HAL 2 0 1 0 Team (new small group)

Hey everyone! Its been a good week for Jessica!! Can't wait for that to happen to me. So far only 1 person at the gym has commented positively, but he has seen me from the day I joined. He definitely thinks I've lost more than 4 pounds, so it goes to show the scale is NOT king! I love the way my clothes are started to hang on me. Not ready for a new size in pants yet, but maybe by the time this 90 day challenge is done I'll need suspenders to hold them up. :laugh:

Raymond, Its not a soap box, its the Truth. Don't hide what you believe. You never know whose life you may touch each day. He is in all of our lives whether we believe or not. I bless you for your faith.

Had a tough day today after my leg workout yesterday. Can't figure out if the problem is a very old injury acting up in my hip, or just over working the muscles and tendons. Otherwise all is going well and I keep losing despite going over my calories each day.

Ran 2.25 miles then did my p90x KENPO
So Far Way Under Calories
I have had so far 3 servings of protein
I have achieved all my goals except one day this week (that was calories)
Good job team mates and I hope you are being a warrior this weekend!

Verda,

I just wanted to confirm what you desire in the post this week.

Week 2
no weight to post
P90X/Insanity workout each day
6 days at or under cal target (good job!)
Met goal to eat more protein

Week 1
care to provide the goal data? I will update.

I just want to be sure you are happy with the data. I have it set up as:
P90X/Insanity daily (number of days)
Days < Cal (number of days)
Protein intake (Y/N field)

Can you confirm please.

Thanks,
Raymond.

Thank you Raymond! I was 100% except one day I was over on cals!
Verda

Verda... hang in there. ::hug:: I know it's tough, and please allow yourself some extra freedom for the next couple days. I'm a very firm believer that sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to get through today and worry about tomorrow when it gets here.

Actually, that's kind of a good transition to what I was going to say even before I saw Verda's post. I have just felt SO overwhelmed the last few months. Some of you know, and others do not, but basically it started in September/October when I started having major stomach issues. They thought I might have Celiac's (allergic to gluten/wheat) but weren't sure. For a month and a half I did the gluten-free diet, which made me feel amazing, but was challenging to say the least. Then, when I was finally able to see a specialist he said he wants to do an endoscopy to determine if I have Celiac's or not, but of course... I have to start eating gluten (the stuff that makes me feel terrible) again. So, for the last month or so I've been eating gluten, and not feeling great. My endoscopy is Monday and I'm super, super freaked out about it :embarassed:

Then, December was the 5 year anniversary of my Mom passing away- she had a heart attack at 49 when I was just 21 and I miss her dearly... more so as time goes on. On top of that, my sister has made some terrible, terrible choices in her life- she's living with her abusive boyfriend (she's moved out several times, but ultimately returns each time), has a drug problem, no car, and has been unemployed for a year now. It bothers me because that's not how we were raised, and that's just not my sister. I get so embarrassed, but I feel like it makes us sound like a dysfunctional family and I almost literally grew up with the stereotypical white picket fence out front, 2.4 kids and the dog. So, as you can imagine my Dad (now a single parent) is stressed out, trying to figure out "where he went wrong", etc. and that's killing me. Additionally, work has been incredibly stressful and I can feel myself about to explode most days.

So, I confess that this week has not been my best. I was holding it together ok until tonight- I had already logged all my food and calories for the day, but I ended up going out to a local pub and having wings, nachos and a drink and totally and completely 100% blew it.

Anyhow, sorry for the rant- I'm not normally a "share my life story with a bunch of strangers" type of girl. Guess I just had to vent. Tonight was one of those nights that I just had to do what I had to do to get through today- did it really help anything? No. So have I gained anything? No. Just ate a whole bunch of calories I didn't need. But, live and learn. Tomorrow will be a better day.

I'm off my soapbox now... or should I say the big comfy couch that you always see in movies and TV shows at a psychiatrist's office

We are alike in many ways
our past, present & future.
Sufferings, disappointments, failures, issues
Goals & accomplishments.

And I can see where we are all Gaining Wisdom & Knowledge because of this too

:flowerforyou:


Its too late to change the Past but the Future is still at hand!

Tomorrow IS a new day!:drinker:

"If you're going through hell, keep going. "
~ Winston Churchill

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. "
~ Unknown


"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"
~ Dr. Seuss

Thanks Jess, very uplifting reads!

ITS MOUNTAIN DEW FRIDAY !!!! :drinker:

Mountain Dew Friday


Friday may be our lil Mountain but we Can DEW it!

our mountain to climb before weigh in weekend!

Just a quick check in, I'm sorry to hear of your loss Verda, my thoughts are with you.

Kelynn and Rainman, I'll be thinking of you today, that is so awesome that you keep up with your exercise through all of the struggles.

I did a quick weigh in this morning and it looks like I have stayed the same..that's pretty good considering this week.

The grandkids are here and kids are home from school, the house is really loud....fun, but everyones hungry...I'll check in when I can.
Have a super weekend .

Kelynn..there's a new post and this girl has celiac's she's asking if anyone knows of a gluten free protein bar....

melissao79
30 years old
Female

SATURDAY JANUARY 23RD

182 CURRENT WEIGHT
188 Start Weight Jan1st
175 Goal Weight by end of March

Challenge goals
11 miles per week (goal is 18 mi per week)
6 Days at or below calorie target
14 Pant size (near a 12 but not officially (too snug)
Not counting workout time yet, maybe the next quarter

:flowerforyou:

Verda and Kelynn, I will definitely be praying for you and your families. :flowerforyou: I will be checking in either tomorrow or Monday. This hasn't been such a great week for me either. I don't have time to go into it right now, but maybe this coming up week will be better.