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  • RENAEJAE
    RENAEJAE Posts: 1,136 Member
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    It's been a challenging week but I have kept to my plan and feel good. I'm down a couple more lbs and hope to maintain over the weekend. The weekends can be tough. I find if I keep busy on the weekend I don't have time to graze in the kitchen.

    You're all doing so great! Thanks for sharing your ideas and motivating me. :) I'll be back.

    ~ keep it skinny

  • mnwalkingqueen
    mnwalkingqueen Posts: 1,299 Member
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    tlh0407 wrote: »
    @Holly, Karen…I win – 33 degrees in Bismarck as I write this at 7:23 am! Not sure what is happening with our winter (and I’m knocking on wood) but we’ve been missing on most of these major systems – less snow and warmer (not amazing but…)than a lot of other folks. Since it’s just an odd year for us, I’ll take it as I know next year we’ll probably be back to “normal.”
    Well I will make one comment without debating because I am not good at that and don't know all my facts ;) But the damage we have done to our earth is causing some of these weird weather situations we are seeing.

  • mnwalkingqueen
    mnwalkingqueen Posts: 1,299 Member
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    @New People – Welcome
    @LaurieK- I am so sorry to hear about your student losing a sibling. Sounds like a jam packed day maybe a HH was needed.
    @Melifornia- Your Thursday post made me realize at 41 I can barely understand 8th grade math. But the positive is I am not giving up and I work my tail off to understand it and pass it.
    @Karen- The article was very good I like how each fat percent was broken down and listed types of changes needed. There was a lot of good information and advice.

    AFM- WooHoo small changes did it again, made more flavored water instead of walking to the store and buying a soda. It was a battle had boots on was bundled up was out the front gate and part way to the store. I turned around and walked back home where I proceeded to make more Lipton Tea and Honey flavored water. In my head the -10 temp wasn’t going to keep me from a soda but something else did.
    I will try to get walking in this weekend but I am spending time with my mom and son for her bday. We are going to the Mystic Lake Casino to play bingo with her but being we are not into bingo like her at the end we will probably play some black jack. But it is about doing something she likes because it is her bday.
    I have a paper to write and 2 econ tests to take also this weekend.
  • melifornia
    melifornia Posts: 227 Member
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    mnwalkingqueen wrote: »
    AFM- WooHoo small changes did it again, made more flavored water instead of walking to the store and buying a soda. It was a battle had boots on was bundled up was out the front gate and part way to the store. I turned around and walked back home where I proceeded to make more Lipton Tea and Honey flavored water. In my head the -10 temp wasn’t going to keep me from a soda but something else did.

    YAY! Big time victory! :smiley:
  • mnwalkingqueen
    mnwalkingqueen Posts: 1,299 Member
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    I won the mind battle. I was coming back from the hair salon and all the places having fish sandwich specials was enticing me. I even stood in line at a few places when my other side of my brain kicked in and said eat the salad and bread sticks you brought to work. So I did and I am glad I won that battle.

    Side note my friend put in her 2 weeks notice at the salon. She said she would do my hair at her house for a lot less.
  • Teresa_3266
    Teresa_3266 Posts: 298 Member
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    Hello everyone!! It's been ages again since I posted. Life sure has a way of getting in the way. :smile: Work was crazy with President's Day sale and then my assistant manager going on vacation to sunny Florida and living me here to pick up extra shifts. Church has been busy with our Valentine banquet and the women's Bible study requiring me to actually study!! ;) Then to top it off the weather here has been FREEZING!! This is Georgia which means a 1/4 of ice is a major issue. We lost power for almost 24 hours!!! :s

    Now, I'm sitting here at work with two hours to go and no customers or anything else to do. So, here I am!! :p I skimmed quickly the last three pages but I can't do personals in case a customer walks in. I will have to resume hopefully tomorrow.

    My eating and exercise is going fairly well. I was down a bit this morning but really want to lose these 3 lbs that will get me out of the 240's. It's like my mind or body just doesn't want to corporate with what I want. Got to get it together!!

    I'm off to do some walking. Might hit 10,000 steps tonight!! :D

    Motto: Fit for 50!! B)
  • hansea47
    hansea47 Posts: 353 Member
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    @tlh0407 - Tracy Leigh, did you get to the gym today?? ;)

    @RENAEJAE - Congrats on the loss!

    @mnwalkingqueen - Super awesome will power! Can't imagine myself turning around and going back home after getting all bundled up and getting half way to the store. I have put things back when waiting in line, but once I'm at a restaurant, I don't walk away. You rock!

