Over 200 New Year New Me Part 49

I'm still here. Trucking along. Been so busy haven't had time to post! Looks like everybody is doing well! So far I"m down 5 pounds from last week. :noway: How did that even happen!? Hope it sticks for tomorrow!!

Congrats on the 5 pounds!

Yay! People are back!

Heather - so glad you're doing well with your races!
Jess - hope that the 5 pound loss sticks with you for tomorrow's weigh in.
Lauren - welcome back! I was wondering where you had gotten off to. Did you have a nice vacation?

Today's check-in:

Calories: 80 under
Water: 72 ounces
Sodium: 258 under
Exercise: 50 minutes of Zumba
Proud: I stuck to my meal plan today and really limited the treats.

Hello all,

Can a newbie join in? My profile is pretty complete if you want to check it out... I've been on MFP for about three weeks, but have been attempting weight loss for about 28 of my 36 years. I've been over 300 since I started college--243 at high school graduation. Would love to see 243 again, but will be even happier when I hit 175! Up until 3 weeks ago, I was working out at the gym 3 days/week. I've battled poison oak now for 3 weeks, but will get back to it when this clears up... trying to do the best I can with walking and slowing down on the eating...

Would gladly welcome any of you as friends... I NEED ENCOURAGEMENT!!!

Have a great Friday!
Angela

Jandagar: Welcome! we are a very easy-going group and anyone can join in at any time. Some of us weigh on Fridays and then report our loss - but you don't have to. The biggest percentage loser of the week choose a weekly challenge if they want to. We also try to do a check-in every day when possible to stay accountable.

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Angela: Welcome to the group! I hope you don't mind that I sent you a friend request. This is a great group for getting motivation, bouncing ideas and just general chatting. It tends to get a bit quiet over the weekends, but chattier during the week.

Allison: Thanks for starting us off this morning. Where is everyone? Usually by this time we have a lot more check-ins!

Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: Over
Water: 6 glasses
Exercise: 40 minutes horseback riding, 30 minutes walking at volunteering
Proud: That I'm getting a better understanding of the non-verbal rider I work with at volunteering.

Afternoon ladies!

Another busy day and lately I've been checking in through my phone, either the app (log my food, exercise, and weight) or the website ( but it's hard to write, but easy to read the post on my iPhone)...

I'm gonna try to check in over the weekend but it's gonna be hard because my family is going to Hoboken nj & new York To look for dresses and relax time for my family.. Lol

Check in 6/16
Calories: way over
Exercise: badminton/tennis
Water: good enough
Proud: with all that I at yesterday I finally saw a loss... I think it's all the tennis playing I'm doing l

Before I forget I am happy to report I lost 1 pound this week... Yay me!!!

Laila, congrats on the 1 lb. loss. Add yourself to the official weigh-in!!

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Jess.....................-4.....................1.78%
momma..............-2......................0.72%



Sorry I am so busy today. Well, I am trying to keep active with the little ones. We went for a LOONNGGG slow
walk with my 2 youngest lizard hunters then they played at the park for 1 hour.

Hope everyone is doing good.

Hey Julie, I know that you WILL start 2012 at your lowest weight.

Welcome Angela, looking forward to getting to know ya

I know I've been missing for ages! Well... since Tuesday anyway.

We had a crazy week at work. i work in IT security and we're launching awesome new projects (YAY) but fundings uber tight so we have to keep revamping our plans (boooh) and which means back to the drawing board and lots of hurry up and wait - then we have events that need responded to or investigated... and then we have some fires that need to be put out... and ALL OF THE ABOVE this week - whew!

But I do love my job! This organization is amazing and again this week I got to sit in meetings where management spent a considerable amount of time making sure the people involved were going to be OK before worrying about dollars. It makes me so proud!

Lets see - Tuesday I was kinda OK then had too much pizza for dinner....
Calories - over
water - good
exercise - none
Proud - at least I had healthy pizza.

Wednesday - all heck broke lose and I ordered in pizza for the team.
calories - way over omg over who knew pizza could be that bad holy cow over...
water - good
exercise - none
Proud - that I had diet coke with the gazillion calories?

Thursday - the fire starter from Tuesday brought in starbucks to say he was sorry, with pastries...
calories - OVER
water - fine
exercise - none
Proud - I had half a pastry! not proud I did that a few times. ;(

Friday - CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY (and I'm still here at work)
Calories - WAY OVER my cubical floor is littered with tin dove chocolate wrappers.
Water - OK
exercise - none
Proud - other than the gazillions of chocolates my diet was good! (yea)

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lstpaul..................-0.4.................0.17%
Heather...............-0.0..................0.0%
Jess.....................-4.....................1.78%
momma..............-2......................0.72%
Teresa.................-2....................-0.57%
Renea................-5.6.................2.39%
DEBRA..............0.0...................0.0%

Well on monday i was up 11 or so lbs from where i was a few weeks ago and only up 4 today so i will take that.

Jess - sorry you couldn't go to the parade :sad:

Julie - looking at your pic, i just don't see how the clueless people at your work really don't think you are pregant...really.

You will be one skinny momma in 2012 with both of my girls i ended up 20-25 lighter a few weeks after delivery, too bad i had no clue and gained it all back with both :sad:

Just wanted to let everyone know that I finally got a hold of Nancy (blue) her 85 yo father fell and broke his shoulder, arm, and elbow about a month ago. She said she has been on a roller coaster from hell this last month trying to get some answers for her dad. She is now caring for him full time and she has just been so busy and frightened by all that is going on with him. She says to tell you all that she loves you and she will get back as soon as she can but right now it is just impossible.

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! I had some girlie time - my best friend stayed over Friday and Saturday and we hung out, watched movies, worked out, and had a good time in general. And, because she's my workout buddy, we kept everything healthy and worked out together every day.

I'm down about 3 - 4 pounds from Friday which is great, because that both puts me at an all-time low weight (at least since 2003 or 2004) and puts me in the 20#s!!!! I'm so close to onederland I can taste it.

Here are my check-ins for the weekend!

Friday
Calories: 67 under (and we went out for dinner so that was a huge victory)
Water: 72ish ounces
Sodium: 472 under
Exercise: 30 minutes on the elliptical
Proud: We went out for dinner but I had half of my entree boxed immediately, asked the waitress to remove the bread tray, and skipped dessert!

Saturday
Calories: 27 under
Water: 72ish ounces
Sodium: 664 under
Exercise: 30 minutes of strength training
Proud: I made a really yummy, healthy lunch for my friend and me.

Sunday
Calories: 79 over
Water: 64ish ounces
Sodium: 73 over
Exercise: 70 minute walk through downtown and campus with the bestie!
Proud: I did all sorts of adult things yesterday...laundry, grocery shopping (did well avoiding binge foods), dishes, cleaning, etc.

Hi all - great losses last week! I forgot to weigh in and then went out of town.

Friday:
Calories - 1390 over (DQ for dinner on the road)
Water - about 1/2 of what I should have
Exercise - none
Proud - That I skipped fries at DQ!

Saturday:
Calories: over by 90
Water: great!
Exercise: 30 minutes on the deck doing some of my stretchband based workouts + ab work
Proud: That I exercised on the deck at the camper.

Sunday:
Calories: 400 over (Famous Dave's for Fathers Day and son's 13th birthday)
Water - great!
Exercise: 35 minutes on elliptical
Proud: I worked out before I went to Famous Daves! and that I had the guts to log this.:grumble:

Well the weekend was a bust, but at least I exercised through it!

Good for you ladeb for logging everything!

Good morning!

Sherry: Thanks so much for the update on Nancy. I saw she did a quick check-in over the weekend and posted on her status.

Renea: Congrats on the 5 lb. loss, graduating and registering for college. You've been busy!! Where will you be going to college? Any ideas on what you'd like to major in?

Allison: I'm so excited that you're so close to Onederland! I'm rooting for you. You can do this!!

Weekend check-in:
Friday:
Calories: Over
Water: 10 glasses
Exercise: None
Proud: That I chose an 8 oz. sirloin steak over the fatty prime rib.

Saturday:
Calories: Over
Water: 6 glasses
Exercise: 4 Miler race
Proud: That I ran my fastest pace yet - 10:54 minute miles. Finishing time for four miles was 43:36, which is only three minutes faster than my first 5k!

Sunday:
Calories: Over
Water: None
Exercise: Hiking, chasing a 7 year old around the park and basketball. It was an active, busy day!
Proud: That my boyfriend and his son were so into having fun and being active!

Okay Ladies I am setting up a challenge for you today. Yes, I am taking the liberty to set up a challenge. We have been boring and lazy lately. YES!! I SAID BORING AND LAZY!! :laugh:


I am thinking a long the lines of setting up a weight loss goal for 4 weeks from Friday our weigh in day. Then set up a goal of how much that would be weekly a long with some exercise goals and water goals for these weeks. Each week when we weigh in say Yes I met my goal for this week or no I did not. Then at the end of the month have a ultimate goal meeting party online. Who is in? Okay I will start this and I am thinking this is what is will look like. Please ladies jump in and help me perfect this.


Challenge should officially begin on Friday June 24th since that is our weigh in day and end July 22nd.

Here it goes I will start I would like to lose 8 pounds between June 24th and July 22nd

My weekly goal

2 pounds per week
150 minutes of cardio
at least 90 ounces of water everyday

On Friday when we post weight we could put a note at the bottom that says something like:

I have met my weekly goal this week and I am on track to meet my goal for the month....


Does this make since? and are ya interested in participating in a little challenge?