Posts by alimpalmer

hi guys, I've missed you! My husbands computer is still out, so this is the first chance I've had to write.  Lori, you look great!  Congrats on the skinny jeans! 

So we're all kind of platued.  I once again, didn't lose, even after lowering carbs.  I'm scared to eat more, but if it's healthy, I guess I could try it.  What I do know is: I'm not giving up.  My skinny jeans are in my closet and they miss me! 

Leila, are you thinking about upping your calories?  This "happy weight" thing makes a lot of sense.  OK, I have to give the computer back to hubby.  Don't give up on me guys, as soon as he gets back his computer, I'll be on every day.

Alison

Hye liela - I found a couple of places for you: Let's Dish, Supper Thyme and one in Mt Washington (?) called My Girlfriend's kitchen.  Check them out!

A

And one last thing:  When the termite guy was in the attic, he put his foot through our ceiling, because he was like 300 pounds.  Now we have a big hole in our ceiling! Crazy life I lead :-) ok - I'm done for today! 

Hi girls!  made it to the gym Monday and tuesday, but had to go back to the car dealership this morning and was there til 1:00.  Phooey! 

Lori, let me see if I can explain meal assembly.  It's a new concept, but it's catching on fast with busy, exhausted women who are so tired of planning, shopping, chopping, cooking and cleaning up dinners.  I think in Boston (that's where you are, right?) there's one called Dream Dinners.  You go  online and look at the menu they offer for that month and pick which dinners you want. Then schedule the day/time you'll go to assemble the meal.  Each meal serves 4 to 6 people, but they allow you to split your meals so that they serve 2 to 3.  When you arrive, they start you at a station where all of the ingredients for your first meal (say it's chicken dijon, for example) are all chopped and ready for you.  And the recipe is right there, so you just measure out your ingredients into a ziplock back or foil tin, double wrap it and put it in the freezer.  Then you move on to the next dinner you've chosen, and so on and so on.  It's all fresh ingredients, just like homemade, but I get 20 meals done in about 2 hours (that's 10 meals divided). They give you wine while you're assembling and do all of the clean up for you.  All I have to do is cook it at home, throw some salad together and we're all happy as clams.  It's not as healthy as Ellie Krieger, but the calorie counts are all online so you can adjust.  I only started doing it because Mackenzie eats differently from us and I always cook, rarely do take out, and it was like cooking a mini thanksgiving every night.  It helped me get my sanity back.  I don't cook those dinners every night, but it's nice to know they're in my freezer when it's going to be a busy day.

Ok - long post.  More later! :-)

Hi guys, I'm back!  For some reason the internet wouldn't connect from my hotel room, so I couldn't reach you guys.  We had a great trip, I did really well with my eating, I think ( hard to count calories whenyou're traveling).  But I'm not going to weigh in until next week!  I really want to be a solid 126, and I don't thin I'm there yet.  Sounds like you guys are doing great, Lori's back in the gym and taking care of the little ones, and Leila, you will be crowned Miss Most Inches Lost.  Can you tell I've been around pageant girls?

I have to tell you guys, I was in the hotel pool with Mackenzie, feeling pretty good about myself with what little weight I've lost, when suddenly there were about 30 of the most beautiful, skinny young women all jumping in the pool and drinking and partying and it was just crazy.  And I knew they weren't the pageant girls because they were all rehearsing up in the ballroom.  So guess what?  They were HOOTERS GIRLS!!! Can you believe it?  They were having some kind of Hooter's Calendar Girl convention!  I just wanted to sink underwater and never come up! No - it wasn't that bad, it was just that they are these perfect Goddesses (there wasn't a real pair of boobies in the bunch, by the way) and it was a little hard to be around them. 

I was able to execise just twice this week - can't wait to just be in the groove and going 4, 5 times a week.  Also a huge whole foods just opened up about 2 minutes from my house - I'll be able to get some really nice helathy products there that I haven't been able to get at my regular grocery store.  Glad to be back online with you girls, and I'm so glad everyone's doing great!

Hi Everybody!  Well... I weighed myself on Saturday and I was 127 -so at least I'm not 128 like I was mid-week.  I realized something a few days ago.  I kept eating my 1300 calories, even though I wasn't exercising!  that's obviously why I stopped losing.  Now that Mac's swim stuff is done, I SWEAR I'm back on the wagon and will exercise regularly!  That should do it.  I know I was "swimming" with my daughter, but it's not the same as working out - it's just holding her and making sure she doesn't drown :-)

I did great on the 4th, really watched it, kept my portions in control.  I PIGGED out yesterday at my birthday dinner, but it was a Thai restaraunt and I'd been lean on the calories all day to plan for my pig out, so hopefully not a lot of damage done.  But  gosh, I was really uncomfortable last night.  I'm used to that light eating now so it's not even worth it to pig out - Lori, did you have the same experience?  Were you uncomfortable?

Leila - Congrats girl!  You are doing so awesome!  I am aware that we were trying to lose 10 by July and here it is!  I'd better get busy, I've only lost 4 or 5! 

Thanks for the birthday wishes, girls :-)  I got money for new clothes which I will spend when I've lost that 10! 

Alison

Hi everyone - just checking in because my internet was down yesterday.  My step-daughter came back from a volunteer vacation in Peru, so we were pretty busy with her wonderful stories of her trip. But boy, did she miss American food!  She had to eat Guinea Pig (it's their "fancy" dish there, served to honored guests!)

Couldn't do the gym yesterday, but Mackenzie went to bed early, so I was able to walk a mile after that.  Just trying to do some cardio every day to get my motabalism up, now that I think I'm in the early stages of Menopause.  I will go to the doctor and check things out as soon as I'm able. 

I've been good all week, so it will be interesting to see what the scale says tomorrow. Then we're going to an all day BBQ!  I know what everyone's bringing so I'm going to sit down and plan my food - otherwise I'll graze all day, and you know how that is!  Here's hoping I can stick to it!  Maybe I'll work out early in the morning and burn a ton, so I can relax and have fun tomorrow!

Have a great weekend everyone, and good luck with the eating!

Alison

Emergency, emergency... I don't know why I did it, but I stupidly got on the scale at the gym today.  I guess because I've been working out (well, I worked out Monday and today :-) ) and I was just SURE I'd lost more weight.  Guess what?  BACK UP TO 128!!!!!   And I've been good, you guys!!!!!  How could that happen?

I guess the point is that we need to stick to our weigh in days, cause the scale really goes up and down a lot within any given week. But boy, it really freaked me out. 

Another weird thing is that I didn't get my period in May or June.  I took a preg test, and I'm not pregnant, so I guess I'm starting early menopause . This is not a huge surprise to me.  I had a hard time conceiving.  My fertility doc told me I had some issues and might start menopause early.  Lori - maybe you could advise being a nurse - could that have something to do with having a hard time losing the weight? 

Alison

Lori, hi, we missed you. Does it help to know that I would kill to be 110.4?  Or 111, or 112?  Ha, ha!  But I know, we each have our own individual goals that we're eager to obtain.  You can do it!

Leila, you poor thing, I'm going to mail you a block of ice!  They should give you your money back at that gym!  I hope they fix things soon.

My only exercise this week was a walk, but I got a blister and had to limp home barefoot! It was weird because I was wearing socks and shoes that I always walk/run in.  Oh, well.  My daughters swim teacher wants her to go one more (extra) week to work on floating.  UGH!  It's so inconvenient and has really cut into my workouts, but what can I do?  I have a pool, and I have to keep my daughter safe.  So I planned ahead for Monday, and packed both my swimwsuit AND my gym stuff.  I know it's a lot of time at the gym, but so be it.  We can do anything for a week, right? 

Leila - I adore sushi.  I totally crave it sometimes, and back before my daughter was born, my husband and I used to go to our favorite sushi restaraunt for Thanksgiving.  Isn't that crazy?  I also love indian food! 

Here's to a new and healthy week, girls!

Alison

Hi Lilith - welcome!  I'm also an emotional eater, and I think that Leila said she's one too.  The cool thing is that after doing the calorie counting, a lot of my cravings went away.  Have you lost any weight yet?

Leila - CONGRATS!!!  That's so awesome.  You must be so pleased. I'm happy too, because I lost another 1/2 a pound!!!!  I'm 126.5.  I'm THRILLED, especially since I haven't exercised this week.  I was dreading getting on the scale, but yay, it worked out! 

Lori, where did you go? - we miss you! 

Here's an article on zigzagging calories that I found - it is for when you're doing everything right but still can't lose.  It makes sense, but we're all losing right now, so it's not for us..

http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/ zig-zag-calories-for-weight-loss-74803.html

Leila - you're doing better than anyone right now!  I haven't been to the gym all week, but this is a temporary setback.  Once Mackenzie's out of swim class I'll be back on track.  It's only been two weeks but it's derailed me.  I am proud of myself, though, for keeping track of my calories.  The last two nights I've had neighbors come by and ask me and Mac to dinner (hubby is out of town) and I've had beer both nights. (that explains why I haven't posted!)  But I've eaten very light both nights and that, again, is a new habit that I've picked up here on CC.  The bad part is.. I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm not going to have dropped any weight this week.  I guess we'll know tomorrow! :-)

I've been clicking around on the message boards and I keep seeing everyone talking about zigzagging their calories. It's usally mentioned with someone trying to break through a plateau in their weight loss. Do you guys know what that means?  Maybe a moderator can tell us! 

Keep it up, Leila - you're my inspiration right now!

Hi - Lori I'm so jealous!  Fried Seafood?  YUM!  but you deserve it - you've done so great, and I bet your body really wanted the food! 

Do you guys have something in mind that you're going to do for yourself once you've hit your goal weights? New clothes? Dinner out at your favorite place? 

I'm having such a hard time getting to the gym!  Mackenzie has her swim class there and it feels like I'm living there already - we swim in the "fun pool" after her class as a reward (it's survival swim, so she hates it), so I'm there for 3+ hours if I work out, too.  Well - I guess if I want to lose, I just have to make myself go.  Gosh, I sound so complainy!  How many people would kill to have the problems I have?  I take it all back!

Congrats!  You've come such a long way!  It doesn't sound to me like you've been going "on and on" about your loss to your mom.  Discussing your loss every day is a bore, but every 2 weeks is really appropriate, so it really is something going on with her.  It sounds like you have a close relationship with her, so I bet she comes around.  Luckily for you, you don't have to say a thing.  Your weight loss will continue to speak for itself :-)  Keep it up! 

Hi everyone - I'm off to Mackenzie's swim class so I only have a second, but I lost a pound, too!  Down to 127, which is a big deal because it's how much I weighed when I got pregnant!  More later, but I'm so proud of us!

Alison

Hi everyone, I'm back!  We had a wonderful vacation, very relaxing, and the weather was beautiful.  I did fairly well with eating!  The new habits I've been forming while posting here kicked in, and while I may not have lost, I definitely didn't gain.  I just don't feel like overeating or snacking my heart out anymore.  It was a real change for me.  LEILA:  Yay!  Wasn't it all worth it?  I'm so proud of you for hanging in there!  2 pounds is great!  This was the biggest thing on my mind when I came back to check the post.  I was afraid if you hadn't lost, you might give up :-)  So I'm very happy.

Julie, hi - so nice to see someone new on the boards!  I'm 42 (almost 43)  and it's funny that we should be talking about menopause, cause I just missed my time of the month for the first time ever and I'm not pregnant.  So I might be in the early stages.  I'll look at the book you recommend at the bookstore. 

I'm glad everyone had a nice fathers day - I got up early and made a nice brunch for the family and we ate out outside looking at the beach.  Then I didn't want my husband to do any work so I packed us all up and cleaned the rental - we had lunch watching the cruise ships board (salad and ahi tuna - no bread!) and came home where I unpacked, took care of the little one and wouldn't let hubbie do a thing.  I was SO exhausted :-) It took me yesterday to recover, that's why I didn't write! 

Sorry, long post - Mackenzie (my 2 year old, Julie) is taking swim lessons at the Y at 1:00 every day for the next 2 weeks, so it's a good excuse to go every day!  I can't do my class but I can hop on the eliptical and burn, burn burn.  I'll weigh myself today and see if I did any damage. 

Great to be back everyone - I missed you guys!

Alison