When Did I Get Voted Off of Skinny Island & Why is This Fat Shadow Stalking Me?

[littlepeppers]

I've got to hit the exercise tomorrow.

DS is student of the month for his Jui-Jitsu class so I'm taking him for a treat.

My DSIS told him that there was a DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY hot coco at Starbucks.

Lord, please help me resist. I wonder if they can make one with skim milk & sugar free syrups?

It is lent & I can resist. I think!

 

[gellybean]

I think this is the first time I've ever been glad I don't like coffee!! No starbucks drive thru runs, therefore no temptations like DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY COCO!!






Got 40 miles in on the recumbant bike last night, and made it 8 miles during that 40 mins. Before last night, my 'record' was 6 miles in 40 mins, so definitely improving there!

Hubby made dinner last night. Pork loin, pureed cauliflower and fresh broccoli. It was really good!! The pureed cauliflower really satisified the mashed potato
quotient! He boiled/poached/whatever'd it in 2% milk, then drained most of the milk off before puree'ing it in a food processor! So I'm thinking it's pretty low in cals. I tried to build a recipe for it. Kinda hard when you make up your own foods!


Happy Wednesday, everyone!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Ok - after 3 weeks I have decided I need to revamp the system to make it easier to track.

A few suggestions.

#1 Every Monday send me your actual weight - due by midnight.
#2 Every Monday Post your weight loss/gain/same here
#3 I will post by Tuesday at noon the weight loss to date for each person. If you are gone/busy etc...and do not get the posts in by Monday midnight- you can just wait and send in the weight to me next week.

The numbers I have are not matching the loss posted here always so it will be easier for me to just have you guys send me your actual weight each Monday. Some ar posting loss from the start and some are posting a loss from the week before and if you are like me and do not remember the week before...well thus the numbers do not match on my end!

So with that being said...I will post now who I have that sent me their Monday weight...please send it to me if you have not yet.

I do not have starting weights for Pixie Planner, OhioDisneyLover or Ancestry so if you guys could send that plus Mondays weight...it would be awesome!

I erased a few people from the thread as they were not posting and I do not want to make people feel bad. We all have been at places that the want to loose or change our lifestyle is bigger than the drive and so - if you were deleted and decide you want to come back...please send me a pm with the new starting weight.

Anyone can join at anytime!!!

Hope you all understand. If I am just keeping track of weight, I can add, subtract easy for the new weight loss totals each week. I also am trying to find a tempplate that will allow me to copy/paste charts here! Everything I try deletes the lines and thus a mess!

I will update this as the weights get sent to me. Then next week - I will post a reminder to send Monday only!!!

Send to:

dizneydreamz@yahoo.com



Dis Name*Name*3/1Loss Totals
Dizneydawn*Dawn*-4.2
Grumpyyoungguy* Dan*
Stitchfan23*Heather* -7.4
Jasperann*Amy*-5.6
Stacybaeasm*Stacy*-3.7
MulanUSAF*Leen*
Shannn* Shannon
gellybean*Aimee*-1.4
Leash*Alicia
gbanshee*Gina
MNdisneygirl*Sheree*up .5
dislvr74* Meghan* -2.8
lonnieroonie*Erean*
luvsJack*Sharon*-3
TB'sWidow*Mary*
tiggerplus5*Linda*
njtinkmom*Gina*
littlepeppers*Jennifer*
PixiePlanner*Jessica*
acejka*Anna*
OhioDisneyLover*
Shellabell *Michelle*
o2cre8*
ski_mom*
eliz 991* Elizabeth* + 6.4
ancestry*

 

[Jasperann]

I just wanted to let you all know that my weight loss on my ticker is not from my start weight here... Just so that doesn't confuse anyone to much. I have also added in my extra weight loss since Monday. That is why they don't match up. I was a pound heavier when I started on my own and I am down 1.6 pounds since Monday, so that is where the difference comes from.

For some reason I thought I sent my original weight to Dawn... but looking at my copy of my first e-mail I didn't. So it must have been after I lost the first pound... Confused yet?

Dawn, can I send you my new weight on Sunday evening this week? We leave at like 2am on Monday morning, so I'm pretty sure I won't be awake enough to remember to weigh myself and send it to you. I will be gone for about a week and a half, so I will miss the next Mondays weigh in, but I will be back... so don't delete me. Thanks for doing all of that work.

 

[stitchfan23]

Dawn,
I really appreciate you doing all of this for us. I am sure it takes a lot of time. Anyway I sent you my update on Monday but you don't have me updated on your list so I just sent it to you again at your email addy.

Heather

 

[Stacybaeasm]

First, thank you Dawn for all the work you do to keep this thread going. I know that I am sticking to this plan better than any I have in the past and it's because YOU started the thread and brought together a great group of cheerleaders!!! You rock!

Second, congrats to everyone on week 3. I saw some impressive losses posted! And for those of us who are losing slower (or not at all sometimes) we get congrats too because we are still here and still working on ourselves. That counts big time!!!

I had a small success last night in the middle of a bigger failure. Some friends were crashing at my place on their way to a convention and we went out for dinner. I let them pick and we ended up at Olive Garden. I knew when I walked through the doors I was doomed because the one thing I crave at Olive Garden is the Chicken Fettucini Alfredo. Yep, the granddaddy of calories, fat, and carbs. I went back and forth several times and then decided to just get it. If I didn't, I knew I wouldn't be satsified with whatever else I picked and I would overeat in other areas. I managed to limit myself to one breadstick and a small serving of salad. And then that plate of creamy, cheesey wonderfulness was set in front of me. I ate slowly and made sure to drink plenty of water before and during the meal. I finished about half and realized I was full so I stopped!!! Never done that before at Olive Garden. I even gave the other part of it to my friend Rob (who had already demolished 3 breadsticks, most of the salad, and all of the Tour of Italy. I hate men sometimes.) This way, I made sure there weren't leftovers to taunt me to be bad a second day. So, I ate something not so good for me, but I stopped when I was full and left without extras. Not bad at all I think!

 

[Dizneydawn]

For some reason I thought I sent my original weight to Dawn... but looking at my copy of my first e-mail I didn't. So it must have been after I lost the first pound... Confused yet?
I have a starting for you...I will stick with what you sent me and you can send me the weigh in Sunday - no problem!!! For anyone who is weighing in at WW etc - you can send me it anytime in the week - I just won't update the loss tally sheet until Mondays!
I will be gone for about a week and a half, so I will miss the next Mondays weigh in, but I will be back... so don't delete me. Thanks for doing all of that work.

I will never delete anyyone unless they go for 3 weeks or more - like I said I have gone awol before and some of that was due to stress feeling like I had missed out on so much versus getting a fresh place to start - so seeing your name with a butt load of XXXXXX next to it for weeks you did not weigh in may make some people not want to come back since it is like a beacon with"QUITTER" next to their name!

Dawn,
I really appreciate you doing all of this for us. I am sure it takes a lot of time. My biggest frustration is that Dis is not compatable with any format I can find so posting more than names and totals was impossible. Anyway I sent you my update on Monday but you don't have me updated on your list so I just sent it to you again at your email addy.

Heather

Got it and thanks!!!

First, thank you Dawn for all the work you do to keep this thread going. I know that I am sticking to this plan better than any I have in the past and it's because YOU started the thread and brought together a great group of cheerleaders!!! You rock!
I am sticking here as well cause of all of you!!!
Second, congrats to everyone on week 3. I saw some impressive losses posted! And for those of us who are losing slower (or not at all sometimes) we get congrats too because we are still here and still working on ourselves. That counts big time!!!
True words baby!
I had a small success last night in the middle of a bigger failure. Some friends were crashing at my place on their way to a convention and we went out for dinner. I let them pick and we ended up at Olive Garden. I knew when I walked through the doors I was doomed because the one thing I crave at Olive Garden is the Chicken Fettucini Alfredo. Yep, the granddaddy of calories, fat, and carbs. I went back and forth several times and then decided to just get it. If I didn't, I knew I wouldn't be satsified with whatever else I picked and I would overeat in other areas. I managed to limit myself to one breadstick and a small serving of salad. And then that plate of creamy, cheesey wonderfulness was set in front of me. I ate slowly and made sure to drink plenty of water before and during the meal. I finished about half and realized I was full so I stopped!!! Never done that before at Olive Garden. I even gave the other part of it to my friend Rob (who had already demolished 3 breadsticks, most of the salad, and all of the Tour of Italy. I hate men sometimes.) This way, I made sure there weren't leftovers to taunt me to be bad a second day. So, I ate something not so good for me, but I stopped when I was full and left without extras. Not bad at all I think!

Quoted the whole thing because you deserve to be given applause for it all!!! Our weight loss is all about making life style changes - not making perfection!!!!!

 

[dislvr74]

Hope you all understand. If I am just keeping track of weight, I can add, subtract easy for the new weight loss totals each week. I also am trying to find a tempplate that will allow me to copy/paste charts here! Everything I try deletes the lines and thus a mess!

I think the only way you will be able to do that is if you save the chart as a .jpg. The way I do that is to create a chart in excel and then I copy and paste it into a blank slide in power point. When you save the slide, choose .jpg as the file type. Then you can treat it like any image to post here.

If you want help with this, you are welcome to email the chart to me and I can post it. I think you have my real life email, but I can PM it to you if you don't.

 

[dislvr74]

My food plan for today:

I am doing minimal exercise this week due to my favorite part of 1/2 marathon training - tapering! I'm just doing enough to keep my muscles loose and ready to go.

 

[Jasperann]

I am doing minimal exercise this week due to my favorite part of 1/2 marathon training - tapering! I'm just doing enough to keep my muscles loose and ready to go.

Can you explain tapering to me? I want to someday do a 5k and a 1/2 Marathon. I was never a runner even in high school, so it will be a big accomplishment for me.


A little OT... Gellybean, you went to Biergarten on your last trip to Epcot right? Would you go there or Coral Reef if you had the choice? (Anyone can chime in and give me their opinions on this...) We have a reservation for Coral Reef... but I'm thinking that trying to get into Biergarten instead might be really good. Thanks!

 

[dislvr74]

Can you explain tapering to me? I want to someday do a 5k and a 1/2 Marathon. I was never a runner even in high school, so it will be a big accomplishment for me.

You can totally do it! I was never a runner and my mom was never an athletic person and now we both do several half marathons a year. My first was in Aug 2007 and I'll be doing my 8th this weekend. My mom has also done 8. She walks them and I run/walk (I've been doing run 1 minute/walk 1 minute, but I'm working up to longer running intervals). Check out "Marathoning for Mortals" by John Bingham for some great advice about getting started.

Generally, towards the end of your training you will decrease the amount of running you do so that you start on fresh legs. The longer the race, the longer the taper. Most half marathon plans call for two weeks of taper, but I think that isn't necessary for me and I only do one week. For example, on 2/20 I did 11 miles, on 2/28 I did 8 miles, and my race is on Sunday. During the week I typically do anywhere from 3-5 miles depending on where I am in my schedule, but for the next few days I will just walk for about 30 minutes every other day.

I'm sure others here can explain this better and you will find a wealth of information on the events part of WISH.

 

[eliz991]

Hi everyone - I didn't post here Monday but I was up again this week - another 2.8 pounds. Not sure why, but last week was so so crazy in a million ways (work, personal, health, family crises) that I am not sweating it!

I am off to a great start this week and am looking to be 1000 calories under my body bugg burn every day which should give me a 2 pound loss (well, from this week, it may take a while to get back to the start). My biggest problem is that my knee is still bothering me more than I thought it was. I walked for about 20 minutes yesterday and this morning it was completely sore. I am meeting my trainer after work though even if the only lower body workout I can do is ride the bike!

 

[Dizneydawn]

I think the only way you will be able to do that is if you save the chart as a .jpg. The way I do that is to create a chart in excel and then I copy and paste it into a blank slide in power point. When you save the slide, choose .jpg as the file type. Then you can treat it like any image to post here.

If you want help with this, you are welcome to email the chart to me and I can post it. I think you have my real life email, but I can PM it to you if you don't.

Dan is home tonight for a few hours before he heads on the road early again - so I will show him this and I am sure he will get the lingo you speak!!! If I need you I promise I will send you a msg!!!

A little OT... Gellybean, you went to Biergarten on your last trip to Epcot right? Would you go there or Coral Reef if you had the choice? (Anyone can chime in and give me their opinions on this...) We have a reservation for Coral Reef... but I'm thinking that trying to get into Biergarten instead might be really good. Thanks!

FWIW - We are doing Biergarten when we are there in 2 weeks - was there last March and enjoyed the atmoshphere - never been to coral reef. They have great salads as well as meats so I liked not feeling carb riddled when I left.

Hi everyone - I didn't post here Monday but I was up again this week - another 2.8 pounds. Not sure why, but last week was so so crazy in a million ways (work, personal, health, family crises) that I am not sweating it!

I hope your life slows down a bit - I understand how life gets crazy and so does the plan!

 

[MulanUSAF]

If I need you I promise I will send you a msg!!!

First time I read it, I was confused Why would you want to send her MSG, as in monosodium glutamate?

Then I realized you meant a MESSAGE...

I must be having one of my mid-afternoon brain farts... okay, back to work

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Someone tell me if I am being a wimp or not. I had plans to go to the gym tonight (especially after Olive Garden last night) but I have been feeling progressively worse throughout the day. I am dealing with a nasty chest cold, sore throat, losing my voice, and on top of it, cramps. Should I push through and go walk on the treadmill or is it better to take a night off and nap on my couch so I feel better? I just never know! Thanks!

 

[TB'sWidow]

I too wish to thank you Dawn for doing thisbut I thought I sent you my weight this week. So I will try again next week. I have been trying to go to the gym at least 4 days a week and trying incorporate the exercise shows on fit tv on the other days. I have been drinking plenty of water and eating has been so-so. Mary

 

[eliz991]

Someone tell me if I am being a wimp or not. I had plans to go to the gym tonight (especially after Olive Garden last night) but I have been feeling progressively worse throughout the day. I am dealing with a nasty chest cold, sore throat, losing my voice, and on top of it, cramps. Should I push through and go walk on the treadmill or is it better to take a night off and nap on my couch so I feel better? I just never know! Thanks!

I could swear I heard somewhere that if you are sick with a head cold it is okay to work out but that if it is in your lungs it is better not to (obviously don't work out if you have a fever). Maybe go and tell yourself you'll walk for 10 minutes and if you are feeling okay, do the full workout and if not, hop off and go home? But I don't think anyone would blame you for rescheduling your workout either (you should take at least one day off every week, so you can just change your rest day).

 

[Stacybaeasm]

I could swear I heard somewhere that if you are sick with a head cold it is okay to work out but that if it is in your lungs it is better not to (obviously don't work out if you have a fever). Maybe go and tell yourself you'll walk for 10 minutes and if you are feeling okay, do the full workout and if not, hop off and go home? But I don't think anyone would blame you for rescheduling your workout either (you should take at least one day off every week, so you can just change your rest day).

Thanks for the response. Taking a day off is never hard for me. I almost never go to the gym on weekends right now AND I missed last night because of friends visiting. The longer I sit at my desk, the more my lungs hurt and the more I am coughing. I think I will skip the workout tonight so I don't pass out on the treadmill. goodness knows none of the skinny chicks around me would stop running long enough to help!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Thanks for everything Dawn!

Stacy - way to go on the restraint at OG!

I went for another walk today - 40 minutes! I'm really feeling it in my hips and calves!

Last night I did not sit on the couch - I stood up and ironed!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Thanks for organizing all of this

I'm just getting into the swing of things...wanted to post that I ate dinner, a little more than probably should have, but not too terrible. I want to put in writing that I'm not eating anymore tonite. There. Now I have to follow through.

Thanks for listening