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[Sabrina90744]

Happy Saturday!

I've had a rough couple of days! Not totally 'out of control' but off my program for the first time since I started.

I'm back on this morning and am NOT going to let a couple of mistakes ruin everything I've accomplished! I've done that too many times in the past!

I love to watch utube and really like the way this guy thinks!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6LdCBBJp-w

Have a good day everyone!!

Great job Kelsie, thats what I call motivation!

 

[Sabrina90744]

I can answer about Sparkpeople. It is a free website that allows you to forme your owm profile page. You can have a private or public blog. You enter your goal weight, when you waqnt to achieve it, etc. It will give you a calorie range. There is a page for nutrition where you track daily intake. It will also provide a meal plan. There is a page for fitness. One for other goals. There are alos teams and message boards. I started on it about 10 days ago. I find it much more userfriendly than other tracking sites. It is definately worth checking out.

Well, WI is in the morning. I've been good this week, but TOM is looming. We'll see.

Have a great night ladies.
Beth

Sounds cool, will check it out tomorrow at work. Thanks for the info.

 

[binny]

great job Becka!!

I am definetly NOT getting pregnant agin ( God Willing! LOL) so I have no excuse that way.


So I am working hard I have 35 more to go I am almost half way there.

This time is just different, it feels different. Does that make any sense?


Anyway, here is the sparkpeople link to the Disboards team

http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/groups_individual.asp?gid=10335




join us!

 

[tiggerlover]

Happy Monday, Kelsie. I sure hope your Monday is better than what your Saturday and preceeding days were. I have to admit I am right there with you, I have had a very emotional day and my eating is all over the place. It makes me so mad to know that I am still an emotional eater. I try to talk myself around it, but it generally doesn't work. But tomorrow is another day!


Weigh to go Binny, Becka and Beth!

And Binny, I know what you mean about feeling different, it is almost like you GET it, at least that is how it was for me. I couldn't believe it was so simple and it took me soooo long to just GET it, but it is wonderful when you do.

Onward and downward!!

 

[HCrew]

I'm a lurker, too, and I had to post and say congratulations!!! to those of you who've lost weight!

I've just started WW (again!) and my doctor told me to be a WW Slacker to try and resest my metabolism by losing weight sllooowwwllyyyy; and I'm not one to disappoint!

I've lost 1.8 pounds in the last two weeks, and while that is the pace he was talking about, I'm going to have to be attentive to get my new healthy lifestyle going on.

I'm going to try and participate here as much as possible to keep on track!

 

[Kelsie]

Good Morning everyone and welcome new posters, it's great to see you here!

Congratulations on all your losses!! Way to go Binny!!

tiggerlover, I wish I could attribute my over-eating to only emotional. I seem to find ANY excuse! I hope you had a better day!

BECKA!! Hi old friend!!

I lost another 2 pounds as of Monday morning!! That makes a total of 27!

It looks like I'll have a little help the next couple of weeks! I had an impacted wisdom tooth removed yesterday with some complications. It seems it weakened my jaw to the point that I'm not allowed to chew ANYTHING for 2 weeks. This is unbelievably painful. Pain pills are helping some so that's a good thing.

I stopped at the store on the way home from the Dentist and tried to find anything that I can have without chewing. I only managed to walk out of there with soups, Jell-o and yogurt. Yesterday my menu consisted of a few teaspoons of V-8 and about 1/2 cup of soup. So, any ideas on low-calorie, non-chewable foods would be appreciated.

I may not be around much the next few days so everyone have a great week and thank you for the support!

WE CAN AND WILL DO THIS!!

 

[binny]

ahhh yes the dental diet.... that has jump started me before

I hope you feel better soon!!

 

[tiggerlover]

Sorry to hear about your dental woes Kelsie. I hope you can get the pain under control ASAP. As for eating ideas you can make all kinds of shakes. My favorite one is made with a cup of skim milk, fresh or frozen strawberries, banana and some splenda......very good and refreshing and healthy for you. Low-cal milkshakes are good too (eaten sparingly). Good luck and congrats on your 2 pound loss.

