your goal for this week sounds smart scooterlady!!

my goal is to pray every morning.
eat a salad every day.
exercise an extra 15 - 30 min. a day.
do some kind of household chore every day.

i'll look for you guys on this topic and see how we're all doing!

God bless our efforts ox

I want to lose 3 lbs.
Not eat anything off plan.
Get a good nights sleep every night.

Great goals both of you have! I hit all my goals yesterday. I really wanted a Dr. Pepper with supper last night but chose SF Kool-Aid instead and was satisfied with that. Im definitely not trying to be perfect right now. Other than the pop, nothing else is off limits for me. I just have to write it down. Pop will be hard enough for me right now because I started drinking it again a couple of months ago. I remember reading once that one of the easiest ways to start losing weight is to look at the things that are causing you the most damage weight wise. If you only do a candy bar occasionally, you dont need to give it up. However, if you eat a huge bowl of ice cream every night before bed, that would be one of the first to go. I treat myself to a Starbucks about once a week. Its not something I do every day so Im not getting rid of it right now.

I've been dieting almost 40 years of my 59 years alive. I never had a weight problem until about 21. I've done diets "perfectly". I've released weight only to gain it all back. I'm trying to do it differently this time. I want to eat like a "normal" person. If I learn how to forgive myself and not buy into the "all or nothing" thought process I'll be better off. That being said, there really are foods that are truly bad for me and I need to either limit or eliminate them. Pop was certainly one of the first I needed to get rid of. It is totally empty calories and loaded with sugar. The diet pop is loaded with sodium.

I'm starting reading the book "Fullfilled" and it is supposed to help one forgive themselves and view food in a totally different light. I have hope this might be the one diet book that will help me change the way I think about and view food.

I hope you all have a great day! Linda

I too have been dieting more and 40 years and now am at my heaviest.
Three weeks ago, Thursday, I started to just eat 3 meals and fruit for snack. It seems to be working. down 13 1/2 lbs so far. I think I will try the book you are reading. Hope it helps as it is all in the head really.
Good luck, Me

Cf mom (of) 2
Congrad. your doing great.

It is a good thing to keep a list/journal to go by n learn by.

First the good news. I hit all my goals again yesterday. Yay. We had a 2 liter bottle of Dr. Pepper in the fridge from Sunday and I didnt even think about it. I actually forgot it was there until my husband said this morning that he had drank 2 great big glasses of it yesterday. I brought a healthy breakfast and lunch to work and ate them. I got Wendys for supper and didnt get fries or pop with it. I got a Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe and the Strawberry Shortcake parfait (which isnt very bigbut oh so good). I still wanted something else for about an hour before bedtime, but I CHOSE not to indulge in that instant gratification.

Now for the bad news. I did indulge in a candy bar from the gift shop in the afternoon. Im okay with that but know it will be one of the things I eventually add to my goal list in the next few weeks. I got on line this morning and checked the Wendys nutrition for the 2 items I ate for supper last night. The JR Cheeseburger Deluxe wasnt too bad. 350 calories and 27 carbohydrates (2 carb exchanges). I like to stay below 3 to 4 carb exchanges if Im splurging and still trying to be good for my diabetes. But OMGyou have got to be kidding on the parfait. It isnt that big. There isnt that much ice cream in it.about as much as is in a childs frosty. There is strawberriesnot bad. Then there is these hardened chunk of what seems to be pie crust. Now that I think about it, there might be some strawberry sundae syrup in it. Anywayget ready for this. 730 calories and 116 carbohydrates. Thats right 116 carbohydrates! Thats a total of 7.7 carb exchanges for the parfait or about 10 carb exchanges for my meal. I didnt check my blood sugar last night but I can just imagine it went through the roof. Who would have thunk it? Thats the second time Ive had it and I think it will be the last for the parfait.

Even with that though, I woke up feeling good about what Im doing and I dont feel out of control. Maybe next week Ill add some exercise. I hope all of you are doing well today!