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Pamy
| Monday, January 12, 2004 - 8:48 pm
MODS!!! I started this thread over a week ago and I just noticed I misspelled DISCOVERY in the title , can you fix it????? THANKS!
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Tabbyking
| Monday, January 12, 2004 - 10:03 pm
i didn't know what a 'dick-ovary' was, but figured i'd let it go, even though i got a giggle when landi thought it was the disney challenge! i am at 1,000 calories for the day and worked off 200 on the treadmill and doing my strechies. so i get to eat something, but i'll be dipped if i'm not hungry! cool!
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Pamy
| Monday, January 12, 2004 - 10:26 pm
LOL Tabby!
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Moderator
| Monday, January 12, 2004 - 11:00 pm
All done. (c)
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Pamy
| Monday, January 12, 2004 - 11:56 pm
THANKS MOD C!!
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Tabbyking
| Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 5:45 pm
okay, this page hasn't done much in the last few days. i am stuck with no weight loss in an entire week--pretty much since you all joined me, as a matter of fact, LOL. but i am still being good and working out like a madwoman, so maybe i am turning some fat into muscle. today i had some halibut chowder i made and some pumpkin pudding. i am excited to have carnitas for dinner tonight, and will have my two corn tortillas (20 carbs total), but green salad rather than the spanish rice and beans i am also making. i think i have had maybe 300 calories for the day. can't wait til dinner!! how is everyone else doing? is no posts a good thing? have you all lost all your weight in 5 days? are you all stuck like me? hang in there!!
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Herckleperckle
| Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 8:59 pm
I have lost 7 pounds! I am following the LA Wt Loss diet (not perfectly, but pretty closely) and have been exercising each night. I feel better already! And I have a physical on Monday, so will have that feedback to know about any problems affecting my goals. (I think my arthritis is getting much worse.) I also understand the concepts presented in Sugar Busters that I mentioned to you Tabby. My doc in DE suggested I buy it and read it. I try to follow the advice in it about carbs as much as possible. I highly recommend the book. The authors (4 docs) show how overconsumption of carbs and sugars leads to diabetes. They identify good and bad choices and include menus. Foods To Avoid Potatoes (red or white) White Rice Corn (including popcorn, cornbread and cornmeal) Carrots Beets White Bread All Refined Sugar Other Refined white products, such as cookies, cakes, etc.
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Essence
| Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 9:20 pm
I only lost 1.5 pounds this past week. I'm doing weight watchers, but I have been to the Discovery site to get a few recipes. I lost 25 pounds on ww 2 yrs ago, but of course it's all back now. I haven't started my exercise program. I have to get this eating right thing down first. I have done little things like take the stairs instead of the elevator, but hopefully next week I'll start the serious exercising.
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Herckleperckle
| Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 9:32 pm
Actually, Essence, that is a sensible weight loss. I think my weight loss initially is high because I suddenly stopped my bad habit of binging in the evenings. I am trying to eat my bigger meals in the morning and afternoon, keeping dinner as the lightest--with no eating after 6 pm whenever possible. And I am drinking what feels like gallons of water.
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Sherrie
| Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 9:58 pm
Tabby - I bet you have not lost weight because you are gaining muscle. Herc - Congratulations! I had the same thing happen my first week. I know it was water retention. I weigh in tomorrow and am curious to see what week twos total will be. Essence - Congratulations! By losing it slowly but consistently it should stay off.....right? I still need to go to Ballys but have been walking a lot. I need to get started on my work out routine but have to admit it is not something I enjoy.
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Max
| Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 10:25 pm
1.5 pounds lost is NOT trivial. When you first start, you might lose more in the first couple of weeks, but over the long haul, to safely lose the weight and increase your chances of keeping it off, you should lose 1 or 2 pounds per week. So, you are right on target at 1.5. I started with my personal weigh-in on Monday morning, and am trying to weigh myself only weekly, so I'll let you know on Monday how I'm doing. I've been eating much more sensibly, trying to put more balance in my meals with fewer carbs overall. Bought some low-carb bread (5 carbs and 60 calories per slice) that's actually really good! Made a couple of stir fries with lots of vegies, a sensible portion of protein, and a little brown rice. Excellent stuff. I've been doing 30 minutes on my exercise bike just about every day (missed Wednesday). I have to wait for my Bally's certificate to come in the mail, but when it does, I'll add weight training to the regime. Keep the faith, folks!
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Jagger
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 1:04 pm
Since first stepping on the scale last Friday and stepping back on it today I have lost 3 pounds, although I had already lost 2 pounds by Tuesday and only 1 pound since. I need to go out and buy myself a real scale for at home, I've been using one I use at work and it's been known to change everytime you move it. I'm not folowing the menus they advised me to, I am just watching what I eat, when I eat it, and how much of it I eat. I'm trying to cut my bread intake to just once a day. Now I'll eat a half a bowl of cereal and a piece of fruit for breakfast instead of half a box of cereal and a sweet roll for a mid morning snack. I was drinking a lot of water, but I had to cut back, I have to limit the quantity until my body gets use to it, than I will increase it slowly. I am going to try to find some exercise program that is both cardio and stength or tone, but that doesn't cost and arm and a leg ( well I guess with one less arm and one less leg I'd probably weigh less) There have been some good suggestions for types of videos to buy, not I just have to get out and get it done.
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Essence
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 1:54 pm
Thanks guys, I know WW doesn't recommend more than a 2 pound loss per week. I just feel like I did so well last week and want to see it just fall off. I have a long way to go and need to get some exercise going. It looks like we're all getting off to a good start.
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Sherrie
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 2:31 pm
The exercise is the hard part!!! For me at least...
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Tabbyking
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 5:37 pm
what's frustrating is that my scale (already set on 5 pounds to make it match my doctor's scale) will give me 4 different weights if i get on it 4 times in a row. so i either lost 2 pounds, stayed the same, or gained 1 or 2, depending on which weight i accept! we only bought this about a year ago at costco. what a rip-off!
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Herckleperckle
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 5:52 pm
Tabby, we have 2 full baths in our apt, so one is DH's and one is mine. As a result, we have 2 scales. Both work great. One is a Health-O-Meter. Can't even remember when we bought it or where. The other we just purchased at Bed & Bath in April or May. It is a Tanita (The Ultimate Scale) which gives your weight and percent of body fat.
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Tabbyking
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 6:02 pm
HP, my darling child, ours is a health-o-meter 'big foot'. it is not accurate at all, even though it is on level flooring, not carpet, etc. i guess i will have to invest in something high tech! i love the old ones the doctors' offices all used to have with the little weights and slides on them. too bad it would be bigger than my bathroom, if i could even find one for sale
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Cinder
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 6:47 pm
Any body else get thi? YIPEEEEE!!! I haven't been doing so well. I know I need SET times to work out. "Dear National Body Challenge Participant, On January 10th, America took the Challenge to lose weight and get fit in a big way! Over 152,000 people showed up for weigh-ins across the country. As many of you know, this far exceeded our wildest expectations and we are working around the clock to get you all of the tools that will help you on your way. Shortly, you will be receiving your free Bally Total Fitness® 3-month guest pass in the mail, followed by the Get Fit Kit with the tape measure, cap and Fitness and Nutrition Journal. In the meantime, you can get started with Bally Total Fitness today by downloading your temporary 2-week free Bally Total Fitness guest pass from this e-mail and bringing it to any Bally Total Fitness club of your choice, along with a copy of this e-mail or your IOU. To make sure you are able to receive your 3-month free guest pass and Get Fit Kit items in the mail, and to download your temporary 2-week free Bally Total Fitness guest pass, please verify your address by clicking here right away. Finally, we want to let you know that in order to help you get in at least your twelve weeks of working out, we have extended the date of the 3-month free Bally Total Fitness guest pass you will be receiving in the mail to April 17. Please make sure you have verified or updated your address above, so you will be sure to receive your extended Bally Total Fitness free pass in the mail. Just bring the pass you receive in the mail into a Bally Total Fitness club and your membership will be extended until April 17. Thank you so much for your patience as we strive to get everyone the tools they need to take the Challenge. We look forward to working with you as you successfully lose weight and get fit during the Discovery Health National Body Challenge! "
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Teachmichigan
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 8:03 pm
I FINALLY got my password and was able to get on and get a meal plan. (I signed up Jan. 2!) Now...I requested that a shopping list be sent. Due to time constraints (and laziness! ;) )I haven't read *all* the posts in this thread...but I wonder if anyone has used this function successfully yet? My main concern is prep time. I chose the "basics plus" plan...busy but willing to do a bit of cooking. What are the rest of you finding? Are meals easy to follow? Is prep time less than 15 minutes? Final question...the plan says eat every 3 hours...lovely idea...but I teach. I can't eat in the middle of my class! What would be the best way to "adjust" the chart? I can do the breakfast and first snack on time...lunch isn't even close. Should I just back up the one meal I can't make on time (to a bit later) and then have the final meal /snack in 3 hour increments after the late meal? Sorry to be a pain...I'm just new to this, and since I'm only doing it online, it's hard to get answers from the "official support" they offer!
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Tabbyking
| Friday, January 16, 2004 - 8:04 pm
what really makes me not happy is not being able to get the kit if you had to sign up online. not even the damn hat or a log. i could care less about bally's because i have found i do better alone for exercising. (i worked in our racquet club's daycare for 2 years and got a free membership and it was too many slim, good looking 'thong people' hanging around!) i am more faithful and committed if i don't have to worry about how i look! but i would like the hat or something that says i am participating in this challenge
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Tabbyking
| Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 1:30 pm
well, this morning i am down 2 pounds. i got on the scale 4 times and it showed the same weight all 4 times. (a rarity in itself!) what's funny is i have been eating more than usual the last 2 or 3 days. healthy stuff, but more of it. maybe i really wasn't eating enough calories before. well, that teaches me that i can eat more to lose weight, but next year when i am on maintenance, i will have to eat less to stay the same. huh?!
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Tabbyking
| Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 5:42 pm
oooooooooh crapola......dh is making his french bread--sundried tomatoes, garlic, and parmesan--to name just one type. God, i hope it burns or something!! also, he is making his neiman marcus chocolate chip/coffee cookies. oh shinola......tabby runs to do another mile on the treadmill, so she can even sniff either the bread or the cookies, sigh....... i will not eat these great things. i will not eat these great things.......heeeeelllllllp! teach, isn't there a little recess or break in the afternoon? take some raw carrots or a banana or something you can eat during that time. i find i do so much better if i eat every 2 or 3 hours, something small...rather than thinking i have been 'good all day' and then wanting to eat non-stop from 5:00 til bedtime! if there isn't a real break time, explain to the class that you are on a special meal plan for your health and must eat something small during class! tell them they can all save something from their lunch to eat then, but it has to be something healthy--an apple, or celery sticks or something. i don't know what grade/subject you teach. as a parent, i would have loved it had a teacher had a mid-afternoon snack time for the kids--then they could make it to dinner, without having to come home and snack, then say they aren't hungry for dinner! as far as downloading the recipes or the menus or shopping lists, i haven't done that. this specific challenge stuff, menu-wise, has more carbs than i allow myself (mostly to watch my sugar), so i still do broiled chicken, steamed veggies, etc., for the most part. i guess i am mainly here to get group support. it does help to know i am not the only one dieting, even if we don't all follow the same exact diet!
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Sherrie
| Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 6:46 pm
Tabby - Congrats! And I am soooo sorry about your DH and the food! I am not sure I would be able to hold out. I bet you are right about eating more food....my sister and I are doing this together and she is not eating......she has not lost any weight in the past week. I keep telling her 4-6 small meals but everyone has to do it their own way. I am fighting the urge with everything I have to break my monthly tradition of Fish and Chips and a Chocolate Eclair. I just keep reminding myself what I look like in a bathing suit! I wish I craved fruits and veggies but I don'!
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Konamouse
| Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 7:45 pm
When faced with a DH who is baking something that has an aroma that is too tempting - how about getting out of the house and going for a walk? Gets you away from the smell (and the temptation) and you get a little extra exercise. Then, if you still feel you have to have some, you can have a *taste* and not feel any guilt because you gave yourself a little extra exercise session. 'squeek'
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Landi
| Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 8:16 pm
i just got my dang password today! like it's a little late to start with everyone!
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