OVER 200 CLUB NEW YEAR NEW BODY (OPEN GROUP)

bluenote

OK girls, I finally lost that one pound that was lingering from the holidays!!! Now I can honestly say my ticker is correct! :laugh: I am a little disappointed because I really watched myself and I added extra exercise, but it's all good. It will come off next week. :happy: I know it will! Congrats to everyone this week! Why? Because you came here and were accountable! We are doing this, peeps! Yes, we are!!! :drinker:

loss this week: 1 pound


LilDebbie .87%
Coloradogirl 0 for a 0%
momoftwo29: What percentage is that?
jlb123: 1.30%
snowflakes: .98%
momma2four: .79%
mstahl .5%
MariSama44 1.57%
jennbarrette .97%
hajohnson24: 0%
Stephanie08: -3 = 1.42%
Zorahope: .22%

bluenote

I am praying with you Momma2four! Don't give up! Keep going to HeadStart and asking. They will eventually accept him. You are doing a great job advocating for your son. I am so proud of you and honored to know you!

MariSama44

LilDebbie .87%
Coloradogirl 0 for a 0%
momoftwo29: 0.39 %
jlb123: 1.30%
snowflakes: .98%
momma2four: .79%
mstahl .5%
MariSama44 1.57%
jennbarrette .97%
hajohnson24: 0%
Stephanie08: -3 = 1.42%
Zorahope: .22%

UPDATED, added in Momoftwo's % lost.

Its really easy to do, I use fractions to help me. I set up x/100 (percent) = current weight/last weeks weight. For mommaoftwo its like this:
x/100 = 1/257
Multiply the top of one fraction with the bottom of the other, and vice versa. these two numbers are equal. In this case....
100 (1) = 257(x) Then you get 100 = 257x
devide 100 by 257 to give you the solution to x. Then you'll get...
100/257 = x or 0.3891..... = x. There you have your final percentage!

Its alot easier if you set the fractions up on top of eachother rather than side to side. Just multiplay and make an X on the paper to match the tops to bottoms. Easy!

Momma2four

Or you could cheat like I do because I am lousy at math:blushing: and go to this site.


http://menshealth.about.com/library/blpercentage.htm

Momma2four

Zora, Thanks again!!! I am not giving up on my little guy!! I really consider your advice highly, I know that teachers know a lot more than some speacialist because they are with kids all day long:flowerforyou: .

MariSama44, Congrats on being the biggest loser this week. Give us our punish, I mean challenge for the week:laugh:

awestfall

mstahl, Well said and Thanks for the uplift.

awestfall, maybe you should go to the dr. today. That is not a good thing. Maybe you should go NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I just wanted to report something. We went to the library today for preschool reading time. My sons speech therapist was there (my son also has some behavioral issues and does not want to sit still or listen when someone reads to him, he becomes extremely definant in learning situations) I always feel bad for him and want him to behave like the other children and today I sat with him on the floor and he was being a little defiant but he obeys me. So after class his speech therapist gave me a thumbs up and said she thought he did fantastic. I so wanted someone to tell me that. I would really like to get him into preschool. I can't afford the "day care type preschool" but we also have the "head start " program and we make too much money for that. My speech therapist suggested I go down there and apply any way. So I did in Oct. They said because he has these issues he would qualify based on that, then they put me on a waiting list School gets back in session next Mon. I am praying an opening will come up soon, Lord willing

I can't get out today to go to the doctor.I am one of those people who are snowed in lol.Its not as bad as I made it out to sound but it is irritating me and I suffer from panic attacks so I know that I triggering panic attack if I worry too much about it

Rororosie

Hi GROUP you ROCK!

libdebbie - congrats on the lost of 2.4
Stephanie - congrats on doing the whole program on the bike... I know those thoughts... yay for not listening to them!
llowry - good job on only eating a small amount of the ice cream!
jennbarrette (my handwriting is so bad at fist I thought it said jembarbie!) - good job at putting down the donuts, congrats on losing the 2.4
Momoftwo29 - I think I could use a percentage calculating refresher myself! congrats on losing the pound!
mstalh - thanks for the good recipe ideas... I need to figure out something instead of tomotoes though because they are a GERD trigger for me, but I love them. I haven't had salmon patties in a while... sounds yummy! I love the wings too. it would be hard to not eat extra...congrats on the 1 pound lost and thanks for the positive post!
ColoradoGirl - no doubt low thyroid slows down the loss. I am going to doubt that I will ever lead the pack here in loss's during the week, but I will win if I just stick to it! Sending you good thoughts!
Momma2four - sorry the scale is not budging... maybe if we talk to them they will budge... well I have found if I don't let it get me down eventually it changes... if I do let it get me down it changes --- THE WRONG WAY...:sad: Glad you lost 2 of the 5 up though... I am reading through my notes in order... I understand about people getting mad online. Sometimes its impossible, people read my posts in ways I did NOT intend! :noway: Some of it I just have to let drip off like down on a duck... I mean... dew on a feather? omg, I do not have my metaphors right today!!! :laugh:
jib - congrats on sticking the c25k even though I don't know what it is. WOW CONGRATS on the 3 pound loss as well. I enjoyed your story of you and your bf getting together.
zora - thanks a zillion for the comments on singing. I had a great lesson last night. He was just coaching me through the breathing and the accents for the song but I found his coaching helped me immensely! anyway I appreciate the support.... it makes me say awwwwwww! Thanks! :flowerforyou: I am hooked on my teacher right now. He keeps me focused.
Positively_Me congrats on staying within calories
Snowflake congrats on getting from the obese category to overweight. That is SUPER :happy:
MariSuma WOW what a fantastic weight loss, congrats!
Heather - yay for staying in calories... it will show up soon!
awestfall - sending you good thoughts for future better results... hope next week we will both show a loss... sometimes it is slow!
also Momoftwo - YES IT IS VERY PROUD to TELL the TRUTH about calories... it's not that easy to do but it makes a BIG DIFFERENCE in the end! GOOD JOB.

Stephanie08

Its really easy to do, I use fractions to help me. I set up x/100 (percent) = current weight/last weeks weight. For mommaoftwo its like this:
x/100 = 1/257
Multiply the top of one fraction with the bottom of the other, and vice versa. these two numbers are equal. In this case....
100 (1) = 257(x) Then you get 100 = 257x
devide 100 by 257 to give you the solution to x. Then you'll get...
100/257 = x or 0.3891..... = x. There you have your final percentage!

Its alot easier if you set the fractions up on top of eachother rather than side to side. Just multiplay and make an X on the paper to match the tops to bottoms. Easy!

:huh: :laugh: fractions make me afraid!

Stephanie08

Thanks I needed that mstahl.I have been kind of down this week because I have worked so hard but haven't lost anything.On top of that I feel like I can't breathe today which is freaking me out.I think may have asthma I am going to the doctor Tuesday.

I have asthma too, and I find that sometimes if I don't have my inhaler that benedryl works well.

Rororosie

LilDebbie .87%
Coloradogirl 0 for a 0%
momoftwo29: 0.39 %
jlb123: 1.30%
snowflakes: .98%
momma2four: .79%
mstahl .5%
MariSama44 1.57%
jennbarrette .97%
hajohnson24: 0%
Stephanie08: -3 = 1.42%
Zorahope: .22%
Rororosie: 0%

Just updated to add myself. To be a "part of" the group!

Today: within calories so far and I'm not sure about last night. I think I was under, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I ate something and forgot it. But racking my brain I can't think of anything .... I went home, got ready for vocal lesson with warmups and sang some songs and was too busy to eat, went to lesson, came home and ate some rice cakes whilst messing about on Facebook and went to bed. So I think I was under
Exercise - only singing which is a bit physical so i tend to count it, it's like stretching and working but the main muscles are the diaphram and the vocal chords, so it's a minor expenditure of energy... not a lot.
Water: No, the water at work is so nasty. I put it on the list to drink ti and I just looked at it and couldn't do it. I'm going to have to truck in bottled water here.
Proud: that I spent some time and energy responding to why I am not losing rather than beating myself up about it

Rororosie

awestfall hope the breathing improves!!!

MOMOFTWO29

Or you could cheat like I do because I am lousy at math:blushing: and go to this site.


http://menshealth.about.com/library/blpercentage.htm

I stink at math too, I was never good in math I don't know how I graduated from high school b/c of it.

MOMOFTWO29

LilDebbie .87%
Coloradogirl 0 for a 0%
momoftwo29: 0.39 %
jlb123: 1.30%
snowflakes: .98%
momma2four: .79%
mstahl .5%
MariSama44 1.57%
jennbarrette .97%
hajohnson24: 0%
Stephanie08: -3 = 1.42%
Zorahope: .22%

UPDATED, added in Momoftwo's % lost.

Its really easy to do, I use fractions to help me. I set up x/100 (percent) = current weight/last weeks weight. For mommaoftwo its like this:
x/100 = 1/257
Multiply the top of one fraction with the bottom of the other, and vice versa. these two numbers are equal. In this case....
100 (1) = 257(x) Then you get 100 = 257x
devide 100 by 257 to give you the solution to x. Then you'll get...
100/257 = x or 0.3891..... = x. There you have your final percentage!

Its alot easier if you set the fractions up on top of eachother rather than side to side. Just multiplay and make an X on the paper to match the tops to bottoms. Easy!

sorry still don't get it, I hope that I can still be a part of this group even if I don't do the percentage. I am a really not good at all when it comes to fractions and math.

HonestOmnivore

Weight loss calc - just enter numbers/ keys into a calculator in this order:

Pounds lost
divide by
original weight
times
100
=
:flowerforyou:


The number it spits out is your % lost

I walked at lunch - this means I got the more than the 60 minutes of exercise in today :bigsmile: And they had roasted asparagus at the cafiteria today TOTAL WIN!!!! I had a double portion and a little chicken breast - maximum YUM for minimum calories! Oh yeah - life is good

Momma2four

momoftwo29, on Fridays put the weight you were the previous Friday and how much you lost for the week. One of us will do it for you. And of course you are always welcome to this group. Friday weigh in is NOT a requirement it is just a fun little competition that keeps us motivated.

lstpaul

Wow, lots of good stuff today! I'm happy to report that I'm down a pound ... FINALLY in the right direction again!

checking in for yesterday:
calories: hurray, harrah ... finally under on calories .... even if I did eat a lot of my exercise calories - it is still a huge improvement!
exercise: great - one hour at the Y of step
water: could have done better - I think I was around 48oz
proud: that I went to the Y even though the roads were bad, and made some good food choices today!

I'm also proud that my friend and I walked for 70 minutes at the mall today ... and had lots of fun girl talk, we needed to catch up after the holidays!

Good job everyone, no matter where your weigh-in was this week ... you are still here and working on it!

LilDebbie .87%
Coloradogirl 0 for a 0%
momoftwo29: 0.39 %
jlb123: 1.30%
snowflakes: .98%
momma2four: .79%
mstahl .5%
MariSama44 1.57%
jennbarrette .97%
hajohnson24: 0%
Stephanie08: -3 = 1.42%
Zorahope: .22%
Rororosie: 0%
lstpaul: .5%

MOMOFTWO29

momoftwo29, on Fridays put the weight you were the previous Friday and how much you lost for the week. One of us will do it for you. And of course you are always welcome to this group. Friday weigh in is NOT a requirement it is just a fun little competition that keeps us motivated.

thank you, I have never been good in math

awestfall

Thanks I needed that mstahl.I have been kind of down this week because I have worked so hard but haven't lost anything.On top of that I feel like I can't breathe today which is freaking me out.I think may have asthma I am going to the doctor Tuesday.

I have asthma too, and I find that sometimes if I don't have my inhaler that benedryl works well.

Benadryl works very well for me but it also makes me sleepy and unfortunately I can't just fall asleep with my little ones running around LOL Thanks for the suggestions.

awestfall

Wow, lots of good stuff today! I'm happy to report that I'm down a pound ... FINALLY in the right direction again!

checking in for yesterday:
calories: hurray, harrah ... finally under on calories .... even if I did eat a lot of my exercise calories - it is still a huge improvement!
exercise: great - one hour at the Y of step
water: could have done better - I think I was around 48oz
proud: that I went to the Y even though the roads were bad, and made some good food choices today!

I'm also proud that my friend and I walked for 70 minutes at the mall today ... and had lots of fun girl talk, we needed to catch up after the holidays!

Good job everyone, no matter where your weigh-in was this week ... you are still here and working on it!

LilDebbie .87%
Coloradogirl 0 for a 0%
momoftwo29: 0.39 %
jlb123: 1.30%
snowflakes: .98%
momma2four: .79%
mstahl .5%
MariSama44 1.57%
jennbarrette .97%
hajohnson24: 0%
Stephanie08: -3 = 1.42%
Zorahope: .22%
Rororosie: 0%
lstpaul: .5%
Awestfall 0%

awestfall

awestfall hope the breathing improves!!!

Thanks !!!:flowerforyou:

lildebbie

Wooohooo..its the weekend. I am soo glad. 1st weekend my hubby doesn't have to work since before thanksgiving, and looks like no more weekends for a while.

Momma - Good luck on getting your son into head start. My daughter will go to preschool (she goes to day care now) if she would ever get out of the 2 yr old class. The next class is potty trained so she has to be potty trained before she moves up. she will sit at hom on the potty but not go, but throws a fit at school and won't even go into the bathroom...uggg..why does my house have soo many potty issues...oh yea i woke my 6 yr odl, she wears diapers at night, and usally it is just pee...she won't get up to go...well there was runny poop....i am sooo done with potty issues. HOping she did good at school today, she doesn't doo good, she can she is smart, she just is not wanting to do what she is supposed to and may get held back this year, i don't know..anyway i don't know why I am rabmling.

Mari - Can't wait to hear our new challenge

ColoradoGirl

awestfall ... sorry to hear about the breathing.. I too have asthma and allergies.. Do you know if you are allergic to anything specific that could be triggering the breathing issues?

For me the cold will affect my lungs as do several things I am allergic to. I try and stay away from things I am allergic to example.. cats, birds, dust, pollen.. MOLDs...

The other thing you can try is Peppermint or Eucalyptus Essential Oil, they are both bronchial dilator. Simply boil some water on the stove and add 3 or 4 drops to the water and breath the steam. In fact I believe there is a herbal tea out there that is called "breath easy" which has some of these components in it to help open the airways.

I would definitely get into see someone sooner than later so, you don't end up with a ER call at 3am (I have done that before and it is no fun)

Hang in there and keep us updated! You will be in my thoughts and prayers!

lildebbie

awestfall - Like your new pic

Momma2four

Wooohooo..its the weekend. I am soo glad. 1st weekend my hubby doesn't have to work since before thanksgiving, and looks like no more weekends for a while.

Momma - Good luck on getting your son into head start. My daughter will go to preschool (she goes to day care now) if she would ever get out of the 2 yr old class. The next class is potty trained so she has to be potty trained before she moves up. she will sit at hom on the potty but not go, but throws a fit at school and won't even go into the bathroom...uggg..why does my house have soo many potty issues...oh yea i woke my 6 yr odl, she wears diapers at night, and usally it is just pee...she won't get up to go...well there was runny poop....i am sooo done with potty issues. HOping she did good at school today, she doesn't doo good, she can she is smart, she just is not wanting to do what she is supposed to and may get held back this year, i don't know..anyway i don't know why I am rabmling.

Mari - Can't wait to hear our new challenge

lildeb, I am totally sympathetic to potty issues. This is the longest I have ever gone without someone in diapers. I always potty train my kids while I am pregnant with the next baby. My older children were easy. My 16 yo was 3 and I said, You have to go peepee and poopoo in the toilet, I am putting panties on you and you can NOT go in them. She says Okay Mommy and has been potty trained ever since. My son on the other hand, I worked on potty training him for over 1 yr. he had #1 down for the longest time, but # 2 took almost a yr by itself. Anyways, I got a ton of advice and honestly the only thing that worked was being consistent and waiting for him to decide he was going to do it. Good Luck!!!

lildebbie

Wooohooo..its the weekend. I am soo glad. 1st weekend my hubby doesn't have to work since before thanksgiving, and looks like no more weekends for a while.

Momma - Good luck on getting your son into head start. My daughter will go to preschool (she goes to day care now) if she would ever get out of the 2 yr old class. The next class is potty trained so she has to be potty trained before she moves up. she will sit at hom on the potty but not go, but throws a fit at school and won't even go into the bathroom...uggg..why does my house have soo many potty issues...oh yea i woke my 6 yr odl, she wears diapers at night, and usally it is just pee...she won't get up to go...well there was runny poop....i am sooo done with potty issues. HOping she did good at school today, she doesn't doo good, she can she is smart, she just is not wanting to do what she is supposed to and may get held back this year, i don't know..anyway i don't know why I am rabmling.

Mari - Can't wait to hear our new challenge

lildeb, I am totally sympathetic to potty issues. This is the longest I have ever gone without someone in diapers. I always potty train my kids while I am pregnant with the next baby. My older children were easy. My 16 yo was 3 and I said, You have to go peepee and poopoo in the toilet, I am putting panties on you and you can NOT go in them. She says Okay Mommy and has been potty trained ever since. My son on the other hand, I worked on potty training him for over 1 yr. he had #1 down for the longest time, but # 2 took almost a yr by itself. Anyways, I got a ton of advice and honestly the only thing that worked was being consistent and waiting for him to decide he was going to do it. Good Luck!!!

THanks momma - I have to be honest i haven't pushed her a whole lot, i have soo many potty issues with my 6 yr old , i just didn't have the energy to deal with her to. I proably need to start being consistent with her. Yesterdya her teachers told my hubby that she was not listening a lot, and they think she is bored becuase all the kids are younger than her., but she can't move up till she can' get potty trained...uggg...It is funny when m y older daughter was 3 she seemed sooo much bigger than her, to me she still seems like a baby, maybe just cause she is my baby i don't want her to grow up

jennbarrette

checking in -

calories - under 1564
exercise - 20 min couch25k week 3, 20 min Biggest Loser Upper Body workout (309 calories burned)
water - 72 oz
proud - I have logged my food 5 days straight (I wasn't logging for a while...after almost a year I am getting tired of it!)

awestfall

awestfall ... sorry to hear about the breathing.. I too have asthma and allergies.. Do you know if you are allergic to anything specific that could be triggering the breathing issues?

For me the cold will affect my lungs as do several things I am allergic to. I try and stay away from things I am allergic to example.. cats, birds, dust, pollen.. MOLDs...

The other thing you can try is Peppermint or Eucalyptus Essential Oil, they are both bronchial dilator. Simply boil some water on the stove and add 3 or 4 drops to the water and breath the steam. In fact I believe there is a herbal tea out there that is called "breath easy" which has some of these components in it to help open the airways.

I would definitely get into see someone sooner than later so, you don't end up with a ER call at 3am (I have done that before and it is no fun)

Hang in there and keep us updated! You will be in my thoughts and prayers!

Thanks I will definitely try those out.I think it was also a panic attack I was suffering from today too.I tend to get those when I get stressed out

awestfall

awestfall - Like your new pic

Thanks

llowry

Checking in

Calories-under by 5
water-40oz the same
excercise-none
Proud-That my husband, kids and grandkids love me no matter what.

I know that it is not good to weigh everyday but, I can't seem to stop! anyway I have been staying under my calories for the better part of seven days now and I lost one pound in a couple of days and gained 6/10 of a pound this morning.:grumble: So, what is up with that? Why am I not doing any better than I am?

HonestOmnivore

I know that it is not good to weigh everyday but, I can't seem to stop! anyway I have been staying under my calories for the better part of seven days now and I lost one pound in a couple of days and gained 6/10 of a pound this morning.:grumble: So, what is up with that? Why am I not doing any better than I am?

It's probably water - look at your sodium intake and what about your TOM? Also - I check my weight every day at work, and track the five day average. I tell myself that the ups and downs don't matter as long as my five day average is either holding steady (I'm building muscle) or going down.

Checking in:
Calories - under by about as many as I was over yesterday
Water - better but short a glass (the night is young!):happy:
Exercise - 40 minutes on the elliptical and 45 minutes walking:bigsmile:

Proud- that I am getting up at 5 and getting on that evil elliptical machine! :bigsmile: And I'm proud that I'm feeling so GOOD about exercising and that I'm here with all of you! :bigsmile: (or maybe that's just what I'm GRATEFUL for?:huh: )