Over 200 new Year New Me Part 50
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Hi ladies! Who needs sleep?
Maisie Charlotte was born at 6.13pm 7/20 weighing 7lbs 11.6oz and measuring 18 and 3/4 inches. We are both doing well and expect to be discharged tomorrow.
CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so happy for you! Enjoy, enjoy ... even without the sleep it is a wonderful time in your life with your baby and goes by too fast. I was way too nervous with my firstborn and didn't enjoy the baby time nearly as much as I should have and when it was over really regretted not relaxing and enjoying it more (she is now 17 and a very prickly teenager).0 -
Lilspy: Thanks so much for posting pictures - she is beautiful.
Bluenote: you can do it - those pounds will come right back off and more, you are motivating me to get back on track since it has been a challenging month for me with 2 weeks of vacations. I still try to check in most days. I'm so glad to see you back.
Purpleprose: when I am back at work tomorrow I will try to send you an email with more information on my nutrition plans ... I typed it up awhile ago for other people on MFP so I have a copy on my work computer ... remind me if I forget.
I'm home after another week of vacation - this week was up north at a cabin and it was a really fun, gorgeous weather week. The fishing wasn't very good but the kids got along great (my two and my 2 nieces and nephew) and we all had a good time. I started out the week doing well - walking/running every day and eating mostly healthy ... but as the week went on I really went downhill with my eating. Yesterday was probably my worst as I knew I had to get back on track and was eating everything in sight... and really felt awful last night because of it.
On the positive side I was proud of myself for getting in my bathing suit almost every day and I went tubing once (which I have never done before), and I swam with the kids out to the trampoline in the lake, as well as swimming in the pool several times. I think the last 3-5 years I have packed my swimsuits and never put them on.
On the negative side - there was a casino a few miles from the resort, and in the past I have always stopped in there on my way to shop in town - so I did that again this year even though I have been trying to stop gambling as much ... and I shouldn't have stopped - I spent too much money and didn't feel very good about myself. So I need to get back on track in more ways than one.
I was brave and got on the scale this morning - I'm up 3.2 pounds, which could be worse. I'm not going to officially check-in with that weight, and give myself until Friday for our 'official' weigh-in. So I pretty much failed on our 4-week goals. I can't remember exactly where my weight was when we started but I probably stayed about the same ... which maybe should have been a more realistic goal in the first place when I knew I had 2 vacations this month.
But I want to try again ...
Here were my goals from last month and I want to do the same thing again for the next 4 weeks:
1. Lose 4 lbs (1 per week)
2. at least 240 minutes of cardio and 60 minutes of weights per week
3. at least 90 ounces of water everyday
4. eat more protein and vegetables!
Who is with me? :drinker:0 -
Julie she is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lstpaul, glad you are back !
Blue, so good to see you0 -
Julie she's absolutely beautiful!!!! Congrats!!! Can't wait to see
more pics....so excited for you!0 -
Julie - she is soo beautiful you did such a good job.0
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OK I've been gone a long time but I'm seeing this whole four goal thingie with ya'll so here goes:
My Four Goals
1. Get back on track with food
2. Get back on track with exercise
3. Come here daily
4. Stop beating myself up for gaining
So far so good! 0 -
Julie, she's absolutely darling!!!
Okay, so it seems that people want to do another 4 week challenge. Let's start again on Friday, so we'll go the month of August. Sound good?
I had a good weekend; was in NC to visit with my 96 year old grandmother and my parents. Did some shopping with my mom (it's getting freaking EXPENSIVE to keep losing weight) and loved spending time in the dressing room, trying on all sorts of cute stuff. I just still don't think of myself as smaller and kept bringing 16s and XLs in the dressing room, even though I'm generally a 14 and an L. It still hasn't made it to my brain, though, that I'm as small as I am.
We ate out constantly so I did get on the scale this AM for a quick check and I was pretty much even with where I was on Friday, so am happy about that. Now I just need to stay focused this week.
I'm still thinking about August goals, but I think that they're going to include something about only weighing in on Fridays and Mondays or Tuesdays (i.e. only twice/week), some sort of 30DS goal, and continuing the no evening snacking goal.
Happy Monday!0 -
Good morning ladies..... My goals
I know that I said 8 pounds last month and failed. Well, I am going to do it this month so here it goes
8 pounds gone
drink all my water EVERYDAY
Burn 300 calories minimum through exercise 6 days a week
Keep my carbs 50-60 per meal...(to help my hubby with the diabetes and I am sure it can't hurt me) total 150-180 per day0 -
Good morning all!
checking in for yesterday:
calories: not great. my overall total was ok with counting my exercise calories - but I ate the majority of my calories in the middle of the day because I waited too long to eat and then I stuffed myself ... and had waaaay too many carbs
exercise: great - back to the Y for step and body pump for 2 hours
water: probably could have been better
proud: that I went back to the Y for 2 hours
Sounds good to me to try our 4 week goals again starting on Friday for whoever is interested.0 -
Good morning, ladies!
Jess and I met on Friday for dinner at a fantastic restaurant. It was a good time and the food was amazing. We took a pic in front of the restaurant together and will have to get it posted here. It was great finally meeting one of my "weight loss" sisters. Jess is as adorable and friendly in person as she is here! Now I can't wait to meet more of you!!
The Warrior Dash was awesome! I dominated the military wall that I was so scared of going into the day. Going UP the ski hill at the very start of the race was the toughest part for me. I didn't realized it would be ALL hills. The obstacles were fun and crawling through the mud pit was surprisingly enjoyable. The boyfriend, who didn't want to do it at all, LOVED it and can't wait to do another one.
There were several people 70+ years old who finished the race and most of them beat my time. Instead of being embarrassed, though, I'm supremely impressed by them. My new life goal is to stay active and fit enough to be able to complete an adventure race, like Warrior Dash, when I'm 80 years old. Seriously, those people are amazing and should have all gotten an award.
Checking in for the weekend:
Friday:
Calories: Probably over, but would be difficult to count.
Water: 12 glasses
Exercise: None
Proud: That I got to meet Jess!
Saturday:
Calories: Most likely close to target
Water: 12 glasses
Exercise: Warrior Dash! Official time was 56:50.
Proud: That I finished the Warrior Dash and completed all of the obstacles.
Sunday:
Calories: Over
Water: None that I can remember...naughty Heather
Exercise: None, it was recovery day!
Proud: Wasn't too sore from Warrior Dash! That's amazing in itself. Also, I've decided to find a 5k for next weekend. I just can't seem to get enough!
August Goals:
Lose 7 lbs...this is aggressive, but I'm going to give it a try anyway. This is 1.75 lbs/week.
Run at least once per week (3 miles or more)
Ride my horse at least once per week. I've been terrible about this and need to spend more time with her.
Cut back on soda to 2 cans maximum per day.
Drink at least 8 servings of water daily, preferably 10 per day.0 -
Big congratulations to Julie! Maisie is beautiful!!
The past few weeks have been a lot of eating and drinking whatever I want - and I haven't wanted to eat healthy!! I haven't exercised in at least a week, maybe two, but I'm really ready for that streak to be over! I mostly grazed this weekend - we had our birthday party on Friday night, volunteered at a sandwich festival on Saturday, and went to a homebrewers' picnic on Sunday. Lots of grazing, lots of drinking, lots of calories!
I reset my ticker to focus on these last 22 lbs that I can't seem to shake. Drinking my water like crazy and focusing on healthy eating. I have a one-month unlimited Bikram yoga pass that I'm activating on Thursday. I'm going to make that my main exercise with a goal of 3-4 times/week. We can do this!0 -
Still here !!! Congrats Julie ,Maisie is beautiful and I love her name.I have little girl in my Sunday School class and her name is Maizie Grace.Very unique name you chose.I am doing well my husband and I are losing weight together and everything seems to be falling into place.Not going crazy over the scale ,relaxing and being conscious of what and how much I eat and just enjoying my new lifestyle.I think I finally have a hold on this thing0
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It sounds like you are doing great awestfall! Good for you! and good to see you here!Still here !!! Congrats Julie ,Maisie is beautiful and I love her name.I have little girl in my Sunday School class and her name is Maizie Grace.Very unique name you chose.I am doing well my husband and I are losing weight together and everything seems to be falling into place.Not going crazy over the scale ,relaxing and being conscious of what and how much I eat and just enjoying my new lifestyle.I think I finally have a hold on this thing0 -
my goal for the next 4 weeks in 8 lbs. I totally didn't do anyhthing for my last goals. But i am starting fresh , i am stoping going on what i did in the past.
I reset my ticket like today is day 1.
Today i did pretty good for the start, not doing good on the water , but better than normal, i was hoping for 64 oz and did about 40.0 -
Heather - how exciting that you and Jess got to meet! I am so jealous!
check in:
cals: under too much. Will work on hitting that high number tomorrow!
water: about 64 oz
exercise: 30 minute walk and housecleaning
proud: I am back for good! :bigsmile:0 -
It sounds like everyone has a new focus, new goals and new motivation! Yay!
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: Slightly over
Water: 12.5 glasses
Exercise: Ran 2 miles, walked 1 on the treadmill last night
Proud: I was debating whether I should workout last night (at 9:30pm). I knew I *should* but I didn't *want* to. Then, I reminded myself I always feel better when I *do*, so I actually *did*!
Running last night felt good. I wanted to knock out three miles, but my legs are tighter than I thought from this weekend and my stomach was still full from dinner, so I did what I could and didn't push myself too hard. Something is better than nothing, after all!0 -
Blue - so good to see you every day!
Heather - your dedication is inspiring!
Yesterday's check-in:
Cals - 1324, under by 7!
Water - 96 oz (goal met!)
Exercise - Usual mile walk
Proud - Made good choices at dinner - split a steak with someone instead of eating the HUGE thing myself. Had a very small piece of pie for dessert. Didn't snack after that.
It's going to be a tough day for me - we have (another!) beer and food event tonight and I'm not going to let the $40 go to waste - I'll be thoroughly enjoying myself!0 -
I didn't get on the scale this AM!
That's all I have the time for now, but needed to share. I SO wanted to get on, but made myself drink some water and eat breakfast before I got ready so I wouldn't be tempted.0 -
Blue every time I come on here and I see those arches I smile. That means my friend blue has been here
I keep looking at Julies baby ...She is just soooooo cute with her pouty little baby lips. I usually have a baby about every 4 years as long as I have known my husband. :blushing: :laugh: :blushing: :laugh: So this is the longest we have ever gone without having a new baby.......6 years. Every time I have a baby I get sad thinking I will never have another. But honestly after I had Ryan I remember thinking "Yay I NEVER have to have another baby again!!!!!!!!" I actually still feel that way. Now I am looking forward to grandmother hood in about 7-8 years. By then my oldest daughter would have graduated from college and maybe met her husband got married and has a good career(God willing) Then I can start the grandmother countdown..
Well, yesterday I went to the lake ate like a pig and swam like a fish. I ate nearly 3000 calories but still came in 35 calories under my daily total. That is me eating my exercise calories....0 -
I didn't get on the scale this AM!
That's all I have the time for now, but needed to share. I SO wanted to get on, but made myself drink some water and eat breakfast before I got ready so I wouldn't be tempted.
Good for you!:flowerforyou: I think I need to get on the scale more often because I will go a very long time without weighing.0 -
Here's another one for Momma (and also because I'm apparently one of THOSE moms
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She is just DARLING! She looks so precious. 0
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julie - she is such a cuite. I showed DH and he was like that is a good looking baby
day 2 went good for me.
I didn't workout today at lunch due to serena was sick. I was under (by 4 ) my calories wihtout any workout, but went to the gym and did a little cardio (1 mile on the elliptical) and then did about 20 minutes of weights.
So far met 1/2 of my weekly goal of doing weights at least 2x a week. towards the end i was doing some stuff with some 7 lb dumbells ( so not like overdoing weight or anything) and i swore i felt like i was going to throw up.
Check in -
Cals under by 250 or so
exercise - 20 min weights and 14 min ( 1 mile) ellitpical
Water - 60 oz today, getting there.
proud - I went to the gym even though i was already under my cals.0 -
Here's another one for Momma (and also because I'm apparently one of THOSE moms):
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LOVE!!!! Julie, she's amazing!
As suspected, I went a little crazy at the food/beer event last night. But, I did pretty well with breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Oh well, that was a special event!
Yesterday's check-in:
Cals - Over, probably close to 2600. However, unlike Momma, I did not swim like a fish so there's no exercise cals to balance that out!
Water - 72 oz - not what it should have been, but ok
Exercise - 30 min of walking
Proud - Did some shopping yesterday - happy with the way they fit! (and the size I bought!)
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Good morning ladies! Was not able to get on the board while on vacation and was crazy busy right before I left.
I survived the Warrior Dash!! WOOHOOO!! I wasn't expecting that big of a hill either!! It was up a freaking ski slope. I had no idea. But I did it. I didn't get a great time. My official time was 1 hour and 12 minutes. 2 of the obsacles were closed when we went through due to lightning. Coming down the hill was rough. It was slippery and I fell 3 times. But we still had a blast!! I would most definitely do it agin!!
Back at it today!!
Julie-your baby girl is absolutely precious!!
Here is the pic of me and Heather. Hope I remember how to do this!
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Welcome back RedneckWmn, thanks for sharing that pic of you and HeatherMN ... very fun to see you both. My SIL was at the Warrior dash too as well as my step Aerobics instructor (and I heard about the hill!). Sounds like it was challenging but fun. Good for you!
Lilspy - love the new picture, very sweet.
I was home yesterday and somehow didn't find the time to log my food but I'll take a guess.
checking in for yesterday:
calories: didn't log yet - but I was probably a bit over, I didn't eat enough in the morning and then overdid later in the day.
exercise: mowing
water: probably short
proud: the scale is almost back to pre-vacation weight already0 -
Jess: Thanks for posting our pic! Next year we'll have a pic of the two of us muddy together at Warrior Dash...and any of the lovely ladies here who would like to join us!
Julie: Maisie is so darn adorable! You did a great job!
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: Under!
Water: 12 glasses
Exercise: Catching, grooming and riding my horse.
Proud: That I went to the barn, even though I was feeling a little lazy. My horse was wonderfully behaved yesterday and didn't even make me work too hard to catch her!0 -
Pic from last night's event!0
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Everybody is posting great pics! So exciting!
Julie, she is absolutely perfect! I smile every time I see a pic of her. I keep remembering back before you were married and how much has changed in your life since then. So wonderful!
Momma, thank you for looking forward to my arch! I am very happy to be back!
I got to go swimming today. Spent FIVE hours in the pool!
check in:
cals: under now but I plan to have fruit later so it will work out
water: 100 oz
exercise: swimming
proud: I continued to exercise in the pool even when my friend quit0
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