I'm back from Disney World and I brought a couple of pounds with me. As we've all said, today is a new day, so I'm ready to get started.
QOTD: My fitness goal this year: When I go to the doctor in August for my annual check-up, I want to be able to tell the doctor that I exercise 45 minutes per day, 5 days a week.
What a WONDERFUL healthy goal!
Ok, time to face the music. I gained 1 lb this week. It doesn't surprise me since I gained several pounds last weekend. I really stepped up my workouts this week and I know from past experience, that can cause my scale to be rather fickle. Not too bummed tho...since I lost 1/2in in my waist....so I know the weight loss will follow. I learned a long time ago, (at least with me) when I up my exercise, the scales tend to plateau, but the inches come off. So everyone, make sure you write down your measurements and check them weekly. You may be surprised.
DH and I leave for WDW on March 16th and I am bound and determined to hit my goal by then.
Now, if I can just get control over my weekends, so I don't start the week behind the eight ball.
Wish I had heeded the "measuring" advise two years ago. Other than knowing my weight and my pants size (too big!) I have no idea what my measurements were. While it would have been shocking and depressing to take the initial measurements, the comparison to now would be exciting to see. Oh well.
You CAN reach your goal in time for your trip! And imagine how much you will love those vacation pictures!!
Hi, I'm back on. I'm going to do two week weigh-ins.
Can someone add me please? I've already PMed Ms. Shannon.
Hi everyone
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My name is Lisa - tough one to figure out I know.
I'm 42. Lost a lot of weight but it's been very slow - years. I've lost it mainly through exercise. Eating - I eat only what I love but I try to eat consciously. Some of my weight came off with merely looking at emotional issues in my life.
I've decided in my head that I will be at goal in October/November of this year. Just a mental decision I've made - so there universe. Take that!
Most of my weight loss has been when it comes - it comes. I'm changing that this year.
I struggle with the scale. Ie. neurotic. I lost the first half of my weight off scale but that doesn't seem to be working the same as it did when I was younger and I've struggled to accept that.
I also struggle with being bigger. Ie. most overweight people think they're bigger/big boned. I really am. And I've longed to be a smaller girl and that's never going to happen. However, this year I've accepted this is me and I'm always going to read bigger than I look on the scale and I need to let it go.
QOTD:
Fitness goals -
I would like to give spinning a try. I exercise so much on my own - mainly heavy intervals that I think I should give group a try.
Glad you're here!!
1/21 Thursday QOTD: What's one healthy swap you can make in your eating?
Like Maria, I already feel like I've swapped a lot and am not sure where further changes would go. Here are a couple of favorites:
94% FF popcorn with 1t olive oil - I know, seems silly to add fat to low fat popcorn, but I find it a delicious way to incorporate a healthy oil in place of butter. Or whatever oil they put in the regular popcorn.
Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt with stevia and vanilla extract. Mix in frozen blueberries and it gets thick like ice cream. For an extra treat, add some nuts, kashi golean crunch or a few dark chocolate chips.
1/22 Friday QOTD: What is a fitness goal you have for 2010?
I want to run back-to-back half marathons in June.
I want to do an unassisted pull up.
I want to run another sub-30 minute 5K in a chip timed race. How much under? Up for grabs!
Your fitness goals leave me a bit speechless! Other than the sub-30 5K, I can't imagine them! I'm so proud of you!!
Good Friday Morning Everyone
Congrats and Well done to all of you especially those who seen a loss on the scale today.
Great Job to all of you exercising and staying on program each day
Still reading back and feeling truly in awe of this group
My update is a repeat of my personal history of ONE BIG STEP FORWARD week 1 6lb loss and TWO STEPS BACK week 2 up 1 lb and now week 3 up 3lbs
net loss of 2 lbs over 3 weeks.
This is how it goes:
Week 1 Big running start out of the gate.....journal, water, start to exercise. shop smart, plan meals.= success
Week 2 Slowing down miss a few days of journal writing, water, only a couple days of exercise. = small gain
Week 3 Discouraged the
ANTS Begin....
Automatic Negative Thoughts..."See you'll never do this " "You never follow through" "How can you be successful in every other area of your life but this ".. off program, no exercise, etc. = larger gain
Week 4 This is Quit Week
Wow does this look awful... to see this pattern actually written down.
I'm at a Personal History Crossroad If I can snap out of this and move forward then maybe I can really do it this time.
I'm realizing that my problem is that I just don't believe that I can do it.
I need to refocus Baby Steps and One Day at a Time
Sounds so simple but So Hard to do
I have to replace those
ANTS with Fish
I need to keep on swimming.
