Back on track

Despite the wedding cake, bbq, beer, wine, breakfasts in hotels, lots of
snacking I did over my wedding "holiday"(about a full week) I managed to
maintain 189. I am really surprised too because I ate alot of things
that were off my plan and never measured/weighed anything. I am sore
today however from my exercise routine that I re-started yesterday. I
can feel it in the back of my legs/behind mostly.

My water intake is something I am most concerned about right now. It
glaringly obvious I am not getting enough water since I started watching
it closer when the water challenge thread was started. At most in the
last week it's only been 1.5-2.0 liters a day. For me that's way below
what I was drinking when I was steadily losing(last fall/winter) So, I
am having to really push my intake and be very aware of what is going in
my mouth. Thing is, I should know this. I can tell by the way I've felt,
my skin, chapped lips etc. It really amazes me what we humans will
rationalize/justify with some other reason when we get off course.

On my list of things to purchase is..
Fish oil supplements - Any suggestions here welcome, thanks Chris for
your suggestion in an earlier thread.
A pedometer (since I still haven't gotten one)
A new set of bras - I could go into a lengthy discussion about this one
because I have questions about sports bras vs. underwires etc. Sizes
since I've lost weight. But I will save that for another thread maybe.
New walking shoes. I've put just about as many miles on my Nikes as I
think they will take.

Also, a short update on my kiddo and his diabetes. Dallas has been
amazingly responsive to the insulin. It's been tough on him food wise
but he is being very understanding and cooperative with the food
changes/choices he is having to make. The mental/emotional side to this
is proving to be easier than I first thought it would be for him. We
signed him up and he went to his first support meeting at the clinic our
Dr is at with other diabetic children yesterday, so we will see how that
pans out for him. Personally I think that the support network he is
creating is fantastic. Already he has made friends with other diabetic
children from the group. We are still working out the bugs of
monitoring/journaling his levels each day throughout the day but his
blood sugar is in range most of the time. His only complaints are the
skin pricks and he has had a few headaches. What strikes me most about
all this is the awareness this is creating for my family as a whole. Now
it's not just Dallas and I watching what we eat. It's the whole family,
even my extended family when we are all together.


Susan
280/189/140

LOL!
Yes, there is that We had such fun on our trip, we walked miles and
miles of San Antonio, swam, did the hottub thing etc. I'm pretty sure
that I walked as much as I normally do. I just know I ate too damned
much lol, the first night there we went to Texas Land & Cattle Co.
http://www.texaslandandcattle.com/ and I got so full! I had the 14 oz
ribeye, baked sweet potato, salad, bread (first time I've had white
bread in a year too) wine and then we split a Pecan Ball - It was
amazing. The next morning we had breakfast in the hotel which was pretty
reasonable WOE for me, then lunch at a really good Mexican food place, I
can't remember the name. Then we ordered in the room the next night and
took our meal by the pool/hottub and I didn't finish my chicken I had
ordered.
Next day we skipped breakfast as we slept in and then had lunch at Olive
Garden which was good.
Then we headed home I felt a little bloaty from all the sodium
however, that's gone today.

Susan
280/189/140


"Ignoramus11294" wrote in message
...
In article ,
susanjoneslewis wrote:
Despite the wedding cake, bbq, beer, wine, breakfasts in hotels,
lots of
snacking I did over my wedding "holiday"(about a full week) I
managed to
maintain 189. I am really surprised too because I ate alot of things
that were off my plan and never measured/weighed anything. I am sore
today however from my exercise routine that I re-started yesterday.
I
can feel it in the back of my legs/behind mostly.

Must be the "honeymoon workout"...

i

LOL!
Yes, there is that We had such fun on our trip, we walked miles and
miles of San Antonio, swam, did the hottub thing etc. I'm pretty sure
that I walked as much as I normally do. I just know I ate too damned
much lol, the first night there we went to Texas Land & Cattle Co.
http://www.texaslandandcattle.com/ and I got so full! I had the 14 oz
ribeye, baked sweet potato, salad, bread (first time I've had white
bread in a year too) wine and then we split a Pecan Ball - It was
amazing. The next morning we had breakfast in the hotel which was pretty
reasonable WOE for me, then lunch at a really good Mexican food place, I
can't remember the name. Then we ordered in the room the next night and
took our meal by the pool/hottub and I didn't finish my chicken I had
ordered.
Next day we skipped breakfast as we slept in and then had lunch at Olive
Garden which was good.
Then we headed home I felt a little bloaty from all the sodium
however, that's gone today.

