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Weigh In Chart
I remember that we DID not have a weigh in last week because we just started this challenge and it wasnt a week yet. For those of you who still lost something last week please remind me so I can add it to this chart. By the way I didnt have a 5 lb gain like I thought but I think I gained 2 lbs! AHHHHH!! I am ok though and its my fault and I got no one else to blame lol. I didnt hop on the scale yet since its only 8 in the morning on a Sunday!?Congrats to all you losers!!! And for those of us that gained,keep your chin up and go forward.that is the only way to avoid a gain!I knew I would gain something from Christmas and New Year's. I will get on this damn scale in a few minutes and find out the truth!
Gen..Goal.. Maintain current weight Jen519..Goal..8 lbs grizzlyschick..Goal..10 lbs..Loss 4 lbs AngieMe..Goal 8 lbs..Loss 2.5 Lidian..Goal 6 lbs DipsNTwists..Goal..8 lbs Kina..Goal 8 lbs Choci..Goal..10 Lbs Kempyd..Goal 7 lbs Rusty..Goal 5 lbs SuzyQ..Goal 10 lbs MADCAT..Goal 7 lbs Laney1733..Goal 5 lbs Guinever..Goal 10 lbs Clarita ..Goal..5 lbs |
What do you guys do when you have a temporary gain? I mean as far as the challenge, do you count it when you lose them again? I had two pounds from Christmas that I lost this week. So I'm back to where I was in mid December. I went for five pounds this challenge. Should I count those two as part of the five? Or do I go for 5 off from my lowest weight? :s: Thanks,
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Grizzlyschick, I know what you mean - sometimes I can't believe that I actually enjoy looking for clothes now...And I look at brighter colors and new styles too, cuz I know it'll either look OK now, or pretty soon. It helps me focus, to think that summer will be here soon enough (I hope so! I'm sick of winter!). I'm really happy for you!:)
Kina, thank you again for your wise & kind words...you're a sweetheart!:) Choci, congrats! I'm sure that scale is right! Laney, I get loads of temporary gains too - maybe since I weigh every day, water retention, or salt, or PMS, or whatever - and I can be 4 lbs heavier in the morning than before bed the night before - and I don't sleepwalk (I promise!) and I was just lying in the bed, how could it be?! But then things even out again. Probably weighing just once a week or once a month is best for the ups and downs thing...but for me, once a day keeps me focused and I just don't worry about the up & down thing. Don't worry about it either please - you are doing fine! Hope you all have had a great day -- Lidian |
Hey all! Things are going alright, I think the "Week of 10,000 calories" actually helped me get my metabolism up a little, because now I'm back to eating my normal "maintaining" diet, and my holiday pounds are actually coming off.
Grizzly - Congratulations! I know exactly what you mean about the clothes, and I swear, it just gets better. I used to dread shopping, going into a little room and just praying that you'll be able to pull those pants up past your thighs. But now I can't get enough! It's the best feeling in the world to have everything you try on look good, and then only buy the things that look great. Laney - Everyone gets temporary gains (especially around the holidays!) What I do is just pretend that there is no weight gain, and then start counting loss again as soon as you're back where you started from. That really helps me motivate myself. It sounds like everyone is doing just great, it gives me so much hope. |
Lidian, I too weigh myself daily, every morning, first thing. If I don't it's too easy to lose sight of the ball. I get side tracked easier. I try not to feel "bad" for doing it, it seems to work for me.
Guinever, thanks, that was what I was thinking too, but I really wanted to count those two pound! Boo hoo, I'll just have to work harder!!:dizzy: I've done pretty well today, I'm well under my points so I get to have some popcorn!:D I think I'm liking this points thing but I'm giving it a month before I really judge yeah or nay. I went out grocery shopping and stuff with the baby today. I came home starving and really just wanted to eat everything in sight. But I really thought about it and I ate a Lean Cuisine frozen thing. That didn't do it so then I had a sandwich and a bowl of veggies. Then I was pretty full! But it was all low calorie, low point food. That is a major step for me because that's when I mess up. If I let myself get too hungery, I just pig out on everything in the house reguardless of fat or calories or anything. I've been trying to not let myself get too hungry and it seems to be working. It is very annoying to have to eat every three hours though. Lots of planning and for thought involved. Hopefully I'll get used to it so my whole life doesn't revolve around my next meal. IYKWIM. I hope everyone had a great weekend, I did, but I am really looking forward to having some kind of routine though. School tomorrow!! The kids have been driving me crazy because they are bored. They need to go back to school as much as I need them too!! Take care everyone, TTFN, |
Joining in
Hi! joining this thread a little late. I would like to lose 5lbs by january 25th and work out 3-5x a week. I need to get back on track after being on vacation and entertaining guests from london for the past 2 weeks.
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Welcome Clarita! This is a great place to share experiences and get support. I'm not losing weight really quickly and am currently having ups and downs, but if I didn't have the women in this challenge to communicate with, I expect I'd be having lots more ups (as in the scale moving up!)
Laney, I count each 4-week challenge as a new beginning. I've been setting 8 pound goals each challenge. In the last one, I had lost 6 pounds and then put back on 2. Still a 4 pound loss for that month. If I would have started this challenge thinking I had to lose those 2 pounds PLUS whatever my goal is, I would feel like I was sort of failing from the start. I don't know if that makes any sense. As a matter of fact, when I first started on this site last summer, I had a 12 pound loss. I gained 11 of it back. I'd hate to think of myself as not getting anywhere until I lose all of those pounds. I guess it's up to each individual. Jen 238/232/140 |
I totally agree with you Jen, I think if you are working on a time frame, then you should absolutely start over at each new interval. Otherwise you'll just get frustrated. I just try to never put myself in a time-box or else I'll start starving myself when I get down to the wire just to try and make my goal - NOT recommended :)
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This is from my journal -- I just wanted to share, as it seemed relevant here:
After these past few days, I am finding that I need to make yet another adjustment to my program here -- in how I approach keeping track of my losses and setting goals. I think it is essential to have goals -- I guess this is an obvious point! -- but til this point I have been very focused on numbers. It's been all about how much weight I can lose in how little time, setting dates for a specific weight, etc., and I am realizing that that approach is not making me feel as good about what I am doing as it should. Of course I find challenges like this invaluable, and I like setting goals, BUT! I plan on seeing ANY loss, however small, as a good thing instead of feeling disappointed because I only lost a pound one week or whatever. I know that I am going to achieve my overall goal, which essentially is to be able to wear regular-sized clothing, move my body the way I want to, and to be as helathy as I can be. Sure, I have a number picked out, but if it turns out that I have achieved those things before that number appears (and I probably will, to be honest), then... I'll see what I want to do when that time comes. It may take a year, it may take more or less, but I'm am not in a race and I need to keep reminding myself of that! |
Weigh IN for me
Hi everyone again!
I've calmed down since my shocking weigh in when I thought I had gained 5 lbs since the 24th Christmas eve! Actually its a 1 lb gain so I'm at 130 exactly. Eating the really fatty foods like pork,rice,beans,pies...really changed my bowel movements and I hated that part. As soon as I started to eat my fruits and veggies again my weight went back down and I feel good too. I know that my weight issues will be a part of me for the rest of my life and I'm dealing with that . Even when I go out to eat and order something that comes with fries ,I never order beef(whopper,bigmacs...) I always order the grilled chicken fillet with no mayo or I just put some honeymustard on it.I can eat really good but I'm not gonna eat stupid stuff that has 50 fatgrams like I used to with Bigmacs or Whoppers. It's insane.I have my hot cocoa that I am hooked on every night ,but its fatfree and only 25 calories plus my 90 calorie hot skim milk! Thanks to everyone who had advice about my daughter andher weight worries. I have let her know that I needed to lose weight not just because my clothes didnt fit me anymore but because I didnt feel comfortable and was tired a lot because of my weight. Sometimes I see her worry and check a label to see the fat content and then other times Isee her eat 12 chocolate chip cookies with a glass of milk without a second thought! lol I have to be more in control and she has to start listening to her stomach when its full or not. I dont know if I'm too easy on her and Im letting her eat more than she should . I've heard of parents that are too harsh on their kids when it comes to their weight and I dont want to be one of those! Dips I havent read your post , I am so sorry for your loss. That has to be tough for anyone to deal with. To everyone: I just wanted to say to just keep your chin up. You will get to your goal in time,not your time but in time! "Oprah told someome that was struggling with their weight ,she said" If you want to do this you can" the physical part seems so hard to do but its true. If you really want to you can do it. People say they want to but sometimes its just words and there isnt that magic feeling behind those words. You ladies have been around a few challenges and that tells me YOU WANT TO DO THIS! I love you guys! ttyl, Gen |
Hope you don't mind me barging in here but after reading what choci wrote regarding the "time limits" we sometimes put on ourselves....I could really relate. We come in all shapes, sizes, colors and backgrounds. We are all UNIQUE! So there is no way we are going to lose the same amounts on the same programs, etc. We all have to lose in our OWN time and IF we really want to do this......then we WILL do this.
Ok.....that's it......just wanted to put my ten cents in. Hope ya'll didn't mind. You sound like a nice group too. I've been one of the NIGHT OWLS since the 3fc started this site and love it. Couldn't do WW without it. OBVIOUSLY, since I've gained quite a bit of weight back while being absent from the forum for a while. Here's hoping you all have a GOOD 2003.....weight loss wise, happiness wise, and all the other good stuff. Be well and happy, |
Totally sore right now
Ciao Ladies,
I ran about 3 miles yesterday morning after completing 126 push ups and sit ups (not continuously, we did it in pyramids 15 push ups, then 15 sit ups then 13 push ups and 13 sit ups, etc) So I am totally feeling it today I am aching all over. Leave it up to the army to remind you of bootcamp every once and again. My boyfriend did the sweetest thing...he told me he too would work out everyday so that I wouldn't have to do it alone, (even though he doesn't need it.) He calls me from Florida every day to tell me his progress. I hope all is well with you ladies, Clarita, I don't know if i had the oportunity to welcome you so allow me to say that I'm glad you're riding along with us and I wish you much success. That's all for now -Dips- |
How is everyone doing today? Good I hope.
Dips, that sounds like quite a workout.ouch. I am so week I don't think I could do 5 pushups. HA HA I just "Unofficially" stepped on the scales and it says 170.5. I am so close to being out of the 170's. That feels good. I wonder how come when I am going down these weights feel good but while I was going up anything above 140 was painful? I guess it is all in the mind. |
Wow Dips! That is some workout. Like, Angie, there is no way I could compete. I think I am roughing it after the 5the pushup. Whew and I feel it the next day. Is that awful or what?
OMG! Angie you are doing great. I am trying really hard. So hopefully I can get that darn scale to budge. Actually I am going to go shopping for a new scale. I think my 6 month old, 40 dollar scale broke. I mean I can hop on that darn thing like 5 different times each after the other and it never gives me the same weight. I don't know. I think I am just going to try my hardest to get the scale to move and after that I will just look into shopping for a new one. Anyhow...my family will begin another weight challenge this coming Sunday and I hoping to do better than I have in the past. But on the other side of the coin it may be my last weight challenge...DH and I are thinking of having another baby. I getting so close to 30 and I didn't want to have anymore past 30. I have put it off for the "right" time...when everything is right. But I don't think you can ever be ready for a baby unless you are like a millionare and even then I bet they have their problems. So anyway it's not in oven, so to speak, it's just a thought we are tinkering with. There is so much to think about before making this decision for instance my school most importantly. So I don't know. I have been having dreams, last night i had a dream DH was the one pregnant. I think it's just my clock ticking and it's just ticking very loudly. Anyway. I better get going and get on that machine before the feeling goes away. Bye. Kina |
Hi Buddies!
I've been snowed under - literally and figuratively - we have SO MUCH SNOW and it's been gray and cold for a week. Sure brings on dem ol' winter blooz again. This year is different, though. Instead of filling my face with pasta and other heavy duty comfort foods - I've been trying to drop red meat entirely out of our diet and concentrate on tasty vegetables and fruits and poultry/fish and soy. It's taken me since the 12th of December but I finally broke the 156 barrier. I was up and down and up and down there by five pounds some days. Dang female hormonal cycle. I did have three days where I about doubled my intake to 2400! Eek - and it was Christmas, Christmas Eve and New Years. But everything I ate was low fat - everything. I've kept my (average) fat grams under 20 grams a day for four months now. I figure that if my body wants to wear a thick layer of fat - it's going to have to burn calories turning carbos into fat - it's not going to get a free ride. I love my $30 digital scale. It has a number instead of a dial, so I get a hard and fast reading when I step on it. Experts say the best way to get a good scale is to step on it five times and see if you get the same reading every time. LOL (And pick the one that gives you the lowest weight! Kidding) My immediate goal is simple - the next dang pound. Whenever I get down to a new number I rejoice and tell everyone (ad nauseum!) and get started on the next pound. I keep thinking I'm losing too slowly (does this sound familiar?) but BoxerBob says, "What's your rush?" He's right - I've gotten to a weight I was comfortable with for a couple of years so the rest is just sticking with it and realizing that I'm in this for the long run. http://pages.map.com/rclark/cookueat.gif I will not (now that we're both eating well) start buying Oreos and potato chips again. If they aren't here - we can't eat them, right? It took us a couple months to get used to eating smaller portions and snacking on fruit and popcorn and dry cereal - it would be stupid to blow that all away. (BB lost sixteen pounds so far!! He's amazed that all he had to do was eat what I put in front of him.) Well, I guess I used up my word allotment today. Too bad typing doesn't burn calories. |
Yeah Rusty- it is a shame that typing doesn't burn calories, well actually it does but not enough to really matter. I'd be 40 pounds right about now! :)
Angie ( my name too by the way) I'm glad you're moving steadily towards your goal. It's very encouraging. You go girl! and as far as push ups go, I couldn't do that many when I first enlisted. But after so many "Drop and give me 50!" commands, I got the hang of it quick :) kina, it does suck, the feeling that you get the next day, not in your arms but your chest. I honestly don't think us women were meant to work out our chests. the pain is so bad I can't give hugs, lol. I'm not use to working my chest area, so that's where i feel it the most.---But enough of that! You're thinking of having another baby?!! that's great! Kids are such a blessing. and I encourage you to have one while your young (if you decide to go ahaed with it) Because my mom had her last baby at the age of 40. and that was 4 years ago. she lost her Mom edge, she spoils the baby as a grandmother would :) so have em while you still have the energy to kick em' in the butt when they need it. Well, even though i am sore, i am going to the gym today, but I'm going to work on lower body and cardio to give the upper body more recovery time. Later Gals! |
Congrats Angie and Rusty!! I knwo that is such a great feeling when you hop on the scale and see that is has actually gone down.
Kina you aren't going to forget us if you get pregnant are you? Dips I hate working chest. It is my weakest spot but of coures hubby pushes me and calls me a girl if I wimp out. Of course that always pushes me a little more. I don't want him to think I am weak. Hi to all to come. |
O.K. The last time I tried to do a push-up, I failed miserably, so 5 would be great for me! What a work-out Dips! It's great that your boyfriend is so supportive of you too.
Angie and Rusty, if you don't mind me asking, what weight did you start at. You're both at weights I would do anything to get to (except eating right and excersizing apparently!) From where I am, it seems like even getting to under 200 lbs is so very far away. It seems I can do well for 4 or 5 days, then I get goofy for a while and it's really difficult to get myself back on track. I've been eating O.K. for a couple of days, but won't get back to excersizing. I do have an ice-skating lesson tonight and that's a bit of a workout for me, but I haven't done my WATP tapes in I don't know how long. Gotta get back to it. I always feel so good afterward. I know about inaccurate scales too, Kina. I just found out this morning that it makes a difference on my scale where I stand. I've always stepped on the scale and the wiggled around a few times until it got to as high as I could get it and I counted that as my accurate weight. This morning I found out that where I stand can also cause it to vary by up to 3 pounds. Now I know where to stand to get it to the highest weight, but it also shows me up another pound. I guess that's where I'll start from now. AAAARGGHH!:mad: Annoying thing! Jen 238/233/140 |
Jen, I originally started out at 265.5 pounds and then I lost it all and got to 130 pounds. 2 years later I had gained back 76 pounds and so now since I have been here (October) I count my starting weight at 206.5 pounds and I have lost 36 pounds. I do 45 minutes of exercise 6 days a week and 30 minutes on Saturdays. I do 30 in the morning and another 15 at 3:00 and lately I have upped it to an hour so I will do another 15 minutes at about 7:00 in the evening. I am thinking of going back to just the 45 for a while though because I don't know if it is PMS or what but my legs were sore this morning so we will see. I am kinda fanatical about the exercise, I feel incomplete if I don't do it all everyday. When I lost all my weight the first time I split up my exercise all day too so apparantly it doesn't really matter if you do it all at once or not. It is easier for me to be able to squeeze it in throughout the day whan I get breaks(especially with 3 little heathens LOL)
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Jen~~~ I try to keep my scale in the same spot whenever i use it. Actually I keep it in the kitchen in order to keep me away from the goodies. Almost as if it is telling me "Remembering you will have to be accountable for your actions." Crazy me! Kempyd~~~ Of course I would never forget about you gals. But you know gosh it's such a hard decision to make. I mean here I am doing so great in school and in my weight loss (even though I am kind of stuck right now;) ) but the point is I am doing so well and to put it all at a sudden halt. It is kind of terrifying. Afterall, it was only 5 semesters ago that I started back to college...after 10 years! But this time I have the initiative to really do and actually complete courses. Before I was stupid with stupid choices but this time I have been really serious about my studies and to just throw it all away. Because really I wouldn't be able to get back to school not any time soon. Gosh! If I was only 10 years younger with all the knowledge and determination that i have today. that would be so nice.:) Dips~~~ I know what you mean. My MIL had youngest child only 7 years ago and she is in her young 50's. YIKES! I certainly don't want to be caring for any little ones at that age. Actually it kind of irks me to think I would 48 if we did have child at 30! We really don't need anymore children we already have 2 boys and 2 girls. And I really want to have 2 more but I can't squeeze 2 in the same year unless the good man above blesses us with twins. It is all just in the thinking stage. I have accomplished so much to just let it all go in order to have another child. Rusty~~~ I have been waiting to say goodbye to that next dang pound but it doesn't seem to want to go anywhere. LOL I just got back from pampering myself by getting my nails done. I love 'em. This was my first day alone without the kids since sometime in December. It felt nice to alone but at the same time kind of empty. I hadn't gotten my nails done in SO long. But it feels good to feel so feminine. Anyhow they look really nice maybe I will put them up on my avatar...just to be silly. Okay kids should be home soon. Talk to you all later. Kina |
Thanks Kina, it is nice to know that I could inspire someone. You sound like your life is way more busy than mine. LOL I work at home and my kids are all in school so I never leave my house. That makes it easier for me.
That is an awesome idea about putting the scale in the kitchen. I always have to keep mine under my bathroom vanity and pull it out since I can't leave it out all the time. I always put it in the same spot too. You are braver than me...6 kids. I had my tubes tied after the twins. I had them on my 21st birthday and I knew that was going to be enough for me. Brittany was almost 2 at the time. 3 kids under 2....AAAHHH!!!!LOL I love them to death but I don't think I would have the patience for anymore. Good Luck with whatever you decide. |
kINA, i THINK IT IS WONDERFUL THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING ANOTHER CHILD! Oops on the caps. I have three and I think I might want another one in 7-10 years. I'll be well over 30, if we do. But then, I don't care about being an older mom. I was a young mom, so maybe I'll try it out at the other end!! LOL. Anyway, I had just lost 30 pounds the last time I got pg. We were not planning her, she's my only surprise! I was pretty upset for a couple of months, but everything worked out of course. It does seem like you have to put your life on hold forever, I know what you mean. It took me till she was 8 months old to get any ambition to lose weight again. I guess you just need to think about how you'll feel 2-30 years from now. Will you always regret not having more children? I don't really know how I feel about that one yet. It just seems like such a huge decision!!
Dips, you have inspired me! I had a lot of upper body strength before this last pg, but I was on bed rest for a couple of months and it's gone!!:( I am such a woos now. I am going to start doing push ups TONIGHT. 124!! Wow, you must be in amazing shape! I am doing well with my program. I am increasing the jogging every week and it really feels good!! I jogged for 5 straight minutes today, I find that hard to believe. My new exercise clothes are awsome, did I mention that? The tank top has a built in bra so I wear that over my regular bra and it really keeps me from jiggling. When I first ordered them, I was freaking out about spending that kind of money on workout clothes, but I am SO glad that I did. I am anxiously awaiting breaking into the 170s that Angies is trying to get out of, LOL! I know what you mean though cuz when we got married 9 years ago, I felt huge and I think I was in the 170s. Well, I haven't seen them since, but I'm telling you, I know they're going to feel a lot smaller this time around!!!:D You are a great bunch of ladies, everyone hang in there and have a great evening, TTFN, |
More baby talk,
Laney- must be so nice having kids. motherhood (from what I've seen) is the most challenging yet rewarding time in any woman's life. Push ups are really effective, it took me a while to appreciate them because their often used as punishment in the army. But it's best for upper bady because you're working many muscle groups at once. I wouldn't say I'm in amazing shape :) maybe generally decent shape for my field in the army but I have been placed in the army weight program for being overweight. (We call it the G.I. Chub Club) That's when I really got serious about losing weight. You loose a lot of benefits if you're an overweight soldier and you can be kicked out for it. I got out of the program in September and I haven't looked back. My next goal is simply to wear a two-peice bathing suit this summer. Kempyd- don't let the hubby make you feel like a wimp. Upper body can reduce your cup size. I don't like that my boobs shrink as a result of push ups but in the army I have to be able to do 43 in under 2 minutes to maintain the army unit's standard of fitness. So I guess I do them because I have to, they do great things for your arms though. Angie- I think I'll follow your plan and have a maximum of 3 kids. I am 1 of 8 so I know how crazy it can be. Jen- I hope you get your momentum up. One thing I see is that you don't appear to be discouraged, you continue to try. But exercise is a must. We don't enjoy it but we need it. By the way, you can stop rooting for my boyfriend now, he just submitted to his local Wendy's Bacon Double Cheese burger with biggie fries. I was a nice thought though. We'll I'm at least 6 hours ahead of you all which means it's bed time for me. Remember, weigh in is a whole 4 days away, that's enough time to really push!! -Dips- |
I keep reading that the key to weight loss is to control your calorie intake and stay between 1200 and 1600 calories depending on your build and height.
Exercise is most important when you get to your maintenance weight. As Gen has said - it's either eat like a bird for the rest of your life or burn the calories by exercise. If you measure and weigh your food and count your points or calories - you drop weight. Your body burns X amount of calories - you take in X minus 500 calories and you lose weight. I think that the times when I plateau are the times I forget to count the extra calories I take in with larger portions and snack stops during the day. I've been strict for the past five days and dropped the two pounds that I needed to get rid of to break the halfway point to my goal. The little extras add 300 - 500 calories a day and slow me down - then I get frustrated. I've gotta be more watchful! |
Hi ladies!
Just wanted to pipe in and say how much I have been enjoying everyone's posts lately. I've been hanging in there -- just about recovered from last Friday and back down to 280. I have a feeling I might have been even lower than that, but it's almost TOM and I know I am retaining water and all that fun stuff. I just keep doing what I need to do, and I know I will get results eventually. I did get started with an exercise routine, in addition to my daily walks, starting on Sunday. I have the gazelle but haven't been using it as much as one of the Richard Simmons tapes I borrowed from my mom. The first time I was all over the place (in a bad way!) and very winded, but the second time was sooo much better! And today -- it was almost like cake. I'm looking forward to moving on to some more challenging tapes when the time comes. But for now, I am proud of moving on to the next phase of my lifestyle change. It feels really good. It's making me feel strong. It's amazing how different my perspective is on this journey since I realized how unimportant the self-imposed deadlines are. It just feels better! I am satisfied KNOWING that I will get to goal as long as I keep up the good work I've been doing. ~~Amy, thinking about all those push-ups Dips is able to do (wow!) |
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Sounds like everyone is doing great. I have been trying to get back into the exercise thing after taking a lil break over the holidays. My boyfriend has gone home to London for a month so this leaves me plenty of time to workout and get back into a routine. I think I am going to try some pushups next workout.
Is anyone else a chocolate addict? It is the one thing I cant resist...I wonder if there is a Chocoholics Anonymous.. |
Hey everyone, welcome to the mid-week hump! Just means that we're halfway to the weekend as far as I'm concerned. This weekend I'm heading down to Oregon to spend a week with my best guy friend - after being separated from him for almost 3 weeks of Christmas vacation, I'm starting to actually miss school! While I'm down there, I'm finally going to get my bellybutton pierced! It's something I've been wanting to do for a while, but I would never do it until I had a tummy that I would be willing to show people (otherwise, what's the point, right?) I think it'll go along nicely with my goal to wear a 2 piece bathing suit - for the first time EVER.
Clarita - I actually think there is some group for chocoholics. Maybe we should both join, have you tried the new mint chocolate Hershey's Kisses? :chockiss: Oh. My. God. They could be the end of me. choci - Hang in there! It sounds like you're totally on top of things, and I'm really glad that you've found the kind of relaxed encouragment that you need. You're doing great with the excersize too! Keep it up :) Rusty - Yeah, isn't it always the "little tastes" here and there that get us? I swear, you'd think that sticking your finger in the batter of taking a bite of someone elses doughnut shouldn't add up like it does, eh? I really need to watch that too. Well, it's nighty night time for me. Goodnight everyone and have a successful Wednesday! Guinever |
Ciao Ladies,
Clarita, I love chocolate myself, although I'm very picky about the types i eat. so to avoid giving it up completely I include at least one slim fast chocolate brownie bar into my daily diet. It's a meal replacement bar but I'll give up a hearty meal for my daily chocolate fix. That way i can live with chocolate without the guilt. This morning the snow had the gym packed because folks didn't want to trai outside, so we had to do our basic push ups and sit ups in an empty room on a dirty floor :( The advantage is that this evening people are going to go home to avoid being on the roads in bad weather so I'll have the gym practically to myself tonight. I made myself a cd so I can have some bumpin' music to work out to. It did wonders, I hit that elliptical machine like a pro! Well the middle of the week already and I'm praying that the snowfall doesn't stick. I don't want to be buried like rusty. |
Chocolate is my big downfall too! I can not get enough of it. sugar free chocolate pudding is very good and low in calories.
Dips, Have you noticed how many Angie's there are on this websight? Just about everyone with a journal is named Angie. I have only known one other Angie while growing up and I come here and it is like Angieland. LOL It is snowing outside here too. I hate winter. We just got our first snowfall that stuck this Saturday but I am all ready for spring again. HAHA Have a great day everyone!!! |
Aside from Pizza...yep chocolate would be the next pitfall. I am an Aries and that is best way to get an Aries to keep quiet and to keep still. LOL I read somewhere the best gift to give an Aries is chocolate but beware an Aries will eat the whole bag/box in one sitting. That is me all over.
Well I am sitting here waiting for the bus to come for my oldest and then back to work I go. I am so happy but also twisted. I am not a morning person until I get the blood flowing. I am not a coffee drinker so I have to find the natural boost. Usually I get exercise in before going to work but DH let me sleep in a bit. So anyway...here I am kind of sleepy but ready. My pants, that i was so excited about getting into, are feeling a bit tight this morning. Hmmm...maybe salt retention? My breasts are feeling tender?...I still have weeks away til that TOM. I don't understand. DH is all excited over baby talk that he keeps hugging me tight and saying "Siempre estas goda'?" He only says it in spanish so the kids won't understand him. In English it means "Maybe (or It could be) you are pregnant?" I think once I am back at school this will dissipate(sp?). On the side of the coin...does anyone know what a rowing machine would workout other than arms? I guess once I get on it I will feel it ;) . I would like to get out the school gym once in a while and use the row machine. Oh Angie...speaking of the commoness of some names at work there are SO many Mary's that we have to add their last initial to their name or a middle name. It's hillarious. I dread when they bring a new person to find out if there will be a new Mary. I am so glad my name is uncommon...Corina...I use to hate it because I wanted be something else like my friends. With that I will let you all go. My little girl should be leaving soon. bye. Kina |
Chocolate for you and Pizza for me
I just got on this morning and I see chocolate everywhere! lol
I only really crave it when TOM is around the corner! But Pizza ,pizza,pizza makes me nuts! I can have such willpower for certain things but pizza? Oh man! This monday my daughters wanted to go to Pizza Hut to get a personal pizza for each of them. Well they had their own money saved so I took them afterschool. We get there and there is a big sign that says " Mondays :get a medium pizza with 1 topping for $4.99! Both personal pizzas would be $6 and change. So my daughter was like " Mom! we can both put our money together and have enough pizza left for dinner too!,pleaseeeeee? I was like sure ok. Well we get the pizza in the car and the hot,cheesy sauce,soft baked dough smell was killing me! I literally opened my window ! lol I'm still feeling in total control at this point! We get home and I start serving it to them! Oh God help lol... My 6 yr old hates the crust so I volunteered to eat the crust for her! Ackkk 2 crusts for me , Icould taste the cheese. I felt so stupid! All the while knowing there were 4 more slices in the box. But that was it and I put the 4 slices in a tupperware and stuck it in the microwave for them later. My 6 yr old can be a little brat! She tells me " Mom stay on your diet stuff for ever so that way you dont eat any of our stuffs ! Meaning the chips,hotdogs ,honeybuns etc... I agree with Kina that any food I buy weekly is for EVERYONE! none of this is mine or yours stuff. You cant simply do that when you have more than one child! My 10 yr old went to the supermarket with me and she had her own money ( now that she goes with her dad and helps delivery on weekends) The party rental stuff we do part time. Well she gets $10 for each delivery she goes with her dad. So she was in the store with me and she's picking out certain things she wants ,like notebooks,pens and some of the fish shaped tiny crackers. Well we get home and she hides the crackers and something else so her sister wont touch it. I know she paid for it with her money but it was a whole entire bag she was planning to have for herself and that is something I dont go for! Oh I got so mad when I see her hiding it in one of the shelves where we keep tools! She's totally outgrown her school clothes that we bought her 3 months ago. She's using my clothes to school and this doesnt bother her... Well that's all for now , I have to force myself today to go to the gym like within an hour! I have so much to do in the house but it's an excuse cause I always fixed and cleaned everything as soon as I came back from the gym. lol ttyl, Gen 194/130/to lose that single pound again! That's my goal :) |
Gen, That is what Brit does. Hides the food so the twins can't get it. I don't understand why they do that. I buy plenty of food and she still feels like she needs to have things so they can't. It is so frustrating to try to figure out.
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Do you think they are doing it just because they are siblings? LIke I said before I don't have any kids so I really don't know how to answer you guys.
Kina the rowing machine is going to really work your legs too. I would take it slow. When you use those large muscle you will get tired out really fast. I have a problem with chocolate too. Yesterday one of my members brought in some Italian cookies and some of the were chocolate balls. I ate one but I had to seals them up and walk away b/c I wanted to eat all of them. I'm sure that would look good in fron of all of the members as they are working out. I am ther shoving chocolate into my mouth. I am glad that I had the will power to walk away. I knew it wasn't worth the taste. I wish I could say that we had snow here but we don't. Our high today is 67 so I don't think we will see any anytime soon. I got up this mornign and did pilates so I got off to a good start. We I got to work I got on the scale, I lost 3.5 lbs. I know it is water but I don't care. It is off and i want to keep it that way. |
AAHHH...CHOCOLATE:cloud9:
When I'm working hard at watching what I eat and don't want to go for the chocolate, I've found that chocolate/caramel creme savers can sometimes counteract that craving. I think somebody on this thread brought them to my attention last summer. Anyway, 3 of them are 60 calories and since they're hard candy, they last a lot longer than any candybar or brownie. I didn't do my video work-out this morning, but I did load up half a pick-up full of junk from my backyard. An old kid's school desk, and old bulky chaisse lounge, an broken vacuum cleaner, etc. I bet the neighbors just loved looking at that stuff. I had it up close to the house so only the next door neighbors had to look at it. Since I'm going to be going through my house in the next couple of weeks getting rid of things I don't need or use, I figured I should start with the backyard. Borrowed my dad's old pickup which he's giving to me in April after he get's his newer one fixed up the way he wants it. It took me about 20 minutes to get it loaded and it will probably be a little less than that to unload even though there's a bunch of stuff from my brother's house in there to dump too. Dad said he'd pay for the whole load if I took it in myself. Anyway, I'm counting that as my excersize for the day. So far so good on my food intake. Bye for now. Jen 238/233/140 |
Oh my! Now we're onto pizza.
Thanks a lot KINA and GENNEL. I wasn't even thinking of pizza until you two brought it up. I love pizza hut and Dominoes but fortunatly for me there aren't any in my immediate area. Italian pizza is different from american pizza and I never really got into it. On post we have anthony's pizza which is just plain bland. So ( not by choice) I have no problem staying away from pizza :) I have to go to the gym today I don't feel like it but I will go! The hardest part is always just going, it feels nice once you actaully get there and start sweating. Later gals |
Oh man... don't even get me started on chocolate and pizza! By now I think you all know my problem with pizza! Seriously, though -- after last Friday I don't think pizza is going to be a problem for me any more. It's a non-issue. The homemade pizzas I make are tasty and take care of any craving for it I may have. I also happened to try the chicken parm Lean Pockets yesterday and for me, those are a good pizza substitute.
Chocolate is a whole 'nother story! I loooove good chocolate and I do indulge on an almost daily basis, in the form of miniature bars, kisses, or small pieces from the larger bars. I find that almost every time one or two does the trick, and there is no major damage. I also like those fat free chocolate puddings, AngieME! One thing I have been working on cutting down severely in my diet is cheese! This has been relatively painless even though I looove it... I just find that there are lot of things that I used to have cheese on that really don't need it... sandwiches in particular. When cheese is involved, I ask myself: "Will not having cheese on (or in) this really make a difference to me?" If the answer is no, then I just don't have it. At the very least, I cut down on the portion. I'm just not a fan of anything but the real thing when it comes to cheese, so I have to pick and choose where it is best to indulge in it. My overall fat intake has gone down considerably with very little effort since I've been keeping an eye on it! Well, I should be getting to work now... have a great day, everyone! ~Amy |
Amy, You sound so committed to making it to the end. You are doing awesome!! I usually make the Chef Boyardee pizzas on Fridays and I load it with veggies and not to much cheese. YUM! Got me craving it now!! I am craving pancakes so bad but since I'm not big into morning eating.(I only eat a little breakfast, just enough to take away the hunger) I am going to make pancakes for supper tomorrow. Strange aren't I?
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Angie, thanks for saying so... I'm glad I come off that way because it is absolutely my intention to make to the end and beyond! Especially now, at this point, when I have put so much work into it and really made a lot of progress -- not just in weight loss, but in my attitude and behavior toward food. Before I decided to embark on this journey, I really felt that I was a slave to food. But now, I am happy to say that I'M the one in charge.
I look at this whole journey as a learning process. To me, if I don't make a new realization or learn something new every day, then I am not trying hard enough! ;) Yep, it's going to take a long time, but I am going to get there. And everyone here is a big part of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you! |
Hi Guys!
I've been massively busy at work so i haven't had a chance to post here for a while, but I've been reading all the posts. You guys are really great! Has anyone ever mentioned that? :)
As far as food (chocolate and pizza and cheese cheese cheese cheese) goes, I found I had to go completely cold turkey off chocolate in particular becuz i had no idea of portion control where it was concerned. I now can have it small quantities - but i find myself VERY picky about the quality of it when I eat it now. Darn it, if I'm spending the calories on it it better be the best darn chocolate on this planet! *L* I'm a firm believer in the power of exercise as a weight loss tool - but mostly becuz it just makes ya feel so darn good when you are done. Better than turning down any food item does. *S* Hey and chest exercises will help lift what you got, so that is good. I really hate doing triceps... I would like to pay someone to do them for me... |
I got the GOOD NEWS tonight!!!!!!!!!1
Well most of you know that the past few months my hubby & I have been going through **** over this constructionloan! Well after 3 months of the bank and mortgage requesting the same information we decided to cancel the whole thing! My brother went with a different builder who offered the finance at the same place. Everything went super fast with him. SO we decided about a week ago to go see this other builder. We chose a home the same square footage as the first we chose, we just chose the standard fixtures instead of all the optional stuff. So our mortgage will be $900 a month! And that's including taxes and insurance! So the approval letter will be faxed tomorrow to the builder's contractor so they can pull a permit to start next month! Everything takes about 4 months until the house is ready to be moved into. I cannot believe how smoothe things went after all we've been through . I had a lump in my throat when the mortgage guy shook my hand and my husband's hand and said the words " Congratulations on your approval , tomorrow I'll fax the approval to the contractor" I was so upset when he told us that the other bank had pulled my hubby'scredit info a total of 77 times! Yes almost 80 times! For what reason I dont know because we had been approved a long time ago already. Even with that our debts are only 2 credit cards so that was something that impressed the mortgage company.
Well I better get to bed, we had a 90 minute drive back home and its late! ttyl, Gen |
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