Good Morning Ladies
Today is going to be a great day!!! I had a hectic weekend. The fridge went out Saturday after we returned from the grocery store and then later that evening the A/C went out. Talk about miserable. So we called the landlord and told him about the fridge earlier that day. He said he'd get a new one on Sunday and any food lost he would replace. Ok cool. We waited until Sunday Morning to tell him about the a/c. Then I went to see about the food in the fridge and what do you know it's working. GO FIGURE. The a/c was repaired the latter part of yesterday...about 6pm and it was hot as the devil...thank heaven for ceiling fans.
I have three more pounds to go to reach my birthday goal. I'm hoping to reach it by this weekend and have room for a little extra for my birthday, because surely for that day I will splurge. I'm looking forward to this week because my birthday is getting close. I LOVE BIRTHDAYS ESPECIALLY MINE!!!
LemonZest - Thanks. It's my goal to encourage everyone including myself. As for the weigh in during TOM, I see where I am and ride it out, hoping for the best. It's the hardest time for me because I get all kinds of cravings and will over eat if I don't satisfy them.
Ann - It doesn't seem like you have done any real damage. Chalk it up and keep going.
Emme - Hope you have a great week as well. Stay focused and make great progress.
Envelope - Sounds like you are on track and goal is in reach!! Let's keep it going!!
BigCheif - The funny thing about my director (but not so funny) she thinks as the director she has a say in everything from if we have panty lines, why we should wear pantyhose, to when I've lost enough weight. I just look at her and keep it moving. I do me. As long as there is no complaint about my work or something having to do with my job I could care less. I just let her know where I stand and I keep standing.
Today's Nugget: I once heard it said that your presence should demand an explanation. When you walk into a room people what to know how you do what you do. So as we are working on our health let it demand an explanation how you are looking and feeling GREAT!!
Happy Monday everyone. I would like to join the Labor Day Challenge..
I could use support for the next 7 weeks!
Right now I am at 170 and so want to get into the 60s.
So I went to the Y to do my Boot Camp weigh in..was down 2 pounds from last week. Good news..Then I go to step on the treadmill and my glasses fall apart.
Oh well.
Plan for today..return and exercise with fixed glasses. Eat healthfully..Stay out of the heat.
My goal for Labor Day is to have made it thru the 160s..159.
I hurt all over my body today thanks to the tilling yesterday. It really was a workout! We had this big area that used to be a lovely copse with ferns and hostas and other shade loving plants. Unfortunately we had a major ice storm late winter that so damaged the trees in it that they looked like big sticks! We had them taken down and I moved all the plants and we were left with with an area that quickly went to weed. So I tilled it all under. It took all of yesterday and part of the day before to get it trimmed down and then tilled under because it was filled with roots and hard baked from the heat wave. I still need to make a few passes with the tiller to really get things ground up before we kill it off and cover it to wait for cooler temps to seed. That tiller was jumping and running and I had to use all my strength and body to keep working it around and around until I was finished. I sweated through my clothes!
It is finally a tad cooler here so I plan to either run tonight or take a long bike ride. It will be nice to get outside for my exercise again.
I did okay over the weekend for eating. Could have been better. Could have been far worse! I am pushing out my weigh-in until Wednesday because I know that between the tilling yesterday and the heavy workout on Saturday I am retaining fluid and my number would make me want to kick the scale around the house.
I am nervous that the 11lbs I want gone before Labor Day are going to be stubborn pounds and I won't make it. 150 just sounds so unatainable to me at the moment. Just getting below 160 will amaze me because I literally cannot remember the last time I weighed that or less! So I need to start a mind boot camp to go with my diet and exercise plan. The power of positive thinking and all that jazz
In the meantime, it looks like everyone had a good weekend! Congrats! And welcome Maile!
Hi all, sorry I wasn't around for a few days. Just out of town at a convention. It was a lot of fun!
anyway, I didn't eat that great. Today and this week is getting back to normal. Plus I really wasn't able to exercise and my body definitely wants it.
Today is eat OP and exercise and clean the house!
Everyone seems to be doing great. Sorry no personals. Don't really have the time today, sorry! Laterz chickies!! keep it movin'!