Susan
280/189/140


"Ignoramus11294" wrote in message
...
In article ,
susanjoneslewis wrote:
Despite the wedding cake, bbq, beer, wine, breakfasts in hotels,
lots of
snacking I did over my wedding "holiday"(about a full week) I
managed to
maintain 189. I am really surprised too because I ate alot of things
that were off my plan and never measured/weighed anything. I am sore
today however from my exercise routine that I re-started yesterday.
I
can feel it in the back of my legs/behind mostly.

Must be the "honeymoon workout"...

i

susanjoneslewis wrote:

Despite the wedding cake, bbq, beer, wine, breakfasts in hotels, lots of
snacking I did over my wedding "holiday"(about a full week) I managed to
maintain 189. I am really surprised too because I ate alot of things
that were off my plan and never measured/weighed anything. I am sore
today however from my exercise routine that I re-started yesterday. I
can feel it in the back of my legs/behind mostly.

Welcome back. I consider the DOMS to be a great motivator to stay
regular in my workouts. If I don't get to the gym at least twice a week
I get DOMS when I go back!

My water intake is something I am most concerned about right now. It
glaringly obvious I am not getting enough water since I started watching
it closer when the water challenge thread was started. At most in the
last week it's only been 1.5-2.0 liters a day. For me that's way below
what I was drinking when I was steadily losing(last fall/winter) So, I
am having to really push my intake and be very aware of what is going in
my mouth. Thing is, I should know this. I can tell by the way I've felt,
my skin, chapped lips etc. It really amazes me what we humans will
rationalize/justify with some other reason when we get off course.

A joking name for the program I'm on, Body for Life", is "potty for
life". :-)

Sometimes I think of ASD as a drinking game. See someone mention water,
take a drink. Pauses to gulp.

On my list of things to purchase is..
Fish oil supplements - Any suggestions here welcome, thanks Chris for
your suggestion in an earlier thread.

I just eat fish. One of my favorite breakfasts is smoked salmon on half
of a whole wheat bagel. The Thomaas's 100% whole wheat bagels are
fantastic.

And I eat a salad with meat on it nearly ever day for lunch and if
there's no leftover grilled meat from the day before then I open up a
can of tuna and dump it on. And then, of course, we occasionally have
fish for dinner. I end up with easily five to seven servings of fish a
week. So I don't bother with fish oil pills.

A pedometer (since I still haven't gotten one)

McDonald's has two new meals that are worth taking the kids for if
they're the McDonalds sort of kids. The new Happy Meals offer chunks of
granny smith apples (I think) with a carmel dipping sauce and milk
instead of soda. My kids like the apples WAY better than the french
fries. The other meals are the Go Fit Meals (or something like that):
grilled chicken on a salad, bottled water and they come with a free
pedometer. It's not a very good pedometer, but good enough for my purposes.

A new set of bras - I could go into a lengthy discussion about this one
because I have questions about sports bras vs. underwires etc. Sizes
since I've lost weight. But I will save that for another thread maybe.
New walking shoes. I've put just about as many miles on my Nikes as I
think they will take.

I prefer an underwire myself and chose to get underwire workout bras. I
buy the Champion ones and the best place to find them (or any workout
bra!) is Title 9 Sports. They offer really reasonable return policies
and they've been nice to deal with. Find them at www.title9sports.com

Also, a short update on my kiddo and his diabetes. Dallas has been
amazingly responsive to the insulin. It's been tough on him food wise
but he is being very understanding and cooperative with the food
changes/choices he is having to make. The mental/emotional side to this
is proving to be easier than I first thought it would be for him. We
signed him up and he went to his first support meeting at the clinic our
Dr is at with other diabetic children yesterday, so we will see how that
pans out for him. Personally I think that the support network he is
creating is fantastic. Already he has made friends with other diabetic
children from the group.

