Weekly Chat 2/13-2/19
 

Morning ladies

i hope you don't mind me starting the weekly chat, but i felt chatty and it hadn't started yet.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. i did some major housecleaning and as the weekend weather here was around 35 degrees celcius, it was stinking hot so i was sweating something chronic :) no other exercise factored in due to the heat, but i did get a nice surprise last night when i jumped on the scales and i was down to 106kg! so that is 2kg since the end of Jan.

my last post in the chat was that i had steered the weight loss wagon off the road and died a firey death, but i think i am moving more and more even if it isn't a set exercise each day which helped me lose some weight over a 3 week period.

imagine what can happen when i get back on the wagon and really get into it!

oh one more thing - the australian biggest loser starts tonight, which i am so excited about. it is going for 4 months and is on each weeknight! can't wait.

happy losing :carrot:

I love that, I am totally stealing that saying!

I am glad you started the chat early!!!

That's awesome about your weight loss. I am glad it seems you've repaired the wagon and are back holding on!!! I am jealous about the biggest loser starting there! I don't care much for the "special" biggest losers that have been on. It takes me a while to warm up to the people, so when they're only on for one show I just can't get attached.

Anyway. Another week...jeeze, I am totally ready for spring break!

:lol: i thought about it after that it was such horrible slang. i should have reworded it - glad you like it!

there are way too many slang terms in aus and my OH is the worst for utilising all of them. i will have to try and slip them into conversation on here and see if anyone can pick them up and more importantly, understand what they mean :D

yeah i totally love it. oh and i have been wondering what OH means. I know DH means dear hubby, does OH mean Old hubby? I have never seen that one, but then again I never was good at remember computer lingo.

OH = Other Half :D

Good job on losing Daisy!! Love the saying as well :)

I actually love any Biggest Loser :lol: I like the regular show and the special editions. My BF hates them, or any reality tv show, and that's why when I watch them he can't be in the room. He doesn't understand how weight loss isn't easy and how it is a struggle for many. If he wants to lose a few pounds he just just watches what he eats for about a month and then he's slim and trim. *GRRRR* Men!

Good morning all you chickies!

Daisy Boo, I'm so jealous of your nice weather! We had a big ol' snow storm here Saturday into Sunday, getting a little over a foot of snow! It was our first real snow storm of the year, after weeks and weeks of mild weather. And our heater decided to go tempermental on us. Grrr. And you know what/ The roads are STILL disgustingly crappy, and I STILL have work! It was treacherous getting here, and I'm a fairly new driver (got my license this summer)

Yesterday we celebrated my mother's birthday (her bday is actually today), and I braved the snowy weather to go to her house. I actually ate pretty good. I avoided all the bad carbs at dinner like mashed potatoes (I'm on SBD), and I only had a teeeeensy piece of angel food cake and a liiiiitle icecream. So I don't feel too awful.

But the best piece of news... I rise from my bed this morning, jump on my scale, and what do I see? 8 pounds lost! I'm ecstatic. I've been afraid to weigh myself, fearing disappointment, but instead I got a pleasant surprise. So now I'm on my to the thin n' fit, everyone watch out! :cb:

Oh for some sun!!!!

It's miserable here and yesterday it rained on my new suede boots :tantrum:. I was so excited about wearing them 'cos I found some that do up over my calves AND they were half price (love at first sight, and perfect timing in lieu of having an actual guy to spend valentines with). Except I've been spraying them all morning to trying to get rid of the watermark - this might be too much commitment for me.

Ncola, sounds like you were more restrained than I'd have been...

Congrats on the loss, Daisy.

My wagon went the same way as yours on saturday, although I did get a purple balloon in McDs :D. Yesterday was super good (I even did a workout before breakfast!) and today could still go either way, so after this I'm off to hide in the library.

Oh! I almost forgot to emntion! I'm going to an awwwwesome concert tonight!! Anyone know Flogging Molly? I saw them last year when they came to town and they're simply superb. Hey, maybe I'll burn off some more poundage busting a move (in reality, convulsing and gyrating randomly in an attempt to find a beat :D)

Good Morning Ladies!

I had a nice weekend. Got some studying done, housework, friend time, bf time, and some t.v. watching, even hit the mall for some last min. valentine shopping. and most importantly I got in some work out time!

Everyone have a great week!

LUCKYYYY! I was just listening to Flogging Molly this morning on the T-Mill!! I LOVE them!!! :D

this weekend was ok for me. not bad. not good. i can't really weigh myself this week (thursday i was down 2 lbs.) but friday TOM, so i think i'll wait a week from today. i went to the gym on saturday, and also went for about a 2 mile walk, so i got some exercise in. sunday and friday were my days off from working out, so the rest of this week i have to commit to the gym, it shouldn't be a problem though.

we didn't go out for v-day this weekend, and i'll doubt we'll go out tomorrow since it's a tuesday, so i will probably just cook dinner, and if that's the case, i'll have no problems staying on target. it's funny because i designated tomorrow and super bowl as my "free" days, and super bowl was fine, and it's looking like tomorrow will be fine. i should designate everyday as a free day. :D

i'm getting super frustrated about my weight loss. i've been doing WW, working out a ton, and even calculating calories on top of WW in fitday, and there's been no...to not much weight loss (we're talking a maybe two lb. drop.). there are no NSV either. i've upped my strength training because i know that's been lacking, but i'm at the point, where i might do one week of strict dieting (maybe SBD phase 1) just to see some type of jump to get me motivated again. it's been over a month now, i think it's ok to be at the point of frustration. it's annoying when i see girls who have lost ten pounds not exercising, let alone not putting in 30 + miles a week like i am. oh well, i think TOM, work frustration, V-day frustration (even though i have a wonderful bf, just one who has gotten very comfortable in his bf role), etc... is getting to me. i think it's time to get some frustrations out at the gym.

ncola- congrats on the loss, that's HUGE!

lockitup- i hear you. i wish i was back in college just so that i could go on vacation again. spring break doesn't seem as mandatory when you're out of school.

oooooh, Flogging Molly--definitely like them...have fun!!

I am so proud of myself! I left work to go to Target to buy candy for Jeff for tomorrow, and I didn't buy myself ANYTHING! My major weakness when shopping alone is frosting-covered little cakes (like Little Debbies)--I can put away a whole box by myself in under 30 minutes :dizzy: I left with nothing but caramel-filled Hershey Kisses, caramel-filled Ghiradelli chocolates, a gift bag, and a card (I'm not huge on caramel or chocolate, so they won't be too tempting for me, but Jeff LOVES caramel).

My calorie cycling is still going well. I only have about 1060 calories planned for today, and I ended last week with an average of 1785 calories per day when the weekend was done (my goal was 1800 or less), so I'm right on target! Jeff bought me flowers on Friday as an early V-Day gift, so here's hoping he doesn't buy me any candy tomorrow!

Oh, we got LOTS of snow here this weekend, too. Of course, I grew up in CT, so lots of snow here in NOVA isn't quite the same as lots of snow in CT, but I'd say we got about 6-8 inches, which is a huge amount for this area. My parents in CT got well over a foot. Man, I miss my New England winters!

:bravo: Nicole on the weight loss :cp:

Chicagoposter - Don't get discouraged! You'll get there. Those girls that aren't exercising and are losing aren't going to keep it off. At least you are becoming healthier and you are losing the right way. Sometime it just takes a little longer. Hang in there! :hug:

Hey girls! I hope everyone is having a great Monday so far....and if you're not, take that aggression/unhappiness/anger out tonight at the gym or on your walk/jog/run!

I had a good weekend. Food intake was around 1300 calories (honestly, I haven't been counting my calories b/c that is not the way I feel like living the rest of my life; I am mindful of what I eat, and try to make healthy choices 80-90% of the time...it's been working for me so far - I've lost 7.4 lbs in 2 weeks! ;) :carrot: ), I exercised both days (a long power walk on Saturday; a long hike on Sunday) and I was happy to see the scale go down 2.4 lbs today. Total loss is now at 7.4 lbs, and I am getting close to my goal of 12 lbs lost by the end of the month. I'm going to try my best to make it.

