150 Club...care to join???

[chrismiss56]

Morning Team

Sarahsmom - I subbed for a music teacher yesterday. Your song is much better than the ones she left Can't get it out of my head flush flush flush the fat!!!!

tinkcindy - I know how hard it is to add exercise. I am the "QUEEN" of procrastination when it comes to exercise!! You just have to push yourself through those first couple of days and it will get easier. It is much easier than it was last week. Comeon you can do it!!! Get that motor running

NYcpa - WOO HOO!! You go girl signing up for a marathon!! How about eating small meals throughout the day. Does that work for you? Unfortunately it doesn't for me being a sub. So I tried to have a couple of nuts or sourdough pretzels handy to sneak when the kids aren't watching

Regina - Chicken Soup - Huge favorite in this house!! My daughter is sick AGAIN!! She was just sick on her b-day 2 weeks ago and came home yesterday with a temp. Send some this way

Tara - keep drinking and singing!!

To the rest of the team you know what to do!!!

Drink that water!!
Keep moving!!
Eat right for you!!
Keep focused on the goal!!

Went to the fitness center yesterday and worked on the bike for 15 mins then walked for 25 minutes on the walking track. Then took a one hour Total Body Flex class OH MY GOSH!! I was sweating up a storm. Plus in the am walked 2 miles with the WATP DVD. YEA FOR ME!!!!

Took the morning off because I got home too late last night and didn't get to sleep until really late. Going swimming after work.

Have a magical Disney Day!!

Linda

 

[lmhall2000]

Tera! You are doing GREAT!!! And running on the treadmill for that long will SURELY bring you down to GOAL...Keep it up!!!! And thanks so much for your tips...it really helps to read other's plans and I need to DRINK MY WATER!! WHoa! 120 oz! That's GREAT!!!

Tracy!! Here's to you for hopefully a BIG JUMP into the 160's!!! You can do it!!!

Regina...your pooch sounds beautiful...I bet at his size he'd have me running instead of walking around my neighborhood! My dog just kind of strolls along. So most walks I have to go without her. Keep up the great water consumption!!!

NYcpa...YEAH on the 3 minutes running!!! That's WONDERFUL!!! AND YEAH ON SIGNING UP FOR THE MARATHON!!! You won't regret all the training...your heart will thank you ...and I think your trainer is right...I remember fretting over "big meals" when I was losing last year and that same week I'd lose 3-4 pounds...I think sometimes we get to a point where we're just not hungry so we don't eat as much...I know I've had many days under 1000 calories and the scale isn't moving..gotta add more veggies and fruits! So, eat well and keep up that training!

TinkCindy!!! 4.5 pounds!!!! That's WONDERFUL!!! And the chart on the first page is just how many pounds you need to get into the 150's...so 159 is our marker...any pounds down to actual 150 is called the WOW ZONE!! Give yourself a big hug!!! Here's one from us!

Sarahsmom!! Thanks to you I drank my WATER!!!!

Linda....all I can say is WOWOWOWO!!! Look at all that body shaking going on!!! It's making me want to get up and move my muscles!! Your scale will be smiling at you this week and I know the measurement tape will be hugging you!

Let's get to the 150's GANG!!!
Tara

 

[lmhall2000]

Another TIP for the day...

POSTURE!!! We're all working our bodies to the FIRM, pilates, treadmill or other...but are we practicing good posture when we stand at the stove and cook or stand at the copier? I was told that I have a bad swayback posture due to poor abdominal muscles...I have to force my abs to pull in my back and push forward my pelvis and then I'm a whole inch taller!

And I'm working those ABS without a video! Good posture can make you look 5-10 pounds thinner...so pull those shoulders back today...hold your head up high and be PROUD of the body you're in...you're treating it right and over the next few months we'll see losses that will make us stand up even higher!!!



Tara

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning Club 150!!

Way to go everyone on your progress! Keep up the good work!

Boy, I had a slow start this morning. DH has been working 3:30 p.m. - 3:30 a.m. the last couple of days and I have not been sleeping well with him not home. So, I woke up this morning very groggy and grumpy. (Did I mention TOM is here? ) I was arguing with myself about whether or not to exercise. I decided I just needed to do it. So, I did the FIRM's CAWT which is 60 minutes of challenging exercise! Whew! I have to say that I feel much better now! I have more energy and I actually have a on my face.

Have a great day! Keep up the good work! You CAN do it!

P.S. Jen~ I love that song! Flush, flush, flush the fat! Flush the fat away! Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily... Keep the pounds away! I love it!!!

 

[lmhall2000]

Tracy....I'm sooo glad your husband got that contract but I feel for you with his hours!! How long will it be? Sleep is the number one determining factor in my mood...if I don't get 7 straight hours I get snappy and my body folds about 2pm...let's get you through TOM (oh and on TOM I have 2 days where I literally could sleep for 12 hours!!!) and send some pixie dust your way for a great day!!!

Let's get down gang!!!! March is coming on...for all those with St. Paddy goals...let's get kicking...I really fear I may not make that goal!!! The exercise is rolling along, my eating is very good, my water is slowly getting better thanks to that song I can't flush out of my head...so hopefully the scales will be kind..I'm even thinking of buying a new scale that shows tenths...instead of 1/2 pounds..just so I can see some progress!

I love hanging out with you losers!!!
Tara

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Good Afternoon everyone!! I woke up this morning to such a wonderful surprise...

Hopped on the scale and saw 180!! 180!!! 180!!! I couldn't believe it!!

I ran to get DH to show him. I had to set the scale to zero, make sure it was calibrated, and it was still showing 180!! I started Jan as 190 so I am feeling good!

WHOOO HOOO!!

I started the SBD with encouragment from so many of you. And I am trying the Oprah bootcamp (figured they are almost the same).

I actually did 2 sets of 5 sit-ups on Monday... real sit-ups!! From the floor to my knees!! I have had such a horrible Feb so far and this week has made up for it!!

All week I have met my water intake goal of 72 oz, and 2 days I have gotten 96 oz! Today I will probably have closer to 120 oz. Instead of using an 8oz cup, 9-12 times a day, I now fill up a 24oz bottle and drink it 4 times throughout the day. It has been so much easier for me.

I am so pleased to have such wonderful support here. I have never been able to do this in the past, but knowing that I have you all to turn to has changed everything.

Tara: Posture.. well as I read your post of course I had horrible posture! LOL I am now sitting here all tall and firm.. Thanks for the reminder.

Onwards and Downwards we go!

 

[tinkcindy]

Thanks to all. This support is just great.
Hey, I was thinking it was to 150. So now I have an even closer goal. So 19 is right. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Ok... I'll keep workingon more songs to keep us all entertained!

 

[lmhall2000]

Good Ol Gal!!!! 180!!! Oh that looks like a GLORIOUS number!!! Of course we still want 159 showing on there..but to see 180 (for me atleast) is a BEAUTY!!! I know you were soo excited!!! YIPPEEE!!! And look at your water increases!!!! AWESOME...Jen's song of flushing the fat away is working!

TinkCindy...now don't you get excited knowing how CLOSE you actually are to the 150's??? It's gonna happen!!!

Jen!! YES!! YES!! More songs!!! How about one for moving our tails!

Sabotage hits again...my TV broke last week (I don't want to get a new one until we move...all these new fangled plasma/flat screens worry me having to move them to another state when we move..I'd rather just buy one and have it delivered safe and sound to our next house) and last night my DVD player on the computer locked up!!! So tonight I'll have to do my Cardio pilates from memory...oh GREAT. Trying to remember 45 minutes of moves is going to be a thrill. I know I'll get stuck in the one cardio sequence I can remember for 40 minutes singing flush that fat away! Or maybe I'll just be the dancing banana for 45 minutes...if only my tail could touch my feet like that!

But I'll try.

ON DOWN GANG!!!
Tara

 

[4togo]

My DS preschool was selling cookie dough, white rolls and cinnamon rolls for a school fundraiser. DH filled out the form and turned it in and today I had to pick up my box full. Now I have demons living in my garage freezer! This weekend my first project is to give as much of this away as possible to family.
Send me some strengh ladies because that Choclate chip cookie dough is calling my name!

Tracy

 

[lmhall2000]

TRACY!!!!!

TOP 10 REASONS TO AVOID COOKIE DOUGH!!!

10. Cookie dough is the bootie of pirates...you don't want them coming after you!

9. Think of how many crunches you'll have to do to get rid of just one nibble!

8. Don't even mention how many minutes of the FIRM equals one spoon of cookie dough.

7. Chocolate chip cookie dough has been linked to massive pimpular breakouts

6. CCD has been labelled as an inducer of acute low blood sugar spells...can't have that!

5. CCD makes you butt big.

4. CCD makes your other fat cells feel crowded and squished...we need to give them ROOM so when they pop our bodies feel small!

3. Don't let them fool you..they only taste good for a minute..then they're laughing all the way to your belly to check in for a long stay!

2. Frozen cookie dough takes some effort to get out...use your energy to work out...then have a nice cool drink of water....ahhh refreshing!

1. Number one reason is that we want to CHEER you into Onederland and that cookie dough will prolong the celebration!!! We're going down to 150's and we're dragging you with us....no cookie dough can stop us!!!

(Oh and maybe giving them to your skinniest friends/neighbors will make you feel better...I often say if I can't get smaller, if I can just make everyone around me a bit bigger I may feel smaller by comparison! )

Your 150 pal,
Tara

 

[sarahsmom73]

Nooooooooooo COOKIE DOUGH!!!

Ok.. as for the song, "I Love my Tredmill" (to be sung to You are my sunshine)

I love my treadmill, my evil treadmill
You help to burn the fat away!
There go the inches, with every minute
Oh treddie dear, you make me smile!

Tacky, I know, but it is 6:12 am!


Well, the scale finally moved again!!! 166.5!!! I am just a tad excited!!!! 7 lbs to the 150's! I can do this!!!

Wishing you all a great, healthy, (No cookie dough!) day!!!

 

[Good Ol Gal]

JenI Love the treadmill song!! That is so funny. I am going to be getting on that thing singing it this morning.

Tracy Forget that CCD! It is not worth it!! You are stronger than it!!

When my kids were in school we used to give a donation to the school/class and tell them to give the stuff to someone else to sell and then they can make a double profit from it. I know myself and I would eat the whole box of it! It works better when it's not in the house.

I am doing pretty good, but am struggling with the no sugar/sweets on SBD. Hi.... my name is Elizabeth and I am a chocoholic.

I am finding that I have been going upstairs at 8:30 or I feel so tempted to eat some ice cream, m&m's, etc. DH doesn't quite understand. He just says "Don't do it. Don't think about it" Well it's not that easy for me. I am going to conquer this demon soon, but wow.. right now it is so hard!

Last night I actually stayed down till 10 and I feel proud. It was real hard though But I DID IT!

Let's all go for at least 64oz of water today! We CAN do it!

Let's go onwards and downwards today!!!!

 

[chrismiss56]

Morning all!!

HERE WE GO AGAIN!! DD (17) just sick two weeks ago on her birthday is sick AGAIN

On Tuesday the high school called to tell me that she had a temp of 100.3. Yesterday when I got home from work it was 102.3 with advil. Plus she has white spots on her throat. Called the doctor, took her in and they did the 5 minute strep test which came back negative.

Here are her options.

1. The strep test turns positive overnight - she gets drugs and life is good.
2. There is a virus that imitates strep and has to run its course.
3. If she doesn't feel better by Sat am bring her back for a mono test. NO NO NO!!

She has missed too much school this month. PLUS the school's production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor starts March 4 and she is a wife with a large dance role.....Right now she is stress to the limit at the thought of having mono.

Oh did I mention we are suppose to be leaving for WDW March 16th?

Life is a crazy here - blew off all exercise yesterday and couldn't meet with the trainer. Not complaining!! Just want my daughter better.

So need LOTS of good thoughts PLEASE NO MONO!!!!

Tara - as far as the weigh in I can tell you right now that I am holding at 169 and will focus again when I can get my daughter put back together.

Thanks guys for listening.....I needed to let this out and now I will take a deep breath

Please no MONO!!

Have a magical Disney Day!!
Linda

 

[chrismiss56]

Ok......

What happened to my countdown clock and ticker tape?

This is just par for the week..........haven't told you half the things that have gone wrong. UGH!!

I want to run away!!!!!

Have a magical Disney Day!!
Linda

 

[lmhall2000]

Jen!!! THANK YOU for the treadmill song!!! It's GREAT!!!! Look at all the talent we have here!!


Good Ol Gal...we must we must we must resist sweets! Something that works for me and I don't over do is keeping a bag of semisweet chocolate chips...they are relatively low carb because they aren't filled with sugar like those little devilish M&M's...I just pop 10 in my mouth and relish them melting ....and my chocolate fix is eased. I have to not have M&M's in the house and if I do I make sure they're in individually wrapped bags and the effort it takes to open one of those bags is usually stopped with, "I'm eating my child's dessert for tomorrow..I can't deprive them!" YOU are much bigger in dedication than those M&M's are in taste...


Chrismiss!! I hope your daughter has strep throat...atleast then you know she'll be better by your trip! Something like that has been going on around here...so my bet is that it's viral and she will be better in a few days....and WAHOO for maintaining 169!!! That is AWESOME....somehow the scale goes up when my stress does....so you're doing GREAT!!! Just think of that wonderful Disney trip and all that gratis walking you'll do!!! What a great time of year to go!!! Wish your daughter a speedy recovery for her role in Joseph!

I'm off to weigh in...I hope I atleast lost a pound this week...if not that's two weeks of maintaining...ick! Tomorrow we have our court date with the incident with our dog. Send good thoughts to my ds (9) who has to speak before the judge that he doesn't get upset about the whole thing...it was horrifying for him (doberman attacked our dog while son was walking ours on a leash)...atleast my dog is starting to use her leg again.

ONWARDS & DOWNWARDS GANG!!!
Tara

 

[lmhall2000]

I did it!!! I flushed that fat!!! I lost 1.5 pounds this week...I'm at 191.5 now...NEXT WEEK I WILL BREAK THE 180's!!!!

THANKS GUYS!!!
Tara

 

[Tera]

Great job Tara!!!! I bet you'll be in those 180's by next week for sure.

Keep drinking that water

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Great job Tara!! You are going to love seeing the 18~ on the scale!

Let's keep flushing that fat away!!! I have already gotten 72 oz down today and I am going to the Potty all the time, Potty all the time, Potty all the time!

Jen~ only 7 more pounds till the 15~s!! WOW, how exciting!!!!

Tara~ So sorry to read about your dog and your poor ds having to witness it!
Good luck to you guys!

 

[chrismiss56]

Woo Hoo!! My DD has strep throat!! YEA!! Never thought I would be so excited to hear that........drugs here she comes

Now on the downside I am HIGHLY likely to get it from her. I get strep like others get colds

Tara congrats on your loss!! Good Luck with your dog.

Have a magical Disney Day!!