Sixers Holiday Challenge Week 1

Poor hubby Pedal, he'll be fine though. They recover alot fast than us. My hubby had done a few years ago and recomends it to his friends.

I went to the gym this morning with my Mom and boy did I feel out of shape. I was ready to quite and her behind was RUNNING!:noway: I did do almost an hour and a half though, and it did feel good. Tonight I plan on drinking, I'm celebrating my 30th birthday a week ahead. LOL.

Well I did lose this morning. Went from 211 to 209. But TOM ended and it was really bad and heavy this month. Hopefully I can keep it off for Tuesday's weigh in.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day today. Later.

Hey guys!! I know... my fist day I didn't check in. We ended up heading to the family's house ahead of time. Unfortunately, I cant weight in since my scale is at college and Im home for break.

The bad news... while away my grandparents like to shove food on us like crazy. So the past two days haven't been the healthiest.

The good news is that I have a new goal for myself.

No more eating after 8pm because when I eat after 8 I don't tend to stop. I keep going and going and going... not good.

So the meals for the day.

Lunch: Cheesesteak and chips.
Dinner: Rockfish, broccoli and asparagus.

O and my name is Nicole. I will check in officially on Tuesday with my weight and possibly my measurements if I have time.

Hi Ladies,

Pedal, Sounds like your not feeling so down about your tummy anymore. You look so great and your tummy will probably be the next thing to slim down. Hope your DH is feeling better soon, and you're enjoying that new freedom It was so easy it was to overeat on Thanksgiving & enjoy a couple drinks, then have it stretch from Wednesay through Friday. I was thinking about how well planned out you were for your Thanksgiving dinner and you did so well and what a remarkable thing that really is to be able to plan and carry it out. Kudos to you.

Kristen, Down a pound after Thanksgiving. You did great.:happy:

Cathy, Love the new photo you are looking fabulous.

Tamm, Thats progress on tracking calories for the holiday, sharing your favorite apple pie, and shopping is exercise too.:bigsmile:

Connie, Good job on staying the same for yesterdays weigh in:happy:

Hope everyone had a good and safe holiday. I weighed in today @ 3:00am just before I got up to go shopping. I was up 2 pounds, this is my biggest gain since I started this in august. It's time for me to really get on the ball. I am not changing my ticker today, I will hope for a better day on Tue. I don't know how all of you stay so comitted all of the time.

Planning is key so here is my plan for tomorrow.
1: coffee w/creamer, light soy milk & raisin bran
2: orange
3: Lean cusine turkey
4: banana & natural peanut butter
5: chili
6: popcorn

Exercise: shred dvd

Thanks Deb, self-esteem is such a work-in-progress, isn't it! I really appreciate your encouragement and thoughtful words! :flowerforyou: I've been slipping up way too regularly for the last couple of months really, and I need to take this more seriously again. We can do it! :bigsmile:

Cathy, fessing up and moving on is the right choice! And we balance life, right? :happy:

Kristin, I meant to add what a great new picture that is! Adorable

I have a really fun day lined up for tomorrow!!! I get my big work out in the morning (1h 15m aerobics and strength class then my C25K plus biking there and back) while Ava and Leith have dance class. Then Ava and I are going out for lunch, just the two of us, and going to see the Alberta Ballet's performance of the Nutcracker. She's got a new dress to wear... so fun! I got her the tickets for her birthday because we haven't had a good Mama-Daughter date in a while! I'm looking SO forward to the whole day. Should be fabulous I just hope Leith has a fun time with his daddy - I don't know if they'll be able to go to the park or anything... Kyle is still pretty sore. They'll find a way
So here are my meals for tomorrow:

1: egg whites, salsa & skim milk cheese on sodium-free Ezekiel toast, 1 cup OJ
2: 1 hard-boiled egg (after workout)
3: almond burger w/ peanut sauce at the restaurant Ava and I will go to (THANKS big morning work-out!!)
4: 1 apple & chocolate protein shake made w/ 1 cup skim milk
5: left-overs from today: bean, lentil, chicken & vegetable stew concoction (I am going to try to formulate a recipe - it was a total make-as-you-go creation and it was absolutely delicious!)
6: 1/2 banana with 1 tbsp almond butter

I hope I do as well as today - not a single morsel out of place! Another tactic I'm going to try with myself to curb this FRUSTRATING "a few days on a few days off" garbage is starting fresh each day not only when I've slipped up but most importantly when I have had a "gold star" day like today. Today's success won't matter at all if I bomb tomorrow!

Off to fold laundry now... I hope everyone has a great weekend!! I'll check in late tomorrow if I can :bigsmile:

Hi ladies!!

Wow! how much I miss when I'm not online for one day!!! I'm back at my mom's after being at my grandparents for a couple days and unfortunately can't report the best news. I definitely overate too but hopefully will get back on track, especially when I go home on Sunday. I'm not going to weigh in until Tuesday because I don't think I'm getting accurate readings from scales here that I would at my own house.

New pics look great everyone!! Sorry I can't read all personals right now, I promise when I get back on Sunday I will be back in full force. :bigsmile:

Have a great day!!

Hey Kristen, You are off to spinning class to burn off all of those pizza calories, so don't worry about it. You're doing great.

Pedal, cathy, Amy and anyone else who feels they slacked off over the last few days. That is exactly why we need eachother. We know how hard it can get doing this without all of our girl power! The holidays are always a big challenge, not to mention life just gets in the way sometimes too. At first it feels good to fall back into the old habits of not tracking calories, skipping exercising, and enjoying those special foods we don't get to have all year long. Eventually it will catch up and won't feel good anymore; the clothes won't fit, we won't have energy, we will not feel good. We need to learn to juggle all of these things and get eachother back on track sooner rather than later. Hope this helped. :flowerforyou:

I'm working on drinking my water right now, I'm at about 3 cups so far. I got my exercise in for today and have stayed with my plan for the day so far. I am also thinking about my plan for tomorrow. What are you doing to get back on track?

Have a great day ladies. You have all come so far and I think your awesome!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

you are so right deb....we just need to regroup now and not wait until next tues or when ever. i have regrouped today. went out for lunch (tried new place) and when tummy said full i stopped and got a to go box. i did always have everyone in the back of my mind, that helped me not to totaly pig out. which i would have done. would have ended up in the bathroom most of the time.
just thought of something while i was cleaning today. i have my recumbant bike sitting in the little foyer (cause of son being in the spare room) and from there i can see the tv. why don't i just get on it and pedal for awhile while watching tv. duhhhh. so i will do that today. at least it will keep me moving and burn a few extra cals. i will wear my HRM to see what it would be for 30 mins. i am not talking about going all out, just pedal.
well, off to finish up some cleaning and rest.

Good morning sixers. How is everyone doing this weekend? I've been doing. I went to the gym with mom on Friday and my tummy muscles are still hurting today. Plus, my arm muscles are a little sore. That trip to they gym sure made me miss it. I had a membership to a ladies only gym, but it had shut down earlier this year, so I cancelled my membership, because the gym they were sending people to was to far out of my way and this one was right in front of my neighborhood. I wish I could afford it and me and hubby could do it together. That would be fun. Oh well, I'll just have to do my best at home.

Don't have any foods planned for today. I'm not good at planning, but will try to get better. I'm still wanting to get under 200 by New Year's. I am so close I can see it.

Well, just wanted to pop in and say hi. Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday.
:flowerforyou: Shanell

Hey Ladies! I hope that everyone is having a good weekend. I think I am going to rest from fitness today. Maybe just one dvd or treadmill.

Take care! :flowerforyou:

Good morning! Well, my spirits are still high despite having weighed in this morning and seeing 175.8 :noway: It MUST be muscular water-retention or something because I have definitely not gone over cals and have been really good with everything. Funny though, when I was in the kitchen getting breakfast ready (another impromptu and delicious dish of sweet quinoa porridge) I was thinking 'well, it's not the choices I'm making because I've done really well the last few days in particular and even if this does stick for a few days, the only way to see progress is to keep on truckin'. Knowing that I'm making good choices makes seeing a little gain so much easier to stomach because there's no reason for me to beat myself up. That mindset feels like progress!

I was going to do my usual Sunday morning at the gym (C25K then step class) but yesterday during my 1h45m session I was feeling really depleted and this morning I have to listen to my body and not my mind - I was really excited to go today (I even loaded my iPod up with new tunes last night!) but my body is begging me for a rest. So I think I'll do something gentle like just a walk or something to keep the blood circulating to my tissues and call it a rest day. I have a busy week of work-outs anyway. I'll just have to re-do my menu to cut the 400 cals I was planning on burning

Shanell, that must be so frustrating about the gym. It's great when you've got a gym you really like and it must have been such a bummer when it closed! Great that you had a good work-out with your Mom though!

Tamm, enjoy your rest day!

Connie, I hope you take it easy on your knees. Please listen to your body and don't push it... better to have to rest for 1-3 days than to sustain an injury and be out for a couple of weeks or more!

tjones, the C25K is a very gradual running program designed to get people off the couch and progress to running 5k. You can google it and get the schedule :happy: I had really wimpy knees and this has helped me pace myself rather than going too hard too soon and getting injured.

Cathy, yay for regrouping! We are all making amazing over-all progress and good for you for finding extra ways of getting some exercise in! How did the bike go?

Deb, thanks for your great words again! It really is important to remember that we can make better choices NOW and not think about the weigh-ins as much. I think it's a little too easy to think 'well, I've screwed up this weigh-in so what's one more slice of cheese' (or whatever the case may be).

Kristin, how was the day with your brother and sister? Fun I'll bet :bigsmile:

Amy, AmyLou, Allie, Cass, Lauryn, Robin... I hope you're all having a great weekend!

I am so grateful for you guys and the support and motivation you offer!! The software on this site is amazing but it's half the battle for me... you guys are absolutely an essential ingredient to my success!
Have a great one ladies :flowerforyou: