Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Today was my first "official" day. I slept until 11:30, so breakfast was out. I had a turkey sandwich on whole wheat (3 points before mayo, which added another 3 points). I had some iced tea, no sugar, and then a Special K Chocolate drizzle granola bar. I bought those to curb any chocolate cravings I may have. I do have a package of Starbucks mocha truffles in the cabinet, though. Ooops...should have finished that yesterday
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 xPPx, if you don't want to throw them away, you could figure out the points and then cut them in 1/2 and put them in the freezer Just in case you need a special treat one day, counting points of course Are the Special K bars pretty good? I haven't gone to the store yet and I might put them on my list. Speaking of food Does anyone have any tricks to make plain popcorn taste better? I brought out the air popper but I "need" something to make the blah taste better.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x amazed, A serving size is 3 truffles, but I haven't figured out the points value. The Special K bars are pretty good. The chocolate ones are my fav..but the strawberry and blueberry ones are good for breakfast, too. Walmart even has their own version, now, too. As far as the popcorn, what about those butter shakers? Or I can't believe it's not butter spray? I think the Butter Shakers (I think you'd find them in the seasoning aisle) also has other flavors, like caramel. I've seen them at the theater, believe it or not.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey The butter shakers work well; we also used to lightly spray our popcorn with butter flavored Pam.
Originally Posted By iamsally >>>If you are going to throw out your cookies, etc. to avoid temptation, be sure to spray them with 409 or something<<< I was once at a support group meeting for overeating and some lady asked if anyone else ever dug candy out of the garbage, washed it off and ate it. Another lady piped up and said, "YOU WASHED IT OFF?!!!??" Today is good so far. Slept late so made avacado, broccoli and bacon omelettes for me and DH. (Small amount of bacon, just for flavor.) I do not think we will hit the gym today; yucky weather and everyone coming over for dinner tonight. But he has already fired up the Wii for some 1 on 1 tennis. (We actually play it 2 on 2.) We get a pretty good workout from that and then I do balance, strength and yoga on the Fit. My best to all.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Ok...everyone keeps talking about the Wii Fit. I don't have Wii..is it worth buying just for the exercise? I'm feeling left out here!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I don't have one, either. But it's so nice outside, I'm thinking of going for a walk or a bike ride.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I just checked, and it's 4 points for 3 truffles. Not a bad little treat!!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <<I don't have Wii..is it worth buying just for the exercise? I'm feeling left out here!>> Yes. They have other games that go with the Wii Fit board now that are fitness based. When I was actually using the Wii Fit I was doing well with it - the kids disconnected it and hooked up their ps3 over the summer - now I know how to have both hooked up and will start back with it on Monday. It's also fun which does help and you can unlock different games and such.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I forgot to say 999 if you have wifi you can link your wii to other people - and you can have your mii's exercise together from your home (don't ask me how to do it though - I will be having my boys hook mine up for that though)
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Alex, I like your choice for tracking progress, so I'm copying you. ;-) Height: 5' 4" Weight: 130 lbs. BMI I'm ignoring, as the last time I checked it showed me within the healthy range, and WAY too much of my 130 pounds is flab, mostly around my abdomen, which we all know isn't healthy. I walked for 45 minutes today, and I've restarted something that has been enormously helpful to me in the past. . . writing down absolutely everything I eat each day. Just the process of writing it down tends to drastically decrease what I eat without me consciously trying to eat less. I also tend to make much healthier food choices when I know I'll be writing it down. My longterm goal is to have lost 10 - 15 pounds and toned up a lot by June 1. I am going to report in here at least once every two weeks. And I'm dead serious about hoping people will get on my case in very direct ways if I fall off the wagon. I really am looking for support, which for me is valuable in the form of tough love.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I'm going to officially weigh myself on Monday morning before I workout, but my weight right now is roughly 210 pounds. I want to return to my former healthy weight of 140 pounds, so I have 70 pounds to lose.
Originally Posted By mele <<goes and double padlocks the fridge...>> <<goes and double padlocks the fridge...>> I think part of the weight problem might be the two fridges!!! ;-)
Originally Posted By mele All I did towards any sort of healtheir plan today was order a non-fat peppermint mocha from Starbucks. I still got a slice of pumpkin bread. But today wasn't my day to start anyway. We have some family birthdays right off in Jan so I always start later in the month. It struck me today, while at work, how much I hate my job and how miserable it makes me. On the upside, when I'm depressed I don't eat (or move, or speak) but it's not really the "healthy new life" I was planning on working on. So, I have tons of stuff to work on this year...not just weight. Not sure if I can do it all at once. I think this job situation is going to have to come first or I'll be stuck eating whatever menu they feed people in the asylum. Heh.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Yep, you have to prioritize. The job does indeed sound like your most pressing issue. Besides, if you wind up in an asylum, who's going to remind me to order the petit fours for my kids next December?
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ mele- we should make a shopping date when we reach our goals. I'm up for another trip to your neck of the woods! Course it's going to be a while for me (and I DON'T have a second fridge, freezer yes, fridge no) but that gives me time to save up some money! Best of luck with the job situation. You did seem a bit stressed when we met, but I thought you were handling it well, but then we just met so I don't know you all that well........ I'm rambling, but you get the idea! Maybe Miss C could join us too.
Originally Posted By officerminnie I made it through work today without eating one single piece of candy. That is truly a triumph, as every office you step into has a candy dish in it, and this time of year they are filled with really good candy!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains okay found this on my Yahoo headlines just now... 52 steps to help you lose weight. <a href="http://www.att.net/s/editorial.dll?eetype=Article&eeid=6300161&render=y&ck=&Table=&site=attportal&_lid=332&_lnm=yahoo+todayslink+changelife09" target="_blank">http://www.att.net/s/editorial...gelife09</a>
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Good job officerminnie! I went to the gym for the first time in months today! I took it easy since it's been a while. My BMI is 31.6 but I have never been under BMI of 26 in my life, even when I was an in-shape high-school athlete. My goal remains 30lbs. FYI, I tried a Slim-Fast shake for the first time today and couldn't even finish it.
