To The Gym Twice

Thats right I went to the gym two different times today! Once this morning for a 30 minute run and 40 minutes of weights. Then again this afternoon for another 30 minute run! I should sleep good tonight! Stayed right on track with points today as well, may have a small snack later and use some of those earned activity points today. Happy New Year!

41:45

That is my new personal best time on a 5k run! 41 minutes 45 seconds, almost a full 2 minutes faster than I have done before! Did that this morning! Good way to start the day! I have eaten on point all day today as well and I plan to keep it that way! I thought if I journaled earlier tonight than that would help me from the late evening binges I have had the last two nights. Already journaled cant eat anymore because then I would have to come back and edit the post and I dont want to do that! LOL Hope that theory works!

Happy Anniversary!

One year ago today I started this website for all of us! Almost 40 pounds in that year! This year I will reach goal! We all will!!

Another Good Day Ruined

Did it again! Had a great day! Right on track with points and eating healthy and lots of exercise. Got in a 45 minute run and 30 minutes of yoga. Then the binge started around 8pm, three pieces of chocolate and 3 bags of 100 calorie pack cookies! The good thing is all the "junk" is now out of the house! Not sure whats going on! I was so good last week and I was expecting it to be hard with all the holiday emotions and getting the truck! But it seems the emotional eating has hit after the fact! I have got to get it together! I have to loose weight this week!

Bad!!!!!!!!!

I gained 2.2. I figured I would with all the eating out while Dad was in the hospital and having Christmas in the same week. It got me. But, this is a new week and I am getting back up and will get it off plus another lb by next Monday. My total loss now is 9.4 pounds.

Not The Best Start To The Week

Started the morning with breakfast at Cracker Barrel because our mom's wanted to go there before headign back to Kansas. I did OK there had egg substitute, turkey sausage and potato skillet. The potatos were the only really "bad" thing. That kept me full a long time so I didnt eat again until supper which was WW chili only 2points and 1 point of light chips! Got in 35 minute of Biggest Loser Boot Camp and 20 minutes of Biggest Loser Yoga work out today too! BootCamp is an A$$ Kicker! LOL! So not bad really, then I messed up! Went to meet a friend in Denton that was bringing me my daddys truck. I thought I was dealing with the emotions but now I know I was not, because I had a Krispy Creme chocolate donut, one chocolate covered cherry and a package of swiss rolls! UGH!!! Now I am just mad at myself for being stupid!

Maintained

No gain No loss over Christmas! Kinda disappointed because I worked really hard this week and was good all week trying to lose and nothing! Bummed out! Better than a gain I guess....

OK Week

Here it is Friday again! Over all its been a good week and I was feeling pretty good about a loss until yesterday! Ate on point today went for a 45 minute run and a 40 minute walk! Guess we will see in the morning how it all turns out for the week.

Christmas

Well I did ok for breakfast and lunch, then leftovers came for dinner and I ate more than I should including 3 bite size pieces of fudge! Did get in a 30 minute walk with my mom this afternoon! Was not a "good" day but it was not really all that bad, not as bad as it could have been! Will be on track tomorrow and back to the gym!

KWCH news

I saw Aunt Pat and Lynda on the KWCH news. They are also on the internet. I'm not doing too great on eating, for some reason I am putting everything in my mouth.

Keeping On Track

Its been a good week so far! Again today I stayed focus and kept on track with points! Went to the gym first thing this morning as well for a 45 minute run! 2 more days! I can do it!

Twas The Night Before Christmas(Weight Watchers Style)

Twas the night before Christmas and what thoughts did It bring?

My mind said to me, “Why not have a big fling?”

There were pies in the oven, sugared nuts in the jar

There were snacks for the party and booze in the bar

No! I’ll resist the temptation! I’ll keep a strong head!

I’ll not eat a bite! And I climbed into bed

When out of my stomach there came such a roar

I sprang from my bed, landing flat on the floor

Away to the kitchen I flew like a flash

Tore open the fridge to do something RASH!

The light from within gave a heavenly glow

To the objects of food laid on trays there below

And about to indulge in a goodie or two,

I heard a bell jingle and stopped right on cue

Before I’d give in to a snack food to eat

I’d put on my coat and get out on my feet

Was it hunger I felt? Or was I just bored?

This year I’d think first, before my points soared I put on my coat, my warm gloves and shoes

Determined to contemplate goodies I’d choose

The moon on the crest of the new fallen snow

And on houses and trees gave a sparkle and glow

As I walked down the street, my mind did recall

All the things that we’d said at the Weight Watchers hall

At my meetings that served me to motivate

With words of encouragement to help shed this weight

I spoke not a word when my walk was done

I felt so renewed -- I knew I had won!

I walked into the kitchen, my Momentum books read

Had an orange, with a smile, and headed for bed

And I said to myself as I turned out the light

I will jingle, not jiggle -- I have fought the good fight.

Spinning Rings

Another good day on points, still have one point left over for the day in fact and thats after most of the afternoon of baking! I did not nibble on anythig! Went to the gym first thing this morning too and got in 30 minutes of weight training and 30 minutes on sprints! So far so good this week and last week my rings were so tight but this week they are back to being loose and spinning around my fingers! Good sign there! I would LOVE to loose this week, the week of Christmas! That would be great!

Out Running The Man..

Was a good day on points! So far being home all day and off work I have done really well keeping on track, I think it helps that I planned out a menu for the whole week on Saturday so I was prepared for the week. Exercise today was 2 hours of cleaning house(and more to do tomorrow LOL) and at the gym I ran for 45 minutes. I did an interval running program today with running 1 minute sprints, 2 minutes fast run and 3 minutes easy run, with one minute walk times in betwen the pace was quick enough to still complete a 5K. Bruce went to the gym today with me and tried to run with me...poor guy couldnt keep up with me! LOL! Used to be just going on walks with him I would be exhausted and could not keep up with his pace(long legs) and on bike rides I would always be at least 1/4 mile behind him. A few weeks ago on a walk not only did I keep up but I was not even winded and wanted to do more but her was "too tired" Today running I smoked him! LOL OK maybe I shouldnt laugh but it sure makes me feel good to see how far I have come....

Down!!Down!!Down!!!

I was down 4.2 lbs today. I was really excited about it. I am now going to come up with a plan for this week also, so that I don't put anymore on. Today is my free day, so I have been doing my baking today so I don't "taste test" all week on stuff.

Work Out On Sunday

I dont normally work out on Sundays but I did today because of it being Christmas week I will not be able to get to the gym on Thursday so I am made it up by going today! Ate on points all day too, good start to the week that is going to be a long hard week! Controlling my emotional eating is going to be the goal this week!

Hello from TN

Hey guys. Sorry I haven't posted before now. It sounds as if things are going good for you. I am glad to hear that surgery went well. It takes awhile to feel back to normal after the anthestia. I have no clue how to spell that. Shelly congrats on resisting the pizza-that is so hard. I know as we had a pizza party at work on Friday and I was so stressed out. I found myself eating four of the cookies -they were little butter cookies but I still didn't count them and the tops off three pieces of pizza. I went to weight watchers on Thursday and lost 1.4 so I am .2 away from getting my 5 pound goal. My meetings are on thursdays so we don't have another meeting until Jan 3. I am going to try to get to Murfreesboro to attend another meeting before that. We have been so busy this weekend and I just put Tyler down for a nap so that I could relax a little bit. It sounds like reading all these posts that we are all so much alike, the binging, the not excercising as much as we should all of it-the good the bad the ugly. I so appreciate all of your honesty and it is really helping me to be honest as well.

Love you guys..

Lisa

Bad all week

I have been bad all week. I keep thinking, I'll exercise tomorrow and here it is Sunday and haven't done anything. I will find out tomorrow just how bad it is.

I Was Right This Week

I was up this week, just a little .2! Not that much I know but still very frustrating when I worked so hard this week in the gym and not eating all the goodies at work! Very disappointing.

