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4 friends. Together they total over 800lbs. Diabetes & heart disease runs in their families. They want to get healthy. But they never seem to be able to stay motivated. Tune into their clever quips, philosophical ramblings, fleeting bursts of inspiration and their joint struggle to get to the title of "4 Skinnys and a String Bikini."
The Story of Us
Here's a story,of a lovely lady
And three of her very be-est friends...
3 of them were overwe-eight--
The other one was thin...
(To the tune of the Brady Bunch Theme)
We've been friends for 20 years...yeah, we feel old. Back in the day, I (Posh) was the skinny one. I had this gaunt I need more food look. Fortunately, I had some padding in the right places so in the moment it wasn't so bad, in retrospect I looked hungry. Wasn't really into sports but I used to hike a lot (mountains, parks, waterfalls) with the family. Anyway, had a kid and I'd like to say that the whole pregnancy thing triggered off a latent hormone cycle that spiralled me, in the last 11 years, to 209 lbs...but I can't... It sounds a lot nicer, though, than I like to snack a lot and that great food can be the highlight of my day and that I go through intense cravings for cheese curls and macaroni pie and roti & curry (island food) and lemon crunch cake with vanilla ice-cream and that my concept of a "hike" now is my walk across the parking lot to get to work....and well, you get the picture. So that's me.
Then there's Sporty. Since back in the day she's been saying that she was fat. I don't think her size ever really registered for the rest of us. Most we may have thought was that she was "big boned"...cause she is... Think her height (5ft) may have accentuated what was or wasn't there. She's 235 lbs now. We looked at some home videos recently, though and realized that she had a really nice normal size...not too skinny...not fat...Didn't even realize it at the time. She's been the most avid weight-loss attempter. She can organize a weight-loss plan with the best of em... Weight Watchers, Body for Life, Random Weightloss clinic, Weight watchers, Exercise Boot Camp, Weight Watchers... She's gone through a couple of cycles. And when she's on, she's on! Dieting & Exercising Demon... She lost over 50lbs one year....only problem...she gained it back the next! She keeps on trying though...This year's gonna be a weight-loss year for her. She's a good inspiration!
Scary. I guess you could say she's always been the "fat" one... remember when we were really, really young her grandmother making a comment about how she drank too much juice...not sure if that was the actual case, but several years and glasses of juice later she's 238lbs. I think out of all of us though, she's the most comfortable and secure with her weight size. Not that she wants to stay that size but she's comfortable in her own skin. She's been focusing on the health issues of being overweight...diabetes runs in her family...ever the logical one though, she's given herself a deadline...this coming July, I believe...if she hasn't gotten it together and started losing weight, she's gonna get Gastric Bypass Surgery. She says she'd rather deal with those side effects than deal with Diabetes. She wants to choose her health issue!
And finally Ginger (aka Miss Skinny who went from a size 10 to a size 8 because she decided to embrace veganism as a healthier life style and who doesn't drink soda 'cause it tastes so artificial and who likes to wake up in the mornings and go for walks or even a nice afternoon walk....). Yeah, so Ginger...she was always a regular size I would say....had a moment in college where she put on some weight but she became a vegetarian and lost all the weight (just have to insert bitterly that I've been a vegetarian all my life and I'm still 209lbs...but oh yeah, I forgot I have the whole hormone thing going...) Anyway, I think she's been talking about how she's having problems fitting into her clothes so she's trying to do the whole exercise thing (more) this year. I don't even know how much she weighs... Who cares, anyway-- she wears a size 8!! I'd love to fit my size 18/20 self into her jeans! But anyway, in the spirit of best-friendliness: Go Ginger! Go Ginger!
So that's the gang.
