Over 200 Club Fit for the Holidays (open group)

12.05.09
Calories: 1,369
Exercise: None to speak of, though I did work photographing kids from 9am-2.45pm and that's a pretty physical job.
Water: Oh so bad.
Proud: I'm having a splurge day (why would I be proud about that, you ask? Keep reading! ). I haven't had one in quite some time. Yet look at my calories... haha. Now even my splurge days are good days in the calorie department! (I'm about to eat an entire Oreo Blast from Sonic for dinner!! :laugh:) I'm also proud the scale moved down to 235.4 this morning. I just realized I'm half of the way to being under 200 pounds! I haven't been under 200lbs since probably my Junior year of high school. And even then, I was probably 190-something.


I'm going to get to gulping down some water before bed. I feel a little dehydrated after only drinking about 20oz water today (when normally I drink 80oz+). My knees feel almost 100% so I was going to run today but after I ended up having to work a couple hours longer than planned, and my boyfriend told me I should wait another day until my knees truly felt 100%, I decided to wait to do it tomorrow. It's probably a good idea, I don't want to end up right where I started with them hurting so much again so I think I'm going to try running 2x a week (Sundays & Thursdays) until I think I can comfortably increase to 3x/week.

Jenn - glad you are back...

Glad to see you here, Jenn. You named two of my biggest downfalls - cookies and fast food. :grumble: You can do this! A big step is coming back and logging in your day. :flowerforyou:

dawn - Taco Bell is my ultimate enemy. I can totally relate. 350 is not bad at all for a TB outing! Give yourself some credit - my TB outings go for about 800 cals! :huh:

I think this time of year is very difficult for all of us. I know it is for me. I find that coming here and admitting my food intake helps me a LOT. I learn with every mistake. We can survive the holidays with each other as support, can't we?????

Wow, I can't believe it. I need to edit my calories for the day. 1,225

Why? Because I got a regular sized Oreo Blast. I couldn't eat it all. :noway: About half way through, I thought I was going to die it was so sweet. :sick: Wow - me? Not being able to finish something because it's too sweet? Insanity. I was the kind of fatty who could easily sit down and eat an entire pint of Ben & Jerry's in one sitting. The girl who could easily finish off a giant candy bar at once.

I used to have zero problems finishing off a large Blast. This is good! :drinker:

Hey!

It was nice to get on tonight and read from so many of you.:happy:

zorahope: moving more is the right thing and it is great that you have noticed that it is easier for you. Keep it up. You are doing great.

lildebbie: There are days when I haven't seen my husband much because of long days and if I coment to my Mom about it she always reminds me how glad she is the he has a good job. With the economy the way it is, just remember it could be worse. (This is ment to make you feel better, not depress you.:bigsmile: ) When my kids were little we would make homemade playdough, paint, make macaroni necklace, if you kids are big enough you could teach them how to cut out snowflakes. Make Dad a special love note on color paper. The progects helped pass the time for me and the kids were distratced so they weren't asking EVERY five minutes "when is daddy going to be home". Maybe this will help you too.
Good job on being the biggest looser, and regarding the leg challenge, my arms are thanking you, and legs are thanking you that you didn't throw some redidulas number out there. hee hee I am going to keep working on the arms, but makeing it resonable good grief.:laugh:

jlb123: From what I can tell, you seem to be very consistant with you calories and all. Super duper! You will be under 200 lbs.:flowerforyou:

jenn: Good to see you post. Sorry you weren't apart of the arm challenge. :noway: hee hee I challenged a ridiculous amount and it was hard.:sad: You have come so far and you will continue to do well.:flowerforyou:

dawnann: It is really tuff not go back to old habits that aren't that old. And some days are much harder than others and I haven't figured out why. The more I read posts on really hard days, helps distract me and keeps my mind busy. You will make it through the holidays. I have been given two dozen cookies and talk about tempting! I took a bite of sugar cookie and it wasn't at all enjoyable and even my kids didn't eat them so the next day I through them out. This is huge because I would never throw away treats and also it was a gift. I feel guilty but the calories are not worth it. We will make it through the holidays together. You are not alone.

patrice27: Welcome! I joined Sep 2009 as well. Feel free to join in.

Today was the mock disaster for the C.E.R.T. and what an eye opener. We had Boy Scouts and school children in the disaster. I want to live in Mayberry where the biggest diaster is Aunt Bea's bottled dill pickels tasting like caroseen.

Calories: yes 1300
Exercise: the mock disaster
Water: not enough
Proud of: Finally got our Christmas tree up. (I like it up closer to Thanksgiving.)

Debbie, I am so proud of you coming up on the 20 pound mark!

Thanks for the welcome back. I know I tend to disappear when I am struggling. I have PMDD (basically PMS only a lot worse) and tend to have a really hard time staying on track when I get depressed.

Anyways, today so far - exercise - 30 mins (1.5 miles) walk/jog

Today is my 6 year anniversary, we are going out for dinner and a movie on Tuesday.

glad everyone is digging my challenge...I tried 1 of the exersises earlier, going to be tougher than i thouhg.

I am having such a low low motiviation today...Hubby is at work and it is cold outside and i just want to snack.

lildeb, just keep looking at that ticker - 19! Almost 20! Have that be your motivation this week. :flowerforyou: You can do it! You are doing it!!!

calories: no, under
exercise: no
water: no, way under (that is unlike me)
proud of: not picking in treats

12.06.09
Calories: 1,204
Exercise: 60 minutes on stationary bike - 743 burned
Water: I'm probably at 6 cups now. I don't know why I don't drink enough water on the weekends.
Proud: I'm 1 pound away from no longer being "morbidly obese." What a horrible term.