DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN!

[eeyore45]

Ok here's a goofy pic of me -

dont blink, I wont keep it up long, so please dont quote this page!!

 

[eeyore45]

and this is last year...

(again, please dont quote!!)



I weighed the same, wore the exact same clothes, but it is all in the angles of those cameras -

eesh!

Last year I think I looked "ok"
This year getting those pictures back -

 

[lexmelinda]

Cute, Sandy!!! Is that your daughter? Adorable!

Here's another don't quote me pic. Actually it's a "Look over here, Mom" picture of me that DS6 took last night. He said I looked young! I'm thinking I look a little deer-in-the-headlights......you decide.

 

[TwinkieMama]

I too have a closet fool

Does the tag fairy read the wish boards?

I also have clothes is 5 different sizes (not including maternity clothes!... I have every size of those too!).....

Isn't that crazy! Now when I am tempted to pig out I will think "I don't want to be a closet fool"

Thanks for the cheers everyone! Wow I am so proud of us all

Let me tell you: I have taken aerobics classes. I have had memberships at gyms. I love to walk especially if I have a friend to talk to... but I am enjoying my homespun sweating to the music of my youth workouts. I think the key to exercise is to find something you enjoyed as a child: was it running? riding a bike? playing with friends? I spent hours making up "shows" with my sister... all musicals with dance numbers. That is what I am doing at home (TMI or you will lose a pound laughing at the picture of me doing dramatic interpretations or playing air band with the kids to "Vacation" and "Walk Like an Egyptian") I pick music with a great beat and the only rule is to keep moving the whole time. Sometimes I do things I remember from aerobics. Sometimes I do dance-y stuff. Lots of times I march in place and hold the baby. Then I pick a couple of slow songs for crunches, push ups and stretches.

 

[LBelle]

Sandy, my dear......ARE YOU NUTS???????????????


Both of your pics are lovely and I think the one this year is fantastic!! You look super!!!! Oh, by the way.....can I have your DD???? She's a total doll!!!

 

[LBelle]

Another Hotta Mama!!! Check the dimples on you, girl!!!! I'm envious!!!

Edited: Soooooo sorry!!!! I totally missed the 'this is another no quote pic' thing!!! STILL envious though!!!

 

[lexmelinda]

Check the dimples on you, girl!!!!

Thanks!! But unfortunately they're not dimples..... just wrinkles....

 

[Poohbear77]

Good afternoon everyone

Just popping on for a minute in between lessons. Let me just say YOU GUYS ROCK!!!! You are all doing so well. Congratulations to those who have lost, and even more congrats to those still sticking with it

Thanks for all the welcomes. I have decided to not "diet" so to speak. I am just going to cut my portions in half, eat healthier, and exercise my booty off(pun). Just starting officially today. So far this morning I just had a regular size, actual true serving size bowl of bran flakes, 1% milk, and a pear. So far so good. I am trying to keep myself away from the kitchen, and I tell you that picture on the fridge really helps. I will try to post a picture later on

Keep up the good work everyone

 

[KatInHat]

Wow !!! everyone is doing a great job !! Way to Go !!!

I love this thread. You are all so nice and supportive and have lots of wisdom.

I lost about 3 lbs. this week. Not too bad I guess. I was hoping for more but I guess a loss is better than a gain or nothing at all.

I am such a slave to the scale. I weigh myself several times during the day and, I know its silly, but I get so frustrated when there is a fluctuation on the gain side. I am going to try to only weigh on Friday mornings from now on. That scale just keeps calling my name. I also plan to buy a tape measure today and hopefully next Friday I can report weight loss as well as inches lost. That would be great.

I think that we will have a dance party today. To get exercise while having fun with the kids.. Thats a great idea. My boys will love that.

sandy and melinda, Your pictures are great. Maybe we should all post before pictures as well as in progress pictures every few weeks. I would need a little technical help with posting my picture.

Again, Yeaaaaay for Us!!!! Keep on slimming Keep on slimming. Pretty soon we will all be smokin' hot mama's.

I am off now to shop the perimiter of the grocery store. When I am tempted to stray I will repeat WWPD!!!

 

[aries1980]

Afternoon Ladies

CONGRATS TO ALL THE BIG LOSERS TODAY

ok and the scales read that I am down 2.5 lbs.

I also drink 24 oz of water did the ceral thing and went walking again today!!

So keep up the good work ladies!

 

[UtahMama]

Kat you bring us up to 36# lost this week as a group! YAY!!!!
That is awesome!

Monica! I SWEAR I'm a 16! My TR pics are hand-picked to nearly always have a child placed in front of my thighs and bum! LOL!!! My 12's and 14's wont even come up past my thighs...BUT THANKS!!!!!! You made my day!

Sandy! dork! You are SOOOOOO cute! I refrained from quoting you as you requested. It's so nice to put a face to your posts!

Melinda! HOT Melinda! You are adorable! I have plastic frames too. Mine are tortise-shell. We got our camera back so I'll have to take a Before picture soon!

Aries- You brought us up to 38 1/2 pounds lost! GREAT job, loser!

Pooh- sounds like you're doing great! Keep up the good work!

Twinkie! I LOVE YOU! I totally can "see" you in my mind's eye! Totally inspiring.



Ok, does any one know if SOYCrisps by GenSoy (from Walmart in the rice cake area) are OK? Hope SO !!!!

 

[eeyore45]

Why am I so tired??!! Will this day never end? (*whine whine!! oh yeah - suck it up - - and suck it in!! )

Pooh - you just nailed my program. I'm doing baby steps... portions, and healthy choices, no fries, no burgers!!! (even if I kid size them, they are not healthy!! Esp 4 times a week )

Y'all are too kind - oh and yep that's dd - she's just this side of a teenage drama queen at ten!! One day I'll have to post a pic of the handsomest men this side of the world!!

ah Twinkie - ya got me!!! altho dh would say I am a clothes fool at times, I have this one summer dress I lovingly look at, and there is no way I'll ever fit back into that dress!!! (it was pre babies!! did I mention I birth big babies? TEN pounders, all three of 'em !! I still carry the baby fat!! )

So far my exercise has been lol!! I started to do those waist whittler side benders, then kids started coming in the class next door - its a wall of windows I stopped real quick!!

 

[spongemommie05]

Good Morning everyone or afternoon whatever!
congrats on all the weight loosers and CONGRATS to the people who are trying , i don't have a scale i have to buy one later today but i can report that i put my sweats on and had to roll them down 3 times so i would say i have lost 3 pds ? that i knew of, but have lost 20 so far in the last two months and my sweats are a size 20 (does that make any sense?) excercise is killing me but my back feels so much better and guess what? I CAN FEEL MY ABS AGAIN keep up the good work ! check back later with ya all.....

 

[eeyore45]

KAT get off the scale!!! Seriously, I know of which you speak, btdt... been there doing that - only I've limited myself to once a day - soon to be once every other day - lets wean ourselves off that slave!!

Melinda You are one gorgeous woman!! I dont know what you are talking about, I see no wrinkles - I see a wide eyed, bushy tailed, fun loving PEEP!!

Twinkie Keep it up - keep movin to the groove - and keep inspiring me!! As a kid I think the only exercise I did... well... I didnt, I did have gym class thru high school and college - and I was a very skinny minnie then - I'll post that pic (must prove it!!) BUT we had to take gym class at Ball State - one year, winter quarter I thought taking "conditioning and weight something" meant strength training indoors, weights etc... NOPE - running EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE WINTER!! I HATED it, and I let the teacher know - I HATE running... dancing ok, thats ok... I think I'll look for a Richard Simmons slimmin to the oldies, I like Richard (and I wont type what first popped into my mind in case that tag fairy is around....



Lisa, Ut, sponge... and all those other peeps that havent posted so I cant see their names to type it here...

 

[aries1980]

afternoon all ye big losers of the day!!!

