100+ Pounds to lose Labor Day Challenge beg 7/6

lstpaul

got back on track yesterday ... need to keep at it today

Dreaj79

@ kamcat how was girls night out? I'm dying to see The Ugly Truth.

I'm pretty ticked off today. :mad: Not only because of TOM witchiness, but my husband did an ultiimate guy no no. I was getting dressed for work this morning and we were talking. When the converstation lulled for a minute, he says "don't you think you need to get back in the gym today?" I realize that to his eyes I have gained 10 pounds, but does he not know that it's mostly water retention?!? I know that I get defensive because he's 6 feet tall and athletically built and I feel like he's picking on me, but that's a crappy thing to do when someone is partially unclothed in front of you. Especially when we weren't even talking about anything related to diet, health, fitness or exercise. Am I overreacting or what??

Somebody please respond before the Tom monster makes me see if his XBox will float in the bathtub. :devil:

SusieSonshine

I'm late, but nevertheless, eager to join your group! I've read some of the posts, but not all--yikes!! there's alot!

I am beginning at 319 lbs and my goal weight is 199. We'll see how much I can lose before Labor Day!

All the best to all of us!

Susie

kimcat73

@ kamcat how was girls night out? I'm dying to see The Ugly Truth.

I'm pretty ticked off today. :mad: Not only because of TOM witchiness, but my husband did an ultiimate guy no no. I was getting dressed for work this morning and we were talking. When the converstation lulled for a minute, he says "don't you think you need to get back in the gym today?" I realize that to his eyes I have gained 10 pounds, but does he not know that it's mostly water retention?!? I know that I get defensive because he's 6 feet tall and athletically built and I feel like he's picking on me, but that's a crappy thing to do when someone is partially unclothed in front of you. Especially when we weren't even talking about anything related to diet, health, fitness or exercise. Am I overreacting or what??

Somebody please respond before the Tom monster makes me see if his XBox will float in the bathtub. :devil:

Girls night was great, the movie was awesome and I'm so proud that I stuck to my plan for food. It helps to plan ahead when you're going out to eat BTW, if anyone hits Cheesecake Factory, the Weight Management Grilled Chicken entree was very good, tasty, and filling!

Aerdrea, I'd say hold off on the Xbox for now, lol, might just start something else with him Not knowing your husband, is it possible he thought he was being encouraging? Sometimes men are dense! To say something like that when you are in the process of losing, that doesn't help. How about an encouraging comment like "you're doing great!"?. I feel for you, I really do. It may suck for me to be single sometimes, but this weight-loss journey is so much easier without the hassle of a man or kids. I give props to anyone who can succeed even with the added pressures. Keep your chin up and use those comments as inspiration to show him up!!!!!

SusieSonshine

@ kamcat how was girls night out? I'm dying to see The Ugly Truth.

I'm pretty ticked off today. :mad: Not only because of TOM witchiness, but my husband did an ultiimate guy no no. I was getting dressed for work this morning and we were talking. When the converstation lulled for a minute, he says "don't you think you need to get back in the gym today?" I realize that to his eyes I have gained 10 pounds, but does he not know that it's mostly water retention?!? I know that I get defensive because he's 6 feet tall and athletically built and I feel like he's picking on me, but that's a crappy thing to do when someone is partially unclothed in front of you. Especially when we weren't even talking about anything related to diet, health, fitness or exercise. Am I overreacting or what??

Somebody please respond before the Tom monster makes me see if his XBox will float in the bathtub. :devil:

I'd talk to him about it and let him know just how much it hurt you. Don't get all upset or freaky on him, cuz I'm sure he doesn't even realize what he's done. Men can be kinda stupid about these things and think that they're actually helping. They'd think nothing of it if another man said it to them, at least, not on the same level as we take it.

Keep up the good work!

Susie

lstpaul

I'm pretty ticked off today. :mad: Not only because of TOM witchiness, but my husband did an ultiimate guy no no. I was getting dressed for work this morning and we were talking. When the converstation lulled for a minute, he says "don't you think you need to get back in the gym today?" I realize that to his eyes I have gained 10 pounds, but does he not know that it's mostly water retention?!? I know that I get defensive because he's 6 feet tall and athletically built and I feel like he's picking on me, but that's a crappy thing to do when someone is partially unclothed in front of you. Especially when we weren't even talking about anything related to diet, health, fitness or exercise. Am I overreacting or what??

