Welcome utOpia The more the merrier I say. Lets get you looking fabulous for that event! Do you have an outfit you are trying to fit into? Or are you going to buy something new?. How exciting.
Whoo hoo! Well done!So over the weekend when I had my Saturday job I made a deal with myself. At my job they give us free donuts every Friday, which is like this HUGE stumbling block for me. So I made the deal that if I skipped the Friday donuts I could have a treat of an McD's Egg White Delight without cheese (200 cals) and so my job switched my days of working the weekend job from Saturday to Sunday and so on my Sunday working morning I had the Egg White Delight and it was a win win because I didn't eat any Friday donuts and someone here (forgot who) gave me a really good idea. I also had granola and a handful of nuts for snacking. I stayed on track calorie wise and tried to keep with the challenge of veggie and/or protein. I haven't done the challenge at every snack yet, but it's making me think about how to incorporate both into my snacks. Like a quarter or half of a hardboiled egg chopped up and sprinkled over a romaine leaf with shredded carrots and a drizzle of raspberry vinegrette or a few black beans mashed up to make a hummus of sorts for dipping my cauliflower and carrots. These are two ideas I came up with over the weekend. I'm also back into logging my food at Lose It! and they have an android app so that just makes it super easy.
Please don't apologize..you aren't moaning, but if you want to, go ahead! This is a list to support, and we all have our bad days, our struggles with this issue. My best suggestion would be to do a food log for at least several days if not a week. Don't change what you are currently doing, just write it down. At the end of whatever time period, use a free site like myfitnesspal.com to log each of the days and see what the calories/amt of fat/carbs/protein and salt were for that day. Then you decide where you want to make changes, what works best for you to feel good (not like you are starving) and lose gradually.Oh, dear. I just got my scale. You have to understand: I've always been small. Even today, my hands and feet are the size of a child's -- almost -- 5 1/2 (36 French) *narrow* feet, and my ring finger is a 3. When I was in junior high and high school, I was very thin -- so thin that people thought I was anorexic or bulimic. The fact was, I just couldn't eat much in one sitting. I must have had a super fast metabolism, too. I was always in the low to mid 90s in terms of pounds.
So, when I was in grad school and got to 115, I was deliriously happy. I'd always wanted a curvier body, so gaining weight at that time was a plus. It meant I could give blood (never mind that I still haven't given blood -- I just never seem to plan it right). I remember in high school sitting through a whole presentation on how important it was to give blood and feeling guilty that I didn't weigh enough.
Last year and the year before, I started creeping up into the 130s. My highest was 142, and that worried me because I have such a small frame. Then I went back down to the 130s. I haven't had a scale in over a year; the last time I weighed myself, I was 134. Not where I wanted to be, but not terrible, either. I joined this thread when I noticed some of my clothes weren't fitting as well. Nothing really major, just a little difficulty getting certain skirts and shirts on. I thought I was getting into the 140s again. I started exercising, but I did something to my Achilles' heel, so now I can't do a lot of the jumping/jogging type moves that are best for losing weight. So, I've been trying to reduce carbs and processed foods in favor of fresh meats and vegetables (and fruit -- even though they're technically carbs, I still think they're good for us). I've been eating (wrongly, it turns out, since the salt content might be causing bloating) sauerkraut instead of higher fat snacks like cheese or peanuts.
I got on the scale tonight: 165.8. I just cannot believe that number. It's so terrifying to me that I could have gained over 30 pounds without noticing anything other than a little tightness in my clothing. I just don't know what to do. I only eat when I'm hungry, and I always eat protein because that's what actually fills me up. Now I'm going to have to try to have my pills with celery or something instead of cheese and I'm going to be so hungry.
Sorry to moan about this, but it just came as such a shock. There's no way I can be healthy at 165. I thought I was just a little off . . . but now . . . I don't know what to think.
