Looking to Lose Ladies

[StitchIsOurHero]

Weighed in today. My new number is 2.6--down 1.4 since last Monday! And that was with a crappy (eating wise) weekend and my monthly friend arriving today! So, I'm pretty pleased with that! Hoping to be in my target "decade" (love that, Pam!) by the week after Spring Break (a little less than 3 weeks)!

 

[Lisa]

Pants in today's suit were loose too. Maybe my time on the Nordic Track is paying off.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I tried the Nordic Track. Once.

Apparently a sense of balance and rhythm are important.


I've been keeping track of my food intake. The Sparkpeople website has been extremely helpful in that regard. I have menus and foods to pick from, I can add things not recommended , and it keeps track of calories, carbs, fats, protein, and cholesterol. And surprise to myself, I've been pretty honest. I do cheat with the water intake. I will say I've had my 8 cups before I've really done it. And I haven't put down my chocolate, but those are few and far between. And only the mini-bite sized ones. They range from 21 to 44 calories each. I do make a mental note that I had them and make sure I get enough exercise to cover those calories. I guess I should go put those in if I want the true numbers.

I love how it tracks my exercise and gives me an estimate on calories used. With my BMR and exercise, I have been taking in less calories than I use. I should start to see some good numbers if I keep this up and continue with it.

 

[joyah]

woooohooo Lisa
Ann I had that problem on the treadmill for the longest time. I couldn't let go of the handles for the first 3 months I'd litterally fall over

 

[LindaBabe]

You gals are doing GREAT!

Imagine, being in your target decade! I can't even imagine it - that would be less than I've weighed any time since high school and that was um . . . more than 40 years ago!

Yeah for loose fitting clothes! That is SUCH a positive stroke, isn't it?

Bloodwork this morning so no food at all until after gym.

Yesterday, I ate

Breakfast - leftover steak, eggs, 1 piece of rye toast, melon
Lunch - 1 fresh knockwurst, with mustard and a piece of whole grain bread. Half an apple.
Supper - corned beef, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower and 1/4 potato
Snack - strawberries and cream, cheese stick

No pool or gym, but we did go for a 40 minute walk - well, I say we. We start and finish to gether, but he goes WAY further than I do because he is so fast. Next time, I'm wearing my "waddle on" t-shirt. . . "I'm slow. I know. Get over it."

PLEASE be careful on the treadmill and WEAR THE SAFETY STRAP! I know two people who've gotten injured falling off the darn things.

 

[PinballFamily]

PLEASE be careful on the treadmill and WEAR THE SAFETY STRAP! I know two people who've gotten injured falling off the darn things.

Years ago, I was one of those dopey treadmill people at the YMCA who thought "Gee, I'm warm, I'll just keep walking along and take this sweatshirt off over my head while I'm still going..." Well, I must have slowed down or something, because the next thing I knew I had fallen right off the treadmill and was in a heap (with the sweatshirt still over my face)! Not hurt at all - luckily - but just realized I had been VERY stoooooopid! (And was glad there were no America's Funniest Videos folks around...!)

 

[MazdaUK]

I think my last figure is 7 - meaning a total of 6 lost - but I'll need to recheck over a couple of days. This is very good for this time of the month I'd expect to be up 3lb in anticipation

 

[LindaBabe]

Good Morning!

Gym and pool done! Had breakfast out (Frittata - I did eat the middles out of the toast and some of the potatos) then raked leaves for an hour to make up for it. Yesterday the scale said 216.5 today 218.5 but it would appear that I have kissed 220 GOOD Bye! (and GOOD riddance, too, if the truth must be told!

Remember, mindful choices, ladies! We CAN do this!

 

[Lisa]

Years ago, I was one of those dopey treadmill people at the YMCA who thought "Gee, I'm warm, I'll just keep walking along and take this sweatshirt off over my head while I'm still going..." Well, I must have slowed down or something, because the next thing I knew I had fallen right off the treadmill and was in a heap (with the sweatshirt still over my face)! Not hurt at all - luckily - but just realized I had been VERY stoooooopid! (And was glad there were no America's Funniest Videos folks around...!)

You think there wasn't one.

My NordicTrack is a NordicTrack bike. I probably would have done the same thing.

 

[LindaBabe]

Good Morning, Everyone!

It's Saturday! Time for some healthy activity and planful eating today

MissLisa, it sounds like you got YOUR activity in for the day yesterday - no need for the bike last night, was there?

Yesterday was a busy day here, too

Yesterday, I ate
Snack - top of a small muffin, liverwurst & cheese
(Pool & gym)
Breakfast - Italian frittata w sausage, peppers and Fontina cheese, a few potatos (omg they were so good) and 4 bites of toast
(raked for an hour)
(wrote)
Lunch - turkey sandwich on whole wheat flat w lettuce, veggie sticks & ranch dressing
(wrote some more. Looked at the Stampin up catalog. AGAIN)
Snack - almonds
Supper - Angus burger on whole wheat flat, big salad w Italian dressing

Let's make today a GREAT DAY!

 

[MazdaUK]

You are doing so well Linda!!

I'm trying not to beat myself up about things I eat, but I'm celebrating being good - not having chocolate "just becaause I do sometimes", not eating a packet of crisps (low fat high grain sunbites, actually, but still, if I don't need them don't eat them!), cutting back my pasta, using olive oil spread instead of butter.

 

[LindaBabe]

Hi Mazda! You're doing good - making good choices!

The tonnage *will* come off - look how long it's taking me

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Did my weigh-in this morning! My new number is 0.6! YAY!!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

That is a lovely new number.

 

[LindaBabe]

217.5 average for the week, NO days over 218.5, I'm happy.

Pool and gym, done. Good workout today - intervals on cross trainer, weights, abs, back extensions and thighs both ways. Just added the "out" direction - one of the geezers showed me how and boy! - I'll be sore tomorrow.

I have a new favorite book (even though I haven't finished it yet) - Jonny Bowden's Shape UP - the link is on the daily grind. I like it because
- the science makes sense
- he admits one size doesn't fit all, so he doesn't recommend a specific diet
- he tells us how to figure out what to eat for US
- what he says to do for first steps is actually what I did, although I hadn't read the book (or ANY book at that point) and it has worked for me.

Yesterday, I ate

Breakfast
2 eggs with leftover veggies
bacon
1 wh wh flat
Lunch
Salad with fresh spinach and feta
apple w pb
1/2 whole wheat scone
cheese
Supper
Chicken on salad with fresh spinach, organic feta, and olives
some of the leftover cooked veggies
the other 1/2 scone

Happy day, all!

 

[ddavis860]

OK, so I thought I'd give you all a chuckle...my family is

I went to the gym today and got on the ellipitical machine for the first time... My boss went today too, and was showing me how things work. So, I get on this thing, and notice right away that it's pulling me bad knee in a not good way... So, I slow down, thinking slower will be better. I get to where I have a good rythm, and I look at the readout on the stupid machine...It says PAUSED! My ideal speed is PAUSED!!

Oh, we laughed at me at the gym, and then I came home, and we all laughed here too...

And my time for this whole thing? 90 sec!!! Then I started laughing so hard, I had to get off and get on the bike....

 

[Lisa]

I am so excited about my numbers I am going to report today rather than tomorrow. Yahoo, the exercise bike is paying off. We won't discuss what I ate at the Brazilian Grill Friday for lunch.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I am so excited about my numbers I am going to report today rather than tomorrow. Yahoo, the exercise bike is paying off. We won't discuss what I ate at the Brazilian Grill Friday for lunch.

But was it yummy?

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Nice new number Lisa!!

 

[morgansmom2000]

Funny story, Deb. My best speed would probably be paused too.

So, I had my weigh-in tonight. Apparently, I did not hear the lady correctly last week, I thought I had lost .2, and I had gained. Regardless, I'm down 2.4 this week, for a total of 6. My new number is 5.8