Goal Getting....my journey....lmhall2000

[Tera]

Hey Tara!! Congratulations getting into the 170's again!! Say GOOD-BYE to the 180's, because I know you won't be seeing them again.

How fun for you to be in a wedding. You'll definitely have something to shoot for there and I bet everyone will be so surprised to see the NEW you :teeth:

[lmhall2000]

7/7/05.....179.2


Legs still sore from mulching our TN house...but I walked 4.3 miles Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and will start doing all five weekdays next week. It really helps me stick to my eating when I get my walks in...we're clipping along at a 1 hour and 10 minute pace so it's pretty fast for me.

I'm going to try slimfast two meals a day this whole week and see how that affects the scale...the low carb thing helps curb my appetite for carbs but it also makes me very constipated (had to share) and slimfast helps with that a bit.

I'm officially into my first week of 12 weeks before I have to wear a sleeveless bridesmaid dress...eek! Going to do 15 minutes of upper arm exercises daily to try and make an impact on the flab folks will see hanging off my shoulders.

I'm going to lose 24 pounds in 12 weeks...I just have to keep telling myself that! :) I'm soooooooo ready to get these 24 pounds GONE!!!!

Tara

[calena]

Two lbs a week is doable. It just takes discipline! I am telling myself the same thing. I want to lose 15 by dnephew's wedding... so I am behind ya! What upper arm exercises are you doing? My arms are so flabby too. I looked at myself on the weekend and was not impressed. Legs are better, face is better, but arms are flabby. DH also took us tubing yesterday and we were knocked out and my arms are not strong for swimming against the waves in a life jacket! I've always had weak arms. So... we have similar goals!

[lmhall2000]

Upper arm exercises to the rescue!!! :)

Exercise one: PUSH UPS!!! Start out doing as many as you can either the long way or on your knees. Build up so that you can do 30+ without stopping.

Exercise two: Bicep curls....use 3-5-10 pound weights and do 3 sets of 12 on each arm.

Exercise three: Triceps press..lay down on the ground with weights and have your elbows pointing to the ceiling with your hands above/behind your head on the ground...pull your hands up to the ceiling and back down.

Exercise four: pectoral press...find a bench or sofa arm to lay one knee on and one leg straight and your upper body at a 45 degree angle...hold a weight down in front of you and pull your elbow up as far behind your back as you can. then back down and up again.

Exercise five: Shoulder press...hold weights down in front of you in both hands...keeping arms straight..pull the weights straight out in front all the way until your arms are parallel to the ground then lower. For more effect try and pull them 2-3 inches above shoulder height.

Do each exercise for atleast 3sets of 12 reps atleast 5x a week and in 6 weeks you'll see great strong arms that don't look bulky just shapely! :)

Tara

[lmhall2000]

7/14/05.....176.8

YEAH!!! A loss this week of 2.4 pounds!!! And I'm still on TOM!!! That's a huge loss for me to have when TOM is here! :) Pushing on down to the 150's!!!

Tara

[Tera]

Great job Tara!!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

You've definitely kissed those 180's good-bye. Next.... HELLO 160's!!!!

[lmhall2000]

First day of the nine week MAKEOVER!!! :) Nine weeks to the day before I have to walk down an aisle in a sleeveless bridesmaid dress!!! It zips right now but having 15-20 pounds off will really make it look and feel that much better!!!

My plan....walk 4.3 miles 6 days a week, do cardio pilates 2x a week...if it rains, do cardio pilates instead of walk. take first two weeks and do two slimfasts a day and a good meal. Then for variety make each day a two slimfast day or a low carb day....that will help kick it up a bit and keep me from binging...I measured today and will measure every two weeks...I've had 2 road trips the past two weekends so the scale went up a bit....I'm starting out this 9 week MAKEOVER at
178.4

Day 63 till B-DAY (Bridesmaid dress day):

4.3 mile walk COMPLETED
slimfast COMPLETED

Only 62 more days to go

Tara

[NYcpa]

Glad to see you back posting in your journal. Keep with the determination and you will be the weight you want for the wedding.

Keep walking and drink your water.

[lillygator]

Hi Tara!! Looks like you have a great plan to meet your goal! and 9 weeks is a good amount of time! You can do it! :cheer2:

[lmhall2000]

Thanks guys!!! Well, I didn't manage a slimfast for lunch..while making my dd's ham/cheese sandwich on wheat I just had to have half...I stuck to half and I do allow myself 150 calories to blow a day on whatever the hey I want and today was 1/2 a nutter bar...tonight will be cole slaw (vinegar based), strawberries and cheeseburger. YUM!

I'll probably weigh daily until the first 30 days are passed to keep me faithful to my 9 week boot camp! :)

Tara

[Cruise04]

:wave2:

Way to go on the plan. And I agree 9 weeks is definitely enough time!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Tera]

Hey Tara -

Sounds like you have a great plan in place and I know you are determined enough to get there. Keep working hard and drinking that water and you'll be posting pictures in that dress :flower:

[lmhall2000]

So far sooo good...I've managed to do my 4.3 mile walk 3 days in a row..and Sunday even managed a few laps in the pool. I only had one slimfast each day and had a very small lunch and a good dinner...but I did have 3 150 calorie cheats on Saturday...my 6 year old can never eat a double nutter bar so when she opens a package she always brings me the other one...but yesterday I made it through with just one which I'm okay with. I still am keeping my calories under 1500 (except for Saturday, I'm sure) and am feeling energetic...

I'll weigh several times a week to keep on check but M-F I seem to have no problem cheating with eating...it's the weekends...so hopefully this week will show a 2 pound loss! That's what I'm shooting for..but also when I up my walking (it'll be over 25 miles this week if it goes as planned) it seems the scales stall for a few weeks while I'm adding muscle..hope I can lose and gain muscle, too.

Down to GOAL!!!
Tara

Tera...how are you feeling with your weight? Do you have an idea of what goal will be for you? I'm really thinking 145 would be best for me. As long as I can comfortably wear 8's and a few 10's I'll call it quits...just don't know what that number will be! :)

[Tera]

Tara - You go girl!!! There is such determination in your posts. Keep it up!!!

I'm getting there with my weight. I still have so much on my butt/legs that I know I need to lose another 10 pounds at least. I'm about 151 because of our vacation, but should be back in the 140's in another week. My heighest weight range for WW is 145 and I think I might shoot for that with them, but I'd like to be at 135 for my own personal goal. I always thought once I got into size 10's, I'd be thrilled, but I'm shooting for size 6. I can wear a size 8 stretched, so I know once I lose another 10 pounds, a 6 should be pretty close. You just have to find your comfort zone. You'll know when you get there :teeth:

[lmhall2000]

Part one of my 9 week makeover is complete!!!

I walked 25.8 miles this week!!!!!

I was not so good on the eating...some days were good others my body just craved carbs so I don't expect a big loss this week but the change I feel in my body (leaner calves, stronger thighs, smaller arms) will be worth it.

For the week 8 of my makeover I plan to keep walking the 25.8 miles (calling it my marathon weekly makeover plan) and add in 2 days of cardio pilates...plus I'll be very focused on my eating and try to cut out the sugars and add more fresh veggies and fruit...plus drinking more water...that I have been HORRIBLE at!

I saw a lady last night on FIT TV who lost 28.8 pounds in 8 weeks and lost tons of inches...she worked out like a fiend and really watched her food....it was inspiring...I'll shoot for 15-20 pounds but I liked how her arms looked with all those free weights so I"m going to try to do 15 minutes a day of that.

Tara

[lillygator]

wow - great job!!! I would live to tone up my arms too. Did that program show specific exercises?

[lmhall2000]

Hey!

The arm exercises she did were intense and immense! :) Some that I remember were...
1. Lat pull downs
2. Bicep curls
3. Triceps press
4. Some apparatus hooked to her waist where she then had to "crawl" her way up an incline before the hook pulled her back.
5. Free weight cross-swings...you hold the weights in both hands then cross them in front of you and up using your shoulders

She had some really defined arm muscles...I'm sticking to the 5 exercises Oprah shows on her website under her boot camp...they really seem to work, too!

Tara

[Tera]

Hey Tara - Great job getting those miles in. You sound so determined.

Keep up the great work and I know you'll be getting to your goal soon.

Have a great weekend!!

[Cruise04]

Good job on getting those miles in - that amount of miles is almost what it is from my driveway to my dads driveway!!!!! LOL

Keep up the good work!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[lmhall2000]

Thanks guys!!! I'm feeling it today...I skipped Saturday's workout- had a surprise party to throw and it zapped all my time...and today we woke up late and rushed to church and I just woke from a long nap. I started TOM on Saturday (weigh in day) and was up 1.6 pounds...ugh! But the good news is I can tell I've whittled my thighs and hips...clothes are looser...so this week I'm pushing for a good sized loss.

So I'm gettting aggressive and shooting for a 3.8 pound loss so I can grab that 65 pound clippie.

Will walk MTWHFS and fit in some cardio pilates to help stretch these tight hamstrings.

And will do slimfast 2x daily those days just to help curb this raging appetite I have from all this walking! :)

On to GOAL!
Tara

[calena]

I like the 9-week makeover plan. It sounds like a great goal. How much weight have you lost already? Almost 65 lbs? I was just confused by the ticker and the mention of the 65 lbs.

