30-Somethings - 30 Somethings June Chat

How was everyone's Memorial Day?

Ours was fabulously uneventful. No swimming, no cookouts, no fighting traffic...just stayed home and watched Sci-Fi! We took a walk as a family (well all but our 12yo son) in the afternoon. It was very relaxing!

Anyone thought about June goals?

I would like to up my daily run to 4 miles from 3. I have a daycare client gone for the summer - and she's my early drop off - so I think I can squeeze in that extra mile since I won't have to be ready by 7 for a while. I would also like to loose 5lbs.

I also wanted to say THANK YOU for all the wonderful words of encouragement on our BL thread. :hug: I am so encouraged by all of you and it just helps me SO much to hear you say congrats when I reach a mile stone!

Here's to you my Besties!! :hat:

Congrats on getting under 180 mp!!

I'm going to try to keep up with chat this month, it is really hard for me though. I get so sidetracked, especially when I start to do badly. So maybe if I keep up in here I won't do badly?! Anyway lol

We went camping for Memorial Day with my daughter's kindergarten class and had a blast! I don't think I did too much damage though as the scale only moved up a tiny bit.

My goals for this month are to lose 6 pounds, and to get back onto my running training schedule as best I can. I skipped 3 weeks, not a good idea. I was sick all last week and am finally feeling better so I have no excuses!

Hey everyone!

Back from vacation...spent 8 days in Disneyworld, so am EXHAUSTED, but the kids are happy. I ate sorta badly, but walked alot so am only up 1 pound (182). I need to get my butt in gear this month to fit into that #*%$$% bridemaid's dress next month. My fantasy goal is to lose 20 pounds by July 11th...My realistic one is to lose 12 :).

Memorial day was spent recovering from the vacation. We cleaned out our trailer...we camped at Ft Wilderness at Disney...then grocery shopped and took the kids swimming. (I swam some laps while they played.)

One awesome NSV...I voluntarily had a photo taken in a water park in a 2-piece bathing suit! And....drum roll please....I looked pretty good! (Not model material..yet :)...but good!) I'll post it once we get the photo disk. What a difference a year and 35 pounds makes!

I had a WONDERFUL weekend, but the scale is NOT being my friend -- at least timing-wise! I weigh every day, but my Tuesday morning weight is my "official" weight. I've seen numbers in the 203's for a few days in a row, but my body just doesn't seem to be cooperating on Tuesday mornings! I know I'll catch it one of these weeks, but it is annoying! I like my 10-day running average graph MUCH better than may weekly weight graph!!

1/2 marathon training is going well, I think. I'm starting the first "official" training week which means the run is 12 weeks away. I've used the last 3 weeks to build up a base and I can now run 3 miles without a ton of trouble. Slowly, and hills still kill me, but I know I can get it done. This week I have runs of 3 miles, 2 miles, 3 miles, and 4 miles. I'm actually kind of excited to get the 4 miler under my belt. I'll feel like I'm really progressing then!

I'll try and keep up on this thread this month, too. I'd like to see a loss of 6-8 pounds this month. I've got a visit home to deal with in the middle of the month, but I'm hoping not to get derailed! And I turn 30 this month (sorry I snuck in the forum a bit early -- but I have more in common with you guys than with the 20's.)

Happy June, ladies!

Weigh-in for me is this coming Saturday... I'm hoping it's gone down, even by a tiny little bit. I've been walking as often as possible... But not as much as I'd like. The darn weather just wouldn't cooperate! :mad:

I am a sun seeker. I MUST have the sun around me if I'm going to do well. If I can't see or feel it then I get gloomy and don't want to do anything. Today is marginally better, because I can at least partially see the sun, but not as good as I'd like.

Doesn't help that I've been fighting an uphill battle with my computer all May... Freaking motherboard decided to take a nosedive! :mad::mad::mad: I am SICK AND BLOODY TIRED of having to cuss at my computer to make it work right!

Anyway... That's my rant for today. Hope you ladies have a wonderful day and I'm prayin' the sun comes out for good.

I think that I have unwillingly planted a weird, creepy seed in Mollz and Jenn's minds. lol

Hey, AF, I thought of you yesterday. I'm glad you're back. That wedding sure came up quick!

Pixie!!!! You did it?!? I haven't been on the BL thread. I'm REALLY happy for you. The 180's were tough for you, but you kept on. WTG!!!

Nothin' new for me to report.

Hi Ladies!

MelO You just haven't fallen under Dr. Reids spell yet!;)

MollzBTW that compound for three with Reid...Florida is too hot and humid, I'm thinking something were we can enjoy all the seasons. Cozy winters, brisk chilly Falls....;);)

My June goal is to lose 5 stinkin pounds. I'm playing around with what I need to do after the 30DS. Maybe 4 days cardio, 3 day upper body weight training split. :chin:

Anyhoo...
the Memorial day weekend was quiet for me. Just relaxed a whole lot cause I've been exhausted. I did get wild and crazy and did level 1 30DS, 25min Kettlebell dvd and a 30 JM Cardio Kick boxing dvd on Sat. Then on Sunday I did level 1 30DS followed by JM Maximize Full Frontal. Monday...my achin muscles needed a rest!

The interview today I thought went well. I got there and the other canidate was just leaving. It was the "friend" I was telling you about who wanted all my contacts. I was dressed to kill in a black pant suit she was wearing a nice pair of pants, nice top and a non suit jacket that was not buttoned. Great for a work day, but a no-no for an interview.:nono: I walked in to the building as she was leaving, but she was chatting to the A/P Manager about her(that "friend") son. I felt that was not the time nor the place for that nor was it for a reunion chat for us. The recruiter told me they were looking for someone who could put their head down and do the work. Chatting like that at the end of the interview, to me, say's to chatty. There were alot of similarities between myself and the manager so hopefully good news comes soon!:crossed::crossed: I also mentioned that I'm the quiet one not anti-social, get things done, water cooler chat before work, but not chatting and giggling all day. I mentioned that I like to be busy, about wanting to continue my education at the nearby University and about my violin playing (I thought it showed great well roundedness and ambition with both of those), a big proponent of being a teamplayer, blah blah...

But in the end, I don't think that I could have done anything else different. They are moving to a financials program I worked with before, so I played that up. Time will tell.

Jenn: Fingers crossed for you!

Good luck, Jenn!!

Okay Ladies! 'Tis June and a new month! Let's get some new goals out there!

Goal 1: Lose a pound a week this month. I'm on my way already.
Goal 2: Keep up with the gym-going at 7am. It's hard, but I'm doin' it!
Goal 3: Have fun.

Jenn: I can deal with cold winters as long as the house is warm. And I'm snuggled up with someone. ;) Yeah, we'll get this Dr Reid thing sorted soon. I hope he doesn't think we're some crazy stalker girls. :D :rofl: Good luck with getting the job. They'd be crazy not to give it to you over your "friend".

MP: Go girl! I'm so proud of you! Now to get those pesky Rebels. ;)

AFChick: Oh wow... I love Disney World! You sure won't catch me in a bathing suit!! Happy to see that you felt good in one. :D

MisfitRycher: It'll get better. The sun makes me feel good. Too many cloudy and rainy days get me depressed.

Rebound: Good on you for the half-marathon! I've got a running program that says it'll increase my distance in 6 weeks from 3.5 miles to 7. If you'd like it, I'll send it to you.

As for me, I'm doing some work this week, hopefully it'll continue for the rest of the week. So far, only 5 hours in the last 2 days, but it's better than a kick in the teeth!

Running is going alright. I was supposed to do it yesterday, but I bombed out because of low sugar. I did my fartlek run today. I didn't realise I could run for 2 minutes at a 10.5k!! My heart was pounding afterwards, but HOLY ****, I did it!

One of the teachers today remarked on how much weight I had lost. I don't talk to her very often, though she's a really nice person. It felt good to have someone tell me. :D

I've got the nuisance class for 5th period today- the naughty kids that no one likes. There's 2 or 3 that are a real pain in the ***. 2 or 3 that are power kids (and I can usually get them on my side) and the other 6 are just going through class being as small as possible so as to attract the least amount of attention to themselves. I like some of the power kids; they've got real interesting personalities, but just can't seem to sit still. One of them is a major tomboy and would look so good as a girly girl. She's not ugly like some of the other kids think she is.

Anyway, time to get back to studying. Two exams- one on 10 June, the other on 14 June. Need to get crackin'!! :book2: :book2: :book2:

Wow, great job everyone! MP, I'm very proud of you! That is so exciting to get down into the 170s. Jenn, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you....hope it all goes how you hope. Those of you just back from vacation/camping/etc. nice job trying to stay on track during your holiday breaks! It is SO hard for me to stay focused during vacations--I usually just blow it and eat anything that I want, then spend the next month feeling guilty about it.

I am working hard on my running, trying to make 3 miles a regular thing. My knee has been bothering me lately, but I'm still carefully running. I'm really trying to lift regularly, so hopefully that will crank my metabolism. I spent all day yesterday outside with my family, doing lots of hardcore yardwork and gardening (think: digging new flower beds, manually tilling the veggie garden, etc.). Hopefully that counts as a workout, because I didn't do anything else....

My goals this month:

Lose 6 pounds this month

Run 3 miles without too much difficulty

Go up on my weight for triceps and shoulders

Have a great week, everyone!

R :)

Hi everyone! :wave:

My goals for this month are to lose 6 pounds and to get in more runs than I've been doing. With my husband's school year ending, he'll be home earlier (he still works in the summer, but he does something with the school's computers).

My Memorial Day was ok, but I was kind of angry by the end of it. We went to a birthday party for our little nephew on my husband's side -- he was turning one. We've only seen the child once, at Christmas. We never EVER see most of his side of the family, even though they all live about half an hour from us. My mom drives 6 hours to see my little boy every chance she gets, and he knows my side of the family much better than my husband's side even though they all live that far away. The reason I was angry, though, is that my husband's little sister, who's 21, completely ignored my son the entire time. She did it at Christmas too, which was the last time we saw her. She has always been weird around him, even though she loves kids and is very loving toward her other nieces and nephews. My son is shy and doesn't just jump into people's arms, especially when to him they're complete strangers (he doesn't know this chick he sees twice a year is his aunt -- he's not even 2 yet!) And I think this bugs her. I HATE when people have ridiculous expectations of babies and toddlers and think that they're put on earth to entertain adults! Ugh!! :mad:

Sorry, vent over!

So I stayed on plan all day today, a big accomplishment for me since I haven't done that in 3 weeks. I always feel so great after I eat great and do my workout for the day, it makes me wonder why I want to go back to the feeling of being run down and tired after eating junk and drinking beer. It seems obvious which is the choice I should make and what makes my body feel best, yet I keep making the wrong choice! Well one day is down and that will make tomorrow so much easier :)

I went to karate tonight after a week of being gone, I will be testing for my next belt rank on the 19th and I feel sooo unprepared! I need to get my butt back in gear and start doing some more practicing at home so that I will be ready.

Hi ;)

I am not a newbie but have been on and off 3FC for a few years now. I hope you don't mind me jumping in on here. My latest motivation to lose the weight is for our wedding in April 2011. I have just 11 months to lose the weight - ideally around 40-50kg.

Its a daunting task but I hope to drop most of the weight over winter (I'm in the southern hemisphere) so in spring I can begin looking at dresses and ultimately be around a size 12 for the wedding (I'm a size 20 now).

Looking forward to getting to know you all and helping each other out

Welcome, Daisy, the chick on your pic has a great butt and legs. One day...

Mollz, Jenn, thanks for making my point about being weird and creepy. lol I will admit that Reid has nice lips. Morgan is just F-I-N-E all the way around tho. Have you seen Diary of a Mad Black Woman? I think it's impossible NOT to love him after that.

Jenn, you will get the job that you are supposed to get. I will be praying that you get the one you want. ;)

I don't want to do any more goals. I keep failing them. My calendar says I should be @ 168. I'm still fluctuating in the 180's. Stupid calendar. I WOULD like to lose 25#s by the end of August when we go on vacation. That's kind of a goal. NSV..I can see my pecs when I flex. Off to bed. It's 3:45 am.

PS I forget who asked about coupons...I use a web site that inputs the weekly coupons and ads then matches them for me. We went from barely getting enough to last 2 weeks on generic food for $150 a week to having piles of name brand reserves in my garage for $100 a week.

Things went well yesterday and this morning I saw a number so pretty I'm almost afraid to say it out loud. *202.6* I saw a 203.something last week, but then I went up to 205 and was hanging out there for a while. I'm hoping this 202 is going to stick around!

My 3 miles at 5 mph run yesterday felt great! Too great, I think. I feel like I need to push myself a little bit more. I'm going to up my speed to 5.5 mph for my two miles tomorrow and then see if I can keep the 5.5 mph speed on Thursday for the 3 miles I have scheduled. It's only during the weekdays on the treadmill that I can be so specific about speed. I do my "long" runs on the weekend outside and I can't tell how fast I'm running... I'm trying to teach myself my pace, but it's hard to compare the treadmill to the streets.

Good morning everyone!

Welcome Daisy!
LisaMarie: In-laws can be a pain sometimes. Mine like to play favorites between my two sons...they did the same to DH and his brother...DH still has issues from it, so I get REALLY P.O.'ed when they try to do it to my boys! Hang in there...sounds like your side of the family will be a great influence on your son.

Sounds like everyone has set some good goals for June...onward and downward! :)

Hi all, hope I can join in!! I have been on and off the boards for a few years but I am determined to lose weight this time. I am watching what I eat, but I cannot exercise right now. I tore the cartlidge in my knee and being way overweight didnt help with that. So any ideas on what I can do??

Rebound - Wow! You have some speed behind you girl! I would Looove to run 5mph for my 3mi run! Keep up the great work. :)

Daisy and Neast - :welcome2:

AFChick - missed you! Glad you are home safe and sound. Here's to the downward part...for sure!

MelO - Stop it. 168 by now?? What kind of crazy goals are you setting? You've already lost 30+lbs this year...in 20wks. I know you're frustrated...but it's not because you are a failure - it's because your goals are to aggressive. I don't care what kind of plan you are on - 2# per week is pretty tough when you get down in the 180's. It took me March, April and all of May to work down through those 10lbs. Hang in there.

Ok - enough ragging out of MelO. :hug:

Neast - you might try swimming...the YMCA has reasonable rates for memberships and even has scholarships if you are low income (like us!). Good luck with your goals. :)

Rebound - Wow! You have some speed behind you girl! I would Looove to run 5mph for my 3mi run! Keep up the great work. :)


Thanks! It's good to hear you say that! I'd like to run my 1/2 Marathon (August 21st!!) at about an 11 minute mile which is about 5.5 mph, so I figure I've got to run my short runs faster!

My hubby is also running it and I'm coming to grips with the fact that he can, without ANY training or building up of mileage, blow me out of the water. I mean, he's 6'4", but it's still a little annoying!

My hubby is also running it and I'm coming to grips with the fact that he can, without ANY training or building up of mileage, blow me out of the water. I mean, he's 6'4", but it's still a little annoying!

I still remember my brother running backwards and still being faster than me...ugh!!!! That was after child number 2, so I'm much faster now, but he probably still runs faster than me....I think it's a guy thing. My 60 year old father beat me in a 10K in October by about 5 minutes!

Persistent running does make you faster though. I was running 12 min miles for anything over 3 miles about 8 months ago. Now I can run 10 min miles for 3 miles. Yesterday, I ran 9 min miles for just over 2 miles. (It's actually kind of funny...I was running outside and I remembered the distance wrong and thought I must be out of shape since I didn't run at all on my vacation. :( I thought I was running about 12 min miles again...so kept trying to speed up. :dizzy: The course I thought was 1.57 miles was actually 2.14 miles. :o I ran it in 19:28! Just slightly above 9 mins per mile. :carrot:)

Running at least 3 times per week and having one run be speed intervals really helps with the pace. I do 10 intervals starting at my current "comfortable long run pace" and then speed up by 0.5 mph every 30 seconds until I've run 2 minutes then walk 1 minute. By the 10th interval you're pretty beat, but since you get to walk and catch your breath you can still run fast. It helps with muscle memory to run alot faster sometimes.

Running at least 3 times per week and having one run be speed intervals really helps with the pace. I do 10 intervals starting at my current "comfortable long run pace" and then speed up by 0.5 mph every 30 seconds until I've run 2 minutes then walk 1 minute. By the 10th interval you're pretty beat, but since you get to walk and catch your breath you can still run fast. It helps with muscle memory to run alot faster sometimes.

Can you explain this a little more? Do you go back to your "easy" pace between the faster 30 second intervals, or do you just keep going faster and faster for 2 minutes?

That sounds like it would be good for me to try!

Can you explain this a little more? Do you go back to your "easy" pace between the faster 30 second intervals, or do you just keep going faster and faster for 2 minutes?

That sounds like it would be good for me to try!

I just keep going faster for 2 min. It's a 3 minute interval. For me it's 6.0 (30 sec), 6.5 (30 sec), 7.0 (30 sec), 7.5 (30 sec), 3.5 (one min).

Sometimes if I'm still feeling pretty good, on the last 2-3 intervals, I split the second minute into 3 parts and run 6.0 (30 sec), 6.5 (30 sec), 7.0 (20 sec), 7.5 (20 sec), 8.0 (20 sec), 3.5 (one min).

It sounds harder than it is...you can do anything for 2 minutes...because you know that walking minute is just around the corner...:)!

The sun is shining, the sun is shining! HOORAY!!!

OUTDOOR EXERCISE HERE I COME!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Rain, lightning, and hail here...that goodness for treadmills! :)

OK...drumroll please....pics from Disney...last year on the left (35 pounds heavier) and last week on the right...bathing suit....2 piece...I didn't scream in terror...can you say NSV? :carrot:

Wow, you look good! I was a little worried when you said a 2-piece, but girl, you definitely pulled that off! Nice job! I like your hair darker too. Va va voom! I have to say that I am totally jealous that you don't have a bunch of extra skin hanging from every where. I'm going to have to cough up a pretty penny to look as tight as you.

Pix, *hugs*, thank you girl. I know I do set too unrealistic goals. I'm back on track. Lovin' the new points thread.

AFChick, you look great!

You look great!! Way to go!!

I took a lesson to heart today that I've learned quite a few times in the last few months. It really sucks to go without working out for more than a day or two because when I get back into it, I am incredibly, uncomfortably sore for days after lol I will not ever quit exercising again! I'm so sore today I can barely move.

Thanks everyone! You ladies are awesome!

AFChick-- :whoo: You look hawt. :D

I like your interval training method, so I might do that on my next fartlek day (next Tuesday). I'm running my maintenance on Sunday, fartlek on Tuesday and long run/slower pace on Thursday. My slower pace is about 4.8-5mph and my "normal" pace is 5.3 to 5.5mph. I can only get up to 6.5mph, but I might try going up to 7 or 8 on my intervals. I got short little legs, so anything above about 8mph is going to really hurt.

I might stick with my 40 minute run though; I'm torn between increasing my speed and running for longer. I don't feel as though I've done enough if I run less than 30 minutes, but I want to get my 5K in, but I want to run faster so I can do my 5K in less than 30 minutes. ARGH!!!

AFChick -- I love it!!

So I saved some calories up last night so I could have a BIG bowl of fresh cherries. I was at the store -- I saw the bag of cherries -- and they looked DELICIOUS! I was looking forward to them all day. Then I ate them, and they weren't very good! :( I was SOOOO bummed! They weren't sour, but they just weren't very sweet. They were kind of tasteless.

Any chance they will sweeten up? Can I do anything to them to make them yummier?

Anyway, I'm at 203.2 this morning, which is up from 202.6 yesterday. Probably because I ate dinner later than I usually do. I'm just happy that I seem to have broken through my 205 roadblock!

I'll be at work late today, so maybe I'll treat myself to a McDonald's Grilled Chicken Southwest salad and a fruit and yogurt parfait after the gym. I have to admit -- I really REALLY like those salads at McDonald's. I wish I could find that lite Newman's Own Southwest dressing somewhere to buy... :) :) :)

I'm gonna aim for 3 miles at 5.5 mph. Next week I'm going to give those intervals a try!

You runners are a true inspiration! I am NOT a fast runner, but I love to go long distances. I am currently doing 4mi for my short runs and 6 on the weekends. I would like to work up to 8 on the weekends and 3 / 4mi runs for a nice even 20mi per week. :D

I apologize for not responding to everyone's posts. AFChick you GO GIRL!! I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever wear a two piece suit...ever. :lol: I will leave it up to ones that can do them justice.

Not well today at all. ToM is back after a long hiatus of 2 pregnancies and nursing and is KILLING me. I feel worse than I did in those days post delivery. I was up several times in the night and muddled through my 4 mile run this morning. I have had several laser surgeries for cysts and endometriosis - this time around I'm going to see if they can't just do a partial hysto and get this over with. :(

Enough whinning - I'll catch up with you all later....now where's that last vicodin from the "bad back" days??.....

I might stick with my 40 minute run though; I'm torn between increasing my speed and running for longer. I don't feel as though I've done enough if I run less than 30 minutes, but I want to get my 5K in, but I want to run faster so I can do my 5K in less than 30 minutes. ARGH!!!

I try to work on both. You have to get the distance, but unless you run faster, you'll never run faster...(sound funny put like that doesn't it?). The nice thing about the intervals is you've run 20 of the 30 minutes. I do 30 minutes because of the time allotted for lunch those days, but you could up the number of intervals to 15, so your run time is 30 minutes.

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE for the kind words. I know I can always count on you chicks to make me feel great!

I don't want to do any more goals. I keep failing them. My calendar says I should be @ 168. I'm still fluctuating in the 180's. Stupid calendar. I WOULD like to lose 25#s by the end of August when we go on vacation. That's kind of a goal. NSV..I can see my pecs when I flex. Off to bed. It's 3:45 am.


Mel- 168! Stop that! You are NOT failing at your goals, you goals are very ambitious! I do that same thing. You are doing great! I need to remind myself sometimes that weight loss is not linear and that I need to focus on my everyday healthly lifestyle habits first, then the scale will follow. Sure I could make my diet uber strict and workout like a nut that would make Bob and Jillian beam with pride, but what good is it if I can't maintain it? Slowly and healthy I can maintain. Ease up on yourself. :hug::hug:You're probably stressing yourself out too, which is not helping.

I totally agree with Jenn. My original goal was to be sub 160 by now...I'm at 181. I couldn't keep up my original pace. I had to slow or risk completely falling off the bandwagon.

Think of it this way--not gaining is a win, any small loss is a win. You've made an awesome lifetime commitment to health! As my mom always says, "Slow and steady wins the race!".

Awww, you guys are sweet. :) I'm not that worried about it. I think I have liberated myself from the ball and chain that is/was the scale. It was causing me a lot of stress. I'm just trying to focus on the changes that the weight training is making on my body. My chest and shoulders are visably stronger. That's cool. Anyway, I don't want to set scale-based goals because it's only 1 measure of success and it's easy to obsess over it.

Pix, I suspect that my DD has some sort of endrometriosis. (spelling?) She gets really bad cramps (like cramps with vomitting) and has periods every 2-3 weeks at times. Then there are times when she is regular. Is that normal? She's 18.

You guys and your running! Very inpirational!

Okay, is the world out to get me? I knew I'd be late at work tonight and going right to the gym after, so I planned on treating myself to my favorite McDonald's meal -- grilled chicken Southwest salad and a fruit and yogurt parfait. Well, I ordered, I paid, and then when I got to the last window the guy said they needed a minute to get the grilled chicken. He asked me to pull forward and wait. (Can you see where this is going yet??) A few minutes later a young guy comes out with my food. And an Apple Pie to make up for the wait! I mean, who sends out a damn apple pie to someone who ordered the two lightest things on the menu!? Maybe some apple dippers or something...

Anyway, I smelled it once -- took a big long whiff. Then I drove home and dropped it the dumpster on the way from the car to my door.

I was very happy with myself! And it topped off a great workout -- I ran my 3 miles at 5.5 mph and it felt really great!!

:)

Well it has been quite the day over here. I didn't get exercise in because we had an emergency here. The bf was riding his motorcycle in the canyons and wiped out! Thankfully he wears all of the gear and is okay, though he might have a few cracked ribs and a badly sprained ankle. So half of my day was spent taking care of that, so no time for anything else. I did avoid fast food even though it was kind of calling me with the stress, but now I'm home and having a big salad and it's fitting the bill. I will have a drink though lol It was a big wake up call though, one of those reminders to treat every day if it may be your last, make sure people know you love them, that kind of thing.

I hope everyone's day was better than mine lol

Wow, so much going on, I wish I could respond to everyone......

MelO, I am getting a lot out of weight training too. I feel better, tighter, and am glad to do more than cardio. I am still running, usually between 5.0--5.5 mph. MP, I wish I could do a 6 mile run; I used to be able to, but not lately....I am working towards that! BigKnitter, sorry to hear about your boyfriend! Life is so short, I learned this lesson big time in my career.....any time a big trauma comes in, I think "But for the grace of God, go I" and say a prayer of thanks that I am not in that position, or my family isn't. I do my best to take care of the patient and family, especially if the patient doesn't make it. Glad to hear that your boyfriend is doing okay--helmets for everyone!!

Anyway, I am on a roll this week, 2 pounds down so far. I am so happy to see the scale move after staying in one spot for so long. I have been super careful about my food, logging everything.....it seems to be working for me right now.

Tomorrow our daughter will graduate first grade! I'm so proud of her, she's so excited for the last day of school. Our 4 year old is jealous that he's not going on a field trip, too. :)

I am going to eat some fruit now and snuggle with my husband while we watch a little TV.....tomorrow I weigh in again.

Keep up the good work everyone! :)

R

I gotta say that I had a bit of a mental victory today. :D I wanted desperately to come home after school and crash. But I didn't. I forced myself into that gym for my dreaded long run. 55 minutes and 4.1 miles later, I thought I did pretty well (well, it's really 4.4 miles since I don't count my .3 mile/5 minute warm up walk). Also had a lady next to me on the stairmaster tell me that I was doing really well. Funny enough, I felt REALLY good after my long run, like I could go for another hour or so. Good to know for next week. :D Ran 5 minutes at 5mph for every 1 minute of walking at 4mph. I didn't actually think I could make it. Go me.

This is my schedule for increasing mileage: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-520--13143-0,00.html

I saw 79.0 on the trend this morning but just bombed out with dinner (pasta always makes me gain). The 600 calorie burn would have burned off my lunch plus a little more (big lunch today- I was STARVING!!), so I might be in deficit. We'll see, but I feel really heavy right now.

AFChick: Got another question for you. When you're increasing your speed, are you dropping the number of miles or the amount of time you're running initially and building up?

I've been wondering if I should get some extra miles under my belt (20-25 miles per week) before I start training for speed increases. I'm only at about 10 per week now.

At 4:15 this morning (work disaster -- don't ask!!) I weighed 201.8.

:carrot::carrot::carrot:

It probably won't stick, but MAN was it nice to see. Especially since I had to get up at 4am!!! It was the best thing that happened this morning :p

Rebound - bummer about the cherries...any way you can put them in a brown paper bag to ripen them up? Those aren't cheap either. :( Boo.

MelO - I feel for your daughter. I get a host of gastrointestinal maladies when I have ToM. Endometriosis is when the lining of the uterus grows on the outside...it can attach to your other organs causing issues. Most people have terrible pain and extremely heavy periods...also cycles can be terribly irregular. The Pill can help even out the hormones and lesson symptoms. I started on the Pill at 14 (no "other" need for it at that time, for sure!) I was told at age 20, after 2 surgeries, that I would likely not have children. Well...as usual Love finds a way. ;) Anyway...PM me if you have any more questions...I'm sure nobody wants to hear me whining on here. :lol:

BigKnitter - :hug: I pray all is well with your BF. Scary... My mom crashed her bike and called me from the hospital several years ago. Holy crap - that was frightening!! She broke some ribs and her clavical...at 55yrs old! Crazy woman...

RunningtoSmile - WTG on the 2lb loss!! BTW, I love your screen name. :)

Mollz - if you want to increase your miles run, then do. Don't worry about speed or the time it takes you. Focus on finishing the miles. I run 3 or 4 miles three days per week, then 6 or so on my "long run day". I work on running faster one of those shorter days. I allow 15min/mile for time considerations even though it doesn't take me that long. I wear a heartrate monitor and focus on keeping my HR at 80 - 85% of max. As my weight goes down, and my strength increases, my speed increases and I finish my miles in less and less time.

Just my two cents worth. ;)

TGIF, ladies!! I slept like a person in a coma last night. Right after the babysitting kids left I had Skit Practice at Church. For VBS I am playing a super hero in a 2 part skit every night that week. It's a BLAST and a half but a lot of physical work. We are jumping around, running on and off stage and just acting goofy! We have messy "challenges" (think whipped cream pies, raw eggs, water guns...) and complete costumes. I'm gonna drop me some major pounds that week...

Good thing, it's the week after our vacation!

Have a great day, gals.

This is my schedule for increasing mileage: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-520--13143-0,00.html

I've been wondering if I should get some extra miles under my belt (20-25 miles per week) before I start training for speed increases. I'm only at about 10 per week now.

That training schedule looks good. I've read not to increase by more than 10% per week. I would definitely focus on more miles vs. more speed. Your speed will come. It also depends on your goals...do you want to be a sprinter or a marathoner?

Hey ladies!!

Like I've posted in other threads, I am new to this. I did register in December and posted a few times but my 'official' start date to my weight loss was June 1st and I am still going strong!! I have been doing the 30 Day Shred every night with my husband and I love it. It is really nice to be able to do it with someone else for the support.

How is everyone doing? I just weighed myself and I am at 227 now. Last week I was 230..woohoo! I know it is a small amount but it has me excited!!

Bella: Welcome and congrats on the loss!

Mollz: On my long run days, I focus on increasing distance. I run at a pace that feels comfortable so I know I can keep going. On speed days, I only worry about increasing speed and keeping going for each interval. I've noticed that my speed on the long runs has increased on it's own..."comfortable" is getting faster. I do it that way because I want to do longer runs, but I have to be able to run fast as well to pass my AF mandated 1.5 mile timed run. But I've noticed the side effect to working on speed for short distances is that my muscles seem to remember running faster, so my overall speed has increased.

Saw 180.0 on the scale this morning...so close to the 170's. It's not my weigh-in and count it day (Monday), so not updating the ticker for now. We'll see if it sticks and if I can pull off at least 179 by Monday. :crossed:

Thanks for the welcome

Silly me, I just noticed that this is the 30 somethings chat thread..hmm I'm only 23 hahahaha! That's what I get for looking at threads through the 'new posts' page :o

Yesterday, I led group PT. And since I hadn't done it in a while (couldn't while I was in the fitness improvement program and just hadn't since I passed my PT test), I decided to give them a really hard workout (see below)...only problem is that I made myself totally sore.

Jen's torture hour workout: (times are approximate-it's 1 song each except for abs which has 2-3 songs)
2 laps around gym to warm up (about .15 miles)
3 min stretch
4 min step aerobics with weights (3 lbs doing curls whole time)
4 min step (lunges mostly)
4 min shoulders/chest/arms (8 pound weights)
5 min lunges with 8 pound wieghts
3 min lats/tris/upper back w/8 pound weights
4 min lunges/calf raises/plies
5 min squats w/bands around ankles/standing leg raises w/bands
1 lap walk to cool down
4 min chest on exercise ball w/8 pound weights
10 min abs on floor with ball
5 min stretch
collapse :) The guys really whine after this workout...:D

Today was my long run day...after yesterday's workout with today's soreness, wasn't sure I was going to make it. I kept going...1/4 mile at a time. It was a mental thing...I kept telling myself it was only 2.5 more minutes...man, I'm gullible, 'cause I believed myself for a long time...:). Got in 4 miles at 6mph, plus a 1 min 15 sec speed up at the end (6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, even 8.5 for the last 10 seconds!). I was tired but quite proud of myself :cp:.

DANG AFC!! Thats one hard core workout!:dizzy: I wonder how the military men took it. :D:D

Afternoon, ladies!

I am just popping in to say hello. I am permanently sunburned, from all the outdoor activities... but hey! Its worth it!

Hope everyone is well!

I'm just stopping in for a quick hi. I need to catch up on the thread!

parkedout, congratulations on hitting Onederland! I'm really looking forward to hitting that milestone again, and I plan on that being the last time I see the 200s!

It's miserably hot, and there's supposed to be another storm this evening. Hope the electricity doesn't go out again (it was out for 4 hours last night). My husband will be at graduation all evening (he teaches high school). I'd like to go with him, because many of my former students are graduating, but I don't think my little one would have much fun there. Plus, it's outside in the heat (unless it rains).

Anyone else hate hot weather like I do?

Welp, no heavy walking or leg lifts for ME for the next little while... I tripped over a tree root today and now my knee is just KILLING ME!!! :cry:

Not expecting a loss at weigh-in tomorrow... But if that's how it goes, that's how it goes. I can just dust myself off and try harder between tomorrow and weigh-in for July. :D

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

MP: Congrats again on reaching that goal. Hard work and perseverance pay off.

Bigknitter: I love to go camping and have an annual trip in Aug that I am looking forward to as well as dreading. I'm not sure how to work my program while being in that situation. We typically eat great meals but they would not be so great for my Ideal Protein program.

AFChick: I haven't been to Disneyworld before, and was 7 when I went to Dinseyland (30 years ago). I dream of the day I can go and ride any ride I want to without feeling like I am being stared at.

Rebound: I desire to run a half marathon, best of luck to you.

Violin Jenn: Here's hoping you get teh job you want and believing you will get the one that is best for you

I am going to do my best to stay up on the June chat, I usually fall behind. All of you runners are inspiring to me, I will get there soon.

June goals: stay on plan, lose 10lbs., excerise with my wii 5 days a week. I think these are doable. When I look back at my calendar that I set in December of where I should be by now, I should have lost an additional 30lbs. But, I am not going to be kicking myself at all because I am 70lbs lighter than I was on Dec 2, 2009. I have not had this type of succss in my health journey since I was 15 years old. When I look at how much I have lost since my highest weight (sometime in 2007 I think) it is close to 100lbs. One day at a time with your eye on the long term.

Have a great weekend.

MP and Runningtosmile, thanks, the boyfriend is doing okay but I imagine it feels like being hit by a truck or something. We'll get through it though!

AFChick, dang! You would kill me with that workout! lol

So I have good news, I will be testing for my green belt in karate next week!! I've known for a while that I would be but today it's official. I'm excited but feeling unprepared. I need to get back to waking up early to do some practice before I start the day. It is so much easier to do it when no one else is around to bug me :)

Chicks, I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what I should be doing as far as weight loss. For the last year and a half I've gone through this cycle of starting a plan, doing well for a while, going off plan for whatever reason and then just going completely downhill from there. Classic yo-yoing I guess. Lately I only do good for a day or two and then start to go off plan. And it is taking me longer and longer to get back on track after I do. I think I'm just tired of trying and failing and think maybe I need to take a new approach, like Intuitive Eating. Or maybe I need to just force myself to do good every day, quit being a baby right? lol I just feel so focused on my weight and it's too much most of the time. I do like exercising and eating right as opposed to stuffing myself full of junk and sitting around all day. So it shouldn't be a problem right? I don't know what my deal is, but its like as soon as I tell myself I have to stick to something, I immediately want to rebel, even though it is something that will be great for me in the end! What is up with that?!!

Anyway I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I'm going to take it easy as it is getting really hot outside and I have a long run to do tomorrow, only 5 miles but it is the most I've done in 3 weeks. I hope I make it!

LisaMarie71 I LOVE the hot weather. I do hate humidity though. UGH. Usually by this time of year we are swarmed with all the nuisances of heat...including the Missouri state bird : The Mosquito. :devil: But somehow we just haven't had a bunch of humidity or bugs yet. It is really making for a nice early summer. I am getting tons of riding and gardening done. With any luck, I MIGHT even get some color (other than sunburned!)!! LOOL

MisfitRycher:hug: I am so bummed about your knee! I hope it feels better soon.

Bigknitter Good luck on your green belt test. Thats amazing! And my inner teenager rebels against my plans too. Sometimes I want to bash her head into a wall--much like my mother used to threaten me with when I actually WAS a teenager. :dizzy:;)

Well, we have a horseshow this week, which means an obscene amount of riding to prepare for it. Good news: Its excellent core work and fun as heck. Bad news: it cuts into my cardio time.

I am going to try to make up for it by extending my cardio to 'daily' from 3 times a week... that way I am likely to still get enough, even though I am not working out as long per session.


Hope everyone is doing great!

It's amazing what 20 degrees can do for a long outdoor run! I have to do me shorter weekly runs in the gym, but I do my long run on the weekend outdoors to make sure I'm acclimated to running outside. For the past two weeks it's been about 90 degrees and HUMID and I thought I was going to die at the end of my 3 miles, even though I can run 3 miles in the gym without a problem. Anyway, I was kind of dreading my 4 mile (which is a 1 mile bump up) run today but it was 70 and breezy and it felt AWESOME! I finished stronger than I ever had before and I felt great! Like I could have kept going!

The scale is actually being my friend, too. I hope it will stick with me until my official weigh in on Tuesday. I saw 201.8 a few days ago and since then it's been 201.6 and 201.4. I never see a constant trend like that! I usually only look at my 10-day running average because I am the queen of 2-3 pound weight fluctuations for no good reason. But if I can keep it under 202 by Tuesday I'll have lost the first 10 pounds and then I can focus on getting my butt into Onederland.

Other than that things are good. I've been toying around with playing some golf again, but of course now I can't find my clubs. I think I loaned them to someone to play in a golf scramble last summer but I can't for the life of me remember who! I really hope I can find them, or I'll feel so stupid for losing track of something so valuable. And frankly, so BIG. Who loses something that big and clunky??!!

Here's to a good day ladies!

So I have good news, I will be testing for my green belt in karate next week!! I've known for a while that I would be but today it's official. I'm excited but feeling unprepared. I need to get back to waking up early to do some practice before I start the day. It is so much easier to do it when no one else is around to bug me :)

...but its like as soon as I tell myself I have to stick to something, I immediately want to rebel, even though it is something that will be great for me in the end! What is up with that?!!


Congrats on the testing for your green belt and good luck.

Try telling yourself that you are choosing to make the changes rather than that you have to, sometimes that psychologically shift can be a huge hurdle.

Wow so much has happened in the few days I read the posts!

Sounds like though everyone is doing great. Glad to hear your bf will be okay BigKnittter.


Some news though. I heard from the agency on Thursday that the manager I interviewed with liked me and had nothing but good things to say. However I was only the second canidate interviewed (so no really point of reference to compare me to) so they want to put an ad in the paper and see what happens. The position starts on July 1st so at least I'll hear by something final this month. Overall, positive news but frustrating as I have to wait.

I finished Level 1 of the 30DS and took all my numbers. I did make some forward progress, but not what I hoped for. TOM showed up, the holiday weekend I sabatoged myself and it's been in the 90's and HUMID for the past week so I'm retaining water like a sponge! BUT I did lose .8 lbs, my bodyfat% dropped by .8% as well and I lost 1" on my waist(i measure @ the bellybutton). I feel stronger and very sore! My legs have muscled up and oh my achin bum!:dizzy: So all that said it's on to Level 2! for 10 days with 2 rest days built in because I'm also doing level 1 of BL Cardio Max, Yoga Meltdown and WL Yoga.

I feel this need to go shopping, but I'm resisting because I don't want to buy any clothes for work till I have a perm job. No sense in spending money on a professional dress code at the temp job if I could get a perm job in the future where dress code is business casual.

parkedout and wanttorun, thanks!! I think I'll do okay on my test, I just doubt myself all the time, I don't know why!!

I've decided that I can't do any sort of a plan right now. It's making me crazy and I think I just need some time off, in a way. It's obvious I don't want to do any specific plan since I just do it half-hearted anyway. I'm just going to focus on making sure I exercise every day and try to not overindulge myself in any area. The rest will fall into place I think. If it is really about how I feel then I don't need to worry about numbers. Just saying that to myself feels like a huge weight off my shoulders.

Jen looks like we were posting at the same time - thanks for your support :)

BigKnitter: Good luck with your green belt test!! I hear you about falling off plan, sabotage, etc. We've all been there, done that. Whatever you decide to do, good luck with it and know we're behind you 1000%. :hug:

Jenn: The wait sounds really frustrating!! Good luck in landing the job. You need a :hug: too. Sounds as though you're enjoying Jillian kicking your butt. Good! I'm glad someone likes it! ;)

I just finished my Mondya workout. Go me. I'm SO glad today is a holiday!! Now, I need to eat lunch in about 1/2 hour and study for the rest of the afternoon. I've got a Greek mythology exam in 3 days and a philosophy exam next Monday. Ugh. I love school, but hate exams!!

It's been a pretty consistent loss in the last week; just over 1/2 pound!! Tomorrow, when my trend goes down to 78.9, I'll change my ticker. I can't wait. It's been stuck on 80 for TOO LONG!! There's only 8.9kg to go. I can do that! Just take it one kilo at a time. 1 pound at a time. The end is SO DARN CLOSE!!

Mollz - Keep up the great work!! You're right, one kilo at a time. YOU CAN DO THIS!! How's the knee?

Jenn - Praying for you to have a perm job soon. I hear you about the shopping urge...maybe you could go find a little something on clearance that would tide you over. ;)

BigKnitter - :hug:

Rebound - I am so proud of your dedication this time! There's no cest la vie in your approach this time around...YOU ARE GOING TO SUCCEED!!

Well, happy Monday to ya! Somehow, the planets aligned and I have NO babysitting kids today!! My kids slept til 7am AND the baby slept through the night. HEAVEN...:)

My left knee has been bugging me...and yesterday on my 6mi run, it flared up with a vengeance. :( I limped the last half mile through the park. It was horrible during hills, and hurt a lot all day. I'm icing and ibuprofen-ing it...maybe I'll go get a brace for it. No running til Thursday. Boo.

Gonna enjoy my day off...maybe go get a brace for my knee, and do some more prep for our Family Vacation beginning this Sunday.

Good morning everyone. I just joined last week & just had my 39th birthday on Saturday so next yr at this time I will need to move to the 40 something thread. I do home daycare so you can image that I have to be very careful at meal times. I have found myself slipping lately so that is why that I have decided that it is time to straighten up again. Plus my neighbors have a hot tub (the heater doesnt work) so they only use it during the summer months.

We went camping Memorial weekend & my DS took a picture of me in the river with the dog & my top was up just a little that I could see a bit of my belly. Why is it that it is always pictures that make you feel the fattest? We had a great time camping. It was the camping trip of the yr for us & with our dog. He did not care for the water but he sure did love the golf cart.

Thanks, pixie, it feels good this time! I'm hopeful that this time will be the last time I have to lose this weight :)

I've been under 202 consistently for the past 4 days. I REALLY want to see that number tomorrow, too!

I had my highest calorie burn EVER yesterday. The GWF tells me I burned over 3700 calories. Considering all I did I'm not too surprised. I ran 4 miles, walked the dogs for about 25 minutes, went to the barn and had a lesson, and cleaned the house for about 4 hours. I find it ASTOUNDING how many calories I burn when I am doing housework. It's great!

Today I was supposed to have my 218 calorie 1/2 cup of hummus for my snack, but instead I had a piece of rhubarb-strawberry tart that was *delicious*! It was homemade by a close co-worker and I decided that it was worth the calories. I counted it as about 350 calories worth of a slice of cherry pie. It wasn't a huge piece and it wasn't as thick as a slice of pie so I thought that was a reasonable estimation.

I'll have to work late tonight, but I am determined to get to my sand volleyball game tonight!

For some reason I am having a TON of trouble drinking my water today. It just doesn't taste good. And I'm out of (generic) Crystal Lite packets. I'm trying to get it down, but it is a real struggle today.

I hope everyone has a good day today!

mp sorry about your knee :( I have issues with my calf from running I'm sure, it sucks to have something like that keeping you from running. I hope it feels better soon.

So today I've just been trying to focus on exercise and eating when hungry. I'm not going to count calories or anything, just eat sensibly and not too much. I didn't eat all that much today really, and maybe it wasn't the best choices but it certainly could have been worse lol I did get in a 5.25 mile trail run which was pretty hard but really awesome. I didn't do as much as I wanted, ran out of time in the day! I feel like I had a good day and I'm not feeling guilty for anything because I did what I felt like I wanted/needed. That is more important to me right now than sticking to a plan. It actually feels really good.

One more Monday of the school year down, two to go! I had a challenge this evening as I hosted a pmapered chef party and couldn't really eat anything that was made. She did make a chicken taco bar and I had chicken, lettuce, a couple of olive lsices, and some salsa, but did stay away from the chocolate lava cake. I am sick of the rain we are having here in the NW and am glad that today's was minimal. The sun was actually visible today. :)

I hope everyone has a great week.

Ok, real quick...fingers crossed for you, Jenn. (if you saw your "friend" at the interview and they have only had a couple interviews AND you were the one they liked the most, does that mean that they didn't like your "friend"?) Happy birthday and welcome to tymaboy! Today I got on the scale and saw a number that I haven't seen in 15+ years. Just thought I would share that. :)

MP: The knee is better today; though usually after a run, it hurts, but I don't have the luxury of icing it right after- I have to wait till I get home from work.

I had my speedplay run this morning. 5km in just about 32 minutes, best time yet, that doesn't include the 5 mintue warm-up walk. DH has informed me that we are completely out of butter (he used the last of it last night for his buttered roll with his beef stew), so when I go to the market to replace it, I might grab a small notebook and carry that with me so I can record my times, dates, etc.

I cannot believe how LAZY seniors in high school are! I kicked 6 of them out of class (3 in one period, 3 in another) for playing on the internet. One of them was a really supersmart kid; all As and always working. I felt like telling him that he was being a first class moron, but I refrained. I did tell both classes that if they can't get their acts together and work at this age, then they're going to be seriously screwed when they leave for work and for university. Managers and lecturers like people to work, not play games.

I've only managed 1000 calories so far today. WOOHOO! :D I might even manage to slide in under 1490 for the day. Not often that that's happening. According to My Fitness Pal, I could feasibly have 1758 calories today (1290+468 I burned on my run). Lunch is really just blowing me out of the water this month.

So-- what do you guys have for lunch? I've been munching on protein bars three times a week, but can't keep that up forever! I'm looking for easy, simple low-cal recipes. I'm a picky eater, mind you, so I don't eat mayo, mustard, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, mushrooms or pickles. Onions are an occasional food, unless they're cooked. Salads are alright, but take a lot of planning. Better if it's under 300 calories. Bread counts for 2/3 of my lunch calories. I like having more than just one piece of food to eat- maybe fruit or a small bag of chips to go with it.

Well, here's a recipe I found:
1x 6" flour tortilla (75)
1/2 can tuna (80)
1 whole hardboiled egg (75)
lettuce (5).
Wrap. Enjoy. (238 calories).

1/2 chicken breast- 4oz/100g (baked) (75)
2c salad (lettuce only) (13)
some sprouts (negligible)
30g haloumi or camembert cheese (112-120)
1tbsp reduced-oil dressing (70)
Stick it all together in a bowl. Enjoy. (270-278 cals)

Anything else you ladies and gents can think of?

Peanut butter. The all natural kind with celery or apple slices. Also, I had read a lot about quinoa and so tried it. I was a little worried because I don't like couscous or humus and thought it might be similar. It's really good though! It is way better for you than rice. You could do meat with veggies [that you DO like ;)] and quinoa. I like a little soy sauce too or canned tomatoes, but you don't like tomatoes. I'm trambling. It's late. Night ladies!

I like to have hummus and cut up veggies, carrots and celery. Also I've been picking lettuce from my garden so a lot of meals have been a big bowl of just the lettuce with a pita smeared with avocado or dipped in a really good olive oil with pepper.

Anything else you ladies and gents can think of?

Quite often I have:
1c. Spicy Fat Free Refried Beans (180)
1/2 serving of 2% Taco Cheese (40)
2 TBSP Low Fat Sour Cream (40)
2 TBSP Salsa (30)

I also put lettuce, tomato, onion, etc for as "free" toppings. I just put the beans and cheese in a micro safe bowl and the cold stuff in a container on the side. I am probably little help because I am NOT a picky eater in the least.

MelO - Congrats, girl!! I KNOW how frustrated you were getting. Stay the course and treat your body nice... :hug:

Mollz - can you ice your knee on the ride to work? Or get up 20min earlier to hit the gym? Do you wear a strap or a brace? I bought a patellar stabilizing strap for mine...will let you know how it goes.

Question for the long-haul exercisers...ever tried the gels? I've been taking them on my long runs (1:15+) and it makes all the difference! I take one around the halfway point (and eat 1/2 banana beforehand) and have seen my times decrease and my recovery speed.

Today is Day 2 of the big prep for our trip next week. We are leaving Sunday morning for Corpus Christi TX (thereabouts). We will drive 10hrs, stay at a hotel then drive another 6hrs the next day to our rental there (got 4 nights on the beach for $350!!). We will stay til Friday then do the 2 days home.

Yesterday I cleaned out the car, bought a car adapter for the laptop, and got together the stroller, the cargo net etc. Today I'm going to sit down and plan our meals. I pray our trip is relaxed and enjoyable!

Have a great Tuesday!!

Well interesting update..

The non-profit organization I've been temping for for the last year, told me yesterday that things are in motion for them to offer me a perm position! I should have the full offer by Friday, but the benefits alone are awesome!

I did decide to accept it simply because I now what I'm walking into. Other jobs I just don't know. So this is good! What a load of stress off my shoulders!!!

Well interesting update..

The non-profit organization I've been temping for for the last year, told me yesterday that things are in motion for them to offer me a perm position! I should have the full offer by Friday, but the benefits alone are awesome!

I did decide to accept it simply because I now what I'm walking into. Other jobs I just don't know. So this is good! What a load of stress off my shoulders!!!

:dancer: :high: :congrat:

HOOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Jenn!

Congrats!!!! You deserve it!

Jenn, that's awesome!!!

My update is as follows: 201.0 whoo hoo!!! 3 miles are on the plan today and I can't wait to get out of work and running. I have had a very sedentary day...

Congrats Jenn!! :carrot:

Hey girls!

Well, yesterday was a bad day--all around. Over my calories, bad mood, boss being *****y. UGH. Also have a horseshow this week, so my time for myself is NIL. Its horse after horse, till 8pm, then 30 minutes to water flowers and pick weeds, and check veggies. Then bathe, then bed. Then up at 5am to do it all over again.

I determined sometime between last night and today that being over in calories was not the end of the world. By 'over' I mean I clocked 1800 for the whole day. So, we aren't talking binge-material here(I AM a binger--so that was necessary to mention) but simply over. So, its not the end of the world. The sky did not fall.

Today, I created "The Program". I am a beginner runner, but I am FREAKED out about increasing my running time. Its a mental wall, I am sure. It was suggested (thank you elaina) that I cross train to get the most out of my body--hence, "The Program". Squats, lunges, lat raises, tricep kickbacks, pushups, leglifts, butt exercises--- I got them. All combined in a 45 minute grueling session. It felt GREAT.

So today is a good day. I read a post earlier. It was called :I want to be beautiful by Christmas.

:o:o:o

Me! I WANT to be beautiful by Christmas too!! So, I am pledging here and now: 40lbs by Christmas.

I can do this.

Mollz: My quick and easy 'safe' lunch:


1 can of chunky chicken noodle soup (with the eggs noodles). Fix, then drain out broth. I do this in a microwave safe bowl at work, I just use the lid to hold the noodles and veggies in.

And I homemake these, but you can buy fruit cups already ready to eat. I seperate cans of fruit (my current kick is pinapple tidbits in water! MMMM) into a half cup serving.

Thats 300 calories on the dot. And filling. Plus 16g of protein...

**draining the broth out makes it more like a noodle salad. I hate broth!** :D

I usually eat throughout the day...

Between when I got to work this morning and when I leave, I will have eaten:

a quart size bag of broccoli
2 slices of bread (DH makes it at home...yummmm)
4 Tbl hummus
10 strawberries
30 cherries
2 caramel nips (only 60 cals but keeps cravings at bay)

Total of about 550 cals. With the 225 I eat for breakfast, this leaves me plently of cals left for dinner.

For a while now, I've been undecided about what I want to do to celebrate hitting my goal when I do get there in 14.2lbs. I FINALLY settled on something!! I am going to buy a WII system!! Clothes are gonna happen cause they are a necessity and the WII will be a fun active way to spend downtime and blow agrivation. I'm excited about the tennis and boxing games!

Congrats Jenn, on the job! Conrats, MelO, on your huge milestone on the scale! Good luck MP, with the trip prep. I do not look forward to traveling with our kids, it could go either way, as far as their behavior/whining/etc. In a couple of weeks, my husband and I are traveling with our children to Phoenix. I'm going to a conference there for work, and we are going to see the Grand Canyon, etc. I've never been to AZ, and our kids haven't been on an airplane, so they are super excited. I'm a bit nervous about a week away from home with two energetic children under the age of 7. But we're looking forward to it, too. :)

I have lost 5 pounds in just over a week, by logging everything and upping my fiber/veggies/filling foods. My knee is also acting up (sigh) with running, but today I did the elliptical and some weights. I miss my run, though.

