have popcorn together sometimes. Hopefully she doesn't die from it. So far, so good.

Also, don't worry so much about the party. Pizza IS okay to eat, IN MODERATION. I assume. I mean, that's what everyone keeps talking about. Eat what you like in moderation. And, if you know you have things like that, leave room for it. Don't drink the soda, grab a glass of water from the tap if you can.

But mostly--- I don't think you were as bad as you might feel. Really. I had a bad night friday... but I was reading somewhere in like a blog or something that sometimes we quit things that are hard because we tell ourselves they are wrong. But in the end, it's the hard things that are what form and mold us. Maybe I read that here...that sounds like an MFP thing to say.
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Check In Day!

I had a great week. I minded my P's and Q's and only had 1 bad day which was Thursday. I ran a few times this week and also did my Wii Fit Plus workouts which includes Strength and Cardio almost every day.

My last weigh-in was Wednesday of last week and I had checked in at 244.

Drumroll please........

This morning, Mr. Nice Scale says 242! Woo Hoo!!

I hope you all have the same or better results as I do! Way To GO VISUALIZE THIS!!!

-Ian

GM Team!!

A good way to get motivated for me to work out is putting on my MP3 player. Go for a scenic walk, breath in the fresh air. Unfortunately Im a smoker, so I cant run for long, I hate it! But I figure I can only stay focused on one thing at a time, so after I lose this weight then I'll concentrate on quitting.

I'm about to get off work, so I'll check in with you all later to see my results, can't wait ;0)

Oh and thank you all for your advice. I'm going to try the mouthwash thing:)

Yes typically its extremely hard to quit smoking while trying to diet, most replacethat "oral workout" with food. It's the same darn motion hand to mouth if you will. I got lucky, we were in Houston in the middle of June and it din't go under 100 degrees the whole time we were there. I also met my husbands grandmother who had an oxygen mask 24/7, and could only breathe 1% of her lung capacity. She smoked her whole life, she wet to GOD just a month ago, she was 80.

Week One, Day One

This is Kim, I weighed in at 179.0....a 3-lb loss for last week...that's 12 sticks of butter gone off my body

I also brush my teeth when I am done eating for the night...other thing, hit "finished for the day" on MFP and see if what you weight goes up or down in 5 weeks.

Kim

Many questioned about starting a new thread new week....we thought this thread would get way too long...so, let me know if you guys do want a new thread each week:

Question of the week:

Pick one thing about your body you notice changing and like.

Last night, I noticed that my calves are really tighter and much more lean....yeah, 1 week and I can see a difference

Pick one thing about dieting that you don't like.

I don't like my daily calorie intake going down when you update your new weight. Also, I am tired of washing lettuce and spinach.

Kim

Hi - this is Tiff. My check-in weight is 221. I didn't really lose any last week but that's what I was expecting since it wasn't a great week food/exercise wise for me. At least I didn't gain any!! That is actually my weight from last night; I weight myself before bed, and I noticed there's a difference if I weigh myself in the mornings, so I'm trying to be consistent.

For the questions of the week:

One thing I like that I noticed is changing about me: I can last longer on the elliptical machines than I could before - I used to be tired and ready to be done after 20/25 min, but now I enjoy going longer. If I mix it up with weights I'll do 35 min, but if not I will do 45 min to an hour.

One think I don't like about 'dieting' (though I'm not really dieting - I'm changing my lifestyle!) is that, at least right now, it feels like I'm thinking about food ALL THE TIME. Whether it's planning my meals or figuring out what I need to buy at the store so I don't give in to cravings or counting calories to see if I can afford that evening glass of wine... I hope that one day I can do all of this without so much thought/effort - hopefully it will become 'routine'.

Kim 179
Ian 242
Tiff 221 (no gain/loss)
Shannon 155
Jessica 173.8 (2.8# gain)

I love that my "ghetto booty" is shrinking! I've noticed in the past week or two that even though I'm wearing a belt my pants get droopy in the rear. Also my thighs seem to be doing the same thing, and my chip munk cheeks are reveiling some cheek bones.

I LOVE FOOD. It's very hard to go from eating whatever I want and however much I want to a controlled amount and better choices. I come from a food loving family of big eaters so it's a huge change, but seein as my father is finally starting a diet after reaching over 300 (he's also 6'2") I figure it's better to nip it in the butt asap since he's adopted and we don't know of any family health history.

Pick one thing about dieting that you don't like.

Why haven't they made a Calorie-Free Fried Chicken dinner yet?! :laugh:
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HAHA I'm with you!!! Among many other fried foods *drools* I miss 'em!

Hello! I am 47 with 4 kids: 22, 19, 16 and 5. We recently joined the local YMCA and I go at least 4 times a week. I do 25-30 mins on treadmill, walking from 4.3 to 5.7 (jog) at peak. I follow the warmup and cooldown features and sometimes use an incline of 1.0. When done that, I do the core machines (about 10 of them) for 2-3 reps of 12. It takes me about forty minutes. Then finally, I do sit-ups with a medicine ball. When I started a month ago, I couldn't do more than two situps, but now I am up to 36.

I also occasionally swim in a little pool with my five year old, who is learning to swim.

I eat (what I think) is well. I eat only whole grains or wheat. I use ardio-reccommended spreads and I eat one portion (usually). I use the whey powder for protein drinks in place of some meals and the only real substantial meal I eat per day is dinner. I workout extra if dinner is cal filled.

AND YET! I am not losing much, if at all. I lost two pounds, only to gain them back this morning. I have no idea! I have also increased my water intake. I sometimes forget to post that on my food list, but I do drink around 5-6 cups a day.

I am not giving up, but I don't feel great about any of this. It makes it hard to try so hard when there are no results for my efforts. Before all this I didn't do much exercize at all. Now that I am, all is the same! I have also tried it both ways...to eat the cals I burned to make up for the deficit and to forsake those burned cals. Neither way makes a difference, and actually, I gain weight when I try to eat the burned cals...so I wont do that.

I am currently 160 pounds looking to be 135. I am 5'8 and in decent health. I have only put on these pounds in the last two years otherwise, i maintained 135-138 my whole adult life. We have had our full share of stress the last three years, so maybe that is a contributing factor. UGH!

I am happy to be part of this group because maybe I can find the answer here. I have 25 pounds to lose and cant seem to lose even 5!

I have a recipe to share in another post for bran muffins, which my family loves...

Thanks for the group invite and for the support I know is coming my way!

Linda

One thing I like about my body this week is that I have more endurance on the things I try.

One thing I hate about dieting is I don't seem to lose weight no matter how many cals and sugar products I refrain from.

I posted a couple of posts ago about my story. If anyone has advice, I need it.

Thanks!

Linda...welcome to the group...if you want I am sure someone can review your food log...

Right now, I am struggling with dinner tonight...another birthday at a Mexican restaurant...I think I will just have a cup of chicken soup...it's good and I think I can copy it at home...here's what the put in it

Sopa de Pollo 4.29
La Familia chicken soup, made fresh to order with pulled
chicken breast, our homemade broth, chopped onions,
tomatoes, avocado and rice

So, it has has the chicken, chicken broth, tomatoes and mexican rice mixed in....layered on top is the chopped onions and avocado...it's quite delicious, I plan to try and copy this at home...especially nice cause we are having a snowstorm in MN and it's cold out.....UGH....it's only October

The problem is the 32 oz Dos Equis beer special for $4.00...I think I am just going to the gym and burn it off....Ian, I like the way you said that you plan for these events and vamp up the exercise a few days before...that was good advice...problem is, 3 birthdays this week...I'll just have to roll with it

Good luck all...I am going to face the Comcast-on-Demand evil exercise people...why are they so cheerful...they must know we're not really having fun...I did Jillian Michaels Shred 1 yesterday; at least, she was real...glad I'm not on her show....shiver

Kim

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Kim...thanks for the welcome. You are welcome to see my food log. I think I made it public.

I do exercise tV on demand as well I love the 3 mile walk with Leslie Sansone. i do that about 4 times per week. It is not too heavy and still burns cals!

I have Time Warner but i think the free exercise programs are the same.

Check it out if you have time. She also has a two and one mile walk.

Let me know ehat you think I my food log if you get the chance.
Linda

Did anyone else see this thread?

http://www.prevention.com/7foodsthatshouldnever/index.shtml

My kids eat microwave popcorn nearly everyday...looking on craigslist for an air popper

Technology and food companies are evil....so are the Comcast exercise people...LOL

Kim