Aud - I, too, have Winsor Pilates, and it does not require equipment - although mine did come with a resistance band that one of the CDs incorporates into the workouts. Basic Pilates, however, is ingenious because you can do it anytime, anyplace, with no equipment. Sometimes I hide in a conference room during my lunch hour at work and do some quick Pilates moves. It's invigorating, plus it improves posture and flexibility and just makes me feel good. I highly recommend in addition to whatever cardio stuff you might be doing!
Truelies - welcome!! Always glad to have another on board, so feel free to jump in and join/start discussions! Aud got it right: the only rule here is to be healthy and realistic when it comes to your weight loss and lifestyle changes. We have our goals, which is important... but it is also important to remember that slow and steady definitely wins this race! Looking forward to getting to know you better!
Jeni - ain't family just grand?? I'm exhausted just reading everything on the docket for your holiday celebrating! I know it's hard to hear all the flack from your relatives... but in a way, it's flattering, I guess, because everyone wants to spend so much time with you! Just be good to yourself and don't let anyone tell you how you should spend your holidays... after all, you deserve to enjoy yourself, too.
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Disappeared for the remainder of the day yesterday because things got crazy... and I fear that the holiday crazies are finally catching up with me. I still have oodles left to do and people to shop for - why oh why do I procrastinate??? To pour salt in the wound, work is also a complete zoo because in addition to all of my normal duties (which are already plentiful), I had to get 300 holiday cards for my bosses out the door yesterday. Keep in mind I gave them their contact lists to edit back in October... and I just got them back yesterday with edits and many, many additions. I could scream, I really could. After that, it was off to the gynecologist for that bit of fun... everything's fine and normal, which is always good to hear - plus I got an Rx for the birth control ring, which I'm kind of jazzed about. No more pills!
I fell flat when it came to my WEED yesterday. I did no Pilates; I caved in and had a cookie (only one, but still...) from the tray that my co-worker brought into the office. I did manage to get my water and my calories - but as far as I'm concerned, only hitting 50% of my daily goals is just not good enough for me. I need to be harder on myself. Not TOO hard, but more disciplined, certainly. Today begins a new day, with new motivation and new resolve. I shall also hypnotize myself a la RockinRobin:
"Gotta be strong, gotta be strong. I want to be thin more then I want the food, I want to be thin, more then I want the food. Everything in MODERATION, everything in MODERATION"
Okay, time for WEED - which I WILL DO TODAY, no if's, and's or but's:
W - 96 ounces
E - Gym day - 60 mins cardio, lower-body/core strength training
E - 1200 calories
D - Stick to the plan, all day, no excuses. Also - p/u gifts for bosses. Decided to purchase liquor for them.
Have a great day of good choices and "healthy-person attitude!"
HI Fellow chick-a-dee's! Less than a week and it will ALL be over I love christmas but the stress is too much. I feel bad for my babysitter. I got called into work early today and she technically has time to get here (she is in high school) but I don't trust that she will get here on time so I asked my sister to watch the kids. But I will be giving her a christmas bonus, so she won't be completley short on money.
Yesterday went mostly good, although I did have a big temptation with a platter of cookies and yummy stuff I had a few, but I didn't eat as many as I could have. Water was good! Exercise okay. I am so excited I get to work early today! The extra money will be really nice!
Suz~I wish it was me the family wanted to spend time with, but they would be happy if just DH and the Kids went, but that is a long story that I don't want to get into before the holidays.
W~100 oz
E I will attempt 30 minutes today
E 1500 cals
D Not eat anything on the menu at work.
Ugh some thing terrble happened last night! Or good- but it makes me mad at myself to even think that. DH and I both woke up in the middle of the night puking our guts out. Aparently we got food posioning from Chipoltle. So I threw up my burrito, my light frapaccino and on top of that have absolutly ZERO appetite and I am sure I am getting very dehrdated as I threw up 5 times. Including water twice. So now I am almost too weak to move! I haven't thrown up in a few hours but the thought of eatting anything makes me want to do the thing over. Oh well I am about to try and walk downstairs to see if I can keep down a little water at the very least.
Today's Weed is Now this: W Drink SOME THING E Fully intends to walk from office, to kitchen with out falling down the stairs! ESlighly more than none at all D Must MAIL Christmas presents.
Hello m'darlins!!! WOW, I miss Monday and have TWO pages of posts to keep up with!!! First I gotta say it--
WTG ROBIN!!!!
What an inspiration!! You totally killed the 220s! It was like you breezed right through!! I think the 240s were like that for me...lol...but you are right! We started out so high, and the weight DID come off <relatively> quickly, people just can't understand, why can't they lose 80 pounds in less than a year too? Well for me, it's starting to slow down, but honestly my eating has been crap since the Christmas party. Either way, the 220s were TOUGH for me! Now the race is ON-YOU AND ME GIRL!
Welcome Nicki! Nice to see some new faces!!
Well...like Jeni said, only one more week to go and the hard part will be OVER. New Year's isn't such a temptation to me. Oh yea and my anniversary is TOMORROW, Dec. 20th, NINE years for me! I remember that year, it snowed so much, only about half the guests showed up. But it was so beautiful and clear. I was overweight at my wedding too, but I still like to look at the pictures, I had a dress pretty fitting of the time, long sleeves, sweetheart neckline, TONS of beads and lace at the top, loooong silky train. Very fancy. Not so simple and elegant like the girls today wear, but I fell in love with that dress. Oh yes so we are going out to the Olive Garden, or else a Hibachi Japanese place. Just us, no kids!
Went to the gym Monday, can go again tomorrow, if I wake up early enough to go, get the kids off the bus, pick up DD from daycare, get cleaned up, and then go to the above mentioned anniversary dinner. But I should go, even if just to feel better about whatever I will probably eat....LOL Plus it will be a "short" day, sleeping all day and going to bed on time...so calorically it might be okay. Then I know I can hit the gym Friday and Saturday. Ok, got a plan.....lets work out the rest of the WEED;
W-tons, esp since I work overnight, and will be drinking all night too
E-Well might not get in any today, not counting a freak trip to the maul or Walmart for last minute shopping-well if I get too motivated might pop in the gym if the inlaws will watch DD til DS gets off the bus.
E- ate my good breakfast, probably salad or subway for lunch, depending if I'm at home or out, and for dinner, I got a recipe for this wheat pasta dish with zucchini, maybe I'll make that.
D-Finish the shopping-one for niece, one for secret sis at work, perfume for MIL, and I THINK that's it.....well a gift exchange gift for bowling party, book exchange for DD daycare party....oh yes and stocking stuffers, hold on while I write this stuff on my paper list...lol...
Ahhhh family issues around the holidays....don't we all have them?! I hear ya Jeni-just wanting to stay home for ONE of the days, our children are SMALL and we would like to spend a day with just our own little families. But everyone else is always hollering and demanding of our time. His mom used to use the old "But it might be grandma's last Christmas you know" well now she is in the nursing home, so she doesn't use that one anymore. Then my mom and dad, divorced, so two more places to go, plus Christmas Day is my dad's birthday, so I feel more obligated to see him too. Then my GRANDMA-dad's mother, is-honestly-the highest maintanence person in my life, she gets all up in a tizz if I don't check in at least twice a week, and she always makes snarky comments like "oh how are the kids? Are they in COLLEGE yet? Maybe the next time I see them, they'll be DRIVING themselves over to my house" and on and on.....well she's been upset with me for awhile since-ya know-life comes up, gets in the way, and I haven't talked to her in a long while. In fact, she came over on DS's bday (Nov 25) made a quick visit with the kids and totally gave me the cold shoulder. I can't take it. I dont even keep in touch with my own mother so much! One thing, though, if I get caught up keeping in touch with her, things are great for awhile, but then if I slack off in calling it gets bad again. So my goal is to catch up over the holidays with her. But the whole thing really annoys me.
So you visit each of all these houses, and no one gets a really good intimate visit and when you leave, they treat you like you are leaving them and choosing the other parent over them. Honestly, who are these people that can go one place and stay there all day? Doesn't everyone have to go see their own inlaws and others? Why are WE the bad guys because we go over, eat and run to the next place? Why can't we just stay home and do our own things????
Vent over. I still plan to have a nice holiday, I just want to handle the stress and not overeat. Maybe make a little peace. I'll come back when I'm not so busy being a ranting lunatic. LOL love to you all, who never make demands on me LOL.
ANGELA! You snuck in and posted while I was posting!!! OMG you sound miserable!!!! Food poisoning is the WORST----but should run its course in a day or so, which of course is no help to you right now, but just do your best, lay around and try to get that water in ya. Sending healthy thoughts your way....xoxoxox
Do you have any fever aj? BOTH my DD's are vomiting like crazy but are running high fevers along with it - Doc said "It's going around." 7up ice chips are the only thing they can hold down for now. Hang in there!
Slightly different perspective on Christmas Relatives: Since my Mom/ Matriarch died in '97, our core family has basically disintegrated and scattered to the four winds for the Holidays. My Big Sis and I were just discussing this the other day - rather lonesome with a few gatherings here and there but no real "family" feel. We've tried to have a central gathering but no can do on a "good" date that fits everyone's needs - and it ends up being like yet another obligation for some so we've basically ALL just have moved on to doing our own thing. One thing we all DO agree on is that the years of going over the river and thru the woods were all too short.
Tx for the Pilates advice rowdy - I really think this might be the system for me - the few times I've "done" the video have me feeling longer and leaner already PLUS abs feel WAAAY different/better - I have a book that I plan on studying a bit more over the holidays . . . had back surgery about 5 yrs ago and am amazed that I don't even feel a TWINGE in my low back like I do most times I start a new fitness program.
Having the weight room a part of my daily goals has been bumming me out - so just going to wait for the New Year and hopes that work slows down enuf for me to make it there . . . in the mean time I'll have Pilates/cardio/water and eating OP to get me thru.
Busy, busy day here at the New Year/New You challenge.
ajkulig, holy moly that's an awful lotta pukin' - 5 times!!! Wow, I sure hope you feel better soon. Make sure you take care of yourself, and drink lots and lots of H20.
I'm gonna be a big fat baby here, since we're talking about families and how fun they could be - DID ANYBODY SEE MY SUNDAY POST ON MY INCREDIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE IN(OUT)LAWS FROM LAST WEEK"S THREAD? just wondering?
Yes, Michelle, ain't it grand losing weight so quickly, I have certainly found the key- balloon up to a whopping 287 lbs at a mere 5ft.nothing so that when you finally eat and exercise like a normal human being it kinda melts off ya. But, umm quite frankly I DON'T RECOMMEND IT. You hear that girls. I REPEAT I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT.
Michelle, the race may be on, just one teensy, tinsy difference my dear, YOU'RE WHAT 5 INCHES TALLER THEN ME!!!
And a very happy 9th anniversary to you. I love Japanese and Olive Garden. HAve fun and ENJOY. We waited til March to get married cause we were afraid of bad weather, which is kinda dopey cause we've had some major blizzrds in March.
One cookie, Rowdy, come on, give thyself a break, will ya. And with the exercise, come on it's THE most stressful time of the year. Scheduele's go right out the freakin' window.
aud I hope your DD's feel better soon and that you stay healthy. I'm sorry to hear that you don't have your mom around anymore.
And Jeni, I'm kinda looking forward to eating some cookies and yummy stuff this coming weekend, it's been a while and I'm gonna go for it. I'm just gonna eat less then I would have in past years. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!
I hope I didn't leave anyone out, I gotta run, don't even have time for a quick hit of WEED right now. Caio ladies, TTYL.
Michelle Are we related??? That is exactly how DH's grandma is! I love getting together with the families, I really do But I want a day that I can just spend hanging out with my kids and husband. I work, DH works, our days off are different, so we don't get to spend time just us. We get together with DH's grandmother and aunt and uncle at least once every 2 months for a big dinner for one reason or another. (we see his mom very seldom, his dad even less)
Okay for curiousity sake, I decided I would get on the scale. I weigh in on Sunday's and aparenly I lost 6 pounds since then. Obviously NOT healthy DH went baslistic and even though he didn't feel good ran to the store to get me soup and sprite and crackers. This is not a good way to be loosing poundage since a lot of it I am sure is the water I haven't been able to keep down! When he came home I decided to see how much he weighed. He was down 10 pounds since he weighed himself after PT on Thursday. Which is STUPID by the way because he is 6 ft tall he shouldn't weigh 145lbs. It's el wrong o especially for the amount of muscle he has. Oh well. I have been keeping down water so I think I am about to move on to sprite (tiny sips) and if that goes well in a few hours I might much some crackers.
Michelle- thanks for the support believe it or not it's just good to hear some one say it will end because right now it feels like I might go on this way forever. You know I must be ill if Olive Garden sounds BAD to me. I could have a 3 course meal and be stuffed and some one would ask me if I had room for Olive Garden and like magic I would! You've always got room for Olive Gaden! Kind of like dessert. At least you can make decent menu choices there.
Robin I am sorry about the sitation with your out laws, I am blessed enough to have in laws I love, and parents who love my husband and his family.
Aud- no fever when I checked but I have been getting chills it's odd.
