25 TO LIFE-- JUNE

sindyb9

I will be looking into new bras too, hate them. But so far only lost 1/2 an inch. Still a C cup though.
We miss you too.:flowerforyou: Glad you are doing well, keep up the great work. :drinker:

iluvsparkles

alright! New Week yall!

ive had some trouble logging everything for the past couple of weeks. I dont have the internet at home which gets me so frustrated! its much much much harder to keep track!

i think im doing better without logging than i would have before i started the site, but i still like having it for the piece of mind it provides... it especially helps me after i log my exercise, its like it gives me an encouraging boost, and i have honestly been missing that feeling.

So i decided as i was falling asleep last nite, that it was time to buckle down! there are exactly three months until Julies wedding, and i'll be damned if i cant get closer to where i want to be! I've been working out more than i ever have in my life..so after another three months of that, i just HAVE to make more progress! I feel stunted in the weight/measurements area, however the more important thing is, i guess, that i am 'replacing fat with muscle' which has changed my shape for sure.

i am just very frustrated with the all over layer of fat that i can see on top of my newly formed muscles, causing me to look all cottege cheesy, and i know that no amount of toning will make that better, it is 'all over' fat loss that makes that go away..so i think over the next month im going to concentrate harder on my cardio.

So far this month i have done 2 straight hrs of cardio on MWF, burning about 1200-1600 calories each time!! (this is good, but without being able to log my calories, i may be severely under on my intake and im just not sure!) Then on T, Th ive been doing Pilates for toning, but i think i want to ad some cardio to those days too, just so i can get rid of that fat!!

anyway, ive gone on and on now! i just wanted to check in with everyone!

sindyb9

That is a lot of calories to eat, you may be correct and not eating enough calories. If it helps if you can log what you are going to eat in advance maybe that would help.

I am not weighing myself today, yeaterday was my man's birthday and I gave myself a free day and dont even want to know how many calories I went over :sick: so I wait till Friday and weigh then. But tomorrow is the big test. I should know by Friday if I have to take meds for my diabetes, keeping my fingers crossed.

Hope everybody is doing well.

buckeyebabe

Hi guys! I am back from a hot and heavy vacation with my honey!! Shhh...don't tell my husband! :laugh: No, my husband and I went to a State Park Lodge for a few nights and did some hiking, golfing, running and ...oh yea...drinking with each other. After the recent lay off and intense job hunt and now acceptance of a new job...he wanted some time away for just the two of us. It was sooooo nice! The funny thing is that he now thinks that the two of us should get up every morning and go running like we did on vacation. The problem is that he runs so much faster than I that I have to push myself when we are together. He runs 2 mph faster than I do. We usually start at the same point, I give him a 5-6 minute lead and then I only do 3/4 of the distance and turn around, when I turn around John is usually coming up behind me (about 1/3 mile away) and he usually catches me quickly and then runs the last mile with me. It was nice but when we run together I have to really speed up to keep in stride with him. He's a marathon runner and triathelete after all. I'm not!!!

In any event, I still managed to gain 1.5 pounds....I am back to 168. UGH!!! I haven't been logging in either Sparkles. Not because I don't have access, I'm just lazy lately. I need to really get back to business. I think not holding myself accountable has really caused me to plateau and then to gain in the past few weeks...that and some of the beer!!:laugh: I did make it into a size 8 though!!! They are snug and they are 8 stretch but I had no time buttoning them so I must still be losing inches with all the running and weight lifting. Now, if I could just lose another 10 pounds I could actually look GOOD in these size 8! Oh well...I am happy for now just to be able to squeeze in them and still be able to walk and breathe!!! heheheheheheheh

iluvsparkles

welp, i was so determined to come back with a bang... and i think i may have gone a little overboard.

i did my zumba and strength training today..and i dont know what it is, i guess the muscle building... but i beleive my metabolism has gone up. over the last week and a half or so, i realized that by the middle of zumba class i have already burned what i used to burn during the whole entire hour. Then, combined with continued cardio during strength training, by the end of the class today i had burned 1300 calories! on friday it was 1500. Anyway, im super psyched about that.. BUT

my continuing problem! im stuffed full, its almost 11 pm and i still have 1327 cals to eat. YES a QUAD digit number. CRAP! how do i let this keep happening. its happened multiple times and im having a time controlling myself in the opposite way of normal.

im kind of scared of food! :frown: does that make since? sounds weird i know, but its as tho i have a mental block that is making me under eat in accordance to the exercise im doing on a routine basis.... balance is hard!!! But i guess the fact that i am telling you guys at least says that i am recognizing my problem.Tomorrow is another day!

jenbar

Hi All!
Emily, You go girl with all the working out! I haven't done any cardio since LAST monday! yup, I've been a bad, bad girl! I knew it would happen once summer came around! I go on vacation on the 28th and they have a fitness center there (I say this now) but I hope to use it in the morning before we hit the beach! Then when I come home I'll think about joining the Y again. Depends on what kind of activity/child watch they'll do with my brats! Cause if they hate it there, they won't encourage me to go 'cause they won't want to go!
Man I would love to burn quad numbers! I'm not trying enough AT ALL! It's terrible. I'm still losing, but I'm sure I could do it a little faster if I helped it along!

Buckeye,
Yeah 8's!! Doesn't it feel great to be an 8! haha, I made a rhyme!
Sounds like you and your husband had a great time. My husband has NEVER worked out in his life! Last night he picked up my "new" 10 pound weights and started working his arms (both in one hand) and did some chest exercises. Have to say..... it was kind of sexy! haha Maybe I can get him to join the gym with me.

Now, as far as eating those calories. You already know that you're going to burn that much, so instead of having like a 200-300 calorie meal, up it with some high calorie stuff. Have double the amount of cereal and milk for breakfast, double the stuff in a sandwich (I know your a veggie, so I don't know what you eat for lunch!) Maybe some smoothies. I don't know? But you're looking good! I've never been a 34 chest so you're narrow! and pure muscle! the cardio will get that layer of fat gone soon! Don't fret!

My TOM is here, and I weighed in at 158ish! So hopefully by the wedding I'll hit the lower part of the 50's!

Keep going everyone and don't forget TO DRINK YOUR WATER!
Jennifer

p.s. Buckeye, still waiting for some photos of you!!

cp005e

Hooray!!! Check out my new ticker - I am officially 40 POUNDS DOWN!

I just got back from an offsite work event where they were giving us TONS of food at every turn, so I wasn't perfect - but I did OK. And talk about motivation - I saw some pictures from this event last year (it was in August) and holy cow did I look different. :frown: The guy who usually takes pictures at these things said, "By the way... you were never REALLY heavy, but I just looked at last year's pictures and you have lost a LOT of weight!" Maybe I will steal one as a "before" shot... it feels great now, but it's hard to see what I used to look like. :embarassed:

Sparkles - my best suggestion would be to try and plan ahead with your calories and eat more during the day when you know you are putting in a long workout. 1300 calories is a lot of exercise calories to eat, though - I can understand being afraid of it. I've never worked out that much in a day! How is your appetite? Do you feel hungry during the day, or do you forget to eat? If you ever feel weak when you are working out, that is a definite sign that you need to eat more earlier. Try to think of food not as enemy or friend, but just as fuel for your body. And think of all the great things your body can do! :flowerforyou:

sindyb9

welp, i was so determined to come back with a bang... and i think i may have gone a little overboard.

i did my zumba and strength training today..and i dont know what it is, i guess the muscle building... but i beleive my metabolism has gone up. over the last week and a half or so, i realized that by the middle of zumba class i have already burned what i used to burn during the whole entire hour. Then, combined with continued cardio during strength training, by the end of the class today i had burned 1300 calories! on friday it was 1500. Anyway, im super psyched about that.. BUT

my continuing problem! im stuffed full, its almost 11 pm and i still have 1327 cals to eat. YES a QUAD digit number. CRAP! how do i let this keep happening. its happened multiple times and im having a time controlling myself in the opposite way of normal.

im kind of scared of food! :frown: does that make since? sounds weird i know, but its as tho i have a mental block that is making me under eat in accordance to the exercise im doing on a routine basis.... balance is hard!!! But i guess the fact that i am telling you guys at least says that i am recognizing my problem.Tomorrow is another day!

I would have a terrible time eating all those calories. I only burn about 400 a day. and have no problem eating them. You may want to eat food with a higher calorie count or work out only a half hour instead of an hour. You dont want to consume less than 1200. That is a tough good luck. :flowerforyou:

cp005e

Well, I just posted some new pics in my profile - a new 'skin' pic, and a few "before" shots from last year's work event that I mentioned. Ick!!! :embarassed:

On the positive side... I have received a couple more compliments from co-workers in the last few days. So that helps!!!

Hope everyone is having a great week. :flowerforyou:

buckeyebabe

Well, I just posted some new pics in my profile - a new 'skin' pic, and a few "before" shots from last year's work event that I mentioned. Ick!!! :embarassed:

On the positive side... I have received a couple more compliments from co-workers in the last few days. So that helps!!!

Hope everyone is having a great week. :flowerforyou:
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Like the new pics! You look great! Keep up the good work.

What has happened to our group? You can tell it's Summer...no one writes anymore! Vacations and kids home....YEA! I don't know about all of you but Summer is such a crazy time in our household! The kids sports have us coming and going different ways each night!! When does school start, someone please tell me!!! August 20 can't come soon enough!

sindyb9

Cp you look great keep it up. Buckeyebabe I know people hardly check in. But it is summer and I love to go out for nice long walks on lunch and run around all week end. From the check ins everyone seams to be doing good. Have a great day everyone. :drinker:

cp005e

:blushing: Thanks, Sindy and Buckeye! It is a little scary posting pictures. :noway:

I had to post to keep us on the front page of this forum section - everyone really has disappeared for summer! Of course, I know our gal Jenbar had her meeting yesterday with other MFPers - that sounded like a blast. I'm enjoying the weather, though - it's great to get outdoors.

I am a little worried about the next few weeks - my parents are coming to visit and I have a feeling I'm not going to be exercising as much, because I'll feel bad about leaving them alone. So I am just going to have to be really careful with my calories... and maybe try to sneak in a walk at lunchtime or something. I was hoping to be down another 5 pounds by the time we leave on vacation (July 11) but I am feeling a little doubtful that I will get there. I still think I can be in good shape (150s!) by Labor Day. I'm going to need to go to Steve and Barry's or someplace that I can get some cheap clothes to get me through the summer - alot of my stuff doesn't fit well anymore!

Hope you all are enjoying your week! :flowerforyou:

kerridwen

Wow Looking good CP!!!!

I put on some weight, and just lost 4 lbs of it! Been taking the puppy on long hikes! Still about all I can do, but here's hoping! I also move back out when my place is ready in Aug! That will lead to eating better. It's easier when you do the grocery shopping. Well, mostly. Also the move means that I can rejoin fencing! I can't fence, but I can at least do the footwork.

I have a wedding to attend in Oct so I'm also using that as motivation now! See if I can't get into a new dress. (:

Thanks guys - reading this really keeps me motivated! Even if I'm kinda stuck for now. (: (Sitting around I just can't be as good with what I eat b/c I was sooo bored. Now that I'm healing it's getting a lot easier but I'm busier, go figure!)

jenbar

Well, I'm going on vacation tomorrow. Hopefully I'll maintain or lose. I will (try) to go the fitness center they have there before breakfast and get it over with before we hit the beach! My kids are bringing their bikes, and maybe my husband and I will rent some. We'll see! I'll be bringing my laptop (so the kids can watch dvd's on the ride down) and the house has wifi, so I'll be online. If you don't hear from me, have a great week!
Jennifer
:drinker: Here's to VACATION! WOO HOO!:drinker: :drinker:

iluvsparkles

yay vacation time for jenbar!! thats awesome that you have wifi on vacation! thats the best!

i dont get to take my beach vacation until december when we go to Cancun!! well worth the wait, and maybe ill be able to look good in my new magental two peice with a ring in the middle of the top which i think is realllly cool.

yall my nails are growing like crazy! ive never in my life had nails that were worth anything, and now they are actually there! ive had to file them twice now! They are no longer breaking and peeling, so neato burrito on that.

my man and brother in law are putting up wainscoting in our livingroom so yay, but there are so many loud bangs!

today went a little better on the calorie front. I tried to make myself eat breakfast which i never ever do. I had a banana.

then we went out to lunch which helped me because my friend Lorraine and I split a tuna shishi roll that was fried, and a burger with avacado on it. yummy and filling. So i felt more energy during zumba and strength training (we did kickboxing today)

A few people in class actually told me that i looked slimmer..and im so glad! it made me feel much better... they are all so nice..and to think i was scared to go! im so glad yall encouraged me to go!!

I think ive been going to zumba down for exactly 7 weeks, pilates for 6 weeks, and strength training for 3 weeks now, and i can definitely tell a difference.

I am such an OCD when it comes to food, that i think ive kinda transfered some of that over to the gym, but i definitely realize that im overdoing it a bit on some days and that i really should have eaten more. Im trying to write on here to hold my self accountable so that i will attempt to eat more during the day, because i've gotten into the little habit of not logging my food because of how many stinkin calories im burning, i was afraid cuz i knew i was under, and that i need to know where the limit is and i need to be more accountable!

sindyb9

Hi everyone. cp005e maybe you can take your parents for a walk with you. I know mine can be very supportive when it comes to being healty. Jenbar have fun on your vacation. WTG kerridwen on the 4lbs. iluvsparkles you are looking great and it is good that you are eating some of those exercise calories. I got on the scale today and was up 2lbs. I think it is water weight but today is my big day. I have my doctors appointment and I wanted to loose 30 pounds before this and now with the 2lbs water weight I am so afraid of the doctors scale. I am hoping he tells me I do not have to be put on medication for my diabetes.:sick: But even though I will be disappointed if he does, I know I am on my way to being healthy. I have been so worried this week. Well wish me luck, hopefully I will be back with some good news. :drinker: :sad: very mixed feelings now.

jlauren6

Good morning!! Nice to see that everyone is still doing FANTASTIC!!! Just checking in...I am at 165. I wanted to be at 160 by the forth but, I am happy with any kind of progress. I am half way there, 15 more pounds to go!

iluvsparkles

ditto jlauren! im at 161 last i checked, and i was hoping to be closer to 155, but oh well! im telling myself its the muscle for now, and using this week to balance my diet a little better than i have for the last 2 weeks!

jlauren6

hey sparkles, I just ordered the Pulseware Duo on your recommendation. I can't wait to see how many calories I am ACTUALLY burning doing these kickboxing videos!

iluvsparkles

i looove mine. it takes a minute of reading the manual to get it set up, which overwhelmed me at first, but now that i know how it works, it is user friendly and i cant workout with out it!

cp005e

Sindy, good luck at your doctor's appointment! You know we are all pulling for you. :flowerforyou:

sindyb9

:bigsmile: Thank you cp005e. Very good appointment. I DO NOT have to be put on medication. My sugar dropped since I lost the weight. Still not were it should be at but he told me to keep up the good work and was very impressed that I changed my life style and dropped the weight. I have 4 more months and have to have it rechecked. If it doesnot go any lower will have to be put on meds then but where it went down it looks like it can be controled with the weight loss. The best part was LOL the scale at the office matched my scale at home. :drinker: It is nice to know that all my hard work paid off. Thank you everyone for all your support could not have done this with out you. :flowerforyou:

cp005e

:bigsmile: Thank you cp005e. Very good appointment. I DO NOT have to be put on medication. My sugar dropped since I lost the weight. Still not were it should be at but he told me to keep up the good work and was very impressed that I changed my life style and dropped the weight. I have 4 more months and have to have it rechecked. If it doesnot go any lower will have to be put on meds then but where it went down it looks like it can be controled with the weight loss. The best part was LOL the scale at the office matched my scale at home. :drinker: It is nice to know that all my hard work paid off. Thank you everyone for all your support could not have done this with out you. :flowerforyou:

WOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!! That is great news. I am sure that you will keep on losing and be in great shape by the time you get to that next appointment in 4 months. And it is nice to have another VERY TANGIBLE benefit that you can look at to keep you motivated. Way to go! :drinker:

iluvsparkles

Hi everyone!

i just wanted to check in!

i made the mistake of weighing despite TOM, and was very dissapointed to see my numbers waaaayyy up. But im trying to convince myself that it is all water etc.

PLUS today at work, one of the ladies said she was jealous of how small i was looking. She also said on Wed. that she noticed up around my collar bone that i was losing.

i have been very bad about entering my food lately, even tho i still sign in every day, multiple times a day!

pilates and zumba are going well for me still, and im so glad to have an exercise that i truly look forward to doing each day!

i even bought a bikini!!! i have to get separates because my upper half is a much larger size than my bottom half, but it is black and magenta, and i hope i am comfortable enough to wear it soon!

anyway, how are you folks? hangin in thre? i know jbar is on vacation (lucky! i cant wait to see pictures!)

jlauren6

Hey Sparkles! I just got my HRM and the instructions are SOO overwhelming. I am going to have to take a while to get it set up!!

iluvsparkles

yes. they are. But if i could figure it out, i know you can too! let me know if you need any help!

iluvsparkles

well good news for me on a couple of different things!

i thought my HRM flaked out on me, but i took the batteries out and reset the stats, and it seems to be working again like normal. i guess static or something got reset it.

there was no zumba class friday because of the holiday, so guess what?! i downloaded the cd from itunes and did it today in my living room! (i am so thankful for hardwood floors!) and i burned just as much here as i do at the gym!

its been TOM and i made the mistake of weighing the other day, tho im starting to understand more about muscle replacing fat and how it weighs more, because i still haven't lost another pound, but now even i am beginning to feel a difference through the middle.

pilates is doing wonders for my posture and core muscles. i feel better balance and better reflexes, and i find myself actually using the muscles a lot more in daily life. I think one reason i really took to the pilates class is that is it so similar to alot of yoga practice that i already knew, so i feel like i caught on quickly.

anyway i just wanted to check in and keep the board going. I think ill do my measurements again soon to see if there is any progress there since there is none on the scale!

jenbar

Bumping and I'm back!
gained a couple. Wedding is this coming Saturday!
ugh!!!
Not at the weight I originally thought I'd be by now. But, that's okay. I'll get there!
Vacation was fun and some crazy things happened.
Didn't mention we got stuck at the beach (fireworks were almost cancelled) b/c of a huge rainstorm/thunderstorm. Got stuck under a parking garage waiting for the rain to stop. Poor kids thought they were "gonna die!" We covered ourselves with blankets, took our flip flops off and walked really quick through A LOT of floods and traffic 1/2 mile to get home! Got there safe, but wet! Another event to add to our books!

sindyb9

Welcome back jenbar, glad you had a great vacation. iluvsparkles measurements are way better than the scale, the scale is evil. No loss again this week :grumble: no gain so that is good. I think I am building muscle. Have not heard from a lot of people. Hope everyone is doing good.

kerridwen

WB Jen!

That's GREAT news sindy!!!!! :flowerforyou:

I've been pretty frustrated. My bone hasn't grown, but finally have a soft callus going on so it's a lot more stable. I spent the last month weaning off advil and caffeine and altering my diet even more drastically! Here's hoping.

Now that the arm is more stable I've started jogging. I get an hour or so walk (usually) with the dog, but she's just been spayed. As well I go for a little jog in the evening. I'm over 1K now, not sure where, but that's something from nothing so I'll take it.

I sprint a little at the beginning and end (go as hard as I can as far as I can and then a bit more) so I"m hoping to see some changes finally!

PS> Sparkles wow, good work you look fantastic! Pilates and Z must be really paying off!