Motivation

Hello all!!

A big shout out to my girls from the "Lose 10 lbs by date, 2008" post.   ( :    Since starting that post, I am down almost 18 lbs.  

People asked about a new post.  Here it is! 

Weekly Friday weigh-ins?
Motivating friends? 
Friendly challenges to get moving, eat and drink right, and be conscious of all we do?

This is the place for you!

All old friends --JOIN ME!!!!  ---  new friends always welcome!

Actually, I hope that this post can bring people in from all my different cc groups....that way when we all meet one day, it will be like one huge reunion show!  ( :

TODAY WEIGHT:  166 
GOAL WEIGHT for next payday (7-20):  160

Original Post by olivia77:

Hi girls!

I am feeling good if very tired.
 
Today was my first day back at work/school.   Instead of feasting on free doughnuts, I sipped green tea and enjoyed an apple.   At 10AM, they replenished the lard basket (I mean, doughnuts) and we took a break.  I ate a banana.  At lunch, when the SUbway 16 foot subs, chips, and junk food came out, I had a piece of sandwich with 1/2 the bread -- and enjoyed it with my brought from home salad and pudding.    And I drank enough water. 

I got up early today and got in my workout BEFORE work --  400 cals burned biking and Bowflex'ing.  GO ME

We can do this, ladies!!!!

go you!

194 lbs today... funny how i can ALWAYS see how dieting pays off yet sometimes cannot make myself eat the planned amount of cals and go over:)

Don't feel bad ka, if it was easy we wouldn't need all this wonderful support. Just gotta keep tryin'!

sure! good thing is, it DOES get easier with time to avoid bad habits and stick to healthy ones - and the support here plays a big part in that:)

Yeah, we rock!  : D 

NEW ALL TIME LOW 192 lbs (went from 262)-feels so good!!

Jumpin' Cats, Ka! Seventy pounds is awesome! Hope you're feeling really hot today -- in the good way! lol!

I wore one of the pairs of capris to work that I couldn't* fit in a month ago. I must say, I'm feelin' rather spunky myself today!

*edit duh

HELL YEAH!!!   you girls are awesome. 

congrats to ka on her all time new low and to chrish for having the moxie to proudly wear orange pants.  =P    proud of you, girls!!!!

I just realized today that weighing in at 166 even was the same as the day I started this post again finally.   I had a huge spike like the day after I posted this and have been working on it ever since.  I did not make my goal of 160 by today/when kids came back to school, but that is ok.   I feel pretty good about my summer and all I got accomplished.    : D

and I KNOW my butt is smaller now than it has been in a long time.   ( :

I totally skipped 165 and weighed in at 164.8 this morning!!!!!!

Upping my cals seems to have helped. 

I can't believe this got on scale this a.m and it says 218 - that is 5 lbs.   I started at 235lb and on July 9 when we started I was 226lb.  so that is 8 lbs in the past month and 17 lbs total this summer.  why does my doctors scale always show more. My dietitian last week said I maintained so maybe it moved.   I want to get below 200 again so bad.  Maybe by xmas. You cant' believe How happy I am that it going down instead of up. You all are a inspiration to me.   Your doing great. 

WOO way to make the scale move! Good job Olivia and Gypsie,

I've maintained this week. Stayed at 157-next week it will go down

Gypsierose....you go chicklet....you will be below 200 by Christmas so soon you can start shopping for a new holiday outfit.....yippee.

Olivia, I am so happy for you, all that hard work is so paying off.

Immom, I am maintaining also; I cannot be upset but I so want the scale to go down.  I feel like I am doing everything right although I could be working out more cardio wise but I feel sick just thinking about it, yuk, yuk,yuk, I have also changed my calories by upping them by about 200 more so I am eating between 1300 and 1400.

 

thanks, girls!!!

you all are doing great.  Keep up the good work!!!  ( :

I saw dietitian today her scale always show more then mine but still showed a loss there. I have to be really good this weekend and get my water in and having fish and veg this weekend and have to go see her Monday. She said to stop eating my frozen weight watcher or lean cusine they have too much salt. When you have 50 lbs to drop I'm not really concerned about water weight but cooking chicken this weekend for the week and need to pick up another water melon and come veg.

Keep up the good work everyone we will look great by the holidays.  

A trip to Italy - Wow what motivator,  Your going to get you bottom pinched, LOL.

all of you are doing great!  ( :

I saw another new number today -- 164.2.   yay!

157.2 for me today..I am two days prior to expected visit from Aunt Flo. Hopefully I will break away from this plateau soon and see 153.9 

Olivia you are doing great..

I haven't been around the board for a while --have to catch up. I hope all of you are well! 

I am working tonight and Sunday night. Going to my Dad's Tuesday through Thursday. Maybe I will see 154 on Friday.

Hugs.

hope ZENA is having fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    ( :  Olivia misses her.  =P

how are all of you??????????????????????????   it got like cricket'y quiet.   ) :

I had an epiphany recently.   I feel better when I eat more.  Who would have thunk it?????     I really analyzed what I was burning and eating, and on the advice of some awesome cc buds, upped my cals to 600-1700.   MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had been just having green tea or breakfast, but adding a small 70 cal protein in the 30 minutes after my shower, before getting in the car at 6:30 to go to work made a difference. 

Ditto keeping the same 10:30AMish snack and adding at least 200 cals to lunch for a goal of around 600 by the time I get home.   Maybe an afternoon snack most days ---   usually fruit or string cheese.  

I have been eating since 6PM and it is 8.  I am full.  I still have dessert cals if I want them.    ( :  

ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is GOOD to figure out something for a change.    lol

That's so great Olivia! Wow, feeling better AND losing weight! What a deal!!! Gotta admit, I was a little shocked to hear that you used to only have green tea for breakfast. What were ya thinkin'??? Gotta give that beautiful bod some fuel, girl! Especially someone who gets up early and works out. To be honest, I think you ought to have more than a 70 cal protein shake...but at least it's a step in the right direction. Keep that metabolism humming.

Figuring out the proper amount of calories to consume is so confusing.  I have also upped mine but I read that your weight may go up before it comes down.  Well mine maintained so hopefully on Friday the change will show.  I am not a breakfast eater although I really try.  I was wrapping some lunchmeat in a piece of bread which was good then that started making me sick so I am back to a Special K breakfast bar.   This morning that made me feel ill so I will try the lunchmeat again.  I swear I have had morning sickness since I was pregnant with my 16 year old son!!  Missed the gym yesterday because had to give a tour at the zoo in 95 degrees.  We had a small reception afterwards and I drank a bottle of white wine (yes the whole thing because a friend and I stayed till ten just chatting).  I knew it would probably kill me this morning but it did not....I was shocked because I like wine but it does not like me.  I guess i have to stick to the expensive stuff.....lol.

My husband's motto is to make all his vices really expensive ones...that way he can't afford to over indulge. Thus he buys $60 scotch and takes a year and a half to drink it. Doesn't work quite that way for me, I take awhile (~3 mon.) to drink it and then can't afford to buy it again for another year! Same result, I guess. (;

quick and easy breakfasts rock.   all less than 100 cals or close....

egg beaters poured over raw spinach, nuke for about 4 minutes, eat.
sugar free oatmeal with a little PB
string cheese and apple
banana
fruit salad
sandwich
baked potato
cottage cheese and something
egg beaters pre-made mini quiches  (YUM)

others?   ( :