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| Weight Loss | 60 lbs. to lose club... anyone want to join?--- Sorry group is closed | Jul 11 2008 14:00 (UTC) |
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I'm here. Last weekend I was up to around 206, also taking in to mind I have not been watching what I eat, added to TTOM ... this morning I'm in at 200.6, and I know a lot of it is fluid but I feel so much better! My hands aren't tingly in the mornings and my rings aren't tight! So I am with you. I've only got a couple of pounds to go to get back to my previous record low, and then onward to my goal! |
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| Motivation | COUNTDOWN CLUB: AUGUST(see link to new thread) | Jul 10 2008 14:35 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mollymouser: I don't log mints or gum, and usually not even low-cal beverages ... the exception is if, at the end of the day, I realize I've consumed a half-gallon of Crystal Light, that is 40 calories so I'll log that as a single entry. |
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| Motivation | MOLLY'S DIET RANTS! (ranting, raving, motivating & more) | Jul 10 2008 12:54 (UTC) |
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Oh, Molly, your response to the Death Valley comment matches mine about the "dry heat" (which we do not have here in East Texas.) I know humidity is horrible, lived with it all my life, but I've still never understood the dry heat comment ... so my pat response to: "Well it's a dry heat." is: "yeah, so is the inside of an oven but I wouldn't want to live there either!"
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| Motivation | just experienced one of the worst feelings... | Jul 08 2008 19:01 (UTC) |
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Original Post by butterfly4kathy2: water helps me immensely. i read a study some years ago that showed a pretty significant percentage of "hunger" feelings are actually thirst. so water first is always a great idea. i've found that if I drink a bottle of water and wait 15 or 20 minutes to see if the water curbs the hunger, my desire for whatever is was just goes away. and i think most of the time i wasn't even really hungry. but usually in 15 minutes i've found something else to do and then i just forget about wanting to snack out of boredom. |
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| Motivation | MOLLY'S DIET RANTS! (ranting, raving, motivating & more) | Jul 08 2008 15:37 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mollymouser: You know, back when the war first began and our troops were deployed over there, many emails about those things were circulating all around, I've received quite a few in years past as "forwards" and always wondered how real they were? I mean, I know it is a real species but you always think ... was this photoshopped even a little ... maybe just enhanced? Now I have to say I am very disturbed at seeing those things with an ADULT HUMAN as a point of reference for their size. Creepy. Nightmare creepy. I'm not usually scared of spiders, but UGH. I would have to rethink my position if I was over there. SO glad he's coming home in FOUR DAYS!! |
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| Motivation | COUNTDOWN CLUB: AUGUST(see link to new thread) | Jul 07 2008 18:47 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mollymouser: Grill - everything!! seriously ... meat, veggies ... it's all good. Barbecue - very limited things and only when I'm in the mood. To me "barbecue" involves barbecue sauce, which is good on cheap cuts of beef, okay on pork and chicken, and way too strong for everything else. |
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| Weight Loss | 60 lbs. to lose club... anyone want to join?--- Sorry group is closed | Jul 07 2008 18:39 (UTC) |
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OKAY! We've all made it past the holiday weekend and I gather from some of the June posts that summer hasn't been faring exactly great for all of us ... but I'm with sdmerrill, I know that being away from here and being lax with my WHOLE attitude about caring for myself is what has set me back. I've got to care about myself and be aware every day; which foods I choose, how much I eat, getting out my chair (which I have been doing okay there, been walking 30-40 minutes every day), and being more diligent with logging my foods. Susan and I are back on the accountability trail and will be here for weigh-in on Friday ... all are welcome back to join us and continue on our paths to better health and smaller tushies!! :) |
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| Motivation | COUNTDOWN CLUB: AUGUST(see link to new thread) | Jul 06 2008 22:22 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mollymouser: Not hotdogs but occasionally an italian sausage or a brat. But didn't on July 4 this year. The kids are out of town, so we didn't cook out or do fireworks or anything. We did go see WALL*E, though. Very cute movie, enjoyed it. Not the biggest fan of apple pie, actually I never have really eaten pie too much. Which is weird because I love cobbler (which is basically pie with the crust layered in ...), but again, not apple. Blackberry. I'd be all about some blackberry pie. Mmmmmm. I like baseball if I'm at the park watching it live. Not on TV so much. Actually, all sports are better live and in person. :) |
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| Motivation | MOLLY'S DIET RANTS! (ranting, raving, motivating & more) | Jul 04 2008 13:50 (UTC) |
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Oh MOLLY I'm SO HAPPY for you and Ron! And I'm proud of you for getting to (and past) that 100 pounds. That is an amazing accomplishment but comes as no surprise to me at all! Sounds like you had a nice vacation, too. The Gracie story made me smile. They think they are SO put-upon. MY cats would think they were on vacation at Club Med if they got to come to your house!! We were all so upset over Ron's clothes! Over the stolen underwear of a man we don't even really know in real life! But he's your guy, and you're our girl ... and we love you so we love him, too. And now ... pah, skivvies, who cares? He's coming home!! Prayers for him (and you) until he steps off that plane. |
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| Motivation | MOLLY'S DIET RANTS! (ranting, raving, motivating & more) | Jun 26 2008 04:08 (UTC) |
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Original Post by danagrl372: to me it is very peanutty, but somewhat sweeter than some regular peanut butters, and the texture is a bit heavier. If you are used to eating "pure" peanut butter (peanuts and salt, no sweeteners) it may be too sweet for your taste. The glory of it is that it has only 100 calories for a 2-TBSP serving (as opposed to 190) and only 2g of fat per serving. and no saturated or trans-fats. oh, and it does have to be refrigerated after opening. a regular PB sandwich is 2 slices of regular bread (150-ish calories) plus a serving of PB (190 calories) = 340. Mine is 2 slices light wheat bread (80) plus the BetterN'PB (100) = 180. it's much easier to set aside 180 calories for a treat than 340. |
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| Motivation | MOLLY'S DIET RANTS! (ranting, raving, motivating & more) | Jun 25 2008 15:52 (UTC) |
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sujihime, i am late to the posts this week, so i'm not sure what all you have had checked for a headache that won't go away ... but how is your blood pressure? be sure to have it checked ... my first husband at age 36 had a headache that didn't go away for 9 days ... we thought it was nerve-related, too. went to the doc, and his BP was 181/128, I can't believe he didn't have a stroke from it.
on ANOTHER topic, I am hooked on Better'N'Peanut Butter. I had completely cut PB out of my diet because I hated to spend 200 calories on just a couple of bites, but now I can get my occasional fix. Lite whole grain bread, 2 tbs of BNP (100 calories), and a tablespoon of yummy sage honey that I bought in Fresno. DELICIOSO!!!
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| Motivation | COUNTDOWN CLUB: AUGUST(see link to new thread) | Jun 20 2008 21:31 (UTC) |
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QUESTION OF THE DAY, THURSDAY JUNE 19 In your wildest dreams, what sort of diet would you like to see (assuming you could actually eat healthy and lose weight doing it? This is a fantasy question, so have some fun! The seafood and pasta with creamy-white-heart-attack-sauce diet. Mmmmm. QUESTION OF THE DAY: FRIDAY JUN 20 Name five foods that are a current "staple" of your healthy eating plan. 1. Tomatoes (from my patio) 2. Fiber One 3. cottage cheese (because I never get tired of it) 4. chicken breast 5. Tropical flavor sugar free popsicles |
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| Motivation | MOLLY'S DIET RANTS! (ranting, raving, motivating & more) | Jun 20 2008 14:52 (UTC) |
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Molly - that is very encouraging - at least the possibility of a stateside gig for your DH!! I will keep all my fingers and toes crossed. What a fun shopping and sightseeing day I had with you - you are a wonderful host and tour guide!! This morning I had my cereal with the unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze and it was awesome! I think I'm going to email the Trader Joe's people and BEG them to open a store in my area! okay folks, one of the really notable things about Trader Joe's is that you don't have to look for the "organic produce" section ... it is all organic, and for the same prices as what regular produce costs in my grocery store (organic is marked WAY up in my hometown. Plus, I was able to get unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze there. In my store at home, you can find about 3 boxes of the regular, way down on the bottom shelf ... no flavored, no unsweetened) We did Whole Foods, too, and my tree-huggie, back-packy, organic-food-coop-y friend Jen was right ... it is a place that strikes awe into the hearts (and pocketbooks) of pilgrims searching for unbelievable variety of fresh ... everything!! It was a VERY fun shopping day with Molly!!
