WI was 259 today.

OK ladies here is what I have for this week. it was a tough week for us as a team... Lets kick it up a notch this week!

Macomer
SW: 170
CW: 160

JasonsLea
SW: 258
CW: 259

JamieJo
SW: 163
CW: 160

Stephanie
SW:144
CW:140

Dancingirl - 2 lb loss overall and still going!
SW:175
CW:173

Prepping Bride
SW: 183
CW: 177

TEAM PURPLE OVERALL:
Starting Weight: 1093 lbs
Ending Goal Weight: 862 lbs
Total Weight to lose: 231 lbs
Current Weight: 1069 lbs
Total Loss: 24 lbs

ok so yesterday's weigh-in SUCKED for me... so how am I going to make next Monday different?

I'm NOT going to overindulge in booze +food this weekend. the connection is so clear: i am SO good with my choices... UNTIL I get drunk, and then its game on and ill eat whatever you put in front of me. even if its something i would never consider eating otherwise. and i'll eat a lot of it. right before bed. there's no way i can expect to be down on monday if i do that on friday!

my goal for monday is 158 again... come on girls lets kick it up a notch for our last week!!

Ditto. It's like I wrote that personally.
Only difference: I'm aiming for 174ish.

Hey ladies. Been crazy for me around here! Did good yesterday and with a kickass work out last night! Typicaly for me...week starts out good and goes downhill as the week goes on....BUT NOT THIS WEEK! I'm not going to step on that scale until Monday morning and it better say 158!

macomer - Booze can really mess with your choices for sure. I know all about that. Its always so difficult when my husband and I go out for dinner and drinks with friends. First of all I hate not having a drink and being a social leper jk, but when I do have one fried appetizers seem to magically make their way into my mouth.

PB - Your too funny!

As for me:

Last night I went to the gym and ran. I had my best running night yet. It felt good, I felt good and I added an extra little running interval into the end just so that I would really FEEL it today. Its funny I was wearing my Nike dri fit tank, hair in a pony tail swinging while I ran, rocking out to BEP Pump It... I just felt like I belonged there. I felt like a runner... I remember working out at the gym before I could run and just watching the girls that could run, envious that I couldn't. I feel so good today! After that I got my arse into the pool and swam laps. About 45 solid minutes of cardio... 138 here I come! Last night I was super good with my food choices and avoided this WICKED egg roll craving I had.

Today I am just working as usual. Drinking my coffee, banana for a snack. Fat Free living for the rest of my meals and swimming at the rec tonight...

Anyone got anything exciting going on?

WOWWWW

I am so shocked and pleased with myself!

i just officially ran for the longest i have EVER run... 20 minutes... IN A ROW!!!

i really really really didn't think I could do it, but I'm gonna attribute my success to three things:

1) clearly, the c25k program actually works
2) i kept telling myself that if i couldn't make it, i would just make myself do some intervals, so basically... if i quit i would be stuck on the damn thing for even longer. im pretty sure this kept me going!
3) i was envisioning writing about my success on here

so i have to thank you girls! and a big thanks to Jamie for telling me i could do it!! STEPHANIE i expect a similar post from you next week when you finish week 5!!! BELIEVE ME - if i can do it, YOU can do it!!! (and i totally know what you mean about finally feeling like a runner! i used to look at those people and wish i was one of them.... and now i am!)

YAY for you girly! That is awesome! Beyond awesome 20 minutes is quite an accomplishment... Your going to be at goal in no time if you keep this up (and I know you will...)

I did a hybrid week this week, I did the warm up then 4 intervals of running a quarter mile... I'm about to transistion to week 4 though (wish me luck!)

You girls just made my day! My fellow runners!!! WOO HOO!!! It's such a good feeling!!! I'm so proud!!!

Nothing exciting here to report. Well, I did get to 8.5 for one min on Monday night at the end of my run. 8.5 is CRAZY fast for me. I really don't think I can push it any further then that without fear of killing myself!

How did we possibly win this week???? I'll take it!!!

ok so i'm a a dangerous place right now... not because i'm in the middle of some crazy chocolate and peanut butter binge right now (and that actually sounds pretty gross anyway... funny how i would be loving that thought at midnight...) but i'll try to explain

basically when i diet, the main problem is that just when im doing really well, and i think im noticing some results, THATS when i drink and eat too much or somehow screw up the work i've done. its like ill work hard enough JUST long enough to feel better, and then WHAM i blow it in one night. i want to lose enough this time that its not possible to screw it up in a night like that.

so anyway ive basically done really well since thanksgiving... and now that I'm about 13 pounds away from my goal, and im definitely feeling like i can feel some difference, im terrified that i'm going to screw it up! i just have to make SUCH an effort until the rest is gone because when im feeling good about myself, its just soooo easy to blow it. I DONT WANT TO STOP LOSING!!! i KNOW i'm going to have some drinks on friday.. and then again on monday to celebrate the end of exams... and then a week from then im going out of town *NYC* and i REALLY dont want to let all of this get in the way.

I NEED HELP/MOTIVATION/SUPPORT/LOVE/LIPO (just kidding!)

this morning the scale said 158... which is my goal for next monday... its STILL my goal for next monday and i REALLY don't want to let myself mess it up with Friday night. I'm going to try sooo hard not to!!

whats going on with you ladies?!

jamiejo - 8.5 is crazy fast! I run at 5.0 due to my little legs I cannto even imagine 8.5... Good for you girly!

macomer - Its like I wrote that post... that is exactly what I do which I always thought was completely backwards. Why when your on a roll, losing and feeling great would you sabotage? But none the less I do it everytime (not this time lol). 158 today? Use that... Don't you feel proud on Monday when you have a loss? Keep that 158 in mind, don't gain it back over the weekend. Thank being said you do deserve some R&R this weekend...

As for me...

Things are going well. I haven't weighed but my eating has been OP and I have been working out. I've been busy resdesigning my blog and website. I finished my new logo last night. AFTER getting a workout in... yay!

hmmm... running.... I remember that word. Looks like I fell off the treadmill, so to speak! I haven't run at all this week -- it's just been crazy busy and I have no excuse.

Macomer, We're rooting for you! Back away from the chocolate and peanut butter! (which doesn't sound gross btw... mmm, reese cups) You're definately not alone in getting to that comfort zone. I'm constantly hitting that! I'll feel good about myself because of eating right and exercising, so I'll be a little more relaxed and have dinner out somewhere. Then that turns into a day or two of not sticking to the plan, and then *WHOMP* I suddenly feel like absolute crud and that I am fat and am right back where I started. This is most often not as extreme as my mind would like me to believe, but the feeling is still there.

All you gotta do is keep on believing that this is a lifelong activity! Once you reach you goal, it doesn't make you homefree to do whatever you like. Plus, I'm sure you look absolutely stunning at your current weight! Because hey, I feel I look pretty damn good and I'm 20 lbs more than you with an inch cut off in height. (of course I say that at the same time as having super insecurities -- messed up eh?) lol

You can have your nights out for celebration because that's part of life! Enjoy yourself or all of this is for nothing. Strut your stuff and remember the accomplishment of losing over 60 lbs from when you were at your heighest! What's a measly little 13 lbs when you're so close to goal? You're stunning now, a knockout in 5 lbs, and killer at 10 lbs. All good places to be
Just keep on running so that you have that positive rush of adrenaline, try to cut out the junk with the thought in mind that you will be letting a little loose for your different parties and NYC, and live life!

holy crow, i just saw the results from last week. how did we win?? I thought there was maybe only a 1 lb loss overall for the week? Cool, we still get bragging rights.

We won because of your crazy losses the week before! woo hoo!

So I haven't stepped on a scale all week. That in itself is an accomplishment for me!!! I'm excited for Monday and am hoping to see a loss. Did some crazy running and lifting on Wed night, had a CRAZY day yesterday...tonight me and the treadmill should bond again tonight....

So you ladies all very busy?

Hey yall!!!

I'm SO happy because I just finished my next to last exam for the semester... almost done with 1/6th of law school!!

I've been doing good with eating and exercise (my hamstrings are KILLING me from lifting the other day.... was going to run today but am definitely postponing that because I would die...) I'll just go to the gym and get something done, cuz I'm definitely going to need to be proactive about using up the calories that WILL be ingested in wine tonight. But I am going to try my very hardest not to pig out once drunk... and I plan to report back here tomorrow that I have been good

Lets push it through the weekend girls... only the weekend stands between us and weigh-in, so lets not let all of our hard work from this week go to waste!

Anyone got a specific goal for Monday? Like I said... I would love to see 158, as it would mean I held strong through the weekend!