Hurray Nick!!!!

Nick..........lost 15 lbs................5.474%
Michelle...lost 3 lbs................2.054%
Annie.......lost 2.7 lbs...............1.654%
Mark.......lost 3.4 lbs..............1.593%
Teresa.....lost 2 lbs................1.526%
Aileen pretty much broke even
And I managed to gain 3 damn lbs. lovely :-/
Nice job everyone!!!!!

The Winner is Nick

Nick won!! Losing a total of 15 lbs. I'll post the numbers when I get to work.

His 'winnings' can be sent to my house. He knows where to find me. ;-)

Mark's Final

Sorry for not chiming in. I got off Atkins and put a few pounds on. Back on again though! I am shooting for another 20 lbs. Final weigh in was 210. Thanks for being patient and sorry I fell off. Congrats to the winner!

The final already?

I was 129 on Friday. That's not what I was this morning after a weekend of lots of drinking and eating, but hey I'll take it!

Aileen's Weigh In

sorry for the delay guys. 123.8.... so i guess you can see why i was in no rush to post :-/

YAY for nick!! send some inspiration and motivation my way!!!

Hi Guys!!

Can everyone please post their weights? Nick lost 15 pounds and he's really excited. He's hoping he's ''the winner'' but more importantly, he's really happy with what he's started!!!!

last weigh in

shell~ 143 -1.5 lbs

nick~ 259 -1lbs.

The Final Weigh In

Jake 142 - I think it's fantastic that I went up. LMAO

Ok... maybe now that it isn't raining every single day and night, I can get back on track. I was doing pretty well there at the start by walking the dog and playing tennis, so I know it's in me. It was pretty tough to do when it was raining both morning or at night. Of course, making the food choices I made didn't help either b/c I could have maintained even without the exercises. No regrets for me, just a slight bit of disappointment but I'm also realistic. The sun motivates me.

Good luck to everyone else, especially Nick. He's been working pretty hard!!!!

Is everyone on vacation this week?

I see no one is posting! My week has been good for work outs but only so-so for food and drink. I figure the week is already doomed cause of 4th of July. I'll be eating and drinking a lot I am sure. I am going to Nantucket the weekend of July 17th so I gotta lose a few pounds by then so I can lay on the beach in my bikini. I'll have two weeks to do it after all the parties this weekend!!

aileen's weigh in

i was in chi-town on friday morning... sorry for the delay!!

same for me... i'm afraid to see what's comingup this friday... i ate and drank sooo much this weekend...

Week 7 Stats

Nick............................ 5.109%
Annie..........................1.659%
Michelle......................1.020%
Teresa........................0.763%
Jake............................sucks

I don't have Aileen or Mark. WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM MARK SINCE JUNE 12TH!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, what's up with that??

Jake

142 :-O ... and I have 'my friend' which means I could weigh more next week. Yeah, my body does exactly the friggin' opposite of what it's supposed to.

Ugh.

annie's

same

m & n weigh in

shell~ 144.5    -3 lbs

nick~ 260    - 6 lbs

Teresa's Weigh In

Yup it's Friday! Time to weigh in - 130 for me.
I agree that we haven't really been into it this time. I've been pretty bummed that I haven't been able to go to the gym because I've been sick and because of some other stuff going on. I am looking forward to Monday though because I'm feeling better and am gonna get myself back to the gym. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

awwww :-(

Hi all,

looks like we're not really in the spirit of round 3. maybe we've just been doing it for too long. anyone have any new ideas to keep us motivated and communicating about our weight loss goals and progress? i could really use some motivation right now :-(

what a weekend

124.5 Fri morning.
I did not even want to look at the scale this am after a gluttonous but incredibly fun and relaxing weekend in NC.
Time to get back on track to look incredible wearing the sexy dress that A is lending me for a wedding in less than two weeks.
unfortunately, I can't run right now b/c I knotted up my back last week at class and in limping around like a cripple, my knee feels a little funny. We'll see how class goes tomorrow.
Have a great day!

Temptation

"When you stop and think about your setbacks, you might see a pattern emerge. Do you ease up when you're alone, when it's late at night, or when you see progress and think you can let go? Everyone loses control, but maybe you have specific vulnerabilities that you can fight. Lonely and bored? Call a friend, go out, read a good book. You can also try starting your nighttime routine earlier if it will lessen your opportunities to snack. There are almost always preventive measures you can take to stop temptation before it's too late!" - Harley Pasternak

Late weigh in

131 again when I weighed myself on Friday. My dinner and 3 glasses of wine on Thursdsay didn't help that since I was 130 Thursday morning. This weekend was ok but not great. I'm still sick which is unbelievably annoying. I've barely been to the gym because of it. Plus I'm in a training class all week so I won't be able to hit the gym at lunch. 2 softball games tonight, if we don't get rained out. hope everyone had a good weekend!

Weigh In

121.4

having an extremely gluttonous weekend.

annie's

Um, yeah. 160. I'm going back to my farm...

Jake's Weigh In

140 and I just don't give a crap.

what ive been eating...

Maybe I should be honest about my food intake. I haven't been posting it because it's been absolutely disgusting. Luckily I haven't gained a lb because of all my working out. But the bottom line is... if I hadn't been eating like this, I'd probably look super hot in a bikini by now!!! :-( oh well.

I guess we'll start with yesterday...
Green lemonade
2-3 cups of coffee
3 key lime cookie straws (6 is a serving. but for breakfast?? geez.)
spinach salad with mung sprouts, mushrooms, cucumber, balsamic dressing, and a bag of fritos. not the 50cent size... but the 75 cent size... :-o
potato chips
2 slices of cheese pizza, homemade
glass of white wine

Today so far...
coffee, water
banana-mana bar
handful of pork rinds
cajun shrimp wrap w/ fries (more like chips because of the shape, but a fried potato nonetheless... ) I ate the whole thing. i was thinking halfway through, I should stop. but i kept going and also ate almost all the fries... chips... whatever.

and i'm going out to dinner tonight.

It seems as if I've been trying to justify my meals like... ok, if I have green lemonade first thing, i can have coffee and whatever else for breakfast. or... as long as I have a salad, I can gorge on dominos cheesy bread and pizza. ugh!!!!

I'm going to refocus on monday. i'm just not ready today....

I'm still alive I swear!

Ok so the cookies and not working up last week caught up to me and I was back to 131 on Friday. I don't even know why I didn't post, I must have been busy at work! The weekend wasn't much better. The party I went to had home made Italian cookies...yum. And yesterday I played a little softball, did chest at the gym and then had drinks and peanuts afterward. Gotta start focusing today. I feel like crap though! My doctor put me on steroids cause I'm still sick and someone told me that they make you hungry. Has anyone seen that before? I hope that's not true! I need to stop eating!

sorry folks... I need Teresa, Michelle and Nick for the weekly results.

been out of the loop

The confession: While I've been MIA I've gone back up to 175.

The bad news: That means I gained almost all of the weight I lost way back in round one. I won't blame it on anything other than lack of discipline.

The good news - marathon #8 completed. (scientifically impossible to understand how that bad news can accompany this good news, but there it is)

The better news - I am rededicating myself to healthy eating.

This weekend I have had zero alcohol or junk food. I've been active Friday and Saturday and have a run planned with the club tomorrow. Monday is my first intense Salsa lesson. I have SIX weeks to look super sexy on the dance floor. Well, super sexi-ER, that is ;) lol

So even though y'all are probably in the middle of a round, I hope you don't mind if I unofficially tag along and get inspired from the great success I'm reading. I've missed this crew!

XOXO
TL

Mark's weigh in

206.0- I know I lost more but I had to weigh in last night. The meat eating is going well! My stress level is a 11 on a scale of 10! Hopefully next week is better.

annie's weigh in

Same weight, BUT feel healthier and stronger and clothes def. fitting better. My new tennis shoes are coming and I'm excited! On the court, I am definitely moving faster. If anyone wants to come hit, please come out! Tennis is such great exercise and I love running around.

Aileen's Weigh In

122.0

I'm SORE today!! the workouts are getting harder!!

Jake

140 :-/ I'd say "WTF???", but I really can't worry too much. I was very active this week. Dakota and I walked nearly every morning this week and at night we would go out on the tennis court and hit some tennis balls.(me and the kids, not Dakota) The fact that my weight hasn't changed is a little upsetting. However, I showed both Michelle and Annie yesterday, that I could easily pull down my jeans without unzipping them. (I'm trying to figure out why michelle nearly went into shock and annie barely blinked an eye)

I know it's just a number and I know I'm clearly getting in better shape but being stuck at 140 when I know I should easily be less is a little discouraging. The fact that I can walk/jog with Dakota about 2 miles in the AM and still go out on the tennis court for an hour an a half in the PM is pretty encouraging. It sure beats sitting.

I told Annie, I'm not going to stop what I'm doing. Sooner or later, it's all just going to 'melt' off. I truly believe that. I just wish it was melting....even slowly. I hate 'stuck'

new yummy healthy snack

Hi there-

If you like the Lara Bars (Teresa!), try Weil by Natrue's Path Organic Pure Fruit and Nut bar. I don't think they're raw like the Lara Bars, but still yummy. I opted for the Banana Manna bar instead of stealing some of my mom's croissant. whew!

PT tonight. Haven't been there in about a week. scared, but looking forward to it!

Tuesday

i was pretty good until i got a gift basket from a certain someone :-) although i had one bite of the almond roca and the 2 lil' white choc and raspberry cookies. YUM. Then dinner was a case of "i'm just eating what we have in the house." (not that i didn't enjoy it!) whole grain wild rice with fish sticks and ketchup. totally reminds me of my childhood (well, it was just white rice then). Went to the gym this morning b/c i'm making dinner tonight!

have a great day, everyone :-)

Bad Sarah

Ugh - I have been totally off track with my eating and my stomach is letting me know. Time to get back to healthy eating. Fruits and veggies. Hopefully my stomach will feel better after a couple days of that.
Other than that, I've been good with the gym. Went Sunday morning, Mon morning and this morning was my class. I'm totally going to be sore.
I hope everyone has a great day!

No gym

So i haven't gone to the gym in a few days thanks to being sick. still not 100% but i'm gonna try to go to belly dancing tonight for some sort of work out at least! it's kinda a crazy week. i'm in training for 3 days and they have those deadly cookies that they freshly bake for us at 2 pm. i had to have the oatmeal cranberry ones yesterday even though i tried to resist. my other 3 meals of the day were healthy at least! Today so far I have had the turkey sausage egg white flatbread from Dunkin Donuts plus a coffee for breakfast. Lunch soon and I plan on having a salad!

No Doubt!

So I went to the No Doubt concert last night and it was AMAZING! I hope all the jumping and dancing around I did made up for my day off from the gym....!

yesterday was good until dinner time.... Joseph gave me a choice of Bojangles or McDonalds. We went for McDonalds because believe it or not- the choices there are more healthy! Had a grilled chicken sandwich, no mayo, fries, and some sprite. at the concert i had this bacardi twister thing and a huge huge miller lite... then on the drive home, a bag of grandma utz kettle cooked potato chips. oh well.

hoping for a decent eating day today. it's so weird, even though my eating has been crappy and my weight hasn't changed, i'm still feeling pretty good. put on a pair of pants last night... i had gotten them years and years ago at anthropologie. i wasn't in a try-on mood, so i just bought them. size 6 seemed to be a good choice (i think i was b/w a 4 and a 6 at the time). I brought them home and... they were TOO tight! i was so upset, but was hoping to get into them someday. I have to say I was only able to wear them after I got my tonsils out... you remember- no eating for 2 weeks! And I never put them on again... until last night! I can't wear them, they are sorely "out of style," but hey. i'm glad i held on to them!!

Weekend

So... I haven't been able to focus on eating right recently. But I finally got back on track yesterday. I was craving sweets so badly... but i held back. it's crazy how i've been eating sweets and/or dessert every day for the last few weeks. I need to pick certain days that I treat myself to dessert... so i don't have it every day.

Weekly Results

Mark........3.092%
Nick..........2.919%
Annie.......1.659%
Teresa.....0.773%
Aileen......0.162%
Michelle.....0
Jake.......-0.719%

Have a great week everyone!!!!!

Turkey Pepperoni

Does anyone else eat turkey pepperoni? Cause I do and you know what? It's gross! I'm gonna just go ahead and admit it! Every time I eat that stuff my stomach hurts and yet I still buy it. What is wrong with that picture? *sigh* just gonna have to eat the low fat cheese minus the pepperoni! Good thing I bought a gigantic bag of Polly-O string cheese from Costco! :-)

Jake's Weigh In

140.

Wrong direction.... grrrrr.... but really I'm ok with it. It's not where I want to be nor was I intending to gain weight but it's all good. My sleep is screwed up (last night was purely my own fault) and I know until I get back on track with that, I'm not going to be too motivated otherwise. Heck, we've used our tennis rackets a couple of times this week and also the jump rope. The weight may not be coming off, but my heart & lungs are getting stronger and my legs & arms are moving more. AND I got to be with my kids alot this week because of it. I'll take the additional pound if it means I get to spend hours with my kids having fun. I'm pretty sure all the laughing we do is tightening up my ab muscles anyway. :-)

I do however have my suspicions about Annie. I think she keeps plying me with food so she can beat me but more so I can't borrow (steal) her dresses any more. LMAO

Great job everyone.

Annie's weigh in

160... I feel a change coming.... good exercise week! Hopefully I can keep it up!

Teresa's Sick Weigh In

I'm sick so only arms and softball yesterday. No cardio. Probably no work out today cause I feel yucky. My weigh in for today is 130. better, but i still need to get into the 120's!

Sarah's weigh-in (but not really)

124.5
I'm maintaining. And I was pretty bad early this week. No workouts, Sun, Mon or Tues and ate lots of food. I've started having a glass of wine with dinner every night, but I think I'm going to stop and just have it once in a while with dinner.
Have a great day!

Aileen's Weigh In

123.2 BUT I'm not upset. I just put on a pair of jeans today that were tight when I was this weight prior to personal training. yay

Mark's Weigh in

206.8 - this week was by far the hardest! I wanted carbs so bad, but I didn't want to break the success I've been having. I've been working too many hours and not getting enough sleep. I still have not been to the gym, but I probably walk more than a mile a day working in the factory. I am counting the days until I can have pizza and bagels!

Thursday so far

Green lemonade, a brownie (gasp), coffee, and a banana... made a big salad for lunch and split with amy... baby greens, mushrooms, grilled chicken breast, sprouts of some kind w/ homemade "liquid gold elixir" dressing... and I ate 1/4 of a steak biscuit (free sample from the vending machine man. damn him!!!!). at least i only ate 1/4.

water, water, and hopefully I'll stay away from another coffee. I HAVE to go to the gym today...

Sore!

My whole body hurts and I'm sick! Skipped the gym yesterday cause I was so exhausted and had a glass of wine so that was a tiny cheat. Everything else was good though and so far today I've had egg whites for breakfast and a couple cashews and almonds. Should be doing shoulders at the gym today and then softball later, if I don't pass out at some point before then!

Quote posted in gym in NJ

“You can’t always be the fastest or the strongest, but you can always try the hardest.”

http://therenegadegym.com/

Finally

I went grocery shopping last night and stocked up on healthy stuff. Veggies, fruits, yogurts and more tea. I was bad this week. I did weights at home Saturday, but no gym Sun, Mon or Tues. So class on Wed morning and I got up this am too. I'll definitely get up tomorrow morning as well. Hopefully with all the fruit now, I won't eat so much crap like I did this weekend. We ordered Chinese Sun b/c we were lazy and didn't feel like trying to make anything. Sat was 2 picnics, so I had some beer and lots of food. I have not weighed myself all week b/c I'm a little nervous. But my clothes still fit, so I don't think I've done too much damage.
Anyway - be strong everyone! 4 weeks til Round 3's final weigh-in! Have a great day!

Massage anyone?

Ugh I am soo sore from the gym and various other activities. I think today is a good hot tub day! Day 3 on South Beach is going well. Scrambled eggs with green peppers for breakfast, eggplant for lunch. Not feeling so hot today though, my throat is sore. I hope I'm not getting sick!!

I've been slacking.

Not gonna lie, I haven't posted because my food intake is just shockingly disgusting. For example- so far today I've had green lemonade, 2 huge coffees FULL of white sugar and powdered creamer, 2 crab rangoons, and a persimmon. Gross.

Personal training session #.... 6 yesterday. OMG- it was pretty serious! I don't have another session until next monday (or maybe later... depending if I get in on the No Doubt concert in raleigh!!) . Let's hope I can keep up with my homework.... 100 cals or the treadmill at 15% incline... no holding allowed :-/ and 100 cals on the arc trainer at 10 incline and 100 resistance!! i'm getting out of breath just thinking about it.

Thank you Sarah

"But if we get on the treadmill together, there's two things: Either you're getting off first, or I'm gonna die. It's really that simple."......Will Smith

Oh dear, you should ask my kids what their mother is like. LMAO

Anyway, I had a horrible day yesterday (not with food but emotionally) and when I read this, I grabbed my kids and daughter's b/f and I bought us all (cheap) tennis rackets and balls, then went to volley some balls. I don't care if we can't play tennis, what I care about is that we moved our butts for well over an hour... then came home and we all jumped rope.

Thanks Sarah for finding things that constantly motivate me.

Back on track

Aileen I know exactly how you feel. This weekend was rough with 2 nice dinners and a family get together plus some leftovers! I started South Beach today though. I just have to do it and be serious because clothes aren't fitting and that's grossing me out!

So far today I had a veggie omelet thing from the cafe and now i'm having a salad with some turkey and ham. Did chest and the gym already and later i'm going to do some cardio and I have a softball game. If we go to the bar that sponsors us afterward I'm not drinking or eating peanuts!

Will Smith says:

"I will NOT be outworked. Period... You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me, you might be all of those things. You got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, there's two things: Either you're getting off first, or I'm gonna die. It's really that simple."

-Will Smith, on his work ethic

I am grossing myself out!!!

I have eaten all sorts of nasty things for the past 2 or so weeks. I am embarassed to even write it. I need to get back on track. I know I keep saying that.... but i really need to get it going... :-(

Sorry I'm late

209.0 no big deal. I need to get in the gym!

The Stats

Jake's weigh in - 139 grrr


Nick...................2.189%
Annie.................1.659%
Aileen.................0.648%
Michelle..............0
Jake....................0
Teresa..............-1.526

Mark didn't post. But if he stayed the same as last week he was at 1.780%

Michelle & Nick

Michelle - 146
Nick - 268

aileen's weigh in

122.6

up from last week, but i'm not too worried. i'm feeling much stronger and have much more endurance. i have been eating crappy- today especially. and i still need that shrink. called someone that was referred to me last night..... no answer. it takes a lot of nerve to make the call- i don't know why. haven't tried again yet.

Teresa Weigh In

So I am working from home today and forgot to weigh myself this morning. Then like an idiot I decided to weigh myself after eating some wheat pasta for lunch. 133. I'm guessing if I had weighed myself when i first got up i would have still been at 131 but oh well! I'm sure my honey wheat blueberry pancakes this morning didn't help either but they were GOOD!

Inspiration (I hope)

So I get constant emails every day about weight loss and eating healthy, etc. Two of them from this morning talk about what happens when you mess up. Here is one email newsletter I received on diet slipups:

The poet Alexander Pope said it best: "To err is human, to forgive divine." Everyone on this diet is human, and everyone is going to cheat. If it's not a slice of cake at an office birthday party, then it might be potato chips during the big game, or those irresistible doughnuts. Cheating occurs especially around snack time, when you're going to be craving your favorite comfort foods. Remember the second part of the quotation and forgive yourself for your transgression — don't destroy a day of good eating because of a silly mistake. Just because you ate a candy bar after lunch doesn't mean you should skip having a healthy dinner! You're up to the challenge of staying on course, even after a little misdirection.

The other newsletter is more about missing a workout:

There will be times when you might have to miss a workout. Just don't get upset over it and let your distress overtake your motivation.
Missing a single workout in no way means that you can't stick to an exercise schedule. This would be a self-destructive mind set. Allowing such negativity to intrude in your life might even make you miss a string of workouts, or set you up to fall off your diet. Let it go and focus on doing your next workout, and your next, and so forth.
Says Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper: "It doesn't matter how far off track you've gone if you just make a concerted effort every day--the smallest step--you can get control of your life again."
Take a lesson from competitive athletes: Do mental warmups. Start thinking about the benefits of your upcoming workout. The calories you'll burn. The muscle you'll firm. Your body reshaping itself, all in the right places. The stress-relieving chemicals that will flood your system. Imagine how invigorated and rejuvenated you'll feel.

Annie's weigh in

160

Not panicking

so 125.5 this am. But I'm a little bloated and last weekend was so bad. I have worked out Wed, Thu, and this morning. I actually couldn't fall back to sleep this am after I woke up at 5:20. I was thinking of staying in bed since it's really crappy weather in CT, but I kept thinking about the new jeans I bought and not gaining weight.
Anyway, I just want to remind everyone, you can screw up, just don't make that an excuse for being bad all week. One screwup will not make you gain 5 lbs, but screwing up all week will. Every meal is a new experience and you can make it healthy.
Have a great day!

i am hopeless

I am so friggin stressed with everything, I can't stay focused. a little bit of green lemonade for breakfast- like 6 oz... b/c i was running around. then a whole panera sandwich. NOT healthy. and a bag of their chips. and half a cookie. and a bite of brownie. I need to get a shrink or something.

Tuesday

I did really really well all day until... after dinner I had an ice cream sandwich. it was super yummy and nostolgic. I think i'm having a sandwich for lunch today, so that kills the diet already... :-/

Holiday weekends are bad

I also ate and drank waaaaay too much. Gotta get bakc to the routine and eat better. Luckily the leftovers from the picnic is actually healthy. I'll be eating grilled chicken for the next couple days along with this mango, avocado and black bean salad. Yum. Unfortunately, being hungover Monday meant that Brian and I ordered Chinese, so I had those leftovers last night.
But - back to class this am. I'll be sore. And I'm definitely planning on going to the gym the next two mornings as well. I haven't dared to get on the scale after the weekend, so hopefully if I watch what I eat and make sure I go to the gym, the damage won't be that bad.
Have a great day!

ew!

my weekend was just nasty. i ate and drank quite a bit. trying to get back on my diet.... i may need to find some new motivation...

Back to the grind

No change in my weight for last week. Sorry I was away all weekend and didn't get a chance to post. My weekend could have been worse but it also wasn't great. I'm feeling pretty gross today. Can't wait to hit the gym. Hope everyone had a good holiday!

Weekly Stats

Nick................2.554%
Mark...............1.780%
Aileen..............1.620%
Annie..............0.430%
Jake................0.000%

Michelle is up a little bit and I had no weight for Teresa. Sorry for the delay folks.

M & N's Weigh In

Michelle - 147.5
Nick - 267

Friday..... sigh

I don't even want to talk about what I ate yesterday.... ugh. But I should.
B- ??
L- about 3/4 of one of those sausage sandwiches again. after all the drama to get the sandwich on Thursday, the machine eventually spit out 2. I traded 1/4 of it for 2 crab rangoons from amy. And a bag of munchos. I'd like to say Amy and I split it, but.... I actually just gave her 2.
S- I made brownies late on Thursday. they came out all messed up but yummy. so they were all crumbled up in pieces.... I was munching on that with some coffee. I have no idea how much I had. Good thing is- they were super sweet and rich, so I couldn't shovel them into my mouth.
D- Venison chili. I made a pot the other night... it's pretty "gamey" so I may have to dump the rest.

no exercise. I was supposed to go to the gym, but I was trying to make this cake for Amy's bday dinner tomorrow. and I failed miserably!! I was working on it all until about 10pm. I am going to the gym in a few mins to do my "homework" then run to the grocery store and grab more stuff to hopefully have a successful cake this time......

annie's

162

Mark

209.6 - Well I'm very happy I finally met my first real goal weight. My final goal is 180, but I don't expect to be there until the end of the year. I hope you all had a good week. I struggled because of work. I did not get to the gym and I did not sleep enough. I has alcohol last weekend so I'm sure that slowed me down. With the long weekend I am hoping to relax a little bit. Have a great holiday everyone!

Jake

139

:-(

Sarah's weigh in

okay, so i'm not doing the contest, but I'm in such a habit now of weighing myself every friday and posting I can't help it.
123 this am. I figure the range that I want to stay in b/c I know my weight will fluctuate, is 120-125. If I go over 125, I know that I should watch my food intake really carefully. But for now I'm maintaining. I feel great.
And last night I was bad too. I tried to not drink last night at the bowling event for work, but my first game really stunk, so one my teammates told me i needed to drink to be better. and I was! 147 was my high. But I only had a small piece of the quesadilla and it wasn't that good so i didn't even finish it. But I did have 3 Buds. oh well. I'm pretty sure this holiday weekend is going to be bad. But I'm planning on going to the gym so hopefully that makes up for the bad foodness a little.
Have a great weekend everyone!

oops

So I forgot to weigh myself this morning, I'll do it tomorrow morning. Did half an hour on the elliptical and back yesterday at the gym. Then I met a friend for dinner and was trying to be healthy getting the portabella wrap but of course he wanted to split the quesadillas. *sigh*
I think I'm going to have to really count calories from now on. I need to actually list it and see it, not just try to keep a tally in my head. I have a feeling that's what my problem is. Plus I need more cardio!

Aileen's Weigh In and Thursday

121.4 Thank you, Personal Training!! Because it sure wasn't my eating that helped me drop a few lbs....

I feel so out of control with my eating!! I had no green lemonade, and I just get in moods when I just can't fight my food cravings :-(

B- Orange
L- Country sausage sandwich thing from our new sandwich vending machine and about 1/2 a cucumber. Despite a few vending maching problems, I fought my way through so I could have the damn sandwich. I don't even want to know how many calories/fat were in that bad boy.
S- Lots of those chocolate w/ coffee bean things and coffee. I gotta make them disappear (and I don't mean by eating them....)
D- Salmon with green salad and balsamic. I got the wild caught salmon this time (we usually get the farm raised which is much fattier). I like them both, but it was nice to have the leaner cut. still yummy and had a good texture, too.
Super late night- I tried making brownies from scratch. I used the wrong pan (I suck) so they were super thick and fell apart. They sure are yummy, but are in a million pieces. just begged to be picked at.

Exercise- personal training session #3. He says I've been making steady progress, and we're onto a new type of routine on Tuesday. He changed my "homework" though. Instead of 20-60 mins of cardio of my choice per day plus ab excercises, I have to burn 100 calories on the treadmill walking at any speed I want, but at 15% incline (the highest it goes!!)... and he doesn't let me hold on. I've done this for 2 mins at the longest, and I always feel like I'm gonna fall off!! and plus the same ab exercises. I feel more sore today than I have the other times, but it's a good sore :-)

Wednesday

Not a great day yesterday....
B- green lemonade, strawberries. tried to eat an ugli fruit but it was super sour.
L- green salad with grilled chicken and home made balsamic dressing
S- milk chocolate things with coffee bean pieces in them.... a lot of them. and coffee.
D- Mark's mom made dinner.... yummy antipasto platter with summer sausage (i think), havarti, artichokes, roasted red peppers. I ate a little too much cheese and sausage. then pot roast, green salad with strawberries and blush wine vinaigrette, and broccoli. And red wine.

no exercise... except moving some boxes to storage.

Busy Week

Hey everyone! It's been insane this week. I've been doing pretty well on eating though. A few drinks Monday night after softball for a friends b-day and I'm sure some food I shouldn't have had. Other than that though I've been eating fairly well. Belly dancing Tuesday, bike ride Wed, and I'll be doing cardio today. A little snack today a but healthy one. I'm feeling great - I got 8 hours of sleep last night which is a freaking miracle!! :-)

Wed morning

So this am was my first class with the trainer since I left for vacation. Ouch, she really pushed this am. It felt good though. I feel like I'm back in my routine already. I made a couple salads for the next couple days for lunch last night. I also made some organic butternut squash raviolis too. They're 230 calories per serving, so it should go well with my salad and hopefully keep me satisfied most of the afternoon. That's totally a danger area, I always want to snack and I try to tell myself to finish my tea, then maybe a snack.
Have a great day!

