Modern Day Pin-up Girls - WEEK 2

jpsnickel

PS: I just figured out what TOM means! LOL! I kept thinking, who is this Tom person? Is he a personal trainer? LOL!!!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I just figured it out this morning too! It's always fun being on a new message board and trying to learn abbreviations.

jpsnickel

This is all amazingly inspirational!!! Great job everyone, and thank you for having the courage to share your stories! I look at what some of you have accomplished and I know i can get rid of the 30 pesky pounds i've been holding on to for years.

My goal this week has just been to keep logging on! I've tried to count calories before, but after a week I get out of the habit. Today is day 11 for me logging in!!!

My pitfall is definitely eating out. There are a lot of nights that my fiancé and I go out because we're just too tired from our day to cook at home. We always eat mindfully...no fried or overly fatty foods...but I know this was a huge part of why I gained weight in the first place. My other, long term, goal is to tale a doggy bag home everytime we go out. I will ask for a doggy bag when the meal comes out (and ignore the weird looks from the waiter) and split my meal in half immediately. Half now, half for lunch tomorrow. And that also prevents me from continuing to nibble while I wait for the doggy bag at the end of the meal.

Continue having a great week ladies!!

sheilabennett

Glad to see everyone is doing well!!

ASHLEY - YOU ARE AMAZING. just putting that out there!

This week has been crappy for me.. So I am just gonna take a few days and relax - and try not to stress out too much....

Kekibird

Not loving this week. Good news is I get a little break this weekend while my son visits with his dad.

TOM is a major pain this month. Seriously bad. Just trying to keep it together.

Katie

Ashley_Panda

I'm hoping to be there by this weekend. If I am I am so going to get a new bra or two, new workout pants and some chocolate frozen yogurt. :laugh:

sweetheart03622

I haaaate being a female! I'm STARVING and have NO energy to work-out! Thankfully I don't get any (knock on wood) crazy cravings during TOM. Yesterday I was so hungry despite bringing myself a little extra food. Then I went to the gym and was able to complete a full 30 minutes of cardio but was shot after that. I couldn't catch my breath and after a tad bit of weight training I couldn't take it anymore... went into the locker rooms and took a 15 minute shower!

Today isn't as bad, two hard-boiled eggs for breakfast (protein please!!) and I'm still holding okay, slightly hungry, but not horrible. BF is making dinner for us and my best friend, nice and light baked chicken with rice and veggies... hoping I have enough cals left for a glass of wine with dinner

XLMKX

I'm dreading the weigh in on monday
I am doing reallt well with my eating but I don't think I'll have made any change

RachVR6

There's talk of a permanent position for me at work!!!

FINALLY!

I've been a temp for over 6 months, but now that the lady who I was covering for has decided not to return from her maternity leave, it looks like I've got the job. I have to do a month of probation, but it looks like I'll get hired (with a raise, hopefully) on Feb 14th. :happy:

This also means the roommates and I will move forward in getting our bigger apartment. Complete with FREE fitness center!!! It has like 4 treadmills, 2 ellipticals, 2 bikes, and tons of weight training equipment! That was the selling point for me!!!! :laugh:

wondergirl1003

I'm dreading the weigh in on monday
I am doing reallt well with my eating but I don't think I'll have made any change

Me too. I was sick last week and lost 3 pounds (probably due to the fact that I wasn't able to eat much at all). Now I'm preparing myself for a gain on Monday, which is understandable, but is gonna bum me out.

FrankyOsage

There's too many good news things on here to go back and say how awesome everyone is doing by name. But this is so inspirational!!!! You must all be so proud! I am sitting here reading. I have my first Masters class tomorrow night and I was supposed to read first 100 pages of the text by then (ooopps!). I keep finding reasons to be distracted and sometimes this message board is one of them!

PS: I just figured out what TOM means! LOL! I kept thinking, who is this Tom person? Is he a personal trainer? LOL!!!!

Hey! I just started grad school too! (but only one class at a time after my 40+ hr week job) I watch lectures online but thankfully my prof decided to get sick at the same time I did (SCORE!) so no lectures after work this week!
But Yay!! Hopefully you got those pages done... boy does that stuff drone on.

FrankyOsage

There's talk of a permanent position for me at work!!!

FINALLY!

CONGRATS!!!

bronzegemini

Okay - so I'm really focused and gonna drop this weight. I hate going into my closet and nothing fits anymore! So my goal for this week - 2lbs.

BTW - Great news Rachel on the possibility of a permanent position!

RushinBruisette

Yay Rach!!! That's awesome!!

tish30930

Today I actually exercised out of necessity! Our back deck is about 18' off the ground, and we had a 3-4' snow drift on it! So this morning before work I had to shovel a path around to the deck (couldn't open the sliders with all that snow!)... and then shovel off the 15'x15 deck! My neck and shoulder are killing me!!!! But I MOVED!!! LOL!!! Now if I could just get myself to do it on purpose a few times a week (not shovel! I say no to snow!... but use the treadmill, etc.)... I'll get there! I'll get there! Hope everyone's having a great day, and if not, a forgiving day.

VBos

this week has been pretty stressful for me. and have only gotten one cardio day in... ugh. i have a big fire fighter certification test this sat, they will pick five random tasks that i'll have to preform, so i've been at the station a lot brushing up on some skills. didn't get home till 1130 last night. and i'm going in after work again tonight. ugh, but i'll use the gym at the station when i get done with skills tonight. i keep telling myself that i'll have the weekend to workout too. hopefully i'll lose something this week. ive been good with my cals knowing that i wouldnt be able to workout as much this week. fingers crossed.

nam14uk

Rach that's fantastic news! And about time too they've kept you hanging on for ages!

Everyone keep your motivation up, get moving and drinking your water! We had such a great first week let's keep it going!

Ashley_Panda

Awesome, Rach! You knew it was a matter of time though.

Today's a good day.

Krissi61

My goal this week is to lower my fat intake.

jpsnickel

Awesome, Rach! You knew it was a matter of time though.

Today's a good day.

Congrats to both of you. Amazing job, Ashley getting to 100!!!

4pence

Any way I can join this or is it too late?

SweetPandora

Happy Friday!

Rach - awesome news about your job!

jaspersmommy/Ashley - I'm so happy for you and proud of you! 100 lbs gone amazing! *hugs*

This is my 13th day without coffee or wine! Feeling pretty good about and not missing it! I'm hoping it helps with my weightloss. I know I'm sleeping much better!

The weekend is upon us once again. I am aiming to get in a workout or some kind of activity both days and drink at least 8 glasses of water. I struggle on the weekend.

My other goal is to focus on the positive and not be so hard on myself. It's so easy to notice the slips or get frustrated when we don't see instant results so I want to acknowledge the little things like rockin' the black leggings and cute boots I'm wearing today!

Have a great weekend Pin-ups!

Karen

RachVR6

My other goal is to focus on the positive and not be so hard on myself. It's so easy to notice the slips or get frustrated when we don't see instant results so I want to acknowledge the little things like rockin' the black leggings and cute boots I'm wearing today!

I totally needed to hear that today!!! :flowerforyou:

SweetPandora

Rach - You are doing an amazing job. You've lost 35 lbs, your family is going to be so surprised when they see you at the end of the month!

*hugs*
Karen

amcmillan730

having a tough week. Something happened at work thats stressing me out... i hurt my knee tuesday at the gym... so i havent been back since, because im trying to rest it (going back today)... and got a notice about my students loans that are apparently overdue ($660... they had my OLD... very OLD address) and that I owe $220 a month. I could cry... and in fact that's what I did this morning while getting ready. Can't wait for my drums alive class tonight... to bang out a little frustration.

I will not let all of this get in the way of my weight loss... just because I've had a bad week does NOT mean I'm quitting!!!!!!

RachVR6

having a tough week. Something happened at work thats stressing me out... i hurt my knee tuesday at the gym... so i havent been back since, because im trying to rest it (going back today)... and got a notice about my students loans that are apparently overdue ($660... they had my OLD... very OLD address) and that I owe $220 a month. I could cry... and in fact that's what I did this morning while getting ready. Can't wait for my drums alive class tonight... to bang out a little frustration.

I will not let all of this get in the way of my weight loss... just because I've had a bad week does NOT mean I'm quitting!!!!!!

It'll work itself out. My student loans are swallowing me whole, too.

wondergirl1003

So yesterday I made dinner for my boyfriend and myself. He's been watching me for the past month become more serious about losing weight and for a while there he thought I was crazy and obsessed because I count my intake religiously. (Seriously, like right after I put something in my mouth, I log it.) Anyway, I think we had a little breakthrough yesterday, because he was actually helping me to fix a more healthy meal.

Before he used to try to tempt me with stuff I love (CHOCOLATE and such), but now I think he is starting to understand that this is a change I truly want to dedicate myself to. I'm so happy he is seeing the light WITH me. (He doesn't need to lose a pound. He is as tall as me, weighs less and is naturally a pretty thin guy.)

Do you guys get that too? People try to sabotage you, tell you that you're obsessed, make you feel like maybe you aren't doing this right... when you just mind your own business. Its not like I'm telling anyone else they need to eat a certain way, or be fit. That's my goal, get your own and leave me be!

Venting/rambling complete... Hope everyone is having a fantastic week and keep up the workouts, water and what-not. As slow as this process may be, we are inching toward our goals. Kick butt this week!

loveme445

OMG! Im sooooo excited! I finally hit my half way goal, well actually I passed it up. My goal was to reach 185 by Dec 31st. Today I weighed in @ 183.8. Im 2 weeks late but hey it was the Holidays so I guess I get a pass

amcmillan730

having a tough week. Something happened at work thats stressing me out... i hurt my knee tuesday at the gym... so i havent been back since, because im trying to rest it (going back today)... and got a notice about my students loans that are apparently overdue ($660... they had my OLD... very OLD address) and that I owe $220 a month. I could cry... and in fact that's what I did this morning while getting ready. Can't wait for my drums alive class tonight... to bang out a little frustration.

I will not let all of this get in the way of my weight loss... just because I've had a bad week does NOT mean I'm quitting!!!!!!

It'll work itself out. My student loans are swallowing me whole, too.

I know it will... eventually. But in the meantime it feels liek everything hits at once.

Thanks Rach

choisooyoung

I'm making a big effort only to weigh myself once a week - I'm so used to weighing every morning, and I'd often feel discouraged if I didn't lose from day to day (which I know is unrealistic). Only doing it once a week makes me REALLY look forward to updating my chart I can't wait for monday, as I've had a really good week in terms of food and staying active.

Let's all have a good weekend and keep up the hard work!

loverstreet

I think many of us struggle with the weekends, so I just wanted to send a message on Friday afternoon to all the pin ups to do GREAT this weekend! Drink that water, log your food, do your favorite exercise and BE KIND to yourself!