Between the BLs (Biggest Loser) Summer Challenge 2010 Part 1

[flipflopmom]

Friday's QOTD:What is your go-to stress reliever when you've had a bad day?

Sometimes Dis, sometimes a book, or a long bath. Normally DIS, as I can get on while the kids are playing. And believe it or not, cleaning. If things are a mess, it adds to the stress!

Oh well, at least I have a loss. Not as big as I hoped but dinner was a splurge and I may have also put on muscle doing 10 miles yesterday. I had a 2 pound loss for the week. SO no 45 pound clippie yet.

Glad to see you back on the losing side of things!

Tell me what you like or what you don't like. If you could change one thing about the COW what would it be? Have you participated? Why or why not? What motivates you to do the COW? Have the prizes been helpful or do they not matter? What is the best part of the COW? What part of the COW do you wish would go away? Do you find it easy to understand what is expected each week? What do you feel is most important to have as part of the COW?

Hey Jen! Sounds like another great weekend at the cabin! I love the COW. The motivation for me to do it, reporting definitely, the prizes are GREAT! You are such an to get these together. But I hate for you to be spending money, so don't feel like you have to continue them! I don't say thank you enough! I've been much more focused on my fruits and veggies thanks to COW, as I can neglect the veggies especially. Having the exercise on there is great, I can be like Connie and neglect it on my non-running days!

I myself gained 13 pounds over last summer, so even though it's small, I've lost 3 pounds so far, so I'm happy.

I am happy to say I am down 1lb this week. I feel like the tortoise sometimes, slow and steady, but it's still coming off, so that's good.

So, if the gym is reasonable and has stuff to keep DS occupied, I may be taking some classes there to shake up my routine. That, the Punch Out, Jillian, and the C25K should whip me into shape pretty efficiently I imagine

I think it will definitely do the trick.

I am finally down 2 pounds...it took a few weeks for the scale to start budging, I hope this will keep up.
7lbs to meet goal!!!!

I will wake up tomorrow and be back on plan. Journaling, counting points, not eating more that the points that I have, running 3-4x/week, exercising for 25 min on non-run days, and drinking 6-8 glasses of water.

You've got a good plan, that you KNOW how to do! It's all mental from here!

I'm in a fantasy mood, so we'll be daydreaming for this 1.If you could wear anything at all(DIS friendly of course what would it be? Describe your dream outfit in as much detail as possible. It doesn't need to fit you in real life, only in your head. And if your outfit serves a specific purpose what is it?

Umm.. I'd love to get in a bikini again. I'm smaller now than I've been as an adult, so no outfits from the past for me! Maybe my cheerleading outfit from 7th grade?

I'm glad I have decided to maintain starting September 4th (my b-day and our first 1/2 this fall) because I have started playing games in my head about maybe going or a little lower, or losing a few more, etc. I think if nothing else, I need a month or so to get used to living in this body. I still have a very distorted body image.

Amen to that! I'm always asking Dh - am I bigger or smaller than her? If you saw me on the street, would you think I was overweight. Yeah, like he's going to answer any of that! I am playing the game of "I look GREAT in comparison to how I looked in January, but I want to look GREAT period."

I don't really have much to say, but it just seems weird that no one has posted in over 7 hours.

That's what happens when I step away.

Do you have a best friend other than your spouse or a sibling? If you do then what is their name and what's the story behind it?

I have 2. One since the first day of Kindergarten. Our daughters are BFF's, too. She lives .5 miles from my mom, and 5 from me. We don't talk often, I don't talk to anyone often! But we go to the same church, FB each other, and I don't hesitate to call her when I need something. Anna Kat's birthday was 2 weeks after Daddy died, I didn't have the heart to do anything, and she took her and "the crew" of 4 BFF's out, got her a gymnastics cake, movies, and dinner. Her name is Angie.
Monica is a colleague, both teach K. We're on the same wavelength. We talk every day at work, but only 4 times all summer. It's odd. She was there the day Daddy died, took over for me at work for 2 weeks, and would totally do anything for me. I took over her family when she got pneumonia at 8 months pregnant. She's like me, analyzes everything, so we have serious "change the world, why are things this way" sessions!

Been totally off today! Actually took a nap after church. I've eaten too much and had an adult drink.

Tracey - Hope DD is okay! You probably needed to blow off some steam after yesterday!

Dona - sending PPD your DS1's way! Hope he has a great time in WDW. Sorry you didn't get to see DH! He'll be home soon! Enjoy your class. hee hee.

CC- Glad South Beach went well for you yesterday. Sorry your mom is being so..... well.... the way she is. You are doing great!!!

It's been a busy weekend! Finished 6.25 miles in about 64 minutes on Saturday.

You kicked my butt. I did 6.2 in 71 minutes Saturday! Your kids' camp sounds MARVELOUS!!!

Think I'm all caught up now.
Taryn

 

[tigger813]

2.5 miles of walking with my neighbor done. "4 Fast Miles" of WATP done. Time to feed the girls and myself and get ready to go give a massage and then go shopping with my girls! Chicken parmesan for supper maybe as a sandwich!

Happy Monday!

 

[mikamah]

I do have a QOTD though:
What is the best show or concert you've been to?

Mine was Garth Brooks. the man puts on amazing show and the crowd was just electric. Saw him in Philly with club box seats Swear we could almost touch him we were that close. Got talked into going by my sister and I am sooo glad she did.

He puts on an amazing show. He got me started on country concerts and I met some other new friends who country danced and got totally hooked on that too.
My favorite would be the Garth Brooks concert we went to in central park. It was a beautiful night, and thought we couldn't see the actual stage we were sitting very close to the huge tv screen and watched it there. On the way out of the concert as we left the park one of the bands tour buses was driving right by us, and it was so exciting, I went a little crazy. I'd say Garth was to me what the twilight boys are to the young ladies. I saw him 3 other times too, and I am so jealous of anyone who gets to see him now in Las Vegas. I'd love for him to tour again.

Fun question, octoberbride. Just took a little trip down memory lane.

Off to work. Have a great day!!

 

[jenanderson]

Thanks everyone so much for all the nice replies about the time for the 4 mile race. I am not doing a good job lately at celebrating my victories, and I'm spending too much time doing the woulda, coulda, shoulda. I needed the reminder to celebrate the good, and stop doing the what if thing.

I find celebrating victories to be hard as well. I am finally getting better at accepting compliments about how I look as well. With running though, I am always looking at my times and wondering how I could have run faster or even further. I am now working on looking at my Garmin and saying something positive to myself about what I did do. Last week I was not feeling great about my running and so I ran on the route that I used a lot when I was first starting out and thought about how I couldn't even run 1 block at the time. The fact that you ran a 4 mile race is great but your time was INSPIRATIONAL!

qotd- the outfit- I have a liz claiborne silk dress I bought for a couple weddings probably 15 years ago- it was ivory floral with a simple short sleeve and neckline, but it was two layers with a simple ruffle at the knee and the top layer had a really nice flow to it, and I loved that dress. I looked and felt great in it, and I wore it many times. I remember it cost 120$ which was way more than I would have spent normally, but I loved it, and I had 2 functions to wear it to, so that's how i justified it, but i definintely got my moneys' worth out of it. It was probably a 12, and it's still in the back of my closet, and I was probably 40-50 pounds lighter. Lots of fun memories in that dress too. The flowers had a black outline so I wore it with some chunky heeled black sandals that don't fit since I was pregnant and my feet spread. It was also a fun and happy time in my life when i wasn't in a relationship and was really enjoying myself.

Kathy - Your dress sounds beautiful and like you just loved being in it! I bet one day soon you will be able to put it back on and I hope you feel the same happiness as you did when you first wore it!

Even though you might now have a perfect COW score, still send it in! I think that is what causes many people to not keep up with the COW is worrying about the score or the number. I think it is great when someone sends me ANY number and just shows they tried to do well on even one thing.

Good evening everyone. Sorry I haven't been recently. I have been having a little pity party since Thursday.

I was supposed to go to Virginia to see my dh but no one would go with me and dh didn't want me to drive that far by myself. We talked on Thursday and that was great.

Then Friday ds1 sprung something on me. I hate not having dh around to talk to him about it. It would be good for ds to have this happen but it would need a lot of pd for it to happen. ANyone who has any extra please pass it along to ds1

Dona - I am so sorry you did not get to go see your DH...hopefully that will happen soon! Also, here is some pixie dust for your DS. Here is to hoping that whatever it is, happens for him!

Day 1 of Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet went well. I am proud of myself. I feel good about the day and am looking forward to peeking at the scale tomorrow morning.

I am proud of you CC! Great job starting your South Beach diet and feeling good about it! It is too bad that the grocery shopping was a little stressed with your mom but it sounds like you handled it well and did not let it impact what you wanted to have happen.

It's been a busy weekend! Finished 6.25 miles in about 64 minutes on Saturday. The first 4 were great and then #5 was a disaster. I caught back up to a better time by #6. Tomorrow is boot camp in the AM and then a 4 mile run at lunch - hope the humidity stays away again!!

Jen - my newest best friend. Her definitions include inspiration, motivating, fun loving, thoughtful and the most incredible cache of pixie dust.

Jude - Your run time was amazing! I am going to have to work on SPEED to be able to run with you at the Princess! I am such a "slow and steady" sort of gal but you are going to make me have to get serious about improving my time.

You are so sweet about the friend comments - you defined me in such a nice way! It is a good thing we don't live closer or you would probably define me with some other words as well...totally crazy, easily distracted, etc!

As I was being fitted, saw a sign that said "A pair of shoes can change your life, Cinderella". It was meant for me to be there.

Today - Sophie has had a stomach bug. Vomited once, diarhhea twice. Seems a little better now.

I just feel.....hopeless, maybe? Seems like all my efforts are for nothing at this point. I am still 2 pounds from normal BMI. I am 13 pounds from my goal. I just don't know what to do.....

LOVED the quote about the shoes! It is totally true and I hope you feel great in all your new running gear. Sounds like you had a nice run though - 6 miles is impressive...way to go!

How is Sophie today? I hope she is feeling better. It is no fun for the little ones to not feel good in the summer.

Taryn - I am sorry that you are feeling down about how the weight loss is going right now. I know it is difficult to work so hard and only have a maintain - or to be so close to your goal and yet have it all come so slowly. I am right there with you. I hope that if you feel like you really need a break that you take it but then come back here and get the support from all of us. I have really had to work on not feeling hopeless this summer. I know part of my maintaining problem is the choices I make but I am also still working very hard. I think sometimes we expect a lot from ourselves and expect that we can drive ourselves hard week after week. I am learning to accept that I am OKAY with not being where I want to be. I know I am still working towards my goal and the weeks of maintaining or losing .5-1.0 pounds is better then gaining weight (which is what I normally would be doing at this point). You are doing so great with your efforts and your running is impressive as well. I hope that you can see all the positive changes you have made and work through this.

Overall, I kept it in check a lot better this weekend that I have in the previous 5 weekends. So, this weekend included two big splurges, I don't think I "blew it" the way have have been lately. I'm okay with that.

Connie - Sounds like you are learning how to deal with the weekend! Good for you! This is a difficult lesson and I am glad you feel okay with how yours went!

Hey Jen! Sounds like another great weekend at the cabin! I love the COW. The motivation for me to do it, reporting definitely, the prizes are GREAT! You are such an to get these together. But I hate for you to be spending money, so don't feel like you have to continue them! I don't say thank you enough! I've been much more focused on my fruits and veggies thanks to COW, as I can neglect the veggies especially. Having the exercise on there is great, I can be like Connie and neglect it on my non-running days!

It was another great weekend at the cabin. The only problem with the cabin is that so often, there are reasons not to make great food choices up there. I am getting better at not making horrible choices, but I know I do so much better when we are not at the cabin.

It is great to read the comments about the COW. I know that it really helped me the first challenge I did and I still work on it this challenge as well. I just want to make improvements so that people don't feel like it is loads of work or that they can't do it. I am thinking I might try to at least recognize everyone who is trying the COW next time around. I am still playing with ideas of how to make people feel like they don't need to be perfect to report their number - or how not to make the keeping track of it all to be so much work for everyone. Hmmm...I still have some time and ideas to work out before the next one.

Morning Everyone! I am up and moving because DD starts school today! Actually, it is an optional 1 credit class that runs in the mornings for 2 weeks. It is a class for how to be successful in high school when you are taking all AP classes. I asked DD to take it because I want her to not be too stressed out as she starts high school with such a heavy class load. I am hoping they teach the kids some study skills, what to expect with AP classes and maybe even how to relax and not get stressed out.

DH and I are also going to do a morning "school" for DS. He is going to a new school for 5th grade and we want to do some refresher type of of work with him and get him prepared as well.

I will check back in to answer the QOTD as soon as both the kids are doing what they need to!

Happy Monday!
Jen

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Welcome to the Challenge of the Week – COW 10


PART TWO
The COW seems to be a helpful motivator for some people and others find it overwhelming. As we begin to look forward to future challenges, please share your thoughts on the COW. I have included some ideas for you to comment about below, but you are welcome to write whatever you want about the COW. Feel free to post your thoughts here or send me a PM.

Tell me what you like or what you don't like. If you could change one thing about the COW what would it be? Have you participated? Why or why not? What motivates you to do the COW? Have the prizes been helpful or do they not matter? What is the best part of the COW? What part of the COW do you wish would go away? Do you find it easy to understand what is expected each week? What do you feel is most important to have as part of the COW?

I have a history of not doing the COW, but I've been doing it this Challenge and enjoying it. I do think it's helpful, and of course it's fun to have prizes! I think both Dona and Jen have done a great job with it, and I really appreciate all the hard work you have both put into it!

You should try Big Bang Theory! That's hilarious too! DH and I are trying to catch up on Glee before John Stamos joins the cast! I LOVE HIM! I remember him when he was Blackie on GH! I watch Y&R now! I record it and FF through the parts I don't care about!

I am serial soap watcher -- I tend to circulate through them as one grabs my attention and another loses it, but just one at a time. Right now I'm on GH, I was with Y&R before. I left when Adam got weird, so that was awhile ago. I absolutely FF the parts I don't like. Right now I'm enjoying GH, I think the next one I might try is B&B, but I get tired of that quickly because everyone sleeps with people who they are almost or barely related to (and were raised with!), and that just creeps my out. I'm also going to try to catch up on Glee, I didn't watch it so I'm waiting for my first disc from Netflix!

Time for the QOTD for tomorrow:

I'm in a fantasy mood, so we'll be daydreaming for this 1.If you could wear anything at all(DIS friendly of course what would it be? Describe your dream outfit in as much detail as possible. It doesn't need to fit you in real life, only in your head. And if your outfit serves a specific purpose what is it?

I've never thought about this! I guess my dream outfit would be an amazing dress which would make me look well, amazing! My favorite color is purple, so I would want it to be in shades of purple from lilac to eggplant, with a sweetheart neckline, nipped in waist, and flowing skirt. Probably starting with lilac at the shoulders and ending in the eggplant, and made from silk or chiffon, just a light, floating dress that would make me look and feel like a princess!

So for Saturday's question:
Do you have a best friend other than your spouse or a sibling? If you do then what is their name and what's the story behind it?

My best friend is definitely my dh, but I do have good friends I've made at different stages in my life. Probably the BF I have right now is my co-worker, Verna. We had a co-worker for 2 years who made us both crazy, and we grew very close. We even e-mail each other on weekends, we've always got something to share!

Some of my favorite shows!! We don't miss The Big Bang Theory and laugh out loud! ...Although I haven't watched GH in sooo many years! As for Blackie, do you remember who he killed - was it LouLou? Or when Demi Moore was on it? or - boy, dating myself here - when Jessie went to jail for killing her husband (I think it was still black and white then!)? Loved Joe Kelly..okay, have to stop or I'll relive all those old episodes....

I vaguely remember some of which you speak -- I was an avid watcher when Luke and Laura got married...I was also around for the Rick Springfield years, Lucy and Scott, and Lucky and Liz (vol. 1). I think I totally missed a few Luckys...I missed Jason before the brain damage, and Robin getting HIV. I also wasn't around for Sonny/Brenda/Jax, but it looks like I'll be able to relive it in a few days...

I do have a QOTD though:
What is the best show or concert you've been to?

