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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Aug 22 2008 13:36 (UTC) |
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| Well I made it to the end of summer and only put on about 10lbs. ONLY!!! Ahhhhh!!!! Now I gotta work on getting it off. I am getting motivated and have lost about 3 in the last 2 weeks.
I fell a little bit last nite and ate more than I wanted too. I plan to keep trying anyway. Well I need to get some sort of exercise in today. I have kept exercising all along. Good thing! I am going to aim for 1500 to 1600 calories today...wish me luck! I need it! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Aug 14 2008 03:33 (UTC) |
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| Tando- You sound just like me. I think you, me and Ohio have one thing in common...We love food! This is what makes this last 10,12,15...or whatever so hard to lose. To do it and keep it off requires living on chicken, fish, and veggies, with little or no fattening stuff. I don't know about you guys...but I get tired of it pretty quick. The more I have dieted in my life, the more I find myself binging. I think it is a vicious cycle and I don't know how to get myself off of it. My weight yo-yos and I can't keep weight I lose off for any amount of time. I am just about to where I started this weight loss journey on CC about one year ago. I lost a bunch but gained it ALL back. So disheartening.
Tando- BTW, What kind of puppy did you get? Well that is about all I have to say right now. I am still trying to fit exercise in and work on knocking some calories off each day. Have a great day and let's try not to worry about our weight too much. We are all beautful, brave, smart, strong women...this is not something to feel badly about. Maybe health should be our main concern and whatever weight loss comes with it is a plus. |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Aug 10 2008 11:20 (UTC) |
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| Just thought I would check in. My weight isn't going down...right now I am focused on keeping it the same. It has been going up steadily for months. I cannot get my calorie count below 1800 due to my eating habits. I can't get a deficit because I am constantly hungry. It's sad...but I am still exercising religiously. Good thing. Maybe my appetite will fall off and I can manage to lose a lb or two.
I think when school starts I will start to see some change. I hope I will be too busy to snack during the day and that should help. Only a few more weeks to go! Well that is about it from here. Today we are going to have cooler temps, not really looking forward to it. I do hate the fact that with summer winding down we will lose the nice weather. I wish I lived somewhere that had warm weather year around. A woman can dream can't she! Have a great day guys! Have fun with the rest of your weekend! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Aug 03 2008 12:56 (UTC) |
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| Hi guys! I am still alive and kicking. This summer has been hard. Between the Therapists and my oldest daughter and the fact that my health has been questionable. I have been soooo tired and stressed. I am trying to keep on exercising and really trying hard to conquer my binge eating. That is my main goal. If I could stop doing that I could lose the extra pounds.
My doc raised my thyroid meds 25mg and I am beginning to get a little more energy, which I definately needed. I was getting tired and winded during my workouts. That was not good. Even with the added lbs my energy should have been higher. The kids go back to school in 3 weeks, but who's counting? LOL! I am nervous about going back to school myself. The summer has erased all I learned and my brain has been on shut down during it. I am starting at a new campus and there are more traditional students at this college. I have two years to put in there. I am getting butterflies just thinking about it. I really would like to drop these extra lbs before I start school again. I feel so much less confidence when I am carrying extra weight. I don't know why I care. These kids pretend I am invisible anyhow. I am way ancient to them, being 37 and all. LOL. But it is hard enough attending school with them, much less feeling not so good about yourself. I need to learn to accept me, 10 lbs or 20lbs over my goal weight, it doesn't matter. I wish I could do that...it would make life a whole lot simpler. Well there is my 2 cents for the day...I hope you guys are doing better than I am. I am trying really hard now to pull my way back up onto the wagon. I feel more motivation than I have in a long time too. So this is a good thing. Take care! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jul 29 2008 12:02 (UTC) |
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| Thanks Ghadar.
