Over 200 New Year New Me Part 25

elmox

Quick check-in then it's time to finish season 2 of True Blood!

Cals: Under w/exercise = 1364
Water: 120 oz !!!
Exercise: 15 min on Arc Trainer, 30 on the treadmill = 459 cals
Proud: All that water and a trip to the gym. That's a good day in my book!

bluenote

WHEW. Caught up on you girls.

pos_me - you look fantastic! I would never say 203 - more like 153!
awestfall - I am so happy you've had a great week! You deserve it!
meokk - welcome back!

Looks like a lot of us are proud of our exercise today. WTG!!!

OK I am in for the Halloween challenge but I am NOT weary anything sexy! LOL I'll be glad if the pumpkin trash bag fits, wear an orange cap, and call it a night! :laugh:
Much like Heather, I will have two goals:
ambitious goal - do not eat any of the Halloween candy, and if I do, do not lie and tell everyone I had a lot of kids this year and ran out.
minimum goal - do not eat or buy any Snickers, Twizzlers, or GOLDFISH. :ohwell:

bluenote

check in:

good food day

calories: good
water: 100
exercise: 90 mins at PT - almost killed me
proud: I made it through PT even though I was bummed at not getting to the three's yet.

tlrue

This is the wagon ::wagon::. This is me ::Teresa::. This is me falling off of the wagon :::ohwell:::

I went home this weekend for my Little's wedding which was on Sunday. So we had Mom cooking for breakfast (pancakes, french toast, yumm) and went out for lunch, steak for dinner. Oh my! We also made a pit stop at our favorite Columbus breakfast place. It was interesting that I got the same meal I always used to get and was full waaay sooner. But gluttonous me ate everything. I paid dearly for it before we even really got on the road back to Chicago and got sick. Gross.... I don't really want to admit that I had Chic-fil-a and macaroni and cheese and a giant piece of cake.

Today I will start with drinking an eff ton water (PS eff ton is a metric unit, in case you were wondering ) I have a lot of house-related stuff to do today, so we'll save the getbackontheworkoutwagon part for tomorrow.

raiderape

Quick check-in then it's time to finish season 2 of True Blood!

Hope you finished! I LOVE True Blood!!!! And of course I am a sucker for the Twilight movies!! Can't wait to see Eclipse!

raiderape

Looks like it will rain all freaking week, and supposed to down by where we are going, i am hoping it lets up before this weekend.

my little one is been a hand full today, 2 accidents today (when she hasn't had one for quite a while), i am hoping it is all just her being super tired.

Check in -
cals - 1664
Water - 80 oz
exercise - 25 min ellip + 13 min bike
calorie burn - 317 cals
Sodium - 2159 (under woohoo)
Proud - That i made it to the gym when i had no motivation to go.

Sorry about Serena. It will get better soon. As for the rain, it is raining here now so hopefully it will all happen early in the week and not be there this weekend when you get there. SO glad that you went to the gym even though you didn't have the mojo you wanted.

Actually it was abby today ( my 3 yr old), she was very cranky and she noramlly doesn't have accidents but she threw fits 2x today and during that peeing on herself.

Oops! Sorry that Abby didn't have a good day. Hopefully today both your girls will be little angels for you!

raiderape

Good Morning Ladies!!!

This morning I am off to a good start. I grabbed a pair of jeans, that fit a few weeks ago but I didn't feel comfortable in them, and put them on and they feel great!! I am understanding how Jess and Julie were feeling on the pants that fit feeling weird. I feel like they are too tight because I am not use to them. Now these pants are still 22's but they are from Old Navy and I am starting to think that their clothes run small. Does anyone else think this or is it just me making something up? Anyways, it made me feel great! The scale might not be moving but something is. I am going to try and measure myself before leaving on Thursday and weigh since I won't be home on Friday. Hopefully I see some loss!!

Nancy - I will not be wearing anything slutty for Halloween either but hopefully having a goal with everyone will help me. You will see 3##s very soon!!!

Teresa - You can't fall off the wagon if you weren't on it in the first place!! This isn't a "diet" that we are all on we are all making lifestyle changes. So since we are changing are lives and have no intentions on going back to the way we were before then we don't need to be on the "wagon". Hope that makes sense. The weekend foods happened and now you are back on track. Just forget about them and move on because the more we sit there and feel guilty the more likely we are to do it again. At least that is how I work.

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!!!

HeatherMN

tstout: Welcome back and welcome aboard the wagon!

Last night was the most beautiful evening we've had here in a while. It was in the mid-70s and sunny with a slight breeze. Gorgeous! My horse, who usually takes an hour to catch, allowed me to catch her in about 90 seconds yesterday. I was actually afraid there was something wrong with her! Since it took such a small amount of time to catch her, I actually rode her and she was perfectly behaved; I think she was enjoying the weather, too.

After playing with my horse, I ate dinner with my mom (hot dogs and mac & cheese), then worked out with Jillian and did a stretching video. After my shower, I went to bed and slept better than I have in a while and I'll credit that to the light, cool breeze coming through the bedroom window. When I woke up this morning, the breeze was still perfect and my cat was snuggled against my leg. It would have been nice to stay there another hour.

Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: 217 calorie deficit
Sodium: Over by 1195
Water: 64 oz.
Exercise: Horseback riding, 30 Day Shred Level 1, Slim & Limber stretching DVD
Proud: I know I'm back on track because I've lost 2 of those re-gained pounds, bringing me back to 192.4. That means 5.4 lbs. left to meet my July 4th goal BUT we're going camping for three days this weekend, so it will be a challenge yet again.

raiderape

Heather - That sounds like a great night!! Too bad our "cold front" that came didn't get our temps that low. I guess that is what I get for living in TX. LOL! I am glad that you had a great day last night and a great night sleep!! WTG on the loss of the 2 lbs!!!

LittleSpy

I had 48 ounces of something last night and it wasn't water.
:embarassed: :drinker: My friend's mom got me a little tipsy and we had so much fun at dinner. I haven't seen either of them much in the last 3-4 years so it was really good to catch up.

So, after logging most of what I ate and drank last night, I think I actually had a calorie deficit yesterday which was surprising. I'm going to be good the rest of the week. I'm going to try to keep my calories between 1500 and 1600 each day regardless of exercise. My BMR is supposedly 1610 and I think eating significantly less than that so often may be stifiling my metabolism. I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm losing really slowly anyway, I may as well play around and try different things.

LittleSpy

This morning I am off to a good start. I grabbed a pair of jeans, that fit a few weeks ago but I didn't feel comfortable in them, and put them on and they feel great!! I am understanding how Jess and Julie were feeling on the pants that fit feeling weird. I feel like they are too tight because I am not use to them. Now these pants are still 22's but they are from Old Navy and I am starting to think that their clothes run small. Does anyone else think this or is it just me making something up?

Old Navy clothes tend to fit weird for me. Their jeans NEVER fit my calves well. Sometimes even the "flares" are too tight on my calves. :noway: I understand that I have big calves, but sheesh. I feel like their dressier pants run kind of big though, honestly. I haven't comfortably fit into a 12 from anywhere else except Old Navy.

All that being said, at my heaviest I wasn't able to wear my size 22 Old Navy jeans because they were way too tight. But I was wearing (TIGHT) size 20 Old Navy dress pants to work (though some of my 20s no longer fit at all). Then again, now I'm wearing 12/14 dress pants to work but size 14 jeans of any brand still feel too tight. Maybe I just like my jeans looser than most people. I'm a lot of help.

RedneckWmn

This morning I am off to a good start. I grabbed a pair of jeans, that fit a few weeks ago but I didn't feel comfortable in them, and put them on and they feel great!! I am understanding how Jess and Julie were feeling on the pants that fit feeling weird. I feel like they are too tight because I am not use to them. Now these pants are still 22's but they are from Old Navy and I am starting to think that their clothes run small. Does anyone else think this or is it just me making something up?

Old Navy clothes tend to fit weird for me. Their jeans NEVER fit my calves well. Sometimes even the "flares" are too tight on my calves. :noway: I understand that I have big calves, but sheesh. I feel like their dressier pants run kind of big though, honestly. I haven't comfortably fit into a 12 from anywhere else except Old Navy.

All that being said, at my heaviest I wasn't able to wear my size 22 Old Navy jeans because they were way too tight. But I was wearing (TIGHT) size 20 Old Navy dress pants to work (though some of my 20s no longer fit at all). Then again, now I'm wearing 12/14 dress pants to work but size 14 jeans of any brand still feel too tight. Maybe I just like my jeans looser than most people. I'm a lot of help.

Old Navy definitely fits me weird too. However, it's the place I can shop right now and will fit me the best and the cheapest. I have a hard time fitting my thighs into their pants and when I do they are usually kind of big in the waist. I agree with Julie though. I think they run a little big. I can fit into 18's there before I could just about anywhere else. I still can't fit into 18's at some places but I can squeeze into a 16 at old navy and button them, it's just not pretty! As far as dress pants and their jeans...I haven't seen that much of a difference but I just bought my first pair of dress pants from there and they are 18's. However, these sit higher up then the capris I bought from there. I think I got the Diva's or something. Not sure.

lildebbie

This morning I am off to a good start. I grabbed a pair of jeans, that fit a few weeks ago but I didn't feel comfortable in them, and put them on and they feel great!! I am understanding how Jess and Julie were feeling on the pants that fit feeling weird. I feel like they are too tight because I am not use to them. Now these pants are still 22's but they are from Old Navy and I am starting to think that their clothes run small. Does anyone else think this or is it just me making something up?

Old Navy clothes tend to fit weird for me. Their jeans NEVER fit my calves well. Sometimes even the "flares" are too tight on my calves. :noway: I understand that I have big calves, but sheesh. I feel like their dressier pants run kind of big though, honestly. I haven't comfortably fit into a 12 from anywhere else except Old Navy.

All that being said, at my heaviest I wasn't able to wear my size 22 Old Navy jeans because they were way too tight. But I was wearing (TIGHT) size 20 Old Navy dress pants to work (though some of my 20s no longer fit at all). Then again, now I'm wearing 12/14 dress pants to work but size 14 jeans of any brand still feel too tight. Maybe I just like my jeans looser than most people. I'm a lot of help.

GOod job on the pants !!!

I am withing probalby 6 or 7 lbs and how i wish i could wear 22's...i cna put them on but not in public

I still have 24's that I don't fell comfortable wearing...maybe oneday , maybe i just like them looser i can button them and zip and all and actually pull away from my waist some, but they are tight int he gut part :sad:

That said, to go Julie's comment...i have never worn jeans from old navy, but , i have some like cargo pants (that are size 22 with tags on them) and i could put them on zip still too tight but much more comfy than the 22 jean shorts i have (not old navy).

My jeans i wear are from avenue and they are stretchy (of course when i started i was busting out of the 26's and now the 24's fit fine (with some room), so i think i am used to that stretchiness and if i don't have it i think it doesn't fit good..maybe if i loose more of this gut i will feel better in the more fitting clothes.

lildebbie

Interesting .....since we were talking old navy pants, i looked on their size charts

Their waist measurements sizes, 22 says waist is 43 1/2 and then 24 is 46 1/2...I am a 43 so thinking that is why i barely can button them...you know it has hip measurements and waist , i think thye should really make a "gut" measurement, cause that is where i can't fit into things ...I am sure i am not the only one. Right now my gut is bigger than my hips and much bigger than my waist

raiderape

Thanks for all the info. I do have some 22's in Old Navy dress pants and they are actually big on me. I guess the jeans just fit me differently or maybe it is the cut that they are. My jeans that I have been wearing are 22's but they are from Lane Bryant, it is possible that they have a strechiness to them and that is why they seem big. Maybe I should try some 20's and see what happens. I am thinking that they are probably not ready for public viewing but worth a shot.

lildebbie

Thanks for all the info. I do have some 22's in Old Navy dress pants and they are actually big on me. I guess the jeans just fit me differently or maybe it is the cut that they are. My jeans that I have been wearing are 22's but they are from Lane Bryant, it is possible that they have a strechiness to them and that is why they seem big. Maybe I should try some 20's and see what happens. I am thinking that they are probably not ready for public viewing but worth a shot.

