Forgot to add:

Today and tomorrow are my off days from the gym (I work out Thursday - Monday). I didn't get up early enough for Shred today. It is very weird not working out! I am sure I can use an off day! LOL Breakfast today was my shake, lunch will be a BELT sandwich (turkey bacon, egg beaters, romaine lettuce, tomato, whole wheat bread and small swipe of mayo). Dinner will be subs. Whole wheat roll, sliced turkey, packed with baby spinach, tomatoes, red onion, green pepper, cucumbers and a little mustard.

When I get Power90. My husband and I will be doing it in the morning before work (6 days a week). We are going to continue our 5 nights a week @ the gym. Just have to keep our strength and cardio days the same! He asked what am I doing with all of my videos (jillian, Bob, slim in 6 etc). I told him, on my days off from work, I plan on doing Shred too (then moving to another dvd after I am done)! Which would be 2 - 4 days a week. He thinks I am turning into a workout FREAK! LOL Not even close!

Good morning all! St. Patty's Day is March 17th this year. That is 31 days away, I know because that is the day my husband starts driving home from MS to stay for good. lol. My goal will be to hit the 160's. Not just the 160's, but the low end of the 160's.

Beila - Not sure what you consider low cal for snacks but these are a healthy snack with lots of nutritional value.

Ingredients

Chickpeas (canned)
Olive oil
Salt
Cayenne Pepper

Directions

First drain the chickpeas. Toss them with a little olive oil, salt and cayenne. Then arrange the chickpeas on a shallow-sided cookie sheet in a single layer and roast at 400°F for about 1 hour. Shake the pan a few times during cooking.
1/2 c. 170 calories (that does not inculde the olive oil, I use cooking spray)

Let the slim in- That is too bad about the know-it-all at work. Very frustrating I'm sure.

DH comes in 3 days. Wondering if he will see the difference. I don't see it in the mirror day-to-day but my clothes are fitting looser and I have lost 1.5 inches from my hips. Can't wait.
Chat with you all later.

Thanks for adding the date LTs girl. I knew it was the middle of the month! :) So that is 4 weeks and 2 days from now. If I lost 3 lbs each week, that would put me in the 2teens! That would be awesome!

LTs girl, good luck on your goal! Woohoo 3 more days! I know you are HAPPY! Oh he will definitely be able to tell. :)

Hi chicks!!

Feeling tons better today now that valentines is over. But I weighed myself and gained 2 pounds. How disappointing :(

I guess it was the binge on desserts or water retention like Jackie mentioned.

Regardless, I'm still going for my weekly goal of 150 by saturday. I have a spa date with my girlfriends on friday so I will be looking forward to it.

Jackie, what is p90? I tried p90x for one day and quit after feeling too sore and tired. I hope ur new plan works well for you! It sounds like a lot! I know you'll lose weight fast that way!

LT, thanks for the chick pea recipe! I will try that! I also love kale chips, baked in a similar fashion.
For now, I'll just keep with the celery sticks and carrots and grapes.

For st. Patty's, I will aim to be binge free (no bad food), and lose 10 pounds. So 145, hopefully low 140's!

Talk soon!

Thanks Beila! Power 90 (P90) is by Beachbody too! It is a 90 day boot-camp. It came out before Power 90x (P90x). Tony Horton is the trainer in both. I am not ready to do P90x right now, the reason I am doing P90 first. Beachbody has a bunch of great workout dvd's. I found/bought Hip Hop Abs at a garage sale for $2! All 3 discs and brochures (reg $60). I haven't tried it yet, but plan to one day! :) good luck on your St Patty's Day goal!

Jacki, so glad u got the hip hop abs for so cheap! I really want to get it. The results look so promising! Let me know how you like it!

Hi girls,

Sorry I didn't get to check in yesterday. All's well on the diet and exercise front. I ate off plan last night (DH and I went to dinner and a show), but I planned to go off and enjoyed every minute. Back to the grind today, but my knee is killing me so I'm taking a day off of exercising.

Yes, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day. So, I'll post our goals here and maybe when we report our weekly weighing results, we can also report progress towards our St. Patty's goals.

St. Patrick's Day Goals (3/17/11)
- Ann72-- Get to 210
- Jacki73-- Reach the 210's (2teens)
- Lts girl -- Hit the low 160's
- Beila - Be binge free and reach 145 lbs.

Ok girls, we can do it!!!!!!!

Hello all! Is anyone still using this thread for motivation and buddy support? I'm in need of a buddy!!

Thanks for posting Ann. What a great night with the hubby. One day off plan won't hurt us. It is good to shock our bodies sometimes instead of the same calorie intake every day. Sorry to hear about your knee. I have knee problems too. I have found that it does get better/stronger as the weight comes off. So keep at it.

Has anyone heard from Daisy?

Jacki I would love to here how hip hop abs are. I always want to order when the commercial comes on, but I just can't justify the money. But if I found a deal like yours I couldn't pass it up. :D

Beila - don't worry about those two pounds they will melt away fast. Get back on plan and forget about it. lol.

I am super excited today. 173.2 back on the scale today. Wooohooo! :carrot: I had to step off the scale, mess it up, then restep on it to be sure.

Dinner tonight: Honey grilled chicken breast
Taking advantage of being able to go outside and use the grill. Not sure the sunshine is going to stay.....

Envelope, let the slim in any St. Patty's day goals?

I hope everyone has a great day. Wish we all lived closer to go have coffee together. :coffee: Chat with ya all later.

Bam - Welcome. and yes just about every day.

Thanks Beila, I will let you know. :)

Ann, hope your knee feels better soon! I know how that feels! I do not have an ACL in my left knee. I injured it years ago, my ACL ruptured and disintegrated. After dr appointments and xrays, they said it was sprained, but I knew something was wrong, which led me to re-injure it. Then I went to see a specialist, they did an mri, only saw a tore meniscus, did a scope procedure, and found out I didn't have an acl. Pretty shocking! Especially when they thought I was imagining everything from the start. LOL Thanks for putting our goals together, it looks GREAT! :)

Hello and welcome Bam! Jump right in, we are here to help in any way we can. :)

Today I am feeling great! Didn't do Shred this morning, and it is my 2nd day off from the gym. I kind of like having a relax day/s! :) This morning I had my breakfast shake/smoothie. Lunch will be turkey chili. Dinner will be Chicken fajita tacos. It will be weird not working out tonight, but that is alright, Survivor starts tonight! I love Russell! LOL Anyone else watch it?

I really hope to see the 220's this Saturday! I have been very clean with my eating, drinking 100 + oz of water a day, and exercising like never before. I deserve it! haha It would be great to pull 6 lbs like 2 weeks ago, well actually it was 5.8, but close enough! LOL

I hope everyone has a good productive day! Heres to us on reaching our St. Patty's Day goal! :carrot:

Hi Bam!! Please join us for support! We're doing st. Patty's day goals. What are your plans for diet and exercise?

Ann-- thanks for posting our st. patty's goal. Accountability is so key for me because I seem to give easily. There's something really motivating when someone else acknowledges your intentions and goals, and it keeps me inspired to try hard and not give up.

Last night was so so... Burned around 600 calories on elliptical. No binges! I lost 1.5 pounds, so now 153.5lbs. This SATURDAY=150 !!! Hahaha

Had a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries this a.m.

So last night I did a lot of reading about how to effectively burn calories from fat (vs glycogen stores, the energy that is readily available). After reading through threads on calorie.com and other fitness articles, I believe long and steady and exercising at 60-75% max target heart rate (for me this is 114-144 heart rate) is the way I should go. Anything higher will be too intense. They were saying that 30 min high intensity workouts will burn calories from glycogen stores first before it burns the fat. So perhaps this was my problem for the past few days. I was only burning the calories I just ate that day, and I'd get too tired and eat more.

Anyways, my plan is to do more fast walking and no more high intensity exercise like the stairclimber and running on treadmill. I will just lower my intensity on those machines.

I really want to check out a good at home cardio dvd, so if anyone has suggestions, LET ME KNOW! :)

Talk soon!

Hi LTsgirl, I will let you know. Yes, I was shocked when I found it. Actually I bought it last Summer, I wasn't even close to thinking about losing weight, but I said, one day I will want it. LOL I wanted to lose a little more weight before I tried doing it, because of my knee. I try not to do cardio activitity that has lots of movement, where my legs shift sideways. Going back and forth is fine, just not left to right. Not now at least. Congrats on your loss! I know you are loving that! Yes, we are enjoying the weather here too! 50 degrees today, 58 tomorrow and 45 on Friday. My grill will be used! Joel will just have to shovel the snow out of the way! LOL Getting together does sound great, too bad we didn't live closer! :)

Forgot to mention, WOOOO HOOO LT !! 173! You did it!

When you exercise your body has 3 sources to get its energy from, that is fat, carbs and protein. If you work out on a high intensity, your energy comes from the carbs, low intensity, your energy comes from the fat. Your body will use protein as the last resort. Overall, when doing low intensity workouts you will burn less calories, then doing high intensity. I think it is different for each person personally, we all need to see what works best for us and our body. Then again, changing it up, one day low intensity and another high, would be a good body shocker. LOL When doing the same workout time and time, your body adjusts to it. Just like with calories. You need to change it around. :)

Congrats on the weightloss, Beila! GREAT job on reading up! Knowledge is power! :)