Fat Fighters - Round 2 Fit n' Trim (Closed Group)

nehtaeh

Yay, We won!

Sooooo awesome! And I almost won this weeks amazing challenge until faith won at the end. Oh well! Good for her. What an amazing loss!

Greek yogurt...I am an adict! Love it so much that I ran out and have been thinking about it all day. Honestly...it is that yummy and totally good. I even lick the container like a dog just to make sure I get every possible taste. Lol!

:laugh: I do that with other things. Glad to know I'm not the only one. I have only tried Greek Yogurt once and didn't like it. However, to be fair, I was expecting it to be like normal yogurt. I wonder if I could use that with my fruit and granola. I picked up the Dannon Light and Fit and am so disappointed. I can eat it with my other stuff but I can still tell its "light" - ick! I will definately make sure I grab the right thing going forward.

mcdebbie

The Fat Fighters win again! But did you see the lowest two people on each team have to switch teams next week? yuck. Plus Faith is going be gunning for one of us with a half pound handicap. :sad:

I don't care that much for greek yogurt, probably because it is so thick. But might be good as a dip.

Aprilstar480

I was right behind ya Irishgal! And Faith, Wow!!! Debbie thats the same lushy Faith that listens to Kris Kros and posts hilarious updates throughout her lushy nights right??? If so that is totally awesome that she is able to balance everything out that well:drinker:

I'm going shopping tonight for our camping trip this weekend and I'm gonna get stuff to make hummas and a yogurt dip. I hope they turn out good cause i tend to munch alot more than normal when I camp. I do plan on taking some long walks and a lot of paintballing too so that should help.

mcdebbie

I was right behind ya Irishgal! And Faith, Wow!!! Debbie thats the same lushy Faith that listens to Kris Kros and posts hilarious updates throughout her lushy nights right??? If so that is totally awesome that she is able to balance everything out that well:drinker:

I'm going shopping tonight for our camping trip this weekend and I'm gonna get stuff to make hummas and a yogurt dip. I hope they turn out good cause i tend to munch alot more than normal when I camp. I do plan on taking some long walks and a lot of paintballing too so that should help.

That's aussie Faith all right, I think she puked up all her drinks and dinner last binge though which probably contributed to her weight loss. :bigsmile: You guys all did good, makes me proud to be a Fat Fighter!

What are you going to use to dip in the yogurt? What about some baby carrots and celery?

I didn't have time to pack my lunch today and was looking up nutrution info for Wendy's and Taco Bell and McDonalds, not great. We have a Subway close but it is hard to get to. Then I remembered the Target across the street has a small grocery section now and I had to go there anyway so I got a Smart Ones and a banana. Saved a bunch of calories.

irishgal44

I haven't tried any kind of greek yogurt besides the Athenos with blueberry or strawberry. They have a honey but I hate plain honey so NO WAY :noway: would I try that!!! :sick: Mmmmmm I almost feel like i need to make a special trip to get some before the weekend - it's 30 minutes away but I'm craving it that much.

What r you all having for supper? I'm dying for suggestions. Thining of bbq chicken on the grill and some steamed vegie to go with it...thoughts? Suggestions? :flowerforyou:

Aprilstar480

I was right behind ya Irishgal! And Faith, Wow!!! Debbie thats the same lushy Faith that listens to Kris Kros and posts hilarious updates throughout her lushy nights right??? If so that is totally awesome that she is able to balance everything out that well:drinker:

I'm going shopping tonight for our camping trip this weekend and I'm gonna get stuff to make hummas and a yogurt dip. I hope they turn out good cause i tend to munch alot more than normal when I camp. I do plan on taking some long walks and a lot of paintballing too so that should help.

That's aussie Faith all right, I think she puked up all her drinks and dinner last binge though which probably contributed to her weight loss. :bigsmile: You guys all did good, makes me proud to be a Fat Fighter!

What are you going to use to dip in the yogurt? What about some baby carrots and celery?

I didn't have time to pack my lunch today and was looking up nutrution info for Wendy's and Taco Bell and McDonalds, not great. We have a Subway close but it is hard to get to. Then I remembered the Target across the street has a small grocery section now and I had to go there anyway so I got a Smart Ones and a banana. Saved a bunch of calories.

I'm gonna get a variety of veggies and maybe some pita chips or wheat thins or something cause i have to get real chips for the kids and I don't want to be tempted (I love salty snacks).

I got Arby's for my family yesterday and decided I really didn't want to try to burn all the calories in anything they had. I wanted to try the chicken pecan sandwich but they couldn't make it without the dressing so i said no.

Good job making a smart pick for lunch! I just finished eating a Healthy Choice meal for lunch today and it was really good! I had chicken parmigiana and it had a carmel apple crisp ..mmmmm, it was so good

McFatterton

I haven't tried any kind of greek yogurt besides the Athenos with blueberry or strawberry. They have a honey but I hate plain honey so NO WAY :noway: would I try that!!! :sick: Mmmmmm I almost feel like i need to make a special trip to get some before the weekend - it's 30 minutes away but I'm craving it that much.

What r you all having for supper? I'm dying for suggestions. Thining of bbq chicken on the grill and some steamed vegie to go with it...thoughts? Suggestions? :flowerforyou:

I don't like honey plain either, but I add a teaspoon to plain fat free greek yogurt (like Fage) and it sweetens it just enough to cut out the tart/sour taste. Recently I've tried the Chobani with fruit and O.M.G. are they good! There's a ton of different flavors, but I try not to eat those too often because they're so much higher in sugar than the plain. I've been on a big smoothie kick lately and I had a 1/2 cup of plain non-fat greek yogurt to it. Yummy!

For dinner - I'm making roasted asparagus, rice (LOVE my rice cooker!) and my husband will get a baked pork chop. My dinners tend to be light cause I eat too much during the day

mcdebbie

Last night we had chicken breast strips with stir fry onions and peppers plus the rest of the pineapple from the night before. I made mine into sweet and sour chicken and DH used chili sauce to make his spicy. Added some Uncle Ben's rice and it was all good. I think it came out to under 500 calories. I know, I don't have any problems with breakfast or lunch but I do with dinner. Maybe that is because I can eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch 4 times a week but not dinner.

nehtaeh

No idea what's for dinner. I should stop at the store and pick something up but not sure that's going to happen. I need to text the hubby and see what he thinks.

mcdebbie

Maria, I just saw over in the first challenge that you are one of the two finalists! Way to go! We're cheering for you.

EvaiTryst

Great job everyone. I'm so happy that we won again.

All this talk about yogurt makes me think of how I used to love it. Ever since I had my son two years ago I've avoided it because I started getting stomach cramps/puking every time I'd eat yogurt. :sad: Not fun.

Good luck to everyone this coming weekend! I'm excited since I'm done early tomorrow so I get close to a three day weekend and then my in-laws are coming from Ohio Memorial weekend.

EvaiTryst

Maria, I just saw over in the first challenge that you are one of the two finalists! Way to go! We're cheering for you.

That is so awesome Maria!

I'm with McDebbie on the "Way to go!"

irishgal44

Maria, I just saw over in the first challenge that you are one of the two finalists! Way to go! We're cheering for you.

That is so awesome Maria!

I'm with McDebbie on the "Way to go!"

Awe thank u! And as u all might see, I get the .5 lb disadvantage this next week...she chose the wrong week to pick on me cause I am working my buns off to lose big so I win the first challenge! Lol! I really wanna win it!

Aprilstar480

That's too funny! You'll do awesome.. and our team will back ya up! We are kickin' butt!

I made some dip yesterday... I made a 3 pepper hummas dip that turned out really good and it was super easy! And I bought some greek yogurt and I cheated and bought the powder dip mixes for onion and ranch dips. The onion one turned out really well but the ranch one still tastes alot like yogurt... maybe I can try to doctor it up a bit

Mindful_Trent

Hope everyone's having a good day!! I successfully ignored the cookies that someone put out by the coffee machine today. :drinker: (And they included the powdered-sugar-covered "wedding cookie" type balls, which are one of my favorite cookies! :noway: )

I'm making a frozen banana-chocolate pie tonight, so I'm saving the room for that delicious homemade treat. :bigsmile:

irishgal44

So proud of our group for working so hard on our weight loss journeys and our contest! Saw 171.4 on the scale today. Wow that excited me! Really hoping to see 169 Monday morning so if I lose the contest I will still be super proud! Lol! And then keep off the weight and show 168.8 or so for Wednesday. We can do this!

Mindful_Trent

So proud of our group for working so hard on our weight loss journeys and our contest! Saw 171.4 on the scale today. Wow that excited me! Really hoping to see 169 Monday morning so if I lose the contest I will still be super proud! Lol! And then keep off the weight and show 168.8 or so for Wednesday. We can do this!

That's great! I'm hoping to see a good number next week, but I'm trying to keep my weigh-ins to weigh-in days only... I was getting a bit obsessive there for awhile, and it's just unnecessary.

Had a GREAT workout today - ran just over 8.25 miles, my longest run yet. I'm psyched for the Boulder-Boulder 10k race next weekend.

Made some homemade chocolate-banana freezer pie (recipe from the clean eating magazine) - it was delicious! Great for a warm day.

irishgal44

Oh do share your recipe!!! Yummy!! Great job on the loong run too. Awesomes

I have a Saturday group I weigh in with...kinda happy when it ends so I can hide the scale again.

Aprilstar480

Hi Guys.. I'm back! I think I did alright for my weekend away. I got super drunk Friday night and didn't do to great with calories but Saturday I was hung over and didn't feel like eating too much so that helped and we played about 2 and a half to 3 hours of Paintball!

mcdebbie

I did not exercise Friday and Saturday but did watch the calories, exercised today but ate a stupid peanut butter cookie that was 160 calories! Big waste. Well, it was very good. Trent, good for you for resisting but if you hadn't mentioned peanut butter cookies I may not have opened the package..... just kidding! I am going overboard with the scales too but I just started so I guess it is understandable. Wonder if we will all get to a time when we weigh only once a week or so.

Maria, keeping my fingers crossed for you tomorrow!

AprilStar - what's your real name by the way? - I hope you got the kids good in the paintball game! Hope you chose wisely for getting drunk. :bigsmile:

Aprilstar480

Oh yeah, and everyone liked my dips too! Hummas seams to be a hit or miss... People either like it or they don't but the people that did said it was better than store bought! I was so very proud of myself

Aprilstar480

AprilStar - what's your real name by the way? - I hope you got the kids good in the paintball game! Hope you chose wisely for getting drunk. :bigsmile:

My name is Kasi. I did get the kids good and my husband too

I pretty sure the only reason I got so drunk was cause I didn't eat enough food. I had half a bottle of vodka and maybe 2 shots of whiskey. Typically that shouldn't have phased me the way it did but i ate an early lunch and only had half a chicken breast and some veggies and dip for dinner. I was so mad at myself in the morning for getting so drunk but at least i didn't let it stop me from getting some exercise

EvaiTryst

AprilStar - what's your real name by the way? - I hope you got the kids good in the paintball game! Hope you chose wisely for getting drunk. :bigsmile:

My name is Kasi. I did get the kids good and my husband too

I pretty sure the only reason I got so drunk was cause I didn't eat enough food. I had half a bottle of vodka and maybe 2 shots of whiskey. Typically that shouldn't have phased me the way it did but i ate an early lunch and only had half a chicken breast and some veggies and dip for dinner. I was so mad at myself in the morning for getting so drunk but at least i didn't let it stop me from getting some exercise

Drinking is a bit evil. I had more then a few beers Saturday night, but it's also been a couple of weeks since I had any alcohol. Might not sound like a long time but my husband and I used to both drink quite a bit. I'm glad you didn't let it stop you from getting some exercise.

EvaiTryst

I went crazzy with my workout and housecleaning on Friday. Was sore on Sat. but still worked out. I had more then a few beers Sat. night which I'm sure pushed me over my calories goal, but since I fell asleep on the couch... I never logged my dinner or the beers. Funny thing was that I weighed like 177.2 this morning which was a pound down. My husband, Jason, said it was probably from dehydration. lol

I originally wasn't going to workout today because I was soooo sore from the last two days, but I just waited until the afternoon to do it, although it wasn't as vigorous as I would have liked. I stayed under my calories for the day, but I'm betting my sodium intake was more then it should have been because dinner was ramen. Meh.

I hope everyone had a good weekend.

irishgal44

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/217810-fit-n-trim-elimination-contest-week-4-closed?page=8

Here is a link to the first challenge...I weighed in at 169.4 this morning - very excited about this!!!! However, Connie and I have texted this morning and she did beat me. Darn it!! LOL!! I am happy for her - she has lost more than me and honestly I feel better with her winning - she did deserve it. YET I won as well - I beat the 170's finally. I cried when I read this scale this morning - who does that??? I do!! LOL!!

mcdebbie

So happy for you for making it into the 160's! I read over there about your measurements too, wow!! I did not think to take my measurements when we started this round, must do that.

irishgal44

Oh, thank you so much. Yes, I did take measurements. WIsh I would have when I was in my 230s. I would love to know how many inches less I am from that weight!! Or maybe it would be depressing - LOL!!

I'm on a high right now. It didn't really hit me until I measured. 160's are awesome - great feeling but for sorme reason, knowing the measurements along with it is way better. I highly recommend measuring to all of you and writing it all down if you haven't. Plus, when the scale does not move, I remeasure and see inches lost. It saves me from sabotaging myself with food (I'm an emotional eater).

I almost sabataged myself this morning - was kinda down and just starved when I woke up. Got past that however and I'm on my way to a great day today. Whoooot!

How are you all doing so far this week? I see those of you that posted this weekend had a nice one. I haven't had a drink in so long. Maybe a month or so? Not sure - but a beer sounds really nice - nice, tall beer with wings. I might have to have a cheat meal sometime after Wednesdays weigh in. I am done doing home daycare as of Friday. I have done it for 8 years and am taking the summer off to be with my 3 kids before going back to school full time end of August. So I will want to celebrate with my hubby. He has been so supportive and amazing and put up with 10 kids, 10 hours a day in our home for all these years. So a celebration wings and beer night with him is in the near future. :drinker:

Wednesday will be here before we know it. With my almost 3 lb loss this week so far, I have a feeling I will be safe from Faith's disadvantage given to me. But I'm going ot keep on truckin it hard just in case my body fights against me for working so hard over the last week/weekend to get to the 160's.

irishgal44

Here's a before picture of me at my heaviest weight Fat Fighter friends. Love the nest looking thing on top of my head - gotta love weddings and having bad hairdos. LOL!!! :embarassed:

My husband would barely put his arms around me. Take a look at those fat rolls. I was wearing one of those body suit things underneath to make me look slimmer and I remember thinking and feeling so slim that day. And on the way to the wedding, I remember going to McDonalds and eating a doulbe quarter pounder supersized with a coke. HA!

mcdebbie

You know you are more than 2/3 of the way to your goal? :happy: I agree, you do need a cheat day in there. After Wednesday.

Thanks for posting the picture, I just love before and afters.

irishgal44

Love the "after Wednesday" add in - LOL!!

Well, I'm pretty shocked. I just found out that I did win the first round actually. I thought for sure I lost this morning. Obviously I'm the one in the group that's not the accountant - LOL!! I'm very excited!