Lucky, I'm so glad you're having some good times. That's really encouraging, yes?
I totally agree with you about swtiching up your exercise routine. Have fun coming up with new ideas. I always like the planning part.
Flex those arms in the bathroom mirror before you go to bed tonight and dream happy dreams.
Good night everyone!
Sulky frus checking in here. I stood on those rotten scales this morning after stuffing my face last week with my parents. Now I KNOW I ate a lot and that my trousers don't fit, but did I really need to see a number It's just depressed me! Anyway, I'm UP 7LBS!!!! That's from my high-end of comfortable that I was before the 'rents came down. DF is being all, "It'll come off again..." I know it will, but it's just such a waste of time! Gah! All that hard hard work this past year to get down from here and I'm right back to where I started! I don't ever want to eat out again. Ever.
Anyway, I'm back into kickboxing routine this week, and I'd gym it at lunch if it wasn't so wet
I had a good full body workout on Friday though, felt all nice and achey! AND I've got a couple of good eating days under my belt, so gawd knows what the scales said before those good days!
Anyway, for me, I've got plenty of nice things to eat today which don't involve chocolate or meals out!
2frus, your DF is right - you WILL get those extra pounds off. And, hey, in the meantime, you are in pretty good company! My scale was up yesterday and I've been doing pretty good. (Note to self: "pretty good" is NOT good enough!)
Susan, I am feeling encouraged. I do still feel like I'm wandering aimlessly when it comes to losing the rest of this weight. I mean at 214 pounds all I had to do was cut out a few calories and walk every now and then and the pounds just flew off (of course, it didn't seem that fast back then!). It is so much more complicated than that now. It is going to be trial and error from here on out and that can be frustrating. Still, just the fact that I am back on track mentally and emotionally feels really great. I figure that is more than half the battle right there.
Well, I've identified a problem area - nighttime snacking. This is something that I've always enjoyed and managed it by planning it into my overall calories. I still do that. The problem is that I've been staying up until 2-2:30 in the morning and I've been snacking beyond what I have allotted. I know, I know, just go to bed and the problem would be solved. I'm going to force myself to do that tonight and see if I can break this nasty cycle. Wish me luck!
Hiya ladies!!! Well, this weekend was so much fun, but it took a bad turn on my weightloss!! More like a weight gain kinda weekend!! :-( I am up 6 lbs from last week's weigh in. GRRRRR!!!!!! So, I decided to jump on the internet and whine to all of you. My daughter came in the room, and turned on the tv. There was a Billy Blanks infomercial on. Billy's Bootcamp Elite. So, I turned the computer off, and watched it. I got pretty good results from the last BB workouts I bought in the past. This new one sounded pretty dang awesome. Plus it wasnt very expensive at all. Bout the same as Maya's dvds. Yup, you guessed it, I called and purchased the new BB workouts!!! They will be here in bout a week or so. Until then, I am detoxing my body from all the food and beer I had this weekend!! It was our town's annual festival. So, I went way overboard!!! WAY!!!! Now, I have to cleanse my body, and prepare for my workout videos to arrive!! I am hoping that I get the same results as last time!!! Fingers crossed!! If all goes well, I should be at goal or very close to it by mid-june, which is my TT date!!! Whew!! Hope it all goes well, cuz I have no other ideas left!!! This is it, I gotta do it, or I never will!! Wish me luck!!! Hey 2frust......would you please sprinkle some of that will power dust on me too??? LOL!!! Take care all!!
My 'bad spot' this weekend was Chinese buffet! But it's over.
This week I have a pretty full agenda. Dd's wedding is Saturday. So I've got lists and notes and lists of notes and lists I feel pretty organised. And I think I have a pretty good handle on how to stay (I've never used this term before) on plan, between everything.
Today is beds and the fridge.
I made myself take care of Ebay stuff before I came here this morning. I have to put all that on hold until after the weekend. It was tortuous! I was up for two hours before I could come here and read! I'm feeling much better now.
I think I'm attaching some kind of medal to this wedding thing. As if ... if I can get throught this week without falling off the wagon and gaining a bunch of pounds, I might actually have the general gist of maintaining. I tried to explain it to a friend yesterday. Diet and exercise are the linear thinking that is my base-line when everything else in life is flying by in loops and curls.
I read a book about being mother-of-the-bride that said it's my job to keep everyone calm and things running smoothly. YIKES! ME??
So far so good.
Keep posting folks. I'll most certainly be dropping in for a few moments of peace.
Susan, sounds like you have all things under control. Your daughter will never forget all that you did to make her wedding so special. After 10 years of marriage I am STILL in awe of all my mother managed to pull off. We were married at my parents' home and she did EVERYTHING. I was amazed at how beautifully she'd transformed their back yard and deck - and then it stormed. I mean the bottom completely fell out. My paternal grandparents and cousins were staying with them and before the first guest ever arrived they were tracking mud inside and sampling the food - talk about an upset bride! I look back and can't believe how calm and collected my mother was. She was AWESOME. I remember when I walked in and saw the mud on the kitchen floor. I looked at "the family" then looked at my dad (they were HIS responsiblity) and the flood gates opened as I ran back to the bedroom. My mother let me know that everything was taken care of. I made my way back to the kitchen to find my dad (in his custom made Italian suit) with a broom in one hand and mop in the other, and wiping up the last of the muck with a rag. Now, I know my dad pretty well and I am certain that my mother had something to do with that! This is the same guy who looks like he just stepped out of GQ even if he's just home on the weekend watching TV. He's worked hard all his life but in the "golf is business" way - not in the "getting your hands dirty" way. It was a sight to behold and one that I will NEVER forget - all thanks to dear ol' Mom.
I'll have to remember that one for my mum! I'm looking at bridesmaids now...
I've done really well today, hardly eaten anything! But it's a GOOD thing honest! I'm just so FULL and sick of food! Hopefully I'll be ok tonight, but I still have 2 meals left and it's almost kickboxing time! I'll have to make my chicken pita in a bit for pre and post kickboxing snack, then when I get home I might have my haddock and "chips" or I might not, let's see how hungry I feel!
for you cha and for Susan, but she doesn't really need it, she's a pro already
Morning! Had a pretty good weekend. Well, exercise-wise I did. Worked out both days. On my non-weight-lifting days , I try to do more cardio and I finally was able to do 45 minutes on the elliptical trainer. Here is my question though-should I try to add time or resistance? On my weight lifting days, I'm doing 30 minutes but increasing the level(very gradually!) becasue those are usually during the week and I have limited time.
Food was OK this weekend. Not great, but OK. Two birthday parties=cake. But I only had a small piece at each party.
As I said in my first email, my first goal is to lose 5 more pounds by July 4. I'm going to Europe for a month and I know eating is going to be interesting. We'll be in the Czech Republic and Hungary, where carbs are king!!! But I'll be doing a lot of walking too, so hopefully I won't come back with too much "baggage"
Cha, sometimes fun is worth the weight loss consequences. There is nothing worse than eating too much and then realizing that you didn't even have a good time doing it. At least you got your calories worth of fun. I am sure you'll be ready for your TT this summer. I've been looking at before and after TT picutures and I just can't decide if I really, really need it. More motivation to get to my goal weight since I won't know for sure until then.
By the way, what do you go about "cleansing"? Is it just a matter of a few days eating that is especially clean or do you do something special?
2frus, boy to I (unfortunately) know how you feel. One of the reasons I decided to fast for a day was because I was literally TIRED OF CHEWING. Really. My jaws actually hurt when I ate because I'd eaten so much so often. And I was waking up in the morning still full from the night before. I don't mean I was waking up not as hungry as usual. I mean waking up FULL. Pitiful I tells ya!
miasmom, I'm no expert but it is my understanding that increasing the time you lift weights only increases your endurance. Increasing resistance builds more muscle. As for cardio, increasing the time you workout burns more calories but increasing the intensity of your workout has more cardiovascular benefits. So, I suppose it really boils down to what your specific goals are when deciding how to improve your routine.
Oh I tells ya lucky I had quite a lot of days like that last week! Waking up full was a bit odd! But you guessed it, I still ate breakfast!
I did ok yesterday food wise, DF had made an odd veggie tart when I got in! It was kinda undercooked but the pastry was nice, and some bits were good... the thought was there! And he made it without cheese, to be "healthy" so I guess I'm the lucky one!
I had a nice kickbox, did lots of stretchy things, it's odd after 2 weeks off I feel bendier than I did before!
I'm properly training tonight, with a run or gym or both beforehand.
Oh and the scales were down a whole pound this morning!
Hi everyone! I should never have made a nut raisin cheerio mix yesterday. I love it!
Dd is home so we're off to find more garland and shoes for me. We have to pop by my Mothers. And I finally get my free meat! Then tonight we should paint the imitation columns.
So other than being busy to burn calories and being mindful when I eat them ... I have no plan of attack. We'll see how that goes.
Hello Ladies! Did you miss me?? My poor ds had the flu last week. From Tuesday night until Saturday morning he did nothing but throw up and poop. So of course that caused me to eat like a pig to keep up my energy. (Excuse, I know) Anyway he's better now and I'm back on track. AGAIN!
I was 158 this morning so I'm up 6 lbs from where I was and 8 lbs from my lowest. I have a six week challenge in place to get as light as I can be by the time we go away.
Everyone sounds like they're in good places and doing what they should.
Gaylyn, I'm glad your little fella is feeling better. I suspect my weight is up too and, even worse, I think my scale is off so my gain might be more significant than I've realized.
I have been on track with food and exercise but I think previous week's indulgence's are finally being "converted" so I'm seeing the numbers go up despite having a couple of good weeks under my belt. Oh, well, there is nothing I can do at this point except keep plugging along.
I'm having a tough day today, though. I just don't feel like weighing and measuring and paying attention to all the little food details that are so important. Of couse, not feeling like it isn't a good enough reason not to do it. All I can say is thank goodness I had a couple of Lean Cuisines in the freezer. If I would have had to do much more than turn on the microwave I might have found myself in a snacking/fast food free for all.
Susan, your days are started to sound like 2frus's; busy, busy, busy!
Hope everyone started their week off right. Have a good one!
I'm starting to have nightmares about the wedding! Lawd only knows how you're coping Susan, I've got another 26 weeks of it! I dreamt I was late for my own wedding, almost everyone had gone home and there was hardly any food left (I know, most important the food, not DF! )
Glad your ds is feeling better gaylyn. Lucky JUST DO IT! I know it's a pita some days but you GOTTA keep on keepin on, otherwise you end up with an extra layer of that horrible icky stuff all over!
Phew, well I had a great day yesterday, gym at lunch (I biked down since I was feeling lazy!!!), then I did my kickboxing class in the evening. I had a decent food day too, even though I had a piece of birthday cake at work!
Today I have my lunch free, so I can read my book, then after work I'm off to the gym, chest and tris methinks. Home for dinner and out to the pub to watch some live music. Sounds like a good day to me!
It's just depressed me! Anyway, I'm UP 7LBS!!!! That's from my high-end of comfortable that I was before the 'rents came down. 
DF is being all, "It'll come off again..." I know it will, but it's just such a waste of time! Gah! All that hard hard work this past year to get down from here and I'm right back to where I started! 
for me, I've got plenty of nice things to eat today which don't involve chocolate or meals out! 
I feel pretty organised. And I think I have a pretty good handle on how to stay (I've never used this term before) on plan, between everything.
I'll have to remember that one for my mum! 
I'm looking at bridesmaids now... 
FULL and sick of food! Hopefully I'll be ok tonight, but I still have 2 meals left and it's almost kickboxing time! 
Here is my question though-should I try to add time or resistance? On my weight lifting days, I'm doing 30 minutes but increasing the level(very gradually!) becasue those are usually during the week and I have limited time.
JUST DO IT! I know it's a pita some days but you GOTTA keep on keepin on, otherwise you end up with an extra layer of that horrible icky stuff all over! 