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Originally Posted by rainbowsmiles: I take orders well! Also, I'm a huge butt-kisser. Which may benefit me if I have a bad week ;-) (Sarge, SiR, you didn't hear that) |
I'll try not to be hard on myself, but it's hard when you want it so bad! And I know I can do it. I have no excuses but to push harder!
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Good Morning.
Another new week to make it happen Platoon. I'm about to go peel a cutie (clementine), make lunch, tracking it all of course. I have leg workout planned for today and then a 3 mile run to round it out. |
RISE & SHINE PLATOON!!!! LIKE CHESHIRE SAID, IT'S A NEW WEEK TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!
PLEDGES FOR WEEK 3/27-4/3 Sarge = 8 RainMiles = 5 MaryWin = 2 DCap = 2 Sizzilin' = 4 Cheshire = 2 Pokey = .5 MadamGoo = .5 Lucyf = 3 Peanutt = 1 Loco = 1 MichelleD = 2 ASF = 3.3 Kris = 2.4 Tubakki = 3 Murple = 2 JennaJB = 2 Dreamer = 2 Newbie Prvt. JMac = 2 Resolute = Sick Bay & keeping us company this week! __________________________________________________ ______ Welcome Prvt. JMac (Jackie) -- WE LOVE NEWBIES!!! All that fierce motivation to make things happen for yourself keeps us going too! Work hard! Go above and beyond the call of duty this week! Sizzling -- nice pics! If only more or us were camera and posting literate having to submit a photo of your weight would really keep us all honest! Rainbow--early HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! A 50lb loss so far is one of the best presents I've ever heard of someone giving themselves! OK, Sarge off to the gym to make headway on that 32 sticks o'butter pledge! Platoon......Dismissed! :drill: |
Originally Posted by MurpleHaze: I began my journey with a simple goal, teach and train myself firstly above everything else how to eat properly, i was not concerned about weight loss, in fact i was totally dejected and humbled by my own failures, i thought long and hard, something was not right and the more i looked the more i came to believe if i could just start eating properly the weight would have to come off , didn't matter how fast just that i get to the root of the problem rather than a regular diet of starving myself, which i knew would only lead to further failure, like ripping the head off of a weed and watching it come back ever stronger again and again. For me documenting, weighing and calculating everything i ate was a good start, dumping fast food, preparing clean meals daily, increasing my vegetable consumption, tailoring my alloted calories to best fit my needs, eating later so i didn't get hungry and eat again as i would be asleep, doing my very best to feed my body a healthy variety in hopes that i could subdue my binging thinking it could be related to a mostly heavy diet of meat and potatoes mostly, i have a large salad before every evening meal, 3 or 4 hundred calories, than i eat a moderate meal depending upon how many cals i have remaining in my allotment, typically quite a few as i only nibble throughout the day. As you can see i put a great deal of thought into utterly breaking down my previous lifestyle and repaving the way to being successfull, once i had a plan of attack and saw i could actually live like this i proceeded to tweak and tailor aspects until i found more successes, i definetly needed some form of cardio but all i could really do at that size was walk, but walk i did ! Regardless of how embarrassed or ashamed of my size, i got out there every single day and pushed myself to be better and better. Oh brother here i go again babbling, hold onto your hats girls i got all week to spout off here. :D Don't you dare give up on yourself Murple or any of you wonderful ladies. We can and will do this, we just need to find what works for each of us as unique as we are. :hug: |
Originally Posted by Resolute: So the weather forecast claims we'll see sun tomorrow and it will start slowly warming up above freezing. We haven't had a good sunny day in so long, I think I've forgotten what the sun looks like. I'm thinking the weather and winter dragging on and on and ON is the root of my issues right now. It's been cold and wintery since early November. ENOUGH. I'm going to try chatting more here this week, but I make no promises about it being anything special or reporting any spectacular achievements at the gym. Tonight after a visit to the dentist I'll be trying to get my meal plan done for the week. |
Good morning platoon!!
