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Weekly Weigh In!!
Hello weight loss ladies. Here is our weekly check in. (Sorry it's so late in the day, it's been hectic around here with DH out of town all week and me with two kids. I am having trouble organizing my world and my mind!)
So how did everyone do this week? Any challenges or victories you want to share? Any recipes or great food finds? This week let's try to share a tip or trick that has helped you in your journey.
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Re: Weekly Weigh In!!
I'm down 1.6 which I am a little bitter about because I feel like it should have been more. But you know what, at least that's 1.6 less than last week right?
A tip that helps me is that I know I am weak when it comes to certain foods so if I am craving terribly and MUST have I go out and buy a single serving. I don't bring it into the house. Let's take cake for example. Rather than bake a cake or buy a cake I will buy an individual slice or cupcake at Kroger. That way I control the portion but still get to indulge and not feel I am depriving myself. Plus the hassle of leaving home and going to the store gives me time to get over or rethink the craving.
1.6 is great! Especially when you've got 2 kids and with your DH being out of town. It's rough to lose weight period.
I think it's a great idea about the portion control. I find that when I think about it for a long period of time, I usually convince myself I don't need it. For example, on my way home from work I had myself convinced I "needed" a chicken sandwich from Burger King. But as I was driving home, I kept thinking about it and finally told myself I didn't need it.
I'm just re-starting my eating better/working out routine. I'm finding it extremly hard to workout (haven't gotten back into that yet) while I'm working full time. I'm still trying to get into a routine with working and DS. It's a slow process. But my motivation is my co-workers. About 5 of them have recently seen a dr in KY that has prescribed them Adipex. I want to prove to them that I can lose weight by eating better, not taking pills. I'm starting by packing my lunch for work every day, instead of ordering. Hopefully I'll be able to get back into the routine soon!
I did lose two more pounds by my weigh in last Saturday, but gained 0.5 back this week.
My total lost to date is 7.5 lb. I am making a conscious effort to step up my workouts to an hour a day. I eat a completely healthy diet, so it is definitely not what I put into my mouth that caused the gain.
I do have an appointment again with the weight loss clinic on Monday, and plan to start the meds full time next week. I had a sample of the meds, and I felt good on them. Soooo, to be fair, maybe I need to not post on these check in posts, and just let my ticker be my progress AW? I am "cheating", but I know too many people who lost a lot of weight and are maintaining the loss a year after stopping the meds. I have to try it. Not trying to stir controversy, but just stating my reasons for refraining from the check ins from this point on. Good luck to everyone. I will pop in to cheer everyone on.
ETA: Katpres-I just read your post. LOL. I definitely did not mean to go against anything you said. I have tried all the other things I can try. Time for me to move on. I just wanted to say that my post was not meant to be adversary to yours. Wishing you much success.
lol. i was feeling too lazy to type. you posting in the check-in doesn't bother me any.
i haven't gotten on the scale at all this week, so i have no idea if i lost or gained. i was doing ww since that's what worked for me the last time and then about midweek i started feeling pretty crappy about myself. i was eating crap food just so that i was able to get all my points on. you would think i wouldn't be complaining about eating more food, but i was to the point of eating after being full when i didn't really want to. and i just wasn't feeling good about it. so that's where i stand right now. i'm going to find something that works for me where i'm not shoveling food in my face just to get my points in for the day.
I lost 2.2 this past Saturday, for a total weight loss of 18 lbs. I felt really good about my loss, but I ate SO much this weekend, that I have a feeling the scale will not be as friendly this coming Saturday.
Honestly, the thing that gets me through the week is knowing that Saturday is my "cheat day." I eat whatever I want on Saturdays after I weigh in, and then I'm back on program on Sunday (or sometimes Monday...). This gives me something to look forward to at the end of the week, and so far doesn't appear to be affecting my weight loss too much. I still need to start exercising, but I'm really struggling to find the time. Does anyone have any suggestons? Hav2run, you seem to be good at finding time to do it - care to share how you fit it in?
Oh my gosh - that's not how I meant it at all! I didn't even think about what and how I was writing it. You gotta do whatever works for you, trust me I know that.
However, most of them are not overweight anyway. And I know for a fact (because we've discussed it) that they haven't tried to lose weight other ways.
That's not even the point. Like I said, you gotta do it however works for you. I'm too afraid to take pills only because I don't know what they'll do to me. I really hope I didn't offend you because I didn't really mean to!
I hope it works for you, and post your results. I think we should all be able to brag about how we're doing, and get support!