T.H.E. (Trying Hard Everyday) Team~ Week 8~ March 27- April

DWray44

Hey Everyone! Don't really have much to share today, or much time(super busy at work, feels like a Monday! :laugh: )

I've had to take a few days off of working out, because I fell in my driveway on Saturday night while leaving for the Opry. I twisted my left ankle, and magically bruised my right calf pretty bad, almost right where your knee pit is. So, I'm taking it easy for a few days. Hopefully the swelling will be down by tomorrow and I can start again!

Hope you're all having a wonderful day!

LosingIt4good

Hey everyone, just checkin in!

Yesterday was fun shoppin. I got 5 new cutesie t-shirts (a size smaller than what I used to wear) and a new swimming suit that is actully more girlie looking than sporty. Its a slimming one that really sucks in all those trouble spots around the tummy so when I put it on.. I was like "Whoa! this thing really works!"... :laugh: :laugh: and No.. I aint swimsuit modeling so you can see :noway:

Anwyay... Im on a girlie kick this week and adopt4 and I are having some fun doin girl stuff. Shes keeping me plenty busy so I dont have time to think about being alone and bored at home. Its great! Last night we did some hair coloring and styling, which was fun... tonight we are doing nails and gonna kick back and watch some movies.

I started that twohundredsitups.com challenge thing over again. I lost track of where I was with it and was forgetting to do it... so Im gonna give it another shot. I managed 37 for the exhaustion test which was better than the first exhaustion test I took a while back so at least Im getting somewhere!
It was hard to get back to the gym today. I didnt go over the weekend at all and Im not used to having 2 days off in a row. Its wierd! Got 1/2 hour of free weights in on my arms then did 50 minutes on the elliptical. My ankle is still bugging me when I get on the treadmill, so Ive just stayed clear of it unless Im doing a 5 minute warm-up before I hit the weights.

Sheila- sorry to hear your sick! Keep those cooties to yourself cuz I sure dont want that right now. Stomach flu is no bueno! Get some rest... hopefully you'll feel better soon.

Nita- bummer about the treadmill!! Hopefully hubby can fix it for you! A cheap option for workout videos... cheap=free, is to hit the library if you have one. I found a couple there this last week and plan to take it with me to florida, just in case. I think my condo there has a gym, but just in case.. Im bringin it as backup.

DWray.... falling=ouch=bruises=pain. That is nooooooooo fun!! I still get twinges sometimes in my back from a trip down the stairs about 2 months ago. Lots of motrin, ice and take some time off. Feel better soon!

Im off to the bar to pick up my phone. I lost it when we went dancing and have looked everywhere, including stopping by there yesterday. Thought it was lost and gone forever but they called my hubby last night and said they had found it.:bigsmile: yay!

Have a great day everyone

chantybear

OHHH!!!! I lost 3lbs!!!!! Sorry I am just really happy with that, since I thought I was not going to lose any! Since I did get to the scale on Friday I went on it today at the gym....:happy: I am 1lb away from what I was at the end of high school yay!

Okay now to write a midterm..math:sick: ....but with a happy attitude..haha

Hope everyone's day is going well!!

stillkristi

Hi, gang - I am at work, so I can post without having to be on the blackberry for a change. Yay!

Good to hear from so many today! Dewdrop {{{{{{{{{{:bigsmile: }}}}}}}}}} sending a big hug your way. Hang in there girl! Life is gonna get better.

Adopt4 - cool new do! I like the new color. Also, good idea to take a little time out for yourself! We keep telling ourselves that this is a life change, rather than a short term, quick fix, but then we act like we should be done after a few weeks or months. At least, I do. So, its good to take time for yourself to kind of re-fuel and re-focus. You're smart to do that!

smontoya - good to hear from you again! You rock! Half marathon, that's so cool! In order to use the blackberry, I had to download a program called Opera Mini. It allows you to view a sort of thumbnail of complete webpages and then blow up parts of the page to type, read, etc. The website is: http://www.opera.com/mini/ also, I have a 4 gig memory card in my phone, but I don't think that helps with functionality, just storage. Try it out!

