Over 200 Club New Year New Body-Part 8

awestfall

here is the new thread ladies!! I am loving my new Wii and Wii Sports, EA Active,and Just Dance games.I am getting loads of cardio and strength training all while having fun doing it.I may not be shedding pounds but I can tell that my clothes are starting to become loose.I had to hold my pants up the other day when I was running on the track on my EA Active game LOL so I know this is working for me.

LittleSpy

Thanks Awestfall!

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tiger12gal

Hey everyone! Sorry I have been MIA all weekend but I have been completely busy! But productive! We got my dress and the majority of the decorations. We met with the caterer and have that set up. He is letting me borrow some decorations for tables that he has so thats less money we have to spend. I picked up flowers and made the bridesmaids bouquets. I still have no idea what I am going to do about mine... maybe I will figure out that next weekend. I still need to order my cake.. but the cake lady didnt call me back. Im glad my job is so relaxed bc Im hoping I can sneak off tomorrow to take care of it.

Check in 2/27
calories: under
water: way under
exercise: Can I count all the walking I did?

Check in 2/28
cals: under but only be we went walkign since it was pretty!
water: under
exercise: walking for about an hr

awestfall

Your Welcome Jbl!! And congrats on your upcoming wedding Tiger!! I bet its going to be beautiful!!

ColoradoGirl

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bluenote

awestfall - I love that you had to hold your pants up! Good for you! :laugh:
tiger - you can absolutely count all of the walking you did!

check in:

cals: very close to target
water: nothing but! OK, I had one cup of coffee.
exercise: 40 bike, 10 vigorous bike, + arms
proud: today after a rehearsal some of us went to lunch. They had decided to go to this place called Just Burgers and Fries (or something like that). Well, two other girls & I are really trying to lose (plus I've had WAY too much red meat this week), so we decided that when we got there, we'd split 2 veggie burgers between us three (someone told us they had those). They did NOT have those, so I just got water and talked and enjoyed the conversation. The other two girls did the same. Then we three went to get salads! I was so proud of myself for resisting the unbelievable smell of those burgers and those fries! My mouth was watering! I also WALKED to the place for the salad! My friends were amazed, because I always drive - even to the other end of the shopping center! They were so impressed that I wanted us to walk. I am so impressed I did it! :bigsmile:

RedneckWmn

Wow it's been quite a weekend for everybody!

Checking in
2/27
Calories: Under
Water: 8 Glasses
Exercise: Yep. Did my upper and lower body sculpt for Last Chance Workout

2/28
Calories: Honestly didn't track calories today. Was so busy running around all day but I think I did okay!
Water: Under :-(
Exercise: Last Chance Workout after I finish this post! :-D Not to mention running around with 5 kids all day!

Hope everybody had a fantastic weekend!

awestfall

Wow it's been quite a weekend for everybody!

Checking in
2/27
Calories: Under
Water: 8 Glasses
Exercise: Yep. Did my upper and lower body sculpt for Last Chance Workout

2/28
Calories: Honestly didn't track calories today. Was so busy running around all day but I think I did okay!
Water: Under :-(
Exercise: Last Chance Workout after I finish this post! :-D Not to mention running around with 5 kids all day!

Hope everybody had a fantastic weekend!

Love the new profile pic!! Looking good girl!!

Momma2four

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snowflakes

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HonestOmnivore

quick check in for Sunday -

Calories - Over (Jenny's Ice cream in Columbus OH) by a couple hundred
Water - pretty good!
Exercise - steps

Proud - I made the main course for a family meal in Columbus (about 2.5 hours away) Venison Stroganoff, with egg noodles which I skipped, and we took fresh baby greens for the salad! I put the Greek yogurt on my bread (yum) and a dollop on my stroganoff.

Not Proud - I had wine. My sisters had a bottle they opened for me and I didn't want to be the bummer - although I really know in my heart they would have understood and been supportive:frown:

My weight is dropping off right now! Not sure except maybe my gut is empty without having a lot of fiber in it. I took my vitamins and fiber pills this morning so we'll see if I get a bit bounce back up today! I'm not going to change my ticker for the third day in a row but my morning weigh in had me at 183.9 which is a beautiful number LOL! :laugh:

Positively_Me

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Solandra

Checking in for the weekend:
Saturday -
Calories - right at the mark, but I didn't enter my yardwork marathon
Water - Under
Exercise - lots of yard work - I scrubbed our deck with soap and water and a long handled push broom.

Sunday
Calories - a little over, damn the icecream cake!
Water - under
Exercise - a little yard work

This weeks challenge makes me happy. I usually drink hot tea or coffee in the morning, but won't be sad to give up any incidental soda or juice otherwise.

