Weighty Issues #7
 

Welcome to the Weighty Issues thread!

We are a group of women who are trying to get through every day life with the help of each other. No topics are off limits, we discuss everything. These girls Rock!!!!


This month we are all going to do a challenge also. We can go by pounds, inches, jean size, etc. Whatever makes you happy.

We hope you come join us!

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Well girls it is a new month and time for a new challenge. Since I bombed last month I am going to have to try harder this month. :lol:

My goal for this month is to do the best I can to stay on track. Last month I let is all slide and this time I am recommitting myself to making my goal. WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Hey! Happy Labor Day!

Ok goals for this month.....

1. Stay On Plan, starting to get difficult
2. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day
3. Try to drink more water


I am going to aim for 145 this month. Am now between 148.5 and 149. I don't want to say any lower, because a couple of my challenges are getting discouraged, and being too hard on myself.

My best friend's wedding is September 27, so, I hope to make 145 by then. We ordered our brides maids dresses from Chadwick's, and I tried mine on this Saturday. I ordered a 12, and it was too big! So, I called Chadwicks asking for an exchange, and they said size 10 is on back order until 10/31. So, I am taking the dress to a tailor to have it taken in. If my chest were larger, I might be ok, but, being small up there, I have way too much room.

Hope everyone is having a GREAT day!! Dips, congrats on the 10# loss, that is GREAT! Are you using SB, sorry, I can't remember what you said your diet plan is.

Angie,

Lets try to stay on plan together. August was really good for me, but, I am getting the urge for sweets again.

Holly

Dips thanks so much for the kind words. You have such uplifting personality. I am feeling alot of positive vibes from everyone. Its a new month! Lets all start fresh. We can do it. Tonya are you out there? You are an inspiratation also because you are at my goal weight girl! Have a great Monday everyone. Julie

Ciao Ladies,

It's a new month, a new thread and we even have some new memebers. I have a good feeling about this month. My goal is in full focus as I have finalized my vacation reservations in florida. I arrive in the sunny state on October 19th and I know that if I want to look good for Mickey Mouse I have to work everyday until then to acheive my goal. As I'm writing this there is a unit barbeque going on and damned if I don't want to run out and grab me a burger but I will slip away and enjoy a healthy meal in my room.

To all, let's really make this month worth while, I'm in it to win it if you are so let's do it!!!

BY THE WAY...

Holly- Thank you for your encouragement. My diet and excersice plan consists of a 1200 calorie a day, low fat diet and about an hour or so of excersise 6 days a week. I (try) to drink at leats 64 ounces of water a day. I only drink natural friut juices no soda, or artificial juice. I take multivitamins and I come to you all for encouragement. Do I cheat? Yes! But cheating is a part of dieting. I think it's a must. I hat to admit this but I'm also motivated to go to the gym everyday by this really cute guy who I've been entertaining a crush on. I always want to be my own motivator but if the eye candy is there, why not look right? :)

Julie- You're so sweet! Thank you for the kind words, I really needed them today. I'm so glad I'm starting the work week on a tuesday. I start to outprocess this month and I'm too happy about that.

Good Morning girls!!! Okay, I finally dared to step on the scales today to see what the damage has really been from a summer of eating. 146. It isnt as bad as I had expected. I had a dream the other night(you know the ones where you wake up and think they were real?) well, I dreamed that I stepped on the scales and they said 206 again!! I was so upset that I had let myself get that big again...until I realized that it had been a dream. Lets just say that I have been OP for the last 2 days thanks to the dream that could really happen.

My goal is to try to get back down to 140 this month. I am with Dips, I dont want to look bad and feel bad when I finally get to Florida either.

You guys are so great!!! Thanks for putting up with all my *****ing and complaining last month. I dont know what happened but it didnt feel like a very good month to me. :lol: I think I found my mojo and I am ready to move ahead.

Wow guys it looks like all of us are ready to get dwon to business and I am no exception. I will be on the 6 weeks cycle until Oct 6 so that is my goal. I am going to stick with this plan and make all of the great gains that I can.

FL was great but we couldn't get in the water b/c of the rip tides. It was really rough out there. The whole time we lived ther it was never that bad. Four people died thie past weekend because of the conditions. I can't believe that people would even get out in it.

Of course I ate a little to much but I am back in the mode again and ready to get rid of the water that is hanging around. I think mother nature is having something to do with this though.

I am glad to be back and I am looking forward to chatting with all of you and to us keeping each other motivated.

Hey guys, these are what lovebugs look like. I can't believe I actually found this picture. They are so gross!

GROSS!!!! I would be grossed out to have them around too.

They are small but they get everywhere. I had to vaccum yesterday when we got home. We just did it before we left too. I have no idea how they are getting in the house. I even vaccumed outside around our back door. There were all of these little corpses on the ground. I read up on them on a site I just found and they are origianally from South America and have migrated up this way. The young ones fed on decaying leaves but the adults don't eat anything. There really is no way to kill them b/c they travel on the air currents. We just have to put up with them for about 2 weeks and then they will just be gone.

I saw tons of RV's yesterday onthe way home and it made me think of you Angie. I think it is going to be so much fun for you guys when you head to FL.

Greetings all!!! Hope you had a good weekend! I got a little off track due to a bridal shower I threw over the weekend, but today is a new day!!! Yesterday I went shopping and I was able to buy a size 12 skirt, which I am very excited about, since this was my original goal size. Got in a good workout at the gym this morning.

Kempy- I finally bit the bullet and bought and read the Body for Life book, which I enjoyed very much. The 20 minutes only of cardio kinda scares me though (I am used to doing much more). But I think I am going to do the 12 week challenge...It might help me to lose these last 25 pounds I have been whining about . Delay gratification does not come easily to me if you haven't noticed..I want it done YESTERDAY!!! But this weight loss journey has taught me some good lessons.

Angie- Glad to see you are back on the wagon!!! You have a great attitude! Good luck!!!

Dips- Hey, whatever works to get you to the gym!!!!! Maybe if I find a crush I will go more often!!

chickitababe- I am standing in a wedding in November, so it is my goal also to be in better shape by them. That is awesome about the size 10 dress. I hope for the day that a size 12 is too big. Congrats on your success!!!

To anyone I may have missed, I will check in later...Have a great day!!!!

HI
 

Morning Ladies!

It's been a while but I am here. Any word on Noelle? - I heard a hurricaine was supposed to glance the Big Island and maybe Hilo too :yikes: prayers are being said now!

My challenge last month was good but I started fading on the eating by the end. I made it to 145! yeah! My goal this month is to be under 140. It would be the first time since freshman year of highschool..:sumo: and to drink more water...and to increase my exercise beyond walking Fenway....

:wave: Welcome JackieO and Julie. It will be cool to get to know you more.

Dips I'm digging whatever motivates you! If it is healthy...eye candy in the gym or Mickey Mouse...why not?

Kempy and Angie good to see you motivated and willing again this month! You can do it.

I am loving the South Beach but it is so easy for me to over indulge in carbs so that is my weakness. There was a huge fun wedding Friday - so the normal amounts of wine I drink went out the door :hat:

Hope all are well! Talk to you later

:twirly: GEM/Summer :twirly:

Heaviest Weight: 175
Starting Weight:158
Current Weight: 146
Goal Weight: 125

Good Tuesday girls! I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. Thank god pms is almost over. I think it is okay to indulge a little bit during that time, if it keeps me sane. I just have to tell myself I can eat a couple of chocolate chips not the whole bag.
Kempy those bugs look nasty! We have a similar problem this time of the year with bugs that are called box elder beetles. They are a red and black thing that really freak me out.
I think I will get back on the treadmill today. Kind of took a break for awhile. Yesterday my mom and I were going through the JCPenny catalog and saw so many cute outfits. She said pick one out and I will buy you anyone you want for your birthday. I can't wait to get back into a sexy pair of jeans. I hate to get new clothes now before my weight loss, but I saw some really cute jogging suits with matching jackets. They stretch:lol:
Well have a good day. bye Julie

Jackie I think you should give the BFL book a try. I am not doing any cardio at all on my program and I am totally loving it!

Julie I think you and I were riding the same PMS bus this weekend. I am still have some feelings of being anti-social. I get this way right b4 I start. I just want everyone to leave me alone. That really isn't a good thing since I work in a gym and I am around people all day. :lol:

Summer what type of wine do you like. I have been into Pinot Nior lately. And I am into it more than I should be.

I like anything that is more dry than sweet so Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Sangiovese and some cabernets. I just tried this Italian Nebbiolo - Yummy! and that's just the reds!

Whites are Pinot Grigot, some Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blanc, some Reislings and Pinot Blanc. More yummy!

HI! The weather doesnt know what it wants to do lately. We closed our pool up this weekend for the year so for us summer is officially over. It went quick this year it seems like.

I had to rake Candi's hair out last night and I cut the **** out of my finger with the rake. OUCH!!! But she is gorgeous now. Tonight she gets her bath and a new combing tomorrow. I am sure she will be happy. :lol:

Rebel had his bath the other night and he is a white dog again. Who would have guessed it??!! :lol:

please take me in!
 

Hey Red Balloon!! Glad you found your way over here..how have you been? Like you, I decided to start posting on this thread after reading so many friendly posts. I like the Ladies who Lift site, but feel like it is a pretty established group, so much of the time, I get no responses. How is your challenge going? I just finished reading Body for Life and think I may try one of the 12 week challenges...it can't hurt!!! talk to you soon.

Hey redballoon Welcome to our little thread. This is a great group. You are about the same height as me. I wam 5'2" and right now I weigh 146(I had a little too much fun this summer. :lol: ) I would like to get to 135 and go from there. I need to start weight training too but it seems like I do so much cardio and then I dont want to move at night.

3 DAYS OP!!!! YEAH!!! I think that is the longest I have stayed OP all summer. Tonights supper is fat free hotdogs so today should go as planned also.

Hey guys. I am supposed to be ordering some things for our pro-shop but I am sneaking on here instead. :devil:

Angie have you started to read that thing i sent you yet? I have gotten to about page 90 and I am getting some good info that i think you might be able to use. It talks alot about nutrition once you get the chapter about positive thinking.

Hey Red. You must be following me too. ;) As you can see Jackie is here from LWL too. You are over seas aren't you? Our Cosmo girl is over that way too. Maybe she will pop in and let you know exactly where she is.

What is everyone up to. Noelle where ya at girl? I think we lost Chris and Sandy too. Come on guys don't give up on us. YOu know we are all here to give support so lay it on us. I really liked that we are getting such a big group of girls. I hope we can keep it that way.

Ciao Ladies,

And so it starts. The evil TOM is upon me but I have to go to the gym today. I went to an aerobics class this morning and it kicked my butt! I've been avoiding the eveil afternoon instructor but I must say she had a lot to do with my latest weight loss so I have to go back to her today.

Red Balloon- Welcome, girl!! I love seeing new people and what a character you are !! I'm 5 feet even, I feel like slowly but surely, us little gals are taking over!

Kempy- What's good girl! Getting educated I see. Books are very helpful but i hardly have enough time in a day to flip through a magazine. What the heck is up with those bugs??!! EEEEWWW.

Angie- You're on a roll Girl!! I am so proud of you! I knew you would find your groove again. and yes, weight training would help you a great deal, you'll see. Let me know how that goes!

GEM- Hey you, I'm feeling like a Do-Do bird now because I'm in thw wine capital of the world and I have no clue on the subject. And here you are, the wine expert!

Jackie- Trying a new challenge, huh? I say go for it! The hardest part is getting started anyway. Once you have your momentum, you'll be good to go! Just ask Angie :)

Okay I'm off to the gym now, I'll chat with you girls in a bit

Later

-Dips-

Hi everyone!

Angie invited me over, so here I am. :) For those who don't know me, I started a serious attempt at losing weight last October and took off a little over 50 pounds. Over the summer, unfortunately, I gained about 20 back and now I am more determined than ever to reach my goals.

I started back up last Monday and I'm down 8 pounds; only 12 to go to get to where I left off. After that, I've still got at least another 50, maybe more, depending on how I feel when I get there.

For now, I'm taking it 10 pounds at a time. Make that: one pound at a time! ;) But yeah, my goal for the month is another 12 pounds. Sounds like a lot, but I have a lot to lose, so it should be doable.

It's nice to be back.

Hey Choci!! Glad to see you came over. You can do this. You have had an awesome week so far.

Dips, Thanks for the encouragement. I went to Walmart today for some Fat free Blue Bunny because it seems to be helping me not binge if I eat some at night.

Kempy, I saved the book but I havent actually gotten around to reading much yet. I will though. We have the Fly in this weekend so basically this weekend will be about it for major tourists...until the leaves change.

Hey ladies, I'm here...recuperating from the weekend. My boy had a little food poisoning I think, from a hot dog he ate on Sunday so I kept him home yesterday, didn't have much time to post. My day's gonna be another busy one but I just needed to stop by and say hey.

Welcome Red Balloon (one of my favorite childhood movies BTW), and Choci! Glad to have you both here. It's so exciting to have this thread grow like this. I have a nail appointment (so vain, I know :^: ) at 9 a.m. so I've got to scoot. I'll definitely be back later to catch up. Have a great day! :grouphug:

I am here! Hi everyone :D

wow it's hard to keep up with this thread anymore! I gotta go read back on the old one, and this one, then I can do more personal replies :D

well next week I am going to tighten up my belt! its TOM for me right now, and it's been a rough one this month.. :(

so I blew 3 days in a row already... *sigh*

OK I will read back, and catch up when I get a chance! have a good day girls!

Good Wednesday everyone! Tonya glad to see your back! Welcome new members. I can not believe it September! It seems like I was waiting for summer to come and now it is almost over. Every fall I get the baking bug. I want to make apple crisp and the fall goodies. Just have to do it in moderation. I love the nutri-grain commericals where they just tape the sweets and baked goods to their a**. I might as well do the same thing because that is where it goes. :lol: Have a good day girls. Check in later. Bye Julie

Tonya I have a quick question for you. I see on your fitday link you take weight smart one a day vitamins. I was thinking on starting on them. Do you like them or notice a difference when you started to take them? I know they contain chromium which I heard can help better use insulin in the body. I feel for ya hon with that damn TOM. Thanks alot. Julie Hi to everyone

4 DAYS OP!!! YEAH!!!! I am so psyched!!

I found a 12 year old Yorkie for adoption on Petfinder and I emailed the lady about her. She sent me some pics and she is so cute. I cant believe noone has adopted her yet.

Tonya, I hear ya on the PMS. Mine is due next week. I usually get my groove back just in time for that and then I fall off the wagon. I am going to try my damnedest to stay OP this month though. Someone may need to come lock my fridge for me though. :lol:

Talk to ya all tomorrow.

thank you for all the welcomes!
 

Ciao Ladies,

JULIE- See what you did!! Now you have me thinking of Baked treats that I love; apple pie, croissants. NO I must stop now. It's all your fault :( I'm not your friend today.....Okay I forgive you

Angie- OKay I gotta come clean. Everyday I've been congratulating you on your being consistant on your OP's but now I must confess that I have no clue what OP stands for but it sounds very nice and I still congratulate you but why don't you hip your lil' buddy to the acronym.

HI TONYA- So good to see you back. TOM is upon me as well and I felt like crap this week because of it so we are suffering together. Feel better, Love.

Red Balloon- Wow, Tokyo!! Ka-nee-shee-wa (had to do it phoneticly because I can harly spell in english let alon Japanese. I spent some time in Korea, a year as a matter of fact. Asia is a different kind of culture isn't it. Yes that's me all decked out in my army greens in the avatar. I'm currently stationed in the city of Vicenza, about 30 minutes outside of Venice. that would be more toward the thigh if the boot so I'm no where near your buddy. I do love this country though, especially the food, yummy. I used to be in Augsburg I dig the germans too. Very friendly and ofcourse I went to Munich for the October fest. I get around cuz I'm in the army...what's your story??


Okay, I went to the gym to play raquetball with my friend. We played thre games, all of which I lost but i worked up a pretty good sweat! I'm sore in places I'm not normally sore. I guess I woke up some sleeping muscles, but I'm going back to the gym tonight to hang out with my gym crush. I'll be working out from a distance pretending not to notice him ;)

Later

-Dips-

Good Morning all!!! Worked out this morning with my trainer and my legs were hurting SO BAD as I climbed the stairs at work. Those squats will do it to me every time--especially the pulsing ones...I hate those. When she is walking me over to the station for my squats, I resemble a death row inmate walking towards the electric chair. Pretty pathetic....But I feel better knowing it is behind me for the day. When I got home from the gym this a.m., I was finally able to pull a once tight pair of pants over my J Lo booty. That's progress!!! Anyway, I hope you are all having a good Thursday morning.

Angie- Yes, Congrats on your fine abilities to remain on plan!!!!

Julie- I like those commercials too. They make me think twice about what I am putting into my mouth.

Dips- I feel ya on the sleeping muscles. Good morning to them!!!

RedBalloon-Are you following any particular weight training program? How are you doing?

To all the late comers this morning: Have a great day!!!!

Good Morning!!! It is pouring outside today so I had to work out inside today. YUCK!!!! I am going to miss my daily walks outside when winter comes. Working out inside takes me so long to build up to doing it and it is pure **** the whole time. I really should have been born somewhere warm. :lol:

Dips, On Plan. :lol: I got a big giggle out of picturing you in the gym staying out of sight and staring at your crush. That is what I would do too.

Julie, You can come bake for me. I had to do Pumpkin rolls the other day and yum. They smelled so good. I think I will bake a pumpkin parfait next week for a dessert.

Jackie, Congrats on fitting into your jeans. That is amazing progress! I love the feeling of fitting into a new pair of jeans.

