Sunday Weigh In

[Barb135]

Back to Sunday again and time for another weigh in.  If you celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday, I'm anxious to hear how you did with having all the "goodies" around.  

I'm holding steady at 147.2, even though I did indulge a bit, with some mashed potatoes, gravy and dressing.  Yummy, even if I did cook it all myself.  AND I even topped it all off with a piece of my home made pecan pie.  BUT, in order to hold steady, I also had to get in some exercise, so on Thurs and Friday, the dogs got a "longer than usual" walk; then yesterday, I hit the exercise mat, with Wii Fit for about 15 min, then the 30 minute Biggest Loser - Yoga for Weight Loss DVD.  I hadn't done that one in a while and I can sure feel it today.  Anyway, yesterday, once again, the dogs got a longer than usual walk -- so I think I burned quite a few calories with all that.  

I have company coming for lunch today, so will get busy soon and get some cleaning done, then start cooking.  I hope I'm able to do as well today as I did with Thanksgiving dinner; and will be anxious to hear from others - whether you celebrated Thanksgiving or not.  

[Barb135]

LOL --- LESS of you is good for you, seeing MORE of you is good for us.......just hoping you will stay in touch and let us know if we can help.........

[wonko]

Thanks, Barb, though I'm hoping to see LESS of me ;-)

[Barb135]

Hi Wonko -- haven't heard from you in ages and it's great to have you back.  I was wondering how you have been doing.  I'm sorry to hear that your health issues are still causing so much concern -- there are several of us, who are still struggling for that reason.  

I hope you've got your resume all polished up and distributed around.  Job market isn't good right now and you are right -- it shouldn't  matter, but appearance DOES matter.  Just make sure you understand though that the weight is not necessarily an issue.  I've seen a lot of heavy/overweight people in great jobs -- the thing is that they look fresh, dress neatly and carry themselves with confidence, as opposed to being grubby and sloppy, which tends to draw attention to the weight issue. I've no doubt that you are in the first category.  Learn to love yourself.  

Best of luck to you and hoping to see more of you.  

[wonko]

I don't want to put numbers up right now, but I was relieved to not gain weight over Thanksgiving.

My health continues to fluctuate, taking my emotions and weight along for the ride.

I'm on the job market, and am trying to use that as a source of motivation since I know while it shouldn't, my appearance and weight do matter!

[Barb135]

Most of the time, I weigh myself daily; however I only record it once/week because it CAN vary, depending what/when you last ate, how much you drank, when/how much you went to the bathroom, etc.  It's very common to be up one day and down the next; the goal is to not let that discourage you from working toward that one weekly weigh in being down.  

I was all set on getting back into the groove this past weekend; now I'm home sick and the last thing on my mind is exercise OR eating because I also have a large ulcer in my mouth -- didn't eat much of anything yesterday except a boiled egg, progresso chicken noodle soup and some oatmeal and toast -- would you believe, I'd gained this morning??  Because I haven't been eating, I'm sure my body is going into "starvation mode" to hold onto the fat I have.  I keep telling my body that it's really okay to let go of that fat because there's plenty there, but it just isn't getting the message.....................lol

Bottom line -- don't be too quick to blame it on the scale - I did that a while back and lo and behold, the new scale said the SAME thing the old scale had said; so went and bought another one!!  Well, would you believe??  IT said the same thing -- 2 of the scales went to Good Will because one scale mocking me is enough, I sure didn't need 3 of them.................I'm sure Good Will appreciates it.  

[jenkaye21]

A little late, but..

Weighed in yesterday at 165.5, down 1.5 (although I think my scale tends to fluctuate-- I need a new one!)

Just curious- Do you ladies weigh yourselves only once a week??  I just can't resist weighing myself daily, at least once, then I wonder why I am always up a pound or down a pound.  I think I will stick to Sunday weigh-ins from now on...

[Barb135]

Well, even if you didn't lose this week, it doesn't sound like you gained either, so that's a plus.  Also, you just had that surgery, so I'm sure there's still some healing/recovery going on there.  AND you've lost such a huge amount over all; whereas I believe *I* have gained and lost the same 5 pounds at least 50 times.  

In view of that - I have decided that *I* need to re-evaluate my own plan or maybe just pin point things a bit more clearly; then make sure I follow through, which seems to be my biggest stumbling block.  

We're starting a whole new week, so let's all let last week go by the wayside and concentrate on the one upcoming.........have a great week.

Hugs to you both.

[elaine1961]

Well I Haven't lost this week, I seem to be stuck, "Note to self re-avaluate"

Well done Barb on not going up,

Trudie its always hard to stay on target when away from home, just continue doing the best you can

[Barb135]

Wow, that must have been a pretty grueling schedule in Toronto.  I agree that it's really hard to be away from home and not eating food we are used to.  Some restaurants simply do not have "smart" choices.  

I wish you better luck in Vancouver and I hope your lupus flare calms down soon.  

Get better very soon.    

[TrudieC]

I had a pretty bad week.  I was away in Toronto at a trade show and then spent up to 5 hours a day driving my bosses around and visiting prospects.  I wasn't eating my own food and the emotional and physical strain caused a severe lupus flare.  I am up .4 of a lb.  Have to fly out to Vancouver today for the week and am hoping I can make healthier eating choices even though I'm away from home.  When I hurt so much I tend to eat for comfort.  Arghh!!!