20lbs or less club

Hi All!

I'm new here as well. I love finding out ways to stay healthy, maintain a proper diet with all sorts of delicious (but not sinful) foods, etc. However, as some of you have pointed out, I feel a little weird at times in the midst of all the people who are losing 100lbs or more.. So yeah this is such a great idea!!! :D
 
Hope everyone has had a good month for weight loss and getting fit(ter)! I've only lost ONE pound, but three inches around the midsection (total between natural waist, belly button line and lower abd. line) and about 1/2 body fat percentage point. If I have the same results in March (fingers crossed), I'm done with the losing and back onto the maintaining - no matter what the scale says.

On the PMS thing, I'm like AnnaBananna - it catches me by surprise every month - even after 20 years (how many months is that) I still go "oh, is it that time again?" As far as the bloating and cramps, I discovered that daikon really helps with both..and it's like celary in that it's kinda like a "free food" calorie wise.

superciliousme: that's pretty much been my on-going challenge...finding ways to make what I eat delicious and satisfying while keeping it as whole and healthy as possible.

Kat_blue & loriteresa: I don't know if it's available where you live but there is a brand of all natural, no preservative whole wheat French Crepes made by "Melissa's"...each crepe (and they are huge) has only 51 calories and 1 gram of fat and they are delicious. You can fill them with fresh or frozen fruit and top with yogurt or fat free cream cheese...like eating a decadent dessert but it's not.:D
 
Yum yum!

Yum yum! Thanks for the tasty suggestion, Cym! We have nothing in our grocery stores here, so I just assumed they wouldn't have the crepes. So, I looked online and you can buy 3 packs of 10 for $18 at Amazon.com (I love Amazon!) Here's the link in case anyone else lives in the sticks:



And WOW!!!! 3 inches lost around your midsection?? That is awesome!!!!!

I keep waiting for things to calm down around here to get into some kind of exercise routine (esp toning), but I have got to just wake up and realize that things are not going to calm down and I need to make it a priority....
 
cym said:
superciliousme: that's pretty much been my on-going challenge...finding ways to make what I eat delicious and satisfying while keeping it as whole and healthy as possible.
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Hey then maybe you'd be interested in this:
Japanese food is SO GOOD in this respect. Their dishes are so falvorful (if there's such a word), without being overly salty/sweet/spicy etc etc. It's more the natural flavors of the meat/other natural ingredients. They're always very low in fat as well. Btw I'm not talking of only sushi/sashimi here, but their noodles/rice/deserts/ etc...

I'm gonna buy this book called 'Why Japanese women don't get fat' cos it seems so interesting. If there are recipes or anything in there, I'll put it up on my blog. Check it out! ;)

Additionally, as far as I know most of the simple chinese stir-fry dishes and soups have very low fat-content as well, and yet are really delicious. Hmm I've no idea what chinese food tastes like in the USA (cos when I tried chinese food in Australia & Europe, they're horrible! :p ), but maybe I'll post some recipes as well..

What kinds of food do you like?? :D
 
*pout*pout*pout*

Ugh. Ok, I just had my first official real cheat :( don't tell my trainer, lol! I had to run an errand over lunch today and my hubby asked me to pick up lunch (we work at the same place). He chose Taco Bell, which is pretty much my favorite. I couldn't do it -- that is couldn't get him food and not me, so I got something too. I didn't go nuts and I calculated it up and I'm still within my calories and protein and fat allowances for the day, but way over on my carbs :( Worse yet, it wasn't even very good *sob* I dunno if its just that I haven't had it for so long, like with pop, I never have pop but used to love it, now it tastes kinda icky to me. I feel so plump now *sob*
 
Jennay- don't stress over it! I'm sure you could have made a much worse decision, and you're still within your limits. At least since it wasn't that good, you won't crave it as much! Tomorrow's a new day.
 
Jennay..if you didn't exceed your cal limit it's not worth a single pout...and you probably burned the excess carbs in stressing over it.....isn't it weird how we stop eating something, build it up in our minds as soooo good, then have a bit and and it's just disappointing? I did the same thing last week when I was in the waiting room with a friend in the ER, nothing available to drink (not even a water fountain) except out the vending machine so I got a diet coke and went "eew" after the first sip.

Oh, and CaseyAMartin: you are doing such a great job!!!
 
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Hi ladies! Sorry I went MIA for a couple days. Our power went out and hubby went out of town so I've been on baby duty 24/7. I AM LOSING MY MIND - ack!

Jennay : I'm sorry I couldn't post sooner! I don't blame you for being bummed about a mistake but I have to admit I was SO impressed you made it so long w/o one, you know? I have my weekly messup! In fact... I had mine today (so I can check it off for the week, right? LOL!) I am just impressed that yours didn't send you over your cal limit. I think you should be proud of yourself for that! Mine definitely did today... which leads me to ask you, what did you find made it easier for you to hop back on and do better? I have been so exhausted/worn out/needing a break for the past few days and I finally just gave in and chowed. Not NEARLY as bad as I used to before joining this forum though, I have to say. I think knowing that I am accountable to people makes a big difference. And knowing that I'll have to write it in my food journal, which is public, is a great deterrent. But still, did you find some things that helped you jump back into the game?

And CaseyAMartin: You really are doing awesome!!
 
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p.s. Did you know that broccoli salad is HORRIBLE for you? I had no idea! 400 calories and > 30 g fat in a cup! Yikes! I just found out the hard way!
 
I have only posted on here a couple of times. When I said I wanted to join before I had maybe 21 or 22 pounds that I still wanted to lose. I was around 145. My mini goal was to be 138 by March 9th which is my sons first baseball tournament. I told myself that even if the scales say 138.8 that I was claiming it (I started this on Jan 6th at 154.4 pounds). Well this morning I am 139.2 and I have 5 days to go! I think I'm gonna get there! It's so exciting to set a goal and reach it. Now I need to decide what my next mini goal is.

Bad thing is for some reason I am so hungry today. I'm usually not physically hungry. Usually I eat when it's time to eat because it's time not because I'm hungry. Today though I'm starving! LOL
 
Woohoo!

That is awesome, kdkenn! Way to go!!!! You're almost there!! I think you're right: mini-goals are the way to go. Mine is to get down to 118 by the next 2 weeks.
 
Anna -- I saw someone on a forum had this quote something like "Every bite of you put in your body can be a step toward your goal or away from it". I really love this. When I am confronted with something I know I shouldn't have, I just consider if it is really worth it, I mean it won't be like this forever, just need to be strong for a few months, right, lol :)

My meals are all yummy things I like too, so it is a little easier. Mainly I am missing carbs, sweets, and restaurant fare. I am doing five smalls meals per day and no carbs besides veggies for the last two meals of the day. Protein in every meal, good fats, etc. Having lots of fish, chicken and 96/4 ground beef. Oatmeal, all bran, fruits and veggies... Measuring everything and don't really eat anything packaged/prepared. If i absolutely can't stand it, my cheat must be within my caloric goals for the day, so basically, I can have a heck of a lot more food if I am eating well than if I eat crap ;)

I used a trainer for my first month, to get me started, but now am going it alone (gonna have to maintain alone, so figure I can handle it!). I feel free to share now :D
 
Thanks AnnaBanana! That's the way to go for me. I'm trying to determine what my next goal will be. I think it will be to be 134 by April 3rd. That is my 14th wedding anniversary.
 
Jennay: That quote is great. I just tried it out and it worked! I had a major candy blowout today. Bigtime bad. And there was 1/2 a box of candy sitting there on the counter just now and I reached for a piece (ok, a handful...) and thought of that quote, and then it was easy to put down the box. Yay! Thank you!! :) :) :)

I have been trying to eat things I like lately too. I'm not good at diets that have rules about what you can't eat, b/c then I just end up craving it so much more, but I've been trying to eat healthy and meet all my nutrition requirements each day. It's kind of fun actually, trying to fit them all in and still have a low calorie count. But my thing is that things have to be really quick and easy b/c I don't have much free time at all. So, although I used to love to cook, I end up eating more prepackaged things than I'd like. Or raw stuff (raw veggies or fruit). But it does get kind of challenging, since they put so much fat/preservatives/sodium/etc in prepackaged things. I liked cym's suggestions about the crepes. Does anyone else have any quick, easy, healthy, low-cal, low-fat favorites for meals or snacks?

And kdkenn, I think that next goal sounds like a great one. It will be so fun to be smokin hot for your anniversary!
 
Anna Glad you liked it! For quick food ideas, the best thing I can recommend is prepping lots at once. When I cook chicken, I will do 4-5 4oz portions at once, put each in a separate baggy and then I can just grab one and microwave. Same with broccoli, fish, tuna, chili, oatmeal, etc. Make huge batches of stuff and package individual servings for on the go or quick reheats. I only actually cook maybe 2-3 times a week. :)

Oh, and buy lots of baggies and tupperware, lol! ;)


Off Topic! My poor idiot of a brother told the wonderful girl he is dating (who he actually really adores) that there was room for improvement in their relationship, then quickly restated that he meant growth, not improvement and proceeded to list a few things he thought he needed to change etc. then the faux-pax... he listed hers, one of which was losing some weight! Ok, so he's 21 and 6'5" and probably weighs like 175, living bean pole (side note, how the heck did he get the super skinny gene and not me, and why am I such a shorty!). It appears that he was able to properly apologize and set things back to "ok", but geez, what on earth would ever possess a guy to be that honest! I thought they were all inherently trained that weight is a no fly zone!
 
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