Originally Posted By smedley The lb or 2 are gone, plus another one, so I am a happy bunny today What happened to everybody else, do I need to look for a trail of bodies behind the wagon??
Originally Posted By mickeymeg mine will be the rounded and slow one at the end of the body trail. I am sad to say I seem to have lost my focus and slipped into the yummy spirit of Christmas. I keep telling myself that this is the day I will do better and I have a super healthy on track breakfast, sometimes the trend even lasts until lunch but sometime around mid afternoon I manage to find the chocolates and goodies I have been baking for Christmas. And the rum keeps slipping into the egg nog and then there is hockey games to watch and my husband handing me a beer. All in all not so good for the diet. And it has been cold and wet and miserable outside which does not help me want to go out to exercise it all off. I have no good excuse, just self pity. You are an inspiration though smedley, you are doing wonderfully I wish I had the will power you do.
Originally Posted By smedley thanks mickeymeg, I am sure it will come back to you! Christmas is always hard, fortunately I have my personal trainer and a ski trip in January for inspiration!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Hi all! I'm still around. We are almost home from our DLR vacation and I have NO doubt that I didn't gain weight. Between the walking and unfortunately 2 plus days of DH and I not feeling well (general exhaustion that I call "hitting the wall") we didn't go near most of our usual holiday treats.
Originally Posted By iamsally After a full week in Disneyland; I was up only 2lbs. That is not much and one of them is gone already and I expect the other to vanish soon. (Always some extra water after vacation.) Food is going well but I have to get back in that exercise mode I was in before we left. I am not going to try to lose anything over Christmas but I do intend to maintain. Happy Holidays and good luck fellow losers.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Weighed in at the doctor's yesterday and I'm down 27 pounds. 15 to 20 to go!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 utahjosh, I'm so proud of you for taking your health seriously and following Dr's orders! We have had so many health scares in our family this year, some of them preventable and some of them not but the bottom line is we have "one body and one life" and need to take care of it. Realizing this at a young age is so important! I'm back on the wagon. Well, some peppermint ice cream did find its way into my hands last night but a reasonable portion and I had been really good the rest of the day Did I mention that my "labs" were perfect? I've worked so hard to get to where I am (still not to goal but SO much closer) that I'm finding that I'm not turning to food with all the stress, if anything I'm thinking "meh, I'll have to pay for it later so that cookie isn't worth it where are those darned carrots" Have a great day everyone! How are you doing?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 OK, so now I'm back to say that the stress has taken over the plan to be good. Yesterday I left my mom's and came home and ate potato chips with my sandwich, followed by coffee and chocolate covered almonds later in the day. GAK! I was fully aware of what I was doing and why and I still chose to eat them. We never have chips in the house anymore but had a bag left from our DLR vacation (don't know why I brought it home) and I knew it was there waiting for me. It's been pouring rain here so the walks have been iffy. We picked up some chocolates at Sees and in Solvang and that isn't helping. Hey dark chocolate is good for you, right?mmm, maybe not in bulk. ACK! so while I am dealing with my mom and trying to get her stubborn old self to follow Drs orders I am not following Drs orders. OK, I have confessed Today is another day, right
Originally Posted By utahjosh It's okay. I've decided that as long as I don't gain over the holidays i'm in good shape.
Originally Posted By iamsally Hang in there amazed. Confession is good for the soul. Way to go josh. I too just want to maintain for the Holidays. I am doing pretty well. Have made some goat milk and fresh egg eggnog. It is sssssooooooooooo yummy but I have used it very carefully. Take care all and do enjoy the Holidays.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 LOL at myself. Yesterday my jeans were feeling a tad snug, not bad but enough for me to notice and I thought "holy cow those chips and chocolates hit me fast!" This morning I noticed that they were my "size down" jeans that I bought with intentions of fitting them by the holidays! Whoo, they fit! and now they don't feel all that snug Whoo Hoo and motivation for keeping my hand out of the candy box!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Urrrrgh, I'm back on the bandwagon after receiving my Christmas gift from a friend. It was a very heartfelt and thoughtful gift, which I'm appreciative of, and I don't want to sound ungrateful. But... it's a huge canvas art picture of her and me on her wedding day (I was bridesmaid). I HATED the way I looked that day! I look about the size of a house and I have a double chin, and I get to hang it on my wall. The joy of my life. My parents and sister have seen it so far and insist I look good, but I just hate it (and I'm well aware that they're humouring me to get me to shut up). Oh well, if I wake up and stare at that every morning it's bound to be good dieting motivation... And HUGE congrats, Amazed!! "Size down" jeans are an awesome achievement!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 LOL! Liberty, I'm sorry but that just made me laugh Not AT you but WITH you! Not just a snapshot that you can put in the drawer but a hanging. Maybe you can put a "shawl" over it that can be easily whipped down when your friend comes over The size down jeans are making their way to the back of the closet unfortunately. I have been stress eating and being fully aware of what I'm doing. Hopefully next week I'll just throw any treats out and start fresh. Problem is I have healthy food to prepare but by dinner time my day has gone to heck and gone and pizza or grilled cheese is all I can handle. Hmm, maybe I need to rethink that dinner needs to be a meal. It's just DH and me so maybe I can get away with a dump salad? Happy Holidays to all!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle lol, that's okay, Amazed, I can laugh about it now too (although I was closer to tears than laughter when she first presented it to me!) And truth be told, I've become used to it and it's really not as bad as I first thought (everyone seems genuinely surprised when they see it after hearing my whinging, and they all say "I was expecting SO MUCH worse!"... I almost WANT someone to look at it and say "you're right, it's hideous"!) I know, how much worse can you get than a giant picture of yourself not looking your best?! The good news is she doesn't come over too often... hmmm... Good luck Amazed, Christmas is never a good time for anyone eating-wise. I know for myself I really need to start being good because in about a week and a half I'm going to Disneyland and want to lose some weight before then, or at least not put more on!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 ACK! Wasn't completely happy with the sweater I was going to wear Christmas but in a hurry so put on a top that was too big and blousy. Instead of looking a bit thinner in this years Christmas family photos I look like I'm wearing a tent and trying to hide something. Sigh. I supposed the pounds of treats I've been eating didn't help but sheesh. Maybe I should invest in photoshop. Tomorrow or Tuesday I'm fully back on the wagon. Haven't decided yet. How'd you all do?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 OK, so another trip to the ER with mom yesterday blew out the idea of starting the week with a brisk walk and throwing out the treats. More like sitting for hours in the ER (thankfully in a cubicle and not in the waiting room)and finishing my brothers cinnamon roll. Anyway.....today is a new day, right? and unless we get another call soon, I may get that walk in before the rain starts Hmmm, the wii fit has sat idle for a few days, hadn't thought about that. Rain is not an excuse! So, shall we end 2010 with holiday eating confession posts and/or I am so motivated posts and start a new thread for 2011?
Originally Posted By iamsally I was most pleased to get on the scale this AM and only be 134 in my sweats. I seem to be pretty stable. This without much exercise. Which means, with the new year and a new plan (mainly less sugary snacks) and back to the exercise.......I should be ready to go for 2011.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 YAY Ruthie!!!! We have been walking the hills the past 2 mornings and it feels good. Haven't been 100% good on the eating but a bit of Wii Fit and the walking is getting me more motivated. With the colder weather it's been harder to remember to drink the water. We are planning to see a movie tomorrow and I am planning to portion control the popcorn Baby steps, right?
Originally Posted By Labuda So, I went to the ob/gyn for my annuual physical this morning and, lo and behold, I weighed fully clothed about 5 pounds less than I thought I weigh nekkid. WOO HOO!
