Hotties With Bodies (Closed Group)

Kerri, someone else has posted the same link you gave us about the scale vs. measurements and is spreading it around MFP :happy:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/295583-155-lbs-of-overweightness-versus-155-lbs-of-muscle

Alright, quick post before getting back to packing (ugh).

My goals while we're up north are:
-Complete week 2 of Insanity
-Drink lots of water
-Watch my portions and don't over indulge
-Get a family walk in each morning

I will post my weeks total for calories burned Saturday after my workout. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and stay strong weekend pact-ers

Week 1(07.08.2011): 136.18 lbs
Week 2(07.15.2011): ====
Week 3(07.22.2011): 136.4 lbs
Week 4(07.29.2011):
Week 5(08.05.2011):
Week 6(08.12.2011):
Week 7(08.19.2011):
Week 8(08.26.2011):
Week 9(09.02.2011):
Week 10(09.09.2011):
Week 11(09.16.2011):
Week 12(09.23.2011):
Week 13(09.30.2011):

Good Morning Ladies!! I'm up just a bit this week to 136.4 lbs. TOM is in the house and I ate out last night before Cirque du Soliel which was AWESOME!! Long since learned not to beat myself up over meals enjoyed. Kept it resonable though with a panini and sweet potatoe fries YUM. Been really busy this week and will be away again this weekend so I will catch up on Mon my day off.

Week 1(07.08.2011): 154.4 lbs
Week 2(07.15.2011): 155.6 lbs
Week 3(07.22.2011): 154.6 lbs
Week 4(07.29.2011):
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Ok so this week, I ate pretty close to my net cals, didn't get in much exercise, didn't weigh myself for the week, did ok with water intake and Im down 1lb. Not much but its a step in the right direction.

Also today, Im starting my day upset and stressed and generally crap because my darling boyfriend called over last night with some surprising news for me. I know he's going to New Zealand for the Rugby World cup for the month of September and he's been planning this since around Christmas. He's going with a friend of ours and I was a bit upset at the start that he'd be gone for a whole month. In 4 years we haven't been apart for more than 2 weeks! So Ive been kinda dreading the arrival of September for the past few months but I had accepted that its only a month and it'll be grand, he'll have a great time and then everything will be back to normal.
But last night he calls over and tells me that when he gets to New Zealand he's thinking of staying there for a further 6 months and go travelling around Australia. What the hell am I supposed to do with that? He's leaving in 4 weeks, you don't arrive at this decision overnight. He asked me what I felt about it, was I mad at him, was I worried? Of course I am. He said I should go with him which is a ridiculous request with 4 weeks notice. If he knew he wanted to leave his job and go travelling for a while he should have told me a Christmas and we could have been saving up.
I don't know what to do now. Im jealous that he's going to be off seeing the world without me. These are things I want to experience too but I would never have gone ahead and organized to do it without him. I feel like crap. I can't go 6 months without him, he's my best friend and my soulmate. If he goes in September then he'll be gone for our 4 year anniversary and for Christmas. I'll be heart broken.
Im not good at talking about emotional things with him because I ALWAYS end up crying and I don't like crying in front of him. So I don't know if I should tell him how upset I am over this. I don't want to hold him back from doing something he really wants to do but I would like if he wanted to share those experiences with me. Obviously that isnt the case
I feel like Im being left behind. I dont have the money to just get up and go to the other side of the world for 6 months.

I dunno. Ive just been crying all morning. I don't know what to say. This is a situation that definitely calls for some excessive over-eating! but Im not giving into that. I don't wanna feel any worse than I do right now :ohwell:

Ok blubbering rant is over, thanks for listening. I need to start thinking of what Im going to do

Lorraine- Definitely tell him what you are feeling. If you don't and he goes you may start to resent him when he is telling you about what he is seeing and then when you explode (which you probably will at some point) it could seriously damage your relationship. Talk to him about it, and see how he reacts. I can't imagine not seeing my hubby for 6 months. If he decides to go still maybe you can work with him to start saving up so you can join him for part of the trip. If he knows how badly you want to go with him, maybe he will postponed the extended stay part of the trip and you guys can do it together next year. I hope things work out. That is a trip I desparately want to do but I don't know that I will ever have the money together to be able to go.

Awww Lorraine! I am so sorry you're having a poopy day. I would be lost and devastated without my husband for 6 months! I had a heck of a time when he had to go to Minnesota for 2 weeks for work.

I think you need to be 100% honest with him. If you wait, and he goes...it'll be too late to tell him how you really feel.

Maybe if you tellh im you really do want to do the travelling with him, and maybe you can focus on it next year then maybe he will cut that trip short, come home and you two can go later on. Or you could try and save up and meet him for a few weeks around Christmas time?

I hope it all goes well and in the end you are happy! Sending you some big ol' hugs!

Jen, GREAT WORK! You're so close, keep it up!

Desirae, I had no idea your wedding was so close! How exciting, I'm glad everything is coming together so well. We did everything for my sister's wedding, decorations, food, flowers, and all so I know how stressful DIY can be but sounds like you're really on top of it! YAY!

Lorraine, I completely agree with Dani on this. As much as you don't like to be emotional in front of him, if he is your best friend you should be able to go to him with anything. If you don't talk to him about this now you WILL resent him for it and it will start to chip away at your relationship (been there done that). It is shocking that he would tell you with such short notice. It sounds like he waited until he had made his decision on this to actually talk to you about it which is not fair to you because 6 months is a very long time. I also think saving now and then joining him in a few months would be a great idea. Tell him you're excited for him to travel and grow but you want to be a part of it with him and that you needed longer than a month to prepare for it. Best of luck talking to him and don't give in the the emotional eating! If you 2 have been together for this long you WILL come through this, no doubt about it! I have a couple friends with military spouse's and though its hard, they make it through the distance and time apart.

Well I know I said no weighing in for a month but I was feeling really good this morning so I got on the scale and I'm really happy with what I'm seeing. I've dropped 7 lbs this past month which is really good for me, I'm almost positive is because I'm actually working out now! I still will only be weighing in every 2 weeks or more. I have no desire to get on the scale every week and play mind games with myself.

SW (07.08.2011): 168
Week 1(07.15.2011): - - -
Week 2(07.22.2011): 163.4

Ok, I just saw a girl on here with a GW of 80 LBS!!!! Unless she's 4' 6" and works out 5 days a week that is NOT a healthy weight!!! Her profile says "I want to be a walking stick" Since when did that become desirable or in the least bit acceptable????

Ok, I just saw a girl on here with a GW of 80 LBS!!!! Unless she's 4' 6" and works out 5 days a week that is NOT a healthy weight!!! Her profile says "I want to be a walking stick" Since when did that become desirable or in the least bit acceptable????

wtf! is it a joke?! that's literally less than 1/2 of me! yikes!!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/295630--happy-weight

Check out that thread, I did it for ****s and giggles and i think the weight it gave me was too low but everyone else seems to think theirs was a bit high. Why would you want to look like a stick? Another girl who is 5'5" said she's 109 lbs, that's my minimum weight on BMI (yes i know BMI is a load of crap because of muscle factor but just a reference) and I'm 2 inches SHORTER than her!!! I just do not understand.......

EDIT: MFP automatically sensors cuss words now, I just find that humorous. I was like wait a minute, I didn't put those stars there lol

Here is a link that I would like to propose for next week's physical challenge:

http://www.self.com/fitness/workouts/2011/07/amazing-arms-video

For me, the arms are the biggest problem area! I plan to do twice a week.

Sounds great Kerri! My arms definitely need some work and I love these challenges because I push myself just a bit farther than I would have otherwise. Thanks!!

Im running late for weekend pack so ill go ahead with weekly goals

Goals for this coming week:
I WILL burn at least 2500 calories!
I WILL do at least 100 sit ups / 25 pushups / 100 SQUATS
I WILL work out more during the week, i deserve to take this time for me and WILL do it!
I WILL DO THE CHALLENGE WORKOUT
I WILL drink at least 12 glasses water daily
I WILL plan my meals to ensure healthy eating during the week
I WILL watch sugar intake
I WILL counter act my "I deserve to eat this " with "I deserve to look and feel great!"
I WILL be at/under cals at LEAST 4 days!!

Here goes ladies! :-) I hope you are having a great weekend!

Thanks everyone for the great advice, I really appreciate it Ive had a couple of days to get my head together and think about it. We haven't had a proper sit down discussion about it yet because we've been busy doing our own things the last couple of days but Im gonna try and talk to him this week. Im pretty certain he's gonna go ahead and extend his stay in New Zealand. I can understand his thinking in a way, because he said he didn't realize how expensive everything would be (flights, travel visa, insurance) for him to go to New Zealand and it's a lot of money to spend for only one month so he wants to make the most of it while he's over there and get value for money. So I agree that it would be a shame for him not to avail of the opportunity to stay there longer when he has the chance. He is also fed up with his job, he's getting very bored with it and he thinks that if he doesn't leave it now he'll be stuck in it forever. So that's another reason why he wants to go. When I think of all this I really can't be the one to stop him from doing it. He would resent me forever. And it would cost him more money to come back and plan another trip with me at a later stage.
Timing is just crap for me. It would take me almost a year to save up enough money to go traveling and he's leaving in 4 weeks! haha. All Im trying to do now is figure out how Im going to last 6 months without him. Nightmare. Hopefully when we talk about it he will put my mind at ease and tell me everything's going to be ok
As for the rest of this weekend...I think Ive done fairly ok food wise but I was out socializing on friday night and last night so alcohol was my enemy this weekend!! Oh well. I needed a few drinks to take my mind off things!!
Very VERY bad week for exercising Im sorry I didn't push myself harder. My mind was too stressed to think about working out. I know it would have made me feel a lot better but I can never channel my stress or anger into energy to workout. I need to work on that.
My calorie burn this week was a crappy 818 calories

Hi Girls!!

So sorry I have been MIA. I went to visit a friend last week, so my logging and tracking of exercise was terrible! Hope to contribute more this week. You all are doing so well and checking in and I have not!! So sorry! I had my dr appt Wednesday and everything is going great!! Our baby's heart is really strong and the dr told me walking is the best exercise for me, but to not over do it (bc I have a heart condition). My due date is Feb 29!!

Goals for the week:
*Check our topic board daily.
*Log all food (Starting on Monday)
*Exercise 5 days
*Complete our weekly challenge.

Total calories: 1,249 =( Want to burn 2,000!!!
No gain or loss this week so I will take it!
Completed the 100 squats!!

Week 1(07.08.2011): 133 Week 6 of pregnancy
Week 2(07.15.2011): 135 Week 7
Week 3(07.22.2011): 135 Week 8 *Starting to pudge out a little
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Keep up the great work ladies!!! You are all AMAZING...don't forget it!!!