Please don't think that you have to weigh in on Fridays! It started out as just a kind of freak coincidence that most of us early in the thread all seemed to weigh-in on Friday (or, in my case, late Thursday night). I've actually been thinking of changing MY weigh-in to Monday night so I'll be less apt to feel "free" to cheat on the weekends. You know, the whole rationalization that I can be bad Friday and/or Saturday and make up for it Sunday through Thursday ...
And I'll be thinking good thoughts for an easy hearing that's as stress-free as possible!
36 Staying away from the scale this week. Need to focus on that.
I kept my focus this morning. Got up at 5 instead of 6 something, did my exercise already! 50 upper and 50 lower crunches and a 20 minute video from Exercise TV. Really need to get back to that, it was working well for me.
I will not get a lunch time walk in today, too much else to do, but maybe a walk tonight after dinner. If not, maybe it's time to dust off the dreadmill, haven't used that since the weather got warmer
This morning's WI didn't go as well as I'd like It may have something to do with sabotaging myself right before bed last night by eating potato wedges and a twix bar! Oh well - I'm just going to keep moving foward! - Going to pump the exercise back up this week (I slacked some last week) and going to watch more carefully of what and WHY things are going into my mouth!
IF HUNGER ISN'T THE PROBLEM THEN FOOD ISN'T THE ANSWER!!!
I had my "official" 13 week weigh in this morning and I'm now down 43 pounds overall, and I lost 4 this past week. Yippee! Definitely feeling "in the groove" right now, and that feels so nice after so much struggle to get here!
This morning I did my scheduled 6 mile run at 5:30 am and I have a full day of chores and errands to do, if I can pull myself away from the computer any time soon!
Great work everyone!!! I will check in/weigh in tomorrow even after a weekend that wasn't that great! MOVING ON not dwelling on the negative and not beating myself up!
I am back on track after only a 2 day slip. That is a major achievement!
Last edited by Karrebeaar; 06-16-2008 at 06:37 PM.
Reason: update
Great idea! I want to lose 64 lbs by christmas. That is 2 lbs a week. That will bring me to 236 lbs. This is a very maintainable goal for me. I fall off track a lot so hopefully I will be able to hold true to my goal.
My plan to lose 64lbs is:
-Drink a gallon of water a day
-Walk everyday - with the exception of one day
-Lift weights a couple times a week
-Eat healthier (Don't eat out as much)
-Always be moving(limit computer time) This is hard for me!!!
-Post in my blog and post on 3fatchicks
So I realized that I started this Christmas challenge w/ my family - and the last time I did this it took me a little while to get into the groove of things. I'm thinking that it's part of it. I want to see the pace before I start the race.
I'm Starting NOW! No longer ar ethey going to be winning! I'm going to lose my #1.2 EVERY WEEK and Win the $200!!! Stick with me girls - and PUSH me!!!
I also went online to a place that has a list of all the up coming run & walk races. I'm definately thinking of doing some this summer. I had a lot of fun in the winter doing the 5 K. Plus OI don't care about winning - i care about improving! 45 mins a day right - that's the goal.
Ok ladies, I'm showing a gain today, back to 191.5. Part of the crazy fluctuations of 1-3 lbs a day I've been seeing the past week or so are due to my TOM, but part of it is also that I've been slacking off. So this morning I made myself some goals.
This week's goals:
*1600-1800 calories a day,
*exercise every morning,
*five miles of walking in total,
*120 oz of water a day,
*NOT weighing til Friday
I'm going to try and check in on my progress every evening or in the morning if I forget, and use the check in to avoid obsessively weighing in. The talk about that has been very timely for me, as I've been noticing myself start to get a bit CRAZY about checking daily and sometimes twice a day. Gah! I think I should aim for twice a week to keep on track without obsessing over the little things.
So here's how I did today:
*1600-1800 calories: about 1640 - there's a chunk of educated guessing in today's calories, but I tried to estimate high so I think I should be well within my range. Now to avoid late night snacking!
*Morning exercise: Did 15 minutes of Yourself Fitness but not my 8 Minute Moves. So good but not great.
*Walk 5 miles this week: No walking today, but made a plan for 1.5 miles tomorrow to finally check out my local gym.
*120 oz water: About 64 oz. I guess it's not bad since that's 8 8oz glasses, but I tend to aim for TWICE that. It's dumb too, because I'm feeling a bit hoarse from a really social weekend. It's funny how little things can trip you up; I think the main reason I did poorly at this today was that my usual water glass was in the dishwasher so I used a different one that I like less. Another time I'm gonna just hand wash the sucker!
*No scale til Friday: Well, I made this rule because I showed a gain when I stepped on this morning. I stayed off it since then though, despite being a bit tempted.
Hopefully this will keep me me on top of things. I've got my weekly social dinner plans tomorrow, so I hope I can keep up the good work and preferably improve.
Welcome to all the newbies to the thread, you're gonna love it here! And 36, I'm right there with you on that scale obsession (as you can see!). Let's stay away for a few days and focus on good habits and not numbers, ok? Together we can do this!
hi it's me Isabel J... I know I look different.. it must be the 4.5 pounds that I've lost this week just kidding... I couldn't get in with my other name so I tried to get a new password and it didnt work and I emailed admin twice and no respose, I didnt want to wait too long because I need the support so I thought I'd come in as sexynesscoming gotta love the new name now ifI can get there in real life.
Thanks everybody for letting me join the Commitment to Christmas, I can't wait. Here's my whopping statistics.
I'm 5'5
bw 184lbs cw 180 gw 135lbs
my life changing crutch Herbal Magic
started that June 11th/08
Goal date dec 1st/08 (they said that)
I live in Port Elgin Canada
oh ya the age part.... 37
mom of 2 age 10 and 8
married for 11 years this year
is it dec yet?
Well I think thats it..unless you want to get to know me better.
Keep your head up and remember your doing this for yourself!!
I did not go near the scale today!!! 45 minutes of soccer for me + some floor exercises. Had a great food day, too. I am really trying to get a lot of veggies into my diet. Tonight for dinner I chopped up and cooked rainbow chard and spinach. In another pan I sauteed onions, shallots, green onions and garlic. Drained the chard and then added it to the onions. I didn't have a lot of points left for dinner so I knew I had to get creative and cook something that I could have A LOT of. Sometimes I just need quantity! While I feel good because I exercised and ate well today, I feel REALLY good because I am taking care of myself. Something I haven't done for a long time. Sure, I'll get my hair done, or get a pedicure, but that's just for an hour. In the last week, I have spent time taking care of myself everyday. Packing my lunch, planning my meals, MAKING the time to exercise. That's all about me. Not used to this, and I am beginning to really like how it feels. (o: I know I matter to my family, but now I feel like I matter to ME. (O:
I am a happy happy girl right now! My first Monday night weigh in and I've lost 1.4 pounds since Thursday!!! That's half of what I had gained during my week of horribleness!!!!!!
I also took my measurements and in the month since I started SB I've gone down an inch in my waist, an inch in my hips, and half an inch in my thigh AND half an inch in my bicep!
I think I'm going to celebrate by ordering in at work tonight .... a nice big salad and a Coke Zero! Whoever woulda thunk that would be celebration food, huh?
Petite, welcome, stick around, we are getting a great group!
Sexiness/Isabel, glad you're back, what a great result for the week.
Whoopsie, I'm with ya, working to get rid of the horribleness! We are doing great!! Karre, great job getting your slip under control after only 2 days.
Josephine, you are running your butt off, quite literally, good for you!
OK all, I can't do personals all day, I have to go get my sweaty self showered, car pool gets here by 7:30, have a great day. I am going to!
It may have something to do with sabotaging myself right before bed last night by eating potato wedges and a twix bar! Oh well - I'm just going to keep moving foward! - Going to pump the exercise back up this week (I slacked some last week) and going to watch more carefully of what and WHY things are going into my mouth!
Stick with me girls - and PUSH me!!!
hi it's me Isabel J... I know I look different.. it must be the 4.5 pounds that I've lost this week 
gotta love the new name 
Keep your head up and remember your doing this for yourself!!
