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Schoolmarm

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 09:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I'm back from my conference and am delighted that I MAINTAINED my weight....you didn't expect me to lose at a conference, did you? (I'm also planning on maintaining during Thanksgiving).

LOTS of walking and some folk dancing...my legs are tightened up.

Here's what I ate on the road:

Breakfast: Nothing or a low fat/no sugar yogurt (ok, I fess up, one day I had leftover popcorn)

Snack: no time for snacks

Lunch: at the concession stands 2 hot dogs one day, a chef salad another day and Egg salad with wheat crackers the last day (Uno's pizza on the day I left, I couldn't resist)

Dinner: Salad and a small rack of BBQ Ribs at the Montgomery Inn one night. Small pork chop with rice and veggies at my cousins (and some yummy cookies...very small oops) Steak sandwich and potatoes at a fast food place. Oktoberfest banquet: salad, hot german potatoe salad, potatoe cakes, chicken breast (they said Marsala, but it wasn't) and a little bit of pork with apples. NO DESSERT.

Late night alcohol consumption. One Corona, three glasses of wines, half of a Killian's Red. NO SNACKS!

My clothes are fitting better, even though I wasn't very good at the conference about the diet. I did better than I thought, as I really tried to up the veggies.

Leaving tomorrow for Illinois for Thanksgiving/2 year old's birthday party/parent's anniversary celebration. Just hoping to maintain again! These holiday's can be deadly!

Glad to see that everyone is doing well!

Enbwife

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 01:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow - so much enthusiasm and support in this thread! I really need to lose 10-15 pounds! I've been putting off doing anything serious for some time. I should come here often for motivation. My problem is I love to eat and love certain foods, especially starchy breads, pastas and sweets... I've done Weight Watchers for years and I must admit it is an excellent, healthy program with great support, if you can afford it. The Points system is great, if you follow the program, drink the water, exercise and write down what you eat.. That keeps you conscious of what you put in your mouth.

Thanks for this thread. I'll be back. :)

Twiggyish

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 06:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome Lisa =)

Moon, thanks for the info. I don't have any weights to lift. But, it does give me something to check out.

Moondance

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 07:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggs
Push ups are good ... any strength training exercises ... dips on a chair for your triceps ... use filled water bottles... you can even fill them with dirt to make them heavier:)

You have my e-mail... I can send you some exercises!

Hi EW... miss you!

Twiggyish

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 07:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, thanks. I can try push-ups and water bottles.(it has been a looonng time)

Max

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 07:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
e-Diets had a 3-minute workout from a firefighter to help get people through the holidays. It's just squats and push-ups. Do as many squats as you can, then as many push-ups as you can, rest and repeat. (sounds like more than 3 minutes to me, but then I can't do push-ups and my knees crack like crazy if I try to do squats!)

Anyway, the point is that those two movements alone work your major muscle groups to keep your metabolism working in a small amount of time. It's not a replacement for a daily 30-minute workout, but meant to be a stop-gap for when you're swamped with things like all the holiday running around we deal with. :)

Moondance

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 08:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Be careful of squats ladies... we are bulit differently from a man and it can harm your back... just keep you stomach in control/tight and don't extend the knees past your toes:)

Kitty

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 09:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey gang, can I join your group? I could sure stand to lose some fat and gain some muscle. Just reading all your posts has got me motivated!

Max

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 09:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
c'mon aboard, kitty! :)

okay, today's tote board:

breakfast: 'sausage' muffin, coffee

lunch: Lean Cuisine turkey/dressing/sweet potatoes, banana, granola bar

dinner: stir-fried veggies w/canadian bacon, 1 piece of toast, small amount of margarine

snack: some Skittles from Halloween

exercies: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.3 miles

Spygirl

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 09:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey guys! I didn't lose anything when I went to weigh today, but I still feel good and the weight isn't the most important...although it is certainly nice! hehe

Today's Menu:

breakfast:
Meal replacement bar -- protein, carbs, and vitamins

lunch:
Grilled chicken caesar salad with water

dinner:

small side salad, tuna, and slice of toast.

snack:
1 chocolate rice cake

water:
Done

vitamins:
Got everything but all of the flax caps

exercise:
None

Moon, THANK YOU for coming into this thread and offering your expertise!!! Any help you can lend would be great. I use 5 & 10 pound free weights for after any cardio I do -- do you have any suggestions about most effective arm exercises?

