over 200 club New year New me Part 13

bluenote

Good morning! I cant get online much from home (baby) but I need input.

So I had my scale in a certain spot in the bathroom since I started this journey. As I mentioned in previous posts we had done some renovations to the bathroom and I moved the scale while we tiled the floors. Well, come to find out that when I moved the scale that is when I showed that gain. I put the stuff back in the bathroom today where it all used to be and the scaled said 211.4 at the old spot is used to be and 214 at the spot that Ive had it while doing renovations. I am kind of ticked off because now I feel like I need to go with the higher number but at the same time its frustrating to me that jsut where i put the scale is showing a 3lb difference.

Dunno what to do...go back to keeping the scale where it used to be and take the lower number or keep it where it been showing the higher number and go on from there....

Chris, not sure what to tell you, except "only you". LOL You should have figured something would go awry since you even gain weight from brushing your teeth! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

bluenote

I'm checking in now because I have a singing gig tonight.

check in:

cals: perfect
water: will be 90
exercise: 40 +10 bike, 10 mins walking, bed pilates and PT knee exercises. Oh and plus arms. I have time today plus I feel great!
proud: making very healthy organic foods today!

Everyone have a wonderful Sunday! Get outside if you can! (Did I just stay that?!?!!? :noway: :huh: )

RedneckWmn

Cris I would go with the old spot. If that is where you always weighed! Scales can be so touchy.

I have been borrowing my work scale and need to buy my own. I'm afriad to buy a new one. Afraid of what it might say. I can't borrow my work scale forever!!

I did some much needed clothes shopping today. Was trying to find something cute to wear out for my birthday outing on Friday. No luck though. Finally fond some capris and shorts for the summer though!! Will try more shopping when my cousin gets here! :bigsmile:

I took your advise bluenote and went outside and washed my car!

Hope everybody is having a good Sunday!

Momma2four

Cris, I told my doctor that his scale weighs me more than at home. He says "ALWAYS" go by the one you consistantly been weighin on. Now I know it is the same scale, but you have been consistantly weighing in on the bathroom floor. Go back to it and stick to what it says.

cris20056

thanks everyone for your input!!! I am going to put it back where it has always been and go on from there. I wont weigh in this week because it will show a big loss and I had no idea where I was.

checking in for tonight:
calories: 1250 exactly :drinker:
water- yup
sodium- about 1800
exercise- none
proud- I got outside this weekend and stuck to the plan even though Ive been discouraged lately

well I hope you all had a good weekend!

Cris

jennbarrette

check in -

calories - 1457
exercise - 1 hr walking, 45 mins exercising at the park with the kids
water - 2.5 L
proud - did this weeks challenge well at the park. the little kids playground has a soft track around it, so I would jog/walk/walk lunges well the kids played. I also did squats, and then standing push ups on the playground equipment.

ColoradoGirl

check in

Calories GREAT
Exercise I will be feeling it tomorrow.. worked outside most of the day laying a flagstone patio.. says I burned over 2300 calories..
Water.. probably could have used a little more since I was outside working hard all day
Proud... Proud that I did not give up on that darn flagstone even though I was exhausted this afternoon

Did not get the challenge in today but, will try tomorrow!

I don't think it matters where you keep your scale... just where ever you decide to put it.. ALWAYS use it there so you get consistent results!

Well... I am heading to get a little rest.

TTYL

LittleSpy

Woooo.. So that's 2 binge days in a row. Ha. Shocked the crap out of my metabolism though! We overslept so had to exmay the trip to the national park today. Will get there soon. I'm embarrassed we've never been after I saw how close we are to it (Iike 20 miles). :embarassed: There are marked trails there that are over 10 miles long and some as short as a mile or 2 so it'll be a good place to go that will continue to be challenging as we get more and more fit. Also, it's free. :bigsmile: And open 24 hours so you can camp free, too, along the trails. I'm not so sure about doing that though because I was on the website last night looking at some photography that had been submitted and let's just say I had a VIVID nightmare about a HUMONGOUS spider in one of the pictures. I shrieked loudly and threw my laptop down on the couch when I saw it (the PICTURE). Haha. I can't even imagine how I'd react if I actually saw the spider in person. Or if it crawled on me. I'd probably be able to run several miles really fast if that happened. :laugh:

If you'd like to see my nightmare spider, go here http://www.nps.gov/ser/pgallerycontent/p/l/20070912163242.JPG (I don't recommend it)

Anyway, I got outside today & planted my container veggie garden. I planted eggplant, basil, cilantro, dill, yellow bell pepper, broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries, yellow squash, and cucumbers today. I plan to plant spinach, turnips, banana peppers, and maybe a couple other things, too. Let's hope I don't kill it all. I don't have the greenest thumb. :laugh:

jesyka

Meokk-Welcome back

Awestfall-I'm so sorry about the outcome of the explosion, I was really hoping they'd find the remaining four still alive.

