When Did I get Voted Off of Skinny Island #2: Castaway's Land Ho!!!!

[Duchie]

Well Jane, since we're celebrating "two day" milestones...

Two days in a row of working out! Now to just keep it up the rest of the week!

Oh, and we leave for Disneyland ONE MONTH FROM TODAY!!!

 

[stitchfan23]

Also, I don't mean to be a traitor, but I also joined the Biggest Loser Challenge on the WISH board. I'm hoping that if I'm accountable to two threads that I'll be less likely to drop off the face of the earth.

How dare you join another thread!! Just kidding around, you have to do what works for you and it you feel 2 threads will help you then great.

Okay so I have only heard from one person regarding the weigh ins. I know Julie is still in Disney but is anyone else out there???

I will take any weighins that people want to send me on Monday as before and then by Wednesday I will post the +/- just like Dawn used to do. I will do this for this week and next week and then I will be gone for 2 weeks and back at it the beginning of Feb.

Hello where is everyone else?

 

[stitchfan23]

Since we are doing Disney countdowns - 10 days until we take on the world again and 19 days until we step on the Allure for our cruise.

Not really where I would like to have been weight wise for the cruise but 25lbs lighter and 4/5 dress sizes down it a huge accomplishment. Oh I didn't tell you guys. My last present that I opened on Christmas day was from my hubby and before I opened it there was a note on top of the package. I opened the letter and there was a beautiful letter telling me how proud he was of me and for what I had accomplished of the last year. He said he understood that I wasn't where I wanted to be but he wanted me to know that he was really proud of how far I had come and that he had seen a big change in me and in my confidence and how I felt about myself. He vowed to help me more this year as he sees how happy it makes me. He wanted to get me something special to show how much I mean to him and how proud he is. All he kept saying was how proud he was (my hubby has never told me he is proud of me). I was crying just reading the letter and to me that was gift enough. Anyways I opened my gift and it was a beautiful silver heart braclet circled with diamonds! I was so touched that he would go and buy me something like this - he bought me a ring once (yes when we got engaged) and that is the only piece of jewellery he has ever bought me. I cried like a baby! I love my hubby so much and I have already seen a change in his attitude. He knows I have wanted an eliptical machine for a while since it is easier on my back than the treadmill and it was his suggestion the other day that we go and buy one. He has also been leaving my water in the fridge for me in the mornings. It has been a big help and really helps push me along. Sorry just had to share my sappy story

 

[Mndisneygirl]

I'm still here!!! I would be happy to continue to send my weight in. Well, maybe happy is too strong of a word!! I think keeping track will be helpful and knowing I am accountable to this thread and you guys definitely made me think before I ate! I need that.

I'm up a few from the last time I wrote down my weight, which was on 12/13. But more importantly, I am 4 pounds heavier than my lightest weight since I started this challenge. I have to get rid of that!!!

I am 9 weeks away from leaving for our big surprise trip!!! 9 pounds in 9 weeks is my goal. I can do that!!

I will PM you my current (as of yesterday) weight Heather (that's right isn't it?). But if no one is participating, don't feel obligated to keep track for me alone. God knows I'll be watching the numbers anyway!


ETA: What a GREAT Christmas present from your Hubby!!!! You should be proud of yourself too, but wow!!! Heartfelt letters from men are so rare and to top it off with something sparkly -- Woman, that man is a keeper!!!

 

[stitchfan23]

Sheree - don't worry you aren't the only one. There are 3 of us so far and I know people are away still on holidays. I know hubby is a keeper. We have been together for almost 19 years and I don't plan on getting rid of him (yet)

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Heather - what a great present for you to get from your hubby (the letter would have been enough for me as well, but the braclet just was the absolute topper). Do we get to see a picture?

I did really well today. Back to work after being off for 11 days. It was really hard to get up this morning and get moving, but I packed my lunch and didn't eat anything that I hadn't prepared. I even remembered about the hershey kisses we have in the storage room but didn't go dipping into them.

I'm making lasagna for dinner, so I stayed away from starches today. At least I'm using whole wheat pasta. That will make it a little healthier.

I need to do better about the water and getting in some exercise, but right now keeping control of my food is a great start.

 

[Duchie]

Awwwww Heather, your husband is such a sweetheart! I'll happily send you my weight. What do you want us to send you, our starting weight and current weight? Or just a weight for this week?

Sheree, 9 pounds in 9 weeks is totally do-able!

Jane, I hear ya on going back to work. The kids started back to school on Monday so that's when I started getting up early again. It was sooooooo hard dragging myself out of bed! I don't start back to work until tomorrow and I'm hoping the day doesn't just drag by.

Kind of excited here because we finally made the move to upgrade our internet connection. We're going with AT&T's U-Verse system so we're upgrading everything - TV, phone and internet. I've been wanting to upgrade the internet for over 6 months now, but DH was just dragging his feet about it. But now he's found this online game that he and our oldest DS want to play together, and with both of them online he was whining that it's really dragging. So now it's suddenly important to him to upgrade. Men!!! They won't install it until next week, though.

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Hi everyone! Remember me? *hanging head sheepishly* I kind of fell off the raft a while ago and boy, does the scale notice that! I can tell that I have been floating on the seas on my own, eating anything that came my way, and abandonning the gym for the last few months. Anyway, I hope that I can now come back on board with all of you and restart this weight loss.

In keeping with starting over, I am completely starting over! I have maintained a 10 pound loss over the months (although I was down a lot more) but instead of saying I've lost 10 pounds, I am taking my current weight as my starting weight and setting new goals. So, here it is in print for all to see (and hopefully help keep me accountable)! My total goal, overall, is to lose 192 pounds. Yep, I need to lose an entire, overweight adult female. But I am committed. My short term goal is to lose 10 pounds before my next Disney trip in Feb.

I am also setting a goal of getting my very large butt to the gym 3 times a week for the month of January; drinking AT LEAST 8 glasses of water a day (or in my case 2 Mickey water bottles a day); and posting on spark people at least 4 times a week to start. I have said it before but hopefully, this is the last year I have to say it again - I will start getting healthy and thinner this year!

 

[ski_mom]

I'm still here. I've actually always been here, but I'm more of a reader than a poster. I'll try to change that and become a more active participant.

I too will be glad to send my weights to you Heather. I started on this thread a long time ago (on the first chapter actually). I just looked at my PMs and my first message to Dawn was on 2/17/10 and I'm 14 pounds lower than I was on the first post. Not nearly as good as it could have / should have been, but better than a gain I suppose.

I did ok over the Christmas and New Years hoildays eating wise, but I'm ready to get back on the raft and start making better choices.

I'll go ahead and send you my starting weight and my weight from this week and you can use whatever you want to use Heather and go from there.

Here's to 2011! May we have good health and much happiness throughout the new year!

 

[stitchfan23]

Good Morning Losers Sorry couldn't resist. You know I mean it with love right?

I will take a picture of the bracelet when on the cruise and post it when I get back. It really is beautiful and yes the letter was enough.

As for the weights. I think it is better that we treat this as a new year, new goals. Some people have their original starting weight and some people don't. What I am going to do is take the weights that everyone has sent to me this week as your starting weight so next week will be the first +/- week. Sound good?

So since this is Wed, here is the the listing for this week...

Stitchfan23 - +/- 0
2_Eagle_Mom - +/- 0
Mndisneygirl - +/- 0
Ski_Mom - +/- 0
Stacybaeasm - +/- 0
Dutchie - +/- 0
Hanutedmansionmomma - +/- 0

Have a great day all.

Heather

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Stacy – you’ll notice you are not the only one that was MIA for a long time. Me too! I want to do this for the last time (meaning I stick with it till I’ve reached my goal and then can just hang on and maintain).

Becky – good to see you back here as well. Maybe we’ll get this thread moving again!

Heather – starting all over again sounds like a great idea. I snuck in a weigh- in this morning and I’m down a little so I’m happy. Of course it would be a lot better if I actually did some form of workout, but that just hasn’t happened this week.

I did well with my food so far today. I kept myself so busy at work that I didn’t even have time to snack. My co-worker actually had to tell me it was time to go home! We’re having leftover lasagna tonight, but if I have a small piece and then a large salad I should be good on my veggies. I still need to get in more water, so I need to push that in the next hour or so. If I wait longer on that I’ll be up a couple of times in the night.

 

[MulanUSAF]

I fell overboard from the raft awhile ago. Actually, I didn't fall overboard, I jumped off thinking I can find my own way to the island. Paddled around the ocean, I was thinking "hey, this isn't as bad as I thought" and then the sharks started circling. Did I mention sharks bear quite a resemblance to blood test results emailed from your doctor? Now I see signs of life aboard the abandoned raft and am paddling furiously towards it. Will you toss me a line and let me rejoin you?

Ugh, I don't know where my willpower and motivation went. It was so much easier a year ago when I first found out about my diabetes and all that nasty stuff. Now the novelty (and shock factor) has worn off, I just can't seem to find the motivation to keep myself on track. So so stupid of me, and yet I still can't seem to keep myself from reaching for that bagel this morning when I know I shouldn't be eating it. My A1C was at 8% when I was first diagnosed, then it went all the way down to 6% after 9 months of focused diet and exercise. But the latest blood test showed I'm back up to 7% after slacking off for the last 2 month. Why are those darn things so hard to get down, and yet so fast to pop back up?

I need to get back to tracking my food and exercise here. That makes me accountable to someone, otherwise, I'll be sneaking a bag of chips here and a bagel there. Tomorrow I'm going to look for a new gym as well. My old one changed ownership and increased their rates a lot.

Quick question, has anyone tried those Curves places? Do you like it or hate it? I'm a bit skeptical about doing that circuit with no real weights or cardio machines for the amount of money they charge. But I have a coupon for a free week and I think I might give it a try.

Hope to see more of the old gang checking back in soon. Have a great week everyone!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Hello! I'm definitely still here too. It always takes me a few days to settle in when school starts up again, so haven't been on in a couple days...AND haven't been doing well at all w/ food lately either.

Funny, I can make it through the "hard times" like xmas, but then when everyone else is ready to roll - New Year, etc... I sabatoge myself! So TODAY I am back on. NO chocolate today. That seems to be how I get started on a binge, I have "just one" piece of chocolate. So today's goal, none of that.

Thanks for tracking our weights, Stitchfan23! Please add me to the list. Will send mine Monday.

 

[Duchie]

I didn't count calories yesterday - starting back on SP today. Also, I don't mean to be a traitor, but I also joined the Biggest Loser Challenge on the WISH board. I'm hoping that if I'm accountable to two threads that I'll be less likely to drop off the face of the earth.

Hey, whatever works for you is OK in my book!! Like you, I also snuck in a mid-week weigh-in and the numbers were down, so I'm encouraged.

Hi everyone! Remember me? *hanging head sheepishly* I kind of fell off the raft a while ago and boy, does the scale notice that! I can tell that I have been floating on the seas on my own, eating anything that came my way, and abandonning the gym for the last few months. Anyway, I hope that I can now come back on board with all of you and restart this weight loss.

In keeping with starting over, I am completely starting over! I have maintained a 10 pound loss over the months (although I was down a lot more) but instead of saying I've lost 10 pounds, I am taking my current weight as my starting weight and setting new goals. So, here it is in print for all to see (and hopefully help keep me accountable)! My total goal, overall, is to lose 192 pounds. Yep, I need to lose an entire, overweight adult female. But I am committed. My short term goal is to lose 10 pounds before my next Disney trip in Feb.

I am also setting a goal of getting my very large butt to the gym 3 times a week for the month of January; drinking AT LEAST 8 glasses of water a day (or in my case 2 Mickey water bottles a day); and posting on spark people at least 4 times a week to start. I have said it before but hopefully, this is the last year I have to say it again - I will start getting healthy and thinner this year!

Hey Stacy! It's great to see you back here! Your goal may seem big to you, but if you do it in little chunks it will be more manageable. And you can reward yourself when you hit some in-between milestones. That makes it more fun!

I'm still here. I've actually always been here, but I'm more of a reader than a poster. I'll try to change that and become a more active participant.

I too will be glad to send my weights to you Heather. I started on this thread a long time ago (on the first chapter actually). I just looked at my PMs and my first message to Dawn was on 2/17/10 and I'm 14 pounds lower than I was on the first post. Not nearly as good as it could have / should have been, but better than a gain I suppose.

I did ok over the Christmas and New Years hoildays eating wise, but I'm ready to get back on the raft and start making better choices.

I'll go ahead and send you my starting weight and my weight from this week and you can use whatever you want to use Heather and go from there.

