Good morning, checking in quickly. Still hovering at 190, just looked at my cycle tracker and I am entering the ovulation zone so who knows what will happen this week. DH will be out of town for a couple days now so I will be able to eat lightly and at more reasonable hours, although we do have a baseball game tonight so that will mess me up a little again. Not even sure I have snacks to take today. Protien shake will have to get me through and maybe a salad when I get home, something light.
Thanks for the comments on the pics everyone and thank you to Melissa for clarifying those are old pics, the old fatter me when I was 207. I am now 190 and will post when I get to 187 which is halfway. Can't believe I ever let myself get to that point. Who did I think I was foolin? Only myself, I guess.
Not much time or energy this morning for posts, but a few stand out: Melissa, love your new suit, doesn't it feel amazing to wear something that fits and is flattering, even though you aren't in the body you want yet? I wish I hadn't waited so long to buy a suit. K9, love your avatar, you are so pretty! I am with you on the weak core. I hate all core work, hate it! This will be my focus when I get closer to goal, right now I still feel like I have too much weight getting in the way. Diana3271, for the swimsuit and the pricematching, I love doing a little research and getting a good deal! When did you say you were leaving on your getaway?
I love my bike Berry. -- I like riding it to stores etc. -- Congrats
K9 I wish I could do core more...I simply hate it..lol...maybe that is why I have all this mess around my mid section -- Seriously I can walk forever, I can do arms and legs...but core..ugh!
Diana Congrats on well fitting suit -- And bravo for getting it at such good deal
Larry Great calories!
Still My thyroid went "bad" after I had my daughter. It went on override and I was back size 2; 8 weeks after daughter is born. Then it slowed down, drastically. I guess it went nuts before it gave up.... now I am on 200mg of Synthroid, and thyroid is basically dead. -- Over the years, I have struggled being tired, under medicated, weight gain, loss of eyebrows...etc. -- It is a very frustrating journey.
Are you taking synthroid?
Angie hmm... I don't know. Some of the vitamins just flush out of your system if you have too much.
Lindsey Am I going to start my nagging? I am sure you have tons of water weight. -- I can fluctuate 5 pounds between two days....
I slept pretty well last night, although I went to bed too late. I feel good this morning. I dropped .6 of that evil sodium from my Japanese meal. I don't change my ticker when I have bounce ups from sodium, etc. If the bounce up hangs around for a time, I do adjust then. Current weigh in: 146.4
Finally a beautiful day! We have our bandbooster golf outing fundraiser today. I am sure the course is wet, but atleast it is not raining.
I will have a busy day ahead of me. I am helping out on the course, and later on setting up the silent auction.
Husband and son are both golfing, Son is excited that he got to skip today.
As for me, I had nice on plan day 1300 calories and my walk. I am going to walk this morning. I will do a shake for bfast and lunch, because I am eating at the club tonight after the golf outing, and it is fillet mignon meal... I am sure my dinner will be 1200 calories.
Tomorrow I need to finalize my shopping for my trip, and pack. Excited!!!
Sorry I never made it back in yesterday....came in at just over 1200 calories.....which is okay because I've been terribly low in calories since Monday.
We all seem to be doing sooooo well this month....I think after almost all of us having mediocre-to-bad Aprils, I think we're all determined to have a GREAT May! That's awesome!
WHEW! I can't believe the 173 STUCK! So now I am official! (You know I make it stick for two days before I count the loss). I wasn't sure b/c last night I had a power crunch and a very small bowl of cereal and was just over 1500 calories for the day... but I was STARVING. But it stuck and I am so relieved!
Jo and K-9: I had noticed my core was so weak. I've been going to pilates two times a week for about 3 weeks and already noticing a difference. It doesn't take long to strengthen those muscles. Pilates is so easy too. You don't do the moves for very long it almost surprises you that it works.
K-9: I was so happy to see your avatar. You are beautiful!
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Today is one of my favorites days at the gym. I'll spin from 9:45-10:45 then Pilates from 11:30-12:30. If I feel good in between I'll do the treadmill for a bit. I am trying to spin every other day b/c I have noticed recently that if I skip a day I work even harder in the class. Maybe for a while when I was doing the 2 a day workouts it made me plateau. I might have been overdoing it. It is just that I get this feeling or self satisfaction at what I am now capable of. I haven't figured out though how else to apply it in my life. I guess I need to take Berry's example and work in the yard... or just clean the garage out... I don't know.
Breakfast:1/2 grapefruit,boiled egg
Lunch: Taco Salad left overs
Dinner: Mixed Veggies and Sauted Chicken Breasts
Snack: 1/4 cup Craisins
Excercise P90x Cardio
Water: 100 ounces
Thursday was a busy day. I ended up working from home because my daughter had a double ear infection. Not fun for me or her. She also had an end of the school year award ceremony which she insisted she attend. So we did that, ventured to the doctors office and finally made it back home.
I've decided to wait until Monday to weigh in because I'm scared that I haven't lost anything this week.
Well yesterday was a right-off. Any shred of self-control I had went out the window and I consumed enough calories to feed a family for a week.
Jo Your idea about limiting the cocktails to 300 calories was a great one, and would have been fine if I'd only had 1/2 cocktails! I didn't, I had 6 and a shooter.
Wow, your pics look great, way to go! I'd love to get close to your fitness levels, I'm pretty sure I couldn't run 5 miles AT ALL at the moment. I think I definitely need new runners though, had mine about 10 years and get blisters every time I run for more than 10-15 mins.
K9 I took your advice and stayed away from the pina coladas (and the ice cream cocktails!!!) but STILL managed to rack up 1480 calories just in drinks. To think I used to drink that much 3 or 4 nights a week is frightening.
Zoodoo I struggle to get my work done in the day because I have such a short attention span for work! I'll spend hours looking at recipes and filling in my food diary (and posting on here!) and then have to rush to get my work done. Like Jo said, those kind of things can take up your time in a productive way, and help to distract yourself from snacking! Also, keep dropping hints that you have free time. In my office my colleague often asks if anyone needs help with anything, and even if they don't it makes him look good!
Claire Glad to see you're back with a great positive attitude. Hopefully I can get over my slip up yesterday and move forward like you. Hope you had a great day!
Stacy YAAAAY so glad the scale moved for you!
DTerminedOne Good for you for sruggling through. I'm struggling loads at the moment and it's reassuring to know that I'm not alone, and there are so many great people here for support.
Rachael Well done on throwing the cake. I can never bring myself to throw away food, it must take a lot of inner strength!
Aggie I'm pretty sure your vitamin levels can be different each day, as long as it roughly averages out over the week. Just keep an eye out to make sure there's nothing you're constantly deficient in and you'll be super healthy!
Still Well done at being awesome staying on plan, I wish I had your willpower! Quite right for you to be mega proud of yourself, you are such a strong an inspirational lady
Diana3271 So glad you bought the swimsuit, and well done for getting the bargain! You'll look great
I'm still angry at myself for eating and drink sooooo much yesterday, but thanks to the wonderful support here I'm determined to put it behind me and make sure I work out extra hard and eat perfectly over the weekend to make up for it. I'm off to get a tattoo this afternoon so will need some sugary candy to get me through that, but I'll stick to healthy meals from now on. Week 1 of my 3FC biggest loser 12 week challenge started this week, so now I've got some healthy competition to keep me on track!
Hope you all have a great day (sorry if I missed anyone out!)
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Up .4 this morning to 190.8. I didn't get enough sleep last night so that's what I'm blaming it on. LOL
Fun was had with my Maxwell last night!! Dinosaur chicken nuggets for supper. I drew him a picture of us at work yesterday and gave it to him this morning. He was THRILLED!! He was so surprised that I drew that for him. I'll take a picture of it and post it. You guys will love it! I am so NOT an artist!!! LMAO
I'm picking him up at school and definitely taking him rollerskating this afternoon. We are both excited. I feel better about my boy. There were many easy smiles this morning and that made me feel really good!!
