the 2011 mid-year diet resolution thread

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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    comebackgirl wrote:
    Lizardjam wrote:

    Yes, weekends seem to be my undoing. I lost 6 pounds last week being good m-f...then the weekend came along....i gained 3 back. Ugh. Oh well. Here's to a new week!!!! I don't weigh myself sat sun either.
    I had poached eggs and spinach for breakfast...tilapia and brown rice for lunch...lots of water and green tea. My body feels better already.
    But that is alright, because if you can consistently lose positive pounds per week, then the weight WILL COME OFF. That is where I am with it. Trying mot to sweat the fluctuation between Friday and Monday, knowing that what I do throughout the week are more positive than the negative of the weekend. Plus, I am now finding that if i am not busy on Sunday, the I am right back to my normal eating, and also hitting the gym. So that even more adding to my good portion of the week. Allowing Fri night and Sat to be pretty guilt free.

    That said, I weighed in tonight at exactly 218 lbs...

    50 total lbs lost so far!!!
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    So this weekend was a bust, not totally but still. Food cost way more than I wanted to pay for it in the venue, so I basically hardly ate if I was in there. Did bring food in on Sunday.

    Ate a veggie panini at the airport on Thursday evening
    Had 3 cookies, and 4 oz of ginger ale on the plane Thursday night
    Friday afternoon, had a buffalo chicken wrap with sprite
    Friday evening, 2 bites of a pulled pork sammy and lots of water
    Saturday morning, a waffle with strawberry jam and OJ
    Saturday afternoon, veggies and a chicken dog
    Sunday 3am, a cheeseburger from Mickey Ds
    Sunday breakfast, a waffle and OJ
    Sunday night, a slice of ham and swiss cheese rolled up and a beef jerkey/cheese stick
    Monday morning a baggie of pretzels and 4oz of ginger ale.

    I ate very little and a lot of crap. My muffin top looks smaller though...I call it the PJ20 weekend diet. :lol:
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • Fifthelement
    Fifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,965
    aNiMaL wrote:
    comebackgirl wrote:
    Lizardjam wrote:

    Yes, weekends seem to be my undoing. I lost 6 pounds last week being good m-f...then the weekend came along....i gained 3 back. Ugh. Oh well. Here's to a new week!!!! I don't weigh myself sat sun either.
    I had poached eggs and spinach for breakfast...tilapia and brown rice for lunch...lots of water and green tea. My body feels better already.
    But that is alright, because if you can consistently lose positive pounds per week, then the weight WILL COME OFF. That is where I am with it. Trying mot to sweat the fluctuation between Friday and Monday, knowing that what I do throughout the week are more positive than the negative of the weekend. Plus, I am now finding that if i am not busy on Sunday, the I am right back to my normal eating, and also hitting the gym. So that even more adding to my good portion of the week. Allowing Fri night and Sat to be pretty guilt free.

    That said, I weighed in tonight at exactly 218 lbs...

    50 total lbs lost so far!!!

    Congrats!!!!! :D Excellent work :D
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    aNiMaL wrote:
    But that is alright, because if you can consistently lose positive pounds per week, then the weight WILL COME OFF. That is where I am with it. Trying mot to sweat the fluctuation between Friday and Monday, knowing that what I do throughout the week are more positive than the negative of the weekend. Plus, I am now finding that if i am not busy on Sunday, the I am right back to my normal eating, and also hitting the gym. So that even more adding to my good portion of the week. Allowing Fri night and Sat to be pretty guilt free.

    That said, I weighed in tonight at exactly 218 lbs...

    50 total lbs lost so far!!!

    You're doing so well! It is hard to deal with the fluctuation when it feels like two steps forward, one step back. But I guess we need to decided how dedicated we are!

    That said...I think my scale is wonky. Supposedly from yesterday to today, I'm down 4 lbs! Granted, M-F I'm doing no carbs, no sugar...just healthy stuff(although yesterday i had 3 corndogs throughout the day!)....so we'll see how it goes!
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Finally weighed myself and I'm down half a pound. I'm sure the picture wouldn't have been so pretty right after PJ20 but I'll take it :lol:
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    "I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I feel like a blimp... bloody weekends, they're the bane of my dieting life :(
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    Was down 1/4 of a pound Friday, at least it's in the right direction.
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  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    I feel like a blimp... bloody weekends, they're the bane of my dieting life :(
    I have to second that one....
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Weekend killed me. Especially as I visited the folks who had bought 'all the things you like' :shock:
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    It's hard to diet when we have a thanksgiving dinner(and dessert) for someone about to be deployed to iraq....there was so much good food. I need to practice cake making...so I made the cake pictured below...how could I not eat some? I had to sample...you know!

    cake_resized.jpg
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    Lizardjam wrote:
    It's hard to diet when we have a thanksgiving dinner(and dessert) for someone about to be deployed to iraq....there was so much good food. I need to practice cake making...so I made the cake pictured below...how could I not eat some? I had to sample...you know!

    cake_resized.jpg
    That's beautiful! :)
  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    So I said screw the diet for now and I lost 3lbs. GO FIGURE! I think it's the snacking...been too busy to snack. How's everyone else doing today..?
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Had to go buy a new coat today as I looked like I was swimming in my old coat. And, I am colder than I used to be. I guess this all comes with the territory. :mrgreen:

