NEED TO LOSE 100 LBS OR MORE !

Annie, Kris and Angelika- Welcome back, so happy that you found us again.

Rewards- Go to a park and have a picnic or take a bike ride. We have a local park that has paddle boats or canoes available for rent that could be a reward. You may also want to consider clothes shopping as a rewards since as you lose weight your body shape and size will change. I know I now have fun buying clothes these days.

I admit it I should go to the gym tonight but I am just not in the mood to workout. I am sore from yesterday's workout and just don't have the energy. I will do something tomorrow either in the morning or afternoon depending on how my day goes.

I did get my Wednesday wish early- I went shopping today and was able to fit into pants that were a size smaller (14) than last summer (16). It was my favorite brand but I did pick out some brighter colors this year. It's funny, some brands I am okay with wearing a slightly larger size and others I will refuse. I guess I know some fabrics will stretch. The ones that didn't fit quite right were not the ideal size for the brand. Overall, a good day.

Monday Check In: Weekend was good. I realized I don't eat meals, but snack all day. I stayed within my calories though so I'm OK with that. I took a break Saturday from exercising since I had gone 6 straight days. It was WAY too hot on Sunday (108) to walk so I decided to swim in my pool for 30 minutes. I miss swimming and think I'll do it more often before the weather changes.

Of course, this AM was not how I had planned. I needed to go get my right twin smashed as a follow up, but they messed up their communication (film versus disc). 2 hours wasted. Grrrr!!! I rescheduled at a different place for Friday. I'm sure it's nothing, but better to be safe than sorry. Save the ta-ta's!! Life is good though. No complaints.

Happy Monday all... I ate unplanned foods Saturday and Sunday, but I logged every bite. Today was back on track eating planned food choices. Rough week ahead at work, so I need to make sure I pack and take my good foods with me for lunch so I don't go all day without eating then make bad choices because I'm hungry and overwhelmed.

Wishing every one a good night's rest....

Monday check in- The leg cramps dissipated and now my calf is just a little sore. I'm continuing eating foods high in potassium. I don't really know if that is the problem, or if I strained it last week at the gym. I would have thought that if it was potassium, a day or two of V-8s and bananas would have done the trick completely. I'm planning on ordering new shoes.
I didn't weigh in this weekend. I know I should, but I'm putting it off until next Saturday. I'm starting to think I see improvements in the mirror, though. I noticed the other day that if my posture is correct, I see my bust when glance down, but my tummy isn't protruding past it.

If the cramping was severe enough, it could have caused some internal bruising of your calf muscle which would account for the lingering soreness.

Bella, HUGS. You need them more than any of us right now.

Toots, I hope that newsletter you got was good news!

Oh, crud, totally forgot your name (gentleman looking for on-the-cheap rewards). If you have, or have access to, tent camping gear (and you like said activity), it's pretty cheap. And fun, IMO. Not cheap if you have to buy the gear, mind you. Alternatives.... try doing something ridiculous and fun -- roller skating or ice skating, perhaps. River rafting. Kayaking. Check out a local museum. There are tons of things you could do; approach your own city (or nearby ones) as though you were a tourist, and get out there!

Monday check-in: yesterday was a total calorie blowout. Saturday was better but still bad. HOWEVER, yesterday was "potty party" day for my little one, who will be 3 soon. The entire day (literally, 7:30-6) was spent with her, her new doll, and a series of treats and party activities that revolved around teaching Dolly to use the potty and then reinforcing the same skills with the kiddo. She is now the proud wearer of big-girl underpants and a member of the Mystic Order of the Toileteers.... Her Big Kid Celebration included a very calorie-dense meal at The Old Spaghetti Factory (original location, woot!), and I have enormous appreciation for what Toots and other stay-at-home moms do daily. Honestly, as wonderful as the day was, I was just as tired (almost said "pooped," LOL) as I am after a full day at work!

Good Morning Tuesday and even its only 9am it is a good Tuesday, so this is a late addition to my earlier Monday Check In (which I think is on the last thread), but I weighed myself this morning and 7lbs down on last week....so, so happy but bemused as well (no way I should have lost this much with the over eating/drinking of last week).

So Tuesday Goals are going to stay the same as last week as they were not completed and I need to complete them and keep them going until they become habit. So for Nutrition, at least one serving of fruit or veg with every meal, and for fitness at least 5 30 minute workouts within the week.

So as part of my Tuesday Goals, I am about to head off to the gym and then food shopping (as not much in the house)...oh need to prep a snack for post gym/pre shop otherwise it will be dangerous

Tuesdays goals My goal is to get back on track with eating healthier this week . I am going to wait a while before i start exercising again since i had surgery last month but i am doing alot better now !~

Tuesday Goals: I weighed this morning and I'm right back down to 279. I'm going to refer to myself as Duncan(like the yoyo) from now on. I'm really indifferent about my weight now. I've been at this weight and want it to be lower. I'm running the way I should and I'm trying to eat the way I should. If my weight goes down so be it. If it goes up that's fine too. I have a 5k to concentrate on and don't need that stupid number to discourage me now. I think I'm going to lay off the scale for the next month and work on counting calories and getting my miles in on the road\treadmill(I hate that thing now) and weigh myself after the 5k.

5k training update: I ran last night and ran 3.2 miles! The only time I was tired was the last hill and the first mile. It's funny how that first mile is ALWAYS the hardest. Anyway I'm continuing to drink my water to get some more of this weight off of me. I drank a gallon again last night and I think the next few pounds should come off fairly easily if I do this. Wish me luck

Way to go! I was off my 5k training for about a week and got back to it last night. Ran 20 minutes (about 1.4 miles...I'm really slow) and plan to run 25 minutes tonight. I need to pick up my pace or I'm not going to meet my goal of 45 minutes (race is August 25).

Tuesday Goal: I tend to second-guess almost every food-related decision I make. Many of my meals end with the thought "I wish I'd eaten something else instead." So, I've decided to give myself a mental break and just accept the decisions I make and not feel so badly if maybe I didn't choose the best, healthiest thing on the menu. I can't expect to get myself in better physical shape if I continually beat myself up over things I cannot go back and change. A preventive measure, of course, is to make better food choices to begin with

Hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday! I'm excited to get back to my hotel tonight to go running :noway: (never thought I'd say that)

Cheers!
Annie

Good Morning Everyone!!! :flowerforyou:

First, I totally forgot to wish my fellow left-handers a Happy Left Handers Day yesterday--so there it is! :drinker:

Tuesday Goals:
I'm going to school in a bit to start prepping for classes next week. I want to get my room arranged (plan to move my desk and need to figure out how to rearrange the student desks to make this work). I also want to finish organizing the Gatsby binder I started on a month ago. When I first started teaching, I put everything in manilla file folders, but I've found that binders with sheet protectors stay better organized. Every summer I try to convert 1 or 2 of my most-used files to binders.

I'm also meeting a colleague to plan the first few weeks of our Honors American Lit course, and afterward, we are going out to lunch.

Realized we're almost half-way through the month and I haven't updated my monthly goals, so...:

August Goals:
1. Meet a minimum of 80g of protein at least 5x/week--Week 1 = 2/7; Week 2 = 5/6; Week 3 = /7; Week 4 = /7
2. Stick with my current calorie goal (9730/week)--I know I will be tempted to raise this once school starts--this actually dropped to 9590 b/c of weight loss and so far, so good...
3. Gym visit or 5k at least 3x/week (this will be hard once school starts on the 22nd)--Week 1 = 3/7; Week 2 = 3/7
4. Get back to doing core work at least 3x/week--Week 1 = 0/7; Week 2 = 2/6

I'm getting better with the protein. Really need to work on goal 4. :ohwell: