Originally Posted By mickeymeg congrats on being down after a vacation LB, that is a job well done especially if it is a surprise =) Thanks for the encouragment everyone. I am really trying hard not to fall into the path of the 'oh well the damage is done I better just throw the towel in' train. I have been loosely tracking this weekend and trying to make better choices. Thanksgiving dinner is tomorrow night, Mon. the 11th, and it will be super yummy so I am going to just have to practice portion control and will power and stay away from second helpings. Then go for as many runs this week as I possibly can. Wish me luck.
Originally Posted By utahjosh I've lost twenty pounds over the last three months! I haven't posted on this thread before but I had to share my joy!
Originally Posted By oredisneyfan Good luck with the Thankgiving dinner mickeymeg. I didn't do so good on the eating out this weekend...it is always the darned weekends that get me. I was "elected" to run the snack bar for my daughters basketball tournament all day on Saturday and managed to keep myself from snacking on all the bagels, muffins ect but between that and my other daughters choir retreat and homecoming dance I found no time to cook/eat so Subway for lunch and chineese take out for dinner, aaargh! I must do better on the weekends
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>Must be all the walking you did at DLR Speaking of, did you have a good time?<< I had a wonderful time thank you! I also really noticed the difference in how easily I was able to run around everywhere with just about 12lbs lost since my last visit in January, and I'm fairly happy with the photos, although I've cringed at a couple. Still, I was the lightest I've been for a Disney trip since '05 (although still a fair bit heavier than that visit) so the photos were a welcome relief compared to some of the more recent ones! I'm still not 100% back into my routine, but I'm improving by the day... have to get back into it properly! Keep up the good work, everyone!
Originally Posted By smedley Way to go losers And special congrats to Josh Well I have been massively off plan and am now feeling it in the oh so tight trousers, so it's time to put my foot down practice some self control and get totally back on program! At least that way I will feel healthy too, I do wonder sometimes if I must have felt yucky all the time before I started this program? It's amazing what a difference knowing how good I feel with good eating has made to my awareness of how I feel when I eat badly! So I started today on track, I need to get my lunch/dinner part made soon, as I have my first meeting with my personal trainer this afternoon to put a 10 week plan in place, I am really looking forward to having that kind of motivation going on! (You know the kind where you're paying for it so you do it ) Keep at it everyone, Happy Thanksgiving Meg!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Congrats utahjosh! Please post more about your new life style if you'd like to share, we are a friendly group oredisneyfan, yesterday I had a conversation with our nephew about kids, activities and eating dinner. Boy it brought back memories and now your post brought back more. We had/have 4 kids and juggled at least 3 sports/clubs/activities at a time and man, dinners were rough. I feel for you. A suggestion, how about looking on each fast food website for nutrition facts now. Find a "healthier" option and write it down. Then when you are faced with choices you know what you should order. Doesn't always work but I've been able to shave quite a bit of fat and calories off my usual choices by just tweaking them Good job at staying away from the muffins and bagels!!!! Liberty Belle, I'll bet you really felt those 12 lbs lost walking around DLR! LOL! about the photos, I know just what you mean. smeds, are you at least drinking your water Sorry I couldn't resist. You are so going to finish this now. A personal trainer will keep your momentum going for sure. I was fairly successful at the BBQ yesterday. Just a dab of homemade potato salad (you know, didn't want to insult the hostess and a small burger and some salad. Good luck with today everyone, we can do this!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 mickeymeg, almost forgot to wish you luck with today and with you Happy Thanksgiving! Portion control is a great idea
Originally Posted By smedley Amazed, the water is the one thing that doesn't change, I am too used to it now, my body complains big time if it doesn't get at least 2 litres a day! lol On my way out to see the trainer shortly, on track today, got my food to take to work made and in the fridge, and the base for my fish soup I will have before I leave to work done, just need to cube the salmon and throw it in for a few minutes when I get back et voila, fish soup
Originally Posted By oredisneyfan Thanks Amazed, I know going in with a plan helps some things they advertise as low fat but are really hight in sugar and carbs = high calories.. so it is so decieveing. also a serving size is sometimes tiney.....so I am thinking you are right just figure out what is good a head of time
Originally Posted By smedley Planning is definitely the key, and at least it's a bit easier these days with most of the websites listing what they sell with fat and sugar contents etc My meeting with the trainer went well. I suspect he is gonna kick my butt all around the place, but you know I guess it's what I need! Hopefully it will pay dividends quickly
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, if my calculations are right, I'm two classes away from having worked out 100 hours this year! I'll find out for sure two Jazzercise classes from now if I'm right.
Originally Posted By smedley Went for a biomechanical assessment this morning to figure out what was happening with my knee for the personal trainer I am going to start working with next week. The guy I saw is a leg sports injury specialist and also a podiatrist/chiropodist. So I went expecting to find out stuff about my right leg (the injured one) and I did. I have scarring on my medial ligament, which indicates there was damage to that during the accident too, I have early stages of osteo-arthritis in the knee too, so he has given me a whole list of supplements to take to deal with those issues. However the real surprise (and a contributing factor to how slow my knee is healing) is that I have an issue with my good leg It seems that my left leg is a tiny bit shorter than my right one, but my hips are aligned (apparently that's a great thing) but to compensate I apparently kick out my left heel as I walk, because of the issue with that my right knee is pro...bably taking longer to heal because I've always had to compensate for the other leg (not knowingly obviously) anyway to make a long story even longer, the fix is to have orthotic insoles moulded and to wear them in all my shoes, it will stop the problem, and should also make it easier to get the other knee better. Been out and sorted out the supplements and started taking those this afternoon, go back to be fitted for the insoles early next week. Interestingly it seems that I am not the massive klutz we always thought I was, the specialist said the issue with my left leg means that my balance will never have been right and that's why I fall over so much! Anyways not 100% the news I was looking for, but he's happy that if I take the tablets, and work out with Simon, and wear the orthotics, that it's more than manageable, and I will be able to go skiing in January Oh and the diet is totally on track
Originally Posted By iamsally Hope things go well with your knee smedley. It has been a long haul. Now that you are aware of the problem it should be easier. Good luck and hope to hear that your skinny self is whizzing down those slopes. Good to hear how everyone is doing. I am in Seattle and have not weighed. But when I am honest with myself I know if I am doing right. And I feel pretty good so far. Hopefully the scale will bear that out when I get home.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Wow smeds, what an eye opener for you. What an interesting diagnosis and how GREAT it is that you know now and can compensate and supplement and get on with your active life I have osteoarthritis and I wish we'd caught it sooner but with supplements I've been able to correct and stave off the progression so I'm living testament to take those darn supplements even if you have to pack an extra suitcase for travel to haul all of them Good job iamsally, sounds like you are being thoughtful during your stay We are in DLR and I am doing as well as I expected. I have found that the cookies are not all that great now that they have taken the transfat or whatever out of them so no need to go there We of course are doing a TON of walking and I am being thoughtful ie, skipping the fries so I can eat the french bread, skipping the bacon and breakfast potatoes so I can have ice cream See, thoughtful We have randomly run into the Clones, who found Tand and Fowley and then ran into Tand and Fowley again yesterday
Originally Posted By iamsally *Whoops, I meant 1/2 the Clones * Yeah amazed, rub it in. I ate too much Mexican food last night.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Good job amazed - I do find it pretty hard being thoughtful at DLR. I'm a little jealous though about you running into the other Brisbane LPers, I'd have loved to meet you, you should have been there a couple of weeks ago!! I'm getting back into my routine more and more every day. I weighed again and have lost another 200g this week (half a pound), not a lot but I'm amazed I'm still losing, I thought my overindulgence would have caught up with me by now. I'm feeling good though! Maybe I've gotten away with it Also I'm wearing a shirt today that I bought in January and it hasn't fitted properly until now, that's always a good feeling! Good to hear everyone's stories, very inspiring!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Heading out of DLR today and boy was I thoughtful as I ate my way through the parks Not THAT bad but I did enjoy a treat or twelve. I won't weigh until Friday but my clothes are still fitting fine so that is a good sign It was fun to put on some DLR T's that have been too tight in past and they slipped right on with out the old streeeaaatcheroo. Have a great Sunday everyone!
Originally Posted By mickeymeg I am crawling out from under the wagon and getting back on. Thanksgiving dinner was supper yummy, so were the leftovers.....then the rest of the week just got away from me ending in Brownie camp. Good grief. I am starting fresh (again)today.
