Weight Loss Help...with The Chunky Monkeys!
Lounge By TexasSugar Updated 28 Oct 2011 , 1:50pm by TexasSugar
Well I'm at the end of the camping trip and let me say no matter how bad ya'll were I was probably worse. Yesterday involved funnel cake (though I halved a small one with my nephew), roasted marshmallows, small bowl of ice cream and most of a bottle of wine.
Good thing we spent 2 hours crystal hunting, climbing around a hill while bending and squating to dig in the dirt for rocks, umm I mean crystals. Then I went walking up and down the road we are staying. Went walking this afternoon which involved some hilly areas. My mom was with me and couldn't walk to fast or far so I walked a little on my own and met back up with her. Got some exercise though, woo hoo!!
I'm up to 20 work out points since Wed. Now I just have to do it one more time before Tuesday night and I can call and make my hair appointment. 
Oh I hope so! I weighed this morning and I'm up, but I also didn't drink a whole lot of water this weekend either. I'm probably closer to dehydrated than not and hopefully the water can help some.
I'm okay with my weekend though, it was a mini vacation and I did watch what I ate most of the time. And now I just get to work hard to reverse the effects of it.
I didn't get home until 10 last night and had to drive over 2 hours in the rain, ugh!! Needless to say once I got back in town I just wanted to be home, which meant I didn't go by the store. I was out of milk this morning so no cereal for breakfast (been eating Multi-grain cherrios) and I haven't bought bread in a few weeks so I didn't think the bread on my counter was all that good. I ended up having a glass of oj, a cheese stick and some grapes. Not a great breakfast but not a huge calorie one either.
After work today I'm heading to the store to stock up on stuff agian, so I have no excuses to not eat right.
Happy Rainy Monday ladies! It is a new week!
Good morning. My computer is only giving me a few minutes to type before it shuts itself down, on and on and on. I'm about to toss it out the window 
Anyway, I wanted to post my weigh in results this morning. Surprisingly I lost another 2 pounds. I've eaten hospital food for 4 days now and I really was afraid that I had gained so I'm pretty happy this morning. How bout you guys, how is everyone doing?
Sept 16: 175.0
Sept 23: 168.0
Sept 30: 166.2
Oct 7: 164.2
Oct. 14: 162.2
Sept 23: 157.2
Sept 30: 156.4
Oct 7: 155.6
Oct 14: 156.2
I'm back up a little but I'm not going to let it get me down. I know it is my fault since I haven't eaten great since this weekend. I never made it to the store Monday, so that meant non healthy eating. UGH! I do well for a week fo so, then I go back to the bad stuff.
I just gotta step up to the plate again and see what happens this go around!
I did manage to get 25 exercise/activity points this last week. So that is a plus amount the crappy eating.
I am happy to see this kind of support.
May I join you?
Here is a little about me...
Most of my life I have been the perfect little 5 ft, size 5-7. Never weighed more than 123. 4 years ago I moved from Tampa to KY and my life changed for the better. However, my health went downhill. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and was also eventually diagnosed with mesenteric escemia as well as degenerative disc disease. I hate to admit it but I am now a wopping 180 pounds on this little frame. I look like a pumpkin almost as big around as I am tall.
I live in a very small town and there aren't any fitness clubs to speak of and I am pretty much intimidated by the tiny people that sport around those cute little clothes.
At the age of 45 I am in the worst shape in my life. My physicians tell me to lose it or I am going to find myself in alot worse shape.
So, as of yesterday, I started Weightwatchers.
Today I weight 180. I want to lose 30 by next spring! I don't think that is a loft goal. What do you think?
Welcome Shelley!
Three to four years ago I weighed 183 and am only 5 ft tall too. I can totally understand how you felt. I was never the skinny kid though. When I hit puberity (and at a young age) I started plumping up, so I grew up chunky.
Don't worry about gyms. There are plenty of exercises you can do at home with out going to the gym will all those skinny mini's. You get get some hand weights, resistance bands, exercise ball, exercise step and so on. Not to mention all the work out video's out there.
Welcome to the journey, and I think your goal is very realistic, in fact you probably could lose those 30lbs bofore next spring.
Welcome Shelley!! I don't think losing 30 pounds by the spring is unreachable, and welcome to our support group!!
I am ashamed to admit that I was ashamed to weigh in yesterday. I know I've been eating poorly, and my rate of exercise is down because I'm lazy. 
I biked into work this morning, hoping to kick start something good!! It doesn't help matters that my daughter and I had to sell girl guide cookies, and I ate a full box. I need a slap on the wrist, I know!!
