200+ Slimmin' Down in Spring!

Thanks Lacey, I need that whip! I've been slacking off after doing so good at the last 6 week challenge! It's time for me to get busy! I WILL exercise tonight when I get home. Just saying it publicly so now I have to do it!

This weekend I will be going out of town for a ladies getaway with some friends from church, but I plan on taking lots of water and healthy snacks.

Gotta go... I'm at work!

Have a great day!

I am feeling good today. I struggled for two days with my calorie goal. I was right at or under but I was uncomfortable hungry. So I manually increased my calorie goal by 150 and today went so much better. It's amazing what a few calories can make. And my jeans are already more comfortable. Whoop Whoop!

Ok Ladies. Keep going. Next stop skinny jeans.

Noelle

I used to read sooooo much. Until I had my daughter. I used to read between three and ten books a month. Now I'm lucky if I find one I want to finish in a week or so. Its not the reading time, its the time i used to spend perusing barnes n noble for books, and Costco. That time is so limited now that I've gone through a huge slew of books I could barely finish because they weren't all that great. I miss reading.


I am noticing all of a sudden that my legs are like seriously slimming down. From the knee to mid thigh they are seriously thinner. I had jeff take two pics of me about three or four weeks ago, side and front, and around the middle of march I'll have him take two more so I can see the difference. And then I will learn how to finally post pics on MFP



Also, I've got to set another minutes exercised goal. I'm not getting the work outs at the gym like I need.

Deli: Yay! You made it here!!! You keep working as hard as you've been and you will be smoking hot when Neo is done with that school in Colorado!

Lacey: I think having a younger child definitely impacts the amount of reading you are able to accomplish. When Gabe was littler, he needed way more attention and I couldn't read anything. Now that he's older and reads a lot himself, I am back in to reading with a vengeance. I've read 13 books since the beginning of the year and I'm curious to see how many I can read by the end of the year. Oh, and I don't measure ALL of my food. I measure cereal (cuz I just can't eyeball it in the bowl), cheese (cuz I can easily over do it on cheese), peanut butter and coffee creamer (but I just started with the coffee creamer). I just eyeball everything else. Yay for slimmer legs!!!

sarahthes: Good job getting your workout in girl!

Noelle: I think it's good you changed your calories, it isn't cool to walk around hungry ALL the time. And yay! for looser pants!

Kristina: I agree that one donut won't hurt you. Although eating when you aren't hungry might. (I'm just saying that because it looked like you weren't ashamed that you ate the donut but ashamed that you ate it right after you had just had breakfast...right?) I have problems with eating when I'm not hungry and I've been working really hard on being aware of my hunger level when I eat. It's hard!

Kendal: Yay for P90X, you're doing great! I didn't really see any results in the first 4 weeks of P90X but I definitely saw some by the time I hit my first recovery week (somewhere around week 6 I think).

I think The Hubbs is having gall bladder problems. He's had pain in his right abdomen for a while and is all gassy and bloatey. He went to the doctor about it a while back and she sent him to check for an ulcer (don't you LOVE how doctors don't listen to the things you say - he has no stomach problems whatsoever and doesn't have an ulcer.). When his test results came back normal, his doc said he was fine so he ignored it and pressed on for several more months. Now the pain is worse and he practically spent all night in the bathroom. His father and sister had their gall bladders removed so it really isn't a stretch to think there's something wrong with his. He was supposed to go to sick call this morning to try and make them look in the right place for his problem. I hate how you have to fight the military doctors tooth and nail to get them to help you. It sucks. Ok, my rant is over.

Have a great day everyone.

Welcome Deli:flowerforyou:

Good morning Super Pals!!! The end of the week is almost here. Another light work day for me with only 4 clients. I've been getting tax work and other work related paperwork done - I HATE paperwork!!! Oh well, life goes on. Not sure what my exercise plans are beyond my 1/2 hour with mom. Maybe a walk on the treadmill or some Zumba... Take care and have a great Thursday...

Snow day today! YEAY for Gracie, she doesn't haver to go to school. Bummer probably for my friend coming down tomorrow though. Boo. It id pretty though. I'd take snow over rain any day of the week.

Not sure if I will get to the gym today so I'm going to have to be diligent about cals.

Hi everyone. I haven't been able to post much lately. I have a sick baby and my other kiddos are starting to get it too! My youngest has an ear infection in both ears and all 3 of my little ones have bad coughs.
I am on week 5 of couch to 5k and I am SOO nervous about day 3 (20 min run)!
I wouldn't be surprised if I don't lose anything this week either. Last weeks 5lb loss was not a normal thing and I think I will probably pay for it with a big fat 0lbs lost this week. Oh well 5lbs in 2 weeks is fine with me!
Have a great day everyone.
- I am trying to keep up with everyone, and hopefully get to know some of you so I can start responding too.

My right knee is bothering me. I can't tell what is wrong with it, I just know it doesn't feel right. Maybe its the rain? Maybe I overextended it last night and its just now bothering me? I can't tell if its swollen- I tried to look but when you pull your jeans legs up, it kinda squishes everything. I will put on some shorts and take a picture later tonight to try to get an objective look.

Amy: I hope the docs figure out what is going on with your husband soon. Sounds like he is pretty uncomfortable.

jamielr84: Aww, I hope your kids are feeling better soon. It's gotta be rough having all of them under the weather at once. Way to go on C25K. I'm thinking of trying that once it gets warmer here (the sidewalks are ice right now and will be for at least another 1-2 months). You can do it!

suzieqdiva: Sounds like you're getting in a decent burn on the treadmill. Awesome!

Kendal: Sounds painful! Hopefully your knee stops bothering you soon. I overdid it with squats and lunges a few days ago and my knees were bugging me but it seems to have gotten better. Took about 3-4 days for them to go back to normal.

Kristina: Sounds like a busy day. I hate the days when I get 50-60 emails... up until April, I was in a job where I got maybe 2-4 emails a day. Now I get a lot more and it's always hectic trying to keep up.

I have such a wonderful husband. He had supper cooking when I got home from work and everything was ready just as I finished my workout. Food choices were pretty good today except I'm low on calcium and iron. I'm thinking I might start taking a multivitamin again... thing is, I'm usually only under on those two things! So I don't know. Work was crazy today, but that seems to be the norm lately. I got a bit of overtime approved so I'm going in early tomorrow to get caught up on some stuff.

Amber: I'm sorry about your leg. I get stiff pains sometimes in my hamstrings and rolling on a foam roller really helps me out. I'm also an advocate of the healing power of yoga and stretching just don't do anything that makes it hurt (uncomfortable is ok, hurt is bad).

Sarah: Maybe you should add a multivitamin to make sure you're getting all the nutrients your body needs. I'm also jealous of your cooking hubby! Mine only "bakes" - no cooking. And the last thing I need is baking.

Kristina: you have been a busy little ping pong ball at work, haven't you?? I hope you get caught up soon.

Kendal: Bummer about your knee. Did you do anything to it (twist it or anything?)? I hope it feels better soon.

Suzie: What happened with the whey protein?

Well, today got off to a different start as we accompanied The Hubbs to his ultrasound appointment. You know, I have never sat in a German waiting room before (I've lived here almost a year now) but they do the oddest thing...Every person who walked into the waiting room greeted the room and every person who left the waiting room after their appointment was done said good bye to the room (and the people sitting in the room said hello and goodbye back as well). It was weird. It's never occurred to me to say hi or bye to a roomful of people I don't know and never talked to. Cultural differences are interesting. The Hubbs' appointment went fine, I guess. His gallbladder, liver and bladder are all fine. I know this is good news but he's kind of bummed as he has pain and discomfort and now has absolutely no reason for it.

I better get my booty in gear and do my KenpoX. I weighed in this morning at exactly the same weight as last week (209.2) so I'll weigh in again tomorrow to see if there's any difference now that the TOM seems to be ending. Have a great Friday ladies!

anvy1221: I'm glad to hear that things came back positive but I do home that they find out what's going on with your husband soon, for your sake. It's frustrating when you know something isn't right but have no explanation.

dixiegal2484: I would also suggest gentle stretching and a foam roller might not be a bad idea as well. Alternating ice and heat can sometimes help as well.

sarahthes: If you are consistently only low on those two things would it be possible to just take those supplements. I take a multivitamin daily and that seems to work for me right now.

akasullengal: Hope you have a productive day at work so you can relax and enjoy your weekend.

As for me I'm weighing in at 217.2 lbs. this week. I'm continuing the "Live Healthy" 100 day challenge and will also be starting a 30 day challenge with the gym I go to. The goal is to lose the most weight/inches combined, not real sure how it's going to work but hopefully it will be the kick in the butt that I need since I've been struggling with motivation lately.

My knee feels better today (so far). I probably twisted or overextended it a little on Wednesday night. You guys should be so proud! I stuck with the entire hour and a half of YogaX last night. I gave up on the end of the first section (the 45-50 minute range) but I turned off my hrm for that so I didn't exactly cheat. I took your advice Victoria and turned the lights off. It made it more tolerable. Plus I knew what was coming so it made it easier to skip the unimportant stuff (like that pushup between upward dog and downward dog). And I giggle and think dirty thoughts when he talks about being on the cover of Downward Dog Magazine.

Its raining like crazy today and Lexi refuses to go out in the rain by herself. I had to put her raincoat on (yes, my 67lb mutt has an adorable yellow raincoat) and go stand in the rain with her. I love her raincoat though....it keeps the majority of her body dry so when we get back in, I only have to dry off her head and tail. I've taught her to "wipe her feet" ...while I stand beside the back door, she will walk around me (on the doormat) a couple times and it dries her feet off.

hi Sandra!! *waves* :flowerforyou:

Just leave my weight the same for now. I don't have my scale handy and I will be out of town the next few days. Hope you all have a great weekend!