Sisterhood HCP Week 3

I read some of the threads about Jillian’s comments. Here is my two cents: We live in an immediate gratification society, and I know that I, like many, have wanted to find a quick fix for weight loss. I start strong and I expect the scale to respond according to my expectations (which are high and admittedly unrealistic) and if it doesn’t I have often moved on to the next quick fix or simply given up. I am at this site, tracking my calories, committed to exercise because I know that there is no quick fix. I am committed to losing weight and changing my life.

That being said, I sometimes get discouraged when the scale is not my friend and does not tell me what I want to hear. So I look for other ways to keep myself motivated – things like the tape measure and skinny jeans. See I think Jillian is right and wrong. The scale doesn’t lie – It is like a super b*tchy girlfriend that doesn’t tell you what you want to hear but always tells the truth. The tape measure and skinny jeans are like super supportive friends that say “Look you lost .5 inch and good job those pants are almost buttoned.” As measures of progress they serve very different purposes: the scale tells me like it is but the tape measure keeps me going. So I say to Jillian, you can be critical of the scale – it is a b*tch that doesn’t lie! But keep your hands off my tape measure – it is kind and measures progress in cm, and sometimes that is what I need to keep going. Otherwise I am liable to give up on the healthy lifestyle and start researching how much weight I could lose if I drank green tea, Acai, and did a colon cleanse all at the same time!

I love watching The Biggest Loser, but I think that it sets people up for failure, too. A really good friend of mine, who had weight problems all of her life, started going to the gym with me. I taught her how to lift weights, and what kind of cardio to do, and she lost 18 pounds in one month. She decided to get Gastric Bypass surgery last year. Her reasoning was that she didn't want to always watch what she ate or exercise every day for the rest of her life, and that she was losing weight TOO SLOW. I don't think that it is realistic to expect a huge 10 pound weight loss every week, and some people want to hurry things along without thinking about how long it took to put the weight on in the first place. Right now, I could be unhappy that I've only lost 1 pound this week. But if I actually paid attention to my goals, I would see that I only wanted to lose 2 pounds a week, and I've already lost 8 pounds in 2 weeks. It would be great to lose my weight fast, but I know that I would be setting myself up for a big disappointment if I didn't appreciate how far I've come already.

didnt get a chance to say good morning to all so im saying good night :blushing: hope tomorrow is great for everyone :flowerforyou:

I read another quote today that I thought was perfect for all of our struggles. Something to help when we are having a bad day.



"One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better."

I am down another pound this week.

I am frustrated though. I did weight watchers 2 years ago and lost 60 pounds in 8 months without excerising. I have kept all but 10 pounds of that weight off for the last year but now am focused on inches and working out and calories and can't seem to make a dent in the remaining 50 plus pounds I have to go. Initially I lost substantial numbers for the first couple of months...why isn't that happeneing again? Especially when I am focused on exercise (which I have never done in my life).

Yay, pepamint!!!! I'm so happy that you got some outside encouragement; sometimes that can make all the difference in the world!!! Keep it up, you're doing great!!!

Congratulations Pepamint83! That is a great feeling when others start to notice what you are doing.

Keep up the good work.

CONGRATS pepamint83!!! That's the best feeling when someone else notices. That happen to me the other day. one of my co-workers asked if i went and bought new clothes....i just smiled and said no, these just haven't seen the light of day in 2 years!

Well tomorrow is the day that I have my weigh in for my work contest. I have not worked out once this week. I really haven't watched what I have been eating. Just for kicks this morning I went to the scales before I went to work and guess what.....DOWN A POUND AND 1/2!! What the Crap. I have purposefully not exercised in hope of maybe sticking on a pound or two so that I could turn around and lose it real quick once my contest started. OH Well! So I Went to Wendy's after work today and got a good ol number 6 with fries and salt! I know that is counter productive but I'm just trying to pad my stats for my work thing! I guess it just goes to show...............



ONCE YOU GET THE METABOLISM TRAIN ROLLING THERE'S NO STOPS UNTIL YOU HIT THINVILLE!
WHOO WHOO!!!

Mister Sister- I started P90X at the beginning of this group... I have already lost 9 pounds, and can definitely see a difference in my legs. I'm lovin' the program, and I wanted to ask you if you were planning on continuing on with P90X once your contest started... Let me know, and we can keep each other accountable!!!

Good for you, Thompsons!!! I am so happy that you were able to use the gym daycare... It makes all the difference in the world to be able to weight train on top of cardio. I wanted to do the sit up and push up challenge, maybe I'll give it a try when my husband gets home. I really hope that I can stay on track once he gets here on Monday... Things are so much harder when he's around with temptations!!!

OH yea! I am most definatley going to be continuing on the P90X. I still believe that it is the best workout program for me. In fact I think it works so well that I had to make my self stop using for a week or so because I knew it would make me keep losing weight. I'm starting back on the second phase tomorrow. where are you at in the program?

I've been doing P90X for going on 11 days now... I get my butt kicked every time, but legs and back are the most brutal so far... Except for YogaX, which is just too long for my tastes. As for the boot camp aspect of it, I NEED someone to tell me to quit being a weenie and just DO IT; having some perky blonde on some video gently tell me that I can do it and that they "believe in me" just isn't enough... I have always worked out with the guys in the gyms on military bases, and it pushed me to work out harder. When I was in the best of shape, I would work out with 45 lbs plates on freeweight bench press, and incline leg press with 5 45 lbs plates on each side. my legs were so strong that I could out-lift some of the guys. I was a buff chicky and it was because I was forced into trying harder, new things.

hello all!! I've been MIA this week, been busy busy. Haven't been doing my food and exercise log, shame on me. :mad: BUT I have been exercising. Have no idea if I've lost anything, afraid to check.

Congrats to everyone who had changes!