200+ Recommitting for the New Year!

ADG- I think it's great that you made it to the gym despite not wanting to go. Sometimes, it's just the getting going that's the hard part - keeping going is momentum. You did great! And don't worry that it wasn't your best workout - you got moving and THAT is what matters!! I also think it's really sweet that you and your husband have decided to "date" in order to figure out where you're going. Me & DH had a bit of a marital crisis last year and we were at a crossroads where we could have ended it or worked hard at making it work. We chose the second option and, while not easy, it was the best one for us. We are stronger and happier than we have ever been. I wish you the best of luck!

This was posted on another board I read and I thought I'd re-post it here. It is a great visual of how your body is changing despite the scale not moving. Loved reading it and seeing the pics.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3926473&SPShared=TRUE

sarabaumgarth: Welcome to the group! Our ladies are amazing. We generally weigh in sometime between Friday and Sunday and Kristina (akasullengal) keeps track of our weight loss for us. (She's a rock star, we love her). So, tell us about yourself- are you married, have kids, what are your weight loss goals, etc?

ADG- Great job on working out even when you didn't want to. I feel so much better after I work out especially when I didn't really want to. I think that you and your husband are on the right track to getting to know eachother again. I am single and probably not the best at relationship advice ( mine are usually monumentally disastrous ) one thing I have noticed with the more successful couples I know are that they take time to do things together. One of my step-sisters and her husband have a set date night every other week. They would do it more but they have three little ones at home.


Kendal- Congrats! I love when people notice weight loss! It is such an ego boost and motivator.

Karen- Way to go breaking out of the 60's!!! You rock!

Amy- Thanks for reposting the sparkpeople blog. We have all heard the same things about the scale but seeing it is a whole different thing.

Sarabaumgarth- Welcome! This is a great bunch of gals to mingle with.

Ok. So I did my weigh in today and I'm at 205.6. Slightly under what I was after the first week. I wish that it was more, but it's still lower than I have been. Yesterday I felt great because my jeans were a bit looser than they have been. While I was at work I had more energy than usual and I even had some random guy come up to me and give me his number. It's been a while since thats happened! Lol. Anyway I feel great. I hope you all have a great weekend and great weigh ins! I'm off to get in a workout before work tonight.

Hola everyone! Happy Saturday!
We went to the U of O Ducks parade in town today...it was fun. The football players came at the end in two huge flatness and they were dressed in sweat pants and checking their cell phones the whole time. I'm not into football, but when a town has a parade for a team who made it to the national championship game it seems to me they could show a bit of gratitude towards the town that supports them, even if they lost!!! Rant over. Lol.

We went to lunch after that and I wanted eggs Benedict but I had the hummus platter instead. It was just as good and fresh tasting. I had a few fries and a bit of Gracies corn dog and just that small amount of grease had my stomach upset about an hour later! It's a good thing right!?
I had planned to work out tonight but it's almost five and jeff had to run an errand in town so I'm going to stay home and chill out. We have Clash of the Titans to watch. I will go tomorrow morning instead and hit the sauna and hot tub. Oh and I'm going to have Jeff take two pics of me so I can see in a few months the progress ive made.

I'm having a hard time seeing everyones post on this iPad. I will get out my laptop tomorrow and reply to everyone.

sarabaumgarth: Hey! I'm an Air Force spouse (I am also an Air Force veteran). We're currently stationed in Germany (I have friends in Alaska at Elmendorf). My goal is to lose my baby weight too - too bad my "baby" is nearly 8 years old!! My other baby is a huge Bernese mountain dog named Sofie (I'm a big dog person).

Bethany: Yeah, I feel my body changing from the P90X but the scale hasn't been so great at reflecting it. It was nice to see that chick's pictures showing how different she looked at the SAME weight. It gives me hope.

Lacey: I would think the football players would be more grateful but, honestly, most college kids have their heads firmly planted in their @sses so I'm not really surprised at their show of disrespect. (I would also like to point out that when I was in college I, too, had my head firmly planted up my @ss - so I am speaking from experience) Let me know what you think of Clash of the Titans - I liked the 70's version better and was WAAAAYYY bummed that they didn't really have the owl in it.

Sarah: Yay for looser jeans and the weight going down! And super-yay for a guy giving you his number!!!

Saturday was a good day. We went to Gabe's basketball game and it was really hilarious. There's something about watching kids who are just learning how the game works running around the court - like herding cats. Of course, it seriously pisses Gabe off that most of the kids aren't as serious about the game as he is but he REALLY likes that the other kids revere him as he is the best player on his team. (It's funny to watch his swollen head try to fit out the door!) His team won and he scored 10 points, so he was happy. I did my "long" run - 3 miles at a 12:30 pace (I'm FINALLY getting faster!!!!) and then did P90X Legs & Back and Ab RipperX. My legs are soooooo sore today!!!! I'm looking forward to the recovery week for P90X so my muscles can get a break ('cept the abs, of course - damn you Tony Horton!!!) Anyways, hope everyone has a great Sunday!!!