This is heartening to hear. I don't know this story (or don't remember
it) - is he Type 1 and you've just diagnosed it, or is he an obese kid
who has fat loss to handle along with a new diagnosis of Type 2?

Was his situation part of your decision to lose weight? It really was
one of the triggers for me. I was concerned about the abdominal fat on
my 9 year old son and it dawned on me that an obese mother was almost
guaranteed to have obese kids.

We are still working out the bugs of
monitoring/journaling his levels each day throughout the day but his
blood sugar is in range most of the time. His only complaints are the
skin pricks and he has had a few headaches. What strikes me most about
all this is the awareness this is creating for my family as a whole. Now
it's not just Dallas and I watching what we eat. It's the whole family,
even my extended family when we are all together.

That's really where I'm at, too. The entire family is doing this,
partly because I changed what I buy and cook, and partly because it
makes so much sense to teach the kids a reasonable way of eating.
They're more likely to have a pizza than I am or an occasional ice cream
or donut, but not a LOT more likely.

Susan
280/189/140

Wow, you're so close to the 100 pound mark! Do you really feel like you
still have nearly 50 pounds left to lose? Have you any idea of your
body fat percentage? I always get nervous when big women say they want
to be 140 - do you really intend to lose muscle mass and bone density to
make your mark? But of course I don't know your situation and maybe
it's sane for you (nice of me to allow, eh?) :-)

Dally
244/174/168
42/26/23 % BF

susanjoneslewis wrote:

Despite the wedding cake, bbq, beer, wine, breakfasts in hotels, lots of
snacking I did over my wedding "holiday"(about a full week) I managed to
maintain 189. I am really surprised too because I ate alot of things
that were off my plan and never measured/weighed anything. I am sore
today however from my exercise routine that I re-started yesterday. I
can feel it in the back of my legs/behind mostly.

Welcome back. I consider the DOMS to be a great motivator to stay
regular in my workouts. If I don't get to the gym at least twice a week
I get DOMS when I go back!

My water intake is something I am most concerned about right now. It
glaringly obvious I am not getting enough water since I started watching
it closer when the water challenge thread was started. At most in the
last week it's only been 1.5-2.0 liters a day. For me that's way below
what I was drinking when I was steadily losing(last fall/winter) So, I
am having to really push my intake and be very aware of what is going in
my mouth. Thing is, I should know this. I can tell by the way I've felt,
my skin, chapped lips etc. It really amazes me what we humans will
rationalize/justify with some other reason when we get off course.

A joking name for the program I'm on, Body for Life", is "potty for
life". :-)

Sometimes I think of ASD as a drinking game. See someone mention water,
take a drink. Pauses to gulp.

On my list of things to purchase is..
Fish oil supplements - Any suggestions here welcome, thanks Chris for
your suggestion in an earlier thread.

I just eat fish. One of my favorite breakfasts is smoked salmon on half
of a whole wheat bagel. The Thomaas's 100% whole wheat bagels are
fantastic.

And I eat a salad with meat on it nearly ever day for lunch and if
there's no leftover grilled meat from the day before then I open up a
can of tuna and dump it on. And then, of course, we occasionally have
fish for dinner. I end up with easily five to seven servings of fish a
week. So I don't bother with fish oil pills.

A pedometer (since I still haven't gotten one)

McDonald's has two new meals that are worth taking the kids for if
they're the McDonalds sort of kids. The new Happy Meals offer chunks of
granny smith apples (I think) with a carmel dipping sauce and milk
instead of soda. My kids like the apples WAY better than the french
fries. The other meals are the Go Fit Meals (or something like that):
grilled chicken on a salad, bottled water and they come with a free
pedometer. It's not a very good pedometer, but good enough for my purposes.

A new set of bras - I could go into a lengthy discussion about this one
because I have questions about sports bras vs. underwires etc. Sizes
since I've lost weight. But I will save that for another thread maybe.
New walking shoes. I've put just about as many miles on my Nikes as I
think they will take.

I prefer an underwire myself and chose to get underwire workout bras. I
buy the Champion ones and the best place to find them (or any workout
bra!) is Title 9 Sports. They offer really reasonable return policies
and they've been nice to deal with. Find them at www.title9sports.com

Also, a short update on my kiddo and his diabetes. Dallas has been
amazingly responsive to the insulin. It's been tough on him food wise
but he is being very understanding and cooperative with the food
changes/choices he is having to make. The mental/emotional side to this
is proving to be easier than I first thought it would be for him. We
signed him up and he went to his first support meeting at the clinic our
Dr is at with other diabetic children yesterday, so we will see how that
pans out for him. Personally I think that the support network he is
creating is fantastic. Already he has made friends with other diabetic
children from the group.

This is heartening to hear. I don't know this story (or don't remember
it) - is he Type 1 and you've just diagnosed it, or is he an obese kid
who has fat loss to handle along with a new diagnosis of Type 2?

Was his situation part of your decision to lose weight? It really was
one of the triggers for me. I was concerned about the abdominal fat on
my 9 year old son and it dawned on me that an obese mother was almost
guaranteed to have obese kids.

We are still working out the bugs of
monitoring/journaling his levels each day throughout the day but his
blood sugar is in range most of the time. His only complaints are the
skin pricks and he has had a few headaches. What strikes me most about
all this is the awareness this is creating for my family as a whole. Now
it's not just Dallas and I watching what we eat. It's the whole family,
even my extended family when we are all together.

That's really where I'm at, too. The entire family is doing this,
partly because I changed what I buy and cook, and partly because it
makes so much sense to teach the kids a reasonable way of eating.
They're more likely to have a pizza than I am or an occasional ice cream
or donut, but not a LOT more likely.

Susan
280/189/140

Wow, you're so close to the 100 pound mark! Do you really feel like you
still have nearly 50 pounds left to lose? Have you any idea of your
body fat percentage? I always get nervous when big women say they want
to be 140 - do you really intend to lose muscle mass and bone density to
make your mark? But of course I don't know your situation and maybe
it's sane for you (nice of me to allow, eh?) :-)

Dally
244/174/168
42/26/23 % BF

"Dally" wrote in message
...
Welcome back. I consider the DOMS to be a great motivator to stay
regular in my workouts. If I don't get to the gym at least twice a
week
I get DOMS when I go back!

DOMS I am guessing are the back line of your thigh? LOL, I don't know
work-out terms since I don't follow a gym routine (I walk and cycle from
home and in my area) They hurt at the moment from all the 7 miles by
foot and the 6 by cycle i've put in since yesterday after a weeks
layoff.

A joking name for the program I'm on, Body for Life", is "potty for
life". :-)

My 15 year old made the remark today once when I was on my way to the
potty "Can tell mom is at the water thing again" hehe

I just eat fish. One of my favorite breakfasts is smoked salmon on
half
of a whole wheat bagel. The Thomaas's 100% whole wheat bagels are
fantastic.

And I eat a salad with meat on it nearly ever day for lunch and if
there's no leftover grilled meat from the day before then I open up a
can of tuna and dump it on. And then, of course, we occasionally have
fish for dinner. I end up with easily five to seven servings of fish
a
week. So I don't bother with fish oil pills.

The fish thing is bothersome to me because I *know* I need the supps
since I don't eat alot(any) fish. It's been on my list a dozen times to
pick up at the store or next time i pass a GNC - I simply haven't done
it.

McDonald's has two new meals that are worth taking the kids for if
they're the McDonalds sort of kids. The new Happy Meals offer chunks
of
granny smith apples (I think) with a carmel dipping sauce and milk
instead of soda. My kids like the apples WAY better than the french
fries. The other meals are the Go Fit Meals (or something like that):
grilled chicken on a salad, bottled water and they come with a free
pedometer. It's not a very good pedometer, but good enough for my
purposes.

I think thats what I will do next time I am in "town" - I live a good 25
miles from a McD and no, my kids are not the type. I can count on one
hand how many times we've been to a McD's. Living where we live there
just isn't opprotunity to be fast food families, for that I am grateful.

I prefer an underwire myself and chose to get underwire workout bras.
I
buy the Champion ones and the best place to find them (or any workout
bra!) is Title 9 Sports. They offer really reasonable return policies
and they've been nice to deal with. Find them at www.title9sports.com

I prefer the underwires myself as well. But my shape has changed since
the weightloss and I can feel the wires cutting into my skin more it
seems so I have been considering a change. Not to mention I have lost
alot of my boobs with the weightloss and I want something with a little
more support (a little more push up) to it. So bra shopping is going to
be an ordeal. Thanks for the link, I will check it out.
This is heartening to hear. I don't know this story (or don't
remember
it) - is he Type 1 and you've just diagnosed it, or is he an obese kid
who has fat loss to handle along with a new diagnosis of Type 2?

Dallas is a challenging kid heh. He's dx as type 1 a few weeks ago and
it was a stunning blow to us as a family. He yo-yo's in weight,
sometimes as high as 170 and sometimes as low as 130 which at his height
and build either one can just outside his range. The dr's say he will
level out somewhere around 145-150, he's 5'4" already at 11 years old
and one of those "big kids". The yo-yo'ing can be contributed to 2
reasons, he's also ADHD. So the meds for that now have to be changed and
we are hoping that with proper diabetic care, his ADHD will improve as
well. Diabetes can be a very confusing disease when your talking actual
symptoms. For instance, he would do something off the wall and we would
pass it off as being part of the ADHD, We know now that it wouldn't be
ADHD at all, it would be because of low or high blood sugar. So there ar
e alot of thinking habits we are having to let go of as well as making
sure his meds/food/journaling are all correct.. ADHD AND Diabetes both.
His dx wasn't an intial motivator for me no. But it has enlightened me
on alot of things i thought I knew and it has made my family more aware
of what THEY eat not just me watching my intake.

That's really where I'm at, too. The entire family is doing this,
partly because I changed what I buy and cook, and partly because it
makes so much sense to teach the kids a reasonable way of eating.
They're more likely to have a pizza than I am or an occasional ice
cream
or donut, but not a LOT more likely.

My shopping habits have taken a complete 360 degree turn since this time
last year. It's amazing to me what we used to buy and eat on a daily
basis. I think back on it and go BLEH. Thank goodness I found the good
sense to change our lives and thank goodness I have an understanding and
adventursome family willing to try anything.


Wow, you're so close to the 100 pound mark! Do you really feel like
you
still have nearly 50 pounds left to lose? Have you any idea of your
body fat percentage? I always get nervous when big women say they
want
to be 140 - do you really intend to lose muscle mass and bone density
to
make your mark? But of course I don't know your situation and maybe
it's sane for you (nice of me to allow, eh?) :-)

Dally
244/174/168
42/26/23 % BF


I can't even dscribe how excited I am about almost being a 100 lb loser.
That for me is going to be an incredible milestone. I don't know my BF%
although I prolly should find out. The scales have been the only #'s I
get caught up in. As for the 140? That's just a general goal for me. It
holds no particular value. If I feel good at 150..or 145.. I will stay
there. I feel good now at 189.. but I know that I would feel better at
150(somewhere in there) I picked the 140 because I had to pick something
for my sig line lol. Now.. I DO have a joking bet with my husband about
145 which I'd like to reach just because I said I would.. that if I
reach 145 I of course will not have any boobs left worth looking at and
at that point we will discuss surgery lol. I sincerely doubt I would get
new boobs, but it's fun to joke about with him as I get closer and
closer to 145.

Back to your question of do I still feel like I have 50 lbs to lose?
Yes, I still feel fat and flabby. I still have a fat mental image of
myself. I wonder if that will ever go away once I reach "goal".

Susan
280/189/140

"Dally" wrote in message
...
Welcome back. I consider the DOMS to be a great motivator to stay
regular in my workouts. If I don't get to the gym at least twice a
week
I get DOMS when I go back!

DOMS I am guessing are the back line of your thigh? LOL, I don't know
work-out terms since I don't follow a gym routine (I walk and cycle from
home and in my area) They hurt at the moment from all the 7 miles by
foot and the 6 by cycle i've put in since yesterday after a weeks
layoff.

A joking name for the program I'm on, Body for Life", is "potty for
life". :-)

My 15 year old made the remark today once when I was on my way to the
potty "Can tell mom is at the water thing again" hehe

I just eat fish. One of my favorite breakfasts is smoked salmon on
half
of a whole wheat bagel. The Thomaas's 100% whole wheat bagels are
fantastic.

And I eat a salad with meat on it nearly ever day for lunch and if
there's no leftover grilled meat from the day before then I open up a
can of tuna and dump it on. And then, of course, we occasionally have
fish for dinner. I end up with easily five to seven servings of fish
a
week. So I don't bother with fish oil pills.

The fish thing is bothersome to me because I *know* I need the supps
since I don't eat alot(any) fish. It's been on my list a dozen times to
pick up at the store or next time i pass a GNC - I simply haven't done
it.

McDonald's has two new meals that are worth taking the kids for if
they're the McDonalds sort of kids. The new Happy Meals offer chunks
of
granny smith apples (I think) with a carmel dipping sauce and milk
instead of soda. My kids like the apples WAY better than the french
fries. The other meals are the Go Fit Meals (or something like that):
grilled chicken on a salad, bottled water and they come with a free
pedometer. It's not a very good pedometer, but good enough for my
purposes.

I think thats what I will do next time I am in "town" - I live a good 25
miles from a McD and no, my kids are not the type. I can count on one
hand how many times we've been to a McD's. Living where we live there
just isn't opprotunity to be fast food families, for that I am grateful.

I prefer an underwire myself and chose to get underwire workout bras.
I
buy the Champion ones and the best place to find them (or any workout
bra!) is Title 9 Sports. They offer really reasonable return policies
and they've been nice to deal with. Find them at www.title9sports.com

I prefer the underwires myself as well. But my shape has changed since
the weightloss and I can feel the wires cutting into my skin more it
seems so I have been considering a change. Not to mention I have lost
alot of my boobs with the weightloss and I want something with a little
more support (a little more push up) to it. So bra shopping is going to
be an ordeal. Thanks for the link, I will check it out.
This is heartening to hear. I don't know this story (or don't
remember
it) - is he Type 1 and you've just diagnosed it, or is he an obese kid
who has fat loss to handle along with a new diagnosis of Type 2?

Dallas is a challenging kid heh. He's dx as type 1 a few weeks ago and
it was a stunning blow to us as a family. He yo-yo's in weight,
sometimes as high as 170 and sometimes as low as 130 which at his height
and build either one can just outside his range. The dr's say he will
level out somewhere around 145-150, he's 5'4" already at 11 years old
and one of those "big kids". The yo-yo'ing can be contributed to 2
reasons, he's also ADHD. So the meds for that now have to be changed and
we are hoping that with proper diabetic care, his ADHD will improve as
well. Diabetes can be a very confusing disease when your talking actual
symptoms. For instance, he would do something off the wall and we would
pass it off as being part of the ADHD, We know now that it wouldn't be
ADHD at all, it would be because of low or high blood sugar. So there ar
e alot of thinking habits we are having to let go of as well as making
sure his meds/food/journaling are all correct.. ADHD AND Diabetes both.
His dx wasn't an intial motivator for me no. But it has enlightened me
on alot of things i thought I knew and it has made my family more aware
of what THEY eat not just me watching my intake.

That's really where I'm at, too. The entire family is doing this,
partly because I changed what I buy and cook, and partly because it
makes so much sense to teach the kids a reasonable way of eating.
They're more likely to have a pizza than I am or an occasional ice
cream
or donut, but not a LOT more likely.

My shopping habits have taken a complete 360 degree turn since this time
last year. It's amazing to me what we used to buy and eat on a daily
basis. I think back on it and go BLEH. Thank goodness I found the good
sense to change our lives and thank goodness I have an understanding and
adventursome family willing to try anything.


