I've been MUCH better this week about staying active. Went for a nice run on the trail yesterday. Today I went for nice walk through town. It was a bit rainy, but I didn't mind. There were lots of tourists here and they're always adorable to see, the way they walk through and admire our town.

Anyway, I'm down to 154.5 -- only 4.6 pounds until I'm at my normal weight goal!

SW: 196
CW: 193

I am so happy the scale is moving again.

Ok so I will start
Lewisempire- Get to Onederland; Log my food daily
Peaches5577 Lose ten pounds;Exercise 4x a week-
LiliK Get to twosieland
Ijiggle onederland; get 70,000 steps per week
LouisaH lose 7 pounds, to reach 152.2
eclipse make it to Onederland
Audrina to be down 10 more pounds [185.5]; to be no longer considered 'obese'
decapulet-1200 min exercise; down to size 16
Thebunneh-Reach 176lbs, do five workouts a week
Cheriann to lose 13 pounds;to work out 3-4x per week.
SusiemartinMy goals are 8lbs, to check daily;finish painting the chicken house & grain shed
envelopeto lose 10 lbs. My starting weight is 196.
Tinycities-My goal is to lose 5lbs (taking me out of the 170s!)
fiestone-Reach 155.5 (halfway point!);-Reach 149.9 (normal weight)
Hlthgrl- be at or below 190;start doing yoga at least four days per week
PopcornGallose 10 lbs
Terre-lose 10lbs;walk 4 miles a day 5 days a week;get into the 160's
Ms Perception1. Track my food;2. Fit comfortably into my clothes
NightAngel26- reach 215 lbs
KimL1214-Lose 15 pounds SW: 259.5/GW 244.5
VickieLou-get into the 230's. SW: 247.2.
Hickory0305Lose 10 pounds, to reach 160.0;Earn 35 Activity Points every week (burn 3500 calories);Track every day
Peachykeen62-lose 5 pounds! But if I reach that goal I will extend it to 8 pounds!! Sw: 251.5
Bama girl reach my freakin' goal weight! 120 lbs

I reached my halfway point goal -- could you put it in red? Thanks a lot!

wow fivestone!!! WTG! :cheer:

Down to 202.2 this morning. 2.3 lbs to onederland!

hey, thanks!!!

Rock on!!! You're almost there!!!! :carrot:

To lose 5 pounds this month (to reach 137lb)

Feelin' good, though I overdid it tonight with eating too late. I was busy though, so maybe it'll all work out.
All is well, but my right calf is still bugging me. I'm getting into the chiro next Monday since my other chiro friend said I need an adjustment. This weekend is another camping weekend with lots of activity and hopefully I won't be too naughty! ;)

Check In Time:)

Down another lb. or so :carrot:

Planning for an OP day.
Hope your day is a good one!

Bit quiet here today, huh?

eclipse: That's great! What's your reward to yourself for reaching Onederland? Anything planned?

fivestone: you're doing great! I want your rewards! lol.

MsP: I am living life too, and although I'm finding my weight loss to be a bit slower, I am feeling much more sane about it. I couldn't go on with the intensity I was without losing my mind right along with the weight! When I go out of town for the weekend, I've not been logging all my food, but I'm still being careful. I figure it's good practice for maintenance. I've got two big weekends coming up--one is actually almost a week in Maine, with lobster, butter, and little to no Internet access, and I have to admit, I'm a bit scared! Good luck this weekend camping!

I finally saw 157.6 this morning. 157.8 peeked up at me last Saturday, but must have seen it's shadow, because it didn't come back out until today. Let's hope it's here to stay. Have a great weekend Chicklets.

:wave:

so hubby and i did 30ds last night - and he almost puked!! although it doesn't sound nice, I'm a little glad I was better at it then him. he looses weight SOOOOO easily, and never has to work at it. so a little kick in the pants was my secret meaness :devil:

I hate the 30ds workout, and I LOVE the way it makes me look.

Today has been okay. I tried REALLY hard to workout, but it didn't go so well. I didn't just feel low on energy, I felt exhausted. I was off balance, felt like I was going to fall several times, couldn't concentrate on the moves, etc. I made several attempts, got part through several different videos (tried one video more than once) and ended up giving up without completing any of them. I almost cried I felt so bad. Then I had to take a step back and tell myself, hey, it's okay if I'm tired. I've worked hard this week. I finished the first week of Chalean Extreme, plus extra on top of it. And even if I didn't make it through one video, I was sweaty and out of breath for at -least- half an hour if I were to combine it (more like 45 minutes to an hour). There's no reason to be upset with myself. So I'm not going to be.

I've mostly been taking it pretty easy the rest of the afternoon. I did a little housework, and spent some time just lounging and reading. And did well fighting the snacking urge I get whenever I dive into a book. :) Now I'm going to do some yoga (and probably some push-ups/sit-ups) then make dinner.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll have more energy. Might go for a hike with hubby, not sure.

So i havent been on this site in probably a yr. Took some time off. Decided to check back in and become a reg poster again. I like the idea of monthly group goals even if they are all different.

So heres my goal: 7 lbs by the end of the month. That would put me at 129.6

Check In Time :)
Yesterday was OP - planning for another today.

I wanna join! I've been having a tough time losing... so I'm just making my goal 5 pounds this month... Hopefully!

Check In Time

Yesterday was good until dinnertime. I didn't go over calories, but ate some peanut butter & crackers - that's not OP for me.

Planning for a much better OP day today :)

Hope your day is a good one!

Thanks! I'm lucky to live near really beautiful countries and cultures... and great shopping areas! ;) You're doing pretty well yourself -- just a few pounds away from your goal! Great job.

As for me, I'm down to 152.9. I'm getting so close to my normal weight goal that I can taste it. Anything over 2.9 pounds will basically get me there. I will take 149.9 pounds. I've given myself until the 18th of this month to reach that goal, but hopefully I can reach it sooner -- we'll see!

256 (-2.5 pounds from yesterday)... maybe I will up that goal to 10 pounds after all!

Hey girls! Back from camping and I mostly did well with food. I overate at lunch today which made me not be hungry for supper, so it worked out okay sorta. lol On a bad note, during my 13 mile run Saturday I did something to my knee and now it's killing me whenever I even walk. I already was having p[ain in my right calf and was gonna go to the doc anyway, but now I have even more reason. So, I'm going to the chiro tomorrow to see what she can do. If that doesn't help I may end up going to the doc to have it looked at. I'm SUPER bummed since I'm really getting to the heart of my marathon training and have felt so good so far. If any of you are praying people, please send one up for me since this would be pretty devastating to my progress (and exercise plan) if I can't run for awhile.
All else is good. I'm looking forward to a good OP week and getting some stuff done around the house now that things are a little calmer here.

Check In Time

OP yesterday - planning an OP day today.
Almost done with the chicken house :cool: Looks like a completely different building.
It's been a real pain to work around the chickens. They keep jumping across the painting & eating paint chips. I have to can some green beans this morning- then it's outside & hopefully I'll finish today. Be glad when it's done!

Hope your day is a good one.

Well I missed my goal for July so here are my August goals:

Hit 170lbs or lower
Stay OP for all camping weekends

We can all do this!
Tamara

Good (late) morning, everyone!

susiemartin-You should post pics of your new and improved chicken coop! Congrats on making so much progress! I can only imagine the chickens were not very cooperative.

I went to the chiro this morning. It was my first time with this one and she was really nice and helpful. I think I'm gonna stick with her. Anyway, she gave me some good recommendations and one of the things I liked best was that she admitted she wasn't 100% sure what's causing my leg pain, but we can try some things and see what works and keep working on it. So, she recommended massage therapy for my legs and gave me some other tips to help work on it between visits. I'm really satisfied with all she suggested and said. I have confidence things will improve nicely and I'll still be able to get in sufficient training for my marathon.
On another awesome note, I woke up this morning with no knee pain. None! I haven't run on it, but it even hurt to walk yesterday, so thank God for healing it! I will certainly be taking it easier all around, so that should ensure I don't tweak it again before both legs are ready. I am going to take a small, slow test run tomorrow morning and see what happens and gauge where I'm at (post adjustment). I feel comfortable doing that since I'm getting my massage tomorrow late morning. Then the plan is to cross-training a couple of my normal run days to keep up the cardio fitness and not pound the pavement quite so much for a week or 2.
I feel good today with a healthy breakfast in me and preparing for a good lunch. I should be back in the 130's by next week (I hope!). The time is right for me to get all my ducks in a row. The leg pain only reminds me of the importance of properly caring for this body!

6lbs down and 4lb to go for this challenge. If this month is anything like last month, I will have atleast a week long stall coming at me soon.

Down to 201.6 this morning. 1.7 lbs until Onderland, and August goal! :)

Hi Chicklets, my day of debauchery on Saturday did me in. I saw 156.8 on the scales on Saturday morning, and this morning when I got back on it was up to 159. I'm hoping that'll fall back off, but I didn't help it along today when I ate a giant piece of baklava and went a little over my daily calories. WTF?

But, I had a great NSV: I went shopping yesterday and bought shorts in a size 10 and a size 8. What? I have never worn this size--neither of them. I kept catching glimpses in mirrors and looking up to see who standing there because I'm so not used to my image as a thinner person yet. I sometimes wake up and swing my legs out of bed and it freaks me out. I don't feel like I've reached my goal yet, but I had to get some new clothes because I'm going out of town for the next two weekends and do not want to wear fat clothes anymore!

MsP: sorry about your knee, and hope it heals quickly. I've been having pain in my Achilles tendon and don't know why or what to do about it. I've taken it easy and that seems to help, but I'm very worried about it impeding my progress and crushing my motivation. I'll keep praying for your knee if you put in a good word for my ankle!

SexyinNC: Welcome back! I'm proud of you for getting back here.

dcapulet: I hate the 30DS. Period. I don't even do it anymore--much prefer Jackie Warner. I find some of Jillian's combo moves to be hard on my back, which has always been a weak link for me. And I couldn't get DH to join my in an exercise video to save his life, so good for you!

Lippy: Welcome! It sounds like you're off to a great start.

fivestone: you can totally make it by the 18th!

Tamara: there you are!

The Bunneh: Hang in there. Don't be so hard on yourself. Always do your best, but that means knowing that your best might not always be 100%. Our energy levels wax and wane; just go with it and give yourself credit for doing your best.

susiemartin: Good work--it's exhausting working out in this heat, too. Be careful!

Here's to an OP week, since there's a beer festival in my future next weekend...

Check In Time :)

Yesterday was OP. Never got to the chicken house :devil:- will try again today.

I'm down another lb. so that's good - 233.6


Hope everyone has a great day!

envelope-You say it so casually, but that's amazing to be down 6 lbs already for the month. Most of us have a stall week here and there, but it ends eventually and then you'll be off and running again. keep up the awesome job!

eclipse-That onederland mark is just right around the corner and then you'll be flying through those decades as well. Keep your eyes on the prize and good job!

LouisaH-Yay on the 8's and 10's!! That's awesome! I miss the fun of shopping for new sizes, now I'm just fighting to stay in the right size! lol Seriously, though, keep up the good work and take it easy on that achilles. It's better to slow down temporarily than to be sidelined for a long time by over-doing it. I'll pray for quick healing. I have to give myself that speech right now too. My knee does seem to be recovered, but the calf on the other side is still giving me trouble.

susiemartin-Good luck getting around the chicken house today. You're a superstar losing weight right now! That's awesome!

Today is my massage appt and I'm hoping for good results from that. I'm also starting on magnesium glycinate to help my muscles. I'll report on how it all works out. The chiro was optimistic for a quick recovery, so that's encouraging. Have a healthy day all!

LouisaH: Here I am! LOL

Ms Perception: I hope you're on the road to recovery soon. Being hurt sucks and can sure put a damper on things but you're doing amazing!

susiemartin: You're doing great! Let's see some before and after pics of that chicken house!

eclipse: Only 1.7lbs to ONEderland! You're a rock star! You can totally do that before the end of August...maybe you'll surprise yourself and do much better than that.

envelope: You can totally do 4lbs before the end of August! Stay positive girl, you're doing amazing!

Lippy100485: You're doing great...of course you can do make August's goal! :carrot:

fivestone: You can do it! You can do it!

SexyInNC: Welcome Back!

I had a VERY off-plan weekend and was back up to 180! Yuck! I'm still looking for the 170's by month end...we'll see! This was the first time that I've eaten off-plan like that and I still have a headache from the sugar withdrawal...:stars: I'm camping this weekend again and next weekend but have planned all of my meals so that should make it much easier. I find that the drinks are the hardest part, although the Mike's hard lemonade and the new grapefruit Alive (80 calories) make it a little more manageable. I guess I could just not drink at all but that is hard when everyone else is. My mother would say "If everyone else jumped off a bridge...". I used to say back "well, what is the swimming like at the bottom and are there cute boys down there?" LOL :devil: I was back to 100% on plan yesterday so should recover nicely.

I hope everyone is having a good day!

Tamara

LouisaH: I am totally picking up what you're laying down with clothing sizes and catching glimpses of yourself. Some days when I walk up to the door of my office I pause and marvel that the reflection I see there is me! I haven't been this small since I had my daughter 17 years ago. I thought I was around this weight back in 2000, but I tried on the jeans I bought then (yes I kept them) and was soooo proud of and they're far too big so obviously I never got to where I am now.

I'm sitting about a size 12 and it feels so amazing to shop and not have to try to fit in the biggest size in the "regular" sizes only to have to go into the plus sizes. I've consigned the majority of my wardrobe and am having a great time buying new stuff and using my credit at the consignment boutique. I've also given anything that I couldn't consign to charity. I'll never need THOSE clothes again. I'm not losing weight...I'm changing my life! Losing weight implies that I've lost something and might try to find it! *Ha! I also bought an adorable dress in an 8 week before last and while it's snug in the bust, it's a perfect fit everywhere else. I love when manufacturers make their clothes big...LOL!

Have a great day!
Tamara

louisa - I hate it too. So does hubby. But I like the way it makes me look - so I force my way through it. Seriously though, I am right there with you.

So I hurt my foot - not exercising, just walking for fun. My ankle is pretty bad - so I am reducing my exercise's impact and doing more yoga. I am determined not to let this stop my progress, although I'm being careful so I can heal and not re-injure.

Question for everybody....What time of day do u ladies weight urself? I usually check in the am and right before bed and sometimes theres a 4 lb difference! UGH! So frustrating!

Hey gang,

SexyinNC: I weigh first thing in the morning--well second thing--after I pee. Buck nekked, so there will be consistency every morning. I even find that what time I go to bed and get up will affect it. If I have time in the morning, I will sometimes go back to bed and hope to be able to pee again so I can go for a better number. ;) I'm not kidding. I even take the best of three sometimes, if the scales are not being nice. I don't even bother stepping on the scales any other time of the day because it's all lies. I don't eat at consistent times, though, so morning is going to be the most accurate for me.

dcapulet: I'd like to think I would stick with the 30DS if I didn't have other videos I prefer. There are actually parts of each of the three levels I like, but I can't make myself put that DVD in!

Tamara: good idea on the consignment shop. I have a mountain of clothes that will continue to grow because I haven't yet gone through everything to get rid of it yet, and it sure would be nice to do some trade-ins, as it were. Congratulations to you! I know how good that feels to have your "skinny" clothes be too big, and there is nothing like that feeling to motivate you to keep going. I'm also with you on the drinking. My drink of choice has become vodka and Mendota Springs Lime (or club soda). Then I'm drinking only the calories of the vodka. And if everyone did jump off a bridge, would I want to be the only one left? I think not.

MsP: I RICEd (rested, iced, compressed and elevated for those who aren't familiar with the term) my ankle today, and took prescription dose ibuprofen and it's feeling much better, but as you said, easy does it. The last thing I want to do is mess it up even more. Glad your knee is feeling better, and I hope that calf is close behind. I'd be interested to hear about the magnesium glycinate--never heard of it.

My weight was down a pound to 158 this morning, and I'm hoping to get rid of another one by tomorrow so I can be back where I was before the weekend. It's especially hard to stay on track without getting much exercise in--it doesn't give me many calories to eat!

Check In Time :)

I weigh myself in the morning.

Yesterday was OP but my weight is up a bit this morning 234.2. Probably too much sodium.

I finally finished the chicken house :carrot:

It was a real ordeal working in the heat. Building & painting the new door wasn't hard, but was very time consuming.

I have a few streaks of white paint that I dripped when I did the trim, but they will be easy to paint out next time I open a can of paint.

I'd like to have all my outbuildings (there's 4) painted by the time the cold weather arrives.

On Saturday I'm starting again with the pressure washer on the grain shed, barn & machine shed.


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Good morning everyone! It's hump day! :carrot:

susiemartin: Sodium is an evil monster! Why can't food manufacturers just reduce the sodium in their food? Think of how many people would benefit from a mass exodus of sodium in their food! LOL Your chicken house looks fantastic! What a difference!

LouisaH: Consignment is the way to go! I get 50% of the $$ for anything I consign as an in-store credit. I've already purchased a number of awesome pieces and even got a really cute pair of Ralph Lauren jeans in a 12 (they're a bit snug still, but by the time jeans weather comes should be perfect) for $25 and they happened to be 50% off the day I bought them. Where else, other than a consignment boutique, can you get a pair of RL jeans that look brand new for $12.50?!?!

dcapulet: Sorry to hear about your foot. :crossed: for a speedy recovery! I suppose you can always do yoga or pilates while you're injured?

SexyInNC: I weigh first thing in the morning in my nightgown after I pee and that is the only time I weigh at home. I do have to go to HM every Mon/Wed/Fri and weigh in and I do that at lunch so I've had breakfast but haven't had lunch yet although I probably drink about 1.5 - 2 Litres of water in the morning before I go and when I weigh there I'm fully clothed. The amazing thing is that their scale (clothed and breakfast/water) usually weighs me less than my scale at home when I'm barely clothed and starving...LOL

Hope everyone has a great day!
Tamara

Ok so I will start
Lewisempire- Get to Onederland; Log my food daily
Peaches5577 Lose ten pounds;Exercise 4x a week-
LiliK Get to twosieland
Ijiggle onederland; get 70,000 steps per week
LouisaH lose 7 pounds, to reach 152.2
eclipse make it to Onederland
Audrina to be down 10 more pounds [185.5]; to be no longer considered 'obese'
decapulet-1200 min exercise; down to size 16
Thebunneh-Reach 176lbs, do five workouts a week
Cheriann to lose 13 pounds;to work out 3-4x per week.
SusiemartinMy goals are 8lbs, to check daily;finish painting the chicken house & grain shed
envelopeto lose 10 lbs. My starting weight is 196.
Tinycities-My goal is to lose 5lbs (taking me out of the 170s!)
fiestone- Reach 155.5 (halfway point!);-Reach 149.9 (normal weight)
Hlthgrl- be at or below 190;start doing yoga at least four days per week
PopcornGallose 10 lbs
Terre-lose 10lbs;walk 4 miles a day 5 days a week;get into the 160's
Ms Perception1. Track my food;2. Fit comfortably into my clothes
NightAngel26- reach 215 lbs
KimL1214-Lose 15 pounds SW: 259.5/GW 244.5
VickieLou-get into the 230's. SW: 247.2.
Hickory0305Lose 10 pounds, to reach 160.0;Earn 35 Activity Points every week (burn 3500 calories);Track every day
Peachykeen62-lose 5 pounds! But if I reach that goal I will extend it to 8 pounds!! Sw: 251.5
Bama girl reach my freakin' goal weight! 120 lbs
Lilli58To lose 5 pounds this month (to reach 137lb)
SexyinNC7 lbs by the end of the month. That would put me at 129.6
Lippy100485Lose 10 pounds
TamarajHit 170lbs or lower;Stay OP for all camping weekends
Miss Mallee lose 10 pounds
From Thick to Thindrink at least 8 glasses of water;do some type of exercising every day;lose between 10-15 pounds

Hello Ladies,
I am back, I had to leave town on the hurry last week. My Grandmother passed away. I Didn't have time to take care of all the things I needed to, but I think I have caught up on "The List", If I have missed something, or need to change something, just let me know.
Congrats to everyone making progress toward their goals! You ladies are AWESOME!
I am off to the grocery store to pick up my food, I was NOT on plan while I was out of town. Therefore I am up a total of 3.0 pounds, hopefully some of it is salt related.
Hope everyone has a Great day.

Hey Ladies!

I'm a little late joining but I'd love to loose at least 10 pounds for the month of August!

<3 We Can Do It Ladies!

SexyinNC-I weigh myself at night right before bed and then first thing in the morning after I pee, naked. As LouisaH mentioned, I think it's the most consistant in the morning. I do it at night to gauge how I've done for the day. It should be about 3-5 pounds higher at night vs. the morning due to calories burned at rest and no water/food, then the waste a person loses durng their morning "emptying" ;).

susiemartin-The chicken house looks fantastic!! Good luck on the other buildings. I'm sure it's a lot of work.

LE-Sorry to hear about your grandma. I hope everything went well with the family over the weekend. That can be a stressful time for some families. I know you'll get right back on track and dump those 3 lbs quickly, so no worries.

Doing well here, but have some errands to run Just wanted to check in and say "hi". Feeling fat today for whatever reason, so I've just said, 'screw it!' I'm wearing what I'm wearing and I'm not gonna think about the stupid muffin top I'm sporting. Have a great day ladies!

Lewisempire - sorry to hear about your grandma.

Miss Mallee - Welcome!

Ms. Perception - When I have the muffin top effect, I like to wear the 'Fat Free Dressing' shirts I picked up at Kohls under whatever blouse I am wearing.

I am really tired...I went to bed early last night, but I got up pretty early too. I think I am just going to take a nap. :)