Over 200 New Year New Me Part 17

RedneckWmn

I was doing so well! I didn't stop for it and then my manager called "Who wants McDonalds!?" It was like someone was telling me to just go ahead and eat it. So I did. I don't feel guilty cause I'm still good with my lunch and dinner choices and what not. Now I'm just sooo tired I can't stay awake. My body is so use to having lots of protein and fiber by now! It wasn't tha good. So not worth it! :laugh:

jennbarrette

Hi guys, sorry I am been MIA. I have been tracking my calories and exercise on another site, so I don't make it here as much. I have been doing well with exercise, not perfect on calories, but still a deficit and haven't lost in the last 2 weeks. I am thinking joining the gym and hitting it hard for the last 2 weeks may have an impact on the numbers. I feel better, but I wish the scale would cooperate.

I found a new diet dessert treat. Banana ice cream You basically take over ripe bananas, peel, cut, and freeze. Then throw them in a blender. I added a little peanut butter, and a dash of cocoa powder and it was super yummy! Here is where I found the recipe - http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/stepbystep-instructions-for-oneingredient-ice-cream-097170

Momma2four

mstahl, so sorry to hear about Millie.


Cris, Jess, and Littlespy, I look forward to seeing you girls enter onderland. I know it will be soon you guys are awesome.

Jenn, glad to see you back. I am sure those numbers will move soon. Thanks for the recipe


Okay Ladies, I actually feel pretty motivated today. I am up and have energy. I plan to do a quick workout then breakfast (it is only 8:30 here) Then I am going to go get my tires rotated. After that I have some housework and yard work I would like to get done. Then lunch, a quick workout after lunch. Then children taxi service. Prepare dinner go to Kinderfacts with Ryan then come home eat the dinner I prepared for everyone and then finally relax around7:30/8:00. Who says stay at home mom's life'
s are boring? Maybe not super exciting but never boring. I love it!!! But I do so look forward to summer vacation!!!

Positively_Me

Thanks Jess and Cris for your inspiration words:flowerforyou: ..it was too much to hear those words from teh doctor...it was hard to swallow but i am not going to dwell on it i will use it to push myself harder than ever before...my diet was not bad..but i did eat more than a oz of cheese somedays..so i have to lay off the cheese, eggs (except whites) sugar( which i stopped a while back), and red meat ( not a big fan) so anything that has saturated fat...Wish me luck!

Jess: are you in a zombie (sp?) state??? that is what high fat food does to you. The good thing is your body is not use too all the junk food..don't dwell on it. Just drink lots of water and hopefully you will be back to normal by noonish..

Cris: I know you will do the c25k...so will I...well restarting it back from teh beginning..lord help me

HeatherMN

Good morning, ladies!

Thanks for noticing my absence and thanks to those of you who "stalked" me!

Friday was a crazy hectic day at the office, so I didn't even have a chance to attempt to check in. It was one thing after another and I tried to access MFP from my Blackberry a few times during the weekend but it didn't work. Oh, well, new week. My weight for Friday was 192.6, but it's a re-loss from what I had gained back, so count me for 0% lost.

mstahl: I'm sorry to hear Millie passed, but she is no longer in pain. It's so wonderful that you were there for her in her last moments and let her have a few last sips of gin. Gotta love it! Rest in peace, Millie! Poor George must be heartbroken without her. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose someone you've been with for 75 years.

Okay, so here's the run down of my weekend.
Friday: Laundry and mom's homemade fajitas. Yum!

Saturday: Shopping during the afternoon, which included buying a dress to go to dinner in Saturday night. The dress is super cute but unfortunately the shoes I got to go with it were horrendously uncomfortable and will be returned to Target tomorrow. Grr. Now I have to find new shoes to go with the dress, but at least the dress was comfortable. We went to dinner at Fogo De Chao and Cris, you were not kidding! That place is amazing and dangerous all at once! My boyfriend said he finally knows exactly how much meat it takes to fill him up. Yum!

Sunday: More state park exploring. We started with a 4.2 mile hike at Whitewater State Park. The trail we took was the longest and most difficult one the park offered and the estimated time was 3.5 hours. Of course, we're awesome so we did it in 2 hours, 15 minutes! To be honest, we didn't even think it was that hard!

We then headed to Forestville State Park and wandered around the old "ghost" town. It used to be a milling town in the mid 1800s, but it was a bit disappointing since I expected there to be more buildings; there were only four. The do re-enactments during the summer, though, so we may go back when they're doing that. The neatest part of the park is that the bridge built in 1880 is still standing and up until the past few months was still used daily for vehicle traffic. Now it's only open for pedestrian traffic.

Next, we headed to extreme southeast Minnesota to Beaver Creek Valley State Park, which was small and pretty boring. It had a small suspension bridge over the creek/river, but only offered camping, fishing and a limited amount of hiking. We didn't hike there because it was raining.

On the way home, we were driving along when we small an adorable stone country church. I spotted a historical marker sign by the door, so we swung in. The church was an old Luthern church and construction started on it in 1863 but was stopped during the Civil War and finished once the war was over. It was a beautiful church and the cemetery had several very old looking headstones, so we wandered around and found headstones for people who were born in the 1700s. It was amazing to me. One of the headstones was that of a Civil War veteran and many had inscriptions in Norwegian as that's where those who built the church originated. It was absolutely amazing to me and so beautiful. The county line is directly in the center aisle of the church because the two communities/counties wanted to live together in harmony and therefore built the church there together. How awesome is that??

I'll say the eating wasn't great this weekend, but the experiences were!

HeatherMN

Oops, I have one more thing to add. (I'm making up for lost time).

When I went to the gyno for my annual appointment on Thursday, she was impressed and happy about my weight loss. Anway, I wanted to share that she said women shouldn't go below 1500 calories per day. I told her I had read 1200 and she said, "nope, stay with at least 1500"

cris20056

Heather- Welcome back! Mmmm fogo do chao!! I am drooling...thanks! My brother really wants us to go there for mother's day this Sunday so I may have a cheat day....omg now im so hungry!

Sounds like you had an awesome weekend! I loved your story about the church the most. I love that historic stuff, american history was my faovrite class in HS and I love being able to experience stuff like that in person

HeatherMN

Cris: I know! My boyfriend and I are obsessed with finding the historically significant places in our state. Next weekend (May 14th), my sister and I are taking a roadtrip to Overland Park, KS for my cousin's grad party and I can't wait to do some research to find historical places on the way there. My sister doesn't have a clue as to what she's getting into by taking a road trip with me!!

RedneckWmn

Heather-That's the second time I have heard that as well. Did she say if it was 1500 base or net?

jamiesgotagun

Was wondering if I could join your group???

Thanks
Jamie

Momma2four

Was wondering if I could join your group???

Thanks
Jamie

Yay Jamie, you are back!!!!! I missed you and wondered how weight watchers was going? So happy to see you back with the over 200 girls!!!!! You were missed. :flowerforyou:

raiderape

:flowerforyou: Good Afternoon Ladies!!

elmox - Congrats on entering Onderland today!! That is sooo exciting. One day all of us will be there to celebrate together! Can't wait!!

Jesyka - Congratulations on the newest addition!! I am about to have another neice/nephew by the end of the month so I am so excited! Hope you are able to spend lots of time with him. My mom had told me to bring a gift for the older sibling(s) also, or else I never would have known.

mstahl - Sorry to hear about Millie! My thoughts and prayers are with your family. :flowerforyou:

Pos_me - I bet that was scary to here that from the doctor. It is great that you are going to do something about it! I was told that I had high cholestrol too and I am only 27! I couldn't believe it but I am working hard to get it down before the next appointment.

Momma - Sounds like you are Super Mom!! I don't know how stay at home mom's do it. I am not even a mom yet and I don't know if I could handle it.

hajohnson - Sounds like you had a very busy and fun weekend. Glad to hear about your travels!

Jamie - Welcome!!! :happy:

Check in with you ladies later!! Hope everyone has a great afternoon!!

RedneckWmn

Welcome Jamie!

Momma you do sound like a super mom! If I ever have kids I hope I'm just like you and all motivated!

Okay so I craving a hamburger. I don't know what is with all the junk! I blame TOM! Does anybody have a good recipe for a healthy hamburger...if one exists! I think Little Spy has one she was talking about maybe. This sounds so corny but I've never made my own hamburgers. Always store bought.

LittleSpy

Welcome Jamie!

Momma you do sound like a super mom! If I ever have kids I hope I'm just like you and all motivated!

Okay so I craving a hamburger. I don't know what is with all the junk! I blame TOM! Does anybody have a good recipe for a healthy hamburger...if one exists! I think Little Spy has one she was talking about maybe. This sounds so corny but I've never made my own hamburgers. Always store bought.

Walmart sells 96% lean ground beef at a reasonable price. Get a pound. If you prefer ground turkey or ground chicken, get some 99% lean.

Mix in some reduced sodium Worcestershire (or not if you don't like it), garlic powder, onion powder (or you can mince an onion. It's better that way, but I've been lazy the last few times), a little salt & black pepper. Get in there with your hands & mix it all up. Portion out 4 balls of meat. They'll be right at or a little over 4ounces each. Flatten them out into patties -- make them a little thinner in the center because they'll plump in the center when you cook them. You can grill them or just cook them in a frying pan sprayed with a little olive oil since the beef is 96% lean (there won't be any fat run off). Cook 'em 'til they're done. I usually cook my pretty well because I don't really trust grocery store ground beef enough to leave it pink.

You can look at the different buns in the supermarket. Sometimes I just get generic wheat buns. I think Merita has one that's only 80 calories that tasted pretty good. Usually the ones I get are around 100-110 calories each. Just choose however you feel appropriate -- lower calories, higher protein & fiber, whatever you want.

I also usually put cheese on my burgers. You can use any kind of cheese in any amount you want. Cheddar, American, Feta, PepperJack, etc. I often just make mine fast food style with a little cheddar & a squirt of mustard & ketchup. Sometimes we get fancy & make spinach, mushroom, onion, feta burgers or something like that (you can mix anything you want into the beef & then put anything else on top).

So,
4oz beef = 140 cal
1 bun = 80-120 cal
cheese = 0-120 cal (depending on what kind & how much, if any)
condiments = 0 - 1,000,000 cal (mustard has 0. 1/2tbs ketchup has 15. Go easy on the mayo if that's your deal)

So anywyay, as you can see, you could have a quarter pound burger for as little as 220 calories. Or a quarter pound cheeseburger for about 270 (with half an ounce of 2% cheese).

When comparing my options for lunch today (since a coworker ate mine :grumble:), I actually found myself with a 360 calorie Double Stack from Wendy's. Very similar nutrition to a 6" roast beef sub at Subway (more fat, less fiber... but also a significant amount less sodium! :noway:). I was originally going to Subway but then decided I neither wanted to spend that much money nor wait in line that long. Nor did I want to have another sodiumrific 6" to eat tomorrow (assuming a coworker didn't eat it between now and then :laugh:).

jamiesgotagun

Thanks everyone, whats the plan for weigh ins and posting??

Momma, I did ok on weight watchers but started falling off the wagon for several reasons, work being one and was finding it harder and harder to get to the meetings and didn't feel like paying any longer. I know what I need to do, I just need to do it!!!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Jamie

HeatherMN

Ooh, Wendy's sounds so good. Looks like I'm going to do that for dinner since I have a class at 6:00 so I don't have time to go home and eat first.

HeatherMN

Heather-That's the second time I have heard that as well. Did she say if it was 1500 base or net?

Sorry, Jess, I didn't think to ask her that! I would guess net since we were talking quite a bit about exercising as well.

lildebbie

Hello ladies..

i am feeling like crap again..i am really tired of the sickness.

I am really hoping i am not getting strep throat, i am trying to will myself in not getting it. This morning my head was hurting and now my throat , no fever ...trying to convince myself it is just a sore throat or something.

i really wish i could just go to bed and sleep all day long..so needless to say i am not exercising today , i feel soo awefull, going to the bank and gettin gmy glasses at lunch about wore me out.

I have eaten pretty good today and i guess that is a good think no snacks that aren't good for me like i was doing last few weeks...one day at a time, that is all we can do right :ohwell:

Mstahl -Sorry for you loss.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

chris - i hear you on the sickness it seems that all i am in lately.

cris20056

Jess- I need to have a burger here and there, I'd say once every 2 weeks or so or I'll fall off the wagon. I treat my self to one on the weekends usually....just had one on Sunday actually!

Here is what I do:
Safeway (or any supermarket) has already made patties- most have cals on the packaging. I dont get the frozen I get the ready made lean ground beef patties...you can add seasoning like garlic, onions, etc if you want. I just like its already measured out for me and has the nutritional values on it:
Laura's Lean Beef 8% fat- 160 cals (4oz)
Kraft Singles (skim) - 25 cals (1 slice)
hamburger roll (I get the store generic)- 110 cals (1 bun)
ketchup- 20 cals (1tbsp)

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TOTAL OF 315 CALORIES AND ITS YUMMY! I make it on the grill

Good luck

Lildeb- feel better soon, I know how much it sucks!

RedneckWmn

Thank you for the suggestions on the burgers!! I figure it's way better then going to a burger place around. I'm going to make my own! :bigsmile: Can't wait to try out the ideas!!

lildebbie-Hope you get to feeling better!

Jamie-We weigh in every Friday and also put our % lost. Whoever is the biggest loser and lost the highest % thinks up of a challenge for the week. Everyday we check in with Calories, Water, Exercise and something we are proud of. Some of us add in sodium as well. We also chat quite frequently throughout the day! You will love it here!

Speaking of challenge...do we have one this week yet?

MariSama44

Hey girls. didnt really keep up with my calories this weekend, But I did get down to 230.6, which was exciting. I'll check in for today and hope that I dont inadvertantly eat any snacks later tonight and ruin it...I've already planned the day and maybe posting it here will help me not overeat. XD

Calories: 40 over
Water: Good
Exercise: none yet
Proud: Not proud today, but on saturday my dad took me shopping for a while, and I wanted a pair of shorts from lane Bryant. I tried on a 26 thinking it was a 20, which kind of threw me for a loop! I thought I was instantly a size 16 XD But anyway, I figured out I picked up the wrong size, but there were no twenties. I tried on the 18 and they were super tight, but they buttoned up with almost no trouble. I'm almost a size 18, i'm sure in about 10 more pounds I'll be able to wear them! So I bought them for the summer when I can fit them. Woohoo!

HeatherMN

Mari: Congrats on the size 18 shorts! That's so awesome. You'll be in them very shortly, I know it!!

Wow, today has gone by sooo slowly. I suppose when my day starts off by being 40 minutes late because of road closures and road construction, I should have turned around and gone back to bed. After work, I have to renew my license plate registration and eat dinner before going to my CPR refresher course. Then, I get to stop by the barn to paid board and for the grand finale, I have to finish my paperwork for the class I'm taking in about three weeks. Whew, is anyone else tired reading that??

Have a great evening!
Heather

LittleSpy

Ugh, slow day here, too. I've spent a bit of time researching what I need to do to get into grad school. I'm a little bummed because I really wanted to get my certification & master's to be a school media specialist but it requires 2 semeseters of internship that just isn't possible with a full time job. :ohwell: I don't understand how I'm supposed to pay for grad school & my mortgage WITHOUT a full time job! :laugh: I really don't want to take out a huge amount of student loans to pay for my living expenses & tuition. That's such a crock. I made it all the way through undergrad without owing a dime when I graduated. *sigh* I guess I'll just change my concentration goals to youth/child library services. Same thing without the teaching certification, I guess. I can always go back later & get it, I guess. Sorry for the bumfest. :laugh:

raiderape

lildebbie - Hope you get to feeling better soon!

Mari - That is great that you could fit into the 18's!! You will be in them in no time!!!

LilSpy and Cris - Thanks for the great hamburger recipes. They sound soooo good. I will definitely have to try them.

LilSpy - I know how you feel with school stuff. I wasn't lucky enough not to have student loans when I finished by first bachelor's. I wan't able to do internships either do to having to work full time to make rent and pay the bills. Hopefully you will find a way to make everything work. Good Luck! I am trying to get everything together and paid for so that I can sit for the CPA exam this year. They have to make everything so dang expensive but then they give you no other option but to do it. GRRR!!

Check in later!

Positively_Me

I am doing a quick check in...I might go walking later so i have to have things ready for us before hubby get here..

Check in for today
Calories: 1349, I ate some of my exercise calories
Exercise: walking around the community 30 minutes, and W1D1 C25k program...this time around i took it a step further...i want to up my speed so was gradually increasing my speed..my last two intervals were 9.0mph..I can't believe i ran w/ an incline..on that speed..I feel terrific!
Water: 100 oz.
Proud: that i decided to restart c25k...and i ran 9.0 mph...can't wait for two days to do the same run..
Sodium: 1020 mg
Fiber: 30 grams...( I am trying to eat more fiber - which keep me fuller longer)

Have a great day/evening gilr

I will check back tomorrow morning

bluenote

Welcome newcomers and oldcomers! :laugh: You will love it here. :flowerforyou:

mstahl - your family is in my prayers. I am so sorry for your loss.
elmox - WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, AWESTFALL!!!

Hey, since you all are hitting onederland and I will probably never, I am going to celebrate hitting onehundredlostland - losing one hundred (if I make it that far!) pounds! Oh God, please let me lose one hundred! :ohwell:

Gotta run - rehearsal.

check in:
cals: good
water: 90
exercise: 40 mins moderate bike, bed pilates
proud: I got in exercise today even though I only had 90 minutes at home.

lildebbie

hello ladies -

I am feeling worse that i did today..i have this feeling i may have to break down and go to the doctor tomorrow...guess we will see how i feel in the morning. Still no fever for me but my throat is killing me and my whole body is achey. I took a bath hoping that would help and not so much...still feel like crap.

LIttlespy - I know the feeling, hubby wasnts to get a medical type degree like radioligy, surg tech stuff, but they all require internship, he has to work...luckily he has a good job right now maybe once the kids are out of day care that would be 1000.00 a month extra.

Well i had i guess a pleasant suprise, i got on the scale before my bath (at 4:30) expecting not soo good...and it was 283.0 , not great since i been hovering there all year, but my horrible eating and no exercise i thought it would of been much worse.

Momma2four

Bluenote you are going to lose 100 pounds!!!! I know you can!!!!!!!!

Just checking in.

Calories: Good
Exercise" Could have been a little better, but I am planning to walk to kinderfacts so should be good by then
Water: Yes

I am proud that I have eaten very healthy today.

meokk

Hi Everyone,
No time to read all the posts yet today but I realized that I need to give a challenge........

Take your measurements again this week or for the first time if you are new to the group.

About 6 weeks ago Cris gave this same challenge and it's time we see what progress has been made.

Post your measurements or your inches lost if you are comfortable doing so or keep them to yourself in a secret journal with a small golden key ( I used to love those things !!)

xoxo

HonestOmnivore

Meokk- Congrats on the huge weight loss!!! I'm so happy for you I just checked my measurements and I'm not losing any inches but that's OK as I haven't earned any loss lately!

Pos_Me - were you the one who got back the bad blood work? My husband's doctor told him he can eat some eggs and butter but to avoid all hydrogenated oils and bad fats. We make a butter out of a blend of real butter and olive oil that we can spread on things. Since Ken started watching all his hydrogenated oils his numbers have gotten better. That eliminates a lot of margarine's regardless of their ingredients, it also impacts peanut butters (premixed kind) and stuff like that.

Oh my am I brain dead!!!

Today we went back to the hospital to pick up stuff we'd forgotten, took stuff back over to Millie's house that George had asked us to find for him, then decided he didn't need it. Then we went to order flowers for the service tomorrow - I'm getting white and pink roses :flowerforyou: simple yet beautiful. We're taking over some of Millie's vases in the AM and the florist will arrange them for us. We're going to use the roses by her urn and by the photos we're putting up, then put some mason jars around on the little end tables filled with flowers from her garden (lilacs, dogwoods, irises etc). I picked up a couple flats of flowers (snap dragons and pansies) and I'm going to fill little party cups with a flower and ask people to take one home to plant in their garden. I also had to identify her body at the funeral home to make sure they cremate the right body - I was a little shocked to touch her and realize they had her close to freezing. It totally makes sense because we aren't having her embalmed before cremation - it was just a shock!

http://www.recordpub.com/news/no_byline_article/4819948 in case you're killing time

Chris - I'm so sorry about your son's illnesses - on the up side he'll have one heck of an immune system. I hope you take your parents up on their offer and get a good nights sleep (and morning sleep in!)

LittleDeb - get better soon! You need a break from the sick kid'os too! I think it would be great if you start running the C25K! I'd suggest you start trying it barefoot if you have a generally safe place to walk barefoot! I think your knees and joints will thank you. Just read up on technique so you know how to do it, it feels weird for awhile!

LilSpy - I got my shoes but they're too long :sad: I must have measured wrong. I'll re-measure and return them but oh how I'm disappointed! My husband brought them to the hospital on Friday because he knew I wanted to see them. bummer. Glad yours fit well!

Jess - I went to see 'Of Mice and Men' opera style - my nephew's wife was the female lead (boss's wife). On the way there I kept jokingly singing lines from the book in a minor key/ opera style voice... turns out I pretty much nailed it. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't good either. I love some operas (Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro, Carmen come to mind) but I've not been as impressed with the more modern attempts.

Checking in for today:

Calories - Over
Water - none
Exercise - none

Proud - could have done much worse! I've been over in calories every day for a week, but I have generally made good choices and I'm pretty happy that I haven't cut lose and over indulged. I probably ate four or five apples and two or three bananas every day, and only had one "real" meal - but all that added up to over 1200 calories pretty quickly! I'll be back on track soon!