April~ Biggest Loser DVDs / Challenges (New Members welcome!
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Crystal have a great time today!
Sandy-I love nuts and peanut butter and I can't eat them my daughter is deadly allergic :ohwell: It makes eating a challenge as most of these healthy lifestyles call for eating nuts. I am going to buy some sunflower seed butter as that is safe to eat around her. I wish I could keep that stuff in the house I think that I would not have so much trouble with the carbs!
Laura- Your smoothies sound great I would love to hear the recipes! Yeah when I had those 100 calorie snacks it really did help guess I should buy some more.
Thanks for the advice ladies! Have a great day!!!
Amanda0 -
*shakes everybody's hands* hi my name is jennny and I am a carb addict.....It all started when I was 2 years old and my grandma made bread........:bigsmile: :laugh: :laugh:
I have a big thing about the whole carbs issue. I DON"T watch them. Now I am soooooooooo not saying that that it is right to do this. BUT, for me I just cant. I have cut way back though. What I usually have is my "hay" in the morning. My hubby calls my all bran cereal hay hahaha what a farm boy! and I top it with a tsp of sugar (only 15 cals). Just a quick plug for the cereal, if anyone is having....ya know....ummmm "problems" with umm....stuff....this is sooooooooo going to cure what ails ya and it DOES help with weight loss amazingly enough! Seriously. But it isn't a cereal everybody can just eat out of the box. Everybody that I know has to make bran muffins out of it....But anyway back to the carbs.. that brings me already up to like 90 carbs.....just for the mornign!!! Lunch I usually have a big huge salad and if I don't have any protein in it like chicken or egg then i eat 2 pieces of whole wheat toast....which brings up the carb count YET again.....but it helps me feel fuller til snack...and I usually have a grapefruit or apple with it. For snack I usually have grapefruit, or a 100 cal snack, or....a piece of whole wheat toast (depending on the excersise I have done for the day) and for supper usually 1/2 my plate is veggies, portion of meat and some sort of starch for the rest of my plate....for 8:00 snack usually a grapefruit.....So you see that I am a carb addict!!!!!!!!! I am usually over between 15-35 depending.....but I made the decision when I started that I was going to have to do a lifestyle where I could live with it and be happy. Carbs make me happy. i no longer eat like 8 peices of toast in a day but I do like to have my 2 pieces with either lunch or supper hahaha. I think that we all have to remember that we have to LIVE with these choices for our whole lives if we are goign to be successful! I probalby could lose faster but I am pretty happy with where I am:happy:
With that stuff said you girls are friggin AWESOME holy weight loss batman! Bring on the challenges I am ready!!!!! seriously you are all an inspiratation for me to keep on GOING!!!!
some sad news for me....*shakes head* don't worry nothing major but just kind of shocked. most of you know I have my sis in law as an excersise buddy. She had lost like40 pounds. We were doing good...this winter we both kind of fell off the wagon....well I was more like not quite off the wagon just being dragged from behind it trying to hold on...:laugh: ...I noticed she was gaining a little and she would tell me and I would say ohhh it is ok we will work it off don't get too down.....but she kept going up.....i didn't know what to say. This feb I hopped back up on the wagon again and really tried to push....and she has kind of been "fighting'" me the whole way. Not actually fighting hahaha but you know making excuses and saying ohhh I am tired lets skip today...that type of stuff. So I would say ok and then I of course would excersise at home....so I started to lose again a pound here and there....and she was pretty quiet when I would tell her or say well don't concentrate so much on teh scale....not trying to down me or anything but at the same she was.....*sigh* I have been completely honest with her, we always told each other what our weights were for teh last like 2 years....and I KNEW we must be getting close to the same weight because she was pretty quiet....she came clean with me yesterday. She is 190. She started at 198.5 OHHHHHHH I am so sad and almost feel guilty! I know I know I shouldn't, but I do. I am almost 20 pounds lighter than her! What can I do to get her back on track!!! She is starting to look at these "miracle" pills and everything and just wants to lose fast so she can get back on track....When she is doing good she doesn't eat enough cals and then the next day she binges on something like donuts or cookies. SHE knows better!!! She got down to like 155!!!!!!! This scares me. What if I do the same thing????? Won't anybody tell me???? She was wearing size 8 in half of her clothes!!!! now she is squeezing her 12's becuase she gave all her 14s to me long time ago.....ohhhhh what a bad thing....I told her about this website but she says that "she" coudlnt do it. Well I will tell you that with this website and your motivation I am dropping! Can't she see that?"???? So anyways...that is just something that is sad to me. And I know that she brought me down a bit becuase of it. But I decided that I had to move on. I maintained my weight for more than 1/2 a year, but I am not happy there I want to get lower and healthier. I just wish she would get back on board with me!!!!
ok I need to get goign hahah enough whining!
OHHHH btw Sauls meeting went really good. The principal over the elementary tried to say that the whole mess with art was a "miscommunication" and I said that NO it wasn't . It was a case of a teacher discriminating against a child becuase she didin't want to be bothered with adapting her teaching. My Hubby might have gotten a little more heated than I hee hee good for him....hahah that is why i brought him
he gets things moving! I am too nice I think. anyways I started tearing up when I was talking about how I fet about the whole situation and todd had to smile becuase all the women started to cry too!!! Poor todd and the principal (the only men in the room) and a pregnant woman too boot was there as well! hahahah But we have gotten alot ironed out and they have the whole summer to deal with what needs to be done. We told them that we will give them one more year to fix the problems and if they don't we are moving him to a different school.
SOOOOOO that went good and I am glad that it is over!!!!
well goign to clean my car out quick and head into the "big city" hahah going to alex and shop a bit hahah get the oil changed....*rolls eyes* sometimes I hate living 45 minutes from a decent place to go!!! but I do like the quiet!!!
loves to all and congrats to all on a great week done!!
jenny0 -
Hay ladies. .
Sorry I missed you all yesterday. It was a crazy day into a late night.
Great job everyone. I think everyone did great..... I don't have much to say, :ohwell: at least I didn't gain this week.. I think I'm at a plato I've been stuck here for the last 4 weeks....:grumble: So how do you get past a plato???????.... this is where I useally give up and go back to old ways..... But I'm determined this time to get past this.....
As for carbs. I'm not totally addicted. but I do love my carbs..... And refuse to give them up.... I agree with Jenny. I have to find a way to eat that I can live with the rest of my life.. without gaining back what I've lost. So I try to keep them to the whole grains. I like oats. And I try to stay within the aloted amonts and useally do pretty good... I also love nuts and sunflower seeds and eat them alot.. I feel for you amanda not being able to have them..... My nephew is aleragic to nuts to.. and I see what my sister-in-law goes throught to protect him form them..... I'ed try whole grains and hight fiber foods..
Well got to get busy.... the days waisting away
:flowerforyou: So have a great day everyone......And keep up the great job.
Connie0 -
Mina, you're freakin' fabulous too!!
Crystal, enjoy your shroom hunting! That sounds like fun! It'll be interesting to see how many cals your burn & just how sore your hammies are going to be from all the bending! I hope Cali's soccer game goes/went well!! :drinker:
Laura, smoothies do sound like a great idea!! I used to drink whey protein shakes years back, I'll have to get back into that. It'd be a great way to fill in those extra calories left over in the evenings!
Amanda, can you do seeds?? You mentioned sunflower seeds (love 'em btw) but what about pine nuts?? They work well on salads & for snacking. So sorry about your little one's allergy. I waited like over a year before I even let MJ (3 now) have PB because I was afraid of a bad reaction! Thankful to say she's okay! But, I don't think that I've given Gabby any PB yet too (she's 14 months). I have to get on that! I'd like to be parked outside of the ER & have a dose of Benedryl at the ready!! :frown:
Connie, hang in there!! Change things up if you have to!! Work harder, longer & stronger! You are worth it! ** gives a high 5 **
Jenny, sorry to hear about your SIL's gain. It's sad isn't it! I'm going through the same thing with my hubby. He just isn't in the "mode" right now & I have to just be patient & see him through this time. It'll come, I hope & he'll decide when he's ready. It's tough though because we're all feeling so great, so healthy & we want to fix everyone!! It takes hard work & dedication - if only everyone would get with it! You'll get there Jenny & you'll be okay! You won't go back! You've worked so hard & you know what it takes to get there! We're all here for you & we won't let you slip! Let's make a deal.. you tell me if my *kitten* starts to spread & I'll tell you!! LOL!! :laugh: ((( HUGS))) Glad things went well at the principals office! Only sorry that you had to go through it.
Okay, I gotta go get some work done!! Have a great day & weekend people!0 -
Cone on Laura - BRING IT!!!
