Almost There -- July

[Ilene]

Yes, we're "almost there"!! So close yet, so far, it seems on some days!! It's annoying but yet we keep on movin' on, we must!! So what keeps us motivated? Somedays I must admit, I really don't know anymore. I want to be healthy, I want to vainly look good ...

This month I must get down to the low 140's, I've been on this plateau way too long, a year :faint:... with lots of exercise and super clean eating I'm going to do it... What's on eveyone's agenda? What will you do differently this month?

[2frustrated]

Hello hello hello!

I've been away on a course for 2 days, so that's knocked me off track a bit (ok a lot) but I'm not stressing over it. I know what to do, I can do it, I will do it!!! I'm staying away from the scales and only weighing every week - that's my plan! I don't even want to see the damage I've done with my carb frenzy - I think it's best not knowing and just ploughing on with what I know works. It's so hot here that exercise outdoors is getting difficult, and kickboxing training is getting dangerous - slipping on sweaty floors :o I hope the end of this heatwave is in sight!

Goal for this month - to get below 168 (I know it says 162 in my profiley thing... That's what I'm really trying to get back too :rolleyes: ) and to properly start - and commit to - Half Marathon training :faint: I might have to start using the treadmill at the gym where I kickbox, it seems outdoor running is much more difficult to fit in somehow!

I've got a 5K race on Sunday, so that will be fun. I hope the forecast is nice for it! :lol:

Keep on keepin on! Remember if you don't think you can do it, just fake it

[SusanB]

I finally have one good day under my belt since coming home from vacation. That feels sooo much better!
A note for Daisiemae ... don't ever apologise for being too simple! Things are simple but we humans make everything so complicated for ourselves!

[2frustrated]

Cakes... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Cakes in the kitchen. Being strong. Breathe. Cakes. Hmmmm. Cakes :mad: Have. No. Hold. Over. Me....

Strong. Jen. Doesn't. Like. Cake.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! :crazy:

[softballmom]

Thanks Ilene for starting us a new thread.

After weeks of staying around 132-133 and having the scales move in quarter pound increments up and down until I was sick and desperate, I have managed to slip down to 130!! All I did was tighten up on the eating and kept the exercise up. When I got discouraged I would find that "what's the use" excuse and was eating a few bad things. Well, after cutting that out and having a good talk with myself the scale has began to move again - yahoo! We're on vacation next week but we will be eating in a good bit with good food and I will continue my exercise, so I'm hoping that it will feel like home while being away. I just don't want to find those hard worked pounds again!! Vacation should not bring us complacency, should it?

[daisimae]

Cakes... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Cakes in the kitchen. Being strong. Breathe. Cakes. Hmmmm. Cakes :mad: Have. No. Hold. Over. Me....

Strong. Jen. Doesn't. Like. Cake.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! :crazy:


LOL Jen... Stay strong! :D

[alinnell]

My agenda for July: keep on track for the 10 days of my vacation (starting tomorrow) and try, try, try not to drink too much wine! I know that it is the main factor in my diet that makes me not lose the weight as quick as I could, so I need to be strong. I eat very well--hardly ever give into sweets (except for last night, but it didn't kill my calories for the day!). I'm really enjoying more whole foods, those super foods!

I'm one of those people who HAS to weigh in every day, otherwise the weight creeps on without my knowing it. I don't get discouraged when it fluctuates daily, because I know it does. It just makes me try harder that day! I'll be on vacation without a scale, so this will be a challenge! Hopefully I'll be able to fit in more exercise during the vacation.

I have a doctor's appointment the day after I return, and I hope that I'll be able to walk in and show that I've lost 30 pounds!!! He's been after me for years to lose at least 10, so I've at least accomplished that!

[Ilene]

Alison -- I :love: wine too :cheers:... I love to have a glass before bed, and I know that's not a good thing because when I do have that glass then I am sometimes hungry for something afterwards or while I am drinking... I had started to have 10 almonds with my wine but 10 turned into too many and again my weight started going up! OYE we can't win :tantrum:

Jen -- :coach: WHAT THE HECK IS THE CAKE DOING IN THE HOUSE IN THE FIRST PLACE?!?! Get DB to hide it or not take it in at all...

