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I'm feeling much better! I went back to work today, and didn't feel completely drained... just semi-drained :) I am going to start my workout routine again tomorrow. Still feeling puffy, so I'm guessing I'm still sort of dehydrated. Here comes the water!!! Thanks for all the concern and well wishes!!! Very sweet of all of you!!
Peanut: Thanks for the Onederland congrats! I hope that I haven't digressed due to being sick, that would be awful! Nienna: I actually do use shopping methods for my mini goals... but typically, they are things that can still be used if weight is lost. My first one that which I actually just hit this past weekend, is a new bra and panty set from Victoria's Secret. I have a coupon for a free panty and $10 off any bra. I will probably get one the simple, yet cute, cotton bras. They are not very expensive, and they feel wonderful! Plus I can still use it after I lose more weight. My other rewards are things like jewelery, purses, and things for work. I know, this isn't exactly the answer you wanted :( Hope it helps anyways! Today's Question: For my main goal, I am going to reward myself with the Juicy Couture bikini that I really want. I think it will most definitely be worth the money, especially after working so hard! |
Kim: Congrats on resisting the food! That's always a problem with me, whether it's good food or bad. I definitely know the feeling. And going to Hawaii sounds awesome! I was trying to lose weight before last spring break because we were going to Oahu, but it didn't end up happening. Hopefully the next time I go I'll have made my goal. :D And I'm not so sure about convincing my parents. My mom saw a recent picture of me on facebook and asked if I was eating because I looked too skinnny. I was like uhhh yeah of course. She seems pretty supportive, but I feel like she's worried about me. We'll see how it goes though.
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excitedtolose – I’m looking forward to seeing more photos when you get around to it. Have you scheduled that massage yet?
toastedsmoke – I’m feeling pretty good at the moment. I have a nice bruise covering my lower back and a few scrapes here and there but I’m back to my normal self now. KimL1214 – The 99kg mark is definitely a mental game for me. I hit over 100kg when I was High School so that’s 7+ years ago. I think part of the reason is that I’m going to feel like I’m actually achieving something if I see that number come up on the scale. Sorry to read about your anxiety attacks btw. Hopefully you’re feeling a little bit better now. What type of design do you have planned for the tattoo?? Jelbelle – I was totally with Kim and the OUCH for the Hip Piercing. I don’t think I could ever be that brave and get something like that done. Nienna – Are there any places on the top of your list as to where you’d like to move? katybelle – I hope you make it to the theme park when you reach goal. Everyone deserves something exciting like that to happen. stacylambert – I recently went through the exact same thing so I can promise you that it happens to all of us. You stay exactly on plan and yet the number on the scale continues to increase. It’s incredibly frustrating but if you stick to what you’re doing, your body will realise you mean business and begin to drop the weight again. princessdi86 – It’s good to hear that you’re feeling better!! Thursday & Friday Question – I hadn’t actually thought about a particular celebration for reaching goal before this question was posed. Maybe it’s because I’ve always thought that the goal weight I’m aiming for is unattainable. After the discussion on exercises we’d like to try I’ve decided that as soon as I hit goal, I’m going to go Rock Climbing as a celebration to my success. Hopefully it might cure my fear of heights at the same time. |
KimL1214: How's it going? Have you been able to restart 30DSlimdown? Good job on resisting the crappy food. I've definitely been there before, wasting calories on awful food that didn't even taste nice (re-heated french fries anyone?). My current goal weight is 207 (weight at age 17) because that's the weight I was after my gap year right before I started college and I actually felt slim then because it was the thinnest I'd been since maybe 8th grade. More on how I'll celebrate later. Also, I'm OBSESSED with Twilight! The other books in the the series kind of annoyed me (whiny Bella from New Moon, to marry or not to marry from Eclipse and my goodness the name Renesmee from Breaking Dawn- Eugh!) but Twilight, I LOVE! Totally! Even though I know it's not for my demographic exactly and I should know better (I'm a dork too, but absolutely shameless). So I've splashed out and acquired both Need and Captivate in ebook form. I usually like my paranormal romance much much trashier (currently reading JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood Series) but I'll go for romantic innocence too. Anyway immediately I sync the Carrie Jones' to my Itouch I'll read them and let you know how I liked them.
Jelbelle: I didn't even know there were such a thing as hip piercings. I couldn't imagine what they looked like and was thinking things like "but how would she lie on her side" so anyway, yeah I googled and now I know. I think it looks cool. Yay about your YMCA membership! How's that going? excitedtolose: How's the 30-day programme going for you?? Only 25days to go, can't wait! stacylambert: If you've been totally on plan, you probably haven't just gained 4lbs... it could be TOM like Kim said or you could be retaining water for some other reason (too much sodium- sometimes hidden in things that don't even taste that salty) or you could be sore from exercising which makes your body retain water too. It could be several things. I know it's freaky when the scale throws up a high number you're not expecting, but calm down and know that no matter what, even in the worst case unlikely scenario that you gained 4lbs overnight, you've lost it before and you will lose it again, if you continue to be on plan. But like Kim said, it's probably water retention of some sort, so you'll soon whoosh back to normal or better! :hug: oOPeanutOo: I'm glad you're feeling better! Yay! Today's question: I have several little mini-goals but I don't really have any celebration plans for the mini-goals. Like the satisfaction of reaching the goal is MORE than enough for me! For my overall goal, now that's different. First of all, I'm going to go major shopping, it will be crazy! I have some money put away towards this and I think my parents would probably chip in a bit. (Haven't really gone clothes shopping since I started this journey because I went clothes shopping RIGHT BEFORE, so I just keep getting my 275-lb pants taken in, and shaping baggie tops, with wide belts!) Then next, I'll go travelling; I've finally acquired enough frequent flier miles for a round-the-world ticket (1 stop on every continent), and I think reaching my goal weight would be the perfect confidence boost to bust it out and go see some of the world I haven't seen before without feeling "fatly" conspicuous. |
Hey everyone! I feel like I've been out in la la land for the last two weeks! I'm finishing up my orientation at work, have just barely caught up in school and am about half way done with my exams...in fact I just had my biochem exam this afternoon. I've sorta fallen off the work out wagon the last couple of weeks :( I'm running on maybe four hours of sleep a night if that. I've just been so exhausted! I promise though I'm gonna start getting my sleep and working out again starting tonight :) I figured if I told ya'll then I'd be more likely to follow through. *crosses fingers*
As far as for reaching goals, I've started getting into sewing, and have started working on clothes. Even though my fiance and I won't be having the traditional wedding, I still want to have a special dress for the day. I'm looking forward to making the dress for the new, fitter me :) My mini goals are usually something same and it's usually based on weight. Five pound increments are easier to deal with lol And on that note, I'm off to do some homework and then sleepy time for me:) I'm aiming for six hours of sleep tonight!:carrot: I'm gonna need it to make it through work this weekend! lol |
Hi y'all!
Kim: barely any working out this week.. spent 2 days cleaning living room instead (my house is a mess, so 2+ hours and still a long way to go). Got in a 15-min walk one morning. It was freezing cold (even the fat, white ferret was shivering.. he crawled around in my sweater and scratched up my pokemon pedameter, lol/grr). So far, this week, only 1 3/4 of 3 hours. Peanut: I've kept ferrets for about 2 1/2 years now. Adopted my Weasel (black) June 2008 and adopted my Snowball (white) Nov. 2008. Jelbelle: Your rewards sound awesome, but I want to see what the hip piercing looks like. I've only done ears, eyebrow and nose in teen years ;) Everyone's rewards sound good! New clothes and massages.. sweet! Never been one for tattoos.. too permanent for me ;) My BF would love to go to the Harry Potter theme park... but wonder if we could ever afford it! :P Ah, I also own/read all the Twilight Saga books. Of course we'd all like an Edward or Jacob ;) My mom thought they were boring.. probably not enough smut for her, lol! She showed me the Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks.. I LOVE those books.. Vampire romance novels. Juicy good reads with good stories, funny parts. She may have up to 10 books out now in her series. Her website has excerpts from all the books. I wish I could have one of HER vamps ;) My mom wants me to go with her to a tamale fest tomorrow.. great... lol. Of course all good-tasting food is bad for our waistline :( I guess this'll be like a chili-cookoff but with tamales, lol. Quote:
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Well, good news is that I didn't gain any weight like I thought I did this week. I only lost 1.8 pounds, but hey, much better than gaining! I was going to go to Victoria's Secret to get the bra and panty set I wanted as a reward to making it to Onederland, but then I went to Ross, and this SUPER cute Juicy Couture purse was there, and on MAJOR clearance! I literally saw this same exact purse two weeks ago when I was at the Juicy Couture store for $85 on sale there, but I got mine for $30!!!! CRAZY steal! Sorry for those of you aren't huge shopaholics, or not really big into designer fashions, but I HAD to tell you ladies.... my boyfriend really didn't like the choice, he would of much rather had me get the VS stuff, but he just doesn't understand :P
Jelbelle: I have my belly button pierced... didn't hurt a bit! I got it done back when I was 17, and weighed like 110, and just never wanted to let it close up. I love buying rings for it :) I have a friend that has her hips, and she loves it! If I didn't have to wear suit pants everyday for work, I would totally do it!!! You'll have to show pics when you get it done!!! I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!!! |
So I finally reached my first major mini goal of 81 lbs lost (which puts me right under the 300 lb mark!) Yay!!!:carrot: This week has been pretty frustrating because my weight went back up to 302 and had to work back down. Then I got stuck for 3 days at 300 and finally this morning I saw 299. Yesterday I let myself have 3 small pieces of pizza for dinner. It was well within my calories for the day ... actually I was on the low side. It was just nice to eat some regular food for a change. I am so used to only eating lean cuisines and safe foods right now. It was good to see the scale drop even with eating something that wasn't that good for me. I know it is all about calories in and calories out but sometimes I get scared that "bad" foods will make me gain even if I am within my calorie limits.
Well just thought I'd share my little victory with you all :) Have a great weekend!!:hug: |
toastedsmoke: yep I think they look cool too ^_^ and the YMCA has been awesome! Started a Fusion class and Zumba, don't really care for the Zumba surprisingly enough. I thought I'd like it a lot more, but it's not as fun as I expected. But at least I have a gym to go to now and it's challenging me more than my workouts at home had been.
princessdi86: I wasn't concerned about the belly button piercing as far as the pain part. My tolerance is pretty high, but I was never the proper weight for getting it done. I just don't like showing my belly period lol, looking forward to the day when I do and then I can decorate myself XD I currently have my tongue pierced, but I don't like the look of most other piercings aside from the two I want. I guess I'm the only one here who wouldn't want an Edward or Jacob. I'm attracted to guys who don't suck. Sorry =) I hate Twilight with an immense passion. |
toastedsmoke – I’ve done the exact same thing with the French fries so you’re not alone! I’d love to be able to visit every continent in a round the world trip.
stucky1987 – Wow, sounds like you have been incredibly busy. Good Luck with the rest of your exams. ferretgirl – How was the Tamale Fest?? princessdi86 – 1.8lbs is a fantastic lost so don’t be too hard on yourself. You’re doing an awesome job! southernbelle102 – CONGRATULATIONS!!! Reaching 299 must be incredibly exciting. The thing you need to remember with the pizza is that it was “within your calorie limit”. You didn’t eat the whole pizza so that’s a victory in itself. Jelbelle – I’ve never seen any of the Twilight movies or read any of the books either. I also didn’t get on the Harry Potter bandwagon. Don’t forget to weigh in everyone!! |
ETA: Sorry for the length, I was just trying to reply to everybody!
Katybelle: Going to the Harry Potter theme park sounds completely awesome! You should definitely ask your parents if they’ll help out. If you think that they might not want to fund your weight loss reward, then you can always present it to them as a reward for something else (perhaps doing well your first year at college, for example). Stacylambert: Just wanted to reiterate what others have said; everything will be okay! If your calories are within your plan’s range, then you just need to wait this gain out. Weight loss doesn’t always make sense in the short term, but if you stick to your plan, then you’ll lose it soon enough. That being said, I hope that you’ve lost some of the gain and that you’re feeling better now! KimL1214: Wow! I’m jealous of your upcoming trip to Hawaii. It sounds amazing! Do you know where in Hawaii you might go and what you’ll want to do? In response to your note to me, I like the sound of going and doing something crazy as a reward. I already have lots of travel plans for the next year or so. I’ll have to think about it a bit more, but something like skydiving does sound intriguing. As long as I don’t get super scared and pee my pants or something! Princessdi86: Thanks for explaining what you do for mini goal rewards! I’ll think about maybe getting some jewelry or something for mini rewards, but clothes are definitely out! It seems more like torture than fun to me, even when I’m feeling good about how I look. oOPeanutOo: Some countries I've been considering of late: Tunisia (though I’ve lived there before, so the appeal is somewhat less than other countries), Morocco, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, England, Mongolia, Canada, French Guiana, and Argentina. Or maybe, in terms of US states, Oregon, Colorado, or North Carolina. Right now I’m kind of on a French or English speaking kick. I love living here, but it’s sometimes frustrating not to understand people in shops and such. I’m learning, but it’s slow going. Not sure if I should stay another year here or not. Or what I should do in terms of a career! Teaching English is nice, but I don't think I want to do it long-term. Toastedsmoke: I like the sound of that round the world ticket! Where do you think you might try to travel once you get it? Stucky1987: I hope that you’ve been able to get some more sleep lately! You sound overworked. Southernbelle102: Congrats on reaching such a challenging mini goal! That’s truly wonderful! Ferretgirl: Mmm, tamales! Now I really, really want some. How did it go? Jelbelle: I feel you on the not wanting an Edward or a Jacob thing. I prefer men who don’t secretly watch me sleep without my knowledge or permission! If I had to choose a literary romantic interest written with teenage girls in mind, I think I’d pick Gilbert Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables books. So much more drool-worthy! |
hello everyone,
what a bad week ive had!.. sorry ihavent been around, daughter has been very ill with a virel infection. i wasnt getting any sleep because she was been sick in her sleep running back an forth to the bathroom, she also stoped breathing in her sleep at one point so i was so scared to leave her side!.. im just really glad that she is better now and ive had some rest!..not looking forward to the weigh in urgh.. done no exercise an eaten everything in site!!. plus TOM... |
Hey ladies sorry for my lack of posts over the weekend. Had a lovely visit from some kind of a virus and I'm just now feeling somewhat alive lol. I dreaded getting on the scale this morning as I have not been watching calories or exercising since the flu hit Thursday. Surprisingly...I didn't gain anything this week, but I didn't lose anything either. Heading back to bed to get the rest of this bug out of my system so I can get back on the horse tomorrow feeling 100%.
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I have to admit...Friday night and yesterday I was a LITTLE careless for the first time since I started 12 weeks ago! No drinks or anything but man I did eat popcorn at the movies (a bit) AND I did get somethign I def shouldn't have gotten to eat...but alas...I only went over my calories by about 400 and I'm not upset about it =)
I weighed myself this morning and it says I lost about 1 pound. Better than gaining, but I know I could've lost more had I stayed on track the entire week =) We'll see what my official weigh in is tomorrow morning! Good job to all of you who lost and to those that are having a rough time, I feel you! We just gotta keep on keepin on! |
Krizstyling~ Movie popcorn has always been a weakness of mine as well.
