Blue Team WEEK 2

RachVR6

If you don't see your name, it's because I didn't get your weight! You're NOT off the team, just weigh-in and I'll put you right back on. There are a lot of people I didn't get Week 1 weights for and a few who never sent in their start weight.

:flowerforyou:

Each week I'll highlight the people with the highest pounds and percentage lost for the week and overall. Great job guys!!

RachVR6

If you don't see your name, it's because I didn't get your weight! You're NOT off the team, just weigh-in and I'll put you right back on. There are a lot of people I didn't get Week 1 weights for and a few who never sent in their start weight.

:flowerforyou:

Each week I'll highlight the people with the highest pounds and percentage lost for the week and overall. Great job guys!!

bbogart

Did we decide on a challenge for week 2 or did we decide to challenge ourselves? Either way, I'm game.

RachVR6

I think we decided to make a fitness goal for ourselves to workout x times a week for x minutes, or something similar.

chickadee10

I'm up for that challenge. My goal is to walk for 40 minutes all 7 days this week, and exercise as well. Looks like we're off to a good start, keep it up everyone!

chosen

I am up for walking, I will try to walk at least 40 min a day!! Good luck everyone!!:happy:

AZWildcatnNC

Great job everyone! Congrats to everyone that lost or maintained. Those of us that gained, myself included, we can do this! :flowerforyou:

mnichol

I"m trying to increase my exercise. I'm trying to walk 110 minutes a day. 25 minutes a lunch. 20 minutes with the dogs (they don't like it when it gets hot) and then 20-25 minutes myself after dinner up and down the hill we live on. Unforunately I gained back a lb this week. :sad:

alapointe

So i had to go to the dr today because what i thought was just normal stuffiness because of seasonal allergies turned out to be a sinus and ear infections.:sad:

I won't be able to work out for a couple of days because my ears are killing me right now, not too mention the pressure in my head.

On the positive side, i haven't been to the dr since i started loosing weight and they were shocked and very supportive. He said i am right on track with the amount i am loosing in the time frame, and i no longer have high blood pressure it is well within the normal range. He said when i get closer to my goal weight or in 6 months, he would like me to come back for an overall physical. Can't wait to show him i can do this.

emmie110

Doing better today - actually got my food logged and I have more calories left to eat. Weight stayed the same. My workout goal for the week is 5 out of 7 days - and to keep logging my food. I love hearing how much everyone is working out - it motivates me to get off my butt.

sanifrey

Congrats everyone!! What a great first week!! My 3 year old daughter is 29lbs, so we lost a toddler!! Good job!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

ngwife4life

Woohooo! Good job, Blues!!! Keep it up and to anyone who maintained/gained, get in gear this week! Thank you for your honesty, too. I know it can be hard to be honest with yourself! I didn't want to weigh in, thinking I had gained 3 pounds or something but it pays to own up to your actions and move on. Refer to the quote in my signature! :flowerforyou:

ngwife4life

Congrats everyone!! What a great first week!! My 3 year old daughter is 29lbs, so we lost a toddler!! Good job!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

My nine month old is 26 pounds.... :sad:

sanifrey

Congrats everyone!! What a great first week!! My 3 year old daughter is 29lbs, so we lost a toddler!! Good job!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

My nine month old is 26 pounds.... :sad:

OMG!! That's a big baby! I'm sure once he/she gets more mobile it'll come right off!

Come to think of it, my 1 year old was just under 20lbs at 9 months, but at her 12 month check up she was just barely over. Her gain had slowed down a whole lot! I love the chubba bubba's!! Nice, healthy, chubby babies!! How come chubby thighs & rolls aren't cute once we become adults?? LOL! :laugh:

ngwife4life

Congrats everyone!! What a great first week!! My 3 year old daughter is 29lbs, so we lost a toddler!! Good job!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

My nine month old is 26 pounds.... :sad:

OMG!! That's a big baby! I'm sure once he/she gets more mobile it'll come right off!

Come to think of it, my 1 year old was just under 20lbs at 9 months, but at her 12 month check up she was just barely over. Her gain had slowed down a whole lot! I love the chubba bubba's!! Nice, healthy, chubby babies!! How come chubby thighs & rolls aren't cute once we become adults?? LOL! :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: If only!!!
She was born nearly 10 pounds so she's on target but I hope you're right about her leveling off!!! My back is killing me! She's crawling and oh-so-close to walking!!! I wouldn't trade her little chubby knees and cheeks for the world, though!

writer4him

Whoops - I don't know why I was thinking I was supposed to post my weight on Thursday, not Wednesday. I will post it tomorrow! As far as a fitness goal...my goal this week is to do horseback riding for 2 hours for 2 of the days, jog 3-4 miles 3 of the other days, and to try to complete week three of the hundred pushups challenge!

ccoker

Thanks for all your hard work Rach! I like the chart. Go Blues!

chickadee10

What can I do to stop eating of a night, like 30 minutes or so before I go to bed? How can I conquer that?

ngwife4life

What can I do to stop eating of a night, like 30 minutes or so before I go to bed? How can I conquer that?

1) Brush your teeth right after dinner or an hour before bedtime. I'm entirely too lazy to brush them again and thus I won't eat anything.

2) Drink lots of water when you finish dinner. Sip on it until about an hour or two before bedtime.

3) And this is the most important one, ask yourself precisely why you are wanting to eat. Are you hungry? If you are truly, honestly hungry you need to look at what you're filling up on. Do you need more protein throughout the day? If you are just wanting to eat to eat, keep yourself from getting bored. If it's sitting in front of the TV, get up and clean something up or go for a quick 10 minute walk before bed. Meditate. Relax. Take a bubble bath. Whatever suits your fancy...

mrwatson

I appreciate the encouraging posts!

I logged in thinking I would enter my intake for the day and then go to bed. However, now that I am reading the posts, I think a walk is in order as I have not exercised at all today.

Thank you for sharing your experiences. You motivate me to do more to improve my health.

j_g4ever

This week has been a hard week for me. But I know it will get better next week for sure. My husband and I are going to celibrate our anniversary this weekend. I was very proud of myself lastnight however I had a strong craving and I was going to cabinet to get it and I said no and put everything away and drank some water instead. :drinker: WTG on the weight loss blue team

debnu1

So I am having one of those days where I want to just eat everything in the house, especially if it is chocolate or looks like chocolate. :grumble: I ate a healthy lunch and breakfast, but got lost after that. Help! Days like today I feel out of control--even though I know I have a choice. I hope for a better week this week if only I can curb my sugar addiction!! :embarassed:

Good work everyone, we did great! Just standing on the scale and acknowledging where we are is progress!

So this week we will be drinking our water, exercising x min x days, and I would like to add eating at least 4 fruits and vegies servings for at least 4 days of the week.

How does that sound?

LostinCali

Way to go team! A pretty impressive week totalled all together. Hope next week is even better!

hmo4

What can I do to stop eating of a night, like 30 minutes or so before I go to bed? How can I conquer that?

I think you and I need to keep busy someway, cause I'm so bad for night snacking. If you eat nuts as an evening snack-almonds, walnuts, it gives you good fats, and is low on the glycemic range and it is slow to digest so has been recommended to eat then. I'll also have diet yogurt too.

I read so many fitness and nutrition mags before bed, I have a TON of knowledge, just wish it would qualify for a job, cause I love it. Any questions, feel free to ask me and I'll either research it or tell you what know. I'm also a Clinical Resource Nurse and have Fitness Theory Course background. Just thought I'd let you know that I do know info, and am not just a know it all.

Carrie6o6-sorry, I didn't mean to offend you, just a worried Mama, that's all.

Carrie6o6

No offence taken. It takes a lot to offend me.. I didnt mean to sound defensive if I did!

I HATE weigh in day.. I always trip right after thinking :"well im doing well, I can slack a bit"

Just like today! At work I had a bun.. Which was dinner.. Yes I know not a lot but I had a lot today... I am the "wing" girl. Wednesdays nights are wing night... I NEVER eat wings.. But tonight I probably had about 15! Plus a few fries here and there... And then just now when I got home.. was craving something sweet so had a few bites of my kids chocolate easter bunny hahaha I feel like crap! I know I had too much today, I can feel it! Well too much junk anyways!! hahaha

emmie110

What can I do to stop eating of a night, like 30 minutes or so before I go to bed? How can I conquer that?

I conquered my nighttime hunger by eating more calories during the day - earlier in the day. I eat most of my calories before 3pm. It really helped and now I only find myself hungry at night if I didn't eat enough earlier.

Cariñosita

Wow! Good job everyone on week 1! And Good Luck for week 2. My challenge for this week is to work out an extra day....6 instead of 5. Also, I need to fit in more fruit and veggies. When I started this, I was eating fruit for snacks, but I've been finding "healthier" sweet substitutions like 100 Calorie Packs and such. So, I've been eating those instead. I probably only get in 3 servings of fruit and veg per day, so I will try to get at least 5 this week. I hope you all have a great week.

RachVR6

Ugh this headcold got worse over night...I'm feelin like pooo. :sick:

becbec71

Woohoo! Way to go everyone!! My fitness goal is to excercise every day!! Either curves or 30 day shread!!!

chrissyh

Rach - get some rest! Hope you feel better soon...

I use to always snack before bed - if I eat a good breakfast, I am not hungry in the evening....
Yesterday was a rest day for me - after like 10 days straight, my body was saying WOOOOO - so I rested and feel better...

chickadee10

Morning everyone! Thanks for the ways I can conquer night time snacking.