i'm on a diet and so far i've been hanging in there.
i have a minimal goal weight and a maximum goal weight.
if you are on a diet, what do you do to keep yourself motivated to staying on the diet.
My husband is on the same pyramid plan to lose weight. Our motivations are each other.
Good point, Rebel. Keeping a Food Diary is a great way to keep yourself on track. So many times, we don't realize how much we have eaten until you see it on paper.
CountryGuy
i'm on a diet and so far i've been hanging in there.
i have a minimal goal weight and a maximum goal weight.
if you are on a diet, what do you do to keep yourself motivated to staying on the diet.
I've been on the Weight Watchers flex points plan since September. I haven't had any trouble staying on plan until this past week. Within the last seven days, we had my company Christmas party, my department's Christmas potluck, and the "12 Goody Days of Christmas" where everyone brings in snacks at work.
Things that I am doing to try to keep from giving in to the temptations are:
-Keep a snack that I can have on hand: carrots, celery, cauliflower, pickles
-Make a goody, but make it more healthy so you can have some without wrecking your diet: I make red velvet cake with Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper instead of milk and eggs.
-Put it off until later: I tell myself that I'll come back in an hour and if the goody is still there, then I'll get one.
-Portion size: Even if the cake or pie is already cut, cut yourself a smaller piece.
-If you do have a bad day, don't give up, get back on plan as quick as possible.
Good Luck, MsMcD!
CountryGuy
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http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/slingshot_santa/slingshot_santa.htm
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I played it for a few minutes. My longest slingshot was 287.1.
the blood information has now been dissected and shown for what it is.. .
the custody brochure encourages members to commit perjury, which is unconstitutional and unlawful.
this is another weak point.
I just read the custody brochure. I feel like throwing up.
Same here...
Not that I needed it, but I have another reason to hate the WTS.... but I only hate them the way they hate us.
CountryGuy
13 years old boy has been baptized!
this month i went to a circuit assembly (north/west germany) to spy what is going on and too keep me up to date with teachings and jehovah's witnesses language.
after the assembly was over i just happened to see a father congratulating his child for being baptized.
I was just under a month away from 14 when I got baptized.
That will be 20 years ago next spring.
CountryGuy of the "I can't believe it's been THAT long" Class
fudge is one.
have you considered making white chocolate fudge?......or adding creme de cocoa for "white russian" fudge?
or adding amaretto for "cherries in the snow" fudge?
A two-liter bottle of soda pop with a tag, "Pop, pop, fizz, fizz, oh what a great neighbor you is," or "The rest of the neighbors love you, and soda we," or "May your Christmas be merry and Sprite," or "We're soda-lighted to have you as neighbors."
All the supervisors at work are getting their teams small gifts. I have twice as many people on my team as any of the other supervisors (19 total), so I'm looking for a thoughtful, yet inexpensive gift for them. I'm gonna change the wording a bit and use these for my team!
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!
CountryGuy
fudge is one.
have you considered making white chocolate fudge?......or adding creme de cocoa for "white russian" fudge?
or adding amaretto for "cherries in the snow" fudge?
Great Thread! I've gotten some great ideas. Unfortunately, I don't have anything to contribute, but I'm hoping that by sending BTTT, someone else will.
CountryGuy
i was just wondering if anyone here votes in the elections?
considering how badly that some of us did on that test, i wonder if anyone is even concerned with politics?
do you care who your congressman is for your state?
Yes. I vote in EVERY election.
In fact, today is a special election the Gov. called for two bond issues (one for hwys and the other for higher education). I'm about to shower and head off to the Baptist Church where my polling place is. Hmmmm... voting in a Baptist Church on an issue in favor of higher education... man the JWs would just HATE that all the way around.
CountryGuy of the "Not sure how I'm going to vote on the other" Class
every now and then i see a news article about a 600 pound man or woman who is so fat they are bedridden and cannot get out of bed.
they normally need a family member to clean them on a regular basis and feed them.
i once saw an article about a man whos skin had literally bonded with the fabric upholstery of his couch and needed to have to fabric surgically removed.. ive been sitting here wondering.
How is it possible for someone to get to that state?
I've wondered the same thing everytime I see a news story about someone over 500 lbs.
I've always been a bigger guy. Not really morbidly obese, but "healthy." At least that's what we call it hear in the South. "You're not fat, you're healthy!" Or, "You're not fat, you're just solid." Or, my personal favorite, "You're not fat, you're just stout."
Then about four years ago, a series of events set into motion. I lost my job when the economy went south. Then I wrecked my truck. Then my M-I-L had two strokes and was no longer able to live on her own. Add to that the fact that we were set to adopt a baby and the birth-mother decided that she couldn't give up her baby (I can't blame her, I never would be able to.) about a month before the little girl arrived. Any of these things alone were minor setbacks, together, they were totally devastating. And, let's not forget the emotional baggage being a recovering JW saddles you with. Not knowing where to turn, I turned to food.
I know that when you hear interviews with a lot of overweight (morbidly obese) people, you always hear them say that they ate because they were depressed, or lonely, or happy or sad... Food became that "crutch" that I needed to get through my life. Even though I had a nice home, a loving spouse, my family out of the JWs, and caring friends, I still had my issues. I remember sitting in front of the television with a tube of cookie dough and eatting the whole damn thing! Or a whole bag of cheetos. Or drinking two 3-liter bottles of Dr. Pepper a day! All the while, I couldn't understand WHY I was gaining weight. Yes, it seems pretty simple to me now, but then, I didn't want to see.
At my heaviest, I was 350 lbs. That was in December of 2003. That was right before I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. (No wonder!) I did lose about 60 lbs right before being diagnosed. (Sudden weight change, loss or gain, is one of the symptoms.) When my doctor put me on Avandia in February of 2004, I started gaining weight again and plateaued at about 330-340. I stayed there until July of this year. Even though I cut my sugar intake I did not exercise like I needed to. I did not (and this is the biggie) monitor my portion size.
In July, I made up my mind that I had had enough. Wayne and I started going to the gym that we actually joined in February. We also started taking a nutrition class that was being offered there. I learned soooo much from those 45mins each week. From July to September 17, I lost 15lbs and I felt better. On September 17th of this year, I joined Weight Watchers. I did have some family members and coworkers make snide comments, but after losing 3 lbs the first week I decided to give it a couple more. (I only did the program for four days that first week because we were going on vacation to the casinos in Mississippi that weekend.) The next week, I lost 9 lbs. And, for the thirteen weeks since joining, I have lost weight every week, including through Thanksgiving. To date, I have lost 62 lbs since July: 15 before WW and 47 since WW. I feel so much better. I have lost three pants sizes. I am able to take the stairs at work instead of the elevator. My blood-pressure is much better. I no longer have to take my diabetes meds. My diabetes is controled entirely by diet and exercise. And, if I feel this much better being 100lbs overweight, I can't imagine how you skinny folks feel! Since I still have about a 100 lbs to lose, I'm still in the morbidly obese category, but I am confident that by this time next year, I will not be. I will never get that heavy again. I will never allow anything control my life like that again, whether it be food or a cult.
Okay, I realize that I've almost turned this post into a commercial for WW (seriously, if you have questions, or even recipies, PM me!) and while I love the program, I don't want to lose the point. My point is that for a person to let themselves go that much, they often don't realize they've crossed the line where a normal person would have said "Whoa!" until it's about three miles back. While it may be obvious to the world that there is a problem, sometimes, it just does not occur to the obese individual that there is a problem. When I look at the pictures from this spring, I can not believe that I was that big. When I looked in the mirror, I didn't see myself being that big. I saw a skinnier version of myself. I would hope that had I not been able to get out of bed, or even out of the door, I would have realized it.
It's a sad and lonely world when you perceive that you are living in a culture that values skinny people over fat people. And, when you're sad or you're lonely, you turn to food. That puts on more weight which makes you more depressed. So, once again, you turn to.... You get the idea.
CountryGuy
i finally got around to getting the box sent off.
i've had it sitting here for about a week.. are we going to wait to open until christmas or do we get to rip open our gift with sheer abandonment when it arrives in the mail?.
hartstrings.
Sent mine out Saturday. Should be there by Wednesday.
However, I have to apologize in advance. I didn't think to wrap it, I just put it in the shipping box with the card. I am so sorry if my SS giftee wanted to wait until Christmas. I guess I didn't give them much of a choice. I hope they like it!
CountryGuy
