Looking Good For Christmas!

TCASMEY

Congratulations on 53 years. My parents will celebrate that milestone in November.

Reading through the posts it looks like we all struggle with our weekend workouts and eating. Just working to change those bad habits into good habits.

Daisy_May

My hard part with weekends is eating enough, I find when I'm out and about I'd rather not eat anythign rather then make a bad choice. SO I end up eating breafast and then a huge diner to make up the calories, plus I never drink enough water on the weekends but during the week I drink more then I need to!

Cindysunshine

Calie- Congrats on 53 years! That is so wonderful. have a wonderful Anniversary. Well we went to Dallas yesterday. We got a late start 12pm. We drove to Arlington and ate at Dave & Buster's. I had a steak sandwich and a few fries. I am not a drinker at all but they have a great drink menu. I got this frozen drink with pinapple rum, bicardi, pina colada rum and blue stuff I don't know the name of. It was soooo very yummy!!!!! We played in the game room for about an hour. I am realy good at those light games where you have to stop the light at a certain spot to win . I won 3 times on one and once on another machine. Avery was able to pick out 2 stuft animals with the tickets I won. We had a blast! We didn't get home until 2 Am. I walked this morning 2 miles. I'll walk 2 more tonight. I am 100 % back on track. I didn't gain any weight last week but I didn't lose any either. I hope to see a big loss this week. I will weigh in and post my stats on the 22'nd. Oh and the Dallas area is so much nicer than Odessa/ Midland. Have a great day everyone- Cindy

Channing

Hello everyone! :flowerforyou:

Saturday I didn't get to excersise, but ate pretty well, even with the giant cup of frozen yogurt(with toppings:ohwell: ) that I devoured without a second thought!

I was able to get in a good 5 mile run in on Sunday because the weather was AMAZING!!!

And today is so far so good! 3.5 mile run this morning and if I stick to the plan I'll be under my calories.
Maybe just enough for a rum and diet coke? :drinker:

Really hoping for a pound loss when we weigh in on Wed! That will put me in the 150's!!!!!

stef_e_b

Hey I'm joining late!
I'm hoping to lose 50 pounds by christmas
that's like 2.01 pounds per week
I'm going to stay within limits everyday because now that I have a hrm
I can be accurate with my exercise!

Start Date July 20th 235
Week 1 July 22
Week 2 July 29

Week 3 August 5
Week 4 August 12
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30

Week 12 October 7
Week 13 October 14
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28 thanks giving

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!
Week 23

CALIECAT

In browsing the internet I ran across Betty Crocker impossible pie. Which we all have heard about. And the calories and carbs are quite low. Not the sweet ones but the meat and veggie ones. I will be making the spinach one as soon as I go to the store. Here is the link if you would like to check it out.\Caliecat

http://www.bettycrocker.com/search/searchresults.aspx?terms=all+impossible+pies

jkroc

Hi! Sat. was spent at the spa Didn't get my workout in....but did I relax. Sunday I did my 2 1/2 miles as well as 2 1/2 miles yesterday. My food choices have been good. Can't wait to see what the scale says tomorrow..

memaw66

Morning all.
Had dinner at a freinds house. Think I did okay but I did not exercise.
Got TOM and the scale was not nice this morning. Not sure I want to post weight tomorrow. I guess I'll have to though. Next week shoule be better.

Have a great day all.

Memaw

magglett

Morning all.
Had dinner at a freinds house. Think I did okay but I did not exercise.
Got TOM and the scale was not nice this morning. Not sure I want to post weight tomorrow. I guess I'll have to though. Next week shoule be better.

Have a great day all.

Memaw

Hi there Memaw ... my weight always shoots up about 4 lbs. during my TOM. I like to record that because then I know the next week shows an awesome loss. No worries :flowerforyou:

Cynder

Morning. Last night was a killer workout including 15 knee push ups! Most I have ever done in my life. I'm still riding the high from that this morning :happy:

Breakfast 3 hardboiled egg whites, one egg yolk, WW english muffin and a banana.
Lunch will be pasta made from quinoa and an artichoke sauce.

Cynder

Morning all.
Had dinner at a freinds house. Think I did okay but I did not exercise.
Got TOM and the scale was not nice this morning. Not sure I want to post weight tomorrow. I guess I'll have to though. Next week shoule be better.

Have a great day all.

Memaw

I hate the TOM gain, but I love the losses the next week.

cpafford79

So is it too late to join you guys? I am always looking for a way to keep myself motivated and boy do I have a BIG motivation for Christmas. I have to tell this story so you guys can understand where my HUGE motivation is coming from.

My husband has 2 older brothers. Well, one of my sister-in-laws (I'll call her :devil: ) has serious jealousy issues with myself and my other sis-in-law (it's just the type of person she is). The :devil: is a very petite person, has had a boob job and a tummy tuck and they are always trying to "keep up with the Jones'es". Anyways for the past 8 years (since I have had my children and gained my weight), she always buys shirts that are wwwwaaaayyyy too small for me and gives them to me for Christmas. For example, last Christmas she bought me a Medium fitted shirt and a Medium sweater. Now, mind you I am 5'10 and 188 pounds at the time! :grumble: I haven't fit into a medium since high school. Plus, both she and her husband always like to take stabs at either my height and weight whenever they can. Another example, my husband recently celebrated his 30th b-day. On his card was the saying "I know what turns you on...", they put a picture of a really hot girl in a bikini and wrote down her leg "Carrie in 1996"!!:explode: :mad: :explode:

So, I made the decision this year (after receiving the medium shirts) that I was going to make a change. That's just how bad it upset me! I have kept those two shirts hanging in my closet since Christmas as a reminder. I am happy to say that I wore the Medium fitted shirt this past weekend and you should have seen the look on her face when she saw me in it!!! I have my mind set that if she's going to continue taking stabs at me during Christmas, then I'm going to make her go to the kids section to find shirts that are too small! :happy:

Now with all that said, can I please join and you guys help me get revenge this Christmas??

SW (June 2009): 188
CW: 179

Thanks!
Carrie

Iffer75

Welcome everyone.

Weekends are bad for me too. I completely understand. I know you can do this though. Just remember you can have a bite, just don't overdue. Portion, Portion, Portion. I kno it is hard to do, but you can do it. Someone else had a great suggestion to do an Angel Food Cake. I hope you have a great weekend. :bigsmile:

Thanks for the encouragment, Jennifer!! I didn't do so well this weekend, although it could have been worse. But, I am back on track today. Before, if I "messed up" I would just say "oh well, I'll start over again on Monday." I've learned to get right back on track after a "slip". Today, I am extremely focused.

Well, you probably did better than I did. I am using the excuse that my fiance' is only here one more weekend before he moves South (Springfield, Missouri) for at least 6 months. I am so sad, so I am not paying attention to my food too much on the weekend. When it is just me, it will be much easier.
Have a great week.:bigsmile:

Iffer75

For lunch I had thick yoplait yogurt with chopped walnut and a dab of cool whipped. yum thought I was eating a slice of lime pie.

For dinner We aare going out to eat. Our 53 Wedding anniversary. Wish me well on my food choice.
Caliecat

Congrats on 53 years. That is fantastic!!!
Question for you. Are you eating every 3 hours? For a lifestyle change they recommend eating 5 mini-meals a day. I know it may be hard at first, but you can do it. Just cut your portions down from the 3 meals you eat a day. In order to lose weight you have to eat. I know that sounds weird, but it is true. That is how I lost my first 20 pounds.
I hope you have a great day today and nite with your hubby.:bigsmile:

Iffer75

So is it too late to join you guys? I am always looking for a way to keep myself motivated and boy do I have a BIG motivation for Christmas. I have to tell this story so you guys can understand where my HUGE motivation is coming from.

My husband has 2 older brothers. Well, one of my sister-in-laws (I'll call her :devil: ) has serious jealousy issues with myself and my other sis-in-law (it's just the type of person she is). The :devil: is a very petite person, has had a boob job and a tummy tuck and they are always trying to "keep up with the Jones'es". Anyways for the past 8 years (since I have had my children and gained my weight), she always buys shirts that are wwwwaaaayyyy too small for me and gives them to me for Christmas. For example, last Christmas she bought me a Medium fitted shirt and a Medium sweater. Now, mind you I am 5'10 and 188 pounds at the time! :grumble: I haven't fit into a medium since high school. Plus, both she and her husband always like to take stabs at either my height and weight whenever they can. Another example, my husband recently celebrated his 30th b-day. On his card was the saying "I know what turns you on...", they put a picture of a really hot girl in a bikini and wrote down her leg "Carrie in 1996"!!:explode: :mad: :explode:

So, I made the decision this year (after receiving the medium shirts) that I was going to make a change. That's just how bad it upset me! I have kept those two shirts hanging in my closet since Christmas as a reminder. I am happy to say that I wore the Medium fitted shirt this past weekend and you should have seen the look on her face when she saw me in it!!! I have my mind set that if she's going to continue taking stabs at me during Christmas, then I'm going to make her go to the kids section to find shirts that are too small! :happy:

Now with all that said, can I please join and you guys help me get revenge this Christmas??

SW (June 2009): 188
CW: 179

Thanks!
Carrie

Carrie, welcome to the thread. We are glad to help you. Boy, she sounds even worse than the :devil: . What a mean person. That is great though, that you are showing her. Good for you. Doesn't it feel good. Hang in there, you will be at your goal weight in no time. :bigsmile:

cpafford79

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Boy, she sounds even worse than the :devil: . What a mean person.
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OMG, if you only knew! :noway: I am so motivated to keep going not only for myself but so I can seek sweet revenge! :smooched:

TCASMEY

Carrie, can't believe people are so shallow, but then again to someone who has had a boob job and a tummy tuck to keep looking good probably thinks that looking good is the only important thing in the world. Not all men are turned on by centerfold type bodies, some get turned on by great conversation, some by a woman who can work on a car one who loves sports. I will help to keep you motivated so you can have your revenge. I was trained to "be nice"...."if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all!" so when I hear stories about people who say mean nasty things especially to family members I don't get it. Being supportive and nice is a much easier way to live life than being mean and nasty. So hang in there drink your water, get your exercise and eat healthy.:flowerforyou:

anthrochix

cpaff - you cracked me up! Isn't it sad how small-minded people have to try to hurt others to make themselves feel better?

It amazes me from reading different threads how there seems to be an "instant" that drives people (who are serious about it) to a lifestyle change. For me, it was seeing an Easter picture of myself in my church dress (which, at the time, I thought I looked pretty good in). I looked like a floral beached whale. BLEH! Decided then and there to start treating my body with respect.

Welcome - I look forward to your "I showed HER" story for Christmas :flowerforyou:

CALIECAT

Good morning , I lost it last night. overdid it on eating out, but back on track this morning. Woe is me. This is why I don;t get anywhere. One of these days i will learn my lessons.

Since i recorded my weight as of Sunday, I will wait until Sunday to update my chart.

Have a wonderful day all.
Caliecat

Channing

Haha! :laugh: Love it cpafford79!!! It's gonna feel so good when you are smokin hot:smokin: at Christmas and you can feel proud of all the hard work you put into it!

Plus, anyone can change their appearance through surgery but when you have to work at it naturally it changes a person inside and out! :flowerforyou:

I'm tall too, 5'11", and it's hard not to just feel big around all these petites, but let's look long, lean and toned, and show them all! Cheers! :drinker:

kdm9295

my motivation for looking good for Christmas is that I outweigh both of my sisters, my mother and my father by at least 40 pounds. And I probably could go pound for pound with each of my brother-in-laws.
I don't like being the "big" one in the family. I look at our Christmas pictures from last year, and I can't believe it's me. I want to go this year 25 pounds lighter.

Good look to everyone.:happy:

memaw66

My moment was when I saw my picture last Christmas!!! So this is the perfect challenge for me!
I am the biggest of all of my family, sister in laws, and most of the men! I'm the shortest and the widest!! That is not fun!!! And I want to feel better, health wise and emotionally!!

WE WILL DO THIS!!!

Memaw

jkroc

WE WILL ALL DO THIS!!:flowerforyou:

Just finished my workout for today...yipeeee!

MrsMoore143

My first week on MFP is done ( i had a few off days :sad: )


MFP starting weight: 230
Current weight: 228
Total Lost: 2 :ohwell:
Goal weight by Christmas: 180
Weight left to lose by Christmas: 48
Goal weight:150

datenshi

My motivation is to improve my health so I can be more active with my kids and be a good role model for them when it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle. Christmas is a nice milestone where I will be able to celebrate the progress I have made towards that.

Take care all,
Tammy

jacqueline0821

So I again fell off the wagon again. Back on tomorrow morning. I am going to go and pack myself a healthy lunch and set aside my breakfast! I need to do this for me...I keep telling myself. I have been so stressed lately and I keep turning to food.

The good news is that I have been eatting so many fresh fruits lately that anything deep fried that I eat tastes terrible. My parents ordered chinese tonight from my favorite restaurant and everything tasted terrible. So back to the healthy food.

Wish me luck on getting through tomorrow on eatting healthy and getting a workout in.

And Good Luck to everyone else too...:flowerforyou:

magglett

Start Date July 15 - Starting weight 189 lbs.
Week 1 July 22 - 187.5 lbs (-1.5)
Week 2 July 29

Week 3 August 5
Week 4 August 12
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30

Week 12 October 7 Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday
Week 13 October 14 .
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25 American Thanksgiving is Tomorrow!

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!
My goal is to lose 30 lbs. by Christmas to bring me down to 159 lbs. Yay ... good luck all!!


Looks like I've lost 1.5 lbs since last week ... I'll take it

bakergirl62

Start Date July 15 Starting weight 136
Week 1 July 22 - 135
Week 2 July 29

Week 3 August 5
Week 4 August 12
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30

Week 12 October 7
Week 13 October 14
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25 Thanksgiving is Tomorrow!

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!
Week 23

jacqueline0821

Start Date July 15 Starting weight 137
Week 1 July 22 136 (-1 lb, -1 inch)
Week 2 July 29

Week 3 August 5
Week 4 August 12
Week 5 August 19
Week 6 August 26

Week 7 September 2 Labor Day is Monday
Week 8 September 9
Week 9 September 16
Week 10 September 23
Week 11 September 30

Week 12 October 7
Week 13 October 14
Week 14 October 21
Week 15 October 28

Week 16 November 4
Week 17 November 11
Week 18 November 18
Week 19 November 25 Thanksgiving is Tomorrow!

Week 20 December 2
Week 21 December 9
Week 22 December 16
Week 23 December 23 Christmas Eve is Tomorrow!
Week 23


1 pound is 1 pound!! Plus I lost 1 Inch!!

jkroc

One week done and 2 lb. GONE...Yipeeee:happy:

bakergirl62, Magglett & Jacqueline 0821 GREAT job on your loss :flowerforyou:

Good Luck to everyone else who has not checked in yet today