Mstahl- Thanks for your post It's great seeing people being supportive to the gay community [my aunt is a lesbian, she's one of my favorite people]

Momma-Congrats on being the biggest loser this week I like your challenge for this week (: I'm working with some tae bo work out tapes right now and they focus on those areas Just started them the other day and I was so freaking sore afterwards! definitely need to work them out lol

Jess-Good luck finding something great for your birthday outfit :happy: I love shopping...not for clothing right now but for shoes and bags..cause no matter how fat I am, they always look good on :laugh:

Cris-I'd keep the scale where you've always had it. Better to stay consistent

So I've been MIA this weekend.. Yesterday was my 1yr anniversary being with my fiance so we were gone all day celebrating. We drove to Niagara Falls with the kids last night and walked around doing the tourist gig for about 3 hours and then we took our 2yr old into an arcade to play a bunch of games I couldn't imagine a better way to have spent our anniversary than with our kids The hill we had to walk up though was unreal. I had the baby and the big stroller combined with the carseat so I was pushing that up a steady incline...It was an awesome work out:bigsmile:

Today we brought the girls to a place here called story book gardens, it's a big park focusing on mother goose stories complete with real animals and playground climbers, we walked around there for 2 hours and then did an hour on the trail in the bigger park that story book gardens is based in. The weather was GORGEOUS today and the girls so well behaved, made for a fantastic sunday!

Checking in for the weekend

04-10-2010

Calories-Awesome
Exercise-3hrs of walking
Water-good
Proud-To have enjoyed my 1st anniversary with the man I'm going to spend the rest of my life with:blushing:

04-11-2010

Calories-Awesome again
Exercise-another 3 hours of walking
Water-great
Proud-To be getting more active with my kids and finding more things to do that are fun, require movement and are outdoors

jesyka

Littlespy-Shouldn't have done it....you gave fair warning complete with your reaction to seeing that freakishly large spider...should NOT have opened up that link...but holy $H** thats a big one I am so glad we don't grow them that big here lol [and now, now I have that creepy skin crawling feeling, like it's all over you..ugh lol]

LittleSpy

I'm sorry Jesyka. Yeah, it's insane. Like, I know I should be more concerned about the alligators & poisonous snakes that are there in the swamp, but OMG, that spider. I would die. It's a fishing spider, so I imagine it's rather harmless, but.... I think my heart would explode.

I do have an irrational fear of spiders. All spiders. I was bitten by a brown recluse many years ago and the experience wasn't very pleasant (I got pretty sick for a few days). Then just a couple weeks later I was staying with a friend's friend in Richmond, VA and I pulled back the covers to the bed in his guestroom and a HUGE wolf spider crawled out of the bed! (I slept on the couch). So, that sort of sealed the deal for me. Then I bought this house 2.5 years ago. Soon after, I discovered we had a spider infestation in the crawlspace. It was so bad it gave the ORKIN MAN the willies! :laugh: It hasn't been fun. :indifferent:

jesyka

I dislike ALL insects, I mean I can't even stand ladybugs or butterflies [they're nice to look at from a distance lol] But spiders I can't stand at all. We've got random spiders up here, nothing poisonous to my knowledge, and I know the further north you go the bigger they get, but around here they're about the size of a ping pong ball for your biggest common spider and they drive me nuts. We have crab spiders all over in my house and I have a rule, They stay up near the ceiling and don't come down any further and they get to live. They come down and I enlist the services of my fiance [when he's not home I have to deal with them...which means I break out the Raid spray and the vacuum cleaner to kill and pick up:laugh: ] I can't squish them, considers partially touching, can't do it!

RedneckWmn

Ewww y'all are giving me the willies thinking about these spiders!! YUCK YUCK YUCK!!

Good thing you don't squish them though. My Mom made that mistake once! It was pregnant so when she did spiders babies allll over the place! Yuck!!

