Weight Loss Help...with The Chunky Monkeys!
Lounge By TexasSugar Updated 28 Oct 2011 , 1:50pm by TexasSugar
I was getting all ready to post here when I saw something on my facebook about the Biggest Loser and went to NBC to check it out, then decided to adventure into Abby's Blog. I hadn't read it since Feb so I had to catch up. She said something in the latest one that I think we can all relate to or is a message we all should take to heart.
"One of the most common questions I'm asked is, where do you find the motivation? First and foremost, motivation is NOT a feeling. Motivation is a choice. Actions provide feelings, not the other way around. Feelings often impede action. Different things will push and drive you on different days."
If you are an Abby fan or just a fan of the show you can read her blog about what is going on in the show that week and how she can relate to it through her experinces there. Here is the link to her blog:
http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/abby-rike/
When I read what she said about motivation being a choice, it really jumped out at me. How often do we come here looking for motiviation, hoping that some will just attach itself to us and magicly push us. Motivation isn't something we can find in others, but something we can choose for ourselves, don't you think?
And with that, let me just say... I was so unmotivated this weekend. I did make it to the store and came up with lots of yummy goodies. I think if I planned my meals right I may have food for three weeks instead of two, and only have to go to the store for milk and salad stuff. 
We will see though.
By the time I got home from Walmart and got my groceries put up I was tired and didn't get anything done. I did my two classes on Saturday, then stopped by my parents house to see them on the way home. I'd also talked to my friend and we decided to go out, so when I got home I spent time getting ready. We went out, and had alot of fun, which I think we both needed. We hadn't hung out since January so it was long over due. Of course I drank too much, and we had Whataburger after the bar, so we can just say that my calorie count for the day was way over what it should be.
Sunday I woke up feeling less than good, which is mostly from the drinking the night before, with a side of pesky Aunt flow trying to make her grand entrance. I finally talked myself out of bed, put two roasts in the new Crock Pot and headed off to Michaels to do a demo I didn't have to do and didn't really want to do, but was being nice to the Asst. Manager and agreed to do it. I only agreed to it because it was a show up and do demo. I didn't have to do any prep work at all for it.
It ended up being a waste of time, since the store was quiet and those that were there apparently weren't interesting in cake decorating. Asst. Manager didn't make me sit there the two hours, so that was a plus.
I did have an interesting conversation while doing the demo. I was working on a cookie and someone walked up and was like are you new, and I was like no I've been doing this for a while, and she was like where did Tracy go. Her and her daughter took my classes a couple of years ago, and she said she didn't reconginize me. At first she commented on the hair, since it is shorter than it was then, and lighter. Then after a few minutes of talking she was like you've lost weight too haven't you. Mmm hmmm!
Saturday during my class one of the store employess I don't get to see often (she works days during the week) came into the class room too look for something. Then she walked over to me and covered her mouth and apologiticly asked "Have you lost weight?" I wasn't quiet in my reply. I was like yes I have, about 15lbs so far. 
I'm not embaressed by it, I'm proud of it. Especially when people notice, which I have had about 4 or 5 people up there comment on it.
Anyway, while I didn't get any cleaning done this weekend, I did get my roast cooked, portioned and in the freezer. I had some last night with a couple of small new potatos and carrots, then me and my brother had it today for lunch. I think I have about 10 portions in the freezer and am armed with ideas for uses for it.
I also cooked up some Turkey Bacon and pancakes for breakfast this week. I'm going to put the pancakes in the freezer for quick breakfasts. This morning I paired two of them with apple sauce (like it better on pancakes than syrup), turkey bacon and a yogurt. It was a good breakfast and I wasn't feeling hungry later.
Tonight I hope to make some more breakfast tacos. And I still need to portion out my grapes and strawberries as well as some veggies. I'm hoping I can get my energy level up this evening to spend some time in the kitchen or clean something.
After Aunt Flow made her grand entrance last night, I had no energy at all. After a dose of Mydol first thing then a dose of advil later, the cramps finally left. Of course they didn't leave me much enegry behind.
I'll end with a postive note though. My little steps on the scales have shown me decent numbers. While I haven't seen a number less than it was on the 17th, I have seen that number again and others less than the 139 I was last week, so I'm headed back in the right direction.
Hello!
Tracy - first, congrats on people noticing the weight loss! That always feels so good. Thanks for posting about the motivation thing. I had never thought about it that way. I totally agree. It's a choice that I can make. Thinking about it like that makes me feel like it will be easier to be motivated. I don't have to wait for the 'feeling' to show up!
