Topic: T.H.E. (Trying Hard Everyday) TEAM Week 32

Lorann

Good morning Team :flowerforyou: I'm back and going strong so far :laugh:
Started back at it yesterday... ate well, logged my food, walked for 40 minutes and drank a lot of water ... of to a great start of the week I really don't know what happened to me the last couple weeks ... I think I just needed a break from it all, it could have been the stress at work as well... who knows. Whatever it was I'm not going to let it get me down...

I still want to hit under 200 by my 40th birthday, which is in January prayerful I've lost 50 lbs in the first 4 months so hopefully I can do the 35 lbs in these next 4 months.

That's all for me for now

So lets do this TEAM... lets log that food, drink that water, exercise and keep it healthy!! We CAN do this together!!!

Have a great day everyone!!

CrazybeeRX

wow it' nice to see the newbies and to see people start to gravitate back. I have been reading but not really having anything to say. BUt today I am happy and I thought I'd post. I leave Thurday for Vegas so I am going to weigh in tomorrow and post it on this thread. Then if one of you will cut and paste it to the weighin on Friday I would appreciate it. I've not been logging barely excercising or posting much since my vacation in July BUT and I mean BUT.....I have still lost weight since then and I have maintained the loss so I am excited and I feel like I learned a few things while I was doing this gunho. When I went on vacation then I had lost 17lbs and so far I've lost 25lb total which was my goal for Vegas. My best friend promised to help me keep on track in Vegas and not let me go way overboard. Besides I don't want to spend money on food I want to GAMBLE and see a couple of shows. When I get back from Vegas I will make a HUGE effort to get totally on the stick. I will also make an efort to get Swignol back on here too. I think it is was just the summer fun that kept us away and off track.

Ok now a totally different subject, but I am gonna share anyway :laugh: I met a man. :blushing: He is very nice and he seems to think I am pretty nice also. We had our first date on Sunday. We went to lunch and then to a park and walked and talked and found we had a lot in common. We've been on the phone like crazy since then. He is coming to work to take me to lunch today becaue he says he can't stand the thought of not seeing me before I go to Vegas :blushing: My kids say I am acting like a 15 yr old school girl. But it is so nice to have someone like me and say things that make me feel like a special person. I haven't felt that way in a long time.

His name is Darrel and he is retired military, has 1 child who is 21. He drives a nice car ( not a junker and a looser guy LOL) don't rememeber what kind but it's a 2009. Owns his own home. He lives about 20 miles from me, so that's not too far. Anyway that is all for now..

I hope everyone has a great week and weekend. I'll see you when I get back. I am turning my laptop in to be fixed tomorrow night before I go. It might take a couple of weeks to get back but my son is getting our home computer up and running. I am so sick of the s's not working and having to proof-read everything I type. Those of you on facebook who have been the victim of me not proof-reading my IM's..I am so sorry. I am really not an idiot and I can type LOL

Love to you all. Remember to drink your water, post your foods and LuLu get up and dance like I did when you told me to do something before I farmed LOL Also rememeber the challenge of lose 13 lbs before Thanksgiving. It was 13lbs in 13 weeks. Is anyone paying attention to that. I have been...lets keep going on that one. Thankgiving is right around the corner.!!! Have a great day.

LittleSpy

Good morning!
My calorie totals from yesterday were...
...1268 calories eaten. I made the meat loaf muffins recipe I found on MFP, buttermilk mashed potatoes, and green peas for dinner -- OMG yum! I'm absolutely loving how delicious eating well can be. Having leftovers for lunch today. My boyfriend claims to have lost 3 pounds over the last week just because I'm cooking healthier!

...587 calories burned. 30 minutes of cardio: stationary bicycle -- I have the kind that works arms & legs, but I just figure calories for a regular stationary bike, 15 minutes of strength training, 15 minutes of stretching.

