Chicks up for a Challenge - W.O.W Healthy Through the Holidays~Week 2

Can you believe we made it to week 2?

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Week 1: 144
Week 2: 141




For you new to our challenge. Some of us long term W.O.W.'s have started logging in our weekly w/i's. You don't have to but it helps us see our patterns of gain/loss (I am always up 2 pounds on my weekend off). It also really motivates me knowing I am going to put in my weight here! :) Tonight after work I think I am going to do a pilates class. I really liked doing it on Weds. I will let you know when I get home. :)

W 80 oz
E pilates class
E 1200 cals
D make it to pilates class.

Good morning all! YES, we made it to WEEK TWO!!!! Check this out!

Week 1: 248
Week 2: 247 YAY! One pound, I'll take it and run baby!

Had a decent weekend. My husband is so wonderful. He knew I was getting into a rut at the end of last week. He made me go out with our friends friday night (I begged to cancel so I could put my pjs on) and we had a fun time, then saturday was feeling blue still so he took me bowling and we had fun and yesterday was nice.

Hope no one is offended when I get spiritual, but this week at church started a series about finding blessings in brokenness. That we suffer but it is for a greater plan. I really, really needed to hear that this weekend. So I'm feeling really good to start this week. We need not regret the hard times.

W-3-4 liters
E- no gym time today but am doing some community service which can get pretty physical
E- fiber one and orange, done, lunch will be leftover whole wheat pasta with turkey meatballs from yesterday and zucchini from yesterday. Oh recipe! This is SO GOOD! I took one big zucchini, sliced it into coins, put them into saucepan with one can of Mexican tomatoes (spicy, jalapeno) and slooow steamed/boiled them til tender. I put some parmesan cheese on mine but still. They were good! dinner is stew with LOTS of veggies in the crockpot, done. Snacks, apples and celery/pb. Maybe a whey shake later.
D- One day at a time. Find time to take care of me. Don't let the bad seperate me from my relationship with my Higher Power.

Be back later. Have a fab day guys! LOVE YOU ALL oxoxox Michelle

Happy Week 2 to everyone!

Week 1: 167
Week 2: 160.5

Yesterdays WEED fell short on the eating plan. I was invited to a small dinner party and the meal was not as low calorie as I would have liked. Also the group was so small it would have been obvious that I had not put anything on my plate. So exceeded my daily goal by about 500 calories. :(

Today's WEED-

W- 64 oz.
E- 1 hour of cardio
E- 1200-1300 calories
D - start on that pile of ironing.

Sending good WEED to all of you.

Morning ladies. Been outta my mind this last week and still feeling that way right now. Got so much to do this week and if I'm lucky and my team member does her job, I should be going to Tahoe on Friday. If I don't get to go, that's ok too. I'm still taking the Friday off. Not been feeling so hot and right now it feels like a sinus infection is making it's way here.

I NEED to walk.

I'm planning on reducing the number of carbs I eat at night. Gonna try to get my carbs in early in the day if I have them at all. I really just need to get on track.

I'm at work at the moment, so I'll post more later on.

Hey everyone, I met my goal for week 1!!

Week 1: 177
Week 2: 175

Can't go outside and walk/jog today due to the weather. Why is their a tropical storm in November?? I know it's still hurricane season but as far as I know this is only the 4th November storm since the 1800s. It is very cloudy and EXTREMELY windy. At least it was downgraded to a tropical storm this morning. I'll just have to workout extra hard Wednesday, and tonight I'll just focus on studying for my test and quiz that I have tomorrow.

Goals for tomorrow:
W - 64 oz
E - off day
E - 1200-1500 cals
D - finish psychology assignments

Hey ladies -

W - 80+ oz (at 64 currently)
E - maybe some gazelle tonight
E - so far so good, going to eat a very light dinner, have a cup of tea and call it a day
D - start getting organized for the holidays, lists to make, money to budget - we all know the drill!

Sounds like everyone's doing well. I haven't had any diet pepsi or artificial sweeteners for almost 2 weeks! Unfortunately, I've found myself picking at the candy at work to compensate for the loss of my calorie-free treat. Giving up diet soda is hard (I'd drink 5-6+ a day, a 2-liter a day on the weekends) so I'm picking my battles at the moment - at least the headaches have gone away finally. Have a great night everyone!

Did someone get the license plate of the truck that ran me over?? Yep, that's how I feel.

Michelle- I sure hope that all the suffering I'm going through right now helps things come out better on the other side. You and I can struggle together. I feel we are both in a place of major change and reflection, etc. etc. Grab hold and we will help each other through.

The trauma diet works really well. 5 pounds in 5 days. Not much food and pretty gentle workouts when I do them. Lack of food leaves me a little depleted I'm afraid. I am trying though. In so many ways.

Week 1- 181
Week 2- 177.8

May I join you?

I've been lurking on and off for a little while. I'm having trouble with motivation, I feel I need someplace to be acountable, and I'm hoping this will be the place. I like the idea of setting daily goals, so I can focus on one thing at a time, I feel if I try to do to many things at once I do them all badly.

Emiloots, I got the E's in the WEED mixed up and thought you were going to EAT the gazelle for dinner, LOL. Hmmm, would it taste like venison??? In the past few days, Hubby had gone cold-turkey on Coke Classics. He drinks about 3-4 20oz at work a day, so I know he feels your pain. I found a thread from 2-08 about someone who gave up Cokes for him to read I can give you a link if you are interested. Disclaimer: I haven't read it.

No WEED tonight. The mind boggles. It will give me something to think about tonight.

:welcome2: Patchwork!

Mindy, I hope you are ok.

Sorry I will get to the rest of the personals tomorrow I am exhausted.

