FINALLY Hit My Goal Weight!!

[hollywoodyorkie]

Originally Posted by cindy0721

and what about the food... did u order it , buy it at the grocery store or just made your own, sorry for the 20 questions but shoot if there's a attractive proven way to lose weight and then maintain it i am all for it.... I realize its a way of life,but I would like to get there sooner than later...lol

LOL...no prob! I am NOOOOO cook! So I ate out A LOT, which was hard at first, but became a lot easier when I knew how many points everything has! If I went shopping, I bought stuff that was low in points like the StarKist Tuna Packs, and ate them for a snack or a light lunch. I drank TONS of water, and I could have all the diet sodas I wanted! I LOVE LOVE LOVE fast food, and thats what got me to 200lbs in the beggining! But the great thing was, I didnt have to give it up! I still eat out almost everyday, I am just MUCH more aware of what I eat now. If I want to have a burger I eat a burger, I just get no mayo or chesse, and ask for ketchup and mustard and lots and lots of veggies! Its only 6 points, which is NOT a lot! My fav fast food are Jack in the box! I love their tacos!! They are suprisingly only 3 points!! So I ate A LOT of those!!! If I went out for dinner at restaurants, I always planned ahead, I looked online to see what types of food had how many points, that way I had a good Idea when I got to the restaurant and ordered, I knew how to stay in my point range! Sushi is also a huge staple in my "diet" (its more like a life change lol), its SOOOOOO low in points, so I could eat A LOT of it!

[cindy0721]

Originally Posted by hollywoodyorkie

LOL...no prob! I am NOOOOO cook! So I ate out A LOT, which was hard at first, but became a lot easier when I knew how many points everything has! If I went shopping, I bought stuff that was low in points like the StarKist Tuna Packs, and ate them for a snack or a light lunch. I drank TONS of water, and I could have all the diet sodas I wanted! I LOVE LOVE LOVE fast food, and thats what got me to 200lbs in the beggining! But the great thing was, I didnt have to give it up! I still eat out almost everyday, I am just MUCH more aware of what I eat now. If I want to have a burger I eat a burger, I just get no mayo or chesse, and ask for ketchup and mustard and lots and lots of veggies! Its only 6 points, which is NOT a lot! My fav fast food are Jack in the box! I love their tacos!! They are suprisingly only 3 points!! So I ate A LOT of those!!! If I went out for dinner at restaurants, I always planned ahead, I looked online to see what types of food had how many points, that way I had a good Idea when I got to the restaurant and ordered, I knew how to stay in my point range! Sushi is also a huge staple in my "diet" (its more like a life change lol), its SOOOOOO low in points, so I could eat A LOT of it!

so you pretty much got a book that told you what points were to what.... wow... thats good.... gotta look into this!

[hollywoodyorkie]

Originally Posted by cindy0721

so you pretty much got a book that told you what points were to what.... wow... thats good.... gotta look into this!

No, it wasnt a book, It was all online. You have to pay for the service of course, but the online program is great! IT comes with a weight tracker, a point tracker and much much more! You just type in a food or whatever it may be you are going to eat and it tells you the point amount. If the food happens to not be on there, you type in the fat and calorie content on a point calculator, and it gives you the point value! Its really amazing!

[chachi]

My husband eats out alot too. He usually goes to Boston Market where he can have everything but the meatloaf. He drinks Ice tea rather than the sodas. He always checks the points before he eats anywhere. You can get on the net and check the nutritional value of alot of restaurants food.

[jencar98]

Wow, what a transformation! I'm happy for you, you look marvelous!

[Lexi Rae]

thats wonderful news. so happy for you..keep it up,,now i have to do
something about my weight, its just climbing and climbing and getting out of control...

[GeorgiesMomma]

That is awesome I am so happy for you They need to put you in a weight watchers ad I am going to look into this I have 20lbs to lose. Going to the gym isn't the problem I am there everyday, it's eating I LOVE to eat!

[Shanatink]

Originally Posted by hollywoodyorkie

I know its not Yorkie related but I am sooooooooo happy right now, I need to share it with someone! I have been on Weight Watchers since September 05, and I have finally reached my goal weight! When I first started dieting, I was nearly 200lbs. I am now 112lbs and coundn't be happier! I always rewarded myself everyweek that I lost weight by buying myself something nice, or getting a manicure, or buying the pups a new outfit! Now its the maintenance phase!! Here we GO!!

I am going to try to put some "Before and After" Pics on here, I hope it works!!!
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...1/22629254.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...1/56cecb56.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...1/bffc13b9.jpg

Wow! congratulations!

[Jaspermom]

Well girl, CONGRATULATIONS!! How wonderful that you were able to modify your eating habits in a positive manner and lost so much weight!! You should be extremely proud of yourself!!

This gives me the opportunity to remind people that we have a great resource right here at YT. This thread is about changing your eating lifestyle to trim your weight and eat healthier for life! There is a lot of awesome research here from Pat (Muffie's Mom) and a lot of input from other members.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26811

Again, congrats! ENJOY the new you!

[deb4air]

WOWOOO YOu look awesome ..I am sure you'll do what it takes to keep it off ,after all that work its worth it isn;t it?

[Rae Rae]

Congrats! I have a friend who does that and she's also been losing a lot of wieght from it. Did you exercise too?>

[hollywoodyorkie]

Originally Posted by Rae Rae

Congrats! I have a friend who does that and she's also been losing a lot of wieght from it. Did you exercise too?>

Honestly, I could have done a lot more!! The only exercising I did was walking at night after work/class, and I pushed my pups in their stroller while I did this. I only did it a few times a week for an hour or so each time! It made a difference though. I noticed that the weeks that I did this, I lost about 2-2.5lbs those weeks. The weeks that I didnt, I lost 0.5-1.0 lb. Thanks everyone for all of your really kind words, it means the world to me! It truly keeps me motivated to keep doing it!! Thank you!!

[red98vett]

Well Girl - you've had me thinking ALL day about what you did...I'm really impressed. That took lots of work and you really did it - the transformation is really amazing and I just bet you have so much energy now.

That's one reason I need to get back to my normal weight - besides the physical problems that come with weight gain (even a small amount) - the emotional stress is there too -

BUT....when you KNOW you look great - it relieves so much stress / self loathing - and THAT makes you feel wonderful ! So....You must be feeling VERY WONDERFUL !!!

[Tiger's Mom]

I needed to lose about 15 pounds and like Lauren, I too just counted calories. Here's the website I used if anyone is interested. http://www.fitday.com/ It will help monitor your calorie intake. It has been a while since I revisited as I did my goal about 5 years ago. I marked my birthday as my goal date and used this site to log all my food intake along with exercise . . .

I have gone back to eating bad but since I have been so busy with other things (like taking care of my furbabies) , somehow my weight never ever goes up anymore!

[simonandhallie]

You look AMAZING!!! What an accomplishment, way to go