Over 200 New Year New Me Part 40

LittleSpy

Alright, Blue, it's after Wednesday and we need you back now!

Morning #3 of getting up early to exercise. And my weight started with a 1 this morning. YAY!

HeatherMN

Yay, Julie!

I forgot to mention that the Warrior Dash for Minnesota is located IN our nearest State Park, so we can do our training there! One of the "obstacles" is to run up the ski hill. It sounds like bf is hesitant but can probably be talked into doing the event.

Momma24

Heather, I love that you take advantage of all the state parks and that you snow shoe. I am a bit envious!!!

Julie, good job on the exercise and the 1. Oh and how exciting tomorrow a baby and not a fishy!!!!!!!


I second that BLUE WHERE ARE YOU???????? I am yelling so she can hear me!!!!

RedneckWmn

Good morning ladies! Feeling pretty good today. I finally went and un froze my gym membership last night. I wanted to run so bad and I just couldn't fight it anymore. I went and ran intervals for 35 minutes...it was amazing!! I've noticed I sleep a lot better when I workout at night..Not my favorite time to workout but if it helps me sleep I'll take it!! I posted some progress pics last night on a new thread...I was bored..haha..if anyone wants to see some more.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/140165-think-i-m-finally-out-of-my-rut-progress-pics-included?page=1#posts-1911030

Julie-Yay for seeing a 1 on the scale and exercise 3 days in a row!!

Heather-The Warrior Dash sounds awesome! We had one in Dallas a few months ago. Maybe one day I will have the courage to participate in something like that!

I know there were more but I didn't take notes and I got side tracked and forgot....I'm sorry..but I am reading everybodies posts!

tlrue

Yay, Julie!

I forgot to mention that the Warrior Dash for Minnesota is located IN our nearest State Park, so we can do our training there! One of the "obstacles" is to run up the ski hill. It sounds like bf is hesitant but can probably be talked into doing the event.

This sounds AWESOME! I love running hills... (did I say that out loud?? hahah)

HeatherMN

Okay, ladies, come visit me in July if you want to do the Minnesota Warrior Dash!

RedneckWmn

Okay, ladies, come visit me in July if you want to do the Minnesota Warrior Dash!

My best friend is coming up there in June or July and was trying to convince me to drive up there with her....hmmmm.....

Positively_Me

hello ladies,

quick stop-in.

check in: yesterday
calories, over by 320 = 1520
exercise, 60 minutes Just Dance Wii game..I don't burn much doing this game but it's a lot of fun
water, about 88oz..not quite 3 liter, but somewhat close
proud, nothing really

check in today
calories, over by 200
exercise, none, but I did walk the mall with my kids
water, about 90oz so far
proud, Tracking my calories..the good, bad, and ugly


I have been so hungry. I have managed to go over my calories ,but I have not eaten any of the junk food in my house...my temptations thus far: Mc D's fries, Cool ranch doritos, Cakesters, apple pie, Pringles, candie (m&m, skittles, and lifesavers), but I stayed stronge and found other thing to eat that will not jeoperdize my calorie restriction..so all good with me. Except I hope TOM leave early this month ( usually last 4 days)...


Hav e a great evening gals!

ladeb

I've gone three days without weighing myself in the morning and I'm happy about that, too. My clothes are fitting the same, so I'll take that as an indicator that I haven't gained too much back yet. However, my sodium levels have been lower than normal (thanks to the fruits and veggies) and I've been drinking a minimum of 70 oz of water with lemon juice each day. There might be something to this Jackie Warner jumpstart after all!

This morning, I tried oatmeal for the first time in my life and it was okay. The texture will take some getting used to. It's just weird. So, this week I've tried eggs and oatmeal. Exciting!

Have a great day,
Heather

Heather -

Keep it up! I usually only weigh once or twice a week, but last week I weighed daily - wow does that scale bounce around. On high days, I found it negatively effected my eating. Way to keep an open mind about oatmeal and eggs. There is a whole thread on oatmeal somewhere on mfp - lots of great ideas for making it tasty.

I am excited to watch from the sidelines for your Warrior Dash - don't think I will be ready.

ladeb

Check in for today (have been logging, but work has kept me from anything else).

Calories: Under by 53!
Water: 100+ oz (YEAH!) I am setting mini goals for this like one bottle on the way to work, one gone before lunch, etc.:drinker:
Exercise: Trainer Day - legs - I will let you know if I can walk tomorrow.:grumble:
Proud: My teenage daughter said that she can already see a difference and I look really good.:bigsmile:

RedneckWmn

Jess......+6........0%


Yep. I'm now up 6 pounds and depressed. :explode:

VeronicaanddMatt0605

I weighed this am and I'm up 3lbs boo. That's not supposed to happen your first week doing something like this. But I didn't track yesterday or the day before and my period is due tomorrow which always causes major bloating. I'm back to tracking today. Also any ladies with small children at home how do u fit in exercise? I have a treadmill in my basement collecting dust that I would like to use but that would require me to wake up early and then I would need to go to bed earlier something I have always struggled with.

awestfall

Jess......+6........0%

Ann..............-6..............2.58%
I am not counting my as a loss this week because it was weight that i had gained back over the course of 2 months and I finally got it back off.I am officially back down to 225.I am loving the new veggie diet and its not as hard as I thought it was going to be.I get plenty of protein through beans,peanut butter,and milk and cheese so I feel pretty good and so does my tummy.I will begin to start exercising again soon once I get my eating habits in tact!!

awestfall

Jess......+6........0%


Yep. I'm now up 6 pounds and depressed. :explode:

I would say you didn't really gain 6 pounds its probably your muscles holding onto some water.Don't be depressed it will be off before you know it .Continue doing what your doing cause you are looking GREAT in all those photos you take and you can see what your doing is working.HUGS

LittleSpy

Jess......+6........0%
Ann.........-6........2.58%
Julie......-/+0......0%

Yep, exactly the same as last Friday and it (barely) starts with a 1. After packing in about 2200 calories and 3500mg sodium yesterday, I'm very pleased to not be showing a gain because my weight not being up the morning after all that means I must've actually lost weight.

I think my metabolism is slowly sorting itself out. I'm regularly eating 1900-2200 calories/day and not gaining. The 1900 calorie days seem to even out the weekends when I haven't been logging but I'm sure I'm going well over maintenance. I'm very pleased. For so long I was eating 1400-1600 calories most days and not really losing anything (I was losing at the rate of about a pound/month). Even I, the queen of "eat more," wouldn't have been brave enough to attempt eating 2200 calories a day most days to reset (for lack of a better word) my metabolism under normal circumstances. I gained 4-5 pounds initially after increasing my calorie intake but that appears to have leveled off now. And I'm not conviced most of that isn't water weight. I guess we'll see what happens next. What a fun experiment!

Edit: YAY!!! NO MORE FISH BABY!

ladeb

LittleSpy - congrats on the new baby picture - you amaze me that you are staying on track while pregnant. It was my excuse to go crazy and I am paying for it now. Keep up the good work.

Trainer Tip from last night: Don't keep getting on the scale. Once every week or two will give you a more realistic picture of what is truly happening, plus women fluctuate so much if you check the scale daily or more often.

Today is a new day ladies! Hit restart and make today count.

awestfall

So my car got hit yesterday on my road and the people that hit us are my neighbors and they don't have insurance on that vehicle.They said they would pay cash to have it fixed but I don't trust them.So last night they called and said they couldn't come up with the money until after Christmas and even then they could only come up with half and then they would make payments for the rest!! Well so far there is $1100 of damage to my car and I don't want to be mean but I think I need to turn it in to my insurance to cover it so I can get my car fixed.I know my neighbors wife is a hot head so once she finds out I am turning it into our insurance she is going to be running her mouth.I really hate to be this mean right around Christmas but what else am I suppose to do?Any ideas? Another thing is too I haven't had the money to pay my insurance and I got a letter in the mail a few days ago saying my insurance would cancel if I did not make a payment by the 6th of January so does this mean I am still covered? I am going to make a payment too them next week I just want to make sure I can take care of everything and I have a way to get my car fixed because thats all we have right now.Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.I am stressin so badly I can hardly eat which is a good thing for me because I usually do the opposite when I am stressed

RedneckWmn

Ann-Thanks for the pep talk. It's just an emotional morning for me all around today. As far as your car goes. I would turn it into your insurance...I don't know much about it but it sounds like it hasn't canceled yet. But if you turn in a claim when you haven't paid they may very well drop you. I'm not really sure how that all works. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

awestfall

well we turned it in !! I pray they don't drop us though

HeatherMN

Ann: Take a look at the proof of insurance card you should have and see what the policy end date is. As long as the end date is AFTER the date of the accident, they should cover you. I would turn it in because it's not your fault the people who hit you didn't keep their insurance current! Was an accident report filed at the time they hit you? If so, that would help you in getting your insurance company to pay if they argue it.

On another note, congrats on the veggie diet going well! I'm also trying to get the eating back on track before adding the exercise back on. I feel like I really need to focus on one thing at a time right now.

Deb: How great that your daughter commented about the changes she sees in you!

Jess: Don't worry about the 6 lbs. I've also gained a few pounds back and I know how frustrating it is, but you've been working out hard and suddenly one day next week they'll have magically disappeared!

Julie: Yay for eating more calories!

Positively_Me

Jess......+6........0%
Ann.........-6........2.58%
Julie......-/+0......0%
Laila.......+12.....0%


I know I let all of you down...sorry. we're suppose to be a weight loss group, not to gain and keep gaining. I am so unhappy with my weight. Since Thanksgiving I have not been able to lose those 10 I gains and today I have gained another 2 pounds. I am not going to say it's because of TOM because it's ME who is eating over my calories. I can't stop eating ( there I said it!!!). I am sitting here crying because I have let myself and all of you down. Sorry.

awestfall

No accident report was filed until this morning with our insurance.And my cancel date is January 6th 2011 but my policy ends May 3 2011.But no police report was filed.

awestfall

Jess......+6........0%
Ann.........-6........2.58%
Julie......-/+0......0%
Laila.......+12.....0%


I know I let all of you down...sorry. we're suppose to be a weight loss group, not to gain and keep gaining. I am so unhappy with my weight. Since Thanksgiving I have not been able to lose those 10 I gains and today I have gained another 2 pounds. I am not going to say it's because of TOM because it's ME who is eating over my calories. I can't stop eating ( there I said it!!!). I am sitting here crying because I have let myself and all of you down. Sorry.

Laila- Don't worry about your gain and you are not letting any of us down we are here for you.Just restart and focus focus focus on eating right first and then incorporate exercise once you get your eating under control.Thats what I am doing right now.I have not exercised in a few months and I restarted the beginning of this week and I have already dropped 6 of the 10 pounds I gained.I will not start exercising again until I know I have my eating under control.One thing at a time!! So try that first!! LOVE YA GAL and if you need me I am here for you anytime.

awestfall

I love my daddy he just paid my insurance bill for me so I didn't need to worry about it.But I will be paying him back as soon as my hubby gets paid on the 22nd of this month.

HeatherMN

Ann: It sounds like you have nothing to worry about on the insurance/car repair front! Yay! Glad it looks like it will all work out.

Laila: Don't feel like you let us down! I'm in the same boat with you, so take a deep breath and start over. After all, that's what you all told me when I was freaking out earlier this week! I'm doing what Ann is doing by focusing on the eating and will add the exercise back on when I feel more in control. I think doing everything at once just stressed me out. Take a step back and take things slow and it will all be okay. Love ya!

I'm pretty proud of myself right now. We had our company potluck today and I didn't pig out. I had two half bowls (so, really one large bowl) of chili with a little cheese, sour cream and green onion on top; 10 saltine crackers, one slice of bread with butter and one rice krispie bar. The previous me would have had two big bowls of chili with LOTS of toppings, more crackers and/or bread and one of every dessert (there were three today). I now still have 800 calories left for dinner. Woo hoo! It's a small victory but it's a victory nonetheless.

awestfall

Ann: It sounds like you have nothing to worry about on the insurance/car repair front! Yay! Glad it looks like it will all work out.

Laila: Don't feel like you let us down! I'm in the same boat with you, so take a deep breath and start over. After all, that's what you all told me when I was freaking out earlier this week! I'm doing what Ann is doing by focusing on the eating and will add the exercise back on when I feel more in control. I think doing everything at once just stressed me out. Take a step back and take things slow and it will all be okay. Love ya!

I'm pretty proud of myself right now. We had our company potluck today and I didn't pig out. I had two half bowls (so, really one large bowl) of chili with a little cheese, sour cream and green onion on top; 10 saltine crackers, one slice of bread with butter and one rice krispie bar. The previous me would have had two big bowls of chili with LOTS of toppings, more crackers and/or bread and one of every dessert (there were three today). I now still have 800 calories left for dinner. Woo hoo! It's a small victory but it's a victory nonetheless.

Great Job Heather on your company dinner and not going crazy!! Thats awesome!! I am like you I was stressing out trying to do too many things at once so trying to get my eating habits under control has really helped me mellow out and I will worry about exercise after I have that problem under control.GREAT WORK!!

meokk

Hi ladies
no gain or loss on e again this week for me. Still holding on to that two pounds from last week and not happy about it.

Ann so happy to hear you got your bill paid and that you did the right thing for your family by handing the claim into insurance.
Sorry you're dealing with all that stress though. It would be much easier to have been in an accident with a stranger. I feel for you.

Laila. Don't you dare say you are letting us down. We have all been in this spot where we slide backwards but it's just temporary and I know you will snap out of it. Maybe need a chat with the hubby and see if you can agree to keep all of your trigger foods out of the house. I know you can do this. One step at a time and try to stay positive. Xoxo

VeronicaanddMatt0605

Hi ladies,

I'm still here still recording my food but that's about it. Trying to be patient with myself while I try to figure out the best way for me to make a change that I can stick with. Recording my food and coming on here for support is def a big step for me.

HonestOmnivore

:smooched: Hello my beautiful friends! I've been sneaking peaks at the board all week - but I've been too busy to to much more than that!

Sad news - and TMI! - Last week Cecil, Meghan's little Jack Russell Terrier, channeled that terrier "little man syndrome" and attacked our 140lb female mastiff over some scrap of food in the backyard. Our English setter (about 45lbs and sweet as can be) joined into the fray and pulled Cecil off of Figgy's face. Cecil then jumped right back onto Figgy, this time grabbing her ear, and again Simon yanked Cecil off. Unfortunately Cecil had a good grip on Figgy with both bites so the force used to pull him free was pretty powerful. Cecil came running into the house when my DH ran out to break it up and he ate his breakfast like nothing happened but when my husband examined him he had a pretty messed up tail and belly wounds where Simon (setter) had grabbed him both times. After a $550 trip to the ER vet, Meghan decided not to have the surgery to save Cecil since they weren't sure how much internal damage there was, only gave him a 40% chance of surviving and estimated the cost at $1200. We brought Cecil back home to die - but he didn't. On Monday we took him to our regular vet who was as mystified as we were with a dog that vomited every thing up, looked very sick, but didn't have a fever or a bloated belly. Tuesday we decided to have them do exploratory surgery (another $1000 or so) and then to make a long story short, in the process of figuring out what was happening there was a torn bowel tucked out a hernia and pinched closed (not dead just not leaking) when they found it, it leaked stool into his abdomen and even if they flushed it out there was only a small chance of surviving and the vet said that survival would be a slow and painful process due to infections he would have from the stool etc... We had them sew him back up and got Meghan out of school a little early so she could go and say goodbye to him and hold him while he was put down. This kid (18 yr old step-granddaughter who moved in with us from CA in June) has had to leave all of her friends and immediate family behind to get herself to a better place, and all she had with her from her home was this sweet little terrier who had been with her through thick and thin. Cecil spent days with Meghan locked in her room while she was grounded, slept with her in her bed, stayed at her side where ever she was. Not only did I really love the little guy, but watching Meghan have to lose him has been horrible!

The week was additionally crazy because my co-worker was in San Jose through Thursday- so it sounds like we're having a Bay Area theme this week :happy: She used to do this job by herself, and I had four days to realize how impossible that was! If it wasn't on fire it didn't get any attention. Plus we had some snowy Cleveland weather to deal with so I had to work from home two days. All the same I can't help but look forward to getting to work every morning and I really love what I do. Every day I feel like I do something that really matters and that makes it all so worth while!!! :happy: :happy: Sorry for the gushing but after working for a "socially challenged" manager for a couple years it's fabulous to find myself is such a great spot!

I think I've made a few good changes that will help me stay on the right path. I've asked my family (those living in my house) to help me resist bad eating. When I'm wavering or thinking "what the hell" and reaching for a piece of unhealthy food -having another person say "you really don't want to do that" is helpful. I would have HATED this before but now since I REALLY DON'T WANT TO EAT THE CRAP it's like they're really on MY side helping not nagging from THEIR side - does this make any sense?:huh:

Last night I had a photo shoot at a friends house - really it just turned out that I went over and took photos of her family by the tree (I'd thought we'd be going out to various locations). They made this amazing lasagna with a layer of pepperoni slices - OMG. I had one slice and a bread stick which was bad - but nothing like what I wanted (the entire lasagna) and with a light lunch it didn't do much harm. Mostly because they didn't serve any wine with it (thank god).

Today we started off with breakfast a Cracker Barrel - where I made a questionable choice but at least I skipped all the extras that run up the calories! I had the country fried steak - my FAVORITE with two eggs and half a piece of toast. No extra stuff and just coffee to drink. I'm making chicken and rice for dinner tonight and I'll make that extra healthy and use brown rice so it shouldn't be too bad. I roasted a chicken Wednesday so it's really just re-worked leftovers but I won't tell the family that

OHHH! and for the first time in probably 20 years - I'm making Christmas cookies today :indifferent: Yeah. Hopefully my taste testing will remain under control. With Meghan here I want to make the holiday season a little more traditional.


Where is BlueNote?

Jess - your photos look great but they're so SMALL - I'm so proud of how far you've come! And I thought of you when I bought my first pair of boots in YEARS! I didn't get cowboy boots, just black dress boots to wear with suits but I could never have worn anything like them just a year ago!

Julie - I'm happy you're little parasite is more baby and less fish! I'm also really happy to hear you're getting some exercise again! Fighting the exhaustion and hormonal ques to bulk up is such a double whammy! You are being so smart to listen to your brain and not your stomach :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Laila - you know you can NOT let any of us down. We have each been right where you are and we reached out for help. We are here with you and we're all going to make it down this road no matter how often we stumble or wander off the path. Even though I KNEW this would be hard, I kinda thought somehow I wouldn't have the same relapse other people had. Well guess what? We're all human and our bodies fight back in mysterious ways! None the less it's just part of the journey - it's a part of what makes this a challenge and why it feels so amazing when we do get our wins! If it was easy we wouldn't be learning so much about ourselves and our friends :flowerforyou:

Ann - good luck with the car stuff - I'm sure it will work out. And don't let the neighbor drama get you upset because Life Happens. I'm glad the veggie diet is work out for you!

Heather - That sounds like one heck of a run - up a ski slope! On horseback maybe... I was looking at snow shoes yesterday and thinking of you!

Chris - I love you and I miss you

Momma - glad to hear your little man is getting the help he needs, and that YOU are getting some time back for you to use on your own life

Colorado - I read about your year. I'm so sorry it's been so tough! We've lost just one dog and its been horrible.

Elmox - I have been thinking of you! Your photos are beautiful!

Meokk - there's a Harry Potter ball in London tonight and a bunch of my friends are there - last year we almost went to the ball

Sorry I missed so many of you but I am reading and even when I don't post I'm with you all in spirit!

HeatherMN

Melinda: I'm so sorry to hear about poor little Cecil! How terrible for Meghan. I'm glad you're back checking in when you can and that you have the support of those who live in your household to help you fight the naughty food cravings.

I thought I did okay this weekend until I logged my food for Saturday and realized I really over did it. Shoot, just realized I forgot to log the bottle of wine. Without it, I was around 4100 calories. Oink oink. It's not good to be snowed in during a blizzard, I guess! The number on the scale last night was the highest I've seen in a while and it's scary.

On a positive note, I've recruited three people to do the Warrior Dash with me...my boyfriend and two of his friends. So far, that makes two guys and two girls! We'd love to add more to our little team! Of course, I can't do much for outdoor training right now because we got 17 inches of snow yesterday, so the only thing we can do is snowshoeing up hills for conditioning and indoor treadmill work/weights. Did you all see that our Metrodome roof collapsed so the Vikings are playing in Detroit tonight?! Crazy stuff!

Hope you all had a good weekend and that you ate better than I did!