Wow, you're so close to the 100 pound mark! Do you really feel like
you
still have nearly 50 pounds left to lose? Have you any idea of your
body fat percentage? I always get nervous when big women say they
want
to be 140 - do you really intend to lose muscle mass and bone density
to
make your mark? But of course I don't know your situation and maybe
it's sane for you (nice of me to allow, eh?) :-)

Dally
244/174/168
42/26/23 % BF


I can't even dscribe how excited I am about almost being a 100 lb loser.
That for me is going to be an incredible milestone. I don't know my BF%
although I prolly should find out. The scales have been the only #'s I
get caught up in. As for the 140? That's just a general goal for me. It
holds no particular value. If I feel good at 150..or 145.. I will stay
there. I feel good now at 189.. but I know that I would feel better at
150(somewhere in there) I picked the 140 because I had to pick something
for my sig line lol. Now.. I DO have a joking bet with my husband about
145 which I'd like to reach just because I said I would.. that if I
reach 145 I of course will not have any boobs left worth looking at and
at that point we will discuss surgery lol. I sincerely doubt I would get
new boobs, but it's fun to joke about with him as I get closer and
closer to 145.

Back to your question of do I still feel like I have 50 lbs to lose?
Yes, I still feel fat and flabby. I still have a fat mental image of
myself. I wonder if that will ever go away once I reach "goal".

Susan
280/189/140

I'm so glad Dallas is doing well, Susan!

And when you want ideas on bras and shoes, just ask :-).

Chris

I'm so glad Dallas is doing well, Susan!

And when you want ideas on bras and shoes, just ask :-).

Chris

susanjoneslewis wrote:

"Dally" wrote in message
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Welcome back. I consider the DOMS to be a great motivator to stay
regular in my workouts. If I don't get to the gym at least twice a

week

I get DOMS when I go back!


DOMS I am guessing are the back line of your thigh? LOL, I don't know
work-out terms since I don't follow a gym routine (I walk and cycle from
home and in my area) They hurt at the moment from all the 7 miles by
foot and the 6 by cycle i've put in since yesterday after a weeks
layoff.

Oh! Someone I can proselytize weight-lifting to! DOMS means Delayed
Onset Muscle Soreness and it's that stiff aching feeling you get a day
or two after doing unaccustomed exercise. I've found that people
respond drastically different to DOMS. It makes me feel sort of alive,
proud that I use my body and the pain is manageable - a little bit funny
even. But I know people who are just in agony and hate it and will do
anything never to feel that way again. (They don't tend to succeed at
exercise, to say the least!)

The fish thing is bothersome to me because I *know* I need the supps
since I don't eat alot(any) fish. It's been on my list a dozen times to
pick up at the store or next time i pass a GNC - I simply haven't done
it.

Could you start? Gorton's makes a "grilled salmon" filet in the frozen
food section that is spiced and easy to buy and cook that would be a
good entry into this entree. :-) Or try the salmon on bagel idea, or
just have tuna in macaroni and cheese once in a while. It's really easy
to get it into your diet and it's such an excellent source of protein -
as well as healthy fats - that it really ought to be a staple. I was
just reading Nutrition Action Healthletter and it says men who eat fish
twice a week are less likely to get metastic prostate cancer. They are
also less likely to have heart attacks!

Part of your transformation here is to make changes one by one until
you've completely changed. Maybe eating fish wasn't something you were
ready to tackle before, but could you face it now?

I prefer the underwires myself as well. But my shape has changed since
the weightloss and I can feel the wires cutting into my skin more it
seems so I have been considering a change. Not to mention I have lost
alot of my boobs with the weightloss and I want something with a little
more support (a little more push up) to it. So bra shopping is going to
be an ordeal. Thanks for the link, I will check it out.

My advice is to get a good tape measure and go to the website ready to
take your measurements (wearing a bra that you think fits reasonably
well right now.) I got a whole bunch of bras - six I think - and sent
back four and got a second of the one I liked best. Title 9 was great
about it - that was one of their distinguishing things, in fact.

Dallas is a challenging kid heh. He's dx as type 1 a few weeks ago and
it was a stunning blow to us as a family. He yo-yo's in weight,
sometimes as high as 170 and sometimes as low as 130 which at his height
and build either one can just outside his range. The dr's say he will
level out somewhere around 145-150, he's 5'4" already at 11 years old
and one of those "big kids".

Yeah, roughly 25% of my kid's 5th grade class is like this. It's not
just obese (although they are) it's also rapid-onset puberty. I
sometimes wonder if growth hormones in meat and milk have something to
do with this gargantuism. (My kid is maybe 4'11 and 80 pounds but he
has noticeable abdominal bulging from visceral fat.) I don't know the
answer. It makes me uneasy to see everyone nodding and smiling and
talking about what big boys they are - as they serve them an extra
serving of cake.


My shopping habits have taken a complete 360 degree turn since this time
last year. It's amazing to me what we used to buy and eat on a daily
basis. I think back on it and go BLEH. Thank goodness I found the good
sense to change our lives and thank goodness I have an understanding and
adventursome family willing to try anything.

Have you gotten into deliberate family activities yet? I make a point -
we plan for it - of doing some active thing with the family for
together-time. We might go roller-blading or canoing or hiking or
swimming (we just got back from that). My husband plays tennis with the
older kids and goes on bike rides with them individually or together.
(We've got a 5 year old in the house with different biking needs so we
haven't all been on a bike ride together yet.)

Adding the activities is another one of those steps we've made along the
way of transforming our lives. It's getting commonplace enough so that
the kids all rather expect it now.

I can't even dscribe how excited I am about almost being a 100 lb loser.
That for me is going to be an incredible milestone. I don't know my BF%
although I prolly should find out. The scales have been the only #'s I
get caught up in.

It certainly made sense when you were at 280 pounds. You definitely
needed to expect to lose lean body mass (LBM) at that point. But at
this point you need to start paying attention to it. You don't want to
get gaunt with hanging skin and flab everywhe you want some muscle
tone under that skin. You also need muscle to prevent injuries, make
you feel energetic, increase your metabolism (so you can EAT!) and give
you functional strength for your day to day activities. Losing weight
isn't all it's cracked up to be. What you REALLY want to do is lose fat.

So here's where I recommend the next step - weight lifting. Have you
been to Krista's site? It's such a wonderful resource for anyone with a
human body - women particularly - that I tend to give it out in the
supermarket! http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

I also recommend you pay more attention to the tape measure than the
scale, especially once your fat loss starts to slow down. I'm going at
a crawl now - less than 1/2 pound a week. I'd have gone nuts if I
weren't tracking measurements over time at
http://www.body-for-life-tracker.com...file.cfm?id=34

As for finding your body fat percentage, reach for that tape measure
again. There are a lot of sites and some work better for people than
others, but here's the one I use and you're so similar to me that it
might work well for you, too: http://www.biofitness.com/bodyfat.html

As for the 140? That's just a general goal for me. It
holds no particular value. If I feel good at 150..or 145.. I will stay
there. I feel good now at 189.. but I know that I would feel better at
150(somewhere in there) I picked the 140 because I had to pick something
for my sig line lol. Now.. I DO have a joking bet with my husband about
145 which I'd like to reach just because I said I would.. that if I
reach 145 I of course will not have any boobs left worth looking at and
at that point we will discuss surgery lol. I sincerely doubt I would get
new boobs, but it's fun to joke about with him as I get closer and
closer to 145.

That's another thing I identify with you on. I know I've given you a
lot of gratuitous advice - I felt I had something to offer you so I
offered it - but I desperately need support (hugs? wolf-whistles?) about
my shocking lack of boobage. I've lost over 6" off my bust - and I
wasn't particularly busty before. I keep thinking that the fat loss
from there has to stop, but I keep going down steadily. I'm expect
flapping pockets of skin within a year.

Back to your question of do I still feel like I have 50 lbs to lose?
Yes, I still feel fat and flabby. I still have a fat mental image of
myself. I wonder if that will ever go away once I reach "goal".

Not unless you start doing some resistance training. :-)

Susan
280/189/140