Young Working Women (career, not corner) *CLOSED GROUP*
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Weigh in day! 135.6... that's down 1lb. not too much but still moving in the right direction at least. I miss you girls!!0
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Good job, Amber! I am still too nervous to weight in, haha. Maybe I will tomorrow. It seems like losing is getting harder. Grrrrr.0
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Hi girls! Hope everyone is ok
arrived back in the UK yesterday after our wedding trip - absolutely brilliant! Had a wonderful time (as the scales show!) but so glad that I was able to shift some weight before the wedding thanks MFP! 0 -
Congratulations Gayle (and great job Amber!)
I miss you guys as well... DH is trying to help motivate me to get back on the wagon. He's promised me one new nail polish for each lb. I lose, and at the end of one month if I've worked out every day (sand two freebie days) I get a makeup palette.
Alright, alright, honey... I'll get my butt in gear. Looking forward to a weigh-in tomorrow. Not gonna be beautiful, but gotta (re)start somewhere. Love you guys!0 -
New nail polishes? Love it!! I am looking forward to restarting on Wednesday or Thursday this week when we get a chance to go grocery shopping and restock on fruit and veg - at the moment living off the junk we have in the freezer and cupboard since we got back from holidays! lol0
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yay! I'm so glad you girls are starting to make your way back haha! this was my favorite group/thread and I started getting sad we all weren't around :ohwell:0
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Me too! I feel like we have a few men down but that is ok. How is everyone else doing? The end of summer was notttt so great for me, but i think I am doing better. I have started going to kickboxing classes at my gym and holy crap...it is so hard. I go twice a week but sometimes I am still so sore from class on Monday that I can't go Friday. I'm sure I look like a total idiot, but whatever.
What have you all been up to?0 -
i've gained a few lbs lately, booooo. I find myself being super motivated for a few days then i'll miss one and it's all gone to *kitten*.
the good news is I got a new job, I start on October 3rd....instead of driving 30 mins or so each way i'll be walking about a mile each way every day. So that's good from the get-go! I'm really excited about it.
I leave for Mexico in 4 weeks, ahhhh!!!!
What's new with everyone else?!0 -
Hey, congrats on the new job!! Great news!!
Nothing much new here, I started my second nursing placement this week - I am being mentored by a health visitor so lots of babies everywhere! Not really used to babies so trying not to show I'm nervous LOL0 -
Aww, Gayle, that sounds like fun! Between my two jobs I have two babies right now, and I love them. It's really nice to leave them at their houses and go home to a full night's sleep, too.
I worked something like 45 hours this last Fri-Sat-Sun because one of the docs I worked for delivered three babies... I spent more time at her house than my own, blegh! The nice thing was that they're the ones who own (and live in) the house attached to the apartment I live in now, so I wasn't ever too far from my husband.
Laura, did you ever finish C25K? I probably got halfway through W3 and just had enough. Between trying to do that and Ripped in 30, I just wasn't having any kind of time to myself and I slacked off and quit both. I work from 7:15 to 6:45 most days, and it's too dark before and after work to run, so I'm pretty bummed about that. I have started Ri30 again, and I'm giving it something like 9-10 days per level, since I think I pushed myself too far, too fast last time. So, yay for reboots!
I think right now, my ultimate goal is to be at 125lbs by Christmas. That's, what, 13.5 weeks? I just weighed in at 135.3lbs on Monday, so I need to shoot for .763 lbs/week. Doable? Maybe... Thanksgiving is coming, and Christmas parties... oh well. We can do this! Let's go! 0 -
Wow Casey that's a crazy amount of hours! Haha I never finished C25K, same thing, I kind of "got over" it I guess. But I've been doing 30 DS for about 5 days and also Butt Bible here and there (HOLY *kitten* it kills). But I'm excited, when I start this new job, besides walking to and from work, I also get to go in later. Right now my bf and I get up for work at the same time, but we both have to be in the offices pretty early....but now I'll be able to wake up with him, have time to squeeze in a quick run or 30DS and still get ready for work! I'm really excited to start my new routine.
I actually haven't weighed myself lately, I did go to the doctor and their scale said 153. But to be honest, I haven't really gained according to my scale at home, so I'm thinking I started off with the wrong weight completely haha! I want to lose 5 lbs in the next 5 weeks, hopefully at least look more toned. But i'd like to lose 10 by Christmas too, i think that's a good goal.
i'm also debating trying out the Paleo "diet"....anyone have any opinions on that?0 -
From what I've heard, you either love it for life or hate it right away and quit. There are a bajillion people on the fitness board (on Makeupalley) that do the Paleo thing, but I usually hang on the nail polish board so I don't know a lot about it myself. Might be worth a peek?0
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As I sit here and read your recent posts I am eating a bag of mini M$Ms...at 8:41 am. Whatever. It's Friday!
I have not been slacking, but I think I maybe have hit one of the dreaded "plateaus". I gained around 6 lbs between the beginning of July and the middle of August (why is it so easy to gain so much in such a short amount of time!!!), but I have only lost like 4 of those pounds and I am still not back down to my lowest. It is getting super frustrating! But I am going to Vegas in the middle of January and my goal is to be down 10 lbs by then, which will only be about 5 pounds away from my goal weight. Remember how easy it was to lose weight at the beginning? Those were the days...
Casey, I nannyed (nannied?) for a family for two years in college. It was a lot of fun and I miss the kids a lot! I still get to see them because I live in the same town, and they literally beg me to come back every time I see them. If only I could support myself on $10 an hour for 20 hours a week
Gayle, let's see some wedding pics!!!
Ok, that's all. Hope you all have a good weekend!0 -
I think we lost Angela on this thread, but she has been doing it for about a month and said it's amazing for her, and she's never felt better....there are a bunch of threads about it on here, I messaged angela and she sent me a ton of info about it. It's basically a low carb high fat high protein way of eating (and living)...I've been on this site marksdailyapple.com ALL day, if nothing else it is a very intriguing read!
Charlotte- don't you miss the days of being able to survive off $10/hr 20 hrs a week haha. and that was a lot of money! ( i remember for me it was like, yay i can get miller lite this week instead of natty light!0 -
Bahaha Natty Light? You must be on the East Coast. I haven't had that since high school! It's mostly Coors Light here, but it's a "local" beer in Colorado, so it's legit But what I miss the most is the check from my dad every month. Anything I made was for going out and buying clothes. Those were the days... life out of college is not super awesome... 0
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Gayle, let's see some wedding pics!!!
LOL I was going to post one on my profile but it says the pic is too big! Maybe if I download one from facebook....
Anyways, I need to get back on the wagon!! Have gained nearly 2lb since coming home - piglet!! Think I am comfort eating because I am missing our awesome holiday
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Weighing in today ladies... 135.8. about the same as two weeks ago. grr. but at least it isn't a gain.0
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Hey Amber, that's right! You didn't go backward, which makes it easier to now go forward!
I'm weighing in this morning at 134.0... aaaaalmost back to where I was when I started this thing. I think it was a fluke that one time when I hit 133.3, because I've never seen THAT number again. Oh well. Let's get it started (ha!) let's get it started in here (and the bass keeps runnin'runnin'....) I've got that stuck in myhead this am, so you get to share it with me.
Love you guys! Gayle, I'm really excited to see your wedding pics!0 -
ok so I didn't weigh myself this week, I'm going to try to purposely not do it because I'm getting to caught up in the number and discouraged. BUT I leave for Mexico 3 weeks from Saturday, so I promise to:
-Not miss a day of 30DS. I start my new job on Monday and I have an extra hour in the mornings now, so in addition to the 2 extra miles I'll be walking every day, there's NO reason for me to not do it.
-I'm also going to keep incorporating the Butt Bible, because it literally kicks my *kitten*
-Keep an eye on my sodium intake
-Keep carbs super light (which I want to do anyway, as I move into Paleo ideally)
- Stay away from bloating veggies like broccoli and cauliflower but up all the others
Also a friend suggested probiotics, I don't eat a ton of yogurt so I don't think it's a bad idea. Anyone else have input?0 -
HI I missed you guys! I'm finally coming up for air from my textbooks. Grad school is noooo joke. I've never worked so hard in my life without actually having a job. lol.
Anywho, I've been gaining and losing the same like 5 pounds over and over again (check in at 219)... my exercise regimen definitely needs a boost. I just can't seem to get into a routine that actually works with my class/internship schedule. And it probably doesn't help that at least 5 days out of the week, I eat like a poor grad student. ugh.
How's everyone doing? I spent a bit of time reading all of y'alls posts that I missed (which is a ton!). I hope that everyone is doing well, and I'm glad to be back on track! Promise to check in on Mondays and attempt to keep up
ps- Gayle, I'm definitely excited to see the wedding photos when you post them!0 -
Yay! Welcome back Keshia! I can totally relate to your gaining and losing the same weight....except for me it is like the same 1.5 lbs. UGHHHH. I weighed in this morning at 153.4...was 155 on Wednesday, 154 last week. So annoying! But I have decided that I love going to group classes at my gym so my new schedule is: M/F - Kickboxing, T/Th Group Power - (weight lifting) and W - Zumba. I am trying to incorporate more weights into my routine because I used to just do straight cardio. Hopefully it will work, because I feel like I am working out harder than usual and still not losing weight. Ohhhh my life.
Anyways, tonight I am going to this charity fashion show that my roommate is in (yea, my roommate is a model - you can feel bad for me). So that should be fun I guess. My friend and I are going to get dressed up and try to find some nice guys who are the type who go to charity fashion shows (probably old and rich...perfect )
Anyways, I am just rambling now. Happy Friday! Hope everyone has a good weekend!!0 -
Yay, managed to change my profile pic! Not one of the better pics but pinched it off facebook so there you go lol
Wavering around the same couple of pounds on and off at the moment, not doing any exercise (filling all my time with the studying I should have been doing when I was off getting married!) but have taken the final step and gone from veggie to vegan so my veg consumption has gotten much better although I did eat some chocolate biscuits today!! They were vegan so I decided it was ok LOL but of course it has sent my calorie count right up :-D must try harder!!
Hope you're all doing ok! Looking forward to Hump Day xx 0 -
You look GREAT!!!!!0
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Awww, Gayle, congratulations! You look lovely (and so happy!) How was the Disney portion? 0
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Aw, thank you so much girls! We had the most amazing time Casey, Disney were fabulous, they took care of everything! Made it perfect we said afterwards, we never would have thought to have a wedding planner but went along with it because you get one as part of the package with Disney; now, after the event, we can really see why people have them! It was great to just enjoy the day instead of worrying about whether the guests had arrived or whether everything was is the right place - she sorted out everything, she was wonderful 0
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Awww, Gayle, congratulations! You look lovely (and so happy!) How was the Disney portion?
And with regards to the happy? I beamed all day long until we went back for the fireworks at the Magic Kingdom at the very end of the day - suddenly I just got so emotional that everything had gone so perfectly and just sobbed! loool 0
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