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About Me:: i'm a 32 year old who has struggled with her weight since high school. i've slowly lost about 50 lbs since my highest weight, through exercise and learning to love food that is good for my body. i still struggle with eating more than my body needs, especially when i am emotional, and i'm a classic evening snacker. my goal for the next 30 days is to step up the exercise and to pay attention to the details of what i'm eating. i think planning ahead and sweating every day are key to those final five pounds!

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back on track...

hey everyone. i've been moving across the country the past few weeks, and have been struggling to stay on plan. i have a few weeks before i'm really settled in a totally new environment, so i know i will need extra support and planning through this transition. i weighed in at 153.6 last week, down a pound or so. so maybe i'm being a bit too hard on myself. realistically i have been close to on plan, but over by 10 to 20 points the last week. what makes it a bit harder is that i feel so drained… Continue

Posted on August 23, 2008 at 12:14pm — 2 Comments

yes i can...

Day 5 in Week Target 21 Food Points Count 2 plums -1 20 coffee -2 18 chicken stir fry w brown rice -5 13 eggplant salad -3 10 carrot salad -2 8 white wine -3 5 tuna salad -4 1 chocolate -2 -1 yogurt and banana -3 -4 weekly points used... 20 i'm feeling like my body and mind are adjusting to eating less these days. i can feel that after almost 2 weeks on plan, (although really one week truly on plan), the weight might actually be coming off. hard to tell until i weigh in, but feeling lighte… Continue

Posted on July 26, 2008 at 4:20am —

day 4 and still on plan!

Day 4 in Week Target 21 Food Points Count egg and toast -6 15 strawberries -2 13 taco salad -4 9 popsicles -3 6 walk 2 8 corn on the cob -2 6 peach and plum -2 4 cheese and bread with beet salad -4 0

Posted on July 24, 2008 at 9:00pm —

feeling stronger...

Day 3 in Week Target 21 Food Points Count egg and toast -4 17 coffee -2 15 blueberries -1 14 pork and veggies -3 11 run/walk 2 13 cottage cheese and banana -3 10 turkey sandwich -6 4 peanuts -3 1 carrots -1 0 2 hot dogs -2 -2 used 16 weekly points

Posted on July 23, 2008 at 2:00pm —

oops...

i'm so struggling with the hunger in the evening. i ate another luna bar last night, which totally used more weekly points again, which i was trying not to use. then this morning, i looked them up and realized they are FOUR instead of 3. the lesson here for me is that i've been relying heavily on my "common sense", and realizing that i haven't really been sticking to plan at all. roni's words about really staying on plan have changed the way i look at what i'm doing, and something seems to be c… Continue

Posted on July 22, 2008 at 10:00pm —

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At 9:21pm on July 11, 2008, Kristi said…: Well first of all, welcome to the community! Secondly, I hope this doesn't come across rude or anything, but are you aware that you can actually make real blog posts and not just comment on your on wall? This blogging business takes some getting used to be don't be afraid to ask questions, we are here for all kinds of help!! Good luck on your journey, I'll check back on you soon! :)

At 7:07pm on May 8, 2008, yes_i_can. said…: hello!

i'm doing well, after just finishing a great hill walk in the neighborhood.

last night stayed up late and snacked on apples and strawberries, and had black beans with a little light cheese. finished the day at 26 points.

today i've had toast with egg, coffee with milk, banana and strawberries. tonight i'll have chicken and tofu salad at happy hour, for a total of 16 points. then snack on beans tonight.

feeling skinny today, so i'm eager to see the progress when i weight in on sunday. i was 153.8 last week, and my goal is 150!

At 4:44pm on May 7, 2008, yes_i_can. said…: well, i finished yesterday well, all jazzed up in part because of this community, and finding some accountability that feels like it could be really motivating for me!

i ate a full ham sub from subway with extra veggies, mustard and no cheese for 11 points, and then finished the night with spicy cabbage soup, 3 points, for a total of 23, minus 3 or so for activity. if i can stay around 20 for the week, i think this will help boost the weight loss for the month, so i'm trying not to use the extra weekly points.

this morning i had a great run again, and ate my same toast with egg, coffee and two apples for a total of 6 points. more coffee this afternoon, plus brown rice with lots of veggies and my favorite trader joes savory tofu makes 7 more point. i will have shredded white meat chicken with black beans and a little low fat cheese for dinner, for another 4, leaves me with a fruit and yogurt snack tonight before bed... the strawberries right now in california are so great!

just have to get in my push ups and i'm track for the day. thanks to you all for just posting and your positive vibes!

At 5:24pm on May 6, 2008, yes_i_can. said…: I ran today, for about 30 minutes, had to walk up the hill, but I have not been running, so that was expected. The 30 challenge has really motivated me, and I plan to write my food journal for the day here for accountability.

So far I have eaten...

egg with bran toast, 3 points.
apple, 1 point.
salad with tomato, black beans and chicken, 4 points.
coffee w milk, 1 point.

i'm starving though, and it's only 2 30. think i will head out for a subway sandwich, as i have a long evening teaching. i'll also bring carrots and another apple for a snack if i can't make it through to 8.

hope everyone else is going well on day 1!