I didn't get a star this week, at all. Had a GREAT week, and TOTALLY BLEW over this weekend. My brother + family came to visit....so, card-playing, snacking. Ugh.

I have to STOP this. We have company coming to stay with us the next 4 weekends! And, I really want to move off this bodyfat, so I will work really hard, this week, to undo damage and this upcoming weekend, I'm just going to leave the room everytime ANY 'Nibble-fest' is about to start.

Beeps - wow you just look great!!

I am doing great with the workouts, but continue to struggle with my food intake. This week my goal is to just get this under control better and STOP overeating!! My scale is up 2 lbs and I know it's because I have been pigging out. grrrr......

At least I have been getting my workouts in - 4 workouts last week with 3 lifts from NROL4W (stage 3) and 1 day cardio. I start tennis lessons too in 2 weeks and that extra cardio / calorie burn will be good for me.

On the other hand, I "used" to think that I had so much weight to lose, but having seen many women who weigh about the same as me, or even a bit more and look pretty dang good once they got in shape. I am 5 feet 5.5 inches and weigh about 145, so maybe once I get into shape that weight wont look SO big, or maybe I am dreaming cause I like to eat....lol

Happy Monday ladies!!

Hi gals!

Busy day today, hope to catch up more tomorrow. I don't even deserve a STAR for the weekend I had... sigh.

Being better this week, starting with a much needed workout tonight.

Bronze for me last week.

I am feeling like I did in the beginning of the pregnancy, not very hungry, but everything I want to eat is bad for me foods. This is making me feel like crap. I need to get it together or these last 5 weeks are gonna be bad! Like last week I think I ate cereal and ice cream 3 nights for dinner! Totally out of character for me. I will work on cleaning it up a bit this week and keep up with my walks.

Chloe - I'm not sure why you are sweating, at all, what you're eating just now! Baby is growing and is going to work HARD on building his calories, now....he wants to be chubby and plump coming out, so that's 1 lb per week of BABY-growth....which means you can afford LOTS of tasty treats! heck....settle down for a month and enjoy what your body CRAVEs! I promise, it's short-lived and FLEETING!

jenomaha - nice plan. I'm cutting back on carbs this week, for sure.

I've upped my protein which made a HUGE difference (I know, d-u-h, right??) in my appetite yesterday. In fact, I had a <1,000 calorie day, yesterday, even though I lifted at lunch! I'm aiming for another <1,000 calorie day, today.

And then, whether it's 1,200 or 1,400,daily, for the rest of this week, I'll AT LEAST feel like I paid my penance Mon/tues for my (last) weekend overindulgence!

The f*cking links around here are NOT working....I keep getting 'site down for maintenance'.

I back-door-ed it to get here.

Anyway, good luck with the "not logging thing", Better Balance....that's where I *hope* to get, one day, but that day isn't here, yet!

I got my lifting in-and-done today. I'm off to an after-work function. And then my husband comes home from his 3-day conference, so I get to see him - YAY!!

Hi ladies! It's been a busy week, so just a quick check in.

Chloe--I'm right there with you on not wanting to eat much except the stuff that's no so good for you. We're in the home stretch at least!

Jen--glad you had fun working the Mud Run, and sounds like you have a great plan for finishing out your 30s!

Ashley--have fun in South Beach!

Beeps--I've had a ton of problems with this site too :grumble: nice job on your lifting!

I got a decent workout this morning, but I've definitely been slacking this week. I just have no motivation to workout. I wouldn't worry so much if I was eating better, but I've had a bunch of meals out already this week and have plans for dinner out the next three days. My weight has been pretty steady, but I know it's a slippery slope when I stop making an effort to get in daily workouts and to stay within my calories....

....there's a REASON this is called "not that heavy girls", lol

Because, let's FACE it, we are NOT THAT HEAVY!

We tweak because we want certain body parts to be more satisfying....but, nobody around us is saying, "hey, PUDGE-CHICK, come on over here..."

enjoy your weekend, Amy! And, keep those calories under control!

I got my lifting in-and-done.

I had my daughter's birthday supper last night - first of many since we're having soooooooooooo much company over the next while!

I'm watching my calories very closely, but am managing quite well - not feeling hungry, seem to be controlled....an average day is 1,400, a low day is 1,200, a "pop-up" day is 1,600. Since my maintenance number is 1,900+, I'd say I should be moving bodyfat off pretty consistently over the next few weeks! BOOM!

This is *why* for ME, focus on weight-lifting is more important than focus on cardio:



^^^ 21 months of heavy-lifting free weights - THAT is the picture on the right-hand-side.

On the left-hand side is me, after 25+ YEARS as a cardio-gym rat.

Yes, I still do SOME cardio, but my exercise-focus is on lifting heavy free weights.

And, yes, I'm "busy" like everybody else. I am 44 years old, a professional career-woman with more than 20 full-time years invested in my profession. I am a wife, mother of 3, volunteer, but I choose to take care of myself and as I come upon nearly 2-full-years focused on weight-lifting (instead of cardio), I'm very pleased with my progress.

Oh, and I'm 5'9" tall....for all you stats people!

Jen - very exciting news about all your new opportunities, way to go!

Amy - hope your weekend was fun & that your dad is doing ok

Beeps - thanks for the reminder about weight training, with my schedule being what it is I need to prioritize & it has been weights over cardio & as always looking awesome - both your body & your eye!

I am totally going into detox mode tomorrow morning. I just got home this afternoon from a ladies' weekend away with my sisters, some girlfriends & a few of our moms. Once a year in the fall we go up to my parents camp which is on a lake here in NH not far from where we all live. There are no husbands or kids just lots & lots of food, alcohol, scrapbooking & chick flix. I love it! But now I must pay the price for it. I feel gross. Oh well. Also, I need to figure out what's next as far as the exercise piece goes. Due to time constraints I think I have to go back to working out at home & I usually do best with some sort of DVD program so I am looking into those now. Right now it's a toss-up between Insanity & Tapout XT.

Happy Monday!

Well this weekend was eventful!! My cousin went into labor Friday night which is 8 weeks early! We had no clue what was going on for a while, they were trying to stop the contractions, which they did for 24 hours, but her little baby decided she wanted out! My niece, goddaughter, was born yesterday morning at 4:01 and is a pipsqueak at 4lbs 4oz! She's doing well, has some tubes in her nose to help make sure she gets enough air to inflate her lungs fully, but she doesn't need oxygen, they are just using room air. They of course whisked her away to the NICU to make sure she was ok, and today my cousin finally get to hold her baby! She and I thought the baby would come a few weeks early, but not 8! So crazy.. I'm happy that both of them are well, and hopefully after 2 weeks, once she his 34 weeks, the baby will be able to come home! I got to meet her yesterday and she is beautiful. Full head of dark hair, and very feisty! She kept on wanting to grab the tubes and wires when they were giving her a check-up She's going to be just like her mom!

I didn't do any crazy stress eating which is good!! I ended up with a PLATINUM star this week! I finished the week with 9211 calories. Hopefully I can do the same this week!

I hope you all had fabulous weekends!!

9,409 calories for the week, that is a *PLATINUM* star for me!

shander - CONGRATs on your PLATINUM STAR, and congrats on your new baby niece - she sounds GORGEOUS!

My 2-week plan:

1. ~1,400 calories per day....there will be higher days (planned events) and lower days (to make sure I have enough calories for planned events).
2. weight-lifting M/W/F
3. cardio on Saturday

Back to basics....because, it is *working* for my bodyfat loss!

Amy—I hope your dad is okay and is feeling better! And glad to hear the scale is being nice! I’m in the same boat with the if they shut down the government tomorrow. I’m already planning my workouts!

Beeps—you look amazing! That is definitely good motivation for me to get back to the weights, I’ve been slacking lately. And great job on the platinum star!

Bikinisuited—welcome!

Abigail—sounds like a fun weekend! I’m sure you’ll feel a lot better after a few days of healthy eating and exercising.

Shannon—that is an exciting weekend, glad to hear your niece is doing okay! And great job on your platinum star!

ramalem—weekends are hard. I definitely do better when I log over the weekends, as much of a pain as it is, but I also estimate a lot. The key thing for me is just to go in with the mindset that I can’t go crazy just because it’s the weekend, and that seems to help. You’ll find your motivation, just stick with it!

I was 1,031 over my weekly goal, so I think that’s a bronze star. I was pretty good most of the week, but I had a super high calorie on lunch on Wednesday (my portabella burger came breaded, deep fried, and covered with cheese and my small milk shake was still 800 calories) and I didn’t adjust the rest of the week to make up for it. I generally try to check the menu before I go out to lunch and pre-log my calories, but I didn’t do that this time. Next time I won’t make the same mistake!