the 2011 mid-year diet resolution thread

decides2dream wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

Tonight I saw a client I haven't seen for about 2 months. As soon as she walked in she commented that I've lost a lot of weight. I still have no idea how much, but it's good to know it's actually noticeable now.

that's awesome cbg!
i had that last spring, alas, nowadays...not so much.
however, i am hoping come september in canada, i hear it a LOT.

Thank you! I'm curious about the number...but I know just how much that number can fuck with my head.

decides2dream wrote:

i weigh myself daily, keeps me in check....but we all need to work whatever works for us.
i find 10 pounds +/- = 1 size....so i know you mentioned buying and then returning clothes.....so youre sure to see just from that. more than anything, you should measure yourself, especially if you're exercising more than watching diet....b/c muscle is smaller than fat, so you might be shrinking even if the numbers on the scale don't move much.

I just find that when the numbers on the scale don't move fast enough, it's discouraging. I'm impatient! I'm so short that it takes a little less for me to drop a size...probably about 7 pounds...so my estimate is in the 15 pound range. Last time I measured my waist was down 4.5 inches and my hips down about 4.25. That is encouraging!

today is canada day so its hard for us north of the border too!
the important thing is not to get discouraged when you've gained...
sometimes its hard because when you eat badly you tend to (or i do anyways) think, "well i've eaten terribly this first few days I might as well eat terribly the rest of the week!"

but like my mom says if you fall down the stairs half the way would you say i'm half way there and throw yourself down the rest of the way?


keep up the good work everyone

Lizardjam wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

today is canada day so its hard for us north of the border too!
the important thing is not to get discouraged when you've gained...
sometimes its hard because when you eat badly you tend to (or i do anyways) think, "well i've eaten terribly this first few days I might as well eat terribly the rest of the week!"

but like my mom says if you fall down the stairs half the way would you say i'm half way there and throw yourself down the rest of the way?


keep up the good work everyone

That's a pretty funny analogy. I tend to go both ways. If there's cake involved, then I'm going all the way down the stairs!!!!

can't argue there!

I've gotten used to iced tea without sugar or splenda this summer. I'm surprised, but now it tastes good.

I weigh in tomorrow morning and am truly scared!!!

Well even though i ate lots of crap this weekend I lost 1 pound. I know it's not a lot but it's a whole lot better than putting it on.

Claireack wrote:

Well even though i ate lots of crap this weekend I lost 1 pound. I know it's not a lot but it's a whole lot better than putting it on.

i heard the slower you lose it the less likely you are to gain a bunch back
anyways, 1 lb at a time and we'll all get to our goals!

haffajappa wrote:

My mom and I have been buying Skinny Cow ice cream products. I like their chocolate truffle bars, they are just like fudgecicles (which i loved as a kid!!) and they are low in calories but make a really good treat if you are craving ice cream or something of that sorts...


Also Dairy Queen's low fat fudge bars have even fewer calories i think and come in orange flavour too

That looks so good!

Up 2lbs after the bbq yesterday.....

The 81 wrote:

i don't think i will ever lose a pound. walked all over san fran, came home, jumped on the scale and nothing had changed. :x

Better than going up!

But I know the lack of loss is so very un-motivating. You'll get there!