Great! Just got it in =) I should be able to post it every Monday before 9am so hope that works!


What are dilly beans? hehe

Hello all!

There is a reason I haven't been around to even attempt to chat. The past week or so has been insane. I started working and in 2 wks I lost 8lbs. I should be happy but I haven't been eating much of anything and I'm always stressed for one reason or another. Hopefully all looks up from here.

Great to see everyone doing so well!

Monday Question~ Kickboxing! I haven't the time nor the money at the moment but soon I will.

Mondays Question - 10 weeks ago I would have given you a MILLION and one answers but since joining boot camp I literally have done just about every exercise known to man. He is good about switching it up!

However, there are still two that I haven't done. One is Zumba, I know it's mainly cardio though so not too worried about it.

And the second is boxing, but starting Friday he is going to be teaching us how to box every Friday!! VERY excited about that! It's always good to know how to defend yourself WHILE getting a workout =)

Monday's question: I want to try rowing!!!! My school has a rowing team and I would've joined but they practice during band. :( They're really intense and they do a ton of running, so it would be a lot of hard work. Even now that I'm quitting band I still probably won't be able to join because I have classes that overlap with their practices. But maybe next year. I also want to try yoga or pilates but I've seen all the women who show up for the morning class at the gym and they are all super fit and thin, so I've been intimidated.

Bahhh this weekend didn't go so well plan wise. I had a football game, which made my eating schedule all wacky. Then, on Sunday I went to this nice restaurant with my boyfriend and his parents and even though it seemed like I really didn't eat that much, I ended up being so full. I managed to go for a quick run that afternoon before parties started, and I didn't eat anything but carrots and hummus at the party. And when I weighed myself this morning there was a .6 lb gain. And to top it all off, I slept horribly last night and ended up skipping my morning run this morning. Oh well. Moving on I suppose. I'll make up for it by going running tomorrow, which I normally don't do.

My Halloween went well and did pretty good with my eating. I even saw a loss this morning, down .4! Yay

I never got around to getting a YMCA membership. They have different group fitness classes M-F evenings, which is something I've always been interested in doing. Why not? Probably money. I wouldn't do bank withdrawals, so it would be at least $200(?) Not sure, but knew it was a lot.. still cheaper than dance studios and Curves, but quite a lot of cash to come up with.

I'll say this.. BF said I can lose just as much at home as elsewhere and he was actually right. For month of October (30 days) I lost 8 lbs.. that's the same amount I lost during the FIT Challenge (90 days). During the FIT Challenge I'd work out 5+ hours a week, but still ate fast food 3-5x/week... Last month I set the goal to work out 3 hours/week and to eat right (and actually have been).

Regarding Halloween eating... I ate 1 Fun Size Snickers, 1 single Twizler and an entire bag of microwave fat free popcorn. Not to mention an entire Monster Java can (between yesterday and today). Yeah, I gained half a pound...

Are y'all doing the weekly challenges? Good stuff.

Ah, and this is now on my Wish List: ZUMBA on Nintendo Wii!! (releases in about 20 days; also coming out on 360 and PS3)

Stacy, your Toothless is adorable! Kiddo and I love that movie :D

Peanut, Thank you! My fuzzies (L to R) are Snowball, Tigger, Weasel

Congrats to everyone on their progress successes. It may take us a while but if we stick with it, we'll get there!

KimL1214: Thanks for the advice. I stretched before bed and took a warm bath and felt wayyy better this morning. I did the 30DS this evening too. It was good... not super easy, but definitely less sweaty and not as hard as I remember from doing the 30DS. What about you? How'd you find it? Are you just going to do the 30-day slimdown, or will you be supplementing it with other workouts? Anyway, day 1 completed, 29 to go! Wooot!

princessdi86: Sorry you weren't feeling well today! :( But yay for the super BF taking good care of you and even bigger YAY and CONGRATS for being in onederland!!!! Go you!!!! :carrot: :carrot: Congratulations!!! Hopefully you feel well enough to join Kim and I tomorrow, if not please continue to take it easy!!! Feel better and congrats again!

ferretgirl: Zumba for Wii!!!! So cool! I hadn't even heard about it! I've also wishlisted it now!!! Do you play any other Wii fitness games? Which ones?

oOPeanutOo: Sorry about your fall off the ladder. Ouch! Thankfully, it wasn't worse. I hope you're feeling better with the sprain and back pain; I'm definitely sending healing thoughts and prayers your way. Feel better!!


