Over 200 Club New Year New Body-Part 7

HeatherMN

mstahl: Your scale sounds neat. Where did you get it? I'm thinking I want one like that!! I have to laugh about using chopsticks because I'm exactly the same way. I'm pretty good with them, too. It's funny how we adapt so quickly to feed ourselves faster, isn't it?

I'm a sucker for asian food, particularly Chinese. I just order what I'm really craving or I'll end up going hog wild later down the road from depriving myself. Last night, though, I ended up throwing half of it away. Maybe my stomach is shrinking and can't hold all of that deliciousness anymore. I just stopped when I wasn't hungry anymore. I probably logged more calories than I actually ate because of it, but I'll take it! Better than eating more and not logging them!

MariSama44

MFP wont let me make a post! i'm trying an edit.. I guess all I was trying to say is the place I'm going has a combonation of things. I'll take your advice (thanks meokk, jlb and mstahl) and see what I can do. I also forgot to check in so heres that... I lost 2.4 for a total of 0.98% loss. I dont know why but when i paste my post it doesnt go through at all.

HonestOmnivore

MFP wont let me make a post! i'm trying an edit.. I guess all I was trying to say is the place I'm going has a combonation of things. I'll take your advice (thanks meokk, jlb and mstahl) and see what I can do. I also forgot to check in so heres that... I lost 2.4 for a total of 0.98% loss. I dont know why but when i paste my post it doesnt go through at all.

MFP let Mari POST already!

Tiger12gal: -3.8.......... 1.86%
lildebbie:.........................0.0%
jlb123: -1....................... 0.47%
solandra: -.4 ............... 0.16%
Awestfall:-2.................. 0.85%
madgoth: -9..................3.46%
bluenote: -6..................1.37%
Jess41684: -3............... 0.76%
Cris20056: -2.2............0.95%
mstahl -3.0..................1.56%
Pos_me 0.....................0%
Meokk -1.4 .......................0.68%
hajohnson24 -2...........1.03%
Mari -2.4.........................0.98%

Edited to add this link for my fancy smancy new scale!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0020MMCDE/ref=oss_product

lildebbie

My digital scale is old and it is annoying. It gives me number all over the place...i have to move it around the room sometimes...I think i need a new one (but don't want to get one and it tells me i weigh more )..I know though it is a few lbs less than the dr scale. Last time i went to the doctor it said like 287 at the dr..and at home was like 284...but it jumps all around...sometimes i fell like the scale on biggest looser, well it goes way hight then way low then in the middle

But it is frustrating, i get on and it is one thing, and don't change anything get back on and it is over a lb difference...i usally get on like 5 or 6 times.

HonestOmnivore

totally random post - I'm working from home today (snow storm here in NE Ohio). Our mastiff has been waking up around 2 am all week and crying- if we let her out to go potty and bring her back in she starts crying again in a few minutes. No idea but sometimes she gets bladder infections so I'm trying to assume she has a reason. Last night we left her outside till midnight then brought her in. She slept through the night fine and I got her out of her crate around 10:30 this morning and fed her because she didn't want to go outside. Every time I've gone to the door to let her out she just lays down on the floor and looks away.

She's sound asleep on her dog bed by the fires- snorring away. It's like she knew it would only be warm for a few days and she wanted all the yard time she could get and now that its a snow storm she can magically hold it for 14 hours and counting! WTH?

The beagle didn't want out till late but she's been out and back and is soundly sleeping in her crate - the setter is out in the snow bouncing around like a crazy dog with the least amont of fat and fur of the three he's happiest out back. He does have his choice of three insilated dog houses and if he comes to the door he's let inside... The cats have clamed chair seats by the fire, and the horses are hanging out by the round bale- all is cozy and quiet except for the crazy English setter!

Positively_Me

My digital scale is old and it is annoying. It gives me number all over the place...i have to move it around the room sometimes...I think i need a new one (but don't want to get one and it tells me i weigh more )..I know though it is a few lbs less than the dr scale. Last time i went to the doctor it said like 287 at the dr..and at home was like 284...but it jumps all around...sometimes i fell like the scale on biggest looser, well it goes way hight then way low then in the middle

But it is frustrating, i get on and it is one thing, and don't change anything get back on and it is over a lb difference...i usally get on like 5 or 6 times.

that's funny lildebbie i have the same problem with my digital scale. I usually weigh myself in the kitchen..and i have to move the scale around to find an acurate (sp) reading.

tiger12gal

Thanks everyone! What quiz are yall talking about? I must have missed that post..

cris20056

I got a $50 one for xmas two years ago (I had to beg for it because no one wanted to buy me a scale and I didnt want to spend the $ myself). Anyways, I got it at walmart and it gives you your weight, water %, body fat%, bmi, and bone density too? Something like that. And you can save it- there are 5 spaces to save. So lets say I put in my age and height then I weigh myself -I can save my initial weight and put in my goal weight and everytime I get on the scale it tells me all of the above plus how far I am from my goal. Its pretty cool but I am not sure how accurate the numbers are. I have 2 scales. One is a cheap WW one and the "high tech" $50. I leave the $20 in the boys's bathroom because they jump on it like its a trampoline and Im pretty sure its damaged due to all their jumping on it. But I weigh myself on both every morning and the WW cheapie is always like 2lbs lower but I always put in my 'heavier' scale read just to be on the safe side. I dont want to be all proud that I am 220 only to find out Im still in the 230's you know what I mean?

HeatherMN

mstahl: That is one fancy, awesome looking scale! Now I want one!! I'll have to do some shopping around, though, because I need to pull together $600 for a class by the middle of April and another $400 for the hotel room for the class by the end of May. Grr. I hate being on a budget!

I have a cheap ($30) WW scale that seems to be really accurate. We have two different models of WW scales in the house and both give the same readings on the same day. One is upstairs in the hall and the other is downstairs in the bathroom. My boyfriend's scale also gives the same reading on the same day and his is some other random brand. I think digital scales have gotten more accurate in the past few years overall. I know Biggest Loser also has a scale out now that's about $40 at Walmart.

There isn't anything wrong with my scale but it sure would be fun to have one with lots of extra functions!

HeatherMN

I'm so happy! I just did research on the Olive Garden website and found that whomever put the nutritional information into MFP was wrong. The Chicken Parmesan has half the calories that were entered!! If I cut out half of the alcohol I was planning to consume, I might be able to stay within my calories!!

MariSama44

Asian Food update: Seems like my restaurant, Mei Wei, is a copy cat of Pei Wei that has calorie information here on MFP! Woo! So now I can figure up what the heck i'm eating! I compared their menus and its almost identical. So I'm just going to go with it. Hooray!

HonestOmnivore

Heather! YAY on Olive Garden options! Always SO nice to find those things out! :drinker: (not sure about the drink less idea HAHA)

I just set up the new scale. I have to say I'm a geek when it comes to these things but it was a little more difficult to set up than I expected. It's like the owners manual describes "What to do" then "how to do it" when you're kind of expecting to read "how to do it" and it won't work... I took my readings and our housemate took hers - my husband's wearing lace up army boots and not interested... (he'll be fiddling with it tonight when no one is around.

I'm not as interested in what the numbers mean as I am in tracking how the numbers move!

One thing that's nice is that it's super easy to use as a basic scale

lildebbie

Yay on the lower cal for Olive garden...Just curious how many cals is it...I had that the other week and curious.

my hubby says we don't need a new scale ..i still think it is cooky.

I forgot today was alredy the 26th ..being toward the end of the month...i usally get TOM towards the end of the month..so i was caught by suprise today :sad:

oh well...

meokk

Asian Food update: Seems like my restaurant, Mei Wei, is a copy cat of Pei Wei that has calorie information here on MFP! Woo! So now I can figure up what the heck i'm eating! I compared their menus and its almost identical. So I'm just going to go with it. Hooray!