excitedtolose~ :hug: I hope you feel better soon! :hug: bbg200~ Sounds like a rough week! I hope your daughter feels better soon! :hug: Nienna~ LOL, I've been skydiving a couple of times, and the only part that is scary is everything leading up to the jump. Once you jump, it's exhilarating! Jelbelle~ Would you put rings or barbells in your hip piercings? southernbelle102~ CONGRATULATIONS!!! YAY!!!:dancer::dancer::dancer: princessdi86~ 1.8lbs. is a great loss, be proud of it! ferretgirl~ How was the tamale fest? stucky1987~ Ugh, exams. Good luck! toastedsmoke~ Have you started reading Carrie Jones yet? oOPeanutOo~ I'm doing much better, thank you! I have lived most of my life on a berry farm, so I would like to get a piece that shows blueberry bushes across the top of my back, with vines down the center of my back that lead to raspberry bushes. Kinda weird, but I feel like it really represents a big part of my life. katybelle~ I'm sorry your mom thought you weren't eating at all. Have you reassured her that your losing your weight healthily? Sunday & Monday Question~ Holidays are quickly approaching! Are you someone who is going to sit down for Thanksgiving/Christmas/ I don’t know all the holidays coming up... dinner, and stay completely on plan? Or are you someone that is going to plan out your week so you can eat off plan and not feel completely horrible about it? Why? I am someone that will do a little bit of both. I will plan out my week so that I have all of my WW's bonus points, but I will make sure that I do not go above those points. My sister was a chef for years and she always takes over making the potatoes, gravy, casseroles, etc., so it's a real treat when Thanksgiving and Christmas come around. I'm also planning on spending at least 90-120 minutes in the gym both the day before and the day after to try and help boost some calorie burn (I'm currently working on just keeping myself in the gym for 60 minutes, so I'm hoping by the holidays I can stick it out that long). For Twilight lovers... I wasn't trying to offend anyone by calling myself a Twilight geek. My family picks on me a lot about it, so they are the ones I mainly hide it from, while my friends and students know that I love the series as well as many other Gothic romance novels. As neat as I think it would be to have someone like Edward, Jacob or Nick (from Need) fall for me, it's the level of devotion and romance that they show throughout different scenes that I want. I'm lonely, and I want someone to love me. And unfortunately, I feel that until I lose the weight... no one will ever love me that much. I know that it's possible, I just don't see it happening. Hey ladies! Sorry I've been MIA for a few days. I've been thinking a lot about all of you, but I wasn't able to get on the computer as our stupid computer has been having serious issues connecting! I've had a pretty good weekend, although I had some friends stand me up yesterday which was kind of heartbreaking. I don't like a lot of confrontation, but I really thought about really giving it to them last night. I read a new book instead... Calmed me down, another Gothic romance... Pretty good, going to look for the next book in the series on Tuesday. Plus there's also the funeral I had to go to on Saturday. One of the elderly men from church passed away. I've known him my whole life, a fun guy who used to pick on me constantly. He'll be missed. A lot of cool stories were shared about him, so that was neat. My mom just got a call from one of her cousins... who never calls... unless something bad has happened... I'll try to get back on later tonight. Please remember to weigh-in if you have not already!!! |
oOPeanutOo: I read all the Twilight books, with the exception of Breaking Dawn which made me want to throw up my own intestines, so I couldn't finish it. But I decided I'd read the series so that I'd be able to back up my opinions when I told people how much I hated it. I'm a big Harry Potter fan, though. Even though it definitely lost it's charm books 6+.
Nienna: Haha, I think it's sad to consider Twilight geared towards teenage girls. But that's all I'm going to say on the subject as to not offend anyone here. Usually I wouldn't have a problem, but I like all of the ladies with us here =D bbg20: Wow, that is a bad string of luck =( I hope you both feel better! excitedtolose: I guess it's just that time of year. I started off with a bug too but luckily worked through it. Hope we can stay clean for the rest of the winter season! Krizstyling: You sound just like me! Yesterday I was all over the board, eating bad stuff, no exercise. It was just a rotten day, I want to avoid being that way again because I regret and feel cruddy afterwards. Grats on the loss! I lost too and wow was I relieved. If I gained I'd just be so much more angry at myself! Kim: Welcome back! I know what you mean about connection problems. Back when we had AT&T I was disconnected more than connected! At least you had a good week despite your friend passing away. I hope that phone call isn't more bad news =( And to answer your question, I would do barbells. Mostly because I like the look of them better, but I also don't know how often rings are used for hip piercings. But even if they were I'd still choose barbells =) Question of the Day: Well, I think I'm also a little of both, but I lean more towards the off-plan version. I feel like I could make up for a bit of a splurge with exercise, and staying on plan all non-holiday days. Thanksgiving usually gets me full quickly anyways, and after being on a diet so long I'll probably get full faster because now I'm used to eating small portions of food. Christmas Eve is the dinner to look out for. It's a tradition in my family to order Chinese takeout. Yep. That probably sounds really bad, but it was sort of a funny joke and it became a tradition. Like I said, I think I could make up for it. I'm a firm believer that if something only comes around once a year, take advantage of it. It's not like my plan is going down the drain entirely, I'll get right back on the wagon after the holiday season and continue my journey just as I would. I had a 2.2lbs loss this morning, and while I'm happy that it was at least a loss, I'm a little disappointed I couldn't get 3lbs or higher. I just really want to be in Onederland! |
southernbelle: CONGRATS on making it to the 200s!!!!!!!!!!! :carrot::carrot: Like I said before! Your journey so far has been amazing. I wish you the briefest possible stay in "twoderland" and all the grace and weight loss karma in the world as you go for your goal! Well done!!!!
