Fitness Fridays Health Club #1 - Grand Opening!

[carole]

I hear what everyone is saying about starchy veges, but honestly i have everything, but i just limit the portion size, I imagine sweet potato is the same as kumara in NZ, a yellow sweet tasting potato with a purple skin, they are my fav, even Weight watchers no longer count peas and corn, on the older programmes they used to be considered as one portion one bread, now they are Zero, well i know peas are,not so certain about corn,I think as long as you don't go overboard on them you should enjoy them if that is what you prefer, I have never done without the things i enjoy in life, just kept them to a minimum and have been very successful at loosing weight.

My fav treat is a Wendy' chocollo ice cream, at 2 and half points they are great value, and i never ever feel guilty having one, I even have a reward card, when its filled i get a freebie, I always have these when on programme.

Fourth day for me, probably was not as good yesterday as I should have been, but i was not bad either, just ate more portions of fruit than i was allowed, but feeling good and continuing with the battle lol.

[jazzcat]

Just a quick check in. I'm glad to see this thread is so popular. I'll have to pour over it later tonight for all the great recipes and tips.

I've been a BAD girl! I cheated really badly this weekend and today I feel like I'm suffering from a sugar hangover. I did exercise a lot but I ate lots of bad stuff. Oh well, I'm not letting it get me down - that's life. I'm doing better today - back on the wagon but boy oh boy did I get road rash from falling off this weekend.

[christa]

I've been a BAD girl! I cheated really badly this weekend and today I feel like I'm suffering from a sugar hangover.

Don't worry, Lori . . . that happens. But when you've come so far, you can afford to "cheat". Just as long as you don't fall off the wagon for good! And I really doubt you gained 5 or 10 pounds from 1 weekend of splurging. Or did you? LOL

BTW, I had 2 family reunions that I went to this weekend and I cheated a little myself . . . so really, don't feel bad. I don't. Of course, I worked my butt off earlier in the week, with those *deserts* in mind!!!

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I've been doing alright. I haven't been WATCHING what I eat, so much as I have been LIMITING what I eat. I've lost about five pounds.

I am going on vacation from July 14th - July 23rd. We will be camping the whole time, so I sure hope I am able to exersize a little, do some walking, swimming, playing games while I'm there and not eat too badly. It's hard to eat healthy up north, that's for sure! I'll have to limit myself to maybe ONE smore, not two or three like I'd usually have... I'll have to maybe pass on desert and not get second helpings. Eat slow so I realize I'm full... no food past 8 and small ice cream cones, not larges! I want to see if I can pull an entire week and a half... my WHOLE vacation... without a soda!! I need to stop drinking soda... but man... Diet Pepsi is my security blanket!! I'll try though. I haven't had any soda today. Go me!

Keep going guys, I know we can all do this.

[Rachel]

Have you ladies seen the number of views for this thread already? Wow! Some absolutely great food suggestions. The roasted sweet potatoes are a favorite of mine. Yes, I do love my potatoes, but they are not my downfall.

If I could just quit the *after dinner eating*, I think I would be alright. Unfortunately last night I had after dinner: a piece of banana bread and a glass of chocolate soy milk, several reduced fat wheat thins with roasted red pepper hummus, a granola bar and ice tea (no sugar). Not that any of these things were horrible in and of themselves, it is just that these are the extra calories that prevent me from losing and make me pack on a pound here and a pound there.

Oh during the day, I also had perhaps 6 Hershey's dark chocolate kisses too. I was deep into trying to find how to correct a mistake on my accounting software, resorted to this. But every day is a new day and I'm not going to let the mistakes of yesterday, thwart me from trying again.

[christa]

Have you ladies seen the number of views for this thread already? Wow!

I know . . . I am thrilled that so many are "lurking" . . . even if they aren't joining, YET . . . I hope they will soon!

That's the point though . . . to get people thinking about their health. Motivate people to want to live well, be well . . . and hoping that this will pay off for a lot of people on this board!

[Vermontcat]

I've been keeping busy so I have only had time to lurk in this thread so far.
Is everbody drinking their water?
Has everyone gotten in their exercise for the day?
Has everyone been eating healthy?

Rachel, try to drink a glass of water when you get those late night cravings for a snack.
You can also find something to keep you busy, like folding laundry or walking the dogs so you don't think about being hungry.

Christa, the place looks great, it's nice to see Fitness Friday's is up and running.

[Rachel]

I've been keeping busy so I have only had time to lurk in this thread so far.
Is everbody drinking their water?
Has everyone gotten in their exercise for the day?
Has everyone been eating healthy?

Rachel, try to drink a glass of water when you get those late night cravings for a snack.
You can also find something to keep you busy, like folding laundry or walking the dogs so you don't think about being hungry.

Yup, did my exercises. I drink Ice Tea instead of water. Figure I might as well get my antioxidants. Don't worry, no sugar.

