Weight Loss Support Check-In

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Hi ladies,
Well, my eating this week was good until Saturday. I would give myself a 3.5 or 4 for Sunday thru Friday. My husband took me out Saturday night since it was my birthday (on Sunday). So I goofed up that night and then Sunday my grandmother wanted to take my son and I to the Dairy Queen for lunch. Yikes! Oh well, today is a new beginning, right? Hopefully my clean eating Sun. thru Thursday will at least help me break even.

I have started having second thoughts about the second baby idea. My husband is dying for a second child and so am I in one way. Then on the other hand, I'm worried that I won't be able to keep up with 2 kids. Even with consistent exercise, my energy levels have taken a dive over the last 2 years. I feel like I'm always drained. I don't understand what's happening to me. Oh well, enough complaining on my part, huh?

Hope all of you had a good week!

Your friend,
Lisa
 
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jan-22-01 AT 08:51AM (Est)[/font][p]Happy belated birthday Lisa!!! You are suppose to have a good time on your birthday so don't be upset with eating out!

I know what you mean about energy levels. I have never been a very energetic person. Oh I have my moments but they are fleeting. I don't know how long you have been exercising but I have just past my one year mark and even though I am still not extremely energetic I can tell a big difference since the beginning of last year. So don't give up because if this slug can be more energetic I know you can too!! :)

I had a really good week. My eating was 4.5 to 5. I have had to up my calories by a couple hundred and that has helped me have a little more energy with my workouts. I really feel like nutrition and "diet" are the most important part of your workout program. I had fun with my workouts this week and on one or two days did not want to stop (EXTREMELY UNUSUAL).

I am soooooo anxious to weigh but also don't want to be discouraged if I have not lost. I don't understand it but in the past if I went on a diet and did not lose I would just eat more. Weird, huh? I WILL NOT do that now though. I am seeing this to the end!

Anyway I have rambled enough. I hope everyone else had a great week.

Kelly
 
Well this week was a flop in both the exercise and clean eating category. I missed 3 workouts this week and my eating was a 2.5 at best. I guess we all have a bad week once in awhile. I'll be starting a new rotation next Monday so let's hope for something better. I did MIS yesterday and boy are my legs tired! I do MegaStepBlast today whenever I get my butt off this chair!

Where are all the other check-ins???

Stacy
 
Happy Birthday lisa! EVERYONE has worries about having a second child. Trust me I did! But it was one of the best things I ever did! I don't regret it for a second, now I want a third baby! My oldest turned 4 last week, and had 2 parties- one family and one with friends so it was way to much pizza, cake and icecream last week. Eating- a 1 our of 5. Workouts were a solid 4 though so I was happy with that. One week I will get a 5! I did not get on the scale this week. Last week I broke the 200 barrier and could not bear to see what that pizza and cake did to me :) A few days back on track should even things out.

Kelly, I'm with you, I'm starting to think the original idea of once a month is better and less anxiety producing!

Hey Stacy, we will both get back on track this week!

Let keep going everyone :)
 
Congratulations to all for hanging in there. Thanks to your encouragement and a little determination I had a better week, exercise wise anyway. The eating....well not so good.

I worked out 5-days last week. Major accomplishment for me.
Tues thru Sat
Stepping Zone warm-up and 26 min of step
9801 Step (whole thing, 4" step)
Body Tech (6" inch step for 1/2 4" inch for 1/2)
The Firm - Vol. 4
Step Jam - My 1st time, but I've had it almost a year. It is a lot of fun but I died out during the last 9 minutes and had to ff to the cool down. I will conquer this one. I also did the 1st combo on a 6" step then lowered to 4".

If I keep this up, I just may reach my goal one of these days. Have a great week! P.S. trying to make this a "cleaner" eating week.
 
I was just reading back thru the posts. It seems everyone does pretty well as far as exercising goes, but seems as most of us arent as good when it comes to clean eating. Any thoughts on that?? For me, I love to eat whether I'm hungry or not and I also eat when I'm bored and also I use food for comfort at times. Anyone else have the same problems?? I know how to do clean eating, but for some reason (lack of will power obviously)I always fall short. Would anyone else like to share their food fetishes??

Hoping I'm not alone,

Stacy
 
Hello evetyone. I am new to this website. Could someone please explain how you are all rating your workout and eating for the week? Please inform me of anything else I might need to know. Thanks a lot!
Danielle
 
You're definitely not alone, Stacy!

I haven't participated in this check-in because my diet is generally so bad, but I love to exercise and have no problem staying consistent. For me, diet and exercise are totally separate issues although I know they shouldn't be.
There is an e-group from VF that deals with diet for people who love to exercise, but struggle with food issues, but I don't know the web address offhand. I can get it for you if you would like.
Erica
 
Hi Dani, welcome aboard. We've generally been rating our workouts and eating for the week on a scale of 1-5, 5 being awesome. We usually give a day by day account of our workouts for the week, then just give our 1-5 rating for the eating part, but everyone adds their own little triumphs and tribulations each week as well. Some are weighing in once a week, others, like me are waiting for the ultimate weigh on the 1st of each month. Though, for me I konw the scale hasnt budged a bit b/c my eating has been terrible. Room for improvement in the month ahead I guess. Hope to see you join the crew more often!

Stacy :)
 
Danielle,

We have been rating our eating on a scale from 1 to 5. Just your opinion of how you think you did that week. As far as exercise some post their specific workouts and some just give a basic idea of what they did for the week. This check-in is basically for encouraging those of us who need to lose some weight. Some need to lose several pounds and some are just trying to get the last 10 to 15 pounds off. Either way we all need lots of encouragement as losing weight is definitely not easy. We will try to give the encouragement you need to reach your personal goal. You can tell us what that goal is if you choose, whether it be to change eating habits, consistently exercise or a combination of the two. You can tell us how much weight you want to lose or not. It's up to you! Some have decided to only weight once a month and some weight more often. Again it is up to you. We're here to help any way we can. So welcome!!!

Stacy, I eat when I am nervous and I eat when I am doing something that I don't particularly like to do and I eat just because I like to eat. You are not alone. Just knowing when you are weak is the first part of winning the battle. When you feel the urge to eat at these times when you know you shouldn't find an activity that takes your mind off of it. Now if you are really are hungry but you feel that it's not time to eat you can always pick a "good" snack to eat that just may satisfy you until meal time or snack time. I find that just a bite of this or bite of that can sometimes satisfy a craving such as for chocolate. Anyway, hope this helps a little. Just wanted to let you know that I have some of the same problems also.

Kelly
 
Hi Stacy,

I am a stay at home mom of a 1 and just turned 4 year old. I find that it is MUCH harder to eat healthy when I'm home all day long, especially since my kids are ALWAYS hungry so I'm basicly in the kitchen all day- even animal crackers and bananas add up fast! I find that I eat when I'm bored and also when I'm stressed. If I'm worn out or tired. My most dangerous time is when my 1 year old takes a nap, I let my 4 year old watch a video so we both get some wind down time. I always seem to forage for food. I get hungry. Lately, I've been having a clif bar instead. Even though it has 240 calories, its also healthy and has 12G of protein so it fills me up. Plus it tastes like a soft cookie (peanut butter chocolate chip is my favorite).

Any other stay at home moms having more trouble than when they were working? Ideas to share?

Welcome Danielle, hope to see you around!
 
Well this week would of went great, but my husband got extremely sick(103.5 degree temp, severe bronchitis)and then of course I got sick for 4 days. I am just starting to feel better today.

Well I did do 3 workouts, before I was ill. My eating was a 3.
This week I am aiming for 5 days of cardio and one body part per day.

Thanks amynicole for telling about working out for 40 minutes to burn fat. I did that for the three workouts last week and I sweated more than I have in a long time.

Well time is ticking for my weigh in on feb. 1st. I better catch up, so I will be motivated for february.

I am an emotional eater, especially when I am stressed. I found that writing down a menu for myself the night before and sticking to it for the day, helps me out. I write down what I will have for breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks. It helps especially when you come home from work hungry and you go to the fridge and start putting things in your mouth without thinking.

Keep plugging away and we will have these pounds off by the end of the year or sooner.

I think we should post a monthly combine tally of all our weight loss. It might help with motivation to increase that number. Just a thought.

Nikki
 
Hi AmyNicole,
I definitely agree with your comment about how much harder it is to stick to a diet when you're at home all day. Although I'm still working for now, I have become aware that I eat much more on weekends when I'm home. Also, anytime I'm off of work (holidays, vacation, you name it!), I have a much harder time sticking to a diet. It's much easier for me to eat clean on Mon-Friday when I'm at work. I don't really know why, but I know it happens!

Have a great week!!!

Lisa
 
I am also a SAHM but I found that it is easier to eat better at home. I do work part time at home but when I was working full time at the office everyone had fatty lunches, ordered out, and encouraged me to do the same. While working is when I put on the most weight of my life. At home I don't have those influences and I make better decisions. I worked in a doctor's office and we had drug reps bringing in donuts, cookies, etc... It was almost to much to resist...almost???, I ate everything!!!! I have found the best thing to do when at home is get the meal ready before you are so hungry you will grab anything. I know there have been times when I felt like eating the house I was sooooo hungry. You really should not let yourself get that hungry. You need to feel satisfied most of the time. I try to eat often enough that I don't have that crazed look in my eye when I look in the fridge. :-wow

Anyway, hope this helps a little!

Kelly
 
staying home

I definitely have more trouble with my eating at home. I feel like I spend the entire day in the kitchen most days - preparing, serving, cleaning up from and planning meals. When I worked, I prepared a healthy lunch and snack and that was what I ate - no temptations at all.
Your Clif bar idea sounds like a good solution for you - good job!
Erica
 
Stacy

Why oh why won't I eat clean? Notice I didn't say "can't" because I know I can, I know how, but I just always seem to mess up. I'll have a nice raisin bran/skim milk breakfast then the rest will deteriorate. Weakness for ice cream doesn't help either. The main obstacles:

I'm a good cook, but too tired (really lazy) to cook after work and end up w/chinese or some other fast food.

I don't get up early enough for breakfast at home, don't bring my lunch to work, so I'm at the mercy of cafeteria/restaurant foods.

I also eat to celebrate, out of boredom, anger and for comfort but that's usually monthly. I'm don't stuff myself or anything, I just make a lot of high fat/calorie choices.

I have tried the food journal thing, doesn't do a thing for me. I thought about weight watchers but despise the idea of "counting" what I eat. However, there is a group here at work that meets on Wednesdays and I think I'm going to break down and join. I need to get a grip and I would feel awful if I didn't lose an ounce come Feb 1st.
 
RE: Welcome Dani

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jan-23-01 AT 08:50PM (Est)[/font][p] Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. Well, lets see... I am 5'1 and weigh about 165, soooo therefore I have a long way to go. Right now I have no work out or eating plan. I keep saying I am going to start but it never seems to happen. Any advice??????? Thanks again.
Danielle
 
RE: Welcome Dani

Walking is always a good exercise to start with. You may want to start with that and then try some of Cathe's videos later. Have you ever worked out (step or floor aerobics, weight training, etc.)? I was approximately 50 pounds overweight (need to lose about 10 to 15 more to reach goal )when I started exercising (again) at the beginning of 2000 and I started with Kathy Smith's Step Workout but couldn't do the whole tape until several weeks later. You will have to find what you are comfortable with.

As far as eating you will have to find what works for you personally. To lose weight I have lowered calories, fat, and sodium. I eat A LOT of vegetables (broccoi, cauliflower, carrots, lettuce, etc.) and about 2 servings of fruit (apple, orange, raisins, bananas, etc.). I do not eat a lot of meat and drink no cokes (maybe once a month I have a REAL Dr Pepper). I eat whole grain wheat bread and pasta (sparingly). I eat at least 5 to 6 times a day (3 meals and 2-3 snacks).

A sample menu for the day might go like this...

Breakfast: Low sugar cereal such as corn flakes or cheerios
with some raisins and maybe a few almonds and skim
to 1% milk

Snack: Apple or orange (sometimes a eat an apple, raisins
and peanuts--just a few)

Lunch: Either a sandwhich (whole wheat bread) with low fat
cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and 1 to 2 ounces of
lean chicken or roast beef, 1 tsp of low fat mayo
OR a huge salad (mixed greens) with a stir fry of
broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions and maybe
some pasta and maybe about 3 ounces of tuna.

Snack: Banana or sometimes low fat tortilla chips and salsa

Dinner: Either a stir fry kind of like the one at lunch OR
low-fat chicken enchilada OR maybe a little barbeque
chicken with small sweet potato and side salad. A
lot of the time I don't use salad dressing but if I
do it is just a tsp or two.

Snack: Occasionally have a few cups of AIR-POPPED popcorn

I drinks lots and lots of water and hardly anything else except some milk and Spash diet V8 and that is very occasional.

I vary my diet a lot to keep it interesting and to get the most vitamins and minerals possible. I love to cook and love most foods so the eating part for me is not too terribly hard. I do love pizza, lasagna, spaghetti...oooooohh..need to stop thinking about it! :)

Well if you are still reading at this point, I hope I have helped a little. I am sure there are others that can give you advice also and probably better advice... :)

Kelly
 
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