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shel324

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Hmmmm. I'm on day 8. I stepped on the scale on the 3rd and it was 200.4. Time to make some changes. I cant seem to get to the gym but I have cut back on calories. This morning the scale read 194.6. I'm sure there was a good four pounds of water weight but I'm still optimistic. I tried to convince myself to only weigh once a week but I just cant help myself. I am trying to cut way back on carbs and fat and up my protein. I've been getting up early and making smoothies for breakfast with light OJ, frozen fruit, soy protein, and the occasional veggie. Yesterday I used broccoli. ICK!! Spinach is good in there though! Lunch is usually a 200 calorie sandwich and dinner is a lean protein and a little bit of carbs. Last night was pork loin with pear sauce and wild rice w/ green beans. Lots and lots of water. I pray I can make it through the weekend without putting it all back on. I love beer!! Light beer doesn't cut it so I've decided to give it up. Hopefully I can stay strong!
 
I like to watch the scale during the week too, just to get an idea if I'm eating too much. Usually light eating the scale stays the same or goes down, eating too much it creeps up, so an up day tells me to eat less that day (I weigh in mornings). Then I don't count the loss until my Friday weigh day. It sounds like you are on the right track.... and yes alcohol adds a lot of calories you will do better if you quit. Good luck to you
 
My husband and I joined a co-op last week where we receive fresh fruits and veggies weekly. Hopefully having them in the house will help! Thanksgiving is fast approaching and thats a five day event with my family full of food and alcohol! Yikes! What are your goals? I'd like to lose 10 lbs by Christmas and be around 150 next summer.
 
I'm trying to only look once a week too. I think it'll be hard as they are just so damn close and quick to use! However, I think it'll be best waiting a week and if you lose a few lbs it'll feel a lot better and keep you motivated throughout the week. Goodluck on everything :)
 
AWeekends suck for diets! I want cocktails and pizza! Oh well, I'm trying to remember how much happier I'll be if I stick to chicken and iced tea!
 
A193.5! WooHoo! Ok, it was worth every grouchy moment last night watching everyone eat and drink to their hearts content while I sipped diet soda! I'm off to the store for turkey bacon, egg substitute, and skim milk! Yum! Then to the co-op for our fruits and veggies! I can't believe I made it through Friday :) I'm really doing this!
 
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Weekends suck for diets! I want cocktails and pizza! Oh well, I'm trying to remember how much happier I'll be if I stick to chicken and iced tea!
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Buy a bike and go for a really long ride, even if you go slow with a friend/partner you spend your saturdays losing calories, talking with people you like and out of the house away from that dreaded food. :)
 
Well apparently Tuesdays suck for diets too! ;-) I'm craving carbs like mad! The weekend wasn't terrible but it wasn't great either. Saturday I had a healthy breakfast and lunch then our cousins called and asked us to dinner. Who am I to pass up a free meal? So enchiladas and margaritas!! Yum! Sunday I did fine. Yesterday I did great for awhile. Smoothie for breakfast, light lunch, healthy snacks. I took out chicken for dinner and then at the last minute my husband called. He didn't feel great and asked me to make him potato soup for dinner. I can't tell him no, especially when he doesn't feel good! Poor guy. So off to the store I went. Well while I was there I came across a box of chocolate covered Ritz crackers. Really? Yum! I ignored them twice but in the end I couldn't leave without them. I ate the terribly bad for me soup and I ate the Ritz crackers. Not all of them but the rest of them are at home waiting for me right now! Thats probably why I'm having cravings. I'm obsessed with crackers. That's just great! I'm afraid to step on the scales. I'll wait until Thursday which is my weigh in day and pray that I haven't caused too much damage! Damn you Ritz!
 
Hello Shel324,

I know how you feel on those carbs...specifically sweets are my weekness! But, so far, I've managed to stay away (except for some fruits) and I've lost 57 pounds as of 1 November I only weigh-in once a month...while sometimes I'm feeling thin and want to take a peek...other times, I feel fat and don't want to know! It's a compromise. I exercise every day and so far that, and reduced calorie intake and lots, lots and lots of water (no soda) has been working.

