oh i get it...i think...do we have to explain our goals to everyone and see how we are in a month? Aug 1 - Sep 1 is what I would like but I am game for anything right now. I just want to stop feeling so squidgy.
Well I will join the challenge for August. Thanks for all the words of encouragement. I have been so busy!! I am back to work today, so back to the grind, which I think is a good thing, I eat better at work, and drink lots of water.. my daughter started school.. so as soon as the shock and business of that calms down, I think I can concentrate more on the subject at hand here
I am in for the challenge, I NEED a challenge! The VCR monster ate my new exercise tape yesterday, so, I had to buy a new VCR, and ended up walking 2 miles and doing Pilates at 8:30 pm last night, after working all day, and being out of town . To make things worse, we ate at Old Country Buffett last night. I skipped all the yummy desserts, and only ate one plate of food, but, probably still ate too much. I have such a hard time with losing weight. I will lose 3 pounds, and gain it back in a cheat day, even if the only cheat is a brownie or two. I just don't understand it!! It's like I have to push myself to the max, and practically starve to lose any weight. UGH! I think maybe the eating disorder I had for 10 years severly messed up my metabolism, even though it has been 3 years now. I keep going to the store and tempting myself to purchase diet pills, Hydroxycut, more specifically, but, have not purchased them. I just don't know if I can lose this weight on my own.
On the up side, we are trying to but a new home. It is a brand new 2003, 2077 square foot double wide with vinyl siding and shingled roof. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, stone fireplace, whirlpool tub, dining room, living room, family room, laundry room, den with french doors, dishwasher, side by side refrigerator/freezer, gas range, chandelier in dining room, island in kitchen. It is sooo beautiful, I hope we can finance it. We are going through SONYMA, so we won't know for 5 weeks or so.
Angie,
I looked at your before and after pics on the other thread, WHAT A POSITIVE CHANGE!! Great job!
Hi to GEM, Summer, Kempy, Noelle, Sandy, CG, Tonya, anyone else I missed.
I think a challenge would be just what I need to jump start myself. I go more by inches on myself than pounds, but it would probably be easier for everyone if we did it by pounds. Just give me the details...I'm in! Summer
How about if we all decide what would be best for us(inches,pounds,etc) and just keep track. This way everyone is happy and doing what they want to do but we are all still together.
Holly, you sound just like me. I remember when I hit 130 pounds after a year of NO fat or junk then at Christmas I decided to bake cookies with the kids. Well, I ended up skipping all of my meals that day and just nibbling on cookies. The next day I was up 11 pounds!!! I was so depressed because I had it in my head that when I hit my goal the weight would come on slowly too so I could go up like 2 pounds and get it off and keep maintaining. I was so sore and swollen that day. I was really depressed to think that I could bloat up that easily because I didnt actually eat that many cookies. I also have to stick to a very low calorie diet because i wont lose anything otherwise. I hate that.
Good luck getting your new double wide. That is what we have and I love it. I paid to get sheetrock throughout instead of the wallboard that is papered. I like to paint my walls every so often so I knew I would hate the wallpapered walls. It sounds BIG and beautiful. We havent had any problems with ours but watch oput for the salesmen, they are just as sneaky as a used car salesman.
Thanks for the compliment on my before and after pics. I was surprised myself as to how different I looked then and now.
Tonya, I cant wait until my kids start school again!! I will be doing a happy dance. They start on the 26th and the 25th is my anniversary so it is a good present.
yeah, I was super stressed about it.. but I know it will get better, she started first grade. And it's a brand new school, and it's a huge school too, and she has to get used to all day school. The other thing I was all worried about all day was her riding the bus.. lol. I was so scared she wouldn't be able to find her correct bus for the ride home, I had horrible visions of her getting on the wrong bus, or getting off at the wrong stop, or something. Do other mothers worry as much as me ? haha
I am working on a site to contriubute to diet recipes and such if you all have a digi, please jot down your recipes and take a snap shot! The site will be finished soon!
Let`s see for the challenge, how about a two mile walk everyday regardless of how tired we are or the weather!
Hey everyone! I've been so darn busy today, cramming for the end-of-month fiscal stuff...tax extension deadline coming up, etc etc. I am up for a weight-loss challenge, I guess. I've been gaining and losing the same 5 lbs for what, 3 mos now? OK, so it's not a laughing matter, but I'm game.
If you gals would like to see the amazing Angie's transformation, just look for the "4-week Challenge" thread on the support forum. Those pics are truly inspirational. Let me tell you other ladies something. Angie and I began this weight loss journey a few weeks apart back in Oct 2002. We weren't that different in weight. She has totally blown me away with her efforts and it shows! I am still hovering between 177 and 182--I've stalled and lost my mojo. She however, is almost at goal. I am truly amazed at her progress, her dedication and am inspired by her success--now, to get off my own butt and get some success of my own .
Tonya, I think all mothers worry about their little ones--I think it's justifiable. Catching a bus and getting off and on at the right stops would worry me too. I'm sure she'll be fine. I had a girlfriend who's 5 y.o. got on the wrong bus after the first day of school because the teacher put him on the wrong one. They had to send a posse of 14 teachers in their private vehicles to go looking for him. It was scary! Luckily, he followed one of his classmates and got off a few stops down the road. He was happily playing with them in their yard. So, a happy ending thank gawd!
Holly, at the risk of sounding ignorant, what's a double wide? Is that a modular/prefab home? I'm not familiar with the term. Prefab homes are something that haven't exactly taken off here in HI. There isn't much land that isn't already developed by those tract type homes.
CG I am a girl of convenience. My "recipes" consist of opening a box and throwing a meal in the microwave .
Kempy, I am OP so far today (it's 3:10 pm here). I plan on a walk this afternoon, than staying up for most of the night doing laundry. Tomorrow I'm going to a candle party, then Thurs. I may take my boy to the Farm fair. THen Friday, it's off to Maui for the weekend.
Sandy/Emily/Jen...hope you're all having a wonderful evening. Gotta run.
It took me 11 months to lose 135 pounds. I eat lowfat and low calorie and I was actually exercising 2 hours every day of the week the first time. I hit 130 pounds and then I started to creep back up until I hit 206.5 pounds in October of this year. That is when I came here and met everyone and since October I have lost 65 pounds. Maintaining is my problem. I realized that this week. Now I am just going to try to get back down to where I want to be and I guess I have to learn how not to overeat when it is something I love. (Good Luck there Angie. haha)
We sold the 4 wheeler last night so now I guess I can get denied for the loan on the RV. We looked it up on the NADA websight and they are asking $23,000.00 but it books for $34-$37,000.00 with all of the extras that they have in it. The lady when she got her asking price went to that sight but never punched in any of the extras so she just went by the basic price and knocked a couple thousand off from it. It would be an awesome deal if we can get it.
I got on the scales this morning and they said 142 so I am not doing too badly. Just 7 pounds until goal and then I can decide if I want to go to 130 from there.
Sandy, How have you been doing this week? I bought some of the skinny cow sandwiches but all I could fing is Chocolate with chocolate and chocolate with vanilla. Jay had the munchies last night so he had a couple and he loved them.
I only have three more days here in **** and then I am off to the beach! I can't sit still. I am so ready to go now. I know the condo still has people in it right now but I am willing to sleep in my car until Saturday.
I have posted a question on one of the other threads that I am on about you guys. I am asking if anyone has any suggestions about the weight gain for only changing the diet slightly. I am worried about you guys and I want to see all of you succeed. Plus, I don't want you to have to starve yourselves just to get to goal. There has to be an easier way to get there. I am going to do some research and see what I can come up with.
Angie any word yet on Cappie and what you are going to do with him?
Cappie has been an angel since that day. My mom thinks he may have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. I dont think I could ever get rid of him so I am oping he straightens up. I make him sit and down for treats etc. to reinforce that I am his alpha.
I GOT THE RV!!!! YEAH!!! We should be getting it this weekend. So we can clean it up and play with it.
Kempy are you talking about SBD? I just started it. Its hard! I give you kudos for trying it.
Angie amazing before and after pics. Way to go. Good look on the RV loan - I am sure you will be fine just the waiting is the kicker...
Noelle you have done well too! Don't belittle yourself but I soooo understand about losing and gaining that same 5 pounds over and over - I joke that it's the great chemistry we have! My husband keeps me laughing by saying if you love it let it go - so I am trying to love it right out of my system and scale
So that challenge - let's set up parameters. 5 days a week of exercise for 30 minutes or more? loss of pounds or inches (TBD by individual)? and start Aug 1 - Sep1?
Sounds great GEM. I weighed in this morning at 142 so I want to lose at least 5 pounds this month so that will be my goal to get to 137 pounds by August 1. I usually walk about 5 1/2-6 miles every day so I will stick with that. I plan to do 45 minutes on my inside equipment every day when it gets cold outside this fall but I am hoping that wont be for quite a while.
. To make things worse, we ate at Old Country Buffett last night. I skipped all the yummy desserts, and only ate one plate of food, but, probably still ate too much. I have such a hard time with losing weight. I will lose 3 pounds, and gain it back in a cheat day, even if the only cheat is a brownie or two. I just don't understand it!! It's like I have to push myself to the max, and practically starve to lose any weight. UGH! I think maybe the eating disorder I had for 10 years severly messed up my metabolism, even though it has been 3 years now. I keep going to the store and tempting myself to purchase diet pills, Hydroxycut, more specifically, but, have not purchased them. I just don't know if I can lose this weight on my own.
It sounds BIG and beautiful. We havent had any problems with ours but watch oput for the salesmen, they are just as sneaky as a used car salesman.
Prefab homes are something that haven't exactly taken off here in HI. There isn't much land that isn't already developed by those tract type homes.
Sandy/Emily/Jen...hope you're all having a wonderful evening. Gotta run.
You Go Girl!
