OVER 200 CLUB NEW YEAR NEW BODY (OPEN GROUP) Part 3

awestfall

Here it is a new thread just for all my favorite gals.Hope we all have a wonderful week!!

HonestOmnivore

Bump so I can find it!

Momma2four

Thanks awestfall, for the new thread. My 16 yo was teaching me some yoga moves the other day. I will have to for yoga for weight loss. (:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I kept typing yoda)

Momma2four

Calories: :embarassed: :frown: Over by 850
Water: YEs,
Exercise: Yes,

Proud............................hmmm, let me think, maybe it should be that I am 850 over my cals instead of 1850, NO that would not be good. ....... So how about the fact that I exercised today.........:indifferent: and I am still over by 850 cals

HonestOmnivore

Calories: :embarassed: :frown: Over by 850
Water: YEs,
Exercise: Yes,

Proud............................hmmm, let me think, maybe it should be that I am 850 over my cals instead of 1850, NO that would not be good. ....... So how about the fact that I exercised today.........:indifferent: and I am still over by 850 cals

Momma2four - I exercised on Thursday and was over by a 1000 :embarassed: We are doing FAR better than would would if we weren't on here posting our food and making smart choices!

llowry

OK, now that I am through eating for the day! But, I have no clue as to how many calories I ate for Dinner. Do I just skip posting that meal? I had 1 &1/2 Shrimp and Steak shish kabobs and that is not in the database for food. Does anyone know how many calories that is?

HonestOmnivore

OK, now that I am through eating for the day! But, I have no clue as to how many calories I ate for Dinner. Do I just skip posting that meal? I had 1 &1/2 Shrimp and Steak shish kabobs and that is not in the database for food. Does anyone know how many calories that is?

I put in estimates - like if there were about six med shrimp on the Kabobs I'd first look for grilled shrimp - then I would look for the 8oz. (or what every you think it was) of steak (grilled) and so on. Usually you can find something! Maybe you'll find a whole steak kabob and you just use .5 for your portion and same with a shrimp kabob

Good luck!

ColoradoGirl

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HonestOmnivore

Checking in!

Calories - Under by about 500 which makes me even after Thursday's binge!
Water - one more glass to go and I'm working on it now!:ohwell:
Exercise - :blushing: did I mention (like four hundred times) how proud I am that I did 60 minutes on the elliptical machine this morning???:blushing:

Proud - uhm... see above! I'm also proud that I held back and made my high calorie jalapeno poppers "snack" my dinner!:bigsmile:

amarek

Thanks Momma2four and Mstahl! I agree with the calories. I need to work on getting all of my calories in. I read a thread somewhere in here that made a lot of sense. Thanks for the encouragement.

I will add to my summary from now on. Thanks for the heads up

Proud: I worked out tonight! 35 min on Elliptical. Yay!

snowflakes

Calories: over @ 100
Water: yes
Exercise: yes from cleaning and working at home
Proud: That I posted everything today. I was feeling lazy tonight and thought I would skip it. I have to stay accountable.

Thanks ladies. Good Night:yawn:

MariSama44

Hi gals. Checking in:

Calories: Under, I'm assuming. I"ve been bad today.
Water: Need moar.
Excersice: Walked alot


Having kind of a depressing day, so hopefully that will go away. See you girls tomorrow.

jennbarrette

checking in -

My hubby had Fri and Sat off, so since I work from home and he could watch the kids, I have been working at my computer the whole time...and didn't get my exercise in but taking 2 days off exercise is ok...I will just have to push the rest of the week!

calories - ok I think, didn't actually log today, but I ate pretty healthy today.
water - yes
exercise - nada
proud - that even when I don't follow all my new healthy lifestyle rules, I am still making much better decisions.

bluenote

Good for you, Jenn. Making better decisions is what leads us to a better life! :flowerforyou:

check in:
cals: got to 2K again!!! :bigsmile:
water: 64
exercise: 40 mins bike
proud: that after my cry I feel much better and am getting my focus and strength back.

llowry

I was going in to log my breakfast and my calorie count said I have 1260 calories left and it was 1200. What happened? Can anyone tell me? Thank you

HonestOmnivore

I was going in to log my breakfast and my calorie count said I have 1260 calories left and it was 1200. What happened? Can anyone tell me? Thank you

Lisa - did you enter any exercise time in for today? Or did you change any of your goals (like going from 2lbs/week to 1lb a week)?

llowry

I was going in to log my breakfast and my calorie count said I have 1260 calories left and it was 1200. What happened? Can anyone tell me? Thank you

Lisa - did you enter any exercise time in for today? Or did you change any of your goals (like going from 2lbs/week to 1lb a week)?

The only thing I changed was excercising from 6 x's a wk to 5. And I haven't logged any excercise for today.

llowry

mstahl, just wanted to say Thanks for all your help and advice.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

LittleSpy

Lisa, I didn't quite understand your question. Do you mean you used to have 1260 calories and now it's only giving you 1200? If that's the case, it's because you've lost weight and when you went in to change your exercise goals, it reassessed your calories based on your new weight.
I started being allowed 1340 calories before exercise. Now I can only eat 1200 without exercise because I weigh less so that means I burn less just existing (my BMR is lower).

01.16.10
Calories: 1258
Exercise: Couch25K week 5 day 2, baby! :happy:
Water: 64oz
Proud: Yeah, still insanely excited I completed c25k w5d2.

I know I've mentioned many times I have several really super awesome skirts I bought when I worked at a no-kill shelter thrift store 3 years ago. They're really unique with lots of beading and other detail. They were way too small for me when I bought them (and this was BEFORE I gained the 40 pounds with my boyfriend because we'd only been dating about 8 months :embarassed: ). I remember talking to the lady who donated them because she had lost so much weight & that was the reason she was donating them. Some of them still had tags. They wouldn't even come close to fitting but I thought *some day* I'd lose weight & be able to wear them. Or maybe I thought they'd motivate me to lose weight, so I bought almost all of them. Last year, I came VERY close to donating them back to that thrift store because I thought there was absolutely no way I'd ever be able to wear them.
Well, ladies, I had a "Holy S***" experience this morning. I was going to try on my favorite of those skirts, as I've been doing occasionally since September, just to see how much farther I had to go. It's a size 14. I put it on, I zipped it up, I clasped it. And then I screamed "HOLY SH**!!!" It FITS!!! So, I pulled out the next skirt, zip, clasp "HOLY SH**!" and then the next, and the next. ALL OF THEM except 1 fit. Do you know what this means? It means I have to go shoe shopping! :laugh:
I'll probably lose another 10-15 pounds before I wear them out, but woah, I'm still in shock they fit. I honestly never thought I would be able to wear them.

HonestOmnivore

Well, ladies, I had a "Holy S***" experience this morning. I was going to try on my favorite of those skirts, as I've been doing occasionally since September, just to see how much farther I had to go. It's a size 14. I put it on, I zipped it up, I clasped it. And then I screamed "HOLY SH**!!!" It FITS!!! So, I pulled out the next skirt, zip, clasp "HOLY SH**!" and then the next, and the next. ALL OF THEM except 1 fit. Do you know what this means? It means I have to go shoe shopping! :laugh:

jlb123 - you made me spit out my tea! That is GREAT!:flowerforyou: And in case I haven't mentioned this enough...:drinker: :drinker: I am so impressed with your doing the couch25k program!:drinker:

Positively_Me

bump for later!

llowry

Lisa, I didn't quite understand your question. Do you mean you used to have 1260 calories and now it's only giving you 1200? If that's the case, it's because you've lost weight and when you went in to change your exercise goals, it reassessed your calories based on your new weight.
I started being allowed 1340 calories before exercise. Now I can only eat 1200 without exercise because I weigh less so that means I burn less just existing (my BMR is lower).

01.16.10
Calories: 1258
Exercise: Couch25K week 5 day 2, baby! :happy:
Water: 64oz
Proud: Yeah, still insanely excited I completed c25k w5d2.

