Weight Loss Group

[NutMeg]

Hey ladies. Feeling pretty sick again today (even though I felt better yesterday? Go figure), so I didn't do much. My walking distance was 2.7 km, which was from getting groceries. As far as food goes, a bowl of tuna cheddar chowder, and steak with prawns and mushrooms. A very protein filled day, I was craving steak like crazy. Anyway tomorrow will have more veggies, pilates, and hopefully less sickness.

ETA: I just did a 1 minute wall sit because I decided that I want my gymnastics legs back... Oh wow, I was in agony after 30 seconds. I'm going to try and do that everyday. My gymnastics coach was so evil, in a good way. Wall sits were one of her favs.

Holly, what area are you looking at? I'm in the Point Grey area.

 

[Holly]

NutMeg: I'm really not sure yet, It's going to have to be somewhere I can take the sky train or the bus to Blanche MacDonald easily.

Tomorrow we're checking out the school and I'm having my orientation (it was supposed to be on the 4th of December, but we planned this trip before we were told when the orientation was).

And then we're just going to be looking around Vancouver

There's a coordinator for Blanche MacDonald that helps students from out of the province to find places to stay (whether it be on their own, or living with roomates/other students, and depending on the price I'm willing to pay) but the thing is, she told me that normally she finds most places the month before the new classes starts (which kind of worries me in a way- it's so last minute! And since I'm in Edmonton, I can't easily just go to Vancouver to check places out, especially in the months of Dec/Jan/Feb)

Uh that turned into an essay!

Any areas you can recommend that are a little cheapish that you know of? Because I'm really not sure where I'll even be looking!

 

[snowflakelashes]

I don't feel so great and I plan on napping instead of working out..

 

[NutMeg]

Hey ladies, hope your Monday went well.

I didn't do pilates today, I'm still feeling pretty crappy. However I did walk 7.1 km today, so I'm pleased with that.

As far as food goes, crackers, a wrap with scrambled eggs, spinach, onion, mushrooms, green peppers, and some swiss cheese, and I'm currently chowing down on some coleslaw, without any sugar in it because I think that's gross. I bought a purple cabbage yesterday and man I am glad, I love purple cabbage.

Holly, I'll send you a PM so we don't hijack the thread.

 

[Willa]

My monday went well, ate lots of veggies and fruits
I wanted soooo bad to order food, but instead I made a good couscous salad with fish, and that's what I'm having for lunch today too.

This morning there was snow on the ground, I was mad because people who drive cars don't pay attention to the people on the sidewalk and they splash us all over...

So I guess I'll take the bus/metro for the next 3 months.
Goodbye my 40 minutes walk per day... at least to go to work (and comeback). I'll walk with my man after diner instead.

Hello 70$ for the pass each month

 

[TISH1124]

I am eating baked fish right now too...It stinks but it tastes so good!!!!

 

[Willa]

Yeah it doesnt smell very good, but it's good for your body, so just use a little Frebreeze here and there

I wish I could buy those scented candles... but I haven't found one that I like, it always smells like candy.

Tonight, still dont know what to make for diner

I wish I completed the database I bought last month, you fillup the forms with your recipe's ingredients and then you can make an easy search with the ingredients you have. Lord knows how much cooking books I have... It's going to take me a year!!!

You can download it there :
Computer Cuisine Deluxe Recipe Software Database Organizer Macintosh OS X Windows
And if you want to access all the features you can pay 20$

 

[TISH1124]

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Originally Posted by snowflakelashes I don't feel so great and I plan on napping instead of working out..

Geat well soon Sweet Pea!!!

 

[nunu]

Willa can i just say that i LOVE your avater??

 

[Willa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nunu Willa can i just say that i LOVE your avater??

Did you see that episode?
It's my favorite ever, but I also love the one where Joey plucks his eyebrows too much

 

[snowflakelashes]

Thanks TIsh!

I'm getting annoyed can my body just be healthy so I can work out without hickups please? !! Its hard to workout when your tummy is topsy turvy so I wussed out again, the idea of tripping off the eliptical to run to the washroom was just not appealing. I ate... Okay today though. 2 milk shakes (banana, cocoa, sugar free sweetner and skim milk) I need to try and keep those down to 1 a day and I'm not snacking tonight, maybe just sleeping early.

I better feel good enough to workout tomorrow and I better not have gained weight, we're doing our weigh in tomorrow and I had a screw-up weekend.... So... yikes.

 

[NutMeg]

Well snowflake if you did, then you did. You've been doing really well up until now, so while it would suck you just have to refocus and get back to your routine. You can do it.

Willa that database thing sounds fantastic! I don't really cook from recipes but if I did I would definitely use that. So cool.

Today was a good day, 7.3 km of walking and 40 minutes of pilates. I was going to do 50 minutes but I started getting a pretty wicked headache and I figured that was my body's way of telling that I'm still sick, so I cut it short. As far as eating goes, I had a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, a veggie quesedilla, avocado with tomatoes, onions, and a bit of balsamic vinegar, and some pasta at my friends' place.

And, just now when I was getting up to leave my friends' house one of them told me I was looking in great shape.

 

[nunu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willa Did you see that episode? It's my favorite ever, but I also love the one where Joey plucks his eyebrows too much

Yes i have!!!! I've seen all of Friends episodes like millions of times lol!!! I don't have a favourite

 

[Willa]

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Originally Posted by nunu Yes i have!!!! I've seen all of Friends episodes like millions of times lol!!! I don't have a favourite

My sister introduced me to the serie like 1 year ago (on dvd).
Back then when it was on tv I wasnt very good in english (had to concentrate a lot to understand) but now that I get 99% of what is said in a conversation I can enjoy it more!

NutMeg : I searched a lot for a free database for my recipes but when it's free it's not at it's best, so I paid 20$ for that one and it's #1

Today I'm having an egg salad sandwich and a macaroni and tuna salad on the side, with an apple and some delicious banana/coconut/pineapple yogourt

 

[TISH1124]

well it is Thanksgiving tomorrow in the US and I can tell you all right now...My Mom is the best cook ever and I will more than likely consume far above 6,000 calories for the day....and then at midnight I am going to the Midnight madness sale at the CCO so I will try to walk off some of the cakes, pies, stuffing and such!! I will do good on my eating today to prepare for my massive feast and gorge on tomorrow!!!

 

[Willa]

Hooo Tish, I wish I'd go eat at your mother's place

 

[TISH1124]

Me too...that would mean less for me to eat....We are having so many people there this year....so it should be fun...I will take pictures of my cute lil Mom so you can see her...

 

[Willa]

Ho yeah can't wait!

Here thanksgivings arent this big, and it's in october...
But I guess it's better like that, or I'd eat everything on the table

This makes me think about christmas, we always go at my grandma's place. The same thing year after year, the poor woman can't cook... but she prepares the food every year, but it taste like cardboard

Hate christmas for that

 

[TISH1124]

AHHH Poor Grandma!! My Mom does it all over again on Christmas...we eat eat eat again!! Novemeber and December are bad bad dieting months for me

 

[snowflakelashes]

Tish mmm thanksgiving food, I was watching biggest loser and all like jealous, I want turkey and stuffing!

Update: I showed a just under, 2lb weight loss when we did our weigh in from last week. So over the two weeks it was around a 6lb loss. Still not enough to be the biggest loser and not at my desired 1% body weight per week rate, but good for feeling like utter crap on monday and being a screw up all weekend. Just shows me I am capable of MORE. And need to get back in gear! I am going to go to step aerobics tonight.

I had a huge lunch
2 mini burgers (no buns, just hamburger and barbecue sauce,1 cup rice and corn (heavy on the brown rice!)
2 half deli pickles (big)
CHEESE (yikes high fat, but I think I will actually take the chunk that I started eating as a mid afternoon snack).
1 cup milk+1 banana+cocoa+ tbsp peanut butter + packet of stevia in magic bullet (mini blender!) for a milk shake.. yum yum...

I need to have a productive afternoon and suck it up and push myself at aerobics tonight.