It's going to be a great day!!! I weighed in this morning and I've lost 3lbs since last week's weigh in and that doesn't include the pound I gained while at my mom's last week. I'm not counting that because it wasn't supposed to be there and I think it was just water weight. That's three dancing carrots and I'm very happy!!
Corinne - Sounds like you had a great time but it's good to have you back. YAY for the NSV!! I know all the walking and intense heat helped you not do the extra indulging. Great away trip!! K15g15 - I prayed for you mom this morning and will continue to but would like it if you would keep us updated as much as you are able. Thanks for the hug. Glad the nuggets are helping. They are helping me too...I'll get to that later in this post. Fruitlady - Have fun in Atlantic City but I think you would be okay with the two piece. We are our own worst critics when it comes to our bodies. BigChief - Hope the cookout was fun. You are doing great and should be ready for all of your pre pregnancy clothes in a few more weeks!! ScottieMama - That is a really cool NSV...I'm almost jealous especially since my thighs are not seeming to cooperate. Fit - How are things going for you? Did you get out of the 230s yet. My biggest struggle was getting out of the 225-220. Once you get your groove it will come off. Envelope - I LOVE your NSV!!! It made me look at my driver's license photo and I think I may need to get a new one. H82Sweat - Glad you took the picture. I think it's healthy to take pictures at all stages because you can see your progress when you look at them as opposed to relying on the mirror to see changes. Can you post the pic so we can see it?
This is going to be a lengthy but worth the read!
Okay back to my statement that the daily nuggets help me too. I was at work and feeling espcially good about my sticking to my plan without any slipups. Well my wonderful director comes over to our area with this pretty little cake plate and it was full of red velvet cupcakes. The cupcakes were even pretty. I don't even like cake but they were so pretty and the presentation was tempting. She was on cupcake catwalk. I got upset and said to myself this right here is the devil...!! My coworker that sits in the cube behind me got in cahoots with her and making the whole yum sound and talking about how good they were. I told them they were doing way too much but I still wasn't going to eat one. Even though they were small I refused to eat one. Then I said you know what I will take one for my daughter. My director knows that I don't allow my daughter to have candy and sweets on the regular. So she said, "You know you aren't going to give her that cupcake because you don't let her eat junk"! I said, "Yes I do but it's sparingly and since it's Friday it won't matter if she's up late and it will be only after she eats her dinner." So I took one and put it in the fridge. Well I walk to the bathroom and there on the table where the guest would sit is a box of oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip cookies. I was like she is going overboard now. So I asked her why she was putting out all this junk food when she knows most of us don't eat it. She said, "It's Friday and as much as you workout an indulgence won't hurt you"! At this point it became a battle of wills for me. I let the rest of the office "indulge" but I was going stand my ground and I did. In one of the daily nuggets I was encouraging you to stand for your health. Well I stood and I was victorious!! I was so proud of myself. It made it better for my loss this week as well. Even though I post the nuggets I use them too.
Today's Nugget: Don't waste your time around people that tolerate you or don't like you. Don't even waste your time thinking about it or trying to fix it. Spend your time around people that CELEBRATE YOU. If you don't have any in your immediate environment or no one is online at that moment learn to CELEBRATE YOURSELF!!! It's healthy to love and celebrate you!!
YOU GO GIRL! .. you have proven yourself to be in control! you're doing great jiggle, & thank you for these yummy nuggets
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H82Sweat and CorrineIrene - Thank-you both for your kind words. I'm hanging in there still!
Jigglefree - It's always inspiring to come on here and read about other people's successes--especially because I know a lot of the other ladies in this thread are going through much more difficult times than I am and are still staying strong and optimistic. Your daily nuggets are always very helpful to read! And congrats on your loss!
k15g15 - I hope your mom pulls through everything, she'll be in my prayers!
My nonscale victory for this week is maintaining some control over my eating disorder. It makes most days a little challenging but I know food doesn't need to control my life and if I happen to overeat a little, it isn't a good reason just to give up on that day.
Congratulations to everyone on their successes!!!
Just as a side note, I was wondering how everyone deals with their weigh-ins during TOM? Mine's coming up in the next day or two and I can feel my hands getting bloated. When I weighed in on Friday I was at 191.6, should I just count that as my weigh-in until next Monday or just wait and see how bad it is?
personally, I have found that weighing the week after my tom is the best thing to do, because seeing any gain could be very discouraging especially during that time when emotions & hormones are running so high..!!
