~DISappearing PEEPS~Vol. IV Come Play With Us!!!!!

[pixie dust 112]

OK starting right now I must get super serious. This weekend my DD(16) who is not a fan of WDW (can you even imagine such a thing?) said she wants to go to Disney over Spring break. Well my college daughter's break is 2 weeks before my 2 high school kids....so we have to be fair right? THerefore I get to take my DD(18) in 5 weeks and then go again in 7 weeks with Dh and DD(14) and DD(16)!!!! I am so excited, but I know that I have gained enopugh weight since last summer that none of my spring/summer shorts of capris are going to fit. I'm going to try to drop 10 pounds in the next 5 weeks. Part of me wants to start weight watchers, but I'm cheap and haven't been impressed with our meeting leaders in the past.

 

[dwheatl]

Darn it! I had a plan for the Super Bowl, and it backfired. We went to my sister's (big screen TV) and we were going to get Taco Bell (I was going to get the Fresco style, to stay within my points). When we got to the house, my sis had peanut M & M's, chocolate cake, shrimp w/spicy cocktail sauce and fat free cream cheese, french bread and cheese, and veggies.

I started with healthy stuff, held out to half time, then hit the cake and m & ms. That's twice I've felt sabotaged in the last week, but in thinking about it, I realized that if I just didn't eat what my friends put out, maybe they would quit springing treats on me.

On the positive side, I did get on the bike today after dancing the night away last night.

 

[natale1980]

OK starting right now I must get super serious. This weekend my DD(16) who is not a fan of WDW (can you even imagine such a thing?) said she wants to go to Disney over Spring break. Well my college daughter's break is 2 weeks before my 2 high school kids....so we have to be fair right? THerefore I get to take my DD(18) in 5 weeks and then go again in 7 weeks with Dh and DD(14) and DD(16)!!!! I am so excited, but I know that I have gained enopugh weight since last summer that none of my spring/summer shorts of capris are going to fit. I'm going to try to drop 10 pounds in the next 5 weeks. Part of me wants to start weight watchers, but I'm cheap and haven't been impressed with our meeting leaders in the past.

I think you should just go for the whole 6 weeks!
Have fun!!!
-nat

 

[HockeyKat]

WOW thanks so much! workouts are going great actually I have been in a great groove since the new year. I go to the gym about 1 to 2x a week but work out at home between 5 to 6 doing my jillian dvds/turbo jams/ and my new obsession are the tracy anderson method dvds

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http://action.tracyandersonmethod.com/

I will have to check it out! Right now I am so focused on training for the princess half (in 4 weeks, omg), that all of my workouts are either treadmill, outside wogs, or my normal ice hockey routine (1-3 times a week).

Once the half is done, I am going to focus more on weight training and other forms of exercise.

Kat, my name's Amy (but it's not in my sig). I'm doing pretty well. I'm going to be a bridesmaid in less than two weeks, so am really trying to be good - I'd love to be below 150 by then!

Nice to "meet" you Amy! I would love to be under 150, period!! Or even close...

What does your dress look like?

Just posting to say hello! My Friday "cheat day" always seems to turn into a cheat weekend. Definitely no where as bad as I had been eating, and I was somewhat active, but still I probably should have eaten out less and wrote down what I ate.
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I just found out I will be able to attend the rescheduled conference, still in Orlando in May, actually the 27-28, which is right before Memorial Day wknd.
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Anyway, right now we have a really good Fl. Res discount at All Star Movies, but now that I'm going sort of for my birthday (and the conference, but who are we kidding?), I want to stay some place more fun.

I have decided to limit my cheat days to once every 2-3 weeks, and to only allow it to be on a Sat or a weekday. I have the same problem... if I start on Fri night, my weekend is shot! Weekends are the worst for me, for staying on track.

Lately it's helped a lot since I have been doing my long wogs on Sat, and I have an ice hockey game on Sunday night. That helps keep me honest.

Since, and I will lay it out here... if I eat bad, I tend to drink too much too. So the next day I feel like crap both from a bloated icky tummy, and also from the hangover.

Yay on the Orlando conference! Fun that it coincides with your birthday.