I get so frustrated with myself sometimes because I eat pretty healthy food but at night I seem to lose my willpower. I head to the kitchen even when I know my calorie intake will be too high for the day if I eat anything. I don't struggle with cravings during the day ONLY at night. I don't get it. I have no problem staying away from junk (salty foods and sweet foods) during the day, why do I crave it at night so? |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jul 28 2008 22:01 (UTC) |
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| Hi all! I am sooo struggling with kicking my sugar addiction. My calorie intake has been too high even with exercise so I have been maintaining this higher weight and even gaining some. Ugh! I am trying to go backwards, I just seem to have no willpower these days. I see it, I eat it. Maybe one day my motivation will just kick in. As I type this my shorts are cinching my belly and you would think that would make me stop eating, but no...I just consumed a bunch of juju coins...ugh! They are chewy candy if you are wondering. I gotta get this stuff out of the house. But it seems with kids around there are sweets always here. I want to be able to have them here and have willpower enough not to eat them. I don't know if I can do it...but that is my ultimate dream. I did exercise today and went for a little hike with the kiddos. At least I have not quit exercising...this is very important right now. I can only imagine how much I would weigh if I didn't exercise. Take care guys! Good luck! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jul 22 2008 22:05 (UTC) |
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| hey busy place here! I finally decided to start tracking calories again after I put on over 5lbs! Ahhhhh! Here I go again. I am now back up to just about where I started when I joined CC. So I need to get back on that wagon, again!
Tando...glad to see you are close to goal. Yay! Ohio...good for you sticking in there! I am going to try to keep logging and exercising. This morning I exercised and could feel the extra weight slowing me down. It doesn't feel good. I hope I can get motivated. This summer has been hard staying home with the kids. It is too easy to eat snacks when I am with them. I will be happy to change that when school is back in plus I should be able to exercise more regularly then too. I hope I can drop at least 10 of these lbs fairly quick after August is over. Believe it or not I find it easier to lose weight during the school year than during the summer time these days. I eat more during the summer with all the picnics and local attractions we have been going to. Welcome to all the new folks...I am glad to see this board is still attracting attention! TTYL! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jul 11 2008 14:14 (UTC) |
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| Tando- Hi! So nice to hear from you. I was thinking about you the other day, how weird. I was wondering how you were doing, now I know.
Ohio- Yea, carbs can really put on lbs fast. I am having trouble buttoning some pants too. i am starting to get real bummed about it too. I don't think I can drop down as low as 1200 that quick. I would die of starvation...lol. I need to cut more slowly than that. The trouble is I never seem to be able to get down there. Personal training- I find that too. I don't lose when I don't expect it and lose when I don't expect it. Even this morning for example. I ate some stuff yesterday that I figured would add lbs. and I was down instead of up this am. Strange. I have been so bad lately. So it has been hard getting back on track. Since I have quit counting calories I actually do think I binge less. But I make different food choices. I am not so strict the majority of the day. I don't keep track all day like I did, so I have no idea where I stand right now. I am exercising as always and tracking weight. I am trying to go off how my clothes feel. I find it easy to indulge in treats though and this isn't good. I am so frustrated trying to lose weight. Well that's about it for now, we are heading into the weekend and that is another struggle. Last weekend was an eating fest, I hope this one is better. Good luck guys! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jul 07 2008 16:52 (UTC) |
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| Hi everyone! Hope your weekend was good. I ate way too much as well and am now trying to get back on track. I had fun, though. I played a lot of volleyball with my kids and friends, so got a lot of activity this weekend. I was actually pretty sore from it.
I exercised this morning...but the scale is up to 126 and now I am 11 lbs away from goal. I keep going in the wrong direction. Ugh! Tando- I have journaled some at times...maybe I should try to do some more of it. Thanks for the idea. Take care! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jul 05 2008 15:15 (UTC) |
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| Ohio- You should look in your area for singles mixers, here we have them at local churches. They are in the paper all the time...or suggest it at your church. Maybe they will consider it...just a thought! Have you thought about on-line dating...many have had success with finding a match. You can look for the man with the qualities you prefer...finding Mr. Right is hard...but getting out there and pushing things along a little might give you some more confidence and you might find you enjoy it a bit. It would give you something to look forward to. Maybe it would make the weight loss journey easier with a goal in mind...such as, a date.
PersonalTraining- Welcome to our message board! We would love to have you and try to help. It isn't easy to lose this last 10 lbs. It is a daily fight. Stay strong. Generally we try to state our goals of exercise and calorie intake daily. We share our daily struggles here as well. Please join us! Well the picnic I went to did not have any healthy foods except for fresh fruit and I ate a ton of it to avoid eating chocolate cake, pie, and brownies. I managed but of course the hostess sent desserts home with us for my hubby. I ate cake when I got home with light vanilla ice cream. But we played a lot of volleyball at the picnic so I am hoping it cancelled out the cake. I have decided to take a break from calorie counting for a while...I think this may be contributing to binges. I don't know for sure but think it is worth a try. I plan to eat healthy, exercise, and watch my weight. I plan to go off how my clothes feel for a while as a guide. I have been faithful to counting calories but it hasn't made any difference in what I eat...so I need to change things up a bit and see what happens. I thought it would keep me accountable...but it doesn't really. We shall see. If I start gaining quicker...than I'll know I was wrong. I will continue to post here as I think we are a great support for each other. I hope you guys had a great 4th and that you didn't overdo things too much. Smile! Have a great day! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jul 03 2008 14:18 (UTC) |
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| Hi all! Sorry to hear we are all in a funk...I just joined a new challenge group locally that is called the 50 million lb challenge. My friend asked me to join and I am hoping it will give me some motivation. I haven't had any in quite sometime, just like you guys. I don't know why either. I hate when my pants don't fit. That should be reason enough, but at the end of the day I find myself scarfing down some "bad food" or some "no-no" anyway. Last night it was peanuts in the shell...yum! But I think I ate at least 500 calories worth and I was at my 1500 limit before I started. I knew it but ate them anyway.
I wish I could have some self control...I am always telling my girls what they can and can't eat. I need a mother to tell me what to eat and not to. I know but choose to do it anyway...it really is an addiction. It is the only one I have but in some ways it is the worst one. I know this yo-yo dieting cannot be good for my health either. Ohio you just may have the right idea...throw it all out the window! The pressure I put on myself is just too much at times. I do it in all aspects of my life and dieting is just one more stressor. I hope you guys have a happy 4th! Ohio-you should find a local celebration and just go by yourself to get out of the house and walk around. We have festivals here that go on...don't know if you do. And you definately need to go see some fireworks, you never know you just might me "someone" at these events. Mr. Right can't find you at home...you need to be out and about to be found! I am going to a picnic at my friends tomorrow. Coincidently it is the one that invited me to the challenge...So I don't know why she is having a picnic...it is just more temptation. I am praying I can keep things under control. Good luck to you guys! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 29 2008 14:37 (UTC) |
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| Tando -- Glad to hear from you. Sounds like you had a nice get-away. It is so hard to eat well away from home. You are lucky you are still only 4 lbs from goal, that is awesome!
I had a horrible weekend (eating wise) I have eaten everything I wanted. I have been trying to log everything and was horrified at my calorie count for yesterday. 4000+. I went to a family reunion. I went to an amusement park the day before and I logged about 2800 that day. So I know I will be adding a few lbs. I did not exercise yesterday or the day before it. Now I will be hungry all day. Plus my carb cravings will probably be thru the roof from the sugary treats I ate. I have put on a few lbs over the last week and hope to be able to drop those by next weekend. I imagine at least one is water weight. I am going to get going, I don't know if I will be able to get any exercise in today or not. I chose to sleep instead of get up early and workout. It is Sunday...I need to rest sometimes too! I don't get nearly enough of that. Have a wonderful day! Good luck to you! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 27 2008 15:17 (UTC) |
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| Ohio--I am soooo sorry to hear you are leaving. Even if you are just trying to maintain you are encouraged to stay. I find this site helps me keep things under better control than when I try to do it alone. But I wish you the best. It has been nice getting to know you over the last several months.
I am staying under 130 and I am happy with that, that really is my main concern right now. I can't seem to stay under 2000 calories most of the time, but life really is more tolerable when I am not trying to live on 1200 calories. I am just not happy trying to sustain on such a small amount of calories. I will probably find myself gaining slowly over time and not be happy with the results...but I suppose there are worse things in life than having love handles. I am just trying to get my thyroid back under control with the doctor's help. Plus I am concerned about some of the other test results that the tests showed. I would like to figure out exactly what is going on hormonally inside me. I figure it may be what is causing my food cravings too. So if that gets straightened out maybe weight loss won't be such a struggle. Weight loss does consume much of my thought processes and I get so cranky when it isn't going well...I wish I could just be comfortable in my own skin. I know how you feel, ohio. Well that's all for now. I just got doing a little cardio workout and then am taking one of my girls and her friend to our local amusement park for the afternoon. Have a great day! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 23 2008 14:14 (UTC) |
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| Well...I made it through the weekend but I did gain a couple lbs. so now I need to try to get rid of those before next weekend. There is a family reunion on Saturday...picnics, picnics, picnics. UGH!
I exercised Saturday and I exercised this morning...but I took Sunday off. I am still trying to keep calories below 2000 and finding that challenge enough. Hope you have decent weather...we have some sun right now and I am hoping it stays around. The weather has been so unpredictable lately. You never know for sure when the rain is coming which makes it difficult to make plans. Talk to you guys later! Take care! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 21 2008 14:19 (UTC) |
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| Hi guys! I have been super busy and figured I'd better check in here. I have been logging my calories and activity just to stay accountable. I am still working at keeping calories under 2000 a day, boy that seems so hard some days. If you eat normal foods and not diet ones like me, calories add up quick. A plain burger takes up a whole meals worth. That is why I like to eat lean cuisines and frozen entrees like that. I can keep calories to a minimum and just add veggies if I am still hungry.
Well my weight is holding pretty steady. I still go up and down all the time. Usually between 1-3 lbs every couple days. I have been meeting exercise goals, so I am good there. I have been doing about 1/2 hr cardio on most days and some strength training on alternate days. Unfortunately I feel I replace those calories burned with the additional calories I am eating, so it seems pointless. But I know if I wasn't exercising I would be gaining a lot of weight right now, so I guess it isn't really pointless after all. Well...I hope you guys enjoy the warmer temps. I know I will, it has been downright cold around here. Today is supposed to be nice. This weekend I have TWO picnics to go to. UGH! I am taking a fruit salad to the one tomorrow. Today I don't have to make anything, but I am worried I will gain 5 lbs just from the weekend. I hope I can restrain myself and not binge. I am just starting to feel good about my weight, I hate to blow it. But I know myself and I have very little control at these things. Take care and enjoy your weekend! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 18 2008 15:07 (UTC) |
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| Hi there! Well I am hanging in there...even with slips here and there. I am continuing to exercise and try to focus on that aspect more than the calorie restriction. I ate about 1800 calories yesterday...not great but better than the day before!
Tando is right...too much of life revolves around food...which only makes this fight that much harder. Who wants to spend life tracking everything you put in your mouth? I get fed up all the time because it is a lifelong fight for me and I will always need to exercise while most people I know never do and they look just fine. They don't track what they eat or how much they move yet they are the right weight, how does that happen? Well I am gonna go play a game with my daughter...have a good day. This weather (the rain and the cold) sux! TTYL! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 16 2008 12:35 (UTC) |
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| Well...once again I overdid calories on a day when something was planned, even if I am trying to be good it is damn near impossible to stay low calorie...food is just high in calories period! 1200 is a ridiculous number! Ok...enough of my rant.
Well my calories were too high and I am going to try to stay low today. I did some cardio this am and I did exercise yesterday so that helps I suppose. But...the scale was up 2# this morning...ugh! I hate when it goes in that direction! Everyone is home now and life is back to normal. I enjoyed my break, it was definately something I needed. Well its gonna be cooler this week, you guys should enjoy that. Now you can do your outdoor exercise without dying of heat exhaustion. Have a great day! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 15 2008 13:11 (UTC) |
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| Ohio-Sounds good! BTW--have you tried the Digiorno harvest wheat line of pizzas? I have those all the time. The cheese is lower cal, the crust is whole wheat, and the whole thing is lower in cal and fat than normal frozen pizzas. One serving of a thin crust one is 270 which is 1/5 of the pizza. I like them and so does my hubby. The regular crust ones are great too...they are the self rising kind and they are like fresh baked wheat bread out of the oven.
I actually prefer it to regular frozen pizza now. Unforunately the stores around me rarely carry those...mostly just the thin crust kind but they are lower in calories so I don't mind not having the choice. I add veggies to the pepperoni and take off the pepperoni on my part because I don't eat it...besides it lowers the calories if I don't eat it. I think even the pepperoni is a leaner type as well. They are very good...just thought I would let you know since you mentioned giving yourself a pizza treat. Also I love the single serve frozen South beach or Lean cuisine ones as well. I think Smart Ones and Healthy choice also have good frozen pizza choices and they taste pretty darn good...of course I have been eating them so long I have gotten accustomed to that kind of food. Well, my scale is still down...yea! My goal is currently 5.2# from goal. I am having lunch today at my grandparents and am praying for willpower not to binge during or after. I have been exercising a lot this past few days...my children have been away with their dads. I have had a nice break. My hubby took my youngest dd to visit his family out of town and my ex took my oldest dd. Both the girls come home today and my hubby too. So along with that comes less time for exercise and more food temptation. My calorie intake was still on the high end though...I was still under 2000 though. I kept getting hungry last night and I couldn't ignore it...I tried to go with good choices and not bad ones though. My overall calorie intake this month is less than last month so I am achieving my short term goal which was to reduce overall consumption and that is the main thing...even if it isn't as low as I would like it to be...its a step in the right direction. Baby steps...is how it has to be for me. Too much at one time just makes me back track that much harder and faster. Take care ladies and have a nice day...It is nice and sunny here, hope it is where you are too and that you can enjoy it! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 14 2008 11:53 (UTC) |
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| Ohio- I was reading this article and thought of you...I am not telling you to call the psychic network or anything, but they have some interesting emotional articles on this site.
here is the link: http://www.californiapsychics.com/articles/Lo ve/2064/Being_Single_and_Sensual.aspx Well...I am doing alright. I am exercising and still struggling to keep my calories down, but I am doing a little better in that department. They are lower than they have been, under 2000 yesterday as well. The scale is still down that 5 lbs., which is awesome. Now if I can just keep it there. I have a tendency to take little things like that and completely take advantage of them by splurging. Tomorrow is father's day and I am having lunch with my parents and grandparents. I know we are having good food and I tend to overdo it at family functions. I am gonna try to keep my splurging to a minimum because it usually triggers a binge even when I do well at the function...I tend to go home afterward and continue to eat...I don't know why I do this. Those days I easily consume over 3000 calories. Well the skies here are gray and I know we are expecting rain just about every day this week. We also are expecting cooler weather, this is not a completely bad thing. I have been running my air conditioner and would rather not spend the $ to do that. I like being able to open the doors and windows without suffocating. Have a wonderful day...Be good to yourself! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 13 2008 12:49 (UTC) |
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| Good morning Ladies! Get this--I went out with a friend last nite and had 3 drinks...I got up this morning and had dropped 5lbs! What do you think of that? I had mentioned how swollen I have been and that seemed to have gotten rid of some of that water weight...of course I am probably dehydrated now and will gain 2 at least back, but still. I was starving and got chinese food at 10:30pm so that wasn't so good. But I got chicken w/ veggies and steamed rice...not so bad. I got some news yesterday about lab work I had redone...so it might explain some things like the swelling and maybe some of the weight gain. My thyroid is out of whack (too slow), I had been taking synthetic thyroid until one of my docs took me off due to the health mess I had over the winter. Plus my ANA titer (for antibodies) was positive and I need to be screened for an autoimmune disorder which could just be the thyroid acting up...but I already have 2 autoimmune disorders now and never tested positive before that I know of. Pernicious Anemia (Vitamin B-12 disorder) and Hypothyroidism(too slow)...so I don't know if its possible this is an indicator of those or if this is something new such as, Rheumatoid Arthritis or Lupus. I need to go see a Rheumatologist now to figure it out. I am thanking my family for these wonderful genes they have given me...my mom has MS and my Grandmother has Thyroid disease, which are autoimmune disorders...so it seems they run in my family. Well I am happy either way...because my weight is down and my clothes feel better, not too mention my fingers and toes...I was pretty uncomfortable with all the swelling. My eyelids were even puffy a few times in the past week or so. Guess there is a reason to start drinking, losing that water weight...lol. Truthfully, I rarely do...I am too busy being a mom and student to do that. Once in a while though I like to have a few. I should write a new diet book....lose 5 lbs overnight! Have a few beers...when you wake up the scale will be down! Kidding! Ok, I am going to get ready to exercise now...I thought about walking but the weather is calling for severe storms...I don't want to get caught up in that. But I wanted to do something other than a video today...a little change of pace. We shall see. Have a lovely day! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 12 2008 13:25 (UTC) |
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| Ohio- Sorry to hear about the haircut...it is difficult to find a good beautician. I struggle with it myself. Hopefully the warmer weather will help it grow faster.
I love salmon too...it is one of my favorite foods. I love it marinated and grilled. Fish is great and I really should eat more of it, too. Well I did well calorie wise yesterday...I was busy and that helps. I exercised also, which I need to do this morning. Once I get my butt up off this chair. I also need to do some housework...but can't seem to get motivated. My weight was down 1lb. this morning...which made me happy. I was so swollen though last night...I don't know why. I am trying not to overdo sodium in my diet...maybe it is just the warmer temps. Whatever it is, it makes me very uncomfortable. Hope you enjoy your day...so far it doesn't seem too hot. Think happy thoughts! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 11 2008 12:54 (UTC) |
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| Ohio- CONGRATS! I am sooo happy for you. :) Maybe your success kick me into gear. | |||
| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 11 2008 12:39 (UTC) |
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| My weight is up again...ugh! I weighed in this am at 126.4 which is getting further and further from 115. I am now 10# from goal. So as you can tell I am not doing great. I did good yesterday, but the 2 days were the problem. I am working on getting my appetite under control still and I am continuing to try and fit exercise whenever possible. I did exercise yesterday, took the girls to the zoo which required walking, and played frisbee a little with my girls. This is all I can do right now. My biggest weakness right now is ice cream. I crave it on these summer nights. I buy the light stuff so it isn't such a big cheat, unlike going to DQ for a Peanut Buster Parfait (my fave). Everyone else in the house asks for it when I don't buy it...and sometimes I refuse to because if it is here I will easily eat 1/2 a 1.75 qt package of it.
So I am literally at the 10 lbs to go mark, again. :( I will keep trying, but Tando, I agree with you. Enjoying my kids and not stressing over my weight should be my goal. The fact is I am a binge eater, pure and simple. I think I finally know what the problem is. All I can do is continue to go to my therapist, try to deal with emotional issues and hope it curbs my appetite to binge. If I didn't binge I would lose this weight easily. I think dieting makes binge eating worse. Of course I have read that before, too. But I really think it is true. I am obsessed with counting my calories though and weighing daily. I feel like I NEED to or else I will be totally out of control. Well, that's it for now...my mood is blue. It's the weight gain. I need to find a way to pick myself up. I planned to exercise this morning, I got up at 6:00 to do so and my youngest got up at 6:30 and I hadn't even started yet. So, I haven't gotten it done which is very frustrating for me. I will need to try to get it in later, somehow. Hope things are going better for you guys! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 10 2008 00:45 (UTC) |
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| Hi guys! I have been so busy trying to keep the kids busy so they don't make me crazy!
We spent a couple of afternoons at the community pool this week and one at Chuck E Cheese's for a birthday party. The one at Chuck E Cheese I wasn't going to eat at but my cousin got food for the adults and it looked so good I ended up eating a piece of pizza, piece of a sub, 2 wings, cake and ice cream. Needless to say my day wound up over 3000 calories...this was yesterday. Ugh! I have been hungry all day today and trying to curb it...this hasn't been easy. I did exercise yesterday but didn't today. I need to make sure I do something tomorrow. My weight is about exactly the same...so all I can say is at least I am not gaining. Summer is definately going to be a challenge. My girls are not big enough or good enough at riding bikes for us all to go for rides together. I can't go for long walks with them...the only thing I can do is try to play some with them outside. In this heat though...that isn't always that much fun. Well I think I am going to go outside and throw frisbee with my youngest now that I am thinking of it...it'll burn a couple calories anyhow and she will enjoy it. I doubt I am gonna make goal at this rate...I can't make it down to 1200 calories no matter what. So if I don't gain anymore that'll have to be good enough for me. I agree with you Ohio, I gotta enjoy the good treats. Life isn't worth living without them, to me it isn't anyway. I just don't want to be superhuge because of it. I think I just need to learn to accept the size I am and the shape of my body. It isn't going to be changing drastically anytime soon. I am not at an unhealthy weight, but have never been able to accept the way I am. I just gotta learn to do that and not let myself get off track because of that. Good luck to you guys! I hear the weather is gonna cool off a bit so you should be able to get out there and enjoy it! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 08 2008 00:38 (UTC) |
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| Ohio- I have 8.8# to go to reach my goal...we are soooo close! This shouldn't be too hard, right? It is within sight, it is within reach! And BTW, my dh is just the lonely, hungry man you speak of. He loves to eat...but I am not cooking it because I don't want to eat it. Plus he and I NEVER seem to be getting along. You can have him! LOL!
Well I have been doing pretty well calorie wise...I think it is partly the hot weather. I have been eating more fruits and veggies, less carbs. I have backed off crackers and pretzels. I think that is definately helping. Plus there haven't been any picnics this week, that definately made it easier. I averaged about 1700 over the last 5-6 days. Yea! That was a goal for me, just staying under 2000 and I achieved it. Well, here's hoping I can stay on track and start to see the scale go down and not up. Good luck to you guys too! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 05 2008 13:50 (UTC) |
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| Ohio- You should have been a chef, baker, or catererer...it sounds like you really enjoy cooking for others. You might have really enjoyed that. Then you wouldn't be the one eating all the food but still get the enjoyment of making it and seeing others enjoy it. the therapist for my oldest dd doesn't actually start until the 16th. So it will be a little while before I can report. Thanks for asking!
I had a more difficult day staying under 2000 because I went to a chinese rest for lunch yesterday. Chinese is one of my faves and I pigged out. But I did not take any fried foods...one of my downfalls. I didn't eat any rice or noodles either. I let myself take as much meat w/veggies dishes I wanted (it was a buffet) and there was crab in butter and I did take some of that...knowing I shouldn't but could not resist. I did not take any of the baked desserts which I know are awesome from experience. But took some grapes and a some oranges. I chose pretty well...but still went over my goal of 300 calories for lunch. Knowing chinese is generally very high in sodium I expected to be very bloated today. Also I am still waiting for TTOM to strike...feeling cramps today. I stayed the same weight as yesterday...highly unusual for me but good. I actually did a cardio video yesterday and took a walk for an hour so the exercise part was good...I am hoping to fit in some sort of video today with my oldest being the only one home...we shall see. The other gets out early from school and then they are both officially done for summer break. *wince* Tando-I read that article about maintainance you suggested...very interesting. You know I do a lot of the things in that article. I guess that is good and probably why I have managed to keep most of the weight off after all these years. I have kept about 50-60 off most of the time...the whole 70 for only short periods of time. My body wants to keep me at 130...I am aware of this...but I don't like weighing that much...it is too heavy on my small frame @ 5'1". Right now the charts say I am at a good weight (123) but even at this size I am not crazy about it...I have lots of extra skin that I cannot tone or go to the plastic surgeon to fix. So, I have the same problem areas in my legs as Ohio mentioned. I am very uncomfortable in shorts or bathing suits because of stretch marks on my thighs and loose skin. I have exercised for years and my outher thighs are tone and muscular, the inner is flabbier no matter what I do. Also, my lower abdominal area has a pouchy area that doesn't go away with weightloss it just gets saggy. Oh, and it is on my upper arm on the bottom side as well...I could go on forever, but won't. I have to learn to accept this somehow...it is the consequence of my letting my body get the way it did...I wish I never had...but you can't undo years of being overweight by simply losing the excess. Not all of us can anyhow...some of us will be left with reminders. Bottom line is...we are healthier when we weigh less. We feel better and that is the main thing. Well that is my speech for the day! Sorry this was so long...I find it so easy to ramble here...I guess I have lots to say, and most of the time no one to say it to. Have a good day! Smile, it is gorgeous outside! At least it is here... |
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| Games & Challenges | The person below me!!! | Jun 04 2008 20:21 (UTC) |
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| ABSOLUTELY!!! But never get to. I am married with 2 kids. Going out dancing never happens anymore, unless I am at a wedding.
TPBM took a nice long walk today. |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 04 2008 15:11 (UTC) |
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| Ohio-Sorry to hear about the muffins...I can't stay out of things like that when they are here either. I love to bake, but choose not to most of the time. I know my family would enjoy it more if I did. But I would totally hate myself if I did. I can't even buy big packages of chocolate chip cookies and stay out of those. Homemade ones, forget about it! I buy the single portion packages for the family and can manage to stay out of those pretty well (except for when I am really in need of chocolate). I don't know why that is. I binge on 100 calorie count snacks and light ice cream and can't have those around...even on fiber one bars. That's so, so sad.
Ohio, you asked about family help. Unfortunately I have very little support. My mom has MS and my dad is busy taking care of her. They try to help when they can, which isn't a lot. I have no brothers or sisters and a very small group of friends. My husband works all the time and when he is here he is very little help. He is like a big kid and makes more messes...I feel stressed a lot and just try to get thru the day at times. Hopefully this therapy will help us. I think when something is low fat or lower in calories I do eat more of it. I know that I have read that somewhere and I do believe its true. So lately I have been trying to not buy those things. I do it with the Fat Free Pringles and Sugar Free snacks I buy as well, especially light ice cream. All those double churned brands are soooo good and super easy to over-indulge on. I been trying to stick to Sugar free popsicles and fudgsicles lately, that has been helping get through the evening cravings. Well I got some cardio in this am. I did a Billy Blanks video. I don't think it is a very hard workout but it is something. I was gonna do some strength training too, but I don't think I can fit it in this morning and the afternoon will probably be too busy. I kept my calories under 1600 yesterday! I am so happy with that. I have stayed under 2000 the last 3 days. Quite the feat for me lately...so it has been 3 days since I had a slip...I am gonna keep working at it and that's all I can do. Tando- I agree with you about 1200 calories. It is an extremely small amount of food. If you eat 3 meals you can allot 300 for each meal and 2 snacks of 150 each. On somedays that is satisfying but when you are exercising hard, that is not enough food. You and Ohio probably need more than that with the kind of workouts you two do. I know I can't seem to stay satisfied on it anyhow. Well, enjoy your day. The sky is gray and I don't like that, but it isn't raining so I guess that's a bonus. Smile! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 03 2008 16:36 (UTC) |
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| Ohio- You are not doing badly at all...you are doing exactly what you need to. Don't get frustrated, stick to the plan and you will see a drop in the scale. Your body is making a last ditch attemp to hang on to that weight. If you give in and fall off track you won't lose it. But if you stay on track I bet you will see a drop. Also you probably need a day of rest for your body...today is a good day to do that. Just try to stick to your healthy eating habits and you should be fine. Listen to me with all the advice! ;) Unfortunately I can't seem to follow it! But I have been where you are and I know that if you stick to your guns, you will see a drop! I managed to stay under 1800 calories yesterday! Woo-Hoo! Even though I slipped last night and ate waaay too many FF pringles. I was have a really great day until then. If I would have gotten up from the computer chair and went to bed I don't think I would have eaten them. I started to get hungry and they looked good. I did manage not to eat the something sweet I wanted to follow them up with, so that was a big step...truly. So I am happy about that and that is what kept me under 2000 calories for the day. I had to go pick up my oldest dd today from school, she had a stomach ache and she is now home watching TV. This was my last full day of freedom before school let out. Not anymore! GRRRR! Well I wasn't planning to exercise today...this is really gonna be a challenge during the summer trying to get it in. I am not a morning person and getting up early enough to fit it in before the girls get up means about 5am. Yuk! I will see if I can manage that. One day at a time, right? The other thing I do is emotionally eat around them...stress/boredom/whatever! I hate to admit it but its true. My oldest presents me with a handful of challenges and she can set off everyone of my buttons. It's isn't her fault it is her disability and her living arrangements...I know this and I suppose you can add guilt to the list of reasons I eat more when she is home. My youngest isn't such a handful but when you put the two of them together all day long...my hair begins to turn gray and fall out! Lol! I need to get the exercise in as often as I can just to relieve my stress level. Well I am gonna try to keep them busy this summer and my oldest is going to be recieving some behavior modification at home during the week. So this is good and bad. The good having someone to help, the bad having someone in my home each day...it is quite intrusive and intensive. I had it a long time ago when she was about 4 years old. At that time it did not help too much, I am hoping that she is more receptive to it now and that we make some progress. As she ages we encounter new challenges...it never seems to get any easier. (BTW, she has Autism, Moderate Mental Retardation, and Attention Deficit Disorder.) As you can tell I am stressing about this already and summer vacation hasn't even begun yet. I was looking at the calendar yesterday thinking how long 3 months looks. I hope I am wrong about that and that things go smoothly. Maybe I will look back at the end of it and say "Wow! Where did the time go?" :) Well that's about it for now...this was more emotion related than food related. But for me they go hand in hand. Thanks for letting me share! |
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| Weight Loss | Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club | Jun 02 2008 13:56 (UTC) |
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| Hi there! Well I stayed under 1850 yesterday...not great but not terrible either. I didn't lose nor did I gain. But I was super swollen last night with water and I am not sure what food did that, I don't remember eating anything terribly salty...oh wait, I take that back. I had some pickles yesterday. Well...now I think I do know. All I can say is "Wow!" Salt affects me worse now than ever! Even my fingertips hurt from being swollen last night. I need to take a water pill this morning and try to get rid of some of it, I will also drink some extra fluid as well.
I plan to get my exercise done first thing this morning so nothing interferes with it. I have some laundry to finish working on and some other household tasks. I have a few errands and then next thing I know my youngest will be coming home from school. These days just fly by without me being in school. When the kids are out of school I don't think they will fly by so quickly...by summer's end I will be ready to go back to school, just to get a break. =) Well, I am gonna get off here now...hope you are able to enjoy the beautiful weather we should have today. Take care! |
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