Styx! Styx was my favorite band growing up, and I saw them with both Dennis De Young and Tommy Shaw. Definitely the best I've ever seen. Of course, I think I've been to a grand total of 4 or 5 concerts in my life, and 2 of them were Styx! The best Broadway show I've seen was "Jekyll and Hyde". That's the only one I've actually seen on Broadway, so that could have something to do with it! Of the touring ones, the best I've seen was "Fiddler on the Roof", with Topol. Yep, he comes in ahead of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber for me, although I love the music from his shows, too!

Maria

 

[brinalyn530]

Time for the QOTD for 7/30: I'm in a fantasy mood, so we'll be daydreaming for this 1.If you could wear anything at all(DIS friendly of course what would it be? Describe your dream outfit in as much detail as possible. It doesn't need to fit you in real life, only in your head. And if your outfit serves a specific purpose what is it?
I picture myself in a really summery, flowery, short sundress – one with those little spaghetti straps! I have issues with my arms at the moment and the only sleeveless article of clothing I own is my swimsuit! I know eventually I will have kick a@@ arms and I will be proud to show them off in that sundress !

Pamela – Have a great trip!

So for Saturday's question: Do you have a best friend other than your spouse or a sibling? If you do then what is their name and what's the story behind it?
I have a lot of good friends, but I really don’t have a best friend anymore (long story ). I guess right now, the closest thing I have to a “best” friend is my friend in Florida – we’ve talked every day now for about a month, the ONLY other person I talk to EVERY day is my son, so that is really saying something!

Taryn – So sorry to hear about your rough days .

QOTD 8/1 : What is the best show or concert you've been to?
My brother and I went to see John Mayer in February. He was amazing, I love him ! I am a complete sucker for a guy who can play guitar, and man can he play guitar!

I had a great weekend! Friday night I went to dinner with my mom and our friend, had a Cesar salad with a crab cake – yummy , mom and I went for a drink after dinner, DS spent the night with my mom and dad so I went home and had a long conversation with my friend that kept me up super late. Slept in Saturday, ran some errands, then did workout 1 of the C25K in the evening. I ran around the lake near my parents’ house and it was amazing! I was a little nervous to start but I ended up really enjoying it, no pain, no crying, I was pretty impressed with myself! I’m going to do workout 2 this evening between work and picking DS up. Since I only have about 6 weeks before my race and I wasn’t dying during the first one, I’m going to do the first two workouts of each week then go to the next week until I get to weeks eight and nine of the program. The plan is to run every other day and do Shred on the no run days, NMTZ on the off weekend day, and try to squeeze in Punch Out when I can if I’m not too beat. DS finally made a decision on fall baseball so I signed him up this weekend. I don’t know what the schedule is going to be yet, but I do know that between school and baseball we will not have time for the gym so I didn’t even bother going in to get their pricing. I think I’ll still have plenty of activity going on without the gym at least until baseball’s over !

Well, I’ve got some things to get done here at work today, so have a wonderful on-plan day everyone!

Bree

 

[donac]

Just a short note. I have been at school since 7:45 and we have not learned anything yet. I am so bored.

QOTD I love Barry Manilow. He puts on a great show. I also loved Bob Newhart and I like Michael Finestein Getting to see him Nov 7th. Ds's gave me the tickets for Mother's Day.

 

[carmiedog]

QOTD 8/1 : What is the best show or concert you've been to?

So You Think You Can Dance tour - all of them! Fun. Energetic. Amazing.


First day back to work today after having the summer off. I lost a lot of weight lost school year, but I was still wearing baggy clothes. I lost more over the summer, went clothes shopping (size 16 to size 8!), got a haircut (was long and scraggly), put in my contacts instead of glasses, and even put on a little make-up. I'm feeling like a celebrity with all the compliments!

 

[carmiedog]

Even though you might now have a perfect COW score, still send it in! I think that is what causes many people to not keep up with the COW is worrying about the score or the number. I think it is great when someone sends me ANY number and just shows they tried to do well on even one thing.

amen! Although I haven't done COW this time around, it was SO helpful the last challenge in helping me develop good habits. Even if I sent in embarrassingly low scores, it kept me MINDFUL. Same thing for weigh-ins. Even if you have weeks with gains, even if you don't lose the entire challenge, it keeps you conscious of where you're at.

