I'm so happy to have been able to attend the weight loss support group chat this evening. It's nice to connect with people.

*smiles*

So, these last 2 days off I've kinda been slacking as far as calories. I haven't gone far over....maybe 2-300 calories.

Back to work tomorrow and back to being really strict as well as hitting the gym again for the first time since I hurt my ankle. I'll do that tomorrow night!!!

I wish all of you well!! Thanks for your support.
:party:

Ok. So last couple of days have been kinda hard. Sit down and figure out what to do over the next couple of days to get you back on track. Don't overdo workouts but plan them into your day -- even if it's a walk during break or having a couple of apples instead of apple pie. Don't let these little trips ruin the whole journey. You've already seen success! Keep at it!

This week, for me, wasn't bad. Food wise I didn't do as well but I did my exercises so that kept it to a minimum. I'm working at getting back into better habits. The plus is that I'm pretty much working from home after next week so it should be easier for me.

GO TEAM BFP!

Hey honey:) Strop stressing yourself so much. Lapses are natural. Dont beat up on yourself and get back on the wagon. You'll do it. We all have faith in you. You have my number and you may call me ANY time you need to talk.
Im sending you a big ol' hug.

Yours,
Jewel

Thanks Y'all.

Today was MUCH better calorie wise.

I should go to the gym.

Totally should go.

Totally.

Someone wanna go FOR me??

lmao.

OH...thanks everyone for being so supportive. I mean, really, I couldn't have come this far without you all. Seriously.

Let's figure out a way to make working out fun, kay?

Because currently I'm ENTIRELY dreading this. I need to do it, seriously.

I don't want bad numbers this week, I don't want it at all.

I need good weeks.

I am 100% commited to making this work for me.

How is everyone??

Diva

Tonya

'Dusa

Gemme

Diavolo

Christie

*smiles*

I need y'all and y'all need me....come on!!!!

Divalicioius any more weight loss?? 20 lbs was sooooo awesome!!!

I had a not so great weekend. Snow and baking cookies for Jess... Lil bastards called my name... they finally had to go to the trash...

The weather makes it harder for me... I want warm, comfort food and well, no carbs is hard to manage.

I'm hanging in... I did ask Jess to toss the lil sugar bastards... LOL

wow diva. how much calories could a lil bit of some creamer have??
im trying to watch what i eat...... out here on the road.. can be tough sometimes.. specialy when you have to drive and are hungry and dont have time to sit down and eat something .... soo its food on the go....
i do how ever make things in my truck....
i have a crock pot type a thing...... i make some great dinners in...
im also making myself do portion control... like the amount they may serve when u go out to eat.... and lean cusine.. i sometimes buy the lean cusine dinners when i do want something quick and easy....
i need to do more walking . which i need ot make myself do more...
i do believe we are all human and eat things we crave once in while. and there is nothng wrong with that... if we are to diet its to be a diet we know we can live with for the rest of our life.
ok now bk to my ..... daydreaming of a warm place.. sippin a bahama mama.. :tanning: lol ....

WLS Group change in meeting times
 

As a reminder...we decided in our last meeting to alternate the meeting days and times between Wed and Thur evenings. Soooooo...this weeks meeting is Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM PST/10:30 PM EST. Also, due to some issues we had to change the password so please PM me and I will give you the new one. Also, the topic for this weeks meeting is, "Strategies that work for weight loss". So please think about strategies that have worked for you, and that you wish to share with others.


Warmly,
Jewel

Diva I am so proud for you....that is absolutely awesome....I hate that I am jealous but still hatefully happy for you....you go gorgeous, you can do it!:cheer:

Hey there....

Yes....1 tbs is reccommended, Barb, and that's 35 calories.....and that's not so bad, but I was POURING that stuff in my coffee...because it was just so yummie and my sweet tooth is Satan. So, let's say I had 5 Tbs (easily) in each of my 3-4 cups of coffee......see what I mean? It was a needed sacrifice. I was out of control with the Coffee Mate! I just did the math: 700 calories....

