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Pixie | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 05:39 am     Hi all, Congrats on your weight loss Ginger, Egbok, Denecee and everyone else. Lance it sounds like you are making great progress! My weigh in was Thursday I lost another pound! Total lost is 11 lbs. Thanks for the encouragement you give me just by sharing your own struggles and successes! Whit, I too was adicted to pop. I was able to switch to diet pop but had to try different brands. I found diet Dr.Pepper was better than diet Coke or diet Pepsi. I also liked the diet Pepsi Twist(has lemon flavor.) I found that a few days was all it took to perfer the taste of diet over regular. And the flavored waters are a way to get the carbonation without the calories, but they have no caffene. I drink one cup of coffee in the morning to get the caffene then water the rest of the day. Several years ago I was able to loose 10 lbs in one week by going cold turkey no pop and drinking only water. This year I gave up pop for Lent (I'm not Catholic, but it was easier for me to stick to water only by making this promise.) Now I really don't want pop at all. |
Egbok | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 09:34 am     Hey Pixie (love that name!), thanks for the congrats. So you're down 11 pounds...super! You seem to be taking 1-2 pounds off per week, which is what I'm doing and I feel so sure that this is the best way to keep the weight down and hopefully off. I'm totally doing this for my health and I've got 18 more pounds to go to meet the Weight Watchers guideline of my ultimate weight goal. Anyway, back to you! I send you positive vibes to continue with your program of chosing healthy foods to eat with portion control. Good luck! |
Bakerygirl | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 04:10 pm     I agree with Pixie. Diet Dr Pepper is the best I've found. I would rather have that then any other drink. Also if you want something different other than water or pop, sometimes I drink Cystal Light which is 0 WW points and there are alot of kinds. Rasberry Ice is the best. Also tea with equal or another 0 calorie sweetener is good and 0 points. I've lost 5 lbs this week (16 total)working out and I have so much energy. I love going to the gym! A few times I had to make myself stop working out because it was going on 2 hours. I was wore out and sweaty, but I was still having fun. |
Pixie | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 08:28 pm     WOW Bakerygirl!!! It wasn't that long ago that you were tenatively sticking your toe into this thread. Now just look at you go!!!!! |
Whit4you | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 09:38 pm     Weighed myself today for the first time in years... was over 5 lbs less than I'd guessed I might be. (still 30+ lbs more than I want to be but ... at least it was a pleasant surprise not a disappointment to get on scale LOL Not ready to make the diet plunge yet but on my 3rd day of diet pop and determined to drink it daily for 3 weeks... hoping by then I'll be a diet pop drinker. Thank you all for your feedback on the diet pop thing. WTG BakeryGirl  |
Kady | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 10:14 pm     WTG Bakerygirl. I can't believe how well you are doing knowing you work around all that great bakery foods. Keep it up!!!! Good luck on the diet soda Whit. When my Mom found out she was diabetic she had the hardest time switching over to diet coke. It took her quite a few tries but now she drinks it. |
Sisalou | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 11:21 pm     Well, I am at my wits end. I was on the Atkins diet for a couple of months and then I started gorging again. I have gained 12 lbs. in the last 6 weeks. I am seriously considering hypnosis. Has anyone tried it? |
Sisalou | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 10:45 pm     Well, I guess no one has tried hypnosis. I am going to try and will let ya'll know. Just in case anyone is interested. |
Lizadee | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 06:33 am     Sisalou I'm interested but I've never tried that would great if you could let us know all the details including cost Right now I am struggling thru a plateau and if I don't start moving again I may just cave Its been 3 wks now and I am suppose to weigh in tomorrow and if it still stays the same I'm gonna scream Doae anyone have any suggestions !! |
Allietex | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 07:58 am     Whit, I was forced to switch to diet sodas years ago before they were so good. Remember Tab. Ugg! Anyway, I found that if I poured it over ice and added a squeeze of lemon juice, it was drinkable. Give it a try. Now I drink Diet Coke and can't stand the regular. They are too sweet and syrupy. I guarantee that after awhile you will drink Diet Coke as a matter of choice. You just have to stick with it awhile until your taste buds change. And the savings in calories is incredible. If you drink more than one soda a day, it is really worth it. |
Allietex | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 08:02 am     Lizadee, go to the What's for dinner, dieters and read my post that gives a recipe for a hamburger and cabbage dish. It is very filling and very low calorie. Also very low in fat if that is what you count. It is a big diet booster for when you are on a plateau. If you like cabbage and hambuger, give it a try. |
Lizadee | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 08:04 am     Thanks Allietex I'm going right over there |
Ginger1218 | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 11:15 am     Sisalou, I am currently seeing a nutritionist/dietician who also uses hypnotism. It seems to be helping. She just reinforces that I am in control and that I need to be aware of what I eat. It is extremely relaxing. |
Denecee | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 11:51 am     Sisalou, I have thought about trying hypnotism for a variety of things but never have. I would like to know how it goes. Ginger- If you don't mind telling us, how much does a Nutritionist/dietician cost per visit? |
Ginger1218 | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 12:23 pm     My insurance pays for it all. I only have a $10 co-pay. A lot of insurance companies now pay for alternative medicine, (chiropractic, accupuncture, etc.) So, check with your insurance coverage. |
Denecee | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 04:11 pm     Thanks Ginger! |
Sisalou | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 10:29 pm     Hi All, I will definitely let you know how it goes. I am going to check tomorrow and see if my insurance may pay for some of it. Did anyone see the show about the people wanting to lose weight for their high school reunion? ( it was either 60 minutes, 20/20, dateline ; I get them all confused with each other?) Anyway, they put everyone on a different weight loss plan and they have been showing their progress. The person on hypnosis has lost the most so far. Ginger - nutritionist/dietian seems like a good way to do it. |
Ginger1218 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 06:52 am     Sisalou, also check all nutritionists in your area and see if any of them also incorporate hypnotism. |
Allietex | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 08:18 am     I am so excited! I just stepped on the scales and I weighed seven pounds less than I did this time last week. That makes forty seven pounds since the first week in January. That is how it works with me. I will go along and seemingly lose nothing for weeks and then it all shows up at the same time. I just hope it is not my stupid scale acting up again. I really believe it is for real though. I have found that just about any weight loss plan will work; the secret is staying on it. The whole thing comes down to one thing in the long run though. You have to eat less calories than you burn up in a day. You can find diets that achieve this in a number of ways, counting calories, counting fat, counting carbs, exercise, but this is the basic underlying scientific fact. It takes burning up 3500 calories more than you eat to lose a pound. I also believe dieting is a state of mind. No one can impose a diet on another person. And once you go on one, you have to be selfish and think mostly of yourself and nothing else for awhile. It gets easier and more matter of fact with a little time, but if you really want to be successful, warn those around you that you are going to be a pain in the $ss for awhile. And lose the guilt. This is something you are doing for yourself and by extension for those you love. If they really care about you, they will understand and be patient. |
Pixie | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 03:53 pm     Lizadee, some of my WW buddies who hit a plateau would go to their regular physician and get a B-12 injection. They said that the shot gave them a boost in enegery and kicked up their metabolism. I haven't gotten to the point that I am ready to do that. I know that I am not being as strict as I should be (for many reasons that are really just excuses.) Hang in there!! Allietex, 47 lbs, that is GREAT!!! You are right about the state of mind. But I do not want to "diet" the rest of my life. I want to make good choices that will get me and keep me healthy. And the key word is "want." BTW your hamburger/cabbage sounds good. |
Allietex | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 04:38 pm     I agree Pixie, about not wanting to diet the rest of your life. The trouble is when you need to lose as much weight as I did, if you just change your eating habits to healty, it would take forever to get the weight off, and then the discouragement factor comes in. I am only about halfway there. I am hoping that by eating low calorie and healthy foods, I am training myself in life long habits. I have also not really deprived myself. I went to Disney World in March and did not even worry about my diet. I lost 2 pounds while there.I often spend the weekend with my children and we eat out and I eat pretty much what I want. I am finding that is is getting easier and easier to resist temptations and make those good choices. For example, we had cake at school yesterday because of a celebration. I was not even tempted. And later when I got home and ate the rest of my cabbage and hamburger dish, I was so glad. And this morning when I stepped on the scale, I was elated. And you are right. The key is wanting. |
Pixie | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 08:35 pm     At my weigh in today...... I lost three more pounds!!!!! Total lost is 14lbs. I was very surprised at loosing 3 lbs this week! Now I am really motivated to keep making good choices!! Sending good thoughts to you all. |
Kady | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 09:10 pm     WTG Pixie!!!    |
Egbok | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 09:31 pm     It's Thursday! Here are my WW results this week. Lost: 1.2 Total: 19 pounds I think I could have actually lost a pound more if only I didn't drink 4 margaritas on Cinco de Mayo, not to mention all the excellent food that I ate in between those margaritas! But, sheesh...it was so much fun letting loose and having a great evening with my buds! Ole! |
Enbwife | Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:26 am     Haven't been in here for a few weeks but am doing well. I've lost 11.5 with WW to date and am feeling good. The key for me is exercise and water and not depriving myself of the food I love - moderation is the best thing. I've been a little lazy lately, so today I put baby Nate in his running stroller and went for a walk/run along our beautiful canal for 35 minutes! The weather was wonderful and it was a great way for us to start the day. It was so nice I don't think I'll have trouble doing that 3-4 times a week, plus I go for long walks with sis in the afternoons 2 times per week. This, plus writing down what I eat to keep me accountable, and drinking water should get me to goal by the time I return to work in September. Just have to stay motivated. |
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