I know I've mentioned many times I have several really super awesome skirts I bought when I worked at a no-kill shelter thrift store 3 years ago. They're really unique with lots of beading and other detail. They were way too small for me when I bought them (and this was BEFORE I gained the 40 pounds with my boyfriend because we'd only been dating about 8 months :embarassed: ). I remember talking to the lady who donated them because she had lost so much weight & that was the reason she was donating them. Some of them still had tags. They wouldn't even come close to fitting but I thought *some day* I'd lose weight & be able to wear them. Or maybe I thought they'd motivate me to lose weight, so I bought almost all of them. Last year, I came VERY close to donating them back to that thrift store because I thought there was absolutely no way I'd ever be able to wear them.
Well, ladies, I had a "Holy S***" experience this morning. I was going to try on my favorite of those skirts, as I've been doing occasionally since September, just to see how much farther I had to go. It's a size 14. I put it on, I zipped it up, I clasped it. And then I screamed "HOLY SH**!!!" It FITS!!! So, I pulled out the next skirt, zip, clasp "HOLY SH**!" and then the next, and the next. ALL OF THEM except 1 fit. Do you know what this means? It means I have to go shoe shopping! :laugh:
I'll probably lose another 10-15 pounds before I wear them out, but woah, I'm still in shock they fit. I honestly never thought I would be able to wear them.

I use to have 1200 and now I have 1260 and I don't know why. By the way, I am SOOOO proud for you! Congratulations, I know that must feel really good!!

amarek

Afternoon Ladies :happy: Day 5 for me and going strong. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

Llowry - I have done that before. I noticed early on anytime I changed my settings, the calorie recommedations take over. I alway have to make that my last change to keep it at 1200.

Is this about the amount of calories everyone is staying at. Just curious. I feel going below is too much.

LittleSpy

Afternoon Ladies :happy: Day 5 for me and going strong. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

Llowry - I have done that before. I noticed early on anytime I changed my settings, the calorie recommedations take over. I alway have to make that my last change to keep it at 1200.

Is this about the amount of calories everyone is staying at. Just curious. I feel going below is too much.

Oh, well then I don't know Lisa! I guess you should just enjoy those 60 calories because they'll be gone again before you know it.

Amarek - I always try to eat over 1200 calories (1200 is the goal MFP gives me now). Sometimes I go over by 3, sometimes by 200 depending on how hungry I am and how much I work out. But, I do work out almost every day, even if I just ride my bike for 30 minutes.

bluenote

Do you think Lisa's cals changed because she dropped to 5x a week instead of 6 for exercise? Just wondering.

HOLY SH**, jlb!!! That is fanSH**tastic!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Doing much better on the 2000 calories than I was on the 1500. I have more energy. Can't wait til I am off all of the pneumonia meds to see how I will really do. :drinker:

Going out to eat tonight for a friend's birthday. Ever hear of Hu Hot Mongolian Grill? It's like a do-it-yourself stir fry place. I love it because I am in control of what goes in my stir fry. I am looking forward to it. The weather is better here in STL - no more arctic temps! Whew!

Momma2four

Wow, Jlb123 size 14:noway: :bigsmile: :glasses: :laugh: I am proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


bluenote, glad you are eating those calories. There is going to be a big pay off by doing it right!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Sunday everyone!!! Got home from church, had some lunch and now I am going to go sit through, I mean watch the playoffs with my sweetie. He HATES biggest loser, but he sits with me when I watch it. So I try to at least do a football game on the weekends. Besides I enjoy the super bowl. I know way more about football then I would like. I also will watch hockey with him. I at least I enjoy hockey, especially, when my honey is the one playing

lildebbie

Hello gals!!

Hope you all had a good weekend.

Jib - WTG on size 14...that is awesome.

I had a bad eating weekend...i went with the idea i would eat great all weekend, and didn't happen.

Then i got on the scale it said i had gained 7 lbs since friday..that has to be water weight ...right ??? There is no way i ate 24,500 caloires that is what i would had to eat that much ...am i looking at that right>

I am getting back on track tomorrow though...it will come back off...hopefully this week.

It did make me feel better thought, my sister in law told me i looked good .

I got my christmas money from my husband's dad...i ordered my HRM today. It probably won't be here till this weekend or early next week...But i ended up getting the Polar 7. I can't wait till it gets here. I still have like about 70 left of my christmas money and i can't decide what to get.

HonestOmnivore

Then i got on the scale it said i had gained 7 lbs since Friday..that has to be water weight ...right ??? There is no way i ate 24,500 caloires that is what i would had to eat that much ...am i looking at that right>

LilDebbie - there's NO WAY THAT HAPPENED! You're full of water from all the fun salty foods and you'll get back on track and this is just a bump in the road . As we say at the office (every day) LIFE HAPPENS and it's fine! No biggy it happens to us all - just keep on going and you won't even remember this in a month!:bigsmile:

I got my HRM about a week ago and I love it! You will love knowing so much more about how you're working out (ok sometimes it's bad news :noway: )

Today's check in:

Calories - spot on - ate my exercise calories, still have enough left for a snack tonight
Water - uhm... doing OK but learned hard last night that I shouldn't try to catch up and THEN take a water pill and THEN go to bed! I was up every hour :laugh: :sad: :laugh:
Exercise - I did intervals on the elliptical machine - sprints if you will.. I only did four but I was on the machine for 35 minutes and it kicked my *kitten*!!!:grumble:

Proud - That it's been two weeks and I'm sticking to the exercise even though I :explode: hate it more than :devil: :devil: Voldemort:devil: :devil: !!!:explode: I'm still doing it. (AND I feel so GREAT afterwards!:bigsmile: )

lildebbie

Then i got on the scale it said i had gained 7 lbs since Friday..that has to be water weight ...right ??? There is no way i ate 24,500 caloires that is what i would had to eat that much ...am i looking at that right>

LilDebbie - there's NO WAY THAT HAPPENED! You're full of water from all the fun salty foods and you'll get back on track and this is just a bump in the road . As we say at the office (every day) LIFE HAPPENS and it's fine! No biggy it happens to us all - just keep on going and you won't even remember this in a month!:bigsmile:

I got my HRM about a week ago and I love it! You will love knowing so much more about how you're working out (ok sometimes it's bad news :noway: )

Thanks I was thinking there was no way that i could of really of gained that week...HOping i can get back down to 285 by Friday.

Momma2four

lildeb, you could NOT have gained 7 pounds of fat that quick. Water weight!

Calories: OVER:explode: Day 2 of being over. I ate maintenance cals. That would be great if I was interested in maintaining my present weight.:grumble:

Water: GREAT

Exercise:None, It has been sunny and in the high 50's low 60's all week. Today it is raining heavy. So no crazy husband walks today.

I am proud that I can move forward without kicking myself for making bad choices. I am going to do this.

HeatherMN

Good evening!

Jlb: Great job on the W5D2 of C25K. I had to do W5D3 twice to get past it and now my next workout is W6D3, which is 25 minutes running without walking. We can do this!

lildebbie: Congrats on ordering you HRM. I have a Polar F6 and absolutely love it!

mstahl: Good job on ordering your workout video. I have the 10 minute Solution Kickboxing and LOVE it! I have the weighted gloves that go with it and they make all of the difference in burning more calories and feeling the upper body workout. I'm also so glad you're close to riding your horses again! Even when I got up to 220, I didn't stop riding, but I have a stout half draft horse so I didn't feel like I was going to break her back. I figure she'll like me even more as I keep losing weight, though!

This weekend was a busy one, but so much fun. Friday night I went out to karaoke with the girls and sang a bunch. What a blast! I stayed below my calories, even with the two beers. Saturday night was the Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert concert, which was awesome. It was best concert I've been to, so full of energy and fantastic guitar playing. Today was a lazy day with sitting around watching football. I went over my calories last night and today, but I don't feel too bad about it because I'm still making better choices overall.

I'm holding steady at 198.8 even with going over on the calories and I think once I flush out the extra sodium from the pizza today and get past TOM, I should see another drop. Woohoo!

Hope you are all having a great weekend!
Heather