<p>let’s all motivate each other…have gotten back into the regular gym routine after couple weeks off kilter…but still struggling with nighttime snacking. trying to remember, progress not perfection.</p>
<p>Absolutely EPTR. Don’t weigh yourself. Take a week and focus. Collect food choices, recipes, etc. Plan. Stock the fridge well. Then go! </p>
<p>This time will be easier.</p>
<p>Thinking of getting a Wii Fit today…</p>
<p>Thanks for the pep talk! I woke up feeling so bloated and discouraged this morning but your words made me feel better. Okay, so I will take everyone’s advice and today I will stock the fridge with healthy choices. Everyday I will do something physical, even if it’s just walking the dog. I’m checking in everyday so you might get sick of hearing about the details of my day. No more page two or three for this thread! We’re heading to the top of the list! Thanks!</p>
<p>^^let’s keep moving in the right direction…that’s what I’m telling myself when I’m not able to do it all. I was trying to exercise every day, and was for several months, as work became busier and the summer kicked in I had a hard time maintaining that, now that Fall is here I want to reestablish a realistic exercise commitment. I’m going to exercise 5 times a week, either at the gym, brisk walk on the beach, or swim in the pool. I think knowing I have 2 days off, will free me up a bit, and help me stay committed.</p>
<p>I’m down another pound. I’ve done well with exercising all summer but I’ll need some motivation from y’all for cold weather exercise. It’s chilly/windy here today and it made me so reluctant to go out the front door and walk. I did it but can see myself avoiding it as weather gets cooler. I’m so cold natured it’s pathetic and I live in NC so our cold is nothing compared to states northward. </p>
<p>Maybe I’ll get out this weekend and buy some exercise wear for cooler temps. I just have shorts/t-shirts/sweatshirts now.
Some new clothes might inspire me to put them on and get out the door even if I have goosebumps:)</p>
<p>Good to see you, EPTR. Just knowing we are going to bug you if you don’t check in will keep you honest!!</p>
<p>^^^
Thanks! Yes, I need to be accountable! Today I went to the gym and did a full workout. Ate well so far but am taking my mom out for dinner. That has been my biggest problem. The eating out. Just about ever week i take her somewhere and usually go out another night with H or a friend.</p>
<p>EPTR - When I examined how I had put on weight a couple of years ago, one of the BIG contributors was taking my folks to lunch after appointments with doctors. Those tuna salad sandwiches (with chips) and a coke (or even a diet coke), just added up. Recently when dad was re-admitted to the hospital I publicly VOWED that I wouldn’t succumb to my favorite comfort food lunch! I splurged one day and had a half sandwich. </p>
<p>When DH and I go out to eat, we chose places that are different from the type of restaurant my parents enjoy. We eat a lot of Thai, sushi, vegetarian things - not a hit with my folks. </p>
<p>Good luck tonight finding something on the menu that you will enjoy, but won’t mess up your efforts.</p>
<p>And only eat half of whatever they bring you.</p>
<p>Since trying to eat reduced carbs instead of reduced fats; I have found it much easier to order when eating out.
I’m fond of grilled salmon/shrimp, often on a salad, if available.
My typical fallback order is Burger (mushroom, cheddar) without bun, with side salad (dressing on the side).</p>
<p>Went out with friends last night for dinner. I eat nothing with a face, no dairy, no oil. What happened? I ordered a pizza with tomato sauce and heaped with veggies and cooked in pizza oven. Fantastic. The restaurant was happy to be creative. Most of crust was not eaten.</p>
<p>Overseas - you are welcome to come to my house, that is exactly how I cook for DH. I, on the other hand, still eat fish and a little dairy.</p>
<p>I have talked about this before, but in the almost sixteen years since his bypass surgery, his arteries have improved - a highly unusual phenomenon. If he hadn’t damaged his heart with his original heart attack, he would have amazing cardiovascular health.</p>
<p>My mother died from congestive heart failure, had a heart attack at 86 and trouble afterwards until her death at 98. So many pills! I know it sounds like she had a nice long life but it was a struggle after her heart attack. I am trying to make sure heart stuff isn’t in my future. The diet is so strict it is actually very easy to stick to and since I am not going to be a pain for my friends when we get together, I am figuring out what to do. Glad to hear this diet has helped your DH!</p>
<p>Hi Everyone…</p>
<p>When my daughter finished HS in May, I made the choice to start to try to the lose the weight that has been on this old body since she was born and more added with other children. My husband had been losing weight for about 2 years and had lost about 75 pounds. Since June, he has lost 25 more and is just about done. (maybe 5 more pounds) and I have lost 35 since Mid May but I found it isn’t coming off as easy as it did in the being. And now that my husband is happy where he is, he eats more to maintain than to lose. So I think I would like to loose about 20 more pounds, maybe 25 or 30 and I am not hung up on a number or size, but I have gone from a solid size 16 & 18s to a size 12 and pushing into a 10. I feel great…I have just been “still” on the scale for the last 10 days. I set goals every 2 to 3 weeks, based on “events” like move in day, parents weekend, etc. My next goal is set for Sept 30 and I just hope I get there. I have to lose 4.5 pounds to get there. Only time will tell. </p>
<p>I have read many of the posts here and have learned much along the way! So hopefully it is ok to join you all!</p>
<p>CS</p>
<p>Glad to have you join us, CS. Congrats on losing 35 lbs. since May. That’s huge.
Maybe ramp up the exercising for the next couple of weeks to make your goal.</p>
<p>I am already walking/running 4-5 miles a day…every day. My husband does that morning and night but with the little kids still at home, night is a challage with homework, ECs etc. I think I will at least try to add a few “night” walks with him if can figure out how to make it happen. I think my food intake is right where it should be, but I am going to play around with a few things this week and see if it makes a difference.</p>
<p>collegeshopping, congrats! I highly recommend getting a set of dumbbells and doing some simple free weight exercisies for 10-15 min a day. It really fires up the metabolism and burns calories!</p>
<p>Collegeshopping, congrats on the 35 lb.!!! And don’t ever compare your significant loss to a man’s – they lose weight so much more easily. Increasing exercise intensity help weight loss, but don’t do what I did. After six years of walking nearly daily (averaging probably 6.5 days/week), I decided to do intervals, interspersing walking with jogging. Over two weeks ago, I developed some type of injury. I don’t know if I tore ligaments or have stress fractures. It didn’t help that my shoes were very, very old. I am still in pain and have never in these past six years not exercised in such a long time. I think I haven’t gained weight because fat weighs less than muscle mass and I am probably turning into mush. Anyway, I am trading in my Brooks Addiction shoes for Brooks Ariel whose insoles have a jaw-dropping amount of insulation and should arrive next week. I highly recommend the Ariel for over-pronators; they seem to be worth the $30 more than the Addictions. (I ordered both from Zappos, then decided to reorder from Holabird Sports which offers a better price.)</p>
<p>All of us need to remember not to get discouraged from weight stalls. After all, a stall is better than a gain, right?</p>
<p>CS, you can do some indoor exercise to supplement your walking. When I finish walking, I hit the floor in the family room and do push-ups, wall-sits,planks and some other assorted stuff. I pull out my laptop and turn on Pandora radio for “exercise music”. </p>
<p>CCsite,oh no…I started interspersing walking with jogging lately too. The last thing I need is an injury though. Hmm…maybe I’ll just be happy to walk. I walk fast taking very short steps. Taking shorter steps takes a load of pressure off your knees and you actually go faster. Also always walk with arms bent and moving back and forth (like when you run). It burns more calories and helps propel you along plus it keeps my fingers from swelling in hot weather and keeps the circulation going in cold weather. I’m sure people in the neighborhood might think I look silly but who cares?</p>