Low Carb-ers Challenge Part 7 Welcome all

Ivy- I am doing great with Curves it really does feel great to be back there. I went again today I am starting out with the 3 times a week then will probably go to 4 or more with some walking in between now that I have a good neighborhood to walk in.

Jeni I am sorry you are having these crappy problems I will pray it gets better for you. Hang in there and lean on us!

Calie- I am really enjoying the new house. We still have a lot to move in and settle in. We are working slowly since we have to pay rent on the apt til March anyway might as well use it for storage til we can figure out where everything is going. We are already making a donation pile too. I am trying to get back to my cavewomanly ways lol but the holidays have been hard. At least my weight is hanging steady.

I started watching Ruby last week it's a show on Style about a woman who weighed 477 pounds and through diet and exercise and therapy she is down around 300 now. She uses a home delivery service for prepackaged meals (not Nutrisystem but real cooked meals). Of course that is too expensive for me so I was talking to a fan of hers on Facebook and she told me she does her own and packages them for a week at a time and keeps them ready for meals. So I got some new Glad containers and I am going to cook everything this Sunday to get ready for next week and see how it goes. My sis and I sat down and made a menu for the week and adjusted it based on the new sales papers and I am shopping this afternoon for all of it to get started. We already had a lot of the ingredients but we were getting low on meats and of course veggies and other fresh ingredients. I am definitely getting back on track Monday when I go back to work/school.

Hope you all have a wonderful and SAFE New year's!

Hey all! Mom just had the sniffles for a few days and is well. I am still on the stuffy side. Go figure a 87 yr old woman can recover faster than I can! lol I have not gone to any of the group meeting yet because there were none scheduled until mid Jan. However, I found my very first friend ever (since I was 8) on facebook last Friday and it turns out that she only lives 10 miles away. That has been such a blessing. We went for lunch and shopping on Saturday and it felt like we had never lost touch. That friendship is going to re-blossom I am sure and it will help me to break out of my hermit ways. My son comes home from his dad's on Saturday and I am anxious to see him.

Jeni, I am so sorry to hear things are taking a turn for the worse...if you need to vent, feel free to send me a note!

Glad most of you had a nice Christmas!

My goals for 2010 is to finally hit my goal weight, which is 125-130...somewhere in there. I plan on doing that by just concentrating on my kids, my mom and myself. No dating or nonsense. I am taking a year to just be ME! No other expectations or demands, just my family and me.

So here is to 2010 being MUCH better than 2009!!! :drinker: :drinker:

Hi all
Happy New Year!

I went to a pre party last night and well.... I'm going to bed very early tonight, got out of work early and getting chinese food, not that I can keep anything in me, and relax with a fire and thats it.

I will survive, that iswhat i do!

Anyway, i'll be checking in more, I promise, it will be at night, I get up at 4:15 and leave at 6:20ish so I don' have time to fool around, or walk in the morning

For 2010; lets see, Become stronger and happier for me
Lose another 20lbs and get insurance approval for my TT.

I'm going to be 39 in a coupe of months, so my short term goal is to make a plan of what I want to do before my 40

Happy New Year's Eve to all! Be safe, be smart and have fun! I will be celebrating with a good book in bed tonight! Sounds lovely to me! Too old for that staying up until midnight stuff! :laugh:

Marie, I don't know if it will help with seeing the monitor but if you can, get a magnifing lamp. You can usually get them at Hobby Lobby or a fabric store. It has helped mom quite a bit. Also, if you have a word processor, you could make the font much bigger and type your message on it, then copy and paste it into your post on MFP. Just a thought.

Have a good night everyone!

Happy New year.

Ivy - wow 800 miles is great. I think about it, I walked 6 miles a day for for months.... hmmmmmmmm...that is 600 miles and before that did 3 miles for 3 months.. anothre 225 ... holy smokes, thanks for making me think. No wonder I wore out 3 pr of sneakers.
I am back to the gym this weekend. I need to go every day after work

Pickadily - I took a sleeping pill at 7:30 and was sleeping by 8.

I'm watching the today show, clogs are coming back and huge wooden soles. Yuck. those and the skinny jeans everyone is wearing. they made me not wear jeans for 15 years, I'm hooked on my levis, give me a pr of midrise bootcut and I'm happy as a clam.

Marie - Picadily had good thoughts, what about thos magnifer screens that you can put over your screen, I've seen those in offices. They must have those at staples or office max... probably even Walmart.

Well, have a great day and a great new year!

Good morning everyone! Welcome to any new folks I may have missed saying hello to!

Ivy...that is a lot of steps girl! You must have the tightest backside around!

Marie....haven't seen you for a few days, hope you are ok! Have you tried making the print bigger on the screen?

Jeni, I LOVE my Levi low rise 545's! They are my favorite. Levi's and white tennis shoes....that is the normal attire for me...can't beat a classic right?

Everyone have a great day! Picking up my little boy today so am excited about that! We will be opening our presents tonight!

Ivy, did you ever give in to the potatoe chip craving?

OMG....I did the 30 day shred this morning, level one, and it kicked my rear! That just proves to me how much I have let my health go since mid October. When I bought the shred video and did it the first time, it was so easy and I thought, this can not be helping me as a good work out. I have let things go for so long that now I am struggling with it! Just goes to show you how quickly things go down hill if you are not careful. Excercise in some way everyday! Oh how important that will be as I get older! So getting some exercise everyday is an added resolution for me. It doesn't have to be the gym, or a video but something....a walk, some jumping jacks...something, anything so I don't go backwards ever again!

I HURT! lol Most of my aches are from the shred but I also went to the gym and walked 1 miles at 2 incline in only 17 min AND 3 miles on the bike at 7% resistance SOOOOO am I surprised I hurt...not really! But it does tell me that I have not been working out the way I used to because I used to a LOT more than that and still not hurt.

Cloverluv...the 30 day shred will give you a pretty good workout and since it has 3 levels you can jump into the middle if you need to have a little bit tougher workout. Also...I always save some carbs and calories for a late evening snack!

Ivy...since you caved on the potato chips...do you still have the craving?

Hope everyone had a good weekend and holiday season...now it is back to reality! This is the year I hit my goal...enough messing around!

Good Windy morning to you all! The wind is swirling the snow on the ground all over the place and it is bitter cold! I can't wait until things warm up a bit so I can go outside and get some fresh air without my nostrils freezing shut! lol I remember last year, mid January we had an unusual warm spell and I was actually in my back yard with shorts and a tank top on, raking leaves! Don't think that is going to happen this year. Good thing there is a gym! I have not done the shred since Sunday because I can not get rid of the muscle knot in my right calf. I don't think it was from the shred, I think I did it on the treadmil that night when I walked so fast at an incline. Tonight I am going to the gym but I am going to stay on the bike and ride for about 40 min. Then I will do some weights. Hopefully by Friday morning, my calf will be better...it is slowly getting better.

Ivy....you are doing GOOD on the C25K! Wow! I had thought about trying that but I have never been a runner and until I get a REALLY good sports bra...it just isn't comfy! lol The shred is ok but if you really want a good, all over at home work out you should try the Billy Banks Ultimate Tae Bo tape. It is 50-60 or longer depending on where you decide to stop. I typically burn about 500 cal when I do that and I really noticed a difference in my belly and inner thigh area! Potato chips and chocolate....evil twins!

Marie, sorry to hear the cold is getting to the joints. I hope that is all it is and you will be doing better soon. Keep us posted! Did you ever see the posting for helping you make the typing on the computer monitor bigger?

Jeni, Amy and Clover....I hope things are going well!

Everyone, keep warm!

Ok I am kinda frustrated. I ate everything under the sun while I was off on vacation and I lost weight. Last week I started getting back on track and exercising regularly watching what I ate and I have gained 4 pounds from it. I don't get it. When I was munching chips and eating junk I lost and now I am eating healthy again and gained. Geez. Well I'm sticking to it and guess I'll see. I ate beef this week so maybe I am retaining fluid(I am allergic to beef). I will go beefless the rest of the week and see if that helps. I thought of doing a fruit and veggie fast one day to help cleanse my system any of you ever do one?

Calie- For the chart, I am not very talented with graphics and I am starting my thesis for my Masters degree next week so I know I will not time for any extras. I wouldn't want to commit to it then not be in here enough to maintain it. Maybe we can find someone who is more talenmted than I am to set it up.

Jeni sorry about the job. God will find you a better one!

Hope you all are having a good week!