Oprah's Boot Camp, Week 2 Starting 2/21

[MistySeptember]

WELCOME TO WEEK TWO! WE MADE IT THROUGH WEEK OUR FIRST WEEK!
:cp: :hat: :cb: :dancer: :dance: :encore: :cheer: :cp: :hat: :cb: :dancer: :dance: :encore: :cheer:

Here is a list of those who said they committed:
Bev
Brisalee
Blissful
Cabone-Charlotte
E.McCoy-Miss McCoy
Isabeau-Juliana
Jen: .4
Jenicra:2
MistySeptember-Misty: 5.5
MrsNuce
RoiseKate1965-Katy: 2.5
Winterstar-Jan

This week's total weight loss: 10.4
Weightloss since 2/14: 10.4


We haven't heard from a few of you in a few days. Please remember you are welcome and we're here to support and lend an ear.

As the weights are posted I will try to edit this so we can keep a nice list of how we are doing. I can't wait to see those pounds add up!

~misty

[jenicra]

Hey Misty - great work on organizing this thread. I'm a little worried about tomorrow's weigh-in, hoping to be a loser! Today went well - played tennis and did my weights (upper body and lower body, to make up for a couple of missed days).

Check back in tomorrow a.m.!

[Jen]

I weighed in this morning and considering that I only did 2 workouts and 3 good eating days I lost .4 lbs. Really I'm just happy that I didn't gain!! This week will be much, much better so I'm hoping next Mondays loss will be a bit more impressive.

We got a ton of snow last night so I'll have an extra workout today shovelling particularly if the plow is around before I move the car!

[MistySeptember]

GOOD MORNING!!

Just a quick not here, I have 6 ansty kds to keep track of...LOL

GREAT JOB ON THE LOSS JEN!!!!

I lost 5.5 pounds this week. Itputs me at 200 even. I am quite pleased. Have a great day all!

~Misty

[Jen]

Congrats Misty!! Wow, 5.5 lbs, that is so amazing, that's gonna be me posting that number next week for sure.

BTW Misty that was 0.4lbs not 4 lbs.

[RosieKate]

Wow! all these losses are great...I'm down 2.5

Haven't adjusted my ticker in a while - guess I was embarassed at dealing with a gain..but now the ticker speaketh the truth!

On to week two.

Some little goals:

2-3 no-grain days
1 double up workout day


Have a great day everyone...11 weeks to go

[MistySeptember]

Hey all

Sorry Jen :^: I was standing at my mom's computer, b/c she had no chair, and dealing with 6 screaming kiddos. That was just the begging of this horrific day. :dizzy: Lucky me my mom needs me until 8 pm on Wednesday istead of 3 pm! Superb job on the loss though, a loss is a loss!

Katy way to go!!! Great job on your 2.5 pounds, but more so great job on "owning the number"! It takes bravery sometimes to see that number in print for everyone else to see. I am proud of you!

Well I am still on the verge of tears and a mental break down after today. I can't even begin to explain what happened. So I am going to shake it off and read a book. I am emotionally and physically sapped so I will exercise later.

Have a super afternoon all, I know I will now that I am home in my cozy home with peace and quiet!
~misty

[Jen]

Misty, I have a 3 1/2 year old that drives me mental some days, I can't even begin to imagine having to cope with 6!!!! I sure don't blame you for wanting some quiet time.

I got to the gym this morning and did 32 minutes on the elliptical machine and about 10 minutes of weight machines. Then I went home and wrestled with the snowblower for about an hour and couldn't get it working right and believe me that was like having a second workout! Eating has been so-so, not sticking to plan 100% but still okay, I feel good about my eating.

Have a good night all and see you tomorrow.

[BrisaLee]

UGH! I am such a horrible committer to myself:-(

I haven't done anything I said I would from my first post. I put the book away and tried to forget I was overweight. I pulled it out today and did my very first official workout. I think I am really gonna be sore in the morning, but the important thing is I DID IT!

I am sorry to disappoint you all here, I know I asked to join this group and then disappeared, but if yall will give me another chance and a swift kick in the butt, I will do better from now on for you all and mostly for myself. Thanks for listening to me whine!

[MistySeptember]

Good Morning! I'm awake, exhausted but awake. On my way out the door for another round at my mom's.

Great Job on the workouts Jen! lol, I can't even begin to know how to run a snow blower. I maganiged 32 minutes on teh treadmill and 10 minutes of weights.

Brisalee, you are certainly welcome. It's hard to commit yourself somtimes. It seems like such a daunting task when you look at the entire distance you must travel. I find it helpful to focus on one small task at a time. I've worked myself up to know I can focus on several tasks but I aim for just one week. I tell myself I can get through one week. It seems to be working. We're here to lend support so please don't hesitate to let us help!

got to run ~misty

[Jen]

Brisalee, I couldn't begin to count the number of times I have said I was going to start some challenge or other and either didn't do it or gave up after about 2 minutes. Don't worry about it. I find that coming here and posting lots really helps to keep focused. I got Bob Greene's book out of the library and frankly I don't find it that motivating so really no wonder you put it away!

Well another day ahead of me, I've got lots of things I want to do so I won't be sitting around the house eating mindlessly. See everyone later.

[e.mccoy]

Good Morning Ladies,

It's me miss mccoy checking in on you guys. It looks as if everyone is doing quite well. Congrats to everyone. Well as you all know i just started the challenge on monday, but i am still going strong. Yesterday i worked out for about 45 minutes ( i could barely do 30 minutes on the treadmill) But today i did it. 35 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes strength training. I my eating pretty good too. Well got to go study. Talk to you guys later. :comp:

[jenicra]

Brisalee - brush yourself off and keep working on it. If you stick to it - it WILL work, no matter how many lapses you have along the way!

Misty - I'd like to report a 2 lb. loss for week 1!

Hope everyone is doing well!

[MistySeptember]

Hi all!

Jenicra-GREAT JOB ON THE LOSS!!

Jen and Miss MCoy you're doing great!

It was another exhausting day. One more to go lol. I'm getting Ben's picture taken tomarrow at 10:30 and have to be at my mom' at noon to babysit until 8:30 pm. LONG DAY ahead. I have to get my house cleaned up and dinner started. Seems like the less we are home the messier my house gets lol
~misty

[blissful]

:o :o :o I am so embarrassed, I fogot that I committed to this too!
I had a horrible PMS filled week and will not get on the scale, I am going to do the 11 week challenge, starting today, ok, so I am going to do the 10 week 5.5 day challenge!!!!!!
No one to blame or pat on the back but myself!!!!!

[BrisaLee]

Good morning all, boy am I ever sore today :( Lucky for me I don't have to do the intense stuff today and can give the ole body a rest. I am about to walk my oldest to school and plan on doing my stairs when I get back. I live on the third floor and I think I will use the stairs for part of my cardio. I ran up and down them three times yesterday and will go for three today. I think next week I will increase it to four or maybe five depending on how the three go. It gets the best of me now, but I CAN do it so that is something right? I haven't had breakfast yet, but I think I will have oatmeal. I did so so with eating yesterday I will do better today for sure.

Congratulations to all of you for sticking in there and THANKS SO MUCH for the support you give me! Looks like together we will all reach goal and stay there. :D

[RosieKate]

Good job everyone!

I slipped up a little and ate some leftover pizza ysterday :( SO today is another day and I may be able to make this a double-up workout day...certainly going to try after the pizza!

[Jen]

Morning all. Nothing really new to report, still feeling good and eating healthy. I went to the gym yesterday and did my usual cardio and weights. I'm half thinking of taking the day off today, my bod just feels really tired, like I need a few more hours of sleep tired. I'm going to take my 3 year old to daycare and then decide what to do. I have work this afternoon so if I'm still feeling really tired after I take him over I might just come home and have a bit of a sleep before I have to get ready for work. Have a great day all.

[jenicra]

I decided to jump on the scales this morning because when I weighed in on Monday a.m., I was feeling a little, uh, bloated... so the scales now read 165, 2.5 lbs. lower than Monday! Yea! I'll just have to wait until next Monday to officially record that one, plus some more I hope!

[MistySeptember]

Hello all!

Welcome back Blissful! It's great to see you!

Sounds like everyone is doing pretty well all in all.

I babysat until 10 pm last night. Which means I got home an hour later. My brothers and sisters were not on thier best behavior, not too bad I've seen much worse! But I was so tired I went to bed as soon as I got home. I also went to bed at 8 pm the night before, so I will not succeed in my workouts unless I double up a couple extra days! I just don't think it will be possible. I guess chasing 5 kids around outside in teh snow for an hour and going up the hill after sledding should count as some kind of workout.

I've taken on a new job. I will be baby sitting a 4 year old and a 2 year old here in my home starting Monday. It will be a HUGE change for me as they arrive at 6:20 am, I usually get to sleep until at least 7:30 but more often 8. I think it will be really good for my kids to be around some other children.

I will no longer be able to babysit for my mom except for the occasional Friday or weekend. I feel bad. Her kids are so hard to manage that she has not one other person she can trust with them. They all have special needs and as they are approaching thier teen years they are becoming increasingly difficult to manage. They mind for me b/c I know not to leave my guard down. Other people learn to relax and the kids learn how to get around them. The one little girl has Pika and so she eats inedible things, at one sitters my mom went into the back yard to pick the kids up and the little girl was in the trash can drinking from a discarded bottle of cleaning fluid of some sort! I mean most people wouldn't even think to make sure she didn't drink stuff out of the trash can. The sitter had a fenced in back yard and figured a 10,9, and 8 year old were safe while she went inside just for a moment. But with these kids just a moment can be life and death. The 3 older ones have been asked not to come back to all the regular daycare programs and they are starting to age out of them anyway. I'm afraid my mom may have to quit her job b/c there is no place for the kids to go. She only needs some one for long breaks which come 4 times a year (three kids are in summer school, the youngest is able to attend regualr classes and is in a regular YMCA afterschool program). But I also can't turn down regular pay for my family. I just wish my parents had understood that tiny babies grow up. I also wish the county who places special needs kids in foster homes had a class on dealling with and understanding the needs of these children. To become a foster parent you attend weeks of classes, but they never really dealt with how to address things with children who have a different set of understanding and abilities. These kids have the issues all foster kids face with bonding and trust and feeling of self worth...IN ADDITION to not being able to process the information or handle the emotions. My parents are in WAY over their heads. They were barley able to raise my sister and I and we were well behaved and had normal IQ's. My sister and I say we really raised ourselves.

Well, I have to get going. Time to clean! Have a greta day all!!

~misty

[Jen]

Haven't posted because I've had a bad, bad couple of days. For some reason I didn't get to the gym yesterday and today but I did go Wednesday even though I had posted that I didn't think I would. I probably should have skipped Wed and I'll bet I would have gone Thurs and again today. Oh well. Eating has been terrible as well. I get through a few good days and then it all goes to heck. :( I don't know why I sabotage myself this way, it is very perplexing. I want to be leaner and more healthy and then I go and screw it up when I've got something good going that I know is working for me. Well I just keep picking myself up and dusting myself off and eventually it will work for me!

[MistySeptember]

Good Morning all and Happy Weekend! We're almost done with week 2!

Jen, don't be discouraged. You're doing the right thing by not giving up after having some rough days. Slow and steady. You are right you will get there! I'm glad to see you aren't letting a few mistakes ruin your entire effort.

I have had a pretty rough week as far as exercise goes. I have been so tired I fall alseep at the dinner table. Turns out to be TOM, add in all the baby sitting then frantic house cleaning for my new babysitting job and a bad cold. But I don't think I've done too bad. I've had extra activity that I would call vigorous exercise. Sledding and playing in the snow, moving furniture and super cleaning my house, feeding a round bale to 25 heiffers or so.

I will probably end up using one of my "cheat" days today. We have to make a trip to Rochester to deposit a check so it's guarnteed we'll eat out. I'd really like to go to Zebs, but not sure what I caneat there so we may end up somewhere else. I'll cut myself some slack but no french fries or anything like that.

Have a great day all I bette rget busy!
~misty

[e.mccoy]

Good morning too you misty

I feel so good today. I sort of cheated I got on the scale a day early and I am two pounds :cheer: But I still need to stay on track. It's going to be a rough weekeng because I am going to be very busy and will not have lots of time to cook so wish me luck. My DD has a birthday party :gift: to go to today and I have a church function to go to tomarrow after church. So we will probably eat out in between.

How is everyone doing with the no bread and white stuff thing? Has anyone cheated? I have just a little. It's had to cut out breads and white stuff completely. But I am staying away from the sweet stuff. I it's definately hard to eat out without eating carbs, everything comes wraped or with rolls, etc. I'm thinking that I will start a thread :comp: :hungry: with lowcarb recipes. Yeah that's a good idea.

Well I can't wait to see everyones week 2 results tomarrow. :grouphug:

[Jen]

Hey everyone. I'm working nights. EEK!! This is my second night shift in about 4 years. I worked one a few weeks ago and it just about killed me, took about 2 days to start feeling normal again because I was up about 24 hours straight. I think I might be able to sleep tonight though, we get a 2 hours sleep break, I couldn't sleep the last time but I think I will tonight. I'm going to take a Gravol about 30 minutes before my break and see if that helps.

I won't even talk about having a bad day, it has been worse that bad. Still I got on the scale last night when I got home (I worked 3-11) and I was down over 2 lbs so something is sticking at least from having a few good days of exercise and eating right so I guess the bad days haven't been THAT bad. At least not as bad as what I think they are. I think I'm even cutting back when I'm in the midst of eating poorly so I guess I am learning something. I wish I could completely banish those nasty refined carbs, it's going to take some time to stop eating as much as I am but I think I am slowly getting there.

Misty, I'm having the same TOM problems that you are, could be why my eating has been bad too but I can't blame it all on that though it would be nice. :) At least you are staying active and busy. I have to start making myself out a schedule so that I keep myself going instead of sitting on my bottom on the couch watching tv. I end up wasting too many hours of the day when I could be doing more productive things.

Anyway I guess I'd better get some work done! See ya'll later. Jen

[Jen]

Hey, me again. Well I managed to sleep for about an hour, so that was better than nothing. 1.5 hours left to go and then I get to sleep!!!!!!

ebony, I know what you mean about cutting out the refined carbs. It doesn't feel like you are eating if it isn't something with bread or pasta and it is too easy to grab crackers or cookies when you want a quick snack. Still I know without a doubt that I feel 100% better when I've cut back on the bread etc and on days when I've eaten nothing but refined carbs I feel really crappy. It's like they have no nutrition at all really just fat and calories. My son bugs me about eating these snack cakes that he likes so much and sometimes I let him have them but really I can't really see the difference between that and if he eats sugary cereal or pancakes with syrup, like really it is all the same food, white flour and sugar, just in different shapes. Thank goodness he does like his fruits and veggies too. He likes bananas and melon a lot, also oranges and apples. For veggies he really likes corn, peas, carrots, cucumber, tomato. I'm so determined not to let him grow up to have a weight problem so that is why I let him have treats too because I don't want to go extremely restrictive either. I think people who have never had weight problems know how to balance their treats with good healthy eating. It doesn't have to be 24/7 worried about every bite that goes into your mouth. Someday I hope I'll get to that position but it sure isn't now. Anyway I am babbling, so I'll sign off and probably won't be back til Monday's weigh in. Here's hoping that it is a good one!!!

[e.mccoy]

Well I survived week #1 for me and It went pretty good. I am down three pounds :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: But I can't stop there. Got to keep on moving. I hope not to gain it all back next week because I will be on spring break. But I do still have plans to go to school and workout everyday. So that's one good thing. So how did everyone else do?