[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by missjane

Bytsi....just curious....have you ever compared your caliper readings to the Omron? I'm curious to see how close they are. I only use the Omron and my readings are higher than yours. I wonder what the calipers would put me at? (I need to get that Bod Pod rescheduled!)

Hi Jane - I hate the omron. It varies by up to 15% depending on when I use it (at work, we have one for people who are too big for calipers). You should get the bodpod and/or calipers done just to set a baseline at least...

Originally Posted by Celestialmom

You all are SO right about the whole "it isn't worth it" thing--I REALLY struggled after going out for dinner for our anniversary. I shared a polenta fries appetizer with dh and had wine AND dessert (healthy main meal though). Then for breakfast the next day he changed our plans from going out to breakfast to DUNKIN DONUTS! I had a wheat bagel w/egg and cheese, which made me totally sick. And it kept on going from there...I think I gained about 3# over that week, because it's like once my will power is broken, it stays that way! Great job on staying on track and HOORAY for the weight and bf losses!!!

Dunkin Donuts?!? I'd have KILLED him! . Sounds like you made the best possible choice - sorry you felt sick from it... but yeah - willpower is easy to break down and once it's gone... ugh. That's why I'm 15# above my goal (and I WAS at goal, at one point)... Kinda like Aoife's tagline (paraphrasing) "I gained weight trying to lose my last 5#"

Originally Posted by jesca

I remember turning down some bite size 3 musketeers bars (which I LOVE) and thinking to myself how proud I was that I did that. I thought, it's so much better to feel good all the time than to have a fleeting taste of chocolate in my mouth that will only make me want more. When I don't have a craving, there's no point in ruining a perfectly good day and then feeling endlessly guilty about it.

Also, I always think about this tag line that someone on this board had. It was something like "bad food is not a reward", and it's totally true. Now that all my favorite fruits are in season, I'm totally happy to reward myself with a cup full of cherries or blueberries and not a bowl of ice cream. As long as I don't go there, it gets easier and easier to not want it.

I've always liked "nothing tastes as good as thin feels" - but when I'm tired and hungry, sometimes it's too easy to get to "one little bit of chocolate won't hurt, you deserve it" - NOOOOOO!!!!
As long as we don't give in, it gets easier... it really is momentum building up and for whatever reason, it works!

Originally Posted by SpacecityPaula

... he was going on and on about the food. I just looked at him and said, "ya know, for someone who thinks food isn't important, you sure are talking about it a lot." then I walked away. I was livid that night. He does try to be good about it, but is not always great. I'm doing better in making sure I have alternatives to keep myself from getting off track.

I hear ya'... my DH is like that - he tries to be good but isn't always... I guess maybe men aren't so different than women? (or not ).

Originally Posted by dillytl

Lookin good Bysti!!! Nice progress!

Thanks Tracey!!!!