Over 200 Club New Year New Me Part 11

I'll be going into business with Bluenote and opening the first ever bed-based Pilates & Yoga studio :laugh: :laugh:

The only problem I have with the bed yoga is that I want to go to sleep during it! ROFL

What's the challenge for this week?

Thanks lildebbie!

Hi everyone :flowerforyou:

Just sitting here at work, eating my lunch -( A very healthy homemade Veg ) and thought I had better check in.
I was under my calories for yesterday (not by very many admittedly) but that was mainly due to my daughters nagging me to stay on the cross trainer for 40 mins..... It helped I had taped The Mentalist so it gave me something to watch :laugh:
Water was well over but I don't seem to have a problem with drinking !:drinker:

I really like the sound of bed yoga.......... I'll by the DVD
Have a good day
Karen
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Good morning, ladies:

Tandriahall: Welcome to our fabulous and fun group!

mstahl: I love Fresians! It sounds like you're going to have a busy summer with the granddaughter and the grandson, too? Wow! Good luck on the job and yes, ask for more money. I have a hard time doing it too but it paid off in my review this year. Oh, and what you said about eating slower to savor every bite is so true. I'm an ice cream junkie and used to always order a large and gobble it down only to feel unsatisfied and want more. Now, I order a small and make it last as long as I can and am way more satisfied when I'm done. Crazy how focusing on the food can make you want and need less.

All of this talk about going through clothes is making me think I need to do another round of cleaning out my closet and drawers. Oh, and I suppose I should be trying on the spring/summer clothes to see what I'll need to buy!

I'm a bit bummed that I didn't win either category of the weight loss challenge that finished last night, but I did come in third in both categories. Unfortunately, only the 1st place in each category won money. Boo! But, I honestly had two slacker weeks that probably wrecked it for me. On the plus side, though, in twelve weeks I lost 12 lbs and 8 inches, which isn't too shabby.

Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: 311 left over
Sodium: Over by 642 (and this was WITH Chinese food)
Water: 64 oz.
Exercise: Rest night
Proud: That I didn't snack when I wanted to. I actually opened the pantry, spotted doughnuts and immediately slammed the pantry door shut and walked as quickly as I could back to the couch. After a few minutes, I decided I was wasting time watching TV, so I went to bed and feel well rested this morning.

Have a great day!
Heather

Wow! 12 pounds and 8 inches in 12 weeks! That is sooo awesome!! :bigsmile: Even though you didn't win you definitely deserve to give yourself a huge pat on the back!

everyone is so inspiring, why I even exercised tonight before bed.

Congrats especially to skinny mari, you are going to blow away!

Thanks mom :blushing: remember to get some exercise every day if you can. :flowerforyou:

For anyone who missed the challenge & Newbies, here is the original.......

CHALLENGE FOR THIS WEEK

In case you missed it, Cris passed on the honors to me as she was the biggest loser for the past 2 weeks in a row - go Cris :drinker:

So the challenge is to do some Pilates this week.
It can be a class or a DVD or a TV show or something you find on youtube, doesn't matter.
My sister gave me a pilates DVD and I've decided to try it this week and all my friends who do pilates regularly have killer bodies.
It could be really good for all of you who have knee issues as I think lots of the moves are done while lying down.

Best of luck
Meokk

So I did the pilates DVD this evening and as I suspected, it was all done lying down. Bluenote - you could totally do this in bed.
The DVD that I followed didn't include anything that would aggravate a knee problem.....but......it was not easy.
This is the first time I have tried Pilates and for all of you who are scratching your heads, it it something like yoga but all focused on your core, lots of stretching, everything I did was either lying on my back, side or stomach.
There are tons of videos on you tube and the DVD I followed was by Mari Windsor.

Momma - yes she was annoying going on about the powerhouse the whole time :laugh:

Checking in for today:
Calories 1188 so I'll find a little snack to get over 1200
Water - 100oz
Exercise - 40 mins of Pilates (approx 190 calories burned)
Proud that I could do 40 mins

I have a handy tool to share:
http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/
Look in the bottom left of the page under "burn calories" They have a calculator for loads of exercises and day to day activities. Once you chose the exercise, it prompts you to enter your weight and level and duration and spits out how many calories you burn...... very handy.
e.g. 35 minutes of moderate "playing with kids" for me, would burn 218 calories

Cris - sorry your baby is sick, it will end eventually.....:sick: :sad:
Mstahl - I think it's time that you started a mail order yogurt company!!!:laugh:
I'll be going into business with Bluenote and opening the first ever bed-based Pilates & Yoga studio :laugh: :laugh:
Little JLB Spy - so happy for you and the small clothes!!!!! way to go you sexy mama.:flowerforyou:

See you all tomorrow!

Wow what an active group today/yesterday!

welcome to all the newbies!

Meokk, thanks for the new challenge...i found a couple of pilate vidoes, on youtube, for beginners. They look fairly simple..i said look..but i haven't tryed it yet. I will today.

Cris: i hope your son get better soon...
Lildeb: How is your family doing?..and way to go on reusing your wii fit..i have to get back on mine
littlespy: congrates on resisting junk food and wearing smaller clothing...i have been stuck between 14-12 for the longest..i haven't seen a size 10 in like 15 years...hopefully soon!:laugh:
awestfall: you go girl...keep doing what you are doing...before you know it you will be running that 8 miles you were talking about..:flowerforyou:
Momma: you are such a big motivater...i love reading everyones posts...it's what keeps me going:flowerforyou: .
Jess: welcome home for your trip! we missed you
Mstahl: if you go into the yogurt buisness...don't i get some kind of commission for my recipie...lol...it make me very happy people are acutally doing things "homemade" instead of "storebought" I told you - you will be hooked :drinker:

To anyone i missed sorry...didn't mean too...

cHECK IN: 3/22/10
CALORIES: UNDER BY 200
EXERCISE: 30 MIN ON ELLIPTICAL
WATER: 12 CUPS..96 OZ.
PROUD: THAT I DIDN'T OVEREAT ON CARBS DURING DINNER TIME..ONCE I FELT SATISFIED I STOPPED EATING...AND NO NIGHT TIME EATING TOO...SO HAPPY I HAVE THIS SOMEWHAT UNDER CONTROL.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!!

Warning this is bit of a whine this morning.Ok so I had a bad weekend with food I ate pizza and crap all weekend and I did realize the scale would move up and I am ok with that because it was my fault I ate pizza this weekend.But up 7 pounds this morning HOW IS that POSSIBLE? I was up 5 pounds yesterday and an extra 2 today and granted I didn't eat perfectly yesterday but I didn't eat poorly either I stayed within calories and I exercised.I know that its not real weight but it is so frustrating when you lose one week and the gain the next.Also I am one of the lucky ones who gains weight twice a month because of PMS and Ovulation so that may be the culprit too(ovulation that is) but seven pounds REALLY:embarassed: :sad: :sad: Anyways I know it will go back down but I do also think its because of ovulation and my allergy problem making me feel so poorly but I am feeling better today and with that said I am going to go exercise.Does anyone else have this problem?I keep gaining and losing the same amount of weight and I know my weekend binges aren't helping so I am vowing today that I will no longer binge on the weekends and I will hold myself accoutable for everything (good or bad) that goes into my mouth.I will not eat poorly on weekends anymore because I am going to reach my goal and I am going to stop gaining and losing the same amount of weight over and over again I will be pushing my weight further down this time because I will not over eat this weekend or any other weekend for that matter.I wanted to say that here so you gals would remind me to stick to the healthy eating plan.Its just hard when my family says lets grab a pizza and go home.Especially when I am not feeling well and don't want to cook anything.OK I'M DONE!!

Don't let it get you down. I'm sure it is the pizza and the good thing is it will come off quickly. I have been yo yoing back and forth between 5 pounds or so for what feels like forever! I finally got down to my lowest last week and am up a pound or two after this weekend. I have the same problem with eating poorly on the weekends. What I'm trying to do is slowly make changes on the weekend to get towards eating better. I am on the run a lot and meeting up with friends for lunches and or dinners and going out. Try making small changes. If your family wants pizza get a veggie style pizza and ask for light sauce. That alone with ligthen your calories, not so much your sodium so flush it out with water. If they want burgers offer a turkey burger maybe. Also limit yourself to how many pieces you have. Just small baby steps. I think eating poorly on the weekends is a big problem for many people and definitely takes time to conquor! Hang in there. You will get through it! :bigsmile:

I'm still sick so I'm off work again today. This kinda sucks because I really need to save PTO (paid time off) for the mastectomy next winter - that was one of the reasons I put it off a year! :ohwell:

Mrs. Fig was just outside in the rain and when she came back inside she suddenly realized I was still home up in our office and she barrelled up the steps, slamming into white walls with brown mud and tackled me. As soon as the OMGOMGOMGYOURHOMEYOURHOMEYOURHOMEOMGOMGOMG was done she remembered herself and sat quite sweetly batting her eyes at me - I'm totally sopping wet and covered in wet dog- mud and she's all "why mommy - you look a little damp?" - so really - having a couple teenagers around won't harm the house :laugh: :grumble: :laugh:

When I got up this morning I weighed myself and the scale said 180.2 :noway: I carefully avoided my toothbrush and used the restroom then weighed myself again and it said 179.6. Holymotherof... I may never brush my teeth again! :huh: :bigsmile: :drinker:

In the spirit of the new number on the scale, I tried on my size 14 Gap jeans (zero lycra) and I was able to button them up! MAJOR MUFFIN TOP and they look ridiculously tight in a not hot way - but they were on! At the beginning of the month I couldn't get the second button to latch no mater what I tried so this was a nice development! I know I'm kinda robbing April's weight loss by pushing things this week for the Biggest Loser weigh in but uhm... I'm ok with that:bigsmile: (please remind me I said that when I am sobbing in my beer for no real loss in April:sad: ) I'm going to go negative again today - hoping for about 1000 calories - and then after I weigh in tomorrow I'm going to keep up the extra exercise but eat all my exercise calories through the end of the month to make sure my body doesn't slide into starvation mode!!!:sick:

OK was it Jess or Heather who opened their cupboard to find donuts? WHY DO YOU DO THAT TO YOURSELF! Oh man I would purge (or have a friend purge) all those things out of my house! We have some chips we keep for Thursday night dinners but I know they have to be kept for that so I don't touch them - other than that we don't have any ready-made junk food. Mac n Cheese is my biggest threat LOL!

I'm going to go for a walk, see if my stomach gets any better, and then shower off my wet-dog /post exercise yuck!

Katiemea925 - welcome!