T.H.E. Team (Trying Hard Everyday) Week 39 ~ Newbies Welcome
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Hey ladies,
The yoga retreat was fabulous!!! I have never been so relaxed and worked out at the same time. The teacher was amazing, but more than that it was really important for me to validate the things that work for me. Not to try and do what works for other people. I only have one body and I need to listen to it. Any how last week marked an important goal for me...I'm half way!!! I the beginning I never thought I would get here and now I'm so proud of myself and really encouraged to keep going no matter what.
Have a great week, see you on Friday ;p0 -
Well team, I have some exciting news...I'm pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!! :blushing:
So....my weight loss journey will be put on hold for a while. I plan on returning after the baby is born to lose the baby weight and the last 15 lbs to reach my goal weight. It has been a wonderful year and I have many of you to thank for my successful journey.
I have a 3.5 yr old daughter. I had a wonderful pregnancy but was obese and she came 5 weeks early. Now I am 46 lbs lighter and MUCH healthier. I hope this baby waits a little longer to come out!
Take care everyone! May you reach all your goals...not just weight loss but in a new healthy life.0 -
healthymom - WOW! Congrats! How wonderful! Yes, eat for that baby!
Hello everyone, I'm back, didn't have internet for a few weeks. Ugh.0 -
Yay Healthymom that's awesome. I'm so happy for you. I hope things go a bit smoother for this time around.
I just got home and got things to do but I wanted to hop on here for a sec... I'll be back to read and get caught up..
I hope everyone is having a good start to the week.0 -
Hey friends, I've not checked in a few days, sorry. Hubby's truck broke down Fri night and so I've had the boys all weekend without much time to check my computer. Haven't been logging or drinking my water. Got a cappucino/expresso maker for my bday and have been drinking coffee instead. Umm... don't think that's on the positive side from drinking pop! LOL But I'm lovin' it. It's a cheapie from WalMart but works good enough for me! At least I'm getting my dairy in that way, since I'm mostly drinking lattes or cappucinos which are half or 2/3 milk.
I'm on TOM so I am NOT going to weigh until it's over, even though I'm really just trying to stop going UP right now. Have to have to have to get to that gym. It really sucks to not have a workout partner when you don't feel like going.0 -
Adopt4 - welcome back. - TOM just left this house. The reason I exercise now is it changes my mood and makes me feel better.
Healthymom - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good - Luck on your pregnancy. Keep in touch.
pawprint - hope you are having a good start to the week too.
Lulu - I am checking in with my challenge girl - day eleven I burn 602 calories and 208 behind where I should be for the challenge. I gotta get moving.
manda1111 - glad you enjyed the retreat.
pinbotchick - good luck with the challenge of the company.
Well I guess my challenge would have to be my diet pop. To be all truthful, probably won't give it up completely but phased it way down. I have had less than 20 ounces since Saturday morning. We will see - I do good on weekends but my work days hurt.
Well gotta go to work - though we have to clean for two hours before we leave - Vice President of company coming in the morning
Good Night ALL0 -
Loving ALL the chatter! So great to see you all here!
Healthymom - SOOOO happy for you! Congratulations ~ and hope you'll keep us posted on the pregnancy!
Manda - Yay for a great retreat! Sounds like you've had some sound revelations! Good for you:drinker:
LW4M - You are doing great on your challenge! That's awesome - you made up over 100 cals today girl - way to go!
Adopt - it's so great to see you here! You've kinda been through the ringer - broke truck, no internet, stuck at home - Shake it off girl and get that body moving! You don't have to go to the gym to burn those calories (taps slipper against my palm). Run in place, take a walk, put in an exercise tape, chase those boys up and down stairs! Oh, and btw - hope your birthday was fabulous!!!! ((((hugs)))))
Pawprint - No ice cream for me! How'd you do on your pop today?
I got in 35 minutes on my new Gazelle tonight and 15 minutes yoga and 10 minutes on arm weights. Ate well today - and with no ice cream today, I had enough cals to eat a burger tonight:blushing:
Talk to you tomorrow, peeps ~ have a great Tuesday ~ Try hard!
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Good morning everyone - I hope you had a great start to the week. I did. Today feels like Saturday - I only have 1 client :bigsmile: I scheduled it that way for a day to catch up on paperwork and deep clean the house for company. My C25K partner canceled this morning but I plan to go out on my own this afternoon - when the frost has melted. My mother will stop by this evening when she is off work for 30 to 45 min of a walking DVD.
