I Blew It

Yes, I lost it this past week with my diet. I gained weight! We had at least 3 cakes to celebrate Jade's graduation, and we ate out 4 or 5 times, and you know how it goes. I just ate too much!

So you may not see any weight loss for a while, because I have to get off what I gained. I'm working on it.





Diet Tip
Easy Portion Control-Use Your Hand!
Portion control is an important part of losing or managing your weight. You may be surprised to learn the portion size that you are used to eating may be equal to two or three standard servings. You may find it helpful to use common everyday objects to help estimate serving sizes.

Here are a few handy tips:

• 1 teaspoon of margarine or oil is about the size of your fingertip (tip to first joint);
• an average cupped hand is about ½ cup of fruit, vegetables or cooked rice;
• an average palm is about 3 ounces of meat or poultry.

~ Thanks to Eastman Health & Wellness for the above tip.


The cardiologist's diet:
If it tastes good, spit it out.
~Author Unknown

In Hiding?

Where Are the Bathroom Scales?
Are you hiding from your scales, or are your scales hiding from you?

Remember it's important to keep weighing. That way we know where we stand.

I was a bit discouraged a week or so ago. It seems that I was on a standstill. I think I went over a week without losing an ounce. Now looking back over May, I have lost 6 pounds this month!

I'm smiling.

You can do it too. If I can, anybody can!

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One should eat to live, not live to eat.
~Cicero

Hazardous Waists

Join the Fight Against Hazardous Waists.

What do you see when you step on the scales? Does it tell something. It may be telling you to get busy on a new life style for eating and exercise.

We have a scale down at the gym where we workout. Someone asked me what it said? I told them it said, "One Person At A Time, Please".

A Diet Tip From Me to You
Do you ever mess up like I do? Like at one meal you go overboard. Maybe you ate out with some friends and you just couldn't resist some things. You just "overdid it" plain and simply.

Okay, we all do. But what do you do next? Pick your answer from below:

1. Well, I blew my diet. I'll just quit. Maybe next year.
2. Yes, I ate way too much. I bet I gained 10 pounds! Okay, I'll start over next week.
3. Yes, I know I went over, but that's not so bad. It's okay every now and then. I'll get back in the groove in a day or two.
4. I ate twice what I should have. I need to do better next time I eat here. I'll watch things closer the next few meals. And, you know, I knew I might do this tonight, so I ate a very light lunch.

1, 2, 3, or 4. Which would you choose. I hope it's something like 4. Plan ahead if you know you'll be eating a heavy meal. And don't wait, get back on your diet immediately!

Chart Your Weight

One important aspect of controlling your weight is to get data. That means to weigh. Sounds simple but many people don't lose weight and even gain weight because they don't get the numbers and make use of them.

For myself, I like to weigh every morning. I do it before breakfast in my underwear. We have a good scale (similar to a Doctor's Office scale) that is easy to use and accurate & precise.

I also like to plot my weight on a graph. I personally think this is important so you can see where you stand and which weigh (way) you are going. This chart shows a plot of my weight since the first of this year.

I make my weight chart in Microsoft Excel, but it really doesn't matter how you do it, just that you do it. Just use a piece of graph paper and do it by hand.

I hope this helps you lose weight or maintain your current weight.

A New Addition

Great News! My sister has decided to be added to the scoreboard beginning today! Mary, I am so happy to have you aboard. We can help each other!

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Sue, your numbers are great! That makes 10 pounds total in 3 weeks! You won't need to get this new diet pill shown below.

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Have you been thinking of getting some medicine to help you lose weight? Forget it! Look at what they give you now....

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Stressed spelled backwards is desserts.
Coincidence? I think not!
~Author Unknown

Progress Report

An Update
Here's a summary of my weight loss this year:

January..............13 pounds
February..............6 pounds
March.................7 pounds
April.................7 pounds
May...................1 pounds Finally!May 15!

Here it is May 12 and I haven't lost any weight this month (But I'm only a pound off my goal). I guess I'll have to buckle down a little harder.

Sue Burton
Sue got off to a really good start and lost 7.5 pounds in her first 2 weeks. Keep it up Sue! Maybe you can catch me, and you might unless I get on the ball.

The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight,
because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.
~Author Unknown

Reasoning

How True...

Rich, fatty foods are like destiny:
they too, shape our ends.

~Author Unknown

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