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

LittleSpy

amarek - congrats on week 1 day 1! When I first started I found out that I couldn't even do week 1 day 1 -- I had to build up to it! Isn't that sad? Now I can run 1.5 miles (and building ) at once without walking! Unbelievable.
mstahl - congrats on your job offers/interviews! That's great!
ColoradoGirl - So sorry to read about your mom but I'm really glad it sounds like she's doing well
Bluenote - I'm proud of you for gettin' in those calories!
Momma - glad you're feeling better!
Awestfall - I'm so glad you're going to try c25k! It's tough, but I think it's worth it.

01.20.10
Calories: 1240
Exercise: 30 minutes stationary bike
Water: 80+ ounces
Proud: I guess I'm proud about how much people are noticing my weight loss. It's a little embarrassing but I'm starting to get used to it. The lady who first noticed (almost 30 pounds ago) saw me today from WAAAAYYYY down the hall and she screamed (literally screamed) "Woah! How much have you lost now?!" And after my face turned bright red, I held my hand up & gestured "5-0." And that's when it hit me that I really have lost almost (or more realistically, probably more like "at least" than "almost") 50 pounds. Then I walked into a department meeting and a woman said "Here she comes, with her baggy little pants on." :laugh: Then when I was walking out of work tonight some random shameless man complimented my posterior in a very (not) classy way. :indifferent: Oh how I didn't miss the uninvited attention. :ohwell:

A guy I was friends with in school for years lost his battle with leukemia today. He had 3 children 6, 4, and 11 months. It's... so tragic. Too young.

lildebbie

Sorry i haven't been around much here this week. This week has been hectic.

NOw it seems my 3 yr old is still sick with head stuff, not the same as last week no running nose, but coughing alot..i think it was draining..and now since about 8 she has been throwing up...Every time i go to sleep i get awoken by crying 3 yr old and puking over everything...I wish she would stop throwing up so i can go to sleep.

I am not sure if she can go to school tomorrow or not...i have my gyn appt that i have scheduled for 4 months, takes a long time to get in to see her...i can't exactly take her with me, especially if she is puking...sorry for the details

if she is sick I can't take her to her speech therapy evaluation on friday either...uggg...why can't she just be well.

HonestOmnivore

lildebbie - :flowerforyou: I'm so sorry you're having a rough week! I hope your little one bounces back today like only little kids can!

ColoradoGirl - That's right BREATH! You've done good - you got yourself and your family through it, your mom is in good hands and you didn't lose focus on taking care of yourself along the way (did I read 85 minutes of exercise??:noway: ??)

jlb123 - I'm the ugly duckling in my family so even cat calls from gross inebriated people make me smile (at least on the inside!) I love that people are seeing what you're doing for yourself!

I was stretching this morning (thanks to our challenge- because I hadn't been until this week!) and I kept thinking "Dang - that's smaller... OH LOOK that might be a muscle! I'll be - haven't seen that bone in a few years" and so on:laugh:

Solandra - way to say NO to sausage (yum).

I've had my new favorite food for breakfast - 1/2 cup pumpkin & 1/2 cup cottage cheese, mixed with a packet of sweetener and cinnamon - LOVE

awestfall

amarek - congrats on week 1 day 1! When I first started I found out that I couldn't even do week 1 day 1 -- I had to build up to it! Isn't that sad? Now I can run 1.5 miles (and building ) at once without walking! Unbelievable.
mstahl - congrats on your job offers/interviews! That's great!
ColoradoGirl - So sorry to read about your mom but I'm really glad it sounds like she's doing well
Bluenote - I'm proud of you for gettin' in those calories!
Momma - glad you're feeling better!
Awestfall - I'm so glad you're going to try c25k! It's tough, but I think it's worth it.

01.20.10
Calories: 1240
Exercise: 30 minutes stationary bike
Water: 80+ ounces
Proud: I guess I'm proud about how much people are noticing my weight loss. It's a little embarrassing but I'm starting to get used to it. The lady who first noticed (almost 30 pounds ago) saw me today from WAAAAYYYY down the hall and she screamed (literally screamed) "Woah! How much have you lost now?!" And after my face turned bright red, I held my hand up & gestured "5-0." And that's when it hit me that I really have lost almost (or more realistically, probably more like "at least" than "almost") 50 pounds. Then I walked into a department meeting and a woman said "Here she comes, with her baggy little pants on." :laugh: Then when I was walking out of work tonight some random shameless man complimented my posterior in a very (not) classy way. :indifferent: Oh how I didn't miss the uninvited attention. :ohwell:

A guy I was friends with in school for years lost his battle with leukemia today. He had 3 children 6, 4, and 11 months. It's... so tragic. Too young.

Thanks for all the information Jbl !! I tried my first day of Couch25K and boy did it whip my butt!!! I did complete the full 20 minutes though and was sweating profusely.I am going to keep at it though I think its a wonderful program to get into.I will probably have to do week one twice though before I move on to week 2.THanks again Jbl!! Also JBL how do you log your exercise with the couch25k?Its considered circuit training so is that how you log it?
Mstahl-Congrats on the job offers
Colorado Girl- So glad your mother is doing better and that she has decided to take better care of herself.I knew God was with you and her.
Amarek-I know the feeling of the couch25k being hard but I pushed through it today and will continue doing it.Keep it up!!!We can cheer each other on.
Momma-So glad to hear you are feeling much better.I you because you are so AWESOME!!!
Bluenote-So proud to hear you are getting those calories in.If I had to eat them I know I couldn't get anywhere near 2000.So GREAT JOB!!!

LittleSpy

Well, it is circuit training so you could log it that way. I just log the total minutes running and the total minutes walking. I know I burn way more than that (according to my HRM), but I leave it at the MFP estimates to be conservative. When I weighed 250, I was burning 500+ calories in 25 minutes of C25K according to my HRM. Can't beat that with a stick!

lildebbie

I am sooo hungry...I am going to the doctor today and having blood work so i had to fast ....i can't wait till after my appt to eat...may have a bigger lunch since had to skip breakfast (against my will :mad: :mad: )

I have got to get back on track, i ate good yesterday a little over my cals but still did relatively good.

Tonight i am going to get back on doing my ea active, haven't done it in a week...ouch.

HonestOmnivore

lildebbie - chuck an apple in your bag and eat it AS SOON as your done with the test -even if it means eating it in the exam room:embarassed: ! By the time you get to your car you'll have some sugar and bulk in your gut and you won't feel so hungry. Then MAKE yourself order something decent like a grilled chicken salad with the promise that AFTER you eat it you can still get fries if you're really:huh: hungry!

This has bee working for me. I leave in 45 minutes for lunch and I have my apple sitting beside me on the desk!

(and if it doesn't work then TODAY is a GREAT day to start back up on the ea active!:bigsmile: )

cris20056

Good morning girls!

My lil man went back to daycare today, thank goodness! He is feeling a little better so hopefully the stomach virus (that is apparently going around) is out of his system. HOWEVER, now my bf and step-son both have it and both are puking...nice huh? You know how men are when they are sick, and Ive got a household full of them **sigh**

Anyways, just wanted to do some personals really quick-
Solandra- I am obsessed with McD's bacon egg and cheese sand and was really craving it the other day. I found out that Weight Watchers Smart Ones have a muffin, canadian bacon, egg whites, and cheese sandwich that is pretty delish and killed my craving for it. Its about 210 calories, so not too bad! I really recommend it if you are still having cravings.
Lildebbie- I hear ya with the sick kiddos, good luck hope your lil one gets better soon!
Bluenote- Thank you so much for the encouragement, it really means a lot!

Hugs to all,

Cris

HeatherMN

Checking in for yesterday 1/20/2010:
Calories: 228 left over
Water: 40 oz. (wasn't thirsty)
Exercise: 1 hour of Zumba, burned 703 calories.
Proud: That I tried something new (zumba)

Not too much else to report. I'm up a bit on the scale because of the sodium intake, as I had Chinese for dinner last night. I'm working on flushing it out with extra water today.

MariSama44

Check in for yesterday:

1-20-10

Calories: under..was going ot eat more but got sidetracked
Water: Over yayyy
Exercise: made an extra gym day...30 minutes treadmill and eliptical, and 30 minutes strength training

Proud: I'm going to the gym TWICE this week! Woo!



So..I'm still stuck at 249.4. i have been for the past few days, havent gone under it..really starting to get irritated, but I'm loosing inches. I guess its just my muscles retaining water..I just wish the water would get the heck out of my body if that's what it is!

I also found out my body fat percentage is 43%...so that means my lean weight is 147..wow! I'm a heavy girl! My goal is still realistic, it seems

HeatherMN

MariSama: Stick to it and you'll lose it! I had a three week plateau in which I lost no weight, but a TON of inches. I think the body needs to readjust sometimes, but once that happens, you will start seeing the weight come off again. Keep up the awesome work!

LittleSpy

^^ What she said.
Mari, if it makes you feel better (misery loves company) I'm having a plateau week, too. Saturday I was down to 223.2 and on Sunday I jumped up to 225 for some reason and stayed there until 224.0 yesterday and finally back to 223.8 today (last Friday's weigh-in weight). So, I'm not expecting to lose much, if anything, this week, either.

I just take this as a sign it's time to have a meal to SHOCK my metabolism!!! :laugh: So, if I'm still the same Saturday, mexican food, here I come!

cris20056

jlb- Thats funny that you have a 'shock your body' meal. I almost look forward to a plateau so that I can have one, lol

llowry

Checking for yesterday 1/20/2010

Calories - went waaay over!!
excercise - none
water - 48oz
proud - that I'm still logging my calories

My husband bought me a wii for my birthday and then gave me the money for the wii fit plus. Do you know I can't find one anywhere!!!:grumble: I don't what to order it online, but if I have to I guess I will. I want it now though!!!:sad:

Hope you all have a really good day!!

LittleSpy

jlb- Thats funny that you have a 'shock your body' meal. I almost look forward to a plateau so that I can have one, lol

:laugh:
That's totally beginning to be how I think, too. Do you know how long it's been since I've had some greasy cheesy tex mex?! MONTHS, because I haven't really hit a wall since November! I've been almost wishing for one lately. Careful what you wish for, though.

I was thinking mexican, but boy, I could eat the crap out of some good old artery clogging fried okra and mac & cheese right now. :laugh:

awestfall

Check in for yesterday:

1-20-10

Calories: under..was going ot eat more but got sidetracked
Water: Over yayyy
Exercise: made an extra gym day...30 minutes treadmill and eliptical, and 30 minutes strength training

Proud: I'm going to the gym TWICE this week! Woo!



So..I'm still stuck at 249.4. i have been for the past few days, havent gone under it..really starting to get irritated, but I'm loosing inches. I guess its just my muscles retaining water..I just wish the water would get the heck out of my body if that's what it is!

I also found out my body fat percentage is 43%...so that means my lean weight is 147..wow! I'm a heavy girl! My goal is still realistic, it seems

I can totally relate to this post!! I haven't lost anything since Christmas and my body keeps tossing 4 pounds up and then 4 pounds down so I am just going to continue doing what I have been doing,you know eating right and exercising and hopefully the scale will start moving again.I feel your frustration on this but keep at it you will see results soon.We both have similar goals though I noticed,I want to be 50 pounds lighter by my birthday in July and I noticed you wanted the sme for your birthday.So lets keep each other on track so we can reach our goals.

awestfall

^^ What she said.
Mari, if it makes you feel better (misery loves company) I'm having a plateau week, too. Saturday I was down to 223.2 and on Sunday I jumped up to 225 for some reason and stayed there until 224.0 yesterday and finally back to 223.8 today (last Friday's weigh-in weight). So, I'm not expecting to lose much, if anything, this week, either.

I just take this as a sign it's time to have a meal to SHOCK my metabolism!!! :laugh: So, if I'm still the same Saturday, mexican food, here I come!

Jbl- you have the right idea!!! This really does work "shocking the body with some bad food">Thanks for reminding me of this!!

cris20056

Im trying to plan my meals for the rest of the day so that I get as close to 1200 calories as possible but anything I choose make me go 32 pts over in carbs...is that really bad?

What I have planned right now puts me at 64 calories under 1200 and -32 in carbs

ColoradoGirl

ok.. so another EMOTIONAL Day .. My mom was released from the hospital today and guess what was the first thing she did.. Yep.. went to BK and had a Whopper Junior with Cheese, Large fry and 2 cigarettes. REALLY.. I am so disapointed, mad, sad, and frustrated! My husband pointed out to me, that it is HER choice and that I really need to accept it and not make her angry by voicing my opinion. I should just enjoy what time I have left with her. UGH.. not what I wanted to hear but, he is right. Until I decided to start my weight loss journey, it did not matter what anyone else said, thought or did.. I had to do it for myself. So, I guess if she wants to as she calls it, "enjoy what time she has" I should let her.

My sister, brother and mothers brother (uncle) have all called me and asked me to talk some sense into her. I am at a loss, as I feel like nothing I say or do with change anything with my mom. At the same time, if I don't say something I feel like I am not being true to how I feel. Ugh.. Any advice?

awestfall

Ok I admit I went way over my calories this is evening.I did great all day long and then this evening the taco slad in my fridge was calling my name so I caved and ate half of it.Oh well I have already logged the food I am going to eat for tomorrow so I am promising to stick to the plan for tomorrow.With that said I feel pretty good today and am hoping I start seeing the scale move again.

awestfall

ok.. so another EMOTIONAL Day .. My mom was released from the hospital today and guess what was the first thing she did.. Yep.. went to BK and had a Whopper Junior with Cheese, Large fry and 2 cigarettes. REALLY.. I am so disapointed, mad, sad, and frustrated! My husband pointed out to me, that it is HER choice and that I really need to accept it and not make her angry by voicing my opinion. I should just enjoy what time I have left with her. UGH.. not what I wanted to hear but, he is right. Until I decided to start my weight loss journey, it did not matter what anyone else said, thought or did.. I had to do it for myself. So, I guess if she wants to as she calls it, "enjoy what time she has" I should let her.

My sister, brother and mothers brother (uncle) have all called me and asked me to talk some sense into her. I am at a loss, as I feel like nothing I say or do with change anything with my mom. At the same time, if I don't say something I feel like I am not being true to how I feel. Ugh.. Any advice?

You are like me !!! You try to please everyone!! Which is good but it also puts you in an awkward position when it comes to situations like this.Of course you don't want anything to happen to your mother and I am so sorry to hear that she has gone back to her bad habits after being released from the hospital but the comment you made above is right.Nothing anyone says matters until it matters to you.Right now it obviously doesn't matter to your mother but maybe you can have a heart to heart with her and see if she will just hear you out on how this makes you feel to see her mistreating her body and that you don't want anything to happen to her.This is about all you can do until something clicks with her.I hope this helps a little.Until then I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts and if you need someone to talk to feel free.

Momma2four

ColoradoGirl, that is a hard one. Your husband is right. But if it makes you feel better to say something then I would just say. Mom, I love you soooo much, and I would like to see you around for a long while. I think it is time to at least try to cut back on the smoking and try to quit. Try to eat healthier.

It is just so hard. I do not know what to say. Just let her know you love her and that is the reason you are asking her to make changes.:flowerforyou:

HonestOmnivore

Im trying to plan my meals for the rest of the day so that I get as close to 1200 calories as possible but anything I choose make me go 32 pts over in carbs...is that really bad?

What I have planned right now puts me at 64 calories under 1200 and -32 in carbs

Chris- Those 64 calories and -32 in carbs is FINE! It won't hurt! Close is good :bigsmile:

My sister, brother and mothers brother (uncle) have all called me and asked me to talk some sense into her. I am at a loss, as I feel like nothing I say or do with change anything with my mom. At the same time, if I don't say something I feel like I am not being true to how I feel. Ugh.. Any advice?

ColoradoGirl - I'm sorry! I think the only thing you can do is just give your Mom a call and tell her that you love her and that when you heard what she did that it scared you and hurt because you just aren't ready to lose her. And then that's all you need to say. If she responds with some version of "its my life" you can just agree and say that of course it is - but you wanted to let her know how you felt and how you hurt.

I'm thinking of you!:flowerforyou:

LittleSpy

Edit: sorry this is so long and personal

ColoradoGirl, I'm sorry you're going through this.
I agree with the rest -- that it won't matter what you say until it truly matters to her. Have you ever seen the show "Intervention" on A&E (I think)? I guess that's how I'd treat it if I were to the point I couldn't watch her kill herself anymore. Let her know you love her and this is where you stand and why and also let her know you won't be enabling her (no buying her cigs for fast food, etc) because you love her so much. You would be risking a strong emotional response from her if you decided to go that route, but if it's how you really feel I don't think you'd really regret saying it. I never have.

Unfortuantely I've seen crippling drug/alcohol addictions of family members and friends way too often. I wanted to save everyone when I was younger but now I'm more of a *This is where I stand -- are you in or out?* kinda girl. Truth be told, I've lost contact with some loved ones because of it. My best friend, on the other hand, stresses herself out constantly trying to save everyone. I just can't see that being healthy for her and I tell her that, but she continues to do it and since it doesn't involve me that's her own deal. Sure, she's still friends with these people and I'm not but, really... what kind of friend, for example, tries to steal your car to go to the liquor store at 8am when you're on vacation with them (which happened to her recently with a "friend" who doesn't have a license because of DUI)? She was so mad about it the entire time she was visiting me it's all she could talk about. I just looked at her and asked her what she really expected out of someone who has already lost everything to his alcoholism. He obviously doesn't really care about himself enough to care about anything else. If he did, he would stop. She's killing herself just to try to save people who obviously don't really want to be saved. So, I can't recommend that route. I mean as lonely as it may seem, at the end of the day you're all you've got. So, you have to do what's best for you. What's best for you may be to try to help her and educate her. Or, it may be to leave her alone about it. I guess that's your call.

My father was an alcoholic. I was daddy's little girl -- I loved him more than anything. But I wasn't worth it. I wasn't enough to make him stop. Not me, not my brother, not my mom. He lost all of us and still didn't stop. He didn't stop drinking until he was told "stop drinking or die now" by a doctor so he did and I think he was one of the lucky ones. He stopped drinking about 10 years ago and hasn't touched it since. He replaced drinking with art and taming wild horses. :noway: And who knew he had such an AMAZING natural talent? Crazy old man. I guess the point of that story is that... your love isn't enough to make someone stop killing themselves so you can't take it personally. It's just the way it is. It doesn't mean they don't care about you. It just means they don't care about themselves.
:flowerforyou:

lildebbie

Hello ladies...i made it till after my appt...I had some pasta and biggest looser calories, about 500 calories, and it was yummy...figure it was breakfast and lunch cals...i am still looking good.

I am soooo excited i got my HRM todya. It said expected delviery the 27th, but it was there today. I can't wait to try it out tonight.

HOpe everyone is doing great...i am soo behind on all the post...i promise i will be better.

motherofabishai

Hi, I'm motherofabishai. My username comes from the fact that I want to name my first son Abishai. I haven't met the lucky person who will collaborate in Abishai's conception; but the name business is taken care of! I'm a 24-year-old newly minted lawyer in Baltimore, and I weigh 256 pounds. My absolute goal weight is 150 pounds. Anything lower than that and I don't think I'd look healthy, and I'm doing this to look AND feel healthy while being in optimal shape.

I will do a double weigh-in this week, since that appears to be the custom for this group. I planned to do them Sunday; but Friday and Sunday aren't bad ideas!

My daily calories were 2412 today with the exercise credits because I do some walking in the morning and afternoon for travel to work. I also plan to exercise tonight. Because I pre-logged the exercise I'm doing in 45 minutes, I have a 155 calorie buffer. But I am trying not to eat anything after 8 p.m. Without exercise, my daily goal is 1930 calories.

I am finishing my eighth glass of water now! :happy:

I think I am most proud that I indulged a craving I had while being conscientious about my calorie range today. I bought some Tastykakes, got to indulge in them, but I didn't eat them all because I wanted to make my daily goal! You have NO idea how much of a milestone that is for me. I really want to keep this up.

I notice a lot of people have mini-goals in their signatures. I haven't thought that far ahead yet; how did you guys determine them?

Thank you for creating this space. :flowerforyou:

bluenote

COGirl - I had the same experience with my mother. She was diagnosed with emphysema (sp?) and still would not quit smoking. I agree with everyone - tell her how you feel. :flowerforyou: I am praying for you and her.
mstahl - that pumpkin & cottage cheese mixture sounded scary at first but I am thinking now I just might give it a try! Do you ever go to hungrygirl.com? She loves to use pumpkin in everything. Mmmm!!!
jlb - I am sorry to hear of your friend's death. **hugs** It's always terrible to hear of a young person dying.
heather - zumba, eh? I heard it was a LOT of fun. 703 cals? Fantastic!!!
mari - congrats on the gym twice this week! Keep it up! :flowerforyou:
awestfall - my birthday is in July, too! The 17th. When is yours?

check in:
cals: a little over 2K
water: 64
exercise: 40 mins bike
proud: SECOND day in a row I walked the big hill to work and this time I was less out of breath than yesterday's climb! One of my colleagues saw me walk it and met me at the door with, "Wow, you used to stop in the middle but now you don't!" I felt like a million bucks.

lildebbie

motherofabishai - Welcome!!! I came up with my goal just what i would like to be by a certain point..using if i loose like 2lbs or so a week.

I used my HRM for the 1st time...cam up with about 50 more cals than the game said...started beeping at me when my hr got to 150 ish so not sure if that is good or bad...But i do like it. I think i need to get used to the strap though...I am thinking i may of had it too tight, i had it too loose at the begining so think just got to get it all worked out...I do like it though

HOping my little one is not throwing up anymore tonight so i can get some sleep. ONly working 1/2 day tomorrow becuse I am taking her to the speech therapy evaluation..I am hoping it goes well.

awestfall

COGirl - I had the same experience with my mother. She was diagnosed with emphysema (sp?) and still would not quit smoking. I agree with everyone - tell her how you feel. :flowerforyou: I am praying for you and her.
mstahl - that pumpkin & cottage cheese mixture sounded scary at first but I am thinking now I just might give it a try! Do you ever go to hungrygirl.com? She loves to use pumpkin in everything. Mmmm!!!
jlb - I am sorry to hear of your friend's death. **hugs** It's always terrible to hear of a young person dying.
heather - zumba, eh? I heard it was a LOT of fun. 703 cals? Fantastic!!!
mari - congrats on the gym twice this week! Keep it up! :flowerforyou:
awestfall - my birthday is in July, too! The 17th. When is yours?

check in:
cals: a little over 2K
water: 64
exercise: 40 mins bike
proud: SECOND day in a row I walked the big hill to work and this time I was less out of breath than yesterday's climb! One of my colleagues saw me walk it and met me at the door with, "Wow, you used to stop in the middle but now you don't!" I felt like a million bucks.

Mine is the 13th of July So we have close birthdays CANCERS RULE!!!! LOL

Stephanie08

Hi All - We got a new client at work and things have been very busy. I promise that I'll catch up on the posts throughout this weekend, but know that I'm still here lurking...