Life is moving to fast right now! I do have a surprise to tell you about. When I weighed in at TOPS last Thursday I lost 4 lbs! I have no idea how..but I'll take it.
I think that I just ate what I wanted but not a lot and I know that I ate more often. I have done that before and it seems to work, so that is something I will think about as I'm working on my stratagey for next years goal.
Mindy: I hope the scales are looking the way you want them to. I have looked up how many calories I need to eat before and it tells me something like 2,500-2,700--that just seems like way to much!
Well, I am just maintaining right now. I need to get exercising again. I got three new DVD's for Christmas so far. BL Bootcamp, BL Yoga, and Shape Pilates. I am excited to do them (which in my former life, I never would have dreamed I would be excited to work out). I am hoping after the holidays I can get back to work and back into a normal routine like last January and kick it into high gear. I would like to lose this last 40 pounds in the coming year (by summer would be nice), and I just need to stay in routine.
Mindy--you know your body has little blips in the road. Have you been getting your calories up like you had been trying to? Maybe try a South Beach turkey wrap....
Wardhog--haven't seen you in a while. I hope that doesn't mean you're off on a binge somewhere. You are probably just at the gym!
Susie--Congrats on the loss last week!! I know what you mean about the calories. It seems like when I used an internet calculator to see how many I should be eating it said something ridiculous too. I read in a Biggest Loser book, though, that you should take your current weight and multiply it by 7. That would give you the amount of calories you should eat to lose. I would think if you are working out, too, you would even bump up the calories by maybe 100 a day just to replenish yourself after a workout. Keep up the good work!
I am disappointed I am not going to reach my Christmas goal of 185, but I think 187.5 is close and respectable. This year I lost 47.5 pounds, and I am proud of myself! I love the way clothes fit, and it is exciting that clothes I bought last spring after losing 30 pounds are now way too big, too! I just keep that in mind every time I get discouraged. Have a wonderful holiday, ladies!!!!
I'm doing ok..staying on program..at least my program for the holidays which is a couple of sweets per day, smaller portions and trying to get in more protein so I'm not hungry--not easy for someone who is not a big meat, poultry or fish eater.
Kelly: I think that 187.5 is very respectful and what is even more so is to hear you talk about your excitment over the exercise DVD's. What a change since the beginning of 2008!
Thanks for the tip on taking my weight and multiplying it by 7..that looks way better to me. I am going to go with that amount of calories and as I lose weight adjust it. Thank you so much for that information.
Mindy and Ward: I hope you are both doing ok and I'm looking forward to your posts!
I am happy to see you guys posting and sticking with your plans, whatever they may be. I'm just going to say, my weight is up and I hope it is just my mid-cycle gain. I'm trying to just move on.
I have been baking the last few days and hope to give most away to the family over the holidays. I, like Susie, am having a few treats a day. That's it. Can hardly wait for the first of the year to get 100% back on track. Downside is, I have to go back to work too. Not looking forward to that as much.
I hope you all had a lovely Christams and that it's starting to feel like things are getting back to normal.
Are you thinking about your New Years Eve resolutions? Do we want to keep this thread going in 2009? I would like to. I"m not sure how to start a new thread, does anyone else?
I'm off to the mall to return 2 things and hubby and I are going to see a movie this afternoon. I think we are going to see Austrailia with Nichole Kidman.
Tomorrow I have a family dinner to get through. I 'm actually doing ok with the food.
I'm planning to work out on Sunday. Nothing big..just a 30 min walk at the Y to get myself back into the workout mode.
Susie- I of course want to keep it going. I'm like you though, I don't know how to start a new thread. Maybe we can get Wardhog bak in here to do it for us. If not, I'll try to figure it out. I can ask friends on another thread.
Well today the evidence of too many goodies is showing. I was 201 on the scale, inspite of working out last night. It is time to get back with the program and move forward. I sent a plate of goodies with my DD to work today. I am also taking some to our last family Christmas get together today. One more day of holiday eating to get through.
Have a great time with your workout susie. It feels good to get back in the swing of things.
Wardhog- I hope you come back to us soon.
Kelly- Hope to hear how the last few days have been going for you.
I am here - just lurking while shoving cookies into my mouth. I will definitely be in for a new thread for the New Year. Working out has been good, but my eating has been really bad. I am afraid to face the scale so I am just avoiding it. So bad!
I am glad you guys have held it together better than I have. I can't wait to get back into the groove.
I cannot wait for this next week to be over. I have no willpower whatsoever when I am at home all day. I feel like all I do is eat. The pantry just calls my name. I am lucky I am maintaining for the most part. Throughout the week I have bounced between 188 and 190. Most of the time 188.5. I need to be back at work and in a routine. I tried to work out one day, which felt great at the time, but then I coughed all night long. My daughter and I have had walking pneumonia, and I think my lungs just aren't ready to be worked out yet. I should try some weights or pilates or yoga or something. Maybe those won't be quite as taxing on my lungs.
I will continue to read and post when I can.
Ward--will you set us up again and let us know where to go?
Today was my last family dinner for the holiday season. Thank goodness. I didn't do to badly but the cheesball called my name more than I wished it would have...it even came home with me. I will have some of it tomorrow and then I'm putting the rest in the trash.
It sounds like most of us are really looking forward to our normal weekly routines. Mine won't really happen until Jan 5 when I go back into the office for work but I will be at home by myself on Mon & Tues while hubby is at work and I have some organizing to get done here so I think I'll feel in a bit more of a routine instead of going all the time or when we are at home sitting on the couch and watching movies and reading and napping and then eating at all hours.
I'm glad that you all want to start a new thread. It looks like Ward will set us up for it. I think it would be easy to find in we call it The January Club 2009. Just a thought for the name.
Ward: You can call the thread anything that you want to...I'm just glad that we will all be here again.
I'm sorry that you have been on a binge with the cookies and such but at least you are moving. I have been lurking around that binge thread and I can say that I truly am a binger..that is where my issue lies so I have some "feelings and emotions" to work through while I work on losing my weight in 2009. I have felt for quite a while this sort of thing applied to me and I can say for sure it is me. So I know now where I need to start and will be learning more about it so I can overcome it.
It's good to have you back with us Ward!
Mindy: Those scales will go right back down once you get into the routine again. You have done a great job of holding them pretty steady.
Kelly: I can tell you are excited to get back into your routine and to get busy and loose more weight in 2009...you will do it!
Ok. I'm going to get the ornaments off the tree and the tree back in the box...at least that will be done. I'll see you all tomorrow.
Yesterday was also my last family get together, so I am over that hump. I even had a few drinks, which I don't usually do. Most of the cookies are gone and it is time to get back to seriousness.
Wardhog- Glad you are back. You know you never have to feel bad around us. The past has passed and it is time to move forward. 2009 will be the year we meet our goals.
Kelly- You are doing great at maintaining over the holidays. Good for you. I don't want to talk about my weight. Since it was 60 degrees here yesterday I went out for 2 mile walk/jog. Then I got rained on.
Today we have not had power. It went out in the middle of the night and it was freezing this morning. It is now back on and the house is warming up again.
I'm doing good with my food today. I have wanted to have something off plan here and there..the good news is that there is nothing like that in the house to have. Still I feel that desire, so I'm telling myself when that comes that I can out wait it and the desire that I want to be able to buy normal, not plus size clothes and to feel good when I see myself in my clothes and not see the rolls around my middle, is a much stronger desire than the food I want. I'm going to be having a lot of these self-talks..I need to reprogram my mind.
Mindy: I hope your electric comes back on soon. Good for you for going for the walk!
I'm up early this morning so I can get some housework and organization done. The New Year is just about upon us.
I bought a new journal yesterday; so I'm getting ready.
You know, I was looking through my closet of my "good things" trying to pick out something to wear New Years Eve. I have kept a lot of things that I bought when I was down to 239 three years ago, and I have pictures of me in those things. I look so good! I want to look that way again and I can and will...2009 I will!
In my mind 239 is not where I really want to be, but looking back on it, I really look good, so I'm shooting to get back there and then keep going from there.
I'm not waiting until then; I'm starting today. I don't want to waste one more day of my life. That is what I have been doing.
I hope you all have a great day and I look forward to your posts!
Susie, I am glad you are getting into the healthy mindset for next year. I have no doubt that you will be successful. So much of this is a mental struggle.
Did you get your power back on, Mindy?
I decided to weigh myself this morning and it was not pretty, but not unexpected, either. I stayed on my plan yesterday and I am feeling strong and committed. A few weeks off plan can not erase a whole year of healthy habits! Exercise has been good and I am going to spin today (if I can get a bike - my gym has been packed). The kids will be out of school the rest of this week, and my husband will be off Thurs. and Fri. I can't wait to get back to a normal routine.
Yes we have power!!! Man did it get cold though. I took advantage of that time to go run errands, in the warm stores.
It is so good to hear about everyone's plans for getting on track and with the program. 2008 was pretty successful for me. I lost about 50 pounds, even though I am still up a bit. One more round in 2009 and I should be able to join wardhog on the maintainers thread. Now there's a goal. I am back to measuring and logging everthing.
Did some Wii fit and Wii Jillian yesterday at Kelly's house. I feel it in my arms. Then I came home and did Jillian's Shred for 20 min. with my DD BFF. She got tired. I think that is funny. She is 23 and a former ROTC member and she was tired. Yeah me!! The scale was down a pound today.
Mindy--I am so glad that pound came off today. The last two days I have gone down on the scale. Maybe that yoga and stuff on the Wii is helping??! I have been stuck for so long, and all of a sudden I dropped 2 pounds? Crazy. I guess I will do some more Wii today! I really think your problem the last week or so has been Summer Syndrome. Off work, sitting home, out of routine. We'll have to crank it back up next week!
Wardhog--You look terrific in your new avatar! Glad you are back on track!
Susie--Your outlook on the new year is great! I feel the same.
