tonya66

Wt 180.3 - its going down!!!!! I'm drinking my water!!!! I was in a lot of pain yesterday, and turns out a I have a bladder infection, so I need to keep drinking my water. I hate getting old, I swear, I feel like my body is falling apart. My back hurts so bad, my kneck, my knee, grrrrrr. I want to have the energy I used to have. It wears me out just to clean my house anymore. I know the more weight I lose, the better I will feel. That should motivate me to continue my journey. Menu today Bfast 2 boiled eggs, 2 thin bacons with mustard & mayo mixed in together. Made a bacon/egg salad. good Mid-morning coffee w/cream Lunch tuna - mustard celery stick Dinner grilled

Wt 180.3 - its going down!!!!! I'm drinking my water!!!! I was in a lot of pain yesterday, and turns out a I have a bladder infection, so I need to keep drinking my water. I hate getting old, I swear, I feel like my body is falling apart. My back hurts so bad, my kneck, my knee, grrrrrr. I want to have the energy I used to have. It wears me out just to clean my house anymore. I know the more weight I lose, the better I will feel. That should motivate me to continue my journey. Menu today Bfast 2 boiled eggs, 2 thin bacons with mustard & mayo mixed in together. Made a bacon/egg salad. good Mid-morning coffee w/cream Lunch tuna - mustard celery stick Dinner grilled

Well, you must have loved egg rolls. I wish there was something that I could not eat! I wish I wish I wish. I would love to PB when I eat sugar! But it seems like nothing I eat makes me PB. I've had the 1 PB when I ate some soft doughy roll, and swallowed it whole. I've had the PB's when I was too tight, but besides that - I don't feel anything. I've been so bad at exercising myself, but I'm getting ready - I'm mentally getting ready to get back into the game. I've gathered my workout gear and set it in the bag and by my door, this reminds me, but so far, I haven't made it to the gym. So, I am telling myself, Saturday is the day. Its March 1, its about 3 months before my cruise, and I MUST lose some weight. I want to buy a new bathing suit. I also have $500 sitting around for a shopping spree on just me, and I can't spend it because I refuse to buy anymore clothes at my size, I will only shop if I get to a size 8/10! So, I'm holding on to the $500 until that day comes!

Hang in there - being pregos is tough when it comes to eating, especially your first. I remember being hungry and eating everything in sight, after all, I was eating for two (my thinking) and I ate like I was eating for 10! I did the pouch test, and I think it worked, I did it for 4 days, and the 5 day I ate regular.

Things are smoothing out for me and I am now realizing it is going to be a real struggle to get the last 25 lbs off. So, I've got to focus on what I'm eating....I've been eating whatever the heck I want,but just in small amounts, I've been maintaining, but not losing. My knee is preventing me from serious exercise. I see the doc today and I'm hoping he releases me to start doing some elliptical training, I need something to make me sweat, I need to burn calories. My weight this morning was 174.4 - Keep bouncing from 170 to 174! I need to see 169 on the scales, soon! I've got to get below the 170's! I've got to push myself, I've got to stay away from the chocolates, I've got to use some will power, I'm weak, I tell you I'm weak these days. I cave in for anything! Head hunger is getting the best of me, I'm doing the mindless eating thing! I want to see a size 10! My size 12's fit just right, my 14's are way too big. I need to see a size 10! Now, for a little motivation, we booked our 2008 vacation last week. We're headed to the Eastern Carribean on a 7 day cruise out of Florida. We go to St. Thomas, St. Marteen, Nassau Bahamas. So now I have something to look forward to. I would love to wear a bikini!

Okay - I'm back....and I still don't see anyone? I'm so lonely - where are you. lol. I bit the bullet and updated my stats, oh my that hurt! I changed my weight to what it was this morning. After all, I'm going to have fun watching it go down again, so I decided I should change it. I want to see my 167 number again! Well, talk to everyone later, hoping you guys return and keep me company. :smile2:

It's getting lonely in here. Where are all the January bandsters? :biggrin: I hope everyone is doing good, and just out exercising - thats why your not online. :smile2: I called my doc yesterday and told her my frustration with the weight gain, she said - DRINK MORE WATER. So I did, and I had a 5 lb loss just last night. I've been running to the bathroom every 2 minutes, but hey, its working. I am still up quite a bit of weight, and I need to update my signature, just haven't felt like it. My exercise has not been good, its been so so, but not consistant, and I know that is a big problem for me. I'm focussing on trying to be consistant. Well, I've gotta run some errands, so will check in later.

Woke up - went to bathroom - then weighed. I always hold my breath when I weigh, its such a scary feeling. Well, the scales did go down, I took my docs advice and really upped my water intake. I was going to the bathroom all day yesterday! Wt - 182.7 (5 lb loss overnight!) Menu Bfast Coffee/cream Lunch lettuce wrap Dinner grilled fish

Woke up - went to bathroom - then weighed. I always hold my breath when I weigh, its such a scary feeling. Well, the scales did go down, I took my docs advice and really upped my water intake. I was going to the bathroom all day yesterday! Wt - 182.7 (5 lb loss overnight!) Menu Bfast Coffee/cream Lunch lettuce wrap Dinner grilled fish

Yes, I ate so good yesterday, I worked out, I drank my water, and I was expecting to see the scales go down. Well, WRONG. They went up antoher 2 lbs! What the Heck? I am now more convinced than ever it has to be the steroids I'm taking making me gain.:party::eek::frown::mad: I have put on more than 15 lbs in the past month. I've been taking them for 6 weeks now and this is my last week, thank gawd! I hope the weight falls off as quickly as it has come on. Besides the steroids, my fill level is not right, my life seems so out of control lately and I'm not dealing with it very well. Wonder if the steroids are making me moody too? Okay, I'm going to sign off and try and think positive!:tt2: Wt - 188.2

Yes, I ate so good yesterday, I worked out, I drank my water, and I was expecting to see the scales go down. Well, WRONG. They went up antoher 2 lbs! What the Heck? I am now more convinced than ever it has to be the steroids I'm taking making me gain.:biggrin::eek::frown::mad: I have put on more than 15 lbs in the past month. I've been taking them for 6 weeks now and this is my last week, thank gawd! I hope the weight falls off as quickly as it has come on. Besides the steroids, my fill level is not right, my life seems so out of control lately and I'm not dealing with it very well. Wonder if the steroids are making me moody too? Okay, I'm going to sign off and try and think positive!:tt2: Wt - 188.2

I wake up this morning, weigh, and I'm up another 2 freaken pounds - grrrrr. I was so mad I kicked the scale and hurt my stupid knee. I am ready to throw the steroids in the trash! I refuse to take them any longer! I go see my doc on Monday and I'm going to tell her that, NO MORE STEROIDS! I have been taking them for 6 weeks now, no wonder I'm up all this weight! I was really mad when I stepped on the scales and it keeps going up, and I even exercised, I ate right and made good choices, so I was so mad this morning, I wanted to cry. I guess I will continue to take this until the end of the week so my eyes will heal, but after this week, no more!

I woke up this morning and noticed my face was so round. Well, I started reading the side effects of my medication that I'm taking and it turns out the big side effect if taken more than 14 days is weight gain! I'm on steroids, and have been on them since 1/17/08. So that explains the weight gain. Although I haven't made the right food choices, I was a little shocked that I had gained so much, because I never have in the past while not making the right food choices. So, I was a little depressed. Well this weekend I did really good with eating, and still gained another 3 lbs. Then I noticed my face looked distorted this morning. So I started researching the medication I'm on. Well, not only am I takig orally steroid, I'm also putting steroid drops in my eyes, so needless to say, its causing a weight gain. I should be off of it all by the end of this week. Scale this mornng was really ugly 186.2. I do think once I quit taking the steroids I will start losing. Okay menu today Bfast 1 egg 2 slices of turkey bacon Mid moring cup of coffee w/cream Lunch salad dressing on side Dinner ground hamburger salsa Exercise -

I woke up this morning and noticed my face was so round. Well, I started reading the side effects of my medication that I'm taking and it turns out the big side effect if taken more than 14 days is weight gain! I'm on steroids, and have been on them since 1/17/08. So that explains the weight gain. Although I haven't made the right food choices, I was a little shocked that I had gained so much, because I never have in the past while not making the right food choices. So, I was a little depressed. Well this weekend I did really good with eating, and still gained another 3 lbs. Then I noticed my face looked distorted this morning. So I started researching the medication I'm on. Well, not only am I takig orally steroid, I'm also putting steroid drops in my eyes, so needless to say, its causing a weight gain. I should be off of it all by the end of this week. Scale this mornng was really ugly 186.2. I do think once I quit taking the steroids I will start losing. Okay menu today Bfast 1 egg 2 slices of turkey bacon Mid moring cup of coffee w/cream Lunch salad dressing on side Dinner ground hamburger salsa Exercise -