I found some 20's in my closet (didn't kno i had them), of course they were stretchy capri's...but that is in no way for public viewing (i didn't even want to view it in the mirror), one day

awestfall

Quick check-in then it's time to finish season 2 of True Blood!

Hope you finished! I LOVE True Blood!!!! And of course I am a sucker for the Twilight movies!! Can't wait to see Eclipse!

Oh I am a big time sucker for Twilight!!! I can't wait until FRIDAY thats when I am going to see Twilight with my sister,my 16 year old daughter and her best friend we are going to the late showing on Friday so my hubby can watch the babies.So excited and then SATURDAY I am BEACH BOUND!! So excited to get all kinds of walking,shopping and FUN in did I mention shopping.My clothes are fitting too loose and literally falling off of me and they are extra larges so I am thinking maybe I need a large in tops and a large in my strecthy pants.I am just so afraid that when I try them on they are going to look disgusting on me.But I will say my daughter gave me a a large shirt that she didn't want anymore and I tried it on and it didn't look so bad.I don't like my clothes to be clingy so .Anyways I am rambling now.

RedneckWmn

Quick check-in then it's time to finish season 2 of True Blood!

Hope you finished! I LOVE True Blood!!!! And of course I am a sucker for the Twilight movies!! Can't wait to see Eclipse!

Oh I am a big time sucker for Twilight!!! I can't wait until FRIDAY thats when I am going to see Twilight with my sister,my 16 year old daughter and her best friend we are going to the late showing on Friday so my hubby can watch the babies.So excited and then SATURDAY I am BEACH BOUND!! So excited to get all kinds of walking,shopping and FUN in did I mention shopping.My clothes are fitting too loose and literally falling off of me and they are extra larges so I am thinking maybe I need a large in tops and a large in my strecthy pants.I am just so afraid that when I try them on they are going to look disgusting on me.But I will say my daughter gave me a a large shirt that she didn't want anymore and I tried it on and it didn't look so bad.I don't like my clothes to be clingy so .Anyways I am rambling now.

I can't wait to see it either! I thought about going to the midnight showing tonight since I'm leaving tomorrow. The last one was insane though. We got there 2 hours before it started and still sat in the very fron row. People had been there since NOON to get seats. That's insane!

cris20056

Good morning girls!!!

Scale was at 194.8 this morning! I am so excited to actually be able to participate in a weigh in this week! This is my lowest number since starting in January, so I am pretty psyched. My legs are still killing me from the weekend workouts but I am determined to go in today and do some kind of work out. Maybe bike and elliptical so its not as hard on my legs.

Tstout- Welcome back! Forget the past and move on..thats the best thing to do
Heather- hooray on your 192! And great job on your water! 64oz!? thats awesome
Old Navy- I have been told they run big..I cant really compare, thats the only place I buy stuff so I dont know. I am in a loose 16 from ON right now,

Be back later

Cris

cris20056

oh and I decided that I do want to do the 20lbs by Oct 31st...lol

How are we going to keep ourselves motivated to reach that goal so it doesnt fall through the cracks?? We need to have some kind of thing that will keep us going and make us want to stick to that goal, especially since its so far off....any ideas? lets brain storm

raiderape

Quick check-in then it's time to finish season 2 of True Blood!

Hope you finished! I LOVE True Blood!!!! And of course I am a sucker for the Twilight movies!! Can't wait to see Eclipse!

Oh I am a big time sucker for Twilight!!! I can't wait until FRIDAY thats when I am going to see Twilight with my sister,my 16 year old daughter and her best friend we are going to the late showing on Friday so my hubby can watch the babies.So excited and then SATURDAY I am BEACH BOUND!! So excited to get all kinds of walking,shopping and FUN in did I mention shopping.My clothes are fitting too loose and literally falling off of me and they are extra larges so I am thinking maybe I need a large in tops and a large in my strecthy pants.I am just so afraid that when I try them on they are going to look disgusting on me.But I will say my daughter gave me a a large shirt that she didn't want anymore and I tried it on and it didn't look so bad.I don't like my clothes to be clingy so .Anyways I am rambling now.

