200+ Recommitting for the New Year!

Mr. Scale is flirting with me. I'm down again today. I'm still 4lbs higher than my lowest weight, but at least I'm going in the right direction. I think YogaX is tomorrow night. I have back/legs and ab ripper tonight.

Kim- don't worry about missing a week at the gym. I didn't go at all last week and I didn't work out at home either. Sometimes you just need to give yourself a break. The important part is that you start back up again (especially before you do too much damage).

Thanks for the yoga advice. I guess I'll keep on trying. Tony changes positions so fast it makes me dizzy sometimes.

and just so you guys can see how perfect Bobbie is, she's the first one on the page http://www.adoptshelterpets.org/animal-search/?start=20

I'm sitting here trying to think of something else to talk about, but I'm coming up blank. ...guess I should get to work then, huh? lol

I woke up crabby....TOM is hitting me massive hard this month. I am sensitive and want to cry at the drop of a dime, get pissed at the drop of a dime. It is soooo annoying! The older I get the worse it gets. I think I need to find some natural drugs or something to help me out. Gawd.

Added up my total work out minutes thus far in the challenge and am on track for the 1800 minutes. I have to do two 57 minute work outs this week to hit the goal so I am doing good on that front. The scale isn't showing it but there is nothing I can do about that. I did more of the boot camp class weights and medicine ball moves last night at the gym and really liked it...so I might start going bonzo on the strength training and less on the cardio. My HR doing the strength training was between 145-150. I'm bored with cardio and my HR this week won't go above 135 this week doing it, I'm sure next week I will be better and change it up but this week I'm content to let it be.


Second dogs are nice to have but like someone said, the cost can get you in the end. Vet bills suck when there are two.

Well I am gonna turn on pandora.com and listen to some happy music...and if things don't change in my mind by around 10:30 I am going to treat myself to a nonfat extra hot white chocolate mocha from starbucks. That usually does the trick. Maybe I just need some sugar!

We made it...IT'S WEDNESDAY!!! It has to be all downhill from here right? I do believe my little boy has hit terrible 2s! OMG...I know my sweet little boy is in that screaming child somewhere Things have been a little crazier around here then normal the past couple of weeks, and it finally broke me yesterday! I probably would have been okay, but my wonderful husband brought home my favorite chocolate candy, because he knew I was having a rough day. He had wonderful intentions, but not very helpful when you are watching what you are eating and trying to eat clean. Then after my little boy was asleep and our crazy wild dogs were in bed the PIZZA ROLLS started calling my name! It wasn't a great way to end the day, and I am totally feeling the repercussions today. When your body is so used to natural/clean food a BIG helping of unclean food makes you feel miserable! PLUS I was WAY WAY WAY over on calories! Okay I am done with the negative! Thanks for letting me complain....

Now on to the positive....* TODAY IS A NEW DAY! * I woke up in a much better mood, ate my oats for breakfast, and back on track with my water!!! Now if I can get my house cleaned up, some laundry done, and stay within my calorie limit today...it will be a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY! I hope everyone has a GREAT DAY!....and remember there is only 2 more days until the weekend!!!

Lacey- WOW, sounds like you have been working hard at the gym! Keep it up!

Kendal- Glad you are headed in the right direction

Victoria- I am so jealous you are going to LV! The WARM SUN how great will that be!?!?! I miss warm weather Anyways...hope you have a blast!

Amy- What a great way to get your little guy involved!

hey Sarahthes! we are always welcoming all new members! So tell us a little about yourself! Where are you from? What do you do? Family? Kids? Pets? Work? We are currently in a 6 week challenge (I think we have like, 2 weeks left...it ends 2/12). We weigh in any time between Friday and Monday morning. Let us know if you have any goals you want to set for the the 12th or you can just wait till we start our next challenge. Whatever works best for you girl!


I was wrong earlier....I didn't do back/legs today with p90x....it was Arms and Shoulders and Ab Ripper. I did good again. And now I know what to expect with the videos and how to use my resistance bands quickly.

Sarabaum- everyone has a bad day. The important part is picking yourself up and starting over fresh. So GOOD JOB!!

well today was a good day. i ate well and went and entire day without a headache. work wasnt too bad either. yesterday i was up 2 pounds because of TOM and today i was back down to last weeks weight. YAY! so i am going to try to get down lower if i can. i have already reached my goal of loosing 5 pounds so i am happy but i feel like i can lose more before ths challenge is over.

welcome to all the new members!

well good night all!!! see you tomorrow

Welcome Sara!!!:flowerforyou:

Just a quick pop in to let you know I'm alive. TOM has arrived and is making me super cranky. How can someone in their 40s be plagued with zits??? I have 3 - all TOM related. Boo Hiss... I put my run off until tomorrow so that I could sleep in today. I have 5 miles scheduled for tomorrow and 6 for Sunday. I guess my training is ramping up... I'm drowning in work. We are going out to eat tonight and attending a pizza birthday party tomorrow. I better get scooting out the door for my 9:30 client... Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday - I need the weekend!!!

Kendal - I'm proud of you for sticking with P90X!!!:drinker:

Kendal: The first 45 minutes of YogaX are the worst! It's all those moving postures/sun salutations. After you get through that, it's mostly balance and stretching. Try and stick it out, you CAN do it!

Victoria: Bummer about the zits! I still get them too from time to time and it irritates me that I have to worry about wrinkles at the same time I worry about zits. Lame.

I did my run and by the end my calves were really achy. I don't know if it has to do with the lack of sleep or what. Usually, running makes my aches and pains go away (while running...afterward is a different story). I was so achy that I switched my scheduled KenpoX workout (which just was NOT gonna happen today) with the X Stretch video I was supposed to do tomorrow. It helped with the achy calves and I think it was a good call. I'm just not on top of my game today. Have a good day ladies!

Hi, everyone--I was here last week, and unfortunately am only now getting back to you all. I'm in my "busy time" at work (Jan-July), and it's non-stop. I've gone from Social Media Nutcase to Hermit. I prefer being a nutcase
SO...you weigh yourselves over the weekend? BRUTAL! That's the time of the week when it's hardest to keep things in check Ah, well. Just knowing you guys are here has really influenced me over the past week--it's the first week where I've kept under my calorie goal for multiple days...I was being really wishy-washy and uncommitted. But knowing you're not alone is so powerful!
Anyway, to introduce myself:
I'm going to be 42 next month, so I guess I better get used to that. I used to think I'd age gracefully, but the older I get, the more I want to kick and scream. Inside, I'm still 27.
I have my 17th wedding anniversary this Saturday, but I don't know if my husband and I will make it to 18. We're friends, but our emotional and physical connection is almost nothing. That should make our nice, romantic dinner this Saturday rather painful. No human children, they're all furry. We currently have 3 cats and one dog. We've always considered ourselves dog people, but 3 years ago we got our 1st cat, and I've been amazed by them. They rock! Except for the litter box. And the peeing inappropriately just to make a point.
I live just outside of Portland, Oregon. I like where I work, but I've been in the same position for 5 years, and it's time to move on to the next challenge. Without a degree, though, I feel completely STUCK.
I was 40 lbs over my high school weight...it just kept creeping up on me. I lost it once, with weight watchers, 10 years ago--but I didn't make it a lifestyle change. This time I am. I took up running (am trying to take up running), and am counting those calories. I'm a vegetarian, and a HUGE animal lover and very concerned about the environment.
That's probably enough for now, eh?
Thanks again for being here--a community of strong individuals committed to health and positive change!

Izzy - waving to you from Eugene!! My husband and I are going through some struggles to say the least right now. The main thing being the fact that our emotional and physical ties are pretty much also non existent and have been after having our kid four years ago. Its hard to come back from that...but we are working on it. Marriage is hard and honestly its so much work that when i hear people talk about getting married (especially girls who are really only thinking about their wedding DAY and not the rest of it) I just cringe. I'm hoping the whole "rewarding" thing comes in soon too.


Amy and Izzy - i weigh myself on Sunday and Monday or I will splurge all weekend long. I've been on this site for over a year now and lost nothing but 8 lbs or there abouts....I've been doing the weighin on the end of the weekend this time and actually stuck to my goals and lost weight, so there is something to it I guess. Makes me be good on the weekends where I never was before.


I am just DYING to walk into my closet right now and try on what I have to see if it all fits better..but I know its too early and I would just get disappointed. Also I am beginning to hate the lot of my closet. I have some super nice clothes in there that I don't wear and don't want to wear even when they fit because they are "fat clothes" even though they are cutesy. I'd like to just toss the whole lot of them when I lose enough and buy all new....wishful thinking on the money part right? A girl can dream..

You know...a scale really ought to just have symbols and sayings like the 8 ball. Like when you've gained weight it could just show you two middle fingers. And when you've lost weight it could show you a big person and an arrow to a little person...and on the days that its WAY off from the last time it should just simply tell you "get off this thing and put it up for a week"
Really. It should.

hahaha...some other quotes:
"try again later"
"you're going to hate me...."
"are you even trying?"
"who do you think you're kidding?"

"is it really you? You've changed so much!"
"keep on keeping on"
"on the right track"
or show an imagine of a whale with an arrow pointing to a skinny person


Ladies- I think we should go into business selling funny scales...the kind to be sold at Spencers or other stores with lots of unique items

have a deluxe version with a voice too...

"OMG you're smothering me! I can't breath!"

Or one that talks back to you....like the other day when I flipped off mine and said F U about five hundred times while standing on it...it could be like "awww don't feel bad...have another cookie!"

LOL

Speaking of good books...have you guys read or listened to the Outlander series??I just finished listening to the first one a week ago and it is SO good!!

I cannot for the life of me figure out who Lord John is...is he in the first book?? I guess I'm having a DUH moment right now. And I have to say...I get all shivery when I hear a man with either an irish or scottish accent, so that book was the bomb to listen to, even if the reader was female. Probably wouldn't matter what the dude looked like as long as they had good teeth and an accent and I'd be in MAJOR TROUBLE if i was single!!

The sun is out, I am tired and my body is tired. I know I should go work out but I am going to grab my daughter, go home, get her in the tub and clean up the house a bit. Then we will watch Indiana Jones #3 and hit the sack.
Tomorrow night is date night, so I won't get a work out in after work and still have 50 minutes to go...so my idea is to hit the gym tomorrow at lunch for 1/2 hour for some cardio. Something is better than nothing and will put me closer to my goal.
I am just feeling like my body is needing a bit more of a rest in a major way.

I ate a huge lunch in anticipation of working out, so I am over on cals by a bit already. I know I won't be hungry until about 8 tonight, so I am sure I can either gut it out till tomorrow or have something tiny to get my through.

Hey you know what??? I know why I am doubly tired today. DUH! Two days in a row of high sugar and high carb food. DUH. Gotta have some salad at lunch tomorrow too!