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kwinkle 05-26-2012 06:14 PM

You all look absolutely stunning.

I am a long-time member but have not been posting consistently because i had to go back to work after having a baby and I have had no time (I did lose 5 pounds just from sheer lack of time to eat, though). I am done working now and I am back to triathlon training and weightwatchers.

I was 150ish after my baby was born, and quickly dropped to 138 where I stayed for a few months. I dropped to 133 this week. I have a feeling I will be out of the 130s soon if I just keep doing what I am doing.

Krampus, it has been a while. Last I was here I think you were in Japan, no? Are you living in NYC now?

philana 05-27-2012 02:29 PM

Just a quick checking in - I am gonna be here again starting tomorrow. Been off the wagon for a week. Did not gain any weight, not for a lack of trying it might seem. LOL. I try to eat calorie concious but haven't been countng in almost 2 weeks. I need to start counting again if I wanna get to goal. LOL. Also did not exercise a lot but! I took my roadbike out for a spin today, did 21miles at 15miles an hour and I LOVED IT.

So, it's gonna be a very calorie-burning activity. And I still do my runs. And I got the new rules for lifting which I'll start with twice a week. I have decided to not eat at such a deficit anymore. I am close to goal, and I notice I am not gaining anything when I eat like way over 1400 calories so I should be fine if I step up my exercise and start eating 1700-2000 calories a day. With just 3 awesome rides a week on my bike I could burn about 2500 calories already. Add in the rest, and voila!

So yeh. Long post. But just writing it down to get myself back on track helps. Tomorrow starts calorie counting again. But mostly healthy food. Food my body needs. Lot's of protein. And meals timed around my activities.

TurboMammoth 05-28-2012 09:58 AM

crazygurl : hope you rest a lot during your long weekend! ;)

lisa : putting away the scale could be a good thing. I'm thinking about doing the same thing right now...

kwinkle : hi! welcome back on the forum

philana : glad to see you back!

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after going back to the 134's last friday, I'm up again this morning to 138lbs, with the tummy of a pregnant woman. the boyfriend and I had a movie date night last night, and being the most.romantic.couple.ever, it was really classy and fancy : we went out for a poutine (french fries, cheese and some kind of brown sauce, and mine had bacon and onion in it). IT WAS SO GOOD. the first time I had a poutine in like... 5 months? but it was also so salty, to hello tummy loaded with water this morning.

I think I wasn't even too much above my calories budget yesterday, after burning like 1100 calories on my 17k run. But the salt. Oh the salt.

We finally went to see The Avengers. I have this huge love of super hero movies... so I was extatic during the whole time last night lol

Hope you had a nice weekend (or still having a nice long weekend for you americans?!) :)

crazygurl61 05-28-2012 11:55 AM

Turbo- you make me laugh! We had a fun couples game night last night with 2 other couples. Now I'm spending the end of the long weekend catching up on chores and odds and ends. Sounds like you had a fun time with the boyfriend.

Philana- glad to see you back, looks like the healthy habbits are paying off!

Kwinkle- hi and welcome!

Lisa- I don't have the discipline to put the scale away. Sounds like its time to shake things up!

I am almost ready to go weigh, hoping for some movement...

crazygurl61 05-28-2012 03:38 PM

135! 20 lbs to go.

Dorian5 05-29-2012 08:26 AM

Hi everyone! Feeling a little sheepish, I haven't been on in... sheesh, months? Yikes. I can't believe how well everyone is doing, holy sh!t. And so many new feathers!! :carrot:

I was maintaining 120-123 for so long while I was on here, it wasn't my goal weight (115) but I looked good and I feel like that's where my body likes to be!

But I started getting too obsessed with that 115 number and I started restricting hard, too hard, and only eating ~500 calories a day. I got waaay down on the scale, but I was just pissed off and always crying, blech. I was skinny but I couldn't even see it, I looked in the mirror and just saw this huuuge person. I started checking out thinspo sites and just making myself feel like ****.

So, after managing to pull myself out of that, I started bingeing without restraint, and now I'm noticing that I only wear loose shirts and bigger jeans instead of my sexy clothes, because they are too tight! I'm happy, and I'm having fun and enjoying life, but I cringe when I walk by a mirror. I'm guessing I've pulled myself up into the 130's, but I'm not sure since I'm terrified to get on a scale.

Phew, I need some kind of normalcy. I've got to start posting again and writing my calories, and stop making every night at home a booze cruise with my boyfriend. Ready to get back to where I was!! :D

Krampus, thank you so much for the note you sent me on May 18th asking about me, it made me smile and was exactly the push I needed this morning after gorging myself on cookout food yesterday. (burger, hot dog, ice cream, those frozen wine-cooler cocktail pouches from Walmart that don't even taste good because they are so syrupy....)

How did everyone else do with Memorial Day? Did anyone else succumb to the cookout? ;)

DottieMae 05-29-2012 09:01 AM

Hey everyone,
Hope you had a spectacular weekend. It was crazy for me, so while I'm glad it's over I'm not glad to be back to work ;)

Kiddo's birthday party went great even though it was HOT. Of course I got sunburned even with sunscreen on. I'm so pale!

It was pretty crazy here with my sister. Hard at times too as I'm trying to watch my weight and she is obese. Since I'm a lot smaller than her I try not to talk too much about the fact that I'm trying to lose weight. When we were shopping at the grocery I mentioned how hungry I was because breakfast was just an apple she said "Well, you need to eat some real food." umm, how much more real can you get than an apple?? She was also talking about how she's finally going to get her weight loss surgery and yet chowing down on muffins, chips, etc all weekend. I'm concerned that if she goes through with it she won't be successful because she's not going to changer her eating habits. And that will be even more frustrating to her. Anyway, she's heading home today. We work best together in small doses I think.

I did pretty well staying on track calorie wise Saturday and Sunday, even if it wasn't the most healthful food choices. But I definitely ate way too much leftover pizza yesterday. I just wanted it out of the house and there were only 3 slices. bleh. I normally weigh myself in the mornings but last night jumped on the scale and was up to 139.6! Saturday morning I was 137.3! What the? TOM happened but still. Yikes. I want to hop on the scale this morning so bad but it's in the bathroom downstairs and my sister is still sleeping - plus I think she'll freak out that I'm weighing myself and go into a 'you don't need to lose weight' tirade.

Anyway, hope you all are doing well. I'm back on track this am with a fresh fruit smoothie so hoping any blip upwards is just due to too much salt this weekend. Going for a long walk at lunch and tennis tonight.

Have a great day ladies!

krampus 05-29-2012 10:29 AM

Hi all!

I'm up to 130.0 but considering I was 128.5 Thursday morning and spent four days at a metal festival living in a hotel and went to a cookout involving buffalo cheese-stuffed burgers and chips and ribs yesterday, I'm not worried. Maryland Deathfest was AMAZING and I ate fancy supermarket salad bar salads like a king and even made myself lift at the hotel gym (once, but once > never). Ready to get back to routine now though. My new roommate/friend moved in and she's gonna join my gym with me today!

Saw some great (and some not-great) pictures of myself from the weekend, sometimes I can't believe I look like that still. This is probably my favorite (and proves I'm not exaggerating when I say I have small boobs) because there is a photo like this from 2007 where I was pushing 155 and I just look way better now.

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DottieMae You're a good sister. She could stand to take your example, but you can't be the food police.

Dorian5 Dude so happy you're back. Don't worry about what you weigh now - the important thing is healing and recovering from a negative/disordered headspace. The rest will come, I think!

crazygurl CONGRATS on hitting the 135 milestone!!!

TurboMammoth mmmmmmmmm poutine. Glad you enjoyed yourself! What kind of poutine did you get?

philana The nice thing about being active etc is that you don't even need to count things or worry much when your eating becomes habit!

kwinkle Welcome back! I'm in Troy now which is near Albany. I moved back to my hometown after Japan!

LisaTcan Losing inches means you look visibly slimmer and are stronger. I agree with jayohwhy - the scale will move!

jayohwhy Amazing! I wish I could wear a 4 solidly but I'm still an only-sometimes 4. How was the dance? Did you yell at kids for grinding?

TurboMammoth 05-29-2012 11:59 AM

crazygurl : awesome on the 135!

dorian : so long, girl! trying to lose weight can be a source of stress, but to me, the pressure of maintaining can probably be much worst... no wonder we fall over sometimes! glad you're back :hug:

dottie : as krampus said, you were nice to your sister. even if we try to put sense in people, the change must come from them, I think... glad your survived your son birthday party!

krampus : omg you're so slim. love your outfit btw, is this a dress? and my poutine was the regular fries, cheese and brown sauce with bacon and onion. YUMMY. My boyfriend had one with spicy stuff like jalapeno and a spicy mayonnaise. Our stomachs had a BLAST!!

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heyyyy. my tummy is still huge. I was up to 138.4 this morning, even after behaving super good yesterday. My boyfriend said that TOM might be coming my way, because I was moody since Sunday (... I don't KNOW what he was meaning by that LOL... thank you, boyfriend)

still sticking to my abs routine, but I put a new twist to it this week, instead of 50 crunchs morning and night, it's 50 crunch in the morning and 50 bicycle abs at night. I think I start to see some kind a line defining on my abs. I think..!

Dorian5 05-29-2012 12:31 PM

DottieMae -- I'm sorry to hear about your sister, kudos to you for being nice to her, even when she voices her opinion about YOUR food choices. My sister and I do well in small doses as well, I can understand. I so hear you on the pizza thing, too. I will definitely eat the rest of something just to get it over and done with so I'm not thinking about it. Smoothie sounds great, you've inspired me -- I may have to make one tomorrow morning.

Krampus -- WHOA I know where the gun show is!! Your arms look great!! You're so petite and adorable, even with your grrrr face on! What a sexy outfit, you look wicked hot! I can't believe how much you've lost, when I was last posting in February you were still wrestling with the low 130's, now they definitely seem to be LONG gone! Rock on!

TurboMammoth -- Ah, my fellow hockey-loving feather. The Devils & the Kings can both go you-know-where, next year it will be my Hurricanes and your Canadiens!! :hug: Also, PLEASE LEAVE SOME WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE REST OF US! Sheesh, you have dropped so much!! I can't see my abs at all, I might need to get on board with doing some crunches myself, they seem to be working out for you!! And aren't boyfriends just SO tactful when they say whatever pops into their head? Haha. ;)

jayohwhy 05-29-2012 12:34 PM

krampus- the dance was fun! it was one of those things where the boys and girls just looked at eachother and wouldn't dance together. at the beginning everyone was in this big circle watching the 5 people that were dancing. it sort of looked like a gang fight. ahaha. i LOVE your new picture. you're so funny!

turbo- aww, i hate having "fat days". did you get a new dress? ;)

philana- nice to see you again! congrats on not gaining!

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oh dear. that was way too much eating this weekend. it started with kbbq on friday night, and then saturday was a night out at a club with one of my friends and her bf to see genuwine perform. i had a little wine at dinner, a vodka soda and a patron shot at the club and i didn't pass out! that was the first time in years i had had that much to drink. i am a little proud at being able to hold my own. i did well ordering at dinner- i just shared a bowl of chili with the table, and had a salad with all the fixins on the side. i realize that i'm not a fan of salad dressing at all any more and am used to eating my lettuce plain.

however, there was a drunken late night dennys trip after the club, which ruined me.

sunday, people randomly came over and we had a barbecue. since i was hosting i was able to measure and track and ate at a 300 calorie deficit even with yummy prime new york steak, salad, and a little spaghetti and ice cream!

however, yesterday my husband and i spent the day together, which meant indian food for lunch, walking around disneyland, and then a fancy steakhosue for dinner-- i only ordered salad at dinner, and gave half to him, but he gave me some of his steak, and i couldnt help but have the freshly baked sourdough bread and creme brulee!

needless to say, i'm wearing a looser shirt today and had a horrible weigh in this morning. i'm still fitting in my size 0 jeans, which is a good sign.

on the up side, since getting the unlimited yoga pass, i've been going to classes at least four times a week and went for yoga on friday morning, and hip hop dance saturday and monday morning. it's amazing me what my body can do and the difference in stamina now. i can see people who are at my beginning weight who are winded in class and i'm surprised that i can hold my own now.

do you guys think my veins could be larger/more visible because i was obese for so long?

sorry about the journal entry. ;)

crazygurl61 05-29-2012 02:57 PM

Will be back later- discouraged due to gain of 1.8 lbs this morning for no reason :-(

philana 05-29-2012 05:53 PM

TOM week is the worst time to try and get back on track. I am eating maintenance for now. I am gonna get on "the pill" (or take the injection) because it's irregular, it's getting worse as in - the day before I am sick to my stomach and completely exhausted. I shouldn'complain because it's only 3 or 4 days. But out of that I have like a day and a half of feeling horrid. I can't plan any sports and other fun stuff because it's irregular. I am just done with it.

Also - I am gay, I am almost 27 and I am about 500000000% sure I am never having kids. So yeh. No use in getting the danged period every month. LOL.

If my doc agrees this is the last time I am having it for the next few months for sure. Ah, bliss! I want bliss.

Yes. I am a dramaqueen. LOL

philana 05-29-2012 06:00 PM

DORIAN!!!! You are back! I've been wondering how you are doing. I was gone myself for about 4 months too but been back a bit now. Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time though. Normalcy is important yeh. I think Krampus has really been working on her relationship with food so I am sure she can give you great advice, she's been doing awesome in the stable weight. You will figure it out, it's good you recognise the 'problem'. You look awesome in your pic by the way. And knowing what 130 looks like at 5'4 I can say that you are not fat. :P. I still feel big, my thighs are one big pudding. But I could hang at this weight forever and people would call me thin forever. So that's good. I wanna get at 125 because I called that goal last summer. And then I can start working on fitness more than weight. Now I feel a bit guilty for not pushing to reach that 125 atleast. So yeh. Work work work!

Krampus: You look hilarious and damn mean ;)

You girls rock!

crazygurl61 05-29-2012 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by philana (Post 4351216)
TOM week is the worst time to try and get back on track. I am eating maintenance for now. I am gonna get on "the pill" (or take the injection) because it's irregular, it's getting worse as in - the day before I am sick to my stomach and completely exhausted. I shouldn'complain because it's only 3 or 4 days. But out of that I have like a day and a half of feeling horrid. I can't plan any sports and other fun stuff because it's irregular. I am just done with it.

Also - I am gay, I am almost 27 and I am about 500000000% sure I am never having kids. So yeh. No use in getting the danged period every month. LOL.

If my doc agrees this is the last time I am having it for the next few months for sure. Ah, bliss! I want bliss.

Yes. I am a dramaqueen. LOL

Feel better! I also feel like a drama queen before my period...and other times too hah!

My weight sucks today. I'm pissed and a drama queen and I can't blame it on PMS!!! For the next four nights I have concerts from 4-9 pm AND work during the day! BLEH!

