Weight Control Support Group

That's a question I would ask my doctor. A healthy balanced diet is good for anyone, even if you're trying to get pregnant, but discuss it with him when you become pregnant. Show him the diet plan.

It was a good day for exercise for me today. Since I thought I would walk to main street (I live in a little town) and get hubby's christmas present started, but as soon as I arrived at 9.15am, I discovered that the stores didnt open til 10am, so I went for a quick coffee and walked all over town. I can assure you that I walked up a good sweat and I felt good! As well as nipping on my nose Jack Frost bit my whole face, it was that cold, but fortunately I just bought a new jacket.
I think a cold day is good for getting out to walk because its not too hot that it makes you sweat and feel lethargic, the cold actually revitalises me and prompts me to walk even more, and so I got in about 1 1/2 hours of walking this morning. Yayyy!
I am still drinking water but also added prune juice to my diet. I bought those little bags of baby carrots for me to munch on if I ever got hungry between meals. I love baby carrots and lets hope I dont turn a bright shade of orange!
I am also trying to clean up the whole apartment, its gotten so cluttered and I am trying to follow that 27 things a day like Flylady suggested. Well, for me it will have to be more than 27 items LOL

Hope ya'll had a great day!

Kellye

Hey, I had an idea, if people have low fat recipe ideas for each other why not put them on this thread and share with each other? Or put it in a new thread? It could be a new and good way to have yummy low fat meals and not the same old thing every day.
Just an idea.

Kellye

I have not had time to post to this thread for ages!!!! Plus I haven't really started in on the "serious" dieting stuff yet...I am postponing it till Jan. 1st. I figured I would give myself until after the holidays to eat myself silly, then I am hitting it HARD!!!!!!!!! I did lose 2 lbs during the 4 days I had the flu, though...does that count? :laughing:

CONGRATS to ALL of you who have lost weight so far!!!! That is GREAT!!!!

So when Jan 1st hits, expect to hear alot more from me....except, the only bad thing is....the extra hour or so I might have to get online everyday will have to be spent exercising. I am not looking forward to that, as it is such a blessing to me to have even an hour free after work to come here, but I guess I have to get my priorities straight, and losing this 20 lbs that I need to is more important. I will try to be online more on the weekends to make up for it.

I am going to try the Weight Watchers thing, since so many people I know have had such good luck with it.

I am dreading this...I'll be honest...I really am...but I am determined that I will lose this weight one way or another!!!!! And this thread will help me, when I have a chance to come here.

Well, I have lost 4 pounds over the last 24 hours. Unfortunately it was because I have the nasty Norwalk virus that is causing hospital emerg rooms to shut down at an alarming rate in TO. I don't think I remember when I last felt so crappy! Don't count these 4 pounds as I will probably gain them back when I start keeping down even some fluids!

Ohhhhh Adymarie - hope you feel better soon...... I've heard the virus is a nasty one!

Originally posted by SpikeAdelika
Thanks for the good ideas Deborah. I did take a pic when I started out, but I hate it LOL.

We can add another 2 to the total weight lost. I went to my WW meeting yesterday and had lost another 2, so that takes us to 67 I think.


67 Total for the group

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Congradulations Spike, keep up the good work. You are doing the right thing by going to WW it is such a healthy way to lose weight. I know what you mean about the pictures, I just got some back and had a little piggy roast with it. I hate my pictures on a good day.

I have a question for anyone who has done/is doing this successfully. How do you stay motivated over the long haul?

I'm having a real hard time staying with this right now. Basically since Thanksgiving I'm really lacking the motivation. Part of the problem is that even though Earl is still "trying" to lose weight, he has gone right back to old eating habits. That shouldn't be that bad except that he does almost all the cooking on a day to day basis since I work and he doesn't. That means whatever he cooks for dinner is what I'm having. My other problem is with the exercise. I have asthma and it hasn't been a problem up until about 2 weeks ago. I don't know if it's the colder weather and trapped pollution or something that's changed in the house, but I have been having asthma attacks almost every night. Even carrying in groceries is becoming a challenge again! So I'm almost scared to try to exercise again because not being able to breathe is about the worst feeling you can get. It also may not help that I should be getting "that time of the month" in a couple days. I just switched from Depo to the Pill and it will be the first time in about 5 years...

I feel like I'm just making excuses with everything I just said. I do want to keep doing good. I felt so good when the Dr. told me how much weight I had lost, and I felt good just being more healthy. Any tips, tricks or motivations???

G'day mates

I just wanted to add my two cents about the holiday eating thing.

Don't be too hard on yourselves if you can't keep to your eating plans over this holiday time. It's a very, very difficult time for those on diets with all the yummy, tempting, filling food around. Also, don't let a small transgression make you give up all together - you can forgive yourself and continue tomorrow.

Just be gentle with yourselves, don't beat yourself up about 'slip ups' and know that you all are very much loved.

Ha

Hey Lizza, have you been spying in my bathroom??

ME.........NEVER!!!

You must have the same problem as I do!!!

(I keep telling Nick the scale is broken, it always reads 10lbs higher!)

*whispering* OK there's a little dial on the bottom. If you twiddle it a bit, you can be 5 pounds lighter! Instantly!

Kumbulu ------------->>> go to bed, it's - 02:26 AM
Friday, December 13, 2002


BAD LUCK DAY!!!!

Busted!!!!

I can take a hint...see ya!

I love that cartoon. My scale does not have one of those convenient knobs. It has batteries. So I console myself with the knowledge that it itsn't accurate--in my favor of course.

Hey, I'll take what I can get.

I am considering doing the eDiet thing after the holidays. Has anyone else tried it? I know Weight Watchers works, but it gets expensive.

How much is ediets?

Just wondering, if it is cheap, then maybe I will join.

Kiwi, You can sign up for free emails from eDiets. It costs $35 for the first 9 weeks, and then $10 per week. They are running a special until Christmas, $25 for the first 9 weeks.

Just wanted to share some good stuff with everyone. Some of you may have seen the pic of my for my company's Christmas Party. The great thing about that is that the dress I was wearing is a size 16. At my worst I was pushing a size 22, so I've lost 2-4 dress sizes (depending on the dress). I also thought I would be brave and *attempt* my size 16 jeans on. Well, they don't fit yet but I'm getting close! I know I tried those on at one other point and couldn't even get them over my hips, so being able to get them all the way up was a good thing!

It's been a while since we checked in here...how is everyone doing? Are the holidays destroying your good intentions or do you have phenominal will power?

I'll be honest, I haven't been doing so good, but I haven't given up. I'm still better than I was before, so if nothing else I plan on rededicating myself to improving myself with the new year.

Heidi! That is fantastic! Good work - I seem to be stuck at the 14 pound loss mark - maybe after the holidays!