#264 Bale of Turtles Gearing Up!

Taylorsjourney · 10-05-2011, 08:30 AM

GOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING EVERYONE... I am so excited for the first time in a very long time I actually got 7 hours of straight sleep last night.. Woke up with a burst of energy - got the workout off the checklist and am just thinking this is awesome.. I can't remember the last time I slept thru the night.. ( my baby is 15 so can't use the children as an excuse LOL)

spending some time with my Mom today and it is gorgeous here ( thank the good Lord as my Gram would always say LOL)..

Lots2go is the biggest loser game for the wii challenging? Have you ever seen the dancing with the stars workouts in the stores I'm curious if those would be a good workout too..

Itryharder sounds like you had a lovely lunch with your friend..

life4ever great job on the loss and I like how you say your body thinks this is it's happy weight.. its always interesting how our system works!!

okay Ladies I hope you all have a fantastic day..

Itryharder · 10-05-2011, 11:57 AM

Hi Turtles,
Beautiful day here. Rain yesterday. Just back from my WW mtg.

: Down a little aand I am pleased because this was a vacation time away and a birthday in one week. Yay! I'll post on Friday with my weight loss. I'm very very close to being 45# down again. This feels good.

Wishing sunny days to all the Turtles. Keep on keepin' on!
Judy
234.6/189.2/169 and thinner

lots2go · 10-05-2011, 02:12 PM

Not a lot new here....I ended up with a big salad and baked chicken on it last night, but...........i also had a cup of choc. pudding that i"d opened for the 2 yr old and he didn't want it after he'd begged for it.....oh it was SO good!!! then i had 5 ritz crackers with my salad. I didn't do too bad, but went over my 6 points....i weighed at home though and i think i'm really really close to what i was when i weighed last friday. i know our scales are a little different and i'm not sure how much, but hopefully i am close or down a little....we shall see, a day and 1/2 before I weigh in....

taylors-i have not done dancing with the stars...and to be honest, i only did the biggest loser one once *blush* i just have a hard time doing that stuff in front of the tv. i need a person there pushing me...i'm going to pull it out again though and try it

judy-awesome job on your weigh in!!!! You rock!!

princess--hope all is well in your neck of the woods

bandit--hope you're having a great time!!

life4ever-that's wonderful that you were down 4!!! that's a great accomplishment! keep working on your exercise and it'll come...i'm running with a girl who's never run before, and in a month she's improved by a minute! when we started at the end of august we would be doing good if we got 2 miles in within 35 minutes...now we get 2.6

you can do it!!

Princess1122 · 10-05-2011, 03:27 PM

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday to you all! I am so late getting online today and only have a quick minute to see how everyone is doing. I will be back tomorrow to get caught up - have a great day all!

Princess1122 · 10-06-2011, 08:40 AM

Good morning everyone and very happy Thursday to you all! It is another beautiful day here today! Boy this weather just does not get any better for me! I have yard work and lots of it on my To-Do list for today. So will be busy with that and also use it as my last chance workout for my W/I tonight.

Lots: Your supper sounds fantastic! I love salads with chicken! I really enjoyed this Zumba class the teacher was great and I have taken other classes that the teacher was not so good - I will go back for another class next week.

Judy: How are you doing and how did W/I go for you yesterday? Belated Happy Birthday to you!

Bandit: Sooo eager to hear all about Cuba!

Taylor: I hear you about the sleep or lack there of! I think it really makes a big difference in my weight loss when I do or do not get enough sleep. Thanks for taking the time to post the recipe!

Life: Sounds like you are really getting into the swing of things! I hope you have a great week!

Terri: How are you doing? What are you doing for exercise these days?

I have to go, it is off to the park with the dogs quick then out to the yard to get working. Have a great day!

Itryharder · 10-06-2011, 09:25 AM

Hi All,
Princess, you sound great. Good luck with the dogs and the yard cleanup. My WI went okay. At home I was down a full pound. At WW's I was down .0.6# and I think I carried that disappointment with me for the day. At night I was distracted and uneasy and I ended up eating. Not smart. So, today is another day. I am focused and ready to keep on keepin' on! I can do this!

There is a disturbing trend at my WW mtg. where people are becoming lifetime members after losing about 20-25# and then they say losing the weight was easy, keeping it off is hard. You know what? Losing the weight is not easy for me. Iv'e been at it a long time and it's not easy or fun. I'm about to say something at my mtg. if this dialog continues, and I really don't want to since I know all these people have good intentions and don't realize how insensitive they are being. Good for me to sound off here instead.