[lmhall2000]

Hey Calena!!! I had lost 65 pounds...but saw 176 for just a second...so I'm trying to reclaim my 65 pound clippie...I'm just shy of reclaiming it. I want to be well into the 160's by my birthday on 9/13...so I'm hoping all this walking will kick me up there! :)

I walked 4.3 miles this am in 1 hour and 7 minutes...if we shave 3 more minutes off we'll be maintaining a 15 minute walk...whew!! My legs are feeling it! :) I also started my arm routine...they're sore but I know they'll love the way they look in 8 more weeks! :)

Had bacon/eggs for breakfast and grape juice..lunch will be slimfast and dinner will probably be salad and chicken.

Tara

[Cruise04]

You must be getting close to that 65 pound clippie - hope you are doing okay!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[lmhall2000]

YEAH!!! I grabbed that 65 pound clippie!!! Granted I weighed 176.8...but I did see 176 on the scale so I'm claiming it!! I have completed 3 weeks of walking 26 miles and interestingly the first two weeks showed a gain of a pound or a loss of a pound...this time I lost 3 pounds so I think my muscle exchange has balanced itself out and will not start burning the poundage off..

I have not been consistent with my arm exercises...trying to make that a priority this week...I'm doing boy style push ups and am up to 11...blech! But I am doing curls/lat/triceps moves that hopefully will strengthen me.

Goal for this week is to add more water in..some days I get less than a cup in! Pitiful! But I am getting skim milk or unsweet tea in...or fruit..but I need to get better with the water!!! :)

YEAH!!!! Finally going to kick myself out of the 170's!!!! :)
Tara

[lajones81]

Tara! Woot woot!

Time for a clippie party! :)

:banana: :cheer2: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :moped: :cool1: :dancer: :thewave: :jumping2: :jumping3:

[Tera]

Congratulations Tara!!!! WEIGH to go on getting that 65 pound clippie... it looks so good on you ;) Keep up the great work :teeth:

[lmhall2000]

I'm on a quest for weekly NEW NUMBERS...meaning numbers that I haven't seen in over 10 years!!! Today was a NEW NUMBER weigh in day!!!

175.8

YAHOO!!! Still maintaining my 26 miles walked each week!!! So even though the scale doesn't go more than a pound or two each week my body is really whittling itself and I love how my clothes are fitting...LOOSELY!!!!

Tara

[lmhall2000]

Today was a GREAT day! I tried on my "goal" jeans (the ones I bought on sale and said, man if I ever can fit into these and have them slip on I'll be at GOAL!)..well they actually pulled on and ZIPPED!!! I didn't even have to lay down to do it...granted on that doesn't qualify as a zip but what it does tell me is that I'm now 20 pounds away from GOAL! 20 pounds ago I tried on a pair of jeans that I could just barely zip/button and now they're way slippy on me...so I'm hoping the same holds true with the next 20 pounds!!! So I think 155 will be a good weight for me. Hoping that holds true!

Also...I tried on a swimsuit and the bridesmaid dress and both looked pretty good on me...they'll look better with 10 more pounds off but I could have gone to the wedding today and felt good about it!!! All that walking is really shaping my body!!

YAHOO!!! only 2 weeks to Disney and hopefully I'll be 5 pounds thinner by then...Loving getting to goal!!!
Tara

[Cruise04]

I'm thinking you are probably at Disney or on your way home and hoping that you had a great time. And congrats on those jeans a few weeks ago!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[lmhall2000]

Okay, yesterday I weighed 180.4...ugh...but not so ugh...I know I'll never see 180 again. Just returned from a weekend wedding where I fit into a size 12 bridesmaid dress and whew boy was I curvy! :) I'm vowing to get down to the 150's before the end of this year...it's only 21 pounds away...I know I can do this...I'm going to just suck it up and do slimfast 2 meals a day and a good dinner...I also walk 4 miles every morning except Sunday so that should help. We'll see how it goes.

I've been walking that much for over 8 weeks now and can really tell a size difference in my clothes although the scale is kind of the same...so hopefully with really focusing on the slimfast and the walking..I can jump start and get 10 pounds off this month and aim for 5 for November and 5 for December...they're hard months to lose in for me. But I'll be thrilled to finally be in the 150's and we'll see how my clothes fit me at that weight...then determine what my final goal weight will be. But to be below 158 will mean 100 pounds less than my all-time highest...and that's what I'm shooting for right now.

Hope everyone is having a GREAT losing week and I'll weigh in weekly from here to January! :)
Tara

[Tera]

Hey Girlfriend!!

You're still doing wonderful and I know you're focused enough that you're going to hit those 150's by the end of the year.

Have you measured yourself?? Even if the scale isn't moving, you're definitely losing those inches.

Have a great week :flower:

[Cruise04]

Nice to see you and nice to see you are still sticking with it. And way to go on the dress size and sounds like it looked nice on you - that is awesome. Keep up the good work and that 21 pounds will be gone in no time!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris