DISappearing Peeps...Vol. 3! All are Welcome!

[ArielSRL]

WOOOOOO HOOOOOO I'm melting! I'm melting!

I am down -1.9!




YES I DID!!!!

I'm practically addicted to it. Now that I am doing it consistently, I see a little loss daily. At the end of the week, it all adds up. If I can continue to lose 2 pounds a week, I'd be so very happy.


Here's to everyone having a skinny weigh-in!

Ah okay, on the pull tab thing. Well I won $10 and $5 recently on stratch offs but nothing like $500 and $200. Wow!

Yeh!!!! on the melting!

 

[ArielSRL]

I am -0.2 this week. It is small but I thought I'd be gaining. I was up 0.2 last week so now I am right back to 140.0 which is where I am stuck at!

Quick recap: I'm 5'6 and a half, and 140 right now. I decided to start losing back in Feb/March when I weighed 145. My goal was 10 lbs. I was down to 140 by like April/May and that is where I have been stuck since then. I joined this group on Dawn's recommendation because I really want to lose that last 5 lbs. I need to start being more acountable with my food/points and working out - which I haven't started back yet due to surgery though the doc says I can. I joined this forum about 2 weeks ago, weighing 140.0. Then, like I said above I gained 0.2 on my weigh in last Friday and lost 0.2 on weigh in this Friday.

To sum up, my goal at this time is 5 more lbs, which will put me at 135 and in a size 8 comfortably. Here's hoping I can stick to my guns and do it!

Okay, I am off to drop off a bunch of stuff at school before I have to officially go back on Monday.

Have a GREAT FRIDAY everyone!

 

[UtahMama]

Real quick one today. Busy busy. Hope everyone is doing great, and be extra good on weigh-in eve tonight!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot the update. Better late than never...

-2 this week! Wooo!

I do believe exercise works fabulously!

Something I've realized, though, is the weight can go UP when you lift weights daily. At the same time the inches are falling off though. I'll take what the tape measurer says over what the scale says. Any day!

Topped with adequate -kicking cardio, weight/fat loss is inevitable.

As long as I KNOW I'm eating "clean" and not over-indulging AT ALL, then I don't mind what the numbers say. I admit, it's just nicer to see the smaller numbers!

 

[UtahMama]

Ok I gotta ask you guys opinion please! My hubby and I are contemplating on trading in our mini van for something more economical.

So far the cars we have looked at and test drove are:

Toyota Corolla- Didn't like it

Mazda 3- liked it had a sporty feel to it

Honda Civic- liked it felt roomier than the Mazda 3


What other smaller cars would you recomend? We are looking for something reliable and good gas mileage. Something not to fancy just standard features. Any suggestions would be so helpful!!

Thanks Guys!

I just thought of something: The April issue of Consumer Reports magazine may be helpful. Yearly, the April issue is devoted to cars. Here's the 2008 issue:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...G&HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=consumers_reports_magazine

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

Hi, my name is Diane and I don't know if its too late to start on this thread, but if not here's some info...

I'm 42, 5'1", and I weighed 145 at my last Dr's appt a few weeks back. One year ago I was 164, so I am losing slowly. I have a few health issues (HBP, autoimmume disease, cervical disc disease, and well a lot more). Exercise is limited but not impossible. I don't eat enough! Not many people have that as a problem. But the majority of my calorie intake is after 10pm. when I take my pain meds. I refuse to take them during the day because of my kids. We are going to Disney is Sept and my goal is to take off 8#'s before the trip and 20 total by the start of next year. I have never really dieted before. I also have not read this thread yet... I will though! Not sure if anyone posts pics, but if so, I will come back for that one, so I guess the first step is...


Hello!!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Hi Diane, welcome to our gang

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

Thanks, Laura

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hi, my name is Diane and I don't know if its too late to start on this thread, but if not here's some info...

Welcome aboard! It is never too late to join (or re-join, or re-re-join...) My name is Aaron (the "thread dude" since I'm the only male that posts on here). Couple quick guidelines. Weigh in day is Friday. You don't have to post your weight if you don't want to (but nobody will discourage you if you want to -- I usually post my weight just to keep myself honest). Just post your gain/loss for the week in big bold numbers like UtahMama did above you. I will occasionally lead a sort of informal "challenge", where you dedicate yourself to losing X amount of weight by a certain date. This time it is Labor Day. And I keep track of those numbers on a spreadsheet, which I post on here for all to see. So if you want to join in, great! Just let me know how much you think you can lose by the end of this month. If not, that's a-ok. Some people claim that the mini-challenges jinx them, so they choose to stay away. Um, I think I've covered it all.

Oh, and if you want to see what the Peeps have helped me accomplish, here you go...

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=25383711&postcount=3708

(I joined here around the 215 mark.)

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

All right, here's the end of the day update for our Labor Day challenge. Great job everybody!

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

Welcome aboard! It is never too late to join (or re-join, or re-re-join...) My name is Aaron (the "thread dude" since I'm the only male that posts on here). Couple quick guidelines. Weigh in day is Friday. You don't have to post your weight if you don't want to (but nobody will discourage you if you want to -- I usually post my weight just to keep myself honest). Just post your gain/loss for the week in big bold numbers like UtahMama did above you. I will occasionally lead a sort of informal "challenge", where you dedicate yourself to losing X amount of weight by a certain date. This time it is Labor Day. And I keep track of those numbers on a spreadsheet, which I post on here for all to see. So if you want to join in, great! Just let me know how much you think you can lose by the end of this month. If not, that's a-ok. Some people claim that the mini-challenges jinx them, so they choose to stay away. Um, I think I've covered it all.

Oh, and if you want to see what the Peeps have helped me accomplish, here you go...

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=25383711&postcount=3708

(I joined here around the 215 mark.)

Hi Aaron. Okay if Labor Day is the Challenge, I would like to lose 6#'s. I will have to go buy a scale today to get you a weight for today (since it's friday) and then I will be able to weigh in again on Friday's. Your pictures are very encouraging and congrats on all the weight loss. I have pics from my 2005 trip and also from my 2008 trip. I started losing the weight within the last year. I will post them as I believe it will be helpful for me to see them.

So off to make dinner, then the store for a scale. Funny thing is that I have never owned one in my life. It's a first for me!

 

[myrsfmly]

Signed up 2 days ago so not much time for a change - mark me down as a samer which I guess is great since I know i could put on 10 lbs in a weekend given the right set of bad choices

On a different note... my travel docs came today... it's official I am going to Disney!!!

 

[punkin413]

Ok I gotta ask you guys opinion please! My hubby and I are contemplating on trading in our mini van for something more economical.

So far the cars we have looked at and test drove are:

Toyota Corolla- Didn't like it

Mazda 3- liked it had a sporty feel to it

Honda Civic- liked it felt roomier than the Mazda 3


What other smaller cars would you recomend? We are looking for something reliable and good gas mileage. Something not to fancy just standard features. Any suggestions would be so helpful!!

Thanks Guys!

i had a honda civic and i loved it. good cars, period. i got like 30 miles per gallon and that was an older model, so i'm sure the new ones get even more. i had a '98 model and i drove it from 2000 to 2005. when i sold it to my brother it had almost 200,000 miles on it and was still going strong. i bet it would still be going if he hadn't wrapped it around a telephone pole!

oh, and just to add another thought....i bought a 2003 honda cr-v to replace my civic because i wanted something a little roomier to haul plants, etc. in. well, i LOVE it! it's a smaller SUV but i get 28 miles per gallon. not bad at all!!! and that's on the 2003 model - i'm sure the newer ones are better than that.

Friday the 22nd of August - 3 weeks today! Im 90% nervous, 10% excited! Im not nervous of the actual being married part, its the walking down the aisle with people looking at me part!

cool!!! take my advice - practice walking in your wedding dress with no assistance from either hand before you go down the aisle!!! i didn't and i almost tripped like 3 times over the front of my dress. i didn't think about it but i was constantly lifting my dress up with my hands when i'd walk. well, walking down the aisle my dad had one arm and i was carrying flowers in the other, so i had no hands to help me!

Something I've realized, though, is the weight can go UP when you lift weights daily. At the same time the inches are falling off though. I'll take what the tape measurer says over what the scale says. Any day!

'atta girl!!!!! i bet you are looking smokin hot right now!

Hi, my name is Diane and I don't know if its too late to start on this thread, but if not here's some info...

welcome!!!!!!! you'll love it here. i joined in march '07 and lost 35 pounds over the next 10 months. i reached my goal last january and i've been keeping within 5 pounds of it since...this thread has been such a great help!

someone asked about good choices at chili's - they have a guiltless menu and the grilled chicken is always good. their lettuce wraps are also good, as is the caribbean chicken salad. oh, and they have a wonderful cedar plank tilapia. you just have to be smart about your side item choices. just a few ideas for you!

 

[monymony3471]

Hi, my name is Diane and I don't know if its too late to start on this thread, but if not here's some info...

I'm 42, 5'1", and I weighed 145 at my last Dr's appt a few weeks back. One year ago I was 164, so I am losing slowly. I have a few health issues (HBP, autoimmume disease, cervical disc disease, and well a lot more). Exercise is limited but not impossible. I don't eat enough! Not many people have that as a problem. But the majority of my calorie intake is after 10pm. when I take my pain meds. I refuse to take them during the day because of my kids. We are going to Disney is Sept and my goal is to take off 8#'s before the trip and 20 total by the start of next year. I have never really dieted before. I also have not read this thread yet... I will though! Not sure if anyone posts pics, but if so, I will come back for that one, so I guess the first step is...


Hello!!

I really hope you find what you are looking for over here. We tend to offer just about.....EVERYTHING!


Aaron: I clicked the link. I was not around much in May and OMG!!! You look freakin great! You are a rockstar! WTG! I am very proud of you.


It's storming and I couldn't go out to run and now I find the treadmill boring. So I passed.

Tomorrow we are going to the zoo, lots of walking there to make up for it.

 

[UtahMama]

Hi, my name is Diane and I don't know if its too late to start on this thread, but if not here's some info...

I'm 42, 5'1", and I weighed 145 at my last Dr's appt a few weeks back. One year ago I was 164, so I am losing slowly. I have a few health issues (HBP, autoimmume disease, cervical disc disease, and well a lot more). Exercise is limited but not impossible. I don't eat enough! Not many people have that as a problem. But the majority of my calorie intake is after 10pm. when I take my pain meds. I refuse to take them during the day because of my kids. We are going to Disney is Sept and my goal is to take off 8#'s before the trip and 20 total by the start of next year. I have never really dieted before. I also have not read this thread yet... I will though! Not sure if anyone posts pics, but if so, I will come back for that one, so I guess the first step is...


Hello!!

WELCOME!!!! Never ever too late!
Weeell... there IS the initiation to the thread to post a bikini-clad before photo BUT no one has yet fallen for THAT one!

One thing to add to Aaron's "Peeps 101" is this: I really wish I had taken my measurements "before". Totally up to you, though. I just wanted to throw that out there to you in case you are ever feeling DIScouraged that the scale isn't moving.

Looking forward to "getting to know you"!

Welcome aboard! It is never too late to join (or re-join, or re-re-join...) My name is Aaron (the "thread dude" since I'm the only male that posts on here). Couple quick guidelines. Weigh in day is Friday. You don't have to post your weight if you don't want to (but nobody will discourage you if you want to -- I usually post my weight just to keep myself honest). Just post your gain/loss for the week in big bold numbers like UtahMama did above you. I will occasionally lead a sort of informal "challenge", where you dedicate yourself to losing X amount of weight by a certain date. This time it is Labor Day. And I keep track of those numbers on a spreadsheet, which I post on here for all to see. So if you want to join in, great! Just let me know how much you think you can lose by the end of this month. If not, that's a-ok. Some people claim that the mini-challenges jinx them, so they choose to stay away. Um, I think I've covered it all.

Oh, and if you want to see what the Peeps have helped me accomplish, here you go...

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=25383711&postcount=3708

(I joined here around the 215 mark.)

You know, Aaron? I am so amazed at your "slow but steady" progress!!! Whenever I only lose 0.2 pounds, I think of you and how many times you've inched along. SO inspiring!!

Signed up 2 days ago so not much time for a change - mark me down as a samer which I guess is great since I know i could put on 10 lbs in a weekend given the right set of bad choices

On a different note... my travel docs came today... it's official I am going to Disney!!!

Welcome to YOU too!!!!
I hear ya on the damage done in a weekend of poor choices

'atta girl!!!!! i bet you are looking smokin hot right now!

Thanks Punkin! There is ONE certain special guy who thinks just that!

 

[UtahMama]

Peeps! I need a few numbers.

Of those regulars who've "played" in this last month, I need the following:

Pixie Dust
Piper05
Dweatl
DisneyFreak
DisneyLaura (did I just miss yours?)
honeymo78

Now, it's an embarrassing fact that I am super scatter brained and (highly) likely to have skimmed over one (or more) of the above Peeps posts

If that is the case, sorry!

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Hi, my name is Diane and I don't know if its too late to start on this thread, but if not here's some info...

I'm 42, 5'1", and I weighed 145 at my last Dr's appt a few weeks back. One year ago I was 164, so I am losing slowly. I have a few health issues (HBP, autoimmume disease, cervical disc disease, and well a lot more). Exercise is limited but not impossible. I don't eat enough! Not many people have that as a problem. But the majority of my calorie intake is after 10pm. when I take my pain meds. I refuse to take them during the day because of my kids. We are going to Disney is Sept and my goal is to take off 8#'s before the trip and 20 total by the start of next year. I have never really dieted before. I also have not read this thread yet... I will though! Not sure if anyone posts pics, but if so, I will come back for that one, so I guess the first step is...


Hello!!

 

[ArielSRL]

Oh, and if you want to see what the Peeps have helped me accomplish, here you go...

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=25383711&postcount=3708

(I joined here around the 215 mark.)

Wow! Congrats to you! That is very motivational.

BTW, I would ask to join the challenge but I am not sure how much I could do in a month. I'd like to say the whole 5 lbs, but I'm not certain, so maybe I will sit this one out and join the next one.

 

[ArielSRL]

One thing to add to Aaron's "Peeps 101" is this: I really wish I had taken my measurements "before". Totally up to you, though. I just wanted to throw that out there to you in case you are ever feeling DIScouraged that the scale isn't moving.

I always want to do this when I start trying to lose but I never have a tape measure. I can probably get one at Wal-Mart but I never remember to. I think I will write it down - I am also "scatterbrained" and have to write EVERYTHING down - so I will buy one next time I am there. Since I am "renewing" my weight loss attempt, and planning to include weight lifting in my workout, I want to measure before I "restart."

for the reminder!

 

[abish19]

I'm a SAMER this week. Hey, considering how I've eaten, I'm going to take what I've got!

Luckily, I have a sore throat that makes eating painful. Hurray for illness!

Still running - sort of (it's walking and jogging, really) - but I'm going to start strength training. It's the only way to speed up the metabolism and have some tone happening.

Good luck everybody!

 

[dwheatl]

Peeps! I need a few numbers.

Of those regulars who've "played" in this last month, I need the following:

Pixie Dust
Piper05
Dweatl
DisneyFreak
DisneyLaura (did I just miss yours?)
honeymo78

Now, it's an embarrassing fact that I am super scatter brained and (highly) likely to have skimmed over one (or more) of the above Peeps posts

If that is the case, sorry!

I'm posting from PA right now. No weigh-in to report. Lots of ups and downs n this trip, and we haven't even gotten to the amusement park yet. Please send pixie dust Tomorrow is our peeps meet day at Dorney, and thunderstorms are predicted
I've been eating terribly, partly out of the "it's vacation" mode, and partly out of disappointments, lack of sleep, and issues with DH. I have to remind myself that rare is the man who would even agree to a trip like this.
On the up side, I'm meeting DisUnc tomorrow. I can hardly wait!