I'm feeling great. My muscles feel tired this morning, and they felt tired last night during my workout so I think I'm going to have a light exercise day today to rest. We'll see how I feel when I get off work in 12 hours (I just love these 13 hour work days). I weighed myself on my old dial scale this morning because it had been 1 week since I started & I was just curious and I couldn't believe what it said. :bigsmile: I'm keeping my mouth shut until Friday though. :X

prayerfulmom

lulu- soooo?  

adopt4-=)  glad to hear your back to walking.  i'm sorry that your summer vacation ended up being so emotional and impacted you as it did.  It is awesome that you've now recognized it and can move forward.  My challenge to you is that you call that trainer and make your 3rd workout session this week with the trainer at a later more appropriate time for you.  You've been challenged!  Time to face the trainer and get it over with.  Your gonna feel so much better once you do (ok sore, but the emotional part of calling and facing the trainer will be over and you can move on=).

Lorann- glad to see you jumped back on the wagon.  press on my friend and achieve that dream.  Your going to have to stay focused with the holidays coming but you have great resolve.  You can do this thing.

cb-have a fantastic time in LV.  that is great you got your friend to help on the food end.  and awesome on the new friend.  I'm still on the thanksgiving challenge.  we'll be sure to tx your stats to the new board.

jlb- awesome day.  isn't it just not fair when the men don't even try they are just products of our cooking and they start melting away.  ugh.  ohhh 13 hour work days.  I do 10 and i ride to work in the dark.  soon it will be dark on the way home.  not so sure about that.  Its good to listen to our body and if we need to take a rest day it is so rejuvenating for our bodies.  

I'm finding success when I plan everything and log it the night before.  So right on track this morning.  Bicycle commute.  Breakfast and snack as planned.  
I think this Friday's weigh in is the 4th week of the thanksgiving challenge that was posed.  Is that right?    Have a great on task day ladies.  add some steps into your day.

Lorann

prayerful - thank you for the confidence in me :flowerforyou: I think this is the first year I'm not looking forward to the Holidays :laugh: I know it's going to be really hard... but I know I can do this!!

jlb - great job!! Keep it up!!

crazybee - Have a wonderful time in Vegas and don't stress over it to much... just get back at it full force when you get back :flowerforyou:

Well I better get back to work here ... talk to you all later!!

Buttonnose

Well I am here again today as you can all see.
Prayerfulmom I would go out for a walk tonight but already have some B/day plans made. I know I have to get back on track and have been working on it slowly yesterday and today...I am at least drinking my water again. Even got off track on that one. I find it so much easier to stay on track when at work...than at home. Bottle of water on desk, food not so accessible and I eat more regularly and think about what I eat instead of grabbing the first thing I see. So hopefully now that vacations are all over with and b/day's are almost done with ...I can get more focused and on track again.

Glad to see that so many of you all are staying on track and meeting your goals. I am so happy for you all. I am sure that the newbies will find you all as supportive and inspirational as I have found you.

Will keep posting...and checking in just for the hello's and support.

Button :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

losingweightforme

Not really much to say except

Prayerfulmom - I like you I really do but please don't send a challenge my way right now - I might have to get up and do something before going to work

cb - have a great timein Vegas

stillkristi

hey gang, just a quick check in before heading to work. Great workout today, burned 544 calories. Love the HRM. Kelly, lets get back on track! Summer's over, and its time for us to get our groove back. Crazy, congrats! Be a 15 year old, thats fabulous. LULU - thanks fur being you. Really.

All of you all - love you , take care, have a blessed fall day. I'll check in later. Hope weigh in day is a good one.

nitag

Hi all... Just checking in... Eating is going well.. Just have to get back onto the exercise wagon...

Hope all is well...

Anita

lulubar

I LOVE checking in and seeing ALLLLL my friends gathering in this place!!!!! It makes me all crazy-happy:bigsmile:

Okay, Prayerful with your blatant double-dog dare:grumble: How 'bout 30 minute circuit training and 20 minutes yoga ball exercises??? I didn't walk - I actually ran - sorta. Well, truth be told after the first couple of rounds, I stumbled forward really quickly, but it was very similar to running, I promise. And I breathed very very hard AND I was drenched in sweat. So there. I hope you feel good about yourself (and thanks for the challenge!)

Gotta run - all that exercise put a kink in my night chores, gotta go pack my lunch for tomorrow... Sorry, I'll catch up on posts tomorrow.

Hugs all around

prayerfulmom

Okay, Prayerful with your blatant double-dog dare:grumble: How 'bout 30 minute circuit training and 20 minutes yoga ball exercises??? I didn't walk - I actually ran - sorta. Well, truth be told after the first couple of rounds, I stumbled forward really quickly, but it was very similar to running, I promise. And I breathed very very hard AND I was drenched in sweat. So there. I hope you feel good about yourself (and thanks for the challenge!)

Prayerfulmom gladly accepts she's been shown who's rocks! Go lulu.

TOTALS: 1,715
Cardiovascular Bicycling TOTALS: 2,058

those blasted scales were not kind the morning. i'm telling you've i've worked hard this week on the food area. if it doesn't cave into submission friday I'm smashing it:explode: jk.

prayerfulmom

group hug ((anita, kristi, lw4m, button, lulu))
I have a song running through my head this morning from that movie madagascar: You've got to move it move it. Move it ladies. Do what it is you love!

that being said I love cycling and you see I get plenty of that. i need to start doing my strength training again. Got off due to my procedure and haven't resumed it. Need to do that today. That is one of those things i do not enjoy but I know is so important. i'll keep you posted on my progress:)

LittleSpy

Yesterday's totals:
1435 calories eaten. Um, did I mention I deliver pizza part-time? Did I mention despite the fact that I've worked at a pizza restaurant since I was 15, I still love pizza? Luckily I was able to limit myself to 1.5 slices of a thin crust pie with light cheese. Yeesh.
587 burned again. Turns out I did feel like exercise afterall last night (thanks to the pizza). :devil:

Can't wait for Friday! :happy:

Lorann

Good morning team :flowerforyou:

Got up and walked 30 minutes, had some coffee, ate breaky, logged food and drank some water... another great start

So far this week I've been doing well, I've been eating healthy, drinking all my water and walking 30 minutes in the morning and another 30 in the evening... stepped on the scale this morning just to see where I was at and I have already lost what I gained last week ... woohoo Now I just need to keep it up :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Have a great day everyone!! :flowerforyou:

prayerfulmom

Yeah Lorann! Your an inspiration of how to jump back on the wagon and charge forward. Keep up the most excellent work!

jlb- good intake and excellent that you worked in the exercise. Better chug a lug:drinker: as the sodium monster from that "p" word food can sneak in and rob you of your joy at weigh in. bottoms up.:drinker:

I managed to do upper body this morning plus my bicycle commute in. ok Ladies....You got to move it move it. You've got to move it move it. (are you seeing the virtual congo line...hop on in).

I challenge you all to a movement challenge today. Whatever that is to you: stairs, walking, dancing, deep house cleaning, video tapes, gym, bicycle. Just move it!!!!!

Buttonnose

Okay Prayerful mom...going to take the challenge on...After work today ...going for a walk. I need to get some exercise...and I know it as I can feel my body saying PLEASE do something. One other reason I wasn't walking so much lately as I was getting bitten by some sort of insect that kept making my feet swell up big time. Actually made my muscles ache in my feet and calves. Happened 5 times and so scared it might happen again. Not sure what is biting me...but trust me not fun. So that has slowed down my exercise routine too. I know excuses...

Anyways, hoping to be 100 % on track again by this coming Monday. My B/day done now...so just my grandsons on Sunday. But promise to keep working towards getting back on track 100% by Monday.

Got my ultrasound on Friday morning...anyone got any good no fat recipes for me to eat tomorrow night. I have to have a no fat supper and stop all eating by 10 PM. I know I can eat a salad...but surely someone has a good idea out there besides rabbit food all night. LOL. Can't wait to get that over with Friday. Having two ultrasounds that day...abdomen and pelvic. I have to drink 32 ounces of water for the pelvic one before 7:30 AM on Friday morning too, but also have to have an empty stomach for the abdomen. Hey got half my water into me already for the day. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Got to look on the bright side right!!!!

Anyways, good to see you all working so hard to meet your goals. Keep up the great work.

Hugs to you all.

Button

LittleSpy

jlb- good intake and excellent that you worked in the exercise. Better chug a lug:drinker: as the sodium monster from that "p" word food can sneak in and rob you of your joy at weigh in. bottoms up.:drinker:

Oh yes, I snuck in nearly 4 liters yesterday & I've already finished my 1st liter today. So far gone are the days when I can sleep through the night without getting up to visit the restroom. :laugh: I totalled 2518mg sodium yesterday which isn't absolutely horrible, but a good bit more than usual for me. I have a 1200 calorie day ahead of me today which should be a piece of c....um... it should be easy.

I'm concerned TOM is going to ruin my week 1 weigh in, though. :blushing: I have a feeling it's about to rear it's ugly head. I'm sorry, I know that's TMI, I just figure you ladies can relate. Maybe the bloating will be better than usual with all the water I'm drinking. :ohwell:

LittleSpy

You guys, speaking of peanut butter, I've tried the all natural one I liked it well enough but the cals and fat vs. the "regular" peanut butter was confusing...The natural was more. What do you guys think? Does it make that big a difference?

One of the main reasons I have switched to natural peanut butter is that it doesn't have added hydrogenated oils like regular peanut butter. I think hydrogenated oils are significantly harder for our bodies to process. It's unnatural, and since our body's digestive system IS natural, it's unequipped to process hydrogenated oils like the ones found in regular peanut butter.
I also find natural peanut butter more satisfying somehow.

It's pretty much the same reason it's been determined that butter is better for you than margarine.

I hope that made sense.

Buttonnose

Well Prayerful mom...checking out of work now and going home to step up to your challenge....looking forward to this walk and some alone time. ) Thanks for challenging me.

Button

prayerfulmom

Well Prayerful mom...checking out of work now and going home to step up to your challenge....looking forward to this walk and some alone time. ) Thanks for challenging me.

Button

Way to go!
I was going to suggest some OFF or citrenella if your still having bug bite issues.
I hope your ultrasound gives clarity to the issue.

jlb-we always are sure to claim TOM and not feel derailed by it. and holy-moly-you-drink-a-lot!

manda1111

Hey the internet is down at my house and I don't know how long it will take the phone company to get on it so I might miss the weight in but i'll follow the links and find you next week, if I have to.

prayerfulmom

daily wrap up:

TOTALS: 1,612

Cardiovascular
Bicycling TOTALS: 2,058

healthymom2009

Hello ladies,

I am super excited to start a new training program with my mp3 player - it should speed up my wogging considerably. (kind of like couch25k with voice over to change your pace.)

I have been eating more healthy lately but not logging it. Too lazy. I will weigh in this Friday to see where I'm at. Catch up on posts later.

Good night all :yawn:

CrazybeeRX

ok for weigh in on Friday. There was no change this week. 3 week in a row

stillkristi

Hi gang, this is my Wednesday post. IT was a long day at work, but very productive. I love my work some days. Most days. I am taking a break from exercise today after two days doing well. I need to make my off days cardio days, but I haven't quite worked that out yet. Here are my daily stats:

1102 calories Monday
510 calories burned (Strength training)

1118 calories Tuesday
544 calories burned (Strength training)

1215 calories Wednesday
Rest

I know my calories are kind of low, but I am eating lots of veggies and feeling pretty full. So far so good. I'll check in tomorrow. Love you all.

prayerfulmom

HM-:happy: I love the excitement you've created with your wogging. Way to get yourself motivated. I have this fast paced techno music from dj steveboy. I only listen to it while exercise but its amazing being a person who keeps to beats this music causes me to work harder. Have a wonderful wog.

cb-:ohwell: dang. well have a great time this weekend in LV. Come back and lay it on hard girl.

kristi=funny cause i looked at your log and i was like 'woo, that is low' then you addressed it. its a tricky game we play isn't it. hard to know if its beneficial or not. hope tomorrow is good to you.

I'm still having trouble buying into eating 2000 calories a day like I was advised due to my high metabolism. maybe because i'm not buying the burn that shows on my heart rate monitor or this site for cycling. Seriously how can I burn more in an hour cycling than i do running. I'm working out much harder on the run. hum.

so how did you all measure up to the challenge to just move it move it? I got in my walking at work than normal and on my bike ride home I really pushed it hard.

I'll give ya'll another chance to just move it move it:laugh: Let's do our last chance workout today for tomorrow's weigh in. Let us feel like big losers this week=)

LittleSpy

so how did you all measure up to the challenge to just move it move it? I got in my walking at work than normal and on my bike ride home I really pushed it hard.

I moved it. Although I've done at least 30 minutes on my bike every day this week, last night I decided to use the Couch25k week 1 training concept (push really hard for 60 seconds, rest for 90, etc.) and it worked really well. I felt like I got a lot more out of that 30 minutes. I've been focusing on arm strength training this week and wooo my arms are sore this morning. It hurts so good. I've also been working a lot on my flexibility this week and I'm happy to report I've gone from not being able to touch my toes at all :embarassed: to being able to easily wrap my hands around my feet which is a huge improvement. Boy, I had let myself get really out of shape. :frown: Certainly glad to see the improvement. :bigsmile:

prayerfulmom

so how did you all measure up to the challenge to just move it move it? I got in my walking at work than normal and on my bike ride home I really pushed it hard.

I moved it. Although I've done at least 30 minutes on my bike every day this week, last night I decided to use the Couch25k week 1 training concept (push really hard for 60 seconds, rest for 90, etc.) and it worked really well. I felt like I got a lot more out of that 30 minutes. I've been focusing on arm strength training this week and wooo my arms are sore this morning. It hurts so good. I've also been working a lot on my flexibility this week and I'm happy to report I've gone from not being able to touch my toes at all :embarassed: to being able to easily wrap my hands around my feet which is a huge improvement. Boy, I had let myself get really out of shape. :frown: Certainly glad to see the improvement. :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: Excellent! They say that interval training like you did has a longer lasting calorie burn than just steady pace training. Way to go!!!!! It sounds like your doing a well rounded routine. Cardio, strength, and flexibility. Two thumbs up!

I'm adding in 10 minute trainer strength training this week. Next week back to the big dogs and P90X.:sad:

nitag

Morning all...

I've been sticking to my Jenny Craig - the food is quite yummy and with adding veggies, fruits and small salads I seem to be full.. Tuesday was tough, I started my period and was HUNGRY for CHOCOLATE... I got through it... I need to start exercising... Ugg I just can't seem to do it...

I will go and weigh in on Saturday.. I checked on my scale yesterday but due to the TOM I shouldn't have.. I have vowed to only weigh once a week and I will do that at Jenny Craig... Follow the scale there for now..

I hope everyone is having a great week...

Anita

nitag

prayerful - thank you for the confidence in me :flowerforyou: I think this is the first year I'm not looking forward to the Holidays :laugh: I know it's going to be really hard... but I know I can do this!!

jlb - great job!! Keep it up!!

crazybee - Have a wonderful time in Vegas and don't stress over it to much... just get back at it full force when you get back :flowerforyou:

Well I better get back to work here ... talk to you all later!!

OMG Lorann.. Look at you.. : ) Good job on the 51 lbx.. YOU my dear look great....