Simba's Summer (July) 2015 W.I.S.H. Weight Loss Challenge!! Any and All welcome to join!!

[stenickar]

Will be in Florida from Aug 7th to the 15th. Not sure which days we are going to Disney!!

Thanks for jumping in! It's never too late to get started on your new beginning! Enjoy your vacation next week! When in August are you going to Disney?

 

[DisPup75]

Time management is a lot harder than people think! I've found that the key is to keep experimenting until you find a system that works for you - and then if you find something better, try that. It's also important to make your health as high of a priority as everything else - sometimes its easy to skip a workout because it's not "as important" as something else on your agenda - but it really as as important!

Good advice! Thank you!

QOTD
1) I Cherry Amp's. I don't drink coffee so that is my morning drink.

Ooh. I love cherry anything! What is a cherry amp? Never heard of it!

Part 1- My WOOHOO from Wednesday was weighing in at 209lbs. I started out this month at 212 so that is by no means a substantial loss, and far short of the 10 I want to lose in July, but it has been ages since I've been below 210, and it is that much closer to being below the 200 mark. I wasn't feeling well last night and it was thundering and lightning off and on all night so I didn't get a walk in, but I'm planning to go home today and take a short nap and then get back out this evening and walk. I'm doing much better with my eating this week, especially compared to the last two, so hopefully that number will keep getting smaller!

Woohoo! 3 pounds lost is a lot more than 3 pounds gained!! Any any move down into a new weight decade is worth celebrating!!?i hope to be right behind you.

Part 2- I have the worst time management skills imaginable. I am almost always late to everything and I am a HUGE procrastinator. HUGE. I've started recently making lists of everything that needs to get done and then breaking that master list into "what needs to get done this month" then into "week" then into "day". That helps but I'm not actually getting to all the things on my list. For August, I'm going to try to come up with a more structured schedule for myself with specific times included and see how that works.

Making lists is my favorite method of procrastination!

If everyone is ok with me leading the challenge for August, I'll get started on that thread this weekend and post the link so everyone can transfer over before July is out! I didn't see that someone was already doing it, so please let me know if it's already been claimed!

Woo hoo! I would be happy to help out for a week if you need it.

My WooHoo last week was Zip lining! First time going. I did a GIGANTIC WOOHOO as I zipped across the Pemi River! It was a blast!

Exciting!! I'm terrified of heights so it will NEVER happen but I would love to see the view from a zip line!

 

[DisPup75]

1) What is your favorite fun refreshment - sangria? Margarita? Daquiri? Milkshake? Ice cold Coke?

I love cherry slushes from Sonic! So glad that the nearest one is an hour away.

2) No matter what your favorite is, we can probably all agree that we need to be getting more water every day, especially in this heat and humidity. The general recommendation is 6-8 glasses of 8 ounces of water, every day. What are you doing to make sure you stay hydrated through out the day? Do you track your hydration in an app? Keep a gallon jug of water handy? Or is this something you're even conscious of? I know I personally have noticed a big difference in how I feel when I drink more water during the day than when I don't.

I challenge everyone to keep track of how much water you drink today, and try to get near the 6-8 glasses recommendation if you're not already doing so. REMEMBER: If you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated!

Drinking plenty of water is my most solid healthy habit. I had a series of kidney stones in my 20s and they only stopped when I started drinking at least half a gallon of water a day. The memory of the pain is enough to keep me on the bandwagon!

I have a 24 ounce water bottle that never leaves my side and I fill it up 2-3 times a day. Also drink at least one glass of water (and usually two) from a regular glass with both lunch and dinner. I don't usually track because I know I'm hydrated.

Today's total - (3 bottles or 72 ounces) + (2 glasses of water at lunch or 24 ounces) + (2 glasses with dinner or 24 ounces) for a grand total of 13 glasses! I also had orange juice with breakfast and three (not planned but delicious) cocktails during my afternoon off. Needless to say, I spend a lot of time running to the ladies room.

 

[JacknSally]

Does anyone else get excited for Fridays?? I sure do!

Wouldn't you know, I had THREE QOTD options ready for today, and now I can't remember a single one of them! Haha. I knew I should've written them down.

So we'll go with something else!

Friday's QOTD
(I guess it's another 2-parter! I promise that's not a theme! Haha)

1) What are your plans for the weekend? Housework? Vacation? Dinner with friends?
2) What will you do to make sure those plans don't derail your progress so far? Add in an extra walk? Plan to only order water and a salad at dinner? Squeeze in some light weights or crunches while you watch TV?

Plus, don't forget to post your progress today! It's our next-to-last progress update for July!
I did get in my 90 minutes this week (yay!) but because I didn't do any dedicated walking last week, I'm sitting at 51% of my goal for the month. The plan is to double my walking next week and walk an hour when I normally only walk 30 minutes, which will put me back on track to finish at 100% (and maybe - hopefully - give me a little boost going into August!)