I can't wait to see it either! I thought about going to the midnight showing tonight since I'm leaving tomorrow. The last one was insane though. We got there 2 hours before it started and still sat in the very fron row. People had been there since NOON to get seats. That's insane!

I wish I was going to go see it this week but I will have to wait. I am going to go with my step mom and step sisters. I went to the midnight showing of New Moon and we got there 1 hour before hand but we had our friend's boyfriend stand in line for us so that we had a better spot. He got there around 7 pm and there was already a line but since they were showing so many of them he wasn't that far back. I sure hope this one is better than the last one!

lildebbie

Cris - that is awesome !!! 194.8 !! THat is even past your July 31 goal...you go !!!!

Scale is gradually coming down for me , it was at 267.8 this morning, so 1 1/2 lb from where i was on friday...I am drowning in water today, hopefully it plus some will come for friday (but not counting on it :sad: but had a good week last week so i may not have much this week (or anything), just hoping to be back down would be good..

I know it has to be the water weight as I haven't gone over my calories all weekend ....Been peeing like a freaking race horse this morning...

I think i will go workout today at lunch , i think i will probably do a slower workout today as i am still blah and tired (thanks to abby for waking me up at 12 and 5 this morning)

Tomorrow is only water aerobics as ai have to take serena back to the doctor , then thursday then i probably won't work out again till next tuesday...ouch...longest since i started at the gym ..

awestfall

Quick check-in then it's time to finish season 2 of True Blood!

Hope you finished! I LOVE True Blood!!!! And of course I am a sucker for the Twilight movies!! Can't wait to see Eclipse!

Oh I am a big time sucker for Twilight!!! I can't wait until FRIDAY thats when I am going to see Twilight with my sister,my 16 year old daughter and her best friend we are going to the late showing on Friday so my hubby can watch the babies.So excited and then SATURDAY I am BEACH BOUND!! So excited to get all kinds of walking,shopping and FUN in did I mention shopping.My clothes are fitting too loose and literally falling off of me and they are extra larges so I am thinking maybe I need a large in tops and a large in my strecthy pants.I am just so afraid that when I try them on they are going to look disgusting on me.But I will say my daughter gave me a a large shirt that she didn't want anymore and I tried it on and it didn't look so bad.I don't like my clothes to be clingy so .Anyways I am rambling now.

I can't wait to see it either! I thought about going to the midnight showing tonight since I'm leaving tomorrow. The last one was insane though. We got there 2 hours before it started and still sat in the very fron row. People had been there since NOON to get seats. That's insane!

I know Jess I went to the midnight showing on the last two movies (Twilight and New Moon) and we were in the front row as well even though we were there early or we thought it was early for us lol.So we decided to pass on the midnight showing this year and besides I wouldn't have anyone to watch my 3 and 5 year old until my hubby gets home from work so we decided Friday night would be best for us. (this is something me and my 16 year old do once a month is try to have a girls night out and I also do it with my 5 and 3 year old just not as often because they don't like to sit still in the movies unless its something they really really like in other words I get to see the toliet alot during the movie:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ) Did I mention to you girls that I really hope TOM doesn't show himself this week but I suppose if it does I will deal with it.Its just hard not to be excited either way even if TOM shows it ugly self.I don't even care if TOM shows up while I'm on vacation I am just super excited to go and getaway from reality for awhile.

cris20056

Thanks Deb- My original July 31 goal was actually 190....I changed it when I went crazy a couple of weeks ago because I planned on not getting back on track until July. I figured I was going to take the rest of June off and then come back in July to hop back on the wagon. The food I was eating was making me so sick and tired that I decided not to wait until Jul to come back! Yay! So I changed my goals back to what they were before I went nuts.

I really just want to finish the year at 170lbs. Thats the lowest Ive weighed as an adult plus would put me at 85lbs lost in 1 year!!! I thinks thats great! If I keep at 5lbs per month I should really be at 165lbs by the end of the year but Im trying to be realistic and take into account the holiday season. I dont eat too much extra junk but I do bake cookies, and drink hot chocolate, etc...so my goal is to maintain!

