200+ Pushin' For Less Cushion!

Congratulations to everyone this week! Ya'll inspire me!

Could you guys and gals do me a favor and post your starting weight (like when you first started changing your lifestyle), your current weight, and how long you have been working on it? I am just trying to keep motivated for the long haul!


Thanks,
Angela

http://www.thecreativepot.net/2011/03/roasted-tomato-zucchini-fennel.html


I made this for dinner tonight!! Fantastic!

Hey all just a check in, busy day with baby and some finance sorting on the side (i like a good clear out). A quick cah up...but to all the ladies with the letter A in their name i MAY have confused you and got mixed up :laugh: sorry if thats the case

Annette: Cool on keeping to you're goal, it hard at times but so worth it. I just remeber :happy: motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going:happy:

Angela: This is my 4th week and im currently 223. I started at 241lbs i lost 10lbs in my first week (all water from glycerin stores), 7lbs in my second week (again maybe a lot of water) then it slowed to 1lb this week (better off than on tho eh). Im hoping that it will settle to 1-2lb a week soon. I started off with just walking and have been trying to increase its intesity or speed. I feel im ready for a workout dvd now and will be starting that this week cos despite losing 18lbs i look the same (no shape). Hope this helps and youre in the right place for motivation!! :happy:

Andrea: I LVE hiking....thats basically all i do (I live in Wales and its such a beautiful place to do it). I've only just got a work out DVD which im aiming to do 3 times a week, 2 big hikes and at least one walk a day! I love it!

Crystal: Being open and honest is so couragous, and such a huge step in itself. Just use the crappy situation and turn all effort and energy in to pushing forward and stcking it to him and now i read about the personal trainer so you're well on youre way!

Lacey: Sucks about you're knees (owch) but a big YAY for not gaining!! What trainers do you have? Is it important you have the right ones?

Kerry: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Congratulations on the loss, plus it sounded like a wicked weekend!

Kendal: Like Kerry it sounded like a real fun weekend....plus everything in moderation will help with life long goals. We all have horrible food days :blushing:

Haillie: Oh gigs! I love music (mostly metal, a lot of 70s punk and 80's soft rock rules) How'd it go and who d'ya see?

CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL LOSSES

Angela - I started this journey in Sept 2009 at 237 pounds. The first week, I just logged food and almost had a heart attack at my consumption level. The majority of my exercise was walking 3 miles or doing Leslie Sansone DVDs. 10 pounds came of in the first few weeks then it slowed to a reasonable 1-2 pound a week loss. By May 2010, I was down 40 pounds. I started running C25K in Dec 2009 and was far from a speed demon. I graduated C25K in Feb 2010 but couldnt do 3 miles although I could jog/run for 30 min. I kept adding 3 min a week for 3 weeks until I could jog a full 5K (3.1 miles)... I started training for 10K which I ran in July then on to a 1/2 marathon in Oct. Over this time frame I dropped to my lowest 182. It is a lifestyle change and I slacked off gaining 11 pounds through March of 2011. Over the last month, I've dropped 6 of those pounds. Highlights of my journey - realizing my knees no longer hurt going up/down the stairs (this happened as I carried in 20 pounds of groceries and my knees were aching), emptying my closet of clothes that were too big (goodbye 18s, 20s, and 1xs!!!!), fitting into size 12 jeans, fitting into my goal leather jacket, having people stop me at grocery store and say I looked great and they almost didn't recognize me, the boost to my self confidence, and making great new friends!!!

I can't thank this group enough for being my never ending support!!! This really is a life journey and changes need to be forever. It's so hard to find the happy medium that allows you to live life and eat better. I have really changed - I rarely watch TV and I don't remember the last paperbook I've read. Exercise is a priorty in my life.

Time to get up and get moving!!! Enjoy your Tuesday...

Not only am I lazy (still in bed messing with iPhone) but a just bought a "Little Black Dress" in size L.. Fitting into it is my next goal. Then DH will have to take me out for a night on the town. I'm a little freaked since it appears the dress most be worn sans brazeer. I haven't tried my strapless bras on since I started this journey. I can't wait for it to get here.

Fitted Ruched Sexy Black Strapless Evening Mini Dress on Amazon if you want to check it out. I'll let you know how it fits next week and what my plan is to get into it.

Stats for Monday: 2853 calories burned/ 1811 calories eaten/ 1042 deficit.

Victoria: I checked out your dress on Amazon - Va, Va, VOOM!! Nice! You could probably wear a strapless bra with it if you aren't comfortable with free-balling.