    @Teresa_3266 - Congrats on being down. I have a 250s mental block. So much so that I am now back in the 260s. :( Hang in there and keep fighting to get past your block! I will keep fighting for mine!

    AFM- Well, I would like to nominate myself for 'mom of the year'....sigh. My daughter told me after school yesterday that she hurt her foot earlier in the day. She was hopping around on one foot and limping, but she tends to whine about small things and play up injuries, so I told her to walk it off and suck it up. Cause I'm sensitive and super nurturing that way. :P Well, she stopped complaining about it, but started up again right before bed. So, I told her to show me her feet, fully expecting that I would kiss her boo-boo and she'd get over it. Well, her ankle was swollen and bruised! I think she sprained it. So, elevation, ice, ace bandages and notes to gym teachers ensued. It's better today, but still a bit puffy. Hopefully it continues to improve over the weekend. We've canceled our plan to go out for fish tonight. Instead, my husband is going to pick it up to-go and we've got her elevating and icing.
    I'm comforting myself about my parenting fail with the fact that I have a friend at work who is one of 10 or 11 kids. HER mom sent her to bed to sleep off a BROKEN clavicle when she was a kid!

    Since my ankle is not sprained, I did indeed go for my planned walk on my lunch hour today. Of course, the wind picked up and a snowstorm blew in while I was out walking. Good thing I was bundled up! We live a couple blocks from the high school, and I see so many teens wandering around underdressed for the weather. Either I'm becoming more sensitive to the temperatures, or these kids are taking the too-cool-for-hats-mittens-and-jackets thing too far!

    February:
    Calorie Goal- 9/19
    Exercise Goal- 7/12
    Lift Goal:
    Leg Press-185/200
    Squats-180/200
    Abs- 152.5/165
    Back- 152.5/165
    Triceps- 82.5/90
    Biceps- 82.5/90

    2015 Mantra: You Know Better! ~and~ Finish This Baby!



  • teniselavine96
    teniselavine96 Posts: 1
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    Hello everyone. First day trying anything like this and already feeling a little down. Funny how BAD your habits look in black and white. I don't want to quit though. Fingers crossed for a better tomorrow.
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
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    Thanks Karen for posting that PrecisionNutrition blog article ... I've been having a good time reading a lot of the blogs on there and wanted to share this one with everyone.

    http://www.precisionnutrition.com/food-is-not-fuel
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
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    teniselavine96 wrote: »
    Hello everyone. First day trying anything like this and already feeling a little down. Funny how BAD your habits look in black and white. I don't want to quit though. Fingers crossed for a better tomorrow.

    Welcome aboard ... hope to get to know you better so we can support better. Getting things in black and white is the first step ... you gotta know what you have been/are doing to know what changes you need/want to make. Take it a step at a time. Keep logging .... everything, and as accurately as you possibly can ... for a clearer picture.

  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
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    Hi guys!

    @niki--I enjoyed the article you posted. I often talk about food as fuel, but not in the same way as the people the article is criticizing. When I talk about food as fuel, I only mean it in the sense that you need a decent amount to keep the fire (your metabolism) burning. I did appreciate the article's reminder that we need more than just the energy sources in food, but the micro-nutrients as well.

    @holly--glad your friend will do your hair color. That's awesome that you won those battles over soda and the fast food today--way to go!

    @renae--great job sticking to your plan this week!

    @tracy--congrats on winning the temp contest! Can't wait until we are above freezing again--looks like it won't be anytime soon. :(

    @goins--that's great that your gym is so convenient.

    AFM--Exciting news--some friends of mine were planning a girls weekend to Nashville, but the weekend they originally chose was bad for me. It was in April right after I would already be out of school for a work function, and right before the AP exam. However, it turns out flight and hotel prices were really jacked up that weekend, so now they've switched to the last weekend in May so I can go with them. Booked my flights tonight and I'm really excited.

    Friday Fitness:
    Well, not a great week for me, but I should still make my goal.

    February Challenge:
    Under weekly calorie goal: 1/4 weeks
    All-in strength challenge=balance exercises 3 x/week; PT 1-2 x/week; run 2 x/week:
    Week 1: 2/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
    Week 2: 2/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
    Week 3: 3/3 balance; PT; 1/2 runs
    Week 4: x/3 balance; PT; x/2 runs
    8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 55 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47,1/25 = 55:41)

    Grading Goals:
    1. 62/64 BNW journals
    2. x/12 poem analyses
    3. 25/60 Gatsby journals
    4. x/16 BNW analysis activities
    5. x/ 64 AP quizzes

    Exercise Goals: (week 3)
    Sun--rest day
    Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE
    Tues--meeting
    Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym NOT DONE
    Thurs--gym DONE
    Fri--rest day
    Sat--walk gunner + gym

    2015 mantra "Just 15 minutes"

  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
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    skinnyjeanzbound wrote: »
    Hi guys!
    @niki--I enjoyed the article you posted. I often talk about food as fuel, but not in the same way as the people the article is criticizing. When I talk about food as fuel, I only mean it in the sense that you need a decent amount to keep the fire (your metabolism) burning. I did appreciate the article's reminder that we need more than just the energy sources in food, but the micro-nutrients as well.

    Me too ... I've even used the car analogy. Made me laugh.

    Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished, focus on the positive of the week, NSV (non scale victories).

    Well, I have nothing this week for Saturday Success for accomplishments or NSVs so I will focus on a positive of the week ... I woke up every day with gratitude for the new day and ended every day with plans for the next day.

    Follow-through
    Niki
  • hansea47
    hansea47 Posts: 353 Member
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    Good Morning!
    Trying to stick to a habit of checking in every morning at breakfast if I can.
    My Saturday Success is that I have gone to bed earlier this week and snacked less at night. Feeling better already! Family success...my daughter stayed off her foot last night and it looks so much better today. :)

    @teniselavine96 - Welcome! The best thing you can do is to track everything and be honest. Niky is right. You can make things better when you have an accurate picture of where things stand right now. The truth may be ugly, but facing it is the first step.

    @skinnyjeanzbound - How nice that the girls weekend was changed and now you can go! It will be something to look forward to during these last bitter weeks of winter. :)

    AFM- Today I am going to buy a gift for my niece. We have her 6th bday party tomorrow. Bowling, which is always a good time! After we get the gift, we're headed to get groceries....there is now officially no fresh fruit in this house, and a sad, single container of yogurt. The fridge and cupboards are getting bare! Also, the kids want to make cookies...I have this taralles recipe that I hadn't made in seven years or more. I made them for the fish fry yesterday, and the kids were sad that they didn't get any. They are fun to shape into knots, so the kids will have fun making them. I don't want to eat too many of them, so we'll cut the recipe down and maybe pack some into the gift for my niece.

    February:
    Calorie Goal- 10/20
    Exercise Goal- 7/12
    Lift Goal:
    Leg Press-185/200
    Squats-180/200
    Abs- 152.5/165
    Back- 152.5/165
    Triceps- 82.5/90
    Biceps- 82.5/90

    2015 Mantra: You Know Better! ~and~ Finish This Baby!

  • mountmary84
    mountmary84 Posts: 259 Member
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    @hansea Well, I didn't know what taralles were so I looked them up. Yup, I think I, like your kids, am disappointed I didn't get any. They look good and I may have to try my hand a that.

    WOW! The sun is shining, the neighbor shoveled our zillion mile long driveway. Thank you Jeff! That all sort of brightens the day! Should I make him some taralles?

    AFM: Got off track yesterday. Took DH to have some basal cell removed from his nose (Oh he looks lovely!) yesterday at 7 something; it was down hill...or up calorie from then. At least I read all evening and only had a glass of water with the book..

  • mountmary84
    mountmary84 Posts: 259 Member
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    The cookies are oatmeal/craisin. The neighbor is just such a dear to do our driveway and what do you give a bachelor who has everything he needs/wants? Of course, DH rather encourages me to "pay" Jeff for this as he also gets cookies.
    Once the cookies are cooled I am pretty good at staying out of them. Last time I had one bite, so no problem ...
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
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    @barb--yum! those cookies sound delicious! It wasn't as sunny here today, but temps were near 30, so it felt like a heat wave. :wink: Back down in sub-zero wind chills tomorrow.

    @amanda--yes, I'm very excited that I have the trip on the horizon. I'm going to use it as motivation to get back on track with my nutrition. I'm sure it will be quite warm there at the end of May, so I will need to be swimsuit ready.

    Saturday Success:
    Despite this not being a great week for me, I forced myself to think of some successes. One is that I made all of my fitness goals. In addition, I finally added some weights back in at the gym both days I was there this week. I did shoulder press and bicep curls with very light weights--so far it doesn't seem to have aggravated my shoulder injury. :smile:

    I also did the elliptical after my 5k run to up my calorie burn. I should come in under my weekly allowance (unless I go hog-wild this afternoon/evening--which I have no intention of doing).

    That being said, the scale is definitely creeping up to the top of my normal 5-lb range, and I don't like that one little bit. I know I can do much better next week.

    February Challenge:
    Under weekly calorie goal: 1/4 weeks
    All-in strength challenge=balance exercises 3 x/week; PT 1-2 x/week; run 2 x/week:
    Week 1: 2/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
    Week 2: 2/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
    Week 3: 3/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
    Week 4: x/3 balance; PT; x/2 runs
    8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 55 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47,1/25 = 55:41)

    Grading Goals:
    1. 62/64 BNW journals
    2. x/12 poem analyses
    3. 41/60 Gatsby journals
    4. x/16 BNW analysis activities
    5. x/ 64 AP quizzes

    Exercise Goals: (week 3)
    Sun--rest day
    Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE
    Tues--meeting
    Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym NOT DONE
    Thurs--gym DONE
    Fri--rest day
    Sat--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE

    2015 mantra "Just 15 minutes"
  • Teresa_3266
    Teresa_3266 Posts: 298 Member
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    Hey everyone! It’s been a really long day at work and I’m wiped out. We didn't have a lot of sales but we did have a lot of people. I think they are pre-shopping for when they get their income taxes. Hope they come back!! :)

    @hansea, your post about your awesome parenting skills cracked me up!! I think you and I might be cut from the same cloth. ;) Hope your daughter’s foot feels better.

    @skinny, yayyyy for a getting to go on your girl’s weekend. I would love to do that someday with my girlfriends. :)

    OK, that’s all I have. I really need to go lay my head down and sleep.

    February Challenge:
    Not within a 100 calories:4/28
    Fitbit miles: 55.91/75.0

    Motto: Fit for 50!! B)
  • Lauriek70
    Lauriek70 Posts: 2,087 Member
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    Holly- Great job on leaving the soda and fast food behind. With the soda you had a nice walk even through it was cold.

    Skinny- Great that you get to have a girls weekend.

    Tenis- Welcome to the group. Getting started is the first step and always the hardest. Just start by logging your food. Eventually you will start making better choices and become more aware of what you are eating.

    tlh- Good luck with the articles.

    hansea- Sprained ankles are a major main in more ways than one. When I was in high school, I was attending a birthday party and hit my big toe on a lolly column. It hurt like crazy but I was able to deal with it. Then I went to a picnic but noticed that my foot was swelling and it still hurt. Well by the time I got home, it was time for a trip to the hospital- I broke my big toe. I hope it is only a sprained ankle for your daughter and yes RICE is the best way to deal with it. I am sure you are a great mother.

    The success this week was swimming a 500 yd freestyle non-stop during swim practice. This was in addition to the all the other swimming that was done today. Yesterday, I had a some really good climbs especially for new routes.

    Well, we had another snowstorm today but I was home before it got bad. Now, it has changed to freezing rain/sleet. I hope it turns to all rain soon. Tomorrow, it is suppose to be in the 40's for a day before it goes back to the 20's. It was a good day to stay inside and keep warm.

    Hope everyone has a great Sunday.
  • ereilly311
    ereilly311 Posts: 244 Member
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    Ahh what a week this has been... I was busy but not that busy, but I was just kinda blah. I have logged in every day but haven't really logged my food all that well. I went out to lunch or dinner way too much this week. Haven't made the best choices either. I'm on vacation this upcoming week so I'm hoping I actually get caught up on rest, get things done and get back on track. I didn't even work out this week besides my workouts with my softball girls I coach. I should have went to kickboxing this morning but I really just wanted to sleep in so I did.

    Hope you all have had a great week. Sorry I didn't read through it all to do personals. I will be more active this week!
  • grandmakaye44
    grandmakaye44 Posts: 1,205 Member
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    Again reading and being inspired, but no time for personals. The last few days have gone much better.
    I posted a profile on Facebook like the one I posted here. I have had over 60 likes and many comments. My previous picture was almost 2 years old so it was a big surprise. It's been a lot of fun.
    Another NSV, I got some mending done today for Cathy and Nicole that I have been procrastinating. It sure feels good to have it done!
    Have a great Sunday. Stay warm. I hate that so much of the country is freezing.
    Onward and downward. Kaye

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