Lost #1 of 10....hopefully I can get my act together and start losing more!!

Hello!
Yesterday I had some easier workouts.. 20 min of crunches, 500 in total.. and then I tried to do some push ups for 5 minutes.. I can only handle 2 in a row :)
And the scale today showed 136!! Down 1 pound!
Today I'm planning to do 30DayShred Level 3 and then 60 min WATP..
I'll also make me a home spa a day/week.. Sundays I'm always busy, but maybe fridays. We'll see when that day comes :)
Have a good day everyone!
When you want something unhealty in your mouth, remember this - "A moment on your lips, forever on your hips" A friend of mine always says that out loud when she wants some chocolate, to stop herself from taking it :)

hey sexy chicks. lol. hows everyone doing on their lifestyle change? I hate the word diet, its like something that ends, but what we really need to do is learn to balance our life. well it's nice to see all u. have a great day:coffee::cp::sunny:

I didnt workout out last night. we were under a tornado warnings and i didnt think it would be wise to go to the gym (2 walls are nothing but windows). I still feel like pooh and my sinuses are killing me. But being sick has really slowed down my appetite. I dont even remember what i ate yesterday. I know i had a lot of tea w/honey!

sephyfowl: The workout that i am doing is by a guy named stew smith. his website is http://store.stewsmithptclub.com/ you want to go the section:basic fitness plans. I am doing the 45day beginner program.

I'm still hanging in there and the exercise is almost seeming normal. I was tempted to weigh-in this morning but decided against it because if I didn't lose it would be harder to keep going. I hope everyone is having a lot of success!!!!!!!!!!!

MrsWolf Well done on keeping on track under trying circumstances. Taking food to work when you aren't even supposed to be there is an awesome thing to do. Congratulations!

McKenziesmomma Nice idea on the spa session. And thanks for the link. I'm going to treat myself to a pedicure at -5kg. Weighed myself this morning and that's only 0.9 kg away! Now I just have to get myself some nice nail

wyo rose Don't stop! Staying here is the best way to get things back under control. I'm finding the main difference between me "this time" and me "all the other times" is that now I'm taking each little slip up in isolation. Before I would have said "I ate a piece of pizza. That's bad. I've just proven I can't do this. May as well eat the whole thing!" But now I am saying to myself "I'm human. People have lives. Things aren't perfect, so I'll make them the best they can be." So stick around and enjoy the support.

MyOwnSaboteur Welcome! And sorry for missing your intro post. :o

How old are your children? Old enough to involve them in the organisation thing? I make it like a competition between my 4. They are competitive enough that it works for the most part - see who can get their name on the "jobs" list the most times. I give them treats or extra pocket money for the honour.

Now, for my update!

1. SHOOT AND SCORE! Weighed myself this morning. Down to 93.9 kg from 96 kg. My goal was 93 kg, which looks like it's going to happen quicker than expected. When I get there I'll set another one. But I'm on vacation next week, so maybe I'll just aim to still be at 93 by the end of the month! Is that cheating?

2. WORK! COVER GIRL!!! Today is Week1Day3 of the C25K program, and I've been walking for an hour on the days I'm not running. So yep, well and truly keeping up there.

3. COME ON IN THE WATER'S FINE! This is my 3rd post so far this week, so that's good.

4. YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. My monthly mantra is "quitting is not an option". Well, it's not! And I haven't.

5. TODAY IS TOMORROW'S YESTERDAY! I'm planning! I've been writing down (not just thinking about ) my next day's eating plan and exercise each evening. For 2 whole days now! That's not like me at all... :D

6. WITHOUT ENOUGH SLEEP WE ALL BECOME TALL TWO-YEAR-OLDS! I've been sleeping pretty well this week. But, I haven't hit a night duty yet, in fact I've been on days off. So that may all change when I have to stay up all night on Saturday. I'll let you know.

7. BALANCE, PEACE AND JOY ARE THE FRUIT OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFE! Got my tax refund yesterday, so the savings account is topped up. That may be cheating a bit. Actually no, it's not. It's making the most of your available resources! And considering the "old me" would have gone out and spent it, this is a radical shift in thinking!

There endeth the lesson, boys and girls. Have a good day!

Ruth

Good morning all!

Primm, thank you for the encouraging words. :hug: I get impatient sometimes, but I just need to be reminded that - "No doubt, the universe is unfolding as it should." I need to keep doing the right things, and the results will come... but maybe not on my schedule, eh?

theresia, I am in awe of anyone who can do 300 crunches in one day. I don't think I could do that in a WEEK! LOL. :o

PenChick, tornadoes? Scary. We have had funky weather up here this summer, but that sounds scary! Keep safe.

Well, I am happy to report that the scale moved yesterday and I am officially down 1 pound so far this month! :carrot:

Official update:

1. SHOOT AND SCORE! Lost 1/10 pounds

2. WORK! COVER GIRL!!! I have exercised 6/31 days

3. COME ON IN THE WATER'S FINE! Well, I have been posting.

4. YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. "It's not a struggle if you don't fight it". I have been fighting with good food and exercise.

5. TODAY IS TOMORROW'S YESTERDAY! I must admit, I still tend to plan in the morning, but I do plan the whole day at breakfast. I will try harder to plan the night before.

6. WITHOUT ENOUGH SLEEP WE ALL BECOME TALL TWO-YEAR-OLDS! I sleep like a rock, with very few exceptions. :D

7. BALANCE, PEACE AND JOY ARE THE FRUIT OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFE! Still working on finding the balance. I am such an all or nothing person. I did, however, investigate yoga classes in the city I will be living in in a month. So, slight progress.

I hope you all have a successful day.

Heather

Just go to walmart and look around...they have a four in one brush at one end their is a pumice stone and on the other side of the pumice stone is like a brush (for cleaning the feet and getting under the nails) on the other end of the stick is what looks like a cheese grater kind of (eww...its for scubbing dead dry skin off before you soak your feet) and on the other side of it is a file (for smoothing out the skin) these are around $2.50....go to the kitchen area and get a bus bucket (things they use in restaurants to put dirty dishes in and such) you can get a small one for around $1.50....I use epsom salts to saok my feet in but you can use baby oil or anything cheap you can find....and then some kind of foot scrub....sometimes you can by small trial sizes for around 50 cents.....you should be able to get all of this for around $5 - $7 .....I would just splurge on this ...your working hard and you should reward yourself!!! and you can do a pedicure each week or something!

OMG - I'm having a really hard time right now!

First and foremost TOM is here and it is bad this month! I just laid in bed yesterday! I'm sooooo TIRED and CRAMPED! I just want a heating pad and some chocolate! LOL

I just can't get back on track......I swear I'm obsessed....I'm so afraid that I won't lose any weight that I don't even want to try anymore! What is wrong with me? I guess I'm afraid I will work my butt off and not lose any weight and get discouraged and quit....I don't know why I can't just stick to my plan and be happy with any loss that I have at all.....I guess I'm afraid I won't loose at all! I still feel likeI'm having too many carbs. even though I'm well within my calorie range.

Boo hiss I pigged out last night. I devoured a massive bag of crisps, well not massive but enough to put me over my calorie allowance for yesterday. So Im going to try and forget that and move on, tonight I have lots of exercise planned to get me back into the spirit of it, aqua aerobics is starting again, so Im very excited about going to that!! Im planning on doing at least an hour of exercise tonight, tomorrow and sunday to try and make up for my binge last night. Im not really sure why I ruin all my hard work like this!! It really annoys me!! Onwards and upwards.

Hey everyone I am also doing this challenge along with the couch to 5k running program I started a few weeks ago I am on week four day two and I am so amazed with my results. Even though I havent lost much more weight I see a difference in my body structure when I take pics. I can def see my shape coming back out and forming which is a great feeling. Keep up the good work everyone!

So here is my check in for Wednesday morning!

All this week I have been going to the gym in the morning before work. I do 20 to 30 minutes on the Arc Trainer (eliptical) and then I grab a shower and get dressed for work. I will tell you one thing, I am so glad my gym has personal bathrooms. They've got 5 full bathrooms and a variety of changing rooms through out the place. It sure makes for an easy time getting ready for work after my workout!

I am back to my ticker weight, which means my drinking of water has evened out the water weight I added on by not drinking anything a week ago. My body was holding onto everything it got for dear life there for a few days, but now I'm back down. I'm hoping on Sunday which is when I update my ticker, I will see it go down to at least 270, if not jumping into the 260's! I would die if I saw 269 on my scale. Looking back over previous years, I haven't been below 275 in probably 6 or so years, if not more.

I do have a couple of NSV's to report. I bought a pair of size 20 jeans (non stretchy) from Walmart back in November because I really liked the style and I knew I would be making a new years resolution to lose weight. Well, I have been able to fit into them for a week now, and they're almost too loose! Also, I am up to level 2 on the Arc Trainer for 20 minutes and I think I may make it to level 3 by the time this week is out, because its so easy!

A little downer - my Fiance sprained his wrist on Saturday while at work. He didn't realize it was sprained, he thought it was just hurtey, and his boss made him go to the doctor yesterday. Well, yep, he sprained it. Now his boss is saying he might not be eligable for workmans comp because it was reported too late... Now, he sprained it on Saturday, had sunday off, monday he went home because the pain was unbearable, and tuesday he went to the doctor for it. The doctor told him not to work for a week ( he does maintenance in our housing community) so he might be out a week's paycheck.

I'm rather bored at the moment, so don't mind my ramblings.

Hello everyone...I still felt crappy yesterday so when i got home from work i took a 2.5 hr nap and i still managed to do my workout yesterday. But after i worked out my head kind of cleared up. I stretched and then i went to bed and did not wake up at all during the night! My news today however is that i actually went down a size in jeans! I wasnt going to bother trying them on this morning, then i said what the heck lets put them on. So i did and they fit! So i am super happy today that i know have jeans one size smaller! This just gives me extra motivation to keep on going!

Good Morning Chickies,

I also have been having a hard time the last couple of days Momma. I completely understand what you're saying about being afraid of not losing the weight. And I have been so optimistic for some time now. I don't know quite what to do with myself to get back into a better frame of mind. I had a horrible binge this last Sunday. I made a 9X13" dump cake (with coconut no less), and pretty much ate the whole thing, less 4 or 5 pieces. Then it was a downward spiral (depressed, not sleeping, and grouchy at home and at work-- eating everything in sight), but enough of that, Egads! Hopefully all you people on this thread who are so positive will wear off on me.

I was better on Monday and Tuesday I guess, although I couldn't make myself count the calories. I imagine I was at about 2000 each day.

At least I exercised Monday and Tuesday. Monday, I did the first day of Couch to 5K (which I need to add my name to your other challenge Momma!). I'm liking that, although I have some back and planter fasciitus (sore heel) problems that sometimes flair with the running. I'm hoping the the Cto5K is gradual enough that I'll bypass those issues. Tuesday, I did the elliptical 30 minutes, so that's good. Anyway, I'm going to try to get back on the horse here.

Belated welcome to you Monica and to all the other wonderful new faces! Theresia, MrsWolf is in awe of the crunches, but I'm jealous of the rope jumping. Any secrets/thoughts with that?


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MW, THIS MADE ME LAUGH!!!

Okay, hope you all have a great morning. Hang in there!
~Wistfulgirl

The Water Is Fine: Haven't posted in a few days cuz, well, life gets in the way and my computer's fan seems to run loudly on warm days, so I just turn the thing off. So therefore I haven't read everyone's posts, but intend to!

Food - eh - could be better. But I'm AWARE that I'm eating (and not that mindless hand to mouth motion). I stocked up on veggies/salad fixings and figured if I get the urge to munch, a carrot is a much better choice than crackers.

Work, Cover Girl: I've been successfully doing the Cardio Party part of Turbo Jam every other day. The lead woman annoys me, but the workout (45 mins) is good and makes me sweat!

Shoot and Score: I'm down 2.5 pounds already, but as we ALL know, weight fluctuates due to our cycle, salt intake, etc. I'm happy to see the lower number, but won't take any number as official until after this bootcamp ends.

Balance, Peace and Joy: Regular meetings with my 'coffee group' twice a week. Attended my third OA meeting yesterday. I didn't go for a couple of weeks because meetings in my area are few and there was a guy there who really rubbed me the wrong way (and as a result, I went into a tailspin of binging). I eventually realized that he can't stand in the way of MY recovery. One day, one meal at a time. :^: