a lil something about myself? hmm... sure... though not much to tell.
i'm 24, currently braving the winter weather in the chicagoland area. did the college thing, got a bs degree in psych back in spring 2000. been dragging my feet on applying to grad school for human resource management. work to pay the bills at a typical corporate america job. if anyone has seen office space... exactly like that. no kids, a few pets though.
began dieting back in feb 2001. not sure really what sparked it. i've been overweight/obese since high school. guess i just got tired of well, being tired all the time. and depressed, poor self esteem, you all know the pains of not having that perfect body. started with weight watchers and lost about 40lbs in the first few months... then got annoyed with counting things and just decided to eat less. the weight loss kinda plateaued on and off with thankfully no major gaining. so basically, i just eat a lot less food and a lil working out on occasion. not the healthiest way (some say i'm a bit obsessive now), but it works for me.
just a quick hellooooooo
i weighed myself yesterday....still at 148. eating is not so great, its usually good but i've been going out too much i think. i figure after i move it will be easier to get into a routine.
workouts are still kicking my butt....lower body was monday and then upper body and some cardio yesterday. i swear my butt feels like it got a good spanking. which is good because it needs it!
it would just be nice to lose even one pound, i took measurements on the 27th of january and have been peeking every so often.....no change! bah
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congratulations georgette on losing, you are definately on the right track!
rose nice to meet you...i really hate counting calories too....its such a pain! i feel for you being in chicago....brrrrrrrrrrrrrr
kempy busy busy....painting and a new office...sweet congratulations to you also for losing....you're so close to your goal right? i guess it would make sense that the weight loss would be slow too.....you're getting down there!
dena you're doing awesome......sooooooooon i'll be like you and be walking on a beach lol
to answer your question about sprinting, for one thing...raising the intensity and then actively recovering is supposed to be good. also i've read that sprinting is great for the backside.
i think i'll weigh myself again on friday, maybe something will have changed
Only two more days till our weekly weigh in. Ya know, I'm sorry we have to revert back to the scale to see if we are doing well. I mean we are working out and trying to eat right, and that should be enough. But to shake things up a bit, I thought dragging out the scale would help motivate us to even do better. Please don't get too obsessed with that stupid thing. I actually hate weighing myself. I always seem to feel bad afterwards, like I should be thinner than what it says. And why is it taking so long? And why is it soooo easy to gain, when you stumble a little... at least it is for me. You know I lost about 40 lbs and should lose about 10 more, but I seem to be stuck... and for some reason that makes me still feel fat. Do any of you get that feeling... even though you lost weight, you still feel fat?
Raelynn, Georgette and Floating Rose~~ thanks so much for telling us a little about yourselves. We're so happy you're here with us and we love hearing about all of your successes through the week, so please post often. We love it!!!!
Kempy, congratulations on moving into your bigger office. Woo hooo! Is that like a promotion? In any event, in my mind a bigger office equates with doing well. Hey, and going to a casino... I love playing the slots. I wish I was in Vegas now. Boy, is that place fun!!
ebe, thanks for the explanation about sprinting. You go, girl. And I know you're doing well... whether the scale says it or not! I love it when you talk about exercising, because that motivates me to go to the gym. Keep talking that exercise talk.
OK, let's keep eating right, drinking our water and exercising (massaging all of them organs). Those are the keys to a healthy lifestyle.
Dena, isn't that silly the way we psych ourselves out like that. I have lost almost 30 lbs in the last year, and am only 8 from my goal. And how do I feel when that scale doesn't move? The same way I feel when I eat something off plan, even if I planned to do it!!!! Like a big ole failure! What is up with that. Now I have a supportive man who tries to help me not forget my success. Without him I am sure I would still be a ciggarette smoking couch potato queen (how pathetic is that?).
But as an affirmation:
I am doing great! We are all doing great! We have made a commitment to living healthy, and that is one of the most loving things we can ever do for ourselves. I am worth this. I deserve to feel good!
So there!
So today I am going to eat my special, non WW dinner, even though I did not go swimming today. I may modify my portions, but I can do this today. (I am a little sick and working out would probably have made it worse.) I can make up the exersize later in the week if I want.
Returned yesterday from my business trip. Still kinda worn out, but recovering. It's so hard to eat well during a conference...you don't have much of a choice for the menu, so you have to make do. Fortunately, this particular hotel did a pretty good job with healthy food. It was just up to me not to overdo it! I did get plenty of exercise...we were in Austin, which of course, is the Live Music Capitol of the World so we had to go out in the evening and partake. I think I danced for 3 hours for 3 nights in a row! Of course, the benefits were somewhat offset by the mild alchohol intake...
Everyone seems to be doing very well! Welcome to the new folks and glad you could join us in the Challenge.
I think I'm going to wait a few days before I weigh to make sure my system's back to normal. I'm not drinking enough water during the day and I need to pay more attention to that.
Georgette, thank you so much for telling me I was not alone in this kind of thinking. And super thank you for the affirmation. I'm sure it will not only benefit me, but everyone here who may need it during slow times. Again, thank you so much! And have fun at your dinner. Hope you feel better.
Jane, so glad you're back! Sounds like you had a wonderful business trip with dancing, a little alcohol and healthy eating. So, there is nightly music in Austin? Country? Tell us more about Austin. I always love to learn about different cities. In any event, we're so glad you're back with us and back to a normal routine.
I'm so proud to say I did 40 minutes on the elliptical yesterday! 40 minutes is really something, when I could barely do 20 before. I also worked out on the weight machines and walked on the treadmill. I spent over an hour at the gym and came home so tired and hungry, that I ate and went to bed. Not a good thing to do. My legs were cramping last night. I guess they were not used to exercising so much. :sizziy: Ebe, you're an exercise buff. Does that ever happen to you?
Remember, tomorrow is weightloss day. Post your starting weight, current weight, your goal and weightloss. Good luck!
hey guys, I am still here I am just feeling a little funcky today. I am taking it one hour at a time not throwing up. Lots of people around here are getting the same kind of sickness and I think they gave it to me. I know this isn't the best way to lose weight. I think I might end up going home early so I can get some sleep. This time of the day the dog sleeps too so I may be able to get in a little shut eye before Joe gets home.
I was bad last night (cheese burger and fries) but I still managed to drop another half pound. I know tomorrow is the day but just in case I don't make it to work I want to count it for today. I only have one more pound to go.
Hey, hey, hey... I just came back from the gym. I did 40 minutes on the elliptical, 20 minutes on the treadmill and then I worked out on the weight machines. I can't believe I did that. Yaaaaahhhhhhhooooo!
I wish I could brag...I missed my Curves workout cuz I didn't leave work on time. And then had to go to the grocery store...on an empty stomach and without a list--is that dangerous or what??? Tried to eat light, but couldn't get through the night without my goldfish crackers...
Dena, I didn't get to see a lot of Austin, but what I saw was lots of fun. It's a large city--1 million in the city and another 500k in the metro area. Downtown Austin is office buildings and clubs and bars. LOTS of live music--mostly blues, but you can find some of everything. We especially enjoyed a piano bar -- just a piano player and a drummer that could play any request the audience had. Lots of fun and I'm still hoarse from singing for 3 hours straight two nights in a row.
Weigh-in tomorrow already??? oh dear, I don't have a good feeling about this!
go dena work it! sounds like your really making progress! thats the best part of working out....in such a short time you realize that you can do more than you ever thought!
hmm my legs have never cramped up unless i wear high heels...*grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaan*
i absolutely hate that, if i wear heels that day i am almost guaranteed to get a cramp...calves or feet mostly......oh gawd the other day i was wearing a long skirt and high heeled knee high boots...and i was trying to get into the back of a two door SUV right as i was stepping up trying to squeeze into the back my calf cramped up. i yelped so loud..lol
jane - sounds like a fun business trip alcohol always makes me retain water for a little while...even just a little. ugh
georgette - swimming! that sounds like fun....do you swim at a gym? how much do you usually swim?
poor kempy, i hope you feel better. throwing up qualifies as a go home emergency as far as i'm concerned. congrats on the .5 lb gone. amazing losses
i've been ok the past couple of days. yesterday i had super cardio day, i ran about 4.25 miles in 40 minutes...so excited about getting faster.
today i was a little low on energy and ended up going to the gym late so jogged for 20 minutes and did the elliptical machine for 15 minutes and then did abs and was out
tomorrow i have to take my car in to get worked on so i'm not sure if i can get a workout in....which should be ok since i can go on saturday if i get my car back, if i don't i am screwed for the whole weekend and my bf can't borrow a car and drive me because he doesn't drive....loser
there are free weights here though so i could conceivably make do....arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hey Gang...Happy weigh in day....I just wanted to let you know that I am in a mess...my mom is really sick...I mean Really sick....so things have not been too normal around here...I had a second to scroll down to see how everyone was doing....Good luck today with the weigh in....I lost two toward my ten! Have a de "lite" ful day! Joanie
ugh i ccouldn't weigh in because i couldn't go to the gym this morning and my scale is packed away, i actually just found it the other day when i was looking through my stuff....
so i'll sit out this weigh in
no doubt that it would have been 0 lbs lost anyway, i'll just stick with my weight from earlier this week
joanie sorry to hear about your mom. stay strong and take care of yourself.
I know this isn't the best way to lose weight. I think I might end up going home early so I can get some sleep. This time of the day the dog sleeps too so I may be able to get in a little shut eye before Joe gets home.
