200+ Summer Meltdown!

Nava-yay for the teens!

Amy-size 12's!! Woo hoo!! *happy dance*

Kerry-awesome loss! And the running...wow! I keep telling myself to get up early & exercise...then I sleep til my kids wake me up (not that 630 is late mind you)! I love my thermos...I drink more out of it than I did water bottles...when I remember the darn thing! I call it mom-i-tis. The more kids you have, the more memory power they suck out of you...and I have 3...so yeah, forget it!

Kendal-I think I hit & miss on the L's in your name! Sorry!! I'll try to remember that it's just one! :-( I'd say a podiatrist would be best. They'll know the bones OF the foot pretty well too. Is type of Dr my stepmom goes to for her stress fractures (dress shoes on concrete floors for 12+ years...not good!).

Victoria-good luck with yard sale! Reminds me that our church is having one on the 11th...and I don't have my stuff sorted...eek!

Lacey-maybe a protein-ish (that a word?) snack before bed. You still get your snack, don't have AM munchies, and might get closer to that protein count every day! (I like almonds, though lots of cals!)

Nava/Amy-I have my own scars...one right on top of the other, but I'm afraid nobody's ever gonna see them. B/C I don't care if I get a six pack & have a 25 in waist...no bikini for me! (Not like that'll happen, but you get the point). I had both Aaron & Melodie by C-section. And a vertical cut at that...so from just below the belly button is a straight line down...that just as it became a thin white line...got cut open again! Yay! Thus another reason I'll NEVER have a six pack anyway! ROFL!

And it's SLOW here. We're caught up...paperwork stack is kinda low. Thank goodness I go home in 2 hours, but I get to find BUSY work! Ick!! I don't want to sort through reports as old as I am!! (No, I'm not kidding, they were written the year I was born!!) Well, at least there's a 3 day weekend after this. Then the boss will be off next week, then my 4 day weekend for my bubby (Aaron is bubby, just FYI). Yes, I'm typing random things, b/c the boss is at lunch & I REALLY don't want to sort through that crap!

thanks for the advice ladies. I tried to call the podiatrist (3-4 times) and I kept getting the receptionist's voicemail so I called my regular doctor and scheduled an appointment with them for next week. They have an xray machine in their office so at least it'll be a start. I've never actually seen my primary doctor, I've only ever seen the nurse practioner and I love her. She's cool.

hey all

im going to weigh in at 194lbs...
my goal is 2lbs a week.. Y classes start up again on the 6th...

my kids are officialy on summer break... and god help ME... its only day one and im ab out to kill the oldest...

Amy, thanks so much for the feedback on the fitness games- greatly appreciated!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!

~Jenn

Has anyone ever wanted to punch someone in the face multiple times? Yep, that's how I'm feeling now!

Yes. Totally. 100%. I however have got to the completely irrational and immature level of wanting to nutpunch people. Even if they don't have nuts.

LOL - Lacey, you are describing what I commonly refer to as punching a chick in the taco. :laugh: Mean and a little abrasive? Yup. I like it.

Weighing in today at 192.4 - down 1.2 from last week, which rocks. Since Chris has started using MFP like 2 weeks ago he has lost 10 pounds... 6 last week and 4 this week. I'm a little jealous. I miss those big loss weeks early on.

I rolled my butt out of bed at 5 this morning to do yoga. I REALLY wanted to sleep. I got up into wheel (ahem, Amy) for the second time which felt awesome, but I can't hold it the whole time. And Lacey I totally agree, I love the way plough feels, but I HATE looking at my stomach. That's the one exercise I do not want Chris to see me doing, because I'm sure I just look awful and fat doing it.