I Know I Say It Every Friday

But once again I am saying it, I really do not think I lost any weight this week! Reason is last week my rings were falling off my fingers and this week they are tight. I just feel like I am retaining fluid for some reason. I think these last 13 pounds are going to be really hard! Today was a good day on points and then I ran for 45 minutes and yoga for 30 minutes. Just hope the scale in the morning shows some progress I would like to get that 40 pounds in the next two weeks!

What To Do!?

Had a good day again! Stayed on track all day with points, even with temptations at work I did not give in. Got in a really good 45 minute run too. Tomorrow is supposed to be a weight training day but not sure if I will do that. Lifting weights the day before a weigh in is not a good idea. Lifting weights=sore muscles=water retention which = weight gain! At this time I havent decided what I will do I may just make it another cardio day and add in some yoga...

Feeling Fat

Ever have those moments when all is good and you actually feel skinny! Then have a moment that no matter what you do you feel fat! Well today was one of those days, feeling fat! UGH! No reason just feeling it! Stayed right on points today and got in plenty of exercise so I have no explaination for the feeling, just hope it goes away! Did 30 minutes of weight training, 20 minutes of sprints and 30 minutes of yoga tonight! Feeling good and stretched out now and ready for bed..

No Pizza

I had totally forgot that today we were having a pizza party for some the kid at work! Man that was tough. I was really wanting to dive into that pizza it smelled so good! BUT, I did not! Instead I ate a bowl of mixed carrots, celery and radishes. LOL I am sure the pizza would have tasted better but I was proud that I did not give in. I stayed on points all day and got in 45 minutes of running tonight too. My legs are hurting tonight! Taking some ibprofen and going to bed...night!

I did it!!!

I lost 3.4 which put me under 200 lbs!!! I would have posted yesterday but didn't feel like it with the surgery. Surgery went well and I am getting my hearing back slowly. I am in some pain still with the ears and have a headache from the anesthesia, but should get back to normal by tomorrow. I am hoping to exercise again tomorrow and get back on track. Monday is my free day to eat whatever and not count calories (after weigh in of course), so today will be counting again.

Change In Routine

So I decided as I was falling asleep last night that it was time for a change in workout routine. Instead of weights 2 days a week and running 3 days a week, I am changing it up to weights 3 days and running 2 days. But I also decreased the amount of time doing weights from 45 minutes to 30 minutes so I am following it up with 20 minutes of sprints to kinda help replace that extra day of running I cut out. Day one was today, did 30 minutes of weights 20 minutes of sprints and then at home got in 30 minutes of yoga! Also changes up the weight lifting routine so I am again sore! LOL! No pain no gain right!? Right on track all day with points too, no candy in day one of secret santa, I got a glass angel that is very pretty! Wohoo! No candy! Lets hope the trend continues for the week...

Why Do I Do This

I had a really good day, eating on points until 5pm! Then for some unknown reason, well OK not unknown, I have been thinking about my Dad alot today, I went on a junk food binge, anything and everything I could get my hands on! I am so disgusted with myself! I hate it when I do this! I know its part of the whole thing but I still hate it! I wish I had more control over myself! This may be a really difficult week, I am hoping not! Last week at school before the break and we are having secret santa week. I just PRAY my secret santa does not give me a bunch of junk food! We filled out questionaires about what we like, I put for snacks the 100 calorie packs and for drinks I put Tangerine Diet Rite. So hopefully my secret santa will pay attention to that and not get what ever they think is better! If I do get junk I may just give it to some of my kids! I obvisouly can not be trusted to have it in my house because one little week moment like tonight and I will eat it! GGGGRRRRR~!

2.5 miles

I went 2.5 miles on my elliptical today. That is the most I have ever done. My goal is to get rid of at least 3 lbs this week. Hopefully I will.

Broke My Goal For The Week

My goal this week was 2 pounds! I did it~! and a little more~ 2.4!! 37 pounds gone for good~ 13.4 to goal!!!!!!!!!

A Little Something Different

The workout that is...still got on the treadmill, I am a junkie! Ran for 30 minutes then decided to spend 15 minutes on the bike doing some hill intervals. Ate on points all day as well. Good day, good week, but will it show tomorrow when its time to get on the scale!? As normal I dont even feel like I have lost anything, I hate that! I wanna feel it! I would love to get on the scale tomorrow and see 2 pounds down that would get back to my lowest that I was the week before Thanksgiving but that is probably not going to happen.........

Did 2 miles

I used my elliptical today and went 2 miles. It felt great. I am glad to be back exercising again. I have surgery Monday so I am hoping to weigh in before I go.

Working Out The Soreness

Man my inner thighs and hamstrings were so super tight and sore all day! But I went to the gym anyway and worked it out! Now there is no pain! Just what I neede. Spent 30 minutes on strength training and 15 minutes on the treadmill running sprints. Was going to try to get something else in tonight but it didnt happen. Went to WW meeting for the new plan and of course the meeting ran late then when I got home I had groceries to put away(Bruce went while I was at meeting) and a few more Christmas cards to get addresse and rady to mail. Now I am just too tired and ready for bed.

Lisa--Keep the snow there! Although I bet the boys are loving it!

It's Snowing in TN

Hey Carla and Shelly. Hope all is well with you. Carla it sounds as if you have had a rough week not feeling good remember medicine can make you retain water and show on the scale. You will probably have a large weight loss next week. It's just a phase and you have to push thru it. Great job on the excercises Shelly. It sounds as if you are well on your way again also. I can't wait to hear how you did tonight. I skipped my Christmas party at work to go to the weight watchers meeting tonight. It started snowing just as it was time to leave which it never does here. I was halfway to the town where the meetings are held when I thought I better call to see if meeting was cancelled. I called and they didn't know of any cancellations. I finally got all the way to the meeting just to find out that they had cancelled the meeting but were still taking peoples money and letting them weigh. So even though I didn't get to learn about the new plan I did get to weigh and it showed 3.4 lbs gone. (I refuse to say lost because when you loose something you usually want to find it-I don't want to find my fat again) I have really let go of 6 lbs since I started doing program last monday but because I didn't go to a meeting until Thurs only 3.4 can truly be recorded.

I can't tell you how much your support has meant to me Shelly and this blog is a fantastic idea. I am glad you thought of it and I love the Christmas Theme. GREAT JOB

The Running Mood

Weird how Monday I went to the gym wanting to run but when I started to run I just wasnt in the mood to do so! Today I went to the gym not really feeling in the mood to run, my legs are kinda sore but once I got there and started I was all about it! I even reduced my recovery time which increased my running time. Almost didnt finish though after the first two run/recover I was like what the heck why is this so hard, then I remembered I reduced the recovery time but was still going at the faster pace for the longer recovery time, so once I slowed the pace to match the shorter recovery time I was all good! 5K~!! Did not get any yoga in tonight like I wanted to because we decided we needed to get our Christmas cards done so they could get mailed and then I had laundry to put away! I sure could have used the stretching tonight too! Oh well. Right on track with points today too! 2 more days until weigh in...

Staying Focused!

I was a rough day but I managed to get there it and on track! The morning started out hectic and very busy which always makes me want to grab the first diet dr pepper I can fine! Not today! Had the chance to but did not give in! One leads to two which leads to three....did not want to go there! Stayed on points all day. Got in 45 minutes at the gym lifting weights and 30 minutes at home on the ellipitcal for cardio. Fighting the urge to check the scale in the morning, I hate it when I get in those moods I would just rather weight until Saturday but sometimes I just cant help myself. I am going to try to NOT get on the scale in the morning....

