Good evening ladies. So sorry I have been a bad chatter this week in here. I haven't had any time at work to stop by and I have had killer headaches in the evenings when I get home from work which usually means TOM is near so I have been heading to bed early this past week.
I did make it to the gym this morning for an hour. Did some cardio and weight training. It was so nice here today that my partner in MPMU & I decided to get together with our kiddos (and her dog) and go for a walk around a lake (okay, so they call reservoirs lakes) here today which took us an hour to walk. It was very refreshing to be outside in the sun walking instead of on the treadmill. So I got a total of 2 hours in today!
Unfortunately I don't think there is any way that I will be able to post personals going back from when I last posted I will try to be better from here on out.
I hope everyone that has been sick lately is feeling better. The flu bug is finally out of our house and I hope it doesn't jump through the internet to any of you.
Just a quick pop-in to say hi to all my red teammates
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
For those of you who are still sick, I hope you are better soon! Take care of yourself and don't overdo.
I'm feeling better today, still not 100%, but I think I have averted any major illness by not overdoing yesterday. I did get in an aerobic dance workout this evening
Great NSV today. DIL left clothes here in MI when they moved to CA. She left a pile to dispose of. I found them while cleaning DS's old room. Well, the sweaters and some of the pants fit me perfectly DIL is about 25 lbs lighter than I am, and about 3 inches shorter. I can't wait to wear them next time we visit!
I think all of this exercise is really paying off!
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Just checking in before I go to bed. I just got home from picking DS and DBF's DS up from rollerskating. I love that I can just drop them off there and they can hang out and have safe fun for a few hours. DBF and i took the kids sledding today. It was a great workout. we went for like 2 1/2 hours. So I earned about 7 aps walking up that hill a million times. It felt great and I barely got winded either, and I would run up when I got close to the top. It's funny, 2 months ago I would been sitting my fat, lazy A$$ in the car eating a snack while the kids were sledding, but not anymore, I was right in on the fun and action. Another family showed up (two women, 1 man and 4 kids) The women just stood there and watched. DBF and I got both of our big butts onto one sled and went down together, it was the funnies thing EVER and I got full of snow, and I over heard the ladies say to eachother "Look's like we're the only smart ones." and I thought to myself, "Looks like you're the only BORING ones is more like it!" LOL
My WW meeting was cancelled this morning because of the snowstorm we had last night and this morning. I had to do my weigh in at home with my weigh in clothes. My scale is perfectly in sync with the WW scale. I lost 1.6 this week and that brings me to my 10% goal. I"m so excited. I didn't make both of my goals...very close to 25lbs though...so next week, I'll be able to go to the meeting and get both of my rewards. As long as this week goes well. So along with 2.5 hours of sledding and hiking up a huge hill, I shoveled for about 20 minutes this morning earning another ap and then did my abs as well for another ap. So I earned a total of 9 aps today. WOOHOO!!
I followed BDS and only ate breakfast and dinner. It really wasn't too bad. I did have to cheat a little and had 24 tiny pretzel sticks for 1 pt, but it wasn't because I was hungry because I could have totally went without them, but I was getting a migraine, going without eating for a long time is a HUGE trigger for migraines. I didn't feel like it was a cheat though because it was something so minor and I wasn't even hungry, and after that small snack and 2 excedrin migraine, it went away very quickly. I have to go through my check list tonight and maybe I'll try it again tomorrow, just so that I know that i did it, hopefully I won't get another migraine, if I do, I guess I'll know that step just isn't for me. It does say to contact your doctor before and since i'm so easily prone to migraines, he would probably recommend I not go that long without eating. Anyway, I felt really good about today, only once or twice I felt hungry and then it passed just like the book said it would!
I'm really tired and have no energy for personals. Just wanted to congratulate anybody who had a loss this week and those who didn't, you can do it and you'll have a good week next week! RED TEAM ROCKS!! I'll be back tomorrow!
I am sorta bummed this morning Did my weigh-in.. I'm up 1 pound. I think being sick for 3 days really threw me off. *sigh* Oh well, what can I do, right? .................................................. .................................................. ..................................................
Melissa73, lookit you chicky! All that exercise yesterday and you had so much fun too! I am way proud of you for making your 10%!!!! You have worked so hard for it and now you'll reap the rewards! Fantastic work my friend!!
CountingDown, OMG how good that must've felt to fit into all those great clothes! DIL will definitely be surprised and I'm sure very happy for you. Glad you're feeling better today! Go you!
Andi!!!!!!!!!!! I was just asking Mel if she'd heard from you lately! Your ears musta been burnin! LOL I'm sorry you're not feelin too hot lady, hoping the medicine helped? You got in alot of exercise yesterday, WTG! Love the picture from your walk yesterday BTW! You are lookin pretty small girly!!!!
Mel, I am soooo proud of you for walking an hour even though you weren't feeling it. You got thru it, change things up a bit during it, and look at you, a whole hours worth! Major congrat's on your loss, I TOLD YOU! You continue to amaze me every single day.
I got busy straight away this morning. Woke around 6:30, weighed--which went horrible--, had some coffee, threw in a load of wash, and then jumped on the eliptical again for another session and now I'm having breakky. Gonna really try and push thru the next few days and not let my head get in the way of my progress.... I know myself....that +1 is gonna really bother me......its gonna take some work mentally to "forget about it" and move on. But, I will do it!!
Alrighty gang, going to finish eating and then get busy around here finishing housework. Have a fantastic day everyone!!!
Good morning Red Team. I have been lost for the last few weeks, but I am trying to get back into it. Work is going great but it's leaving me exhsusted, so this week I am vowing to exercise every day whether it is at the gym after work, the pool if I have time before getting the kids, or at home. No more excuses. I am feelingyucky without working out!
I am up a pound this week and it's also TOM but I have nipped the eating in the bud and am back on track. I also joined WW and am going to try to make a meeting this week if work allows.
So I am back ans WAYYY too far behind to go back and read and do personals but I hope everyone is doing better than I have been doing!
Karen & Jen, thanks for the info. Glad other folks can help out when it comes to workout tapes. And Danielle, that's what I was worried about (really old videos from the libraries). I'll check it out when I get a second, things are really hectic, as always. TOM isn't helping. lol.
I have not had a great weekend eating-wise. With TOM I let a few unplanned snacks/meals in. I went out to eat with my sister and nephew yesterday. Pizza is my nephew's favorite meal! It's not exactly on my plan, but I managed to eat only 2 sliced and 3 breadsticks. Prior to this time in my life I would have had about 4 or 5 slices so this is a good minor victory. I did have non-diet pop, but it wasn't that great.
Yesterday I got my Get Ripped with Jari Love dvd. I did it last night. My muscles are really tender today, and I can tell I'm going to be really sore tomorrow! It was a really good workout and I really liked Jari. She wasn't annoying like so many fitness gurus are!
Today it's 65 degrees here. It's so nice (except that it's supposed to snow tonight) I took my dogs to the wilderness park for a walk. We walked for an hour even though it wasn't very high intensity (the girls like to stop and sniff a lot). At one point in the walk I saw 3 deer that were walking on one of the higher trails. They stopped and looked around for a while. I'm not entire convinced they didn't think my big dog was a deer. She kinda he same color. (Once I was walking in the same park and my dog wasn't on a leash. She went running up to a lady who told me that she thought my dog was a deer.)
I also had a very fit and tan biker pass us at the park today(with no shirt on). YUM-EEE I'm really hoping I didn't say that out loud but boy was I thinking it!
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend. Take Care!
Good Sunday Evening Red team! Just dropping in quickly to explain why I'll be MIA for most of this week. Its the week from **** for me! I've got a jam packed schedule with various activities all week long, plus my dd turns 13 on Tuesday and i've not done any shopping or any preparation for her ski trip the same day. If I make it through this week alive I'll be amazed LOL!!
So anyway, I wont be around much but I wanted you all to know I was thinking of you and wishing you stay OP vibes!! Make good healthy choices!!
Dont forget weight ins are due tomorrow by 11:59 pm EST!!
Looks like everyone had a busy weekend! Hope our sickies are on the mend. Seems like TOM is visiting quite a few of you too! (ONE thing I DON'T miss being 50+ :LOL)
I'm down 1.6 this week, which is a good loss for me. At this point in the journey - anything over a lb. is a HUGE victory I'm celebrating the 65 lb. mark which is 30% of the "old" me.
For everyone struggling with slow losses, hang in there. While I have been frustrated by that darn scale many times over the last 8 months, and have averaged only 1.87 lbs. per week - turtles really CAN succeed.
So, that brings me to my final thought for the day -
Without the support of 3FC and my teammates, this journey would be a LOT harder than it is.
It really is about the journey as much as it is about the destination. And I LOVE traveling with all of you
Andi!!!!!!!!!!! I was just asking Mel if she'd heard from you lately! Your ears musta been burnin! LOL I'm sorry you're not feelin too hot lady, hoping the medicine helped? You got in alot of exercise yesterday, WTG! Love the picture from your walk yesterday BTW! You are lookin pretty small girly!!!!
Why yes my ears were ringing I am definitely feeling the pain today from all of the exercise yesterday. I talked to Misty this morning and she was not sore at all...go figure cause yesterday she was the one out of breath and I wanted to keep going! haha. I think I'll blame it on her dog and my new shoes I am feeling lots better, I think the "not feeling so great" was due to the fact that TOM is to show his ugly face in a couple of days. Thank you Danielle for the nice comment! I noticed that too when I saw the picture! I can definitely see a change! Last night I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt around the house and my husband commented on how much skinnier I am starting to look and that he can really tell when I wear shorts! DS made a comment when we were at The Outback on Saturday that my face was starting to look skinnier. I just wanted to hug my son so much, he is one of the main reasons (besides my mom being diagnosed with diabetes) that I have been so gung-ho about losing as he is now at that age (8) where he is realizing that his friends' moms are skinnier than his mom and was making comments about it Thankfully he hasn't made any of those comments since he has started noticing a change a few months ago. Sad thing is he knows not to say comments like he made to me, but I think since I am mom he thought the rules didn't apply?
I really need to check up on MPMU as well. As I said, I've been neglecting the Internet in the evenings lately.
I am sorta bummed this morning Did my weigh-in.. I'm up 1 pound. I think being sick for 3 days really threw me off. *sigh* Oh well, what can I do, right?
I got busy straight away this morning. Woke around 6:30, weighed--which went horrible--, had some coffee, threw in a load of wash, and then jumped on the eliptical again for another session and now I'm having breakky. Gonna really try and push thru the next few days and not let my head get in the way of my progress.... I know myself....that +1 is gonna really bother me......its gonna take some work mentally to "forget about it" and move on. But, I will do it!!
Don't let the 1 pound gain beat you up...it could be water weight right?! You can move on and lose that pound! Read my blog on MPMU about the last weigh in Misty gained a pound and I gained 2 pounds during week 7 and we both lost 2 pounds for week 8. You can do it! I know you can!!
Good Sunday Evening Red team! Just dropping in quickly to explain why I'll be MIA for most of this week. Its the week from **** for me! I've got a jam packed schedule with various activities all week long, plus my dd turns 13 on Tuesday and i've not done any shopping or any preparation for her ski trip the same day. If I make it through this week alive I'll be amazed LOL!!
So anyway, I wont be around much but I wanted you all to know I was thinking of you and wishing you stay OP vibes!! Make good healthy choices!!
Dont forget weight ins are due tomorrow by 11:59 pm EST!!
Good luck with your stressful week.. eek!! Will be thinking of you as you try get everything accomplished!
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I also had a very fit and tan biker pass us at the park today(with no shirt on). YUM-EEE I'm really hoping I didn't say that out loud but boy was I thinking it!
I think I did the same thing yesterday on my walk around a lake. The biker here probably wasn't as tan as your biker, but non the less!
I'm down 1.6 this week, which is a good loss for me. At this point in the journey - anything over a lb. is a HUGE victory I'm celebrating the 65 lb. mark which is 30% of the "old" me.
Congratulations on your 65 lb mark and 30% mark!! That is awesome!!
I will try to be better from here on out. 
Did my weigh-in.. I'm up 1 pound. 
You have worked so hard for it and now you'll reap the rewards! Fantastic work my friend!!
Major congrat's on your loss, I TOLD YOU! 
You continue to amaze me every single day. 
I took my dogs to the wilderness park for a walk. We walked for an hour even though it wasn't very high intensity (the girls like to stop and sniff a lot). At one point in the walk I saw 3 deer that were walking on one of the higher trails. They stopped and looked around for a while. I'm not entire convinced they didn't think my big dog was a deer. She kinda he same color. (Once I was walking in the same park and my dog wasn't on a leash. She went running up to a lady who told me that she thought my dog was a deer.) 
I'm really hoping I didn't say that out loud but boy was I thinking it! 
Why yes my ears were ringing 
DS made a comment when we were at The Outback on Saturday that my face was starting to look skinnier. I just wanted to hug my son so much, he is one of the main reasons (besides my mom being diagnosed with diabetes) that I have been so gung-ho about losing as he is now at that age (8) where he is realizing that his friends' moms are skinnier than his mom and was making comments about it 
Thankfully he hasn't made any of those comments since he has started noticing a change a few months ago. Sad thing is he knows not to say comments like he made to me, but I think since I am mom he thought the rules didn't apply? 
Congratulations on your 65 lb mark and 30% mark!! That is awesome!! 