Lose 5 Pounds a Month February 2011

Karin- never heard of wordsplay. but if that is all you do when you have problems in your life that is good. I seem to head to the refrigerator or cupboard and pull out FOOD. wish I was one of those people that just couldn't eat while under stress... Wonder how that would be???

Bru- Take care and sorry about your grandma.

I'm back at school today. First day with kids. We have only 30 % of the population of students because many were evacuated during the past few weeks. Also teachers left so it is like starting over a whole new year. I have some of my kids but about 3/4 of them are from other classes. CRAZY days. But I brought my lunch and plenty of fruits so I have all bases covered, unless I eat it all up, which might happen since it is only 12:15 and I only have one tangerine left. I'm pumping the water to convince me that I am full!

Take care and WELCOME all you newbies! Phyljen

Feb 1

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138.8
Feb 8

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138.6
Feb 15

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Feb 22

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Feb 28

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Goal: 133.8

Only a 0.2 pound loss. But, I'll admit, I had a very heavy dinner last night with some girlfriends....so....hopefully next week will go better.

First week check-in: down 2.6 pounds.

55 to lose...i'm 5'2" as well, and my goal is 135 lbs too (who knows what I will do after that)! You are quite a bit ahead of me, but its exciting to see someone with the same goals. I haven't seen 135 since about 2003!!!!

Good job to everyone on their losses, the superbowl is a tough week...i think I read somewhere that the average person consumes over 3000 calories during the superbowl!! YOWSERS!!

Has anyone done 30 day shred, I ordered it the other day and I'm curious to hear about it.

Welcome Lorraine, congrats on your losses to date!

Jean, almost half-way there, and the month is not half over yet. Great progress!

Runner, I'm sure the pounds will start melting off soon. What 10k program are you doing? I am planning on finishing Couch to 5k, then start a 10k program back-to-back.

Kelly, did all that water get you back to ONEderland? :drinker: Have fun on your mini-180 challenge. We're all still in the same boat!

Tina, great to hear from you. Dare I admit that the only part of the superbowl that I watched was the Black Eyed Peas at halftime? :laugh:

Karin, I don't think I will check out the Wordsplay site, as I am already addicted enough to MFP. The good news is that within days of me posting about my 2 year old crying every day when I dropped her off at daycare, she magically stopped. The universe is listening. Your family matters will improve. In the meantime, you might want to try something like Simply Sleep, or Tylenol PM.

NCisME, nice *kitten*! (the donkey, I mean!) :bigsmile: Great losses this month! Keep it up!

Rabbit, I usually weigh-in on Fridays too. I like to do my official weigh-ins on the gym scale, so the Friday weigh-in for me is partially to ensure that I make it to the gym for my lunch-time yoga class.

BRU, I hope the wake is going well today (ok, as well as can be expected, you know what I mean). I also hope you're starting to feel better after getting those teeth taken care of. :flowerforyou:

Terri, you're doing great at keeping up with the exercise over the weekends. I am already anxious for spring / summer, so that I can get outside more. And, so I can start exercising in the mornings again. I'm like you, but it's not even so much the snuggling under the blankets as the DARK for me. I hate getting up in the dark. Ugh.

55, hmm, I wonder how many calories I can burn while dragging you with me to 150? Fair warning, I peeked on the scale today, and I'm definitely under 155. Now I just need to stay there! I went on Birth Control at 17 for PCOS, so I don't know if it was BC or just adult-hood that made me gain weight.

Shawna, great job packing your lunch. I did the same thing last night. I knew I wanted to go to the gym at lunch, so I packed a lunch for myself while I was packing my daughter's school lunch.

Welcome MFT!! Welcome us05!! We're all here to support you!!

Ralu! I'm so proud of you for waking up early to workout! The race is on! :drinker:

Phyljen, I am like you - I EATwhen I am stressed. I've been trying really hard lately to force myself to drink a cup of tea first, because it takes so long for it to cool off before I can drink it, I am usually feeling better by then. So proud of you for everything you're doing. Those kids are lucky to have dedicated teachers like you!

Serenity, I'm sure that loss will show itself soon. Ha - love the quote in your signature.

Think, a loss is a loss!! Sometimes it is just not as big as we like it to be though, huh? Celebrate anyway!

sgreene, I have a lot of working out to do this week as well. Let's sweat it off together - here we go!!

ceelovejay - great loss!!

lostalykat, keep it up! Little losses do add up!

ukredhead, I tried one day of the 30-day shred, but was so sore that I didn't keep up with it. I remember Bru kicking some Jillian butt, she'll be able to share her thoughts.

Has anyone done 30 day shred, I ordered it the other day and I'm curious to hear about it.

I started it back in Sept.. I watched the 1st level before doing it, when I finally decided to do it, I only last about 15min. It's harder than it looks. I would suggest doing it 2 or 3 times the first week, you WILL be very sore. My first 2 weeks were only 2x ea week. Once I got use to it, I did 16days straight, in those 16days, I lost 9in head to toe. Of course, it will vary person to person. I've read many people lose more inch than weight, but some have lost weight as well. I had only lost about 3lbs, but the inches I lost were FANTASTIC! I did level 1 and 2 for 10 days straight and then the last level I did on and off but due to personal family issues and the holidays. Now that that's all over, i plan on starting back up once my mouth heals. Hope that helps a little


And thanks everyone for the well wishes, I'm doing the best I can but I can't even get a darn spoon in my mouth it's that swollen and achy. I feel and look like a chipmunk, I can't imagine how tonight is gonna be, I can't smile, laugh or sneeze without feeling pain, I don't think crying is goin' help. I'm goning to still go to the wake, but I don't think I'll be able to stay long. Anyway...hope you all have a great week and if I don't post anymore this week, I'll see ya for sure on Monday.

Feb. 1st - 170.2
Feb. 8th - 169.4
Feb. 15th -
Feb. 22nd -

Not as much as I had hoped but, considering this last weekend and a superbowl party, I will gladly take it!

Feb 1

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263
Feb 8

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261.5
Feb 15

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Feb 22

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Feb 28

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(Goal: 158 )

Wow everyone is doing so amazing despite the repercussions of the superbowel game : ) Keep up the good work!!

for the info of everyone in the big race to 150 im pretty sure Im losing again! ugh still have not got my groove back altho I have
been drinking a TON of water and went 2 whole days without soda. yay : )


So ya I counted and it is At Least been 14 days or more without a single day off weather it be school or work!! ... granted my work shifts have been like 5 and 6 hours it still sucks to think that im getting less hours working 4-5 days a week than I would if I just worked 3 eight hour shifts and could get on with my life. that way I would have 2 days off a week but no so this is how it has to be. my schedual is so erratic that its really hard to fit in exercise. this week I have had to do 2 school meetings outside of school with a group for a paper/project.

I don't know how Im going to get this weight off any faster if I don't have time to exercise.. I take a few minutes out while the kids are sleeping to get on here whenever possible. I cant exactly run in place while they are sleeping it wakes them up when I have tried and leaving isn't an option at least not tonight cause hubby is at a meeting altho I should work out a time when I can leave while everyone in the house is sleeping past 7 I could go down to the college and use their activity center so thats an idea but Im going to have to see how realistic of an idea it really is. as far as cost and availability of the center. I really don't wanna go exercise by myself but I might have to... idk any thoughts? I do tend to wanna relax at this time of the night because I feel like im going all day long with homework and kids. I hardly ever fold laundry anymore and hubby does the dishes because his homework gets done during dead hours of the night at work so he has nothing to do while watching the kids while im in school... he's getting so much better to help without complaining lmao!... anyways If I did this I am not sure when I would ever relax but maybe just maybe that would be the relaxing escape from reality that I need hmm well ok sorry for such a long post im feeling better now : ) kinda lol

ugh well anyway in 5-6 weeks my life will be easier and I will have about 300 dollars less to pay in bills so things won't be so stressful

I'm in - weighed this morning and am down another pound from Monday when I started - I sure it is water weight but it is still weight off!!!!

Feb 1: 139
Feb 9: 137.6

GW: 134!

Have a great week, everybody!

Bru ...thanks for the heads up on Jillian...i've heard it is hard, but i'm up for the challenge. I'm excited to lose inches, especially around my waist. In my book inches are way better than lbs. anyday!!! My mid section is suffering from pregnancy still (even though my son is 20 months old!). sorry about your loss :frown: , and hope your mouth feels better soon!!!!

Everyone else, congrats on great losses this past week.

So, let's see. Yesterday I went to the gym at lunch for my C25k workout: Week 3, Day 2. I spent some time last night planning my meals for today because it's study group night, which means there will be lots of sugary snacks that I need to avoid. My next workout will be tomorrow's C25k run.

Jenn, glad you're back. I was starting to worry about you. Sorry to hear your wedding planning is not as much fun as it should be. Get creative, you will find some cheaper options. Don't laugh at the park idea - a friend of mine really did get married at a local park! It was fall, the leaves were colorful, and it was gorgeous!! There was a lovely gazebo, she just brought chairs and music, and ta-da! A wedding! My sister rented a cottage near the water and got married there - it was beautiful and more intimate because it was a smaller wedding (~40 guests). She had a caterer come in to do fancy finger foods. I have other friends who have done similar things at Bed and Breakfasts, where they've reserved all the rooms at the inn, but then the wedding guests staying there paid for the rooms, so it wasn't really that expensive for them. We went middle of the road, and had about 80 guests at a nice hotel located on the water. We got married outside on the lawn and had our reception at the hotel. I loved it! That's all that matters - do what is special for you, you're not putting on a show for the guests, it's a special day to celebrate you and your hubby.

55 - great job staying away from that soda. :drinker: I totally sympathize with you on the workout dilemma. I find it hard to exercise with the 2 little ones at home too. I keep trying to adjust my schedule to see what will work better. Early morning workouts? Workout on my lunch hour? In the evening, and get hubby to take care of them? After they're in bed? It's definitely a struggle. And my schedule is much more consistent than yours. I'm already looking forward to summer, since I find it easier to get up in the morning when the sun is up, and the weather is nicer, so I can just go out for a walk at lunch. But winter... ugh. I'm really struggling. I try to limit my evenings out to two per week so that I'm there for the kids on most nights, but now that I'm in class on Wed nights, that means I only have one night for exercise. BUT, I've decided that Monday nights will be my evening out for yoga, and more yoga on Fridays at lunch. Then Tues / Thurs / Sat, I am forcing myself to fit in a run. Saturdays, the kids can come downstairs with me on the treadmill. Tues/Thurs, I can either go to the gym at lunch, or run at home in the morning if I get up early or after the kids are in bed. If I do anything on Sunday, that's a bonus. Wed is my day off because of class. Do you have one or two regular times that you know you can always workout? Like maybe Sunday mornings? Start there. Then sit down each week, and look at your schedule and figure out what will work that week. Stick to it. It doesn't have to be a lot, just something to keep you active and in a healthy mindset.

Terri, just remember that hibernating animals eat lots before going to sleep, but then they STOP... They don't keep eating all winter long... :laugh: Good luck getting that stress and boredom-eating under control.

Welcome to the newcomers!!

Congrats to everyone who is losing this week! Keep it up!

Michelle- How is the fast food FREE going?

Well everyone, just want to report that my son was down at TAHIR SQUARE in EGYPT joining in with the tens of thousands demonstrators. I was kind of freaking out in my own way hoping that he would be safe!! But he did come home and had some great photos of the crowds there and army tanks and all. It was actually quite peaceful. I just wish it would all soon end. I love the Egyptian people and hate to have them live another minute with this dictator in rule. I don't mean to make this post into a political posting board. :huh:

So far so good...no fast food for me yet, and I hope to stay on track! It's my evil nemisis :devil: We start biggest loser tomorrow at work, so that is even more motivation to stay fast food free!!!

Glad that you are safe and sound in Egypt, its sounds scary, but I guess the demonstrations have been useful in at least putting the pressure on that dictator to not "run" again.