Sisterhood HCP Week 7

PunkinHeadsMOMMA

Good morning everyone!
I'm starting this, but haven't weighed yet, gotta get out the door to check cows. :happy: Hope everyone does well!!

PunkinHeadsMOMMA

Good morning everyone!
I'm starting this, but haven't weighed yet, gotta get out the door to check cows. :happy: Hope everyone does well!!

thompsons81702

I was 195 last week and am down 3 lbs to 192 this week! I also went to my personal trainer today. It had been 6 months since she did her initial evaluation. The scary thing is I had gained 10 lbs since she did that eval. Anyway I had improved in all areas. I lost weight, my body fat percentage went down 10 %, I was able to do more push ups and sit ups, I was more flexable and even was not breathing super heavy after a 3 min step test! I was just so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thompsons81702

Also don't know how many of you saw this what I posted Saturday. If you are not doing measurments you really should. Here are my before and 8 week meanurments. OK so I started January 5th. Here were my starting Stats and the goal I had set for April 5th. Well needless to say I met my goals a whole month early. So I will be setting some new goals later today. Also I updated my pictures on my profile. You should look at the difference in just 8 weeks. I am amazed!


January 5, 2009 April 5, 2009 February 28, 2009
Weight Before 221 Desired 195 After 194
BMI Before35.7 Desired 31.5 After 31.3
Chest Before40.5 Desired 38 After 38.5
Waist(low) Before46 Desired 42 After 42.5
Waist(actual)Before 48 Desired 44 After 42.5
Hips Before 45 Desired 44 After 42.5
Thigh Before 26 Desired 25 After 23
Bicep Before 13.5 Desired 13 After 13


So the grand total weight loss is 27 lbs and the total inches lost is 17!

hopetobeinshape

Hello hello!

Down two pounds to 165 :happy: Now i just have to keep it up this week,even though I am done writing my paper, I still have a research test thursday night and I take the first part of the bar on Sat morning :noway: . So my 24 hr days are packed this wk, I am hoping I will be able to keep up my workouts

Thompsons You are amazing! and the pics look fabulous, I can def see a difference! I am goin to have to measure this wk.

Kacee- have fun with the cows this morning, just think of it as a little extra workout before your weigh in :bigsmile:

Hope everyone has a great day :drinker:

missmez

Hello all! As I said before I am around every day but I just haven't been posting much. I enjoy seeing how everyone is doing though - thompsons, you are doing awesome - so proud of you! I will be weighing in when I go to work in an hour-ish. I'm hoping to have lost that two pounds I gained last week but I know I'm pmsing. As emotional as I've been lately with stuff in my life, I think I've been doing okay with my food so that's good. Normally I would be eating everything in sight thinking 'who cares anyway' so that's a big big thing for me. I'm getting excited about buying a bike and can't wait for this stupid winter to be over so I can bike to work every day!!!

Take care everyone and I'll be back on here soon I promise!

missmez

Oh, and Pepamint - was going to say yesterday.... LOVE your pics of your walk in the snow with your mom!

pepamint83

Oh, and Pepamint - was going to say yesterday.... LOVE your pics of your walk in the snow with your mom!

:flowerforyou: thank you :flowerforyou:
i have more but the snow is making the comp act up so happy you love them

ps im really nervous about weigh in how is this the begining of week 7 are we really almost up to 2 month mark wow

Livi_Loves_Pink

I'm down to 198, so 1lb lost. ^^

Only 3 more till I reach my end of March goal. :bigsmile:

- And I'm sorry I don't post much everyone, I'm gonna work on that. :flowerforyou:

pepamint83

I am down 2.6 pounds thats more than 2 and a half pounds this week im soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited im on cloud nine :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: i think it was cutting the cheese out completly this week (i will slowly let myself have maybe twice a week cheese but i am gonna try at least one more week with out cheese my goal was one month but i love it too much)

there are no words ive lost 2.6 pounds in a week and i am officially at 10 pounds lost (i could cry im so happy) ten pounds in less then two months i couldnt have imagines anything better im so happy but remember everyone slow and steady wins the race so no matter how we do dont give up just pick yourself up dust yourself off and start a new week with fresh eyes.


this week - 2.6 pounds
in 6 weeks - 10 pounds

xoxo
(ari)
tortoise

MissResa

Goodmorning, everyone!!! It sounds like everybody is doing soooo great!!!
Christine-Your stats are awesome!!! I'm so happy for you.

I'm at my parent's house this morning... I had to stay the night because my mom had to drive to Anchorage for a doctor's appointment, and I watched after my grandfather. When I weighed myself on their scale, it's a 6 pound difference. I find that impossible to believe, so I am waiting until I get home to post how much I actually weigh... I have a feeling it's only going to be a pound or 2...:grumble:

I'll check back with you all later!!!

P.S. I played volleyball last night, and I burned over 1,000 calories in 2 hours!!!

hopetobeinshape

Pep- GREAT job! I too cannot cut out cheese, but I am slowly working on cutting out bread (i already cut out pasta). It's difficult for me to eat a salad or cooked veggies without cheese :ohwell: Hopefully I will able to follow your lead with the six wks and ten pounds, I cant wait to be in the 150's!

Resa- That is awesome to have burned 1000 calories....you never know that extra exercise could give you a huge loss :drinker:

Christine- are you doing the couch to 5k on a treadmill or outside?

Great job so far everyone :flowerforyou:

pepamint83

Pep- GREAT job! I too cannot cut out cheese, but I am slowly working on cutting out bread (i already cut out pasta). It's difficult for me to eat a salad or cooked veggies without cheese :ohwell: Hopefully I will able to follow your lead with the six wks and ten pounds, I cant wait to be in the 150's!

Great job so far everyone :flowerforyou:

it as definetly hard to cut cheese out im not gonna lie but i had fish and chicken and chicken pattied from morning star farm and this week im gonna have tofu which i love...if you need recipe helps im really good and so is my mother. as for the bread im on low carb so thats not an issue i only eat brown rice low carb tortillas and this low carb bread and buns my mother found (you need any help just ask thats what i am here for :bigsmile: ) you can do it its baby steps thats what im learning.

thanks for the support im sooo happy :bigsmile:

missmez

MMMMMMM Cheeeeeese! Can't do it. Can't cut it out. :ohwell:

Anyway, happy to report - down one pound. I'm happy with that since I'm clearly bloated with pms water! Yay me! Yay everyone! Awesome Ari with your almost 3 lb weight loss this week! :bigsmile:

MissResa

Ugh... It's my TOM, to... I have to force myself to do exercise when it happens... Hey, do you think we're all going to be on the same schedule, like women who live together? I feel sorry for Mister Sister, if that's the case:noway:

hopetobeinshape

Pep- What type of fish do you cook. I got some grilled talapia the other day but I havent tried it yet. I am not the biggest fan of the fishy flavor so I have a hard time eating fish.

MissResa

If you don't care for really strong fish, try halibut. I don't know how spendy it is where you live... In Alaska, we get it during the fishing season, but it isn't fishy at all and is super easy to cook. Pretty much any white fish is good...

hopetobeinshape

Oooo Ill have to try it. How do you prepare it?>

thompsons81702

Oooo Ill have to try it. How do you prepare it?>

I am doing the couch to 5 k on the tredmil. I am on week 4 this week. It is kicking my butt. I am not sure if I will be able to run the whole 5 k because it is the end of this month. I think I will cut my time though. I plan on running then walking just like in the program. I walked one in October and finnished in 50 min. I hope to cut at least 5 min off that, maybe more. Then we have a 5 k in July and I want to run that one!

Also I eat Haddock(SP?). It is also a white fish and I love it! I hate fishy taste and smell. I probably don't cook it the heathiest way but I bake it in the over with a little bit of butter on top and it is so good and flakey.

thompsons81702

Yay! I know last week you mentioned you were worried about tettering with your weight since you had gotten to 199. You made it you officially are out of the 200's. I think you will make your goal for sure!

thompsons81702

I am down 2.6 pounds thats more than 2 and a half pounds this week im soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited im on cloud nine :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: i think it was cutting the cheese out completly this week (i will slowly let myself have maybe twice a week cheese but i am gonna try at least one more week with out cheese my goal was one month but i love it too much)

there are no words ive lost 2.6 pounds in a week and i am officially at 10 pounds lost (i could cry im so happy) ten pounds in less then two months i couldnt have imagines anything better im so happy but remember everyone slow and steady wins the race so no matter how we do dont give up just pick yourself up dust yourself off and start a new week with fresh eyes.


this week - 2.6 pounds
in 6 weeks - 10 pounds

xoxo
(ari)
tortoise

Yay Congrats! I know how much it means to see the scale move. So did you weigh before your cardio or earlier? Just curious if that is the difference. Also looks like you and your Mom had fun walking in the snow!

Kristihgp

Pep- What type of fish do you cook. I got some grilled talapia the other day but I havent tried it yet. I am not the biggest fan of the fishy flavor so I have a hard time eating fish.

Talapia is wonderful!! You can google talapia for a recipe...but I have blackened it, baked it...even grilled it (laying a couple of thick sliced onions down first)...YUMMY!! It has a really mild flavor. It's good with a mango salsa on top!! ;o) Enjoy experimenting!!

iwant2stayhealthy

Deep breath..I know I"ve been bad about posting so I promised Ariella I would post at least once a week. First of all..I'm so proud of her..she's really motivated and is doing something that I think she can stick to for the rest of her life. :smooched:

OK..I weighed myself..last week I lost 1/2 a pound..this week another 1/2 pound.....for a total of 9 lbs lost...ta...da...

I am not upset because I know my pattern is to lose bits at a time..my metabolism is corpselike..I went through a whole barrage of tests a few years ago at Jacobi Hospital which is affiliated with Albert Einstein Medical school. I was sent there by an endocrinologist because she also couldn't figure out why I couldn't lose weight..so as long as I am not GAINING weight I'm happy. My clothes are fitting better though.:bigsmile:


I still can't believe we walked in this weather..I still like outdoors walking better than the treadmill but sheesh..it was about 15 degrees today..and yesterday...well..since I am a bit older than DD I had to cover my face while I walked. But we did it. We had so much fun walking yesterday...even though my drippy nose was freezing...and we almost broke our necks a few times...and had to high step through snow drifts..it was exhilirating...and my Goretex "ducks" weigh more than 1 lbs each..it was like walking with legweights through the sand..so it helped tone too..not to mention how accomplished it made us feel.

Ariella will verify this..and don't throw things at me..I have to force myself to eat three meals a day...but this morning right before the end of our walk I began to get lightheaded. I had eaten 3/4 cup of multigrain cheerios with 20 raisins and a total of 1 cup of 1% milk for breakfast, which was about 3 hours before we walked. So when I came home, I ate an orange..and felt better. I usually don't have a problem like this when I walk..so I wonder why this happened..why did my blood sugar drop so fast?

BTW...I think that when a woman gets to a certain age (like mois)....she has to chose between her butt and her face...if I lose too much weight I look like cruella deville...from the neck up only.....so I decided that my butt will be a little bit more substantial..(but well toned..doing squats and lunges and leg presses..etc).....but my face will be easier to look at..

Thanks for supporting me.:happy: .but even more so...thanks for supported my wondeful, beautiful daughter. I've never seen her so encouraged and so motivated..

MissResa

Yay!!!! You and Ari are doing so great!!! I am so glad to see you posting, too!!! We find the two of you so inspiring, especially when you're making your trips out in the snow just to go for walks together-you two are so dedicated!!! When I look outside and see a snowstorm, the only thing that will make me get out there is if my sister's crazy dog is acting like a lunatic because she has too much energy...:sick:

MissResa

Oooo Ill have to try it. How do you prepare it?>

There are so many ways to do it... You can bake it, grill it, cook it in a skillet with some olive oil... It really is versatile, because it tastes so mild that you can cook it with anything. I really like to make it on a grill with some rosemary; I would drizzle chunks with olive oil, sprinkle with garlic pepper seasoning, and then use rosemary to skewer it like shish-kababs(sp?). Then I'd grill it for a couple of minutes on each side. The only problem with that is that I can't find rosemary long enough to do it in Alaska. When we lived in Hawaii I grew my own, and the plants looked like hedges, they were so tall...:sad:

