Cruising to Healthy

[brooklynfc]

I did reset my WW today to start my weight at at 316 and reset my points to their default. I have a feeling i will gain a few # from doing this , but I'm going to try to be patient and know that if i do the program correctly it should work. I reread today and refreshed my memory on the principles of WW and with my new formula, i think i will succeed.

[ariawoman]

Originally Posted by brooklynfc

Just to be sure, i wasn't saying i was having a treat that would put me over my daily allowed intake. The treat will be dependent on what i have available in points, so i guess in a way it is portioned.

I'm not really sure that it's possible to know how many points something is if you don't know the portion, though. For example, ice cream might be 5 points lets say, for 1 cup of ice cream. However if your bowl is 2 cups full, that would be 10 points, and potentially throwing you over.

This is all based on the assumption I'm making that points are tied to a portion size. I've never been on the WW system but I was under the impression that it was indeed points based on portion sizes.

[Gathina]

I like what you said. I think the whole idea of a "healthy" lifestyle instead of looking at life as one giant diet is that you can enjoy eating more.

We've all blown it.I could down a whole bag of chips with no remorse..but it's funny when you "train" yourself to eat the right portion amount you really don't feel deprived and you are enjoying it the way it's supposed to be enjoyed.

Like I said before, not sure why one would feel deprived if they didn't eat the whole bag of cookies versus eating 2 or 3. Maybe it's better to eat the 2 or 3 and really enjoy them and savor them? I would think that would be more enjoyable than eating a whole bag then mentally beating the crap out of yourself after because you felt guilty..but that's just me.

Originally Posted by ariawoman

I'm with Gathina 1000000000000000000000000% on this one.

You really need to stop treating yourself as if you have 0 self control. You have it, you just don't believe that you do,.....yet.

I'm bad with treats too, believe you me. However last night, I factored into my daily calories some ice cream. And guess what I did? Measured it. Do I feel like an absolute moron measuring ice cream, absolutely. Do I KNOW that if i didn't do that, I'd take WAY too much - YOU BET.

In the US our portion sizes are OUT OF CONTROL. It's not even our fault - we were raised in this "bigger is better" mentality with food and now we are all paying for it. It's up to US to teach ourselves what is right portion wise. Nobody else is going to do it.

Telling yourself you have 10 days to eat whatever snack per day at whatever size you want - you might as well not start your plan until 10 days from now.

I KNOW it sucks. Believe me, I do. I'm a carb addict. A junk food addict. A soda addict. However we need to control ourselves - nobody or nothing is going to do that for us.

Do I allow myself soda still - yes i do. However i'm trying to use smaller portions when i do it (a can vs a bottle; you get the point). Someday I hope to be down to even less. As for treats - well - I'm factoring them into my daily calorie count. If there's no room for them - I'm not allowed to have one. In some ways, it's motivation to do better on my meals to try to have the treat. Sometimes it means swapping out say, a carb at dinner like potatoes, so that I can have some ice cream later.

Hope you don't take this as mean, it's just meant as tough love. I understand what you're telling yourself inside. Despite being here, you've got that "I can't do it" mentality programmed so deeply into yourself that you're literally sabotaging yourself at every turn to ensure that you indeed won't be able to do it.

I hope that you will be able to see that with a little change to your thinking, you might find yourself a happier/healthier you.

We are all here trying. We are all here listening. We all screw up. We all get back up and get on that horse and start again. Eventually, we won't fall off as often...

[pcrum]

Originally Posted by ariawoman

I added you from your request :-) i see you lost today :-)

RachieLynn please feel free to add me as well... ariawomanATgmail.com (replace AT with @). I love to have more encouragement.

I have to be gross for a minute....

Have any of you that have gone from eating whatever you want to eating within a certain calorie count ever noticed a difference in your, um, frequency to do number 2? LOL. I know I know gross!

I've noticed since I started tracking on lose it on 6/6 - I've defintely become less regular I guess you'd say. I used to go 1-2 times a day...now...well I just had a stint where I did not go for FOUR days. UGH!! I feel bloated and gross. It grosses me out wondering where it is if it's not coming out LOL.

I went 2 times today but each were tiny in figuring it was several days worth.

I guess this means I need to work more fiber into my diet? Or is it normal that eating less = pooping less?

I know gross but, it's really making me wonder what's up as I was SOO regular before dieting.

I take 500 mg of Magnesium each day to help with constipation. I read that in the Atkins book and it works like a charm. They say Vit C also helps, so I also take that daily. I can really tell a difference if I skip the Magnesium...I think for me it helps the most.

[brooklynfc]

Originally Posted by ariawoman

I'm not really sure that it's possible to know how many points something is if you don't know the portion, though. For example, ice cream might be 5 points lets say, for 1 cup of ice cream. However if your bowl is 2 cups full, that would be 10 points, and potentially throwing you over.

This is all based on the assumption I'm making that points are tied to a portion size. I've never been on the WW system but I was under the impression that it was indeed points based on portion sizes.

U r correct. Im just doing it backwards. Im letting the points amount determine the portion. So if by 7pm, i have not had a treat and i have 10 pts left,then yes, i might eat 2 cups of ice cream. But if its the middle of the day and i know i still have to eat dinner, and a balanced full meal is important, but i want my treat to be some frozen yogurt while im out, then i will probably choice 1 c @ 5 pts. This is why im gonna prefer my treats at night bc i need to use pts for real food that has value first then if there is any left, a treat. This is also where better planning will help.

[ariawoman]

Originally Posted by pcrum

I take 500 mg of Magnesium each day to help with constipation. I read that in the Atkins book and it works like a charm. They say Vit C also helps, so I also take that daily. I can really tell a difference if I skip the Magnesium...I think for me it helps the most.

Interesting. I have stopped taking vitamin c regularly lately as I ran out - but it's been months not just a few days/weeks. Wonder if that had any impact though.

Is the magnesium you're taking in capsule form or gross liquid like MoM?

In other disgusting news - my boyfriend told me I should try an enema.....um....that's an interesting experience to do yourself LOL. I can't say it feels like it helped all that much but it did um, get some results LOL.

TMI! I know! I can't help myself. lol

Maybe it'll lighten the mood of the thread :-)

If any of you have never read the box of an enema, i'd highly suggest it. Just reading it makes you want to crawl into a ball LOL.

[Gathina]

Smooth Move tea..yes, that's really the name of it!

Enema..no way!

If you really want to do a total housecleaning go to CVS or such and buy a bottle of the magnesium citrate..it's like 1.50 a bottle..what a lot of elderly people use..it's disgusting in taste but works like a charm.

Originally Posted by ariawoman

Interesting. I have stopped taking vitamin c regularly lately as I ran out - but it's been months not just a few days/weeks. Wonder if that had any impact though.

Is the magnesium you're taking in capsule form or gross liquid like MoM?

In other disgusting news - my boyfriend told me I should try an enema.....um....that's an interesting experience to do yourself LOL. I can't say it feels like it helped all that much but it did um, get some results LOL.

TMI! I know! I can't help myself. lol

Maybe it'll lighten the mood of the thread :-)

If any of you have never read the box of an enema, i'd highly suggest it. Just reading it makes you want to crawl into a ball LOL.

[pcrum]

Originally Posted by ariawoman

Interesting. I have stopped taking vitamin c regularly lately as I ran out - but it's been months not just a few days/weeks. Wonder if that had any impact though.

Is the magnesium you're taking in capsule form or gross liquid like MoM?

It's capsules...nothing like MOM! I get it either at GNC or Walmart. 500 mg Magnesium capsules, no taste at all.

Originally Posted by Gathina

Smooth Move tea..yes, that's really the name of it!

Where do you buy this? Might be interesting to try! I'm a tea drinker and love my chai tea!

[lhanson38]

This has been a long crazy 4 weeks for me. Lots of travel, weird eating But a lot of movement chaseing a 20mth old..weight lose. has slowed a bit
Down 3 lbs in 2 weeks. This is what the scale says I'm feeling like it may be more tho as none of my clothes fit. In a 12 now with room to spare in the waist. So now I really need to add working out everyday. Have a treadmill and bowflex in the garage need to get my butt out there every morning. Let the sweat begain living in Fl I'll be sweating.LOL So I have a goal of becoming a runner something I have always wanted to be. Going to set a date of Oct 1 to start outside jogging running.
I am going to do this!!
Leigh

[Gathina]

Easy to find at almost all health food stores or where they sell Medicinal teas..

It is NOT for the faint hearted, though..best to drink at night and then it "moves" in the morning..

Originally Posted by pcrum

It's capsules...nothing like MOM! I get it either at GNC or Walmart. 500 mg Magnesium capsules, no taste at all.



Where do you buy this? Might be interesting to try! I'm a tea drinker and love my chai tea!

[brooklynfc]

Ok.

So far

1/2 c of oatmeal
1/2 c of 1% milk
3 strips of low sodium pre cooked bacon
1 homemade biscuit with my1 tsp smart balance

2 pieces of cin toast crunch that my nephew fed me

1 glass of tea, very lightly sweet with fiber

2oz of turkey lunch meat
1/2 c garden tomatoes
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ff mayo
1 tsp mustard
1 cut up peach with fiber1 tsp sugar bc it had no flavor

Right now I'm watching the 1 year old sleep while the gparents entertain the 4 year old .

I've avoided the chocolate in chocolate cookies mom brought back from summer school....3x this morning and wanting ice cream in the fridge. I've tried to say to myself something encouraging each time. I did fail with the biscuit though. Lucky that i went for a second and between the four year old and the dog i didn't get any, so that was just lucky intervention.

I do appreciate everything, everyone says. Not one of you has ever been rude or ugly in your advice or suggestions.

And you are right. How bad do I want this? And i think i can say honestly at this point, not bad enough to lose anymore weight, but enough to keep what i have lost off. So i guess that is 50% in. Now i have to find the road block, bc i can't imagine I'm self sabotaging just bc, that is keeping me from the other 50% commitment.

Good choices

I forgot to add that im gonna discontinue taking that stuff my friend started me on to see if it might be the cause too.

Btw, Dr oz said that most ppl need to use a fiber supplement bc they don't get enough in their diet. I do the powder daily.

[Gathina]

Someone here said they liked eggplant. I found this recipe today for an eggplant crostini-like sandwich that had only 175 calories per serving and I'm going to try and make it..I like the ingredients and it has greek yogurt in it too. Looks easy !

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/eggp...0000002001895/

[ariawoman]

Originally Posted by lhanson38

This has been a long crazy 4 weeks for me. Lots of travel, weird eating But a lot of movement chaseing a 20mth old..weight lose. has slowed a bit
Down 3 lbs in 2 weeks. This is what the scale says I'm feeling like it may be more tho as none of my clothes fit. In a 12 now with room to spare in the waist. So now I really need to add working out everyday. Have a treadmill and bowflex in the garage need to get my butt out there every morning. Let the sweat begain living in Fl I'll be sweating.LOL So I have a goal of becoming a runner something I have always wanted to be. Going to set a date of Oct 1 to start outside jogging running.
I am going to do this!!
Leigh

Wow to be in a 12 again! I've not been in a 12 since I guess college. I've been up to 18/20 but now seem to be decently in the 14/16 range for things. Someday i want to be able to shop at ALL stores again, rather than like 3! So tiring to have only those few options right???

[ariawoman]

Originally Posted by brooklynfc

Ok.
And you are right. How bad do I want this? And i think i can say honestly at this point, not bad enough to lose anymore weight, but enough to keep what i have lost off. So i guess that is 50% in. Now i have to find the road block, bc i can't imagine I'm self sabotaging just bc, that is keeping me from the other 50% commitment.

Good choices

I forgot to add that im gonna discontinue taking that stuff my friend started me on to see if it might be the cause too.

Btw, Dr oz said that most ppl need to use a fiber supplement bc they don't get enough in their diet. I do the powder daily.

You're right that most of us don't get enough fiber. Maybe I should consider adding something to my diet. I should see if lose it is racking my fiber accurately, then I can see if i'm getting enough per day. My guess is I'm not.

As for the self sabotage...it doesn't have to be conscious.

Maybe you're afraid of losing the weight and being a different person? Maybe you're afraid that you will lose the weight but somehow be no happier in life than you are today. Maybe you're afraid you'll lose the weight and find out that people are superficial and start liking you more when you're more attractive.

There are a myriad of reasons that you could be self sabotaging without really even thinking about it consciously. Maybe give it some thought - you might just come up with a fear that you have involving the weight loss.

[Gathina]

With you 100% on this one...the idea about "superficial" people..even if that were remotely true, the real people that matter in life don't care what size you are, even those of the opposite sex.

One thing I noticed, Brooke (and said again, with kindness) is that you said you had "tweaked" the ww point system to base it on "your" needs..letting the "points" determine the portion? I guess that would make sense that it's not working if you aren't doing it the way your supposed to? I understand the point concept now. I saw that they have a WW point forum here, did you ever share what your doing and ask their feedback?

It might be good to list all the reasons why losing the weight is a benefit..beyond the obvious of nicer, smaller clothes. Think of all the health issues that could be resolved, improved, etc. Fortunately you are young, but it is a whole lot harder to lose once you are older, so losing now is like "prevention"

Originally Posted by ariawoman

You're right that most of us don't get enough fiber. Maybe I should consider adding something to my diet. I should see if lose it is racking my fiber accurately, then I can see if i'm getting enough per day. My guess is I'm not.

As for the self sabotage...it doesn't have to be conscious.

Maybe you're afraid of losing the weight and being a different person? Maybe you're afraid that you will lose the weight but somehow be no happier in life than you are today. Maybe you're afraid you'll lose the weight and find out that people are superficial and start liking you more when you're more attractive.

There are a myriad of reasons that you could be self sabotaging without really even thinking about it consciously. Maybe give it some thought - you might just come up with a fear that you have involving the weight loss.

[Mrs.C05]

Brooke, I know this has been a long journey for you and I haven't been keeping up on here.

So your on WW?

I am using Myfitnesspal to lose this baby weight. Counting calories and fat grams with 3 workouts a day (2 walks and circuit training) has helped me lose 40lbs in 4.5 months.
I have found that portion sizes and the calories go with that (if it is something not healthy for you) are not worth the extra effort to work it off.


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[lhanson38]

Originally Posted by ariawoman

Wow to be in a 12 again! I've not been in a 12 since I guess college. I've been up to 18/20 but now seem to be decently in the 14/16 range for things. Someday i want to be able to shop at ALL stores again, rather than like 3! So tiring to have only those few options right???

While I love being a 12 again I also know clothes are running bigger.About 10 years ago I was a very tight fit size 10. And I weigh 40 lbs more right now that I did then. I would really love to be back down to 125 again.
Its a good weight for me not thin. But very nice shape. I'm a curvy girl
So while I'm pretty short 5'2" dos'nt matter what size I am. big busted small waist and curvy hips so thats the weight that works best for me.
I know my hubby would love to see me fit again.
Leigh

[Mrs.C05]

LHanson,
That sounds like me! Busty, small waist and some hips and thighs. I am back down to 125 now, but don't think I will get to my pre-pregnancy weight again. I would love to not have to buy clothes but size 2-5 won't fit these hips that spread. My son was completely worth it though!!

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[ariawoman]

Originally Posted by lhanson38

While I love being a 12 again I also know clothes are running bigger.About 10 years ago I was a very tight fit size 10. And I weigh 40 lbs more right now that I did then. I would really love to be back down to 125 again.
Its a good weight for me not thin. But very nice shape. I'm a curvy girl
So while I'm pretty short 5'2" dos'nt matter what size I am. big busted small waist and curvy hips so thats the weight that works best for me.
I know my hubby would love to see me fit again.
Leigh

Ugh don't say that! I want to believe that a 10 is still a 10 LOL. Not that I think I'll ever see it :-)

As for the ideal weight - it's really more about being healthy - not what the scale says. At least, for me.

I want my cholesterol to be normal again. I want to not worry about heart disease from that. Scary crap.

Now, I'd be lying if i said I didn't want to look great in a dress or a bathing suit, but honestly, I want to be healthier on the inside and the outside benefits are just a bonus.

[RachieLnnn]

Hi everyone, hope that you had a nice weekend!

So I've been tracking on loseit for almost a week (5 days now), and I'm down 2.5 pounds so far! I usually weigh in everyday, first thing in the morning. Yay. You know what, it hasn't even really been that "hard," and I don't feel terribly restricted. I just have to be a lot more mindful than I normally am. I'm finding that it is actually really encouraging me to workout, because that extra 300-400 calories comes in handy if I want a treat. If I didn't workout, I don't get that glass of wine or whatever. Also, I'm not doing any mindless snacking, because if I do, I have to log it, and not only is it a minor inconvenience, but I also see how quickly it eats into the amount I have budgeted for meals! I have to say my favorite thing about the app is how you can scan the UPC of pretty much any food and it will find it immediately. On the way back from the bike ride, we stopped near the lake and had a beer. I chose a Corona Light and I scanned it and found it for something like 96 calories. Really cool since most alcoholic beverages DON'T have calories printed on them (why is that, anyway? Super annoying!). Also, anything I buy from Trader Joe's has been found using the UPC scan method really easily. It's nice, so I don't have to enter in all the nutrition info manually, what a pain that was!

So get this - DH joined with me, and he set it so that he stays the same weight. He found out that he is "allowed" 900 more calories than me everyday!! How annoying is that! JK, haha. It's actually a little shocking since we usually eat very similar meals, although I think he snacks more than me. No wonder I need to lose weight, if I have been eating the same things as him. I know that no matter how "unfair" it is, women need less calories than men, it seems. Anyway, 900 calories is just slightly over half my daily budget, which is a lot extra!

Anyway, I will be sure to check in on Thursday and let you know how the first week went - but so far it is looking OK. I'm going away ALL next week for work, so it's going to be hard tracking/estimating unless we are at chain-type restaurants, I think. I see lots of salads in my future... Also, I won't be able to weigh in for like 5 days, which will be an adjustment for me! The good thing is that I will have a built-in 15 minute walk (each way) to work, so I'll at least be getting 30 minutes of exercise in.