200+ Fryin' the Fat
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Annette: I know that WE will care whether you succeed or not. And YOU care about you too (and if you don't, you really should). It's ok if you goal isn't as well articulated as you think it should be. Maybe your goal can be something unrelated to the scale (to be able to run a certain distance or to do a certain number of pushups) or something related to your health (to be a healthy BMI or have your cholesterol or blood pressure at a certain number). This journey we are on isn't necessarily about being a size 4 or seeing a particular number on the scale. It's about our health and quality of life and I am absolutely positive that your DH and daughter care about your health. Take it from someone whose health has been a constant battle, you want to stay healthy as long as you possibly can.
Sarah (wiggle): My Hubbs knows that my mood is directly linked to whether or not I got exercise that day. If, for some reason, exercise hasn't been had - it totally shows in my mood and he will make me do something for HIS sanity. I think it's super cool that yours took care of the house & kids while you were getting your work-out on!
Sarah: It's cool that your DH is baking again but I'm glad it's in your house and not mine. Baked goods like bread & pretzels are a downfall for me (I CANNOT have just one and be done). It calls to me until it's gone. I am proud of myself that when I made English Muffin bread a couple of weeks ago, I threw one of the loaves in the freezer rather than eat it and now that it's in the fridge, I can almost ignore it.
Pam: I hope Tuesday is better than Monday was for you.
Katie: I also had dizziness as a side effect of Topomax and though I didn't have trouble swallowing, I have heard that it can be a side effect of that drug. I'm sorry that your wife is going through all that. Maybe her doc can switch her to something else. Is she taking it for migraines or seizures? (the does for seizures is much higher than for migraines so she'd be more likely to have side effects)
Nava: The lack of A/C in Europe is a total pain in the butt for the short amount of time that it actually does get hot here (like right now, it's 85 and not even noon yet). Enjoy the rest of your trip!!!
Lacey: I would be ridiculously happy to see Belgium. I hear Brugges is absolutely gorgeous (everyone here says we simply MUST go see it - it's like a story book, but I haven't made it out there yet.) They also have some KILLER chocolate. I'm also down with anywhere you wanna go. I haven't been up to Berlin, it's been a LONG time since I hit Munich, I love anywhere in Austria or Switzerland and while France isn't at the top of my list, I still plan on getting there sometime before I leave. I've also been to Holland but not to Amsterdam so I'd be down with that too. Dude, wherever you end up, I'll meet you there. :happy:
I stayed up till 2 am on Skype with The Hubbs (I really hate when he's on shift work and is only awake when I should be asleep). Then, when I woke up it was already too hot to take my poor puppy for a walk (she's a Bernese Mountain dog so she's huge and has a double coat of fur - poor puppy - she doesn't do well with the heat) so me & The Kid went on a 45 minute bike ride. I think my booty is getting a tolerance to The Hubbs' bike seat as I thought I'd be in a bit of pain but I wasn't. Now I'm gearing up for my daily dose of Zumba! I peeked at the scale (stupid, I know as I am on my TOM) and it had pretty fan-freaking-tastic news for me. After WEEKS stuck somewhere in 197-limbo, i was 195.8 this morning. Now it's not an official weigh in day but it made me SOOO happy to see it that I HAD to share. Have a good one ladies!!!!0 -
Kendal - Hopefully, we can get over this aversion to clothes buying.
Karen - I've considered the alterations option, but my sewing skills are minimal. I can do buttons, hem, and follow simple patterns, but altering stuff has always been a problem. That was the big reason I stopped sewing as patterns never fit me right and every time I tried to alter the pattern to fit me it just looked horrible.
Pam - The small victories are what lead to big victories.
Sarah (thes) - Yay for vacation coming up soon. I'm jealous about the baking. If baking or cooking is going to happen in our house, more than likely I'll be the one doing it.
Sarah (wigglentwink) - We get paid on Thursday. If there is anything left of the paycheck after bills I probably going to Target. They're having a sale on workout clothes. Way to go on the run. BTW I love your husband.
Tanya - Don't get discouraged, at least it wasn't a gain.
Annette - Please don't get discouraged. The most important reason you are doing this is for your health. The most important person you are doing this for is you. As Amy said, we care about you and whether or not you succeed. IMO success is what will make you happy without jeopardizing your health and well-being. Again, as Amy said that doesn't mean it has to be clothes or scale related. The other thing to keep in mind is that there is nothing wrong with your goal changing. If you begin striving for one goal and halfway there decide that it isn't important to you any longer, scrap it and start again. Goals are NOT meant to torture us and make us feel shame. Goals are meant to keep us from becoming stagnant. They are meant to make us grow as individuals and as human beings, to become more than what we are currently. Don't stress about it, there is nothing wrong with taking your time.
Amy - The wife had a stroke-like event (facial droop, slurred speech, bilateral paralysis, the whole she-bang) last April that the neurologist thinks was a migraine phenomena. She was only 32 at the time. After the event, her migraines went from 1-2 times a year to 1-2 a week. After some testing they also found out that she had a Chiari malformation. Basically, her cerebellum and brain stem were being squeezed into the spinal canal, so she had to have brain surgery last August. The neurologist has just kept her on the Topomax. In the last couple months, some of her symptoms have returned and we were afraid she was going to have to have surgery again. We got a hold of the MRI results yesterday morning and it looks like she is in the clear. We're just a little baffled as to why the symptoms are reoccurring 8 mos post-op. She is on a low dose and has not been that compliant with taking it every day. (She's a nurse and nurses suck as patients.) With only taking it a couple times a week she hasn't had any migraines, so she is thinking about taking herself off of it and seeing what happens.
Check-in for Monday... 2126 burned / 2059 consumed / 67 deficit <
Ummmm, not a satisfactory deficit even for a day with no exercise, but it followed two days of deficits in excess of 1000 each day. Eh.
Today is totally going to suck. Here is the breakdown...
7am - Get off work
8am - Take wife to in-laws out-of-town
10am - Get back home and go to sleep
2pm - Staff meeting at work (I'm suppose to be there but it may not happen)
4:15pm - Spin class (that I'd like to attend)
5:30pm - Water aerobics (that I'd like to attend)
10pm - Gym closes
11pm - Work
I have a feeling something in the schedule ISN'T going to happen, because I'm ready for bed right now. Night shift sucks!!!0 -
Katie: OMG, brain surgery is no small thing. I'm so sorry that your wife (and you) had to go through that. Maybe your wife should talk to her neurologist about whether the meds might be causing her symptoms. I KNOW nurses are really terrible patients; my SIL, my aunt and two cousins are ALL nurses (one is a nurse anesthetist). I really liked what you said to Annette about goals being able to be changed. I know that I sometimes forget that. It's nice to have the reminder. I hope you get your exercise in for the day, but don't kill yourself - make sure you get some sleep.
Today started out great and then kinda went downhill from there. My cat disappeared. I'm pretty sure he escaped last night from the balcony (it's a new trick of his to jump from the balcony to the garage but as he isn't on the garage, I guess he made it to the ground this time and took off). He is an indoor cat as he has no front claws but he didn't get the memo as he is always planning an escape. The reason we don't let him out is that during one of his escapades, he was gone for FOUR WEEKS and came back just after we had decided that he HAD to be dead. He came back with fur worn off his paws, suffering from dehydration and with ticks but he was otherwise ok. The Hubbs was beside himself the whole time the stupid cat was gone (he's really The Hubbs' cat - I like dogs), he would drive around the neighborhood looking for him and always had an ear out for a meow at the door. I'm concerned about the cat being gone too long this time as it is seriously HOT out there (92 degrees) and we live kind of in the middle of nowhere (right on the edge of town by a HUGE forest with wild animals and everything). Sigh. Stupid cat.
It gets worse- there was a nearly $900 charge taken out of one of our checking accounts that took us a while to figure out (AND gave me a HUGE heart attack in the process). It turns out The Hubbs accidentally checked into his hotel with the debit card for that account instead of his government travel card. So that was the bill for his hotel. It came out of our rent money. So I had to run to the bank to deposit enough to cover the rent that's coming out in 2 days via automatic payment. I'm just immensely thankful that I have enough money to cover a $900 oops on The Hubbs' part as that has not always been the case. Especially since we wont be getting that money back until after he gets back from his TDY and files the required paperwork (so..maybe we'll have it back by the end of July??)
Sigh.
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Drove to Florida and went on cruises (been on 3 cruises now).Oh - Kendal how did you go to all those places but not get on a plane? Do cruiseline laeve from NC? I So know nothing about the east coast.
Sarah(wiggle)- that was super sweet of your husband
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All righty... here's week #1's results. As the list of people is pretty long, please forgive me if I've somehow missed you-- it's just an error on my part
Name / Starting Challenge Weight / This week's weight (difference)
Kristina / 183.4 / 183.6 (+0.2)
Victoria / 190 / 189.25 (-0.75)
Kendal / 214.8 / 215 (+0.2)
Lacey / 209.8 / 209.6 (-0.2)
Amy / 199 / 197.2 (-1.8)
Sarah / 208.4 / 208.2 (-0.2)
Kerry / 187.7 / 182.3 (-5.4)
Hailie / 258.4 / 256 (-2.4)
Annette / 183 / 178 (-5.0)
Karen / 217.8 / 213.4 (-4.4)
Nava / 222.6 / 222.6 (0)
Psychohope / 261 / 266 (+5.0)
Katie / 240.6 / 240.6 (0)
Gonnadoitjenn 317.5 / 316.1 (-1.4)
Lauren / 184.2 / 181.2 (-3.0)
Ashley / 247 / 245.8 (-1.2)
Cynthia / 349 / 347.2 (-1.8)
bubblesburst80 / 222 / 221 (-1.0)
Pam / 229 / 228.4 (-0.6)
Tammykoon / 322 / 317 (-5.0)
Mandaj2 / 214 / 212.5 (-1.5)
Tanya / 257 / 257 (0)
Elinger / 243 / 241.2 (-1.8)
Crystal / 217 / 215 (-2.0)
WOW... we had some HUGE losses this week!
This week's winner (with some very close seconds and thirds) is Kerry with a massive 5.4 pound loss. Girl, you're melting away!!0 -
Check in for yesterday: 2863burn/1902ate/961 deficit. This is probably too high a deficit. I'm going to try to stick to 1900 for the week and see what it does, and then bump up the cals again. Maybe my body needs a cal jolt.
NSV this morning: the secretary said she could tell I was toning up - aka slimming down. This is SO what I needed to hear right now. It makes P90X all that much more worth it.
Katy and Amy - we listened to that Go The F To Sleep when we were on vacation a couple weeks ago. We even let Gracie listen to it, maybe we are not the best parents in this regard who knows. At any rate, she TOTALLY got it and we of course got it and I don't know how many nights I've thought but never said those words to her.
Allie - sorry I haven't had time to answer your questions...but they definitely have me thinking. And I like seeing that you sparked all of us to think about why we are doing this.
Pam - my sister in law is in Paris right now and she said it is scorching hot...I have no idea what the weather will be like when I go, hopefully warm.
Saranthes - I always feel a major difference in my muscles when I use weights versus bands. Ohhhh bread. How I love thee so.
Sarahwiggle - yeay for new personal best!!! If you can fit in my carry on girl, I will totally take you!
Annette - this is a process as everyone has been saying....don't overthink it. When I overthink it, I want to throw my hands up in the air too and be like WTF! This is for you! Done by YOU. YOU can do it!! And you don't have to have any specific goals...just make it a part of your life.
Amy - I've been thinking about the Louvre and Paris all night. I should get my work itinerary today and then can start planning. How long can you meet up with me for? That totally sucks about the cat situation!! Grr. YEAY for weight loss woohoo!!
Katy - that is quite a schedule. At least you have two gym classes to pick from. Maybe do one and be happy with that? It will alleviate some stress there. Yeesh about your wife having such issues...brain stuff is scarey and half the time the dr's are just left scratching their heads. I am so glad to hear that her MRI came back good.
Kendal - did you like the cruises? I've seen both Posidon movies or however you spell them, and the whole scene where they are stuck in the ballroom trying to figure out how to get out? IT makes me never ever want to go on a ship.
Okay I've got to get to work now. Boooooo.0 -
Lacey- The cruises were a lot of fun. Its hardly a relaxing vacation though cause there's so much to do. My fav was the first one because we had just gotten a lot of money and I didn't feel guilty about spending it. (it was our honeymoon...Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel, Mexico) We went swimming on a sand bar with string rays out in the ocean. It was amazing. Also saw a sea turtle farm and Hell (the actual name of the place). As far as the cruise itself....yeah....I get motion sick (even sitting in a rocking chair can give me a headache). I never vomited but I had a constant headache the whole time. I found that if I kept just the right amount of alcohol in my, then I would trick my brain into thinking I was super drunk and it wasn't the boat rocking lol. Obviously the headache wasn't horrible enough for me not to go on 2 more cruises after the first one though. If I were to do another cruise, I'd like to do another cruise line. Not that Carinval is bad, just want to try something new....all their trips are VERY repetitive.0
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OK, I took notes & this might be disjointed & quick...sneaking on here! LOL!
Pam-small victories are the only ones we have somedays! WTG!
Sarahthes-how do you resist the carbs? Enjoy vacay!! And your pushups are awesome!
Lacey-you're my hero! You work so hard! Glad someone is noticing!
SarahW-n-T-Somtimes hubby's are good about knowing when we need that!
Annette-WE will care & even if the difference isn't something you can see, sometimes, the reward is in how you FEEL!
Amy-yay for out of limbo!! I could never survive that kind of $$ oops! Hope all goes well til hubs is home!
Katie-straight pins & my mom are my friend for alterations! My sewing skills are also minimal. My mom is my savior somedays! I know 2 others that have had the same surgery & their Dr's have told them the surgery might only help w/the symptoms, it's not a cure. I do hope that your wife is one of those that it can help 100%!!
Kerry, Tammy, & Annette!! WOW!! Awesome loss!! Burnin that fat!!
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And now back to work!) Sorry if I missed ya! Sneaking is hard! LOL! 0 -
Congrats to last week's winners... which is everyone! haha,, we're all doing great! lets keep it up! last week altogether we lost over 40 lbs!!! (if i added in my head right lol)
well as for my goals, last week i started a few books. i cant read one book at a time lol.. i get bored, and the books i started i didnt start at the beginning either haha! but i felt a lot better! i still had some bad days, but i know it will take time to break the cycle of the things that are bothering me.
I also didn't take any one child out for a mommy date... but i took a few here and a few there on different occasions and it went really well! i am planning on going to the movies with my oldest tomorrow, so that will be my first date out!
i think i need to revise one of my goals... i dont think i'll be able to get down to running the 5k in 30 min. that might be a long term goal for me, but it won't happen in 6 weeks! so i've got it up to running it in 38! that'll be a big improvement on what i'm doing now, which is over 40... i thought it was at 40 but i miscalculated how far i was going
well i hope you all have had a great start to your week! i have been pretty busy that's why i havent written much
*feel free to add me on MFP! i think it'd be great to have y'all as friends on here :d0 -
Hey there everyone, is it too late to join?0
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I'm with @sweetmelissa22....I'd like to join too! I just started tracking calories as of recent, and would love to hear what other people are doing!0
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silver02bullet & sweetmelissa222: It is never too late to join this group, we love newbies! Tell us a bit about yourselves (what you do, what your goals are, married, kids, whatever might help us to get to know you). We get quite chatty on this board and we talk about everything. I these ladies!
manda2j: WTG for re-writing your running goal! It's awesome that you are able to revise it.
Karen: I gotta say that my cat going missing and a $900 bank oops are actually about on par with the kind of disasters that tend to strike when The Hubbs is TDY. I don't know why, but everything goes to crap when he's not around. (I may be being overly dramatic) But I kind of feel like the shoe has dropped and so I don't expect any more disasters (isn't it terrible that I just WAIT for something to go wrong when he's gone??).
Kendal: I have ALWAYS wanted to go on a cruise. We were considering a Mediterranean cruise but our plans kind of changed and now we're looking at a trip to Scotland instead.
Lacey: YAY for someone noticing the fruits of your labors!!! I LOVE when that happens. And as far as meeting up with you goes, I am unemployed and my kid is home schooled so i can meet up with you wherever and however long you desire. If you're thinking Paris, I've heard it takes at least 2 days to properly visit the Lourve (and knowing you and art, you'll want to properly visit it). There's also Florence if'n you're looking for art. The Ufizi gallery is awesome, The David is down the street from it and is massively impressive when seen up close and the city of Florence is one of the most breath taking cities I've ever been in. It is honestly my favorite city in Italy. So, I'll just sit back till you decide where you're going and then I'll decide where to meet up with you and for how long based on your itinerary.
The cat still hasn't returned. Gabe cried himself to sleep with worry over the cat. It sux. Stupid cat better come back before Monday, that's when we're leaving for Italy.0 -
Hello. I would like to join this challenge if I could. My current weight is 235. In 6 weeks I would like to be 225.0
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weigh in: 212.8
0.1 loss. :grumble:0 -
Thanks anvy! I'm 24, single and always crazy busy. I work full time at a medical school and am working towards my masters in business administration, I spend most free waking moments studying. I have a reputation for tackling everything with a clear head and succeeding, except for when my weight loss is concerned. I always seem to hit a wall right around the 279 mark (which is about -30 lbs from where I started in January and 14lbs from where I am now) . It is super easy for me to skip out on the gym because I have a study group or a paper to write and it is simply too easy to justify grabbing fast food because I was stuck in a meeting or I had a rough class. I'm really trying to change this by planning better, but it is definitely a huge change.
My 1st goal for this challenge is to get to 275 (-18 lbs) and my 2nd goal for this challenge is not to skip the gym (I go on Mondays and Wednesdays and Saturdays when I can). (and my third goal which is completely date centered is to not be an idiot food wise at my family's annual July 4th party)0 -
Hello Everyone! My name is Megan, 27 y/o, and live in Arkansas. I have a normal desk job which was when my (recent) weight gain started! In my adult life, my heaviest was 268 (Jan 2008) and my lowest 170 (August 2009). I was at my lowest weight when I got said desk job....began eating at my desk and slowed down (who am i kidding, i stopped) walking and started eating and boozing. (I had just moved to a new, exciting city and was taking full advantage of the social aspect!)
So, I gained back almost all of the weight i had put so much effort into losing since Jan '08 and I was back to 236 in February of this year. I'm currently at 220 lbs (as of last Friday's weigh in). I started exercising (step aerobics 3 times a week, walking 2 nights) 2 weeks ago. In those two weeks, with the help of MFP and step, i've lost 6 lbs! Go me!
My ultimate goal is to wear a size 10 pant by next summer. I'm currently in an 18. I don't know what it feels like to be below a 16 (even at 170 lbs, i wore a 16 jean). Number-wise, i'd like to get around 150, but we will see how the clothes fit along the way. I have always been 'the fat friend'...even when i was at my skinniest, i was still that person. My friends are TINY!
Thank you guys for letting me join! Looking forward to getting to know you...0 -
Amy- Thanks for the heads up. I have been on several different pills before when I was younger and they were trying to regulate things and NOTHING worked. The only thing that finally worked was the NuvaRing and despite it getting in the way if I leave it in during relations, I LOVE it! SO AMAZING!
Hailie- Look at you! Your ticker is going up! WOOT WOOT! Will they holding of the diploma show that you don't have high school credit? So many companies want a copy of your diploma these days. Also, that's awesome about the NSV!
Katie- Making changes in our lifestyles is what we all have to do and making pizza at home and still able to have a sweet treat is amazing!
Kendal- WOO HOO for new bedding. I haven't had new bedding since 2008 and currently we just use sheets and random blankets and it drives me nutso. Off to add you on Facebook!
Karen- Congrats! Zumba is apparently a great thing for many! I also took Topamax for awhile as an added med for my Epilepsy meds. My side effects from it were super crazy on top of the ones I already have from Depakote so I had them take me off of it. I was taking it to try and balance out the weight gain from the Depakote and it NEVER worked.
Lauren- When it comes to seeing the weight loss, I personally haven't seen it yet but others are starting to. I know that when I lost it before I started noticing it in my neck/face, fingers, legs, etc. first. My pooch started going down slowly and my arms are where I need the most work.
Kerry- I just friend requested you!
Wow, some amazing losses again this week! I know that I am all out of whack this week and I just hope that all the extra packing that I am doing that I will have burned enough calories to balance out the crazy eating schedule. Last night we didn't even eat dinner until 11:30 pm. TOTALLY CRAZY!
So I have to ask, anyone on Twitter? I love Twitter and you can add me @liveteachcreate. 0 -
DAMN Ladies!!! Amazing weight loss!
Amy - The wife saw the neurologist last week and he wanted to INCREASE her dose, which I guess makes sense if the symptoms are migraine phenomena (just thought of that). She said she wanted to wait and see what the MRI said and he agreed. The Topomax makes her SO tired, that I'd also like to see if she could come off it. Ultimately, she's going to do what she wants, so I just offer advice and support. (Granted, when she didn't WANT to get the MRI and kept putting it off, I kept telling our co-worker friends that are nurses. I let them hound her about it.) As for the brain surgery, I think I was less nervous about it because I have worked in hospitals all my life and my mom is a nurse, but it was stressful. All of this actually started on our 1 year anniversary vacation and lasted for about 8 months. We see it as a challenge that we were able to overcome as a couple and will make everything else look like a cakewalk. The comment about goals being able to change was a reminder to myself as well. Sorry to hear about the cat and the money oops.
Lacey - Yay on the NSV! I feel like I'm getting a little vain, but it's always nice to hear someone notice a change.
Kendal - The wife and I would really like to go on a cruise, but I'm so afraid I'll get seasick. The one and only time I've been out on the ocean was a boat ride out to the Great Barrier Reef while I was in Australia and I was nauseated the whole time the boat was moving. Didn't vomit, but just very uncomfortable.
Karen - The MRI she had last week was 10 mos post-op and according to the report everything is staying where it is suppose to. I'm eager to see the neurosurgeon in a month or two so we can actually SEE the MRI images side-by-side.
Manda - It's good to see you again. I'm glad to hear that you are altering your goals to be more do-able. There is nothing worse, at least for me, than setting a goal and realizing that there is no possible way I'll make it.
Melissa, Silverbullet & Justme - Welcome!
Jenn (GonnaDoIt) - I hope the packing is going well.
Scale victory! I've officially lost 40 pounds! Now, I have this bad feeling it's my monthly scale tease. I usually hit an absurdly low number, then jump back up 1-3 lbs the next day. I then hold there for any where from 3 days to 2 weeks, then I see that absurdly low number again. It sucks, but at least I know to expect this from time to time. So, I woke up when I usually do around 5p (only getting 6 hrs sleep) and couldn't get back to sleep. Decided to get up and a wait until the post- 9-to-5er rush at the gym. Just gonna do the elliptical instead of a class. Grr. :grumble: Heigh-ho Heigh-ho, it's off to the gym I go!
Edited to add: Just realized I'm only 15 lbs from the half-way mark!!!!! :glasses:0 -
Ok, kind of feeling like I shut the thread down. Anyhow...
Check-in for Tuesday... 2521 burned / 1700 consumed / 821 deficit - Exercise: strength training and 35 min of intervals on elliptical.
Belly Fat Question: Even at my highest weight, my belly fat has always been more solid than jiggly. I've noticed that as I've been losing, especially after I lost 25 lbs, the belly fat is much more jiggly. Has anyone else experienced this?0 -
Wow! Great losses this week! Sorry I didn't get mine in....I'm sure mine would be up for this week. I'm on vacation and any will power I might have had must have been left on the airplane. My brother-in-law in Canada doesn't have a scale, so unless I can find one in a little shop somewhere I may not have a true weigh-in next week either. I may have him drive me to Walmart and see if there is one there I can use next time. lol.0
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Laura: It's hard to keep the willpower up on vacation.
Katie: I read that harder belly fat means that it is fat inside the abdominal cavity (as opposed to just under the skin). It contributes to being apple shaped and can be a risk factor for heart disease. I think your middle getting more "squishy" means that you are losing that internal fat and that is AWESOME!!!! Keep it up and your squishy middle will be a thing of the past.
Jenn: Packing and moving creates major upheaval in life. I've moved 13 times in my adult life, so I've experienced that "joy" a lot. I hope it gets done soon.
Megan: Hiya! It's hard to be the "fat friend", it really does a number on your self esteem.
Melissa: It's difficult to fit exercise in with such a packed schedule. Keep it up and you'll have success.
Sarah (wiggle): a 0.1 pound loss is a loss. It's a move in the right direction. Keep it up.
justme84x: Welcome to the group, tell us about yourself.0 -
I forgot to check in the past two days. Check in for Tuesday: 2964 calories burned/ 1807 calories eaten/ 1157 deficit. Check in for Monday: 2696 calories burned/ 1811 calories eaten/ 885 deficit
I've cut my calorie intake this week and it seems to be working. Down to 194.8 this morning. I just hope the weight loss holds till Friday. It has a habit of disappearing come weigh in day.0 -
Amy - Thanks for the factoid! Heart disease is DEFINITELY one of the reasons I decided to lose weight. This could also partially explain why I've always weighed much more than I appear. I hope the decrease in calories continues to work for you!0
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Megan, your story sounds so much like mine, it's crazy! At my highest I was 267, worked it down to 193, but then started my first "real" job and stopped dieting and exercising and before I knew it (well, after 4 years), back up to 245 again. I'm currently at 220ish as well. Welcome to the crew!
Went to Jamie Oliver's Italian place here in Oxford last night. Holy cow, it was good. I didn't go as bazonkers as I could have, and I'm hoping the 1.1 mile walk there and back (2.2) helped work off some of those cals.
Back to auditing for me!0 -
Qucik check-in for last 2 days... 2600 burned Mon with 60 min bike ride and 2700 burned Tues with 50 min of hill run/walking. Off to work. Sorry I haven't been able to keep up and it looks like Aug may be when life slows down... I peek in when I can. Hugs to all.0
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Good morning ladies! Welcome to all the newbies! Don't really have time to respond individually, but I did read everything.
I have too much good food at my house and my will power to resist it is non-existant right now. It could also be pre-tom since that's due next week and I woke up with some bumps on my face. :grumble:
that's all I can think about to post at the moment. ....not sure my brain is "on" yet0 -
Good morning all! I am finally out of the fog from the meds I had to take this weekend. Found myself in the ER with vertigo, ear and sinus infections, and a kidney infection. Yeah, not fun. But the great news is that God is faithful and I am feeling much better! The funny part is the Dr wanted to know why I didn't feel any pain. I replied that I am walking everyday and working out 3x a week so I figured the "pain" was kinda normal. LOL!! I am so looking forward to having less of the pain I was having!
Workout update: Last night I went for a walk down our road. I live in the country, the area is beautiful and the road is rolling. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I walked a full mile (hills and all) without stopping!
Ladies great job on the weigh in! For those who are struggling DON'T GIVE UP!!!
Amy: Hope that this Friday you have no more disappearing acts, I know how frustrating that is!
Katie: I agree a squishy belly sounds like a move in the right direction!
Off to start my day! Still doing homeschool.0 -
Congrats to everyone! Kerry, 5.4 lbs?! That's awesome!!0
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Tammy - glad to hear your meds are working and you aren't feeling vertigo anymore. I hate sinus infections and things like that. Yuck! Yeay for walking!
Kendal - make Mr Reunion take that food home with him!!
Victoria - mailing books today!
Nava - yum Italian food!
Amy - glad that the cal intake cutting is working. My weight is holding steady the past two days at cutting 100 cals out.
That sucks that Gabe cried himself to sleep over the cat, poor kid.
Laura - enjoy your vacation!!
Katy - yaey for 40 lbs loss and belly fat going away!!
Megan - welcome!! I think your goal of a size 10 by next summer is doable with consistency!
Melissa - wecome as well! You sure have a lot on your plate!!!
Sarahwiggle - .1 loss is better than no loss girl!
Welcome justme!
madaj - I like that you were able to see that changing your goal of running a bit to make sure it is attainable. That is awesome!
I think I got mos peoples lol.
As for me - I have to go to Brugge for sure. So now I need to decide where to go in between...too many choices. I hate when I have too many choices.0 -
Lacey: I'll totally hit Brugges with you. How long do you think you want to stay there?
Tammy: Great job on your walk! I live out near the woods and my morning walk (or bike ride) in the woods is something I look forward to every day.
Kendal: I hate the pre-TOM munchies. I crave chocolate and salt like a fiend.
The heat has finally broken and the temperature has gone down to a much more reasonable 70 degrees. Of course, it's going to rain. (Freaking Germany...if it isn't sweltering in heat, it's pouring rain)
I walked the dog this morning, did some Zumba and then a belly dancing DVD. I feel like a slacker not working on some rigorous workout program. I guess I've spent a good portion of the last year on P90X, 10K training, Insanity, and Insanity:Asylum. Along with the guilt, I kinda feel happy to take a break. My foot isn't feeling better but it has stopped getting worse.0
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