WISH Away the Pounds January Challenge -- Jumpstart the New Year -- Everyone Welcome!

[Flossbolna]

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope you all have a great weigh in today! I am very pleased as I managed to nearly make goal this week! However, it is really just getting rid of Christmas bloat, so I am not too proud about it, but at least the number is better than last week. The challenge will be to keep it there during the last two weeks of the month as I will be travelling quite a bit during the weekends and that can always be dangerous!

But I have a huge incentive to lose weight: We booked a cruise this week for the spring and I am so excited! So I need to lose until then to make sure that I look fabulous in my formal dress and ok in a swim suit (not kidding myself, I am past the age where I can acchieve fabulous in a swim suit, but can happily settle on ok!)

QOTD:

Princesses or villains? princesses

Morning or evening workout? evening

Call or text? always call, to lazy to type on a phone!

Chocolate or caramel? caramel

Pinterest or Twitter? none

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? ToT

Drama or comedy? comedy

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles

Sedan or SUV? bike!!

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? that's a difficult one, I love both parks for different reasons, BB has the better slides ingeneral, but TL is more beautiful and has Crush'n Gusher... Still I will go with BB, the theming is just so much fun there!

 

[pjlla]

I thought about swimming today since I've worked out every day and was feeling a little sore yesterday but then I realized I'm out of swimmers conditioner so I think I'll just ride my bike today to work. It's foggy but not raining, cold but I get warm when I ride. Plus I have to be at work earlier so it's less time at the gym. Think I'll get over to Goodwill Sunday as it's tag change day plus there's a Sally Beauty supply right next to it where I get the swimmers shampoo and conditioner. Plus there's a liquor store there-- I'm out of Rum. I like to use coconut water as a mixer these days, it's pretty low calorie and good.

Enjoy your foggy ride!!

I have gotten a lot of really cute things at JCPenney and Target (on sale or clearance of course). The prices are usually pretty reasonable so that even if it only lasts a season or two I am ok with it. I have gotten many compliments (like strangers stopping me in a parking lot or at a store or on a Disney bus and saying something) from some of the Joe Fresh (I think that's the brand) stuff that I found at JCPenney. I never pay full price, just wait for a coupon, clearance or really good sale.


Sounds like you found a good brand/style for you!!
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Am I the only person who really, really, really is not fond of packing? I don't mind actually putting it in the suitcase but for some reason picking stuff out just overwhelms me. It is so silly! We have a 6am flight and we want to go to the Y tonight so I need to get off my butt and do something!

It looks like I am going to be a maintainer this week (I think) but all in all I am really happy! Have a great night!

Glad that you are satisfied with a maintain.

I actually love packing! I love plannning what I am going to wear to which park!

Love my Goodwill, the clearance racks at Walmart and like P I have also had a lot of stuff taken in by a good friend of mine that is an excellent seamstress.

I also Freecycle. Mostly I use it to give away clothes I don't need but occasionally I will ask for things or if something is offered that I want I will try to get them. If you are frugal then find your local Freecycle list! There is one located just about everywhere! I have been on them in every place I have lived since they started and it has been a great and easy way to pass things on and receive "new" things.


I tried Freecycle here a few years ago but it just got a bit sketchy, so I got out of the group. Maybe I should give it a try again.

Awesome! Be sure to write things down and make comments so you can narrow down what works and what doesn't work. That can really help in the future if you are having problems to go back and see what worked before that you may not be doing now.

Absolutely true!!


I hate it. It stresses me out. Not just the picking everything out (how am I supposed to know what I want to wear a week from now? I can't even pick a sweatshirt right away when I get cold) but also trying to make it all fit. So glad we are driving. I am a total overpacker. So pick everything out, then have to figure out what I really don't need. I am the kind that plans for the "what ifs" so I end up with a lot I don't need if the "what if" never happens!

Get packing!!

OK, I'm stuck. Does anyone else that's doing this have experience with losing weight while on prednisone? I'm stuck at 155, and want to get down to 130-ish (maybe 125, depends on how 130 looks on me, but certainly not below 120). I just need ideas of what to do, because apparently watching what I eat (about 1100 calories a day) and 30-45 min on the exercise bike a night (depending on how long my knee holds out) isn't cutting it.

I have to agree with LTS.... if you feel like your calories are in the right place (be especially sure they aren't too LOW) and you are getting some exercise and things haven't moved for a few weeks, you might have to start watching your carb intake..... especially later in the day.

Sitting in my office enjoying the peace and quiet. Don't get that around here much! It is broken occasionally by the door buzzer. HELLO-- it is after 5pm, do you really think that there is someone in the office to open the door? And by the way-- IT IS UNLOCKED! I feel weird DISing from my work computer, I never use it for nonwork purposes (much)

I missed one of my snacks today and didn't realize it until over an hour later. But I had a good reason. I was sitting at my desk and all the sudden heard a light thumpa, thumpa, thumpa, thumpa across the ceiling beind my desk-- I jumped out of my chair and ran to the office behind me! We came out and could hear going all around the ceiling in my office. I know we have mice in the school, it is just a fact of life, you can't get rid of all of them. And if they are on the ground I don't mind so much. But over my head? Where I can't see them? Where they could fall through a ceiling tile at any moment and land on my head? I use way too much hairspray for that-- we would never get the thing out!!!

It went away after a few mins but for the next few hours my heart was racing and my stomach was in knots, wondering if I was going to get to meet sooner than I had planned! I think tomorrow I am bringing my to work!

Sounds like an interesting day!!

I am going to go and clean out my personal drawers I think. I never get time to do that and I am not allowed to work off the clock so that seems like a good use of my time. DH is bringing dinner for us in about an hour.

Everyone have a fabulous ON PLAN Friday, and don't forget to take a moment to make your plans for the weekend so you can stay on track!

Hope your drawer is clean and lovely now! Happy Friday to you!

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope you all have a great weigh in today! I am very pleased as I managed to nearly make goal this week! However, it is really just getting rid of Christmas bloat, so I am not too proud about it, but at least the number is better than last week. The challenge will be to keep it there during the last two weeks of the month as I will be travelling quite a bit during the weekends and that can always be dangerous!

But I have a huge incentive to lose weight: We booked a cruise this week for the spring and I am so excited! So I need to lose until then to make sure that I look fabulous in my formal dress and ok in a swim suit (not kidding myself, I am past the age where I can acchieve fabulous in a swim suit, but can happily settle on ok!)


Love to hear more about the cruise! ANd you can SO achieve fabulous in a swimsuit! I have recently redefined my "fabulous" to fit MYSELF!!

QOTD:

Princesses or villains? princesses

Morning or evening workout? evening

Call or text? always call, to lazy to type on a phone!

Chocolate or caramel? caramel

Pinterest or Twitter? none

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? ToT

Drama or comedy? comedy

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles

Sedan or SUV? bike!!

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? that's a difficult one, I love both parks for different reasons, BB has the better slides ingeneral, but TL is more beautiful and has Crush'n Gusher... Still I will go with BB, the theming is just so much fun there!

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Happy Friday all!! I'm working today and this will probably be my only chance to pop on here today. Hope you all have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!

Princesses or villains? Princesses!!

Morning or evening workout? MORNING!!

Call or text? Depends on the recipient. Family = call.... friends = text.

Chocolate or caramel? BOTH TOGETHER.... WITH SALT!!
Pinterest or Twitter? Pinterest, but considering joining Twitter so that I can follow my daughter.

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? Love them both but if forced to choose I would say RNR.

Drama or comedy? Love to laugh most of the time, but love a great tear-jerker drama or chick-flick drama too!B

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles all the way!

Sedan or SUV? SUV (as long as it isn't a big gas sucker!)
Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? I've never been to BB and I've only ever been to TL once.... in 1992 on my honeymoon... so I can't accurately answer this one.

Off to make a potty stop before the kids arrive! TTYL.............P

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

I've updated our results with all the PMs I've received so far so be sure and check out our lovely colors. And please PM your weigh in if you haven't already done so.

QOTD for Thursday Jan 16: the term "thrifty Thursday" popped into my mind this morning, it's a sale day at my local consignment store. We've talked about our for GW, are there other ways you can be a thrifty shopper for those sizes you temporarily need on your weight loss journey?

I have to confess that for the most part I had plenty of smaller sizes in my closet and drawers to "shop" from as I went down. Those upper range of sizes have gone to Goodwill so there's no going back now!

Busy day here.... morning orthodontist appointment for DS (nearly done with braces and we made our last payment this month!!), home for the usual (email, dishes, breakfast, etc) and then I will leave here about 2pm, hit the library for a new audiobook, have my 3pm dentist appointment, and then make the 2.5 hour drive to pick up DD. Once I have her, we need to stop to buy her some decent pants for her interview tomorrow and then hopefully be home before 11pm!! And of course, somewhere in there I need lunch for myself and DH and dinner for myself and DD!

Hope everyone can relax and enjoy the week-end after that hectic day!

Happy International Hot and Spicy Day! Some hot foods can actually be very good for you! Some spices, like garlic, allspice and oregano, actually kill bacteria and make your food safer to consume! Fun fact - the hottest pepper in the world is the Naga Jolokia and it is 170 times spicier than a jalapeno pepper... So, throw some spices in your meal tonight - but not those.

My DH doesn't think food is spicy unless it makes his forehead break out in a sweat.

A clothing swap sounds like an awesome idea!!! And I know what you mean about hanging on to things. I have this winter jacket that is like a sleeping bag. It goes all the way down to my ankles. Seriously - I've used it as a blanket several times! It is a little too big for me already, but mostly, it just makes me look like an oompa loompa no matter what size I am.

I promised my friends that this would be the last season I would wear it, as I've had it for about 7 years now, and they've had enough of the coat lol That's the biggest problem with losing weight - losing clothing!!!

I had a big coat like that, too, and it lived in the trunk of my cars for many years in case I was ever stuck in the snow -- I figured I could live in that thing for many a cold hour.

I like Ross for coats and swimsuits and Costco is great with clothing mark downs. Anything ending with a 7 or 0 is mark down at Costco.

Didn't you get a coat one year that you loved so much that it had a name?

Am I the only person who really, really, really is not fond of packing? I don't mind actually putting it in the suitcase but for some reason picking stuff out just overwhelms me. It is so silly! We have a 6am flight and we want to go to the Y tonight so I need to get off my butt and do something!

It looks like I am going to be a maintainer this week (I think) but all in all I am really happy! Have a great night!

Safe travels and congrats on being a maintainer during a stressful week!

And I would TOTALLY wear that hat! To a strawberry ice cream hat festival. . .

Hope the science fair was a success and you are feeling better today.

OK, I'm stuck. Does anyone else that's doing this have experience with losing weight while on prednisone? I'm stuck at 155, and want to get down to 130-ish (maybe 125, depends on how 130 looks on me, but certainly not below 120). I just need ideas of what to do, because apparently watching what I eat (about 1100 calories a day) and 30-45 min on the exercise bike a night (depending on how long my knee holds out) isn't cutting it.

Sometimes with meds the best you can do is tread water for a bit because it gets frustrating trying to do something that you just can't because of the meds. Hang in there!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

As promised, a message from our awesome coach OhMom:

FUN FRIDAY QOTD for Friday January 17, 2014 and happy birthday to my DH! (that is OhMom's DH, not mine )

Princesses or villains? Both.

Morning or evening workout? Morning

Call or text? Depends

Chocolate or caramel? Caramel

Pinterest or Twitter? Pinterest

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? Rock on!

Drama or comedy? Comedy

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Stones

Sedan or SUV? Minivan

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? Typhoon Lagoon although I've never been to either. Blizzard Beach looks too cold!

Thanks LTS for posting the QOTD for Molli!

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope you all have a great weigh in today! I am very pleased as I managed to nearly make goal this week! However, it is really just getting rid of Christmas bloat, so I am not too proud about it, but at least the number is better than last week. The challenge will be to keep it there during the last two weeks of the month as I will be travelling quite a bit during the weekends and that can always be dangerous!

But I have a huge incentive to lose weight: We booked a cruise this week for the spring and I am so excited! So I need to lose until then to make sure that I look fabulous in my formal dress and ok in a swim suit (not kidding myself, I am past the age where I can acchieve fabulous in a swim suit, but can happily settle on ok!)

Congratulations on being close to goal! A cruise is a great incentive for keeping on track!

This quote came in a WW email this week:

"He who gains a victory over other men is strong, but he who gains a victory over himself is all-powerful. "

Lao-Tse

Happy Friday and keep those PMs coming!

 

[Eliza32]

QOTD

Princesses or villains? Princesses

Morning or evening workout? Morning

Call or text? text so I can keep to the point!

Chocolate or caramel? Chocolate

Pinterest or Twitter? Neither

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? Aerosmith every time!!

Drama or comedy? Comedy (there's enough drama in real life!!)

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Neither

Sedan or SUV? SUV (Love my Juke)

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon?[/QUOTE] TL - I'm a lounging kinda gal!


Hi everyone

Well, I'm sick today! should have been at university all week, but after sitting in a classroom with no heating for a whol day whist is was 3 degrees outside, I am now snotty, shivery and generally bleurgh!!!

Been doing a little revision on the computer this morning when I could manage to stay awake, so thought I'd have a quick check in here before my quick nap. Weight is unfortunately a STS this week at 162, but that's still 3 down on the month, so heading in the right direction.

 

[PlutoBaby]

Thanks everybody for all the blog !! I took a few days off for the race and a going home gift from Walt...a COLD! Still fighting it off but hopefully I'll be on the winning end of it.

The Half was less than stellar by my ridiculous standards, but at least I finished. My left IT band completely blew up around mile 7 and I ended up limping the last 3 to the finish. So now it's time for a 3 month running hiatus (which is already making me crazy ), and let this bad boy heal up. Looks like there's going to be a lot of cross training until May and then back on the running train. That Wine and Dine Half will be here before I know it!

As usual with this lovely thread, there is just way too much for me to catch up on! So let me just send a big to all of you for keeping things rolling along. May all your ailments be quickly cured, may your weight loss be just where you want it to be, and and to all your friends, families, and critters!

HAPPY FRIDAY!


Princesses or villains? Ooh, toughie. Guess I'll have to go with princesses.

Morning or evening workout? evening!

Call or text? text I spend all day talking as it is....

Chocolate or caramel? chocolate

Pinterest or Twitter? Twitter. For the life of me I can't figure out Pinterest!

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? RnR for sure! I like my stomach where it is.

Drama or comedy? Drama

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Stones

Sedan or SUV? SUV

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? I'm embarassed to say in all my trips to WDW, I've NEVER been to BB!

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Happy weekend everyone!

Kimberley

 

[bigsis1970]

HAPPY FRIDAY!

As promised, a message from our awesome coach OhMom:

FUN FRIDAY QOTD for Friday January 17, 2014 and happy birthday to my DH! (that is OhMom's DH, not mine )


Princesses or villains?

Morning or evening workout? Um if I have to late afternoon

Call or text? text mostly

Chocolate or caramel? dark chocolate with sea salt caramel

Pinterest or Twitter? Pinterest

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? Rock-N-Rollercoaster!

Drama or comedy? comedy

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles

Sedan or SUV? SUV

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? oooh hard one - Typhoon Lagoon

Sorry I've been MIA - Work is super crazy buzy and I just can't get on much as i'd like.. Hope everyone how isn't feel great is on the mend soon.. I did read about some great NSV so Woo to you..

