boy is it humid here today. It rained last night. It is surpose to rain the next 3 days. Oh well. Good time to gazelle it, inbetween going for my test run of curves. I have a free week. I'm noticing that I really need to do some firming up. It just seems $30 more dollars a month is a lot, but I'm going to have to do it sometime, and I'm not a real home motivator when it comes to those types of exercise. I'm actually getting with the gazelle again. This is good. I had a -1.75 loss last night. I couldn't believe it. Watching the bad carbs, and especially the sugar is really paying off. I think I can adapt to this way of eating. Especially nowadays, when you have a more variety of no sugar foods, that actually taste good. I won the kitty last night. And after our club had the big loss last week, well everyone but me and another girl gained except for 1 turtle. I kinda did program last night. Just went over some papers that I want them to do at home. About fitting exercise in. I had a killer head ache, and it was already past our meeting time when it got to me. So i quickly went over them and told them to do it at home. We will see. The at work weight watchers program that we have is just about over. I didn't join.
But the ladies have opted for a self help type program. THey all have the information now, they are going to buy a scale (the company), and do it that way. They said that I was welcome to come to the meetings if I wanted. I might. Also the tops interactive is up now. Do you have to pay if you are already a tops member? Brandon has a couple of doctor appointments today so I'm off again. No biggy. Well I'm rattling on, so I will go.
All you ladies have a great day, and ps I think my motivation is back. YEEEEE HAAAAA
Hi everyoneI know I haven't been on the boards for awhile, and I have missed you all. Thanks, Nita, for remembering me. I have been struggling with a family problem, and it has me a llittle down, so I really haven't felt like communicating. i did spend the last half hour reading the boards since I was last here. Welcome to all the new gals. When you came here, you came to the right place if you want help. I am not doing too well in the weight department. I have not lost anything for the whole month of May. I was a May turtle. Did have a half pound loss last week, and hoping for a tiny one this week. It seems, by reading what is going on in everyone's life lately, that trouble is brewing everywhere. What a challenge to keep focused when all about you is falling apart. I lost my focus, but I think I am back on track. My biggest problem is exercise. With my arthritis, the water aerobics are my best bet, but the local Aquatic Center moved to the outside pool and the water is only 79 degrees this week, and that is too cold for my bones. I was all set to resume the aerobics on Monday, but called to check the water temperature, and was so disappointed it was so cold. Will call again tomorrow. I know if I could get some exercise in, I would lose better. Hi to Eleni, Summer, Wendy, Nita, CC, and all you other gals who have been such a great help to me. I will try to check in more regularly. Keep up the good work. mary ann
I agree that this seems to be a tough time for lots of us on this board. I can relate to not posting when things are rough, all you want to do is vent and you feel like no one needs to shoulder your burdens.
Eleni said it best though, look at how we all step up to the plate for our family and friends! (baseball anaolgy intended, if we are literally stepping up to plate to deal with our problems we really need to post here!)
I am heading off to see Carol at her Mum’s tomorrow, that should be a rough go, all the grief and funeral food. Good thing Carol is so supportive of me as well, I can count on her to fend off unwanted pirogies (like there is such a thing as an unwanted perogy!)
Weigh in tonight, scale was down this am so we shall see.
I am starting a new kickboxing session beginning of July, and I can hardly wait. Get to actually spar this session, hope there is another middle aged housewife to go up against! I am doing pretty heavy cardio in preparation for it and am benching 90+ but just like weight loss I can't seem to break that 100-lb. mark.
I have had to give up on the actual BFL challenge as there are just to many unexpected things going on in my life but I keep on trying. When things settle down I am going to really apply myself.
I have moved out of the basement and into a gym for my weight training. The guy who owns it was on a Jenny Jones "Geek to Sheik" episode and the staff is very helpful.
Good for you for starting the new class. I know you do so much exercise. You will break the 100# mark I know you will. You work so hard. How is your eating? I know that with all the exercise I do it just keeps me at bay to take care of the mess ups I do at times. So I am playing with the same losses all the time. But over all I think I am doing great. Good for you for benching 90+. I couldn't do that. Even though I am much stronger now then I was a month ago.
Keep up the great work. Your friend sounds like a sweetheart to take care of you and watch over you in her time of grief. I know you are there for her as well. It must be great to know someone like that.
Maryann,
I didn't forget about you. I haven't been here much myself because the time just doesn't allow. I know you are getting back on track and that is great. You were doing so well before. I know you can do it again. Don't worry about the turtle that is great with everything going on in your life right now. At least you didn't gain that is something to be proud about. It is very hard to just maintain your weight and you did it. You will reach your goal along with the rest of us someday. We will never give up and we are always here for each other. I hope you can get back to the water aerobics soon. I enjoyed them when I did them.
Wendy,
Congratulations girl on the loss. You are doing great. I am with you on watching the carbs the white flour ones most of the time. It does work and I feel better overall when I do it. I am glad you got your motivation back. How do you like curves? I love it. Keep up the great work girl.
Penny,
Hey girl. This is a new week and you will have a loss this week. Don't give up. You are doing great also. To have your first gain since march I would give anything to have that happen. You are on the right road. I am just behind you.LOL Keep up the great work.
I am still working out. The eating goes in spurts. I am just looking for the light at the end of the tunnel here. And next week the light will shine. I will be back into a routine and things should be much easier. I was also eating those slimwell bars from avon. They are great I eat them for lunch. When I did that I was doing great but I ran out and I have been out since last thursday. My order doesn't come in until tomorrow for more bars. There is a girl that was eating them for 2 meals and lost 11 1/2 lbs in 2 weeks. But I only use them for one meal. They are high protein and low in sugar and taste good and keep you filled up. And they are easy. I have my egg and bannana for breakfast and something for dinner. I am just watching the white flour carbs as best as possible and the sugar with all the working out I am doing it is working. Now if I didn't mess up during the week then I would be doing better and actually losing weight. Instead I am losing what I keep gaining from messing up. But at least I am keeping it off. I actually had a 3 lb loss last month. I am happy with that because I have been gaining every month. So that is a great thing for me. I worked out at curves first time this week. I get measured next monday and weighed and all. I really want to meet my goal that I set for myself. I will do it. But I have to work my butt off to do it. But I will make it happen.
I am officially off the birthcontrol pill and we will be trying for our second and last baby. So I am on a mission to lose as much as I can fast. But I am doing it the sensible way. I just am eating healthy and working out a lot. I am going to slow down on the exercise and only work out 2 x a day from now on. I am getting results from all the exercise but it is hard fitting it all in. I didn't work out yesterday but my scale still went down 1 lb. I know my body needs a break at times also. So I do allow for that. Things are really going great here. Just too busy and not enough time in the day. I only have one more tuesday of watching kids. So that will be nice. I can't get anything done while they are here. It makes 3 altogether. With them I have to watch them all the time and be right there with them. I am not used to that. Usually when megan's friend comes over the 2 of them play very well together and quietly and I can work while she is here. But with them I can't do anything. So that makes it hard also. But I am almost done with that. Megan graduates preschool on thursday then she will be done for the summer. So that won't be anymore running around either. So there is an end in site afterall.LOL
I am thinking of you all daily. Sorry I haven't been here. I am getting here when I can. I hope to start posting more starting next week and getting here daily again. I need all the support I can get not to be a house this time around during pregnancy. I will lose weight while pregnant and still have a healthy baby. I am hoping that by staying away from the white flour products and sugar items as much as possible it will stop me from gettting gestational diabetes this time. That is the goal.
Summer and christie and Coco,
How are you all doing? I have not talked to you lately. I hope you are doing well.
Great day for a new start
