I plan on drinking triple the amount of water I normally drink (that's about 192 ozs of water a day)

Chellez ~
double check to make sure that's not too much water for your system. Too much can throw your potassium and all that off and make you sick.

Hope everyone is doing well. I've had a hard time accessing the boards. When I click on our thread it'll just go straight to done and not do anything and then boot me off the computer when I click out of 3FC's. :mad: So I've not had a chance to go back from where I last read to catch up with everyone.
:congrat: to another good week. I think we're doing awesome. I will go check out that water thread as I've been having a hard time making my water goal the last few days. And that showed up on my weigh in at WW this afternoon. :rolleyes: I was up .2 So I need to get in my aqua!!!! Well I gotta run. I'll try to get back here later. Have a great rest of the day!!!!:)

Hi, everyone. Gosh, you look so slim today! What's your secret?

Thank you for the congrats on the 5K. babygrant, what's the C25K challenge? I have to say, it made me feel like I could accomplish anything, just meeting that one goal.

I thought I'd mention something I read about sneaking food. I'm a food sneaker...even though it makes no sense because there is no one here to sneak from...my husband is a loving realist, and it's only him and me. Anyway. I wish I could remember the book...it willcome to me. It said many people who sneak food are "perfect" kids otherwise, good grades, well-behaved. The food sneaking is a way of acting out, being "bad" in a way they think is acceptable. But still bad, if you get my drift. The problem is, the food shows on our bodies and we are essentially "caught."

Does this strike a chord with anyone else? Did anyone else have a problem with food sneaking in their past? So, who are we sneaking from?

choosie.

I WAS TOTALLY A FOOD SNEAKER!!!!!!!!!!!

That explanation totally resonates with me. I think I snuck it when I was younger from my mom. Now, I am more of a closet eater - i.e. eating when DH is not around. Eating food I shouldn't always makes me feel guilty and I don't want to be seen doing it. Since getting on track and getting serious about losing this weight in March, I haven't wanted to "sneak" as much.

THANK YOU For the insight and sharing. Makes me feel like I am not alone!

JUST noticed my profile picture - subliminal perhaps??

Totally a food sneaker!! Grabbing fast food when I'm out and about or a candy bar grocery shopping or at the gas station. And of course dumping all evidence from my DH. It's been awhile since I've done this, but back in the day I'd make cookies or brownies and eat them all to save the embarresment of only having say 10 left out of a whole batch. yikes. Much better to be in control!!

I had a good day- my older kids were out of school today so I didn't have to get up too early. And it was nice to have my treadmill run mid-morning and not worry about the younger kids. Did 40 minutes- tried to mostly run, but it's been awhile so had several one-minute walk breaks, but really tried to keep the running at 5-7 minutes so it's coming. Eating and water were good today too.

Let's keep it up everyone!

Happy Tuesday Blue Crew!

I'm anticipating great things for our team this week - do I smell a win??
We are all doing great!!!

Yesterday was a bit hectic at the house with kids and whatnot and I didn't get my usual afternoon workout in. My DH and I usually watch 24 on Mondays and I decided to skip our "date" and head down to the treadmill in the basement with my IPOD. I had the BEST powerwalk yet! I did 5K in 50 minutes with incline! (I am so going to get my J-lo butt!) I burned a whopping 327 calories. Since mid-march I am down about 18 lbs and DAMN does it make a huge difference in not only energy level but also what I am able to accomplish. I also slept like a baby and was up at crack of dawn actually feeling renewed!

I’m off to get the kidlets ready for another busy day!

Have a good one all!

Morning Ladies! We had another fantastic week!

We really need to keep the momentum rolling through out the challenge, at this rate we will be thin in no time! :hug: We lost another 36 pounds this week as a team! :yay:

So I wanted to bring over our team motto for the week and give you a little reasoning behind me chosing it.

This week the motto is:

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Elanor Roosevelt

I picked this one because I was thinking about all the things I could do to maximize my weight loss and trying to think of all the reasons I don't do them. My biggest hurdle is exercise. And I even took the steps to do it in my home with the PUSH dvds but I still haven't gotten to it yet.

So this week I'm focusing on doing the thing I "thought" I couldn't do. And it goes for anything. Water consumption, Portion control, anything. Just think about the possibilities!

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Ok so now we have our motto and that's all good, but now we need a weekly team topic to talk about! It totally slipped my mind yesterday!

Weekly Team Topic This Week Is: What do you find is the hardest thing to give up or to start now that you're trying to lose weight?

Mine is obviously exercise! And I love making up all kinds of excuses! I'll tell myself I need to work on schoolwork or I have wedding stuff to do or I need to make dinner or I'll just do it later. I never really sit the time out for myself and why I do not know. I guess its just the thought of actually doing something! :dizzy: lol I'm a couch potato can't you tell!

Well I'm off to work on books and finish this exercise challenge. :goodluck: at the weigh ins today!

Weekly Team Topic This Week Is: What do you find is the hardest thing to give up or to start now that you're trying to lose weight?
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Believe it or not, mine is exercise too. Once I get going and stick with it, I do great, but if for whatever reason I take too many day's in between, it is so hard to get it going again. Even though I know I am going to feel great afterwards.

The next biggest thing is sweets and junk food. It is soooo hard giving this stuff up. Also, portion control...I get jealous that my man and son can pile loads of food on their plates, and I have to stick to serving sizes...sometimes I feel deprived and resentful.

Lastly, my man!!!! I know he means well and is just being sweet, but he can ruin a perfectly good calorie day by surprising me with a candybar or a Blizzard from DQ. He just doesn't think, and he's surprised me with sweet treats for years. I try to tell him, but he forget's and just does it out of habbit I think. Luckily I have me some willpower dust now and the candy bars just stack up until I feel I would like to have a bit of chocolate. As for ice cream, I'll eat a little and then ask the son if he'll finish it, hehe!

Way to go BLUE!!!! Wow we kicked it up a notch huh? Congrats to you also Chellez for being the biggest loser! Keep it going girl! Well I hit the gym already this morning so that is done and out of the way and now I have to shower and run to Target and Aldi and then home and hopefully sit outside a bit today with the kids! Food is going much better this week and since the water challange started I am doing good with that also. I just need to stay focused this week on the prize and stick with it. Keep up the good work ladies and lets see if we can pull another win next week! Have a good day!

Weekly Team Topic This Week Is: What do you find is the hardest thing to give up or to start now that you're trying to lose weight?

Well exercise is not the problem for me....it's the food! I LOVE FOOD and it's not all healthy food that I'm loving! I have gotten alot better with it, but I still can't seem to beat occasional binges! I am working on it though and hope over time they just fade few and far between. I have to just remember how good I feel when I eat healthy and exercise and how awful I feel when I don't. I will tell you though the key for me is to always have my house stocked with healthy options and, try and keep the junk out! I will continue to work on it though and hopefully beat it!

GREAT JOB BLUE ON THIS WEEKS VICTORY!!!!! :bravo: :cp: :dancer: :grouphug:

Im goin for big numbers for week 3!! Im gonna push myself harder than ever and see what im really made of!!! I WANT to do this.... not an option anymore and I am sick of underestimating myself and saying I cant...... I CAN DAMNIT!! and I will..... so its on...... :drill: :lifter: :strong: :exercise:

so to add to my list so far

ALISA'S TBL soundtrack:
week 1: Nina Simone -Feelin Good
week 2: Queen -Dont Stop Me Now
week 3: Destiny's Child- Survivor

:dust:

Weekly Team Topic This Week Is: What do you find is the hardest thing to give up or to start now that you're trying to lose weight?

foodwise it is sweets I will never completly give them up but I am always "revamping" my recepies so I can eat what everyone else is. (a chocolate cake with 113 cals per1/12 without icing under 300 with)

Exercise wise ....lunges...I cannot stand these i will do them prperly for a while then oops do them wrong ,get hurt and of course I can no longer do them and it takes months for mr to try again.

i did legs today and instaed of going on the gazelle I strapped the babies in the stroller and walked to the grocerie store t get some fruit and milk.That is 1 hour there and then back again and around the store. oh and I also stopped at the dollarstore. according to my pedometer i burned about 500cals.

Weekly Team Topic This Week Is: What do you find is the hardest thing to give up or to start now that you're trying to lose weight?

the hardest for me to give up was starches. i'm still allowed to have 3 starches on my plan but i want more!! lol.. its funny i never realized just how many starches i was eating pre-LAWL. i have since learned that this is my favorite food group.. lol

once i get going with exercise.. i'm pretty good. but its the getting going with the exercise that i have a problem with. i work four 12 hour night shifts in a row.. so essentially 5 days out of the week i am just too darned tired to exercise. so every set of days off i have i am finding that i really have to push myself into "starting" again. quite often i will tell myself i will do it later... but guess what... later never comes!! i'm gonna have to sit down with myself and have a little chat!

Weekly Team Topic This Week Is: What do you find is the hardest thing to give up or to start now that you're trying to lose weight?

Im sure some of you can relate to this one..... i reward myself for losses... and Im not talking about.. yeah I lost 45 lbs I will have a snickers bar.... no im talking wow Ive lost 12 lbs... I can eat crap all weekend .. i deserve it...

THE HECK I DO!!!! what am I doing??? where is the rationale here??? yeah im going to reward myself by making my work harder.... geezzzz

as I apply the dunce cap I am really working on not rewarding myself with food... EVER.... and if I am going to use "treats as rewards" Im talkin having a diet coke instead of water... or something that really is decent for you anyway

some of my reward incentives right now are


drop 25 lbs buy myself one new work out top and bottoms
drop 35 lbs buy myself top of the line tennis shoes not just whats on sale...
drop 45 lbs treat myself to a day at the spa
drop 50 lbs let DBF buy me lingerie....of his choice..... God help me!!! this should be interesting (hey at least he's supportive but what am i supposed to do with what appears to be a tiger print shoestring with tassles, pasties and 9 inch heels I ask you??):fr:

because i deserve THAT kind of reward (well all but the last one) :D

Hi All
Let me introduce myself, I am a SAHM to a little 3 year old boy who is autistic, We just got home from a 2 week holiday so l haven't been able to post.
I have joined curves and started sugar busters on March 1 and have lost 28lbs and 20.5 inches so far, I know this challenge will help me lose even more.

I know our blue team will kick butt and lose the most.

:welcome3: ericsmommy!

Your doing great so far! Keep up the good work! I think you will find this team to be really helpful!