.. this week's challenge, that is 0 -
What do you guys normal do for challenges? I've only been around a couple weeks.0
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Soccer was CRAZY !!! The coach called in at the last moment and had her friend that was there coach..... it was a major hetic mess .... But the kids had fun !!! The score was 2 to 2 and they had fun !!! Maeve made a new friend !! Then after the game we were in line at Mcdonalds cause thats what Cali wanted .... AND Maeve projectile vomitted all over the car so we went home !!!! I ended up getting 3 fresco style hard tacos from taco bell only 150 calories each!! And they taste way better than the regular taco !! So with Maeve not feeling well we arent
going to my moms to go pick mushrooms....... NEXT WEEKEND
Here is a couple pics from today
Cali is in white cause no one told us we had to get shirts from the office !!
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Laura- we have done things like jumping jacks, sit ups, push ups, crunches. You can make the challenge anything you want. I have thought about making a food type challenge or something just to change it up. It is your week you do what challenge you want to do
Crystal- Sorry to hear that Maeve is sick! I hope that she gets to feel better! How sad that you missed your mushroom hunting, hope next week works out for ya. Cali looks like she had a lot of fun playing soccor
Well I think I am going to rest again today. I had this odd brown spotting yesterday every time I went pee. I am not pregnant as I was just supposed to ovulate on friday (I chart my cycles). Not sure if maybe I hurt myself working out on thursday I used double the weight in my workouts. I have no pain and it seems to not be happy yet this morning. So I think one more day of rest will do me good. Sadly I was nervous yesterday about what was going on with that come the end of the day I did not make great food choices. I let it get the best of me! I WILL do better today!!!!
Hope you ladies have a great day!
Amanda0 -
ok ladies it came back :ohwell: What the hell is going on with me???? It is ONLY when I go to the bathroom, really dark brown and it seems to get really light almost not even there after I lay down for long periods of time. Anyone have this before? I really don't want something to be wrong and have to have a hystorectomy at 31 years old!!! On top of that we now have no insurance and my husband lost his job on thursday (he is waiting on a call in a couple of weeks on an interview that he did with the IRS). I have some very light cramping around my hip area and my really lower back. Other then that I feel great! HELP ME!!!! I NEED to work out lol!0
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Amanda,
I'm sorry, but I have no idea what your spotting could mean. Maybe you did overdo it with your workout. I would recommend that you call your OB/GYN & talk to a nurse. Give her all your symptoms & ask her what she thinks. Maybe even mention about the insurance thing & see what they can recommend for you regarding that. I would imagine that they may want to see you, but then again, maybe they'll just have you keep an eye on it. I really don't know, but I really do think that you should take it seriously & call your Dr right away.
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Amanda,
I googled "spotting during weightloss" & found this information at howtodothings.com
Seems to me that with your exercise, change in diet & weightloss that a hormonal change could be the reason your having the spotting, but I'd still run it past your Dr if I were you.
((( HUGS )))
How To Learn About Mid-Cycle Spotting
By Staff Writer
Whether you've always had regular menstrual cycles or never had a regular menstrual cycle in your life, the sudden appearance of mid-cycle spotting can be startling. Spotting is when a small amount of blood is passed, just enough to "spot" your underwear or toilet tissue. The blood spots can be many different colors, from brown to red to pinkish, so don't be too concerned about the color of mid-cycle spotting. Fortunately, mid-cycle spotting is usually nothing to worry about. Here is some information to better understand mid-cycle spotting:
Changes in Hormonal Balance. All of the changes in a woman's menstrual cycle are due to alterations in the progesterone/estrogen balance. Changes in a woman's hormonal balance are especially common in perimenopause.
Timing. If you have spotting that occurs around the time of ovulation (ten to fourteen days after the start of your last period), it is likely due to the increased estrogen in your system at this time. Spotting can also occur upon implantation of a fertilized egg into the uterine lining. Spotting that occurs several days to one week before one's menstrual cycle can be due to low levels of progesterone, which while not a problem in and of itself, can cause infertility or early miscarriage in the event that one is trying to become pregnant. Spotting that shows up at other times in your cycle is more likely to be abnormal spotting.
Mittelschmerz. Mittelschmerz is German for "middle pain," and it is a word that describes the mid-cycle pain that can accompany ovulation. You will experience mittelschmerz on one side of your lower abdomen around the time of ovulation, from 10-14 days after the first day of your last period. If you experience mittelschmerz around the same time as spotting, you are almost certainly ovulating. Mittelschmerz is nothing to worry about; I see it as a convenient way of knowing exactly where I am in my cycle.
Other Potential Influences. A woman's hormonal balance can also be affected by the following conditions:
Weight loss or gain
A change in diet (especially poor nutrition)
Excessive caffeine or alcohol consumptionExcessive exercise
Smoking or drug use
Stress (work-related, personal, environmental)
Illness
Childbirth, breastfeeding, miscarriage or dilation and curettage (D&C)
Cysts, polyps, endometriosis, fibroids or other reproductive system abnormalities
Perimenopause
Beginning or changing medications
Chemotherapy
Anorexia or bulimia
If any of these events have occurred in your recent history, chances are that your hormones are temporarily out of balance, and mid-cycle spotting is the result.0 -
Thank you so much! I am for sure going to call the dr in the AM. Thank you for the article too 0
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You are welcome!! I was hoping that it would set your mind at ease until you could at least talk to an expert.
Crystal, I wanted to comment on how cute Cali is out there running after that soccer ball! It sure looks like she had a great time! Sorry to here that Maeve is not well! My family is all recovering from some strange 24 hour flu! My Gabby had a fever of 104 the other night! She's fine now, as fiesty as ever!!0 -
Well I did reach one of my goals. Today was my daughter's baptism and I did get to fit in my black preprego pants. They actually felt comfy. I have a long way to go still but this felt great. The numers drop isn't the same as fitting in a pair of pants that I I used to fit in a long time ago. Yé for me!0
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Well I did reach one of my goals. Today was my daughter's baptism and I did get to fit in my black preprego pants. They actually felt comfy. I have a long way to go still but this felt great. The numers drop isn't the same as fitting in a pair of pants that I I used to fit in a long time ago. Yé for me!
Thats great!! Congrats0 -
I put a challenge up. Hopefully it works for you guys I wasn't really sure what to put. So I finally get to meet with my trainer for the first time tomorrow. I was so sad I had to cancel last week cause of that flu I had. And of course now I've got a sinus infection LOL Oh well, I'll just have to live through it while being sick. I'm still really excited get to do it though, it will hurt so good LOL0
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AWESOME !!! Emilie that is great !!! Feels great doesnt it !!
Thank You everyone for the nice comments about my Cali !!! We ended up going up to my Moms for the night then me and Mom went out in the woods in the morning but we found nothing !! But we had fun observing nature! There were alot of Northern Flickers I think they were doing there mating dance it was really neat how the Male would Dance for the female!
We I am so excited that so far so good, I feel good about my self and glad that I have all you friends to chit chat with about all this !!
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AWESOME challenge Laura!!!
Crystal- I am glad that you were able to still go Morale hunting, sorry you did not find any!
Ok I called the dr. They said that they think it is jut ovulation bleeding and the fact that I have dropped 38lbs, exercise like a machine (lol her words gosh maybe you are all on to somethine) and have changed my diet 180 degrees has put my hormones in a spin. They said just keep going on with my life and if it gets worse, red or continues on past thursday to call them back. But she said she did not think it would come to that.
I decided to start working out again but this week I think I am going to stick to yoga and my turbo jam ab at least until the bleeding has stopped. I can't go on any longer with out exercising. It has been since thursday and I am about to go nuts lol.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Amanda0 -
Well I did reach one of my goals. Today was my daughter's baptism and I did get to fit in my black preprego pants. They actually felt comfy. I have a long way to go still but this felt great. The numers drop isn't the same as fitting in a pair of pants that I I used to fit in a long time ago. Yé for me!