We had a wonderful storm yesterday that cooled things down for a little while, but our heat advisory is back today (105 all weekend long UGH!) and it's muggy and miserable. As much as I don't want time to fly by (my next 3 months are jam packed!) I could definitely use a little fall weather right now. Today is 3 months exactly from the wedding, and 3 months + 1 day from our Disneymoon, so I plan to break out the luggage tonight and really get cranking on my packing/shopping lists! Woohoo!!!

92 days and 14lbs to go! I keep telling myself that's totally doable - that's only 0.15lbs a day! But I know I need to kick my butt into overdrive and stop procrastinating or I'll never get anywhere. Thankfully, I have nothing planned for August that will give me an excuse to slack off like July. OH, and I just remembered one of the QOTD's I wanted to use today! Guess that will be our QOTW. Off to write it down or it'll be gone again LOL.

Going to try to check in and catch up throughout the day, but at the very least, I'll be back in the morning with the QOTW and will catch up on everyone's posts then!

Completely unrelated - just got an email from the Disney store about their Christmas in July sale. I love Christmas, but with it being 105 and humid outside, I definitely can't think about Mickey Mouse nutcrackers right now lol. Am I the only one? I am planning to spend August 1st putting up my fall decorations, though! At least the inside ones.

Everybody have a WONDERFUL Friday!


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[pjlla]

Hi friends! Busy busy week again here! This business of full-time work in the summer is BOGUS! I will NOT be committing myself to this again next summer! I can't get ANYTHING done! I've been meaning to clean out the garage since APRIL and it still hasn't been touched!

Anyhooooo...... I'm going to take a minute to say hello and then I must dash. DD is home today and we must, must, must buy her SCUBA gear for this fall today because it all needs to be registered with the school by 8/1! And we are leaving on our family vacation next Saturday..... and some how, in the middle of this, I am working both jobs AND having two birthday celebrations (DH tomorrow and DD next Friday!)..... YIKES!

Down almost a half pound this week..... not enough, considering how I killed myself working outside and at school and watched every PPV..... but not enough DELIBERATE exercise (cardio and/or weights). But I'll take it and stay the course for now.

Off to spend just 2 minutes on read/reply and then I must go!...................P

 

[pjlla]

Good morning, everyone!!! I'll be our host for this week!

Forgive my short post this morning - I'm running behind for work. I'll be back later today (though maybe not until this evening) to catch up on the posts here, but in the meantime, here's your QOTD for Monday, July 20!

QOTD 7/18/15:
Only 12 days left in July (including TODAY!) - can you believe it?! For many of us, these two weeks are really the last little bit of summer before all the back-to-school craziness starts. So, tell me. What are your plans to keep you on track for these last 12 days? It may not sound like much, but it's really plenty of time to rally and finish strong, even if you're short on your goals to this point. Just think - if you tell yourself that between TODAY and the END OF JULY - just 12 days! - you are going to make sure you walk 30 minutes a day, that's 360 minutes of walking. That's 6 hours of just dedicated WALKING in the next two weeks. So what are you going to do for the next 12 days to either stay on track, or catch up on, your goal for this month? Are you going to make any changes to the way you've approached your goals so far? OR, are you pleased with where you are and the work you've accomplished, and you are just going to focus on making sure you stay on track for the next 12 days? TELL ME YOUR PLANS!

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I plan to STAY THE COURSE with my healthy OP eating until the BITTER END! Fortunately (or unfortunately) our family vacation starts 8/1.... so all bets are off for that week. Traditionally I start the week really well but by Wednesday I am ready to eat anything and everything..... keeping tight control during this time of food excess (desserts available every night, muffins, cookies, ice cream, chips, "real" breads, creamy/fatty meals, etc) is TOUGH. The one thing I've usually been able to keep up with is an exercise routine. I love being the first one up and I pop out the door for a walk/run or even go out in to the yard for a body weight workout before the rest of the family is even stirring! Then if it is REALLY hot I jump in the lake with my sweaty exercise clothes on to cool off and then change into real clothes and get coffee and breakfast going as folks are just rising...... great way to start my day! I've just got to remember how great that feeling is for the rest of the day to motivate myself to rise and shine with the sun!

I will use some of my weekly PPV on a splurge birthday dinner for DH tomorrow (or possibly tonight) and again for DD's birthday celebration next weekend..... but other than that it is RIGHT ON TRACK I will stay!!​

My plan is to just keep on keepin' on. I'm feeling good about where I am and how far I've come. And, with our anniversary trip to Vegas coming up at the end of August, I have that as motivation to continue reaching for my goals each day.

For the past two years (at least!) I have been stuck in a perpetual state of defeat when it comes to my weight/health/fitness. I have lost this weight before. More than a few times. I have been really pretty darn fit as recently as 5 years ago. But, my mind turned on me. I completely bought into the lie that "I'll just gain it back again so why bother?". I was defeated before I took a single step. I can not even tell you why I feel differently right now. I started South Beach (AGAIN!) on 6/28. At one point in the middle of phase 1 (the first two weeks), we went to Sam's Club to look at outdoor furniture but we wandered thru the whole place. Including the bakery. My mind kept going back and forth between mourning (I can never eat this stuff again) and hope (perhaps I can occasionally make my own SB-friendly stuff once I get to phase 2 and beyond). And then, my DH bought a big ol' tub of mini cinnamon rolls. For two days, I really went back and forth between throwing in the towel on SB and just diving head-first into the cinnamon rolls and the other option which was NOT quitting and NOT having to start over. And, by some miracle, I continued to choose "I do NOT want to start over, AGAIN!" (And, eventually, the cinnamon rolls disappeared without my help and I was really glad to see them go.)

I know that losing this weight and getting fit is going to just keep getting harder as I keep getting older. Looking in the mirror these days, I'm seeing my age as well as my (over-) weight. In other words, I look exactly like my mother. (I love my mother. But do I really have to BE her???) I feel the need to make permanent changes. NOW. Because they aren't going to get any easier by putting them off.

I haven't stepped on the scale in at least a couple months but, I have a check-up appointment this Wednesday. So, my doc will be able to tell me how my current weight compares to my last check-up (which was April 2014, I think). I know that I've lost some since then. Actually, I know that I lost the same 5 or 10 pounds a few times since then. But, I know I've lost at least a few NEW pounds in the past month or so. So, I expect an encouraging report.

Fingers crossed for good news on the doctor scale! Glad you were able to get past the lure of the cinnamon rolls...... and in the coming weeks/months when you start to LOVE the number ont the scale, what will resound in your head is how HAPPY you are with that number and NOT how much you MISS those cinnamon rolls. In fact, looking back I RARELY think longingly about the treat I gave up/missed versus remember how GREAT it feels to STAY IN CONTROL of the food (and not let IT control ME) and how WONDERFUL success on the scale feels!!

I would love to join in for the August challenge!

WOOHOO!! Welcome!!

Morning, gang! Forgive me for not making it back around yesterday to check in and respond to everyone's posts. It is first on my to-do list when I get home from work this evening! This little guy most accurately describes me this morning. I'm flat-out exhausted!


We're going to keep today's QOTD fun and light-hearted. I know I personally have had a crazy and stressful July, and from the posts I was able to read over yesterday, it looks like I'm not the only one! I think we could use a little silliness today. So your QOTD for Tuesday, July 21 is:

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Tell me your favorite quote, joke, or story that is guaranteed to make you smile, chuckle, giggle, or full-out laugh every time? It can be something that happened to you or someone you know, a quote from a TV show or movie, or even a silly joke from a Laffy Taffy wrapper (not that any of those are eating those now, right? ). Feel free to post more than one if you've got them!

Not exactly a joke, but it makes me smile...........

QOTD-
The first thing that pops in my head is a story from about 20 years ago. I was in my early teens and my DS was newly married. We were swimming at the lake and were getting ready to climb up and come down the side. Well my poor DS had a bathing suit top malfunction and had no idea. I was pointing and trying to tell her but was laughing to hard to get the words out. In her effort to find out what had me in tears laughing she kept turning around and facing the dock which was full of young men. That just made me laugh harder. That story still makes me laugh. She didn't think it was nearly as funny as I did.

I can only picture it and laugh! But I can see how your DD wasn't as amused!

Something I saw on facebook yesterday that made me actually laugh out loud...

"I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved, winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs. When I was on drugs, I couldn't even find my bike." -- Willie Nelson

I don't know if that one will strike everyone as amusing but it cracked me up.

Love it!!

I definitely laughed at this at work this morning!

Sorry for dropping off the face of the planet last week! My check-in was the same as the week before. I got absolutely NO walking in, and my eating was pretty awful, too. We did get 85% of our to-do list done before the shower, though - anything we couldn't get to was either hidden in the spare bedroom or just dropped from the list altogether. But it was a lot of long and exhausting nights to make it that far. We didn't get more than 4 hours of sleep any night last week, and Friday night (shower eve!) DH2B and I didn't go to sleep until 3:30am, up again at 6:30am to keep knocking stuff out. Of course, my MOH and bridesmaid went to bed at 10pm and slept until 9am and then spent an hour getting their nails done while I stayed home and cooked and cleaned but... I'm just glad it's over! I tried to post pictures to shamelessly show off my shower craft projects I got done last week while I wasn't walking or eating anywhere in the neighborhood of healthy but the photo upload keeps giving me errors.

Hopefully we'll be able to get some sleep and get back on track this week. I didn't get in any walking last night, but I did stay pretty strict with my diet yesterday and today (today was really good but yesterday I had to get rid of the leftover chocolate in the house, of course!), and worked in 30 minutes of walking tonight. Hopefully I'll be asleep pretty soon and can get in some treadmill time before work in the morning. I feel like I need a month off from work just to focus on having enough time to eat right and exercise! My goodness. So, to answer yesterday's QOTD for myself, I'm definitely going to try to ramp up my efforts for the rest of the month, so I won't entirely hate myself come August 1st!

ETA: My MOH and bridesmaid brought their dresses into town with them, so all 3 of us tried them on together. I don't know if it's the small amount of weight loss (I want to say it's not) or just that we laced my dress up differently this time (most likely it was a combination of how it was laced up and the shaper I was wearing ) but I felt a little better about the dress after trying it on this time!

So glad the shower went well and you made it through! WOOHOO on the dress fitting better!!! Shapewear is a blessing from heaven!!

I know that I am really late getting in for July, but I have had 2 courses this summer. I met my June goal by losing 8.5 lbs. My July goal is to loose 6 lbs and to walk at least 2x week. I have had a lot of reading to do for my courses, so I have not been able to get out and walk as much as I would like. I am on vacation next week and plan to walk every day. Then my Disney trip is in August, so plan to do a lot of walking there. I love reading everyones stories. Good work everyone!!

Just glad to have you here! Still have half of July to make progress!!

Happy Wednesday, everyone! We're that much closer to FRIDAY!!! WOOOO!!!!!!


It's been so quiet in here this month!! Much different from the June challenge. Where is everyone hiding?!
Today's QOTD is a 2-parter, so hopefully we can get some good conversation going today!

PART ONE: WOOHOO WEDNESDAY! What is one thing that you've either done recently or are planning to do soon that makes you go WOOHOO?!

PART TWO: Tell me about your time management approach toward your methods of achieving your goals this month. How many of us sit here and say "I'm so busy, it's so hard to fit a workout or a 30-minute walk into my day! I just don't have the time to workout!" but then we go home and sit for an hour (or two, or three) on Facebook or watching TV/Netflix? I know I'm guilty for sure! How do you make sure you get everything done? Do you make a general to-do list in the morning for the rest of your day? Do you schedule your day, with specific times for each "must do"? Do you try to get as much done (including a work out) in the morning so you don't have to make it up later in the day? Or do you just do what you can when you can and let the rest rollover?
How does your time management approach work for you, and what, if anything, do you plan to do to improve it for next month's challenge?​

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Woohoo...... I edged, weeded, and mulched a VERY LONG flowerbed that runs along our drive way..... probably 50+ feet. It looks terrific! It is a very SATISFYING feeling to see it looking so good!

I'm a HUGE list maker!! I make lists for EVERYTHING! I often have a full to-do list for the week and then sometimes I break it down by the day. Lately, with working so many hours, etc, I am just struggling to get the basics done, so no real need for a list (I KNOW I need to do laundry and dishes every day.... no need to write it down). But I'm also trying hard to do one "extra" chore EVERY DAY so that I don't feel like I've accomplished nothing. Yesterday I weeded two smaller flower beds as my "extra". I also powerwashed the mudroom porch. That is the easiest way to wash away the cobwebs and pollen that seem to accumulate there! And I hadn't been able to do it yet this spring because of the baby birds in the nest..... but they are gone now so I was able to get the porch cleaned.

Workouts MUST be worked into the schedule in the morning if I am to ASSURE that they happen. By the time the day gets rolling I get too involved in other things. The 5 am walk/run needs to become a "thing" for me again..... SOON!​

Taking just a second at work (I am just not feeling it today!) to answer yesterday's QOTD for myself.

Part 1- My WOOHOO from Wednesday was weighing in at 209lbs. I started out this month at 212 so that is by no means a substantial loss, and far short of the 10 I want to lose in July, but it has been ages since I've been below 210, and it is that much closer to being below the 200 mark. I wasn't feeling well last night and it was thundering and lightning off and on all night so I didn't get a walk in, but I'm planning to go home today and take a short nap and then get back out this evening and walk. I'm doing much better with my eating this week, especially compared to the last two, so hopefully that number will keep getting smaller!

Part 2- I have the worst time management skills imaginable. I am almost always late to everything and I am a HUGE procrastinator. HUGE. I've started recently making lists of everything that needs to get done and then breaking that master list into "what needs to get done this month" then into "week" then into "day". That helps but I'm not actually getting to all the things on my list. For August, I'm going to try to come up with a more structured schedule for myself with specific times included and see how that works.

WOOHOO to you on getting below 210!!

If everyone is ok with me leading the challenge for August, I'll get started on that thread this weekend and post the link so everyone can transfer over before July is out! I didn't see that someone was already doing it, so please let me know if it's already been claimed!

I would be DELIGHTED for you to host us for August!! Thank you!!

My WooHoo last week was Zip lining! First time going. I did a GIGANTIC WOOHOO as I zipped across the Pemi River! It was a blast!

I do not have an exercise program and really haven't done anything. I just finished shots in both knees and need to build up my muscles. I did go to the gym to check it out. I have never been able to successfully sustain my interest in going to the gym. I have been giving this a great deal of thought....to figure out what will motivate me to continue to go once I join. The first positive is that it is only 10 minutes away and I'm not working anymore, so time is not an issue. I do have to go to the grocery store at least twice a week for fresh veges, so I do have to go out. It just seems like such a huge commitment and I don't enjoy working out. I think I have to just decide....make up my mind that it is needed for the rest of my life if I want to stay healthy. I also don't know how frequently I should go. Some folks work out daily, which may be too much. I'm still pondering what I can realistically commit to. I'm on vacation next week but when I come back.....I plan on taking the plunge. I have to think....this is my life....it is necessary to be healthy and active or I will become one of those older housebound folks who can't go out and do things because everything hurts too much. Maybe it will be a mantra I have to repeat over and over again....this is my health....this is my life!

Ziplining sounds like fun! DH and DD both got to zipline in Costa Rica and the videos (thanks to DS using a GO-Pro) look amazing!!

Does anyone else get excited for Fridays?? I sure do!

Wouldn't you know, I had THREE QOTD options ready for today, and now I can't remember a single one of them! Haha. I knew I should've written them down.

So we'll go with something else!

Friday's QOTD
(I guess it's another 2-parter! I promise that's not a theme! Haha)

1) What are your plans for the weekend? Housework? Vacation? Dinner with friends?
2) What will you do to make sure those plans don't derail your progress so far? Add in an extra walk? Plan to only order water and a salad at dinner? Squeeze in some light weights or crunches while you watch TV?

Plus, don't forget to post your progress today! It's our next-to-last progress update for July!
I did get in my 90 minutes this week (yay!) but because I didn't do any dedicated walking last week, I'm sitting at 51% of my goal for the month. The plan is to double my walking next week and walk an hour when I normally only walk 30 minutes, which will put me back on track to finish at 100% (and maybe - hopefully - give me a little boost going into August!)

We had a wonderful storm yesterday that cooled things down for a little while, but our heat advisory is back today (105 all weekend long UGH!) and it's muggy and miserable. As much as I don't want time to fly by (my next 3 months are jam packed!) I could definitely use a little fall weather right now. Today is 3 months exactly from the wedding, and 3 months + 1 day from our Disneymoon, so I plan to break out the luggage tonight and really get cranking on my packing/shopping lists! Woohoo!!!

92 days and 14lbs to go! I keep telling myself that's totally doable - that's only 0.15lbs a day! But I know I need to kick my butt into overdrive and stop procrastinating or I'll never get anywhere. Thankfully, I have nothing planned for August that will give me an excuse to slack off like July. OH, and I just remembered one of the QOTD's I wanted to use today! Guess that will be our QOTW. Off to write it down or it'll be gone again LOL.

Going to try to check in and catch up throughout the day, but at the very least, I'll be back in the morning with the QOTW and will catch up on everyone's posts then!

Completely unrelated - just got an email from the Disney store about their Christmas in July sale. I love Christmas, but with it being 105 and humid outside, I definitely can't think about Mickey Mouse nutcrackers right now lol. Am I the only one? I am planning to spend August 1st putting up my fall decorations, though! At least the inside ones.

Everybody have a WONDERFUL Friday!


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WOOHOO on three months until the wedding!! How exciting!! Weekend plans...... shopping for SCUBA equipment with DD today, celebrating DH's birthday tomorrow (not sure of the exact "how" yet), and of course, housework, laundry, dishes, cooking. I will use a few of my 49 weekly PPV for a splurge if the birthday dinner dictates. Hoping that DD and I can fit in a good long walk..... the weather is PERECT for it..... dry, cooler, clear.... absolutely PERFECT weather..... if not a bit COOL for July!

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Okay friends.... that is ALL I have time for! TTYL................................P

 

[stenickar]

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Does anyone else get excited for Fridays?? I sure do!

Wouldn't you know, I had THREE QOTD options ready for today, and now I can't remember a single one of them! Haha. I knew I should've written them down.

So we'll go with something else!

