200+ Recommitting for the New Year!
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I love the Outlander books! I've only read the first Lord John book although I think my husband picked up the eBooks for that series for me. I think Lord John first appears in the second book or third book... my memory is a bit fuzzy on that. I'm currently reading a mystery called "The Sherlockian". It's not bad.
Work today was definitely a struggle--it felt like my brain went out at about 2 PM and of course I had three hours left. I made it through but the hubby and I decided to watch a bit of TV and try to unbrain before having dinner or working out. So I'm watching Iron Chef right now and it's making me hungry and I'm trying to work up the willpower to work out after it ends while my husband makes supper. Supper tonight should be pretty yummy... citrus and spinach salad with a sprinkling of nuts and bacon. If I work out, I'll be able to have some chocolate tonight too... totally worth it, in my book.0 -
D@mn cat just made me lose my post.... (for the love of pets - what we sacrifice for their love)... He's now laying on my lap giving me lovey eyes...
I checked Wikipedia and Lord John starts appearing in the second book. He's in all the rest of the Outlander books. Diana also made a spin off series of books about him. He's quite a character.
I love the concept of "will workout for food"... Get that workout in sara!!!
I was lazy and only did 10 min of stretching today. MFP is really close on cal estimates for me vs the Bodybugg except for jogging on treadmill. 10 min stretches on MFP 35 and BB 32...
Oh yeah - audible lovers - did you see all the first in series books for $5 or so??? I bought 2 and have already read about 10... Do you have any recommendations from the list?0 -
The Jim butch books about Harry Dresden are freaking fantastic if you like magic, etc. Love. Them. One of my favorite series and I'm pretty sure its one of the list if I looked right.
Enjoying chilling tonight though I'm over cals...but still around 1600. Can't complain about that. Turkey pepperoni with laughing cow cheese and tapatio is awesome!!0 -
well today was a lazy day. i mostly just ran errands with my sister-in-law. i didnt eat much but i do feel guilty about some of it. we had pizza hut buffet for lunch andi had a big salad with about 3 slices of pizza. but the salad was much bigger and yummier than the pizza i had. so i guess that makes it a little better. and for dinner i just had some soup before i had to run out the door for class. it was ok. i think the pizza gave me tummy trouble though. ugh! i definitely wont do that very often. i think i am going to go do a workout video if i can find them. lol good night girls and keep up all the hard and great work!!0
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Happy Friday! My scale was very friendly to me today, giving me a 1.8 pound loss this week. I'm down to 213.2 (within spitting distance of 210!!!).
Amber: My stomach doesn't do so well with an overdose of grease. We used to have pizza night out somewhere but now I make my own pizza and it's a lot less greasy!
Lacey: I love the Dresden books!!!! I'll have to look into the Outlander series.
Victoria: I did NOT know that about audible, I'll have to look into it! I LOVE reading series' and it's way cool to get the first book so cheap! And I love me some audible!!!! I did get the first book of some series (can't remember the name right now and haven't started reading it yet) for 99 cents on Amazon for my Kindle.
Today is going to be a weird pseudo-weekend type day. Trav has the day off and wants to be all weekend-y but I'm sitting here trying to get Gabe through his school work and he's chomping at the bit to go play with Daddy. I hate having to be the bad guy/responsible parent who has to inflict school work on the kid while Trav gets to be the fun one who's ready to play. I'm not a bad guy, I swear! Have a good day ladies!0 -
Thanks Lacey - I'll get that book. Amy - Outlander is on the sale list.
Time to get up, face Mr Scale and run my 5 miles. I don't start until 10 today - YEAH!!!0 -
Hello ladies we made it to FRIDAY!!! Oh I just want everyone to know you have to read Friday the way Oprah would say it.....FFFRRRIIIIIDDDDAAAYYYY!!! LOL! It is a lot more fun this way. My goal for the day is to keep the scale put up until weigh in on Sunday. It drives me crazy, because every time I go upstairs I have to go weigh myself....AND IT IS DRIVING ME BANANAS! So I'm locking it up until Sunday!
Hi and Welcome to all the new girls! I have only been on are a short time and these ladies have already welcomed me and given me TONS of encouragement! Good luck with your journey...its a crazy one BUT make it fun!!!
Lacey- I was LMAO about the talking scale!!! It was so funny and a great idea! If you ever start to sell them let me know bc I will be the first one in line
I know the truth hurts but sometimes you have to hear it get your *kitten* in gear!
Amy- I see you say that you use the px90 workout....which on is it? I was thinking about getting it but I read some scary reviews online. Someone said that you have to take this physical test to see if you can even handle the real dvd workouts. This sounded kind of scary :noway:
Amber- I am totally with Amy! Make your own. I always got really sick after eating pizza or anything greasy. I would have heartburn none stop for days, and it made me horrible stomach pains, and even chest pain sometimes. I have quit eating anything like that. We make our own pizzas now. It is super easy and its a lot easier on your wallet! I feel just fine after eating it. My husband LOVELOVELOVES pizza hut pan crust and I have finally converted him over to the homemade kind!!! That's all he ask for now :happy:
All you reading girls...what are these books you are talking about. I have never heard of them....someone will have to please give me some details about them??? I LOVE A GREAT BOOK!!!
Well gals I really need to get back to bed...its 3am here! I have to be up in 3 1/2 hours...SUPER Well you all have a WONDERFUL FRIDAY! Enjoy the weekend!!! And *^*KEEP UP THE HARD WORK*^* 0 -
Despite TOM, I'm back down to 189. Yeah!!! My exercise is done with 5 mile treadmill run at 13:57 pace. I'm looking forward to bumping it up to 6 miles for Sunday.0
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ok I'm weighing in at 217.6 today. Thats down .4 from last week. I did an hour and 15 minutes of YogaX last night. I'm glad I stuck through the crappy first 45 min to get to the balance/stretching part. Thanks for letting me know it got better!
sarabaum- I just started P90X this week (well, restarted it from about 3 weeks ago). Its tough but its manageable. The whole point is that you should really push yourself and commit to the exercise. You can't half-*kitten* it and hope to get immaculate results. My knees and hips have been popping and creaking, but its not too bad. If I'm uncomfortable, I stop and find a modified way of doing the exercise (or wait till the next one starts to jump back in).
Victoria- wtg on the run!0 -
Hi everyone! I weighed in at 256.6, so that's a 1.4 pound loss. This means I have lost 10 pounds since the start of this challenge! I'm so excited to be losing again. I went 9 months without losing, so this feels really good. Thank you all for the motivation!0
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Yay Karen!!! thats great!!!0
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Happy Friday!!! Its been kind of a long week for me, so I'm happy to see it go. Tom is on his way out, the scale is headed in the right direction and tonight Jeff and I get to have a dinner by ourselves for the first time in ever - can't remember the last time honestly now that I think about it. It is also a good hair day, and a good clothes day.
I still am experiencing sinus headaches but took two advil the moment I walked into my office, so I am sure it will be short lived.
Taking last night off from the gym was a good idea. I got to hang out with Gracie and snuggle her up and slept great again last night. Yeay for that!
Tomorrow I will do an amped up work out to make up for not going for two days and then I'm taking Sunday off in the hopes that the scale shows me some goodies Monday morning. And because it is a good hair day and clothes day, I'm not going to the gym at lunch like I'd planned. It is an excuse but I'm good with it and thats what matters I suppose.
Good job Amy, Karen and Kendal and Victoria on the wieght loss!! WOOHOO!
Sara - stay away from the scale!!0 -
Lacey: I LOVE good hair days (they are so few and far between!). WORK IT girl! Enjoy date night.
Karen: You are rocking the joint!
Kendal: Yay for the weight loss! AND super-yay for sticking it out for more YogaX. You did awesome!!!!
Hey, do any of you readers use Goodreads.com to find books to read or keep track of what books you've read? I love it cuz I can see what my friends are reading and I have found quite a few books I wouldn't have otherwise read that way. Anyhow, if any of you are on it, friend me - my screen name is the same over there that it is over here (Anvy1221) and I'd love to see what you're reading too! Have a great night!0 -
Hello everyone,
I've had a great week, but going into my anniversary weekend, which will involve restaurants....LOL
anvy1221- I'm using 10k Training, which is an intervals app. Great app, but terrible customer service:). It has me doing intervals 3 times a week, which I'm tryingtryingtrying to do. I enjoy it, but (as always) life gets busy and I haven't made running a habit yet.
Laceylala - Hi there, fellow Oregonian! Where did you move from?
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Ohh I was born in the left armpit of Oregon - Klamath Falls...then moved to Merlin and then to Medford where my family still lives. I've lived in Hillsboro for a year too.
Now personally I'd like to move to Southern California. I just think it is absolutely gorgeous beautiful down there. ANd I don't even care that there is so many people either. If I could, I'd sell everything I could, pack my fam up and head south to the SUN.0 -
Oh oh! And book readers - get Water for Elephants!!! I read that book about three years now. It was effing rad. I want to get the audiobook too. I should get it next month with one of my credits...
Amy I've not used that site. I like that audible.com has a "my library" page that keeps track of all your purchases so you can click on an author and bring up more, etc. Actually how I've found most of the books I've listened to is by the reader. Clicking on their names because I like how they've read the books...awesome!0 -
You know...a scale really ought to just have symbols and sayings like the 8 ball. Like when you've gained weight it could just show you two middle fingers. And when you've lost weight it could show you a big person and an arrow to a little person...and on the days that its WAY off from the last time it should just simply tell you "get off this thing and put it up for a week"
Really. It should.
Lacey...I love this idea!! A lot better of an idea than me taking it out to the fence row and having target practice! The scale is evil!!
I got a 7 mile run in yesterday and this morning the scale rewarded me with a 4 pound jump :noway: :noway: :noway: WHATEVER!!
Deb - THAT BLOWS. I'd Office Space that damn scale and have your husband tape it so you can post it on MFP and youtube!0 -
Lacey: Water for Elephants is a fan-freaking-tastic book!!! Personally, my favorite place on earth is Monterey, CA - but Southern California is nice too.0
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I've never been to Monterey. I just like anywhere in CA that is warm and a beach.0
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Happy Friday, Ladies!
Work went a little faster today and I got a whole bunch of small tasks that have been hanging around for several weeks completed and off my list! I'm pushing to get a lot of stuff done between now and next Friday so I've got to keep motivated in my professional life as well as my personal life. It can be a bit rough staring at a computer screen all day, though! I got a promotion a few months ago and now I spend a lot more time staring at spreadsheets than I used to.
I had a great workout today, about 30 minutes of EA Sports Active 2 on PS3. I don't know if anyone else in this group has tried it but I like it. Anything that gets ya moving and active, right?
Amy: Awesome job on the loss this week!
Victoria: Great job getting back down to 189! You can totally hit 6 miles on the treadmill
Kendal: Sounds like you got in a good workout! I've been seeing a lot about P90X on these forums and it sounds like a very challenging program.
Karen: That's awesome! You go!
Lacey: Taking a day or two off from the gym can be a good idea. Relax and recharge!
izzycoyote: An anniversary weekend is definitely an excuse to indulge
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hey
boy we have had a rough week .. i got a good work out on MOnday... then my daughter got sick.. and wed night my son and other daughter were sick... one girl went back on thurs just to get sent home again today... uhh no needless to say i have been to the Y to work out... which kinda blows.. and ive been having a head ache also and some body aches... good thing is that they only had fevers.. no vomiting or loose stools...
i hope they get better soon.. hubby is not feeling well either.. time to clean house really good.. and thanks to my MIL she brought over some chicken noodle soup for us... soooo good well i need to go .. just wanted to check in and say hello...0 -
Holy Cr@p - I burned 3149 cal yesterday!!! My 5 mile jog, working all day and playing some Wii with the kids... I don't think I'll match it today. I see today as lazy with some P90X or a walk on the treadmill. 7 days till Vegas!!! I'm really getting psyched...
Kristina - How's Emma? Did she survive her day alone? I was sending her happy vibes. Did you purchase the massage from Groupon/Social LIving that was in Ann Arbor? I'm thinking of buy one for Toledo today - I could use it the day after the 1/2 marathon...
Lacey - I bought the Jim Butcher book. I loved "Water for Elephants". I may have to listen to "Outlander" again. You've got me dreaming of Scottish accents. I really like English accents. Hope you got lucky on date night.
Amy - congrats on the loss... Start spitting - you can do it!!! Enjoy your long weekend.
Bethany - hope the family feels better soon.
Sarah - I'd go bug eyed looking at spread sheets. I haven't tried PS3 but love the Wii. You're right - anything that gets you moving.
