Join me... 100 pounds to lose! -part 3

KeriA

I have been meaning to start to add in some strength training for ever. Today I did and it went alot better than the last time I tried it. I even figured out how to log in most of it too. I do not have many free exercise days to do it so it may be just a day or 2 a week but at least it is a start.

Hope all is well for you all.

Keri

KeriA

I can't believe that I didnt even report my 1 pound loss on Monday and now today a Friday when I never lose I have lost another 1 pounds plus. I finally believe I am out of this plateau. Guess what I did yesterday, I drank 14 glasses of water finally. The last time I did that I lost 4 pounds it was last fall. Despite that I haven't been abot to dirnk that much until yesterday. :drinker:

I have finally broken out of the 230's and into the 220s. I have finally lost 30 pounds. I know that isn't much too you guys but between school and this plateau it has been so slow. When I finally started to lose again it was 1/2 pound every two weeks :grumble: . So this is really big for me. I have worked so hard and perserved with little or no results. At least I never gained.
I hope you all are doing well too.
Keri

fitterpam

2011 SW: 241.8

Week 23: 231.5 lbs (-0.5lbs)
Week 24: No Weigh In
Week 25: No Weigh In
Week 26: No Weigh In
Week 27: 233.2 lbs (+1.7lbs)
Week 28: 240.3 lbs
Week 29: 238.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs)
Week 30: 237.9 lbs (-0.2 lbs)
Week 34: 238.9 lbs (+1.0 lbs)

It`s almost TOM for me, and I`m actually down over the course of August.....it`s been an emotional month for me and stressful at work so I`m not unhappy with it. I figure I might as well do a full update since it`s been a while.

1. I`ve been working 60 hours a week minimum (usually more like 80 hours) to close on a project that is finally back under control. I`m getting ready to close it and work on other things now....it can be considered a success!!! YAY

2. My hubs and I decided to plan a big wedding renewal for our 10th anniversary, so I`ve rounded up a group of 10 women to help me decorate and design. It`s gotten quite a bit bigger than I was planning, but it`s all good - I didn`t realize I knew 100 people, but that`s just the list of people that I have to invite....LOL

3. I start medication this week to get my body ready in early October for an IVF treatment. We`ve been trying for children since we got married. We both have fertility issues. Mine are treatable with lifestyle changes and medication, his is not so IVF is our only option. We`ve been struggling with whether or not to transfer one or two embryos.....I think we`re at the point of deciding on one at a time - it would be easier on me with single births...it really depends though on how many good embryos we get. Lots of decisions.....

4. I haven`t stuck as closely to the healthy lifestyle as I should have.....because of the above reasons plus my anemia has been kicking my butt. I started going for B12 shots on top of the iron pills and I have a desperate need to sleep as soon as I get home for 2 hours and then spend an hour with my family and then back to bed.......feels like my life has been work 12 hours, sleep 2, eat 1, work 3, sleep 6 hours and then again.....

KeriA

I enjoyed reading your update Pam but instead of replying right away I waited so others could see you posted. I hope you get some rest and get over the anemia. I hope the IVF goes well too. The wedding renewal seems wonderful too. My husband has been suggesting this to me lately. December is our 30th anniversary. I told him he would have to make a more exciting proposal and give me a bigger engagement ring than last time (we decided against an engagement ring). Maybe when I can get my ring on and off easier. When is your anniversary?

So my big news is that I got a job interview for this week. I really need a job and this one is even in my field. Hope we all have a great week.

fitterpam

Thanks Our anniversary is in October, but we're renewing in December. First off, I couldn't ask my in-law to fly here 3x times this year (they've already been once and come every christmas) and secondly, with all of the fertility stuff, I'm going to be doing the medical stuff on our anniversary so.....I didn't want the added stress of the renewal at the same time. We wanted to do it even though it's only our 10th because hopefully this is truly the start of a new phase of our life.......because it's not a wedding, but a renewal, we're having my husband's uncle officiate (it wouldn't be legal, but we're already legally married....LOL). He's the most spiritual man we know and has been there for us through all the struggles and has really helped us get through so it only seemed fitting It's only going to be a big thing because we apparently have so many must have people......but we've rented out a party room in a restaurant (and bar....) and that's about it. We're not getting another wedding dress or any of that other jazzy stuff. My girlfriends are going to bake me a "COOKIE" cake and we're going to have some fun doing the crafty stuff....

KeriA

Pam, October is my favorite month and I wanted to have my wedding then too but there wasn't enough time so when I am celebrating this December I will think of your renewal. It sounds like fun. Yes, one way or another I think you are entering a new phase and this is wonderful.

I went to the Gym for Aquafit and the pool was temporarily closed and I had already missed out on Zumba so I will do an extra session of weight training and some cardio machines. 1 day a week is really not enough for weight training anyway.

Have a great week everyone.

bluerose9483

Hey everyone, I'm still here, just been needing some time off from almost everything. This week has been a bad week. Hubby started a new job and has been gone all week (is coming home today), my daughter started 2nd grade, but was having some really really bad days (she's adhd with no medicine right now due to lack of insurance). I started a new job, yesterday was my 1st day....I didn't log anything last couple of days, so tomorrow at weigh in, i expect a bad weigh in. Hopefully I'll be returning next week.

KeriA

Barb, I hope you husband and your new jobs are going well. The fall is a busy time. I hope your daughter is having better days at school. That would really bother me. On a happy note I love your new hair cut. Thaks for the update.

bluerose9483

Thanks, Keri! I think as the weeks pass, we'll be okay. However, I did get a call from my daughter's teacher last night about some things he has been seeing with her already, so looks like today after school, I will be calling her teacher back. so far, for me and hubby are jobs are going good, hubby is getting more miles than he did with his previous and he loves it and everything about the job! My job is going well, not really too excited about working at McDonald's but its a job and every little bit helps, I do however have fun with the people I am working with, so maybe its not so bad after all, lol.

Hope everyone is doing good! I'm hoping as I get use to this new schedule to get back on track. I'm off today and suppose to be going on a walk this morning with a friend. So, here's to getting back on track!

Take care everyone!

bluerose9483

Hello ladies!!

Do we even use this thread anymore or what is going on? I almost lost this thread due to lack of activity on here. Hope everyone i doing okay! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

My family and I took a mini vacation/get away this weekend and I'm feeling much better and ready to rock n roll this month!

KeriA

I did read your post Barb - the one before this. If the weather there is as nice as it is here it should be a nice mini vacation. We will probably swim at my Mom's pool before it is too late. She will be moving soon anyway. So Kami got a new job then you did and I have been happy for you too but was envious. I need a job. Had an interview a few weeks ago but they interviewed 11 and I haven't heard. However today I got another interview and I am really hoping this will work out. It isn't in my main field but it is related to something I have done before and loved and it is in my city. No big commute. Not quite as much but enough. Need prayers please.

I did ok during labor day weekend but then had trouble with the leftovers. The job search is taking its toll with the exercise schedule too so I just want to get a job and work out a new schedule.

My news is that I completed C25K this week. I still need to work on my speed and distance since I don't do 5K in 30 minutes but I have a plan to get there. Tomorrow I go to the interview instead of Zumba. So worth it if I get this job.
Hope all have a great start to the fall.

bluerose9483

Aw, Keri don't give up. Something will happen for you when the time is right. Be patient, I know easier said than done, but it will happen all within time.

Seems like all these threads I have are all getting so very quiet.

i'm trying so hard not to give up on my husband with his weight loss, but he's gaining all his weight back....we've been trying everything and it sucks he's a third shift trucker....ugh!

Sorry this is so short, but I need to go do some laundry at the fun old laundry mat, how exciting......:huh:

Take care everyone! :flowerforyou:

KeriA

I think it is hard for truck drivers. One of my first friends on MFP was a truck driver. She has been doing better lately but she isn't on here all the time either. My husband has lost as much as I have but it shows more on him since he doesn't have as much to go. You have been such a good role model.

Hope we all have a great week. This should keep this thread up there too!

bluerose9483

Thanks, Keri. My husband is almot 380 again and that's where he was when we found out about his heart problems last year, I'm so worried with him having heart problems (even thought he is on medicine), I'm just worried his weight will cause a heart attack or something.

Thank you. Not too much more to go and i'll be where I want to be, its taken me a while, but I'm getting there.

KeriA

Hi all?!!
Bluerose I did read your post. I too would be worried. All you can do is take care of yourself and children and make healthy meals. You cannot control all that he eats. I am really proud of you and will be praying for all of you. I have been getting more job interviews and hope one works out. Anyway it is a good sign. I have been drinking my water and seem to finally be losing better. I have had a cold and can't exercise right now and I think that and the water has something to do with the loss. I really need to have a rest day each week. But when I schedule them then I end up having a busy day where I can't so now I just let life determine my rest day. This time it decided to make it a cold and I have had 3 rest days in a row.

Hope all are staying well. Really quiet on here. Oh well.

bluerose9483

Hi Keri and everyone...

Sad new, I have given my 2 weeks to my job, I have so much going on here at home with the inlaws and stress, I ended up getting sick and its just not working out.

Good news, my inlaws adopted a puppy last weekend and we get to pick her up today, she's a German Shepherd pup, so that should help keep both hubby and I motivated since she's going to need lots of walking and playing! I'm so excited!!! :happy:

Thanks for the prayers Keri!

fitterpam

Hey guys - sorry I've been so quiet. I needed some me time. I'm still not sure that I'm ready to commit to the weight loss stuff full time, things are so crazy right now I find the stress eating terrible. Some good news though, our 10th anniversary is just two weeks away tomorrow. I have almost finished making my hubs' gift. Plus we start fertility treatments in 10 days so by the end of October - fingers crossed - I should have a good reason for a little weight gain.

Keri - Barb is right....it will happen soon and you'll find that you love doing it and that this really was the right job for you.

And Barb - I know what it's like to worry about the other half. You can definitely make things at home easier to live a healthier lifestyle, but is there anything going on that would cause the weight gain? I know for me it's been the uncertainty of the fertility stuff and the extra stuff at work that is causing me to lose focus. Maybe trying to reduce stress is a good first step too.

KeriA

Hi all, It is so nice to hear from you Pam and best wishes with the treatments. I hope your anniversary is wonderful. This year is one of our bigger ones too in December. You know that we want you to have the me time you need.

Sorry to hear about your job not working out for you Barb. I think something better will come along at the right time for you too. I may have a parttime on call job but I will see soon. A puppy would be so fun. I too got sick this last week and I keep feeling like I am better but not quite up for alot of exercise as yet.

So here is to a healthy weekend ahead.

Kminor67

Hi all! Sorry I've been MIA for a long time. Things have gotten insane around here. I know it's no excuse, but you know how it is. I have been awful to myself as of late. Today is a new beginning, although I screwed it up already by eating leftover pizza for breakfast. I really miss you guys and I need some motivation. Hope you're all doing okay!

KeriA

Hi All and Hi Kami! So nice to hear from you. I worry about how it will be if I ever find a job. I vow to find a way to eat right and exercise regularly but know it will be a challenge. We are here for you for motivation. I am wondering how the anniversary went for Pam. How is it going with out a job Barb?

I am working one morning a week temporarily and the other job didn't pan out although he offered me work verbally but since it was on call it isn't like I lost much. The nice thing about the job I am doing now is that it is active. However it is also when I used to go running. I feel like I am in a good weight loss groove right now. Losing about a pound a week on average. I feel like I have a good exercise routine now that I have added in 2 days a week of weight training. I am doing interval walk/runs too. Right now the Aquafit is on hold until the pool is open again. When it does open I think I will do it and weight training on Monday mornings. It has been a while since I have gone to my Zumba class. Something always comes up on Friday mornings for me it seems. Maybe this week. I finally seem to have found a good calorie goal that works for now. That seems to be the hardest thing to figure out for me. Do you lower it or up it when things aren't working? But for now it is. Sometimes I feel like if it isn't up it for a while then lower it back down. One thing I have realized is I just have to have a restday. I don't like it but it is true.

Hope all have a great week.

bluerose9483

Hello Ladies!

Keri-It's kinda nice without the job right now with everything going on, but at the same time, I do miss it.

Kami-I haven't been doing my best either the last two weeks, i do have a Christmas challenge that I started you guys are more then welcome to join, if you'd like.....I'm working hard this week to get back on track, but so far, not so good....the soda is my enemy this week and I have been bad!!

Pam-Hope everything went well. Was wondering too about your anniversary. We're here for each other!

That's it for now. I'll be back later. Have a good night!

Kminor67

Yesterday was a total bust so I didn't record it. Ended up having McDonalds for dinner due to a migraine. I'm frustrated, and I've been depressed. I'm beginning to realize that eating right actually helps me and boosts my overall mood. I'm back at it today,
and I'm determined!

We're going to have ribeye steaks on the grill tonight, but they are reasonably portioned. I'm going to the grocery store today and I'm not going to buy ANY junk! I weighed myself this morning and I gained nine pounds over the past two months. I'm back on the horse for good dammit!

Barb & Keri: I hope you both find work soon. I wish I could give you guys one of my jobs. Working two jobs makes it almost impossible for me to find time to exercise. I work twelve out of every fourteen days, so on my days off I feel like I'm in the mad dash to get all my housework done, but too exhausted to do it. I wish I could find time to exercise more, but as it is now I'm getting up at 5 AM.

Barb: what is the Christmas challenge that you're working on? I'm interested!

bluerose9483

Kami- Here's some info about the challenge.

Sign up (ignore my chart I started at the beginning, unless you really want to use it and the spreadsheet)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/340393-christmas-challenge-2011?page=20#posts-4853567

Our chit chat area
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/357476-christmas-challenge-2011-chit-chat

Spreadsheet instead of the chart (no need for sign in or anything)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AikR9MNTIhNGdE8zeUMybGRCTHdrcFdfT1pBUkpwMHc&hl=en_US

Not a lot going on. Going walking tomorrow morning. Have a great night. Kami, try to stay positive.

bluerose9483

Missing everyone!!!! Hope all is well with everyone!

This past weekend, I did the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk with my mom, my friend, and my 7 year old daughter (hence the new profile pic). We walked the 3.2 miles in 1 hour and 10 mins. Then after we did the walk, my friend, my daughter, my sister and her husband went walking through 4 corn mazes (1 was about 1-2 hours, 1 was 45 mins, and then the smaller 2 were 15-20 mins). We did a lot of walking on Saturday.

Then on Sunday my hubby and i went bowling for our league and we did an okay job, still working on brushing all that rust off.

KeriA

Hi All,

That is wonderful Barb, I wanted to do a family 5K un run thing this month but couldn't find one. I haven't run for 5K distance anyway and am slow as well. Even though I have done C25K it takes you up to 30 minutes of running and since I am so slow I don't make it to 5K. Probably about 2/3s of the distance.

I haven't lost lately and I haven't done too bad with my calories or water. However I have been doing weight training and the interval runs and I think I am building muscle and may be retaining water in the muscle too. I would probably lose if I slowed up on the exercise a bit. However as much as I want to lose I also want to get rid of the fat.

I tend to do well at making healthy meals at home for the beginning of the week and then my daughter has dance classes. My husband will cook a few meals later in the week as well. So we do pretty well with only a few nights out and we are careful about where and what we eat both calorie and cost wise.

Today is a beautiful October day here. My son returned my Ipod Nano so now I can listen to something when I run.

Hope your Christmas challenge is going well Barb. Just before you started it I had joined one started by another MFP friend on here for 40 + people or I would have joined yours. This summer I did alot of challenges but now I have this group and a group I started for 50+ (older) people (we have some 40+ people though). a C25K group which may wind down now that most of us have completed the program but it was such a great group. Then I have the December challenge. I think that is enough. I still have alot of friends from this group but I think they lost us. Too bad.

fitterpam

Hiya girls.....I've been having a really tough time......so I haven't been very chatty lately. The last two weeks have been really emotional for me.

Long story short: Our cycle for IVF didn't happen in August/September because my cycle went wonky (after 12 perfect cycles, now....nothing!!!). They tested my blood pressure which was borderline high. Decided to do a half cycle of medication (using the birth control pill to get hormones in place).....I had to stop the pills because they were causing TOM to start early and continue for over 2 weeks. Doctor thinks it's because of the high blood pressure (which I've never had in my life!!!!) So now I have to wait to see a high risk pregnancy specialist for pre-eclampsia for a pre-conception consultation. I was willing to wait, but then we found out that I don't have an appointment until January 23rd....so I'm a wreck. I've been eating like no tomorrow and my weight is showing it - I've put on over 25 pounds since June (most of which has been the last 6 weeks). This isn't helping me at all and I know it, but I can't seem to stop. It started with being on the pill - I was physically hungry all the time and once you start eating like that it's really hard to stop.

Even today, I had a chiropractor appointment and booked my next one, which sent me into tears, because I realized that I could have 3 monthly appointments with him before we try again. I'm having a really tough time with all of this......

Anyways....back on it today - I have a set of very specific goals on my fridge for things like: Hydration, Food, Exercise, Medications & Mental/Spiritual. Hopefully it will get me back on track.

You guys are all doing brilliantly!!!! Keep it up. I'll try and check in again here soon!

KeriA

Pam, I am so sorry it has been so hard. You will be in my thoughts. Take small steps at a time to get back into it, ones that you feel you can be successful with. The success with something may lead to feeling able to make the next step. I am not going to say I know how you feel. I can't. I just know that somehow at this amazing MFP place I have come to know and care about you. Please take care of your self for us. Thanks for letting us know how you are doing.
Keri

fitterpam

Keri - thanks I feel much better since my family doctor validated that I'm not completely incompetent - I do not have high blood pressure. She's sending me for a 24 hour monitoring next week to prove it!!! YAY, it's so awesome to be taken seriously for once (I went to college to become a nurse.....not completely clueless). I've had a brilliant few days, both foodwise and moodwise. I'm stepping up the water and looking forward to a good weigh in on Monday. I have dental surgery tomorrow so food will probably be limited to milkshakes and soup....LOL

KeriA

Glad you have a doctor that listens. The last thing you come off as is incompetent. I hope they figure it all out. Glad things are going well. I am having to spend alot of time at my Mom's since she broke her collar bone. Trying to fit exercise around this. Today my brother is spelling me so I went for a good walk/jog. Have to see how it goes nxt week. Really want to go to Aquafit tomorrow.

Keri

bluerose9483

Pam-It was so nice to hear from you. You are in my prayers as well. Yes, like Keri said, please take care of yourself....even if that means just taking a time out from us, just let us know.

I had a great loss this week (finally!) Hopefully, it continues.....