Chele, good luck with the swollen foot...hope it feels better soon!

Texas, yes, I love my gym. It is a fun place, and I'm definitely getting more fit! My project is going well. I'm building a strongman barbell (aka "log") for kids. It's at the "glue the pieces together" stage right now, which I'm hoping to get done tomorrow.

Seagirl, congrats on the Zumba class. I've never tried it, but have heard good things....sounds like fun!

David, good luck with the weigh in. LOL about cutting off the leg.

My report: Did the workout this morning. There were handstands in the workout today, but since I just practiced them yesterday, my shoulders were toast, and I couldn't even do one, so I had to sub it out for the workout. Funny, because about the time I think I should put something into my own warm-up or skills practice, my trainer puts it into the workout. It's tempting to just stop practicing anything except what's in the workout for the same day, just so I don't end up having days like today!

I got a new low today. Only 2 tenths of a pound lower than my previous a few days ago, but I'm happy for anything I can get. All told, looks like I lost about 2 lbs this week, which hasn't happened in forever! :carrot:

IMHO I would say you are losing too quickly. Not only is it not healthy to lose too quickly but you also might not keep it off once you lose it. At your weight now, you should not lose more then 1-2 lbs a week, maybe even less. Of course you had more to lose when you lost so much 2 months in a row, but now, slow down the weight loss. Having said that, GREAT JOB ON WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!!!!:carrot::carrot:


Help me out here...what is strongman and how does a log out of pvc pipe work?

Hi!

I miscalculated. Typical! It was only 6 lbs., but I found out I was *also* wrong on the date. I saw her on the 13th... so I was still losing too fast. But I gained a pound over the last three days due to eating my mom's dinner (I don't usually, but it looked so good! :devil: ) , so I'm up to 131 lbs. Not changing my ticker just yet though.

Got a good workout this morning! Did some kickboxing, dancing, and the Nintendo Wii. I'm getting a new game that looks promising around the 29th! I'm excited! It's called Wii Sports Resort :D I pre-ordered it yesterday. Looks like it has all sorts of fun games on it. Can't wait to play!

MrsLovett

40 minute bike ride this morning! Along the shore. I love seeing all the people out early in the morning biking, surfing, walking and the old men sitting there getting tan.

Morning all. I'm about to head out for a long walk, get some calories burned. Yesterday I didn't feel great so I didn't eat much, only 1100 cals. Lovely on the scale this morning though...lol...1.5 lbs down. It would be nice to see it stay away.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Hi All,
I haven't been doing so well the past few days :(. Thursday was totally off and I ate junk food all day. Yesterday TOM came and I felt horrible physically and although I did stay within my calorie count, I ate a lot of foods I'm not used to eating like dairy and processed vegetarian "meats". All of that showed up on the scale of course and I'm back up to 150. I think I got discouraged because I was stalled at 148 for 5 days but I should have held out and continued what I was doing because I didn't realize that TOM was just around the corner. I usually have plenty of PMS signs that TOM is coming but I had very little this time (not sure why - probably the massive stress I've been under lately) so I didn't expect it.

I'm just juggling a lot these days, with 4 full classes and a training for another university plus a few mini trainings for a possible additional teaching opportunity for the university I work for now. That, along with the stress of going to San Francisco next week for yet another job interview (which may not happen at this point, since I have a phone interview on Monday with an online university that sounds like it might suit me much better and if they make it clear they want to put me in their training and give me a date, I will probably cancel the San Francisco trip, since at that point, I'll have as many teaching opportunities as I can handle right now and the SF job isn't as good a match for me as the others are) I think is just putting me out of sorts.

But I'm back on track today with my regular plan and I'm going to stick with it and not get discouraged if the scale doesn't move. I'm continuing to take measurements every day and I am seeing results (in small increments) in measurements and I know that counts for a lot so I'm going to try and keep that in mind.

I hope everyone is doing well!

Tam

moved the ticker 1 tick... i hate diets, i hate food, im going fishing!!! BAD MOOD OVER HERE!!! can you tell???

Hey peeps. Workout is done...fun day playing with the strongman toys, and some truck pulling after that.

Jacquee, let me see if I can find a youtube or something for you. Strongman is a competition, and it can be for men or women, it just used to be only for men, so most people still just call it "strongman". It's about lifting heavy stuff, like flipping big tractor tires, carrying kegs, picking up heavy round stones, and putting all kinds of stuff "overhead", like logs (made of wood or metal), barbells, dumbbells, and various strange objects. Now I'll see if I can find a short video or pic to help explain things:

Okay, here's a short (15 secs) video showing a woman lifting one of the metal "log" barbells. That's the type I am making for the boy, except out of pvc pipe, smaller and much lighter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVC3PuZrqdE

Here's a longer (8 mins or so) video that is a news show intro to strongman sport for women:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrLo...eature=related

Tam, I get crazy cravings the week or a few days before TOM, also. I track it on my calendar, so I can tell when it's coming up. It helps me stay on plan, if I'm craving crazy foods, and look see on the calendar, it's just hormonal, it's easier to stay on plan, and I don't get frustrated about the weight gain, either, because I also always either get stuck or gain a few pounds just before TOM arrives, and I know it's just a temporary bloat. (sorry for the girly TMI, David!)

jamsk8r Thanks...now I get it!!!

just got home from fishing...got skunked....before i left i was getting ready for a binge....my binge consisted of a couple of cookies and a glass of milk....so it really wasnt a binge at all...then i went fishing and all in all i would call it a successful day (except for the skunk)

Hi all!

I lost that pound I gained and then some! I'm down to 129.5 lbs!

Got in 105 minutes exercise so far today. What a workout! I hope that new game for my Nintendo Wii comes soon!

MrsLovett

I've been popping up and down all week, so I don't think I'll show much of a loss tomorrow when I weigh in. I know it doesn't matter as I totally stuck to my plan, but it still is a bit frustrating.

Hey all, I haven't checked in for awhile so thought I would.


Hope everyone is doing great~I Am hoping to see a number under 188 today on the scale. I am kinda excited that I am so near to losing 2/3 of my wieght I need to lose an Plus very near to 75lbs of loss.
So I will do my best and see...........Will check back in again soon.

HUGS EVERYONE!

Morning, all! :coffee:

Woke up early this morning, despite my evil plan to sleep in. (sigh) That's okay, though, because it's shaping up to be another scorcher outside. I took advantage of the early morning to actually water my parched garden beds and take care of the critters.

Found some eggs in the chicken coop last night, first ones ever, so the hens will finally be earning their keep around here. The rooster... well, we're not sure why he's still alive, except there was only 1 rooster in the whole batch, which hardly seems worth the trouble, so he just looks studly, I guess.

I'm home today. It's supposed to be a rest day from exercise, but rest days always leave me sore, and the scale pops up on Monday morning, so I might do something easy, like a longer run, or a bike ride. I'll just see how the day goes. Planning to catch up on some of the yard/garden maintenance, clean the chicken pen, probably do some weedwacking, and just tidy things up around here. I've been gone so much, the house and yard are getting out of control again. Well, that's the plan.

Oh, I got the boy's strongman log all glued together last night, so today I will cut off the excess bits, and give it the "kid proof" test (you know, try to break it apart, lol) before I paint it up.

Cheryl,
I had planned to sleep in on Saturday and Sunday but of course was up at 6:30 am. Ugh. But then I was out on my bike by 8:30 and really grateful for that so I guess it worked out.