Leann

Wanted to say good morning before I head out the door.

Piecemaker, I am right there with you with the lack of control. While I'm not going out like you, bad food is here. At my son's apartment, he gathered the things 'off limits' for him and sent them home with me. Like you said,,,,,,,,,,,,starches, starches, starches! We WILL get better.

coffeegirl, wow! A biology teacher - impressive! My son is not a fan of biology, preferring chemistry. He is a math major @ UT-Austin and also wants to teach. I am pleased for you that he will be close!

JuneBillie, happy belated birthday! What did your hubby make for meals? My DH is a pretty good cook too. Who wouldn't be with real butter and Velvetta?

meanmom, glad to hear that you continue to improve. Thank you for all your advice. I am collecting ideas of things I can do while in the CPM - maybe hand piece, edit movies, scan negatives - things I would sit to do anyway. Just gotta have things set up first.

We have had so much rain this month - I love it but feel for people that it causes problems for. I will be back in Austin tomorrow for 2 days. Really feel for my DH who will be taking care of me plus our son, who is an hour away. It is not like this is an emergency for me - at least not the way it is for our son, and things never happen in our time, do they?

I wish everyone the best for this day!

Annaquilts

As I am loosing weight I am starting to swim in some of my clothes mainly my jeans and some tops. So how often or after how many pounds do you get some new garments? I will be loosing more hopefully so I do not want to invest in a lot of clothes. Also do most of you get rid of out grown garments so you will not grow back into them or do you hang onto the clothing just incase? I did not anticipate spending money on new jeans or many clothes or at least not till I got to my goal weight. It looks like I will need some in between clothes till I get to my goal weight.

Also I am going from plus sizing to regular sizes. Not necessarily bad but I have a tummy because of some medical issues and the tummy will stay to some extend even if I loose weight. Regular sizes generally do not have much space in the tummy area and also are shorter. I wish I was handier with altering garments so I could use what I have.

coffeegirl

Annaquilts, I have lost about 50 pounds and have had to get some new things. I found a consignment store and not only did I find some great buys there, but I am packing up some of my larger clothes to sell there for store credit, so it's a win=win! good luck and great job!

Annaquilts

Great idea coffeegirl. I am not sure if there are consignment stores in this area that take plus size clothing but I know the stores where my daughter lives do and I will be visiting her in June. You did a great job on loosing. I have at least that much to go and some more. How long did it take you to loose the weight so far? What diet and exercise do you follow and what do you think has been the most helpful?

CindyA

I was back at Zumba last night. Hopefully, I'll think of how hard that is and it will help me control what I put in my mouth today.

I've got a bunch of Smart Ones in the freezer. They're fast and easy to grab for lunch. Add a piece of fruit and I'm good to go.

Have a great day, everyone.

Leann

Poppin' in to say hello. I am back home from Austin - DH had burgers and fries ready for me. sigh To his credit, he passed on the Oreos that were marked down to $1. He said he had picked up 6 packages, then put them back. We can't go forward without breaking these bad habits.

JuneBillie

Leann hubby made me a lasagna that was really quite healthy. Real butter is yummy, and I remember well the Velveeta cheese.

Great weight loss Coffiegirl.

Anna quilts I would at least get me a few new clothes, because they will encourage you too that they are smaller.

My daughter in law made me a wonderful homemade strawberry short cake for my birthday. Yes, it was very good made with real strawberries. She also made a very tasty pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and onions with some corn bread sticks.

CindyA

Leann, you're right. Need to break all the old bad habits. The was a little thing (passing on the Oreos) yet a BIG thing!! I'm going to focus on logging every bite I take on WW today and remember to drink all my water.

Irishrose2

Leann, burgers are good with lettuce leaves replacing the bun. Thank your husband for leaving the Oreos. They probably have high fructose corn syrup in them and that stuff is so bad in general, but especially for weight loss.

Pat. it sounds like you are doing as well as my daughter did with her knee replacements. She didn't have the machine as long as you've had it. She is 8 months out and enjoying buying all the fancy shoes she couldn't wear when her knees were so bad.

I delivered a table runner and a baby quilt Saturday and didn't get a picture of either one. I'll have to ask the recipients to send me pictures. The Spicy Spiral runner is so easy, but it is impressive at a shower. Another burgundy to brown one.

It sounds like you are all doing well. The downfall here with asparagus in season is an asparagus spear wrapped in a cream cheese covered slice of ham. I've never eaten raw asparagus before, but it is surprisingly good. No more. Plain steamed is delicious, too. I like the stuff and the season is so short. Such is life.

Annaquilts

DH went with me and I picked out some tops at Walmart. Also I passed a big stack of jeans down to my DD, who is 3 inches taller then me and is also loosing weight but is more shapely and needs the leg space. She was happy and I was happy. She now is getting rid of her jeans that are too loose. We are all vouching not to grow back into our big clothes.

I also looked online how many calories my maintenance weight needs and plan not to ever eat more then that in a day. I really need to rethink my eating habits, too much starch even if it is whole grains, and portion size. My MD says I am prediabetic and need to get my Body Mass Index BMI below 25. Hope everyone is doing well. It is nice to have the support from this group. Thank you for sharing your story, progress and encouragement. I find it harder to do it on my own.