Shaping up for 2.0

[MonkeyPants]

got in a 20 minute bike ride this morning, a half hour in the pool this afternoon and a 3 mile job in this evening

 

[NancyIL]

got in a 20 minute bike ride this morning, a half hour in the pool this afternoon and a 3 mile job in this evening

Great job!

 

[katscradle]

I don't shower until after I exercise. Some days I am just getting out of the shower when my husband gets home from work!

 

[BriarRosie]

Today was a weigh in day.

I lost 3.6 lbs. today.



Do you know what this means? If I lost 3.8 lbs. today, I would have hit the 50 lb. mark!

And this is after I had lobster BLT flatbread and salad with Jaime at Uno's last Sunday. Looks like splitting the meal helped me.

Next week, I think I can lose .2 of a pound to hit my 50. If I lost another 2 lbs. beyond that, I would have lost my second 10%. Whee!

 

[tiggerbell]

Today was a weigh in day.

I lost 3.6 lbs. today.



Do you know what this means? If I lost 3.8 lbs. today, I would have hit the 50 lb. mark!

And this is after I had lobster BLT flatbread and salad with Jaime at Uno's last Sunday. Looks like splitting the meal helped me.

Next week, I think I can lose .2 of a pound to hit my 50. If I lost another 2 lbs. beyond that, I would have lost my second 10%. Whee!

Very nice!!!

 

[tlcoke]

Today was a weigh in day.

I lost 3.6 lbs. today.



Do you know what this means? If I lost 3.8 lbs. today, I would have hit the 50 lb. mark!

And this is after I had lobster BLT flatbread and salad with Jaime at Uno's last Sunday. Looks like splitting the meal helped me.

Next week, I think I can lose .2 of a pound to hit my 50. If I lost another 2 lbs. beyond that, I would have lost my second 10%. Whee!

Great Job Lori!!!​

 

[tlcoke]

Hi All, Work is extremely busy this time of year, so I am not posting regularly.

I am still walking everyday (approximately 2.5 miles a day).

Yesterday was weigh in. My weight is moving back in the right direction after the stressful set back earlier this month due to dealing with the flood.

I lost 3lbs. this week. I have lost 23.8 lbs in 13 weeks.

YEAH!!!!

 

[mainegal]

Yay Tracey!!!

Last week I did lots of extra walking. I started back with the food journal I had given up mid-July. And instead of just writing what I ate, I am putting down the calories. I am doing my best to be honest about remembering to write what I ate and tabulating calories pretty well. I think this might be making me eat less, if so, good!

Tomorrow I go for medical appointment - follow up from twelve weeks ago. She wanted to see how I was doing. I hope I impress.

I think my weight loss has been about a pound a week. I wish I could do Tracey's two pounds a week. Heck! If I could keep up with taking off one pound a week (and keep off!), that would put me in a real good place for the podcast cruise!

 

[katscradle]

Yay Lori!!

Tracy you are doing great!

Keep up the great work everyone.

I bought the EA active for my wii, so I need to figure that out this week.

 

[tiggerbell]

I bought the EA active for my wii, so I need to figure that out this week.

Let me know how you like that - I finally put new batteries in the remotes this weekend!

 

[BriarRosie]

Hi All, Work is extremely busy this time of year, so I am not posting regularly.

I am still walking everyday (approximately 2.5 miles a day).

Yesterday was weigh in. My weight is moving back in the right direction after the stressful set back earlier this month due to dealing with the flood.

I lost 3lbs. this week. I have lost 23.8 lbs in 13 weeks.

YEAH!!!!

That is awesome! Keep up the great work!

I think my weight loss has been about a pound a week. I wish I could do Tracey's two pounds a week. Heck! If I could keep up with taking off one pound a week (and keep off!), that would put me in a real good place for the podcast cruise!

Tracey's going at a pretty fast pace, but that's not the right pace for everyone. I'm averaging arourd a pound a week now, give or take the ups and downs. I'm thinking that I've not only lost, but maintained the loss for 9 months so far! If you could do that, you'll be fine.

I want to share the victory I went through today. I call it the Cake Gauntlet.

First, in the corporate building I work at, I saw a lonely last piece of cake while I was getting my lunch out of the fridge. I focused on getting myself out of there to go to the work-based weight loss meeting. (Yep, I weigh in twice a week! Yikes.) So I forgot there was a bakery cake cut from a 40 year anniversary celebration in the cafeteria across the way, so I passed it by reluctantly.

I went to get weighed in, and nobody else showed up, so I was heading back past the Cake Gauntlet when a coworker from Corporate was heading to the meeting. I decided to brave the Gauntlet and have a mini-meeting with the three people who showed up today.

We had a contest (when more people were going) that we could chip in $5 each to see who loses the highest percentage at the end of August. I won by default. I'm $35 richer. But more importantly, I survived the Cake Gauntlet 4 times!

 

[NancyIL]

Congratulations on your almost-50-pound weight loss and surviving the cake gauntlet, Lori!

I'm leaving on vacation in 2 days, and I'll be gone just over 3 weeks. I'll be cruising for 2 of those weeks, and everyone knows they don't feed you very well on cruise ships! Guess I'll be taking the stairs...a lot!

 

[mainegal]

Lori - Congatulations on conquering the Cake Gauntlet!
Tracey - You are doing so well!

Results of my medical appointmet - 13 pounds in 13 weeks. Steady as she goes. All the numbers from my blood tests are good. She said that the exercise is good for cholesterol levels.
I do need to get my ankle x-rayed. Although it seldom hurts, it is still swollen from the fall I took six weeks ago.

Have you tried Sparkpeople.com? She reccomended that for keeping track of food intake. I have been reading the helpful email articles and links. Not sure I want to track calories there.

 

[mainegal]

I am eager to hear about the EA Active. I want a wii and am considering the Fit OR the active.

And Toy Story, of course. Do I also need to get Animal Crossing?

 

[mainegal]

I'm leaving on vacation in 2 days, and I'll be gone just over 3 weeks. I'll be cruising for 2 of those weeks, and everyone knows they don't feed you very well on cruise ships! Guess I'll be taking the stairs...a lot!

Oh, Nancy! That sounds like a wonderful vacation!!!! Can I come, too... ???
Where are you cruising?

Is it true that taking the stairs is faster than waiting for the elevator?
Are the stairways "nice" on cruise ships? I am thinking of the stairs in hotels - they are often bare and utilitarian and make me think I shouldn't be there.

 

[NancyIL]

Oh, Nancy! That sounds like a wonderful vacation!!!! Can I come, too... ???
Where are you cruising?

Is it true that taking the stairs is faster than waiting for the elevator?
Are the stairways "nice" on cruise ships? I am thinking of the stairs in hotels - they are often bare and utilitarian and make me think I shouldn't be there.

Lyn - congratulations on your weight loss and the good blood test results!

My husband and I are on a Transatlantic cruise from Harwich, England to Bayonne, NJ - with stops in France, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, and Canada. The ship sails Sept. 5 - so there's still time for you to fly to London! The trip has been 17 months in the planning, but I still procrastinate until the last minute when it comes to packing.

The public stairs on cruise ships are usually carpeted and very nice. Taking the stairs can be faster than waiting for the elevator, but I take the stairs more for exercise.

 

[mla1977]

Nancy, that trip sounds so exciting! Have fun!

 

[NancyIL]

Thanks, Megan!

 

[mom2threets]

I have started an "Eating Healthy" blog to help me keep track on recipes I find online. The focus is eating 400-600 calorie meals since I use Isagenix, but the recipes are good for anyone wanting to find low-calorie meals.

My Eating Healthy Blog

 

[MonkeyPants]

went jogging this morning and again this evening for a total of just over 6 miles today