FAT CLUB 2008

[SMLCHNG]

I walk at least 3 miles a day, with REALLY messed up feet
Don't drink soda
Don't have a sweet tooth, love salty stuff too much
Don't like most veggies
Can't have dairy, don't like yogurt.
Can't eat foods after 6:00
HATE exercising, especially in public
Don't overeat, when I'm full I'm done.

Gaining weight sucks.

[carolinagirl]

Well, I'm not crazy about the name Fat Club ~ Health Club would be more positive ~ but I'll participate...

I need to exercise!!! I haven't since Saturday. Gonna get up tomorrow and do it.

I did have JUST a homemade SALAD for dinner, and it was filling. Not as good: A grilled chicken sandwich from Wendy's for lunch. My key is to eat less when I'm not really hungry.

Not gonna post weight yet. Not gonna do it. Nope, wouldn't be prudent.

[bocanuts]

Another thing to do is think of all the fat that's left over when you cook a burger. See how it looks 24 hours later? You're eating that s***!

[pbans]

This is some information from a support group meeting tonight.....seems to fit right in to the topic at hand:


Mindful Eating

Strategy #1: Think 20 percent more or less
• Dish out 20% less than you think you might need, you probably won’t miss it
• Eat until you are 80% full
• For fruits and vegetables think 20% more.

Strategy #2: See all that you eat
• Pre-plate your food; don’t eat directly out of a package. Put your snack in a dish and leave the kitchen.
• See it while you are eating it. Keep reminders of your food. Glasses, wine bottles, bones, ect. Will remind you how much you have eaten.

Strategy #3 Be your own tablescaper
• Mini-size bowls and boxes, repackage jumbo size food into smaller containers
• Become an illusionist-make smaller portions look bigger by serving them on smaller plates.
• Beware of the double danger of leftovers. If you have them it means you made too much of the original meal and the more leftovers you bring out of the frig, the more you will eat.

Strategy #4 Make Overeating a Hassle, Not a Habit
• Leave serving dishes in the kitchen so you have to get up to get seconds. It gives you time to ask yourself, ‘Am I Hungry?’
• De-conveinience tempting foods. Put them in a high cupboard that you have to stand on a chair to reach. Reseal them, wrap them, and put them back in the frig or freezer.
• Snack only at the table and on a clean plate. This makes it less convenience to serve and clean up.

Strategy #5 Create Distraction Free Eating Scripts
• Rescript our diet danger zones-trying different things/different habits
o Dinners
o Snacks
o Parties
o Resturants
o Desk/Dashboards
• Distract yourself before you snack—eat in one room only
• Serve yourself before you start

Strategy #6 Create Expectations that make you a better cook.
o We taste what we expect to taste
o Tell them what is for dinner any two words “home-style pasta”, “Cajun chicken”
o Fix the atmosphere when you fix the food—soft lights, soft music, nice table cloth

Strategy #7 Make Comfort Foods More Comforting
o Don’t deprive yourself—one reasons traditional diets fail is that they deprive us of the food and lifestyle we enjoy. Eat comfort food in small amounts.
o Rewire your comfort foods—if they consist mostly of the four c’s-cake, cookie, candies, chips, substitute for other more healthy versions

Strategy #8: Crown yourself the official gatekeeper
o Be a good marketer-food should be neither a punishment nor a reward.
o Offer variety-try new things
o Use the half plate rule—half of the meal needs to be veggies
o Make serving sizes official.-package servings individually and put them away. Don’t leave them out on the counter where others will see them and snack.

Strategy #9 Portion Size me
o Think small and super-share—toss out what isn’t good and what you won’t eat.

[Salukulady]

Welcome to the club: catch&release, carey24, csmithnj, carolinadreamin', bocanuts, kruisin1, pbans, and sonofabeach. Hello to flock, rumdrinks, smlchng and gdads....not clear if you are joining the club, but you're positive comments are appreciated. And gdad, you look INCREDIBLE!

Here's my diary for Wed. 4/9

1/4 turkey sandwich and water before
going to the gym
B-fast-1 egg scrambled w/spinach, tomatoes, fat free feta over
1/2 whole wheat english muffin and coffee
Lunch-tomato, spinach and avocado quesadilla and water, 2 squares dark chocolate
Dusted off my weights and lifted them
Jimmy concert on sirius-lite beer, shot of tequila, handful of nuts
Dinner-salad, olive oil and basalmic, 3 ounces grilled chicken breast and water
Before bed-hot tea and 2 squares dark chocolate

Here's to the first day, kids! Wasn't it nice Jimmy sang just for us? Good luck everyone! Someone start the thread new for Thursday with the date in the morning. Goodnight.

[carey24]

Well, I'm not crazy about the name Fat Club ~ Health Club would be more positive ~ but I'll participate...

I need to exercise!!! I haven't since Saturday. Gonna get up tomorrow and do it.

I did have JUST a homemade SALAD for dinner, and it was filling. Not as good: A grilled chicken sandwich from Wendy's for lunch. My key is to eat less when I'm not really hungry.

Not gonna post weight yet. Not gonna do it. Nope, wouldn't be prudent.

I agree about the name....can we change it??? Maybe "Getting Fit 2008" or "Health Club 2008"? I'm not personally offended but a positive attitude helps alot.

[Salukulady]

Well, I'm not crazy about the name Fat Club ~ Health Club would be more positive ~ but I'll participate...

I need to exercise!!! I haven't since Saturday. Gonna get up tomorrow and do it.

I did have JUST a homemade SALAD for dinner, and it was filling. Not as good: A grilled chicken sandwich from Wendy's for lunch. My key is to eat less when I'm not really hungry.

Not gonna post weight yet. Not gonna do it. Nope, wouldn't be prudent.

I agree about the name....can we change it??? Maybe "Getting Fit 2008" or "Health Club 2008"? I'm not personally offended but a positive attitude helps alot.

Done. Look for HEALTHY LIVING 4/10/08

[Carolinadreamin']

Worked out this morning and didn't drink last night......both positives. But OMG.....it was really hard listening to Jimmy sing and not have my fav drink in my hand.....I'm going to wait until the weekend and then just have one when we go out on Saturday night.

I just read "French Women Don't Get Fat" and I did the leek soup deal for the Monday and Tuesday......they don't tell you that you spend a good amount of time in the bathroom.....now I know why it works.... Lost 3 lbs....but I need to stop weighing myself every day.....

[carey24]

Worked out this morning and didn't drink last night......both positives. But OMG.....it was really hard listening to Jimmy sing and not have my fav drink in my hand.....I'm going to wait until the weekend and then just have one when we go out on Saturday night.

I just read "French Women Don't Get Fat" and I did the leek soup deal for the Monday and Tuesday......they don't tell you that you spend a good amount of time in the bathroom.....now I know why it works.... Lost 3 lbs....but I need to stop weighing myself every day.....

I'm a big drinker. For me, during the week it's red wine only. Beer is allowed on the weekends and concerts. If you don't like red wine, try mising it with some club soda for a spritzer.

I don't know about "French Women Don't Get Fat", but I did read an article about French eating and dieting. It said that by eating low-fat or "diet" foods, your body isn't as satisfied and therefore you eat more, defeating the purpose of eating low-fat. Whereas if you have a small piece of really good cheese or chocolate, you will be more satisfied. It also said the French sit down for every meal, eat slower, and drink wine with every meal. It is more of an event than snacking in front of the tv like Americans do.

[Salukulady]

Hey kids, join us at HEALTHY LIVING 4/10/08....