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Max

Saturday, January 26, 2002 - 09:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gail, that label is funny! Doesn't surprise me much after hearing the founder of the company speak, though. She's very young (maybe 30, but not much past that) and very full of energy. She started making the tea at home after a trip to India and then found that her mom's friends all wanted to have some, so she started making it in batches and selling it. Someone asked her if she would ever consider taking the company public and she said no way. She wants to keep it private so that she can do what she wants without a board of directors and stockholders trying to influence her. Anyway, she was a good speaker. :)

Spy, I have eyes everywhere!

Today:
January 26
English muffin
2 breakfast patties
1 ounce cheddar cheese
1 egg
2 veggie corn dogs
banana
granola bar
Lean Cuisine Beef Portabello
English muffin w/peanut butter & raisins

Exercise: morning – 30 minutes on the bike for 7.2 miles. evening - 30 minutes on the bike for 6.4 miles.

Max

Saturday, January 26, 2002 - 09:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome, Kady!!! :)

Oregonfire

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 01:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Breakfast: Bagel, Banana Nut Crunch cereal

Dinner: Chicken Salad in Pita Bread and chopped fruit

Snack: More chopped fruit, another bagel.

Right now: Herbal tea 'cause I'm hungry and would love to eat!

Really must work out tomorrow morning--no excuses. I was so tired most of today, no idea why. At least I didn't pig out last night!

Glad you've decided to join us, Kady :)

Weinermr

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 02:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome Kady!

Welcome back, Spy!

Max, I hear what you're saying about the Diet Cokes. I'll cut back a bit. Today I had fewer and lived to tell the story LOL.

Saturday -
Probably ate too much, but that's the way it goes. Anniversary dinner at the local German restaurant, so I celebrated (kind of).
Lunch - Chicken leg and thigh, no skin, 1 baked yam, steamed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, 1/3 of a pita.
Dinner - Vegetable soup, 1 piece of hot bread (no butter), salad (very light on the dressing), 1/4 of a roast duck in an apple/cinnamon/raisin wine sauce, green beans, 1 small potato pancake, 1/2 of the german potato salad (no bacon), NO wine, NO dessert. Leftovers came home.

Schoolmarm

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 08:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Weiner...I kicked my caffiene addiction last January. My consumption of diet mountain dew would make anyone cringe. I did it by alternating one with caffiene then one without. Then two for one.

Honestly, I couldn't even teach a 50 minute class without having one (or two). It was terrible. Now I sleep better, have more energy and I lost 5 pounds from cutting the caffiene.

Now, I'm alternating caffiene free diet pepsi with water. I'd love to get the chemicals out of my system.

Yesterday--out of town at a workshop:
Breakfast: half bagel with cream cheese
Snack: Handful of pretzels and cream cheese, handful of peanut M & Ms
Lunch: Half of a thin prochuito (sp?) and chicken pizza
Supper: The other half of the pizza

Kady

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 08:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well today was my first day. I feel so bloated from all the water I have drunk. I believe I managed to get in my whole 64oz. I am shocked that I didn't even drink a diet soda today.
Breakfast: Slim Fast Morning Snack: Grapes
Lunch: Green Beans & Tomatoes mixed Snack: Pickles
Dinner: Can of Chunky Beef Soup and a small slice of cornbread

I am very proud of my first day and I already have my lunch and snacks packed for work tomorrow. :)

Spygirl

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 08:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This concludes my first day back as well.

Breakfast: low fat waffles, ricotta cheese, lite syrup, and side of fruit mix
Lunch: svg of Viola! herb chicken, side salad with fat free rance and cheese, and watermelon.
Dinner: Grilled chicken breast, spinach, baked potato (added fat free sour creme & butter), side salad with fat free ranch dressing.

No snack today.

Exercise: 25 minutes on my new treadmill (yeah!) and 15 minutes of toning exercises.

Got all of water and back to the vitamin routine.

Max

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 08:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Alright Kady & Spygirl! Welcome back on board. :)


Here's my day today. Weigh-in tomorrow!
2 chocolate covered graham crackers at church coffee hour
English muffin
2 breakfast patties
1 ounce cheddar cheese
1 egg
Low fat wheat thin crackers
English muffin
Strawberry jam
Lean Cuisine Chicken Florentine Lasagna
Salad
Granola bar

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.6 miles

Max

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 09:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Found this on eDiets tonight and thought some of you might find it interesting. :)

Top 10 Diet Blunders

Only three weeks into the new year and many Americans are already raising the white flag in their battle with one of the most popular resolutions - sticking to the diet. In fact, studies show that 90 percent to 95 percent of people break their diet resolution, with most resolutions broken by the end of February.

Just why do new year's dieters find it so difficult to take on the task of eating in a more healthful way? ABCNEWS.com turned to two of its diet experts, Linda Blarjeske, a clinical registered dietitian at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., and Debbie Pesicka, a registered dietitian at the University Medical Center in Tuscon, Ariz., for their top 10 list of classic diet blunders.

1. Forbidding Foods

Blarjeske : One of the main areas that lead to diet cheating is the dreaded forbidden food list. Giving up your favorite foods, can be the downfall of any diet and lead to craving and bingeing.

2. Self-Deprivation

Blarjeske : If you restrict your calories too much this can lead to feelings of hunger and deprivation. And what can be worse than feeling deprived of a food? This mistake also leads to craving and likely bingeing.

3. No Realistic Goals

Pesicka : A classic diet mistake is not setting a goal. Write it down -- and make it realistic. To say, 'I want to lose 10 pounds every week for the first six weeks of 2002,' is not realistic. To say, 'I want to lose a half to one pound a week,' is much more realistic. If you have written it down and if you look at that goal every once in a while, that recommits the goal to your memory and to your focus.

4. Drinking in the Calories

Blarjeske : We forget that drinking that glass of red wine with our dinner or drinking non-fat milk or juice during the day has calories in it. These calories may significantly affect any weight loss that you may want. So stick to the good old standby -- water. If you don't like the flavor, try a water filter, or maybe add a little lemon or lime into it.

5. Leaving Out Exercise

Pesicka : It's really important to remember to include increased activities in the process of losing weight. It's relatively easy to reduce calories for a little while but if you also move around more, you're going to be more successful. The other thing you're going to do is build muscle, and muscle uses more calories than fat. So in the long run you become a much more fit, lean, energy-using machine.

6. Stressing Out

Pesicka : Many things can lead to diet cheating but I think a primary reason is stress. We all have stresses in our lives and anytime you try to make a lifestyle change, that's an added stress. It's a matter of setting goals for yourself and reserving time to reach those goals. It only becomes a stressor if you find you are not meeting those goals and are worrying about them instead. Then, it becomes a vicious cycle where you know you want to lose weight but you're not devoting the time to it and so it just never happens. It's really not a good situation to get into.

7. Being Cheap with Rewards

Blarjeske : Another thing people forget to do in their dieting plans is rewards. Give yourself a non-food reward. It could be as simple as a pair of earrings or maybe a night out at the movies. But that's very important you give yourself a pat on the back. If you've lost a half a pound, great. Don't wait until you've lost 20 and 30, 40 pounds.

8. Making Big Leaps

Pesicka : One of the biggest diet blunders that people make is trying to change too many things at once. If you're a big meat eater and decide to become vegetarian because you've decided that's healthier, it's probably not going to happen successfully in one swift move. However, if you decide you want to reduce your meat choices to four times a week instead of seven times a week, that's much more realistic. It's also easier for you to see how much you might like that eating style. Any change needs to be done in a step-wise method. Take it slow and take it in steps.

9. Thinking Too Fast

Pesicka : In our day and age, we tend to think of change coming miraculously fast. But you have to realize that good health is a time commitment. Studies show it takes six weeks of committing to a behavior change before it becomes a new habit. So, really, "miraculous weight loss", if it does occur, is not healthy and almost never lasts.

10. Ignoring the Big Picture

Pesicka : One of the best things people can remember is that a diet should not be thought of as something temporary. If you're going to make dietary changes, or activity changes, consider them lifestyle changes. Consider it something that's going to help you with your health, with your fitness, with your overall being for your whole life.

Experts consider these tips the "fine print" that should accompany any diet resolution. And if you've already abandoned 2002's resolution, better luck next year.

To see more on this story, go to http://www.ABCNews.go.com

Tess

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 09:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What I want to know is how I can step on the scale one day and weigh one thing and then next day weigh 6 pounds more. This is INSANE!!! Grrrrrrrr.

Schoolmarm

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 05:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, maybe its the time of day. I know that I am at my lightest in the morning, so I weigh then. On a normal day, I weigh as much as 3-5 pounds "more" during the day. It's important to weigh at the same time every day.

Yesterday: no breakfast (but I thought about it)
Lunch: bowl of rice/chicken/veggie casserole
Supper: two glasses of milk and about 8 cups of buttered popcorn. I even had chicken and steak out to grill since it was such a warm day. Hope I get home from work early enough to use the grill tonight!

Keep up the good work everyone!

Jewels

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 07:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I am back, after having a wonderful weekend playing in the snow. It didn't turn out to be too bad of a weekend eating-wise for me...I still feel good this morning!

Welcome Kady and Gail!

Welcome Back Spy! (What a wonderful exercise fairy you have!)

Great tips, Max! Thanks for sharing those!

Tess, I feel your pain....I know what you mean about the scale thing. It is very frustrating. Hang in there!

It's Monday and I feel good so I am looking forward to a productive week....I will prevail!!

Max

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 10:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, technically, you should only weigh yourself once a week, at roughly the same time in the same clothing (or lack thereof). Your weight can fluctuate a LOT during the week depending on what you've eaten and how much water you're retaining. BTW, to fight water retention, drink more water! Sounds strange, but it's true. :)

Now, all that said, I'm guilty of weighing myself all the time! I just don't take it very seriously except for the once-a-week "official" weigh-in. It does help me stay motivated. If the scale goes up a bit, it makes me mad and I work harder. If it goes down a bit, it makes me happy and I work harder 'cause I want it to drop some MORE! :)

Oh, weigh-in was today for me. Down one more pound. Grand total now is 39 pounds. I was hoping for the big 40 today, but I can wait. :) 100 pounds more to go!

Karuuna

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 11:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy - what kind of treadmill did you get? I've been thinking of getting one, and I'm overwhelmed by the number of choices...

Tess

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 12:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Drink MORE water if you're retaining water? Well my goodness!! Hmmmm. I know I have a problem with water retention because I have to take medicine for it every other day. I might have to start taking it every day. I'll ask when I go to the doctor again next week. I do weigh at the same time everyday (and several other times as well). Oh well.

Max, congrats on the sucess again this past week!!! :)

Max

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 01:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Tess. :)

Do ask your doctor, Tess. Medications can throw everything into a tizzy!

First time I heard that "water for water" stuff, I thought it was strange, too, but it seems to work. I guess sometimes the system just needs more input to flush out everything.

Buttercup

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 03:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It's true what Max said about drinking more water in order to get rid of water. When your body doesn't get enough liquids it will retain whatever is there--sort of like an "emergency supply" because it thinks that it is in a crisis mode. Liquids containing caffeine doesn't count, as it actually makes the situation worse

This is the same thing that happens with your metabolism when you start cutting too many calories at a time. Your body believes it is starving (which it is!), hence the metabolic rate slows down in order to preserve body fat for survival.

The body is a very smart piece of machinery!

Tess, I agree that you need to ask your doctor for solutions as well :)

Tess

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 03:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I've been gulping water today like I've just spent a month in the Sahara so we'll see what happens. My dr. appt is Tuesday next week so I'll see what he has to say about switching meds and/or doses. In the meantime, I'm not giving up the ship. :)

Alib

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well I have had a terrible two weeks. Tried but wasn't able to stick to the plan. End result is that I have gained 4 pounds. Hopefully can get back on track. Don't go back for weigh in for two weeks so might be able to lose some by then.

"You are allowed to cheat but you are NOT allowed to quit"

Tess

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 07:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hang in there Alib!! Several of us are having a bit of a tough time right now. It's almost as if we made it through the holidays ok and then all heck broke loose. Sort of a delayed reaction here in the weight loss thread. Keep moving and keep drinking water. I will if you will. :)

Spygirl

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 08:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Breakfast: Cheese toast, yogurt, watermelon
Lunch: SmartOnes dinner (can't remember which one, but it had chicken in it), yogurt, apple
Dinner: Viola! herb chicken, two small pieces of peanut butter bread made and hand delivered with a brief chat by the neighbor (sigh...what can you do?), glass of skim milk

Snack: five ritz crackers with some of that REALLY REALLY bad cheese on top...I still have dangerous food to get rid of in this house....


All vitamins and water, no exercise on Mondays.

Max

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
English muffin
2 breakfast patties
1 ounce cheese
Lean Cuisine Sweet & Sour Chicken
Banana
Catfish fillet lightly fried in 1 tbl. olive oil and cornmeal
Broccoli
Baked yam w/2 tsp. Margarine
Hard roll
1 deviled egg (actually about ¼. They looked SO good at the store, but didn’t taste as good as they looked, so I chucked ‘em!)
Animal crackers

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.5 miles

Tess

Monday, January 28, 2002 - 11:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Today: LOTS OF WATER!!
Breakfast: usual slimfast shake
Lunch: about 3/4 of a whopper junior w/cheese
Snack: 1/2 granola bar
Dinner: baked filet of sole, mashed potatoes, peas, peaches
Snach: 2 pieces of Oat Grain toast with reduced-fat peanut butter, OJ
Before bed: glass of 1% milk

exercise was walking 2 miles

Schoolmarm

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 03:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:
No breakfast

Lunch: Yogurt and the crackers/chicken salad pack

Supper: 5 oz steak, raw cucumber slices, tomato, baby carrots, green onions with some home made french onion dip, dill pickle spear, crystal light, little bit of mexicali corn.

No snacks

Weinermr

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 04:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
All that everyone has said about weight, and about water retention is true. Medications can affect water retention, as can your sodium intake, potassium intake, etc. As we all know, the body's functions work in cycles, and some of those cycles do not repeat at 24 hour intervals. This can affect one's weight at any particular time. I weigh myself every day, in the morning, at the same time, under the exact same conditions. Yet, a person can eat and drink the exact same thing every single day, and the weight gain/loss would be different from day to day because the body changes at its own pace. Even the weather - the temperature, the humidity, etc. can affect one's weight. The important differences are measured over longer periods of time - weeks, months.

Hang in there everyone. You are all doing a fantastic job. Some days are discouraging, but the overall progress of everyone here is indicative of the willpower, determination, and support that you all have exhibited for yourselves, and for each other.