Tuesday

B- Green Lemonade, strawberries
L- green salad, balsamic dressing, small piece of grilled salmon
Oops- bag of small cookies from the vending machine with a coffee... gave away about 1/4 of the bag (bag was 1 svg) so at least that helped. oh- and 2 bites of mom's leftover cheesesteak from lunch :-/
D- grilled chicken breast and grilled zucchini and squash

30 mins on the arc trainer. I usually do the weight loss program, but I changed it up and did the intervals. that really had me sweating!! and when I got home I did my exercises that the trainer gave me for homework.

Feeling pretty good today! although I have to stop having a coffee around 430 in the afternoon... maybe that's what's messing up my sleep. I brought in some decaf and I still have a bunch of tea. ..

Have a great day, everyone!!

Monday

B- Green lemonade, 2 peaches
L- Chicken wing, fish ball (it was really little. and fried. damn food from the asian food store... my weakness....), green salad and 2ish (maybe even 3) servings of these turkey snack bite things. only 60 calories a serving, so I guess going over wasn't that bad....
S- 1/2 banana (was a little over-ripe)
D- about 6 oz of grilled rib eye steak with grilled asparagus

Went to the gym for my 2nd personal training session. he didn't ask me if I did my homework, thank God, so I didn't have to lie to him!! :-P Chest and quads feeling a little sore. I already feel so much better adding the exercise into my routine. Having him push me to finish all my reps is really awesome.

Where did the weekend go?

Yankee Stadium and then Beer Fest this past Saturday....lots of drinks. Yesterday some chocolate chip cookies. No work out other than walking around and yet this morning the scale said less than it did Friday. I don't get it. I'm definitely hitting the gym today and then have a game tonight! Hopefully it gets warmer outside! This cold, rainy, gloomy weather is seriously depressing me.

Oh Monday

I miss vacation. Anyway, I think I'm back on track for working out. Got up at 530am and did about 2 miles on the treadmill and some weights.
I was a little bad with food over the weekend. Saturday wasn't bad, but Sunday Brian and I snacked a lot and then went to Ruby Tuesdays for dinner with his sister. I had shrimp and tilapia with rice and broccoli in some sort of sauce. It was yummy, but probably 1000 calories. Oh well. Today's a new day. I had a whole wheat english muffin and 3/4 cup of cinnamon cereal for breakfast. And I made a spinach salad for lunch for today. Yum.
Have a great day everyone!

Weekend...

This weekend was just a whirlwind of careless eating...

Saturday- apple pie (fried) and an eggroll from the filipino woman at the farmers market... green lemonade, appetizers and cocktails included: tortilla chips and salsa con queso, breaded chicken fingers, pizza dip, bagel chip things, chocolate chip cookie (only one, which was amazing), vodka and juice (about 3)... wine, vodka tonic.... (sigh)
Sunday- seaweed salad and an order of spicy tuna rolls, guacamole flavored tortilla chips and salsa, and salmon and salad for dinner.

Did my personal training "homework" yesterday.... i have yet to do it today. does wii fit count as cardio???

Better workout

So I headed back to the gym today and had a much better workout than Friday. It felt good to do more and push myself harder. Hopefully my Wednesday class won't kill me this week with so much time off from working out.
I hope everyone has a great week!

Round 3 First Week Results

Nick..........................- 5 lbs...................1.824%
Mark........................- 2 lbs...................0.843%
Jake..........................- 1 lbs....................0.719%
Michelle...................- .5 lbs...................0.342%
Aileen......................- .2 lbs...................0.162%
Annie......................+0.3 lbs..................-.184%
Teresa....................+1.0 lbs..................-.763%

Have a great week everyone!!!!!

Marks weigh in

Thanks Terrie and Deb. I got your cards/checks! Thanks!

Weigh in - 211.6

Not bad considering that 22oz porterhouse I had on Wednesday. Exercise is my goal this week.

annie's

163

Michelle and Nick

Michelle - 145.5

Nick - 269

They're in VA for the weekend. Eat and drink up kids. :-)

I still need Mark and Annie

aileen's weigh in

no change - 123.2

I'm hoping to make more progress next week. I went to the gym this morning- first personal training session. it went well. he changed it up a lot so I wasn't bored. He gave me daily homework which should keep me motivated.

Not really a weigh-in

But I'm happy b/c I'm almost back down to prevacation weight. I was 122 before I left. I was 126 Tues morning and this am I was back to 122.5.
I did yoga last night and I finally got my butt back to the gym this am. It was tough. Everything was harder than it was 2 weeks ago. Can't lose focus though.
Anyway, I think the reason why I've lost most of the vacation weight already is food intake. I'm back to eating healthy with stuff I make myself which helps a lot. I totally gorged myself on vacation. 2 plates at breakfast, 2 plates at lunch, lots of drinks, and an appetizer, soup and entree at dinner every night. It would have been a miracle if I didn't gain weight.
Everyone keep up the good work!

Teresa's Weigh In

132

on the bright side i was actually in bed at 10:47 last night! i actually got 6 hours of sleep! that's huge for me. now maybe if i keep doing that I'll lose some weight!

Jake's 1st Weigh In

138

I would have preferred more but I lost focus after Tuesday morning. I'm not sure why but my sleep pattern suddenly got all screwed up. I need to fix that. It's key for me in order to make this work. Here's hoping for a better week 2!!!

uh oh

I just shared a large thin crust domino's pizza with Mom, Dad, and Amy. and some cheezy bread.....

Wednesday

B- Green lemonade, grapes
L- Spinach salad with grilled chicken, hard boiled egg, bacon, with bacon honey mustard dressing (not the healthiest, but i didn't "miscombine" my meal... yay!) skipped the croutons, cheese, and the yummy croissant that they serve with them at Rucker John's....
D- Spinach salad with tomatoes, cucumber, honey mustard dressing

Had a consulation with the trainer at the gym. My cardiovascular and muscular strength (and one other thing he measured) were all "POOR." my flexibility was very good though. at least i have that going for me!!! he also took my circumference measurements and they were shocking. i signed up for 8 sessions, first one is tomorrow morning at 6am. wish me luck!!

Is today over yet?

I'm tired and hungry today! I already had some yogurt with granola and pretzels this morning. At least I brought a healthy lunch and am going to the gym at 10:30. I skipped yesterday and my body is yelling at me for it. I used my new grill last night to make a healthy turkey burger for dinner. it's so fun having a grill! now maybe i'll go back to eating tons of veggies like i used to. that is, if i am ever home to make them...

Another meaty day!

This week has been tough. It started with a weekend at the beach. It is always difficult to be good with Atkins when you eat at a restaurant. I am always aware of what I am eating, but you never quite know what they put in it. This week has been a little bit of a strain because I am doing off-site training. I am eating lunch out every day and I am drinking too much coffee to stay awake! I have not been to the gym this week, but I am not going to stress about it. Next week will be back to normal and the gym will be a priority. I hope you all are doing well.

Tuesday

Breakfast- Green Lemonade, grapes
Lunch- small piece of salmon (it was the last of it!! finally!)
Dinner- went out to longhorn to finally use this gift card that I won in a raffle thing at christmas... had a green salad with a tiny sirloin steak, no croutons or cheese on the salad- and a tiny bit of honey mustard.
Had a nonfat cappuccino with 2 sugar in the raw before dinner on my way to an off-site meeting.... i barely drink coffee anymore so I was super jacked up!! haha

meeting w the personal trainer this afternoon.