Men can be such jerks at times! :explode: But try to just blow it off ... I'm sure he didn't have a clue that he was being insensitive.... maybe he was even thinking 'wow she is looking good - I'll be supportive and mention the gym' :ohwell: .

Dreaj79

Thanks for the advice. I've calmed down some. I just have a very short fuse right now :explode: . If I can make it through tomorrow and Friday, I'll have a whole week off work to just do whatever I need to do and I can focus on my exercise program wholeheartedly. Until then, I'll try to keep the Xbox 360 away from the bathtub.

cdwinters

Ok so this week has been my first week back at work. I have done well with my lunches but have had a difficult time some days getting to the gym. By the time I am done at work I am just done and don't have the energy to go to the gym. So....I bought the Wii My Fitness Coach and a HRM today that I am going to start using in the mornings before I go to work...hell before anybody else is even awake:) Anybody used this? What do you think about it?

weightoffmom

Hello Lovelies!! I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Weigh in on Monday and I'm dreading it. It's been a long week with 3 days meetings with sweet treat breaks twice a day. My back still isn't 100% and I'm thinking I may need to see my doctor about some physical therapy. The muscle that wraps around my right hip is really tight. I miss pain free walking, sitting, and standing.

Have a great week!! I'll be back Monday with the way in.

BTW....does anyone know if there is website, geared towards weight loss/health/nutrition similar to MySpace as far as the social networking side of it. I wish there was a place here to have status updates on our profiles and have them be more user friendly all together. Like I wish I could just 'squish' them together.

I like Sparkpeople.com , Very similar to MFP. Their social sites are very large

lstpaul

:mad: I'm not very happy with my eating this past week (some good days, but a few very bad days)... and it showed on the scale - I'm up 1.6 pounds. I did exercise like crazy - so at least that is something. I was feeling so good about my efforts, I've got to get back on track today.

jennbarrette

not the best week -

Last week - 263.9
this week - 263.5

Dreaj79

I don't know what's going on with my body. TOM time came and went but aunt flo never showed. I'm not pregnant and the scale is still up ten pounds.:sad:

With that being said, I am on vacation this week and I am going to be a meticulous calorie counter and fitness enthusiast. I kicked off my vacay with a trip to the beach this weekend where I did something unprecedented......I pranced around on the beach in my two piece bathing suit (a very cute halter style tankini). I frolicked in the surf with my husband, sat on my beach towel and sunbathed and had a phenomenal time. The unprecedented part was that I did it all without a shred of self consciousness at all. And do you know what happened? People complemented me on my bathing suit, smiled when I ran away squealing from my hubby trying to splash me and waved when they walked by me on my towel. It was the best. beach. day. ever. All because I said to heck with what people think and did whatever I wanted to do.

Beauty does not make you beautiful. Happiness, confidence and joy shine brighter than any lipgloss MAC makes. So I guess my advice to everyone is to live life to the fullest and let the weight loss happen in it's own time. Just the fact that I was able to have so much fun in spite of the ten pounds is a testament to how much I have grown as a person through this process. I took some time yesterday to reevalutate some things and got my tush back in the gym this morning. WHEN the weight comes off (not if), I'll be doing the same thing I did Saturday. The only difference is I'll have on a much smaller two piece.:bigsmile:

lstpaul

aerdrea: Good for you! Your story made me smile, what good advice!:happy:

Queenie000

aerdrea
What a great post, reminds me it isn't just about losing the weight, but enjoying the journey we are on! Sounds like you had lots of fun at the beach, have a great week!

tikilynne

ok ill join too my start weight is 200 cant seem to go below that for the life of me i seem to be stuck here for the past few months so hopefully this chall will help me out a bit good luck to everyone...out

kimcat73

Aerdrea, congrats ... I'll work my way towards that goal someday:)

Welcome tikilynne!

Checking in with the stats:

Starting weight 274.5
Current weight 267.5

lstpaul

:mad: I was doing so well ... really in a good groove with eating and exercising ... then I had a busy weekend with lots of food challenges and I've let it derail me. I tried to get back on track yesterday but ate way too much spaghetti last night (felt sick afterwards). Today has GOT to be a better day! :grumble:

Dreaj79

@ lstpaul. Sorry that happened sweetie!! It happens to me a lot too. :ohwell: Today will be a better day! You just have to remember why you want it to be so. Any time I'm tempted to eat something not so good for me, I ask myself is it worth it. Is it worth the time you would have to spend to burn those calories? Is it worth it when your jeans won't zip? Is it worth it when you have set a goal to stay within your calories and you let yourself down (that is by far the worst feeling in the world to me)? Like I said yesterday, live your life. If your life includes spaghetti, have spaghetti. I personally love spaghetti. Last time I cooked it I had a single serving and a big salad with lots of water to drink. I have also been known to budget calories so that if I have a "thing" to go to, I have some wiggle room. Life is too short to ALWAYS pass on fave foods. Just eat a little lighter today and do some extra exercise if possible. Remember 1 pound is 3500 calories above and beyond your daily needs. I'm guessing that it probably isn't as bad as you think.

cdwinters

Ok, so I am not even half way through my first week back to work and I am a wreck. I work in an elementary school and for whatever reason I can do really well over the summer break with eating healthy, not drinking soda, and not binging on chocolate. But as soon as I step foot into this building everything goes out the window:( I have for the most part done pretty well. I have had no soda in over 2 months:) But I cannot say the same for chocolate:( Not that I am binging on it or anything by any means...although I totally could. Not to mention that fact that I have had this revelation in the last couple of days that while I have been watching my calories, fat, etc. and excercising my butt off I have been consuming so much sodium that I am not loosing weight. Everything that I thought was healthy to eat is full of sodium. This is so damn hard:(

Dreaj79

@ cdwinters, do you think it's the stress of work. I know a lot of teachers. My father in law is a retired teacher and although he loved teaching, he often talked of how stressful it is dealing with students and parents of students. I can only imagine. Is stress one of those things that triggers cravings for you? I know it is for me. I'm on vacation this week so no stress. Presto! No bad food decisions either. As for the sodium, really pound the water. Until you can get off such high sodium foods, make sure that you drink more than enough water to flush it out. I hope the rest of your week gets better. :flowerforyou:

cdwinters

aerdrea - Thanks for your support! I know that I have a very stressful job. I work in an elementary building but I am a school psychologist. And lets just say that things did not end well in the building last year so I have a lot of apprehension about coming back to work this year:( I know that I am a stress eater. I have really tried to keep up with my workouts to try and help get rid of some of the stress. I have been doing 45 mins of the My Fitness Coach on the Wii each morning before I even come into work. I thought about doing more when I got home to help release some stress if needed but I am already burning so many calories that I don't know what to do with them all...lol.

I have been doing really well with my water intake as well until I came back to work. I am on the move so much that I realized I only had 1 cup of water all day at work yesterday:( I have to work on that. I have also gotten a little bored with the taste of water lately. I thought I would try some Diet Lipton Green Tea...should be healthy and increase metabolism. Yeah, it has sodium in it:( Everything that is "low fat" has more sodium. I just started using fat free milk...down from 2%...it has more sodium. I guess you just have to suck it up and use full fat products to avoid all the sodium and just watch the calories.

Sorry....I know I am just rambling at this point:(

Dreaj79

@ cdwinters, sorry I saw elementary school and just assumed teacher. Still I'm sure being a school psychologist is pretty stressful also. Being a stress eater is soooooo much more difficult to me than any other addiction. Not to trivialize alcoholism, drug abuse or smoking, but you don't have to do those things. You can't stop eating cold turkey (pardon the pun).

I've read that it's actually better to eat the full fat stuff because you feel fuller longer. Calories are the most important. I encourage everybody who is trying to lose weight, especially those that fit in our category to listen to Jillian Michaels' podcasts. I have learned so much from just listening to her radio show that I can't even tell you all of it. Even if you are turned off by her TV persona, she is not like that on the radio at all. You can find past episodes at mediafly.com. Anyway, you would be surprised by how much more satisfied you feel eating say 1/2 cup of real ice cream than you feel eating the low fat, sugar free kind. Or from eating two real Oreo cookies instead of 10 Snackwells. Something that I thought of recently: If diet food is actually supposed to help you get thinner, what is the long term profit for the company selling it? Wouldn't you just not need to buy it eventually? There has to be a catch somewhere. I try to eat food that has been processed as little as possible. It always has less sodium and less ingredients I can't pronounce. Yes, it means that I have to do more prep for my lunch the night before or the morning of work, but it has been so worth it for my weight loss. :bigsmile:

lstpaul

How's everyone doing? :happy: I'm feeling back in control for the most part ... getting my exercise in and have had a few good eating days. I'm hopeful that I will see it on the scale, but I still feel like that last 1.5 pounds that I gained last week are hanging around my middle.:grumble:

kimcat73

Hey guys, how is everyone today?

I just tried Whey Protein Vanilla powder. I mixed it with frozen strawberries, banana, and ice. I could only eat half of it, it filled me right up! I'm thinking this will be a good breakfast before work.

No exercise today, my back is sore. I did most of Jillian Michael's No More Trouble Zones yesterday and I'm thinking I might have hurt it a little. Figured I'll take a day off today so I can get back on track tomorrow. It's back to work tomorrow too, so hopefully I'll be back at the gym. My gym is closer to work than home so I don't tend to go on my off days.

Ok, everyone have a great weekend ... think of me while I'm slaving away lol

SusieSonshine

Hey guys, how is everyone today?

I just tried Whey Protein Vanilla powder. I mixed it with frozen strawberries, banana, and ice. I could only eat half of it, it filled me right up! I'm thinking this will be a good breakfast before work.

No exercise today, my back is sore. I did most of Jillian Michael's No More Trouble Zones yesterday and I'm thinking I might have hurt it a little. Figured I'll take a day off today so I can get back on track tomorrow. It's back to work tomorrow too, so hopefully I'll be back at the gym. My gym is closer to work than home so I don't tend to go on my off days.

Ok, everyone have a great weekend ... think of me while I'm slaving away lol

I used to use the whey, but since we are essentially gluten/dairy/legume free these days, I haven't used it. I was shopping at Trader Joe's last night and saw that they now carry Hemp Protein Powder. Sooooo... when I get a blender again (my son killed mine! lol!), I'm gonna try it out!

BTW... I just changed my goal from 199 to 165, which is the recommended BMI weight for me. I have an extra large skeletal structure and lots of muscle (which BMI doesn't account for), but I've been afraid of making that my goal, because I've feared it was unattainable. However, I know I can do it! AND, I NEED to do it, for the health of my heart and the love of my children!

All the best to you all on the journey to fitness and health!!

Susie :flowerforyou:

kimcat73

Hey guys, how is everyone today?

I just tried Whey Protein Vanilla powder. I mixed it with frozen strawberries, banana, and ice. I could only eat half of it, it filled me right up! I'm thinking this will be a good breakfast before work.

No exercise today, my back is sore. I did most of Jillian Michael's No More Trouble Zones yesterday and I'm thinking I might have hurt it a little. Figured I'll take a day off today so I can get back on track tomorrow. It's back to work tomorrow too, so hopefully I'll be back at the gym. My gym is closer to work than home so I don't tend to go on my off days.

Ok, everyone have a great weekend ... think of me while I'm slaving away lol

I used to use the whey, but since we are essentially gluten/dairy/legume free these days, I haven't used it. I was shopping at Trader Joe's last night and saw that they now carry Hemp Protein Powder. Sooooo... when I get a blender again (my son killed mine! lol!), I'm gonna try it out!

BTW... I just changed my goal from 199 to 165, which is the recommended BMI weight for me. I have an extra large skeletal structure and lots of muscle (which BMI doesn't account for), but I've been afraid of making that my goal, because I've feared it was unattainable. However, I know I can do it! AND, I NEED to do it, for the health of my heart and the love of my children!

All the best to you all on the journey to fitness and health!!

Susie :flowerforyou:

So I have a question for you Susie .... what is the reasoning behind going gluten/dairy/legume free? I've seen others that are gluten free and I'm curious what the benefits are or the reasoning behind it.

jennbarrette

time for another Monday weigh in

last week - 263.5
this week - 260.6

Just short of 3 pounds!

kimcat73

Jenn that is awesome! 3 pounds in a week is terrific! Congrats:)

Checking in with the stats:

Starting weight for challenge 274.5
Current weight 265.0

I checked in with my Nutritionist last thursday with this number and she is impressed (she isn't much of a talker in the emails we send, so any words from her is an improvement). I haven't yet told her that I've decided against the WLS. I'm below the required 40 BMI right now anyway, so without health problems, I won't qualify for insurance. No problem, this seems to be working. Yay MFP, love you!!!

Queenie000

Hi there -

Way to go you guys, keep it up!

It has been almost a month on mfp, and things are going surprisingly well for me. I am following the caloric guidelines, occasionally going over by a bit, but not much. I also have been walking every day, and hope that the weight keeps coming off.


Sw 275 July 09
Lw 265.4 July 23
Cw 262.8 July 30
1st mini Gw 250 Sept 20, 2009
Gw 170 July 4th 2010

lstpaul

checking in ... progress is slow, but at least back in the right direction

challenge SW 7/7: 244.4
last week 243.6
today's weight 242