MissResa

By the way... I weighed myself at home, but it was after having breakfast & lunch... MY SCALE said that I weigh about 1 lb more than last week... I'm going to re-weigh myself on my scale tomorrow morning, and hopefully it will give me better news than that. It would really bum me out if I do weigh more than last week, and I'm trying not to get discouraged since I did eat and drink before making it back home...:ohwell:

pepamint83

Pep- What type of fish do you cook. I got some grilled talapia the other day but I havent tried it yet. I am not the biggest fan of the fishy flavor so I have a hard time eating fish.

omg fish i live on it. you can do it with just salt pepper and garlic oh do it this way my fav


teriaki style

soy sauce and ginger


first add a little salt and pepper to the fish and put it in the pan to grill
when its done i do some fresh ginger in a pan (you can add some garlic as well) and when that is done i put in soy sauce and some water to make the soy sauce more than i need and then when its a little hot (youll see steam) i add the fish back in

oh my god i have so many but i havent made fresh fish in forever cosco has these fish packets salmon with spices and another one with paprika omg so good.


let me think and i will get you some great fish recipes (which you can also use on chicken)

pepamint83

I am down 2.6 pounds thats more than 2 and a half pounds this week im soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited im on cloud nine :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: i think it was cutting the cheese out completly this week (i will slowly let myself have maybe twice a week cheese but i am gonna try at least one more week with out cheese my goal was one month but i love it too much)

there are no words ive lost 2.6 pounds in a week and i am officially at 10 pounds lost (i could cry im so happy) ten pounds in less then two months i couldnt have imagines anything better im so happy but remember everyone slow and steady wins the race so no matter how we do dont give up just pick yourself up dust yourself off and start a new week with fresh eyes.


this week - 2.6 pounds
in 6 weeks - 10 pounds

xoxo
(ari)
tortoise

Yay Congrats! I know how much it means to see the scale move. So did you weigh before your cardio or earlier? Just curious if that is the difference. Also looks like you and your Mom had fun walking in the snow!

:blushing: after my cardio and same time as last week (morning not night) i think it was the cheese i mean im sure it was other factors but i cant figure it out im doing the cheese thing again this week we will see how long i can keep it up i do love my cheese.

ive just been walking (maybe walking on the snow???) dont know but its my biggest weight loss to date 2.6 pounds and i have finally reached 10 pounds :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

hopetobeinshape

Pep- What type of fish do you cook. I got some grilled talapia the other day but I havent tried it yet. I am not the biggest fan of the fishy flavor so I have a hard time eating fish.

Talapia is wonderful!! You can google talapia for a recipe...but I have blackened it, baked it...even grilled it (laying a couple of thick sliced onions down first)...YUMMY!! It has a really mild flavor. It's good with a mango salsa on top!! ;o) Enjoy experimenting!!

Ooooo thanks for all the suggestions! I am not the greatest cook so every little bit helps :blushing:
I have mango salsa in the fridge so i will def have to try that soon :happy:

tidwelljw

Well I'm excited because last night was my first workout in almost a week and 1/2. I have still been pretty good for the most part of my diet the whole time I couldn't workout. I am down about 2.5 so far this week, I'm hoping that once I can get back on P90X I can start dropping some more weight. I did Back and Bi's last night, and all you other X'ers out there know how good that workout is and I haven't done anything for at least a week...I AM SO SORE this morning, but it's a great feeling. Congrats to everyone! It looks like everyone is have successes this week! Lets stay strong!

4EverFit

I'm happy to see everyone is doing so well!

I'm not much of a fish eater--I hate the fishy taste and smell, but I love talapia! I like it Vera Cruz style. I'll have to try halibut. I've also heard swordfish is not too fishy.

Anyways, I was sick yesterday, so when I weighed in this morning I had lost 2 lbs! I'm still feeling a bit under the weather, but the good news is that my appetite is noticeably down.

Anybody ever take belly dance before? I took a class yesterday and man o man I am sore today! It's fun!!