200+ Haulin' Off The Weight
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Victoria: What's your favorite part about The Hunger Games?
Karen: Hahahahaha, I would get too distracted doing your job! Snooping through all the good, bad, and plain stupid documents of people! I pray Melodie gets better soon! Hahahahaha, I've never heard it called "group cardio" before....it must be amazing exercise! Nice job on W2D1! Do you stretch on the "off-days"? I am feeling so sore and I didn't run yesterday and on top of it I had personal training. Oh man, this whole life style change is a learning process each day.
Amy: Hahaha, locking the door is always smart......when my parents were married they NEVER locked the door and my room was right across the hallway. Talk about awkward/scared for life because every time I would hear moans, screams, etc., I would think of group cardio even if it wasn't going on. Thanks for looking at my diary. See, my problem is I only focus on my calories. I've never adjusted my sodium, fiber, diary, etc.--it's still on the standard setting. I do want to focus on all the other stuff instead of just calories alone, but I am like a lost puppy when it comes to it. Help?
Bobbie: I've never understood why KFC does "fun stuff" to BM issues.0 -
Hailie: I liked The Hunger Games because it has action and a pretty kick-@ss heroine who does way more than fall in love with some dude. I'd say it's a pretty unique story but a Japanese author did pretty much the exact same story back in 2003 (it's called Battle Royale and it was quite good but more violent than The Hunger Games). I also think it is an interesting commentary on violent reality TV and governmental control but mostly I just liked the action-packed story. As far as tracking specific nutrients, you can change that in your settings. From "My Home" click on "Settings", click on "Diary Settings" and under the "nutrients Tracked" area pick whichever nutrients you want to track. I track Carbohydrates, Fat, Protein, Fiber and Sodium. Once you do that, the nutrients you chose to track will show up on your diary every day. I don't know what MFP is saying you should eat daily for fiber but if you want to change it yourself do this: From "My Home" go to "goals", click the "change goals" button at the bottom of the screen, click "custom" to manually adjust your goals, there you will be able to change anything you like. I'd just leave everything the way MFP had you set up and just bump your fiber up to 25 grams, then click "change goals" at the bottom of the screen and you're good to go. I never actually changed my fiber goal, I just make sure that my fiber intake is red at the end of the day (I eat between 30 and 50 grams of fiber a day but I always shoot for more than 25).0
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I made this recipe for dinner tonight: http://peasandthankyou.com/recipage/?recipe_id=6000512&prev_term=african and it was amazing! It can be cooked up in a pot on the stove in about 30 minutes if a crock-pot isn't your style. It is full of protein & fiber and yummy curry-goodness.0
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Hello all! I've read everything you posted, but too much to catch up on! Thanks for everyone who has posted her weight so far. Keeping track on my chart!
I had two pretty bad eating days in a row, but, I logged everything, which is progress. Only Thursday was really a major slip up on my part... I ordered pizza, darn it. What the hell was I thinking? I did throw out all the leftovers though, so I couldn't downfall again. Yesterday, it was just bad because I didn't work out enough, and ended up going out for lunch and dinner, which just adds up in calories. Needless to say, I'll be waiting until Monday probably to weigh in, so I can detox today and tomorrow.
Went to the dog park this morning with Emma and walked the perimeter as she was frolicking, which she loved. I'm thinking about doing insanity again. I'm coming up with too many reasons not to run outside, and with having to do a certain amount of mileage a week, it's a fair bit of pressure to get it in. I"m sort of leaning towards still running, but when I want to, and following insanity. The 3 weeks I did a few months ago, I could feel myself tightening up and I think I can really use something that drops weight and makes me smaller quicker, so I think that's what I might do. We'll see.
So, basically, I'm alive and still on the wagon!0 -
Amy: They will be freshmen this year. I completely waver between proud and excited, and depressed and distraught...lol
Hallie: I really think it has to do with all the grease that gets caught in the meat during the pressurized cooking.
I was just looking back over my goals for this month, and I have a feeling I may hit my weight-loss goal by the middle of next week, if not Monday. I weighed-in yesterday, after two horrible calorie and sodium days at 329, and am down to 327 as of this morning with a little help from a major workout yesterday. My goal is 325 by 8/31. I think I'm going to change it to 315, and I won't in the least be disappointed if I don't make it. I started the month at 336, so I'm already happy with the loss I've seen so far.
So, that whole long-winded paragraph was to say that I'm changing my weight-loss goal for this month from 325 to 315.0 -
I will make SMART food choice during Girls Night tonight! I will, I can, and I know I am able to do so!0
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Hailie- try best you can!
Made a pretty yummy dinner considering I just took a bunch of stuff I had around the house... cooked some brown rice and let it cool, then threw it in a saute I had made with chickpeas, fresh spinach, diced tomatoes, and brussel sprouts, with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar. yums!0 -
Amy-no, it's not weird to not want him gone. If mine didn't find joy in purposely pushing my buttons, I'd probably enjoy just hanging out with him too! LOL! I guess the only reason I'd really ever go back to school now would be to advance higher up at the job I have, or to have something for when I'm able to retire, which will be age 55, at least for the job I have.
) Though I'm probably gonna work on getting my dream kitchen by then & being able to make my cakes. I LOVE making cakes & candies. Eating them too, unfortunately, but I've made them for friends & family some. Nothing too spectacular, but fun (there's an album on FB).
Hailie-what Amy said on the fiber, but she said it better than I can!! I have to stretch several times a day as I can feel my body tightening up on me. I'm not as flexible as I should be anyways, so it's a good reason for me to do it regardless!) I'm currently checking out workouts I can do that are more strength type training for those off days, but I haven't found one I really like yet. So for now, just stretching. Though I am considering this workout....would probably kick my hiney!!
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/training-day/201108/lose-fat-2-exercises
Enjoy girls night!!
Kristina-yay for being alive & on the wagon!! I've got the whip handy should you require assistance!)
Bobbie-WTG for the loss!! And that's awesome that you're resetting that goal!!
Nothing exciting since this morning. Boys had fun. Went bowling & to the park. I got a few things done around the house while Melodie took her nap. Esp most of the peppers & celery chopped up for easy to deal with for next week!) Now for a relaxing evening at home (we've got somewhere almost every Sat for the past 2 months!!). I think I'll enjoy the fact that I'm still in PJ's! ) 0 -
Wine tasting was so fun! If only I could hire a driver to drive me around to different wineries every weekend....but that probably wouldn't be good for losing weight. I'm trying to fight off a cold and for some reason I wasn't sniffling and sneezing at all while I was drinking wine, so guess who drank a crap-ton of wine? Yes, I did go over my calories today. BUT even though I was tired and fighting a cold, I still worked out tonight! That should count for something...
Kendal, enjoy The Hunger Games! I loved that series, so much that I convinced my boyfriend to read it and he's in the middle of the first book right now.
He's making me want to go back and re-read the series.
Kerry, level 3 of 30DS...HOLY CRAP is it hard. I just started it this week and even doing a modified traveling push up and modified walking plank, it still kicks my butt. I have reached the point of my working out with Jillian that she is getting very dirty looks from me every morning now. Those restaurants look super yummy!
Ros, I had the exact same problem when I tried a home wax thing the first time. TERRIBLE! I don't know if it's because I got a different one or if I'm just getting used to the pain, but it's better now. I still can't help but think every time I do it that women (including me) must be a little nuts to do things like rip their hair out for beauty. I feel like it's one of those things that generations from now people will look back at and say "They did WHAT?!"
Katie, that's great that you're getting editing advice. You're well on your way to a great job! About the black dress thing, it may have been a faux pas in the past but I really don't think it matters anymore. The last couple of weddings I went to I saw tons of black dresses, and I wore a black and gold one myself. I always thought how fun it would be I had a partner I could share my clothes with (double wardrobe!), but the dual TOM thing does seem like it wouldn't be any fun at all!
Hailie, I hate that "diet" thing too. Like if you're eating well you can't ever occasionally have something that's not a perfect "diet" food? Puh-lease. I also think it's interesting when people ask if I'm on a plan to lose weight and when I tell them that I'm just eating better & exercising (and tracking my food & exercise on a website called My Fitness Pal), they almost seem disappointed, like they hoped I'd say something easier than good 'ole calorie counting. Have fun biking and roller blading!
Karen, being a records clerk at a police department must be really interesting. I can imagine that you've seen just about every crazy thing you could ever hope to see. You probably don't get bored reading some of that stuff!
Amy, good luck on the stitches coming out Monday and on finishing your assignment. Are you going for a degree in nutrition? That stew looks fantastic! I'm trying that for sure.
Kristina, I'll be weighing in on Monday. Not sure how good it will be after today, but we'll see. I feel your pain on the pizza; I have a REALLY hard time saying no to it. When football season is in full swing the boyfriend and I always get a pizza to eat while we watch the game, so I'm not sure what to do this season....either start making homemade pizza or saving almost all of my daily calories for pizza to go with football, I guess!
Bobbie, that's great that you have to adjust your goal because you reached it sooner than you thought you would! That's not a bad problem to have.
Have a great Sunday, everyone!0 -
Wow, three days away and there's a lot to try and catch up with! I'll do my best!
Katie - It's good to see that the Wife is being supportive
Amy - That top is adorable!!!0 -
grr coputer had a spaz and posted a half finished post!
Pam - $90??? Mine costs $35! You should move to australia!
Glad you had fun at the wine tasting!!
RainSarah - Usually about two weeks before there's any noticable regrowth. It's recommended to do it every 3-5 weeks. If you get it done that regularly it actually hurts less! it's usually 6-7 weeks before it starts to look... well... like it was never 'groomed'! hahaha!
Ros - That's so awesome about the spreadsheet!! Great idea! Embrace the inner nerd Babyworms stems from when i was in utero, and i was a wriggly little thing, so my parents just referred to me as "wormy". It has, amazingly, stuck right up to now, my parents still call me Worms. When i was 13 and trying to come up with an email address, my mother suggested babyworms. So i used it. I still use that email address, and it's hilarious trying to use it for official grown-up purposes!
Jacquelin and Pax - Welcome!
Katie - I like hearing that this is a particularly chatty board this challenge. Chatty is the way to be! And thanks for the breakdown on the cool/uncool sides of being a lesbian! haha! I had a friend who i lived with for nearly three years, and our TOMs synched up, and it was not a happy house for about a week out of the month!
PHEW! I think that's nearly everything! Sorry if i missed anything!!
We had a LOVELY weekend away! We took our pups, and it was so much fun now that they don't need to be on leads and we know they'll stay with us. I'm pretty sure they enjoyed the weekend as much as we did! We went for good walks every day together and chilled out at the cottage we stayed at, played a lot of scrabble, ate awesome pizza at the pub, and drank plenty of wine, and gin and tonics. So as much as i DID try and be relatively good, i decided not to beat myself up over food choices. we took all our own food apart from dinner the night we had pizza, so we were able to watch what we were eating on that front.
Unfortunately i start night shift again on wednesday night. I hate night shift... not for the work - i actually LOVE working nights - but for the fact that the only way to get through a night shift without falling asleep is to eat. Everyone takes in yummy packs of chips and chocolate and stuff... last month i was pretty good, and just took mixed nuts, sugar-free chocolate and a proper meal of spaghetti bolognaise... all measured out and calorie counted. it worked pretty well, but it's SO hard to resist the yummies on the table! grrr!!
Anyway, gonna go and enjoy the rest of my afternoon with the Other Half now :ohwell:0 -
Haven't got time to do more than check-in my weight, but it's 217.5 for this week! 3.5 lbs down- Yippee
Hope everyone has a good day
Ros x0 -
Congrats to who lost. I survived my company. Today its back on the wagon. I'm not cut out for late nights and early mornings. We watched "Inception". Very different. I want to see it again before I mail it back. I think it's time to go back to bed. Enjoy your Sunday.0
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Question: since starting (and drinking almost all the water daily) I have had "dry mouth" most of the time. Is this about the body readjusting to how much water it wants/needs? Also: weekends are my downfall. I'm all or nothing, and I need to change that.0
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It's funny that our bodies are very adaptive. When we don't give it enough of what it needs through nutrition and water intake, it finds ways of getting those things from places already on our body. The fact that you've increased your water intake to near average levels could be making your body expect that direct intake, which stops it from stealing liquid from other places like your cells. You might try to add another glass or two to finish out the balancing process. It might also be a crave mechanism looking for whatever it is that you used to drink instead of water. I would say, though, that dry/cotton mouth is usually a sign of insufficient hydration.0
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Kristina: That thrown together dinner sounds yummy. I love anything with brussel sprouts!
Karen: So jealous that you spent the day in your pj's! We've had plans every weekend for a looong time now. Yesterday we had a family birthday party and today I have company coming from out of state. Super busy, but I like it that way. I never know what to do with myself when I have "free time."
Pam: It definitely counts for something that you were able to push through the tired and icky feelings and workout. Keep at it girl!
So, my check in for the week is.....241.2, Exact same as last week, and I'm actually thrilled with that. I"ve had so many obstacles this week. Hubby's surgery, TOM, eating all of hub's comfort foods, not being able to get to the gym because hubs couldn't watch Brody and a birthday party yesterday! I'm hitting it super hard this week. My big thing is that I've totally fallen behind on my water intake. Some days, I don't even finish an entire bottle of water. My husband is ALWAYS yelling at me, but I just don't ever drink a lot. I was doing really well for awhile, but this week I fell behind again. I will do it this week, every day!!! And hopefully, I can get back to the gym, or the rain will let up so I can at least put Brody in the stroller and go for a walk!0 -
rain: Congrats for staying the same even though you had a tough week. Sometimes maintaining is enough. I hope things ease up for you next week.
qofsheba: Dry mouth is not normally a sign of adequate water intake. There are a number of medical conditions that dry mouth is indicative of. It can also be a side effect of medication. If the condition persists, you should see your doctor so they can check it out.
Ros: Great loss this week!
Victoria: You really have to watch Inception more than once (but you still won't know if he's dreaming or not at the end no matter what you do - it was left ambiguous on purpose).
Hosanna: Your weekend sounds like it was super-fun!
Pam: I'm working on a Master's Degree in Nutrition. WTG working out despite not feeling like it!
Karen: Kettle bells are an awesome workout tool, you should totally try that workout!
Kristina: Your dinner sounds delish! You should TOTALLY hit Insanity again.
Hailie: How was girls' night?
I've spent all day at my computer working on my nutrition assignments. I hate the words 'critical analysis' - they equal a pain in the @ss waste of a day. I did make a Greek "meatball" recipe (from this month's Vegetarian Times) for dinner using homemade seitan and it was so meat-like it was creepy. The Hubbs and The Kid loved it. Well...back to work...take it easy, ya'll.0 -
<----lurking. Just bumping the thread so I know where I've read up to0
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Hallie - Why I loved Hunger Games series... I'm a sucker for a love story esp if the lead is a strong female character. Plus the love triangle and devotion to family was great. The lead character just hit home with me and I dream of being like her... The underlying concept of fighting the government and triumphing is a plus. I just finished Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel and loved that too. I can't wait to finish that series. Why I haven't read it before is beyond me - my brother read the 1st book in high school (20 years ago)...
Speaking of books, Audible is having a great buy 3 for the price of 2 on some series books. I will be getting the Jim Butcher Dresden Series that Lacey has talked about. Can anyone give me some other good series that they've read (esp if for sale on the list)?
Bobbie -congrats on meeting and resetting your goals!!! You are doing FANTASTIC with your weight loss!!!
Karen - love the new profile pic!!!
Amy - so glad you are healing well.
Kerry - 160s OMG you ROCK!!! Shorts is one of our favorite places to go. Have a Humma-luppa-licous for me.
Pam - your weekend sounds fantastic. Glad you got to enjoy yourself.
Kristina - are you giving up on the Detroit 1/2? My mom really wants me to go with her on an Eagle's vacation the next weekend - to the Saginaw area and I'd rather be with her so I've decided not to train for it. After my Sept 18th race, I'm dropping my runs back to 6 miles for the winter.
Kendal - glad to hear things are going so well with Mr. Reunion... You DESERVE it!!!
Hugs and my thoughts are with the rest of you. I wish we could add an hour a day just to be on MFP but real life interferes. I will be more active and supportive when winter sets in:) Unfortunately, it's right around the corner up here.
My check-ins the last few days 2726 burned Friday and 2356 burned Sat. I'm charging the Bugg so today won't be accurate. Eating way over all weekend. I'll be back on track tomorrow.0 -
Hi. I'm driving home. Just bad to pop on her real quick to say Ghost Stories just blew my. Mind. Wow0
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I'll full on post tomorrow hopefully, but I just wanted ya'll to know that today I ran 6.1 miles in 62 minutes. ALMOST 6 miles an hour. Woot! My new shoes (or just not running whilst hungover) has sped me up! Plus, I ran for over an hour straight.
I am happy and feel awesome. Love you all!0 -
RainSarah - Well done on maintaining this week despite hurdles!!
Kerry - Way to go with the running! You must feel awesome!
Well, Other Half and I went out for a walk tihs morning at about 7am before he had to go to work it was lovely! Our pups have come to expect walkies in the morning, and my walking friend is on night shift at the moment. It was so nice to walk down to and along the beach so early in the morning. There were a few people fishing, and the water was so calm. Great way to start the day! I now just have to make a shopping list and head out to the grocery store. I'm considering taking the pups and walking - the weekend has likely caused some damage - i was naughty and stepped on the scales to check this morning. But i'll get back onto the water intake (maybe try for a bit extra!) and be super good with my food choices... I may even sit down and sort out my night-shift snackage later... pre-pack so that i can just grab and go when the time comes. Oh it's so hard to eat well on night shift!!!!!
Oh, and i nearly sliced the top of my finger off chopping onions yesterday. That part didn't bother me too much, the worst part was that it sliced through my nail... I've only just got to a point where i have lovely long nails!! (i was a nail biter my whole life until a year ago, and the urge still occasionally takes over!!)
Anyway... time to go and be productive... and it's not even 8am!! :happy:0 -
arg. my crappy lap top just deleated my entire post....
sigh....here's an abreviated verstion, since I don't want to type it all out again.
I love reading. I'll read just about anything I can get my hands on:
Favorite authors/Suggestions
Horror: early Stephen King
Mystery/crime: anything by Kay Hooper (Hunting fear is my fav)
OR: Tess Gerristen (start with The Surgeon, and then The Apprentence)
OR: Kathy Reichs
OR Erica Spindler
Historical Romance: Stephanie Laurens
Paranormal Romance: any Christine Feehan
Science/Science Fiction: Early James Rollins (especially Amazonia and Deep Fathom)
Historical Fiction: Carlos Luis Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind (Absolutely one of the best books I have EVER EVER read)
Fantasy: The Kvothe Series by Patrick Rothfus (1st book is The Name of the Wind)--think Harry Potter meets Lord of the Rings--epically excellent.
I could go on and on, I have a big thing for biographies/histories too.
ANYWAY-- This weeks weigh in is 280.8 UP .4. Not bad for a crappy eating week.0 -
Howdy do! I had a great time Friday at the hotel/spa. I drank too much and ate too much rich food however and was on the toilet off and on all night because it all just went through me. So maybe four hours of sleep. And then my stomach was upset all day Saturday in Portland at my friends house. Today I started my period so it is like a twofer. I came home and took a nap with the fam and feel better but still run down and ick.
Some of my dresses and that cute pair of shoes came in from Ideeli. Two of them worked and two didn't. The shoes came to me in a 36, which is like two european sizes too small, so I need to return the dresses and shoes that don't work. I'm hoping those shoes come up again because I'd like to get them in the right size. Or I will order them from endless maybe. I've got a pair to turn into them too.
Anyways....goals for next week:
1. P90X 5 days
2. Eat right through next Saturday0 -
Kerry- way to go with the 10K and the speed! You're putting us runners to shame!
Victoria- i haven't officially given up on the 1/2, but it's increasingly unlikely
I stepped on the scale this morning and it was up to 192, and I seriously said "what the f***?" I had two not very decent days of eating, but I had had a day's buffer, so was less than pleased. If tomorrow's weight is the same, I'll own it, but I'm hoping it was an anomaly, and I'm not going in the wrong direction.
Made a batch of lentil soup for the week and a spicy rainbow rice and bean salad, which I took a nibble of before putting in the fridge and it's rather tasty (and colorful!). Recipe found here: http://ohsheglows.com/2010/12/29/spicy-rainbow-rice-and-bean-salad/
My old roomie is in town for the night tomorrow, so we'll probably have a girl's night on the town, which I doubt will be super low calorie, so I need to be diligent the rest of the day, and try to get an insanity workout done before she's ready to go out.
Lacey: i ordered two dresses from ideeli, but they've just shipped. I ordered a size 14, which I was, and am now not currently, so I'm using them as motivation, unless the style just doesn't work either and then they're going back. I ordered these two dresses (hope the links work):
http://www.ideeli.com/events/57107/offers/2127431/details_popup?color_id=1391634
http://www.ideeli.com/events/57107/offers/2127427/details_popup?color_id=13916540 -
Kristina both of those dresses are cute! I hope they work for you. The only bad thing about ideeli is that not everything is returnable and even if it is it isonly for "in store" credit. I'm sure you saw that but figured I'd mention it.
Also I'm not weighing in this week.
That rainbow recipe looks super tasty, might have to make some tomorrow night.
Still feeling ick. Periods blow.0 -
Checking in really quick. I weighed in on Friday at 308.9 which was down 2.6 lbs last week! I was PUMPED and even did my little happy dance!
Well, then I had a retreat that I was at this weekend and didn't get to "choose" what I ate as it was provided. All of it was HEAVY in cream, oil, butter,etc. I did my best to watch the serving size and I even got some exercise in by swimming 45 laps on Saturday and then spending an hour in the pool the day before doing some treading water.
I am going to weigh tomorrow morning and see where I am at so I can see what damage I did. I am going to work extremely hard this week to lose another 1.8 so that I can hit the 30lb loss mark!
I'm working hard to NOT eat the ice cream that is currently in the freezer. It is sugar free but I don't need anymore calories, fat, sugar or ANYTHING today!
Hope that everyone is doing well and that your weekends were great!0 -
Hey all, haven't forgotten you. I'm planning to weigh in tomorrow as I'd been high on sodium all week and I think it's finally out of my system. Hope everyone has had a great weekend!0
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Good Monday morning, ya'll. I am stitch-free. I love that the Army health clinic makes a five minute procedure into an hour-long ordeal. Sheesh.
Jenn: Great loss!
Lacey: I'm sorry your period is attacking you. This is probably TMI but I often have GI issues along with the cramping so I am a nasty *kitten* during my TOM.
Kristina: I hope those ideeli dresses work out for you, they're super-cute!
Katheryne: I haven't read a single thing on your list, I'll have to look into them! Thanks.
Hosanna: I'm glad you got to enjoy a morning walk with your man.
Kerry: Way to run your butt off!!!!!
Victoria: You'll enjoy the Dresden books, they're awesome.
Kendal: Hiya!!! :flowerforyou:
Not much to report on my end. Spent all weekend finishing up my nutrition class coursework and now I have finals in 2 weeks. Yay.0 -
Lacey- yep, I was aware of the return policy. Made me think twice about some outfits. These are both returnable for credit if they don't work.
It's that time! Monday morning call out. I have no gotten weights from these peeps (or have somehow missed):
Sarah (I saw your note about weighing in today)
Laura
Pam
wigglentwink
ladyg0915
Katheryne
Stacey
Natalie0
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