Twenty Pound Somethings Week 8

PedalHound

Well, I thought I'd kick things off before bed.

I'll have to fill the weigh-in out in the morning but here's to a GREAT week!

Kristin, how was the weekend away?? How did you do? Eager to get back on for a good week??

week 1: 201lbs
week 2: 197.6 lbs
week 3: 195.0lbs
week 4: 194.8lbs
week 5: ?
week 6: 189.6lbs
week 7: 190.2lbs
week 8: _________

goal weight: 181
lost so far:
lbs to go:

PedalHound

Well, I thought I'd kick things off before bed.

I'll have to fill the weigh-in out in the morning but here's to a GREAT week!

Kristin, how was the weekend away?? How did you do? Eager to get back on for a good week??

week 1: 201lbs
week 2: 197.6 lbs
week 3: 195.0lbs
week 4: 194.8lbs
week 5: ?
week 6: 189.6lbs
week 7: 190.2lbs
week 8: _________

goal weight: 181
lost so far:
lbs to go:

katyk08

Hey all,
Down 2lbs this week! 214lbs today.
Got to go to class but just wanted to check in real quick..Ill be back later for a longer post!
Hope everyone's weekend was GREAT!!

Families_R_Forever

Hi guys since I found you all 1/2 way through your challenge I am only striving for a loss of 10 pounds.

Week 7...161 (3 pounds loss)
Week 8...160 (1 pound loss)

Goal for this challenge...154
Good luck everyone!!!

chipper15173

hi, hope everyone had a great weekend and stay OP the best they could.
i lost 2 this week. just finished my treadmill, now off to shower and get ready for the day.
watching hannah this week, since i live just outside charleston.
hope everyone has a good week.
chipper

PedalHound

Good morning everyone! Here's my check-in:

week 1: 201lbs
week 2: 197.6 lbs
week 3: 195.0lbs
week 4: 194.8lbs
week 5: ?
week 6: 189.6lbs
week 7: 187.2lbs
week 8: 184.4lbs ... 2.8lbs lost!! :bigsmile:

goal weight: 181
lost so far: 16.6 lbs!
lbs to go: 3.4 weehaaa :bigsmile:

I didn't get to do my menu last night so I'll do that in a bit. Have a great day all!!

katyk08

Okay so HI again guys


Way to go Pedal, basically 3lbs that is AWESOME!!!

Great job to you chipper as well and to our newest member F_r_F great job these past 2 weeks!

Where is Kristin?? Cmon girl, we are wanting to hear about your weekend!!

So yes, this week was a 2lb loss for me as stated earlier. Down to 214lbs now.

Week 1: 239
Week 2: 233
Week 3: 229
Week 4: 226
Week 5: 222
Week 6: 221
Week 7: 216
Week 8: 214
Total loss so far in this challenge: 25lbs!

I am only 15lbs away from being UNDER 200lbs...!!! Havent seen that on the scale in about 5 years!! And I am only 19lbs away from my halfway point to my main goal!!!! Im hoping to have this met in about 5 weeks hopefully...that would be an avg of about 4lbs a week! But realistically I will give myself 8-9 weeks which is about 2lbs per week.

So anyway today has been okay:
food: bfast: egg whites and fiber 1 cereal with skim milk
lunch: healthy choice soup and 1/2 sandwich or a small salad
dinner: not sure yet!
snacks: none yet, but if i do it will be a banana and fiber 1 bar
exercise: 30 day shred dvd on level 1, tennis or walking later on this evening

Let me tell you guys..that shred dvd is AWESOME! I did it last night for the first time on level 1 and it kicked my butt lol.. I thought I was gonna faint! I wore my HRM and it said I burned 290 cals while I did this dvd. I HIGHLY recommend it! I am going to do it everyday, even on "off" days. I will do about 30 min of some other cardio along with it on my normal days. The workout goes by super fast to, you dont even have time to check the clock lol. Its great!

So I will check back in again maybe later or tomorrow..Have a good one everybody!! We are all doing great!!!






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DebLaf

Hi Gang,

AWESOME for both of you; Katy & Pedalhound, actually everyone in the group so far has had a good week.

I am thinking about getting a new exercise DVD. Maybe the turbo jam or what is that shred DVD?

