OFFICAL "weigh in" thread

[wrs]

Excited to report I reached another goal of 10 lbs gone. Total now of 45 lbs. I wasn't expecting to reach it this week after coming back from the Central Championship Show but much to my surprise I had lost 3.5 lbs.

Congratulations to everyone.

 

[sfmini]

One thing I find the most helpful is to journal my food using an app. Personally I use tap and track on my iTouch, but there are a bunch of online sites as well like fitday.com and dailyplate.com that are free. They will track calories, carbs, fats, fiber.

Some other pointers:

Use the rule of 5: no more than 5 grams of fat, sugar and more than 5 grams of protein and fiber for each food item/serving.

Use a small plate like a dessert size. 1/2 of the plate protein, 1/4 veg, 1/4 starch.

get a scale and weigh your portions

measure everything else

take small bites

chew slowly until the food is completely mashed (about 30 times)

Put your fork down between bites and wait a minute or two. This will allow your stomach to give you the full signal as it takes at least 20 minutes for you to get that signal. If you eat fast, the signal is too late, you are already stuffed to the gills.

Don't drink anything with the meal and 30 minutes before and after the meal so the food stays in your stomach longer and keeps you satisfied longer.

Eat until you feel satiated rather than until full.

Eat six times a day. Three small meals and three snacks (babybel cheese, string cheese....)

When eating out ask for a take home box and box up at least 1/2 of your meal.

 

[twister]

Just got back from a weekend judging a retriever test in Mercer, PA, not a good weekend as far as food consumption goes, sandwiches for lunch with processed meat and cheese on white bread. The judges dinner was good Friday night roast beef so tender you could cut it with a fork, potatoes, veg and salad but I went overboard with everything even had dessert. So I put on 1 1/2 lb this week but the good news is I saw people that hadn't seen me since last year and they said Yvonne you've lost a lot of weight

So I will get that off this week, I am mega motivated now because I am going to Nationals

Yvonne

 

[Mona]

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to you wrs!!

You and I are at about the same place. I have now lost 45.5 pounds since I started this on March 15 of this year.

And CONGRATULATIONS to you too Yvonne, on your weight loss to this point. It sure is nice when people that havn't seen you in a long time notice and comment on your weight loss. Sure makes my day too! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!

 

[Reble]

Congratulations to ALL

My blood pressure is down

Today 142 / 82 the best it has been in a long time.

Have lost 14-17 lbs. keep going back and forth.

Need to get back on track.

I know I have lost and feel it in my clothes

but nobody seems to notice.

 

[BBH]

no more off due to surgery but starting to move around more so hope that will change as it is getting easier to move.....just hard not to do what I would like.......

 

[minimomNC]

Congrats to everyone so far, its a hard road for sure. I have lost another 2 lbs even with going to Eastern Championships, I was very good LOL. Last night I joined a gym I really love, they are awesome and the price is so reasonable plus it gets me out to meet other people. I feel like I have people to work out with. Plus my daughter joined too, its great. I feel better this morning, just starting slow and working my way up. My BP is so much better now and thats what I am working for, to get off the meds and feel good.

So thanks to everyone that is so encouraging.

 

[Mona]

Glad you guys all checked in! I was starting to feel stupid posting weekly and feeling like I was kind of on my own here and everyone getting sick of my posting, so opted out this week, but now that you have all posted, I feel OK about doing so as well.

CONGRATULATIONS Mary and Karen on your loss. Hope you are soon feeling better after your recent surgery BBH! Mary Lou, there will definately be "down" weeks as well as good ones, so just don;t let it discourage you to the point of no longer trying. We all fall, that is for sure. Just pick yourself back up and carry on.

Was down a whopping ONE pound this week! I guess better than adding a pound! LOL!

 

[twister]

I didn't put any weight on this week but neither did I lose any but I guess that's good)

Yvonne

 

[Mona]

Keeping it real brief this week...no loss, but no gain either. Walked very little last week too for various reasons, but will try to get back to my routine a little better this week. Hope you guys all had a good week!

 

[Charley]

I lost a pound this week...all due to not eating snacks and counting calories. I did no walking....but this week I am going to try to get back into walking. I haven't been going as it has been so hot here even in the morning.

I'm loading up on fresh fruit and veggies to make my snacking decisions easier. It is a love/hate relationship with Little Debbie...love to eat them but hate the calories!

I've been drinking decaf diet colas, but I'm quitting that this week. I'm defeating the purpose of the diet drink when I eat along with it. So this week my choice will be nice cold iced water!

 

[minimomNC]

Congratulations everyone, no gain is a great achievement as well as losing anything, you should all be proud. Its just not as easy as it was to put on LOL. I went back for a one month check up and my BP was very good, sugar is getting there and I have lost total of 15 lbs. I love going to the gym and my daughter and I go at least 4 nights a week. We go at night for a couple of reasons, one being we both work early hours and long days but the best reason is evenings were my hardest time to resist eating to much, now I walk or jog a little instead of munching. Nationals is coming up soon as well, so anyone going to Nationals that would like to walk as a group, we should meet up and give each other support. Same thing with World, I would love to meet everyone and keep the forward momentum going.

Best of luck to everyone, you will all get there.

 

[twister]

I lost 1 pound this week also. I am going to Nationals this year so would be happy to join a walking group minimomNC.

Yvonne

 

[Mona]

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!! WELL DONE!!

I too have found that after you get used to grabbing and eating healthy snack (fruit and veggies) it's really not that bad afterall. I am also finding out that my "sweet tooth" has changed, and sweets that I once loved, and craved, are now FAAAAAAR too sweet! That is seriously just so out of the ordinary for me, and NOTHING was ever too sweet for me....the sweeter, the better, but now it tastes bad, so I guess cutting waaaaay back on them helps to alter your taste buds/desires as well, which for me, is a GOOD thing! Even Pepsi, that I could drink non-stop before, even now, at just one sip now and again, is too darn sweet!

 

[Reble]

Scales are good to me today down 2 lbs. now total of 17lbs.

hope I keep going down, not up and down.

 

[Mona]

Down 3 pounds this week!

 

[Reble]

No loss this week but no gain either.

Went to a friends 25Th anniversary and enjoyed myself, so glad no gain.

 

[wrs]

Congratulations everyone.

I'm thrilled to report I reached another goal.

I am now light enough to start driving my minis.

Grand total since April 20th is 53.5 lbs. I only have 19 more pounds to go.

Thanks for letting me share.

Good Luck everyone!

 

[Charley]

No change here either....and I was good until Saturday!

 

[Mona]

Gosh Mona.. you must be anorexic. HA!!!

FAAAAAR from it! LOL! Believe me, I don't deprive myself! I eat it, and face the consequences! LOL! I have only been averaging approximately 2 pounds a week loss, so I think that is pretty reasonable, and not drastic by any means. I am really afraid of what will happen this winter though, once I am more "housebound" due to the cold! There is a specific treadmill I plan on buying as soon as they come on sale again (at Canadian Tire), so I hope that will help me get through the winter months without gaining it all back again.

Edited to add...And just to prove my point, I'll let you in on a little secret that will make your mouth water! I went to the fair in Baudette on Saturday evening, and ate an "Elephant Ear". It was so good, I went back to the fair yesterday and ate not one, but TWO more!!

I ate one there, and got one to go. I also ate 2 bags of Cotton Candy between Saturday night and Sunday! OINK, OINK!! So now I am going to curb my calories somewhere else over this next week to try to ensure I don't gain. It's times like these that I really have to eat more fruits and veggies to make up for being a pig on somethng else! And just to prove to you that I am not lieing...check it out! Here's my elephant ear that I brought home! This is a large size paper plate and styrofoam container, not a "burger" size! So see, I DON'T deprive myself! If I did, I KNOW me, and I would never be able to lose weight, because it would be in my mind constantly, so this way, I can sometimes give in to my desires, and my mind moves on.

I know...sounds silly, but it's what works for me. At least the fair only comes once a year!

I took these photos to email to my sister as she had no idea what they were.