I was reading my medicine I've been taking for my eyes - Most people only have to take it for 1 or 2 weeks, I've been having to take it for a month now. Anyhow, one of the side effects is WEIGHT GAIN! I noticed my face is very round this morning, and so I started reading the side effects and come to find out, I'm taking steroids. I didn't realize it was steroids, I thought I was just taking antiobotics. My eyes are healing, however, I am not at a crisp clear 20/20, and I'm just one of those slow healers, not sure if its because of my diabetes or what, but I always seem to take longer to heal. Anyhow, that helps to explain my dramatic weight gain I think. I am hoping to be off the steroids at the end of this week. I go see my eye doc on March 3rd, so I'm hoping she will take me off of them. I hope everyone had a great weekend.

I made this last night and it was big hit! I'm eating it again today for lunch and it really is good. Enjoy! Ingredients: 4 Talapia filets (or any type of fish you like) 1/4 c. salad dressing, ranch, nonfat or lowfat 3 T. yogurt, plain, nonfat or lowfat 1 1/2 T. mustard 1/2 lb. spinach, fresh (I used a big bag of baby spinach) galic salt and various other spices to your liking (I used a little garlic and Emrils fish rub) Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rinse fish, pat dry with paper towels and arrange in glass baking dish. Mix dressing, yogurt and mustard; spoon evenly over fish. Spice the fish up, use your favorite seasonings, doesn't take much as the salad dressing and mustard have some spice in them. I like to sprinkle a little of Emeril's fish rub on mine, then maybe a shake or two of the garlic salt. Bake until fish is no longer translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. (I cooked mine more like 15 - 20 min) Remove tough stems from spinach; rinse thoroughly and drain. (I didn't have to do this as I bought the baby spinach in a bag) Heat nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When skillet is hot, add spinach and stir-fry just to wilt the leaves, about 30 seconds. (I also added a little pam butter flavored to the skilley to give it a little more flavor and seasoned the spinach with a squeeze of lemon and garlic salt) Arrange spinach single layer on serving plates; top with baked fish. Nutrition at a glance Each Serving Provides: amount per serving Calories 130 Total Fat 2 g Saturated Fat 0 g Cholesterol 53 mg Sodium 337 mg Carbohydrates 8 g Protein 20 g

I feel the same way! I just want to say I've lost 100 lbs! lol. Congratulations for hitting your goal, that is awesome! Thanks for all you guys' encouragement. I agree with all of you, I know what I need to do, I just need to do it now. I will stick with it. Getting back to the gym is the 1st thing. I need to be consistant with it, not just here and there. I need to do it 6 days a week, or at least 5! Well, i'm off to an appointment with my accountant, ttyl.

Thanks for asking that question. I updated the recipe, but normally 4 oz of fish have 20 grams of protein. I used talapia - the 4 oz is raw of course, after you cook it, it usually reduces down to about 3 oz, but it is still 20 g of protein. yum!

Shawn/thanks for the kind words. I know what I need to do, so now I just need to do it. I need to quit making excuses and get serious and rededicated to my goals. I'm focussing on getting thru one day at a time now and just doing it. I did 80 good yesterdand and 20% bad I guess, but getting better everyday. TOM is here and not making me feel any better, but I will be successful and I'm focussing on getting my mojo back! DH & I will be making a schedule this weekend for workout schedules together, he wants to get into shape too, so he can be my workout buddy.

Wt 183.2 At least it is going down! Back hurts today, still bloated and cranky and just feel like poo poo. Did good last night, made baked fish and it was really good. Having it again for lunch today, I served it over wilted spinach leaves. yum. Need to up my water intake!

Wt 183.2 At least it is going down! Back hurts today, still bloated and cranky and just feel like poo poo. Did good last night, made baked fish and it was really good. Having it again for lunch today, I served it over wilted spinach leaves. yum. Need to up my water intake!

