Over 200 Club Losing it for the Holidays!!!(Open Group)
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Okie dokie schmokies - :bigsmile:
I did pretty well over the weekend. I only went over one day in protein and stayed within my calorie range. I still haven't set up a consistent exercise plan and that is one of my goals this week.
Today I am a tiny bit under on cals, getting my 64 oz. in as a type, & did 10 mins of slow walking. I am proud that I am able to stand longer with my students to teach them their Michael Jackson choreography. LOL. Yes, seriously, I am a music teacher and my 4th, 5th and 6th graders are performing a MJ revue in December! :noway: Today I stood for TWO HOURS dancing with them. Um, hey, wait, that is exercise! ROFL I never think of classwork as exercise, but OK, I'll take it! :laugh:
Stephanie - I am proud of how you are making smarter choices. Weighing and measuring - wow. I need to get a grip on that.
awestfall - ouch on the teeth.
Thank goodness for insurance, though. And about the sodium issue - you know, I never really thought about how sodium can really throw a weigh in. Glad you're thinking about solutions. :happy:
havingitall - welcome! I am actually probably supposed to be in that over 300 group, but I really like this one! (please don't throw me to the curb, my new supportive friends!)
lstpaul - I agree with Mamma. The day ain't over 'til it's over!0 -
Cal: Not sure...too lazy to add it up but pretty sure I did ok
Exercise: no but I did play with my niece
Water: No but I will down one bottle before I go to bed
Proud: I didn't panic and flip out....I am stressing soo much over school0 -
Calories - 1570, maybe getting a little snack still.
Water - 16 oz
Exercise - 20 min on elliptical
Proud of today : That I am doing good getting back on track , work was very stressful, and still got on the elliptical and ate good.
Very down today, I got email from my sister with pics from her wedding on sept 19th...very depressing seeing myself...Do you ever feel like you are smaller than you are. I know I am large, but seeing a picture just seems like I am bigger than I feel....I look soo huge next to my little sisters...makes me just want to cry :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: I don't want to be that big any more...that was about 12 lbs more than I and i know that I am in a better place cause that was over 300 and now I am under 300...just having a little pitty party0 -
calories: yes 1330
exersice: no
water: yes
proud of: Really wanted seconds at dinner and didn't. Oh how I love food, yummy warm comfort food.0 -
11.16.09
Calories: 1259
Exercise: Not today. And I have so many different excuses.
Water: At least 88oz
Proud: I had a super stressful day at work and tons of bad food around to eat but I stayed on track well. One of our employees passed away over the weekend (I work in HR). I'm not so great dealing with death and talking to the children of the employee today really got to me especially since they are my age.
I really don't like my job 90% of the time but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to go back to school to get my master's without going into a ton of student loan debt. :ohwell: I'm sorry to unload here, it's just been a not-so-good couple of months at work. :ohwell:
On a much lighter note, I can hardly believe how much my pants were falling off of me at work! These are the pair of pants I had stopped wearing because they were so tight and uncomfortable 3 months ago! Yay!
And I made an awesome low calorie, low sodium dinner. I love curry - yum!0 -
Way to go on the pants falling off you !!!!! Sorry about the job.
Off to work...or more like back to work...i worked for about an hr at 5 am ...took the girls to school and now back to work...oh yay..fun ...yippeee.0 -
Good morning!
I have already been to the gym and did 40 minutes on the elliptical. I have my pool fitness class tonight too. I have had a good start with my water and meals are all planned out to be healthy.
Last night, my teenage daughter was causing all kinds of uproar in the house. Usually that sort of thing sent me for ice cream or a glass of wine. Last night I had a cup of herbal tea and that was my success!
Hope you all have great days!0 -
Mornin' ladies.
WHEW! The scale moved today. From 243.8 to 241.4. And I went ahead and changed my ticker because I haven't been able to for 2 weeks. I hadn't weighed in a few days because I was getting a little frustrated. It's all a little strange to me, though. I really busted my butt over the last 2 weeks working out & eating well & didn't lose anything. Then, I didn't do any intentional strenuous exercise Sunday or Monday and I ate pretty poorly Friday and Sunday and I dropped 2.4 pounds in 4 days. :huh:
Maybe my body isn't ready for running & it's been freaking out & retaining all kinds of water when I do it? Maybe my body likes it when I "shock" my metabolism by eating 1900 calories in a day? Or maybe it was just a normal little mini-plateau?
I guess I'll just keep doing what I've been doing (I mean, not what I've been doing over the last few days :laugh: but what I've been doing overall).0 -
way to go on the 2.4 lbs
I am not going to meet my thanksgiving goal of 292 :sad: :sad: since thanksgiving is in like a week...Hoping maybe possibly I can be back down to 295 (what I was a few weeks ago) and I will be good with that.
uggg..back to work i go.0 -
lildebbie: I know EXACTLY what you mean about thinking your are smaller than you are ... I think I've been in complete denial for the last 20 years and when I see a photo of myself it is a real shock ... I think it's part of why I struggle with weight loss - a part of me wants to think that I don't need to lose weight because I'm still that thin girl I was in high school (far from it :grumble: ).
congrats jlb123!
check in for yesterday:
calories: considering that I ate all my calories by lunch ... I did ok , I was over by 400 though
exercise: I did about 20 minutes of cleaning, but no walking when I should have - during my kids activities
water: ok - 50 oz
proud: ate a fairly small dinner after blowing it earlier in the day0 -
Hey Girls,
zora, we would never throw ya out. We
you and want you here!!!!
lildebbie, I hate reflective glass on stores because I look:noway: and wonder who's big butt that is following me around:laugh: :sad: :laugh: :sad:
jlb, congrats on the pants thing. Don't forget your belt we would not want any exposure to occur at work:embarassed:
lstpaul, I am proud of you for not letting the whole day be shot. You did good at dinner and you are awesome at exercise all the time. I am proud of ya. today is a new day:flowerforyou:
havingitall, I have a teenage daughter and a pre-teen daughter and I know that they can drive you to eat:laugh: :laugh: So great job on the herbal tea. We tease our daughter, when she was born in 1993 there was a cartoon called the animaniacs. It had several short cartoons and one of them was Katie Kaboom and it was about a teenage girl, that would blow up easily . Anyways I included a link. I think all parents of teenage girls should see this cartoon so they could just laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWcNcJuTHVo 0 -
Doing well today >>I will check in wih numbers later on.0
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Hey Girls,
havingitall, I have a teenage daughter and a pre-teen daughter and I know that they can drive you to eat:laugh: :laugh: So great job on the herbal tea. We tease our daughter, when she was born in 1993 there was a cartoon called the animaniacs. It had several short cartoons and one of them was Katie Kaboom and it was about a teenage girl, that would blow up easily . Anyways I included a link. I think all parents of teenage girls should see this cartoon so they could just laugh.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWcNcJuTHVo
Oh how I know what you mean.. cute link.. although, I think it applies to all teenagers girls and boys. I have 3 teenagers stepdaughter 16, daughter 14 and son 16 and they all cause STRESS.. I can't wait until I get smart again someday!:ohwell:
so far today has gone pretty well.. I am going to have to push the water or I am not going to make it slacked this morning :grumble: . Tonight we are going to a Honor Society Ceremony (My 14 year old made it) :happy: But for now I am getting ready to go and hit our exercise room.. check in later
Hope all is going well for the rest of you!0 -
Wow lildebbie & istpaul, that is how I feel most of the time. You two hit it on the head. Because I buy clothes that fit well, I never feel fat, I just keep buying bigger clothes.
When I see pictures of myself I'm SHOCKED! However, I have to admit that this is the biggest I've been my whole life, and I can feel a difference about how people look at me now. I can tell they are looking at me like "holy crap, she's gotten so big", I can see it in their eyes.
The fact that my Mom, who never says anything, was very encouraged that I joined the gym again was telling. She expressed how she doesn't want to see me end up with diabetes & HBP like her. I think that was my slap of reality when she actually said something to me, even though it was in a nice and positive way.0 -
I am so proud of everyone here. It takes a lot of hard work to change your life, and see you all doing each day. Even if it is in small steps (or somedays backwards steps...LOL) was are all making better choices and changing our lives.
so far today I am on track for calories and exercise, but I am going to hare to push harder on the water today. I will check in later with my numbers.0 -
Thank you jennbarrette - I was feeling kind of down and frustrated today because I'm been having so much trouble controlling my eating the last month or so ... but you reminded me that at least I'm still here, and still trying. I AM making positive changes, even if sometimes I slide back into old habits ... and I WILL accomplish my goals - even if it is slow going sometimes.
Tonight I'm going to the Y to workout for 90 minutes ... and a year ago that would have been a lot harder than it will be tonight. Unfortunately I have already eaten about 1500 calories again today ... but fortunately I will burn about 1500 calories tonight, so that will give me more to have a 'normal' dinner tonight.... but my goal is to make good food choices and not eat all my workout calories (especially since I won't be eating again until about 9:00pm). I'm behind on water too ... working on it.0 -
Hey Girls,
havingitall, I have a teenage daughter and a pre-teen daughter and I know that they can drive you to eat:laugh: :laugh: So great job on the herbal tea. We tease our daughter, when she was born in 1993 there was a cartoon called the animaniacs. It had several short cartoons and one of them was Katie Kaboom and it was about a teenage girl, that would blow up easily . Anyways I included a link. I think all parents of teenage girls should see this cartoon so they could just laugh.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWcNcJuTHVo
Oh how I know what you mean.. cute link.. although, I think it applies to all teenagers girls and boys. I have 3 teenagers stepdaughter 16, daughter 14 and son 16 and they all cause STRESS.. I can't wait until I get smart again someday!:ohwell:
so far today has gone pretty well.. I am going to have to push the water or I am not going to make it slacked this morning :grumble: . Tonight we are going to a Honor Society Ceremony (My 14 year old made it) :happy: But for now I am getting ready to go and hit our exercise room.. check in later
Hope all is going well for the rest of you!
There are more on you tube. If you really want to irritate the teenagers send them links to watch it.:laugh: Congrats on your 14 year old. Job well done. I love it when kids do the right thing.
My 3 oldest children are girls. My son has 9 years before he is a teenager, I was hoping they were easier and that they just ate more.:grumble: :laugh: i guess not:ohwell:0 -
Hello Ladies,
Today has been one of those days that I am hungry ALL DAY. I have managed the calories but it has been a battle of my will. I have dull headache and I feel very irratable tonight. Hopefully I will be able to go to bed early and my family won't suffer. Have dinner ready then I will be out of the kitchen for the night. Looking for an easier day tomorrow.
calories: yes 1420
exersice: yes
water: yes
proud of: having an apple in the morning and trail mix in the afternoon to help have healthier snacking.0 -
calories - over my 6, and I ate all my exercise calories...
water - over 64 oz
exercise - 1 hr, mix of Biggest Loser video game, and walking
I wish I could eat as few calories as you guys do :frown: I was a little over 2000 today.0 -
calories: yes 1200
water: yes 8 glasses (finally made it past 6)
exercise: yes @ the gym
proud: no wine tonight 0 -
Had a pretty good day today...
Stayed within my caloric intake with a few to spare
Did work out although, I really need to get a heart rate monitor as I think I was interrupted at least 8 times over the course of 2 hours.. not sure of the quality workout I got :grumble:
Water.. well today I did not make my gallon I usually do.. I believe I got about 80 oz :ohwell: :ohwell:
Proud.. Today I am proud that at my daughters Honor Society Ceremony, I only ate 1/4 of the macadamean nut cookie. ( I so... wanted to eat the whole thing :devil: ):happy:
I am hoping tomorrow my workout goes better.. I am going to have to learn to turn the phone off when I am trying to work out.. Sometimes I feel like people are pulling me 10 different directions. ugh:frown:
Well.. I am getting pretty sleepy so, I am off to dream land.. Hope everyone else had a great day today! :yawn:0 -
I am impressed at everyone's willpower!
lildeb- I know what you mean about the pics. I was devastated last year when someone showed me a pic from my birthday dinner. I swear someone replaced me with Java the Hut! :noway: And I hate it when I know that people are thinking or SAYING, "What a shame, she has such a pretty face." :explode:
I did very well today. Danced with my students again, on and off for 1.5 hours. I can't believe I am standing that long, let alone moving! :huh: Seriously, it is close to a miracle!
Cals: stayed within the limit
H2O: all 64 oz. but right now I feel like I could float down the Mississippi.
Exercise: good for me!
Proud: I stayed within my calorie range and I am FULL! I think this has a lot to do with the water!!! :drinker:0 -
Hey guys sorry I have been away, I am trying to keep up with all of this. Haven't gained any weight though, so that is a good thing. I have been keeping myself busy crocheting for Christmas, I allready have 3 scarf and beanie sets down, 5 more to go so I am already ahead of my game.
Been getting stuff done in school (just 2 more weeks yayyyy) and work. Glad to see everyone is doing so well, hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving next week, I am going to be going up to Washington to spend the holiday with my boyfriends family. I can't wait for the little break.
Wondering, does anyone have any low cal baking recipes for me (I do not discriminate, cookies, pies,cakes) lol!!!
thx friends
Andrea0 -
11.16.09 (edit: Wow, I just realized I'm a day behind. This is for yesterday, 11.17! :laugh: All morning I thought today was Tuesday.)
Calories: 1200
Exercise: 347 burned (50 minute brisk walk)
Water: at least 80oz
Proud: Had a great day with my food calories!
My weight is finally dropping. I seriously think I was trying too hard. Can you really try TOO hard? I eased up on myself, especially with the exercise, and the pounds just melt away. That's so wrong!
Just when I started thinking I may not make my Thanksgiving goal, it looks like I may actually hit it a week early! :drinker: Not sure if I'll make my New Year's goal, but I'm going to keep striving for the 225. My original goal was 230, though, so I'll still be super happy to hit that.0 -
Oh my gosh!
My supervisor just came into my office and looked at me with a really serious expression and then said "You are looking FABULOUS! Seriously, are you melting away?!"
:bigsmile: :happy: :bigsmile: :happy: :bigsmile:0 -
jlb123 What a compliment! Keep it up. I have wondered how long it will take until someone will notice a change in me. I am happy for you.:flowerforyou:0
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Good Morning gals,
checking in
calories high 1900
exercise not that much
water yes
I am proud that I am not going to quit
Andrea, glad to see you!!!!!!!
jlb123, that is such a nice compliment
Girls have a great day.0 -
Hello ladies...checking in from yesterday:
Cal: not too sure but I had a semi healthy chinese food meal...ate mostly veggies, even though it included alot of yummy greasy sauce and an egg roll...I needed it, but now I am back on
Exercise: Took the long way to my car...about a 15-20 min walk, did it fast cuz I was angry too
Water: I try soo hard to intake my water but I pee like every hour whenever I get close to 64 oz.
Proud: That I didn't flip out on my professor for not showing up for class
Goals for today....a 30-40 min workout on the elliptical and study for my Human sexuality test on Monday0 -
Oh my gosh!
My supervisor just came into my office and looked at me with a really serious expression and then said "You are looking FABULOUS! Seriously, are you melting away?!"
:bigsmile: :happy: :bigsmile: :happy: :bigsmile:
FABULOUS!0 -
checking in for yesterday:
calories: ok ... but ate almost all my exercise calories (and there were alot)
exercise: very good - 90 minutes at the Y
water: good 64oz
proud: I'm in a really good exercise groove 3 days a week at the Y - I almost never miss those days... but now I just need to figure out how to get in exercise the other days.0
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