I also went for a run last night... did 2.1 miles straight running (IN THE RAIN!) and then did a couple of speed bursts to get me home, total of 2.6 miles. I think Chris is thinking I have totally lost my mind, but I am totally going to do the Detroit 1/2 marathon. I can't stop thinking about it, so now if I don't do it, I will have already failed. Now I just gotta take the leap and register. (insert superawkwardnervousface here)

Nava, that stinks that surgery is in your future, but it sounds like the Dr. really knew what he was talking about and is looking out for your best interest. I'm sure everything will go well and thank goodness for good insurance! And your BF is right, scars ARE bad@ss.

Kendal, (p.s. I am SO sorry for consistently spelling your name with two "Ls" on the end. I suck.) I have a a friend who is basically a genius and taught Latin at Michigan State while she was in grad school. I just sent her a text asking her to properly translate "I am strong." I will get back to you when I hear from her. And way to go on rocking out yoga at 9:30 last night, AND getting all the way through it. You are a superstar. How's Mr. Reunion? Oh and you should definitely go to the doctor for your foot. I dealt with tendonitis in my right ankle to the point that I could hardly walk before I went to see and orthopedic surgeon. They got me a walking cast (a boot while I totally spray painted red and gold to look like Iron Man - it is awesome) and I wore that for 8 weeks. Every now and then from running the pain will flare up again, and if I ice it and wear the boot for even a day or so, it totally works it out.

Karen, I feel ya on drinking less water over the weekend! I've gotten a lot better about it because I got a water bottle that I love - its a CamelBak better bottle with the bite valve on it. It seriously is like a bottle for grown ups. Plus mine is navy blue with birch trees and birds and snow on it. It rocks. So now that I have it, I drink way more water simply because I like having it with me.

Crystal, yay on the loss and good luck at the Biggest Loser challenge at work! You'll do great! Work just asked me if I would be our store's Wellness Captain, so now I'm in charge of implementing all of the better health initiatives in the store. I'm thinking about getting pedometers for everyone so we can track miles walked as a group and have a map for walking across the United States, and then I can give tidbits on places we "stop" at along the way.

Katie, I'm sorry to hear that you are still not feeling all that awesome. Hopefully TOM wraps up and things can get back on track!

Annette, your garden sounds pretty awesome, I'm super jealous. I think we have all been there on wanting to binge on crappy food after eating well. Its in our nature to want to reward ourselves, and in this case the logical reward is to eat the food you are craving. I agree with everyone else - don't take out stuff that you can't live without, just eat less and not as often. I still drink Diet Coke a couple times a week, and still let myself have the other things that I love like beer or wine or cream cheese, I just eat them in moderation! Then again, I think its different for everyone - you gotta figure out what works for you.

Melissa, I love how many Michiganders we have on this thread! Glad to have you! Where abouts in Detroit are you? I'm in Lansing, and really love the Tigers so we try to get down there a couple times during the summer. Haven't yet this year.

Lacey, there are some moves in the p90x legs/back workout that kick my butt, like single leg wall squats or sneaky lunges (only because Tony makes you do so effing many of them), but I'm not overwhelmed with pain on the majority of it. How was ab raper (lol) this time around? I still have a hard time with crunchy frog, mostly because my hip flexors are always super tight and it just HURTS.

Suzie, GET WELL SOON! :flowerforyou:

Victoria, good luck with the garage sale! I have never done one because it seems like so much work!

Jenn, yay for end of school coming up! That's exciting! Do you have big summer plans?

Amy, heck yeah you're sporting size 12 Levi's! That is super super awesome news, and you totally deserve it. When are you starting Insanity Asylum? Next week? I'm excited to hear about it!

Ok, I'm caught up! Now off to do some work I suppose. Its supposed to be rainy and crappy here this weekend so apparently we won't be doing any fun outdoor activites... I'm bummed about that, I really wanted a big awesome bike ride.

Hey... I live in Livonia, not sure if u know where thats at. Im just outside of Detroit. Also, I should add that I would also like to punch a few ppl in the face!!!!!!! lol!!! My kids dad would be at the top of my list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a quickie today to say hi to all and congrats on all the weight / inch losses and clothes size reductions.

Thanks for feedback re 'bingeing' behaviour. Now I have put it out there, will spend time thinking more about it (including suggestions made) to see what I can do. Thank you for being there to enable me to 'fess up to myself in respect of what I am doing.

Have great weekends

xx

ps now my ticker thing working thought I would clarify I have way more than three to go - just broke it down into more feasible stages to kid myself into feeling better!!!!! But - with your help, there is only three to my first goal!!!!!

Suzie, I do hope you feel better soon, but congrats on inches!!

Annette-can't get to the final goal w/out getting to the first one!! We'll be glad to help with them all!!

Melissa-a lot of us are having partial pound losses, so you're not alone!! Take the .2 as a NON gain & keep goin girl!! A lot of days all I do are my crunches & leg lifts, which don't burn calories per se, but it gets me closer (I hope) to having more lean muscle, which will help me burn calories more efficiently on my own!!

3688 burned yesterday. Still not logging. Exercise was 70 min, 12 mile bike ride... Plus hauling tables and boxes... The garage sale is going well. It's cold out here today. I've actually got gloves on.

Weighing in at 190 again this week.

Suzie - healthy wishes to you. Feel better soon!!

Kendal - describe your foot pain for me.. When/where do you feel the pain? seeing a doc is a great idea...

Kendal - it will go away...remember that doubling exercise also means you are holding water weight.


Check in for yesterday: 2821 burn/3112 ate/+291 surplus. I had an espresso martini, sushi, junior mints and root beer and watched Bridesmaids. Great afternoon/evening so I will take the surplus.

I'm SO tired this morning...well its almost 11:30 lol. I am still fuzzy and don't want to get off the couch. We are going to Five Guys for lunch (eek!) and then to Costco and home. Some time today I have to do Kenpo X since I didn't do it yesterday.

Lacey: I want to see that movie. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Kendal: I agree with Lacey, it's not "real". I know it's impossible to not sweat it but maybe you should not look at the scale for a week or two, until your body adjusts to the extra exercise.

Victoria: HOLY HUGE burn batman!!!

Congrats to all those who lost pounds or inches (or parts of pounds and inches, as the case may be). My body has decided to start dropping 2 tenths of a pound a week just to piss me off but I'm trying to focus on how my clothes fit and whether or not I like how I look in pictures rather than the scale. I HAVE to say I had a major NSV today in that every picture that The Hubbs or The Kid took of me today looked pretty good to me. (Normally I end up deleting them due to a fat roll or double chin or whatever) I didn't delete ANY pics despite a couple of them being kinda sweaty looking (it's a 1.5 km walk UP a mountain just to get to the entrance of the castle, then you walk up and down a bunch of stairs and then walk another 30 minutes if you wanna get the awesome view from the bridge- LOTS of hiking)

Honestly, I've started a long post with comments to all but people keep interrupting to buy things. The laptop battery is recharging - maybe I'll finish it tommorrow. My 7 mile run helped but 3000 cals burns by 6:45 pm!!!

Amy - so jealous of your trip!!!

Amber - WTG on the loss!!!

Kendal - if your muscles are sore, think water retention...

Lacey - your evening sounded relaxing and fun...

Also, does anyone else watch Biggest Loser? Loved the outcome, but Anna Kournikova? Really? You're replacing Jillian with a mediocre tennis slut? What was the point of Brett and Cara?

Jillian is leaving?? I started watching that show some, but it makes me feel guilty. I hate watching other people working out when I know I should be working out instead of sitting on my butt watching tv. I guess they needed a shake up cause the show has gotten kinda repetitive season after season, but replacing Jillian with Anna Kounikova will be bad. I don't think Anna will be as liked by viewers as Jillian for the exact reason you pointed out. And when has she ever been fat? How will she know how to relate to contestants? Sure, the guys will probably love it, but Jillian had something for everyone.

Kendal: I agree with you 110%!

Amy: Wow, you look beautiful! Your recent pictures (the ones with the castle) look AMAZING!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh, it must be amazing to be able to travel but I would miss the states too much. What's the best place you've been to? I am going to start Insanity soon so thank you for the insights! 40 squats/minute--ah, that is EPIC!

Annette: I'm still trying to figure out life lessons, but I still have my whole life in front of me, right?

People who have tats: Do you regret it? Does your tattoo look gross as you get older? Ahhhhh, I really want to get a tat but due to the fact I'm still underage my mama won't let me get one!

Katie: Hills are still my kyrptonite but I decided to face 'em head on! What type of workouts do you like to do?

Kerry: AHHHHHHHHHHH, do you know is Hangover 1/2 good movies? If so what do you hate/like about it? I have such a HUGE movie list for this holiday weekend (Bridesmaids is included)!

Kristina: Do you feel like being overweight (I don't think you are now) a few years earlier hindered the dating front? Don't take that statement the wrong way, please! My self-esteem is really low and I'm scared out of my mind for college! I figured being healthier will up the self-esteem.

Lacey: I love your profile picture! Hahaha, your comment about nutpunching people put a smile on my face!

So, all you parents out there stating how "fun" it is to have children home during the summer helped me STOP being a PIA to my mama! Hahaha, the other day she said to me "Hailie, why aren't you being a PIA?" I love having the freedom of my car and entertaining myself instead of bothering her!

Amy-jealous, but love the pics!!

Hailie-can't wait to see prom pics!! )

Amber--Whoo hoo!! Awesomeness!! :oD

Lacey-I like 5 guys...yummy...but so BAD for us! LOL

Victoria-hang in there!! Don't give up on us! Log it!! )

If I missed you...sorry. Pooped! Did a 15 min dance thing I found on Netflix, it didn't feel like enough, so I broke out my new Bollywood DVD...45 minutes later & a bucket of sweat (yeah TMI, but whew) I feel both good & blah! Gonna go soak in the tub, eat a sammich (missed supper chasing Ms Mellie around) and read my book! Nite!!

Just popping by briefly to weigh in for the week. I'm using yesterday's weight of 213.6 because I'm retaining water like crazy and am actually over 220 lbs at the moment just due to water. TOM started today so I'm hoping it will drop off before Monday. It's not sticking around on my waist according to measurements, but in my face. I look like a giant puffy... pufferfish.

Anyway, now to get caught up on the thread. Hope everyone's having a nice weekend!

Here's my attempt to reply to everyone. But first my NSV. Even though I've lost 50 pounds, I still feel the like I weigh 237 and struggle with believing that 14s will fit. So I made it out to garage sale shop yesterday afternoon - I bought 2 dresses sizes 14 and 12 and 2 pairs of jeans in 14s. I kept holding them up and thinking, these will never fit but for a buck who cares. I'm still too scared to try the 12 on but the 14s all fit great. Why did I have such self doubt? I've been in 14s for over a year now. I also got the coolest garden cart/wagon. My husband jumped in it and I pulled him around the yard... Too funny. My brother said he was grinning like a kid in a candy store.

This post has taken me 2 days to finish. Sorry to anyone I missed. I went back a few pages then gave up. Check-in for Sat 3542 burned and exercise was 7 mile run. Not sure what I'm going to do for exercise today. I may take the day off since I'm feeling tired. I'm still choosing not to log my food. I'm measuring and doing a rough calculation in my head and it seems to be working. Today the scale was down to 189.25 but I'm sticking with Fridays weigh-in of 190. I've had 2 massive days of great burns. Tomorrow will be another good day as I have a long bike ride plus putting all the garage sale stuff away.

Amy - Way to rock out the 12s!!! OMG your pics are fantastic!!! How's the scar rubbing going? If you slide your skin sideways, does the scar move or is it stuck? It should move at least 1/2" to each side. If not, scare tissue is sticking the skin to the fascia and muscle. You can break it up pressing fingers down into the rib on one side of the scar and sliding the other out to the side and holding for 15 to 30 sec. Repeat all directions around the scar. I'll do this horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Within 2 weeks, most peoples scar tissue loosens and breaks free. (Can you tell I do this for people after knee replacement and carpel tunnel surgery?)

Hi Noelle.. What's up in your life?

Sarah - I hate water weight gain with TOM. I'd keep the lower number too.

Katie - Today's another day. Hope it goes better. Do what you can to exercise - even a walk. It will help your mood and destress you. Sorry that I can't help you with the night shift. Would looking at total calories for the week be a better option?

Annette - I find stress and boredom lead me binge eating. At times, my stomach feels bottomless. Popcorn with some garlic and Mrs. Dash is a great low cal snack that makes me think I'm eating more. Baby carrots too. Great job getting the ticker up.

Suzie - awesome on being smaller!!! GREAT JOB!!! Are you feeling any better?

Mellisa - a loss is a loss. At least it's not a gain. I have relatives in Livonia. YEAH for another Michigander. Yes, with time 229 will be 199 then 150...

Jenn - I'm impressed you handed the cupcake off. (*bows to you*). Have fun teaching summer school and enjoy your time off.

Karen - I loved the homework story. WTG on the weight loss!!!

Bethany - great job on the loss!!! You are doing FANTASTIC!!!

Kerry - last year when I started running, I managed my first 5K in March and my second in April. I worked up to 10K by July 4th and easily was able to do the 1/2 by Oct. If you and Kristina are both doing the 1/2, I'll come down and run with you. What pace are you running at? I'm a slow runner. Kristina is much faster but she nicely kept me company for the first 10 miles (Thanks Kristina!!) The lady that I'm running with up here sounded interested as well. The guy I biked with Fri night said he's probably going down to run with his son and son's GF. We could have quite a party. Give Chris a high five on his weight loss from the MFP gals...

Lacey - you should see a doctor for your foot. Take some me time and go... Ab Raper (tee hee hee) thanks for the laugh... It really does kill. WTG with P90X!!!

Hallie - I hope you're doing better. It's very bad not to have BMs... Healthcare professionals never get grossed out over bodily function talks. Several years ago, my husband worked for the same hospital as me. He would often have lunch with me and get freaked out by my co-workers lunch discussions. Until he'd mention discomfort, I never realized how others felt. I'm pretty passive but yeah, I've had that desire to punch some nuts (*wink*) WTG on not being a PIA. You asked about tats. I got my first tat - a rose on my inner ankle when I was 23 and leaving my first job to move to Chicago. I got my second tat my kitties face on my shoulder blade when I was 39. I don't regret either on and both still look great. I see lots of peoples tats with my work and ask about them. The majority of people don't regret them. The ones that do are generally ones with name of lover that went sour or in a place that can't be covered up. Belly tats can get distorted. Good luck with what you decide to do.

Nava - thank you for being a blood donor!!! I hope everyone is also an organ donor. My dad had a heart transplant so that I had a bonus 10 years with him. They were priceless!!!! I hope today was better for you. Good luck with the surgery. YEAH for the teens... Next stop onderland... I agree on WTF about Anna on BL. We finally finished watching the finally last night. She could barely speak. My husband got up and cheered - they must be doing it for guy ratings.

psycho - CRACK (that's my whip telling you to get back on it Monday)....We all have days were it seems hard. My goal is more better than bad days.

Kendal - I'm so proud of you for sticking with P90X!!! Are you doing anything with Mr. Reunion this weekend? Does he exercise (outside of the bedroom)?

Kristina - I'd be up for a 1/2 but I don't have time for a full marathon. I totally think you could do it but with work and dating, finding time for those long runs will be hard and take time away from Emma. Your idea to try and revert to the 1/2 if it fails is good. You need to find a man that likes running. Good luck on your 10 miler this weekend.

Crystal - a pound is fantastic!!! Keep up the great work. You are just melting away...