"H20" Seriously Sexy Seven pounds of Valentines Day Week 2

bjshooter

Well I lost 1lb again, suppose its better than nothing, but seems a bit low compared to the amount of work I have put in.

SW 159
W1 158
W2 157


-2lb five more to go

fitterpam

Challenge SW = 241.8

Week 1 EW = 234.6 (-7.2lbs)
Week 2 EW = 237.2 (+2.6lbs)

Yikes!!! It is TOM for me, but I also had a horrible day yesterday foodwise and a workout that I'm still feeling. I'm hoping I'm retaining a lot of water, but then again, I'm also right where I should be for 2 weeks into the challenge about 4.6lbs down, so I shouldn't be beating myself up.

For my weekly challenges, I made homemade spaghetti one night this week - pretty basic, but I put in carrot, celery, onion, fennel, garlic and peppers. Cook em until they are softened. Remove them from the pan. Brown off ground beef. Add them all to the slow cooker with stewed tomatoes (or this week, I just used Ragu) and tomato paste. Let it cook off for about 4 hours. Add 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar and ground black pepper to taste. We also did the pasta from scratch though - and making it whole wheat is easy too (just use whole wheat flour). The pasta is just 3 eggs and 2 cups of flour, water until pulled together. It makes 4 servings. As soon as it's a dough, start working it through the pasta roller at the highest setting. When it's nice and smooth, run it through the next setting and so on until you're at your desired thickness (I always take it down to the lowest so the pasta is nice and thin and I can eat more pieces). Choose your shape and run the pieces through the attachment to make your spaghetti, fettucini, etc.

My homemade workout was really more of a combination of the Wii, my new stability ball and shovelling snow. LOL It was the Wii BoxFit from the Biggest Loser that hurt the heck out of my today.

I had a lovely hot bubble bath a few times this week and got a chance to shave my legs. I'm planning on painting the nails today. This probably doesn't count since it's not homemade, but we bought ourselves brand new pillows yesterday so I slept on a cloud (love em when they're brand new)

jsecret

Starting weight for challenge: 177.0 lbs.
Ending weight for week 1: 171.2 lbs (5.8 lbs lost due to illness) but some of this came back throughout the week
Ending weight for week 2: 171.2 lbs (0 lbs lost) but this time it's REAL weight loss

violet_820

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violet_820

ps: NO SODA FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW!!! Yay! That bad habit is going well!

GREAT JOB!!! Keep it up!

Thanks! Now I've got to zero in on another bad habit... sweet and sugary snacks...

violet_820

ps: NO SODA FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW!!! Yay! That bad habit is going well!

GREAT JOB!!! Keep it up!

Thanks! Now I've got to zero in on another bad habit... sweet and sugary snacks...

ashley0616

jsecret, I am sorry you were sick but GREAT JOB keeping it off! That's a nice loss! Congrats!

dragonfarie

Challenge 1 - Week 2
(01/10) - Make ATLEAST one homemade meal this week. (Homemade Pizza, Spaghetti, Tacos, Lasagna, ect..) Feel free to share your ideas and recipes with the group..

I made Ham, Broccoli and Cheese Quiche. It turned out really yummy!

I used a pilsbury pre-rolled pie crust
For the filling I used 1.5 cups of cubed ham (i used left over ham I had from a baked spiral ham. You know the end bit where they stopped the spiral. I just cut off the hard skin on the outside and cubed it up taking off all the fat a could in the process) You could use pre-cubed ham from the store if you want.
1-2 cups of broccoli
1 cup Sharp cheddar cheese shredded.
Put all these items in the pie shell

For the egg mixture I used:
1 cup Milk
4 large eggs
1 tbs of salt free seasoning blend and pepper (i didn't add salt because ham is pretty salty by itself. It turned out perfect)

Whisk together then Pour the egg mixture over the ingredients in the pie shell. use a fork to kind of mix it to get the egg between everything and let the air out. Pour to just before the edge of the pan. (there might be some left over egg mixture just discard it or use it for scrambled eggs the next morning)

Bake at 400 degrees F for about 40-50 min or until the middle comes out clean when poked. Enjoy. Its about 400 calories for 1/6 of a pie.

RushinBruisette

I ran my 2nd official 5k today, 40:32..better than my first time and that's all I wanted to do was break my first time! :drinker:

Gotta get some more exercise in before tonight though, hubby and the guys want to play Xbox all night, so I plan on burning off what I can now to make up for later. I'll have plenty of water though

casey_when_u_go

I ran my 2nd official 5k today, 40:32..better than my first time and that's all I wanted to do was break my first time! :drinker:

Yay, well done!!!!

I'm down a pound again this week. Slowly but surely ..........!!

SW 153
CW 151
GW 146

I've changed my goals. I don't want to harp on(!) but I hurt my leg and haven't been able to run and I really struggle keeping under my calorie allowance. So I'm now aiming for half a pound a week until I'm back on track, and hopefully that will be very soon

mrmarler

Making home made stew right now! Instead of frying the meat like they tell you too I roasted it! Super excited for Stew and Cornbread tonight!

AprilVal

Sorry I've been MIA.. Been dealing with some bull ****.. Hoping its finally cleared up.. Tomorrow is a new day. Gonna do a fresh start.. I gotta.. Im here I promise.. Tomorrow gonna try to get the new week together for Monday.. Hope everyone is doing well and having a wonderful weekend.

NEWS: I stepped down from my position at work, waiting for them to replace me, so I have less stress. I want to start a family, so I HAVE to start somewhere.. Then getting passed the issues with the guy who tried to get me to sleep with him.. His wife found out and tried ruining my marriage.. And threatened to do her best to get me fired.. lol.. well neither happened. Its kind of funny he threw himself under the bus.. haha.. Jack *kitten*!

Hoping to get thru this and do alot better..

nursee67

Good for you April..put the bad stuff behind you. You have goals. Don't let negativity and other people's issues bring you away from that. You are a strong woman who can handle anything...just believe in yourself!
Glad to see you jumping on the bus again...miss ya!
Linda

fitterpam

April - letting the stress walk on out of our lives is a great first step to starting a family I'm glad everything is sorted now

AprilVal

Thank ladies.. i the support.. Makes me feel better.. Im trying to stay positive.. The first few days it had me almost in tears over the entire deal.. but now.. I dont care. HE cant do anything to me.. He did the damage to himself. haha.. Glad he didnt get ahold of me..

Cant wait until they remove me from my job at work, and put me in a lower position.. Not worth the extra 1500 a year to be stressed out daily.. I REALLY want a baby.. So trying to eliminate the bad..

mollybeslimmer

hello ladies
new weigh in is up 331.6
am strangely okay with that.Back on track and begun a new HRT which seems to help(I was getting down and a bit depressed)
Today I noticed I stay with certain foods.going to make a few changes.and dusted off my stationary bike and will give it a run-lol.
A ***BIG thank you ** to all.

summerblunden

SW: 195.8
CW: 194.0
Loss: 1.8

Pretty happy with this, considering I haven't worked out these past two weeks. Starting the couch to 5k program tomorrow, I got some Vibram FiveFingers, and am hopeful those will help with the lower leg/foot issues I've had with running all of my life. I've gone the super supportive route, and that hasn't helped a bit, and I noticed that my feet don't hurt when I'm barefoot, so I'm giving the no support, natural option a try. Here's to hoping!!

Hey Pinky, I updated my loss in the spreadhseet, but the Total Weight column didn't update. I didn't want to mess with your formula, but wanted ot let you know. Thanks for making that, BTW, I always forget what my start weight was!

AprilVal

Gonna get WEEK 3 together.. Half way there.. I did some researching.. I want to have a baby this year, so Im gonna do what I can to get to that.. I read about yoyo dieting and weight loss.. I gotta get myself on a schedule.. or somewhat schedule and stick to it.. I cant keep doing this.. Not good for me for my health.. or for trying to lose weight.. Im hoping I can do this.. Gonna try not to set very big weight loss goals.. My goal is to lose weight, get pregnant, and remain healthy thru my pregnancy.. I REALLY want this.. Im ready to be a Mommy..

aree2525

I would like to join! -I am starting late but none the less...
Challenge 1 -Home Made meal - achieved (green bean casserole)
Challenge 2 -walk 2.5 miles, elliptical, yoga
Challenge 3 -manicure my own nails, soak in tub with fragrance and candle lit
Challenge 4 -meditation -achieved 1x (I spent my time in prayer. Between God and I in my living room)

aree2525

I would like to join! -I am starting late but none the less...
Challenge 1 -Home Made meal - achieved (green bean casserole)
Challenge 2 -walk 2.5 miles, walk 4.4 miles, yoga -achieved 4.4 mile walk today
Challenge 3 -manicure my own nails, soak in tub with fragrance and candle lit
Challenge 4 -meditation -achieved 1x (I spent my time in prayer. Between God and I in my living room)

pink_and_shiny

This is one of my favorites: http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/shop_product_detail.jsp?skuId=694002&productId=694002&WT.mc_id=Shopping_Feed_Products_Google_Free_Listing
It is a little bluish, but a very nice color (and a GREAT price!).

This is also a great color: Calvin Klein Steel http://www.beautyjunkiesunite.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/calvin-hand-text.jpg
It doesn't seem to be available in stores any more, but I found it listed on eBay.

Then there's the new GORGEOUS new Katy Perry color Not Like The Movies http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3QwOQ9KkdW8/TSd4FL1jisI/AAAAAAAAJz4/JvkP4Nng0qg/s1600/notlikethemovies3.jpg
This color will be released this month. I simply can't wait to get my mits on it!

I went to CVS this morning to get the Sally Hansen color and no dice. I love that color. I actually love all the colors you posted! And in that CK Steel pic, I have GOT to get my hands on Twilight and Phoenix too. Look what you've done! LOL Thanks for posting these!!

LOL you're welcome! I'm a total polishphile. I've got a ginormous collection and I follow three polish blogs daily. :blushing: the CK one I got a couple years ago at a Sephora, and it doesn't look like it is avail anymore there. But definitely check around the etailers out there. For the Sally Hansen color I recommend Walgreens. They seem to have a much better breadth of colors.

pink_and_shiny

Mama April! You're going to have such a great year. I just feel it.

Hey Pinky, I updated my loss in the spreadhseet, but the Total Weight column didn't update. I didn't want to mess with your formula, but wanted ot let you know. Thanks for making that, BTW, I always forget what my start weight was!

Bru pointed it out to me. I updated the formula. My plan was to update it at the end of every week/thread. But if we want a different system I can change when I update the formula, y'all just let me know. I've updated it for this week so your current loss should be reflected.

nursee67

Ouch! TOM was nice enough to give me a lovely gain for this week....no wonder I wanted chocolate so much, as well as a nap! Hope it is a quick visit, definitely not a welcomed friend...haha.

Have a wonderful week everyone!
Linda

aprildauer

I missed my weigh in this morning since Im on call. I will weigh in tomorrow. Im kinda scared to weigh since the hubby came home for only a weekend and we went out to dinner and had things that shouldnt of been ate and didnt workout. He is now gone again for 2 weeks . Ill get back on track now.

lovetowrite73

Zero pound loss this week but that's okay! I know that losses can be tricky in the beginning. I'm not worried and still motivated.

pink and shiny, I picked up four new polishes today (Ulta's having a sale on China Glaze - $4.99 each). I'm about to paint my nails this AWESOME dark blue color (Going My Way?) before I go to lunch with friends.

AprilVal

Sorry week 3 isnt up.. not feeling the greatest again.. its been one of those roller coster colds.. I hate it.. Im hoping this goes away.. Im having a hard time coming up with week 3.. : (

aprildauer

Weighed in this morning and Im at 193.1. Thats a loss of 2.2 lbs since last monday. Im so glad I didnt screw myself up not working out this weekend and not making the best food choices since hubby was home. Im back on track now since he is gone for another 2 weeks.

lovetowrite73

I had to weigh in for my EASA2 last night and that read 2 pounds down. Don't know how accurate that really is but I'll take it anyhow! LOL

RushinBruisette

Sorry week 3 isnt up.. not feeling the greatest again.. its been one of those roller coster colds.. I hate it.. Im hoping this goes away.. Im having a hard time coming up with week 3.. : (

April, I hope you don't mind, but I went ahead ad posted week 3, I messaged you, but I hope you still don't mind, not trying to step on toes.


Week 3 is up, please jump !
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/155809-h20-seriously-sexy-7lbs-of-valentine-s-day-week-3

mrmarler

weighing in at 169.9 whoo hoo