150 Club....Care to join??? Continued.

[donac]

HI Maria
It has been tough getting back into the swing of working. Being out for 2 weeks and then feeling pretty lousy the next few weeks. I am still on pain medication and won't be off until at least Thanksgiving. Then I am off for a couple of days but if the pain comes back then I have to go back on it. My dr gave me 2 refills.

COngratualtions on starting your training for the marathon. I have been involved with the BL but my thread has been very slow. I need to come back and maybe we could get a few more people.

I have to stay on to hear how you do on the marathon.

I WILL be back soon.
Dona

 

[HockeyKat]

I'm here. Was in the 150s for one brief moment back in July, and self-sabatoged my way back to the high 170s. I recommitted last week, and am trying to get better about posting and such...

 

[NYcpa]

I'm still trying to get through the emotional eating stage. I would like to be a few pounds lighter before going on vacation. My mom an I are going to Hawaii for Christmas. Actually, we are going to see my 2 girls. It just happens to coincide with Christmas.

I PMed Tara. She is doing well but is very stressed. She is still carrying 2 mortgages. She said she would like to get back on the board when her schedule allows.

Maria - keep after the training. I would like to get to the point where I am exercising at least 3 days per week. It is hard coming home from work and do anything but quilting. It is my stress reliever.

Dona - sorry about the shingles. I had them once and remember how miserable I was.

HockeyKat - welcome back. We need to help each other over the hump and make healthy eating and exercise a habit.

I have a MRI of my shoulder scheduled for Friday. I will find out the following Friday if I need to have a 4th surgery on my right shoulder. The ortho thinks the rotator cuff is torn again. I seem to be very bad on my shoulders.

Have a great day everyone. Let's get this thread active again.

 

[clhcpaca]

HI

I'm interested in joining---need the emotional support. I'm doing a weight loss program called "Healthy Inspirations". I meet 3X weekly with a counselor, who weighs me and goes over my food diary. The place has a gym (women only) that includes some machines (bike, treadmills, etc) and a circuit like Curves. There is a recommended diet that they want you to use.....I started about 10 days ago and have lost 9 pounds. I am still adjusting to the different eating habits ---it is sure hard---AND I've deviated from the diet quite a few times. Just need to get my act together. I am exercising for the first time in many, many years. All that water, too.....

I am looking forward to getting, and keeping, some of this weight off


Cindy

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hey Ladies!

I can hardly believe I'm still upright, but that won't last for much longer! I was up before 5 and on the TM today for 3.5 mi. Then I drove for an hour, sat for 5 and drove another hour. I'm beat. The sitting took more out of me than the workout

On the bright side, my 3 days in a row are over. Tomorrow is my rest day, then I just bike for 40 min Friday. Saturday it's 5 mi again. Knock on wood, I haven't missed a day of training since I started our program.

Cindy! -- It sounds like you are on a very intense program, with fabulous results so far! I have to ask -- where is the garlic capital of the world?!

Kathy -- oh my goodness your poor shoulders! It seems like you are always either having or recovering from an operation. I hope you don't need one this time, and if you do I certainly hope it is the last one.

Kat -- It is great to hear from you! I know all about self-sabotage. I seem determined not to let myself see Onderland. It's like I have this mental block. I'm hoping that by the time I finish the Half, I will be very close if not there. I'm burning a ton of calories, I just have to get a better handle on my eating.

Dona -- I am so sorry for what you are going through. I know the shingles are no fun. I have to comment on BL -- I'm having a hard time watching this season because I just can't stand Heba. She is a bully and acts like an entitled princess (JMHO), and I find that it hard to watch her manipulate everyone. I've also heard Jillian's new wii game -- doesn't seem like the right term -- anyway, I've heard it's not very good, which makes me sad. I love Jillian, and if I had her training me every day...I know, we all say that. But I would be afraid to eat candy!

I found a new (to me) 100 cal item -- Twinkie Bites! I'm going to try them before bed. If they taste like the real thing, I'm in!

Everyone have an awesome night and a great tomorrow. I'm off for more training tomorrow, but this time I just have to ride the subway downtown, so no big deal. Still, no computer access, so that's a bummer!

Maria (picture a yawning smilie)

 

[donac]

Hey Ladies!

I can hardly believe I'm still upright, but that won't last for much longer! I was up before 5 and on the TM today for 3.5 mi. Then I drove for an hour, sat for 5 and drove another hour. I'm beat. The sitting took more out of me than the workout
Sitting all day at a conference takes more out of me than teaching 5 classes. My dh says the same thing.

On the bright side, my 3 days in a row are over. Tomorrow is my rest day, then I just bike for 40 min Friday. Saturday it's 5 mi again. Knock on wood, I haven't missed a day of training since I started our program.
Congrats on keeping up with the training.