Im in a bad mooodd

philana 05-29-2012 06:04 PM

Oh, I'm spamming this place but:

Only 1 more month before I go to the Red Hot Chili Peppers!!!! I am gonna be 125lbs then. It's my goal. It's gonna happen. I also have aother big event that week that I wanna look good for. So yeh. Watch me drop this weight gals. Ha! :P

TurboMammoth 05-29-2012 08:45 PM

Dorian : I missed you too over here, hockey lover! ;) God, I HATE the Devils. Martin Brodeur is from Quebec, where our Habs play, and everytime we play them they always DESTROY us for some strange reason. Next year, Hurricans and Canadian for the win!!! ;)

jayo : I finally did not get any dress, I actually went shopping for shorts and dressed friday night and ended up with a skirt and a shirt. Go figure héhé. I have no idea about your veins questions, but I actually thought they could get smaller (or you know, harder to get in with injection and stuff?) for bigger people?

philana : my friend was doing something with a pill, she was taking it without taking the 7 placebos that you take when TOM strikes and like that, she could have like 4 months without getting her period. Don't know if it's medically ''super safe'' though. give us new from your doc appointment on what he suggests!

crazygurl : I'm exausted just reading your crazy schedule. Hold on girl!

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went for a run and had to cut it short because of thunder and stuff coming on... i dont liiiiike thunder. im such a woss i should have finish my training

plus i had feta on my pizza. i'm so sensitive to salt these days, i'll probably be up 3 pounds tomorrow! ;-)

LisaTcan 05-29-2012 11:02 PM

Dorian - welcome back!! Sorry to hear you've been struggling with disordered eating, I actually threw out my scale in my bathroom today because I could kind of sense my self going down that path (I had a serious eating disorder from 12-22) and wanted to keep my sanity. I would suggest track your calories and workout but don't be obsessed with the number, it doesn't really matter :)
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Will get to everyone else later, had an ok few days. I'm thinking of focusing on just eating well and getting in good shape my scale hasn't moved in 6 months and it's started to affect me emotionally so I think I need to accept that my body likes to be be around 135..which isn't terrible.

Dorian5 05-30-2012 09:27 AM

Bleh, boyfriend came home from work yesterday and said he wanted to take me out to dinner, so of COURSE I said yes to that, so I was a bit over my maintenance calories yesterday. Sheesh, first day back on the horse and I fall off. Oh well, today is another day.

Meanwhile I can feel my khakis biting into my tummy this morning and my boobs try to spill over the top kof my bra. :dizzy:

At any rate, our anniversary is on Saturday and we are going to a Brazilian Steakhouse called Brasa -- they have like, 13 different meats or something. My brain keeps trying to rationalize my unhealthy eating this week by saying "Well, what's the point of even trying to be healthy for 3 days, if you're going to go eat a big unhealthy meal on Saturday?" -- but I know that is exactly what got me here in the first place, because I seem to find an excuse EVERY week why I should wait a little longer to start. :p Plus, we are planning on not only eating a light lunch, but we are going to the zoo for the day! And it's a BIG zoo, we'll be walking a TON! :)

I tried to do a kickboxing DVD on Netflix when I got home last night, but I am not coordinated and fell over. The woman in the video went too fast and I got frustrated and turned it off. I added a new video to my Netflix this morning, figured I would try a yoga video since I don't think I need rhythm to do it. :lol: But the dog, the boyfriend and I DID go on a very long walk at dusk, and it was wonderful. :)

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philana - You should have no trouble getting on the pill. I'm on low-dose and have been for years (took Yaz for 2 months, was a homicidal maniac), I don't even have a period anymore because I don't take the sugar pills, I just skip to the next month of pills (like TurboMammoth's friend.) Also, RHCP concert sounds AWESOME! I am trying to make sure I'm 125 in a month too!! (idk how much I am right now, might have to re-evaluate once I weigh in) -- but we are having a big cook out for Independence Day and a bunch of people are coming over, I don't want anyone to be leaving our house afterward and think "gosh, look how much weight Candace has gained!!" :p

TurboMammoth - I won't run in thunder either, and my dog has HIGH anxiety when there's a storm, so he won't even go out the door if he thinks the barometric pressure ain't right. Here in NC, we are feeling the effects of a tropical storm/depression/whatever that thing is off the coast, it's supposed to rain for days, so I won't be able to take my dog on loooong walks this week. :( (It better stop by the weekend though!) I freaking LOVE feta cheese, yum!

LisaTcan - :hug: Thank you. Yeah, I haven't been on the scale yet. I am struggling with the fact that it may be the kick in the arse that I need to buckle down and get back to my normal weight, but it's also been known to trigger me into my light-protein-shakes-for-every-meal mode. :( I hate to hear that you are having trouble as well, 135 is most CERTAINLY not terrible, it's great!! Just like you said -- it's a number that really doesn't matter, just focus on making yourself feel good. :goodvibes

XOXO, keep it up everyone!

krampus 05-30-2012 10:24 AM

UGH pulled or pinched or tweaked something while I was lifting at the gym yesterday. Same schtick, "first day back" and something went wrong. My foot isn't feeling right either and I'm overdue for new running sneakers. Previously being injured has been a huge binge trigger but I don't see myself going down that path any time soon.

My roommate and my other friend (who owns a food truck/stall in London) are both baking/cooking nuts who blog about their creations together. Last night she made some amazing but not unhealthy chicken/sweet potato/black bean taco casserole thing. We used plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. My boyfriend brought over a half gallon of ice cream and whipped cream to make ice cream sundaes for dessert and we made peanut butter sauce. It was all very decadent but I managed to eat sensible portions of both.

Result: scale moved down 2 lbs overnight. 128.0 this morning.

Dorian5 People in exercise videos aren't real humans, I've decided. There is totally a point in trying to be healthy when big outings lie ahead - you feel like you're earning the big outings ne ;) philana is totally blowing up my spot, I'm in no position to give advice!

LisaTcan You look great, are healthy, beat disordered eating patterns, and are getting in awesome shape! F--- scales, you don't need one to know that.

TurboMammoth Running in T-storms is kinda dangerous! I don't like being out in them either. mmmmmm feta.

philana Good luck getting on the pill! I don't want kids either but I am really wary of the pill's side effects and my periods are not bad.

jayohwhy Still fitting in 0s = "still ok" in my book. I will never wear a zero!

DottieMae 05-30-2012 10:57 AM

Dorian5 - I'm fairly new here, but nice to meet you/see you back. I've found so far it's best to just try to forget the off days and move forward. Although that's of course much easier said than done. Are you getting poured on with the tropical storm?

krampus - I love using yogurt for dips. It still feels so decadent! Hope whatever you injured heals quickly.

LisaTcan - Putting the scale away and just focusing on being healthy - eating well & exercising may be good. You may just be plateau'ing for a bit. Maybe mix up what you're doing a bit? Calorie cycling or changing up your exercise routine?

TurboMammoth - I think there is a collective love for feta here. I didn't do any grocery shopping this weekend because we were so busy. now I'm raiding the fridge and pantry to scrounge up meals. Monday night's was pasta, some canned tomatoes and half a block of feta. Not the healthiest and certainly salt filled but man was it good.

philana - I think everyone can relate to wanting to get rid of/slow down TOM. When I was younger I used to miss school during the first day. I'd just lay on the bathroom floor it was awful. So heavy too. Sorry for TMI but if you're having issues like that the doctor should respond. When I started birth control in college it helped immensely. I used to have 7-9 days but now I'm down to about 5. (because I'm old? haha)

Back down to 137.6 this morning, so feeling a bit better, even if that's where I was over a week ago. Played tennis for about 2 hours last night which was nice. Going to yoga tonight so I'm sure I'll see a big water weight dip tomorrow. Still it will be nice if I'm able to see a low 137 or even high 136. Tomorrow is the last day of May and I'm just excited that I can say I've lost 5.5 lbs this month. Still have about 18 to go but that's progress. Slow and steady!

crazygurl61 05-30-2012 02:21 PM

Hello. Down to 135.4. 20.4 pounds to goal...

TurboMammoth 05-30-2012 08:29 PM

Lisa : you look great, you eat great, you ARE great. Noooo scale can take it away from you, even if it doesn't give you the number you want!

