Over 200 New Year New Me Part 16

Julie, when are you going to the pharmacy and getting a test so we can find out?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Julie, when are you going to the pharmacy and getting a test so we can find out?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

You hush! It's only been 28 days. I've got a few more days yet before I really panic and feel the real need to pee on a stick.

Though last night I slipped & mentioned TOM was a few days later than usual. My bf said "Uh oh..." then grinned & said "Well, I do like babies." Although I'm like 99% sure I'm not, especially after the way I feel today, it was quite a relief to say the least.

Littlespy: with my last child, who is ten years apart from the first two was a big suprize. I was expecting my monthy friend...had all the signs that TOM is coming...waited for a full week...my sister jokeingly said " take a pregnancy test" so i did...the first one came out positive...didn't believe it...so i took 5 more...so i started to cry becasue we didn't plan it. I didn't know how it happened..we did use protection..but like the package says 99.98% accurate...well i was one of those one percent who got knocked up..lol..b

When i think of it - it was the best thing that could have happen to our family...He is our amusement..with out him ( or any of my kids) our life( hubby and mine) would be boring..
The grow up so fast so charish every moment with them.

Raider - i would highly recommend you invest in a juicer for drinking those fruits & veggies...but if thats not an option I like the V8 fusion juices...they have diet too...THe V8 fusion juices are super yummy & have a full serving of fruits & veggies in every 8oz...the only thing to watch is that is it easy to blow lots of calories on the juice. Juicing the stuff yourself is good because then you don't get all the added sugar...orange apple carrot is really good & its easy to juice a zucchini with the orange & carrot & you don't even taste it...I personally prefer my zucchini grilled with a little olive oil & season salt :-)

I do have a juicer but I have only used it once. I didn't like the combination that I tried I guess. Maybe I will try some other combination and see if I like them. I do not like most veggies so I am trying to find some way that I will eat them.

LittleSpy - Glad that you are NOT pregnant. I know that it was a sigh of relieve since you weren't ready. Crazy thing is that I would like it if TOM came in the next few weeks so that I know we can get pregnant.

All the Moms out there - I love hearing about all of your kids! I can't wait to have one of my own. Ya'll give me so much to look forward to. :flowerforyou:

Yeah. I'm definitely NOT pregnant.
TOM has officially arrived. Hooray! And also uugggggghhhhh :laugh:

. Don't stress...better luck next month...lol

Little Spy......................... -1.6 = 0.78%
Pos_me............................0.0 = 0%
Meokk.............................. -4.0 = 2.06%
Jess..................................-1.4 = 0.65%
momma.............................0.0 = 0%
Mari....................................-2.4 = 1.03%
coloradogirl ..................... -1.0 = .38%
elmox.................................-3.4 = 1.66%
Raiderape........................-.5 = .18%
Cris2005............................-3 = 1.44%
Jesyka...............................-0.2=0.1%
Miranda.............................-0.8=0.29%
Bluenote............................ -1.0 = 0.24%



So happy to see you here, lildeb. :flowerforyou: I missed you. Same goes for you, Jesyka. :flowerforyou:

KDub- Here's hoping your hubby agrees to add to your addition this summer, and good luck

Miranda-Don't let your loss upset you this week. A loss is a loss and should be celebrated And from what I've seen in the past with this board a lower, or no losses one week usually mean a larger loss the next :happy:

Jess-Tons of catching up lol. I was smart enough to at least keep up with the posts everyday, just didn't think to respond :blushing: Still awaiting news on the new baby..What sucks about inductions [besides the horrid contractions they cause] is that it could take a few days to work [and some end in c-sections which I hope won't be the case. Hope you enjoy the Opera tonight

Momma- Glad to hear you prevailed in the war of the defiant child:laugh: I can kind of understand on that front. I have a brother who is high functioning Autistic. I can attribute a lot of the patience I learned to him. I'm 10 years older than him, so I worked with my mom in trying to help him find ways to listen, and learn. His biggest downfall is behavior. He's a really sweet boy, but knowing proper social behaviors and not being to easily influenced can be a challenge. I'm a lot better with my own kids because of him

Pos- Don't get embarrassed about him playing with your hair My 3 yr old's security to fall asleep was tucking her hand into my bra:blushing: :embarassed: I breastfed for 11 months and didn't have the chance to wean, we had to quit cold turkey so she had some issues with that, she finally grew out of that a little after she turned 2.

Bluenote- I almost peed myself at you're forgetting to feed your hypothetical kids line :laugh: But trust me, if my kid follows suit of others you'd NEVER forget to, every 20 minutes it's a chorus of "mama, mama, mama, I'm HUNNNNGRRRYYYY" hard to miss that :P You help to make this group the amazing fabulous group that it is, 75 is NOT it for you:flowerforyou: You start to slip you have us all in your corner cheering you on and giving you hell when you start to stray:laugh: We're all in this together so hang on tight, you slow down or stop on the losing front, we will all work together to think of strategies to get you going again. Look at how many have plateaued so far here, and then gone on to big losses again, you're going to do this girl!!

Bluenote-No way we aren't going to let you give up. We are all in this together. This is the time of year when I usually start to slack hardcore and I can feel myself doing it. We both have come way too far to let this happen! I'm not gonna quit on you. None of us will! Chin up!

Cris-Sorry to hear about your baby being sick again. Does sound like one hellish daycare! Hope he gets better soon.

Well the Opera was definitely an interesting experience. Most definitely not my cup of tea. I really felt out of my element. I enjoyed it. From what my friends say (one being some choir guy who knew several of the cast members) said the Opera really wasn't that good. Said they were really not impressed with the vocal performances. The orchestra was so loud most of the time I couldn't hear them singing and spent the majority of the time reading the subtitles. My best friend and her boyfriend left because she kept falling asleep. I'm glad I got to experience it but I definitely don't think I will be doing that again. I liked getting all dressed up (I was way under dressed. I left my prom dress at home!!) . Enough of my rant. It's raining here. I love the rain! I suppose I better go get ready for work. YUCK! Have a terrific Saturday!

Good Morning!!

I am doing a happy dance this morning!!! I finally below 220 which was a mini goal of mine! I weighed in at 218.25! I soo TOTALLLY excited! I am even going to ride my hot pink bike to my study session this morning! I have to leave in about 15-20minutes!

Checking in

Calories: WAY over....will be exercising my butt of today!
Water: umm lame like 30 ounces :-(
Exercise: nothing hard...just walking back & forth from the teachers lounge a couple time

weight: 218.25 = 1.8 lost! Wahoo! happy dance happy dance! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Ok time to pour my coffee & figure out breakfast to take to my study session & get dressed! I will talk to you all amazing ladies this evening! Have a FANTABULOUS Saturday!

mmmm french fries....jk:laugh:

I'll stalk awestfall.

Cris -- hey, guess what. 1700 calores should still be weight loss mode for you, exercise or not. And I am like obsessed with baked sweet potato fries. I was jonesin for a cheeseburger & fries last night so I used 96% lean beef & made baked sweet potato fries with some freshly shredded parmesan on them & I was in heaven. *drool*

Kdub -- woot for being under 220! That rocks!

elmox -- It's really hot here, too. Blech! I got sunburned through spf 45 this morning at work! I have to be the whitest person ever (well, now maybe the reddest :laugh:). :ohwell:

Bluenote -- I'm thinking you get stuck at 75 pounds because... well, because you've been at it a long time by now and the shiny is wearing off, eh? I know that I was in a funk a couple weeks ago because of it but I'm back at it full force and you will too! I mean, you know you can't stop because we'll just harass the crap out of you if you stop showing up. Maybe you need to take breather, that's okay. I totally did last weekend. I still logged what I ate for the most part because I wanted to stay accountable, but I allowed myself to have a few meals of whatever bad horrible nasty food I wanted. You know what happened? By Sunday I felt gross and just awful! Monday I woke up with renewed enthusiasm.

04.30.10
Calories: 1582 (goal was 1583!)
Exercise: 30 minutes walking/running
Water: over 100oz
Proud: I'm going through C25K again. I started with week 1 day 1 today and ran 7 MPH intervals!!! Yeah, that's about 3mph faster that my first time through c25k. Okay, so maybe just the first 3 were 7mph and the next 5 were between 6mph and 7mph. 7mph is hard! OMG, it kicked my butt so good. :bigsmile: Best of all, I wore my new shoes and my knee didn't hurt afterward. Neither did my groin (:embarassed:) and I always seem to strain that when I run faster.

My feet are still adjusting to the shoes & new running form, though. My pads get hot and burn for a while after I'm done. So I hobbled around on my heels for the rest of the night. :laugh: It's fine if I'm wearing socks or shoes, they just hurt walking on my hard floors. But I know I'll adjust. I'm very happy with barefoot running so far. I feel like I'm going to be able to run a whole lot more often without being injured.

lildeb - I am so sorry that the kids are sick, and that you are frustrated. I am scared to death that this is the stop for me to get off, too. But like the girls are saying, we just have to move through this phase and keep looking forward. Trust me, I know how down you feel. But you HAVE been doing this, and you still WILL be doing this and we will help you get through it! I know I am never giving up. But man, I'd sure like to. Sometimes.

Julie, what you said about the shiny wearing off is very thought-provoking. I need to sit and really think about this. I think you are on to something there that really hits home for me. Time for Nancy to do some soul searching! I'll let you all know what I come up with! But I promise you, I am NOT giving up. It's not an option for me. I feel too good right now to ever go back. Thanks, everyone, for your faith in me!

Hey Cris & Bluenote -- The 3 of us together have lost nearly as much as I currently weigh. How's that for shiny?

I completely agree Cris. It's that time of year that everyone is starting to slip. I guess now is when we find out how serious we are about wanting to keep this weight off. I love the way I look but I want to keep losing. I'm not giving up! Everybody has come so far and shouldn't give up. Look how amazing everybody is looking and feeling!!

LilDebbie-I think if you want to try the c25k give it a try. It doesn't matter if you can't move as others through it. The point is that you do it. You gotta find exercise that you enjoy and that you don't dread! Do what makes you feel good!

Okay so...I went to the gym this morning to do my c25k and did a lot of serious thinking (This REALLY makes the time fly when your working out by the way!!) and I was trying to find my motivation to continue going strong with my journey. I realized something. It's almost swimsuit season...I don't know about anybody else here but I dread this season every year but I love to be outside and in the water. I've never been to a beach. Next year I am going on my first "beach" vacation. I'm going with a big group of people and I only know 2 of them. My cousin and her husband. My cousin is about 5'7" and weighs...mmmm...MAYBE 115 pounds. There's my motivation!! I met someone about 2 weeks ago and have been seeing/talking to him...I'm not going to let him stand in my way of this journey. It's going to be a challenge but I know I can do it!! I'm not sure if I'm going to make my May 8th goal but I'm going to try my absolute hardest and give it everything I've got!! I want to look good in a swimsuit this summer! :bigsmile:

By the way Cris...I started week 7 today. You aren't going to let me get that far ahead of you are you? HAHA. Just kidding girl! Just trying to give you some motivation!

Hooooolllllyyy crap, I just kicked my butt. :laugh: I decided to try something new & did the 2 Bollywood dance workouts on Exercise TV on Demand. I loved them! I can't dance at all. I don't know why -- I guess I'm just not very coordinated. :huh: It was a lot of fun anyway.

Then I did Last Chance Workout with Jillian. It felt good but something I noticed is that it's getting a lot harder to get my heart rate up really high. I just pushed myself as hard as I could & according to my HRM, I blasted away 448 calories in 30 minutes. :bigsmile: So, combined that was a calorie burn of about 850 calories. And I'm hoping to go play tennis in a couple of hours. Not sure yet though because it's over 90 degrees outside.... and my arms are like jello thanks to Jillian. :laugh:
If I don't play tennis I'll probably run.

I gotta burn off the fried bananas I made yesterday (oh yeah, Cris, I really really made them. And I really really ate the crap out of them. OMG yum!).