just got back from tahoe...will weigh in tomorrow...lets just say that ill be glad to get back to work cuz its so much easier to stay in control

o-kay I am late but jumping in.
I REALLY need to get my eating under control. I have the world's worst sweet tooth.
My exercising is fine. I just seem to be stuck. I know I should eat better..... I did a lot of stress eating last week due to my DH being laid off work, plus he got on my nerves always being under foot
I feel as though I have hit a plateu & not sure where to go at this point. Hopefully this can help me get back in gear.

Jam~ SHAME ON YOU~I just read about the massage And selling the kids to gypsies

HAHAHAHAHA~You crack me up


I have never had a massage ~So now I am soooooooo wanting one.

Dang you for making it sound so good!

hahahahaha~Just picking with ya

Will type again soon.
Take care everyone.

Morning all (or rather, afternoon ),
Well, not feeling so well this morning . Went to bed last night with a slight headache and woke up at about 2 a.m. this morning with a migraine. I took one Excedrine Migraine (the dose is usually 2 but I always start with 1/2 the dose) and went back to bed but woke up this morning and the migraine has developed and it's horrible! I'm dying to take another Excedrine, but I haven't yet eaten anything and I know from experience that it will make me sick if I take it on an empty stomach so I'm waiting until my breakfast is done so I can eat something and take it. I really hope it makes the migraine go away, but if it doesn't work, I have a light working day today and I work from home, so if I have to, I'll go sleep in a dark room for a few hours.

On the plus side, I had a great food day yesterday and got a 30 minute Walk and Firm DVD (Leslie Sansone rocks!) as well. I weighed and measured this morning and here are my stats:

Weight: 152 (down a pound, whoohoo!)
Bust: 41 (down 1/2 inch)
Waist: 39.5 (same)
Hips: 41.5 (down 1 inch)

I'm very happy that I'm seeing progress at last after 2 week long diets of not losing anything (or almost nothing), although I know a lot of this is water, since I had 2 days of junk food eating and I was definitely bloated. But I really enjoyed my eating plan yesterday and loved the fact that it wasn't cutting out anything that I didn't want to eat (like grains and chocolate). So I'm hoping that alone will make me stick with it!

Tam

Woohoo I'm proud to say I'm finally down 1.5 lbs. after about a week of hanging on at 137 lbs.! I dropped to 135.5 lbs. this morning!

I've been doing somewhat limited exercise because of my ankle being sprained, so I may have to re-evaluate my goals. I'll see in a week or so if this all resolves itself. I just heard that my doctor had a sprained ankle for 3 months??? He must've sprained it really badly. Mine's just mild. I think. It hurts worse on some days than others.

I've gotten about 45 minutes exercise today... maybe a little more. I've been doing some crunches as well since they don't involve my ankle and I need to get my strength training in. I do them throughout the day though, so who knows what they add up to...15 minutes?

MrsLovett

Yeah, David is back! I know what you're saying, brother! The food is scary in vacationland!

Crystal, welcome to the challenge! Try dark chocolate, or just have sugar, but wrapped in a guilt-free package...I like the fat free yoplait yogurts, myself...it's my "dessert" these days, and satisfies my sweet tooth, while not seeming to affect the weight loss negatively. Anyway, you just have to find what works for you, and stick with that.

Everybody else just gets one of these, ! I've got to get out the door and get to work. Just wanted to drop in and say hey, workout is done, now off to do a yardwork job.

Well, I took 2 Excedrine Migraine and went to bed for a few hours and I felt much better. The migraine isn't totally gone but it's about 98% gone. However, I'm still feeling a little queasy, so I changed today's menu a bit. I'm still eating healthy and keeping within my calorie count, but I'm doing more cooked grains and simple veggies than the usual beans and tofu and spices that I plan. I know that's going to be easier on my stomach.

And I didn't get any exercise in today because of my migraine .

Tam

Ohhhh...massages!!! Now you are talking my language. I love getting a massage. Actually I've started seeing a chiropractor for some neck/upper back pain/tightness and she has a massage therapist in her practice. My insurance covers massage! It's wonderful. I'm going tomorrow.

So...Jam....you tried out the massage...is a pedicure next?

I had a fun, late night at work tonight. It was a summer sales meeting for one of our big groups and I was invited. It was a little like a field day/carnival...there was the water balloon toss, sack races, hula-hooping, bean bag toss, dizzy bat, etc. Dinner was a typical BBQ stuff. I enjoyed grilled chicken. I certainly passed on the pie-eating contest, but watched in horror. As much as I like sweets I couldn't imagine that. Anyway...it was a good night.

DH and I are hanging out in our room...he's watching TV and I'm chatting....because our almost 4 yo is in his room fighting sleep and we are determined to get him to sleep in his own bed. Yes....for those that have known me awhile...the sleep issues continue.

I think I'm gonna consider sleep. I'll catch up with you all later!

Keep up the wonderful work! GO CALORIE COUNTERS!!!

Barb

Barb, I see you got the scale to move, finally...woot!

Tam, glad the migraine is better. Hopefully it will be totally gone tomorrow!

I'm back from about six hours of sawing on tree branches. That wasn't too bad, but by the end of the day, my right leg was feeling pretty sore. It cramped up in my workout today, I think more from yesterday's wallball/ropeclimb ordeal than anything else, but it's going to need to some tlc to get the knots out of it, apparently. I'm wiped out, so I'm going to bond with some rubbing alcohol, and call it a night. I'll talk to you peeps tomorrow!

Morning all,
The migraine that mostly went away came back this morning . It's slightly better than yesterday morning but only slightly (i.e., no queasiness). Not a great day for it, as in addition to work that I have to do I'm in the process of doing an online training for another online university and the second part of the training starts today, so that's added pressure for me. Luckily, this part of the training deals with a computer program that I'm familiar with, so it's not totally new to me.

On the plus side, I did keep to my calorie count yesterday, even though I changed my plan a bit to include whole grains (brown rice, couscous) instead of the more protein rich foods (beans, tofu) because I knew they would be easier on my stomach. I weighed and measured today and I weigh 151 (so lost another pound ) and measurements stayed the same. I'm very happy to see the scale go down, even if it is probably only water weight from the a couple of junk food binge days I did prior to this. I'm not happy about the fact that I didn't get exercise in yesterday because of this damn migraine and I won't be exercising probably today unless it goes away (which I'm hoping it will). I'm not used to not doing exercise and since I work at home, I actually love taking an exercise break in the middle of the day to get m butt off the chair and my eyes away from the computer for a half an hour or 45 minutes. Maybe even if I'm not feeling the best, I'll try to squeeze in a 20 minute walking workout. It won't be hugely strenuous but at least it will get me off of the chair .

Hope you all are doing better than I am. I hate it that I've been hit with this cycle of migraines just when I started really watching my calories and see results on the scale because I'm enjoying what I'm eating. It's getting me back into the kitchen to do some cooking. I'm still trying to work out the time issue, since it's taking me longer to prepare, but I love the recipes I've pulled and the variety. Better than just throwing some instant rice on the stove and some veggies to roast in the oven and calling it lunch .

Tam

I stepped on the scale for an unofficial weigh in and have lost 3 lbs for the challenge so far. Hurray for that.

Nothing exciting to say, just plugging along with it all.

I too love my massages and get a lot of trigger point therapy done too. It sure can hurt though.

i got on the scale... gained 3lbs in tahoe...im back on task so that 3 will be gone in a day or 2...i hate backtracking but im on a mission...thanks for the support everyone....have a great day!!!

Yay! The scale said I was another 1.5 lbs. down this morning! That brings me down to 134 lbs.! I almost was going to have to drop out of the challenge, I felt so sad about my weight not moving too much. Hope it keeps on going.

Went a little overboard on my exercise this morning (my ankle is still sprained and quite sore ) I did some cardio this morning and some water jogging just before. Wow, quite nice weather for it here in NJ! My mom also had me clean the whole house for my niece's birthday party this weekend! That took me about 2 hours, in spurts. I don't think I'm done yet though.

Off to change my tickers!

MrsLovett

Had to go back and quote so I could remember my goals!
I've been tracking every meal, every day except yesterday.

My yoga practices have been between 40-60 minutes 5-6 days a week, which I'm loving. And I signed up for a 2 hour back-bend workshop next week!

Knee is feeling better.

Not sure any more weight will have come off by tomorrow (my normal weigh in day) but that's ok. It's been coming off fairly quickly, so a leveling out is ok for a week. I've been at or under my cals, and will hopefully be able to get a hike in this weekend.

Well, thankfully, the migraine has finally completely gone away (not to be back, hopefully!) I tried a bunch of stuff and I think the ice cube to the temple was finally what did it .