Everybody, have a great day. Nice sunny weather here. Getting my hair done today. Last week the color didn't take, so we're going to try again. Hope to get on the boardwalk with dh, but he is setting up for Halloween Party and he may not have the energy to walk. If not, I have to go by myself or get on the

. Tried the resistance band DVD my daughter bought for me for my

, but it's too fast and too hard. I won't give up, but I don't want to hurt myself either. I'm thinking of using the bands for about a 3minute exercise until I get better. Gotta start somewhere, right? As I type this I realize I've had a million small disappointments lately and they are affecting my spirit. On the other hand, I just had a big birthday, I can say the number, and my family loves me. Yay! So I have to change and turn my attitude around and regain the happiness I want.

Best of everything to you all

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for every single thing we do for ourselves to get healthier and fitter. We are doing this!!!!!

Judy
234.6/189.2/169 and thinner

Taylorsjourney · 10-06-2011, 08:57 PM

good evening everyone.. just getting home from a long day and wanted to wish everyone well..

princess I hope you were able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.. the sun was shining here as well but it was a little crisp.. I will take that since I know that snow is coming in a few weeks..

Itryharder I totally agree with this not being easy.. I wish they were at work today as I had to mentally talk myself away from the box of halloween candy... or the inner fight I had this morning of whether to get up and do my workout or just stay in bed and try again tomorrow.. Each little "difficult" time I have I spin it to my own little happy dance victory.. yes I walked away from that box and yes I got up and did my love/hate relationship with my treadmill ( I took the ww activity test and it totally confirmed that I have love/hate relationship with fitness activity - go figure) but I did it because it's one baby step at a time.. if I had succumbed to it then my happy dance would be me getting back on that wagon again and moving forward.. I read a book once that said you need to be thankful for the little things and sometimes just being positive is enough thanks LOL... So yeah for you Judy for losing that .6 and trying out those bands.. wahoo to a new hairdoo and realizing that others attitudes don't need to be the anchor that pulls you down - you go get em girlfriend downward and forward...

oh dear I hope this all came across the way I wanted it too LOL...I think I need to just get ready for bed LOL..

Princess1122 · 10-07-2011, 05:58 AM

Good morning everyone and happy Friday to you all! Well, I will post my info over on the W/I thread but even though I am doing everything right as far as I know the scale is sure not showing it. So I will keep at it and hope that an increase in exercise will click in and I will start to see bigger losses. Although at 49 years old maybe this is the best my body can do and I won't see those big losses like I used to when I was younger... ugh.

I did get a ton of yard work done yesterday and feels great because the garden work came out ever better than I had hoped. Went to W/I and meeting and I was down .6

Judy: I am in a very good place right now, thanks for noticing! The first couple of days after my last day of work was high stress for me, even though I knew it was coming - offically being out of work is hard but my lists and all of the prep work has really paid off... keeping busy is key for me so I start each day with making my daily to-do list and it helps! I totally agree with what you said about the meeting and the whole "losing is the easy part" what a bunch of bull crap, if it was easy we would all be skinny lol!

Taylor: Good job for you getting up and doing your work out! And I could not have said it better myself and you hit it right on the head with you comment to Judy!

I have to run but will be back on later on!

terrod99 · 10-07-2011, 06:04 AM

Hey All TGIF! Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada!

Judy hope your new hairdo turned out great! and I know what you mean about the losing part being hard! If I could lose it I am sure it would be easier to keep it off.

Princess I have been walking in the am 5 days this week for 1 hour, and went to 1 aquafit class, no energy for much more this week, if only I could get the eating under control!

Taylor I totally get what you were trying to say! Sometimes text doesn't sound right after you write it when you reread, but we got it!

Lots it is a bad habit all Mom's pick up eating the kids leftovers!

Bandit hope your trip was wonderful!

Life/Cherry hope all is well!

Gotta run! Have a great day/weekend all!

Terri

Itryharder · 10-07-2011, 02:00 PM

Hi All and Happy Friday. I posted my weight loss over at our Friday WI. What a great suggestion.
Taylors, thanks so much for putting into words how I feel.

One good part about not being at a workplace, for me, is avoiding those dreaded candy bowls and my friends' brownies, etc. Now I'll buy pretzels in bags for our over 100 Halloween trick-or-treaters and I'll keep the other stuff out of the house. If dh needs it, and he might, he's good and will keep it in his car or in the garage. I need all the help I can get.
My hair turned out great. And I'm just back from my eye doctor and the disease he suspected , upon re-testing, turned out to be fine. Yay. So I'll go back next year. keep on keepin' on!
To celebrate my dh and I headed to a deli and I had part of his corned beef sandwich and a cup of chicken noodle soup. I'll go light for the rest of the day.
Everybody, you're doing great.
Princess, you're too young to have your weight loss slow down a lot, so I think once the exercise and eating well jibe together, you'll see a more favorable weight loss. Here's

: to help you out.

Okay, I've gotta run and get a few things done. I'm unboxing our Halloween houses for dh. It'll save him some time and I offered to do it.
Judy
234.6/189.2/169 and thinner

lots2go · 10-07-2011, 04:32 PM

Hey guys, just a quick check in...sorry i don't really have time to read any right now....all is well here, i lost 2 at my weigh in! Super excited!! I've got 8 miles tomorrow and I think we're going to a fish fry at the lake w/ my dad. That'll be fun, but a trick to eat healthy

I guess its Thanksgiving for the Canadians, what about the rest of us? Any big plans for the weekend?

CherryAutumn · 10-07-2011, 06:00 PM

Looks like we have lots of good comments from the turtles. My weigh in is tomorrow so I will just wait till then to post on the weigh in board. It is the week before that T.O.M and boy can I tell on the scale. On Wed. when I weighed for the other program I am doing I was down 2.8 so I know I will be disappointed on Saturday cause I am really holding on to the water.

Judy - I know this sounds cheesy but "turn that frown up side down" You sounded so down but I am glad the other ladies help you see the positive.

Terri- have a nice weekend.

Princess- Great Job on the .6 down. I know you are working hard for it.

Taylor- That was a great post for Judy. Thanks for helping us support.

Lot2go- So happy for you on the -2 pounds down. I would be starved to if I did the 11 miles.

Life4evr - Good job on the exercise. Definately keep your eye on the being short of breath. So proud of the 4 pounds down

Bandit- How are you this week.

Hope I got everyone. If not I am proud of you to.

Taylorsjourney · 10-07-2011, 08:43 PM

Hey Ladies this will be brief as I woke up this morning at 5:30 with the realization I wasn't going to fall back to sleep so I got up and hit my treadmill ( worked out I mean although I do mentally have moments where I would like to give it a boot ) .. so Im thinking early bedtime tonight for me..

It is our Canadian Thanksgiving and tomorrow I host my family and Sunday is my DH side... just trying to take it one day at a time and see what will happen..

looks like we all did great.. so proud of all of us..

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends and Happy Columbus Day to our American friends..

Itryharder · 10-08-2011, 09:39 AM

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian Buddies! And Happy Columbus Day to the bottom 48! (oh, it will be nice to have a smaller bottom than 48 Lol)

You all sound so positive and energetic. We really are doing great. Yeah, Cherry, that "turn a frown upside down" is so sweet and true. As I was typing I realized how down I was and it was really liberating to write down my feelings and get rid of them. Yay! This group is just wonderful.

Seabiscuit, if you're still here, chime in. We miss you. As you can see lots of people have great ideas and different ways of approaching weight loss/life and they are so supportive.

Today my dh and I will be at our daughter's to celebrate our grandson's 7th. birthday. The time is going so fast! I remember the first time I saw him as a newborn in the hospital as though it were yesterday. I'm bringing my own food since they are getting takeout from Chili's and that stuff is uber high in calories. I like my food and I'm stocking up big time with yogurt, fruit, an energy bar on top of my dinner, so I should be fine. I'd love to lose a full pound this week. That would be wonderful.

I've gotta run, but I'm sending

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to all of us. Keep on keepin' on! I'm going to start a new thread now and then I'm going to walk in my neighborhood with my pedometer on. That should be fun.
See you all at #265 Bale of Turtles Meeting Our Challenge!
Judy
234.6/189.2/169 and thinner

Taylorsjourney · 10-08-2011, 09:05 PM

Happy Saturday everyone.. this is quick as I am dwindling down after hosting my side of the fam for Canadian Thanksgiving.. let's say I made it thru the day but had to utilize what was left of my WP and I dipped a bit in the AP.. oh dear - LOL but I hold myself accountable for all of it and I am having faith in this program that it will work even if I have days like today... the bonus is I'm not emotionally hung up on this - that is a major victory for me.. I told my dd that I was going to accept whatever the scale rendered to me ... NOW that is today.. hahaha tomorrow I have to do my dh side and I am praying I can stay just a bit better behaved or this attitude might change.. I'm the little engine that I can... I think I can I think I can - wait I KNOW I CAN!!!