So, keep your eye on the prize and stay at it. There's lots of us right here with you!


Good luck and stay away from the Ritz!
 
Thanks Scbibhouse! Wow! 57 pounds! Congratulations! I will be thrilled when I can say that!

Well I ate the Ritz but they're gone now never to return! I had a very light dinner of half a chicken breast and some squash. I feel good this morning. Tomorrow is my weigh in day. If I can be at 194 then I'll have lost at least a pound from last Thursday and you have to start somewhere right? We'll see. Enchiladas and Ritz aren't exactly conducive to healthy weight loss but at least it was two bad days instead of seven!
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Every bit helps! It's been my experience to get that stuff out of the house...at least until I have a good routine set up...gotta go to work now..more later! Keep at it!
 
Well I weighed myself this morning and I am pleased. I have not put on weight. Its a miracle. The scale read 194.7. Thats down 5.7 lbs from two weeks ago, 1.8 lbs from last Thursday, the same as last Friday and up a lb from last Saturday. If I can maintain a 1-2 lb weight loss per week I will be happy with the exclusion of my Dec. 1st weigh in where I will excuse myself because of the Thanksgiving holiday. It is the official kickoff to the holiday season at my house and it will be very merry! The 23rd we have family over for cocktails and appetizers. Thursday starts with fresh baked cinnamon rolls followed by delicious snacks until the huge holiday meal. Friday is decorating the house for Christmas and eating all the leftovers. Saturday is Thanksgiving part 2. My daughter is away at college and can't make it home until Saturday so I will make the whole meal again. Saturday night is our towns Christmas parade then drinks and bread pudding at my house. Sunday I will try to eat nothing but vegetables. I will feel horrible by then and I will wonder why I did this to myself and promise not to repeat it at Christmas but we all know I will have forgotten the experience by then and I will eat all of the fudge that my sister in law can make. Fortunately there are no indulgent holidays after that for me until June so I should be able to buckle down and get fit for summer. Now I'm just rambling like an idiot so....signing off.
 
Hey Shel324,

Congratulations on losing the weight! You stay with your goals and you will soon say more weight than that! For your holiday, be careful not to go too overboard...I know it's hard, but the distance we put ourselves from that next helping today will really help fight the guilt later! I'm still on the "no sweets" thing and am determined to not break that during the holidays even though there are many, many opportunities! It's turned cold and snowy where I am (China) and so I'm going to hit the gym more...takes my mind off of eating and helps lose in the meantime!

Stay at it and keep up the good work!
 
Good morning! 192.4 today. Kind of a repeat of last week. Its Friday and we are supposed to go to my father-in-laws house for pizza tonight. I'll pray that there is a healthier alternative and if not I'll try not to make a pig of myself. I am learning self control. Last nights dinner was sausage and cabbage and I only ate half a sausage which is a big step for me! I usually can't say no. Tomorrow I will be super busy preparing for Thanksgiving and my husband is cooking a chicken so I should by fine there. Hopefully the scales will still have positive results by Wednesday and I will be encouraged to behave over Thanksgiving.
 
Well I feel like I've been gone forever! Thanksgiving was a huge success!! My daughter surprised me by coming home on the 20th and she was able to stay for a full week. Then I spent most of last week exhausted and just trying to make it to Friday. Then we went out of town over the weekend for a get away. I don't think I need to say how bad I've been eating! "Oh my baby's home! Lets take her out to eat!" and so on and so forth! Plus so much amazing food in the city over the weekend. Fortunately with all of that I was at 196.5 this morning. I am fortunate that it isn't over 200. There wasn't a dessert or wine left untried. So I am still down from my original 200 but four pounds in as many weeks isn't exactly great progress. I am back on track this morning and I think my husband is on board so hopefully we can motivate each other to get to the gym!!! We drank the last of the evil eggnog last night so its banned from our house (until Christmas:blush5:) and there is nothing but healthy food in the fridge! So..onward and upward!!! or downward!
 
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