Stephanie08

Checking in from the weekend...and beyond

All my weight is back on
Today's a new day
I'm going to take time for me to fill out my food list
I'm going to take time for me to check in with others

LittleSpy

Awestfall -- I love that you love your wii! I'm so excited for you to see so much progress!
Bluenote -- congrats on that salad! Treat yourself to a homemade burger with 96% lean beef or 99% lean ground chicken or turkey to satisfy a serious burger craving. I make 'em often and they're delicious! Especially if you put stuff in the burgers like -- mix spinach, onion, and feta into 99% lean ground chicken or mix onions and shredded cheddar into the beef. I found some whole wheat hamburger buns that only have 80 calories each! That makes it easy to have a whole burger with *cheese* for under 300 calories! Add some baked fries to that and you're all set.
Stephanie -- so glad to see you back!


I'm home from work today because my hives came back last night... along with an asthma attack. :noway: I haven't had an asthma attack in 2 years! I had no idea where a rescue inhaler was but thankfully my bf found one. It was expired, but it worked. It wasn't a bad asthma attack and I realized it was about to happen and pretty much prevented it with the inhaler but it was a wake up call that I *need* to figure out what I'm so allergic to in my house. I haven't changed anything that I can recall so I must be developing a new allergy. :sad:

02.28.10
Calories: 1242
Exercise: none -- I was so sore and so hivey itchy :ohwell:
Water: not enough!
Proud: I'm going to go out on a limb and say that plateau is officially over and I'm heading downhill at a steady pace again (I hope). Super proud to have stuck it out.

cris20056

Jess- WOW! I love your new pic, you looks awesome! Really, great job!
mstahl- awww what I wouldnt give to be 183 again :sad:
awestfall- I am so happy you finally found something thats working for you! You can just tell by your posts how much happier you are! :flowerforyou:

Well, this morning the scale showed another loss, although I am not recording anything until weigh in day it doesnt seem like my night of 'fun' did too much damage. Today I start w4 of c25k and I am pretty sure I wont complete a workout for the first time. I was still having a pretty hard time running the 3 mins and doing 5 just seems impossible. I am going to do the best I can and repeat this week as many times as I have to to complete it.

Im feeling a little discouraged today :brokenheart: My body just feels really tired and heavy, Im slightly sore from kicking my own *kitten* at the gym yesterday and I just feel like my goals are so far away...I dont know why Im so blue this morning but Im hoping it goes away soon. I'm off to read some quotes, they always get me motivated to keep going.

Have a great day everyone,

Cris

LittleSpy

Cris -- if you feel tired and sore I'd take the day off C25k. Eat some extra protein, it'll help pick you up.
As for week 4 of C25k, it was the hardest for me BY FAR. I thought it took me so long to get passed it because it was right around the holidays but then I heard it's the breaking point for a lot of people. I eventually kind of gave up & decided to just give week 5 a try & I was able to move on even though I was never comfortable with week 4. You can do this. :flowerforyou:

RedneckWmn

Jess- WOW! I love your new pic, you looks awesome! Really, great job!
mstahl- awww what I wouldnt give to be 183 again :sad:
awestfall- I am so happy you finally found something thats working for you! You can just tell by your posts how much happier you are! :flowerforyou:

Well, this morning the scale showed another loss, although I am not recording anything until weigh in day it doesnt seem like my night of 'fun' did too much damage. Today I start w4 of c25k and I am pretty sure I wont complete a workout for the first time. I was still having a pretty hard time running the 3 mins and doing 5 just seems impossible. I am going to do the best I can and repeat this week as many times as I have to to complete it.

Im feeling a little discouraged today :brokenheart: My body just feels really tired and heavy, Im slightly sore from kicking my own *kitten* at the gym yesterday and I just feel like my goals are so far away...I dont know why Im so blue this morning but Im hoping it goes away soon. I'm off to read some quotes, they always get me motivated to keep going.

Have a great day everyone,

Cris

Thank you all for the compliments on my new picture. Black is a very flattering color but I was quite impressed when I was getting ready yesterday so had to take a picture and share it with y'all!

Cris-I'm right there with you in feeling discouraged! Today I just wokeup in a blah mood and just not with it. Trying to kick myself out of this mood so I don't do something I regret later like not keep track of my calories or just push off working out. Hang in there. You will get to your goal. Don't get discouraged! You're doing great!

cds2327

checking in ...

calories--way over.....damn brownies!!!
water--spot on
exercise--no, but sundays i take off!! (although, does packing and moving boxes up and down stairs count?)

My focus this week is on keeping my calories around the same level each day (not going way under)

HonestOmnivore

Chris - as goofy and ridiculous as this might sound - I tell myself "You're young, strong, and you can do this" when I'm wanting to quit. Sometimes I say it out-loud. While I'm no where NEAR as young as you, what I think about is all the people who have had to suffer through forced labor or forced marches who were older and weaker than I am. If they could go one more mile, I am well fed, in good health and strong - I can make it one more "fill in the blank unit of measure". I've talked myself into doing some remarkable things considering out out of shape I am

You can do this!:flowerforyou:

HeatherMN

Good morning, ladies!

So this weekend was a terrible eating weekend and after Olive Garden and the casino buffet, I was up two pounds even though I know I didn't eat enough surplus calories for two pounds. I'm thinking TOM and extra sodium had a hand in this.

Yesterday, I had a sinus cold that seems to have subsided some this morning (thank you, Nyquil), but it left me not wanting to eat since I couldn't taste much anyway. Because of the cold, I didn't ride my horse this weekend, either, but at least spring is in the air and I should be able to get some riding done this week.

This morning, when I did my daily weigh-in, it said I have lost the two pounds gained over the weekend so I'm back where I was on Friday morning. It was like hitting the reset button for the week! Yay! I didn't log my food this weekend and probably won't since I'm now back where I need to be.

Last night when I was getting ready for bed, I was able to wiggle my size 12 jeans off without unbuttoning or unzipping them, so I'm thinking it's time to go to the store and try on a size 10. The weird thing is that I will be able to get into an 8 within the next few months. I never thought I'd be able to wear single digit sizes!! If I've lost two jean sizes by losing 27 lbs and I have another 42 lbs. to lose, I could realistically wear a *gasp* 6 someday?? That's just unreal to me but exciting and motivating. I know I shouldn't be jumping ahead of myself here since I'm not sure I fully fit into a 10 yet...but, I"m thinking that way anyway! When I graduated high school, I was wearing size 10s.

The best thing is that some friends want to go to dinner in the next week or so and they haven't seen my boyfriend or me since November; since then, we've lost a combined 50+ lbs, so it will be really fun to see what they have to say. If I can wear a size 10 jean, I will be where I was when I graduated high school and my boyfriend is now wearing jeans smaller than when he graduated high school. Woot woot!

Tonight, my boyfriend and I have plans to go snowshoeing for about an hour after work. With the warm weather (30-40 degrees) we're having, our snow is quickly leaving us!! We'd better enjoy it while we can.

Woops, sorry for the long post. Happy March!
Heather

cris20056

mstahl- thats a good way to look at it. Usually I think about all the people who have put me down because of my weight and those who have told me "i cant" and thats usually motivation enough to keep me pumped up. I'll try your way for a little extra umph :laugh:

jlb- thanks for the advice, I dont know if you realize how helpful and inspirational you've been for me through this journey and I just want to say thanks for all the tips and advice! love ya!

I guess Im scared that if I take today off c25k I will regret it, feel guitly for 'quitting', or **gasp** abandon the program all together.

After reading Heather's post it got me thinking, I saw a lot of people this weekend that havent seen me in months, and no one commented on my weight loss. I guess maybe that's why I'm a little down today, maybe thats why I feel like I still have such a long way to go instead of looking at how far I have already come :sad: :frown: I am so proud of myself at what Ive done so far but I guess no one else really noticed and it got me bummed. Ok well at least now I know why Im sad....

back to reading motivational quotes! thanks for listening to me ramble

~Cris

HonestOmnivore

Heather I'm SO IMPRESSED!!! Size 10? OMG that's awesome! I was in a size 10 when I was about 145 lbs... I keep pulling my Gap size 14s on and they still don't button but they will soon! Today I'm wearing the size 14 slacks I purchased a week ago today, and they're snug (cut that way) but they fit fine, much better than last week. This is fun! The size 16 slacks I purchased just before Christmas are too big and I think I only wore them about five times. I still have some size 18s that fit so it's not universal but it sure is nice to see! I'm wearing a Gap size large black sweater today that I haven't worn in years. If I go smaller than a size large on top I'll have to go shopping because I've kept NO work clothes smaller than Large. Right now I'm trying hard not to buy any "winter" clothes so I'm wearing lots of sweaters and that SUCKS with my MEGA hot-flashes!:devil: :mad: :devil:

HeatherMN

mstahl: The last time I was in size 10s, I was also about 145-150 lbs. It's so weird, but I'll take it. I'm thinking I must have more muscle than I did back then?? Or, I could be honest and say I have more gut, which doesn't affect the jean size as much, but we'll pretend that isn't the reason.

Cris: Don't worry about what others do or don't see in yourself. You know you've come a long way and WE here know that you've come a long way. Also keep in mind that a lot of times others don't like mentioning when someone else has lost weight because they usually realize that they're gaining weight and if they mention your success, they'll see themselves as less successful. Or they're too jealous to say anything. Keep up the awesome work and remember how much healthier you're becoming whether others see it or not!

The friend of mine who wants to go to dinner has been doing nothing but constantly gaining weight since she met her boyfriend 4 years ago. When I first met her, she was wearing size 8 jeans and I can guarantee she does not fit into a 14 now...she's most likely a 16 or 18 now and unhappy about it. She will never say anything about my weight loss in front of others because she hates to admit when others are doing something that she isn't. Now, she will say something when it's just her and I. I know part of the reason she doesn't talk to me or see me as often is because she's jealous that I'm happy in my relationship and she's not in hers and that she and her boyfriend eat constantly while my boyfriend and I are out hiking and snowshoeing. Still ,she's a friend, but one I don't spend much time with because then I'd be eating all the time with her.

lstpaul

checking in:
calories: good - but I think I am forgetting something because I sure feel like I overate
exercise: great - went to the Y for step and even got my 16-yr old daugher to go with me!
water: not very good - was at my inlaws most of the day and they have terrible tasting water
proud: that I chose to make a fairly light dinner after having lasagna at the inlaws and birthday pie ... it's my birthday today and I'm not a cake eater so they made me butterscotch pie and sent the whole pie home with me! Luckily they made instant which isn't quite as good so I should be able to get by with one piece tonight
Also proud that I surpassed my goal of 420 minutes of exercise last week ... I am really feeling 'tighter' too. I will need to do measurements soon. I'm bummed though that I didn't manage a workout this morning because I want to do another 420 minutes this week, I set my alarm to get up and do something at home before getting the kids to school and me to work, but I didn't get out of bed as I had a sinus headache and just wanted to lay there. I absolutely want to do something tonight after work ... my husband is making dinner for my birthday, so that should give me time to exercise and shower. That is the plan anyhow. Unfortunately they are making batter-fried chicken for me and homemade french fries .... if I were stronger I would pick something lighter but that is my favorite meal, I will just have to keep my portions under control.
I'm not even trying our challenge this week since stopping with my diet pepsi is going to have to be well planned to avoid headaches, plus my hubby and I are going to a hotel Thursday and Friday for my birthday and I'm sure some vodka gimlets and wine will be consumed. But I am going to try to get in my 64oz of water every day.

meokk

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cris20056

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Istapul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

RedneckWmn

checking in:
calories: good - but I think I am forgetting something because I sure feel like I overate
exercise: great - went to the Y for step and even got my 16-yr old daugher to go with me!
water: not very good - was at my inlaws most of the day and they have terrible tasting water
proud: that I chose to make a fairly light dinner after having lasagna at the inlaws and birthday pie ... it's my birthday today and I'm not a cake eater so they made me butterscotch pie and sent the whole pie home with me! Luckily they made instant which isn't quite as good so I should be able to get by with one piece tonight
Also proud that I surpassed my goal of 420 minutes of exercise last week ... I am really feeling 'tighter' too. I will need to do measurements soon. I'm bummed though that I didn't manage a workout this morning because I want to do another 420 minutes this week, I set my alarm to get up and do something at home before getting the kids to school and me to work, but I didn't get out of bed as I had a sinus headache and just wanted to lay there. I absolutely want to do something tonight after work ... my husband is making dinner for my birthday, so that should give me time to exercise and shower. That is the plan anyhow. Unfortunately they are making batter-fried chicken for me and homemade french fries .... if I were stronger I would pick something lighter but that is my favorite meal, I will just have to keep my portions under control.
I'm not even trying our challenge this week since stopping with my diet pepsi is going to have to be well planned to avoid headaches, plus my hubby and I are going to a hotel Thursday and Friday for my birthday and I'm sure some vodka gimlets and wine will be consumed. But I am going to try to get in my 64oz of water every day.

Happy Birthday!!! It's okay to let go a little every once in awhile. Just stick to your plan of keeping your portions under control!

lildebbie

Happy Birthday lstpaul !!!

Positively_Me

happy birthday istapal:flowerforyou:

Heather: congrates on your new size..i recently started to fit a size 12..i went from a size 18 to a size 12, but not all jeans are the same..so i fall inbetween a size 14 and 12...i am working towards a size 10 hopefully soon.

Cris: good luck on your c2k5...i graduated a week ago, the program, so i started to do a little elliptical, treadmill, and the dvd i have..bob's bootcamp, bob's yoga, cardio max, 3 mile walk...and so on.. I know you can do it:flowerforyou:

Jess and Jib: Very nice pics..you can see your progress...great job :flowerforyou:



Check in 3/1/10
calories: on target..
exercise: 1 hour on the elliptical + week 3 day 2 (situp's challenge)
water: so far so good :drinker:
proud: I did one whole hour on the elliptical even though i said i was going to do 40 minutes
this weeks challenge: i had 2 cups of coffee, 1 cup of green tea, and lots of water ( 9 cups)


Have a great day

lstpaul

Thanks everybody for the Birthday wishes ... you made me smile!:happy: