Dropping pounds with inspiring pals *CLOSED GROUP*
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I'm totally all for this weeks challenge, I'm such a scale addict. I usually check everyday - sometimes multiple times a day... but I generally don't let it eat me up if I'm showing temporary gains. I peeked this morning, but tonight I'm gonna put the scale up on the shelf in my closet and it will stay there until my saturday weigh-in! If you don't hear from me in a while it means I gave in and crawled up on the shelves to check my weight and fell off and hurt myself :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: jk0
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Hey everyone! Its great too see all the Monday NSV's! Woot! :drinker:
I just wanted to remind everyone the weekly challenges are optional. You can pretty much skew them how you want too, or not do them at all. :laugh: So if you weigh in on Fridays, don't peek till Fridays. If you need to check in everyday for motivation, then check in everyday. Its OK.
Last thing I want to see is the weekly challenges overwhelming anyone and causing them to regress backwards....which is what actually happened to me when I joined a monthly challenge back in August. I couldn't take the pressure of all the challenges I had to keep up with everyday, so I would stress eat...basically about week 3 I looked at my progress, and realized...it doesn't matter that I'm doing 100 push-up challenge, or walking 10 miles...because I'm eating about 7000 calories a day and beating myself up when I don't meet my own expectations for each daily challenge.
That's why in this group the challenges are optional.
Just a way to challenge yourself every week, but make it fit your needs, the goal is to move forward. I am sure some weeks we will have super easy challenges, and other times we might have really difficult ones.
no i lied i just went back to my food log this week i actually did terrible, i went over at least 4 days this week and then the days i didnt go over i had almost 500 calories left over, my body is probably freaking out! this week along with the challenge of not looking at the scale till lext monday(hard for me) i have a goal of staying within 50 calories of my recommended and to also make sure im working out 4-5 times this week, and to stay positive not negative i have been super moody, uncle tom has been all wacky (12 days )and my hormones are a mess . so today im going to start a cleanse of all the negative! and can someone give me some pointers on how to handle going to other people houses, and family reunions with food, cause i screw up if im not incontrol!im mad at myself ive done pretty decent all week untill yesterday i went over on my calories and not on good food either it was on bad food and now i have a food hangover! well this week i gained .6
I can't even tell you how many times I've done that (just more proof of why logging your food is almost necessary). I will swear with very serious conviction that I was good all week except one day....and be mad I didn't lose...but when I actually look back, my week was all over the place...and its like..."oh...well...fine then..."
You will do better this week. A positive outlook will help a lot! As for handling food at family reunions and other outings. Here are my suggestions. Eat before going. If you know there is going to be almost nothing healthy there, eat a full meal before you go. Make yourself a nice plate of chicken, with a side of veggies...you can even spruce up and roll the chicken in bacon bits or something, make it "taste" bad...but actually be really good for your calories. This way when you go to the party, you won't be hungry, and temptation won't be AS bad (I'm not gonna lie, it won't go away completely, but its kind of like eating before going grocery shopping, the temptation to put all the junk into your basket is greatly reduced).
And even though you are eating before, leave some calories left over that way you can have something there. If its a buffet kind of party its actually easier, because no ones going to want to "force" food on your plate. If everyone is sitting at the table, and you feel obligated to eat (even though we all shouldn't feel that way, not going to pretend its not there). Make yourself a small plate with the healthiest looking food available. They have a salad? Then only make yourself a salad. If people keep pushing food towards you, just say your not really hungry. (and you don't have to tell them its because you ate before you came, its really non of their business).
Another suggestion is bring your own sweets. Make calorie friendly cupcakes, or cookies etc. And bring them to the party (depending on the party or family, you can ask first...I know most my friends family would not turn away free cupcakes though lol). There is a ton of really good tasting recipes that no one can tell that they aren't full of sugar and calories, so you don't even have to say anything. Watch the looks you get when someone who knows your watching your food sees you eat the cupcake, its priceless!
