Weight Control Support Group

Okay I have a confession!!!!!!!

A glass of coke for breakfast
Fish and chips for lunch
Macdonalds for diner

And only 425ml of water!

I had the 3 girls over to stay for today and tonight and I fell into some bad food today. I am ashamed! I did get to walk a bit though and also getting up to see to the girls a hundred times LOL!

Okay tommorow is going to be better again.

I will wake up with the thought that this is the first day of the rest of my life and the best day I've ever had!

Good night my sweet beautiful girls, please don't be to mad at me. I am proud of admiting my bad day and not pretending I was good when I wasn't.

Love you all

When I was in hypnosis, the one thing my therapist kept saying was, forgive the mistakes you make and move on to tomorrow. Don't feel guilty, because guilt reinforces bad habits. I will give myself person to "cheat" on occasion. There are always going to be situations where you can't avoid eating what you should, the important step is to move on from there and make up for it by eating better the next day.

daniela i know! i have heard this so many times befor. it is so hard to eat when your not hungry. it's like force feeding myself. i don't know why i eat like i do. i do smoke. and drink at least two cups of coffee in the mornings which curbs my appetite. maybe i should drink some slim fast for the calories and vitamins that i am missing. when i eat it makes me feel fat. i like the feeling of my stomache being empty. suggestions please.

7CC, all I can suggest to you is to eat small meals more often, and try to add "good" calories to your meal. One tablespoon of olive oil adds quite a punch, perhaps if you eat something like salad or soup you can add this to give yourself the cals you need.

I also know what you mean about feeling fat after eating. What I do is try to choose lighter foods like veggies or chicken and just add the olive oil, or a pat of margarine to try to raise the caloric value.

Quick question: I know that breakfast is important to get the body metabolizing, but I don't have time (OK, I don't make time) to have it at home. We almost always have bagels around at work, which are one of my favorite things in general.

So would it be better to eat a bagel for breakfast, even though it is pretty high in calories, or skip it alltogether?

I would suggest not to skip a meal asit can make your blood sugar go wacky and then you'll want to eat junk. Try to have maybe 1/2 a bagel with lowfat cream cheese or jam only on it.

Kim, that journal is awesome! I'm printing out a set as we speak. Thanks for designing that for us all.

Ady, that's pretty much what I thought. It's going to be a bit strange, I haven't eaten a regular breakfast in years, literally. Sleep always ranked higher than eating. LOL

I loved it - I will print it off when I get home from work!

Hello All !!

I have had a lot of success planning my meals by writing everything down. So, for anyone interested, I designed a simple journal page just for our group! Of course, It's customized for WE catsite participants <grin.> Just couldn't resist...had to toss a funny cat or 2 in there....just because.....

Basically - the design is pretty simple. It has space you to plan or record meals for breakfast. Lunch and dinner and snacks- Oh yeah, and I put check off boxes that keeps track your water

Kind of neat how it, sort of, creates a grocery list by default...LOL!

The file is an Acrobat file...a PDF. It should open automatically is you have acrobat reader. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, it's a Free download. Click Here!

Click here to download the Journal Page

If you see any typo's, let me know and I will fix it...Better yet, if you have any suggestions to make this page even more user friendly, let me know.

I think your idea is great. Maybe we can use this thing later.


Kim

I was thinking along the same lines. I agree that we should make small, attainable goals for the week. That way it makes us feel good about what we are doing. I know I felt good yesterday that I drank a whole lot of water. Last night when I had to get up to use the bathroom a hundred times, well, that was a little bit of a different story. But I do think that using the journal would still be good to do, just to keep track. I think it can be useful to show what we need to do better on, and give us each a starting point from which to improve once we get to those goals.

For those that have already read them.....I have deleted my last 3 post because I re-read them and kind of did a double take. I think the fact that I am not feeling well comes across on my posts. I don't make much sense at all. Sorry.

I will be checking in and reading up on what you guys are up to. Until then, I'll keep my 2 cents to myself until I feel better

I think my medication will kick in in about 48 hours.

I'll be back!!!!

Until then, be good! And drink! Drink! Drink! (Water, that is)

(((Hugs)))

G. you are being too hard on yourself. Your last posts made sense to me! Of course, maybe that just tells you how my brain works. Don't worry about it if it doesn't make 100% perfect sense. We understand. We've all had those days.

Debby - you look beautiful and not just because of the love shining from you for Amber. I think you look fantastic the way you are and I love your long hair!

