Sexy in Six ***closed group*** Week Six!
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Tuesday QOTD: Mini-goals.
I do set mini goals for my self! My reward is feeling AMAZING and so proud! I don't have any money to reward myself properly, lol. When I reach my ultimate goal, I'm going to chop off ALL my hair. I've always wanted to but use the "I have a fat face" cop out.0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
When I first started losing weight I did - mainly clothes, since that's what was needed. The end reward when I reached goal was a set of Harley Davidson leathers (jacket, vest, chaps). Well, let's just say this was my ex-husbands idea. Needless to say it wasn't what I would have picked. So, now I'm trying to sell the damn things.
Now my only reward is when I look in the mirror and like what I see - especially at the gym. I used to avoid looking at myself when lifting weights - now it doesn't bother me at all. I have to say my biggest reward is comments from DD14. She's been going to the gym with me. Last night she said Mom, I would have never thought I'd be going to the gym with you - look at you now.0 -
There is a new tab for groups under community! Peanut, make us a group?
Already on it! We'll stay on this thread for the remainder of the week and start fresh next week (round 3!!!) on our official group page!0 -
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I haven't, but I should!0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
No I'm not sure why its a great idea, off to think of some cool rewards.0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I don't really set them. I tried when I first started, but I haven't been motivated by it for some reason. I think alot of it is that I don't really have anything that I REALLY want so its not really as much of a motivational tool as it could be. I'm not really into clothes or manicures or material things. I just want to look good in clothes, so that's what my reward.0 -
TUESDAY QOTD
I havent, but i will0 -
I haven't either ,but today I found myself wondering about this very thing. I've been losing weight very, very slowly but it had been a downwards trend (yes, yellow team!!!). Part of me wants to turn slender in a week or two - but I've resigned myself to the fact that this is a long distant run.
Still , right now I am three pounds off having lost 2 stone - now that is really something so that is my mini goal. Reward? Maybe a visit to the spa.....maybe......0 -
I haven't set mini goals/rewards for myself....maybe I should though, hmmmmmm0
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I haven't set minigoals with specifc rewards yet, but what I have been doing is rewarding myself with new(to me) clothes at thrift shops when I get a chance. But I think I am going to start. I was thrilled to finally enter Onederland, but I didn't do anything to celebrate it! (I think likely because I wouldn't let myself believe that it would last :ohwell: ) I am going to come up with a nice reward when I hit 189! And then 179,169, 159....then I have to see where I'm finally going to land lol0
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TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I don't really have any mini-goals. I have an overall goal so that when I reach my goal weight hubbs is taking me for a week at The Atlantis Resort.
Otherwise I will get some new clothes along the way when I get to around 180-170 and that's about it.0 -
Okay, I'll fess up....I've tried taking a laxative to boost my weight loss and all it did was leave me on the toilet with horrible cramps for like 3 days straight. Blerg. I will only use them now if they are...ahem....needed. The cramps just ain't worth it! I've tried the Slimfast thing after my daughter was born, but I couldn't even get through half a shake! (I've tried their bar things too, and they also suck lol)
But I think my first real plateau was a month-ish ago when I had like 3 weeks without much weight change. I don't know what I did to get moving though. I just eat the same, move the same, and eventually it gets going again. I think here recently, calorie zig-zagging has helped my metabolism.
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ignorant. What is calorie zigzagging?
Zig Zag is where you change up the calories you eat. For example if you eat 1200 calories a day everyday now that would equal a total of 8400 calories for the week. If you did the zig zag you would eat like 1700 calories one day, 1000 the next, 1400 the next....and so one. At the end of the week you are still eating a total of 8400 calories but you are shocking your system but eating tons of calories one day and less the next. <---if that makes sense
Good explanation of zig-zagging! it's just to keep your metabolism guessing. I don't think it has to be that drastic (between 1700-1000), and i still wouldn't go under 1200 on any given day but for sure, you could do like 1200 one day and 1500 the next or whatever. I usually think about it in terms of my net calories for the day, like yesterday i was 326 over, so today i went 326 under!!!
Oh no I agree ...I wouldn't go less than 1200 either. When I did it I normally bounced between 1200 -1600 over all with 1600 being the highest I would take in. Normally it was like 1350, 1550, 1350, 1400, 1200, 1550 <---I like the extra at the end like a cheat day But yes never go under 1200 a day....you body needs at least that amount. 0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I'm rewarding myself when I get to 165 with new running shoes! I've been waiting to buy them because they're so expensive, but I've got them picked out and damn are they cute - and pink, of course!