Sara - lock the scale up and throw away the key. Once a day at most for weighing yourself and only record the weight on 1 day per week. My day is Friday. That way I'm seeing the overall trend. Take measurements and see how your clothes are fitting. They are much better measures of success. As for P90X - it's a great workout that can be modified to any level. It works because you workout an hour plus per day. I followed it for a month and could see a difference in my strength. I quit the program because I love to run and couldn't find the time to do both. I'm now using the workouts to fill in gaps on non running days. PS I'm glad you're liking our group!!! Thanks for contributing... What kind of books do you like to read - then I can pass on some of my favorite authors that are similar. I read everything and like most of it... I've been in bookclub for 7 years which has gotten me to broaden my horizons on genres. In the last year, I've only read 1 physical book due to lack of time. I drive all day for work and listen to audiobooks as I exercise. I generally go through several books a week.
_Sarah_ hope the kids are feeling better. We may need initials or numbers to keep all the Sara(h)s straight.
Amber - I'm proud of you for sticking with this. Awareness/Knowledge are the keys to success!!!
Amy - favorite place on earth - hmmm... I haven't been to Monterrey so I'd have to pick a place that I've been. Anywhere in northern Michigan will have to win. I really do love the 4 seasons and the views of forests and lakes. That's probably why I'm living here. (*smiles*) Thanks for getting me to think about it. I do reserve the right to change my mind if I make it to Monterrey. I used Goodreads for awhile but have stopped. MFP took over my free time.
Debra - if anyone needs a BodyBugg or BodyMedia, it's you. You do so much more than me and my high calorie burn amazes me. I'd love to know how much you burn in 24 hours!!!
Kendal - YEAH for the loss!!! At least it wasn't a gain. Great job spending more time with the Yoga and keeping committed to P90X.
Karen - SWEET JOB on the weight loss!!! Keep up the great work
izzy - run, girl, run... Good luck getting through the 10K training. PS - I'm 42 but still 27 too... Happy Anniversary:flowerforyou:
Kim - here's to hoping you hit onederland this week!!!:drinker:
Now that I've caught up with everything, I need to get some paperwork done then exercise... Have a wonderful weekend.0 -
Check this out! This is my Valentine's Day present from The Hubbs. (He is absolutely TERRIBLE at keeping secrets and waiting to give/get gifts so he couldn't wait any more and gave me my present today!) The reason I'm so excited about it (besides the fact that it's my favorite color and Uber cute) is that it's a size LARGE! LARGE, not XL. LARGE. I'm so freaking happy it's ridiculous!
Victoria: Isn't it nice when you live in your favorite place?? I lived in Monterey, CA for a total of 6 years before moving here to Germany and I loved every second of it. We WILL make it back there at some point...it's "home".
Bethany: I hope you and your fam are up & at 'em again soon. Feel better!
Sarathes: I think I have that game on the Wii (I have some kind of EA Sports game on the Wii - I'm terrible with remembering names of books/songs/video games/my next door neighbor/etc.) I really like the video games that get you moving!
Kristina: How's Emma doing?? How'd she do with her day home alone??
I did my Core Synergistics workout and HOLY HELL that is the HARDEST P90X DVD I've done. I did it once already this week (It's my "recovery week" - HA!) for the first time and it blew my mind with how freakin' hard it is. Today was no better. My core must be pathetically terrible...that workout is SOOOOO hard. But I did it and burned about a billion calories, so it was worth it. I also impressed The Hubbs (who watched me do it and NOT die - he couldn't believe how hard it was either). Now I just have to muster up enough energy to make dinner *sigh*.
Oh, hey - question for ya'll: what kind of underwear do you wear for your workouts?? I've been wearing my regular everyday undies (mostly lace boy shorts cuz that's how I roll) but they sneak up when I run or do yoga. Any recommendations? I was thinking about some Under Armor boy shorts or something but I thought I'd ask you ladies how you roll to get some ideas.0 -
Amy- That's a great picture, and a great present! I bet it feels good not having an X in front of your size anymore!
Victoria- Wow... that was a great calorie burn! I've never done anything close to that!
Bethany- I am sorry everyone has been sick and I hope for a quick recovery!
Sarathes- I don't have a play station, but I use the wii for exercise sometimes. Yes, anything that gets you moving is good! Much better than sitting on the couch watching tv!
So far today I have been lazy. I slept late and then got on the computer to check everything. In a few minutes I have to get busy cleaning! My place is a mess!
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!0 -
Dang busy morning on this page! YEAY!
Amy I love your coat! Totally something I would wear! As for undies, I wear thongs. Lately I've been buying cheapo ones from target that don't make it through a wash before they are in terrible shape. Soon I will fit back into my victories secret stuff YEAY! I have found that it doesn't matter when kind of undies I wear working out, they all ride. Especially doing squats. Yeesh lol.
Victoria how do you figure out how many cals you eat with the body bugg???
Bethany that sucks about your family being sick...it sure does throw a major wrench into exercising.
Everyone enjoy their weekends!!
Last night the gym for $10 had a parents night outfor 3 hours while the kids got pizza and played games, did projects etc. Jeff and I only used two hours of it, but it was SO nice to go to dinner by ourselves. We had sushi, which IMO is an adult type dinner and just not as enjoyable with G there lol. I ate way too much and was one piece away from being sick but it was awesome!!! And the. E picked G up and got DQ and went home. Good day.
Today the plan is to round up the dogs and the kid and head into town to walk around the park and get some exercise that way. Then go grocery shopping. Then come home and do the 3.3 mile walk here in town instead of the gym. Tomorrow is a rest day again as long as I can keep cals under control. If not, I'll do the long walk again.0 -
Amy - ***LIKES*** Congrats on the smaller size. It's an awesome coat. Your hubby gets a check plus for the day!!! As to undies, I'm an old fart and don't wear granny panties or thongs but rather bikini box type cut They almost look square. I have more of a problem with the front falling down under my big belly then them riding up. I tend to wear more cotton pants than other materials.
Lacey - Glad you had fun.
Karen - have fun cleaning...0 -
Happy Saturday everyone!
Bethany: Sounds like a rough week! I hope your family and you are feeling better soon.
Victoria: Wow, that's awesome! Is that your total burn for the whole day? I think I'd be pretty psyched too if I was heading for Vegas in the near future. All I have to look forward to is snow and more snow. Oh, and snow.
Amy: That is a fabulous coat and you look great! Good on your husband--he has great taste!
The husband and I went to Tim Hortons for breakfast this morning and I'm definitely feeling it now. The food just did not sit well with me. If I can't get away with having that one crappy meal a week I'm going to be pretty sad. Their menu doesn't have any healthy options at all... maybe next time I'll cut out the doughnut (since my fave kind is the one with the most calories on the entire menu... fatty and sugary... mmmm...)
I did get in 30ish minutes of working out with my EA Active game. The game says I burned about 200 calories but I've heard that it greatly underestimates. And my other food choices for the day aren't bad so I should come in fairly close to my calories when all is said and done. Well, if I stick to only 2 pieces of my husband's homemade pizza, that is!0 -
well i weighed in this morning and i am making it my official weigh-in. i lost 1.2 pound making my weight for the week 240. YAY! i have lost 6 pounds since coming back. i feel good and tonight i couldnt keep my pants up. lol thats always good right?
Amy love the coat.
well it has been a long day and im ready for bed. good night all!!!0 -
I hate the scale. It shows me at 209 this morning. I know its from the sushi I had friday night and doing good enough work out that my muscles are sore today but still. I'm going to take it easy today, stay within in my cal limit. Do some yoga or go for a walk weather permitting and stay under sodium. Drink lots of water. Hopefully tomorrow morning it will be at least at last weeks weigh in. And then I'm hiding that dern scale till next Monday. It's evil.
The good news is that in four weeks the fat roll onmy back is completely gone and i know at least my stomach area has reduced down too. So things ARE happening. And that is what I have to remember. We have two more weeks in this challenge and a lot can happen in two weeks. And I have eight total weeks left till Vegas. A lot a lot a lot can happen in eight weeks!!
We are watching Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs. I used to love that book as a kid and they made a great movie out of it!
Well I will check out later..0 -
Amber- Congratulations on your loss this week!
Lacey- You're right, you have to focus on the good things that are happening. Sometimes the scale is just not very nice! You've seen changes in your body and that's a good thing. Keep focusing on your goal for Vegas and you will do great!0
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