I can't believe I actually posted that.....I look horrible. Thanks you Ady for saying otherwise!

It doesn't even look like the same PERSON as in my avator, but trust me, it is...about 25 lbs ago, and a different hairdo. I WILL get it back...or die trying... :laughing:

Debby, if there is nothing else to be learned from this thread it is that we are harder on ourselves than anyone else, we see flaws that no one else ever will. You are beautiful, and I sincerely mean that!

Honestly, you will probably find that you are going to start losing weight since you went back to work. Just being on your feet again all day will give your body a boost. See, I had the opposite happen to me. I went from being a teacher, being on my feet all day, to a desk job. I probably put on 10 pounds in the first month just from NOT being on my feet all day. Just moving around more than you did being home all the time will start off the process.

Hello everyone, I too need to lose weight, again.

The pictures that I have seen of everyone that has posted one, are beautiful.

I have been seeing a hypnotist and go for my last appointment on 10/25. I have lost about 20 pounds. Have about 50 to go. Losing weight for me is not a real problem, seem to be able to lose, but not keep it off (I have lost the weight of several small children). I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers (but, they don't like for me to tell people that) and have reached my goal weight many times through this program. I have even joined WW under an assumed name, because I didn't want them to know that I was lifetime member and had gained my weight back. I have always wanted to write a book on the different ways to put on tight pants.

I am so glad I seen this thread, I know everything I should do to lose weight and keep it off. But, knowing and doing are to very different things.

Good Luck everyone.

May I join in this support group, too?

To everyone who has posted their pictures, you are all beautiful. I've learned that it's not how you look on the outside, but who you are on the inside. And I think all of you are beautiful.

I've had a battle with my weight, too. When I started dating my ex, I gained about 40 pounds. He didn't cook and didn't keep too much food at his place, so when I stayed there, we always ordered out. I got unhappy with the weight I had gained, although he said he liked women with curves. I had decided to start losing weight, and when we broke up, it was more of an incentive to lose (kinda like "Well, look what you are missing!").

I saw a nutritionist to help with losing weight. I felt very comfortable with her, because she wasn't a small woman, either. She helped me look at what I was eating, and to make small but meaningful changes. I have vegetarian sausage for breakfast, and use "I can't believe it's not butter" spray instead of regular butter. She also recommended I have a mid-afternoon snack of protein and carbs, to help with cravings. I actually started eating more and lost 15 pounds. But, when my old job got really negative, I gained it back.

I don't want to be super-thin. That's not what I'm meant to be. But, I'd like to lose those 15 pounds again.

I take a liter bottle of water to work with me every day. My goal has been to at least finish it by the end of the day. I've been pretty good, except for those busy days. My next goal is to eat a salad every day, to try and get those 3-5 servings of veggies.

Good luck to all of us! I think with the support we can give each other, it will be much easier!

Christy

You are all doing wonderful, and all your pics are great!!

But I have to tell you one thing, one litre of water or less is really not enough. Now I know you are trying to get in more, but I just really want to stress to you that if you truly want to lose more than just a few pounds, you guys need to drink close to a gallon a day. I know it sounds like so much, and it is! Trust me, when I started to do this I felt like I was going to float away, but it gets better and easier too.

So, c'mon gals, DRINK DRINK DRINK. No excuses. Keep a 1 litre bottle w/ you at all times, drink BEFORE you eat, and try hard to get it all in. In the end you'll be happy.

Echoing what Daniela said, water is so important. We should drink 6 or 8 8-ounce glasses of water each day, about 1 1/2 to 2 liters. Water helps flush out fat and toxins from your body. You will probably notice your skin looks and feels better, too.

Sometimes we think we're hungry, when we are thirsty instead. If you feel hungry and it's not mealtime, try a glass of water or 2 and wait 30 minutes. That's how long it takes our body to realize it's full. When I do this, I sometimes realize I'm no longer hungry. If I am after the 30 minutes, it must be time to eat.

At my highest weight, I was about 30 pounds heavier than I am now. My S/O and I were going through some rough times, we were living in another state, and neither of us was happy with where we lived or our jobs. I finally lost weight when I left one job for another, combined with my dad having heart surgery. Talk about an aha moment.

I lost another 20 pounds with Weight Watchers, most of which I gained back due to lack of motivation and stress. With your help, and Weight Watchers again, I feel confident. I want to feel as energetic as I did when I was 20 pounds lighter. To use my school district's motto: Together we can!