Wt today 184.6 - down .1 of a freaken pound. Tom came yesterday which explains my headache, bloat, fatigue, and cranky attitude. Did pretty good until last night, ate the rest of the choco chip cookies (3 of them) and now no more is allowed into the house. I threatened my family once, but slowly the junk food has crept back into our house. Focussin on me and only me for the next 3 months.

Wt today 184.6 - down .1 of a freaken pound. Tom came yesterday which explains my headache, bloat, fatigue, and cranky attitude. Did pretty good until last night, ate the rest of the choco chip cookies (3 of them) and now no more is allowed into the house. I threatened my family once, but slowly the junk food has crept back into our house. Focussin on me and only me for the next 3 months.

I Keep telling myself, okay, today I'm going to be back on track! Then, I do good, then fall off the wagon. I weighed this morning and I am up to 185 lbs! I weighed at one time 167! I am so disgusted with myself. I feel like the biggest PIG! I keep waiting on that "restriction" and it isn't happening. I get some, then lose it, or I get too tight. I'm so mad at myself that I screwed up, I used to have pretty good restriction at 3.8, but then tried to get tighter, and well, now I'm still trying to get that restriciton back! Sucks. I am using it as an excuse to eat what I want, when I want etc. Well, it was a major wake up call. I feel bad to keep typing in my journal how - I'm going to start and how good I'm going to do, then I don't. I keep breaking promises to myself. I have to be true to myself so I've got to take control - for good. It seems I do good for a week, then blow it for 2 weeks. Its a vicious cycle. The weight is creaping back on and I must stop it now! I must! I must! I was in tears this morning, but I am not going to "feel sorry" for myself, or beat myself up anymore. I can't change the past, but I can change the future. No more sweets, no more sugar! No more! Its time to pull my head out of the sand and quit doing the self destruction like I've done with every diet in the past. I am hoping to get my restriction back at my next fill - 4/7/08, but until then, I need to focus, really focus. I need to THINK before I eat, I need to plan my meals! I must exercise! I don't want to be a Band Failure, I want to be a success! Okay - my life will change. I will report my weight everyday on here. Good or bad, I'm also going to report my menu - good or bad! Wt 184.7 Exercise - Menu Protein shake - chocolate Whey protein, with added coffee Coffee with cream - no sugar Lunch - Roasted chicken, few bites of green beans and some corn Snack - 1/2 container of strawberry no sugar yogurt with a little grape nuts added in it. Dinner - Roast, few carrots

I Keep telling myself, okay, today I'm going to be back on track! Then, I do good, then fall off the wagon. I weighed this morning and I am up to 185 lbs! I weighed at one time 167! I am so disgusted with myself. I feel like the biggest PIG! I keep waiting on that "restriction" and it isn't happening. I get some, then lose it, or I get too tight. I'm so mad at myself that I screwed up, I used to have pretty good restriction at 3.8, but then tried to get tighter, and well, now I'm still trying to get that restriciton back! Sucks. I am using it as an excuse to eat what I want, when I want etc. Well, it was a major wake up call. I feel bad to keep typing in my journal how - I'm going to start and how good I'm going to do, then I don't. I keep breaking promises to myself. I have to be true to myself so I've got to take control - for good. It seems I do good for a week, then blow it for 2 weeks. Its a vicious cycle. The weight is creaping back on and I must stop it now! I must! I must! I was in tears this morning, but I am not going to "feel sorry" for myself, or beat myself up anymore. I can't change the past, but I can change the future. No more sweets, no more sugar! No more! Its time to pull my head out of the sand and quit doing the self destruction like I've done with every diet in the past. I am hoping to get my restriction back at my next fill - 4/7/08, but until then, I need to focus, really focus. I need to THINK before I eat, I need to plan my meals! I must exercise! I don't want to be a Band Failure, I want to be a success! Okay - my life will change. I will report my weight everyday on here. Good or bad, I'm also going to report my menu - good or bad! Wt 184.7 Exercise - Menu Protein shake - chocolate Whey protein, with added coffee Coffee with cream - no sugar Lunch - Roasted chicken, few bites of green beans and some corn Snack - 1/2 container of strawberry no sugar yogurt with a little grape nuts added in it. Dinner - Roast, few carrots