[Hummingbird4]

Oops, I posted this yesterday in the wrong thread!

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So, I've been pretty good this week but not great. I lost a pound - better than nothing! I have not had any candy of any kind all week, which is a miracle for me. I had regular sugared yogurt twice, but at least it had real sugar in it and not high-fructose corn syrup. I also had a few potato chips yesterday. Otherwise, it's been healthy fresh foods for me all week long. I was hoping to be rewarded with a nice loss, maybe next week.

I'll be exercising quite a bit this week. I am playing tennis two times today, walking hills tomorrow plus more tennis tomorrow, tennis Wednesday, and practice with the ball machine Thursday.

[lonewolf]

I don't usually "count" my weight more than once a week, but I was so frustrated the other day that I had to weigh myself today and record it. I'm down to 165, which is 3 pounds in the past 1-1/2 weeks. I'm really glad that I've stuck with it and didn't blow it by binging, which I've done in the past. So now I'm halfway to my first goal - 10 more pounds to go. (Still not sure if I'll make it by Nov. 17th, but I'm not giving up.)

My daughter put up a great quote on the refrigerator:

"The reason most people fail intead of succeed is that they trade what they want the most for what they want at the moment."

Good luck everyone! I hope you're all sticking with it!

[little d]

Hi Ladies

Liz what your losing I seem to be gaining, I am now 151lbs.

I am getting into some kind of Gluten, I think that it could be my daughters medicine that she is on because I have not had anything that I could think of in the past few days and I had to rush to the bathroom and work. I had tasted her medicine like I always do and it did taste nasty like she says.

Ok here are my meals for the last couple of days, if I can remember that much.

Wednesday
up at 6am
Coffee with LF milk and sugar
B- gluten-free english muffin with scrambled egg and ham, gluten-free cheese

Tea

D- gluten-free Maple buckwheat flake cereal with lf milk
Working
Snack
32 oz tea
sunflower seeds
dinner at 1am
Tai Kitchen noodles Garlic something
Banna
another 32oz tea lasted for the rest of the night

Thursday up at 1pm
coffee with lf milk and sugar

I don't know what will be for dinner maybe spegetti.

Happy eating ladies
donna

[Jestgar]

Dutifully checking in. Last week was not good, involving several meals out with friends (and many drinks), lots of potato chips, and not much exercise. When I went for my walk yesterday I realized I was pretty tired and was still a mile and a half from home, so I don't think I did myself any favors by slacking last week.

Have completed this weeks shopping and no tater chips made it into my cart. There was that box of Pamela's double chocolate chunk cookies, but those are already out of the picture.

Vowing to return to healthy habits.

[lonewolf]

I think I'm just going to laugh about this. I don't know if I'm retaining a ton of water or if my scale has a thing for Monday mornings. Somehow it says that I gained 4 pounds (169) since Saturday morning. I know that it isn't possible to gain 4 pounds of fat - I'm pretty sure I didn't even eat 4 pounds of food over the weekend. I did eat some salty soup for dinner last night and can retain water at times. I think I'm going to weigh again in a few days and not freak out over this. I've been doing great with eating and working out and KNOW that I couldn't have gained weight.

Jestgar - thanks for checking in. Anyone else still with us?

[Hummingbird4]

I'm still here, still the same weight as last week. I haven't been sticking to low-carb very well, but I've been trying to eat healthy and am exercising.

[ang1e0251]

Well I've spent the last couple of days reading this thread & I have really enjoyed everybody's honesty. I have the same issues with weight as everyone else & similar struggles. I'd like to join but don't promise perfect reporting. I'll do what time allows.

I self diagnosed last Nov. with an elimanatin diet. I promised myself one year allowance to learn this new way of life. Now that time is nearly up and time to get it in gear. I don't diet through the holidays only try to maintane. I learned a long time ago that restricting myself through family celebrations was a sure way to gain 15 pounds. Then of course I want to punish myself come January. I just learned that constantly berating myself was a pretty sad way to live. Now I try to be more supportive of myself.

Anyway I hope you'll welcome me. I'd really like to pull out those '08 summer clothes next year & find I need to replace them all! (Too large for me, of course!)

[lonewolf]

ang1e0251, on Oct 8 2008, 01:58 PM, said:

Well I've spent the last couple of days reading this thread & I have really enjoyed everybody's honesty. I have the same issues with weight as everyone else & similar struggles. I'd like to join but don't promise perfect reporting. I'll do what time allows.