Here's to 2011! May we have good health and much happiness throughout the new year!

Hey Becky! Some folks post a lot, some folks read a lot. Both are great in my opinion. Hopefully when you're reading you're finding some inspiration and some ideas.

Stitchfan23 - +/- 0
2_Eagle_Mom - +/- 0
Mndisneygirl - +/- 0
Ski_Mom - +/- 0
Stacybaeasm - +/- 0
Dutchie - +/- 0

Since we've got some newer and some returning members, I thought it might help to post first names again. Here are the ones I know, let me know if I've got any of them wrong:

Stitchfan23 - Heather
2_Eagle_Mom - Jane
Mndisneygirl - Sheree
Ski_Mom - Becky
Stacybaeasm - Stacy
Duchie - Barb
MulanUSAF - Leen
Hanutedmansionmomma - Michele

I fell overboard from the raft awhile ago. Actually, I didn't fall overboard, I jumped off thinking I can find my own way to the island. Paddled around the ocean, I was thinking "hey, this isn't as bad as I thought" and then the sharks started circling. Did I mention sharks bear quite a resemblance to blood test results emailed from your doctor? Now I see signs of life aboard the abandoned raft and am paddling furiously towards it. Will you toss me a line and let me rejoin you?

Ugh, I don't know where my willpower and motivation went. It was so much easier a year ago when I first found out about my diabetes and all that nasty stuff. Now the novelty (and shock factor) has worn off, I just can't seem to find the motivation to keep myself on track. So so stupid of me, and yet I still can't seem to keep myself from reaching for that bagel this morning when I know I shouldn't be eating it. My A1C was at 8% when I was first diagnosed, then it went all the way down to 6% after 9 months of focused diet and exercise. But the latest blood test showed I'm back up to 7% after slacking off for the last 2 month. Why are those darn things so hard to get down, and yet so fast to pop back up?
I need to get back to tracking my food and exercise here. That makes me accountable to someone, otherwise, I'll be sneaking a bag of chips here and a bagel there. Tomorrow I'm going to look for a new gym as well. My old one changed ownership and increased their rates a lot.

Quick question, has anyone tried those Curves places? Do you like it or hate it? I'm a bit skeptical about doing that circuit with no real weights or cardio machines for the amount of money they charge. But I have a coupon for a free week and I think I might give it a try.

Of course you can join us! The part I bolded above really struck a nerve with me. I was wondering the same thing over Christmas - I took a few days to pack on 3 pounds, yet it'll probably take me another month to get it back off. It's just not fair! I've heard of Curves but haven't tried them. Most of the ones around here closed up quite a while ago and I didn't even know they were still around.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[ski_mom]

Quick question, has anyone tried those Curves places? Do you like it or hate it? I'm a bit skeptical about doing that circuit with no real weights or cardio machines for the amount of money they charge. But I have a coupon for a free week and I think I might give it a try.

I did curves about 9 years ago until I became pregnant with my youngest. I quit going when my belly was too big!

I thought it was ok - the thing I liked the best about it was that I would go over my lunch hour and get it done then. They had a small dressing room area where you could change clothes. Then you could get the routine done in 40 minutes or so, do the cool down and change back into your work clothes. The bad thing about it is that I'm not sure how much good it does. I honestly never worked up a sweat - but at least it gets you moving.

Another good thing about it was that the same people tended to be there every day, so if you missed a day (or two), someone would ask about you. It was kind of another way to hold yourself accountable.

After our son was born, we (DH and I) decided to join the local gym. It really wasn't a lot more for a family membership there than what I was paying for Curves. I feel that we got a lot more bang for our buck there, because we could do all the cardio equipment, weight training, aerobic classes and use the pool as much as we wanted. But, I know that's not always an option for everyone.

 

[Stacybaeasm]

I'm excited to see everyone jumping back on board the raft. Let's get this thread moving and start paddling our way to skinny island!!!

I made 2 of my goals yesterday - I got my water in and I got to the gym. While on the treadmill, I set a reward system for myself for the next month and a half. If I get to the gym an average of 3 times a week until my Disney trip - I get a charm for my bracelet. If I get there an average of 4 times a week - I get another charm. If I can get up to 2 miles in a half hour - charm. And the reaching goal - If I can get up to 2.5 miles in a half hour - yet another charm. I set the "average" of 3 and 4 times a week because I know there will be some weeks I will go more often and some weeks I will go less. So, if I just count up the number of workouts I need and make a chart and cross them off as I do them, I'll get there. I'm really pushing myself so I can get 4 new charms while I am down in Disney.

I also need to find some new recipe inspiration. I'm tired of eating the same old thing. The problem is that I'm not very adventurous in my eating so I get stuck in a rut. However, I got a new grill/griddle pan for Christmas so maybe I can start thinking of some new ways to do chicken and lean meats.

Ok guys. Let's keep this thread going and get our butts to skinny island!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Good Morning to those who thought (and rightfully so) that I may have been thrown off the raft and lay adrift in the sea of crud for the last few months.

I got up this morning and was ready to get back to life and here. Swallowed my pride and hit the keyboard. First time on the Dis in months. I just got so overwhelmed in the day to day stuff and a whole ton of family crisis and I took a breather. At the time it seemed the right thing to do and now I look back at moments I could have made it here but my heart was just not in it to be honest. Not sure why this morning was different but I am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

I don't want to bore everyone with my personal dramas but I will hit the highlights:

Treyner - Changing to a major more conducive for soccer - looking to head overseas for tryouts next year. Girlfriend quitting school for beauty school and going back to AZ for that. They now have promise rings. Also needs surgery in May for blockage with a Urologist - not an emergency yet but something they want him around for 10 days follow up.

Carsyn - accepted to same school as Treyner, busy filling out scholarship info. Working non stop for her trip to Jamaica over spring break and joined WW with me and going back tonight. Also seeing docs for knee issues still from Rugby and looking at a surgery next month.

Baylor - doing well overall but is really struggling in Math. Ramping up to dealing with his legal settlement and having the complications of high school and making choices not the same as former friends. Can't tell you the amount of 9th graders getting Minors and dabbling with drugs.

Dan and I are well - really easy to sum up that one!

So here I am, back on the raft and will be reading and catching up and heading to WW tonight. 6 months before a wedding and feeling good about where my life is headed but miss you guys.

I am going to send out PM's to everyone that has been a part of us this past year and see who wants to re-commit.

Would you guys like to continue to track? Would Fridays be a better tracking day then Monday's?

Please give me feedback on that and I know I need to add some more pictures for weight success!!!!

Seriously missed you all and the sad news is no progress while I was awol and the more days away the harder it was to dedicate the time to get back. So I am swallowing my pride and saying...I need this.

Be back after I catch up! Great to see a lot of people needing motivation like me again!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Ok - scanned the past 5 pages and it brought me back to November so I am feeling better and worse!!!

Heather - if you want to take over weight posts....THAT IS Awesome!!!! (Seriously....pm me and I can send you the originals for everyone still wanting to post so you have their starting for full credit!!!)

Did we pick a day to send in weights???

It was nice to see you guys noticed I was AWOL...I think I need that cone of shame right about now!

I will still send out a come on back reminder to everyone...we can all use the boost!

I am actually feeling excited to be back and looking forward to all the success for each of us. What I will do is revamp the first post with names and the weight pics and post a link here over the weekend when I hear back from who wants to re-join or any new blood we get!!!

It was awesome reading so many new posts from alumni...I feel blessed this is a place so many still feel the need to turn back to when they are ready. Each of you here is such a gift.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

YAY!!! DAWN IS HERE!!!
We really did miss you and it's good to know that things kept you busy, not because you ditched us! HA! I'm sure your priorities are in the right place - family has to come first! I hope all works out with everybody's "stuff" you're dealing with. Just know that we are here for you - daily, weekly, whatever!!

I probably won't be tracking (Maybe I'll try!), but I'm still okay with Monday weigh-ins. It hopefully will help me watch my food intake over the weekend!!

 

[stitchfan23]

Hey welcome back Dawn! I have PM'd you so that we can get the tracking sorted. Honestly as I said in my PM this thread is your baby and if you want to keep tracking that is fine with me. I offered because I needed something to hold me accountable however if you need help and would like me to take the tracking over I am okay with that. I will leave the decision up to you as you are the only one who knows what you have on your plate right now.

I would prefer Fri weighins but Mondays are OK. Whatever the majority wants is AOK with me.