[UR Groovy]

Well, it seems that most of us are having the same problem. True for me too. I've been making an attempt to exercise more, but those snack cravings are keeping me from losing. The good news: I haven't gained either.

I've been going to the gym
I had classic gym fear. Joined last year and just began going a few weeks ago. I'm actually beginning to love the gym again. The elliptical has become my new best friend, and my husband actually went down to the equipment room for some weight training. I'll be following him in there next time we go - it's been so long since I worked out on the machines that I've simply forgotten how they work.

Today is a new day! I'm ready to get my body moving every day & eat lots of good stuff to curb those cravings this week. My goal is that by Friday, I've done 3 days of cardio and at least 2 training sessions.

Good luck everyone,
There's no time like the present to get going ! Move our bodies. Gather no moss.

k

[little d]

Hay Ya'll

my meals today have been and will be

up at 2pm
coffee
D- gluten-free sandwich with ham and cheese
ddp
9pm Starbuck coffee I think that it was not good for me
Cinniamin Dolce

working tonight dinner will be
Brown rice tortilla with sunshine patty and cheese
if I am still hungry I will have thia kitchen noodles
DDP
water or vitiamin water later

I am trying really hard to eat for myself, choseing the foods that I need to stay healthy, most days I am doing great until the weekend when my husband is home and wants to eat out I chose what I think are healthy enough meals but sometimes I just make bad decions.

Happy eating everybody
donna

[lonewolf]

Okay, so much for the "I'll get back on track tomorrow" idea. I don't know what's wrong with me. I tend to be an emotional eater and I've been stressed lately with all the busy-ness of school starting and my aunt dying and all that. And I'm upset that my hair is still falling out and I'm starting to look bald on top . I think I just need to post everything I eat everyday and shame myself into getting it together.


B - 2 servings of Trader Joe's gluten-free granola with rice milk (bad way to start the day)

L - Taco salad with ground turkey, tomatoes, olives and salsa, about 1/4 C refried beans

S - large handful of raisins, 6 mini peanut butter/chocolate chip cookies, 8 oz fruit smoothie at the health food store (I was going down hill fast)

D - Coconut curry chicken with rice, broccoli, salad with Italian dressing

I did make it to the gym for a 35 minute workout and worked up a good sweat.

[little d]

lonewolf, on Sep 25 2007, 12:30 AM, said:

Okay, so much for the "I'll get back on track tomorrow" idea. I don't know what's wrong with me. I tend to be an emotional eater and I've been stressed lately with all the busy-ness of school starting and my aunt dying and all that. And I'm upset that my hair is still falling out and I'm starting to look bald on top . I think I just need to post everything I eat everyday and shame myself into getting it together.
B - 2 servings of Trader Joe's gluten-free granola with rice milk (bad way to start the day)

L - Taco salad with ground turkey, tomatoes, olives and salsa, about 1/4 C refried beans

S - large handful of raisins, 6 mini peanut butter/chocolate chip cookies, 8 oz fruit smoothie at the health food store (I was going down hill fast)

D - Coconut curry chicken with rice, broccoli, salad with Italian dressing

I did make it to the gym for a 35 minute workout and worked up a good sweat.

Liz i'm sorry that you are having a tough time, are you losing your hair over stress, or is it celiac disease that is kicking your butt.

donna

[lonewolf]

little d, on Sep 25 2007, 12:39 AM, said:

Liz i'm sorry that you are having a tough time, are you losing your hair over stress, or is it celiac disease that is kicking your butt.

donna

My hair has been thinning for much longer than the stress I'm having now. And I've been fanatically gluten-free for quite a while, so I don't know what it is.

I'll get started with my eating for the day and edit to add later.

B - 2 pieces French toast with about 1 Tbs blueberry jam (all gluten-free, dairy free)

Edit later:

L - taco salad with gr. beef, olives, red peppers and salsa, 5 tortilla chips

S - small banana, apple Glutino bar (I don't really like these)

D - gr. turkey meatballs cooked in barbecue sauce, about 1 C br. rice, broccoli, salad with FF Italian dressing

I'm hoping to get to the gym to workout, but after walking the field for two hours at my son's football game I'm feeling a bit tired.

[UR Groovy]

Hi everyone,

Hey Liz,
Sorry things have been so stressed for you lately. Sounds like you've been dealing with a lot. I hope things settle down for you soon so you can concentrate on YOU and not all the things that have been weighing (no pun intended) on you. It's hard to eat well and motivate yourself to do the things it takes to get in shape when things get tough. I'm sure things will turn around. Every day is a new day.

I ate well yesterday - no late night snacks - stopped by the gym yesterday, but it was like a jungle in there, so I passed.
However, today, I went in and did 40 minutes pretty good cardio - treadmill & elliptical.
Planning on a little ab work and maybe some chest & back later today. I have time & for once, I have energy (probably due to the exercise I've been doing), so, no excuses !

Breakfast: 1/2 chicken breast + 1/2 of a red bell pepper & 1 1/2 cups steamed broccoli with some honey-mustard dressing ( ~2 Tbsp)

Post-workout: 1/2 C. Cottage Cheese (dairy ), some nuts, & 1/2 Cup rice (+ supplements)

(it'll seem like I eat a ton, but I don't believe that limiting calories equals weight loss - I'm hoping for about 1500-1700 calories a day - not looking for miracles, but long term lifestyle changes)

Have good days !
k

[Mango04]

Yesterday:

B - green apple with peanut butter and cinnamon
L - red quinoa, white canelli beans and 1/2 avoacdo w/ sea salt
S - banana
D - Perky's rice cereal with hemp milk

Today:

B - green apple w/ peanut butter and cinnamon
L - red leaf lettuce, green onion, purple pepper, broccoli, tomato, pine nuts,
olive oil, apple cider vinegar, sea salt
S - banana

Wow I need some protein..or I need to contine eating like a vegan and just embrace these few extra pounds

[little d]

I just wanna say that since I have been eating gluten free it is a lot easier for me to stay awake driving home after working all night, I don't know how I have managed to stay awake driving after working when on gluten all the time. Driving in the car taking my daughter to school a couple of times I have caught myself drifting off the road, with my daughter in the car and that is so scary, I had to resort to carring a cup of ice in the car to put on my face to stay awake. Let me tell you that gets really cold after a while and wet. Ok so anyway

Today I was up at 2pm because I was working the night before
coffee
D- Gorill Munch cereal with Lactiad Milk

My dinner tonight is going to be
Thai Kitchen Noodles thai peanut

I don't have anything else, hopefully I can get some chicken downstairs or fruit I think fruit will be my safe choice.

donna

[Kaycee]

Donna, that not falling asleep at the wheel since giving up gluten is the same with me. I remember once pre gluten-free driving after work to my then boyfriends home, about 40 mile away and nearly ending up in the ditch. I knew I was tired but everybody else felt like that didn't they? Lucky boyfriend had a tractor and could pull the car out off the side of the road. Must say it was loose metal too and not tar, so I actually got into a slide and my reactions weren't the best. And of course I remember the time I drove into an acquatinances car, outside of the school I work in and horror of horrors a lot of the school children were there! Shall I warn you all when I am on the road?

Now driving doesn't seem to be a problem, and I don't worry about being too tired to go out there, and I'm no where near as tired as what I had been, maybe I shouldn't say that, it might be inviting fate.

Anyway I have lost about 6 kilos in 3 months, and it is still going down slowly. It might be a few of the kilos I might've mentioned a while back.

Went to the doctors a few weeks back. My cholestrol has gone down! I'm stoked, but my b12 has gone down too! Bummer, but why. Also I get migraines now. I hope it is all not related to my diet. The B12 is a mystery as I am not a vegetarian, and I have been gluten free for two years nearly, so why is the B12 low now?

I'm still sticking as best as possible to the little meals every three hours. It works. Occassionally I will make a pig of myself. I will just have to remember that a treat is something small, and only buy small bars of chocolates and crisps instead of buying the whole shop out. My worst things is eating till the chocolate is all gone.

My son, nearly 18 is in a funny mood. He realised a few weeks back that he needed glasses, and is finding it hard to come to terms with the fact, but we picked them up today and he was laughing as we were driving home and he paid the world a compliment by saying it was beautiful, he didn't even care about the grey sky and they impending rain. He described seeing with glasses like looking at a photo. He is shortsighted just like me.

Still hopefully to have more time here.

Cathy

[Kaycee]

Me again, It is holidays and I must be bored! Never. Been cleaning, and cleaning and did a stint of working voluntarily in a library this morning, walked the dog. The list goes on and on

Did I say supermarket shopping. Well I did that, and bumped into someone I see every now and again and she wanted to know if I was on some sort of diet. Of course I got it all wrong, and thought she'd been watching what I had been putting in my trolley and somehow or other she had sussed I was gluten free. So I asked her what did she mean? She replied that I almost looked like a different person and that she had noticed I'd lost some weight. That really floored me, as I have not lost that much weight. But still it felt pretty good to have had someone notice that.

Food today
B Two pieces of miniscule bread toasted with honey on top, orange
S Two rice cakes with vegespread, apple and a handful of nuts and raisins
L Canned tuna with leftover potato, piece of banana cake
S Banana
T stir fry and leftover roast lamb. (haven't had that yet, but that will be it.

Hoping everyone is fine.

Cathy

[UR Groovy]

Weigh In:
I've lost a pound - not much, but it's progress (159 today). My waistline is smaller by about 1/2 of an inch since last week - probably the working out. I only did 3 days cardio and 1 day weights (Chest & Back), but at least I'm making an effort. My nighttime cravings have dropped off this week. I'm not sure why. I'm noticing muscles beginning to emerge.

Kaycee, on Sep 26 2007, 10:17 PM, said:

She replied that I almost looked like a different person and that she had noticed I'd lost some weight. That really floored me, as I have not lost that much weight. But still it felt pretty good to have had someone notice that.

Hi Cathy,
That's cool ! You gotta love it when that happens. People have noticed that I look pretty different too. For me, my face has finally taken shape - I think it's a lack of swelling mostly, because here I am at the same weight I was in January. I noticed the other day that I finally have knees and ankles like a normal person. Before this year, I always had chunky knees no matter what weight I was - and there was a time when I was waaaay skinnier than I am now.

Anyway, here we go on another week of goals:
Cardio x 4 / 3 days Weights - that's my goal.

Take care everyone
k

[Kaycee]

Me again.

Another good day diet wise, except for the last when I indulged in 3 bottles of coruba and coke. Naughty but nice.

Have still been doing a massive cleanout, I thought it would be so worn out that I would sleep the minute my head hit the pillow. But it doesn't seem to work like that! I was awake quite a bit during the night, it could've been the coke. Probably was the coke!

Anyway it is now tomorrow morning, have just watched the rugby world cup match against Tonga and England, a good game, was hoping Tonga would win, mainly cause they are close to us is this world. I must watch us kiwis tonight against Romania. It will be a late night for us.

My youngest son is getting used to glasses. He is a bit shy and so self conscious, but he is going well and spent the day with his friends yesterday and was marvelling at the world. I'm sure it will help him when he plays the playstation!

Yesterday I ate

Breakfast Waffles and yoghurt, orange

Lunch 1 Cheese and bacon muffin, banana

Lunch 2 Stir fried vegetables with noodles, apple

Tea 2 mince patties and potato and vegetables (they had bacon and egg pie, which I lovingly made for them and not a bite touched my lips. I am so good to them, hope they appreciate it)

Then I had the three little bottles of alcohol.

Tell me, do any of you allow yourself treats each week? I was thinking about doing that. What is a reasonable amount. 50g chocolate, but then how much alcohol? Just a thought.

Actaully I can cook no problem for them, and I look at what I produce and I can remember what they tasted like and think yum, that was nice. I tried once, (I actually cheated) about a year down the track with being gluten free, and had some sweets which had gluten in them, and the thing that hit me immediately was that they did not taste the same. I did get sick, but my remaining thought was that was terrible I have ruined the memory of my most favourite sweet. This is another reason why I will not cheat again, it will change my memories, now when I think of licorice allsorts, I remember my slip up. It's memory is tainted.


I'm starting to get worried again. For a couple of years before I got sick, well before I knew what was wrong with me, my son Ryan who is a teenager would forever be asking me if I was okay, and how are you sort of thing. Of course I would have to say, I am fine. Once I was diagnosed with coeliac, he stopped asking me how I was, I must've been looking better etc. But now he has started asking me again, two years later if I am all right. Maybe I don't look right. I know I have a couple of issues, but I will keep cool (try) about them till I go back to the doctor again.

Still have a great day, or night you guys. I must get off my butt and go to the library and do my shift. Hopefully it is quiet and I get to read the paper and do the cryptic crossword.

Cathy

Forgot to mention I had a bad moment when ordering a takeawy for the family the other day. I knew what my son wanted but I could not get the words out. What made it worse one of my work colleagues was there, so all I could do was laugh, I bet the korean behind the counter thought I was on something, or just loosing my mind. This does not happen to me, so am rather perplexed.
Cathy

[Joni63]

Hello everyone,

Sounds like most of you are doing well. I think the season changing is wreaking havoc on me and my eating habits.

I've increased my exercises and have a great workout schedule I've started. Problem is I'm HUNGRY all the time right now. I can't shake it and it's been for chocolate. So much that I got a yeast infection because I was eating 1 or 2 chocolate bars a day. That is total overload for me because I rarely eat sugar, not even in my coffee. I've just finished 3 days of monistat and hope things change now.

I ate ok today, but still a little more than I was eating. My weight has gone up by 2 lbs so I definately got to get this nipped in the bud right now. Why the heck is it so easy to gain but so darn hard to lose weight?

My exercise plan should be pretty good. I've started everything and have been sore all week.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1/2 hour jog, 1/2 hour total body weight workout
Tuesday, Thursday: 45 minutes yoga, 20 ab workout


I think I should see results if I can keep my calories reasonable.

Lonewolf, you have had a lot of stress lately. Don't be too hard on yourself, we all have those times when it's hard to stick with diet and exercise. You've been through a lot and it takes time. I'm sure you'll be back on track soon.

[lonewolf]

I'm back on track with the exercise - got to the gym Tuesday, Thursday and tonight, in addition to teaching PE on Tuesday, Wednesday and today. But can't get it together with the eating. Arrgghh... I easily succumb to temptation. Maybe I'll just plan a "free" weekend so I don't feel guilty, get it all out of my system and then start fresh on Monday.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Oh, Kat - way to go!

[Ratroot]

Okay, so I think I'm ready to tell all what I've been eating. How else am I going to stay accountable?

I've made the mistake of buying a huge bag of peanut M&M's and now I'm eating them!

Friday:
B: coffee
wf/gluten-free bagel w peanut butter

L: Large salad lettuce/cukes/shredded carots/ kidney beans/chicken salad/ shredded cheddar cheese/ sunflower seed nuts/ ricotta cheese/ pickled beats and creamy itallian dressing

D: two soy/hamburger cheese patty's w ketchup

S: too many m&m's

Sat:
B: coffee

Too many m&m's

L: coffee
three soy/hamburger cheese patty's w tomato and ketchup

D: two pork loin chops, about 1 1/2 cups of pinto beans and corn on the cob is planned with a glass of white wine.

I need to stop with the m&m's!!!