I just accepted a new job and I am so excited about it! It is a great opportunity for me, and it just also happens to be a huge increase in pay. Change is scary, but it is also exciting, and I am so happy to have the choice behind me and to start looking forward to the new position. I have some prep before I start, but I'm happy about it! :)

A few lunches I like:

1/2 cup cottage cheese mixed with canned diced tomatoes
piece of fruit
serving of whole wheat crackers 350 cals total

serving of hummus with raw veggies
yogurt
string cheese 270 cals total

peanut butter, 2 tbsp
apple slices
cottage cheese 370 cals total

mixed greens with serving of lunch meat or other protein (low fat)
wheat crackers
sugar free jello
piece of fruit, or protein granola bar 350 cals total


I always do really well when I have more protein with any meal, it keeps me full and makes things taste more like a meal, less like a snack. My biggest protein sources are low fat peanut butter, cottage cheese, nuts, and low fat meat.

Have a great Wednesday tomorrow!

R :)

Jen - I think that sounds like a fantastic, usable item for hitting goal! Can't wait to hear all about it!!

Well, I'm sulking this morning. I have rested my knee all week, and went out for what I wanted to be a quick 3mi run. I started out that first .5mi thinking "wow, this strap is really helping!" Then after going down one hill and up the next it was all over. I tried to walk a little then run again and it wasn't happening.

I guess I will go to the Y and use the elliptical tonight to at least get my burn in. Might have to do the same thing tomorrow. We leave on vacation on Sunday morning so I won't be able to see our Doctor til after we come back. Doc is an athlete, so he normally knows right what the problem is. I will continue to do my quad strengthening exercises, and try to get some better shoes.

Boo. I really miss my morning run. :(

Have a great Thursday, all.

MP: Good luck with the trip...traveling with kids can be challenging...we had times when we took the suburban (which has horrid gas mileage), just so we could put the kids in different rows in the back. They even had to be on opposite sides, so they couldn't kick the seat in front of them :). Boys...what can you say? :)

Hope your knee feels better soon. Maybe a little break from running on the trip will let it heal a bit?

Hay ladies!

Still around-- just pushing REALLY hard so I don't float back over 200....:^:


MP, soory to hear about your knee! Thats terrible!


:hug:

It's been a good few days here! I was already going to be late at work, and then I was supposed to meet my husband and my MIL for dinner, so I didn't have time to run. So I lied ;) and said I got stuck at work a little longer. Instead I ran to the rum and did my 2 miles. I ran the first mile at 6mph and it was HARD! Then I stood in front of a fan for 5 minutes to dry off, put back on my work clothes, tried to put myself back together, and went to dinner. No one suspected me, and I didn't have to deal with telling my MIL about it. The Hubs wouldn't have minded, but I didn't want to get into it with the MIL, you know?

Anyway, I did really well at dinner an ended up right at 1500 calories for the day. I had the smallest wedge of a quesidilla (sp?) appetizer, a dinner salad without croutons and with strawberry vinaigrette on the side, scallops seared without butter, fresh veggies with a little butter, a small baked potato, mango salsa on everything, and three bites of chocolate cake.

And today I was down to 199.0.

Phew!

The Hubs wouldn't have minded, but I didn't want to get into it with the MIL, you know?


LOL! Know JUST what you mean...:). Nice job sticking to your guns and working out. WTG!

Nice job, Rebound, great dedication! MP, I know exactly what you are going through with your running injury, I had a periformis tear this winter that prevented me from running and it drove me bananas. I just get so much more of an endorphin high from running vs anything else, and it was so hard to exercise "hard enough" without running. But, as you know, you need to STOP RUNNING right now, or you will never heal. I started and stopped and tried to run on it, and tried to limp on it, and basically extended my injury by about a month. Stop running, do anything active that doesn't aggrivate the knee, and give it some good long rest. Take some NSAIDs (ibuprofen, alleve, etc) and ice it, maybe wrap it with an ACE or strap for compression if that helps, all the usual things you already know you should do. Lifting weights helped me some while I was waiting to heal, and boosted my metabolism, which may have made up for my lack of hardcore cardio. I went through this a couple of years ago with plantar fascitis when I was training for a half marathon, and it literally threw me into a depression because I couldn't run. But now I have some more perspective (I guess it comes with age or something!) and I am able to calm down a bit and try something else. I am going to do more yoga, too, it is very good for muscle building. Good luck!

Everyone else, great work on all of your little choices every day. They continue to add up! I was going strong, but have been eating a few more treats here and there, which has slowed my weight loss a bit. Time to track everything again and count every single bite.....it is tedious, but seems to work for me.

Happy Friday, all!
R

R - Yes, I do not like to be on running rest. :( Boo. Especially because DH is a runner and is really piling on the miles right now. I have to turn it around and be happy for him. :) My little Schwinn is barely able to keep up with what I want it to do. I've got it on it's most difficult gear most of the time and barely getting my heart rate in the 140's. But rest, I will. I will see our D.O. when we get back from vacation.

9 miles on the bike this morning. I didn't realize before how "uphill" that portion of the trail is! I also had the wind in my face the whole way out. Took me 6 minutes longer to go out than back. Great workout - happy to be out and burning some calories.

Today I am going to cook up a bunch of meat. I'm going to roast and bone a chicken, cook and shred some roast, and brown some burger. I plan to take that stuff with us so that I don't have to worry about THAT part of the meals while we are on vacation.

I thought of one more thing I need to buy - a portable booster seat! Our 3yo might be okay but our 1yo definitely needs something in lieu of a high chair while at the condo.

Planning, cleaning, printing maps, gathering wash, folding, packing...a vacation is NEVER as relaxing for Mom, huh? It will be nice to leave for a bit though. And, being able to spend time with just my children will be nice.

Have a GREAT Friday!!

MAN do we have a busy weekend planned entertaining the MIL... Today we're going to a Brewer's game. Tomorrow night a picnic and an outdoor play (As You Like It). Sunday, "Dog Fest" and then...something that I can't remember... Monday I took the day off :eek::rolleyes: to spend with the Hubs and the MIL. Groan.

The stadium has a baked potato stand where I can get a plain potato with broccoli and sour cream. That's the bulk of my baseball-dinner-food. I share some of those hot sugar/cinnamon nuts with the Hubs and have a brat without bun if I have the calories left and I'm still hungry. That potato really fills me up, though!

Today I was 198.6, so I'm feeling better about my entrance into Onederland. Of course, I'll probably have a bloating upswing right before my "official" weigh in, but I'm still feeling great!

Knee still plenty sore today... Owie-ow-ow!!!

It's supposed to be sunny and warm this weekend... Got me fingers crossed! I wanna do some yardwork but I can't do it if it's always raining! :mad:

Hoping I can find a nice stair-climber/treadmill that's got easy to adjust treads so I can switch between stair climbing and a basic treadmill without a lot of effort... That'd be a calorie burn though!!! hehe

So the last couple of days I've been snacking on apples and soup crackers... Today's snack was 7 salted soup crackers. That's it. As soon as I get more money I'm going to stock up on those lovely saltines... My favorite grocery store now sells them in the easy-serve boxes where you can just grab a pre-wrapped pack of 4 crackers out of the box and you're good to go. Unfortunately my teeth can't handle anything "stiffer" than apples and saltines right now... Darn dentist gave me a root canal last week and my tooth STILL HURTS!!! :mad::mad::mad:

That's all from the Misfit Front for now... Hope everybody has a wonderful weekend!

:hug:

Heartfelt reply lost in cyberspace...too frustrated to write it again!!

Our 13mo old got sick last night...he is running a low grade temp, but ate breakfast okay this morning.

Finishing up laundry, cleaning the house and packing like a mad woman today. Leaving at 6am tomorrow to head south. Will weigh in tomorrow instead of Monday.

GOAL - to LOOSE weight on our vacation!!

Blew it big time today, big family parties.....ate two pieces of cake, chips, pasta salad, anything I wanted really.....did eat veggies and watermelon, but not much else of any nutritional value! I feel bloated and fat and disgusting!

Tomorrow is a new day, I've been drinking water all evening to help with the bloat and am going to have a nice long workout tomorrow and get back to my light and healthy eating. Boy, pigging out just isn't as fun as it once was--I feel so awful afterwards!!! :(

R

Jenn congrats on the job and what a good idea with the WII! I keep thinking I want one but I can't justify it as we probably just wouldn't use it very much. It would be fun though!

MP I hope your baby feels better, nothing worse than a sick kiddo :( And I hope you can still go and have a great time on your vacation! And that you lose weight :)

So, I am not doing great at all, or maybe I am in some weird kind of way. I jammed my toe really badly at karate the other day and haven't done any kind of working because I'm scared to, or I'm just making another excuse, I'm not sure which lol I have a goal to get back to the running on Monday. I've pretty much been eating what I want and while I'm not doing great, I guess I am learning things about me and most importantly, I'm not beating myself up like I normally would. I think I need to give myself a kind of grace period, hoping that it will be done with after tomorrow. The fridge is low and we are in need of lots of veggies and fruit, I hope that when it is stocked up that that will be what I want to eat. I need to go back to some sort of a plan but nothing rigid and set in stone.

Anyways, I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend! I'm going to do some partner practice with karate friends tomorrow and that will be my main focus for this week so I can feel somewhat ready for my belt test next Saturday.

Just checking in! I am a newbie and just catching up in the 30-something thread. Sounds like everybody is doing so wonderful. I cannot wait to share my journey with all of you!

Hi Ladies,

I verbally accepted the job on Friday! It all hinges on a background check. I'm not worried. I'm slated to be on payroll the 28th!!!

The past week I've been nursing a summer cold with upset stomach! Ugh I hate those! When I have a cold w/ upset stomach I live on crackers, toast and carbs! I got on the scale this morning and OMG!! I did horribly!!! But the kitchen is now stocked with healthy foods, I'm feeling better and tomorrow is a new day! It back to the healthy foods, and exercise. 30DS L2D1 followed by BL WeightLoss Yoga! A nice way to start!

Pixie, I hear you about the knee injury! I went for a jog today for the first time in nearly a month because my knees just were in too much pain. Yoga helps though as it's bodyweight training. I love it! I hope your baby's feeling better!

Have a great one!!

Morning everyone!

Today is a new day after a very bad (eating) weekend. It was OK otherwise. DS#2 had his 8th b-day party (at our house...stress!), so I ate cake and other assorted junk this weekend...it sorta steamrolled over the weekend. Am back on the wagon today.

I guess what really set me off to eating was the (bride's maid) dress fitting on Friday...it fit but was not "loose enough"...I guess in my head, I thought they would have to take it in by ALOT. Even though everyone said it looked really good, I felt so self-conscious...even more than in the 2-piece bathing suit as crazy as that sounds...my stomach looked pretty good...actually can't even see the stomach in the dress...so I obsessed about how my arms look...halter top dress...and of course, how dang big my chest looks in it...ugh!!!! I think I may be on a push-up, weight lifting kick for the next 4 weeks....am I crazy?

Hi Ladies,

I verbally accepted the job on Friday!

Congrats! WTG! Awesome! You deserve it!

Real quick - from a hotel room 700mi from home:

Jenn - :hug: what a great feeling, and peace of mind. Congrats!!

AFChick - I know how that can happen. I have clothes in boxes that I deliberately DO NOT try on because *if they don't fit right* it will send me into an "I don't give a sh*t" eating frenzy. Hang in there!

Well, we spent the night in a BEAUTIFUL hotel suite that I book months ago for $99! Our kids are so sheltered, they just kept walking around saying "this is SO nice." :lol:

Yesterday we had sandwiches and fruit on the road - at the hotel I worked out for 45min in the fitness center, then had ONE piece of pizza and a banana for dinner. This morning I had a bowl of raisin bran and an apple with PB for breakfast...oh how those huge waffles in the shape of TX looked gooood!

On the down side, I have a horrible sore throat and can't talk. :( I also started ToM in the middle of my cycle and am not looking forward to a beach vacation with that all going on. **Sucking it up** Trying to stay positive, taking a million pix and enjoying my family.

So far so good! Have a great Monday!

So great to read all of your fabulous updates! Keep up the great work everybody!

Hi all.

I'm back after about a 10-day absence, studying like a madwoman for exams.

Jenn: WTG on the job! Congratulations!!

MP: I would have had the waffles; I love waffles. Awesome job sticking with it.

Evee: :welcome: to the 30-somethings! Hope to hear more from you.

Probably the only thing I've been feeling lately is depressed. I see the Post-It note on my computer's desktop: 23 pounds/23 weeks to go and it looks SO HARD. I want to cry every time I see it now. This plateau is killing me inside. I feel fatter than ever, even though I was able to change my ticker from 80 to 79. I'm sick of getting up at 6am to go to the gym for 7 and working my as.s off for small gains. I'm sick of eating right only to not lose anything at the end of the day/week/month. I'm sick of being frustrated at every turn it seems.

I hate ranting to you guys; you guys take the major brunt of all my frustrations. I can barely talk to DH and never to any of his family (I love his family, but they don't "get" me; they don't understand me most of the time). My mom hasn't been home but all I get out of her lately has been "but you're doing so well". I'm at that point where I want solutions, not sympathy. I want to know what I should be doing to get these last 20 pounds off.

I've got to start on dinner; DH will be home soon. I think I need a hug.

Blech. Not a great weekend...

Calories were okay, I think, overall. I mean, higher than what I usually shoot for but technically within my limits. But the food itself -- salty, processed...and delicious...

Added to that I didn't drink as much water as I usually do since were were out and about and on the go every day. Today was technically my official weigh-in day, but I'm not taking it :) I'm going to chug my water today and eat the clean healthy foods that I was eating *before* this stupid long weekend and use tomorrow morning's weight. I don't think it'll be a terribly good one, but I'm hoping for at least not a gain. Or at least not more than a pound.

Leaving on Friday for a visit to *my* parents. (This weekend was a visit from *his* mother.) I'm not as worried because my parents like to eat in and cook and she has to go out for every meal.

I hope everyone has a great day!

MP: Sounds like an awesome vacation...enjoy it!

Mollz: :hug: My DH doesn't always "get" me either...his family never has and probably never will. Hang in there! It's hard work, but you've been doing the hard work, so you CAN do the hard work. Eventually, your body will get the hint that you're more stubborn than she is...

Hello!
It's my official second week here, and although I have not been an absolute angel with my caloric intake, I have budged my rear onto the treadmill! I am back to running 1.5 miles, and then I do intervals until I reach mile 4/5. I stay on from anywhere between 45-60 mins, every other day. In my past, when I was in much better shape, I ran every day, but I got a little obsessive about that, and don't want to return to that destructive behavior.

Today, I sucked it up, packed my gym bag, and am heading back into Xsport fitness to do some weight training. I ABHORR weight training. I always think I could be spending some time on a stair stepper, or a bicycle (Things I don't have at home). This attitude is a stinker to have, and I am looking for any advice on how to step up a workout with circuit weights to be more than just lame repetition?! Any playlists, tunes, thoughts?

Happy loss!

P.S. Does anyone know how I go about obtaining a ticker tape?

Have a wonderful day!
Deb

Mollz, here is a big hug!

Congrats Jenn, on your job!

MP, sorry to hear that you are sick during vacation....take care, eat some zinc lozenges, they shorten a cold/viral illness, according to some medical journals....

Everyone, good job with your little successes......

HANG IN THERE, ALL!! We can do this, we just have to keep believing in the process and in ourselves. We are in this for the long haul, it took awhile to gain this weight and it will take some time to get it off.

Plateaus suck! Check all of the details....examine your diet, food log, portion sizes, etc. Sometimes as we do this awhile, we start to get lax about measuring portions, writing down everything, etc. I know that this is what I am doing lately, and I'm not losing and I'm mad about it, but know that I need to buckle back down. Adding weight training should also theoretically increase metabolism, burn more calories while working out and after, and mix up workouts a bit to shock the body. Trying other cardio routines might also do this, work different muscles, shock the body out of its routine....remember that muscles have memory, if we do the same thing over and over, the body stops responding as well.

Anyway, quitting is not an option, because I'm not happy with my weight the way it is. So the only choice is to lift my head up and keep going. We can do this, and we are supporting each other, which helps so much!

Go get 'em! (or another equally somewhat-annoying-but-also-encouraging phrase) :)

R

OK, haven't caught up on all the reading, but wanted to jump in here and encourage my buddy Mollz. Girl, you ARE doing a kick butt job. I know exactly how you feel. It's like, "I could be sleeping in and sitting on the couch all day and not lose anything!" You expect it then. When you are watching your food and working out, the pounds SHOULD come off!!!! I can tell you that when I was like that, I was burning too many calories and not eating enough. I don't know if that's what's going on with you. I kept the same amount of calories, cut back on my cardio and started lifting heavier weights at lower reps. Anyway, just keep tweaking things until you've found out what the issue is. Don't worry about the dumb scale either. It's just a number. You ARE making progress even if that particular number doesn't say you are. *hugs* I feel your pain.

So I have PROOF of the temporariness of eating within your calories but also eating too much sodium and eating heavy processed foods, also eating them late in the day. I'll also admit that I pushed my "official" weigh in to this morning, instead of Tuesday, for these reasons!

But today I'm calling my official weight 199.0! I was 202.5 yesterday morning, and those 3.5 pounds had been hanging around since the weekend when I ate withing my calories but I was eating out almost every meal and eating higher sodium stuff. In general I don't care about sodium, but I try to keep it low Sundays and Mondays so that I'm not bloaty on Tuesday morning.

Anyway, Monday night I had a high volume meal. Tuesday night I had a high volume meal AND I ate it at about 9pm. All weekend I hadn't been drinking enough water. Finally yesterday I had a nice light day and I finished eating earlier in the day. And this morning I officially hid Onederland :)

It's been a horrible few days at work. Tuesday night my whole group was here until 11:15pm to fix something that was done wrong by someone in our group earlier in the day and had to be ready the next day at 7:30am... Then last night I had to wait around for a physician who is notorious for being late. So after about 2 hours I paged his PA and got a call back that he had called earlier in the day to let us know that the physician wasn't coming until tomorrow. Well, I didn't get the message and wasted 2 hours sitting around and didn't get out until 7pm. I was SO pissed! And today we all have to stay late to do a survey to determine if we can put a new machine in the place of an old machine...

I can't WAIT for the weekend! I'm going home (like parent's home, not home home) for a long weekend. Mom is on WW so she always had good healthy food. Also, my 30th birthday is on Saturday!

I hope everyone has a great day!

OK, haven't caught up on all the reading, but wanted to jump in here and encourage my buddy Mollz. Girl, you ARE doing a kick butt job. I know exactly how you feel. It's like, "I could be sleeping in and sitting on the couch all day and not lose anything!" You expect it then. When you are watching your food and working out, the pounds SHOULD come off!!!! I can tell you that when I was like that, I was burning too many calories and not eating enough. I don't know if that's what's going on with you. I kept the same amount of calories, cut back on my cardio and started lifting heavier weights at lower reps. Anyway, just keep tweaking things until you've found out what the issue is. Don't worry about the dumb scale either. It's just a number. You ARE making progress even if that particular number doesn't say you are. *hugs* I feel your pain.

Thanks doll. I can always count on hugs and words of encouragement. I think one of the problems is that I've been a little (okay, a lot) slack in some of my measuring. Others I'm good with, like 1/2 tin of tuna or 20g of chips (easy enough, they come in a small bag of their own); usually where the serving size is written on the bag, I'm good, but it's the little things like butter for my English muffin, my 125g of yoghurt, and meat (3oz just isn't enough for me!). Sometimes it's writing what I eat down. And this past week, it's been not getting out of bed to go to the gym (there's ice on the windscreen at 6am!).

I will do better this week. It's Friday morning. I can lose *something* by Tuesday. I will make good choices, especially tonight since there's a dinner on that I'm going to.

I fell off, now I've got to run a little to catch up to the bandwagon!

:hug:
You guys rock.

Things have been crazy this morning already, but I've been good twice already! I have to catch a flight this afternoon, but I really wanted to run my 2 miles (which I usually do in the evening), so I got my butt up at 4 to run before work. Then while I work I had to do something standing at a counter right next to a big box of the most delicious looking donut holes I'd ever seen! What was worse was that I had to smell the things for like 10 minutes! Torture :dizzy:

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day!

Hi ladies I hope you don't mind me joining well I should say Re~joining. I was a member here a while ago and just restarting my new Life style change :)
I posted an intro on the main 30 something board I hope you have a good day :)

:wave::wave: Hey ladies!

I just wanted to pop in for a minute and whine.


:dizzy::dizzy:


I have added kettlebells to my workout. Well, more precisely A kettlebell. This one is a ten-pounder and supposed to be good to start with. So far I am doing three moves with it. This swing thing from a squat. And a one armed swing into an overhead push up type thing (sorry for the terminology-- I am a complete newb with this thing) And then a row type move.

This thing SUCKS-- by 'sucks' I mean works the heck out of my arms. I was panting! OMG.


Amazing. Good bye bat wings. I don't see you surviving the summer if I keep using this thing!

:hug:Will come back later for a more detailed chat! Keep up the good work girls!

I love love LOVE kettle bells!!!!! I cannot wait for Jillian Michaels kettle bell dvd to be released!

Rebound - good thing you got that run in this morning! I find the best resistance to bad food is having worked your tail off earlier...I don't want to forsake my effort!

707G - Welcome! Looking forward to getting to know you!

Parked - I was looking at some kettle balls the other day...not real sure what to do with them! I should just get some...I'm sure then come with a pamphlet of instructions.

We got back from TX last night. We had stayed in KC Friday night after driving 17hrs. Our kids were SO unbelievably good in the car. I feel so blessed to have traveled 2,500 miles without so much as a hiccup!

Here's a link to the photos if you're interested:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2064400&id=1324451055&l=e9148c8b72

I used a lot of restraint with my eating, but did not get any workouts in. I was sick and coughing much of the time and even lost my voice for several days. I had a couple of beers 4 days in a row...not the norm and an extra 200cals!! I admit, last night I went out with a bang and had a plate of deluxe nachos from my fave mexican place... I usually can eat the whole thing, but stopped before I was super duper full - now that's progress!

Today, back to the hard hard work of shedding the last half of my weight. I got up at 6:30 and ran 2.5mi in the pouring rain, hacking and coughing with my knee feeling sore. Wish I coulda done more - but all odds were against me!

I did weigh myself today and am up .6 That's okay - it's likely all water, then from some salty foods and will take care of it pronto. Not to shabby for being at the beach for a week with a cold. ;)

Missed you gals!! :hug:

Hi Ladies!

I have a lot of reading to catch up on!!

Mollz-:hug: You are doing wonderfully! Kicking some butt! The more you lose the harder it gets. I agree with Mel on the eating to little and burning to much. It is frustrating that you work out so hard and watch every morsel and still no progess. Do you track your bodyfat%? I bet that's changed a lot! Hang in there, the plateau will break!

Pixie-Sorry to hear you were sick on vacation! Sounds like you had the same thing I've been battling for a few weeks.

Thank you all for the congrats on the job! I can't tell you how much relief and stress is off my shoulders! I've decided to celebrate with this pendant http://www.walmart.com/ip/Adina-Reyter-for-Love-Earth-18-Folded-Butterfly-Sterling-Silver-and-10kt-Gold-Necklace/12548046. Butterflies are my thing. I love them! Kind of a belated birthday gift to me and just a splurge of something for me. I rarely do that anymore. Everything I buy has a reason. Clothes for work because I have to replace those that have worn out, workout equip I needed, dvd's etc.Never something just because for me.


For the last few weeks I've been battling a cold, then relapsed with it. FINALLY I am feeling great now! Getting back on track with both diet and exercise. My goal is to lose these finally 15lbs by the end of the year! I'm giving myself that much time, cause I know it's gonna be a battle.

I've had a hard time breaking out of the 170's due to fear. This realization came to me yesterday during a jog. First it's been the "I hit goal, then what" I've been trying to lose weight all my life, I don't know any other way. I've conquered that with this. Hitting my goal is just one goal, when I do I shift to my second goal. That one is more fitness orientated. Strenght and etc. Now I'm working on the big one. What has me completely scared is the attention that being at goal will have. I'm a shy girl, who is NOT comfortable in the spotlite. Being at goal for me means not having that "fat suit of armor" to protect myself. So I think it's one day at a time for now.

30DS is coming along. I got a late start on level 2 with the cold and relapse, but I'm on day 4 today! Jillian is killing my shoulders and upper back! I love it! Level 3 however looks..umm really killer! I may stay at level 2 for an extra 5 days just be certain I have the strength for level 3. I give myself 1 day of complete rest and one day of just a Yoga or 30DS workout. Normally I do 30DS with either BL Cardio Max or Weightloss Yoga.

Oh you are not gonna believe this! Remember I told you about that "friend" who was always cancelling plans and wanted all my agency contacts? Well I "de-friended" her on Facebook. And now she keeps trying to friend me again! Just recently too. I know that one is she's trying to find out what she can of what I know about that job we both interviewed for. I heard that she's job-hopping these days. Which is not good.

That's about it from here! Nothing really exciting to write about.

Jenn: good on you for defriending her. Most of my friends are geeks like me-- I've only had 3 people unfriend me and it was because they were leaving FB forever.

MP: Like I said earlier on FB- it looks as though you had an awesome holiday! Kids are looking good (and they're good-looking kids!).

707: :welcome: to the group! I'm looking forward to chatting with you!

Me? I'm plugging along. Still going. Had a 10-day break from the gym due to housework that needed doing (still isn't done) and exams and studying. So, back on it today. I'm away from Tuesday through to Friday on a course, but I know where the gym is there and am bringing some gym clothes with me.

Gotta run. Have a good day girl and boys!

Hi All,

Welcome to anyone new, glad to have you in the group! We motivate and encourage each other....it's very helpful to have a rough day and then hear that others are struggling, see what they're doing to get through, get some tips, etc.

I worked out tonight around 1930 (7:30 pm) and felt great about that! I hadn't been able to get to it before then. Today was Father's Day celebration for my husband, after church the kids and I took him out to lunch (I ate a low fat, low cal entree and two boneless chicken wings, not too bad). We are leaving for Arizona on Tuesday, flying out at 1130, and I am madly trying to make all of the arrangements and pack, pick up incidentals, etc. I hope that our 3 and 6 year old do well with the flight (it's their first). I'd use a little Benadryl on my son, but he get hyper with it (opposite of what I'd want obviously). But, I am excited! Looking forward to a working vacation--I am attending a conference, usually just 3 hours in the morning, so have most of the day to spend with my family and do tourist-y things.

I gained a pound last week, not surprised, have not been working out much, or logging my food. The test will be this week of vacation....I'm hoping to enjoy it, have some treats, but also work out some and not get too off track.

Have a great week, I will be roasting in 110 degree heat and enjoying some time with my husband and children! Bring on the water and sunblock. :)

R :)

Evee I am having a love/hate relationship with my kettlebell so far. I am going to use it everyday at lunch this summer and see if I can eliminate these batwings I have going on. :D

mortonpixie Glad you had a good car trip! I took my 9 year old on a ten hour drive to Georgia this year and he did amazingly well. I was so pleased. I thought for sur eit would end up being a nightmare!:p

Violin Jenn I LOVE that pendant! How nice! And also glad to hear that your cold is clearing up. I have never done L2 or L3 of the shred, but I have heard reviews that L3 is MUCH easier than L2... Let me know when you get there! I am still on L1.

Mollz :hug: I had a little binge this weekend (ate a thousand calories of Peanut M&Ms) and this morning I was up THREE pounds to 202.4. :(:(






Back in the twos. DAMMIT! Well, this morning I have already had my water for the day-- ran W2D1 of C25K and planned out a healthy lunch. I am determined to get back to 199 or lower. I am having a health scare right now-- that could range from needing some surgery to possibly having chemo. So, yeah-- my head is not in the best of places right now. But I am going to keep going.

Can't pull out all of the stops for every 'what -if' along the way right?:)

[QUOTE=parkedout;3351089 I am having a health scare right now-- that could range from needing some surgery to possibly having chemo. So, yeah-- my head is not in the best of places right now. But I am going to keep going.

Can't pull out all of the stops for every 'what -if' along the way right?:)

OMG!:hug::hug: Health scare's are terrifying! I'll say an extra prayer for you.

OMG!:hug::hug: Health scare's are terrifying! I'll say an extra prayer for you.


Thanks. i could sure use them!:hug:

Hey everyone! I'm back from vacation. Too much reading to do while I'm at work. Just wanted to say hey! Hope you're all doing good!

Mollz :hug: I had a little binge this weekend (ate a thousand calories of Peanut M&Ms) and this morning I was up THREE pounds to 202.4. :(:(

I'm going to say this, coz I REALLY need to get it off my chest. I found a bag (well 2 bags) of chocolate-chip-type candies in my pantry. Mom must have sent them ages ago. I've been digging into them. A few here, a few there (Reese's peanut butter chips and Heath toffee chips). Pop them in yoghurt at night, a handful before dinner and after dinner and maybe a couple of handfuls after working out for a "quick energy boost". Go me. :p



Back in the twos. DAMMIT! Well, this morning I have already had my water for the day-- ran W2D1 of C25K and planned out a healthy lunch. I am determined to get back to 199 or lower. I am having a health scare right now-- that could range from needing some surgery to possibly having chemo. So, yeah-- my head is not in the best of places right now. But I am going to keep going. Can't pull out all of the stops for every 'what -if' along the way right?:)

I'm sending good vibes your way, cher. :hug:

still lurking...

Hey ladies happy Tuesday Parked ((HUGS)) I hope everything is ok

I'm doing OK been trying new recipe's from the Eat Clean cook books Aunt flo showed up today so i made some Chewy oat raisin bars yummmmm it filled the sweet tooth
Tonight I have Zumba class, last night i tried cardio kick at my gym she was doing a combo of Turbo jam and skinny girl on crack crazy routine ???? seriously we were all over the place

Well have a good after noon I'll catch up later

Michelle

I'm back from my weekend trip back to my hometown. I'll WI officially tomorrow morning or Friday morning, we'll see how bloated I'm feeling!

I did pretty well on most of the days I was gone. I did have about a day and a half that was a little bit too full of fresh bagels and homemade ham salad...

I'll keep today on the low-cal side of things and make sure I get all my water in.

I was able to get my 5 mile run in, though. I'm from upstate NY and the Erie Canal path is SUCH an awesome running an cycling resource! A beautiful flat paved trail that goes on for MILES and MILES... I trained for a marathon on the canal path in 2001 and I'd forgotten how wonderful it was!

707G - you should post that recipe in our recipe thread! Yum!!

Rebound - glad to see you back and congrats on the run. :)

Hope everyone is doing well! I am playing a super hero in some skits every night this week at church for Vacation Bible School. Doing music as well with the music leader (lots of motions, sorta like aerobics class!) so I'm pretty pooped already. Day starts at 5:30 and ends at 10:00pm...shew! I should loose the .6 I gained last week, huh?! :lol:

Gotta find time to pull some weeds too - it rained the whole time we were gone on vaca and my garden is a mess!!

So much to do, so little time. :)

Mollz Aww !! Thanks! And I have a weakness for anything Heath. LOVE those darned things!

MelO :hug:

707Goddess Thank you!

Rebound Sounds like you did amazing on your vacation! WTG!
mortonpixie What a hectic schedule!! I am bowing out of VBS this year...I am sorta missing it.. but reading your post reminded me of the committment!:D


Hey ladies! Well, the scale was back up again today. And I had good calories yesterday...but bad on water. And I feel bloated. Probably due to this female issue I am having. So I am just going to forget the scale for a while. I have another gyno appt on Tuesday. We'll see whats what then.

Have a great Wednesday all!

DERAILED!! Instead of my Campbell's Chunky soup (240 calories per can) and orange that I was planning on for lunch, my group brought in Indian food for my birthday. It was so good and I ate WAY too much. I also ate homemade birthday cake made by a coworker. Blech. It was good -- I'm not going to lie -- but MAN do I feel bloated right now.

I'm going to the gym now and I'll get 3.5 miles in if I have to crawl the whole thing. Dinner will probably be a piece of fruit since I can't imagine eating more food right now...

That official weigh in is NOT looking likely tomorrow morning, though!

No excuses (or birthday lunches for me!) tomorrow though. I want to be 100% on plan so that I go into Bermuda (leaving on June 30th) in the best possible position for success.

Tomorrow is another day!