Good Monday morning all!

Week 1- 125.2, Week 2- 124.2, Week 3- 123.4 , Week 4- 124.2 , Week 5- 120.2

Today- 123.2 but I'm okay with that because I was weighing more a few days ago, so I'm back on the downward trend, always a good thing! Last week I ate out 3 times and my exercise suffered a bit, so this week I know what to do (and not to do!)

B- 1C Honey Nut Cheerios,1%milk, flaxseed (check)

L- 1C chili and 15 tortilla rounds, apple (check)

Supper- broiled pollock, mixed veg, 2 Tbsp sauce (not even close- had PB sandwich, apple with PB, 2 Chips Ahoy cookies,  1 lady finger, 1 mini box of Smarties)

Snacks- fat free pudding cup, apple (yummy- gala), chocolate chip granola bar (my only snack was a Second Cup moccaccino granola bar, sooo good!!)

Exercise- 800 cals on bike (1643), 20 minutes weights (no...)

MY weekend was not very exciting- I didn't get together with friends or anything. Hubby and I have been way too excited for the kids to get into bed lately- the reason? We're addicted to a new game we have for the PS2. For some unknown reason, we've been staying up until 12, 1, 2 am playing it. Very unusual for us (we don't usually play at all- the systems are mainly for the kids and we have just a few non-kid games). The weirdest thing is we rented 3 movies last week and have yet to watch them because we'd rather play the game!

Sucks about being sick Jenn, hope you're feeling better soon...yay for the weight loss though! Good luck everyone!

sw: 130
wk1: 129
wk2: 131.5
wk3: 128.9
wk4: 129.5

this week: 128.5

=o)  These days I'm happy with anything below 130.

Also, I think I missed a week or maybe started late.  How come I'm only on week 5?  Oh well, haha.

Jenn, take care of yourself, and I hope you feel better soon!

And great job to everyone!  I think we all deserve kudos for our weight losses.  Haha, of course I wish it would occur faster, but any progress is good.  The warmer weather reminds me of upcoming summer.  Hopefully that'll motivate me (all of us) to stay on track.

Good job with the weight loss everyone!!!  Seems like a good week all around, even if you see the scale go up slightly...not to worry, motivates you to do better next week.

I'm still so sick.  I've had a fever all day and have actually been sweating like a pig...weighed myself again this afternoon and I'm down a POUND!! not a good way to do it.  All I've managed to eat in the last 2 days has been:

2 slices of weight watchers bread plain (ick but I was throwing up yesterday)

Lipton Cup of soup

Banana......I'm starving but feel so sick I can't eat :(

Yay opa!!

Jenn, :S I really feel for you! Sucks to want to eat but can't keep it down. Try to keep up with lots of fluids, even if it's sipping hot chocolate! When I'm sick with a fever, I make sure that I have "sick pop" (ginger ale). Thats the only thing I drink until the fever breaks and I gradually add in toast with butter and other light things on the stomach until I get straightened around back to normal. Hope you're feeling better soon!

B- 1C Cheerios, 1%milk, flaxseed (check)

L- Ham sandwich on w/w, side salad with 2Tbsp dressing, apple (moccaccino bar)

Supper- I have no idea, it's probably going to be one on the run (white toast with PB, apple with PB, banana)

Snacks- ??? (none)

Exercise- 800 cals on bike (500)

Wow, I'm still home sick :-(  Sweating buckets....but have managed a banana, slice of toast w/pb and some ginger ale!  Thanks for the tip steph...I remember my mom giving me ginger ale when I was younger ;)

Hope things get back to normal soon...can't take much more of it.

I'm having the exact opposite problem.  =o(

I just binged on almost an entire cup of peanut butter, and that's after eating several granola bars and a slice of pizza.  I'm falling back into my binging habits again (I've been doing this for the past week or so) and I've set up an appointment with a nutritionist for next week.  Until then, I'm going to start keeping a journal of how I'm feeling about my day, etc.

Anyway, I might be missing from this forum because I don't want this healthy thread to be affected by my problems.

Good luck to you all, I applaud you! 

Oh! I want to play! 5'5 120ish (anyone else fluctuate pounds during the day?) Going for a bikini-steady 118

Cheerios & Whole Milk

Cherry tomatos & a tangerine

Turkey Sandwich & Grapes

Almond butter mixed with peach applesauce & 10 animal crackers

Baby back ribs, broccoli & salad

1323 calories! No exersize today, unless you include chasing a toddler around the laundromat.

I hope all you sickypants feel better. Something is going around here too, I hope I escape!

Original Post by opalaurora:

I'm falling back into my binging habits again

Hey, it doesn't mean you're falling into hold habits just because you binged, it just means you ate a bunch of food & regret it. Everyone I know does that. I'm not belittling binging or BED, I can totally relate, but the one thing you can do is to be kind to yourself & feel good about yourself regardless! Binging is the normal side of abnormal. So many people do it! Stay healthy & keep doing what you're doing! I would love to see a nutritionist! Let me/us know how your visit goes!

Hi Carley! Oh yeah, my weight fluctuates during the day, sometimes as much as 4 pounds! I don't count it, though, only my top of the morning weight counts for me! :)

Jenn, it sounds like you're on the upward swing again, being able to keep food down is better than you were doing a few days ago! Hang in there!

Yesterday was an odd duck of a day for me. I was on the run for most of the day and had very little appetite, I didn't even come close to eating how much I was supposed to. The plus to that is that I'll eat more today!

B- 1C Honey Nut Cheerios, 1/2C 1%milk, flaxseed (check)

L- Ham sandwich on w/w, salad with 2 Tbsp dressing, apple with PB (check)

Supper- 1/2C w/w pasta, 2C mixed veg, pollock, 2 Tbsp sauce (skipped the pasta, more like 3C veg,  and chicken, 1 cob of corn)

Snacks- granola bar, banana, apple with PB, rice crackers, 2 Chips Ahoy cookies (fat free chocolate pudding, and had about a dozen mini chips ahoys too- those darn things are too easy to pop! It's only 9 and I feel like snacking, might be a long and unpleasant evening...)

Exercise- 800 cals on bike (953 so far), and snowshoeing for an hour

Going to go pick up sap, check in with you girls later, have a great day everyone!

Opa, don't give up, we're all here to support you as much as possible! You can do it! :)

Thank you so much for the support!

(Sorry, I have no idea how to message)

You're right, maybe staying on this forum will help.  I'll definitely be reading everyone's posts, even if I don't post myself.

I'm feeling much better and more optimistic today.  I'm looking forward to kicking my bad habits!  I've also made a few new rules for myself:
1. no eating in private/in my room  (I've scheduled lunch and dinner dates with different friends for the rest of the week)
2. no keeping food in my room
3. only fruits, veggies, and oatmeal between meals as snacks
4. a small treat every friday afternoon (to keep myself sane, haha)

and snowshoeing!  now that's something I've never done.  gosh, is it still snowy there?

Yay! That's the spirit!

There's hardly any snow in the city, but I live in the country, and there's easily 3 feet of snow! I'm heading out again right now, actually! Gotta go boil down some sap which is about a 4 acre walk away from the house.

Wow, it's quiet around here lately! Hope everyone's doing good!

B- 1C Honey Nut Cheerios, 1/2C 1%milk, flaxseed (check)

L- Tuna on w/w, moccaccino bar, rice crackers (check)

Supper- not entirely sure, we're going out to eat, so probably chicken yakisoba (yumm, check)

Snacks- apple with PB, banana, pudding

Exercise- 500 cals on bike (400)

I was doing really well. Keyword was. Went into Walmart, stared at those Ripples, and said nope, if I get them I'll eat them. Picked up a pizza on the way home, had 1 slice which was fine. Had to stop at Walmart again for a minute, and this time gave into temptation. Came home and had another piece of pizza and tooooo many chips...thank goodness for tomorrows...

Welcome Carley!! Great to have new people joining! 

Opa, don't worry, we all binge once and awhile and although we feel guilty it's not the end of the world (even though it seems to be at the time) just try and hang in there and we'll be here for you for support!

Steph, you are so good at keeping up with the posting, I love seeing what you eat everyday lol.  I wish I could exercise as much as you do!  I think maybe I need to get a bike or elliptical or something for when I watch tv.  Do you think the more expensive the equipment the better? We are trying to be very saving right now for the wedding and for a new house so not a lot of money to spare but thought maybe I could get something on sale.

I'm still very ill.  Home again, tried to go into work yesterday but they sent me home! lol.  For the best, I wasn't well enough to be there but felt guilty as I'm on salary hehe.  Oh well...I have a great boss and great co-workers, they are just like family.  I'm hoping to start feeling better soon...I keep starting to feel better and then bam I'm back on my butt!  The weather here has been BEAUTIFUL...unfortunately I haven't been able to take advantage of it...but soon enough.

I'm down to 134lbs this morning, have been drinking lots of fluids and trying to eat but not keeping much down.  I ate 1/2 banana, 1/2 yogurt, a popsicle, some grapes and some toast yesterday.

Today I haven't eaten anything, but am going to try and have some soup in a bit.

Hope everyone is doing well, and I'll be back on track soon! Take care :)

Yesterday... um... was a maintenance day! I was starving!

Coffee, Whole Milk, Nuked Egg with mushrooms, tomato & basil

Javachip Frappuccino

6" turkey sub from Subway (Syd & I were at the childrens musuem!)

Kettle Corn

Beer

Baby back ribs

Animal crackers & cherry yoghurt

1 Tbsp chocolate chips

5 mandarines

This am: 120lbs!

WTG Carley and Jenn! Mind you Jenn, not the best way to lose it :P   Glad to hear that you're coming around and feeling a bit better!

I got my bike and an elliptical from Value Village Jenn, so exercise equipment need not be expensive! (they were  $25 each! a really great investment) You can also check out kijiji.ca for good deals on used equipment.

Woohoo for maintenance days- mine was yesterday, I think I had about 1900 calories! Back to business today though!

Yeah, not really the way I want to lose, but hey I'll take it lol.  Thanks for the tip on kijiji Steph..found a new bike for $50 bucks, hoping to hear back from them soon!  If not I'm sure there will be another one...this site is GREAT!  I'm also going to check our Value Village, love that place.

Anyway, I'll be home again tomorrow!  I was able to eat more today.  About 1/2 cup of soup, slice of ww bread, some pinapple, LOTS of water, and OJ, banana, and ice cream tonight...

Talk to you guys tomorrow.....Oh did any of you guys watch "Biggest Loser"?  Love that show, have seen every season, so happy a woman finally won!  Ali is going to be on Ellen tomorrow, wow I think I'm addicted to daytime tv hehe.

omg! What a score! I looooooooove Value Village!

Today 120lbs

Oats with chunky peanut butter & whole milk

Mandarines

2 Egg whites

Smoothie of mango, 1/4 cup plain nonfat yoghurt, vanilla extract & water

5 lil'smokies (gross! I know! But so irresistable! Darn you lil smokies!)

Animal crackers & 10 chocolate chips

Bacon wrapped chickenbreast

Grilled asparagus & tomato

1406!

I finally told two of my friends about my problem and asked them to help me through it.  They've both been really supportive, but I feel guilty using them as my therapists, haha.  I'll learn to deal with this on my own soon, though.  2 days binge free! =o)

Today I had:

bfast - oatmeal, half of a pro tein shake

lunch - 6 large pieces of salm on and avocado sushi, the other&nbs p;half of the protein shake

snack - iced coffee, sunflower seed  bagel w/ soy cream cheese

dinner - chicken panini sandwich, o atmeal cookie

snack - 100cal of pretzels, small&n bsp;orange

workout - 30 minutes of biking,&nbs p;short ab workout

TGIF and have a great weekend  everyone!  See you all on Mond ay.

Value Village, I could almost break into prose, I love that place so much. Don't ask me how (no really...don't) but last night we spent $87 there. How on earth do you spend that much on used clothes?? And if that wasn't bad enough, we don't have a lot to show for it! lol The good news is that my daughter is set for t shirts for this summer. The bad news is after spending so much (on mostly things we didn't need) I'll be writing in my planner that I can't go to V.V. for a whole month.

Love kijiji too, have bought (and sold) lots of different stuff there. Check out  Yahoo groups as well Jenn, for example Freecycle- people can give stuff and get stuff and its all free. Just enter in your city name and a key word like classifieds to find out what sites are in your area!

I've never seen Biggest Loser, I don't watch much TV as I only have "country cable" (3 channels that I only get reception on sometimes- those darn bunny ears have to be positioned just right! lol)

Carley, what are "lil smokies"? I've never heard of them!