AWESOME!! You're doing great!! :drinker:0 -
I put a challenge up. Hopefully it works for you guys I wasn't really sure what to put. So I finally get to meet with my trainer for the first time tomorrow. I was so sad I had to cancel last week cause of that flu I had. And of course now I've got a sinus infection LOL Oh well, I'll just have to live through it while being sick. I'm still really excited get to do it though, it will hurt so good LOL
Laura, great challenge! I'm really going to get in those pushups!! I really need to get back to doing those again! I hope things go well with your trainer! ENJOY!!0 -
I'm glad you guys like the challenge LOL! Well I met with my trainer, and I am definitely going to feel it tomorrow. Sadly I couldn't do as much cardio cause my allergies are in my lungs and are making me cough like crazy, so I have to take it easy on the cardio until I'm better, but she totally kicked my *kitten*!! I did like two full sheets of exercises and a few of them are pretty brutal. I did so many lunges and lunges with kickbacks that I won't be able to sit down tomorrow so I'm cleaning my apartment tonight cause I won't be able to move tomorrow. I feel great and its going to hurt so good tomorrow. Bring on the pain LOL I know if I do the routine she gave me 3 to 5 days a week I will lose my weight even faster than I have been. I can't wait. I hope you all had a good Monday. Keep up the good work ladies.:drinker:0
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I keep forgetting to ask where everyone is from. I'm from Alaska and I always notice I'm on here later than everyone else cause of the time difference LOL0
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Hi Girls!
Sorry I haven't been checking in a while. It's been crazy at the office. Had a big event last Friday, and this week we're closing. Deadlines are killer man. I worked out over the weekend, but my eating has been terrible. I hope to get some workouts in this week despite working late in the office. It's Fashion Week here so things are going to be MAD MAD MAD.
And Laura, great challenge! Hope I get it done soon.
Amanda, I hope you're feeling better. 0 -
Good morning all you amazing ladies !!! I hope everyone is doing well!!
Well , Cali has a cough again to where she is coughing up phlem? She had a slight 100.5 temp yesterday. Hmmmm... this morning though she was feeling ok no temp so I sent her to school....
Yesterday up in my Moms town the got a confirmed case of Swine flu they shut the schools down.... when we went up there saturday we went straight to her house we didnt go anywhere other than the woods but we came in contact with no one... should I worry?
So I havent exercised these last couple of days Evil Tom is visitng and I feel terrible and to top it off I found out that our house insurance guy was screing us over !! I realized that we were paying 915 a year!! yeah So I called him last week and he never called me back so I went and got estimates and got more coverage than we had for 640 a year!! I even got my car insurance lowered by almost 41 a month !! Yeah so now I am saving around 65 a month than what I was paying , not much but with the economy how it is every penny counts !!
Blah Blah .. I know I chat your ears off.. Where is Jenny .. We miss you Jenny .... Oh I know how to find her
ITS BOB HARPER DAY !!!!!!
Well, today Cali has soccer practice , hopefully she feels well enough to play. Poor kid I swear my kids are always sick and I have no Idea why......
Have a wonderful day ladies ...
P.s. should we start a May page on here since this one says April?0 -
Good morning!!
Crystal, I'm sorry to hear that the girls are sick! Mine have been sick since the weekend! We're in snot mode right now! Sniffling, sneezing & snot! Bleuck!! No one is oinking yet, so I'm being positive! MJ has her 3yr check up today so I"m sure the DR will address her congestion then. I think she's due for an injection & I don't even want to bring it up to her yet! YIKES!! I'll never even get her into the truck! Great job on saving money on insurance! & I hope that you're feeling better soon!
Mina, you hang in there! You sound so very busy! Try to plan healthy snacks to have on hand. I like to bag pretzles, almonds, raisins & fruit to have on hand for my busy days when I can't stop to make a real meal! Sometimes the "snacks" can be a real boost to my energy as well!
Laura, oh ya - you're going to be sore!! I love it!! Let's me know it's working!! I'm from Pennsylvania! Home of the Penguins & Steelers!! Woot woot!!
Amanda, hope that you're feeling better!
Jenny, I miss you!! We all do!
I'm so looking forward to watching the BL tonight!! I was really hoping for the finale, but I saw that wasn't until next week. It'll be great to see how far everyone has come! It's amazing to watch the intro before the show starts. I forget just how heavy they were when this all started!
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Well I am definitely feeling a ton of muscles that I had forgotten even existed LOL Its a great feeling to know I worked hard.
Crystal- Yeah we should start a May one. This one is getting super long now I am having the same issues with my TOM too. Not fun. I've gained some weight back, but as long as I keep sticking to what I've been doing, I should keep losing.
I hope everyone feels better soon.
Well sadly I won't be able to watch BL tonight but I'm recording it. My fiance comes home tonight and I haven't seen him in a week and a half so I will be driving 50 miles to the airport when the show is on to pick him up, but I should be able to watch it in a couple days.
Today will be a rest day for me, then back to the gym tomorrow to do my new workout on my own.0 -
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