No More Excuses - Week 6

tamelab

OK, I think I figured it out. I added it to the database as Tammy's crockpot salsa chicken with Mexican rice. Long name, huh? Hope your family likes it as much as mine did. I am finally finished typing for the day. Good thing since it is officially a new day for me at 12:04 a.m. Have a good one. See you guys tomorrow.

amaline

just a quick note to say I DID IT!!! 20 mins non stop!!! Yay me! I have never ever been a runner - even when I was 17 and playing basketball, netball and soccer every week I still couldn't run. So this is the longest ever and I am stoked! :bigsmile:

Hope you all have a great day!

MOMOFTWO29

Good Morning Everyone, well I am up and ready to go today. I totally blew it for yesterday. I ended up stress eating and I knew it was wrong but I couldn't stop myself. I have to work on that, I really do. Anyways, that was yesterday and yesterday is gone, so today I am going to do better and not go over my calories today. I am going to my daughter's Christmas program at her school and there is going to be all kinds of junk food but I am not going to touch any of it!!!!!! Here's to today!!!

tamelab

Good morning all...I am back at it this morning. I'm not getting enough rest this week and I think that hinders my weight loss. My scale is sitting still even though I have turned down cookies and donuts (both in the same day even). I have cut out the caffeine in my tea as of last Saturday and I am not going over my calories. Trying not to get discouraged but it is hard when you feel like you are doing everything right and you see no progress. Sorry if I sound like a whiner.

Amaline...Yipee!! I am so happy for you. Because of you, I am going to try it today. I'm not sure I'm ready, but I can always walk if I have to.

Laura...Shake it off. Maybe you could take a healthy snack with you to your daughter's program today so you won't be so tempted?

Have a good day everyone

amaline

Amaline...Yipee!! I am so happy for you. Because of you, I am going to try it today. I'm not sure I'm ready, but I can always walk if I have to.

You can do it Tam! I kept tricking myself and saying 'oh just do another 2 minutes and then you can stop" and then another 2 and another 2 until I got to the end. Plus I really wanted to be able to come on here and tell you guys I did it :laugh: And as you say, you can always stop and walk if you need to, absolutely nothing wrong with that.

tigermom79

Tigermom (Ann? I am getting names confused)...C25K is the couch to 5K program. It is the running program Amaline and I are doing. I'm not sure who else is doing it. I found it on coolrunning.com. It is broken down into 8 weeks, I think, and each week you increase the amount of time you are running until you are running the equivalent of a 5K race. I am on week 5 and I am running 8 minutes and walking 5. When I move up to the next step on this week I have to run for 20 minutes with no walking and I definitely am not ready for that, so I am going to stick where I am for a while.

Thanks Tammy; I am going to look into that program! Thanks for the explanation!!!

tigermom79

Good morning all!!!

Tammy and Amaline you are such an inspiration on the whole running thing. I am going to see if I can find the program! Jack...3 miles.... EGADS!!!!

When I ran my 5 minutes it was like a qtr of a mile and I was so proud! Nothing compared to you guys. But I do have a question for you to better myself. What mph are you guys running? My treadmill said it was like 3.4 mph. That seems so slow but yet it felt so fast. I am so confused. Any guidance is great.

I was bad and didn't run my 5 min last night. My dh had his dr appt and received nothing but wonderful news. GOD IS GREAT!!!!! Anyway we went out to dinner to celebrate and I had strawberry crepes. OOPS!!! Then came home and watched a movie!!! INKHEART!!! Pretty farfetched but kind of enjoyable!!! Anyway.....I didn't do my 5 min. I did make it to curves though so did get some excercise in.

Today I am off to a good day!!! I should stay pretty busy at work so maybe I won't think about food today! HA!!! Like that is going to happen.

To all of you are off to such a great week.....KEEP GOING.....

And to those of you that aren't!!!!.......TODAY IS A NEW DAY!!!!!!

Positive thoughts to you all for a wonderful and "less of you" day!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

AmandaJ

Good morning all!!!

Tammy and Amaline you are such an inspiration on the whole running thing. I am going to see if I can find the program! Jack...3 miles.... EGADS!!!!

When I ran my 5 minutes it was like a qtr of a mile and I was so proud! Nothing compared to you guys. But I do have a question for you to better myself. What mph are you guys running? My treadmill said it was like 3.4 mph. That seems so slow but yet it felt so fast. I am so confused. Any guidance is great.

I was bad and didn't run my 5 min last night. My dh had his dr appt and received nothing but wonderful news. GOD IS GREAT!!!!! Anyway we went out to dinner to celebrate and I had strawberry crepes. OOPS!!! Then came home and watched a movie!!! INKHEART!!! Pretty farfetched but kind of enjoyable!!! Anyway.....I didn't do my 5 min. I did make it to curves though so did get some excercise in.

Today I am off to a good day!!! I should stay pretty busy at work so maybe I won't think about food today! HA!!! Like that is going to happen.

To all of you are off to such a great week.....KEEP GOING.....

And to those of you that aren't!!!!.......TODAY IS A NEW DAY!!!!!!

Positive thoughts to you all for a wonderful and "less of you" day!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Ann, I am glad for the wonderful news on your dh. Yes, God is Good!!

When I ran my 5 minutes yesterday I ran at 5.5 miles.

MOMOFTWO29

Good morning all...I am back at it this morning. I'm not getting enough rest this week and I think that hinders my weight loss. My scale is sitting still even though I have turned down cookies and donuts (both in the same day even). I have cut out the caffeine in my tea as of last Saturday and I am not going over my calories. Trying not to get discouraged but it is hard when you feel like you are doing everything right and you see no progress. Sorry if I sound like a whiner.

Amaline...Yipee!! I am so happy for you. Because of you, I am going to try it today. I'm not sure I'm ready, but I can always walk if I have to.

Laura...Shake it off. Maybe you could take a healthy snack with you to your daughter's program today so you won't be so tempted?

Have a good day everyone

I did good, I only ate a kellogg's rice krispy treat and that was all I had there.

tamelab

Good morning all...I am back at it this morning. I'm not getting enough rest this week and I think that hinders my weight loss. My scale is sitting still even though I have turned down cookies and donuts (both in the same day even). I have cut out the caffeine in my tea as of last Saturday and I am not going over my calories. Trying not to get discouraged but it is hard when you feel like you are doing everything right and you see no progress. Sorry if I sound like a whiner.

Amaline...Yipee!! I am so happy for you. Because of you, I am going to try it today. I'm not sure I'm ready, but I can always walk if I have to.

Laura...Shake it off. Maybe you could take a healthy snack with you to your daughter's program today so you won't be so tempted?

Have a good day everyone

I did good, I only ate a kellogg's rice krispy treat and that was all I had there.

Good for you! My son has his Christmas party tomorrow but I usually serve the food and am too busy to stop and eat anything. I will try to eat before I go and take a fiber bar just in case.

tigermom79

Good morning all!!!

Tammy and Amaline you are such an inspiration on the whole running thing. I am going to see if I can find the program! Jack...3 miles.... EGADS!!!!

When I ran my 5 minutes it was like a qtr of a mile and I was so proud! Nothing compared to you guys. But I do have a question for you to better myself. What mph are you guys running? My treadmill said it was like 3.4 mph. That seems so slow but yet it felt so fast. I am so confused. Any guidance is great.

I was bad and didn't run my 5 min last night. My dh had his dr appt and received nothing but wonderful news. GOD IS GREAT!!!!! Anyway we went out to dinner to celebrate and I had strawberry crepes. OOPS!!! Then came home and watched a movie!!! INKHEART!!! Pretty farfetched but kind of enjoyable!!! Anyway.....I didn't do my 5 min. I did make it to curves though so did get some excercise in.

Today I am off to a good day!!! I should stay pretty busy at work so maybe I won't think about food today! HA!!! Like that is going to happen.

To all of you are off to such a great week.....KEEP GOING.....

And to those of you that aren't!!!!.......TODAY IS A NEW DAY!!!!!!

Positive thoughts to you all for a wonderful and "less of you" day!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Ann, I am glad for the wonderful news on your dh. Yes, God is Good!!

When I ran my 5 minutes yesterday I ran at 5.5 miles.

Holy CRAP!!!! I am in a world of hurt I guess. Does everyone else go this fast?

tamelab

No, I jog about 3.5 to 4 mph. My speed is so low jogging that I have to count it as walking briskly and play around with the numbers to get credit for the calories burned:laugh:

AmandaJ

Good morning all!!!

Tammy and Amaline you are such an inspiration on the whole running thing. I am going to see if I can find the program! Jack...3 miles.... EGADS!!!!

When I ran my 5 minutes it was like a qtr of a mile and I was so proud! Nothing compared to you guys. But I do have a question for you to better myself. What mph are you guys running? My treadmill said it was like 3.4 mph. That seems so slow but yet it felt so fast. I am so confused. Any guidance is great.

I was bad and didn't run my 5 min last night. My dh had his dr appt and received nothing but wonderful news. GOD IS GREAT!!!!! Anyway we went out to dinner to celebrate and I had strawberry crepes. OOPS!!! Then came home and watched a movie!!! INKHEART!!! Pretty farfetched but kind of enjoyable!!! Anyway.....I didn't do my 5 min. I did make it to curves though so did get some excercise in.

Today I am off to a good day!!! I should stay pretty busy at work so maybe I won't think about food today! HA!!! Like that is going to happen.

To all of you are off to such a great week.....KEEP GOING.....

And to those of you that aren't!!!!.......TODAY IS A NEW DAY!!!!!!

Positive thoughts to you all for a wonderful and "less of you" day!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Ann, I am glad for the wonderful news on your dh. Yes, God is Good!!

When I ran my 5 minutes yesterday I ran at 5.5 miles.

Holy CRAP!!!! I am in a world of hurt I guess. Does everyone else go this fast?

See maybe this is why I can go 5 minutes. Actually I truly believe my body would take a lot more, but mentally I shoot myself down. I am constantly thinking I can't do this and my body is like yes you can and my mind is like NO. My mental train of thought when it comes to exercise is NO and my body has to override it constantly. It gets annoying, I don't know how to fix it.

dragonfly81

Good afternoon!! I am sorry for the disappearing act from the last thread! Work has been crazy busy lately. I've been working 12+ hour days. I work for an insurance agency and we have to meet a certain Premium goal by 12/31 to keep our current commission scale. I have been coming in at 7am and not leaving until well after 7pm most nights. And I usually don't have the opportunity to log in from work. (On my lunch break, atm).

All of you are doing so great!! I am kicking myself for not walking/working out in the last couple of weeks, and just keep telling myself that I'll do it tomorrow, but tomorrow never gets here! I'm looking up to ALL of you

tamelab

Hello, Dragonfly and welcome. I think you will enjoy our group. Hopefully things will slow down for you after 12/31 and you can get back to a normal routine. I usually don't get any exercise on the days when I have to work ten hours, let alone 12! That makes it very tough. Sometimes I get on the treadmill for just 5 minutes to give myself a break and get my heart rate up a little. I type from home and my treadmill is right behind me in my office, so I really have no excuse not to get on it at some point during the day. I hope you have a good day!

littlebigbird

Hi everyone. Blimey - you've all been busy posting - I feel like I've missed out on quite a lot. I don't suppose the time difference helps.

I'm really interested to read about everyone's running. I'm just going to get on the treadmill now - I haven't been on it for 3 days (bad bad Alison!!) but I did run for 8 minutes last time and I was just soooo amazed that I managed it. I think everything on my treadmill is measured in km rather than miles - I walk at bewteen 5 and 6, and run at between 7.5 and 8.

I bought new, digital, bathroom scales yesterday. They say I'm a pound heavier than my other ones said, but I'm not letting it worry me. I'll just start afresh with these ones and see if I can finally get the numbers moving downwards again. I just can't wait to jump off this plateau. Sigh.

Oh - and I agree with everyone else who says that evenings are difficult. I can be good as gold all day, then come the evening when I'm tired, anything sugary that doesn't move out of my way fast enough is a likely candidate . . . :embarassed:

Right - off I go to exercise. Hope everyone's having a great day and staying strong.

AmandaJ

Hi everyone. Blimey - you've all been busy posting - I feel like I've missed out on quite a lot. I don't suppose the time difference helps.

I'm really interested to read about everyone's running. I'm just going to get on the treadmill now - I haven't been on it for 3 days (bad bad Alison!!) but I did run for 8 minutes last time and I was just soooo amazed that I managed it. I think everything on my treadmill is measured in km rather than miles - I walk at bewteen 5 and 6, and run at between 7.5 and 8.

I bought new, digital, bathroom scales yesterday. They say I'm a pound heavier than my other ones said, but I'm not letting it worry me. I'll just start afresh with these ones and see if I can finally get the numbers moving downwards again. I just can't wait to jump off this plateau. Sigh.

Oh - and I agree with everyone else who says that evenings are difficult. I can be good as gold all day, then come the evening when I'm tired, anything sugary that doesn't move out of my way fast enough is a likely candidate . . . :embarassed:

Right - off I go to exercise. Hope everyone's having a great day and staying strong.

Hi Allison! :flowerforyou:

I also have a problem with sugar at night and it has been awful lately. There is cookies everywhere and I have no willpower!

littlebigbird

Hi Amanda. I do think it's difficult to maintain an iron will in the evening when you're tired, which is why I tend to save some calories so that I can eat something sweet after dinner. I don't know about you, but a meal doesn't feel complete to me without a little sweet something at the end of it. I know, I know - I should try to kick my sugar habit. :embarassed:

Now then . . . drum roll please . . . I just ran (well - jogged really) for 10 whole minutes without stopping. I can't believe I did it and now that I know I can - I'll try to do the same tomorrow. I know it's a very minor achievement compared to people who run marathons - but it's something I never, ever thought I'd be able to do. I'm chuffed to bits. (That's Brit for very pleased btw :bigsmile: )

I've had a good day actually. I finished up a load of paperwork that needed doing so I can now focus on planning next term's courses. On top of that I've stuck to my calories and exercised well. Hooray!

tigermom79

Hi Amanda. I do think it's difficult to maintain an iron will in the evening when you're tired, which is why I tend to save some calories so that I can eat something sweet after dinner. I don't know about you, but a meal doesn't feel complete to me without a little sweet something at the end of it. I know, I know - I should try to kick my sugar habit. :embarassed:

Now then . . . drum roll please . . . I just ran (well - jogged really) for 10 whole minutes without stopping. I can't believe I did it and now that I know I can - I'll try to do the same tomorrow. I know it's a very minor achievement compared to people who run marathons - but it's something I never, ever thought I'd be able to do. I'm chuffed to bits. (That's Brit for very pleased btw :bigsmile: )

I've had a good day actually. I finished up a load of paperwork that needed doing so I can now focus on planning next term's courses. On top of that I've stuck to my calories and exercised well. Hooray!

YAHOO!!!!!!! GOOD FOR YOU!!!
I am so hapy for you . I feel I've accomplished a lot by running for 5 min. I amgoingto push it tonight. I felt really good at Curves. Now that I am familiar with the machines, I find myself concentrating more on form. My tummy is starting to feel it. I hope the scale really begins to show it!!!

I am also going to continue the crunches and the side bend thingeys that Amanda told us about. those really work!

Off to fix dinner and then to the treadmill!!!!

I will try and get on again later tonigh!!!

littlebigbird

Anne

You HAVE achieved a lot by running for 5 minutes. I'm dead impressed that you're doing crunches and side bends too. The treadmill's as much as I'm managing at the moment. I do 40 mins in all and tend to burn about 300 cals.

Have a great evening. I'm off to bed now as it's after 1.30am. Night night xx

AmandaJ

Allison and Ann, you are both doing awesome!

My calories are 500 over today, christmas cookies again but I refused to sweat it. Actually when I clicked on the green button that says "if everyday was like today" it still shows a small weight lose so oh well. Tomorrow is gym day. I will do weights and cardio. I am scared in a way because tomorrow is my last gym day until the 4th of January. That means I will have to do something at home and with Christmas I am just not sure where my motivation lays right now.

tigermom79

Allison and Ann, you are both doing awesome!

My calories are 500 over today, christmas cookies again but I refused to sweat it. Actually when I clicked on the green button that says "if everyday was like today" it still shows a small weight lose so oh well. Tomorrow is gym day. I will do weights and cardio. I am scared in a way because tomorrow is my last gym day until the 4th of January. That means I will have to do something at home and with Christmas I am just not sure where my motivation lays right now.

Thanks Amanda and Allison. Personally for this time of year and as busy as we all sound. I think everyone of us is doing a great job, because none of us have given up! Amanda, you are such a strong person and I admire you for your persistance and not giving up.

I did manage my 5 min run tonight, along with the crunches and side bends. I really didn't feel like it, but forced myself to get off the couch and do it. Now I am ready for bed!!!! Night all and rest well!

Speaking of that.....anyone have clues (other than drugs) to sleep all night long. This Pre-Menopausal Crap is just that! I am awake at 2 or 3 every morning. Awake until about 5, and then of course when the alarm goes off at 6, I feel like I could sleep forever. URG>>>>>:grumble: I have tried one type of vitamin and it didn't seem to make a difference. Now maybe you have to take them a while before they really work. I tried a couple of nights and then gave up on it. I thought maybe exercising would make me tired enough that I would sleep like a baby. NOPE!!!! Oh well, I'm off to bed anyway!!!
Ann

AmandaJ

I am not sure what you classify as "drugs" but melatonin works wonders for my girls. I give it to the youngest because of her issues and my oldest dd gets it because she manages on three hours but I need her to sleep more. It is sold over the counter, and works wonders. Occassionally I take a tynoel pm, but usually I fall asleep before my head hits the pillow.

MOMOFTWO29

Good Morning Everyone!! I am up and ready to go today. I did great yesterday and stayed within the calories that I am susposed to be eating. I didn't exercise though because of pelvic pain and some lower back pain. I have to go today and have a pelvic ultrasound to try to find out why I am having so much pelvic pain. Please pray for me that they won't find anything. I am going to try to exercise later. Anyways I hope you all have a great day.

dragonfly81

Good morning, everyone!

Laura, lots of prayers and mojo for you with your ultrasound. I hope they are able to get you all taken care of. Back/pelvic pain is just the worst! If you have a chance to order some, I would definitely reccomend Faerie Made Arnica Balm. I use it for my back/hip pain and it really does work wonders. I'll email you the link to read up on it. I actually use it for just about any soreness I have.

I stayed within my calories yesterday, but didn't work out. I am beating myself up over not working out like I should. Am trying ot convince my husband that we do need a $48 gym membership, so we can use an indoor track (and not freeze!), but he's not wanting to spend all the money needed at once to sign up. Hrmph.

I am finding that while Thanksgiving was easy for me to get through, December is tough! All the carmel popcorn (which isn't too bad calorie wise for a cup... if I can STOP at a cup!), and chocolate candy that finds its way into this office that ISN'T sugar free is killing me! I am going today to buy ALOT of sugar free snacks and stocking the back room of the office so if I DO get so tempted I have to have something, I can grab a 60cal Jello or something, instead of what I shouldn't have. On the plus side, I have only been drinking water and unsweet tea with splenda for the last 4 months, with the exception of three sips of diet dr. pepper (which I found disgusting!) This is a big deal for me, because I used to live off of Dr Pepper and Diet Dr Pepper.

How are all of you doing this morning?

AmandaJ

Laura thinking about you; hoping everything goes well! :flowerforyou:

Hi Dragonfly!

I am off to get my kids ready for their last day of school before the break and then I will hit the gym. Have a great day everybody!

tigermom79

I am not sure what you classify as "drugs" but melatonin works wonders for my girls. I give it to the youngest because of her issues and my oldest dd gets it because she manages on three hours but I need her to sleep more. It is sold over the counter, and works wonders. Occassionally I take a tynoel pm, but usually I fall asleep before my head hits the pillow.

Sorry....I didn't mean to be negative in my comments!!! Melatonin is exactly what the dr. told me to try. I only took one, and like I said only a couple of nights. Does it take a while to kick in and should I maybe take a couple of them at night? I usually have such a low tolarence for medication that asprin puts me to sleep. I don't know what is wrong. By drugs, I meant prescription. I would like to stay "natural" as much as I can but I know that is not possible all the time. I truly hope I didn't offend you! SORRY:frown:

tigermom79

Good Morning Everyone!! I am up and ready to go today. I did great yesterday and stayed within the calories that I am susposed to be eating. I didn't exercise though because of pelvic pain and some lower back pain. I have to go today and have a pelvic ultrasound to try to find out why I am having so much pelvic pain. Please pray for me that they won't find anything. I am going to try to exercise later. Anyways I hope you all have a great day.

Please take care of yourself and yes you will definately be in my prayers. Keep us posted!:flowerforyou:

tigermom79

Good morning, everyone!

Laura, lots of prayers and mojo for you with your ultrasound. I hope they are able to get you all taken care of. Back/pelvic pain is just the worst! If you have a chance to order some, I would definitely reccomend Faerie Made Arnica Balm. I use it for my back/hip pain and it really does work wonders. I'll email you the link to read up on it. I actually use it for just about any soreness I have.

I stayed within my calories yesterday, but didn't work out. I am beating myself up over not working out like I should. Am trying ot convince my husband that we do need a $48 gym membership, so we can use an indoor track (and not freeze!), but he's not wanting to spend all the money needed at once to sign up. Hrmph.

I am finding that while Thanksgiving was easy for me to get through, December is tough! All the carmel popcorn (which isn't too bad calorie wise for a cup... if I can STOP at a cup!), and chocolate candy that finds its way into this office that ISN'T sugar free is killing me! I am going today to buy ALOT of sugar free snacks and stocking the back room of the office so if I DO get so tempted I have to have something, I can grab a 60cal Jello or something, instead of what I shouldn't have. On the plus side, I have only been drinking water and unsweet tea with splenda for the last 4 months, with the exception of three sips of diet dr. pepper (which I found disgusting!) This is a big deal for me, because I used to live off of Dr Pepper and Diet Dr Pepper.

How are all of you doing this morning?

Good morning Dragonfly. By the way,,,,,your picture is cool!!!

Great idea on stocking up on the low cal and sugar free stuff. I think December is proving to be difficult for all of us. We can all use each others suggestions and support through this. I actually had a diet dr. pepper last night and didn't enjoy it like I thought I would. I try to stick to the water and tea as well. I have a huge (34 oz) water bottle on my desk and after my coffee, I try to get at least one of those down during the day and then drink water with my meals and such. It has helped.

I understand about the expense of getting started with a gym. Maybe you could suggest it as a Christmas gift for each other or something like that, or tell relatives if they ask what you want. Health is so important that we all have to do what we can to take care of ourselves, but finances seem to get in the way of a lot. Have you noticed that it is actually cheaper to eat junk food than healthy stuff. The healthy stuff at the store is always more expensive. No wonder we all have such a problem during these times. Even if you go to fast food, their healthier choices are more expensive too.

Well.....have a great day and best of luck in your office delima!!!

AmandaJ

I am not sure what you classify as "drugs" but melatonin works wonders for my girls. I give it to the youngest because of her issues and my oldest dd gets it because she manages on three hours but I need her to sleep more. It is sold over the counter, and works wonders. Occassionally I take a tynoel pm, but usually I fall asleep before my head hits the pillow.

Sorry....I didn't mean to be negative in my comments!!! Melatonin is exactly what the dr. told me to try. I only took one, and like I said only a couple of nights. Does it take a while to kick in and should I maybe take a couple of them at night? I usually have such a low tolarence for medication that asprin puts me to sleep. I don't know what is wrong. By drugs, I meant prescription. I would like to stay "natural" as much as I can but I know that is not possible all the time. I truly hope I didn't offend you! SORRY:frown:

Ann, I must have came off extremely wrong in my post. I felt no offense what-so-ever and if I came across this way I am truly sorry. My younest dd is on from pretty powerful seizure meds that I consider drugs. I don't consider over the counter meds "drugs". I am once again sorry if I didn't make myself clear.

The melatonin works wonders for both of them and I do remember it taking a couple of nights to work for the oldest.