Madam the chicken swarama was amazing! We ate lots and I didn't regret one bite's worth of calories. Totally worth it. I balanced it with a healthy veggie meal last night. Today we had an encore performance for lunch out at the sushi place. Delish!

I love eating and plan to lose while practicing moderation not deprivation! I'm doing weightwatchers online and never going on a diet ever again.

Evil, great link, thanks for posting it. The scale is a tricky thing. People shouldn't depend on the scale as their only benchmark, it's just a tool for the toolbelt. I like your jeans-o-meter but know that doesn't work for me. Too easy for me to discount "the overhang". :D


Yesterday I did get all workouts in-ran 5k, and did a second workout of 55 min strength/walk/yoga.

Today 50 min bootcamp- it was harder than I expected- last time I did bootcamp was outdoor and 90 minutes, and I wasn't as fit. So I underestimated how hard I was going to work. My bum knee is swollen but I'm hoping for the best for tomorrow's run.

hi all!

just slogging through another week - the first real "back to life" week after vacation and break from school. This weather is slowing me down, and we are supposed to get more on Friday. So right now, I'm just hanging in there.

I hope you all are too :) It's Wednesday - we're over the hump!

Hi all -

Can I get a hug? I've had a hectic, unusual day, and I just needed to say that.

:hug:

Hope tomorrow is a better day for you.

:hug: hope it gets better.

DCAPULET Awww sweetie...hugs to you.....life truly throws us some challenging days doesn't it? Hope you have better days to make up for it....:hug:

River Ice that knee Mamacita and great work on your diet AND exercise.

Natamars Fat smash sounds interesting....maybe that is the next thing i"ll try since I can't get this low carb thing off the ground.....:?:

Madambutterly Stick with the Zumba, noone gets it the first time.....once you know the basics it all gets easier and easier.....I LOVE BEING AN INSTRUCTOR (was a dance fitness instructor before I started teaching Zumba) but just like anything else when you HAVE to do something it becomes a job...and there are days I don't want to go to class. Instructing is a lot of work...you don't get paid very well and it has its downsides just like any other job....but right now there is nothing I would rather be doing....When I teach class it isn't about ME....it is about the students and making sure they have a safe and effective workout. I would much rather be a student on some days....

I hope that answered your question....GET YOUR ZUMBA ON!!!!! ;)

BAMA OH MY GOODNESS GIRL, four lbs down!! AWESOME!!

Evil I read about your workouts and you truly make me feel like a loser.:(

Well ....sigh*** I am stuck in some kind of plateau...it is partly my cheats here and there....partly my body needing something other than zumba to shake things up......partly stress (I'm sure my cortisol level is off the charts).....I have been teaching way too much.....I feel stressed, like I never have enough time to do the things I really want to do......juggling work, family..and all the other stuff we women do.....add to that lack of sunshine I just want to go into hibernation mode....

BUT that isn't an option.....

SO.......upward and onward.......I did not have sugar today.....yippeeee.....and lived to talk about it....LOL....I think I could have did a better job getting vegetables in and I could have went lighter on the carbs today but they were whole wheat and I just needed the energy.....

Tomorrow is another day....I am determined to reach my GOAL or atleast be within two lbs. of it on Valentines Day............

Thanks to all of you for being here. I truly feel the support and I need you all...xoxoxoxoxoxox

Zumbachica, I feel your pain. This is so frustrating! But I know if I go off plan I'll end up gaining more and feeling guilty and out of control. I've really been struggling with plateaus the last few years -it was like once I hit 40, my body turned on me! I maintained around 125 for most of my 20's and 30's, so I know it's doable, and once I get the weight down I can maintain it as long as I keep up with the exercise and watch the food(I like to keep calories lower during the week and relax a bit on the weekend).

The important thing is that we're both still here, working it!

Thank you for understanding Natamars...I was always the skinny kid and teen...curvy in my twenties but weighed around 120-125....had kids in my thirties and knew what it was like to be a plus size and I hated it...dieted and worked hard and got the weight off...I have to say at age 37 is when I had the best body of my life...was working with a trainer and eating clean...then in my forties it's like all crappola hit the fan....and now I feel like I have to live on water and lettuce in order to lose weight...it's ridiculous...I actually had a bunch of bloodwork done because I thought something was going on with my thyroid/hormones but the doctor told me all she found was a vitamin D deficiency...welcome to being in your forties.
I guess what scares me is that my mother started putting on major weight in her forties..partly out of depression....she was obsessed with food...she still is....now she is very overweight and battling diabetes along with other things...I don't want that to be me.....I'm not saying I should look like a supermodel at age 70 but I do want to be healthy and active....and not taking 12 pills a day......
What also makes it worse is being sized up every time I get in front of a class.....I need to look and be fit..walk the walk...at Zumba convention I was surrounded by six packs (and breast implants..LOLOL)...It made me feel like a sack of lard...I"m not going to let that happen to me again.....I want to be proud of who I am...not feel like a canned ham in Zumba pants.....one of these days I'm going to be dancing and the bloody things are going to explode into zumba threads.


We can do this !!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone!

Work is grinding me into exhaustion...came home today and took what I thought would be a short nap and then by the time I woke up, it was too late to work out and eat dinner so opted for eating...salmon with salad.

Feeling so guilty that I haven't worked out in 3 days :( But if I think about it, it's usually so much worse when I have work (report card writing). Tomorrow I am most definitely coming straight home from work with no detours to get my groove on with JM, then a bike ride in my basement, then back to work...from the comfort of my kitchen.

Hoping to get back to normalcy by the weekend so I can enjoy working out again. Never did I think I would miss it so much but now I need it...to meet the goal!

Hi all, day 19 DONE! exercise bike for an hr, 100 pushups & just finished 5 games of volleyball! :) You think I'd be ready to get my sleep on, but nope now Iza the freakin energerizer bunny.

Barb- hope your back on the track! :)

Dcapulet- big hugeroos! Hoping tomorrow is a much better day! :)

Zumba- I'm envisioning that zumba convention & ROFLMAO! :lol: Don't compare yourself to others & please don't feel like a loser, we each have our own schtick & are better at some things than others. Besides, you can ZUMBA circles around me I am certain! ;)

River your a machine! :) taker easy on the knee, swelling is your body telling you somethings not right.. Maybe you need a rest day tomorrow if swelling hasn't gone down, K? says Dr. Wendalyn ;) ha ha ha

Nat- good luck smashin fat! :)

Madame B- Enjoy your days off. What color fingies & toes are you sportin?
Way to get your Zumba on! :carrot:

Bama- Your welcome, thats great that you carry you weight so well. As do I being a taller drink of water- my weight gets distributed throughout which is nice.

Nighty nite & continue to rock on ladies, :coach: continue to do your best & hope for progress come VD day!

Hey otown, no worries you'll be back in your workout groove soon!

Oh My . . .
 

A BIG HUG FOR DCAPULET

Zumba, yea it answered my question . . . I was afraid it felt more like a job when you have to teach <sigh> but I'm lovin it so far and I am going to neighbors to do it on the Wii and have a little Zumba party!! Hang in there we're rooting for you and YOU ARE NOT A LOSER!!!

River: I have ONE bad knee and I ice it almost everyday after I workout, sometimes it's swollen, but I do it mostly for preventive . . . and to keep the pain and swelling in check . . . listen to Dr. Wendalyn!!!

evil: you are a workout queen, rockin it out . . . OMG!!!

nata: hang in there you can do it . . . I may have to look up the smash fat diet and combine it with my melt the butter diet . . . hmmmm

otown: my neighbor is a teacher also and she had to have her grades in Wed morning . . . she was exhausted staying up late and trying to get everything graded . . . so hang in there

Bama: keep melting that butter away, 4 pounds = 16 sticks of butter . . . OMG think about it . . . FANTASTIC!!!

Wednesday's calories: 1630. Exercise: 1 hr. body sculpting class

Calories were over plan yesterday - frustration with the scale is hurting me. Glad I' m changing things up on Saturday. Plan for today is to keep it under 1500 calories. 1 hour Zumba! class tonight.

madamb, love the way you encourage everyone - I thnk your posts help more than you know

evil, great to see how you keep rocking the exercise - you're such an inspiration

otown, sometimes we all need a break - your body was telling you it needed sleep. we'll all be looking for your next post where you tell us about your exercise!

zumba, you should be proud, and i'm sure 99.9% of women would love to look like you. i've had some substitute zumba teachers and none of them were thin, they all were a bit curvy. I know once we get past our plateaus we'll do great - those last 10 lbs. or so make such a difference in how we look!

Good Morning Chicks! The last couple of days seem to have been a little struggle for quite a few. Hang in there and know that you are NOT crazy and all of us struggle with the same stuff at one time or another. The over 40 thing..OMG..I feel your pain on that one. You have to work out twice as hard and be twice as good about eating right.
Zumba-the part about being on 20 different pills and battling diabetes, heart disease ect is my biggest fear. I see my Mom doing the same and lost my dad in "95. I am bound and determined not to be there. I want to be the little woman running circles around all those young whipper snappers at the mall every morning..lol
Keep your head up ladies. Our efforts to take care of ourselves is totally worth it and the most important thing we do everyday so live that and everything else falls into place.
Evil-keep inspiring us with your tales of being the energizer bunny!

Everyone have a great day. Celebrate the little victories today!:woohoo:

Day 20- mission accomplished! :) Lifted weights 1/2 hr, 100 pushups, 1/2 hr kickboxing
Sorry if I'm pissing some off being so CONSISTENT with my workouts, but I'm bound and determined to get my guns back to where they were before my injury, so I'm continuing full throttle/balls to the wall to get there! :) So try not to hate peeps. FYI, after this challenge I will be moving on, so no worries 26 days & Iza be outta here! Being I'm not one to give up or throw in the towel, I will finish up this challenge I took on, regardless of how others feel about me, cuz I am NOT a quitter! **** no, that's not my style! Don't hate peeps, appreciate the support I have given each and everyone of you, remember I have been where some of you are now, infact when I first joined this site several years ago- (granted my weightloss wasn't a HUGE loss- but a loss nonetheless), due to an injury I couldn't work out, so I pretty much ate my way up to weight gain & when I was 39 I decided I wanted to become FIT & FABULOUS before turning 40! I done did what I set out to do & now that I'm pushing 44- I continue to do it! :) Health is very important to me, I have a family history of heart problems. I honestly feel your frustration peeps when you have stalls, gains, etc. & I want you to know that during my initial weightloss phase, I too have been there & tried to figure out ways to get unstuck, & I have fallen off the track numerous times during the journey, hence my ticker hanging on tight! But you just gotta pick yourself up, kick yourself in the @ss which is a step forward! ;) It really meant a lot to ME to get support from people here on this forum during my losing journey. So I still hangout out from time to time on the forum being I like to give back to others. Over and out...