200+ Pushin' For Less Cushion!

Welcome Crystal (*flowers for you*) we check-in weekly with weight sometime between Friday and Monday morning. Several of us have "slipped up" and gained a few pounds back (*hangs head in shame - I gained 10*) so we decided to post for accountability cals consumed vs cals burned daily... It had helped or at least logging food again has since I've lost 3.25 of what I'd gained (*wipes sweat off brow*)... This group has been going strong for a year and a half. Some of us have been here the whole time and others are newer. We love the energy of new people and are happy to help with any questions. 3 of us are wearing BodyBugg/Media so cal burned are noted for a 24 hour time frame.

To everyone - have a great night and a wonderful Monday...

Ah that reminds me....for yesterday: 3081 burned/2500 eaten/581 deficit.

Today, well after my back went out I didn't want to cook or go grocery shopping so we went to mexican restaurant down the road. Generally I get molcajete which while high in calories is a decent choice...today I got enchiladas crema. A gut bomb of chicken and cheese enchiladas in a spicy sourcream sauce, and ate the whole platter, beans and rice and all..and chips and salsa. I can't even begin to guess what the meal was calorically though I am guessing the plate was around 2500 cals. The good thing is that I won't even be close to being hungry for dinner or a snack later, but I will be a bust on cals today thats for sure.

And I forgot the churros. Something we never ever ever get. Damn me.


Crystal - welcome!! Its nice to have a group you can talk about your daily life with since life is what gets in the way of weight so much. Jump right in!

Sunday check-in 2587 consumed and 3177 burned.. Exercise was the 9 mile run...

Lacey - it's only one meal. Hop back on track today...

Amy - Keep up the great work.

hey Hallie. If you choose the "community" tab and then "signature" at the top, it will automatically post your ticker and name in every post without having to do a thing. (When you have a signature, it forces the font color green so thats how I figured you weren't using it. I can be a bit nerdy like that. :glasses: )

hey all just a quick post about the bugg some of you guys wear....the uk and i guess this side of the atlantic has the ki fit from £99 not including subscription. apologies for the lack of punctuation, little one currently wriggling around in one arm! i think they are made by the same company and im wondering if it is worth the money?

Hey everyone! Well I'm back from the weekend... wasn't a total bust on calories, but wasn't perfect either. I ended up only having a beer on Friday night with dinner, but we got ice cream afterwards. I reigned it in and ordered a kiddie sized cup, so I was still under... came out to 1463 eaten/554 burned/291 remaining. Saturday was a little worse. I did p90x legs and back and also yardwork including chopping wood (which my hands still hurt from). I logged P90x but not the yard work. But then we just hung out and watched movies and drank beer. So I was at 2781 eaten (ouch!)/ 507 burned/ 1074 over. Sunday was better... made an awesome veggie stuffed omelette and did Kenpo X (and loved it... punching and kicking like crazy!) and then kinda hung all day too. Whole grain spaghetti and a big old salad for dinner, so I was at 1946 eaten/515 burned/ 231 over. I would have been under had it not been for the wine with dinner. I can't eat italian without wine. But I'll take it for the weekend. Plus I weighed myself this morning at it was 206.6. WTF? (Kristina, don't count that as my weigh in... keep Friday's number for this week and I'll weigh in again on Friday). How the H did I lose 3 pounds over the weekend? Its awesome, but it doesn't make sense!

Yocum, welcome! Way to go on your loss already... this group is great and has helped me sooo much. We're happy to have you!

Noelle, how's C25K going? I'm so excited that you have hit 200... that's awesome. ONEderland here you come!

Suzie, good luck with the interview process. Hopefully it goes well and doesn't drag out for too long.

Lacey, I'm happy to hear the councelling session went well. Are you going back? Sweet potato fries might not be any better for you, but I actually just like the taste of them more. Oven baking is where its at though... little basil, little olive oil... yum! Sorry about the Mexican food debacle, but it happens to all of us. Mexican and Chinese food are like cyrptonite to me.

Ronnie, I thought we had lost you! Glad to see you joined and I really do love your ticker idea with the goals on it.

Amy, I have mountain biking envy! We're getting close to it not being to cold/wet/muddy/awful here that I can get mine out. That's one of Chris and I's favorite things to do. We are looking into getting a hitch rack for our bikes for the Escape so we can take them camping with us this summer too. Should be fun.

Victoria, awesome that you've got 3 weeks of steady loss going! I can't believe how close your race is! That's so exciting. I'm actually really liking P90X... I like the variety that comes with it. I do feel weird still on strength days not doing any cardio. I really want to do the full 3 months, just to say I've done it, and then I'll probably do like Kristina and Amy and switch it up with some cardio. I'd like to be tough enough to do p90X in the morning and run in the afternoon, but right now there's no way my body is up for that!

atucker_mom, way to go on 6 days of working out! It always feels so good to get those workouts in on the weekend for me... like its a much bigger accomplishment than during the week. Don't stress too much about the inches lost or pounds lost thing right now... it'll take your body a bit to adjust, and we all lose differently. My arms are still basically the same size as when I started, but my legs and waist have gotten smaller. I mostly just pay attention to the scale once a week and then really its about how my clothes fit.

Sarah, congrats on the loss! You've been so consistent in loss and that's awesome!

Kendall, I'm glad the sun started shining again and you were able to get outside. I'm almost 28, been married for 2 1/2 years, and no kids. I'm not necessarily sure if we will ever have kids, so I'm probably not the best source of advice on this, but I agree with Lacey and Amy that you have nothing but time. You'll find the right guy, and if kids are meant to be, they will.

Crystal, welcome! Glad to have you!

Phew... I think I got everyone! Sorry if I missed you!

Today was X Stretch, and oh man did my body need it. Seriously, that was the best hour of stretching ever. It felt AMAZING. My buttcheeks are still so sore from legs and back and kenpo. I found a recipe for greek yogurt marinated chicken with quinoa, redskin potatoes and mushrooms that I'm going to try out for dinner. I picked up quinoa for the first time last weekend, so I'm excited to try it!

Oh boy.. what a week last week was!!!
I'm relieved it's Monday because I really did not behave last week! =(
I'm ready to get back to it though! I'm starting C25K this week.. Probably on Wednesday..
No weight lost.. I'm at 198.9 still.

Hailie-I struggle not "rewarding" myself with food also. I know I need to change my thinking and want to make the ticker this week!! I think my gift to myself will be a new pair of heels! I got a $100 giftcard to Aldo for my birthday.

Ronnie-Hope your son feels better! He's a cutie!!

Crystal-Hiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!

Lacey- Just get back on track! You can do it! We all have our bad days! (or weeks.. LOL :grumble:)

How do you all burn so many calories?! :noway: I never end up burning more than 600..

It's a sleepy Monday over hereeeee.. and a long one too!! I'll be at work until 4:30 and then off to school until 10pm. I'm graduating with my Associate's in May so I went to go look at a school I was accepted into yesterday. The campus is hugeeeeeeeeee so I know I'll be getting plenty of walking in. LOL. The only thing that sucks is the commute.. at least 30 minutes 4-5 days a week. But I guess it is what it is... a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! :ohwell:

Have a wonderful day ladies!!!

Hailie - glad we didn't scare you off!!


Ronnie - I looked up the kifit and it looks like the same thing to me!! Good price!



Final check in for yesterday:
2896 burn/2800 eaten (gross estimate)/96 deficit
Unfortunately I don't have time for more.

My back is not well enough to do any exercise today. I have a long overdue errand to run and grocery shopping I didn't get done this weekend so I will do that instead. My calories are looking good so I should be just fine. I was back up to 208.2 this morning, but considering the gut bomb sodium laden mexican food I ate, I am not surprised. I am hoping the water chugathon I'm competing (against myself) in today along with some rest will bring it back down to 207ish.

And tomorrow I WILL run the week 2 day 1 of c25k come hell or high water!!

I'm home for a quick dinner, workout with mom and then off for 1 more new client. DH is bringing dinner home. A normal 30 min low impact workout = 220 cal burn, 1 mile dog walk (20 min) = 150 burn, but my long runs take me 190 min yesterday for 9 miles with warm up and cool down included is where I get crazy cal burn 1436 but I earned evey one of them... I think the Body/mediaFit/etc was well worth the investment. I too try and move more on weekends now that I've realized what a slug I've been compared to work. It's amazing how grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning really add up the cals. I can't wait to see my burn with yardwork. Hope that helps clarify my burn numbers. Dinner has arrived - Ham & Harvarti sandwich from health food store.

sorry I posted on our old thread. I lost 2 pounds and weighed in at 253

Ronnie: WOW! What a great loss!

Andrea: Great job!

Lacey: I've been dragging today too. By the time 10 pm rolled around last night, I was practically a zombie and a good night's sleep really didn't help me out too much. I hope you are perkier today! I hope your back is healthier today and you can do your C25K workout!

Victoria: Havarti is pretty much my favorite cheese - yum!

Kristina: I'm sorry your "group run" was more of a solo effort. I think it's pretty crappy that they didn't even try to stick with you. The Hubbs is a much faster runner than I am (but I can go a lot longer than he can) and so when we run together he slows it down a notch so we can run together (it's still faster than my usual run and I like that he pushes me). I would be Uber pissed if he asked me to run with him and then proceeded to leave me in the dust.

Here's the numbers for yesterday: 2833 Calories burned/ 1926 Calories eaten/ 907 Calorie deficit. The scale has finally moved out of the 203-area and downward into the 202's. It's just going soooo slowly! I was doing do well for a while, I thought I'd be able to keep it up.

Cals for yesterday... 1455 eaten/237 burned/18 over. I baked cookies this weekend and foolishly didn't bring all of them to work on Monday. So I ate 1 cookie and a glass of milk at 9 last night. I still have a good deficit for the day, especially with such a low burn from exercise, but still, I feel kinda guilty about that stupid cookie. Grr. Oh and that mysterious 3 pound loss from the weekeend? Gone. Back up to 209s this morning. This is why I don't weigh myself daily. It gets me all grumpy. So I'm not stepping on the scale again until Friday.

Amy, I need quinoa recipes STAT. Do you just eat it plain? I rinsed it like crazy and then brought it to a boil, then simmered until all the water was soaked up... then I added roasted walnuts, fresh parsley, olive oil, and sea salt. I was not impressed. I think the base flavor of the quinoa is something I could like, I just need some good ideas for sprucing it up, since my combo didn't work for me. I think it was still too bland and the parsley was overpowering.

Lacey, I hope your back is feeling better and you are able to get out and get moving.

Kendall, sorry about the crazy weather and drive to work and general stress you've got going on. Who's the new guy? How did you meet? Sorry to hear about his Dad. :flowerforyou:

Kristina, that really sucks that the run didn't go better. Totally obnoxious that they didn't even try to stick with you, and I'm so sorry you fell! Not cool!

Victoria... mmm havarti. We have an amazing city market with the greatest cheese vendor in it, and they have a peppered havarti (like red peppers) which is my favorite thing ever on a sandwich. So good!

This morning was chest/back/ab ripper x. I bought a band last week which made the workout significantly better since I'm not so much capable of an actual pull up. I definitely feel like I got more out of it this week than last week, which is awesome. I would like to try and run this afternoon if I get home in time and the weather holds up, but we'll see how it goes.

Final numbers for yesterday: 2745burned/1980 ate/765 deficit. I maintained my 208.2 this morning and also caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror I didn't like so I am having a fat feeling day. I don't really get them too often, but damn. I am going to turn the day around here though and not let it bother me in another five minutes. Its discouraging to not be able to lose weight. I don't know if I should eat more, move more or what.

Okay, moping over!

I will get back on here later and reply to everyone. Have a good day!

Lacey: Your are a strong, confident and lovely lady! :flowerforyou: (Do you feel less fat yet??) I think you're doing great. Just give yourself some time with your BMF to figure out how many cals in you need versus your cals out and I'm sure the scale will be working for you soon! Keep at it!

Ronnie: I think that's a great birthday present! I hope your sinus problems die down soon!

Kerry: I agree that seeing the scale jump up is a cause for grumpiness. Put it away and only use it once a week. I'll have to look for some quinoa recipes for you. I use it as a rice replacement mostly. So I just cook it and eat it with stir frys and such so I don't do a lot too it. I have made a quinoa rice-style pudding and used it as a base for salads. I'll get back to you with more specific recipes.

Kendal: I can see how you could get bored with P90X. You kind of do the same things over and over and Tony starts to grate on your nerves after a while (at least he did for me). BUT, I've gotten better results from that program than from any other workout program I've EVER done. Ever. You should stick it out till the end and see what kind of results you get. It could be just the thing to kick-start your weight loss. And it will definitely make you stronger and faster. Try it with your own music- when I started doing that, it made it less repetitive cuz I had new music to jam to each time I worked out.

So I worked my butt off today! I walked my dog for 45 minutes, I did Insanity Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs AND I went on an hour-long mountain bike ride with the fam this evening. I LOVE that Spring is here and the trees are blooming and beautiful. I LOVE that I can go outside and enjoy the weather. And I LOVE that I am strong enough to power up the most ridiculous mountain I've ever attempted and not die. I don't love that I TOTALLY ate a bug on my bike ride. I was going up a hill so I was breathing hard with my mouth open and the little dood flew straight down the back of my throat. I tried to wash him out with some water but it was WAAAYYY too late for him. Gross.