Annette: I like your pic.

Ronnie: I like that you give us some Welsh in your posts!

Suzie: I think upping your calories is probably a good idea.

Lacey: That recipe looked delicious. I hope your shins feel better.

Angela: I joined MFP in February of 2010 (I started at 240 pounds) but I didn't really start "trying" until I moved here to Germany in April 2010. I've lost 39 pounds in about a year. I realize that is a pretty slow pace but I've gone from a size 18/20 and XXL to 14 and L. I feel pretty close to halfway there and I can "see" myself meeting my goal by the end of the year.

Andrea: I love hiking. I hope you can do more of it.

Kristina: I'm glad your promotion finally went through. That's a HUGE pay bump!!

Kerry: AWESOME loss this week!! You are rocking it!

I ordered Insanity Asylum today!! I've got a month left on this second round of Insanity before I can start it but I'm pretty psyched. It looks crazy-hard! (I DO realize that it's sick that I look forward to workouts based on how difficult they appear) Have a great day ladies!

Wow on the weight loss! Great job everyone! I feel as if I might have hit a sore spot, but then again, it's only the first week of no weight change, so could just be I had a good run! Though that did motivate me to exercise last night! And, as I figured, being back at work, the snacking has begun, but I kept it to a reasonable amount & I stayed under my calories, but didn't have to struggle to get enough in to make up for my exercising either! Thanks again to everybody for your wonderful advice!

Angela-I just joined MFP at the end of March, but I started my journey on March 1st! My starting weight was 259.4 and I'm down to 239.6. Just watching the calories & making healthier choices!

I've never been able to lose weight! If I have, it's been 5-10 lbs, then right back on it goes! I'm excited & motivated! My goal is 200, then to start C25K! I have bad knees & ankles, so I want some of the stress off of them first. My over all goal is 170. For someone 5'6" that still seems overweight, but I was a size 12 at that weight at 19, and I think that's pretty healthy.


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Everyone has been posting machines! So fun! Congrats on the losses everyone!!!

Lacey, happy one year anniversary! :flowerforyou: I think its good that you are taking this as a time to look at what the year has brought you and what you have to learn for the future. It seems like based on your posts on here that you are doing really great with food but have a hard time fitting exercise into your daily routine. Maybe that's the "x" factor for you? You are doing amazing and every little change is better for your body!

Kristina, I'm impressed that you got on the scale... I have had no desire to get on mine after the weekend, especially considering my loss last week was so good. I'm banking on it being a fluke. So I think its awesome that you manned up and got on there so you know what you have to do to move foward. Most of all though, CONGRATULATIONS on the promo at work! Its so awesome that you are now getting paid for what you've already been doing. :drinker:

Kendall, I like what you said about "externalizing weight loss." Every now and then I feel like maybe this should make me feel different about who I am, and that freaks me out. Because I still want to be me. So I think that's a good way to look at it. And hooray for the lawn mower not being broken!

Yocum, I think that's awesome that you have set a goal for yourself even if that goal isn't what MFP or anyone else says... I think its best to be realisitic about what will make you happy and what you can live with.

Crystal, yay for the personal trainer! That will be SO helpful! My roomie in college/best friend was a kinesiology major in school and now is a personal trainer and I have learned so much from her! Proper form really makes all the difference!

Amy, I love that you are fearless when it comes to workouts! I was SO scared to start P90X, and I think you have been a bit of an inspiration to me for things likes that... I end up thinking "if Amy can do it, I bet I could do it too." So thanks for that. I don't think getting excited about a really hard workout is a sickness, btw. I kinda feel like if I'm gonna commit an hour to workout out, I might as well get the biggest bang for my buck possible.

Victoria, I love your little black dress goal! That is AWESOME. And you are going to be out on the town in that before you know it!

Annette, nice profile pic! Having a running buddy will be really nice. Someone to hold you accountable and push you!

Ronnie, I love how supportive and involved you have become in this group! And I like your little Welsh tidbits too!

Suzie, I think upping your cals to 1400 will be good. I would imagine your body will need some recovery time from yoga... its always the most strenuous on my shoulders.

Andrea, I think we have all had the Friday too much food thing happen, so don't sweat it. I love hiking! Its such an easy way to get in some exercise and it just feels so good to be out there in the world. I agree that low calorie drink options would be good! I really love vodka cranberries, so I've started buying the Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry juice, which is awesome.

Angela, I joined MFP in January of 2011, towards the end of the month. I had reached a point where I couldn't buy pants at any of my favorite places to shop anymore and was starting to venture into plus sized clothing stores. Then work made us do hidden health screenings to be able to keep our discount on insurance, and I found out that at 27 I have high blood pressure and high cholestoral. I weighed 240 pounds. That was pretty much my breaking point. I haven't worn smaller than a size 10 since I was in 9th grade, and for a long time I was a 12/14, and when I started here I was an 18. I'm 5'9 and change, so ideally for me to be considered a healthy body weight I need to be at about 160, but to be honest I don't know what my overall goal is. I know that I have found a way to do this that I think I can actually live with permanently, and I think that is what matters. I have reached a point with working out where I enjoy it and actually crave it. I still have loads of improvements to make when it comes to food, especially when the weekend rolls around, but I also don't want to ever limit myself in a way that makes this not fun. Currently I'm wearing my 16s with my eyes on my 14s - I can get them on but they're a bit too snug still (muffin top is NOT cool). I think it would feel incredible to put on a size 8. But we'll see. In June I will get retested at work for blood pressure/cholestoral/etc, and I'm hoping that I will find out I have fixed those things without needing meds. I'm just happy to be here and happy to have this amazing support group. :happy:

Quick edit b/c I forgot to post my cals from yesterday: 1611 consumed/431 burned/20 left.

I just got a call from Whitney (the paralegal). On March 24th, Joey and I had a hearing to settle the divorce. The paperwork had the wrong date as the separation date so the judge said he wouldn't grant the divorce. Joey apparently flipped out on the judge and got KICKED OUT OF COURT. Normally in this situation, the judge realizes it was a clerical error and will continue the case another month so amendments with the correct info can be filed. The judge completed DISMISSED OUR DIVORCE (probably because Joey was a total a $ $ ). So now I have nothing. There is nothing in court to say Joey and I are getting a divorce, we have to start from scratch.

Buddy (my attorney) is so furious at Joey right now so he wants to make Joey wait. We aren't going to do anything for a couple weeks and see if Joey makes the first move.

I could go ahead and file a case here in Forsyth County, but thats basically starting over. In a normal case, Buddy would charge $500 plus filing fees ($175). Whitney said she's not sure he would charge me that since we're already in process. But if nothing else, I think I would definitely have to pay the $175 filing fee.


I'm so furious I'm shaking. I want this man out of my life and all he keeps doing is effing everything up!

Oh crap. - Bobs Yoga may be harder than P90X!!!

Gooooood Morning all,

Im in for a day of rain (perfect time to whip open the new workout dvd) so i will be doing some 'me' posting later no doubt....hope everyone is well and HAZAR we're half way to the weekend (The other half is having his first one off in like a month)!!

Annette: Loving the pic, my grandmother in law hated robins (she was a little crazy) and used to flip them off when they were in the garden...there is of course no actual reason for this other than they were apparently evil. Every time i see one it makes me laugh.

Victoria: The dress idea is awesome! I’ve seen a lovely dress in Cardiff but it wouldn’t fit me for a while yet, I was too scared to buy it incase i didn’t do very well. Maybe i should re consider and use it as motivation.

Kendal: A mower is one less expense, and my partner and i are thinking of doing the garden this weekend (its like a jungle out there, ok maybe not but its a mess). I’m so sorry about what’s going on with your divorce, thinking of you and i cant imagine how frustrating it must be.

Amy: The new insanity dvd sounds scary, i hope its a lot of fun and a bum kicker. What exactly does insanity involve? I dont think im ready for it yet but i've worked out how to order from Amazon USA (had to change my address from Council Bluffs IA to here...challenge in itself).

Crystal: Ha ha! I think so...and thats great news on the fitness instructor. It can cost a lot to get into a fitness reigime. Im trying to keep it as low cost as possible. I have one dvd, i set of womens weights and i walk and thats enough to get me started. Also about putting yourself out there, i find that hard too. I have a 14 week old son and its hard not to feel isolated at times. Kids keep you so busy that you forget about me time. That’s why i love walking and hiking...baby is usually asleep and i get time to appreciate my surroundings.

Yocum: You’re goal should be exactly that...yours! If you get to 170 and you feel good and you feel fitter then thats all that matters. Im new to the group (been here 3 weeks) and i find it very inspirational and motivational...it’s really encouraged me to do more and look at this journey realisticly.

Kristina: I hope you’re headache clears and you don’t have to wait too long for those responses. Plus at least you stepped on the scale and like you said minor minor setback.

Kerry: Thank you, i hope im not being too forward. Now i’ve learned a bit i feel more able to get involved in the diet side. I was a probation officer (specialising in cognitive behaviour therapy) so im kinda trained to help people to change...it makes you really chatty but i cant take my own advice and when it comes to dieting i have been useless. I really hope in June, when you get tested for the insurance again that everything is fine that would be such a huge boost. I agree on not knowing on what the final goal should be. I set mine in the high end of a healthy bmi but i may get there and want to keep going or i may want to stop just before if im feeling content and healthy.

Lacey: Awesome with keeping track on food and i really hope you’ll show a loss. You were carpet cleaning so you were moving around. If only there was more time in the day eh!! P.S Thank you for trainer advice, a sister store of my partners apparently fit them. I will check it out.

After the fury of yesterday afternoon came sadness. I just can't seem to catch a break. I went home and went to bed. Around 6:45 my mom rang my doorbell (I had emailed her and a few others about what happened) and we sat and talked for a few minutes. After that, I let it go. There is nothing I can do about it. Joey and I can stay married till one of us wants to get remarried and I don't care. Its not like I was going to change my name or anything. The only thing it will effect is filing our taxes next year if we don't get divorced by 12/31/2011.

So I worked out last night (Cardio X). I decided to pull out the scale this morning to get a reality check on my current situation. 218.8 (+2.2 from last time I weighed). I'm not sure I give it much concern since TOM will be here tomorrow (maybe today....maybe Friday....). I might weigh in again next week to get a better idea.

After working out, I got a call from Taylor (ex boyfriend, broke up a little over a month ago). I had also sent him the email about Joey. We talked for about 30 minutes and it brought up some emotions. I think he's still confused about why I broke up with him. After the call, I figured I should tell him the truth so I sent him a text. (He treated me great but he's controlling with kids and animals. I think he'd be a mean, strict, hard a $ $ dad and I couldn't picture marrying and having kids with him.) I haven't gotten a response.

So yeah....I ended up crying last night. I miss Taylor. He was good to me, even if he has issues with authority and control. He never once tried to control me.


Then again, this all may just be because of TOM.


Being a girl is so confusing.

Check in for Tuesday: 2895 cals burned/ 2018 cals eaten/ 877 deficit

Kendal: I am soooo sorry you are having such a tough time. I will be the first person to say that I don't know nothin' about nothin' but I do have to tell you what it's like to be married to a hard @ss type when it comes to parenting. The Hubbs is a 3rd generation military guy so he has um...a bit of a strict side - to say the least. Of course, I didn't know that side was there when we were dating as we were both single, military types with single, military-type friends who didn't have kids or pets. I discovered what type of parent he was AFTER Gabriel showed up on the scene. At first, it was rough. I am not the most lovable and sweet mom-type but I also know better than to freak out when your 2 year old dumps and entire box of Cheerios on the ground (which Gabe totally did). It was hard for The Hubbs to NOT be able to control the situation (he isn't a controlling person in that he wants to control people but he doesn't like chaos and kids and pets are totally chaotic). It took a long time for him to chill the crap out. He hasn't completely lightened up when it comes to discipline and chaos but he definitely deals with it better than he did. And you know what??? His sense of order and discipline balances out my rather chaotic and wild style of parenting (I have been known to allow - and even participate in- roller blading indoors and have even used Gabe blowing bubbles as a means for cleaning my kitchen floor). It works for us. Most of the time. We do not always see eye-to-eye on everything but I don't think any 2 people can possibly agree on everything. So, I guess what I'm saying, is maybe you shouldn't give up on Taylor if the only thing "wrong" with him is that he's a bit strict with kids and pets.

Victoria: You are gonna do so great at your race!!! How much harder is Bob's Yoga??

Ronnie: Insanity is interval training. You do exercises like squats, jumping jacks, etc for varying intervals and by then end you feel like you want to die. It's awesome!!! I think it's hysterical that your grandmother flipped off robins!

Lacey: Maybe taking a break from exercise (even though not really intentional) will help your shins heal up??

Kerry: That is EXACTLY how I feel about working out - if I'm gonna change my clothes and get all sweaty, it better damned well be worth it!!

Kristina: I get a headache if I stare at a computer/ book/ my kindle for too long. I hope yours went away!

I did my dog walk and Insanity Plyo workout. We were supposed to bike ride this evening but it's all rainy and cold so that's not gonna happen. I guess it's ok though as my abs and chest are KILLING me from Kettleworx the other day. Yay! for being sore!!!!