Laura it's funny that you say warm enough to go running. It's negative 2 here, well in Celsius. It's been snowing off and on today, but nothing is sticking. I bought a puffy vest to wear over my sweatshirts for extra warmth. If it starts snowing enough to stick I'm not sure what I'll do. I do have a goal of running a marathon as well as taking part in a triathlon.
Scout, 1600 is the same number of calories I try to get in a day, but I've been running closer to the 1300-1400 range the last couple weeks.
I'm set to look at a couple bikes this weekend. I hope one of them works out. If so, I will begin riding the bicycle to the indoor pool a few times a week and actually be training for all three parts of a tri. My two goals for this year are 1)to participate in a super sprint and 2) get to ONEderland. I'm only 54 pounds away now!
Laura - Nope, lol. I mean, I guess slowly it is, but it won't be gone by Saturday. I'm still up 1.9lbs. Which I guess is better than the...oh, idk...7.9lbs I had 3 days ago. My body retains sodium/water/bloat like CRAZY. I gain weight so easily but have such a hard time getting it off. At least I know this.
NJ - YAAAAY FOR A SUPER SPRINT!!! I'm doing a SS in July and October and I'm on the fence about the Iron Girl in August. I'm sure once I do the SS in July I'll be signing up for the Iron Girl in August. You will either LOVE the triathlon world or HATE it. There is NO in between. My bff and I fell in love, my husband and SIL hated it. I'm also itching to get to Onderland. 47lbs away...
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I'll definitely be up on the scale tomorrow, but that's okay. I know I ate like crap for 3/7 days this week and that's my own fault. This isn't an overnight journey. I've taken it off before and I'll do it again. Work has been incredible stressful, too. So, I know that doesn't help much.
I have a 9 mile run on Sunday and I'm kinda looking forward to it. The weather is suppose to be nice, so that definitely helps.
Jill - WOW - that's incredible that you stuck through it even with your number not budging and you struggling through it. I may need you to cheerlead me when it's my turn. Are you going to continue running?? Your weightloss is INCREDIBLE - you should be so proud....and halfway is soooo great. I will be happy if I lose 30 lbs in 6 months, never mind 57!
Thanks!!! To be honest, I'm shocked I stuck with it! It's a God thing!
I've done good the last couple of days but didn't get in enough water on Wednesday. Did my next to last C25K workout, yesterday. I'll do the last one on Saturday but plan to continue that for a while, at least. I am hoping my knee cooperates for that! I'm not sure what's up with it but it is hurting!
My doctor is changing my thyroid medicine so I'm terrified of what that is going to mean for my weight loss but I guess I'll just take it one day at a time.
Holding at 224.2 from yesterday(that's up a bit) but hoping to see a move soon. 6 weeks until Spring Break and I'm not were I want to be!
Feeling better.... but we also have a lot of snow (got another foot yesterday) so I'm glad for my treadmill. Unfortuantely it does my dogs no good. I've thought of trying to put them on it but they both bark at it and get over excited... it's a herding breed thing I think. I feel bad for not walking them but with it's -30°c after the windchill you don't spend very long outside.
I'm hoping my back will be good enough soon to get back to running... I'm still having a hard time with motivation but once in a while it picks up. Unfortunately that's usually spring, then I spend most of the spring/summer running in the basement because I'm to embarrassed to go outside and by the time I finally feel ready it's fall. So we're starting now this time... and hopefully I'll be ready for the outside world by spring
Fitmama - when's the big day? We're thinking of trying for a baby this summer.
Aunty Jam Oatmeal and peanut butter was my old standby, I love it. Feel better and take care.
Laura78 I grew up in Schaumburg! Small world. I'm actually in St. Paul for a training for the next few months and just haven't changed my profile. I think I'm in denial I miss Chicago. The Polar Vortex last year was...unreal. Especially if you're not used to cold weather.
NjPants Great goal for the year!
I'm just hanging out at 186 here. No change in the scale, not trying to place too much significance on it. It'll move when it moves. I've had a stressful last couple days with not much activity so I'll get plenty of walking in this weekend. Also, my food choices this week were not great so I think I need a plan a healthy grocery trip on Sunday to correct this for next week. And as usual, I need to drink more water!
Hello Everyone! I had a 1.5 lb loss for the week - so I guess that's about right...... Sometimes it's a bit frustrating, but I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing. I was actually feeling a bit weak this week so I'm going to up my calories by 100-200 cals a day and see if that makes a big difference on the scale.
scout - Too funny that you grew up in Schaumburg....It was my second home for a loooong time! I have so many amazing amazing memories there. Yes, I was working and away from my family - but also we had a ton of fun too....shopping and exploring and I saw tons of movies! I lived at the big mall, LOL. We would go for 2-3 week periods so I was there over weekends. I'm used to cold (I live in Toronto area), but there was just something nasty about that Polar Vortex in Chicago...so much worse. Like the snow and wind would just PELT me in the face and knock the wind right out of me. Brrrrrr....
Aunty Jam - Woooo, that's a lot of snow! We got a pretty good dumping as well and I think a bunch on the way for the weekend. Not fun at all! Glad you're feeling better
Jill - Love that you said it's a God thing! Hopefully that thyroid medicine doesn't mess with you too much....or that maybe it helps things along even!?? I don't know much about it.
Norma - Yes, -2 Celsius I can handle....here right now with windchill it has been getting into -20 and -30 Celsius - insanity! Plus, can't even walk with all the snow everywhere. Sigh....soon enough I'll be sweating and complaining to you guys! LOL I hope to get to ONEderland too! Hopefully well before I get to Europe, but we'll see. I'm 15 lbs away.
Danielle - Crazy that your body hangs onto so much water.....I generally don't have huge fluctuations. No huge losses or gains, so it goes both ways. LOL.
Happy weekend everyone! I have such a long journey ahead of me, but I've come so far already. I took a photo this week with a shirt I've had for awhile. I ended up stitching an old photo with the new one and posting it on my blog because I feel like it's a good thing to celebrate these little big victories.
I hope the rest of you have a great weekend!
I am sorry for disappearing! I had a response last Sunday, before I headed off to a SuperBowl party and that was it -- I never came back!
As I was saying before, I was majorly stressing out, and I had to go on a business trip. Whether it was the "break" or something else, the trip helped me put my head back to a better place than where I was before.
The only issue now is that I am a couple of pounds heavier, which I hope is really just water weight, but again, I'm frustrated at where I am.
This is not who I am, I've done weight loss before, I don't know why it's been hard. I've been tracking on MyFitnessPal and I can see that I am eating more calories (being honest with what I am consuming) and I realize it's that -- too many calories. My body has just gotten used to this level of calories and doesn't want to eat less. Psychologically or physically.
So, I've been doing a lot of soul searching and I think I need to remember it's the little things. Rather than doing a Whole30 (like I said I wanted to do) I think I need to go back to the basics. Five servings of vegs/fruit a day. Reduce the carbs (even if the starchy vegs, which is what I tend to eat). Reduce -- not eliminate the chocolate (I don't want to be cranky!).
And, last but not least... keeping within my calorie range.
*sigh*
I feel like a disappointment for not catching myself earlier, for not being better.
Laura78 -- Nice loss! Good for you.
NJPants -- Nice NSV, or maybe it is related to scale, right?!
Scout -- slow and steady, it'll happen. I am also slow (and even more slow if I am not eating less!).
AuntyJam -- glad you have that treadmill. I completely understand the motivation problem. I'm in that boat.
SoMuchFattitude -- signing for a race is a great idea! I hope you do well and train hard!
JB1975 -- Good for being persistent. I know how hard it is to stay motivated when the scale doesn't reflect the hard work.
NJ - Now you need new pants AND a new shirt!!! You've done an awesome job, girl!
