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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 9:18 am
Holding steady at 3 pounds down. And eating healthier, which is very important to me.
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Xxwriterxx
Member
11-07-2003
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 9:11 am
Day 26: 7.4 lbs Got that .2 back! Can you tell I got lazy on my exercise routine? I laid out one day... ONE DAY! Goes to show what that treadmill's really doing for me, huh?! Schoolmarm...good work! I'm with you on the healthy eating part. Actually having fun trying out new things in the produce dept. I had snow peas yesterday with my Healthy Choice meal and absolutely fell in love!
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Xxwriterxx
Member
11-07-2003
| Monday, January 16, 2006 - 11:24 am
Day 27: 7.4 lbs (holding steady) Day 28: 7.6 lbs Day 29: 8.4 lbs (Yay!) Had my most fabulous, most delicious Snickers bar last night, the one with gob-loads of almonds in every bite--a most delightful treat! Did away with my new jeans yesterday...Woo-hooo! They were slip, slip, slidin' down my swurvy-curvy thighs. <g> Next size, please! Coming down with something dreadful, I just know it. So to bed I go... Good work, Schoolmarm! What's your favorite healthy meal these days?
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Monday, January 16, 2006 - 2:55 pm
Great job Xxwriterxx!!! Thank you so much for sharing your progress!! And it is great to see that you can enjoy a Snickers now and then and STILL BE HEALTHY!!! How is the rest of your family doing with the new eating and exercise??
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Xxwriterxx
Member
11-07-2003
| Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 5:20 pm
Day 30: 8.4 lbs Day 31: 8.6 lbs Day 32: 8.6 lbs Haven't exercised since I came down with the crud, and it shows! Something very odd kicked in this week. When I wake up in the mornings, I no longer feel light--free of excess weight. It's like my brain did a reset and says, "Okay, this is our new norm." Hmmm...I kinda liked that feeling. Maybe I'll experience it again after losing a little bit more. Thanks Justavice! I decided before I began that I was modifying my diet for life, so that meant I wasn't going to restrict my diet down to lettuce and carrots.<g> Portion control-- Everything in moduration! The treadmill is definitely my ticket, though. The DD is moving right along with me. She and I are neck and neck. The DH is still working out at the gym, and of course, he eats what I eat. <g> We're all doing great! I'm so glad I came out in the open with what I was planning to do. Got everyone onboard at the same time, and we all know what the other one is doing (or not doing!).
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, January 20, 2006 - 8:16 am
Well, congrats on your weight loss, you seem to have a good system. I myself have been to this thread several times but always end up avoiding it. I need to lose 24 lbs and would like to do this before I turn 41. I told myself that when I turn 40, that I would keep my weight at 140 for the rest of my life. First, I have to get to 140 and I am 24 lbs away from that number. I know they say not to worry so much about the number on the scale but thats how I have kept my weight down my whole life. I did finally make the decision to buy an eliptical machine, it will be here on the 27th. With all this rain, I haven't been walking, just biking, so I will be happy for the change. Anyway, I'm joining this thread with you and all the others who want to lose weight.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Friday, January 20, 2006 - 1:49 pm
I am finding that having soup, yogurt or ONE slice of pizza for lunch is good for me. Lots of veggies and/or salad, with a little bit of meat and milk for protein. Eating an apple or banana is healthier than having a whole popcorn popper of popcorn! My biggest change is not snacking. I used to have popcorn, dark chocolate Hershey's kisses or chips at the couch and just eat out of boredom. Now I will keep the snacks in the kitchen and count out a cup or two or 13 nachos, etc. and put them on a plate and savor each and every bite. I am eating slower and enjoying the flavors of each bite. That really make a difference. I maintained my weight in NYC, and lost another pound, so I am down 4. I wore pants a size smaller to work twice this week. A little tight, but it will get better. My goal is also 140. We'll see!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, January 20, 2006 - 3:09 pm
Good work Schoolmarm!! It is very hard to maintain weight when on vacation, so kudos to you! My thing is the weekends. I am very good on the weekdays and then the weekend comes and I gain whatever I lost during the week. So my goal for this weekend is to not gain, don't care if I don't lose on the weekend as long as I don't gain.
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Xxwriterxx
Member
11-07-2003
| Friday, January 20, 2006 - 8:49 pm
Today: +1.8 lbs Total: 6.8 lbs Okay...my instincts say "PANIC"...but I shall remain calm, cool, and collected! Denecee--so glad to have you join us! The more the merrier! I'm inspired when I see others going through the same struggle. We'll get there...just you wait and see! Oh, I'm thrilled you went for the elliptical. I do envy you! I know what you mean about the scale. Maybe when we get to our maintenance levels we can back off the daily or weekly weigh-ins. I try very hard not to attach an emotion to the number. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't! <g> Schoolmarm--Yogurt is my favorite breakfast! Yogurt and a banana or grapes. I absolutely love Key Lime Pie yogurt...Mmmmm. I eat out of boredom, too. Most of the time, I don't even remember tasting what I just ate. What a waste of a good Snickers bar! I like what you do with your snack portions. Whenever we get home from the grocery store, I'll bag several of my favorite snacks in those little snack-size ziplock baggies. It's good practice for me to understand what a real serving size looks like. That visual is also working for us when we eat out, after eating some of the Healthy Choice meals. Weekend Alert! 
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 4:31 am
Whoo Hoo for me! The cat was "knocking" on the door early this morning for food. So I got up and weighed. Down two more for a total of 6. I haven't seen THAT number for a long time! It will probably go up a pound, but I was delighted at seeing that number. I should weigh in at 6 am more often! Writer....just get on the scale again....it might be different! Go for the average (or lowest) out of three! LOL! I hear ya about the weekends. Next weekend will be horrible for me as I'm at a conference. Eating out "fancy" is involved. SIGH.
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 7:01 pm
"Self-Image" How to Lie to the Bathroom Scales 1. Weigh yourself with clothes on, after dinner...as well as in the morning, without clothes, before breakfast, because it's nice to see how much weight you've lost overnight. 2. Never weigh yourself with wet hair. 3. When weighing, remove everything, including glasses. In this case, blurred vision is an asset. Don't forget the earrings, these things can weigh at least a pound. 4. Use cheap scales only, never the medical kind, because they are always five pounds off...to your advantage, of course. 5. Always go to the bathroom first. 6. Stand with arms raised, making pressure on the scale lighter. (Waving them is optional but occasionally helps!) 7. Don't eat or drink in the morning until AFTER you've weighed in, completely naked, of course. 8. Weigh yourself after a haircut, this is good for at least half a pound of hair (hopefully). 9. Exhale with all your might BEFORE stepping onto the scale (air has to weigh something, right?) 10. Start out with just one foot on the scale, then holding onto the towel rack in front of you, slowly edge your other foot on and slowly let off of the rack. Admittedly, this takes time, but it's worth it. You will weigh at least two pounds less than if you'd stepped on normally.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 7:03 pm
Good one, Nancy!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 8:00 am
I'll have to try some of those! Well, I made it through the weekend without gaining. The scale reported a .2 of a pound loss for me, yay. I weighed myself Sunday morn and then again Sunday night just to see the difference, it was 4 lbs. Thankfully, the overall weight change from Friday morn to Monday morn was a loss, however small. My weight loss goal for the next week is 2 lbs. Hope everybody is keeping their heads up high and reaching for that goal!
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Xxwriterxx
Member
11-07-2003
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 1:26 pm
Day 37: Haven't weighed in 4 days! What's up with that?? Schoolmarm: Writer....just get on the scale again....it might be different! Go for the average (or lowest) out of three! LOL! ROFL... are you peepin' in on me?? --LOL I weigh three times... just in case! (Congrats on the loss, BTW!!) Oh, Nancy! You're a hoot! Sometimes I'll raise my arms over my head, out to the side...just checking to see if there's a change in the numbers. --LOL And yes, I do my weigh-in naked (nekkid in my neck of the woods!), and I always, always pee first. Now I never thought about exhaling... LOL I'll try anything to get that edge! I accidentally got hooked watching an HSN treadmill promo Sat. night. I learned that I should be exercising smarter, not longer! It should've already dawned on me, but I'm chocolate deprived...anyway, I should be ramping up the incline on my treadmill to burn more calories in a shorter session. I thought I was just building tougher leg muscles. --LOL Denecee--Congrats! on doing so well over the weekend. Every little bit helps!
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 5:19 pm
I had a 1 lb loss this week. yeah! write definitely ramp up the treadmill--i alternate between increasing the incline one day and change the speed another day--every 3 minutes(both when i do incline and speed)
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Xxwriterxx
Member
11-07-2003
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 7:40 pm
Thanks, Nancy! I can do that. Yay, to that unwanted lb! Kiss that baby good-bye. 
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 2:08 pm
Anybody here tried the Nutrisystems meal program where they send a month's worth of meals to your home? I'm so tempted...
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 2:47 pm
I tried it for a while roxi--but what i found for me was most of the food i did not like(but i am a fussy eater). I don't like foods with a lot of spices nor peppers nor mushrooms nor coconut nor..you get the picture so i'm probably not the best one to answer this LOL
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 12:38 pm
Well, I'm kind of picky too, but mostly about the fact that I'm allergic to shellfish. I was just wondering because my main problem is laziness and this might be a good solution where I can just nuke something. Isn't that sad?
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 7:49 am
It's Friday and I'm scared(well, not really scared) that I will gain the 1 lb I have lost back. I just need to be conscientious of what and how much I eat. Plus, I'm getting my elliptical tonight, so maybe I will do a couple of sessions. Bottom line is to not gain over the weekend. 23 lbs away from my goal.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 7:53 am
I just figured out something. In my post of 1/20, I said I was 24 lbs away from 140, well I guess I don't know how to do math anymore because I weighed 154 at that time. So I'm only 13 lbs away from that number but I want my night time weight to be 140 so I should add 5 lbs. So I am 18 lbs from goal.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 7:47 am
Gosh, I'm either a thread hog or a thread staller, lol! I made it through another weekend without gaining and in fact, I actuall lost .8 of a pound. So I missed my goal by .2 of a pound and I'm still happy with that. I found a pizza in the frozen section that is made with whole wheat and it's pretty good. Also had some whole wheat pasta this weekend which was excellent! I'm more postive about losing this extra weight than I have been in a long time.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 8:34 am
Hey Denecee, you are doing great..keep at it. I have been trying to cut back and I am at around 4-5 lbs off so far. I have been trying to eat less, drink more water and not eat after supper. I am not setting any real goals. I have a bunch to lose, however I want to do it 10lbs at a time as around 10lbs you lose a clothes size, so I want to do a clothes size at a time.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 12:27 pm
I need to get one of those scales with the tenths of pounds! Before the conference, I was down EIGHT pounds! To a number not seen for a VERY long time. I am back up a pound, though....not bad for a conference. Total lost: SEVEN pounds (with 33 to go!) I have found that Happy Meals or kids meals are a good alternative when I need to drive through a fast food joint. I am really trying to be good with snacking and portion size. I don't get very hungry, so I think it is ok! Have a great week, Everyone!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 1:10 pm
Thanks Skootz! That's a good way to look at it, one pants size at a time. Schoolmarm, my dd bought the scale at Wal-mart and not only does it tell you tenth of a lb but it also keeps track of 2 peoples weight loss/gain. My other dd has a scale that tells you what your water % is and your fat %, not sure how accurate it is though. Way to go with the controlling your portions.
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