Sorry I've been sort of quite, school is kicking my butt right now and will probably continue to do so for the next couple weeks until my show ends. On the brightside: I lost 2 lbs last week. My pledge was 3, but hey, we have have to start somewhere, right? Sarge, I'm pledging 2 lbs this week! I know excatly why I didn't reach my goal last week (not enough water, and a lot of "snacking" on peanut butter and other bad things... without enough exercise) Just wanted to say though, Private Peanut and Private Resolute, if it weren't for your encouraging and healthy words today I'd be really down on myself. I technically lost 5 lbs this week, then gained 3 back from bad habits slipping in when I got stressed. The more those bad habits slipped in the more I got down on myself and really started slipping because I just lost hope and sight of my goal. It's so hard for me to be mentally healthy while making my body healthy because I always just look in the mirror and go "yuck! I hate this this this this this this and this and this etc etc" until I'm not sure that there's any part of my body I haven't tugged or pushed or pulled on to make it look better/fitter. I'm in such a habit of instant gratification, that the minute I gain anything I hate myself for it and belittle myself, wondering why I don't just have the willpower to tell myself no to the carrot cake. y'know? Anyway, I guess I'm still a little bummed, but I will try to remember that today is a new day and that I need to be happy witht he process, not the end result. So thank you. ON a happier note, I'm planning to bike to school today, had a PB&A for breakfast (a recipe off self.com only 400 calories yum!) Gotta make lunch now and get going if I want to get to school ontime via my bike. Back on track and I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Quick post platoon! Just watched an episode of Good Morning America where they talked about how many women lie about "little things." For instance...when "watching their weight," 42% of women lie about the number of calories they consume each day!
Peanutt--talk as much or as little as you want. If I didn't have our weight loss challenges going on this year I'd be in the same boat with you on winter dragging on FAR TOO LONG! I suffer every year from that seasonal sun dysfunctional stuff. January thru March has really zipped by for me this year with the Biggest Loser Challenge and this thread, and my mood, yikes! Ask my family, they think someone has stolen their "real" mom (aka crabby mom)! Reso--I think I may put you in charge of the "recruitment" facility this week. If you're "just sittin' there" hop on the newbie/intro threads now and then and see if you can drum up some new recruits! It's only a suggestion, not a command. Jenna -- got your pledge! School ALWAYS comes first. I'm a "Tiger Mom" if there ever was one! Peanut butter in collegiate housing is universal. There is no getting away from it. Keep up the great work and we love having you here. We've got quite a few students on the thread and it's great motivation for us all! Keep at it and don't let that body self image crap sabotage your efforts. You WILL achieve your goal if you stick to it and don't let yourself get stalled by the occasional set back! Hope everyone is out there melting butter...Sarge just completed 90 min. cardio+weights and is now off to aerobic house cleaning then back to chisel away at pledge poundage. Doing it Rocky Balboa old school this week...sweat....sweat....and more sweat! :drill: |
Originally Posted by jennajellybean: I read a post here somewhere that pretty much summed it up, regardless of how bad we feel about ourselves or how unperfect we think we are, others find true beauty in us and in fact they envy us, they like us and they even take solace in knowing us, we are far to hard on ourselves and should be more thankful for the things and life we have been given. If i saw you i am sure i would think of you as a beautiful lady just as i do right now. Even your nick you chose makes me smile :hug: |
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Originally Posted by JayTee: Still i wouldn't feel real comfortable with bothering to many of the new ladies. :p |
Resolute--Yeah, maybe you're right. I suppose it would be particularly creepy if you started talking to that 14 year old! Where is that girl's mother?!?! Other than that, we might ask you to share those happy pills you're on! lol... ok seriously, I gotta go back to work now. Enjoy your afternoon on "the boards!"
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Originally Posted by Resolute: I have definitely noticed a huge difference this winter with my overall energy and mood. I usually spend the entire winter in a deep funk bordering on depression. This year it's just been a couple of rough patches/weeks and it seems easier to get myself up and at 'em again. It's a really good feeling actually....knowing that I have more energy and a better disposition than in the past. |
I hear you about the wind, every day last week walking sucked when i was out in the open, wind would just cut right through me.
Winter is bad for me as well, keeping to my daily long walk has i feel been beneficial as much mentally as physically, they are after all closely related. I noticed dropping my calorie intake to far hoping for immediate results could also trigger negativity. It's a real balancing act, at least i better understand the relationships between my body and how i use/treat it now as opposed to when i was young. I hope you do post more often if possible, look at me i got nothing to say but it doesn't stop me from letting everyone know i am still sticking with it through thick and thin, whether i feel like it or not. :) |
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