Goodmorning everyone. Angie that is my problem I love to bake or just cook in general. Not only eating what you made but how it makes your home smell. It just seems so comforting to me, like when I lived at home. Today I feel like I really want to buckle down and stay Op. Last night I wanted to lay down on the couch but I got off my butt and did the treadmill for 20 mins. I keep telling myself the only way I am going to get there is if I work hard! I want to add more fiber do my diet to try and keep my belly fuller longer. Hi to everyone! Julie

Jackie I love doing squats. I love the way my legs feel the next day. I know I am a sicko but I know that I am really doing something when they are sore.

Has it started to cool off up there yet? It is still pretty hot here but they say it is going to be a little less humid this weekend. Hey, I will get whatever I can.

Julie stop talking about baking you are killing me here. :lol: I can't cook at all so there is never any kind of baking going on in my house.

Dips what is going on with the job?

Noelle how is your son?

Tonya, Holly, GEM, Summer, Chris and Sandy (and anyone else that I forgot) make sure you guys are keeping in touch.

Hi everyone :)

Julie, I love the one a day weight smart, I started about a month ago, and before I started, I was struggling big time to stay under 125. I have been 123-125 for a whole month now! even when I mess up I don't go over 125, and that makes me happy :)

Welcome Red Balloon! Wow a lot of us on here are around the same body style, and starting weight, etc.

Congrats dips on your loss!!! 140 feel so good no?! :D I have 3 days left on my TOM, I can't wait til it goes away, I usually drop at least 2 pounds when it's gone, sometimes 3.

Hi Kempy, Angie, Noelle, CG, Jackie, everyone!

I tried a Lean Pocket for lunch today, they are pretty good, they started putting WWP on the box, so that's cool :)

Yesterday, man, I screwed up SO bad. This 80 year old blind guy came to my work selling chocolate candy bars :p I of course bought some, to be nice, then when they are in my possession, I can't not eat them! so I ate 2.. :lol: that was bad. TOM is BAD news for me when there is chocolate around haha! So today I am going to stay at 18 WWP, which is hard to do, that's not a lot of food, but I can do it!

Have a good day ladies!

Hey everyone! Ok, I fell off the wagon, a little. I ate 1 chocolate chip cookie last night (baked them for my 1st grader), and had a sliver, about 1/5 inch thick of cake today :(. I have to be more careful on my food choices. Surprisingly, this morning I weighed in at 148. I compensated for the cookie last night by eating a Lean Cuisine meal that only had 270 calories. Maybe I can enjoy little bits of the yummy food so long as I watch my total daily calorie intake? I have been walking 5 miles a day, and doing pilates every other day.

Tonya,

I bought the weightsmart, but haven't taken them yet. I read about alot of people being sick to their stomach, and others having heart flutters. Congrats on the 123! I would like to be close to that, maybe 130, eventually.

Kempy,

You work in a gym!? What do you do? I used to work in a gym part time in addition to my full time job, until I had my second child, then it was too much. I cannot do squats cuz I have bad knees. That also puts a limit on types of aerobic activity I can do.

Julie,

Oooohh, I love to bake too! And, yes, it makes the house smell sooo good, especially homemade white bread. I used to bake way too often, like every other day, and fatty yummy things too. Last night when I baked the chocolate chip cookies, it was the first baking I have done in almost 4 weeks. Probably why I have lost some weight, lol. Hubby and kids say they miss the goodies though.

Angie,

Congrats on staying OP. I must have given you my will power, lol. Now I am finding it hard to resist treats. Today is our anniversary, and Saturday is hubby's birthday, so, I guess this week will be a bust. Hopefully I won't gain any weight though :crossed:.

Jackie,

Congrats on the jeans! I have been trying to fit into a pair of mine now for about 2 years, and was able to button and zip them without much discomfort last week. I know how exciting it is!!

That's all I have for right now, I guess that's what I get for being away so long!!

Hi to Noelle, redballoon, Dips, choci, GEM, Emily, Summer, anyone else I missed!

Holly

I am the Executive Director of the gym. I really do mostly back of house stuff. I am the organs of this operation. Red that is the type of Pro-Shop I am talking about. We sell clothes and supplements here so I have to get an order together for all of that stuff.

Guys don't beat yourself up for lttle mess ups. Today is a new day and you can start fresh and clean today. One day at a time!;)

hey Kempy- NO it has not gotten cooler in this part of LA, however, we have avoided the lovebugs so far. Today the temp in my car was 99. LOVELY. I burnt my thighs on my leather seats. (Maybe it shrunk some of the cellulite?). What gym do you work in? Local or chain? Have you heard about any good gyms in my area? I am looking for a change. Tulane is just too crowded, now that the students are back..

haha Jackie, if it burnt some of your cellulite, I just may borrow my mom's lexus and try that myself! :lol: