I'm not quite caught up on reading all the posts, but wanted to post anyway. Seems like I read and get caught up , but then run out of time to post!
Having a good week here...feeling in control of my eating and getting some good workouts in. Today I did W3 D2 of C25K and didn't even find it too hard. Had some good music to run to- makes all the difference for me!
Hey Deb and Melissa- I grew up in Helena! And now I'm a little north of Deb in Alberta. Montana will always be home though
Great job Melissa on your C25K start!! And where do I find your video blog?! Sounds fun.
Terapet- I read Michael Pollan's other book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma" last year and found it fascinating.
I'm a huge reader too- wish I had more time to read more! I have read some of the Stephanie Plum books. Right now I'm reading some by Shannon Hale (she is a Uof M grad, Melissa!)- they are not my regular genre, (children's , YA lit..) but such great stories.
Anyway- I have dinner to get on and homework to help with. Stay strong this week everyone!!
Tina~ My kids are 15 daughter, 14 stepson (lives in Louisiana with his mom), 12 son & 20 months son. I watch 4 other little ones during the week, and they are 4 yrs old, 23 months, 21 months & 9 months old. I don't get much accomplished during the week. Wednesdays are the only day I don't have any of the ones I watch.
OOOHH lets nerd it up! LOL!! Who else here loves to read?! me me me!! My alltime favorite books are the Stephanie Plum series. right now I'm reading one of the between the numbers novels called Plum Lucky, its okay. anyone else read these?
LOL!
Ahh, RANGER
(is it getting hot in here)
Question of the day - hmm, I think I will join the housecleaning camp. I really do hate to clean. I could use the time for so many other wonderful things
Now if they just made a roomba that dusted, and did laundry, and ...
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I would love to hear more about calorie counting and how to determine how many calories you need to lose weight.and if you are following it if you are happy with doing so or is it too difficult.
Okay I know I'm not supposed to be here in red territory! I just love me some red team! (to use the words of Tina!)
Sara, this week, I've started doing calorie cycling. I was able to calculate my calorie limits by using a formula in Jillian Michael’s book, Winning by Losing. She also has a great workout in there. I highly recommend this one.
PS…..I love to read! Anybody here read Christine Feehan? Good stuff.
Good evening Red team! I was just about to start some dinner but had to unwind a little bit first. Took the tween to a clothing store and OMG, that girl can do some damage! Its scary! I was never a big clothes and shoes girl and she is all about the shopping. Weird, but I live vicariously through her.
Sara....I gotta go over to the WW office tomorrow to pick up my booklets they didnt give me at my first meeting so I'll get you that quickstart info. But on the topic of calorie counting, there are tons of calculators out there, I think even 3fc has one I'll scare up a link for you in a minute. You should also google the wendy plan (I think thats what they call it) she does a calorie cycling high on one day low on the next. Just an idea. I've seen alot of people have success with it.
Rhonda...I've not heard of that author...what genre is it? I'm a big murder mystery fan!
Counting....yay another Ranger girl!! Morelli is okay but I loves me some Ranger! LOL!
Emily...ya freezin up there yet? Its been so cold here! I'll have to check out that author, thanks for the tip! You can see my little video blog here!
Tina....Stephanie Plum isnt the author she's the character of the series. The author is Janet Evanovich there are 13 books in the series, all number. Very fun you should check em out!
Kari...I love my veg time! LOL! I hope you find some soon, its so good for the soul!
Alright I better get dinner going! Have a lovely evening everyone!
jelynn-When you read "The Omnivore's Dilemna", did it change the way you eat? I agree with everything he says but I tend to eat most of the same things all the time. I don't have a lot of recipes using many vegetables. I do eat salad but I buy processed salad dressing. I hardly eat any fruit because I tend to eat manufactured sweets instead. My thing has always been to try to stay in a calorie range but I kind of ignore the nutrition of those calories. For example I ate pudding for lunch the other day! Not all that many calories but no fruits or vegetables there. Actually not exactly "real food". I think it is going to take a major change in my routine to eat healthier. It is just simpler to eat the usual stuff.
I absolutely LOVE to read. Have ever since I was little. Today I stopped by the library on my way home from work (it's the only night a week they're open late - I hate the NYC library system) and picked up 12 books and I am so excited! I'd say my favorite author is Jodi Picoult. She always writes about really controversial/thought-provoking topics, and I find I can never put down one of her books until I've finished it! I'd say one of my favorites is "The Pact." "Plain Truth" is great as well though. Honestly, just read anything of hers and you're bound to love it! Her most acclaimed was "My Sister's Keeper," which made a lot of bestseller lists, so that may be easiest to find.
I read a variety of fiction/non-fiction though, mostly chosen just by browsing the shelves and seeing what's interesting. Tonight I picked up some chick lit (not very intellectual I know, but good for a break every once in a while), Joyce Carol Oates' new novel, a few diet/nutrition books, an etiquette book, a book on the airline industry and terrorism, a book on the stock market, and a biography of Hillary Clinton. Clearly an eclectic selection
Melissa - do tell about the Stephanie Plum books; I've never heard of her either. Are they chick lit? Mysteries? Details please!
Tera, I've been meaning to read Michael Pollan for a while. He's been talked about so much lately on various fitness blogs that I could even quote his little motto before you said it. The succinctness of it just makes it sound so funny to me that I laugh every time I hear it, as if the "mostly plants" is an afterthought. But so true! Also, you should definitely try making your own dressing. It's SO easy and quick, and a lot healthier than the processed stuff. Plus, you can control the ingredients to keep oils and whatnot down if you're worried about calories. I make a Greek dressing that is fat-free, made from all-natural ingredients, and only has 16 cals per 2 tbsp! Fantastic.
Emily, hadn't heard much about his other book, but I'll have to check that out as well.
Rhonda, never heard of Christine Feehan either. What are your favorites by her?
Sara - there is a sticky in the calorie counters forum that can walk you through the basics of calorie counting, including how to figure out how many calories you should eat. However, it's important to note that these are just guidelines. Everyone's body is very different, so the calculators really just provide an estimate for you to start the trial and error process of figuring out what makes you lose, what makes you stay the same, and what makes you (gasp) gain. I've been calorie counting for about 2 months now and I'm just starting to really hit my stride. I absolutely love it though, and I use DailyPlate.com which is the absolute love of my dieting life. Definitely check it out, and feel free to friend me (same username: Scenestealer) and look at what I eat.
My update: I stayed 600 calories under today after eating lightly and exercising a good amount! I'm thrilled, and hoping that will more than cover my dinner tomorrow. Then Friday I'm just going to suck it up and enjoy myself and use a light Saturday to compensate. Will keep you all posted!
I have been crazy busy this week making up for the last week in bed. You all seem to be doing awesome!
I too love to read. Just got home from our book group tonight. We discussed The Chosen by Chaim Potok. It's a great book. Next month, we're discussing one of my favorite of all books, The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom.
My calories have been good, but I haven't exercised the last two days because of the rain. It's not a good excuse since I have a treadmill and lots of exercise videos. I just hate the rain and cold. You should all laugh at me because it's been between 50-60 degrees and I think it's cold.
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Wednesday's Question of the Day:
If you could NOT do one thing for the rest of your life, but still receive the benefits of it. What would you stop doing and why?
I'm with the rest of you on house cleaning. I would love not to have to clean every again.
I hope you all had a great today yesterday and have a fabulous day tomorrow!
Just running by real quick before I head out the door for a quick short shift at work. Supposed to be my day off but need the $$$ so figured why not. I think I can live with getting out after 4 hrs.
Have had a pretty good week so far. Have had to fight food demons off at work, as they've been bringing in food for us during our inventory days. Ugh, lemme tell ya, some days were ALOT harder than others. I admit I was soooo tempted, but I resisted. I even went so far as to head to the room where the "breakfast" was just to smell the donuts! Filled the whole room with that smell but had to remind myself that I had goals that were more important than a stinky ole donut. Needless to say, 3 days I endured of all this naughty food and only yesterday did I endulge in lunch because it was make-your-own-sub-sandwich. Easy enough to fix low calorie and loaded it with fresh veggies. Yummo!
So anywho, time to head out. Wishing you girls another spectacular OP day. Keep Shining!!
Good Morning Red team. Got my first quiz today that I should be studying for so I'll make it quick! Looking forward to another OP day!! And tonights exercise will be the elliptical.
Cathy in Canada.... Hello to you too, I hope all is going well!!
Laura...Janet Evanovich is the author, her heroine is Stephanie Plum a jersey girl who takes a job as a bounty hunter. Shes got 2 hot guys in her life. And the characters that surround her are absolutely brilliantly written. You cant help but love them all. Especially Grandma and Lulu. Stephanie gets herself into all kinds of trouble, its always an adventure. They are really fun reads. A little mystery, mostly adventure, a little romance but very tastefully done. Start with One for the Money and work your way through the numbers. The last one out was Lean Mean Thirteen. And she's also got 3 between the numbers novels that are just quick reads...visions of sugar plums, plum lovin and plum lucky. One for the money isnt the best one of the bunch they get richer and better as you progress. Oye...can ya tell I love em! LOL!
Barbara.... hello back at ya! We miss you around here I hope you get to pop in more often!
Jen...I will laugh at you! LOL...I woke up to ZERO today! Ya know, doing a workout will get you all warm and toasty! LOL!!
Danielle...you have been doing AWESOME at work!! I'm very proud of you!! Keep it up girl! Just think how great you wanna look when we meet bob at the finale! LOL!
to everyone on my team! 
Filled the whole room with that smell but had to remind myself that I had goals that were more important than a stinky ole donut. Needless to say, 3 days I endured of all this naughty food and only yesterday did I endulge in lunch because it was make-your-own-sub-sandwich. Easy enough to fix low calorie and loaded it with fresh veggies. Yummo!
