Calling All Non-Moms Again!

Hello, hello to everyone again & welcome to the new people! It's Monday. Need I say more? Luckily, so far my lack of motivation to do work-related things did not hinder me from getting up and working out this morning. Did a full hour of cardio, which makes me pretty darn pleased. I think I'm getting to the point where working out is habit and I don't have to talk myself into it quite so much. At least, more so. No complacency allowed, though! Can't fall back on less healthy habits.

The weekend was... well, the weekend. Had a date with the hubby on Friday night, and we did pretty well all things considered. Ordered one mojito, one appetizer, and one entree (with salad), which we then shared. Also one variety of sushi apiece, which we also shared. We ended up not eating the entree at all, but had them box it up for us to take home because we were full.

Saturday was... well, I done pretty good. Had a progressive dinner, and I know I overdid it with the appetizer course. I worked really hard at staying away from the table as much as possible, though, and did really well during the other two courses. Also, worked out for an hour that morning in anticipation.

Sunday? Ha! Well, Monday is a new day. ;-)

Anyhow, below is an updated list of people who have chimed in on our group, along with goals received. For the new people, we're gathering up December goals from everyone, and then we'll check in on a weekly basis on those, to see how we're all coming along.

If I don't get a goal from you by the end of the day on November 29, I'll figure that you're not participating in this particular activity, and will remove you from the list. That doesn't mean you're not in the Non-Mom group, just that you're not involved in the December goals. Make sense? As before, if you've posted but are not on the list (or if you've posted a goal and it's not listed below), just chime in again or send me a personal message.

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Thanks for keeping a log of everyones December challenges. I think its great!

I am trying to figure out how to join this group but I can't find it. Is it a Blog and if so what is the name of the blog?

December goal is to be below the 150's into the 140's and STAY THERE

I am trying to figure out how to join this group but I can't find it. Is it a Blog and if so what is the name of the blog?

You don't have to do anything, just keep replying to these posts. You'll find the thread in "my topics" under the "message boards" which is also under the "community" tab. Not that that made any sense.

Anyhoo, welcome n00bs. I am really tired today! We didn't get much sleep last night because my husband had only been awake for a few hours and he couldn't get to sleep, which apparently involves keeping me awake too. Part of the reason I'm tired is that I made a quick decision (so very unlike me!) to start c25k this week. I used to jog and I loved it, but I was always overweight due to eating all kinds of junk and baking too much. Well, I have been looking at c25k for over a month now, and thinking "I should do that." My first excuse was the Jillian slimdown, which is boring me so much right now I can't seem to bring myself to play the DVD more than thrice a week. It's not that it's too easy. It's just that it's the same. crap. I've. been. doing. since. October. 1st. and it's getting tedious. My second excuse was winter. I, like a child, still get croup and it's not cool. It hurts my chest and ribs like fire and razorblades and I lose my voice. I can't ever just get a cold. The neighbors call the cops because someone's dog is barking all night. That dog is me.

Well, I've been looking at it and the musical accompaniments and really itching for some novelty, so last night, I looked at my husband and said "I am going to start c25k tomorrow. I didn't even think about it. I'm not quite sure what happened to me, but I got up and did it this morning even though I was exhausted, and I felt so good after day 1 that I didn't even need caffeine. I had some anyway. I vaguely remember, last night, saying something about running a half marathon at some point next year. I'm not even sure if that will be possible for me, and I think I've gone temporarily insane! Anyway, the high has worn off and I'm physically and mentally exhausted and I sense some serious saddlebag soreness tomorrow, so I'll be taking a rest day, which is, again, very unlike me.

All that being said (babbled) I'd like to change my goals to Jillian 3 days a week, c25k 3 days a week, and the weight loss/maintenance should stay the same. Sorry and thanks!

P.S. I forgot how good I feel, all day long, after a jog. Even my husband noticed. He kept saying I look so pretty and happy, and I felt pretty for, like, the third time this year. Today was a win, exhausted or not!

Too bad I forgot my end quote after "I am going to start c25k tomorrow." Pretend it's there, or I will....go to sleep. zzzzzzzzzzzz

Goodnight lovely ladies lacking little ones!

So the birthday bash continued today at work. I'm glad I didn't take cake from home to eat. We went to lunch at a Mexican place so of course I got the sombrero and fried ice cream, I didn't eat it all. I have a burrito and could see it swimming in grease, I should have just stayed at the office. When we all returned to the office they had gotten a cake from Publix for us too. Good grief!!! I had a small piece of it and passed on the ice cream. So I went to the gym and spent an hour on the elliptical, after eating all that crap I could have been on there for two. I'm not sure if my calorie count is accurate but I logged it all in.

Thank you for the Polar FT7 assistance. I need to go find a battery tomorrow, last day at the gym as I will be going out of town Wednesday. I look forward to returning to my routine and using my HRM. So the Polar FT7 can be used for weight training too right?

Hope y'all had a great day!!

Last week wasn't the greatest for eating or exercising, I have been overall better than I used to, but have been pretty inconsistent. Despite that, I somehow managed to lose 3 lbs. last week...YAY! :happy:

December goals:
1) Exercise at least 30 minutes 5 times per week.
2) Drink at least 80 oz. water per day

Another Non-Mom here! as of my last weigh-in I was down another 0.4 lbs. I changed up my workout and it seemed to be not for the good ... needs more tweeking. We'll see if I tweek in the right direction on my next weigh-in, Friday ... epp, Turkey Day best be nice to me lol.


It's great to see a place for those of us (either by choice or not) to call our own.

why don't you like mom's to join?
just asking...

why don't you like mom's to join?
just asking...

The initial intent of this group was for people who were not trying to take off baby weight. There seems to be a lot of groups already dedicated to that and it was a way to differentiate ourselves. It's nothing personal.

yeah we have no excuse as to why we're round...i mean i would love to say " i just had a kid, i was eating for two, i burn my calories chasing my child" but none of us can say that...it's not to be mean or to ostrasize mom's out there ( i am a single step-mom to an 8 year old) but we can't relate to "baby fat"...or what we "use to be before getting pregnant"

Hello, ladies. How are we all doing tonight? I am sleepy! My body was really sore this morning but I'm feeling much better now. Ordered a heart rate monitor this afternoon and it should be here in a few days. Felt kind of bad about spending the money since I'm not working, but then my husband decided he needed a special edition of Call of Duty, whatever the new one is, and it was more expensive than my HRM! At least mine serves a good purpose. Now I don't feel so bad. Been eating bacon and corn chowder for the past two nights and it's pretty good. I had to eat alone tonight because my husband's boss was off today, which means he has to take his place and he's been all over the place today. It's 11 and he's still out. Somehow, I didn't manage to get all my calories in today, so I'm going to get an annoying starvation message. I'm not hungry and it's too late to eat now, but I'm only under by about 50. Didn't work out at all today as my body needed a recovery day after day 1 of c25k.

Making veggie curry tomorrow, and then I'm going to post the recipe in here. It's very easy to make and it's a meal for 2, so I figured it might be helpful to someone. If not, oh well. Anyone else fancy posting their favorite non-mom (smaller) nom nom (recipe)?

So I went to the grocery store hungry, i know that is always bad, but I actually did fine and bought only healthy things. On the way home was a true testament to my strength. My grocery store is in the same shopping center as kfc, long john silvers, taco bell, jack in the box, arbys, sonic, cracker barrell, and a dans hamburger shop.

Wow! Way to test your will power. Great job avoiding everything. I am so glad that Taco Bell is the only fast food I like because there's none of it in the UK! Great job avoiding it. I'm already planning my next Taco Bell meal for when I go home next May. :devil: