T.H.E (Trying Hard Everyday) Team ~ WEEK 24~ Welcome!

excited! I got on th scale this morning and weighted 170 that is almost a three bls loss! I'll have to see if it sticks for the weight in. Dange being a girl sucks, at least I know that it was the water weight I was thinking it was. Any how thought I would share.

HI Team

How is everyone today? I have gotten in my water two days straight and have 56 ounces in me already
bUT i WILL BE GAINING 10 POUNDS this week cause TOM is due to check in. That is okay cause I finally did it - YA GANG I DID IT. I am SO SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Work made me so FRUSTRATED I MEAN REALLY FRUSTRATED so I took the next three days as vacation days. I don't go back til Sunday July 26th. I would have called in and taken last night off without pay but I went to a private party at Maurice's (local upscale clothing store) and bought tooooooooo many new clothes. Not really just couldn't afford to take the night off without payafter myh shopping spree. So I am going to shower,drink water and exercise. I will catch up on the post later. Just want to share some joy with you all.

As far as the Facebook, I am a little slow but will try to add to my name tonight and find you that have given me your name or email.

Have a great day.
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OK lulu, i'll be better, i promise... i can really tell when i don't get enough water in (i am still working on getting my 8 glasses a day in consistently!) i started packing food for our trip... since we'll be living in the car for 4 days... junk for the kids that i don't like (so no temptations!) and granola bars and 100 cal packs for me and hubby... will get fresh fruit and such the day we leave. i have to snack and drink constantly when i drive long distances, or i'll go to sleep. so going to hit costco and get a BIG container of grapes, if i eat the whole thing i don't care, as long as i'm not eating junk!!! bought water yesterday so we'll have the cooler full of water so i have no excuses not to drink... i will also be drinking a lot of pop though too just to stay awake, but i think my ratio will be 1:1 so at least I drink as much water as i do pop.

today i realized that i can't do this without the gym. sure taking a break is nice and necessary at some times, but i like to eat too much to just do this on the food alone. not really an epiphany as much as an understanding that i was right about things in the beginning, things I needed in order to be successful. so i am hitting the gym tomorrow for sure, maybe this afternoon too. i am going to try and get a week pass at the Y in my parent's home town so i can go there while on vacation. or at least take long walks, the boys can ride their bikes. but i am back to exercising and wanting too! kind of got my motivation and commitment back, not that I'd totally lost it, but it wasn't as strong as what it's been in the past.

i tried to be good last night and had a "diet pizza" but it was horrible. i made myself eat a slice anyway, though, so that i wouldn't eat bad stuff. ate blueberries afterwards... am freezing them so snacked as i went. yum! this week is going to be hard for dinners, as the last two weeks have been, with hubby gone. but i got some more smart ones entrees and will just eat that and let the kids have their chicken nuggets or whatever.

Good evening, everyone...

Button...I've done the same thing as you, in the past. I'd rather give in to one or two day's of strong craving, if I think I need to. Sometimes my head tells me I'm "deprived," so if I don't give myself the occasional break, I'm sure I'd just give up. Like everyone says, just get back on track the next day.

Debbie...Going to miss you for a few days. But I'm so glad you're getting vacation time with the kids.
And yay for YOU, Lisa...I hope your vacation is totally relaxing. You can find me on Facebook, too. My e-mail is cyndeebee@hotmail.com.

Poor April and Sheila...It was so nice to see you two reconnecting last week, and visiting some of your childhood places. I hope you get to do it again really soon. And so happy that Sheila's computer is fixed.

Lulu...Put that slipper away. We all promise to try really hard this week. Water, logging our food...

Lorann...I think you spent your winnings wisely. At first I thought the gym membership would be cool, but I agree that it's nice to have something the whole family can use. The other benefit is that you can exercise in your pj's...whenever you want...

I know I've missed a few people. Sorry...
adopt4...Have a nice trip. I've got to try these frozen blueberries. Sounds good.
My "treat of the week" is low-fat drumsticks. Mine are 160 calories. My daughter bought her own, and they're not as fancy as mine...300 calories. I've had to guard the fridge so she doesn't "accidentally" take the wrong ones...

Wishing everyone a good results week.
We can do this!!!

Hey all. Today was pretty simple. I went for a walk. Did a good mile in a half... while pushing a stroller with my 20 pound daughter in it. I just got done bouncing on the ball and doing twists. I did leg raises and leg circles. I'm doing good on my calories. So far everything that I've been doing this past month is paying off. I'm giving it another month and if the results are good, I'll keep it up the same way... If not, then I'll make the changes that I need to. But so far I'm doing good. I get my walking in at work, big time lol. It was nice being able to walk Saturday and today and it occurred to me that I don't rub when I walk... meaning my legs don't rub on the inside of my legs... It was a good feeling. I hope everyone else is doing good. I need to go back and read all the posts. I haven't had a chance to sit down and read yet.

Have a good evening guys...

Good evening everyone :flowerforyou:

Well I've been able to drink 13 glasses of water today ... still short by 2 and a half to meet this weeks challenge ... but geesh I feel like that's all I've been doing today, drinking water and going to the washroom!! I bet I was going every 15 minutes... and now I will probably be up at least a dozen times tonight... hopefully it goes better tomorrow!

Good night all!!

Morning everyone..

A lot going on here, and this week will be a busy week. I will leave Thurs night or Friday morning to go to Oregon for my uncle's funeral..

I am eating okay drinking water but fudging on the exercise. Just too much going on.. I did get in a brief walk this morning..

If you don't here from me much this week, I am around.. Just buys...


Laters..

Anita

Anita - you will be in my thoughts and prayers girl. I will miss you not posting but realize you are busy.

Adopt4 - have a wonderful trip. Gosh - I can drive to this side of I owa in about 7 - 8 hours I think.

Sheila - I like exercising outside when it is cooler too. I will probably wog tonight since I don't have to work.

Cindybee - enjoy the feeling. I did - wished I still was but finally got the flabby feeling back so I need to kick the exercising in high gear.

Lulu and Lorann - keep drinking girls . 64 ounces is about where I get to.

Definitely working on Facebook tonight gals - at least I hope. So look for me to find a few of you hopefully. Got to run to the grocery store, tan and back to hit the exercising.

Have a good day everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

LI4G - How is the job going?

Prayerful - how is the riding?

Hey fellow snorklers great job on the water drinking... Here's four reasons to drink lots and lots of water...

I found this info at this site:
http://www.thedietchannel.com/Top-4-Benefits-of-Drinking-Water.htm

Have a great day and keep on gulping.....Zano

Excellent, Zano!

I also wanted to add that many of the problems with extra skin when losing a significant amount of weight can be mitigated by proper hydration. The skin is more elastic and able to "shrink" with the rest of you.
I find that if I am properly hydrated (at 155, I drink a minimum of 96 ounces - more than recommended) I have more energy by leaps and bounds. Zano's point about "Thirst being mistaken for Hunger," is also true.

We have had this discussion before but it is so important that it bears repeating.

Maybe Li4g can find her great info on the subject.

What I do:

1.) Have a nice, metal bottle that you can refill indefinitely without making any impact on the planet. I have three 32 ounce ones that I fill in the morning.
2.) Drink 24 ounces first thing in the morning. Especially migraine sufferers....I got migraines for years. Hydration is so important since migraines are vascular - the vascular system needs proper hydration to maintain elasticity.
Try it. Migraines suck. Water rules.

3.) Any other chronic pain: see #2
4.) If you want to drink from a glass, refill it every time you empty it, have it with you wherever you go.
5.) Stop drinking soda. Especially diet soda. The sodium is self-defeating. Any soda is a waste of your money and the resources of the planet.
6.) Watermelon counts, wuwu. I think it must be 99% water LOL.
7.) When exercising, you need to drink MORE than the above recommendation. I add 16 ounces for every 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
8.) The potty breaks will diminish once your body gets used to the intake (about two weeks.) If you find yourself going more than four times a day and getting up more than once a night, you need to see a doctor.
9.) The more overweight you are, the MORE important this is!!! Give it two months. You can do anything for two months. See how much better you feel, and you'll never go back.

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p.s. I only drink water and Green Tea now. It was a struggle at first, I was a Pepsi-a-holic. I would never go back to how I felt before. Stick with it. You can do it. :flowerforyou:

(don't you miss my "edits"?)

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Did my water today already, whoo hoo. have a sore throat, how's that' possible with all the water I'm drinking? Stupid allergies. Ate at McDonalds today, couldn't go home due to road closure so we had to be gone for a few hours, they had a play area there... means very few cals for dinner, but i think i can do it. if not i'll hit the gym tonight. I took the easy way out and ate there rather than getting a salad elsewhere and then taking the kid there to play and eat... wasn't worth it (food is terrible), why do I do that??

stayed up too late last night reading a book I got at a garage sale... usually i'm up late reading because I can't sleep, this was because the book was so exciting! rare for me to find a book that interests me THAT much. Ridley Pearson "The Pied Piper"