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The less bodyfat your body has on it, the more tenaciously it hangs on to what little remains. The last five truly are a battle. A winnable battle, but a battle nonetheless. Keep it up! And kick it up a notch if you have to. Look how far you've come. All of you!

SW, baked cheetos is still oceans better than fried, right? And a third of a bag a hell of a lot better than a whole one. Forget about it. You're doing great.

[This message edited by annben at 4:04 PM, March 11th (Tuesday)]

Thank you....I knew I needed to stop and I didn't. I had the points, it just means I need to find some zero sides so I can have more for dinner.

Yep...only baked in the house so I don't fall totally off the wagon.

I think baked Cheetos are better than the regular ones. More cheesy flavor. Regular Cheetos give me gut rot from the grease.

Does spending the afternoon wandering the mall count as excercise?

If it's not exercise, it's inspiration !!!

Oh totally. I was walking by all the stores thinking how someday I would be able to shop in them and actually fit into the clothes!

HI Everyone! Happy Wednesday!

It seems like several of us have been having some rough days in the last week or so. But today is brand new! We get to start fresh, focus on a goal, and know that we are doing good things for ourselves.

Well, this morning I am back at the 10% number that I've been flirting with for 3 weeks. I saw it once, then it went away and I was up several pounds. Kept gaining and losing the same 3 or 4 pounds but was never close to that number again. But today it was on the scale again! Hopefully this time, it's not just a blip. The next time that number goes away I want it to be lower, not higher again!

I was good today. I stayed within points and I burned 300 calories on the elliptical. Burned at least my Subway sandwich that I ate....lol.

I am so happy about one thing....

I put on my new Levis and a casual light sweater and turned to leave the bathroom. I caught a glimpse of myself and I was like wow....I look so thin. I am by no means done but the difference from 30 lbs ago is remarkable. I actually recognized the girl in the mirror again which I haven't for a long time.

I weigh in tomorrow but I don't do it so much for the weight because I watch that at home, it holds me accountable though which keeps me on task.

You guys are so supportive....I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it. You guys mean the world to me and I'm glad we're all in this together. It makes it a lot more fun when someone else gets it when you are giddy about something silly or binged for something stupid. We're all a team and keep the team moving forward.....

I was good today, too. I did 40 minutes on the bikes and stayed within my calorie range. I think I'm finally getting used to the restricted calories. Im not hungry all the time or constantly thinking abou thow much more I can eat. I made a tuna melt on pita bread for dinner and could have easily had seconds and stayed within my range but I wasn't that hungry. I was forced to have some girl scout cookies just so I would not be under for the day. (rough, huh?)

I feel like I am doing really well so I am trying not to think about how far I have to go. Geez I have so far to go!

Yeah I think I need to get on board with this... Because honestly its gotten outta control, Im up to 260lbs now, highest I have ever weighed. This rebound has been brutal, I was at 185lbs just last summer. Wasn't till my SO tells me Im getting stretch marks when she pointed it out. I have to do something.

Now I KNOW diet has alot to do with it. I have stopped eating stuff before bedtime, I have to curb that I want some pasta and garlic bread fetish that seems to hit around 11:30pm. I don't work out enough, alot of this has been due to the long ass cold winter here. I just don't wanna go outside and do stuff, when its this cold. I got to address this before its outta control...

TwiceTorn 260...

Twice- check out www.sparkpeople.com

Hey....welcome aboard. I'm glad to see a guy here. I knew we women couldn't be alone in this....lol.

The emotional eating was the hardest for me. I'm exercising a ton so it's helping to decompress all the thoughts and it in turn, helps control my emotional eating. Lay out a one week goal....increasing water intake, no snacks at night like you said, make a good grocery run stocking with better choices. If you've never had to read labels, you're going to learn. All the things I thought were healthy out there....what a shock sometimes to see what it is really worth.

You can do this....jump aboard. The support here has been wonderful.

Welcome Twice!

SW,

I actually recognized the girl in the mirror again which I haven't for a long time.

This made me really smile. Rediscovering someone who inside of ourselves who we feel good about - that's one of the most important parts of this for me.

Still holding at my 10% for 2 days in a row!

ETA:

DCK, 40 minutes is fantastic! You rock on that thing!

I love sparkpeople. I’m following WW because it’s the easiest for me, but I use the tools on sparkpeople and read there. I keep track of everything on a different site though – www.prevention.com.

It has the easiest online healthtracker for me. Even though I’m following WW I’m also monitoring calories & fats and nutrition generally and the Prevention site helps me do that. I go for bloodwork again in 2 1/2 weeks and I am really really hoping that the changes I’ve made will make a difference for my trigylcerides, cholesterol etc. Every time I want to eat a bag of sour jelly beans (my absolute craving) I tell myself that being alive for my kids is so much more important than that bag of jelly beans.

[This message edited by brokenapart at 8:41 AM, March 13th (Thursday)]

I don't really know too many people at my gym. I don't usually go at at set time, but since daylight savings, I've been doing my runs about an hour later to keep up with the sunrise. Then I drop off the dog and the baby and I head to the gym. Yesterday was back and biceps day. Friday is usually leg day, but my schedule is full tommorrow, so I went today instead.

Today, a very nice woman came up to me and introduced herself. She said, "You have one of the best backs at the gym. <I don't, really.> Would you mind sharing your routine with us?" ("Us" meaning her and her group of friends---all in pretty good shapre, if you ask me.)

So, I got a huge confidence/motivation boost, and I made a new friend!

It's gonna be a good day.

Keep it up everybody!

Welcome aboard, Twice.

[This message edited by annben at 8:58 AM, March 13th (Thursday)]

I don't know if anyone saw my post in NB from last night, but a few of the folkson there were concerned that my suggested calorie range from sparkpeople was too low. And then I talked to a friend who has been treated for eating disorders and has worked with nutritionists and she said yeah that is way too low for my height (I'm 5'7"). My calorie range from spark is 1200-1550. A lot of stuff I've been reading online on other sources said that anything below 1500 calories is not safe.

I ahve nto been suffering on my current spark plan, but I don't want to lose weight really fast and then gain it all back either. I want to do this safe and right and make it last.

And a call to my Dr was no help. They're just like "oh you weight how much? yeah wahtever you want to do is great, do you want a scrip for Xenical?" *eye roll*

Okay I just read the thread. (Cracking up over "How It Sucks To Be a Responsible Adult" morphs into "Kitty You Need To Eat More.")

Kitty, you said your energy levels are good. If your hair's not falling out, and you're not dropping pounds at an alrming rate, and you're not so straving you'll steal someone's lunch, I'd say you're fine right where you are. Keep it up!

I have to laugh about that, too. I have not had someone tell me I need to eat MORE since I was a teenager and I lost 30 pounds from crash dieting and looked emaciated.

DCK, I don’t remember – does spark set a calorie range based on height, weight and a goal by a certain date? If it uses a date that you pick by which to lose a certain amount of weight, it will choose a lower calorie range.

Generally, you lose 1 pound for every 3500 calories that you burn. So, if you want to lose 1-2 pounds a week (generally considered a healthy amount that someone can stick to longterm) you need to take in 7000 calories per week less than what you burn. A diet that sets your calories around 500- 1000 less than you burn a day would fit that. (For me, my calorie intake is set for about a 1 1/2 pound weightloss per week based just on diet, and then I can lose more in a week by burning more calories with exercise.)

I can't really cut calories any more than that (I'm short) and still eat healthy or I might kick it up a bit some weeks to a 2lb loss (500 cal less a day.)

It's true that you have to eat to lose. If you cut calories too much your body thinks you are starving and it slows your metabolism down.

I think it probably set a low range because I said I wanted to hit my goal by my birthday (9/27), and while that would be neat I don't think it's gong to happen. 70 pounds in 7 months is a lot.