Biggest Loser--SUMMER 2011 Challenge for Losers & Maintainers!

[mackeysmom]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

My goals during this challenge are:

1) To be able to report a loss each and every week,
2) To continue walking a minimum of 3 miles, five days a week,
3) To try to get up the nerve to start running a little bit,
4) To try to eat healthier - get the most "bang" for my WW points each day and not to waste points on overly processed junk,
5) To be "forced" to buy an entirely new Fall wardrobe because nothing from last year will fit any longer

Rewards:

I had posted previously on the WW thread that I want to buy myself a Pandora/Chamilia bracelet with a few starter beads when I reach 25 pounds (only 4 more to go ) and will then reward myself with a new bead every 5 pounds thereafter. I think that would make a good visual reminder to stay on track.

- Laura

 

[6Smiles]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

This is a really good question. After taking a nutrition class last semester I learned that I was not eating enough calories or the right foods to make my body work effectively. I often skip breakfast and sometimes lunch cause I forget to eat until I am starving then I eat. I have been sitting on my bum for the past semester so getting up and moving is key.

So my goals for the next two -three weeks are to eat 3 meals a day plus 2 snacks to up my metabolism, drink 6 8oz glasses of water a day, write down what I eat and workout 5 to 6 days a week (I bought the hip hop abs series months ago that have been collecting dust.

I made all of these goals today so I am off to a great start.

 

[Connie96]

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

I have been thinking a lot about goals and rewards lately. This is what I have:

Weight goals (with no target dates) :

• When my weight drops into the next "decade", I will get a manicure.
• When my weight drops into the next lower "decade" after that, I will have a massage.
• When I achieve my official goal weight(subject to change as I achieve better fitness), I will have a full spa day (massage, mani-pedi, facial, bodywrap).

Short term goals:

• Monthly: still thinking on this.
• Weekly: accumulate 2 hours of exercise (to increase every few weeks until I can do 5-6 hours per week); reward is to buy myself an inexpensive bouquet of flowers at the grocery store for me to enjoy all during the next week.
• Daily: record ALL food/calories whether I choose wisely or not; reward with $1 each day to buy new music or books.

The time-frame goals are behavior-related rather than results- (or scale-) related. I think taking this approach will bring me closer to the "lifestyle" and take me further away from the "diet". The non-diet, healthy-lifestyle THING is something I have never achieved in the past. I want to set myself up to travel that road, starting right now.

i've only ever told a few people this and they laughed in my face (great motivation!) but my ultimate goal is to be able to run the disney half marathon, and hopefully one day the marathon. Its this thing thats stuck in the back of my head that i kind of cling to as motivation

Trina, I'd say that anyone who laughed in your face just assumes that since they couldn't do it, you couldn't either. You know you can achieve this and that is all that matters. I had walked many 5Ks and run off-and-on for several years before it finally occurred to me just last year that I could do a 10k or half-marathon. And I did them. Once you decide you want to, all that is left is to put one foot in front of the other until you get there. It's not easy, but it's not complicated. And hey... after you do it, you get to rub your finish-line picture right in their faces.

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I took DD to a birthday party today at one of those bounce house places. It was during lunchtime and there was pizza and cupcakes. During the first part of the party (while the kids were playing before we moved into the party room) I was trying to figure if/what/how much I would eat. I was hungry and I knew that if I had one slice of pizza, I'd have a hard time stopping before eating several more slices and the same would happen with cupcakes. So, I decided to not eat anything and eat lunch at home instead. As it turns out, most of the parents didn't eat so it ended up being much easier than I expected. I felt proud of the decision. (I didn't even eat DD's cupcake after she finished licking off all the icing. )

Have a great night, folks!

