Over 200 Club Fit for the Holidays (open group)

snowflakes

Crazy busy day! I will have everyone home sometime tomorrow. Yippee:happy: :happy: :happy:

calories: yes,1324
exercise: yes, really short, better than nothing:ohwell:
water: yes
proud of: Paying attention to eating very lean cuts of meats. (Huge calorie difference.)

I didn't get to try my new exercise today, so I am going to wait until next week to get it out because to many people around (confession ahead...) for the same reason I don't go to a gym. No one not even the men that love me, will see me trying to roll around doing something that I have never tried before. Some things are just not meant to be shared.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I bought a Danskin exercise ball for $9.99 with a free DVD that I will be trying.

LittleSpy

11.24.09
Calories: 1,289
Exercise: 738 -30 stationary bike 20 running (I'm not supposed to be running on my off day... but I was craving it all day! So, I just ran a mile & then walked out the rest of 20 minutes)
Water: At least 80oz
Proud: Um... I'm proud that I have my low-cal dessert all ready to take to Thanksgiving. I'm not proud that I dug into it immediately after finishing it! :laugh: Yes, I will be the girl bringing the half-eaten dessert to Thanksgiving dinner. :embarassed: It's okay, it's going to be a really small Thanksgiving this year. Even my brother & sister-in-law won't be there because they both have to work 3rd shift tomorrow and Thanksgiving. :ohwell: My boyfriend couldn't convince his mom to make the 4.5 hour drive to my mom's house so he's going to visit her instead of coming with me. I understand, but it sucks we have to be apart on holidays. She better hope she comes up for Christmas because she's not getting him for both holidays *AGAIN* this year. :laugh: (I hate saying "boyfriend" because it sounds so casual and uncommited but we are all but married -- we've lived together for 3.5 years. And now I'm rambling.).

ColoradoGirl

LilDebbie.. good job for getting a little exercise to help counteract that Pizza

ZoraHope pat yourself on the back for passing up the cake, tomorrow is a new day. You will do great I know you will!

Moma2four thanks for all your encouragement.. You are the best! It is great you are having more intense workouts!

Stephanie08 I think it is great you did those pilates..I wish I had more core strength to attempt that. Maybe next time your puppies will have to go take a nap while you are working out! They must just love their mama.

Snowflakes I totally understand about trying a new exercise with the men/boys watching.. Hang in there, you will like your exercise ball when you get the hang of it.

So.. here goes my check in ...

I had to take my daughter to the ortho this morning so, I did not get my workout in :grumble: Then I had a couple of clients come see me for Hot Stone Massages .. So, when I was done.. I ate a yummy lunch (Garlic chicken breast with peas) one of my favorites and got on the treadmill. I have to tell you since I started watching movies while walking the time just goes so fast! Read a little this afternoon and made homemade pizza for dinner.

Managed to stay within my calories right now I am full and have not eaten all my exercise calories for the day so, will have to have a little snack later.
Water.. was pretty good if you count the herbal tea I have been drinking lately (just craving HOT beverages)
Exercise yep.. got a hour again
Proud.. I was in a hurry this morning and grabbed a pair of jeans out of the closet and they fit a little snug... I was like What the heck.. how could they be that tight.. I checked and they were an older pair that was 2 sizes smaller.. So, this afternoon, I went shopping in the back of my closet and found a few other pairs of pants that in about 4 lbs are gonna fit GREAT! Whoo hoo.. its working!:happy:

Thanksgiving break starts tomorrow.. so.. no school for the kids.. next few days will be interesting but, I will do my best to keep checking in. It really makes a difference in how I feel, the decisions I make and the support you all offer... Thanks!

See ya tomorrow!

lildebbie

11/24/2009

Calories - 2300 - with my exercise cals i am not over, but feel like I am alot.
Exercise - 35 minutes burning per mfp 705 calories
Water - 40 ounces, still not to 64 but getting closer
Proud - That I got go on the elliptical for 35 minutes more than i have ever done after eating poorly for dinner.

jessicajoy87

Hi everyone. I'm new. I was wondering if someone could tell me how to get the fitness tracker on my messages?

aries88

Checking in for the day.....

Calories: 2170 with 164 left over.....for the first time I actually ate most of my exercise calories and I feel awful tonight. I knew there was a reason I don't eat that much.....I let the munchies get the better hand tonight and had three cookies while we were watching Angels & Demons and I feel like crap now....not mentally because we all have slip ups....but physically. Yuck
Exercise...yep an hour this morning....and I ran an entire mile!!!!!
Water: not as much as I should have
Proud: that I RAN!!!!!!!!!



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SW: 230
CW: 223
GW: 150

aries88

No workout this morning....I need to make a road trip to get the paperwork in for my older kids' social security cards...no idea where they are.....so they can get their learners' permits....UGHHHH

Momma2four

Hi everyone. I'm new. I was wondering if someone could tell me how to get the fitness tracker on my messages?

Hi Jessica, It is pretty easy. Go to your tools tab at the top of the page. Then select weight loss ticker and it should help you make a ticker. Welcome to our group:flowerforyou:

lstpaul

checking in for yesterday:
calories: pretty good, ate a lot of the exercise calories though
exercise: great .. 90 minutes at the Y - 1500 calories
water: good - 72 oz
proud: made good food choices at Famous Dave's and exercised hard at the Y

Welcome jessicajoy87! to get a tracker go under tools and set one up ... then to put the trackers in your messages you cut and paste them into your forum signature - change this under settings. I also have one from www.tickerfactory.com to track my exercise.

ColoradoGirl

Hi everyone. I'm new. I was wondering if someone could tell me how to get the fitness tracker on my messages?

Hi Jessica, It is pretty easy. Go to your tools tab at the top of the page. Then select weight loss ticker and it should help you make a ticker. Welcome to our group:flowerforyou:

After you make your ticker.. you will need to add the code it gives you to your "signature" just copy and paste it.
It is great to have you here! WELCOME!!

snowflakes

Hi gals!

Welcome Jessica:flowerforyou: For me a huge eye opener was logging everything I ate in the food diary. I suggest that you use these tools everyday to help you.

Feeling good this morning, excited to have everyone home by 5:00 PM. (Hoping hubby can be home early!) You gals are doing so great. I'm impressed with jlb123 and aries88 running... I don't know if I will ever feel like my knees are up to that. It seems like what I am doing is working for now. Thank goodness for those exercise calories on some days they save me.:laugh:

Have a great day!

snowflakes

I am so envious that some of you found smaller clothes in your closet. All my jeans are feeling baggy. I have tightened my belt a notch or two. This is good. BUT...... I have been the same size (even when fluctuating up and down a bit) for so many years that I don't have anything in my closet to pull out. Baggy butt will be my new look. :laugh: I will have to start looking for some super cheap deals. I have too many sizes to go down, to invest in clothes.

Good grief bumbeling fingers. Thankful for spell check.

lildebbie

snowflake - i have a bad knee too...i don't know how it will deal with running...that is why i like the elliptical soo much it is lower impact on the knees..or at least for me.

I am still in the same jeans too :sad: but I haven't lost as much as you. I am sure you will be there soon. My pants are super baggy, the only think i think holding them up is what i call my second stomach I walk and the fall down in the behind but up somewhat in the front. I tried my next size down a few weeks agao and they were tight so kinda not wanting to try them on till i loose little more to not be disappointed yet again.

Stephanie08

I really like coming here to read everyone's post. Here's what I took away from today's reading... we all have good days and bad days, and that we're all in the same boat But the best part of reading today's posts... we're all HERE and we're all trying :happy:

Yesterday calories: over again
Exercise: Yes at the gym with the personal training and my weight loss team
Water: Yes
Proud: Even though I ordered take out food becaues I had a late training class with the dog, I only order 1 plate, and split it with my boyfriend. Before, I would have order one for me and one for him. To tell the truth, one plate was MORE than enough for both of us.

lildebbie

Stephanie - Exactly !! I had a few rough weeks a few weeks ago and coming here wouldn't let me feel sorry for my self. In past times when i tried to loose weight i would get off track and just derail totally...I am soo proud i have been doing this 8 weeks and i have lost 16 lbs

Momma2four

Hello Girls,

I am already eating poorly.:explode: If I am having trouble today I can only imagine tomorrow. It is suppose to be in the 60's and sunny which is very comfortable so we are going to hike around my mother in laws ranch. I will see you all later

Happy Thanksgiving everyone:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

snowflakes

calories: under
exercise: yes
water: yes
proud of: increased exercise by 10 minutes.

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

bluenote

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (a day early) I am grateful for ALL of you! You are a wonderful support team! :flowerforyou:
Welcome, jessica! :happy:

Lildeb - I know exactly how you feel about going close to your daily calorie amount - I always feel like I am over when I get too close! :huh: That is exactly how today has went. I am close to my cal amt. (I want to say "limit") and I am scared to death that I have gained from just today. I keep freaking out on Wednesdays it seems. I am so afraid to trust that darn calorie goal - it just seems like soooo many calories! I know I am very big but I feel like I should only be eating like 1500 cals a day.

cals: close to the edge
water: half-way there
exercise: GREAT today! 20 mins. bike (one break), 10 mins. walking
proud: that I actually exercise for thirty minutes! Remember when I started and I couldn't go ten minutes?!?!? Yay me!

Stephanie08

Stephanie - Exactly !! I had a few rough weeks a few weeks ago and coming here wouldn't let me feel sorry for my self. In past times when i tried to loose weight i would get off track and just derail totally...I am soo proud i have been doing this 8 weeks and i have lost 16 lbs

You go lildebbie!!!

Stephanie08

Good Morning Everyone. OK so I'm doing my challenge this morning, I signed up for a class at the GYM at 8am EST 90 minutes of blood, sweat and tears.

Happy Thanksgiving EVERYONE! and here's a tip from my trainer... It's ONE day! One day...

LittleSpy

11.25.09
Calories: 1,346
Exercise: 378
Water: At least 64oz
Proud: Proud I've broken through that mini-plateau I had a couple weeks ago with a vengeance! Losing 6.4 pounds in less than 2 weeks isn't bad at all. I'm also proud I didn't let the little devil on my shoulder win last night. He was trying to convince me that since *today* is Thanksgiving, I should splurge last night, too. Sorry little buddy, couldn't do it. Thanksgiving day is today and only today. It's ONE day. It's definitely not Thanksgiving week.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm not really tracking calories today past breakfast & AM snack because I can't really do it accurately since I'm not the one cooking & I really don't want to pester my mom about what's in the food especially since she works so hard to cook for everyone every year.
I'll be running this morning before I leave and walking after dinner in addition to paying attention to my portion sizes. I'll do fine.

ColoradoGirl

Good morning everyone.. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. I too am not tracking beyond breakfast for the same reasons. But, I do intend on making good choices and only have a small slice of pie for desert. I am taking a HUGE tossed salad today so, I know there will be something I can have a little extra of without gong hog wild. But, first I am off to the exercise room to get some cardio in. Check back in later.

lstpaul

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

calories: thought I had done well ... but ended up over by about 500 calories ... bad high calorie choices I guess
exercise: none
water: not great
proud of: made good choices for dinner even though it was late and I was hungry

I did my challenge today too! I got up with my 9 year old and did a 20 minute 30-day shred workout, and a 20 minute biggest loser cardio workout ... and 20 minutes that my 9 year old instructed me on stretches from his gym class (pretty cute). I was disappointed that it wasn't as many calories burned as my normal 60 minutes of step aerobics on Thursday mornings ... but it was still 700 calories - so that's a good way to start the day.
My plan is to have the things I love in moderation, and just skip the things I don't really love.
Have a great day everyone!

LittleSpy

I completed week 2 day 1 of couch25k this morning. I really recommend this program to anyone who's a wannabe runner! I have improved so much in just 1 week I can't believe it! And it's a really great workout. I'm just pouring sweat right now (and I'm not much of a sweater). It's the only thing that gets me dripping sweat (especially since it's cold in my house this morning!).
And 550 calories burned in 30 minutes @ 237 pounds? Can't beat it.

bluenote

Happy Turkey Day! I weighed myself this morning because I just could not bear to see the scale tomorrow. Now I am feeling like this is sort of an excuse to overeat, so I am re-weighing myself tomorrow morning as usual. Oh, the tangled web I weave...

I plan to make healthy choices today, and not punish myself by denying - I am planning on eating small portions of potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and pie. I love the quote that you are all saying, "It is just ONE day."

lildebbie

Happy thanksgiving everyone!!!!

I had an awsome day. I love being back with my family soo much after two thanksgiving without my mom and sister it was nice.

I ate more than i should of, but it is okay. I had just my normal breakfast today, and after dinner we took a walk ...it was nice.

Now everyone is gone, kids are cranky , my 3 yr old running around the house buck naked...guess i better tend to that.

awestfall

So.. I have a question for your ladies. I am trying to determine WHY I am not as hungry on the days I work out harder. It seems like if I have an off day or just don't put the effort in.. I am totally hungry all day... Whats up with that? But, if I put in a good workout, after the workout I am not as hungry and in most cases it lasts pretty much all day. Just does not make a whole lot of sense to me.

I can answer that!!!I find that exercise actually suppresses my appetite. There's scientific reasons for it as well. When you exercise alot the body will shut down all unnecessary systems in order to divert all energy to your muscles. your digestion is considered unnecessary.

A few hours after a strenuous workout your appetite will return with a vengeance. At the very latest by the next morning. Its because your pumping up your metabolism when you workout therefore your body is burning the fat that is on your body.Hence not so hungry because its like your feeding your body energy.I know it doesn't make sense but I have studied it and thats why you lose weight because when you workout your less prone to eat.Now with that said,it won't always be this way so be careful.You are going to have to trick your body some.So what I do is I drink a protein shake after my workout which in return helps burn more calories.I don't do this everytime I workout just sometimes to help my body burn the most fat possible.Do try making your breakfast the biggest meal of the day and your dinner the smallest.I hope this helps.

ok.. so that makes a little more sense now.. thanks for the fyi.. I am eating backwards.. :ohwell: I guess for me I just feel like if I eat all my calories towards the beginning of the day I will be hungry with none left in the evening and that is my WORST time. :grumble: That is when I want to munch normally. Any suggestions for getting switched around. So, far things are working well for me but, I am sure at some point I am going to plateau and need to make some changes. Thanks for your wisdom

Try adding fruits and veggies and a handful of almods in between meals closer to the end of the day.So you are not as hungry.Almonds feel you up and they are full of fiber and good fats.

awestfall

Ok I am so proud of myself for only having a teaspoon of everything today.Thats right you heard it correctly a teaspoon,and believe it or not I am full.What I don't understand is why I keep losing and gaining the same 4 pounds over and over again.I am going to have to switxh something up a bit I think.I am not worried though I will get past this stage I did before its just a phase my body is going through to see whether or not I give up but I'm not.I have dinner with my grandparents on Saturday for Thanksgiving over there and hopefully I do as well as I did today,in fact I know I will.Well I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I won't be here to weigh in tomorrow so I will post Saturday.I am going out in the chaos tomorrow for some Black Friday steals LOL!!! Love you ladies!! We can do this!!

lildebbie

I will be here in the morning Hubby has to work 6 - 3, so i will be here with the girls. DOn't think we are going to go out, we used to go out all the time, but don't feel like dragging a 3 yr and 6 yr around, plus i don't got lists of all what I need to get.

I will be weighing in the morning, i don't think i will be down as far as i was early in the week but I am hopefull i will be some down from what i was last week.

Hubby will probably take 1 plate of stuff, and besides that only thing we have leftover is turkey...I can handle the turkey i am throwing out the deserts

Back on track tomorrow...My mom and my sister was soo proud of me for loosing the 15lbs + the 10 i lost back in may total 25 ..it made me feel good....Hubby also wore a short today that we before we started on our weight loss journey and it was on clearance but a little tight...he put it on and very loose and comfortable. I was soo proud of him.

lildebbie

Guess everybody is sleeping or shopping this morning.

Well I weighed in, as I expected i wasn't as low as before turkey day but i was still plased as i was 2 1/2 lbs down from last week. That is .80 % for me this week.