Starting over and looking for a Buddy
 

Hello all,
I've been coming here off and on for a few years, posting occasionally. So now I am back and hoping to get a new start on things. I would really like to find a buddy or buddies to team up with and try to keep on track.
A little more about me, I have been over weight most of my life, have tried several diet plans, even lost a significant amount of weight with Nutrisystem many years ago. I have since gained it all back and then some and now am at my highest weight ever.
I am really unhappy with how my weight is affecting my life and want to do something about it. I don't have a specific plan yet, but I do know that I can't do this on my own.
Anyone out there wanna team up?
LadyHLG

Hi I would like a buddy too! :)

Wanna team up?

:wave: Hi Miss Lady!
Nice to meet you.
How would you like to get started?
Right now I dont have a specific plan or excersise routine. I am enrolled at the local gym and have joined a kickboxing class. My goal is to go to at least 2 of the 3 classes a week depending on schedule. (Was going to go tonight but after shoveling snow for 45 minutes I think I have met my daily excersise quota!)
My ultimate goal is to try and eat better, learn portion contol, of course lose weight.
So I am going to try to journal my food with FitDay, I have tried in the past, and I dont always stick with it.
So those are my long term goals.
How about you?
LadyHLG

Hello to both of you :flow1:
I was wondering if you would mind another buddy? I am starting a "new life" today. I want to put all of my efforts into changing my lifestyle to include regular daily exercise, better food choices and portion control. I have to say that it seems like a lot to change all at once, but I am trying to make it an obsession.
LadyHLG - Thank you for my first great tip. I never knew about FitDay. I have now set up my account and put in my first day's food list. WOW was that a shocker. I guess I never knew what a few extra meatballs with my pasta meant.
Well, I hope we can all help each other to accomplish our goals. I will plan to be here each day to give and receive encouragement.
Steffy

I'm definitely in "starting over" mode, though I'm new to this site. I'd love to team up with you as well.

Good Morning Ladies,
I would love to join you. I am feeling like I totally need a jump start to start over again.
I could really use some new buddies.
Hope to talk to all of you soon.

Good Morning!
 

Welcome Everyone!
This is so exciting! It kind of feels like getting together with a bunch of friends, which definitely makes the whole thing a little less daunting.

:o Ok, so here is my first "confession", I am scared to death to get on that scale, I keep putting it off, I'm mean I have a fairly good idea of what its going to say, but I just don't want to see that number because once I do I know I am going to be sad and depressed. I will just have to take a deep breath today and get it over with. It just amazes me that something so simple can be so hard!

Steffy, you are so right about how easy everything adds up.
I think I have made the decision that, for now, I'm going to try and hit a range of 1500 - 1700 cals. I can go for something more specific once I get a handle on portion control. That is my biggest downfall. I don't generally eat a lot of junk food, but I have no sense of portions and absolutely NO self control. A very bad combination!

Heading over to FitDay to finish my journaling for yesterday...
Talk to you all later, and have a great day everyone!
LadyHLG

I think it will be great to have a group of people to go to!!!!
LadyHLG - Don't be afraid. We are here for you and we are all in the same boat. It is a huge obstacle to overcome if you have not stepped on a scale in a while, but maybe if you try to estimate high and come in lower you will already start with a good feeling.

Now, her is my confession of the day. This is the first time in a very long time that I have gone to the gym two days in a row. Now I just have to keep up the pace. I think that the 1500 - 1700 calorie limit right now sounds good. After I eat my mid-afternoon snack of pomegrante seeds, I will already have consumed 960 calories. I will need to be very careful for dinner.

But speaking of dinner, have any of you seen the woman who makes dinner for breakfast. Now, while I think larger portions early in the day is a good idea, and eating less at night is a great idea, I really don't think I would get up at 5:30 am to pop a roast in the oven to be eaten 1 1/2 hours later. OK, so if it was made by someone else and ready when I got out of bed I probably would eat it, but there is no way I would take the time to make dinner foods in the morning. I will stick to the concept without the full conception.

I have heard of the dinner for breakfast thing. I dont think it sounds feasible either. I am not a morning person and I'm not much of a morning eater, I don't really get hungry until about 10:00 am most mornings.
Evenings are a bad time for me (or when I am totally bored or out with family or at a party or on vacation...list goes on and on and on) then I would eat just about anything, but not really mornings.
LadyHLG
p.s. Will be stepping on the scale this afternoon...aghh

Good Morning Everyone!
Well, I did it. I got on the scale and, to be honest, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. (Don't get me wrong, it wasn't great! Just not as high as I was expecting.) Well at least that is over with. Now on to better things.

I did find a website last night I wanted to share with you, its possible you might already know about it, but incase you haven't its call dietfacts.com.

It has nutritional info for tons of things, including resturants! Helped me to fill in a couple things over at FitDay.

Hope everyone is doing well!
Have a great day everyone!
LadyHLG

Good Morning Everyone!!

LadyHLG -

:cp: Congratuations on overcoming the "obstacle". It is a difficult thing to do if you do not have a clue as to where you stand. I am very happy for you that it wasn't too bad of an experience and that it didn't bring you down.

Thanks for the website. I have to say I am impressed because you appear to be doing the research to be successful, and in turn it is helping all of us, or at least helping me.

I am not sure if anyone has gone to my other post about measurements, but if anyone is interested in getting accurate measurements to keep track the site is http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/Ta...asurements.asp. While I want to lose "tons" of weight, I really want to keep track of how my progress is by the changes in my body. I know that with exercise comes additional muscle, so the measurements will hopefully give me a better picture of my progress.

I have a feeling this website may have other useful information in it also. I will have to browse through it tonight.

Hope everyone has a good day!!!!

Steph

Glad to see we got a little group going!!!!

Dear Starting Over
 

And apparently to a group. I did not scroll down.

I would like a buddy. I am totally new to this but am starting a new leaf. I have ignored my weight and the scales went to 275. This has caused many health issues. My focus is to drop so I can get healthy and walk without pain. I have chosen the South Beach Diet. My sister is a nurse and encouraged me to try this. This is my second week and I have been very pleased with the results. Through faith and hardwork, I am getting healthy this year! I want to be around for my family :dizzy:

Welcome LiveItNow!
Nice to see you again MissLady!

Ok here is my little confession for the day. I have to go to kickboxing and I totally do not want to go..at all! And half the reason is I don't want to go out into the cold. How pathetic is that?
Oh Well thats Wisconsin for you...
Have a good evening everyone!
LadyHLG

Dear Ladies:

I am excited about this site and look forward to working with you as we obtain our goals. I will mainly be online during the week at lunch (central time) and late evening, but will check as much as possible. Today was an exception cause I was off due to weather.

Weather permitting, I am starting Extreme Makeover 40 day Challenge. It is a six week course (1 night a week) and is supposed to be motivational. I hope it is good. I figured I needed all the help I coould get.

Good luck everyone! :wave:

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GOOD MORNING

LadyHLG*****Steffy*****Live it Now

Who knew it was not horrible to walk up the stairs to my 3rd floor office rather than take the elevator :)


I am trying to be accountable for my all day grazing

B: Piece of carb conscience toast with 1/4 tsp. apple spread
and 2 sf jellos

Good Day to you all -

Well, hopefully everyone has had a better day then me. So, I made it 3 days in a row to the gym. Today, not gonna make it. I have been going at lunch, which eleviates the dreaded cold issue (since I eventually have to go outside to leave here) but today was a horrible day with nothing being accomplished and I didn't make it to the work out. I actually had an appointment with a trainer to learn a proper routine, but I missed it. I have rescheduled for next week though and plan to continue my daily exercise.

As for food, BAD BAD BAD, I went to lunch with a co-worker who has a job from **** like I do and we actually had drinks at lunch. Alcohol is a really bad thing when trying to lose weight, but at least it was alcohol with a salad.

Well I hope everyone has a good rest of the day.

STAY MOTIVATED.

Hello Everyone!
Little late checking in today, been a busy day for work and to top it off I can't seem to wake up. My motivation is absolute nill. I just want to go back to bed! I don't think I mentioned that I work from home, so the temptation to nap is very real.

I did make it to kickboxing last night, and I am a little sore today. Not too bad, but enough. I didn't plan to workout tonight but since its snowing, mother nature had different plans for me...looks like I will be shoveling snow later.

Steffy, hang in there!! We all have those bad days. Tomorrow will be better, if for no other reason then its FRIDAY! :carrot: So how many days a week do you normally workout? For me its a struggle just to manage 2 times/week.

LiveItNow - What is the "Extreme Makeover 40 day Challenge"?

MissLady - Hooray for the stairs! :D

Ok, have to head on over to FitDay now and journal my food.
Have a good day everyone!
LadyHLG

Happy Monday everyone!!!!

Wow, I know I am bad about computers and communicating on the weekend, but I guess everyone else is too.

Well, the weekend wasn't too bad. I watched what I was eating for the most part. Saturday was easy, due to the snow I didn't go anywhere or do anything. And since there is no food in my house, I was ok. Both days I wanted to drive to Panera and have a morning egg souffle, (if you have never tried one, don't, you will be hooked) but the thought of the the calories and fat makes me stop. The calories aren't too awful at 470 (compared to the I.C. Mocha I have had there that is 700 :?: ) but the 35 grams of fat for one little item just kills me :mad: . So that will have to become one of those things that is eaten very rarely on a very special occasion.

Anyway, I am off to a good start today. I have brought relatively good foods for lunch, the only bad part is white bread. I just can not get into the grain breads that are not fresh baked. I am going to give the new Wonder Whole Grain White bread another try to see if I can get myself content with that.

I am also hitting the gym at one. I can watch my soap, so that should entice me to stay on the treadmill for almost an entire hour. I meet with a trainer tomorrow also, so I am hoping that will get me motivated in the right direction.

OK, enough about me. I hope everyone has a good day and stay positive for the week. I also hope everyone is still out there and sticking to their objective the best they can. :carrot:

Steph

Hi Everyone!
Hey Steff sounds like you and I had similar weekends. I didn't do so well on Saturday, threw a baby shower for my sister, had pizza and cake, (not a lot) but it was still not great. Dinner was even worse, I had some kind of rice and chicken dish, not even sure how to journal that.
Sunday was better, stayed home because of the snow. I don't really have any food in the house either, so I did ok for eating.
So today its back on track, but with a little less enthusiasm. I really dislike Mondays, and today is no exception, am fighting a headache, which will mean getting myself to the gym later will be more difficult.
Need to give myself a good swift kick in the keester!

Hope ya'll had a good weekend and are off to a better start to the week than I am.
LadyHLG

Hello All! Wow I thought I would be more faithful to website, but things have been crazy in my house. My children were in this weekend and of course it's "all about them" :) I loved it though!

I am proud of myself. With all this going on, I still lost weight, Since Friday, I lost 2.5 pounds.

I went to my 1st "Extreme Makeover Challenge Class. It was interesting. It is all about adding something healthy to lifestyle for 40 days.

We have not had snow here since last week, but with our wind I am COLD. We spent last evening hosting an evening of football. This on top of my children departing has left me pretty tiredd. But even with all the eating out and cooking for the party I managed the weight loss God is good. Even though technically starting my 3rd week, I am still following the majority of Phase 1. Not sure if that is good or bad, but I feel I need to do it. I was a little lax yesterday, but still within Phase 2. Wish me luck and I hope everyone else keeps it up!

Have a great evening/day and look forward to learning more of this South Beach.

Hello Everyone!
Hope you all are having a good day.
Little cranky today, partly because I am sore from kickboxing last night. We had a new instructor(learning to cover for our usual instructor while she is out to have a baby). I know she's new but she really didn't warm us up well, started out right away with some squats, which was not a good way to begin. My knees were sore all the way through class.
Anyway, trying to stay on track, hard when you are cranky, just wanna have some chocolate and call it a day! Thankfully I don't have anything like that in the house.

I've been looking at my journaling over the last week and with the exception of the weekend, I did pretty good, but I think I need to watch my fat intact a bit more and try for more protein.

Time to knock off work for the day and relax a little.
Have a good evening everyone!
LadyHLG

Hello everyone -

I tried to reply earlier today and it would not take the response. So I gave up.

Anyway, LadyHLG, it sounds like your new kickboxing instructor isn't very well trained. They should understand that in an open class like that not everyone is at the same level. Hopefully it will get a little better so that you do not get discouraged and quit.

I have to meet again with a personal trainer tomorrow. All I wanted to do is learn some of the machines I do not know how to use, but they are trying to sell me a training package. While I know it would be a great thing to do, I have more important things to spend $2600 on in 4 months.

So, I am going to get ready for bed now. Hope everyone has had a good day.

Steph

Hello everyone!
Hope you are all still with us.

Steffy - I haven't done a meeting with a personal trainer at the gym for that very reason! I hate those hard sell routines. Luckily, I have an easy out, NO MONEY!!

So I had a terrible day, seems to be the theme of the week for me. I didn't even attempt to control my eating, and well I know I went way over board. Why do I do that? It seems I have all the strength of a wet noodle when it comes to food. I just have to keep trying; because I think this time I might actually be doing something right. Pay attention to portions. Keep an eye on the overall and journal!! I just have to keep at it. (That’s my mantra today, just keep trying, just keep trying..)

So I didn't make it to kickboxing tonight. My sister was in town with my niece and we went shopping. Frankly, I wasn't looking forward to class with the new instructor; I do have to go on Friday. Does it ever feel like the world is totally against you in the weight loss thing? I mean I finally get determined to get back into exercise and now this new instructor. :tantrum:

***Warning Rambling Rant to Follow, Read at your Own Risk*****
I have to admit something, it may just be in my head but it kind of irritated me at the time. Obviously, a heavier woman in kickboxing is well, not as coordinated and some of the other people in the class, but, I did take karate for over a year, I have a purple belt (which is about intermediate on the belt scale), granted it was several years and about 100lbs ago but I know the moves pretty well, and my form may not be perfect every time but I do know what I am doing. This new instructor kept coming over to me, to show me how to do things, "the right way". I mean I watch others in class and let me tell you some of them have way worse form than I do! I'm not sure if she thought I was new or she just figured the fat chick needed some help, but it really started to piss me off.
Ok I'm finished ranting, I just needed to get that off my chest. I feel better now.

Anyway, sorry for the long-winded post, I guess this is just not my week.
Tomorrow will be better right????
Have a good night everyone!
LadyHLG

Hello Everyone.......Everyone.....Where is everyone?

LadyHLG - DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!!!. This can be accomplished by both of us. I am not sure how forward you are, but maybe you can calmly (or not) speak to this new instructor about how you feel. It will be a shame if this person makes you discouraged from getting a great workout. Maybe instead of the instructor there is another person who runs the place that you can contact. Just don't give up.

I decided this morning to cancel my appointment with the personal trainer. I think I will just try to teach myself the ab and arm machines since they all have directions on them. I do want to deal with the pressure of telling them that I can not afford to give them half of my paychecks for the next 4 months.

Now, on the food issue. One thing I have started doing to maintain portion control is to change the dish. I have been eating pasta out of a regular bowl and I find that if I do not rush through it, one bowl is enough. I have also purchased some dessert plates and I am going to start using them regularly. I truly believe that the size of the dish makes a huge difference. I am also going to start asking for a container right off the bat when I eat out. If I take half of the food away, I won't eat it.

Hang in there and have a great day!!!!:D

Steph

Metoo!metoo! I Would Love Some Buddies. I Am New To 3fc. I Am 315 Lbs And Struggling Every Day(its Only Been 2 Weeks Since I Started) Iam Trying To Exersise More And Eat Less. Sounds Simple Huh?

Welcome Lumpy! Chime in anytime!
Hope everyone had a good day (and are still with us..)

So had a better day, stayed on track, I admit it was difficult, really hungry today. What do you do when you have reached your calorie goal and are still hungry, I mean stomach actaully growling?

Steph, I'm afraid I am not at all the kind of person who could say something to the instructor. Probably would be healthier if I could but just not my personality type. I will just have to stick with it (and try to get a spot in the room away from her, hopefully she wont notice me quite so much).

Anyway, its off to bed for me!
Hang in there everyone, hope you all had a good day!
Heather (aka - LadyHLG)

Welcome Lumpy -

Hopefully you stick to the Forum. If anything we are here just to rant to. Ok, so I will awol again this weekend from the Forum. I just try to avoid the computer at home other than looking at the radar.

So, today is my unofficial weigh in day. I am starting week three of actual effort. For the past two weeks I have worked out 3 days each week. I need to increase that to 4 or 5. But at least I am getting out there.

I hope everyone survived the weekend. Remember, if you fell apart yesterday, today is a new day to begin again.

Steph

Hi Gals!
Just a quick post to say "Hello". Feeling rather miserable. My sweet little neice was kind enough to give me her cold so I had a yucky weekend. Was feeling slightly better yesterday, but today I'm terribly light-headed. So I think I will wish everyone a good day and go lay down!
Catch you all later!
Heather

Good morning ladies. Mind if I join your group?

My name is Cindy and I've been a member of this site for well over a year. When I first joined I enjoyed the support and camaraderie, and I lost about 25 pounds rather quickly. Then, of course, life got in the way. My husband got transferred to another state and the move threw off my routine and I still haven't gotten it back. We've been here in Georgia for over a year now, and I'm still where I was when I started!

I'm a stay-at-home Mom and my son is 2 years old. Losing weight was much easier before he started walking (or should I say, running!). But I'm determined again and it would be wonderful to have some more buddies. I check in with another thread on this site every so often, with a wonderful bunch of ladies, but I think I need all the support I can get!

As far as my "plan", I just try to eat better. Less fat, more protein (to stay full), no "seconds", more water. And I'm trying to do Tae Bo every day, and calisthenics every morning. It's not much, but it's a start.

Hope you don't mind if I join in, you seem like a motivated and supportive bunch.

Cindy B.

Hey, have room for one more? I joined 3FC about a month ago -- yes, that infamous New Year's thing! - and I post on a few other threads but some of them are running dry (no one seems to show up!). You guys seem really supportive of each other and you post and share frequently!

A small bit about me. I'm 46 (still trying to figure out how that happened! :D ), have three kids and mostly a SAHM but work PT as a pharmaceutical auditor. I never really had a weight issue until I had kids. Oh, I thought I was a fat cow at 130; now I'd give my right arm to be in the shape I was in 15 years ago! I lost about 20 lbs. 3 yrs. ago but stupidly ate my way back up the scale. When I've lost the weight b/4, exercise has been a key element of my process. I've actually learned to - gulp! like exercise! I've managed to lose 5 lbs. this past month of January. My biggest problems w/food is eating waaaayyyyy too much of junk at night. You know, when the house is quiet, something good is on the tube and no one is asking you for yet one more minute of your time? So, I've stopped doing that (so far, so good) and have worked my exercise back to 3 miles on the treadmill, 5x's/week plus 2 or 3 (ok, TWO) days a week of weight stuff. I also try to get in an extra 1.5 miles for a dog walk as often as I can. No really fast or anything, but just to move and get my legs used to something other than a flat (read broken) treadmill.

Hope you have room for one more!

Jo

Hello everyone!
Welcome Cindy & Jo!!
Feeling a bit better today. I can tell this darn cold is going to hang in there though and totally muck up my week!
I have to confess I haven't journaled for several days, but I haven't eaten much either. This cold couldn't have come at a worse time (actually I'm not sure when a good time would be). This is about the time I usually just give up on the weight loss thing and go back to my bad habits. I don't want to do that! So even though there is no way to exercise until I shake this and my eating isn't going to be as structured, I will try to keep posting here daily, it will help keep me motivated and on track so to speak.

Steff - Way to go on the exercise! Even if you only slowly add the extra couple of days, your commitment to it so far has been really wonderful!

Cindy B. - Sounds like we have similar approaches to our eating plans. I'm trying to put myself in the frame of mind that I am not denying myself anything but to pay attention to what I am eating and how much I am eating. When I tell myself I can't have something, that seems to be the only thing I want!

Jo - Please, please, please, tell me how you learned to like exercise!! Because quite franly I hate exercise! Which is why I am doing kickboxing, its something that makes me think. I get bored too quickly with other kinds of exercise and then can't stay motivated with it.

Hope you all have a good day! Stay focused!

LadyHLG

Lady H -- After I had my first kid 16 yrs. ago, I bought some Firm tapes and rode a stationary bike. It took me forever to be able to actually get through and entire Firm tape and completely do the whole thing. Seriously, like 8-12 weeks. But once I got to a certain point and could actually do it and weight was starting to come off, it's like I finally got it. It did make me feel better when I got the exercise in. It made me feel stronger. Now, I've gone off and on exercising over the past 15 years but I always feel better just doing it. But I had to feel it in my body, you know? And accomplishing something - like all the reps the women on the tape are doing - just gives you a real sense of accomplishment. BTW, I hated the stationary bike. Don't like real bikes either. We (hubby and I) bought a Nordic Track eekks, years ago. He always liked it. I had to force myself to use it and always found that it hurt my lower back. I personally like to treadmill. Alot of people find it boring but I like pushing myself on it cause I'd never, ever, ever walk or run that fast in the real world! I was bored stiff just watching tv but got an ipod and the music really, really helps me. Especially when the beat is just dead on w/the pace I'm running. I think I like exercise because I really like how it makes me feel. I don't always feel like exercising and frequently think "oo, I'm going to have a great workout" then have to force myself to stay on the treadmill (and think of it as a dreadmill the whole time:D ) but I just do it. I think finding something you really like is imperative to sticking w/a routine. Mix things up, try different things. Kickboxing appeals to me very much but the bucks for that just aren't around right now. My brother has a black belt in karate, which also appeals to me, but again it's just too expensive. I also try to get any exercise done in the a.m. I find it very hard to motivate myself later on in the day. Even getting the dog out for a walk is sometimes challenging! I also had a cold the other week. Not necessarily a reall bad cold, but man did it wipe me out. Completely and totally beat. It ran it's course and I felt better after a week. I posted something I found on another thread and thought it was really good. My last thoughts are that watching what you eat; dieting; exercising, etc. -- it's 90% mental. If you can get the mental thing working, I believe the rest will follow.

1. Exercise six days a week, for the rest of your life. Whether you want to or not, whether you feel like it or not.
2. Do serious aerobic exercise four days a week (45 min), for the rest of your life.
3. Do serious strength training, with weights, two days a week for the rest of your life.
4. Spend less than you make.
5. Quit eating crap.
6. Care.
7. Connect and commit.

Hi ladies!

Lady H: Stick with it! That cold is a test, and you can pass with flying colors! Life is never perfect, and you have to deal with the obstacles in your way by jumping over them, not letting them stop you. You can do it!

Jo, I am exactly the way you are with the late night snacks. I can eat very sensibly all day long and not feel hungry, but once my son is in bed and it's time to watch tv or read or just relax, I get so snacky! And it's not hunger, it's just bad habit. My husband is the same way, so we tend to make it worse for each other. Sometimes I feel like we just plain binge! If I could cut that out, I know my calorie intake would be so much less. And last night I didn't do it! I finally started using my FitDay account online, and I added in all my food choices for the day. Just before sitting down to watch 24 (which was great, by the way!), I looked at how many calories I'd had for the day, and instead of having popcorn for a tv snack I had an orange instead, felt so much better about myself, and stopped! (Now, it helped that hubby wasn't there because he wouldn't have stopped at an orange!)

Exercise is really mental for me. I've always been able to push myself once I start; the problem is getting started. I just gave away my treadmill through Freecycle last week because it wasn't working quite right, and I really miss it! Although I hadn't used it in months because the program I like wasn't working any more. But I used my iPod, too, and I have an exercise playlist with really motivational songs. And watching tv is good with the treadmill for me, too, if there's something good on (which is rare).

Right now I'm doing Tae Bo and I really like Billy Blanks because he always says something inspirational, even if I've watched the dvd 10 times already, it still lifts me up. And I feel I'm getting better at doing it already.

Walking outside is good too, but now that my son is no longer all that thrilled about staying in the stroller, I can't "power walk" like I used to. THAT really took off the weight.

Take care, ladies!

Cindy B.

Hello all -

Nice to have a few new ladies to replace the "lost bunch". I have been awol a few days, mainly because I have been swamped at work, as usual.

But, I have made it everyday to the gym on my lunch. I find that it is the best time for me. If I can control a TV I watch Days and makes me stay on the treadmill for at least 45 minutes. I do not mind the treadmill, especially since I am either watching TV or listening to my IPod. I am going to just teach myself the Nautalis (sp) items I want to use and make up my own workout. I just don't have the energy to deal with the obnoxious trainer again.

As for eating, I realized how bad I was last week, not evening thinking I was that bad. I had a Pampered Chef party on Thurs and I ate cake and dip and crap. I think that screwed my week up. So I am being more attentive to what I am eating this week.

Hope everyone has a good day!!!!

Steph

Hello all!
Hope you all had a good day. I'm feeling better each day, but not yet completely there. At least I can sleep now, no more fever and I can breath most of the time. Looking forward to shaking this off.
I dont have much to talk about. Just trying to get better and eat sensibily, getting lots of OJ.
Got a little good news today, a friend of mine emailed to ask if I would like to workout with her at least one night a week. This will be a big help, its definately easier to get myself to the gym if I know I am meeting someone.
Now all I gotta do is get over this cold!!

Have a good night everyone!
Heather

Good morning ladies!

Hi Steph. Good for you for going to the gym every day at lunch. You just have to keep doing it and pretty soon it will become a habit and you won't want to miss a day (at least that's what I keep telling myself....).

Heather: Glad you're getting better. You're doing what I usually do when I feel I'm getting sick, and that's drinking lots of oj. I just can't bring myself to take any medicine, except Advil on the rare occasions I have a headache. I have this crazy idea in my head that orange juice can cure anything!

I have a new love... FitDay! I think you ladies have talked about it on this thread already. I had an account last year but didn't use it much, but right now for me it's a lifesaver! I had no idea what I was eating or how much, but this really helps me hold myself accountable. I like how you can add a custom food, too.

Take care today, talk to you later.

Cindy B.

Hi all, just thought I'd pop in today. Yesterday was not a good exercise day for me as I had a huge fight w/my 10 yr. old b/4 she left for school. Basically just did 2 miles on the TM but fumed the entire time and didn't enjoy one second of it. But, I did it anyway. Not the best workout but at least I pushed through. Today was much, much better (for everything!). I now have the confidence of knowning that I can do 3 miles in 45 minutes on the TM. Next goal w/be to whittle that down to 3 miles in 40 minutes. Little by little I'll get there. Weighing in tomorrow and am hoping it's down. Oh, and I reached my goal of 70 miles for the month of January. Nice NSV! :D

Steph, kudos to you for getting to the gym on your lunch hour! Having a soap always makes the time go by faster. I used to watch OLTL but after the umpteenth time that Todd and Blair got back together just to break up I gave up! Still catch it sometimes if I ever think to turn the tube on during the daytime!

Heather, glad to hear you're over the worst of it. Sleep as much as possible; it helps alot! I'm like you w/advil and stuff. Won't even take it if I have a fever cause I feel that the fever is doing it's job killing the bug. Headaches though, now they're a different story!

Cindy, I like Fitday too. I used it a lot when I first started cause seeing the amount of calories I was actually eating was surprising! I'm not always logging into it now adays but I keep track of it in my head. Watch it on the exercise though. It seems to be way under on calories burned. Here's a link I found on this site that seems pretty accurate to me. Plus you can plug in a big variety of activities and times/speeds/distances unlike Fitday.

http://caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.html

Hope everyone is doing well! Talk to ya later!

Jo

Hello all -

Well it is the last day of the week, YIPPPPEEE. It has been such a long week, I feel like hibernating for the next two days.

I skipped out on walking yesterday, so I must motivated myself to go today. Other than that, nothing new. OH, wait, the annoying Personal Trainer called yesterday. He is pushy and annoying. No wonder why I don't want to deal with him. I will just teach and motivate myself and I should be ok.

Hope everyone is hanging in there!!!!