Over 200 Club New Year New Body Part 6
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Welcome VRamos81! This is a great thread ... today they motivated me to do 45 minutes of on-demand kick boxing ... I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for this week's challenge! Yeah! :happy:
checking in for yesterday:
calories: good
exercise: good - an hour at the Y
water: not so good, but did make an attempt to make up for what I was lacking
proud: getting to the Y in the snow, throwing away lunch after I was full ... and happy today to wear off 750 calories with 45 minutes of kick boxing! any time I exercise on my own it's a HUGE accomplishment for me!
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Hello all!
Welcome Nia!
It's another snowy day here in Northeast Ohio! We have the equipment to deal with it but none the less roads were bad last night. We had a party at our house and 20 people had RSVP'd but only 8 made it here through the storm. OK it wasn't a party, it was a little concert. Four bands, traveling together from living room to living room across the country for a few weeks. We just barely had a more audience than bands LOL! They sold t-shirts and CDs and I made a giant pot of chicken noodle soup and put out tostitos and salsa and cheese dip (oops) and a giant veggie tray! I also made a hot dip that I read about on MFP* A couple guys in the group had mentioned they were trying to lose weight while touring so I thought I'd make it a little easier on themDue to the weather we had three of our guests stay over, and all of the musicians so there were bodies every where! Of course Mrs. Fig snores so loudly I'm not sure they got much sleep... For a dog she sure sounds like a 300 lb old man snoring his head off!
Yesterday:
Calories - A little under even with an entire bottle of red wine (not exactly proud) I ate most of my exercise calories!
Water - a little under
Exercise - 45 minutes on the elliptical machine
Sodium - over (chicken stock - not sure how much there actually was in mine since I made it and add some here and some there)
Sleep - 7 hours! I left my house guests roasting marshmallows, telling stories, and singing by the fire place and went to bed at 1AM - up at 8~ (called off work)
Proud - I had a giant party and didn't over eat - we went out for lunch today at my favorite bar & grill and I had half my turkey reuben and only a little bit of sweet potato fries! (and one chicken wing) ((and one pint of ale)).
*Spinach/ Cottage cheese hot dip - mix low-fat cottage cheese (2 cups?) with a package of (thawed) frozen spinach (squeeze out the water), add a little pepper and microwave it for two minutes. Drain the off any extra water and mix in 1/3 cup parmesan cheese - put under the broiler for a bit and serve with chips!0 -
Hey again,
Snowflakes- thanks for the tips, I guess my problem is that I have a 1yrs old recovering from a ear infection so I havent been outside except to shovel, no play time. Everyone else had snowball fights and went sledding but I stayed in throughout the storms taking care of the baby.
Nia- welcome! you'll love it here!!
Here is my check in for today:
calories- under by only 86..wish it was more, still trying to recover from the weekend
water- will get it all in by bed time
excercise- none, might do biggest loser work out (i miss the gym..never thought id say this, EVER!)
sodium- 2020 :blushing:
proud- that i wanted to eat out of sheer boredom today but decided to vaccumm instead to divert my attention :drinker:
hope everyone is keeping warm (those on the east coast!) and have a great ngiht,
Cris
ps- I forgot who asked about me being on the east coast, but yes Im in Maryland :happy:0 -
Check in
Calories: slightly over... just fooled myself as to how many I had left and accidentally ate over it
Exercise: 30 minutes of walking briskly
Water: pretty close
Proud: making small baby steps towards my goals0 -
Thanks for all the welcomes! I think ill like it here. :happy: .. So much snow here but tis mother nature eh lol:grumble:
hope everyone is well!!0 -
I love that we're all cheery! :happy: But if you're not, that's OK, too. Goodness knows I've had my share of frustration and you ladies have always pulled me up and out of it! :drinker:
Welcome, Nia! You will love it here. We do like to post! :laugh: But we keep each other going that way! And Nia is a beautiful name! My name is Nancy, so I always appreciate a good name that begins with "N". :bigsmile:
Solandra - kudos to you for cooking on your vacation! Wow! Maybe I'll try that sometime if I ever go on a vacation! LOL
Mari - your pics are FANTASTIC! We are so darn proud of you! Plus I'm pretty amazed at how they switch back and forth, but then again I am computer challenged. LOL Can you explain how you did that? But don't say "magic" because mstahl may start quoting Harry Potter! :laugh:
heather - I am a teacher, so when I say snow days I mean the school is called off. But I wish I could just say the words snow day and just not go to work - that would ROCK! ("snow day, snow day snow day" - nope. Nothing happened.)
