Weight-Loss Thread

[lumberjim]

breakfast...2 oz cottage chs 2%; banana, coffee w cream

[Stormieweather]

Hmmm, breakfast was two cups of coffee and a granola bar.

[seakdivers]

Scrambled eggs for breakfast again.

Hey - I've been doing this diet for about a week, and like I said, I don't own a scale. I weighed myself at my sister's house last night, and I actually weigh about 15lbs less than I though!! Woooot!

[Undertoad]

Cottage chs does good. 1 pt for 2 oz, 2 pts banana, 1 pt cream. That's a WW breakfast! The cheese will keep you until lunch.

[lumberjim]

BIG BURRITO FOR LUNCH.

i'm a sucker for mexican. two fist sized. chicken, cheese, brown rice, sour cream, chicken, pintos, tomato, chilli peppers. uffff

i have chips and guac for later, too. yummy. guac is what ....50 or 60 points a spoon?

i may have to go back on atkins. i like the no wheat idea, tho. makes sense to me.

[Undertoad]

Yeah that's basically your whole day right there. I'm gonna guess 30 points the lot and there's just no excuse for the snacks. In a way you set yourself up with the breakfast. This is the hardest thing in the goddamn world, that's why I go for the weigh-in every week, and pay my money, because otherwise I can't do it.

[melidasaur]

I find that I feel better if I avoid white flour foods and opt for the wheat vari,eties of things instead - it's nice that brown rice, whole wheat pasta and the like are a lot easier to find now.

That said - Dinner last night:
Baked chicken coated in Heart Smart Bisquick
Supermac & cheese - whole grain pasta, I only had a half a serving
lots of steamed green beans - they were super good!

Dessert - cookies and ice cream - I shared!

Breakfast:
Special K, yogurt and a diet pepsi.

I'll eat lunch here in a bit - not sure what - there is this great bakery right down the street.

[chainsaw]

I've been seriously tossing around the idea that I have an eating disorder. I'm not bulimic or anorexic… I don’t know what to call it. I hide my food. I eat in my car when driving to or from work. Usually icky fast food which makes me feel sick afterwards. I’ll eat snacks at my desk but keep them in the drawer where nobody can see. I have a stash of goodies hidden in the bottom of our pantry at home. I think that’s about it.

I’d love to post all my “meals” here… Maybe it will help me to THINK before I eat.

So far today: one cup instant orange cappuccino and a peanut butter Power Bar.

My weight was 128# last weekend. I’ll re-weigh tonight. And I GOTTA get some exercise!

Thank you for starting this thread.

[chainsaw]

Lunch today I drove right past Taco Bell and to the Italian deli by my office. I had a sandwich - sourdough bread (less bread than the giant Italian roll), swiss cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion. sour cream & cheddar Ruffles (I was GONNA get baked Lays, but they only had "original" flavor They're just weird). And a Diet Arizona Green Tea, also I HATE diet drinks. I'll just have water or make my own tea from now on.

[Trilby]

Am beginning to see my down fall pattern: I wait tooooo long to eat, feel dizzy and sick and like I must eat RIGHT NOW then stuff myself with inappropriate junk like white bread, pasta, dairy. Must not have these hypoglycemic moments. Must plan.

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm a carb addict.

Originally Posted by Brianna

Am beginning to see my down fall pattern: I wait tooooo long to eat, feel dizzy and sick and like I must eat RIGHT NOW then stuff myself with inappropriate junk like white bread, pasta, dairy. Must not have these hypoglycemic moments. Must plan.

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm a carb addict.

I am in the same boat. Your body is also in "survival mode" and is going to store fat no matter how little you eat and how good it is for you.
Carbs are not "bad" in general, but being pre-diabetic... if I don't watch it I'm going to end up going on the shots and have no one to blame but myself.
Pain gets rid of my appetite until it is too late, then I'm starving.
I miss being able to exercise all I want.

[bluecuracao]

Originally Posted by melidasaur

The mentality of the "clean plate" is hard to break.

I've noticed since moving to Philly, when I go to a restaurant and only eat half or 2/3 of my meal, too many times the server will look concerned or offended and ask, "Was the food OK?" or even, "Whatsa matter, didn't you like the food?" What the hell! My standard response has become, "That was A LOT of food," because usually, it IS too much. One restaurant entree is often big enough for at least two normal meals.

[Undertoad]

Some of the pain of dieting is considering it a self-punishment. Or viewing it in a negative sort of way -- saying that you're NOT ALLOWED to have something, or that you're DENYING yourself things, or that you're TOO FAT TO EAT THIS FOOD, or etc...

It's all a bundle of negativity, and when you fail that's another dose of negativity. It's a self image thing and by the time you rationalize that you suck, it doesn't matter if you eat too much. The only thing that you know makes you feel good, is to eat the second half of that hoagie.

But there is a fact that you can't deny: when dieting, you're being GOOD to yourself. You're feeding yourself the right way, doing a positive thing, and all the negativity swirling around the situation is just a bunch of nonsense, so meaningless compared to the actual reality of living better.

Some people are motivated by goals and stuff, enh not me so much. Although the weekly weigh-in number becomes very motivational. You know what really motivates me right now? I want to be good in the sack.

It's one of those life things I guess - man before I was divorced this was not a big motivator. At all, I mean like I pretty much wrote it off. But J and I, well, we get it done. Now I'm not sayin' I lack right now, you could ask her. But I know that if I didn't have this big tire around my waist, I could really get 'er done, and not be all huffin' and puffin' myself.

Oh OK I'm only half serious. Maybe three-quarters serious. And hey maybe being more fit for my babe is part of the equation too. But my point is, if'n I could really get 'er done, that would be waaaaay better than eating the other half of that hoagie, you know?

Just have to remember that when I finish the first half of it. You know - the whole decision-making process is hard and when lunchtime comes around, you don't want to sit there and fidget with yourself trying to remember the whole argument in order to make the right decision. But if you simplify, and say hey, if I don't eat the whole thing I'ma get laid out of my skull, well then you're playing basic fundamental human needs against one another.

[chainsaw]

VERY well said, UT! That motivates me a LOT. I long for the day I can wear some pretty lingerie (or not) and not be uncomfortable.

Ok, dinner. I made taco salad. Ground turkey (because it's lean and I'm not a big beef eater anyway) cooked with a taco seasoning packet (lots of sodium, must remember to get the low sodium kind next time), kidney beans, cheese, tons of lettuce, sour cream, avocado, tomato, salsa and a few Fritos on top. *burrrp* Wow, that was good. Oh, and a glass of OJ.

[lumberjim]

2 or 3 oz of turkey lunchmeat, 2 pickle spears, handful of mixed nuts and a fig newton for dinner.


oh, and i gave most of my chips and guac to the secretaries.