I also have one of those big exercise balls that I really don't know how to use. Any suggestions with that?

Thanks in advance!!!


Have a great day everyone!

Moondance

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 09:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You are doing great Spy... I sent you some exercises... I need to get to bed but I try to get in here more often:)

Tess

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 10:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Today's menu:
breakfast: nothing ==had to fast for cholesterol testing
lunch: 3/4 of a whopper jr. w/cheese
dinner:pasta with veggies and cream sauce
snacks:20 mini fat-free pretzels, 1 sm tangerine, 1 cheese stick (colbyjack), I slice of turkey breast from deli
liquids:48 oz water, 20 oz diet coke, 12 oz OJ, 8 oz 1% milk

exercise= 1 mile walking

Alib

Tuesday, November 20, 2001 - 06:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Weighed in at doctor's yesterday - down another 1.2 pounds for a total of 12.4. Starting to notice that my clothes are looser and that I feel a whole lot better. Also starting motivational work now with tapes and visualization exercises. I know that I need to get in more exercise, though. Aquafit twice a week just isn't enough.

Max

Tuesday, November 20, 2001 - 08:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Congrats Alib! Isn't it nice when you start to be too small for your clothes? :)

Jewels

Tuesday, November 20, 2001 - 01:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I'm back. Had a lovely few days at the cabin in the woods, so relaxing, exactly what we were looking for. Which, of course, means we didn't do squat!! It was great. But, no organized exercise was done by this body the last few days (the weather didn't really allow us to go outside much anyway...at least that's is what I keep telling myself...).
I didn't do as bad as I thought I would with my eating, but I came no where near to dieting! It could have been worse though.
I am home until tomorrow morning and then off to my parents for Thanksgiving. I have decided that, although I will watch what I eat while I am there, I will be back Monday to go full speed ahead. Last week really wasn't a good week for me, I usually exercise a lot more than I did, and I really didn't eat that well either. I hate using the holidays as an excuse, but that is just how it is going to be!

Congrats to everyone who is losing weight....Don't Give Up to those who aren't....and Welcome to those who have decided to join us!!

Happy Thanksgiving to All!!

Max

Tuesday, November 20, 2001 - 03:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My holiday motto is: Eat whatever I want, but IN MODERATION. So, if I want a piece of pumpkin pie, I'll have a SMALL piece. It just doesn't pay to deprive myself 'cause all that ends up happening is the old cycle of guilt, recrimination, and failure. Instead, I'm going to enjoy a bit here and there, keep exercising when I can, and be happy if I maintain during the holidays. Only positive thoughts allowed! :)

Welcome back, Jewels and Happy Thanksgiving to eveyrone!

Alib

Wednesday, November 21, 2001 - 12:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank heavens our Canadian Thanksgiving was way back in October! Don't have to worry about overeating this week and by Christmas I should be down at least another 5 pounds which will motivate me to be good. The motto of the program that I am following is "you are allowed to cheat but you aren't allowed to quit". It really helps to think that way ... sort of like getting back on the horse after you fall. As long as you don't cheat more often than you follow the program, you will do just fine.

Happy Thanksgiving to our American neighbours!!

Llkoolaid

Wednesday, November 21, 2001 - 08:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Happy Thanksgiving all you future skinny people. Keep up the great work

Tess

Wednesday, November 21, 2001 - 09:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks LL!!

Today's Menu
Breakfast: Slim fast shake
Lunch Turkey breast in pita bread (no mayo)
Dinner: Turkey sandwich on Parmesan foccacia with lettuce, Iced Vanilla Latte
Snack: mini fat-free pretzels, tangerine, OJ
Water: 35 oz (not enough, I know)

Exercise walked 2.5 Miles.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Wargod

Wednesday, November 21, 2001 - 09:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!


Have a great time tommorrow team! And keep up the great work you all are doing!!!

Spygirl

Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 06:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wednesday's Menu:

breakfast:
1 egg, 1 slice toast

lunch:
The homemade chicken salad

(passed up KRISY KREME donuts at the clinic!!!)

dinner:
Homemade chicken quesadillas:

Chicken, cheese, onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms...all in a tortilla and baked in the oven. I ate it dipped in fat free sour cream - YUUUUUUUUUUUUMY! I'm gonna have another as soon as possible!

Just in case anyone wants to make one:

I sautee the onion, bell pepper and mushrooms in a little bit of oil. The chicken was precooked, so I spread little chicken breast slices over the tortilla. Then grated some "cracker barrel 2%" cheese over the chicken. Then put the onions, peppers, and mushrooms all over that. Put a little more cheese on the top, and topped off the whole thing with another tortilla (these are the small tortillas). I rubbed my hands in oil and rubbed the outside of both tortillas (to keep it from burning and to brown it). Then I put them in the oven and baked them for just a few minutes until the cheese melted. Then I cranked it up to broil and watched it until the top of the tortilla turned as brown as I wanted it (be veeeerrrryyy careful with broil b/c those tortillas can be torched in no time).

I'm thinking that next time I'll sautee the sides in fat free margarine instead of oil. That was a little too much fat content and all I was trying to do was soften them up some.

I don't have anything to do today except homework (no family gatherings with big food selections) so I think I'm safe from any major overeating.

Good luck for all those who have decided to join this group!


HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND HAPPY SAFE-EATING!

Max

Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 08:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hope everyone made it through Thanksgiving meals without guilt -- no matter what or how much you ate. :)

I was supposed to take my mom out for dinner today, but she didn't feel good. So, I cancelled the reservation, bought her some juice and soup, and called a friend to see if she had room for one more at her table. She did and it was fun. After dinner, we watched Shrek (I'd never seen it before) and now I understand why everyone likes it so much. Gotta get a copy!

Dinner (my only meal today) was about 3 ounces of turkey, a slice of Honeybaked ham (yum!), about a half cup of mashed potatoes with a little gravy, about a quarter cup of dressing, a small bit of orange/jello salad, corn, 1 roll (no butter), and a small piece of pumpkin pie (no whip cream and didn't eat the crust). My splurge? 2 glasses of Merlot

Since we ate early, I'll snack on a banana soon.

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.3 miles

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Tess

Thursday, November 22, 2001 - 11:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well--I have no idea how much of anything I ate but I don't really care. No breakfast or lunch for me (slept through both). We had dinner with long-time friends just as we do nearly every year. There were about a gazillion appetizers and I tried them all. All involved veggies of some sort so no guilt there. For dinner I tried just a little of everything, too--turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, some broccoli-rice thingy, sweet potato casserole and NO DESSERT! It was wonderful. We ate at 3pm so I think I'm due some left over turkey right about now.

Tess

Friday, November 23, 2001 - 01:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I may have only lost 2 pounds so far but something much more important than losing an ounce has happened. For the first time in several years my cholesterol test turned out NORMAL!! Yep, you heard me correctly---it was normal. Even better, I've had horrible problems with my triglycerides (a component of cholesterol) swinging wildly out of control and those were NORMAL also. In fact, that number went down nearly 100 points!!!

I've worked very hard in this area because there is a history of severe heart disease on my mom's side and stroke on my dad's side. My older sister had a stroke in 1995 at a young age and has been bed ridden ever since. Everyone on dad's side of the family has died of a stroke. In addition, I've kept my lung disease under control well enough to temporarily ditch the steroids.

Can y'all tell I'm pretty proud of myself here?? This is a very good Thanksgiving I would say!!

Max

Friday, November 23, 2001 - 02:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Congratulations Tess!!!

That's great news. Health is, after all, the ultimate goal and you SHOULD be proud! :)