Trying hard to lose the pounds!!!!!!!!!

OK, will lay off and try to cook or or pre-cook for the days I know I'll be worthless.

Rose, he did go in for a physical and blood work last fall. His numbers were pretty good - some borderlines but nothing that was way out of line.

He works in an office - they own Pizza Hut franchises. He's on the 2nd floor which is mostly computer geeks guzzling the pop - not a lot of good role models up there!! Maybe I can find a way to get him to meet me at the Y so I will work out...he likes me to do that.

We walk next Saturday.

Just checking in. After losing 1 1/2 lbs last week, I went up almost 3 at the beginning of the week, and am now back where I started from. This may be water weight coming and going, but I think I need to bite the bullet harder. Sigh.... And I even ended up doing 2 (!) 1-hour dragonboat practices last Sunday!

Kari---

I have the same kind of hubby, except just substitute Pepsi for Mountain Dew, plus my hubby loves anything fried too. He has gained probably nearly 100 lbs since i met him (fast foods, junk foods, fried foods,litres and litres of soda). I never ask him to diet, but i shop for stuff that he might substitute for his favorites. I don't tell him this, but since i am an experimenter and creative, and he is used to that, he doesn't get too suspicious. He is, however, very very stubborn and hates change in the food arena. He has very set rules on "what food goes with what food." I kid him all the time about his "food rules" and i write them down and and keep the list for fun,and we laugh about it, but i do slip in stuff for him to taste too. So, i have gotten him to switch to diet Snapple for months instead of soda (he has since switched back--dang!) and i have gotten him to change to Kraft Salad Dressing Lite instead of his beloved mayonnaise. I can't get him to change much but every little bit counts. I am worried about his health for sure. I say, try some sort of humorous approach.

peace,
celia

Does anyone know how to get info about the WINS diet??

Finally went back to the Y to swim today - have not been since I started the WBR in December.

Good news - I didn't drown
Bad news - there were times I wanted to!!!

Actually I was surprised at how much I could still do, I guess the stationary bike has been good for something! I can't wait until it either gets cooler so I can work out in the gym with something on my head or I get more hair. I bike at home now so I can be bald.

Fought my way to the 169, the radiation caused me to lose my appetite and got to 165 but now have the appetite back and am at 172. Nipping it in the bud, one lap at a time!!

just started reading this thread, thought I'd see if any of you were doing better than I am or if I could learn anything from you. I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago, Friday is my cancerversary from my surgery. I've always been overweight, even as a kid. I am not at the most i have ever weighed, but close. I did gain about 20 pounds doing chemo, I think it was all of the ice cream and pudding that I ate because it helped soothe my upset stomach. A year ago I got a diet program for my palm pilot and lost about 10 pounds. Then got sick and never got back to it. I'd not gained any of the weight back till the past couple of weeks and have decided it's time to start writing it down again and really get back to serious excercising. One of the hardest parts for me is that I work in a high school cafeteria. ALL THAT FOOD!!!!! And the women I work with all eat whatever so it's hard for me to not do what they do. I'm going to do this though, I've got to. I only have 40 pounds to lose, how hard can that be?

If you lost 5.5 pounds, you lost it!  Congrats

I have lost 34 lbs so far and am working at another 30.  I go to the gym everyday!  Watch what I eat, and it still comes off 1/2 lb to a 1 lb a week.  It is tough....chemo threw me into menapause, so the weight just doesn't come off quickly.....

 I've been counting calories for the past 4 1/2 months. I'm an emotional eater, but have been really sticking to this. I'm down 33 pounds. Started off faster, but now I'm also at the 1/2 to 1 pound a week loss. I've still got another 25 pounds to go. I was shocked at how slow it comes off now.     Kate

It's really significant when you recognize emotional eating.

Like a key to a door.

The thing about a little ice cream is that you get back on the right stuff the next day, and maybe not replinish the ice cream for awhile. It's one day at a time with all this. 

Darla,

I have been using www.fitday.com I know there are many others out there.

I recommend this FREE website for diet and exercise support.  I have used it for a year or so and found it very valuable.  You can plan your diet and exercise and track it all.  There is also tons of information - exercise programs, videos, recipes, forums - you name it.  I can't imagine what more you might need - and it is FREE.

www.sparkpeople.com

i have a question about the $50 cancellation fee. i was told that they don't have a cancellation fee, that if i don't want to go there anymore i just have to keep paying the monthly charge and not go.