Return To Yoga

Day 2 this week and again a good day! Ate all my daily points and nothing over that. I think I am starting to really get back into the groove! I just want to do everything I can to get to my goal! I got in lots of exercise today as well. At the gym I had intended on running a 5K, but when I got there I was just not in the mood to run today and just wasnt "feeling it" So instead of running I spent 45 minutes on the treadmill doing increase and decrease inclines! Whoa! Could have ran and it may have been easier! LOL! Tonight at home I got in an easy pace of 20 minutes on the elliptical and followed that up with a very over do session of yoga! I love doing yoga so I dont know why I keep getting away from it and not making the time to do it. Its so relaxing and a great stress reliever! I have got to keep it in my normal routine.

Bummed

Well, I gained the 1.4 back!! I am really depressed about this. I have been sick for over a week and know I didn't eat a lot!!

I like the new colors and pics.

Carla

On The Right Track For The Week

Sunday was a good day! Great start to my week! Stayed on points all day even despite the challenge to do so. Spent the day Christmas shopping so we are out and about most of the day so eating out occured but I was good! Ate breakfast and dinner at home. For lunch we stopped at Wendys where I got a side salad and a chicken sandwich but ate only the chicken not the bread or anything else. We also stopped at Baskin Robbins where I had a junior size cup of frozon non fat yogurt! No exercise today, unless you count all the walking from the shopping. Ate all 20 points. This is going to be a good week, I am excited about going to WW because they are rolling out a new program and I cant wait to see how it works!

Some But Not Enough

Was down today at the weigh in 1.6! Which I know is a good loss for a week, but last week I gained twice that much! Still have 2 pounds to get off to get to where I was before Thanksgiving~ thats my goal for this week 2 pounds!

Time Again

Well here it is Friday night again! Tomorrow is weigh in day! Today was good! Ate all my daily points and got in 45 minutes of cardio. Did a mixure of inclines and some jogging today. 2 minutes of 15% incline 2 minutes of 1% at a jogging pace and 1 minute at 1% recover time and repeat that for 45 minutes! Tomorrow we will see if it was worth it or not! I would love to see the scale back down as much as my gain was last week! But I know that wont happen, I dont even think I lost at all......

Working Out The Soreness

I wasn't too sore today just more stiff than anything so when I got to the gym I decided to go ahead and do my weight training, just decreased the amount of weights so I would work out the stiffness and not create more soreness! Then I got in 20 minutes on the ellipitcal for cardio! Ate on points all day! Actaully I still have 2 points left. Even though I have had a good week I dont feel like I have lost all that much! I sneak peaked at the scale yesterday and it hadnt budged at all since Saturday! I had thought most of the gain from Thanksgiving would have been water retention because I really wasnt all that bad but apparently its not water just more fat because no change in the scale! Just going to have another good day tomorrow and see what the scale shows on Saturday!

The First Step

How does that Christmas song go? Put one foot in front of the other and soon you'll be walking down the road? That is how I felt tonight. I was having a normal hectic afternoon-got off work fed Tyler his bottle, unloaded and loaded the dishwasher, put clothes from the dryer into the laundry basket and unloaded the washer into the dryer, cooked dinner for the boys and it was just about time to go when Tyler started having a melt down because he was ready to eat again. Mike had just walked in the door and so I almost used that as an excuse to not go but...because I knew you two would be checking I went. Then I couldn't find the building so I almost turned around. When I finally found it the leader told me he really didn't want me to join tonight because they would have all new material next week also so he offered to just let me sit in on the meeting. I told him that I HAD to weigh in tonight that it was do or die for me and I didn't care if the material would be outdated in a week I needed to do this. So....I did. I loved the meeting leader. His name is John and he got me so pumped up and excited and I was so thankful that I went. I so appreciate all of your support and you taking this time to make this blog and Carla you are so right TOGETHER we can do it. I am actually really excited. Let the journey begin..

On the wagon

I am feeling better...I will be glad when the surgery is over and the sinus stuff will clear up...I am working today with a friend who is also on my weight loss team and she is going to help me stay on the wagon today. My goal for the week is to weigh in under 200 lbs. I won't be exercising today as I am doing a 24 hour shift, but will be walking around the office and in the garage, so I won't be just sitting down. I am going back to the gym tomorrow and that will help get me motivated again. I have also thought of a plan for home. I have lost a little over 5 lbs so I am going to get a poster board and start clipping out pictures of things I have "lost" to put on it. For example with the 5 lbs I am going to get a picture of a bag of sugar and glue it on the poster board. I have lost a bag of sugar. My goal is to lose a combination of 50 lb bag of dog food and 10 lb bag of cat food which happens to be the amounts that I buy my animals.

Good to see you on the board Lisa.

Carla

Sore!

Oh man am I sore today! Upper body and lower body! Today was a good points day, even with the holiday open house at the admin building, I ate lunch before I went so I was not hungry and then while there I just "sampled" a fwe things and was completely satisfied! At they gym I ran a 5K again today, it was "painfully" obvious when I started that I was not going to compete it under 42 minutes today. My legs were to sore to move to fast so I had to slow down my running pace, heck even my arms hurt when running today! Anyway I did complete the 5K in 46 minutes! Tomorrow is supposed to be a weight training day but right not I am not sure that is what I will do, may just do some cardio if I am still this sore tomorrow!

Suprise

Suprised to see me post on here Shelly? I really didn't want to because if I fail this time you all will know about it but I decided to step out on faith and just do it. I know WW works as I lost 75 pounds before and 64 pounds before doing Weight Watchers so I know the program works if you just do it. I found a meeting that is on Thursdays in a nearby town. I am going to try to get brave enough to go tomorrow-I just haven't had much sucess with the group here in my home town and am looking forward to trying a new one. My only dilema is that I won't be able to go next Thursday due to a work christmas party and I hate to miss my official first weigh in so I will have to go somewhere else to weigh but I will figure it out. I thought about waiting until two weeks to start so I won't have to miss any meetings but I wanted to get started right away. I know this is only Wednesday but I have faithfully stuck to my eating program for the last three days. Even with Mike setting here snacking next to me and I haven't eaten past 8. I have found it very easy so far and I have copied Shellys lunch for the last three days (the wrap, chicken and cheese) I don't think I could do it without the three month journal so thank you very much for that Shelly. Anyhow, enough rambling but thanks Shelly for doing such a great job and helping me to get motivated. I haven't excercised at all this week as I start coughing like crazy when I am up moving around but feeling much better soon so I am going to add excercise next week. Just taking it one day at a time.

Have a great rest of the week.

Lisa

Back To Weights

Today was a good day! Stayed with in my points and worked out! I went back to the weight lifting after a week break from it. Spent 50 minutes doing total body and I am already sore from it! Also got in 30 minutes on the elliptical tonight while watching Biggest Loser. Tomorrow may be a challenge there is a holiday luncheon at the admin buildign tomorrow that normally I would not go to but a friend/coworker asked me to go with her to it! Hope there is lots of veggies to snack on and I have to will power to stay from the bad stuff that will be there...

Down Again

I weighed in yesterday and lost 1.4. I was really suprised. I am sick again this week so it should be a loss too. Found out yesterday that I have to have surgery which should keep me from getting these sinus infections so much. I tried a new machine at the gym yesterday called a ROM. You work the upper body for 4 minutes and the lower for 4 minutes and it is the equivalent of 30 minutes of cardio. Great for a busy day.

Back To It Again

OK Sunday for the most part was good! Stayed on points all day, until later that evening and I had a minor slip, but it was a slip with low point food so not too bad, was busy all day Sunday as well and got in a non traditional workout. Decorated the house and Christmas tree. Also put up the lights outside, which took 3 hours just by itself. LOL The bushes in front of our house were in desperate need of trimming, so we trimming the bushes and then had to pick up the mess, 11 large trashbags later we got to hang up the lights! My upper body was sore from it.
Today was a really good day! On points all day and good choices. Exercise-back to the gym! YES! I missed the gym last week. Got in a 5K run under 43 minutes! You were right Carla, running is what I needed!