What Have You Done Today to Make You Feel Proud? Thanksgiving Edition

First off, Happy Thanksgiving to my OH family!   You are definitely one of the things that I am thankful for because having you in my life helps me stay on top of my weight, good or bad, up or down, on the wagon or just dragging my ass behind the damned thing trying to catch up!  I thank each and every one of you for being a part of my journey.  

As for my proud, I'm proud that I have stayed on plan and not taken days before the holidays off.  Like I said, Thanksgiving is ONE DAY.  But for some reason, I am having the hardest time convincing my niece and my sister that I can't afford to take off of my plan for long or I will be gaining weight.  They've been trying to feed me holiday treats for a week!  And this from two people who weigh over three hundred pounds.  I realize they haven't wrapped their heads around this journey yet, thus their obesity issues, but I surely can't let them tell me that because I have lost this weight that I can eat what I want just for holidays.  That's the kind of stinkin' thinkin' that got me fat in the first place! 

So say a prayer, I'm going to my sis's to help her cook and she is making a big dinner tonight cuz her son is coming in and she wants me to eat with her.  Uh uh, that ain't happening.  I'll bring a bar and eat that.  Now tomorrow is another story all together!  But it's my planned day off and that's what I call being in control.

Everyone have a great day tomorrow and we'll see if we can catch up to that damned wagon Friday!  


  Mary

Mary! Your self control amazes me!! If I had family trying to convince me to eat eat eat, and start the holiday early, I don't know if I could resist! Luckly, my family doesn't live super close, so I don't have to worry about that! 

I am very thankful I have everyone here at OH! Y'all are terrific!

I probably shouldn't be posting yet, it's only 12 :30pm here, and I havn't begun my hardest challenge of the day.....I've been given the task of bakiing pumpkin pies and cookies for the feast tomorrow!! Yikes! I usually sample what I bake, and I LOVE pumpkin cookies!! I plan to eat all I want tomorrow, I just hope I can make it cheat-free through today so I can feel justified in taking tomorrow off!!

Well Heather, don't be so amazed at my self control, it took me YEARS to get to this point, so I'm not exactly proud of THAT!  I had to get to a place in my head that a number on a scale meant more to me than the junk that was going in my face.  It's not about food anymore, it's about what I'm trying to control.  My PCOS is controlled with diet and exercise and so is my insulin resistance.  And I don't want to get type II diabetes, so low carb keeps that from happening, too.  This is no longer about looking good, it's about health for me...'bout damned time, no?

I hope your holiday was fun,

Mary

Amen Mary!

I am another who is so thankful for my OH family!  You have all been a source of inspiration and I feel privelaged to know every one of you -  I've certainly developed attachments........... and silently rejoice when you do, and cry when you deal with trials - as is done with me.

You're right on with the "stinking thinking".  I don't care what kind of crap I gotta take from people!  Today is TG.. my breakfast was a protein shake and I high tailed my ass to the gym to get in a thigh quivering workout...................  came home to another protein shake and had my third around 4.  I am doing my do.. and no freakin' turkey is gettin' in my way!

Note:  You already know I have a close friend who is a talented diagnostician and surgeon.  He truly believes I've developed a resistance to the Lasix and asked me to urge my doctor to change to another diuretic.  I see my doc on the 15th, and Carl said that if he won't change the med, he's taking over and that's that.  This will mean a shorter ride to the doc's office if nothing else!  LOL  He's about 5 hours closer than my doc.

I hit 225 again.. and it's starting to come down once again (this afternoon was 213.6).  I'm praying for momentum again this month...

Good luck today everyone!

I wish you a happy, healthy and BLESSED holiday today!

Yaaaaaaay, there's a new doctor in the mix.  I say go to him whether your old quack changes your prescription or not.  Like I've said before, it boggles my mind that he sees no problem with a twenty pound weight fluctuation in one week.  You'd be better off going to a trained chimp!

I hope your new plan is working for ya!

Mary 

Thanks, Mary! AND alla y'all! I think of you often, like you are walking around with me slapping food outa my hands!

My holiday "plan" is:  NO GAIN. I try hard to map out "worth it" calories and the ones I really do not miss, so why go there. Being a social animal I make choices the week they occur and plan my food accordingly.

best of luck to you and may you stay on path.

LOL, I do the same thing, but I use Jillian's voice like a drill sargeant in my head, telling me that if I eat it, she'll beat me down!   

One of the ways this board has helped me to not go off plan is that if I do, I have to report the weight gain to all of my peeps who are doing so well.  Yikes!  That's just too embarrassing!  

NO GAIN for the holidays...what a concept.  My plan is to lose the pounds just as soon as I gain them.  I'll say a prayer for both of us, girl!

Mary