Down 1 lb for the week.

Considering I had gained 2 lbs over the weekend, I'll take it !

Okay looking back at the posts I did get a little obsessed today didn't I? hehe I guess I just wanted to prove to myself my metabolism wasn't slowed down yet. I mean I know it will eventually by one pound difference (2 pound loss a week). So I got to accept it and be proud of all my losses

Yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!!Got weighted today and was down 1 lb. All toll, 39 pounds gone and 11 more to go. The end is closer every day.

Delphi- Thank you! I used to want a bodybugg so bad and I just totally forgot about them until now. I love that- earning points to donate to various charities! LOL @ the white ring on your arm. One day, I want to be a runner like you.

Sum38- You still did great even with the carb loading, that just means an even better number next week!

Thedollylala- Sucks to hear you're up but at least you know it isn't a real gain, just TOM water, boohiss. How was your run?

Zoesmom- Thanks! Yea, it's gotta be stress and possibly from exercise, ughh. Next week will bring a better number! Love it! Your lil' one is just too adorable! I'd be sleeping with one eye open, for sure, though!

Yay, Leaves!! Glad to hear your run went well!

Way to go, wolfgirl!!! Happy for you!

Tibbits2u- Way to go on those 2lbs!

Emula- Zumba sounds like a lot of fun and I have heard it is pretty killer, heh! I may try it out once my sister moves back in June since we want to join a gym together. WTG on your WI!! So happy for you!

irish51 A pound down is a pound gone forever! Congrats!

Adlea- Wow, 37lbs is great and you're almost there to your 50! Congrats on your WI!! Whoo-hoo!

yippee!! 1lb down after 2 days! But that's what you get when you're starting off (either that or it's a 'fluctuation' and not really real). Anyway, i don't care, i'll take it, and record it, and hopefully have a meaninfully lower number this time next week.

Amandie - i changed the formula for my row so that it would calculate the weight loss for this weeks reading, as it was only reading last weeks. Is this something we should continue to do or were you thinking of changing the whole column for everyone each week?

1.8lbs down. Not great for me, but the gym is going mad with my water weight!

I stayed the same! ughhhh.... but on the plus side.. I just ran two miles without stopping! *dances*

Ange82much- Yea, I do it manually. If you know how to do it and want to do it, go ahead. Either way is fine. Good going on your WI!

Ian- I totally understand. Sometimes I hate working out when it comes to the scale but good things are happening with your body. 1.8 is still good nonetheless! Keep it up!

Sinderelly- Boooo @ the scale. YAY on your NSV!! That is seriously awesome.

I confess- I didn't start back on my exercise regimen today like I said I would! No real good excuses as to why I didn't. I will do it first thing tomorrow! Serious biz. I cannot let a week off derail me.

Just had a look at the spreadsheet again, and wow, good job on all your losses people! And Sinderella, good job on running two miles! I would say that is worth a lot more than any losses.

Amandie, you better get right back into that exercise guuurl!
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I am starting to doubt my goal, for a much more pleasant reason than not losing. Lost 3.3 lbs this week, which leaves me with 4.8lbs left to my goal. I will probably keep it for now though, since my loss probably will slow down greatly now that my woosh is over.

NathalieMargareta ~ The weight does seem to take forever to come off when you don't have much to lose. I've heard so many stories about the last few pounds being the hardest to come off. Lets hope this is not the case for you.

amandie ~ No derailing going on around here girlfriend! Getting out of routine can be a slippery slope for some of us. You will do fine and I'm sure you will be kicking some butt today!

sinderelly ~ on the 2 miles. I know how exhilarating and exciting that can be, so I know you are on cloud 9! If I have learned anything in the last 4 months is that running can cause the scale to act crazy. You body wants to hold on to and use every bit of water in your system which can cause the scale to be wonky. Perhaps now that you are distance running, a little more water intake will help the scale move the right way.

Ian ~ on the 1.8 down.

angel82 ~ I'm with you on this. Any loss on the scale is good enough of me, fluctuation or not. Kudos on your loss. Keep up the amazing work.

adlea ~ Great job!

irish51 ~ Great job on the loss.

emula ~ Oh my, kudos to you on the Zumba. I tried it through the Kinect and man my knees just couldn't get it. Perhaps I just didn't have rhythm, but it was very high impact and I'm sure you are burning boat loads of calories. Can't wait to hear more! Shake that thing girl!

leaves ~ A sore throat ..eh? Are you drinking enough water before you run? I always down at least 64 ounces before I go out in the morning for my run/walks. (Not all at once but at least get another 24 down right before I walk out the door.) Making sure you have enough hydration before the run may help and of course plenty during/after your run. I noticed a lot to that my hands will swell to if I'm not properly hydrated especially on hot days. I also carry chapstick as that is my biggest problem, my lips drying out on me even when hydrated but less so when I am hydrated. Listen to your body and experiment with different hydration routines and it may help. Sometimes I even carry a mint for dry mouth but like I said once I found a good hydration routine I no longer needed it.


Happy Friday folks! I'm off on Fridays so, I'm just taking it easy so far. I have a billion and one things to do today though. However, before I do anything else, I make exercise my priority. So I'll head out in a few in get some miles in and then I can come home and deal with all the cleaning, running errands and laundry (the bane of my existence)! Right now, my boyfriend is working on a job out of town but he is coming home on the 17th and I'm getting kinda worried about how that might hinder my progress since he has been gone. He left in February. He is the cook in the house and a good one at that. He is supportive and would make me healthy food but then again when we starting dating I was 175 and regained 37 pounds. I'm not saying he made me do it, but he likes to take me out and we ate out a lot even my exercise routine took a hit at times, so I'm kinda worried. Though now every since the race he has been saying that he wants to workout and stay healthy etc. So perhaps it will be a good thing. I just don't want to become complacent. He loves me so much he could careless really what I do. I need structure when it comes to my goals and I do not need anyone to enable bad behavior or habits. I guess I need to relay all this to him..eh? Especially these next few weeks before vacation. I am determined to get to the 170s before we leave June 29th! Determined and so I am making that a priority. I just want it to stay that way and I do not think in any way that I am being selfish. I have spent my entire life taking care of others and now, I do not think it is much to ask to be able to take care of myself. Too bad if people do not understand but that is just the way it is going to be!! Haha! Oh gosh, I've just rambled on and I need to get my butt in my workout gear. I need more pants. I'm anti-cotton, so its hard to find material that I can wear during my workouts. Shirts are easy but pants are hard to find. Most are blends of cotton/spandex/polys and I need at the least a 90 spandex, 10 poly to be half way happy. I digress again...okay, I'm getting off here now..Really, I am. You guys have an amazing day. Laugh, smile and have fun!!!

amandie you should definitely give a go! I thought it was great because everyone was at a different level so as long as you kept moving you didn't feel out of place! :-)

Delphi I should probably come clean and confess that I was trained in all sorts of dance as a child so I picked it up fairly easily But 11 years later I am reeeally out of practice!
Also, you poor thing! I would go nuts of my SO was away for that long, you have super strength! And there's nothing wrong with being a little selfish. Don't let anyone tell you that you're wrong.
Can I ask why you're anti-cotton? I've never heard that before.

