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How are you all? My son and daughter and I all have fever and coughing, etc.!! When does it all end! LOL. :faint: Hope u all are having a more productive week than I am. I at least do not want to eat much bc I can't taste anything. Ha ha, sad when it takes THAT to get some off me again! :yikes: I'm thinking that I might go into therapy because I think I have a block or something that makes me uneasy about being normal weight. It has happened to me tooo many times where I get under 200 and I can't lose anymore than I get back up over it and I'm fine. Then over several years time it creeps back up. But I think it has to do with the fact that since I was 4 yrs old I have never been normal weight (ok a couple months of adulthood but that's it.) :( I think that girls who grow up 'normal' have a different set of rules to live by, for starters. People are more protective over them and teach them to be careful, etc. My DH has always done that to me but in my whole life no one really did. I mean, my dad was way too overprotective but that stemmed from just not wanting to have us involved in things because then he'd have to help Mom get us to practice and all that and he would have never done all that. Blah blah blah. LOL. :p Things like not being out at night totally alone, fear of rape, robbery, etc. bc when you are small (and more attractive, etc.) you are weaker (in perception at least) are what I'm referring to most.. Never been afraid of traveling for 3 hours at 2am on dark country roads alone to get to my then DBF's house just simply because I was off work late that nite and didn't wanna get up that morning to go. People think I'm nuts sometimes bc I have no fears of those things, but I'm starting to get them. And I know I perceive smaller ppl as weaker and less aggressive, etc. I don't want to be viewed as passive, I think that may be why I'm heavy still and why I don't allow myself to go down to a normal weight. (I know tho that women have MORE power when they are smaller. Just a fact. The heavier you are the more invisible you become, we've all heard that.) :sumo: I dunno, just thinking. And it really is important to address these issues we have that keep us in this state. I am thinking that becoming smaller, albeit stronger in truth, will change who I am and how I think and how I handle things, etc. I also am a little depressed about having to get rid of all my clothes. I keep wearing some of my baggie things bc I like them. They are me. I'll have to go buy all new stuff. Money isn't the big issue altho it is an issue too. I'm saving up now for all I will need this year. :belly: But it's more about finding all new stuff that took me years to gather and choose from ddifferent places, etc. Any other suggestions as to why you think I may not 'want' to be small??? Because I definitely KNOW how to lose, that is not a problem at all.. And I see now I know how to maintain, but why is there no drive and almost a constant anxiety when I think of getting down to 180 then 170, and other uncharted territory.??? :shrug: Those of you who have never been thin will probably feel where I am coming from much more. But I welcome any viewpoints and thoughts. Anything to help raise my awareness about what is going on with me. Thanks so much for letting me ramble and helping me with my seemingly endless issues lately. It's not always like this for me, for those of you who don't really know me yet. I am just having several things all happening at once here and it's taking a bit of a toll but I'm fighting back. :kickbutt: Hope you all have a great weekend. Hugs, Selina :hug: |
Hi everone had a bad day went over on my calories. can not find time
To exercise i want to stay on track but haveing a hard time. :?:I need help i love sweet things dont matter what it is i will eat it. well going to bed tomarrow is another day.:(talk to you guys later. |
Whew I've been trying to keep up but I had like 10 pages to read. I read them all.
I quit the team and ya'll win Week 3 and get a subforum! I should quit moe often! ;) Dionne--Sorry to hear about your cat. I had to put mine to sleep almost 2 years ago and it was right when I got back from FL for my great grandmas funeral. I was a hot mess! Rhonda--ROTFL about the baby crying. That's exactly how I feel when it comes to exercising. Purplefirefly--Jillian has arrived. I got my 8 dvds. The big question is when I will actually do one. Chelle & Rhonda--My mom is like the both of you. She's always moving furniture. Can't wait for my step father to get home. She's always buying stuff for her house. Changing her colors. She gets millions of ideas from visiting other people's houses. Zinkemomx2--My co-worker's daughters like to exercise with her too. I can only imagine what that looks like! Dixiedieter--I love Garcia and Trixie Belden! QOTD Tuesday--I'm worth it! Wednesday--good question. I don't know. Any character that is blunt, laid back, and has a great sense of humor. That's me. Thursday--It's actually a bit of a frustrating NSV...the size 18's are too big but the 16's don't quite fit. I am literally bw sizes. Friday--I LOVE Starbucks. I have to be really careful |
Hello Ladies, I haven't checked in,-in a while. Mainly because this thread is 70 pages long and I don't always know what's going on in here.
Can we have a weekly thread, I think that would be less intimidating?!? Anyway, I have been super busy studying for my U.S. Customs Broker Exam. I will have to post a pic of the books here. Work is crazy. My weight has stalled due to me not working hard enough--Imagine that, right?!?!?! Anyway, GO BLUE! p.s. Dionne- very sorry about your cat, I love cats! |
Good morning, Bluesers!
Ah....I feel refreshed today. Slept-in...now I'm having my and posting a bit before tackling my "spring" cleaning. The scales are smiling on me a bit and I need to be very careful not to overeat this weekend. So, my plan is to stay mega busy! Dionne- I'm so sorry about your kitty.:hug: Heather - Great news on your biopsy! Selina - I think some counseling might be a good thing to help you get past this point on your journey. I don't really have any suggestions about why you are running into this wall about getting thinner. If it helps, I can share some of my problem. When I was about 8 or 9, I was always told how pretty I was by family members and friends. Then, right before I turned 10, one of my Uncles became inappropriate. I guess its no surprise that I then started to gain weight and I've been overweight ever since. Anytime I start to lose weight and men start to notice or look at me in public, I really don't know how to handle it. I do want to look especially attractive for my Hubby, but I just wish that other men couldn't see me. You are a very beautiful woman. Does the attention bother you? Hope everyone has a great on-plan day. I'll be back later to check in. GO BLUE! |
Morning everyone!
Well I slept until 10:30 this morning so I'm waking refreshed as well! I'm painting my fitness room today and I'm gonna finish it. No real big plans this weekend. I'm going to try and get the treadmill moved so I can workout. Hate to be so short but my mom is on the phone yapping away. I'll try to be back later.... I plan on posting pictures of the house tonight since its painted. :wave: |
Wow Chellez you're a really good writer. I can't wait to read more of your novella.
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maintained this week :(
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Good morning everyone,
Just wanted to check in. I went mud riding with my DH and DS yesterday. It was a lot of fun. My DS is 6 years old and drives his go cart better than I would. We went to Subway to eat last night and I ate the oven roasted chicken salad. I was so proud of myself. However, it wasn't that hard to stick with plan after loosing 4 lbs. I was still on a high from that. I hope that everyone is having a terrific day. |
Rhonda, hmmmm.. good question. Does the attention I get bother me? Well, being heavy my whole life hasn't stopped it all. So I'm used to getting some (and not always from ppl I'd like it from.) But lately it's quite a bit more. An example is a guy I remember seeing behind me in line at the courthouse (had to wait in line for nearly 2 hours so you kinda get used go seeing all the ppl around) followed me when I left the other day. Mind you, I was not dressed nice, jeans and a sweater, hair pulled back and no makeup whatsoever. I didn't ever speak to him, or smile or anything.
Not that I was rude. I just was sick, went thru a purse full of tissues while standing there, playing my handheld Deal or No Deal, I love that show and the game, lol. Nose was all red and sore. LOL. I did not want to be there but needed to get it done. Anyhoo, I was at a light after leaving and looked over and saw him there and he was smiling at me. Ok.. hmm.. he then kept waving from his car, I took a detour and he followed again. Then he got in front of me and slowed down then turned into a parking lot and when I looked over there he was waving for me to pull in. I shook my head nope, nuh uh.. and drove on. So he followed again. When I didn't stop he turned off finally. That's happened before to me. I'm not all egotistical about it. And it's embarrassing to even be telling you all. But the thing that bothers me most now is that when I weighed 277 he couldn't have overpowered me as easily if I was stopped somewhere and he decided to jump in my car and whatever else. (not that this man would do such a thing, may have been a nice guy but I'm married and when I said no that should have been the end of it all.) And heck, when he opens the car door and sees my big rear end he probably wouldn't want to anyway! LOL. (remember that when you see my from the waist up I look muuuuch smaller) :sumo: I just know that I made the decision when I was heavy that I would look the best I could, fat or not. I would take the time to do my face and hair when I go places. I don't alwwwways but most of the time. My mom says its makes you feel ready to face the world when you feel you look the best you can. I believe that too. However, I've got all that down, I can do all that and dress myself up and its habit. I don't want to feel like I need to dress down to go somewhere when I'm thinner! I had to dress up to make myself acceptable in public bc there is nothing worse than a sloppy, awfully dressed fat girl. Right?? That's how the pubic responds. You can be thin and sloppy and no one will care near as much. So now I am forced to face all this bc of my committment to eat right for 365 days. If it weren't for that I would still be over 200 even tho all along what I wanted so much was to be under it. By the way, I'm down to 197.5 again, so glad. :cb: I know all this because I keep finding reasons why I don't want to get down to my original 147 lbs. Which is totally doable, I'm 5'4". Reasons like: I see wrinkles now that never were there. I didn't look my age when I was heavier. I've added 10 years! Truly. And when I was really fat growing up my face was all I had. I alwwwwwways got that comment, "You've got such a pretty face." (which implies 'so sad the rest of you doesn't match it.") Blah blah blah. Now to lose weight and bc of that now lose my face, hmm.. Dunno if it's worth it. But then again, it is. I know it is. Also, I know I'll get over having to find clothes again. I just only buy a piece here and there that I love. I know I couldn't go today no matter how much money you were to give me and find all the pieces I'd be happy with. But I can start small, with a couple of outfits I guess. I know this seems trivial but when I lost 79 lbs in 2004/2005 buying my clothes was a big deal, I chose each piece carefully. I got down to 198 then. I'm smaller now than I've been since 1996 and even then it was for a few months. Once I got married in Oct that year, we ate out alot and I didn't care and let it come back!! Uggh!! It'll be fun tho I'm sure, buying them all again when I lose another 20 or so. So what I am trying to get myself to do now is just lose it anyway. Not worry about any after effects til I'm there and then just deal with them. Change the wardrobe, change my thoughts, change whatever I need to change to be able to change for the better. Remember our positive affirmations, Rhonda? I am in the process of creative change. I am becoming better every day in every way. That's the first two of my list I keep in my kitchen window. Send me strength and any wisdom that any of you can muster and give me ideas on how to deal with it all. I know there are more imortant issues in the world besides mine. It's trivial to most ppl probably. But to me its big. No pun intended. Thanks, big hugs to everyone here. Rhonda, I'm sorry that happened to you back then. It does change who you are, don't you think? Isn't that sad that things change us like that? I'm glad you can pinpoint the exact point. I wish I could and maybe I will be able to later. I know I began to gain when around the time my mom was pregnant bc I can see in the pictures I'm heavy when my little brother was born. You never really know exactly why but I'm sure it's several reasons for me, boredom, sadness, lonliness, misunderstandings, parents not getting along, etc. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your own experiences. :hug: Chellez, Oooh goody I wanna see the new paint job! That is so fun, redoing a house. You get to choose everything. So do you and your mom gab on ur phone til the battery goes dead? My mom and I do! LOL. We are bad about that, lol. Funny! :rofl: ferrari, my six yr old drives his 4 wheeler better than me too! LOL. Sounds like y'all had fun! Peach, maintaining is wonderful. If you can do it this week, then you can do it forever. I know you wanna lose for the challenge, me too, but we have to accept that not every week will be down lbs. Good job maintaining!!!! :cp: missrocky, I'm sorry you are having a hard time. It will get better. Have you tried sipping hot cocoa? Not bad calories for the warm, smooth drink. Also, I eat a cup of Honey Nut Cheerios when I want sweets. 120 cals, 1.5 grms fat. I hope you feel better soon. :hug: Hiya to dixie, anna, heather, kgood, sport, vix, likenoother, and everyone else here. Hope you all have a great week. Hugs, Selina :hug: |
Omg, that was so long. So sorry everyone. That's not intentional.
Hey and let me ask you all. Of everyone here, who all gained your weight after adulthood, like after 18? And who was heavy before that? I have read that if your extra fat cells are created when you are a child they are much harder to reduce later and refill much faster if you eat a little extra when you are older. They said that adults who gain weight will have an easier time losing it and maintaining it than someone who was heavy before puberty. Hmmm... food for thought. |
Well, no huge loss for me this week. I have moments of dissapointment with how slowly it's going, but when I see the inches melting off and fitting into new clothes easily, it's ok. I lost 1.6 pounds. Kinda funny because I've had a 1.2,1.4,1.6 & 1.8 pound losses so far.
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Just a quickie for now ladies...will be back tomorrow to catch up.
Just down a pound this week. Kind of disappointed, sort of...I know every little bit adds up in the end but...I also know how hard I worked this past week and how my eating was right on too! Oh well...will do better this coming week...at least aim for 2. We can't have the big numbers all the time can we? Have a good evening ladies! :hug: |
I, like some of the other girls had man issues in my prepubescent years as well. I don't know if that really had anything to do with my weight though. I'll have to think on it some more.
I can look back though and pinpoint weight gain corresponding with menstrual issues. Between 5th and 6th grade I went from a size 1 to a size 12. I started my period the first day of 6th grade. Then I was about that same size until my period went wacky on me in 8th grade. Then I ballooned up to an 18. I went on the pill after that and just slowly gained weight over the next 8 years until I was a 22. I came off the pill and promptly put on another 20 pounds and another dress size practically overnight. So I think my weight gain is hormonal. I have gotten my cycles under control without bc pills and am very slowly losing weight, about 30 pounds in the last year. |
Hello everyone! I am so sorry I have not been online for a week.
My father had a heart attack and is in hospital. He has a blood disorder and has low platelets (?sp) - so his blood is super thick-he cant take aspirin and so he is on a drip to thin his blood, his heart is working harder because of having to pump the blood. He doesnt suffer from weight problems and is super FIT! BUT this is a BIG wake up call for me! :( Life is precious - and well I have to lose this weight and make it my priority!!!! I weighed myself this morning and no weight gain or loss this week! I havent exercised at all this week - but have booked my son into Kids club, two times next week so I will definitely be going!!! Hope everyone else is working to their plan! Will make time for personals one night this week... Best of luck on your weightloss journey! |
Mum, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Hope he gets better soon.
I know what you mean about it making you more determined too. Life is precious! My dad is in bad shape, he's heavy, has diabetes, congestive heart failure as well as other things and alot of it is not exercising.. he worked alot when I was young and didn't have time for it and now he's older and physically can't do it. I don't want to be that way! I am going to change it for myself so it doesn't happen to me. Hope everything turns out ok. :hug: |
Morning everyone!
First off I just wanted to let everyone know that the Blue's Cruise Challenge thread is open now. I've already picked and started on my first excursion... what's yours? Second, I've weighed throughout the weekend and it looks like I'm probably going to be up a half a pound. I'm not sure why cause I've been eatting decent this week. I'm assuming because the only exercise I've really had has been painting. I'm hoping to get in some treadmill work today along with finishing the ceiling so I can shed that pesky half pound. That would put me as at least a maintain. Finally, I still don't think I'm ready to post house pics yet. There's still a lot of things I need to get done and my walls are pretty bare. Maybe in a few weeks. :goodluck: with you weigh in's this week! I'll talk to you all later! :wave: |
Is it funny that every time I read the thread title I read it as Blue's Clues, lol?
I probably won't join this challenge as I am just barely keeping up with everything else in life right now. Hopefully there will be some big changes for our family soon. :) |
Vanessa - sorry about your Dad. That's scary.
I've got a busy day ahead. It's days like this where it's so easy for me to veer off plan. I have to stay focused on the long term goal in the exact moment that I'm tempted to take as easier way... I always feel a little lost on days when I don't have en exercise plan either. |
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There is a new Biggest Loser section on Time Warner's Exercise On Demand channel! It has a 23 minute boot camp workout with Bob and 23 min. power sculpt with Jillian plus 2 min. tip sections on eating, attitude, sweat, etc. I'm going to go through the tips and do Bob's workout right now. I don't know where to post this, but though others that have on demand might be interested in this.
I went shopping with Pam today and I am now in a size 16 :dance: I have been wearing my 20s and they were falling off, but I didn't expect to be in a 16. I'm going to check out the challenge right now...I have decided to join it and give it my all because I need something to get me back on track now. I want to be completely in a 16 by summer (some brands I am still an 18). |
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REturning from two weeks' "off time". In bed with pneumonia [I've got asthma so it really knocks me out]. Luckily, I had those 2 weeks "Freebie" weigh-ins that I could skip, so I'm still in the challenge. I gained a pound :(, but am now back up to the team effort. Best wishes to everyone! cuppajoe |
Hey everyone,
I am just checking to see how it is going. I am proud of myself that I actually got some exercise in today. I must admit that I probably did it today because of the challenge. I will check in tomorrow after WI. |
Vanessa--I will be thinking of you and your father.
Purplefirefly--Great NSV! Cuppajoe--Happy to hear you are feeling better. Selina--I have probably been thin for about 1 year in my life. That was 2002. I think there are many reasons that contribute to my obesity. I am an out of control binge eater at the moment. I think of two major things when I think of my weight--there was someone in my family that was inappropriate with me many times and in many ways. I've never been the same. Secondly, my mom was a single mother the first 14 years of my life. She joined the military to try to better the lives of me and my brother. She was assigned to Germany and we couldn't go with her. She left us with an aunt. This aunt thought I was fat and severely limited my food. To the point where I would sneak and eat food late at night. I would hoard food any chance I got. This aunt also treated her grandkids better than me and my brother. We were looked down upon. Thank goodness we weren't there that long but....Based on these two things no wonder I binge and no wonder I'm fat. Issues, Issues, and Issues. I am really trying to work through these things. I can understand the unwanted attention too. I have been wearing a "real" bra since 4th grade. I feel like Debbie Downer from SNL! Sorry... On a positive note--I watched Jillian's Frontside and it looks very doable. I fell asleep watching Backside but I'm sure I can do those too. Do love the fact that it is straight exercise. Nothing complicated. |
Hi Blueser!
Today is weigh-in for me. I've lost 2.4 pounds and am now in the 220's! :carrot: I cleaned house all weekend as a way to avoid the kitchen and it worked. And, I must say, my house looks great.:D My goal for this week is to start getting the exercise so I lose some inches. Looks like I need to go join our challenge. I'll be back later today to chat a bit more and get "personal." Hope everyone has a great on-plan day! GO BLUE!!! |
Monday's Question of the Day:We have now completed 1/3 of our competition. In the words of the doctor, "How's that workin' for ya?" Are you where you wanted to be at this point? Is there anything you need to change or is everything going according to plan?
For me, calorie counting is working like a charm. However, I'd really like to start losing some inches and start looking thinner. So, I will be making a true effort to get more exercise...cardio and strength training. My goal for this competition was 25 pounds. There's still a chance I'll reach it, but I'd be happy with a 20 pounds instead.;) |
[QUOTE=GirlyGirlSebas;2048418]Monday's Question of the Day:We have now completed 1/3 of our competition. In the words of the doctor, "How's that workin' for ya?" Are you where you wanted to be at this point? Is there anything you need to change or is everything going according to plan?
I really need to change some things. I am exercising but my eatting stinks. This morning I am feeling committed so I am going to stick to my plan 100% today. |
QOTD: I'm at a good place. I'm actually pleasantly surprised that I can lose and still eat the number of calories I do. I'm down to those last 15 pounds. I sat at 170 for over a year after having lost over 100 lbs. The scale didn't budge. But I'm now losing a pound a week eating 1600-1800 calories a day (with a splurge meal on Friday nights). I'm finding cardio workouts much easier. I try for 45-55 minutes 5-6 times a week (plus extra walking with the dog each day). I think the magic has come thanks to the addition of some hardcore weight training. Before, I was doing *some* weight training, but I was doing "girly" weight training -- using light weights and only doing that sporadically. Now that I have a regular 3x a week weight session that lasts 30-45 minutes, I'm really seeing results. I've lost three inches off my waist (where I keep most of my weight now) since the New Year! I'm so close to my goal, and, for once, I really and truly think I can hit it!
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Morning Everyone!
Well this morning started out ok. I had my coffee, came into work and got the bills paid. Went over the Cruise Challenge to see if people had posted numbers, then started plugging in weigh ins into my chart. I'm going to have a rant about some things, that's going to be my diet blog for the day :lol: I weighed in this morning still at 196. For some reason I thought I had posted 195.5 on my weigh in last week but I didn't so I'm safely maintaining this week for weigh in. I'm putting it on lack of exercise cause I was a real bum this past week. :lol3: Thats ok... just something to look towards in Week 5 to work on. Learn from your mistakes right? This week is going to be interesting for me because I have to drive 2 hours to and from work to stay at my parent's house while they are in Daytona. I have to babysit my pitbull Kujo for the week since he obviously can't be left alone. That means I have to be up at 5:00 to get to work by 8. :faint: Thankfully I got my mom to buy me some healthy foods and she is on a "no bread or potatoes" diet that her doctor put her on. So there shouldn't be any heavy carbs in the house for the week. Not that I really eat them anyway. I'm going to submit my taxes this afternoon and see what my return is. I have about 11,000 on my 1098T's so I'm hoping that I get a huge chunk back. I know next year we will be considering not only did we close on our house in 2008 but we'll be paying 11 months of interest on our mortgage. I'm seeing dollar signs! Well I need to run so I can update both blogs and post more of my novel. I'll try and be back in a few hours for personals and to answer the QOTD. ;) |
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Monday's Question of the Day:We have now completed 1/3 of our competition. In the words of the doctor, "How's that workin' for ya?" Are you where you wanted to be at this point? Is there anything you need to change or is everything going according to plan?
It's not working for me at all. I've lost a grand total of 1/2 pound. I'm eating on plan and exercising 5-6 times a week. I tried upping the cardio, upping the calories, adding weights, and serval combinations thereof. I think after doing this way of life for a year, my body just wants to take a break and maintain for awhile. I'm still slowly loosing inches, but I'm not seeing the dramatic losses that I was just 2 months ago. Okay time for a new plan. I bought "New Rules of Lifting for Women" last week and I'm ready to step away from the 'barbie weights" and start lifting with a renewed purpose. I'm going to up my calories again to where the author says they should be and see if I can't reset my metabolism. |
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Just wanted to let you all know I'm still alive lol I'm really down I didn't lose anything however it was better than having a gain. My next weigh in will have to be better. I've not been on here much for several reasons.
1st My computer went nuts on me (and I hate using my husbands) 2nd Our daughter had a really rough time with her asthma 3rd I took our 4 year old son to the eye Doctor and didn't get good news. They are sending him to Charlotte to see another dr who works more with children. The Dr said that he may need surgery. For now we are patching up the good eye trying to help the weak eye get stronger. If you believe in prayer please keep him in your prayers. I've been off track and not counting calories or doing much of anything but being down and depressed. So today is a new day and I'm going to make the best of it. [COLOR="Red"] About Theresa, I was so happy to get to be with her when she went shopping yesterday. She was picking up pants size 18 and I had to stick a 16 in the pile lol But I really knew she could wear them. She saw the size and said Pam there is no way and of course I said just try them. Well she looked amazing! She really blew my mind! I was so proud of her and I only wish she could see herself the way she really looks. You all will be so suprised to see her change. I can't wait to see her at the end of this 12 weeks. Her before and after pictures are really going to be so so different. Okay so that's my story lol I hope all of you did great this week on your weight loss. I'll do better next week I promise. Sorry to let you guys down with this weigh in. Pam |
Sorry for this gain this week, team. Up 3 pounds :( I would love to say I'm shocked and I don't know why, but really...I do. I've been eating like crap and getting in very little exercise.
Yesterday my food wasn't too bad, but the exercise was non-existent. I could of gotten in 30-60 minutes, but surfed the web instead and just plain procrastinated. I really need to figure out what's going on with myself and why I'm not taking this seriously. Perhaps it's the monotony of the exercise...maybe I need to switch it up a little. I need more Walk Away the Pounds in my exercise rotation, daily even, and a bit less of the bike. Either way, I gotta figure this out soon or I'll end up finding some new shiny and forgetting all about this diet for another year or two, and then I'll have another 50 pounds to lose :( I don't think I can allow it to come to that! For now, I'm going to work on earning some "walking around money" so I can enjoy London! Thanks for the great challenge, Chelle! It sounds like a lot of fun. Take care Blue! John |
Hi all - sorry I wasn't around all weekend, I was busy!! Two trips to IKEA, lots of furniture assembly, and the beginning of a BIG Winter Cleaning of our apartment. Eeesh.
I'm taking a freebie this week because I ate out a lot (Mum was in town and took us out a couple times), and because in all our cleaning yesterday, the scale got tucked away somewhere, and I couldn't find it to WI this morning! Sheesh. To answer Selina's question from Sunday - I was a post-high school gainer. In my childhood I was always active - dancing, playing sports, etc. I was always on the larger side, compared to the girls I danced with, but not compared to the girls I played sports with. In HS, I was in the 150-160lbs range, but I was already my full height (5'8) by the end of grade 8, so that was pretty normal/healthy. Then I moved to uni, quit dance and quit most sports, started eating at the caf in my residence... and the pounds crept on and on. From June 2003 to June 2004 I went from 160 to 188lbs. Then I lost to 170ish in summer 2004. Between Sept 2004 and January 2007, I gained up to 209lbs, and now here I am, floating around 200ish. I had thought my goal weight was 160lbs, but now I'm thinking I would be happy to be 180lbs if I were fit and strong. Today's QOTD: NO I'm not where I wanted to be, but I think I have a pretty good handle on why (not eating thoughtfully, and not moving my butt enough), and I'm working on it. It WILL get better! Kelly – I cannot believe they are trying to get your kiddo to sit for 3 hours!! I’m a Brownie leader, and we can’t get our girls (7-9y.o.) to sit still for more than 15minutes! Dionne – I’m so sorry to hear about your cat. :hug: Congrats on your big weight loss this week and moving to a new plan, though! Anna – How did the fast go? Heather – HOORAY on good biopsy results! Hope your recovery is going more smoothly. Selina – Are you feeling any better today? It’s that time of year with everyone getting wicked colds, eh? I hope you find the answers you are seeking in therapy. As for how your body is changing as you lose – give it time! Our bodies (esp. skin!) adapt sooo slowly sometimes. Ellie – :drill: Girl, get your butt into this chat more often! :drill" :D Everyone here is SO helpful and supportive, but we can only support you if you make the effort to come in here and chat with us! Sweet things are a challenge for many of us – can you work them into your calories, for example by “budgeting” your cals for a smaller version of something you enjoy? Shay – So glad to see you popping in to say hi to us all. I totally understand your frustration about being between sizes – when I was in the mid-190s, I was feeling that way… I guess the benefit to being back at 200 (HAHAH no! no benefits!) is that my 16s all fit without being baggy. I’d rather have baggy pants and fewer pounds, though! Chelle – Did you get the fitness room done this weekend? I checked out your rant, and it compelled me to come and write this post to check in. :D I’ll check on your novel later today – probably my lunchtime reading! Rhonda – YAHOOOOO 220s! Congrats girl! :woohoo: Vanessa – I’m so sorry to hear about your dad – I hope he has a speedy recovery. What a scare! cuppa – Feel better soon – pneumonia is so awful with asthma, isn’t it? Don’t feel bad about the pound up – your body was busy taking care of itself and healing! Pam – Hope your kiddos are both on the mend soon – they’ll be in my thoughts. John – Switching it up will shake your body up a bit, and keep you from getting bored! Can you put reminders up for yourself around your home – little inspirations about WHY you want to do this, or quotes that motivate you? |
Good Afternoon all! Wow, it's crazy that we are already 1/3 of the way through the challenge. I've been doing okay and will keep calorie counting and continue to increase my exercise. I am in the process of increasing my weekly mileage but get so nervous that I will injure myself by running either too much or too far, so I've been adding 1 mile per week. It is a painfully slow increase but I'm confident it is slow enough to avoid stress fractures, which I have a history of.
SCgirl32 - I hadn't realized how much weight you had lost overall until your last post. That is awesome! When you were stuck at 170 for so long what did you do? Did you just keep on your plan or did you switch to a sort of maintenance mode? You are so close to goal and you are right, you CAN and WILL get there! Karen - Your numbers have been amazing. It will be interesting what the scale shows if you are able to get more exercise. Clearly, though, you are doing many things right to be losing as you are. Dee - Hang in there! I swear there as something about 170-172. I know we are all different, but that being said it seems like SO MANY people get stuck right around there. I know I did, SCgirl just mentioned that she did, and I can think of a half dozen others who have had the same "plateau" at that number. It is so frustrating to be doing everything right and not see the rewards you are due on the scale, but the scale will eventually catch up, just keep doing what you're doing. Pam - hoping for the best for your son's eyes. Have a great day everyone. |
Marianne - Oh my goodness I had to laugh when I read your reason for using the freebie week. I don't know why I found that so funny, but I did. And today could have been such an exciting weigh in too, you are so close to the ones!
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