Who's Trying to Lose Weight?

[LPBeier]

Off my diet today...had my stress test, was better than I thought it would be...until I got stuck in the machine when it went offline. No problem, I took a nap while they figured it out. Poor Shrek was waiting and had no idea what was going on. And this is twice in a row someone listened to me and got the right vein on the first try.

Glad it worked out in the end. Poor Shrek! I hope you get good results!

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Should find out Wednesday.

 

[simonbaker]

Should find out Wednesday.

Keeping you in positive thoughts & prayers!

 

[simonbaker]

I went to deep water class tonight. It's been 5 days since I've been in the pool. Not doing so great on my eating habits. I need to leave that chewy candy alone. I do fine during the day but nighttime snacking is still my weakness.

 

[Addie]

I check my BP daily, so does Shrek. If you take BP meds you should learn how to keep track of your BP...the new meters are fool proof. I had the fun of teaching Shrek when you had to use a cuff and stethoscope.

I too have a BP machine. But I use it only for my pulse rate. Anytime I have had to call 911, the EMTs have told me that they don't care what my BP was on my machine. But they are interested in my pulse rate. Only when I feel that my pulse rate is speeding up do I bother to check it. I don't even check my sugars with any regularity. Much to bain of Winthrop. I am not the best patient they have ever had. I refuse to live my life around my health. If I am not feeling very well, then I do what I have to so that I can continue with what I was doing.

 

[LPBeier]

I went to deep water class tonight. It's been 5 days since I've been in the pool. Not doing so great on my eating habits. I need to leave that chewy candy alone. I do fine during the day but nighttime snacking is still my weakness.

SB, I find evening snacking the hardest too. I am allowed pumpkin seeds so I buy them in bulk and have a container by my desk, my recliner and my craft table. I also make sure I have a glass of water or club soda with me at all times. This really helps. Is there something you like that is good for your diet that you can keep nearby for those times you crave something sweet?

By the way, good on you for getting back to the pool. I have got to start going to bed earlier so I can get up at 6 am to get to the pool for my walking. The lanes are only open between 6 and 9 and I have to get there around 7 to get a proper lane.

 

[Addie]

When I shop, I refuse to buy snack or junk foods. And there are a lot of foods my intestinal track simply can't handle. Like anything with a skin. So just about everything I eat, needs to be cooked. It sure cuts down on my eating or nibbling. Who want to go out in the kitchen at night and start cooking again. I have to find a bread that I like. I am going to look at the aritsan dark bread the next time I go shopping. Then I can make grilled cheese sandwiches, or BLT after I peel the tomato. I can eat crackers. And I do like graham crackers. Should have some of those on hand for snacking. And rice cakes are another snack I can handle. Smeared with PB and warmed in the microwave makes for good eating. The PB melts down right into the rice cake.

Fortunately for me, the aisle that has all the goodies and junk food are on my son's side of my grocery list. So if I put down Large Bag of Chips, he laughs and crosses it off. Fruits are also on his side. So he gets me one peach, plum, etc. Makes sure I get some fresh fruit. Even if it is not on the list.

 

[CWS4322]

I love it when research supports a theory.

Meal timing matters for weight loss success - Health - CBC News

I have been eating my big meal (most days) for breakfast since June. The waistband of the jeans I wore in May, well, I can hold the waistband away from my waist 6 inches. How much weight have I lost? Who knows, I don't own a scale. What I do know is that I've shrunk 2 full sizes and am halfway between a size 10 and 8. And, I feel a lot better. I have challenged several friends who have wanted to lose weight to give it a try for 30 days. One is down 1 dress size since the beginning of January. The other is almost there. It works. Give up this North American notion of loading up in the evening. Take the time to load up in the morning.

 

[CWS4322]

When I shop, I refuse to buy snack or junk foods. And there are a lot of foods my intestinal track simply can't handle. Like anything with a skin. So just about everything I eat, needs to be cooked. It sure cuts down on my eating or nibbling. Who want to go out in the kitchen at night and start cooking again. I have to find a bread that I like. I am going to look at the aritsan dark bread the next time I go shopping. Then I can make grilled cheese sandwiches, or BLT after I peel the tomato. I can eat crackers. And I do like graham crackers. Should have some of those on hand for snacking. And rice cakes are another snack I can handle. Smeared with PB and warmed in the microwave makes for good eating. The PB melts down right into the rice cake.

Fortunately for me, the aisle that has all the goodies and junk food are on my son's side of my grocery list. So if I put down Large Bag of Chips, he laughs and crosses it off. Fruits are also on his side. So he gets me one peach, plum, etc. Makes sure I get some fresh fruit. Even if it is not on the list.

The only snack food in my house is popcorn (kernels). Unless you count nuts and cheese. I do not buy chips, breakfast cereal, etc. There are no cookies, cakes, muffins, or bread in the house. I do not eat those things regularly. If I want bread, I bake it, ditto cookies. For muffins, I make mini-muffins if I make them. I use lettuce for "wraps" for sandwiches.
In the back of one cupboard, for reasons I do not know, there is a 4 liter jar of cheerios (jar because I store everything in glass). I don't remember buying those--perhaps my lodger from last summer left them. In my freezer, there is no ice cream, if I want ice cream, I make it. But, I eat well (at least, in my opinion). The pork roast the other night was delicious (one of those meals at night) and the leftovers for breakfast were great The only thing I had to buy to make the meal was a 12-oz. can of beer.

 

[CWS4322]

When I shop, I refuse to buy snack or junk foods. And there are a lot of foods my intestinal track simply can't handle. Like anything with a skin. So just about everything I eat, needs to be cooked. It sure cuts down on my eating or nibbling. Who want to go out in the kitchen at night and start cooking again. I have to find a bread that I like. I am going to look at the aritsan dark bread the next time I go shopping. Then I can make grilled cheese sandwiches, or BLT after I peel the tomato. I can eat crackers. And I do like graham crackers. Should have some of those on hand for snacking. And rice cakes are another snack I can handle. Smeared with PB and warmed in the microwave makes for good eating. The PB melts down right into the rice cake.

Fortunately for me, the aisle that has all the goodies and junk food are on my son's side of my grocery list. So if I put down Large Bag of Chips, he laughs and crosses it off. Fruits are also on his side. So he gets me one peach, plum, etc. Makes sure I get some fresh fruit. Even if it is not on the list.

If you have a Norwegian cheese slicer, a couple of slices of cheese on a rice cake, nuked for about 30 seconds, is a nice snack. The Norwegian cheese slicer/slide makes thin slices of cheese. (Famous Norwegian Inventions). It also is great to use to make thin cucumber slices.

 

[LPBeier]

I have re-lost two of my five pounds! But that really is just secondary. I am feeling better, not in so much pain, finding it easier to stay on the diet and much more active again. I think it was probably just the cold I had. I tend to eat carbs when I have a cold but now I know that carbs are not my friend - most of them I am allergic too and they zap me of energy and bother my pain levels. I can have certain carbs of course, just not the real bad ones - sugar (all forms natural and refined), startches, etc.

I am even going to go to bed early tonight to see if I can get up and go to the pool - first time since the summer!

 

[Snip 13]

I have re-lost two of my five pounds! But that really is just secondary. I am feeling better, not in so much pain, finding it easier to stay on the diet and much more active again. I think it was probably just the cold I had. I tend to eat carbs when I have a cold but now I know that carbs are not my friend - most of them I am allergic too and they zap me of energy and bother my pain levels. I can have certain carbs of course, just not the real bad ones - sugar (all forms natural and refined), startches, etc.

I am even going to go to bed early tonight to see if I can get up and go to the pool - first time since the summer!

Well done! Glad you are feeling better, don't be so hard on yourself you're doing great!

 

[LPBeier]

Well done! Glad you are feeling better, don't be so hard on yourself you're doing great!

I didn't think I was being hard on myself at all - in fact I meant that post to be all positive!

 

[Snip 13]

I didn't think I was being hard on myself at all - in fact I meant that post to be all positive!

It was meant as a response to a previous post you made when you said you're not doing well at all.
Glad to hear you are back on track, you go girl!

 

[simonbaker]

I love it when research supports a theory.

Meal timing matters for weight loss success - Health - CBC News

I have been eating my big meal (most days) for breakfast since June. The waistband of the jeans I wore in May, well, I can hold the waistband away from my waist 6 inches. How much weight have I lost? Who knows, I don't own a scale. What I do know is that I've shrunk 2 full sizes and am halfway between a size 10 and 8. And, I feel a lot better. I have challenged several friends who have wanted to lose weight to give it a try for 30 days. One is down 1 dress size since the beginning of January. The other is almost there. It works. Give up this North American notion of loading up in the evening. Take the time to load up in the morning.

Good for you! What a wonderful feeling that is!!

 

[simonbaker]

Did not have much extra time today after work but I snuck in the gym for 50 minutes this afternoon. I got 28 minutes on the elliptical & lifted some weights for awhile. felt good.

 

[LPBeier]

I love it when research supports a theory.

Meal timing matters for weight loss success - Health - CBC News

I have been eating my big meal (most days) for breakfast since June. The waistband of the jeans I wore in May, well, I can hold the waistband away from my waist 6 inches. How much weight have I lost? Who knows, I don't own a scale. What I do know is that I've shrunk 2 full sizes and am halfway between a size 10 and 8. And, I feel a lot better. I have challenged several friends who have wanted to lose weight to give it a try for 30 days. One is down 1 dress size since the beginning of January. The other is almost there. It works. Give up this North American notion of loading up in the evening. Take the time to load up in the morning.

We have been eating our main meal at noon for at least a year because of TB's work. I do feel it has made a difference and with my new food constraints I end up having a good breakfast, a big lunch and then a small salad or yogurt or tsasiki on a rice cake for dinner and I am fine. I mentioned I get munchies in the evenings, but my raw pumpkin seeds handle that. I am not even taking that many of them at once!

Thanks CWS for this article and congratulations on your success!

 

[simonbaker]

Deep water class last night felt great. Mom had back surgery today, lots of family here staying with us, off & on for awhile, so I am finding it very difficult to get the time to get in the gym. Still watching portion sizes closely, just need to get more into the fruits & vegetables.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

SB, I've been eating my big meal at lunch...still can't do the huge breakfast thing. At lunch I manage to get in 4 servings of vegetables (fruits) in my salad. Two servings of greens (spinach and romaine), one serving of tomatoes, and a one serving of mixed carrots, onion, chopped green or black olives OR craisins, strawberries, etc. On top of that goes my meat serving, usually chicken or tuna.

Snack in the AM is fruit, snack in the afternoon is fruit. Breakfast is my carb chow down with 9 grain toast, butter and fruit spread - 2 slices and a Banana. I take my meds with a V-8 juice. Dinner---time to slow down, tonight I had two slices of 9 grain, toasted with two slices of Pepper-Jack cheese. I have two cups of coffee (breakfast and when I get home) during the day and the rest of the time I drink water. Sometimes, if I feel wobbly, I will have a hot chocolate before I head to bed.

Anyway, that's how I got fruit and veggies in during the day. As for my weight loss, that has stalled because of medication changes...again.

 

[simonbaker]

SB, I've been eating my big meal at lunch...still can't do the huge breakfast thing. At lunch I manage to get in 4 servings of vegetables (fruits) in my salad. Two servings of greens (spinach and romaine), one serving of tomatoes, and a one serving of mixed carrots, onion, chopped green or black olives OR craisins, strawberries, etc. On top of that goes my meat serving, usually chicken or tuna.

Snack in the AM is fruit, snack in the afternoon is fruit. Breakfast is my carb chow down with 9 grain toast, butter and fruit spread - 2 slices and a Banana. I take my meds with a V-8 juice. Dinner---time to slow down, tonight I had two slices of 9 grain, toasted with two slices of Pepper-Jack cheese. I have two cups of coffee (breakfast and when I get home) during the day and the rest of the time I drink water. Sometimes, if I feel wobbly, I will have a hot chocolate before I head to bed.

Anyway, that's how I got fruit and veggies in during the day. As for my weight loss, that has stalled because of medication changes...again.

Thanks for the tips, I 'll give that a try. I enjoy breakfast as long as it's not a busy day of catering breakfasts, I love to eat in the morning. It's tough to stop for lunch as it's a busy time so lunch is usually around 3:00 for me. At suppertime I would much rather just snack my night away rather than eat a meal. There are so many people (family) in & out of the house, with different meal schedules, it's making it a challenge to stay on track.