Lulu - I am jealous of your garage sale finds. Congrats. I cant wait until the spring - I hope to find some more equipment.
adopt4 - I dont have children so I cant imagine trying to workout while they are around - it must be hard. Does your family watch much TV? You could try jogging in place, side stepping, knee lifts, heel lifts, kicks, etc during 1 show. If you DVR a show it takes about 40 min to watch a 60 min show. Or just do the ex during the show and clean house during the commercials. Good luck. I log this as low impact aerobics when I do it. Remember any exercise is better than no exercise.
Healthymom - Congratulations on the baby. When is the baby due? We hope you will keep us posted on your progress with the baby.
Manda - the retreats sound fun. Where do you find them?
LW4M - good luck on the exercise challenge. We know you can do it. I hope you are able to make even more calories up today.0 -
Loving ALL the chatter! So great to see you all here!
Healthymom - SOOOO happy for you! Congratulations ~ and hope you'll keep us posted on the pregnancy!
Manda - Yay for a great retreat! Sounds like you've had some sound revelations! Good for you:drinker:
LW4M - You are doing great on your challenge! That's awesome - you made up over 100 cals today girl - way to go!
Adopt - it's so great to see you here! You've kinda been through the ringer - broke truck, no internet, stuck at home - Shake it off girl and get that body moving! You don't have to go to the gym to burn those calories (taps slipper against my palm). Run in place, take a walk, put in an exercise tape, chase those boys up and down stairs! Oh, and btw - hope your birthday was fabulous!!!! ((((hugs)))))
Pawprint - No ice cream for me! How'd you do on your pop today?
I got in 35 minutes on my new Gazelle tonight and 15 minutes yoga and 10 minutes on arm weights. Ate well today - and with no ice cream today, I had enough cals to eat a burger tonight:blushing:
Talk to you tomorrow, peeps ~ have a great Tuesday ~ Try hard!
Way to go Lulu... I didn't cut my pop out cold turkey. But I did cut it in half yesterday. I only had one and it was for work. I can't cut it out all the way because I get horrible migraines more often... the caffeine really helps even though they're caused by something unrelated... strange I know. But I cut it half which is pretty good... I wish I could cut it out all together... I tried that for a while but it just didn't work, I couldn't stand the headaches.
Pinbotchick---what is a walking dvd??? just curious but how do you walk to a dvd?
Good luck sticking with your calorie limit. you can do it.
cc-I know what's like to have those extra snacks here and there... then after you eat them and you see how many calories you just wasted that snack doesn't seem so good any more lol at least not to me.
losingweightforme--we're both doing the same thing for the challenge... good luck. I need to reduce mine quite a bit but I don't really want to give it up all the way.. not yet lol. Oh and I'm not going anywhere... I'll just keep hounding everyone lol...
manda1111--I'm so glad that you had fun on the retreat. sounds like some good lessons you've learned. way to go.
adopt4--sounds like we both had some troubles... my radiator blew in my car this past week. but it's all good now and it's up and running. glad to have you back.
Well I gotta go log my food and get some stuff done... have a great day guys.0 -
Pinbotchick---what is a walking dvd??? just curious but how do you walk to a dvd?
In the old days (my youth) it would be low impact aerobics. Now all of the famous DVD exercise stars call them walking DVDs - Leslie Sansone, Denise Austin, Shapely Girl, etc. It involves lots of side stepping, kicks, jogging in place, heel lifts, knee raises, etc. When it is to dark and cold to get out and walk outside - we do this to just keep moving. My mom's in her 60s and cant take too much stress to her knees.0 -
Hi Girls
This will be quick as I am running late. Thanks for the confidence and cheering me on in my exercise challenge - 573 burned today - 135 behind where I should be. My water is slipping though - need to get it going again. I hope you all are doing great. Gotta run. catch up on posts tomorrrow0 -
Oh my GOSH!! I am sooooo HAPPY to see all the posting going on! Great checking in team! Everybody seem to be doing pretty good at exercise - that's soooo great!
I love the Leslie Sansone dvd - it's great for a switch up - AND I got a three pack for only 14.99 at Target several months ago - like at the beginning of summer I think. You northerners get too cold to walk outside in the winter, but this southerner gets too hot to walk outside in the summer! So I really liked using her dvd's! :bigsmile:
I did good on food today, stunk on water (drank too much tea), and just did stretching and a 20 minute walk on the treadmill. Still didn't eat any icecream....:grumble:
I'm getting ready to go out of town for the holiday week - going to my mom's in West Texas - me, hubby, son, daughter and her (very serious) boyfriend. Can NOT wait!
Okay, tomorrow I will be really kind to myself and drink all my water:drinker: Have a GREAT Wednesday everyone!0 -
i pretty much stopped drinking water. Need to get moving again. I am in the mood for something hot so I've been drinking tea. NOt logging but trying to watch calories. I've been too tired to cook lately, had a bit more fast food than usual. Need to kick myself in the patootie and get moving again.
You all are doing great!!! I am proud of you
healthymom....congrats!!! Exciting. Was this a suprise? We know what you were doing this summer LOL0 -
CrazybeeRX, LW4M and Lulu - DRINK YOUR WATER - this is your friendly reminder. I will have to get serious with the next one
LW4M - Nice job on the extra exercise. I am impressed. We know you will be caught up by the weekend :flowerforyou:
pawprint - good luck cutting back farther on the pop. It was hard to do but once I stopped drinking it, the withdrawl headaches finally went away. I rarely drink it now.
I have my plan for my outing to the bookclub meeting tonight - I am going to stick within my calories by having a salad for supper. I am taking a nut/raisin mix as my snack. I am sure someone will have fruit and some else will have veges. I will limit myself to a tablespoon of the dips and skip the sweets. I can do this. I will take a large water with me... This month we are discussing Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez. It's a true story about a beautician from Michigan who helped women in Afghanistan learn a trade and support themselves.
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So, apparently, I was trying *too* hard to lose weight. Is that even possible? I backed off of some of the exercise I was doing and just eased up on myself about everything and BAM; the weight starts melting away again!
243.8 Friday, 241.4 yesterday, 240.6 today... and I'm almost to my Thanksgiving goal! :happy: I'm so relieved. I don't want to "count my chickens," but I think I'll actually make my goal a little early after thinking for the last week that I wouldn't make it at all.0 -
Oh my gosh!
My supervisor just came into my office and looked at me with a really serious expression and then said "You are looking FABULOUS! Seriously, are you melting away?!"
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I said "Well, yes, that's the plan." :laugh:0 -
Crazybee!! Great to see you - just keep coming and posting and you will get motivated again! If you don't the rest of us will come to your home and force you to eat a salad, drink a bottle of water and walk 2 miles!!!! :bigsmile:
Pinbotchick - Oh oh oh!!! Bookclub! I'm jealous! I wanna find a bookclub to join! How was/is the book? Sounds very interesting - I LOVE true stories! Well, and pretty much everything else too
I'm a big reader. You'll do fine on food I'm sure - sounds like you have a good plan. And by the way, I do NOT take your threat lightly - I was only 20 ounces short on water today - I promise to get it all in tomorrow:drinker:
Jlb - How great for you girl!! I'm so excited for you ~ and how wonderful to get such a fab compliment from your boss
Fantastic! I will soooo be doing the happy dance for you when you meet that goal:flowerforyou:
I had a crazy busy day at work that seemed to NEVER end! Afterwards, I had three hours worth of speed shopping to do - buying Christmas to take on my Thanksgiving trip to West Texas, then have to come home and get everything wrapped. Now I am ready to crash and burn in a big way! Hope you all have a great night ~ hugs to all ~ 0 -
didn't drink water or log again today. Been in a lot of pain, couldn't work today. I will go get water now and drink some before i go to bed. Thanks Lulu and Pinbot for caring. See you tomorrow
Jlb congrats on the compliment. I know that means so much. Keep on Melting !!0 -
ok managed a 12 oz glass of water. Better than nothing0
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Bad on the logging and I'm starting to see the back lash. So I'm GOING to log everything today and try to drink two water bottles of water (16-180z) instead of one. I don't think I'm hydrating enough. When to yoga class at the Y and had a different teacher, I didn't like her but my regular one will be back next week.
I think that hardest thing for me right now is finding time. I don't know about ya'll but my schedule exploded about a week ago and its not going to look empty and pretty again until after new years. So I really have to focus on when I have time to work out and put my attention into it.
Also my husband is out of town and I tend to make poor food choices when we're not cooking for each other so I'm going to be working on that one this week too.
I'll weight in tomorrow but I don't think its going to be pretty.0 -
Can it be Friday? I started MFP on a Thursday so that has been my official "weigh-in" day. I don't want to wait a day to re-weigh and post - but I will :grumble: I couldn't resist and did update my ticker though :bigsmile: I can't believe I have lost 20 lbs in 8 weeks. YEAH. I did very well at my bookclub meeting - 8 of 10 snacks were healthy and I worked out before I went so I had 700 calories to taste the great food. 1 day down for my challenge and this weekend to go...
