First a big
to jennz! A long with a big
. I know you miss your mom, today especially, but your mom would think this is a day to celebrate
you and want you to enjoy it. So do something special for yourself today!
Hope that your DD and tigger813's DD get to feeling better soon!
I will be your coach for this coming week. Friday QOTD: Looking back on the first two (ish) weeks of the year, how do you feel about your progress oh your resolution to lose weight? Is it going how you anticipated? Are you as motivated as you were on January 1?
Things are going pretty much as I anticipated. I set a small goal and have met it both weeks. I'm not setting the world on fire but I am losing, slowly, steadily. I am very happy that the COW has exercise this go round because that is my big focus this week. I know exercising is what I've been missing and I just have to adjust my mindset on this issue because the weight is not going without it. I hope one day to be excited about exercise as many of you are!
Well went out Target today and bought a new scale, pedometer and BL jump start DVD...... Not sure if I can do it but going to give it a try. Next week my focus is stepping up the exercise.
tea pot! Good job on working on the exercise! It makes a big difference on those NSVs (non-scale victories), too.
I did pretty well all week and did well up until tonight. This morning I managed to pass on the pizza in the staff room of one of my schools and got over my urge to get a Starbucks Venti White Mocha. Had a healthy dinner and then the cravings hit hard. I ended up having a WW ice cream bar AND a hot chocolate. These were actually within my calorie limits for the day, but the 2/3 cup of mini marshmallows on top of my hot chocolate were not. It was just 90 over for the day and I've been under by that amount several times, but I need to watch that 90 calories today don't turn into 150 tomorrow and so on. Confession is good for the soul, right? So, there's my confession!
That's what those flexpoints are for!
Could you have a tall nonfat, no whip white mocha some time to take care of that craving? I love white mochas, too, but I make myself limit them to a tall. It sounds like you are doing great!
I had no loss this week but I'm also looking at it like at least it wasn't a gain. I and puffy so I didn't think there would be a loss. I'm another one that has got to get my butt in gear and back to exercising. There used to be a time when I could lose with just changing my eating but now, not so...I have got to exercise.
I hope everyone has a great day!!
Yep, those days are over for me, too. Silly metabolism!
Happy Birthday Jennz!
Thanks for the advice and help and thanks, everyone!
Saw a (very tiny) loss on the scale this morning, but after yesterday it still made me smile. A loss is a loss, after all!
TOdays QOTD: On January 1 I wasn't motivated, but after I started to lose a bunch last week was my highest motivation. It dips and soars, depending on the day. Overall though, I think I am still happy with the journey.
Have a fabulous Friday everyone! Heading to a movie tonight - going to pass over popcorn in favour for low fat frozen yogurt with raspberries. yum!
Good choice!
So starting today I am going to do Jillian's 30 Day Shred...for 30 days! I always wait to start things on Mondays... but why not start today? 20 minutes a day for 30 days... I can do this... I am also going to track everything that goes in my mouth on my bodybugg... which will hopefully keep me away from the boxes and boxes of girl scout cookies sitting in my living room that we're supposed to be selling and not eating! Thanks for the therapy session...
, mrsschlep. Don't quit! Don't give up on yourself, especially after you just showed that you can run a half marathon and finish! I don't know why we get close to our goals and then give up on ourselves. I don't why we don't make that last push and get to where we want to be? It's fear of something! Fear of success or failure, or both. Don't give up on yourself. You deserve a heathly body and lifestyle!
I haven't gotten totally back on track the past two weeks, not planned the meals, and went out to eat a few times, but am into the exercise. I joined the wish exercise challenge, and am more than halfway to my goal, so that I'm happy about. Plus, I've seen a small loss-.6 last week, and .5 this week, which is really good with some of the meals I've had. If I continued at half a pound per week, I'd lose 8 pounds this challenge, but I'm planning to be better about the eating, and hope to have some weeks with a little more loss. I need to lose 11 pounds to reach my goal of being less than 200# again, and I think I can do it. So, is it going as anticipated, realistically yes. I know it's a lifestyle for me, and it is going to come off slowly, but I also know I can have a stellar week, and see a big loss too. I am as motivated as I was 2 weeks, it's an up and down journey, but I can live with that.
Have a great day Jenn. I hope it's a totally "me" day. And on the one pound loss, I'm going to celebrate for you!! Whoo hoo!! Love the butter analogy, and down is down, and down is good.
Pjlla- isn't it lovely that we can gain 5 pounds in a week, but it takes 5 weeks to get it off. You'd think that would stop us from doing it, but nooooo.
That would be too easy, mikamah!
I bet you will lose the 11 pounds in no time!
Friday QOTD: Looking back on the first two (ish) weeks of the year, how do you feel about your progress oh your resolution to lose weight? Is it going how you anticipated? Are you as motivated as you were on January 1?
I don't really feel like I made a resolution in this department this year. It's more a continuation of positive lifestyle carrying over from last year. As of today, I have hit all of last year's goals.
I finished my 2nd half marathon in a LOT more quickly than I did my first.
I have lost 55 pounds!
I got my body fat % measured by calipers yesterday and it was 19.1%. That is not in the "Active" range on the chart I looked at. It is well within the "Athlete" range.
I am wearing size 4 and size 7 jeans without a muffin top - if I get any smaller, I will need another new belt.
And I am barely recognizable as the same person from last year's photos (thank you jennz!!)
My weight this morning is lower than I ever anticipated getting to at this age. I remember it as a comfortable weight from high school!! I think it is time to move into the maintenance phase of this thing for next week.
All that being said, I am not done with myself yet. I still have plenty of room to grow stronger, faster and healthier. I'm continuing on with eating well, working out, training for races and being part of the Biggest Loser challenge!
A great big THANKS! to everyone who has supported me along the way this year by sharing the journey with me.
Hooray for corinnak who made her goal and is moving to the maintainer team!
You look so great in your pictures from the race, you made your goal, the world is your oyster, baby! There is no stopping you now!
Friday QOTD: Looking back on the first two (ish) weeks of the year, how do you feel about your progress oh your resolution to lose weight? Is it going how you anticipated? Are you as motivated as you were on January 1?
I feel my progress is excellent, down 11lbs
total and just 18lbs from my goal! Visions of exceeding my goal dance in my head! So far I am ahead of my expectations, however feel as though there is a plateau week coming soon that will kill my motivation.
Other things that are hurting my motivation right now are 1. I miss Chinese food Thursday (DW, DD and I used to go out every Thurs. to Chinese buffet for dinner with my MIL & BIL) and I feel I am going to give in next week. Not going this week was difficult. 2. I used to have a good 5K time (sub 30mins) and after 2 weeks of running I am just not getting results
Congrats on the good progress! Those 5K times will improve. Everything takes longer as we get older. That is one of the bad things about comparing yourself now with your old self -- you may never be able to do what you did say when you were in high school again. You have to let that old self go and work on the self you've got!
Friday QOTD: Looking back on the first two (ish) weeks of the year, how do you feel about your progress oh your resolution to lose weight? Is it going how you anticipated? Are you as motivated as you were on January 1?
I feel great! I have lost almost 4 1/2 pounds which is more than I expected. The combination of doing WW and Wii Fit every day seems to be working. I'm just as motivated - in part because I am making progress. I have only skipped one day of working out and that was because I was sick as a dog with this nasty cold that is going around. Now if I get the Norovirus that we have at work I dont know that I will be exercising with it. It's really bad - and we have about 30 people with it (1/2 staff and 1/2 residents of the retirement community).
Sounds like you are doing a great job! Here's some
that the nasty norovirus misses you!
Down .4 for the week. Better than I expected! No Patriots game to get me upset this weekend but the way the Celtics have been playing? UGH!!!! I just won't watch the games! Only .3 to 20 lbs for the two challenges I've been involved in!
.3 pounds to go! Woo! Hoo!
I'm down 2 pounds today, for a total of 6 for this challenge, and I am thrilled. I wanted to lose 2 pounds a week as my goal and I am going that!
Good luck to everyone today weighing in!
I hope that you see the numbers that you want on the scale!
Congratulations Corinna! Awesome that you have made it to maintenance stage!
I feel like I need a do-over... So typical of me I came home and stopped tracking my food and haven't worked out at all because i hurt my foot during the race... although it's not as hurt as I am making it out to be in my mind... I am just using it as an excuse not to exercise! I even caught myself limping around on it the other night when it didn't really hurt that bad... what is wrong with me??? I weighed in today and am down .2 of a pound which puts me at exactly 200 lbs... there I said it out loud for all to hear, ... or read... I weigh 200 pounds... I want to be in the 100s so bad but i am holding myself back... like i am scared to continue this journey... maybe it's just laziness? Who knows... but I am ignoring it and moving on... I have missed out on 50 pages of this thread and am just jumping back in right here!!! I need to shake this funk... i hate it. 
. I'm very impressed. 
for you on reaching maintenance! I hope to join you there soon!
(new scale) I actually weigh myself yesterday and at that point I had stayed the same (old scale) and was a little disappointed that was when I went out and bought the pedometer,new scale and BL DVD. This just may be the dreaded week 2 
Hope it's a very magical day filled with healing hugs (if only virtually sent/received) and good thoughts for the year you've had the year ahead 
I've been having a bad - or more like sad - day today. Tomorrow is my birthday, my first one without my mom. As the day has gone on I've been sadder and sadder. But I want to post about my victories today!
