Over 200 New Year New Me Part 14

LilDebbie - first of all HAPPY HAPPY BIRFINDAY (today or tomorrow?) and secondly, my friend in high school only had three little spots when she had shingles. I think you tend to see photos of the more typical cases but there is a lot of variation.

Jess - HAPPY HAPPY BIRFINDAY!!!!

My husband's 70th birthday is tomorrow- we're having a get-together at the farm so I won't be back online until Sunday or Monday!

That's right... I'm married to a 70 year old. I think if I keep repeating it I'll believe it eventually

Momma - I think your little guy will do great. Some of us are a little delayed but that's OK! It takes all sorts of people to make this world go round and he knows he's loved by the people who matter most to him!

To my horsey friends - my jog is definitely "Western Pleasure" although I can do a lap (1/6 of a mile) at a nice "English Pleasure" pace :happy: This weekend I'm going to try jogging on *gasp* HILLS!:bigsmile:

OK, I'm jumping in with my info, let me know if I'm doing this incorrectly!

Last week: 211.0
This week: 207.0
Loss: 4
Percentage: 1.89%

mstahl.................................0.0%
Jess....................................0.0%
lildebbie..............................0.0%
cris20056...........................0.0%
bluenote............................-2.0% .47%
jenn....................................-3 = 1.2
Littlespy/jlb.......................-2.0% = .97%
snowflakes.......................-1.2%= .65%
momma............................-3.8%= 1.45%
cogril...................................0.0%
meokk.................................0.0%
Pos_me..............................0.0%
hajohnson24.....................0.0%
mari....................................-0.4 = 0.17%
awestfall............................-4.0=1.76%
jesyka................................-2.2=1.03%
elmox.................................-4.0=1.89%

I am very OK with not being allowed to win on my first day (which I realizes sounds crazy presumptious!). That seems a tad unfair to all of you who have rocked it this past week. :blushing:

Thanks for the VERY warm welcome. You all seem like a fantastic group of women!!

Hi All!

I am in desperate need of support on this whole weight loss journey. I started working out with a personal trainer last october & have not gotten the eating thing really under control yet...I work out 3 days a week with my trainer for an hour & manage to get in another 1 hour on the weekends. My trainer has provided me with a food plan of about 1200-1400 calories per day. My thing is that i will stick to the meal plan for a week or so & then get frustrated. My trainer does my measurements every month & I consistently lose inches everywhere except my waist & that is what gets me so bummed out & then I fall off the wagon. My next weigh-in & measurement day is April 27th...I am trying to finally break out of the 220 range by then.
SW (Oct 2009) 230
CW 223
mini GW August 2010 - new school year starts (I am a teacher) - 190 - will settle for anything under 200 :-)

I will set new goals once I hit that one :-)

Welcome, we have plenty of room. Good job on the inches lost. I know if you stick to the plan things will start moving

Welcome elmox and kdubmommy! This is the best thread this side of the Mississippi. And depending where you live, it could very well be the best thread on the other side, too! :laugh: And if you're from Canada, think Hudson Bay.

Congrats to all who posted! We are getting there together!

momma - remember that MANY children miss a LOT on that pre-entrance survey. Your boy is definitely NOT alone! :flowerforyou:
I do love what your principal said - a "clean slate" - what a wonderful way to look at any child going into school for the first time!
mstahl - I LOVE that your hubby is 70. You two were meant for each other! +

Well, my teaching colleagues were thrilled with the 70 pound weight loss news. :blushing: They made me feel good all day at school today, which made up totally for the crappy day I had on Wednesday with the berserk 4th graders and the toxic chemical poisoning the air. :indifferent:

check in:
cals: great
water: 90
exercise: 40+10 bike, PT exercises, arms
proud: that I made -70 today. :noway: But I must warn you all that -75 is usually where I stop and turn around. I don't know why, but if I look back at other weight loss adventures, I never seem to get past -75. OK I am freaking myself out. :huh: I will do it! I will do it!

Welcome to the new gals! Life has been extremely hectic that past couple of days. Looking forward to a weekend at home. Thanks for the compliments on the size 14's but it is only a couple of pairs. In browsing through the posts if I remember right Jess you asked about a good brand of scales. We bought a digital TANITA found on the internet, it was highly recommended on a post here on MFP. It has amazingly consistent and it is accurate with the Dr's. scale.

Great job ladies, I'm in awe of more big losses this week. Fantastic.

Welcome to elmox and kdubmommy. This is the best group on MFP!!!!!

So, I decided today to change up my MFP goal to 1lb per week which puts me at 1450 cals per day. I'm going to try it for 1 week to see if eating more is really what I need to do. If it doesn't work I'll go back to 1200 and up the exercise. Notice I'm not trying the up the exercise option 1st :bigsmile: :noway:
I loathe exercising....if there were a way to do it in my sleep, I'd sign up. I do love sports but it's so difficult as an adult to get involved in any.

So, if anyone thinks this is a really BAD idea, please tell me now!! Thanks

Check in for today:
Water 100oz
Calories just barely under my exercise cals as we decided to be bad and go out for burgers this evening
Exercise - 50 mins walking, 4 mins of sit ups
proud that I have come as far as I have and I'm determined see it through to the end

Hey if you are part of our group then you participate. I say congrats on biggest loser this week Because I think everyone has weighed in.

Well yeah me!!

Challenge for the week: Try a new exercise you haven't done. Maybe this is a machine at the gym that scares you, a new workout video, adding more time to something you already do (if like me you only run for 2 min at a time, push yourself to 3 min!).

There is a recipe on one of the forums for cake made with diet coke its basically just the cake mix n the soda it's supposed to be good and low in cals. I haven't tried it yet but a ton of people on mfp swear by it.

Checking in 4/16
calories under
water yes
sodium 2000
excercise gona try sit ups later
proud I didn't eat of boredom and I'm pmsy too so I'm really craving junk

k I'm typing from my phone sorry for the typos

gnite

still at 210.4 this morning, ugh I long how long this will last

Welcome to the new folks!! I'm sure you will love this group of AWESOME ladies as much as I do!! I can honestly say my success is in HUGE part due to them! I honestly would have never gotten this far this fast without this website and this amazing group of women.

Mstahl - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your husband! My aunt is errr... 61? And my uncle is 83 or 84. My gramma will only be 86 next month. My uncle is VP of a large company & still works full time & everything. Not because he has to, but because he wants to!

Today's my brother's birthday, too! He's 31. And can I just say I can't believe I have a brother who is 31... :laugh: Because if he's 31... that means I'll be 26 soon. :noway: I know you'll all laugh at me, but I can't believe I'm so old. :laugh:

I went out with my ex coworkers last night. Everyone complimented me (except the guy of course). It's funny when my bf was asking who all I was meeting the very first name he said was "PAUL" in a funny way. I thought he was going to continue to list names, but no... he stopped after "PAUL." :laugh: So I was like "yes, Paul, AND...." and listed the rest (who are all women). :laugh: Silly boy. It's funny when we all go out because people look at us strangely since we're such a diverse group of people to be such good friends. Working under such horribly incompetent management can really push a group of people together to form lifelong friendships. :laugh: I had planned on 2 pints of beer but I had 3 of course. :embarassed:

Gotta jump in the shower now. I have a 2 hour drive ahead of me so I can give my brother a hard time about being so old person.