Susan -- :cp: for the good eating day!! It's a start, baby steps!!

softballmom -- Keep your health mentality during your vacations and you'll do fine, :cheer: "We know you can, we know you can" :cheer:

No, the saying should read : "We know we ALL can, we know we ALL can"

So let's get out there and DO IT!!

On that note, I am off to the gym for some back/bicep work, toodles :wave:

[getncontrol]

I'm still having a good week. Total clean eating for 2 1/2 days now. I have a supper out tonight but am planning on having just a starter salad.

2frus~~STAY AWAY FROM THE CAKE!! It's evil!!!!:devil:

susan~~Glad to hear you're back on track.

Ilene~~Thanks for starting a new thread!

alinnell~~I have to weigh every day also. And I must say I'm lovin' my scale for a change.

softballmom~~Good for you for slipping down to 130!

daisimae~~Hello!!

Gaylyn

[SusanB]

I like wine. Who's pouring?
I'm doing not bad today. I've been up a long time and nibbled some melba toast at work and I'm tired now. But my cals are OK.
I think I'll do a light upper body this evening.
Tomorrow, I've been invited to do preps for colonoscopes ... hmmm ... I guess it's a pay cheque. And I get to wear highly attractive greens! Usually the RPN's who do that get off at about 1 pm, so maybe I can get some new salad stuff and do a good lower body in the afternoon.
The boys (19&24) are marinading chicken breasts for supper. I think I'll lay down for a bit and make salad and reheat brown rice when DH gets home.
Sounds like a bit of a plan. Things are looking up.

Thanks for all the encouragement you bring to me gals!

[Katpo]

Okay, I need to make a goal. I am going on vacation on July 22-28 and so ... until then, no beer or cokes. You have no idea how difficult this will be!!!

In case you haven't noticed, Ilene and I are going to be the mods in this area. If you need a title changed, a thread made sticky, just whatever -- let either one of us know.

I look forward to getting to know you all and losing these few remaining pesky pounds!

[2frustrated]

:wave: Susan and I have a little clean eating pact going - A week of clean eating! I tripped up a little bit last night, I'm calling it a high zig in my zig zags :o I didn't eat terribly awful, just a bit more than I should've done. *sigh*

I did resist those cakes, they were in the kitchen at work!! We had a meeting, then when I went ot the kitchen after the meeting all the custard ones had gone, and I don't really like any others, so it made it a lot easier for me to resist the manky ones! It wasn't until I got home early, and got bored waiting for DF to come home very late that I got all depressed and snacky :rolleyes:

Today is a new day, I've bought 2 bags of apples and a pound of strawberries - I spent £6!!!! That's $12, on 3 boxes of fruit :faint: I'm worth it though ;) I'm off double kickboxing tonight, then tomorrow my friend is coming to stay for shopping. I'm not feeling particularly strong about being able to eat healthily, she has BIG food issues, I'm going to do my best though. For the sake of my sanity, our little week pact and the sake of my figure I will try my hardest!

[daisimae]

Hello ladies,

Did someone say wine? :hat: I could use a nice big glass right about now if you are sharing! OOPS...it's only 11:30....must wait 'til noon! (actually I'm at work so must wait 'til weekend :stress:) Stressful day today and stressful week but I'm still hanging in there even if it's only by a thread.

I need to get back in the "zone" and get my eating back on track. My scale is being kind but I know I've been slacking off. The gym has become a distant memory and I need to change that as well. I can actually see a difference in only a couple of weeks of not going.

This weekend I will be heading upstate to my "lakehouse" and am hoping that I can get in at least a couple of miles of swimming. I haven't been in the water yet this year and I miss it sooooooo much. Swimming is my favorite exercise because it doesn't seem like exercise at all. It is so relaxing to me to be out in the middle of the lake, alone with my thoughts and feeling the sun on my back. Oh....can't it be Friday yet????? :dizzy:

[getncontrol]

I did well last night when I went out for supper. I had a salad with soup.:D The ladies I had supper with I've know for almost 7 years. Most of them hadn't seen me a while. What a wonderful ego boost. Sometimes I forget about how far I've come.

I feel really good about my eating this week and I feel like I'm back in control. I will get to goal this time. No more food binges.

daisi~~Have fun at your lake house. Only one more day to Friday.

2frus~~Good for you for resisting those cakes!

Gaylyn

[SusanB]

I had my oops on the way home from work. I was in a totally different unit today and had no idea how to sip water without my med cart to keep it on :) Then I usually am smart enough to have a bottle of water in the car but no today it was a caramel aero bar and corn chips!
I'll straighten up now. I'm on my second bottle of water since I got home and the boys are making a nice dinner.

[JuliaTN]

I'm so glad to see a new thread - it was taking so long to load the old one and I didn't feel like I had posted enough to have the right to start a new one...

I'm now stuck at 125.4 which is indeed better than 126.2 but not by that much. I was so proud of myself last Friday, I had been at the gym every day and thought, I really should take a day off. One turned into two, three, four...arggggghhh. What's wrong with me? I think I'm going to have to start going to the gym to pose :p on what should be my off day just to keep in the habit. Now I have two days down, the rest of my life to go. I always feel better (even if only the lack of guilt) when I go, so why do I ever not????

I have decided that my whole issue is that I seem to either live like a hermit, not seeing anyone or going anywhere and lose weight quickly (dare I say, easily?); OR enjoy my friends, my life etc and constantly watch my weight go up. I'm struggling to find a balance where my weight goes SLOWLY down (i.e. see above where I'm at 126.2 for two weeks, then 125.4 for two weeks) or at least maintain while still living the life that I want to.

Does anyone have a couch I can lie on for more self analysis?:dizzy:

[2frustrated]

:wave: Hello all!

I had a good day yesterday! :D I slipped up on one piece of chocolate :D Which I consider my little daily treat. Today I am meeting my skinny friend in Covent Garden for dinner. :o I'm going to be eating salad! :D :angel:

If I can be "clean" for today Suse, so can you ;)

Not got any exercise planned today. Had to skip my morning run since DF woke me up at midnight by rolling home and trying to wash up :rolleyes: So I woke with a splitting headache. :headache: and decided to have another 40 mins in bed. :yawn:

We can do this, we CAN WE CAN! Just remember, fuel your bodies with jet fuel (lean proteins, veggies, wholegrains), not crude oil (pizza, doughnuts, HoHos, WINE, chips) ;)

[softballmom]

2Frus: Love your fuel analogy!

JuliaTN: I totally hear ya and understand with the very sloooowwww movement of the scale. I tend to get discouraged when I don't see the movement after doing everything right, so I sabotage myself with the "what's the use" mantra. Fortunately, my dh or kids will ask "do you really want that?" That at least makes me think out my choice for the moment.

I'll be on vacation and away from the computer next week, so you girls be good and give me lots to read when I get back....

[SusanB]

Ooooo I have hit a speed bump today. I knew there was a posibility that I would get sent home from work after 4 hours and I had plans! Walking, weights, housework. So I allowed myself a lovely cookie (or two) brought in by an appreciative patient and some gummies. I got busying around and all of a sudden the bottom dropped out.
I haven't had a blood sugar drop in eons! It feels so weird. I wobbled down to the kitchen and scarfed some protein. Now I think I'll go lay down. Yucky!
I'll get back at my mega plans a little later, I think.

Lesson gals .... avoid those fast carbs and eat good food every couple of hours!

[Ilene]

Fortunately, my dh or kids will ask "do you really want that?" That at least makes me think out my choice for the moment.My family does that too and it seems to make me snap out of my stupidity, most of the time...

Susan-- Sugar and refined carbs do that to me 90% of the time now, and it helps to keep me away from them... Unless I want to snooze in the afternoon...

Well gotta run, DD just asked to go rollerblading, so I'm off... TTFN :wave:

[SusanB]

I have got to get my act together here gals and stop letting life bonk me this way and that. Instead of taking control and making the life fit my life ... I'm just lazing along floating from one thing to the next. I used to be much better at quickly fitting fitness between stuff.
And the proof is in the pudding (shaped belly :)) ... I feel wretched. Draggy, lazy ....
Oh Jenfrus ... I'm failing our Wednesday to Wednesday callenge!

[2frustrated]

Oh snap Susan - I'm totally bummed out and bonked today! I'm not very well at all, got all fevery cold bug and I've been on a road trip and eaten too much and dozed in the car in a carb coma and I feel totally yuck too! :barf:

Yesterday I ran another 5K race, not a bad time and I then went for lunch and shared a pizza and an ice cream sundae with DF. Then I was still hungry :rolleyes: and I've kinda been a bit off my healthy eats plan these past few days? How about we have a Tuesday to Tuesday plan! I could start a new thread? Anyone wanting to join us - commit to a week of clean eating jump right in!

