200+ Recommitting for the New Year!

Good morning ladies. There isn't a lot to report from my end. The scale is still jumping back and forth and making me crazy. Grrrr!

DOGS! I have a little black Pomeranian who thinks workout time is play time as well.

Lacy- thanks for the advice on the vacuum. Mine just died and I need one that is good for dog hair.

Well I'm off to try and get some sort of workout in with the little time I have before work. Have a great day guys!

I'm with you Sarah....not much to report.

I did cardioX last night.

Still at 218 today.

I'm ready for work to be over today.

Kendal: Seriously girl, lock the scale up!!! And, dude....I'm so sorry about your broken shoe. That happened to me once - cracked right across the ball of the foot - they were my favorite pair and I STILL have not found a replacement pair I like as much as I liked those shoes. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Lacey: Oooh...I'm gonna have to tell Gabe that maybe he can grow up to be a pirate/arms dealer. He was seriously funny with all his Nerf guns spread out in orderly lines on his floor and he kept trying to "sell" me his weaponry. "If you buy this Uber-shooter 3000, you can get this pistol for free!" I gotta say that being home schooled has made him increase his creativity quite a bit just to keep himself entertained.

_Sarah_: Hope you got a good workout in!

Victoria: I got the wheel for a whole minute! I am STILL retardedly proud of myself. My lower back almost spasmed but I totally held it anyway. Take THAT Tony Horton!!!

I quit playing those dumb facebook games and now find myself with a ridiculous amount of time on my hands. I better go read something. Have a great day!

I am thoroughly exhausted. But it's the good kind of exhausted that comes from a good workout. I went a bit longer today and feel pretty good, although the HRM that comes with the system tanked on me for a few minutes. So for one section of my workout I had 0 bpm. That amused me.

Just waiting on supper right now--homemade pizza, and I should be okay to have three whole slices! Yummy!

I'm about ready for bed but I'm gonna eat that pizza and hang out with the hubby a bit before crashing... he had a rough day today at school/work.

Good morning everyone! I only got in 20 min of the shred yesterday in the morning before work with the intention of doing some cardio in the evening but it didn't happen. I'm hoping to get it all in today. Water intake wasn't so great either.

Kendal- NO WEIGHING!

Lacy- I've thought about being a pirate. I'm just not enough of a bad a** . I guess the same goes for being an arms dealer.

Sarahthes- Great job on the work out!

Karen- Keep it up and push for the full hour!

Well ladies I'm off to start my day.....

Hey girlies! One more work week day! Woohoo!!

Decided yesterday that I am going to do three days working out, one day off, etc. etc. etc. That will still put me at 300 work out minutes per week and my body might have a bit more time to recover. So today is a rest day. Now I have to keep my eating on track all day.

Victoria - I found zipline under the Freemont St. Experience for $20 at night, $15 during the day in Vegas.....look it up!!
You have NO idea how much I am looking forward to my trip down there...well maybe you do, lol. Let us know if you find anything cool down there that is off the strip. Jeff is all about geting into the "heart of vegas" this time and off the strip.

_Sarah_ - what is that movie I think with Nicholas Cage (when he was hot) about him being an arms dealer? I could be that, lol. I think it was him...maybe it was somebody else lol. Anyways, good movie.

Deb - digging your way out of snow is good exercise at least!

Saranthes - good job pushing your work out a bit longer. Every time you do that you will feel so much stronger!

Karen - keep it up lady! You are doing great!

Amy - way to go on getting closer to the bodybugg. I am still thinking about the fitbit in June. I guess it really depends on if I think I need something like that by that point or not. However, I am going to need running shoes at that point since I plan to hit it outside. I have some trail running Puma shoes, for about a year now, and I can feel my toes sinking into the bottoms and my heels are hurting once in a while but I am trying to hold out till then.


I really think taking vitamin D is helping me..though I forgot to take it last night. DUH!

Hi girls! Hope everyone has a good week so far! This week has been tons of fun...but in the process I fell off the wagon for a couple of days OH well I am back today! I just got done with my workout and I even did some really fun slim down yoga. I am getting ready to try my hand at some clean eating homemade bread...I have never made a loaf of bread in my life but the recipe looks very yummy! Tonight I am going to make Orange Chipotle Chicken with rice. It looks so good...I can not wait to eat it and it is CLEAN too Doesn't get much better then that!

Tonight is book night at our house...no tv...no phones....just good books and good food! I LOVE BOOK NIGHT with my boys...Im such a nerd bc I still get excited! I need to get all my stuff done now so I don't have to worry about it tonight.

Hope everyone has a great evening and keep up all that hard work ladies! OH I hope you all are surviving the SNOW STORM of 2011! I think most people are with me when I say HURRY THE HECK UP SPRING!!!

Hey gals - WOWSA did I have a busy day yesterday!!! I burned 3200+ cal... 5 mile run, working with 7 clients and power shopping Walmart then putting groceries away... Yes, shopping burns calories. Since wearing the Bugg, I'm averaging 2600 cal burned a day. That means eating 2100 cal a day on average... Yep - I'll need to up my intake when I get back from Vegas. I'm back down to 187.5 - YEAH!!!! That's only 5 pounds over my lowest weight... I feel like I'm getting back on track. 1 more day till Vegas... I can't wait for sunshine and good food. I haven't made a decision on taking a pole dancing class but it really sounds fun. I'm looking at the Zip Line too... I just need to play things by ear. Sorry I don't have time to respond to everyone but with packing and work - I need to get moving. Hugs and good thoughts to all... As far as Bugg vs MFP - if I log the task as low impact aerobics, the numbers are within 25 cal of each other. For running on treadmill, MFP way off but the treadmill number is within 25 of Bugg... I haven't had time to try Zumba, snowshoeing, or walks outside yet.

Congrats on the loss Amy!!!

Kristina: Get back in gear girl!!! Can Emma substitute a bit of a run for one of her walks? Maybe then you'll feel like you're getting more of a workout. I hope you get some good sleep/decompression time this weekend. Then you can come back more focused and ready to rock this joint!!! You can do it!

Victoria: Wooo Hooo for Vegas and for being on track. I'm soooo glad the bodybugg is helping you figure out where you need to be with your eating. I'm sooooo ready for one of my own. 11 more pounds lost and I'll have it! Have a wonderful time in Vegas.

Hi, Everyone!
It's been a good week--but does anyone else find the weekends are their Achilles heel? Last wknd was my wedding anniversary, and we actually enjoyed each other's company (!)...while we ate out and had drinks etc etc. I'm kicking off this weekend by meeting some friends to use an expiring Groupon...at a local bar. There's no end to the weekend challenges! How do you all work around this?

It looks like it's been a busy week for all--I'm definitely going to have to check in more often, 'cause I had a million comments and "hoorays", etc etc for everyone as I read this week's posts!

Laceylala -- I want to do the Warrior Dash in September, too! Have you already signed up? Have you done it before? It sounds so fun!

Good luck this weekend, everyone!

Hey everyone :flowerforyou: Would you mind if I joined your group?

Hello ladies! TGIF!

I totally skipped out on forumland yesterday... went to Starbucks with my husband (and OMG there is nothing to eat there under 400 calories). I got the 'low fat' banana coffee cake which totalled roughly 490 calories, so I did an extra long workout when I got home to make up for it. Still came in under on calories, but I was in the single digits! Heh, I don't like squeezing it that close.

I've been a bit high on sodium the past few days so I'm chugging water like crazy to flush it out in time for my Sunday weigh-in. I hopped on the scale yesterday morning and I was down a bit so I'm hoping it stays. Even if it doesn't, my clothes are fitting a bit better this week so I know I'm making some progress!

sarabaumgarth: Book night sounds like a fabulous idea! Hope you enjoyed it. I might suggest something like that to my husband... we're both pretty avid readers.

Amy: Congrats on the loss! Way to go!

Victoria: Sounds like things are going fabulously for you! (if somewhat hectic).

Kristina: You can do it! Just get in the car and head to the gym before you change your mind. Or maybe try a different time of day, if that works for you.

Lacey: Sounds like you're making a lot of progress! It sucks that the scale isn't moving for you but you know it's working and you're getting healthier.

izzycoyote: My weekends totally suck in terms of food intake. I usually wind up under on calories but my food choices are just not nutritious at all.

Amber: Hooray for your puppy doing okay! Keep us posted on her recovery. And congrats on the loss!

HeaterM: Welcome!

Hope everyone has a fabulous evening and a great weekend! I'm looking forward to my Sunday AM weigh-in.

We leave in 2 hours. I can't wait. I'll have my phone and try to check-in while I'm gone.

Heather - welcome back!!! We are always here for you. It's been over a year and our group is still going strong. Thanks again for getting us started...

Good morning/night. It's almost 5 am here in Germany and I've been up for an hour due to my husband's bizarre desire to watch UFC 126 live. It's hard to ignore loud sportsy type noises coming from the room next door at 4 am. Trust me, I tried. The weather here was abso-freaking-lutely awesome today (Saturday). It was in the mid 40's and sunny. Me & The Hubbs went for a run OUTSIDE today. I was soooo STOKED to be running outside. I think the last time I ran outside was back in October. The Hubbs was super-surprised at how much faster I've gotten. He used to have to slow down his pace so I could keep up with him but he didn't have to do that today. I was sooo proud of myself.

Kimm: I can totally relate to your post. I can also relate to asking your husband for "permission" to eat a huge hamburger. I've done that too - look to The Hubbs for the go-ahead to eat something truly terrible. I used to ask The Hubbs to not give me permission to eat bad things and he'd try to help me out by saying, "Do you really want to eat that?" Then I'd get all defensive and say I was a grown person and was capable of making my own decisions and he'd feel like I unfairly attacked him (which I did). Now I have gotten past all that nonsense by deciding that I AM a grown @ss woman and I can make responsible decisions for my food intake and not try to displace that responsibility by getting all pissy with The Hubbs when he offers me Oreos or asks if I really want another slice of pizza. It's MY job to take care of me and I am FINALLY doing it. I can happily turn down random offers of Oreos or root beer (both of which happened today) and also happily scarf some fettuccine alfredo without guilt (also happened today but TOTALLY fit into my calories!). Thanks for your post, it's nice to know that other people deal with/ have dealt with the same issues related to weight loss as I have.

Victoria: I saw that your flight was canceled and you had to get a different flight. I hope you got to Vegas ok!

Lacey: Maybe you should put the scale away along with Kendal. You're getting slimmer and stronger. Don't let the scale dictate whether or not you have a good day. You are doing awesome and looking fabulous!!!! :flowerforyou:

Sarathes: Way to go keeping under your calories with a Starbucks visit! I think that's what it's all about - fitting your treats into your calorie intake instead of denying yourself. I had someone ask me the other day how I was "allowed" to eat bagels and it kind of threw me. Of course I'm "allowed" to eat a bagel...if it fits into my calories, I can eat anything I want. Now, I don't eat bagels every day and I mostly try to make sure that everything I eat is of good nutritional value but I AM human and sometimes I want a huge carb-bomb (or whatever) and I like that I can have it if it fits into my daily calories.

Heaterm: Hi there! Tell us about yourself. Are you married, where do you live, what do you do, have any pets, etc? Welcome to the group. :flowerforyou:

Kendal: How's it going girl? I saw your pic on facebook, your shirt is cute and you are looking svelte!!!

Kristina: How you doing?? You getting back on track? Did you get a run in?

Even with all the airport walking, yesterday was bad eating wise. We finally got to Vegas about midnight local time. We made it to 2 brewpubs and walked on the strip. The lights are cool and the city doesn't sleep. Made it to bed about 3 am. I'm jet lagged and can't sleep. I'm planning to make better choices today on food. Have a nice weekend!!!