Jam - let your back heal all the way first!!! I had to do PT when I had a back injury from a car accident (dumb kid was texting and driving) and it took me a minute to get back into the swing of running.
Laura - it really is incredible. I spike EVERY Monday and Tuesday without fail, no matter how good I was simply because we eat out more and the sodium is higher.
Rana - girl, I hear you. I've been battling the same demon. I'd lost 125lbs previously and then gained 45lbs back after life got really bad for a year. I was so disappointed that I didn't catch it sooner and get control again. The good part is that I did get ahold of myself before it became even more weight gained. At least we're here and getting our heads back in the game.
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I had a great weekend! I managed to lose 0.4lbs this week, which might seem like nothing, but it's better than gaining 0.4lbs and quite frankly, I was expecting to gain that and some.
I did my 9 mile run and the weather was PERFECT! Id been working on my pace and finally got to enjoy that. I shaved over a minute off of my mile and ultimately ended up finishing 10 minutes and 3 seconds sooner than I anticipated! I'm SUPER proud of myself.
NjPants What a difference, fantastic! I love noticing clothes getting looser...means you're on the right track
Rana Glad to hear from you. You're being very thoughtful about your weight loss and that will only benefit you. Especially when you're taking these small steps-- they become habits rather than an all out diet and are easier to maintain. That's my experience, anyway. Hang in there, you're doing great.
SoMuchFattitude .4 is a loss! You sound even more exciting about the running, congrats. 9 miles wowee...you go girl.
I'm still stuck at the scale. Still not going to give it too much thought. If the scale doesn't move for another week, then I'll really sit down and come up with a plan. I know I haven't been as consistent with my choices lately and even just looking at my groceries for the week, I can see some obvious issues (where are the fresh veggies? fish?). But. It's a busy week so I'll do my best and see how I fare. I'm also waiting on TOM so that could be affecting things.
I went MIA. Hard weekend with sick kiddos. My knee was hurting he whole time I jogged on Thursday so I have held off and will do the last C25K workout this afternoon.....I hope. My low was 223.6, last week. I'm at 227.4 this morning! TOM showed up Saturday, 12 days late! So, we'll see how this all plays out, I guess.
Good morning to you all! Just thought I would check in. I am new to the site and hoping to share many experiences. Hope you all are having a wonderful day!
Hi, Jb1975....hope your kids are better soon! I started the C25K a few months ago, but sadly stopped after about 5 or 6 weeks. I am planning to start from the beginning again though....do you have any tips that helped you get to the end of it? Congrats on your goals and I wouldn't be too disappointed about being a bit behind for your Valentines goal, being a mom especially when the kids are not feeling well can take a lot of time and energy. I am sure you will be back on track in no time!
Laura I know you will make it to your goal of ONEderland before Europe. I'm hoping to get to ONEderland before I leave Europe.
Rana it's so good to see you back. I have a tendency to turn into myself when I can't deal with life, but it's something I'm trying to change.
Scout those scales will move eventually. They did for me, just as you all said they would.
Somuchfattitude congrats on both the run and the loss. It is great that you're more excited about the run. That's something that will keep you motivated even when the scales don't budge.
I started a new week on C25K yesterday. It kicked my butt, but it felt great! I can't even believe I can run a mile without stopping now. I also stepped on the scales yesterday to find a 5 pound loss for the week which brings my total to 50 pounds. I'm feeling very emotional from it. This happy, thinner girl in the mirror seems hardly like me.
I just want to thank you all for being here this past month. Maybe if I had found 3fc sooner, I would have found more success in my past weight loss endeavours and not given up. But I'm here now and I'm determined in a way I wasn't in the past. Big things are coming this year, I can feel it.
I'm still having a hard time with motivation but once in a while it picks up. Unfortunately that's usually spring, then I spend most of the spring/summer running in the basement because I'm to embarrassed to go outside and by the time I finally feel ready it's fall. So we're starting now this time... and hopefully I'll be ready for the outside world by spring 
