Sexy in Six Week 5

Kristen,

Good for you. I can feel your excitement jump off the page. Keep up the good work so your tue. weigh in will be a good one. You have inspired me to get on my tredmill now.

Have a great day.:flowerforyou:

Thanks for all the support guys. I'm trying to push through this. If I can't manage this (I think it's Seasonal Affective Disorder), I'll check with my doc for prescription help. I think I will be able to deal with this on my own though.... just gotta keep pushing forward!

Pedal - thanks. Your comments made me cry, in a good way.

Cathy - nice tip on the veggie tray before the holiday meal. Might have to try that.

Kristin - Yay!!! What a great day! I cannot WAIT until I hit the 150s. I am so close.... gotta keep up the momentum. Maybe your excitement and motivation will spur me on too!

Deb - I actually like the idea of weighing in twice a week. I do my "formal" weigh in on Fridays and a Tuesday weigh in for this challenge.

Katy - you are making SUCH great progress!!! I just recently changed my ticker from weight lost to weight left to lose. I started getting too cocky and complacent, seeing how much I had lost. I needed to be reminded of my goal.... 25 more lbs. Seems like such a small number compared to what I've lost, but man is this the hardest 25 I've ever dealt with! :laugh: But keep up the good work girl!

Pett - it's good to hear you went through it last week, meaning my 'next week' could prove to be so much happier!!

DrTamm- I am not a morning person either!!

Tjones- How is that lemonade cleanse going? I couldn't do it. I LOVE FOOD, lol.

Connie - you made me crave shrimp too! I'm going to make a shrimp pasta of some sort this coming week for dinner. Sounds sooooo yummy!!

Morning Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!

I haven't had a chance to read everyone's comments BUT I promise I will because I'm sure you ladies will give me inspiration because I'm in need of it.

I'm a social worker and my job is very stressful at times and consciencely trying to lose weight adds added stress but it helps me when I know that I am not in it alone and there are people who will help me stay motivated.


I just wanted to say thank you for trying to live healthy lives and being able to see your flaws and the nerve to keep going. It helps me and I'm sure someone else.

Keep losing.

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PS: like my silly new profile pic? I was going for a "arrrrr" kind of face but really it just sort of looks like I'm in pain :laugh:

OK found better weight calculations (I had mine in oz so not everything was quite right)
Total for today so far is actually: 590 oops. That's a little low. I'm not really sure, but either way it's okay. I'm finding some variation on the calories listed for different foods so I'm going to start label checking against what's listed to be sure!

Hello. Sorry I haven't checked in this week. I did lose .5 lbs. I've been in a really blah kinda of mood. I start off my day really good with all my food, it start at night. I always end up splurging after dinner for desert. I don't know why. But, I'm not over doing it by much, because I do stick with only 1 serving instead of 2 or 3 like normal. I also don't fill the bowl with ice cream like I use to do. So, I guess in a way it's been then totally over doing it. I really hope this blahness goes away.

I'm glad to see everyone is doing so good. Pedel sorry to hear about your FIL. I'm glad he is doing better though. I know I found out one of my friends' FIL is dying of cancer. They didn't expect him to make through the weekend but he did. I haven't heard from her, so not sure how he's doing now. I ran into another old friend and her mother just had a stroke in the back of her head. So, I have lots of prayers going.

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Thanks, for the tips Mom. My tip is if your going to a families house bring something good for YOU to indulge in. You'll find that many people end up liking it too, especially when they don't know it's good for them.:laugh:

SW-213.5
CW-209.5
GW-201.5

Total wanted to lose for the challenge is 12

Total loss now is 4. 8 more to go.

Pedal, funny new pic, I actually didn't notice your face, I was looking at how toned your arm and shoulder looked!
Cathy, thanks for looking out for all of us, giving us great hints.
Lauryn, how're you feeling today? Still slumpy? Wait.... Did you feel that? It was me kicking your butt into gear!:laugh:
Nellie, glad to hear you had a loss, even without coming on here, hope you get over the blahs...
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I know there's a million other people I should be commenting on all the time... Sorry I miss you guys!

Today was a good day, went to the Y and did a good workout, until my arm started hurting. No idea what I did, but wham, all of a sudden I got smacked with a painful bicep.

Breakfast
Bananas - Raw, 0.5 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) 53 calories
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Banana Bread Weight Control, 1 packet 160 calories
Jilberts - Fat Free Skim Milk With A &D, 0.25 cup 23 calories
Diamond - Chopped Pecans, 0.0625 cup 53 calories
289 total calories

Snack 1
Morning Glory - 2% Cottage Cheese Small Curd, 1 cup 180
Strawberries - Raw, 1 cup, halves 49 calories
229 total calories

Lunch
South Beach Diet - High Protein Cereal Bar - Maple Nut, 1 bar 140 calories
140 total calories

Snack 2
Generic - Center Cut Boneless Pork Chop, 3.9 oz 208 calories
Vigo - Red Beans & Rice, 0.5 cup 95 calories
303 total calories

Dinner
Farmland - Hickory Smoked Ham - Lean, 3 oz. 120 calories
Betty Crocker - Au Gratin Potatoes, 1.334 cup 300 calories
Great Value - Cut Broccoli Frozen, 1 cup 30 calories
Blue Diamond - Almond Breeze - Original, 12 fl oz 90 calories
540 total calories

Total daily calories: 1,501
Your Daily Goal: 1,751
Remaining: 250

I'm not doing bad keeping to my calories, and I always have a few left so I can snack later if I want, but I just changed my settings so I can track my sodium and fiber. What an eye opener! I knew I was relying on more "quick" foods this week, and my sodium sure shows it! In previous weeks, I was always below or under 100 over on my sodium. This week, I've been almost double my sodium 3 times already!:noway: I didn't realize how bad it was this week until just now. Fiber, I'm doing great on, almost always over 20, most times closer to 25. Just have to work on that sodium....

good for you kerri! keep it up!

morning ladies.....
just blah today. it's really humid 88% and it's 73. when it's humid lik this i swell up, just hold the water. really struggled to get 45 mins at the gym. did 30 on treadmill and 15 weights. just couldn't get it movin'. i will take what i got. my HRM is dead. i might be able to talk DH into getting me a new on today, it's payday and it was a nice check. he gets commission + salary so it's alway different. i got the watch part to work somewhat it just won't transmit. i don't know what happened to it being in my gym bag. oh, well. also getting dr. oz's new book you being beautiful today.
i ate last night. i am cool with it. that could also be why i am bloated today along with weather. after i did it i felt a need to tell you guys. that's the way i feel here. if i do something off course, i need to confess.:ohwell:
off to shower and wake up DH and head out. maybe he can buy me lunch today. :bigsmile:
check back later.
cathy

morning ladies.....
just blah today. it's really humid 88% and it's 73. when it's humid lik this i swell up, just hold the water. really struggled to get 45 mins at the gym. did 30 on treadmill and 15 weights. just couldn't get it movin'. i will take what i got. my HRM is dead. i might be able to talk DH into getting me a new on today, it's payday and it was a nice check. he gets commission + salary so it's alway different. i got the watch part to work somewhat it just won't transmit. i don't know what happened to it being in my gym bag. oh, well. also getting dr. oz's new book you being beautiful today.
i ate last night. i am cool with it. that could also be why i am bloated today along with weather. after i did it i felt a need to tell you guys. that's the way i feel here. if i do something off course, i need to confess.:ohwell:
off to shower and wake up DH and head out. maybe he can buy me lunch today. :bigsmile:
check back later.
cathy

Cathy, how old is it? Is it under warranty? Can you contact the company and ask about repairs? Might be less expensive. Check your options dear.

Hello everyone. :flowerforyou:

I went over calories by 5, but I'm sure I really didn't because of usual walking, laundry simple stuff that burns calories.

Today I burned and did alot of sweating. I work in a warehouse and usually am sitting at a desk in the office. Well, I went out for about 1.5 hrs and picked boxes. Didn't walk all that, but lifting is good. So, that woke me up today.

And what is this C25K that everyone is doing? I've never heard of that.

Here's what I've got for food today:

B- 2 slice of lite wheat toast w/light butter
S- SF pineapple strawberry jello and banana
L- 2 Lean Pockets, turkey, cheese, and broccoli
S- 100 cal cheesecake bar
D- Not sure. Don't have anything picked out. So we'll see.

Hope everyone has a swell day!!

Cass....:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Many MANY thoughts and prayers...I know things like this are hard to talk about, but I am here if you need someone to listen...ANY time. :flowerforyou: