Not too much going on here...weight is up this morning, but I suspect it is water and will be back down by our first WI day. Today is work...business...cooking...business...cleaning... business...you get the picture. Good news! My sister has been talking about wanting to get healthy and lose weight for a while now and she has been experiencing all sorts of health problems (pre-diabetes, hormone wackiness, etc) which I suspect are largely due to the 30 or so pounds that she has gained this past year. In the past she has been very resistent to talking about weight loss with me as she never saw herself as someone who could lose weight without even trying. So the good news is she agreed to do a weight loss challenge with me! The challenge will span the 100 days between now and Christmas and we will WI once a week. The sister that loses the greatest percentage by Christmas wins a gift card to a clothing store which we are both (and my mother as well!) contributing money towards. I will of course still be doing this challenge, but what great added motivation! The challenge will be challenged will be blogged, but the blog isn't set up yet so I will give you the link once I do that.
Have a great day!
SimpleRhythm-Great idea with your sister! I did a challenge with my mom last winter and it was one of the things that got me more motivated to lose.
I'm doing okay, weight is down a touch today and food and exercise are OP, but I'm just not feeling great. I'm tired, moody and have a touch of a cold. I just want to lay down and rest all day. Ya know, maybe I should. Maybe this should just be one of those days I don't make myself feel like crap for feeling like crap! LOL Well, I'll let ya know how it goes.
KimL1214 ~ Wow! 2 Mountains in 2 days!!!! Awesome job!
CakeBatter ~ Congrats on your running pace. That's great!
Mommyofsix ~ I hear ya with your son and football. My son is the exact same way with his baseball team.
bradleys mom ~ Congrats on your 3.6 pounds!
Tomorrow is my weigh in day. I should have a pretty significant loss since I did my starting weight as soon as we could post it and these have been my first few weeks following WW and exercising. I can feel my wedding ring spinning around my finger, which was tight before the challenge, so I think that's a good sign!
Had a bit of a blow out yesterday. Ate almost 300 calorie too many. Fortunately my last two days were pretty low, so I'm still at 1500 average, but I felt pretty gross last night. I have managed to recapture 25 of the 40 minutes I skipped on yesterday, so all in all the week is looking pretty good. My siblings will be with us this weekend, so I'll be less likely to randomly snack (kids have supersonic hearing for snack food, and do you know how quickly 7 kids will go through your treats?!?) I am really feeling confident that I'm going to see another nice drop on Sunday.
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Nicki54~ Keep posting your food anyways, it will help you stay more accountable and make you less likely to have more binges.
cakses~ I lived on popsicles and broth for almost four weeks when I had my tonsils out so I know how you’re feeling! I hope you start feeling better soon!
mtiger~ Try mixing things up… like a new workout or upping your calories for a couple days, then going back down… often that will help kick start your weight loss
zoochick777~ WOW, crazy schedule!!!
Bette k~ I love pirates!!! That sounds like a blast!!!
SimpleRhythm~ That is awesome that your sister is going to do a challenge with you!
Timeforme~ That’s awesome about the wedding ring! I love when my rings start feeling loose!
MonteCristo~ Seriously! My roommates kids are all over me the moment I open anything packaged!
The school day is finally over, but I still have to waitress tonight. I’ve been struggling more with food lately and I think it has a lot more to do with not getting enough sleep. I try to go to bed early and end up lying awake for a good hour or two. Nothing too exciting here… FRIDAY IS ALMOST HERE!!!
Hey fellow red team members, you are all sounding so motivated and it is very motivating to read how well you've been doing. I've been kind of down this week, and not following plan exactly, but I am avoiding binging and getting some exercise in. I think I just need to plan out my week to the letter next week, and it will go better. I did catch the BL last night off my DVR, and it was a tearjerker. I can't decide who to root for yet, but I will definitly be tuning in.
My official home weigh-in is tomorrow. I was down just a wee bit today. So tonight I am doing a long walk/jog. Maybe I'll try eating more calories today and see what happens. I do so many different types of workouts that I know I mix up my exercise. So maybe I can try mixing up my food. It's worth a shot i guess.
having a bit of trouble getting my exercise in this week... studying, home stuff, just everything. on the days i run, no problem. but i haven't established a strength routine yet, and the days have truly been just FILLED. im sure things will calm down next week, and then i can get into a more structured routine. and i am looking to make my 300 min exercise goal for this week.
hey red team!!!! I happy to report I have not gained weight due to TOM and I also ran 8 miles today. I have also met my exercise minutes goal. WOOT WOOT! Check back in the morning!
Hey all. My normal weigh-in will be saturday but this week I'll be weighing in tomorrow b/c I'm heading up to my parents' for the weekend. I'm not too sure I've lost anything in addition to last week's 4.4 lb loss. I'm just getting back in the gym this week after being sick at the beginning of the month, and my body is still adjusting. Can't wait to see how our team does this week. Go Red!
hey red team!!!! I happy to report I have not gained weight due to TOM and I also ran 8 miles today. I have also met my exercise minutes goal. WOOT WOOT! Check back in the morning!
I was bad today I didn't get to exercise my normal 135 minutes of cardio and I eat a small bag of cookies (780 calories). I let my cravings and not feeling well get the best of me.
Hey Ladies.. I hope you all had a great day.. I am doing well with my exercise.. very proud of myself!! Today was Day 4 of W1/L1 of Biggest Losers Cardio Max and I was able to get through the whole thing with 0 "breaks" to get water and breath a little.. so a little milestone for me lol I am looking forward to my work out everyday now and am hoping that by mid - late October I will be training to start running again using the C25K program. I am so curious to see the scale on weighin day..lol and how well we have all done! have a great night every one.. and may God bless...
and may God bless...