I didn't want to ask folks to eat the way I do, but I did want to encourage some of what has been good for me. I have been taught, and come to believe based on my experiences, that any meal that is just a carb isn't the best. My way of eating requires that I not eat a meal or snack of just protein, or just carbs or just low carb veggies. Protein is always to be included. I made the challenge to add either veggies or protein, as a way for folks to try not eating just a carb (aka bagel, or popcorn, etc.) only snack or meal. I figured after a week, they could then decide if they felt better - be it from the fiber of fresh veggies, or the balancing of carbs with some protein I tried to keep it simple (you don't want to see my list of what is an allowed veggie for me during the day or protein..nuts I can't have as snacks - though when I hit maintenance I want to try using nuts outside my one meal of the day where I have the most carbs).Furmonster Mom- I absolutely agree. If I could do moderation it would change my life. I am working on it and Im going to get there one day. I ate a banana with my breakfast this morning. I enjoyed it and it satisfied me. I haven't been eating them much because they are high in calories. Oh yeah but then every few days after feeling so hungry I cave in and eat about 1000 calories of cake or the like. That's just stupid and unhealthy. Its a banana for goodness sake!! I have been craving blueberry muffins for a couple of weeks now so this morning I bought blueberry yoghurt, fresh blueberries and frozen blueberries (see I cant even shop for blueberries in moderation! lol) A month or two ago I craved peanut butter. I made peanutbutter icecream, cupcakes, swirled brownies, peanutbutter cups and finally I ate a bag of salted peanuts and I was good. I am doing the blueberry craving a little differently NO BAKING MUFFINS! I don't need the muffins but my body may be asking for the blueberries. Thanks for your post. I think it may have helped me a lot.
Winchester- It is all worth it. We are worth it. Our families are worth it. I want to live a long and healthy life and hey if I can look good in a pair of jeans then that's an added bonus! This is my turning forty mid-life crisis LOL! Ive always wanted a sporty bum and Im not stopping until I get it! That is probably vain but bring on the vanity!! Im feeling much healthier in the process and Im learning about myself as I go. I think its a good thing. You are doing an awesome job. You put me to shame. You haven't even binged in a month. Way to go.
Kittymommy- great job. Keep up the good work.
Pat- Awesome job too! Yay! Thanks for sharing. I didnt even know I could damage my metabolism but I bet binging is one way to do it. Thats a scary wake up call for me. Can you please explain a bit more about the challenge? Does the combination of foods help our bodies to burn more fat or something? I had carrot and brazil nuts yesterday for snacks.Today I had blueberries and brazil nuts. Is that right?
That doesn't really sound *that* bad. You could have binged worse. :nod: I still eat pizza, but I only have one slice or two depending on the size of the slice and we make sure it is a super think crust and only have chicken and veggies on it. We have it with a salad. Having that occasionally keeps me sane.Congratulations everybody!
(Even staying the same is better than gaining!
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Well, I fell off the wagon the past two days. Working that yard sale, nobody really wanted to cook supper at night. So on Friday night, we had take-out pizza (which was the first pizza I've had in a long time!). Yum! And I had baked a blueberry buckle to take over for to have with coffee on Friday morning and I had a piece of that, too. On Saturday, I got up early and threw some meatballs into the slow cooker, threw together some quick sauce and put that into the crock pot for meatball subs Saturday night. Rick grabbed some hoagie rolls and my sister had some chips. But all the leftovers stayed with my sister, so I wasn't tempted to snack on anything. And back on track today.
So it's difficult for me to add something with protein, especially since an ounce of cheese would be all I could have as a snack.
Welcome Ut0pia!I am going to join here, I need to lose weight for an event on Aug 25th! I am going to the gym and do about 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights.
I don't really have a goal, I will be happy with whatever I lose while eating healthy and working out. I have been eating a vegan diet and when I started I dropped 7 pounds immediately. Then I started eating more junky vegan foods and stopped losing. What really helps me the most is cooking instead of eating out. I follow the cookbook based on the documentary "Forks over knives". It has amazing recipes! So my goal is not to eat out, cook all of my food and stick to what I'm cooking. I don't really snack even though sometimes I will crave a snack and since I never stock up on them I feel deprived and that makes me overeat. I hate veggies by themselves though and I can't think of any healthy snack ideas that are vegan..I like nuts but they are very high in calories and I have trouble with portion control. Usually my snack is coffee with some soy creamer and splenda.
The past few weeks were really difficult, after I came back from vacation I was too busy to go to the grocery store and I ate out every lunch and dinner.. and then the weekend after that I didn't plan my meals very well so I ended up with not all the ingredients I needed to cook, so I ate out some too.
That was a huge setback. So today I went grocery shopping and jotted down recipes that I will cook during the week and made sure I have everything to make them. This has been the most tried and true way for me to stay on track. I hate wasting food so if I can make myself go to the grocery store and buy good quality veggies i will be forced to cook so it doesn't go bad. I hate grocery shopping though so a lot of times I put it off and avoid it, and that causes me to slip up and eat out..
Well done!So over the weekend when I had my Saturday job I made a deal with myself. At my job they give us free donuts every Friday, which is like this HUGE stumbling block for me. So I made the deal that if I skipped the Friday donuts I could have a treat of an McD's Egg White Delight without cheese (200 cals) and so my job switched my days of working the weekend job from Saturday to Sunday and so on my Sunday working morning I had the Egg White Delight and it was a win win because I didn't eat any Friday donuts and someone here (forgot who) gave me a really good idea. I also had granola and a handful of nuts for snacking. I stayed on track calorie wise and tried to keep with the challenge of veggie and/or protein. I haven't done the challenge at every snack yet, but it's making me think about how to incorporate both into my snacks. Like a quarter or half of a hardboiled egg chopped up and sprinkled over a romaine leaf with shredded carrots and a drizzle of raspberry vinegrette or a few black beans mashed up to make a hummus of sorts for dipping my cauliflower and carrots. These are two ideas I came up with over the weekend. I'm also back into logging my food at Lose It! and they have an android app so that just makes it super easy.
Do you really need to lose the five pounds? I still think you may be building some muscle and that is showing on your scale. You have been killing it with the workouts. I think your plan is sensible just to keep exercising and eating healthier and not to worry about the scale as much.On the scales I am back to the same weight as the week before. I have been limiting myself to 1200 calories a day. It's not working out for me. I go along fine for a few days then I am so hungry that I cave in and before I know it I binge. I certainly don't binge like I used to but if I am honest with myself it's still bingeing. I would also imagine its causing my fluctuations? I'm not sure? Last week I allowed myself 50 extra calories a day but this week I'm trying 1400 per day (200 extra) If I don't lose anymore then I'm going to be happy with myself and try to make my bum better with exercise. I still want to wear a bikini in January but mostly my goal is to be healthy. Bingeing cannot be healthy. Being hungry and grumpy and then even grumpier because I failed is not good either. I am not giving up. I'm just cutting myself some slack.
As Pat said, you are not moaning. It sounds like you have been eating sensibly. Continue with that and can you walk? Ride a bike? There are worse things than sauerkraut, although yes, it probably is salty. You could rise it a bit before eating. As far as peanuts, I consider those a good snack, but you have to limit the amount because they are high in calories (I have a hard time with that part. :lol3: ) They actually have the good fat that helps your cholesterol.Oh, dear. I just got my scale. You have to understand: I've always been small. Even today, my hands and feet are the size of a child's -- almost -- 5 1/2 (36 French) *narrow* feet, and my ring finger is a 3. When I was in junior high and high school, I was very thin -- so thin that people thought I was anorexic or bulimic. The fact was, I just couldn't eat much in one sitting. I must have had a super fast metabolism, too. I was always in the low to mid 90s in terms of pounds.
So, when I was in grad school and got to 115, I was deliriously happy. I'd always wanted a curvier body, so gaining weight at that time was a plus. It meant I could give blood (never mind that I still haven't given blood -- I just never seem to plan it right). I remember in high school sitting through a whole presentation on how important it was to give blood and feeling guilty that I didn't weigh enough.
Last year and the year before, I started creeping up into the 130s. My highest was 142, and that worried me because I have such a small frame. Then I went back down to the 130s. I haven't had a scale in over a year; the last time I weighed myself, I was 134. Not where I wanted to be, but not terrible, either. I joined this thread when I noticed some of my clothes weren't fitting as well. Nothing really major, just a little difficulty getting certain skirts and shirts on. I thought I was getting into the 140s again. I started exercising, but I did something to my Achilles' heel, so now I can't do a lot of the jumping/jogging type moves that are best for losing weight. So, I've been trying to reduce carbs and processed foods in favor of fresh meats and vegetables (and fruit -- even though they're technically carbs, I still think they're good for us). I've been eating (wrongly, it turns out, since the salt content might be causing bloating) sauerkraut instead of higher fat snacks like cheese or peanuts.
I got on the scale tonight: 165.8. I just cannot believe that number. It's so terrifying to me that I could have gained over 30 pounds without noticing anything other than a little tightness in my clothing. I just don't know what to do. I only eat when I'm hungry, and I always eat protein because that's what actually fills me up. Now I'm going to have to try to have my pills with celery or something instead of cheese and I'm going to be so hungry.
Sorry to moan about this, but it just came as such a shock. There's no way I can be healthy at 165. I thought I was just a little off . . . but now . . . I don't know what to think.
But I bet you will plan your meals and snacks and will accommodate for that donut, won't you?(However, this coming Monday, we're taking the grandchildren to the Baltimore Aquarium for the day. He told me last night that there's a Maple Donuts store right off the highway and "by golly, we're stopping!" In fairness, Maple Donuts are the best donuts in the world. And we don't get them that often because there are no Maple Donut stores in our area; I don't think I've had one in the last two years. Therefore I may have one....or two. And that's the way it is!
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