I had a HORRIBLE day at work it started with a black cat crossing my path and an oil light coming on in my car on my way to work. Then the following 12 hours included a fight with our QA manager and several break downs of my machine. I did not go to pilates because I was way to out of it. I had dinner (and over my calories) and a drink. I didn't get hardly any water in. Well OK. Tomorrow I have NO work so I get to run :) and I will get my WEED in with no problem :)

Good morning girls! Feeling pretty great this morning. I am wearing a pair of jeans I haven't worn in a few years. Not sure if I just didn't try them or they didn't fit, but they fit now, look pretty cute, and I am WEARING them!

W-3-4 Liters
E-GYM TODAY. (LOL at eating the gazelle, I didn't think of that one) We're starting a Biggest Loser contest at the gym so I'm motivated to get on board with that.
E- Will post later, turns out I'm in a bigger hurry than I thought!
D- Keep things in perspective. Yep, I'll explain that one later too. I've had some real changes in perspective the last few days. It helps me realize what I do have and how things really aren't as bad as I've made them seem.

Love to all. Mindy, I hope you are okay. I've been thinking about you a lot lately. Remember, nothing you're going through or feeling can shock me too much. It might help to get it off your chest. I suffered with my secrets for way too long and was liberated by talking about it.

xo Michelle

Good Morning.

Welcome Patchwork.

I successfully did my WEED yesterday. Woohoo started the ironing!

Today's WEED -

W - 64 oz.
E - 1 hour of cardio
E - 1200 - 1300 calories
D - train the dog in the backyard

Going to have trouble with dinner tonight as I have a meeting where it will be provided. I might try to eat before the meeting if I have enough time.

Morning all! I'm not sure why I'm up this early on a day I don't have to be up, but I'm awake so here I am.

Thanks for the Welcomes!

W- I don't measure; I just drink! I drink milk in the morning and water throughout the rest of the day. I have huge plastic 'takeout drinks' in each room that I refill from pitchers in the fridge.

E-Kettlebell Bootcamp DVD I received yesterday!

E-Don't go over calories! and make sensible choices!

D- remember to check to-do list!

Popcorn, What kind of dog? and what kind of training?

Michelle, congrats on the jeans!

Jcatron, I hope you have a much better day today.

Harry is an Old English Sheepdog. We are training in agility. To that end I am picking up clicker training to assist. He tends to get overly excited when we are at a trial.

I am waiting for a new exercise DVD in the mail. I hoped it would motivate me.

Michelle, isn't it nice when your husband realizes what you need before you do? Jeans you haven't worn in years is so nice :) And Have a great time at the gym!

Popcorn~one of the tricks of losing weight and keeping it off is learning how to deal with situations that food is involved. Ok that is almost all situations. You did great, eat and have fun but be aware of what you are eating and dont fall into the habit of overeating.

Amy~I hope you get to Tahoe, you deserve it! can I come with you?

Zoochick~Hope you survived the Tropical Storm. Any chance of getting a back up workout (like a video) on days you aren't able to get outside?

Emily~I am glad you are giving up the soda. Really you will see such a HUGE difference in your weight loss. Maybe not so much on the scale but your body shape will change.

Mindy~ :hug: :hug: :hug:

Patchwork~jump in everyday if you can. Work on each day at a time! I cant wait to get to know you. I will have a much better day today, I am off today. Things will get better at work some days are just more stressful than others.

Getting ready for a wonderful day today. After I get Makenna to school I will do my workout :) After that I think I am going to play it lazy. I will get some vacuuming done but that may be all.

Saw 139 on the scale again today :) its been what 6 weeks since I saw that low? I hope it stays this time!

W 80 oz
E 35 minutes of cardio 25 minutes strenghth training.
E 1200 clean cals, try to eat consistantly like I do at work.
D rest today.

Morning girls!

I am seriously zoning out these last few days. Overwhelmed, overexcited, over stressed. (Mtiggie – I am having a lovely mid-cycle cycle ~ racking it up to stress). Thursday is the big day. I made my bouquet this weekend in between a bbq birthday at our house, sick kids, sick fiancé and stir crazy dog all demanding my attention. I needed a rest night last night, and so I just kinda dropped out, and didn’t go to class. I will be there tonight, and gotta get my food back under control this week. So….

Week 1 198.8
Week 2 197.4

Nchellie – I love the spiritual side of you! There is such peace that comes with laying worries at God’s feet, and such hope that comes with knowing you can get through anything with God at your side! Yay for hubby too~ and smaller pants!

POPCORN~ Holy Weight Loss Batman! Nice work!!!!

HolyT - I have been doing all my starchy carbs at lunch or before. Really seems to move the scale for me. Something you might consider. I do fibrous carbs at night. I have a list of whats considered what if ya want me to send it to ya.

Zoo – Congrats on hitting your weight target this week! Hope you score well on that test too!

Emiloots – I am a Diet Pepsi junkie too. I think I have had 4 in the last 4 weeks. But I find I don’t finish them, and yes the headache thing is SOOOOO true. Good for you for being strong….. now STAY OUTTA THE CANDY! Pick up a pack of gum (sugarless of course!)


Mtiggie - Good attitude woman. There is positive waiting to bloom from the challenges in your world! Nice weigh in though! Tough way to get there. Chin up!

Patch – WELCOME! Jump in. Pick something to do that is good for you just for today. Get your water in, or take a nice walk. Just One thing… you will find your motivation, and energy increase day by day! We’re glad you’re here…. And I love me some venison!

Jen – Sounds like you needed the break from exercise land by the end of the day. Glad you took it and hope today is better. 130’s eh… YOU ROCK!

Okay – I think I need to get to my day. Will check back in with you all later!

Popcorn, Which DVD? I kinda collect them...

Nix, I'm going out on a limb here, you are getting married Thursday?? its sounds like you have your hands full, and then some. I've only tried venison once and it was spicy jerky, I still have no idea what it tastes like.

Jeni, Mini profile. I'm 40, married, one dog. I have vision problems, so I stay at home {can't drive}. I am involved in a Bible Study {CBS}; I co-lead a group. I am more likely to exercise than eat well. Chocolate is my downfall. I'm trying to calorie count and eat foods from each food group, while reminding myself that choc isn't a food group. I like to quilt and knit. I haven't taken weightloss seriously for a while. I lost 70lbs a while back but didn't know how to maintaine and gained half of it back. Being diagnosed as prediabetic was my motivation to lose the weight before, but now it seems more vanity. My bloodwork is the same dispite the weight gain. So I'm trying to get serious again. Hope that made sense.

:hug: Kris, I was missing you. I hope everything calms down for you.

Penguin~my big motivation was having gestational diabetes with both my pregnancies. I was recently diagnosed with diabetes (despite my weightloss) but I don't really believe the diagnosis. and my daily checks show pre-diabetes (for the last year).

I got in my workout but again the treadmills were full so I started on the elliptical did 2 miles in 20 minutes, then I did my weight routine, and then I ran 2.15 miles. I feel pretty good but I may go in before swim lessons for a 30 minute cardio blast.

Hey everyone. Well I'm down another 0.6 today, hopefully the trend will keep going. We ended up with hardly any rain from the storm, just a lot of wind. It's actually still really windy outside, but it's sunny and the perfect temperature. Today would be a perfect day to go walking, but I haven't been feeling too good today; headache and sore throat. Tuesdays are normally an off day anyway, but I also had an off day yesterday. I'll just have to work extra hard tomorrow.

Jeni - I actually have quite a few DVD's, I just get really bored with them and have no motivation to do them. I get such a better workout when outside, especially when the temperature is in the 60's and 70's like it has been lately. I usually do EA Active on Wii Fit on nasty days, but I'm currently out of batteries and haven't had a chance to go to the store.

Kris - Thanks!! And the test actually ended up being easier than I expected. My teacher has the flu so he made the test short and super easy.

Holyteror - I know how ya feel with the sinus infection. I'm pretty sure I'm gettin one too. My boyfriend is just starting to feel better and now I'm feeling it.

Emiloots - Good job on keeping away from the diet drinks! I also tend to go for candy when it's around, but Kris's idea about the gum is good. Chewing gum keeps me from wanting to snack.

Mindy - Good luck with whatever is going on. Hope everything improves soon!

Penguin - Welcome! Hope you find the motivation you need here.

Michelle - Congrats on the jeans! That happened to me last spring. I had bought a pair of jeans that were too tight and then fit into them last May, now they are kind of loose!

Popcorn - Congrats on the weightloss, you did awesome! Good luck with the meeting tonight.

I did Kettlebell Bootcamp DVD. Since I don't have a kbl yet, I had a variety of things lined up to 'stand-in'. The first at 25lbs was too wide and too heavy! Oooops! Here I've been so excited about kbls, even planning on buying one already and I'm not going to be able to finish my first workout :o. My back was killing me by the end of the first 16 reps, I was out of breath, and my HR was spiking. Okay I knew this was 'cardio weightwork' but they make it look easy! I dropped down to a 10lb db and did much better but the db doesn't work for all the exercises. I had better results with my 10lb ankle weight wrapped around itself leaving part of the strap as a kbl 'handle'. I'm happy with the workout and glad I tried it.

Jeni, When I was 'pre-diabetic' I was very motivated, now it seems I want to be thinner but the 'want' isn't always enough to make the 'good choices' or to get me off the couch to exercise. The more I have the 'mind-set' the easlier it is becoming. yay! I feel less like I'm depriving myself and more like this is 'normal' Did I metion that Hubby and I used to live on Whidbey Island? That Navy thing.

hey ladies!

Still wiped out...tried gettin to bed early....almost worked. I really need some exercise in daily...i get home, and i wiped, and i don't want to do anything. I know that just 15 minutes will help, and this weight is probably most of the cause of my tiredness.

Nixie I would LOVE that list. pm me or send it to me via fb. I really gotta get my butt in gear.

oh snap. I don't know if I told you girls, maybe I did.

We got new military orders. We WILL stay here for 4 more years, BUT they're changing DH's job. They could very well send him out with an army unit for a year if they wanted. He's gotten his weight where he needs to be for the USAF, but his current squad commander still says he's 2 bmi points over and finally allowed him to fly so he'd be current on his flying record.....but either this month or next month we move into a new squadron. It won't matter after that, other than what the USAF requires. Needless to say he's not helping much around the house, either eating out before he gets home, or cooking stuff that's way too high in fat and calories. He always promised he would help with meals if I wasn't on a low carb diet. That didn't work out. I still gained all my weight back. So i'm at square 1 again. However, if I can alternate my carb days and get my starchy carbs in early, he might not notice WHAT i'm eating at night for dinner. Then he'd just be confused, and I'd lose some weight and be able to wear my clothes again. Tired of looking and feeling like this *sighs*

Ok enough of my venting. Stinking men. My dogs are great and insane...had to take BOTH of them to the vet yesterday even though the visit was just for one of them LOLOL....they love car rides :) We walked a bit, and boy howdy does Georgie like to go. I really need to get in shape so i can keep up with him. He'd run off if I let him...

Down to 177 this morning. That not eating thing is really working. I try girls, I can't stand the thought of food sometimes. Feel like throwing up a lot of the time. You are all very spiritual here and i have been very lax in that for most of my adulthood. All I know how to do right now is pray that God will help. Just HELP!!! I'm hurt, sad, confused, torn, disappointed, lost, yu name it. Throw in some anger and lots of denial and that's where I'm at. I can't bring myself to talk about it, other than with a few people. This is a long, lonely trip. I need a group support system like Michelle. I am looking into that now. Nobody really understands. I feel alone, alot.

Keep praying for me girls.

Mindy :hug: I hope you find what you need honey. But you do need to take care of yourself too. make sure you are eating something small. :hug:

Zoo~I hope the weight continues to come off!

Penguin~keep up with that video and you will find yourself getting stronger and stronger!!!

Amy~ Men. I actually have been cooking one thing for me and another for the kiddos and DH. Well DH eats some of what I cook for me and some of what I cook for the kids. He wants chicken and veggies for dinner every night for a week starting friday (maybe he will stick to it :) )


I know better than to have lazy days. I snacked out of the halloween bowl most of the day yesterday plus I ate a high calorie lunch. Sigh. Today is a new day, lunch is packed I have no choice but to be healthy today. :)

Kids spent the night with Grandma last night because no school today, I hope they are having a great time. After work I have to rush to get them, then FLY to gymnastics and busy runners. I hope i make it. my mom lives 40 minutes away (an hour from where I work). I get off at 4, so I have 1hour 45 minutes to get back.

W64 oz
E not much
E 1200 cals
D no complaining at work

Morning darlins!!! I only took a quick moment to post this....

There is a group called EA = Emotions Anonymous, which is a 12 step program for people feeling anything extreme. Check this site to find a meeting near you. I've thought about recommending a few people to check it out. I think I just want everyone to have some of the gift I've been given, almost to the point where I almost told my friend to say she's an alcoholic so she can recieve this gift. LOL Bad bad advice, I know.

http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/

Or there is OA (overeaters anonymous)

http://www.oa.org/


Gamblers anonymous

http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/

Well, I just google searched to find those but i think the emotions anonymous one is the one that can fit anyone. And I'd never heard of it. Maybe I'll ask my friend (the one I mentioned last week) to go to one this weekend and I'll go with her.

One could always call a psychiatrist office and ask for group therapy sesssions too, dealing with whatever you struggle with? On a personal note, 12 step has done more for me than the thousands I spent in psychiatry but it depends on what your struggle is. But is definitely a powerful tool. Or individual therapy if you need it, either until you feel comfortable enough to join a group or if you just need some one on one help. I've done it both ways.

Love and deep affection to all. xo Michelle

Wait, there's more. You can go to an AA meeting even if you aren't an alcoholic but you have to look at the schedule, there are two kinds of meetings, open and closed. The closed meetings are closed to the public, only alcoholics may attend and participate. Open meetings may be attended by everyone but participation is limited to the alcoholic. Family members, students, all kinds of people attend open meetings.

http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash

:oHey ladies -

Mindy - Hugs to you for whatever you're going through! Good for you maintaining control over food, it's always been my crutch whenever life gets hard.

patchwork penguin - welcome! LOL on the gazelle :) I have the tony little but I don't really find it that effective of a workout unfortunately.

jeni - you rock, keep with it!

Michelle - congrats on the jeans, that's gotta feel great. I have a pair in my drawers that I refuse to throw away from before I had kids, size 6, one day...

popcorngal - agility is really cool! I used to take classes at a facility where they'd run agility classes across the building - those dogs are pretty amazing.

Nixmom - congrats on the wedding!

zoochick - congrats on the loss, little ones add up to big ones eventually!

holyteror - congrats on the cowboys win sunday (we're in philly :o ) next time right?

As for me today I'm home with my older son who turns 3 at the end of this month, he has his first dentist appt this morning, wish us luck, I'm secretly dreading it - hopefully he's not too freaked out by it. On a side note my diet pepsi cravings are gone - I actually crave water, it seems to be the only thing that really quenches my thirst - yay! No more artificial sweeteners!

W - 80+ oz
E - 30 day shred after the kids go to bed
E - 24-29 points (aim for less carbs today, see if it affects my weight)
D - patience & calm during above mentioned dentist appt, worried mom is going to mean a worried little boy

Hey chicks!

I off work until monday. Holiday today, day off tomorrow, my friday off on friday and a no kid weekend. Almost hubby has 4 jobs today, off tomorrow, and then a weekend of work for our business (cleaning up foreclosed homes and theres a sudden burst again in activity around here). So I've been telling everyone for our honeymoon I'll be going to Mount Washmore and having a laundry folding contest with myself. Housework never runs out here!

Took the week off of bootcamp but plan to do some exercise today and Friday and the weekend. Feel HORRIBLE about my food this week, but stress of all the stuff prevailed over my power to put down the Butterfinger candy bars and say no to mexican food. ACK!

Patchwork - welcome!

emiloots - thanks on the congrats

Jen - DRIVE SAFE NOT FAST!

Nchellie - what a blessing you are to soo many, and yourself!

Mtig - check the PM. Thinking about you a lot.

HT - I'll get that list for ya before the weekend. It really does work.

all you other wonderful weedies - Have a fantastic on plan day and I'll check back later. Gotta hit the kitchen and the shower and go find some shoes for tomorrow!!!!!!

LMAO mount washmore!!!!!!

about to head to work, i shouldn't have sat here all morning, so I'll chat with you all soon :)

Good morning everyone!

WEED yesterday went well. Had a change of plans in the evening and was not able to do my originally intended workout so I had to modify a little to get my hour of aerobics in but I DID IT! Also I did okay at the meeting - although I had a friend there to stop me from eating a piece of cake when I already had a sweet in the box dinner we were given.

Nix - good luck with tomorrow. I hope everyone is all better.

Patchwork - I am waiting for the Core Rhythm DVD set. I got it for about 1/3 of the price on e-bay. Other than the fact that you do not have a kettle ball would you recommend that DVD.

Mindy - I will keep you in my prayers.:hug:

Jeni - Little bite size candy is just way too tempting for most of the world to resist. Don't feel too bad. As you said today is a new day. I made a point of demolishing the candy over Halloween weekend just so I could put it behind me. :o I guess literally. ;)

As I said to all of you before checking in here daily regarding the previous day's WEED has really helped me stay on track with it. I hope you don't mind.

Today's WEED -

W- 64 oz.
E - walking 2-3 miles in the park
E - 1200 - 1300 calories
D - putting what I learned at the clicker seminar into practice

I did fairly well with yesterdays WEED {my first WEED! awww!:D}

Water: keep it up; I find it easier to get dry in the winter because I'm not thinking about it as much
Exericse~ Cardio today; no decision yet on what kind...
Eating~ Like Emiloots I'm trying for lower carbs, according to my chart on DP that's half of what I eat!
Daily~ Laundry; bake cake; to do list

Popcorn, I have to CR original set which I don't do often, I'm un-coordinated with choreo; my dancing looks more like kickboxing. I'm interested in the toning set but haven't even looked at the clips yet. I did like Angie's KBBC. I'm part of a video exericse forum {VF} and the KBBC workout was well recommended for its pace and proper form. Also it has a tutorial! There is a feature where you can mix and match the sets also, and the background exerciser shows modifications; which I was grateful for, LOL. She only did 16 or so reps on an exercise, but did repeat some exercises in a set. There were a few balance moves which were a problem for me, but I followed the modifier. Lunges and squats aplenty! Good job on getting the wotkout in dispite the change of plans.

Nix, That is the thing about laundry, the excitment never ends.

Emiloots, The Gazelle looks like fun, but I'm happy to have my {used] treadmill. When I was little I used to hate to drink plain water, now I can't imagine drinking anything else.

Michelle, Thanks for the links, I'm sure that will be interesting.

Mindy, I hope you find support. :hug: God will help you if you ask Him.

HolyT, Hubby tends to tell me he'll be happy to help, then remember something else that HAS GOT to be done just then. PFFFT! Hope the orders turn out in your favor.

jeni and popcorn-- congrats on your big loss! i'll take some of whatever you're having! :)

michelle--that's so cool that your husband is really thinking of what you need :)

zoo--hope you get to be outside soon :) glad your test went well

mindy--thinking of you and praying for you...i hope that peace comes to you. in the meantime, i hope that you can eat a little. don't be afraid to lean on those people you have told, that's what friends are for

emily--giving up diet soda is hard for me too...i've come a long way but i still have one a week maybe, as a treat :)

welcome penguin :)

kris--hope you get a few moments to breathe before tomorrow :) (i'm totally stealing your 'mt washmore' line)

ht--hope you get to go to tahoe-sounds great!

grazer, mm, shari--miss you :)

so as far as it goes with me...i'm feeling lazy, but i will go and swim anyway (to be honest, it's half so i can weigh myself at the gym. i don't have a scale because i'm neurotic like that, and i'm feeling "light" and am curious if i've broken below 160 for good) :)

W-um...why the flip is it so hard to drink water...it's noon and i've had, maybe 10oz...
E-go swim once i log off here
E-doing well this week...stay on track
D-would feel much better about life if i organized the laundry room (folded and put things away, and then hook up my new-to-me dryer). it's been 6 months since i had a working dryer so i'm really excited to wear non crunchy-air-dried jeans :)

have a good one everybody!!!

Geez, where have I been this week? I'm not even sure that i have posted yet for week 2!

MTig- not sure what is going on but I'm thinking about you. At least you vented some of what you are feeling.

Nix- Congrats on your day!

JCat- I can so relate to the Halloween candy. It would be fine if I could stop at one piece.

Emi- WTG on kicking the diet pepsi. I wonder if I could do that with sugar?

Patchwork- welcome!!

Popcorn- Great job on the workout!

Holy- I agree that I feel so much better when I exercise.

Okay, so I am completely out of control with sweets. I have been going to exercise class for nearly 10 weeks and not seeing any change. Other people are noticing a change in their clothes, weight etc. I, on the other had, am getting heavier and tighter clothes. I am sick of lying to myself. I track points half heartedly, sneak sweets, give meself permission to eat at night- a new habit and on and on.

Just putting that out there for suggestions and hopefully to get myself back on track!

Grazer - I do WW points too, and sometimes I'm soooo good and others i halfheartedly track which eventually leads to 'what the ****' and end up not bothering for the rest of the week. I promise myself I'll get a fresh start at the beginning of the next week, and it just happens all over again! I hear you, it's hard, it sucks but one of these days it will click or we'll never lose anything! I've been gaining and losing the same 3 pounds for what seems like forever now - must get butt in gear!

I was thinking of buying a gowearfit and counting calories instead for a change of routine, we'll see...

Hey everyone, today has been ok so far. Haven't done great with food, but as long as I do good for dinner I should stay around 1500 calories. I was able to go outside today and walk/jog 3 miles (burned 300 calories). I have a really nice walking track behind my house with a gate going from my backyard so I have no excuse to not walk more.

Emiloots - I have a Gowear Fit and I love it. It makes it much easier for me to track my calories burned. Turns out when I would figure out how much I was burning using the online calculators they actually were lower than what I actually burn.

Goals for today:
W - 64 oz (have in 36 oz so far)
E - walked 3 miles (burned 300 cals)
E - 1500 calories
D - finish business assignment and make powerpoint slides for biology to study from

Talking, crying, screaming, denying, praying, venting. I am doing it all. SEARCHING- that is a big one. I am certainly am looking for help, answers, peace, comfort, guidance, support. YIKES!!!

Michelle- thanks for all the info. I think I have special group in mind. People with my specific need and situation. Just need to move on it and look into it furthere. I am certainly going to check out the emotions site. You are great.

Nix- A big huge congrats on the big day. I will be there with you in spirit. And of course, thanks for your undying love and support.

I spent an hour on the treadmill. I was watching an episode of National Body Challenge which was inspiring but the walking was B-O-R-I-N-G-!!!

I had two afternnon snacks. I shouldn't have had the second one, more boredom than hunger {Bad Penguin!} but Hubby called and said he would be late for dinner so by the time He got home from work I was hungry again. Didn't go over my calories, but I couldn't have made a better choice of the snack.

Grazer, Love your cow! Not really a suggestion, but I learned that I can ''out-eat" my exercise. I wish it were as simple as just exercise, but eating plays a big part in weightloss for me. I'm a rules person; if I make it a rule that I have to be careful what I eat, not cutting anything out, I can usually stick to that. {says the person who had two snacks today!}

E32, congrats on the dryer!

Popcorn, I looked at the clips of the CR Sculpting set but wasn't impressed. I have the Club Mix set.

Hi!

My name is Kai, and I would love to have daily accountability because each day is a struggle for me to stay on plan.

I started at 226 lbs, and I have lost 11 lbs in the past 3 weeks. I'm excited, but I also know that I must continue to push, so that I don't talk myself out of all the progress that I've made. My goal weight is 147 lbs.

I've been reading your posts, and everyone is very supportive of each other. I believe this is truly an awesome group! :smug:

SW - 226
CW - 216
GW - 147

W - 1 gallon
E - 4.5 mile walk
E - 5 & 1 (5 shakes and 1 Lean and Green Meal)
D - Don't deviate from your plan.

--Kai

DA DA DA-DUM~ Kris, I hope your day is as wonderful as any wedding day should be. :hug: (oh and I did drive safe, I didn't make it in time to do our activities but the kids need showers anyway they were filthy )

Michelle, that is great info! Thanks.

Emily, I had to take my son to have lots of dental work done last year when he was 3 it was hard but worth it. We see a peridontist so he specializes in kids. They say they expect NOT to be able to do much but count teeth at 3 years old. I hope he did ok. And congrats on the no diet pepsi cravings!

Amy~mount washmore cracked me up too! I hope you had a good day.

Popcorn~Of course we don't mind thats why we are here :) congrats on doing well at the meeting.

Penguin~ If your chart shows half carbs, try cutting down to a thrid, just check what kind of carbs you are eating. I am going to get a treadmill for home I think, just for sundays and evenings that I work, I love the tread!

Ella~I hope you are below that 160 mark. I hate days I feel lazy, but I generally push myself hardest on those days :)

Grazer~Great job on going to that exercise class. KEEP GOING! Second suggestion, track every nibble you eat in a journal for a week. You know you are eating it right? so be honest with yourself, you dont have to show anyone your journal. You will see exactly how many calories you are eating, and then cut back from there. you can do it :hug: I know how hard it is but I know you can get on track with your eating!

Zoochick~thats awsome a walking track in your backyard!

Mindy~ :hug: I hope you fnd the support you need. We love you, you know.

:welcome2: Kai! I cant wait to get to know you! This really is a great group!! What type of shakes are you drinking?

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Good morning, whew I had a lot to catch up on!! I am so happy to have the kids back :) Today is my Thriday :carrot: I have no choice but to be happy! scale still said 139 today, I hope I can keep hold through my week off! (Oh yea even better I have a vacation day on tuesday so I get another week off :woohoo: ) My week is going to be full, I plan on making lots of exercise classes, plus running 4 miles a day (broken up into 2 mile stretches I think) Kiddos have checkups, Mak has a confrence, plus a birthday party and our normal activities. I just have to get through today :) Like I said above we didn't make it to any activities last night. Tonight is swim lessons.

W 64 oz
E not much but wil be doing tons of laps since I am working alone today
E 1200 cals
D No complaining, just work, its ONLY 12 hours!

Water~ maintain level {okay, water finds its own level, LOL}
Exercise~ Pilates
Eating~ If I had done better with my eating yesterday I might have lost more than .2lbs today! Do better today!
Daily~ work on organization

Welcome Kai,

Jeni, I know I don't want to cut out fiber, its the things I don't expect to be high in carbs that are surprising me. I add something on DP and the chart goes up and up. ????

Good Morning.

WEED yesterday went well despite the fact that there was a last minute change in plans that resulted in hubby and I going out to dinner. I think the waiter was a little annoyed with me trying to decide what to eat.

Hope you have a wonderful wedding day Nixmom!

WEED today-

W- 64 oz.
E - 30 minutes of aerobic activity
E- 1200 - 1300 calories
D- more clicker training

Wishing everyone lots of good WEED!

Today seems to be dragging for me. I am extremely tired. I have been this way for a while now, no matter how much I sleep I am still tired. I think I have finally found the culprit: Birth Control. I was swithed a while back to the generic and have been extremely tired all the time ever since. I start a new kind next month to see if it helps. Tuesdays and Thursdays are so boring for me. I have a class from 8-9:15, then I don't have another class until 1:30. I live to far away to go home, so I stay on campus and work on school work. Very frequently I end up skipping my last class, but the past few classes I have made an effort to go and every time the teacher has walked in and cancelled class. It makes me not want to go even more because I am wasting away my day at school for no reason.

On a good note I am on plan with food for the day, but I don't know if I'll have enough energy to do anything else today. The fatigue and loss of energy have been getting worse so I really hope it's just the pill causing it.

My goals for today:
W - 64 oz (only 16 in so far)
E - 1200-1500 cals
E - hopefully I'll have the energy to do a little bit of cardio
D - try not to sleep away the rest of the day

I posted this morning with no problem, but came home from Bible study and couldn't get on 3FC or my other favorite forum. I thought I was going through withdrawl! I won't be home this evening so only have a short time to check everything out. Checked with a friend from another forum who is new here and she couldn't get here either.

Popcorn. LOL, the waiter can wait!:D

Zoochick, Hope you aren't getting sick. congrats for staying OP!

Hey ladies -

Have to make this quick - dentist went great, Connor just sat there and let them do everything, counted & cleaned his teeth, flouide brushing etc... it was a pediatric dentist so maybe Kung Fu Panda being on had something to do with it!

W - 80+ (kind of lagging behind today, running around too much at work)
E - abs & 30 day shred
E - since I'm already at 1230 cals I'm going to aim for no more than 1500
D - xmas planning

Emily I am so glad he let them do all that!

No personals tonight, I am tired, I did loads of extra laps today, the day was bad, worse than monday but my spirits were up so much more. I was on today until dinner but I am ok with it. I will check in in the morning I am about to pass out! (SO TIRED!) and I have to help Mak with her spelling words.

Yesterday's WEED went well except for the water which I missed my goal by just one glass.

Todays WEED -

W - 64 oz.
E - 4 mile walk
E - 1200-1300 calories
D - rake some of the leaves that have been piling up all week

Heres to a glitch free day on this site.

HURRAY!!!!! We are back! I seriously checked every half hour yesterday to see itf the site was up. I wonder what happened.

Yesterday I got up and took my cardio sculpt class, then ran 2.3 miles. After Makenna went to school I went back, ran 3.1 miles then weights for 25 minutes :)

Food wasn't the greatest. I ate a ton of bread and spinich dip. I don't know why, I rarely do that.

Todays workout: I finally tried spinning! It was a tough workout. I didn't think I would make it through the end of the workout, but I did :) Then I did about 10 minutes of arm work (no legs) then I got on the treadmill for about 15 minutes. Then I did the elliptical for 30 minutes or so. I feel really good (and sore)

W 100 oz
E 2 hours done
E keep it clean probably 1500 cals
D clean the house.

Wow Jeni! These two days of workouts were phenomenal - keep up the great work.

WEED yesterday went very well. I stuck to everything.

Big news- my extra efforts paid off again this week - I have really been trying to up the exercise in addition to writing everything down that I put in my mouth. The result: a 4 lb weight loss for the week!!!!!!

Each Saturday I am determined to keep up the good work when I have a successful payoff.

My Core Rhythms workout came yesterday. I hate the first time I try a workout because you never know what is going on. But I think I can do this one as a filler on some days. There are several DVD's to sift through to find the stuff I like best. It will take me a while. LOL

Today's WEED -

W- 64 oz.
E- walk at least 3 miles later today
E- 1200-1400 calories
D- keep raking the never ending leaves

I am here hanging in the best way I can. Trying to deal with my issues. I am eating again and working out. I am not busting my butt, but I get something in most days. I ahve been hanging around the 177-178 mark. Pretty good, although it could always be better.

Better weigh in this week- almost#1. My body is wild and wonderful. Weeks I eat healthy and workout extra I gain, weeks I eat like crud and workout I lose. Go figure!

JCat & Penguin- thanks for the suggestions. You are both right- exercise can't undo the eating and I need to face up to me!

Popcorn- You are showing how journalling works. WTG on the loss!

Mtig- Hugs to you! I hope you continue to reach out even if you can't name what's going on.

Glad to see Chicks is back up! Like Jeni I kept checking just in case...

My Hubby and Dad worked on Dad's care today while Mom and I went to lunch and to see the movie 'Secrets of Jonathon Speery' it was a cute Christian movie about a three boys who meet an old man and his impact on their lives. Pretty good. Better if you have teen boys.

No workout today, Hubby and I just got home and plan on watching a movie

Hey Ladies -

I kept checking yesterday too, eventually I just gave up. Today of course our computer was all wonky, fortunately tech support seems to have managed to solve the problem.

W - 80+ oz (lagging today)
E - walked the mall for 2+ hours
E - Ok today, haven't tracked but I haven't eaten much at all
D - clean tonight - don't be lazy!

Hey everyone. Well I got in a good workout yesterday, food was also great yesterday. Unfortunately, I must have had bad form on one of the exercises yesterday because my back has been KILLING me today. I skipped working out today to let it rest, and used a heat massager which helped a little. Food wasn't too bad today till about an hour ago. I had toast for breakfast and subway oven roasted chicken sandwich for lunch..but then had 2 servings of Ben & Jerry's cookie dough ice cream, that's 520 calories!! I'm only down 0.6 so far for the week so I definitely need to get in a good workout tomorrow because TOM is coming sometime within the next few days, and with that usually comes a little bit of extra weight. Hopefully my back will feel better tomorrow so that I can at least go out on the track and walk.

Goals for today:
W - 64 oz (36 oz so far today)
E - Wii Fit (couldn't do it due to hurt back)
E - 1500 calories (went 100 over today; 1600)
D - start cleaning room (cabinets under TV done)

Morning ladies!!! I didn't realize that I hadn't been on here in several days. And guess what else? I usually slide away from 3fc and eat a little more poorly at the same time. So I am catching myself before I call it a full blown slip.


This morning I've already had my Fiber One cereal and strawberries, my vitamin and working on my first 1liter of water (with lemon). Getting ready to get the kids up and ready for church (we are doing a series on finding blessings in being broken and it is really touching my heart). If the weather keeps up like it has been, we really should go trail walking today, it's been gorgeous, sunny and cool/warm (fall, ya know?!) Oooooh and I've already put dinner in the crockpot, green beans, ham, potatoes, onion, veg broth. Not the healthiest choice, but I think it works out decently if that is all we have for dinner, right? (real green beans, not canned if that helps?)

I weigh in for the contest at the gym tomorrow morning and I've been so bad the past few days, I NEED to be good today. Plus, is it sneaky if I go weigh in tomorrow fasting? I'm just not going to even eat breakfast until after I weigh in. (around 9am) It'll help if I stick on plan today and hopefully do some kind of walking/exercise.

Here is my good news. I will hear from the board of nursing TOMORROW. Yes tomorrow!!!! I might be able to apply for a job THIS WEEK. And I collect my 7 month coin on TUESDAY. So I should have a really really positive week. And I have my true friends, the God of my understanding, my AA and my family to thank for everything I am and everything that I have today. :hug:

How about next week, since this is the holidays thread, can we each post one healthy Thanksgiving dish? I am thinking about keeping us home and doing our own little Thanksgiving, completely healthy and clean eating, including dessert (I'm thinking poached pears, Giada was making them while I was typing this and that sounded nice) But we'll do it on the next thread so we can keep them all in one place.

Oh and I was thinking, since the site was down for a spell, it got me worried!!! If it ever went down permanently I would just die!!! I don't think it ever would, but it made me think, why don't you all PM me your email address (I promise I won't spam you) and I'll keep them all on file so if we need to find each other in the future, we'll all still be together. Of course some of us are on facebook (If you'd like to join us LMK!). Is that a good idea?
Oh and everyone, Tiara posted pictures but she put them on the week one thread, T, can you post the link again, you look GORGEOUS mamacita!

Hope everyone else is doing well. I keep wishing to post personals but I spend too much time talking about myself ha ha. OH and WELCOME BABY!!! Kai, jump in and tell us more about you!

And Mindy, I still adore you!!!!! xoxoxox

See you all on next week's thread. Get through today!!!

Morning girls!

Nchellies - WOOT! The sun will come up TOMORROW! Stay on plan for weigh in for TOMORROW! YOU DO FINE!!

I am back. I am a wifey :carrot:. My courthouse ceremony was a record 3min 45 seconds! I haven't worked out in 9 day (CRAP!). I ate horribly, smoked and haven't swallowed a vitamin in a week. Bootcamp is going to SUCK tomorrow, but Its week 6 and I gotta get to it! Gonna TRY not to smoke today and eat well. May even torture myself with a Jillian video. We'll see.

Tiara posted a pics link on our old thread. NICE 50lb loss! Thats amazing. Gotta get our new girls to follow the thread link every week so they dont think we left them!

K - no time for personals. Got a lot of mental prep work today to get back in the swing of things. Off plan and off work for 5 days plays havic on my motivation! See you all on WEEK 3!

Good Morning everyone!

Yesterday's WEED went well including eating dinner out.

I really think this WEED thing is helping me. I agree with NurseMichelle that checking in is very key.

I love the idea of adding in a healthy recipe in next week's thread. I would love some healthy alternatives as I am cooking. Unfortunately, I do not have any healthy recipes so I will look for some ideas but that will give me some focus.

Today's WEED -

W - 64 oz.
E - 3 miles (hopefully the rain will hold off until later today)
E - 1200-1400 calories
D - continue raking leaves

Hope your day brings lots of good WEED.

Morning ladies. I am sore, but not too terribly. My scale is up thanks to TOM approaching. I am going to suck down as much water as possible. We are taking my nephew to chuck e cheese for his birthday today. :) It should be a good time.

No workout today (unless you count mall walking, we may do some window shopping! but with a 7 yo a 6 yo and a 4 yo we may not have the energy after lunch.)

W 120 oz
E a lot of stretching
E 1500 cals
D move today. I haven't been doing much after my workouts.

Michelle- I could use some of the stuff you're learning at church. Broken....learn from it, grow, pick up the pieces. Yep!! I did find some comfort and support in my mom. We feel the same and have the same concerns and struggles and feelings. We will get through this, one way or another.

Kris- Short ceremony, long marriage. Cherish it.

I went out and cut loose some last night. It felt good to escape for a while. I dran k too much and the scale was disapproving this morning. I will be back on track today and plan some kickboxing. Hopefully I'll go back down quickly.

Just realizin' that I have my weeks screwed up. I posted my weight for week 3 but we are only starting week 3. How did I manage that?

Weekend eating is brutal. At least this time I mostly stopped eating when I felt satisfied. I did drink water and wogged two miles on the dreadmill. How do people battle the boredom of the dread/

WEED for Mon:

W- 6-8 glasses
E- Journal
E- walk? wog?
D- All is well

:wave: girls!

Down a smidge this week. Feeling craptacular after a half week binge. Went to the gym for the first time in a while and damn, my thighs still feel it! :ebike:

hi everyone! haven't weighed in yet today, but i'll post mine tomorrow. my mid-week weight was 160.0...hope i'm out of the 160s for good now! :)

sorry i haven't posted in the last few days...i've been doing well though--staying on plan! :)

going to keep it short for now, but here's my weed for tomorrow

W 64
E swimming
E go grocery shopping so i have good choices
D keep at it, even when the plan gets boring...i need to plan some rewards to help movitvate me :)

take care ladies!

oh, grazer--do you have an ipod? when i get bored on the 'dreadmill' i listen to music on my ipod. also--podcasts are good (i like npr ones with the games like 'wait wait don't tell me' or 'car talk'...something funny that keeps your mind engaged and passes the time quickly). keep it up! :)

michelle--i hope you hear good news tomorrow! :)

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chicks-up-challenge/186524-w-o-w-healthy-through-holidays-week-3-a.html

Everyone post here for week 3~