I'm so grateful to have the thread to come to! You just may make the difference and help me change this self destructive pattern.
Thanks for listening
Wow! I think that the first step when you have a problem is OWNING UP TO IT and FACING IT! And you have done that right here with us! You are well on your way to overcoming this problem.
If you can see the negative pattern then you can be prepared to FIGHT it. You can think ahead and plan ahead and be ready to overcome.
"If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail." This is so true with weight loss.... and now that you have come face to face with your pattern of failure (a harsh word, but I couldn't come up with another one to fit here), you are ready to start planning to AVOID failure.
YEAH for you!!
I am so excited today--had another week of loss--and this time I'm down to 1/2 lb lower than I've been in the past 4 1/2 years!!!
Thank you for introducing me to sparkpeople--I have committed to being there everyday--writing down everything that I eat and I know that has been the biggest difference for me--it does the math for me and I love that
Thank you for sharing about WATP--the workout that I, being fairly uncoordinated and clumsy, can do!
Thank you for being a place for me to report and to read of your successes and harder times--it's good to come here and read throughout the day--you're a great group of people and I thank you for being here
Glad you are enjoying the WATP videos. Great job hitting a new 4 1/2 year low weight! Isn't it a FABTABULOUS feeling!!??
Bummed today...even after working out 5 times last week and eating within the ww program I still managed to gain .6...I know it is only about a half a pound but with how much I worked out it should have been a loss...Grrrrr. I have only lost 1.4 lbs total in the past 3 weeks and had hoped to be down 6 by now! Anyway I will continue to work out and WW challenged us to up our normal work outs by 10 minutes per day so that is the plan.
HERE IS FRIDAY'S QOTD:
What is a fitness goal you have for 2010?
My goal is to continue to go to the gym at least 3 times every week (except vacation weeks where I am out of town) for the whole year. So far so good...I went 3 days the first week and 4 days the second week and 5 days the 3rd week.
SarahMay
The scale can be flukey.... you could easily lose this week's gain and then some next week with a big WOOSH weight loss. Don't be discouraged. And great job increasing the workouts consistently. Keep at it!
Yay this is usually my fall of the wagon week and a I managed a loss of 1.5 not to bad. I walked every day for 7 days another huge step for me. I am so happy to have this thread and just want to thank everyone for helping me stick with it.
On a side note we had a tornado in our neighborhood this morning. I have never seen one before. Apparantly they do occur here in FL. I cant believe the amount of damage I saw on my walk from a 15 min storm. It was just crazy. 30ft Palm trees laying in the street. Fences blown down. Patio furniture in the lake. Just WOW. Luckily my block was spared this occured on the other side of the lake by the golfcourse where the million dollar homes are located. My side of the lake is middle class and most could not afford to fix that extent of damage. I am just thankful we did not get hit.
As much as I dislike living in NH with the stupid snow and blizzards, I am TERRIFIED at the thought of living in a tornado-prone area. I'm glad to hear you were spared. I'll send up a prayer for your not-so-lucky neighbors.
Glad the tornado missed you. Tornadoes terrify me. We have lived all over the country, and now live in a tornado prone area, and it's really scary sometimes. Hope everyone in your neighborhood is safe.
I am having a really sad day, and having a hard time keeping from giving into a binge. I've already done 45 min on the elliptical and it didn't help. I want chips, soda and chocolate. Why do I continue to think that will make me feel less sad? I know it won't change any of the circumstances. Ok, so no binge. I'm off today, so I think I'm just going to take a nap. DH and I are supposed to go to a movie tonight, and in the past when I'm having a day like this, we would end up not going and I would have been cranky all evening. So I am committing to no binge, a nap, cooking dinner and going to a movie tonight. Thanks for listening.
Glad you were able to realize that eating into the sadness WON'T make the sadness go away. Instead of ending the day sad... you would end the day sad, heavier, and maybe guilty. No big improvement there. glad you made a plan to improve the remainder of your day WITHOUT a binge.
I lost .9 on my scale, but 1.4 at weight watchers this morning. I guess my scale is off, but that's okay. I'm using my at home weight for BL9. I know my home scale tends to get a little screwy sometimes. I'm okay with the .9 loss, I had 2 big losses the last 2 weeks. A pound a week is 52 lbs a year. Tonight I have a fundraiser and of course there will be dinner and drinks. DH has to work so I will be going alone, but meeting friends there, so that takes care of whether I will drink or not, NOT. I'm going to start the evening off with a full plate of salad since it is a buffet and then I will pick wisely. I'm not gonna screw this up. Three years a go I lost 50 lbs and gained 27 back, I have all ready taken 9 off, so 18 to go. I will get there it will just take time.
Nice job making a solid plan for tonight. Like a PP said, be CAREFUL of the salad bar. Stick with unadulterated veggies and the like. Avoid the creamy pasta salads and such, stick with a light vinagrette dressing (or oil and vinegar) and go LIGHTLY with the croutons and crunchy toppings. Do this and you will fill up with a nice light healthy salad and be well on your way to an OP evening!
I'm feeling great today! Lost another 3 pounds this week. I'm so psyched. I'm so happy with the choices I've made and even though I am probably driving my family crazy with my "lifestyle change" talk, I am thrilled at how well I've done. Yesterday I ate ALL my WW points. It was a first for me. I'm usually 12-ish points below. I was sad to see my 71 activity points go away unused.
HERE IS FRIDAY'S QOTD:
What is a fitness goal you have for 2010?
My first goal is to work out at least 5 days a week. So far I have been doing great. I haven't missed a day of working out in 20 days.
Second goal is to run a 5k with my dad at the end of July. My dad and I have never had anything in common... this morning my mom told me that my dad is looking forward to running with me. He is "excited" (my dad never gets excited about anything! LOL)
How are you ending the day with 12 points unused? Not trying to be nosey, but it seems like you may not be eating enough if you have that many points left at the end of the day. Are you earning LOADS of activity points? I'll be the first to admit I never calculate or use my activity points, but I do try to eat my daily target minimum at least 5 days a week and then I use my Flex points for a splurge or two on the weekends. Just be careful of not eating enough.... it will drop you metabolism to nothing and you will stop losing.
Hello everyone! Do you mind if I join in?
I'm trying to get ready for the Princess 5K in March (first time I've ever done anything like this!) and lose weight.
Ultimately I'd like to lose 70 - 100 pounds, but right now I'm just trying to focus on losing the first 20.
As I mentioned above, my goal is to run the Princess 5K and lose weight. I'd also like to complete a half marathon before the end of the year.
Welcome aboard!
IF you find a 5k, I will do it with you! Let's start looking for it now! Come on lets GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Would it be pushy for me to ask if I could join you? I know we don't live that far apart and it would be a great motivator to train for a race with some "imaginary" friends (as my kids refer to my Dis friends!). I hope it isn't to push to ask. I don't really know "race" etiquette.
Evening friends! I have a few hours to myself tonight so I came over here to spend some time with you all! DD is at the Magic Kingdom as we speak and I am actually almost green with envy. She promised to call me and then hold up the phone so I can hear Wishes later. It will probably make me cry. I'm so glad she is there and having fun, but I SO wish I were there with her. I miss Disney so much! (And of course, I miss DD
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I did my 5K run tonight at a slight incline. It was the first time I tried running any distance on anything but a level surface and it was a real workout! I didn't try for any great time... I just wanted to get through it and I barely made it. I did it in about 35 minutes... not sure what the incline was. My treadmill just doesn't go fully flat any more (not sure if it ever did) and I forgot to put the wedge of wood under it when I started running.... so I figured rather than stop and fix it, I'd just run at the incline. Glad I did it but I was surprised at how hard it was!!
I just had a SUPER delicious and easy supper I thought I'd share. I stir fried a bag of frozen sugar snap pea stir fry mix and then added a pre-packaged grilled lemon/cracked pepper tuna fillet. I broke up the tuna with my spoon and stirred it in with the veggies and heated for another minute or two. That was it. A bit of salt and I was ready to eat. I got my healthy oils with the fish and the teeny bit of EVOO I used... I got a good serving of protein, and a BOATLOAD of veggies. The tuna fillets are easy and quick and not terribly expensive. They come in single serving, so perfect for a night like tonight when everyone is eating something different at different times. I had a teriyaki tuna fillet for lunch the other day and I must say I like the lemon pepper better.
Well... I want to spend a bit of time scrapbooking before the men return home from basketball practice. I won't be on early in the morning because I need to get in an early workout and then head out about 7:45 am for DS's basketball game. We'll be home for a while after that, so I'll have to chance to come over and say hi...............P
for the rest of your day.
I am also a teacher, so I will hop on the computer as often as I can.
, Rose. Sorry you are having a bad day but it sounds like you have a good plan to conquer it!
I think I'm starting Chapter 2 now . . . 
Back off from the Skinny Cow!!!
