Sixers Sweating It Off WK 1

Mmmmmm *drool*...tater tots...

...thanks for the craving!:grumble: ...:laugh:

Hello All!

I'm new around here and would love to join you ladies/sixers! What does "sixers" mean.? What is the challenge exactly (please excuse my ignorance, I know it has something to do with weight loss).

I am from OH, 27 yrs old, married, with 1 baby boy (8 mos old). I've always had issues with my weight and before I had the baby was losing weight. After the baby I was only + 7 lbs and after that I gained another 10 lbs. (isn't that backwards). I didn't gain a lot of weight during my pregnancy, so I definitely can't blame on that. I am currently at an all time high of 234.5 lbs :noway: I am only 5' 1". People say that I don't look like I weigh as much as I do, but I sure do feel it! My goal is to weigh 160 lbs., I am in need to lose 70-80 lbs. I re-started my journey 8/4/09 and determined that this will the last time I "re-start!"

So far I was been doing extremely well with my eating! I was referred to this site to track my calories and so glad that I did! I

I'll be back soon!

OH OH ... I would love to take full credit for the "Sixers" description but I stole it. I cut and pasted most of it from the description given by PedalHound during our last challenge when someone asked what it was.

OH OH ... I would love to take full credit for the "Sixers" description but I stole it. I cut and pasted most of it from the description given by PedalHound during our last challenge when someone asked what it was.

Maggie, I you!!!

big love to you ladies... I've been with my brother in the hospital for several days (he finally went home yesterday but is still completely incapacitated) and before that was in the same hosp with a dear friend after she had a huge medical emergency DURING our long run Sunday. Luckily I'm strong and was able to carry her (yes, you read that right) to the hospital that happened to be on the same block we were running on. Her bp was 66/34 when we arrived and it has been a very difficult and dramatic week. A very dear friend of mine also had an mri last week to discover she'll need brain surgery to remove a mass. Very scary. Wanted to check in but life is keeping my time all booked up. Doing well with food and exercise until the drama this week (didn't run after sunday until this morning!) and food what what I could get, when I could get it at the hospital. Any healthy and well thoughts that you can send out to Victoria, BC would be much appreciated! xo

Wow Pedal ... talk about having your hands full. My thoughts are with you, your brother, and your dear friend through all of this. Take care of you.

Hellos all around!

Rhiannon, sorry to hear about everything... keep you and your loved ones in my prayers.

Lauryn, a good casserole my kids love is "hockey style" mac-n-cheese. I think the real name might be chuck wagon mac, but DH renamed it when the 14 year old was 3 and wouldn't eat anything new. But he liked hockey, so he'd eat it if it was hockey style. Anyways, I brown 16 oz ground turkey (or beef) and a chopped up onion. I also throw in 2 to 3 cups of corn and let that cook at the same time in the same pan (you could use mixed veggies if you prefer). While that's all cooking, do a box of mac-n-cheese (I only use 2 tbsp unsalted butter, instead of 4). When the beef, onions and corn is done, add a 6 oz can of no salt added tomato paste and stir well, along with the prepared mac-n-cheese. Season to taste, I usually add pepper and garlic powder. We used to dump shredded cheese over the top, but now wait until we serve it, and sprinkle a little over it. Doing it this way, I can use my reduced fat cheese, the kids can add taco cheese, and DH can add whatever he wants. Anyways, figuring out the calories for it, I came up with 380 calories per serving, dividing the casserole into 6 servings. This is not including the sprinkling of cheese over the top.

Cathy, hang in there, we've all slipped, and we've all just barely hung on, and we've all come back to our senses eventually. Yes, it's frustrating to see the ground that's slipped by, but at least you're back to it, or working your way back to it. You CAN do this!

Welcome Elaine! It looks like you've got your info on correctly. I can't imagine trying to work out at 1:45 AM! What do you do at that time of day? I'd be afraid I'd wake up everyone in the house with my jumping around:laugh:

Anyways, I ended up doing week 4 day 1 today. Yup-- the 5 minute intervals killed me. I could only do 4 before stopping, but I added a couple of minutes on at the end of the podcast to make up for it. DH did give me a nice compliment when I came home and was telling him that I couldn't complete the interval-- He said "It must be really hard then, because you're so stubborn you'll stick with anything just to prove you can". Well, I'm sticking with the program... eventually I'll get there!

Last night, we took my parents out for a belated Mother's Day/Father's Day dinner. We went back to the irish place. I had bangers and champ (sausages and mashed potatoes). The sausages just tasted like brats, but ooooohhhhh, the mashed potatoes were to die for! I brought home about 2/3 of what they served, thinking I'd get 2 lunches out of it. Nope. I ate it all this afternoon. I don't even feel guilty about it! It was yummity. Better I think (sometimes) to just be bad once and get it all done, than to keep having a little bit every day. I can just imagine the sodium and fat in those bangers and champ...

Maggie - where do you find all these cute cartoons and pictures to add? I love them!!

I've been trying to get back on track but between the drama with the boy and completely and utterly changing my mind about what I want to be when I grow up....I've been a bit stressed. :ohwell: After 6 years of school for the same thing, 6 after this year that is, and with this one year left to go, I realized that I don't think I will be very happy if I continue on my same career path. Through my research assistantship that i had at grad school this past year, I realized in working with my adviser to edit manuscripts and correspond with editors and the like that I may have missed my calling. The more I think about it, the more and more I know i was meant to be in the publishing industry as an editor. Trust me, I did not take this revelation lightly and have been actively researching what my options are with my seemingly useless degrees. There are a couple of programs at major publishers that allow you to rotate through and find your niche that I will apply for while also applying for health administration fellowships and jobs for post-graduation, so my options are open, even if i have to work in healthcare for a few years and make the transition to the publishing world later.

So yeah, I guess that's my big news/stress for this challenge. :indifferent: still have a lot of thinking to do and I've been speaking with a lot of my mentors and friends about it as well so that has been helping.

Hope you all have a fantastic Saturday and weekend!!

Hi Amy ... as for changing your career path ... WOW Eh? How very exciting. You have to follow your heart. If you do what you love for a living then its like you never work a day in your life. I'm very excited for you with this new venture, I wish you all the luck in the world. Keep us posted.

And as for the graphics ... I kind of steel them from the net ... and my dear friend Lauryn taught me how to post them properly (Thanks to you Lauryn). I think they're a fun way to communicate.

Hi ladies, happy Sunday evening.

I rarely log calories on the weekends. It's not a great habit but I tend to eat out more on the weekend, making it hard to log.

Today, I've had my regular morning coffee, sushi for lunch (OOOOOH YUM), and a salad for dinner (don't let the "salad" part fool you into thinking that was healthy... probably 500 cals). Overall not a terrible calorie day though.

At home, unwinding and relaxing (or trying to) now. Watching Megan from Rock of Love on her own show. My guilty pleasure are occasionally catching these smutty reality shows. They are so dumb!

Ooooh, forgot -- I have toilets to clean. HAHA

Later ladies!!

xo,
me

Cathy SW 230.8 / GW 220 / CW PROGRESS +/- lbs
Kristin SW 000 lbs / GW 000 lbs / CW 000 lbs PROGRESS growing a baby sixer!
AmyLou SW 153/GW 147/CW 153 PROGRESS +/-0.0 lbs
Maggie (magglett) SW 184.5/GW 174.5/CW 184.5 PROGRESS +/-0.0 lbs
Amy (amypyr) SW 152.4 lbs / GW 145 lbs / CW 152.4 lbs PROGRESS +/-0.0 lbs
Lauryn.... SW 158.2 lbs/GW 156.0 lbs/CW 159.8lbs PROGRESS +/-1.6 lbs
Jennifer (candycaneps) SW 140.4/GW 135/CW 140.4 PROGRESS +/- 0.0lbs
Amy(pdxmomof2)SW 200 lbs/ GW 188 lbs / CW 200 lbs PROGRESS +/- 0.0 lbs
Robin (pettmybunny) SW 184/ GW 180/ CW 184 Progress +/-0.0 lbs
Tammy (derocco) SW 235.8 / GW 225 / CW 235.8 PROGRESS +/- 0.0 lbs
Tammara (drtamm) SW193/ GW 185/ CW 193 PROGRESS +/- 0lbs
Katie (kge8580) SW 181/ GW 170/ CW 181 PROGRESS +/- 0lbs


Melody (exorcize) SW 215 /GW205 /CW 210 PROGRESS - 5 lbs
Martha (mjheinrich) SW 135/ GW 130/ CW 135 PROGRESS -0.0 lbs
Rhiannon SW 179 lbs / GW 170 lbs / CW 174.8 lbs PROGRESS - 4.2lbs
Melynda (mam885) SW 158lbs/GW 150lbs/CW 156lbs PROGRESS -2.0lbs
Kel (redneckwoman) SW 157lbs /GW 150lbs /CW 157lbs PROGRESS +/- 0.0lbs
Nikki (nightshadow) SW 154/ GW 125/ CW 151 PROGRESS +/- 0.0 lbs

Thanks Lauryn and Cathy! BTW, Lauryn, I can't believe all the stuff I am reading about your ex. I am so sorry that you have to put up with this stuff. But, I want you to know that if you really truly believe that your marriage can be saved and that is what you want to go for, I would never judge you for that and would totally support you, for whatever that is worth. Also, you are SO right about the no grass to mow, and in my case (in a few months) no driveway or sidewalks to shovel! Yippeeeee!!!!!! :happy:

Cathy, well done, already been to the gym. I have to get my butt off of here and start the SHRED. Today is day one!!!

I SO missed you guys!