Loosing Weight

Mike,

Great job M and M, Mike and Melissa. With the exception of "being stranded on a deserted island with nothing to eat diet", I have tried them all and all of them have worked. My problem is keeping the weight off. After my spinal fusion in April, 2007, my weight balloned to 294. Even though I wasn't eating much, my total lack of activity was the culprit. Once I started walking, and eventually walking fast and over 4 miles, my weight started going down. I didn't go on a diet, per say, I was burning the weight off. My 294 dropped into the 230's and, although its gone up a little, I am happy where I am at.

I too, cannot excercise as much as I would like to.. My outting for excecise is walking to the car.. or through a grocery store.. and every now taking the dogs down to the river, and walk with them.. Well I weighed in this morning at 219.6 only 19.4 pounds to go.. and keep it up.. We all need to work at it.. and do the best we can..

What a great thread!!!!!(Mike).....

I'm at 162lbs at 5'6" and 7 more lbs to go and I will have lost 100lbs!

I would like to get to 140-130lbs if possible. I can breath easier b/c I have asthma, so the weight loss sure dose help. I want you guys and the ppl who come after us how proud I am of us and them on weight loss. I started using the "Atkins" diet buying all three of "Dr Atkins" book and short of memorizing everything. You all know how that was on the meds we all take, My memory is like a dry ritz cracker.

It's kind of funny but not really. I got down from around 255 to 220 then couldn't loose any more. so I started doing "Jenny Crag" and got down to 180lbs so the rest I did and am doing now.

John has been and still is my Rock through everything in my life.

This is one of those "diets" where you eat like this for the rest of your life.

exercises has a lot to do w this and I haven't been able to do that for a long

time. You learn how to eat healthy and how to read labels etc. It's expensive, but

worth it. I think b/c of my meds and stuff I have been doing this new way of eating

for 3 yrs and it has taken this long to loose this weight and nothing has been

gained back. I eat more than 1200 calories a day. Well enough for now.

Mike, Melissa and Dick Congratulations on your weight.... loss.

 

Roni    

One of my favorites for a sunday dinner is Smokey Roast Pork with Peaches and Plums.

 

Cook time is 30 minutes in a 450 degree oven..

 

2 teaspoons of smoked paprika

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon  salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1 (1 pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed

2 teaspoons olive oil

2 shallots, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

3 peaches, halved, pitted and cut into 1/3 inch thick wedges

2 plums, halved, pitted and cut into 1/2 inch thick wedges.

 

1   Preheat the oven the oven to 450F. Spray a large rimmed baking pan with olive oil nonstick spray.

 

2   Combine the smoked paprika, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mixture all over the pork. Put the pork in the pan and roast until an instant - read themometer inserted in the center of the pork registers 160F for medium, 30 -35 minutes

 

3   Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic; cook, stirring, until softened, 1 -2 minutes. Add the peaches, plums and the remaing 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally , until the fruit softens slightly, about 4 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat.

 

4   Transfer the pork to a cutting board and cut into 8 slices. Arrange on a platter; spoon the fruit alongside.

 

This recipe makes 4 servings

 

Per serving (2 slices pork and 1/2 cup of fruit) 229 Cal, 7g fat, 2g Sat fat, 0g Trans fat, 63 mg Chol, 483mg Sod, 18g Carb, 3g Fiber, 24g Protien, 22mg Cal

 

Weight watcher points per plate 5

 

Complete the meal by serving with steamed green beans, and mashed potatoes (1/2 cup each cooked green beans and mashed potatoes will increase the per-serving points value by 2

 

Try it and let me know what you think..

Originally posted by mmcpearce Roni, congratulations on the weight loss!  I can't wait until I can say I've lost 100 pounds, though I hate to admit, even to you all, that I still have a lot more than that to lose.  You're an inspiration to the rest of us. Mike, that recipe sounds delish! Melissa

 

Congratulations to ALL of you

Yesterday as I told you.. we were taking the pups and going to the city dog park, and then into Lorie's parents for the day.. Well had my shower as always.. ands then thought, I was going to try my old jeans on.. As of April 1st I was wearing a 44 waist jeans.. and was embarrsed about it, so began wearing sweat pant.. and sport pants becuase they were baggy, and you really can't tell.. well yesterday I tried on my old jeans.. 36 waist.. on they went.. didn't even have to lay on the bed to do them up.. Wow.. 8 sizes in Jeans I lost in just over a month.. Was sooo impressed..

Vegetable Stir-Fried Rice - 3 points

 

3      tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce

1      tablespoon rice vinnager

1      tablespoon canola oil

1      red bell pepper, seeded and diced

1/4   pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced

2      teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger

2-1/2 cups cold cooked brown rice

1/3   cup thinly sliced scallion

1      cup frozen pea's thawed

1/4   teaspoon crushed red pepper

 

1    Combine the soy sauce and vinager in a small bowl; set aside

 

2    Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok set over high heat until a drop of water sizzles in it. Add the bell pepper, mushrooms and ginger; stir-fry until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the rice, stirring well to break  to break up any clumps; stir-fry until heated through 3-4 minutes.

 

3    Sprinkle the soy sauce mixture over the rice. Add the scallions, peas and crushed red pepper; stir-fry 1 minute, Serve at once.

 

PERSERVING (about 2/3 cup) 155 Cal, 3g fat, 0g Sat fat, 0g Trans fat, )mg Chol, 332mg Sod, 28g Carb, 4g Fib, 5f Prot, 21mg Calc

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for all the congrats. I appreciate it and Ditto to all of you.

Dick it sounds like you have been on diff diets and they all worked, I’ve been on a few but I couldn't lose the weight as I always felt hungry, ha. Great work Dick.

Mike what an incredible feeling to fit back in to your old jeans. I still can’t fit into mine but
it will come. Great work Mike am going to try the rice recipe for sure.

Melissa that is great that you are feeling better losing weight and feeling good eating veggies!
You will only feel better and better.

Stevie you look Great just the way you are J

Well take care Everyone, Bon appetite J

Roni    

Originally posted by mmcpearce WAY TO GO MIKE!  That is incredible!  You should be so proud of yourself! Melissa

 

Another one of my favorite's..

 

Stir-Fried Beef & Snow Peas - Points =2

 

3    Scallions, thinly sliced

2    Garlic cloves minced

1    Tablespoon minced peeled fresh Ginger

1/4 pound boneless sirloin steak, trimmed and cut into thin 2 inch long slices

1/2 pound fresh snow peas, or thawed frozen snow pea's

1    cup canned sliced water chesnuts, drained

2    Tablespoons reduced sodium-soy sauce

2    Tablesppons of orange juice

1    Teaspoon cornstarch

1    Tablespoon of water

 

1    Spray a large nonstick wok or deep skillet with non-stick spray and set over high heat until a drop of water sizzles in it. Add the scallions, garlic and ginger; stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beef, and stir-fry until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the snow peas and stir-fry about a minute. Add the water chesnuts, and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Stir in the soy sauce, and orange juice; bring to a simmer, and cook for 20 seconds.

 

2    Stir together the cornstarch and the water in a small bowl until smooth. Add to the wok and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce bubbles and thickens, about 30 seconds.

 

PER SERVING (1 cup)132 Cal, 3g Fat, 1g Sat Fat, 0g Trans Fat, 45mg Chol, 316mg Sod, 7g Carb, 2g Fiber, 19g Prot, 45mg Calc

 

{GOOD IDEA} Turn this tasty dish into a noodle bowl by serving with cook whole wheat spaghetti or linguine. (1/2 cup cooked spaghetti will increase the per-serving POINTS value by 2)

Mian--

Pan-Seared Scallops with Tomato-Corn Hash - Points -3

 

1/4    pound jumbo sea scallops

1/4    teaspoon of salt

1/4    teaspoon freshly ground pepper

2       teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

2       scallions (white & green parts only) chopped

1       garlic clove, minced

1/4    cup frozen corn kernals, thawed

1       plum tomato, seeded and chopped

1/2    Tablespoon balsamic vinager

2       teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro

1       cup pack torn frisee

 

1       Sprinkle the scallops with 1/8 teaspoon of pepper and salt. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large nonstick pan set over medium - high heat. Add the callops and cook just until browned and opaque in the center, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate, and keep warm.

 

2       Heat the remaining 1 teasppon of oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add the scallions and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the corn, and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoe and cook, stiring occasionally , until softened, 1-2 minutes. Add the vinegar and cook, stiring constantly until it evaporates, about 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the cilantro and the remaining 1/8 teasppon of pepper and salt. Divide the scallops, hash, and frisee among 4 plates and serve at once.

 

PER SERVING (2 scallops and 1/4 cup hash) 157Cal, 6g Fat, 1g Sat fat, 0g Trans Fat, 28mg Chol, 312mg Sod, 13g Carb, 2g Fib, 16g Prot, 31mg Calc

  Hmmm, all these recipes.

Good for you Lissa!

Originally posted by mmcpearce Well, I'm having a bad pain day, but I weighed this morning, and have lost 3 more pounds.  That's a total of 74 since October.  Let's all keep it up! Melissa

 

Well I didn't get on here friday, because we got away.. but weighed myself on friday, and dropped another pound.. Now at 218.. 18 more to go.. Wore shorts and t-shirts I haven't worn for a bit.. got to wear them this weekend..

Melissa, Sara and Mike you guys are doing great. I'm on another

med change and I'm having a hard time keeping my weight down.

I'm going to the pool today and I try to go every second day or

as much as I can. Hopefully I'll keep my weight down. I came off

Gabapentin and am on amitriptaline sorry about the spelling.

Hopefully I'll keep the weight off.

Roni   

It's very tough to keep our weight down with some of these drugs! When my pelvic nerves were first burned during surgery and my medicine wasn't helping, I was the lowest I'd ever been.  Between Lyrica, quitting smoking, and back surgery, I'm the fattest I've ever been right now! Total, I gained 75 pounds, 25 between my back being injured and surgery, and 50 the last two years.  As many of you know, I was sticking to oatmeal, fruits and veggies, but with Lyrica, it seemed I couldn't get my weight down.  I'm down about 20 pounds now, but gained a few back after taking the Medrol dose pack to get my nerve inflammation down.  Thank goodness, it's slowly starting to come off! I was pretty upset when I weighed myself and had no idea what I'd done wrong!

I'm doing The Belly Fat Cure, by Jorge Cruise.  He basically modeled it after Dr. Oz's system, but made it real easy to understand.  It adds in protein, which is important with pain, though I'm trying not to add too much meat since I'm not a big meat eater.  Basically it's modified carbs (not too bad though), and low sugar.  WOA! THAT is what is blowing me away, since my favorite fruits, like mangoes, are really high too! Thank goodness for berries, I can still fit those in! It's limited to 15 grams of sugar a day, and just one regular strawberry Yoplait yogurt has 42 grams of sugar! SO, I'm basically trying to fit in Greek Yogurt with a packet of Truvia, so that way I get some yogurt (wondering if I made it if I could keep calories down, but the recipes are usually higher than plain Greek).  The hardest part is counting sugars in fruits, since I love fruit.

Love your recipes, Mike! I should be able to work them in as long as I use fruit sparingly! I think without Lyrica it will be easier to lose weight even if I went back to my old way of eating as long as I watch my portions, but want to stick with the diet I'm on for now.  My parents did FIt For Life, which is fruit in morning, veggies and either a meat or bread with lunch and same with dinner, then all the veggies for snacks you want.  That would be a lot easier for me, and I may do that with all the delicious fruit that we get in summer.  Can't miss watermelon! I do have to say on The Belly Fat Cure, my cravings are completely gone for the first time ever, and I usually at least crave chocolate! SO, I'll hang in there a bit more, it's just a pain cooking every meal.

Kat

Just trying to watch what I eat Mel.. So hard these days.. thought maybe I gained weight over the weekend.. ate a few things not good for me.. but also diodn't eat like I did a while ago.. like open a potato bag of chips.. and eat the whole bag.. just had a few.. whatever I am doing, it's working..

Originally posted by mmcpearce I have a confession to make.  I cheated big time on my diet yesterday at lunch.  I felt yucky afterward, so it was a waste of good food, but I enjoyed it while I ate!  Bad Melissa, Bad girl! Lissa

 

Mike--way to go after a long weekend of camping out and not being at home to watch things as closely as you normally would.

I went to my "female" doctor today for my yearly exam, and I had the nurse look up how much I weighed a year ago.  I've lost 81 pounds in the last year!  Yeah!  My doctor told me I was his poster child.

Hi Lissa, That is amazing 81 lbs. Glad to hear. Sara