the 2011 mid-year diet resolution thread

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  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    haffajappa wrote:
    EmBleve wrote:
    Seeing "The Pizza Thread" every time I get on here isn't helping my resolve. :lol:
    :mrgreen:
    discipline!

    speaking of, the NIN song should be my anthem for potato chips.
    Thank you!! I have made the word 'discipline' the banner now on my phone (which I will now see a hundred times a day when I look at my phone). I had to have pizza last night, incidentally. I had a big ole' tooth pulled last thursday, and I had lost 3 pounds since I had it out, but I haven't been able to eat normally (or work out), and I was starving. So, now....discipline it is!! It is the word. :D
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    As of this morning i am down 16.2 pounds :D
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    haffajappa wrote:
    As of this morning i am down 16.2 pounds :D
    Wow!! Good for you!!!!!!!!!!!! woot. :D You're one of my heroes.
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    haffajappa wrote:
    As of this morning i am down 16.2 pounds :D
    That is awesome! :clap:
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    "I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    EmBleve wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    As of this morning i am down 16.2 pounds :D
    Wow!! Good for you!!!!!!!!!!!! woot. :D You're one of my heroes.
    comebackgirl wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    As of this morning i am down 16.2 pounds :D
    That is awesome! :clap:

    Lol thanks.... too bad i ate terribly yesterday as a reward and went back up 1.5 pounds this morning LOL
    Oh well :x
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    haffajappa wrote:
    EmBleve wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    As of this morning i am down 16.2 pounds :D
    Wow!! Good for you!!!!!!!!!!!! woot. :D You're one of my heroes.
    comebackgirl wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    As of this morning i am down 16.2 pounds :D
    That is awesome! :clap:

    Lol thanks.... too bad i ate terribly yesterday as a reward and went back up 1.5 pounds this morning LOL
    Oh well :x
    well if you are gonna lose it, you have to do it in a way that's realistic and that you can sustain long term, so that means some ups and downs along the way. It's a marathon, not a sprint! Sounds like whatever you are doing, you are doing it right!
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    "I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    wow haffa, that IS awesome!!!
    may i ask, in what time frame did you lose all that?


    i look back at my food journal last year, and i managed to lose 25 pounds in about 4 months, minimal exercise, eating well 90% of the time with indulgences, and sure, drinking wine....but not too crazy. idk why i am having such difficulty this time round.


    that said, 2 weeks into my fitness bootcamp, no alcohol :wtf: and eating well and.....i weigh exactly what i did 2 weeks ago. :lol: sooooo, idk....looks like i have to rethink some things. maybe i should drink wine? :P hahaha. i will, eventually, that was/is more about being healthy than weight loss, but i just cant believe ive not lost so much as a half pound. eh well. it WILL happen.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    decides2dream wrote:
    wow haffa, that IS awesome!!!
    may i ask, in what time frame did you lose all that?


    i look back at my food journal last year, and i managed to lose 25 pounds in about 4 months, minimal exercise, eating well 90% of the time with indulgences, and sure, drinking wine....but not too crazy. idk why i am having such difficulty this time round.


    that said, 2 weeks into my fitness bootcamp, no alcohol :wtf: and eating well and.....i weigh exactly what i did 2 weeks ago. :lol: sooooo, idk....looks like i have to rethink some things. maybe i should drink wine? :P hahaha. i will, eventually, that was/is more about being healthy than weight loss, but i just cant believe ive not lost so much as a half pound. eh well. it WILL happen.
    i am on roughly my 8th week...
    although today i was horrible... sushi, popcorn, rootbeer... you name it. i had 2 apples but i don't think that'll help any :D
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    haffajappa wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    wow haffa, that IS awesome!!!
    may i ask, in what time frame did you lose all that?


    i look back at my food journal last year, and i managed to lose 25 pounds in about 4 months, minimal exercise, eating well 90% of the time with indulgences, and sure, drinking wine....but not too crazy. idk why i am having such difficulty this time round.


    that said, 2 weeks into my fitness bootcamp, no alcohol :wtf: and eating well and.....i weigh exactly what i did 2 weeks ago. :lol: sooooo, idk....looks like i have to rethink some things. maybe i should drink wine? :P hahaha. i will, eventually, that was/is more about being healthy than weight loss, but i just cant believe ive not lost so much as a half pound. eh well. it WILL happen.
    i am on roughly my 8th week...
    although today i was horrible... sushi, popcorn, rootbeer... you name it. i had 2 apples but i don't think that'll help any :D
    8 weeks--that's great! Incentive. :) Sushi and popcorn aren't necessarily that bad...depending on what kind. :D
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    EmBleve wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    wow haffa, that IS awesome!!!
    may i ask, in what time frame did you lose all that?


    i look back at my food journal last year, and i managed to lose 25 pounds in about 4 months, minimal exercise, eating well 90% of the time with indulgences, and sure, drinking wine....but not too crazy. idk why i am having such difficulty this time round.


    that said, 2 weeks into my fitness bootcamp, no alcohol :wtf: and eating well and.....i weigh exactly what i did 2 weeks ago. :lol: sooooo, idk....looks like i have to rethink some things. maybe i should drink wine? :P hahaha. i will, eventually, that was/is more about being healthy than weight loss, but i just cant believe ive not lost so much as a half pound. eh well. it WILL happen.
    i am on roughly my 8th week...
    although today i was horrible... sushi, popcorn, rootbeer... you name it. i had 2 apples but i don't think that'll help any :D
    8 weeks--that's great! Incentive. :) Sushi and popcorn aren't necessarily that bad...depending on what kind. :D
    dynamite roll and movie popcorn........ definitely bad!!!!!!!!
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    haffajappa wrote:
    dynamite roll and movie popcorn........ definitely bad!!!!!!!!
    :lol: :oops: okay. Oh well, it's a new day. And you're already on a dynamite roll!
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    EmBleve wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    wow haffa, that IS awesome!!!
    may i ask, in what time frame did you lose all that?


    i look back at my food journal last year, and i managed to lose 25 pounds in about 4 months, minimal exercise, eating well 90% of the time with indulgences, and sure, drinking wine....but not too crazy. idk why i am having such difficulty this time round.


    that said, 2 weeks into my fitness bootcamp, no alcohol :wtf: and eating well and.....i weigh exactly what i did 2 weeks ago. :lol: sooooo, idk....looks like i have to rethink some things. maybe i should drink wine? :P hahaha. i will, eventually, that was/is more about being healthy than weight loss, but i just cant believe ive not lost so much as a half pound. eh well. it WILL happen.
    i am on roughly my 8th week...
    although today i was horrible... sushi, popcorn, rootbeer... you name it. i had 2 apples but i don't think that'll help any :D
    8 weeks--that's great! Incentive. :) Sushi and popcorn aren't necessarily that bad...depending on what kind. :D


    agreed.
    tho now reading your description of said foods, yea, not so great. tho, if you ate a small movie popcorn w/o butter, while not great...not so bad either. in any case, so you lost 16 pounds in 8 weeks, basically when i started this tread....KUDOS to you! very impressive!!! exactly the best way, 2 lbs/week. that was my plan, but here i am 8 weeks later, down a half pound. :P c'est la vie. it DOES get harder the older you get, thus why i want to be THIN again soon....i want to be smokin' at 45. 8-) ive got 2 years, haha. id love to be my goal weight by my birthday the end of november. definitely need to start losing consistently for that to happen.

    as to *bad* foods, or being bad, i hate reading that...theres no such thing! you have to allow for reality and indulgences, or else its impossible to maintain long term. i think cbg touched on it earlier, and i fully agree. tonight i am going out for pizza. :) and ya know what? it's not bad! it's super thin crust, margherita, and an awesome, awesome salad......honestly, fairly healthy except for the fact that not whole wheat crust. c'est la vie.

    and holy shit, i looked into continuing the body bootcamp after my 6 week deal os over :shock: bloody expensive!!! $200 a month for 3x a week if you only make a 3 month commitment. first month is half off. while it's uber pricey, if i can get hubby to agree, i am going to do it. after that, see how i feel/look, and then may make a year commitment for 2x a week. if you pay in full it's a grand for the year. not terrible, tho still a lot. we'll see. the 3x a week for a year, still just too much. only real bummer is the location is changing and i wont be able to walk there anymore. :( definitely sad about that. i am going to see if i can hitch a ride with someone, otherwise i will have to switch to an evening class. once i am working again ill have to do that anyway, but while im not id rather do daytime. we'll see.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    ...

    damnit.

    I have two weeks to lose 39 pounds
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    decides2dream wrote:
    in any case, so you lost 16 pounds in 8 weeks, basically when i started this tread....KUDOS to you! very impressive!!! exactly the best way, 2 lbs/week. that was my plan, but here i am 8 weeks later, down a half pound. :P c'est la vie. it DOES get harder the older you get, thus why i want to be THIN again soon....i want to be smokin' at 45. 8-) ive got 2 years, haha. id love to be my goal weight by my birthday the end of november. definitely need to start losing consistently for that to happen.
    YES!! 16 pounds since the start of the thread!! That's awesome. I, too, have lost about 2 pounds total. :lol: As you say, c'est la vie. We are trying! And yes, it does get harder as you get older. I never wanted to believe that's true, but I'm finding out it is. I want to smoking again by 42! ( a few years)..but, still..I lost 40 pounds when I was 28...granted, it became an obsession to the point of being unhealthy (and got too skinny), but it was relatively easy. I switched from soda to water, and joined a gym, counted calories, and the weight melted off. Kept it off for about 5 years, then had some life events, emotional eating, gained the weight back (over like 2 years). It's terrible!! Now, my water habit hasn't changed since I was 28. I go to the gym and do the same exercises I did then....the scale isn't moving much. The age 35 mark seemed to happen. Uber frustrating.
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    Dang Dang wrote:
    ...

    damnit.

    I have two weeks to lose 39 pounds
    :lol::lol: me too.
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    EmBleve wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    dynamite roll and movie popcorn........ definitely bad!!!!!!!!
    :lol: :oops: okay. Oh well, it's a new day. And you're already on a dynamite roll!
    :lol::lol::lol:
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
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    Since I had a terrible week of eating out / eating bad I made lunch today (and dinner technically)
    Apparently Borscht (or this recipe anyways) is a great meal low on all the bad stuff :D
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    so, week 3 of body bootcamp behind me and...i still weigh exactly the same. :P
    honestly, i was consistently losing a half pound a day last week, was down 2 pounds - finally! yay! - BUT, all that out the window, today gained it all back. so, right where i started. idk what's with me, i had vowed back in january to get moving on all this, i should be at my goal weight by now, and instead....exactly what i weighed january 1st. :? so sure, this all would be awesome if i were simply trying to maintain my weight. :lol:

    i will admit, yesterday i caved and drank wine. i did go 3 weeks sans all alcohol, so happy about that. yesterday was such a day! we went to one of our fave parks, caumsett park...and walked 2 miles each way, carrying picnic supplies/chairs/umbrella....down to LI sound. was a killer hike with the heat, hills and carrying stuff. and we ATE! i packed mostly healthy stuff, but also some salami, cheese & crackers. i planned out portions tho, so really should've been fine but...we had a good breakfast beforehand and then...we went out for dinner. i believe i mentioned i had wine. 5 glasses. oops. hahaha. and then 2 slices of carvel ice cream cake! so yea. i KNEW i'd regain some, i just didn't think the whole 2 pounds. eh well.

    today at the bootcamp the instructor told me how well i was doing, so that felt good. i DO see changes in my muscles, even if the scale and tape measure haven't moved at all yet. i've reviewed my food journal from early last year, and i am now going to try and emulate the same eating patterns.


    hope the rest of you are doing better!
    yesterday i was so psyched, thinking i'd have a pound loss to report.....hahahaha. c'est la vie.
    i seriously need to get SERIOUS..
    cmon people, tell me what you're up to, help me get motivated!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • of.the.girl
    of.the.girl Posts: 10,026
    so i slipped for a few weeks and i can definitely tell. managed to stay the same weight but feel very sluggish. Thank heavens I got some time ahead of me before PJ20.

    Back to eating healthy, whole, and organic and none of this crap that i've been eating.

    Better days ahead of me. :)
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    decides2dream wrote:
    so, week 3 of body bootcamp behind me and...i still weigh exactly the same. :P
    honestly, i was consistently losing a half pound a day last week, was down 2 pounds - finally! yay! - BUT, all that out the window, today gained it all back. so, right where i started. idk what's with me, i had vowed back in january to get moving on all this, i should be at my goal weight by now, and instead....exactly what i weighed january 1st. :? so sure, this all would be awesome if i were simply trying to maintain my weight. :lol:


    hope the rest of you are doing better!
    yesterday i was so psyched, thinking i'd have a pound loss to report.....hahahaha. c'est la vie.
    i seriously need to get SERIOUS..
    cmon people, tell me what you're up to, help me get motivated!
    ONE day won't make you keep the 2 pounds. give it a few days. And maybe once you start aggressively exercising (as you have), it takes a few weeks for your body to get the boost, and suddenly you may start dropping weight. You're doing good!!! :D
    My update is similar to yours. lol. lost 1 pound. Lost the will power one day on Friday, but maintained it over the weekend. And what I have found to be true about the wine thing is it's not so much the wine that makes you gain weight, but it's about the alcohol lessening your resolve and making you famished after drinking so it's what you eat after. I once read a long time ago by Oprah's trainer that the best option for alcohol on a diet is vodka...a little stronger than wine. yowza.

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