As far as upgrading... maybe you can get your mom to kick in the upgraded room as a bday present?

OK starting right now I must get super serious.
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I'm going to try to drop 10 pounds in the next 5 weeks. Part of me wants to start weight watchers, but I'm cheap and haven't been impressed with our meeting leaders in the past.

Dropping 10 lbs in 5 weeks is doable. WW is good, but I do straight calorie counting for the same reason (cheap!). I have been sticking to 1200 cals as a max, and it is working pretty well for me.

Have fun at WDW!!

Darn it! I had a plan for the Super Bowl, and it backfired.
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On the positive side, I did get on the bike today after dancing the night away last night.

I avoided it all together. I am so bad when it comes to any kind of munchy appetizery food. I was invited to a SB party, but my DH had to work anyhow, and I had to keep score at a hockey game, so it was a bit easier to say no. But mmm, sausage balls, and chili cheese dip, and beer... totally my downfall!!



Today was a weigh-in day for me. 202.4, so down 2.6 from last week. Total since Jan 3rd, 15.4.

My goal was to be under 200 when I go to WDW on March 4th, and it is starting to look like that will be a reality...

 

[redlight]

Kat, my dress is red, V neck, and knee length.

I have found that I can't drink much and still lose weight. Even a couple drinks gets my cravings going.

 

[Wonders10]

OK starting right now I must get super serious. This weekend my DD(16) who is not a fan of WDW (can you even imagine such a thing?) said she wants to go to Disney over Spring break. Well my college daughter's break is 2 weeks before my 2 high school kids....so we have to be fair right? THerefore I get to take my DD(18) in 5 weeks and then go again in 7 weeks with Dh and DD(14) and DD(16)!!!! I am so excited, but I know that I have gained enopugh weight since last summer that none of my spring/summer shorts of capris are going to fit. I'm going to try to drop 10 pounds in the next 5 weeks. Part of me wants to start weight watchers, but I'm cheap and haven't been impressed with our meeting leaders in the past.

Yay for all the disney trips! Where will you all be staying?

I do WW. That is what I started with back in 1998, senior year of high school. Lost 30 or so lbs and hit lifetime. Then came college and "life" and I have steadily gained since then. Anyway, WW is really what works best for me when I actually am sticking with it. I have had the "bad leader" experience many times over the years. Unfortunately for me, I was very limited on what meeting times I could attend - are you flexible with your days and times? You could shop around for a good leader. Now I don't pay, just do the points since I have all the stuff. I am doing a sort of weigh in/competition at work which keeps me motivated every week, much like a WW meeting used to. And my mom is also doing it so we bounce ideas and things off each other.

So there are about 8-10 people, including me, doing the Biggest Loser competition at work. One of the girls is a party girl and drinks her way through the weekend. Sad but true. Don't get me started. And she really isn't fat, just has a little pooch so really she doesn't have much to lose. Maybe 10 lbs? And another woman (she and I share a planning area which has our fridge and stuff in it). So today for lunch, she brought take our pizza - enough for 2 days which I think was the plan and a regular soda. I'm not being judgy but my point is that with so few people doing it and even fewer people trying super hard, I should be winning almost every week! That is my goal. It will be hard this week, but that is my goal - to be my school's Biggest Loser!

 

[::Snow_White::]

Good evening everyone. Hope you all are well.

I'm too exhausted to read the responses, but I did see yours Kat. My name is Kayla, how are you? :

I've slipped into someting horrible. I haven't exercised but once since last Sunday, I don't even feel like I have the energy to walk to the bathroom and brush my teeth right now. This has been the most stressful year in high school I've ever had and this month has been horrible. I still stick to my diet kind of, I'm eating better things, but I'm a stress eater. I get home from school and just eat snacks very quickly and always want a bowl of cereal before bed even though I ate all day. This week I've been sleeping normally, but by the end of the day I feel like I'm just plain exhausted and no matter how much I sleep I still wake up feeling tired. I've had papers to do everynight for about the past week and then mixing in home with it, it's just been off the track a lot.