Friday's QOTD
(I guess it's another 2-parter! I promise that's not a theme! Haha)

1) What are your plans for the weekend? Housework? Vacation? Dinner with friends?
2) What will you do to make sure those plans don't derail your progress so far? Add in an extra walk? Plan to only order water and a salad at dinner? Squeeze in some light weights or crunches while you watch TV?

Plus, don't forget to post your progress today! It's our next-to-last progress update for July!
I did get in my 90 minutes this week (yay!) but because I didn't do any dedicated walking last week, I'm sitting at 51% of my goal for the month. The plan is to double my walking next week and walk an hour when I normally only walk 30 minutes, which will put me back on track to finish at 100% (and maybe - hopefully - give me a little boost going into August!)

We had a wonderful storm yesterday that cooled things down for a little while, but our heat advisory is back today (105 all weekend long UGH!) and it's muggy and miserable. As much as I don't want time to fly by (my next 3 months are jam packed!) I could definitely use a little fall weather right now. Today is 3 months exactly from the wedding, and 3 months + 1 day from our Disneymoon, so I plan to break out the luggage tonight and really get cranking on my packing/shopping lists! Woohoo!!!

92 days and 14lbs to go! I keep telling myself that's totally doable - that's only 0.15lbs a day! But I know I need to kick my butt into overdrive and stop procrastinating or I'll never get anywhere. Thankfully, I have nothing planned for August that will give me an excuse to slack off like July. OH, and I just remembered one of the QOTD's I wanted to use today! Guess that will be our QOTW. Off to write it down or it'll be gone again LOL.

Going to try to check in and catch up throughout the day, but at the very least, I'll be back in the morning with the QOTW and will catch up on everyone's posts then!

Completely unrelated - just got an email from the Disney store about their Christmas in July sale. I love Christmas, but with it being 105 and humid outside, I definitely can't think about Mickey Mouse nutcrackers right now lol. Am I the only one? I am planning to spend August 1st putting up my fall decorations, though! At least the inside ones.

Everybody have a WONDERFUL Friday!


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[stenickar]

Hi, I am going to be on vacation this week. I will stick to my eating plan by making sure I have all of my favorite foods (read healthy) in the condo. I will have my 3 grandsons for the weekend so there will be lots of outdoor play and pool time!!! After they leave it will be my daughter and I and we will be doing a lot of walking. I have meet my walking goal so far for this month. I go on August 5th and will get weighed to see if I met my weight loss goal.

 

[JennysSeven]

Happy Friday! I weighed in at 156.6 or 5.4 lbs. lost this morning, which puts me well past my goal of 4 lbs. for July! I'm super happy about that!!
I was SO discouraged last weekend. I've been so good all month and even while we were on vacay last week I was mostly good, with only a couple of little treats here and there. That was challenging as my DH and kids were eating total junk, lol. But I got home and was UP at least 2 lbs. So frustrating! I totally do not understand how my body works because with the same exercise this week as I've been doing all month, and only a couple minor dietary changes (such as skipping my morning coffee altogether most of the week and making myself big fruit, veggie, and yogurt smoothies instead of sandwiches a couple of days for lunch) I'm down almost a pound and a half under goal less than a week later. My metabolism is playing tricks on me, lol.

I did notice that now when I eat too much junk/sugar I don't feel very good. That never bothered me before. The last day of our trip was my worst day eating-wise, and I felt so yucky by the time we got home. And I hadn't eaten horribly, just more junk than I've been eating the rest of the month. So now I'm worried, because my plan was to lose all the weight I want to and get in shape, and then when we go to Disney I would be able to eat all the wonderful snacks, etc. I want to try guilt-free! But if they make me sick, well that's not going to work very well!!

I've missed too many QOTD to answer them all, but one of the recent ones that stood out to me was the question about making time to exercise. I have it easier than some since I'm home all day, but I've found that the best thing for me is to make it habit and prioritize it over everything else during that time frame. I do my Walk Slim video every day before lunch with very few exceptions. My kids aren't allowed to "need" anything during that time unless there is blood or broken bone, lol! My little ones often join me for at least part of the video, and we all trip over each other but it gets done! The downside is that sometimes messes are made that I have to deal with later, such as yesterday when during my workout my 4-year-old decided to empty a tube of toothpaste onto his sister's carpet. And then most days I get in a walk later in the evening once the little ones are in bed. Either Dh or one of my 3 oldest boys stays home with the sleeping children, and the rest of us go for a long walk. This time of year that's really the only way I can walk outside. It's just too hot otherwise! Unless I could somehow make myself become an early morning person, lol!

 

[SarahDisney]

Happy Friday! I weighed in at 156.6 or 5.4 lbs. lost this morning, which puts me well past my goal of 4 lbs. for July! I'm super happy about that!!

Congrats - that's awesome!

As for me ... I'm up 2 lbs this morning ... or back to my 1st of the month weight. Yay ... not. It's been a rough week for me and I haven't been paying any attention to what I eat. But I'm optimistic that I can get back on track next week and end the month down a little, even if I don't hit goal.

 

[Flossbolna]

Hi everyone! I am so sorry for deserting you. But I am afraid that life is so busy and stressful at the moment that I just cannot keep up with this thread. I will try to get the list of participants and your results updated over the weekend though. I see that @JacknSally is doing a great job coaching this week! Thank you so much!! Keep on chatting, I just have to give up trying to keep up with it. Very sorry about this, but you all seem to have fun here without me just as well!

 

[Connie96]

Hey there! It has been one of those days at the office where my brain is completely exhausted. I see PJs and a big glass of wine in my very (VERY) near future.

Weekly progress report:
362,423 steps (111.3%) of 325,500 goal steps
2,489 oz (91.2%) of 2,728 goal oz of water

Averaged together, I am at 101.3% of my goals with 8 days left to go!!

Kinda slacked off the plank challenge... If I pick back up today, I think I could just keep going. If I don't, I'll probably have to fall back a bit before going forward. I may just make up my own plank plan because I just can't seem to get myself interested in sticking with it. I do think planks are a good thing to have as part of a daily (or most days) plan but perhaps not so much in a "challenge" format.

Yesterday evening I really did NOT want to stay on my SB plan. It's the first day that has happened this time around. I think it's a stress thing because I'm struggling with my current assignment at the office. I have inherited someone else's process of providing data to an outside agency. I feel like I can not change the process because any change in historical data will result in a LOT of questions that I don't really know how to answer. But, I am quite convinced that the methods currently being used are unnecessarily cumbersome (and very poorly documented) and, in some cases, are either wrong or, at least, "fuzzy" for reasons that have not yet been explained to me. And, the person I inherited it from went on vacation and won't be back until the day before this report is due to be submitted so, I will definitely be ambushing her with a million questions as soon as she walks in the door next Thursday.

Anyway... as far as sticking to the eating plan last night, I can say that I didn't eat anything that was technically "off plan" but, I didn't exactly limit quantity. I didn't even eat dinner. I just foraged and ate random stuff over the course of about 4 hours. A leftover half of a pork chop. Some grapes. A couple pieces of cheese. More grapes. A protein bar. And, yes, more grapes. All told, I probably ate a pound or more of grapes throughout the evening. As pig-outs go, it wasn't too terrible. If I overdo grapes again tonight it will be in the fermented liquid form. After dinner. (I'm not entirely sure what I'm gonna have for dinner tonight but, I do intend for it to resemble an actual meal this time.)

Y'all have a good weekend!

 

[JacknSally]

Woo, loving the chatter today! I'm just here for a second but I'll try to get back later tonight to catch up... No promises, though. I might just go to bed soon. Haha. DH2B texted me while I was in a work meeting to tell me that his best man (who lives in California, we're in Tennessee) might not be able to make it to the wedding because he can't afford a plane ticket. DH2B and I don't really have many friends because we're homebodies, so our wedding party is really small to begin with (us, the MOH, best man, a bridesmaid, and a groomsman), so losing one of them (especially the best man, because he's really DH2B's best friend, even though they haven't seen each other since he moved to California a couple of years ago) is not an option. So I'm off to research flight possibilities and juggle credit card and see what bills we might be able to wait on paying so we can get him a plane ticket while they're semi-decently priced. Not at all how I planned to spend my first stress-free weekend after all the stuff leading up to the shower! Ugh. I sent DH2B out for chocolate, and right now I don't even care. I'm sure I will later, though, but. Oh well.

 

[DisPup75]

Friday check in - I'm EXACTLY where I was last week so still at 84% of my July goals.

Weighed in again at 210.8 so down 5.4 pounds for the month with 3 of 9 upper body workouts complete. Hangs head in shame at poor upper body workout statistics.

 

[DisPup75]

1) What are your plans for the weekend? Housework? Vacation? Dinner with friends?
2) What will you do to make sure those plans don't derail your progress so far? Add in an extra walk? Plan to only order water and a salad at dinner? Squeeze in some light weights or crunches while you watch TV?

Big plans are a barbecue/crab boil tomorrow and a lunch out on Saturday. My plan to keep calories in check tomorrow is to have a healthy but light breakfast, avoid all of the alcohol and caloric beverages, and concentrate on the crab (without the butter) and the fruits and vegetables.

Lunch on Saturday should be relatively easy to manage because the place has fabulous grilled fish. I'm proud of myself for rejecting several other options and asking that we go somewhere that I can easily eat on plan.

We had a wonderful storm yesterday that cooled things down for a little while, but our heat advisory is back today (105 all weekend long UGH!) and it's muggy and miserable. As much as I don't want time to fly by (my next 3 months are jam packed!) I could definitely use a little fall weather right now. Today is 3 months exactly from the wedding, and 3 months + 1 day from our Disneymoon, so I plan to break out the luggage tonight and really get cranking on my packing/shopping lists! Woohoo!!!

3 more months! Woohoo!

I plan to STAY THE COURSE with my healthy OP eating until the BITTER END!

Best plan of all!

Hi, I am going to be on vacation this week. I will stick to my eating plan by making sure I have all of my favorite foods (read healthy) in the condo. I will have my 3 grandsons for the weekend so there will be lots of outdoor play and pool time!!! After they leave it will be my daughter and I and we will be doing a lot of walking. I have meet my walking goal so far for this month. I go on August 5th and will get weighed to see if I met my weight loss goal.

Great plan for keeping on track on vacation!

Happy Friday! I weighed in at 156.6 or 5.4 lbs. lost this morning, which puts me well past my goal of 4 lbs. for July! I'm super happy about that!!

Yay!!!

I did notice that now when I eat too much junk/sugar I don't feel very good. That never bothered me before. The last day of our trip was my worst day eating-wise, and I felt so yucky by the time we got home. And I hadn't eaten horribly, just more junk than I've been eating the rest of the month. So now I'm worried, because my plan was to lose all the weight I want to and get in shape, and then when we go to Disney I would be able to eat all the wonderful snacks, etc. I want to try guilt-free! But if they make me sick, well that's not going to work very well!!

I struggle with this too. I feel so great when I eat well and so gross when I fill up on junk! I keep hoping that I will eventually lose my taste for it. I've always loved Disney snacks - I think my DH is going to have to eat more than his half of everything on our next trip.

Hey there! It has been one of those days at the office where my brain is completely exhausted. I see PJs and a big glass of wine in my very (VERY) near future.

Hope you had a restful evening!

Averaged together, I am at 101.3% of my goals with 8 days left to go!!

Woohoo!

 

[ohMom]

Wow seems like there has been a ton of success here this month! Great job LOSERS!

For me, not so much I did a fairly good job walking for exercise while I was gone the past two weekends me but there was more alcohol than a normal lifestyle week and tons more eating out . I haven't stepped on the scale this month, I just dread it , I'm sure I've gained a few. We are at 34 days until we leave for our cruise, trying get my head back in the game and get a few off before we go

 

[JacknSally]

Hey, everyone! Sorry I'm getting this out here so late today. DH2B went to do some landscaping work for a friend and I had intended to get up when he did, but that just didn't happen!

Your QOTW for July 25 & 26:



Is anyone else like this? You know WHAT to do to achieve your goals, but you just have trouble doing it? What measures have you put in place to help yourself stay on track? Looking back on July as we prepare to move into August, did these measures work for you, or do you need to adjust them?​

 

[JacknSally]

We are now (well, and always!) accepting participants for ABU'S AWESOME AUGUST 2015 CHALLENGE! Of course, we still have a week left in July, so don't give up here yet! But for anyone who would like to go ahead and sign up for August, that thread is now running. @IHeartDale I know you said you wanted to be involved for August. For anyone else looking to join in next month, here is the direct link to the thread. Can't wait to add your names to the list! See you there!!

http://www.disboards.com/threads/ab...ss-challenge-any-all-welcome-to-join.3432542/

 

[DisPup75]

Is anyone else like this? You know WHAT to do to achieve your goals, but you just have trouble doing it? What measures have you put in place to help yourself stay on track? Looking back on July as we prepare to move into August, did these measures work for you, or do you need to adjust them?

Me! Sadly, eating potato chips while watching TV comes more naturally to me than eating fruits and vegetables and being active. I *feel* great when I take care of myself but even that isn't always enough to make me do it.

This time around, I'm trying to be less hard on myself and it seems to be working. I'm not denying myself things I really want, I'm just finding ways to work them into my calorie budget. And when I blow it, I'm forgiving myself, making sure I record it all in my MFP journal, and moving on. It has taken me years - and I still have a really long way to go - but I think I am finally starting to understand that a bad eating session or a particularly sloth like afternoon is no reason to let everything go for months on end. And you know what, even with all of my indulgences, everything averages out just fine. I feel better for it and I feel like I am in a pretty good place mentally. Woohoo! Now just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

 

[ImpossibleOfMe]

Well I've not checked in yet - and I don't know how to calculate my % because I started so late lol - But I'm down 1 lb this week anyway!

Is anyone else like this? You know WHAT to do to achieve your goals, but you just have trouble doing it? What measures have you put in place to help yourself stay on track? Looking back on July as we prepare to move into August, did these measures work for you, or do you need to adjust them?

I have this problem big time. After my first was born I was more motivated and applied my knowledge to lose 40lbs - but this time I've gained since my youngest was born :\