I haven't posted challenges for this week, should I?? I didn't exactly follow them last week but did lift weights 3 times. I haven't lifted yet this week, but need to as I find it makes me slimmer, even if I don't weigh less.
Thank you for the warm welcome, ladies.
I work at an automobile assembly plant and I have found that if I walk around the plant 3 times it is the equivilant of 2 miles. My boss encourages it so at least I can do something to get moving during the day.
Kay.... those cookies will jump up and grab ya. I was a girl scout leader for 4 yrs. I hated to love cookie time. My favorites are the shortbread and a cup of hot tea! YUMM-O!
My husband was kind enough to cook dinner last night. I got home to this nice sized plate of spegetti. I wanted to cry. I was good though. I acted like I wasn't hungry so I wouldnt hurt his feelings. I ate only a few bites and then I drank 4 glasses of water.
Shelley, I'm glad I'm not the only one with a weakness for cookies... lol! I live in Canada so we don't have the flavor selection, in the fall we have chocolate mint and in the spring we have chocolate/vanilla oreo style. It's a good thing I guess, as if I had flavor selection I would have to try a box of each. lol!!
My husband sold all the cookies at his work yesterday, so no more for us!! yay!!
I find it so hard when my husband cooks and I am trying to practice portion control... Usually I measure out my whole wheat spagetti but am generous with my sauce as I make it with lots of veggies, lean ground turkey, and I consider it healthy.
Katherine, honey remember this was only one week of the journey. We (both you and I) can recover and get back on track. I had fast food for lunch Monday and ended up going out to eat with my parents last night. It seems for me that when I'm tempted with all the bad foods it all happens at once in a week span. I keep putting off going to the grocery store so that hasn't helped much either.
Since I stayed up really late Tues night I was zombied yesterday and while it was the perfect night (no class) to go to the grocery store I went home from work and took a nap, then as I said went out to eat, then curled up in front of the computer while watching top Chef. So no exercise for me at all.
Since you are the one that does the challenges I say it is up to you if you want to post. I haven't been able to complete all of them, but I did try something new because of them (those climbing things.) Since I know it takes time to think them up and look up ideas we can reduce it to three exercises total, or maybe even just one to encourage us to try something new or different. Either way we can keep doing our exercise points to encourage our work outs.
Shelley, I'm glad that your boss is supportive of your exercising. Does hubby know you are trying to lose weight? Why not sit him down and thank you for cooking you dinner, ask for his support and spell out ways he can support you.
I have a friend who has give her husband permission to kindly reminder her not to go back for seconds. There is a big difference when you set the guidelines than when someone takes it on them selves to be your food police.
If he does the cooking often, then I'd just ask him to let you make your own plate of food or to use a smaller plate when plating for you, that way he can't put as much on the plate. The spaghettie sauce isn't unhealthy for you as long as it isn't made with alot of sugar, but the noodles can be if you get crazy with the amount.
It doesn't hurt for him to eat healthy with you. Since he is a guy he can eat larger portions but it can still be of healthy food. It is often easier when everyone in the house is on the same page rather than one person eating differently.
Changing our eating habits is not something that we can just change completely in one day. It takes time to break old habits and phase in new ones. It takes time to adjust our old ways of cooking to newer healthy ways of cooking. It also takes time to work exercise into your daily routine and sticking with it.
If we all stick with it we will make those changes and we will reach our goal. It will also get easier to say no more often to bad foods, or adjust our portion sizes, or do those daily exercises and so on. It will become a way of life that we can stick with.
How's that for a early morning pep talk?
Margie, I didn't say it earlier, but Congrats on those two pounds! You are doing great!!
Welcome to our chunky monkey group Shelley. Thanks Tracey. I'm feeling pretty good even though I haven't been able to exercise. The knee may be doing a little bit better since I've laid off. My shoulder, well, that's another thing. But in time I'll be back to normal and will get in that exercise. I really think good eating and exercise go hand in hand. Makes me mad that I haven't been able but I'm still chugging along. Gotta go, computer slowing down AGAIN...... Whoa is me, whoa is me.....
I like the way you talk, Texas Sugar. I will certainly sit my husband down and talk to him again. He doesn't know that I joined Weightwatchers.
I have tried several times to get him to go bike riding and walking with me. He does it reluctantly and eventually goes back to his reutine which includes sitting at his pc playing an online game called World of Warcraft. (We met playing that silly game.)
I must apologize to Margie.... Congratulations on your weight loss! That's awesome!
Margie, way to go!!
Tracey, I think I will instead post 3 exercises or activities of the week! That way we can try new things and get new ideas. If anybody wants to post a great exercise they tried, please do so! I feel like I've done every possible exercise that exists, maybe from doing so many bootcamp classes, personal training, etc, over the past 6 years or so... And thank you for the morning pep talk!! I'm like you, when a day is bad early in the week, the whole week seems to go downhill.
I probably won't get a chance to post them today, but I'll restart on Wednesday, when I plan on being a bit lighter and happier... lol
Margie, when I am exercising I think I pay alot more attention to what I am eating. You think before you put that high calorie food in your mouth how far you have to walk to burn the calories. I know it sucks that you can't work out as much as you want to right now, but let your body heal and in the long run it will pay off.
Shelley, oh yes let him know you have joined WW again. Like I said spell out exactly what you need him to do to help you and to be supportive. It is hard for those around us to find that balance between being being supportive and not being the food police. The more open and specific you are with him about what he needs to do to help you the easier it will be for both of you. If he doesn't need to lose weight or doesn't want to, then you can't make him, but that doesn't mean that you both can't make healthier choices. It won't hurt him to eat more salad or veggies. And it won't hurt you to make his favorite fattening dish every now and then.
Katherine, we can wait until next week for the exercise. Hopefully we will both be lighter and happier then!
I have learned that if people around us know what we are doing we tend to do better. That is what this thread if for most of us. We know it sucks to come here and report we ate crappy, but we know that it is good to admit that we did it and that those in this thread are very supportive and often can help boost us back up.
Good morning Ladies.....
I had "the talk" with my husband last night. Surprisingly, he told me not to stress. He wants me to be happy and healthy. I even got onto the WW website and showed him how this works. (I have never been on WW before so this is new to me too.)
We had a really nice dinner. Grilled pork loin with brown rice and fresh greenbeans.
I have been able to stay within my daily points until today.... I am going over and I can feel it......
I am off work today and I haven't gone to the grocery store this morning. I am bad, very bad..... I had toast with homemade raspberry preserves for breakfast. I enjoyed it but it was bad and I know it. I want to cry.
Shelley, I'm glad hubby is supportive! That will definetly help.
I woke up Saturday, slightly discouraged since I haven't lost any of the stupid weight I gained back. Of course I wasn't eating well at all either. I decided that on Sunday I would recommit myself to losing weight. I had already started Sartuday running late and was just behind with everything so I knew I wouldn't mange to eat right.
When I was getting dressed to go to Walmart, to get the powder sugar I needed to finish cupcakes as well as to stock up on food, I realised that some jeans that were perviously tight on me were more comfortable. That helped my mood and give me a little encouragement. I went from dropping my groceries off to go get my hair cut and my eyebrows waxed. Can we just say OUCH!! Though a hair cut is always a pick me up for me. Finished the evening off by shopping with my friend, dinner out then we went to the bar. Not a good low calorie day but it was a productive and a good one. At the bar we walked up and down the stairs (two levels) about 6 times, so I burned some calories from the shots off. Hehe.
I didn't want to get up yesterday morning and started my day off skipping breakfast, but I did well eating at lunch and dinner. I also did well by not nibbling on the cake or icing I was working on.
This evening I plan to clean out the fridge, and do something with the meats I bought. I bought some chicken breasts. I'm going to boil some then grind some to make meat balls or meat patties. I'll probably grill some or atleast marinate it then freeze it to grill later. I also bought some ground beef that I'm going to make some taco meat out of and will probably brown the rest and use it in spagettie sauce or something. And I got a pork tenderloin because I wanted some stir fry. Carving it. I figure if I do alot of veggies, with a little meat, little sauce and little rice it will be yummy and mostly healthy.
I'm stocked up on salad stuff, some veggies and fruit as well as some frozen dinners. Now I have no excuse not to eat well or to give into fast good at lunch time. At least that is the plan.
Look at you go..... I bet you felt much better getting those jeans on a little easier.
Who am I to tell you...... don't get discouraged!
I weighed in yesterday and I have lost 2 pounds. I am sure it's water weight but it sure feels good to say it! LOL
I had a rough weekend. I made 2 chocolate cakes and I didn't get any of it. I had a rough time keeping my fingers out of the icing bowl.
My husband is really being awesome. He called me while at work yesterday. He says, Honey, I just wanted to check. How are you doing on points today?" Do you think you would like to go out for dinner tonight?" I wanted to cry! We went to my favorite steakhouse and I had salmon and a salad. It was the first time I noticed the "lower calorie" menu.
That's awesome Shelley. See, you can still eat out. Just have to get past those loaded potatoes and somewhere on that menu will be a healthier meal option. I on the other hand am sure I haven't lost weight this week. May have even gained a bit. All of those hospital meals have caught up with me. Haven't really been that good this week. Too much going on and never enough time. Next week should slow down a bit and I'll be able to concentrate more on calories.
Tracey, while your jeans fit better, mine got a bit tighter over the last week 
But tomorrow is weigh in day, good or bad...... It will be what it will be....... OK, guys, have a great day. Talk to ya all in the morning.... Good luck everyone!!!!
Margie, I totally know what you mean. That was me last week. I stepped on the scale this morning and it was lower, but almost seemed too low. So I have no idea what the scale will tell me tomorrow. Just remember tomorrow is just one weigh in of many!!
Shelley, that was sweet of hubby! You look at the menu in a whole new light when you are trying to order healthy. Don't forget it doesn't hurt for us to splurge now and again. And it also doesn't hurt to leave food on your plate, especially since the portions are so crazy anyway.
After work yesterday I went walking with a guy friend. I'm not sure how far we went but we walked for an hour and at a pretty good pace. It was nice to go walking in a different area and to be outside. The weather was prefect. I also enjoyed having someone to talk to while I walked. After the walk I hung out with him for a while, then went home and nibbled on a late dinner.
Today I almost picked fast food for lunch. I'm not even sure why I was thinking about it. I have a ton of food in my fridge and know it is much better for me. After much debate I finally opted to eat a frozen meal with a salad and my brother joined me with it. I'm sure he wasn't overly thrilled, but atleast it wasn't a greasy hamburger that really isn't very good.
I'm ready for tomorrow. Good or bad, I'll take the numbers on the scale and go from there.
Sounds like you had a wonderful walk. Don't get tempted to eat that fast food stuff. It is so easy to go back to old habits.
I would love to be able to set out of my door and go for a walk. We live on a very long gravel road. I nearly fell one day walking by myself. I just don't want to take that chance again. I take my walks around the assembly plant. On the weekend, I get to walk with my daughter and grandbabies. My husband is going to get me a treadmill. That will help too.
Don't worry about tomorrow. Live for today and be thankful when you wake up in the morning.
YAY!!!! I didn't lose any weight this past week but guess what? I didn't gain any either 
I was really afraid that I had gained, therefore I'm pretty happy with weighing the same as last Wednesday. Next week will be better for sure... So, how are you guys doing???
Sept 16: 175.0
Sept 23: 168.0
Sept 30: 166.2
Oct 7: 164.2
Oct. 14: 162.2
Oct. 21: 162.2
Sept 23: 157.2
Sept 30: 156.4
Oct 7: 155.6
Oct 14: 156.2
Oct 21: 155.4
So I'm back down and a .2 lighter than I was two weeks ago. I'm glad about that.
I ended up going out to eat with my parents, brother and Sister in law after class last night. By the time I got there I was hungry so I ate more than I should have. I did keep my calories during the day down, so I'm not worried.
Shelley, I've gotten pretty good at not wanting fast food too much. For one I can't afford to eat it every day and I just don't like it too much. I do crave things every now and then and do give in when I am. If my brother would have said yesterday he wanted a torta or pizza I probably would have joined him. But if he had said hamburger, I won't have been tempted. With my dinner out I'm glad I didn't go for fast food for lunch.
Congrats on the 2lb lost!
I can't walk at my house either. I live on a busy road that would be dangerous to walk on. There is soccer/softball fields about a mile down the road but I never tend to make it there. I have also walked around my mom's block, but because of the roads slant down from the center, I found that it was really bothering my back. Where I walked with my friend was mostly sidewalks, so it was a more level surface.
My parents have a treadmill and I use to walk on it daily. But now with the full time job, and teaching classes several nights a week, I just don't have the energy to talk myself into going over there and walking. Plus I know if I do, I'll end up staying there a couple of hours and then that means I don't get anything done at my house.
I really need to work on the working out thing. I know I do so much better when I am atleast walking. UGH!!
Margie, I totally understand how you feel when it is between staying the same or gaining. We all want those numbers on the scale to go down, but it's okay for them to halt a little bit for a week. We can just consider it as a reminder that we need to step it up a level.
Where's Kat???
Crazy numbers!!
This is why I always caution people against weighing in every day if they are sensitive to the numbers going up and down. Just for my own use I have been tracking my numbers daily this week. This is what they have been so far...
156.2 - Mon
153.6 - Tues
155.4 - Wed
152.8 - Thurs
Saturday I drank and ate out, so maybe that Monday weigh was a carry over from that. Since I ate out Tuesday night, I could guess that there was alot of salt in the food and mixed with eating too much affected my weight on Wed?? But who really knows. Even though I don't move my scale maybe I'm standing off center or not in the same spot and that is affecting it?
