Hi Peeps,

I did well at my banquet last night, and started the day off well today. I keep eyeing my new size 20 pants and fantasizing about fitting into and wearing them. Hopefully, next month or the month after, or sometime in the not too distant future, I will try them on and they will look great.
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Debbie: How are you feeling today? Did you manage to do the WATP last night?

Moosegirl: If your dog doesn't cooperate, there's still something you can do to move a bit. I'm sure you'll figure something out!

Cyn: The WATP with Leslie Sansone is the only DVD I can follow, aside from my pilates workout. I am as uncoordinated as they come, and I can keep up with Leslie. It is a great series of videos. I have the 2 mile one.

Annie: How's the stomach today? Good job walking 30 minutes on top of your workout. wow.

Carol: Congrats to you on the loss! You're doing great. I highly recommend buying a few new clothes in smaller sizes. There are clearance sales everywhere now, and you can practically steal some of the clothes they're selling! It is a great feeling to slip into a smaller size. At this time of year you can buy new clothes for the same price you'd find them in thrift stores.

Donna: Phew, on the minivan. At least the damage is only cosmetic. Don't you hate losing posts! I have many times.

Sharon: I hope your migraine goes away quickly. I cannot function at all when I have one.

A 1 lb loss is a 1 lb loss! Congrats on that.

Texark: Ow! The pain from an abscessed tooth is terrible. Glad you're coming out of the worst of it, and are seeing a dentist later in the week.

Catherine: Good for you, fighting for the leisure pass. Enjoy using it. You are a force to be reckoned with.

Heather dw: Welcome. You are still down from your high, and you can get back down to where you were. You did it once, and you can do it again.

Have a great day, everyone.

Everyone is different, but I would think that's probably a valid number. Fitday tells me I burn 2700 or so. Since Dec. 7th I've averaged just over 1800 calories a day (and that includes two truly high days). I've only really been serious about the exercising for the last week and a bit... and I'm losing weight on that.

Let's put it this way - you're better off doing the mile, instead of not doing it. Right? Every step in the right direction is a good step.

Hmm,.. really? If that's the case, I've been under for the last 2 weeks. I've been trying to keep it under 1900 and the day before yesterday I hit right on 1900 (oops) but 1650-1800 the rest of the days. Hubby pointed out that for all I know, I could have been 340 or even 345 2 weeks ago so for all I know, I already lost some. He's trying to be encouraging

Hello All,

I can definitely tell I am back on track big time now. Last year every time I tried to stay on track I normally fell at the first sign of temptation. If I had to go out and would be out during lunch I would tell myself it was OK to eat out as long as I was good the next day. Chances are I wouldn’t be good the next day. Today I was out at lunch time, I was really hungry so I suggested to hubby that we go get a cup of coffee, which we did. He decided to have a fried sausage baguette, but as there was nothing really OP in the café, I didn’t have anything except coffee!! You watch at our next WI, he’ll still lose weight, grrrrr, So anyway I didn’t give in to temptation, I just bought a packet of low fat Special K snacks to nibble on and was fine until I got home. So YAY me

Sandy – well considering you haven’t been a ‘good girl’ you have still done well to lose nearly 2 lbs especially with TOM present

I hope you have some free time soon, I’m missing your emails

BattleAx – that’s a great idea to buy the incentive pants. I look forward to hearing when you fit into each new size!

I don’t know about the Gazelle missing me, I certainly missed it though, and yay, no sore thighs today. Unfortunately I didn’t have chance to exercise today, but tomorrow I’m aiming to do my new DVD that goes for 50 minutes, so that will make up for today

As for the client, have you ever wondered if he’s trying as hard as you to remain totally professional? Maybe you’ll be pleasantly surprised when he’s no longer a client Yep I admit it, I’m a terrible romantic

Kayley – looks like the Gazelle monitor has bitten the dust good and proper So I guess 521 miles was all it was destined to record, awwww.

Debbie – sorry you are still feeling poorly, I am glad you are trying to keep eating though, don’t want the old metabolism to slow down Did you manage working out OK, which WATP DVD did you do?

Cyn – no I haven’t read the book you mentioned, I am glad you enjoyed it though and that it made total sense for you.

I use the WATP DVDs and I love them. They really can make me work up a sweat but I never feel like I can’t do them. They are a great series.

Annie – sorry to hear you had a bad tummy. Remember what you have told Angela, chew chew chew How much food do you get to eat now?

Glad to hear you are getting your exercise done, I feel a great weight loss and entrance into TwoTown coming for you any second now

Yes it does sound impressive doesn’t it 521 miles on the Gazelle. It’s such a shame that the monitor is broken now so I can’t add on more miles.

Carol – I’m not sure but hubby reckons if I went 521 miles I could get from here to London and back Cool thought.

on your near 3 lbs loss and getting past 30 lbs gone You are so close to your first goal, just 2 more lbs to go!!

How is your toothache now? Do you think a trip to the dentist might be in order? I think I’m due for a check up in a few months, ugh!

