TurboMammoth Honey Boo Boo is awesome. It's ok to love it. My guilty pleasures are dance moms and toddlers in tiaras to the point that were I to ever tragically have a child, their poor life would be a mix of the two meets Make It Or Break It. Oh I also got addicted to Awkward on MTV. Seriously addicted.

mottainai welcome to our little chat thread!

krampus that is one seriously adorable cow.


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I can't even begin to say if things are going well or not. I got back down to 154 when I woke up yesterday, and somewhere just shy of 155 when I woke up today and that is just crazy talk. Wednesday I ate like an elephant. Even though I had gymnastics that night, by all accounts my weight should NOT have dropped. I stopped counting my calories wednesday after I started chomping down the halloween candy and drinking. I had a stressful afternoon.

Yesterday I did better. I didn't count my calories but when I went and put everything in my calorie counter it looks like I actually did really good. Something about going to bed with an over full stomach just keeps me from being hungry the whole next day I suppose.

I've been making sure to be more active all week, though. Except for yesterday because I was hurting from gymnastics, I have been at least a little active each day even if that was only 3 minutes of plyometrics or 20 minutes on the wii fit. Today I got Just Dance 4, pretty excited to play it with one of my friends this weekend.

Yesterday was a pretty awesome day overall. I won't say much about it since the whole politics and twinkies thing LOL other than I attended my first ever political event and got to meet, shake hands with, and get a picture with my favorite presidential candidate. Pretty cool experience.

I've decided I am eating whatever and whenever I want to until Monday and may or may not track my calories in the process, and if I am gaining anything I will go back to counting on Monday.

~Katy

Helloooooo Feathers!

Kakers - I've actually never watched any of those shows, but I want to see Honey Boo Boo so badly! It seems like an absolute train wreck in the best way. Hmm, I think after I finish this post I'll see what Youtube has as far as episodes go. You and the other girls seem to love it!

Good luck with your dietary experiment for the weekend. I actually find (through personal observation and research) that most of the time when people overeat, it takes the scale a couple of days to catch up. If you are curious to see whether or not you gain over the weekend, it might actually be best to wait until Wednesday to weigh yourself... after the 'dust has settled' so to speak.

Chickie - Okay, I'm sold... I have to watch that show now! I must know what these random quotes are all about.

I actually can defer my Tough Mudder registration to another race for myself, so I think I will do that. I just don't know which one but it's better than outright losing my money. If I have to transfer it again later on down the road I will do that. *Another note to self; do that after this post and before looking up Honey Boo Boo on Youtube. Yes... this is my life on the weekends. Exciting stuff.

Your Halloween run with the Hubbs sounds like a blast! Do we get to see pictures??

I'm actually very excited to start tomorrow. I have been preparing for this for days and I'm just ready to begin. I know that while my body is adjusting it might be rough the first couple of days, but I think after about the 3rd I should be okay. Not to compare myself to others (because I know everyone is different and I don't have a lot to lose) but LockItUp is ROCKING this thing right now. Did you see that hot-shot lost 3.8lbs in the first 3 days?! Water weight or not, that's huge in terms of motivation. I won't be weighing myself until I finish the first cycle (so that I can adjust my numbers for the second round if needed) but I will take measurements and a couple of pictures for comparision.

I don't know what I can reasonably expect, but I *hope* to lose about 5 pounds of fat over the course of 4 weeks. It doesn't sound like a lot, but 5 pounds of actual fat would be huge for me. Anything else would be a bonus. Anything less... well... it's not a gain, right?

Turbo - Don't be ashamed! I'm just glad you checked in and let us know you were still alive and kickin! Looking forward to seeing what else you have going on when you catch up... aside from making delicious homemade marmalades and watching trashy American TV.

Mottainai - Welcome!
Normally I don't care about the SF gum in terms of calories, but I am embarking on a bit of a journey tomorrow with a horrendously detail-oriented program (Lyle McDonald's Rapid Fat Loss Handbook) and those little gum calories would add up, especially considering that I chew like a pack of gum some days. Aside from that, I really just think it's sort of nasty that I'm constantly chewing like I'm some sort of cow (and not a cute one like Krampus has been hanging out with). I don't like the dependence on it, and I don't need to constantly have something in my mouth. (That's what she said??)

Krampus - Have you thought any more about your 'diet hat'?

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Well, not a lot to report here... just another standard Saturday for me; gym, laundry, groceries and relaxation. I got all my meals planned for the coming week and I think I'll do okay with this.

Tomorrow I get to go visit my massage therapist and have her work on my achy body!


EDIT: THOSE *******S. To transfer to another Tough Mudder (none of which I can attend with my work/deployment/PCS schedule anyway) is an additional $30 fee. What a crock of $hit.

kakers - Very cool you got to get that picture! Hope your weekend goes well. Don't go too overboard! Of course you know that though.

JossFit - I've read through McDonald's RFL. It actually sounds very great. I'll be interested to read how it goes for you. I'd definitely do something like that, except married life is just not conducive to it for me. Good luck! Also cool you're doing a Tough Mudder. I've wanted to for a while!


I did OK today. I don't have access to the gym on weekends, since I workout at the university, which is a 90-minute bus ride away and not so convenient to go there unless I've got to for classes like during the week. But I did go for a short walk while it wasn't raining. Also ate OK, not as good as I'd have liked, considering dinner was a little oily (my husband does not understand the concept of oil moderation!), but I ate light enough the rest of the day. Still feeling motivated to stay on track, especially since I'm still in the post-binge water-weight-loss phase, which is lovely to see. Just wish it could last!

Hey everyone -

Just checking in, sorry no time for personals I have so much work to do for school!! I've read up and it seems everyone is doing well.

I'm finally better but now I have no time to go to the gym! I've been doing pretty well with not overeating though.

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

ran/walked 11 miles this morning
good to see the scale is finally moving...
feeling pretty good

Yay!!!!

I've been slacking on the food porn a bit lately... sorry! Yesterday I tried my hand at stuffed portabellas, but it ended up more as 'stuff ON a portabella'... It shrank down in the oven under the weight of all the delicious shredded chicken, spinach, and tomatoes I jammed in that thing.



Well... Day one of this insane Rapid Fat Loss program I'm trying out, and so far not a lot to report (not that I expected there to be). I think for one reason or another we've all had days that we ate sub-1000 calories and felt just fine, but it's the next couple of days that should be the real test. I think I'll do just fine though. It's only 12 days after all!

I got an amazing massage today and had a crap-ton of energy at the gym so it's been a good day so far!

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Masterptr - That's quite a haul! 11 miles?! Rockstar! I'm glad you're having a great day.

Lisa - If you can't get to the gym just staying active (which it sounds like you're definitely doing) and watching your calorie intake will at least keep you on track. Dont stress!

Mottainai - Well I was *supposed* to do the Tough Mudder, but I have some mystery foot injury and can't participate now. They won't give me a refund of the $155 I paid to register, won't let me transfer the registration to a friend, and to change to another event would cost me an additional $30! Grrrr

Thankfully when I get to see my husband he lets me do the cooking or restraunt choosing! That's not always a great thing if I'm in a "I want to eat the world" mood, but when I'm doing good it allows me to totally stay on track.

I hope your motivation lasts!

Masterptr- wows a! 11 miles? I have biked that far, but that doesn't count as much. Lol I did a 3.6 mile walk/run with hubby this afternoon. Thought I would DIE, which was very surprising as I just did the same last week and it went great. Hmmm...

Joss- ugh. That race is so expensive...I can't believe they would try to charge you more for deferring. I would do it, though. But you said you can't anyway with your schedule. that blows! I do love your food porn, though! I looooove big portobellos and the cheese tops it off...literally. Lol I have never, ever actually had a day less than 1000 calories. It must be mental, because I know people do t all the time.

I'm starting a new Challenge today. I have just been sliding so far off track for the past few months. I was keeping my weight in check, despite not being ale to be active because of my crappy health, but now I am just carbo loading like I'm about to runs marathon...every day. and my stomach is showing the side effects. Carbs are not good for my PCOS anyway, so I need need to get back on the wagon. It seems that when I count calories meticulously, my macros line themselves up naturally, because I prefer Volumetrics to stay within my calorie range. So today I did my 3.6 mile walk/run with hubby and am at 1680 cals for the day. My goal is 1500 non-workout days and 1700-1800 for workout days, depending on the type and duration of exercise. I am looking to lose about five pounds and really get my body fat % back down to around 20%.

Day 1 complete! I see an early bedtime in my future..

I did actually want to sign up for another one, but I just can't. The only one that looked even remotely possible is in Colorado in June... right when I'll be in the midst of out-processing and getting ready to PCS. Between March and June (when I'll be back in the U.S.) there isn't one even in a nearby state.

Your goals sound very doable and realistic, so I don't think you'll have any problem making that 5 pounds disappear in relatively short order.

Day 1 for you, and Day 1 for me on my crazy diet! LOL Today was easy, but not really what I expected. I definitely felt a bit of physical hunger (nothing more than usual) around meal times, but I was so... disinterested in eating. It was almost like I felt I didn't want to bother taking the time to cook or eat anything. I hope it's like that every day!

Joss, that looks soooooooooo yummmy.
Oh my God. you can cook... wow....

Chickie,
good luck with the new program.
looking at your history, I'm sure you'll do just Fine!!!

kakers : OMG I watched a few episodes of Dance Moms. Those ladies are CRAYYY-ZYY. Sometimes a weekend off of counting is great, personnaly, counting stress me out a bit. But so do gaining weight. Oh well.

Joss : Yes, I'm still alive! I did watched a lot of trashy americain TV last week, but it was fitting my trashy living mood. My boyfriend freacked out when he got home on Thursday and found out the TV open to ''My big fat gypsy wedding''. ''OMG WHAT THE H*LL IS THAT!?!?'' was pronounced LOL Did you finally got your results from the scan of your foot? The transfer fee for the tough mudder really SUCKS. is it sold out though? If it is, people might be willing to pay the extra 30$ and buy your subscription.

mottaini : I haven't red much of you, but I looove your picture! So pretty!

Lisa : glad you're feeling better! do you have any midterms exams coming in?

mastrptr : 11 miles! that is some serious distance! Good job!

Chickie : That is a good challenge. Reading about this make me want to start counting a bit, for a while at least, until I get back to my happy weight. Good job on day 1! everything got to start somewhere!

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CHECKIN IN! No trashy tv shows watching to report today. I did ate crap and drank beer though.

We were in Montreal for a birthday party (theme : Oktoberfest. Good lord.) We slept over there and ate with them today. Ate too much, drank too much beer, and wasn't able to get my hand out of the Munchies bag while we were driving back here. I think I ate 75% of the bag. BLAAAH. Barely hydrated myself, and did not poop since friday. Hellooooooooooo water weight tomorrow


A bit like Chickie, I came up with a plan. My going down situation right now has to stoooop! My birthday is coming in less than a month and if I'm going to be unemployed 26 years old, I'm gonna be the hottest unemployed 26 years old I can freacking be!

- Write down what I eat (maybe not counting calories, but just writing down what I put in my mouth. At least I will have the excuse of forgetting what I already ate)
- Abs workout morning and night (stomach is sticking out- might need to start to a lower amounts that I was doing in the end)
- Keep up the running physiotherapist program, to aat least be able to run all the 10k distance at my last race of the season at the end of october
- Keep up the Meatless Monday meal
- Cook my life away with the stuff I already have in my freezer
- Learn German. I want to find some stuff online and learn German. I've always wanted to go to Germany, so when I'll finally go, I'll know the basic.

BRING IT ONNNN (and please, can I get a job!? LOL)

Hi Feathers,

Good weekend all around in terms of activity and choosing to do things that don't involve getting drunk. Hiked a 5 mile mountain (Mt. Alander, on the NY/Massachusetts/Connecticut border) Saturday and hit the gym today for weights and HIIT on the elliptical.

I went shopping before dinner w/my parents and had a body image freakout in the dressing room. I was trying on bras - I am a 32A now - and it FREAKED ME OUT seeing my muscles sticking out from the sides of the bra. My boobs are 100% flat/nonexistent, like a boy's, and I dunno, I just felt masculine and like a huge hypocrite at that moment - I worked hard to get non-wimpy shoulders and muscles, dammit. I dunno, it was stupid - but I fit in (vanity sized but still) size 2 pants and dresses at Kohl's so I'm happy :P

TurboMammoth Montreal Oktoberfest party sounds really fun! Did you wear a dirndl? German is a cool language, the grammar is so difficult though!

JossFit Mmm your food is looking delicious as usual - good luck with the Rapid Fat Loss diet, keep us posted!

ChickieChicks I hope your new challenge goes well. Your goals sound totally realistic and I'm glad you're able to be more active than when you were really sick in the summertime.

masterptr 11 miles is long! Glad you are feeling up to it.

kakers Sweet - did you get to shake his/her hand?

mottainai I love your username, it's the perfect phrase in Japanese to apply to ANY situation...I've been reading your posts in Chicks in Control and I just wanna say I know that feeling too well. How tall are you?

LisaTcan Too busy to go to the gym probably means too busy to overeat, too - hope you find some time to relax soon!

krampus YES! I did! It was great Shook hands and got a picture together. Sorry you felt that way trying things on, unfortunately it's a reality when you get really fit, unless you start off top heavy it's hard to make those boobs pop out.

TurboMammoth Looks like a good plan! And I'm sure you are already pretty darn hot!

Joss I'm mad that they won't at least let you transfer it to another person. It makes no sense and just makes them look greedy!

Chickie that plan sounds really reasonable! I'm sure those few pounds will come off for you without much difficulty

Mottainai Pretty sure I'm going overboard but since that's my usual I'm not too worried AND I'd been much more active all weekend which helps.

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Good weekend, well, happy weekend! LOL I got Just Dance 4 on Friday but I didn't play it until Saturday. Friday I got sucked into watching Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Making the Team but I did an ab workout I found on pinterest while I watched it. Slowly LOL. And my legs still hurt-like it's hard to stand up or to walk normal... but my abs only hurt a little so ehhh. Probably will mix some moves from that workout into other moves I have and make a more balanced ab workout. Saturday I played Just Dance for 40 minutes, and today my friend came over and we played it for over 40 minutes... twice.

I woke up at 154 today and I've not been watching what I eat at all this weekend, so I guess so far so good, but I will definitely be keeping my eye on the scale and won't call it a successful weekend for another few days. I'm hoping for 153 tomorrow but HIGHLY doubting it.

~Katy

Jossfit- That portabello looks amazing. Mushrooms are probably my favorite food in the entire world, actually. And that sucks about the race!! Not cool.

Turbo- Thanks for the compliment! I like all your little goals there. Especially the German! I love foreign languages, and German sounds very neat.

krampus- Ohh, do you speak Japanese, or are you Japanese? My husband is Japanese, and I actually chose my username because the other day, I was venting to him about my weight-gain, and he admitted that while he hardly noticed or cared physically he had been thinking it was a little bit 'mottainai' to see me binging so much after working hard for many months! lol. I'm not 100% sure on my height, but I think I'm around 5'5" plus a half or so, same as you, it looks like!

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Had a pretty good weekend, myself! Next to no exercise, but no real overeating either, just a big dinner last night (we eat a huge nabe every weekend, which is a kind of hotpot meal, and we eat A LOT, haha, but at least it includes tons of vegetables!). I'm going to try so hard to not binge at all this week...haven't done so since school started this fall!

I'm looking forward to hitting the gym every day this week. My goal is slightly more cardio, since it's winter and rainy all the time now here and I'm not doing as much walking around outside during the day. I love lifting, never want to miss a session of that for anything! But cardio, meh, I could live without it. Just trying to shoot for running a couple miles at least three times this week.

Got up and ran and rowed before work today. I've gotten SO MUCH knocked out already at work and it's just 11 AM. I feel almost manic-good, weight is down kinda despite eating 2 kinds of cake and pie before bed, and I'm good and sore all over from recent activity.

kakers I lost 10 pounds playing DDR in high school - those dance games are good exercise! I never had boobs to begin with so eh whatever. It's easier to be me than to have perky ones that get deflated and saggy w/weight loss.

mottainai Oh cool, I studied Japanese in college and lived in Fukuoka-ken for 3 years afterward on the JET Program. My heart is very much still spread all over Japan. I F-ING LOVE NABE and want to make it soon. My roommate also lived in Japan (we met there) so there is always miso in the fridge. :P

Krampus – WOW you sound extremely productive today! I’m jealous and motivated at the same time! And also now craving cake and pie. YUM! If you can eat that before bed and lose weight, you should do it daily lol. And in regards to your body image freak: I honestly think dressing rooms have some sort of power that ensures one leaves feeling worse than going in. P.S. I love that pic of you and the baby cow (you look fabulous). I love cows, I’ve always though they are so pretty (I also eat them, and now I feel bad!).

Mottainai – I had to google Nabe and Mottainai to figure out what you were talking about lol. So a nabe is kind of like a crock pot of sorts with Japanese style food? Sounds like you have a great plan this week for exercise!

Kakers – I’ve always wanted to try one of those dance video games. I love dancing, I have the Wii and an X-box 360 and have still never gotten one of those games. And OMG I love the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show!

Turbomammoth – Sounds like a fabulous weekend! And your plan sounds great!

JossFit – That really sucks about the race! Super bad timing!
ChickieChicks – You have a great plan in place! Seems like everyone is really buckling down. Are you feeling better physically??

Masterptr – 11 miles!?? WOWOWOWOW! That’s very impressive!

Lisatcan – So glad you are feeling better!

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Day 6 today of the Rapid Fat Loss plan. Down 5.2 lbs so far! 151.8 this morning. UNBELIEVABLE! So stoked. Can't believe I'm almost in the 140s! I just barely got used to being in the 150s (not complaining).

Besides that I don't have much going on besides just my usual every day type stuff (work, kids, husband).

Trying to decide what to be for Halloween! I want to show off my newly acquired figure without being slutty and can't figure out how to do so. Suggestions welcome. Or maybe I should be slutty. Quite a conundrum!