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| Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club |  toniahayes |
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| #1101 | cc1170 |
Jun 04 2008 15:11 |
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Ohio-Sorry to hear about the muffins...I can't stay out of things like that when they are here either. I love to bake, but choose not to most of the time. I know my family would enjoy it more if I did. But I would totally hate myself if I did. I can't even buy big packages of chocolate chip cookies and stay out of those. Homemade ones, forget about it! I buy the single portion packages for the family and can manage to stay out of those pretty well (except for when I am really in need of chocolate). I don't know why that is. I binge on 100 calorie count snacks and light ice cream and can't have those around...even on fiber one bars. That's so, so sad.
Ohio, you asked about family help. Unfortunately I have very little support. My mom has MS and my dad is busy taking care of her. They try to help when they can, which isn't a lot. I have no brothers or sisters and a very small group of friends. My husband works all the time and when he is here he is very little help. He is like a big kid and makes more messes...I feel stressed a lot and just try to get thru the day at times. Hopefully this therapy will help us. I think when something is low fat or lower in calories I do eat more of it. I know that I have read that somewhere and I do believe its true. So lately I have been trying to not buy those things. I do it with the Fat Free Pringles and Sugar Free snacks I buy as well, especially light ice cream. All those double churned brands are soooo good and super easy to over-indulge on. I been trying to stick to Sugar free popsicles and fudgsicles lately, that has been helping get through the evening cravings. Well I got some cardio in this am. I did a Billy Blanks video. I don't think it is a very hard workout but it is something. I was gonna do some strength training too, but I don't think I can fit it in this morning and the afternoon will probably be too busy. I kept my calories under 1600 yesterday! I am so happy with that. I have stayed under 2000 the last 3 days. Quite the feat for me lately...so it has been 3 days since I had a slip...I am gonna keep working at it and that's all I can do. Tando- I agree with you about 1200 calories. It is an extremely small amount of food. If you eat 3 meals you can allot 300 for each meal and 2 snacks of 150 each. On somedays that is satisfying but when you are exercising hard, that is not enough food. You and Ohio probably need more than that with the kind of workouts you two do. I know I can't seem to stay satisfied on it anyhow. Well, enjoy your day. The sky is gray and I don't like that, but it isn't raining so I guess that's a bonus. Smile! |
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| #1102 |  ohio45 |
Jun 05 2008 00:15 |
| #1103 | ohio45 |
Jun 05 2008 12:43 |
| #1104 | cc1170 |
Jun 05 2008 13:50 |
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Ohio- You should have been a chef, baker, or catererer...it sounds like you really enjoy cooking for others. You might have really enjoyed that. Then you wouldn't be the one eating all the food but still get the enjoyment of making it and seeing others enjoy it. the therapist for my oldest dd doesn't actually start until the 16th. So it will be a little while before I can report. Thanks for asking!
I had a more difficult day staying under 2000 because I went to a chinese rest for lunch yesterday. Chinese is one of my faves and I pigged out. But I did not take any fried foods...one of my downfalls. I didn't eat any rice or noodles either. I let myself take as much meat w/veggies dishes I wanted (it was a buffet) and there was crab in butter and I did take some of that...knowing I shouldn't but could not resist. I did not take any of the baked desserts which I know are awesome from experience. But took some grapes and a some oranges. I chose pretty well...but still went over my goal of 300 calories for lunch. Knowing chinese is generally very high in sodium I expected to be very bloated today. Also I am still waiting for TTOM to strike...feeling cramps today. I stayed the same weight as yesterday...highly unusual for me but good. I actually did a cardio video yesterday and took a walk for an hour so the exercise part was good...I am hoping to fit in some sort of video today with my oldest being the only one home...we shall see. The other gets out early from school and then they are both officially done for summer break. *wince* Tando-I read that article about maintainance you suggested...very interesting. You know I do a lot of the things in that article. I guess that is good and probably why I have managed to keep most of the weight off after all these years. I have kept about 50-60 off most of the time...the whole 70 for only short periods of time. My body wants to keep me at 130...I am aware of this...but I don't like weighing that much...it is too heavy on my small frame @ 5'1". Right now the charts say I am at a good weight (123) but even at this size I am not crazy about it...I have lots of extra skin that I cannot tone or go to the plastic surgeon to fix. So, I have the same problem areas in my legs as Ohio mentioned. I am very uncomfortable in shorts or bathing suits because of stretch marks on my thighs and loose skin. I have exercised for years and my outher thighs are tone and muscular, the inner is flabbier no matter what I do. Also, my lower abdominal area has a pouchy area that doesn't go away with weightloss it just gets saggy. Oh, and it is on my upper arm on the bottom side as well...I could go on forever, but won't. I have to learn to accept this somehow...it is the consequence of my letting my body get the way it did...I wish I never had...but you can't undo years of being overweight by simply losing the excess. Not all of us can anyhow...some of us will be left with reminders. Bottom line is...we are healthier when we weigh less. We feel better and that is the main thing. Well that is my speech for the day! Sorry this was so long...I find it so easy to ramble here...I guess I have lots to say, and most of the time no one to say it to. Have a good day! Smile, it is gorgeous outside! At least it is here... |
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| #1105 | tandosnip |
Jun 05 2008 15:01 |
| #1106 | ohio45 |
Jun 06 2008 23:35 |
| #1107 | cc1170 |
Jun 08 2008 00:38 |
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Ohio- I have 8.8# to go to reach my goal...we are soooo close! This shouldn't be too hard, right? It is within sight, it is within reach! And BTW, my dh is just the lonely, hungry man you speak of. He loves to eat...but I am not cooking it because I don't want to eat it. Plus he and I NEVER seem to be getting along. You can have him! LOL!
Well I have been doing pretty well calorie wise...I think it is partly the hot weather. I have been eating more fruits and veggies, less carbs. I have backed off crackers and pretzels. I think that is definately helping. Plus there haven't been any picnics this week, that definately made it easier. I averaged about 1700 over the last 5-6 days. Yea! That was a goal for me, just staying under 2000 and I achieved it. Well, here's hoping I can stay on track and start to see the scale go down and not up. Good luck to you guys too! |
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| #1108 | ohio45 |
Jun 08 2008 12:02 |
| #1109 | ohio45 |
Jun 09 2008 13:03 |
| #1110 | tandosnip |
Jun 09 2008 16:44 |
| #1111 | ohio45 |
Jun 09 2008 16:53 |
| #1112 | cc1170 |
Jun 10 2008 00:45 |
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Hi guys! I have been so busy trying to keep the kids busy so they don't make me crazy!
We spent a couple of afternoons at the community pool this week and one at Chuck E Cheese's for a birthday party. The one at Chuck E Cheese I wasn't going to eat at but my cousin got food for the adults and it looked so good I ended up eating a piece of pizza, piece of a sub, 2 wings, cake and ice cream. Needless to say my day wound up over 3000 calories...this was yesterday. Ugh! I have been hungry all day today and trying to curb it...this hasn't been easy. I did exercise yesterday but didn't today. I need to make sure I do something tomorrow. My weight is about exactly the same...so all I can say is at least I am not gaining. Summer is definately going to be a challenge. My girls are not big enough or good enough at riding bikes for us all to go for rides together. I can't go for long walks with them...the only thing I can do is try to play some with them outside. In this heat though...that isn't always that much fun. Well I think I am going to go outside and throw frisbee with my youngest now that I am thinking of it...it'll burn a couple calories anyhow and she will enjoy it. I doubt I am gonna make goal at this rate...I can't make it down to 1200 calories no matter what. So if I don't gain anymore that'll have to be good enough for me. I agree with you Ohio, I gotta enjoy the good treats. Life isn't worth living without them, to me it isn't anyway. I just don't want to be superhuge because of it. I think I just need to learn to accept the size I am and the shape of my body. It isn't going to be changing drastically anytime soon. I am not at an unhealthy weight, but have never been able to accept the way I am. I just gotta learn to do that and not let myself get off track because of that. Good luck to you guys! I hear the weather is gonna cool off a bit so you should be able to get out there and enjoy it! |
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| #1113 | ohio45 |
Jun 10 2008 14:23 |
| #1114 | tandosnip |
Jun 10 2008 17:37 |
| #1115 | cc1170 |
Jun 11 2008 12:39 |
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My weight is up again...ugh! I weighed in this am at 126.4 which is getting further and further from 115. I am now 10# from goal. So as you can tell I am not doing great. I did good yesterday, but the 2 days were the problem. I am working on getting my appetite under control still and I am continuing to try and fit exercise whenever possible. I did exercise yesterday, took the girls to the zoo which required walking, and played frisbee a little with my girls. This is all I can do right now. My biggest weakness right now is ice cream. I crave it on these summer nights. I buy the light stuff so it isn't such a big cheat, unlike going to DQ for a Peanut Buster Parfait (my fave). Everyone else in the house asks for it when I don't buy it...and sometimes I refuse to because if it is here I will easily eat 1/2 a 1.75 qt package of it.
So I am literally at the 10 lbs to go mark, again. :( I will keep trying, but Tando, I agree with you. Enjoying my kids and not stressing over my weight should be my goal. The fact is I am a binge eater, pure and simple. I think I finally know what the problem is. All I can do is continue to go to my therapist, try to deal with emotional issues and hope it curbs my appetite to binge. If I didn't binge I would lose this weight easily. I think dieting makes binge eating worse. Of course I have read that before, too. But I really think it is true. I am obsessed with counting my calories though and weighing daily. I feel like I NEED to or else I will be totally out of control. Well, that's it for now...my mood is blue. It's the weight gain. I need to find a way to pick myself up. I planned to exercise this morning, I got up at 6:00 to do so and my youngest got up at 6:30 and I hadn't even started yet. So, I haven't gotten it done which is very frustrating for me. I will need to try to get it in later, somehow. Hope things are going better for you guys! |
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| #1116 | ohio45 |
Jun 11 2008 12:51 |
| #1117 | cc1170 |
Jun 11 2008 12:54 |
| Ohio- CONGRATS! I am sooo happy for you. :) Maybe your success kick me into gear. | ||
| #1118 | tandosnip |
Jun 11 2008 14:30 |
| #1119 | ohio45 |
Jun 12 2008 13:09 |
| #1120 | cc1170 |
Jun 12 2008 13:25 |
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Ohio- Sorry to hear about the haircut...it is difficult to find a good beautician. I struggle with it myself. Hopefully the warmer weather will help it grow faster.
I love salmon too...it is one of my favorite foods. I love it marinated and grilled. Fish is great and I really should eat more of it, too. Well I did well calorie wise yesterday...I was busy and that helps. I exercised also, which I need to do this morning. Once I get my butt up off this chair. I also need to do some housework...but can't seem to get motivated. My weight was down 1lb. this morning...which made me happy. I was so swollen though last night...I don't know why. I am trying not to overdo sodium in my diet...maybe it is just the warmer temps. Whatever it is, it makes me very uncomfortable. Hope you enjoy your day...so far it doesn't seem too hot. Think happy thoughts! |
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