roro - I'm with you on the "fooled myself" into thinking you had calories left. Ugh. Reality bites sometimes. But it sounds like you did OK, despite the little, er, fantasy calorie trip? :laugh:
I did something very BOLD last night. My favorite big girl online store had a HUGE sale, and I ordered two dresses - in a 3x!!! That's two sizes smaller than where I am right now! I am hoping to wear them in the summer! It felt weird not to order the biggest size offered. I haven't done that in ages! :blushing:0 -
check in:
calories: perfect
water: perfect
exercise: perfect
proud: I ordered the two sizes too small dresses and am looking forward to wearing them! Now, THAT is perfect! :drinker:
And yes, my pic is the infamous kitten himself, Colonel Mustard Mojo, mayhem master extraordinaire!0 -
Hello gals...
I am here but not fully back ..
Eating okay, just not putting anything in. To much suprise i am down a few lbs, i will be happy if they will stick till friday.
This week is just awful i want it to be over...everytime i turn around some thing is breaking , i am sure my bosss is about done with me.
Then we get a email from our property manager saying we need to send payments for the maintenance and utilities on our empy rent house freaking 900.00..i just want to cry. Then he says we need to lower our rent to try to get it rented. even though our house is nicer , people are going for the lower priced (older and not as nice houses). So we said we would lower the rent, that would put us in a hole 160 a month, but better than 1000 a month in the whole i guess that if we can get someone in there.
It just makes me soo upset i wish i could get rid of this stupid house.
so no check in today, think cals are okay , no exercise, no water, and not proud of much of anything these days (except that i am glad i have screwed up royally i still have a job).0 -
okay, just not putting anything in. To much suprise i am down a few lbs, i will be happy if they will stick till friday.
This week is just awful i want it to be over...everytime i turn around some thing is breaking , i am sure my bosss is about done with me.
Then we get a email from our property manager saying we need to send payments for the maintenance and utilities on our empy rent house freaking 900.00..i just want to cry. Then he says we need to lower our rent to try to get it rented. even though our house is nicer , people are going for the lower priced (older and not as nice houses). So we said we would lower the rent, that would put us in a hole 160 a month, but better than 1000 a month in the whole i guess that if we can get someone in there.
It just makes me soo upset i wish i could get rid of this stupid house.
so no check in today, think cals are okay , no exercise, no water, and not proud of much of anything these days (except that i am glad i have screwed up royally i still have a job).
If there's any way you can muster it - try to get in about 20 minutes of Wii Fit or some kind of aerobic activity to get your blood pumping and your heart racing! It will dump some endorphins into your system that are FABULOUS mood boosters! It really makes a difference!!!:bigsmile:
Keep checking in here and know that we care and know that one way or the other you'll get through this. Just focus on one day at a time!:flowerforyou:0 -
Thanks..!!!!
THis week just is all messed up...soo busy at work and like everyday it seems i am doing using my lunch for something else..monday taking my 3 yr old to the dr, today, i had to go to the bank and target, tomorrow maybe i will get on at lunch, friday I am not coming in till late due to taking my 3 yr old to speech therapy...i know it is just exuses but after the bad day's at work just hard for me...then like tonight ate dinner, did valentine's with daughter..I am feel bad because i hadn't been helping her with her spelling words and she did bad last week, not sure if we didn't practice enough or she was just in a "mood".., then got them to bed, and fixing have to go work some more tonight...I can't wait till this weekend...my mom is taking the girls...looking forward to some down time.
Now they are saying possible snow tomorrow..i hope not the girls need to go to school!!!!0 -
wow I feel like I missed alot for not being on here all day today!
Welcome Nia!
Check in for today:
Cals: under
water: under
exercise: none
proud: that I didnt eat the stuff one of my employees brought us today!
I cant beleive I have been on MFP for 2 weeks already! I really like watching my calories... Im a little surprised that its so easy compared to what I thought it was going to be. Im able to make my lunches for the next day at night and it makes life so much easier!
I live in Louisiana... we never get snow... and when they say we get snow it is more like a slushy. I would love to have a snow day! I would be able to catch up on house work and such.0 -
hajohnson - thanks! yeah I knew when I started that i DEFINENTLY wanted before and after pics so that I would stay motivated and make sure to never get this way again.
Snowflakes and bluenote - actualy I did them on imageready. Its like photoshop. I had two layers, before and after. one frame had before layer showing, the second one had after. So you string them together and Imageready actualy tweens them (That is, fades them together) automaticly with one command. If you guys want me to make you some before and after animations, I can. its pretty easy! though I'm sure you guys dont have imageready. it comes with photoshop and ..well. photoshop's expensive.
Todays check in:
Calories: Right on! need to eat exercise ones.
Water: Perfect
Exercise: hour, 20 eliptical 40 weight training
Proud: That I'm doing it! for real this time! I'm so super pround and pumped today, I cant stop looking at myself in the mirror! :smokin: life is good. :bigsmile:
I also looked up a good representation of fat volume. Did you guys know that around 4 pounds of fat can fit into a 2 liter bottle? (like a large soda bottle.) How many soda bottles have you lost? I've lost three and a half.0 -
hajohnson - thanks! yeah I knew when I started that i DEFINENTLY wanted before and after pics so that I would stay motivated and make sure to never get this way again.
Snowflakes and bluenote - actualy I did them on imageready. Its like photoshop. I had two layers, before and after. one frame had before layer showing, the second one had after. So you string them together and Imageready actualy tweens them (That is, fades them together) automaticly with one command. If you guys want me to make you some before and after animations, I can. its pretty easy! though I'm sure you guys dont have imageready. it comes with photoshop and ..well. photoshop's expensive.
Todays check in:
Calories: Right on! need to eat exercise ones.
Water: Perfect
Exercise: hour, 20 eliptical 40 weight training
Proud: That I'm doing it! for real this time! I'm so super pround and pumped today, I cant stop looking at myself in the mirror! :smokin: life is good. :bigsmile:
I also looked up a good representation of fat volume. Did you guys know that around 4 pounds of fat can fit into a 2 liter bottle? (like a large soda bottle.) How many soda bottles have you lost? I've lost three and a half.
I find my thighs fascinating because there is muscle under my skin! and I have abs (covered by fat of course but I can feel them!) When I'm getting dressed I keep looking at my ankles! I've had cankles so long I almost forgot what they looked like! and my calves have shape! My fat has left from my feet and hands, and ankles and wrists, now if it would just leave my second chin!!!:grumble:
MariSama44 - you really lost more fat than that! Because you can SEE how much is gone! You lost more fat and gained back some heavy muscle! You look fabulous!
I'm trying to follow Roro's advice - appreciate how much we love our new look in each phase of weight loss and remember that what ever size we might be stuck at and frustrated is a GREAT size when viewed from a few pounds up the ladder!
LilDebbie - don't lose track of how happy you felt to get those smaller jeans! Don't forget how fun it was to have your pants fall down! You know you're doing this right! Be proud that you're still strong and healthier and in better shape than you've been for ages! Love yourself and be proud of what you've accomplished! WE ARE!:drinker:0 -
MariSama44- at night, under the covers... I keep feeling myself up
mstahl! ROFLMAO! What is the rating for this soft porn thread? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
OK OK I admit it! :blushing: I have been known ON OCCASION LATELY to....do that thing you do. ROFL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Sitting here waiting to see if the schools are closed or not...I really need to work today i have lots of stuff i need to get done, so i am hoping that they can go to school or at least day care today.
They say we are going to get hit hard this afternoon. THey say it will be worse tomorrow, which thinking that means the girls most likely aren't getting to go to their v-day parties (after we made all hteir valentines last night) and most likely abby won't get her speech therapy ...guess just wait and see.
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So frustrated right now !! I just feel like giving up completely because I'm not seeing any results.I exercised for 90 minutes last night and 1 hour everyday this week and I gained 2 pounds this morning.I have been eating my exercise calories so I do know I may gain for awhile my body adjusts but please someone tell me it will come off soon!!!Its so discouraging.All you gals are losing losing losing and I am losing then gaining losing then gaining the same 2-4 pounds.I want this nightmare to be over.PLEASE HELP!!!!:sad: :sad: :sad: I am going to try to get a Wii,Wii fit plus and the Biggest Loser game for the Wii,so I can change my workouts some.Does anyone here know much about the Wii and if they like it or if they have seen results.0
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So frustrated right now !! I just feel like giving up completely because I'm not seeing any results.I exercised for 90 minutes last night and 1 hour everyday this week and I gained 2 pounds this morning.I have been eating my exercise calories so I do know I may gain for awhile my body adjusts but please someone tell me it will come off soon!!!Its so discouraging.
Come on, Awestfall!!
You know good and well you're not gaining 2 pounds of fat by eating 200 calories more a day.
It's a normal daily fluctuation.
I'm up 3 pounds today from last Saturday. Why? Because TOM has finally decided to show up. Am I freaking out? Not at all.
Give up completely -- pfffffft. Because THAT will get you where you want to be. I know you know that when you make adjustments to your diet and exercise you have to be patient and give them at least a month before you decide it's not working.
(sounded like you could use a butt kickin')
Edit: STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE!0 -
Checking in for 2/10/2010
Calories - over (not surprised)
Water - over
Exercise - alas, sweet Yorik, I knew him well (none)
Proud of: I gave a calm and honest assessment of what we can give to our church to the canvass committee member I met with last night (we had to reduce our giving this year; my husband was laid off twice last year, hello new mortgage - the good news is his photography business seems to be gaining some altitude). She was startled, but I refuse to be embarassed into making a committment we can't meet just to save face.0 -
So frustrated right now !! I just feel like giving up completely because I'm not seeing any results.I exercised for 90 minutes last night and 1 hour everyday this week and I gained 2 pounds this morning.I have been eating my exercise calories so I do know I may gain for awhile my body adjusts but please someone tell me it will come off soon!!!Its so discouraging.
Come on, Awestfall!!
You know good and well you're not gaining 2 pounds of fat by eating 200 calories more a day.
It's a normal daily fluctuation.
I'm up 3 pounds today from last Saturday. Why? Because TOM has finally decided to show up. Am I freaking out? Not at all.
Give up completely -- pfffffft. Because THAT will get you where you want to be. I know you know that when you make adjustments to your diet and exercise you have to be patient and give them at least a month before you decide it's not working.
(sounded like you could use a butt kickin')0 -
awestfall.. you are not the only one that is not loosing. I got a new battery for my scale finally and even though Tom visited early this week I am up 3 lbs from 2 weeks ago. So, basically the past 4 weeks I have lost, gained, lost, gained and am well at a plateau. For me I know it helps to eat better. I have been cheating myself by not weighing and controlling my portions. I also have been having a snack here or there and I have not been logging my food intake lately. So, I am just trying to kick myself in the butt and get back on the horse and stay on!
I ordered a heart rate monitor so, I can get a better reading of what i am ACTUALLY burning during my workouts so, I am not just guessing. From what I keep reading it will be a good investment! I am looking forward to getting it!
We can do it! Lets not give up and let this get the best of us! I am with you girl!0 -
02.10.10
Calories: 1,375 Darn working in a pizza place. I really wanted to taste some pizza last night so I cut the tiniest sliver ever off of a piece of a large cheese pizza (It was seriously about 1/5th or 1/6th of the slice) But you know what? I satisfied an awful pizza craving for like 60 calories, so I guess it was a win! Would've been more of a win if I had decided to give up my 1/2 of a Luna Bar for dessert after dinner but, nope. Ah well.
Exercise: 30 minutes stationary bike
Water: Looks like I only got 9 cups in (I normally drink more)
Proud: I didn't waste all my dinner calories on a slice of pizza and found a way to not deprive myself at the same time.
I'm at pretty much the exact weight I was when I completely fell of the wagon 6 years ago. I'm not even close to giving up this time but I have a feeling I have a tough few weeks ahead of me. I'm not sure if I'm just really this bloated or if I've really not lost any weight this week (I know I haven't gained fat. And I certainly feel like I'm really bloated -- and for the first time ever, I can actually SEE the water retention in my abdomen. It's always just blended in with the fat before now. :laugh:). But this is the weight where I got stuck last time and for some reason I have a feeling it's going to happen again. Maybe not, though, because even with the extreme bloated feeling, I'm only up about 2.5 pounds from last Friday (and yesterday). We'll see. I'm so freaking close to my Valentine's Day goal I can almost taste it. I really thought I was going to make it and I guess it's still possible because I do feel like I've made it but it's being masked by TOM related water retention. Over the last week my collar bones have started sticking out more than ever and I swear yesterday I actually saw the faintest hint of muscle definition on my tummy. I know I've lost fat this week. I'm not going to obsess over the scale.0 -
So frustrated right now !! I just feel like giving up completely because I'm not seeing any results.I exercised for 90 minutes last night and 1 hour everyday this week and I gained 2 pounds this morning.I have been eating my exercise calories so I do know I may gain for awhile my body adjusts but please someone tell me it will come off soon!!!Its so discouraging.
Come on, Awestfall!!
You know good and well you're not gaining 2 pounds of fat by eating 200 calories more a day.
It's a normal daily fluctuation.
I'm up 3 pounds today from last Saturday. Why? Because TOM has finally decided to show up. Am I freaking out? Not at all.
Give up completely -- pfffffft. Because THAT will get you where you want to be. I know you know that when you make adjustments to your diet and exercise you have to be patient and give them at least a month before you decide it's not working.
(sounded like you could use a butt kickin')
Edit: STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE!0 -
awestfall.. you are not the only one that is not loosing. I got a new battery for my scale finally and even though Tom visited early this week I am up 3 lbs from 2 weeks ago. So, basically the past 4 weeks I have lost, gained, lost, gained and am well at a plateau. For me I know it helps to eat better. I have been cheating myself by not weighing and controlling my portions. I also have been having a snack here or there and I have not been logging my food intake lately. So, I am just trying to kick myself in the butt and get back on the horse and stay on!
I ordered a heart rate monitor so, I can get a better reading of what i am ACTUALLY burning during my workouts so, I am not just guessing. From what I keep reading it will be a good investment! I am looking forward to getting it!
We can do it! Lets not give up and let this get the best of us! I am with you girl!0 -
Awestfall, ColoradoGirl and all the rest of you that are struggling this week...
WAKE UP!!!:drinker: IT'S WORKING!!!:bigsmile:
Take a moment and think about how STRONG you've become! About how much BETTER you feel after you work out! Our bodies are mysteries but they're still ruled by the physical laws of the universe and when you eat smart (healthy food and the right amounts) and exercise (at least 30 minutes where you sweat and huff and puff) you are going to lose the fat. It is just a matter of when!
IT'S WORKING RIGHT NOW!!!
Don't go crazy thring to cheat your body and get a pound of fat burned today -you'll only risk hurting yourself and you're only be that much more frustraited if you don't get teh results you want. And you wont when your body is filled with fluid as it desperatly tries to repair the damage you've infliced by killing it on the elliptical machine!
Give it a few weeks. It's a bink of the eye in our long term goal. Be KIND to yourselves! You deserve love and respect!
Deep breath - we are in this together - it's the long goal not what the scale says about our water gain that matters. We are winning right now!
(just sayin)
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Good morning,
Checking in for 2/11/2010:
Calories: 101 over
Water: 24 oz. (had too many diet sodas)
Sodium: Over by 2109
Exercise: None
Proud: I didn't have the ice cream I was craving and that I didn't go over my calories by much, even with going to dinner with a co-worker. I really wanted buffalo wings, but new the petite steak would be a better option.
Not much to report here. The scale is staying pretty much the same, with fluctuations being .2 lb., but that's to be expected considering my break from exercising due to my tender feet. I've found a shoe/sock/bandaid combo that seems to be working, so I just might be able to walk the 5K on Saturday morning (fingers crossed).
Have a great day!
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Awestfall, ColoradoGirl and all the rest of you that are struggling this week...
WAKE UP!!!:drinker: IT'S WORKING!!!:bigsmile:
Take a moment and think about how STRONG you've become! About how much BETTER you feel after you work out! Our bodies are mysteries but they're still ruled by the physical laws of the universe and when you eat smart (healthy food and the right amounts) and exercise (at least 30 minutes where you sweat and huff and puff) you are going to lose the fat. It is just a matter of when!
IT'S WORKING RIGHT NOW!!!
Don't go crazy thring to cheat your body and get a pound of fat burned today -you'll only risk hurting yourself and you're only be that much more frustraited if you don't get teh results you want. And you wont when your body is filled with fluid as it desperatly tries to repair the damage you've infliced by killing it on the elliptical machine!
Give it a few weeks. It's a bink of the eye in our long term goal. Be KIND to yourselves! You deserve love and respect!
Deep breath - we are in this together - it's the long goal not what the scale says about our water gain that matters. We are winning right now!
(just sayin)
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Thanks mstahl.. I am forging forward to.. I did get on my elliptical as well but only for 30 minutes.. DAMN I am out of shape. I WILL get there though.. I will. I have been cleaning this morning and whew I have worked up a sweat. Who knew shampooing a huge sectional would be so much work and take so long..
I think it is great that so many of you are able to run, I am soooo.. jealous though. For as long as I can remember I have NEVER been able to do so. I had a lung collapse when I was a little girl and have chronic asthma so, running is out of the question for me.My lungs just do not have the capacity and I have a desire to breathe.
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Hello everyone
so far the day is going well
Already got my excercise in this morning.. 530am level 2 30 day shred..
Im hella sore :ohwell:
But i know its working.... I took some pics this morning to compair to the pics I took 30 days ago
and :noway: :noway: :noway: Once I figure out how to load pics on here i will.. Im so excited!0 -
hey everyone! I hope you all are having a great day! I got off work at noon today bc it is actually SNOWING here! My kids are so excited! We are going to play in it when they wake up from nap! I know most of you are tired of snow but we never get it here in Louisiana. So we will play in it, drink some hot chocolate and then snuggle up on the couch and watch a movie! I never get to spend quality time with them... Im so excited!0
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Checkin
Hey gang I'm reading all your posts, just no time for a real reply today, but I am paying attention!
Calories: under, I thought I had fewer than i actually had so didn't eat my ex. calories
Exercise: 70 minutes in dance class about 60 was belly dance drills and 10 of stretching
water: pretty close I think, didn't keep good track
proud: going to dance class even though I felt tired and a little sicky, I thought, it won't make me feel worse and it could make me feel better and it did make me feel better
Today I already had exercise of a 70 minute hike/walk - but I will report it again tomorrow, ha ha double credit...0
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