Summer Club 2009

[acename]

So I just have to say, I love my mom. She got my daughter very little chocolate for easter which is my weakness. she got her all kinds of stuff I hate (like Peeps ) and some other fruity stuff which she didn't even get a lot of. I'm so glad most peole got her little gifts instead of candy. So anyway she made my challenge much easier.

Anyway, with my MIL and SIL visiting I haven't had the best diet this week, not awful but not great, so I'm getting back on track tonight now that their all gone. Hope the rest of your weekend and Easter are great!

 

[dizcrazy]

Happy Easter to all my chicks and peeps!
I didnt weight myself yesterday because I went on vacation. And now Iom' home from my mom's house after eating dinner, so I am postponing my weigh in until tomorrow.
Hope everyone had a good weekend! I'll be spending tonight drinking my water!

 

[pjlla]

Well.... I did a nice long post this morning and it doesn't appear to be here! I guess the computer hiccuped when I hit "submit". I'll repeat myself briefly.

I was just wondering how everyone's holiday weekend went. Did you all stay in control? I hope you allowed yourself at least a little treat or splurge so you don't feel deprived.

I did really well with my eating. I did plan what I was going to eat ahead of time, and I stuck to my plan. My splurge on Saturday (when we celebrated with my side of the family here at my house) was our family's onion casserole and my aunt's lemon meringue pie. They are both rare treats (Easter and T.giving only), and I love them both, so I splurged on those. I avoided the green bean casserole, the sticky buns, the mashed potatoes, the apple pie, ice cream, cupcakes, and most the candy.

On Sunday, at my DSIL's, it was a bit harder to be good because I wasn't sure exactly what there would be. I again avoided MOST of the potatoes (I had about 2 Tb. of delmonico potatoes), the bread/rolls, green bean casserole, harvard beets, candy, appetizers, and wine. I know that the carrots I ate did have some butter and honey/syrup on them, but according to the cook, not much. I did have a small piece of cheese pie for dessert, as well as a piece of the angel food cake I brought, but that was it for splurge.

I skipped my evening meal both days because we ate mid-afternoon and my meals were large enough to count for both meals. And I got in a 60 minute workout BOTH days, although the Saturday workout was tough. I didn't start until 7:30 pm, after my company had left, and I was TIRED. But I certainly don't regret the workout.

If you fell totally off the wagon this weekend, don't feel bad. Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get right back on!! Get right back to your healthy eating and exercising TODAY. Don't wait until tomorrow, or the next day, or whenever, because that day may NEVER come! Get back on track TODAY! Keep your food journal, count your calories/points, drink your water.... whatever you do on your personal "weight loss journey" that keeps you going and losing. Hide the candy, toss out the leftovers or put them in the freezer. Add 15 minutes to today's workout to make up for overindulging yesterday, and then MOVE ON!

I hope all of my Summer Club friends had a great holiday weekend..............P

 

[pjlla]

Good Tuesday morning! Where is everyone these days? I hope that everyone is doing well both with life and with weight loss. If you are... great! If you aren't... come on back here and let us help! Summer is creeping up quickly and I know many of us were hoping to reach our goal weight by the time summer arrives. We can do it if we continue to reach out here and encourage each other!

I'll ramble on a bit here to keep our thread busy......

DD left for her class trip to Washington this morning. I feel so bad, she forgot her ipod. She was downloading a few last songs late last night and she never went back and grabbed it. oh well.... I guess it will be a long 8 hour ride without any music. Maybe a friend will share.

Anyone have any April vacation plans this week or next week? We are on vacation next week. I think that we will do some day trips. Last year we went to WDW during April vacation. I can't BELIEVE it has been a whole year. It was a fabulous trip, but more crowded than we like. But as the kids get older it gets harder and harder to take them out of school like we did when they were little. Not sure when we will go again, as DD starts high school next year.

Well, time to get some things done around the house..................P

 

[ohMom]

pjilla -- sounds like you did awesome over the weekend!! and thanks for the encouragment, just what i need to read today!

Overall results equals a total weightloss from February of 7.0 lbs. On the up side, my jeans are fitting well, I feel great, and if I continue along, even at my snail pace, I will get there eventually.

7.0 lbs! fantastic! and your attitude!

I jumped back on the exercise wagon yesterday at spinning class; hopping on the TM later this morning. beyond that going to focus this week on keeping myself busy and out of the kitchen in between lunch and dinner

 

[SnowWtch]

Sorry I'm late posting. It's been busy here. Tonight I go see my sister-in-law to do an assessment so she can design a personal training and diet program for me. Since she's family it should be easier for me to stick to. Plus, she has her own training studio so it won't cost me anything. However, she does work with a gym and the owner is my old physical therapist so I may join that gym on my own. At least there I know I'd be in good hands.

I won't be able to write this weekend. Going to Orlando for a convention and to go to EPCOT and Universal. We're staying off property on Universal Blvd so we're in between everything we want to do. We'll have a microwave and fridge so we're bringing some of our own food to cut down on costs and watch what we eat.

 

[acename]

Well my company is gone and our family is finally back in routine. I worked out for about an hour and half yesterday so I'm back on track.

I tried to move up to level 2 on jm 30 day shred today. Turns out I'm most definately not ready for it! That woman is nuts! Anyway, my back is a little sore after doing it so i'm going back to level 1 tomorrow. My hope is to be at level 3 by our vaction in June.

Anyway, hope everyone else is doing well. I'll check back in on Thursday!

 

[pjlla]

Well my company is gone and our family is finally back in routine. I worked out for about an hour and half yesterday so I'm back on track.

I tried to move up to level 2 on jm 30 day shred today. Turns out I'm most definately not ready for it! That woman is nuts! Anyway, my back is a little sore after doing it so i'm going back to level 1 tomorrow. My hope is to be at level 3 by our vaction in June.

Anyway, hope everyone else is doing well. I'll check back in on Thursday!

How long have you been doing level one? I have been doing it about once a day for about 12 days now and I don't think I'm ready for level 2. I still can't do real push-ups and I only do about 10 girlie ones on the first pass and 3 on the second pass! Plus when we do those "arm raises/side lunges" my arms are DYING (I use 3 lb. weights). Until I can do better with those two things, I don't think I am ready for level 2!............P

 

[acename]

How long have you been doing level one? I have been doing it about once a day for about 12 days now and I don't think I'm ready for level 2. I still can't do real push-ups and I only do about 10 girlie ones on the first pass and 3 on the second pass! Plus when we do those "arm raises/side lunges" my arms are DYING (I use 3 lb. weights). Until I can do better with those two things, I don't think I am ready for level 2!............P

I've been doing level 1 for about 2 1/2 weeks and those are the two things I struggle with too. I can do the push-ups really well on my knees now, so I think I'll be moving up to trying them on my toes. The arm raises and side lunges kill me. I only have 5 pound weights so I can only do one of the sets with the weights without dying! I keep some soup cans handy for the second set.

I tried level 2 because I was getting bored and a lot of the exercises were getting boring. I didn't think that level 2 would be that much harder! So I think I'm going to wait until I'm at 4 weeks and try level 2 again. I can't imagine what level 3 will be like!

 

[zigzagzerr]

I've been doing level 2 for a few weeks now (usually about twice a week), using 5 lb weights. I didn't move up from level 1 until I could do all of the squats with overhead presses without stopping -- just kept cursing Jillian while I did 'em.

I have had to modify some of the level 2 cardio, because it's just too high impact for me. Some of her exercises hurt my knees. But overall, it's great to be sweating like a pig after only 20 minutes, and then be done!!!

It was a rough weekend for eating -- and I had a sick cat and sick kid to deal with over the past few days as well --- so no excuse really, but I'm working at getting back on track today. I have aerobics tonight, so at least I'm guaranteed a good workout. Maybe I'll try Jillian again tomorrow.

Have a great week, everybody!!!

 

[acename]

I weighed in today expecting bad news but I was pleasently suprised: 1.5 pounds down! After Easter and all the visitors I had I thought I would have gained or at least stayed the same. So I'm very excited about that.

I've had to take a break from Jillian the last couple of days. I'm really really sore between my shoulders from trying to do level 2. I have done cardio though and I plan to today.

I have a wedding shower this weekend which probably won't be easy as far as food goes. It's right after lunch so I can't decide if I'll eat lunch before I go and resist the other stuff as much as I can or not. Maybe I'll eat a salad or apple before I go that way I can still indulge a little but will be a little bit full.

Anyway, everyone is doing great! Keep it up!

 

[ohMom]

hello!!

not a banner week for me, Easter brings too much candy my way and i do struggle with a severe sweet tooth

this weekend shouldn't be too hard, just a normal one for me.

not much else to report this week, i'll have to work on that for next thurs!

 

[pjlla]

Just jumping on to say Hi! Hope everyone is doing well this week. I have had some tough days (who knew that a small McD shake has 12 points ) but I have eaten within my points every day (although I did use Flex points, which I don't usually) and exercised faithfully, so the scales should be kind.

See you all tomorrow................P

 

[pjlla]

Good morning all! I am sad to report that I am a "Samer" this week. Using those Flex points really did me in I guess.

Oh well... onward and downward next week I guess! Sorry I don't have more time to stay and chat, but I got called to work at the last minute........P

 

[zigzagzerr]

It's a beautiful day here - 70's!!!

Weigh-in this morning was not so beautiful -- I was up 0.2 lbs. I am very thankful it wasn't more, since it's TOM plus I have not been eating well this week. Good thing I was exercising or the damage would've been much worse.

So.....onward and upward! Well, okay, hopefully downward.

 

[joy@disney]

Hi all, today is not my day to post, but I haven't posted yet this week. Today was a good day, I have relost two pounds.

I have found some extra motivation. My DD13 has finally decided that she would like to lose some weight. She is probably about 20 pounds overweight. Her problem is the same as mine. We both love food. I have been trying to encourage her to lose some weight, but knew that unless it was her decision, I couldn't make her do it. So I am now trying to cook even healthier and trying to keep all the junk food out of the house.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to keep my DD motivated, I would love to hear them. She does get discouraged, when I tell her she shouldn't eat something.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

 

[dizcrazy]

hi everyone,
I am down 1/2 a pound, which i will gladly accept because i did hit the Easter peeps this week!
Weather was perfect here (in West Chester, PA) so I'm getting motivated again. Went for a long walk and plan on a bike ride tomorrow.

 

[acename]

Just wanted to check in. How's everyone doing? I'm doing my best to stay off the scale until Thursday. I've been doing pretty well with food lately. I've found that I have to allow myself a treat most days or I fall off the wagon. For example, today I had one of those Lindt chocolates, you know the ones with the creamy center. they're about 75 calories and after I have one I'm good for the day and don't really feel the need to have a treat.

Working out is going well too. I think if all goes well this week I"ll be moving on to level 2 on 30 days shred. I still can't do push-ups on my toes but pretty much the whole rest of level 1 isn't challenging me anymore. Hopefully the change in workout will help boost my weight loss too. Anyway, see y'all soon!

 

[acename]

Hey! Where are you guys?!

Anyway, I stepped on the scale this morning and got good news, I'm down another pound. Now I'm at 146. I've got 11 pounds until I get to my goal for this challenge and slightly under 2 months. I honestly don't know if I'll make it but hopefully I'll be close and at least feel better about my body. Everyone is starting to notice and that feels good. Unfortunately a lot of my clothes are getting too big. I'm going to wait to replace though. I don't want to invest too much until I lose some more.

I ordered some new dvds the other day. I got Jillian's two newest videos. One's a cardio one and one is kind of like 30 shred but longer. I'm thinking I might put the longer one in one day a week or something.

I've stopped counting calories. I just can't do it without geting obsessive. I found that I was eating more on the days I counted because all I thought about was food. Now I just focus more on eating until I'm comfortably full and eating what I want in moderation. I've found this works better for me mentally and seems like I'll be more likely to keep it up once I stop trying to lose. Just trying to make some better choices everyday and not worry about being perfect is much more managable for me. Even though it might take me longer, it will be easier to keep up in the long run. I think that's why Weight Watchers didn't work for me. I get too obsessive when I"m counting.

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. Only two months to go!

 

[ohMom]

I have found some extra motivation. My DD13 has finally decided that she would like to lose some weight. She is probably about 20 pounds overweight. Her problem is the same as mine. We both love food. ... She does get discouraged, when I tell her she shouldn't eat something.

that is fantastic you have a buddy at home now! i have been trying to get my DH to get on board with me as far as eating goes, healthier eating. i'm such a yo-yo I know i'd be more consistent with him. anyhow -- my only suggestion, and i'm sure you just worded it this way? -- try not to "tell her she shouldn't eat something" we are all human and struggle with this. i recognize there is a line between teaching her healthy eating habits, reminding her when she needs it, and 're-telling' what she already knows. I am guilty most everyday of eating something i "shouldn't". but i gotta make this real for me, maybe at 13 it's too overwhelming to think there is no wiggle-room? i'm not encouraging cheating either..... see this mind-dance I play....no wonder I yo-yo!

Hey! Where are you guys?!

Anyway, I stepped on the scale this morning and got good news, I'm down another pound. Now I'm at 146. I've got 11 pounds until I get to my goal for this challenge and slightly under 2 months.

i'm here! i have been thinking about this group, we need a re-group and our OP to start sending out those pestering PMs to our MIA groupies! remember that threat?

tomorrow is my WI day, today i'm hanging in there. have been doing well on the exercising this week, eating not as much. that is my struggle!! i had a big whoosh weight lose last week from post-vacation weight, and i'm afraid i'm going to be up tomorrow...urgh!