Ok...that concludes the BOOK. haha.I like fishing, hiking, there's also rock climbing (harnessed of course! but if you're a dare devil you could just climb some big *kitten* rocks without a harness and go "I'm QUEEN of the ROCK!)I have no upper body strength! I need to have awesome super arms for that
I want to go rock climbing, (the kind with the harness and no cliffs! lol). A girl I went to high school with started taking classes at a local rec center, and she got BUFF arms (in a good way, no flab!). But that was after like 6 months of going 3 times a week. But I have to admit that sounds like a much funner way to work out my arms than lifting weights. :laugh:How about my personal challenge for this week is to stay with 30DS for the entire week. That'll really be a challenge for me since Jillian and I tend to have a love/hate relationship!
Good luck, I hope you like it
I think there is quite a few people starting 30DS in this group? Maybe you can all keep each other motivated to do it each day. 0 -
I must have missed this weeks' weekly challenge... based on everyone's input it must be to stay off the scale, right?0
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I am NOT having a good Monday!
I am up 3 lbs, and started TOM 12 days early... Maybe the 3 lbs is mostly water?
I am down to do the scale diet til next Monday.... gulp........
My goals are to drink 64 oz of water every day!
and to Log EVERYTHING!
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Checking in! Great to see all the NSVs! I had one today...a guy I work with, but hadn't crossed paths with in a while was outside at lunch when I was coming back. He saw me and said..."Oh, Becky - that's you? I thought that you were one of the new hires and was thinking that there was a fine-looking woman!" He's a major flirt anyway - but I'll take it...lol!
Especially after this weekend - huge festival in my home town....and I splurged on some no-no festival food.....Thinking I'm going to use this challenge to my advantage. I normally weigh-in on Tuesday's and last Tuesday's weight was the one I posted - so....I'm not weighing in again until the 26th!
@mrssavvysteve - I'm up anywhere from 3-5 pounds when I start TOM. Annnd..I noticed that the last 4 months ish it went from every 28 days to every 24 days...uurgghh!!0 -
I am having a bad Monday my TOM is here and my weigh is back up to my SW! Not loving it0
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man ive heard of toms being the same as the women in your house but on a online group?? weird lol i think all of us have uncle tom in town, lol i am trying to be super positive well as much as i can be im moody lol ive done pretty good today, and im trying to make sure i dont screw up anymore!!! ive got this and i feel like i need to make up for this weeks gain for next weeks loss! im going for 5-6 lbs loss i wanna loose 2.5-3 lbs a weeks!! i know its seems pretty big?? im trying though!! ive logged everything!!! woot0
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NSV...... i just completed the whole tae bo workout for the very first time!!!!!! i feel great maybe i should start doing my workout in the am!!!!0
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man ive heard of toms being the same as the women in your house but on a online group?? weird lol i think all of us have uncle tom in town, lol
Uh oh... maybe I should stay away from the group for a little while, I don't need mine coming early! LOL0 -
I'm sorry for all you ladies starting TOM....I really hope I don't get mine anytime soon, it was long and miserable enough last time....
On a more random note.... I really want to go to six flags.... I'm in the mood to go on some roller coasters. lol
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man ive heard of toms being the same as the women in your house but on a online group?? weird lol i think all of us have uncle tom in town, lol i am trying to be super positive well as much as i can be im moody lol ive done pretty good today, and im trying to make sure i dont screw up anymore!!! ive got this and i feel like i need to make up for this weeks gain for next weeks loss! im going for 5-6 lbs loss i wanna loose 2.5-3 lbs a weeks!! i know its seems pretty big?? im trying though!! ive logged everything!!! woot
Look forward not backwards. Don't worry about trying to make up for last week, just look at doing good this week. And any loss is a good loss I think most of us at one point set our expectations too high, and then get discouraged. So make sure your making manageable goals. (Now if I can just learn to follow my own advice! >< ) 0 -
Good morning Everyone! I hope everyone is have a great week thus far. I plan on weighing in on Friday but will be checking in periodically. Have a good one everyone 0
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I.... I'm in the mood to go on some roller coasters. lol
roller coasters! I am so excited to find my younger two children are following in my footsteps...little adrenaline junkies! I just gotta wait until the youngest is over 48" tall! Still working on my oldest son - bribed him $40 at an amusement park this summer to go on a coaster. He did it - and seemed to enjoy it. Looking to plan a trip to Cedar Point next summer! 0 -
This staying off the scale is going to be tough. I had my husband "hide" it on a high shelf I can't reach. Its a great idea for a challenge though. I am becoming obsessed with that number rather than the healthy changes I am/should be making.
Best of luck to everyone this week!!!
I am off to walk...rain or no rain.0 -
Look forward not backwards. Don't worry about trying to make up for last week, just look at doing good this week. And any loss is a good loss I think most of us at one point set our expectations too high, and then get discouraged. So make sure your making manageable goals. (Now if I can just learn to follow my own advice! >< )
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i hear ya love i feel like i can give decent advice but i never follow!!0 -
hell's yes i did it again i finished 45 mins of tae bo, i am so proud of myself i feel amazing! i feel like actually doing something now im gonna clean my house and finish the laundry after i finish my amazing protein shake that i made in my amazing new blender i got absolutely free compliments of the pampered chef!!0
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Doing well with the challenge this week! Been off the scale since Saturday!! I'm staying off until next Saturday morning!! I put it away... now hopefully I can forget about it! :laugh:0
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hell's yes i did it again i finished 45 mins of tae bo, i am so proud of myself i feel amazing! i feel like actually doing something now im gonna clean my house and finish the laundry after i finish my amazing protein shake that i made in my amazing new blender i got absolutely free compliments of the pampered chef!!
Yay! This is awesome! Glad your are doing so well with tae bo!! What kind of protein shake mix do you use?0 -
Just got in from an hour and ahalf in the gym my trainer got me to wear the heart monitor and I am so chuffed, I got way to the top of the aerobic zone, was so pleased and my recovery rate was tip top too yey! I am fit if I am still fat! 0
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Doing well with the challenge this week! Been off the scale since Saturday!! I'm staying off until next Saturday morning!! I put it away... now hopefully I can forget about it! :laugh:
I think I need to do this, I walked by it last night and this morning and was soooo tempted to step on. I almost did it just out of pure habit but I was able to catch myself and walk away. Out of sight, out of mind right?0 -
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I think I need to do this, I walked by it last night and this morning and was soooo tempted to step on. I almost did it just out of pure habit but I was able to catch myself and walk away. Out of sight, out of mind right?
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yes i agree i put mine in the closet!! i did forget i do have to weigh in n friday do to another challenge! okay im having a delima!!
if i watch what i eat and eat healthy, and workout i feel like there is no way i can eat all my calories>>??? now if i ate what i used to i could see going over but the idea is to eat healthy, im so lost!0 -
theonlychuck - I would ask on the boards here for some calorie dense healthy foods, I know theres got to be a few out there. I wouldn't worry about eating back every single exercise calorie... maybe eat back 1/2 - 3/4 of them. Personally, the only time I eat back my exercise calories is when I over eat and have to exercise to get back down to my calorie goal :laugh: but then again I don't pull huge burns either.0
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Doing well with the challenge this week! Been off the scale since Saturday!! I'm staying off until next Saturday morning!! I put it away... now hopefully I can forget about it! :laugh:
I think I need to do this, I walked by it last night and this morning and was soooo tempted to step on. I almost did it just out of pure habit but I was able to catch myself and walk away. Out of sight, out of mind right?
That's right! Out of sight, out of mind. I put mine under the sink in the kids' bathroom... I had to get it out of my bathroom! All I kept doing was stepping on it! LOL!0 -
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if i watch what i eat and eat healthy, and workout i feel like there is no way i can eat all my calories>>??? now if i ate what i used to i could see going over but the idea is to eat healthy, im so lost!
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Don't worry about eating every one of your exercise calories back, but don't get into the habit of not eating them either. I listen to my body... if I'm hungry, I eat the exercise calories. If I'm not, I don't. But I'm usually hungry. LMAO!
There are a lot of people who drink shakes and things when they need their calories up, but icecream shakes aren't particularly healthy. Frozen yogurt shakes on the otherhand... it'd be worth a try. Also, nuts are very good for you and have more calories than other food, so you could always go that route also...0 -
if i watch what i eat and eat healthy, and workout i feel like there is no way i can eat all my calories>>??? now if i ate what i used to i could see going over but the idea is to eat healthy, im so lost!
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Don't worry about eating every one of your exercise calories back, but don't get into the habit of not eating them either. I listen to my body... if I'm hungry, I eat the exercise calories. If I'm not, I don't. But I'm usually hungry. LMAO!
There are a lot of people who drink shakes and things when they need their calories up, but icecream shakes aren't particularly healthy. Frozen yogurt shakes on the otherhand... it'd be worth a try. Also, nuts are very good for you and have more calories than other food, so you could always go that route also...
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i also do the protein shakes and still have all of these calories left, i earned something like 1256 calories today?? i know crazy i hurt lol!! but i am really really watching what im eating! i want this so bad but i have to get in a good state of mind i decided yesterday that i am going to do this !! and i am going to lose this weight and i will not let my hormones, or emotions get the best of me!! i love this site i get on here and get excited and wanna workout again!0 -
if i watch what i eat and eat healthy, and workout i feel like there is no way i can eat all my calories>>??? now if i ate what i used to i could see going over but the idea is to eat healthy, im so lost!Don't worry about eating every one of your exercise calories back, but don't get into the habit of not eating them either. I listen to my body... if I'm hungry, I eat the exercise calories. If I'm not, I don't. But I'm usually hungry. LMAO!
There are a lot of people who drink shakes and things when they need their calories up, but icecream shakes aren't particularly healthy. Frozen yogurt shakes on the otherhand... it'd be worth a try. Also, nuts are very good for you and have more calories than other food, so you could always go that route also...i also do the protein shakes and still have all of these calories left, i earned something like 1256 calories today?? i know crazy i hurt lol!! but i am really really watching what im eating! i want this so bad but i have to get in a good state of mind i decided yesterday that i am going to do this !! and i am going to lose this weight and i will not let my hormones, or emotions get the best of me!! i love this site i get on here and get excited and wanna workout again!
I don't eat back my exercise calories at all unless I'm starving. If your not hungry, I wouldn't force yourself to eat back 1200 calories! lol. BTW...that's a freakin good burn! With all that working out though, I would definitely make sure your getting your basic recommend amount of calories. No being under 1200! Healthy food is good, but having a treat once in a while too is good (good for the soul! lol). So if your pulling major burns like that, and want to get an ice cream cone or something I wouldn't worry to much about the fact that its "not healhty". ya know?0 -
I bombed the challenge on the first day :sad: Its official....I am really addicted! Going to try and stay off the rest of the week. I had one of those mornings where I felt like I might have lost another lb....and couldn't resist looking....and of course...I didn't. :grumble: What a waste.... I'm really hoping to be at 225 or under by the end of this week. But I have a feeling I'm going to have to fight my way all through the 220's because they are going to be stubborn. :frown:
Today I bought my first gun, and its not even for me! lol. I bought my husband a Remington 270 30-06 rifle for Christmas (its on layaway until Dec). But I was still kind of charged up after leaving since its my first time purchasing a gun. haha Now I have to figure out how to keep this a secret until Christmas! (As you can see I was dying to tell someone!)0 -
Just got in from an hour and ahalf in the gym my trainer got me to wear the heart monitor and I am so chuffed, I got way to the top of the aerobic zone, was so pleased and my recovery rate was tip top too yey! I am fit if I am still fat!
That's good to hear And they think all fat people aren't fit... I bet you could run circles around a few of the the "skinny fat" girls out there. 0 -
I bombed the challenge on the first day :sad: Its official....I am really addicted! Going to try and stay off the rest of the week. I had one of those mornings where I felt like I might have lost another lb....and couldn't resist looking....and of course...I didn't. :grumble: What a waste.... I'm really hoping to be at 225 or under by the end of this week. But I have a feeling I'm going to have to fight my way all through the 220's because they are going to be stubborn. :frown:
Today I bought my first gun, and its not even for me! lol. I bought my husband a Remington 270 30-06 rifle for Christmas (its on layaway until Dec). But I was still kind of charged up after leaving since its my first time purchasing a gun. haha Now I have to figure out how to keep this a secret until Christmas! (As you can see I was dying to tell someone!)
lets do this together girl!!! i am sitting at 231, i would love to be in the 220 this week!! oh that would b wonderful!! lets do this girl we got this"high five"0 -
So my laptop took a crap today! I am now using my husbands iPad! I am going shopping tomorrow for a new computer! So until I get one I might not be on here as much since I hate using this thing and can't go in the forums on the iPhone! Love you all! You all rock! My first scale peek is tomorrow!0
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