Fit and Fab Biggest Losers

way to go deb!!! Thats awesome

Today was my first workout day where I wasnt sure what to do since I'm done the shred.. and didnt want to do a run since I did one yesterday after not doing it for a few days, and the next one is the 20 minute one. I was going to do the 20 min tomorrow but I called into work for the day - couldnt say no, its extra hours which I need since I have had so much time off this summer. I'll work 9-4 and than we are leaving at 6 to go camping - we still need to go grocery shopping, get organized and pack. I'll try to see if I can get it in. Camping is never good for my weight loss, but I am bringing fruit and hummus and crackers - but we will be drinking and I'm sure I'll end up eating some snacks, like chips!!

For todays workout I did a 30 minute Wii Active workout, went for a 30 min rollerblade and took the roomies dog for a 25 min walk. My brother came over for dinner we had an amazing roast dinner. Havent had one of those in a longggg time - and I was very careful on the amount of gravy I use (at least 1/2 if not 3/4 of what I would normally use)

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troutman of course you can join!! Welcome welcome welcome........................

Raindancer glad surgery went well sorry to hear about the bone on bone i'm sure I am going to have that problem if I don't already!! I keep trying to fight through the pain.

Sundinsgurl Insanity is a great cardio program I have never got to the max workouts yet so I can't speak for those but I get a lot of mixed reviews from people some say you get more of a weightloss during the second half then the first some say they lose no weight at all and some say you lose a lot of inches so I guess I am really taking a shot in the dark as far as results go but it is really insane a lot of jumping and strength work no equip. needed all from your own resistance!!

Day 9 today the plan is to double up!! I went to Busch Gardens yesterday and walked walked walked!! So I didn't get in Insanity!

Congrats Debhue on losing a lb woot woot!!

Day 10 of insanity in the bag my issue is my food logging I have open up my diary to my friends and my plan is to refocus on my eating ultimately because that is my error I can workout no problem thats for sure I don't have the issue there it's what goes between my lips and down the hatch my goals this mnth is to refocus on my eating and stop letting it take me backwards.

Hey Raindancer I would suggest changing your mindset this is not a pass or fail task it is a lifestyle change and it is one that will take a lifetime!!! You have taken off 77lbs and kept it off for 6 yrs that is amazing so I know your a strong and determine woman because it is sad but I have seen many let the weigh come all back on myself included my highest weight was 186 back in 2005 and I got all the way down to 149 and let it all go back on and I caught myself at 184 this pas Nov and said enough is enough wow 2lbs shy of starting lol. So you see you deserve great respect for that alone.

Just take each day as it comes and make sure you do something good for yourself each day so when you look in the mirror before bed you will have something to tell yourself to make yourself feel proud it can be something big or small it's about progress not perfection!! Some people can make a total change and never have desire for certain foods ever again and some can have those foods but just in moderation or some may say they restricting themselves from the for a certain period. What is your method of going about your change? Figure out what works best for you and stick to it everyone success story will be different.

What if you were on an airplane and the pilot decided to stop in mid flight what would happen to all of us on the plane? Think of this journey as your flight to paradise and I know you don't want to crash and burn so you have to keep flying your past the half way mark so no turning back you have to keep pushing foward you may slow down but you definitely can't stop!!!

I hope this helps and I am right there with you we can and will do this!! Just one more thing I want to leave you with a few of my favorite quotes I actually have one on my mirror that I look at everyday in the bathroom!! You may want to do that for yourself or even right a list of pro's and con's of this journey and see which list wins and go with that list see how confident I am that the pro list will win!!!

Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
-- Mary Kay Ash

Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
-- Julie Andrews

You will persevere!!!

Hello Ladies,

As you've noticed Ive been MIA - Working lots of extra hours.. and this was a long weekend which has kept me very busy!! Its game on again though... I will be tracking my food again as of tomorrow - and hopefully back to working out each day, or at least every other day. ive got my gym membership set up (since I work for the YMCA I get a free one). I am hoping to take huge advantage of this free membership. Ive got my soccer playoffs and baseball playoffs next weekend so that will be great exercise! I have really been slacking on my Couch to 5K program - so I am going to start that up again on Week 5.

I am not going to get down on myself for having a bad week! I am looking back on the past 4 months and being proud of how hard I pushed myself and how well I did. I can get back to it I know I can, and I will!!

Raindancer I know that feeling I had that happen to me for those 3mnths I told you I was fighting with the back and forth on my weightloss which hasn't stopped as I weighed in this morning at 167.6 only .4 from my starting weight on MFP at the end of April I am hoping that it is from the fall I had yesterday because my leg is swollen.

I hope your released today at your appointment so you can go and do your aqua class. Do you have any hobbies something to keep you from grazing?

Way to get back into it Sundinsgurl I was searching for you high and low wondering where you were glad to see the job is going well and your able to work out in the gym!! Good luck on your playoff games!!

maylan - your welcome to join us, we're always looking for more people

cnbethea - sorry to hear that your up to 167, but Id have to agree with you that I think its because of the swelling! Thanks for the luck with the playoffs, I really want to win them!!

raindancer - waitin on edge to hear the news.. I hope it will be good!!! *keepin my fingers crossed still*


Ever since last night ive had a horrible pain in my back when I turn and move - I think I strained a muscle in my back somehow (no clue how) What is with all these darn injuries??? Right after my short morning shift I came home and put the heating pad on it and rested and I ended up falling asleep for 3 hours lol It definetely helped it a bit. Its still sore - but I managed to do 10 minutes of jump rope before dinner. I havent jump roped in awhile but I got a skipping rope and 10 mins burned a whopping 127 (according to MFP).
Still under my calories by a few hundred even before adding my jump roping in. I had considered doing a walk but that would mean Id be even farther under!

Im hitting the gym tomorrow 100%, and than doing a "Walk of Silence" tomorrow night, its to raise awareness about Suicide (I lost a friend from highschool to it, as well as my uncle). So that will be some more exercise.. and than busy with baseball and soccer this weekend. We do have a baseball party on Saturday night so that will mean drinking and eating at a pot luck but with all the exercise Ill get this weekend it will be ok!