200+ group (week 2)

HeaterM

Hmm I think make good choices would be a good one for next week, like maybe cut out the one thing you like to get everyday that you know you shouldnt? What do you guys think, what you guys what counts too!!:happy:


I'm currently looking looking for a job, bad thing is im applying for all fast foods place:noway: Hopefully I get the job and stay away from the food!!:laugh:

Good luck with the job search, but I've heard that working at any place like that actually makes you never want to eat that food again. lol

And, for the next goal...I like your idea, but maybe something that can encompass us all. I really don't let myself cheat...
maybe 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week, or 2 hours total cardio for the week?

I totally understand that it should be including everyone :flowerforyou: So lets hear some more and try to put it all together or something like that

akasullengal

Hmm.. are we all already using the food tab to keep track of everything we're eating? If peeps aren't, it could be a goal to write/log everything down for the week that one eats/drinks.

A goal for some amount of exercise would work as well. At this point, I'm not doing very long time periods, but am doing a video for 20 min every day, so a total time for the week would work for me.

pinbotchick

Good luck with the job search Heather.

Since we are all have different strengths and weaknesses in our quest to loose weight, I doubt that you will find a goal that we all need to work on (except loose weight). If you change the goal each week - some weeks will be easier for us and some will be harder. The cardio one is okay with me for the next week. It will be my easy week :bigsmile: It would be nice to get a big list of goals so that each week can be different - I am in another group that just had us eat 5 half cup servings of veges a day. That was a challenge until I started having a larger salad for lunch. Hopefully the things we do in our challenges will stay with us and become great habits.

akasullengal - nice job on getting through 10 days of level 1 on the shred. I moved to level 2 on day 6 - my knee couldn't take the jump roping. I thought level 2 was easier - good luck with it and your weigh-in.

cds2327 - I need to borrow your will power on not cheating. I did 2.5 hours of cardio in one day so that I could eat french fries and spare ribs when I went out last weekend and I still went over on my calories for the day :blushing:

Blombie - congrats on the heart rate monitor. I cant wait to hear the difference in actual calories burned vs what MFP says. Please let us know.

I wish everyone luck on the weigh-in tomorrow.

akasullengal

Weigh in Friday!

Last week: 228.6
Today: 224.6 (-4.0 this week! omg!)

SW: 230
CW: 224.6
GW: 220 (Thanksgiving)

A VERY pleasant surprise. I wasn't trying to think too hard about the poundage this week. Just try to stick to the working out and eating well, and it turned out nicely! Very nice, especially as I didn't put up a very big number last week. I did my last day of step 1 of the 30 day shred. It's good to know that level 2 is good... I'm looking forward to swtiching it up and am glad day 1 of it is on a weekend!

It would be nice to get a big list of goals so that each week can be different

I think that's a fantastic idea, so each of us can pick and choose from the list. I'll have to think of time good goals.

pinbotchick

I am starting to love my scale.

Last week: 225
Today: 221 (-4 pounds YEAH)

I may actually make my 10 pound goal by Thanksgiving
SW: 237 (Sept 2009)
SW: 225 (this Challenge)
CW: 221
GW: 215 (Thanksgiving)

Congrats on the weight loss askasullengal :flowerforyou:

I hope everyone else has had a good week.

HeaterM

so cardio next week? And currently there is not a scale at my house but there is one at my sisters and I'll be staying there tonight....would you guys be mad if I post my weight tomorrow morning??:frown:



Have a good day everyone.....and great job akasullengal, your doing good! You are so close to your goal!!!:bigsmile:

pinbotchick

Tomorrow is fine Heather. Have fun with your sister. :bigsmile:

KendalBeee

discouraged and frustrated...


Last week: 251.8
Current: 251.6



Not sure if I'll be able to hit 243 by Thanksgiving. :frown: I got down to 250.0 earlier this week but screwed it up on Wednesday and haven't been able to recover yet. Could the crazy sodium amount I had Wednesday still be effecting my weight today?


I'm thinking of going to cardio 5 days a week instead of cardio 3x/strength 2x. I feel like I'm not burning enough calories on my strength days but I guess I should wait till I get my HRM to make that decision.

cds2327

Congrats to all the big losers this week. I wish i knew your secret. I'm only down a pound from last week, but it's better than nothing.
I'm ok with whatever goal we decide on. I agree, we are all never going to need the same one, so if a weeks goal is one we already do...then it's a freebie.
SW: 230
CW: 219
GW by thanksgiving: 210
overall GW: 150

dldodson75

SW- 248 (10-22-09)
CW-241 (11-06-09) :grumble: Up 2lbs :explode:
GW-232 (By Thanksgiving)
Final Goal 170 (no time frame hopefully by May of 10)

akasullengal

HeaterM, it's fine to weigh in tomorrow! When will our week 3 thread start? Tomorrow as well?

Congrats pinbotchick on another fab week!

I don't expect to lose this amount in a week again. Next week will probably be much smaller, so I have no idea if I'll hit the short-term goal. No secret this week.... just did the 30 day shred every morning (step 1), and stayed right around my calorie target each day (except for the blow out Monday). Also ate lighter foods last night at dinner in anticipation of the impending weigh-in. Weight loss can be so varying week to week. Those of you who aren't happy with the losses this week, just wait until next. You might see a much bigger difference next week. Don't get discouraged! We're in it for the long haul!

Blombie, I don't know what to tell you regarding the sodium intake... if it's that or what. As for cardio, more cardio can never hurt, but don't overdo it, or you're likely to burn out. I'll be curious as to how the HRM works!

cds2327: hey, a pound is still a pound! slow and steady wins the race. We'll all get there eventually!

Dldodson75, sorry to hear about the gain. Anything different this week versus last week that might have caused it?

Hang in there everyone and keep up the great work! Looking forward to week 3!

zombiebullet

TGIF hello everybody, Today's weigh in weight is 277
last Friday 279.

HeaterM

I'm still 220......just keep your heads up and dont feel low from it lol. I hope everyone keep up the good work!:bigsmile:

LittleSister

So I'm sort of new to this group thing. How does this work? Just report our progress? Is someone calculating a group loss? Anyway, I weighed myself this morning, and I think I may have lost a pound. I think I'm suffering from "scale disbelief" though. I think "that's not really my weight, it's just an anomoly, I really weigh more than that."

Funny how we believe the scale when it goes up, but we think it's just a one-off stroke of luck when it goes down.

pinbotchick

Welcome littlesister. I believe Heather is keeping track of the information for us. I too feel the scale is off sometimes. I even double checked to make sure it was zeroed out correctly :blushing: I just couldn't believe the numbers. Congrats on the pound loss :flowerforyou:

cd - you asked what the secret was for the weight loss this week. I have no idea. I really thought I would gain. I had 2 bad days where I was over calories by 500 and 1 day where I was right on. Then Sun to Wed I only ate 1300 instead of 1600 recommended and skipped eating the exercise calories. I also only exercised once a day for 45 min vs twice a day. I was shocked the scale dropped. I guess I zig zagged the calories and shook my metabolism up.

Blombie - I think you should go for the cardio 5 days a week. Remember It doesn't have to be huge - just take a long walk or stand up and move through your favorite TV show. I just did 40 min of exercise while I watched my DVR'd Private Practice - I side stepped, jogged in place, did hamstring curls and knee lifts.

Next week will be better for everyone.

LittleSister

Well, what a difference a day makes - I'm down 3 pounds total. I'm sure it's only water, but you know what? I'll TAKE it!!!

HeaterM

I made some bad food choices this weekend and now my body is paying for it.....blah it just makes me feel like vomitting :embarassed: :sick:

I'm keeping track of or sw, cw.....what our goal for thanksgiving was and then your actual weight of that day....sound good?

dldodson75

HeaterM, it's fine to weigh in tomorrow! When will our week 3 thread start? Tomorrow as well?

Congrats pinbotchick on another fab week!

I don't expect to lose this amount in a week again. Next week will probably be much smaller, so I have no idea if I'll hit the short-term goal. No secret this week.... just did the 30 day shred every morning (step 1), and stayed right around my calorie target each day (except for the blow out Monday). Also ate lighter foods last night at dinner in anticipation of the impending weigh-in. Weight loss can be so varying week to week. Those of you who aren't happy with the losses this week, just wait until next. You might see a much bigger difference next week. Don't get discouraged! We're in it for the long haul!

Blombie, I don't know what to tell you regarding the sodium intake... if it's that or what. As for cardio, more cardio can never hurt, but don't overdo it, or you're likely to burn out. I'll be curious as to how the HRM works!

cds2327: hey, a pound is still a pound! slow and steady wins the race. We'll all get there eventually!

Dldodson75, sorry to hear about the gain. Anything different this week versus last week that might have caused it?

Hang in there everyone and keep up the great work! Looking forward to week 3!

Yup difference is its that time of the month :grumble: Always have a gain before starting and total lack of energy, but in a few days ill be able to pick back up working out. Cant wait, I started the shred last week but crazy work schedule over last weekend then the pre start blues/lack of energy kicked in, so cant wait to restart that workout regimen.
Congratulations on your loss!!! :drinker: Also, Thank you for your words of encouragement to everyone!! :happy:

HeaterM

ok so does everyone like haveing a new thread each week cause i can make one whenever??

akasullengal

ok so does everyone like haveing a new thread each week cause i can make one whenever??

I think that's a great idea. Go ahead and start one! I need a new start anyways after my craptastic weekend. ugh.

KendalBeee

can you post on this thread when you start the new thread? (so we'll know when to look for it)

Thanks!

cds2327

I like the idea of a new thread each week. Maybe on thursdays, you can post a new thread, and then we'll all weigh in on it for friday. i don't know.
I ate kinda bad this weekend, stress got the better of me. I am also looking to bumping up my cardio this week. been doing two weeks of interval training, and am now thinking of going back to straight cardio. I just want to lose!!!!!:explode:

pinbotchick

I like the idea of starting the new thread on Thurs.

I am happy that today is Monday. I need to get back into a routine and eat better. Why is it sad that going to work and having a routine is easier than being home all weekend? At least I did manage to exercise everyday.

I loved the "craptastic weekend" comment - it so fits. Anyone else with me in that we should ban weekends until our goals are met?

akasullengal

Thursdays are a great day to start a new thread. Heather, you still up for being the thread starter each week?

I loved the "craptastic weekend" comment - it so fits. Anyone else with me in that we should ban weekends until our goals are met?

I'm absolutely with you. While I love the whole, you know, not working thing, weekends are tough. I'm very routinized when I go to work, and I'm better able to plan ahead and not be able to change my mind about what I eat once I'm there (it's helps that the canteen is less than yummy).

This weekend was sort of a bust for me, and it got me pretty down and guilty. I ate pizza, which is horrid... though I tried to rationalize it by seeing that it didn't have all that much cheese on it and was pretty loaded with veggies. Still horrible... and of course I justify eating it like whoa over the weekend by saying to myself "now it won't be around this week to eat." God forbid, I toss it out, or tell my roommates to eat it. *sigh* Afraid to look at the scale. Hope that getting back on track these last days will make it at least not a gain this week.

On the exercise front, I did the 30 day shred on Saturday, but not on Sunday. My first day I didn't do it. Argh... told y'all the weekend was bad. It was my first day on Step 2, which in some ways I find easier, but there are so many exercises that are in the plank position, that it is not going well. Did I not learn from step 1's push-up fiasco that it was just not a good position for me? Little to no arm strength, and my wrists were screaming at the amount of weight they were trying to hold up. So I sort of have to half-*kitten* part of the routine. Hopefully it will improve by day 10 of it.

The good thing is that I didn't completely sabotage myself for this week, and am back on track with eating. Though, tonight is pub trivia... which is scary eating, but I ate well the rest of the day and am going to eat a small salad before I go in hopes that I won't pack away my whole plate (unlikely). Just got back from the grocery store. This week's recipe is weight watcher's garden vegetable soup that I love. I don't like cooking much when I get home from work, so I find that if I pick out a recipe or 2 for the week and make bigger portions, I don't need to cook much the rest of the week.

Hang in there everyone!!!

HeaterM

ok new thread started for week three....sorry wasnt sure if you guys like to change...from now on there will be a new one each thurs!!!! 200+group(week3):smokin: