Posts by poohct

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Jun 06 2007 13:25 (UTC)	881
carie-chalk it up to a bad day and tom. I am finding this whole weight loss process to just be so up and down. One day or week I am fabulous eating well, working out, and the next week I am terrible. That is why I'm the one who started this post and am the only one still here since January. But you know what I tell myself....Yippee, I've lost 6 lbs since I've started, I'm conscience when I eat bad things. I recognize a bad day, instead of that being the norm. If you're like me, your recent bad day/week was how you used to always eat...Can you imagine eating like that all the time now that you've been trying to lose? So hang in there, today is a new day. Think about it, but don't obsess about it.... Okay here is something interesting my hubby read in the NY Times magazine...People who are dieting are more apt to spend more money. The brain can only keep self control over one thing or something...so when you're dieting your self control over spending and other things is compromised.... So eat well and shop more. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Jun 05 2007 14:53 (UTC)	890
okay..i am back to logging my calories today. I didn't for like a month. I have held at 156, but ahhh time to get real here. my small goal for the day is to only eat whole grain carbs...no white food. let's see if i can do it. good luck all. Tara...don't be discouraged. I wish you could train me. Hang in there. It's just a number and you sound strong and fit.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	May 25 2007 12:51 (UTC)	947
Yippee...down to 155 another .6 lb. Such a slow road for me...but yet, I feel great that the scale has gone down and not up. Tara-I workout all the time and honestly I like to see a "real" woman teaching. That super skinny look just isn't real to me. If you're at 26% bodyfat that's awesome and fit! Sounds like they are just crazy. Don't get down on yourself...Keep it up! Pretty-i'm jealous...wtg. that's great! carie-thnx...i'm trying. i just want to keep up with everyone. i will be so happy to be in the 140's. feels like i haven't seen them in so long. eeek...like 4 years. I was really thin after I had my 3rd son, i was dieting and nursing. all the weight came off...then suddenly, i stopped nursing and on it's come. and now he's 5. Just trying to change the eating habits...like why am i eating if i am not hungry? then enjoy the foods when you are hungry. hard to do sometimes...hope i can keep up with this and make the lifestyle change. Good day all..i'm off to jazzercise. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	May 24 2007 13:07 (UTC)	954
Good morning all... Happy to say 155.6 this am. This only eating when I am hungry thing is working for now. but, ah, it's only been a week. I'm always good for a week. Have a great day all and drink your water. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	May 22 2007 13:31 (UTC)	966
HI everyone. I was away...never good for the diet. I'm at 155.8 this morning. I'm shooting for 153 by June 1. and 140's by July 1. New tactic...only eating when I am hungry. We'll see if it works. Makes sense huh...too bad i wasn't doing it for the past 30 years. I'll let you know how it goes. Keep it up all....you'll be leaving me before you know it. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	May 11 2007 13:33 (UTC)	1,045
Morning all...got up and ran 2 miles...that was good. Ate a fiber one bar, coffee and a slice of ham. it's a good start. I had a cheese doodle binge yesterday. I think I did okay though...need more water today. I was going to be in my garden all day and now it's raining. Maybe i'll sit under the porch and do my window boxes in a bit...bummer. I actually have a day w/nothing going on. I just have to run out to the food store to pick up a few things. I'll wait until my 5 year old comes home 1/2 day. My 3 boys and my husband are taking me out to brunch at this really awesome place on Mother's Day and then later that day we have tickets to the Ringling Bros. circus. It should be a fun day. The brunch is bad for the diet, but the good thing is...we only eat like one meal that day because we stuff ourselves. Favorite foods....cookies, cake, all the sweet stuff. Have a great day all...
