Healthy Weight Loss

[PinkieLee]

Y'all rock! THANKS for the info about the califlower. I don't want to freak the parental units out too much with too much change, so I'll probably just make them a small side dish version of potatoes. I am going to be make most of my side dishes as fresh veggies... instead of the heavy casserole type dishes. Green bean casserole is a given though... but can switch to the fat free or healthy choice cream of mushroom and the green beans can be the kind with no salt added. Hey, every little modification helps. I still haven't decided between ham or turkey yet.

I am going to try out the califlower puree on me and D one night... and see if she snubs her nose at it. I'm thinking with enough seasoning (& a sprinkle of cheese), she'll try anything

Anya, thank you so much for the custard receipe! It look soooo good and I can't wait to try it out!

Well, I bit the bullet and got on the scale this morning. Yep, a 5 pound gain. I refuse to beat myself up about it... because pms is knocking at the door, so I know most of it is hormone/water related! Anyway, my focus is strong again and I'm hitting this head on! Watch out y'all

[Cowboi]

I weighed this morning and have lost 2 lbs!!! Amazing!!(after all that beer I drank in LR) Guess my metabolism is kickin!!
Went back to the gym today, had a great workout. My arms are like sgetti.

[sylvie]

i am so SO happy..
had my weigh in yesterday, and am now at 58 lbs lost total!
that's 2 friggin' lbs shy of 60, goodness!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

- my confidence is out of this world, i LOVE it...
- so many changes in me, especially within, let alone the obvious stuff..
- my growing strength though, is the best part of this journey..

i am so incredibly happy, and feel tremendous about doing this the healthy way with you all, it's a slow process, but knowing i am doing this and KEEPING it off, feels fabulous, eh!

and the energy level, goodness !!!
still have more to go, i'm not setting any weight goals, i get overwhelmed with weight goals.. i just set them in 10 lb increments... and will keep losing until i feel good about myself, that's my real goal in this, to feel my healthiest, happiest and look in a mirror and love the beautiful girl looking back at me and know i'm worthy!

You are all doing wonderfully, and loving all the tips & discussions..
i learn so so much through You all, and keep motivated through you all as well.. Cheers to all of us for doing this the right way, it may be slow going, but it's sooo worth it !♥

[Thinker]

WAY TO GO, SYLVIE!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by sylvie

i am so SO happy..
had my weigh in yesterday, and am now at 58 lbs lost total!
that's 2 friggin' lbs shy of 60, goodness!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

- my confidence is out of this world, i LOVE it...
- so many changes in me, especially within, let alone the obvious stuff..
- my growing strength though, is the best part of this journey..

i am so incredibly happy, and feel tremendous about doing this the healthy way with you all, it's a slow process, but knowing i am doing this and KEEPING it off, feels fabulous, eh!

and the energy level, goodness !!!
still have more to go, i'm not setting any weight goals, i get overwhelmed with weight goals.. i just set them in 10 lb increments... and will keep losing until i feel good about myself, that's my real goal in this, to feel my healthiest, happiest and look in a mirror and love the beautiful girl looking back at me and know i'm worthy!

You are all doing wonderfully, and loving all the tips & discussions..
i learn so so much through You all, and keep motivated through you all as well.. Cheers to all of us for doing this the right way, it may be slow going, but it's sooo worth it !♥

[sylvie]

Originally Posted by Thinker

WAY TO GO, SYLVIE!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you thank you so much Thinker!!

[Kelt]

Originally Posted by sylvie

i am so SO happy..
had my weigh in yesterday, and am now at 58 lbs lost total!
that's 2 friggin' lbs shy of 60, goodness!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

- my confidence is out of this world, i LOVE it...
- so many changes in me, especially within, let alone the obvious stuff..
- my growing strength though, is the best part of this journey..

i am so incredibly happy, and feel tremendous about doing this the healthy way with you all, it's a slow process, but knowing i am doing this and KEEPING it off, feels fabulous, eh!

and the energy level, goodness !!!
still have more to go, i'm not setting any weight goals, i get overwhelmed with weight goals.. i just set them in 10 lb increments... and will keep losing until i feel good about myself, that's my real goal in this, to feel my healthiest, happiest and look in a mirror and love the beautiful girl looking back at me and know i'm worthy!

You are all doing wonderfully, and loving all the tips & discussions..
i learn so so much through You all, and keep motivated through you all as well.. Cheers to all of us for doing this the right way, it may be slow going, but it's sooo worth it !♥

This is outstanding Sylvie! Now you have momentum on your side, there's no stopping you.

[Rockinonahigh]

Besides winning my pool game tonight(8ball) I managed to only eat one little bitty two bite individual peice milkey way candy from the bar...I picked up 4 but put 3 back.I told ya I was good.

[BBinNYC]

Well here I am.

I've been lurking here for a while reading about all of your successes and challenges and the great ways you are preparing food so that it's healthy.

A few years ago I cut out most carbs and lost over 20 lbs. I think I did this for a bit over a year. After that I gained the weight back, but it was the eating plan that I found the easiest to adapt to. Most of the things I really wanted to keep eating were ok and I could easily get rid of the things I had to avoid.

I decided while at the Reunion to do it again. For some reason the motivation came back. So Monday morning I went back to the no/low carb (about 40 gms of carbs a day). I weighed myself Monday morning and will weigh in once a week.

As I said, here I am.

BB

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by BBinNYC

Well here I am.

I've been lurking here for a while reading about all of your successes and challenges and the great ways you are preparing food so that it's healthy.

A few years ago I cut out most carbs and lost over 20 lbs. I think I did this for a bit over a year. After that I gained the weight back, but it was the eating plan that I found the easiest to adapt to. Most of the things I really wanted to keep eating were ok and I could easily get rid of the things I had to avoid.

I decided while at the Reunion to do it again. For some reason the motivation came back. So Monday morning I went back to the no/low carb (about 40 gms of carbs a day). I weighed myself Monday morning and will weigh in once a week.

As I said, here I am.

BB

Hi there! I also find the no carbs works for me, I am on two weeks of cleansing so less than 20 carb grams and all from veggies.. a few from the spot of milk I put in my coffee.. I am into it almost two weeks and i Feel great! I don't feel bloated at all and I am never hungry, funny how carbs cause us to run out of gas and keep us hungry isn't it? I had major success with this years ago after a surgery and yes it's the easiest to me

[PinkieLee]

Originally Posted by BBinNYC

Well here I am.

I've been lurking here for a while reading about all of your successes and challenges and the great ways you are preparing food so that it's healthy.

A few years ago I cut out most carbs and lost over 20 lbs. I think I did this for a bit over a year. After that I gained the weight back, but it was the eating plan that I found the easiest to adapt to. Most of the things I really wanted to keep eating were ok and I could easily get rid of the things I had to avoid.

I decided while at the Reunion to do it again. For some reason the motivation came back. So Monday morning I went back to the no/low carb (about 40 gms of carbs a day). I weighed myself Monday morning and will weigh in once a week.

As I said, here I am.

BB

WELCOME BB! We are so glad to have you here! You've found a great place to swap receipes, focus on goals, workout tips & all around encouragement & support!

There were quite a few people at the Reunion that are on this journey, and their success so far has been motivation for many of us! I'm telling you, seeing everybody was another kick in the butt for me to keep going! We can do this!

GOOD LUCK my friend!

[Zimmeh]

Congratulations Sylvie!!!!



Have a great day,

Zimmeh

Originally Posted by sylvie

i am so SO happy..
had my weigh in yesterday, and am now at 58 lbs lost total!
that's 2 friggin' lbs shy of 60, goodness!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

- my confidence is out of this world, i LOVE it...
- so many changes in me, especially within, let alone the obvious stuff..
- my growing strength though, is the best part of this journey..

i am so incredibly happy, and feel tremendous about doing this the healthy way with you all, it's a slow process, but knowing i am doing this and KEEPING it off, feels fabulous, eh!

and the energy level, goodness !!!
still have more to go, i'm not setting any weight goals, i get overwhelmed with weight goals.. i just set them in 10 lb increments... and will keep losing until i feel good about myself, that's my real goal in this, to feel my healthiest, happiest and look in a mirror and love the beautiful girl looking back at me and know i'm worthy!

You are all doing wonderfully, and loving all the tips & discussions..
i learn so so much through You all, and keep motivated through you all as well.. Cheers to all of us for doing this the right way, it may be slow going, but it's sooo worth it !♥

[Zimmeh]

I am still having cold cereal and coffee for breakfast with a sandwich for lunch and a healthy dinner. The food that was being served at the Reunion, was heavy in carbs and sugars, but damn it, those desserts rocked...

I am so excited for Sylvie and everyone who is loosing weight!!!

Have a great day,

Zimmeh

[PinkieLee]

Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

I am still having cold cereal and coffee for breakfast with a sandwich for lunch and a healthy dinner. The food that was being served at the Reunion, was heavy in carbs and sugars, but damn it, those desserts rocked...

I am so excited for Sylvie and everyone who is loosing weight!!!

Have a great day,

Zimmeh

Good morning Zimmeh

Like Kelt told me, sometimes we allow ourselves a pass for special occassions... the Reunion was my special occassion. Some of y'all lucky folks still came home with a loss. NOpe, not me, I seemed to overinduldge a lil' too much. But at least I'm focused on my goals again and KNOW that I can do it!

Keep up the good work Zimmeh... you are doing amazing!

[Zimmeh]

Thank you and your right..I think it was from running to catch my plane and all of the laughter we had...

Let's do this!!!

Zimmeh

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

Good morning Zimmeh

Like Kelt told me, sometimes we allow ourselves a pass for special occassions... the Reunion was my special occassion. Some of y'all lucky folks still came home with a loss. NOpe, not me, I seemed to overinduldge a lil' too much. But at least I'm focused on my goals again and KNOW that I can do it!

Keep up the good work Zimmeh... you are doing amazing!

[PinkieLee]

Originally Posted by sylvie

i am so SO happy..
had my weigh in yesterday, and am now at 58 lbs lost total!
that's 2 friggin' lbs shy of 60, goodness!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

- my confidence is out of this world, i LOVE it...
- so many changes in me, especially within, let alone the obvious stuff..
- my growing strength though, is the best part of this journey..

i am so incredibly happy, and feel tremendous about doing this the healthy way with you all, it's a slow process, but knowing i am doing this and KEEPING it off, feels fabulous, eh!

and the energy level, goodness !!!
still have more to go, i'm not setting any weight goals, i get overwhelmed with weight goals.. i just set them in 10 lb increments... and will keep losing until i feel good about myself, that's my real goal in this, to feel my healthiest, happiest and look in a mirror and love the beautiful girl looking back at me and know i'm worthy!

You are all doing wonderfully, and loving all the tips & discussions..
i learn so so much through You all, and keep motivated through you all as well.. Cheers to all of us for doing this the right way, it may be slow going, but it's sooo worth it !♥

WOOHOOO Sylvie... YOU GO GIRL!

58 pounds.... OMG, we are all so freakin' proud of you! And I am so happy to see YOU so proud of yourself! It takes a lot of hard work & dedication to keep going on this journey, and we applaud you!

I like your idea of only looking at 10 pound increments. It's totally overwhelming to say, "well, I need to lose 100 pounds". It's easier to self sabatoge yourself and give up!

Honey, you keep up the great work!

[Diavolo]

What a great supportive thread! I see so many folks in our community who are straight up unhealthy. It makes me sad. It's refreshing to see a thread of folks wanting to feel better and improve their quality of life.

Personally, I really need to drop 50lbs before I do the AIDS/Lifecycle again. I am strong enough to haul all of this down there, it would just be a lot easier if I didn't have to.

I get up every morning now and tell myself "I weigh 165 pounds. I am strong and healthy." One day I will be all three.

Instead of focusing on what you have to lose, consider focusing on what your life would be if you achieved your goal. Visualize what would be different and better. Maybe you have more breath. Maybe your knees don't hurt, maybe you're off insulin, whatever it is, and add that to your morning routine.

Best to all in their endeavors!

[Kelt]

Originally Posted by Diavolo

Instead of focusing on what you have to lose, consider focusing on what your life would be if you achieved your goal. Visualize what would be different and better. Maybe you have more breath. Maybe your knees don't hurt, maybe you're off insulin, whatever it is, and add that to your morning routine.

Excellent approach. This can serve us all well!

[Cowboi]

Its chest and triceps day. Hit legs yesterday, I'm having a litte trouble walking this morning..LoL Its always a litte harder after I have taken a week off. I am cycling off all my supps too, so I feel a litte weaker.
Hope y'all have a great weekend, and keep up the good work!!!

[JustJo]

It's Saturday weigh-in day, so I weighed but can't report anything with certainty...because between last Saturday and this Saturday I got a new scale.

I've been on the plan (with one cheat) though, and if the scales agree with each other, then I lost another pound.

I'll know for sure next week!

Made a quick trip to the farmers market yesterday and got:

• corn on the cob
• strawberries
• pineapple
• yellow and orange peppers
• pears
• plums
• bean sprouts
• broccoli
• cauliflower
• carrots

It makes it so much easier to eat healthy when there's an abundance of fresh, tasty produce in the fridge.

[sylvie]

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

WOOHOOO Sylvie... YOU GO GIRL!

58 pounds.... OMG, we are all so freakin' proud of you! And I am so happy to see YOU so proud of yourself! It takes a lot of hard work & dedication to keep going on this journey, and we applaud you!

I like your idea of only looking at 10 pound increments. It's totally overwhelming to say, "well, I need to lose 100 pounds". It's easier to self sabatoge yourself and give up!

Honey, you keep up the great work!

Tonya, ♥ thank you!!! it really is something i am so proud of, because of course i struggle with working on the addiction/eating disorder side of this ALONG with wanting to be healthy & succeed at this and it's been so much work and dealing with some hard things to get where i am now.. but i swear each day i feel stronger & stronger and the changes i feel & see in myself blow me away.. Because while i'm doing this, my self esteem is growing, my confidence is growing and each day i feel more and more like a brand new me!

10 lb increments definitely works best for me - like i said i get way overwhelmed looking at the big picture, i panic and set myself up for failure because it feels too hard to achieve.. So it's working on it day to day and it's working on the small goals - definitely no self sabotaging this way!

But i 'can' look at the big picture in terms of weight lost, and saying 58 lbs feels fantastic, yaaaay.. i have had weight struggles most of my life because of the binging & purging - and being an emotional eater, feels like i have to grab SO much control on many aspects of my life to get this one under control too .. But i have so many tools and support in place, so i always have something to rely on and keep me going, especially if i fall.. And believe me, i've fallen many times during this..

This thread has been an amazing place for me to turn to, i'm so thankful for all the sharing and support here from you all, i have learned and continue to learn so much from ya's each day, even when i'm not posting, i do come in and read when able.. and i'm continually proud of the advice, encouragement and successes we all celebrate together ...

yaaaaaaaaaaaaay US all! ♥