SAHMU Team BLACK (closed group)
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Had to get up super early this morning to get my workout in, weekends are so hard for me to stay on top of things when all I want to do is hang out with the family and be lazy, but I got in done and feel AMAZING!! Had a breakfast burrito this morning for breakfast but instead of having potatoes and beens and cheese and all that good/bad stuff I just had lean steak and a little egg. Proud for making a healthy decision LOL! Logged 509 calories but later I will be cleaning and grocery shopping so that will burn even more! Hope y'all all have a wonderful safe weekend! OH and I managed to stay under fat yesterday WOOHOO!0
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Had to get up super early this morning to get my workout in, weekends are so hard for me to stay on top of things when all I want to do is hang out with the family and be lazy, but I got in done and feel AMAZING!! Had a breakfast burrito this morning for breakfast but instead of having potatoes and beens and cheese and all that good/bad stuff I just had lean steak and a little egg. Proud for making a healthy decision LOL! Logged 509 calories but later I will be cleaning and grocery shopping so that will burn even more! Hope y'all all have a wonderful safe weekend! OH and I managed to stay under fat yesterday WOOHOO!
Way to go; sounds like a GOOD day!!0 -
For SA. 8/27/11 (also posted on the main thread)
CARDIO:
Body Pump = 200
Treadmill/ Running = 167
NUTRITION:
Under sodium = waaaay over (573 mg. over) :grumble:
EXERCISE:
50 Bridges
I am really irritated with myself: I went to a friends for a BBQ; things were going well until dessert... ugh! Let the completely unplanned/ mindless snacking begin! Not the day I wanted or planned; gotta really look into that why- feel like I let someone down... I guess it's about refocusing, learning, and moving on; tomorrow's another day (I will keep saying that until I believe it).0 -
For SA. 8/27/11 (also posted on the main thread)
CARDIO:
Body Pump = 200
Treadmill/ Running = 167
NUTRITION:
Under sodium = waaaay over (573 mg. over) :grumble:
EXERCISE:
50 Bridges
I am really irritated with myself: I went to a friends for a BBQ; things were going well until dessert... ugh! Let the completely unplanned/ mindless snacking begin! Not the day I wanted or planned; gotta really look into that why- feel like I let someone down... I guess it's about refocusing, learning, and moving on; tomorrow's another day (I will keep saying that until I believe it).
Don't get too frustrated with yourself. I think that sometimes we put this pressure and belief that this lifestyle change means we should never have days where we fall off the wagon ... it's just not realistic! The key is really to start anew the next day and not allow it to become the norm.
As for Sodium.. i too went over! it is the one area that I can never seem to get under control... so I make up for it by working out more! lol
Hope the rest of your week goes well and that we have an awesome week!0 -
For SA. 8/27/11 (also posted on the main thread)
CARDIO:
Body Pump = 200
Treadmill/ Running = 167
NUTRITION:
Under sodium = waaaay over (573 mg. over) :grumble:
EXERCISE:
50 Bridges
I am really irritated with myself: I went to a friends for a BBQ; things were going well until dessert... ugh! Let the completely unplanned/ mindless snacking begin! Not the day I wanted or planned; gotta really look into that why- feel like I let someone down... I guess it's about refocusing, learning, and moving on; tomorrow's another day (I will keep saying that until I believe it).
Don't get too frustrated with yourself. I think that sometimes we put this pressure and belief that this lifestyle change means we should never have days where we fall off the wagon ... it's just not realistic! The key is really to start anew the next day and not allow it to become the norm.
As for Sodium.. i too went over! it is the one area that I can never seem to get under control... so I make up for it by working out more! lol
Hope the rest of your week goes well and that we have an awesome week!
Thanks so much Sarah! The past couple of days have been so tough; stress, stress, oh yes, & more stress... I think when I glimpse the mindless eating, it scares me that I will go back to the way I used to be, so I am working hard on the mind part of things, to reach out and not get stuck, not go back to the old self.0 -
For SU. 8/28/11 (also posted on the main thread)
CARDIO:
none
NUTRITION:
Under carbs = 21 g under (surprising given how crappy I ate)
EXERCISE:
50 Skater Squats (challenges my balance!)
Today was another tough day; didn't take care of myself; I even knew it while I wasn't doing what I should have (drinking enough water, regular, healthy meals, bad food choices, too much snacking, no exercise, not enough sleep). I have to work my mind as much as my body to figure this out; I am better than today!0 -
For Sat:
Sodium ~ under, how did I do that????
50 bridges~ done
For Sun:
Carbs ~ under, no problem!!!
50 skater squats~ done!
What a busy week-end, I'm exhausted!! Hope everyone made it through Irene okay!!0 -
So i did a workout today, not my usual one but i got up and did something, feeling pretty sluggish today and working out didnt make it go away, just made it worse. Did some cleaning today which helped contribute to the calorie burn, and trying to stay active for as long as possible today. I've done all my strenght training and stayed under everything over the weekend. Took a peak at my weight today, and realized that even though I had a huge gain the day after weigh-in, i didnt gain any over the weekend I actually lost a pound. Not even gonna think about the scale again until Wednesday!0
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I made it through Irene! I am totally blessed to come through with NO damage to my property! I do have to fix the gravel hill tomorrow once I get the kids off to school. I have deep ruts in my hill and all the gravel is at the bottom of my driveway. *sigh* I think I will be shoveling and moving gravel tomorrow! Ugh ...
So ... here are my stats from the weekend. Not good ... not good.
Sat ~
Under Sodium but no exercise.
Sunday ~
I did not log .. it was a busy day with storm clean-up. I did not do the exercise either.
Monday~
Under Cals and Tricep Dips done!
I'm only under on cals because I came home from the fair and raked up the yard from Irene. Hahaha! I also counted the walking around I did at the fair since I am not usually walking around for that long!0 -
Sometimes that is all we can do is just try to stay active as much as possible. I think it's a great idea to forget the scale until Wed! The scale makes my head hurt. lol0
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I made it through Irene! I am totally blessed to come through with NO damage to my property! I do have to fix the gravel hill tomorrow once I get the kids off to school. I have deep ruts in my hill and all the gravel is at the bottom of my driveway. *sigh* I think I will be shoveling and moving gravel tomorrow! Ugh ...
So ... here are my stats from the weekend. Not good ... not good.
Sat ~
Under Sodium but no exercise.
Sunday ~
I did not log .. it was a busy day with storm clean-up. I did not do the exercise either.
Monday~
Under Cals and Tricep Dips done!
I'm only under on cals because I came home from the fair and raked up the yard from Irene. Hahaha! I also counted the walking around I did at the fair since I am not usually walking around for that long!
i guess Irene was good for one reason! i'm glad you enjoyed yourself at the fair .. I love fair season!0 -
Morning All !
For Monday:
Calories~ under
Dips~ done
Didn't get in as much exercise as I had wanted, wanted to finish up last minute sewing ( my daughter decided she likes wearing dresses to school more than shorts, so had to make a few more uniform dresses), that plus laundry, bathrooms, windows and floors that needed to be cleaned....there just isn't enough time in the day!!!!0 -
Sometimes that is all we can do is just try to stay active as much as possible. I think it's a great idea to forget the scale until Wed! The scale makes my head hurt. lol
Me too! I kinda had an epiphany yesterday when I weighed, I thought man it took me almost a week to lose that 1 silly pound, but the quicker I lose the weight I've noticed its easier to rebound, so if it takes longer to drop it, it will be harder to put it back on. Maybe not a true theory but it makes me feel better!0 -
For Tues:
Under fat~ done
Superman~ yeah, I kicked his butt to, Like kryptonite!
Another challenge DONE!!! Now hopefully I'll see a drop on the scale tomorrow.....0 -
Finished my workout strong today, feeling alot better then yesterday. Stayed under calories yesterday and hopefully will stay under fat today even though thats the hardest one to do, I see a grilled chicken salad in my future tonight! Had to cut it short a little today but managed to get in the strength challenge too. Have lots of cleaning and laundry to do today and hoping for a little bit of a loss tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a good day!0
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Alrighty ladies don't forget that tomorrow is weigh-in day! Please post your points, weight, and calories burned on the charts.
As for myself, i still have my emotional challenge to complete so here goes! I may have already said this in an intro .. i forget so forgive me!
What was your moment of clarity? What was it that made you say "Enough is enough; I am taking control of my life?" and how does remembering that help you through the emotional and life changing journey of taking off the weight?
For me it was not just one moment that brought me to my ENOUGH IS ENOUGH moment! They were three or four distinct moments that snow balled into each other.
The first was when I went to see my family overseas for the first time in a long time. The expression of shock, concern, and sadness on their faces when they saw how much weight I had gained engraved itself in my brain! Not to mention that most of my family, especially cousins are very slender and image conscious. I hated feeling like the fat girl in the group, and couldn't participate in the clothing shopping and exchanging of clothing ... or even feeling okay on the beach. It was terrible!
Then the country where my family lives started a revolution and during this revolution my grandmother died. I realized how short life is, and also how I wanted my family to see me healthy and happy ... not as how they saw me that last summer.
Next came my doctors visit. I had been contemplating weight-loss surgery and had gone to one of the informational sessions and realized that I wasn't there yet ... and I wanted to try to do it the old fashioned hard way. So I went to my doctor seeking assistance for my diet and exercise and also wanting her to check my vitals. Her response to me was that "for people of your size, weight-loss surgery is really the only option." I remember feeling angry at her, but it was more because she had this rigid perception of obese people and so I had this urge to prove her wrong ... and so I put my foot down and insisted that I was going to first at least try through diet and exercise.
The final thing that happened was that of love. The man I had loved and wanted to be with for so long ... was finally in a place where he was ready for marriage and children. How lucky was I to have the love of my life now want the same things I wanted? Yeah, it was great in theory until I realized how insecure I was and filled with such self-hate. He wants me to move with him to his next post, and go on vacations to Tahiti and have me join him on his south pole marathon ... but how could I possibly do that with the way I am? I kept doing everything to push him away and he has kept holding on. But for how long? I knew that if I kept this up that I would lose him as well.
So, there it was all this stuff piling up on me quickly and I said enough is enough. I'm not this person, I'm stronger then this ... and I started my pursuit of happiness and health. These things are what run through my head when I want nothing more than to not exercise that day, or eat whatever I want and not count calories. These are the things that allow me to get in a pool or a treadmill and go for hours ... pushing through pain and fatigue.
The life that i will have ... and the peace i will give myself and my loved ones .. is worth every ache and pain I go through every day. It is worth not eating that pizza or cheesecake ... It's worth it because I know now I'm worth it. It's not just wight lost, it is a life gained.0 -
For Tues:
Under fat~ done
Superman~ yeah, I kicked his butt to, Like kryptonite!
Another challenge DONE!!! Now hopefully I'll see a drop on the scale tomorrow.....
incredible job! You will see a drop on the scale and in inches I'm sure!0 -
Finished my workout strong today, feeling alot better then yesterday. Stayed under calories yesterday and hopefully will stay under fat today even though thats the hardest one to do, I see a grilled chicken salad in my future tonight! Had to cut it short a little today but managed to get in the strength challenge too. Have lots of cleaning and laundry to do today and hoping for a little bit of a loss tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a good day!
I'm so glad you are feeling better than yesterday! I am sure you will see some loss tomorrow, Hope you had a great day as well. 0 -
Finished my workout strong today, feeling alot better then yesterday. Stayed under calories yesterday and hopefully will stay under fat today even though thats the hardest one to do, I see a grilled chicken salad in my future tonight! Had to cut it short a little today but managed to get in the strength challenge too. Have lots of cleaning and laundry to do today and hoping for a little bit of a loss tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a good day!
I'm so glad you are feeling better than yesterday! I am sure you will see some loss tomorrow, Hope you had a great day as well. 0 -
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I added my stuff to the spreadsheet. Not such a good week for me as far as the challenges go. I blame Irene and my love for fatty foods! LOL!
Tuesday
Nutrition Under Fat ~ Fail.
Strength Superman pose ~ Done!
I did not make my goal for cals burned. >.< I would have if I did the shoveling I had planed to do though! Ugh!! I need to move grave back into the ruts left by Irene in my gravel road. I hope to get to that today though! Hahaha! Even though I did not do well on the challenges, I did manage to drop a pound!! Yay!
Starting MFP Weight : 171
Starting SAHMU Weight : 169
Week 1 Weight : 169
Week 2 Weight : 170 ( at TOM)
Week 3 Weight: 168
Week 4 Weight: 167
Week 5 Weight 166
Week 6 Weight 165
Change this week : -1
Goal Weight : 140
I have lots to do today. School is short on Wednesdays here and I have some errands to run this morning before I have to get the kids at the bus stop. Have a Happy Hump Day and I'll catch up with you later! 0 -
Alrighty ladies don't forget that tomorrow is weigh-in day! Please post your points, weight, and calories burned on the charts.
As for myself, i still have my emotional challenge to complete so here goes! I may have already said this in an intro .. i forget so forgive me!
What was your moment of clarity? What was it that made you say "Enough is enough; I am taking control of my life?" and how does remembering that help you through the emotional and life changing journey of taking off the weight?
For me it was not just one moment that brought me to my ENOUGH IS ENOUGH moment! They were three or four distinct moments that snow balled into each other.
The first was when I went to see my family overseas for the first time in a long time. The expression of shock, concern, and sadness on their faces when they saw how much weight I had gained engraved itself in my brain! Not to mention that most of my family, especially cousins are very slender and image conscious. I hated feeling like the fat girl in the group, and couldn't participate in the clothing shopping and exchanging of clothing ... or even feeling okay on the beach. It was terrible!
Then the country where my family lives started a revolution and during this revolution my grandmother died. I realized how short life is, and also how I wanted my family to see me healthy and happy ... not as how they saw me that last summer.
Next came my doctors visit. I had been contemplating weight-loss surgery and had gone to one of the informational sessions and realized that I wasn't there yet ... and I wanted to try to do it the old fashioned hard way. So I went to my doctor seeking assistance for my diet and exercise and also wanting her to check my vitals. Her response to me was that "for people of your size, weight-loss surgery is really the only option." I remember feeling angry at her, but it was more because she had this rigid perception of obese people and so I had this urge to prove her wrong ... and so I put my foot down and insisted that I was going to first at least try through diet and exercise.
The final thing that happened was that of love. The man I had loved and wanted to be with for so long ... was finally in a place where he was ready for marriage and children. How lucky was I to have the love of my life now want the same things I wanted? Yeah, it was great in theory until I realized how insecure I was and filled with such self-hate. He wants me to move with him to his next post, and go on vacations to Tahiti and have me join him on his south pole marathon ... but how could I possibly do that with the way I am? I kept doing everything to push him away and he has kept holding on. But for how long? I knew that if I kept this up that I would lose him as well.
So, there it was all this stuff piling up on me quickly and I said enough is enough. I'm not this person, I'm stronger then this ... and I started my pursuit of happiness and health. These things are what run through my head when I want nothing more than to not exercise that day, or eat whatever I want and not count calories. These are the things that allow me to get in a pool or a treadmill and go for hours ... pushing through pain and fatigue.
The life that i will have ... and the peace i will give myself and my loved ones .. is worth every ache and pain I go through every day. It is worth not eating that pizza or cheesecake ... It's worth it because I know now I'm worth it. It's not just wight lost, it is a life gained.
That is a powerful AHA moment! I just want to say that some doctors are so full of it its just awful! IDK exactly where your starting weight was but I know I've seen lots of people lose the weight naturally. Surgery is not ever the "only" option! Im also a firm believer in loving yourself because you can be loved, but it sure does make it easier if someone is already there loving you even if your not quite ready for it! Congrats on this journey, so proud of you!!0 -
I'm trying my first recipe from skinnytaste, crockpot taco chicken chili, looks really good. So now I have to keep my carbs low all day, since I'm going to have rice with it. I'll post tomorrow how it turned out, oh and there was a new recipe for whole wheat pancakes that I think I'm going to try this week-end. I love pancakes, but I don't have them too often since they are all carb, but theses are high in fiber so I'll give them a try.
So where is everyone?? Been kinda quiet on the thread lately....I hate being quiet!!! (yes, I was the none stop talker in class).0 -
Alrighty ladies don't forget that tomorrow is weigh-in day! Please post your points, weight, and calories burned on the charts.
As for myself, i still have my emotional challenge to complete so here goes! I may have already said this in an intro .. i forget so forgive me!
What was your moment of clarity? What was it that made you say "Enough is enough; I am taking control of my life?" and how does remembering that help you through the emotional and life changing journey of taking off the weight?
For me it was not just one moment that brought me to my ENOUGH IS ENOUGH moment! They were three or four distinct moments that snow balled into each other.
The first was when I went to see my family overseas for the first time in a long time. The expression of shock, concern, and sadness on their faces when they saw how much weight I had gained engraved itself in my brain! Not to mention that most of my family, especially cousins are very slender and image conscious. I hated feeling like the fat girl in the group, and couldn't participate in the clothing shopping and exchanging of clothing ... or even feeling okay on the beach. It was terrible!
Then the country where my family lives started a revolution and during this revolution my grandmother died. I realized how short life is, and also how I wanted my family to see me healthy and happy ... not as how they saw me that last summer.
Next came my doctors visit. I had been contemplating weight-loss surgery and had gone to one of the informational sessions and realized that I wasn't there yet ... and I wanted to try to do it the old fashioned hard way. So I went to my doctor seeking assistance for my diet and exercise and also wanting her to check my vitals. Her response to me was that "for people of your size, weight-loss surgery is really the only option." I remember feeling angry at her, but it was more because she had this rigid perception of obese people and so I had this urge to prove her wrong ... and so I put my foot down and insisted that I was going to first at least try through diet and exercise.
The final thing that happened was that of love. The man I had loved and wanted to be with for so long ... was finally in a place where he was ready for marriage and children. How lucky was I to have the love of my life now want the same things I wanted? Yeah, it was great in theory until I realized how insecure I was and filled with such self-hate. He wants me to move with him to his next post, and go on vacations to Tahiti and have me join him on his south pole marathon ... but how could I possibly do that with the way I am? I kept doing everything to push him away and he has kept holding on. But for how long? I knew that if I kept this up that I would lose him as well.
So, there it was all this stuff piling up on me quickly and I said enough is enough. I'm not this person, I'm stronger then this ... and I started my pursuit of happiness and health. These things are what run through my head when I want nothing more than to not exercise that day, or eat whatever I want and not count calories. These are the things that allow me to get in a pool or a treadmill and go for hours ... pushing through pain and fatigue.
The life that i will have ... and the peace i will give myself and my loved ones .. is worth every ache and pain I go through every day. It is worth not eating that pizza or cheesecake ... It's worth it because I know now I'm worth it. It's not just wight lost, it is a life gained.
Don't put a lot of value in your doc opinion, GP's aren't always up to date on the best weight loss methods. Can't blame them, it's not what they went to school for.
You CAN do this, you've made it through 7 weeks of this challenge! Just remember, you didn't put the weight on over night, it won't go away over night (I wish). !!!0 -
SW-258
Wk5-244.3
Wk6-246 (TOM)
Weight loss- +1.7lbs
Total Points-16
Makes me so angry when I really feel like I've made progress and then TOM comes along and ruins it for me. Atleast I know I did NOTHING wrong to have this gain, and will just look forward to next week!0 -
SW-258
Wk5-244.3
Wk6-246 (TOM)
Weight loss- +1.7lbs
Total Points-16
Makes me so angry when I really feel like I've made progress and then TOM comes along and ruins it for me. Atleast I know I did NOTHING wrong to have this gain, and will just look forward to next week!
I need to make a small change to this, I did not gain 1.7lbs I only gained .6 HUGE difference! Logged 726 calories for today, and finished my first round of strength challenges!0 -
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Don't put a lot of value in your doc opinion, GP's aren't always up to date on the best weight loss methods. Can't blame them, it's not what they went to school for.
You CAN do this, you've made it through 7 weeks of this challenge! Just remember, you didn't put the weight on over night, it won't go away over night (I wish). !!!
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Oh, I don't really pit much stock in what they usually say. I actually have several doctors in my family who aren't GP's ...but I just thought it was sad that this is the kind of advice they are giving patients. I think that they should at least give patients ALL options available and see where they feel most comfortable. Fortunately, i'm working with a different doctor for the time being.
And thank you for the support i know I AM and WILL continue to do it it's a great time for me just to focus on my weight-loss goals ... so until the new New Year comes I'm gonna just live and breathe it. lol. :-) 0 -
SW-258
Wk5-244.3
Wk6-246 (TOM)
Weight loss- +1.7lbs
Total Points-16
Makes me so angry when I really feel like I've made progress and then TOM comes along and ruins it for me. Atleast I know I did NOTHING wrong to have this gain, and will just look forward to next week!
I need to make a small change to this, I did not gain 1.7lbs I only gained .6 HUGE difference! Logged 726 calories for today, and finished my first round of strength challenges!
That is a HUGE difference! Congrats! I really dislike TOM too and disrupts things... But just keep doing what you are doing and you will get back on track and he will be on his way!0 -
That is a powerful AHA moment! I just want to say that some doctors are so full of it its just awful! IDK exactly where your starting weight was but I know I've seen lots of people lose the weight naturally. Surgery is not ever the "only" option! Im also a firm believer in loving yourself because you can be loved, but it sure does make it easier if someone is already there loving you even if your not quite ready for it! Congrats on this journey, so proud of you!!
My starting weight back then was I believe 365lbs (May) and then after a month of just changing my diet I had only lost like 3 or 4 lbs .. so exercise sure did make a difference! LOL And, you are so right about love making the difference .. his love keeps me going and has a smile on my face all day and apparently gives me a glow!0 -
I'm trying my first recipe from skinnytaste, crockpot taco chicken chili, looks really good. So now I have to keep my carbs low all day, since I'm going to have rice with it. I'll post tomorrow how it turned out, oh and there was a new recipe for whole wheat pancakes that I think I'm going to try this week-end. I love pancakes, but I don't have them too often since they are all carb, but theses are high in fiber so I'll give them a try.
So where is everyone?? Been kinda quiet on the thread lately....I hate being quiet!!! (yes, I was the none stop talker in class).
Sounds delicious! Please do share the recipe if it turns out well! I'm always looking for new thins to try.
It is kinda quiet in here, but that has always seemed to be the trend. I hope the silence is because people are working out so hard! LOL. And, you can certainly be the chatty Cathy because I love it!0
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