200+ Recommitting for the New Year!
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Kendal- doing anything is better than nothing. Perhaps your gym won't be horrid. Even if all you do is your Wii, it's still better than not exercising at all. MOVE IT, chicka!
Christina- interesting thought about doing a challenge during BL commercials. Something like doing some sort of exercise during each of those intervals? I'm a a DVR watcher-- I always join the show late in progress, so I'm able to skip ahead, but those who watch it live, that can be a great idea. Nice job reaching your goals yesterday. It's okay to eat more than expected for breakfast. Remember, it's better to front load your calories versus eating more towards the end of the day. I love popcorn as well. Definitely a fan of the 100 calorie packs. Perfect amount and with some i can't believe it's not butter spray on top? Perfect!
Hcmsunshine- welcome! I'm glad you're back on the train to lose weight. Depression can really put a damper on anything, and it's extremely hard to motivate yourself to exercise, when you don't want to do anything--- even enjoyable. The good news is it's proven that "behavioral activation", such as exercise is a major mood lifter. I've struggled with low-moderate level depression for many many years, and a consistent exercise routine has improved my baseline mood greatly. Think of it as a natural antidepressant.
Victoria- nice job on the run. I really want to get one in today and see how painful it is. I haven't run in a month, and while I was pretty speedy for my 5K, I'm out of shape (it doesn't take long!). Will be curious to see how fast I can go. Only planning 2-3, but certainly need to start upping the distance again soon for our half (excited to run with you again!!). Get that eating in line!0 -
Kendal: I hear ya about the Wii, I often write it off as "not worth it" but it's a helluva lot better than nothing. I also miss jogging outside. I see people here do it but they must have some kind of German voo doo that I don't have because everything is iced over (sidewalks, streets and trails). I slip & slide when out walking my dog in the snow, I would kill myself if I attempted to run in it! I'm excited for you to get you P90X!!!!!
Christina: Way to go on cutting back on your coffee and meeting your other daily goals! I've never tried popping corn in a paper bag - how cool is that?!?! I'd take you up on your BL challenge but I live in Germany so I have to find the newest episodes of BL on the Internet the week after they air and their are no commercials. But enjoy the show for me!
Sunshine: Welcome! I know how debilitating depression can be. I was on medication for depression for several years. I'm glad you've gotten help and the medication you need.
Victoria: I am coveting your falafel! I have a great (and not too high calorie) falafel recipe but I'd need to get fresh herbs from the store and bust out my food processor....maybe next week... WTG on the running! I hate the treadmill but it's a necessary evil in wintery places (I just spent the past 5 years in California and got used to NOT using the treadmill...Germany is definitely more wintery than CA!)
I got a walk with the dog in this morning, did Yoga X (SOOOO HARD!) and then did a bit of rowing on the rowing machine. My everything is sore for starting back up on P90X and I'm already looking forward to a rest day
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OMFG LMFAO!!! For those of you who are my FB friends, you can see the pic...I got a present from a mining customer located in South Africa today! A personal facial care micro-trim groomer...aka nose hair trimmer!!! I am DYING LAUGHING!
Ahhh...I totally needed that!0 -
Great job everyone!
Day two of the 30 day shred. I had an easier time today with the cardio side of it but my arms are killing me! Just goes to show that I've been using less of my upper body muscles than I thought.0 -
I believe tonight's episode is 2 hours so I was thinking about maybe breaking it down into 30 minute segments. So say for the first 30 minutes, you would do cardio during the commercials. The next 30 minutes you would do lower body (squats, lunges); the next 30 minutes you would do upper body; the last 30 minutes you would do core work. Any thoughts or takers?0
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I believe tonight's episode is 2 hours so I was thinking about maybe breaking it down into 30 minute segments. So say for the first 30 minutes, you would do cardio during the commercials. The next 30 minutes you would do lower body (squats, lunges); the next 30 minutes you would do upper body; the last 30 minutes you would do core work. Any thoughts or takers?
Sounds good to me! 0 -
Lacey: I SAW the pic on facebook. LMFAO!!! Why on earth did your client think THAT would be a nice gift??0
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Sarah- thats fantastic that Day 2 is easier than day 1!! Yay for you!!!
Christina- thats such a great idea about BL. I'm not sure I'm going to watch or not but if I do, I will try this! BL is a show that inspires people to get healthier.....I've been inspired enough, now I need to do something about it.
I got an email that my P90X has been shipped. It'd be awesome to have it by the end of this week but I'm not getting my hopes up. I can't track it till tomorrow.
ETA: can I just say that I love having new people! I love how the board has picked up so much activity lately!0 -
Yes please tell me how one comes to a decision to give a personal grooming tool to a female supplier whom you've never met? I mean I do work in the mining industry and maybe they think I am some hairy warty chick that drives the equipment down in the shafts or something, but yeah! We've been pondering this question all day.
I just threatened to use it on the head mechanic if he didn't behave though...so it is coming in handy!
So far today I've been good on the eating front. I am not working out tonight, rather replacing the crackberry. Hopefully it won't take me too long...and hopefully they will give me a new phone to play with for the $50 that isn't a crack berry.0 -
okay, I'll try the BL challenge... Just talked DH into watching it live. we normally DVR it and start later. I need to make up for the food I've had today. I am getting better but will admit I stopped at McD's today (*blushes*)... Then I realized I need to get to the store and prep more advance food. So $150 later, I have tons of stuff and 2 crock pots set to go for the morning - taco cabbage soup and pork tenderloin with potatoes and carrots... plus I cooked left over rice with mushroom, carrots, tomatoes, and yellow peppers for dinner. Also had a serving of frozen shrimp with horseradish/ketchup - it may be a Polish thing but a treat we have at holidays. DH got a thing of super hot horseradish for Christmas from the Polish village in Detroit - to die for.... Christina - Thanks for the BL challenge - even if I curse you as I do it...jk (*winks*) I plan to hula during first 1/2 hour, use theraband for lower body and upper body ex and finish with core work - the dreaded crunches, bicycles, planks, reverse curls, maybe I'll even throw in some banana/boat work (P90X torture), etc...
While I'm in the mood, I need to pack tomorrow's lunch..
I talked mom into extra exercise as well so overall, I may be under in cal but didn't track today.
Lacey - that was funny... Maybe they just don't get it... LOL...
If I'm up for it, I'll check in during BL...
Kendal - GO P90X!!!! I hope you get it this week....0 -
hello ladies. i have been gone a long while. i have made a new years goal to get back to eating right and exercising and sticking to it this year. i want to lose weight again and keep losing. i am not setting a number goal for the end of the year as long as i lose something and get healthy.
i hope it will be okay with you laides if i join this group again. you guys really helped me last time until i gave up on myself. i have vowed to myself to not give up this time.
On a more positive note, i did manage to walk 1.5 miles in about 31 minutes today. i was so proud of myself. i am going to do some aerobics later i think, or maybe go up and get on the elliptical for a while. it depends on how i feel after dinner. well i will talk to you guys later!! bye!0 -
I would like to join, I'm new at this site, so I might need help I have about 20 lbs to lose, This profile picture is my motivation that is last years picture, and I want to look like that again.0
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I would like to join your group, I use this profile pic. to motivate me . It was taken a year ago.0
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how do i get the slider chart for my weight loss0
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go to tools an then click on the "tickers" button. that where i got mine0
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Victoria- McDonalds?? Girl!! But I agree-- when you don't have food at the house/prepared, it is so easy eat fast food. That's like the one thing about being vegetarian-- I never got into McD's, Burger King, etc, but there are plenty of non-meat junk food. Hello pizza my friend! Work off that food tonight!
I didn't run today. ARGH! *(&# Like I expected, I got back from work late and it was dark. Was STILL considering running but it snowed, not a lot, but enough to coat the sidewalks. Will either gym it up or run tomorrow. Eating was pretty good though, so the non-exercise isn't a killer!
Dixiegal- welcome back! We missed you! What happened? I know it sounds like you fell off the wagon, but what were the circumstances surrounding it? It can help to recognize those early warning signs so you don't "relapse" again.0 -
Amber - its so nice to hear from you!!! Welcome back!!!
Welcome Cheryl!!! We do enjoy the energy of new people..
So I'm working on the the BL challenge but have had to modify it. DH is cleaning the garage and we started late. But the DVR has time codes so I timed the commercials and did 2 bouts of 3 min of hula for the first 1/2 hour. I plan to do an extra 3 min of hula and start the next 3 min bout of leg exercise with my black theraband when we resume watching the show. At least DH doesn't complain when I exercise as the show is playing...0 -
so far 9 min cardio and 6 min leg ex with black (level 5 of 6) theraband exercises... I'm still going strong... Well crap this last set is 4 min but I'll do it - it just means more leg exercise - squats, lunges, calf raises and more - oh goody.... I really do need to do them despite my kvetching....0
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Ok, I did The Biggest Loser commercial challenge. I did double cardio though because I have trouble doing lunges and squats. Hopefully that will improve as I lose weight! I tried, but it hurt my knees. It was a fun way to get some exercise in! Thanks for the idea!0
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Loved the idea of the BL challenge. Perhaps I'll join in next week! What did you all think about the episode?
*SPOILERS FOR BIGGEST LOSER BELOW* (mostly for Amy, as she can't watch it live *sadface*)
Do you have any favs? Would you have chosen Bob/Jillian or gone for the immunity with the new trainers? Why can't they just show them. The whole not showing them is silly. I think it would have been a pretty tough decision. I can see why you could pick each side.
Some of my initial thoughts are of course yellow team is going to bring it... they have a gold medalists for pete's sack-- he knows how to compete.
i LOVE that they have 2 people on the show who have already lost weight at home and want to continue their journey. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Of course, I would love to do that myself but I know I'm too small for that (hah!). I think aqua gal who lost 100 lbs at home could be a competitor, as she still has a lot to lose. I'm not surprise she lost a fair bit, but not a crazy number the first week. She has the most to lose for the girls, but if she's already exercising and eating better, it might not be quite as much of a shock to her body (i.e. losing all that water weight that first week you commit yourself), but I'm so glad she's still around. An early fav of mine. Blue team is funny-- the dad is pretty amusing. And the son (the 500+ guy) has so much to lose, but he already lost 150 at home. It's amazing. Can't wait to see his transformation. As my stream of consciousness continues, I have to think, there is no way that they aren't going to have so much excess skin. What's funny is you'll notice on the show as they get skinnier, they have guys and girls back in shirts (tees/compression tanks)-- wonder if it's so the audience can't see all the skin that's hanging. Obviously all the strength training is going to help immensely, but you can't lose that much weight that quickly and have it all bunch back. That's just nothing they ever talk about on the show and something I think about. Trying to think of the other teams. Team purple (I think they were friends, one's the opera singer) were pretty dang amusing as well. I'm hoping there won't be as much gameplay this season, but we'll see. Of course I teared up a few times, but there were less sob stories (i.e. family tragedies) this season than last, which I appreciate, cause it's just so over the top dramatic, and I just want to get back to the losing weight.
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ETA: I think I'm going to set my alarm for an hour early tomorrow and try and get a morning run in. I don't know if I'll actually do it (versus working out after work), but I want to give myself the option. 5:15 will come all too soon. I'm off to bed. Night ladies!0 -
I'm watching BL right now. Not doing the challenge you guys put together thought it is a fantastic idea!
I'm on track today for cals so am happy with that. Day 77 complete and intact!
Tomorrow I'm back to the gym and eating right. I weighed myself this morning and yowsa. I know I am retaining water weight from the heavy exercise so am trying not too pay too much attention to it. And will stay away from the scale till Monday morning. My cheeks are thinner and I can see my collar bone so I know I'm headed in the right direction even if the scale doesn't say so!
Dixie so glad to see you back. The important thing I'd that you are here!! And ready to get going again!
Kristina and Kendal, the early dark and the cold sure can suck the want to work out right out of you.
I can't see any kore of the posts on this ipad, but will make it a point to reply to more people tomorrow. I too am majorly appreciating the fact that we've got so many new faces in this thread and that we've added like 3 pages in two days!!! Yeaaaay!!0 -
How wonderful to see so many posts.. and i have no comment at this time.. because if forgot who said what :laugh:
hope everyone is having a wonderful start of the week..
Has anyone ever tried the flat belly diet.. i posted something on the forums to see what people thought about it.. id really like to get this excess preggo belly fat off :glasses: well im pretty sleep catch you all later0 -
what is the Biggest loser challenge?
i didnt make it back to the gym, but at least i got a walk in earlier. i stayed under my calories as well. tomorrow i wil make even healthier choices than i did today. i will even get up in the morning to workout. well everyone good lucj with your days tomorrow and goodnight0 -
There are so many posts to respond to!!! It’s nice to see all the new people!:happy:
Dixie: The BL Challenge was doing some form of exercise (squats, pushups, lunges, whatever you like) during the commercial breaks in the BL. I live in Germany and cannot watch the BL live so I didn’t participate but I like the idea and will incorporate it into my TV watching (probably won’t be a big life-changer for me though as I only watch TV once every few weeks or so). Also, Welcome back (I’m not sure if I was here the last time you were but I figured I’d say welcome anyways!). I think Kristina’s questions about why you went “off the wagon” are good ones that we all need to ask ourselves when we find ourselves slipping. Why am I doing this? Was there extra stress, boredom, a lack of weight loss, etc and if we have those answers then maybe we can reign it in before we fall completely off. I know that I have a hard time staying motivated to do what I should when the weight loss slows down to fractions of a pound per week. So I’ve decided that when that happens this time around (and it WILL as it ALWAYS does), I will focus on celebrating my fitness abilities because as long as I’m exercising I ALWAYS get fitter (can run longer, faster, can do more pushups, etc). So that’s how I plan to combat falling off the wagon again – sorry for being soooo long winded!
Bethany: I’ve never tried the flat belly diet but I have done the Abs diet – I wonder if they’re similar? I don’t really follow a diet now, I just try to eliminate the processed food, up the veggies and fruit and protein and fiber and limit the nutritionally devoid junk.
Lacey: I think that since your client sent you a nose hair trimmer then all bets are off and you can send back any weird thing you like….like a thigh master or some aquaglobes.
Kristina: Thank you for the BL Spoiler alert. Of course, I read your post anyways! I will probably watch the episode later on in the week when I find it on the Internet but I like getting your take on things. I hope you get your run in! The weather and the dark really make early morning outdoorsy stuff suck!
Karen: Good job doing your challenge!
Victoria: Do you use a weighted hula hoop? How do you like it? I used to fall into fast food traps when my kitchen wasn’t stocked but it isn’t as easy to do that now that we’re in Germany. It takes planning to eat fast food here…first of all…I need to have Euros as most fast food places don’t take credit cards (and I almost never have cash!), next I have to drive 10K to the nearest Burger King and finally, I have to order my food in German (it’s hard to have a language barrier through a drive-thru speaker). It just isn’t worth the effort for me. So I make sure I have my kitchen stocked all the time!
Cheryl: Hi there. Welcome to the group. I use old photos of me when I was in the Air Force to motivate me to get back to what I KNOW I can look like.
Kendal: If your P90X has shipped, you might have it before the end of the week and can get started on Monday!!! Yippee!!!!
As for me: It’s Wednesday morning here and I’m waiting for the sun to come up a bit higher before bundling up and heading out for a walk with the kid & dog. Gabe started basketball last night and the practice goes from 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm so by the time we get back and go through the bedtime routine, it’s time for me to go to bed too! But I really like Gabe’s coach this year (he played last year but the coach was TERRIBLE), this coach explained a lot of things to the kids who hadn’t played before and had them running drills and everything. Yay! I’ve got P90X back & legs and I also want to get a run in on the treadmill (ambitious, I know but I NEED to get my running fitness level back up). Have a great day!0 -
There's no way I can remember everyone's post to respond individually. But here's something weird for you ladies.....I weighed myself first thing this morning.......I peed and weighed again...... I weighed myself 3 times in a row and it showed a 2.4lb loss from my before-peeing weight. WEIRD lol (its a digital scale that shows my weight and the difference from the last time I weighed, so its not an error in math on my part)
I was fully expecting to stay at or see an increase in weight since I had japanese for dinner last night.
I don't know if I told you guys this, but the day before yesterday, one of the sluts who Joey was having an affair with friend requested me on facebook. (this really is how my emotions went....)
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I responded with a short, mean little message. ("Excuse me itch?? You and I are not, and will never be, friends. Why the eff are you stalking me on facebook?" obviously I didn't edit the cussing though) She lives in Missouri; we have NO mutual friends. She completely stalked me but my profile is incredibly limited unless you are my friend. Basically all she can see is my profile picture where I look absolutely FABULOUS in my black and red dress and you can tell I'm standing next to "Mr. Hottie" as my sister calls him. The slut responded back with some stupid message....said that I wish she had the time to stalk me (umm....you do, obviously, cause here we are with you friend requesting me), said she was trying to help me out (there's not a damn thing in the world that I need or want from her), and said "it takes one to know one" (I guess cause I called her a
. I could SOOOOO go off on that, tear her apart and insult her intelligence but I decided to leave it at that....for now. She's a moron for thinking for a second that it was a good idea to friend request me. But if she's stupid enough to say anything else, then I'm not holding back. I will let her know that since I already have an attorney, I might as well get my money's worth and that in NC, I can sue her personally for Alienation of Affection for "stealing" Joey's affection from me. I will also let her know that I will have all her texts and phone records with Joey subpoenaed for court records. I almost WANT her to say something else so I can really let her have it, but I'm going to be the better person and keep quiet for now. She and Joey are still friends on fb so she could just be trying to feed information to him. 0 -
Kendal- don't know why the scale did that, but take it! As for the facebook drama, wtf, yo? You don't have time for that crap in your life. Geez!
Amy: good luck on p90x today. If you run as well, I know someone who's the group superstar for the day. *GOLD STAR*
Bethany: I haven't tried the flat belly diet, but I have heard of it.
Amber: nice job on walking yesterday. At least you got out and moving. Hopefully you were able to do the same today as well.
Lacey: that's great that you're seeing changes in your body. that can be extremely motivating when the scale isn't cooperating. It isn't always the best measure of how you're doing.
Well, I set my alarm this morning to run before work and, no surprise, I didn't go. I had 2 problems. 1) I looked out my window and saw it was flurrying 2)opened the weather app on my iPhone and saw that it was 12 degreese. Yeah. No. I will either go to the gym or attempt a run after work today. So far my eating plan for the day should be good.
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Laceylala – I honestly wouldn’t know how to respond to that type of gift. I would seriously have to bite my tongue as to not say anything that would be offensive. I do like your being able to use it on those pesky guys. LOL! And congrats on the collarbones. That is awesome!
Victoria – Well at least you redeemed the McD’s with a trip to the store! WTG on the challenge! You go girl!
Amber – WTG on getting back on the wagon!!!
Cheryl – Welcome!
Kristina – I understand about that getting home late. I made it home about 7:30 last night. In regards to BL, that is completely true about the competition aspect of this season. I see a lot of fierce competitors and I loved the aspect about those that had lost so much at home alone. I can certainly understand the not going to run this morning. YUCK on the nasty weather!
Karen – WTG….no problems with the modifying. At least you were moving and that’s what counts!
Amy – If you get the PX90 and the running in today, you are my hero!!! Please be sure to let the coach know that you think a lot of him. As a coach’s wife, I know how depleting coaching can be. It seems like all you ever hear are the complaints…I know my husband loves to hear the positives as well.
Kendal – First, who needs that crap! Good grief…you’d think once we got out of school we’d be done with all the high school drama but some people really never grow the heck up do they. She’s definitely fishing for something….anything….don’t fall into the trap! If she sends you anything else, just state something like, “I’m sorry but with the current situation I’m sure you can understand why I am politely declining your request. Cheerio!”
Well I went over on calories last night by 167 and I got home late so I was mid way through BL. I did the challenge during the remaining parts however but I didn’t log that as exercise. I did get all 8 glasses of water in and logged all my calories for the day, so I’m happy about that. I’m not too upset about going over because it was still less calories than I would typically take in and I didn’t give in to the ice cream craving I was having last night. I knew I was over for the day and I didn’t have it. Score one for me.
The next two days are going to be very stressful for me. It’s yearend closing here and everyone is working on getting the books closed. There are also snacks still hanging around from all the baskets received during the holiday and the chocolate will surely be put out after lunch today. UGH! I’m so a stress/boredom eater! I have just vowed to completely avoid that area of the floor if possible the next few days.
Well, I’d best get back to it; I have a lot to get accomplished today and several afternoon meetings too. I’ll check back in later today.0 -
Hey Gang!!! I agree it's so nice to see so many posts. I finished the challenge last night - yeah!!! I slept in this morning so no pre-work exercise. Eating us going well today. I plan to avoid the town with mcDonalds... On a positive note, 2 people have asked if I'm losing weight - it must be from the exercise. Although I was down to 187.75 this morning. I hope it holds until Friday.
Yes my hula hoop is weighted and I love it.
Christina - stay away from the chocolate.
((((((((((big hug)))))))) Kendal - you don't need any more crap.
Time to my salad and get back to work. Have a happy hump day.0 -
Victoria: Yay for finishing the challenge! Bigger Yay for people noticing your weight loss!!!! My German neighbor was gone for quite some time in South Africa and came by to "check on me" the other day (this is a seriously small town and the neighbors are WAY nosy) and she stood in my doorway with her mouth agape and said I've lost a lot of weight and was I ill. After I told her I wasn't ill, she was really happy for my weight loss and suggested we go walking together (which probably won't happen as I'm out there walking at 8 am and she doesn't even get out of bed until after that). It was nice to have that reaction to the weight loss though!
Christina: When I worked in an investment firm, we were always getting cookie baskets and treats through the entire holiday season. I hated it because there were only 3 of us in the main office and the president of the firm was constantly pushing that junk at us. Stay away from the chocolate!!! Good job keeping your calories down and doing your BL challenge. Oh, and I will thank the coach for his good coaching. I'm sure he mostly hears whining and complaining and would love something a little different.
Kristina: I DID my P90X back & legs and Ab Ripper X, walked my dog for 45 minutes AND did a 30 minute interval training run on the treadmill. I am exhausted and I will happily take that gold star!
Kendal: Wow! :noway: Serious balls on that chick. I agree with Victoria - you don't need that crap.
Is it me or is this week WAAAAAYYYYY too long?!?!0 -
hi everyone. well i didn't get to the gym this morning due to the fact i was suffering a severe migraine that i just couldnt get rid of. but i will go when i get off from work tonight. my legs are a little sore from my walk yesterday but over all i feel pretty good.
kristina & amy~ as for the reason i fell of the wagon, there were many factors but the main reasons are stress and weight loss failure. my dad started to get really sick again which made it hard to take care of myself as well as him (and at the time he came first) and the harder i tried to lose weight it just wouldnt budge past the 1st 10 pounds. i even gaind half of it back before i eneded up stopping all together and now i have gained a few extra along the way. i weighed my self this morning and it said 244 buit im not sure how accurate it was since i had forgotten that i had already had breaskfast.
well so far today i have made healthier choices for breakfast and lunch even though lunch was a sanwich from subway. it was much better than a burger or something. well back to work see you guys later0
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