RedneckWmn

Okay ladies. I'm dragging major booty this morning!! I have zero energy for some reason. I have switched to working out at night this week. One of my best friends wants me to workout with her so I'm switching to workout with her. I need some energy for tonight. I have w5d2 of c25k...any suggsetions? LIttle Spy I know you got something up your sleeve for me! :bigsmile:

LittleSpy

Oh, I don't know if I'm the one. I'm dragging butt today too. I've got g28k w1d2 tonight and I have no idea how I'm going to even make it TO the workout, let alone THROUGH the workout. :laugh:

jennbarrette

jesyka - I used to go to Story Book Gardens every year as a kid. I grew up in Windsor, ON. I now live in Kenora, ON (near the Manitoba border)

RedneckWmn

Oh, I don't know if I'm the one. I'm dragging butt today too. I've got g28k w1d2 tonight and I have no idea how I'm going to even make it TO the workout, let alone THROUGH the workout. :laugh:

That's my problem! I think I'm going to break down and head to Starbucks at lunch and get something non fat sugar free! I'm dragging!! What's even more sad...I hate washing my own car so I always take it somewhere. I washed my car for maybe the 2nd time in my life yesterday...and cleaned the inside...yeah my back feels it hardcore! UGH!!

jesyka

jesyka - I used to go to Story Book Gardens every year as a kid. I grew up in Windsor, ON. I now live in Kenora, ON (near the Manitoba border)

I had been there once as a kid. It doesn't seem as great as it did when I was little, but it seems like they don't have that much there anymore. We had fun anyways and my daughter didn't want to leave so that's a good sign :laugh:

Nice to know I'm not the only Canadian in this group I think we're at the farthest opposite points of Ontario, I live just outside of London

cris20056

Ewww can we quit with the spider talk? I also have an irrational fear of spiders and no, I didnt even go look at the link :blushing:

Jess your story about how your mom crushed the pregnant spider has me all kinds of freaked out!! OMG Gross!!!

Ok- so guess what? This morning the scale said 211.8 (old location- one I used until bathroom renovation) and 211.2 (new spot- spot that was showing the gain). So I am utterly baffled by my scale but I have the scale back where it used to be from the beginning, which is showing the 211.8 so thats the one Im taking...Im very confused lol but I promise this will be the last time I speak about this :laugh: :embarassed:

I feel pretty rotten again today, my allergies were getting better then they came back full force last night. Not to be gross but this morning when I woke up my eyes were crusted closed due to all the pollen that had been cleaned out of my eyes while I slept, it was pretty gross.

Today after work Im attempting my 14 min run. I'll get to that 20 mins someday!!! I wont give up!!

Cris

MariSama44

Hey everyone. Sorry I keep going MIA. I was pretty entertained with your story Spy, since I went out to a state park this weekend as well. On saturday I went mountain biking for the first time in my life! For two hours, and man does my butt hurt. I had a really good time too, and best of all no spiders. Unfortunately I've probably been eating too much and so I'm stuck at a plateu right now, and very very frustrtaed I'm going to have to start exercising more or something and really watching my food..but I'm so distracted, busy and out of energy to begin wanting to worry about this, but I'm still trying atleast.

HonestOmnivore

Do I need to get bike shorts if I start taking spinning classes? I'm looking at them today and the ones I would get would be for the half tri I'm doing this summer and they're around $50 (so you can swim in them too). $50 is a lot right now!!! Plus what size would I get?

Hmmmmmm....

HonestOmnivore

Mari - I'm right with you! :flowerforyou:

I'm stuck at 180 (give or take, more give than take) and it's because I'm eating too much to often. I'm all over the place with calories and my exercise isn't enough to compensate!

I have GOT TO GET A GRIP ON EATING. And I will.

I log everything - the good the bad and the ugly... I need to avoid my food traps. Sushi can be healthy but not the sushi I've been ordering! I need to avoid sushi houses! I need to avoid BEER and I need to avoid BREAD.

So far today I'm fine but I almost always start out great.

Mari - lets try to check in with each other. I haven't had lunch yet so I'm going to make sure to check in after lunch and rat myself out to you :ohwell:

MariSama44

okay! I think that will help me too, but I gotta get on in the evenings, that's whats killing me :explode:

RedneckWmn

I'm having a really hard time on staying under on carbs!! UGH!! I'm right there with y'all!

LittleSpy

I'm with you, Mari & mstahl. I ate unspeakable things this weekend. :laugh: I still ate WAY better than a *typical* day would've been for me before. :noway: Yep, that still blows my mind. What was I thinking?! I guess I really didn't care about anything at all. That was a horrible place to be and I'm never going back there!

MariSama44

I'm with you, Mari & mstahl. I ate unspeakable things this weekend. :laugh: I still ate WAY better than a *typical* day would've been for me before. :noway: Yep, that still blows my mind. What was I thinking?! I guess I really didn't care about anything at all. That was a horrible place to be and I'm never going back there!

Same here! I feel like even though we're doing "bad" now, we've still come so very far, because there is no way we'll ever go back to eating like we used to! Knowledge is power, and its also permanent! I can no longer ingest two days worth of calories in one sitting. I simply refuse to do it now that I'm aware.

HeatherMN

Good morning, you busy, busy ladies!

I loved finding out there are so many country music fans here! Country music is my favorite, but I listen to just about anything. My workout playlist on my iPod is mostly rap, Fergie and 80's music, though, because it's what gets me pumped up for a run.

And to weigh in on the discussion about gay couples...I could care less! I don't care if they're gay if they're a nice person! The ladies that own the boarding stable where I keep my horse are super.

lildebbie: Don't feel like a piggy for eating 1560 calories per day. I eat 2000 consistently and am closer to 2300 on days I workout. It seems so weird that my metabolism may actually be better than I ever guessed! I love being able to eat like a guy and still lose weight.

Momma: I'm up for your lunges and squats challenge! I LOVE doing lunges only because I can actually get my back knee to the floor on backward lunges now. Woo hoo. Squats kill me but I know how great they are for my legs, so I keep doing them.

Cris: Congrats on seeing the 211.8 on the scale. I'd say you have nothing to worry about in regards to a plateau.

Littlespy: That spider was scary! It's like looking at roadkill...I just couldn't take my eyes off of it. Eww!

So this weekend I ate way more than I should of and I'm not going to log any of it because it's already in the past. I didn't weigh myself this morning, knowing it would be bad but I'm back on track today and that's all that matters. I did get some hiking done at a state park yesterday.

Yesterday I rode my horse for the first time since November and she was so good! She's lost so much weight (in a good way) that I had to tighten all of her equipment. I'm so much stronger and lighter that I was able to hop on without the normal struggle (and no mounting block). My butt is small enough that it actually fits properly in my saddle with extra room. It was a fabulous day and my muscles are pleasantly achy today.

On Friday night, I accomplished W8D1 of C25K with my new running shoes which were awesome. I had none of the ankle pain I'd been experiencing in my old shoes so I'm happy with my choice. I technically completed W9D1 of C25K because I pushed myself to run for 30 minutes at 4.2mph (I usually run 4.6), but I'm going to take it slow and not jump ahead the week. I'm motivated to run again with Cris and Jess doing C25K and Littlespy working on G28K. I've decided I still want to do the 8K on Thanksgiving and need to be consistent with my training to be able to do it!

Momma2four

Wow you girls are busy in the morning. Disadvantage of living on the west coast. You girls start at 5:30 am my time. I am still snoozing!! I get up around 6:20 have all children off to school and home eating my breakfast at 8 am my time. Had my cup of coffee came on here logged all I plan to eat today and my work out that I am going to do in a little while. Read all your posts!! I am going to go check out Littlespy's spider. I am not terribly afraid of spiders. I am afraid of black widows, and I don't want. Never mind I don't like spiders, snakes, or lizards. My 13 yo is constantly catching things and bringing them to me. I think I would be more afraid of the alligators and snakes. I lived in Florida for a couple of months when I was in the Navy, I was terrified that an alligator was going to come on base and eat me. I am not use to things like that. The only thing around here that is going to eat me is a Shark and I tend to only go in up to my ankles for that reason. Our part of CA has a ton of great whites off of our coast.

Checking in for the weekend

Over on Calories Saturday!! Maintenance on Sunday!!!
Water-terrible
exercise- only on Saturday, Sunday was my rest day

I am proud that this is the first weekend that I did not start over eating on Friday and continue it on through Monday. Even though I went over on Saturday, It wasn't too far over. Sunday was over too but more maintance than anything!! I am back on track today and I stayed on track Friday.

snowflakes

Good morning gals!

You got my attention with arachnophobia (sounds less creepy). Speaking of phobias do any of you like to watch MONK? That is one of our favorite shows!!! When you watch you will see things and say 'I do that' , 'I can relate to that', pretty funny.

Got my bike tuned up and hit the road! I took a short ride the next day and the crotch is SORE, going to have to get use to that. How come as a kid I never remember that hurting?

I read another article about increasing protein to as much as 90 grams a day. I am ready to up mine. How do I manually change the numbers in the food diary? I see how to add or change a category but I am stumped on the amounts. Thanks.

Momma how do I find your daughter? I got side tracked last week and forgot to message her. Way to rock you biggest loser!!! Congratulations.

Momma2four

Littlespy, never mind you should be afraid of that spider. It looks like it might be able to eat an alligator

Snowflakes, I love riding bike. You burn so many calories and it is fun. Here is my daughter's link

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/MirandaK16