Healthy Weight Loss

[little_ms_sunshyne]

Pinkie popcorn has become my savior too! I eat it during the day at school...yummy! Laughing cow cheese and crackers too! Oooo and yogurt!

Sooooo..i gave in and weighed myself after several weeks...10 pounds! Whoohooo!

2 more days until week is over!

[T4Texas]

Thanks Anya for the ideas. The tuna in a bag sounds good.
Another thing I do is never go to the store hungry. I will eat something even its a piece of toast before grocery shopping so that I dont buy the whole store out or impulse buy.

[little_ms_sunshyne]

Apple Straws where have you been all my life?! I can eat 38 and only 130 calories...
Wearing a big ol smile and a satisfied belly

[Hack]

I have a job interview Friday afternoon.

And all my suits are too big. :/

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by Hack

I have a job interview Friday afternoon.

And all my suits are too big. :/

Shop tomorrow!!!


Our mornings are chilly now, and this morning I put on a relatively "fitted" thermal shirt. I normally only wear these *under* t-shirts because I do not like the way they lay on my spare tire.

But this morning, it mostly laid flat.

Progress.

[PinkieLee]

Well, look at all these fabulous healthy folks this morning!

I didn't weigh last week because I was being a pansy... I KNEW I didn't stick to my plan as well as I should have (yeah, too many beers). I forced myself to get on the scale this morning, and luckily I lost 1 pound forever! I know, not a lot for two weeks, but at least the scale is going in the right direction! I was at a standstill again, so I'm glad to see the damn thing moving again

Breakfast:
a 3 pack of chicken minis from Chick fil A (7 WW points)
an apple

I work the 2nd job tonight, so I'll be hitting up Subway at lunch for a ham & turkey footlong with lots of veggies that I can eat for lunch & dinner. Oh, if you haven't tried their new yogurt parfaits... they are YUMMY! It's vanilla yogurt, with strawberries & blueberries with granola.

Snacks:
baby carrots
celery sticks with a lil' peanut butter

[JustJo]

We went out to dinner last night, and I stuck to my eating plan...and had a delicious meal. I was strong, and passed on the cheese fries appetizer that the others shared.

We were at Outback and I had green salad with tangy tomato (non fat) dressing, the 6 oz. cut of filet mignon and steamed mixed veggies (which was a mix of summer squash, pea pods, broccoli and carrots).

I also had a nice glass of shiraz.

[Zimmeh]

Good Luck!

Zimmy

Originally Posted by Hack

I have a job interview Friday afternoon.

And all my suits are too big. :/

[sylvie]

mmmm, popcorn..
something i never think to eat, really.. and love it plain even.. must get some..

hi all!
thought i would check in quick, had a weigh in yesterday and lost 3 more lbs, for a total of 43 lbs now.. i wanted to lose 50 lbs before travelling to see Mtn (i leave in 19 , almost 18 days) - so have a lil over 2 weeks to lose 7 more lbs.. it was just a little personal goal i had, i still have more to lose so that's not where i'm stopping, just feels good to be so near that goal..

i decided to clean through my closet the other day, and found a number of clothes with tags still on them that fit.. YAY for cleaning out closets.. AND found some clothes that i want to fit into.. Soo, there's my next goal, lol.

i'm noticing a lot of changes in me:
- energy level is through the roof with 43 lbs off..i push myself a lil harder now with activity, it feels great to exercise without the pain..
- no more pain in my feet or legs when i work long hours or when i walk / exercise & no more swollen ankles
- i FEEL fantastic, my esteem has improved greatly, self - worth is WOW.
- my nails are growing stronger (that is probably more eating disorder oriented though) - they were so brittle and broken all the time.
- when i wear capris, they fit so nicely on my legs now, i love that feeling.. i was forever pulling the legs of them down some where i wanted them to be when walking.. (sounds silly, i know lol)
- my confidence in wearing clothes that are snug to my body.. i always wore things oversized, and not just around the house, but i will walk outside more proudly, even if i'm still overweight.. just having that bit more confidence with my body feels fantastic.
- my facial features - i find they're changing as my face slims some.. i feel younger looking (only a little though) but i want more! LOL younger looking works for me.. & my complexion is so much more clear (probably all the water i'm drinking)
- motivation, ohhhhh i motivate myself so much more now..& love that feeling..this was something i struggled with a great deal!
- but the best part - the portion control, the strength in staying true to my healthy eating , trying new foods, staying away from processed anything, sugars, white flours, etc.. and feeling overall healthier than i have in a very long time.. if that's not motivation, i don't know what is!

been reading all your posts and so proud of you all for all the progress, loving the recipes shared, and healthy tips... sending you all huggs & motivation to keep at it! ♥

[Rockinonahigh]

Well it finaly happened,I am becomeing very bord with exersiseing,im surprised it took so long.It usely spells the end of doing whatever it was I got bord with.Im walking hear at home useingthe equipment I have,to be honest I need something more than just workingout to lose weight(it should be enough but isnt).Im looking for other things to do tho not shure what,they have some other activities but they are early in the morning or late in the afternoon wich dosent work cause I have other things going on then.I really would rather be physicaly working hard cause I can see the beganing and end results.Im still on my food plan and its doing fine.

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Everyone,

Tonya, I love popcorn, and I keep forgetting to pick up another box when I go grocery shopping.

Rocking, I found walking to be more fun then hitting the gym. You can walk at your own pace and I love the outdoors and fresh air.

Sylvie, Congrats on your weight loss! I have a pair of Kenneth Cole pants that I want to fit into again and once I lose another 10lbs then I will be able to wear them.

To everyone else, hope you all are having a good day!

Zimmy

[foxyshaman]

I thought this week was going to be a write off. I survived my family weekend. I overate at one meal, but it was salad. I did however break my own bodies rule and have two small slices of bread. It was just ssssssoooooo good OMG!!!

I did not eat my emotions, and there were lots of emotions. But, what I did do is not exercise Monday. I used to excuse I had to work late, which I did, but... Then Tuesday night I did not go to my interval training but that was for a very good reason. The daughter I gave up for adoption and I spent the whole evening together talking until 1 am. I cherish that. So Wednesday I increased my weight in my class. I have super strong legs so I wanted to see if I could push it another 20 lbs for squats. The legs were fine, the upper back... yeah not so much. My triceps, they are calling me names. I did do Zumba at lunch today, so I feel good, sweat sticky, but good.

So, I don't think my week is stellar for weight loss. And I will not be very active this weekend as I am in a workshop with a wonderful and amazing man ~ Tim Freke. I am SSSSSUUUUPPPPEERRRRR excited. And the chef cooking for us is fabo and I get lots and lots of no fat, low fat vegetarian options. Sooooo cross your fingers for me that I eat well and come back full of love and fantastic intentions.

In the meantime I am rooting for each and every one of us behind the scenes!!

[Rockinonahigh]

Last week my son said he was dieing for some real fried chicken would I please cook a batch,so to day I did,I was good and only hat two small peices a wing and drumstick with a big tablespoon of real mashed taters with chicken gravy thats in a bag...almost as good as the real thing.I knew I was going to do this so I stuck to the low end of the carb calorie count for a couple of days so it wouldnt be such a big deal.Tomorrow im goint to the country club early before work I found out there is a nature trail about 3 miles long I can bike on it or walk,I can shower and change for work when im done.Working there has its privileges.

[Kelt]

Hey healthy folks,

Well I got my Nordic walking poles last night and took them out for a test drive this morning.

Where were these things a year ago?!?

They look innocent enough; but don’t let that fool ya. They kicked my butt. The weird part is it was actually easier (seemingly), and a lot of fun. It took a lot of the load off of my back and knees and just transferred it to my upper body. Much more comfortable and just sailing along. With perfect posture no less.

Of course I discarded all extra clothing layers in the first twenty minutes; and drank four times as much water.

But it is surprisingly easy to adjust on the fly as to whether I was concentrating on my triceps or then to the lats, etc. This was necessary because each area would be screaming in pretty short order, lol.

As near as I can figure that just changed my routine from about 900 cal burn to about 1200-1300 cal. I’ll check it with the heart rate monitor after I settle in a bit.

Jacking up my calorie intake to compensate, but it sure was fun!

[Zimmeh]

I picked up some Betty Crocker Apple Cinnamon muffin mix tonight. It is made with whole grains and is very yummy!

Zimmy