That's just wrong!

Now for that Lean Cuisine......check out the sodium content on those things.....I know your particular situation ~ being on the road ~ makes it difficult. But that sodium is icky!

Good luck!

Youre totally right about those Lean Cuisine meals. On top of being a sodium nightmare, they are LOADED with carbs which is not the greatest thing when youre trying to eat healthier.

omg.. ya'll are soo right on the sodium thing...... and i take meds for high blood pressure.... soo i know. and i do read it....
seems like we just can not get away from the sodium thing .... unless we make our own meals......
meat . has sudium in it already....
i always taste food before adding salt. but then again i hardly use salt...
i do however have a sea salt grinder.. which i think helps me have more control on how much salt i use. i have one large sea salt grinder with crushed red peppers mixed in... thats yummy.. lol
i try to use subsitutes for salt.... like a lil bit of hot sauce, or lemons.. mrs dash is really good.

ok as for the coffee creamers........ i like and use half n half.. thats it nothing else.... once in a great while i will add a splash of vanilla or irsh creamer not to much. though cuz i have grown use to no sweetners in my coffee.. but sometimes i like a lil something different... at home . i might add vanllia extract to my grounds when making coffee... i dont know the calorie count to that but it cant be as high as the creamers can it?? or maybe some cinnamon in the grounds as well..... i been known to add both at the same time.. makes the coffee purty damm yummy.. lol
btw... my siggy line... i wish my body could look like that again.. would be nice.. lol .. maybe looking at it eveyrday will make me wanna lose more.. heh

About the salt, we use kosher salt, it has about a quarter of the sodium content of other salts. We grind it with our mortar and pestal.
When I cook I don't use salt at all, natural foods have their own salts. If a recipe calls for it I use only a smidgen of what is called for. I realize that baking is a totally different animal, and leave that happy culinary chore to the one who knows how to do so.
Then for x-mas we got some salts of the world, all sea salts and all with their own healthy properties, such as a Hawaiian sea salt that has charcoal as a binder. It's called Hiwa Kai from www.artisansalt.com

On a positive note, I've lost 6 lbs :chef:

taking notes here..
and umm i havnt weighed myself in sometime.......
wait....... had my DOT physical in Oct.. umm hmm i was 240 i think.. *sigh*

Okay, I get this. Getting there (gym) is the hardest thing. But once you are there, you don't have to kill yourself, okay? Take it easy. Or break things up. Dedicate at least half an hour to working out and make it ACTUAL work out time, not stretch time (you need that before and after) or change machines time. Working out time. If it makes the time fly to change machines, do it. But keep a record of what you've done.

Those machines are anywhere from 10-25% off of what we really burn. I ignore that part. I keep a record of my blood pressure and heart rate before I work out and after I'm totally done and have stretched and cooled down. I keep a record of what machine I used, how many calories it said I burned, the time it took me, and the distance. I keep all of this info in a small notebook that fits in my exercise pants pocket. I have a cute hot pink mini pen that I write the info down with. That notebook and pen are dedicated to my workout info ONLY. It's to the point where I panic if I think I've forgotten them. Now, that might be a bit much, but it shows me that I've done it enough to that it's an expectation on my part and that's a good thing. I got this way by not having any expectations for myself. What good has that done?

I bring my MP3 player also. It's been a Godsend, I tell you. I would get so bored, even with the machines with TVs on them, that I would never finish more than 15-20 minutes. Now, I go as long as the Y machines let me, which is 65 minutes each round. An hour for working out and 5 minutes for cool down.

I don't recommend going full blast or an hour every day. I work out hard half the time and give myself a break half the time. As long as I'm THERE, it's a victory to me.

Pretty, pretty shrinking princess....honey, not all of us are what you might call.......uhhh, observant? Besides it doesn't matter a hill of beans what WE think and feel about YOUR weight loss and body changes. It's all YOU.

And bring a before and after picture so we can see it too! :tease:

Excellent! :thumbsup:

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