I can say that before my bad weekened I was seeing 154 and 153 on the scale that week, so maybe I really have dropped and just have bad days (salty food, not enough water) before weigh in and it is showing up as more weight than I am?
I found it funny this morning though, since it is another sign, that the scale is trying to sabotage me on weigh in day. Laughing!!!
Nice lost this week Tracey. Yep, that scale can drive ya nuts when you weigh every day. I'm like you and I do fluctuate on a daily basis. I can lose as much as 2 lbs from one day to the next. On the other hand, I can gain as much as 2 lbs also 
It all depends on the water retention. If I eat any soup other than light soup, I'll show a gain on the scale the next day. The amounts of sodium you consume sure do play a large role on your scale reading.... Anyway, sounds like you're doing great. You're making it REALLY hard to catch up to you but I'm still trying......
Yes, I've missed Katherine also..... OH KATHERINE where are you???
Well we won't count those small numbers until we see them on the scale on a Wed, but since I do keep seeing them I have to believe that I have lost more than I thought.
And yes I can always tell when I have eaten something salty (usually fast food or food out) since it shows up in the weigh in. That's why I orginally asked for the weigh in not to be on Monday since the weekends are usually my worse eating time. HeHe.
I wanted to share though cause I know there are some that easily get frustrated with the scale. We all need to be remind that there are so many things that factor in to our weight, not just how much food we eat or don't eat, but also salt and not drinking enough water plus other stuff.
Don't worry I'm betting you will catch up with me in no time.
I'm hoping everything is okay with Katherine, she'd usually post by now.
Hi guys,
I am still here, sorry that I haven't been around. I have been unable to post from work, and life has been crazy trying to prepare for my daughter's birthday this week! So with all that, I have been eating like crazy, again.
Is my life meant to be a Yo Yo?
Tracey, thank you so much for the PM.
Congrats to you on losing more weight, look at you guys go! It's awesome!
There she is!! I figured life had gotten busy, but I wanted you to know we were thinking about ya.
Life is a yo yo isn't it? We all go through periods where we eat and eat and then there are times when we do so much better. I think the point is to be aware of what we are doing and not give up when we do eat and eat. One day or one week doesn't have to be the end of the journey. It isn't a road block, just a detour.
Enjoy your daughter's Birthday!
Tracey, congrats on cleaning out the fridge, I hope your good-eating plan goes, well, according to plan! It is an awesome feeling when your jeans start to feel looser!! You are doing amazing, I agree with Margie that you are making it hard to keep up with you!
Shelley, husband support really really helps! I find my husband goes either way, when he is gung-ho about losing weight he is awesome, then he slides into a bad-eating and non-exercising routine and as hard as I try to NOT crave the junk he is eating, well I do. Way to go on choosing such a healthy meal at a restaurant!!
Margie, how are you doing for exercise? Congrats on not gaining weight! I really try to watch my sodium intake as well, generally I don't eat a lot of high salt foods, and make all of my own soup... It's amazing what foods salt can be hidden in though, I have noticed that Special K cereal is loaded with it! While I dislike Special K, it is a favorite cereal of the rest of my family.
Congrats to you all on your wonderful weigh-ins, mine was NOT so good on Wednesday at 171. But yet I continued to eat and not exercise from Thurs to Sun. Today is a new day, I biked to work and am eating well! I realized I need a more substantial afternoon snack to fight off my sweet cravings while I'm preparing supper! Today I have an apple and some non-salted almonds, hopefully when I make supper tonight I will be a good girl and keep away from the sweet stuff. My daughter's party was yesterday (I have NO idea how the last 6 years flew by so quickly) and I am happy to announce that I threw all the leftover pizza, chips and cake in the trash!! YAY me!
My husband is claiming to be dedicated to losing weight again as well! He hasn't exercised since we both ran the 10 mile road race at the end of July. He has always had a weight problem so it is discouraging (for he and I) for him to be putting pounds back on again. I hope he doesn't get too cranky as he goes through it again!! We need to set good role models for our children too!
While we live on paved rural roads, they are not well-lit but I walk and/or run them anyhow. Last week my foot went into a huge pothole on an unlit section of road and I fell. I ripped my expensive running pants and that made me just stand there, at 5:15 am, on the side of a quiet dark road, and cry. My wounds on my hands and knees are almost all healed, but my pants will never heal. 
So I need to be more faithful to you all, and to be honest when I blunder and eat and sit around on my bummy. I am going for a short run at lunch time, I haven't lifted weights in ages so plan on delegating dishes to my husband tonight so that I can do 30-45 minutes of weight lifting/toning!
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