I self diagnosed last Nov. with an elimanatin diet. I promised myself one year allowance to learn this new way of life. Now that time is nearly up and time to get it in gear. I don't diet through the holidays only try to maintane. I learned a long time ago that restricting myself through family celebrations was a sure way to gain 15 pounds. Then of course I want to punish myself come January. I just learned that constantly berating myself was a pretty sad way to live. Now I try to be more supportive of myself.

Anyway I hope you'll welcome me. I'd really like to pull out those '08 summer clothes next year & find I need to replace them all! (Too large for me, of course!)

Welcome! Feel free to jump right in. That's a good philosphy during the holidays. I think I'll make it my goal to maintain from Thanksgiving to New Year and not beat myself up.

My scale is working again and I'm down a pound from last week to 164. Nine more pounds in 40 days. I can do it, I can do it...

[ang1e0251]

Great job on the weight loss, Lonewolf! You are my hero being a coach! DH loves it too. Now he's into referring & it's a good workout mentally & physically for him.

This morning had my normal breakfast of 2 eggs, 2 toasted corn tortillas, coffee sweetened w/ agave and soy milk. Now I'm drinking tea w/sugar.

L- rice and chicken breast w/Soul Food seasoning
apple & peanut butter spread.

Have a busy day ahead. Designing the flowers for a wedding on Saturday! Everyone have a great day and let's listen to our bodies!

[lonewolf]

ang1e0251, on Oct 9 2008, 06:00 AM, said:

Great job on the weight loss, Lonewolf! You are my hero being a coach! DH loves it too. Now he's into referring & it's a good workout mentally & physically for him.

LOL - I don't think I'll ever outgrow my love for basketball. My daughter and I have had a lot of fun over the years doing it together. Hats off to your hubby for being brave enough to referee! I always try to be extra patient with refs because I KNOW how hard it is.

[ang1e0251]

Well, just a quick note; today is payroll & finish my wedding work.

Last night pizza, cup of chicken broth, tea, candy corn & peanuts
in the afternoon I had a Sprite

This morning, eggs, coffee w/soy milk, tortillas w/butter.

Didn't bring lunch so I'll order chicken & beef nachos, no sour cream.

Tonight DD is coming home overnight & has requested rice, pork chops & arepas. Yea!!

[Jestgar]

Mornin' all.

Did much better this week. No potato chips were harmed. Only did morning exercises on Monday, but I walked up the hill to work every day and down, but downhill doesn't really count as exercise. Also have been getting off the bus a 1/2 mile early on the way home. This'll change as rainy season hits, but I'll do it as long as I can.

Down a pound this morning

[ang1e0251]

Good job on walking extra to & from work!

This weekend was a merry go round of food!. DD came home to leave her dog with us while she travels to a conference in CN. She asked for a home-cooked meal so. Friday night we had Barbie Guts Soup, arepas w/cream cheese, pork chops & rice, apple and peanut butter spread.

Saturday I had 2 eggs & 2 corn tortillas w/coffee and soy milk. At work, drank tea. After went home to change for the wedding and ate rice and chicken for lunch. Delivered the flowers & stayed for the wedding. Then we went home & fed our dogs. I ate an arepa w/cream cheese, just in case. DH went to referee more soccer while DD & I went to the wedding reception. I had a mint, slice of ham & green beans, also bean soup & iced tea. WHen we left I ate another mint.

Sunday I had a reaction to something; a little C, grumpy, tired and sore. Not the worst reaction I've ever had but not pleasant. Ate a LOT! That old feeling that I just cannot eat enough. I forgot how desperate and uncomfortable that is. I think this is everything, pancakes & coffeew/soy milk, corn chips & dip, chicken and rice, soup, macaroons, chicken & rice, apple and dip, orange juice, water. My weight maintaned so I gues I needed all that.

This morning I feel much better. Had an arepa w/cream cheese, coffee & soy milk, 2 eggs.

Have a great day everybody!

[lonewolf]

Jestgar and Ang1 - glad to see you're still here! Ang1 - I totally understand the feeling of "can't get enough" and eating everything in sight. Glad you didn't gain because of it.

I'm down another pound to 163. Eight more pounds in 5 weeks! I'm thinking I can do it if I keep diligent with my food journal and working out. I'm looking forward to the 150's - haven't seen those numbers for over 5 years (before large doses of prednisone did me in).

[Jestgar]

Good for you!!! I guess hard work does sometimes pay off.