200+ Recommitting for the New Year!

A friend on another thread is getting the mediafit (similar to BoddyBugg). If it works, then I may get one. I think that's the most accurate way to know your calorie burn.

Amy - I'd eat more if I were you. I've found I don't lose when doing high cal exercise burns.

Sorry I don't have time to post more like an idiot I picked up 2 more clients - somethings gotta give and it can't be cooking or exercise. I'll post more/respond more when I can.

*crickets chirping*

Hello? (hello? hello? hello? ello? ello?)

anyone here? (here? here? here? ere? ere?)

where did everyone go? (go? go? go? go? go?)





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I'm still up to 218.4 today. I've been going over on cals for dinner the past 2 nights. I did CardioX last night. I love that video, but I still don't burn as much doing that as doing an hour on the elliptical. I still had energy left over when I was done, so I put on Wii Fit and did another 30 minutes of exercise. My total cal burned was between 700-800.

We were told yesterday at work that we will be getting laptops so I won't have to miss work for inclement weather anymore. I still have to work in the office on regular days, so its not like they are supplying me with a home office. I joked with my manager that I would be calling in due to "inclement weather" because it was too sunny to come to work.

I have to work Saturday to make up for time I missed Monday and Tuesday. I'm glad I have Monday off so it doesn't ruin the whole weekend. Taylor is going backpacking (he can't decide if he's going for a day trip or an overnight trip though) so its not ruining our time together.

Tonight is YogaX. I'm not sore from last night's workout so I'm looking forward to it.

man that was some randomness.....sorry for jumping topics so much lol

Hiya ladies. I'm not dead, I swear. I've just been doing laundry and getting my junk together to pack for the trip. I've also been cleaning the house as I love coming home from a trip to a clean house (I know it's weird but it's how I am - I ALWAYS clean up the joint before I go somewhere). We also walked the dog this morning and I did KenpoX to finish up week 2 of P90X. I am feeling stronger this week than last and I can do more of the ab ripper exercises without debilitating pain for 3 days afterward. Some day...I WILL be able to do a pull up! (Back in my military days, I was only ever able to do 3 and I weighed a LOT less that I do now!)

Kristina: Mmmmm thai food. Travis mentioned an embassy position in Bangkok and all I could think was, "I'll gain a zillion pounds from the food!" Yay! for the Kindle. I LOVE mine and am currently reading 2 books on it. Thanks for the pep talk, it's so nice to be able to float a question out to you ladies and have helpful and supportive input. I ask similar questions of Travis and get, "I don't know." Not very helpful.

Kendal: YogaX is awesome. Hard. But awesome. Enjoy.

Victoria: Don't work too hard.

Lacey: HI! (I didn't have a comment for the bodybugg or the other thing but I didn't want to leave you out). Actually, my sister in law has a bodybugg and she loves it. I have no opinion on it.

Hiya everyone! Yeay for it being Thursday!

I went to the boot camp class last night. It was pretty awesome and I was sore an hour after it...and woke up from being sore and today and swollen and a comfortable sore in places I am not normally sore. How many times can you use the word "sore" in a sentence? lol. Anyways, the two dudes who ran the class were the nicest most informative people I've ever met in either a gym or a class. They took the time to talk to us beforehand to tell us how the class would go and after to explain how it works and what to expect going forward. Ive has a billion gym memberships and these two guys were the first in my experience that actually paid me more than 5 minutes of attention. It was really nice.
There are 6 classes a day but unfortunately for me they are all hard to make which sucks.
So my plan right now is to incorporate many of the exercises I did last night into my weights training and get away from the precor stationary stations and keep going as is. And if by summer I stop losing weight, plateau, need a boost, etc. and I have really stuck with what I am doing, then I will jump ship at my current and gym and go over there.

I've learned that this whole thing has to be about me and I stopped long ago counting on my friends, coworkers etc. to take part and stick to it,....but two girls from work went with me last night and it was fun. They are going to try my gym out with me this week and see how they like it. So even if we don't do it together at least once a week we are figuring we can all meet up and work out together which is nice.

Okay...gotta get to it. I will reply to everyone tonight hopefully!

Lacey- I'm in the same boat about working out with a friend. I like having someone there with me, but it can mess up your motivation in so many ways. Like talking while doing cardio slows me down....I don't work as hard and don't focus on my workout so I burn less. Or if she's supposed to meet me at a certain time and she's late, then it cuts into the workout time or causes us to be there later (sometimes I'm guilty of that though). Or if she comes and is completely BLAH about the whole thing, it drags me down. Or if she finally just gives up going to the gym at all....I can't let that stop me from going. Its can be a tough situation if you and your workour buddy aren't on the same wave length.....

Just a quick check-in.. I got my run in this morning and am slowly increasing my speed. Mom will be here soon for a workout then it's writing up notes/evals... Thank goodness the weekend is close. Lacey has inspired me to get to the beauty shop for cut and color... And 1 client to see Saturday. I just couldn't squeeze them all into the week (*sighs*)... Got interrupted and now it's time for bed. Catch you sometime this weekend...

Amy - have a great trip and start week 3 when you get back... I started American Gods and am 1/3 through it. It's on hold as Brad Meltzer came out with a new book and I love his work....

Kendal - Cardio X is great but Kepno X is my fav. Good luck with Yoga - it's not my favorite. I may try it again splitting it up into 2 days at 45 min each... 90 min sucks. I love your summer inclement weather comment!!!

Kristina - I feel you on the work week. Yeah, it is great that we haven't lost as much as we thought with the running. I'm scheduled for 4 miles this weekend.

Chirstina (((((((((((((((((((hug)))))))))))))))))) It sounds like you've had a horrid week... I'm ready for spring too!!!!

Lacey - I think working out with friends keeps me more accountable. There are days that I would skip the 2nd workout if mom wasn't coming over. I biked with a friend 3 mornings a week all summer and it made the time fly by.

Karen - I hear you on being busy. Just make sure to keep exercising and eating better high priorities even if the computer time has to go...

Morning Super Pals! Just a quick check in and I'm off to Rome!!! I weighed in at 215.6 today (exactly the same as last week). I'm hoping my body is just adjusting to the loss from last week and will get back in gear. Either way, it's too early to get depressed about it. Have a great weekend.

Hey everyone! I weighed in this morning and lost 2 pounds! I am at 261.1. I've been hanging out in the 260's since April, so it's time to break through and not come back!

I'm not feeling too good today. It's the usual stuffy nose, head, and throat.

So far for exercise I've just been playing on the Wii mostly. I'm not sure if it really burns as many calories as this site says. I doubt it, but I usually try to keep my whole body moving while I do it. I am going to start doing some exercise DVD's too. We cancelled our gym membership in December to save money. I miss going to water aerobics!

Tomorrow is my step daughter's birthday, and my husband ordered a Barbie Cake from the bakery. Oh no.... sweets are my weakness! I'm just going to have to limit myself to a small piece, or exercise really really hard!

Quick check-in as I eat lunch - weighed in at 188 up .75 pounds that left last week.

have fun Amy!!! Great job on the lose Karen!!! TGIF!!!

I catch up tommorrow.

Hello ladies! I'm alive and ready to get back on track. This week was pretty yucky. Weather was gross (not snow but not rain, ewwww!) and add in the fact that TOM hit me pretty hard and my motivation went out the door. I did a lot of couch time and girl movies. On a good note I stayed within my calories most of the week, but the down side is that I didn't get in all my water or exercise since Monday. I got my but moving today and I hope that the scale looks better tomorrow.

YEAY for Friday night!!!

Plan for the weekEnd is to stay within my cal range and only work out if I have to to keep in range. My body is poofed up from the bootcamp and exercises I did tonight and I want to give it time to recover so I can have a decent weigh in Monday morning. It won't be easy to do the low cals without working out but I can do it!
I've been set at losing 1.5 lbs per week and if by a week from Monday I don't lose any weight I am going to increase to only lose 1 lbs per week and see if that helps. As long as I shrink I don't really care but I also don't want to toss my body for such a hard loop it holds onto everything for weeks on end either.

P90X didn't happen last night. Taylor asked if I wanted to go out to dinner and then we invited some friends. We had mexican food and I did not hold back.

So explain to me how I'm down 1.2 today????!?!? :huh: Maybe my body needed to recover? Maybe the muslces were retaining water like crazy? I dunno. I was going to catch up today and do Legs/Back, Ab Ripper and Kenpo tonight, but I just don't know now. What do yall think?

Kendal isn't it funny how sometimes just eating out a huge meal can make your weight drop? Its like your body goes "awwww...you fed me a lot so I can finally let go of some of the weight I've been holding onto since you've been working out and eating right and making me feel all weird!"

Victoria bummer about your hair appt!

This week for exercise and cal burn I've done what I planned...however food hasn't been as good. I've stayed within cal limit BUT the sodium is off the charts..I've not done that before and it seriously goes to show that even though I bought healthy prepared food its still crap all the same.

We went out to breakfast for the first time since about July and I ordered eggs benedict with potatos thinking I'd just eat half and take the rest home for Jeff....well by the time Jeff got G's pancakes cut up I had finished one half of the egg benedict!!! He looked at me like I was crazy.


And now i'm pissed at him because he clearly didn't even pay attention when I asked him to hold his paper check until today before we deposit it so we can make sure we put it in the right account. Seriously. We're trying to work TOGETHER here and be a better partner to each other and he can't even do that one thing. Gawd I'm frustrated...sorry this was random and happened literally as I typed this.

So I will work out to burn off the above meal and eat some banana in the hopes it helps with the sodium and move on.

HAve a good weekend!

Oh Gals - I've taken a huge leap and purchased a BodybuggSP that will work with my iPhone. I'm really excited. I've decided this is my anniversary/Valentine's gift to myself. DH got 2 of the pinball plastic reproductions that he wanted. I'm hoping this will give me the drive to get over my slump and motivate me to lose more. I've had bad luck with HRM and I know the MFP estimates are off. Once it arrives, I'll do some trial and error MFP vs treadmill vs bodybugg numbers for you. It's been awhile since I last researched them and the prices have come down - $209 was a price I couldn't pass up. It comes with 6 months free subscription then has a monthly fee. If all goes well, I won't need any more help after 6 months but I'm figuring it really will take 18 months to get rid of this last 40 pounds...

I'm still pretty bummed about not getting my hair done but then I think of the family emergency and am thankful I'm not going thru that!!! The step daughter of my beautician had to have an emergency C-sec to remove the dead 8 month old fetus. I can live with grey hair a few more weeks.

Amy - hope you're having a great time in Rome!!!

Kendal - I feel for you on the P90X schedule - It really is brutal and leaves no time for anything else. DH and discussed why it works and the answer was - if you work out for an intense hour a day how can you not tone up and lose weight!!! DUH!!! Even if you not perfect, you are doing great doing as much as you can...

Karen - yep - keep doing what you're doing until you hit a plateau!!! then think about alternatives... Hope you're feeling better and that you stayed away from the cake (I know too hard to do),,,

Kristina - have you started training yet? I've got a 4 mile run scheduled for tomorrow. How do you like your new job? I'm so jealous of your 3 day weekend!!!

Lacey - I truly believe staying married is harder than anything else I've ever done. Spouses can frustrate us but then again they can lift our spirits so high... Your story reminded me of the time DH went to the bank, withdrew money and called me to say the account was low - he then proceeded to use his debit card on the way home from work and overdrew the account. He had no clue the debit card came out of the checking account (*men -sighs*). Why do people assume men do the bills - we all know women keep the books in line!!! Great job with keeping it on track for cal burned!!!

Sarah - glad you checked in.. Good luck with scale. Are you taking measurements too? The scale is great but not the only measure of progress. Great job getting staying within calorie range...

Bethany - I so hear you on the weight gain. I'm proud of you for keeping on... Enjoy boot camp!!! By the way, I really like your new profile pic - BEAUTIFUL!!!

Amber - I remember school sucking. I'm proud of you for sticking with it. Great job staying within cal range.

Christina - hope your weather has improved and that you're doing great.

Also I will weIgh tomorrow morning tosee where I sit after a day of rest.