Lulu, thanks for the vote of confidence - I plan on being pretty careful, but still having some fun, cuz I'm on vacation! I hope I will be able to check in with you guys.

Dwray - OUCH! Sorry about the fall! I bet you'll be back on your feet again soon.

Li4g - congrats on coming down a size, and on your girly outfits. Are you getting excited for your trip to Florida? What about school for the kids? I've been worrying about your daughter's track and stuff. Keep us posted on plans!

Chanty!!! Wahoo!!!!! :happy: :drinker: :drinker: :happy: Yay! Celebrate the weight loss! That's cool! You go girl!

Everyone else, check in and let us know how you are doing!!! Catch you later!

stillkristi

hi, just did a little research on the water vs coke thing. Unfortunately, a lot of the things mentioned there are myths. (See snopes.com) Oh well. But anyway, water is still good for you, and coke is still bad. OR, to quote chanty, just plain nasty! Ok - see you later!

swignal

Good evening Team,

Well I went to the gym today I didnt do my normal workout since I still am not feeling that great..so I just did the water areobics and spent half the time in the potty so I dont really concider that a workout... :frown: hopefully I will feel better Tomorrow.. boy Toco Bell really messed me up...

congradulations chantybear on the 3 pounds lost.. yeah yippie... good luck on that midterm..

Dara sorry to hear about your fall, I hope you feel better soon...

LI4G glad to hear you found your phone and your in a smaller size.. it always feels good to be buying smaller clothes.. I know I will be next month when I head to jamaica for a week on vacation... I get to buy a smaller bathing suite !!! yippie... I cant wait.. I must say I have been wearing these swim shorts and during the water areobics and my shorts keep falling off... so now I dont even wear them cuz the wont stay up any way.. and today when I put my suite on you can feel how loose it is on me I will get measured tomorrow..

well I will stop back in later to see how things are going...

sheila

chantybear

Hi Kristi, Thank you!

I added a pic of my new hair to my profile, I look different though because I am not really wearing makeup, but I do not care

Thanks Shiela

smontoya1

Adopt4 - Love the new do!

Li4G - You did a great job on A4's hair..and yay for the smaller size..I can't wait to go get some girly shirts too!

Chantybear - Love the new do and you look fantastic with or w/o make-up! Good luck on the midterm, I'm in the same boat.

Swignal - Hope you feel better, what did you have at Taco Bell? I don't eat there much but they added a new fresca menu which I heard is pretty darn good.

Thanks StillKristi!

I just came back from a quick 3 mile run with the hubby...I'm hungry but I'm just gonna drink lots of water cuz I'm only 2 hours away from bedtime...I can't remember where I saw this but all I'm thinking right now is ~ "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"....did I see that on our board..somewhere on MFP..can't be sure.

Good night everyone!

jamielbeck

Just checking in quickly. So today was a much better day eating wise for me! I did have a couple hershey kisses but I was still under my calories. So that's a plus! Went to the gym and did kickboxing too. :happy:
Hope everyone's doing well. I'll catch up on reading tomorrow morning, need to get ready for bed. Goodnight all!

nitag

Ok everyone just a quick check in. My husband says my treadmill is fixed so I am going to go in and check that out.. If I live I will be back later..

Chanty I love your blonde color.. I want to go blonde like that but my hair lady keeps saying no no no..

Jamie do you like kickboxing? I tried it a couple of times but I think I need to lose some more lbs.. I can't stand that jiggle lol..

Everyone else have a fab monday night..


Anita

chantybear

Smontoya - Thanks hun Yeah well...my prof was like 'you at least passed'...I try to get more then a pass :laugh: ...a lot of people in my class were confused at the exam...even though it was opened book. Our prof is great, but confuses the **** out of us with notes! Hope you do well on your exams/papers/what ever!! Ohh.. I love your new pic, my aunt has 3 of them, and they are so cute (though extremely annoyingly vocal) Good job on the 3 miles, my bf hadn't ran in a while and I got him to go with me on a 4 mile yesterday...and we think he pulled his butt muscle :laugh: funny but painful for him!

Anita - Thanks! I got some platinum blonde put in, and love it! Does she say no, because of the damage it will cause...or no because she does not think it would look good?

nitag

Smontoya - Thanks hun Yeah well...my prof was like 'you at least passed'...I try to get more then a pass :laugh: ...a lot of people in my class were confused at the exam...even though it was opened book. Our prof is great, but confuses the **** out of us with notes! Hope you do well on your exams/papers/what ever!! Ohh.. I love your new pic, my aunt has 3 of them, and they are so cute (though extremely annoyingly vocal) Good job on the 3 miles, my bf hadn't ran in a while and I got him to go with me on a 4 mile yesterday...and we think he pulled his butt muscle :laugh: funny but painful for him!

Anita - Thanks! I got some platinum blonde put in, and love it! Does she say no, because of the damage it will cause...or no because she does not think it would look good?

She said she is going as light as she can with the bleach.. As I've gotten older my hair seems to get darker.. Oh well once I get tanned this summer it will look lighter.. I just look so pasty right now.. But I do love your color...

nitag

Adopt4 - Love the new do!

Li4G - You did a great job on A4's hair..and yay for the smaller size..I can't wait to go get some girly shirts too!

Chantybear - Love the new do and you look fantastic with or w/o make-up! Good luck on the midterm, I'm in the same boat.

Swignal - Hope you feel better, what did you have at Taco Bell? I don't eat there much but they added a new fresca menu which I heard is pretty darn good.

Thanks StillKristi!

I just came back from a quick 3 mile run with the hubby...I'm hungry but I'm just gonna drink lots of water cuz I'm only 2 hours away from bedtime...I can't remember where I saw this but all I'm thinking right now is ~ "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"....did I see that on our board..somewhere on MFP..can't be sure.

Good night everyone!

It took me forever to figure out your picture lol.. My eyes are bad.. I thought it was a muskrat at first..

swignal

yes Chantybear nice color.. mine is brown but I like to put highlights and low lights in mine so it has blond and red.. but the girl who did it last time I wasnt really happy you could barley tell so yeah I prob wont go back to her but she has done mine in the past and she did a great job... I figure if I am paying almost 100 dollars It better be the way I want it.... well I was so not happy the last time but I am not one to complain cuz then I could be bald the next time I go in... if you know what I mean....

I must say that I hate packing... I cant wait to be done with this crap..... Looking forward for the weekend to be over..

hey today when I went to the gym I only did the water areobics for an hour but I had stoped twice to use the potty so when I documented my excersice I only loged in 30 minutes... I feel like I cheeted my self today even though I wasnt feeling at my best....

I hope to get to the gym tomorrow with all my packing and stuff... cuz I have been tanning on Tues Thurs Saturday... and tomorrow is my tanning day!!!! I just hope I am feeling better ... I should get up early and go to the gym so then I have all day to pack pack pack even though I feel like crap...: - {

oh yeah I added a new picture of me from this past weekend so if you want to check the new photo out you can see the difference in my face already!!!

sheila

jamielbeck

Ok everyone just a quick check in. My husband says my treadmill is fixed so I am going to go in and check that out.. If I live I will be back later..

Chanty I love your blonde color.. I want to go blonde like that but my hair lady keeps saying no no no..

Jamie do you like kickboxing? I tried it a couple of times but I think I need to lose some more lbs.. I can't stand that jiggle lol..

Everyone else have a fab monday night..


Anita

Anita I love kickboxing! I do a weight training class and thought I wanted to find a cardio class I liked. I've tried step but I always feel lost in the class. This was my 3rd kickboxing class, I am still learning the moves but the instructor is great! I have a lot of jiggle but my hopes are the since that class burns so many calories it will jiggle its way off my body :laugh:

jamielbeck

I am loving everyone's new hair styles! They look great!
Sheila you look awesome! You can definitely see a difference between the picks! Great job! :flowerforyou:
Anita hope the treadmill worked for you!
Has anyone tried a rowing machine? I keep reading great things about it but I am nervous to try it and well I am not sure if my butt will fit on that small seat...:ohwell:

Hope you all are having a terrific tuesday!