Dorian : oh! a visit to the zoo! what a great idea for an anniversary! You gonna burns some calories there by walking all day, girl! ;) And I feel you : the only time I tried a kickboxing video on youtube, I managed to kick (and destroy) my lamp. Nooooot for me :D

krampus : aww injuries suck. are you going to take a few days break to let it heal? ah huh, the chicken sweet potato black bean casserole sounds YUMMY.

Dottie : to me feta can save many meals from being boring. it is so tasty! I was glad I was able to find some 13% fat feta instead of the 22% at the grocery lol

crazygurl : you're almost at your halfway point to your goal! good job :D

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tonight I took my yoga mat, headed to my deck outside and tried to do some bodyweight muscles exercices.

I'm soooo. Weeeeak. My legs were all shaky on the squats LOL (and on my poor 30 seconds wall sit...) I guess it will eventually get better... Consistency is key, they say. The eating was good, we had teryaki salmon for dinner with aspargus. Plus I peed my life today, hope the rest of my water weight will go down the toilet with it!

My boyfriend is going away for 3-4 days next week, so it's gonna be a ''eating super healthy stuff he dislikes'' festival. I'm already thinking about all the beans and lentils things I want to cook... Might give a shot to some casserole like your roomate, krampus! héhé

DottieMae 05-31-2012 09:20 AM

TurboMammoth - I feel you on the weak part. I went swimming this past weekend and just about died. I have (had?) been a swimmer most of my life - was on a team from the time I was 5 and swam competitively in college. I literally used to swim 3-4 hours a day. Well.... fast forward a few years, I dive in and 10 minutes later I'm like - my. arms. can't. move. anymore. Was good for me to see though, reminded me I need to switch my exercises up.

Hit 136.9 this morning. Went to Bikram last night and had an awesome class. It's been awhile - maybe a month or two - since I've felt like that. Going for a long walk at lunch and hoping to get some tennis in tonight too. I have a feeling I'll bounce up to 137 tomorrow as some of that was likely water weight from Bikram. Still, feels good to see that number. I'm *almost* down 10 pounds since starting in mid April.

Setting a goal for June to try and get to 132. It's ambitious but so far I've exceeded the goals I set for myself, so why not.

krampus 05-31-2012 09:21 AM

128.0 again after eating chicken wings, drinking a tall Guinness, and having a decadently cheesy wrap with macaroni salad for dinner. I consider this a great success as I got up and did 25 minutes of unpleasant sprint intervals (on the elliptical) at the gym before work. My neck feels a bit better than yesterday. Glad it's nothing monstrous.

DottieMae 5.5 in a month is SOLID, especially for a featherweight!!!

crazygurl Nice! You're doing great.

TurboMammoth It's super easy to make! All you need are: shredded chicken breast, black beans from a can, cheese, corn tortillas, sweet potato and tomatoes. And bodyweight exercises --> building strength quickly. I used to not even be able to do KNEE pushups, had to start on the wall.

Dorian5 05-31-2012 09:36 AM

FINALLY had a day on plan yesterday. It may be all in my head, but I feel like my jeans fit better already. Or maybe it's just because I'm hydrated and therefore not retaining water. :p

I ditched the kickboxing video, but I did that yoga DVD yesterday. Not for a long time, because my boyfriend came home and I didn't want him to see me flailing on the floor like a fish trying to imitate the woman. (He wouldn't have laughed.... not out loud, anyway...) But I must have done enough, because I'm a bit sore today. Not to mention we managed to take Dorian on a long walk again. Yay!

Took my measurements this morning so I could compare as I go, I never did that last time and the scale was my only way of measuring progress, I'm hoping this time I can maybe pick myself up with some lost inches if the scale isn't cooperating. :)

My mother bought us pole dancing classes to take together... :lol: Anyway, I feel like I need to be skinny just to go take the class! I'm not sure when it is, I think we just have to find some classes before September 24th. Should be interesting!

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Krampus - Oh no, sorry you managed to tweak something weird. That dinner sounds SO good! I love greek yogurt, I eat it every day. :) I'm an ice cream freak, it's not something I can do in moderation well, kudos to you! I watched my boyfriend eat a choco taco last night. It was awful. Nice job on the weigh in this morning, not to mention hitting the gym! All right! :carrot:

DottieMae - Yep, all day yesterday it rained until about when I wanted to walk the dog, and then the sun came out. :) Today it's supposed to be in the 90's and humid though, yuck. Congrats on getting back to a comfortable place, and I'm crossing my fingers for your weigh in! 5.5lbs is GREAT in a month!! Hooray on your weigh in this morning!!

crazygurl61 - Congratulations on your drop! Nice work, keep it up! :D

TurboMammoth - So, you have to tell me how you do your teriyaki salmon. I make salmon a LOT because my boyfriend really likes seafood and it's pretty healthy. But I ALWAYS broil it with rosemary, garlic, and (oops) a little bit of butter. We are having salmon and asparagus tomorrow too, and I have a bottle of teriyaki in my fridge for stir fry. :D I did yoga for the first time ever last night, it was a lot of fun! My thighs and abs are a little sore. Yay!

XOXO!! Keep going everyone!

TurboMammoth 05-31-2012 12:40 PM

Dottie : Being sore from and exercice you haven't done in like forever is a good wake up call, isn't it?? we can do that, we'll get stronnnnnger!!!

krampus : mmm Guinness. thanx for the recipe, I'm so gonna eat that on Sunday! sounds delish and easy... hello, best of both world!

Dorian : I picked the teryaki salmon recipe on Budget Bite, here's the link : http://budgetbytes.blogspot.ca/2011/...mayo-1394.html but your teryaki sauce would probably be amazing to soak the salmon in! I don't know why, but I never thought about putting salmon and teryaki together... we really enjoyed the mixt :D (oh and if you plan to do the sriracha mayo, taste it at different time point when you add the sriracha :P I think this girl like it OMFG-spicy style!)

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I'm down to 135 this morning (yay!) and TOM finally showed up this morning (yaaaaaaay, BUH-BYE, PREGNANCY SCARE!!!) I'm happy about water going away from my tummy, but right now, I'm much more thrilled about the idea that there is nothing growing in my belly héhé

I have an 8k planned for tonight, it's only 18 degrees today so it's gonna be perfect for running. yay!

crazygurl61 05-31-2012 01:44 PM

Hi Everyone! I have the morning off...yay! School concerts to manage later tonight at 4pm.

Dorian- measurements are a good indicator. I haven't been good aboutdoin that this time around, you reminded me I need to do better.

Krampus- that's great that you can maintain in the 120's even while enjoy the goodies. You are doing great!

Dottie-you had a great month! Hope your June is just as awesome!

Turbo- you must be relieved!! We are 135 twins!

Here is to a great OP June. Everytime there is a new month I feel so renewed. :-)

LisaTcan 05-31-2012 07:11 PM

Had a few good eating/exercising days and feel better now that I've decided to stop obsessing over the scale. I'm leaving for Washington DC/ New York on Saturday and I'm so excited!!

Philiana - I'm a little behind but I think the pill should be ok. I have terrible periods (and pregnancy anxiety!) so I need to be on it. It took me a few to find one I liked but now I'm very happy. I do hope to have children...I kinda just don't think about it lol!

Dorian - Thank you too :) I think we'll both get back on track. Pole dancing sounds fun, id be way to chicken

Turbo - Thank you :) today was the perfect day for a run, hope it went well

Krampus - You're right - f@#k the scale :P You eat so much yummy food I love reading your posts!

Crazygurl - You're half-way to goal!! Congrats

Dottie - Congrats on your loss! I kinda naturally calorie cycle but I should try switching up my workouts.


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