2011- Goal is to get from 170lbs to 150lbs...if it takes me all year it takes me all year

RedneckWmn

awestfall-Let me know how you like it! I wont get to go until next week. That's cool that you do that with your daughters! I bet they really enjoy it! Hope TOM doesn't show up and intrude on your vacation!

Cris-Congrats on the 194 that's freaking amazing!!

LilDebbie-you know that scale will go back down. Don't stress girl!

raiderape

oh and I decided that I do want to do the 20lbs by Oct 31st...lol

How are we going to keep ourselves motivated to reach that goal so it doesnt fall through the cracks?? We need to have some kind of thing that will keep us going and make us want to stick to that goal, especially since its so far off....any ideas? lets brain storm

Sounds like a great idea but I don't know of anything at the moment.

RedneckWmn

oh and I decided that I do want to do the 20lbs by Oct 31st...lol

How are we going to keep ourselves motivated to reach that goal so it doesnt fall through the cracks?? We need to have some kind of thing that will keep us going and make us want to stick to that goal, especially since its so far off....any ideas? lets brain storm

Wooohooo!!! I'm not sure what to do to stay motivated. I know me being in that dress for my sisters wedding is my motivation. I would love to be a size 14 and her wedding. I was a 14 when I was 15....15! That's inasne!! I would love to be that again! I'm almost "high school skinny" again. And in HS I thought I was a cow. Sheesh!

Cris-I really like your new plan of 5 pounds a month and maintain during the holiday season. I think that's great!

RedneckWmn

I just talked to my Mom. Her and my Dad and my niece are already in Wisconsin. She has already tired my Mom out from bike rides. I heard Jayden in the background going "when's Aunt Jessica gonna get here!? She's gonna ride bikes with me! Grandmas too tired!" :laugh: I love it!! I'm getting anxious about my trip tomorrow. I hate flying and I have to get on 3 planes, all tiny planes. AHHH!!! :sick:

lildebbie

My goal is to do 8 lbs a month ( i got lots to loose hoping i can do it) , that would be about another 50 lbs, that would be 100lbs...I love how that number sounds...I know my goal is very ambitious though , and during the holiday's my goal is to maintain.

So i think more realistic is probably about 80-90 lbs by the end of the year that would be 30-40 more.

I am ticked!!!! Got a call from Abby's ENT and he is now not going to be here on Thursday (i had her appt), i had arranged my whole day around it. I was going to work 1/2 day (till 11) , take the dog to the vet (they close at 12), go workout , come home pack a little, take her to the doctor and come home get serena.

So now i am trying to decide , do i still want to keep it off. I still have to take the dog to the vet, and I STILL have to workout, but just take the afternoon to myself?? I am sure i have last minute things to do anyway before the trip and such...

her appt is now on tuesday, which i will have to take my workout at lunch ...grrrr to take her.

I tried to call serena's psyc and change her app to friday but no such luck , they are fully booked,

RedneckWmn

My goal is to do 8 lbs a month ( i got lots to loose hoping i can do it) , that would be about another 50 lbs, that would be 100lbs...I love how that number sounds...I know my goal is very ambitious though , and during the holiday's my goal is to maintain.

So i think more realistic is probably about 80-90 lbs by the end of the year that would be 30-40 more.

I am ticked!!!! Got a call from Abby's ENT and he is now not going to be here on Thursday (i had her appt), i had arranged my whole day around it. I was going to work 1/2 day (till 11) , take the dog to the vet (they close at 12), go workout , come home pack a little, take her to the doctor and come home get serena.

So now i am trying to decide , do i still want to keep it off. I still have to take the dog to the vet, and I STILL have to workout, but just take the afternoon to myself?? I am sure i have last minute things to do anyway before the trip and such...

her appt is now on tuesday, which i will have to take my workout at lunch ...grrrr to take her.

I tried to call serena's psyc and change her app to friday but no such luck , they are fully booked,

Wow rough morning!! I would still take the afternoon off. There are always things needed to be done at the last minute. I'm goign to be scrambling around. I'm dropping my dog off at the boarding place on my way to the airport. Hope it goes smoothly! Good luck getting her appointment re schedueled! Hang in there. It's almost vacation time for you! You're going down to the Gulf right?