I'm in the same boat your are with no energy and waiting for aunt flo to show up. At least that might explain some of the weight gain and the bloating - I hope!
I'm trying to really watch my calories and keep track of what I'm eating.
I think I'm going to go try to get a little nap in. I'm so tired that I can't even think!
Melissa
Melissa, nap some for me too. Unfortunetly I'm at work so it isn't possible, though I would if I could! I have less than 3 hours left though. Considering a nap after work, but then I know I'll be even less likely to get much done.
Thanks for the tidbit on motivation! I need to muster up some to do some exercise. My hubby bought me the biggest loser for wii for My birthday (back in November) and I have yet to use it, I wanted it, he got it for me and I have not made time for it. So that's my goal is to find the motivation to get my booty movin!! But he's been working evenings, which has been tough, last year (around this time) he was laid off for 4 months, (while I was pregnant with our second baby) he got a job just before our son was born, but he had to work nights--all we could find. TODAY he just got news that he can transfer to Daytime hours--I'm so excited, I think the last 9 months that he has been working nights I've been a little down,,,,I already feel my energy returning. He will begin days in about 2 weeks! So I'm hoping to get this last 30lbs off!!!!!!
It's so funny that your 3 year old says You're awesome!
My 6 year old says "Mom, why is your belly so pouffy??" Ugh... To be sweet she always throws in that she loves my belly though... lol!
2 more days of meetings, and now I have a UTI so I need to get to a Dr. tomorrow. 
Plus our van has a bunch of lights lit up on the dash. Thankfully I get 6 days off for Easter break, when I will painting all the doors, trim, and our living room.... Goodie. lol!
I will catch up with you all soon, promise!
Good morning!
I hope that everyone is doing great.
Lil Cakehouse - please try the Biggest Loser wii game! I'll be very anxious to hear how you like it. Kmart has it on sale this week and I really want to go get it. Also, congrats on your hubby getting on days! I bet that will make a huge difference for you.
I have decided that I'm going to put myself first today. If I have to choose between working on laundry or getting some exercise I'm going to pick the exercise. I got a better nights sleep last night so I have some energy this morning. I'm going to take advantage of that! I've already done two miles on the glider-thing. And we borrowed a new machine, I don't know what it's called, I call it evil! I'm sure you've seen one. It looks almost like a bike but youpush forward with you leg, pull back with your arms and it lifts the seat up. I can do 40 reps on it then I have to pass out! I figure that if it's that hard it's got to be doing something!
I had gone back up to 195 1/2 lbs on Sunday, today I'm down to 195. Why can't I break this cycle?
Speaking of 'cycle' I'm going to go get a couple of miles in on my bike. My oldest son (he's a bike mechanic for a living) got me new handlebars for my bike and I have to try it out!
I hope everyone has a great morning and makes healthy choices!!
Melissa 
those are from my DH, Olivia!
Olivia thought it was extremely humorous that I called her my 'DH'. Just to clear up any confusion, my hubby's name is Myron. And Olivia is our daughter!!
Melissa
I .... soooo .... don't .... have .... any .... enegry!
Why is it you would think the older you got, the less toll your periods would have on you. Lately though, it seems like mine just wipe me out. I really feel I could crawl back in bed and sleep all day, with out a problem. But of course I don't have that option today, or any other day until next weekend. Sigh.
So I got nothing done last night, and I ate too much. I was having more major salt cravings and gave into it more than I should have. Today will be a better day, it has to be.
There is a part of me that wants to skip weighing in tomorrow, but I know I need to do it. Even if it is just to help get myself back on track, which I know I need to do since I feel myself slipping out of some of my healthy habits.
It is time to step up my game again other wise I'll get comfortable at this weight and stay here for a while, which I don't want to do.
UGH! Well I'm up again. I didn't even write the number down this morning I was so annoyed about it. I had mexican food for dinner last night so I hope it was more water weight frorm the sodium. I drank three bottles of water before bed hoping that would help. I'm going to weigh again in the morning and chart that.
I'm going to take it as just another sign I really need to get back into everything. Or I'm trying to anyway!
Hey Tracy. Please don't get down, I'm sure that within a couple of days, you'll be back to showing a loss. I know how annoying it can get, I really, really do. You're doing great though!!
My weight went from flucuating all over the place, to a loss, then to a sudden stop. But this morning, I show a loss of 1.6lbs for the week. I was so happy because sometimes when I reach a plateau, it can take weeks before I see progress on the scales. All in all my journey is going well. Never fast enough for me but then I just have to remain realistic, do my best and then allow my body to lose the weight at it's own pace....
Congrats on the 1.6lbs.
I can blame my body a little for being up, but I also know that I could be working harder. So I just need to do that. This week will be a new week, I'll eat better and exercise.
Tracy, I know just how you feel! I'm having a horrible time with no energy. I guess I need to start taking my vitamins again. And I was wondering this morning if my periods are just going to be more of a pain as I get closer to menopause. They've never been a very big deal, but this one is really just wiping me out. I'm going to try to get lots of iron over the next few days. I hope that you feel better and get your energy back.
I'm dealing with the same weight stuff. My weight drops back down close to 191 then shoots back up! I am so tired of it. But I know that I'm not doing everything I can to break this cycle. I'm back to 193 3/4 this morning, after being at 195 3/4 yesterday! But this is a new day and a new month. I'm going to do the best I can ALL day (nights are killing me!). I'm going to work hard on the exercise, get lots of water and make some better food choices.
Butternut - I was glad (for me) to read that you hit a plateau and stay ther for awhile. I've been bouncing around between 191 and 195 for at least three weeks now. It makes me feel like less of a failure to know that someone else deals with the same thing. I think that will help me work harder today.
I hope that everyone has a great morning!
Melissa
Melissa, me and Margie have been doing this long enough to know that losing weight can be an up and down struggle the majority of the time. You can be moving along just fine and bam, something happens and your weight doesn't budge.
I know what I'm doing, or not doing really that is affecting my weight right now. I stopped playing with Hank, and over the last 3 weeks have been eating out too much, and when I'm not eating out I'm still taking in more calories than I did I was dropping weight.
As far as my period goes, I get more tired now with them than I use to. Some months the cramps are horrible, other months they are barely phase me. You'd think when you have had them more than half your life you could count on them being the same, but nope. Every month brings along something different.
My suggestions for you would be to stop weighing every day. Weight only once a week, and ignore that scale in between. There are so many things that effect the weight day to day. And it can drive us batty if we put to much meaning on those numbers.
Believe me, the last two weeks I felt more down knowing that I didn't do as well with the weight loss. And I really should have brushed it off and reminded myself what I have accomplished so far.
I think we all need to stop for a moment and remind ourselves what we have accomplished the first three months of this year. So how about instead of thinking about the negatives, like the scales not moving, we think about the postives out comes of our journey so far.
As you said it is a new month, I can't believe it is April already. It is time for me to crack back down and get my weight loses moving into the right direction. While I still have another week or so worth of pages in my food journal, I've decide I am going to move my weight information into a new one and start fresh. Hopefully by the time I make it to the end of this one I am nearing the end of this part of my journey. But I'm not going to get ahead of myself yet. I'm taking it one week at a time.
woops, been so busy I didn't post on Wed. I am down a total of 20 lbs. now, and this is week 3 of watching my calories! Not too shabby. (althoug I really think the first 7lbs. was water)
I have been getting my 3 kids out every day either after school or immediately following dinner and the 2 younger ones ride their bikes and I and my 11 yr. old walk....we go for at least an hour, sometimes longer. I figure we're going at least 2-3 miles (I tried to drive the route in my car to figure it out lol)
WOW KH, look at you go!!! You are doing absolutely GREAT!!! Oh yeah, KH has got her groove back. lol Congratulations on the wonderful weight loss......
Tracy - you really are doing great. It's like we've talked about many times, we write down on paper menus and time slots where we have time to get in our exercise each day, etc. etc. But then real life happens and we can't always go by our lists. Just doesn't happen. That's life, that's reality. Hank will be there when you able to get back to it. (absence makes the heart grow fonder) lol It's getting nice and warm out now and we will be spending more time outdoors, getting in more exercise and having fun. I agree, eating out every now and then is fine but more than once or at the most twice a week can make ya hold on to that sodium for a while. I don't know why restaurants have to put so much sodium in food. But ya gotta go out every now and then. Can't just sit home and count each and every calorie and fret when you ate one too many.... Know what I mean?? By the way, how is your mom doing? Has she been able to maintain her weight loss?
Melissa - yep those plateaus can really test our dedication. I have literally gone weeks eating all the right things and yet the scale didn't budge at all. Yes, very frustrating!! Now, it may be that even though I didn't lose weight, I gained a bit of muscle or lost some in inches BUT when you go to the Dr and you haven't lost anything, the Dr doesn't take any of that into consideration. Know what I mean? It's like, oh, so, you haven't lost any weight over the last 3-4 weeks and that's just how my Dr. looks at it. So, yes, very frustrating. But with lots of will power and determination we hang in there and that scale will start moving again and we are soooo happy that we stuck with it. It's a journey, lots of ups and downs but the outcome is sooooo worth everything we put into it.
I'm not giving up, this is my year, just seems I took a bit of a break. Hehe. We can do this!
Mom is doing good, she is down 30lbs I think. They aren't eating the strict strict diet but she is still taking the pills and shots. I have tried to convience her to stop taking them since she has lost a chunk of weight but haven't had any luck there.
KH, another awesome job! You are just moving right along. I think it is great that you are getting the kids out moving around too. It is family time plus kids now a days don't go out and play like we use to when we were kids. It is good for them!
You know what's funny? My DH keeps buying all these cinnamon rolls and ice cream and such and I haven't even been tempted!! I literally just have my focus!
Although the other night I was in the mood for ice cream (but already ate my alotted calories for the day) so I told myself..........TOMORROW i'm having some ice cream, and I did just that. I saved a few hundred calories by having egg substitute for brfst (instead of my waffles lol) and then had a salad with some tuna on top (instead of a tuna sandwich with salad on the side) and then had 2 big bowls of veggie soup (really low in calories-60 calories a BOWL!) oh and I had a piece of crusty bread YUM!
Then when my DH saw me later in the evening sittin on the couch with a bowl of ice cream (granted, it was actually 1 scoop of ice cream in a small tea cup...but whatever it FILLED the bowl lol)he said...........HEY........I thought you were on a diet, you can't eat my ice cream!! I said "I can eat whatever I want!!" LOL
It was so good too (it was vanilla ice cream with fudge ribbon, caramel ribbon, and chunks of chocolate covered sugar cones)........and when the scoop was gone, I was satisfied. I actually have these little plastic baby spoons that I use to decorate my cookies with and I bought another pack (1 buck at the dollar tree for 10 of them) and I eat my yogurt, jello, and now ice cream with them. Makes me slow down and really enjoy it and by the time I finish I feel like I've eaten a LOT more than I really have because it takes so long with such a small spoon.
Oh and there are nights I'm just TOO tired to take the kids for a walk, but I make up for it the next day (not sure if you can do that, but oh well lol) I take a 2 hr. walk while they're at school the next day. It's really becoming more of a "treat" to get out for a walk than a "chore" anymore.
I know what you mean about kids these days. My kids are not that way though, they don't have a choice!! They have a pc in their bedroom but my DH is a pc guy so it's set up to autmatically shut down for 4 hrs. everytime it's been on for 1 hr.! lol My kids literally watch a total of probably 1 hr. of t.v. a week as well! Not 1 hr. a day for the week, but 1 hr. total combined time in a week! We do not watch t.v. as a rule. My DH and I watch a little when the kids are in bed at night, but pretty much before dinner we don't even turn it on. Seems crazy this day and age, but we honestly don't. We don't have nickelodeon or any of those stations though (maybe that's why) we have "skyangel" wich is only Christian programming, guess kids don't care about watching t.v. when it's all wholesome stuff on it! lol My kids have the option of -play in your room, or play outside, or help ME clean house........take a pick! They love to play outside
Tracy - glad your mom is doing well. Yeah, mom's can be a bit stubborn. lol I guess she will decide at some point in time to stop getting the shots and pills. Hopefully sooner than later. I hope that she soon realizes that she can maintain without those things. She is stronger than she gives herself credit for. After all she lost 30 lbs. That's a pretty strong willed and dedicated person.
KH, it is amazing how easy it is to get use to good eating and how much more you enjoy the 'bad' stuff when you spread it out and only have a portion of it. I can do usually portion out things well, except this week I have had issues with pretzels. I'm not a huge pretzel eater, but I think I'm still on that salt craving thing.
I'll have to make a trip to the store tonight for some fresh salad stuff and dessert stuff for Sunday. I have to make the traditional lamb cake. I'm thinking cookies, just because I don't do them very often and cheese cake, because it is my favorite dessert. I have two 7in spring forms I may use, that way if I have left overs I can cut small pieces up and freeze it.
I was thinking also maybe brownies (have a chocoholic uncle) and/or a cookie pizza topped with fruit. I've never had any left overs from the cookie pizza. Cake, cookies and brownie left overs can come to work Monday and will disappear fast.
Gotta love holiday foods!
Margie, she has a way better sense of eating now, so I think she could totally do it on her own. I think she thinks the pills and stuff help. I'm not sure. I'll give her some more time, then bring it up again.
Tracy, I totally hear ya on the salt thing. I completely cut ALL of the extra salt from my diet when I started this thing 3 weeks ago. I don't add extra salt when I'm cooking/preparing food, etc. and it's amazing how it affects me now.
Last night I made turkey sausage w/ peppers and onions for dinner and I ate 2 links ( I was REALLY hungry) and I think I wound up drinking like 9 bottles of water (20 oz.) before going to bed last night.........I think it was more salt than I've had in 3 weeks and I could NOT quench my thirst.......thought it was so crazy!
Well the salt craving has been coming with my period the last few months. I can do okay for weeks , then bam I want salt, salt, salt. I have actually probably always craved salty then and just didn't notice it as much. Garlic toast with garlic salt was always my go to craving with my period. I think I realise it more cause I am trying not to eat alot of the foods that go with the salt, chips and such.
I bought some salt balance which has less sodium in it than salt and use that for my cooking. I don't salt everything, but there are a few things I like it on. I figure if I have cut out the butter and sauces on my veggies I can atleast have a little salt with them.
Tracy: You may want to check out Google or something and Google what a salt craving could mean. Sometimes our body craves stuff we're not getting in our diet, like a vitamin or something. I had a friend who when she was pregnant she craved, I kid you not, saw dust!!!! Turns out her iron levels were really low, on the brink of being anemic during pregnancy! Crazy stuff.
Well two nights ago I finally tried Zumba! It was such a blast!! I have no rythym, and had a hard time keeping up with the steps, but it didn't matter I was having fun, and I was sweating within the first five minutes. I loved it so much, for our 10 year anniversary, my hubby is buying me a gym membership there so I can take the classes for free, and have the gym to work out in also. This is what I needed. All my weight loss up until now has been done, simply on doing weight watchers, and then just watching my portion control. I haven't been as strict on the WW in a while, and paired with no real working out (besides chasing my 3 year old, and breast feeding my 7 month old) I've hit the dreaded plateau of jumping between numbers. Its most frustrating cause the numbers are 181 and 178. So I go in one bracket and back in the other--UGH. But If you have not tried Zumba, it is a blast. Trust me if you don't have a dance background or know how to shake your booty, like my self, you'll probably look a little silly just like I did, but ONE I know I will eventually get it, and TWO, if I have to look a fool to get the body shape that some of the people in there had, I WILL!!! haha.
Good Job ladies, so am I understanding there is a weigh in day you guys abide to? Do you post the results? Just wondering cause that would be a great motivator, right now, I weigh almost every day. I've done the weight thing long enough to know that is not good for me, but I can't seem to break that habit lately. Sometimes I weigh in the morning, and then again at night to see how much my eating affected my weight. Viscious cycle!! I know I have to still take in more calories than the average person losing weight because I am breast feeding still, and that is most important right now. And he is thriving, so I know I'm at a good balance, and he's starting to eat the baby food now, so I won't be feeding as often. But I need to take in these calories, in better foods. That's my where my struggle is right now, not portion control, not getting enough (cause not getting enough calories could have the opposite affect) but my problem is not eating Good for me foods. But after Zumba I really felt the need to eat better and I had a really good lunch yesterday. That was my baby step
I still haven't tried my Biggest Loser for Wii yet, hubby switches on the 16th to days, so Im kind of waiting for him to do that, cause with two little ones, turning on the Wii is unfortunately the last thing I want to do after they go to bed, I start putting my house back together if I can.
I'll have to look up the cravings thing. Woo knows.
We generally report our weight on Wednesdays. Some of us have their own weigh in day where their weight counts, and they just report Wednesdays as well.
For me my weight loss is judged from one Wed to the next. I can be down during the week but I don't count it as a loss unles I am still down on Wed. It helps because there are so many things that effect the weight besides just food. Just like your weight from the morning to evening isn't just how much you have eaten that day.
I'm guilty of weighing every day almost. It isn't the best idea, but alot do it. If the weight changes day to day really get to you, like getting you down or making you want to give up, then you really should avoid the scale except week to week.
Maybe we should make that a challenge to ourselves this next week to stay of the scale except on our weigh in day. I bet we all could use a week to remember that what we are doing has way more to do with, than just those numbers on the scale.
We won't talk about eating yesterday. Sigh. Thankfully we have another month until the next holiday.
I stayed up late Saturday night, was up early yesterday and even though I took a nap yesterday evening and slept good last night I just feel drained so far today. Lets hope I can get going mentally since I start a new course 1 tonight and have to finish getting prepared for that today.
Hugs Monkeys!
Good Wednesday morning everyone. Hope everyone is having a great week. Well, I went the entire week eating really well, staying well within my alloted points, exercised for the first time and the scale wouldn't budge again. Yep, I broke down every day and weighed. lol Know I shouldn't but can't bring myself not to. Anyway, last night I decided to pull out my old trick. I ate a good amount of spaghetti/sauce. Yep, can't for the life of me figure it out but every time I eat a good amount of spaghetti, I lose some weight. Doesn't make sense but all I know is that it really works. So, this morning I was down a pound. Maybe I should start eating spaghetti every night? lol So, not a great loss for the week, but hey, I'll take it. How is everyone else doing?
I'm up again and not just a little. I weighed in at 142, so I am actually up almost 4lbs since March 17 (138.4). Totally all my fault. I have just fallen off track and am watching my self revert back to some of the not so healthy habits. Not good.
So today is the restart date for me. I know I've said that for the last few weeks but I am seriously recommiting myself again. I have to!
Tracy - I know you will do it. I fall into this pattern more often than I would like to admit. I believe that you are refocussed once again and you will do just fine. It never ceases to amaze me how easily and quickly we can revert back to our old habits and before we know it, the scale is going back up. You'll be back down before ya know it!!! I have complete faith in you...
It is frustrating to know you can build healthy habits then in just a few days time can completely undo them. Just another reminder that this will be a life time journey and that food issues will probably always be a part of it. Granted they do lessen as we go, but we just have to remember to keep up the good habits.
I woke up this morning and said you know what, you can pretend and lie to yourself about all the reasons you are gaining and not losing but at the end of the day that doesn't get you anywhere, but another day clothes to gaining back the rest of your lost 15lbs. So I decided it was time to be brutally honest with myself.
I know how to lose weight, I know what I need to change to do it and I know I can do it. I just have to do what it takes.
So from today on, I will...
1. Start writing in my food journal again (stopped writting in it last week.)
2. Plan my meals and stay with in my calorie allotment.
3. Dust off Hank and show him who is boss.
4. Not weigh again until next Wednesday.
Tonight I am cleaning out the fridge, and preping some meals for the rest of the week. Good eating habits here I come!
Hi Ladies! I thought it might be a good idea for me to jump in here. I have always struggled with my weight since I was about 4. When I was 19 I lost about 45 on WW, and I was at what I thought was an ideal weight. Truth be told, when I look back I had stopped getting my periods, so this was probably not a healthy weight for me. I managed to get up about 10 pounds and looked great and felt great. Fast forward 5 years, I was diagnosed with severe hypothyroidism, I have no thyroid function left. I gained about 25 pounds and started losing my hair and my skin was terribly dry. Between my thyroid issues and the stress of the weight gain I became very depressed. I for my thyroid issue under control and managed to lose 20 lbs again by following WW and exercising 6 days a week. Now my thyroid issues have come back and I gained 15 lbs again. So frustrating, and I can't seem to shed a pound after 1 year of dieting and cardio 4 days a week (no time for 6 days anymore). I guess I just need a little support in getting back to where I want to be. I am hoping to become pregnant in a few months, so I would like to drop at least 10 lbs by August.
Have you talked to your doctor about the weight gain? Someone on here has thyroid issues. I can't remember off the top of my head (sorry!) but hopefully they can give you some good advice.
You said you are dieting and working out, can I ask how many calories you average a day?
This group is great for support! Welcome!
I don't cound calories, I count WW points. I eat generally 21-23 points a day.
I am followed by an endocrinologist for my thyroid issues,but it has been very difficult to get it under control,and once it is under control and I start losing weight, it getsout of control and I gain weight. Kinda frustrating to yoyo withoutchanging diet and exercise.
Here isan idea of what I eat everyday:
1 cup special K cereal + 1/2 cup soymilk
1low fat yogurt
Lean cuisine meal for lunch
1 fruit
1 snack (under 150 calories)
Dinner varies,but usually a chicken dish
1 snack
For exercise:
Mon: 1 hour cardio
Weds: 1 hour kickboxing
Fri: 1 hour Zumba
Sat: 1 hour cardio mix (step, cardio, weights)
I try to do pilates at least 2 times during the week,and I go for walks almost every day with my dog
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