Lisa's Weightloss Journal (comments welcomed!)

[Strings]

LOL,

Lisa, I say any excuse to go shopping is ok. It also may be the incentive to stay with an exercise program. I say go for it.

Beth

 

[marsh0013]

definitely go out and get that tankini! if that's not motivation, i don't know what is!!! sounds like an excellent idea. you can try it on every now and again, and when it eventually fits, that will be the best feeling

i know you don't get to check in too often, but i hope that your week is going well

 

[lulu201]

BUY THE TANKINI!!!! Yes, definitely, Lisa: go for it! I love doing that--buying things too small and then watching them eventually fit! Do it!

My new bathing suit is going to be a tankini, too--and maybe even one from Victoria's Secret! We'll be spending a week at the beach this summer, and I want to make my husband's eyes pop out! Hee, hee!

Lisa, you're just doing such a great job. Your plateau-busting has been such an inspiration for me; your perseverence makes me want to keep on plugging away toward my goal. Here's a couple of bounces to celebrate your 45 lb. clippie!



Don't work too hard tomorrow if you can help it.

Erin

 

[DoeWDW]

Lisa, am I too late to join the plateau-busting, temptation-avoiding, sexy-tankini-buying, pounds-lost, new-clippie party???

What the heck - I'll just throw my own "Celebrate Lisa - WOW!" party!!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Wish I could find some fireworks graphics!! You are doing SOOO well, Lisa!! Now run out and get that tankini, girlfriend! You'll be in it before you know it! Your new clippie is looking very nice!!

About getting around to journals - you do NOT have to go back and read everything! A wise lady (actually Flylady, if you know who she is... ) has said "You are never behind - just jump in where you are!" Spend your time wisely, with your DH and those wonderful boys! Pop in and update YOUR journal on occasion so we know how you're doing (and so the Moms in us don't worry about you....LOL!). We know you care about us and support us - you don't have anything to prove.

 

[Castillo Mom]

You guys are so cool!!! I was so happy to come back to my journal to find all of your comments, you all made me giggle.

Doreen, I'll be trying on bathing suits this weekend just to see where I'm at. I'm afraid to look in the full length mirrors, but I must!

Erin, you too with the tankini, wow!!! Do us all a favor and make sure to take lots of pics and post them so we can see how great you look, ok?

Marcia, Beth, I'm gettin' that tankin come heck or high water. Now it's just a matter of picking one out.

I can't believe I'm still up right now. Maybe it's the salsa music playing in the background, it makes me hyper

Ladies, I went to the Firm website today. I know a few of you are having success and it seems that although very challenging, it'll get me the quickest results. I think with my schedule right now, it's wiser for me to try to work out at home in lieu of a club membership. I'll be doing my by-monthly shopping Sunday at Costco and will pick up the DVD and then get some dumb bells at Walmart. Oh boy, I'm gonna be pretty sore.

You guys are such an inspiration with all the exercise you all do. If you see me falling behind, please, by all means, give me a good swift kick to get back in there, ok? I need all the motivation I can get.

Ok, there's a great song on right now and I'm going to get up and dance all by myself since hubby's asleep right now. Good night!

 

[honeymo78]

Lisa, tankinis are great. I wore one last summer and I felt better about wearing it than a regular bathing suit. I can't wait to get a new one this year. I think I'll get one from the LLBean catalog. I really like the ones you can get in separate pieces in case you need a different size for top and bottom.

That is so cool that you are surprising the family with a limo too. It will be such a treat!

Keep up the great work and let us know how the swimsuit try ons go.

 

[marsh0013]

hey lisa, good luck with the firm. i know lots of people around here love it! hope it works out for you, i'm sure it'll kick your butt into shape , but that's what you want! hehe. with all the great recommendations about it, it's making me want to look into it too. i just may do that

sounds like fun getting up and dancing last night, hope you thoroughly enjoyed yourself. dancing alone can be great therapy

 

[Castillo Mom]

Marcia, salsa music has that effect, you can't just stay in your seat, gotta get up and dance!

 

[lulu201]

Hi, Lisa! Just stopped by with a and some for the scale tomorrow!

Erin

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi Lisa,

Just wanted to catch up with you before nighty night. I'll be signing off after this post but I couldn't go to bed without telling you what a wonderful job you are doing. I hope you decided to buy that tankini. I've never heard of them before, but then again, I don't shop at Victoria Secret (yet). I am waiting for onederland to even get up the nerve to go in that store.

Anyway, keep up the great work and I am so excited you are doing the FIRM. You will see amazing results. My son paid me the nicest compliment tonight. He said that I was starting to get "cut" which I guess is teen speak for defined arms. I was so happy he said that. I was noticing it too but thought I was just imagining results that weren't really there. So, start with those tapes and you too can join me and we can be cut together!

Don't get me wrong, I have a long way to go before anybody will confuse me a skinny person but I know the FIRM has helped shrink my abs, lift my fanny and is helping shape my arms and I'm still well well over 200 pounds.

Please keep us informed as to your progress with the tapes. Again, I am so excited for you ! Take care of yourself this week and congrats on your loss!!!!!! I am so proud of you that you hung in there despite that plateau.

 

[Strings]

Lisa,

You sound so excited about the Firm tapes. I'm also going to check it out. Not sure when though. You will look great in the tankini. I love that you are salsa dancing in the wee hours of the morning, but did you get ANY sleep?

Have a great Monday. Keep us posted when you can.

Beth

 

[DoeWDW]

I'm going to have to check out salsa music! I'm getting bored with most of my regular listening options - time for something new! Thanks for the idea, Lisa!

Keep up the great work!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

morning and here's a

 

[septbride2002]

Can I join the Tankini Club? I was actually looking at them online this morning becaues I really want to buy one. I think I might even go with one that has a skirt as a bottom just because I think it looks really really cute.

You are doing fabulous! Congratulations! I can't wait to see pictures of you in your tankini! You have to post them!

~Amanda

 

[Castillo Mom]

Ok, so I went to Costco Sunday morning after waking up with a major sore throat and headache, to find that they did not have the Firm tapes. As the shopping progressed, I began to have body aches and a fever. Thankfully, my husband had come along with me and pushed the cart around and loaded the van. I usually do the Costco thing alone or with one of of the children and the rest of the gang stays at home enjoying their lazy Sunday morning. Anyway, I had intended to go to Walmart and get the tapes there as well as a set of free weights, but by the time we were done doing groceries, I decided it would be better to just go straight home and to bed. My husband and the kids put the groceries away and my son made me a roast beef sandwich on lc bread and after I ate, I was out like a light for the rest of the afternoon. By the time I woke up it was dark. I hate that feeling of taking a nap when it's light out and then when you open your eyes, it's dark, yuck! Can you tell I'm not used to napping? I had a hard time falling asleep because I felt like I should be doing something. I know, I'm rambling now. Guess it's the effects of medicine head.

Anyway, I decided to sleep in this morning and didn't get to work until about 1/2 hour ago. I do feel a little better today, though, fever is gone. Tonight I'm only staying until 5:00. Can't remember the last time I only worked 4 hours.

So back to the exercise dilemma. I will not be deterred! I'm thinking I'll check Walmart to see how much the DVD set is there or I can also check another Costco to see if they have them. Either way, my mission is to start exercising as soon as I get over this bug!

Erin, I weighed in this morning and I'm the same weight. Oh well, better than a gain right?

Lisa, I'm glad to hear you're having such positive results with the Firm. Makes me realize I'm making the right choice. I wanted something challenging that would get me quick results. Thanks for the encouragement. If I have questions, I'll be sure to come to you since you've been doing the routine for a while.

Doreen, salsa music is so much fun to dance to. Try it, you'll like it! And it's great for the hips, waist and thighs!

Beth, I see you survived your busy weekend! As for the dancing, I'm used to dancing in the wee hours. When my husband and I were going clubbing on a regular basis, we'd stay out dancing until closing anywhere between 2 and 3 in the a.m. Hmm, haven't done that in a while but plan on it as soon as I can build up some stamina.

Satine, thanks for dropping by my journal. Hope you have a great week.

Amanda, of course you can join the club, the more the merrier! Thanks for the encouragement. As soon as I figure out how to work my digital camera, I'll be posting pics, however not in a bathing suit. Not ready for that yet!

 

[famfab5]

Hi,

I wanted to chime in here about Tankinis. I bought one last month from Lands Ends overstocks. (super deal!) It is a pique knit skirted tankini, I can't tell you how much I love it! Personally, I think Lands end does a great job with "curvey" figures. I loved this bathing suit the minute I put it on and that is saying something since it's been years since I've felt comfortable in one.

So I want to join the club too...LOL. In just 85ish more days I will be wearing it at TL and BB. Can't wait!!

Have a great night,

Elizabeth

 

[Castillo Mom]

Ooh, Land's End, didn't think about them. I think we should all post pics of ourselves wearing tankinis at WDW!

 

[honeymo78]

Lisa, I hope you are feeling better.

And staying the same weight this week is definitely much better than a gain. You're just practicing how to maintain lol.

 

[marsh0013]

hey lisa, sorry you got sick on your day of shopping! and i totally understand your feeling about your nap...waking up to darkness makes you feel like the whole day is gone. i don't like it either. but if your body needed it, it's good that you got to do it.

hope that bug is gone soon so you can get to that exercise you're determined to do

 

[Castillo Mom]

Well, I was able to drag myself into work this morning but I sure would've liked to have stayed in my warm bed. No dice though, lot's to do today plus I have a staff meeting to attend. I'm drinking coffee now to help me stay awake. Boy, can those 2 hour meetings get boring.

I'm going to go ahead and post my menu from yesterday since I haven't been doing that lately and need to get back into doing it on a daily basis.

2/23/04:
Breakfast-Two eggs, 3 slices of bacon and about 1/2 cup of whole milk.

Lunch-Skipped it, didn't feel well.

Dinner-I bought a pre-seasoned pork roast from Costco. All I had to do was pop it in the oven. Made mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables but only my family had the mashed potatoes, I only had the roast with the veggies.

Dessert-Atkins chocolate ice cream.

I weighed myself this moring. I know, I'm weighing too often. However, in my defense, I've been doing better. I'm not perfect 'ya know! I'm happy to report that I lost 1 pound and now I'm 1 1/2 lbs. away from that 50 lb. clippie I so desire. My goal was to reach 274 by the end of February, so we'll see how things go but I don't want to get my hopes up too high.

Stephanie and Marcia, thanks for dropping by my journal. I'm doing a little better today so hopefully I can get this body moving by the end of the week. Take care ladies, I'll try to check in with you later this afternoon.