By the way I managed to drink 11 glasses of water :drinker: Come on ladies - it's only water - you can do it...
jlb - that is so cool that your boss gave you such a great compliment :bigsmile: Your hard work is paying off.
manda - life is hard - remember what's important to you and make that your priority. Right now logging food is for me - if I dont, I screw up. My priority is to get healthy. I turned 2 clients down yesterday - I want to spend more time with family and have the time to log my food and exercise. Sometimes it is hard to say "NO" but you need to. Good luck.
Crazybee - I hope you feel better soon. It is hard to do anything when you are in pain. And your right 12 oz is better than no water. Today start with 12 in the morning and then 12 at night - then you have 24 - 50% more.
Lulu - I started our bookclub about 5 years ago. I had several friends that read and we always talked about someday joining a club. I finally said - okay let's just do it. We have 9 members and 6 usually show up for the meeting. We socialize from 7:30 to 8. Talk about the book from 8 to 9 or 9:30. Then socialize again... We were out until 10:30 - that's a late night for us. Our group is diverse in things they like and opinions on the books which leads to lively discussion. Majority consensus on Kabul Beauty School - it was okay - the story was pretty disjointed. The one lady that loved the book is a beautician like the lady in the book and spent 10 summers volunteering in Belize. We all decided we are glad to live in America where women are respected and and we have our freedom. If you like true stories - it is an interesting read.0 -
Good morning everyone. This week has been hectic. I had a work conference this week in downtown San Antonio. Parking was a nightmare and cost a fortune, I had a lot of trouble finding good food choices, and in the evening I feel asleep in my daughter's room in a rocking chair almost every night! But the upside is we were near the riverwalk so on breaks I walked up and down stairs and walked out side to get a little exercise in. For those of you not familiar with San Antonio, the River Walk is is a network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath downtown San Antonio. It is lined by bars, shops and restaurants. I also weighed myself this morning and haven't gained weight so I guess it wasn't as bad as it seems. I miss my old routine!
Manda1111- I have found water helps me a lot. I don't like the taste of regular water so I buy the flavored sparkling water at Walmart. (no calories, no sugar).
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still home from work. Have another call into the doctor. Since I am home with lots of time on my hands i should be logging. Maybe i will try that next. Going to go get some water now. I'll try for the 2 glasses today.0
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I know it's not always easy to get our water in! Here are some helpful hints I found in an article:
Hint 1 - Add a splash of flavor. Take a few thin slices of lemon, lime or orange and drop it in a glass of water. You'd be suprised how good it tastes. You might even catch yourself drinking alot more than eight glasses.
Hint 2 - Try flavored seltzer. The fizz in sletzer actually helps you feel full as well. Seltzer comes in a variety of flavors including cherry, raspberry and lemon lime.
Hint 3 - Carry a water bottle in your bag and just sip from it thoughout the day. No one said you have to drink a full glass at a time.
Hint 4 - A cup or glass of tea counts towards your 8 glasses. Keep it decaf and sugar-free.
Manda ~ Get tough! Now through the holidays is the most difficult time of year to stay focused! Pinbotchick is right!!! You have to be your own first priority! Focuuuuuus focuuuuuus.....
Pinbot - You are such a great encourager! I love your posts! And 20 pounds in 8 weeks!!!! That is just over-the-top fantastic!! I am so excited for you!!! BIG happy dance for you!
CC - Sorry for a hectic week
But if I had to be in the land of bad food choices, I'd want it to be in San Antonio with all the Mexican food!! Yuuuummmm! I love the river walk area - My brother-in-law was stationed there in the Air Force and we would visit - fun place - and a great place for lots of walking!
Crazybee - hope you are feeling better! I'm guessing it's the FM? Be kind to yourself! And drink your water girl - I feel certain that hydration will help the FM! Drink up - and yes, by all means - log that food!
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I've been trying for a couple weeks now and I FINALLY DID IT! Week one, day 1 of Couch25K, that is! I'm so excited! I've never been a runner before.
I got another "wow, you've lost so much weight" type comment from a coworker today. I was wondering when more people were going to start noticing and now that they have, I'm a little embarrassed. :blushing: I've never been good with compliments and attention, but I'll be okay.
Good luck at weigh-in tomorrow ladies!0 -
I wish everyone the best of luck with the weigh in today. jlb - you deserve the compliments since you've been working so hard. crazybee - hope you feel better soon. Try for 3 glasses today - I use the lemon slice in water trick often...
My company will be here when I get home from work so I probably wont be back until they leave Sunday. I will Try Hard Everyday while they are here to keep my calorie intake under control.
pinbotchick SW 237/GW 140/CW 217= - 4 llbs0 -
Here's my Friday weigh in.
SW 149
GW 130
CW 144 -5 lbs lost since 22 Oct 09
Holiday Challenge- weigh 140 by Jan 1st, 2010
Goals:
Starting Weight- 149 lbs
Mini goal- 144 by 27 Nov 2009
Mini goal- 139 by Jan 1st, 2010
Mini goal- 134 by Feb 5th
Mini goal- 132 by Feb 15th, 2010
Final goal- 130 by Mar 1st, 2010
Fitness Test Goal (January 2010):
Run 1.5 miles in 12 minutes flat or less
30” waist or less
47 push ups in one minute
54 sit ups in one minute
Weight 140lbs
Lulubar-Thanks for the support.0 -
Well, last week, my scale was frustratingly consistent. This morning, however, it couldn't decide how much it wanted to tell me I weigh. It gave me a variety of weights from 239.4 to 240.4.
So, to be fair and to not set myself up for disappointment next week, I'm couting the 240.4 today. I was pretty stoked to see 239.anything though.
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jlb123- SW 270/GW 150/LW 243.8/CW 240.4 = -3.4lbs
I'm 25% of the way to my goal weight! :noway: :bigsmile:
0.4 pounds away from Thanksgiving goal. I think I'm going to make it, ladies!
15 pounds to go for New Year's. Not so confident about that one now, but I'm definitely going to give it a good try.0 -
Hey everyone!
Sorry Ive been MIA for a bit. Hubby's home this week and will be leaving again this Sunday for a week to Salt Lake then we are taking a 4 day weekend to Baltimore together. Im super excited about it because i get to see a friend there that I havent seen in over 12 years! Anyone else in the Baltimore area? If ya are and ya wanna get together, let me know. I'll be there Dec 6-9th and hubby will be in training for 2 of the 4 days we are there, so Im game to do some shoppin or walking!
Lets see... what else is new with me...
Last Thursday my foster kittens went back to the humane society so they could be put up for adoption. We decided, or at least.. I decided that we werent gonna keep any of them, altho the kids and hubby were bugging me about keeping at least 1. I had my own idea tho.. LOL Instead, I dropped them off and looked through the dog area. I immediately fell in love with a 3 year old male miniature dauchshund and called hubby (who was on his was home from Seattle) begging and pleading to let me get him. Well... he had to meet him first, and I thought for sure hubby would say "hell no!" because I kept saying that I didnt really want a dog "right now" but had been broaching the idea with him for a couple weeks. To be honest, Its kinda scary not having a barking alarm while he's traveling and Im here by myself. I didnt have to press the issue for long..once hubby met him he fell totally in love with the little guy and we adopted him.
We named him Diego and man.. I tell ya.. he is the greatest dog I have ever had!! He is smart as a whip, has not pottied in my house, loves my cats (nilla & charlie) and is a wonderful little barking alarm when someone comes to the door. He doesnt chew on anything or snap at the little kids and he thinks the best thing in the world is sitting next to me on the couch (which is pretty much like having a light heating pad next to my thigh all day.. lol). BUT.. the absolute best thing about him is... is that for a little runt, he is awesome on walks! Every morning he wakes me up and DEMANDS that we go for a walk. He wont even let me get a cup of coffee before he starts barking to have me take him and he isnt into the "quick trip out to the grass to do his business" kind of walk...Once he's awake, he wants at LEAST a full 30 minutes on the sidewalk before he's done and if I try to cut it short.. he will bark his little fool head off until we go out again. He pulls me (seriously...he weighs a whole 12 lbs.. but somehow those little legs make me walk faster and faster!) around the neighborhood and makes me keep a good pace. He doesnt stop every 2 minutes to sniff a bush.. he just goes goes goes.... and yesterday when we got kinda close to the house (maybe 100 feet).... he wanted to flat out sprint run...which was a light jog for me.. so we did! I walk him EVERY morning for 30 minutes then another 30 at night.
SO... I am back! Havent weighed myself in a week, but I was at 214 the last time I popped on the scale, which is 2lbs heavier than my lowest. Once tomorrow is over with, I'll be watching the food a bit more, but Ive been pretty good, with a few exceptions here and there.
I wish you all a very warm & Happy Thanksgiving!0
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