The days are long and boring, and I almost fall asleep in some classes because I'm just not interested. Everytime I tell myself I'll exercise I find that I have other things that I think are more important and they are not or can be done afterwards. I'm afraid that getting back started is going to be the toughest and most painful thing so I keep putting it off. I really want to get in shape for this summer and when I'm in a wedding but that still doesn't seem to put the drive back in me. Maybe once I finish all of my long term work I'll feel better. I do plan on working out tomorrow, but I already have a lot of things going on afterschool that I'm not sure how it will go.

Being at home is horrible, there are so many things that have completely knocked me off track this week and it makes me feel horrible that I let chocolate and food get to me when it usually never does. I can't very well make my family stop eating those things, but the stress of it always tempting me is exhausting. I guess I'll hit the hay and hope tomorrow will be a better day.

Hope everyone has a wonderful evening!

 

[dwheatl]

Kayla - sorry about all of your stress.
I'd been having such a hard time getting back on program (WW) since the holidays. I always track what I eat, but I do it afterwards, and then feel so disappointed that I've gone over my points. Yesterday I started writing out what I would eat for the whole day, and that has kept me on track for two days. It's a start, anyway.

 

[::Snow_White::]

Danielle, hope you get back on track!

I got up feeling better, so I guess I'm just letting the stress get to me. I get up feeling like I can do anything and when I get home from school I'm too tired to care about exercising or eating what I should. Time to start over today and actually pay attention!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

[HockeyKat]

Shannon, hope you kick a!! at the BL contest!!

Kayla, sorry to hear about all of the stress. I completely understand, I am a stress eater too.

I also get really tired and unmotivated in winter. Now that I live further south, it isn't as bad, but a gloomy gray day can just suck the life out of me.

Danielle, good luck with the tracking!


The only thing really keeping me on track is the princess half. I hope I can continue after the race.

The next few weeks are going to be pretty crazy for me. This weekend is a 10 mile wog Sat and an ice hockey game Sunday, then the weekend after I have an ice hockey tournament (4 games in 3 days!), the weekend after that is getting ready for WDW, and then the weekend after that is the race! 3 weeks from this Sunday. I am terrified.

 

[Sparkie]

Hi Peeps!

I just want to know..... what happened to global warming?




It has been colder this winter than it has been in a long time. I usually dont need to wear my heavy coat more than a total of 2 or 3 weeks from November to March. And right now there is snow on the ground at my house. I know an everyday thing for my northern friends but last April was the first snow we had had in 8 years. It started snowing at 10 am and quit at 5pm today. Looks like there is a good 3 inches on the ground- I know a mere dusting- but just the sight of a frozen ice crystal will paralyze Birmingham, AL. I'M FREEZING!!!!

I didnt check in last week. I was feeling discouraged and didnt weigh. This week I lost 3 pounds

I also had another first .... or at least a first in quite sometime.... I actually saw the inside of the gym and didnt just drive by and look at all those people on the treadmill. Starting really slow. Just did 16 min on the treadmill and 1 set of 10 reps on each of the weights... skipped the abs ... as right now I have "flabs for abs"

Hope everyone else is doing well. I gotta go back a few pages and catch up. LOVE YA!

 

[Sparkie]

My friends have always told me that too. I told them I weighed 130 and they said "Wow, you don't look like you weigh that much!" Obviously 130 is not a lot and it's good, but I think they were thinking I was around 120 or so. Sounds good to me!

I'm 5'3" and wear a size 4. I think I was 170 and size 16 (Maybe a 12 or 14 in womens) when I started trying to lose weight in 2008.

Just working on building some muscle and keeping my weight off.

Watched Biggest Loser last night so I'm pretty inspired today! Saw they made yoplait smoothies, I actually had one of those two days ago they are delicious!

Ok... I'll share too.

I'm 5 foot even. And today weighed 175. That is an extra large shirt and a size 16 pants. My goal is 140 which is still considered "obese" for my height but I think at my age is more realistic to maintain. Plus I think as you get older if you are too skinny you just look sick.

Oh, and my name is Robin.


Kayla... dont stress honey. As a teenager some of that need for sleep is normal. I had a doctor tell me once that she read a study that said teens need more sleep kinda like when they were babies because the brain is re-mylenating (re-growing) neurons. So all your sleep is growing brain cells.

Another thing that comes to mind when I hear teenagers say they are constantly tired is "mono". Sometimes kids have had mono and thought it was a bad cold or flu a few weeks ago and then they usually come to the doctor complaing of being tired all the time. If that sounds like you, your mom may want to take you to the doctor. Mono is a virus so there isnt medicine to make it go away but its important to see the doctor for an evaluation.

 

[HockeyKat]

Hi Robin!! I hear ya on the cold winters. It is a little colder generally here in NC than you have, but not much. This winter seems non-stop! We are getting snow tonight. Why is it always on Fridays??

I am doubly pissed because I am supposed to do my long walk/run of 10-11 miles tomorrow, and the princess half is a little over 3 weeks away. I can't miss the workout but man, that treadmill is going to be b.r.u.t.a.l.


I am a size 16 and an XL shirt too. Although, my 16s are now falling off.

I weighed in (early, I know) at 200 even this AM. That is 17.8 lbs gone since Jan 3rd.

 

[::Snow_White::]

Ok... I'll share too.

I'm 5 foot even. And today weighed 175. That is an extra large shirt and a size 16 pants. My goal is 140 which is still considered "obese" for my height but I think at my age is more realistic to maintain. Plus I think as you get older if you are too skinny you just look sick.

Oh, and my name is Robin.


Kayla... dont stress honey. As a teenager some of that need for sleep is normal. I had a doctor tell me once that she read a study that said teens need more sleep kinda like when they were babies because the brain is re-mylenating (re-growing) neurons. So all your sleep is growing brain cells.

Another thing that comes to mind when I hear teenagers say they are constantly tired is "mono". Sometimes kids have had mono and thought it was a bad cold or flu a few weeks ago and then they usually come to the doctor complaing of being tired all the time. If that sounds like you, your mom may want to take you to the doctor. Mono is a virus so there isnt medicine to make it go away but its important to see the doctor for an evaluation.

Thanks Robin.

I sleep from 9-5 almost every night, so I'm a morning person rather than a night owl. It's 9:30 and I'm already feeling that 30 minutes that I'm over on bed. I'm pretty wide awake and ready to go in the morning, but by the end of the day I think it starts wearing on me.

I haven't been too tired, I'm thinking it might just be because I haven't been exercising or that I've had to be a lot of places most of the week and don't get to rest until around 7 at night and then go to bed 2 hours later. I've been feeling better the past two days and I think I was just feeling the pressure of having a lot of work to do. I exercised yesterday and felt better, and we have a 3 day weekend so I'll have plenty of time to get exercise in. It's not a sleep tired, it's more of a want to lay down and relax for 4 hours. Haha. I haven't been sick since November either. I've finished most of my work that I was paranoid about, so this weekend will be great.

You guys are awesome! I can always count of positive comments here. Thank you.

 

[LMO429]

Hi Peeps!

I down another pound this week. It annoys me that I am relosing weight again. I dont understand why I keep gaining and losing, but for the most part since the new year I have been very consistent wtih working out and I have been good with my eating 95% of the time.

I still cant get over the results from the tracy anderson dvds. I am losing inches very quickly.

I was catching up on all my tv last night. I love the biggest loser but I think its time it went off the air its becoming very predictable and boring. Hopefully Jillians new show that is coming out in the spring will be a good change of pace.

 

[Sparkie]

Kayla glad to hear you are feeling better. Exercise does make you feel better. Isnt it funny that something that makes you tired can make you feel better.

Snow is melting.... YEA! Its pretty but I'm tired of cold and wet. Its mostly been raining this winter so much so that I thought somebody secretly relocated me to Seatle.

We booked a Carnival cruise for October. So I keep looking at pictures of the carribean sunshine to perk me up.

We thought of doing Disney but decided to wait until the baby was a little bigger. Although I did get a PIN code in my email the other day .... I could just go to Disney by myself.....

 

[::Snow_White::]

Hope everyone is doing well.

I'm feeling much better and more hopeful today. I did 90 minutes of exercise, sweated it out, and very excited for tomorrow's workout. Nervous about hitting the treadmill after 2 weeks though, I guess we'll see how it goes.

I have a lot of reasons to get back in shape. I have a wedding to be in, disney to get in shape for, I have to wear a dress for school and I really want to try and do a 5k this fall. I can't believe how far I've come in 2 years. From not even being able to get up the stairs at school without being tired and drinking 3 cans of soda a day to running/walking on a treadmill for 2 miles and working out for 90 minutes a day, eating fast food (not eating out, actually greasy fast food) only once in the 2 years and not having soda for 2 years. I guess I have a lot to be proud of, I'm doing better than a lot of people out there.

I wish I could conquer this vegetable problem. I hate cooked vegetables and there is always something in the fridge that looks better than raw broccoli and carrots. I guess that will be my next goal. We just bought some special k protein shakes that are only 180 calories and they are pretty huge bottles. They look delicious and they'll be great for a snack when I get home. I've been drinking a lot of water the past 2 days as well.

What do you guys do when you start getting the munchies near bed? I always have this craving of something to snack on around 8, and I eat gum all day so when the day comes to an end the last thing I want to pop in my mouth is more gum. I haven't tried brushing my teeth, I should go try that now. I don't want to go to bed earlier, because I go to bed early anyway and too much sleep actually makes me tired.

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

 

[lovealldisney]

Hope everyone is doing well.

I'm feeling much better and more hopeful today. I did 90 minutes of exercise, sweated it out, and very excited for tomorrow's workout. Nervous about hitting the treadmill after 2 weeks though, I guess we'll see how it goes.

I have a lot of reasons to get back in shape. I have a wedding to be in, disney to get in shape for, I have to wear a dress for school and I really want to try and do a 5k this fall. I can't believe how far I've come in 2 years. From not even being able to get up the stairs at school without being tired and drinking 3 cans of soda a day to running/walking on a treadmill for 2 miles and working out for 90 minutes a day, eating fast food (not eating out, actually greasy fast food) only once in the 2 years and not having soda for 2 years. I guess I have a lot to be proud of, I'm doing better than a lot of people out there.

I wish I could conquer this vegetable problem. I hate cooked vegetables and there is always something in the fridge that looks better than raw broccoli and carrots. I guess that will be my next goal. We just bought some special k protein shakes that are only 180 calories and they are pretty huge bottles. They look delicious and they'll be great for a snack when I get home. I've been drinking a lot of water the past 2 days as well.

What do you guys do when you start getting the munchies near bed? I always have this craving of something to snack on around 8, and I eat gum all day so when the day comes to an end the last thing I want to pop in my mouth is more gum. I haven't tried brushing my teeth, I should go try that now. I don't want to go to bed earlier, because I go to bed early anyway and too much sleep actually makes me tired.

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Hi Snow White:

I love Chocolate Soy milk (don't like regular milk) so if I am hungry before bed I'll have a glass of that. Or even a piece of fresh fruit is good. 94% fat free popcorn is good to. Brushing your teeth is a good idea to, I've done that also. With me I don't like eating after 8 so I will eat something close to 8 so I am not feeling hungry before bed. Hope this helps!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[HockeyKat]

I am a huge fan of 94% ff popcorn!!

I am a nighttime snacker, so I just plan for it and allow for the calories in my day. I don't go to bed until after midnight usually, so I throw that after 6PM thing out the window.


Lauren, I hear you on the gaining/losing thing. I am queen of the yo-yo.

At least right now I am on the downward side!


So, Monday weigh-in. Down 3.2, and weighed in at 199.2, so under 200!! That is 18.6 lbs since Jan 3rd.

I also managed to fit in my long walk/run on Saturday, although it had to be on the dreadmill since it snowed here Fri night. 9 miles in 2:00:15.


Hope everyone has a great week!!

 

[redlight]

Kat! You're in the 100s! Congratulations.

I bought new jeans size 8 and they are loose in the waist. I'm going to need a belt soon. My hips are still large, else I might be able to squeeze into 6s.