Newbies 2015

[avagantor]

I weigh 234 today and my goal weight is 150 – 155, that means I have to lose between 79 and 84 pounds. I try daily not to concentrate on the weight I have to loose, to get back to healthy. Nor do I weight myself but once a month. To do otherwise, causes obsession, on my part. Like most of all of you, I’ve tried every plan out there. It all worked for a period of time, until ‘I’ gave up. Of course I gained everything back. I’ve been really trying to watch my food intake since May/15 and I have lost roughly 20 pounds so far. As someone said, no one seems to notice the loss thought! Such is life! At age 70, I’m not looking to win any beauty contests, I’m attempting to add years to my life and life to my years. I liked what I’ve heard about the trim down club. I began yesterday. Today I printed out several recipes and 7 day meal plan. Wish me luck. Good luck and blessings to all of you.
Love Avagantor

[mccrow3008]

Good luck Avagantor, like you I’m in my senior years and want to enjoy them so looking for something that will control my weight but not take over my life.

MeganDovey, if I could loose 20lbs in a week I would be over the moon, well done you.

[pjsaunders]

Is my menu saved once I create it?

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, pjsaunders. Yes, it is – in “Apps” (above), you will find “Menu History”

[pjsaunders]

Thank you – I found them….I do have another question – when I go to print out my menus…the snack numbers print over the actual snacks. Not sure how I can fix this.. I tried adjusting the margins and the scale without success.

[Ossie-Sharon]

I’m stumped, pjsaunders. I am forwarding your query to our tech support team. Someone will get back to you within less than half a day.

[Support]

Hi pjsaunders,
Thanks for posting.
I am happy to help. I checked your most recent menu and I didn’t see any numbers that block the snacks. I suggest to try using Google Chrome (internet browser) as this can very well help. Also, would you be able to let me know the snacks that are blocked by numbers? It sounds like something local with your printer settings, but I want to be 100% sure first.
All the Best 🙂

[Chubbiegubbie]

thanks Ossie! That is what I kind of did. I work with my husband alot in the timber and at our sawmill. I am doing stuff constantly and I try to do the right stuff on my menu. I don’t eat all that much wrong and I dont over do when I dont eat right but down 158.5 this morning from the 160 or so I started with. I guess with all I do I think I should show a bigger loss than that but it is better than gaining no matter what I lose. I do plenty of excercise for sure so when I do mess up I dont even feel like it would matter. You think I am doing alright with how I do this?

[lew1]

what is a fast food vegetable salad? is it ok to use a sugar free additive for water if only 5 calories?

[Ossie-Sharon]

Chubbiegubbie, it sounds like you’re doing great. If it’s comfortable for you and you see and feel physical improvements, you’re on the right track 🙂

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, lew1. A fast food vegetable salad is a side salad (without cheese, meat, croutons, etc.) that you would get at a fast food restaurant.
Regarding your water, the issue with the sweetener is more what it is rather than how many calories it has – some artificial non-caloric sweeteners can actually really work against weight loss. Which were you thinking of?
In the meantime, you can check out our article on sweeteners, which includes the types of things we favor – http://www.trimdownclub.com/the-best-way-to-sweeten-your-tea-2.

[mccrow3008]

I’ve been gradually going through all the info and read somewhere yesterday about pickles being OK to have as a ‘free’ food and also pickle relish, what is pickle relish? I’d love for you to say it includes things like Branston pickle or piccalilli but I think I’m going to be disappointed. ?

[avagantor]

Dianna 7638: I hear you! I love sweets also, but I am an overeater. Just as an alcoholic can’t take a sip of alcohol, I can’t eat processed sugar and flour. I can make all kinds of excuses why ‘one little bite’ won’t hurt, but I’m only hurting myself and sabotaging my goal, when I do slip.If you’ve found the meal plans for Trim Down Club, you’ll notice there is very little desserts with sugar (there is sugar in everything, like fruits etc.) but we can substitute SUGAR FREE desserts. The more we eat them the easier they go down. e.g.: When I went food shopping yesterday for foods that meet with my daily meal plan, I bought Sugar-Free Jello & pudding. With anything that requires ‘sugar’, like cereal, etc., I use EQUAL! You can make muffins, cookies etc. using EQUAL instead of sugar. EVERYTHING IN MODERATION!There are so many snacks we can eat, when that sugar craving grabs us: 2 Graham crackers and 2 tbs. peanut butter – one tablespoon on each cracker, celery stalks with either peanut butter or types of cheese (I use Ricotta & cheddar), unsweetened applesauce (with 1 pkg. EQUAL), carrot sticks, a small salad w/sugar free dressing. The list goes on. What works for me is to have these items already prepared and waiting for me in my refrigerator. When the craving hits, or I feel hungry, I grab one of my prepared snacks. It works if we work it Dianna. We simply have to stop lying to ourselves and do what we KNOW we have to do, one day at a time, to get healthy.

[lew1]

Wyler’s light drink mixes, it’s the only way I can even begin to get my water intake, lemon and all the other things do not do it for me.

[Ceelea]

hi
I am brand new and am inquiring about protein powder. I work a job that sometimes I do not gt a break for 6 or more hours and it helps on those days if I can make a shake with greens, fruit and almond milk to drink so I don’t miss meals.

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