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Debster63

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Ok, I have been a member for a few weeks. I have not started the diary, but after seeing so much about getting it in writting that I have decided to create my diary.

There are a few reasons I did not get a diary going: I do not like to talk about myself, I have very little time to log on a daily basis and if I don't I may just give up. I always end up eating the wrong stuff and gain instead of loosing and do not want to 'let it out', it does not exist if I don't talk about it...right?!? WRONG.

I am a single mom of 4, I did not want to end up a single mom but here I am (this in itself causes frustration so I grab goodies to make me feel better). I do not have a support team. I found this site and am really taken by it.
So many people having the same trouble as myself. Everyone making comments and openeing up about this weight loss journey. To me it is VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY difficult. I lost 50 pounds a few years ago but have gained it back. I am now trying again, I will post my daily food intake here and promise to be honest. :rolleyes:

Starting weight 230
current weight 230
first goal..200

Thanks for stopping by.
Deb
 
Hi Deb. Single mom of four, you have my sympathies! Parenting is always worth it in the end though.

Congratulations on restarting your weight loss journey. Here's to a new lifestyle!
 
Deb- Wow. You really have your hands full! I understand it's hard for you to get online often, and for you to open up. With that being said, if you ever need someone to cheer you on you can always chat with me. I used to weigh 110 lbs, but now I'm almost 160 and depending on the scale and time of day I'm OVER 160. We're in this together, remember that! :) If you have a setback just start over at the beginning, the important thing is YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE DOING IT! Keep up the good work!
 
I feel you on not having the support.. makes it all the harder. This site has certainly helped me in that aspect. I can't imagine you do have much time as a mother of 4, single or not... wow. That is impressive & tells me that you can do anything if you set your mind to it. Just do what you can & come on when you can. I'm rooting for you! :)
 
Hi everyone and thanks

Thanks for the comments. I do like this site, having so many people going through the same as myself. knowing the times when nothing matter but that bag of cookies :)

I am trying to stop myself at those times, sometime I win other times the cookies do.

Yesterdays meals:
Bkfst: 1 cup cheerios
1 cup fat free milk
Banana

11am snack: yogurt and medium apple.

lunch: wheat bread 2 slices
lite lunch meat
small amount of mayo
salad and lite dressing

3pm snack: pretzels

dinner: hamburger on wheat
corn
salad
ww choco cake

exercise: 1 mile walk away the pounds (DVD)
then after dinner walked around the block 1/2 mile.
 
I love the walk away the pounds videos! The lady Leslie is very inspirational. I have the three mile and even without weights my arms are tired! Reaching to the corners and holding my arms up is tough. It's a great workout.

Looks like you had a good day! Keep up the good work!

Michelle
 
Hi! welcome! I know what you mean about finding a lot of support here! Good luck on your journey!
 
hello everyone

Hi again.

Thanks for the comments. Always nice to see what is written. Michelle, I agree about the WATP tapes, those are the only one's I stick too. If I can not get out I usually do them. I actually found a pilates tape that Leslie put out. I have not watched it yet. I was supposed to do that last night but did not. I can give an excuse but I have decided no more excuses.

Yesterday was not a good day for activity. I had a very sloiw lazy day at work and then had to go to a little league (SP) game. I have to get at least 7000 steps in a day for the womens challege but anly got in about 6000. At the game instead of sitting I did walk around the field to bring up my steps. Thank goodness for the womens challege adn the WLF_babes team otherwise I may have just sat and watched but knowing I had to track my steps, I made myself walk. "Hello to my teamates" :hug2:

Ok no on to yesterday's eats
Brkfst: Cheerios
fat free milk
apple

AM snack: yogurt

Lunch: wheat bread
Lite lunch meat
mayo
salad

pm snack Popcorn lite

Had to go to little league so dinner was postponed later then normal so I gerabbed an apple. Then the game ran late so I stopped at BK since I did not want to cook. Did ok though, I guess.

dinner
BK cheeseburger, a small amount of fries. Half a small bag.
salad and lite dressing from home.

the one thing I am mad at myself ffor is that myt little one was going to throw away a hlaf of his burger and I ended up eating it :( that was the bad choice.

Will do better today.
gotta go a server is down. thanks for the support everyone.

Deb
 
WOW! Your doing great hun on your food choices and way to go with the exercise! If you ever need a pick me up just send me a pm and I will always get back to you. :)
 
I promise, you're allowed to have BK every once in a while. We always eat out on our shopping nights. Typically Fazoli's or Subway (because there is a subway in the store). And sometimes things happen and getting dinner at a drive through is the best option so that you're not completely stressed out upon returning home.

I think even with the BK, you did quite well yesterday. Keep up the good work!

Michelle
 
not a good Friday and Saturday

Hi everyone,

Had a tuff night last night, I had to go to one of the kids school right after work so dinner was put off again so we grabbed Pizza. I had two slices since I was soooo hungry by the time we ate.

Today started ok but I had some piggie's in a blanket. I had not gone shopping yet so the cupboards were not friendly for eating right. Well. I will try better the rest of the weekend, I am disgusted with a few things and that is not helping. I am alway sabotaging my efforts and not really sure why. It is really hard for me, the weather is bad and the kids (little ones are constantly fighting or complaining). I know, excuses, I was ot supposed to have excuses any longer.

just needed to vent. Thanks :eek:
Deb
 
well you can make all the excuse you want, but I still think you have taken a big step in signing up & sticking with this WOMAN challenge & lets face it you could have done a LOT worse. At least you are conscience of what you are doing. Sooner or later you will wind up tossing that half eaten hambuger & not even think twice about it.

Hang in there.

If it was all up hill from here, we'd all weight 125lbs by now! :)
 
Tomorrow can be a fresh start. We're all going to slip once in a while. Learning to forgive ourselves when we slip... now that's the hard part. I've got faith in you. You've already taken the courage just to start, probably the hardest part of anything we do is just starting, and you already did it. You've already made progress just by taking that first step.

Michelle
 
notme said:
Tomorrow can be a fresh start.
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One of my biggest hurdles in the whole weight loss effort was to finally realize that changing my body is not a day by day thing. If you think of weight loss in terms of days, you'll hurt yourself. For example, you might wake up one morning and make a bad choice for breakfast. Instead of trashing the whole day with a tomorrow-is-a-new-day attitude, fix your thinking right then and there. Yes, one meal was bad, one hour was bad, but the next hour or meal will be right back on track. So, I'm going to have to disagree...tomorrow is not a fresh start, right now is.
 
It got better

Thanks for the advice everyone. I did better since the posting on Saturday. I had eggs and toast on sunday, more like brunch, then got out and did lawnwork. That took all afternoon so since I had a bigger breakfast, I was not hungry for lunch so worked through lunch and had a great dinner.

BBQ chicken 2 legs no skin
1 cup noodles with marinara sauce.
salad w/lite dressing

walked 11080 steps (whoo hoo)
 
Another day done

Hello everybody,

I have done ok the last few days. I have gotten my exercise in and eating better, as I said in an earlier post the weekends are the hard parts for me. I am not on a schedule and being around the house and grabbing things because they are there. I am trying to keep things out but they end up coming in. My kids are in shape and like to have certain goodies, I buy things that they like and I don't so it does not bother me but when thier grandfather comes up he brings the off limit ones and I end up eating them. I do ask him not to bring them but he says they are for the kids not me, I do say things about training them to eat heathy but he has a comback for anything I say so I now reside that have to just stay away.

My older kids are good, they bring them down stairs in the garage (I made a snack cabinet down there, so I do not have to see them) it helps but every so often one of the snax wind up in my hand (how does that happen?!?).

I had a bbq last night mmm....burgers on the grill. I had one on lite bun and a salad. lunch was ziti noodles in sauce from work (not even sure what kind of sauce), it was not too good so I did not have much, though I did not measure it and breakfast was my regular cheerios with 1% milk and banana.

tonight I am going to try pilates (this is to get my bonus challenge in for the woman challenge) I never tried pilates. I will see if I like it. I have one by the lady who does the walk away the pounds. I have had it but never used it.

Well off to fight another day. Have a good one to all who read this, and thanks. :rotflmao:
 
Once again, I love that lady! And those video's. I have some pilates video's and there are some things I just can't do (like the V sit, I fall over). But overall, I enjoy the video's. I either do that or yoga on Sundays. Sort of a relaxing way to end the week :).

I hope you and your family have a great day!
 
2 poundshave gone away!!!!!!!

First serious week for me since signing up. I am down 2 pounds, WHOOHOO.

Its not just the poundage (is this a word?), my clothes are fitting somewhat looser. I never believed the 'stories' about loosing inches but not weight. That really never made sense too me so when I worked hard to loose but then did not or even gained, it depressed me so after time I stopped trying.

I read a few articles on using the scale, some from here and others from elsewhere. About keeping the scale as a tool but not a bible (not really in those words but similar) I would go only by the scale, numbers would go up and I quit trying. I never really paid attention to the other signs; feeling better, clothes getting looser and not being so tired. This time around I will do that instead, using the scale as a tool in this journey.

I am off to have another great week, hope everyone else enjoys thier week as well.
Debbie
 
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