150 Club...care to join???

[westjones]

Fall Break = Sitting in the doctors' offices all day!

One of my DDs has fall break today, so she had a dental appointment this morning and had her braces tighened this afternoon, and in a little bit I have to go to the speech clinic with my other DD.

Sooooo I have been sitting in waiting rooms and reading magazines today. I came across an interesting article.

For those of you counting calories, this is a formula to figure out the number of calories needed for a certain weight.

Take the weight you want to be at
Multiply that by 13 calories (if you do not exercise) or.....
.......by 14 calories (if you do 30 minutes of moderate exercise 3 times/week)
.......by 15 calories (if you do 30 minutes of moderate exercise 5 times/week)
.......by 16 calories (if you do 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day)

That total is the number of calories you should have each day.

So if you want to be 150 pounds and not exercise = 1950 calories (but that is every day, so if you go over one day you need to cut back the next).

This number of calories should maintain that weight once you are there.

Now I try to not go over 1200 calories each day, but this is a good way to see the number of caloris I should be able to have to 'maintain' my weight once I get there. I have lost weight over and over again in my life, but I haven't gotten the hang of maintaining.

Anyway, I thought this was interesting.

There was another formula I found, if I find the paper I wrote it down on, I will post it later. It was for Body/Mass Index.

Today is cold and raining, but food wise am doing fine. No exercise today, just sitting in office after office. Time to go to our next appointment.

Hope everyone is doing fine!

Debra

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Sorry I haven't been here lately. I've gone back to cheerleading. Eating hasn't been so swell lately-I've been cooped up in the house because it's still gosh darn rainy and cold.

Exercise=good, water=good.

Concert's gonna be fun!!!! I am so ready to have a little night off!!! Audio Adrenaline, Superchick, Pillar, Sanctus Real and Kids IN The Way will be there!!!

Must dash-Spanish homework calls (and I left my book at school! ugh!)

 

[westjones]

Well the bad news....I didn't make the 5 pound challenge this month. I'm a bit bummed because this is the first month I didn't make it since I started doing them in January (BUT, I weighed a week early, because we are suppose to go away this weekend, and I thought I would probably end up gaining a pound or two by eating out all weekend). I lost 3.8 pounds this month.

The good news......I got a new clippie . Now Tara and I have twin clippies!

I hope they do the 5 for Nov. Challenge. I will weigh before Thanksgiving though because I KNOW that is going to do me in.

I am just hoping to make it through the holidays without too much damage. I just love all that holiday food, and I have to confess the next couple of months have me worried.

Jen: It is rainy and cold here too. Are you cheering at football games? That is got to be awful when it is cold and raining. I hope it warms up for you!

Maria: Any ideas on who the 'other others' are on the island? I don't think thye are from the plane. Do you think they were with the French Woman? And where did that guy go from the bomb shelter thing? He just ran off. That show is SO confusing! But it is fun.

Tara: How's it going today? I hope you have a nice restful and peaceful weekend with your family this week.

Jean: This gloominess is getting to me too. It makes me want to take a nap instead of exercise (which isn't good). It doesn't look good for the weekend here, it is going to be gloomy.


We 'may' be gone this weekend. We want to see the Disney exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum...BUT...our subpump broke this morning and DH has to work on it. If he can fix it tonight, we can go tomorrow. If he can't, then we need to stay home so he can work on it this weekend. So we will see.

If you don't hear from me for awhile it is because we are in Michigan. We will be back Sunday night.

Have a great weekend everyone!
Debra

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Well, it's going to be another busy weekend!

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to get this post in before things get crazy. My ds has basketball, swimmming, a Pokemon event, and his school Halloween party on Saturday. I will be exhausted, so hopefully I will be too tired to eat.

Sunday we have church, and then my dh has to help ds make a map of the neighborhood (when you assign this task to 2nd grader, who's homework is it, really?!). I will be busy packing.

I'm spending most of next week in Scottsdale at a conference. I'm very excited as this is for my professional development, and I think it will be great to be surrounded by people who do the same type of work I do. Plus, who can say no to Arizona in October? No one from New England, I promise you!

The only meals provided are lunch, so I think I can do o.k. with eating. I'll bring my own Kashi bars for breakfast, and there are supposed to be alot of places not far from the resort for dinner. Plus, I have to be in early! They're on a different time zone than we are (I guess they don't do daylight savings time), and my favorite shows start an hour earlier. I think this means I get an extra hour of sleep, as well. Woohoo! That will be awesome.

I'm even looking forward to my flight. It's going to be so nice to sit there for 5 hours with nothing to do but relax and read a good book. I might even nap a little.

The hotel has two pools and an exercise room, so no excuses!

I'll be back late Friday night, so I'll be posting next weekend, for sure.

Everyone have a fabulous weight loss week, and a (hopefully slightly smaller me) will be chatting with you prior to that dreaded candyfest, Halloween!

In any case, Nov. 1, I start with new rules...I'm psyching myself into them. I am going to face the new year 10 more pounds lighter. No ifs, ands, or buts. That's my New Year's Resolution!

C'ya Real Soon!
Maria

 

[lmhall2000]

Hey guys!!! I'm coming up for air for a second!!! I just have a sec so I'll fill ya in and encourage in lightnin' speed!

Dh's company needed him to fly from Las Vegas to Phoenix...he's been gone all week and will miss our son's last football game! It's the first time ever that work has had him miss a big thing. So he's bumming..he's a bit happy because that means he gets to skip my family reunion...I think it's the only family reunion with no men...the older ones have died (except my Dad and one other uncle) and the younger ones know better than to come to a reunion with 50 women chat chatting...so my dh is kind of happy...my brother is actually coming and will be sorely disappointed that my dh can't make it...I haven't told him yet or he would find an excuse not to come. But the kids love it!! So, I'm off to make a greek pasta salad/potato salad/get son ready for last game/pack our overnights for the drive to reunion...

I thought I could breathe because dh would be back but since in Phoenix they decided they needed him there next week, too...AAAGH! I'm running all the time with no down time to post...usually do it after my morning walks or while dh gives them baths...next week I'll be sewing curtains and doing some house projects that have never been done, putting up blinds and all that. I've had maybe one losing day of eating in the past 5...so I'm down to about 8 cheat days between now and Christmas..well make that 7 because reunion usually is not a losing day.

I am going to make a point to come here at lunch EVERYDAY!!!! And keep myself honest with my eating.

Maria, Debra, Jen, Kathy, Linda, all the new guys ...we're in this to lose...let's be honest with ourselves and make our hearts healthy like one of you mentioned...2 cups of carrots is a great start! I love hearing y'alls successes...keep us straight!

Off to cook!

Tara

 

[NYcpa]

Today wasn't a great eating day.
Breakfast - whole wheat bagel w/strawberry jam
Lunch - slice of veggie pizza
Snack - 2 tootsie rolls
Supper - slice of veggie pizza
Water - 26 oz (seriously need to work on it)

Have managed to finish eating before 8 pm. Have to limit the candy after work.

Today I worked 9 hours. Came home and walked 4 miles in 70 min on the treadmill. The half marathon training program I am following called for 4 miles today. Since it was dark, rainy and 40 degrees when I came home from work, I decided to use the treadmill.

Keep exercising and eating healthy. Most of all drink lots of water.

 

[lajones81]

Good evening!

This week was a good week for me at school! I can see the kids coming together as one and I'm so excited for that!

I've been trying to get as much exercise in as possible. Last night my dad recruited me to help move everything from our basement upstairs so he could paint the basement and get new carpeting installed. I think I did enough exercise for the next century! LOL!

As for the boy I was talking too, it's been a good experience, but I think we are better off as friends. I will readily admit that it was nice to have someone want to get to know me more.

Keep up the hard work!

Lisa

 

[RF536]

Hi Everyone,
I am still hanging in there, apparently things hadn't slowed down as much as I thought. I have been struggling to stay on program, but overall I am been on program more than off.

I am going to try and post here at least once a day to help keep me honest.


Regina

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Stress week is over!!!! Thank goodness! It was solid workworkwork this week.

Haven't gotten on the scale yet! Let's just put it that way.

There has been a lot of pasta and homemade bread at my house. Pasta=not so good job avoiding, but bread=good job!! The pasta is gone now.

T-4 to the concert. I am so psyched!! I actually had to give in and buy a belt The pants I am wearing are now a little TOO big in the waist! Yay!!!

Better go drink some water

 

[westjones]

Hi Everyone!

Well we made it to Detriot to the Henry Ford Museum this weekend. The Disney Exhibit was very interesting and we all had a good time (could have been warmer, but you can't have everything).

Of course, food wise things didn't go well. I don't count calories on vacations (that is why I weighed in on Friday). I expect a gain tomorrow morning on the scales, but will be back on program tomorrow.

Here is a picture of the girls and I at the Disney Exhibit area at Henry Ford. They didn't let you take pictures in the exhibit. This was sitting right outside and they allowed pictures here only.

Next big challenge will be Halloween night, only 7 days away. Oh the Fall holidays are killers when you are trying to lose weight.

Hope everyone is doing well. One of my DDs has Fall Break this week, so I might not be around as much. We will see, though. I am not sure how the week is going to go.

Talk with everyone later!
Onward and Downward!
Debra

 

[lmhall2000]

Debra! You look GREAT!!! I know it's probably hard for you to see it after losing so much weight...but you really look fit!!! I know you're hiding that great bod behind some jackets and jeans...we need to find you an outfit that shows off your accomplishments...hoping for the cruise you've got some nice dresses picked out! You're gonna look fabulous!!! And your girls are soo cute, too!!!

Okay, guys...I know you're sick of me saying this...but I'm going to get to the 150's...I will be in the 150's...I am going to live my days like I'm already in the 150's!!!

At the family reunion I realized a couple of things.

1. My relatives that are overweight are that way because they overeat, don't exercise, and eat when they want to not because they're hungry. I was very proud of myself to just eat a portion and not keep going back because I really wanted to...I let myself have a piece of strawberry cake and I stopped...I saw relatives eating 2-3 servings of cake...then eating 2 hours later and again...it really made me think about how I gained all that weight!

2. I can break the history of obesity in my family. I can choose to eat good veggies prepared in a healthy way...not fried and deep fried again.

3. I can love myself no matter what size I am...I do so love my overweight relatives but I see how their quality of life suffers because of it...I won't let my children see me go through the pains of having an unfit body in my older ages.

It was a great weekend of learning and recommitment to choose food to live not to reward myself with. And it's no reward wanting cheetos and strawberry cake...it's a long, slow process but I can tell I've made alot of progress in the past two years since I've been to the reunion and lots of others noticed how small I've gotten even though I know I've been 5 pounds smaller and I will be 25 pounds smaller the next reunion!

I'll post more tomorrow to try and catch up with everyone...TOM is over for me as of today...lingered for 7 days!! UGH And I'm starting anew tomorrow!

Tara

 

[chrismiss56]

Hi to all

Am still alive - barely. Will try to catch up and post in the next few days......many events going on.....don't even know how the weight is doing.

Miss you guys!!

Have a Magical Disney Day!!
Linda

 

[westjones]

Debra! You look GREAT!!! I know it's probably hard for you to see it after losing so much weight...but you really look fit!!!

Thanks Tara. I don't think I posted a 'before' picture. It is very RARE that I would allow a picture of me to be taken. For some reason I actually allowed my DH to take this picture of my on the last night of our cruise in Dec. 2004. This was two weeks before I started this journey. This picture helped me make that decision:

1. My relatives that are overweight are that way because they overeat, don't exercise, and eat when they want to not because they're hungry. I was very proud of myself to just eat a portion and not keep going back because I really wanted to...I let myself have a piece of strawberry cake and I stopped...I saw relatives eating 2-3 servings of cake...then eating 2 hours later and again...it really made me think about how I gained all that weight!
Tara

Tara,
This was me too! Actually, it could easily be me again. The one thing I have learned on this 10 month (and still going) journey is that so much or how I eat is out of 'habit'. I taught myself to overeat. I trained my stomach to hold a lot more food than it needed (causing me to 'feel' hungry when I really didn't need food).

This weekend, as I predicted, I did overeat. I am up 1 1/2 pounds, but today I am back on program and I expect that extra weight to be gone by the weekend.

I need to sit down and my my grocery list. Time for some salad stuff! Time for some healthy eating! I am there with you Tara! We can do it!

Linda: So glad you are back with us!

I have to run. DD has a dentist appointment and I need to get ready to go.
Onward and Downward!
Debra

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Yesterday, I finished out the eating day "OK". I had a chicken soft taco at Taco Bell (we needed a snack because yelling and bouncing at a concert and lots of stairs can take a lot out of you). I had a Jr Cheeseburger and small fry at Wendy's...considering I used to get a Classic Double with Cheese, and large fry. To drink at Wendy's I had a 5-cal lemonade.

I think I might do another 100 day challenge and avoid fast food (minus fruit cups, like at Wendy's, or Fruit and Walnut Salads at McyD's). My definition of fast food is: burgers, and fries, and breaded chicken sandwiches. Grilled chicken sandwiches and salads with chicken in them are okay though. I don't know; it just seems like we eat a lot of fast food at my house.

The concert was wonderful!!!! I loved everything! And I didn't even eat anything there (because the price would've killed me WAY before the chips got digested...$3 for one of those Fun Pack sized bags of chips...and a drink was $2.50). I hope to be going back for Phantom and Mama Mia!!!

Today is a NO SCHOOL day!!! Oh yes!

 

[lmhall2000]

Hey gang!!! I'm going to post a note to all the 150'ers that have joined us and try and get some holiday losing going on...I do soo much better when I come here and post and some folks just need a gentle hug to let them know we haven't forgotten them or their journey to get to 150. So, if some old faces pop up, let's bring them along in style and show them we all can make 150's!!!!

I was motivated to do that by the scale today...I broke down and weighed...I could tell I was going to hit a long siesta in weighing and that means I go up instead of down...TOM finally ended yesterday...what a drag! And today I was at 182.0...I'm 6 pounds from my lowest and going to get there soon. My goal is to be close to the 160's by Thanksgiving. I think I can do it! TOM messes with my mental faculties and I just can't get into that losing mode during it...so I've decided to make TOM weeks a maintain week and not shoot for losing, it never works. So if I have 3 weeks of losing and one maintain I'm okay with that.

Debra!! YOU ARE SOO RIGHT...we could be twinkies!!! I SOOO agree with the stretching the stomach thing....overweight people are HUNGRY or atleast their tummy tells us so because we've stretched those hunger receptors...that's why I really have to fall back on slimfast or low carb because then my stomach shrinks and I can monitor my hunger pains much better. YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!! BE SOO PROUD!!!

TC...How are the 170's?? I hope you're not waiting for me...you go on down to the 160's!!!! Kathy is there and she seems pretty happy so it must be a good spot! I'm coming for ya!! Great on posting the eating...you inspire me!

Today is 2 slimfasts...water and homemade bread...but just one slice to accompany my salad!

Tara

 

[disneymom727]

Hey Everyone,

I am still here!!! I have been reading everything just haven't had much of a chance to sit and write anything out. Things have been CRAZY around here and I know with the holidays coming it's only going to get worse.

We had our state fair the past couple of weeks. I went twice this year which of course means double the funnel cake. That is a major weakness for me when I go to the fair. It was funny as I looked at all the foods they were selling, everything is deep fried. My husband had a deep fried Twinkie!

I have not been doing very well with my eating or exercising. I have a million and one excuses but I won't bore you with those. I did go grocery shopping and bought a lot of fruit and veggies for this week. Hopefully I'll be back on track soon.

Thanks for listening. Hope everyone is having a good week.


Haley

P.S. Debra-you look FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

I am still stuck in the 170's. I looked around and found out that I am stuck in a food rut!!! AAGH! I have this huge potluck dinner for cheerleading tomorrow! I will do my best!