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Ooh ScottieMama, I wish my weight would vacate from my thighs! Great news about your loose fitting shorts!
k15g15: I'll be thinking of your mom. Hope everything is improving.
woohoo, jigglefree, keep it going!
LemonZest: If you know you're going to be bloated, I vote for skipping the weigh in.
I've been not so good this weekend. I made cookies for an event and then someone brought a cake, so I took the cookies back home- mistake! They were good.
But I've also done a crazy amount of exercise this weekend, so I don't think the damage will be huge.
were the cookies worth it? lol
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7 weeks 'til Labor Day!
I can not wait until I reach my Labor Day goals. I am thinking I may make my weight goal early.
Lately I have been so sore on Mondays, thank goodness I do not need to be doing anything today.
7 more weeks!!! we can do this ~
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jigglefree - Wow, that thing with your director and the sweets would irritate me SO much! As if it's HER place to decide when it's time for you to indulge... LemonZest - I usually weigh every day, so at bloat-y times I just mark down the weight as usual and then I can look back in a week and see it as just a bump on the weight graph. If I weighed less regularly, I'd probably not weigh during TOM to avoid getting discouraged by a gain. ann71 - Hey, as long as you get right back on track...! And sounds like you're doing that with the exercise.
It's weird, but I kind of love Mondays now. Weekends always throw everything for a loop, so it's nice to get back on the normal predictable schedule for the week.
This weekend went pretty well. I went over by about two hundred calories on Friday (miscalculation on how many calories are in a small wedge of cheesecake), did great on Saturday (DH made chicken and zucchini on the grill, yay!), and did fine yesterday. I'm pretty proud of how I did yesterday. I made sausage lasagna and a from-scratch pound cake, and I ate reasonable measured portions of each and then sent the leftovers to work with DH today so I'm not tempted. I figure it's good all around - the guys at DH's work like getting free baked goods, and I get the fun of baking without devouring an entire loaf of pound cake. Win-win.
good job on the portion control. thats the tricky part of dieting & calorie counting.. but once you master that, im sure its all downhill from there... i have yet to accomplish that feat! good job though!!
HAPPY Monday! Had a pretty good weekend.. I went off plan a little, but not over the top.. i was still within my allotted calories, so i guess I did alright.. i need to get my sugar intake back under control though.. my air conditioner is back on so im happy about that.. i have made my menu out for this week & my exercising has been planned around my schedule.. by the way, my new job is going well.. i really love it so far.. Oh & did I mention that there's a GYM & a POOL in my job?? thats totally FREE to associates.... no more excuses~~ well chickadees .. i have to get back to work.. had a long lunch, just talking to ppl.. feeling good right now.. [had a 3lb loss over the last week & a half...] keep up the good work sweethearts!!
Thanks so much for the advice ladies! I think you're all right, and I know I'll just get really upset if I weigh myself right now and there's a gain (water or not). I'll take the 191.6 as my weekly weigh-in and then see where I'm at next week.
Lemonzest: It is nice to take a break from weighing in sometimes LOL.
Since I didn't do too well in way of exercise and eating this weekend, I too will be waiting to weigh in until next week.
Otherwise, I did 30Day Shred tonight. I came in with just under 1400 calories. I feel much better getting back on track!
Good Morning Ladies Today is a great day!!!
Yesterday was a pretty good day. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill which included a little running. Trying to get back to running because I got great losses in inches. I just don't like running. I may do a little bit at a time.
LemonZest - That is a good decision. No need getting yourself all worked up. When you do your next weigh in you may surprise yourself. Just include a lot of water this week. Tdiprincess - Sounds like you did well hoping back on track. That's really good.
Today's Nugget: The battle is won or lost in your mind!!! Don't lose the battle of the bulge by thinking wrong thoughts. Don't think you failing because you have a stall or gain. It's a temporary thing that can be changed with a small adjustment. Don't think you have failed because you were off for the day or the week. You can get back on track even if you do it gradually. Know that this is a lifestyle and you will need to make adjustments as life is happening. As long as you are alive there is time to get it done!!!
I've been doing alright. Saturday and Sunday were OP, but I didn't exercise either morning. Also, I had ice cream both days (which was OP, but in combination with my new calorie goal the idea is still scary, ha). I'm worried because I'm currently at around 1600 calories and am terrified that Friday I'll see a gain. Also, last night I overate by a couple hundred calories. I know, not terrible, but I'm still trying to mentally easy into maintenance.
Today I'm doing an 18 hour shift at work (from 2pm this afternoon until 8am tomorrow morning.) So, I had a large 600 calorie brunch to fill me up for the day and plan on saving the remainder of my calories for the overnight tonight. I'm headed to the grocery store for healthy snacks to bring. Shifts like this always mess me up, because you wonder what you should be eating! I'm going to bring one of my exercise dvd's with me for tonight to help me stay awake!
Jiggle- Your nugget was perfect for me today! I've never been a huge runner either, but I'm beginning to love the runner's high. I still don't want to become a "runner" as I prefer low impact, but I can see how addicting it can get! And I did have a fantastic time, thanks!
TDI- High fives for back on track! Hm, I may end up avoiding the scale this week too, haha.
Lemon- You're doing great!
PHAT- SO glad you're doing well at your new job! And I'm so jealous that there is a POOL there!!
H82- Gardening is such great exercise. I looove it, especially because it's exercise with a purpose. Well, a purpose besides weight loss, I mean. You're doing great- you'll be at 150 before you know it!
Maile- Welcome and congrats!
BigChief- That's awesome! I always love the feeling I get when I bake something and hand it off to someone without scarfing it all down, ha. It's a triumph.
Envelope- Yay!
Emme- Let's all kick arse!
ann71- Yum, cookies! I'm sure they did no damage with how well you've been doing!
Maile ~ Welcome!! Good luck to you!! You'll get to 159 before you know it!
H82Sweat ~ Yard work is such hard work and great exercise. And don't be nervous about the 11 pounds. Just do the best you can! Positive thinking is the best way to go.
princess ~ Everyone has weekends where the eating isn't 100%, so don't worry a bit...you are back on track this week, so you'll be fine!
P H A T ~ It's so awesome that there is a gym and a pool where you work and it is free! Live it up, girl!!
LemonZest ~ Keep on keepin' on...water weight does stink, but just keep going!
jiggle ~ I don't like running, either, but it is great exercise. Does it make you hungrier during the day? It does for me. I don't like that.
Corinne ~ A couple hundred calories won't harm you. Keep your head up! And, wow, an 18 hour shift?! That's ca-ray-zee!!
Hello to everyone else if I missed anyone. Here's to a great OP day!
This past Friday the 22nd, our apartment building caught on fire. It was all over the news. The Bf and I evacuated when our hall was full of smoke and just as we got out it went up in flames. We got the cat out too. After the fire was put out, our apartment didn't have flame damage but smoke damage and had to throw out 70% of our stuff.
We are living between his parents and my sister's place right now. We have insurance but just have to go through the mess of trying to get it back. So I haven't ben CCing or doing well with eating because all my healthy food had to be thrown out and most of our stuff. We've been in hotels and eating out.
To add more insult to injury, it's my Birthday today, and when I weighed myself I realized I gained 18lbs since my last birthday in a year
I know it's just stuff and I'm so happy and lucky we are all safe but still it was our home. Our stuff to make it a "HOME". I'm depressed, sad, pissed, and even more upset at how I've let myself and body go over the course of the year.
So that's my bit. Sorry to not be so perky but this is what I got today.
I had an aquaintance email me today to say that her husband surprised her with something similar to my BodyMedia Fit after she told him about me using it. She said she thinks that he splurged on it because he saw how fantastic I look since I have been usingit to help motivate myself. It was so nice of her to take the time to email me about it...It made my day!
JDonato- Happy Birthday! Remember you are giving yourself the best present ever, the gift of health and looking and feeling GREAT! So last year you gained 18lbs. That is in the past. Your future is what you are working on now and YOU WILL DO THIS! And, I am so sorry for your losses I wish I could reach out and give you a big hug right now.
Envelope- I love subtle compliments like that! Don't they feel more "real" than when people just point blank gush over something?
Corinne- good luck with your long shift! you may surprise yourself by becoming a runner if you already like the high
PHAT- glad to hear your AC was fixed! and I am sooo jealous of your pool and gym access!
Lemon- You are doing great. I think avoiding the scale when you feel that it will upset you is a good idea. Just keep focused on what you are doing right and do more of it (my DD's words of wisdom which I am trying to heed today)
Jiggle- Keep running! It does great things for abs too as I am discovering. Today's nugget is timely! See below for why
In 2 weeks I haven't lost one.single.pound. In fact I am UP a pound. (made the mistake of weighing this morning, shoulda waited until tomorrow as planned)
Logically I know it is water weight. I have (mostly) stayed on plan and even when I went over I compensated by cutting the next day or working out harder. It still stinks! I want that scale to start dropping again argh! LOL
So I am feeling discouraged and worried about my ability to lose this weight and wondering if I should cut calories or up them or add something to my exercise routine or what. My mind is goind round and round!
I don't think intermittent fasting works for me. So I am going to shelve that for the time being and sub in a fruit and veggie and water day instead. I just felt yucky by the end of fast days and obviously it didn't help with loss so why torture myself?
Jdon - You have had a wrotten few days. (((hugs))) I am guessing with the eating out and stress that some of the weight is water weight. You need to do something to celebrate your birthday...You could do something fun like buy a bike, or some new exercise equipment that you have been wanting.
H82sweat - Up the water! Keep ccing and next week the scale will be kinder for you.
jdonato: I'm very sorry to hear about the fire!! That must have been very scary! I'm glad you are both safe and sound. I'm sorry too that you realized you gained. I went through that moment this year as well. It is tough. But it also helped me to resolve that I will do better in the future and just keep moving forward!
Jiggle: I like the nugget. Very realistic since when we make it to maintenance, that really is what we need to do! This past weekend the thing that bothered me most wasn't necessarily the food, but it was that I didn't exercise really good in about 4 days! I LOVE my circuit training that I do that just absolutely crushes my body (not really that painful, promise!)! I love the feeling and the energy! UGH SO GOOD!! LOL. I feel so awesome! Missing it the 4 days helped me realize this!
Emme: Glad to know I'm not alone!
H82sweat: It's funny, whenever I think of fasting it makes me think of my husbands stories of when his father used to fast when he practiced Judaism. (This is nothing derogatory, I promise!) Anyway, he said his dad would SLEEP the whole day and if he was up he was cranky. We weren't really meant to fast on a very regular basis. Anyhow, I do like your idea of veggies, fruit and water days. Just make sure you're getting enough calories those days too. Everything in moderation.
About the scale, have you taken measurements? Last week even though I was bloated and up a pound I was down 7inches. Measurements are so awesome like that because it gives us another point of view than just the old scale! Maybe if it's another week and you don't see any changes you can start fiddling with calories. For now though, keep doing what you're doing and take some measurements to see the difference!
As for me, today is a pretty good day. I did go out to eat for breakfast, well at lunch time. But, I got 1 egg, piece of toast and sausage. Not too bad. Now I'm having a huge bowl of salad because I was feeling sluggish.
Later I will try to exercise, but we have something to do at 7 so it might wait until 9pm. Later chickies!! Keep it movin'!
!! My coworker that sits in the cube behind me got in cahoots with her and making the whole yum sound and talking about how good they were. I told them they were doing way too much but I still wasn't going to eat one. Even though they were small I refused to eat one. Then I said you know what I will take one for my daughter. My director knows that I don't allow my daughter to have candy and sweets on the regular. So she said, "You know you aren't going to give her that cupcake because you don't let her eat junk"! I said, "Yes I do but it's sparingly and since it's Friday it won't matter if she's up late and it will be only after she eats her dinner." So I took one and put it in the fridge. Well I walk to the bathroom and there on the table where the guest would sit is a box of oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip cookies. I was like she is going overboard now. So I asked her why she was putting out all this junk food when she knows most of us don't eat it. She said, "It's Friday and as much as you workout an indulgence won't hurt you"! At this point it became a battle of wills for me. I let the rest of the office "indulge" but I was going stand my ground and I did. In one of the daily nuggets I was encouraging you to stand for your health. Well I stood and I was victorious!!
I was so proud of myself. It made it better for my loss this week as well. Even though I post the nuggets I use them too.
.. you have proven yourself to be in control! you're doing great jiggle, & thank you for these yummy nuggets 
to everyone else if I missed anyone. Here's to a great OP day! 