HCrew, slow and steady really is great, even though it seems like it will take forever, the chances of keeping it off for the long run are great when you lose slower. Plus when you lose slower you are teaching your body that this is the way it is and you are more likely to keep with it. On average 1-2 pounds a week is great, for me I was more like a .5 here and a .9 there, but it came off, so hang tight for the long haul, you can do this.

As for me, today is a new day I haven't eaten yet, but I am hoping it will be a better day. I go on vacation tomorrow for 5 days so wish me luck and good choices!!!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[binny]

have a great vacation Tig!

ITA slow and steady is how you win the weight loss battle. If it comes off too fast you have a higher chance of it coming back. I have been averaging 1.5-2 pounds a week. Some weeks its nothing some weeks its 4 but that has been my average. I am right on track for my jan 15th goal date.

This is a lifestyle change for me not a diet. I want to be healthy for the rest of my life not just for January KWIM?


I have to start excercising more that is my biggest downfall right now. Its been so stinking hot that I cant bear to be outside and well I could come up with several excuses for not doing it inside lol but I wont bore you with them. LOL

I did manage to get out yesterday before it got too terribly hot and do and hours worth of gardening, that was something at least!

 

[Sabrina90744]

Good Morning everyone and welcome new posters, it's great to see you here!

I lost another 2 pounds as of Monday morning!! That makes a total of 27!

It looks like I'll have a little help the next couple of weeks! I had an impacted wisdom tooth removed yesterday with some complications. It seems it weakened my jaw to the point that I'm not allowed to chew ANYTHING for 2 weeks. This is unbelievably painful. Pain pills are helping some so that's a good thing.


I may not be around much the next few days so everyone have a great week and thank you for the support!

WE CAN AND WILL DO THIS!!

WTG on the 2 lbs Kelsie!! Hope you feel better soon

 

[Sabrina90744]

Good Morning All

I have been doing ok, not as good as I should. I have been eating my 1,200 calories everday, just not the best options, way to much fruit and not enough greens, just haven't made it to the market this week yet.

Exercise, I still have not gone to the Y. Saturday during DD tennis lessons I walked the park did 1.25 miles, Sunday was spent cleaning alll day, hardcore wall cleaning, moving furniture cleaning from 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. so no Y. Yesterday took DD to tennis practice and played tennis with her for about 45 minutes, man what a workout. Sparkpeople says that was 694 calories burned..(that's more than 3/4 of my recommended weekly target range!) I didn't realize you burn so many calories playing tennis.

Anyways I have to figure out a workable schedule again. DD has a tennis tournament this Saturday so we will practicing most of the week, so with my lunch walks (if its not to hot), morning aerobics, tennis in the evenings should be enough.


Anyways thank for you listening, I hope you all have a great OP week

 

[becka]

Yesterday took DD to tennis practice and played tennis with her for about 45 minutes, man what a workout. Sparkpeople says that was 694 calories burned..(that's more than 3/4 of my recommended weekly target range!) I didn't realize you burn so many calories playing tennis.

I miss tennis. I love to play but I have not played once since DH and I had kids. DH is the only other one I know who plays and we have never had anyone to watch the kids and they are still too young to take along with us. I really wish I could find another mom-type around here that was a below-average tennis player (like me ) that I could play with. It sure was great exercise and so much fun.

 

[burberryplaid]

Hi..I'm another lurker coming out of hiding.

I've been wanting to join WISH for a while, but I always seem to miss the next challenge and don't know where to start.

I'm doing WW, but I can't say I've been totally dedicated to it. I WANT to do this though..I NEED to lose weight, I just need to get motivated and committed. Seeing so many others here trying, helps inspire me though.

Anyway..I guess I'm out here now, so time to really get involved!

 

[tiggerlover]

have a great vacation Tig!

This is a lifestyle change for me not a diet. I want to be healthy for the rest of my life not just for January KWIM?

Thanks Binny.....I will!

And I totally agree about the lifestyle change. Once I stopped treating this as a diet things changed for me.