Cindy! -- It sounds like you are on a very intense program, with fabulous results so far! I have to ask -- where is the garlic capital of the world?!
Welcome Cindy

Kathy -- oh my goodness your poor shoulders! It seems like you are always either having or recovering from an operation. I hope you don't need one this time, and if you do I certainly hope it is the last one.
Kathy Sorry about your shoulder. I know you have had a lot of problems in the past with it. GOod Luck


Kat -- It is great to hear from you! I know all about self-sabotage. I seem determined not to let myself see Onderland. It's like I have this mental block. I'm hoping that by the time I finish the Half, I will be very close if not there. I'm burning a ton of calories, I just have to get a better handle on my eating.
I know what you mean about sabataging Onderland. I was there 2 years ago. I was at my lowest weight in several years. But it didn't help with my cholesterol. I still had to go on medication for it. Then I was diagnosed as having an irregular heart beat which needs to be controlled with medication. I gave up. ALl that hard work and it wasn't helping anything. I am hoping that I have a new attitude and working towards a new lifestyle.


Dona -- I am so sorry for what you are going through. I know the shingles are no fun. I have to comment on BL -- I'm having a hard time watching this season because I just can't stand Heba. She is a bully and acts like an entitled princess (JMHO), and I find that it hard to watch her manipulate everyone. I've also heard Jillian's new wii game -- doesn't seem like the right term -- anyway, I've heard it's not very good, which makes me sad. I love Jillian, and if I had her training me every day...I know, we all say that. But I would be afraid to eat candy!
I too am having a hard time watching BL this year. I have never disliked a group of people as much as the blue team this year. I was so happy that Brady got booted offf. So sad that Ed beat out the woman from the green team Ireally wished she had won. I want Heba and Vicky to be the next ones voted off.


I found a new (to me) 100 cal item -- Twinkie Bites! I'm going to try them before bed. If they taste like the real thing, I'm in!
If they are anything like the chocolate creme filled 100 cal cupcakes they should be good.


Everyone have an awesome night and a great tomorrow. I'm off for more training tomorrow, but this time I just have to ride the subway downtown, so no big deal. Still, no computer access, so that's a bummer!

Maria (picture a yawning smilie)

Have a great day everyone.

 

[hobbester]

Hi my name is Lisa, I like the name of you thread title, can I join? I've been doing the BL challenge for 9 weeks now (lost 13 pounds so far this morning) and I'm 3 pounds away from being in the 150's. I leave for WDW in 4 weeks and it was my goal to reach 159 before I left. It looks like I should reach this goal if I stay on track. Have a good day - Lisa.

 

[NYcpa]

Welcome Lisa. You joined just by posting. I'm jealous of your WDW trip. We have gone to WDW for Xmas the last 3 years. This year my mother and I are going to Hawaii to see my daughters. We will try to get our WDW fix in October if Lynne's schedule allows.

Please let us know a little about yourself. Actually everyone currently posting should update their bios to let the new people know who the are and what their goals are.

Since I am at work, I will do my bio tonight.

 

[hobbester]

Hi everyone, my name is Lisa, I'm 36. I live in a town 20 minutes from Raleigh, NC. I work in Raleigh for a state agency. I've been married for 7 1/2 years with no kids yet - we are talking about this more though. DH and I love WDW. We are going to WDW the 2nd week of December, along with my parents, staying at the Grand Floridian (I got a great % off on this). None of us has ever been with the Christmas decorations up, so we are very excited. We are also lucky enough to be going back in February for a land/sea package (just the 2 of us) staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge - never stayed here, nor have we ever been on the cruise.

I've gained 35 pounds since I've been married and I'm ready to do something about it. I was at my heaviest (175) 10 weeks ago before I started the BL challenge. This morning I got on the scales at 162. I look forward to joining your thread. Thank you for having me - Lisa.

Kathy - Hawaii sounds awesome. My DH hates to fly, so I will probably never make it there. Take pictures and share if you can when you get back.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Lisa! -- Thanks for telling us more about you!

I have to do a quick post now, but I promise to make it on later this week with all about Maria -- more than you want to know!

I did 4 mi on the TM this morning. It's a new training week and my short distances went up half a mile again. I know it is all mental, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around increasing the distance. I know I can physically do it, my brain just seems to be resisting. I did 5 mi Saturday, and I think it just seems like alot all at once.

Anyway, I'm going to an Excel training this afternoon, and my colleague and I decided to walk. It's about 2 mi, so that's just a bonus. Tomorrow I should have 2.5 mi on the TM + yoga, but no yoga this week, so I'll do 40 min on the exercise bike.

Gotta run, I hope everyone is off to a great start this week, I'll be back to chat!

Maria

 

[HockeyKat]

Hi everyone, my name is Lisa, I'm 36. I live in a town 20 minutes from Raleigh, NC. I work in Raleigh for a state agency. I've been married for 7 1/2 years with no kids yet - we are talking about this more though. DH and I love WDW. We are going to WDW the 2nd week of December, along with my parents, staying at the Grand Floridian (I got a great % off on this). None of us has ever been with the Christmas decorations up, so we are very excited. We are also lucky enough to be going back in February for a land/sea package (just the 2 of us) staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge - never stayed here, nor have we ever been on the cruise.

I've gained 35 pounds since I've been married and I'm ready to do something about it. I was at my heaviest (175) 10 weeks ago before I started the BL challenge. This morning I got on the scales at 162. I look forward to joining your thread. Thank you for having me - Lisa.

Kathy - Hawaii sounds awesome. My DH hates to fly, so I will probably never make it there. Take pictures and share if you can when you get back.

Lisa, we are neighbors! I live about a mile from the Wake-Durham county line, about 10 min from RDU. If you are 20 miles from Raleigh (or even if you aren't) in my direction and are looking for a diet buddy, let me know. Welcome!!

So far I am doing pretty well... down 8 lbs in the last 12 days and am working my way gradually back down...

I need to find a new gym. I love my $10/month Planet Fitness, but now that I changed jobs, it just isn't convenient. There is a Gold's that I am not happy about (too pricey and too meat market), and a fly-by-night operation that is between me and work that I might check out this week sometime. Wish me luck!

 

[hobbester]

Hey Kat. I'm on the east side of Raleigh towards Rocky Mount, in Wendell. I know that we are on opposite sides, but maybe one Saturday we can get together and take a walk somewhere. Wow, you have lost 8 pounds in 12 days, that is awesome!

 

[donac]

Hi weveryone How is everyone doing this week? With Thanksgiving this week I have a lot to do and with Christmas coming I am in real trouble. I have nothing done for Christmas.
I think we decided to reintroduce ourselves.

My name is Dona and I am a 53 year old wife, mother to 2 boys 23 and 18 and a math teacher. My husband and I have been married for 30 years. We live in central nj near the shore. We met in colllege. We have both been teaching for 32 years (he will say 31 because he took a year paternity leave with out youngest). We both teach math him in the junior high in one district and I teach in the high school in another district. For the last few years I have had the pleasure of teaching Advanced Placement Calculus to the brightest kids in the school. WHen they mention the top 10 kids in the school most likely they were in my class at one time or another. I have really enjoyed it. the positive feedback I have been getting from my students has really made me enjoy teaching. I also love to read and do a lot of different needlework. I knit, crochet, sew, quilt and several other things. I have also worked with the costume designer at my son's school for the past few years and I am planning to continue that even though ds graduated.

My older son gradutated college in May and came back home to live and brought a puppy with him (he asked our permission first). He just started his first real job last week while working part time at the store that he has been working at for 4 years just so he can keep busy. His gf of 4 years leaves for a semester abroad in Jan so I know he is going to miss her. She is becoming part of the family. SO much so we brought her to DW with us this past Aug.

Ds2 is a freshman at college. He is studying Civil and Environmental Engineering. He just texted me as I was writing this to tell me his calc grade is a 95.6 (only a true math person would not round it up) He seems to be adjusting to college life just fine and has not come home a lot like his older brother did. I am very close to both boys but I miss ds2 a lot since we have done so much together in the past couple of years. I miss him on Mon night because we would watch comedies together and on Tues night he would watch and comment on BL with me. I am just glad that he seems so happy and enjoying being a college student.

Dh is a scouter and is slowly giving up working with his troop. (both my sons are Eagle SCouts) I wish he wouldn't give up his work. I enjoy having some time apart to do what I want to do even if it is only 1 weekend a month. He was gone this weekend and it did seem pretty lonely but it was nice not to have to do anything and do what I wanted to do not what anyone else wanted.

Well I better go I will be checking in here more. I need a place where I can be accountable. I realize that I need to get in better shape. I will probably be having bunion surgery in June and I have to be able to use my upper body to move on crutches for at least 6 weeks. I know the surgery will be a lot easier if I weighed less also. It has been hard for me this fall since I had the shingles in Sept and Oct and I am still on the pain medications. I go off them tomorrow. I don't think I am going back on them. I want to be rid of them. I will if I have to but I am hoping that I don't have to.


Next?????

 

[HockeyKat]

Okay Dona, I'll bite. (btw, I love that name).

I am Kat (Kathryn), 32, married, with 2 cats. One is 6 mos old, and the other is 7.5 years. I am a software engineer for a small hospital inventory company, and I live in Raleigh-Durham, NC, right on the line between the two. I grew up outside of Pittsburgh, PA, went to college about 3 hours from Chicago, IL, lived in Chicago for 4 years, and have been here in NC for 8.

