Dr Pepper, buritoes, choc chip cookies

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Dr Pepper, buritoes, choc chip cookies
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Wed, 06-20-2007 - 9:36pm

That was lunch.


Two dr peppers, 2 bean buritoes (trash food) and 3 choc chip cookies.


I am seriously failing this week and last. Ugh. I say ugh but as I eat the food I don't really care. This plateau has just killed my drive. Blech.


I did work out today but I ran out of food, was here with the kids, ate whatever they ate... we're shopping tomorrow.

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Wed, 06-20-2007 - 9:41pm

Well Jen, you know the drill. I have had to do this many times. Just get up and brush yourself off and say "this is a new day" and move forward. You have done so good up to this point and, you get back on program, you can do even better. Good luck!!!

Mary

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Wed, 06-20-2007 - 9:46pm

You can't cave in yet!!

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Wed, 06-20-2007 - 9:54pm

Jen,

Put today behind you and start fresh tomorrow - after a trip to the store. When you hit another bad day, try to think of how good you will look on that cruise AND how much energy you will have to really enjoy that trip!!

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Wed, 06-20-2007 - 10:44pm

It's not worth it. Get the junk out of the house....don't buy anymore - no one needs it. You can do this! Stick with the plan and the food and get back on track!!!


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Wed, 06-20-2007 - 11:09pm

The Dr Pepper is Sean's, the choc chip cookies just appeared on the top of the fridge - even Sean didn't know where they really came from or when he had bought them and the burittoes were left over from his lunches.


I did have a good breakfast (scrambled eggs and bottled water) and a good dinner - lean meat spaghetti with whole wheat pasta and 5 cups or more of zucchini.


THen a bowl of Kix. I feel like I"m starving!!!


I did eat my fruit last night.... in a slice of apple pie....


I know the drill, I do and I'm not giving up. I'm pitiful though b/c I've only been doing south beach 10 weeks and only been on my weigh loss journey for 6 months. This is NOT my biggest "jump ship" though so that's encouraging at least...each time I feel defeated and worthless (in my dieting) the fall out is less and less severe.


ALso, I think I am about to have my period (which is an interesting thing now w/ my IUD - it's not a "real" preiod but I do have some symptoms of it).

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Thu, 06-21-2007 - 12:39pm

Hi Jennie - I don't post a lot, but do read posts daily. You have been one of the great people on this board that has inspired me to keep going when I have had weak moments. I am only on my first week of P2 so not much experience talking here.

I may have gone through something similar to you last week when I had my period. It was like I woke up a different person from the days before regarding my diet...cravings returned and everything. After a few days, I think my body just got back to normal and I didn't have to fight myself on every meal decision.

But again, from your posts, I feel confident that you will get back on track and not look back. It's a new day. Hang in there!

Thanks again for being a true inspiration, especially to us newbies! :)

--Erica

 

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Thu, 06-21-2007 - 1:38pm

Try not to be so hard on yourself. Just do your best. You've done much, MUCH better than I ever could living in your house. Is there any way you can just stop the junk food from entering your house at all? No one really needs that stuff, and it would make it so much easier on you to not have it around. I know I'm lucky that my husband doesn't mind not having real pop or chips in the house, but his health is better because of it. And when we have kids, I'm not going to buy it for them either. Maybe you could talk with your husband and you guys could work something out.


You've done so well so far. Keep up the great work!!!


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Thu, 06-21-2007 - 3:30pm

I would agree with what the others have said. Why should the kids be eating those things either?! Maybe you could try to transition them to healtier options and get the whole family involved in getting healthy. I know your husband is an impediment, but maybe you could show him how much better the kids would be if they never had to even think about their weight - how amazing would that be??!!!

As someone who was always chunky, I wish that I had adapted my palate towards healther options earlier on than when I did. It would have saved me from years of not being happy with who I was.

Good luck - it will be a challenge!

Lisa.

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Thu, 06-21-2007 - 5:34pm

Hey Jennie

I am right there with you. I am sick, sick, sick as a dog with a sinus infection or something. I can hardly breathe and I'm miserable. So I've been eating crap since last night. I ate pop tarts of all things! And 2 donut holes yesterday! And a Special K Chocolate Drizzle Bar which makes me think maybe I'm getting my period too (again!) with all the chocolate cravings. I was seriously depressed going up 2 pounds this past Monday after feeling like I've been doing really well. I'm sick. I'm stressed out about a Girl Scout camping trip I'm taking 50 little girls on this weekend and so I'm eating. I wish I was one of those people who when they were sick, lost their appetite. Oh no! Not so lucky!
But like everyone said, I shouldn't have the temptation in front of me! I let my daughter get Pop Tarts this week. She's the only skinny one in the family, she's 13 and she's got her period so I caved. We had bought a box of donut holes for her to bring to a G.S. function on Tuesday that noone showed up for, so I ended up bringing them home and they were sitting there calling out to me yesterday!!! Evil donut holes! But I'm just going to have to tell her next time, mom needs to lose some weight and get healthy so I can be around to see you graduate high school, college, get married, etc. and hopefully she'll stop bugging me about the junk!

Both of us can get back on track! I know it. I've only been doing this about 6 weeks. I have so much more to lose (or gain if you want to look at it in a positive light). I know we can both do it.

The good thing is, this weekend, I will be running around like crazy and will probably sweat off a good couple of pounds chasing the kids in the woods!!! Pray for me!!!

If you ever want to email me go for it!

tara

 

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Thu, 06-21-2007 - 9:28pm

I am going to post this post here buried in amongst the others b/c OH THE SHAME!!


But last night, I sent Sean to kroger and was adamant he bring back cookie dough and I ate 1/3 of the loaf log thing like a banana and never before have I felt so freakin' good.


That was the end of it. I felt better, I know probably all mental but OMG it was good and when I was done, I was done. We shopped today and have got a great menu and Sean has instructions to take his treats right on up to work and keep them in his tool box b/c I don't want to see them and if there is something made by SB that I can eat - we bought it - including sugar free strawberry preserves and no sugar added ice cream.


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