Good morning peeps ! happy weigh in week 2 ! This week I am Thrilled to report that i lost 2 pounds ! i hardly ever see more then a pound a week so I'm happy with that.

Okay and am happy with the weight the 2 pounds now! I calculated the weight loss (Even though those columns on the side aren't changing I edited them.... in my mind xD ) and I've got 25 pounds left. If I lose 3 pounds a week from now until July 4th (Which I think I will) I can still make my goal of weighing 146 pounds! which by the way.... is over HALF of the weight GONE! :D Yea I'm satisfied this week. :)

Way to go wolfgirl and tibbit and leaves!!!! Rock this weight loss! :carrot:

On an unrelated note, I wanna share cuteness from my kid this morning.

So, my amazing and awesome husband has given up smoking this week and has been a crab butt. Anyways, all is well, and we've been telling the girl that he is sick (withdrawal) but will be better soon. Here is this morning's conversation with her when I was taking her to school. I think my husband and and I may need to sleep with one eye open for the rest of our lives now. :tired:

Zoë: Daddy is sick because of icky smoky. He was washing the icky smoke off in the shower so he will be all better.
Me: Yep. Daddy quit the icky smoke and it made him sick. He’ll be better soon once it all gets out of him
Zoë: IT’S IN HIM?!? OH NO!!!! MOMMY!
Me: What?
Zoë: If the icky smoke is in Daddy he will NEVER get better! We got to get the icky smoke out!
Me: Well, that is what he is doing. He quit smoking the icky smoke. It takes some time, but he’ll get better, promise.
Zoë: I know! I’ll grow up and be a doctor. And then I will cut out Daddy’s stomach and he’ll be ALL better because I will take all the icky smoke out.
Me: You are going to…cut?...your dad’s tummy out?
Zoë: YEP! I am going to be the BEST doctor EVER and make EVERYONE better by cutting them up and giving them shots in the butt and Daddy will be ALL better and I will keep his tummy out so he NEVER gets sick again!
Me: (blink) You…are going to cut people up?
Zoë: Yeah! And then everyone can stay in my hospital and I’ll never let them leave. They will be better so well!
Me: You realize if you want to be a doctor, that you have to go to school for a long time and do lots of homework and never fuss, right?
Zoë: It’s okay, Mom, it’s okay. I’ll go to school. And then I’ll learn it super fast and then I’ll be a great doctor, cut everyone up, and keep them in my hospital so they re never sick.
Me: I….I….suddenly think that I am probably going to stay far away from your….uh….dungeon-pital. Uhm…kinda scary there kiddo.
Zoë: It’s okay, Mom. I’ll cut you and Daddy first.

:eek:

Thank you! :D And :rofl: that is so funny! Cute!

WAIT! I DON'T THINK I'M DONE GETTING RID OF DUH BLOAT! I drank two cans of diet soda! And now all that soda weight is gone already within an hour!!! And don't think I'm done "going" yet!!! I REPEAT I DON'T THINK I'M DONE YET! :D FINGERS CROSSED I KEEP IT UP!

omg ! thats just too funny . thanks for the laugh this morning !

Okay 2-3 hours! Give me 2-3 hours and I know my weight will be below 171 and bloating will be gone! I know it!

zoesmom ~ Well wasn't that just an entertaining conversation. They do say the darnest things, don't they? :lol: You know, when I restarted my journey last year, I only managed to exercise. I never could get my diet under control for long periods of time. Last year, I would go out to the greenway which is about 3 miles and just walk it and that was so hard for me to do. Then in January when I started training, I started with 3 miles at the track just walking and that killed me. I could barely run a lap around the track at the gym (10 laps = a mile) and that about killed me. Then one day, the funniest thing, I just said I'm going to jog, baby steps literally. I believe some of the folks on the track were passing me walking, but by doing that I was able to keep my heart rate down and my breathing under control and I was able to make it around that track twice and that was just like the greatest thing ever. Then a week later, I just went for 5 laps and ended up at 10 and I'll be darned if I didn't run my first mile. The biggest thing was just finding the right pace for me. The pace where you can just breathe without gasping for air. Its just a gradual process. I just learned to not push to hard but to just a little and that just worked for me. Oh and you mentioned soreness in your legs. There is the culprit right there. Whenever you are sore, there is a rebuilding process going on. Your body is using/storing water to repair those muscles. So, you are most likely retaining. I know the days after I have a really good strength training session and my muscles are sore, I will always be up a pound if not more. So I make sure to drink even more water on those days.

sum38 ~ You are still doing an amazing job. Enjoy those 5 miles and burning all those calories. Sending my go-away-carbs-juju your way.

tibbits2u ~ :bravo: on the 2 pounds. Keep up the amazing work. Seems like your plan is working wonders for you.

leaves ~ Good luck on the run today. I really do hope its a great one for you. Oh, and :congrat: on your weigh-in! Good job!

wolfgirl ~ I am so happy that you are thrilled with your progress because at the end of the day that is all that matters. The more positive we can look at our journeys, the more likely we are to succeed! Kudos! This journey is emotional and we are going to have those bad days but there are so many things we can learn from those bad days to improve our plans. Just try to remember its a work in progress and just keep your head up and keep moving forward.

thedollylala ~ Darn TOM, always screwing up our weigh-in's. Hopefully next week you will see your hard work pay off on Darth Scale. Good luck on those 4 miles, sounds fun!


As for me, I just finished up my 5 miles at the greenway! It was hot and awesome. Felt good to get some real miles under my belt again. My dad says I need a new goal to keep me from going into a post-race mini-depressive state. I think he is right. I need structure when it comes to exercise and at times my diet. I have a 5k coming up but heck I can do that with my eyes closed, well okay, maybe not but you guys know what I'm saying. I don't want to train per se, rather just have a more structured routine again. I was on this 4 month routine with training and never deviated from it, perhaps because I didn't wanna drop dead during the race. :lol: I might do a little research and see what I can dig up. Sure hope you guys are having an amazing day and laughing as much as possible!!

wolfgirl - wait...are you seriously weighing every 1-2 hours? Not only does that not give you an accurate reading, but it will drive you literally mad.

It is best to weigh once a week, at the same time of day (preferabbly morning), and if at all possible in the nude.

Some people weigh every day, I happen to be one of those, but it isn't to obsess about the scale not going down or about going up, but more to hold accountable for what was shoveled in our maws...afterall, the scale will always rat us out if we lie.

But to obsess about a number on the scale every day, much less every hour is not a very healthy way to get your mind around losing weight. Nor is it a very accurate way.

Our bodies flucuate daily and even hourly depending on many factors...water, minerals, weight of food digested, calories consumed, hormone flucuation, sodium intake, water retention, bowel movements (or lack of), and the list goes on and on and on.

Try focusing on once a week, or if you MUST do it every day, only once a day. And DON'T dwell on it. It is just a number. A more accurate reading is going to be how your clothes feel and what the tape measure says. I mean, I only lost 45 pounds or so....but I went from a 3x to a 1x...I weigh MORE now than I did 6 years ago, but I am fitting in smaller sizes. Scale means crap in a short term basis. As long as the number treads downwards, even at a snails pace, that is all that matters.

(however, if you are doing this just for giggles, then keep it up :))

Yea I'll be thrilled with it no matter but it would be nice if it did go under 171-which I think it will.

My new scale is actually REALLY accurate because I put this dumbbell on it to "reset" it before I get on and it always gives me a true reading... no matter how sucky it sometimes is lol. And I weigh so much cause I have no I have nothing to do all day, no one to talk to, so basically not much that makes me happy. So seeing the number drop. Even if it's just when after I've eaten and dranken and the water and food weight is going down-it makes me happy. :) I know that's sad but my therapist says if it's not hurting anyone and if I didn't have the scale and I didn't have a problem with not being able to weigh it's fine. :)

Thanks Dellphi! I just got back from it, I think I managed a little more running than last time which is good! Running always gives me a crazy sore throat though which is pretty much always the main reason why I have to stop and walk for a bit. It sucks, I dont know why it happens :( I'm hoping that with more practise it'll improve!

Wolfgirl I find myself weighing myself at multiple times a day too. My scales are in the kitchen, so every time I wander through I'm like 'hmmm, let's see...' haha. I never thought to reset the scales with a dumbbell, that's a great idea!

How is everyone doing today? :)

Leaves I'm great! The bloating that's been driving me nuts all week is almost gone! AND I am already 2oz under 171!

Okay so weird... turns out I ALREADY weighed 170.5..... I miscalculated the weight of clothes... I'm so confused. All I did was remove the batteries and put them back in.... so weird. BUT YAY! I'm not shocked I JUST lost 2.5 pounds. Because I had that one screw up day so BUT YAY! :D And apparently my pj pants are the heaviest thing on me. Whoo! AND THE BLOAT IS GONE!

Woo! I actually lost this week.
I started Zumba in the gym tonight (they have a bunch of free classes, so I thought might as well) and it was actually really fun! And kinda killer, but that's probably the point really, isn't it? Have to get that heartbeat up!

You guys all did awesome this week! :carrot: I'll have to up my game and catch up :)


and zoesmom I am laughing so hard right now! Your child is a gem!