I babysat for my parents on Saturday so they could see Connie Francis in concert. They ended up meeting her, after befriending the guy sitting next to them. He knows her and picked her up at the airport earlier in the day, so he got my parents into the uber private after-party in Connie's room. I made chicken tacos and quinoa w/ craisins for the rugrats and then cleaned up, did dishes, etc. Parents came home around 9 (it was an early concert) and relieved me of my babysitting responsibilities. I went upstairs to my bedroom w/ a book (Citizen Girl) and fell asleep around 10-ish. It made me happy to see my parents enjoy themselves, especially my Mom. She barely ever gets a night off.

I'm making a semi-healthy (I try to make every type of food I make as healthy as possible - it's an obsession :p ) chocolate cake tomorrow for V-day for my family. I might be making dinner for everybody, too....it depends if my parents are going out. I don't have a Valentine this year, but I'm OK w/ that. It's my choice. I don't have time for anybody else in my life right now anyway.

Exercise, exercise, exercise, chicks! And don't be too mindful of the scale...it is not the end-all, be-all in life. Just keep on doing what you know you should be doing in order to become/stay healthy.

And if I'm not on tomorrow, I hope all you girls have a wonderful Valetine's day! :val1: Isn't that smilie so cute?

Congratulations on the losses everyone!

I had an AWESOME weekend. Saturday was Supercross in San Diego and I got to see me dream man. His name is Chad Reed and he's my new avatar until the season is over. Oh isn't he dreamy?! :cloud9: He came in 3rd in that race and he's 3rd overall but that's still good. I got to see him in the pits but we were with some friends who refused to wait in the line for an autograph. Probably good because I would have fainted :faint: I did get some pictures though. My husband asked my if I'd trade him in for Reed if I could and I said yes :devil:

It seems like I finally broke through my plateau too! I was down to 201 in the afternoon and I usually weigh in in the morning so we'll see what it says tomorrow. The weird thing is I've been eating around 2000 calories and I finally lost. I do workout a ton, maybe I need to eat that much?

Hi all

Wow - its hard to think that you guys are experiencing snow and it is swealtering here. another 35 degree day today and the air condtioner at work broke so i left an hour early. silly air con. it works great - until the temp gets above 30 degrees and then it dies :dizzy:

glad to hear everyone had a good weekend and it seems we are all doing really well :smug:

Chicagoposter - below is an exert i remembered from Jillian Michaels to another plateauer on TBL board. it might help you to give your body a wake up call.

I know this is gonna sound drastic, but I want you to cut carbs for 5 days. Drink tons of water and cut sodium as well. I actually want you to "diet" for 5 days - as much as I hate that word. Go with leaner proteins and veggies - only for 5 days. I think this should shock your system a little and mix things up. If you feel terrible or lethargic let me know, but if not let's give it a whirl and see if it works. Also - I want you to take your cals down to 1300. Once again - don't panic it's only for 5 days. Then let's see how your body reacts and go from there.

Good morning and happy Valentine's day to everyone!! :hug:

I weighed myself this morning -- though it's not my real weigh in day -- because of my mini-goal. I was hoping for 193, but I made 194! So close! I'm willing to accept that as semi-success.

My fiance and I are going to a nice restaurant tonight. I've been really sick lately, so I hope I'm well enough to actually taste the food! It's a place I've been wanting to go to for two and a half years... So I'm excited. It's going to be an early night though, and he promised not to buy me chocolates (sabotage!). Anyone else have nice plans?

Anyway, I have an essay due in about 4 hours, so I've got to get on that! Have a wonderful day everybody! :D

Happy V-Day everyone!!!
Yesterday was so weird. Me and my fiance are totally broke. We had to spend the only money we had saved on a deposit for the wedding place b/c my mom was short on money the day we found the place. So yesterday I decided that I need to do something. So I checked car insurance rates at one of those sites, and called my insurance agent and told him I was gonna have to switch companies due to being broke. So by the end of the convo he had lowered our insurance by $100 a month!!!! Plus he told me to hurry up and do my taxes and fill out the financial aid forms for school, b/c I guess if you fill it out before 2/14 you have a better chance or something, for getting grants. So I did, I did mine and my fiance's. We are gonna get a huge refund this year, which I wasn't expecting at all, last year I owed actually. I guess going to school full time helped. Anyway, just thought I'd share what a turn around day I had. Unfortunately before all that good stuff happened I totally emotionally ate, and am up in weight this morning. BOO!

SO have a good day ladies. And remember, sometimes when things seem bleak, they could change in an instant!

Happy Valentines Day Ladies! I hope everyone tries to not MESS up all your hardwork these past few days by eating the whole box of chocolates...just try and keep it all in moderation! :val1:

Happy Valentine's Day guys! I'm going out with my friends to an Italian restaurant... but it's the same group I plan on going on spring break vacation with so hopefully I'll be motivated to order healthy. My boyfriend is out of town so I won't be tempted with any chocolates or cookies, kind of depressing though not to have him here (I keep telling him I don't care because it's a "Hallmark Holiday," but I feel like guys should know better... that that is what girls say but don't actually think.

Hi girls!
I haven't been posting much in the forums, but I've been trying to lurk around...work has been soo busy the last few weeks, and now I've been staffed in New Jersey! (= other side of the country) Sooo I'm kind of freaking out about eating every meal at restaurant for the next 12 weeks. I think it will be fine, I just need to be really careful when ordering and THINK about what I am putting into my body!
Weight-wise, I haven't been doing to well. I have been eating out too much and doing stuff like get dessert, which I don't normally do. I really need to get back to eating like I used to and losing these last 8 pounds.
I hope everyone is having a happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day! :val1: Hope you all have a fun day!

My boyfriend and I decided to celebrate tomorrow. We thought about going out tonight, but figured everywhere would be packed. Plus, he plays in a volleyball league tonight. So, I think we're going out to eat tomorrow. I think I'll still give him his gift today, though, because I can't wait. I love holidays! :val2: I'm also making some of those cute, mini molten chocolate cakes today. (He is a chocolate freak.) I've never made them before, but they sound easy enough. I hope they turn out OK. I don't really like chocolate, so I don't think they'll be tempting for me. I'll have to taste one, but I think I can keep it to that.

I plan on hitting the gym today. I played a lot of volleyball yesterday, so I didn't make it to the gym, but got in exercise anyway. I miss the gym when I can't make it.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Take care,
Jina

At my sign language class last night someone had a birthday so there was homemade chocolate cake (still warm) and vanilla ice cream. luckily i don't like chocolate cake all that much but I still had a small serving of the ice cream and it was worth every bite. tonight mark is planning on making dinner, filet mignon and maybe some squash/zucchini for a side. We will probably have a glass of wine after dinner but I am not planning a dessert.

Hi ladies,

Happy valentine's day! I'm rather happy b/c this is the first year in 23 years of life on the planet that I actually have a valentine besides my mom. BF's going to make me dinner tonight. My boss got all of the women who work for him flowers, too. He's so nice.

I am very frustrated because I gained a pound this week! I refuse to change my ticker but I'm up to 142. I had a few munchies over the weekend but I was much better than the weekend before and I worked out a lot, so I thought I'd be ok. Grr. The only thing I can think is that I'm a bit, umm, stopped up that may be contributing to some gain. But I use that excuse too often. I think I really gained a pound. *sigh*

My review was over the weekend and it went pretty well. I didn't trip onstage or forget my lyrics or anything. And I talked my landlady into raising my rent by less than she intended so I don't have to move in a few months. My new roommate is moving in this week. Work is very busy this week again, but I'll be around.

Jina, how about mailing me one of those molten chocolate cakes? Mmm.

Have a happy day of love everyone. :val1:

Hey all! My concert last night was friggin' awesome! Soooo much fun... although I almost got killed in a mosh pit, but some big strapping dude saved me. He was all like, "whooooa watch out for the lady!" and he got me to safety. So big strapping dude, wherever you are, thank you.

Tonight should be loverly in terms of a V-day celebration We're going to this local Mexican restaurant, so that should be nice. I'm really into Egyptology, so the bf got me a silver cartouche pendant with my name in heiroglyphs written in gold. Trust me, I was thrilled. And he got me a perfume and body moisturizer set from Bath and Body Works. Their "Breathe:Romance" scent is very pretty, I think. And I got 2 dozen multicolored roses.

Tomorrow is gonna be awesome, as well. He got us tickets to see the Philadelphia Orchestra! I used to go all the time to the orchestra and the opera with my friends back in freshman and sophomore year of college, but I just sort of stopped going. The name of the piece isn't very romantic though-- "Feast After a Plague"-- ooooh, makes my heart go pitter patter! But it should be a wonderful time.

Well, I hope all of your days are super snazzy! Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day, you can all my my valentine!

Fuller - I'm with Farmers

I have been so bad today! Eating and working out. I skipped my Pilates (and Nutrition class) and I am not going to my dance class tonight. I know it's emotional. I have been so stressed out, and yesterday kinda solved some of it, but I am still feeling the aftermath. I'll be back on tomorrow.

Happy V Day everyone :D

We ended up skipping Valentine's last night... cancelled our reservation and stayed in. I've been pretty sick since Sunday, and I realized that I don't really want to go and eat expensive food if I can't taste it... But we had a nice night in anyway.

One of my roommates (of four) took a super-long shower this morning, knowing full well the other three of us needed to shower too..... And now there's not hot water. Boo on her for that! (grumble grumble)

Anyway, off to face the day...

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a good valentines day. Brit, feel better soon! I woke up yesterday to find some chocolates from the boys I live with to me and my other housemate. I had to be restrained 'cos I'm sharing them so I can't sit in my room and scoff the lot. It was super sweet of them, but it made me feel bad 'cos I've been grumbling recently about them not washing up :rollpin: :sssh: :sorry:.

Anyway, so far today's been good. I tried out a new workout yesterday and I'm pretty sore (it was worse after sitting still for an hour in a lecture), but it must be doing something right because I'm down 2lbs from last week :dance:.

Hi ladies,

Valentine's day was very nice. Last night I arrived at BF's to find a dozen roses, chocolate, and a lovely card, and then he cooked me dinner and we spent the night in. Of course I had a few of the chocolates last night, and a few this morning. I'm bringing the rest to the office later today to share with everyone. Hopefully I don't eat too many before I get there!

Puppy update - poor dog! BF took him to the vet a few days ago for the "dry skin" and the vet says he's got mites and skin infections up to wazoo. He's on lots of meds right now and not very energetic. I just have to vent - my roommate is being very ungracious about me & BF keeping the dog on the porch or in the bathroom when BF's visiting me. He doesn't have run of the house, he's not chewing or damaging anything, not going to the bathroom on things, etc. This after I feed her cat 3-4 days every single week when she leaves town, sometimes driving the 35 miles in the morning just to feed her cat when I've spent the night at BF's. Grr.

I keep snacking too much in the afternoon. Or not eating what I want and then eating 5 other things that make a lot more calories than the thing I originally wanted. I've been pushing myself to keep going to the gym but I've gotta get the food under control.

Brit, I hope you feel better! Roommates can be very inconsiderate at times. I totally empathize (see vent above!).

ncola, wooo, BF really outdid himself! You're very lucky. Oooh the orchestra, I'm jealous!

fuller, that's really scary. I hope you start feeling better soon.

How was everyone else's holiday?

Dude, I was soooo bad last night. I totally went off track of my diet. but it was sooooo good. I've given up sugary beverages like soda, but I had 2 glasses of coke last night, and a strawberry daquirri. Yum! I porked out on tortilla chips and a steak "borderito" with rice and beans and cheese and grease and everything. I couldn't even eat the whole thing! I'm letting the bf finish the other half off today so I won't be tempted.

Tonight is day 2 of Valentines extravaganza. Bf is having dinner ready when I get home, then we get to dress up all pretty (it's been soooo long since I've worn anything but jeans and sneakers) and go to the orchestra. I'm stoked.. . though I'm really worried that my bf won't like it. He's not exactly fond of the finer things in life!

I need to get back on track with my exercising. I realllly wanted to go to the gym yesterday, but so many things popped up so there was no time. I haven't gone to the gym since Saturday! And I have so much stuff to do that who knows when I'll have time to squeeze it in. Ugh!

Anyways, hope you all had a blast yesterday, and that today is going swell as well!

Hey, ladies. Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day!

We're doing our celebrating tonight at our favorite Italian restaurant. I'm excited.

Because BF had to work late and play volleyball yesterday, we didn't do much. We exchanged gifts (BF got me a really cute purse), and I made dinner. The mini chocolate molten cakes turned out wonderful! BF was going on and on about them. Plus, they were really easy. For not really liking chocolate, I even thought they were pretty tasty. (Thanks for letting me know about having trouble getting them out of the pan. I made sure the plan was sprayed well and used a knife to loosen the edges before I got them out.)

I finally tried out a class at the gym yesterday. I've been a member for more than a year, and that was my first class. Sometimes I'm a chicken about trying new things. I was feeling brave, so I tried out a cardio sculpt class. It was fun, but I really didn't feel like I worked out that hard. Maybe it was because I was having fun? I think I'll try being brave more often and check out other classes.

Hope you all have a great Wednesday!

Take care,
Jina

Happy HumP day!
:belly:

Happy belated Vday all... sounds like for the most part it was a great holiday across the board. DH brought me home a single longstem red rose, the most perfect card and 2 chocolate donuts (sounds simple but I had been saying I was craving donuts last night - it is nice to know he listens.) Then we had wine and chocolate covered strawberries in bed during his lunch break while he insisted we watch a chick flick "Just like Heaven," since it was Valentines day. We had to celebrate during the day since we both had to work that night. I ate the donuts and the choch covered strawberries, and we also went out and got chinese food ( I know bad bad bad) But on the upside I made myself go to the gym last night and put in an hour and a half of vigorous cardio to kind of make up for it. I will be away on business till Sunday. Its going to be a real challenge...I am bringing my free weights but I am sure my hotel has no gym... ALso my meals are being comped so I can eat anywhere I want and just turn in the receipt. This equals disaster... One one hand I can be OP and use it to buy higher priced meals that are good for me Salmon etc... On the other hand I am going to be in a big city (I now live in a small town with no good places to eat) and I am afriad my will power won't keep me away from Italian pasta. Also my photographers fee is a little smaller for this trip since they are comping my meals so I need to get my moneys worth out of it...I hope you all have a fabulous week!!!

heyeveryone i am back once a gain.. i got an apartment and interent in my apartment.. soo i have more chances to get on here and talk.. dieting yeah blech its kinda weird i work in a gas station.. so all that "prepared food" its good and i eat alot of it.. even though i know its bad for me..

o and on top of that my divorce was final on the 13th

Hey guys!! Wow your Valentine's days sound great!! BF and I are celebrating on Friday since we're living two hours apart now. I'm soooo excited :) I love special nights!!

I made a decision to move in with him for the summer at least. At first I thought we needed to be engaged, but it was putting too much pressure on us. We've been dating over a year and a half, but I think we need a little more time. Plus who can beat living in a free house?!?! WOOHOO NO RENT! So now we're having cute conversations about furniture and whatnot. He's moving in in a month and I'll follow at the end of May. :):)

In other news I have plantar facilitis. For those of you who have never ever heard of that (LIKE ME) its also called "heel spur syndrome". You can get it from running (damn you, exercise!!) and pretty much your heel just hurts something awful with every step. I've had it for about a week, so I'm getting used to the pain :( I've still been doing the elliptical and aerobics (that's probably not so good), but I can't run which actually really upsets me. And they told me not to wear heels. HA! I wanted to tell the Doctor to buy me some shoes then cause all I have are heels/heeled boots, sneakers, and sandals. Anyhow, so THAT kinda sucks!

I hope everyone has a great weekend- almost there!

I don't have much time to read posts right now or write much (really busy at work), but just wanted to say "PLEASE SEND ME VIBES TO STOP EATING CHOCOLATE!!!" it's almost TOM and I keep snacking on chocolate. Uggghhhh!!!