300+ Weeky Thread #1267
 

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Ratkitten and I both started threads at the same time... then I deleted mine, while she referred us to mine! But I think we're all set now!!

So, welcome to a new week!

Hehehe, GMTA! (great minds think alike)

Heather and I are on the same wavelength today.

Hugs to all and Happy Monday!!!
Ratkity

morning all..

The band was great! We ended up staying til 12:30 and I wasnt a bit tired. I forgot how much I loved the big hair 80's bands lol. My tummy was acting ok..I did not dance though. Before I left..I CUT the top of my foot on the underside of my computer desk and it was all swelled up!! Next time for sure!

YEsterday I took my brother grocery shopping. I always say..I am going to make out the weeks meals..I didnt..I did get lots of fruits and veggies.

I think being "LAZY" is my biggest problem..gotta work on that.

I went to my aunts house yesterday..the one that lives behind me. She was talking about how she spent the day with her dad. They have a weird relationship. She sees him now and then..talks to him on the phone all the time though. I said I missed my grandparents ALOT! Its rough once there gone and you can't just talk to them. Well I talk to them all the time but you know what I mean lol

Talked to my friend about the craft show stuff. We decided to start with church or school bizzars since we are just starting out. So I gotta get on the horn looking for those.

Cyn - I'm having the same issue... best intentions for setting up my week's meals... but it doesn't always work out like that. I'm going to spend tonight after work cleaning my kitchen, then cooking up the stuff I'll need for a couple days of POP meals! Good luck to you too. It never hurts when the house is full of fruits and veggies!

Lol @ Rat and Heather and the thread mixup! I'm glad we have it straight now.

My week's goals: keep some of my time for myself, cook big portions of healthy foods that can be spread across two or three meals, post actively here on 3FC (regardless of if I'm feeling good or bad), and pack at least one box a day! Moving day is soon!

Hi everybody!!! Big hugs from me!! :)

My weight for the past 3 days (count em! 3!) has been 298-299lbs! Yay!!! below 300lbs!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

Originally Posted by OverOverWeight:

So here is my thought… I have been trying to get between 1600 and 1800 calories a day. But I’ve been reading that based on my weight I should be getting at least 2100, I’ve even seen 2300. While part of me (the loud part) says fewer is better, the other part of me keeps hearing Jillian and Bob saying, “Are you getting your calories?” You hear it several times every season that you have to eat the right number of calories to reach optimal weight loss, not too few, not too many. So I think I’m going to try a 2100 calorie diet for a couple of weeks and see how it impacts my weight loss. If I stagnate or gain then I’ll switch back to 1800. One possible problem is that when I’m really making healthy choices (which is the whole point), I usually only eat around 1400ish calories in a day. That is a lot of veggies/fiber and a good amount of protein. Have any of you dealt with this proper calorie range issue?

My best advice? Start listening to Jillian and Bob. I stalled at too few of calories and only started losing again when I upped my caloric intake. You have a good amount of weight to lose (as I did when I started...and still do!!) and you don't want to end up needing to stay at say 1100 calories per day to maintain. Its not realistic. Also, you are exercising! You might want to add more protein and good fats (avocados, nuts for example) to up the calories a bit. I eat in the 1800 calorie range myself and somedays when particularly hungry I go up to 2000. I use Fitday to track my menus. It keeps me accountable.

Also, its important to let yourself heal on your off days with Couch to 5K. I currently am running every other day....your muscles need to heal...let them!

million - YAYYYYYYY! Hooray, amazing, congratulations! I'm so happy for you, you should be incredibly proud of yourself - I am!

Lindy - I'm so excited for you and your husband to spend time together cooking healthy meals. You already seem so much more energetic and motivated since you've been getting up and out of bed more, think how much better you'll feel when you're consistently cooking healthy meals with your husband's help! Should be great :)

OOW - I struggle with finding my optimal calorie range all the time! Not only does it change as the weight comes off, but it's also hard to be consistent while making what I think are good choices (I usually end up eating too little as well!) and I don't want to shock my body into hunger mode. My suggested range is about 2400 but I find I only lose consistently when I work with 1800-2200 (for now). Some days I just can't do it, and no matter what I just sit around 1500. Not going to go grab a burger to fill up the remaining 500 calories, but it does mean that another day in the week when I'm closer to that 2400 I just don't stress about it :) I also find, like Torister said, that if I add healthy fats and/or high protein foods to what I'm eating it's an easy way to bump my calories up, with healthy foods. I usually throw a handful of nuts with everything I'm eating, and I use cheese a lot too. It's all about balance!

I had the best day... seriously. Fantastic day at work, stayed within my calorie range (amazingly) despite eating out all day... the plan to cook healthfully had to start tonight because there was just no way to do it through work today. But for tomorrow I have a taco salad thrown together (ground turkey is a GODSEND!) and I plan to make myself some poached eggs for breakfast... my current way of eating them is to toast a piece of multigrain bread, slice some tomatoes and put them on the bread, then a bunch of leaves of baby spinach, and put the poached eggs directly on top of that. Like an open-faced sandwich. It's amaaaaazing. Yum yum yum. Oh yeah, and after work an amazingly cute man stopped me to talk to me, and we ended up chatting for literally an hour and a half. The time flew. We talked about everything from diet and water consumption to organic food to Wittgenstein (he has his masters in philosophy, I just got my BA with a minor in it) and Kerouac (I'm an English major, he loves literature). I have never felt so great. After coming out of a 5 year relationship with a boy who literally never read anything at all, a flirtatious and intellectual conversation with a very good looking man is a very welcome ego boost. I am on cloud nine!

Hi everyone,

today has been 'ok'. I haven't overeaten or anything like that, but my energy has been really low today. I think maybe because I got sidetracked with a 4 hr phone call (i am NOT a phone person btw).

Anyways, I am determined to go out for my C25K today despite the fact that I really don't feel like working out. This is a lifestyle change and I have to remember that.

Wish me luck. LOL.

I can do it, I know I can. :carrot:

Over: Right now I do all kinds of stuff lol. I do scrapbooking..quilting..painting..and make cards for Operationwritehome. I love PRIM stuff. In ARizona it is hard to find!!

Lindy: Back checks from church people? oh no!! lol i will keep my eyes out!

Million:WTG on keeping below 300!!!

Neon:we shall work on this together..making meals!!

Do any of you workout to Dance Exercise videos? I'm looking for one that doesn't require me to be especially coordinated, gives a good cardio burn, and has good music. I did some research last night, found mixed reviews and now I'm more confused than ever! I did find and like the dancex DVD...but I'd rather not spend $25 on a single DVD.

Hiya Peeps!

I'm just popping in to let you know that evilkitty had an episode this morning that scared me. I took off work. She's better. Had throw-ups and runs and I thought it was the end. About 1pm, she was doing better and drinking water.

I laid with her for a while this afternoon and that was nice.

Hugs,
Ratkity

Hugs to both the ratkitties - my heart's with you.

Sorry to hear about Ratkitty's episode but glad to hear she is doing better.

We are ending our first day of real life changing choices. It was good. I don't feel well though. I have a fever and low pulse rate, though my 0xygen has been okay. But it is a miracle to have Dear Husband on board. I know he's still not sure I'll stick to it this time, but he said he was impressed that i was eating cold food out of my little fridge when he was eating burgers and pizza from fast food places.

Blessings - Lindy

Sending some love to the both of our Ratkittens before I head to bed. That sounds like it was awfully scary, but I'm glad you guys got some snuggle time. That never hurts :) Thinking of you both.

And also, Lindy, I'm glad your husband is seeing the value in your choices, despite being somewhat skeptical. Every time you stick to your plan you prove your committment to yourself and your family. Good for you :)

Going to bed lovelies, talk to you all soon. Hope you all had successful days, but if not tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet!

Hello everyone!

I've had a good week so far. Monday I did my C25K and was able to complete the whole 20 minutes! Actually, I ended up going for 23 minutes, because I had to add a minute to my walking intervals a few times to deal with that pesky cramp in my side. What is that cramp from, anyway? I went swimming yesterday, and did more C25K today, and only had to add one extra minute to my program. My hamstrings were pretty sore on Tuesday, so I made sure I did extra stretches today. Jogging is getting easier now. I think I will end up repeating week one of C25K once or twice before moving on to week two.

I ended up cooking for my parents yesterday and made little baked onion blossoms, which my mother absolutely adored, along with baked potatoes and barbequed chicken. We have a very special barbeque recipe that tastes amazing but no one one ever believes what's in it - strawberry jelly and ketchup!

TRIPPING OVER MY CLOTHES!!!

Warm thoughts to everyone - so proud of all of you striving to take care of yourselves and allowing me to believe I am allowed to do the same.

I tripped over my dress today. we noticed that the size 6x dresses are kind of hanging on my shoulders and they seem to be getting longer.

Tomorrow I get to weigh at the doctor. I don't have a scale at home that weighs high enough. Last time I saw the doctor I was 467.4. I am working on a mini-goal of 449. So hoping tomorrow will be the first step.

Lindy

Sorry I've been AWOL. We had a flood. A pipe burst in the wall between our bedroom closet and dining room. By the time we got home, everything we owned was wet. The insurance company has been great, at least so far. I don't trust them though. They moved in a big storage bin, emptied our house out, sent us to a hotel, and are ripping out the carpets and drywall. Once all the potentially moldy stuff is gone, and all dry, we get to move back in, while they make repairs. Computer access may be sketchy for awhile.

Glad to be here!
 

Hi all! - I'm new to this site and would like to join in. I've been lurking around for quite awhile and have enjoyed reading all of your posts and getting to know you. I think this just the kind of support that I need - from other people who are dealing with the same issues that I am! I'm typically a pretty private person and it's shocking the heck out of me that I actually decided to join!:^:

A little about me - I've been overweight my whole life. I was the chubby kid that got made fun of all the time - lovely. It really affected how I act around people. I've been on most diets out there at some point in my life, but nothing ever stuck. I would lose some weight and then gain it and then some back. A few years ago I was diagnosed with Diabetes and lost about 20 pounds. For some reason things just weren't clicking with me and I didn't lose any more weight. More recently (around Feb.) I got back into the swing of things and have slowly been losing weight/excercising. It's hard! but I'm sticking to it this time!

As a matter of fact I am pretty proud of myself today. I've been thinking of going to my local pool and swimming laps for excercise. I love to swim but have avoided doing it because I have issues being in public in my swim suit! Anyway - I sucked it up and marched down there and even though I was nervous - I swam for an hour and loved it! The only downside is that the pool is going to be closed for construction for July and August. I'm hoping this gave me courage to go try another pool somewhere else!

So - I'm looking forward to getting your support and giving MY support to all of you. - You are ALL an inspiration to me.

*wiggling in for a sec*

I hate these quick posts, I want to read everyones post and reply with personals, but just as I start my friggin' phone rings so now I'm waiting for a call back. lol...never ends.

I'm starting a new challenge for myself, a 30 Day Makeover, where I have rules and goals. Rules are like no weigh-ins, no whines, no excuses, no lazy days...etc. Goals are weight loss, confidence regain, change of attitude, activity routine...things like that. I'm going for 100% raw food with juice...wooooo...we'll see. I have planned out juicy days and non juicy days so I don't go crazy. :)

My weight has gone up to 290, which sucks, but I'm also really bloated these days. I think all the starches and foods do not set with me well. However the point of my makeover is to reboot myself fully and not fuss about numbers on a scale. I can do this! :) I've had 6 months of struggling and I'm wanting to move on. I do struggle with depression, just my living situation and things, but I'm wanting to keep busy and move on.

I'm still working on my site and projects, hoping to get things moving. Doing a "Walk Away The Pounds" workout today in an hour or so. Hopefully that will be fun! :D

*HUGS TO EVERYONE* I hope everyone is well. I'll be around more and more as I get more done on my site and business startup.

Lindy: Thats great that your clothes are getting bigger!!! Good luck with the weigh in today.

Catherine: oh no that flood sounds horrible! A friend of mine had that happen about 2 years ago when we had a freakish hail storm and it make their roof cave in. They were in a hotel for 2 months! BUT it was a nice hotel and all their meals were paid for as well. I hope they get your house done quickly!

Snuzbee: welcome to the group! if support is what ya want..you will get it here!

Jacquie: your 30 day plan sounds great!

As for me: Yesterday we went and seen the A-team. It was ok. As a child from the 80's, I still love the old show. My friend/coworker at work is turning 50 in august. I am making a book for her. Sort of a scrapbook mini. It will have pics of alot of the things she grew up with. I have known her 10 years so I know the things she played with and love. Yesterday hubby and I went to a scrapbook store and OMG I am in love!! The lady was so nice. I just love shopping at loacl stores like that instead of places like Joanns. You just get to know people. HUbby said he loved the old stuff they had in their. Vintage things you can scrap with. I will post pics when I am done with the book.

Well off to work again today :) Hope all have a great day!

Hello mah peeps!

Thank you for the hugs and well-wishes for ebil kitteh and I. She has rallied and was eating better this morning. We go for fluids tomorrow and she will be weighed at the vet. It is how we are measuring her decline. She averages about a quarter pound of weight loss every 10 days. She's still feisty and wants to go outside and sit on the porch. I think I had a worse day on Tuesday than she did. For those who don't know, Ratkity (my namesake) has chronic renal failure and is almost 16 yrs old. She gets fluids 2x a week at the vet and a shot of pepsid when her tummy is too upset to eat.

Welcome to the new people~~~

OMG Catherine - I hope your flood is resolved soon and things are back to normal. I know it's hard to concentration when stuff is in flux.

Hugs to all,
Ratkity

Lost 4lbs,(in 4 days!!) been exercising & busy.
Lindy WTG!!!! hope you have a FAB loss! xxxxxx
Catherine hope your home gets sorted soon.xxxx
Gotta go, HUGSxxx
xxxxxsharon
ps hugs to ratkitty

FIRST MINI-GOAL MET -

Good Doctor visit - if there is such a thing. I'm down to 440, so I've lost 57 pounds since I started this weight loss journey - below my 450 mini-goal.
Now, I need to decide if I should set my next mini-goal to lose another 50 or 25. I know that quite a bit of this first 50 is fluid loss.

I'm trying to figure out how to put one of those cute little trackers on my posts.

Blessings - Lindy

Congrats Lindy! You're making great progress :) Personally I like to celebrate more small goals than fewer big goals. Why not celebrate a lot, right?! Very proud of you!

LINDY WTG!!!!!!! I am So pleased AND happy for you, what does your hubby & son think? wish I could drop 57lbs!! I can't put it into words but I am smiling so much thinking of what a difference this this weightloss is doing and going to do for your quality & length of your life.xxxxxxxx
xxxxx sharon

Cyn – congrats on the night out!!! My husband would LOVE to get me out to something. And, owie on the foot! Hope it is better! Good luck with the craft bizarres! I would love to do that. But I don’t have time to focus on making anything right now. I need to focus my “spare” time on cleaning my scrapbooking space! Your scrapbooking project sounds like fun. What an awesome gift idea. And, I totally agree on shopping the local stores. You get so much more personal service. And, they are fun to visit!

Million!!! Congrats!!! You have been working towards this for so long!!!

Lindy – you have made so many changes for the good recently!! Congrats!!! Stay strong! And awesome on tripping over your clothes!!! It’s a wonderful feeling when those sizes don’t fit anymore! I’ve been able to donate quite a few of my larger sizes already. Woohoo! Congrats on the weight loss!!! You beat your estimate! That is awesome!!!

Neon – Awesome on a good day!! Your breakfast sandwich sounds quite yummy! And your conversation is impressive. I love talking to people who have similar backgrounds!

HoneyBee – just keep going!

Rat – Sorry that evil kitty scared you! It’s so hard when you know they are nearing the end. Lots of quality time and loving is definitely in order.

Shadow – Congrats on the successes on C25K! Awesome! Baked onion blossoms sound yummy. My favorite barbecue is Montgomery Inn Sauce. It is a local restaurant in Cincinnati and they have bottle the sauce and sell it in some groceries. I love it!!!

Catherine – oh, no! Good luck! I hope they treat you well!

Snuzbee – welcome! Congrats on braving the pool. It is hard at first, but it gets easier!

Jacquie – Good for you on your 30-Day Makeover! Keep us updated! I like the Walk Away The Pounds video. It is a good one. Not that I have done that recently…

Voodoo – Good job! Stay active!

I have been very busy. This week my daughter had Vacation Bible School. My son had Swim Team practice. So those were my mornings. A friend with 5 kids needed me to watch them three times this week for various appts. So there were most of my afternoons. And we had two Swim Meets this week. So that was two of my evenings!! And, my parents are back in town. They snowbird to Florida, so we now have them local for the next couple of months. They have their own house, but are in the process of trying to sell it to find a condo. Not a fun time.

Eating is fine. I know that I'm not getting enough calories. I don't have much interest in eating. Last night I went out with friends to California Pizza Kitchen. Fabulous!! Had a pasta dish (you can switch out and get whole grain pasta) with asparagus, spinach, tomato, and garlic. And added shrimp. YUM!! And now will be eating it all day. :) But, I can eat so little, that I tend to not eat. I would imagine I get 300-500 calories a day. And, my scale is showing it. I'm not losing the way I should be.

I went for a swimming workout on Wednesday. It was fabulous! But, I haven't done anything since. Want to go to the pool this afternoon, but hubby and kids are going camping with Cub Scouts this evening through tomorrow evening. So, we probably won't make the pool. But, I am going to take a pool class tomorrow while they aren't home. I need to start fitting this in!!!

And, I want (need) to spend time cleaning my scrapbooking space. It is horrible. I want to scrapbook but can't find anything!!

Hugs to all!!!

Hi everyone! I hope your Friday is going great.

I've been keeping myself pretty busy and am doing a lot less sitting around than I used to. I did another round of C25K today and it was even easier than the last time. My legs are definitely stronger, and I'm not getting really out of breath, either. Today was the first day the I didn't touch the handles on the treadmill at all. The last two times, I was using the handles during my walking intervals. I was planning on repeating week 1 of the program, but I think that maybe I can progress to week 2 after all.

The scale hasn't moved all week. Well, it does go up and down during the day, but every morning it's the same. I need to watch my calories more closely, I think. I've been slacking off a little. However, I am losing inches. I really need to write down all my measurements so I can track my progress, but I measured my hips last week and was at 59", and today I'm at 58", so I am losing, even if the scale isn't moving. I figure I'm probably gaining muscle at the same rate that I'm losing fat. We'll see.

Lindy - I am so happy for you! You're doing great! It's so great that you surpassed your minigoal. Keep up the good work!

Over - Have you ever been to a restaurant that had those big onions that are cut to look like a flower, and you pick off the "petals" and dip them in a horseradish dip? They have them at fairs a lot, too. They are super delicious, but deep fried. I have a kit for making them, and I tried baking them instead of frying, and they come out great! I made my dip with light miracle whip instead of mayo, so the whole thing is pretty guilt-free. Oh, and there's all kinds of jelly out there! My parents always bought strawberry jelly, but I've also had grape, apricot, raspberry, and mixed berry jelly. Strawberry is my favorite!

Ratkitten - hugs to you and your cat. I'm glad she is still feisty! That's the way it should be when your old. Feisty to the very end.

snuzbee - welcome! There are some amazing ladies here, as you've probably already found out by reading through the threads. I'm so glad I have them all here to inspire and support me!

basket - I haven't tried too many barbeque sauces, but I bet that Montgomery Inn sauce is amazing! I love when restaurants bottle their sauces, because they're always so good! A local restaurant down here in PA called the Windsor Inn sells their hot sauce, and it is amazing. They only sell it at the restaurant and their "wing stop" satellite restaurant though. It's kind of funny that your parents head down to Florida, because my parents have been talking for the past few years about moving to Hawaii when they retire. In some ways, it would be cool to be able to go to Hawaii anytime I want and have a place to stay, but then again, where am I going to get the cash to fly out there to visit? Oh well!

wow - there's a lot of chit-chat going on in here! Please forgive me if I leave some people of of my replies - I'm still getting used to this.

Jacquie - Good luck on you new approach! I'm interested to hear what types of raw foods you will be eating. I like your "no lazy days" rule. I always seem to convince myself that I need to take two days off a week and do nothing. Which is dumb! I should at least do SOME type of activity. I'm working on it..

Ratkitty - So sorry that your dear kitty isn't doing so well. I'll keep you both in my thoughts.

Over - I've lost about 40 pounds since Feb. I just got below 300 and I have been stuck here. I keep gaining and losing 1 pound. I guess I need to mix it up a bit. Good luck with your C25K! - that seems pretty cool. I think once I lose a bit more I would like to try it. Right now jogging is a little too rough on my knees. Stay strong with your nephew in the house!

Sharon - Congrats!

Lindy - Amazing work! I'm so proud of you!! I agree with Neon - make the next goal 25 pounds and celebrate more often!

Cyn - I was wondering if that A-team movie would be any good. I think I probably wouldn't like it since nothing can be better that the original show!

Shadow - Good job losing those inches! Those baked onion blossoms sound wonderful...

As for me - things are going well. Went swimming again this evening. There were two very irritating people in the pool though..lol It's a huge pool and there were only 4 of us in it. Leave it to me to find someone to bug me. Two of us were in our own lanes swimming laps. These other two people were chatting to each other the whole time and would hang out in the shallow and then drift to the deep and talk the whole time. Totally fine - until they drift into my lane! They hung onto the wall at the end of the lane that I was swimming in - for like 15 min. I had to go to the other side of the pool and commence swimming again. No big deal I guess...Just bothered me! lol I also went with my mom to take her dog to training class. It was pretty fun - our doggie enjoyed playing on the agility course.

That's all that's going on with me! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

happy Saturday!

Yes I am up early again ;) I swear if I could sleep past 8am it would be nice. But I have always been an early riser ;0)

LAst night I started a little mini album for my aunt. Her Birthday is next friday. Last year on her birthday, Michael Jackson died and everyone was calling her and telling her about it and FORGOT about her birthday. It is sort of a joke now..all year we have been saying we are going to have a remember MJ day lol. Sooo I am making her a little album with pics of her kids and grandson. It is made from toilet paper rolls. I seen a post on youtube and said I have plenty of those. I wil post a pic when I get it done. Its great cause I can use all my left over scrap papers.

We had planned on going to San Diego for the 4th of July. BUT I have no one to watch the pooch. I really need to find a good boarding place for her. It is really sad that I live around all my family..and help them out all the time..and just ONE can't help me for 3 days. My brother literally could walk to his work from my house. It would take prob 30 min but nope! I must remember this next time they need something which will be soon I am sure.

Ok..off to make more pages of the album!

Just wanted to let you know that my sweet psychokitty went to sleep peacefully a little after noon today. Her kidneys had failed and she was losing weight rapidly. Her last day was serene and was spent outside sunning herself on the walkway while ignoring a nasty mockingbird.

Sad hugs,
Ratkity

Ratkitty sorry abot Ratty but she died in the sunshine knowing she was loved SO much. xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxsharon

Rat - no words for you - just hugs. You're a good pet owner and the evil ratkitty was well loved. Thinking of you today

RatKitten, I'm so sorry for your loss. I know what it's like to loose a loved four legged family member to kidney failure. She lived a long happy life with you.

ahhh Rat..I am so sorry **hugs**