That is good news because I weighed myself yesterday, which I normally don't do and I was 157!! It feels so good to see the scale back to 154 this morning! Amazing to me how much the scale can fluctuate with a day of eating like crap!
W - 8 E - Day 3/Week 4 c25k E - All Fruit Day D - "The All-Fruit Day is your best friend in the care, upkeep, and beautification of your body. Once you have mastered this valuable tool for weight loss and health, you are on your way to a new fitness life-style." Harvey Diamond - Fit For Life
aud - Sounds like you had a power-filled day in many ways yesterday!
glitterlicious - Congrats on graduating from the c25k program. I am almost half way there. I bought myself some running shoes last week, so I am feeling more confident about not getting shin splints. I am going out after this to finish up Week 4.
Back from the big carp tournament, which was a total blast! Had a great time with my sisters, or the "Ya-Yas" as we're now calling ourselves (it's so much more complimentary than the Carp Tarts, don't you think?).
Didn't stay on plan as far as eating goes, but my sister's house backs up to a school with a walking/running path, so I got good walks in everyday on top of all of the walking we did during the day. I guess the walking paid off, because I'm down 1 pound from last week, even after the brownie sundaes (2), Whopper with cheese and fries, omelet with homefries and toast, and the list goes on!
2 weeks left to lose 8 pounds. OK, I probably won't make it, but I've really had a great summer, doing lots of fun stuff!! And, I'm down almost 10 pounds since the end of school. Any loss is good, right?
No personals, sorry, but all of your posts are too overwhelming - I'll just pick up from here!
W - 40 oz
E - smoothie for b'fast, salad for lunch, rice and lentils for dinner, fruit for snacks
E - 30 min on treadmill
D - lots of errands, get lots of veggies at grocery store (and no brownies!!!)
Going to be spending the next 15 or so hours Poll Watching at out Strike Authorization Vote . . . and then off on the Gambling Junket to Tunica for Moll's 21st Birthday . . . gonna have to find LOTS of opportunities for exercise methinks - in order to make goal.
Tx for starting us up clykkie and I DO like the name "Carp Tarts," musicT!
Hope you got the rest you Posted about glitterlish! Were ya partying or what?
Planning is going to be key to balancing the fine line of a disrupted schedule/mini vacay and that nasty deprivation feeling . . . taking my 9 yr old Tess school supply shopping this a.m. and going to stock up on some OP yummies to have on hand for this long a$$ day/night ahead of me! Can't wait to w/i to see if I blew the doors off the Chip Episode - with LOTS of exercise and OP-ness over the weekend:
Okay. So. Two more weeks to go....right? this week and all of next week...yep that's it. So I changed my goal, back to 229, I'll just be glad to wave bye bye to the 230s. I think when I burst onto the scene and lost 5 right away, I upped my goal, then it slooooooowed way down. So this gives me four pounds in two weeks, I can do that! (and you Audie, better be with me! You still have a pound head start on me!) So thus the ticker change.
So there was a bunch of threads a while ago about being careful/diligent VS all out obsession. And when do you cross the line? So DH got up early again Sunday morning and made a really nice breakfast for us....<wait for it>....fried eggs, hash browns, pancakes, bacon....it really was nice! But I had shopped the day before and was really looking foreward to fruit and a nice light multigrain english muffin, and said maybe this time I'll just pass. And he blew up! Just about how if he knew I wouldn't eat it, he and the kids would have just eaten cereal, why even bother to do something nice, etc. So of course (I was in a bad mood too, not enough sleep) I got mad back, but WHY did I feel the need to shovel in as much food as I could just to prove to him that I did appreciate it? It was yummy and all, greasy and salty and HEAVY, felt like crap the rest of the day and felt the guilt too. I had seen 233 that morning and thought, oh well, there goes the WI Monday morning. But I was good the rest of the day and drank a bunch of water, and still saw the 233 this morning. So I ticked it. (and DH and were fine the rest of the day even though I was miffed he tried to sabotage me)
Glitter, CONGRATS on graduating c25k, what an inspiration! YOU DID IT! Now you're a REAL runner! That's so awesome! Get some rest woman! Sounds like you're spreading yourself real thin, take care of thyself! How can you run in a 5k on no sleep? Any more races on your horizon? Getting ready for the new semester? How tough is your course load this term? When will you be graduating, again? I can't remember. Since basketball is over now, are you in any more team sports for the fall? Volleyball?
Musictchr! Carp Tarts!??! How funny. I was such a fisher gal growing up, my dad took us most weekends, and I would just sit and fish and fish. I loved it. We had a small fishing boat and I just loved going out on it. Then I grew up to marry a total city boy who is NOT a fisher OR a camper. And it just fell by the wayside. I used to try to go once in a while to a close pier, but it wasn't the same. And once I took Robert and I just worried about him falling in the whole time, so that didn't work out. Plus, I'm no good mechanically if something goes wrong, I can't get untangled or if I hit a snag, I just cut the whole line. LOL, I assume I just waste most of my equipment. Good for you for the loss, and all the walking. Now the eating, missy, But I have faith that you're back on track now. LOL brownie sundaes.
Clykky, how is your DH hanging in there? Were the services this past weekend? How are the kids? Have they ever had to go to funerals in the past? Honestly, I can't remember the last funeral I went to (other than dear long term patients, I've gone to a few of those) I still have all four of my grandparents! DH has only one grandma left, she's in an Alzheimers home. But everyone is reasonable happy/healthy. So I haven't even had to teach my kids about heaven and death and all that. Well we lost a fish a few years ago, and Robert was sad, but obvoiusly not the same thing. I know you'll get back on your diet and back to your running when your life slows back down. Don't beat yourself up too much about it.
Okay, be back in a bit, I suppose I should make some lunch for the kiddies. Work tonight and tomorrow, then off til the weekend. Bowling league starts next weekend, and since I work we're bowling out on Friday night.
Oh hey Audie, we posted at the same time...well I was posting, yelling at the kids, posting, running downstairs to dole out the whoopins, so it took me a long time. LOL
What kind of snacks do you pick up ? When I was LC I ate a lot of pepperoni and string cheese, but I found it hard to pack on the go snacks. Good luck with the shopping~~~ WTH? Why is back to school shopping so EXPENSIVE? Even at the Walmart, I spent nearly $80! And crayons only cost like 25 cents! How do you guys with more than one kid do it! I still need to buy some new clothes and new shoes, but am wondering how to pay for them. (PUT THAT CREDIT CARD AWAY MICHELLE!) At least a few new outfits and clean white shoes. And poor Rachel, growing so fast, has NO long pants/sleeves for the cool weather. I wonder if the Children's Place is having a sale?
Oh hey Audie . . . What kind of snacks do you pick up ? When I was LC I ate a lot of pepperoni and string cheese, but I found it hard to pack on the go snacks . . .
. . . And he blew up! Just about how if he knew I wouldn't eat it, he and the kids would have just eaten cereal, why even bother to do something nice, etc. So of course (I was in a bad mood too, not enough sleep) I got mad back, but WHY did I feel the need to shovel in as much food as I could just to prove to him that I did appreciate it? It was yummy and all, greasy and salty and HEAVY, felt like crap the rest of the day and felt the guilt too. I had seen 233 that morning and thought, oh well, there goes the WI Monday morning.
MMMMMmmmmmmmm . . . pepperoni & string cheese . . . hadn't thought of that . . . convenient and ez! What I've done is make a whopping double batch of low carb Egg Bread . . . they are SO CUTE and fluffy - like lil meringues! Got about 12 of these suckers packed and gonna munch down on lil cream cheez sammiches on the drive down (5 hrs) - got some cukes to round out that "tea party finger sandwich" visual I've got going! Have a lil cooler packed with bottled water and gonna green tea it all the way to The Casino with those lil On The Go packets.
