SoWell on Sowal

SoWal Guide

Jul 24, '06 · 1:04 PM75,473

okay my little fitness wannabees... here it is. and thanks for deciding on this thread name. After sharing our goals and strategies for fitness and weight reduction, we'll all be sowell on sowal!!!

Cork and I are doing at least one yoga/pilates class per week now. plus we bicycled the other day (almost killed me). and plan to do exercise on our own at home as well.

as far as diet and weight reduction, we haven't really gotten very far. I'm reading two current resources for motivation and just general info: Body for Life for Women (A Woman's plan for Physical and Mental Transformation) - Pamela Peeke, MD, and The Reality Diet (fight fat with fiber) - Schnur, MD. They are both really straightforward, no nonsense approaches to weight loss - and include a lot of info on weekly menus, exercise, etc.

I know that I will need a menu plan to follow in the first 3 months of my "transformation". If I have a reasonable menu to follow, then I don't mind shopping and cooking. Having it all planned out makes it easier for me, and it makes me eat things that I would otherwise avoid or not think about eating (it expands the culinary experience)...

What are your goals? I need to finish up some of my reading and then I plan to put my goals on paper, along with my plan to achieve them. I have also already started a food and exercise journal.

I'll be sharing some of this with you. I hope we can all share successes, questions, recipes, exercise tips, etc... hope to see you on here every day looking for motivation and at the same time giving support to all of us..

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SoWal GuideAuthor

Aug 25, '06 · 10:44 AM#452

Well, those horrible 8 lbs. are gone again!!! It was a real eye opening experience for me. Several of my friends and co-workers started this week bringing healthy lunches to work. We all go upstairs to a little break area and eat instead of going out to lunch everyday. We do allow ourselves one day a week to eat out, and today is the day. I am going to try and not blow what I have accomplished in the last 2 weeks. Good luck all!!!!

:clap_1: that was quick KD. what is your secret??? please do tell!!! right now!!! :twisted:

SoWal Insider

Aug 25, '06 · 10:59 AM#453

Yea KD you go!!!!
I am home today drinking water and cleaning my stove and chickens

how exciting.....

SoWal Insider

Aug 25, '06 · 11:24 AM#454

:clap_1: that was quick KD. what is your secret??? please do tell!!! right now!!!

I lost 10 lbs this month due to a special diet I had to go to try and restore my bodies natural flora because of all the antibiotics I have been on.
A yeast free diet, which is very similar to Adkins. No sugars, no starches, no sweetened drinks. The only thing I have been eating is salad with oil and lemon(no salad dressings) No fruits, except for grapefruit, lemons, limes, tomatoes and avoocado. Sparingly, apples, pears, strawberries.
Cant have any oranges, bananas, grapes.

No starchy vegetables, like potatoes, rice, beans, and absolutely no bread, cereals, cakes etc.

I am losing my mind. :bang:

I love a muffin in the morning and breakfast is hard on this diet. All i eat is eggs. Wake up, ok, "how will I prepare my eggs today?" and some days if I have the energy, I add bacon. Whoopee!

It was so hard last weekend at my sisters son christening party. Couldn't have the pasta, no bread, only ate the chicken with salad. and then oh my god, having to pass up Tiramasu!

I went outside to cry.

SoWal GuideAuthor

Aug 25, '06 · 11:53 AM#455

I lost 10 lbs this month due to a special diet I had to go to try and restore my bodies natural flora because of all the antibiotics I have been on.
A yeast free diet, which is very similar to Adkins. No sugars, no starches, no sweetened drinks. The only thing I have been eating is salad with oil and lemon(no salad dressings) No fruits, except for grapefruit, lemons, limes, tomatoes and avoocado. Sparingly, apples, pears, strawberries.
Cant have any oranges, bananas, grapes.

No starchy vegetables, like potatoes, rice, beans, and absolutely no bread, cereals, cakes etc.

I am losing my mind. I love a muffin in the morning and breakfast is hard on this diet. All i eat is eggs. Wake up, ok, "how will I prepare my eggs today?" and some days if I have the energy, I add bacon. Whoopee!

It was so hard last weekend at my sisters son christening party. Couldn't have the pasta, no bread, only ate the chicken with salad. and then oh my god, having to pass up Tiramasu! I went outside to cry.

this is very hard work, but it sounds like it has truly worked for you. good going!!!:clap_1: if I had to pass up pasta, I would be bawling my eyeballs out...

SoWal Insider

Aug 25, '06 · 12:57 PM#456

this is very hard work, but it sounds like it has truly worked for you. good going!!!:clap_1: if I had to pass up pasta, I would be bawling my eyeballs out...

Thanks Tootsie. It's brutal for us Italian girls to pass up our pasta and here in New York, we have the best pizza and Italian bread

and cannolli's, (oh, I can't even go there). I haven't had pizza in a year! I am allowed to have soft cheeses, so I have been getting mozzarella balls and seasoning them with garlic and oil. Closest thing I got to pizza for now.

But with all the reading on pro-biotics I have done, I came across a book written by a lady called" French woman don't get fat". I assume it has something to do with all the yogurt they eat in Europe, especially Holland, where they have a dairy aisle dedicated to just yogurt. I haven't read the book, just breezed by it, by I assume it has soemthing to do with how pro-biotics encourage better digestion of essential nutrients your body needs.
If I find the link again, I will re-post it on this thread.

I guess on the bright side, I can fit in my size 6 pants again.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Aug 25, '06 · 1:02 PM#457

:clap_1: that was quick KD. what is your secret??? please do tell!!! right now!!!

Well, I went back on the Phase I part of the South Beach Diet. I cut out all rices, breads, pastas....even the whole wheat kind which is what I have been eating for the past 1 1/2 years. I have really been eating only lean meats and green veggies. It really does help to remove all the cravings when you do without them for awhile. I was very proud of myself yesterday. We had an Ice Cream going away social for one of our student aids. They had about 5 kinds of Ice Cream, Dip, Chips and soda. I walked back to my office right after the offical goodbye. I didn't stay in the room, which would have tempted me. I felt so good being able to walk away. It was hard but I did it.

Also, a group of us here at work have been bringing healthy lunches everday. Now I just have to get that exercise in....UGH, I hate it. But I will start walking when it cools off some.....

SoWal Expert

Aug 25, '06 · 1:02 PM#458

Thanks Tootsie. It's brutal for us Italian girls to pass up our pasta and here in New York, we have the best pizza and Italian bread and cannolli's, (oh, I can't even go there). I haven't had pizza in a year! I am allowed to have soft cheeses, so I have been getting mozzarella balls and seasoning them with garlic and oil. Closest thing I got to pizza for now.

But with all the reading on pro-biotics I have done, I came across a book written by a lady called" French woman don't get fat". I assume it has something to do with all the yogurt they eat in Europe, especially Holland, where they have a dairy aisle dedicated to just yogurt. I haven't read the book, just breezed by it, by I assume it has soemthing to do with how pro-biotics encourage better digestion of essential nutrients your body needs.
If I find the link again, I will re-post it on this thread.

I guess on the bright side, I can fit in my size 6 pants again.

I read it- and what I got out of it was portion control. I don't remember anything about pro-biotics. The main theme is French women eat what they want and stay slim because they don't eat like pigs. One suggestion was not filling your plate to the outer edge with food- just enough food to fill the inner circle.

SoWal Insider

Aug 25, '06 · 1:26 PM#459

I read it- and what I got out of it was portion control. I don't remember anything about pro-biotics. The main theme is French women eat what they want and stay slim because they don't eat like pigs. One suggestion was not filling your plate to the outer edge with food- just enough food to fill the inner circle.

I'll need new dishes.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Aug 25, '06 · 1:28 PM#460

I'll need new dishes.

I think I will just use a cup saucer from now on.

SoWal Expert

Aug 25, '06 · 1:31 PM#461

I think I will just use a cup saucer from now on.

The book is a direct assault on our "supersize it" lifestyles!!! But it made some very good points. And it was actually fun to read. I had French envy.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Aug 25, '06 · 1:39 PM#462

The book is a direct assault on our "supersize it" lifestyles!!! But it made some very good points. And it was actually fun to read. I had French envy.

Actually, I have heard about the book and about some of the ideas in it. And you are right, it is the portion control I think, that is the key. I really have tried eating off the saucer and to tell you the truth if you do this and you eat slowly like we are supposed to, you really do get satisfied. You realize that you do not have to eat those huge portions of food. I think it is a mental thing that we have to pile that plate up and eat all of it. So, I think from now on it is the saucer idea for me. ;-)

SoWal Insider

Aug 25, '06 · 2:15 PM#463

I read it- and what I got out of it was portion control. I don't remember anything about pro-biotics. The main theme is French women eat what they want and stay slim because they don't eat like pigs. One suggestion was not filling your plate to the outer edge with food- just enough food to fill the inner circle.

I had no idea what it was about. Weird why they would post on it on a site selling pro-biotics :confused:

sure it was an interesting read though.
Considering that french food is so rich too, even more so interesting. Did it mention anything about wine consumption too?

Since this is the SoWell on Sowal thread, I highly recommend people take pro-biotics. The yogurt they sell in the store is so processed, and the probiotics they hail in their advertising is not nearly as good as buying it capsules or freeze dried. It helps in may ways, warding off viruses, cold, bacterial infections, and help strengthen the immune system. Especially on a diet, it aides in better digestion of necessary nutrients.
My B-12 level was so severly low due to my condition, but having a better gut flora also aides in better asorbption.

SoWal GuideAuthor

Aug 25, '06 · 2:19 PM#464

The book is a direct assault on our "supersize it" lifestyles!!! But it made some very good points. And it was actually fun to read. I had French envy.

I know about this book but never read it. it may be worth a peek. anyway, it's true that the american way of eating is just the pits. not only supersizing but also really bad processed foods that we have developed a taste for, and also fast food. Jdarg - we don't really have much in the way of fast food in sowal!!! gotta drive to destin for that, or PC.

SoWal Insider

Aug 25, '06 · 2:33 PM#465

I know about this book but never read it. it may be worth a peek. anyway, it's true that the american way of eating is just the pits. not only supersizing but also really bad processed foods that we have developed a taste for, and also fast food. Jdarg - we don't really have much in the way of fast food in sowal!!! gotta drive to destin for that, or PC.

In response to the processed packaged foods, I've heard the healthiest way to shop at a grocery store is to only buy what is along the walls of the store. That's the fresh food; veges, fruit, meat, milk, cheese, eggs. Most things on the shelves in the middle of the store are processed packaged "frankenfood", so I try to run around the sides of the store and avoid all the packaged stuff.

Let me say that many times I fail at this as I am naturally drawn to the ice cream section and the bright colors on the Cheeto bags...dang it!

SoWal Expert

Aug 26, '06 · 10:35 AM#466

I'm so proud of you girls for thinking about me in my absence! Way to go Darlene! Toots, thanks for keeping things on track ;-) ! I have been a very bad girl this week, and I think this old bod is rebelling! I felt much better when I was eating healthy! So, it's back to the straight and narrow for me, as soon as I have crab cakes tonight!!

SoWal Expert

Aug 27, '06 · 7:19 PM#467

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........
No more fried shrimp, no more Cheetos, no more honey buns. But, I did manage to get in SOME exercise, toting stuff to the beach every day and back. Next time, I'm renting ON the beach.....end of story.

SoWal Expert

Aug 27, '06 · 9:20 PM#468

I know about this book but never read it. it may be worth a peek. anyway, it's true that the american way of eating is just the pits. not only supersizing but also really bad processed foods that we have developed a taste for, and also fast food. Jdarg - we don't really have much in the way of fast food in sowal!!! gotta drive to destin for that, or PC.

Oh dammit.:roll: (kidding)

But what a special treat McDonald's FF will become! They were such a treat when we were little because we had to drive across town to get them!

Meow

Aug 28, '06 · 5:58 AM#469

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........
No more fried shrimp, no more Cheetos, no more honey buns. But, I did manage to get in SOME exercise, toting stuff to the beach every day and back. Next time, I'm renting ON the beach.....end of story.

Beware...once you rent, you'll never go back. :cool:

SoWal Expert

Aug 28, '06 · 7:22 AM#470

Beware...once you rent, you'll never go back.

SoWal Insider

Aug 28, '06 · 7:38 AM#471

ok gulls, up and at em!!! it is a new week and we can do it. everyone weigh in today and next monday lets all try to have lost at least one pound if not more!!!!! Who is in?????

Of course we are not posting our weight on here, just what we lost....come on...any takers????????

SoWal Expert

Aug 28, '06 · 7:41 AM#472

ok gulls, up and at em!!! it is a new week and we can do it. everyone weigh in today and next monday lets all try to have lost at least one pound if not more!!!!! Who is in?????

Of course we are not posting our weight on here, just what we lost....come on...any takers????????

I'm with ya IBD!! Can't weigh today, I'm at home, but will at work in the am.

Can only imagine what my week did to me.....

But, I'm back on the wagon and will join WW online this week.

SoWal Insider

Aug 28, '06 · 7:47 AM#473

:clap_1: Great, I did lose 2.5 pounds this week. :razz:

And I even super splurged and went to Seagars in Sandestin!!!! (((YUMMY!!!)))))

SoWal Expert

Aug 28, '06 · 9:11 AM#474

:clap_1: Great, I did lose 2.5 pounds this week. And I even super splurged and went to Seagars in Sandestin!!!! (((YUMMY!!!)))))

You lost 2.5? YIPPEE!!!! I bet I found them!

SoWal GuideAuthor

Aug 28, '06 · 5:25 PM#475

I'm so proud of you girls for thinking about me in my absence! Way to go Darlene! Toots, thanks for keeping things on track ;-) ! I have been a very bad girl this week, and I think this old bod is rebelling! I felt much better when I was eating healthy! So, it's back to the straight and narrow for me, as soon as I have crab cakes tonight!!

I didn't keep anyone on track. we just said we had to pretend while you were away. (IBD was doing some serious sowell work though and providing lots of inspiration to me and others) I think I thought I was on vacation since you were... actually, I just returned from a seafood eating weekend at Indian Pass. why do we double our alcohol intake whenever leaving town for a break? anyway, ready for yoga tomorrow Cork???

Edited Aug 28, '06 · 5:26 PM