Hi Mari,
Don't be afraid to ask them to make something the way you want it too.
Often the chef can steam a piece of fish even if the menu says pan fried or something.
I second Mstahl with the 1/2 cup of brown rice. I always do that and it helps to fill me up.
Steamed veggies are great too and any grilled protein. Sometimes they grill things and put a sweet sauce on top. They'll leave off the sauce if you ask.
Have fun!

meokk

I'm so happy! I just did research on the Olive Garden website and found that whomever put the nutritional information into MFP was wrong. The Chicken Parmesan has half the calories that were entered!! If I cut out half of the alcohol I was planning to consume, I might be able to stay within my calories!!

Hi Hajohnson,
Don't want to be a downer but thought it would help you to know that a recent study ( reported in the NY Times, link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/health/12calo.html ) found that nutrition facts in chain restaurants are not often accurate. It's because in places like Olive Garden there is still a human chef in the back deciding how many sticks of butter and cups of cream he will add to the pot. On top of that the portion they serve is almost always larger than the portion they stats in their nutrition chart.
If you know what your portions should be and check to see if the servings match up, you should be able to avoid this to a certain extent.
The study, at the worst, showed served portions that had more than double the calories than were stated.
Beware the nutrition chart!!! :frown: but have fun anyway :bigsmile:

RedneckWmn

Checking in for 2/26/10
Calories: OVER! BOO!!! Stupid Taco Bueno for lunch!
Water: 12 Glasses by the end of the day...already at 8
Exercise: nope...maybe I can squeeze in a workout tonight after my date..

Proud: Inspite of caving in and going to taco bueno for lunch I made myself drink lots of water to hopefully flush out all the sodium.

Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!

meokk

check in for today
Calories - under (I ate about 1/2 my exercise cals)
Exercise - good, 40 mins walking/hiking in deep snow, 15 mins snow shoveling
Water - about 6-7
office closed today so proud that I got out in the snow rather than stay at home and watch TV

snowflakes

Tiger12gal: -3.8.......... 1.86%
lildebbie:.........................0.0%
jlb123: -1....................... 0.47%
solandra: -.4 ............... 0.16%
Awestfall:-2.................. 0.85%
madgoth: -9..................3.46%
bluenote: -6..................1.37%
Jess41684: -3............... 0.76%
Cris20056: -2.2............0.95%
mstahl -3.0..................1.56%
Pos_me 0.....................0%
Meokk -1.4 .......................0.68%
hajohnson24 -2...........1.03%
Mari -2.4.........................0.98%
snowflakes -.8..............0.35%

I am now half way to my goal! By August I would love to be to my goal weight. More amazing losers this week. Pat yourselves on the back for all your hard work. Thank you ladies for your support from the beginning. Our group has sure grown, look at the list! Wow, great life changing goals to live healthier lives, thank you each for sharing.

meokk: way to get out and enjoy the snow!

lildebbie: did I miss an update on the appointment for your three year old? Did the Dr. support you not giving your oldest meds.? You are being a good mommy. Keep it up.

Saw a friend that I haven't seen since October and she said "Wow, look at your cheek bones." I still don't see much of a difference in myself and those that see me all the time don't say anything. It will be interesting to see some of my family in April that I haven't seen for awhile.

Have a great weekend!

tiger12gal

Good evening all! My mom found the dress we needed for one of my brides maids! Call me cheap if you want but I dont see a point in making someone pay 150 bucks for a dress they are more likely going to wear one time... When I was looking for a dress to wear when we were just going to elope I found this really pretty dark pink dress that is calf length. They didnt have my size but just about every other size so I didnt get it... Well when we decided to do a real wedding I decided to use those dresses for the bridesmaids! They didnt have the largest size we needed.. a 14... which I knew they had bc I was wishing it was one size bigger. Well my mom had to go out of town for her job and stopped in at the same store in that city and they had it! :drinker: Mind you I did call and ask if they had one and they told me no.. :grumble: These dressed we normally 50 dollars but were on sale for 20! Yay for an awesome deal! I am very excited bc that was one thing I was really stressing about! and now I dont have to!

Tomorrow we are meeting up with the caterer and then going to look at dresses for me. Im a little nervous about trying on dresses... :ohwell: Then we are going to look at decorations! Busy busy busy!

