Good Morning ~~Just checkin In

Good Wednesday morning to you all. Just seeing how everyone is doing this week? My "big" day to start a new life style of healthy eating was Monday, Didnt go so great , Tuesday was better and today will be PERFECT ! So How is your week going so far ?

I am so weak! I've started hanging out with an old group of friends again.....(geez, I sound like a 10 year old)....but when they smoke, I smoke! They are also a great bunch to EAT with! UGH...............I've GOT to start staying home! Tomorrow, I am having some dental work done...........then, later, some more dental work done.............kinda scared! I'm terrified of the dentist but I can't show it cuz I have a 7 year old who is NOT scared of the dentist! I am screening my calls, listening to a new cd, getting ready to take a bath.............and just spending some time with ME today! Have a great day................ Kandy

Good Morning Susan When I started my lifestyle changes, I thought for sure that I wouldn't be able to do it without an appetite suppresant or surgery. I have no idea why I had convinced myself of that before I'm doing great thus far and will continue to do this for ME. On Monday night, I was so hungry (PMS) that I could have eaten anything that wasn't nailed down. I got through that evening, barely, and was able to stay compliant. There are days that I am still compliant, but my head tells me that I'm eating too much Being overweight for so long has given me some head issues that I'm trying hard to work through. I am my worst enemy, as I'm too hard on myself! Ok, so Monday you didn't do so great, but Tuesday you did better It is all about small changes that get us where we want to be in the future. Take it day by day, or even hour by hour. When I feel the uge to eat coming on, I get a huge glass of the Wal-Mart version of sugar free crystal light with ice. It makes my tummy not feel so empty. I also try and eat something about every 3 hours, even if its just a cup of fat free yogurt. This helps me from getting ravagingly hungry. My own motto for the day is "If hunger is not the problem, then food is not the solution." Sorry for babbling on so much, guess I'm in a chatty mood lol. My week is going good thus far! Be good to yourself! Have a blessed day

Love your motto that is surely helpful. Maybe I need to think of one to get me through the rough times.

Kandy, I know what you mean, my husand and I go out way to much to eat and socialize and that makes weekends tough for me. Good luck with the dentist tomorrow and enjoy your day.

Hi Susan, Hope your day is going as well (perfect!) as you expected. I never plan on having perfect days - and am thus, never disappointed! :0 My day and week is going pretty well. Glad it is almost Friday. My trainer at the gym says the secret to getting fit - and I think to loosing weight - is to make small changes and be consistent over time. That is what I am trying to do. I'll up my time on the treadmill to 40 minutes (from 35) for March, and then add another 5 minutes in April, and so on unitl I get to 1 hour. Eating wise, I do really well and stay on plan about 1/2 the time and stray a little bit the other 1/2. I am working on staying on plan most of the time. I think as I see results - noticeable weight loss - it will get easier. Well, back to work for me. Karen

Karen, You are so right about PERFECT, lets just say it isnt happening today..... Done real well until time to cook dinner and I have snacked all evening Sometimes I think i'm destined to be fat, but my hubby says I can do it IF I want to? Dunno, but I guess Ill try to do my mile exercise tonight even though I screwed up my eating today and hope for a better day tomorrow

Susan, I've been at my goal weight or pretty close to it for 1 1/2 years now and I still have days that aren't "perfect". But, when I feel that beast that wants to get out and find anything not nailed down just to get to that food coma stage, I back it up in my mind and try to make decisions about what I'm going to eat instead of mindlessly eating. If I have made decisions then I just have to deal with the consequences which is usually realizing that I will just have to work out at the gym harder and will have to be better on my eating. It's weird, I will sometimes give myself permission to buy something at the store even if it is a Twinkie but after all this time of really changing my life I'll not be able to decide on something. I wander the isles and I'm amazed that I can't pick one thing I want to actually buy and eat. I consider dozens of items, even pick some of them up and once in a while put them in my cart but I end up putting them back. There are times that I get angry with myself for not picking something because I gave myself permission after all. There are times when I am proud of myself but always I'm amazed that I even went through the process and didn't put every one of the items in my cart as I would have done years ago. I've lost 180 pounds and it wasn't overnight and it wasn't without gains and plateaus and tears on occasion but it was worth it. Don't be too hard on yourself. Make decisions and live with the consequences. I love that motto from the other gal too! Mary

Mary, What a great post, 180 lbs! WOW. I hope I can follow in that fashion.