A "weight watcher Group" ??

[The Mom]

The Florida Times-Union printed an AP article with excerpts from the book "Trim Kids." Although it was aimed at fighting obesity in children, some of the tips would work just as well for adults!

*Take smaller bites and chew more, 15-30 times per bite.
*Do not take seconds...except for vegetables.
*Leave some of every type of food on your plate.
*Leave the serving bowls of food in the kitchen.
*Use a smaller plate.
*Drink a large glass of water 15 minutes before each meal.
*Eat in one place and on a schedule.
*Don't do ANYTHING else while eating! (my big no-no! I love to read the paper while eating breakfast)

 

[Camelot]

Debbie, Sorry I didn't post sooner, with some encouraging words...hope all went well this week...I went to a Brithday party Saturday night, and succumbed to the temptation of a slice of German Chocolate cake...but I don't eat desserts like this every day, sooooo...

Mom...Thanks for the tips from "Trim Kids"...I have a bad habit of eating while watching TV. ALso eating everyting on my plate, because I was taught not to waste food. The big glass of water before eating sounds like a good strategy to lessen your appetite.

 

[Debbie]

Now everywhere I go there is kingcake. I got back on track today since I returned to work. I have to work on the water thing. My hairdresser told me if I drink a gallon a day I could eventually eat anything I want .

 

[Camelot]

Debbie, thankfully, I do not like King Cake a lot, so it's not hard for me to resist them... anything chocolate is my weakness....however, I am invited to a friend's "King Cake" party next Saturday, so I will have a small slice of King Cake with my friends, to celebrate Mardi Gras.

Ash Wednesday starts my promise to give up all chocolate for Lent.

 

[Debbie]

Love your avatar. Tell me where you got it. I tried getting to a Mardi Gras site to download one but couldn't find anything.

 

[Camelot]

Hi Debbie, I found this specific one at ClipartGallery.com, which I found on Google by searching "Mardi Gras Clipart"...there were other sites with clipart, but I liked that one...

I even found one of Mickey and Minnie in Mardi Gras costumes, but the image was too large to use as an avatar.

 

[Camelot]

Well, I haven't lost any pounds on the scale yet, but since I have been eating more salads over the past week, I have noticed that my clothes do not fit as snuggly, so I think that is a very good thing.

I have decided to give up ALL candy, for Lent, not just chocolate...wish me LUCK.

 

[markymark]

Originally posted by Camelot
Well, I haven't lost any pounds on the scale yet, but since I have been eating more salads over the past week, I have noticed that my clothes do not fit as snuggly, so I think that is a very good thing.

I have decided to give up ALL candy, for Lent, not just chocolate...wish me LUCK.

Keep going! I am having trouble myself, the weight is coming f great, but I keep getting this negative "oh god this is going to take a year to get right" feeling. I know is it worth the sacrifice, but a YEAR!!

 

[James123]

Eat less and exercise!

Sitting at a computer keyboard and answering posts will not make you loose weight. Eat healthy (turkey legs come to mind) and walk, run, garden and/or have prolonged s e x...anything that raises your heart rate. You need a healthy lifestyle, not a diet. As an example, when you go to the mall do you park as close to the entrance as possible? If so, reverse that trend and park your car as far away in the lot as you can and then WALK to the mall. Live healthy and live long.

 

[Camelot]

Hi James...of course, you are so right about eating less and exercise.
I walk as much as possible, rather than drive around to do my errands.
One of my favorites "walks" to take, is from home to our main post office, which is about 2 1/2 miles, round trip.

 

[markymark]

Just to let everyone in our "group" know - - I have lost 30 pounds in 5 weeks :sohappy:

Honestly.... I really have!

Thank goodness for Slim Fast!!!! Oh and going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week too.

 

[Al]

Originally posted by markymark
Just to let everyone in our "group" know - - I have lost 30 pounds in 5 weeks :sohappy:

Honestly.... I really have!

Thank goodness for Slim Fast!!!! Oh and going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week too.

mmmmmmmmm slim fast!!!! i have seen the tv ads for that! is the soup nice "because you dont always want something sweet"* (i think thats how it goes:veryconfu )


*before all there was were these like milkshaky thingys

 

[Camelot]

Wow, markymark, that's excellent... What is your goal ?

 

[Beauty and the]

Originally posted by markymark
Just to let everyone in our "group" know - - I have lost 30 pounds in 5 weeks :sohappy:

Honestly.... I really have!

Thank goodness for Slim Fast!!!! Oh and going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week too.

That is fantastic, would you like a little tip a 6oz portion of cottage pie contains the same amount of calories as a 30 minute B****** session, hope you like cottage pie:animwink:

 

[markymark]

Al - yes I do like the soups, because, of course sometimes I don't want something sweet.

Camelot - My target is about 100 pounds, but I might go for a bit more, maybe 110 - but if I can get to 100 I will be one happy bunny!

Beauty - 30 minutes!!!!!!! Is that a cumulative amount for the whole week?