Trim for Turkey Day starts today! Join if you want!

thompsons81702

Sorry I have been MIA. As for the biggest loser dvd. I have two of them but not that one. I will tell you my all time favorite work out video it Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zone. It is a great workout. It hits all the places that us as women want to hit. The DVD is about an hour long and I got it for like $13 on Amazon.

jlbay- I know what you mean. I am having a really hard time losing weight this time. I do not think I am going to reach my goal by Turkey day. It would take a miracle. I do not want to be super skinny I would like to be around 165. That is still overweight for my height and age but I think it is a good number for me. I think you should be very proud of 3.5 lbs. At least it is not like me who has gained 3.5 lbs. I have actually gained since June 14 lbs. I gained 9 while on vacation for 3 weeks and then since coming home I have gained 5 out of bad eating habits. I still work out everyday but can not get back into eating right.

MissResa

I think I can actually function now... The worst of my sinus infection is over, and I can actually breathe! I feel more like a human and less like dog poo... It's definitely a step in the right direction!:laugh:

As for not losing weight... I can completely understand it, Christine. I have been kicking butt with workouts, but slacking with eating correctly. Maybe next Monday we could start letting each other read our food logs to keep us accountable. I haven't been logging anything in for a while now, and I think that if someone could READ IT:sick: I'd be more likely to hold myself accountable! Just a thought!

Lose26LbsByXgiving

Resa,
I'm glad you feel better.

I ate buffet over the weekend. I skipped the dessert bar.. think it's most of empty calorie is.
I'm so happy that I did not gain weight.
2 more days before weight in and i still have 1.5 lbs to lose. I'll do extra 1 hour cardio workout today and tomorrow to see it helps me to reach my week goal.

tammietifanie

JBAY:

i love the dvd i rented it from my library but im looking into buying it!! it has different strengths so if you want to do it low impact you can or if you want a high impact you can also!!! they show difference ways of still moving but at your pace!!! I feel like it really is toning my body and burning calories also!!! You can always check out your local library see if they have it that way if you don't like it you didn't waste any money!!!

akgrant

It makes me feel a little better to see I'm not the only one not losing as much weight as I would like! The funny thing is I stay within my calories and work out at least 3 days a week but I'm not sure what's going on. I have days when I feel like I'm making progress then I get on the scale and it's up 2 lbs or so! I keep trying to tell myself that I'm getting healthy and probably gaining muscle but that doesn't always make me feel better!

Weigh in is tomorrow and I think this might be my 2nd week of no weight lost!! Oh brother

usmcwifeb15

akgrant,
The scale has a mind of it's own and as long as you are feeling better about yourself just keep working at it and the numbers will start to drop eventually.

Tomorrows weigh in! :noway: I hope everyone did good this week! I feel like I had a good week and I am still doing all the challenges; water,crunches, no soda. I guess I will see how much of a difference drinking no soda really has. To be honest I can't wait for the no soda challenge to be over. :ohwell: I drink so much water all day over the recommended amount that I feel I deserve that 1 diet coke with dinner. :laugh: Good luck everyone!

hgirl1021

i'm a lil worried bout weigh in myself...so i drank 128 oz of water today in hopes it would help! :laugh: due to my ankle i haven't been able to work out as hard as i want. i dont dare touch the scale until our thursday weigh ins , so i never know how i'm fluctuating...but definitely fitting into smaller sizes, so we shall see! i have stuck with the water & crunch challenge and feel great about that. looking forward to starting week 3 tomorrow. just finished my post 2nd week exhaustion test and looks like i'll be hitting the middle column of the week 3 challenge! starting to see some definition lines...yay!! :drinker:

good luck to everyone tomorrow! *crosses fingers for some type of loss for everyone* :flowerforyou:

Audry

Thank you for letting me know I was on the post from a year ago! :laugh:

Let me introduce myself!

I'm Audry (26 - I'll turn 27 nov 9) I am a SAHM of 2 girls (3 & 1yrs) I am a Premier Designs Jeweler to get out of the house & have "adult" time :laugh: it's a great way to meet people & make extra "fun" money! ha ha - not why I'm here.....I get carried away sometimes!

Anyways...after having my babies I weighed in at over 200 - I started working out & got down to 194 by the time I came across MFP since that time in 2008 I worked out really hard & watched what I ate from Sept 08 - to Thanksgiving 08 (along with the BIggest Loser season last year) during that time I tracked my calories & workouts on MFP & lost 30 pounds!!!! :drinker: I stopped working out @ thanksgiving 08...I shouldn't have done that since January 09 to last tuesday (9-15) I gained 10 pounds of it back :grumble:
So here I am starting my hard core workouts again! I'm cutting my eating back again as I normally eat about 2000 cals a day and being 5'3" & 170.5 pounds I'm over eating...so I am working on making healthier meals...it's difficult with 2 very picky eaters but I'm making them & me something different to try & keep my meals healthier! I have a wiegh in day on Tuesdays already set up for myself, but from reading ya'lls post yours is Thursdays, right? I can make that work! Thanks for a great group!!!

My goal is 30 pounds gone by Thanksgiving! I did it last year from September to Thanksgiving - so I am hoping I can do it again!
I started last week at 174
When I wieghed in this morning I was at 170.5
a 3.5 pound LOSE!!!!
YAHOOO!!! If I keep up the 3.5 wieght lose a week I will be about 28 pounds lighter by thanksgiving!!

Current Wieght: 170.5
Hieght: 5'3"
Age 26 (until Nov 9)

Lose26LbsByXgiving

Audry,
Welcome to the group and congrats on the 3.5 lbs weight loss!

I hope I will do as good as you for tomorrow weight in

One more day before weight in and I 'm still .5 lbs short so I did not eat starch after 3 pm, dranks lots of water and will do extra 1/2 hour rowing tonight.

thompsons81702

OK so today is weigh in day! I am skipping weighing in today. I just need to focus on something besides the number on the scale for a few days. I have had company and we have been eating out. So good luck everyone! Also I will not be here all weekend so that is why I will be MIA.
Resa- Yes I will try and start Monday posting my food. I need someone to hold me accountable. I am just eating what ever I want. I am living like I am still on vacation and I can not live like this. I have Christ mas pictures on November 4th and I want to look good, not like a blimp from last year.

jlbay

I finally had a real move on the scale after two sort of blah weeks. I agree usmcwifeb15 - the scale has a mind of its own. I've been feeling discouraged these last two weeks, but I have to remind myself that as long as I keep an honest food diary and exercise I WILL lose weight. I was going to move my calories back down on MFP to 2 lbs per week, but then I lost 2.5 lbs this week at the higher cal level.

It is so difficult to be patient!!! I think what is helping me get through that feeling this time is a combo of a couple of things: a) THESE threads!!! Thanks everyone for keeping me motivated! b) started running again - something I used to LOVE but gave up - so an exercise that I actually enjoy and has a goal other than pure weight loss (I want to run in races again - have my eye on 5k, then 10k for a charity that has meaning to me personally).

Hope everyone has good weigh in! We still have 9 weeks to go, so we still have time to lose a dress size (well, for me a size is usually 13-15 lbs loss) :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

08/27/09 - 168.5 (starting)
09/03/09 - 165.5 (-3 lbs)
09/10/09 - 165.5 (-0-)
09/17/09 - 165.0 (-.5 lbs)
09/24/09 - 162.5 (-2.5 lbs)
10/01/09
10/08/09
10/15/09
10/22/09
10/29/09
11/05/09
11/12/09
11/19/09
11/26/09 - Thanksgiving

TD Goal weight - 152
Starting weight - 190
Final Goal weight - 135

sudzie88

weight in: 151.0 (although it was lower earlier in the week and now i am about to be in my TOM, so i am not to discouraged., so im down .4 lbs. I also need to take a break from relying on the numbers on the scale. I am doing the shred so I am probably gaining muscle so my weight isn't going to go down as quickly. I usually weigh myself everyday, but I am going to give it a few days, esp during my TOM so i dont get discouraged

skywalker

Checking in...
1 lb for me this week.
Last week 173
Today 172
Turkey Day goal 160
12 lbs to go!!!

I'm with sudzie this week. TOM is just around the corner. Hopefully, I'll show more of a loss next week, but I'll take the pound. At least it's not a gain, but it seems to be taking forever to break into the 160s. :grumble:

Good luck, everyone!!! :drinker:

everyday

Good Morning

Down .5 lbs this week. Another 9 to go.....Slow & steady will work.

Catch up later, HOPE EVERYONE sees the number they want!!

hgirl1021

Happy Thursday Check in everyone!

last week: 129.0lbs
today: 129.0 lbs
no loss, no gain
td goal: 120

def happy not to see any gain here as i was fearing the scale this morning :ohwell: but i agree with you thompsons81702...i wish i would have skipped the scale this am. sometimes its more discouraging to see no change or a gain than it is to feel better in clothes! so i hit the gym for 2 hours this morning and will continue to truck on. are we posting a challenge for this week?? i'm sticking with the crunch challenge as its almost become an addiction with me :laugh: and the water of course....

hope everyone is having a happy weigh in!
jessica

akgrant

Thanks, usmcwifeb15. I really need to stop looking at the scale so much!

alright, checking in

last week: 161
this week 161.4
gain .4, but TOM's here (after nearly 3 years!!) so I'm probably not going to be motivated to do much in the way of exercise! But I plan to up the 3-4 days a week to 5 days and increase the level of intensity. A walk around the block with the kids is not cutting it! I need to sweat and nearly pass out before i see some results! :laugh:

ok, thanks all, I'm feeling motivated again! This is a new week let's make it GREAT!

hgirl1021

I need to sweat and nearly pass out before i see some results! :laugh:

LOL:laugh: :laugh: work it..but don't kill yourself!!

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I weigh myself twice a day----last thing at night and first thing in the morning and record both weights on a chart that I keep near the scale. I don't record a new weight on MFP unitl it's been consistent for a few days.
last week

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127
today's weight 126

starting weight January 14

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183

goal weight

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118

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

aallen440

Not much here. Only .4 lbs lost this week .Things have been so crazy though. I homeschool my son and have to work around my oldest daughgter pre-k schedule which is 11:30 - 2;20 everyday. And I also have my 2 yr old to take care of. Not to mention all the activities that they are involved in.
I feel like the only excercise I have been able to get in is my bike ride (with trailor) to pick up my daugher at pre-k....and that is only a few blocks away:ohwell:

I am going to have to figure something out with this schedule.......

Water has been good, missed my crunches this week:blushing: , and not so good on the sweets:blushing:

However I am bound and determined to kick butt this week! BRING IT!!:explode: WHO IS WITH ME!!

tammietifanie

:sad: im up 1 pound....Can't seem to kick this pound off even though im working out everyday.... hope next weeks better then this weeks....

bkoehl

I am doing this!!!! TD here we come!

Current Weight 168
TD weight 155
Goal weight 145

Good luck to everyone! We can do it!

usmcwifeb15

So a 1.2 lb loss this week. :happy: The TOM is approaching here as well so hopefully a bigger loss next week. Congrats to everyone with a loss! You are doing great barbiecat! Keep up all the hard work everyone only 9 weeks till Thanksgiving. 7.8lbs to go!
SW 163.8
09/03/09 - 161.2
09/10/09 - 157.2
09/17/09 - 157.0
09/24/09 - 155.8
TD GOAL -148

hgirl1021

:sad: im up 1 pound....Can't seem to kick this pound off even though im working out everyday.... hope next weeks better then this weeks....

make sure you're getting some rest too!! there is such a thing as too much exercise. maybe give yourself a lil downtime, make sure you're getting 7-8 hours of sleep each night. sleep is so important in weight loss so your body can heal and repair. hope you have a better week. good luck :flowerforyou:

laughingfox

Last Week: 192lbs
This Week: 189lbs (-3lbs)
TD Goal: 183lbs

6 lbs to go! I may have to adjust my goal! :flowerforyou:

Great job everybody!

sudzie88

Checking in...
1 lb for me this week.
Last week 173
Today 172
Turkey Day goal 160
12 lbs to go!!!

I'm with sudzie this week. TOM is just around the corner. Hopefully, I'll show more of a loss next week, but I'll take the pound. At least it's not a gain, but it seems to be taking forever to break into the 160s. :grumble:

Good luck, everyone!!! :drinker:

ugh i know! it feels like i have been on the cusp of the 140s foreverrr. i would kill to see a "14..." at the beginning of the scale!

Lose26LbsByXgiving

I lose 2lbs this week. It's actually .5 lbs short. I added 1 hour of ellitical last night but still could not lose that .5 lbs. I'll target the next weight in for 3 lbs to see if I can make it.

160 lbs by xgiving
Start September 4
Sept 10 -4 lbs
Sept 17 -5 lbs
Sept 24 -2 lbs
Oct 1
Oct 8
Oct 15
Oct 22
Oct 29
Nov 5
Nov 12
Nov 19
Nov 26 Total : -26lbs & blue ray player

MissResa

I maintained this week... I actually started off with a loss earlier on, but after I felt a little better, I gained it back. I think it was water-weight from being sick. I'll be back on track now that I'm able to function!

TheNatKitchen

Todays check in:

08/29/09 - 169 (starting)
09/03/09 – 165 (-4lbs!!!) woo-hoo!!
09/10/09 – 163.6 (-1.4 lbs)
09/17/09 -- 162.8 (-0.8 lbs)
09/24/09 -- 161.5 (-1.3 lbs)
10/01/09 --
10/08/09
10/15/09
10/22/09
10/29/09
11/05/09
11/12/09
11/19/09
11/26/09 – Thanksgiving Goal=150.

It looks like everyone is doing very well!

Beautifylgirl

Ok so I"m 142 today and my goal at Christmas is 120. My water intake should be 56oz/day.
I haven't been doing well with my weightloss as I've been fluctuating like 7 pounds in 2 weeks. Up then down then Up than down.. Very frusterating. Well off for a walk.

jlbay

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I weigh myself twice a day----last thing at night and first thing in the morning and record both weights on a chart that I keep near the scale. I don't record a new weight on MFP unitl it's been consistent for a few days.
last week

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127
today's weight 126

starting weight January 14

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183

goal weight

---

118

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Oh man, I couldn't do that. I HATE weighing myself. I almost have a panic attack every time I step on the scale - lots of pleading as I step one toe on and then another. I don't think my heart could take the stress of weighing every day, twice a day. :laugh:

I'm leaving on Monday for Munich and Oktoberfest - so I won't be posting. Next week could be a real disaster for me. I made a deal with my husband that we would split meals at the restaurants (German food = yummy beer, potatoes, fried meats, sausages, cheese, and bread = me gaining 10 lbs). I figure even a really bad meal split in two will be tolerable. There is a really nice gym at our hotel - going to continue my C25k and sit ups and push ups. Taking protein bars for my breakfast.

It is difficult - I want to enjoy my holiday, but I think my priority is not gaining weight. They sell beer by the liter at Oktoberfest!!! Man, I'm scared of blowing up. I just don't think I can face another gain. I was 161 at the start of the summer, then I gained 8 lbs, now I'm barely back to 162.5 - I'm so tired of the 160's!!

Any advice??