Over 200 New Year New Me Part 27
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jess, cris - I'm considering starting the C25K. What iphone app do you use?0
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I am feeling much better. I took a very long nap and even rode Old Bessie for 30 mins. I think I had heat exhaustion. It was 100 today in Lou with a heat index of 110. I was out there a long time trying to duct tape my passenger side view mirror to the inside of my window. VERY long story. Very long, unbelievable story. Very long, unbelievable but sadly very true story.
check in:
calories: under but over 2K in sodium. Well, under when I logged it and hit the green button. After that - a different story.
water: not enough, apparently, for 100 degree heat and a diabetic who took her shot and forgot to eat.
exercise: does throwing up count? How about fainting at the car dealership? Again, see long story sentences.
proud: I woke up from my nap!
TOMORROW, er..... TODAY IS A NEW DAY!0 -
Hi this seems like a really fun but focused group, could I join your group. I am Belfast northern ireland and weight 274lb at the minute, my goal weight is about 140lb. I am getting married sept 2011 so am aiming at 3lbs a week untill January whn I go dress shopping.0
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sidenote, Elmox you need to try this place, they gave me a big bowl with greens and falafel balls the you get to load up from their salad bar with all sorts of goodies, carrots, beets, coleslaw, picked mini eggplants, taboleh, borccoli, chickpeas, etc and yogurt sauce, it was really yummy)
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Meokk: they have one in Philadelphia too, but beware of how many falafel balls you eat...they are so good...ask a middle eastern girl who is rased on this kinda stuff.0 -
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sidenote, Elmox you need to try this place, they gave me a big bowl with greens and falafel balls the you get to load up from their salad bar with all sorts of goodies, carrots, beets, coleslaw, picked mini eggplants, taboleh, borccoli, chickpeas, etc and yogurt sauce, it was really yummy)
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Meokk: they have one in Philadelphia too, but beware of how many falafel balls you eat...they are so good...ask a middle eastern girl who is rased on this kinda stuff.0 -
jess, cris - I'm considering starting the C25K. What iphone app do you use?
The one I have is c25k and it's a little green app with a guy running on the front. I love it!0 -
Hi this seems like a really fun but focused group, could I join your group. I am Belfast northern ireland and weight 274lb at the minute, my goal weight is about 140lb. I am getting married sept 2011 so am aiming at 3lbs a week untill January whn I go dress shopping.
Fuffylove, welcome to this amazing group!
We check in daily with calorie intake, water ( how much cups or oz), exercise ( type or amount in minutes), and something we are proud of. We weight in on Friday morning and after everyone has done so we pick the Biggest loser of the week (how much weight lost by percentage) and that person chooses the challenge for the beginning of the next week.
Jump right into our thread and become part of this amazing chatty group of gals!0 -
Morning all!
Don't worry... I remembered that it's actually Thursday this week (I'll admit that it may have taken me a few minutes to make sure I had it right).
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: MFP didn't yell at me AND I was under WOO!
Water: Certainly not enough, I felt terrible after rugby. More today for sure.
Exercise: Touch rugby... IE lots of running.
Proud: Well more relieved... as soon as we got to the field, I was STARVING. YAY! I haven't felt like that in more than a week. I'm going to make breakfast to see if I can't conjure it up again.
I will even take a no loss this week if it means that I'm back on normal eating/feeling levels.
I've been fighting the "my throat hurts, lets have ice cream" logic all of yesterday... I can hear it calling my name from the freezer. haha
jess - I've had trouble in the past, too, with boys not understanding my love of/need for the gym. I think a lot of guys have the mentality that we should only want to better ourselves when we're looking for someone new. (Near quote from a past boy) To which I said... True! I am looking for the smaller me... she's in there somewhere. I'll find her. At. the. gym.
meokk - I've been wanting to start the couch25K, too! Let me know if/when you want to start, maybe we can do it together (or at the same time, at least )
blue - I hope you're feeling better today! :flowerforyou:
elmox - I remember you saying you took a hot yoga class. Did you like it? Was it super expensive?0 -
Good morning all~
lstpaul -Thank you for the welcome.
Alot to catch up on.Staying on track with the food,but exercise is not hapening yet till back doctor says different.Waiting on insurance and to begin PT and two more tests.The MRI of my middle back now and neck-oh joy-
BUT-am doing small light stretching and I do walk around the store with a cart and little things light cleaning etc.
Be good to yourselves all and the rest will follow~
have a great day
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Welcome Fluffy This is a great place.
Serena is too funny, she is like since it is my bday today can i stay home and watch tv all day...i am like ummmm...no.
Was a little dissapointed int he scale this morning...my lowest of all time from yesterday has went away ...still not above what i was 2 weeks ago so i will take it...we will see what the morning brings.0 -
Pos_Me: Way to go on avoiding the turtle cake your hubby brought home! You're back full-force!
Jess: Ah, yes, the high school food. We had Domino's pizza and an a la cart FULL of junk food such as nachos, cheese fries, etc. My junior year of high school, I had a slice of pizza, a side salad and Metabolife for lunch every day. My senior year I had either pizza OR a bagel with cream cheese and sometimes ice cream for lunch every day. I was actually thin in high school, but all of the crap built up in my system and caught up as soon as I went to college. Ugh!
Cris: Nice job on completing W9D1! I'm glad I'm done with C25K...less pressure now that I just run when I feel like it for the amount of time I feel like. Just think back on how amazing this is that someone who really struggled with even the 60 seconds of jogging is now running for 30 minutes!
fluffylove: Welcome to the group! One other thing to mention is that we start a new thread weekly because we accumulate so many posts each week. Awestfall (Ann) will post the link at the end of this thread on Sunday or Monday, so it should be easy to find. Also, I saw you said you were looking to lose 3 lbs/week until January; hopefully you've realized that there will be plateaus during that time, so make sure your goal is realistic and that you won't disappoint yourself if it doesn't happen as quickly as you'd like. Now tell us more about you!
I'm really proud of myself today, gals! My mom and I worked out to the Ali/Leonard boxing DVD and she loved it! I'm going to have to leave that DVD at home so that she does it. It's her favorite workout so far. Secondly, I broke down and bought some Kemps Black Jack Cherry frozen yogurt last night...1/2 gallon but after my workout, I measured out a 1/2 cup serving and placed it in these tiny glass bowls we have at home. It was the PERFECT treat...delicious. I heard somewhere that the first few bites of any meal or snack are the most satisfying and I'm starting to agree. If I say so myself, I've done awesome this week with the food and exercise, but don't feel like I'm over-doing the exercise and killing myself. So refreshing. Oh, and I can't be too frustrated at the scale this week because TOM arrived this morning. Mystery solved.
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: 250 under
Sodium: over by 553 (pizza)
Water: 67.6 oz.
Exercise: Boxing DVD with mom, burned 309 calories
Proud: See frozen yogurt comment above!0 -
Blue- do tell the story, now Im curious! I hope your ok!
Fluffy- Welcome! I'm getting married Sept 2011, too! We are trying on dresses in January also and I am hoping to be in the 170 range by then...I hope I hope I hope!
Meook- I use the same app as Jess and its awesome! I hope you do the program its whats helped me the most with weight loss, but Ill admit I did not fall in love with running, I still hate it with a passion...I think I found my love in spin class
Heather- I remember not being able to do the 60 seconds too...how awful! Im so proud I did week 9 too, I was pretty ok and not struggling at all for the first 15 mins but the last 10 where brutal.
The scale said 192.8 this morning! Then I went back to bed and it said 193.2 so Im going with the higher number...but that's still my lowest weight!!! YAY!!!! I want that 190 at the end of the month so bad!
I met, or will meet my 3 workout requirement today..I went Monday, Wednesday and of course will be going tonight for spin class....so Im proud for sticking to that plan. I am also planning on making it to the Saturday spin class which is BRUTAL!!! But I love it!
Be back later to chat
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blue-I'm glad to hear you didn't go over your calories for the day. Just drink lots of water today to flush out that sodium. Hope today is a better one for you sister!
POS Me-Way to go on passing up the cake!!
meokk-Haha, you made me laugh with the getting protective of me. Yes he apologized, several times. And then apologized some more last night. Promised to never let it happen again. Said he understands that this is important to me and if it's important to me it's important to him...awww..lol...That's so exciting you get the free teeth whitening! Hope your dentist visit was better then mine. 1 cavity. UGH! I like your idea on the going out to eat too! Thanks!
LilDebbie-OH MY GOD I love Fuddruckers!! I'm so jealous. But I couldn't control myself. Their burgers are the best!
Cris-Way to go on c25k!! When are you thinking of doing day 2? I say we do the last 2 days together! Let's do it!! YAY for meeting your exercise quota for the week!!
fluffylove-Welcome to this wonderful group of ladies!
tstout-I died laughing on your comment about finding the inner skinny girl. That's what I should tell him.
Heahter-You have been doing so great this week. So proud to see you back in full force but not killing yourself! I gotta remember to go get that kickboxing DVD you were talking about!! I'm with you on the not killing yourself bit. I've been happy with my lower intensity workouts.
Well, Jillian kicked my butt this morning. I haven't done much strength training in a month or so, how awful, and so I did Last Chance Workout. I had a big protein shake afterwards because I was soooo sore! But it's a good sore. I feel like I'm getting back in the swing of things. 1 more day of exercise and I will have met my goal for the week. I may even throw in a Saturday morning spin class if I'm feeling it! And the scale read 213 again this morning. YAY! This post is long enough so I'm going to shut up now. Be back later!0 -
By the way, I just wanted to tell Cris how proud I am of you. Because I do remember when you had hit rock bottom and didn't think you could ever get passed week 4 I think it was. You didn't think you could ever do the 12 minute run and now you are running for 30 minutes! So proud of you! Way to stick with it! :drinker:0
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LilDeb -- Mmmmmm, Fuddruckers. I haven't been there in like 10 years! I'd never be able to be good there. Burger with pump cheese and pump cheese all over my fries and they have the best cookies. I think I may actually be drooling.
meokk -- I love that you have so much left to do for your wedding. That's probably where I would be in your shoes, too. There's a reason I didn't have one. My mom stressed me out plenty planning the stupid get together for my family this weekend. :laugh: If I had to plan a wedding with her I think I would have a complete mental breakdown.
Blue -- glad you're feeling better now!
fluffy -- Welcome! 3 pounds a week is VERY aggressive. Shoot for it, but realize that *any* pounds per week is a great thing! All signs point to slower weight loss equaling easier and more likely maintenance. 
I originally planned on 10 pounds a month and let's just say that has NOT happened -- though it did for the first 4-5 months!
Heather -- I totally get the first few bites thing now, too. It seems like a huge waste to sit and eat a whole pint of ice cream now. I always think "Okay, so this ice cream can be good now... or it can be good now and like 7 other times"
High school food -- I ate a Little Debbie cake, bag of Doritos, and a cherry coke nearly every day for lunch. Yeah...
Mmmmm, falafel. After reading that discussion I'm really happy I put chick peas on to soak before I left the house this morning! It's not often I think clearly enough to make such a great decision that early. Bought pitas & greek yogurt for tzatziki last night, too. Great minds...
07.14.10
Calories: 1475
Exercise: 45 minutes elliptical; 12 minutes running (which was done after the 45 minutes elliptical. Apparently running is how I cool down.)
Water: 14 cups
Proud: I got off work at 8.45 and I made it to the gym. And not for the half-assed 30 minutes I did last week. It was hard since I haven't been pushing myself for a few weeks but it felt so good (and bad).
So, in just a couple of days of really being back on track, I'm almost back down to my lowest weigh-in weight (I'm up one pound which I honestly believe is water retention and "whatnot").
Also, I found some awesome popsicles! 45 calories each. They're like creamcicles but not as creamy. They have a regular fruity popsicle outside and the then vanilla creamy stuff in the middle. I bought the store brand because they were B1G1 and you guys know I love a bargain. Anyway, dh has requested I get like 2 more boxes of them (the "best by" date is like July 2011 so I think it's okay to stock up :laugh:). I may take a picture of my freezer for you guys. It's out of control. :indifferent: 0 -
LittleSpy-Looks like were all just about back to our lowest ever weight. Yay!! Hope you get rid of some "what not" before tomorrow. :laugh: Those poosicles sound delicious!
Just realized I forgot to check in for yesterday
Calories: 1254
Water: 200oz...holy smokes!
Exercise: Elliptical and Walking on the treadmil in the morning
Proud: Getting back with planning things out ahead of time. It really helps when you can do that! AND my Mom came over for dinner and had my delicious chili and she kept telling me how excited she was for me to move in and teach her to cook. Not sure if that's a proud moment but I'm excited!0 -
I would love to get a big cheeseburger and fries smothered in cheese suace...butttt...since i am barely loosing anything this month that will be a bad idea. I have decided i am getting a chicken sandwich (no bun...freaking bun 240 calories), with a side salad). The chicken breast itself is less than 200 (i am sure loaded in sodium though) . So hopefully i will be sitting at under 500 cals...I am soo tempted to bring a container of my own dressing than to chance that the don't have low cal dressing...
I am sitting at 1lb loss from 2 weeks ago, i would like more but i really don't want less.
Julie - I found these popsicles (okay serena wanted them), but they are like 2 for 80 calories, they are target brand not sure how they taste may have to try them out.0 -
Cris: I enjoy the feeling I have after running, but can't say I love it as much as many others. It is about the best calorie burn for shorter workouts, though. My passion lies in boxing and kickboxing, I'm finding. I'm going to start doing research on boxing classes I might be able to take. I don't have a lot of funds for it, but once in a while I might be able to fit it in. I really want to try a YMCA membership, but I can't afford the $60/month! Hey, we're both 192.8 this morning. Here's to hoping we see a 190 soon!
Regarding the "inner skinny", I just told the BF the other night that I feel I am truly a skinny girl stuck in a chubby girl's body because whenever I have a dream about myself (even nightmares), I'm always thin.
So, the past week or two, I've really concentrated on the water intake and have noticed my skin is really shiny. I almost sparkle in the sun (am I a vampire??)....seriously. Has anyone else noticed this with increased water or am I going crazy? Even the BF says I glow now (No, not preggers, TOM arrived today!).0 -
Deb: Jillian Michaels actually suggests that people bring their own condiments to restaurants to ensure you're following your eating plan. I say go for it!
Jess: Great job with the chili and your moment with your mom! I agree that a little planning goes a long way. I've planned out my meals for today and will need to find extra calories even with two servings of frozen yogurt worked in!0 -
WTG cris and jess on being in c25k week 9 that is soo awesome.
I just can't get into running...i do not enjoy it..not sure if becuase it is hard on my ankles and knees carrying all this weight or i just don't like it.
I am with cris...i really like the spin class...On and i am really digging my dance class...even though i can't do all of it especially like jumping stuff, and i am looking stupid i am sure..it is fun...I have been burning like 400-500 in the hr..0 -
First, I have to say I am more than shocked at what you guys ate for lunch in high school !!!!! I can't believe that they put fast food chains in schools. I thought the high school I transferred to in LA was bad enough as they served loads of unhealthy fried food and pizza but Chick-fil-a is NUTS !!! My high school in England, way back then, had 3 ladies cooking from scratch just like your grandma would and making quiche, salad, shepherds pie & veggies and such the like. They even made the deserts from scratch.
Hard to believe now but I was very fit and healthy in HS and played loads of sports so I wouldn't touch the food in the LA cafeteria and brown bagged instead. The sad part is that probably every school in England has the junk food now too.
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Blue - sorry about your day, I didn;t realize it was such a bad one, passing out and all. Are you OK today ??:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Posme - do you think that this calorie count is accurate for falafel balls?
4 falafel balls = 180 cals They were each about the size of a ping pong ball that had been cut in half.
Tstout - I'm totally up for doing C25K together, I see how much it motivates Jess and Cris so yes, lets plan to do it. !!!:drinker:
I need to prepare a few things first like I don't own any running shoes......... What is your schedule like each week. I'm generally not able to run M-W but could run Th - Sun and sometimes Wednesday evening but depends when I get home and how dark it is.
I don't have a gym membership or a treadmill so I'll be running outside and weather will be a factor too but I'm not in a hurry.
What do you think??
p.s. love your comment about looking for the smaller you!!
Heather - that's brilliant, I had an aha moment when I read what you said about the first few bites testing best. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
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I just remembered something that made me LOL.
So after pos_me said she found clothes for her son for like 25 cents at K-mart I HAD to go (I know, I have a problem. It's really kind of sad). I bee-lined for the "clearance" rack and found 2 pairs of pants for work for $12.99 each (hey, not great, but I got 2 pairs of pants for the price of 1 cheap pair of pants). I didn't try them on. I was bold enough to buy 1 size 14 and 1 size 12.
I tried them on last night, 14s first. They fit. A little roomy even but definitely not too big which meant I was brave enough to then try the 12s. Up buttoned and zipped without a fight. Awesome! Then I walked out of the bathroom to the full length mirror currently sitting in the "hall" (it's not a hallway but I have nothing else to call it other than like "tiny room in the middle of my house that leads to 4 other rooms" and let's face it, "hall" is just easier to say/type). Let me start that again... I walked out of the bathroom to the full length mirror and dh could see me from the bedroom. I thought the pants looked pretty good but when hubs saw me he said "HEY GIRL! OoooOOOooooh!" and I knew immediately they were a bit too tight for work. :laugh: I've learned over the last few months that "HEY GIRL!" is my indicator that the pants are hugging my hips too much (or just enough in dh's opinion). 0 -
By the way, I just wanted to tell Cris how proud I am of you. Because I do remember when you had hit rock bottom and didn't think you could ever get passed week 4 I think it was. You didn't think you could ever do the 12 minute run and now you are running for 30 minutes! So proud of you! Way to stick with it! :drinker:
Awww thank you! You made me tear up!!!! Yea, I was stuck on week 5 I think it was for like over a month. I was physically ready for it (but I didnt know) but I was mentally unprepared for it until you came along and passed me up! My competitive side kicked me in the butt and told me to go do it! I would never ever have been able to do it without a nudge from you! That's why I think its so important to me that we finish this together...I prob would have quit without you so thank you! ok now im crying im a geek!
You think you can do day 2 tomorrow? or attempt it? I dont think Ill be able to do it after Saturday because if I go to spin class that lady has me sore for like 4 days afterwards, shes a nut! I go on vacation Thursday so maybe Wednesday (Im off work) we can do day 3?
Let me know if that works for you!
Love ya girl!
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LittleSpy-Wow! A size 12!? That's amazing!!
meokk-Yeah it was quite sad what my HS had in the cafeteria. We had the typical "cafeteria" food too, but of course nobody ate that.
LilDebbie-I am in awe of you taking a dance class. I would love to do that. Don't have the courage, yet! I'm with Heather. Take your own condiments.
Heather-I noticed the same thing this morning. They say water really helps the skin and helps hydrate it. My face is almost perfectly clear right now. I'm sure TOM will come and ruine that in a wek or two!
Just realized I forgot my leftover chili at home. GRR!!! Gotta find a plan for lunch!0 -
By the way, I just wanted to tell Cris how proud I am of you. Because I do remember when you had hit rock bottom and didn't think you could ever get passed week 4 I think it was. You didn't think you could ever do the 12 minute run and now you are running for 30 minutes! So proud of you! Way to stick with it! :drinker:
Awww thank you! You made me tear up!!!! Yea, I was stuck on week 5 I think it was for like over a month. I was physically ready for it (but I didnt know) but I was mentally unprepared for it until you came along and passed me up! My competitive side kicked me in the butt and told me to go do it! I would never ever have been able to do it without a nudge from you! That's why I think its so important to me that we finish this together...I prob would have quit without you so thank you! ok now im crying im a geek!
You think you can do day 2 tomorrow? or attempt it? I dont think Ill be able to do it after Saturday because if I go to spin class that lady has me sore for like 4 days afterwards, shes a nut! I go on vacation Thursday so maybe Wednesday (Im off work) we can do day 3?
Let me know if that works for you!
Love ya girl!
aww now your gonna make me cry and I'm not a cryer! :laugh: I must make joke to not cry. I'm definitely with you. It's just as much mental as physical. Can't let yourself get into your head. So! I think that sounds like a plan! It will FORCE me to go tomorrow even though I'm gonna be sore. I will go home and do lots of stretching tonight. Let's do it! Day 2 tomorrow and day 3 Wednesday. Then we can PARTY!! I think we deserve a party when we finish!0 -
Okay so I was just thinking about my lunch plans and remembered something from Losing It the other night. Did anybody else catch on to the guy asking the Subway people to scoop the inside of the bread out? Does it make that much of a difference?0
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Jess- no partying for me until I reach that 190 this month! I am so determined to see it I cant mess it up! We can blow whistles and throw confetti...hehe. Ok Im scared now that we have a a set date!! PRESSURE!!!! I have spin tonight so Friday I hope Im ok, the Thursday night lady isnt as tough as the saturday lady.
Deb- Id bring my own dressing!
Heather- yea, water does wonders for your skin! Bobby used to always comment on my glow..he hasnt in awhile so I guess he got tired of telling me
School lunch- We had a weird shool with no real cafeteria. We had a bunch of vending machines and microwaves and toaster ovens. I would usually bring in frozen meals or just eat snack from the vending machine with a giant soda. The only thing the "mock" cafeteria sold was cookies, freshly made OMG they were amazing! I bought 3 sugar cookies every day from freshman year to senior year...as a senior we were also allowed to leave for lunch if we drove so we would hit up chik fila BK and McDonalds quite often. I cant believe you guys actually had fast food restuarants in your school! thats so weird!0 -
OK no party until you hit 190! It's a deal!Jess- no partying for me until I reach that 190 this month! I am so determined to see it I cant mess it up! We can blow whistles and throw confetti...hehe. Ok Im scared now that we have a a set date!! PRESSURE!!!! I have spin tonight so Friday I hope Im ok, the Thursday night lady isnt as tough as the saturday lady.0 -
Jess - I saw that on losing it with jillian, and believe me i bet it would make a difference. The bread at subway is anywhere from 200-250 calories, so you are saving probably half of that. WHen i go out , i hardly eat the bun stuff comes on, i wrap it in lettuce...liek tonight the buns are like 240 calories...i think a breadstick comes with the salad, i much rather have that 0
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wonder if they would look at me like I'm nuts if I ask them to do that. I have never heard of that.0
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