Thanks for the warm welcome! I did forget to mention my plan didn't I. I am following WW and am going to commit to going to spinning class twice a week and swimming with my 2yr old daughter twice a week. I have been doing well with my food and water but I HATE to exercise.
I currently do 30 min to 1 hour, 5+ days a week on my exercise bike and I try to add in a cardio video or a weight lifting video in also a couple times a week.
When I first started I had been doing WW at home at around 1450 calories, but my schedule is so hectic that I ended up just cutting back instead. Now I use portion control, and added on most days 1 hour of exercise instead of 30 min, and 64 oz or more of water. So far it has worked, since before I never exercised, never drank water (maybe 8 oz a day), and I ate junk all day long.
I never realized just how bad my eating habits where until I wrote it down one way. I use to on a typical day eat around 3500-4000 calories and up to 100 grams of fat. I know that sounds horrible but I am a fast food/junk food addict. The job I work at there is always cakes, donuts, and candy available.
So now instead of eating 10 pieces of candy in a sitting I may have 1 or 2, and no more fast food twice a day.
So far I have lost 7 pounds last month by cutting back and working out. Hopefully it continues to work, or I will start WW again.
Thanks again for letting me join your challenge, it is just what I need to keep my motivated!
Krissy- welcome to the board! My goal is to lose 5 pounds as well by Easter. I'm sure we'll both succeed w/flying colors.
Zeta-I am doing WW as well. I just love it! I've tried lots of others but this has worked best for me. As for exercise, try experimenting until you find one you like. Do you like active exercise-like walking or quiter exercise like pilates? Of course, w/a 2 yr old, you probably get all the exercise you need!
73tolose-7 pounds last month? You go, girl! It is amazing to look back at how you used to eat. I remember looking back and thinking-sheeze-what in the world kept me from having a heart attack or something? I look at food totally different now. I eat to live not live to eat. It's a good feeling.
Bonnie! wtg! you'll be at your easter challenge in no time! have a great trip- see you when you get back! (and thinking of me when you go by elkin/ jonesville- well, not too much else to think about over here! )
skinny- Chris is 7 years older than me too- I do tease him- I gave him a hard time about turning 30 and he said "you wait!" but I remind him, when he "gets me" for 30- he'll be almost 40!
Chrissy- welcome to the group! 5 lbs sounds great! (that's most of our goals)
73- your plan sounds good. I never wrote down what I was eating before (I'm counting carbs) but I would say 250+ carbs a day on average easy! I LOVE bread and cookies, and cakes, and pasta... mmmm I'd be almost scared to see the number before.
Julie- I bet your daughter will like her "new" energetic momma a lot better! you'll have so much more energy when you get down a little bit more! makes it all worth it IMO.
Selina- great to see you here! post back when you can!
Hope there's room for one more. My hubby is finally done with all of his tests on the computer at home. (He still has to take his final at work.) So I would like to join you guys again. Let me tell you I've really fallen off the wagon lately. I don't know what has gotten into me. It's like I'm really going into a downhill spiral. So I don't dare get on the scale. I'm pretty sure I've done some serious damage. And the fact that my knee is hurting doesn't help matters. I still go to the gym, but not being able to go on the elliptical really discourages me. So, my goal until Easter is to be in control again. In order to get my control back I will do as follows:
1. Post here what I eat... that seems to keep me honest and accountable.
2. Post my Exercise
3. Drink at least 8 glasses of water
It is Lent, so you would think I would be stronger than I have been. I, too, have given up sugar. I feel better without it. Now to just eat normal again!
OK, I start from here. This is day one. I can do this.
Hello Everyone,
Here it is Friday and I promised to be good. This is what I've done so far:
Breakfast: oatmeal - 130 cals
Snack: cheese - 80 cals
Lunch: Small cobb salad - 320 cals
Water: 8 glasses
Snack: banana - 80 cals
Dinner: Caesar Salad - 600 cals
Snack: Cappacino - Starbuck's - 175
Cappacino - from box - 100
Total cals for the day: 1375
Have a great day!
Hugs,
Dena
Hope this finds everyone doing well. Things here are good. I stayed up too late last night (again) and didn't exercise this morning (again) but have an appointment w/my gazelle for this evening. Hold me to it, ladies. Eating is going well. My DH and I were surrounded by ice cream last night but all we ordered was something to drink. First obstacle overcome!
Dena-So good to have you back! I've been watching for you. I'm sure you'll be back on track in no time flat! Hang in there and remember we're all here for you. You can do it!
Bonnie-be careful and enjoy that GD! Make sure she's good and spoiled before you leave! Have fun and let us know how your trip went.
Kandice-One other thing I tease DH about, he's retired Navy. So, I just look at him sometimes and shake me head. He says "what?" I say, I can't believe I married a retiree! I know, I know-a little mischevious but what can I say_I'm a preacher's kid and we all know what they say about preacher's kids! Seriously, it's nice to have a DH w/a sense of humor. Makes life interesting! How's the hamstring? Hope it's well on it's way to mending.
Selina-good to see you! Post when you can to let us know how it's going.
Everyone, have a great weekend. Keep up the good work, ladies!!
I need to get going but I need to say HI to dena! so glad to see you back!!
Hamstring is much better- I have a gazelle at home- I use it for a clothes hanger int he bedroom I didn't go to Curves yesterday so I walked an hour last night on that thing- really stretched it out. went back to curves today- feel a lot better.
Bonnie- we're getting married in Dobson- Cody Creek- heard of it? (they used to have a swimming pool there) real pretty place. they have a chapel and then of course the depot restaurant where the reception will be.
My family is staying at Klondike cabins- out on 21- by Grassy Creek in Elkin. Chatham factory owns it and that's who I work for- so I got a real good deal on it. we're renting out the entire facility- 8 bedrooms, game room, big dining room- seats 40- that's where we're having the rehearsal dinner, anyways that whole place for 4 ngihts for $1800. so it's even cheaper than Hampton (but yes- I stayed there in 2003- when I first moved down from maine, my furniture truck wasn't here yet so they put me up in the hampton until my furniture showed up and I could move into my house... My stay was very nice)
Anyways- gotta get going.
Have a great weekend ladies- talk to everyone Monday!!
It's a busy, busy Friday. Only have a second to write.
Have a good trip, Bonnie. Hurray for active retirement. You do get around! Enjoy the time with your sweet GD. She is so lucky to have such an upbeat, on-the-go, GM.
Kandice and Skinnybutt, what's a gazelle?
Dena, it's wonderful to hear your "voice" again.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. Here's hoping we all have a good check-in on Monday.
Hi guys!
Thank you so much for the warm welcome back!! You are all very inspiring!!Yesterday I had 1375 cals.
So far today, breakfast: waffle, homemade cappacino = 250 cals.
Snack: peach - 40 cals
cappacino - 175 cals
Dinner: clam chowder soup - 400 cals, chili -540 cals, crackers -50 cals
Snack: 1/2 pria bar - 85 cals.
Total cals: 1565 cals
Water: 4 glasses so far
Skinny, how do you like the gazelle? It looks like fun, and not hard on the knees. I'll be thinking of you exercising on it, as I go out for my walk today. We can exercise together! Congrats on resisting the ice cream!
Kandice, how did you hurt your hamstring? Sorry to hear about it. Your wedding plans sound like they are really coming together. It won't be long now!
Florafae, how are you doing? Is it still raining pretty hard in Santa Barbara? I heard the weather has not been good, and therefore sending rain our way in LV. They said this is the most rain we've had here in years. Yesterday's storm was pretty harsh. We have sun today, but more rain in the forecast!
sorry I 've been absent for a week now. Started my jobs and find time in short supply.
my Easter goal is to lose 5 pounds. My Valentines' Day goal was 10 and I only lost 5, so this time I'll make it a more attainable goal. I'm thinking of getting my WW info out and try that again.
Hi to the new people, and to those traveling, I'm so jealous
Ladies, I'm still here!
I had a scare that I might be pregnant (ack!), but I'm NOT!! Hooray! Not that I don't like kids, or even that I don't want more, but not NOW!!! I have lost 14 pounds and want to lose another 40 before I get pregnant (not to mention that my baby just had her first birthday). Anyway, my goal for Easter is to be down to 172. That will be a total of 20 pounds lost since I started in January. I am currently 178. 6 pounds to go. I really need to get back on track. I haven't exercised for two weeks! I have kept under my goal of 1500 cals a day, but I feel bad about not exercising. So, I am READY and PREPARED to get back on track!!! Hope you are all well!
skinny- I didn't see that you had a gazelle too- skimmed over your post.
Flora- it's like a skier- low impact on your knees. I got it about 3 years ago when I was single and living by myself, I used it every day for an hour and dropped a pant size in a month. then I met some women and joined the Y taking swim aerobics with them and the gazelle kinda dropped from the routine and I hadn't used it for a while until last week.
Dena- don't know how I hurt the hamstrings- they were just really tight and I couldn't stretch it out. that was on tuesday, wednesday I went to curves thinking it would help it and it hurt worse. so Thursday I was sore- didn't go to curves at all- just the gazelle.
I'm still up a couple of lbs (from the 175). I think (hope) it's still left over from TOM last week and it'll disappear this week. But it wouldn't be so bad if it didn't either- the new clothes- don't want them too big yet! I feel comfortable with myself, and friday I had a couple of people (who I see everyday) ask me if I'm losing weight and complimenting me... so that always feels good.
welcome to the board! My goal is to lose 5 pounds as well by Easter. I'm sure we'll both succeed w/flying colors.
It is amazing to look back at how you used to eat. I remember looking back and thinking-sheeze-what in the world kept me from having a heart attack or something? I look at food totally different now. I eat to live not live to eat. It's a good feeling. 
So it's gone! 
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