    Weighed in at 216 lbs yesterday. Down 52 total lbs.
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Had to go buy a new coat today as I looked like I was swimming in my old coat. And, I am colder than I used to be. I guess this all comes with the territory. :mrgreen:

    Weighed in at 216 lbs yesterday. Down 52 total lbs.
    Good for you! That's awesome. :mrgreen:
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    awesome, awesome results cbg and animal! :thumbup:

    i am determined to join you both in your success. i am down 1.5 pounds, total. it's not much, i know....but given my absolute decadence up in canada :shock: i am VERY happy. as of tomorrow, i am giving up alcohol indefinitely. in my mind i am going until my birthday, 11.22 sans alcohol....but at the very least i am going a month...tho my birthday really is my goal. either way tho, i am then embracing moderation. :? i fully admit i've had a very unhealthy relationship with alcohol over a year now. and sure, it was truly a suck-ass year, but really, that's no excuse. i need to take care of myself.

    i went back to my bootcamp class yesterday for the first time since canada, and sure...it hurt...but not nearly as bad as i thought, so that's a positive. going to keep that up, cut out alcohol and really focus on healthy eating. right now, i feel like changing myself physically is the only thing i have any control over, so i believe if i am successful it will help me in other areas sorely lacking too. here's to positive change!!! :mrgreen:
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Finally, finally, finally.....some good news!!!
    I've lost 4.5 pounds this week!
    (and actually, it's 5.5 since sadly I was up a pound)
    I know it's not a lot, but I am soooooo happy, finally........progress!!
    :mrgreen:


    Still doing bootcamp 3x a week, not drinking alcohol.....but the big change is diet. I've gone back to how I was eating last year when I was successful; I am eating MORE....but all good, healthy stuff. Amazing really. I know I should've been doing this all along, don't know why I couldn't get myself going...but here I am! Eating more nuts, veggies, healthy snacks....eating about every 3 hours, and still eating yummy stuff too. Had Ben & Jerrys chocolate brownie fro yo last night. All about portion control! I feel great. :)

    Cool thing too, last week I tried on my "interview suits"......not that I have any interviews on the horizon, but just in case. I bought them last summer after my lay off, and also after losing 25 pounds. I am still 10 pounds heavier than then BUT...they actually fit me BETTER NOW, looser! So even tho I heavier, the bootcamp must be paying off. Now THAT felt awesome!

    I am hoping to keep at it, and reach my goal weight by New Years Day. 8-)
    I soooooo NEED 2012 to be a great year, a better year....be awesome to start it off back as my small self.
    Everything else may suck big time at the moment, but I am so pleased to finally be taking control of the one thing I can, my body.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    awesome d2d!! Glad the boot camp is paying off, and good for you on the progress!!! Control what you can, don't worry about what you can't. :mrgreen:
    I've only lost about 12 pounds total, but I weighed less this morning than I have in about 4 years, so woot! :D
  • embrace
    embrace Posts: 849
    :clap::D Great news! Hopefully the decrease is allowing you to feel better (despite all the shite)! xo
    decides2dream wrote:
    Finally, finally, finally.....some good news!!!
    I've lost 4.5 pounds this week!
    (and actually, it's 5.5 since sadly I was up a pound)
    I know it's not a lot, but I am soooooo happy, finally........progress!!
    :mrgreen:


    Still doing bootcamp 3x a week, not drinking alcohol.....but the big change is diet. I've gone back to how I was eating last year when I was successful; I am eating MORE....but all good, healthy stuff. Amazing really. I know I should've been doing this all along, don't know why I couldn't get myself going...but here I am! Eating more nuts, veggies, healthy snacks....eating about every 3 hours, and still eating yummy stuff too. Had Ben & Jerrys chocolate brownie fro yo last night. All about portion control! I feel great. :)

    Cool thing too, last week I tried on my "interview suits"......not that I have any interviews on the horizon, but just in case. I bought them last summer after my lay off, and also after losing 25 pounds. I am still 10 pounds heavier than then BUT...they actually fit me BETTER NOW, looser! So even tho I heavier, the bootcamp must be paying off. Now THAT felt awesome!

    I am hoping to keep at it, and reach my goal weight by New Years Day. 8-)
    I soooooo NEED 2012 to be a great year, a better year....be awesome to start it off back as my small self.
    Everything else may suck big time at the moment, but I am so pleased to finally be taking control of the one thing I can, my body.
    got a car...got some gas...oh let's get out of here-get out of here fast...
    I hope you get this message but your not home...I will be there in just a minute or so...
    I want to go but I want to go with you.

    Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -MT

    I've had enough, said enough, felt enough. I'm fine, still in it.
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Thank you ladies.
    I love this place. :mrgreen:



    And embleve, 12 pounds is fantastic, so kudos to you!!!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    ^^ thanks, likewise. :mrgreen: It took awhile, but once I kicked it in high gear, things have improved. 8 lbs. since Sept. 1. :D
    nope..6. Not good at math today. :lol: Anyway, still the lowest in 4 years.

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