Roll Call & Goals

Andrea is busy today with appts and trying to relax after a long weekend! SO~I am filling in for her! How is everyone today? Nice weekend? I am good....my parents came and we had a good time.....got a lot of stuff done.....tho there is STILL WAY TO MUCH to do......I am trying to be a little more realistic in knowing that everything can't be done overnight....and in the end, my high expectations are only hurting myself...I shouldn't stress so much over the little stuff!!! I am doing okay....I could be eating a lot better, story of my life!!! On the main board they do a thing like what did you eat today...I was wondering if you all would be interested in doing that....If so, I will post it...but it seems like a good way to hold ourselves accountable....knowing we will be reporting our daily eats on here.....plus it might help liven up this board!!!!! Give me some feedback......I know we are all busy, but we are usually on here anyways Here is the question of the week.....If you were to be done losing weight, would you be happy with the weight you are at??? I am pretty much done losing weight, so I can answer this honestly....I am very very happy were I am ...from 300lbs to 160 is great...BUT I really want to get to 147......and these last 13lbs are killer...I will have to work my buns off!!! So I am happy, but still looking for more I guess! Everyone Take Care and have a great weel Jesi

Hi Jesi, I feel like I haven't been to the board in ages. Goals this week. Keep striving for the below 200# mark. Get back on track with exercise ( I have been so lazy about walking lately) Eat more fruits and veggies, I found my self stressing over the last couple of weeks with work and the kids. (My son got suspended from school for a couple of days) It is funny how the old habits come right back. I never noticed the triggers before but I definatley recognize them now. I swear I was trying to eat everything in the house. Got back on the scale when I got back to work last Monday and OMIGOD I gained a lb. I basically said that is enough of that S&#T, and put an end to it right NOW!!!!!! I will NOT go through all the trouble of loosing this weight only to revert back to my old habits. The scale reading was a big ol slap in the face, but it got my attention big time. Nuff said.... Would I be happy at my current weight if I was done loosing? My answer would have to be NO. Even though I feel better and my blood tests are all coming back with normal results, I have more energy and I sleep well at nite I would still not be happy. I am only 6 months out so it would be really disappointing. The answer may be different in another 6 months though What did I have to eat today. 8 oz milk / vitamins protien drink 16 oz milk 1 ham and cheese sandwich 16 oz milk protien drink (still nursing as I write this) Good Questions...... Gotta go but so glad I got to touch base- got my rhubarb cut but still haven't made that jelly. Hopefully this weekend......... Sherri

I am trying to make a rhubarb cobbler that is sugar/free and made with good carbs rather than plain ole white flour.....if it turns out good I will give you the recipe.......I do want some of that jelly when you make it Looks like you are doing great food wise......Keep it up!! Hope to see you around the boards more!! Take Care Jesi

I always said I'd be thrilled to be a size 14 but now I am not happy at that size. I still weigh 179 and wear anywhere from a 10-14. I'd be very happy to be in a size 10 but definately want to weigh less than I do today. My personal goal is 170. I'll make that eventually & maybe even to my doctor's goal of 155 but if I never make it that far, I'll be ok with it. I did wonderfully eating over the weekend, just not as good today. Jane is having such good luck with the South Beach diet that I decided to give it a try. I stuck it out over the weekend. Today I ate a few things not on the diet & now I'm hungry! Dang carbs! I ate scrambled eggs for breakfast, chicken breast, peas, & rice (bad carbs!) for lunch, a boiled egg for a snack, and for supper I had a wonderful tossed salad topped with tuna salad made with tuna, a boiled egg, shredded cheese, & miracle whip. Unfortunately I also ate 2 piceces of red licorace and (gasp!) a candy bar. Oh it was good. (Bad, Bad Dixie) My weight keeps hovering at 179. If I can just stick with SB it will go down. Dixie