I had chili and a pear for lunch and will munch on some popcorn. Im so tired today to think i might be getting sick!! the only sickness I wish I was getting was MONO again!! I had that when I was 16 and was out of school for a month and lost 15 lbs because of it!! Wish it was that easy to just sleep and have fluids to lose weight LOL!!!

 

[UtahMama]

Twinkie, do me a favor and wear leg warmers next time you groove! It helps with the visualization of you and your girls and the yummybaby boogie-oogie-oogy-ing!


I just ate the most scrumptious lil treat! It's in the South Beach book and there's lots of variations.

Vanilla Ricotta Creme :
1/2 C. part skim ricotta cheese
1/4 t. vanilla
1 package sugar substitute

*Mix together the ricotta, vanilla, & sugar substitute. I mixed it in my Kitchen Aid and kept scraping down the sides till smoooooth. Aprox. 5 mins.

(I quadrupled this recipe to have on hand when temptation strikes! PLAN AHEAD!)

variations:all are 1/2 C ricotta plus...

lemon or lime zest- 1/4 t. grated lemonor lime zest + 1/4 t. vanilla + 1 pkg. "sweetner"

Almond Ricotta: 1/4 t. almond + 1 t. almond slivers toasted + 1 pkg. sweetner

Mocha Ricotta creme: 1/2 t. cocoa powder (unsweetened) + 1/4 t. vanilla +dash of espresso powder, 5 mini chocolate chips ( NOT 6, LOL!) 1 pkg. sweetener

 

[UtahMama]

Me again!

Spongalicious- I LOVE your new "family"! I think you nailed the personalities!

Gary the Snail (Mayson) is the CUTEST baby! At aerobics, he stands in front of me and holds up his arms and has a look on his face like Puss In Boots on Shrek II. HARD to resist! Of course I picked his yumminess up! (I needed a break!)

((Is there an "e" after the "y" in "mayson"/"mayeson")) I always screw up their names


I even licked the little bowl of Ricotta Creme. It made me all happy!

 

[monymony3471]

It's funny how you read someone's posts and then you create an image in your head and then you see what they really look like and you are like whoa, I was totally off there.

I don't mean negative either. I love the pics!!!

I cropped the dillies out of mine in my siggy and I took a dozen before I found one I liked, so I understand UM.

We were watching our WDW video from last year and I saw me on it and I was shocked how I looked, I asked Tim am I as big now as then, and he said no way. Whew! Still more to go though.

I hate seeing reality in the mirror and in pics and film. I avoid it at all costs!

Ok, peeps, Keep on Keepin' On, I have a date with a tread mill and an Ipod.

 

[monymony3471]

Oh I forgot.

For lunch I made taco salad minus the taco chips. Very good!

Romaine Lettuce
beef browned and added the taco bell seasoning packet (follow directions on the packet)
mexican shredded cheese
salsa and a can of diced tomatoes
black beans
ff Italian dressing and ff catalina dressing, I didn't drown it, just flavored it.

 

[eeyore45]

I found my collection of notes from earlier this year - the Oprah boot camp tips...from Bob Greene - 12 week committment

tolerate no excuses from yourself
1. regular exercise 8x week (hmmmm wonder what I meant 8?)
2. eat consciously
3. eat breakfast
4. stop eating 2 hours before Bed
5. no alcohol - champagne once - during boot camp phase
6. 100 oz of water a day.

Day one. called "Act of Bravery"
1. OWN the number
2. 6 am work out every dat + 2pm Hill more important than speed
8 - 10.5 on treadmill
lift weights

3. NO white stuff - rice, potato, pasta

So these were my notes from this summer before our trip to the World. Needless to say I didnt follow through - of course, I didnt follow any of the rules. I think that's why this time I'm trying the baby step approach. To follow my path, make my rules. Stick with what works.

But at the same time, if they can help anyone, I thought I'd share!!
(the goal of boot camp - loose 25 - 30 #'s in 12 weeks)