Weight Loss Warrior

We're trying a new approach to the diet scene. We're going to try slim-fast. We went last night and bought like.... three years supply of the crap. Okay... maybe not that much but we did buy quite a bit. Hopefully it'll work.

This morning we both had a shake. For a snack in between we had a chocolate chip muffin. They were actually pretty tasty. Then we stopped and had some lunch at one of our favorite places. I orded fish and got two very long, big pieces. I only ate one (I know I know). But I had a salad beforehand. It wasn't so bad. We gave the extra food to Jim's parents. Now I have to have another shake in a little while for dinner. (You're supposed to have one in the morning and in the afternoon and then dinner... but I thought it would just as well if we switched lunch and dinner... who knows). We've also decided to keep LOTS of fruit on hand for when we really get hungry. Yay! :)

It is definately spring. The higher temps have made me miserable. I've sneezed like... non-stop... for the past two days. Allergy meds didn't really help. It's awful. Not only that but my arm is all tore up from kitty. I tried to give her a bath because she had dingleberries and she didn't exactly enjoy it. Thinking we might have to take her to a groomers and get the fur in the back trimmed up some.

Well... I think I'm going to go for a walk while it's still decent out. Before the snow flies... again.

Oh Yeah... Anyone know anything about Herbalife? My friend (And MOH) said she's been doing it and lost like... 30lbs. I tried their website but no one contacted me so I haven't been able to order any.
 
*Sigh*

I don't know if I'm doing the slim-fast thing the right way.

Usually I have a shake while I'm driving to work. Then when I have my first break I have a muffin bar... and maybe some fruit... depending on how much is left after the kids eat. Then I eat some lunch (Like the other day I had a little spaghetti and meatballs and some peaches) and hae another shake. Then for another snack I have another bar and usually when I'm driving home from work I have a bottle of water and another snack. Yesterday it was supposed to be grapes, but they were yucky so I had more fun pegging the car in front of me with them. (That'll teach them to pull out in front of me without a signal! BEEEYATCH) Then I have dinner with James and sometimes we'll have a snack before bed. Yesterday we walked up to the ice cream stand and had a cone.

But I don't know. I went a little over yesterday. Im not sure why. Was just really hungry I guess. Not that it was bad over-doing it. I had some cheese and oranges... three french toast sticks (They were small though... if that counts).

I'll figure it out. It'll just take some time to get used to it.
 
Slim fast is relatively effective as a snack replacement, but it isn't a real MEAL replacement. I have done something similar to what you are doing, and found myself unable to drink more than one or two of them in a day without eventually getting really wiped out and binging, but they make excellent morning pick-me-ups if you are just looking for the quick and easy approach.
They have been discussed in the "pro" section of this forum, and the consensus seemed to be that they are not that great, but if they help you stay on plan, then they are better than not doing anything for yourself. ;)
My personal experience was that the slim-fast cans were the easiest way to make sure I was eating SOMETHING in the morning, and right after work, so that I didn't go anywhere for fast food.
Make sure you still take vitamins and eat healthy food in the meals you do have, and try to vary your flavor intake a little bit, because the taste starts to get old after awhile. After a relatively short while, for me ;)
I ended up drinking just the strawberry ones, with occasional vanilla, because I got so grossed out by the chocolate ones.
Anyhoo, I'm glad to hear you are still working on tings and trying new plans :D
 
Watch yourself with the pills, if they start making you REALLY jittery, then take fewer of them. The herbalife pills I tried were a great pick-me-up in the morning, but they didn't do much to quell my appetite. I hope they help for you! :D
 
The herbalife I'm starting is the meal replacements. Kind of like Slim-Fast. My MOH said that she's been doing it and lost 30lbs in a month. :) No pills for me. I can't swallow them.
 
30lbs is a lot to lose in a month - especially if you want it to stay off.. please make sure you're takng the healthy approach and not the quick route...
 
maleficent said:
30lbs is a lot to lose in a month - especially if you want it to stay off.. please make sure you're takng the healthy approach and not the quick route...
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Perhaps you're right. Desi, my friend who told me about the Herbalife, said that she did it for a month and lost 30. Then yesterday, when I saw her for the first time in a year, she said that she did, indeed, lose that much but after going off it she gained back at least 4lbs so far. I'm hoping that I can, at least, learn to limit my portions and get my tummy intune with that so that it's not so hungry with smaller portions. I can already feel that happening.

Yesterday, my bridesmaids and I went to lunch after getting dresses for the wedding. We went to Old Country Buffett. Normally I could clear two plates, easily, and still have room for dessert. Yesterday I had a couple french fries, a piece of ham, a small piece of pizza and that was it. I was stuffed. So I think I'm heading in the right direction.

I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing. Eating more fruits and veggies and drinking more water. Also working out and moving around. We're starting the Gym in the mornings. 5am. Sharp. :)
 
I'm glad to hear it is just one tool in your new way of eating, and not the whole plan. ;)
I know of too many times when I have gone down that road and failed, one time I made myself very sick from malnutrition (at over 300 lbs!) because I just used appetite suppressants for a few months. That was rough, I ended up with a bad skin infection from it and a rather nasty scar.
I'm really glad to hear that you are eating right, working out, and enjoying your progress. :D The tools are just there to help us build better habits. It was really tough for me to get that idea into my head; it took many, many years.

Keep us posted!
 
Oh, what a beautiful morning... Oh what a beautiful daaaaaaay...

It was so nice this morning that after I got my running around done... I went for a walk. I hope it was a mile or so. I even ran the baseball diamond twice. It really hurt but it feels good. :) YAY

The scale said I was down... I doubt it... but I'll keep hoping. *Crosses fingers*
 
oooOOOooo, that actually sounds kind of fuin :D I'm thinking about going for a nice long walk this evening. Enjoying the hot part of the day with a little cool breeze out in this wonderful little walking park we have here.
Keep an eye out for places you can go have fun, too! I have a disk golf course not far from here, I'm thinking about going out on Friday morning with a couple of friends :D
 
How come, no matter how hard I try... and whatever I do... I can't seem to shake this weight? I eat right. I excersize and I don't see any results. My clothing sizes are supposed to go down... not keep going up. Why? I don't understand how my jeans... won't fit and it's not cause they're too big... but they're too small... and I haven't had them that long :(

I feel like crying.
 
Okay so yesterday was NOT one of my better days.

Jim and I had a huge argument the night before and I slept on the couch. Mostly because I fell asleep, partly because he went to bed without saying anything. He gave me a hard time and was yelling at me to come to bed at like 1am when I was half asleep. Ugh. I hate that. Want me to do something? ASK ME NICELY...

Then I got an email from the head of the catering department where we're holding our reception. We had to schedule a tasting for the weekend because that's when my parents are available. She was making a HUGE stink about it. About how they don't do them on the weekend. I emailed her and thanked her for being understanding and that I was sorry for inconveincing them. She wrote back basically throwing it back in my face and harassing me. I called Jim in tears cause it was one more thing to push me over the edge. He said they do tastings on the weekends all the time. He asked his Boss about it and he even said that if we were inconviencing them, it wasn't a big deal because that's what they are there for. Besides... we're paying THEM. They should accommodate us.

THEN... *takes a deep breath*... my MP3 player started acting funny when I was getting ready to take my walk. It was working fine, brand new, and then all of a sudden it would shut off when I tried to play my playlist. I was so pissed off. So... we returned the one and they gave me a new one. Hopefully this one holds out longer than a month.

Not only all that... but... I ate junk food all day because I was so annoyed and pissed and mad and tired. Then I couldn't fit into my regular jeans and I cried about that for a while. Must have just been a fat day or something because they fit perfectly this morning. Ugh.

I went for a walk yesterday and ran three times around the baseball diamond. It's not a big one (used for little league and the likes) but it felt good. It hurt, but it was good. I was so proud of myself. Not much but it's a decent start.

Thankfully, I got today off. We were only having 4 kids and then two were leaving early so I asked my co-teacher if I could go. Considering that she went home early yesterday and took off last friday, she said it was fine. :)

Hopefully, things are looking up. I'm hungry so I think I'm going to get a banana :)

Much love and hugs to all.
 
Weight-Loss Challenge -- Week One

Time: 8:40 AM
Weight: 334.1 :mad:
Goal: 4lbs

This is the official kickoff of our WL Challenge. Jim and I are doing weekly weigh-ins together on saturday mornings and then setting a goal for the week. Then, whoever doesn't meet their goal, has to do something for the other person. Something healthy, like buy a game of mini-golf or buy a book the other person wants. Hopefully the challenge will get me on track and help me out some.

I can't do this on my own anymore. I just can't.
 
Soda free for over 4 months! Very nice!
I highly recommend the mini-golf reward ;)
I'm glad your male counterpart is willing to help you out through the rough spots, I know it gets really tough being around people who don't "get it".
I had to start throwing away verboten foods that people try to give me (again, but at least they got the hint), because it's just too hard on me to have the bad stuff around.
A friend left a couple of bags of chips over here a few weeks back, and I ate the dang things over the next couple of days; that was a rough one. Messed up my deeply ingrained eating habits, felt awful, etc, etc. It took me awhile to get back in the saddle, mentally.
 
It's awful how something so little as a candy bar or a bag of chips can mess you up so much inside. I know when I get off my "path" I tend to get very moody and upset. People would almost think I'm suicidal or something. I start bad mouthing myself (eg. I'm such a fat ass)... and I know it's not helping at all. I figure if I bad mouth myself then maybe it'll give me the determination to prove myself wrong. It's an awful habit and I'm trying hard to get out of it. Now when I find myself putting me down, I stop whatever I'm doing and I pray about. Pray for the strength to keep going and for the love I need to show myself. I suppose everyone has their demons. Potato chips aren't bad... as long as you don't eat the entire bag in five minutes. Moderation. Moderation. Moderation!!
 
Moderation... is best used in moderation. :p
My self-talk used to be horrible, and unfortunately there is no short-cut to changing it. It took me a long time to get my self-esteem and my self-talk to be positive; and the way I had to do it was tough. I had to go out and "prove" myself, TO myself, many, many times.
Comparing what I could accomplish to people around me, but under slightly different circumstances. For me, hiking was my biggest thing. I never liked hiking, walking, etc, because I was always last and slowest, so eventually, I realized that the thing to do was to mentally compare myself to those folks as if they were carrying a backpack that took them up the same weight and/or (theoretical) BMI as my own self. It made a huge difference to me to understand that those people who make hiking look easy sing a whole different tune if they are packing a load.
One of my friends was carrying a 50 pound backpack on a relatively short jaunt to a swimming hole, and by the time we got there, he was ragged (it was a downhill hike to get there). I was tired, but he was exhausted, and I weighed about 150 lbs more at the time. I had to carry the backpack back up the hill and out, and that really was one of the biggest moments for me to realize that NOBODY has an easy time carrying this much mass around.
It really affected my self-esteem and my self-talk in a very positive way, and let me see that I CAN do what everyone else can do, I just need to regain the advantage they have due to the damage I've done to myself.

As for potato chips... Well, I do like them, but the aren't French fries, so I can resist them most of the time. If there are fries being offered, I might indulge, and I might run away screaming like Cujo is on my heels. :p

How is the "team effort" going for you folks?
 
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