200+ group(week4)

Thanks Heather for starting the thread and changing it weekly. We appreciate you :flowerforyou:

I did well with working out at least 45 min everyday by taking a 3-mile power walk or doing low impact aerobics. 3 days I added an additional 30 min of C25K training. My proudest moment of the week was completing one of the C25K miles in 13 min 08 sec :bigsmile:

Food this week was not so good. Hint to everyone - if you have company - cook don't eat out. I did well the first day of company when we ate out. By the 3rd day - the healthy options went by the wayside and the old habits came back :grumble: I tried to do better after everyone left but that left over pizza got to me and I ate 2 pieces Tuesday night I finally pitched it Wed morning - to avoid further temptations. So I only ate well 2 of 7 days.

Needless to say - I am happy to have just maintained this week. To make things even worse - that TOM started yesterday afternoon...

SW 225 (Thanksgiving challenge)
CW 221 (no change this week it could have been a plus number)
GW 215 (Thanksgiving day)

I plan to eat well 7 of 7 days this week and to workout just as often (at least 45 min everyday).

Last week: 251.6
Current: 248.8

I was hoping my Zumba class last night would help me reach 247 but maybe it'll take till Saturday or Sunday to show up....(I weighed myself after Zumba last night and was 248.4, so there's hope!)

It was my first Zumba class and the first time I used my heart rate monitor. I burned 1150 calories!!! I desperately needed that though cause I bought lunch from the cafe across the hall and ended up having over 1000 calories for lunch yesterday!

Hi! I know that you are all on week 4 of your group/challenge, but I have been having trouble finding a group that can help me stay motivated (and allow me to help in return). Being over 200 myself, it definitely is a mental thing that lets me sabotage myself repeatedly.

Can I join your group if I promise to work with you... and maybe crack a joke now and then?? :bigsmile:

Thanks for starting the thread Heather!

Not surprisingly, not a good week.

Today: 225.6 (+1 from last week (224.6))

SW: 230
CW: 225.6
GW: 220 (thanksgiving)

Yeah, definitely not going to make the Thanksgiving day goal, but that's okay. It's more important for me to get into a healthy lifestyle and let the weight come off as it wants to. Of course, I would love to lose it quickly. After the 4 pound lost last week, I can't totally hate on this week, but still depressing. I didn't exercise every day, had a bad weekend of eating... so it's not surprising, but disheartening none the less.

My goal for this week is to get back on track with exercising. Some cardio every day (at least 20 min). And not let the weekend completely sabotage me like it did this past week.

As for you all, cds2327, fantastic job! 4 pounds! Weight loss certainly isn't always consistent... I bet it feels good after the last couple of weeks.

Blombie, that's a crap ton of of calories to lose in the Zumba class! Fantastic! Congrats on the weight loss this week.

Pinbot, I know how you feel about this week. Not a good eating week for me, and I feel lucky that I only was a +1. Next week will be good... I have a feeling!

-Kristina

Good morning all!
Heather keep up the great job!
I stood at 277 I may need to change my exercise routine but as long as my clothes still feels lose and not tight it's all good!
Have a great weekend and keep all the good work!
Charlie

Hi Malibootie! Welcome to the journey to onederland!!!

Sounds like quite a few of us stayed right about the same this week.... as long as we keep on going, I won't be surprised if next week is a good week for a lot of us. I remember when I did weight watchers a few years back, my weight loss would fluctuate from a few pounds lost to nothing or gaining a bit the next week. Just as long as the overall trend is down!

When I put my jeans on this morning just out of the dryer, they felt looser than normal. Yes! Even since Monday when I last washed them. I took my measurements at the beginning of the month. I'll need to remeasure right around our short-term Thanksgiving goal and see where I am.

I hope you all have a good weekend! Any big plans? Nothing much going on here. I need to start thinking about what to eat, so I don't sabotage like I did last weekend. Also, do some form of cardio each day.

-Kristina

eeep! Olive Garden can be deadly! I'm sure dressing on the side will help. Not that I really ever do this (haha), but i hear instead of dipping your salad in the dressing, dip your fork in it, then stab some lettuce and repeat! I would try and fill up on the salad to try and pass up some of the more caloric stuff. I think having a breadstick is fine, as long as you know you can keep yourself to just one. Maybe forgo the croutons for the breadstick, or forget the breadsticks and have croutons? I know I have a hard time just stopping. Don't know if there are different size plates, sometimes taking a smaller one can help. The big thing is just watching the portion sizes of the caloric stuff. It's SO TOUGH!

Your Zumba class sounds great. And holy calorie burning Batman! I'll have to investigate if they have classes in my town. I'm sure they do... it's just the ability to join. So, the HRM arrived safe and sound and is already getting use, eh? I might need to invest in one.

It's helpful that you know already about how many calories your class will burn and you can anticipate somewhat how many calories the lunch will be. Try and offset some of the calories at other meals of the day. Plus, you can go over... just try and be extra healthy the rest of the week! That's how I view my Monday night pub trivia night. Pub food one night is okay... have to be good the rest of the week!

sorry guys i know i dont give the best motivation!

some days we are good at giving motivation.....some days we need to receive motivation.

thats why theres a big group of us!!