When I get to 150, I'll have to buy all new clothes because I haven't weighed that little since before high school... but I guess we'll see what my rewards will be when I get there!0 -
I do set mini goals. I treat myself to something (non food related). At the end of it all, I've set a dollar amount and going on a huge shopping spree!!!!!0
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I haven't set mini goals....let me think about this.
180 (-11#)......new pair of heels
170 (-21)........massage
160 (-31)........new outfit0 -
Monday QOTD:
What is the craziest thing you've ever done to break a loss plateau?
Haven't had to try anything crazy for a plateau, but I have done some pretty insane stuff in the past to lose weight.0 -
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I don't remember my early mini-goals, but I remember the rewards
. My first one was a pedicure and the second was a haircut. There was another one in there, but I dont remember it. My upcoming big reward is at 151. That will be my halfway mark 
, and I'm going for an aqua massage. 0 -
MONDAY QOTD: CRAZIEST THING TO BREAK A PLATEAU
during the summer before my senior year of high school, i was determined to lose weight. my choice: taebo twice a day (the 8 minute workout vid). what made this crazy was that i still ate what i wanted, but if i skipped a session one day, i made it up the next day. let's just say one day i ended up doing this vid 6 times back to back to back to back, etc..... it was crazy/stupid cuz i was on the verge of blacking out/passing out/whatever, and swore never to do that much in one session ever again.
TUESDAY QOTD: MINI GOALS
140: true blood season 4 dvds (if they're out to buy by then)
130: no idea
120: no idea, but something! ultimate GW here! 0 -
Okay, I'll fess up....I've tried taking a laxative to boost my weight loss and all it did was leave me on the toilet with horrible cramps for like 3 days straight. Blerg. I will only use them now if they are...ahem....needed. The cramps just ain't worth it! I've tried the Slimfast thing after my daughter was born, but I couldn't even get through half a shake! (I've tried their bar things too, and they also suck lol)
But I think my first real plateau was a month-ish ago when I had like 3 weeks without much weight change. I don't know what I did to get moving though. I just eat the same, move the same, and eventually it gets going again. I think here recently, calorie zig-zagging has helped my metabolism.
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ignorant. What is calorie zigzagging?
Zig Zag is where you change up the calories you eat. For example if you eat 1200 calories a day everyday now that would equal a total of 8400 calories for the week. If you did the zig zag you would eat like 1700 calories one day, 1000 the next, 1400 the next....and so one. At the end of the week you are still eating a total of 8400 calories but you are shocking your system but eating tons of calories one day and less the next. <---if that makes sense
Good explanation of zig-zagging! it's just to keep your metabolism guessing. I don't think it has to be that drastic (between 1700-1000), and i still wouldn't go under 1200 on any given day but for sure, you could do like 1200 one day and 1500 the next or whatever. I usually think about it in terms of my net calories for the day, like yesterday i was 326 over, so today i went 326 under!!!
Oh no I agree ...I wouldn't go less than 1200 either. When I did it I normally bounced between 1200 -1600 over all with 1600 being the highest I would take in. Normally it was like 1350, 1550, 1350, 1400, 1200, 1550 <---I like the extra at the end like a cheat day But yes never go under 1200 a day....you body needs at least that amount.
Glad we are on the same page! i don't know how anyone would take in less than 1200 a day, that's like nothing!! thanks for sharing this
> 1350, 1550, 1350, 1400, 1200, 1550
I spent a day at Atlantis when i was on a cruise and it was fantastic!!! the beach their was beautiful 0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
My first mini goal was reaching 150. I don't have a reward in mind yet, but I chose it because it was the weight I was when I quit smoking. I wanted to be at 150 on my two year anniversary of quitting (Oct. 30th), but I didn't make it. I'm still trying though.0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I did have some for a while but I found I was too obsessed with the numbers.
Kinda may need to get back to that though...although I'm currently traveling for TWO WEEKS and so there's no way I'm going to meet any goals!! My diet has gone to...well....you know.0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I have not set any mini goals with rewards. I should start - I did set a reward when I reach my goal weight. I want to buy me somehting sexy, go out with my husband (dancing) and show him my new body in something tight. Currently all he sees me with is loose clothing - lol0 -
WEDNESDAY QOTD: We all know that women we see in magazines are airbrushed within an inch of their lives. Still doesn't make those images any less influential. Has anything in the media ever directly affected you and/or you weight loss goals either positively or negatively?
For me what really upsets me is when a celebrity has a beautiful body, even thin by standards of average women, and then Hollywood gets to them and they get super skinny. I hate that! How are we possibly supposed to take it as anything other than "she was too fat" even though she was maybe a size 6. America Fererra and Katherine Heigle are good examples. I try not to let any media source get me down, I can't imagine how it makes the poor little girls feel.0 -
ohhh great question!!! I think it probably affects us subconsciously a lot more then we think! There's a new doc out about gender and media called "Missrepresentation". One of the quotes from the trailer is that a women's worth in society is based on her attractiveness!!
