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26/F Looking for a "buddy" to help support & encourage each other!
Hello! I'm looking for an e-mail/IM buddy that I can support & encourage in the WL struggle & hopefully get the same back!
My weaknesses: Not working out as much as I should Junk food Liquor I went from 272 to 179 but now I'm back at 210. I've been bouncing back up and down between 205-210 the last 2-3 months. I am trying to get a handle on things & get to my ultimate goal of 172. |
Welcome Kara! I know you'll find the support & motivation you need here! If you ever need an extra kick in the butt ... let me know, I'm your girl :)
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I can be your buddy. :D
Just curious, where are you at? Do you want to post here daily what we ate and what we did for workouts? |
Hey Kara and Adpitan!
Would you two be interested in a threesome buddy group? I posted earlier some info about my weight loss so far and whatnot... and how I was looking for a buddy! I could really use some extra motivation and support because I really want to get to work on these last few pounds (and maybe more if it goes okay). Congratulations on your weight loss so far Kara!! That's amazing! How have you lost it so far? I would say one of my strengths is actually working out... and I've been known to literally drag people out of bed to get them to do it with me :p My weaknesses are sugar, chocolate, my mom's house (her cooking, her fridge, her "you know you don't have to completely eliminate certain foods" - which I tend to translate to mean I can have EVERYTHING IN SIGHT)... also binge eating in front of the TV. I love your idea of posting what you're doing every day Adpitan - that is one of the reasons why I wrote to you guys! I think the structure could be really good! Anyway! Lemme know if you are interested! Eesabella |
It all sounds peachy to me. where are you at, if I may ask. I am trying to find someone to go to the gym along with me. I am in the bay area and belong to 24 hour fitness.
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Too bad :(
I'd love to go to the gym with you! I'm in Maryland! We could work out cell phone to cell phone, but that could get kinda creepy with all the heavy breathing :D
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Originally Posted by eesabella: |
Ha Ha Ha!
If I could just imagine the owner of the heavy breath chasing me, that could keep me motivated :p
I guess we could wait to see if Kara wants to buddy-up threeways? I dunno! I've been writing up menu plans for myself because I'm kind of new to calorie counting - so I already have what I ate yesterday written out. So what is your fitness and food plan Adpitan? |
No real reason to wait, today is just as good as any and anyone who wants to join in, can. So, the first thing we need to do is think of a name for our fabulous little group. The second thing we need to do is set a goal, i.e. 12 weeks of something and then at the end of that 12 weeks we move on to something else. Doesn't have to be like that, but you know what I mean. I just have 12 weeks on the brain bc that is how long the Body-For-Life (BFL) challenge is. It could even be a 4 week challenge and let's say we want to lose 10 lbs in 4 weeks, so we would need to lose 2.5 lbs per week to achieve that. I think that is completely reasonable, should we lose more then hooray for us, should we lose less then the world doesn't end and we figure out how we can lose 2.5 the next week. Does this sound good?
Oh, yes, I'm also a big fan of weekly goals. So, I think each Monday when we post our foods/workouts that we also put our goals for the week. As for my woe, I am currently following Nutrisystem and yes, I have heard all the negative talk about it but so far I have enjoyed everything except the Orange Beef Noodles. I picked that for convenience, I am currently back in school (already graduated college once) working on my pre-med reqs and study a lot and find it difficult to arrange my meals either daily or weekly. Plus having to cook is usually hard for me lately as I don't get home until late and don't want to cook or I just don't want the left overs. I need simplicity and convenience since I am not getting it any where else, most especially my classes. As far as the gym is concerned, it is a distant memory but one that I miss terribly. My plan is to do cardio 3 times a week minimum and weights 2-3 times a week. What about you? What is your woe and workout plan? How does all of this maddeness I just suggested sound? |
Lotsa Stuff
K cool :P Well here is what I ate yesterday:
Breakfast - 3 Soy Pankcakes and 1/2 Cup Strawberries Snack - 2 Pumpkin Muffins and 1 Cup Milk Lunch - 1 Cup Broccoli and Arroz Con Pollo (long grain rice, vegs, chicken) Snack - Bean Dip and 4 (large) Wheat Crackers Dinner - Crispy Baked Fish and 1 Cup Veggie Dessert - 1/2 Cup Cottage Cheese, 1 Cup Strawberries, 1 Cup of Chocolate Soy Slender Calories 1981, Fat 60.6 Exercise: Funny how I boasted about my will to work out and yesterday I sucked! :dizzy: I put in my yoga DVD and started it - then I got a work call. Went back to it, ended up sitting on my mat and clipping my toe nails. Then I switched to a shorter work out. Was going to do the hour plus one, since I was slacking I switched to the 40 min. one, but didn't end up doing it. I did work out this morning though! :cool: Weekly Goal: To stick to my meal plan all week! A name, hmmm... I'm drawing a blank. Something diva-like I'm thinking, I've got nothing! Have you thought of anything? I love the way you think! Let's definitly do challenges! I was just browsing the challenge area of the board. So 10 pounds in 4 weeks? That's exciting! I've never lost that quickly, but I'm certainly up for trying!! I don't own a scale and only weigh at my Mom's... but I'm probably going to end up buying one because I think it would be better to watch my progress closely! Love the weekly goal idea too! I'm putting mine at the top of this post with my food from yesterday. I haven't heard anything bad about the Nutrisystem plan! What have people said about it? I don't even know much about Nutrisystem... I take it you like it so far!? Congrats on working on pre-med! That's exciting! What do you want to be when you grow up :p? It sounds like I am your opposite! I work from home - commission work. I put in a few hours a week of non-paid work, then I just wait for calls. When the customers call, I work. Otherwise I can do what I want. So while you are busy and out and about, I have WAY too much time on my hands and I spend all of it at home! Boredom = me eating in front of the TV. I got smart and cancelled my cable and I actually think that's helping a lot. Now I get netflix and don't spend nearly as much time pigging out in front of the TV. My diet is basically to not eat refined sugar, including white rice, white flour, pasta, etc... Nothing hydrogenated. I watch cholesterol a bit because high cholesterol runs in my family. I try to eat somewhat organic - eggs and milk for sure. A lot of my dietary changes I originally made to improve my mood because I have/had a lot of menstral-related mood issues that I have mostly corrected by changing my diet! I am writing up meal plans as I said to count calories and fat for the first time... I am going for 2000 - 2100 for now, but I think I may go down from there as it seems most people here eat a lot less than I do!! I do aerobics and yoga. When the weather is nice I garden and bike! I love your madness! You are so motivated and motivational!!! |
hey girls, i'd love to buddy up with ya'll too!!! :):):)
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Sounds good to me Beth! That's awesome that you're in MD! I'm just outside of Baltimore, how about you?
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Wow, you guys are certainly motivated! I'd love to be a part of this too! Can't have too many buddies. I'm in this for the long haul...I need to be hot and sexy for my hubby (and for me :D )!
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Sounds good Sherry! Congratulations on your 12 pound loss! What have you been doing to lose the weight?
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I see you fun people have been busy today. :D
I saw this in ChickinHouston's post, "hot and sexy", we could be the "hot and sexy challenge"...any thoughts? Food today: NS Nutricinnamon squares 120 cals Berkeley 1% Milk 65 cals Apple 63 cals NS Fudge Graham Bar 190 cals Balsamic Vinagrette 50 cals Spinach 13 cals Tomatoes 28 cals zucchini, 1 cal Tyson Chicken Strips 33 cals Cheddar 47 cals Applesauce 97 cals Mozzarella 78 cals V8 - 5.5 oz 30 cals Roasted Sunflower Seeds 53 cals NS Green Pepper Steak w/rice 270 cals Strawberries 18 cals Totals 1157 cals Weekly goal: lose 3 lbs , clean eating, more sleep eesabella, I bet if you cut back to 1500-1600 cals you would drop faster. just a suggestion. I picked up the tanita scale which does weight and body fat and I am loving it and hating it at the same time. Ok, well I think I am signing off for the night as I am very, very tired and have read soooooooo much chemistry today I can't handle reading any more. :D Everyone have a fabulous evening and will chat with you all tomorrow |
Hey Eesabella.....i'm about an hour 1/2 south of B-More....SOUTHERN SOUTHERN maryland, haha Probably never heard of it, but i live in St. Mary's COunty:)
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Gotta Get Hot and Sexy!!
Good Afternoon Everyone!!
Food Yesterday: Breakfast - Nestle Inn Egg (egg, flour, laughing cow, turkey pepperoni, veggies) Snack - 1/4 C peanut butter, 4 Wheat Crackers, Banana Lunch - Salad w Turk Pep and Annie's Snack - 20 Salt and Vinegar Chips Dinner - Part of Chile Con Carne (veggies, ground chicken, beans) and 1/8 Cup Cauliflower, 1/2 Cup Cottage Cheese, 1/2 Cup Strawberries Got nauseous and scarfed down this additional stuff :dizzy: 12 Pretzels, 8 Saltines and a cup of Ginger Ale Calories - 1523, Fat - 50 Still stayed under my daily calorie allowance though! Exercise: 40 min. Cardio Salsa, 30 min. of lower body, arms and stretching. I love the name Adpitan!! The Hot and Sexy Challenge gets my vote - how about you Kara, Beth and Chick? Once we pick a name, what do you say to starting a new thread with the name at the top so we can attract more Hot and Sexy gals to join :spin: ? Good going on your food yesterday Adpitan!! Your list is making my stomach growl and I just ate lunch!! :eek: I'm thinking I am going to aim even lower! Now that I'm watching the calories each day and not getting too hungry, I think I can handle less. We'll see... maybe I'll go for between 1300 - 1800, 1800 being my very top. Which tanita scale did you get? That $40 one or the $200 one?? That looks really cool - don't think I can afford the reeeeally cool one though. :/ Well Beth... I actually don't know Maryland very well, because I'm new to the area - so you're right, I don't know St. Mary's county :o . My parent's live in Lothian - is that near you? Feel free to start posting your meals, exercise and goal for the week everyone!! Ees |
eesabella, your foods and cals look great. Are you drinking regular ginger ale or diet ginger ale?
I still haven't made it to the gym but it's not as if I am sitting around doing nothing. I am actually walking around campus in SF which is not flat by any stretch of the imagination. I walk up stairs every day and usually have a backpack that weighs about 20 lbs, so I get some working out in. :D Yeah, yeah I know I'm stretching it. I'll post my food at the end of my day. Right now I have more chemistry to study. |
Ooh! Good call on the diet ginger ale!! It was regular! I felt so sick, I didn't get specific, "Get pretzels, saltines and ginger ale!" Would have saved about 130 calories had I done that. Well, you live and learn!!
Your walking around DEFINITLY counts as exercise. My daily exercise looks good for today, but aside from about 30-60 min. worth of cleaning every day... during the cold months I don't do much aside from rolling out of bed, rolling in front of my computer! My boyfriend doesn't work out at all - but he leaves the house for work. AND he smokes - it kills me after I bust my but and I'm more out of breath when we go for a hike or bike ride. Grrrr... occupational un-hazard :D K I'm done babbling!! |
11/17 Foods
Egg, white only, 49
Lanegers Cranberry Juice 140 FF Strawberry Yogurt 170 NS Noodles w/chicken and veggies 140 Pineapple, raw 38 Grapes, raw, NS as to type 36 Watermelon, raw 24 Yoplait Boston Cream Pie 110 Tyson Steak Strips 47 Low Sodium V8 5.5 30 NS Thin Crust Cheese Pizza 140 - This was BEYOND GOOD. I added 2 black olives to it and yum, yum Early CA Olives Whole 38 NS Caramel Dessert Bar 140 Totals 1101 calories. I know I missed some veggies in here but I was actually very satisfied today, that and I was really busy with trying not to fail my chemistry class :D Have a wonderful evening everyone! |
Food: Breakfast - 3 Soy Pankcakes and 1 Cup Strawberries
Snack - Banana, 1 serving Terra Chips Lunch - Salad w Turk Pep and Annie's Snack - 2 Laughin Cow, 1 Wheat Cracker and 3 Pretzels Dinner - Grilled Catfish with Mustard-Lemon Sauce and 1 Cup Vegetable Snack - 2 Laughin Cow, 1 Kavli Thin Dessert - 1/2 Cup Cottage Cheese, 1 Cup Strawberries and 1 Cup Soy Slender Calories: 1472 Fat: 36 Exercise: 40 minutes Quick Fix Dance Cardio and 16 min., buns and arms! :carrot: Almost time for to check how we did for the week!! Woo hoo!! Hope I have a scale by then :p Hope everyone has a great Friday!! Ees |
Food for 11/18:
Breakfast - 3 Egg white Omlete Snack - 3 Kavli Crispy Thin, Carrots and 2 Soy Slender Lunch - Subway 6-inch whole wheat turkey and ham Snack - Sugar Free Low Cal/Fat Cocoa, 1 Cup Milk and Banana Dinner - Venison w/ soy, olive oil, onion sauce, 1 Cup Veggie Dessert - Soy Slender, Pumpkin Bread, Strawberries, 1 Cup Milk, Sugar Free Low Cal/Fat Cocoa Calories - 1708, Fat - 38.3 Exercise: Christmas Shopping!!! :cheer: 3+ hours of walking! (I know, I know - does it count?... but I usually don't leave my couch, so yes it does!! :p ) Adpitan - I see you lost 3 pounds!! :hat: :dance: :cheer: :dance: :hat: WEW HEW!!!! Good Going!!! Hey, there is a challenge area of the board, shall we move the thread there? Call it Hot and Sexy Challenge, see if we get some more players? :D Talk to you later Chicka!! Keep up the AWESOME work!! |
11-19
Food: Breakfast - 3 Egg white Omlete and Banana
Snack - 3 Kavli Crispy Thin, 1/8 C peanut butter and Carrots Lunch - Chile Con Carne, 1 Cup Veggie Snack - Smart Balance, Sm Pumpkin Bread Later Snack - 1/2 serve Turkey Pepperoni, Edamame Dinner - Chicken Picatta and 1 Cup Veggie Dessert - Low Fat Soy Egg nog, Almond Butter, Strawberries Cal - 1586 Fat - 51 Exercise: 50 minutes Yoga Shakti |
Originally Posted by eesabella: To answer your question. I lost the first 50 pounds by counting calories & walking a lot. I really cut back on the food & stepped up the exercise. The rest of the weight I lost when my husband and I split up. I was pretty upset and found that the only solice was hitting the gym. Plus I was devestated so I didn't eat that much. I know, I know. Not healthy! |
I will start posting my food for the day & exercise tommorrow.
Starting weight is 213. Yick. No exercise today but I did eat very well. I'm trying to incorporate more fruits/veggies back into my diet. |
HI everyone! Sorry I fell off the face of the forum. I got overwhelmed by the stress of a big chem test and did not have much time to chat or eat well :(
Anyways, tomorrow (Monday, 11/28) is the start of a new week for working out and eating. I have not forgotten you all, I just got buried. Forgive me? I also have finals in about 3 weeks so I will probably fade away in 2 weeks and then come right back around 12/14. My goals for this week are to lose 3.5 lbs and to do cardio 3 times this week and to eat cleanly all week. I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving and is ready to rock and roll our challenge. BTW I see everyone has been doing extremely well, congrats and keep up the good work. |
I'm Still Around Too
Hi Kara and Adpitan! Are you two around!? So I ate REALLY poorly one day and sat down to report it - when I saw that no one else had written (not at all meaning to place the blame elsewhere), I thought, hey, I'm off the hook :o
Anyway, I hope you two still want to buddy up - I definitly do!! I haven't been eating that great or that bad - I checked my weight at my parent's house over Thanksgiving and I am still at 160 - at least I haven't gained!! :cb: My goal for this week is to report what I ate/exercise every day - good or bad! I'm gonna look around for another group or two to join as well... I think it would be good to be accountable in a few different places. I'm going to start filling in what I've eaten for today so I have something to post tomorrow! Talk to you later! Eesabella |
Okay, here it is! My shameful day yesterday!
Food: Breakfast - Steel Cut Oatmeal, Raisins, Flaxseed, Wheat Germ and Turkey Bacon Lunch - Slim Fast SF and Apple Snack - Laughin Cow, 1.5 Kavli Thin and Pomegranate Dinner - Venison, Spinach, Biscuits, Smart Balance Snack - Soy Slender SF, Apple, 2 Cups Milk, Nesquik SF Calories: 2013, Fat: 61 Exercise: 15 minutes - Stretching and shadow boxing. It could be worse, I could have had a lunch instead of slim fast. Slim fast totally goes against my desire to not eat fake stuff (as does the nesquik). I have no explanation for that - they are sugar free - so more fake stuff!! Hope you two are still around!! Ees! |
Dec. 2 - Breakfast - Slim Fast SF and Banana
Snack - Carrots, Mushrooms and horseradish mustard Lunch - Slim Fast SF and Apple Snack - Pear and Pretzels Dinner - Tofu Veggie Stir Fry and Couscous Dessert - 2 Cups Milk 4 Serv. Nesquik Cal - 1746, Fat - 52.7 Where oh where are my buddies? :^: |
Oh yeah, :p and 45 minutes of yoga for Dec. 2
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Oops, the food and exercise that I posted yesterday was for Dec. 1!
Dec. 2 food: Breakfast - Nestle Inn Egg and Apple Lunch - Slim Fast SFand Banana Snack - Carrots, Mushrooms and Horseradish mustard Dinner - Tofu Veggie Stir Fry and Couscous Dessert - 2 Cup Milk, 4 Serv. Nesquik, Pretzels and Soy Slender SF Cal - 1725, Fat - 53 Exercise - None :nono: If anyone new is reading this! You are welcome to join! We want to call this group The Hot and Sexy Chicks once it gets going... Post what we have done for exercise and eating every day. And post a goal for the week on Mondays! :) Ees |
Dec. 3: Breakfast - Apple, Pear, Slim Fast SF and Banana
Lunch - Salad w Chicken and Annie's Snack - Apple and Pretzels Dinner - Chicken Picatta, 2 Cup Broccoli and 1 Cup Milk Dessert - Farina 1 Cup, Banana and Soy Slender SF Cal - 1733, Fat - 32 Exercise 50 min. 20-cardio +stretch, arms, abs |
December 4th
Food: Breakfast - Pear, Slim Fast SF and a Banana Snack - Laughin Cow and 1.5 Kavli Thin Lunch - Chicken Picatta and 1 Cup Veggie Snack - Apple and 1/2 Serve Pretzels Dinner - Thai Veggie Toss, Couscous and 1 Cup Milk Dessert - Soy Slender SF, Popcorn, Goldfish, Apple and Peanut Butter Cal - 1736, Fat - 52 Exercise: None! |
Dec. 5 Food: Breakfast - Slim Fast SF and Banana
Lunch - Thai Veggie Toss and Long Grain Rice Snack - Apple, Peanut Butter, Carrots, Mushrooms and Dijon mustard Dinner - Chicken, Potato, 1 Cup Veggie, Horseradish mustard, Ketchup, Tomato and Vinegar Dessert - Apple, Peanut Butter, Soy Slender SF and Goldfish Cal - 1667, Fat - 52.4 Exercise - 45 min. yoga, 30 min. walk! This will be my last reply to this thread unless someone writes!!! Write me when stuff quiets down with school Adpitan!! -Ees |
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