I did get my gym membership approval from my Dr yesterday along with my slap on my wrist for not being very watchful the past 3 month on my diabetes.. my A1C went from 6 to 6.9 in the past 3 months so he said if I don't get it back down by my next appt I'll have to go back on that stupid once a week shot - so I'm going to get that number DOWN! and my cholesterol was creeping up higher as well so now I have a low dose of Lipitor to add to my daily meds..

so with the membership approved and Zumba starting on Tuesday I just need to get our food plan in place for at least the next month.. Hopefully Hubs Dr will get back to him as well soon, he got the first fax on 1/6 the second on 1/14 and Hubs called them about it on 1/14 too so if they still don't have anything in an hour Hubs will call again! altho the healthy eating will help my Hubs quite a bit..

have a great weekend and if I get a chance I'll be back at lunchtime.. Michelle

 

[honkytonkmama]

I totally fell off the wagon this week. No real exercise, not really watching what I ate. I am on back on track today, planning to stay there!

Princesses or villains? princess

Morning or evening workout? evening

Call or text? text, I hate talking on the phone

Chocolate or caramel? hmmm, both, depends on how I feel

Pinterest or Twitter? pinterest, Laura Hamm if anyone wants to connect with me!

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? rock-n-roller

Drama or comedy? comedy

Beatles or Rolling Stones? beatles

Sedan or SUV? suv

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? none, I dont like water.

 

[willonlyflytodisney]

Good morning, everyone!!!

Happy W/I day! I did a HUGE happy dance on the scale today! So much so that I might have broken my scale from my jumping....

I'm going to take a minute and get personal here because I had a big moment this morning, so bear with me. You see, I've been a yo-yo dieter my whole life. I've been dealing with weight loss since I went to my first summer camp and had to put on a swimsuit. Even in high school, when I was much more active, I had to take this test to determine if I had a learning disorder and I'll never forget that the first paragraph - which was a description of me - included the words, "Stacey is a happy, mature, SLIGHTLY-OVERWEIGHT individual." It was all I could think about for years. Is that what people use to define me? Needless to say, it has been a long struggle. Regardless, I never found something that worked. I would try to diet, I would try to work out, I would try running. Everything provided a VERY slow change, if any at all, and most of the time, the things that were speedier involved giving up foods that I loved, so it never stuck. But, this time, it STUCK. Since I started two months ago, I have been consistently losing and it feels AMAZING.

I didn't achieve some major milestone today, or hit a weight loss goal. I did lose, but that wasn't the point. I got off the scale, and I looked in the mirror, and I felt like I could be pretty.

I know that sounds so silly (or maybe it doesn't since I'm among people who also struggle with weight loss), but I was never the pretty one. I don't expect to be drop dead sexy or breathtaking, but I looked at myself for the first time in my life and actually thought that I could be beautiful. And maybe, someone else could find me beautiful, too.

Now, when I look at my future, I don't see struggles, I see possibilities. And I can't thank you guys enough for supporting me through this crazy adventure to getting to the me that I want to be.

Alright, now that I'm done being sappy, today is a GREAT day for DIS in terms of holidays. January 17th is known as the day that your New Year's resolutions stick. They say if you make it past the 17th, then it is no longer a resolution, but something you are actually doing. So, for everyone taking part in this message board who started this month, keep at it! We're in this, now!

It is also Kid Inventor's Day - did you know water skis, earmuffs, and the popsicle were all invented by kids? What can your kids invent today?!

Hope everyone has terrific W/Is today and again, thank you to all of you for your help and support!!!

I explain it this way....."I grew up in New England. Every kid in New England, at some point in time, gets their tongue stuck to a metal post in the winter. When you pull your tongue off the post (OUCH), all of the 'spicy' taste buds get pulled off and you no longer want to eat spicy foods." That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!

That's hysterical. I'm not a big spicy food fan either! We switched Indian restaurants recently and oh MAN was that a mistake. MUCH spicier. I say that sweating is for working out, not for eating LOL

Put it away in the back of the closet and save it for the next "Polar Vortex"! DD and I are actually BOTH looking for long winter jackets right now! Her legs get cold walking around campus in the cold wind and I would like one for recess duty!

Good idea! An emergency jacket! I like it!

It looks like I am going to be a maintainer this week (I think) but all in all I am really happy! Have a great night!

That's awesome! You did some great work this week!

I don't think I can find a photo of a Religious Dragon eating a spicy Fig Newton.

I am doing Medifast right now so the only foods I have other than theirs are a protein and veggies (and coffee!). But even before I lost about 60 pounds on South Beach and didn't have fruit. I have found that low carb is what works best for me. Lots of Protein, lots of fiber from veggies and limited carbs.

Whatever works best!

I really want to hear more about this road trip! It sounds so cool.

It was... unbelievable. I can't even describe it in words. I did a blog each day of my trip here, but it is very long!!! I skim through it every now and then when I'm feeling nostalgic. I miss my trip every single day. For awhile, even when I was back, I would wake up and ask myself, "What city am I in?" simply because I did that every day of my trip!!

We came out and could hear going all around the ceiling in my office.

OH NO!!!! Mice are so scary that way! Why can't they all talk like Mickey? I will say, though, I used to watch this show Call of the Wildman, and they found a mice colony in someone's basement, in the ceiling above this vent. It took years of them living there, and severe pounding on the ceiling for any of them to get free. So, totally gross, but I don't think mice will be falling on your head anytime soon!!!

Princesses or villains? Hmm... depends on the princess and villain. But, mostly princesses, because the villains I like don't have princesses in their movies - Cruella, Hook, etc.

Morning or evening workout? Mornings because then I feel much better about going about my day!

Call or text? Text for simple questions, call for an actual conversation

Chocolate or caramel? Chocolate. Or you know, chocolate WITH caramel.

Pinterest or Twitter? Pinterest

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? Rock-n-roller coaster

Drama or comedy? Comedy

Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles

Sedan or SUV? I live in the city, so I don't drive... is train an option? =P

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? Typhoon Lagoon

But I have a huge incentive to lose weight: We booked a cruise this week for the spring and I am so excited!

WOO HOO! That's awesome! Which cruise?!?! Where are you going? Let us live vicariously through you!

The Half was less than stellar by my ridiculous standards, but at least I finished. My left IT band completely blew up around mile 7 and I ended up limping the last 3 to the finish. So now it's time for a 3 month running hiatus (which is already making me crazy ), and let this bad boy heal up.

Congrats on finishing the half, despite the injury! That's an incredibly brave thing to do, so good for you! And we're here to support you through your recovery!

 

[mainemooncat]

QOTD
Princesses or villains? This is hard. I think I will go with villians as my all time favorite is Lucifer from Cinderella and my runners up are Si and Am, the cats from Lady and the Tramp. I prefer the animals to humans, good or bad ones.

Morning or evening workout? Morning.

Call or text? Text. Hate the phone!

Chocolate or caramel? As others have said, dark chocolate with caramel and sea salt!

Pinterest or Twitter? Pinterest. I refuse to be a twit.

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? Hate rollercoasters and drop rides. Neither!

Drama or comedy? Drama.

Beatles or Rolling Stones? OMG. DH and I divide the world into two groups of people by asking this question. We also have a theory that no matter what else you differ on, if you answer this question the same way, you are soulmates. At least that is true for us! Here are the followups to anyone who ever thinks they will be doing speed dating (we designed them in case one of us dies and the other has to look for a partner - don't ask). Dogs or cats? London or New York? Beaches or mountains? Baseball or football? With the answers to these you can find out everything you need to know about someone in less than 30 secs. But the all important one is BEATLES or STONES - DH are different on every single other question but we are BOTH STONES!

Sedan or SUV? Sedan. I would not drive an SUV if you paid me to do so.

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? Sorry to say that I have never experienced either! We are basically first timers in Oct 2014 and no one in our family has gone to any water parks or Hollywood Studios yet!

Great questions!

 

[mainemooncat]

Good morning, everyone!!!

I didn't achieve some major milestone today, or hit a weight loss goal. I did lose, but that wasn't the point. I got off the scale, and I looked in the mirror, and I felt like I could be pretty.

I know that sounds so silly (or maybe it doesn't since I'm among people who also struggle with weight loss), but I was never the pretty one. I don't expect to be drop dead sexy or breathtaking, but I looked at myself for the first time in my life and actually thought that I could be beautiful. And maybe, someone else could find me beautiful, too.

Now, when I look at my future, I don't see struggles, I see possibilities. And I can't thank you guys enough for supporting me through this crazy adventure to getting to the me that I want to be.

Just wanted to take a minute and recognize your post for both its beautiful sentiment and its beautiful writer! You don't sound silly at all as I know many who would say the exact same words, including myself. What a great day for you! Thank you for sharing with us.

 

[ohMom]

I've spent time reading today's posts and I'm humbly reminded of why WISH is such an awesome group!' I'm tooooooooo tired to properly post on my phone but I will tomorrow.....yes, after my workout

LTS for posting the QOTD and Pjlla for offering to do the same :yes:

Hope everyone gets a good nights sleep....so very important to our health ... And I'm all for some serious shut-eye after two very busy days!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

All the results have been updated through the PMs I've received this morning. Check out our great results!

Well, I'm sick today! should have been at university all week, but after sitting in a classroom with no heating for a whol day whist is was 3 degrees outside, I am now snotty, shivery and generally bleurgh!!!

Hope you are feeling better soon, Helen!

Thanks everybody for all the blog !! I took a few days off for the race and a going home gift from Walt...a COLD! Still fighting it off but hopefully I'll be on the winning end of it.

The Half was less than stellar by my ridiculous standards, but at least I finished. My left IT band completely blew up around mile 7 and I ended up limping the last 3 to the finish. So now it's time for a 3 month running hiatus (which is already making me crazy ), and let this bad boy heal up. Looks like there's going to be a lot of cross training until May and then back on the running train. That Wine and Dine Half will be here before I know it!

on a tough finish this week-end, Kimberley! So sorry for the IT band problems. that you find some other activity that you really enjoy during your running hiatus.

Sorry I've been MIA - Work is super crazy buzy and I just can't get on much as i'd like.. Hope everyone how isn't feel great is on the mend soon.. I did read about some great NSV so Woo to you..

I did get my gym membership approval from my Dr yesterday along with my slap on my wrist for not being very watchful the past 3 month on my diabetes.. my A1C went from 6 to 6.9 in the past 3 months so he said if I don't get it back down by my next appt I'll have to go back on that stupid once a week shot - so I'm going to get that number DOWN! and my cholesterol was creeping up higher as well so now I have a low dose of Lipitor to add to my daily meds..

so with the membership approved and Zumba starting on Tuesday I just need to get our food plan in place for at least the next month.. Hopefully Hubs Dr will get back to him as well soon, he got the first fax on 1/6 the second on 1/14 and Hubs called them about it on 1/14 too so if they still don't have anything in an hour Hubs will call again! altho the healthy eating will help my Hubs quite a bit..

have a great weekend and if I get a chance I'll be back at lunchtime.. Michelle

for clearance for full steam ahead, Michelle! It is good to have those period checks so you can get back on track and continue on toward your goals.

I totally fell off the wagon this week. No real exercise, not really watching what I ate. I am on back on track today, planning to stay there!

It happens! Kudos to you for getting back on track again. I find it's really not as fun off the wagon as I remember it to be.

Good morning, everyone!!!

Happy W/I day! I did a HUGE happy dance on the scale today! So much so that I might have broken my scale from my jumping....

I'm going to take a minute and get personal here because I had a big moment this morning, so bear with me. You see, I've been a yo-yo dieter my whole life. I've been dealing with weight loss since I went to my first summer camp and had to put on a swimsuit. Even in high school, when I was much more active, I had to take this test to determine if I had a learning disorder and I'll never forget that the first paragraph - which was a description of me - included the words, "Stacey is a happy, mature, SLIGHTLY-OVERWEIGHT individual." It was all I could think about for years. Is that what people use to define me? Needless to say, it has been a long struggle. Regardless, I never found something that worked. I would try to diet, I would try to work out, I would try running. Everything provided a VERY slow change, if any at all, and most of the time, the things that were speedier involved giving up foods that I loved, so it never stuck. But, this time, it STUCK. Since I started two months ago, I have been consistently losing and it feels AMAZING.

I didn't achieve some major milestone today, or hit a weight loss goal. I did lose, but that wasn't the point. I got off the scale, and I looked in the mirror, and I felt like I could be pretty.

I know that sounds so silly (or maybe it doesn't since I'm among people who also struggle with weight loss), but I was never the pretty one. I don't expect to be drop dead sexy or breathtaking, but I looked at myself for the first time in my life and actually thought that I could be beautiful. And maybe, someone else could find me beautiful, too.

Now, when I look at my future, I don't see struggles, I see possibilities. And I can't thank you guys enough for supporting me through this crazy adventure to getting to the me that I want to be.

Alright, now that I'm done being sappy, today is a GREAT day for DIS in terms of holidays. January 17th is known as the day that your New Year's resolutions stick. They say if you make it past the 17th, then it is no longer a resolution, but something you are actually doing. So, for everyone taking part in this message board who started this month, keep at it! We're in this, now!

It is also Kid Inventor's Day - did you know water skis, earmuffs, and the popsicle were all invented by kids? What can your kids invent today?!

Hope everyone has terrific W/Is today and again, thank you to all of you for your help and support!!!

This is such a wonderful post! Thank you so much for sharing! Way to show the WISH spirit!

Beatles or Rolling Stones? OMG. DH and I divide the world into two groups of people by asking this question. We also have a theory that no matter what else you differ on, if you answer this question the same way, you are soulmates. At least that is true for us! Here are the followups to anyone who ever thinks they will be doing speed dating (we designed them in case one of us dies and the other has to look for a partner - don't ask). Dogs or cats? London or New York? Beaches or mountains? Baseball or football? With the answers to these you can find out everything you need to know about someone in less than 30 secs. But the all important one is BEATLES or STONES - DH are different on every single other question but we are BOTH STONES!

Great answer!

I've spent time reading today's posts and I'm humbly reminded of why WISH is such an awesome group!' I'm tooooooooo tired to properly post on my phone but I will tomorrow.....yes, after my workout

LTS for posting the QOTD and Pjlla for offering to do the same :yes:

Hope everyone gets a good nights sleep....so very important to our health ... And I'm all for some serious shut-eye after two very busy days!!

Hope you're having a great time this week-end, Molli!

I'll still take your numbers all week-end so feel free to PM if you haven't already.

 

[ohMom]

Good morning...wanted post our weekend QOTD before my coffee and then I'll be back for more chatter !

Weekend QOTD: what's your favorite exercise DVD?

 

[lovetoscrap]

Very quick drive by

I am so As of today I have lost 30 pounds since October! I am so excited!

No time to update my tickers right now, have to take kids to an appt and do my preDisney shopping.

BBL to catch up!

 

[ohMom]

.... I basically have a very clean bill of health and don't need to come back for a year. My doctor was pretty awesome and took the time to answer all my questions and explained everything. Such a relief.

GREAT NEWS!!!!

I like Ross for coats and swimsuits and Costco is great with clothing mark downs. Anything ending with a 7 or 0 is mark down at Costco.

.... I'm out of Rum. I like to use coconut water as a mixer these days, it's pretty low calorie and good.

good info on Costco, did not know that!

and i'm a fan of rum myself... and coconut water is VERY good for me since alcohol severely dehydrates me, so care to share your recipe?

OK, I'm stuck. Does anyone else that's doing this have experience with losing weight while on prednisone?
My medications will be changing in 6 weeks (I'm adding Humira to my current medical cocktail), so he doesn't want to change anything. I tried weaning myself off prednisone, but he won't let me, I'm still on 10mg/day, and may go up to 15 or 20 in 6 weeks, depending on how the 800mg ibuprofen 3x a day works (and from the first week of doing it, it doesn't look like it's working at all).

I guess I'm just kinda in limbo right now. I'm supposed to be doing my couch to 5k training, but with my foot hurting like it is I've been converting it to bike time. I know it's not the same as running, but it's the closest I can do, and I vary my pace on the bike just like if I was alternating walking/jogging, so at least I'm getting a cardio benefit. Although now that school's back in session, I'm going to be doing more walking around campus and such, so maybe that will help.

well I can't speak for actually being on pred...but for 3 years I had cushings which was my body making too much natural steroid which put me in a very similar situation. honestly I amazed that you could lose at all on it..NOT gaining would be success in my eyes. Anything you can do to help your body flush out the excess fluid might help, steroids make us retain water.

FUN FRIDAY QOTD for Friday January 17, 2014 and happy birthday to my DH! (we had a nice dinner out for DH birthday and they even had GF pasta available


Princesses or villains? toughie for me..i love a good evil villain with a sense of humor but i'd rather surround myself with princesses. I got to every princess gathering on the cruises

Morning or evening workout? late morning

Call or text? text

Chocolate or caramel? caramel

Pinterest or Twitter? pinterest..no twitting for me

Tower of Terror or Rock-n-Roller coaster? ToT

Drama or comedy? drama..but really a good mystery thriller

Beatles or Rolling Stones? beatles

Sedan or SUV? sedan

Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon? only been to TL and loved it

Sorry I've been MIA...
I did get my gym membership approval from my Dr yesterday along with my slap on my wrist for not being very watchful the past 3 month on my diabetes.. my A1C went from 6 to 6.9 in the past 3 months so he said if I don't get it back down by my next appt I'll have to go back on that stupid once a week shot - so I'm going to get that number DOWN! and my cholesterol was creeping up higher as well so now I have a low dose of Lipitor to add to my daily meds..

so with the membership approved and Zumba starting on Tuesday I just need to get our food plan in place for at least the next month.. Hopefully Hubs Dr will get back to him as well soon, he got the first fax on 1/6 the second on 1/14 and Hubs called them about it on 1/14 too so if they still don't have anything in an hour Hubs will call again! altho the healthy eating will help my Hubs quite a bit.

michelle ... no need to apologize...we all understand

and you'll get your routine back with the benefits it will bring...you're a rockstar!

Happy W/I day! I did a HUGE happy dance on the scale today! So much so that I might have broken my scale from my jumping....

I'm going to take a minute and get personal here because I had a big moment this morning, so bear with me. You see, I've been a yo-yo dieter my whole life. I've been dealing with weight loss since I went to my first summer camp and had to put on a swimsuit. Even in high school, when I was much more active, I had to take this test to determine if I had a learning disorder and I'll never forget that the first paragraph - which was a description of me - included the words, "Stacey is a happy, mature, SLIGHTLY-OVERWEIGHT individual." It was all I could think about for years. Is that what people use to define me? Needless to say, it has been a long struggle. Regardless, I never found something that worked. I would try to diet, I would try to work out, I would try running. Everything provided a VERY slow change, if any at all, and most of the time, the things that were speedier involved giving up foods that I loved, so it never stuck. But, this time, it STUCK. Since I started two months ago, I have been consistently losing and it feels AMAZING.

I didn't achieve some major milestone today, or hit a weight loss goal. I did lose, but that wasn't the point. I got off the scale, and I looked in the mirror, and I felt like I could be pretty.

I know that sounds so silly (or maybe it doesn't since I'm among people who also struggle with weight loss), but I was never the pretty one. I don't expect to be drop dead sexy or breathtaking, but I looked at myself for the first time in my life and actually thought that I could be beautiful. And maybe, someone else could find me beautiful, too.

Now, when I look at my future, I don't see struggles, I see possibilities. And I can't thank you guys enough for supporting me through this crazy adventure to getting to the me that I want to be.

Alright, now that I'm done being sappy, today is a GREAT day for DIS in terms of holidays. January 17th is known as the day that your New Year's resolutions stick. They say if you make it past the 17th, then it is no longer a resolution, but something you are actually doing. So, for everyone taking part in this message board who started this month, keep at it! We're in this, now!
Hope everyone has terrific W/Is today and again, thank you to all of you for your help and support!!!

what a FABULOUS post!!!!!!

Beatles or Rolling Stones? OMG. DH and I divide the world into two groups of people by asking this question. We also have a theory that no matter what else you differ on, if you answer this question the same way, you are soulmates. At least that is true for us! Here are the followups to anyone who ever thinks they will be doing speed dating (we designed them in case one of us dies and the other has to look for a partner - don't ask). Dogs or cats? London or New York? Beaches or mountains? Baseball or football? With the answers to these you can find out everything you need to know about someone in less than 30 secs. But the all important one is BEATLES or STONES - DH are different on every single other question but we are BOTH STONES!

hilarious story!

Weekend QOTD: what's your favorite exercise DVD?

right now i'm loving my 10 minute pilates solution DVD; it has 6 ten minute segments to be mixed and matched for the workout I want to do that day and if nothing else I try to do the flexibility segment as a good stretch at the end of any workout

I am so As of today I have lost 30 pounds since October! I am so excited!

I just hit that milestone too!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!


well I think I got all the replies out of my head and onto the post here!

Thursday my BFF invited me to go shopping with her, I was just planning on tagging along with her shops of choice since she's leaving for a trip next week and had an agenda. but instead I found myself enjoying picking out things and trying them on b/c i'm starting to see the former me finally emerging and looking back at me in the mirror! it was fun to try on some jeans that fit! and I actually splurged on two pairs of crop jeans for FL...there are no capris to be found in ohio in January LOL but the crops will do, i'll cuff them and they are the size I had just moved into, these fit me comfortably. I know a size 12 today is bigger than the size 12 of 20 years ago..but i'll still take it!

we then spent the evening and next day making freezer meals for our families while we go on our respective trips...they weren't all super diet friendly, but hey i'll be in WDW so I'm not eating it! We each got 2 meals of 6 different dishes. i'm paying for the activity and standing today so i'm having to post-pone my workout until tomorrow. but DH and I are heading out later to go see Frozen

 

[jillbur]

Good morning...wanted post our weekend QOTD before my coffee and then I'll be back for more chatter !

Weekend QOTD: what's your favorite exercise DVD?

My favorites are a Rodney Yee yoga dvd and Jillian Michaels 30 day shred.


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Just another quick check in. I am feeling much better, but am super exhausted. I slept 9 hours last night and woke up around 7:00am. By 11:00, I could not keep my eyes open. So, I ended up taking a 3 hour nap! This is so unlike me, but I know my body is just worn out & run down from this stupid flu. So, I am just going to continue to relax this weekend.

I think I'll just try to keep up from this point and not go back and try to catch up. I'm off to watch some tv with my kids. Have a great weekend!

Jill

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Good morning...wanted post our weekend QOTD before my coffee and then I'll be back for more chatter !

Weekend QOTD: what's your favorite exercise DVD?

Right now it is Bryan Kest's Original Power Yoga but I have to confess I'm not a big fan of exercise DVDs so it's been awhile. I worry about flaring up the PF doing stuff at home in my bare feet.

Very quick drive by

I am so As of today I have lost 30 pounds since October! I am so excited!

No time to update my tickers right now, have to take kids to an appt and do my preDisney shopping.

BBL to catch up!

Congratulations! That is awesome!

I just hit that milestone too!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

Congratulations, Molli! I'm so happy that you are feeling like yourself again.

Just another quick check in. I am feeling much better, but am super exhausted. I slept 9 hours last night and woke up around 7:00am. By 11:00, I could not keep my eyes open. So, I ended up taking a 3 hour nap! This is so unlike me, but I know my body is just worn out & run down from this stupid flu. So, I am just going to continue to relax this weekend.

Glad you are feeling better, Jill. Give yourself as much rest as it takes to get over that nasty bug.

Results are updated so check out our great progress!

I'm having a great time cheering on liesel while she is running the Tinker Bell Half right now. Go, Lisa, go!

 

[bryana]

Good morning everyone! It's quiet in here; hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Quick check in:

Was down 1 pound on friday.

Went out to a really nice dinner at a Speakeasy themed small restaurant on friday that was SO good and worth however many calories may have been involved.

Saturday morning I ran, then spent the afternoon with my mom. She bought me a bunch of groceries which was unexpected but definitely appreciated! Saturday night, DBF and I went out with another couple to a couple of bars. As is almost always the case when we go out, I was DD so while I definitely had a bit of empty calories, I didn't have as many as if I didn't have to worry about driving.

Yesterday I was supposed to run 6 miles but woke up with an awful hangover and just stayed in bed for a lot of the day. Although I didn't drink too much, I didn't really drink much of ANYTHING on saturday so I must have been dehydrated going into the night so the alcohol dehyradation was amplified. Lesson learned!

I am going to try to get that 6 miles in on the treadmill tonight (yuck!) but it's okay because DISNEY IS IN 30 DAYS! :BANANA:



Weekend QOTD: What is your favorite workout DVD?

On Wednesday or Thursday I downloaded Jillian Michaels' Shred It With Weights and Kickbox Fastfix. DBF got me a small kettlebell for christmas so I finally gave it a shot. I couldn't walk right until Sunday because my hamstrings were so sore from Level 1 of SIW and two of the three Kickboxing work outs! I really enjoyed all three of them though and look forward to doing them tonight.

 

[ohMom]

QOTD Monday, Jan 20 -- Mondays are hard! What is one thing you have to look forward to this week?

 

[bigsis1970]

Thanks Lisa and willonlyflytodisney - what a GREAT story.. You are inspiring!!

QOTD Monday, Jan 20 -- Mondays are hard! What is one thing you have to look forward to this week?

I have been looking forward to this week because on Tuesday is when Hubs and I can/are starting at the gym and making some minor changes to our diet I know he isn't as excited as me and that he is doing it because he love me and wants me to reach my goal so when I told him that I needed his help and would he please join with me he said yes.. Now I do have an alterior motive because both of us need to lose quite a bit of weight (my ideal weight should be 118 Hubs should be 156 based on our gender and height) so that means about 60 lbs for me and 112 for Hubs .. and of course I want a long healthy life with him ..

Hopefully everyone has a fantastic day.. see you all tomorrow !