ThreeMilesawayGirl: The will power to throw that cake away only became easy because it didn't taste good. This week has been a struggle with the temptation for sweets. But considering, I'm making some good choices.
Ya know, it's amazing to me that I have lost 37 lbs and have to still lose 25 more before I am overweight and no longer obese. Sometimes being short REALLY stinks. Of course, that just means I WAS REEEAAAAALLLLLLLY overweight before and am not as much so now....or that's what I'm tellin' myself. The way you view things effects your reaction to it, for sure. Thinkin' of having to still lose 25 lbs to go from obese to overweight makes me wanna throw in the towel....not because I can't do it, but because I've been workin' on it for 4 1/2 months now....and still have LOOOOOONG way to go.....but then I think about my goals......by August 23rd, I'm hoping to have lost down to 180....only a few more lbs after that to get out of OBESE and into OVERWEIGHT. August doesn't seem that far away, for sure! Oh well, at any rate, I ain't stoppin' now anyway so I guess it really doesn't matter HOW LONG it takes me to get there, as long as I do in fact get there.
Okay, gotta get ready for work. Have a GREAT on target day everyone!! BBL!!
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Ya know, it's amazing to me that I have lost 37 lbs and have to still lose 25 more before I am overweight and no longer obese. Sometimes being short REALLY stinks. Of course, that just means I WAS REEEAAAAALLLLLLLY overweight before and am not as much so now....or that's what I'm tellin' myself. The way you view things effects your reaction to it, for sure. Thinkin' of having to still lose 25 lbs to go from obese to overweight makes me wanna throw in the towel....not because I can't do it, but because I've been workin' on it for 4 1/2 months now....and still have LOOOOOONG way to go.....but then I think about my goals......by August 23rd, I'm hoping to have lost down to 180....only a few more lbs after that to get out of OBESE and into OVERWEIGHT. August doesn't seem that far away, for sure! Oh well, at any rate, I ain't stoppin' now anyway so I guess it really doesn't matter HOW LONG it takes me to get there, as long as I do in fact get there.
Okay, gotta get ready for work. Have a GREAT on target day everyone!! BBL!!
I hate the whole BMI thing. Why? Because even at my ideal weight (which is about 165 - I'm aiming for 175), I would be considered overweight. I will get a calipers test done when I'm at 175 to see how much 'fat' I really have left on me.
So, imagine how it feels to be a truly big boned person (I cannot get my fingers around my wrist - that kind of big) and to be called 'overweight' when you are at a healthy weight for you. Or, how unfair it is for someone to be considered normal BMI, but they are small boned and actually could stand to lose 10-15 pounds.
I hope they do away with the whole BMI thing right quick. it's why when I was 15 I felt so fat. I was a swimmer (swam 3 hours a day). was 5'5" (I grew more later) and weighed 145 pounds. According to charts, I was overweight. I was THIN!!!! But, everyone else I knew weighed 120 or 125. SO I felt fat. NO ONE ever said, "Oh, you are built big, so you will weigh more and that's OK."
At least my mother in law gets it. She's 5'6" (used to be 5'8"). She weighs 169 now and is a bit chubby. I will look svelt at that weight - small frame versus large frame. She already thinks I look perfect (ha!) and understands that I'll always weigh more and wear bigger sizes because of the way I'm built.
for the swimsuit and the pricematching, I love doing a little research and getting a good deal! When did you say you were leaving on your getaway?
-- Seriously I can walk forever, I can do arms and legs...but core..ugh!
-- And bravo for getting it at such good deal 
I am sure you have tons of water weight. -- I can fluctuate 5 pounds between two days....
I am sure my dinner will be 1200 calories.
