25 TO LIFE MONTH 3

jenbar

(I know it sounds like a jail sentence)
But that's what I've felt like. Like I have been trapped under this 25+ pounds and am ready to GET OUT!
And then there's the other meaning...
25 to LIFE! Getting my life back!

If you feel the same way, welcome aboard!
chit chat, post your feelings, problems, victories, weights, measurements
and hear the encouragement you need! We're here for you!

jenbar

(I know it sounds like a jail sentence)
But that's what I've felt like. Like I have been trapped under this 25+ pounds and am ready to GET OUT!
And then there's the other meaning...
25 to LIFE! Getting my life back!

If you feel the same way, welcome aboard!
chit chat, post your feelings, problems, victories, weights, measurements
and hear the encouragement you need! We're here for you!

iluvsparkles

just posting so this will show up in 'my topics'

about to go to Zumba class for the second time! I will be wearing my hrm this time..hopefully it will work correctly and tell me just how much i am burning ...

i should be scolding myself actually for not eating more so far today up to this point, knowing that i am going to a big workout. I really need to work on WHEN im getting my calories!

FitJoani

calling it getting your life back is wonderful cause thats what you do!!!!!

sindyb9

Even though I have not lost anything in two weeks, I felt great today. One of my clients notices the 16lbs I have lost. It is so nice to have such support, I walk on my lunch and if I put my coat on they ask if I am going on my walk and encourage me. Thank you all my MFP pals because with out you I dont think I could have done this. :flowerforyou:

kerridwen

Aww, glad to hear things are going so weel sindy!!!!

Things are a bit crazy here and I noticed my calorie count shoot way up. I'll fix it by heading to the gym longer than usual tonight (the extra advil should get my arm through it) but that's not good. I'll get it under control tomorrow!!!

I'm getting frustrated myself. I've been sitting around 180 for a while now, and though I should be losing weight (according to the amount I'm eating) I'm not really. I'm going to try more exercise to see if that boosts things! :flowerforyou:

buckeyebabe

Way to go Cindy....that's a great attitude! It means so much when someone notices, doesn't it?!

My friends husband, who I haven't seen for about 2 months due to his heavy work travel, came over yesterday with his wife and looked startled when he saw me. At first we thought, my husband and I, that they had bad news to tell us but then he burst out "Oh my Gosh, You've gone and gotten skinny"! Talk about a silver lining!!

Right now I am just having a hard time eating. Today I had a piece of toast and coffee for breakfast, and a veggie pita for lunch. That's it about a total of 450 calories so far. I still have to get in all my water and I have made a really rich and fattening french dish for dinner. Heavy cream, butter, olive oil...that should do it!!

jenbar

I'm getting frustrated myself. I've been sitting around 180 for a while now, and though I should be losing weight (according to the amount I'm eating) I'm not really. I'm going to try more exercise to see if that boosts things! :flowerforyou:

I know??!! what the heck is going on??
I just have to stop thinking about the frustration, and I'm sure it will start coming off again. I think that I was so use to it coming off faster at the beginning, that the 4 pounds a month is just too slow for me now.
I know it's possible to lose 8-10 a month, but I just can't seem to do it?! I WISH I COULD!

LET'S KEEP OUR CHINS UP LADIES!
WORK OUT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
DRINK YOUR WATER!
DO SITUPS AND LEG RAISES WHILE WATCHING TV!
EAT HEALTHY, REDUCED/LOW FAT, WHOLE GRAIN, VEGGIES, FRUIT!
WE CAN DO IT!!!
We're going to look good for those bathing suits! If it's the last thing I/we do!!!!

iluvsparkles

does it not get to you sometimes when someone says week four and im down 15 pounds!! i know everyone is different, but sometimes i get jealous because i wish so so so much that i could lose that fast!
anyway, zumba today went fine, but i still dont know exactly how to use the hrm, so i wasnt able to reset to 0 calories before starting class. I know how now tho so on wed i will know just how many calories burned!

anyway, its movie time!

buckeyebabe

ok sparkles, what's zumbra?

jenbar

does it not get to you sometimes when someone says week four and im down 15 pounds!! i know everyone is different, but sometimes i get jealous because i wish so so so much that i could lose that fast!

yes, it's starting to tick me off!:explode: :laugh: :laugh:

iluvsparkles

Buckeye Zumba is this Latin inspired aerobics class that uses simple dance inspired moves to get your heart rate going. it can be low impact or you can really get into and break a serious sweat.
Ive only been twice now, and i have to say that it's pretty fun! definitely fun enough to keep me going back three times a week.

proudmama0118

I'm back! Sorry I just sorta fell off the map. Got last minute notice that I was going to Vegas for a class for work so I have been gone for a week. I must say I did horrible. No running and a few too many daiquiris... but hey, it's Vegas!! Time to get my butt in gear and get back on track. :grumble: I'll have to force myself to run tomorrow!! Didn't weigh in yet... don't go back to work until Wednesday so I will no then. I am a little scared to know. :laugh:

sindyb9

Aww, glad to hear things are going so weel sindy!!!!

Things are a bit crazy here and I noticed my calorie count shoot way up. I'll fix it by heading to the gym longer than usual tonight (the extra advil should get my arm through it) but that's not good. I'll get it under control tomorrow!!!

I'm getting frustrated myself. I've been sitting around 180 for a while now, and though I should be losing weight (according to the amount I'm eating) I'm not really. I'm going to try more exercise to see if that boosts things! :flowerforyou:

The last time is lost weight I got stuck at that weight too. :explode: It is very frustrating but the extra exercise helped me. I am boosting my exercise to hopefully loose a pound or two this week. We can do it. That will be my goal to get below 180. I never got lower than that (well back in the day I was 135) but not since I had my son 17 years ago. :bigsmile:

sindyb9

Way to go Cindy....that's a great attitude! It means so much when someone notices, doesn't it?!

My friends husband, who I haven't seen for about 2 months due to his heavy work travel, came over yesterday with his wife and looked startled when he saw me. At first we thought, my husband and I, that they had bad news to tell us but then he burst out "Oh my Gosh, You've gone and gotten skinny"! Talk about a silver lining!!

Right now I am just having a hard time eating. Today I had a piece of toast and coffee for breakfast, and a veggie pita for lunch. That's it about a total of 450 calories so far. I still have to get in all my water and I have made a really rich and fattening french dish for dinner. Heavy cream, butter, olive oil...that should do it!!

Yes very nice when someone anyone notices LOL. I have trouble eating my exercise calories on the big exercise days. So I usually treat myself with something with a little more calories. Is it ok to have some calories left over? Sometimes I dont have time at night to log my calories from dinner and have left over. Hope things will go well this week. Drink your water. :drinker:

iluvsparkles

i ate B&J Chocolate Fudge Brownie to close a little of the gap on my deficit yesterday!

kerridwen

I made toffee cookies to help with that. I figure a little dessert after dinner is better than snacking alright?

Or maybe that's why I'm stuck, lol. Increased the exercise this week - going well so far!

jenbar

bumping for our newest friend DLienert!

jenbar

emily, is that your most recent pic? you look great!!

wagsgirls

hey everyone! how are you? i've been feeling pretty good! i'm trying to switch over our winter clothes for our summer clothes. but i'm scared, i don't want to try any of my summer clothes on because i don't want to get discouraged when and/or if they don't fit.:ohwell: i haven't weighed myself lately and after the last time i don't want to! but i am happy to say that i am down another inch!:bigsmile: which makes it 4 total! all i know is that my clothes are fitting better and i feel better so that works for me! although lately i've noticed i have been craving alot more than i was i don't know what is going on with that!

iluvsparkles

emily, is that your most recent pic? you look great!!

Jen, that is actually a recent pic. i got this cute new dress/top thingie that i love.. so i wanted to use the pic on here...i bought it well before i could fit into it bc im so busty, and i guess the 7 pounds down has made enough differene in my chest that i can fit it on now!!

jenbar

wags,
I too have been craving some things lately. Just have a small piece of whatever it is and back away!, go brush your teeth, chew some gum.
Em
very cute! you look great! My goal is to look like you! hehe! I'll get there, slowly, but surely! (considering that I think I need to go with my digital scale which is reading 171, hmph:grumble: because I think that it's more accurate than my dial one. My dial one says 165 and I'm pretty sure that I'm NOT 165. soooooooo, just got some more work to do!

have a great day everyone! keep up the good work!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

wanderinglight

Hi There! Mind if I jump in?

I love the positivity on this thread! I'm kind of addicted...I needed a place to post during the most difficult time of day for me, from 4--6pm. Hope you don't mind if I use that time to add a daily post to this thread.

Hope you all have a great day! I"m going out for a walk before the cereal starts calling my name. After the walk it will be situps and then a salad for dinner. I already ate most of my calories for the day so it will be a light dinner and 8 glorious hours of sleep for me.

iluvsparkles

Welcome wonderinglight!!! this group rocks! i use it almost like a diary!

i went to zumba again today, for my third class, and loved it just as much this time, PLUS i got my HrM to work correctly! So i know now that zumba for me (along with my elevated heart rate on the ride home) burns 400 cals for me, not quite what the cal. counter on here estimated, but close! yay zumba!
work was slow today,so i ended up posting on here ALL DAY LONG! it was fun tho...now its time to make a way too late dinner. its impossible at my schedule to eat at normal times!

jenbar

WELCOME WANDERINGLIGHT!!
No problem, the more the merrier!
I'm starving, it's 9:30pm, and I still have like 600 calories for some reason??
I need to go eat something?
Still have 1/3 of my water to drink. Which is usually no problem!
I felt "fat" today. Do you ever have that feeling?
or it could be my size 10 shorts that are just a wee bit tight! hehehe! that was putting pressure on my belly!:laugh:
talk to you all tomorrow!!
ttfn

proudmama0118

I am SOOO sore!!! I was super lazy while in Vegas and didn't run for almost 2 weeks. Yesterday I ran 4.2 miles and today I did 5.2, it felt really great to get out there and run again... but OUCH!!! Weighed in for this week at 188.5 up 1.5 from 2 weeks ago, but given my laziness and eating crummy, oh yes and daquiris in Vegas... I couldn't be happier!!! I am just so happy I was still in the 180's.

Have a great day everyone.

proudmama0118

Not sure why it double posted... I guess I just got click happy! :laugh:

iluvsparkles

ive noticed the site double and even quadruple posting for some people

kerridwen

Hey wanderinglight!

I haven't been on much yikes, but I'm still around! Taking Minnie for a nice long walk in the forest/field today so should get a good workout! If I'm back in time I'll go back to the gym and hit up the eliptical! I'm pretty excited that my arm is bothering me less every day! Once I can do yoga again I know I"m in the clear! (:

:flowerforyou:

kerridwen

These things are neat!


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cp005e

Hi everybody! I got sick over the weekend so I've been a little slow getting back to posting. :sick:
The good news is that my weigh-in on Tuesday went well - I was down almost a pound and a half! And actually it seems to have dropped even a little more, but that's probably just because I haven't been eating as much.

Last week: 178
This week: 176.6

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