Anyone want to jump on the health bandwagon with me???

[Christinee]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Have you gals tried cucumber in your water? I love it. Cucumber and lemon too. I don't mind a squeeze of lemon in my water. That's usually how I have it when I eat out. I don't think it tastes that bad. The blueberries sound good though!

Not yet but I did try your suggestion about squeezing lemon on your salad and top it with a little salt and pepper today instead of dressing. I must say, it will be my new substitute for now on. Thanks! I would have never thought of that Today I tried it with garlic salt and it was good that way too.

I haven't got enough courage to step back on the scale yet, but I do feel like I am losing weight. I will try the scale next week..... maybe. lol

[capt_noonie]

Oh you know what I saw in NOLA that I thought was very interesting? A Whole Foods! And it was packed! I could not find one healthy restaurant there, yet who knew there was a bunch of rich yuppies there?

[Christinee]

Originally Posted by DBlain

funny article about shopping at Whole Foods

Surviving Whole Foods | Kelly MacLean

I've never shopped at whole foods but that is a funny a** article. I was cracking up laughing.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Christinee

Not yet but I did try your suggestion about squeezing lemon on your salad and top it with a little salt and pepper today instead of dressing. I must say, it will be my new substitute for now on. Thanks! I would have never thought of that Today I tried it with garlic salt and it was good that way too.

I haven't got enough courage to step back on the scale yet, but I do feel like I am losing weight. I will try the scale next week..... maybe. lol

Glad you liked it! Take it easy on the salt on the salad. It's easy to go overboard. I especially love veggies with salt and lemon. So good with cucumber and carrot. And watermelon! Mexican fruit salads are one of my faves. Again it's so easy to go overboard with the salt. But that's a good place to put some chile on there too.

And our scale.... I should have stayed away. It's such a mind f***. The fact that it's not accurate too! Two days ago it said I went down 2 lbs and I was happy. Then today I got on and it said I went back up 1.5. I should just stay away. I know it's not a good scale.

Tho I have to admit I had some bread today. Had a sandwich and peeled off most the bread but I did eat some.

[capt_noonie]

This looks SO good!
A Salmon-Avocado Super Salad

[Christinee]

YUM! Look at this sandwich..

Cucumber Subs Make the Best of Everything

[Christinee]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

This looks SO good!
A Salmon-Avocado Super Salad

Im making on of those for sure. You had to show me while im hungry too. lol

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Christinee

YUM! Look at this sandwich..

Cucumber Subs Make the Best of Everything

Interesting! That is a LOT of meat though! LOL. I wonder how it was to eat though. I would imagine the meat squishing out the back. I agree with what she said, next time eat it open faced. Or I think I would just make a salad. I've always found regular cucumbers to be pretty bitter. I like persian cucumbers but they are way too small to use them in this way.

[wemple2]

You guys are very entertaining...now if I can just get motivated to lose-lose-lose!!!

[DBlain]

Today the scale said I was four pounds lighter than yesterday I know that is not really possible but it was fun to see that. I drank 2 cups of green tea yesterday, the last one around 4 pm yet I was up every hour to use the bathroom, so I think that's what contributed to the big drop on the scale. I did go to the gym in the evening as well and ate good yesterday, but 4lbs in one day is not really possible. Besides getting up all night to go potty, I also woke up with one of the worst Charlie horses in my calf, It was so painful I could not help screaming and panting and almost fell down, then I was hanging over the railing in our upstairs landing for support. I even felt sick to my stomach after it was all over. My poor husband gets up at 5 am so he was quite startled by my 3 am screaming. While I was up Lola took over my spot in the bed, I was so groggy trying to push her out of the way but all she wanted to do was lick me all over and start to play. I was going to go to the gym this morning, but needless to say I am exhausted. I will go a little later when I finally wake up.
Anyway how was your night

[Christinee]