2nd part of your Post: OMGosh I can so relate to Hubbie-Saboteur Syndrome . . . Food as a Weapon . . . Food as a Manipulative Tool . . . Food as ANYTHING but freakin' FOOD!
Sorry about the rant - but this Topic strikes a nerve with me . . . I sit here trying to count the years I've been in this cycle . . . and DH WHO HAS NO WEIGHT PROBLEM - Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!) go round & round with this absurdity. Lately, I've had success with "pretending" to eat it and then throwing away or giving to dogs.
KILLS me to waste food . . . KILLS me as AN ADULT I have to play a sicko game over something so simple . . . but just too weary to engage on this Topic with him anymore, ya know?
You know what keeps me going GF?
Check out that ticker!!! I've rebounded from CHIP MADNESS THURSDAY and am 1lb BELOW my former highest high of 228!!! And if Strike Poll and Tunica don't slay me . . . I'm 1 lb BELOW Labor Day goal!!! w00t!
haven't done to well this weekend...still having issues. gotta go get that new sports bra and new sneaks so i can get back on the ball with the c25k. doubt i'll be anywhere near close to my goal but i have zero desire to quit trying. I love being here, i love being in the WOW challenges....
the things i did get done today....i got a workout in at lunch.......really close to gettin all 100 oz of water in
Glitter, CONGRATS on graduating c25k, what an inspiration! YOU DID IT! Now you're a REAL runner! That's so awesome! Get some rest woman! Sounds like you're spreading yourself real thin, take care of thyself! How can you run in a 5k on no sleep? Any more races on your horizon? Getting ready for the new semester? How tough is your course load this term? When will you be graduating, again? I can't remember. Since basketball is over now, are you in any more team sports for the fall? Volleyball?
This week is definetly going to be crazy...thinking about taking a week off from running and lifting for volleyball preseason. Don't know if I should or not. But I have 3-4 hours of practice a day and most of my other free time is filled by RA training so I don't think I can work working out into my schedule. I'd probably give myself a heart attack. I def need sleep too...I've been so stressed out lately. It's like my eating and working out is all out of whack.
I weighed in at 207.5 for the week, but I think 210 (my weight this morning) is more accurate because my eating was very limited the day before weigh in because I was so busy. So I figure it's a 3 pound loss from last week.
Next semester should be pretty good once this crazy, crazy week is over. My schedule has enough down time for me to breathe, and the classes aren't too hard. I have 3 years left until graduation. Not enough ime in my opinion. I love college.
Well I think I better go get some sleep. Haven't been getting much of that latley...here's hoping everything settles down soon.
W- 8-10 glasses...I'm going to be counting today.
E- 4 hours of volleyball practice
E- Slim Fast Optima diet
D- Now that my schedule and routine has changed I need to get into some sort of routine to keep myself from getting so stressed out and keep myself on track.
OK - I'm not complaining, but something strange is going on. I'm down 2 pounds from yesterday . Maybe cleansing my body of all of the bad eating I did over the weekend has jump started my metabolism. Maybe I do have a shot at hitting a total weight loss of 50 lbs by Labor Day!!! 6 more to go in 13 days?!? If I'm really diligent about walking and water, I think I might do it.
Anyway, enough about me ---
glitter - I am so proud of you!! You have had an absolutely awesome summer. Look at all you've accomplished. I've said it before, but it's still true: I want to be you when I grow up! Good luck with school. Ah, to be young again....
nursie - I think we can all relate to the sabotagers . We all have at least one in our lives. The good thing is that you have the choice to let it undo all of the good, or not. Maybe sometime when you're having a nice conversation, you can let DH know that you really appreciate him doing nice things for you and the kids, but you'd rather have diamonds!
holyt - good job on the water. I'm still jealous of your ability to drink so much. I'd be spending my life in the ladies room!
W - 40 oz
E - 30 minutes on treadmill done
E - strictly Fat Smash
D - only 6 to go until I can say I've lost 50!!
Just back from the gym, need a shower, get kids, make dinner, go back to work, so quickie from me.
Are you guys getting a BUNCH of rain!? We are seriously flooding around here!
Musictchr! WOW! FIFTY pounds! What a milestone! I am SO having a party for you when you reach it baby! DO IT!
Do any of you do the ARC trainer at the gym? It's a bit like a stair climber (?) and an elliptical (not so much) but if you set it high enough you REALLY get your knees up....well, I've been "discovering" it and wow, it's quite a workout! I'm finding that I've been upping my levels on my machines lately. For instance, I love the "hills" mode on my treadmill (our home tread doesn't go up and down, just manually crank it up) but now I set it to level 7 or 8 instead of wimping out on 4-5...I'm not a fast walker, so I feel like increasing the incline compensates for the fact that I can't tolerate going faster than say 3.6-3.9 mph.
I feel like now that the scale finally moved after a couple of weeks of stagnation, I turned a corner. I'm thinking something is changing, even if I can't put my finger on it. My clothes are looser (or more comfortable for the ones that were previously a bit snug) .... so I can't complain. I think I had a crappy attitude when I broke that ankle and gained that weight. It was like I couldn't be happy or excited about my wt until I got back to where I was before I broke it. I should be celebrating 233, its better than 245....but I just couldn't accept that I had gotten down to 215. So a bit of an attitude readjustment is in order for me. I think I'll be especially glad to see the 220s again.
Just some random babblings. I wonder if I even make any sense after an intense workout, just cooling off, drinking a few glasses of water, catching a minute or two of the Guiding Light and chatting with you gals. But thanks for listening to me!! LOL
So question of the day, it's been asked a million times, but I'm getting tired of my iPod cardio mix! I'll share mine, but what music really pumps you guys up?
It's been a tough 24 hours for me. My emotions ruled the night last night and my entire day today. I look forward to a more tranquil day tomorrow.
My DH and I both work from home and late in the afternoon yesterday, I popped into his office to ask how he was doing and he said he was feeling really sad for his Dad. My FIL shared a room with his wife (of 60 years)in the nursing home up until she died last week. He has dimentia and can barely walk. I suggested that we take his Dad out with us that evening to our DS's last soccer game of the summer. We had visited him last week and took him outside for a walk in his wheelchair. It was a pleasant visit. We hoped for the same.
WELL, what a tough visit we had!! When my DH picked his Dad up he discovered that his Dad had peed and was soaked right down to his shoes! A nurse cleaned him up and put him in a new set of clothes. My DH brought his Dad to the washroom one more time before they left and my FIL had a bowel movement. Well, by the time we got to the game, my FIL clearly had another bowel movement because there was a lovely odour in the car. My FIL said nothing about either accident. We transfered him to his wheelchair and watched the game anyways and then headed back to the nursing home. Not a word from my FIL about his condition. IT WAS A VERY DISAPPOINTING VISIT to say the least. My FIL has not had to wear a diaper before, but clearly it's now needed. My DH and I are still reeling from the visit gone bad. It was so hard for us to see him in this condition and not be able to help him. If he was a baby we would have changed him. It's just not the same with a grown man.
NurseMichelle - You were asking how my DH has been doing. He's been doing very well. He works from home, so when the tears hit, he has been giving himself permission to feel them, usually followed by a nap. As to a funeral service, my DH's sister is the Power of Attorney and she has been very active in her parent's life all of her life. She knew so much more of what was planned upon death. I guess my MIL did not want a funeral. There is going to be a memorial service in September. The Power of Attorney sister had a 3 week trip planned to London, England with her family. She left two days after her Mom passed with everyone's blessing. My DH, myself, our three kids and my DH's other sister arranged with the funeral home to go to the gravesite on the day of the burial (last Thursday) to have our own little bit of closure.
The kids are doing real good. My Step Daughter is 26 and my Step Son is 21. They were very supportive of their Dad through this whole process. My DH and I have one son between us and he is 9. He too is doing well. It was the first funeral for my DS. We had two cats that passed away 2 summers ago just 2 weeks apart from each other. The first cat that died, died suddenly and the second one was sick and we put her down 2 weeks later. So, my DS came with us for the "putting down" of the second one. So, in that way he has experienced death and a memorial service which we did with the 2 cats.
My all-fruit day, yesterday, went as planned until the soccer game fiasco. Today, my eating habits fell apart by lunch time. I have been doing the c25k workouts though these past two days, so some of my WEED is in place. My water consumption was OK yesterday and only half OK today.
NurseMichelle Good for you for upping your exercise! I'm in the same boat as you, feeling like there is a change in my body and exercise. I tried on some old jeans today. I really need to give them to Goodwill though as they are just too high waisted. I discovered lower waisted clothes fit my frame much better. Time to go shopping, I figure!
musictchr Congrats on more weight GONE!! 50 pounds GONE is just around the corner!
glitterlicious What are you taking in school? You are quite the athlete!!
Holyteror Issues?! What's that?!?! I'm with you on not wanting to quit and loving this support group!!
aud Way to go!!! How are you going to celebrate acheiving your Labour Day goal!?
NMichelle....i have over 4000 songs on my Zune. I set up a playlists for my favorites....but sometimes, i listen to audiobooks....i have all the harry potter ones on there LOLOLOL
still didn't make it to big 5. i need good sports bras!!!!! I've had fruit today, i should've eaten that instead of candy. Tomorrow will be better, I'll take some with me.
Ok gotta catch a shower before i head to bed. it's hot, i figure the shower will help LOL
Holyteror What is big 5? And as to a good sports bra. I don't know if you are having trouble finding a GOOD one, or you just haven't had time to go shopping. If it is the former, I HIGHLY recommend a Jeunique bra. If you Google "jeunique bra" and put in your city you should find someone close by who sells them. You can't buy them at stores.
W.O.W. Labour Day Challenge Week Seven Thread!!!!
and going to stock up on some OP yummies to have on hand for this long a$$ day/night ahead of me! Can't wait to w/i to see if I blew the doors off the Chip Episode
- with LOTS of exercise
and OP-ness
over the weekend:
on graduating c25k, what an inspiration! YOU DID IT! Now you're a REAL runner! That's so awesome! Get some rest woman! Sounds like you're spreading yourself real thin, take care of thyself! How can you run in a 5k on no sleep? Any more races on your horizon? Getting ready for the new semester? How tough is your course load this term? When will you be graduating, again? I can't remember. Since basketball is over now, are you in any more team sports for the fall? Volleyball? 
How funny. I was such a fisher gal growing up, my dad took us most weekends, and I would just sit and fish and fish. I loved it. We had a small fishing boat and I just loved going out on it. Then I grew up to marry a total city boy who is NOT a fisher OR a camper. And it just fell by the wayside. I used to try to go once in a while to a close pier, but it wasn't the same. And once I took Robert and I just worried about him falling in the whole time, so that didn't work out. Plus, I'm no good mechanically if something goes wrong, I can't get untangled or if I hit a snag, I just cut the whole line. LOL, I assume I just waste most of my equipment. Good for you for the loss, and all the walking. Now the eating, missy, 
But I have faith that you're back on track now. LOL brownie sundaes. 
. Maybe cleansing my body of all of the bad eating I did over the weekend has jump started my metabolism. Maybe I do have a shot at hitting a total weight loss of 50 lbs by Labor Day!!! 6 more to go in 13 days?!? If I'm really diligent about walking and water, I think I might do it.
. We all have at least one in our lives. The good thing is that you have the choice to let it undo all of the good, or not. Maybe sometime when you're having a nice conversation, you can let DH know that you really appreciate him doing nice things for you and the kids, but you'd rather have diamonds! 
I'm with you on not wanting to quit and loving this support group!!