princessdi86: I totally understand being disappointed at 1.8 lbs. I lost 1.5 lbs this week and whilst I'm not unhappy (because at least I DID lose and didn't gain), I see other people losing like 3 lbs or more in a week on average and do feel a little envious or like "why can't that be me," especially since I've been pretty strictly on-plan (even though to be honest I've always been a -1.5-lb a week type, it's just gotten tedious recently). Anyway, we need to be patient and appreciate the small things! Any loss at all means we're definitely on our way! Jelbelle: Oh dear! I'm thinking of giving Zumba a go. I was hoping to get the Beto dvd set at Christmas even though I've had a few reservations because I don't typically do wonderfully with choreographed workouts... ah well... I'll still give it a go. Nienna: I totally get you about wanting to live in a francophone country for a bit. I sometimes am so saddened about the depletion of my french-speaking skills and the funny thing is even when I meet people I could speak to in French, I get shy and don't even take the opportunity to practice unless they speak to me in French first. It's funny that we anglophones, we're shy/ashamed to sound non-native in other languages, but we don't really mind when non-native speakers don't sound perfect in English. Anyway I get the need to be in an immersion situation because it forces you to practice and improve and all that great stuff! As far as where I want to go on each continent, I'm not really sure yet. It's tempting to want to revisit places I've been before and liked or places where I have friends or family, but then I feel like "well if I know people there, I can always go there anytime and so maybe I should go to places that I'm unlikely to ever go to otherwise." So far I know I want to go to New Zealand and Madagascar, and maybe Brazil or Argentina, but the rest, I'm not sure yet. Where would you go, if you could have one stop on every continent? Re: the appropriate crush for the adolescent girl, I lust after Carlisle from Twilight, but I'd definitely marry Gilbert Blythe, but only if Mr. Knightley from Emma, was already taken. bbg200: I'm soooo sorry about what you and your daughter have been going through! I'm glad she's feeling better (and by default you must be too!) You're both in my prayers and thoughts. excitedtolose: Sorry you haven't been feeling well! Please look after yourself and feel better soon!!! :hug: KimL1214: I haven't started yet with the Carrie Jones. I'll load them up this evening or some time tomorrow and get started some time this week. I'll definitely let you know how I liked them. Re: finding love: I have the same exact concerns as you. I think part of the issue is first loving ourselves and believing we're deserving of love, this a.) makes us not only more attractive, but b.) also ensures we can be in healthy relationships. As far as Team Edward vs Team Jacob, I must confess, I'm actually on Team Carlisle (that's who I WANT <sighs>. lol! Today's Question: I think for Christmas dinner, I'm going to give myself a free pass. The thing I've found recently is that I get full faster and I also think I'm developping a food guilt sensor that let's me know when I'm being piggy. So i won't necessarily be on plan, but I'll definitely try to not go mental and end up in my usual Christmas day post-prandial stupor. That'll mean probably no second helpings and drinking lots of water to aid the feeling full faster feeling. |
Jelbelle: I've heard the tongue can be pretty painful! Kudos to doing that! My threshold for pain is not at all high. I have my rook done as well in my left ear, and my traegis in my right. The traegis wasn't too bad, but the rook was AWFUL! I had asked the piercer how bad the pain was going to be before hand, and he said not too bad.... but after he finished, he said that it was tied for the top most painful piercing you can get, along with that little fleshy part under your tongue. Guess I should have used some common sense since it is the hardest part of cartiledge in the body!
Southernbelle: Amazing job!!!! 81 pounds is INCREDIBLE!!! :D :D :D Peanut: Thanks so much for the encouragement! Hopefully this upcoming week, I will have a better weigh in :) Something completely unrelated, I had a customer come in this week from Sydney,Australia, and thought of you! I have always wanted to visit! He showed me a picture of his pet kangaroo named Skippy....so cute!!! One of my close friends has made it his lifelong goal to move to Australia, and have a kangaroo farm haha! Nienna: Completely understandable! I actually switched from the VS set to a Juicy Couture purse that I found at an amazing price. It is something I will never have to worry about fitting right haha! Do you have a Forever 21 close to where you live? If you like accessories that aren't expensive that you could use a reward for min goals, they have some of the best, most unique rings, earrings, and necklaces, most of which are way under $10. They make for great mini goal, and weekly weigh in goal reward options. Bbg200: Wow, that is super scary! I hope she is feeling better! She is beautiful!!! :) Kiml1214: Thanks :) It's an overall 3 pound loss since last actual recorded weigh in, but since I weighed myself on the 1st to see if I had reached that mini goal, it was only a 1.8 pound loss... I guess that isn't too bad, but after a week where I lost 5 pounds, I was a little disappointed. I'm aiming for 5 again this week, and some I'm going to kick my butt into gear!!! Toastedsmoke: 1.5 is still a great loss as well! You have lost an insane amount of weight to date, you are doing such an amazing job! I know what you mean though, I wanted to see a much bigger loss this week than what I actually saw. We can do it this week though!!! Today's Question: I have actually already made plans with my mother, and with my future motherinlaw about Thanksgiving. They too are trying to lose weight, so we have come up with a few different alternatives to make Thanksgiving a little more healthy. I LOVE pumpkin pie, but I will only actually eat the filling, which really isn't all that horrible for you, and no crust. I will still eat the things that I want, but in very small portions. My favorite dish is always stuffing, which has a lot of carbs, but I will make myself eat it in moderation. I do plan on having a back up plan in order, just in case though! Like, running an extra 5 miles that week, and cutting my calories down all the days around Thanksgiving. I'm not going to deprive myself, but I'm not going to binge either. So I decided that I wanted a little bit of a change yesterday, and dyed my hair from the light brown with light blonde, and red heighlights, and to a dark golden chocolate brown. I have to touch it up a little because not all the blonde took the color, so I still have a couple of dark blonde streaks here and there, but I really think I like it! Note to all you girls who have blue eyes, darker hair really makes them pop and shine!!! |
princessdi86: I've always wanted to get an industrial, but I was afraid that it would hurt. I'm just sensitive on my ears and scared because I had bad experiences with my ear piercings as a child. The tongue however is virtually painless. I don't think that's just me, it's ranked like number 2 on the list of painful places to pierce (right above ear lobes), with 10 being most painful. The hardest part of a tongue piercing in about 5 seconds worth of lightheadedness and the swelling afterwards. But getting it done you really won't feel anything =) My friend has the part under her tongue pierced and I remember the first time I saw it and I just thought it was the dumbest thing XD I still do. I think it's the most ridiculous piercing ever! Sorry if anyone here actually has that XD ha.
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Jebelle! Great GREAT loss! But I def feel you on the crummy feeling after we have a slip up! At least we lost right? I would have been EXTREMELY angry had I gained! But my goal was 3lbs lost this week as well =( Eh, here's to next week for both of us! Let's try and push each other to those three pounds!
