Originally Posted by 37179

I'm SO glad to be a part of a few good threads on here! The gals (and guys) here really add a boost of much needed morale! I have to say (and pat myself on the back), it nearly killed me, but I was offered an icecream bar during one of my rare midday cravings, and I found the willpower to turn it down. It was a hard thing to do, but being apart of the Thanksgiving Countdown, I was like... "I'm NOT losing 5 points today over a stupid icecream bar!" And that's what did it for me! So, I still have my 5 points and I'm some several hundred calories lighter! LOL. Not to mention, hubby kicked my butt during BootCamp tonight... There are times I really don't like him, but I thank him up and down after that hour of Hell is over! hahahaha!

GREAT JOB!!! Thata Girl
sometimes that is all we need, is to know we have to come on here and tell about the bad thing we did, That has stopped me in my tracks a several times,

Sheryl - I have to ask... (Since you just posted right above me, and I saw your weight ticker..) What's it like to be 54 lbs lighter? I can only imagine, which is part of what gets me through each day being so strict on myself... I picture myself 100lbs thinner every day, and at times it's really hard, but when I first wake up and do my morning exercise, I feel healthier and can visualize myself healthier and lighter... What's funny, when I talk to my husband about my weight (my goal being 160) I always pull a Freudian slip and say things like... "I wish I could just get below 160.. I've been stuck here for weeks!" and he smiles and corrects me, but tells me I must be visualizing something hard to always slip up on my weight... I love doing that because I think it sort of sets it in your mind that our goals are tangible, and I think we'll all reach our goals a lot sooner than we think! Good luck girls, press on and you'll succeed!! (These little posts are my boosters, btw.. LOL I still haven't figured out where you guys get those cute little things ya'll been stickin on my page! hahaha)

Welcome to the new members

Sorry I've been MIA-- I had a project due today that was 40% of my total architecture grade. I spent approx. 12-14 hrs on it yesterday-- went to bed at 4 AM and got up at 7:45!! :/ Nearly needless to say my food has been pretty bad the last two days, but I accept that and am moving on.

Originally Posted by 37179

Hi everyone! I would love to join this thread! I'm currently part of the thanksgiving countdown challenge, I see a couple familiar faces too!, but I think this thread would dovetail nicely, as onderland is my overall goal! At 260, I'm in the black zone, but I'm scooting along!!! I'm on a strict low carb, no sweets diet. I do very good all day, but come evening, after things have wound down, I have terrible cravings. I don't eat much fruit at night because if the sugar, especially grapes, but ive been trying to satiate my cravings with grapes, but it's not usually enough. My husband and I are living with his father and aunt and uncle and they always keep sweets around. Especially at night they love to offer me a bowl of icecream or a glass of milk and cookies. They mean well, and don't remember that I'm not eating that studd, but it gets very hard to continuously turn it down. I've been good for a long while, but the temptation to splurge is almost overwhelming most nights. My husband is a personal trainer and a nutritionalist and he's got me in supplements that help kill the cravings, and it does help but I come from a family that sits and watches movies at night with a lapfull of snacks. And that's the part of me I'm trying to change. I'm only down 10 lbs from my start weight, but everyone has to start somewhere. I have a long road ahead of me, but I take it 10 lbs at a time, and that makes it easier. My mini goal is 200 lbs, I should change it to 199! Lol.

I'd change your minigoal. The site recommends approx. 10-20% of your current weight.. I think it helps more. IF you do it every 10 lbs or so its like "Hey I'm almost at my minigoal, I need to watch myself!" as opposed to it being 50 lbs off and seeming nearly as unreachable as your long term goal.

Okay I'm EXHAUSTED so I'm leaving.

Originally Posted by 24974

That just shows you what a big mouth I have , LOL (since I have only been here on BS since Jan and I didn't participate on any Threads until end of March

I didn't even notice my status moved up

Hahaha, you MUST talk a lot Sheryl!!! Well, you are the leader of HBR. I appreciate all the support you give us all here at BS! So, you'll be emeritus before me, possibly. I don't know why but I am in a hurry to get to it.

I used to not really give feedback in the blogs and forums as I didn't understand that I was supposed to, or how to even do it.

Originally Posted by 17320

a hubby can do so much with support ,mine working with me to give me support,sometimes there a charm,show him you can loose more than him,you can do it sheryl

You are fortunate to have a husband that wants to work with you. Mine just complains that he is getting fatter and he can't figure out why. When I try to offer suggestions he denies everything. Sometimes he does get in a health kick but not lately. I hope to inspire him and my kids one of these days.

Originally Posted by 37179

I'm SO glad to be a part of a few good threads on here! The gals (and guys) here really add a boost of much needed morale! I have to say (and pat myself on the back), it nearly killed me, but I was offered an icecream bar during one of my rare midday cravings, and I found the willpower to turn it down. It was a hard thing to do, but being apart of the Thanksgiving Countdown, I was like... "I'm NOT losing 5 points today over a stupid icecream bar!" And that's what did it for me! So, I still have my 5 points and I'm some several hundred calories lighter! LOL. Not to mention, hubby kicked my butt during BootCamp tonight... There are times I really don't like him, but I thank him up and down after that hour of Hell is over! hahahaha!

Great job on turning down that ice cream bar!!! I have had very low resistance lately. I have to stop being weak! I think it sounds sweet that you have a good team mate in a husband!

Originally Posted by 37179

Sheryl - I have to ask... (Since you just posted right above me, and I saw your weight ticker..) What's it like to be 54 lbs lighter? I can only imagine, which is part of what gets me through each day being so strict on myself... I picture myself 100lbs thinner every day, and at times it's really hard, but when I first wake up and do my morning exercise, I feel healthier and can visualize myself healthier and lighter... What's funny, when I talk to my husband about my weight (my goal being 160) I always pull a Freudian slip and say things like... "I wish I could just get below 160.. I've been stuck here for weeks!" and he smiles and corrects me, but tells me I must be visualizing something hard to always slip up on my weight... I love doing that because I think it sort of sets it in your mind that our goals are tangible, and I think we'll all reach our goals a lot sooner than we think! Good luck girls, press on and you'll succeed!! (These little posts are my boosters, btw.. LOL I still haven't figured out where you guys get those cute little things ya'll been stickin on my page! hahaha)

I know for me, I never thought I'd be below 250 and once I got there it just started coming off and I started getting in the spirit. You are off to a great start! We're here for you too!

Originally Posted by 13672

Welcome to the new members

Sorry I've been MIA-- I had a project due today that was 40% of my total architecture grade. I spent approx. 12-14 hrs on it yesterday-- went to bed at 4 AM and got up at 7:45!! :/ Nearly needless to say my food has been pretty bad the last two days, but I accept that and am moving on.



I'd change your minigoal. The site recommends approx. 10-20% of your current weight.. I think it helps more. IF you do it every 10 lbs or so its like "Hey I'm almost at my minigoal, I need to watch myself!" as opposed to it being 50 lbs off and seeming nearly as unreachable as your long term goal.

Okay I'm EXHAUSTED so I'm leaving.

I agree too! And I have even set it at 2 pounds away just to get me motivated. Right now i think it's at onederland. So close.

Get some sleep Joy!!! It does get frustrating being sleep deprived and trying to eat healthily. Sometimes I just grab a weight loss shake instead of food and it helps, and I keep V8 around.

Originally Posted by 7944

Do you realize that you are doing this? I am just curious about this because my daughter was on seroquel for depression and we'd see her in the kitchen at night, she'd speak to us, and she'd be eating weird things like beans and marshmallows or something. The next day she didn't remember it. She started carrying off cans of food and waking up with canned foods, different foods in bed, and she was gaining a lot of weight. It was really weird! I hadn't ever seen anyone else do it. She doesn't take that med now.

I am sort of aware, It is like........I guess going to the bathroom at night, I am conscience, but kind of just going and not really paying a lot of attention. I have to really think hard and kind of wake myself up completely to fight it. I can stop it just is really hard sometimes.