When the woman I was interested in decided she wasn’t interested in me and dumped me on New Year’s Day, I went into a bit of a blue funk.
Then I decided to give myself a goal, something to occupy my time. So I registered for the San Diego Rock 'n Roll Marathon. I’ve dropped 10 pounds, lost 2 inches on my waist, and I’m currently up to 40 miles/week. Probably won’t lose much more weight, but I may look different in a couple months.
Pretty lame compared to most of you. I wish you all success.
Well, I’m back after a crazy couple of days. So far I am keeping to the plan – even went in on Saturday morning to work out! Sunday was not such a great food day (no junk or bingeing, but just a bad nutritional balance and a little too much food, I think), but I was more careful the next couple of days to compensate and I’m not going to beat myself up. I’m still getting into the swing and changing habits.
I’ve decided to use the medical balance scale in the locker room for my weighings, since my home scale is a piece of crap (“I weighed myself ten times, and here are my ten results”). Even though the balance scale shows me at a higher weight, it registered a loss of a pound and a half over the last week, whereas my home scale showed nada. I’m more concerned about seeing progress, especially here in the beginning where I may not detect it except for the numbers.
So here are my new numbers:
216 / 214.5 / 150
I’m off to nuke some frozen peas and corn to keep in the fridge for my salads.
On the occasions that we go out to eat as a family, I try to order something healthy off the menu if at all possible. But you know what? Every once in a while, it’s OK to have a cheeseburger, fries and a couple of beers. Just walk/jog/run a little bit more the next couple times you work out, or skip the snacks for a day or two or both. If you have a really bad day and end up ordering a big greasy pizza, it’s not the end of the world, you aren’t going to bloat up the instant the pizza enters your mouth. Losing weight isn’t an all or nothing venture. If you eat unhealthy food one day it doesn’t mean that your diet is shot and it’s time to give up. Just get back on the horse (or treadmill as it were) and keep at it.
See, that’s what I try to do. Mr. S and I have slowly been turning into “foodies” a little bit, and we love to try new restaurants and cook at home. And I am NOT going to give up experimenting with homemade breads or trying an interesting new restaurant dish just because it might be “bad.” I figure if I eat conservatively during the week (relatively easy since I work at home and have a pretty regular routine), I can “splurge” a little bit when we go out. I’ve already decided (after yet another mediocre steak) to give up red meat (with the exception of a little ground beef in chili now and then, stuff like that). There are plenty of other choices that I like, and I’ve never been a big steak person; I only ever ordered it in restaurants, and then only a few times a year.
The other night when we went out to dinner, I ordered a dinner-sized salad and had just one bite each of Mr. S’s broccoli and rich-sauce-laden tortellini and chicken. Better than if I had ordered the whole dish for myself (and it’s one of my favorites at that restaurant).
Another thing is that I REFUSE to limit myself to low-fat or fat-free alternatives if they taste like ass (and a lot of them do). Forcing myself to choke down nasty-ass “diet” yogurt is just punishment. I’m going to have the La Creme, which while it costs a little more in calories and fat, still has a fair amount of calcium and is NOT pudding or a cookie. If a little real ranch dressing entices me to eat a pile of baby carrots, great! Better than half a can of Pringles. A little chocolate powder in a big glass of skim milk isn’t going to kill me, and it gets me to drink the milk, which I otherwise would not. I can pretty easily forgo stuff like cookies, chips, and candy if I allow myself these concessions instead. The net result has got to be an improvement.
I know it’s about portion control, but I have proven to myself time and time again that I can’t control my own portions - while I think I’d hate being told “eat this,” I also think it might just work…for me. Given what I’m likely to do if I’m not given specific instructions.
Does anyone have any experience with that company?
Alright, I’m in.
The other weight-loss threads helped me last year, and I’m still at a plateau.
I lost about 80 pounds on Atkins, but I’ve slacked off. I keep bouncing around between 170 and 175, but I’ve been cheating somewhat. I’m not gaining it back, but I’d really like to get back down to at least 150 - 140 would be ideal, though.