I have to admit I fell off the wagon for the whole weekend. I am up 1 pound. I really have to learn how to deal with birthdays, vacations, holidays, weddings, etc. :ohwell: Now, my sugar cravings are back. Not too bad, I hope I can hold out.

I have been keeping up with my exercise. I really hope next week I can report at least a 2 pound loss to you, that would be a total of 4.

Today:
1: Cinnamon raisin english muffin w/ 1 tsp. smart balance, & 4oz. O.J.
2: 1 softshell taco shell W/ chicken breast, salsa, & peppers
3: 2 Peaches & fiber one bar
4: Kosher hot dog Lite, veggie bake
5: skinny cow ice cream sand.
6: skim milk & fiber one bar

Exercise: 25 min. walk

Have a great day!:happy:

katyk08

Hi Gang,

AWESOME for both of you; Katy & Pedalhound, actually everyone in the group so far has had a good week.

I am thinking about getting a new exercise DVD. Maybe the turbo jam or what is that shred DVD?

I have to admit I fell off the wagon for the whole weekend. I am up 1 pound. I really have to learn how to deal with birthdays, vacations, holidays, weddings, etc. :ohwell: Now, my sugar cravings are back. Not too bad, I hope I can hold out.

Thanks Deb

The Shred is awesome..its a circuit style exercise dvd combines strength, cardio and core training. It is awesome..Just finished my 2nd day on it! it only takes like 25 min with the cooldown.. Works your butt off and there are 3 levels you can choose from - 1 being the easiest (ha!) and 3 being very intense. I started on 1 yesterday and I will proly stay there for about 4-5 more days then MAYBE try level 2 lol. Its hardcore, but you feel great afterwards! Supposedly you can lose up to 20lbs in 30 days if you do it every day, depending on the intensity you choose. Its hosted by Jillian Micheals from the tv show The Biggest Loser.

I also have a Gold Gym exercise dvd, core training with exercise ball that I like and try to do 3x/wk . I like Leslie Sanson(not sure on last name) walking dvds..."Walk and Kick" kickboxing, and 1 mile walk and 2 mile walk dvds I have from her. Id like to try her Walk and Jog dvd as well, but gotta wait til my shin splints get better! Those are good dvds for lazy days when I dont want to go to the gym or the park.

I will also be tempted in the next few months with bdays, weddings and all that. My daughters bday is next Monday, the 8th..my grandmothers is later this month, my sisters and another friends bday next month and November is a very close friends wedding..plus the rehearsal dinner and all that that go along with it.. Fun Fun!! Then comes Thanksgiving and then Christmas and then I will be on vacation for a week after Christmas..!

You are doin good Deb, just keep up the hard work and you will start to notice changes Food choices and exercise will get easier too the longer you keep at it!! And every now and again a bad day or a bad weekend wont erase all the progress you've made

PedalHound

I have to second what Katy said, Deb. A bad day here and there won't ruin everything as long as you remain on point most of the time. I was actually thinking about this today after I weighed in. There have been a couple of times in the last couple of weeks that have been tough (you'll remember one of them with my very frustrated post!) and this morning I was making a mental note of the fact that since overall I keep things in line, I'm still seeing great results consistently. That is SO important to remember. This whole thing is so long-term that we have to remember to see it that way.

I was also thinking about the holidays in a few months and how that will be such an interesting test for my new way of life. In fact, THE test will be these things called chocolate oat bars. My mother has made them Christmas Eve only for my entire life and they are heaven on earth. I'll have to come up with a good game plan to avoid having all I want of those!

My children have their birthdays a month before and a month after Christmas and mine is in October so this will be a steady season of temptation! But right now I feel good about it. I'm so excited that it looks like I'll complete this challenge successfully!! In theory, I could hit 20lbs lost in the next 2 weeks. But you never know when the dreaded plateau monster will rear its ugly head!

Food for today has been SO TASTY!

1: egg white omlette w/ spinach & cheese & salsa plus 1 slice of Ezekiel cinnamon raisin toast w/ fruit juice-sweetened raspberry jam
2: left-over brown rice spaghetti w/ no sodium tomato sauce w/ organic peppers and bison, 4 fig & olive raincoast crisp crackers, 1 "health nut veggie nut cluster" (they're made of seeds, nuts, cocoa nibs, raw cocoa powder, kale, carrot, spinach & dates. All raw, vegan, SO tasty)
3: 1/2 slice of bread w/ hummus & grated cucumber (picked yesterday - wow flavourful!!), luna bar, 1/2 protein shake
4: Homemade spinach basil sweet potato soup, Ezekiel no sodium bread w/ 2 tbsp hummus, 1 organic soy ice cream sandwich

I notice that it seems like I've always got this massive list of foods and many of you have much shorter lists... how many cals a day are you guys eating? I know exercise calories factor into it but my net calories are 1210 a day. Today's actual calories are almost 1800 because I've got a high intensity work out to do. Just curious.

Well, off to meet my husband at work so he can take the little ones to the park while I tear it up at the gym!

Good evening my friends :happy:

Oh, Katy - I LOVE the Shred dvd. Such a fun workout and I like that you don't take breaks. Like she says, no time for breaks in a 20 minute work out!! That and turbo jam are good ones to have for those days when you're low on time. 20 minutes is really doable!

kistinbee

Hey friends! I'm baaacccckkkk!!! Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! Me...it was GREAT! But I am SO scared to get on the scale and I think I will wait until next Tuesday. So...we will see. I did get down to 164.5 on Friday morning before we left. But I KNOW I gained...I can feel it. I really didn't think I did too bad foodwise and I went running in the mornings, but drinks killed me I think...mudslides, margaritas,...you name it, I had it! And the last day there we had some nachos for lunch...stuffed ourselves. The ride home we ended up getting fast food and ice cream, and the last night went to my parents to get our dogs and ate a huge dinner...and I now feel horrible...bloated. Plus...today we have a work lunch (no idea what it is) and tomorrow we have a work outing to an indian restaurant for lunch...more bad food. But I am going to the gym tonight for a 1/2 hour run and 1 hour BodyPump class. So...hopefully I can bounce right back and weigh in next week at a lower weight.

Sounds like you are all doing well! Keep it up!!! I will post a little later with the meal plan!

PedalHound

Great to see you back Kristin! Well, it does sound like a festive weekend and I'm glad you had fun! It can be hard to break out of the patterns from a few days of big departure from your healthier eating routine but you can do it. You'll find a way to survive the work lunches too :drinker:

Well, my very best friend since childhood arrives today to stay with me for a month so I'm not sure how often I'll get on here but I'll still check in for sure!

Today's meals:

1: egg white omlette w/ spinach & cheese & salsa, Ezekiel cinnamon raisin toast w/ fruit juice sweetened jam, health nut raw vegan nut & veggie cluster

2: spinach basil sweet potato soup, Ezekiel sodium-free bread w/ hummus

3: fig & olive raincoast crisps w/ low fat baba ghanouj, luna bar

4: protein shake

5: homemade bison meatballs w/ brown rice & homemade tzaziki, 1 cup broccoli, 1 organic soy ice cream sandwich

I'm doing a brand new advanced cardio class at my gym tonight as well as teaching stroller fitness this morning so I've got lots of calories to eat! Well, off to the day! :bigsmile:

DebLaf

I notice that it seems like I've always got this massive list of foods and many of you have much shorter lists... how many cals a day are you guys eating? I know exercise calories factor into it but my net calories are 1210 a day. Today's actual calories are almost 1800 because I've got a high intensity work out to do. Just curious.

My calories are around 1200 a day, but I usually go over approx. 200 so I am really eating about 1400 per day. Of course, I don't think I work out as hard as most of you. Do you find that the calorie count seems way to low on some of the foods when you put them in your daily menu?

Today:
1: mini-wheats, skim milk, & strawberries
2: PB& J, & skim milk, & 3 toblerone mini's I was craving & so hungry after my workout
3: california kitchen pizza 1/3 of hawiian (not to bad on cal.)
4: canteloupe
5:popcorn

30min. aerobics & 30 strength at community center

PedalHound

I notice that it seems like I've always got this massive list of foods and many of you have much shorter lists... how many cals a day are you guys eating? I know exercise calories factor into it but my net calories are 1210 a day. Today's actual calories are almost 1800 because I've got a high intensity work out to do. Just curious.

My calories are around 1200 a day, but I usually go over approx. 200 so I am really eating about 1400 per day. Of course, I don't think I work out as hard as most of you. Do you find that the calorie count seems way to low on some of the foods when you put them in your daily menu?

I keep within my calories so my net is still 1200. I guess it's partly the foods I choose. I have added most of my foods myself to the list, sometimes because it isn't there yet and sometimes because the values seem off or incomplete so I do my own research to get accurate info.

SLOW around here lately!!

kistinbee

Hey...yeah...I usually have a longer list too...seems like it anyway. My net is 1200. Today we had burgers for lunch with some asian slaw and baked beans. And then some ice cream...yum...but now I feel sick to my stomach. Depending on how I feel, I may go home early and skip the gym...we will see...seriously is bad! MAN! I just can't win!!!!:explode:

PedalHound

I think this time of year is a big test. A long weekend heads into months of holidays and that return to cooler weather that gets our hibernating thoughts going.

Well, lots to do this afternoon before my friend gets here!!

:bigsmile:

kistinbee

Yeah...tis the start of the season! My stomach is seriously tossing and turning right now. But I might still try and get to the gym. Just have to see how the day progresses. If I don't go, I will forsure be over in calories again today...something I didn't want to do. SO frustrating! And SO scared to weigh myself...but I am waiting until next week and hope for the best! I am happy though because I know it's way easier for me to work out in the winter months...seems like there is nothing else going on and going to the gym is super easy! But...holiday eating is always a challenge! I'm going to conquer it this year!!!! I think tonight I might make myself some motivational lists!

Goal for next Tuesday...weigh in at 164.5 pounds, my post vaca weight.

I CAN DO IT!!!! Just need to get through today!

cassangelidy

Hi Ladies, I hope its okay if I join you. I just joined this site a few days ago and I am totally committed to losing about 43 pounds. So it would be great to have a realistic challenge, like this one. So since I'm coming in half way, I guess my goal should be 10 pounds, but I'm going to have a goal of 180.

As of this morning I was 192.8lbs....EEK....
So 12.8lbs is what I"m looking to lose.

I'm not sure how you guys work...if someone would let me know I'd be happy to follow suit.

thanks.

Cassidy!

katyk08

Hi Ladies, I hope its okay if I join you. I just joined this site a few days ago and I am totally committed to losing about 43 pounds. So it would be great to have a realistic challenge, like this one. So since I'm coming in half way, I guess my goal should be 10 pounds, but I'm going to have a goal of 180.

As of this morning I was 192.8lbs....EEK....
So 12.8lbs is what I"m looking to lose.

I'm not sure how you guys work...if someone would let me know I'd be happy to follow suit.

thanks.

Cassidy!

Hey Cassidy

We check in every Tuesday under a new post with our current weight. We are trying to lose 20 something pounds in 13 weeks. We are on Week 8 now, and you have plenty of time to try and make your goal Welcome to our group, we were a larger group but week by week we started losing pple so now there are just a few lol. We post everyday or whenever you want, and share our foods, exercise and such for the day. Enjoy and happy losing

katyk08

So Hi everyone!!

Kristin- WELCOME BACK!!!! Sounds like you had a GREAT time!! Im jealous! lol Dont worry about your weight too much, you proly didnt do much damage if any! Just drink lotsa water this week to help flush it out

So today:
bfast: luna bar
snack: med banana
lunch: shishkabob veggies(about 1 cup) and beef about 4oz
snack: fiber one bar
dinner: sushi..california rolls and maybe some healthy choice soup.

exercise: 25 min on elliptical and 5 min cooldown walk..burned 338 cals. Gonna do my shred dvd in a few minutes so that will be another 300 or so cals burned.

Yesterday for dinner was shishkabobs, and then I did my shred dvd and also went for a 25 min walk and jogged a lil which burnt about 258cals.

I have a HRM now and Im loving it lol..Its much more accurate than on here and at the gym. I would recommend everyone who doesnt have one to get one to keep more accurate count of cals burned in exercise!

So I will check in again later on before I go to bed



Katy


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kistinbee

Hi Ladies, I hope its okay if I join you. I just joined this site a few days ago and I am totally committed to losing about 43 pounds. So it would be great to have a realistic challenge, like this one. So since I'm coming in half way, I guess my goal should be 10 pounds, but I'm going to have a goal of 180.

As of this morning I was 192.8lbs....EEK....
So 12.8lbs is what I"m looking to lose.

I'm not sure how you guys work...if someone would let me know I'd be happy to follow suit.

thanks.

Cassidy!

Well...we start a new thread each Tuesday where we post our new weight and I have been posting mini-goals for the upcoming week. Then we usually post daily with our meals and exercise to kind of keep each other in check and motivate one another! This week is weird so far for me...I was on vacation since last Friday and just got home yesterday. Today I had a work luncheon and so my meals were not so good...and not I feel horrible and may not make it to the gym. I'm leaving work here in just a little bit and might just take it easy tonight. But...I'm hoping to get back on track tomorrow!!! Our indian-lunch was canceled so I can bring something and get back to the norm!!! YAY!!!!

Have a fabulous evening friends and I'll talk to you later!

Cassidy...welcome! Glad to have you join us!!!

Katy and Pedalhound...thanks for the kind words! I missed you guys these past few days!!!

katyk08

Okay, bout to go to bed!!

I did the Shred level 1 dvd..and did about 12 min of level 2!! After that I continued to just jump around and do random cardio until I was over 60 min...so I did 63 min of exercise and burned another 633 cals! Woo hoo! I am so glad tomorrow is Thursday! (I dont have classes on Friday) I am ready for this week in school to be over!

Have a great night you guys and I will check in tomorrow with ya

chipper15173

morning all........
today i have grandparents day at the granddaughters school for lunch. joy, crap to eat. today is GD2 day and tomorrow (if there is school (hannah)) is GD1 day. last year they had salads, but, it took at least 5 mins for them to make them and we only get so much time. so will have to see if they learned to make something different for us old folk.
well, need to get on the treadmill, an hour there and need to wake DH, he has a meeting to drive (2 hrs) to. than shower and get ready.

have a great day all....

chipper

kistinbee

Morning friends! Okay...so not going to talk about last night...I was LAZY and ate HORRIBLY! So...today is a new day. Not weighing in until next Tuesday, but can seiously feel that my pants are tighter than normal...HORRIBLE! But today is a new day, and I'm going to jump right back in. Thats the whole point of this lifestyle change, right? To accept that there will be some small gains and drawbacks, but to get right back to it and continue! I CAN DO IT!!!!!

So, here is the meal plan for today:

Breakfast:
1 c. multigrain cheerios, 1/2 c. skim milk, 1 c. canteloupe, 1 multivitamin, 8 oz. PlumSmart Lite juice.

AM Snack:
2 c. coffee, 2 tbsp. sugar-free vanilla caramel creamer, soft-baked Kashi TLC blackberry graham bar.

Lunch:
Turkey, cheese, & pastrami sandwich (2 sl. village hearth wheat bread, 1 sl. free swiss single, 3 sl. turkey lunchmeat, 3 sl. pastrami lunchmeat, 1 tsp. mustard), 14 baby carrots, 1 small cucumber, AE yolite yogurt, diet coke.

Afternoon snack:
1 med. apple, 100 cal. pack almonds, Kashi TLC peanut butter granola bar.

Dinner:
Tilapia with 1 c. steamed broccoli and wild rice.

PM Snack:
???? Depends on remaining calories.

Exercise plan--45 minute step class, 15 minute Ab workout

So...today will be a good day, I can feel it!!!!! Yesterday I was just so lazy, un-motivated, and tired! But...I'm back and raring to go!!!!! BRING ON THE DAY!!!!!

Good luck all!!!

cassangelidy

Hi Ladies!! :flowerforyou:

I was all set to go to the gym this morning....and I turned my alarm off instead of hitting snooze....:mad:

Oh well...moving on. Perhaps I'll workout tonight after the little one goes to bed. Kristin you are soooo right. Today is a new day!!! I had a good day yesterday, but we ran out of coffee this morning and stopped for coffee on the way into work. Sooooo....I have already had 325 calories and I haven't eaten a bite!! So that just means clean eating the rest of the day....So here is my plan!

1/2 cup oatmeal w/Splenda
1/2 cup FF cottage cheese

Chicken Caesar wrap with lite caeasar dressing
1 cup Organic potatoe and leek soup w/12 mini saltine crackers.

1 FF Strawberry Banana Yogart.

Dinner is a BIIIIIIG ???? because I don't know what we have in the fridge. Perhaps I'll make turkey sloppy joes...oh..or maybe taco salad with ground turkey!!! Can you tell I have ground turkey in the fridge.

Have a wonderful day ladies!!! Be good to yourself!

kistinbee

Well...just thought I'd get on again...have a lot of waiting around today at work...some processes in the lab take a while and I wait in between. Looking forward to having my lunch here in a bit....SO hungry! Haven't heard back yet about those job interviews but my supervisor said he got a call from one wanting some references around our lab...so I take that as a good sign...but still no word. Hopefully by the end of this week. Anyways...I'm seriously just kind of bored and wasting some time...nothing exciting to say really...

So...have a good lunch hour and I'll check back later!

DebLaf

Good Afternoon,

Hi Cassangelidy & welcome:flowerforyou:

Hi Kristen, I like what you said about accepting drawbacks & get right back to it again. Glad your back. :happy:

I just got back from my workout and feel good! I'm glad I went, because on we don't usually have a thursday class and I was planning on cleaning the house and a small walk. Most of you girls have way more energy than me, I can't wait until I start getting more energy back.

Today:
1: oatmeal, banana, 1/2 tsp. brown sugar splenda
2: canteloupe
3: lite hot dog (I know this is bad, but we had leftovers in the fridge)
4: might try making those sweet potato baked fries
5: 1/3 califoria kitchen pizza 260 cal. & vegetable bake
6: popcorn / peach

Still can't decide which DVD to purchase "Shred or Turbo jam" but I will need to order soon, since the weather will be changing.

I was invited to Brunch on Sunday & they have lots of great food there. This will be a real test or do I just enjoy and jump back on again on Monday?

kistinbee

I was invited to Brunch on Sunday & they have lots of great food there. This will be a real test or do I just enjoy and jump back on again on Monday?

It's kind of your call...I would say not to worry about it too much but try and make good choices...then get back on track Monday. Lots of people on here have a day off during the week. It shouldn't hurt you. But you could also try and bump up on exercise that day...

Good luck!

kistinbee

Okay...so I feel like CRAP!:sad: I don't know what is going on. I am bloated, crampy, and have been running to the bathroom every 5 minutes all afternoon! Not sure what my tummy is doing!!!!!!????????
But it SUCKS! I am in so much pain I really can't fathum even attempting to go to the gym...which SUCKS because I NEED to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But after lots of contimplation and the advice of a few friends and my hubby, I am going to head home after work and maybe just try and walk with the dogs or something. This BLOWS!!!!!:explode: I want to go to the gym!!!! This is how I felt yesterday and I don't want to feel like this again!!!!! SUCKY! SUCKY!!! Maybe I'll start feeling better within the next hour or so until I leave, but chances are...:explode: :explode: :explode: :explode: :explode: Plus...without the workout, I will end up being over in calories for today!!!!!:explode: :explode: :explode: :explode: :explode:

Anyways...just had to vent...I am SO mad! It seems like things keep going from bad to worse!!!!!!:sad:

kistinbee

Oh...where are you my friends?? I just needed some words of encouragement. I'm headed home here in a few and will make some dinner...tilapia, broccoli, and wild rice...hopefully will feel well enough to take the doggies for a walk at some point...and if not...then....:explode: :explode: I am seriously SO mad right now...and there is no one to blame...not even myself...just my tummy for hurting like it does!!!!!:explode: :explode: I want to roll in a ball and sob!:sad: :sad: :sad:

chipper15173

kistinbee....maybe you feel bad because you haven't eaten the right foods for the last few days. just a thought...i know i feel tired, bloated, just yucky if i don't eat right for a few days. the bad part is, it will take a couple days for your body to feel better. or, with cramping you might have a touch of food poison. i sure hope you feel better soon. just rest and eat right. i hope i didn't sound harsh?
feel better, it's almost the weekend.
chipper