Healthy Weight Loss

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by sweetfemme247

Well today I didn't do the wii, but i have swept and mopped the entire house, I have done 3 loads of laundry and got two more to go...... got to clean the kitchen next and then I am packing the rest of my clothes that I am not going to be using..... as I leave for california in 7 days.............. im so EXCITED. finally freedom.

hey house work burns lots of calories!

[sweetfemme247]

Originally Posted by Sachita

hey house work burns lots of calories!

Im always cleaning house, and cooking and washing bella, poor thing is allergic to fleas, she is going to be so happy when we are in the desert.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by sweetfemme247

Im always cleaning house, and cooking and washing bella, poor thing is allergic to fleas, she is going to be so happy when we are in the desert.

If you don't use any kind of flea/tick/etc. treatment, consider one of these to keep those fleas from happening in the first place.

Advantix : http://www.petparents.com/specialoff...antix+for+dogs

Frontline: http://www.1800petmeds.com/Frontline...prod10459.html

I just threw two sites up there, you can search the internet for better deals.

Expensive, but keeps them healthy, and not just from fleas.

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

If you don't use any kind of flea/tick/etc. treatment, consider one of these to keep those fleas from happening in the first place.

Advantix : http://www.petparents.com/specialoff...antix+for+dogs

Frontline: http://www.1800petmeds.com/Frontline...prod10459.html

I just threw two sites up there, you can search the internet for better deals.

Expensive, but keeps them healthy, and not just from fleas.

Fleas still bite with these. They are suppose to die after they do but don't always work. But they will poison your dog.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Sachita

Fleas still bite with these. They are suppose to die after they do but don't always work. But they will poison your dog.

I think that the reviews are mixed on the last sentence.

I had a long talk with my vet prior to my last purchase to make sure it is something I wanted to continue due to the above.

What do you reccommend instead? Do you have a site to share for natural products for fleas, ticks, etc? We have a lot of lyme in the area which is what made me decide to continue with the treatment.

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

I think that the reviews are mixed on the last sentence.

I had a long talk with my vet prior to my last purchase to make sure it is something I wanted to continue due to the above.

What do you reccommend instead? Do you have a site to share for natural products for fleas, ticks, etc? We have a lot of lyme in the area which is what made me decide to continue with the treatment.

Yes, there is a dog thread or pets somewhere here. I'm happy to share. This season we went all season without ticks and fleas! It was, however a multi-part process but it works. I didn't have to give anyone frontline and the like, not that I would put it on my dogs. But this includes all the dogs I take care of. No one got treated (knock on wood). You can also check farmgoddess.com or my farm site www.dancingcreekfarm.com I always write about various treatments and animal health.

[sweetfemme247]

Originally Posted by Sachita

Yes, there is a dog thread or pets somewhere here. I'm happy to share. This season we went all season without ticks and fleas! It was, however a multi-part process but it works. I didn't have to give anyone frontline and the like, not that I would put it on my dogs. But this includes all the dogs I take care of. No one got treated (knock on wood). You can also check farmgoddess.com or my farm site www.dancingcreekfarm.com I always write about various treatments and animal health.

thank you, we will be leaving for california in 5 days, and in the desert there is no fleas....... i got this heartworm medicine she has to take now because of living in california, and it suppose to do something with the fleas too

[PinkieLee]

Well hello healthy folks & happy Tuesday! I hope that everyone enjoyed a nice, long weekend and are ready to kick this weeks butt!

We spent the weekend at the lake, where it rained the whole time. Needless to say, we were cooped up indoors much of the time watching movies and honestly just relaxing. We did manage to eat home cooked meals for 90% of the time. I made breakfast tacos with a mixture of egg & egg whites, turkey bacon & WW cheese. We grilled steaks & chicken.... and made baked potatos.

We did go out to eat one night.... where I ordered the house special Chicken Fried Steak. Yeah, I know bad, but I did order the small portion with gravy on the side. I only ate about 1/2 of the SMALL poriton because I filled up on the salad bar, first.

I know that I snacked throughout the day, and probably drank more than I should have. I did not weigh after this weekend... because I KNOW that I didn't get enough water intake so my number always shows higher after the weekend.

Today, my focus is strong and I'm back on track. We plan on hitting the gym tonight, too. I'm gonna kick my own ass! Eliptical and then I'm gonna try out the stationary bike.

Meals planned for the day...

Breakfast:
Raisin bran cereal with skim milk
a banana
1 cup coffee with fat free vanilla creamer

Lunch:
2 turkey hot dogs on wheat buns
an apple

Snack:
yogurt with granola
WW string cheese
or some fruit

Dinner (with cooler temps, we are firing up the bbq pit) :
grilled chicken
grilled asparagus & corn on the cob
garden salad

[Medusa]

I feel GREAT today. Don't know if it was the exercise last night or that I have started buckling down a little harder on nutrition but whatever it is, it's worth it!

I got out and mowed the yard yesterday and did some cleanup around the house. Had the windows open most of the day to get some fresh air. It really does a soul good to get some good, clean Ozark air!

I was thinking about how my diet has changed even from a year ago. Thought I'd share:

A year ago, this is what my food intake would have looked like:

Breakfast:
2 Tylenol
Redbull
1 cup of coffee with full-fat creamer

Midmorning:
2 Diet Cokes

Lunch:
Pizza or something fried
One of those giant Otis Spunkmeyer cookies
a huge Diet Coke

Mid Afternoon:
2 more Diet Cokes
some kind of candy bar

Dinner:
Chicken fried steak with gravy or a heavy carb-loaded meal with very few veggies
More Diet Coke or Red Bull

Before bed:
Ice cream and Diet Coke

Sleep: 3- 4 hours a night.

Jeez. No wonder I felt like crap!

Now my intake is like this:

Breakfast:
an occasional 1/2 cup of coffee with sugar-free creamer
water
oatmeal (no sugar) with fruit or yogurt or smoothie

Mid morning snack:
more water
some kind of fruit (usually grapefruit, pluot, or apple)
v8 (spicy hot or low-sodium!)

Lunch:
some kind of lean meat (usually chicken), a steamed green veggie, and a salad
more water

Afternoon snack:
either a Fiber One bar or fruit or carrot sticks
more water

Dinner:
Lean meat (super small portion) 2 steamed veggies (mostly green unless I do squash) and a dinner salad
more water

I do an occasional after dinner snack of a sugar-free banana popsicle or grapes (small portions!)

Sleep: 5- 6 hours a night!

I haven't taken Tylenol for knee pain in over 4 months. I haven't had a Diet Coke in almost 6 months. I'm exercising regularly.

Big change! Feel great!

[JustJo]

Wow! Isn't it amazing when you look at the big picture like that?
You're doing a fantastic job...and no wonder you feel better!!

Originally Posted by Medusa

I feel GREAT today. Don't know if it was the exercise last night or that I have started buckling down a little harder on nutrition but whatever it is, it's worth it!

I got out and mowed the yard yesterday and did some cleanup around the house. Had the windows open most of the day to get some fresh air. It really does a soul good to get some good, clean Ozark air!

I was thinking about how my diet has changed even from a year ago. Thought I'd share:

A year ago, this is what my food intake would have looked like:

Breakfast:
2 Tylenol
Redbull
1 cup of coffee with full-fat creamer

Midmorning:
2 Diet Cokes

Lunch:
Pizza or something fried
One of those giant Otis Spunkmeyer cookies
a huge Diet Coke

Mid Afternoon:
2 more Diet Cokes
some kind of candy bar

Dinner:
Chicken fried steak with gravy or a heavy carb-loaded meal with very few veggies
More Diet Coke or Red Bull

Before bed:
Ice cream and Diet Coke

Sleep: 3- 4 hours a night.

Jeez. No wonder I felt like crap!

Now my intake is like this:

Breakfast:
an occasional 1/2 cup of coffee with sugar-free creamer
water
oatmeal (no sugar) with fruit or yogurt or smoothie

Mid morning snack:
more water
some kind of fruit (usually grapefruit, pluot, or apple)
v8 (spicy hot or low-sodium!)

Lunch:
some kind of lean meat (usually chicken), a steamed green veggie, and a salad
more water

Afternoon snack:
either a Fiber One bar or fruit or carrot sticks
more water

Dinner:
Lean meat (super small portion) 2 steamed veggies (mostly green unless I do squash) and a dinner salad
more water

I do an occasional after dinner snack of a sugar-free banana popsicle or grapes (small portions!)

Sleep: 5- 6 hours a night!

I haven't taken Tylenol for knee pain in over 4 months. I haven't had a Diet Coke in almost 6 months. I'm exercising regularly.

Big change! Feel great!

[JustJo]

Today's menu so far...

Breakfast:

• black coffee
• 1 slice whole wheat toast with tuna salad

Mid-morning snack:

• last of the cantaloupe...about a cup
• greek yogurt

Lunch (right now):

• Salad with....
• organic baby greeens
• tomato
• half a cucumber
• 1 hard boiled egg
• about 1/2 cup garbanzo beans (have rediscovered my love for these on salad)
• small amount of avocado...maybe 1/6 ?
• homemade cider vinegar and EVOO dressing

For dinner tonight I'm making homemade soup....stock I made from the ham bone (baked ham for dinner Sunday night)....with onions, canellini beans and chunks of the ham. Yummy....and legumes!

[Rockinonahigh]

Today I am not motivated to go to the gym,working out is becomeing a bore,I have changed it up every way I can but in the end its the same.Im going to go anyway but my heart isnt in it.I gess one reason is that im stuck in a rut with the scales,no mater how hard I work out ot cut my carbs and calories it stays at the same weight..I cant drop things to low or im going to have some kick backs I dont want to deal with.Off to run a fue errennds then hit the gym..no really im going.I think I need to be doing something with all this getting fit besides contenual working out...gotta think on it cause if u dont run,bike or swim around hear what t do?I checked.

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Today I am not motivated to go to the gym,working out is becomeing a bore,I have changed it up every way I can but in the end its the same.Im going to go anyway but my heart isnt in it.I gess one reason is that im stuck in a rut with the scales,no mater how hard I work out ot cut my carbs and calories it stays at the same weight..I cant drop things to low or im going to have some kick backs I dont want to deal with.Off to run a fue errennds then hit the gym..no really im going.I think I need to be doing something with all this getting fit besides contenual working out...gotta think on it cause if u dont run,bike or swim around hear what t do?I checked.

Hey Rockin,

I remember reading a ways back there that you're on a really low calorie diet....like 500 or 600 a day? If so, I wonder if your metabolism is responding by hanging on to each calorie. I'm no doctor or dietician, but I've heard that that can happen with ultra low calorie diets...

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I feel GREAT today. Don't know if it was the exercise last night or that I have started buckling down a little harder on nutrition but whatever it is, it's worth it!

I got out and mowed the yard yesterday and did some cleanup around the house. Had the windows open most of the day to get some fresh air. It really does a soul good to get some good, clean Ozark air!

I was thinking about how my diet has changed even from a year ago. Thought I'd share:

A year ago, this is what my food intake would have looked like:

Breakfast:
2 Tylenol
Redbull
1 cup of coffee with full-fat creamer

Midmorning:
2 Diet Cokes

Lunch:
Pizza or something fried
One of those giant Otis Spunkmeyer cookies
a huge Diet Coke

Mid Afternoon:
2 more Diet Cokes
some kind of candy bar

Dinner:
Chicken fried steak with gravy or a heavy carb-loaded meal with very few veggies
More Diet Coke or Red Bull

Before bed:
Ice cream and Diet Coke

Sleep: 3- 4 hours a night.

Jeez. No wonder I felt like crap!

Now my intake is like this:

Breakfast:
an occasional 1/2 cup of coffee with sugar-free creamer
water
oatmeal (no sugar) with fruit or yogurt or smoothie

Mid morning snack:
more water
some kind of fruit (usually grapefruit, pluot, or apple)
v8 (spicy hot or low-sodium!)

Lunch:
some kind of lean meat (usually chicken), a steamed green veggie, and a salad
more water

Afternoon snack:
either a Fiber One bar or fruit or carrot sticks
more water

Dinner:
Lean meat (super small portion) 2 steamed veggies (mostly green unless I do squash) and a dinner salad
more water

I do an occasional after dinner snack of a sugar-free banana popsicle or grapes (small portions!)

Sleep: 5- 6 hours a night!

I haven't taken Tylenol for knee pain in over 4 months. I haven't had a Diet Coke in almost 6 months. I'm exercising regularly.

Big change! Feel great!

So amazing! I could tell over the past few days that you are really in the zone. You're doing fantastic!!!

I *love* the spicy V8 but really insist on the low sodium for obvious reasons. So I throw in 6-8 drops of hot sauce to the low sodium to get my kick!!

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hey Rockin,

I remember reading a ways back there that you're on a really low calorie diet....like 500 or 600 a day? If so, I wonder if your metabolism is responding by hanging on to each calorie. I'm no doctor or dietician, but I've heard that that can happen with ultra low calorie diets...

Hi Jo
Im on a low carb diet but recently I desided to keep a record the calories in the food I eat,It came out to 500 to 600,im not trying to do tht it just works out to that ammount.Im not hungry so I gess im geting enough.Mostly im eating salads,veggies with lots of grilled fish,chicken or even red meat.I stay away from potatos except for sweet potatos wich I love but am careful not to over do.You my well be right about my body being in save the calories mode. Im going to add some to my menue to see how that works,corse when I go to the gym I work out like there wont be a tomorrow,I may be over doing that as well.

[Sachita]

Sleep is absolutely essential and not just any sleep but good sleep. I use to be fine with 6 hours but as I get older I fine that I need at least 8, 9 is perfect. Getting enough rest and sleep is very important in weight loss and over all health. I have periods where I just can't sleep. Every other month for a few days. Also when I keep Mia, my granddaughter, I wake up with each toss and turn. It throws me off cycle and effects me for days. I listen to audios at night to help me sleep deeper.

I have decided that there are a few things I most likely will not give up:

Crusty Artisan Bread
well made cheeses- goat, blue cheese, guyere and the like.

Therefore I think I will spend this winter mastering the art of bread and cheese making. I have a vitamix so I'm going to purchase organic grains and grind flour. Practice making really healthy but yummy fresh breads. I can buy raw milk in NC, or so I'm told so I'll practice making cheeses. I've done both bread and cheese before. This time I'll take it to a whole new level.

[PinkieLee]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I feel GREAT today. Don't know if it was the exercise last night or that I have started buckling down a little harder on nutrition but whatever it is, it's worth it!

I got out and mowed the yard yesterday and did some cleanup around the house. Had the windows open most of the day to get some fresh air. It really does a soul good to get some good, clean Ozark air!

I was thinking about how my diet has changed even from a year ago. Thought I'd share:

A year ago, this is what my food intake would have looked like:

Breakfast:
2 Tylenol
Redbull
1 cup of coffee with full-fat creamer

Midmorning:
2 Diet Cokes

Lunch:
Pizza or something fried
One of those giant Otis Spunkmeyer cookies
a huge Diet Coke

Mid Afternoon:
2 more Diet Cokes
some kind of candy bar

Dinner:
Chicken fried steak with gravy or a heavy carb-loaded meal with very few veggies
More Diet Coke or Red Bull

Before bed:
Ice cream and Diet Coke

Sleep: 3- 4 hours a night.

Jeez. No wonder I felt like crap!

Now my intake is like this:

Breakfast:
an occasional 1/2 cup of coffee with sugar-free creamer
water
oatmeal (no sugar) with fruit or yogurt or smoothie

Mid morning snack:
more water
some kind of fruit (usually grapefruit, pluot, or apple)
v8 (spicy hot or low-sodium!)

Lunch:
some kind of lean meat (usually chicken), a steamed green veggie, and a salad
more water

Afternoon snack:
either a Fiber One bar or fruit or carrot sticks
more water

Dinner:
Lean meat (super small portion) 2 steamed veggies (mostly green unless I do squash) and a dinner salad
more water

I do an occasional after dinner snack of a sugar-free banana popsicle or grapes (small portions!)

Sleep: 5- 6 hours a night!

I haven't taken Tylenol for knee pain in over 4 months. I haven't had a Diet Coke in almost 6 months. I'm exercising regularly.

Big change! Feel great!

Oh honey, I feel ya! Here is what my daily meals were like:

Breakfast:
a big ol' Diet Coke from the convience store
2 fried steak, egg & cheese taquito things (yeah, from the healthy convience store deli)

Snack:
Diet Coke refill
Reese's peanut butter cups

Lunch:
Taco Bell taco salad (yeah, I tried to trick myself that crap was healthy @ almost 780 calories with that fried shell)
more Diet Coke

Dinner:
Pasta with some rich cream sauce
ceaser salad
garlic bread
and a bottle of wine

After dinner, we would eat ice cream, too!

No wonder I always felt like crap! I was always tired, too!