 

[Sabrina90744]

I miss tennis. I love to play but I have not played once since DH and I had kids. DH is the only other one I know who plays and we have never had anyone to watch the kids and they are still too young to take along with us. I really wish I could find another mom-type around here that was a below-average tennis player (like me ) that I could play with. It sure was great exercise and so much fun.

I know how you feel, been there. How old are your kids?

DD is still learning to play but we still have fun, I figure even if its just serving back and forth and running after balls , its better than just sitting on my tush at home watching t.v.

 

[Sabrina90744]

Hi..I'm another lurker coming out of hiding.

I've been wanting to join WISH for a while, but I always seem to miss the next challenge and don't know where to start.

I'm doing WW, but I can't say I've been totally dedicated to it. I WANT to do this though..I NEED to lose weight, I just need to get motivated and committed. Seeing so many others here trying, helps inspire me though.

Anyway..I guess I'm out here now, so time to really get involved!

Welcome!! I was in the same boat as you, I really dont know where else to post on the WISH thread. Maybe once we have a few other people Kelsie will set some sort of challenge or something for us.


Have you checked out www.sparkpeople.com. LOVE that site.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hi everyone!

Kelsie, great job on losing some more weight! sounds like you are doing fantastic!!!

Hi binny, Becka, and Tiggerlover, I am so happy to see some old faces! Congrats on all of the hard work, Binny 30# and Becka 40 WOOOHOOOO! You guys are certainly inspiring!

burberryplaid This is a great place and I know we can all do this together! There are some WW threads that might help you out, there are a bunch of people on WISH that do WW.

Sabrina, sounds like you are making some good choices, you are staying in your range, and one you get to the market you'll have your greens too! And getting in that exercise is great.


I have been doing better. This past week went well and I lost another pound. I have a super long way to go. I was a little depressed yesterday, because as of yesterday the scale hadn't budged. I also checked into the mule rides at the grand canyon (our vacation next year) and saw that they have these weight limits. I have to Loose a MASSIVE amount just to make that weight limit, and I am not sure that I can do it. Initially I thought of postponing that trip for a year, but I decided against it with the help of DH. He just looked at me and said... you will loose it. and I guess having that vote of confidence certainly helped. It still is a lot to loose, and I am going to give it my all, if I don't make it, well, at least I should be close and that will be a victory itself! WISH me luck!

 

[Sabrina90744]

Hi everyone!

Sabrina, sounds like you are making some good choices, you are staying in your range, and one you get to the market you'll have your greens too! And getting in that exercise is great.

Thanks, I'm trying!!

I have been doing better. This past week went well and I lost another pound. I have a super long way to go. I was a little depressed yesterday, because as of yesterday the scale hadn't budged. I also checked into the mule rides at the grand canyon (our vacation next year) and saw that they have these weight limits. I have to Loose a MASSIVE amount just to make that weight limit, and I am not sure that I can do it. Initially I thought of postponing that trip for a year, but I decided against it with the help of DH. He just looked at me and said... you will loose it. and I guess having that vote of confidence certainly helped. It still is a lot to loose, and I am going to give it my all, if I don't make it, well, at least I should be close and that will be a victory itself! WISH me luck!

WTG on losing another pound Thats great!! Don't cancel your vacation, DH is right you can do it!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hey Sabrina,

Thanks, You are right, I won't cancel the vacation and just try my hardest to get to where I want to be. It should be a great vacation! Today I got up and did my biggest loser workout instead of my eliptical and it felt great! Something different to keep me motivated.

 

[Sabrina90744]

Hey Sabrina,

Thanks, You are right, I won't cancel the vacation and just try my hardest to get to where I want to be. It should be a great vacation! Today I got up and did my biggest loser workout instead of my eliptical and it felt great! Something different to keep me motivated.

WTG!! I still havent tried Biggest Loser Work out, how is it? I vary my Leslie Sansones in the morning, did the 3 mile this morning, its sooo hot here right now I will be skipping my lunch walk today. Have a good one!