Of course we have a few peripheral characters: Scary's husband who wants to be wearing a speedo, with six pack abs on a beach this November (No he's not even close to speedo wearing); Mimi,Ginger's friend and workout buddy (who would never think of using this blog as a way to distract herself from her dissertation writing); Sporty's cousin, Jill, who thinks she can take sexy back from Justin if she loses 20lbs; my skinny active sister, Spice, who always wants to exercise and "lose weight" (yeah, she gets the same kind of bitter comments as Ginger); My son who started reading food labels last year, to remind me of my caloric intake and weight-watcher points (even though I never asked him to, but he says he's just trying to help); and my villainous mother who notices every plate of food I eat and the number of cheese curl bags in the trash and just knows that I'm gaining weight, even though the scale says I'm maintaining and who says that I need to dilute my juice with half a glass of water...
So yeah, The chronicles of our weight-loss begins!
And three of her very be-est friends...
3 of them were overwe-eight--
The other one was thin...
(To the tune of the Brady Bunch Theme)
We've been friends for 20 years...yeah, we feel old. Back in the day, I (Posh) was the skinny one. I had this gaunt I need more food look. Fortunately, I had some padding in the right places so in the moment it wasn't so bad, in retrospect I looked hungry. Wasn't really into sports but I used to hike a lot (mountains, parks, waterfalls) with the family. Anyway, had a kid and I'd like to say that the whole pregnancy thing triggered off a latent hormone cycle that spiralled me, in the last 11 years, to 209 lbs...but I can't... It sounds a lot nicer, though, than I like to snack a lot and that great food can be the highlight of my day and that I go through intense cravings for cheese curls and macaroni pie and roti & curry (island food) and lemon crunch cake with vanilla ice-cream and that my concept of a "hike" now is my walk across the parking lot to get to work....and well, you get the picture. So that's me.
Then there's Sporty. Since back in the day she's been saying that she was fat. I don't think her size ever really registered for the rest of us. Most we may have thought was that she was "big boned"...cause she is... Think her height (5ft) may have accentuated what was or wasn't there. She's 235 lbs now. We looked at some home videos recently, though and realized that she had a really nice normal size...not too skinny...not fat...Didn't even realize it at the time. She's been the most avid weight-loss attempter. She can organize a weight-loss plan with the best of em... Weight Watchers, Body for Life, Random Weightloss clinic, Weight watchers, Exercise Boot Camp, Weight Watchers... She's gone through a couple of cycles. And when she's on, she's on! Dieting & Exercising Demon... She lost over 50lbs one year....only problem...she gained it back the next! She keeps on trying though...This year's gonna be a weight-loss year for her. She's a good inspiration!
Scary. I guess you could say she's always been the "fat" one... remember when we were really, really young her grandmother making a comment about how she drank too much juice...not sure if that was the actual case, but several years and glasses of juice later she's 238lbs. I think out of all of us though, she's the most comfortable and secure with her weight size. Not that she wants to stay that size but she's comfortable in her own skin. She's been focusing on the health issues of being overweight...diabetes runs in her family...ever the logical one though, she's given herself a deadline...this coming July, I believe...if she hasn't gotten it together and started losing weight, she's gonna get Gastric Bypass Surgery. She says she'd rather deal with those side effects than deal with Diabetes. She wants to choose her health issue!
And finally Ginger (aka Miss Skinny who went from a size 10 to a size 8 because she decided to embrace veganism as a healthier life style and who doesn't drink soda 'cause it tastes so artificial and who likes to wake up in the mornings and go for walks or even a nice afternoon walk....). Yeah, so Ginger...she was always a regular size I would say....had a moment in college where she put on some weight but she became a vegetarian and lost all the weight (just have to insert bitterly that I've been a vegetarian all my life and I'm still 209lbs...but oh yeah, I forgot I have the whole hormone thing going...) Anyway, I think she's been talking about how she's having problems fitting into her clothes so she's trying to do the whole exercise thing (more) this year. I don't even know how much she weighs... Who cares, anyway-- she wears a size 8!! I'd love to fit my size 18/20 self into her jeans! But anyway, in the spirit of best-friendliness: Go Ginger! Go Ginger!
So that's the gang.
Of course we have a few peripheral characters: Scary's husband who wants to be wearing a speedo, with six pack abs on a beach this November (No he's not even close to speedo wearing); Mimi,Ginger's friend and workout buddy (who would never think of using this blog as a way to distract herself from her dissertation writing); Sporty's cousin, Jill, who thinks she can take sexy back from Justin if she loses 20lbs; my skinny active sister, Spice, who always wants to exercise and "lose weight" (yeah, she gets the same kind of bitter comments as Ginger); My son who started reading food labels last year, to remind me of my caloric intake and weight-watcher points (even though I never asked him to, but he says he's just trying to help); and my villainous mother who notices every plate of food I eat and the number of cheese curl bags in the trash and just knows that I'm gaining weight, even though the scale says I'm maintaining and who says that I need to dilute my juice with half a glass of water...
So yeah, The chronicles of our weight-loss begins!
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29 comments:
MON
Meal 1: Oatmeal, Banana, P/apple
Meal 2: Carrots, Almonds
Meal 3: Roti, Potato, Channa, P/kin
Meal 4: LARABAR
Meal 5: Chicken Salad
TUES
Meal 1: Waffles, S/berry, Almonds
Meal 2: Cliff Bar
Meal 3: Sandwich, Chips, Bean Soup
Meal 4: Banana Smoothie
Meal 5: Veggie Salad
WED
Meal 1: S/berries, Oatmeal, Currants
Meal 2: Doubles
Meal 3: Squash Soup, Peanut Butter
Meal 4: Pomegranate Smoothie
Meal 5: Griller, Salad, Pita, Eggplant Hummus*^
*After 8pm
^Whole Grain after 3pm
Nice job!!
THURS
Meal 1: Pita, Peanut Butter
Meal 2: Apple
Meal 3: Squash Soup, Pita, Griller, Eggplant Hummus, Salad
Meal 4: Soy Cream, Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Meal 5: Salmon Salad, Fruit Salad
FRI
Free Day
SAT
Meal 1: Pita, Eggplant Hummus, Apple, Peanut Butter
Meal 2: Strawberry Smoothie~
Meal 3: Bread, Butternut Squash Soup, Salad, Cider
Meal 4: Carrots
Meal 5: Tofu Steak, Bread, Fruit Salad, Soy Whip^~
^Whole Grain after 3pm
~Sugar added
SUN
Meal 1: Waffles, Sauteed Bananas
Meal 2: Grapes, Almonds
Meal 3: Smoothie, Pizza
Meal 4: Black Beans, Rhubarb Soda`
Meal 5: Salmon Salad*
`Soda
*After 8 pm
MON2
Meal 1: Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies; Bread; Chicken Spread
Meal 2: Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies; Soy Milk
Meal 3: Doubles
Meal 4: Smoothie
Meal 5: Chicken Salad
TUES2
Meal 1: Corn Flakes, Soy Milk, Banana
Meal 2: Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies, Strawberries
Meal 3: Roti, Rice, Curry, Ice Cream~'
Meal 4: Grapes
Meal 5: LARABAR, Chicken Cutlet
'Dairy
~Sugar added
Nice Job!!
WED2
Free Day
THURS2
Meal 1: Tofu, Roti, Bell Peppers
Meal 2: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Carob Covered Peanuts'~
Meal 3: Fish & Chips^
Meal 4: Veggie Salad
Meal 5: Bread Pudding*'~
'Dairy
~Sugar added
^Carb after 3pm
*After 8pm
FRI2
Meal 1: Eggs, Potatoes, Pancakes'
Meal 2: Tea~
Meal 3: Lentil Soup, Pita, Falafel
Meal 4: Soda`~
Meal 5: Rice, Tofu, Eggplant^*
'Dairy
`Soda
~Sugar Added
^Carb after 3pm
*After 8pm
SAT2
Meal 1: Biscuit, Eggs, Potatoes, Fruit'
Meal 2: Pumpkin Spice Latte
Meal 3: Rice, Tofu, Eggplant
Meal 4: Tea
Meal 5: Cereal, Soy Milk
'Dairy
SUN3
Meal 1: OJ, Eggs, Hash Browns, Muffin'
Meal 2: #
Meal 3: LARABAR
Meal 4: French Fries, Sundae'^
Meal 5: Pasta, Bread, Salad, Sorbet, Fruit^'
#Skipped Meal
'Dairy
^Carb after 3pm
MON3
Meal 1: Corn Flakes, Soy Milk, Peanut Butter
Meal 2: Almonds
Meal 3: Veggie Burger Salad, Sweet Potato Fries'
Meal 4: Smoothie
Meal 5: Salmon Wrap
'Dairy
TUES3
Free Day
WED3
Meal 1: Oatmeal, Soy Milk
Meal 2: Grapes, Apple; Walnuts~
Meal 3: Salmon Wrap, Cookie'
Meal 4: Fruit Salad
Meal 5: Salad, Eggplant Parmesan, Bread Pudding'*
~Sugar Added
'Dairy
*After 8pm
THURS3
Meal 1: Eggs, Spinach, Cream of Wheat, Raisins
Meal 2: Split Pea Soup, Portobello Sandwich'
Meal 3: Soy Milk, Peanut Butter
Meal 4: #
Meal 5: Split Pea Soup; Salad
'Dairy
#Skipped Meal
FRI3:
Meal 1: Oatmeal; Raisins
Meal 2: Pie; Tea~
Meal 3: Apple
Meal 4: Fish and Chips
Meal 5: Pizza'
'Dairy
~Sugar Added
SAT3
Meal 1: Tea; Muffin; Grapes; Bagel; Cream Cheese'~
Meal 2: French Bread; Pasta; Sauce; Veggies; Salad'
Meal 3: Pie; Sweet Bread'~
Meal 4: #
Meal 5: Tofutti'~
'Dairy
~Sugar Added
#Skipped Meal
SUN3
Meal 1: Tofu; Pita
Meal 2: Soy Milk; Cereal
Meal 3: #
Meal 4: Veggie Chips
Meal 5: Lettuce; Strawberries; Pita; Hummus; Falafel; Chocolate^
^Carb after 3pm
# Skipped Meal
SUN3
Meal 1: Tofu; Pita
Meal 2: Soy Milk; Cereal
Meal 3: #
Meal 4: Veggie Chips
Meal 5: Lettuce; Strawberries; Pita; Hummus; Falafel; Calcium^~
^Carb after 3pm
# Skipped Meal
~Added Sugar
MON4
Meal 1: Soy milk; Cereal; Peanut Butter~
Meal 2: Banana
Meal 3: Rice + Peas; Plantain; Salmon; Salad'
Meal 4: Applesauce
'Dairy
~Sugar added
MON4
Meal 1: Soy milk; Cereal; Peanut Butter~
Meal 2: Banana
Meal 3: Rice + Peas; Plantain; Salmon; Salad'
Meal 4: Applesauce
Meal 5: Gelato; Pizza'~
'Dairy
~Sugar added
TUES4
Meal 1: Waffles; Banana
Meal 2: Strawberries; Soy Whip~
Meal 3: Tofu Sandwich; Kombucha
Meal 4: Fruit; Chocolate'~
Meal 5: Taco Salad; Gelato'~^
'Dairy
~Sugar Added
^ Carb after 3pm
WED4
Meal 1: Waffles; Peanut Butter
Meal 2: #
Meal 3: Bulgur; Tofu; Black Beans; Brussel Sprouts; Gelato~'
Meal 4: Chocolate
Meal 5:
#Skipped Meal
~Sugar added
'Dairy
THURS4
Meal 1: Pita; Hummus; Falafel
Meal 2: Fruit; Muffin~
Meal 3: Lasagna; Salad; Cake~'
Meal 4: #
Meal 5: Salmon; Salad
~Sugar Added
'Dairy
#Skipped Meal
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