Originally Posted By mele I love to bake, too. Not even for the food so much as the way it feels, spending time with my daughter, etc. I gotta get over that. OMG, is anyone else watching "The Biggest Loser"? It's making me cry.
Originally Posted By tinkerbell1962 Yes, I watched "The Biggest Loser", and I got teary eyed too. I'm hoping that I'll get inspired by watching every Tuesday.
Originally Posted By pixar_fan Yes, I'm watching it right now. I think they choose contestants they know will tug on the old heartstrings! Go Biggest Losers! Go Us!
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy we watched that tonight and I had to answer tough questions from Andrew. He kept asking me how much I weigh and why am I so much bigger then daddy(my husband who is very fit and not an ounce of fat on the man) -- I wanted to yell at him at tell him to go to bed, but his questions actually made me take the red vines I was planning on chomping on tonight out of my head and grab my water bottle instead. BTW- Go Yellow Team! The sisters are from the Boise area
Originally Posted By mele The girls on the Yellow Team are gorgeous. Can't wait to see how they look when they've slimmed down and had make-overs. Ditto for the Green Team and the Black Team.
Originally Posted By iamsally Okay, how many of us watched the show while walking on the treadmill or stairstepper? Just something I thought of as we watched a bit. If you have a WiiFit you can put it on free step or free run and then turn the channel and watch TV. I think I will try that next week. We did really well today. Normal meals and a light snack before bed.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom Checked out the "Lamingtons", oh my gosh, looks yummy, not what I should look at late at night in front of the computer. Pre-bedtime is a hard time for me, I can do well during the day at work, but night time is hard. Actually did well today. Breakfast: whole wheat bagel, light cream cheese (not very much) and a few grapes. Lunch: snow peas and left over lasagna Dinner: chicken breast, potato, and a veggie salad. My "bad" was a Quaker Breakfast Cookie that was sitting in my cupboard just calling my name. And as usual it called and I caved at 11:00, need more willpower for late night snacking.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Keep on keepin' on guys! I did good yesterday. I never eat breakfast (bad, I know!) because I start at 5am and I'm too tired to eat when I get up. I had apple sauce for lunch and for dinner I had tofu, steamed rice and two dumplings. So good! For anyone who has an iPhone I just found a great application today. It tracks your weight, your calorie and fat intake (it had just about every typr of food and many restraunts to pick from) and tracks your exercise. I can't wait to start using it! ~Beth
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 In the winter I have a hard time getting all that water in. I keep a glass by my bed and then fill it up first thing in the morning and drink it. It actually tastes good Yesterday I went to lunch with my mom and son and ordered a MUCH smaller meal than I usually would and found that it was PLENTY It also held me until dinner. Hmmm, I may have to rethink my lunches. Thai for dinner, which is always "bad", but that will be it for Thai for awhile. Thursday is our actual "start" day. I'm going grocery shopping today so today is stock up day. Tomorrow I "have" to go to Costco. Does anyone have any suggestions on good things to pick up there? My friend mentioned the frozen talapia (sp?) but I never quite know what to do with frozen fish. I'm going to avoid the bakery section!!! Have a great day everyone. Oh, I am thinking of some doozy pictures of me from our trip to DLR in December or some from Christmas, but I will try to get some taken on Thursday. I'm including DH because he is on this "journey" with me and he'll be at the meet
Originally Posted By tapdancemom amazedncal2, you're right about the bakery section at Costco. It's too tempting, love the muffins. Hubby and I are celebrating our 30th anniversary this week and going out to a nice steak house we have a gift certificate to. That could be a disaster calorie wise so I'm gearing myself up to go easy on the bread, one small piece. A small steak and careful on the "all the trimmngs" that come with dinner.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl I had a great day yesterday. Wanted a treat in the afternoon, but said NO! Big time stuff! I even got on the Wii Fit! Again, big time stuff!! Tomorrow is my official WI, so I will report in here. I'm a daily weigher, so today looked good and I'm hoping for good things tomorrow. My pants are a little tight today, that will keep me on the straight and narrow for sure. Am supposed to meet friends for lunch today, I'm resolving to make a good choice. The December meet looks like a no-go for me, but I'm an optimist (and a schemer) so I'll see what I can do.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney There is so much temptation within our lives. What I must learn is moderation and the ability to say no. Otherwise, this will never continue successfully for me. I am learning to say no to things that will not take me to a healthier (and lighter) me. So I have to tell all of you that the possibility of meeting up with everyone at a mini meet for us "losers" is so inspiring! I took pictures of myself when I began this journey last year and those pictures will be coming with me for the December meet. Since yesterday, everything I ate was weighed against the picture in my head of the "After" look I want everyone to see this December. So last night I did an hour of Aqua Aerobics and 20 minutes of lap swimming. Today I plan to do the recumbent cycle for 30 minutes and 30 minutes of lap swimming. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THIS FANTASTIC MOTIVATION!!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut after logging my food for only 2 days, I am really surprised at myself. More conscious decision are going to be made start right now. Amazing what being able to see what your really eat looks like. Yuck!!
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney peeaanuut- There is a lot of truth to that. Out of site out of mind when it comes to eating! I plan to weigh in once a week. So I wieghed in last night and was surprised to find that I had not gained back any previously lost wieght, but had not lost any either. So good news from that stand point.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl I'm not sure if this is true or not (but it makes a great story). Tom Hanks said that he gained weight for the movie Castaway (before the crash) by just not paying attention to what he ate. Hmmmmm, I've gained weight by just not paying attention.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Good job everyone who's doing well. I've been keeping track of points - it's an important first step for me. But it's amazing how many I am using/eating. I'm such a picky eater, but I need to find more things that will keep me feeling full longer. I also need to work harder on drawing up that ideal photo before taking a bite.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy I did good this morning. I had a bowl of instant oatmeal Maple & Brown sugar kind but it is the lower sugar 50% less. I thought that would be a good start since it is already portion controlled. I am going to make a menu before I head to the store today, help me stay on track. My #1 down fall is coke. I drink it like I should water. I need to go slow off of it because I get really bad headaches if I go cold turkey. I have a 2 litter in the fridge right now. My goal is to go slow on that. One glass of coke, one glass of water ect.. and onces that is gone no more. If I tell my hubby he will not buy it for me and then if I do slip he will ask if I had given up, then I get mad and drink my water while pouting LOL
Originally Posted By pixar_fan Nice going, csgoofygirl, the afternoon is my hardest time as well...3-6pm! I managed to stay reasonably on track yesterday despite being stressed and very hungry after work. I also must admit, although the chances of me making the mini-meet are small, it still serves as an incentive, because you just never know! At the very least I'm going to take before and after pictures to hold myself accountable. When something tempts me I will at least have a mental picture to weigh it against. I also want to say that I am a member of Weight Watchers online, which includes discussion groups, but personally I don't find any of them as supportive or motivating as this one, so THANKS!
Originally Posted By alexbook Big news this morning is that I was actually hungry. Sounds weird, but I almost always eat *before* I get hungry. I think this is progress.