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Krizstyling: I agree! Let's set ourselves a three pound goal for this week! I want to know that I can do it, and be 100% in everything I do. Last week I floudered a bit at the end. I don't know if that's entirely the reason why I didn't lose a bit more, but I know that I definitely did not give it my absolute all. I want to have a rockin loss this weekend, and I'll support you and help to keep you on track so we don't feel cruddy again =P
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Nienna – If you’re thinking of Australia, plan on Melbourne or Sydney. You’ll love the atmosphere of culture/arts and great restaurants in Melbourne.
bbg200 – Sorry to hear that you’ve had such a bad week and that your daughter hasn’t been too well. If your new avatar photo is of your daughter, I have to say she is absolutely adorable!! excitedtolose – It sucks when you’re sick!! How are you feeling now?? KimL1214 – I’m glad you’re feeling much better! I think it’s an awesome idea to get a tattoo that has that kind of meaning behind it. I’m a bit of a needle-phobic so wouldn’t be able to handle getting a tattoo. Jelbelle – “throw up my own intestines”... hahaha. That really is dislike for the series. It’s good that you wanted to back up your opinions though. If I was honest, the only thing I know about Twilight is that it involves Vampires. Congrats on the 2.2lbs btw!! toastedsmoke – how are the exercise minutes shaping up this month? princessdi86 – I totally spat out my drink laughing. Sorry! We don’t actually keep Kangaroos as pets in Australia. The guy was probably having you on. It’s a bit of a long running joke in that we say we have Kangaroos, Koalas & Wallaby’s roaming around in our backyards. I have a friend who has a photo of himself with a Kangaroo from the Zoo and when he’s overseas for work shows it to people and tells them he’s had the Kangaroo since it was a Joey. No one has ever questioned him on it. Sunday/Monday’s Question – I’m lucky in that I only have Christmas & New Years Eve to worry about. I won’t be completely on plan for Christmas but won’t be overdoing things either. I’ve already decided not to count calories for the day but I’ll watch portion sizes. It’s one day so I’m not going to be hard on myself. |
Thanks everyone for the congrats on making my mini goal :)
bbq - I am sorry to hear that your daughter was not doing well. That has got to be so stressful and scary! If that is her in your profile pic, she is absolutely adorable!! Ladies, I think that 3 lb goal for this weigh in is an awesome idea... Im in! I don't know if I can do it because I have been slowing a bit lately. I knew it was coming ... after 81 lbs lost in 4 months it was bound to happen. I did have a low week this week though so I am expecting a 3 lb or more loss next week. We will see :) To everyone else :wave: ... hope you are having a great weekend/week!! |
thank you all :) it was so scary not been able to help her. feeling like i had no control on what was happening!. she should be back to school tomorrow after a little check up at the doctors. yes that is my baby girl in my photo :) was taken back in the summer. i never ever want to see her that ill ever again, thought i was going to lose her at one point.
on a good note im going to head to zumba tonight! im soooo looking forward to it AAAAANNND my partner said he wants to do some exercsie with me and get fit!..so im really excited about that. thank you all again for your kind words theey mean a lot to me, bethany said " can i say hi mommy... sooo bethany says hi :) " (she is sat next to me trying to read what i am typing but cant read all the big words as she is only 4 hehehe) |
Kim - Thanks so much! I am sorry you haven't been having the best week! Friends can really stink at times! I can't stand confrontation either. I am glad you were able to calm down. I am sorry, also, about your loss. I hope this week is much better!! P.S I love Twilight too! ;) I love the passion!
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Hi Bethany!! I hope you continue to feel better!!:hug:
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bbg200~ Good to hear that Bethany is feeling better! Have fun at Zumba tonight!
southernbelle102~ 81lbs. in 4 months is so AMAZING! I'm really excited to see how far you get during this challenge! oOPeanutOo~ Do you have the same meal every Christmas so you can plan things out ahead of time or is it something new every year? princessdi86~ I have blue eyes! I was dying my hair different shades of auburn for a while as I have red highlights naturally, but I decided to let a professional take care of some of my disasters... When I got swine last year and was stuck at my house for 3 weeks, I had my roommate grab a highlighting kit which ended up bleaching my hair... so, being me... I took a bunch of chunks and died them purple and blue. I got in trouble with the administration when I came back to school, so I had to try and dye it back... and it didn't really work. Lots of pink and green. That's really cool that you've already made plans with your mother and future mother in law! toastedsmoke~ Carlisle is pretty tasty ;) Jelbelle~ Congrats on your loss! Unfortunately we did get some bad news yesterday. As for piercings... I have eleven holes in my ears, seven in my right ear, plus a tragus piercing, and three in my left. I have a weird thing about symmetry... I don't really like it on bodies when it comes to piercings... not sure why, just don't. Someday I'd like to get my belly button, but preferably when my belly no longer hangs over my pants... Krizstyling~ Great job getting a mini challenge between some of your team mates going! Anyone I missed~ :wave: So unfortunately the phone call yesterday was to inform us the my 90 year old Great Aunt passed away this weekend. They're not having a funeral for her, but rather having a memorial service in February. My mom's side of the family is EVERYWHERE in the US, so it's really hard to get people together, although I still think they should have a funeral for her. There's been a lot of loss on that side of the family over the past few years, so I think that might be part of the reason. I'm going to get the new challenge up and start working on the stats for this week! Happy Monday :dizzy: |
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KimL1214: It is crazy, every time I go dark, I get more people asking what I did different to my eyes than my hair! They seem to get bluer, if that makes sense haha!
So, last night we went to a friends house to do a little bit of partying. I was the only person not to have a drop of alcohol.... yay! Posted below are pictures of me at my largest, around 225, if not more, and then the second is one of me taken last night at 198. I can't believe how much of a difference 26 pounds can make! I can't wait to see what 135 looks like!!! |
Krizstyling: Haha! Oh wow that's exactly how it went too! I was like "Man I did awesome" *eats cookies, ten granola bars, spaghetti, other crap* Sometimes I just mindlessly self-destruct XD I'll definitely need someone to stand there with a whistle and tell me I'm stepping out of line!
oOPeanutOo: Eh, sad excuses for vampires. I wouldn't wish such terrible writing on someone, so don't worry, you aren't missing anything! Thanks for the grats ^_^ Kim: I'm sorry about your Aunt =( But thanks for taking the time to keep up with the challenge, you're a very strong and dedicated person! Hopefully your team can help cheer you up again! And yeah, I definitely won't be getting those piercings until (and if) I ever have a body to show them off with. Even if I lost all my weight, I think I would still feel self-conscious about showing off my tummy. princessdi86: WOW! You and I have both lost the same amount of weight, but I can't see a difference in myself, but you are definitely showing, you look amazing! Keep it up! |
Jelbelle~ I probably won't actually be showing off my belly when I reach goal, as I'm a little worried as to how it will look then... but I guess the piercing would be more for me... a sign that I finally reached goal.
princessdi86~ Love your pics! You look great! Tuesday & Wednesday Question~ What are some Holiday strategies you have learned either in the past or recently that other team members could use? I'll try to get the total stats up tomorrow, although you can see from looking at the team stats that we unfortunately came in second this week. No biggie! We'll kill it next week! Gotta hit the bed... Have a great night everyone!!! |
bbg200 – Make sure you say Hi back to Bethany for all of us!
KimL1214 – Yes, we stick to the same foods every year but we tend to go all out so that there is something for everyone. Turkey, Chicken, Ham & Seafood are always on offer plus lots of vegetables to accompany it all. I don’t envisage a problem with that part of the meal but I can’t say no to Christmas Pudding. Sorry to hear about your Great Aunt! February is a long time to wait so I can understand why you’d want there to be a funeral for her. princessdi86 – Great photos! You can already see such am amazing transformation. We’ll all be waiting for those Goal Photos when you hit 135! Tuesday & Wednesday Question: I’ll be going into Christmas with a couple of strategies but the main one will be “Just because it is there doesn’t mean I have to eat it”. I don’t need to eat everything that is on offer at Christmas. In the past I’ve eaten like it’s the last time I’ll ever get to taste those kinds of foods. I guess another strategy would be to limit the liquid calories (i.e. Alcohol). I know when Christmas time comes around a few in my family start drinking early and can keep it up all day. That often leads to eating more than you had otherwise planned. |
oOPeanutOo~ I really like your strategy of "Just because it is there doesn’t mean I have to eat it!"
Tuesday & Wednesday Question~ What are some Holiday strategies you have learned either in the past or recently that other team members could use? One big one I use is making sure there is space in-between each one of my foods. That helps limit serving size, I tell my nephew I want to see the pretty designs on my plate while I eat (he says I should just eat faster and then I can see the plate...). One other thing we did last year was get real dinner plates instead of the huge plates that most have in their homes now. My mom had some of my grandmother's china, which is the original dinner plate size, so we used that instead of our ginormous plates we usually use. Work tonight! I need to figure out what I'm going to eat at work... |
Jelbelle: Thanks so much! I'm sure you look equally as amazing! I've lost a ton of inches, which my doctor said would happen, giving me a smaller appearance. I'm not at all complaining about that! I honestly didn't notice the difference at all until I compared the two pictures. I am fitting in smaller sizes, but I still look the same to myself when
I look in the mirror. KimL1214: Thanks so much!!! :D :D :D Peanut: Haha, I feel completely gullible now!!! He even named the kangaroo!!! Haha, oh well, at least I know now, no more silly, cute Aussies fooling me ;) I did LOVE his accent though! I kept trying to get him to talk. I'm sure he thought I was a complete nut, but oh well! Thanks for the picture comment! I'm hoping to have those 135 pictures posted sooner rather than later ;) Today's Question: Back when I used to be in great shape, I would either eat a protein bar like a hour or so before the actual meal itself, so I wouldn't stuff myself silly. Sometimes, I would take an appetite suppressant earlier in the day, and that would also help me eat in moderation. Don't deprive yourself, let that specific Holiday be your ultimate cheat day for the month, but don't overeat. Have small portions of everything, and made sure you get some sort of exercise too. |
princessdi86: I've taken a couple progress pics, but I don't really see the difference there either. I've just come to the conclusion that that's because there is no difference. Should I start measuring inches? Making seeing those numbers go down will prove it to me XD
Question of the Day: I remember that the less I eat, the more leftovers I can take home, the more I won't have to cook! |
KimL1214 – Were you able to organise something to eat at work or did the French Fries win out?
princessdi86 – Don’t worry, you’re not the first who’s been fooled by that and certainly not the last. Maybe you need to join your friend on his holiday down under. You can hear our accent as much as you like then. Jelbelle – I think we’re all our toughest critics when it comes to looking at our weight loss. You’ve lost 26lbs which is amazing so I’m sure there is a difference. I’m sure you feel a lot better within yourself in any case for losing that weight. |
Jelbelle: I totally get what you mean about not seeing the difference. I've lost 58lbs and many times (in a totally non-body dysmorphic way) I still don't see that huge of a difference. I mean ok there is a difference (in things like actually needing a belt to keep my trousers up etc) but it's not like an "OMG she's lost almost 60lbs" difference. Ah well... Eventually I'm sure! And in any case, better the weight off than on, vanity irrespective!
