RED TEAM Week 10 Chat

sweetandspicy · 11-17-2009, 11:44 AM

Congratulations to all the loosers!!!! If I said that statment anywhere else it would be so offensive

MonteCristo · 11-17-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ms Perception

MonteCristo-That Stinks! I wish I knew what the problem was so I could help you. I'm still trying to figure out my body. I think they all handle things a little differently. I don't know what plan you follow, but it's always a good idea to re-evaluate every once in a while. Maybe sodium is a problem, maybe your thyroid or something is messed up, are you getting plenty of fiber/water/protein/etc.? Hope something changes for you soon so you can see the numbers you've earned!!

I think I'm going to have to do something I really dislike..........strength training. I hate having to think about exercise, so I stick with cardio, you know, stuff I can do in front of the TV. But I've been hovering at this weight for like 6 months, and it is about time to do something drastic. So I'm going to sign back up to Jillian's website (had great results last time) and start doing her workouts again........we'll see what comes of that.

I don't follow any offical plan. Basically I eat around 1500 calories, and I burn about 750 in exercise. What I eat and how I burn doesn't matter......I track all my food at Livestrong's The Daily Plate, and I use my HRM to track my calories burned. I drink at least 80 ounces of water a day, take my vitamins, etc.......I probably eat too much sodium, but I've already cut that back drastically so at the moment I don't want to cut back any more. I guess there is nothing left but strength training.

KimL1214 · 11-17-2009, 04:08 PM

Mommyofsix~ How are you doing with your water intake today?

Aclai4067~ SWEETNESS on having so many jeans to choose from!!!

JasonsLea~

ArmyWife02~ I LOVE the Wizard of Oz!

jessicado22~ CONGRATULATIONS!

tinabinab~ Awesome job getting so close! You'll be there in no time and soon be celebrating Onederland as well!!!

Ms Perception~ No worries, it will disappear in no time!!!

MonteCristo~ I would check to see what your fiber intake is as being low on that can throw a serious kink in your weight loss.

I'm slowly getting back into things which has been super annoying and rough as I am used to just charging into things full force. I have not returned to the gym yet as I am still struggling to catch my breath just walking up a flight of stairs, so I don't think my body is ready for an elliptical or treadmill quite yet and I want to make sure that I don't relapse. I really need a nap right now...

Ms Perception · 11-17-2009, 07:50 PM

Monte-Sounds like a good plan! I'm a big fan of strength training. I think it's key, but I know lots of people don't care for it. I hope it does the trick for you!

jessicado22 · 11-17-2009, 09:19 PM

Woohoo! Thanks everyone! It is so nice when my scale agrees with me, lol. (I don't think it is going to be nice tomorrow as I ate bagels with cream cheese at our staff party today.......bad me!) Anyways, I actually just reached the 80 pound loss mark if anyone wants to check out my progress pics:
80 POUNDS LOST!!!! (with photos)

Well, hope everyone else is doing good. I just finally read the last part of week 9 chat and saw that Shan has a new relationship--woohoo! Those are always so much fun....I want one! You have to fill us in on all the details so I can live vicariously through you, lol.

shan84 · 11-18-2009, 02:50 AM

Congrats to Jessica for once again being our Biggest Loser. You are doing so great and you are truly an inspiration to me. 80lbs....WOOHOO!

The new relationship is going really really well. I've not had very good past relationships. Having had self esteem issues for years its been so easy to let men walk all over me. My father left when I was 2 years old, so I definitely have trust issues with men in general.

But, I met Conner and he lives and works in Okpo a small city about 5 minutes from me. He treats me amazing, like no man ever has before. He appreciates me as the woman I am now, and the healthier me I am trying to become. Sometimes he comes with me to the gym just so we can spend extra time together. This past Sunday we hiked a huge, HUGE mountain. I'm definitely enjoying the beginning stages of our relationship. I'll keep you posted. So far, so AMAZING! Haha.

Ms Perception · 11-18-2009, 11:03 AM

Jessica-Holy cow on those progress pics! You look incredible. Congrats on the progress and best wishes on continued progress and improved health!

Shan-How exciting! You deserve to be treated right. I'm so glad you found a nice guy. No matter what happens with it, it lets you know how beautiful you are inside and out to us and to people in the real world. Keep up with the good work! Your losses have been wonderful!

I'm back within a pound of goal. I really hope and expect to get there tomorrow or Friday. It will be a tremendous feeling of accomplishment to reach that goal that I had set up in my head all these years as "THE weight" to be. It was my high school weight. It doesn't quite look as good now, after 3 babies and years of obesity, but I still think I look pretty darn hot for a 33 y/o mother of 3!

Now it's time to finish toning it up. Once the body fat is in the "fitness" range, I'll officially be at maintenance. Can I get a WOOT WOOT?! LOL

MonteCristo · 11-18-2009, 11:37 AM

Just a woot-woot? I don't think so! You deserve so much more!!!!!

:s :

:hat :

:g rouphug:

:hype r:

:chees e:

:c omp:

:sunn y:

:goo dscale

:kickbutt :

:strong :

:tram po:

sweetandspicy · 11-18-2009, 12:31 PM

Kim- I got all my water in yesterday but today I have some catching up to do. But I can do it!! Thank you for the support.

I always do well on Wednesdays because I watch TBL on Tuesdays and it gets me so motivated to keep working hard. I am sad about REbecca but she looked fantastic when she was running that marathon!!!

Hope everyone is doing well. We are having our Thanksgiving work party today so I will have to resist temptation but I can do it!!!!

tinabinab · 11-18-2009, 03:42 PM

Kim - Keep at it - hopefully you'll be 100% again soon.

Jessica -

You are doing fabulous and your pictures are amazing! Thanks for sharing them with us - they give me so much inspiration!!!!

MsPerception -

You said it best in a previous post about persistence being key. You're a fine example and I'm so glad we're on the red team together. I'm looking forward to celebrating your "goal" with you! Will you be posting your before / after picts??

MonteCristo - Hehe, woot much?!

Thanks for the smile!

Shan - Sounds like a great guy! I have a feeling this we'll be hearing more about him.

Mommyof6 - Good job on the water and with resisting today!

We had a pre-Thanksgiving celebration at work too - they did a pancake breakfast. My contribution? Fresh Fruit. Except for the one small sausage, I did pretty well. I balanced it out with lots of fruit, a plain egg and a bunch of water.

IgetfitNStrongforme · 11-19-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MonteCristo

I am having some serious problems with my scale. It is refusing to budge. I don't understand what the problem is. It seems like it doesn't matter what I do it stays right there around 165-167. This week I weighed in at exactly the same thing as last week, 166.2. According to my wii I lost 3.5lbs this week, but on my official scale, nothing!

The math just isn't working. I've been shooting for a 750 deficit, which should give me a 1.5lbs loss each week. NOTHING!!!!! I'm not fudging any numbers, I log every bite I take, and I count my calories off my HRM. I've been working extra hard to get in vegetables and not eat many sweets, but it doesn't seem to matter.

I'm starting to get really discouraged.......I really thought I'd be down to my goal weight by now, but I still have 25lbs to go! I just don't know what the problem is. I was having this same problem before I went to Scotland, and I thought it would help to relax for a couple of weeks and just eat "normally", but I ended up gaining 10lbs, and I'm still having trouble dropping weight.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hi Antonia,

Well first I would drop my calories by 100-200 calories a day, plus I would calorie cycle to trick my metabolism. I was having the same problem and this worked for me. I think because both you and I are both so close to our normal weight range our bodies are saying slow the bus down. Jillian Michaels said on her radio show that our bodies want to hang on to extra fat for times of famine, so it will get harder for us as we get closer to our normal weight range, but it can be done.

Sunnigummi · 11-19-2009, 08:32 AM

Hi everyone!!

It's comforting to see others bouncing between 2-3 lbs as I'm having the same problem!! I was jumping between 155 and 156, now it's 154 and 155. I know I'm the problem since I haven't been calorie counting, just estimating. I used to be strict and measure out cups and spoons of everything but have been lazy lately.

On the other hand, my exercise has been great! I do either a 4.6-4.8 mile walk or I jog a mile and walk a mile. I'm getting into strength training as well and I'm not a fan either, Monte.

Good luck for this week, girls!!

Jessica - congrats on your 80lb loss!! Woohoo!! Your pics look great!! Also congrats on winning this week's BL!

MsPerception - wow, 1 lb from goal? That's amazing!! I still have more than 10 lbs but reading your post has inspired me to keep chugging.

Shan - wonderful to hear about your new relationship. He sounds like a keeper.

shan84 · 11-19-2009, 08:51 AM

Hi everyone. Just checking in on this wonderful Thursday evening here in SK. Went to the gym for an hour workout tonight. Felt great! I'm really hoping to reach my New Year's Eve goal of getting under 300lbs and into the 200s for the new year. Thanks for all the encouragement in this new relationship I'm in. I'm falling fast and its a scary thing. Haha. Anyways, hope you are all doing well and have a good end to the week. Tomorrow night I'm cooking dinner for the bf, then Saturday night we are having date night. Thinking about hiking that mountain again on Sunday. I really, really hated it when we did it last Sunday, but I also lost 6lbs last week because of it. So, I'm thinking I should consider trying it again. What are your thoughts?

ArmyWife02 · 11-19-2009, 10:12 AM

well got down to 149.2 this morning...havent been eating too many calories cuz i havent been working out. hope to get back to my workouts soon. have to get hubby's quilt done - he's had me online for several hours this week talking about christmas presents - so that means i havent been upstairs working on his quilt. Alex has his tumbling class today, so gonna have breakfast and see if i can get some work done on it before we leave. then come home and work on it till we go to get Abigail from school. fun stuff

there's just not enough hours in the day

lol

sweetandspicy · 11-19-2009, 11:14 AM

Im not gaining but I am also not loosing. I think Im going to go back to eating cerain food combo/calorie combos at each meal. Get in all my water and get back to cardio. That worked for me this summer so it should work now. I have been taking a B complex vitatmin and it has made me feel better. Tom is here today which is of course early but better this week than next because I have huge chocolate cravings and on Thanksgiving Day the last think I need is cravings...

Hope everyone is doing well.