Check in 2/26
cals: under by a lil
water: only half way there
exercise: none

bluenote

It looks like so far no gains this week from our group. Woohoo! :drinker: Keep it up, ladies! BTW - I feel MUCH better today once the antibiotics kicked in! Thank you for your get well wishes!


Oops - forgot to check in:
cals: under but plan on eating popcorn to make up for it
water: 64+
exercise: 40 mins bike, 10 mins fast bike, + arms
proud: That when I go back for multiple trips to my car for groceries I am no longer out of breath!

lstpaul

Tiger12gal: -3.8.......... 1.86%
lildebbie:.........................0.0%
jlb123: -1....................... 0.47%
solandra: -.4 ............... 0.16%
Awestfall:-2.................. 0.85%
madgoth: -9..................3.46%
bluenote: -6..................1.37%
Jess41684: -3............... 0.76%
Cris20056: -2.2............0.95%
mstahl -3.0..................1.56%
Pos_me 0.....................0%
Meokk -1.4 .......................0.68%
hajohnson24 -2...........1.03%
Mari -2.4.........................0.98%
snowflakes -.8..............0.35%
lstpaul -.2......................0%

checking in for yesterday and today:
calories good yesterday and over a little today
exercise: great and great (step at the Y yesterday and turbokick there today
water: good yesterda, need to drink a lot more yet today
proud: that I went to turbokick today even though I'm pretty wiped out, and I should have been doing some work ... but I decided it could wait because I am more important

I've got a busy and stressful day tomorrow so probably won't be checking in until Sunday. I'm working out at the Y in the morning, then we are driving 2.5 hours to my Aunt's house, she passed away the first week of school after a very sudden stroke and coma for a week after life support was removed... I was very close to her and it has been tough. I am finally feeling less sad and emotional about her death and I'm really not looking forward to going to her house tomorrow (she lived in the farmhouse my grandparents lived in before they passed) - I'm afraid it will bring back some of the grief. But I know I need to go for my mom, she organized a sledding party for our family and my 2 cousins and their families (their mother (my mom's other sister) tragically passed away 13 years ago). So my mom is the only one left of that generation, and we are trying to keep in touch with my cousin's because my Aunt was always our reason for getting together before since she never married and was alone. My 2 cousins, myself and my 2 brothers inherited the family farmhouse from her and we will likely have to discuss selling it tomorrow. I know it is probably the most practical thing to do since none of us would be able to visit there often - but I hate to lose our history there. It's just part of life I guess.
Have a good day tomorrow everyone!

Badtz

I am getting so much exercise from my Wii and I love it because it doesn't feel like a workout.I have been on it for like an hour today and I ave worked up a big sweat [playing tennis on Wii Sports.Anyone else love there Wii workouts?I also have Ea Active and I have been running the track on it and I love it as well.I do lunges,stretches,running,kicks,squats,bicep curls,shoulder presses and whole bunch more.I LOVE IT!!

Are you telling me that purchasing a Wii is just an investment in my health? LOL I should tell this to my Fiancee, it'll justify the expence! I'd LOVE to get something that doesn't feel like a workout, but also is something I can do with him, and doesn't require taking the baby out of the apartment in bad weather, like walks in the park (the baby gets real fussy if we're outside for more than like 15 minutes, 'cause it's cold & that doesn't leave too much time to walk anything off!)

bluenote

lstpaul - hugs for you. I'm sorry to hear of your loss of your aunt and the loss of the family house. You will be in my prayers this weekend.

LittleSpy

02.26.10
Calories: 1261
Exercise: All I did was the initial test for the 200 squats challenge
Water: 9 cups right now
Proud: I kind of smashed the squats test. I did 102 before I thought "Okay -- so, obviously I can do a whole lotta squats" and stopped. The reason I stopped is because I have a photography job at 7am so I'll be squatting behind a camera for 4 hours in the morning and I didn't want to be writhing in pain all morning from overdoing it tonight. I probably will be anyway because I definitely felt the burn! I have ridiculously huge leg (and hiney) muscles so squats will probably be like my exercise specialty. :laugh:

LittleSpy

Well, lookey there, Bluenote! You've gone and caught up to me! 56 pounds lost, woot woot! :drinker:

HonestOmnivore

lstPaul - My heart is with you today! Try to find a way to keep the farm. This isn't about numbers this is about true wealth. A family farm is far more valuable than money in a 401K. In my family my Dad bought the family farm, intact, from the estate rather than seeing it broken up. It was in the late 70s or 1980 ish time frame and interest rates were sky high. It was a bad time for the family with our oldest headed off to a private college and there was absolutely no rational reason to do it. We are all so grateful he did it! It was hard and we had to make sacrifices in the family but we managed. Now it's only a matter of time before the farm goes to us four daughters. Dad set up a trust but we can be sure that the farm will have it's various expensive repairs as barns fall in and roofs leak. The "easy" money is timbering the farm but that's so horrible to see and lasts so long (Dad has timbered sections). None the less we'll find a way to keep it.

Plus when it's there and you know it needs you - you'll find ways to make it there for sled riding weekends and camping in the summer and lots of hiking and maybe berry picking and maybe an organic garden with deer fencing around it.... USE it you'll LOVE it!

Edited to actually check in LOL!

2/26/10
Calories - WAY under. I fell asleep at 5:30 for a nap and didn't get up till this morning!
Water - under
Exercise - none
Proud - not much from yesterday but I did make another batch of homemade yogurt from organic 1% milk and I'm straining it right now to make it greek style! YUM - I just tasted the plain yogurt out of the fresh batch and I think I might learn to like plain yogurt!

RedneckWmn

I am getting so much exercise from my Wii and I love it because it doesn't feel like a workout.I have been on it for like an hour today and I ave worked up a big sweat [playing tennis on Wii Sports.Anyone else love there Wii workouts?I also have Ea Active and I have been running the track on it and I love it as well.I do lunges,stretches,running,kicks,squats,bicep curls,shoulder presses and whole bunch more.I LOVE IT!!

Are you telling me that purchasing a Wii is just an investment in my health? LOL I should tell this to my Fiancee, it'll justify the expence! I'd LOVE to get something that doesn't feel like a workout, but also is something I can do with him, and doesn't require taking the baby out of the apartment in bad weather, like walks in the park (the baby gets real fussy if we're outside for more than like 15 minutes, 'cause it's cold & that doesn't leave too much time to walk anything off!)

There are several great games you can buy for the Wii that offer a good workout. I have Wii fit and Jillian Michaels Fitness Revolution 2010...something like that. And I plan to buy the Biggest Loser Game. I also have the Jillian Michaels 20 Day Shred and Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout and both are working good for me and showing results.

LittleSpy

Happy Saturday, ladies!

Just after 1pm and I'm beat. Got to my photo job at 7am & worked with the kids until about 12.30. We had a great bunch today; took about 300 photos! Our volume ability amazes me -- I don't know how taking perfect pictures of 300 kids can run so smoothly -- I guess we're just good at what we do.
It's a GORGEOUS day here today -- about 55 and sunny and breezy. I love it. Perfect perfect perfect. I'm taking my favorite dog to take for walks down to the river/canal walk for a jog after I have lunch. Then I think I'll get in level 1 of 30 day shred. Then showering & going bowling with friends. Good day. I've budgeted for 36 ounces of beer, but let's be honest... I love bowling and I love beer (even horrible horrible bowling alley type beer) and we're going at 9 and the bowling alley has a flat rate from 9pm-2am for the entire 5 hours. And as I mentioned yesterday, I'm cheap so if I pay for 5 hours, I'm bowling for 5 hours whether I want to or not. :laugh: I'm so going to drink more than 3 beers in 5 hours. Exercise will make up the difference (though beer isn't the wisest thing to spend exercise calories on; :embarassed: I only do it very occasionally).

bluenote

Well, lookey there, Bluenote! You've gone and caught up to me! 56 pounds lost, woot woot! :drinker:

Yes, but I have 250 more to go!

Momma2four

Hey Girls,

I have not been around, just not feeling like posting but I did not want you all to forget about me. I am dealing with something that is quite unexpected and it has thrown me for a loop. :sad: One good thing in all this is it has brought my husband and I even closer than we already were. He is a wonderful man, I am a lucky girl