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Way to show that food who's boss, Erica!! I bet you felt SO good afterwards.
I weighed in on my Wii this morning, and it said I was down to 222. Since my scale & my wii scale are only a pound off from eachother, I figured I could do a mid-week check in, since I weigh in on Fridays. My scale said 223.4! WOO! That's 25 lbs lost now. I am officially 1/4 of the way to my goal weight! With AF due this week, I didn't want to take any chances, so I logged the weight loss. It was 2.4 lbs since Friday! I upped the calories I consume on Sunday, and I think it was the right choice.
Oh, and I figured out why they called it Rattlesnake Penne... I'm pretty sure there was a viper in my belly last night, because I had some serious indigestion, LOL! Luckily some water and acidophilus took the edge off, but I slept lousy because I was really sore from working out.
Anyway, nothing terribly exciting for dinner tonight. Just Hamburger Helper with lean ground turkey. Tomorrow is stir fry though. One of my faves!0 -
thanks trish! it just lightens my load--and i will not be disappearing!
ok. here's how to do it.
*on mondays, go to "motivation and support" and then click "new topic"
*title it with SAHM and the date
*in the body, do your weekly intro to the thread--be sure to mention that we are open/always accepting new people and that we don't do weigh-in's. (if you skip this bit, you'll be asked it a bazillion times
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*click "post reply"
Then highlight the http stuff in your browser and copy.
Go to the previous week's thread.
Click "post reply" and paste in the http info in the body of the msg and tell people that's where they can find the ladies for this week's thread.
It's very fast and easy, but if any parts don't make sense, just post here or pm me.
and again, THANK YOU! i'm so glad you joined the group and your spirit is AWESOME! :flowerforyou:0 -
Grabs baton & runs. Thank you! I figured the procedure was something like that.
Now if MFP would just update my ticker. C'mon, MFP, I know you've been having issues lately, but REALLY.
P.S. I'm not awesome. The support of you ladies makes me be awesome! Last night at the gym when I was struggling with the stupid eliptical machine, I told myself that people were looking up to me, and that made me push.
Thanks to all you AWESOME ladies for making me feel awesome!0 -
walked 2 mi with leslie and did chest and back. still need to do abripperX--later. puttin the boy down for a nap.
i caught that rascal RAKING the BUSH! mind you, our bushes are evergreen and still have plenty of leaves! that boy!!:laugh:0 -
Stacey, put the boy to work! LOL
Your new leader is a lazy bum. I was going to do Wii BL today, but decided not to. I didn't really have the right foods to eat my calories back if I did it. So today was just a light 1 mile walk. I think my body needs the break, and it gives me some time to write an article for a friend.0 -
Hello Everyone
I am a homeschooling SAHM of 3. My beautiful children are 8, 6 and 4. I also homeschool two other girls 8 and 9 years old 3 days a week. I have been struggling w/ my weight most of my life but much more so over the past 2 years. I put on a solid 25 lbs 2 years ago when my family and I moved and I just can't shake it no matter what I try! I have had past success w/ South Beach (lost 25 lbs of after baby weight) but that and everything else I have tried just isn't working this time. I have been faithfully going to the gym now for about 2 months and still not a pound. I am hoping that keeping my food journal and having some accountability will help. I have never been a calorie counter and I am amazed at how fast it all adds up...maybe that's part of my problem lol.
Today is my second day on MFP and I stayed under my calories...now I just need to make it through the late night munchie time w/o cheating...maybe I'll just go to bed
Melissa0 -
Welcome, Melissa! MFP is a tremendous help! I have been overweight almost all of my life, and MFP is the longest I've ever stuck with a plan. You can see the results in my ticker
MFP is an awesome tool, and I really think it's a huge key to anyone's success. Now that my friends are noticing my weight loss, I don't hesitate to tell them about MFP. It's also a lot of fun-- at least I think so-- to count one's calories and see how much food you can fit into one day.
Remember that this is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE, and not a diet. You will find great success if you keep that in mind.
We have a terrific bunch of ladies here who are very supportive! So, welcome, welcome, welcome!0 -
welcome melissa! there are other homeschooling moms around here--namely Kim whose oldest child will be off to college soon!
calorie counting has also been key to my "success" here. i never realized how many cals i was taking in before mfp. i THOUGHT i ate a reasonable amt or somewhat higher. i ACTUALLY ate TONS extra cals. and that's how i came to have 18# to lose. :ohwell:
mfp is an amazing tool/resource and the women on this thread are espec supportive, imho. so welcome to the gang!
trish--some days your body does just need you to recover. you've been pushing really hard with adding running to your routine, so a light day is good to work in. even p90x has stretch days and rest days.
alright. time to eat dinner. and then onto homework--which i am dreading. i hate doing homework with oldest.....grumble grumble. the fact is she's actually doing classwork she dsn't have time for. that's first b4 the homework packet.
if she didn't drive me and the rest of us so bonkers (and benefit from the social pressure at school), i would so homeschool her!
later chicas--:smooched: (me blowing kisses)0 -
Welcome Melissa, glad to see some new faces on here! Couldn't have picked a better group if I do say so myself.
I'm off of here for atleast a week, I have a family get together to go to for my grandmothers 80th b-day. Should be a lot of fun (crosses fingers) family we haven't seen in a long time it should be a good time. Not sure whats in store for food, there will be a lot of us so there's no telling how we are going to organize the chaos for meals??
We were hoping to take our bikes, but now I think we might skip because of the rain forcast. I hate to get there and regret it so if I can finish packing everything else I will see about squeezing them in between now and tomorrow morning.
Have a great week everyone! See you next week!0 -
safe travels, shera! and bring camera to record the new YOU! 10# is GREAT!!0
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Melissa--Welcome! You have come to the right place! I love MFP for keeping myself on track with what I eat. I haven't told this story here but MFP really has changed how I feel. I used to battle blood sugar ups and downs. It was really bad and my hubby was getting worried. We were pretty close to being vegetarians for no particular reason other than it lowered the fat in our diets. I found this site & started to watch my carbs/fat/protein rations & WOW it made a huge difference. I don't get the shakes anymore when I go too long without eating. I don't feel sick at the end of the day & binge eat to make that feeling go away.
I homeschool too! Stacey said it right--we have our first graduating in May. It is REALLY overwhelming to think my little guy is going to be moving out in less than a year. Makes me sad actually. He's so ready to go but I am going to miss him. My others are 13, 11, & 7.
Wow I just watched my hubby dump 3 T of sugar on his rice krispies. Hmmm he's been whining about the belly he's getting. I think I might have some ammo now.
Today was a pretty good day. Errands wiped me out but I am less than 100 cals over so that is pretty good. Didn't plan to walk today & didn't(other than in to and out of the grocery stores) but drank most of my water.
Tomorrow will be better cause I am home.
Goals--drink 8 glasses of H20, walk for 30 minutes, eat no more than 100 cal. over
What are your goals for tomorrow? Come on everyone chime in so we know you are out there!
Kim0 -
Goal for tomorrow:
Get up, get dressed, get baby dressed, slam 1/2 a cup of nuts down the gullet, grab a banana, and dash out the door. Eat said banana in car on way to rec center. This is going to be my big challenge. It'll be my first time alone. I know Grace will be happy in the childcare. She makes little friends easily, and is pretty happy as long as there's toys. I just hope I can stay focused and get my 500 cals in.
Then, depending on what time it is, I'll either dash off to playgroup, or pick up my friend to get some work done in the studio.
Healthy Choice lobster ravioli tomorrow (YUM!) followed by stir fry for dinner. I have a church presidency meeting in the evening that I may or may not jog to. We'll see how it goes.0 -
what the?? why is mfp so slow tonight? and when i stop it and then try again it works?! love technology, don't understand it and thus want it to work perfectly all the time. hehe
i think nicole homeschools too--right?
she didn't pipe up tonight but she's a regular on this thread, too.
kim, i'm so glad to hear that this pgm has helped the blood sugar ups/downs. i know how that binge works--it is a yukky feeling. in any case, WONDERFUL for you!
well the kiddos are in bed. i should be checking bills or mopping or preparing part kids' lunches for tomorrow....
MY GOALS
drink water (did it today)
do arx and cardiox or walking
stay w/in 200 cals over
prepare the chicken "fried" rice in the daytime so it's ready to heat and eat after hebrew school
REALLY play with little guy. give him my full attn for more than a little bit.
night y'all--0 -
what the?? why is mfp so slow tonight? and when i stop it and then try again it works?! love technology, don't understand it and thus want it to work perfectly all the time. hehe
i think nicole homeschools too--right?
she didn't pipe up tonight but she's a regular on this thread, too.
kim, i'm so glad to hear that this pgm has helped the blood sugar ups/downs. i know how that binge works--it is a yukky feeling. in any case, WONDERFUL for you!
well the kiddos are in bed. i should be checking bills or mopping or preparing part kids' lunches for tomorrow....
MY GOALS
drink water (did it today)
do arx and cardiox or walking
stay w/in 200 cals over
prepare the chicken "fried" rice in the daytime so it's ready to heat and eat after hebrew school
REALLY play with little guy. give him my full attn for more than a little bit.
night y'all--0 -
GM everyone! Welcome Melissa! I kinda homeschool. We do a virtual school for our 13 year old boy.
How is everyone's morning going?
I did my 30 day flail this morning. (that's what I call it because I do my modified version of it):laugh: I only have 8 oz of water down, but I pan on drinking alot today! I ate alot of sodium on monday, so I am trying to flush it out. Not to mention Aunt flow is coming to town soon...0 -
GM lovely ladies!
So far, plan is going accordingly. Got up early, dressed baby, had a banana & Ensure, slowly getting Grace to eat her bagelful, then will get dressed and head to rec center for an hour. Last night I remembered there is now playgroup today, so that makes things a little less stressful for me. Will go straight from rec center to pick up my friend for work.
Will probably need to get groceries at some point today. Maybe my friend will do them with me if we get back early enough. Otherwise I'll ask if I can sneak off during Grace's nap while she works.
At some point, I need to paint some ponies, too!
Going to try to use treadmill for 1/2 hour, and either eliptical or bike for 1/2 hr. Whatever burns 600 cals.0 -
Morning all. I held off my cardio yesterday until the late afternoon to power walk with my bestie and half way through it started to poor on us causing us to sprint back to the cars since I was pushing the kids in the double stroller. Good thing I bundled them up because they stayed bone dry. But I finished up later in the night on my elliptical while watching biggest loser. I also did lower body yesterday and my legs feel like they are going to fall off so its abs and yoga today along with my cardio. I made DH bring the elliptcal out of our bedroom and in the living room so I can catch up on recorded tv during nap time.
Kim- your too funny about your DH. My DH was the same way, complaining about his weight while sipping on a beer and eating pizza. However, I finally got him hooked on this website and back on his P90x regiment as of monday. He too through caution to the wind when I was pregnant.
Trish- How was DD at he gym. Having to put my little one's in the kid center at a gym is the only reason why I do not go to the gym. I'd be stressed the entire time working out thinking about how they were doing.
Good to have you Mellisa! My first week I felt the same way of having my calories add up too fast but now that I have learned alittle more and have changed to eating much healthier I now struggle eating all my calories. I have switched all snacks to be string cheese and veggies with an appropriate serving of dip. Still love my coffee in the am with creamer and have 1 small peppermint patty (23 cals) each day so I don't feel deprived.
Hope we all have a great day and on track day!0 -
Erica- do you still live in Flagstaff area? I love it there! My brother actually lives in Chandler. I also was into swimming as well, I was a coach up unitl 8 months ago when I moved to Oregon!
Chuggin' along! Drink, drink! Where's my drinking buddy? Are you at the rec?0 -
Good afternoon ladies! I'm still here! I've been MIA for several days while trying to update my new computer. I'm still in the process of re-entering data and re-creating documents, but I'm making great headway. The weight hanging over my head has gotten smaller now! :happy: That weight is self-inflicted. I have several people telling me not to sweat it, but I can't help it! We've got a new security system with my new computer. It's a laptop! :bigsmile: I take it home with me every night. This will also be really nice during child sick days and snow days. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I usually weigh in on Tuesdays, and I'm happy to report that as of yesterday morning, I maintained this week! :drinker: Between spending more time on the computer and temporarily losing my workout room, I was expecting a gain.
We're changing the flooring in the living room. We have an open floor plan downstairs where the living room and dining room are one big room, and there is a bar open to the dining room from the kitchen. It makes it nice because I can do dishes and watch tv at the same time! Our very old puppy dog has completely ruined the carpet in the living room area, so we've ripped it out and are in the process of prepping the concrete underneath for tile. (OK, when I say "we", I mean "DH" :laugh: ) We're not doing stone tile (too expensive) like we originally wanted to, but we found a tile that is basically vinyl with marble mixed in. Looks like stone, feels more like vinyl. DH is taking Friday off as a vacation day to do the installation. I can't wait to get the living room back! That's where my treadmill goes! Right now it's looking lonely sitting in a corner in the dining room facing the back door.
Well, back to work for me! I'm looking forward to being back on here regularly. I miss you all when I'm not here! You're the reason I haven't given up on my weight loss! Thank you for being such great motivators and inspirations!!!:flowerforyou:
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Right here, Nicole! *glug, glug* 60 oz down the hatch.
Ran almost 1/2 mile on treadmill. There's nothing wrong with my lungs. I was winded, but I wasn't in pain like I was outside.
Erica, Grace did fine at the rec center child care. She's pretty happy as long as there's toys. It wasn't very crowded, maybe 5 kids her age. The caregivers there are all CPR & red cross certified. I wasn't very worried at all, except when I heard other kids her age making noise. She goes to nursery every Sunday & does the same thing. It wasn't really out of the ordinary for her.
By the way, the Healthy Choice Lobster Ravioli was gnarly. Blech. I've had lobster. This was not lobster. This was some kind of funky fish. It tasted VERY fishy (not fishy funny, but fishy as in fish)0 -
Some days just don't go as planned! I was recruited by my hubby to paint the primer on our bathroom this morning after a trip to Home Depot to get rollers. While I am happy for the painting I am not getting stuff done--which is why I am on here whining. But hey I burned some calories up and down the ladder. Remodeling is such a drawn out deal around here.
Amy I am so happy you can get the floor done in one day. We are never so lucky. We tore it all out back in the fall & it is still a work in progress. However there has been progress lately so that is good. Glad the laptop gets you back on here! We missed you!
So I have a question. I think I am feeling workout envy or something. Trish you burn 600 calories in a workout? What are you doing in that workout? How many cals do you all burn in a workout?
I am walking 1/2 an hour with some jogging in there too & I am only burning 200. Maybe I need to step things up. I am maintaining but not seeing a lot of lbs coming off. I eat right at 1300 cal a day unless I workout & then I eat those too. That seems like I should be loosing at least some each week. Guess I am just wanting to see some progress soon.
Thanks for listening.
Kim0 -
Kim, I do Wii Biggest Loser (500 cals), and also just got a year round pass to our local rec center, so now I'm doing biking, treadmill, and eliptical, too (600 cals), and will start swimming as soon as new bathingsuits come out.0
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Augh--you said the swimsuit word. I am going to get a new one this year! I know I am doing okay for me. I should push myself more but right now I am glad to get in 3 workouts a week. I am focusing on that and then the rest will come. However I was inspired today(thanks to you!). Walked/jogged for 30 & was at 230 cals & with the painting cals I am over 330! Yeah! Two workouts down this week & 1 more to go.
Now off to grade papers & drink some more water. 0 -
Thank you for being such great motivators and inspirations!!!:flowerforyou:
that's so sweet to say! it certainly does help to have ppl who understand and cheer for your every success!0 -
kim, we all burn at diff rates. trish is younger than us, which will also come into play. also, as you get more adept at an exercise, your calorie burn goes down. it's just the downside of cardio fitness.
and you'll notice trish keeps adding diff things. that mix is really effective.
i have that same prob with p90x even. some ppl burn more like 400+cals per workout. for the cardios i'm lucky to get 300ish. i have to work out much longer/harder to get to that 500 cal/per workout burn. hth you feel better (hugs)
ways to up your cal burn--vary the speeds and incline during your workout. add 5 minutes--trying to work up to 1 hr a day of cardio etc. get 1# wrist weights. move those arms around--out to the side, up down etc. even if you just insert those arm moves sporadically, you can jiggle that calorie burn.
in any case, you are making progress...just keep doing the right things and you absolutely will get results!0 -
hi amy! nice to hear from you.
i'm so psyched! i just made dinner a zillion times easier on myself. pounded out the chkn breasts and coated with storebought pesto sauce and now baking in the oven. will also make the royal rice blend i so enjoy. and veges will be steamfresh snap peas. yay!
if girls don't like it--they can eat the leftover pizza or a sandwich!0 -
Hey Amy- Glad to see you are here!
Trish, I stay away from stuff that says lobster, fish, etc...They always taste weird to me!
Kim- I totally understand your frustration! I get that way alot! Just remember, if you are exercising and eating right that you will lose inches! YAY!
Stacey- How was the chicken? Did the girls like it? I have chicken cooking right now, I just threw some BBQ sauce on it.
I am starting to stress, a little bit. Kyle has a research paper that has to be postmarked this Friday, and he hasn't even written a rough draft yet! UGH! Nothing like waiting until the last minute!!!!
As for me...I need to pick up the water pace....I did the 30 day flail today and then for a run this afternoon. I have a race this sat...my first race in 1 1/2 years!!:ohwell:0 -
Nicole, get with the water works! I'm already working on 150 oz. Chop, chop, girlie.
Hope your boy gets his rear in gear on that paper. There's few things more stressful than putting off a demanding project like that.
I also hope dinner was yummy for everyone. We had stir fry tonight (one of my faves!) Tomorrow is Pork & Rice A L'Orange. Sounds fun!
I want to run some more, but tomorrow is just an easy Wii Biggest Loser day. Can't wait for Friday to see how much I've lost this week in total!0 -
Next great adventure: I'm making cinnamon raisin bagels tonight, pretty much on the fly. There's something about making more complex bread items that gives one such a sense of achievement! The dough tastes pretty good, I'm just hoping they turn out light & fluffy. *Dreaming of cinnamon raisin bagels with cream cheese*
Don't worry. They are low cal, low sodium, and the cream cheese is low fat.0 -
I'm chuggin! I'm chuggin! Those bagels sound awesome Trish! I have never ventured into making bagels, but I do make our bread every week!
Dinner was yummy! Off to drink! Have a great night everyone!0
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