The day that I was worried about, eating out with my super-skinny friend, I was an :angel: we had sushi for lunch and I had sea bass for dinner with just veg and no carbs!!!! I think I over compensated for it yesterday and today though :o :doh: Doh Doh Doh! :tantrum: *sigh*

I'm going to be good tomorrow. I hope this bug passes soon, I feel all horrible and I want to EXERCISE!

[2frustrated]

Had a buggy day all day yesterday, ended up asleep all day! My kinda day! Well I was asleep apart from the eating moments! :lol:

Today I'm doing well with my eating so far. There's a buffet at lunch but I'm talking myself into the fact that it'll make me feel ill. I've already had my protein shake, I'm :cool:

If I get through today, tomorrow will be easy. Getting through today should be easy since I'm not really very hungry at all from the past few days of eating junk.

I'm recouperating tonight, then double kickboxing tomorrow night :D Looking forward to it! :D Oh and that means I will find it easier to eat less since I will be occupied all night. :D

:goodvibes:

[SusanB]

Work is seriously interfering with my gumption to work out. I get a little weightlifting in but noooo cardio. I'm relying on busy shifts to make up the difference :)
I should try to remember to weigh myself in the morning.

[2frustrated]

Thanks Ilene *swipes megaphone* SUSAN - What about your ABCDs?? :coach:CARDIO IS GOOD

Had a fairly decent day yesterday but felt a little antsy without any exercise. I did need the rest though, so that I am well rested for tonight's kickboxing. I'm still a little drippy in the nose area, but nothing that will hinder my kickboxing too much!

Down a pound this morning, feeling hopeful for the rest of the week. :D

[SusanB]

The only thing I can spell this week is PMS. It's no fun getting older girls. I did not see this coming. Even tho' I've been draggin' all week, puffy, crampy and ache-y. Yeesh! I haven't had one of these since the beginning of May!

On the up-side. I'm dumping fluid like nobody's business!

[Ilene]

:hug: Susan, I haven't had a period since May '05 :dance: I remember those days all too well... It's a wonderful thing not having any...

Today and yesterday were good days food and exercise wise...

[2frustrated]

Oooh count yourselves lucky you hens ;)

I run my pills together just for a break!

[2frustrated]

Just a quick update. A couple of NSVishes today/last night

Last night, mega upset. Didn't eat chocolate :D

At the airport (picking someone up) I was STARVING and I chose an (expensive) fruit salad over biscuits and crisps :D

This lunchtime mega mega hungry, only ate one chocolate biscuit before dinner! Didn't overeat, which is a big problem I have when I get very hungry. SO all in all, not a bad coupla days considering it could've been a LOT LOT worse. I feel quite proud!

[daisimae]

Please...I'm on the pill and not only did my little "friend" show up a week early:( , he has been hanging around for 8 days instead of 4 :fr: !!!!

This sucks! I almost can't wait for menopause

[softballmom]

Glad to be back and have you guys here for accountability.

I enjoyed my vacation (maybe a little too much). It looks like I gained back up to the 132-133 range; I jumped on the scales as soon as I got home :o

I had a few beers and margaritas while at the beach, and then last night we hit a seafood buffet that had too much fried and not enough grilled etc. :(
I'm thinking it's mostly water weight, but I'm saddened by the increase anyway, especially since it has been taking so much longer to remove these last pounds now. I did do my running (C25K) every other morning and walked on the other mornings for the most part.

Now that vacation is over, life can get back to my new normal :carrot:
I think I'm going to start the weight training on my alternate days of running. I still have about 20 pounds left, but I want to firm up as I lose these last "few" to get to goal. Also, time to get back to my clean eating that I had finally conquered prior to taking a week off. I have to say that eating pizza, fried seafood, even ice cream left me feeling gross instead of good. I wanna feel good (and healthy), :coach: so back to it!

[lessthansign3]

Hey there everyone! I haven't posted much this summer... I've just been real busy and everything. I still have these last few pounds to take off... they just won't go away no matter what I do. Right now I'm feeling even worse because I'm bloaty and PMS-ing. Ugh. Hate it. I've been eating pretty well, although last night I lost it and had a big bowl of corn flakes and a little ice cream, but we all slip up sometimes, especially during PMS. I really want to reach my goal before my pageant on July 29th. 8 lbs in two weeks isn't very reasonable, though. I hope after the bloat is gone that I might see that I've made even a little bit of progress. Still, I'm very disappointed. I was steadily losing weight until this June and now I'm completely stalled and no where near where I wanted to be.

Sigh... hope everyone else is having better luck than I am. <3

[lucky]

Remember me?

I've got a lot of catching up to do! It will have to wait, though. We are still at the beach. I've not even tried to watch what I'm eating. But, we have been very, very active and I don't think much damage has been done. Other than not being any closer to losing weight, of course. We are heading home tomorrow and I'll be giving 110%! Funny how a week or so of reckless abandon leaves you craving your old, healthier routines.

Hope everyone is doing well and staying on track!

[2frustrated]

:wave:

Had a weekend camping, had a heart-attack breakfast - sausage bacon and egg, mushrooms and a hash brown and 2 slice of toast! :rolleyes: Tasty though! And you totally deserve something like that after a night squashed in a tiny, sweaty tent with no airbed or even squidgy sleeping mats!

Weighed this morning but not taking it too seriously - got majorly dehydrated last night on the coach, so probably that and all the bloomin bacon I had :rolleyes: Bacon for breakfast, chicken and bacon sandwich for lunch, and er... chicken and bacon sandwich for tea! :lol: I did have lots of fruit and stuff too! :lol3:

Oh and today marks the start of another MAD week of exercise - running 3 times, weights 3 or 4 times and kickboxing 4 times :D :love: it!

[SusanB]

MMMM bacon! I love restaurant breakfast! That's (almost) what I go on vacation for. Not at home tho'. If the fella's want bacon and tomato on toast, I buy six slices and that's all.
I have a plan for today. I even posted it in the Tuesday thread. I will do right today!

[softballmom]

It's official, I did gain about a pound over vacation. I am 130.5 instead of 129.5 :tantrum: On plan is now getting my water intake back up to 72oz and cleaner eats portioned out (no guessing).

Keep it up girls, we can do this!

[2frustrated]

:wave: I'm doing good - feeling positive. Yesterday was a little blip in my zig-zags but all in all I don't feel too bad about it since I ate plenty of fruit and healthy stuff as well as some not-so-healthy stuff!

Today I have so much fresh fruit and veg and lovely yummy stuff with me - my desk looks like a greengrocer's shop!

Yesterday at the gym I attempted a pullup - and managed to lift myself about half an inch! Which is progress on just hanging there! :D I've bought myself a door gym so that I can practise them at home! :lol:

[getncontrol]

Well ladies I'm happy to report that the scale is still moving in the right direction. :carrot: It seems that I have finally gotten 'it' back together and all the links are falling into place. Lovin' life right now.

Gaylyn

[daisimae]

Hi girls....remember me? I have been so "out of the zone" so to speak for the past month that I am ashamed to show my face here! OK, so that's a bit exagerated but I have really not been able to get my head around the healthy eating/working out thing lately. I did manage to weigh in at Weight Watchers on Tuesday and I am still hovering around 134 which is surprising with all the stuff I've been eating. I was supposed to go to the gym twice this week and found good excuses (?) to avoid it. I haven't gone totally off the wagon but I am teetering on the brink!

I think I need someone to give me a kick in the pants to get me going again. Any volunteers?

[softballmom]

daisimae, Here is your :kickbutt: kick in the pants.

You can do this! Maybe take those small steps once again and work up to what you had been doing. You know you can do it, too. Post here for accountability if you need to.

[lessthansign3]

Hey there! My TOM is almost over, at last, and I'm feeling much less bloaty. The pageant's in a little more than a week and it is all I can think about. I spent the entire day today preparing. Working out, dying my hair, practicing my talent, and a few other things, too. I'm not sure where my weight's at since I haven't weighed in for awhile but on Sunday we'll find out if my hard work has paid off!!

[2frustrated]

daisi :kickbutt: Here you go ;) Always happy to offer a kick in the pants!

The scales are slowly going down... :cb: I ate really clean yesterday for the first time in ages! I'm doing ok today - according to the plan anyway! :lol: I might need some extra food after the gym, but we'll see how it goes!

[SusanB]

One of the miracles of being "Almost There" is that a couple of pounds make sooo much difference. My last fat is front abdomen. Just in the last couple of days I've noticed that I don't feel like a blubberbubble from boobs to hips, ya know?

[2frustrated]

:rofl: blubberbubble I like it! :rofl:

Yeah I sure can tell the difference in those (14) lbs I put on! :tantrum:

[softballmom]

I like the "blubberbubble" name. You gotta call it something! :lol3:

And, SusanB, it takes so looong for those last few pounds to leave us too! We should see some difference, you figure? I too agree, though, that I'm seeing more changes now with a pound lost than I did when I lost several at one time.

[daisimae]

Thanks for the kick girls! I'm going to try to clean up the sloppy spots in my routine. It's hard with the summer because I work a full time job and also work at a restaurant 2 nights during the week. On Friday nights I pack my bags & dogs and head up to the lake until Sunday night. This leaves me Tuesday and Wednesday evenings free (or as free as I can be after doing the yardwork, laundry, shopping and trying to clean the house).

I just got word from my gym that they are going to be opening at 6:30 am on 2 mornings so maybe that is my answer. I always did best when I got my exercise out of the way in the morning. It always started my day on a positive note and cleared my head for the events of the day. Now if I can only drag my tired *** out of bed at 6 instead of snoozing until 7, I'll be OK.

Have a great weekend everybody!

[lessthansign3]

Morning workouts can be nice although I often feel so tired afterwards that I take an afternoon cat nap @_@ Still, it is nice having a 24 hour gym here. I love it. I can go at 2 AM if I wanted to!! ...not that I really want to, though.

And more good news... I am down a pound as of this morning!! Whoo!!! I better be after how hard I've been working. I've been working my butt off - literally. Squats, gradual inclines on the treadmill, stairstepper, lunges... I have to get my big bootay into shape so I don't giggle too much next week. The swimsuit part of pageants doesn't bother me much because I'm a lifeguard so people see me in my swimsuit all the time, but it is my weak point so I've got to work hard if I want to win the crown!!

[2frustrated]

I ran lots yesterday, ate healthily too. My blubberbubble is leaving me. I managed to get some tight-ish office shorts on without looking like a sack of potatoes tied in the middle!!!!!

This morning is kickboxing, then shopping in London for invites and bridesmaids pressies at Tiffany's :eek: Had a mozzarella and spinach omlette for brekky with a banana, hoping to keep up the healthy trend all day :D

[Ilene]

lessthansign3 -- I hope we can get to see some pics of the pageant and good luck to you...

2F -- Good for you for clean eating

Today was a fairly clean eating day but I had about 3 glasses of wine with supper so yet again my day is higher calories than I would like...

[Wide in Winnipeg]

Ilene~ Thanks for the offer!! Catch up to me in August, so I can fresh start with you all!

[2frustrated]

Ilene - my eating has never BEEN so clean! :faint: I swear on Saturday, not a "proper" carb passed my lips! :faint: All my carbs were from fruit and veggies! :faint: :faint: I feel like I'm doing Atkins but without the horrible side effects and heart-attacks and bacon! :rofl:

I tell you it's paying off - I'm seeing delts again!!! AND I'm about 7lbs heavier than the last time I saw delts. This can only mean one thing! MORE MUSCLE! :dancer: :woo:

Oh AND I'm WEARING those "city shorts" that were too tight the other week :D :D :D

:dancer:

D'you wanna see my menu for today?! Do ya? Do ya? You do!?

1.5-2ish miles run

Brekky
puffed wheat cereal (this is ok, since it's post workout!) with raspberries and light soya milk

Snack
apple
avocado
strawberries in whipped cottage cheese
few roasted chick peas

weights workout - back and possibly bis

Lunch
stir fried chicken with LOTS of veggies and brown rice

Snack
Quorn sausages with carrots and cucumber

Snack
Quorn sausages, erm, with carrots and cucumber!!

kickboxing

Dinner
salmon fillet with green beans :T

Seeeee..... not too many carbs at all! :D

Oh, and it's working :sssh:

[Ilene]

YAY 2F, great menu!! I am back to the basics today too... yesterday, Sunday was good except I had two beers :shrug: but the rest of the actual food was good...Today I'm on the right track again... This morning I went rollerbladding with DD and then to the gym to do legs :strong: It's all good :D!!

