Over 200 New Year New me Part 42

ladeb

So what are the percentages?

meokk

LADeb - The % is based on the weeks loss compared to what we weight last week.
So I, for example, lost 1.42% of my body weight last week. The highest % is the "winner" for the week.

Here is the calculation:
weeks weight loss ÷ what you weighed last week and then shift the decimal two places to the right

e.g:
1 ÷ 180 = 0.0055555
shift the decimal and you get 0.55%

Jenn, Cris, Heather,
I did the squats test last night and managed 60 !!!!
Given the snow shoveling + the test I'll be resting my legs today and so tomorrow I'll start the program. It's telling me to start on week 3 column 3 so that's what I'll do. Planning on Sun/Wed/Fri

Momma24

So what are the percentages?

It is our percentage of weight loss for the week. Some girls do the math themselves I use this calculator. You enter the weight lost then the weight you were before you lost. and it gives you the percentage.
http://menshealth.about.com/library/blpercentage.htm

jennbarrette

200 squat challenge check in - did week 3 column 3 and did 64 for my final rep

cris20056

meook- hate to tell ya but still didnt see the pics (lol)

jenn/heather/meook- I havent started the squats challenge because I have to figure out how I want to work it into my current routine..but Ill def keep you all updated!

checking in 1/8:
calories- 1273
water- yup
sodium- over ....boo!
excercise- none decided to take a rest instead of spin class...my body was begging for it
proud- I listened to my body and avoided over eating too badly even though its the weekend and I just want to relax and eat what I want...and Im kind of upset I went over in cals but I am trying not to stress it and just do better tomorrow

elmox

Cris, just be sure to let us know the dates - it will be a good reason for me and meokk to finally meet too!!

Checking in from yesterday:

Cals - Over = 1,780. Oh well. With my defecits from earlier this week, it all washes out. It's still under maintenance.
Water - 80 oz
Exercise - Nada. Needed a break!
Proud - Split dinner w/a friend instead of ordering the whole thing for me!

cris20056

I'll be there the 22nd I'll give u more details as to where when we get a hotel

bluenote

Cris, you're the BL, so give us a challenge, sweetness! :flowerforyou:

I missed the squat challenge info. Someone fill me in!

Going to go sing then go grocery shopping for my dad. He is sick with the flu. :sick: Happy Sunday, everyone!

elmox

Checking in from yesterday:
Cals - Over = 1638
Water - 80 oz
Exercise - Nada
Proud - I learned how to knit yesterday!!

ladeb

Checking in 1/8

Calories: About right on
Water: 4 - 25oz bottles
Exercise: none
Proud: I didn't go eating wild while spending the day at home.

jennbarrette

Bluenote, the squat challenge is following this site - http://www.twohundredsquats.com/
You do an initial test, and then go from there with the weekly program.

checking for yesterday -
calories - over by 28
exercise - 145 squats
proud - keeping with eating healthy snacks

cris20056

my mother in law is making roast and it smells so good! She loads all her food with sodium so I'm learry about having it.... Any o e have a good estimate for the cals in roast!? Mfp's allover the place with their estimates

lstpaul

I'm making my way back to MFP. I totally fell off the wagon over the holidays - after consistently gaining weight through the summer and fall. I signed up for a weightloss nutrition class that starts this Tuesday - and unfortunately I've been eating many, many 'last meals' of 'bad' foods that I know won't be on the list of things recommended in my class. I KNOW this is completely the wrong attitude ... but that is what I've been doing anyhow. I really hope this new class can motivate me to get back on the weightloss track again.

RedneckWmn

Hey ladies. I'm feeling good about today. I went to the gym and did an hour of cardio and some light weight lifting. Was awesome! Had some chili for lunch. Haven't logged the calories. Hopefully it isnt too bad! It's snowing here in Dallas. When it snows here they shut the state down. I live out in the country and they don't sand or plow the roads. Getting to work is going to be a treat tomorrow. :grumble: Planning on hitting the gym for more cardio tomorrow....still holding strong at 215. :grumble: Hopefully I drop a few pounds when TOM arrives. i usually hold onto 2 or 3 pounds. Wont be sad to see it go! Hope everybody is having a great weekend!

bluenote

So good to see you, lstpaul! I am glad to hear you are starting the nutrition classes. It will be a good way to ease back in. And don't sweat the "last meal" syndrome. We ALL do it, trust me. It makes you neither bad nor good - just human. You can do this! Keep coming back and logging in your food here to make yourself more accountable. I am just now rebounding from a ten pound gain over the last month. I look at it this way: better ten than twenty. You gotta start somewhere!
Jen - I'm going to start the squat challenge! I was put into the pathetic lowest level, but you have to start somewhere! LOL
Cris - with roast I usually log what type of meat it is, then add the veggie count. If there is any type of gravy or soup used, then guesstimate how much you think you took of it. Not much help, I know!

Snow is supposed to come down tomorrow and into Tuesday. Bleh! I love snow when it is on the trees and NOT on the roads.

jennbarrette

So good to see you lstpaul! I gained 34 pounds back last year...so I know how easy it is to fall back, but good for you for taking a nutrition class!

checking in for today:
calories - just squeaked by with 25 under
exercise - 30 mins interval running/walking 20 min exercise DVD (30 Day Shred)
water - lots
proud - After dinner I was over my calories by over 100, instead of just calling it a day I did an exercise DVD!

RedneckWmn

Good morning ladies! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Whos ready to make this week another great week?! I Am! for the first time I think ever I am seeing a lower number on the scale. Down 1.2 pounds at 214. WOOHOO!!! So excited! My hour of cardio might of paid off...

Watching the news this morning about all the wrecks due to the ice and snow is freaking me out about my commute to work. I called my manager and asked if I could wait till the sun comes out to at least attempt to leave. I can't see where my drive way meets the ditch right now..gotta love living in the country! Be back later to check in with everybody!

Happy Monday.

tlrue

Good morning ladies!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend. We got everything fixed up around the house we've been meaning to get done on Saturday (woo!!). And then we finally got to pick up Gunner yesterday! He's cuter and fluffier than I could have imagined. Poor thing is exhausted though, big day yesterday. I'll be sure to post pictures soon!

I went over on calories on Saturday and Sunday, but!! I logged every single bite and was never over more than 300. Not too bad considering my previous stint at weight loss didn't include tracking anything on the weekend.

Here's to a great week!!

LittleSpy

Lauren -- funny you learned how to knit! I just learned a couple weeks ago! Yay! My mom says crocheting is a lot "more fun" so I bought a hook but haven't started hooking yet (teehee, "hooking").

Jess -- we got your snow! The state of SC has completely shut down today. Actually, it shut down last night before the snow even started but that's a good thing because it's colder than expected & we already have more snow accumulated than was predicted. Fingers crossed we don't lose electricity because, man, that sucks.

It has snowed & actually accumulated 5 times since I lived in Columbia (I moved here in 2002). 3 of those 5 times have been in the last 11 months! Twice in the last 2 weeks! Hell is apparently freezing over. :laugh:

So, yay! No work for me today. And my money's on a delayed start or no work tomorrow as well. :bigsmile: I love free money for "hazardous weather." Time to go back to bed for a few minutes. :happy:

lildebbie

Jess - Drive carfull this morning. Mornings like today are when i really really glad i work from hom.

As jess said we got snow , girls liked it , serena was disappointed that she had to go to school this morning, they weren't delayed or anything, lots of the other districts were . Everybody is off to school/daycare and work.

well we got an unexpected news on the house on saturday..it is really freaking me out.

So we go up there and nothing still we went and talked to the sales manager. At first they said 90 days from foundation, so since we have no foundation yet and it was supposed to be done in april that is what i was starting to freak out about.

SO she said well we can have it done end of febuary...and i was like whoaaa that is way to early. THey are paying right now for 3 months of our rent which would be may - july . SHe said they could (and prefer ) to get it done by end of march. SO we said we could if we can get another month of our rent paid for...So she is looking into that...if she gets us approved for that...we could be in the house in the 1st of april, which is exciting and makes me nervous at the same time.

We don't have all the money for the down payment yet, tax refund is helping with that and what i plan on putting away for the next 2 months...but that means if anything comes up we won't have the money, the biggest thing "coming" up would be our stupid rent house. This just has me a freaking nut case right now worrying about it....Seems un real that our house could be built and we could move in less than 3 months.

The bad thing about moving in pretty much a month early is that is another month we have to upkeep this house here, we don't want to walk out on it it will be paid for but we still have to upkeep it, lawn, and making sure nobody like breaks in and all that jazz., so we neeed to keep lights on and such.

Also if we move amonth early then we would probably tranfer schools for serena...uggg..hoping it will all workout.

ladeb

Checking in 1/9

Calories: A little under
Water: 3 - 25oz bottles = 75oz
Exercise: 30 minutes bike, 10 minutes house cleaning ( I counted carrying Christmas boxes up and down steps)
Proud: Was able to fit in my husbands beef roast for a meal.

Lightly snowing here with more expected. Peaked at scale today, hoping it stays that way for official weigh in!

lildebbie

Helllo...it is pretty dead here today !!

I could soo go back to bed...i am soo freaking cold i had some oatmeal with 100 cal pack of nuts, it was yummy and warm.

was a little annoyed the scale was up to 252 this morning, but on saturday i did go over my cals (not over maintain) somewhere in the middle. I had chic fila for breakfast ,was like under 300 but i am sure loaded with sodium, and then we did have pizza sat night...i ended the day like 400 over calories, but again i am sure the pizza was loaded with sodium.

I did do 2 spin classes 1 sat and 1 sun, and did weights on sat and a little on sunday so my muscles may be holding on to water too., i am sure it will go back down in a few days, hoping that it keeps moving so i can show loss on friday..My goal right now is to loose 25 by march 31st. I am doing this dr oz 11 weeks lose it and move it. THat is what i put at my goal, and if everything goes well on the house that is when we will move in so going to try my darnds't on getting there.

tlrue

As promised! (let's see if I can get it to work)

Ugh... okay, I'm back to not knowing how to do this.... I'll try again later!

elmox

Hope all you Southerners are dealing with the snow as well as can be expected. Maybe this will mean a slow day at work Jess!

Checking in from yesterday:
Cals - Under w/exercise = 1506
Water - 56 oz :frown: to be under
Exercise - 50 min of cardio at the gym - ellipitcal and ArcTrainer = 450 cals burned
Proud - I went to the gym even though it was cold and I really didn't want to!

RedneckWmn

Hope all you Southerners are dealing with the snow as well as can be expected. Maybe this will mean a slow day at work Jess!

SO far that's exactly what it is!! The roads weren't too bad once I got into the city. It was by my house that was rought. But I made it!! :bigsmile:

I sure could go for some coffee though. I'm sleepy!!

Deb-That's great news about the house!! With it being so close to the end of the school year they might not make your daughter transfer. Unless you don't want to do the commute to get her to and from school. Otherwise the builders might work with you regarding the move date if you just tell them you are concerned about making her transfer. Hope it all works out!!

lildebbie

Hope all you Southerners are dealing with the snow as well as can be expected. Maybe this will mean a slow day at work Jess!

SO far that's exactly what it is!! The roads weren't too bad once I got into the city. It was by my house that was rought. But I made it!! :bigsmile:

I sure could go for some coffee though. I'm sleepy!!

Deb-That's great news about the house!! With it being so close to the end of the school year they might not make your daughter transfer. Unless you don't want to do the commute to get her to and from school. Otherwise the builders might work with you regarding the move date if you just tell them you are concerned about making her transfer. Hope it all works out!!

I could keep taking her, but it will be an awful commute. It will probably take me at least 1 1/2 hours to treck her back and forth. What i figure she would be there for the last 6 weeks. If she goes to the new school for the last 6 weeks then she will be able to meet some kids that will be in her class next year and the new school gets out 2 weeks early (even though they all started the same day), i think her current school district just wants to them to stay longer. She said she was okay with it...

I hate all this not knowing it drives me nuts

tlrue

Crap.... I can't get pictures to post. Lame!!

cris20056

Im home sick with my munchkin today- he has a virus infection...yuck! I hate his sick breath...haha sorry had to share!

Work is stressing me out majorly..my father is in Italy and I was supposed to be working at the office alone all week since hes gone but now with the baby sick I am working from home and he is NOT happy, not much I can do though, cant take him to daycare!!!

anyway- checking in 1/9
calories- I estimated about 1250, but depending on the actualy roast amount I ate and the calories in it could be somewhere between 1300/1400 which is ok I suppose
water- yup chugged a whole lot
sodium- my MIL's cooking is always loaded with sodium so I assume its over
excercise- none ....rest day
proud- that I didnt stuff my face with all of MIL's wonderful cooking especially since I was stressed and tired with the baby being sick (didnt eat my feelings)

be back later to chat!

cris20056

oh crap I have to think of a challenge....

cris20056

My challenge for the week is to pick two days this week and fully plan it out the day before and then stick to it COMPLETELY the following day. This means you will have to plan in advance, think about where you will be that day make sure you have the means to eat whatever you are planning on eating that day. Today I am stuck at home and have absolutely nothing healthy to eat....we barely have any food and the food that we do have is not healthy....i went with a grilled cheese...i have had no real protein today and i know this will lead to hunger later on. My point is: IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL!!!!

I hope you all participate!

Cris