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Hi Fellow Botts,   My husband has health issues and it's made me focus all on him and I stopped doing all the things that contributed to me losing over 200 pounds and hitting below goal.  I stopped logging, I stopped taking the time to make healthy choices, I stopped going to the gym, I even stopped moving. It has resulted in regain. I really, really had this under control for years.  Just before Christmas when my jeans were getting tight "again" and the scale hit an all time high, I cried and then I got MAD!   I went back to the basics and have lost 18 pounds.  I am coming here to get this under control again.  I will be posting on the main board too for those that don't want to join our group.   Let's get back on track together.  Let's post daily about what worked for us, what didn't, vent, share foods, anything to help each other get back on track and back to goal.   Looking forward to us getting focused again, hitting goal again.    WE CAN DO IT  

Sounds great; good for you.

My goals are going to be the classic lose weight, exercise more, and maybe more importantly, figure out why I'm not doing those things for myself now...

Be safe, be cool.. and enjoy holidays.....

And if you indulge.. go for extra walk the next day and don't let the guilt make you eat the extra cookie....

500 extra calories at a meal do not made us into MO ..doing that EVERY day, every meal for a while - did... so ... one time - forgive yourself or use that as "WTH" moment... have fun..sing, dance an be Merry... even if you are agnostic or had nothing to do with christmas... 

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Hanukkah!!

Happy each and every day!!!!

Hala

 

 

why start after the new year? why not now? 

So close to Christmas...and the get-together diinners, full of food that is so yummy...and fattening.

But at the same time there are a lot of food that are full of proteins, and really can help us stay on track.

My motivation is my NEW Year Eve ..and what i plan to wear. I put that thing on front of my closet doors to remind me why i make good choices during holiday dinners. As most of us, i already had of lot of them to attend.  Family get togethers, work functions, getting together with close friends...and that dress on closet doors reminds me why i don't want to gain 5 or 10lbs...

So far so good. 

One of my tricks to help me, is to wear a belt with any outfit i have on during those "get togethers". The belt puts slight pressure on my gut, as a reminder to not overeat. 

My other issue is wine. I love my wine....and i always start gaining weight if i drink to much wine. I also can eat a lot when i drink wine...

So other trick of mine is be designated driver. That allows me to have 1 small glass of wine in the beginning of a meal, and as long as the get -together is longer than 2-3 hours, that small glass of wine get metabolized and i am good to drive. On short visits - no wine or other alcohols.... 

If i want to make sure there are things i can eat - i do bring a dish. (And i make sure to get some just for me before the crowd devours that ....lol...)

And I carry my personal snacks with me, in my purse and in my car. There are a lot that do not require refrigeration, specially in winter time.

Also...fortunately for me i am old enough that i refuse to be "guilted" or otherwise "made to eat" food that i choose to avoid. No family pressure, or friends. Noone makes fun of me (at least in front of me) because of the diet i follow.  I refuse to be friends with someone who can / would try to do that.  Fortunatelly for me, family knows better, and my BF is there 100% on my side.  

If nothing else helps - telling people i am allergic it, or that food like that would me me ill, usually works with the worst of them. (I do have severe food allergies and intolernces...)

If i get gifts that are in form of candies, baked goods, or other sugary stuff, i gratefully accept that, and right away think of someone i can give that to. I.e. those lovely Southern Pecan brittles.....they will be a gift to someone. I won't even open the box  (My BF does not care for them 

 

These are my tricks to keep me on track...what are yours?