[julesp313]

Yikes, everyone posting so much! I can just about keep up with reading but trying to reply to all the posts boggles the ol' brain.

But I did want to say to Amelia - try the Kashi crackers. I believe they're all whole grain, and I personally love the fire roasted veggie ones. I try and buy only super strong cheese, like blue cheese or goat cheese, so I use a tiny amount of cheese but get big bold flavor. It's a great combo.

Me - showed the hubby today that swimming IS hard work. We went to the pool at 5:30 as usual, and when he finally got over his wussy "Oh, it's so cold, it's only 80 degrees, I'm freezing..." moment, he swam for... oh... about two laps, then hung onto the side, panting. As I swam up and down, up and down... just cruising. He said afterwards - it's a lot harder work than it looks. Yes, it is! And yes, I am kicking YOUR butt at it.

I made turkey tacos yesterday but had my meat as a salad instead - I didn't want to spend 110 calories on ONE tortilla. The salad was huge and delicious. I had some leftover meat so I had that today with quinoa - love that stuff. Now I'm snacking on yogurt and banana, and that leaves more than enough calories for a fat free chocolate milk when I get home around 8pm. Then do it all again tomorrow!

[farn00a57]

Hey Lori! This may be coming kind of late but I'm going to join this St. Patty's day challenge too!! New person here, so this is going to be one of my first challenges! Exciting!

My goal is to drop 15-20 pounds by St. Patty's day. I know it seems like a lot but I have a lot to lose, and I have been on that same pace. I just want to see if I can keep it up.

Good luck everybody!
~Ashley

[Losing4another]

Lori- You crack me up girl I could see you doing that two...WOW a size 6 thats wonderful no matter what brand they are. A couple more sizes and you will be able to share clothes with my 14 yr old

Jules- woohoo on the swimming and passing dh up It's a lot of fun to beat the old dh's when your able to....women power

Fern- your not to late...No rules here on when to join...Jump right in and make your self at home

I'm thinking I did okay with my points today! I had to guess at some points so I hope I guessed right. Hmmm now what to plan for dinner for tomorrow?????

[misspriss78]

Good Morning

Jules,thanks for the tip..the crackers that i picked up are awful so i will be definitely trying the kashi ones.

Lori-YOUR the skinny minnie girl with your size 6 self! WTG!!! Love your new avatar pic...such a cute couple!!

KDM-You'll be in those size 12's in no time!!!! Im hoping to be down enough to buy a new bathing suit myself...so exciting!

JD-HUGS, i hope you have a good day today...

A great big HELLO to everyone I missed and a great big WELCOME to everyone new to the challenge!

Im playing catch-up on the scale this week..still got ALOT of water weight(hopefully its just water weight,ack) to lose. Today is flushing it all out, gotta drink my water. Ive also got a nice step aerobics dvd planned and some much needed yoga!

Have a great Calorie counting day guys! Make sure you kick butt!!!

[jdonato]

HAPPY SKINNY TUESDAY!


Lori: I must have just missed your post last night but awesome job on the size 6! And American Eagle sizes run small in my opinion so even better!

KDM: You'll be bathing suit shopping in no time. And the size 14 pants is amazing. Good Job

Jules: Haha I laughed so hard when you said the hubby was on the side panting while you swam laps around him. Glad he could see how hard you work and how far you've come. Keep kicking bootie! . Thanks for the tip on the crackers too! I needed some snack ideas.


farn00a57: Welcome! We are all here to help you lose those 15-20lbs. Good Luck

Losing: Nice job on the points. I won't be putting a sticker in my book for last night .....TOM started last night and I lost control.....That's why today is Skinny Tuesday for me lol.


Misspriss: Thanks . I'm trying to have a better day today and just keep moving on. Such is life! I"m with you on the water weight and today I will be guzzling down the H2O. Hope you have a great day!

Everyone else sorry If I missed you, there are alot of new people here and I'm sure i'll get to know everyone of you! I wish you all a very happy SKINNY Tuesday.



So last night TOM...booooooo! I have so much work to do today for school. If anyone knows someone who can write code in C++, preferably a Ceasar Cipher program..please send them my way! I have a presentation tomorrow for an advertising proposal for my class and I'll be practing on the bf tonight make sure i'm really prepared. The prof showed us the "pecha Kucha"(spelling) form of giving presentations so she put some constraints for us to follow. Eghh! So i'll be on the computer all day before school tonight. I'll check back in later.

[jigglefree]

I am so stoked today. I got up early did my ab and arm workout. Had my strawberry protein smoothie for breakfast and my strawberry yogurt for morning snack. I have plans to work out at the gym after work. I tried on my "dress" last night to see how much further I have to go. About two or three inches in the belly area and I will be a birthday treat for hubby. I'm going to be hitting it hard everyday so I can get in that dress.

Lori, I picked that name because I will be getting rid of the jiggles in my thighs and belly, everywhere really. I love you guys. This is probably the best thing to get me pushing for that regular 18. How crazy is that??? Can't wait til I'm on that last push to that size 10!!

[MyJourney2Slim]

Hello Everyone!,
Thanks for the invite Lori, Well this is my first challenge. My goal is to loose 5 pounds and to exercise at least 3 times a week. Oh and to figure out my calorie range for weight loss lol.. Goodluck everyone!

[Katy05]

Good morning! Thank you so much for the warm welcome everyone! I look forward to reading and keeping in touch with everyone's progress during this challenge!

Lori Yay on the size 6 AE jeans! If I remember correctly (it's been a couple of years since I've been able to fit in my AE jeans), they tend to run small. So, go you!!

KDM WTG on the size 14 pants!! The 12's are in sight!!

Jules I love Kashi products so I'm going to have to give those crackers a try - they sound yummy!

jdonato Sorry about TOM and C++. I had a VB course in college and it was the devil! So, I'm of no help in that area. But I'm positive you'll get through it!

jigglefree Ab and arm workout so early in the morning? Show off! You rock!! Keep it up girl!


My update: Yesterday was a good day. I completed W2D1 of C25K and it felt great! My calories for the day came in at 1240, which was good, but I didn't get in as many veggies as I'd hoped. Today is a new day. So far, so good. I'll be at the gym after work today doing some cardio and resistance training.

I'm wishing you all an OP and fabulous day!!

[NightAngel26]

I'm just waiting things out right now and not looking at my scale for a few days... I went up 5 lbs just before my TOM and am going to wait it out a bit and see after how it is... it's too discouraging to keep looking at it right now.

[jigglefree]

Katy05 - It's the only time I can get them in with a 21 month old. She thinks I can hold her and workout. I'm barely holding on myself. Jillian ain't no joke. But I'm getting results.

I'm trying to stay in the 1200-1400 calorie range. I'm trying to keep up with my calories on my iPod touch app but it will include calories for exercise. Today I will be leaving those out because I want to eat below 1400 calories a day. I only have a meal and snack to go and need at least 633 calories to be at 1200.

[farn00a57]

Thank you everybody for the welcome! I'm really excited for this challenge, it looks like everybody is doing wonderful so far! keep up the good work!! I weighed myself this morning and I am down 2 pounds, so one step forward to my goal!

I also have a question: Has anybody had any of the Odwalla fruit smoothie/drinks? I absolutely love them. There's only 260 in a bottle, so that would be like a 300 calorie meal for me, yet i realized there are 50 grams of sugar!! Is this too much? I feel like now I should avoid these drinks. It's all fruit, so its natural sugar, but im not sure if that matters or not. thoughts?

[kerbear879]

farn- the sugar could just be from the fruit that are in those drinks. I would take a look at the ingredients and see if there is any actual sugar added or high fructose corn syrup..if there is than the 50 grams might be a little on the high side.

Yesterday went well, I did over 10,000 steps and was about 250 calories below the target that the ilose app on iphone set for me. I am trying to decide of they set my calories too high so I am gonna test it out for a week or so and see if I lose at that rate.

[Lori259]

Jdonata THANKS GIRL! & HAPPY SKINNY TUESDAY BACK AT YA!Hope your having a brighter day today!!!
OMG~A 6 in american eagle runs small???? I AM SOOOO EXCITED!
There the only pair of size 6's I own so I can not compare them to anything else in that size!! But Now I am Even more excited!!!
~Tom Always Gives me such a time~Hoping you have a hassle free one!


KDM~Your doing so good!!!I am so proud of you~Zoom through those sizes~By Spring/summer you will be a shopping queen Cause you are losing fabulous!! Wishing you luck on your goal size(But I know you can so do it~!!) Oh & I would say you will reach a 12 before June More than likely!!)

Jules~Aint it great to show our men up Every now & then? LOL
You kicked major butt!!! I personally do not know how to swim but your giving me encouragement from reading about you swimming to wanna learn.
I Live next to a major creek ~So I should learn for saefty reason anyways!! WAY TO GO GIRL~!!!!

farn00a57~welcome to the challenge It's never to late to join~so Glad you have!! No goal is too big or to small~Somtimes we make our goals sometimes we don't but we give it one heck of a try....So I AM ROOTING FOR YA TO LOSE THOSE POUNDS~YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Losing4another~LORRA~LOL! I absolutely love the emails you sent me!
So cool & sweet!! Made my day! Good job On the points...I have to estimate some of my calories sometimes on things not marked~and it seems to work out great~So I am sure you did great with that.
HUGS GIRL!

misspriss78~you made me smile! hehehehe~So glad you had a great calorie day~so far so good here....Hoping this weather doesn't become an excuse for me though cause I am on the edge here today But holding strong trying to have a good calorie day also ~LOL....Snow Snow & more snow~UGHHHH ~OH & i love my hubby so much~!So glad you like my avatar~I switch it all the time though ~I get bored~LOL! Not of him of course but of my pics.


jigglefree~YUM YUM ~Strawberries sound so good Anything strawberry! I am snowed in ~got plenty of groceries but Wanting some things that are at the stores ~LOL . I am so glad this challenge is helping you.
I can't wait to celebrate with you when u get into those regular 18's!!


MyJourney2Slim~ Your so welcome & I am glad you joined.
I sent you a message but incase it didn't go through right...go to www.freedieting.com and they have super calorie counting calculators on that site to help with the numbers we count daily.....May give that A try!!
WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE ~& HOPE YOU HAVE GREAT SUCCESS!

Katy05~like I said to jdonata Above I so thrilled to here American Eagle runs small!! SO EXCITING!!! Great job on the calories!! Good luck with fitting in more veggies. Have a super day!

NightAngel26~TOM Always makes my scale go crazy & me too LOL (opr so my hubby says!! hehehehe) Hurry up & end tom so you can get some results howing on that scale!!

kerbear879~super job with the calories & the 10,000 Steps AMAZING!!!!


well Hope I didn't miss anyone~Not checking for typing errors so please exscuse them ~My kids have been home for days due to the snow & were gtting more snow so they proboly will not have school for most of the rest of the week....So I am on high anxiety.
Walked today~Shoulder is still abit painful but not bad enough not to walk.
My calories are good today....The snow is depressing me Although it is beautiful It's depressing being stuck in.....But I am trying everything to keep myself occupied & busy....Think I am gonna do my nails 2morrow just to have something taking up the day~LOL.
Off to do my last walk~EVERYONE HAVE A BLESSED DAY & STAY STRONG!

[MrsLovett]

Hi everyone!

I didn't make my goal for the last challenge, so I'm back for this one. Heck, I probably would have done this one anyway! My goals are to lose 5 lbs. and/or (since everyone seems to be going for a pants size) to fit into a nice size 2 pair of pants. Right now, I seem to range anywhere from a 4 to a 7 (?) That doesn't seem correct. Those are my goals this time around!

MrsLovett

[farn00a57]

[QUOTE=kerbear879;3155547]farn- the sugar could just be from the fruit that are in those drinks. I would take a look at the ingredients and see if there is any actual sugar added or high fructose corn syrup..if there is than the 50 grams might be a little on the high side.QUOTE]

Kerbear879: thanks for that suggestion! I just checked and it seems like it is all fruit and grass! so I think I am good to go then?

Do you or anybody else know if there is a different between natural sugar and like sugar cane white sugar? I mean i know the general difference, but can you honestly have too much fruit?