Comments on: Friday Weigh-In

By: Chubby Mommy

Chubby Mommy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:57:29 +0000

[M]y grandmother always tells me that it didn’t take 2 months to put on the weight, it’s not going to take two months to take it off either.

But it sure does feel, when staring at the scale, like it happened overnight!

Thanks for the kind words, MandisMommy. I’ll give it a shot sitting on the exercise ball while at my desk!

By: MandisMommy

MandisMommy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:51:09 +0000

Tip if it works for you… toss the office chair aside and replace it with an exercise ball. Also don’t stress too much, my grandmother always tells me that it didn’t take 2 months to put on the weight, it’s not going to take two months to take it off either. You are very positive and I love your blogs. I recently started Alli myself and I’ve lost 6 pounds so far. I have yet to add exercise to the mix.

By: Chubby Mommy

Chubby Mommy — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:57:00 +0000

I’d never thought about doing it either, but I’ll tell ya it was a real eye opener.

Just knowing that between breakfast and lunch I’m barely burning over 300 calories was an “Oh Duh!” moment when it came to realizing: (1) why I’ve put on the weight; and (2) how to make better food choices in order to lose it.

I’m using this site for calorie burned info, but not for their other stuff.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:53:55 +0000

I never would have thought to chart calories burned like that, great idea. What site are you using to determine calories burned?

We did our Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk yesterday, and chose the 3K route instead of the 5K, because dammit, I am out of shape. We started out at the front of the pack but were quickly passed by senior citizens! It made me feel so bad about myself. And then my husband said “you know, you always talk about losing weight, but you never do anything about it.” And he’s right, and the truth hurts. Weight Watchers? Probably.

By: Chubby Mommy

Chubby Mommy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:59:59 +0000

My in-laws are here, too. I keep telling myself that stress burns additional calories. We don’t eat out much, though, so that at least helps.

By: Owen

Owen — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:01:40 +0000

Spreadsheets can be scary though. When you find out how easy it is to consume those extra calories I’ve got the in-laws around at the moment and all the “entertainment” and eating out is taking it’s toll.

Maybe I should just sent them out to dinner alone …