Posts by shannyshan

Um,

1.  None

and

2.  None

Honestly, things are really busy right now and I'm lucky if I eat at a decent hour, nonetheless eat something good.  And I don't work out because I truly would have to cut out some sleep and I'm already at 6 hours and I know I can't function at less than that.  I have to sleep enough to be worth anything at work and right now, work is my main priority because I need a job to pay the bills!  I am in grad school at night, plus I'm very involved in my church (I'm there three nights a week).  When I get home, I've got stuff to do to prepare for school or for church, regular stuff to do around the house like cleaning, laundry, taking care of my dog, etc.  I dog sit so I'm out every morning and evening taking care of other peoples' animals.

I know this is a long list of excuses.  I'm just stating what keeps me from being motivated.  I'm lucky to be motivated to get out of bed every morning rather than sinking into a deep depression.

Again, I promise I'll try! 

As for Liz, she has a lot going on and has not had time to pay attention to this group.  Please keep going on as you are and understand that she'll be back when (and if) she has time.  You guys are great motivators and leaders on your own!

2babetter . . .

Go here:  http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/bmi.php?metr ic=&gender=female&age=31&weight=2 36&feet=5&inches=6&calculate.x=71 &calculate.y=14

I agree - it's either dark or almost dark when I get home so I can't spend any time outside at night really.  But I've been sitting outside every day at lunch to enjoy the fresh, not very hot, wonderful air. 

As for eating, since that's what this group is all about, I'm very proud to say that I've really tracked my calories the past two days (and I'm doing fine so far today) and I've stayed under my eat meter both days.  I've tried to do a bit more walking -- taking stairs, walking to farther away places to sit and eat lunch (I work on a college campus so there's lots of little nooks and crannies where I can sit and read) -- since I really haven't forced myself to get hard on exercising yet (though I will, I promise). 

I've had a so-so week of eating.  I've had some bad days (two big slices of pizza and two garlic knots for dinner one night) but I've also had some decent days.  I didn't track this week - don't know why - no specific reason.  We'll see the results of my see-saw week when I weigh in in the morning (if I remember too!).

I haven't posted in a while for multiple reasons:  1) I've been feeling really bad this week and I've learned that I'm not just an emotional eater but also an "I think I need to eat this, this and this in order to start feeling better" and I don't worry at all about what I'm eating -- all I care about is feeling better; and 2) I use the notifcations that I used to get from CCP to remind me to get on here and post but for the past week or two, I haven't been receiving any notifications letting me know that you guys have posted new stuff.  Not sure what's going on there.

Anyway, so based on my #1 above, I have not been tracking at all this week.  I don't think I've been doing horribly but I've had moments where I did not make the best choice (like dinner last night). 

I weighed in this morning and I'm at 235.  No further down, but at least no further up.  Got some major exercise in last night doing yard work so I was happy about that.  Off to a decent start with eating this week.

I'm glad those that are left have hung in there. 

Welcome to Tanya!

I love North Carolina.  I was born here and have never moved out of the state.  When people ask if I would ever move, I respond that I am open to it, but I am not looking to move because why move away from the state that everyone else moves to?    My family is all nearby and my best friends (Liz is one of them) are here.  I'm very happy in North Carolina and in Charlotte, specifically.  I definitely recommend it, rach9898.  And dutch_girl, Kathy Reichs is a North Carolina native, and yes, her stories are based mainly in North Carolina.  She actually is a professor at the University where I work - University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  I'm hoping to take one of her classes the next time it is offered (forensics). 

Now on to weight watching which is what this forum is all about . . . I have done very well with my eating today and I am under my eat meter!  Yay!

Rach9898 - I'm sorry to report that Liz and I didn't get to take a vacation.  We went to see her mother who lives in Winston-Salem, NC (about an hour from us in Charlotte, NC).  We just hung out there and helped her mom do some stuff around the house.  As I mentioned, we worked hard to eat well most of the time but Saturday night, we just let go.  I ended up drinking some wine (such a waste of calories in my book) and I ate two bacon & cheese sandwiches instead of just one.  But we allowed ourselves to stray only that one night. 

I still haven't remembered to get Liz to do my measurements for me.  If only my dog could do it . . .

Thanks for the nice comments, Dutch Girl.  I weighed in this morning and I was at 235.  So exciting - hope it stays that way.  Then I got to work and went to get breakfast out of the vending machine (this is not a normal habit -- just the past two days) and I chose a danish because yesterday I chose a pack of pop-tarts (pop-tarts and danish are the only two breakfast options in there) and the pop-tarts were 400 calories.  So I thought the Danish couldn't be much more, but boy was I wrong.  570 calories!!!!!  Wow!!!!  So I have to be really cautious the rest of the day since I've already eaten so many calories.  Then again, they said that your biggest meal should be breakfast, but I'm going to guess they want it to be a healthy meal, not a sugar and carb-filled danish!  

Hi, all!  I weighed in yesterday morning and I was at 239, which is one pound down from last week's 'post' weight.  But I did weigh myself Sunday morning and I was at 237.  So I know that I'm fluctuating back and forth, and I expected that. 

Though I'm probably the least focused out of the group on sticking to goals and actually doing things right, I am proud to say that I have really been watching my portion sizes and I'm so far out from my last soft drink (regular or diet) that I can't even remember how long it's been.  I'm going to guess 4 months.  I had lunch with Liz last Thursday night and we did a good job of watching our calories and our portion sizes. 

I'm very excited for everyones' weight loss thus far!

OK, I just weighed in and I'm at 240.  Though that's one pound more than the last time I actually posted my weight, I weighed myself a few days ago (but I didn't post it) and I've stayed the same -- at 240.  So I haven't lost any weight but I haven't gained any lately so I'm glad about that.

Oh, and I still don't have my measurements because I keep forgetting to get Liz to take them for me. 

I've got to buckle down now and work hard. 

Dutch Girl,

Yes, I have tried the artificial sweeteners and I loved them, and it truly helped me get all my waters in, but I started having bad headaches and nauseau and I went through several different things to see what it was and when I quit using the artificial sweeteners, it really helped my headaches stop.  So they aren't really an option for me, but thanks anyway! 

I just finished calculating my calories for the day and I went over.  I tried so hard not to but I did.  But I at least caught myself before I ate something else (I was about to go get something but now I won't).  I will drink water more and more now, Dutch Girl, because I like what you said.  But I'm not looking forward to the results of drinking more water . . . for some reason, this whole week, I've been peeing like crazy.  I mean like every 30 minutes.  That's very unusual for me.  Not sure what's so different this week.  I'll keep an eye on it.

I weighed myself tonight and I weigh 242 -- roughly what I weighed when I started.  So I'm LUCKY that I haven't gained over my starting weight.  I am so proud of myself -- tonight, no matter how hungry I was/am, I have not eaten anything.  I just keep drinking water every time I'm hungry.  That's a big step for me considering I've been doing good all day each day, and then late at night (10pm or later), I'm pigging out.  Hope I keep up the trend tomorrow and the day after and the day after . . . I'm definitely going to try!