Originally Posted by DBlain

Today the scale said I was four pounds lighter than yesterday I know that is not really possible but it was fun to see that. I drank 2 cups of green tea yesterday, the last one around 4 pm yet I was up every hour to use the bathroom, so I think that's what contributed to the big drop on the scale. I did go to the gym in the evening as well and ate good yesterday, but 4lbs in one day is not really possible. Besides getting up all night to go potty, I also woke up with one of the worst Charlie horses in my calf, It was so painful I could not help screaming and panting and almost fell down, then I was hanging over the railing in our upstairs landing for support. I even felt sick to my stomach after it was all over. My poor husband gets up at 5 am so he was quite startled by my 3 am screaming. While I was up Lola took over my spot in the bed, I was so groggy trying to push her out of the way but all she wanted to do was lick me all over and start to play. I was going to go to the gym this morning, but needless to say I am exhausted. I will go a little later when I finally wake up.
Anyway how was your night

Awesomeness! Woot woot! I'm still too scared to get on the scale. That thing has teeth. lol

[Christinee]

DBlain I drink tea all the time. I love tea. I'm constantly running to the bathroom. haha. But I can't get enough of it. I have a tea for EVERYTHING! I use a little honey are nothing at all as sweetener.

[DBlain]

Originally Posted by Christinee

Awesomeness! Woot woot! I'm still too scared to get on the scale. That thing has teeth. lol

have you not gotten on the scale at all since you started this thread?
The only thing that motivates me when on a diet is the scale. My sister in NY also is starting a diet with me, sort of the Oz one and she also does not want to get on the scale at all, she is afraid to know. I just about convinced her last night she has to.

on the oz diet you are supposed to have only green tea and it's OK, and I am drinking it with nothing added to it, which is fine, it's not great but I don't plan to have more than 2 cups a day. I have a bladder condition called Intersticial Cystiatis or something like that and things like tea and acid irate it so I don't want to over do it, you would not believe how often I am sprinting through malls and stores to get to a bathroom.

Now I am in a dilemma, I friend called and said a group was going out to a really good Barbeque Jazz Restaurant this Sat and wanted us to join them, I am like hmmmmm no booze no barbeque sauce, but I want to see my friends, so I can't decide what to do. it is so much easier to diet when you are a hermit

[Christinee]

Originally Posted by DBlain

have you not gotten on the scale at all since you started this thread?
The only thing that motivates me when on a diet is the scale. My sister in NY also is starting a diet with me, sort of the Oz one and she also does not want to get on the scale at all, she is afraid to know. I just about convinced her last night she has to.

on the oz diet you are supposed to have only green tea and it's OK, and I am drinking it with nothing added to it, which is fine, it's not great but I don't plan to have more than 2 cups a day. I have a bladder condition called Intersticial Cystiatis or something like that and things like tea and acid irate it so I don't want to over do it, you would not believe how often I am sprinting through malls and stores to get to a bathroom.

Now I am in a dilemma, I friend called and said a group was going out to a really good Barbeque Jazz Restaurant this Sat and wanted us to join them, I am like hmmmmm no booze no barbeque sauce, but I want to see my friends, so I can't decide what to do. it is so much easier to diet when you are a hermit

I have got on the scale but it's been a couple weeks. The last time I did I was disappointed because it hadn't budged. I figured I have to give my body time to respond to everything. I will get on it again Monday. In the past I've noticed it took about a month and then the weight just falls off.

My family has a lot of gatherings and we get invited to bbq's all the time. I use to be good at control when it comes to food at those types of events and I am retraining myself to be that way again. It's ok to eat bad stuff once in a while, but you need to be careful not to over do it.

[Carmeow]

It's been six days since I started counting cals/working out/eating cleaner and every morning the scale has said I am 1 pound less. so I've supposedly lost 6 lbs. My scale seems fairly accurate though.at least I hope so I actually do see a little difference in my tummy. I probably had water weight when I started.