July Journey?

think that was what it is suppose to be

I decided last night that a peice of strawberry cake was a good idea - an hour latter or so mr pouch got done pointing out to me that it was NOT

todays plan
shake n vits
pancakes and egg
latte
turkey sandwich
no clue - maybe cl popsicle
dinne will be something with the chunks of ham in the friidge -
hopefully another shake if not then leftovers from whatever dinner is

thats my plan what is yous?

Danni...looks like we posted at the same time...I deleted mine.

What kind of July Journey are you going on?  Here are my goals:

1.  Weigh less than I did today

2. Exercise regularly...not just THINK about needing to exerise!

Today's plan:

lots of liquids...I usually get in at least 100 + oz per day...avg. is 110
at least 2 protein drinks...working on the 1st one now
1 egg w/ grits for breakfast
tuna for lunch
meatloaf and veggies for dinner

What's your plan?

Someone else may want to start the post if I'm not up early enough...I usually sleep until at least 7:00 in the summers.

Karla

my  journey this month is all about maintianing my health during moving and stressful events - I need to make sure I am getting vits, water and good foods EVERY day regardless of if the movers are here, I am tiered, the kids have places to go tim needing my time - not being selfish but making sure I stay healthy and in the range wieghtwise and food wise that keeps me balanced - working out enough to keep my mood level and my muscles built up - (check out biceps in the pic I posted this am on FB)

I have done things to make this possible - I have made beef jerky and have grilled meat to eat
I got double vit keepers so I can fill my boxes for 2 weeks at the time AND I went and purchased what I didn't have enough of to make it though the MONTH with
I have work out clothes and the jogging stroller on the list to take with in the van so I can at the very least WALK when I get there

My July plan is just to keep on doing what I've been doing - it seems to be working.

Although I'm probably not making the best decision at the moment - someone brought in nice fresh soft Philly pretzels this morning - OMG!  I just had a few bites and will likely have more of it later with some peanut butter to make myself feel better about eating a solid piece of carbohydrate! 

Good morning...my "journey" is to remain in my 5 lb maintanence range.  Right now I'm near the top so it's time to bring it back down.  Could be cuz last night I went to my DD's restaurant and split a bottle of wine, a cheeseburger, fries and onion rings with hubby.  Not exactly quality choices but I don't do it often so it's OK. 

I already have my protein drink defrosting for breakfast.  Planning ham/cheese mini sandwich with cole slaw for lunch and baked ziti for dinner.  I'm out of my low fat trash mix so I need to make more either today or Friday. 

 

Good Morning Danni & TMB!

I met one of my goals for the Jumpstart June which was to get back to onederland.  I also wanted to get back to my lowest weight ever of 192.  I am 7 pounds shy of that as of today. 

My goals for July Journey are:

1.  Have PS on tomorrow!
2.  Lose 7-10 pounds this month
3.  Exercise regularly (3-5) times per week. I usually just walk. 
4.  Work on my self-esteem (dayum the inner fat woman in me)
5.  To remember what is in my signature line...WLS is a journey not a destination...it is a journey that I/we must travel daily to succeed.

My weight is 5lbs below goal so that's ok. I bounce back and forth. I've done really well cutting back on the coffee and want to continue that. My goal for July is to be more consistant in tracking my food. I tend not to eat during the day and eat late at night.

Today:

Breakfast-SF Maple Oatmeal

Lunch-left over HM chili

Dinner-grilled hamburgers (1/2 the bun)

Late night snack-100 calorie popcorn

 

Good morning!!!! 

1.  My starting weight this month is 170lbs... only 10lbs away from my goal!!!!!  I'm going to go out on a limb and say that by the end of the month I will be at goal!!!!  I know this is a long shot as I keep waiting for my weight loss to slow to down.... I know it will eventually.  I'm also on vacation for 3 weeks and will have ps this month.  But I'm going to do my best!!!!

2.  Exercise more

3.  Drink at least 64oz of water

4. Take my presurgery vitamins and skin care regimen  before/after surgery.

Not sure what my food plans are today..... but I WILL make good choices!

Danni, sugar addiction is a terrible thing.  With depressing regularity, I do the same b.s. you did with the strawberry cake.  I'll eat a little bit of something irresistible and sugary, then feel bad for about an hour.  I don't think mine rises to the level of dumping, per se, as others describe it; I just feel low-grade crappy for a while -- but apparently not crappy enough to teach me say no to sweets the next time.  I am starting to see no solution except to stop baking.  I love to bake, and my partner loves my baking, and I eat SO much less of the finished product than I used to ... But.  Not sure how else to deliver myself from the sugar evil.  Bummer.

Plan for today:

Protein shake before daily bike
Peanut butter for b'fast (not in my original plan; it "just happened")
Raspberries and blueberries for midmorning snack
A few bites of steak and tomato-corn-basil salad for lunch
Peanut butter for afternoon snack (it's on my desk at work! gotta stop buying the stuff)
?? for dinner ... usually pretty full from the peanut butter afternoon snack

No wonder I'm not losing weight very fast.

But there is good news, too.  Even though there is still a lazy part of me that did NOT want to do it, I forced myself to advance to Level 7 on my bike this morning.  And by G, I made it through my 30 minutes.  I did not die, my thighs did not explode, and I did not float away on a river of my own sweat, as feared.  So I am super proud of myself -- unjustifiably so, probably, but anything I accomplish where exercise is concerned still seems like a miracle to me.

congrats on your bike 'ride' this morning! I feel you on the sugar addiction.  Thank the lord i dump horribly on an extremely small amount of sugar or i would be in horrible shape. Sugar is my drug of choise before surgery and i begged my doc to 'fix me where i dump' on it lol. he of course thought it was funny but damn did i get what i asked for lol.
Good news is, its a great deterrent for me lol. If there is something i really really want, i can usually stick the tines of my fork in it for the taste, and then im done :)
your salad for lunch sounds yummy. is that something you make or buy?