We're here to provide motivation, support, recipies, tips, and positive energy for everyone who is on a journey to fitness and healthy eating. We'll weigh in every Wednesday. You don't have to post your weight just your pounds lost.
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 12,552 | 674g | 2,365mg | 30,373mg | 2,749g | 1,046g | 343g | 1,069g |
| Averages: | 380 | 20g | 72mg | 920mg | 83g | 32g | 10g | 32g |
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| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 33,951 | 1,361g | 5,392mg | 57,335mg | 5,056g | 1,836g | 493g | 1,907g |
| Averages: | 754 | 30g | 120mg | 1,274mg | 112g | 41g | 11g | 42g |
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spicy yam fries and portabella mushroom served as a bruger on spelt bread and veggies for dinner. Amazed, if I didn't cook it I may not have been able to tell the difference.
Sounds very nice.
...I had something like that last week, a large portabella mushroom cap with a thick eggplant slice, plus onion all grilled on the bbq, topped with a slice of melted mozzarella cheese and tomato,lettuce on a light hamburger bun. One crazy big veggie burger...LOL, very filling
P.S. Glad your not MIA...plus eating well.
I have been on a 700-800 calorie/day a diet for the past 2 weeks. It is actually easier
than it sounds and I'm doing very well on it. Combined with walking 3-7 miles daily,
IÂ have been losing nearly a pound a day. There were three days in between that IÂ totally
went off the diet because I was away for a conference and I would have looked like an
idiot pulling out my own low cal food in front of anyone. IÂ am down to 137lbs today and
steadily losing. Hoping to be bikini ready in a few weeks:))))
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Wow, A pound a day...at that rate you'll be wearing a string bikini..LOL. Great job.
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 34,772 | 1,800g | 4,357mg | 70,864mg | 5,850g | 1,595g | 572g | 1,873g |
| Averages: | 724 | 37g | 91mg | 1,476mg | 122g | 33g | 12g | 39g |
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Budweiser Select 55. With just 55 calories
 My drink of choice is rum and Diet Coke!  YOu've got me beat here! Â
 I have been totally binging for weeks now (really ever since I hit my goal weight). I am probably 12 lbs or so over goal weight (terrified and in a sort of denial, so I have been avoiding the scale - which is NOT a good habit/sign for me). I know that I need to quit focusing on the scale but my clothes don't fit me. I look very sloppy in my tight fitting clothes. Now, I am seriously concerned because my girlfriend got a FANTASTIC job but with issues for me. Yes, I am thrilled for her but terrified for me. Whenever she is out of town I binge/sneak eat. I feel so very lonely without her. She is going to be entering a new life and I am afraid that I am being left behind. Since she quit an official job and started her own business we have had a lot of free time during the day where we can go out. This job is probably going to take up 50-60 hours a week, especially initially. She is going to be a VP of a brand new department. She is going to London for 2-3 months to train. Then she will go to shows just about every month for 4-5 days. Yesterday she said that she had thought that any kind of life changing event wouldn't happen for her again. She feels like this is going to really fulfill a big part of her life. I then looked at my lie (crying now) and realized that I won't have any life changing events. I am a loser. I am a total waste of a life. I know that sounds like I am being a martyr but I am devestated. I can't really talk to her about it because I am way to emotional and I don't want to guilt her or make her less excited because she is going to worry about me. I have talked to her about being lonely when she is gone and hoping that I will not struggle with my food as much as I fear - but I keep it less emotional when I talk about it. I want to be strong, confident, supportive. I am nothing but a big baby. One thing that may help me to reach my goal is that they are paying for a ticket for me to come visit. We will go to Ireland and Paris on top of London. I don't want to feel fat/sloppy for that. I want to show up looking better than I do now. Does anyone relate to the devestation, deflation, loss of hope, loneliness - all over weight? I sure would like some feedback if so.
The part where you say that you are thrilled for her..hang on to that. What if the roles were reversed.? Why are you terrified? You hit your weight goal. Remember how thrilled you were with that! You are obviously a strong minded person to have achieved that! Set some other goals other than weight. Write down what  YOU need to do to make YOU happy. If you put that off on someone else..you will be terrified because you will have no control. Make plans for that visit..if you haven't lost the weight to look good in the clothes you have now..BUY SOME NEW ONES that will make you look as fabulous as you are!! Do this For Yourself!!! It will be a great trip. As far as talking about it and being too emotional..I have been there! WRITE it down..(I have even have to do this at my Doctor's Appointment!) Being emotional does not make you a cry baby, crying is an outlet for those emotions. You are emotional..yes, you are strong..yes,You are capable of achieving your goals....yes. Hang in there!!
This may help.. http://tinybuddha.com/blog/how-to-feel-comfortable-in-your-own-skin/
 EJMM - great article.
I talked to my gf about my feelings and she was supportive. I just didn't attach the extremety of my feelings. I am definitely going to begin volunteering at the hospital when she leaves (a week from yesterday). I am going to work on my food and exercise until it is time for me to meet her there. We will probably have dinner with the uppers of the company and I don't need my weight as added stress. I want to look good so that she is proud of me. Not feel down and ruin it for her. I have my mom (who lives with us) to cry to. She is very supportive. I am going to make it through this, after all, like you pointed out debbiedoo, I am strong and able to meet my goals. Now I just have to get myself up and brush myself off.
That's the spirit! .... i'm sure your partner love's you for who you are, not what you think you should be!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 48,516 | 1,993g | 6,545mg | 88,031mg | 7,289g | 2,143g | 853g | 2,637g |
| Averages: | 822 | 34g | 111mg | 1,492mg | 124g | 36g | 14g | 45g |
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 what  is  with... all the ? marks in the posts???Â
I'm reading up on it now.
I was thinking the same thing! Strange...
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 54,781 | 2,362g | 9,630mg | 110,612mg | 8,525g | 3,005g | 956g | 3,358g |
| Averages: | 761 | 33g | 134mg | 1,536mg | 118g | 42g | 13g | 47g |
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I am so pleased to report that I FINALLY made it past the 140lb mark on the scale. It's about !@#$%$# time. Ten pounds down.....ten to go.
 Good for you!  I can't wait to get there!  You Rock!
 WATCH OUT..incoming virtual confettii in your direction!!!
congrats!
Nice job!!
excellent.
SW (220
Dec 2010)
LW
193.2
CW 189.4
GW
135
I'm
working hard! I actually took up a new job because it's labor intensive, which means i'll
be getting some exercise everyday. I walk 5 days a week and am slowly adding
jogging. I am feeling amazing!
WOW! Nice job!
Thank you! :)
Very nice job on a 3.8 pound loss for the past week, you are amazing...for sure!!
NICE!
Thanks guys! It's been fluctuating (of course) between 188.4 and 189.4. I found simply removing soda helped immensly and did wonders for my energy when I replaced it with water. I carry a sports bottle with water in it everywhere I go, so even if I crack and drink a life water or other drink I make a promise to counter with a bottle of water. But my brain is starting to become addicted to water instead of pop and I find myself wanting to exercise instead of forcing myself. I'm quitting smoking right now and while I haven't fully kicked the habit yet, instead of giving in to the first craving I go for a walk or do sit up's :). I was a pack to pack and a half a day smoker , This week I've gone from a pack every 2 days to a pack every 2.5. :p I'm about ready to be done!
What helped me quit smoking was to think of walking or jogging behind an old rundown car in the fog of it's stinky exhaust. It made me think twice about why I would want to intentionally put that kind of smoke or ANY kind of smoke into my hard working lungs. You are doing SO GOOD..keep up the Fantastic job that you are doing!!! Â
My food stinks. I have been skipping strength training and only doing cardio. I usually do 90-110 minutes/day but can't get the willpower/energy up. I am doing abou 70 (including stretching). I don't know how to get out of this binge cycle. I "behave" for a day... off for 2. Back on, back off. I hit my goal weight a couple of months ago and I am now 9 lbs back up. It is so very frustraing, deflating, depressiong. I want so bad to stop the cycle, I have support to help me, I am just being stubborn. Help... anyone?
I have the same problem, I am so good during the day, then I get home and all I want to do it eat anything bad!
I find for myself that if I let myself have that one cookie or a couple bites of chocolate then I don't find myself sabatoging myself the next day. If I try to be too regimented and only eat "what's good for me" I will find the worst food and just chow down.
So I think allow yourself that serving size of chips/chocolate/ice cream/whatnot once time. (per day, per week, whatever you need) to bring down the stress of over thinking your food choices.
some say that having one day a week to eat whatever you want will help with the binges.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Dieting---Follow-This-Tip-and-You-Will-Gain-Will-Power-To-Follow-Any-Diet&id=137823
I agree with you, Sarah. Great article debbie. For quite a while (right before I reached my goal weight and for the short time I was on maintenance) my girlfriend and I picked Monday to have a dessert. It wasn't huge. It fit in to our calories for the day. I pretty much kept myself going by reminding myself that Monday would be there before I knew it. It was a great and freeing time for me with my food. Then... due to adding calories on mtc (that is what you are supposed to do after - move off the weight loss food plan), I gained a few pounds. I started to panic. I was going to Hawaii in a couple of weeks from then. I stumbled around my goal weight. By the time we left for vacation I was a wreck. I ate like poop the whole time. When I got home I had 14lbs to lose. I have been all over the place since then. I am currently 5-8 lbs (range) from my goal. I feel silly about complaining about such a small amount. But it is an amount that makes a huge difference on my body. None of my clothes fit me comfortably. I don't like what I see when I look in the mirror. I just need to lighten up on myself - I am light on all of you... why do I have to treat me differently?
SW 170 August 16th 2011
LW 132
CW 132.9
GW 120
So we had a really fun weekend filled with all the really bad foods (BBQ at a friends) and
by monday I was up to 134.7 so the 132.9 isn't great but I think I am still getting rid of
the excess sodium....who can have a BBQ without Lay's BBQ chips? So it's not the 129.4 I
was at Friday morning, but it's not the 134.7 I was Monday morning either. So basically
still maintaining. Of course someday I would like to see that 120 and at my current rate
I should see it in about a year :)
Don't you just love the fluctuations on the scale? 
But a fun filled weekend and no major gains is a good thing!
You got me laughing with your bad bbq...I had one saturday at my moms house when my brother said he'll bbq hamburgers and they became Hockey pucks, along with some cheap store bought potato salad. Good thing I made mussels in a white wine sauce and some grilled asparagus with lemongrass butter sauce, so I avoided the bad bbq...LOL,...well hang in there that .9 Lb will be gone in the blink of an eye and a distant memory.
excuse-amus?...asparagus! lemon grass butter sauce?! I'll take that over charred carcass ANYDAY!!!
yum
Yeah I think I will take me some asparagus too while we are at it. On a good note I did eat my burger bun less and it was a boca burger. Its the chips and dips that did me in.....
Should have eaten the bun and left the Boca... http://compmed.com/munchie-squad/food-drink-safety/food-supply/agriculture/not-so-natural-boca-burgers/
 didn't want the bun and they were serving boca or hot dogs barf
No healthy choices does make it difficult. You got me thinking, maybe I should buy some chicken legs...their cheap! and bring them with me to my next bbq. Anyway you'll see 120 Lbs very soon I'm sure!
LW 204
TW 203
GW 160
I'm getting there. Slow and steady.
It has been a busy week. We had pizza twice for dinner this week. I need to get back on
track and eat more veggies.
Hope everyone has a good Memorial day weekend!! Wish me luck! We will be camping for three
days. I'm hoping that I don't eat too much junk.
My go-to camping trick- carrots. I like to sit in my lounge chair and munch munch munch and carrot sticks are a good go to. They stay cool in the cooler and don't go bad if you leave them out for an hour or two.
If you can (which families aren't always the best at) try getting a pizza with healthier options. Like spinach or light on the cheese.
Great job on the 1 pound loss!!
You lost a pound and you had pizza twice?? Way to go!!!
Hey...Think of it as weight loss boot camp and don't eat too many S'mores...great job on losing this week!
That's a good idea. I think I'm going to cut up a bunch of veggies and fruit and when I want a snack I can just grab those.
Yeah! I have been running 3 times a week and doing the shred every morning. Just think how much I would have lost without the pizza! Oh well... It was good ;)
There you go EJMM! I'm for sure going to go on a hike. I think the hard part is seeing everyone else eating the junk while you have veggies.
If I eat pizza..which I do and I will because it is one of my favorite things to eat, I buy the frozen thin crust...like the ones from "Califorina Kitchen" and I throw on at least 3 more vegetables..which adds to the cooking time ..but worth it. And the calories are not so bad..I will give up chips and candy but life with out pizza..well I just have to make room for it..and make it into a healthier version of itself.
http://www.cpkfrozen.com/ctc-white.html
Pizza is my enemy! LOL, actually, I'm allergic to Pepperoni so no pizza for me, but I've heard that certain pizzas can be a healthy meal! Keep it up your doing great!
Great job one more pound and step closer towards your goal.
I have decided to pester the gym equipment ore often as well. Good job!!
Nice job!!
SW 195 (11/2/2011)
LW 184.5
TW 183
GW 145
I am very happy to be down 1.5 pound for this
week..it might just be water weight..cause I am sweating alot these days....it is hot
outside and inside! And by inside I do not mean that my AC unit is broke..at 53 years old
(how is that possible..I think I will start using dog years!) my internal thermostat is
going haywire! It seems that my hormones have decided to add another layer of difficulty
to the job of weight management..let's face it, it's not just a job for me..it's a career!
So losing weight this week..is just the incentive I needed..that and a fan.
Great job on 1.5 Lbs more gone for good and 12 Lbs so far, your becoming a double "Hottie"...Hottie-Hots!
Nice job!!
That picture is what I looked like this morning when I was working out. LOL!!
Nice job!!
That picture is what I looked like this morning when I was working out. LOL!!
I try to fanangle myself directly in front of the fans at the gym- I'm very sneaky that way.
Don't let your hormones get the best of you- you can do it!!
1.5 pounds great loss for a week!
147.8
I m glad you are all here! You're makinghtis easy! I've cut out the junk and it feels
good! I'm back to running rather than walking. Yesterday I signed p for a 10K this
Saturday. I am hoping to see the scale go down between now and next week - holiday
weekend or not! Have fun! Keep it going!
I'm glad that YOU are here!
Running will make that weight just fall off!
Good Luck on the 10k!
Good luck with your 10k. Wish I had some brilliant advice to offer, but I think you probably know better than me what you're doing!! : ) Have FUN!!
Good luck on the 10K!! I have been doing 5K's. Hoping I will be in shape and be able to do a 10K next summer.
That means lean muscle under there! Switch it up! 
A plateau is a great place to rest and look at where you have been and to see what lays ahead. You have made phenomenal progress, so catch your breath, give yourself a pat on the back and decide your next course of action!
Without the occasional level areas, the calm seas of reflection.. we would risk the chance of losing our focus and footing, and all that we have strived for would tumble away.
Thanks, Sarah and Deb...your support is very much appreciated. So I need to switch it up and give myself a pat on the back and come back next week with a loss or find a plateau to jump off. that's my course of action, Wow... I better come back with a loss!!!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 58,745 | 2,330g | 7,831mg | 108,859mg | 9,261g | 3,628g | 994g | 3,429g |
| Averages: | 794 | 31g | 106mg | 1,471mg | 125g | 49g | 13g | 46g |
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Middle of May 90 degrees!
I walked from home to work at lunch..it's only one mile..but it's a sweaty mile today! If
this is any kind of sample of what our summer is going to be like, I may not be walking
outside in June/August....I know that sweating is good for us but....I also know that
heatstroke is not!
Stay Cool....LOL
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 64,213 | 2,712g | 9,179mg | 127,418mg | 10,074g | 3,729g | 1,079g | 3,749g |
| Averages: | 783 | 33g | 112mg | 1,554mg | 123g | 45g | 13g | 46g |
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144lbs on 5/19
142lbs on 5/20
140lbs today
YAY me!!!!!!!!! Doing a 700-800 calorie a day diet (I know I can't do it forever but I'm
ok for now) and briskly walking 5-7 miles a day. So excited the fat is finally melting off
of me. 10 lbs down....10 lbs more to go!
Walking it off!!!
Totally Awesome!!!
You scared me...you made me think it was Wednesday! 700-800 calories...I applaude you! The walk is good for emotional as well as physical health. Thanks for the inspiration knowing that TOMORROW is weigh in day!! Now, I have to be good today.
Great job. ...I must say this group has very attractive and intelligent women in it.
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Did you know that
you can ":move" the sections of the tracking page to where you want them to be?
I've always wanted my daily totals at the top to ward off overeating, and I just
discovered that you can click and drag the sections to be in the order you want the
sections to be. Also, you can click and drag the foods to Breakfast, lunch, etc if you put
them in the wrong place...I am HOT...watch out.....
sizzzlin!!
Good ideas out there for flavoring coffee??...I just tracked the amount of fat freee flavored creamer I use daily, and the total sugar is 24 grams. It is decaf coffee, so I could probably do without it, but I do like to drink it when I am home from work.
I don't know of any calorie/sugar free creamers... But I have found that I like the darker coffees vs the light coffees (sweetner/creamer free) for flavor.
