200+ Sheddin' the Stuffin

I had a ridiculous amount of work to do today, and now I'm missing you guys! Also, my brother and his wife are coming into town from Ohio tonight, so I will probably be waaaaaaaaay behind by the next time I'm able to really post. Double boo.

The quilt class last night went well; I did a couple of things wrong but they were fixable. The quilt isn't done yet but it's almost done, and I actually think I know what to to do finish it correctly! Woohoo!

I'm thinking that my eating will be less than stellar this weekend, for three reasons: 1.) I'll have to take my brother and his wife to the restaurants the bf & I like best since they've never visited before. 2.) Saturday night is the "hand out the candy" night in our neighborhood, and this couldn't have come at a worse time because 3.) TOM starts soon and I'm craving chocolate. Weeeeee! Luckily I've been eating well this week and I've exercised every day so far, so hopefully that helps.

Amy, have fun at your party! I wish you could push one of those jello shots through the computer screen for me. They sound yumilicious! The Kukuwa video I got is called "Kukuwa: Move Your Boombsey." A boombsey is another word for your junk in the trunk, and this workout moves that for sure. I got it right from the kukuwa website here: http://www.kukuwadanceworkout.com/shop.php There are two routines on the DVD but so far I've only tried the first one. Not quite as fun as the in-person class I took, but I liked it! As for the low impact aerobics, I haven't really noticed if they happen more on days we work out together or not, but the bf has started working out without a shirt on when we work out together lately (at home) and that does make me THINK about low impact aerobics... :blushing: I just read your post about Loki, yikes! I'm sorry, I'd be super pissed if I were you too.

Megan, we are so close to onederland! Lets make it a Christmas present to ourselves. :drinker:

Keshia, I never thought about asking my brother and his wife to join in with Just Dance...that would be awesome! I wonder if he'd do it...then I'd get to play it AND burn some calories while they're here!

Victoria, seeing the Pumpkin' Chunkin contest in person would be awesome! Have fun!

Wowmama, I just started Ripped too! After having done Shred, week 1 of Ripped doesn't seem so bad...I'm already thinking about what week 4 might look like though. Yikes.

Kerry, your weekend sounds like a ton of fun! Enjoy, and do post some pictures if you can! Also, your new profile pic is super cute.

Katheryne, yay for exceeding the national average! The bf & I always exceed that too. :bigsmile:

Hailie, great workout!

Lacey, super sweet NSV! I've never heard of a leptin reset...I don't think that would be possible for me since I don't eat meat. Lately I've been getting fairly high protein for breakfast from eating either a homemade protein shake or an egg sandwich, but that still only gets me to maybe 20-25g of protein...man, even if I doubled the egg and threw a pile of veggie bacon on top of that I don't think I could make 50!


So sorry if I missed anyone, but I have to finish up some work so that I can get out of here in time to clean the house a little more before my brother and his wife come. Hugs to all!

Congrats to everyone with NSVs today!! It's such a great feeling when old clothes fit and when you really push yourself at the gym.

General question: Is Friday the official weigh-in day for this thread? I've noticed lots of folks posting their weigh-in and just wondering if I should follow suit. (I know my weigh-in won't go on the chart because I'm brand new, but I wanna get in the habit!)

Also, no luck finding the pumpkin Clifbars yet I'm determined not to give up though and plan to walk down to the health food store at the end of my block.

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend

Keshia

Ps- the cat picture is stinkin' adorable!

I would guess if you had egg and cheese you could get the protein up without the carbs. When i did a modified low carb diet to begin with i would eat less than 50-60 carbs a day. I would have bacon and eggs for breakfast. chicken nuggets from mcdonalds for lunch (but would take the time to peel off most of the breading), for one snack i had a sugar free jello cup, and for the second i had a stalk of celery and a wedge of laughing cow cheese. and for dinner i would have some plain protein--usually chicken--and a green veggie. I dropped 30 pounds over about 2.5 months. However, as you can tell from the sample day, my salt was way to high, i didn't have enough fiber, and the potassium was practically nil. It worked, but i know it wasn't healthy or something i would want to keep up for long. I don't know how it would work with those of you that are vegetarians.


Keshiah--like Pam said, it's Friday through Monday. I like Monday myself, for some reason my weight always seems to be a pound or two lower on mondays.


-Katheryne

Hello! My name is Jamilah and I am really excited about this new journey that I am starting on. I have always had a struggle with weight but I decided that now is the time for me to take control and be the person that I know I can be. It is awesome that there are so many people on the same journey as myself. I am motivated and excited to see results.

