Well I am friggin starving right now, but staying true to my diet grrrrrr. Still haven't had any forbidden types of carbs (bread, rice, pasta, candy, sugar) in 4 days now. Gosh I am hungry and feeling irritable! But there's nothing I can have. Wish I had an apple to eat with my almond butter . Hope everyone's well.

Ugh.. i'm sore.. my abs and calves feel like they are on fire still after working out for 4 hours yesterday doing ddr and then an hour in the garage cleaning today.. as we have street clean up next week so we can get all the junk that we don't need in our house out for free.. lol anyways.. i still weighed in at 239 this am but i think thats cause i drink some water before weighin in cause i had been up a little while and forgot to weigh in first thing in the am

Is that almond butter similar in taste to the sesame butter? I found the sesame butter to be similar in taste to peanut butter..my mom used to buy it, but now I can't find it. I came across almond butter at Costco, and they never have varieties to choose from, and when I looked at it's calorie amount it was a little bit higher than the Peanut Butter Costco had at the time...Is it lower in fat? and just as good for you? Because I would also really like to change up my taste buds.

Thanks!

Hey there Blancita, It is sooooo freakin tough to feel hungry. It makes me grumpy too....that could be why im a happy fat person..lol. Just kidding.. (kinda) Does drinking water or having a cup of tea help at all? Is there any way you could maybe eat more often...(same amount of food broken up) so that there is less time in between.
I apologize, I really need to read back and see what kind of a diet you are on before making suggestions.
Take Care ~ Michelle

So today I caved and ate pizza for dinner...WOW, it was a fast easy needed to grab something for dinner meanl...but i dont regreat it I enjoyed it...back on it today to have pretty much no un needed carbs...back to the drawing board...I was hopin for 235 on wed but aint gonna happen. lol./..*UGH* first day of the week for me tonight and i forgot my runners to walk in in the am and i forgot my slim fast...gggrrr, lol...I can have slim fast at home and if i can get the lil one off to daycare at a decent time go for a walk before i go to bed just later than planned...and i forgot my coffee

We are pretty much doing the same things...no breads or sugar or candy and etc...no un needed carb based stuff, fruits and veg and protein...

Ahhh... ok. yeah... I am starting to get to the point where some of my cravings are getting a bit less. I did have that bun tonight and the chips... but...I am managing to keep it out of most of my meals.
Though, I haven't given up rice or potatoes... im just limiting them to once per day...
I need to get better at tricking myself into feeling satisfied more...lol *where the hell is my magic satisfaction pill damn it!*

If someone could create that they would be rich!!!

Ive done really well expect for my pizza tonight, lol, tha twas hell in a hand basket, but you know me personally and know how i am and what im like...Im proud of how much i have cut right out...

I am pretty sure that a 'Magic Satisfaction Pill' would have a huuuuuuuuge list of side affects anyways..lol (like weight gain and water retention!) lol

Chiming in my F up! I was so damn hungry last night but had nothing in the house that fits with my diet, so I ended up eating a small bowl of organic cereal and GASP a tiny Hostess cake at about 40 calories. HOWEVER, I did NOT eat all 3 of the little Hostess cakes that came in the package and I didn't get seconds on the cereal. So that is all pretty surprising and shows that cutting the sugars out does help the cravings to an extent. Will keep this up as long as possible.

Awww, I come in here, and get just the warm fuzzy huggy feeling I needed!

So ladies (gents?), I feel really low. And I feel guilty for letting myself get this bad with regards to taking care of myself. I am comfort eating fully consciously and not caring... until after...

I will not give up though, as I DO believe that this CAN NOT always be such a struggle. I mean, I've LIVED THROUGH TIMES when I was really healthy and happy, and it was not that hard to keep the momentum going, but getting started after snowballing in the wrong direction again for a few months... errr.

I want to run again. I NEED to run again. I just want to curl up in bed and sleep my days away though. A little depression, maybe? (I am on anti-depressants). Anyway, just needed to confess/ unload/ rant/ self-pity a little

I'm glad you are all here so we can support eachother

This is why i started thethread cuz i needed the support and accountability without a challenge.I think this will be a great thread

Your takin one day at a time one step at a time one goal/achievement a week to work on and adding them to the other ones your accomplishing...your doing it, no matter how big or smallKeep the good work up and as you get there and get more into it you will get to the point of runner and so on

Menu for Tuesday

red river hot cereal

raspberries

3 cups of brocolli
a salmon patty

whole wheat spaghetti (a cup)
spaghetti sauce

2 hay stack cookies (bad/sugar/carb)

3 soft boiled eggs

some shrimp with butter/parm cheese/garlic

2 glasses of milk

a few liters of water

Nice clean eating day minus cookies...

My accountability is to post menus so im gonna start here...

Will post weight with current measurements later on and a reveiw of my goals and what im accomplishing lol...

Oh forgot to mention i did p90x yesturday

Started this morning with my walk...

Sounds like good eats! It's a great feeling, having eaten clean AND having had a little treat... almost makes you think "I can do this for as long as it takes!"

Heehee Well done, and thanks for the hug!!

Ok so weight in:

Start:
241.6
A week later
238.6

MEASUREMENTS:
Boobs - 49
Waist - 49
Hips - 52

I was hoping to be down to 235 and i was confident I would be but i had a few little slip ups along the way...this is the first time i have ever lost weight based off diet alone, so Im gonna keep up with this and see how it continues to go...

PLUS

No pop or slushies or junk food (only a cpl handfuls of chips) In over a week...like 10 days...I was on a slippery path for awhile there...

IM PROUD OF MYSELF

SO ACCOUNTABILITY

I had a few things Ive been wanting to work on and I have been but not consistantly...my goal is to become constant with these things...

MY LIST:

Walking in the morning when I can
Meditation before bed
P90X
Tennis when we can , a few nights a week at least(havent played in at least a month)
Yoga...This one has been hard but I wanna get it in there...
Work on my abs 3 times a week(My waist is getting smaller and smaller my upper and lower bellies bulging out, YUCK)
Try to get on the exercise bike a cpl times a week/in the evenings from 10 - 11 while watching tv
Continue to eat as natural as possible...Little or no un needed carbs, lots of veg protein and fruit.

PERSONAL GOALS

Work on keeping a cleaner house
Being more active with the kids/yard work/jump on trampoline more
Start studying again for my Class 4 license
Getting Taneesha's birth certificate app mailed off
Complete and send off some forms im working on
Look into education plan for the girls
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