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: Probably Journey, Styx and REO Speedwagon several years ago with DH!

Home from work and shopping with the girls. I need to go down and do 3 more miles in a bit. Ate a mini sausage pizza from Target and 2 breadsticks and then we had pretzel stix form Auntie Anne's. I had only had my BL protein water, a strawberry smoothie and a Special K chocolatey pretzel bar so I caught up on my calories. LOL! Gonna have water and lemonade the rest of the day.

I bought myself a pair of shorts and a pair of jeans. I also got a tank top and another shirt I liked at Macy's. 4 things only cost me $40. I also got the girls some clearance rack clothes at Target and I also got DD1 a new bathing suit for our weekend away coming up. DH should be home shortly. I just want to catch up on my soap and chill out the rest of the day. Making chicken parmesan subs on Ciabatta rolls for supper.

Hoping to do some Disney stuff today since my trip is less than 4 months away!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

 

[carmiedog]

I'm glad I have decided to maintain starting September 4th (my b-day and our first 1/2 this fall) because I have started playing games in my head about maybe going or a little lower, or losing a few more, etc. I think if nothing else, I need a month or so to get used to living in this body. I still have a very distorted body image.

I so understand that. On one hand, I've gone from a 16 to an 8. Logically, I know I look fantastic compared to before. Not perfect, but pretty darn good. Emotionally, though, I still see my fat thighs and stomach rolls from 3 pregnancies. I'm having trouble coming to terms with the reality that I won't ever have my 20 year old body back (even though I'm getting close on the scale, it just don't look the same!).

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

Well, I'm disappointed to report that the South Beach Diet is not going to work for me. I'm just too lethargic without carbs. I lost some weight and hopefully, I'll be able to maintain the loss. Counting points should help. I will focus on eating as few carbs as possible and choosing the healthiest ones. I will probably continue to have a large salad with no-sugar added deli meat in it. Today's lunch was very filling. I have to put it in my points tracker still, but I'm pretty sure it was 7 points. I may stick to having that for lunch and a South Beach Diet-friendly breakfast, maybe with an apple or banana. I just won't be so strict with dinner. Plus, my parents were already suspicious of me not eating pasta last night with them, so it's probably for the best. My mom seems to be in a good and supportive mood today and we are going to try the C25K outside again tonight.

Thanks for all the good wishes! Yesterday was a really good day eating wise and I was very proud of myself. I also need to be able to walk around at work and not feel sick, so I know that I am making the right decision regarding how I will lose weight.

Hope everyone had a great day!

CC

 

[Rose&Mike]

Just a short note. I have been at school since 7:45 and we have not learned anything yet. I am so bored.

QOTD I love Barry Manilow. He puts on a great show. I also loved Bob Newhart and I like Michael Finestein Getting to see him Nov 7th. Ds's gave me the tickets for Mother's Day.

Dona--hope the class gets better!

QOTD 8/1 : What is the best show or concert you've been to?

So You Think You Can Dance tour - all of them! Fun. Energetic. Amazing.


First day back to work today after having the summer off. I lost a lot of weight lost school year, but I was still wearing baggy clothes. I lost more over the summer, went clothes shopping (size 16 to size 8!), got a haircut (was long and scraggly), put in my contacts instead of glasses, and even put on a little make-up. I'm feeling like a celebrity with all the compliments!

Sounds like a great day!

Jen--I agree, getting close to goal can be very hard. I have wanted to throw in the towel a bunch this summer. It can be really hard to feel like you've done everything right and have the scale barely move. Thanks for sharing. It's always nice to know I'm not the only one feeling this way.

You know when you start a new job and sometimes you have days where you feel great about things, and sometimes you have days where you just fell like you have absolutely no idea what you are doing? I had the latter today. It's so tiring. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Someone on the W&D thread posted that they printed the course map and hung it up in their cubicle, so I'm going to do that, and tomorrow I will at least have something that makes me smile to look at when my brain is exploding!

Hope everyone has a nice evening. I'll try to check back in later.

Qotd--Counting Crows at our baseball stadium. We were on the field and got really close.

 

[tigger813]

I so understand that. On one hand, I've gone from a 16 to an 8. Logically, I know I look fantastic compared to before. Not perfect, but pretty darn good. Emotionally, though, I still see my fat thighs and stomach rolls from 3 pregnancies. I'm having trouble coming to terms with the reality that I won't ever have my 20 year old body back (even though I'm getting close on the scale, it just don't look the same!).

I'm with you! I have also gone from a 16 to an 8, depending on the pants. I can now buy small or medium tops. I went from a 42c to a 38B bra size though I may still need a C cup. I am stuck in the 150s and went crazy over the weekend. I got in 6 1/2 miles this morning and hope to do more tonight. I need to get drinking my water and CL. I still see my stomach rolls from 2 pregnancies though they are smaller. I would also love to have my 20 year old body back but I'm coming to terms with why it's so hard to lost the last 10-15! I just want to say I've lost 50 pounds! I'll get there maybe after the kids go back to school but as long as I can maintain to a point I'll be happy for the summer! All I know is I do feel better than I did 10 years ago when I reached 30! Of course I had just had my first child and wasn't sleeping well.

I'm so grateful to all of you for your support and just plain "awesomeness"!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I'm with you! I have also gone from a 16 to an 8, depending on the pants. I can now buy small or medium tops. I went from a 42c to a 38B bra size though I may still need a C cup. I am stuck in the 150s and went crazy over the weekend. I got in 6 1/2 miles this morning and hope to do more tonight. I need to get drinking my water and CL. I still see my stomach rolls from 2 pregnancies though they are smaller. I would also love to have my 20 year old body back but I'm coming to terms with why it's so hard to lost the last 10-15! I just want to say I've lost 50 pounds! I'll get there maybe after the kids go back to school but as long as I can maintain to a point I'll be happy for the summer! All I know is I do feel better than I did 10 years ago when I reached 30! Of course I had just had my first child and wasn't sleeping well.

I'm so grateful to all of you for your support and just plain "awesomeness"!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!

Thanks for sharing. I think we all need to make a list of how far we've come and hang it up for when we're wishing for those 20 year old bodies. And really, I don't want the 20 year old body permanently, maybe just for an hour or two so I can appreciate it! I am in the best phyiscal shape of my life. I wouldn't trade that for anything. Not so bad for a 40something.

I agree with Tracey--you all are awesome! Thanks for sharing your journey with me.

 

[tigger813]

As promised, here is my solo walking playlist: I won't be walking that much by myself for awhile as I get back to walking with my neighbor and my WATP!

I Gotta Feeling-Black Eyed Peas
Hot N COld- Katy Perry
I Like to Move It Move It- Reel to Reel
Waterloo-ABBA
Can't Fight the Moonlight-LeAnn Rimes
Nobody's Perfect- Hannah Montana
All Star-Smash Mouth
Pumpin' Up the Party- Hannah Montana
Sunrise- Duran Duran
Hole Hearted- Extreme
Don't Stop Believin'- Journey
Tessie-Dropkick Murphys
7 Things- Miley Cyrus
I'm Shipping Up to Boston- Dropkick Murphys
Time Warp- Rocky Horror Picture Show
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun-Miley Cyrus

Going to add-
Cowboy Cassanova-Carrie Underwood
A Kind of Magic- Queen
We Will Rock You- Queen
Somebody to Love- Queen
Push It to the Limit- Corbin Bleu
Defying Gravity- Glee
Gotta Getcha Head in the Game- HSM3
LoveBug- Jonas Bros
So What-Pink
Hey, Soul Sister- Train
Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen


Any other suggestions? I like stuff that will really keep me walking and fast!

Enjoy your Night!

 

[flipflopmom]

Tracey - I've so got to add pumpin up the party. It totally reminds me of WDW parades!!!!!!

I've got some of the same, Pink, Katy Perry, BEP. You might like:
Imma Be and Boom Boom Pow by the black Eyed Peas,
California Girls by Katy Perry,
I Almost There from the Princess and the Frog soundtrack - at first I added it when we were going to WDW, and now it reminds me of being almost to my goal.
Hey Ya by Outkast

I have a lot of rap stuff, too, doesn't look like that's your style though.

carmiedog and Tracey - add me to the "16 to 8" and not entirely thrilled and believing it crew!

Rose and Jen - Thanks for the support. I'm not as close to goal as you two amazing ladies are, but close enough to get frustrated!

CC - sorry the SB didn't go as great as you hoped. I remember a bit of lethargy when I first started Atkins years ago, it got better. I couldn't keep up the lifestyle, though. I think we ALL need to carefully chose our carbs, make sure they are healthy and necessary. Instead of an appetizer, I've started looking at breads as dessert (meaning, I only eat it at the end if I'm still hungry) and "fillers" like pasta and rice as just that, fillers that aren't necessary most of the time. Carbs hold water in the body. I am trying to make sure my carbs are coming from good sources, not enriched flour with no nutritional value.

Dona - is your professor Roz?????? Hang in there. Hope it gets better!!!

Rose- great idea on hanging up something for W&D. Totally the reason I wanted to do my classroom in Mickey, Disney. I need the escape during the day! Hope tomorrow is better!!


So, Sophie was still....bubbly this morning. So we didn't go to gymnastics, didn't want to clean THAT up in the car! Good thing, she had potty problems a few more times this morning. I spent the day researching foods. (Can you tell?) I think I am going to order a yogurt starter and make my own yogurt. I would like to switch the family over to more organic foods, but the cost can be prohibitive. Trying to find out which things are most important, I try to get my produce organic if it's available in the store. I could so be a . Trying to find out the most cost effective ways to clean up my family's foods. I REALLY think there is a link to the junk in processed and other foods that is leading to so much out there.

Okay, off my soapbox!

Tomorrow is my first day back to work. I am not at all excited, I need a summer do over! But, it's a necessity. I'll probably be back later tonight!
Taryn

 

[jbm02]

Thanks for sharing. I think we all need to make a list of how far we've come and hang it up for when we're wishing for those 20 year old bodies. And really, I don't want the 20 year old body permanently, maybe just for an hour or two so I can appreciate it! I am in the best phyiscal shape of my life. I wouldn't trade that for anything. Not so bad for a 40something.

I agree with Tracey--you all are awesome! Thanks for sharing your journey with me.

AARGH!! I just spent 20 minutes writing a post and - poof!- it totally disappared!!! Luckily, Rose's quote mysteriously remained!!

Rose, thanks for putting into words what is so true for me too. While I was much smaller in high school and college, I'm in the best shape I've ever been right now (strength wise anyway). Although I wish I had appreciated my size back then and not constantly viewed myself as the "fat friend". Truthfully though, I still have "mirror" issues - ie, I don't really see myself as I probably am. I see myself as I think I am. Does that sound crazy??

As for my favorite concert: 18 May 2005: Toby Keith in Tikrit, Iraq. It was my first half day off in about 10 months. He performed with one other member of his band in front of about 50 soldiers at FOB Danger (don't even get me started on the genius who named our forward operating base!! yup, I had to write home and tell my DH that I was living in "Danger" 24/7!!!) I was in the second row - although the last row was only about 2 more rows back!! LOL. He and his band buddy Scotty then spent a lot of time talking and taking pictures with the soldiers. While many entertainers travelled to Iraq, very few were willing to travel to the forward operating bases for those of us out there. His recognition for those of us in the forward bases - and determination to reach out to us - meant so much.

2d favorite: Genesis at the Montreaux Rock Fest in Montreaux, Switzerland in 1986 when I was studying for a Junior year Abroad in Fribourg, Switzerland. Can you get any more different than the one above???!!

Taryn, here's my addition to your list:
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves. It always makes me pick up my pace!
Sin Wagon - Dixie Chicks


Tomorrow is my AM spin class and my afternoon run is my tempo run that usually kicks my rear. Hopefully it will be a good day!

 

[tigger813]

I don't think I have Walkin' On Sunshine anywhere! I'll have to download it! I always walk to it doing Walk It Out! It is a favorite of mine!

 

[tigger813]

I don't think I have Walkin' On Sunshine anywhere! I'll have to download it! I always walk to it doing Walk It Out! It is a favorite of mine!

Didn't realize I still had a balance on itunes! Downloading as we speak!