My social life is pretty bland... I am a big ice hockey fan, watch a lot of games, and play it myself. I decided 5 years ago that I wanted to learn (even though I had never skated or played a sport before in my life). I tried for about 1.5 years, got married and gained weight, and last spring had finally taken off enough weight to start playing again. I mostly participate in the women's hockey organization here, but I have also played co-ed. I suck at it but it is a great workout and a lot of fun!

I have lost about 45 lbs from my highest weight of 218 in Jan of '07. I had gotten down to 159 in July, but life got in the way and I was 175 as of this past weekend. I recommitted at the beginning of Nov and have lost 10 of the 25 I had gained, so at least that is something, but I hate the roller coaster and need to take the weight off and find a lifestyle that will keep it off.

 

[donac]

My name is different because I am a twin and her name is Dena

 

[donac]

Good Tuesday mmorning.

I just needed a place to vent so here goes.

I am not looking forward to Thanksgiving. My mother had planned a nice day since it is also her birthday. Unfortunately a couple of my sisters complained that there will be no turkey so my mom had to change her plans.Now the ones who complained have not offered to cook the turkey so my mom and one of my sisters (not one who complained) will be cooking. This is also the
group that most of them never sent my sons graduation cards (1 from high school and 1 from college) and never sent dh and I anniversary cards. We weren't looking for gufts for the boys or ourselves but high school and college graduation are big things. And our anniversary was our 30th. Not exactly a small acccomplishment. I just have to remember to work out and try to get some yoga in to calm me down.

What does everyone have planned for Thanksgiving day.

Besides having dinner at my mother's house she has rented a room at a local hotel so that we could use their indoor swimming pool. She has always wanted a pool party but with a birthday in Nov it is hard to do. So she has planned it for this birthday.

Today is my last day of pain medications for the shingles. I have two more refills but I am not going to start them. I want to see how I do without them. Wish me luck. Even on the pain medications I still get twinges like a small knife into my stomache.

HAve a great day everyone. Also a great turkey day

 

[hobbester]

Dona - good luck with the pain as you come off of your meds. I'm sorry that your sisters are acting ugly. Hopefully you can go to the pool and relax after your meal.

Thursday DH and I go to my parents for lunch. We all bring a few dishes so my mom want have to do all of the cooking. Saturday DH and I will go to his sister's house. We decided that since we may be tired of turkey and ham, that we will have lazagna and a salad.

My plan is to get up and walk on my treadmill both days before our meals - maybe I want feel so guilty eating all the different kinds of foods. Good luck - Lisa

 

[HockeyKat]

Dona, I am not really looking forward to T-giving either. My inlaws will be coming, and I am cooking. I like my inlaws okay but between them and my husband the script is set out for me and I don't have any say in it. Like, I would like to invite my FIL's sister and son but he won't let me, so even though I invited them 2 years back and we all had fun... he has said if they come, he isn't. And he loves and gets along with his sister so it isn't that, it is just pure grumpiness. So now his sister probably thinks I don't like her. Sigh.

And I get to make 2 dessert for 4 people even though his parents eat like birds and 3/4 of both will be left over. That is just how it is "done". And that one is DH, not his parents, because they would eat anything I made and at least profess to love it (they are true Southern and very polite as a rule).

Also, they want t-giving "lunch" at like noon so I have to get up at 5-6AM to put the darn turkey in. Why not dinner like normal people??

Oops, rant over.

At least I will be in charge of the turkey, stuffing, etc. and I am a good cook and will enjoy the food.


Oh, and now I like the name even more. That's great. Are you close to your sister?

And sorry about the pain.


Lisa, btw, I forgot to reply earlier. I definitely know where Wendell is, and would love to get together and walk sometime. I would say we could meet at Triangle Town Center but this time of year, it would be more like hurdling. Maybe once the weather warms up a bit!

 

[donac]

My FIL is so crazy about Thanksgiving dinner. If it is not on the table at 2 he starts to get angry. They would even cook the turkey the day before and serve is room temp with hot gravy so that it would be easier on my mother in law. The last couple of years I have been cooking the turkey at my house early in the morning (I am usually up pretty early) and then bring it to their house.

One Easter they would not even wait for my nephew. He was playing an Easter mass (he's a musician) and my FIL decided to eat whether he was there or not. He came about 20 minutes late.

It drives us crazy.

 

[hobbester]

Kat-that would be awesome to meet up. Yea, I bet the mall is a little crazy right now.

I got on the scale this morning and it said 159 - Wow, I hit the 150's. Now if I can just keep loosing, but with Thanksgiving and Disney in 11 days - it may be hard. That's okay. It has taken me 11 weeks to loose 16 pounds, so I can keep going. Have a good day - Lisa.