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Topic: ****WLSG WEEKLY CHECK-IN****


Topic Posted by: misspm
Date Posted: Mon Apr 28 13:57:14 2008
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I hope everyone had a great or at lest restful weekend.

Not mine...I was busy with one function after another, and I learned something...this "portion control" thing becomes a habit after a while.   Yesterday, I attended a graduation party/banquet. What a spread!!  People around me were filling their plates to overflowing-MUCH to the delight of our hostess.  I on the other hand went through my regular motions: (Salad)-Romaine lettuce-exactly 9 croutons-dressing on the side for dipping-a serving of vegetables-a teaspoon of rice just to taste (my other weakness after cheese LOL)- "no rolls thank you", and off to the table I went.

Well between watching the slide presentation and eating daintily with my best banquet manners, and keeping pleasant conversation with the people at my table-that food lasted me a while. No need for seconds, because I felt satisfied.  I didn't even feel tempted by the tier of cupcakes...not even when my hostess brought me one on a plate and handed it to me (which I graciously received and then set-aside).

I came home feeling triumphant...O.K. and admittedly a little hungry by the time I went to bed...Oops! Perhaps I did a little too well. I should have had more rice (It was soooo gooood) but after the cheese fiasco last week, I thought the less of a good thing, the better :-)

Oh well progress is being made...I'm learning the trick to eating out, and that's BIG with me. It's nice to come home from a banquet with your top fitting the same way it did when you left home, LOL

Progess anyone? Challenges?

 





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Posted by: Proz
Date posted: Tue Apr 29 14:26:01 2008
Message:
Just got weighed at the doctor's. I'm down 16 lbs since November. :) I think it was a little more but this week I've been stress eating, so it didn't surprise me that much.  

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  • That's AWESOME Proz!!! Did your doctor comment on the other issues that you were having prior to changing your diet and adding that other stuff, sorry can't remember the details.... ? -- Traci
  • That's great Proz! Was he surprised? ~~misspm

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    Posted by: Traci
    Date posted: Tue Apr 29 13:59:37 2008
    Message:

    The WLSG meeting can now be complete, I'm finally checking in.  LOL

    I'm down a pound this week - currently 174, down 47 total.  :)  I'm approaching my 50lb mark!!  I'll have to celebrate with a cake -- JOKING!  LOL  I do know I'm going to get myself a food scale as a reward though.  Maybe a new shirt or something too.  :)

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  • 50 Pounds definitely deserves a new outfit! ~~misspm

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    Posted by: carmen
    Date posted: Tue Apr 29 11:03:38 2008
    Message:

    ok, i need some help. i'm losing inches because i can get into stuff i haven't fit into in a long time. my problem is constipation.

    sorry, i know it's not an attractive subject but...when i am off and not working my body relaxes and i'm fine. but M-F i am on the go and it's hard to be regular. i've tried more fruit and veggies but i am not consistent.

    besides that i am starting to change up my routine and run on the treadmill. i can do about a mile-1.25 miles with a little walk in between. i'm trying to lift weights to get rid of my lunch lady arms/flaps!! hahahah my son is helping me with that.

    weight is little by little. still at 12 lbs.

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  • Yes, me too Carmen. It's so frustrating. A couple of things I know are that if you've increased your fiber too much too fast, that can make you constipated. How much fiber do you think you're getting? Maybe cut back a little and then slowly increase it again? Also, are you drinking enough water to support the extra fiber? The water helps it move along, so to speak. LOL Other then that, I'm still trying to figure things out myself. Sometimes it's great, and I go 4 to 5 times a week. Lately though, I've had the problem again. -- Traci (oh great, now not only are you going to be thinking about me on the elliptical, but in the bathroom too!! hahaha) -- Traci
  • hahahah!!!! maybe we can telekenetically get each other to go!!! hahahaah!!!! --carm
  • Are you guys getting plenty of fiber? I try to stay clear of the high protein diets and to make food choices with as much fiber as possible in each meal. And WATER -lots of water. ~~misspm

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    Posted by: Romy
    Date posted: Mon Apr 28 19:28:38 2008
    Message:
    I started new meds 10 days ago for the RA, I stopped eating anything with wheat, sugar or HGCS (thanks Lisa P) and believe it or not...I have lost - 10 pounds. I have no flipping idea how but I have. I am sure it is the medication and it's mostly water weight, but I was floored this morning when I stepped on the scale. I hope it doesn't keep up, because that would make me pretty sickly in no time at all.

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  • Oh goodness! Hopefully it will level off soon. It is amazing the difference that those three food items (especially HFCS) make when taken out of a regular diet. ~~misspm
  • Lol...I can't believe I put HGCS. Lol. The meds are also making me loopy. Very loopy. Romy
  • LOL...even I had to stop and think a minute...and I'm not on meds :-) ~~misspm
  • That's GREAT!!! I'm sure it will level off soon, but enjoy it before it does! LOL -- Traci

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    Posted by: Carissa
    Date posted: Mon Apr 28 19:12:09 2008
    Message:

    Poo.  I am not happy.  I gained a pound.

    I did make a giant grocery trip today.  I planned out menus for 7 days and bought all the ingredients so we could eat at home and not eat take out.

    A few problems coming up though; my son's birthday party, my parent's birthdays, my anniversary, my niece's graduation, etc.  All food occasions calling for dinners out and/or cake.

    Sigh.  I vow to get back on the bike at least 4 days per week (only made it once last week) and no more takeout.

    Last night I was watching the finale of Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp, and the team that won ate only protein (chicken breast & tuna) and water for a week.  One person lost 11 pounds!  I'm tempted to try it just for a week.  Of course it isn't a lifestyle, but just for a week.  I wonder if I could do it.  I doubt it because I can't stick to regular healthy food for a week.  If I can string together two days with blowing it, that's significant.

     

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  • 11 pounds! That's a lot. As soon as he/she eats a kernel of rice POOF!, that scale is going right back up. I hear you on all of those 'eating' dates coming up. Just make the best choices you can and try to stick to portion sizes as much as possible. If you want cake-leave room for those calories. Most of all enjoy your friends and family and the occasions you are there to celebrate-and try not to make the food secondary in your mind. :-) ~~misspm
  • Hey Carissa, are your leg muscles getting more toned with that bike? I've noticed that the bike really works my thigh muscles, it's great! I need to do it more! -- Traci

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    Posted by: bella tx
    Date posted: Mon Apr 28 16:25:48 2008
    Message:

    Good for you, misspm!!   You are really demonstrating willpower.

    I'll tell ya...stress has really done me in.  I was at my doctor's not long ago and she said I was doing fine, may need to lose 10 lbs if I wanted.  Since then I have eaten EVERYTHING that wasn't strapped down.  I KNOW I am up in weight (haven't weighed myself)...stress does it to me every time.  I have to gain back some control.  SIGH!

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  • I'm a bit of a stress eater, too (unless I'm under TOO much stress, then I stop altogether). The trick is substitution -- substitute good foods for bad ones (air-popped popcorn for potato chips, fresh fruit for cookies, etc.) and also when possible substituting a non-food activity for eating. That really helps, especially in the beginning when your body is still adjusting to the change in diet. ~i&b
  • Those are good suggestions Ingy. That stress eating will get you every time! ~~misspm
  • Bella, he said you could LOSE 10 pounds if you wanted, not GAIN! LOL Doctor talk can be confusing sometimes. hahaha -- Traci
  • Semantics Traci, pfft!!!! (lol) bella tx
  • Thanks for the encouragement guys! bella tx

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    Posted by: ingyandbert
    Date posted: Mon Apr 28 15:19:55 2008
    Message:

    Kudos to you!  Well done.  Eating at those get-togethers can be a challenge because when people bring the food themselves, they somehow feel they have a license to comment about what you are (or aren't) eating.  ''What, no Fat on a Stick?  I made it myself!  It was dear Edgar's favorite before that big ole Mack truck smushed him like a dadgum bug and left his poor wife a widder before her time and ten little chil'ren without their daddy.  Bless their little hearts.  Here, you've GOT to try some!'' 

    No change here but I knew progress would be slow at this point.  Still about 5 lbs. to go to be back to where I look and feel my best.  Guess it will have to wait until after vacation now.

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  • LMAO ingy!!!! I have never even met you and I could just HEAR your voice as you were reciting the Edgar part...lol!!! bella tx
  • That's what 20 years in the South will do to you. ~i&b
  • LOL!!! Fat-on-a-stick. That is hilarious! This was a catered (over the top) affair at a swanky hall-but you brought up the one thing that caused me some concern yesterday before I went to the party. I hate when I am eating according to my health choices and people are watching my plate-and asking why I'm not eating so-and-so. OR: Insisting that I have desert . I cannot tell you how many events I've attended, where someone shoved a desert in my hand procaliming, 'You HAVE to eat some! Eat a little', as though it was a matter of life and death. LEAVE ME ALONE!! LOL *sigh* Maybe they'll figure it out when it becomes known that I always leave it sitting there untouched on the table when I leave. I'll eat it if *I* want it, but not at someone else's demand. Sheesh. ~~misspm
  • When are you leaving for vacation? How long will you be gone? -- Traci

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