Angela
ps- Every one better have a better day then me lol~
Robin&Michelle- I started out at (and am still near) relatively the same weight as you girls have and when I follow plan correctly and exercise (which this site has been helping me stick to) I'll manage a 4lb. lose every WI (twice a week).. rather unhealthy sounding, but sure as **** encouraging!
Oh gosh, Olive Garden.. don't remind me! I'm still trying to help build my self control right now and have to stay out of places that tempt me
Okay I am freaking out a bit. Just got on the scale, stupid, stupid me and it says I GAINED A POUND!!! Now, let me tell you the past 2 days I have barely eaten a thousand calories and have done more exercise then I ever could have imagined possible for me. Granted I was so busy I barely got to drink, but that's not the problem. And no, I don't have water gain. Since I started this on Sept 4 I have not had this happen. Okay, so maybe it's the scale. Or maybe the scales right today and it's been wrong all along. . So I finally gave in and just ordered me a brand spanking new Tanita scale. If I'm lucky it'll be here by Friday. I'm not gonna change my ticker just yet, although I weigh myself every day I only record on Mondays. But like what if I get this new scale and it says, oh I don't know 225. Whatever, we shall see.
Anyway, you have no idea what a crazy person I am. I was at the mall twice yesterday, once early in the a.m. and then at about 6 p.m. I keep buying and returning, buying and returning and buying. I just can't find anything that I like for myself. I have 3 holiday parties coming up and I am gong to see so many people that I haven't seen since the summer and I'm just making myself CRAZY. I'm still not satisfied and I think I'm gonna go back on Friday early, early in the A.m. I think they open at 6 a.m. Because I'm just so sure that they'll have in brand new custom made for me clothing by then. Yeah right. So since I wasn't happy with the clothing situation, I bought myself a new wallet, love it, a new card case, love that and a brand new gorgeous bag, which I don't need. And then there was the scale purchase. I"m tellilng you there is SERIOUSLY something wrong with me.
And I have been neglecting my work. I have business taxes due today, and I have not even begun to compile it. Yikes, I'm screwed. And the house, forget about it, laundry piled up high and the house is a WRECK, MAJORLY. So unlike me. I can't stand it!!!!
I think I need some WEED right about now.
W- at least 8 glasses, I have been doing poorly in this area
E- about 1200 calories
E - Yup, gotta do it.
D- Oh G-d, where to begin. Oh maybe the freakin' taxes. It would be nice to not have to pay major penalties since I just spent so much money on stuff I didn't REALLY need. And the thought of jail time doesn't exactly thrill me either. And all my other work I've neglected since I've been on this insane clothing buying/returning/buying/trying on making everyone nuts kick. And this house, clean it the heck up. And the laundry. And so on and so on and so on......
ajkulig, I hope you are feeling better. And the one bonus of a stomach virus is weightloss. Don't forget to replenish that water.
Have a great and productive day everyone. Productivity - that's what I need to work on.
P.S.- One more thing before I get down to business - anyone up for a Valentine's Day Challenge? Hmmm?
Okay, I am editing this from earlier this morning. NOW MY SCALE SAYS 220 POUNDS. OMG. I'm freaking out. Okay. Okay. Breathe...breathe...ahhh... Okay. I'm much better. I'm good. I'm good. Really.
But I'm just wondering if maybe Jeni's husband could hide my scale too.
Last edited by rockinrobin; 12-20-2006 at 08:40 AM.
Reason: umm edited it to tell you that the scales up to 220
Maybe you're not getting enough calories? 1000 calories might be borderline too little calories. It could send your body into starvation mode, especially if you're exercising, too (which I know you are!) - and that could result in some regaining of pounds.
Stress can also make us gain weight... and it sounds like you have the lion's share of it right now...
Then again, it could also be your wacky scale!! I've approached DH about getting a body-fat scale before, and I think I have him almost sold on it. When you get it, let us know how it works for you!
At any rate, I agree with you - don't change your ticker! Hold off a bit and see what happens.
And I think a Valentine's Day challenge would be great - I, for one, would love to be a svelte sweetheart by February 14.
Angela - hope you and DH are feeling better today, sweetie. There's a whole lot of nasty bugs floating around at the moment, so keep yourself hydrated (to the extent you can!) and rested. Whenever I have had stomach bugs, Gatorade has been a good way to restore electrolytes and hydrate. Doesn't always stay down, but at least you're getting some vital nutrients during the time it stays in the stomach.
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Did pretty well yesterday. Got all my water, but as far as eating, I gave in and ate a chocolate truffle from off of the table of goodies in my office, which seems to increase exponentially by the hour. I think I pretty much stayed within my 1200 calories, though, and that's what counts! I also managed to get in a quickie workout at the gym, but I had to stop after cardio because I have developed a bad spasm in my right trapezius - which is that muscle that sort of goes from the neck to the shoulder. It woke me up several times last night, the pain was so bad. Tonight is another gym night, where I will restrict myself to cardio again and make efforts to sit in the nice, hot steam room to relax my shoulder. Also, I heard rumors that a masseuse is coming to the office today to give all the staff backrubs - a surprising present from the Scroogiest guy in our office! Hopefully that will help me, too.
And now a little WEED to start my day off right:
W - 96 ounces (always!)
E - Gym night - 60 mins cardio, weight training if condition permits
E - 1200 calories
D - I am SO backed up with work. Since one of my bosses is out today, my goal is to get entirely caught up on all the backlogged stuff. Additionally, another goal for today is to allow myself ONE and ONLY ONE snack from the goody-table at 3:30, which is usually when I get the afternoon munchies.
Robin, I am sure my DH would love to hide your scale too! But not to worry, sometimes the scale is mean and likes to scare us!
Suz, I am glad you decided to allow yourself a treat!! Moderation, that is the key!!
Angela, I hope you get better soon.
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Yesterday was pretty decent day for me, I worked an extra 3 hours which will be very nice on my paycheck (even though over half the wages will go to babysitter) I am hoping to get called in again today, but we will see. I am picking up my little sisters (14, 11) from school today I can't believe they are out for winter vacation already!!! I am hoping one of them will want to spend a couple days with me, helping me with the kids so I can clean and shop and make my pies, You know everything else that comes with the holidays and company.
W 100 oz ( I love water!)
E 25 minutes
E 1500 cals
D Take dinner to work with me. Dishes, Wrap gifts
Angela-how are ya feeling?!?! Hope you're on the upswing.
Robin, I want to tell you to BREATHE and just forget about it....but MY scale told me 222 this morning!?!?! LOL...so what good is advice if I can't take it myself?! Oh and the ticker thing, right at the end of the T-day challenge, I'd been eating mad crazy for about two weeks and finally had to just be honest with myself and change it. Then boom, it was over. Dont change yours yet though...oh and good luck with the new scale, I hate new scales, or the scales at work...I just tend to go by which numbers I like better but more so, the way you look in your new stylish clothes. I also like what Suz said, about maybe your body is going into survival mode, you may need MORE calories.
Time to go to the gym...some quick WEED to get me goin:
W-LOTS but maybe not as much as usual, the water cooler bottles are empty! And going out to dinner, so we'll be out and not home just drinking water the way I'd like to be.
E-On my way to the gym now, 20 min elliptical, upper body, abs, and cardio cool down....hopefully get it all in in under an hour.
E-Here's the biggie, TODAY'S MY ANNIVERSARY!!!! 9yrs with my lovely hubby, and we're going out to dinner, Olive Garden, and I'd like to make a good choice, but I'd also like to have a drink or two and just not thing about it.
D-Just to enjoy and appreciate a night out with my husband, the kids will be at my mom's house (my high school girl sitter has the flu!).Any other goals for today, I'll keep private, LOL
Today is a "short" day for me, working last night so sleeping til 1:30, ate my healthy breakfast, off to the gym, then even if I make a bad choice at supper, that is probably the only other meal I'll be having that day. Then I'll go to bed at the usual time. So I can easily stay under 1400 cals or so, just that about 800 of them will be in one meal...LOL At least I hope not.
Always glad to have another on board, so feel free to jump in and join/start discussions! Aud got it right: the only rule here is to be healthy and realistic when it comes to your weight loss and lifestyle changes. We have our goals, which is important... but it is also important to remember that slow and steady definitely wins this race! Looking forward to getting to know you better!
I love christmas but the stress is too much. I feel bad for my babysitter. I got called into work early today and she technically has time to get here (she is in high school) but I don't trust that she will get here on time so I asked my sister to watch the kids. But I will be giving her a christmas bonus, so she won't be completley short on money. 
Hang in there!
. So I finally gave in and just ordered me a brand spanking new Tanita scale. If I'm lucky it'll be here by Friday. I'm not gonna change my ticker just yet, although I weigh myself every day I only record on Mondays. But like what if I get this new scale and it says, oh I don't know 225. Whatever, we shall see. 
I've approached DH about getting a body-fat scale before, and I think I have him almost sold on it. When you get it, let us know how it works for you!