Sometimes I end up being more hungary after I eat than before. That physiological mechanism that makes food stimulate your appetite seems to be haywire with me. It's either that or my body has calculated the number of calories it wants in any given day, and it's not going to give up until it gets them. Don't get me wrong, it's not an excuse as to why I can't lose weight, just a reason why I need to worker harder at it.

[Pam]

I just ran across these and immediately thought of our little group here at PT.



Unfortunately this is as close to exercising as I have gotten recently.

[buckner]

I'm coming here because I've got no where else to go.

As most of you know, I've had to deal with a tragedy that happened about 6 months back. That onset my depression again (went through a year of it after my grandfather died, started losing weight after, and here I am back in depression) and I thought I could handle it. Well... I can't. I've gotten medication from my doctor who really didn't want to give me medication because it will "make me suicidal"... but oh well. I have it, and I'm starting tomorrow morning. But....

If I'm at work, I'm fine. My mind is off of things. If I'm not at work, I'm here. If I'm here, I'm either crying or sleeping.. and to avoid crying all of the time, I try to do something. But most of the time, I get bored, and end up just eating. I've noticed lately that I'll just be eating to eat... not hungry, feel sick afterwards, even. I know what I'm doing... I just don't seem to care. Don't get me wrong - I care enough to know that I do NOT want to be 231lbs again.. but I just can't seem to shake this.

With my current work schedule, I'd have breakfast at 9am. Go to work from 10-2. Have lunch around 2:30-3. Go to work at 4-10. Come home and eat dinner. Then sleep. That alone was slowly putting weight on me, unfortunately.. even if I only ate 800 calories that day. No joke. What time you eat REALLY does matter.. unfortunately. So I was slowly putting weight on, so my mindset was "if I'm going to be gaining weight in an unfair way, why not just eat what I want..". So that's what I've been doing.. and I admit it.

I've yet to step on the scale, because I really don't want to know what it's done to me. But I do know it's putting weight on me becuase my pants are beginning to be a tad too tight - I can still get my fat arse in them, but they're tighter than they once were. Before, I didn't need to unzip them to get them over my hips and such. Now, well... lets just say, I DO need to unzip them, among other things, to get them on. And I'm trying to obsess about numbers anymore, so I just want to go on how I feel and how my clothes fit.

So... I'm hoping to be BACK on this. I don't want to gain this weight back, really, I don't. But it seemed like, whatever I ate, it was putting weight on me. Maybe I was just getting bloated, becuase my pants were tighter, even if only eating 800 calories a day. So. Advice? Do I just not eat dinner? I cannot eat at work.... I can eat at my first job, but my second job I can't - I don't have the time, really.

This is all really getting to me, and it's not helping my "normal" depression any bit... with my weight gain added on, it's just driving me up the wall.

[Toby's my baby]

Whoo Hoo!! Thumbs up for me today!! I babysat a 4 year old and a 6 year old all day, which is a workout itself Played with thier dogs. Played some golf today, rode horse, played with my own dogs, ran two miles, shot baskets, and took another walk. I'm so proud of myself. Its only 10 PM and I can already tell i'll sleep JUST FINE tonight

Congrats to everyone else who is working out, and eatting healthy!

[Almita]

Whoo Hoo!! Thumbs up for me today!! I babysat a 4 year old and a 6 year old all day, which is a workout itself Played with thier dogs. Played some golf today, rode horse, played with my own dogs, ran two miles, shot baskets, and took another walk. I'm so proud of myself. Its only 10 PM and I can already tell i'll sleep JUST FINE tonight

Congrats to everyone else who is working out, and eatting healthy!

Wow congrats Beth! I see you had a busy day especially with the kiddos. yet tomorrow you might have a busy one with the kiddos also. Congrats!

[jazzcat]

Buckner - I wish I knew something to say to you to help. I'm not good with words but I just want you to know that I think you are a very beautiful young lady and have accomplished so much already. I hope you can see that in yourself and not let the depression get the better of you. Hang in there. (((HUGS)))

[Rachel]

Buckner, I've not had to deal with a great deal of depression, but I am very familiar with its evil cousin, anxiety, and yes, I am prone to medicate myself with food. You have accomplished so much with the weight loss, I'd hate to see you have to start all over again. That too would be depressing.

It seems you have an extremely difficult work schedule. I wonder if that isn't contributing to your problem. What type of work do you do? If you are consuming so very few calories and still gaining weight, I think you need to discuss this with your doctor. Have you tried writing down everything you are eating to see if in fact there are more calories than you are aware of?

Give your medication a chance to kick in. Please don't get discouraged. You are one of our heros and you need support, perhaps more than you can get in an on line situation. (((HUGS))) from me too.

[Vermontcat]

More hugs for Buckner...

With your busy work schedule I would recommend eating a bigger meal between jobs around 3 PM and then after you finish the 2nd job at 10 PM try something lighter like a power bar or a salad, something with less carbs etc.
How many days of the week is your schedule like this? If you have a weekend off then I would recommend eating healthy at the regular times then and fitting in more exercise then if you can to help balance out your work days.