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| Weight Loss | 60 lbs. to lose club... anyone want to join?--- Sorry group is closed | Jun 08 2008 23:28 (UTC) |
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sorry I've been away ladies. we've moved my offices at work and the kids got out of school last week and was out of town this weekend. haven't had much chance to get on here and check on everyone. good news though! my weigh-in this morning was 198.6! Lowest weight yet since starting on c-c at 225. Total loss to date: 26.4 pounds! |
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| Weight Loss | 60 lbs. to lose club... anyone want to join?--- Sorry group is closed | May 23 2008 16:29 (UTC) |
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WHOOOOO!! stayed away for two weeks but this morning was so worth it! I finally broke the 200 pound mark! (not by much, it's 199.8) but I don't care. A number appeared on the scale and it DIDN'T start with a "2"! YAYYYY!! So that's something around 4 or 5 pounds in the past 2 weeks. I have to believe it's the exercise making the difference. |
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| Weight Loss | Restaurants are lying in a big way | May 23 2008 02:49 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | Do you think I could lose weight fast if I ate only fruits, vegetables, and chicken? | May 22 2008 18:58 (UTC) |
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at a healthy rate of weight loss, 10 pounds takes about 5 or 6 weeks, BUT, if you are newly embarking on a healthier eating plan, then you may initially lose a couple pounds of water weight, and it usually comes off pretty quickly. this usually happens because when people decide to eat healthier, they start drinking more water and they tend to cut out a lot of pre-packaged foods, which greatly reduces their sodium intake. so I would say yes, at first you might experience a little "burst" of water-weight loss, but real fat loss comes at a slower pace. why would you cut out bread completely (unless it triggers binges for you) - just limit your intake and eat whole grain (REAL whole grain) if possible. I mean, don't have 3 sandwiches a day, but a piece of bread or a whole-grain english muffin for breakfast is not going to hinder your weight loss effort. remember though, you do not need to deprive yourself of nutrition while your body is healing. you need your body to have the tools required to rebuild you.
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| Motivation | COUNTDOWN CLUB: AUGUST(see link to new thread) | May 22 2008 18:44 (UTC) |
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Original Post by digigirl: oh, you're totally right ... the part in his house was the only thing I could think of where he's going on and on, sort of stream of consciousness, but that part is about where he's breeding that new grass for the golf course (among other uses.) okay, back on topic - sorry for the thread hijack!! |
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| Motivation | COUNTDOWN CLUB: AUGUST(see link to new thread) | May 22 2008 18:08 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bintzp: I know "So I've got that going for me, which is nice" is from Caddyshack, when Bill Murray and Chevy Chase are in Bill's "house", and Bill is just talking and talking and Chevy is just trying to get his ball back and play through ... That is a funny FUNNY movie. |
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| Motivation | Soon to drop below 200lb! | May 22 2008 15:40 (UTC) |
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WHOOO!!! I was 199.8 this morning. Barely under, and it doesn't officially count yet, but to see that number was SUCH a thrill!!!! If I am still under after the weekend, THEN it will be official. |
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