[2frustrated]

:coach: Ninjas don't drink beer, Ilene ;)

I'm SO excited about weigh-in day! I'm down 3.5lbs since last Weds already! :sssh: :eek: which I think is glycogen from my muscles and water, and fat - my caliper readings are down :D :D :D I haven't compromised any strength in the gym, in fact I lifted rather heavy today :D

Ok I'm going to stop gloating! ;)

Where's Lucky? She needs some of my :dust: to rub off on her, perhaps?

[Ilene]

:coach: Ninjas don't drink beer, Ilene ;)
MOI a Ninja??? :lol3: ...

:cp: on the weight loss 2F, keep up the great work ... you ARE :strong:

[2frustrated]

Yeah - you! I suppose you could replace Ninja with "athlete" but Ninja works for me.... :rofl:

[SusanB]

Get your wheelbarrows out gals! My legs and tri's feel like I've had an excellent workout. And I've got more concrete chunks to move.
Yesterday I was up to my eyeballs in food. I went to get my 20 lbs box of beans and the lady gave me about 30 lbs of beets (free). I just nicely got started when the lady from our corner store called to say my frozen fruit was in and that she had no room to keep it. I shoved those pails in the freezer and will deal with them today. I did, however, get the beans and beets done. I was standing in the kitchen pretty much from noon until after nine last evening.
I have no way of quantifying the beans or beets I ate as I went along :) Nor how much energy that took. I slept well.
Not knowing that the frozen fruit was coming, I bought cheap seasonal fruit at the grocers in the morning. So I had lots of good eats and (interestingly enough) I think I rounded up to about 1500 cals.
I'm feeling pretty accomplished this morning.
I have more outside work to do today. I think our risk of showers is pretty high. I should maybe get out there this morning.

[JuliaTN]

I've been out of touch for the last couple of weeks...went on a business trip to the California Central Coast.

I was supposed to come back on Monday but we didn't have everything done so we tried to change the flight to Tues/Wed but all were booked til Friday. The whole thing ended up taking til Friday anyway so that worked out OK but I was not looking forward to getting on the scale when I got home. Surprise, surprise, I lost 2#'s while I was gone, woohoo, yay me! And that was with a day of wine tasting (BTW, the most fun ever).

Now the challenge is to get back in the gym habit. I actually put my gym clothes on yesterday, got in the car, drove to the gym, started driving around looking for a parking place, and then realized I was still wearing my flip flops. Note to self: must not day dream about dreamy new boyfriend while getting ready to go to the gym.

Good to hear that everyone is at least close to being on track...

[2frustrated]

:lol: @ Julia ;)

I realised something last night. I had a WHOLE WEEK of clean eating last week. And I LOST 3LBS! I think there's a correlation... :chin:

Today I am upping my carbs slightly, then tomorrow I am back on the healthy wagon with veggies at every meal etc etc

[softballmom]

Good for you 2Frus! Yes, I believe there just might be some correlation.

I've lost a total of 3 pounds in one month, but the going is so slooow that I'm feeling a little down today. This month did include a vacation week where I was not so good and gained about half pound. When I look at my journal I've done pretty well except for my percentages! I will work on this through the next upcoming weeks!

[SusanB]

3 lbs in one month is good! We're not very big any more and can't expect the big drops. Three pounds of fat takes up a lot of space on a little person like you Softballmom! You're doin' good ... very good!

[Wide in Winnipeg]

Hi! Guess I'm following you around SusanB!!
Thought I'd pop in and see how things are here, looking forward to getting to know you all!!Just a few days and I'll be here with you everyday!
TTFN!

[SusanB]

Note to self ... Heinekin and chocolate ice cream will not get me "there"!

I'm off to visit my Mom (76) today. She broke her arm last week and had a follow-up appt yesterday. I'd like to know what's happening.

[2frustrated]

Heinie + ice cream = :devil: Ninjas don't eat ice cream ;) :lol: Although hot Ninjas might succumb to the odd cornet on a STUPIDLY hot day, say like, today ;)

:hug: for Mom

[SusanB]

We watched part of the big golf tournament that was near Liverpool last weekend. England is very hot and dry, eh?

It is sooooo humid here! The 3 H's ... hot, hazy and humid.

[2frustrated]

Oh you know - a bit like the Arizona desert at the moment! I want my :rain:

Just had an exciting moment, plenty of thunder and lightening but only one tiny drop of rain :cry:

[getncontrol]

Sorry to hear about your mom breaking her arm Susan. Hope she mends quickly.