The media/advertising is just over the top. I was actually so annoyed yesterday when a recent picture of Nicole Ritchie was captioned, "this dress shows off her amazing figure!" REALLY!!! To me that's an extremely unattainable, and shouldn't be the desired figure!0 -
WEDNESDAY QOTD: We all know that women we see in magazines are airbrushed within an inch of their lives. Still doesn't make those images any less influential. Has anything in the media ever directly affected you and/or you weight loss goals either positively or negatively?
Directly negative for me? No, but my girls yes. We've had many discussions over the years about how what you see in a magazine, movie or on TV isn't always "real". Positively? Yes. Tosca Reno comes to mind. Don't agree with everything she says, but it's just proof that you can still look good no matter what your age.0 -
Wednesday QOTD:
Negative? Too many to mention
Positive? Jennifer Hudson and many others who have lost weight somewhat the healthy way. Its good to know that it can be done. I like visuals0 -
TUESDAY QOTD:
Do you set mini-goals, with rewards? What are they, why did you pick those goals (and the fun part, the rewards!!!)
I didn't start out with mini-goals, but as I progress I kind of come up with them along the way. The first one I did was that I desperately needed my hair done, but would not allow myself until I had lost a total of 10 pounds. Uhm, let me just say that I had some roots for a while.
My next mini-goal is a new pair of jeans when I hit 140, which is 8 pounds away. I have begun to wear older jeans that I can now fit into, but they are all getting a bit loose. It's a great feeling, but doesn't look so hot!0 -
WEDNESDAY QOTD: We all know that women we see in magazines are airbrushed within an inch of their lives. Still doesn't make those images any less influential. Has anything in the media ever directly affected you and/or you weight loss goals either positively or negatively?
Not really. It makes me really want a flat stomach, but looking around at the gym does the same thing. I'm a realist though and know that even though I'm kind of "model height" at 5'10", I will never look like one because of my bone structure and I like that. Maybe when I was younger, but really, I don't let that kind of stuff affect me.0 -
WEDNESDAY QOTD: We all know that women we see in magazines are airbrushed within an inch of their lives. Still doesn't make those images any less influential. Has anything in the media ever directly affected you and/or you weight loss goals either positively or negatively?
Hmm...I have a positive & negative all in one. I love the show Biggest Loser. My 7 year old and I watch it together (she always ask if she can watch it with me--she is actually my biggest supporter). The show is great because in the end they show you that nothing is impossible if you put the time/effort into it. They also show you it's not about just eating right and exercise--it's mind, body, soul. You have to take a look at what put you where you are and fix it. Now the negative is that they workout 8-10 hours a day everyday and have food prepared for them most of the time which allows them to drop so much weight. It's unrealistic for someone at home to do what they do in such a short period of time (time frame being the key to that). So it has a lot of people try but when they don't drop the weight like the show they quit. It sometimes sucks for me to look at the scale and see only 1 lb down when you watch them drop 5-10 like it's nothing.
BUT...back to the good....I love seeing how so many of them have kept off the weight and pay it forward to help others. I only hope that once I get to where I want to be I can pay forward all the knowledge I have to help others.0 -
WEDNESDAY QOTD: We all know that women we see in magazines are airbrushed within an inch of their lives. Still doesn't make those images any less influential. Has anything in the media ever directly affected you and/or you weight loss goals either positively or negatively?
This is a huge hot button for me, to the point that I actually wrote my Masters Thesis on the idealized female image in the media and the damage it does to women's self images. I would like to say that those things don't affect me, but it's simply not true. Not only does the airbrushing and photoshopping make celebrities look more perfect than they already look, but normal, reasonable "flaws" are also taken off. Like pores, and knuckles, etc. It affects us subliminally, it really does. Even when they show a woman who is not a stick thin (or makde to look stick thin) figure, if the publicize their size or weight, it's not accurate. For example, there used to be a model named Emme, remember her? Gorgeous "plus sized" model, I absolutely loved her. But she made a huge deal on an interview that she was a size 8, and that simply wan't true, with her height, over 6 feet, and her luscious curviness, she had to be a size 12, maybe even a 14. AND THOSE NUMBERS WOULD HAVE BEEN OK. But she still felt the pressure to embellish, which made me sad, because she could have stood up and said, THIS is what a 12 looks like! Eat your heart out!
Wow, rambling post, there. Obviously a soapbox for me.
Edited to add, apparently she dropped the "I'm a size eight" schtick, and she still is awesome.
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/12/garden/size-14-190-pounds-a-model-figure.html0
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