Dropping pounds with inspiring pals [CLOSED GROUP]
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Thats awesome. It feels great to get to the next "level". Just make sure you dont deprive yourself to much, that always has a way of backfiring. Im sure if your at your calorie goal and you exercise good things will happen. Ooo and watch your salt. Lol good luck. Rooting for you.To be honest I haven't really had a NSV in a LONG time. Although I did have a scale victory today my scale told me this morning I was exactly 300 lbs. So that means only salads, and water today, and busting *kitten* at the gym and I will be under 300 on Easter!!!!!!! I know it won't be my orriginal goal of 20 lbs lost by easter but I will take the under 300 mark!!!!0 -
Hmm NSV...Well I really haven't had one yet. The only thing I can think of is how much more energetic I'm feeling since my doctor has been working with me on pain management and I've been able to get up and spring clean my house. So, that's a great thing for me lately.0
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Wow! This board is really active already! Yay us!!!!
Had a busy Saturday, my son had to be taken in for some bloodwork. He is also overweight, and a major reason why I myself am on this journey. I want to be healthy so he can learn better habits from me. He was tested for diabetes.
NSV- was at my mom's house and was helping her with some Easter cooking (pies....ugh!!) and she said,"your butt is getting smaller." Coming from my mom, that is HUUUGE! lol!!0 -
YAY for smaller butts!!!
I semi spring cleaned the house today. Excited to put the baskets out for the little ones, and my oldest son is coming home from Mexico. I haven't seen him in 11 days! I am stoked.
Easter dinner at the inlaws, so I won't be around much.
Hope you all have a blessed Easter.0 -
Happy Easter to all who celebrate it!
Sunday Goals:
This week I want to do the 10 minute AM and PM yoga workouts from one of the dvds I got every day. I've done it every day so far since Thursday night, but I have a feeling once I need to go back to work this week my motivation to do them won't be as high.0 -
Happy Easter Everyone. I hope everyone has a good day.
Sunday goals:
I want to lose the 4 oz to get to my first weight goal. I want to lose my 15 lb weight.0 -
Hello everyone! Sorry it has taken me so long to get on here and do my introduction and get involved. Things have been, well, a little crazy the past 2 days.
My name is Melissa. I am about to graduate with a BA in English and a BS in Linguistics and in June I will immediate start work on a Masters in Secondary English Education. I want to teacher high school English in an urban or inner city school. I want to enlist in the Navy after graduation but before teaching. However, that requires me getting down to 160 lbs, which, to be honest, feels a little impossible at the moment because the scale just hasn't been moving. I joined MFP last fall, didn't do well, came back in February and did fabulous for about a month, went MIA for a month, and came back last week. Its hard getting back on track and its harder when I am at home for the weekend with friends and family who want to eat Steak n Shake, McDonalds, and sloppy joes (the most success I have had is not ordering a shake at Steak n Shake).
I do live in the St. Louis area, and anyone who has seen the news knows that we had a major tornado Friday night (which is incidentally why I didn't get back here to do my formal introduction then). It destroyed our airport and some of our cities, but luckily, my family and I don't live quite in that area. However, as my friend and I were driving home Friday evening, the radio reported the first tornado on the ground and it was quite close (and the sky at this point was a terrifying green) so we ended up getting off the highway and waiting at a Walmart for the storm to pass. It was the type of storm that really made you think about yourself and your life. I am very grateful that there were no serious injuries due to the Good Friday Tornadoes.
My Sunday Goals: to increase my level of activity. I think I am going to institute a practice of dancing for half an hour everyday. It really works my muscles and makes me sweat.0 -
Hello all!
I am sorry I missed yesterday, it was busy one and I barely had time to post my food and exercise diary.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend and is ready for the week to start!
Saturday NSV:
I am not very good at recognizing my own accomplishments, especially when it comes to weight loss. My biggest NSV have been in getting out with my partner on weekends to take hikes with out dog. When I first started in January, my endurance was low and I would get sore and tired after really short periods of time. We would walk around the neighborhood and then come right back, usually less than a mile. Now we are looking up nature trails in the area (traillink.com) and getting out for hikes that are 8 miles long and planning to add miles every week until we can hike from our town in Washington to the end of the trail in Idaho, a total of 22 miles (without the dog, I am pretty sure he couldn't make it that far and I am not carrying a 125 pound golden retriever for any length of time) .