I also have a goal since we’re going to the beach in June. Bathing suits! Eek!
As for not getting support from other family members, well, that’s hard. I have two kids and a husband who aren’t dieting, and I usually make dinner for them, and something separate for me, or else I just eat what’s allowed on Atkins and skip the potatoes or rice or rolls and have the meat and a salad. My husband believes no meal is complete without both bread and potatoes.
I wish I could make the house a junk food-free zone, but it’s just not possible with kids. My FIL also always buys candy and Tastycakes and Pop-Tarts and other crap and brings it over for them, and that makes it even harder with all that junk around. We have a steady supply of snacks and candy around here. :rolleyes:
I really had to use all the willpower I had to not eat the snacks and focus on my goal of losing weight. Once I started really seeing the weight come off, it got easier to say no to the junk food.
I need to get back into my healthy habit of leans meats, lots of veggies, and lots and lots of water. No junk, no white carbs and no sugar. I’m also thinking of printing out Glory’s rules. They looked really good. Very inspiring!
250/175/140
Well, I went to the doc today and of course had to be weighed and of course it was disheartening, so when I came across this thread I had to post. Reading through your diff rules has been helpful and somewhat inspiring. I have 15 to lose, 20 would be better. If I could just start to shed some and see my efforts paying off, you’re right, it’d be easier to stick with my diet and exercise stuff. :smack:
Okay. I think I’m in. Problem is I have no plan at all except to try to eat at home more often. Or to take food with me more often.
My issue is that the last time I had a physical, the doctor appeared stunned that I had the BMI I do, and told me to lose some weight. But he didn’t tell me how much. So I’m going on what my mother told me, which is that a 5’ 2" female should weigh between 105lbs and 125lbs. She got this from WW a few years ago. I don’t feel worse now(140lbs) than I did at 115lbs, so I don’t have a lot of motivation.
I guess what I’m really looking for is for clothing to fit me better. But that may be a dream, given some of the other rants I’ve seen on this board.
Stats:
135/140/115-120
I’d be happy at either of the two goal weights, but I figure I ought to go for the gusto.
I lost 70 pounds 2003-04 by following WW, but when I got pregnant I gained a lot. I’m not one of those people who grows just a belly while pregnant, either.
I’m toying with the idea of Atkins. I became a total carb-holic while pregnant, after denying myself sweets for so long, and it hasn’t gone away.
Male 6’ tall Age 47 y.o.
275+/243/200
Two somewhat competing goals. Not only lose weight (fat weight) but gain muscle strength. Have always been the 98 lb weakling hidden in the big fat body.
Started trying to watch what I eat and get at least -some- exercise in mid-july. When starting out with exercise, I couldn’t even do a slow jog once around a 1/7 mile track. Now I can jog for an hour. Sometimes it is even a pretty fast jog, almost a run. As far as eating… I try to avoid the saturated fats and overly processed foods, opting for low glucose load carbs whenever possible. Blood Pressure had been around 150/90 or something like that. Recently checked in at 120/80.
On alternate days, I will either jog/run or work on weights. I try for 1 hour for either type of workout. I am actually getting some muscle definition… which is quite astounding and fulfilling for a man of 47 who has never had any muscle def before. When I used to “make a muscle” it would just kinda move the underlying tissue around a bit… now, it actually looks like I’m making a muscle.
I’ve read that extended aerobic exercise can actually decrease muscle mass. I’m going to try the High Intensity Interval Training whenever possible.
I’ve had a couple bad days - yesterday I felt like a freaking bottomless pit, and I wound up eating Entenman’s mini muffins - which are probably more caloric and full of crappy ingredients than your average donut. But I’m not freaking out over it. I learned two valuable lessons.
I must never put myself in a position where I rely totally on someone else to feed me. I decided to skip breakfast so I would have points to use on snacks at LLL, and no one brought snacks. So of course when I still hadn’t eaten anything that afternoon (it was a busy day), I wound up going to Wendy’s and snarfing down 3 chicken strips and some Sprite, and ate lots and lots of dinner that night.
I must not go to the grocery store in the afternoon. That’s what happened yesterday - Harris Teeter at 3:30 pm = mini muffin binge!
But today I ran/walked 2 miles in 29:15. Considering that I have a cold and I lost a lot of my training when I was sick last month, I’m very pleased with that.
The best thing, though, is the other night my husband said those little words every woman wants to hear: “Your ass feels noticeably smaller!”
We went out tonight and ended up at a favorite place of my husband’s. This particular restaurant is famous for burgers and wraps and sandwiches, and I knew I might not find something Atkins-friendly on the menu, but I was pleasantly surprised. They’d revamped the menu, and had a couple of choices labeled lo-carb. I got a grilled chicken breast sandwiched between two big portabello mushrooms with cheese, and a side caesar salad. The whole thing was so freaking huge, I brought half of it home, both the chicken and salad.
I’ve been really good all week, and was afraid I was going to blow it with a burger and fries, but I was able to stay on course.
I am really enjoying Weight Watchers online. It is kind of fun to calculate and add up the points, and I am glad that there’s a place to chart my weight. My only problem is that I end up with points left over at the end of the day; today, for example, I had six points left after I had dinner. Are you supposed to try and eat all your points, or is that just supposed to be your maximum allowed for the day?
Today I went and bought a totally cute pair of size 10 boot cut jeans (down from a size 18 “loose fit” jean).
I have never in my life worn boot cut jeans - I had to go out and buy new underwear, all my underwear stuck out the top. So, now I have totally cute jeans and 6 pairs of tiny panties. John is in heaven.
I don’t have the before pics handy - but here is me in my new jeans:
I’m still eating great - no binges or unhealthy food at all. Had a tough week at work with early meetings and then I was sick for a couple of days - excuses, excuses but I didn’t work out one day this week. Time to get back on the stick next week and bust this plateau and see 1 - 3 - something for the first time in my adult life.
Crap! I had a post typed out, then accidentally closed my window!
Okay, long story short: Lost weight four years ago, gained it all back, want to get pregnant in September, so I want to lose now. Doing WW - combination of Flex and Core - eating Core foods, but counting the points.
My stats:
181.4/181.4/130/125
Starting/Current/WW Goal/Personal Goal
I’m hoping to be at around 160 by May when we go to Florida, and about 130 by September. If I’m not there by September, I’ll be okay - I’ll keep trying to lose while we still keep trying to get pregnant.
I’ve managed to lose 20 lbs since November. It’s just been a combination of eating better (no more DQ or junk food all the time!) and trying to go to the gym, at least once a week. Unfortuantely, my asthma has been really bad, so I really don’t want to go to the gym.
When it comes to eating out, I sort of look at what I ate during the day. Did I eat a small breakfast, a sensible lunch, no junk, no sodas? Then I’ll splurge. Otherwise, I’ll get a salad with grilled chicken.
My rpoblem is, I really want to lose another 20 lbs. However, the women I work with have pointed out that for my height (5’11) another 20 lbs will put me in the dangerously skinny range. Now I didn’t think so, but maybe they’re right. What do you guys think? I hate this whole “a woman of 5’11 can weigh anywhere from 140-170 and be healthy” crap. BS! At 140 I look a like a walking skeleton.
So my numbers are:
202/182/160-170
So I guess I’ll lose another ten, and see how I feel. It’s so nice to have clothes that are too big again!!
Yeah - I’m in a similar situation. I’ve actually never weighed this amount in my adult life. I have a goal weight, but I have no idea what weight I’ll eventually end up. I originally had 150 as a goal, but I still had too much fat around the middle, so I’ve kept going. I plan to get to my next goal of 135 and evaluate again. (I’m only 5’7" though!)
Does anyone have any experience with shake dieting? Given my chaotic schedule, I’m beginning to think that it might be worth a try. I don’t know anyone who’s done it though, and I’m curious.
Also, I’ve tried the normal Slim-Fast, and liked it well enough, but the new “Optima” is just foul, so if I can’t find any store that sells normal Slim-Fast I may be back to not having a plan.
