Looking Good For Christmas - WEEK SIX

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  • jkroc
    jkroc Posts: 137 Member
    This has not been a good weight loss week for me. Pretty frustrating actually. My allergies have gone nuts and I've been on allergy medicine all week, makes not very motivated to work out. I gained back a couple pounds, so I'll be kicking it up next week.
    At least this weekend is going to be very busy, and very active. Tomorrow we're going to the local water park, which is always good for miles and miles of walking up and down hills.

    Hope you all have a good weekend!

    Have FUN at the water park. I've been outside mowing my lawn for 1 hr. with a push mower. OMG....am I HOT!! It's so humid outside...off to jump in my pool for the afternoon.
    Hope everyone is having a great Sat.:drinker:
  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    Hello Looking Good For Christmas Gang: I hope you're all having a fun filled weekend. I don't know about where you are but here in Niagara, Ontario the weather is really wonky ... this morning I went for a one and a half hour walk ... when I started it was super hot and humid and there was nothing but blue skies to be seen ... then this huge black cloud rolled passed and hid the sun and dropped the temperature a bit ... then the blue skies were back again with the heat ... then when I got home the rain started for an hour or so, that brought the temperature right down ... now the sky is all clear again. I think mother nature is having a little manic/depressive episode today. She just can't make up her mind ... hmmm ... maybe she's menopausal (I can relate to the mood swings). Oh well ... other then the mixed up weather conditions, today has been pretty good. I got my exercise in first thing this morning and my food choices have been positive ... I wish every day was like that. Drop a note if you get the chance ... how's your day going?

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  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    Good Morning Good Morning: Sorry I didn't get on here sooner ... had to do the ritual Sunday morning breakfast at Good Eats Restaurant ... DH hates change so it has to happen ... but I've changed the over easy fried eggs to poached, the white toast with butter to dry rye, and the hash browns to sliced tomatoes. It's really quite yummy to make into a breakfast sandwich. I'll be faced with lots of temptation today ... it's girls day and we're playing tourist. We'll meet at the Rain Forest Cafe then do Maid of the Mist, Journey Behind the Falls, Falls Fury, and any other tourist trap we feel like doing. It should be loads of fun. Well, my BFF is picking me up soon so I better go ... I have to look up the menu for the Rain Forest Cafe and see if there's any chance I can be good. Have a great day all ... bye for now.
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  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    Hi everyone ... so I picked up a Jillian Michaels DVD - Banish Fat Boost Metabolism. Man oh man ... I'm big time sweating!! What a workout. I needed it after a day in Niagara Falls with the girls. Among other things, we rode the Maid of the Mist. I haven't done that in years ... it is AWESOME. If you're ever in the area I highly recommend that excursion. Well thanks to Jillian I burned off over 400 calories. Take care all ... I'm off to have a much needed shower and then relax a bit before bed. Sweet dreams and I'll talk to you tomorrow.

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  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    Hi there ... I'm at work ... don't you just love mondays :grumble: Just wanted to pop in and say hello.

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  • cdickey
    cdickey Posts: 230
    Morning Everybody! I hope you all had a good weekend and are looking forward to checking in on Wednesday. I have fluctuated all weekend with my weight but I think I might still be able to pull off a loss by Wednesday. (I'm an everyday weigher:embarassed: ) Anyway, you all keep up the good work!
  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    Morning Everybody! I hope you all had a good weekend and are looking forward to checking in on Wednesday. I have fluctuated all weekend with my weight but I think I might still be able to pull off a loss by Wednesday. (I'm an everyday weigher:embarassed: ) Anyway, you all keep up the good work!
    I too am one of those who get on the scale daily (but I only record what shows on Monday mornings). With me I think it's a control thing ... I know it will fluctuate ... but I just gotta know what's going on.

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  • kdm9295
    kdm9295 Posts: 126 Member
    We had such a good time at the water park yesterday. Wish I had a pedometer to track how much we walked. And I was able to stick with my picnic lunch that I packed, turkey meat w/ swiss cheese. No ice cream, funnel cakes, pizza that the rest of the family indulged in.

    Now it's back to work and time to stay way from the huge platter of giant cupcakes sitting in the break room.
  • datenshi
    datenshi Posts: 840 Member
    Hello All and thank you for the wonderful birthday wishes!!!!

    So it is back to the grind today since my vacation is over. We managed to get quite a bit done in the yard. We are tearing up our old patio and redoing it since it was so uneven it looked like the hills of Tennessee. Plus our backyard is half weeds, half grass so I am turning all the dirt, put down some screening to prevent weeds and going to do grass seed. Not the ideal time of year to do it but it was the only time we had. Renovations continue in our basement as well with DH fixing the cracks in the foundation this past week.

    I went to Swiss Chalet with the fam for my birthday and spent the rest of the day doing yard work. I did however buy myself a wicked new desktop for my birthday that is capable of doing video editing (for those interested in specs - 9GB RAM, 1 GB dedicated video RAM, awesome video card and a wicked processor, blue ray player, lightscribe, 24" 50,000:1 contrast ratio flat screen monitor, 1 TB hard drive). I am so excited I could squee.

    I even managed to eat well all week but most of my exercise consisted of yard work. However when you have to sledge hammer a concrete pad apart it tends to burn those pesky calories.

    Well I hope you all had a good week as well and an even better one coming up.

    Take care,
    Tammy
  • TCASMEY
    TCASMEY Posts: 1,405 Member
    I too weigh everyday it helps me track the good and the bad and what foods really make me retain water.

    I tried to make a healthier spaghetti sauce on Saturday. Bought the low sodium diced tomatoes added my own spices and flavorings. Along comes my husband and tastes it. He decides it needs more flavor so he adds garlic salt and onion salt...oh well at least I ate it on spaghetti squash.

    Last night was not any better. I was feeling lazy and did not want to work to hard to make dinner so I grabbed one of those boxed Banquet dinners and cooked. How easy in the pan in 5 minutes 25 minutes to cook and then you can eat. I read the nutrition label this morning. One serving 300+ calories and 55% of my daily allotment of sodium.:cry: Need to drink extra water today to flush the system. The scale was up 2 pounds this morning.:angry::grumble: Hope it is just water retention.

    Back on track this morning and the rest of the week.

    Have a great Monday!
  • memaw66
    memaw66 Posts: 2,558 Member
    Morning all!!
    I too am an every day weigher. Got on the scale this morning and I'm up a pound from last week, darned beer!!! :sad: :laugh:
    We went out Friday and Saturday so I can't blame anyone but myself. I am back on track today and drinking my water so hopefully on Wednesday I will have a loss and be that much closer to my pre-cruise weight. Gosh, I sooooooo want to be under 200 but I keep sabotaging (msp) my own efforts!!!
    No more partying for Memaw!!! Not until I get well under 200!!! That's the plan!!!!
    Hope everyone has a wonderful healthy week.

    And way to go Maggie on the lost inches, may they never be found again!!!

    Memaw
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Start Date July 18 - 186.0
    Week 1 July 2 - 186.0
    Week 2 August 1 - 186.0
    Week 3 August 8 - 186.0
    Week 4 August 15 - 186.0
    Week 5 August 22- 181.2 (WHOOOHOOO!!! I finally lost!!!)
    Week 6 August 29
    Week 7 Sept 5
    I decided that I really need to see how I was doing. I have two weeks left of P90X and I will weigh again then. I have 16 pounds to go. I know I can do it. Have a great week everyone. :bigsmile:
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    I have to share something ... well I guess you could say I have to brag ... I'm so excited. When I first started this journey I measured myself and I haven't done it again ... until tonight. I knew there would be a change but WOW!!!!! I've lost 5.5" off my bust (which makes my hubby pout), 4.5" off my waist, 2.5" off my hips, and before I joined MFP I had a panniculectomy which left me will this spare tire type thing above my hips so I call this my "scared area" ... well there's also 6" gone from that area too. Holy Moly man ... no wonder people are stopping me to ask what I've been doing. There really is a big difference eh? Thank you thank you thank you to everyone involved with MFP. You're the best!!!

    Those are fantastic results. Keep up the great work. :bigsmile:
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Hi there ... I'm at work ... don't you just love mondays :grumble: Just wanted to pop in and say hello.

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    I love all your pics that you put in. It is fun to come just to see what you have posted next. :bigsmile:
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    We had such a good time at the water park yesterday. Wish I had a pedometer to track how much we walked. And I was able to stick with my picnic lunch that I packed, turkey meat w/ swiss cheese. No ice cream, funnel cakes, pizza that the rest of the family indulged in.

    Now it's back to work and time to stay way from the huge platter of giant cupcakes sitting in the break room.

