Okay. I am finally done with the arbor day challenge since I weigh on Sundays. Now I will choose for the Memorial Day one. I think I can lose 1.5 lbs/week, whic would put me at 206 for Sunday, May 30 weigh in. Crossing my fingers, and waiting for Robert to finish his breakfast so we can go geocaching and get some hiking in along the way.
Im proud of myself today. Yesterday I was able to stay within my calorie allowance and not feel deprived at all.
I am proud of myself but I think part of the reason I was able to stay OP all day was that I havent heard from DH (he's deployed) Ive noticed that when I dont hear from him I tend to eat less. When he first left I lost 10lbs in a couple of weeks. I gained it all back during the holidays though lol.
Rox, congrats! My goal is keeping my calories in check as well, and I made it yesterday too, yay for us =)
I wish I had your problem, not eating when the 'boy' is away, mine is the opposite. When he's gone I just munch and munch, when he's around I never snack. Not that mine travels much, I actually travel more than he does.
I've got a ton of work to do, so hopefully everyone else enjoys their Sunday >.<
Lostin--GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE!!!! You won't regret joining the challenge!! Your goals sound good...I'm sure you'll do great!!!
TXMary--Yes, 30DS, is a WO by Jillian Michaels called 30 Day Shred...A couple of us are doing it and it's an AWESOME WO!! Jigglefree inspired me to get it and I LOVE IT!
Angel--CONGRATS ON SURPASSING YOUR ARBOR DAY GOAL!! I saw that you lost 4lbs last week...AWESOME!!!! So, what is geocaching???
Sugar--Congrats staying OP yesterday! Sorry to hear DH is deployed...but THANK GOD for men & women like him!! I can't imagine having to worry day in & day out! STAY STRONG GIRL!!!
async & Amelia --- CONGRATS to you girls also for staying OP yeterday!!
I peeked at the scale today and I'm down another 0.4...I'm gonna weigh tomorrow and since I'm gonna use Mondays as my official WI days...also gonna do my 7th day of 30DS and pray for the rain to stop! We've had 11inches of rain here in my city and downtown Nashville has gotten 15 since late Friday night. There's some major flooding going on around Nashville, so I've just been watching the news all morning! Time to get off my butt!!! LoL
HAPPY SUNDAY!!! We're gonna kick butt this challenge!!! Just think, this is our last challenge before SUMMER!!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
My there are so many newbies, I love it!! I'm just checking in quickly today. Had a pretty decent weekend, haven't weighed myself so I'm going to tomorrow. Hoping for some loss of that dang water weight!! Hope everyone had a good weekend!!!
I know this is OT, but I wanted to let you know that tonight's episode of Extreme Home Makeover is about a family originally from my small town in East Texas. They have adopted several special needs children from Kazakhstan. Many people from our community helped on the project!
Thanks for all the warm welcomes!
Having a good weekend. Still super motivated. Dont know where it came from, but I will take it! I have felt this way since around the 8th of last month.
aluxa~you are totally right. Never is too late! I have been thinking of that sentence all day.
Loving all the positive support
ughhhhh~just got up from a long nap~I feel yuck! Must do my walking now I only did one time today ~I am at 1240 calories today(I aim for 1400) & In no mood too eat any more~May be getting sick~HOPE NOT! Proboly just feel cruddy from taking a long nap~My first one in months~its rainy & dreary today though~COME ON SUNSHINE 2morrow & I neeed the kids to be back in school~love em but It's been a long weekend!~LOL
HUGS!
Hope everyone has a great evening a wondereful 2morrow
I'm new to the Calorie Counters forum and this is my first challenge.
So, I think that my first set of goals will be to:
- Lose 5 lbs this month. I was 245ish at my heaviest. So, that will put me at 215lbs and 30lbs lost so far!!!
- Learn how to jog. This might sound odd, but I have never been much of a jogger and I would like to build up my endurance and start working jogging into my routine.
-Fit into a size 18 pant. My 20's are starting to feel a little lose, but the 18s are too snug. Hopefully they will fit soon!
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I had another OP day, I think Im starting to get the hang of staying within my calorie range. I think my downfall will be eating out. My mom wants to have breakfast in the morning and lunch on Tuesday. I know I should plan ahead so that I stay within my allowance but Im still nervous about going over.
I FINALLY heard from DH. Such a relief. Its like when I get off the phone with him I take a deep breath in and Im just holding it till he calls again and I can breathe again. I know there are alot of wives out there that go long periods of time without hearing from there husbands. I hear from DH pretty much everyday so when I dont hear from him, I KNOW something is wrong or something has happened. Luckily DH has been relatively fine through all these incidents.
Shan your doing awesome!!! I cant wait till you tell us about your families reaction to seeing you.
Krista My WI day is Monday as well. Keeping my fingers crossed for a loss tomorrow.
Just a general question but when yall marinade something do you count all the calories for the marinade? I marinaded something earlier and when I took it out to grill it most of the marinade was still in the ziploc and I just threw it out, I didnt pour it over the meat or anything. Should I still count all the calories for it? What would you do?
SugarRox: I usually measure the left over marinade, then use that to figure out how much actually soaked in. As for dining out, I try to stick with fish grilled with just a small amount of Oil, and steamed veggies. Most places with have that. If not I stick to a salad with some protein.
Any reocommendations on a good yoga dvd for home? I need to stretch more and there are so many out there.
