Posts by dutch_girl

Just wanted to let you know it is do-able. I started at 108 kilos and I am down to almost 82. It does take time and motivation. Unfortunately there are no shortcuts or easy solutions. What works for me is weighing ALL my food on my digital food scale and only eating food I really like. I for instance never eat salad because I hate it and would be miserable if I had to eat it as part of my new life style. I never drink anything with calories in it. I tried different kinds of exercise to see what I like best and what I can stick with. Also when you fall off the wagon (and it WILL happen) find the courage to hop back on. Use this site to learn about nutrition and to help you stay motivated. Feel free to send me a message if you are feeling down or just want to talk to someone who understands.

Best of luck!

some sweet chilly sauce with cut up carrots and/or pepper and/or little bit of turkey.

Tanya, I am a nanny for a busy family in Italy and the parents can be thoughtless. I usually just suck it up because it does pay well but sometimes I get a little ticked off.

Sorry to hear you aren't sleeping well. I hope the sleep aid will work and that the naturopath can help. Have your tried professional footmassages?(don't know the English word) I had bad headaches as a teenager and really got a lot of relief from it. The massage therapist also helped people with sleep disorders. I was sorry when I reached the maximum allowed visits by my insurance because I loved going.

I'll send you some recipes tomorrow because I really need to get some sleep.

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KC Feel your pain. Stay with us!

Tanya Glad your brother is home safe, I know how much stress these things are. Sorry to hear you got vomited on but it can be worse. I once had a kid vomit in my face and I didn't close my mouth fast enough...

Nilly I love that your back with us! Did you get the interview? I am sorry that your family didn't notice your weight loss more but you are so right when you said you did it for you not them. I hope you had fun in Disneyland, I'm sure your kids had a great time.

My weight this week has been up and down and it is driving me CRAZY. I don't know what is going on. I eat right and exercise and yet the numbers aren't really dropping. I hope the weather stays nice so I can go walking this weekend, even if I don't lose weight it still relaxes me.

I had a look at my calendar today and to my horror there are only 31 days left before I go home for Christmas. I am nowhere near as slim or toned as I had hoped to be to face so many of my friends. Some I am going to the spa with so they will see me NAKED. It is giving me a kick in the behind to get exercising and to be more careful with what I eat. I started weighing my food again and I just did 45 minutes of cardio. My weight this morning was up ( I think the cookies finally settled on my thighs, I swear my jeans were tighter today)

2babe I think "no self control" is my middle name. I do much better with the individual packs as well but they don't really sell them here. I totally get the cravings you had and hope you are feeling okay.

TanyaGreat job on the pound! I hope you had a nice weekend as well. I still have 2 huge blisters on my feet from my walks but it was worth it because the weather was so nice. Did you get to go bike riding on the weekend?

Tanya, Your story made me laugh! I don't have any children myself but I work with them 60 hours a week and I have done the hospital thing so it sounded very familiar.

Sorry to hear about your arthritis I guess that make being overweight even harder. I have seen that episode with Miranda eating out of the trash. Made me laugh and cringe at the same time. I too can confess to that one.

I am hoping that tomorrows weigh in won't be too bad. I did go for another walk today bringing my exercise to 5 hours this week. I will try and do better next week.

Here is the link for next week threat.

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Welcome back Misty! I am happy to hear from you again. Have fun at Disneyland. Sorry to hear about your job, I hope you'll find something new soon.

2babe Good job on tossing the muffins.  Don't buy Cheetos and such it just sets you up for failure.! I hope you are sticking to your plan of low cal. dinners. I have the same problem as you with drinking all that water, but I just chalk it up as exercise because I have to go down a flight of stairs to reach the bathroom. Every little bit helps, right? So far my skin is not saggy but I still have 30 pounds to go. I just decided that I rather have saggy skin than rolls of fat. My brother has already suggested plastic surgery for any lose skin. This is the same brother who told me I was now almost as thin as his wife, who is 7 months PREGNANT! He is lucky I love him.

TanyaYou are so good getting in all that exercise. I hope the stress at work will decrease soon. What are cheesies?

Rach Hope you had a good night sleep.

My day was okay, it is still raining and that makes me want to bake or at least have hot chocolate with whipped cream. I made a low cal treat, decaf coffee with foamed soymilk. It tastes almost like whipped cream and only 69 cals.

Tanya Isn't strange how the body works? Sometimes you think you will see a big drop but you don't and when you don't except it , There it is. I guess it all balances out in the end. I hope you had a nice time in NM and got to enjoy the weather, scenery and food but like you said vacation time is over and I am glad that you are getting back on track and taking us along for the ride.

KCSorry to hear you have been so sick. I hope that is all behind you now. Which countries did you visit? Was it for work or leisure? Any really good souvenirs and/or food?  I for one was really happy with the results of the US election. I think the world sighed with relief but I feel kinda sorry for Barak Obama because he will be handed a large pile of excrement and has to figure out a way to clean it up.

RachSo sorry to hear about all the stuff that is going on in your life. I hope things will improve soon. You should be really proud that you are sticking with the life-style change because it is so easy to give up when you are stressed. So good for you! I hope you will be joining me in ONEderland next week, it is a nice place to be.

Confession time, I am went online to write to you to postpone my workout. I just worked 12 hours and now I have that internal battle goin on.  "I'm tired, I worked hard today, I can skip my workout because I have been good with the food" "You CANNOT skip the workout you need it to lose weight and tone your flabby skin and get in shape and any way you promised the CC girls you would do it. SO GO DO IT!"  I guess I can't postpone any longer...

Fresh Start here we come (again)

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KCI went to Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur for 10 days. The highlights for me where the Towers (try to get tickets online or get there very early as the line is ridiculous) and the night market. The night market is great for picking up knock offs. What ever you want you can get it there. Bags, clothes and DVDs, be prepared to haggle as they start of high. I love to haggle, I throw in the angry walk away at the end and then they chase you with the lowest price. Also try the food on the market, same as everywhere, if it is busy it will probably be good. I still dream about the chicken satay I ate at the night market. If you have time you might like this horrible mall they have, it is built in ancient Egyptian style and just made us laugh because of the hideousness of it all. Check out a McDonald's as they have very different things on the menu. And be prepared for rice with breakfast. Okay, now I want to go too!

Last week was a good one, I am back to 191 so I lost all 5 pounds that I gained in a week. Lots of it was water weight I am sure but still nice to be rid of it.

Hi Ladies,

It is Sunday night here and I have had a great weekend. On Saturday I went on a long hike. I walked 5 1/2 hours and burned 2901 calories! It was nice to just have quiet me time. The weather is beautiful here and everywhere you look you see fall colors. I was cursing myself between hour 3 and 4 of the hike. I was tired and my legs hurt but I had to keep going in order to get home. I think I will go again next weekend. Another nice thing about the hike was the amount of food I could eat. I ate 2000 calories that day and I should still lose weight. Today I went on a 1 hour bike ride, not so much for the exercise but more because the weather was still nice and I was bored. While biking I encountered a bike race, all these very fit men in very tight clothes passed me and I enjoyed the view. Unfortunately they were going much faster so I lost sight of them fairly quickly. I was planning on doing some strengthtraining tonight but I think I will postpone it until tomorrow.  Food wise I have been good as well. I made veggieburgers tonight and they were delicious. I made enough so I can have them again tomorrow.

MistyIt sounds like writing everything down is working for you. I think it is so important on this journey to find what works for you and stick with it. Whether it is logging or exercise or even food choices. I love to log on CC but I have easy access to a computer during the day so I can log while eating.  As to your question about weigh-in and such... I am happy to report on Monday, it gives me extra motivation during the weekend to stay good. I think the group has changed a little the last few weeks and now we have less group goals but more support for personal goals. I think most of the group has adopted your goal of 10 pounds for the next session. I certainly hope to lose that and more but I like setting myself up for success so I am going with 10 pounds.  I think any one of us can issue a challenge or throw a goal in the group so we need less of a leader and more of a thread starter. (just my opinion) How was the house viewing?

Rach Sorry to hear your brother is not ready to make a real positive change. I hope it will happen soon.  It sounds as if you really like your job and I am sure you are good at it. I hope you had a nice hike with your family. I like how your husband is working with you to lose weight.

Tanya I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful time in Seattle and NM. When you come back next week you will be well rested and ready to jump back on the wagon.

2babe I think you are so lucky to have 2 sisters doing this with you. I have 1 sister and she is my best friend but she has never had a weight problem so she doesn't really understand. I did motivate her to go back to her gym. She couldn't stand the thought of me being fitter than her. I felt kind a flattered but that day is still so far off...

KC I have been to Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia. What kind of trip are you planning? Did you get in your bike rides this weekend? I love that you put in the mental goal as well. We discussed in the beginning how we are our own harshest critics and how that negative voice in our head can get very loud and nasty. It has helped to give myself non-food rewards like books and, even though we are taught not to, to praise myself for the things I am doing right.   

Well this has turned in to another one of my long posts. Sorry about that, I can get carried away. I look forward to seeing everyones post tomorrow.

Marlies

Rach Sorry to hear about your brother. I can imagine that it is very stressful for you right now. Glad that you are sticking with us. My oldest brother had a drug problem and was sent to jail for a year for theft. It was the best thing that ever happened to him. He got out and straitened out his life. I hope your brother will also "see the light".

NillyYou are one hot mama in that black dress! I think it is smart that you have a personal goal of 10 pounds so you know you are setting your self up for success not failure.  I like how you are incorporating exercise in your life. I am going to follow your example. I don't have a TV so can't do the commercial thing but I will start doing it while waiting for the peas to cook or the washing machine to stop spinning etc.

I forgot to mention that while I was in Milan I almost got crushed in a stampede of teenage girls. Turns out the Jonas Brothers where there being interviewed by MTV. I impressed myself by recognizing them. I was thinking of you ,Rach and Nilly, when I saw them.

Hi Ladies,

Thank you all for being so supportive and nice about my little health scare. It was great I had a place to share.

My weight this morning was 196 so up 5 pounds from last week. Not happy about that but not stressing it too much either. I ate a lot of bad food last week, didn't drink enough water and did not exercise. I am hoping some of it is water weight that will come off easily. I will just be super good this week and get it down as much as possible. I am motivated again and ready to lose it. Picking up the friend analogy, I feel as if I spent a few days with an old friend and realised we don't really like each other anymore and there was a good reason we stopped hanging out. After eating badly for just a week I have had headaches, less energy and that negative voice in my head got much louder. I like my life and myself a lot better when I am working towards being healthy.

I had to work late tonight so I didn't have time to exercise but WILL do so tomorrow. I bought some weights that I am scared/excited to try out.

I am off to bed,

Marlies

Thanks KC for starting the thread. I am keeping this short as I am feeling kind a down. I had a really bad 2 days food wise. The stress for Friday's results have kicked in big time throw in my mother visiting (she doesn't know about the biopsy) and I just snapped food wise. Won't list all the crap I have been eating but there was nothing healthy in the bunch. I have decided to try and control it for the rest of the week and on Monday (if I get the all clear Friday) I will sent out a search party for the wagon and jump back on.

I will share my tips etc. next week because it just feels wrong talking about motivation and doing well at this point in time.

I really hope ever one else is doing better!