It must have been the day or something....the took control of me and I too had a candy bar But do you know how I rationalize it (if this isn't stupid I don't know what is) I was way stressed yesterday my youngest had the hives all day and was SUPER crabby.....I needed chocolate.....so when we were at the pharmacy filling her script I got myself a chocolate covered nut roll......took care of the choclate craving and had nuts for protein......lol......I am I totally think south beach is the way to go for some of us that are addictied to carbs.....I am the exact same way as you.......must be the insulin resistance or something.....but when I eat low carbs/healthy carbs, I feel great.....eat those white carbs and I am a unstoppable cow it seems!!!!! That is why I love the support on here......I will start posting tonight the "what did you eat today" Hopefully it helps us a bit!!! Take Care Jesi

Morning all Stress is a bad thing here also won't go into details but things aren't going right for the house right now. And I'm stressed. Have made alot of bad choices the past few days. I'm going between 172-174 now, wearing a size 14 although I did get into the 12's yesterday, had to shove the extra fat roll down so they wouldn't look tight. I hate that roll! Yesterday I had: Breakfast-scrambled egg with melted cheese lunch cottage cheese & yogurt snack popcorn supper 1/2 chicken salad sandwich on wheat bread and water water water & glass of tea Am I happy where I am weight wise? NO! Want to hit that 150 lb mark!!! Only have a few pounds to go til I hit the century mark & I need to quit shoving bad stuff into my mouth if I want to get there! Several have told me I shouldn't lose anymore... what do they know? Another goal is to update my pic here guess it's been almost 6 months maybe I should? Have a good week. Hugs Carolyn

Stress sucks......I too get stressed then shove my face with comfort foods.....I thought you already signed on the house and moved in? I hope everything works itself out for ya Sounds like you are busy working to.....it has got to be fun!!! Your menu yesterday sounds great....I am sure you will make century.....remember the last few to come of are a B*tch!!! Take Care, and can't wait to see a new pic Jesi

Hiya Jesi...Have been so busy here, got graduation over with and kids got out of school on Friday! So now our summer begins....time to get back to exercising for me!!! My eating has been awful, stupid head hunger. Would I be happy with my weight right now....YES! I have gained about 5lbs am now at 140 and a size 4-5. Everyone says that I finally look healthy again. Hope everyone has a good wk, Janet S

It has got to be a relief having graduation over with!!! We aren't out of school until June 3rd but man I am counting down the days already I tell ya!!!!! I too think summer will bring better exercising, hope so at least I cannot imagine wearing a size 4.....you have got to be proud of yourself....and I hear it is totally normal to get to a low weight then bounce up 5-10 pounds.....your body is just deciding which it likes better!! Congrats on the great success and to summer Take Care Jesi

Hi all -- as Dixie said I am plugging away at South Beach Phase I and yes, yes, yes I have lost (hopefully to stay lost) 10 lbs in the last week. I have been pretty strict (considering I had a birthday yesterday which "required" a very small piece of choc b-day cake). I ate it right after my meal & spent the rest of the nite in bed wishing I could die. Think it was just too much on top of food as sugar doesn't usually make me dump. Anyway along with the new diet I've also doubled my water/CL -- am doing between 110 and 130 oz daily. Have also increased exercise (spending most of my time running to the bathroom!!). Actually have done a minumum of 1 hr cardio EVERY morning. I'm back to 161 which is almost my lowest weight since surgery (160 in February). I really, really, really want to get to 145. I also had my body fat tested yesterday and it was 126 and the recommended is 122 so I'm getting really close. My goals are to keep being good for at least another week to see what happens - hope & pray for at least another 7-8 lbs gone. I truly would be happy at my current weight, but only if I have to. I'd like to see 145 and then give myself a 5 lb bounce range. Eating is: breakfast - scrambled eggs w/cheese & bacon pieces; lunch - shredded pork and green beans; supper will be a bratwurst and probably more green beans. And lots of water/CL..... PS I had my 45th birthday yesterday - the best I can remember in forever. I am healthy, I feel good, I'm working out and eating right and my 10 y/o son was playing "happy birthday" on the piano to me when I walked in from my workout yesterday morning. Oh and I had the day off work and took a leisurely 150 mi motorcycle trip w/my sweetie and had lunch on the Mississippi in Guttenberg. Yep -- life is good! Sorry this is so long -- God Bless! Janie