B: we are out of eggies!! I had 2 cups of cereal, and a slice of this 15-grain bread with little bits of seeds in it. I didn't like it that much. (4 + 3 for the bread)

L: baked potato (it was really good!! 1)

D:??? last night we had chicken, noodles and bread-a typical Yellow Meal...I want something hot though!!!

S: grapes!!!!! Yummers (3 points)

Water: 0, working on it though

Exercise: I am going to do a little DDR. But we are learning this new band dance for the senior show-lots of jumping, dancing, boogying and looking like total fools!!!

Our band is going to Disney in 2 years!!! YAY!!!

Talk to you all later-math calls Jen

 

[westjones]

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Our band is going to Disney in 2 years!!! YAY!!!

Talk to you all later-math calls Jen

This is SO cool Jen! I would love it if my kids would get to do this someday.

It sounds like you are following a good eating plan. The key is keeping it up. You have to follow a good plan day after day after day. You can do it!

I'm so happy for you that you get to play at Disney. That would be a dream come true!

Debra

 

[westjones]

We had our state fair the past couple of weeks. I went twice this year which of course means double the funnel cake.

I have not been doing very well with my eating or exercising.
Haley

Those funnel cakes are EVIL! They are too good, but OH are they full of calories!

P.S. Debra-you look FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Haley. I'm getting there. A year ago I wouldn't have gotten on that Trolley with my girls for that picture. Now I am not hiding from the camera. I started to worry that my girls wouldn't have pictures to remember me by from our trips, so I am now allowing DH to take my picture......but it is a VERY recent thing.

Debra

 

[westjones]

Hey gang!!! I'm going to post a note to all the 150'ers that have joined us and try and get some holiday losing going on...I do soo much better when I come here and post and some folks just need a gentle hug to let them know we haven't forgotten them or their journey to get to 150. So, if some old faces pop up, let's bring them along in style and show them we all can make 150's!!!!

I want everyone to think about this too. Wouldn't the BEST Christmas Gift to yourself be a healthier YOU! We have time! There is two months before Christmas, and yes we have to survive Halloween candy and Thanksgiving dinner.....BUT keep your eye on the prize! Give yourself this gift for Christmas. We can do it everyone!!!

I was motivated to do that by the scale today...I broke down and weighed...I could tell I was going to hit a long siesta in weighing and that means I go up instead of down...

If I stop weighing, I do bad too. I heard on the news recently that people who weigh themselves every day do a better job at maintaining their weight lose after they are done dieting.

I think that Weight Watchers and other diet advice givers tell you not to weigh every day because people expect to see the scale move every day AND they get upset when the scales go up even though they had a good food/exercise day. It is hard for people to understand that weight can move/change for all kids of reasons, and basically we have about 5 pounds of water weight (normally) that can go up and down.

If you have salty food, you will gain--but it isn't real fat, just water. Just like I gained 1 1/2 pounds this weekend--that wasn't a REAL 1 1/2 pound gain. I would have had to eat an extra 5250 calories to do that (and of course I didn't do that in one weekend). I know expected this and I knew it would happen, so I am not upset, but I understand how it does discourage people (BTW, I am only 1/2 pound up now).

Debra!! YOU ARE SOO RIGHT...we could be twinkies!!! I SOOO agree with the stretching the stomach thing....overweight people are HUNGRY or atleast their tummy tells us so because we've stretched those hunger receptors...that's why I really have to fall back on slimfast or low carb because then my stomach shrinks and I can monitor my hunger pains much better.
Tara

This was just a revelation for me on this journey. No one ever explained this to me. I use to think that if I feel hungry I must need to eat, but now I know that I taught my stomach to expect a lot of food and it was a never ending cycle. It took a good 3 weeks of not over eating and sticking to my food plan to get rid of those hungry pains, and the funny thing is DH found the same thing! (He has lost weight on my diet too). Now we both say we do not want to go back to where our stomachs get use to that much food again because Hunger pains are not easy for us to ignore. Getting past the hunger pains makes such a difference in being able to stay on a food program.

Well, time to go make dinner. Hope everyone is having a great week. One week from tonight I have to face Halloween Candy. I need a plan!
Debra