No More Excuses - Week 5
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Just a quick run by before my daughter has my head for keeping her off her "shopping" experience too long. I hope you are all doing well. I am glad to hear of all the success and love the new pic Amanda. I am proud of the changes I am reading about. As a side note - I feel super supported even though I can't check in as often as I'd like. Keep up the good work guys. I am here if you need me...Christy0
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Hi All;
Dragonfly....Welcome....I think you will enjoy the group. Jump in and just say what's on your mind!!!
YIPEE!!!!! I made it to Curves today..... It was definately not a huge work out, but it sure felt good to get back at it. Tomorrow I will get a little stronger and hopefully will be back to my old routine next week!
So I didn't have to worry about my Christmas luncheon as bad as I thought....Got my plate and all of a sudden was afraid to eat again because I was sick to my stomach again!!!! So took just a couple of bines and enjoyed the company. Brought my lunch home and by dinner time I was ready to eat it!
Sounds like everyone is getting back on track after some tough times which is great. Amanda....loved the story! :happy:
Well, I think my bed is calling me! Have restful night everyone!
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Good morning all...Had fun last night with the family. We went to see Christmas lights, saw Santa Claus, roasted marshmallows and had hot chocolate by an open fire. It was great. We had fast food for supper but I still had 10 calories left. My goal today is to drink more water. That is a big problem for me. I love tea. I changed to Splenda but I drink A LOT of tea.
Jack...Congrats on the run and the weight loss. The sodium and not enough water is a biggee for me too.
Christy...Hey, glad you are well.
Ann...Glad you are feeling better. That bug really got you, huh?
Running girl...I wish my husband would throw my scale away. Every morning I get up, go to the bathroom and get on the scale. I think I am obsessed.
Have a great day everybody...Yipee it is Friday
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Running girl...I wish my husband would throw my scale away. Every morning I get up, go to the bathroom and get on the scale. I think I am obsessed.
Tammy.....I am so glad I am not the only one! That is exactly my routine as well. I always tell myself it is not necessary and I shouldn't be doing it! HMMMMMM...Self talk is not doing me any good!
Roasting marshmallows is a favorite of mine and really they aren't all that high in calories. It's when you add the chocolate, and the graham crackers........OOOPS!!!!!
We are still frigid here this morning! Drinking my coffee and trying to get motivated for the day. The day after a board meeting is pretty relaxed usually so I am hoping for it today!! However, my office looks like a tornado came through it so I think I will get excersice today just trying to clean it!
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Good Morning Everyone!
Today I'm in a fantastic mood. Yesterday I stayed well within my calories and had a great morning workout. Everyday is a little easier to stay away from tempting food. Tomorrow I am meeting my mom up at the Seattle Outlet Malls and I have my eye on this GORGEOUS Christmas dress from Banana Republic that is 40% off. It's silver, short, and just beautiful. Back when I was 230+lbs I wouldn't dream of wearing a dress. Now I wear them whenever I can.
It's going to be a challenge - going home for the holidays and spending the next year living with my parents and 17 year old brother while my husband is deployed. Challenging in a good way. I know I can stay on track. It'll just take a little more effort.
Well I hope that everyone has a great and happy Friday. Weigh-in is in 2 days. I'm pretty stoked to see what progress I have made this week. I'm aiming for 3lbs. Lofty goal, but very doable.
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Good Morning Everyone!! I just finished my exercise for today while my hubby is still home to watch our 2 year old son. I am tired but I feel absoultly great. I love to exercise now!!!!!!!! I hope you all have a great day also!!! :flowerforyou:0
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Hey everyone
Hope your all enjoying your Fridays. I am so glad it is the weekend! I am feeling good tonight after doing my run and having a great dinner (broccoli and tofu stir fry with lots of chilli mmmm). I don't expect to see any loss this week really but I am back on track tonight and have lots of exercise planned this weekend.
Tam - W5D1 was not so bad, I kinda found it easier doing less intervals. It only gets harder this week tho - not sure how I am supposed to run for 20 mins in just a few days!
Runningirl - that's such an inspirational story about how you started running, thanks for sharing!
Keep up the good work everyone!
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Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around for the last couple of days. I'm really sorry to hear that some of you have been sick this week, but hopefully you'll all be well enough to enjoy the weekend.
Dragonfly - welcome to the group. I've found in the short time we've been together that this is truly a group of like-minded people. We all have ups and downs and other members have given me brilliant support and never knocked me back when I've had a bit of a wobbly.
The parties in my classes went really well - especially the one on Wednesday afternoon. I've never seen so much wonderful home cooking from around the globe . . . and to see a big group of women from all different countries having fun, chatting and dancing together really made me realise why I do the job I do.
I did manage to stick to my resolution not to eat excessively at the parties but then my lovely students filled up boxes of stuff for me to bring home . . . and I continued grazing in the evening. I'm having a bit of a detox day today while my tum recovers from eathing how I used to!
I can really relate to what some of you were saying about the first time you ran for 5 minutes. I've just achieved that and I'm sooooo proud of myself. I never used to run at all when I used the treadmills at the gym - I was far too self-conscious. Now I've managed to run for 6 minutes as part of my 40 minute session and I couldn't be happier. Running girl - your accomplishment is something I aspire to!!
Right - I'm off to pick up my younger little treasure from the stables, then I'm coming home and getting on the treadmill. Hope everyone's having a great Friday.
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Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around for the last couple of days. I'm really sorry to hear that some of you have been sick this week, but hopefully you'll all be well enough to enjoy the weekend.
Dragonfly - welcome to the group. I've found in the short time we've been together that this is truly a group of like-minded people. We all have ups and downs and other members have given me brilliant support and never knocked me back when I've had a bit of a wobbly.
The parties in my classes went really well - especially the one on Wednesday afternoon. I've never seen so much wonderful home cooking from around the globe . . . and to see a big group of women from all different countries having fun, chatting and dancing together really made me realise why I do the job I do.
I did manage to stick to my resolution not to eat excessively at the parties but then my lovely students filled up boxes of stuff for me to bring home . . . and I continued grazing in the evening. I'm having a bit of a detox day today while my tum recovers from eathing how I used to!
I can really relate to what some of you were saying about the first time you ran for 5 minutes. I've just achieved that and I'm sooooo proud of myself. I never used to run at all when I used the treadmills at the gym - I was far too self-conscious. Now I've managed to run for 6 minutes as part of my 40 minute session and I couldn't be happier. Running girl - your accomplishment is something I aspire to!!
Right - I'm off to pick up my younger little treasure from the stables, then I'm coming home and getting on the treadmill. Hope everyone's having a great Friday.
Alison xx
Alison; I must have missed it somewhere.....What line of work are you in? It sounds extremely interesting...."cooking from around the globe.....women from different countries....." How cool is that?
Good for you for sticking with things. I was in training for the 5 minute run thing.....then got sick and got WAY off track. Plan to start back up though. I, like so many of you, have never been a runner either. New Goal. I hear from friends that it is quite adicting once you get into it.
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Good evening Anne. Shall we do the 5 minute run thing together once you feel better? I thought I'd stick with 5 continuous minutes of running every time for the next few days, then try to start building it up a minute at a time with the aim of getting to 10 minutes within a month. Do you think that's realistic?
Oh - and I teach English to adults in the local community. The area of north London I live in is like the world in miniature - extremely multi-cultural with big communities from Turkey, Somalia, Congo, Bangladesh parts of Eastern Europe etc etc. As I teach during the day my classes are full of women who come to learn while their children are at school. The students are incredibly appreciative and they all get on really well together despite their limited English and major cultural differences!!
OK - treadmill here I come. Catch you all later xx0 -
Hope everybody is having a great day!!! :flowerforyou:0
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Good evening Anne. Shall we do the 5 minute run thing together once you feel better? I thought I'd stick with 5 continuous minutes of running every time for the next few days, then try to start building it up a minute at a time with the aim of getting to 10 minutes within a month. Do you think that's realistic?
Oh - and I teach English to adults in the local community. The area of north London I live in is like the world in miniature - extremely multi-cultural with big communities from Turkey, Somalia, Congo, Bangladesh parts of Eastern Europe etc etc. As I teach during the day my classes are full of women who come to learn while their children are at school. The students are incredibly appreciative and they all get on really well together despite their limited English and major cultural differences!!
OK - treadmill here I come. Catch you all later xx
I taught English for three years in S. Korea to both adults, teenagers and kids. That's cool that you come in contact with so many people from different backgrounds.0 -
Hope everybody is having a great day!!! :flowerforyou:
Hi Amanda. I'm loving your new picture - you look fab!!
Running-girl - teaching English is great fun, except for all of the planning/paperwork etc.0 -
As it stands right now I have a weight gain of 4.5 pounds from last week. Logically I know I didn't consume enough calories for that to happen, but still............0
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I have had a pretty decent week. I made it to the gym today and stayed under my calories but the scale has not budged. I don't think I will be down 2 pounds this week. I am trying to drink more water but I don't like it. I never have and it is very hard for me to stick with it. I am trying to drink less tea and a little more Crystal Light. Maybe just cutting the caffeine will help. I got most of my Christmas shopping finished today, just a few more things to pick up next week. Hope everyone has a great weekend. Will send my weight on Sunday. Sleep well MFP friends.
Amanda...You are probably just retaining fluid if you had a lot of sodium. Don't let it get you down. It will disappear.0 -
Amanda - Don't let the scales get you down. You're right that you can't possibly have gained 4 and a half pounds because that would mean you'd eaten more than 15,000 calories more than you'd burned, and you know you haven't. As you once wisely said to me . . . look at your ticker and keep the bigger picture in mind. I'm sure when Sunday morning comes around you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Tammy - well done on staying within your calories. I can really relate to what you say about drinking water. I'm fine at work where we have water coolers because I love really cold water. At home I tend to drink my water with sugar-free Ribena (which I guess might be something like Crysal Light). As far as I'm concerned as long as I manage to consume more liquids without also having sugar or caffeine, I'm happy.
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Well, I blew it calorie wise today but back on it tomorrow.0
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Roller coaster week for me, started off terrible, but finished very well.
Today, I added two more machines (abs) to my circuit training wokout. I am sure I will be paying for it the next two days.
This week was my 6th week in a row where I have worked out every day Mon-Fri. I am not sure I am getting any stronger, but I can definately run further. The diet is going well, but I can not tell you how much I miss Mexican food and French Fries!!!!!! Kids got McD tonight, and I could practically taste them. I tried the Taco Bell Fresco Menu today, it was ok, but still really high in sodium.0 -
Jack, I understand about Mexican food, I could eat it every day for lunch and dinner and still be happy. I love it all just about. Tacos, enchiladas, tamales, arroz con pollo to name a few. 0
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Jack has a pic, how cool is that. :happy:
Running-girl, did you get your knock them dead dress. How exciting! I bet you will be beautiful in it!
Dragonfly - hi again!!
Laura, getting back on tomorrow is is the important thing. I have had some crappy days this week. Hang in there! :flowerforyou:
Allison, thanks for the encouragement. It is is appreciated!
Tammy, Ann, Amy hope you are all well!
If I forgot anybody I am sorry. Thinking of you all!0 -
Allison, I would love to do the 5 minute run challenge also. Please let me know when you are going to start it!0
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That picture came immediately following an alpine sliding accident where I skid about 50 feet on concrete after my top heavy sled tipped over while going about 20 mph. I look nice and fat in this picture, so I thought it was a good one for this site. I think I was easily over 230 in that picture.0
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Hello everyone!
Allison - Your job sounds very interesting. My fiance is from North Africa and speaks five languages. I am trying to learn Berber which is what his family mostly speaks (in addition to French and Arabic mixed in). My class is actually doing a Christmas Around the World project next week. And Santa is coming on Wednesday to visit. I am so excited....
Laura - Keep your chin up and start fresh tomorrow!! I'll be sending you happy thoughts.
Jack - so nice to see you.
Thanks to everyone for their nice posts and Amanda for her message when I was sick. I can't tell you what it means to me. Keep me in your thoughts. Monday is our final weigh in at work for The Biggest Loser and the competition has dwindled down. I might actually have a chance...:noway:
Have a fab weekend!
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Go Christy with the Biggest Loser competition, Go!0
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Good evening Anne. Shall we do the 5 minute run thing together once you feel better? I thought I'd stick with 5 continuous minutes of running every time for the next few days, then try to start building it up a minute at a time with the aim of getting to 10 minutes within a month. Do you think that's realistic?
Oh - and I teach English to adults in the local community. The area of north London I live in is like the world in miniature - extremely multi-cultural with big communities from Turkey, Somalia, Congo, Bangladesh parts of Eastern Europe etc etc. As I teach during the day my classes are full of women who come to learn while their children are at school. The students are incredibly appreciative and they all get on really well together despite their limited English and major cultural differences!!
OK - treadmill here I come. Catch you all later xx
I would love to do the 5 min run together. What a great idea!!! I think I am up to trying my treadmill today. Thanks for the encouragment.
What a cool job you have! You will have to post pictures of your class. Give them all a Big American Hello for me!!!!
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Hello ladies, it is Saturday morning for me and the first time since Monday afternoon that I haven't felt sick. I am so behind in housework and I have a ton of jewellery orders to complete (I have a home business) so I need to get my husband to take the kids out today so that I can get some work done.
Tomorrow I play soccer so it will be my first workout in a whole week, I rarely go that long without working out!
Good luck with exercise and eating today everyone!!!
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Well, I blew it calorie wise today but back on it tomorrow.
No worries.....Happens to everyone!!! As you said...tomorrow (now today) is a new day. Make the most of it and you will do great!0 -
Roller coaster week for me, started off terrible, but finished very well.
Today, I added two more machines (abs) to my circuit training wokout. I am sure I will be paying for it the next two days.
This week was my 6th week in a row where I have worked out every day Mon-Fri. I am not sure I am getting any stronger, but I can definately run further. The diet is going well, but I can not tell you how much I miss Mexican food and French Fries!!!!!! Kids got McD tonight, and I could practically taste them. I tried the Taco Bell Fresco Menu today, it was ok, but still really high in sodium.
I totally understand about Mexican Food it is my fav.... Don't deprive yourself though because then you will go overboard when you do have some. Take just a little and then move on. There is something said for QUANTITY!!!!!
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Hello everyone!
Allison - Your job sounds very interesting. My fiance is from North Africa and speaks five languages. I am trying to learn Berber which is what his family mostly speaks (in addition to French and Arabic mixed in). My class is actually doing a Christmas Around the World project next week. And Santa is coming on Wednesday to visit. I am so excited....
Laura - Keep your chin up and start fresh tomorrow!! I'll be sending you happy thoughts.
Jack - so nice to see you.
Thanks to everyone for their nice posts and Amanda for her message when I was sick. I can't tell you what it means to me. Keep me in your thoughts. Monday is our final weigh in at work for The Biggest Loser and the competition has dwindled down. I might actually have a chance...:noway:
Have a fab weekend!
Christy
You go GIRL!!!! Can we "call in and vote for you" !!!! Keep us posted on how it comes out. 0 -
Well as you can see.....I'm making up for lost time last night. For some reason my computer was acting strange....those dad gome GREMLINS!!!!
Didn't get much done last night as I was listening to our local Holiday Shoot Out Basketball tournament on the radio. Both our Boys and Girls HS teams were playing. Colby (our 4th) graduated last year and was on the team all 4 years of HS. Their team last year won the championship for the first time in forever. So of course it is still in my blood! They have won their first 2 games and the championship one is today so they have a shot at a 2 in a row victory. That would be cool for those that are seniors. The girls team is not have so much luck. They lost their first 2 so are buying for last or next to last!!!! YUCK! Will have the radio on all day listening as well, but am going to the boys game tonight!!!! Nothing beats being there in person!
My goal for today is to eat right and to get Christmas wrapped up.....litterally! Then to hit the treadmill to see if I am up to the 5 minutes of running.....probably will be more like jogging, but that is a start.
Well....sorry to be so long winded. Everyone have a super fantastic day!
Ann0
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