200+ Recommitting for the New Year!
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I think I've got everyone's weigh-ins except for Lacey, Bethany, and Amber. Post them sometime today and I'll post the final week 1 weigh-ins later today.
Amy- ROME??? Ack! So SO SO SO jealous! Have a fabulous time and take TONS of pictures! Nice job on doubling up on the exercise!
So, back at work, though I just remember next week I have Monday off, so I'm trying to keep thinking I get a three-day weekend coming up. Power through gal!
Weekend wasn't fab. It went by quickly. Did NOT exercise. Yeah yeah yeah. I know I know. I really thought about running yesterday, but in the end, didn't. Eating wasn't great. Nothing horrid, but definitely over calories. I didn't weigh myself over the weekend because I know the scale would be angry because of TOM. I will step on it tomorrow morning and see where I'm landing. I can't get into the habit of slacking on the weekends. That's 2 days I'm not doing anything/sabotaging, and there's no way I'll hit my weight loss goals for the challenge if I don't step it up.
The one good thing about the weekend was that I was looking for some more long sleeve shirts. I love that all the winter stuff is on sale. Hello-- there are like 3 more months of winter here! Picked up a couple of light weight sweaters at Old Navy. Size? Medium! Oh yeah. The larges fit but were a wee bit loose and the mediums fit but were a wee bit tighter than I wanted. I decided to go positive. Sizes are so confusing though. I know Old Navy runs big, but it still feels pretty fab.
Brought my gym clothes to work today, so I'll either hit the gym or run after work. Also, I need to finish planning out my half training schedule. Time is flying Victoria, eh? I was glad last week to find out that I haven't lost all my stamina, but I have a mileage building to do again!
sw188./184. (-4lbs) sorry it took so long... i kept forgetting when i was on the computer to do it :blushing:0 -
Lacey- great job on the loss! 1800 is fine for one cheat day!
So here's the chart as I have it so far. I didn't get some peep's starting weights or current weights. If I missed you (entirely possible I skimmed past it), let me know, and I'll add it to the list.
It'll go:
Name/StartingWeight/Week1(lb. lost)(% lost)
Let me know if there's any confusion, or if there's a better way to do it.
Kristina / 182.4 / 180.6 (-1.8) (0.99%)
Amy / 220 / 215.6 (-4.4) (2.00%)
Kim / 203 / 202 (-1.0) (0.49%)
Kendal / 219.6 / 216.8 (-2.8) (1.28%)
Sarah / 210.8 / 206.8 (-4.0) (1.90%)
Karen / 266.8 / 263.1 (-3.7) (1.39%)
Lacey / 210.8 / 208.6 (-2.2) (1.04%)
Victoria / 189 /187.25 (-1.75) (0.93%)
Amber / 246 / 244.6 (-1.4) (0.57%)
Christina / ? / ? (-2.8)
Bethany / 188 / 184 (-4.0) (2.13%)
Debra / ? ?
Gold Star for weight loss: Amy with 4.4 pounds lost! With all those doubling up with working out, you deserve it
Gold Star for % weight loss: Bethany again with 2.13% lost! Nice!! Amy and Sarah were right behind her!
Fabulous guys! Let me know if this format is working for you, and I'll keep up with the weigh ins and the challenge progresses.
ETA: added Bethany's weigh-in info. thanks for getting it in!0 -
Kristina...I realize I must of missed weigh-ins while I was off line...let me know and I'll post next time, or I can go back and give you weights from last month...December started good...but ended ugly!! :laugh:0
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Kristina: Thanks for doing the chart! It's so nice to see how great everyone is doing!!!
Debra: Welcome back!! :flowerforyou:
Christina: Feel better, sinus infections suck!
Lacey: Enjoy your day off. I adore Italy. I have a degree in Humanities with a focus in art history and languages. (My favorite being Art History!!!) The first time I went to Rome, I was in HOG heaven (this was about 11 years ago). I loved seeing the paintings, buildings, fountains, etc that I had only ever seen in pictures. I am SUPER excited to gt to go back and show everything to Gabe & Travis. Gabe just finished up a unit in school on the Roman Empire and the beginnings of the Christian Church so this trip fits really well (completely by accident) into our curriculum.
So...what do I do about P90X? I've been working really hard to stick to my P90X workout schedule so I can see results. So far, I've done great. What do I do about my weekend? I'm not to worried about exercise as it is pretty much gonna be 4 days of some serious walking on some serious hills. Friday is my P90X rest day and the end of week 2 of the program. Do I just start back up on Tuesday with Day 1 of Week 3? It's either that or double up on the workouts (which just might kill me). I just don't want to lose my momentum...you know?0 -
Amy I'd start up with Day 1 Week 3 if it was me...
Well I went and had my splurge meal. BLEH. We tried a new mexican restaurant and it was total crap. I hate wasting cals like that..but I got a redeeming soy white chocolate tall mocha.
And...it seems that we might leave early today for the BCS game, not much work is getting done. So I could go work out! Maybe. We'll see.0 -
I stayed out of work today because of the weather. My manager didn't like that too much since the weather didn't hit till the afternoon. I figured if I went in, I would be driving home in bad weather no matter what time I left. I'm glad I stayed home though.....my car is NOT meant for wet weather (mustang)
Taylor and I did the Fit Test and Core Synergies of P90X. We actually only got a little over halfway done before The Appliance Doctor guy showed up to look at my washing machine (need to buy a new washer even though mine is only a little over 2 years old :explode: but at least I had an amazingly nice Appliance Doctor guy and he didn't charge me the $45 service fee for coming to look at it :flowerforyou: ) I turned my hrm on and off a couple times so I missed some of the time I was actually working out, but of the 25 minutes I had it on, I burned 304 cals so I was getting a great burn.0 -
Ugh! I've been running around the last two days so I haven't had time to jump on here. Yesterday I was beyond bad. I didn't exercise, I didn't get all my water in and the jack in the box I ate for dinner put me over my calories. Today I got back on track. I only got 7 glasses of water in, but I exercised and was under my calories. I'm finaly getting to bed to start the madness again tomorrow. I promis to read some of the posts from you lovely ladies that I've been neglecting in the a.m.0
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Debra- the challenge started basically 1/1 and this was just our first week's weigh in. If you can, let me know what your current weight is and I'll add it for your starting weight for this week and then just post your weight again some point between Fri-Mon. I post the weekly numbers for everyone Monday afternoon-ish (EST).
Amy- Don't know what to tell you about where to fall with p90x when you return. But in terms of exercise in general while you're gone. How often do you go to Rome? It's not like you're going to be there for weeks. You'll get a lot of walking in. Just enjoy yourself!
Lacey- it's a total bummer when your cheat meals totally aren't worth the calories. Makes you feel even worse for cheating. Sorry to hear about your boys from Oregon. If it makes you feel any better, my team doesn't have a football coach at the moment. What a mess.
Kendal- nice job on the fit test! You can do it. I feel a little lost not doign p90x, as everyone else seems to be. haha.
Sarah- glad you checked in. Look, we all have bad days. As long as you don't take that as an excuse to completely fall off the wagon, don't worry about it. Just hop right back on, which it sounds like you're doing. Push that water even more today. Fast food is notoriously salty, making the scale even worse the next day.
Well, things are okay here. Weighed myself this morning: 181.4. Ugh. So I know some of it is TOM (maybe 1-2 pounds), but that certainly means I didn't lose anything over the weekend, which makes sense as I didn't exercise and didn't eat fantastically. So, stepping it up this week and can't coast through the weekend. Plus this is a three- day weekend coming up, so I really need to be good. Not like I'm going anywhere (*glaresat Amy for her Rome trip*), but it's more of a chance to loaf at home at eat when I shouldn't.
Yesterday's food went pretty well. A bit carbier in the evening than I should have been. I went to the gym late after work and the parking lot was PACKED. I couldn't find a space, so I gave up and went home. Did I punk out? No, I say! I did level 1 of the 30-day shred, which is still pretty tough if you put all you got into it. The cardio portion is definitely no problem for me now, but the weights are still challenging, and I'm sure my legs will feel the burn.
It's supposed to snow this afternoon/rush hour, so definitely no outside run for me. I did bring my gym clothes, so at this point, I'm hoping to go to the gym, but Tuesdays are my later day at work, and if the roads are really crappy, I might just want to go home, but then I have to do some sort of vidoe again. Hope everyone has a good day! I'll check in again later
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Kristina: TOM weight gain sux!!! Great job getting a workout in even though the gym was a no-go. You rock!!!
Sarah: Water, water, water! It will help flush out the sodium!
Kendal: Good job getting started on P90X. Bummer about your washer though. Those things aren't cheap!
