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Gained Weight

MallysMama

By MallysMama
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MallysMama
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Hi all.

I am having weight issues right now. Grrr! A few months ago I had the nasty flu bug that was going around and I lost about 7 pounds. I was feeling great! 5'9" and 133 lbs! Woo-hoo! I weighed 185 when I gave birth to my daughter 19 months ago. And before I got pregnant I was at 150. Yucky! So, after giving birth, I finally made it down to 150...and then slowly worked my way down from there. And then the "glorious" flu bug hit and I was in heaven with my weight. Let me just say - that my idea of exercising is turning the page of a great novel! :D I'm not very healthy (so I'm not excited about that part of being at a lower weight)....I used to say that I was doing the sugar diet - and it was working well for me! haha! Well, all of a sudden - I've gained it all back (well - back to 145 anyway - at the end of the day). Ouch!!! I'm linking this weight gain to the arrival of my kinnikinnick box of goodies last week. <_< That, and the fact that since my hubby's been on a later shift the past 2-3 weeks...I stay up late and check out this website - and munch, munch, munch! ugh. I'm very much considered a "grazer." I don't eat many "full" meals. I just graze and much throughout the day. And most of my munching is done on processed and ready-to-eat foods. Which was never a problem until now - I suppose my body is getting more "carbs" than it's used to. I tried to do some crunches last night before bed and now my abdomen aches! Not my idea of fun!

Does anyone have any suggestions (excluding excessive exercise! :lol: )? Maybe some healthy snack foods that work well for you? Some easy exercises I can do while typing (haha) or playing with my daughter? I really was loving that my pants were so loose on me...and I even bought some new pants during that phase (which are now too tight for comfort). Anyone want to pass on the flu to me? (Just Kidding!!!) Anyway - enough of my rambling. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!

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I've been slightly overweight since I had kids too. You got down to 133? That's awesome!!!

I knew my weight wouldn't change once I found out that Cool Ranch Doritos, Butterfingers, Reese's Cups, EZ Cheese and pretty much every brand of chips and salsa was gluten-free. Add to that, Kinnikinnick and Whole Foods, and it's really just sad... LOL!!

I had a HUGE amount of success on Six Week Body Makeover (the infomercial) a few years ago. But I'm just don't want to do any more food restrictions than I'm already doing until I get used to the gluten-free diet a little more. It's not very hard, and it works really, really quickly. It's just a difficult time in my life right now (not celiac related). I'm trying to exercise everyday though and just call it even. I get on my Gazelle (did I mention I like infomercials...?) for 20 minutes, do some strength training on the Total Gym ( :ph34r: ) and then go have a snack. :lol:

Hey... Maybe Kinnikinnick should do an infomercial... <_< Hmm...

B)

Nancy

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I've lost over 100 pounds over the past three years, and I don't excersise... (I do have a very physical career as a massage therapist so that maybe helped) but I eat whatever I want, just in small portions... I don't eat Kinnikinick stuff every day, and when I do, I limit my portions... like even though the pizza crust is small, I can only eat 1/2 of one... I freeze the rest for leftovers. I put my dinners on small plates (thus practicing portion control) and don't go back for seconds. I drink a lot of water. Stay away from soda's and juices. I have ONE cup of coffee in the morning. For breakfast I either have a banana and an Enjoy Life snack bar or 2 enjoy life snack bars, or some Mesa Sunrise cereal, for lunch I usually have a very large salad with either tuna or baked chicken or taco meat on it... for dinner I stick with mostly baked meats, veggies, rice or potatoes... have Tinkyada pasta maybe once a week, Taco's once a week... for snacks I keep lots of fruit on hand either in the form of fruit leathers, or fruit cups or fresh fruit, Or yogurt with fruit (frozen strawberries and blueberries are awesome on vanilla yogurt) occassionally I have cheetos or Lay's stax, but not every day. I also like to snack on Jennie's coconut maccaroons, just a couple will fill me up for a while.

When I first started doing the smaller portions and snacking on more fruits, I felt hungry all the time, but after about a week I guess my tummy shrunk and I didn't feel that anymore.

hope this helps

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MallysMama
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Thanks! I've never been a "good" eater....which is why I'm not very healthy, I suppose. I like fruit - I just don't ever think to eat it. I go on and off - where I'll eat things like fruit cups and grapes and plain rice cakes with peanut butter - but then I get sick of it. And I'd rather eat swedish fish, pudding, or fruit snacks! :) I find that if I don't buy the junk - I do better (duh)....but I still crave it. It's hard not to buy it - especially when my hubby grocery shops with me (he's no better!). I think I use holidays as an excuse! I always say "After Valentines day, I'll do better".....then Easter treats come out - Yum! Then I'll say, after Easter is over, I'll do better. Then summer hits - and I have no desire to get into a swimmingsuit! Ah!

I guess when I grocery shop I need to stock up on healthy snacks and fill my fridge with fruits and veggies. And I've found that if I have them ready to eat (like pick all the grapes off the vines and stick in baggies)...then I'm more likely to grab for them when I get the munchies!

Nini - where do you get the fruit leathers? Do you make your's? (If so - how?)

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I get the fruit leathers at the grocery store, I've found them at Whole Foods, Kroger and Life Grocery (Life is a local health food store) I think the name of them is Stretch Island. I'm currently out of them so I don't have a package to look at.

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I get the fruit leathers at the grocery store, I've found them at Whole Foods, Kroger and Life Grocery (Life is a local health food store) I think the name of them is Stretch Island. I'm currently out of them so I don't have a package to look at.

Thanks!! There's a Whole Foods store opening not too far away next week - so I'll be sure to add those to my list to look for!! :)

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