Bitch About It, Joke About It, But Never Be Too Serious Group

by n0dice1 on Jan 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm

you need to be NOT weighing yourself multiple times a day let alone multiple times a week !!!    weight changes throughout the day based on water intake, weather, muscle density, menstrual cycles promoting bloating etc. don't be scale obssessed!!! and i won't even get into simple cheap household scales, how messed up they can get if they are stepped on repeatedly or moved in just the slightest way. use your favorite outfit as a judge of your body changes,
and pick ONE day a week to weigh yourself; I like to do monday morning (ensures i stay on track during the weekend)  , i get on the scale one time monday morning after i go #1 and #2 before i eat or drink anything
BADDA BING

by Archangel2029 on Jan 30, 2012 at 12:47 pm

 I agreee with nodice1, don't be scale obsessed it'll just drive you up a wall and you'll start howling at the moon. I recommend checking out your weight with only one scale (different scales may weigh you differently).  And that you weigh yourself only once every two weeks or so (that's what I do).  And you should defenitely weigh yourself in the morning after you've done your business in the bathroom. 

by sarahrv on Jan 6, 2012 at 8:37 pm

If you take your favorite liquor and mix it with water, diet soda, or soda water, you'll cut down the calories and sugar by a lot! I love light beer, so I'll nurse those all night, but yes the cals add up. One of my favorite mixed drinks is sweet tea vodka and soda water. On the rocks it is so good but in the name it's "sweet", so its sugary. If you don't like straight vodka or tequila or other type of alcohol with soda water, ask for a lime or lemon wedge and see if that helps the taste! Cheers!

by tja888 on Jan 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm

Vodka crystal light packets and water

by jacki0486 on Jan 14, 2012 at 11:02 am

Gin and tonic! Tonic water has zero calories and gin has about 65 per ounce... so you could throw back a couple of those babies and not do too much damage to your diet.

by mneme on Jan 8, 2012 at 3:37 am

Hi, I'm new too but we have some similarites. I had gestational diabetes with my daughter four years ago. I have consistently tested just fine, but the warning that GD leads to diabetes for most women who don't get their act together inside of five years has scared the **** out of me. I lost more than the 5 percent body fat recomended to keep from developing diabetes but the big D is a huge motivator in doing everything I do. 
Anyway I'd say that you're on the right track. You joined, you're asking for help. You are going to get a LOT of contradictory information. The best thing you can do is try to take everything with a grain of salt, read about every suggestion- don't just go off and try it. That will lead to defeat. The articles on this website on what you should be eating (really, you know what you should not eat.) all seem pretty informed. I'd focus more on what you can eat than what you can't, and getting involved in the community will help keep you on track. Good luck. :)