thank you ginnie,
I weighed 153.5 this morning. here we go
ate a lot of food tonight. hubby treated us out to a seafood dinner charbroiled oysters, crawfish stuffed baked potato, side of veggies. delicious!
bizi

I weigh the same as you. Not pleased either. I like to eat too much. Any room at the table for me? That meal sounded so GOOD!!!!! Makes me want breakfast right now. Keep on trucking Bizi, I need to loose it too...as I reach for the cereal.... take care, I think about you all the time in my prayers. ginnie

you are so sweet dear ginnie! I think I am down one pound in 5 days.
one pound at a time.
one pound equals 4 sticks of butter!
bizi

I made chocolate chip cookies yesterday for my son. Of couse I slipped and ate a few. Not that good for the weight. When the weather is nice, I have been going out to do some yard work. Also joined the YMCA for classes in Tai chi, and of couse access to the work room and swimming pool. I am trying, but food is still a crutch for my depression etc.
Great you lost 1 pound. Now I have to try harder. Keep at it! ginnie

I went to the gym one time last week think I will try to go tonight.
I love chocolate cookies, never make them though, I don't bake anything except a casserole every blue moon.
hugs to you today dear ginnie
((((HUGS))))
bizi

One week under my belt, have mostly been following a low carb diet eating healthy I think. I made it to the gym tonight! and did not eat a tuna salad before getting on the tread mill.
a friend of mine gave me her trick to cardio. She elevates the incline to 15% the highest it goes. She does alternating one minute walking with out holding on which is really hard to do and then one minute holding on. WOW that was hard to do and I was only going 3mph. I lasted about 12 minutes then lowered the incline and walked the rest at 3.5 mph for a total of 30 minutes. felt good , I sweat a little and was out of breath. She goes for a full 20 minutes at 3.6. but she has been doing this along time. so I think I did good for my first time.
I took a shower there....
Want to get back into the routine of going regularly.
Will make it a priority.
bizi

made it to the gym again thursday night did 14 minutes on the higher incline...that was so hard! and a good workout. Hopefully I will be able to increase my duration as I improve my overall cardio fitness. I weighed myself this morning 153. I think it is water weight from eating at a cajun buffet last night. hopefully the number will come back down with healthier eating over the next week. I was down to 151 for the past couple of days.
I drank non alcoholic champagne last night tasted so good. I miss my fattening blueberry beers. They just don't fit my goals these days to lose weight and have control over my drinking.
bizi

well I over ate and ended up drinking margaritas tonight for easter at our friends house. Out side of neuro talk I post at spark peoples web sight on one of their forums trying to cut down on the booze(calories) these are like minded people woman as far as I can tell, all with the same desire to cut back the drinking while trying to lose weight. So I join their challenge to be alcohol free for april while trying to eat healthy and trying to lose weight. I have done it before I can do it again.
Wish me luck.
Bizi

Hey, Bizi! Good luck with the alcohol-free thing. You did it before!

Alcohol is indeed fattening. For me, I have just cut way down. If I quit for a month, then what? I would probably crave it and drink more, negating any good that was done. Instead of the wine box, I now buy a small bottle and go without for a while in between bottles.

By cutting down, it lasts for the long term. I don't miss it.

Letting loose with friends is allowed! It's going from one extreme to another that is hard on the body.

hi sparky, thanks for posting.
I am bipolar and one of my challenges is moderation. I am not a moderate person. This is my problem...it is either all or nothing black white....
I am either "on a diet" or I am gaining weight. I yo yo with my weight and have for ever! I wish I could do the maintain way of life , I just have not figured that out yet.
bizi