Can I pull my hair out yet? I was soooo excited when the bodybugg arrived Fri. First step - 3 hour battery charge.. Sat morning I tried activating it - first needed to upgrade iTunes and put newest operating system on iPhone... After several error messages trying to update iTunes, we went over our download limit. I got up at 3 am to to uninstall iTunes and reinstall with most recent verstion - success. Then onto the iphone -the backup took and hour then another 90 min to update the iPhone (I do like the upgrades).. On to activating Bodybugg - It hit a technical error and the office doesn't open for 2.25 more hours - at which time, I'll be seeing my 2 clients today. I'll try again when I get home at 1... All weekend, I've been looking at the little bugg and wanting to use it but can't (*sighs*). Hopefully, it will be ready before my run this afternoon.

On another note - I'm leaving Mr. Scale (does anyone want his number?)!!! Trust me he is evil or is expecting TOM to show up any day the blame... Or Mr. Thai from dinner Friday night. I was up to 190... (*frowns*). I haven't gotten up yet but will in few min. On a positive note, I love my new haircut and color!!! I really needed a trim. I've got 20 min to shower and get out the door for my clients. Boo, Hiss for having to work Sunday - But I'll have time off Friday afternoon...

Amy - Crane - no way!!! I'm so impressed. If I get 1 knee up, I'm happy!!! Nice run time. I would've been hiding snickers watching the game. Would you like a pin for Gabe's head? Nice job on the smaller pants and losing inches!!!

Bethany - hope classes are going better by the end of the week. I've gone to the wrong class more than once. Thank goodness my college days are over!!! Now I just go to the wrong clients house or accidentally skip a client...

hmfishy - can you try putting the cupcakes in a container and out of sight. It may help you to limit the number you eat. Good luck. It's what I do with chips, take out 1 serving then return the bag to the closet.

Lacey - Have fun in the sauna!!! Pink shoes - aawwwweee - they are the cure all!!! Glad Gracie is feeling better. I'm now 1/2 way through "American Gods".. I get the book but haven't gotten to the point where I can't put it down...

Welcome Sara!!! Visiting Alaska is on my to do list - drooling with jealousy. I just finished "Northern Lights" by Nora Roberts - now I want to move to Alaska. We look forward to getting to know you as you make great transformations in your lifestyle change...

Sarah - how awesome is it that you got a guy's number!!! Way to rock it. Congrats on the skinnier body/loser pants.

Karen - You may be superstar of the week with a 3 pound loss - GREAT JOB!!!

ADG - way to get to the gym. Good luck with the "dating"... Keep putting 1 foot in front of the other and you'll finish that 5K!!!

Kendal - I'm like you. I have great motivation and will power in the stores but if the food shows up in my home, I'm all over it. (*sighs*). Men should not be allowed to shop!!! Congrats on the work compliment - that's awesome.

Kristina - hope you're feeling better. Run girl run - 12 weeks until the race. My long run is 5 miles today... What are you up to? I'm using the same program for training but it's a few weeks shorter so my longest will be 10 miles vs 11 last time. Enjoy the class - it looked like a great deal!! Wish I lived closer...

Amber - where are you???

Behave everyone - don't go crazy with snacks and football!!! Enjoy your Sunday.

Well gals - I think I finally have it figured out (*whew - wipes sweat off brow*)... When I logged in and tried it at 1 it worked. The error message before was "server error" so I'm guessing myapex had a server down and it couldn't complete the final registration. It went right through this time. I even have the app loaded and coming up on my iPhone. I've been wearing it 10 min but no cal burned yet... I'm really getting excited to see how it does on my run at 3... OOOHHH cat fight about to ensue... The bully boy is napping on me and my sweet tiny temperamental girl just jumped on the bed - if looks could kill, I'd be dead for letting "that boy" near me!!! They are now in a death stare/glare. They don't get along. Kids (oh I mean kittens)... They both gone back to sleep.

Hope you all are having a great day... I'll keep you posted on my bodybugg progress.

Check-in for ex with BodyBugg Day 1 - 5 min at 3.0 warm-up treadmill, jogging 75 min at 14:52 ave pace and cool down 5 min at 3.0 mph... BodyBugg says 839 cal, Treadmill 829, and MFP 536... Very interesting...

Hope you're feeling better Amy!!!

Victoria- glad to hear that your BB is working!! What do you thnk your HRM would have said for that work out??? How can MFP say that for running for that long when it so far overshoots everything else! Crazy. I figure that a polar hrm would maybe be around the 800-820is mark maybe?

Karen - don't let another day go by...get back on that train girl!! You can do it.

Amy - ugh. I hope you are feeling better tomorrow. ,


Went to the gym, did my work out and hit the hot tub for the first time...good gawd the jets in that thing! The only place where you don't have to apply pressure to not get blown all over the damn place was in the corner and even then the jets on either side of me made me feel like my poor boobs were punching bags! Lol. I got a little too hot in there and got light headed so I got out and cooled off with a cold shower and went into the sauna. Not the same after a hot though. From on I will do one or the other, not
both.
Anyways, started Tom today...and I have to weigh tomorrow so here's to hoping! My cals are on track and vie drank a lot of water so that should help. I'm totally wiped out tired tonight. Won't be long before I hit the sack!