Much better today! the house is quiet..everyone has gone home. I have a pile of laundry and dishes and sticky finger prints to clean up though. Oh well, no major plans this week.
I have major damage control to work on now. I think I ate a couple too many brownies and an ice cream cone and some pizza this weekend. When I had a choice of food I did pretty good, but I think I packed on a pound or two.
So I dont know if you remember but my dad recently was diagnosed with diabetes. Anyway it has been only like 6-8 weeks and he has lost I think 25 pounds!!! I am very very happy that he is taking this seriously and I am very proud of him. Though I can't say I am not a little jealous of how quickly the weight has come off. He is eating a good diet, but it's not like he is eating twigs or anything LOL! MEN! Oh well, let it be an inspiration to me.
BAck to work today.
So I was wondering, was I the only one who was 
when we were asked how much weight did we lose since we started? I have this long running document on the computer and when I can't sleep I just kind of type until my mind is empty. Well last night I skimmed over some of it, this is like three years old, and you know what's been keeping me up all this time? My weight!!! 
Usually I just gently remind myself and start over but for some reason, this time I'm just furios. Three years!!! 
I am currently a size (gulp) 20. I don't really care what I weigh, I really truly with the depths of my being want to be a singel digit jean size. To shop nowhere near the plus section.
So new goals have been made and posted on my fridge, mirrors, purse -everywhere. The first is - size 16 for the Halloween bash some friends of ours throw. There it is, simple and easy one single tree instead of the entire forest.
AND I'm not getting there sitting here so.........
Die Fat Cells Die!!!!!!!
I didn't think much of it when I was asked. I am just glad that I am not at 160 still.
What is really irritating to me is that I have lost like four sizes since last November but only four pounds. How do you lose a size a pound? All I can think is that I am putting on muscle.
My goal is size 6 by September 14. To that end I wouldn't let my husband buy me an outfit this past weekend. I told him that by next month it wouldn't fit anyway.
I am also beginning to feel more than slightly guilty about wanting so badly to lose weight. What right have I got to be dissatisfied now? I do feel much better now that I am drinking more water and taking my viatamins. I think that is really what it is all about feeling better.
I am really hoping that I have helped somebody in this club at least ever so slightly because you guys have really helped me.
Amber..no you are not the only one! It is sort of embarrassing that I have actually GAINED weight in a weight loss club. It seems absurd to me. We have all had our ups and downs, that is for sure. what do we need to do differently individually and as a group?
Rambo....you don't have to be embarrassed. We're all in the same situation. You wouldn't believe how many diets I've attempted in the last 12 months, only to get 3 days into it and give up! I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable!
I had lots of determination this week, but I slipped up yesterday. I make the wrong choices for snacks....I'm going to have to stick to fruit between meals.
Now to give you all a bit of a chuckle: In a couple of weeks, my family is heading to Darwin. We are in the middle of winter here, and Darwin, being at the top end of Australia is always hot, and everyone there is always in shorts and very tanned, so I decided I'd better take a few trips to a solarium before we go. So yesterday I went to an 8 minute solarium. They just started me off at 6 minutes, because I haven't used one before and today I have a burnt butt!!!!! No colour anywhere else on my body, just a red, sore butt!!! 
So I guess I'll give up on that idea!
Anyway, keep your eyes on the goal, ladies, we'll beat these fat cells yet!!!!
As good as that tan looks now...it isnt worth it! You don't want to be that wrinkly old lady at the beach one day. Just slap on a little self tanner and youre good to go! No sore butt's either.
Oh, thanks Merissa. Hadn't even thought of that!! Duh!! It would be cheaper too.
LOL that cracks me up. My sister is a big time tanner but when she lays in the bed her butt squishes and so she has this eternal white stripe between her butt and her thighs. It's only noticeable in her swim suit but it's DEFINATELY noticeable.
I wasn't so much embarassed when you asked until I read over that journal last night. Then I was mad at constantly talking the talk but not walking the walk - ya know what I mean. If I had just done it the first go round, I could have done something much more productive in the last three years instead of wasting my energy on the newest diet attempt.
Anyway anger is new for me on this topic so maybe it's what I need to finally get up that darn hill once and for all. 
I ate everything in my path....I think the county might want me to come clear land for them after my trip to the kitchen last night!!!! 
But today is a new day and I am trudging back up that hill with ya Rambo....
let's kick fat cell booty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amber is so wise. If we could just lose this weight then we could be so productive! I mean I obsess about losing/gaining weight, whether people notice I have gained weight or think I am getting fat. I worry about what I eat, how much I exercise, what my DH thinks of the way I look. Gosh I could be doing so much more with my time! Maybe I could stop contantly comparing myself to people around me.
Oh it is so exhausting!
I am 32 today. Maybe that's why the thought of time got under my skin LOL. Nah age doesn't bother me yet, I still feel like an awkward teenager most of the time.
So here is my 10lb weigh in. I was hoping for seven but got three. LOL I'm not discouraged I seem to flux alot. Which is why this will be my last time on the scale for a bit. I don't care what it says so long as I get those size eights and at this point the yo-yoing is doing more harm than good. Otter lost 4 sizes but only 4lbs obviosly the scale isn't as important as we think it is, or not for my goals at least.
I'm off for tea and then trying to figure out what exactly it is my DH is getting me as a gift. Hmmm..... I've been eyeing airbrushes lately.
oh Happiest of Days to you miss Rambo!!!!!!!!! 
I have noticed even though my actual pound#s havent been so hot my inches have lessoned and that is where my heart is!
That means fat is coming off and muscle is building or my inches would be increasing.
Happy Birthday Amber And Shellie too, I missed yours!
This past week has been so hectic I have hardly been online at all, and I've been eating like total crap Yesterday we made the most delicious cake balls (super moist chocolate cake dipped in melted Ghiardelli's dark chocolate chips) and I'm still eating them. I'm not even going to weigh in tomorrow, but set a new goal for myself. I am going to weigh 150 by August 31st. I am guessing I've gained 2 pounds this week, so that should make for a 5 pound loss if I make it. I know I can, I just need to get rid of this junk in the fridge and focus.
Starting tomorrow it's fruit, vegetables, and water for breakfast & lunch. Gotta get out of this slump
-Lisa
Happy Birtday Amber!!!! I missed yours too Shelly so Happy Belated Birthday Shelly!!!!!
Well I'm away and of course travelling...eating like crap yay airport food. When we were at our layover dh wanted to eat krystal's and I said no I want something besides burgers and fries so where do we end up popeye's. I couldn't even enjoy it, it was so greasy. I peeled the fried skin off but it still didn't help.
Now dd is on west coast time and I tried to put her to bed at 9:30 (6pm to her) so we are now wide awake at 12:38am eastern time. Not having fun here!
Dh has really high hopes that he can convince me to move here (i kind of overheard him talking to his dad) so now I'm totally stressed because i don't want to. How do you compromise something like that?!?!
Amber I totally know what you're saying. If I "seriously" started trying to lose weight like I've talked about 50 million times I'd be a damn size 0 by now!
I don't know about weigh in tomorrow I'm at a different scale that I think is telling me less than the one at home so I can't trust it. I really need to start measuring and going by inches lost rather than pounds because that is what really counts!
scgriffiths - hope your butt feels better soon!!! LOL
well some how I lost 1 lb. I am down to 130.5 so that's 1 lb. since last thursday..
I have had 1 day were I gorged so I am not sure how I lost it except stress.
Angelina's funeral is in 3 hours and I am just lost about it.
The cake I am doing for her and her family is not due until next week so at least I have time to recover before I have to decorate.
Her family is going to serve the cake at her birthday party on the 26th which would have been her 8th birthday. 
So maybe I can go through today and seeing her and know she has come into my life so I can help her mom and dad and her grandmother celebrate her life and give them something to make them smile.
So I intend to stick to my healthy eating and water this next week as I will deff need it to get through this cake and stressful time with out being the witch of the ky to my own family and kids. That is how stress effects me, I turn into a mean yeller. 
So I am focusing on my nerves and healthy eating as my goals this week. We are still having 100+ days too. So exercising is difficult if not dangerous for us outside at least.
O.K.Ladies let's romp and declare war on those unhealthy foods this week.....
DIE FAT CELLS.....D-I-E!!!!!!!!
WOOHOO!!! I LOST 2 LBS!!!! Maybe being cheerleader is an advantage!! I am now 157, and aiming for 155 by next Thursday! My goals are to drink more water, (I've noticed you guys have already been doing that, but it's not something I generally think about...plus I'm addicted to coffee!) some sort of exercise (at least 30 minutes) EVERY day, and only eat fruit between meals.
I thought I would nominate Rambo as our next cheerleader. She seems to be newly motivated and can hopefully pass all her enthusiasm on to us (and may need the extra motivation after a big birthday feed!! 
)(Hope it was a good one, by the way )
2sdae, will be thinking of you today (3 hours will be midnight here, but I'm usually still up then!!)
And yes, my butt's feeling much better today, thanks!!!!
Sonia
Another less than a pound loss this week. 157 pounds. I was sure it would be at least a couple pounds. Don't think I'll get a seven to eight pound loss by Wednesday next week.
I played hookey from work yesterday. We started out at 7:30 in the morning and must have walked about a total of ten miles. It was after 5 when we got home. Still no poundage lost.
I was really thinking about Merissa's question, What can we do individually and as a group?
We need to treat this not as a diet so much as a life style change. A diet can work great but if you can't commit to it as a lifestyle it does not do any good.
My change came last October when hubby lost his job and we had to sell the car. From that time I have been walking. Recently it has not been enough so I bought a gym membership but now I find that I am having a difficult time getting to the gym. Also Hubby just cannot keep up with me so I need to start going by myself. Unfortunately this week he has confiscated my bus pass so I can't get there while he is working afternoons this week, either.
Keep up the good work, ladies! WE WILL DO THIS!
Congrats on the weight losses! Thinking of you Tuesday! Enjoy your time off casey! Is it TN? It really is beautiful there.
okay everyone! I didnt weigh in this morning and I couldnt bring myself to do it. I wasnt a total hog this week but I just have this feeling that I gained more weight. I had a few stressful moments and ate things I wish I hadnt. Anyway i have been having a heart to heart with myself this morning as to why I am not losing weight, why I am not motivated enough, why I am not totally committed to this. I have been thinking about what dr. phil or some other diet guru would tell me. Anyway I think they would tell me first of all that: (sorry this is like a personal blog!)
I need to abandon the idea that it is realistic that I can have the 18 year old body and look like I have never had 3 kids.
I can't blame my metabolism or my age or whatever for gaining weight. while it may be harder to lose weight than it used to, I certainly wouldnt be gaining weight if I was committed to the diet and exercise program.
I can't treat all of my symptoms of stress, frustration, boredom, fatigue with food.
I am not feeling good about myself. Partly because of my weight, the fact that I can't stick with the program makes me feel like a failure. I feel like I could be doing more productive things around the house and with my children. I need to spend less time on the computer and doing unproductive things. I need to feel as though I have accomplished something. I need to do more that makes me feel good about myself such as doing my cakes, exercising, playing with the kids
this also leads me to realise that I am not taking the time to decide upon and prepare our meals. Even if I still choose something healthy, I am usually not excited about the meal because i havent spent enough time thinking of good ways to prepare it or come up with new ideas.
I can't lie to myself about how well i have been sticking to the diet and exercise. If I dont give it 100% then I am not going to see results. The fact that I don't see results makes me depressed. So i need to give it my all.
I think they would tell me that I am a young, vital, healthy person that shouldnt take that for granted. They would tell me that I should stop my whining and take control.
So my daily goal is to clean the house. I always feel better when the house is clean. I will play with the kids and interact with them more today. I will spend less time on the computer. I will take a few moments for myself that I refuse to worry about my past failures, and do something that i enjoy. I will decide upon the dinner menu by afternoon.
Sorry for the personal rambling, but it helped me to work it out!
The best advice is usually the exact advice we already have with in us but avoid or at least try to.
KUDOS TO MERISSA FOR HER WONDERFUL SELF REALITY BITES MOMENT AND STEPPING UP TO PLATE TO "BRING IT HOME!"
I am in my car waiting for things to start at funeral home and wantd to catch a moment of ease before I go in. 
First and foremost 2sday I love your attitude towards this tragedy that you have come into. It's a horribel thing to deal with but you have taken the attitude - "this is where I'm supposed to be at this time."- Bless you for not crawling into bed and staying there.
Second - WOOOOOHOOOOOO for all those who lost this week. I woke up in the best mood because I had a dream I was shopping for new size 16 jeans and when I put them on they were HUGE! So I would be happy to cheer us on, I'll have to dig deep for challenges.
Merissa - I swear you and I have been telepathically sharing thoughts. I too have been feeling lazy and unproductive, like my weight is just dragging me down with all the thought and energy I put into feeling awkward in my own skin. I want to get to the point where I don't think about food as anything but fuel for my body. But learning to eat properly requires you to think before you eat and I just don't have the energy
I think we should stop posting all the treats we've eaten/made, in such great mouthwatering detail. If I'm wrong about this PLEASE tell me so. But it's kind of like all of your goodies become my temptation. I may not have (insert something rich and sinful) in my house but if I hear about it, I'll think about it or something equivelant and then it's just a matter of time before I've eaten it.
I am domestically challenged so I am tackling my housework woes with my weight loss problems as I'm pretty sure they go hand in hand. Meal planning and sticking to it, is my goal. My first challenge find something new AND healthy. Breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks doesn't matter just some change of pace. Boredom is hard enough when it's not staring back at you from your fridge.
(Side note: I hope this makes sense I started it over an hour ago and have been interrupted so many times I've lost track of my thoughts)
Ahhhh I forgot I was going to ask - Where's Katie?? Did she go on vacation I forgot about or is she MIA?!
Great point, Amber. It really is not necessary to detail all of the "goodies" in the house. I have had to take myself in hand after reading what somebody else has eaten because I then wanted that, too.
Something new and healthy is a great idea, too. I'll have to think about that. All I got yesterday was some fiber and some calcium supplements.
Why don't we share some healthy recipes???? Or just healthy ideas??? For instance, I mash my potatoes with skim milk and no butter, then flavour with salt, pepper and parsley, YUM! And I stir fry my vegies with a tiny bit of water, and add soy sauce. Just little ideas like that can make a difference. Do you know how to cook healthy roast potatoes without oil or butter? Place them in an oven bag with balsamic vinegar and salt and cook for half hour, then open bag, lay the potatoes on a tray, and let them crisp up for another 1/2 - 1 hour.
Does anyone else have any ideas????
I like potato packets on the grill. We grill alot because it's too hot for the oven in the summer and Less dishes to clean up. To do the potatoes I slice them up thin spread them on a piece of foil (sprayed with cooking spray) top with onions and herbs of your choice then spray tops with cooking spray fold them up tight and throw them on with the rest of dinner. I'm always looking for new ways to make potatoes.
I take carrots, broccoli, potatoes, onions, green peppers and 1 ice cube and put them all in a aluminum foil pouch I make by folding the foil and put these on the grill while I grill our fish or chicken. Then when my meat is done so are my veggies and sides with no pans to use! I agree, grill= less mess and clean up.
I also get one of those oven bags they sell and I put my meat and veggies in one with spices and 1 cube of ice and bake for 1 hour on 350 and all your dinner is cooked in that bag and viola! Instant whole meal done easily and with little or no mess.
I am in big favor of crock pot cooking too. With a 14 year old, a child who will be 3 in sep. and 1 who will be 2 in oct I have to simplify all my meals and prep and clean up as much as I can any way!
So here I go to make up my fruit salad and I am baking cinnamon whole wheat raisin muffins too to go with it. Plus my kids and DH will all eat breakfast if I bake for sure...and a healthy one I can offer them this morning.
Hope everyone's day is fabulous and calorie melting!
ice cubes...what an idea! I had never thought of that...I assume to steam the veggies.
I just realized I really like ground turkey. Especially the seasoned kind, it really is almost not even noticable that it isnt hamburger. I think the brand is called "too good" or something, and again the seasoned kind is better IMO. I got the regular kind, and while not bad, did not taste like hamburger. But yesterday I saw martha stewart making some turkey burgers. She added some shredded cheddar (i used pepper jack), a little bread crumbs, minced onion and made them on the indoor griddle with a little extra virgin olive oil. They were pretty good!
I also like sweet potatoes intstead of regular potatos, either mashed or sweet potato fries.
And maybe I mentioned this before, but for dessert is a sugar free rootbeer float. 1/2 cup of sugar free ice cream is 90 calories and diet root beer is 0 calories. It can get me through those moments where I might be likely to gorge on something.
It was too funny the first time I used an ice cube on the grill. I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with my youngest and for some insane reason we decided to go camping on the 4th of july!
Not too smart when your that pregnant and moody but we lived.
Well I insisted we werent going to eat like crap the whole time so I brought along carrots, onions, broccoli and summer squash never thinking exactly what it was I was going to do with it when we got there!
I had brought no pots only 1 small skillet. So the foil "bowl" was made and then I thought I'd grill my veggies on that but was worried the carrots & Broccoli wouldn't cook right or through without burning so I through in an ice cube to keep them cooking and steamed without alot of butter or oil.
And this was before the came out with the foil packets you can buy or the cooking bags so I really thought I was doing some thing special let me tell you! 
Such delusions when your pregnant and that close to delivery!
I was wrong about the brand of ground turkey..in case anyone was wondering LOL! It is called Just Perfect. Again, seasoned.
I was wrong about the brand of ground turkey..in case anyone was wondering LOL! It is called Just Perfect. Again, seasoned.
well no wonder my grocer thought I was nuts asking for that"too good turkey"! javascript:emoticon('')
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