Black Team- A Team of Champions!
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I have only gotten half way through cause I decided to start reading while the girls were watching tinkerbell well now they are done but my first goal is to stop talking negative about myself infront of my very impressionale girls. The last thing they need at 4 and 2 is to not like what they look like when they grow up!
ONLY POSITIVE FROM NOW ON!!!0 -
ok, so far, breakfast and morning snack logged for a total of 458 cals, 3 miles walked for a total of 460 cals. funny, i didn't plan it that way, but just worked off everything i've eaten so far...cool! i'm back, baby!0
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Beth- you look so adorable in that dress! Good job on the logging your food and better job on working it all off so far!
Jeannie- proud of ya girl. If you stray from these boards for a day or two, we are coming looking for ya, got it?
Sam- postitive for sure!
Donna- have fun with graduation
Marla- Ok, you know me, you know I'm not all roses and sunshine and thinking if I say nice things it will come true, you've heard all my not so pretty thoughts toward all parts of my life, people in my life, etc...... BUT, I also do believe that the power of the mind is something to be considered. The first article is a little boring at first, I like the end best. The second one- well we are all champions, so I thought we should read what makes us so special!
I know from personal experience that what goes on inside my head can make me miserable. I would love to be a more positive person all around, all the time, so therefore, hey, I'm willing to try it.
This morning my run was hard, I wanted to stop, my legs were sore and tired, I kept talking myself through it. After the first mile, I thought it would get easier. It didn't. Instead of taking the easy route back home, I went down the dreaded hill street, which is fine, but it's a dead-end, which meant I had to come back up it. I counted on the way down, 550 something (I'm sure I missed a few here and there) strides down, I would have counted on the way back up but I needed to concentrate on breathing. 4 minutes that's how long it takes to run (pretty slowly) up that dang hill, but you know what? I did it!
If I would have listened to my inner cranky as$ voice, I would have stopped after the first few steps, instead, I told myself I was fit, I was healthy and that I HAD this. I ran a little over 2 miles, up the dreaded hill and burned over 400 calories. Glad I didn't let my grouchy voice that talks too loudly win. I would like to put a silencer on that darn voice anyway!
After that, I took my kids to school, hit the gym to lift and took an hour Zumba class for another 775 calories gone. I won't pretend I wasn't tired, I won't tell you I had the best Zumba class burn ever, I didn't . I was tired. BUT, I did it!
I have so much more to share.... crud. There is a party at my house is 6 hours with more teenagers than I care to think about. Guess I should get off the keister.0 -
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Beth-You look beautiful in blue.
Marla-
Jeannie-Get it moving woman. Use it or lose it !
Lori- I am so GLAD you are back. I read the first article and support visualization 100%. I have done it before now its time to DO it again. I'll have my goals tomorrow.
I don't remember where I originally saw this quote but I put it on my refrigerator. I have moved everything that got put on top of it so I can see it every time I'm in the kitchen.
Remind yourself why you are working so hard: for your health, for your body, for your mind,for you!0 -
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wow, lori, check out that baby ticker! you're almost there...woohoo!!0 -
After that, I took my kids to school, hit the gym to lift and took an hour Zumba class for another 775 calories gone. I won't pretend I wasn't tired, I won't tell you I had the best Zumba class burn ever, I didn't . I was tired. BUT, I did it!
I have so much more to share.... crud. There is a party at my house is 6 hours with more teenagers than I care to think about. Guess I should get off the keister.
LOVE ZUMBA!!! TEENAGERS........not so much
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Beth- you look so adorable in that dress! Good job on the logging your food and better job on working it all off so far!
Jeannie- proud of ya girl. If you stray from these boards for a day or two, we are coming looking for ya, got it?
Sam- postitive for sure!
Donna- have fun with graduation
Marla- Ok, you know me, you know I'm not all roses and sunshine and thinking if I say nice things it will come true, you've heard all my not so pretty thoughts toward all parts of my life, people in my life, etc...... BUT, I also do believe that the power of the mind is something to be considered. The first article is a little boring at first, I like the end best. The second one- well we are all champions, so I thought we should read what makes us so special!
I know from personal experience that what goes on inside my head can make me miserable. I would love to be a more positive person all around, all the time, so therefore, hey, I'm willing to try it.
This morning my run was hard, I wanted to stop, my legs were sore and tired, I kept talking myself through it. After the first mile, I thought it would get easier. It didn't. Instead of taking the easy route back home, I went down the dreaded hill street, which is fine, but it's a dead-end, which meant I had to come back up it. I counted on the way down, 550 something (I'm sure I missed a few here and there) strides down, I would have counted on the way back up but I needed to concentrate on breathing. 4 minutes that's how long it takes to run (pretty slowly) up that dang hill, but you know what? I did it!
If I would have listened to my inner cranky as$ voice, I would have stopped after the first few steps, instead, I told myself I was fit, I was healthy and that I HAD this. I ran a little over 2 miles, up the dreaded hill and burned over 400 calories. Glad I didn't let my grouchy voice that talks too loudly win. I would like to put a silencer on that darn voice anyway!
After that, I took my kids to school, hit the gym to lift and took an hour Zumba class for another 775 calories gone. I won't pretend I wasn't tired, I won't tell you I had the best Zumba class burn ever, I didn't . I was tired. BUT, I did it!
I have so much more to share.... crud. There is a party at my house is 6 hours with more teenagers than I care to think about. Guess I should get off the keister.
Many thoughts, little time--
Briefly-- I know positive thinking works-- "Brown's don't stop" for example keeps my inner quitter at bay. I have to read it slowly, when the house is quiet and I'm being left alone-- yeah, like that'll happen.
My husband just called me and told me his car has to go into the shop AGAIN tonight-- that would make the fourth time this week-- yes, FOUR-- each time I have to take an evening to drive him the 20 minutes there, 20 minutes back and then the next day to pick up the freaking car--
People-- if he doesn't get out of here soon on this blasted golf trip, I think I'm going to be locked up. Oh em gee.
yeah, yeah-- I know. positive thinking. I'm POSITIVE I'm going to be locked up.
It's going to be a nutty weekend. I know I won't have a spare minute to put two intelligible thoughts together, so I'll chew on this and have some no doubt profound insights (read as more inane blithering) probably after the weekend.
Crank *kitten*-- yeah, that's me today--
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Lori-- I didn't mean that I disregarded it, by any stretch. I printed it and have plans to devour it. Figured it's easier to take the article with me and try and hide and read it rather than hope this weekend to be left alone long enough this weekend at my computer to delve into it.
I don't discount the positivity. Everyone who's ever been successful at anything in life, when you hear their testimony, the first thing they had to conquer is their negativity and to believe that they could succeed and will themselves to do so.
Truly-- I'm just pissy today. Need to just get a grip. I've been feeling very tense past two days-- mid-cycle-- hormones go flooey and I'm snapping at everything and calling everybody out on the stupid things around here that normally roll off this duck's back.
It goes over real with the hubs, lemme tell ya-- :noway: I expect to be called the B word any minute.
Today hasn't helped-- my son called to ask me if he could come over and do laundry. Ya know, buddy-boy-- you didn't grow up and move out responsibly. You got kicked out. So, despite every bit of mother's love inside me that wanted to shout, "YES, YES, YES-- COME HOME AND I'LL EVEN DO IT FOR YOU," I consulted with the hubs and told David no. Told him he can't live a life where he's continually blowing off our wishes, flipping us the bird at every opportunity, and then continue to try and benefit from us. Doesn't work that way. Sniffle.
As far as I know, he's still living in his car.
He says his friend's parents will indeed let him live at their home, but that he doesn't want to impose. I told him if he paid room and board and had his own car, it really isn't an imposition, that his position is somewhat honorable, but that living independently USUALLY involves an apartment. Aargghhh--
But, 'nuff sniveling-- these times truly tick me off. Why do one's hormones seem to invalidate EVERYTHING we believe and hold dear the rest of the month? Makes me wonder sometimes who I really am. Guess I'll begin to fear if the ratios change and I'm only "ME" 1/4 of the time, and that b!tch the rest of the month. :ohwell:
Need to pick up Sarah from work-- later, my friends.0 -
I'm taking a quick break from running around like a chicken with my head cut off to eat and check in. Maybe waiting until today to do everything wasn't such a grand idea. :noway: Oh well, I'll take it as burning more calories. I should have thought ahead and made the teenagers do more work last night....considering it's their party tonight. I'm too nice sometimes.
Anyway, hang in there Marla. I know you weren't blowing it off and if you were, well, that's your choice. You know I'm not REALLy going to hunt any of you down. What I do know is that many of us need a push, a nudge, to get rolling again. With that, I know myself and I know I do it when I'm ready. I'm ready. Some of you may not be. You have to be mentally ready to do it for you, not because somebody else says 'go'. It doesn't work that way, at least not for me.
It took me a week to write goals, eat some junk early in the week like I'd never see it again and to get my head wrapped around it. Now I am on a mission. And because I love all you guys, I figured I'd see who I can drag along for the ride.
It's the beginning of June, what can we accomplish by the end of August? Hmmmm?0 -
Ok-- homework assignment for number one--
This struck me-- " In the last decade, neuroscientists discovered that you have the capacity to create an almost infinite number of new neural connections in your brain when you run new thought patterns. "
HBO recently had a documentary miniseries some of you may have seen or heard about on Alzheimer's Disease. I transcribed a ton of the interviews and crud pre-production, months before it aired and learned a bunch--
Bottom line, because while I learned a lot, putting medical jargon intelligently to you is usually beyond my grasp, BUT the new neural connections in our brain that are created when running new thought patterns, and expanding our brains beyond our norm-- trying new things, learning new things-- getting out of our comfort zone, routines and patterns, HELPS reduce the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's.
So, my friends-- the benefits of this go farther than we can even imagine.
Secondarily-- "What do you say to yourself every day? Do you say, "I am becoming leaner, healthier and more muscular every day?"... or do you say "I am a fat person - I've tried everything, nothing ever works?"
This hit me, too-- just this morning-- down the 14 pounds of water, but still battling the same floof that took me to the doctor in the first place, I look in the mirror and am so down and angry about the muffin top that is just this freaking elusive enemy right now.
Instead of seeing the woman who is training for a 1/2 marathon, lifting weights 3 days a week, et cetera, I looked there today and saw the muffin top and got pissy to start my day.
Hmmmmmmm-- hormones no doubt don't help on these days, but still-- interesting.
That's it for now-- later.
Thanks, Lori.0 -
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wow, lori, check out that baby ticker! you're almost there...woohoo!!
After I posted earlier I noticed that. Only 30 days. One month from today. His room is done, clothes washed and put away, hospital bag packed, car seat installed. Now I have nothing to do but wait and get nervous. *eek*0 -
That Marla woman takes homework seriously!
Lori- it's getting so close! Woo-hoo!
Sky clouded over, just in time for a dozen or so extra teenagers to arrive at my house for a swimming party. 85% chance of storms at 8:00 PM. Grrreat.0 -
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wow, lori, check out that baby ticker! you're almost there...woohoo!!
After I posted earlier I noticed that. Only 30 days. One month from today. His room is done, clothes washed and put away, hospital bag packed, car seat installed. Now I have nothing to do but wait and get nervous. *eek*
It will be smooth and easy..............smooth and easy baby! Hugs Lori0 -
is it cheating to just copy your goals?
My goal is to SOME FREAKING DAY hit 160, but honestly to just keep plugging away, train for my half, keep logging the food, make wise choices and like you, Lori, love the lady looking back at me each day knowing 20 years ago I wasn't fit to lick the boots of who I am today.
My goal for hubs' absence is to anally follow my training schedule. Also, to increase my weights training with Aaron to every other day across the board, instead of three days a week. okay, I admit it-- I'm totally hooked by upper body toning. A Sherrard with fit arms and back? Unheard of. (my maiden name-- 'member, I come from a long line of thick backed women)
Summer goal is to enjoy the healthy food of the season. Cmriverside has been in my head today, who theorized that maybe our 5-10 lb gain during the winter is just our lifestyle, our diet, et cetera. Ya know-- maybe. I always weigh and measure faithfully-- but 1400 calories of summer fruits and veggies has got to be better than 1400 calories of winter stews and casseroles. So, we'll see what happens. I'm bust my rump as usual, and see if the floof disappears.
Lori-- you just rock. SOOOOOOO glad to see you "BACK." I knew it would happen.
NEXT MISSION-- BATMAN-- where the h-e double hockeysticks have you been, buddy? No excuses, my friend-- get yer butt back here and get it in gear. You have a whole summer full of crap on your calendar you have to be fit for. What gives?
Love to all-- goshhhhhhhh, I hope I can meet some of you this summer!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJxrX42WcjQ&feature=fvst
The Black Team's Theme Song-- I love you all!
I would explain where I have been and what I have been doing but you said no excuses soooooo....... Moving on. The past is the past. Time for the future.
Daily goal- Log all my food and get in a work out.
60 days of running folks. I am going to try and run every day for the next sixty days. Fitting punishment for my naughty ways. I will check in daily.
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I would explain where I have been and what I have been doing but you said no excuses soooooo....... Moving on. The past is the past. Time for the future.
Daily goal- Log all my food and get in a work out.
60 days of running folks. I am going to try and run every day for the next sixty days. Fitting punishment for my naughty ways. I will check in daily.
Thanks,
I like your daily goal. Remember your body needs a break sometimes. 60 days in a row isn't punishment, that is just brutal for the bod. How about 60 days in a row of cardio, which is not necessarily a break, but some form of cardio daily is reasonable. Throw in some riding or swimming maybe?0 -
Okay daily goals:
Better food choices and log them
Continue exercise no matter how freakin hot and humid it is
Abs and arms
Short term:
2 months :2 5K's first goal of 45 min or under
Ultimate goal: 6-9 months
Reach my goal weight
Ultimate goal:
See what everyone else sees. No matter how many times someone tell me I look great, skinny, thinner...I don't see it. I think like I did 25 pounds ago.0 -
I just saw Jeannie's signature and got a good chuckle.
I am in the midst of teenage hell but it's winding down. It started out fairly tame. They decided to swim. The big storm clouds rolled in. We rolled them OUT of the pool. They were wild, they were running around in the rain, no thunder, no lightning, we sent them back in the pool and hot tub. I stood with an umbrella doing a lightning watch. Too much responsibility with other people's kids! Yeesh!
They discovered they could use the wet plastic picnic table for a slip n slide. Idiot teenage boys. No brains. The girls are a little more mild, the boys, the testosterone is flying so freaking high it's not even funny. They are only happy when they are beating one another with something, throwing things at one another, drowning one another.
I spent all day cleaning because we have a soccer party with the kids and parents here tomorrow. Rain+freshly mowed grass+a lot of teenagers= one flipping messy house. I am absolutely beat and I want to cry when I look around.
The good news, there was hotdogs, there was cupcakes, there was chips, there was nachos, there was cheese puffs. I only ate sloppy joe (made from turkey of course), on a crappy white bun though and watermelon. Oh the temptation to stick my hand in one of those open bags of crunchy or grab a cupcake. It's almost like second nature, like an instinct. I had to keep telling myself 'NO'. Every time I would get tempted I'd eat more watermelon!
Is it 10:00 yet? Guess I'd better go and see what's going on. They decided to play manhunt so they are now terrorizing the neighborhood. I may need to apologize to neighbors tomorrow. :ohwell:0 -
Lori- You are a amazing mom!!
Marla- Happy birthday and you have come so far..thanks for continue to inspire me!!
Lori - 30 days wow!!
Bobbi- Love your goals..
Me on the other hand it trying something different today..Yesterday (friday)I went to the gym burn 800 calories got my tail kicked all over cracker barrel dining room had no time to eat until 430 pm..So I went to golden corral for dinner as I so deserved to..Ya'll know that I use Sat as my family day..well yesterday I hada revelation...Why use sat as my family day when I am running 10 miles then going to the gym for 90 minutes just to shovel food in my mood, that literally makes me sick..and family day means the family is HOME!! I cant tell you the last time my 12 year old was home on a sat, unless we had a ballgame but he leaves right after that..So today my friends I am going for my 10 miles run then going to the gym for 15 minutes just to lift weights and I am DONE!!! For the day..we have a 9 am ballgame and then after that we are gonna work in the yard and work in the house..So today my friends, I get one treat, and I think I am gonna get a mcdonalds chocolate dipped cone..And we are gonna grill..HEALTHY!! I am done beating my body up, just to throw more junk in it and beat it up some more!!
Now I am not saying if we have a party planned I wont go the extra and put more time into the gym, I am just saying if I dont have to, why do it..I work out so so so hard and never eat quite as much as I should!!
So this my friends is my goal for the next few weeks...
Outta here to run, have a great day my friends and love to everyone of you, who keep me trucking along!!!0 -
Hello my friends, I had a wonderful evening and overnight with just my hubby and am now back to normality and the boys are on fine form :laugh:
I can pretty much guarentee that yesterdays calories were blown out of the water - white wine, rib eye steak, parma ham etc etc etc, but I am home now and back to counting. Going to do my workout this evening as it is too warm at the moment, and I will eat within my calories today.
Goals -
To be more positive about what I say and see. To look in the mirror in the morning and be positive, think about what I have achieved not what I still want to achieve.
To exercise in some form every day - smiling
To get to 160lbs by the end of august
To get to 145/150 by this time next year0 -
I would explain where I have been and what I have been doing but you said no excuses soooooo....... Moving on. The past is the past. Time for the future.
Well, you can explain where you've been if it's a good story like you were in jail for joining a biker gang or the light bulb in your bat signal burnt out.0 -
Tanya- I'm happy you have a great time with your hubby and I love your goals
Tamara- I am thrilled to see your goals! I listen to how you kill yourself in the gym day in and day out. You are under your goal weight girl! It's one thing to step it up that notch when we are trying to lose, however, once we get there, you shouldn't have to continue at that pace. You should be able to eat healthy, exercise moderately and stay where you want to be. One treat or one treat meal is reasonable. One whole day of junk food, maybe not the best of choices.0 -
:sick: love the new 'bikini bumps' add running today................not!:embarassed:
Here to say I did pretty good on phase I of my positive thinking process. I know I do not need the white stuff in my diet. Nope...the tummy tells me it is no good.....
I also remember now how many things have sugar in them that we don't even think about. I bought greek yogurt........of course it did have caramel in it.........was NOT thinking........doubled my sugar yesterday!! It si OK....this moment is here!!0 -
I would explain where I have been and what I have been doing but you said no excuses soooooo....... Moving on. The past is the past. Time for the future.
Well, you can explain where you've been if it's a good story like you were in jail for joining a biker gang or the light bulb in your bat signal burnt out.
:laugh: Or Beth locked you in the celler so you wouldn't go out of town again:glasses:0 -
I took these pictures the other day to prove something to myself.... I'm going to share them with you.... they say a lot.
On this plate 5 very small cookies.
Calories 400
Fat 20
Carb 30
Protein 5
Sugar 30
Fiber 0
Now on this plate is 2 cups of broccoli and cauliflower, a 6.5 oz portion of sweet potato and 5 ounce piece of boneless skinless chicken breast.
Calories 391
Fat 4
Carb 53
Protein 40
Sugar 17
Fiber 15
HUGE difference in not only the amount of food, but the nutritional values! Huh? Make smart choices my friends!0 -
I took these pictures the other day to prove something to myself.... I'm going to share them with you.... they say a lot.
On this plate 5 very small cookies.
Calories 400
Fat 20
Carb 30
Protein 5
Sugar 30
Fiber 0
Now on this plate is 2 cups of broccoli and cauliflower, a 6.5 oz portion of sweet potato and 5 ounce piece of boneless skinless chicken breast.
Calories 391
Fat 4
Carb 53
Protein 40
Sugar 17
Fiber 15
HUGE difference in not only the amount of food, but the nutritional values! Huh? Make smart choices my friends!
Thanks Lori, you are very righ..I ran my 10 miles or so, really dont know how many miles it is my watch dont keep up with miles..But did burn 1070 calories..So if I do run into something and we go out to lunch, I can eat something semi helathy and still be ok...I am almost 9 pounds under goal weight..So I really thank you for the postive thinking you made me do!! Everyone has been telling me for a while, but they see me everyday but for someone who really doesnt even know me, and you see it also, really tells me something so wanted to throw a personal thanks out there!!!
Headed to shower then ball game I am stinky!!!0 -
good visual Lori. You really got me to thinking...........did you smell the smoke???
I ate well yesterday, but at 5 pm I had eaten most of my calories. choice was to work out or assess my intake and hunger. Hunger=0 and I was still not feeling 100% for working out (BS, I was lazy.....pfft)
So I had strawberries and ched cheese. No crackers..........nothing else. I felt full and happy and stayed withing 50 of my caloric intake goal.
We can do this with wise choices. I would like a plate of that chicken please............pass it over!! Yummo!0 -
Proverbs 16:9 (New International Version)
9 In his heart a man plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
okay-- I just deleted 3 paragraphs of complaining-- I need to just chill.
grumble.0 -
Happy Birthday Sexy Momma!!0 -
Proverbs 16:9 (New International Version)
9 In his heart a man plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
okay-- I just deleted 3 paragraphs of complaining-- I need to just chill.
grumble.
:laugh: you would be surprised at the number of times a day I type out pages of words, only to delete down to ":flowerforyou: Your doing a great job!!" :laugh:
PM me if it will get it off your chest. :flowerforyou:0
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