Silver Sonnet's Lines to Losing

Well done you have been great. I find when you haven't eaten perfectly its better to look at what you have done well than what you haven't. Like we can be expected to eat perfectly all the time anyway :). Keep up the great work and have a good day!!!
 
Omg I so understand were your coming from, when there is so much around that you could have but DON’T have it just makes you so proud of what you have achieved doesn’t it. Your leader sounds like a bit of an idiot but your right, the people that have been there for a while are invaluable sources of information. It looks like your doing wonderful.
 
YAY! 6 miles of walking....good for you! Your will power is inspiring and I will remember it each time I see my kids eating ice cream! Thanks for your posts!
 
Thanks for the support, everyone :)

I'm home after a wild day of garage saling--one of my favorite activities. I THOUGHT I was doing really well today (ok, so I thought I was doing REASONABLY well today), but it turns out I'm well over my calories for the day. Hopefully I shopped enough to work it all off :p

According to Fitday, though, I've averaged just under 1200 calories a day for the week, so maybe I haven't done too much damage.

I started letting up a little bit two or three days ago--eating a taste of my hubby's fudge, TWO sugar-free Eskimo pies, a few cashew nuts, etc. About the same time, I stopped eating breakfast (just "too busy") and my grandson came for a visit (hence the junk food around). I had two 1600-calorie days, and I can't afford to do that very often.

So tomorrow I'm getting back on track--breakfast, even if it is bread and peanut butter, and no snacking, at least not on junk food.

I'm worried about next week, too. I'm going home for just over a week (I'm spending the summer on the coast and only going home occasionally). Not only is Sunday Father's Day, but Saturday is my birthday, the 21st is my grandson's birthday AND a very dear friend is coming to spend a week with us, so the house will stay full of people who want to see him, and in our family, people mean food (and volleyball).

Andy has requested some of the dishes I used to cook, and there's a trip to a steak house planned. There will probably be more food-related festivities; Andy and I used to cook together professionally, so food is naturally going to be a big part of the reunion.

Basically, I'm scared that I'm going to undo all the new habits I've been working on. Does anyone have any tips and tricks that might help me survive the up-coming crisis?
 
I know how you feel it was my sister's birthday and my eating was just bad on Saturday. I guess my advice would be everything in moderation. If you can't resist the food just eat a small amount. Try to choose a healthy option at the steakhouse (easier said than done i know) and if it is a large portion don't eat all of it. Good Luck!!
 
The best advice I can give you hun is portion control. Have the foods you used to eat but have a salad with it or have a smaller portion then have a piece of fruit to fill you up. When you cook use meat that is well trimmed or lean, use cooking spray instead of oil, low fat creams and milk instead of full fat same with dressings. Show your friends how to cook the way you are learning. Have a wonderful week and enjoy your friends, don’t panic everything will be fine if you just stick to the basic guide lines.
 
UGH I know how HARD it can be! But remember that you have been eating less already..so you will get full faster so you will not consume the calories you once did...but most importantly before it's time to eat...take 5 minutes and read some posts to get your mind on track again...know that we are all here in your cheering section and maybe that will at least make you think about what you will put on your plate. Also, whenever you hear that little inner voice, you know the one that always sabatoges you?, shut it out and replace it with something like "I make good food choices and I don't need this junk!" Drink lots of water and eat salads and get some exercise every morning before you even have a chance to talk yourself out of it (at least that is what works for me)! I know you can do this...we all do.....so keep up the good work...read and write in your diary and you'll do fine!
 
Thanks for the ideas and kind words. I've been so excited about THIS weight-loss effort because I've felt sure I was going to do it this time, but now I'm just plain scared. Tomorrow is weigh in for Weight Watchers, and if I haven't lost, I'm not sure what it will do to me. I KNOW the scale is not the only measure, and I KNOW just eating healthy is important, but I so want to have something to show for my hard work.

I just wish I could wave a majic wand and make it be 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. I'm stressing out, and I EAT when I stress. So far today I've been fine, but I'm still worried.

I'm going to find something to do to take my mind off this. I'll be back later :)
 
It will be fine

You are going to do fine. That number will be down - and even if it is not, it is just because the scale has not caught up with you yet. You can handle it. You can! You can handle it because you know inside that you are making healthy changes and you are not in this for a week, you are in it for a lifetime. So, no matter what happens at your weigh in, you just remember that this is but a step in your journey, and there is SO much more great stuff to come! Okie dokie? :D
 
Thanks, Twinmom. I'm feeling better now. I ate, of all things, a Cup 'O Noodles. A little high in salt, but no more than I'd have in a "normal" meal, realistically. Only 300 calories in the whole cup, and, while it is AWFUL for me, it was just what I needed tonight--hot, soft, soothing comfort food with lots of carbs to steady my nerves.

Had a half of a personal watermelon for dessert, and I'm satisfied and calm.

Also today I've had 1/2 a whole wheat bagel with just a touch of cream cheese and some sugar-free jelly and a vanilla yogurt with cinnamon. Lunch was pb&j (whole wheat bread, reduced fat pb and sugar free jelly).

And, during the "crisis," I ate 6 cashews, but nuts (in small amounts) are healthy.

Total calories for the day: 902 (yes, too low, but remember I was over yesterday. And I just realized I had NO veggies for the day; I'll have to fix that tomorrow.)

I'm ok.

Now, if I can just say that tomorrow night :p
 
The number will go down because you are doing so well and if it doesn't then you can handle it like twinmom said. Good luck for the meeting and i hope you are having a great day!!
 
I'm considering making that a rule, AvaJayne :) Funny thing is, I'm a health food freak. I eat organic, no preservatives, etc. High fiber, whole grains--who knew a Cup 'O Noodles would save me!

Thanks, FavouriteCrayon; I am, actually. I woke up feeling centered and strong. Had a whole wheat bagel (Sara Lee--130 calories for the whole thing, SEVEN grams of fiber and only one gram of fat!). Since the bagel was so healthy, I added a tablespoon of cream cheese (the real stuff; I can't handle the reduced fat kind) and a little sugar-free jam. After coffee and water, I'm at 221 calories and full, satisfied and looking forward to the day :)

I love, love, LOVE this place! All of you are perfect. I can't imagine how so many great people ended up on the same site!
 
HURRAY! My first weigh in, and I LOST! 3.8 pounds!

I'm so tired now that I don't have to worry about the weigh in. I'm going to bed. I'll talk to all you good people tomorrow :)


(And hi, JellyBelly--I'm probably a bit short; I've had 66 ounces, but I need over 100 at my weight. I'll work on it tomorrow. Thanks for the reminders. They DO make a difference!)
 
You lost!! I knew you would. wow 3.8lbs thats great well done!! I bet it seems silly now that you were stressing over it. Hope you are having a good day.
 
You guys are great :) Thanks for being here. I can't tell you how much of a difference you make.

I'm working this week on eating closer to my 1200 calorie goal every day. Last week, I averaged 1120 calories a day, but two of those days were 1600 calories, which means that most of the week I was eating between 800 and 1000 calories a day. Since I'm diabetic, that's not great.

I need to go back to eating regular meals, but my living situation right now is not exactly condusive to that. Still, excuses are what got me into this mess, so NO EXCUSES! Starting right now, I'm back on three HEALTHY meals a day.

Today:
No breakfast

Lunch:
Peanut butter (reduced fat, 1 tablespoon) sandwich on whole wheat bread and a grapefruit (I peel them and eat them like oranges--no sugar.)

Supper:
Grilled steak, 1/2 plain baked potato, tomatoes (home-grown!) and cucumbers, grilled eggplant and a few frozen veggies in low-fat cheese sauce.

Dessert was half a piece of fudge.

I have breakfast and supper planned for tomorrow, but lunch is going to be sticky. I WANT a tomato sandwich, and that requires a reasonable amount of mayo. If I can't have REAL mayo, I don't want any mayo, so I have to come up with something else. I will eat, though, and I'll eat right :)
 
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