Debbie, sorry to hear your DH is sick. Hope he gets better soon.
I'm doing ok today on food but my exercise is no good. Never is when my DH is home, not bc he tries to stop me but bc he coaches the team for my son and we are gone on Sat til noon then we go to pizza buffet or whatever where I have to read after eating my bit of food to keep from over doing it. Then back home and I've been helping him put together the new basketball goal. Here hunny, hold this. And can you hand me two more washers and that wrench there? LOL. So now we are almost done with that, and I need to go get on the treadmill. I don't like doing it at nite, bc I'm tired by then and not in a great mood. Anyhoo, wish me luck that I find motivation to hit my 10k steps today.
Have a great evening everyone! Hope your day went well!
You asked about the virtual trip [walk] and yep, that's what I did, was just to pick somewhere ..
I then went to Mapquest and put in where I'm at and the city of where I want to go and that gave me the total mileage.
Dale Jr. & My Virtual Walk
I'm hoping it'll motivate me [I'm sure that if Dale Jr. were really at the other end, it'd motivate me even more though. ]
It's nice to meet everybody 'n I guess I should have known that even if by chance someone weren't a NASCAR fan - all the ladies would know who Dale Jr. is. *Giggle*
Actually my #1 is Ryan Newman ... don't ask why I'm not on my way to see him [could be 'cuz I'd be afraid if I walked all that way ... that his wife might be there when I got there. *LOL*] Just kidding!
My Pedometer's here!
I got my pedometer yesterday in the mail ... wow, that was fast 'cuz I ordered it in the middle of the night on Wednesday,
they mailed it out on Thursday and I got it on Friday. Can't beat that, huh?!
I haven't messed with it yet but will probably do that tomorrow so I can have it ready for a fresh start on Monday.
Neither good, nor bad
I didn't really do either good, nor bad today with my eating.
I guess I could have done a bit better for really, I know for what I did eat ... that I won't gain from it either.
Anyways - have a good night gals and I'll either see you tomorrow sometime or on Monday.
YAY! There's a thread for this AND it's active, even better as I seem to be a bit of a thread killer. I haven't been under 200 lbs, in I can't remember how long. I've bounced between 240 and 255 for so long it seems, and just when I think I'll finally hit under 240, I get pregnant, and since we don't plan to start trying for our next and LAST child until Jan 2008, now seems the time to get it all under control. I'm closer to ONEderland than I've ever been so, I know if I can just hit that magical number of 199, it'll be the motivation I need to hit the rest of them. So, if noone minds, I'd like to join the challenge.
My name is Angi, I'm 31, and I have 2 kids, a daughter who is 3, and a 17 month old son, so needless to say, we're a busy busy house. I plan on picking up the book "Fat Smash Diet" as it seems to incorporate plenty of whole foods and a lack of dependancy on caffeine and white foods, sugar, flour etc and to really stress the need for excersize, every day. My daughter is gluten intolerant, so my home is already used to whole grain breads, pasta's etc, so there shouldnt be any issues with that, but the lack of sugar may kill us all.
I just spotted this thread and am SOOOO excited to find it! It's EXACTLY what I need to do right now to keep me going! I have to go make lunch for my family but will be back to read all the thread very soon! Woo-Hoo!
Hi and welcome to Angi and Cheryl!! We are so happy you have joined us. I found it recently too and I love it. It's what I need too. I want to be in Onderland very badly! Drives me nuts! LOL.
So Angi I like how you have your dancing carrots so Imma add something for each 10 lbs too. Hmm.. let me see what I want there..
Today isn't going so well. I have gotten a headache and I never get them. And I cannot find my bottle of Tylenol that I just bought, so I'm trying to use mind over matter and make it go away. So far, no luck.
I'm at about 4000 steps today. I have decided to hit 5,000 on weekend days and 10000 on week days. With my family all home from work and school, there is no time for it! So I will do what I can when I wake up then let it go.
Doing ok on food for the last week. Actually better than I thought I would do. Yay for that! I just want to make it all a habit that I don't have to think about as much.. In time, in time.
My computer is acting weird, so I have to hurry b4 it doesn't let me send this!
Have a great day! Oh, I will be weighing in the a.m. 2mrw, and will post after. Hope it goes well or I might have to start weighing every 2 wks.
Thanks for the warm welcome! LOVE your picture! You look like you are an actress!
I have spent a couple HOURS reading the first ELEVEN pages of this thread! There were so many good ideas and tips that I copied a bunch down! I keep a journal full of interesting ideas, good thoughts and positive words and pictures as well as successes that I have accomplished along my weight loss journey. Reading it helps me keep focused and positive when I falter and when I just can't seem to make the scale move.
I am GREAT at maintaining weight (have been 210 for EIGHT MONTHS!) but LOUSY at dipping below that weight! I finally lost a pound the other day, so I am hopeful that I can DO THIS THING!
I REALLY want to see the scale register one hundred SOMETHING after being TWO HUNDRED something since about 1980!
Good morning Everyone !
I am going to give this a shot. I would love to make my goal by Easter- but it might be the end of school. I am doing WATP and trying a couple of other tapes(lots of modifications though).
I have been lurking here for a couple of years. I have shared the link with friends. I have always been a large woman. I had lost a little weight a couple years ago and then I got pregnant at 40.I kept my weight under control- but in the past couple of years things went haywire.
Here's the basics:I have three kids ( 2,13 and 21),SAHM,we have a small Ebay bussiness and live out in the sticks. I am a foodie who loves to cook- but I also love to work in the yard to- which will help me get this under control.
This week's goal is to continue with 1-3 miles a day each day and also try a second work out if possible a couple times this week
I'm a WATP devotee, too! In nice weather I walk outdoors, but the cold and snow drives me back indoors for my workouts. I like the 4 Mile Super Challenge. How about you?
I enjoy cooking and baking, too, and also love working out in the yard when it isn't covered with a couple feet of snow, that is!
Walking is such an awesome activity. Several years ago I went to Florida with my friend and walked for two hours in the gorgerous weather before anyone got up. I lost ten pounds while I was there!
Your plan sounds good. Glad to have you here with us.
I post on the 100 Pound group, the Support group and also the Exercise group of this site. There's SO much here and so many wonderful people who are ready and willing to support and encourage. I was so happy to have found such a great place. I have ten pounds to go to reach ONEderland (199). I can't WAIT!
Welcome Cheryl! Wow - you don't have far to go at all to get under 200 and I know you can do it!
This thread is just what "I" needed to find as well and am so glad that I did!
Selina, I hope your headache is better by now ... I don't usually get them either [well, except for when my sinuses act up, etc.]
Oh yeah ... when ya decide where you're going on your "virtual" trip - let us know, k?
Welcome Sirak ... I'm glad that you found us, it's so much easier being accountable to someone, isn't it?
Good news this morning!
I weighed myself this a.m. when I got up and guess what?
I lost 2 pounds!!
I now only have 2 pounds to go to reach my 1st mini-goal.
My Virtual Trip - You're gonna laugh
Okay ... so I am making a little revision to my virtual trip.
Don't laugh but 800 and some miles just seems like it's an un-obtainable goal for some reason so....
I'm still going to see Dale Jr., but instead of my counting 2,000 steps as 1 mile [which I think that's pretty standard for how many steps are in a mile],
I am going to count every 1,000 steps as 1 mile.
Am I cheating
At first I thought it would almost be like I was cheating but then thought ...
Hey - this is my virtual trip and if I want to count 1,000 steps as a mile, why couldn't I? *lol*
I mean - the end result will be the same, atleast I am moving more than I have for a long time.
So, that's what I'm gonna do.
Have a good day!
I hope you all have a good day ... so far mine is pretty good, I haven't eaten anything yet so haven't done any damage with the diet.
Yes, I know we are supposed to eat breakfast but I never have really 'cuz I'm not hungry in the a.m.
And, also - it seems that once I start eating for the day ... watch out, I wanna eat everything in sight.
Anyways, gonna get for now but will talk to ya more soon.
WOW!! This thread is hopping now. It got so slow during the holidays I felt like I was talking to myself... Glad to have everyone.
I have not been doing well. I need you guys. I have some very self-destructive behaviors in this area. I overeat when I'm upset,depressed, awake or whatever. It seems like I would be doing great with the loss I've had so far. but I have hit a wall... For months now.
I have a couple of WATP dvd's but I just can't seem to get going...
Hi Sirak!! Welcome to our little corner of the world!!! So glad you have joined us here! The more the merrier I say!
Hope you all are having a great day. We put up the new basketball goal the other day and since my dh coaches my son's team, I figured that I could get some steps if I play too. So today I got about 2000 steps in no time just shooting hoops with them. It was fun too! LOL
I don't know what my trip will be yet.. I will let ya'll know!!
Oh and ... drumroll... ... .... I lost 3 lbs. this week!! : I am down 6 1/4 inches this month!!! (I measure bust, waist, hips, thigh, calf, neck, bicep and wrist about every two weeks or so.)
I am off to change my ticker and my avatar to the 45 lb chick!!! Can't wait to put the 50 back up too.
Hey Debbie! Just saw you wrote. I'm sorry you are having a hard time getting into it all. I went thru that too. I totally can relate to that. Just try for 5 minutes every day. Once you get used to making some time for it and all that, you will be able to add minutes.
I had to start small again, like when I first began. It might help you too. And of course I KNOW you know what to do to lose. You have lost more than me, almost twice as much! That is so cool. You can do this. Don't be so hard on yourself. Hope you have a great day at work!
Cheryl! Thanks so much for the sweet compliment. I don't hear them that often. LOL. I carry my weight in my belly and hips and thighs so you can't tell so much in that pic. Ah well, no one is perfect!
Glad you are here, really. I love having people who have lost already because they GET IT. (I know I've said that somewhere else on here but it's true!) It means alot to have ppl who understand what we are going thru. I am ready to be in Onederland too. Let's do it, ladies!!!!
Also, would it be okay with everyone if I start a February Chicks Racing to 199! (Or any name ya'll want, I haven't really thought of a new one yet.)I know some of us won't get there that month but just to refresh our thread since this one has sooooooooooo many pages to it, etc.??? Let me know what you think. If you all would rather stay on this one, that's fine too, I'll stay too. But just thought we could start anew, all of us who are actively on here at this point.
Ok, so far, doing great today. Feeling good, almost to 10k in steps, used treadmill this am, then played basketball, then housework, lol. So good day today. Yay.
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Welcome you two!!
We are so happy you have joined us. I found it recently too and I love it. It's what I need too. I want to be in Onderland very badly! 
Drives me nuts! LOL.
I have decided to hit 5,000 on weekend days and 10000 on week days. With my family all home from work and school, there is no time for it! So I will do what I can when I wake up then let it go. 
I just want to make it all a habit that I don't have to think about as much.. In time, in time. 
So glad you have joined us here! The more the merrier I say! 
So today I got about 2000 steps in no time just shooting hoops with them. It was fun too! LOL 
: I am down 6 1/4 inches this month!!! 