Jamilah

Lab test results:
Triglycerides: 50 mg/dl - range is 26-149. This is the main form of fat in the body I guess (mostly hip and belly fat). So I am good on this number.
LDL Calc: 144 - range is 0-130. This is the bad cholesterol...so I thought I'd been doing good staying away from saturated and trans fats, but maybe not? I know that 75% of this is natural, but I want that number DOWN!
HdL: 72.4 - range is 50-60, so I am above and beyond. This is the good cholesterol. Yeay!
Total cholesterol: 226 - range is 108-188, so I am high in overall cholesterol. According to webmd, I am in the borderline category.
Overall Ratio: 3:1, 3 being the good, 1 being the bad. Webmd says that most doctors recommend a 4:1 ratio. The smaller the ratio the better.
The doctors notes are: cholesterol mildly elevate but good cholesterol very good, so proportion of good to bad is good. Chemistry, blood could and thyriod all normal. Vitamin D low normal, recommends 1000-2000 u/d Vit d3

Sounds like I could lower my chol level by eating a lower carb diet. So it just points more and more to this whole paleo/primal and maybe Leptin reset deal as well. More reading this weekend in my future! I think I will buy the ebook and put it on my ipad so I can take it to work with me and read away.


My daughter is SO cranky tonight.. we are trying to be patient because she's soo tired, but wow. Sleepy time for her can't come soon enough!

Just popping in quick to respond to the low carb talk going on

I'm not low carb, but I loosely follow Weston A Price principles.
Chia seeds, kale, flax seeds, coconut flour (I make things like peanut butter cookies with it) , blackberries, and broccoli are all good sources of fiber. A tbsp of chia seeds mixed in with some plain Greek yogurt and a bit of raw honey is one of my favorite breakfasts.
I'm usually a little over on my protein each day, but never over on carbs - feel free to look at my diary For example today I had 69 carbs leftover, 1 fat leftover, -2 for protein, 1295 sodium leftover, and 74 iron leftover. I seriously never hit my iron unless I eat clams. I need to fix that.

Decided to weigh today!!!! 171lbs

Catch up later xx

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>> 210.5 <<

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Woot! Down about 3 lbs so I'm happy with that.

We'll see if I can do my workout today during my son's nap time. I've got some foot pain going on and after doing some reading it looks like it could be some sort of swollen nerve. It's a sharp pain and it's like it 'clicks' in the ball of my foot. I know I can't do the 'running man' cardio for Ripped in 30 so I'll switch it up for some high knees or butt kicks. I think I messed it up from wearing heels for the wedding I was in - I don't usually wear heels and the last time was for a wedding in Aug! So with heels and all the dancing and running around I think that did it! blah

And I can't jog on the treadmill during the weekend cause the only time I can exercise is when my youngest is down for a nap or in bed for the night... and the treadmill is just way too loud and right under his room. My SO leaves on Saturday AM around 10:30 and isn't back until Monday at 1 AM due to work... so this really messes with working out. Oh well, at least I still keep up with eating properly and loose weight that way.

Wish it wasn't so cold out - would love to get the kids out of the house and to the park but it's just not as fun when your nose is frozen!

Got myself a new warm jacket last night. I really have to pick through everything to find somethign that I like and that has long enough sleeves. Tried on several woman's jackets and the sleeves were all way too short on me. So I went to the 'teeny-bop' section and found a cute jacket that was long enough in the sleeves. But it's a XXXL!!! They trying to give me a heart attack?! Why do the teeny-bop things have to be sized so differently... are they trying to make girls feel bad about themselves or what? (don't bother answering that! lol) I'm about a 16/18 for a jacket right now and that should not be a XXXL... oh well!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Hey everyone! Im using today as my last "excuse" day. I haven't been to the gym in a week and a half since I've been out of town. Tomorrow, im going grocery shopping and going to the gym. Im letting myself feel down in the dumps and that attitude is affecting everything in my life...work, friendships, etc. I HAVE to get over my ex and stop letting him (or lack of him) make me feel like this. I think since this is my first real breakup when I was utterly and completely in love that I just don't know how to handle it properly. But I do know releasing those exercise endorphins help me out tremendously!!

Anyways, I've been invited to a friends house for a halloween party but im still not feeling 100% from being ill this week, so Idk if im gonna go or not. And Idk when our neighbor kids are trick or treating, tonight or Monday. I bought a big bag of tootsie rolls to pass out. Im not a huge fan so I wont have to worry about eating them. Lol

Happy halloween everyone!

Amy-did loki have a bellyache after EIGHT cupcakes? Lol

Holy Snotballs, girls. SEVEN PAGES!!

oye.

um, I will read later but wanted to catch up with you.


Today was Wiggle's birthday party and it was a BLAST. We had pumpkin bowling, a pinata, and a bean bag toss. My husband built a Haunted House out of a piece of plywood and painted it black. They threw the bean bags through the windows of the house. It was awesome. I had two perfectly sized pumpkins in my garden for the pumpkin bowling and I made 10 adorable 'ghosts' as pins made out of upside down popcorn holders. Wiggle had a super time and there were 47 people in my ittybitty 1100 sq ft house at one point.

My food today has sucked. Bad. I stayed at 1200 cals but I ate trailmix bars for breakfast, a hot dog for lunch and a sandwich on white bread for dinner. Carb. Over. load. ugh. And, I only got one level of the Shred in today for exercise -- and I'm too beat to do more. I'll make up for it tomorrow -- as our plans are currently: Church at 9:30..............yep. That's it. LOVE IT!!

Wiggle had so much fun today and no nap or down time. Twinkle also skipped her nap...and yet they are both so pleasant even though it's bedtime. I think I'll go to bed too. With any luck, I'll catch up on some sleep.

I am kind of in a pickle and maybe you have some advice? I have RA but it is new to me (diagnosed in May)-- and it has been flaring up somethin' terrible the past three weeks - bad enough that the pain in my hands and hip wakes me out of a dead sleep. I can't take much because I also have a kidney disorder, but I can take moderate amounts of Ibu...but that doesn't seem to touch it. Any ideas? Any at all??

Lacey - I like your new profile pic!!! Gracie sounds awesome... I'm 43 and this is the first year we have watched football... U of Michigan and the Lions are both having a great season... Yeah - I'm a fair weather fan :blushing: I read some on the paleo diet today - hmmmm - interesting. Lots of controversy. I don't think I have the will power to do it at this point in my life.

Sarah - I second Lacey's advice on the anti-inflammatory diet. My biking partner tried it this summer and felt it really helped.

Megan - we watched "The Holiday" tonight and I thought of you.. Strong women that over come bad relationships and find true love... It's out there waiting for you!!!

I'm up in the middle of the night so I thought I'd check-in 2826 consumed, 2706 burned and ex was 3.5 mile walk/run... The Eagles had a fund raising dinner which put me over... Prime rib.... It could have been worse considering we have a full pizza left over...

I am too lazy to get out of bed right now. *sigh* TOM started yesterday, therefore, I am going to blame him for everything including my official weigh-in at 250.2 pounds. *grumbles* Now back to catchin' some Zzzzzz's!

*****************************************************212.2**************************************************

It's nice to see the scale move in the right direction for 2 weeks in a row.

I have already missed a week of my working out goal. Had overtime to work all week. I had a dream last night that it was only a month till the Warrior Dash and I hadn't done any training. It could have been a worse dream though- it could have been the day of the Dash and I hadn't trained.

Quick weigh-in:

********************* 210.8 ***********************


I have been at 210.8 for pretty much the whole entire week week (one or two days at 211). I know this because I've weighed every day, even though I shouldn't. Then this morning I was up to 212.4 due to impending TOM and copious amounts of salt yesterday. I have made the executive decision to not play the scale mind game of weighing in at a higher "fake bloat weight" and am instead weighing in with the "real" weight that I have steadily been maintaining all week. There is no scale police, so I've decided that's perfectly acceptable. Take that, fake TOM salt bloat.

So, last night I was on here forever, and hardly any posts. I got sleep for a few hours (ok, maybe more than a few) and you guys go through two full pages...lol

Lacey: Your pic is really cute. I've heard that fiber lowers cholesterol, but I won't pretend to be a nutritionist. BTW: The whole eye-ball scooping thing was a great visual for the day before Halloween :laugh:

Kendal: I had the same experience last week when I didn't work out once or watch what I ate and lost 4 lbs...this week, quite the opposite...ugh!

Well, the spotting finally came this morning, so at least I know what the GAIN was from, but it's just aggravating because it doesn't come regularly for me to track and know what's going on when. I haven't seen any spotting in two months...maybe I'll have to pay closer attention.

WoWmama: Have you been up in your sons room while someone ran on the treadmill? I'm just asking because I think that sometimes what we perceive to be loud in one space may not be in another and vice versa.

Megan: Having your heart broken sucks...having it broken multiple times by the same person sucks even more! You will heal, and getting control of yourself again will help that process! If your gym has a punching bag, I'd say take out some of your frustrations and aggressions on that too ;-)

Sarah (WnT): Your party sounds like a lot of fun! I would have never thought to make bowling pin ghosts from those plastic popcorn containers...too cute!!!

Yay for those of you who have had losses this week...this is the first week that I have not in forever, so I'm a little pouty this weekend. So, I'm going to go ahead and weigh-in with this morning's weight, which is almost 2lbs lower than yesterday's and/or Friday's.

***********************************************Weigh-in 303************************************************

Now, if I don't show a significant decrease next week, I'm going to cry for real!!!