Modern Day Pin-up Girls - WEEK 10!

my boss looks at me today... and goes... you look great.

so im like... what? my hair? (cuz she keeps saying she likes my hair haha)

And she goes no... everything... you're really starting to look great.

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :-D

sometimes people don't realize the impact of just a few words.

Way behind. But it seems nothing changed weight wise. 198 again this week.

Katie

There is a big dark rain cloud all over my day. No seriously, it's flippin' pouring outside. I suppose today's work out will be indoors. Lame.

I love everyone's goals! Good luck this week girls!

My motivation is definitely waning. Any tips on how to stay fired up about doing this whole losing weight thing? Maybe it's because I didn't lose weight for the first time since I started MFP--it's kind of a bummer!

Motivated- I don't really have any tips there. But I just broke a plateau that had been getting me down, and these things made it easier for me to break it.

Tell your MFP friends you're having trouble. They'll urge you on, and then be there for you when you succeed.

Never allow success to be an option. Even if it doesn't come tomorrow, or next week, know that you'll never make your goals unless you go out everyday and work out- even if it's something small.

Don't completely cut out little treats. For instance, I've been stealing my brothers Halloween candy to nibble on, but I'm not having soda or fast food or dessert.

Try and make what you do a routine. Then, even if you haven't lost weight, you feel compelled to go out an do it because you're used to that, and you've left the time in your day for it, so why not?

And finally, most importantly, remember that even if the scale says you're not losing weight, know that you're doing something for your body that is more important than only losing weight: you're committing to a better, healthier, more active future.

Abby, thank you! That's just what I needed :flowerforyou:

BTW--I got 8 glasses of water in by noon today! And I'm not stopping there. :drinker:

After work at 2, I'm going to go home, grab a pear to eat, maybe some powerade, and hit the treadmill hard!

Good morning everyone. They have decided on a date for Grandmas' services (this weekend) however, I have no update on Grandpa yet. I'm not sure if he will make the funeral or not. I'll be glad when this week is over and everyone can start picking up the pieces and try and move on.

I decided to start my own personal challenge by doing 14 days straight of the 30 day shred. Starting yesterday and do days 1-4 at level 1, then days 5-10 at level 2 and then 11-14 at level 3. I plan on measuring myself after those 14days ae up to see if there's a hint of change, we'll see! I just finished 2/14...I ache!! I know it's *mostly* a good ache, but still! I woke up and my butt muscles were killing me, lol! I'm still sick-ish. My sore throat is long gone, but I still have a horrible cough and running and stuffy nose, which is driving me crazy!

I made my first ever 'seafood' dish last night, Super Scampi from Rachael Ray. I did everything (but the anchovies, I just COULDN'T add those!) and it turned out great!! My picky hubby who doesn't like to try new dishes LOVED it! It was my first time trying shrimp, I didn't like that part of it, but the pasta and flavors itself was fabulous. I recommend it to anyone, it's got a great flavor.

On that note, it's time for me to cook up my lunch, Whole Wheat Chicken Helper (honey mustard---YUM!) and some carrots and maybe a banana or apple, not sure yet. Have a good day all!!

XoxoxoX Bru

Rach, LOL Paperclips. That's awesome. BTW, I'm restarting the pushup/situp thing today, so we can motivate each other and talk about how painful they get! lol.

I started a push-up challenge with another thread on here for the month of November. 50 push-ups. and im challenging myself to do 50 sit-ups as well

Yea I gained...but it was worth the five days I got to spend in diet sin with my besties (who am I kidding? No it didn't: I suck) but I'm down with these goals for the week, so mine are:

-Drink 120 ounces of water
-Complete 4 days of exercise (it would be five, but my vacation extended an extra day)
-STAY WITHIN MY CALORIE LIMIT I keep going over, it sucks!
-Lose some damn weight

Haha. I love it. I think basically that's what everyone's main goal is this week. LOSE SOME DAMN WEIGHT. hehe.

Yes, I need to lose some damn weight too! lol. I'm hitting it hard core this week.

BTW--already failed on not eating cheese...but it went into a healthy dish! and it was delicious!