Posts by strawberry-roan

Wow, that's great - Christmas wasn't that far away, you've done amazingly well.

I can hear the excitement in your "voice" and am happy (and proud) for you.

SR

Luckily our Wendy's has salads on the dollar menu. They are actually pretty good - basic iceberg lettuce but they have a little bit of cucumber, cherry tomatoes, a smattering of cheese, etc. I guess for six bucks, one could eat six if they were really hungry. I usually just get one and a small chili...

That said, I do see LOTS of examples while shopping - soda for 99 cents, milk or juice much higher, fresh peaches I got yesterday were two bucks for two - a giant bag of potato chips was also two bucks (didn't get it but saw it in the aisle). Sliced white sandwich bread was 69 cents a loaf, good deli 7 grain bread was 4.39.

Lots of examples out there. It is sometimes not only more expensive but much more time consuming to eat well.

But, so worth it. I joined here in Jan 08, having finally realized that weighing 162 was not a good thing for me. Lost my weight fairly quickly (a few months) due to the fact that I charted here every day - it kept me honest and showed my progress.  I weigh 139 this morning (a pound below my goal weight) and it has been a very rewarding journey.

SR

I agree with more intensive exercise, perhaps biking or the eliptical.

Mark Harmon is cute.

Well, I am about 5 foot 5, sixty years old.

I exercise a LOT so have some muscle weight, just a little flab covering those abs but I am sure they are there.

At my age, when I get below 140 I start to look older in the face and neck than I want.

I wear size six jeans and skirts, size ten tops.

A younger person would probably want to weigh closer to 120 or so, I remember weighing 118 for a long time and looked fine. Of course, back then I didn't exercise too much - had four kids in five years, that was enough running around for me.

SUE

Been there, done that - got the tshirt (a bit snug) to prove it.

I have been told by doctors that a body ( a woman's body) in particular holds onto the last bit of weight as a protective means against starvation in the event of a famine.

In the early days of civilization, it might be a while between mastodon kills (or whatever) so the body needed a fat store. A woman in particular, needed a "cushion" of nutrient protection in the event of a pregnancy.

Altho I also agree with everything posted on this thread.

My ideal weight is around 140, no lower than 138. I am currently 142.

Where I have been before.

and before, and before.

I just saw an XWeighted on Discovery Health about this same issue. A girl had broken up with her longtime boyfriend (in this case he had cheated on her). She was overweight and wanted to change her life. They had stayed friends and were thnking about geting back together romantically.

However, the more control she took over her life, the more outraged he got (real anger issues there). She told him to take a hike.. Probably the best two hundred pounds she ever lost.

Sounds like your EX might be a bit scared that you are imroving yourself.Maybe he thinks you will leave him in your wake.

SR

Well, I am a No S eater (Reinhard Engles plan of three meals a day, no sweets - snacks or seconds EXCEPT on  Saturdays, Sundays and Special days. This common sense plan has been what I was looking for - for YEARS, and it was recommended by this board. It has been the easiest and smartest eating plan I have ever encountered, who knew - three meals a day?)

So, I would enjoy the celebration. It is a special day.....

Just don't go crazy, there are a lot of healthy choices, enjoy them. There is no need to even make mention that you are "dieting".

SR

Well, a growling stomach is nothing to be concerned about.

Your body is hungry which is good - sadly a feeling that many never feel anymore.

Don't worry, when you eat it will stop growling.

Look at the bigger picture.

A pound a week will be 52 pounds in a year. Of course, you don't need to lose  that much, so you will finish early!

As far as the co-workers, they are probably being supportive, trying to be a "part of" your program without implying that you DO need to lose that weight. It is easier to talk about exercise than weight loss, per se.

Stay the course.

SUE

Your body tries to hold on to the last ten pounds or so for evolutionary reasons. In women, particularly, the body tries to provide a "cushion" of fat stores in the event of a pregnancy. In early days, there could be quite a timespan between mastadon kills.

Well, obviously, today many women are not worried about this issue as they have ready access to food should they be underweight and become pregnant. However, our bodies are wired to a certain mindset. Supposedly (I studied all this years and years ago - however if it dates back to prehistoric times, I doubt that it has suddenly changed.)

In my own life, it is VERY true. My body would be perfectly content ten pounds above where my jeans would prefer it to be.

Hang tough,

SUE

Happy Monday all.

5'4"

Starting weight on cc 160, Jan 1st, 2008

Starting weight for this challenge 149

Weight last week 143

Weight this week 143 (holding strong) Reached my five pounds goal!

Goal weight  overall 140, 3 pounds to go. (We need a Thanksgiving challenge)...

Have a great week all.

SUE

Thin crust pizza covered with lots of veggies, particularly red and green peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc etc. I put the pizza under the broiler to crisp the peppers and they are so sweet and crunchy.

Also will second the spaghetti one, I eat it with a couple spoons of salsa which has almost no calories but adds a "bite" to the pasta.

Chef salad with the works, my latest dressing fix is fat free red tomato vinagrette which I thin mix half and half with vinegar (I do all my dressings that way, I just love the tang of vinegar.)

Don't do dessert too often, maybe orange sherbet with fat free CoolWhip piled on top, then I mix it all together like a slushy.

Sue

Boy, I can feel your joy.

I weighed 162 last Christmas, started here at 160 in January. Now weigh 143 - havent' seen 150 for a month.

Here's how good it feels, last night my husband and I were watching tv and he said about an actress, Gosh she is too thin. He then said, You look like you are getting a bit too thin as well... I said, What? I weigh 140something. Gee, that felt good. He didn't believe I weighed that much so I drug the scale into the kitchen and weighed in front of him. I wouldn't have done that last winter with a gun to my head...

Stay the course.

Well, I am no doctor nor do I play one on tv  but I can say for sure that cutting out diet sodas can only help. That stuff is toxic.

Mustard, hmm can't imagine it causing a problem.

I agree, just use some real sugar or real honey. Neither are that heavily laden with calories in moderation.

Sue