Fit and Fab Biggest Losers

raindancer

I wanted be off during the heat but not this way. I'm struggling because I eat out of boredom.:frown:
Right now I'm dipping 9 baby carrot in 2 tbs of light ranch. I can't do fat free ranch..nasty
My whole family agrees on Hidden valley ranch light. I try to keep our lives as simple and uniform as possible. That way it is more of an exceptable life cange, than mom is on a diet with dozens of special foods for just her.

sundinsgurl

I had a pretty good Sunday.. played a ball game (lost) and a soccer game (won - and scored 2 goals!! I havent scored once this season so I was very happy to get two in one game! However, some girl kicked my foot instead of the ball and she hurt my foot I am very angry that this happened as I only had ONE shred left!!!! I hope it heals fast so I can finish it and get back to my couch to 5 k program.

Went for a 24 minute walk to meet the b.f at the grocery store today.. but it still sore. I am lying on the couch icing it now hoping that will help.

raindancer - try finding other things to do to keep you busy.. maybe get a new book to read, suntan outside, go for a short walk each time you feel like eating, do some light cleaning.. just some ideas

raindancer

Sundinsgurl: Maybe if you baby your foot this evening it will be better tomorrow...ICE: Ice, compression and elevation Hope you get to finish your last day of shred soon. You have done awesome. :drinker:

When I'm working I always plan all these things I would do if I had a few days off. I guess it is still too fresh because I have just worn out the remote:yawn:
But today is our hottest day of the year 107F so the a/c is having trouble keeping it cool enough. I just dont have the energy

cnbethea: We miss you!

debhue75

Hi Ladies!

I had a great weekend celebrating my grandmother's 80th birthday! I didn't do so well when it came to eating though. :frown:

I didn't do so great with my goals so I am going to carry over the ones from last week with one additional goal. I would really like to get some swimming in this week. (Even if it's just one day)

Sundinsgurl: I hope your foot heals up quickly! BTW you look great in your new photo. Keep up the good work!

raindancer: I know how you feel, I was eating everything in sight on Sunday just out of boredom. And that heat makes everything worse.

I hope we all have a great week.:bigsmile:

raindancer

good morning everyone:

debhue75: Happy Birthday to your grandmother. It is really hard to control eating when we celebrate.
I also am having to hold over my goals. As long as you keep moving forward and don't give up.

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Hey everyone I am here sorry to go M.I.A.

I have been on the site just not on the message boards.

I am trying to go through a round of insanity this time and finally become a grad!! I will keep you all posted!!

Raindancer glad the job approved your leave at 100%

Debhue Happy belated birthday to your grandmother and glad you got a chance to celebrate with her and no worries you can burn it off this week!!

Sundinsgurl plz let me know what the Dr. say about your foot!!

sundinsgurl

Went to the walk in clinic - they sent me to an accident/sports injury clinic right in the same building. The girl there checked out my foot - pressed in a bunch of spots asked me to push against her weight etc. She said I dont need x-rays and didnt really say much else. She gave me some exercises to do to strengthen/loosen the muscles in my foot. Its still sore - which is very frustrating!!

I just want to exercise - and I think I will very soon!! It still hurts to walk on it when I put pressure to the outside of the left foot.. But I was told if doing something hurts to stop. Also, if it hurts in a week to go back

sundinsgurl

So I went and practiced soccer with my best friend last night.. running was fine.. but left footed kicking is out of the question! So happy to get in some exercise

Today I did day #10 of Level 3 :):) So the 30 Day Shred is COMPLETE!!!!! Soo friggen happy!
Also, did Week 5 day #2 - so thats 5 min walk.. 8 min run.. 5 min walk.. 8 min run!! up next is the 20 min run all at once!

Tomorrow is my weigh in after 2 weeks...didnt push as hard as I wanted to the last couple days cause of my foot. But I did have 11 days in a row of working out. Lets hope its a good number on the scale

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Hey guys still moving foward with Insanity today is day 4 so far so good I am planning on doing kickboxing tonight because the regular girl in Zumba is out I am trying to decide if I want to try the new girl or not what should I do scared if she's not good it will be a waste of a workout!! As I think it's rude to walk out a class so then I will be stuck for an hr trying to fake the funk!!

Weekend is looking promising no real big plans on the agenda so we shall see you know how things come up!

sundinsgurl

cnbethea - way to go with Insanity!! day 4 already.. wow how time flies. Can you tell me a bit more about the program. I am trying to figure out something else to do now since I have completed the shred. I was considering my wii active 30 day Challenge.

Weighed in today after 2 weeks.... down 1.5 lbs didn't quite make it to the 130's like I wanted to, but I sure was close! weighed in at 140.2 - silly point!!! I will get there by next week!!!

debhue75

Yay I lost a pound since my last weigh in! I guess I didn't do so bad at Grams party after all.

sundinsgurl

way to go deb!!! Thats awesome

Today was my first workout day where I wasnt sure what to do since I'm done the shred.. and didnt want to do a run since I did one yesterday after not doing it for a few days, and the next one is the 20 minute one. I was going to do the 20 min tomorrow but I called into work for the day - couldnt say no, its extra hours which I need since I have had so much time off this summer. I'll work 9-4 and than we are leaving at 6 to go camping - we still need to go grocery shopping, get organized and pack. I'll try to see if I can get it in. Camping is never good for my weight loss, but I am bringing fruit and hummus and crackers - but we will be drinking and I'm sure I'll end up eating some snacks, like chips!!

For todays workout I did a 30 minute Wii Active workout, went for a 30 min rollerblade and took the roomies dog for a 25 min walk. My brother came over for dinner we had an amazing roast dinner. Havent had one of those in a longggg time - and I was very careful on the amount of gravy I use (at least 1/2 if not 3/4 of what I would normally use)

raindancer

Hi everyone!
I see no one has posted anything in 3 days. Hope everyone is ok.
My surgery went well. I'm walking but still a little stiff. I was told I will need knee replacement soon. Doc says my knee is bone on bone. That wasn't what I wanted to hear.
I really need to kick my weight loss up. I don't want to face that surgery at this weight. He said both knees are probably the same shape.
I'm trying to eat healthy but sitting at home doesn't help.
cnbethea and sundinsgurl: <<HUG>> miss you guys!!
debhue: congrats:flowerforyou:

Troutman

Can I Join?

sundinsgurl

raindancer - missed you too! So sorry to hear that your knees are bone on bone.. but the sooner it gets fixed the quicker you can get back at it!!

I went away for the weekend to a friends cottage = lots of drinking and junk!! Than we had chinese for dinner last night after soccer, which meant leftovers for dinner tonite. I was training for work last week and this week I am getting lots of extra hours helping out. However it keeps me very busy all day. I need to push my butt into gear

NewImprovedCnbethea1

troutman of course you can join!! Welcome welcome welcome........................

Raindancer glad surgery went well sorry to hear about the bone on bone i'm sure I am going to have that problem if I don't already!! I keep trying to fight through the pain.

Sundinsgurl Insanity is a great cardio program I have never got to the max workouts yet so I can't speak for those but I get a lot of mixed reviews from people some say you get more of a weightloss during the second half then the first some say they lose no weight at all and some say you lose a lot of inches so I guess I am really taking a shot in the dark as far as results go but it is really insane a lot of jumping and strength work no equip. needed all from your own resistance!!

Day 9 today the plan is to double up!! I went to Busch Gardens yesterday and walked walked walked!! So I didn't get in Insanity!

raindancer

Good morning,


Troutman: We would love to have you join in. Your weight loss is awesome. We welcome your expierences and motivation.

Sundinsgurl: Good to hear from you. You might get a lot of calories from your weekends but you have a very high activity level.
You are doing great. Have fun! life is too short not to enjoy it.

I'm still struggling with stress and boredom eating, but I have gotten a lot of organizing done at home. This week I challenge myself to eat only the 5x daily. 5 small meals or 4 snacks and 1 meal. And to log all this food. I am going to go back to my wall pushups and some crunches.
This should not have any negative effects on my knee.

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Congrats Debhue on losing a lb woot woot!!

debhue75

Thanks Everyone hopefully I'll have lost another lb. when I weigh in tomorrow.

Hope you all are well and fit!

This week I am going to focus on my weekend. During the week I do pretty good at tracking and working out but, the weekend comes and I just can't maintain the same regimen.

Welcome Troutman! :flowerforyou:

Good luck!

Deb

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Day 10 of insanity in the bag my issue is my food logging I have open up my diary to my friends and my plan is to refocus on my eating ultimately because that is my error I can workout no problem thats for sure I don't have the issue there it's what goes between my lips and down the hatch my goals this mnth is to refocus on my eating and stop letting it take me backwards.

raindancer

Good morning everyone,
I am losing my focus. I haven't logged my food in days. I have not been eating right. I always do this to myself!!!
I keep hoping that some miracle will happen and I'll just suddenly be focused on myself and my need to get healthy. My weight loss you see on my tracker is from my highest weight 6 years ago. I just keep having to start over time and time again. I am really tired of the struggle.
I have never been able to make any lifetime changes. I'm a great started but a non-finisher.
Any help is welcome.

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Hey Raindancer I would suggest changing your mindset this is not a pass or fail task it is a lifestyle change and it is one that will take a lifetime!!! You have taken off 77lbs and kept it off for 6 yrs that is amazing so I know your a strong and determine woman because it is sad but I have seen many let the weigh come all back on myself included my highest weight was 186 back in 2005 and I got all the way down to 149 and let it all go back on and I caught myself at 184 this pas Nov and said enough is enough wow 2lbs shy of starting lol. So you see you deserve great respect for that alone.

Just take each day as it comes and make sure you do something good for yourself each day so when you look in the mirror before bed you will have something to tell yourself to make yourself feel proud it can be something big or small it's about progress not perfection!! Some people can make a total change and never have desire for certain foods ever again and some can have those foods but just in moderation or some may say they restricting themselves from the for a certain period. What is your method of going about your change? Figure out what works best for you and stick to it everyone success story will be different.

What if you were on an airplane and the pilot decided to stop in mid flight what would happen to all of us on the plane? Think of this journey as your flight to paradise and I know you don't want to crash and burn so you have to keep flying your past the half way mark so no turning back you have to keep pushing foward you may slow down but you definitely can't stop!!!

I hope this helps and I am right there with you we can and will do this!! Just one more thing I want to leave you with a few of my favorite quotes I actually have one on my mirror that I look at everyday in the bathroom!! You may want to do that for yourself or even right a list of pro's and con's of this journey and see which list wins and go with that list see how confident I am that the pro list will win!!!

Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
-- Mary Kay Ash

Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
-- Julie Andrews

You will persevere!!!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Where is Sundinsgurl I sure hope she is okay!!

sundinsgurl

Hello Ladies,

As you've noticed Ive been MIA - Working lots of extra hours.. and this was a long weekend which has kept me very busy!! Its game on again though... I will be tracking my food again as of tomorrow - and hopefully back to working out each day, or at least every other day. ive got my gym membership set up (since I work for the YMCA I get a free one). I am hoping to take huge advantage of this free membership. Ive got my soccer playoffs and baseball playoffs next weekend so that will be great exercise! I have really been slacking on my Couch to 5K program - so I am going to start that up again on Week 5.

I am not going to get down on myself for having a bad week! I am looking back on the past 4 months and being proud of how hard I pushed myself and how well I did. I can get back to it I know I can, and I will!!

sundinsgurl

I'm back to it :):) Hit the gym up for the first time since my membership has been activated.
Completed C25K Week 5 run #5 - full 20 mins of jogging without stopping
also a 5 min warm up and 10 min cool down
15 mins on the eliptical
8 on the bike
10 on the step treadmill

Darn it felt great to be there! Being around other people really motivated me to keep going - I had taken a week off of C25K because of my foot/being lazy. So I had no clue where to start up again - but I started up right where I left off and completed it! Onto week 6

raindancer

Cnbethea: Thank you, I've just not done well being at home. I have a very active job that I miss. I can't believe I said that but its true.
At work it is easier to track my food I eat breakfast here and most days carry a light lunch. I have my 2 snacks (100 cal pkg of natural Almonds and a 90 cal fiber One bar) Here I graze all day. I guess I'm just a little depressed.
I go to the doctor at 2:15 Thursday to be released. If he give me the ok I'll be a my aqua class that night.


Sundinsgurl: :bigsmile: Good luck at your playoffs...have fun.

sundinsgurl

raindancer - its definetely harder to eat less when your at home all day!! I find keeping busy helps sometimes - but there is so many things you can do to keep busy. I am keeping my fingers crossed for good news to come on Thursday! I hope you can make it to your aqua class too! *crosses fingers*

I didnt do any exercise today.. but working everyday I cant expect myself to do it. My goal is at least every other day! However on the days that I eat more or have a larger dinner I will need to work out so I can eat that many calories!! I got some extra hours at work today which is a great thing as well Trying to be as positive as I can be about everything in my life... I applied for a new position at work so hopefully I get it - application deadline is Friday than I play the waitin game to see if I need to do an interview, or to hear an announcement if anyone else gets the job.

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Raindancer I know that feeling I had that happen to me for those 3mnths I told you I was fighting with the back and forth on my weightloss which hasn't stopped as I weighed in this morning at 167.6 only .4 from my starting weight on MFP at the end of April I am hoping that it is from the fall I had yesterday because my leg is swollen.

I hope your released today at your appointment so you can go and do your aqua class. Do you have any hobbies something to keep you from grazing?

Way to get back into it Sundinsgurl I was searching for you high and low wondering where you were glad to see the job is going well and your able to work out in the gym!! Good luck on your playoff games!!

MayLan

I want to lose some!!!!!

sundinsgurl

maylan - your welcome to join us, we're always looking for more people

cnbethea - sorry to hear that your up to 167, but Id have to agree with you that I think its because of the swelling! Thanks for the luck with the playoffs, I really want to win them!!

raindancer - waitin on edge to hear the news.. I hope it will be good!!! *keepin my fingers crossed still*


Ever since last night ive had a horrible pain in my back when I turn and move - I think I strained a muscle in my back somehow (no clue how) What is with all these darn injuries??? Right after my short morning shift I came home and put the heating pad on it and rested and I ended up falling asleep for 3 hours lol It definetely helped it a bit. Its still sore - but I managed to do 10 minutes of jump rope before dinner. I havent jump roped in awhile but I got a skipping rope and 10 mins burned a whopping 127 (according to MFP).
Still under my calories by a few hundred even before adding my jump roping in. I had considered doing a walk but that would mean Id be even farther under!

Im hitting the gym tomorrow 100%, and than doing a "Walk of Silence" tomorrow night, its to raise awareness about Suicide (I lost a friend from highschool to it, as well as my uncle). So that will be some more exercise.. and than busy with baseball and soccer this weekend. We do have a baseball party on Saturday night so that will mean drinking and eating at a pot luck but with all the exercise Ill get this weekend it will be ok!