Today's Question: I think I'd love the confidence to join ANY sort of gym-offered class at all. I just managed in September to get the confidence to actually start working out at the gym, but I still don't feel confident enough to engage with anyone enough to join a class, so right now I just do my own thing. But someday, I'd like to try spinning, or water aerobics, or like a regular aerobics class of some kind.

Thanks everyone for the congrats, it means a lot to me!!

princessdi86: I got sick off the chocolate too! It just didn't want to be eaten I guess. Hopefullynext time I'll take the hint! That sounds like an interesting and fun Halloween, much better than mine!

Kim: Aww hun, not good! I hope next time you'll make a better decision. Maybe you could bring some munchies along with you? Like carrot sticks or yogurt for your downtime?

Question of the Day: I have lots of goals and mini-goals. Not all of them are weight-related, although there are a good few. I have goals to stay away from things (fast food, soda) for certain amounts of time, and goals to do things not really related to weight loss, or I'll have a goal to get a certain amount or type of exercise in. This month I want to log 30 hours at the YMCA. I also want to try that Tai Chi class. I just have tons of goals, because I neeeeeed motivation!

To answer the question about how Halloween went.... mine was great! I stuck to plan. I went to a party at a friend's house and we took all of the kiddos trick or treating. I knew they would be having hot dogs and didn't want to waste about 300 cals on one so I just brought my own Turkey dogs and ate one of those in a wheat bun they had. Everyone there knows that I am dieting but it was nice to be eating sort of the same thing as everyone else :) They also had gumbo and tons of sweets and I resisted it all (which was hard mainly because I LOVE gumbo!!) I only ate one snack sized pack of skittles as my dessert. I could have had more if I had wanted because I had some extra unused calories at the end of the night but I wasn't really wanting anything else. I try to not totally limit any sort of food while dieting. I find that if I am craving candy, I just go get one chocolate bar or a small pack of m&ms or skittles and have it. I just have to make sure I stay within my calories for the day. It has been very helpful in keeping me from wanting to binge and definitely helped a lot at halloween because I didn't feel the need to eat tons of candy. I can have it (in moderation) whenever I want.

As far as mini goals, I am all about them!! I love reaching new mini goals and they have helped me tremendously in this weight loss journey. Just when I feel like I am in need of some motivation, I hit a new mini goal and have something to celebrate and be rejuvenated by. You can see my mini goals at the bottom of my signature. I am only 1 lb away from my next mini goal (a pretty big mini goal for me :) ).

Ugh... Halloween was definitely rough for me, BUT I did take my lovely puppy (dressed up as a lobster, see the new avatar) for a two mile walk through the neighborhood while all the trick-or-treaters were out, and I took an hour walk through a corn maze with my fiance as well. Luckily all of my exercise cancelled out the calories I consumed in those yummy snack size Kit Kat's, and then some.

Question of the Day -- I like to make my mini-goals both in weight loss, percentages, and NSVs. (I'm an accountant so I love numbers and ratios... go figure that the majority of my mini-goals are percentage based!) I have my MAIN mini-goals in my signature, but I feel that I every day that I successfully stick with my diet and exercise is a mini-victory as well. :)

Kim - Did you get enough sleep? Were you able to get up and get that workout in? I hope so!

Tuesday & Wednesday Question~ Do you have mini-goals (if no, it’s really important that you make some for yourself)? How do you break your mini goals down, by weight only, or by NSVs as well?

I set mine mostly by weight. It is just easier for me that way =) However I DO reward myself. For instance at the end of every 4 week cycle of working out 5-6x a week I will go out and eat and I will get fries =) Just one order, not two like before. But that is really my only food reward just because I don't like telling myself I CAN'T have something if I want it, I just put a limitation on it.

I also reward myself for NSV's. Massages, etc. It all just depends on what the NSV is. I haven't had too many YET but a couple is just fine with me =)

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Tuesday & Wednesday Question~ Do you have mini-goals (if no, it’s really important that you make some for yourself)? How do you break your mini goals down, by weight only, or by NSVs as well?

Right now, my goals are mostly weight-related. Just easier to see change that way; but at the same time.. I know muscle weighs more, so if I don't lose lbs but get stronger, that's fine. As for making mini-goals, I just set them low enough that they're attainable. Last month was to get down to 130 (achieved, starting at 134), so this month will be to get down to 120 (starting at 127). Oh- a real "mini" goal for me is to workout 3 hours a week (considered a NSV if I achieve exercise goal).

toastedsmoke: The only other Wii fitness games I've tried are the Wii Sports (think it comes as a freebie when you buy the console). Some people consider that an fitness-game, but I think its probably too easy. There's a bunch of dance ones out, but DDR is hard for me (stepping on time) :P I bought Pokemon SoulSilver for Nintendo DS last weekend. It has a pokeball-shaped pedameter, which counts your steps and lets you stick a pokemon inside so he can level up and get cool items the more you walk ;)

Sounds like everyone's doing well, mostly. We lost more lbs. than Team Storm for week 1, lol, so yay for us! Congrats to everyone who's reaching (and reaching towards) their mini-goals :D

My two-cents on group-workouts: if you're interested in trying one, go for it! Ask if they'll let you try or buy a trial (could be 1 class or 2 weeks). If they have a website, look under the FAQs. Chances are someone's already asked what you're thinking (am i ready for/can i take this class? requirements? etc). Or, ask one of the intructors (in-person or over phone). Let them know your concerns and questions. They'll tell you if the class is for ANYone or if there's something easier for newcomers to start with (such as a beginner's yoga/pilates/zumba). A lot of places make the classes for ALL fitness levels or if they see you struggling, they'll show you an easier step/version, so you're still getting the workout, just taking it to your level. With groups workouts too, its ok to pause when you need to; just stop to catch your breath, sip some water, and get back in when you can :) (Some of this paraphrased from my Zumba and Kickboxing dvds; about 'doing as much as you can' and 'sticking to your comfort level').

I have micro goals-5lb increments
Mini Goals- 210lbs, 199lbs, 180lbs, 160lbs
My only real NSV is my thighs...when they stop rubbing together, I've done a good job, lol.

Oof, sorry that I've been away for so long! I got back from vacation on Sunday night and have been crazy busy ever since. I can't believe how much has been discussed since I went away!

Anyways, I was glad to see that my rather horrifying four pound weight gain seems to have been a product of weighing myself at night directly after a plane flight and a hasty meal. It's dropped pretty quickly since Sunday night, and I'm now at 134.7, which is only .7 more than I weighed before leaving. Phew!

Tuesday & Wednesday Question~ Do you have mini-goals (if no, it’s really important that you make some for yourself)? How do you break your mini goals down, by weight only, or by NSVs as well?

I have several mini goals. They were initially weight based, but they've since grown to include exercise goals and other NSVs. Reaching the weight goals keeps me going, but the exercise goals are the most challenging, and the other NSVs are most rewarding.

I posted this in the general support part of the forum but wanted to see what all of your thoughts were as well...

I have been taking 3 different supplements for about a month... a multi vitamin, a fish oil caplet and a biotin caplet. On Saturday, after I took them, I became really nauseous in my car but didn't actually throw up. It passed and I felt okay after that. Today, I took them while I was eating my breakfast and then like 30 min later I got that same sick feeling. However, this time I threw up everything in my stomach. I feel okay now and don't think I am sick. I think it must be the supplements. I wanted to know if any of you have experienced the same thing while taking supplements. Also, how do you think I should handle this? I really don't want to stop taking them. I was thinking maybe I should eat breakfast then take one of them in the morning, one in the afternoon and one at night(with food). Maybe taking those all at one time is just to much on my stomach?? Let me know your thoughts, please.

Today's question: In the past when I've tried to lose weight, I had mini goals but they were always so unrealistic, and that might have been why I wasn't so successful. Now, I've made very realistic mini goals with general deadlines (in fact, I've been achieving them sooner than I planned for) and I also have some rewards planned out, like buying a book or new body wash or a workout DVD. They're mostly scale based goals though. Any NSVs that I've had were more like "oh hey! These old jeans fit me again! Neat!" rather than me actually working towards them. Although being able to walk without my thighs touching is something I'm looking forward to. They definitely touch less I'm noticing. :D

southernbelle: I take a vitamin everyday, and more than once I've felt nauseous or gotten sick after taking it. One time it was because I actually hadn't eaten breakfast, but sometimes if I don't take it soon enough or don't eat enough for breakfast I feel sick. I seem to feel sick pretty easily, but I would imagine that if I was taking three supplements instead of one I would have the same problem! I think it's a really good idea to try taking them at separate times of the day. It's worth a try, at least. Good luck!

excitedtolose: Your dog is so cute in his costume! Did the kids get a kick out of seeing him dressed up? I have halloween pajamas for my three with glow in the dark spider webs on them, but since we weren't going anywhere I didn't make them wear them.

Nienna: I'm glad your weight dropped back down again. I can't believe you weighed at night though! You're certainly braver than I am. I never step on the scale once anything's passed my lips for the day. LOL!

Today's question: My goals and mini-goals are all weight related. Of course I'm always hoping to fit into the next smaller size and things like that, but I never really set a goal for it. I just pick a weight I want to be by a certain date and figure the other things (fitness, clothing sizes, etc) will come with the weight loss.

southernbelle - Can you tell me the names of the products? Same thing happened to me and turned out that a lot of those multi vitamins and biotin aren't so great for you =( I had to do a LOT of research to figure out which ones were best for my body. a LOT and I've finally got it down.

Just wondering if you are using the same brands I used. =(

Sure :) I am using Spring Valley fish oil, NOW Biotin and Equate Multivitamin.

Good stuff! Well taking ANY Biotin on an empty stomach will really upset it, so that's first.

Spring Valley fish oil is great! That's what I use too!

As for Equate, I tried them and they really upset my stomach. I ended up using Centrum Ultra Women's. It has more supplement percentages than most and it really doesn't upset my stomach at all and no after taste!

I hope this helps!

Stacylambert the kids just seem to love Zoey as she is just a giant cheese ball always pulling stunts for laughs. I had to smile though because as we were walking I heard a kid say, "Mom that's the dog the ate my tail last year." I was mortified last year when she was three months old and wouldn't let the kid walk down the driveway without her attached to the tail of his costume but for him to recognize her this year 60 lbs bigger and full grown was too funny.

stacylambert – I love the pumpkin you guys carved out.

JMfan & Krizstyling – I think Boxing would be an awesome exercise to pick up. If nothing else it would be a great stress reliever.

katybelle – Rowing would be awesome fun to get involved in. I’d probably spend half of the time worrying about falling in the water seeing as I can’t really swim.

princessdi86 – Are you feeling any better?? You guys definitely look very happy in the photo. Congratulations on reaching Onederland btw!!

KimL1214 – Is the hostess that gave you all 8 tables at once the one that screwed you over when she first started working??

southernbelle – Sorry, I don’t have any advice about your supplements. It sucks that they’re making you feel sick when they’re supposed to have the opposite effect. Be sure to let us all know when you reach your next mini goal. I’m so excited for you.

excitedtolose – I agree with stacylambert, you’re puppy is adorable!!!

Nienna – Where was your vacation to?

Jelbelle – Have you started on the 30 hours you want to log at the YMCA yet?? How’s that going?

Toastedsmoke – How is the 30DS coming along? Are you on track still?

ferretgirl – How long have you been keeping ferrets as pets?? They’re all so cute!

I’m pleased to report that I’m feeling a lot better after the fall. Thanks for all the well wishes!

Today’s Question: As far as mini goals go, I have only ever set one mini goal for myself and that is to get under 100kg (220lbs). It’s not Onederland but it’s a bit of a mental barrier for me. I think I’ll feel a lot more confident if I see 99kg on the scale.

stacylambert: I usually don't weigh at night either, but I really didn't want to miss the weigh in, and I wasn't able to weigh myself until 10 pm on Sunday night when I got home. It was pretty frustrating, though!

princessdi86: I hope that you feel better soon; being sick is definitely frustrating, especially when trying to lose weight. I noticed in your answer to today's question that you reward yourself when you hit mini goals. What kind of rewards do you set up for yourself? I've tried saying things like, "At x weight, I'll buy a bath robe, and at y weight, I'll buy a new dress." Unfortunately, when I hit the mini-goal, I don't want to spend any money (I guess I'm a bit cheap)! And with clothing rewards, I just tell myself, "I'll drop five more pounds before going shopping ..." Have you found any ways to reward yourself that don't center around shopping? If so, I'd love to hear them!

oOPeanutOo: I was visiting family in Belgium, and I also went up to the Netherlands for a few days. The Belgian countryside was really beautiful, and it was rather pleasant to see the sun out during the afternoon and early evening (it's been setting rather early here at home). It was very nice, but I'm definitely glad to be home again!

KimL1214, toastedsmoke, princessdi86
I know I'm a little bit behind, but I'm going to start the 30DS with you ladies. Hopefully you don't mind my tardiness. :)

oOPeanutOo Thanks! I think she's adorable as well although she is hardly a puppy anymore. That photo doesn't really do her justice size or appearance wise. I'll have to find a better one to make my avatar.

excitedtolose: Yay!!! The more the merrier! It's never too late! We're actually doing something called the 30 Day Slimdown which also uses Jillian's other 2 videos "No More Trouble Zones" and "Banish Fat/Boost Metabolism" in this schedule: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/20-s...slim-down.html . However, if you don't have/ can't get these dvds, then you can definitely just do the 30DS... whatever it is, let's commit to 30 days of Jillian (or a "rigid" workout plan) and see what happens!

KimL1214: Hey how's it going? I hope work and school aren't treating you too badly. How's this 30 Day Slimdown going? Today was NMTZ and it totally kicked my butt, but I thankfully feel no residual soreness from it? Did you do it? How did you find it?

princessdi86: I'm so sorry you're still feeling unwell! :hug: Please take care of yourself and feel better soon!

oOPeanutOo: 30DSlimdown is going ok. I've kind of not been excited about working out recently (ok I'm never really excited about working out but what I mean is its been even more of a drag than usual) even though I've been doing it anyway and the 1st 2 days of 30DS kind of gave me an excuse to slack of in terms of exercise. I'd gotten used to at least 50-60+ minutes a day but because I was on plan with exercising, I slacked off on doing something else which is fine technically but which I really shouldn't. What about you? How's your sprain and your back?


Today's Question: I do put a lot of focus on making mini-goals. I find them so very important to staying motivated and pushing on days when you just don't feel like making good choices. My mini-goals are all weight-related.

Hey guys =D my week so far has been awesome! Got my YMCA membership on Tuesday, and I was there from about 5:30-8:20! I'm addicted already! so @Kim, it's going great! ;)

Question of the Day:
200 — Movie/Game Night, That one cute ring
190 — Yoga
180 — Hair straightened
170 — Hair extensions; Self-Defense Class
160 — Greek town; new undies, shorts, and bathing suit; P90X
150 — Steampunk Dress <3
140 — Hips pierced/bellybutton pierced

That's how I'll celebrate!

@ KimL

Hey Kim, i posted a question for you at the phoenix weigh-in board but i guess you don't frequent that board often so i'd thought i'd catch you here =] My question was that i don't have access to the scale on the weekends so i can't post my weight until mondays. I know that is late but my starting weight was actually on a Mon too so i had hope it would be okay. I can try to post it around noon or a little earlier if that make things easier for you. If things doesn't work out then i'll have to withdraw from the challenge since i won't be able to post at all on Suns. Let me know =] Thanks

toastedsmoke I can definitely get those other two DVD's. How exciting. :) I did 30DS level 1 last night, and will do it again tonight once I finish my run.

KimL1214 I started last night... 29 more days!

With regards to today's question...
I really haven't given myself any perks for reaching goals yet. Athough last night I was going through my e-mails and the Living Social Detroit Deal of the Day was for a 60 minute massage for $30 bucks. It only seemed fitting since I've lost 30 lbs to get at $30 massage. ha! Bought my coupon and cannot wait to book this massage!

KimL1214: My vacation was wonderful! I was able to spend some time with a few cousins and an aunt that I haven't seen in several months, and I got to practice my French. I haven't really used it in years, and I expected it to be completely horrible. It's not really good by any means, but it's not as bad as I'd been imagining. The vacation's kind of inspired me to try to move to a Francophone country next. Plus, it was nice to warm up for a change.

Thursday & Friday Question~ Do go along with the last question... How do you plan on celebrating when you reach goal?

I'm not really sure how I should celebrate when I reach goal. I mean, I have things that I plan on doing at some point after reaching goal, but they're not really celebratory acts. I think that just being at my goal weight and feeling good about myself will be a reward in and of itself. I do wish I could think of a really awesome way to treat myself, though. I'll be looking at all your responses for inspiration!

Today's question: I haven't really planned anything spectacular for when I meet my goal. I think part of the reason is I can't imagine myself there yet. I don't know what it's going to be like. I know that a new wardrobe will be in order. I'm definitely going to be rockin' a two piece bathing suit at the beach with my family. But other than that... I don't know. I'm not into tattoos and I've had my ears pierced twice and hated it both times... Actually I do have a somewhat unrealistic reward. As a treat for myself I'd love to go to the new Harry Potter theme park but since I'm a freshman in college and have no job that one's really up to my family. Perhaps I could convince them. :D

Ladies, I'm so upset right now. I don't know what's going on but I'm UP four pounds since my Sunday weigh-in! I'm freaking out a little because my calories have been right where they're supposed to be yet everyday I step on the scale I see the weight going up. I should be down another couple by now. :(

This makes me want to cry :(