I ought to get to bed soon, and I still have to pack lunches, so this will be quick.

I just barely got my star on the calander today. I almost didn't get enough water, but I chugged a whole bunch tonight. My muscles are still aching from the crunches and squats yesterday, but I walked today anyway. It's almost a good kind of ache, know what I mean?

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Jennifer-- You're gonna have some mega muscles after all that scrubbing! Good job!

MsRD-- *BWEEP* *BWEEP* *BWEEP* Step away from the blondies and put your hands where I can see them!

Candie-- Welcome! Glad to have you with us.

TBJ-- Well, for as long as I had it on, the mud mask was a good deterrant. I couldn't open my mouth any wider than to take a tiny sip of tea. I can't very well wear it all day, though. People might wonder about me if they don't already :lol:

Becky-- There is something about sodas that trigger mindless eating for me, too. I've amazingly gotten myself down to 2-3 per week, but the effect is still there when I do drink it.

Sunday Night
 

Evening All!
Just a quick check in to let you know that I did ok this weekend! I got in 20 minutes of toning today as well as 30 minutes on the bike albeit a bit "choppy"! Kept having to adjust things...but I did get my heart rate into the "fat burning " mode for about 15-20 minutes, which is what I need!

My goal for next week is to get 3 days of biking and 3 days of toning with one day off. My plan is to get up at 6am and work out then! I sure want to do this because that scale needs to continue to move in the downward direction...I've lost 3 last week, so yea! Let's hope Ikeep it off! I've updated/added my weight loss tracker so hopefully that will also make me more accountable!

My calorie intake today was right around 1500. Hubby made fish tonight...it was good. I haven't added it up exactly, but I did add things up earlier today according to what I was going to have and I have pretty much stuck to that! And that's including icecream which has GOT to go!!

Water was good! I've been drinking like a fish today! Hooray!

I'm going to get to bed so I can get up early tomorrow! I DO want to do this! And Hooray to all of you who have been successful this weekend! I'm proud of each of you...and for those of you who may have had some fights with food...you know who you are...the Brownies and the icecream HAVE GOT to go to the trash!!! That's all you can do! LOL!

Hugs to all!

Just a quick check in for me, too :wave:

Weekend wasn't very good food wise... and no stars for Friday and Saturday for eating after 8pm. I'll get one tonight tho.... I was so full from appetizers and dinner and dessert I couldn't stuff anything else in.

DH decides to bail DD out and we went to the bank to pay for her gas bill. Then when the gas man came to relight the pilot in the furnace... he refused because the furnace was so old and in disrepair. Her landlord has to wait until tomorrow (Monday) to get it working... ughh. At least she had power ... so could cook and stuff ...but no heat and no hot water.. Hopefully everything gets worked out by this time tomorrow.

I didn't get up until 9am this morning so I don't think I'll be able to go to sleep early enough to get up at 4am tomorrow. But I will do TWO fifteen minute walks at work tomorrow and DH has a Dr appt at 5pm so maybe I'll walk while he's in there.

Who's all in the exercise challenge? Are we keeping a group total?

Hope everyone has a "fruitful" week. I'm off to update my signature ... BTW I'm down three pounds. Probably from not having all those salty snacks ... but I'll take it anyways :lol:

:hug: Joy

Good morning chickies :wave:! Ju st wanted to check in!

This weekend was pretty good. Saturday, I had 7 full hours to myself, and I used that time to shop. It was fun and relaxing..I did get a Tommy Hilfiger pair of jeans and matching jacket- expensive even at 50% off, but I am oh so worth it! LOLOL! I used my Christmas money from my Mom to get it. Well, on Sat., before my DH left to take the kids, he comes in with a big "surprise" for me..usually that means some candy or something, and so I didn't pay too much attention. But, as it turns out, he had bought the Sonoma Diet book. He was really excited. Well, I did skim it some...and...well...I don't want to do it for myself. I really, really like WW-it is the only plan that makes sense to me, and that works for me. But, I have agreed to help him along with it. He went to Publix, and stocked up, and this morning was really motivated. The only thing is..I am going to be a "short order cook" kind of...oh, well, I am about to whine, and I'll hush . The diet is very healthy, and there is a nice forum here on 3FC that I may check out more to learn!

I exercised for 51 mins on my bike on Sat night! It was a record for me. Yahoo! Food was off a bit on Sat, because I ate some cookies. I made up for it on Sun, because I had no appetite..felt kinda yucko all day. No exercise yesterday..we truly rested. A nice, long, Sunday afternoon nap-pure heaven :).

O.K., I want to join the exercise challenge. I'm commiting to 200 mins. this week. I am also going to try a few new recipes I found on the WW forum here.

Hope you all have a terrific day! I'll check back in tonight.

Morning chicks!

This weekend was not great, at least not as far as my diet is concerned. Saturday wasn’t too bad, but yesterday was just horrible. I added up over 2000 calories, then I remembered a few things I forgot to count (like ice cream, although only a little bit of that). Only 20 oz. of water yesterday, and the only exercise I got was bowling.

Saturday night I did get on the elliptical after I posted. At that point I was so fired up and so ready to lose the weight that I ended up pushing myself too hard. I did 25 minutes on the elliptical, then a tough set on the weight machine. I got back on the elliptical, intending to do another 15-20 minutes, but after 5 minutes I got dizzy and had to stop. So I started another set on the weight machine, but didn’t make it all the way through. My body just would not do it. My arms and legs were shaking. I had to sit and drink my glass of water before I could even go back downstairs (our “gym” is in the loft—very steep steps). And then yesterday I was so sore from overdoing it Saturday night, I’m amazed I even managed to bowl.

Today I’m a bit stiff, but I’ll still work out, even if it’s WATP. I should go ahead and do my Yourself!Fitness. I really need to get back into that, because I know it’s good for me, and I really like seeing the progress charts and so forth.

Food today… breakfast was a bit heavy. Lunch and snacks will be ok, and I’ll drink lots of water. The headaches are coming back, and I’m puffy—that’s a definite sign I need to re-hydrate. For dinner Mom says she’s making a spinach-walnut salad and I’m supposed to make some chicken. And I’ll exercise tonight, and hopefully get to bed a little earlier.

This morning, for my "official" weigh in, the scale read 215.6. I was kind of shocked at that after yesterday's feeding frenzy, but I'll take it! That's 1.8 pounds this week! Good stuff!

OH… house news! They finished the termite inspection, and everything is good there. One corner of the gutters is leaking, and our loan officer is checking on whether we have to fix it before we can get the loan, and that’s the last thing we have to do. So we should know something in a few days. Hopefully we’ll be closing sometime soon!

So I get paid tomorrow, and if I have any money left after paying all the bills I need to pay, I’ll go grocery shopping and stock up on healthy foods. Also, this weekend, we’re taking a trip to the big city (i.e. Pittsburgh) to try on wedding dresses and so forth. I found a dress in a magazine that I absolutely love, but since I can’t find any information on how much it costs, I’m guessing I can’t afford it. :lol: But hey, that’s what knock-offs are for, right? But yeah, I’m still looking, and coming up with new ideas every day. Who knows what will happen?

Anything else? Nope, I think that’s about it from me for now. Have a good day, chickies!
~Elisha

Exercise Challenge 01.09 to 01.15
 

So far for the exercise challenge we’ve got:

Lisa: 200
Joy: 300
MsRD: 180
Jennifer: 150
Elisha: 285

Anyone else up for a mini-challenge?

Monday, Monday....
 

Oh GAWD, I am so dang sore this morning! Arrrgh. I crashed before 10pm, and I remember getting up a little before 1am to pee, and barely being able to straighten up to get to the bathroom. Ugh. Stiff. Gotta move around today and try to loosen things up.

I'm in for the exercise challenge, and I will do my best for 30 minutes a day, 5 days this week, so, count me in for 150 minutes. Although right now, going to the dentist sounds a lot better than doing this. :^:

Been a busy morning so far, but managed to get my breakfast in. Will be running errands at lunch, but have my plan to make sure I have time for a healthy lunch, and a few minutes to myself. At least I'll be out of the office, getting some fresh air! :)

Tonight, I get to pick my car up, after more than a month without it. Right before Thanksgiving, hubby was in my car, doing banking & errands, and some idiot was speeding through the bank parking lot while he was backing out. She turned the corner at over 45mph, and hit the back end of my Camry, crushing most of the back end. Of course, this was less than a month after HIS car was totaled when a tin roof off of a house landed on his car in Hurricane Wilma. Can you see that 2005 was just not our year? Anyway, with the hurricane damaging so many cars, it's been impossible to get a rental car for more than a few days at a time, and trying to get the repair work done....it is supposed to be ready today, so I've got to call & confirm, and then we get to drop off the rental car, and get my little camry back. It'll be nice to have most things back to "normal."

Ok, I think that's it. Once I get the car, it'll be back home, and time to curse my way through the 1 mile WATP. As stiff and sore as I am, this is not going to be pleasant. I'll be flipping you all off as I pant & groan doing this. I know, it's for my health, and I'll feel better, and I need to start sometime, so no better time than tonight, right? Just lie to me and make me feel better. :p

Betani- great job getting that star! You go, girlie! :)

Julie- Way to go with that exercise, and the 3 pound loss. Yeah!

Joy- poor DD! January with no heat- ack! It was 37 here, so I can only imagine how cold it must be where she is! Brrr! Congrats on the 3 pounds, too! :)

Lisa- I'm glad you splurged & got something for youself with your Christmas money. You deserve it, chica. Awesome job on all that biking- holy poop, girl. It's good to see hubby thinking about making good changes- is the Sonoma / Mediterranean diet something you can do & substitute your points & work it in? Just a thought, if it would work.

Elisha- dang, chickie- kicking butt with all the exercise. I'd have been a pile of Jello in no time flat. Great job with the 1.8 pounds- you'll be rocking that wedding dress for sure!

Ok, chicklettes, I'll check in tonight and update dinner & exercise. No time like the present to get all my ducks in a row. :) (Yeah, kicking & screaming all the way)

update- grr!

Called the body shop at 4:10 just to make sure everything was done with the car before I stopped by on the way home. Good thing I called- while they were buffing out the paint, they "accidentally" broke one of the car windows. Great. They were having it replaced, but the glass guy hadn't shown up. I'll bet if I didn't call, they wouldn't have even mentioned a thing! So, 1 more day of rental car, I hope, and then I get my camry back. Off to go complain thru the WATP.

Motivation is slipping away. I've got a day full of meetings tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it one bit. I recruited DH to go walking with me tonight, but I wore him out.

Food was pretty decent. I tried an interesting recipe for scrambled tofu for lunch today, and was pleasantly surprised. Then we had parmesan broccoli and bow-ties for dinner.

I'm finishing up some dumbell work, then I have to go prepare to talk to the REAL dumbells tomorrow.

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Jennifer-- Sorry about your car! They are the most necessary evil there is! Hope that WATP makes you feel better!

Elisha-- One bad day isn't going to hurt you, chickie, but overdoing weight training will! Take it easy, there. Congrats on the inspection! Hope everything else goes smoothly.

Lisa-- Your DH's heart is in the right place. He's trying harder than mine! :lol: Great job with the biking!

Joy-- Oy! If it ins't one thing... Hope things work out with the furnace situation. Congrats on the loss!

Julie-- You are doing AWSOME chickie!! I wanna be just like you when I grow up :P

Monday!
 

I would have lost this post, but I remebered to COPY! I'm getting smarter than the computer and that's a scary thought! :dizzy:

Ya know what? On Monday's I always feel invigorated and by the end of the week, I feel hopeless...what's up with that? So, I feel good today! :carrot:

I don't think I mentioned it but I do want to join in the exercise challenge...and beleive me, it WILL be a challenge! I'm going to try for 180 minutes...that's 30 minutes a day of SOMETHING, whether it is the bike or the toning routine. One day off.

I did try to get up this morning at 6, but DD woke up in the middle of the night with a bad dream and came in my bed (twice) and I tried to get back to sleep, but you know how that goes...so I slept in! Anyway...I got in 25+ minutes of cardio (bike) and about 10 minutes of stretching and cool down, so 35 minutes for me tonight plus 50 minutes yesterday...I'm well on my way...if only I can keep up the motivation!

Food today was good, except I thought I needed a "treat" tonight and ate a whole bag of popcorn (420 calories)...which took me over my 1500 calories by 120 calories! Guess I will have to cut down a bit tomorrow! I did have trouble today with staying focused and at some sweets at work! I sure do fight the urge at work...I'm sure it's habit, but I want to STOP that habit soon! It's not like I'm hungry...I eat a good lunch...healthy and then about 3pm, the cravings start. Anyone got any ideas? I can't just make the food disappear...I mean a whole TRAY of cake was watching me eat at lunchtime today in the break room. I usually don't eat in there because there's always something good around...but I just needed to be away from my desk and my office partner! And I KNOW where to find the "snacks" if I want one! So it's not as easy as it sounds! A lot of times, I'm so busy at 3pm that I don't think about the snack, but when I have ANY time on my hands (and that could be just a minute or two) I want something! Grrrrr! It just infuriates me that food has that much control over me! I want to learn to control IT!

OK...enough of that rant! I'll move on to comments...

Betani...What do you mean motivation is slipping away??? FOCUS, girl! You can do it! Your day sounds like it was right on target! Don't stress too much about those meetings tomorrow...What happens will happen whether you are stressed or not! What exactly do you do for a living? Don't give up!!!! :carrot:

Jennifer...Hope you got your mile in!!! You go girl!

Elisha...Geesh...your exercise makes me tired! Listen to your body, chickie. If it's one thing we've learned it's that our bodies know when to say "Whoa" to our brains! Hang in there...and YEA on the weight loss! Great going!

Lisa...OK, Tommy Girl! Good for you! So glad you splurged and found something nice for you and something so affordable! It's great to find such great deals, isn't it? I can't wait to go shopping again when I'm back down to a "shoppable" size! I hate even looking at myself in clothes right now! Its even worse WITHOUT clothes!!! :lol: But seriously....7 HOURS all by yourself??? OMG...whatever did you do???? ;) Glad you had fun!

Joy...So glad you posted! I was thinking about you this weekend. I'm sure it will all work out for your DD. Brrrr is what I thought, too! Hope she is well and that you stop worrying soon! Did you get your exercise in for the day? Oh, and way to go on those 3 lbs! We are right on track, aren't we?

TBJ...Aloha, chickie! Darth Vader sounds like a happy camper! :) So do you! You are doing just great !

That's it for tonight! I'm going to hit the hay and TRY again to get up at 6!
Hugs to all!

hello all! :)

What a busy day, but then Mondays usually are! We have started doing the annual clean out the files at work.....a dirty, mind-numbing job....yech!

Jennifer.....Hey, girlie, all that scrubbing and polishing adds up to exercise minutes, and then you have a clean house too!

Betani....I feel the motivation slipping too.....maybe we aren't supposed to be super-pumped 24/7....but we do have to keep working at it. slow and steady wins the race! Good luck on your meetings!

Julie.....You are back on track chickie! The food and water are coming in great, and your exercise plan rocks! I get the munchies around 3pm too, and if I don't get something, then I binge when I get home. I try and bring some fruit to work with me....apples or grapes or carrot sticks.....or maybe a very small bag of popcorn.

Joy.....Down 3 pounds! That is awesome! Glad DD has her problems resolved, give or take an antique furnace.

Lisa.....You are setting new exercise records! I can't wait to see your totals for the week! Don't discourage DH and his diet plan......I wish mine were so motivated!

Elisha....Those weekends can be real killers for all our best laid plans! But it is Monday, and we are back on track, right?

After work, I stopped at the pharmacy, then McD's for a fast dinner, then the grocery store, then a visit with Mom, then home. And, true to form, a visit with Mom always triggers a binge.....sheesh! I have to get a grip! As binges go, this one was kinda small......right now, I am 'hiding' in the puter room with a big glass of water. On the positive side, I did get 30minutes WATP in......30/180.......I can do this!

Morning chicks!

Where am I at today? Sitting at my desk eating a Hardee's breakfast. I couldn't bring myself to eat anything before I left the house--one of those days when just the thought of putting food in my mouth makes me want to gag--but halfway to work my tummy was growling at me demanding food.

I didn't exercise last night because I felt like crap. I still do. If I'm not feeling better by lunchtime, I might go home. It's not like I'm busy. But last night I went home and curled up in bed with a book and a cup of tea.

Today... I don't know. Breakfast has gotten me started off on the wrong food, I have to run some errands at lunch, so I'll be eating out (most likely Wendy's), and I'm going grocery shopping after work, so I'll most likely eat out again. Gah... three meals in one day. Perhaps one of those meals will be semi-healthy.

Depending on how late I get home tonight, I may or may not exercise. Usually these grocery shopping ventures last fairly late, but we'll see. That's why I'm going to do a few things at lunch, so it doesn't take me so long this evening.

But like I said, if I don't start feeling better I may go home, then it will just be a quick stop at the store for necessities and going on home to curl up in bed again. That would probably be better for my diet.

The scale stayed at 215.6 this morning. I'm glad it didn't go up any from yesterday like I expected it to. I bet it will be up tomorrow. I'll have to drink lots of water today to keep my system flushed out.

OK, that's about it from me this morning. Have a good day, chicks!
~Elisha

Hello...

Sunday was an awful red day. :mad: Like, totally really icky-blarg! *shakes blonde head in self pity* Yesterday, I woke up depressed, but then I realized I could make yesterday into a green day, so I did. :D Three more days until weigh-in... if I can make them green days, I know I'll see a loss.

Jujitsu was OK. A woman who hadn't been to class for three weeks noticed that my rolls look better... What she said made me happy, and optimistic that someday I can do the darn things well.

I might have miscalculated my exercise challenge minutes... 90 minutes of jujitsu three times this week, plus biking for 40 minutes four times this week... should be 270 + 160... should be 430 minutes.

90 minutes last night -->
Personal total: 90/430.

On my LJ, I posted a pic of my Darth Vader piggy bank. Now you all can see the motivation I have... :p

http://www.livejournal.com/users/likelikehighway

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Candiangel -- :welcome:

MsRD -- Ooo, blondies, so addicting. :lol: Back before I started losing weight, I used to bake a batch, and then eat 2 a day. :o They are hard to put down!

Jennifer -- Brrrr... does Windex freeze? :p Hey, my hubby works from home, too! We were able to move to Hawaii because his employer in Minnesota lets Hubby work remotely. And what did you use to remove the iron marks from your toilet? There are some nasty ones in our apartment. :) Bummer about the car. :hug:

Betani -- Yeah, that good kind of ache lets you know that you're becoming more fit. :D

Julie -- :balloons: Yay for the weight loss! You've been trying so hard; you deserve a loss. :yes: You can conquer the goodies in the break room... here's an idea... you could bring your own. You could bring something healthy, or if not healthy, at least low-cal. Then you could treat yourself when the urge hits, but still stay within calorie range.

Joy -- Sorry to hear about your daughter's ongoing problems. Maybe the landlord should have replaced that furnace a long time ago? Ugh, don't get me started on landlord legal duties... And yippee for your weight loss. :D

Lisa -- Hey, it's nice that your Hubby is improving his diet. Now the two of you can work together.

Elisha -- Happy weight loss! :dance: I re-calculated my goals for your new wedding date. :p The elusive 149-pound mark is now set for April 21. So, do you have a particular style of dress in mind? Hope you are feeling better.
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All these success stories about exercise, food, and weight loss... maybe this little group is back in the groove? :D

OK, my focus: three more days, three more days, three more days. :cool:

Today's schedule:

9:30am-- Training session for new ordering system, round 1
11:20am-- Branch Heads meeting to discuss ordering procedures
12:30pm-- Scarf down lunch
1:00pm-- Training session, round 2
3:00pm-- Mini-meeting with sales rep to discuss current problems
3:30pm-- Collapse at my desk in a useless puddle, too drained to do anything else for the day.


My partner and I were prepared to sit to the side and field acquisitions questions as they arose. At 9:25, the head of Automation comes up to us and pretty much says, "You guys are going to chair the Branch heads meeting, Ok? Ok." So, all the way through the first training session, I just want to throw up. I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate public speaking. God bless my wonderful partner. She initiated the whole thing and I chimed in with the things I knew about.

Food was ok, but I couldn't drink enough water or get lunchtime exercise since I was in meetings all day. I think today will be a rest day anyway. A bubble bath sounds awfully good tonight...

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TBJ-- C'mon, Kermit! It's not easy being green, but you can do it!!

Elisha-- It sounds like your body might need a break. Rest up and get good and hydrated, chickie!

MsRD-- I'm trying to be a recovering binger, myself. I've had problems with it as long as I can remember. Scheduling all my meals and snacks has really helped, though. It must have something to do with the blood sugar.

Julie-- I'm an acquisitions clerk at the local library. Basically, I send the orders, and invoice and receive the material when it comes in. A lot of desk work, but it can be quite physical when we're unpacking the boxes. It wouldn't be so frustrating if the people who select the material would do their jobs properly and in a timely manner. Oh, well. Can't win 'em all, I guess. In truth, I wouldn't trade my job for the world. All the people in my department are like a tight-knit family and we all take care of each other.

Goodness, how did my week get put on "fast forward"??? I am running around like a crazy woman! Extra, extra busy here. Food has been pretty good, really..exercise not as good. My back has been hurting the past couple of days. And, I know from experience, that the best solution is to rest it..so...I am!

I have to get ready for tomorrow..I swear I have stuff planned all day..up until 7:30 p.m.! I must get in bed early tonight. I wish I had time for comments, but just want you all to know I'm thinking of you. I am proud of all of you...we CAN do this! We really can!

Have a terrific evening and a good day tomorrow girls!