[Grace, Grace]

Jen- I went to the website and they had a 5k run specifically. I am so excited. I am going to try and get up and start the training tomorrow morning. We will see how it goes. The first wk though you run 1 1/2 miles straight. I hope that I can do that. This program reccomend everyday but at least 3x/wk. So I will shoot for that and see if I can drop one day of aerobics.

Ok I really cannot stop eating the sweet escapes. I don't think that I will be buying these until I have a bit more control. I ate 5 I can only admit these things to you guys. I am a choc-a-holic.

[Trish O]

Just wanted to drop in and say hi to you all. Being a mom is great...but I am having a hard time getting back with WW. I am really taking it one day at a time.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Trish

[tilley]

COnfession!!! after being so gung-ho after weight in, we went to lunch for my co-workers birthday and we went to an indian buffett!! Nothing was too unhealthy, and I didn't go back for seconds.... but I had PLENTY on my plate my first visit. My portions were way too big. I'm guessing about 20-25 points for lunch. BUt I only had a 2-point breakfast, so I'll have a 3-5 point dinner and backwards bank. Are we not supposed to bank backwards? SOmeone here said that last week, but my leader has never discouraged that.


Becky - I surely couldn't have run 1 - 1.5 miles on my first try. I started at 5 minutes, then 7-8, then 10, then 15. and so on increasing each week. Of couse my legs are so short that I run a 13.5 minute mile. But hey - run and see how it goes. You might just run a mile and think "hey - this isn't bad."

I do about 45 minutes of cardio 4-5 times a week. In addition I walk at lunch 3-4 times a week and lift 2-3 times a week. But I don't always run for my cardio. I usually do the EFX elliptical trainer for 45 minutes, but if the machines are full and there's a wait, I'll do the treadmill. I usually walk for 2-3 minutes, then run until I can't anymore (about 20-30 minutes) and then walk the remaining. I sometimes psych myself out like "Okay, if I can run for 5 more minutes then (insert wish here.)" And then I keep adding to it. Anyone else do that?

I always do that... like "Okay, if I can go just 10 more minutes, then I'll (and I make my wish.) Of course they never come true, but it helps to play that game with myself. Okay - so I probably sound like a nut now!!!!

Jen - Thanks. I'm not rushing it, believe me. I wish I could. I was at a horrible plateau all of august, sept and october! it was awful. But I kept reading up and it would say that plateaus happen. Your body forces them so it can get used to a certain weight. ANd every time I read something on them, it said that they eventually break. And they always threw out the hard cold truth.... most of the time, it's not a true plateau but one caused by burnout. You stop doing all the things you were doing when you were losing weight a little at a time until you don't realize it. LIke journaling, drinkng water. And when I wasn't journaling, I was prob underestimating my points by like 5-10 points a day. But I think some of my plateau was a real one. I mean 3 months!! At least I learned how to maintain and not gain, right. It was like practice.

I'm going to try and post my weight loss graph here. We'll see.

Y'all have a nice afternoon!

Lisa

[tilley]

hi Trish - I can imagine it would be hard to do when you're having to take care of a little one. I'm sure you'll do fine. I bet you burn some calories chasing after the little one!!

Here's my graph... at least I hope this works.

[JKarr]

Hi Trish! We miss you!! I hope little Alex is doing great!!

Lisa - I don't think you are nuts at all. I play those exact same games with myself when I run! Glad I'm not the only one.

[StaceyT]

I'm ready to go home! I'm tired of working.
I went yesterday to my old college and reapplied. I'm going back to get my Education degree! One class per semester for awhile since I'm not too much the 'College' type. Although I quit beating myself up over my past history with grades, it still makes me mad that I wasted so much time and money with my goofing off and skipping class!
Congrats to all the losers!! I hope I'm down just a wee bit at my WI tonight, but with TOM next week, we'll see. I'm definitely going, though!
Well, boss is on a smoke break, but I must get back to work!
Bye for now~

[Jen-L]

Hey all. I was out of the office most of yesterday and trying to catch up today. I am really busy and was given more projects to take over. It is rainy and foggy here and we are supposed to get more tonight and possibly snow tomorrow.

About the Pirates Booty. I noticed that the health food chip area at the grocery store was quite empty this weekend. I know the PB info came out a couple weeks ago and they were blackening out the labels. So this definately is a true thing. So sad, if it is too good to be true... it is!

Back to work!

[StaceyT]

Lisa, that's an awesome graph!!!

[Grace, Grace]

Confession after I admitted to eating 5 sweet escapes I ate 3 more . I just cannot make chocolate that accesible. I guess that I will have to find some other way to get my chocolate in. Hmmm like maybe having self-control and stopping at 1 or 2. Oh well so now I am at 26 pts for the day which leaves me 1 pt. however I did bank 5 yesterday adn plant to work out tonight which earns 4 more pts but still a bit ridiculous. Does anyone else have this problem where you eat wayy too many low fat snacks. I definitely do.

Lisa- I want my weight loss graph to look like that . Someday ! OH and don't sweat the lunch it sounds like you have got a plan. Of course this is coming form the girl who ate 8 sweet escapes. I am truly so embarrassed and not quite sure why I am sharing this fact with people

Jen- It sounds like we are having similar weather. iam blaming the dreadful weather for how tired I have been feeling and for my overwhelming desire to eat. The wdownside is that no matter what I blame I am the one who has to deal with the weight gain. OH well

Trish- Great to hear from you. I am sure it must be difficult right now. Like you said just give it time.

Oh and lisa thanks for the little game that you play when you run on the treadmill. I am definitely going to give it a try. I am planning to start tomorrow so I will let you guys know if it worked. Little confession, when I do aerobics sometimes I fantacize that I am a dancer. Ya know learning the choreography. Ok another embarrasing fact that I have shared
You can taell that I am so hard at work today. I think I have posted like a bizillion times

[tilley]

Becky - I love our confessions!! I make wishes while I work out. You pretend to be a dancer (which I will have to try)! I laughed pretty hard at your post.... I know what it's like. You buy those sweet escapes to be good, and end up eating the whole bag. Been there, done that. We sound like an exerpt from Bridget Jones' Diary, do we not.

My latest wish while I'm working out: that this guy I like will ask me out if I can go just 5 more minutes. He's yet to live up to his end of the bargain!! If he only knew!

Last night I went 10 extra minutes so I could add sour cream to my burrito... not quite the same... but it was a compromise.

Share, share.... it all makes us feel that much more normal!

(I'm with you on the work today!)

Lisa