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	May 10 2007 14:55 (UTC)	1,050
okay..everyone sounds great. I had a great start this morning...not white carbs for me today...that's my goal...It's 10 am and I haven't eaten a cookie...so I'm psyched. I have cookie issues. Did jazzercise class this am....and I'm going to be good, good, good today. Now pass the water please.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	May 10 2007 02:45 (UTC)	1,061
oh gosh...i'll be lucky to make it out of here ever girls...remember i started this in January...managed to lose about 5 lbs...but i'm not as serious as i should be about it. I'm married, 3 kids, getting old, just trying to stay balanced. So, not to worry...though i would love to see those low 150's. I'm just not trying as hard as i should be. missed you all. ate like crap today. tomorrow...a fresh start. Hope there are egg beaters in the fridge or oatmeal in the cabinet. Salad is already cleaned and ready. Here we go....again. Thanks for the motivation. I'm convinced God made me a little on the fluffy side because if I was skinny, I'd be just WAY too hot. It just wouldn't be fair to everyone else...okay...enough of the funnies...nite gals. Laur
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	May 09 2007 15:57 (UTC)	1,064
Okay..I'm back. I completely let it go for a while. Family parties, vacations, etc. Thank you hollybelle for checking in on me! It was just what I needed. I'm at 157 this am. ick...Just got back from a 1 hour jazzercise and a 45 min personal training post that. The good news is I kept up the exercise...just not the diet. Now for that part. Okay...so forget the cookie I had for bfast and I will move forward. I am so touched you were thinking of me. It was the kick in the butt I needed. I guess I was just a little busy and a little discouraged. And I felt like I was getting obsessed and yet still nothing was happening. I'm coming back but not getting obsessed just getting aware again. Wish me luck and here's a goal...140's by June...doable, maybe I think. Thanks all for keeping me in line. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 23 2007 12:47 (UTC)	1,190
okay..no scale for me...a crazy weekend with my dad visiting...and I totally spoil him..cooking lots and eating. Feel bloated today. Today is a new day. Kids are back at school after a week's vacation. Now i need to get back into my routine. Off to workout this morning and gearing up for a healthy eating week here.Sounds like everyone is doing great. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 18 2007 15:26 (UTC)	1,250
good morning all...sounds like everyone is doing well. I am down to 154.4 this morning....yippee!!! Hope it doesn't all go out the window tonight...having dinner w/hubby's boss and his wife at the yummy italian restaurant. Oh help me not to overindulge. Happy to say my size 10 levis are fitting awesome right out of the dryer. did 30 minutes on the elliptical and am focusing on high protein, good carbs and WATER before dinner tonight because I know I'll be eating pasta. My plan is to split the yummy spinach salad w/my husband and order the pasta w/creamy tomato sauce and sundried tomatoes...It's decadent and yummy. We usually share both the salad and pasta and still take pasta home...so I will just eat about 1/4 of the pasta and politely take the bread but not eat too much. This is the thing w/the boss dinners...you have to appear like you're not a total diet freak and you're not a total pig. Balance. Have a great day everyone! Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 13 2007 14:03 (UTC)	1,335
I went back up to 157...but tom is this weekend. My calories are great and I've active as can be...so I will just keep at it...I usually gain 2-3 before tom so that is what I am hoping. What more can I do right. Yesterday was good w/calories and the workout. Have a night away w/girlfriends and I will try to keep it under control...lots of h2o and watch the bad food. I am doing my best and there is not much more I can do without feeling completely deprived. Sounds like everyone is doing great. I took the morning off to get organized and run a few errands...
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 12 2007 12:50 (UTC)	1,352
Okay...so up a little again today...blaming it on something...though I don't know what. I had like a 1000 calorie deficit. Regular workout this am...calories at 1500 (up from my usual 1200-1300) trying to mix it up a bit... Good luck all. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 11 2007 12:33 (UTC)	1,369
Yippee for carie87...no sugar is tough... ckwski---wtg on 152...i'm jealous. I have jazzercise this morning and then a personal touch class for a half hour where they concentrate on specific body parts...today it is butts and abs...oh boy do i need help there. Down .2 this am. I am taking it with a smile. I think tom is looming, acne on my chin, massive chocolate cravings....need to get through it without a gain hopefully. was good last night, but did indulge in a glass of wine w/hubby and did not go running w/my pal. I have a busy day of volunteering, so that should keep me out of the kitchen. Have a great day all...
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 10 2007 19:55 (UTC)	1,375
weak moment...found some yummy dark chocolate.. ate some. i just made some tea hoping I can get over the craving because i really want more. I logged it, and put in for dinner tonight a salad w/tuna. Jogging w/my friend tonight for a few miles too, if my hubby gets home from work on time. I plugged in a vitamuffin for dessert later...must be getting near tom, i can't stop thinking about chocolate. I was trying to spiffy up the house for my son's communion in a few weeks and just made way too many holes in the wall hanging a few pictures...now i have to fix the walls too, go figure. off to clean some more. prettybowen...hang in there, it's just a number...you are so beautiful...see, that's what's great about you...you can lose the weight, but some people can't fix ugly...that's what i always tell myself for motivation! Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 10 2007 12:56 (UTC)	1,386
Okay...back down to 156.2...lost one of the lbs. I gained over the weekend yesterday, that's reassuring...Got up and did the 6am jazzercise...going to clean today for the rest of my exercise. It will take all day, it looks like I let my 3 little boys run totally wild for days in the house...um, i did. Eat well, drink water and have a great day. I am shooting for 1200 today with healthy food. Already have the fruit salad and tossed salad cut up in the fridge. I'm going to have some chicken and have to think of something good for dinner.... Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 09 2007 16:24 (UTC)	1,399
Wow...i guess 3 lbs was the magic number. I did jazzercise and then ran 2 miles....proud, proud, proud of myself. I am back on the wagon today and I have no regrets really either about the weekend...it just amazes me how it can flucuate like that. prettybowen- hang with it! I've been doing this since January and have only lost about 5 lbs. but I just keep with it, it's better than gaining... you can do it! Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 09 2007 12:24 (UTC)	1,403
Oh hollybelle...I just came on to post my weekend gain of 3 lbs...It can't be for real right... I was bad too...out to dinner Saturday for great pasta and wine, then to a game...beer. then brunch yesterday (decadent...we went out and I ate everything...)then dinner and dessert last night and of course wine and a cocktail. I'm going to jazzercise this am and going to run or do the elliptical later...Bring my running sneakers to jazzercise in case I feel like going for the run right after.... Oh I need to have a good weight before the end of the week. It stinks that 2 days can ruin a week's work. I knew it while I was doing it too. I am just sooooo mad at myself. Here's to another great week like last week...Monday...start over day and one day I'll get the clue that just because it's Friday I don't need to have a party.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 05 2007 14:10 (UTC)	1,433
Yippee! Weighed in at 155.8 this morning which is my lowest since starting in January at 161. I know it doesn't sound like a lot since January but I was bouncing around 158-160 for months! I was not trying very hard...I stepped up the workouts a bit, cut back the calories to 1200 or so...and I guess that is what it took. I just need to stick with it for a while now. Saw this in another post and it's my motivation for the day! Post Reply #1 nomoreexcuses Apr 05 2007 08:37 Please read with a kind tone of voice: stop making excuses you either want this or you want comfort more (totally your choice to make) what you really want is evident by what you really do (not what you say) You CAN do this. There are lots of tools here to help you and lots of people going through the same exact things. Honesty + Responsibility + Commitment + Persistence = Success
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 05 2007 02:29 (UTC)	1,435
awww...brigitte you're the best. I ended up doing okay today despite the brownie.... but thanks for the smack...i needed it.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Apr 04 2007 20:24 (UTC)	1,437
someone smack me...i just ate a brownie.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 30 2007 18:28 (UTC)	1,473
okay...i'm off to a good start today if I can keep my mouth shut and my hands off the wine. I did an hour jazzercise this morning followed by a 2 mile run. Now I'm working out in the yard. Going to bump up my calories a little today to compensate (with good stuff). My calories burned is like 2450...yippee!!! Going to make a big salad for dinner and make the family some baked ziti...which i'll eat a little bit of...Going to proactively log all that food so I don't go way over...fridays and weekends can be hard... Tomorrow is a hockey party for my boys with pizza and beer....Might eat a big salad before I go so I don't overdo it. Oh help me...why is there always some event every week to wreck my progress and why don't i have any self control???? I just have to try try try!
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 30 2007 12:57 (UTC)	1,477
Looks like we're all in the same boat here. I'm 5'6" and currently 157 with a goal of 135. I haven't been posting because I've been so frustrated with myself. I started this thread in January and all the people I started with are down in the 140s already. I admit, I wasn't putting my best effort in. The last week, I have been. I stepped up the workouts and quit cheating with the food. I'm going to take these small steps to really achieve this. It has been really motivating watching them step down to the 140s and I keep thinking what's wrong with me??? Why can't I? I meet with my doctor every 2 months and we discuss my weight...he is awesome trying to help me and make me accountable. Well last time I went in and only lost 3 lbs in 2 months..he was encouraged that there wasn't a gain, but he thought if I tried a little harder, I should've lost twice that. He asked me if I was feeling deprived at all, and of course I wasn't because cookies were still a part of my day. I am finding that for me, I really have to seriously cut out the sweets and alcohol (by cut out I mean not every day like I was) and change up the workout a bit. So for me this is a new week because I will be really frustrated if all of you move on to the 140s without me. I am not going to let it happen. I'm posting this in my journal to remind myself. So anyway, I was 156.6 yesterday and i'm 157.4 today but I ran tuesday and wednesday....Everyday I do jazzercise and I'm trying to add a 2 mile run every other day. So smack me if I don't go for a jog later.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 20 2007 17:59 (UTC)	1,548
Welcome newcomers.... Yesterday I did great and I am off to a good start today, though I have no idea what to make for dinner. These are the days I usually get in trouble because I end up eating junk. Going to have to rummage through the cabinets and come up with something.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 19 2007 15:49 (UTC)	1,569
I am up...way up...tom coming...ate and drank way too much and slacked completely off for a few days. It's Monday and I put down the weight so I am accountable. I hate when it goes up and you feel like you never get anywhere.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 15 2007 19:23 (UTC)	1,595
Think I'm getting sick...have a terrible sore throat...maybe that's why i feel so crappy. Brig- thanks for the words...needed them Uno100--thanks Did get up at 5:30 to do the 6 am jazzercise...and have been doing well today. Drinking tea now, and trying not to eat bad things. Laurie
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 15 2007 14:31 (UTC)	1,599
I am not doing something right because I have been in this group forever...I just keep going up and down. It's annoying. Though I fell like I am doing it all right, I guess I'm not. Today I will be more accountable to what goes in my mouth...better choices. So far it is an okay day...
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 14 2007 12:00 (UTC)	1,622
Good morning all... Working on having a healthy day today where I think about what goes in my mouth. I am off to jazzercise in a little bit. Goals for today are... more protein, less carbs, and water. Have a great day all.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 12 2007 18:19 (UTC)	1,638
the vacations were great, but re-entry is hard. have to be serious about this...still have 17 to lose. the way i'm stuck makes me think I"ll be really good at maintenence, if I can ever get down. water, water, water.
Motivation	150's group...daily updates	Mar 12 2007 16:56 (UTC)	1,644
I am back from all my vacations and ready to get back on track.... bye to all leaving us...miss you and hope to see you soon. it's motivating....now if I could cut out the crud i eat, I'll join you. I'll weigh in tomorrow morning. Happy day all. Laurie

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