Lacey: I think you're right, I'll start with Week 3 Day 1 when I get back from my trip. Dude! I have totally had a cheat meal that turned out to be soooo not worth it. Now I tend to cook my own cheat meals as I know I can make my food yummy (especially when allowed to use "cheat" ingredients...hello...butter & cheese - I
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For some reason, I had ZERO energy today. Gabe had to drag me out of bed (the little bugger! He's TOTALLY capable of putting cereal in a bowl and eating it, he doesn't NEED me to feed him! :grumble: ). So I drug him on a walk with Sofie. It was a pretty sunrise and a pretty nice day. We ran into a German lady with her dog (who happened to speak English - thank you baby Jesus- as my German is REALLY bad). Sofie played with her puppy and me & Gabe walked & talked with the lady (who happens to live in our neighborhood). Yay for making friends. We doubled up on some school lessons to make sure Gabe's progress stays on track despite the 4 day weekend we've got planned and then I drug my sorry butt through YogaX. The first 45 or so minutes is sooooo freaking hard with all the sun salutations and junk but I feel SO good when I've gotten through the whole thing. There's this bendy pose where you stick your arms behind you and you are supposed to grab your hands behind your back (while in a LUNGE)...I've never been able to touch my fingers but today I GOT IT!!! Yay!0 -
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Btw, I'm wearing a brown pencil skirt with a cute new cardigan today. I'm feeling very Mad Men.
Also, my bum is totally aching today. Thank you 30 Day Shred! I tell you, I still have phantom pains from how I felt doing it that first time. I could barely walk!0 -
Well my salty crappy splurge meal begat sugar, which begat salt, etc. etc...I ended up around 2000 cals yesterday. Goal today is to work out as hard as I can for 60 minutes and chug water like nobodies business. Tomorrow is that boot camp class. The rest of the week I am concentrating on busting it at the gym and chugging lots of water since I Know my sodium will be high I think with the meals I have planned for this week.
Kristina - I bet you look cute!
Amy - you know when you just don't want to cook? It is one of those weeks for me lol. Normally I can cook way better than what I can eat out too, but yeah...one of those weeks. I'm wanting simplicity I guess...and got burned for it! Good job on the yoga position!
And if that flucking video does so many sun salutations I'm out. I HATE those things, they drive me nuts for some reason, lol.
Sarah - good to see you are back. Its the best thing you can do for yourself, to realize that you didn't eat so well and move forward the next day!0 -
Great job on the weight loss over the week!
Christina- I hope you feel better soon. Sinus infections are terrible!
Karen- I'm sorry to hear about your computer, but Congrats on the new one. Great attitude to have about the competition at work, but I still hope you win
Kristina- I feel your pain. My TOM is due to arrive in the next day or so and my scale hates me too. It said I went up 3 pounds this morning and I worked out longer yesterday than I have been and was under my calories. I called it a liar and decided not to jump on again untill it's over.
Amy- Congrats on the weekend trip! It sounds like so much fun! I would love to see Rome.
Well today I have a lunch date with some friends. Mmmm sushi! I haven't had sushi in a while and I'm not quite sure how to log it. I also have an interview today with a company I don't really want to work for, but being that the store I work at is closing at the end of the month and I haven't had much luck finding anything else I hope I get it.0 -
Howdy gang - just a quick check-in from the iPhone while I stop for lunch. Up too late helping DH celebrate his b- day. He got a six pack of Celebration Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing - one of my favorite!!! 7 came awfully early but I got my run in (2 miles at 13 min pace) and was out the door by 9. My caseload has picked back up (frowns)... I like working 40 not 50+ hours a week. I'll try to post individually in next few days.0
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Hey everyone....I'm out of work again today. I took Lexi for a walk up to the main road to see the weather/road situation. Its COVERED in ice, yet people are still dumb enough to drive on it. :grumble: Doesn't look like I will be going to work tomorrow either. UGH. I hate wasting my PTO on days like these. Once in a while its nice, but not 2-3 straight days.
My arms are a little sore from p90x yesterday and my legs are a little tired from walking in the snow/ice this morning. I'm not sure whats on the schedule today with P90X. I'm thinking if its something light, of trying my 10 minute cardio game that I bought on Black Friday and completely forgot about.0 -
Kendal: We had that ice crap here last week! It was horrible!!! Trav still went to work cuz they don't get PTO in the military. Isn't it nice to get that sore feeling? I love it cuz it means I was working it!!!
Victoria: Bummer about the added work. Yay for DH's birthday! I get to help mine celebrate his 36th B-Day this weekend (I keep teasing him about being over 35 :bigsmile: )
Sarah: Enjoy that sushi for me...they don't have Sushi or Japanese restaurants anywhere near here. I had to go to England to find sushi (and that was back in August!). Good luck with your interview!
Lacey: I had a no cooking style week last week so I totally feel you on that. I normally LOVE to cook but sometimes it's just too much. I TOO hate sun salutations. It's an irrational hatred and I push through it but it's always there. I think I prefer to do something different instead of the same-ish thing over and over and over (with slight variations). It's kind of why I hate step aerobics. They do a pattern, then add on, start over, add something else on, start over, add something else on and by the end, I just wanna smash the instructor over the head with a step. (I may have anger issues)
Kristina: Your outfit sounds cute! I miss wearing "work clothes". Now I just wear jeans and hoodies. Bor-ing!0 -
:explode: gah dang TOM you suck... up 4 lbs.. back at 190 AGAIN ... really pissing me off here...
hopefully ill be at every class this week giving it my best and maybe it will come off
we have snow.. yuck its cold out and llike 6 in of snow-ness... why cant it just be spring... 7 more days untill school hope its done snowing by then lol .. well im off to hang out with some kindergartners my daughters class is super fun!!0 -
Bethany I keep forgetting to mention it - I am LOVING your new pic!!!!0
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this was on the sidebar on facebook just now.....the bottom pic is of me in October 2009, the other was this past New Years.....
WOOOOWWWW!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
ETA: a bigger version...I look horrible and tired in the New Years picture, but oh well....its the same angle and it shows a big difference....thats what I like :bigsmile:
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Bethany I keep forgetting to mention it - I am LOVING your new pic!!!!
I agree and I also wanted to mention yours too Lacey...Love them both, you both look great!!
Weighin for me ...I am going to go with 216.8....I was 214 on News Years Eve....but I put 2 pounds back on overnight...to bring in the New Year... I just like to have fun like that....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
haha oops. I did Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper today when I should have done Cardio X....guess what I will be doing tomorrow? lol0
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Kendal- That is awesome that you were in the same pose for those pics. You can totally see a difference! Congratulations!0
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Thanks Ladies :bigsmile:
Lacey i like the change to blond :flowerforyou:
Kendal WOW look at you , way to go :drinker: looking fab
i worked really hard tonight in zumba and walked the track a bit too before class... feeling pretty good... i was starving when i got home though lol now gonna veg out and watch some tv before bed... everyone have a wonderful evening..ZZZzzzzz0 -
Kendal- That is awesome that you were in the same pose for those pics. You can totally see a difference! Congratulations!
~Karen Michelle i was just looking at some of your before and after photos... you are looking fantastic keep up the great work... your looking so much younger too :flowerforyou:0 -
Thanks Bethany! You are looking great too! I love seeing all the transformations!!0
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hey ladies. i had a good day stayed under on my cals and even though i didnt get to exercise i will probably work out tomorrow. i started class today so now my time is even more limited but i am determined not to let it affect me. i love all the new pics and it sounds like everyone had some pretty awsome days. it is beddy bye time now but i will check in tomorrow. night all0
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Good morning Super Pals! I tried to kill myself this morning with a 35 min dog walk, followed by a 30 min tempo run (hello - ran between 5 and 5.3 mph!!!), followed by P90X Legs and back and Ab RipperX. I officially want to die! And in unrelated news: my scale says I have GAINED a pound since last week :explode: . I know I shouldn't weigh every day (i totally do though) and I know I've been doing some seriously hard working out (muscles retaining water and blah, blah) - but it's just a bummer to see the scale move in the wrong direction. I wonder if I'm being too strict with the diet?? I keep the cals between 1500 and 1700 on most days. What do ya'll think?
Amber: Good job staying under your cals!
Bethany: Way to go in Zumba!
Kendal: It's so nice to see the progress you've made. You are doing super-great. Keep it up girl!0 -
Amy if you keep seeing no loss for a week or two then I'd consider eating more...if you are burning close to 800+ cals a day and only eating 1500-1700 then your net is like nill. Every body on MFP who seem to have followed the MFP deficit calorie, eat most of your exercise cals back have lost weigh successfully so that says something. Or lighten up on the work outs or something.
It is day 69 for me. So far this week, I've worked out 172 minutes so I am on my way. Today is the boot camp class and I have major high hopes for it, so I hope it is what I want it to be and don't walk out being disappointed...my want is to feel the burn and burn a *kitten* ton of calories. That isn't asking tooo much is it? LOl.
Okay I'm super busy at work so I gotta get going! Have a great day everyone!0 -
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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/147285-why-am-i-not-losing-weight
Amy (and everyone else doing a super ton of exercise) read this recent thread....it might help you make a decision on how to proceed regarding exercise and eating back cals.0
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