Sunday Goal:
I want to get better at my strength training routine. I have difficulty with lunges because my balance is poor and there were a few recommended weight levels I was not able to meet. My goal is to gradually add weight to my regular exercises until I am at 10-15 pounds more per exercise than when I started. I also want to get through a set of lunges without tipping over and having to stop and re-balance.
@Melissa:
I am so glad to hear that you, your friends, and family were unharmed in the storm. I also love your goal of dancing every day. I look quite a fool when dancing, but I love the way it makes me feel.0 -
Happy Easter! Well...I managed to be right by my calories yesterday, or so I hope. Most of the food was estimated because I went out to breakfast with my cousin and his wife, then later worked a wedding...with catered food, where I made myself a salad.
Sunday Planning: I really just want to stay on task with my calories and C25K this week. My calories have been really bad for the last 3 weeks or so....I've probably gained like 15lbs back (I don't know though because I threw out my scale) One thing I really need to do is plan out my meals...so far this week I've come up with dinner and rounded estimated cals for them so I know how much to leave for the evening (some using leftovers from today since we made a ham and there is only 3 of us), but I need to balance out the rest of my day so that I'm not over, or so I don't have enough calories for dinner. What I have so far -
Mon: Ham sandwiches & potato wedges (500 cal),
Tue: Spaghetti Squash w/ meat sauce ( 4oo cal)
Wed: Tostadas (400 cal)
Thur: Boiled Salmon & Asparagus (300 cal)
Fri: Philly Cheese-steak Sandwiches & Sweet potato fries (600)
Sat: Wedding
Sun: Breakfast for Dinner (400 cal)0 -
Happy Easter everyone!! I hope you all had a great day!!
Sunday: My goals for the week is to log everyday and stay under my calories and to continue to spring clean to build my endurance up so that hopefully next week I can start doing my aerobic DVD.0 -
Happy Easter everyone!! I hope you all had a great day!!
Sunday: My goals for the week is to log everyday and stay under my calories and to continue to spring clean to build my endurance up so that hopefully next week I can start doing my aerobic DVD.0 -
...so far this week I've come up with dinner and rounded estimated cals for them so I know how much to leave for the evening (some using leftovers from today since we made a ham and there is only 3 of us), but I need to balance out the rest of my day so that I'm not over, or so I don't have enough calories for dinner. What I have so far -
Mon: Ham sandwiches & potato wedges (500 cal),
Tue: Spaghetti Squash w/ meat sauce ( 4oo cal)
Wed: Tostadas (400 cal)
Thur: Boiled Salmon & Asparagus (300 cal)
Fri: Philly Cheese-steak Sandwiches & Sweet potato fries (600)
Sat: Wedding
Sun: Breakfast for Dinner (400 cal)
It sounds like you are doing a great job on planning!
I know you cook and do some creative recipes, would you or anyone else be up for sharing? It doesn't have to be anything terribly organized, but if we come up with something that is tasty and healthy, maybe just post here or link to our blog. I am always looking for new ways of cooking some of my basic "go to" ingredients like sweet potatoes, squash and any kind of greens (kale, spinach, chard etc). I also love hot and spicy foods and would enjoy sharing salsa ideas or other spicy recipes.0 -
Saturday NSV:
I am not very good at recognizing my own accomplishments, especially when it comes to weight loss. My biggest NSV have been in getting out with my partner on weekends to take hikes with out dog. When I first started in January, my endurance was low and I would get sore and tired after really short periods of time. We would walk around the neighborhood and then come right back, usually less than a mile. Now we are looking up nature trails in the area (traillink.com) and getting out for hikes that are 8 miles long and planning to add miles every week until we can hike from our town in Washington to the end of the trail in Idaho, a total of 22 miles (without the dog, I am pretty sure he couldn't make it that far and I am not carrying a 125 pound golden retriever for any length of time) .
@Melissa:
I am so glad to hear that you, your friends, and family were unharmed in the storm. I also love your goal of dancing every day. I look quite a fool when dancing, but I love the way it makes me feel.
22 miles would be incredible! When I walk I usually go 3-4 miles, depending on if I'm with my mom (she walks a little slower and doesn't like to go as far), how hot it is (because my dogs can't take it for too long if it's hot), how much time I have, etc. Whenever I see someone say they go on a 10 mile hike or something like that, I think, wow... I walk a lot, but I can't do that. But you know what? I probably could. I just couldn't keep up my 3.5-4 mph pace for that long! Anyway, good luck on that project. You should be really proud of yourself!
Also, I like to dance as well, and I look silly when I do it but I don't care. I crank up some music and look like an idiot in the privacy of my room. Of course, I also like to dance in 4 inch platform heels, and that with the way I dance is hard on my knees so I don't do it all the time. It's fun, regardless.0 -
It sounds like you are doing a great job on planning!
I know you cook and do some creative recipes, would you or anyone else be up for sharing? It doesn't have to be anything terribly organized, but if we come up with something that is tasty and healthy, maybe just post here or link to our blog. I am always looking for new ways of cooking some of my basic "go to" ingredients like sweet potatoes, squash and any kind of greens (kale, spinach, chard etc). I also love hot and spicy foods and would enjoy sharing salsa ideas or other spicy recipes.
I'm so happy I tried the Spaghetti Squash. I was terrified it wasn't going to cook all the way etc. I like the sweet taste and I'm excited to be able to eat spaghetti again! It was definitely one of the easier meals to make for the family that I had been avoiding like the plague because of the noodles.
I would use Shakira noodles from time to time, but they don't soak of the sauce (and flavor) as good as the squash did.
But while I was researching it, I did find this video about cooking it in the microwave. lol Have you ever cooked it this way?
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPFErHz6zOM&feature=related 0 -
This week I want to do the 10 minute AM and PM yoga workouts from one of the dvds I got every day. I've done it every day so far since Thursday night, but I have a feeling once I need to go back to work this week my motivation to do them won't be as high.
At least its only 10 minutes, and I'm sure it will help get your day off to a good start.
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@mds2372 (Melissa) - Do you own a game console? I just got DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) for the wii and I'm excited to try it out and see how many cals I can burn. I think it will be fun. Dancing is a funner way of burning cals than some other stuff I could be doing. :laugh:0
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@Christina - What does spaghetti squash taste like? Is it close to noodles? I want to try this, but I dunno if I could get the fiance to jump on board. He's pretty picky about his food, and if he knows its good for him he doesn't want it LOL. It's a pain trying to figure what I can eat to be under calories and what he'll eat to be full & happy.0
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Sunday goals - I'm having such a hard time getting on track and staying on track... so I'm going to take it slow and see if it helps. Jumping in full force seems to backfire after a week or two. So my goals for this week is to start tracking all my food again (good or bad days) and start upping my water intake. I haven't been drinking hardly any water which is really bad.. especially since its starting to heat up quick for summer. It's suppose to be 100 on thursday :grumble:0
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Happy Easter! I am so sorry i 've been out of the loop yesterday and today! I promise to get back with it starting tomorrow!
my goal for this week is to be able to jog most of my 5k on Saturday. It's my first 5k that i'm trying to not walk the whole thing!
i want to make smarter lunch choices (had a few microwave meals-- loads of sodium)
Any lunch suggestions welcome!
Happy MOnday EVE! 0 -
@Christina - What does spaghetti squash taste like? Is it close to noodles? I want to try this, but I dunno if I could get the fiance to jump on board. He's pretty picky about his food, and if he knows its good for him he doesn't want it LOL. It's a pain trying to figure what I can eat to be under calories and what he'll eat to be full & happy.
You know I didn't think it had a lot of flavor, but it does have a sweet taste to it. Its kind of wiggly crunchy vs wiggly noodly lol. For like $2 at walmart its totally worth a try. It was way easier to make than I thought it would be...and delicious.
And you should just tell your fiance if he doesn't like it he can make his own dinner. LOL0 -
Happy Easter! I am so sorry i 've been out of the loop yesterday and today! I promise to get back with it starting tomorrow!
my goal for this week is to be able to jog most of my 5k on Saturday. It's my first 5k that i'm trying to not walk the whole thing!
i want to make smarter lunch choices (had a few microwave meals-- loads of sodium)
Any lunch suggestions welcome!
Happy MOnday EVE!
Good luck at the 5K that sounds exciting. I wish I had some suggestions for lunches, but the only thing I can think of is to make and freeze your own meals. 0 -
OH and I just saw this posted on another topic, checked out some of the recipes they look awesome!
http://www.skinnytaste.com0 -
Sunday Goals:
I am having a difficult time keeping everything balanced in my life at the moment. I am a notorious starter stopper. I take something up get tired of it and then move on and that just makes my procrastination worse. I am juggling, school, job searching, exercising, eating/cooking healthy and crafts, friends, family ect and I need a plan to sort it all out, so that is my goal. I need to make a plan every week, probably on Sunday night of how I can loosely schedule my time and eating. My secondary goal is not to eat a single piece of candy that is in the Easter basket I bought and assembled for my boyfriend.
On another note:
My favorite way to make spaghetti squash is to cut it in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, brush the fleshy part with olive oil and a bit of garlic salt, then bake them in a glass baking dish flesh side up/skin side down for approximately 30 minutes at about 350. It brings out a more nutty flavor/quality and goes great with homemade spaghetti sauce. You will know it is done when it is tender to the touch and can be scraped out easily with a fork, which is what makes it look like noodles.0 -
First I want to say that my plan I had to only eat salad and water and to work my tail off so the scale said 29? didnt' work. It might have worked if I had taken a laxative and had a BM cause I still haven't had one of them. But I'm not going to beat myself up over it!!! It will come I know it will.
Sunday Goals- My goals for this week are to 1. do my c25k M-W-F and be able to run all of the runs. 2. to stay on track with my cals even with my traveling. 3. to get all of my stuff done for my trip without turning into a screaming banshee and blaming my husband and Daughter for things not being done and leaving later then I wanted to.
On another note please keep me in your thoughts and prayers this week, I am leaving on Wednesday with my husband and daughter to go out to New Jersey to my mothers house for the weekend and then my husband and daughter will be flying back to Michigan on Monday and I will be staying with my mother til the end of the month to help her with her recovery from surgery she is having next week. This will be first time I will spend any time away from my husband, and right before our one year anniversary. It is also the longest I have been away from my daughter in a few years. I'm really nervouse about leaving them even though I know it is for a good reason. Don't worry though I will still be posting every day and will be logging my food and working out!!!0 -
This week I want to do the 10 minute AM and PM yoga workouts from one of the dvds I got every day. I've done it every day so far since Thursday night, but I have a feeling once I need to go back to work this week my motivation to do them won't be as high.
At least its only 10 minutes, and I'm sure it will help get your day off to a good start.
10 minutes each morning and night shouldn't be difficult... it's more that I'll probably tell myself that I don't have the extra 10 in the morning to do it before work, and I have to make the effort to do the evening one close to bed time but not so late that I just go to bed instead of doing the routine first. I still plan on doing some sort of cardio each day, except today that might not happen because I have a funeral service to go to this morning and class this afternoon... I just don't know if I can fit a walk in. We'll see.
Monday Check-in:
I am FINALLY under 200 pounds! I weighed in yesterday at 198. I usually weigh on Mondays, but I had set a goal to be under 200 by Easter and I wanted to see if I made it. I'm really proud of myself. I also did well at Easter dinner yesterday. Didn't eat too much, and I stuck to mostly veggies and turkey breast. So far I think Easter may be one of the easiest holidays food-wise to stay under on (Christmas was probably the hardest).0 -
my goal for this week is to be able to jog most of my 5k on Saturday. It's my first 5k that i'm trying to not walk the whole thing!
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I'm doing a 5K this weekend too... actually my whole family is walking for March of Dimes on Saturday in Iowa!
Good morning ladies! Man I had a weekend to forget! lol .... was down 2lbs this week which I was so excited about.. and now Monday, oh good ole Monday, I am up 5lbs.... damn liquor!!
My goals this week are to :
A. Get to the gym at least 5 days this week, which would be everyday that I have avaliable or I should say at least WORKOUT 5 days this week.
B. Get my weight back down to where it was on Saturday weigh in
C. Stay on target for Carbs and Sugars - I have a nutrionist appt tomorrow which I am very excited about!!!!0 -
Christina--DDR is so much fun! You can really burn some calories without even realizing you're doing so (which is my favorite way to burn calories, haha).
I didn't weigh myself, I'm a bit scared to step on the scale after yesterday's binge eating extravaganza....I honestly didn't do as bad as I *could* have, but I still ended the day at 2500 calories. I did burn 500 swimming, though, so it could have been much, much worse...I think I'll weigh in on Friday. If I remember. I don't own a scale, mine broke and I decided not to replace it, so I need to remember to use my sister-in-law's scale when I drop off my youngest for her to babysit in the mornings. I'm pretty pumped up about this week, though, I think I'll be able to stay on track and I'm going to hold myself accountable for every little thing. My kids don't have any extra-cirriculars this week, since it's their spring break, so I have time to go to Zumba tonight and tomorrow night, to go to the gym as scheduled, and to cook meals instead of trying to throw something together quickly. Hopefully I will be able to carry this over for the last three weeks of school, and then I can really focus on me this summer once the dance revues and soccer seasons and gymnastics meets are all over and done with. I made an exercise goals list yesterday, as well as a game plan to accomplish it....if I can stick with it, I should be able to burn around 4500 calories per week, which would be simply amazing. I also made a meal plan for the week, and I should be able to stick to 1500 calories per day, as long as I tell myself 'no, no, no' when I want to snack at work out of sheer boredom or availability. Hopefully it will all pay off when I step on the scale later this week!0 -
Sounds like everyone had a great weekend!!!
I am glad to hear that everyone is safe from the tornado!!!
Congrats on being under 200 lbs!!! That is a amazing feeling I bet. Now you are in ONEderland! I can't wait till I get there.
Sunday - I had my Milk Chocolate hollow bunny, it was HUGE ..and it nearly made me sick!! But it was still good Didn't overdo it at ALL yesterday, I for sure thought I would with the Easter dinner, we had mashed potatoes, ham gravy, sweet potato casserole, corn, and baked ham. There was even pineapple upside down cake ..but I am proud to say I did not partake!!
My son finally got back from Mexico, and wow is that boy tan. He had a good time though!! He got his Easter goodies when he got home and he was happy. He didn't want to go back to school today at all!!
Hope everyone has a good week, I will check in later probably today.0 -
Squash spaghetti? Is it already in a package, or do you cook the squash? I tried those shiratiaki (sp??!) tofu spaghetti noodles and really did not like them at all. They gagged me when I opened up the package....not a fan...
Busy day yesterday, didn't get on the puter much at all. Weighed myself in the AM before the Easter festivities, and then again this morning and I actually lost 2 ounces! LOL!! Guess I didn't do as bad as I thought...unless it comes back to haunt me in a few days!
My neice is coming with me to Zumba class tonight! I'm so excited! lol!!0 -
Monday - Check-in (Let us know how you’re doing. Are you struggling? Staying on track? Good time to post your weigh-in as well)
I am doing okay today. I have a very very busy week ahead and when I am busy I often forget to eat until I am starving and then I turn into a food monster and devour anything edible in sight. So I will have to work extra hard to keep up with my regular eating schedule. I have been consistently under my calorie goals since 30 days ago when I started on here and I am definitely seeing results. I have not however, been consistent in my exercise. I have a test tonight but after that for the rest of the week I intend to get back into the pool. My next weigh in day is Wednesday, but I weighed on Saturday and had lost 2.4 lbs so I am up to 31 lbs lost! That right there is enough to keep me motivated and on track. Hope everyone has a wonderful week!0
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