Well I'm down one more pound. My pants are fitting better already. We've been exceptionally hot here also. I'm so ready for fall!

Gaylyn

LUCKY OHHHH LUCKY where are you!??!???!??

[Ilene]

I am NOT ready for Fall even if it is HHH here too!!! I'd love to live in summer all year except in December for Christmas... Maybe when I retire I will be one of those folks who goes down south for the colder months... The ONLY think I don't like about summer is that I can't run outside the heat makes me sick...

Things are good these days, food is in control and exercise is good...

[SusanB]

If we had a max temp limit, I'd be fine. I can do almost anything up to about 32 if there's even the slightest breeze.

[Wide in Winnipeg]

Is it usually this quiet around here on weekends?;)

[Ilene]

Is it usually this quiet around here on weekends?;)Yes :yes:... :lol:

[2frustrated]

:wave:

I'm back! My weekend was super-fab! I'll be blogging all about it later on this morning, so feel free to nosy!

Food was pretty terrible, but I didn't binge like I usually do when faced with junk, junk or junk!!! I feel like I didn't eat too badly, even if I did get a (small) Rolo milkshake at Mac D's!!! Although that was lunch!

The weather has really cooled - I am wearing a HUGE sweatshirt that I had to borrow, I was going to give it back today, but I'm too cold! :lol:

[SusanB]

I usually pop in on weekends but this one was a doozy. I worked, my neice got married, we had another family thing ... No time for recreational surfing :)

But today .... I'm home alone in the quiet .... ahhhhh!

I really need to chill out and make repairs from the weekend. To my head, my body, my house .... mount laundry:)

[softballmom]

I'm not posting it until my official weigh in day on Wednesday, but it looks like I may have removed another pound.

This weekend was an out of town softball tourney, so we had to eat out for all meals. I watched my selections and portions but my calories were about 400 more per day. BUT the scales show a one pound decrease, go figure. Maybe I do need to get my calories up around 1500 to help move the blasted scale.

[daisimae]

OK...time to stop being a slug...I have finally found the motivation to get back on track with my eating and exercise!

I had the most horrible weekend...I was surrounded by a bunch of young, hardbodied women in bikinis which made me feel horrible about myself to begin with. To top it off, I was talking with a "friend" who was telling me I was a party pooper. I told him I was a "shell of my former self", and he corrected me to say that I was not the "shell" but the "meat" of my former self. He tried to fix it by back pedaling and saying that I had lost weight since last year but that didn't do anything to make me feel better.

I spent yesterday absolutely hating myself (and him) and now I am so disgusted that I am considering cancelling a date with someone who told me how good I looked 3 weeks ago. I've only put on a pound or two since then, but it feels like 20 and I am afraid he will notice and be turned off!

I don't know why I'm ranting...I've let myself slide and it's my own fault but maybe if I put it in writing I will get my *** moving. I stocked the fridge with high fiber, low fat foods for the week. I didn't get up early enough to work out today but I did my crunches and push ups. Tomorrow is a gym day for sure!

Hope you are all feeling better than I am right now! I am off to eat my turkey on light bread...

[Ilene]

Daisy :hug: I can't believe how rude/impolite/immature some people can be :rolleyes: .... You look great and now let's get on the wagon again and start "feeling" great about our accomplishments...

Way to go softballmom for watching your portions in difficult situations, that's half the battle...

I didn't do well and the scale showed a + this morning :tantrum: ... It's not going to be an easy week either DH is on vacation and we have a wedding on the weekend....OY!!

[Wide in Winnipeg]

Guess I officially start up with you tomorrow, but I had to tell you that I'm down 3 pounds from last week!
Catch ya all tomorrow.....R U going to start a new thread for August?

[SusanB]

Oh my gosh! It is so hot here! Phew!
I'm sure someone will start a new thread for August and I'll see you all there!
Plan for a good month gals.

[daisimae]

Thanks for the support Ilene.

Yes...some people just don't know when to keep their big mouths shut :nono: ! I don't know why I let it get to me, but it did.

The good part is that I am taking his insults and using them in a positive way to get myself back in gear!!! I'll show him :boxing:

Eating was spotless yesterday, got a little exercise but not enough. I'm committed to getting to the gym tonight for a long overdue workout!

:dance: HOORAY....I'M BACK!!!! :dance: