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nava- i like the new challenge name!

Victoria- that's a good idea!!

So far behind. I missed weigh in on Monday, I've spent the last week dealing with a sick husband who was so kind as to share. i feel like a dump truck rolled me over. I'll try to read and catch up today. I havn't stepped on a scale in a week, now i'm afraid to even look.

-Katheryne

okay, I've now read (or at least skimmed in some places) all six pages i was behind.

Pam--hope your hip is feeling lots better. and i hope the class does start soon, that sounds like fun. The gym here is having a water Zumba, that sounds like a blast. Unfortunatly, I don't have a car, and it is at the pool on the other side of town, and not the pool that is two blocks from my house .

Wowmama--great NSV.

Kerry--grats on the milage, you rock.

Bobbie--lol, we have trails like that here, I know exactally what you mean about finishing because otherwise you would have to call for help.

Jessie--the pics are awesome. Hope Nerd's dad is feeling better. Hopefully you two will be able to move down near him soon.

Amy--happy belated birthday--hopefully you were able to have more than just the bowl of cereal.

Megan and Nava--I also cut my hair when ending relationships too. The most extreme case was when i was 19, I could sit on my hair. After my relationship went town in a huge flaming ball of horridness i went to three separate places trying to find someone who would chop it off up to my chin. Finally I had to have my mom do it, while I sat at her feet in tears with every snip. I felt much better afterward though

Sarah--excellent run, even if there were some pukey side effects.

Hossana--Looks like the hen party went well. Congrats on the NSV.

Nava--enjoy the zoo. I never get to see the elephants anymore. My husband is allergic (i know, it sounds crazy i didn't believe him to begin with) so we don't ever get to visit that section.

Tasha--love the costume. You look great.

As for the new challenge name. I vote for Nava's suggestion.

and as for the group. I don't like the idea of locking the strand. But i do agree with Victoria. I think it would be a good idea to not include anyone on the chart until they have finished out the end of a challenge.

okay, now I am caught up. IT only took about 90 mins. )

-Katheryne

After running in the cold rain yesterday, I ordered an under armour top, bottom and face mask. My running partner has been backing out she has the new 3 year old as a foster child and she's been running him everywhere doctors, court, pre-school, etc. We just can't get our schedules to coordinate.

Lacey - maybe I'll have the house blessed. My cats do commit murder here on a daily basis. Ghost mice and squirrels could be the problem. Can anyone perform remote blessings?

Good luck getting the treadmill Jessie!!!

I hope everyone feels better soon!!!

So... pardon me if we've talked about this before, but where do y'all go for work clothes? I'm tired of feeling frumpy every day.

Victoria - For some reason, your problem coordinating made me immediately want to suggest Skype. I realize you're not on a treadmill, so that is a totally fail idea, but hmm... maybe I need to find a Skype-able accountability partner to exercise with!

Jessie - in the dead of winter, I use Mr. Tready... I may need a lesson on Sykping!!! I'd so be your buddy. Does Skype include video or just phone? I have unlimited long distance with my business phone... Last winter, I'd pick the best book on tape I could find and force myself to only listen to it on Mr. Tready... I logged extra time just to listen more... Hello, my name is Victoria and I'm a book addict!!!! Thank God for books on tape or I'd never had made it this far...

I have a question for you ladies today. What do you call a knitted woolen cap you wear in the winter tim?

On the way to work this morning, I told my husband that this weekend I wanted to go through the closet and dig out the thermals, gloves, earmuffs, and taboggons. He laughed and asked if I was expecting enough snow this weekend to need a sled. I told him that while it was a sled it was also a kind of knitted skull cap used to keep warm in the wintertime. Now, am I the only one that calls them taboggons? Do any of you call them that? And if you do, where are you located, My husband grew up in passed between Maryland and Arizona, and I grew up in Kentucky. Maybe it's regional. Anyway, I thought i would ask you all since this group is spread all over.

-Katheryne

Katheryne, we have those stocking caps or beanies all over the place here in Oregon. Thats what we call them here. I've never heard of them being called Tobogans. Its like calling soda or pop or coke. Or beer half racks or cases, etc.

So... pardon me if we've talked about this before, but where do y'all go for work clothes? I'm tired of feeling frumpy every day.

Van Heuson outlet and New York Company outlet are my 2 fav places to shop for dress clothes. I wear slacks and a dressy top for work. No skirts since I spend 1/2 my day on the floor...

Katheryne (by the way the spell checker just changed your name to lathered - who knows what I typed!!!) - I call them knit hats or Sex hats (mom thought dad looked sexy in them (*blushes*)...

Qofsheeba - I've forgotten what you weigh, but you may need to eat more or eat better. 80% of weight loss is what you eat/drink (IMHO)... I do find I lose more when exercise is less intense. Set your MFP goal to 1 pound a week... Eat as close to that number as you can or 100 cal/day less to loose 1.25 pounds a week. What is your day like and what do you have your activity setting set to? By wearing 24 hour Body Bugg I realized that I am much more active than I thought I was with work and home life. Try upping your cals and see if you loose more.

Morning ladies! I had another sick day yesterday, so didn't make it to my night shift. Feeling much better so far today, so much so that i was able to get out with the pups before the heat set in.

As far as the whole "closed group" thing goes, i think it might be a good idea, maybe just for the next two challenges? That would get us to the end of January - The end of the holidays where we'll all have less time to keep up with everyone? That's my two cents.

Now.

Tasha - Sounds like you had an awesome time!! YAY for partying!

Hailie - I actually try and avoid buying new clothes very often... i don't like the idea of buying them and then shrinking out of them again... i'm waiting until i get much closer to my goal before buying any new clothes.

Nava - Even though i'm not in the US, i like the new challenge name!

Katheryne - Beanies here.


Anywho. I'm gonna try and get some tidying done around here today... but i'm still so tired from feeling under the weather... Pleh. Oh well, i'll figure something out!

Hi girls. I'm gone for one day and two pages later, I can try to catch up - in no specific order:

Sheeba: I think my suggestion would be to add in some strength training to build more muscle...long, lean muscle, not bulky muscle. Muscle looks leaner than fat and will also burn calories all on it's own. You may need to eat more, but I am not smart enough to try that, as I hit 1200 calories on a high calorie day. (I know, I'm supposed to eat a minimum of 1200 a day, but I just don't. I eat about 100 g or protein per day and am very careful with my calories and it has worked for me...so far.) When I started this, I worked out twice a day...run in the a.m. and Jillian MIchaels in the evening so I would build the muscle I needed to help me 'eat' the fat off. I don't know if that helps you or not, but it's what has worked for ME.

Nava: When I worked outside the home, I bought my wardrobe almost exclusively at New York and Company and Kohl's. I loved NY&Co because they actually make the bigger sizes look good for the bigger ladies instead of just making them bigger all over...just because I am a 16 does not mean my knuckles drag, folks... NY&Co got that. Love the name for the new group.

Lacey: I was so glad to see your responses on here when I logged in today. I was about to come hunt you down but then realized you told us it was a crazy week, so I left you alone. I am leaning toward a closed group for the holiday monrhs as well...but I kinda feel like a *itch for saying that since I wouldn't be here if you guys had closed the group before. :indifferent:

Katherlynne: I'm from Washington/Oregon. We call them stocking caps or beenies -- and I am an addict. I think I own 25 of them.

Tasha: reading your life makes me tired. for real.

Hallie: What is going on with U of M-AA? And, I buy my transitional clothing, from size to size at the Goodwill a couple of pieces at a time. I know, sounds ghetto, but we have pretty nice Goodwill stores here and I refuse to pay retail prices for clothing that I will be too small for in a couple of months. Besides, I have gotten some pretty amazing things there. Most recently, a Banana Republic peacoat that was BRAND NEW with the tags for $20, Coldwater Creek jeans for $7 and Nike running jacket for $5. All super cute and looked like they had never been worn.

Kendal: That BK ad made me blow water on my monitor. Hilarious! I wish people would get it. For real!! And I think a Winter Onederland would be lovely. Let's do it.

Amy: Girl, I hope you catch a break soon with all the illness in your house. That is just never fun. Ever. Happy Birthday...belated. That cake sounds amazing. Angel food cake is my all time favorite. (I actually don't really like cake at all, unless it's angel food.)

Jessie: I am excited for your treadmill and I am glad to hear about Nerd's dad. I can't play Angry Birds...I become addicted and ultra competitive. My husband has banned it from our house and thus, I don't have a smart phone. Along the same lines, he banned "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant" (a tv show) when I was pregnant because he came home one day and I was screaming "LIAR" at the television with tears streaming down my face. Yeah. I'm pretty emotional.

I have started Bikram Yoga as a form of cross training and I have to admit that I love it. My third class is tonight and I am pretty excited. 1) It makes me drink way more water. 2) My skin looks AMAZING 3) I have NO muscle soreness 4) My doctor does it with me and I know she won't let me die. I walked in and almost ran her over. I was so glad to see her there. (see #4)

I am pretty excited about the huge weight loss last week, but am fairly positive it was due to some dehydration from the race since I am up a pound since then. TOM showed up today too. joy. rapture. hooray. lovely.

In other news, my husband has just jumped on the wagon. The man who would eat a stick of butter with each meal and think nothing of it went running with me last night and ate a salad for dinner. I am wondering if he was abducted by aliens or if he really is uncomfortable enough in his skin to really go at this.

My friend is finally improving and the new schedule is working out beautifully. I am rested and therefore more able to cope with changes and hiccups as they inevitably occur. I get to spend 3 hours with her all on our own on Friday. I. cant. wait.

Thank you for all of your encouragement on my race. I am still in awe that I did it and even more happy that it's now over and I don't have to think about it again for another 6 months. I have a 12K on Thanksgiving weekend that I am pretty excited about. It's called The Hot Buttered Run. My husband is doing the 6K and my son is doing the 1K. Family fun. Twinkle will be with grandma for the day, I think. She's just a little bit too young.

Kendal: true that about others "seeing" the weight loss. however, I am broke. boo. also, I've only lost 20 pounds--still have my guttttt. BAM! I loved your random ONEderland moment!

Victoria: Thank you for the insight! What does "fly by the night" newbies mean? I agree, I am here for the long haul too! Even if I have my turtle shell moments! If you did the charts when this group started how did this group get started and Kristina get the charts? I'm curious because I've never heard the story how these lovely ladies were started! Skype rocks. It is a computer webcam session type thing. It's a free calling/video service. It rocks!

Megan: Maybe too personal, but how do you buy bras with weight loss?

Nava: I freakin' love the challenge name!

Amy: What do you consider regular sizes/stores?

Jessi: My high school is stupid, so currently I am a super senior. I was suppose to go to U of M-AA this fall. I received a letter a few weeks ago saying something to the effect of "you were registered currently for this semester, however, you are not here so we have to kick you out". Your insight was helpful!

Lacey: I like your idea(s) about newbies!

Katheryne: I so want to call it a taboggon now! I am from Minnesota, therefore, I call it a cap/hat. Hahahha, I don't always follows standards because I often say "ya'll" too!

Hosanna: I feel the same way about buying new clothes in terms of getting closer to goal weight.

Sarah(wiggle): Look up at my reply to Jessi. Sorry, super laziness is kicking in tonight.

Sooooooooooo, I know some of you ladies have read The Hunger Games (I am talking about the first book in the series). Will ya'll help me? I understand it is about killing kids and survival of the fittest. I so do not understand it. Spark notes are useless. Please help me understand this book? I'd love you ladies a million and ten times more than I all ready do if you're able to help me!

Edit: My mom and I have gotten in a HUGE fight because she wants me to "save" money for college. I freakin' have 12K in the bank, thank you very much. Yes, college will cost a lot more but still. She wants me to stop doing personal training....ummmm....excuse me!? YOU DON'T PAY FOR IT! I save all my paychecks, and only spend money I "have" to on....phone bill, gas, etc,......and personal training is something for ME!

Sorry I haven't had time to check in until now...busy day today!

Katheryne, I have never heard it called a taboggon before! I've lived in Missouri, New Hampshire, Virginia (the DC area), and West Virginia, and I'm pretty sure everyone in those places just called it a hat or a cap. I know in the past decade or so I've heard people start calling it a skull cap, and I have heard beanie before, but never taboggon! That's cute. I just call it a knit hat. I found a water zumba class around here too; I think I'm actually going to try it this Saturday. Sounds fun!

Hailie, I loved the Hunger Games! What were you wondering about? Are you reading it for school? I'm sorry that you and your mom got in a huge fight, but glad you're enjoying your personal training!

Sarah (WnT), you are running half marathons and doing Bikram Yoga, so you are officially awesomely hardcore as far as I'm concerned. Mad props! Very cool that your husband is jumping on the bandwagon too. I'm glad your friend is doing better. I love the name of that race -- who wouldn't want to run in something called "Hot Buttered Run?" Sounds delicious! :laugh:

Hosanna, feel better soon!

Nava, I can't really help you because I haven't bought nice new clothes in awhile....I just sort of gave up on looking nice, sad as that sounds. I recently bought that great dress from ideeli (thanks, Lacey!), but for now I plan to buy any new clothes from this place in my area called Gabriel Brothers (or Gabes, as it's known), because they have overstock, discounted clothes. I recently got two great pairs of Tommy Hilfiger jeans that fit like a dream for only $10 each. I'm with everyone else on here -- right now anything I buy needs to be from a discount place, because I'm hoping I won't be wearing it for long! Also, I love your idea for the new challenge name!

Qofsheba, I agree with the others that you're probably not eating enough...I know for me I had to eat more than I thought I would in order to lose weight somewhat consistently. Zig-zagging (eating more calories on one day than another) has helped me too. Check out this calorie calculator: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm Once you hit "calculate" and get your results, there's another button under those results that you can press that says "7 day calorie cycle (zig-zag)" that could give you an idea of what calories you might want to eat if you zig-zag.

Victoria, sorry things aren't working out with coordinating with your running partner. My running has been almost all on the treadmill...I'd love to run outside, but my neighborhood has no sidewalks and is pretty much up HUGE hills everywhere. I mean HUGE hills. When I can run in my neighborhood without dying, then I'll know I'm a real runner.

Jessie, yay yay YAY for your treadmill coming!! That's awesome that you found such a great guest for your radio station too!

Lacey, I'm right there with ya on thinking that the number of new people is overwhelming. Closing the group sounds great, but I also have the guilt and think "but if they'd closed the group then I wouldn't be here..." But yeah, there were just WAY too many this last time. The idea of having people complete a full challenge before getting on the list is a good one. Even if the group said "closed" I bet there would still be people asking to get in though, since we're all so awesome.

Amy, I hope everyone in your house feels better soon! Crazy about snow already....I wish I had a fireplace too!

Kendal, I definitely want to be in a Winter Onederland this year too! That BK pic was awesome.

Tasha, I love your costume! Sounds like you had a great time. Your posts always make me want to play some kickball, even though I was HORRIBLE at it when I was a kid. I was horrible at everything in gym class when I was a kid.

Megan, I would be crazy nervous to speak in front of so many people, but what an honor that they asked you! You will do a great job, and I know you'll look fantastic for it.


It is 9:30pm and I have not yet exercised at all today. Normally I'd say "Oh well, forget it, it's too late," but I'm already negative calories....almost 300 negative calories, in fact. So I guess my tired *kitten* is getting on the treadmill before bed. Wheeeeee!!!!

Megan: Makes sense about the bras.

Pam: I don't understand any of the book. How the heck would you explain it to someone who hasn't read it? I don't understand the whole message behind it? Yes, I am reading it for school.