As in drinking it black?
right- black coffee. The dark roasts have more flavor so the sweetner/creamer isn't necessary!
save up some calories and splurge on a sSunday .... add some Kahlua....put on some lite drum music and...enjoy.
OK...so this morning it hit me (after getting on the scale and frowning).......in the beginning I lost weight and it was actually easy......so I was trying to figure out where I have gone wrong...and now I know...in the beginning I was so regimented that I was writing down my food for the day after working it out on the website...you can do this even days in advance....and I think when I stopped doing that, is when I stopped losing weight....so here's to driving myself up the walls and preplanning my food for the day and crossing it off as I eat it...NOTHING but what I write will go in my mouth for the next week. I haven't gained back the initial weight I lost which is a good thing..but watch out for the scale NEXT week!!!!!!!!!! Good luck to you all too. I am back in the game!!
I have been doing that too. I have a set idea of what I'm going to pull out to eat, but first I check it out on MyPlate. And THEN decide if that is really what I want to eat. It really does work. Until I can figure out a good idea of what is good and bad, I really like to "check" myself first.
Accountability to yourself is a great way to get back on track! I also love to log food before I eat, so I know how much wiggle room I have for the day. Good Luck on getting there next week!
Alright... had a rough good weekend but i tried to offset it a little by walking two miles sat and sunday so that seemed to help b/c the scale was friendly this morning. This weeks problem though, it gonna be the fact that our office is being remodeled so we wont have a kitchen.. That means lunch needs to be ready to eat and not have a need for refridgeration. Does anyone have any good lunch ideas that doesnt need a fridge OR need to be heated up? All i have so far is peanut butter and jelly lol! Today ive got a bunch of random things (cheerios, cheese stick, Vitatop muffin, pear) but that's not gonna work for the rest of the week! I need to get some groceries and make lunches so If any one has any suggestions let me know!!!
Don't be grossed out...but I am a nurse, and we are known for eating food that has been sitting out for hours, and we all survive...how long between when you leave the house and your lunchtime?....prepackaged foods are usually high sodium and sugar.....can they move the kitchen microwave out somewhere so that staff have access to at least a microwave?
haha that sort of stuff doesnt gross me out. just most of the things ivebeen eating at lunchtime is either microwaved or toasted. i can bring a cooler bag and ice paks for anythign that needs to be cold i just havent made things in a while that didnt need heat!! im not sure a bout the microwave. theyre weird here so they probably wont but it out in the main office area. i was thinkin of makin egg salad and just keepin that in the cooler but wasnt sure if that was ok to sit like that.
most foods (even meat and cheese) can stay out of a fridge for up to 6 hours.
Raw veggies are a good go-to and they really don't need refridgerated. And sanwhiches are good. You can use pita bread pockets or they make thin-buns now.
I would be in the same boat as you- I really eat a lot of cold foods! ( I really hadn't thought about it until I started thinking about your question) =)
tuna in those one serving pouches with a crisp red apple
bannana with your peanut butter
make your own trailmix with almonds, dried apricots, sunflower seeds, walnuts or pecans
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| Totals: | 61,494 | 2,707g | 10,335mg | 154,208mg | 10,586g | 3,824g | 1,132g | 4,114g |
| Averages: | 723 | 32g | 122mg | 1,814mg | 125g | 45g | 13g | 48g |
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HI, It's Sunday night and I am sooooo ready to start the week. I need to lose 15 pounds and keep it off. I exercise every day - walking, running, strength training...but...I go for the carbs and sugar! Not good, I know. So, I'm ready to make the changes and start losing! I'm looking for honest support. Thanks.
welcome!
I'm as honest as it gets. No bull shit from me. I believe in hard work, foods low in calories and high in protein and fiber. Short cuts like pills, and other diet and exercise myths won't help.....Takes hard work and discipline!
We look forward to your contributions!
Welcome!!
welcome to the group! hope it works for you.
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 39,358 | 1,674g | 7,349mg | 77,779mg | 5,719g | 2,174g | 579g | 2,264g |
| Averages: | 803 | 34g | 150mg | 1,587mg | 117g | 44g | 12g | 46g |
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| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 36,057 | 1,477g | 5,260mg | 68,760mg | 5,735g | 2,171g | 583g | 2,066g |
| Averages: | 767 | 31g | 112mg | 1,463mg | 122g | 46g | 12g | 44g |
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