    Glad you had a good time at the Park. That is good you were able to keep yourself under control. Great job. Keep up the good work. :bigsmile:
  • Linda1959
    Linda1959 Posts: 18
    Hello all my name is Linda. I'm going to be 50 this year and I just feel kind of Blah. I recently quit smoking and in the process gained 15 pounds and I have this little secret fantasy that for my birthday in December I can lift my heavy wool sweater and say "this is what 50 looks like" LOL. I look pregnant girls and I really want a flat tummy! I am serious about this! Do you all remember when Kristy Alley walked out on the national television at 50 in a two piece bathing suit on the Oprah Winfrey Show???...Well I wouldn't want to do that on National TV, but with my 5 girlfriends at my Birthday Party sleepover Heck yeah I want to. And I don't want them to know a head of time. (hey Barbie is 50 this year too and she still looks good!

    OK so here is my goals:

    Start Weight: 8/24 - 140
    8/31: 138
    9/7: 136
    9/14: 134
    9/21: 132
    9/28: 130
    10/5: 128
    10/12 126
    10/19 124
    10/26 122
    11/2 120
    11/9 118
    11/16 116
    11/23 114
    11/30 112
    12/7 - 110!!!! My 50th Birthday is 12/9 if I hit my goal I'm getting the skinnest pair of jeans!!!! (this works out perfectly!!!)

    I am not going to be real upset if I am unable to meet that goal, cause frankly 110 seems pretty low…I'm 5'3 I don't know if that is even a healthy weight. I joined Curves so I could get some real excersise in a woman friendly environment and will have someone monitor me. Anyone out here a Curves member - I will go today for my first session.
  • Linda1959
    Linda1959 Posts: 18
    wow good for you I'm new so how long has it been?
  • anthrochix
    anthrochix Posts: 264
    hellosies everyone. Here are the stats that I should have posted LAST wednesday. I gained a bit on vacation, but not nearly what I was dreading. Up a bit also because I know that my sodium intake has been out of control and it is also TOM. Hoping to get out of this slump SOON!

    Glad to see that there have been some losses while I haven't been checking in! Keep it up, guys!

    Start Date July 15 Starting weight 192 (goal = 169) (23 pounds)
    Week 1 July 22 CW = 189.8 / Loss - 2.2 / total loss = -2.2
    Week 2 July 29 CW = 189.8 / Loss = BIG FAT ZERO (TOM) / total loss = -2.2

    Week 3 August 5 - on vacation
    Week 4 August 12 – on vacation
    Week 5 August 19 - CW = 190.4 / Gain of 0.6 / Total loss = 1.6
  • anthrochix
    anthrochix Posts: 264
    ntungu - I also do Curves. I love that nobody pays attention to my jiggly-bits while working out!
  • Iffer75
    Iffer75 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Hello all my name is Linda. I'm going to be 50 this year and I just feel kind of Blah. I recently quit smoking and in the process gained 15 pounds and I have this little secret fantasy that for my birthday in December I can lift my heavy wool sweater and say "this is what 50 looks like" LOL. I look pregnant girls and I really want a flat tummy! I am serious about this! Do you all remember when Kristy Alley walked out on the national television at 50 in a two piece bathing suit on the Oprah Winfrey Show???...Well I wouldn't want to do that on National TV, but with my 5 girlfriends at my Birthday Party sleepover Heck yeah I want to. And I don't want them to know a head of time. (hey Barbie is 50 this year too and she still looks good!

    OK so here is my goals:

    Start Weight: 8/24 - 140
    8/31: 138
    9/7: 136
    9/14: 134
    9/21: 132
    9/28: 130
    10/5: 128
    10/12 126
    10/19 124
    10/26 122
    11/2 120
    11/9 118
    11/16 116
    11/23 114
    11/30 112
    12/7 - 110!!!! My 50th Birthday is 12/9 if I hit my goal I'm getting the skinnest pair of jeans!!!! (this works out perfectly!!!)

    I am not going to be real upset if I am unable to meet that goal, cause frankly 110 seems pretty low…I'm 5'3 I don't know if that is even a healthy weight. I joined Curves so I could get some real excersise in a woman friendly environment and will have someone monitor me. Anyone out here a Curves member - I will go today for my first session.

    2 pounds a week is doable. Just make sure to eat clean and exercise at least 5 times a week. I know that Curves will help you out with that. You might even ask if they could help you with your nutrition. Sometimes they will sit down and really help you with it. Make sure to eat 5 mini-meals a day and drink lots of water. You can do this and we are all here or you. I wish you luck in your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle.
  • Channing
    Channing Posts: 617 Member
    kdm9295 - You've got will power! No snacks at the water park is definitely an accomplishment!

    derocco - Glad you had a great b-day! I bet that yard work had muscles you don't usually use working. Always good to switch things up, and you can track all your results on your new computer!

    TCASMEY - Have you ever tried shirataki tofu noodles for spaghetti? They only have 40 calories per bag which is big enough for an individual serving,and they taste great although the consistency is a little chewy. I get them at whole foods.

    Memaw - You're so close to being under 200! It's gonna happen! Excited for you!

    jjtonic - congrats on the weight loss!!! That's fantastic, and only 16 pounds to go... you're going to knock it out!

    anthrochix - Seriously??? Only 0.6 pounds gained on a 2 week va-k? You'll drop that in 0.6 seconds. Amazing.

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  • kolney
    kolney Posts: 93
    Ugh! I need some "that's okay" and "you'll do better this week". I was away this weekend at a wedding and had some drinks and ate far too much junk. In the process I gained 2 pounds. I know some of it could be water weight but I'm sooooooooo mad at myself for slipping. I did exercise a lot on Saturday (ran 2 miles, walked around for 3 hours shopping and danced at the wedding) but I ate far too much.

    So I need some encouragement. Today I have been super careful and even ran a 5k on the treadmill so I feel better but someone tell me I'm not the only one to fall off the wagon. And tell me that I'll get back to where I was before!
  • Channing
    Channing Posts: 617 Member
    Honestly, if it was only 1 weekend, you'll see that extra couple pounds melt right off in a couple days. I wouldn't be surprised if it's gone tomorrow, especially since you were careful today. At least that's been the case in my experience.

    Also, it might not even be a bad thing... sometimes the body needs a little shocker to kick it into gear!!!
    Let us know!
  • jacqueline0821
    jacqueline0821 Posts: 667 Member
    Ok so I am doing good so far today. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill (1 mile running and .8 walking) and I have already had 8 oz of water to drink. :drinker:

    I hope that everyone has a healthy day and is ready for weigh in tomorrow.:flowerforyou:
  • anthrochix
    anthrochix Posts: 264
    Happy Tuesday everyone! :flowerforyou:
  • datenshi
    datenshi Posts: 840 Member
    Ugh! I need some "that's okay" and "you'll do better this week". I was away this weekend at a wedding and had some drinks and ate far too much junk. In the process I gained 2 pounds. I know some of it could be water weight but I'm sooooooooo mad at myself for slipping. I did exercise a lot on Saturday (ran 2 miles, walked around for 3 hours shopping and danced at the wedding) but I ate far too much.

    So I need some encouragement. Today I have been super careful and even ran a 5k on the treadmill so I feel better but someone tell me I'm not the only one to fall off the wagon. And tell me that I'll get back to where I was before!

    I believe Channing is absolutely right in that the body sometimes needs a shocker and since you did so well today it will come back off in no time.

    You will definitely get back to where you were, just have faith in yourself. Don't be so hard on yourself. It was a wedding afterall and you were joining in celebrating a wonderful event. I hope you had a good time.

    Take care,
    Tammy
  • memaw66
    memaw66 Posts: 2,558 Member
    Good morning every one. I hope everyone is having a healthy happy day.
    I'm back on track today. Will exercise tonight after dinner.
    Just wanted to say hi for the day!!!!

    Hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised tomorrow for weigh in!!!:wink:

    Memaw
  • kdm9295
    kdm9295 Posts: 126 Member
    So far Tuesday is starting out good. Got 40 minutes exercise in this morning and I've already had 3 of my waters.
    I tried a Jillian Michael's video this morning. She really kicks your butt.
  • magglett
    magglett Posts: 2,000
    So far Tuesday is starting out good. Got 40 minutes exercise in this morning and I've already had 3 of my waters.
    I tried a Jillian Michael's video this morning. She really kicks your butt.

    I did my Jillian Michael's DVD the night before last and I think I pushed myself too hard ... my legs hurt soooo bad right now ... taking the stairs is brutal. I hope this doesn't last too long ... it's making me a tad cranky.
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  • Linda1959
    Linda1959 Posts: 18
    ntungu - I also do Curves. I love that nobody pays attention to my jiggly-bits while working out!

    How do you calculate your exersise on the tracker using curves. I picked the machines I think and then thought I did 2 reps of 10 for most of the exercises. I will watch closer today.
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