Happy Friday everyone! Looking forward to this bank-holiday weekend

Thanks Everyone! My kid is a hoot! She is insanely bright (not just being a boastful parent here...she is 4 and can read, write, do math, knows two languages, and on and on and on) and isn't the most socialy inept child out there. Her vocabulary far exceeds that of her peers and she prefers company of adults because she "understands" them better. Whatever that means. But socially...well...I've been told bright kids tend to not do so good on that front, and I'd have to agree. I mean, socially, my two year old nephew is better at dealing with peers than she is. Because of that, her imagination is something that beyond cracks me up. I need to just record her one day for amusement. Some of the things she says and does just doesn't match that of a typical 4 year old. I hear the phrase "Actually, Mom, how about we do (blank) instead, because it helps me be smarter" more times than I can count and blank is usually homework. I mean, when kids come over, she asks if they want to play homework! She doesn't understand why they think that is so weird, because she really does think it is just about the funnest thing out there. I guess you could blame me...I used to make games out of story time and we played a lot of word associated games, but really, most of this interest is on her. I never forced the issue. In fact, it kinda annoys me when I have a book jammed in my face at 5 am and she is asking me to help her with her homework because she can't comprehend what the word "insidious" means and I can't understand why she is trying to read Stephen King. Kids.

Nathalie - I agree with Delphi. The more you weigh, the quicker it comes off. The closer to goal you are, the more it slows down. I actually just stumbled across this blog yesterday and found it an interesting read. That being said....3.3 pounds is quite impressive!

amandie - oh come on! If my fluffy and giggly butt can get out there and do it (albeit slowly) surely you can too! It takes 6 weeks to build a habit but only 72 hours to destroy it. Don't derail! Get back in there! Your body will thank you!

sinderelly - I am right there with ya...in fact, I actually went up! But, I've been working out more (daily oppossed to every other day) so I am starting to think water retention is my issue. But it is okay. I'd rather be fit than be a rail anyways. And I'll reach goal. Just might take a bit longer. You'll get there, have faith. And amazing on the two miles!

Ian - Kudos! Keep up the good work!

ange82 - I agree! One pound down is better than one pound up! Kepp it up!

irish - YEAH my buddy o' pal o' friend o' mine! Keep it up, you can do this! (Think of the grandbaby! )

adlea - rock this weight loss! So close to goal! So proud of you!

Emula - awesome! I keep meaning to try Zumba myself...but my fat rolls would probably knock everyone over but me.

Delphi - ohhhhhh....chapstick....why hadn't I thought of that! I've been pacing myself with my jogging/running. Having severe asthma and ARDS, I'm REALLY careful not to overdue it. No more near death and ICU stays for me please. No thank you. The soreness in my muscles was weird insomuch that it was my inner thighs. I am used to everything BUT that hurting, so it was odd tht it was the only thing hurting...but you are probably right. Hey, I'll take what I can get. And for what it is worth, I don't think it is selfish. I think ignoring your health is. I mean, I ignored mine for 10 years and my kid almost found me dead last year. All because I wanted one more cookie all the time, not taking into consideration that my health and my decisions effected more people than just me. THAT is selfish. Trying to get healthy so others around you can have you around longer? Nothing selfish about that. Nothing at all. I say, keep it up, keep your goals near by, and continue to rock this!

wolfgirl - obsessing every now and then is okay We all do it. My main concern is you were going to derail if you saw the scale move up or if it wasn't moving downward as quick as you'd like. Or...it could lead to an eating disorder. Here's an interesting read on scales and weighing that may help you out.

Today, I am proud to announce a very weird NSV....for the first time in a decade, I was able to snap my bra...BEHIND my back! Normally, I have to put it on flipped up, inside out, and snap from the front, then wiggle it around, and adjust, and all that jazz...just because I can't reach behind me (not sure if it is flexibility issues or fat issues). Anyways...today! EASY PEASY! I so am rocking this

Happy Friday!

Today is my weigh-in day, and wouldn't you know it, I have scale issues. We're all a little obsessed with the scale, right? I have a very nice scale made by Thinner. It requires no batteries, so I feel it is quite reliable. It weigh in .5 increments, which has been just fine for me. Well, when DD would come home from college, she'd get all upset at the scale as it didn't read the same as hers. So what did I get for Christmas last year? A new scale. Okay, being a bit obsessed with the scale, I refused to let go of the old one. They sat side by side in the bathroom. Every morning I'd weigh on BOTH scales. It wasn't until BOTH scales gave met the same reading for two days in a row that I finally let go of the old one (I moved it to another bathroom). Well, I'm still hedgy on the new one as it requires batteries. When does one know it needs new batteries? Well, this morning it weighed me 7 pounds less than yesterday. And I know I was less than stellar yesterday and one cannot lose 7 pounds in one day without total starvation AND a nasty bout of the flu. So I weighed myself at least a dozen times, then resorted to my old scale. While I don't like the number on the old scale, it is a better representation of where I am. But then I go back to the new scale and weigh another four times--getting a closer picture, but I'm still not convinced. I'm recording this new number BUT I don't think it is correct. I'll get new batteries and see what happens with next week's weigh-in.

Woohoo!! This week I am down 4.6 #'s! I attribute this to not eating my weekly weight watchers points mostly. I've also been varying my exercise routine (I normally just walk and I've been doing that, squats, push ups, and interval jogging). If only every week were like this!

tehshort1 ~ Great job! Sounds like you had an amazing week. You are doing a fantastic job.

allinnel ~ Sounds like your method is working for you and hey, whatever works is what I would go with.

zoesmom ~ You know your 4 year old sounds a lot like my youngest. He is 6 now and he was the same way all the way around like yours. Socially he opened up once he started school though. The only thing was I had to go speak with the teacher as he was so far ahead that he was kinda of bored with all this stuff he already knew, so she was really excellent this year in finding all kinds of interesting ways to keep him engaged in class. So hopefully, your little sunflower will socially blossom once she is in a class around other kids on a regular basis. I completely agree with everything you said. That is how I look at it now. I think I was doing a disservice to myself as well as my boys living out of my refrigerator I was killing myself while my boys watched and learned. My middle son is a little heavy as well and that is ALL my fault. He will be 10 in a few weeks and lately I have been beating myself up over it. So now, its a requirement for him to exercise 30 minutes everyday before he watches TV or plays video games (which in this house no one watches TV, we are all video game junkies here). He is really doing better and I take him with me whenever I can. He even joined my dad in a 5k on Thanksgiving, so I am trying to reverse the damage I did but its been a very slow. He still is sneaking food after I go to sleep. I don't by junk or chips or cookies or any of that mess anymore so he isn't eating bad stuff, he just eats a lot and like I said since the weight isn't coming off, I suspect he is sneaking food. I just don't know what to do. OH and on your NSV. That is fanfreakintastic! I am so excited for you. Must have been an amazing feeling and one that probably still has you smiling. You are doing such an amazing job!

emula ~ Yeah, it has been tough while he has been gone but probably more so on him. He would have never taken the job if the money would not have been so good. He is literally working 80 hours a week/7 days a week, so i feel for him. It will be good to have him home though. Okay so the anti-cotton thing is mainly from my dad. When I started training for the half, he warned me against anything cotton and he was right, as always. Cotton absorbs sweat. It can weigh you down and chafe you everywhere. Spandex and dri-fit materials are the best. There is never any chafing and it repels sweat keeping you dry and in hot and cold this is to your benefit. You do not want your clothes bogged down with sweat when you are trying to workout as it can be uncomfortable and cause lots of the aforementioned problems and in the colder temps the retained sweat will make you even colder. I do not even wear cotton socks...thats the biggest no-no, as I said, cotton retains water so that just makes your feet a breeding ground for blisters etc. I wear swiftwick socks to workout in, walk, run...and I swear by them. Best socks ever!!!

As for me, just finished my 5 miles at the gym this morning. Just in time to, because they locked down the track as they are getting the gym ready for the highschool prom. Felt great this morning as I finished in record time. I have a new PR of doing my 5 in 57 minutes. BUT I always have good time at the track. I just feel it is so much easier then being outside but whatever, I'll take that PR any day. Well I gotta get off the internet and get my butt in the shower and take care of all the errands and whatnot!