swignal

I am loving everyone's new hair styles! They look great!
Sheila you look awesome! You can definitely see a difference between the picks! Great job! :flowerforyou:
Anita hope the treadmill worked for you!
Has anyone tried a rowing machine? I keep reading great things about it but I am nervous to try it and well I am not sure if my butt will fit on that small seat...:ohwell:

Hope you all are having a terrific tuesday!

thanks Jamie.. I like being able to see the difference.. even though I see the scale moving it is much different looking at the pictures... I might even get a family picture soon LOL

I havent tryed the rowing machine I do the bike treadmill and the elliptical but I like the elliptical the best because it burns more calories for me...

how do you log the calories that you burn in the sauna? cuz i sit in there for like 30 minutes and I am sweating my but off in there..

chantybear

Morning team,

Anita - Sounds logical about the hair, what is your original colour?

Sheila - In the sauna you lose water, not fat. I would not log it as anything, because you are just sitting there. Sweat does not always = a lot calorie/fat burn.

adopt4

Morning all! This hanging out with LI4G to keep her company while her family is gone is killing me! We're staying up way too late... and unlike her, I have little kids who wake up at the same time every day (6) no matter how late momma stays up! ha!

The 200 situps challenge can be found at twohundredsitups.com. Since LI4G was here last night, she did hers here, so I did mine with her. Oh gosh, that hurts. That was AFTER doing as many as I could for the initial test. I'm also doing a hip thrust thing, both things to get my stomach tightened as much as possible. I also worked out my arms and shoulders and upper back at the weights yesterday, and today I feel like one big sore muscle! No weights today, I can barely lift my water to my lips this morning!

This week my challenge is to do the elliptical for 45 mins. The good thing is that amount of time on it does all the calories I need to for the day, exceeds my goal. But I'm getting really bored with the elliptical. I don't understand how some of you can do it for an hour! I did start doing it backwards, then forwards. Can't do too much backwards but I definitely felt the burn, so that's going to be added into my workout from now on too. I saw on a weight loss thing you should do half forward and half backward - yeah right! It will take me as long to go backwards for any length of time as it did to go forwards! ha!

swignal

Morning team,

Anita - Sounds logical about the hair, what is your original colour?

Sheila - In the sauna you lose water, not fat. I would not log it as anything, because you are just sitting there. Sweat does not always = a lot calorie/fat burn.

Thanks, Someone told me you burn calories thats why I asked... and I only sit in there on Mon Wed Fri when I do my water areobics I go in there first...

well I am off to the gym since I didnt go Sunday and I didnt do much Yesterday cuz of still feeling a bit under the weather... And I am going to have my nerve test today in my lower back so let see what the scale says to me today... maybe I can do my dance early LOL

well talk to you guys later... Have a Great Day...

adopt4

Just back from the gym, 45 min on elliptical (but slower than usual, I'm tiredy!) and then I went to do my cool down on the treadmill and decided to see if I could run. I did! Not for long, especially with it only being a week since my injury, but I couldn't believe I could run! Will have to try that again! I SO want to join the ranks of woggers...

Although I have to admit, I did feel like that wogging lady someone posted a few weeks ago... things were really bouncing that shouldn't be... LOL

DWray44

I signed up for the 200 sit ups challenge, so thanks for letting me know about it! If that schedule can help me be able to do 200 situps in one day, not an entire week...well, I'll definitely swear by it! :laugh:

I've been going to water aerobics on M, W, F and that zumba class on T and TH, and I feel so much better than I did 2 weeks ago. It's amazing! I've also decided to swim laps in the mornings. Not only is it good for you, but I swear I think in my past life I was a fish! LOL I'd rather be swimming or in the water than doing anything else, so at least it's fun to me, and doesn't feel like exercise! My family is being really supportive, even though they're all in Indiana and I'm in Tennessee, it's still nice!

Plus, I just found out that my 10 year reunion is in June, so that's definitely some more motivation for me! I hope everyone is having a great day! OH, all of this hair coloring and cutting is making me antsy to do something to my own hair...hmmm, what to do, what to do:bigsmile:

LosingIt4good

Li4g - congrats on coming down a size, and on your girly outfits. Are you getting excited for your trip to Florida? What about school for the kids? I've been worrying about your daughter's track and stuff. Keep us posted on plans!

I am getting WAY excited. Just a trip to where there is sunshine has me counting down the days.. then add to that that I havent seen hubby in over 3 weeks and by that time it will have been 4 1/2.... you can imagine!

My kids are on spring break this week. I decided not to go when they were on break because everytime I count on the ex to take them... he screws me over, even if I try to plan it ahead. So they will be back in school when I go. I leave on a Friday that they go to his house for the weekend. They wont be back till Monday and I have a good friend that is coming to house/cat sit and stay the nights with them so they arent here alone. Daughters next race isnt until the day I leave, but she has rides too and from so its all good.

nitag

Hi eveyone.. It appears that my husband knows what he is doing.. Walked for 40 mins last night and 40 mins this morning on the treadmill.. It didn't kick me off!! So yeah..

I am feeling bloated again.. I am thinking its either stress or maybe my flow is a changing. WHO knows but either way it is annoying me..

LI4G.. I went for 3 weeks without the hubby when he was in Texas working.. I missed him like crazy and boy I tell ya it was good to see him but now I am annoyed and he could go back for all I care.. Kidding.. I miss him but he still annoys me..Ok.. I guess I am annoyed today...

I can't weigh myself till next friday, he took that scale from me.. I am hoping I see a loss.. Right now with feeling bloated I feel like I am losing nothing.. Last time I weighed I was at 197.. woo haa....

Ok, my boss is back.. I have to work or pretend too...

Talk to ya all later...

Anita

jamielbeck

Anita good to hear the treadmill is back up and running!
Li4g You'll have a great time in Florida! What part are you headed to?

Today was a good day. I hope it was for the rest of you! I tried to make mashed cauliflower tonight and it was actually good! Yea! I hope to improve the recipe on the next try!
Hope you all have a great evening!

LosingIt4good

Nita... I know whatcha mean. I miss him like mad, but I dont miss cleaning up after him..LOL! My bedroom, bathroom and kitchen stay alot cleaner somehow when he's not here and he never seems to think that him being gone is the reason why. :laugh:

Jaime... Port Saint Lucie...just north of West Palm beach on the atlantic side of the coast. Also going down to the keys for a couple days cuz our friends are borrowing thier friends yacht. Its been more than 10 years since Ive been to Florida, but Ive been several times! I just cant wait for some warm weather especially after days like today. I live in Washington state.... and Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr its been cold and windy and nasty outside again. Again with chasing the garbage can lids down the street... what fun!:noway:

chantybear

Li4g -...I hate when things go astray in the wind..(we live on a hill as well..!!)

Good Evening everyone,

Hope everyone had a good day

Off now to try and finish that freaking history paper:grumble:

swignal

good evening Team,

I went to the gym today and did my 1 hour on the elliptical!!! and I even tanned 12 minutes....yeah I am feeling much better today.. I swear it was that Taco Bell..

well anyway I am back to the working out It killed me not having enough energy to go...but I went back!!! and that was what I was so affraid of... if I were to miss a day getting my self back to the gym the next day..

well I wont be doing my water areobics tomorrow cuz we are signing on the house when its time for the class so I need to go early... boy am I going to be catching up Next week...

well I did have a dr appt today and i steped on the scale early and I am down 1 more pound!!! so few more pounds till I am under 300 .... so Team Get Ready to do the dance...

Sheila

nitag

SO I have a question.. I am eating around 1200 a day or a little bit more. I am not eating back hardly if any exercise calories.. What is everyone else at?? The Biggest Loser sets me between 1100 and 1399 at my current weight...

adopt4

SO I have a question.. I am eating around 1200 a day or a little bit more. I am not eating back hardly if any exercise calories.. What is everyone else at?? The Biggest Loser sets me between 1100 and 1399 at my current weight...

Mine is set at 1580. If you are only eating 1200 a day, I would eat more if you are not seeing weight loss, or have any problems with energy, etc. The 1200 per day is if you do nothing, so expending more energy will keep the fat on your body if you're not giving it the energy fuel it needs... or so I've read...