Working on Weight Loss and getting Lean!

[rubato]

Happy Weigh-In Day Ladies!!!

I am reporting in at my highest points yet, 49!!!!
I am weighing in at 144 which is down 1.0 pounds from last week, but still up 1.5 from 2 weeks ago. So, I'm not sure how that is counted.

Beth: I agree that you need a rest. Are you in taper yet? Your race is pretty soon, so I would imagine. You have trained hard, now take it easy and get the body healed up and good for that 26.2! I agree that running in the heat is really hard. And hills stink!
Thanks for the advice on the Migranal. My 10 year old son gets horrible migraines and vomits as soon as I give him anything, which of course hurts so bad he starts bawling, which hurts even worse!

Jackie: So, does the broken mower mean you get to hire someone to do it for you? Just kidding. Actually I enjoy mowing. I asked hubby if we could switch jobs because I hated paying the bills. It helps that our new yard is tiny and takes me 45 minutes with my little electric mower!
Great job on your run, but I'm sorry about the eating yesterday. I was right there with you. I think I was trying to sabotage my weigh in!

Vicky: I wish I could do better with makeup. I watch shows all the time on how to create that smoky eye, but my face just doesn't look good with a lot of makeup. So, I stick to my old routine. I have never tried false lashes because they look so hard. I also have low maintenance hair, because I'm not good at getting it to do anything. Of course, the clothes are a different matter entirely. I love them and LOVE to dress up. I would wear heels all the time if my calves didn't suffer for it.
Great job on the deadlift. You are SCARY! I understand your frustration with wo partner. The girls I walk with in the morning are always complaining about their weight and how bad their legs hurt. They never stretch, they never eat right and they never do anything the rest of the day except that 3 mile walk. What do they expect? I'm done giving advice because they just don't listen.

Manda: You did a great job at the party. That's exactly how you needed to look at things. It's not dieting, so what kind of decent choices can I make without totally depriving myself?

AFM: Well, I ate horribly last night. I knew I had to weigh in and just did it anyway! Oh well. It's only 1 night and I'm already back on track mentally.

I have an 8 miler today. I'm hoping for 30 miles this week, so if I do 8 today and 6 on Sunday, I've got it. I was going to work it out so that my long run was Saturday, but then, I would have to rest today and couldn't make my weekly total. The whole deal with taking Wednesday off has thrown me.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!
Tandy

 

[MouseDogMom]

Happy Friday!

Points Total: 40
Final Weight: 138.2

I managed to lose all of 0.7 pound during 6 weeks. While I'm not happy with that number, I know that TOM is to blame for the final result. Earlier this week, I saw much lower numbers, so I know that I've made progress. And I've learned so much, and developed healthier habits that I know will stay with me, so the end result is much, much better than that number shows.

Beth - I agree with Tandy. I think you need to begin to taper, even if the plan doesn't call for it yet. Maybe cut back on the weekly mileage and give your body a break. It's much more important to get to the start line rested than to have a lot of miles under your belt. I'm really lucky that Imitrex works well for me with very few side effects (a mild sore throat for a couple of hours). I can usually get rid of a headache if I go ahead and take the meds early. Before I started taking Imitrex, I went for months with the nausea and vomiting every month. I'm also on Topamax to help with prevention, but nothing seems to keep the hormonal ones away.

Tandy - I did briefly consider hiring someone! DH says he can fix the mower, but I know if I wait for him the grass will be taller than the house. His intentions are good, but his execution is not always on my schedule.

I am going to be bad today. We've already discussed lunch plans at work, and we're going to the burger place with the really good milkshakes. Since I've already weighed, I'm going to have one to celebrate the end of the challenge! There goes that .7 pound!

Jackie

 

[jeanneg]

Good morning mean leaners! Reporting in at 192.9 which means I am moving in the right direction again. I think I lost a total of 5.1 pounds for the entire challenge which I am happy with. If I can just shake off another 4 pounds or so, My Mii will no longer be obese! I can't believe I am looking towards being "overweight" as an accomplishment!
No point tracking for me this week again.....just too many other things on my mind.

Mandy: WTG on getting back on track! I'm so proud of you. And with your height, 220 is not as heavy as it sounds. To put it all in perspective, I'm a smidge under 5'7", so the pounds are much more concentrated.

Jackie: Please check your N&O this weekend......the engagement announcement for child #2 is scheduled to appear in Sunday's paper. I've been switching gears between the 2 weddings all week! If you could save me your copy that would be great. The bride's family didn't want to put the ad in, so we took it upon ourselves to do so. Oh, and this may be tacky, but if you are not doing anything at 4pm on Sunday afternoon NEXT weekend, please feel free to come by the church (St Barbara Greek Orthodox in Durham right by Streets of Southpoint Mall) The ceremony is open to anyone that cares to attend and I think you will find the Greek service is very interesting. (It's not a Mass) I would have loved to have been able to officially invite all of my WISH buddies to attend the reception, but it started to get out of hand and we had to draw the line somewhere. I just wanted to let you know that you are definitely welcome.

AFM: Not sure if I will be posting much until after Memorial Day. One week from today begins wedding weekend! I can't believe the big fat greek wedding is finally here. I feel like I am in good shape. The work is all done and I am ready to enjoy myself. I told myself I was never going to sweat the small stuff and I think I managed to follow that. We will have an official phoographer, but I am hoping someone will take some snapshots that I can share with you right away.

OK that's it for now. I'll try to check back a few more times between now and THEN.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[rubato]

I didn't realize this is the end of the challenge! Whatever will I do with myself? So, if this is it, I managed over 6 weeks to lose 2.5 pounds. But, that's not what is important. I have so much more knowledge about eating than I did before!

I got my 8 miler in. It's the longest I have run since my half in early April. It felt great. I could have gone longer, but I didn't bring any water with me. Sure enough, I got on the scale when I got home and have lost a pound since this morning and that's after eating a 500 calorie breakfast, 4 cups of coffee and 3 glasses of water. So, I obviously need to bring water with me. I stopped only once to eat my sports beans. I have learned my lesson about chewing and running. I can't breath properly when chewing and I get side stitches.

Jeanne: You have done great on this challenge. Especially considering your knee and the weddings.
I didn't realize it was going to be a greek wedding! Very elaborate and huge, I am sure! Enjoy all your hard work and relax!

Jackie: My husband is the same way. He will get around to it eventually, but I am the most impatient person you will ever meet. That's why I started running. Walking took too long!
Enjoy your milkshake. It's okay, especially on Friday after weigh in!
I have a question about the Garmin. Is it really sweat proof? I sweat like a pig today (super high humidity) and was freaked out about it.

Okay, that's it for now.
Tandy

 

[mandac]

Vicky: Sounds like a nice way to burn off some of the additional aggression. Especially if it gets you to a PB. Congrats! Have fun at your makeup class. That is something I have never been good at – and probably never will be. Maybe that is a good thing for me to research and set up as a prize for myself.

Jackie: Awesome run! Glad you found something that would work to keep you for hurting after the run.

Beth: Sorry for your frustrating run. The weather can totally mess everything up. You are amazing and I know you will come out of this stronger and ready kick it at the Marathon.

Tandy: Good job on the 8 miler. I always take water with me, even on walks. I think I might drink too much when I go out, but I don’t like being thirsty! I never really joined the challenge, but I have been reading old posts this week and that seems amazing. Have a great weekend and have fun running! My Garmin has been through a lot of sweating and it has held up fine. I noticed at the Marathon I volunteered at that a lot of the runners even took it into the mister with them (they had a mist shower set up at the end of the finish shoot. It was pretty popular).

Jeanne: I love that! I am excited about overweight myself. I can’t wait until I am on the normal side of overweight. That is my goal for now. Have a lot of fun at the weddings.

AFM: I was excited when I got home last night and the weather was perfect. I went out for my walk, I was so happy at the weather. If I didn’t need to come home and feed my husband I would have stayed out walking all night! But instead I did between 3 and 4 miles (not sure, my Garmin ran out of battery about 10 minutes into the walk). But it was so nice. I got home and made bean burritos. They were good, maybe too good because I ate 2 of them, even though that put me about 500 calories over my preferred range for the day. I don’t even think I was hungry, it just tasted good! I was pretty mad at myself when I logged those calories (and way too much fat for the day too). But instead of giving up and throwing the day totally away (I thought about hitting the ice cream since I messed up already) I tried to figure out what I did and how to avoid it in the future. I think there is something about going back for seconds, so my new plan is to make the firsts smaller. Maybe cut it in half and then go back for the second. Then I can still get the feeling of going back for more and stay in my schedule better.

But all in all good news. I weighed at 220 on Monday. But it has been going down and today I am at 217.8. I hope to be good this weekend and keep the weight on a downward trend. Hopefully next Friday I will still have good news to report!

Have a GREAT weekend leaners!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning, Losing Lean Ones!

I am going to have to be honest and admit I haven't really tracked my points this week, I really just fizzled out halfway through the week. I am reporting in with a final weight of 192.2, and I am officially taking a hiatus from exercise and healthy eating until tomorrow morning. During that time I am going to be re-evaluating, grocery shopping, and going back to a fitness plan I can live with -- once I figure out what that is. I am very tempted to stay off the scale for a week. I have a complete mental block and I am watching myself sabotage me over and over. I don't have to weigh in again for the next BL thread until next weekend, so I'm going to see how I do when I just focus on exercise and eating each day and ignore the scale. I have to find a way to stop getting in my own way. You guys are so awesome, and a huge help! I have gotten out of the habit of eating fake food (mostly!), so I know that will pay off when I manage to scale down the portions of the real stuff.

The next time I get to bed early will be Monday night, and I'm sure I'll be pretty exhausted. I'll be up late tonight for the Celtics, and late tomorrow night for Lost -- not to mention Tuesday night for BL! So, I'm going to try to get in what evercise I can next week, but plan on starting back with the early morning runs on Thursday. That is, if I don't have a sick day Thursday, I'm thinking about it if I'm as tired as I think I'm going to be...And then I could run at my leisure...but the point is I'm going to let myself be flexible next week with a goal of starting hard and fast (but balanced, not too hard or too fast!), on Thursday. There's no reason for Memorial Day to be a bust for me. We aren't going anywhere and we usually cook on the grill. It's not hard for me to have chicken and veggies instead of hot dogs and hamburgers. And I love angel food cake with fresh berries for dessert, so I won't even feel deprived!

Manda -- I hesitate to suggest more posting to anyone, but I encourage you to check out the BL Summer Challenge Thread. You don't have to post there, but it is a great place to get accountability and advice. The people on there have huge ranges of weight to lose, from 10 lbs to over 100, and are at a staggering variety of fitness levels. You PM you weight to the weightkeeper each week, and she tracks what percentage you have lost. You can post as much or as little as you want. Anyway, I encourage you to read the first post to see if you think it would be helpful to you. Sometimes when you're trying to get started again, it's great to have a big group with you.

Tandy -- This has been more of a learning than a losing challenge for me, too! I have learned I can't keep fooling myself and eating crap. I may lose weight, but it will come back when I inevitably eat too much of it. I need to just cut it out. For me, it is better to go buy a single serving of a real food and then be done, than to buy boxes of 100 calorie yummies. I've also learned that I can push on the exercise for a few days, but if I'm also restricting my calories, it will not end well I am looking forward to putting a balanced plan in place for the summer. There are great fruit and veggies available, and I intend to eat plenty!

Jeanne -- I am going to have a Greek pizza with pepperoni tonight while I watch the Celtics in honor of your event! (that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!) I am amazed that with all you have had going on, you have been able to lose. Check in when you can. We always love to hear from you, but we certainly understand you are clearly "The New Busy"!

Jackie "His intentions are good, but his execution is not always on my schedule." You have incredible insight into my dh! This is him! I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your milkshake. Sometimes you just gotta let go and let yourself be. Have you watched the Grey's finale yet? omg. That's all I'm going to say.

Beth -- Let me add to the chorus of "start your taper"! That is what you need to do. You are beat up and wiped out. Get well rested so you can feel good on the marathon course. Thank you again for running this challenge! It has really helped me. I have not been a big loser, but I have learned tremendously and that is going to probably help me even more in the long run, which is what we're all about here!

Vicky -- You are a workout machine! Congratulations on the new PB! Do tell us about the makeup lesson, that sounds like a lot of fun for you. It would be scary for me, sometimes I just don't get it. All of a sudden my face is totally dry, so I'm going to be drenching it all weekend and pampering it at every opportunity.

Cindy -- I hope the Ragnar Relay is a blast, and I hope you get to finish and collapse into Tom Brady's arms. That would make me run faster Seriously, I hope you feel good for all you legs and finish strong!

Debra, Kim -- Inquiring minds can't wait for you to check in!

Well, I'd better get on that schedule of thinking and getting some things done. Everyone have an awesome weekend! And thanks for sticking around with me while I ramble!

Maria

 

[MouseDogMom]

Jackie Have you watched the Grey's finale yet? omg. That's all I'm going to say.

Our cable system had a "software glitch" Thursday night that caused them to lose select channels for a few hours. Guess which ones? I got home from my run, and about 9:15 I looked up and realized the DVR wasn't recording and completely freaked out! Turned the TV on, and had no ABC for it to record. Thank goodness for online episodes - DD and I just finished watching the finale, and I agree - OMG. That's all you CAN say. And yes, the milkshake was wonderful!

Jackie

 

[bunnyfoo]

Good afternoon ladies! This is a long weekend for us in Canada - Victoria Day weekend! So I'm just hanging out and relaxing... the city is pretty quiet this weekend Less traffic and less people - yay!

Jackie - WTG on the pace for your 4.5 miler - especially with a headache!! That is awesome! Were the exercises from your trainer for your soleus? I remember you were having some pain problems there.

Jeanne - Can't wait to see some of the photos from the wedding! It sounds like an elaborate shin-dig, that's for sure WTG on your weight loss! Keep up all of your hard work and the 4 pounds will be gone in no time flat!

Beth - WTG on your 12 miler! I know how hard a LR can be in the heat so I think it's awesome that you got it done! I have to agree with the other ladies and say that you should begin tapering. You're so close to the race, I don't think the extra miles will make as much of a difference as making sure your body is rested.

Tandy - Good job on your 8 miler!! I can't quite believe myself how quickly the 6 weeks in this challenge have flown by too! I say keep going and posting your losses each week I think the Garmins are waterproof, I've taken mine (405) out in heavy rain several times and not had a problem. I'm a huge sweater too so they'd better be sweat resistant!!

Manda - WTG on your loss this week! That's fantastic and I know you can continue losing!! I'm someone who's also guilty of going back for seconds and eating for the sake of eating. I usually tell DF to make sure I don't go back for seconds. But if I'm not with anyone else, I usually ask myself the question "Will this help me reach my goal?" If I'm honest, the answer is usually no - hard to do but I find it helps

Maria - Are you ready for the Lost season finale this Sunday? I can't believe that it's going to be 2.5 hours long! That's longer than some movies. Sounds like you've got some good choices in there for Memorial Day. I hear ya on the "fake food" - I've been trying to explain to my parents why some food just isn't ... food. They don't get it.

AFM - I'm happy to report in this week with a loss of 2.2 lbs! That will make up for the gain from last week. So I think overall, I'm down 7 lbs in this challenge (I'm just going by the numbers I wrote down, I'm too lazy to go back into the thread ).

Got in a 4 mile run this morning - I was hoping for 5 but was late in getting downtown already. It wasn't too bad. I had a headache so I pushed as hard as I could. Ended up with 11 m/m which I was happy with! I'm going to try for a 10K tomorrow but will probably take it easy as well since it's a training LR.

The makeup lesson at MAC was fun! The makeup artist was great! She went step by step for the eye makeup and made sure I did one eye while she did the other one. Of course, she did end up cleaning up a few of my mistakes I didn't know all you had to do was to use a lighter (the base) eyeshadow colour and/or powder. Turns out I was also holding the brushes at a funny angle so that probably explains some of the messiness - you have to hold it like a pen and use the top of the brush, not the sides. We also chatted a lot about film and TV - she worked on a TV series for several years until it wasn't renewed this year. She also asked me what it was like being on set - long, long hours. I ended up picking up the foundation, two eyeshadows, the liner (which was a cool green/black colour) and a palette for the shadows. I get a discount so it didn't turn out to be that much in the end.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hey Vicky!

Now you have to tell us what tv show she worked on -- I am so silly that way! it sounds like a great experience, that's a treat we should all consider. I just finished reading Melissa Gilbert's "Prairie Tale". At the end of the book she lists titles her friends and families suggested. After reading it, I also thought "Little Ho on the Prairie" would have been accurate. Not so much while she was on the show, but right after she really got around.

My Celtics are up 3-0 in their series, things are looking good for the NBA finals! And I didn't even go as crazy as I thought I would foodwise. I still have to get through the Lost finale tonight, and I did give myself permission to go a bit nuts, but after that I'm going to be on the food straight and narrow, then work the exercise in, and by this time next weekend I should be firmly back on track. I cannot believe I am going to be awake at 11:30, I have the Tivo set just in case. Maybe I will though -- I suspect I won't be able to fall asleep! I usually Tivo Lost, so tonight I'm going to have to live through the commercial pauses. I'm sure it will be more intense, and I'll need the breaks!

Maria

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Just an aside since I seem to be posting left and right today...

Remember when ds had to make a recipe from his state for his state report project? He had Georgia and we made peach cobbler. So, I asked him what other kids made. There were french fries (Idaho), ham and steak kabobs (Arizona), etc., but there were some kids who didn't exactly make a recipe. The kid who had Kentucky brought in KFC, and the kid who had Pennsylvania brought in Hershey's Kisses. Seriously?! I could have bought something?! And I just have to say to Beth -- I'm pretty sure there has to be at least one traditional PA dish that kid could have found! I can see using the kisses in a recipe, but just handing them out seems like not much of an effort. Hopefully that will be reflected in ds's grade...

Maria

 

[bunnyfoo]

Maria - Geez, talk about lazy... I know that parents work and sometimes those projects can take a long time but KFC?? And I nearly spit my water out when I read your title "Little Ho on the Prairie"! I've got to go and check out this book.

I don't remember which TV show it was - I think it was a reality type TV show on the W Network about first time home buyers. It didn't get renewed this year and when I checked out the list of shows on the site, none of them sounded familiar.

AFM - I ran 10K this morning. I forgot about getting out earlier so that I wouldn't be in the sun as much. I also skipped the sunscreen and ended up with tan lines where my Road ID and Garmin were. Ooops I'm still not up to running 10K continuously yet - took a few walking breaks and finished in 1:07. But I'm glad I got it done!

Not much planned for tonight - a little bit of housekeeping work for some of the projects I'm working on and then the Lost finale. For snacks, DF and I will probably have low fat popcorn, carrot sticks and hummus and I'll see if I can get around to making baked sweet potato chips. It feels too hot to turn on the oven today....

Have a great day everyone!

 

[rubato]

Hi ladies!

Maria: I must agree that a little effort would be nice. I am usually THAT mom, that goes to a lot of trouble and am the only one. Oh well, it's tough to be perfect, isn't it?
I never knew that Melissa Gilbert "got around"! I never would have thought it.
I think we all deserve the weekend off. I have an entire coconut cream pie I am eating tonight. I think it's going to be my dinner!
This really is a good time to reevaluate and figure it out again. So, good for you!

Vicky: I want to know which show she worked on too!!And, down 7 pounds is fantastic! Good for you. You may end up being the overall winner.

Manda: What a wonderful weigh loss for the week! Great job! Your head seems to be in a really good place right now to get it done!

AFM: I took yesterday off and it felt great. I ran 6 today, but I seem to be a little bit slower than I used to be. I think the Garmin is making me more aware of my exact mileage, so, I've probably always been this speed. I took a small water bottle with me today and it drove me crazy! I can't stand carrying anything. I don't have a belt. I have a Camelbak, but it chafes the sides of my chest. So, I'm a bit stuck right now. Oh well.

On a completely non health related topic, I bought the CUTEST pair of cowboy boots yesterday! I've never owned a pair, but if we keep doing all this 2 stepping, I need to be prepared! Actually, it's just an excuse to buy yet another pair of shoes. I LOVE shoes. Clothes too, but especially shoes!

I hope everyone's having a terrific weekend!
Tandy

Vicky: We must have been posting at the same time. Great job on your 10K! I agree that it is just too hot to cook! That's why I'm eating the pie!!!!

 

[rubato]

Good morning!

I have managed to walk about 10 miles today, so I think I'm going to put my run off until tomorrow. Plus, it is HOT! I am seriously rethinking my vow to not turn on the air until it hits 90. It's supposed to get up to 89 today, so we're almost there. I'm fine as long as I don't move!I actually got all my cooking done at 7am today because I don't want to turn the stove or oven on tonight.

I hope that I'm back on track after my bad eating weekend. I really enjoyed myself, but felt the need to eat healthy today, so that's a good sign.

I hope everyone is doing well and not frying!
Tandy

 

[mandac]

Maria: Sounds like you have a busy week. I was up late watching LOST last night. I am not sure how I feel about the way it ended. I am still thinking about it, but now I have my Tuesday night back…that is a good thing.

Vicky: WTG on the weight loss. It is nice when working pays off.

Tandy: I guess I am just used to carrying a water bottle. Some are easier to carry than others. I do find that I have to hold it in one hand, I try to trade off, but it always ends up in the same hand.

I will admit that I am jealous of your heat. It snowed this morning here.

AFM: The weekend was nothing like I planned. Saturday got away from me. I was planning on getting out after an early morning appointment I had, but it was delayed an hour, and then there wasn’t enough time. Before I knew it I had decided to move my run to Sunday – which would have worked but I got hit with a migraine on Sunday and didn’t do anything. Oh well. I have a 3 mile run/walk scheduled for this afternoon. I will let you know how it goes.

I was a pretty bad eater this weekend too. We went out on Friday – and actually I did fairly well all things considered. So when DH wanted to go out again on Saturday, I thought I would be OK. What I didn’t realize is that I hadn’t been tracking my food all day. When I put it all in at night I was shocked at all the hidden calories I had from snacks during the day. Eating out just pushed me over the edge. I ended up WAY over what I had budgeted. Oh well.

But it has officially been a week since my bad weigh in, and I am 2 pounds lighter – even after the bad weekend (and TOM) so I am happy and inspired to keep going.

On a selfish note I just have to share this. I have been talking about WISH to my sister. She is a runner and is actually the one that introduced me to the Disney races. She asked me to send her a link so she can join too. I know I totally should, but I am being sort of selfish. I think I share things here that I don’t really want my little sister to know about. I know she wouldn’t be in this group – the girl is a stick – but I don’t know if I want to share you guys with her. I am sure I will, because it is such a great thing. Maybe I will just have to tell her not to read my posts

 

[bunnyfoo]

Good morning lean ladies! Hope everyone had a great weekend! It was Victoria Day on Monday in Canada so it was a long weekend for us! Yay!

Cindy/Maria - I've got a hotel booked but I think it's outside of the city. Will send you gals a PM to see if we can meet up

Maria - What did you think of the Lost finale? I think there were some people missing ... but I thought it was okay overall. Loved, loved the music they used and felt all sniffly every time a couple remembered each other.

Manda - I think I'm going to like having my Tuesday evenings back but it's going to feel weird not having a show to look forward to watching. Congrats on your 2 pound loss! Maybe your sister will get bored after posting for a bit - but I'd feel the same way too.

Tandy - How was the pie? Did you really eat the whole thing? Oooh, I've always wanted a pair of cowboy boots. What colour did you get? Congrats on your 10 miler! Do you take your dog with you on really long walks?

AFM - I got in a couple of runs this weekend and had a training session at the gym yesterday. My PT was on vacation so I got to change it up and workout with another trainer. We did ladder exercises - I like them even though I'm not super coordinated. We also did a lot of core and pushup exercises. There was one I just couldn't do - it was a pushup but you had to balance one leg on a medicine ball. I couldn't stabilize myself enough to attempt a push up. My legs and core are pretty tired today. I was glad that Tuesday is a rest day

Oh I have a mini rant (yeah, another). You know after working out with Darryl for 6 weeks now, I have a suspicion he's not working out on his own. He's telling everyone he is but when I asked him to take a photo of himself - it looked very... well average and he's suppose to look buff by July. If he had been eating and working out like he claims there would be a noticeable difference. I talked to him yesterday after training about doing some cardio on his own and that guy had every excuse in the book. It was quite embarrassing - I asked him what he did on the weekend and he told me he was sitting on the beach writing and working on his tan. I asked if he worked out in between and he said "What? In the hot sun?". I suggested that he go running and he said that he only likes running on a treadmill - which he doesn't have access to on a regular basis, how convenient. So I then suggested he walk to his trainer's gym which is about 8K. He says that he's allergic to pollution in the city and walking that "far" would cause pollution to build up in his lungs. I asked if he had a bike, he said he did but it was a mountain bike so it would be too heavy to ride around. Are you kidding me?! Worse than some of the people you see on weight loss shows… unbelievable! It would be funny if I didn't have to work with him.

Anyway, I'm done my rant! Hope everyone is having a great day!

 

[mandac]

Vicky: Sorry about your frustration with your workout buddy. Sounds like he has the excuses down! He had an answer for everything you threw at him. I can’t judge too much because I am amazing with excuses. If some of us would spend as much time just getting out and moving as we do making excuses not to, we would look amazing.

AFM: I am happy to announce that I got my 3 miles in yesterday. I am pretty happy with the interval I am at now, I guess that probably means it is time to push it a little, but I may stay with this through my 10K in a couple weeks. I did push it to the last minute, not getting on the TM until about 8:00 last night. But I got on and I finished! I did all right with eating. I was in the top of my range, so I will have to watch it a little closer today and the rest of the week, but it was a successful start to the week.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Just having a down day -- truly horrible at work, feeling fat and frumpy, unmotivated, hot and tired, like my goals are unattainable, and kind of hopeless. I'm sure tomorrow will be better, but for now I just feel like I will never be healthy...sorry to be such a downer. I haven't felt like posting but decided it was better to own my feelings and then work on a plan to get back to doing what I need to. I also feel like a fraud since I have this meltdown on a regular basis. You guys are great to put up with me! Maybe the BL finale will make me feel better.

Maria

 

[Cindylou]

Good Morning Lean Meaners.

Maria: So sorry you are down. I understand completely and have been there a lot lately. Just stick with it. Give yourself credit for all the wonderful results you’ve already accomplished. You are healthier now than you’ve been in the past and that is so worth it. It’s OK to have a down day, but remember you can do this. You must have had doubts in the past that you’d be able to complete a half marathon, but you did it (more than once), so use that knowledge to keep you moving forward on your weight loss race. Hang in there. Maybe the C’s will win tonight to pick up your mood. Another late night.

Manda: Great job on the good start to the week. It is good that you are feeling comfortable at your current interval. It’s OK to stay where you are for a little while especially with a race coming up. After that would be a good time to turn it up a bit.

Vicky: I’ll be so psyched if meeting up works out. I still have the AM of June 6th open. Too bad about Darryl, but when July comes and he doesn’t look buff, he’ll have only himself to blame. I hope it won’t reflect badly on you. People will just have to look at you and see how buff you are and they’ll know, it wasn’t you that was slacking in the workout department. Congrats on losing 7 lbs during this challenge. I am so inspired by that. You definitely work hard and deserve every bit of it.

Tandy: I’m glad you are enjoying the Garmin. I love mine. I have worn it in the rain and it’s been fine, so I imagine your sweat won’t harm it. I have a water bottle carrier that I hold in my hand. It slips over your fingers so you don’t actually have to grip the bottle. I’ve gotten used to it so it doesn’t bother me. I really appreciate having water when I want it on my LRs.

Jeanne: Congrats on the continued weight loss. Congrats on wedding #3. Enjoy this weekend’s festivities.

Jackie: I hope you enjoyed your splurge Friday night. Even though you only lost 0.7 lb for the challenge, I think you are much healthier than you were because of all the fruit and sweet potatoes you’ve eaten. Your body thanks you. I’m glad the warm up exercises are helping. Yea for a pain free run.

Beth: Hope all is well. Quite unlike you not to post for 5 days. I hope you have been able to rest up. Your race will be here soon and rest will be good for you.

So I managed to gain 1.4 lbs during this Challenge. Not very happy with that. I was in a mood similar to Maria’s on Sunday and Monday. I dragged myself to a WW meeting on Monday which helped a bit. I couldn’t look at what my weight was because I know it’s the highest I’ve been in nearly 3 years. I have to do something about it now because if I just ignore it I will end up gaining all of my weight back and I just cannot do that. I’ve had 2 good days of eating. I haven’t exercised much, but I’ve been resting since the relay over the weekend. I plan to go out at lunch time today for a run. It’s supposed to be really hot, but I have to do it anyways.

The Relay was so fabulously fun. I was expecting to be miserable at some point during it because of being tired, hungry and cramped up in a van for 31 hours, but it was just amazingly fun. I’d do it again in a second if I got the chance. I ran 3 legs. The first was 2 PM on Friday. It was so hot and pretty hilly. My leg was just over 6 miles. My second leg was at 12:30 Saturday morning. It was delightfully cool though very dark. It was my first real experience with running at night time. I had a light I wore around my waist which worked out well and my teammates stayed just ahead of me or just behind in the van. My last leg was at 11 AM on Saturday and it was hot and hilly again. I didn’t run any of the legs as fast as I would have liked to, but I think it’s because of the extra weight I’m hauling around. Time to get rid of that!!

Have a great day everyone.
Cindy

 

[Creativebeth]

Hey Lean Ladies!

Sorry to be MIA Cindy, you're right.....quite unlike me!

LTO this last week. Things are so busy right now. I volunteered for a local marathon a couple weeks ago, and it seems from that point time started flying by. I had that as a benchmark for my own marathon, and as soon as that was over......I am sort of freaked out.

Summer is around the corner. I have been cleaning my house since last Saturday....a BIG clean. I call it the 'Sue clean' since my sister watches my kids over the summer.....I usually try to really clean my house cause she is a germ-a-phobe. It's really been a BIG job this year. I just don't know how in the world the house gets so dirty! My kids are not helping the matter, that's for sure.

Our Biggest Loser Challenge was a good one! Sorry it fisseled out though.....everyone got kind of down towards the end, and it made me feel bad! Maybe we can try again.....after this marathon!

Since things went so terribly wrong for so many.....we will not go through the standings. I am proud of all of you though. I think many of you gained alot of insight to eating and healthy lifestyle living! That's at least worth it!

AFM: I am a hurting cowboy right now. I don't feel like running at all. I am burned out. I am not looking forward to this STUPID marathon.....though looking forward to the trip to San Dieago! I will like the vacation portion of the event!

Eating was SO out of control.......I did get a little grip on things the last few days though.....since I was a cleaning fool! So I feel better about that!

Maria: I hear ya Sista! Seriously, when we spend so much engery on weight loss and healthy living.....it catches up to us. It seems the rest of the world has it so easy! My thing is the baseball games. They are 2 to 3 a week. The games start at 6P. The boys need to be at the game (which is travel team BTW) by 5P. What do people do about dinner? Seems like the rest of the moms stop at fast food on game nights!!!!! I envy that more than you can know. Since I gave up fast food......I am stuck! I have to come up with a plan that only takes me about 10 minutes to literally 'throw' together, put in the oven for a timed bake, and get out the door with kids in tow! I am exhausted with the process!

A few times I thought "what the heck, I stop at fast food like everyone else!" But, I know where that road leads.......so every game day, I am throwing something together to eat after the game (which is too late to eat, but it is what it is!). Tonight.......chicken and rice casserole (getting to be a big standby, since it's easy, quick, and the kids love it). I am having that about once a week right now!!!! They will soon be sick of it!

Sorry to be a downer!

Beth

 

[MouseDogMom]

Beth - I think you're right in not posting the final results, but you have nothing to feel bad about. Cindy is right in that we're all healthier and have learned so much about what we need to be doing. I think we'll see the pounds begin to fall off as the weeks progress. I had the fast food dilemma this morning. Before the challenge, I was stopping regularly for breakfast on the way to work. For the past 6 weeks, I've eaten healthy things either at home or brought them to work with me. This morning, the fridge was empty, and I was too stressed to be creative. I had a huge debate with myself over picking something up on the way, knowing that if I started down that road it would be so easy to continue. In the end, I caved, but promised myslef that I HAVE to go to the grocery store tonight and correct the situation immediately!

Cindy - Congratulations on the relay! It sounds like so much fun, except for being in the van for 31 hours. Our local marathon (City of Oaks) just announced last weekend that they're going to offer a relay option this year, and I'm giving it some thought. Only problem is that it's only a week after Marine Corps.

Maria - Down seems to be the mood of the week, so you're in good company. I'm eating everything in sight, particularly if I know it's NOT good for me. I haven't run since Thursday night, and I feel like a slug. Work is horrible - there are 4 of us in the office regularly, and one is on vacation this week, and my boss had an emergency appendectomy last night, so that leaves 2 of us for the rest of the week. (That would be the same 2 of us who had to function last summer when one broke her arms and my boss had surgery - anyone see a trend here?) So all I want to do is eat to console myself. BAD idea. Oh, and I read your post about the state foods to DD. She said her class did the same thing - Hershey Kisses from PA. She said she chose Vermont and took in Ben & Jerry's. I have absolutely no memory of any of this. I only remember the international food festival in 6th grade, when we looked for dulce de leche to make ladyfinger cake.

Manda - Thank goodness one of us is doing the right things! Keep it up - we're counting on you to keep us motivated!

Vicky - You too!

Need to get back to work - there's more than enough of it to go around today, and tomorrow, and the next day. Thank goodness Monday is a holiday.

Jackie