KimL1214: how's everything going? Awesome job coordinating this challenge, I'm absolutely in awe of how organizes you must be! Well done and thank you!!!! How's working out going?Still doing 30DSlimdown? oOPeanutOo: You really made some helpful suggestions in your response to today's question. I think that plan sounds really sensible! I haven't posted here as "everydaily" as before because I've been in kind of a mental rut. I'm on plan 100% with food and exercise (totally on track with 30DSlimdown- 20 days to go after tonight- and running at the gym (now at about 9+ miles/15km a week) but mentally, I'm just going through the motions. I think before I had a pretty laid back attitude to losses, but then after last month's unprecedented 10-lb loss, I got a little greedy for speed and started thinking "wow wonderland is totally doable by the end of the year" and now that I've gone back to my regular snail-pace losing rate, I'm beginning to feel like ok it's not possible and so I'm so disappointed and down about it and like totally envious of people who lose 4-5 lbs a week (I'd even be happy with 2-3 a week) and just in a negative "I'll-never-get-there" mindset which I know is always the start of horrible things plan-wise. I know I need to get my head back in the right place and go back to the more chill, more healthy (for me, anyway) attitude I had before but now that i had onederland stars in my eyes, it's really hard to go back and just resign myself to getting there when I get there. :( today's question: I don't really have any strategy's in mind specifically for Christmas day. I guess maybe trying to eat and drink low-cal in the days leading up to and after Christmas (in spite of holiday socials) and maybe just trying to be conscious of what's going into my mouth. Like for example, I don't specifically journal my food, but Christmas day might be a good day to record everything I eat (on my phone or itouch) before I put it on my plate ad eat it. Just looking at the least should help me edit and prioritize. I'm really looking forward to reading your responses to this question. |
Jelbelle: I'm sorry you aren't liking your zumba class so much. It could be just the way that class is done. Each instuctor is taught all the Zumba songs/routines, but then they also get freedom to add in songs/routines of their own. So each instructor may add their own particular preferences into the class. Is it the music or the routines that you didn't like that much? Different instructors go at different paces too. If you consider trying someone else's zumba class, you could Google Maps "zumba+your zipcode" and see which have the best reviews. I tried zumba at 3 different places and my favorite instructor is the furthest away :P
No worries on everyone's HP/Twilight/novel opinions. Everyone's got their own opinion, as long as no one's shoving theirs' down everyone's throats, lol! Peanut & Kim: Tamale Fest (Dallas, TX)... we didn't enjoy much. They weren't giving samples, there were only about 3 tamale vendors and their lines were so long and coming from multiple directions, that I gave up on waiting. They had those inflatable bounce houses/slides, so kiddo got to play for at least an hour. We left early and went to a big Half Price Used Book Store (mom's and my fav!) instead. My father-in-law wanted me to bring some tamales back, so guess he'll have to wait til Thanksgiving/Christmas when mom makes some :P bbg: Really sorry y'all had a rough week. Glad your daughter is better. Hope you are feeling better too. Beautiful avatar, btw :) Krizstyling: You are not alone! One night I ate most of a small fry and taco from Jack-in-the-Box.. Horrible. What WAS I thinking? That cost me a lb. Ah well. We just gotta get back on track... I DO love popcorn with a movie too, so can't blame you there... Portion Control! ;) Kim: The berry tattoo sounds beautiful. I bet the drawing and colors would look great :) I can relate with how you feel about book characters.. we want to be that lucky girl who gets the affection from the guy (the Love at Stake vamps will fall for a human, then pursue and marry her in the end) :D Those romance books are my guilty pleasure for sure! I'm sorry about your friend; very good that y'all got to remember good times with him together. Very sorry to hear about your Great Aunt. I hope you and your family are okay. *hugs* Sunday & Monday Question~ Holidays are quickly approaching! Are you someone who is going to sit down for Thanksgiving/Christmas/ I don’t know all the holidays coming up... dinner, and stay completely on plan? Or are you someone that is going to plan out your week so you can eat off plan and not feel completely horrible about it? Why? I can't turn down my family's cooking! LOL.. tastes delicious and just as bad for your "diet"... Will try to pay attention to portion control and drink water. I'll let myself eat the 'real food' (turkey/potatos/gravy), but will try to stay away from everyone's desserts. Kim had a good idea about working out harder the days before and after.. at least I'll definitely try for my usual 35-45 min the days before and after. toastedsmoke: Yay for Team Carlisle, lol.. I like Jasper.. both are cute in the movies, hehe. I like your food guilt sensor.. I'll try to listen to mine these holidays and stop eating when I'm not hungry. I'm sorry you're in a mental rut.. you're not alone in 'just going through the motions' workout-wise. But the important part is that we keep on doing it. Trying changing up your workout if you think it might help. Use different machines/dvds or walk a different path. 1-2 lb loss a week is still okay.. its better than staying the same and much better than a gain. Even those mass-lb losers hit a plateau sometimes; then they have to find a modification or just keep pushing through on plan. I hope you don't get too discouraged with the rate of loss (thinking its too slow). It sounds normal to me.. you could always try to do whatever you did to lose that 10 lbs. Princessdi: Your new hair color sounds so pretty!! Post a pic if you can :D Your progress pics are amazing... I envy y'all who can dye your hair bright colors.. my current job won't let me.. bummer... I have naturally dark brown hair and its a job to lighten it up enough to take bright colors (have done dark blue, fushia/dark pink, purple, and different reds in the past, usually via bleach then manic panic). Miss those days! |
Sorry I didn't weigh in this past week everybody. I'm having issues logging into 3FC at times, no idea why, plus now I don't have a truly accurate way to weigh. My scale's been acting funny and my TV decided to die this past week, so now I can't use my Wii Fit either :/ I'll just have to go by my wonky scale for now, plan to get a new one next week or so.
I've been sick and while I am still exercising and watching what I eat, I've been taking it easy this week so I don't know if I'll have a great number to report then either, but I'll weigh in anyway and hopefully bring better numbers for the rest of the challenge. |
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