 

[buzz5985]

My name is Janis, I am 51, I will be 52 in August. I live 10 miles north of Boston with my Birthday boy DH newly 53, we have been married for 26 years on June 8th. I had several miscarriages before my DS was born and a couple after. I wish I could blame my weight on that - but for some reason when I was pregnant I was so focused on the pregnancy I was overweight to begin with my OB/GYN only wanted me to gain 10 pounds and I gained 8. I wish I could recreate that intensity I felt back then. My little miracle is now 14 and will be going into the 9th grade in the fall. He is a hockey player, lacrosse player and soccer player, thank goodness he gave up baseball this year. He is also plans on becoming an Eagle Scout. Part of his recent community service was being an assistant coach to a first grade lacrosse team. We also have a 1 yo rescue dog from Arkansas named Patches. I work full time nights and have worked some sort of nights for the past 26 years. When DS was younger I was the Cub Scout Leader - the boys would tell their parents that I was nocturnal. LOL

I participated in the Spring Challenge and lost about 25 pounds - which is a small drop in the pond!!!. I purchased a BodyBug and it has been a tremendous eye opener for me and I contribute the weight loss from the information I gain from the BodyBugg and support from this board.

I hope to be an active member on this board - but I seem to already be behind and it's only day 2 of the challenge.

Janis

 

[donac]

Good Sunday morning everyone. It has been nice reading about everyone's history and goals for this challenge.

Had a busy day yesterday. Spent all of the morning mowing lawns with dh. Several years ago fil asked us to mow sil's lawn since he felt he couldn't do it anymore. It is 45 minutes away. A couple of years ago fil asked dh to do his lawn also. When ds2 was home he would do a lot of it but he has been at college last summer and this summer. Ds1 does help around our house but I help dh with the in laws. We do what we have to do. I don't like doing it but I can't let dh do it by himself. It also helps that sil's house is near a quilt shop I love to go to.

We came home and cleaned up and friends called to ask if we wanted to go see the new XMAN movie. I had never seen any before but Kevin Bacon was in it and I love Kevin Bacon. It was okay with a lot of action.

Goals for this challenge.

1. get back into exercising
2. get back into journaling and counting calories.
3. get organized

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[dthogue]

Good Morning,

I just came on WISH this morning to get some motivation to get back into my weight loss journey and found this thread. I am excited to see that the challenge has just began and I would to be a part of it.

I have about a 50+ pounds to lose. I have been doing Weights Watchers since Dec 2010 and have lost about 30 pounds. I was doing well until I broke a bone in my foot 6 weeks ago and have since fallen off the wagon big time and can't seem to get my eating under control. I'm hoping this challenge will help we get back on track and with the help and motivation from others be successful in my journey.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and going back and reading all the posts.

Have a terrific day!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Goals? You mean I need to have goals? Oh rats, that means I'm going to have to come up with objectives and make a whole logic model Ok, I could totally drive myself crazy and do that, because I could take all the time in the world to make it perfect and never start anything...or I could just go with what makes sense right now!

My goals are to 1) continue to be active consistently so I can do my next race in August feeling strong 2) eat for fuel and nutrition not for comfort or out of boredom so I will be leaner for the next race and 3) to actually do HH and WIN. I think if I do all these things, the weight loss will come. But even if it doesn't come as fast or furious as I would like, I will be living in a healthy, sane manner.

I ran 6M this morning and it was not pretty. I didn't get into my rhythm until about 3.5, I was just not mentally there.

lol, maria you crack me up! i'm expecting some big flow chart of your goals by our next meeting!

i like your goal "eat for fuel and not boredom." i'm having a really hard time with this. perhaps "eat for fuel and not boredom" is actually a good mantra to repeat in my head. i'm going to start...now!

rock on with the 6 miles! i really hate those super crappy runs. but hey, that's 6 miles you don't have to do again! they are done. i kept telling myself that during the princess half. after a couple miles that really sucked i kept repeating, "who cares if they sucked? they are DONE!"

I would like to lower my cholesterol and drink a LOT more water. I really love seltzer so that helps.

i have cholesterol problems too and really need to watch what i eat to keep it down. it's really bad - like that of a very large man! i also need to drink more water.

i love seltzer. in fact, it's a pretty good indicator that i'm pregnant when all you see me drinking it seltzer! i love it! i've been putting in a splash of light cranberrry/raspberry juice and it's great. give it a try

We spent several hours reorganizing our garage today and will hopefully finish tomorrow. I also played a bit of tennis with my younger two. We all suck, but at least I was moving.

I've spent the evening looking at New England campgrounds as we are trying to decide where we want to camp for a week this summer.

Deb

ooo! where do you think you'll camp? we are heading to gettysburg for 4th of july to camp with my 88 year old grandpa. it's part fun and part painful. ha!

nice work on the reorganizing of your garage. i need to do that with my whole house.

This actually cracked me up. I can totally relate. I never want to be the fat one either.

Sorry but I was cracking up at your story about your MIL. What does navy blue dresses have to do with anything??????

These are all things that I would love to do but always make excuses because either I spend the money on everyone else or I feel guilty taking time away from my kids. So I think these are all really great incentives for me.

This took a second for me to get at what you were trying to say. I was thinking your dh's name was Jack and I was so confused. Then I got what you were saying and I was cracking up.

I know all about he huge hershey kiss......put it down and back away!!!!!!!!!

being a bridesmaid is the perfect incentive to lose weight. i was one in my friend's wedding a few years ago and i lost a ton of weight. i wasn't the skinny one but i wasn't the fattest either. phew!

my MIL is so nuts. we got married in june and she felt that navy was the devil's color. i supposed she wanted pastel or something. i am NOT a pastel person. they were tea length pretty dresses and the gals had pink flowers. navy is nautical! can't get more summery than that. oh the stories i could share about her would blow your mind. my heart is racing just typing this!

i think having your goals be in the form of you-time is perfect! you deserve it!

oh, and the hershey kiss is up on a shelf. i am not opening that thing!

Hey everyone! I went to the mall this evening (looked at new cameras for the trip!) and we stopped at Sears to look at the Land's End bathing suits. They unfortunately didn't have a huge selection, so I will probably end up ordering online. I'm going to shoot for a size 14.

i wore my lands' end bathing suit yesterday and thought i'd let you know that they are just so worth the $$. i've had these suits for a few years now and they are still in great shape. it's worth ordering online and checking sizes. and if they don't fit you can take them back to sears!

Shawn I was wrong, Dirk is a who, not a what. But he road a roller coaster in Stuttgart on roller blades!!!

that guys is nuts!

Inspirational quote 6/5/11

No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch

amen! love it!

My goals during this challenge are:

1) To be able to report a loss each and every week,
2) To continue walking a minimum of 3 miles, five days a week,
3) To try to get up the nerve to start running a little bit,
4) To try to eat healthier - get the most "bang" for my WW points each day and not to waste points on overly processed junk,
5) To be "forced" to buy an entirely new Fall wardrobe because nothing from last year will fit any longer

Rewards:

I had posted previously on the WW thread that I want to buy myself a Pandora/Chamilia bracelet with a few starter beads when I reach 25 pounds (only 4 more to go ) and will then reward myself with a new bead every 5 pounds thereafter. I think that would make a good visual reminder to stay on track.

- Laura

you can run! i was scared to start but if you do something like the c25k it's great! it starts you off really slow and builds you up! you can do it!

I have been thinking a lot about goals and rewards lately. This is what I have:

Weight goals (with no target dates) :

• When my weight drops into the next "decade", I will get a manicure.
• When my weight drops into the next lower "decade" after that, I will have a massage.
• When I achieve my official goal weight(subject to change as I achieve better fitness), I will have a full spa day (massage, mani-pedi, facial, bodywrap).

Short term goals:

• Monthly: still thinking on this.
• Weekly: accumulate 2 hours of exercise (to increase every few weeks until I can do 5-6 hours per week); reward is to buy myself an inexpensive bouquet of flowers at the grocery store for me to enjoy all during the next week.
• Daily: record ALL food/calories whether I choose wisely or not; reward with $1 each day to buy new music or books.

The time-frame goals are behavior-related rather than results- (or scale-) related. I think taking this approach will bring me closer to the "lifestyle" and take me further away from the "diet". The non-diet, healthy-lifestyle THING is something I have never achieved in the past. I want to set myself up to travel that road, starting right now.

nice goals. i like these.

My name is Janis, I am 51, I will be 52 in August. I live 10 miles north of Boston with my Birthday boy DH newly 53, we have been married for 26 years on June 8th. I had several miscarriages before my DS was born and a couple after. I wish I could blame my weight on that - but for some reason when I was pregnant I was so focused on the pregnancy I was overweight to begin with my OB/GYN only wanted me to gain 10 pounds and I gained 8. I wish I could recreate that intensity I felt back then. My little miracle is now 14 and will be going into the 9th grade in the fall. He is a hockey player, lacrosse player and soccer player, thank goodness he gave up baseball this year. He is also plans on becoming an Eagle Scout. Part of his recent community service was being an assistant coach to a first grade lacrosse team. We also have a 1 yo rescue dog from Arkansas named Patches. I work full time nights and have worked some sort of nights for the past 26 years. When DS was younger I was the Cub Scout Leader - the boys would tell their parents that I was nocturnal. LOL

I participated in the Spring Challenge and lost about 25 pounds - which is a small drop in the pond!!!. I purchased a BodyBug and it has been a tremendous eye opener for me and I contribute the weight loss from the information I gain from the BodyBugg and support from this board.

I hope to be an active member on this board - but I seem to already be behind and it's only day 2 of the challenge.

Janis

hi janis!!

Good Sunday morning everyone. It has been nice reading about everyone's history and goals for this challenge.

Had a busy day yesterday. Spent all of the morning mowing lawns with dh. Several years ago fil asked us to mow sil's lawn since he felt he couldn't do it anymore. It is 45 minutes away. A couple of years ago fil asked dh to do his lawn also. When ds2 was home he would do a lot of it but he has been at college last summer and this summer. Ds1 does help around our house but I help dh with the in laws. We do what we have to do. I don't like doing it but I can't let dh do it by himself. It also helps that sil's house is near a quilt shop I love to go to.

We came home and cleaned up and friends called to ask if we wanted to go see the new XMAN movie. I had never seen any before but Kevin Bacon was in it and I love Kevin Bacon. It was okay with a lot of action.

Goals for this challenge.

1. get back into exercising
2. get back into journaling and counting calories.
3. get organized

Have a happy and healthy day.

shoo! that's alot of grass cutting!

i haven't seen the xmen movies before but also love kevin bacon! there's a little article with him in this week's people. he is just so....cool!

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ok people i'm off to a terrible start with this challenge. seriously, feel free to kick me off the island. i have been eating every single thing that is bad for me. it's gross really. i'm now up 10 lbs for the pregnant. 10! *** is my problem?? last night i went to the herbalife party and sat right in front of the veggies and dip and the fruit and just ate the whole time. i tried all the shakes (some ok, some horrible!) and listened to the spiel. alot of it i wouldn't try until i'm not pregnant/nursing but i think the shakes might be a good way to get the nutrients. anyway, i walked home after is and reheated an egg roll and ate a bowl of doritos. WHAT? WHY? that's after having all sorts of crap throughout the day.

today's a new day, right? yeah, nothing more depressing than seeing +2.5lbs overnight. eating this crap is NOT GOOD FOR BABY NANCY SO STOP!

i need to add to my goals. something like, "no eating after 7:30pm." i just HAVE to keep to that one. have to.

thomas and john are both still asleep! it's 7:15am! wow! i guess getting up at 5:15 the last few mornings has caught up with the little guy. of course i've been up since 4 with a belly ache from all the food and feeling sorry for myself.

DH and DS are heading to the poconos today. i'm sure DH will come back spouting off whatever nonsense my MIL decides to tell him. i'm always nervous when he takes him there since they are so nuts but i just have to let things go sometimes. it makes DH happy to see his parents. and i don't have to see them. so that's a good thing i suppose.

i think i'm going to go see a movie today. i found a theater in queens that is still playing water for elephants. i read it on vacation so maybe i'll go see that.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good Morning,

I just came on WISH this morning to get some motivation to get back into my weight loss journey and found this thread. I am excited to see that the challenge has just began and I would to be a part of it.

I have about a 50+ pounds to lose. I have been doing Weights Watchers since Dec 2010 and have lost about 30 pounds. I was doing well until I broke a bone in my foot 6 weeks ago and have since fallen off the wagon big time and can't seem to get my eating under control. I'm hoping this challenge will help we get back on track and with the help and motivation from others be successful in my journey.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and going back and reading all the posts.

Have a terrific day!

Welcome! Please let us know if you have any questions!

I would like to join too!! My name is Jenny. I work from home doing medical transcription. I have 3 kids. I have been gaining weight since having 3 kids. I have been gaining weight for about 10 years now. I need to lose about 80 pounds to get to my ideal weight. I joined another thread "Walking to Disney." So my plan is to do lots of walking and hopefully start jogging as well. Also, I love doing Zumba. Also, I plan on eating a lot better than I have been. With working at home, I do a lot of snacking, so I have to work on that as well. We are going on a Disney cruise next April (first cruise ever) and my goal is to wear a cute, single digit size sun dress. I know I can do this! Thanks and I look forward to meeting you all!!

Welcome!

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If I missed anyone else who is new, please let me know!

I'm sorry I have not had more time for replies. We have been cranking through yard work that did not get done this spring when it rained and rained and rained.

I am really impressed with all the well thought out goals! I really enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts.

My goals for this challenge:
--to lower my maintain weight another pound to 137.
--to do 15 full pushups.
--to become more consistent with meal planning. I was doing ok until I went g-f. I'm kind of rebelling a little now, I think. Everything you read about being g-f encourages you to plan, plan, plan. And I don't wanna! (Insert pouty smiley face.)
--to continue to do the yoga exercises to stretch my legs and back at least twice a week.
--to get my mileage back up to where it was before my injury. This is the only goal that is slightly out of my control. I can only do what my knee will let me do. Yesterday we had a great run, BUT my hip was tight, and I spent a lot of yesterday icing cause a couple hours after the run my knee started really hurting, and my hip and my back. So frustrating.

Have a great Sunday!

 

[Rose&Mike]

QOTD Sunday, June 5
So, I think everyone has some great goals. But as I have learned the hard way, things don't always go exactly as planned. The hardest thing about healthy living in my opinion, is just staying on the wagon. Do you have a plan in place to deal with weeks when you may not loose or days when you just fall off the wagon?

 

[NewlyDisneyCrazed]

QOTD Sunday, June 5
So, I think everyone has some great goals. But as I have learned the hard way, things don't always go exactly as planned. The hardest thing about healthy living in my opinion, is just staying on the wagon. Do you have a plan in place to deal with weeks when you may not loose or days when you just fall off the wagon?

My mistake in the past has been that if I "cheat" I might as well stop trying. For instance, if I would have had a piece of cake at a party on Friday night, I would say...oh well, I start my diet again Monday, and then binge all weekend!

I feel like I have a new attitude about eating now. First of all, I would pass up the cake easily because I've gone wheat-free and feel a zillion times better about everything! Secondly, if I did eat, let's say a chocolate bar because I really wanted it, I would say to myself...I wanted chocolate, I ate chocolate, now I have to be good the rest of the day/tomorrow to make up for it. And then not beat myself up about it!

I think this attitude of not completely depriving myself but of finding balance and being conscious of what I am putting into my body will mean lasting lifelong results this time!

 

[tigger813]

Nancy- I'm an Herbalife distributor! I love the shakes especially the Cookies and Cream. I also buy the vanilla and put frozen strawberries, mangoes and blueberries in the shake! I LIVE on the mango aloe with my water! It keeps me on track (usually) with my water intake and also has helped me with some digestive issues. I am a huge tea drinker too. I love the NRG and the raspberry. I usually alternate. I stick with the basic 3 (aloe, tea and shake) and sometimes add additional protein.

Morning all,

Slept well though went to bed made about the Bruins game! Oh well!

Slept until 8 and Izzie was on the couch playing her DSi! She's so good about occupying herself when she gets up. Now we're watching something else on Nick.

Looking forward to my day with the family. Going to church this morning and leaving right after communion so we can get to the movie theater in time for the show and ordering our food. I've narrowed my choice down to 2 different salads.

Scale says I'm up 4 pounds for the weekend! Luckily I have found that I can get that off quickly. It's probably some water weight from the salty stuff I ate yesterday and Friday.

Izzie's knees are sore from her fall at the playground yesterday. She really did a job on them. I think I'll work on getting Ashleigh up so we can leave for church on time. I realized I won't be at church again until mid July now!

Have a magical day!

TTFN

 

[6Smiles]

QOTD Sunday, June 5
So, I think everyone has some great goals. But as I have learned the hard way, things don't always go exactly as planned. The hardest thing about healthy living in my opinion, is just staying on the wagon. Do you have a plan in place to deal with weeks when you may not loose or days when you just fall off the wagon?

I was thinking a lot about this as when I begin a weight loss endeavor it has always been an all or nothing deal and I've given up. I'm looking at this as a lifestyle change and omitting "diet" from my mind because that to me is an all or nothing word. Instead of forbidding myself, which makes me want things even more) from having goodies (ice cream is my downfall especially when it is hot), I am going to allow it once a week. Deserts that have lower calories such as strawberries and whipped cream, jello and pudding cups are the things I'll use to stave off some of those sweet cravings.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!

Kris

 

[6Smiles]

I heard somewhere that drinking ice water makes your body work harder because of the difference in body temp vs. ice water. Has anyone else heard this and does anyone know if this is true?

 

[susieb16]

Originally Posted by Rose&Mike
QOTD Sunday, June 5
So, I think everyone has some great goals. But as I have learned the hard way, things don't always go exactly as planned. The hardest thing about healthy living in my opinion, is just staying on the wagon. Do you have a plan in place to deal with weeks when you may not loose or days when you just fall off the wagon?

This is where I struggle. I seem to have an all or nothing mindset that I need to work on. I think the most important thing for me is to realize that this is not a diet but a lifestyle change. I want to keep the focus on learning to eat well and incorporate exercise into my daily routine. I also need to accept that I will have times when I "fall off the wagon" and that I can't let that detract from all the positive changes that I've made. Of course, the difficult part is turning these ideals into reality. I am so happy that I found this group to help me with this journey!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning everyone. I love reading everyone's goals for the challenge, and it's great to meet our new members.
Had a pretty good day yesterday, busy so that's good. Ds's baseball game was a little stressful. 2 of his teammates had to leave halfway through, so they had another player from the league below, so they had some of our kids sit out while the other kid played, but it didn't seem very fair. One boy missed his turn at bat and in the field, but other kids didn't miss anything. I know it's hard to coach, but I felt bad for this kid. We lost 17-2, and the kids just all seemed down. It's our first year officially keeping score, so I guess that changes things. They don't seem to rotate all kids through all positions this year either, so that is new. I asked michael after, and he said he had fun, so I hope all the kids did too. He has a strong arm, so he pitches and catches a lot, so he's seeing more action than kids in the outfield.
We did some yard work and last night went to a park to see our neighbor get his Eagle scout award. It was a beautiful ceremony. We went to the batting cages after, and came home to watch the bruins. Ds is becoming a true sports fan.
Wow, we did a lot, so no wonder I slept late til 9:30!! and haven't done anything productive yet. But it does feel nice to have no dishes in the sink. I'm bad about that. We have a pantry, so you don't see them from the kitchen table, so it's easy to forget til you can't fit the breakfast dishes in too. I like this organizational challenge. I can feel it's going to be good to me.

Inspirational quote 6/5/11

No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch

Love this!!

QOTD Saturday, June 4
What are your goals for the challenge? A lot of things I have read say that in order to be successful it works best to break a larger goal into smaller goals. Do you have intermediate goals? Do you have any rewards for along the way.

I'm torn on my goals. I always set a weight goal, but never reach it. So I think this challenge, I will not set a goal weight, so i don't fail.

1. I will journal my food at least 6 days a week, and follow ww points.
2. I will run/walk 3 days a week, and do another exercise 1-2 days. I will make up my training plan for the sept half and keep it on my fridge.
3. I will check in here daily, even if I've had a bad day, and know I am not alone.
4. I will do the healthy habits each week, and track my measurements with WIN too. I gave that up, last challenge as I put some weight back on.

QOTD Sunday, June 5
So, I think everyone has some great goals. But as I have learned the hard way, things don't always go exactly as planned. The hardest thing about healthy living in my opinion, is just staying on the wagon. Do you have a plan in place to deal with weeks when you may not loose or days when you just fall off the wagon?

Try to get back on track as quickly as possible, and never, ever give up. I was just looking at the notebook I've tracked my bl weights in since I've been doing these challenges. Looks like my first one was sept 08. I started at 199.6, and ended at 195.2. Spring of 09 started at 198.2, ended at 211.2, the year my mom got sick. And since then, it's been virtually a maintain around 210. I know it's the mindless, emotional eating that gets me. I need to find another focus when I feel stressed. I was thinking of picking up some fun yarn and starting to knit a scarf, so in the evenings when I find myself searching the kitchen, I can keep my hands busy.
I seem to have stopped the yo-yo from going back up beyond my highest weight, but I want to get back down to where I feel better about how I look.

Have a great sunday everyone.

 

[trinaweena]

I will get to replies later im at work on my phone but I jus had to stop by and announce my good news! I will be registering for my first 5k tonight!!! Its sunday sept 18 so it give me a little over 9 weeks to prepare!! Im so excited and proud!

 

[glss1/2fll]

Maria--thanks for posting the books you are reading! I am always looking for good titles. I just finished the Heaven Tree series--so good. Now I'm reading a silly one called Thereby Hangs a Tail.

Yesterday was a good OP day. Today has started off with a chocolate chocolate chip muffin which was eagerly anticipated because it's my "Sunday treat." It was dry so I am disappointed but telling myself: see what happens when you eat naughty food?!

I didn't get the lawns mowed but did get the house vacuumed yesterday. Way too much going on with kids and sports. Today I think I can get one lawn mowed before a basketball game and the other one done after it. Plus plan out some meals for the week. It's the last full week of school and there is a crazy amount of stuff going on!

 

[tinkerbellfriend]

I heard somewhere that drinking ice water makes your body work harder because of the difference in body temp vs. ice water. Has anyone else heard this and does anyone know if this is true?

Yes, this is true. This is what Dr. Oz says about it,

"Ice Water

Here’s a surprise: drinking ice water forces your body to burn calories by bringing your body temperature back to normal. Eight glasses of ice water a day works off 70 calories. Drink ice water before a meal to feel fuller quicker."

 

[tinkerbellfriend]

I will get to replies later im at work on my phone but I jus had to stop by and announce my good news! I will be registering for my first 5k tonight!!! Its sunday sept 18 so it give me a little over 9 weeks to prepare!! Im so excited and proud!

That is awesome!!!

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD Sunday, June 5
So, I think everyone has some great goals. But as I have learned the hard way, things don't always go exactly as planned. The hardest thing about healthy living in my opinion, is just staying on the wagon. Do you have a plan in place to deal with weeks when you may not loose or days when you just fall off the wagon?

I guess my plan is to just not get discouraged. As someone in an earlier post said, "It took time to gain this weight and it's going to take time to lose it." I know I'm looking at about a year and a half. So I'll just keep going with my exercise and healthier eating and drinking water and I know it will work eventually.