Moosegirl – Alison, welcome back!!! Yes I remember you too, how lovely to see you here again. I don’t know if you told us last time where you were from, though I do remember once you slipped on ice and hurt your arm. Did it heal OK in the end?

So you are from Bolton, where good old Vernon Kay is from, gotta love his accent, is yours like that? My hubby is from Burton on Trent, and he sounds quite similar to Vernon.

Sharon – I didn’t know that Rosemary had been given a CBE, when did she get that? She certainly has earned it. If I had her kind of money now I’d love to start up a free weight loss group, I am sure that a lot more people would go to classes if they didn’t have to deal with the expense

Donna – woops, who’s the fool who put the esc so close to the exclamation mark anyway Seriously, for one reason or another I am sure we have all lost long posts before we’ve had chance to get them on the board, and yep it’s VERY annoying Sorry that you lost your post!

Johnnie – I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been suffering with a tooth abscess, I know just how very painful they are. I had one a couple of years back that no amount of antibiotics would help. In the end I had to have the tooth pulled, and boy oh boy did it hurt!!! I am happy to hear that antibiotics have helped you, and hope your trip to the dentist later this week won’t be bad

Catherine – aww what a lovely guy you have there, putting his hands out for you to be sick in. What a shock he would have had if you had taken him up on the offer Seriously though, I’m sorry you are feeling so unwell.

Heather D – I really really know how you are feeling. Gaining back weight after you’ve lost so much IS depressing. I did that myself just last year. In 2006 and up until April last year I lost 112 lbs, then the diet became harder and harder to stick to and I started being off the diet more than on it, and when I weighed on the 6th of this month I had gained 33 lbs! It wasn’t a shock because I knew I was going to gain, but I was still so angry to have let myself gain weight. So I am back on track now and this time I am DETERMINED that I won’t let myself down like that again. I’m going to get to goal and stay there, or at least within a few lbs of it

As for the 1 mile WATP DVD, it may not feel like you are doing much to help your weight loss, but you are, and you are getting fitter as well! When I started exercising again after not doing any for months I couldn’t believe just how hard it was again. I was doing so much more, like the 3 mile WATP months ago, and was managing well. This week doing just the 2 mile WATP nearly killed me. I look forward to getting fit again

Good for you for getting back on track, don’t be disheartened, you know you can lose the weight, and you WILL lose it again. Only this time, like me, you won’t be gaining it back again

Anne - Hi, I don’t think I’ve said hello before and welcomed you. So a belated from me You’re doing great with the weight loss

Patti – I can’t believe I didn’t comment on what you said about Daren losing weight because of the 360 You know you might have something there!!! Must be all that heart pumping action that he has when he’s fighting the enemy

How’s the Gazelle, are you still enjoying it?

OK well I need to go have a shower now before bed. I am not sure if I’ll get chance to post tomorrow because I might be going out in the day, and in the night Daren and I are actually going to have a NO PC or GAMES night, I get to spend time with my hubby

Hugs,

Ammi

Ammi - I find large threads just a touch intimidating, but I'll get used to them. I actually introduced myself in the getting fit after 40 thread, but I should probably repeat what I put there...

A really fast bit about me (if anyone wants the entire sordid story I put it in a blog post). I started losing weight in February 2004, and did well until the summer of 2005. I ended up in the hospital which side-tracked me completely. The basics were I was eating too little, working out too hard, and not sleeping enough. It threw me off for the next few months and I never really got back on track. This summer (by my own choice) I was unemployed and the weight crept up again.

In fact it crept up enough that I was off the scale that stopped at 330 and I was in denial about how much. So, I bought a new scale in December and freaked out - almost 360. Since I'm unemployed I have the time to cook good meals (although I actually always have, I freeze), and spend time exercising. It's not settled yet, but there's a chance I may go back to school in Sept. It's complicated, but until I know for sure I'm only interested in a job in my field (quality engineering in the automotive biz). I've done clerical in the past but once I go back to it I can pretty much kiss off a decent quality job). So, until I know about school I'm looking for work and not working. Once I know about school I might look for a temp job. So, this means I have no excuses for not eating well and exercising!

My only real problem about posting is that I'm, by nature, a lurker. This is something I'm going to try very hard to fix, as I know that's also part of the problem. I've seen how supportive people can be here, and I know I need that support. It was losing it (when changing jobs) that started the slow decline of good habits, and the slow increase of weight.

So that's me, with some of my flaws revealed - more to come later!

hey there everyone

the storm here was the pits too. Had work although I did come home early since I had a toothache and my Advil was at home. Other than that, I weigh in tomorrow. Kinda scared cause I think I actually GAINED this week. Its TOM too but man, first week and I GAIN?? I am overfilling with water today so I may be mistaken tomorrow... cross your fingers for me!!

Anne~ What part of Ontario are you from?? I have relatives all over and we drive up to Ottawa at least once a year to visit friends.

ok... I have to run. Biggest Loser is on shortly and I need to prepare myself. Lots of water, berries for snack and a box of tissues

Brenda - Burlington, Ontario. We're about halfway between Toronto and the Niagara region. We might be closer to Toronto, but with traffic it feels the other way around. I did work terms in Ottawa many years ago, however, I haven't been to P.E.I. for at least 25 years.

Hi Peeps - just a quick fly by to see how everyone is. Are toothaches contagious - seems to be rampant here. Hope everyone feels better real soon. I had a great workout tonight!!!!! Next week it will be personal training sessions.

Hugs to you all,
Carol

I ended up with 1600 calories today. Yay!
I also have TOM visiting. Must be something in the water

Battle, yes I certainly did. I did the evening mile walk which works the legs ALOT. It felt pretty good. I'm having trouble getting motivated to work out some tonight so that's why I'm here....to find the motivation, and I'm sure I will once I read everyones post.
I'm feeling better, thanks for asking, just still have the throat thingy going on.
I'm glad to hear you made it thru the banquet. That's great news and something to be proud of.

Ammi, Yay on the choice to not eat that baquette. I'm sure it tasted awful anyhow. It sounds like you are really stickin' to it.

Story, sorry to hear about the back, but great news about the 13 lbs gone!! That's just wonderful.

Ok, I'm motivated so I'm going to take off and do a WATP DVD.
Have a great night!
Debbie

Hey everyone,

For about an hour I didn't think about food at all. NBC11 (local NBC station) news just came to interview me for tonight's 11:00 news. I'm discussing where investors will see the effects of subprime mortgages in their portfolios. I received the call, ran home to change and throw some makeup on, and came back with about 5 minutes to gather my thoughts. I was super-nervous, it wasn't one of my best interviews, but I am happy about the exposure nonetheless.

When I received the call I was thinking about what to eat next, so it saved me from a bad decision!

Let's assume for a minute that the calculator is correct (which they aren't necessarily). The 2400 number is probably your BMR or basic metabolic rate. That is what you would burn if you did absolutely nothing all day. One pound of fat = 3500 calories, so to lose 2 pounds per week you need to have a deficit of 7000 calories. If you burn 2400 just from being alive, add another 600 in for activity you get 3000 per day. If you then eat 2000 per day you have a daily deficit of 1000, which is basically 2 pounds per week. Again, the numbers aren't necessarily 100% accurate, but they are a fairly good approximation. Does that help answer the calorie question?

Battle - That is so cool you are on the news!

Ok - so my plan was to watch the Biggest Loser and then come here and spend some quality time doing personals, but I got distracted by some other things and now it is almost bed time!

I did want to share a funny NSV (non-scale victory for the newer among us). I just bought some new clothes, but there are some of my old items that I don't feel quite ready to give up on yet. They were getting pretty tight at my highest and now they are getting somewhat ridiculous. I mostly wear skirts, so those I have been able to safety pin up. However, recently - like today, I realized that some of my t-shirts (v-necks especially) are getting big enough that I am accidentally showing quite a bit of cleavage. They are somehow gathering up in the front and falling down low enough to be a bit too revealing for my taste. I guess I need to either start being a more racy dresser or stop wearing those tops!

Voodoo1 – I am not really following anything, more really just a complete overhaul of my diet. I do kind of follow WW points but only really for snacks and stuff not for main meals which mostly these days contain veggies and salad! I have found so much improvement from just changing simple things and find I am not missing my junk food!

Ggirls – Great weigh in, good luck for the week ahead!

MamaBplus3 – I’ve done that so many times when I write my blog post… I hit esc and lose everything!

Texarkgal – I hope the antibiotics kick in for you, I had the same some years back now I can still remember the pain!

CatherineM – Good luck with the pool, what a fantastic weight loss you have! I am going to consider rejoining the gym next week so I can get to some more exercise!

Heather – Don’t me dishoarded, keep trotting on and you’ll get there!

Debbie54 – Movement is coming, taking a stroll to the supermarket later I’ve run out of fruit and am short on salad!

BattleAx – Yeah Alfie hates the rain but I am happy to take myself off on my own, even by walking off to mum’s or the shops. I am hoping when I am at my Easter mini goal another 40lbs down – 28 to go I will have built up some energy to walk to town!

RealCdn – Yep every little bit of exercise helps, for me I’ve started to leave the car and walk more to the local shops! I feel so much better for it!

Ammni – Yes that was me the girl who slipped on the ice! Yes it’s fine now healed well! How good of you to remember me, gee that was back in 2006 or was it 2005 even I cannot remember! Lol

NotTheCheat – Well done on the NSV, new clothes is always fun! I need some new clothes but I am putting it off till around February when I will head out for some shops!

It’s another rainy day here, I’ve just been contacted by Radio Five Live to ask if I wanted to be on the show this morning to discuss NHS Dentist, I declined since I wouldn’t be able to stop the air being blue…

Have a good day I plan on walking to the shops, I need some organic meat from the local butchers and then to pop to ASDA (Walmart) for some bits!

I also find since I am not longer spending my money on junk food I am buying magazines, I am spending a mere fortune!