Crazy Day

My coworkers just forced a piece of cake upon me! What's up with that?! And of course this happens the day I decide I'm going to try to take a trip at the end of the month. I need to get serious if I am gonna wear a bikini.
Hit the gym and played softball yesterday. Was good and only had two Bacardi and diets at the bar, but I did eat a ton of peanuts cause i was starving and hadn't had dinner yet. Today has been better other than the cake. I'm gonna do cardio after work and then belly dancing.
Ok back to work quick, before someone else shows up at my desk. Hope everyone is having a good day!

I'm back

Hi everyone!
First off, congrats to Mark! He did awesome! Everyone else did great too!

So I'm back from vacation and I didn't do a thing and I totally gorged myself. So I gained back 4 lbs. oops. Now, I know I'm not doing the contest anymore, but it still helps me to post what's going on and have some accountability. Is that okay with everyone?

So today I'm back on track. Tea, 1 cup of organic cinnamon cereal, an apple and pb for breakfast. Lunch was sweet onion chicken teryaki from Subway (6 inch). I haven't been to the store yet since we got back late last night. I'm planning on running around the house tonight, cleaning and doing laundry and some weights and stuff too.

Monday

B- Green Lemonade, Pear, Banana
L- Green Salad with Salmon
D- Salmon with sauteed spinach and mushrooms

We have a ton of leftover salmon from Sunday.... I think we finally finished it all!

I still haven't been able to get my lazy ass up to go to the gym. I am calling back the trainer today regarding personal training... we're playing phone tag.

Monday/Tuesday AM

Monday was ok for me. I had soup instead of lunch that the guys had. I still ate with them, which is the best part anyway. Split Pea for me. That's the first change I'll be making. Lunch choices. For now, it will probably be soup that's high in fiber and veggie servings and a yogurt for an afternoon snack. I think my eating has always been pretty moderate anyway so it's once again getting my body moving and keeping it moving.

Tuesday AM - Ms. Dakota and I went for our 2 mile walk.

My lungs have been feeling better. Maybe I'm opening them up?? Anyway, I'm curious to see what happens after I work downtown all day today. I haven't been there in a week and this is the best my lungs have felt in a long time.

Day 1 (although it's technically day 4...)

Mark and I went down to Atlantic Beach this weekend. Yay! But I went nuts eating...
Friday-
B- Fruit and Green lemonade
L- fried shrimp and a few fries :-(
D- salad, broiled flounder and steamed spinach :-)

Saturday-
B- Green Lemonade, 2 eggs, 2 slices dry wheat toast, home fries :-(
L- fish taco and side salad
D- Salmon on green salad

Sunday-
B- Green Lemonade, Orange
L- Cheeseburger w no bun
D- Mother's day dinner- we had quite a spread... tempura calamari, salmon, steak, salad, lobster, and fruit tart for dessert. I had a little of everything.....

Trying to get back on track today. this week I think I am going to look into personal training at the gym.

Day 1

Ok.... I know I'm committed to this thing when:

• Goober disturbs my Saturday morning sleep at 5:20 AM
• I don't flip out
• I put on my sweat pants and my sneakers (instead of punting Goober)
• I grab Ms. Dakota and take her for a 2 mile walk at 5:45 am on my day off (instead of punting Goober)

Michelle and Nick

Michelle - 146
Nick - 274

Weigh in

213.4 - still lost almost a pound despite the trip to PA and no gym this week. I've been fighting a cold all week, but I feel pretty good. Good luck everyone. Aileen and I are on the beach!

Teresa's Weight In

131 lbs.. :-(

I did back at the gym today and was then sabotaged by the cafe cause i got Genoa Salami in my wrap instead of ham! ugh! And I skipped cardio yesterday and have a feeling I won't get back to it until Monday. It's been a crazy day and the weekend is looking the same. Mets game tomorrow and then I'm taking my mom to the winery on Sunday. I'm gonna have to really try to be good!

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

My week of careless eating is over. :(

I;ve been eating all the left overs, snacks, chips, cakes and dips for the whole week. Soda after soda. Now, its time to get back on track. UGH!!! LOL....

No more cupcakes for breakfast! They were good though. LOL!


162.7

Weigh In

Jake, so happy you've joined us- but then again, i am scared to get my ASS beat!! lol

Anyways, I weighed in this morning at 123.4 which is AMAZING considering my week of eating. I had one fried chicken thigh (skin and all) and 2 biscuits, and 1/4 of an italian sub.... FOR LUNCH!! just thought i'd get it in before the contest started ;-)

I am going to try and get back on track wtih my raw food thing. I wish there was an easier way to make my green lemonade.... it takes so much time, but i guess it's worth it.

Motivated?

139.

I can't believe that after 9 weeks I am back to the original weight I started at during the first contest. I gained 5 1/2 lbs in 9 weeks? At this rate, I'll be a nice plump sausage by year's end. Make that a bratwurst. UGH.

That being said, I will also consider that gaining 5 1/2 lbs after quitting smoking for nearly 3 months is pretty damn good. It could have been a lot worse and it means I still have a bit of a handle on my eating. It's the damn lunches at work that kill me.

I am newly committed and after 4 hours of sleep last night, 9 altogether in two days :-(, Ms. Dakota will now be going for a walk. (lungs, please cooperate)

I am sooooo in this thing!!!!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

Where are all the posts?

Good morning everyone! No gym for me yesterday which sucked, I hate when I can't get there. I am supposed to have a softball game tonight if it ever stops raining and I'm hitting weights at 10:45! I've been feeling a little snacky today though and I'm trying to be good.
What's everyone been up to lately? It seems like no one has been posting!

A- I totally agree with you on July 4th! :-)

good timing!

i love that the weigh in is just before july4th- so i wont feel bad about having independence day cocktails!!

Round 3

So far for Round 3, we have the following:

Jake
Annie
Aileen
Mark
Michelle
Nick
Teresa

Any other takers? It seems everyone else has disappeared. What's up with that??

Weigh in on Friday May 8 and final weigh in on July 3. How fantastic is that???

Mark, I can't accept the word 'donation'. You EARNED every nickel of your winnings. Enjoy those steaks!!!! I'm excited to 'compete' this go round.

Donations

Please send your 20 dollar donation to 2956b Kinsey Loop. Winterville NC 28590

Proceeds will go to buying some good steaks! I am looking forward to round 3!

Where to send $20

Where do we send the $20 for the PHAT club winner?

croutons are also the devil

So- i was following my usual routine... green lemonade, fruit, salad, 2 slices of sprouted grain bread with organic butter.... then after lunch i still wanted to munch on something!! there happened to be a bag of croutons in my food drawer from before i started this diet. after munching on "just one," it turned into me finishing the rest of the bag. luckily there were only a few handfuls left in there. my stomach is totally yelling at me by cramping up in a serious way... :-/

Mondays!

So i was determined not to snack all day and what did i do? snack of course! i don't know what it is about being hungry on Mondays. at least I hit the gym already and did chest (75 lbs on the flat bench press today!) and am hitting the gym in like half an hour for some quick cardio and then a softball game at 6 if it's not raining too hard. plus the scale said 131 today which is better than Friday's weigh in! hope everyone had a great weekend!

excited for round 3!!

Hi everyone!

I ate like crap this weekend but I was SO happy to see my family and platy family!!

As much as i am loving my new diet, I really need to come up with some kind of maintenance plan. I am looking forward to hopefully losing another 10 lbs... but then what? I'm not quite sure how to maintain without totally depriving myself. As you guys know- I am a total foodie and love experimenting at new restaurants (especially when traveling), trying new recipes, and just eating good old comfort food that remind me of different times in my life. I know that portion control and exercise will do it, but historically, my weight has been such a total yo-yo... and I am SO scared to gain back those 25 lbs I've lost in the last year and a half. I just know i am very susceptible to weight gain... because i get comfortable and start eating like I used to.

Anyways, in the meantime, raw food and green lemonade it is!! :-) At least I got a little binging in this weekend before we start again!!!

Andrew's Final Weight

175

The Results

.............Weight Lost... Percentage Lost
Mark.......20.8 lbs....... 8.851% <---20 bucks each to the winner!!!
Angela.....16.0 lbs.........8.040%
Aileen......10.0 lbs.........7.507%
Annie.........9.0 lbs.........5.294%
Sarah.........5.0 lbs.........3.937%
Deborah....4.0 lbs.........2.424%

Teresa and TL have probably both built up enough muscle mass to kick all our asses!!

The rest of the folks...... I don't have numbers for :-(

It's MARK!!!

I'll post everyone's results in the morning. I still don't have everyone's final weigh in :-(

Send your money to Mark!!!! 20.8 lbs. lost. 8.851% lost. That is absolutely fantastic!!!!

Everyone did such a great job. I don't want to minimize anyone else's results and I'll post final numbers when I have it all.

"Weigh" to go everyone!!!!!!!!!

Annie's final weight

161! When is next weigh in for round 3?!

Bad Poster

Well, I have not been good at posting, but on the last weigh in I am 161 pounds. I am really slow in taking this weight off-Though when I started, which was before the PHAt club, I have lost a total of 12 pds. My slowness in taking this weight off may have something to do with the fact that I love to go to restaurants and have a couple of drinks and eat!!

I think I may have subconsiously not posted as much as I should have because I was a bad eater and exerciser more then 50% of the time. Oh- and I used to be the BEST exerciser- completely committed, but turned 40, and used that as an excuse to take it easy.. No good- I am at my happiest when I am out there in the sunshine being active!!!

My goal is at least 15 to 20 pds and I am still working on it. Monday I start a new plan. Kostas is back from Scotland and we have a wine and jazz festival tomorrow and do not want to ruin it by having to watch what I eat and drink!! I will have to say, though I still embrace life through food and drink, I have been eating smaller portions and making BETTER choices, though not the right choices yet. These things take time!

Finding that motivation is my pitfall!! I feel fabulous and great even though I am overweight, humm, even though I don't look as great in clothes, and I LOVE clothes, obviously it is mental work to still feel fabulous! I really do want to be where I was at when I was in my 30's!!! It is possible. But with that said, I always say, always embrace your beautiful body, fat or thin!!! Confidence is what is sexy!!!

Congratulations to the winner!! You got my $20 :-)

Teresa (doesn't want to) Weigh In

Ok I was tempted to lie on this one, but I won't since I'm pretty certain some of this weight is from being a bit bloated. 133 - ugh the numbers are going up instead of down. I played softball last night and had a few too manys beers after the game plus some late night chinese food since I never had dinner. At least it was tofu and veggies but I know that orange sauce I got on the side can't be too good for me.

Anyway, did chest at the gym today. Not sure if I'm gonna end up doing cardio, I'm pretty tired and kinda blah today. I know I should be happy that I've gained strength but all I want is for the number on the scale to go down and it doesn't seem like that will ever happen again!

A, Mark and Ange's weigh in

Mark - 214.2
A - same 123.2
Ange - same 183

Sarah's final weigh-in

122. I made my goal weight! (not sure if the nasty cold helped, but I'll take it)

Thank you everyone! This has been a huge help to me in focusing. It's been great to be able to talk about my struggles and when I do well.
Good luck to everyone!

Im in for round 2.

But there is no way in heck that I am dieting on Sat!!!! LOL....

i'm in!

I'm in for the next round- not sure how well I'll do, but I would love to drop another 10 lbs and just get in better shape.

Sick before vacation

So Tuesday night I started feeling crappy and now I've got a fullblown nasty cold. I feel like crap. And I leave for vacation Monday!
Just wanted to vent.
Everyone has been doing great!
I don't think I'm in for the next round, I'm pretty happy with where I've ended up and I'm pretty sure I can maintain this. I do love eating healthy - I'm such a veggie and fruit fan. As long as I keep wathcing my portions and going to the gym or other exercise a few times a week, I shouldn't revert back to my "fat" pants.
Have a great day everyone!

Is it Friday yet?

I was at work before 5 am, can I leave and go sleep now? I went on a 45 minute bike ride yesterday which was nice! Love to get out in the fresh air. Softball game tonight and I think arms at the gym on my lunch break. Hopefully I can get to bed early tonight, my large dunkin donuts coffee is already wearing off!

I'm in for the next round!

One more day

I'm sure everyone is ready for a feast! I have been good this week, but not much result. We'll see tomorrow. Good luck everyone. When is round 3 starting? See most of you this weekend!

Mark,

I'm in for the next go round. Everything I lost the first time is back on. :-( I'm sure it's because of the non-smoking and working with people that like to eat together everyday. I wouldn't trade either, but now it's time for me to get disciplined again. The worst is over and I know I'll never smoke again. :-)

Anyway, I think Annie said she's in too but we'll wait for confirmation on that. Nick said he might be interested too. I'll double check with him next time I see him.

Anyone else?

ugh

so I was hoping all that weight gain from the weekend was a complete farse... but i still have 1 lb over sticking with me :-/ I thought I might have a shot at winning, but.... last weekend totally messed me up!!! :-(

all i have to say is- thank God BBQ beef is on Saturday after the final weigh in!!

Tired!

I still can't believe I haven't lost any weight. It's ridiculous. I know I'm stronger than I've ever been but I can't say all my clothes are fitting. Part of it has got to be the lack of sleep. Yesterday I did shoulders at the gym, had 2 hours of softball practice, 1.5 hours of belly dancing and then I still had stuff to do after that. I think I got about 5 hours of sleep. Exhausted today!

ONE MORE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!

The countdown begins.......... just a few more days!!!

Mark..................8.510%
Angela................8.040%
Aileen.................7.507%
Jason..................6.824%
Annie..................5.294%
Sarah..................3.543%
Andrew..............0.564%

TL and Teresa are up a little bit but are still doing fantastic!!!

I didn't have Nicole, Deborah or Terrie's weights. :-(

over it

This is what I learned this round... don't marathon train and diet at the same time.
For me it is impossible to consume only 1500 calories a day while running more than 25 miles a week. I'm swimming twice a week (a mile swim each time) and I'm running 4 times a week. Yesterday's 24 mile run almost killed me because I had not eaten enough the day before. I've gained weight (Jackie... for the record I'm at 172) and am up 7 pounds from when we started round two and when I started training for San Diego.

However, I'm not going to beat myself up. Today I put on a pair of crop cargos that were tight on me last summer. They are fitting quite nicely, thank you very much. Although I still have a long way to go, I am more toned. I am cardiovascularly more fit than I have been in my entire life. In five weeks I'm running a marathon. I know the scale says I'm clinically overweight, but tell that to my legs as they cross the finish line

another bad eating night.

i was good on saturday until just before dinner- i bought these awesome veggie chip things at fresh market, and at a LOT of them... then dinner. we had people over for Joseph's bday. i "miscombined" again. orzo salad, chicken breast, biscuit, caesar salad, and a cupcake. i was getting the worst stomach cramps ever and i still dont feel right today. :-/ If I pull out some kind of crazy 5 lb loss this week, i might have a chance at winning ;-P

oinker!

So I totally went "nuts" today. my stomach- since last night- has been craving a "hearty" meal. mark and i went out to dinner last night- but i stuck with the spinach salad with salmon. my stomach still felt super empty. this morning, i had no green lemonade made- ran out of supplies- so i ate a few pieces of watermelon for breakfast. still dying! i caved and made myself some eggs. which isn't too bad on the diet because i didn't "miscombine" my meal, since it was just eggs. Then lunch came- I went to village point market- the best lunch place ever- and ordered a spinach salad (bacon and hard boiled eggs on that bad boy) and a caprese sandwich on whole wheat. so good thing is- i ate some raw stuff- bad part was that i miscombined. i ate from the "flesh" category (eggs, bacon, cheese falls into this category too) AND the starch category (bread), which is advised against... the author of my book says if you're going to miscombine, do it for dinner, but... i was just dying. i will *try* my best to have a properly combined meal tonight, now that my stomach feels normal again. I wish i coulda held out one more week before messing up :-/

Final Week - Bring out the ex-lax!!!!

Sorry I have fallen off the last couple of weeks. Things have been crazy at work and I can't seem to put in enough hours. I started back at the gym this week finally. 4am is too early, but if I break it up into every other day it's doable. I had 3 days of good cardio and I plan on playing golf and or tennis this weekend. I should start doing weights in a couple of weeks so that might help some more. Its almost pool time, so I looking forward to that. Low carbing is going well. I think I have finally found my groove, but I am still having up and down weeks. I eat too much red meat, but I have incorporated more fish in my diet so it's a move in the right direction. Today was the 20lb loss mark, so that felt really good. 20-30 more lbs and I will be at my goal. Are we going for round 3? I need the motivation!

Annie and Andrew weigh in!

Annie 161!!!!!
Andrew 176

Teresa Weight In

131 ugh I'm fat and never fitting into my bikinis this summer

Sarah's weigh in

122.5

Aileen & Mark Weigh Ins

Aileen - 123.2
Mark - 215.0

Snacky

Teresa- it must be the working out in the middle of the day!! I've been eating Lara bars and they're really filling. they're all natural and truly have not junk in them. the one i had today, "apple pie," had dates, almonds, unsweetened apples, pecans, and cinnamon- that's all! yummy. As long as you're ok with the chewy texture of dates, they are a really good filling snack or add on to a salad :-)

MIA

Sorry I've been MIA lately. I received some bum news and have just been taking some time to process it. Sarah- say nothing to mom & dad, but call me and we'll talk.

I did swim 3x last week! But none this week. :( I need to stop being so sporadic.

Snacking

I totally agree with snacking stuff. Yesterday I ate everything in my snack drawer at work. Today I made myself a little list/menu with times. Breakfast was yogurt with strawberries and kiwi at 830. I had an apple at 11. Lunch was a salad and some edamame at 1230. And I'm planning on having some blackberries at 3. Hopefully writing it down makes it easier to stick to.

I need to stop snacking!

I don't know why I keep snacking! I'm eating good breakfasts and lunches. Maybe my salad didn't have enough protein on it today. Aileen, I know what you mean about the Pecans, I definitely eat way too many 'healthy' snacks. I think going to the gym at lunch makes me hungry, but it also could just be in my head. I'm not even that hungry yet I want to eat! ugh! frustrating!

Pecans = Devil

I easily ate about a cup of raw pecans. ok for the diet but..... probably not in that quantity..! sheesh. I think it's like 700 cals and 71 g of fat. I should have looked it up BEFORE eating it... :-/ This is what I get for not coming to work prepared with healthy snacks.. I think I need to change it up quickly before I get too bored.

Good to hear from everyone :-)

Hi all,

I actually went to the gym this morning too. 30 mins on the treadmill, just randomly changed it up... walk, run, jog, and varied the inclines too. I feel ok.

I'm starting to get bored of salads for lunch- trying to think of some different ideas. Tried gazpacho (it was a bust!) and going to try some cucumber "soup" later this week (thanks, Sarah!) anyone have any ideas?

ahhh . . . sigh of relief

Tax season is finally over for me. No more working til 8 or so at night. I took Friday off from work which is why I had A post my weight, and my boyfriend and I went down to Ocean City, NJ. It was a great, relaxing weekend. I took the whole weekend off from worrying about calories, but other than eating too many brownies, I think I did well. I also didn't drink much either. I even went for a little run on Saturday, it was beautiful outside. Lots of walking around the island and the boardwalk. Lots of reading on the couch too.
New week and I went to the gym this am. 2 more weeks til Cancun and bikini time.

Rough few days

Hey guys, sorry about not weighing in Friday. I had some huge problems going on and I couldn't even attempt to blog. This is a new week for me to get back to the gym consistently since the last two weeks have been very on and off. Did chest at the gym on lunch already and I'm hitting cardio after work and possibly softball if the rain holds off.

Week 6 Stats

Angela...........8.040%
Mark.............7.234%
Jason............6.824%
Aileen...........5.705%
Annie............4.117%
Sarah............2.362%
Andrew........1.129%
Terrie......... -.0353% Terrie DO NOT cut off your feet. It'll make you shorter and will then make your BMI different. That's a lose/lose situation ;-)
TL............... -2.424%

I don't have Deborah's, Nicole's or Teresa's weights

annie and andrew

No Change for either of us! (which is a miracle.)

I'll post the standings tomorrow. I'm going to bed, not feeling too terrific. Annie said she stayed the same weight, but I still need Andrew, Deborah, Nicole and Teresa, I think???

Great job everyone!

4/17 weigh in

TL- 169

Mark's weigh in

same as last wk- 218

Friday

142. Just cut off my feet already. Had ice cream cake for my sons bday, could that add a lb?

Sarah's Weigh in

Sarah asked me to post for her- 124

Weigh In

125.6

Raw Food Detox

Hi all,

This raw food thing has been going well. I mean, it's only day 3, but doing something new has gotten me pretty motivated. I've been feeling good, and not hungry!! There's way too much to explain it over the blog- but if anyone is interested, run to the bookstore and grab a copy of the book- The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose. There's this super dark chocolate I'm allowed to have on the diet- I'm going to get some today after work :-)

Have a great day everyone!

Hang in there!!!!

Hang in there guys!!! Everyone's bodies respond differently to different types of diet and/or exercise. And there are a million different diets out there, how do you know what to choose? I went to B&N yesterday and even saw a diet that is catered to your blood type!

Not meaning to sound like a broken record.... but I really think being in the right emotional state is really the proper start to acheiving your weight goal... being able to face what's holding you back and motivate yourself to overcome is a huge factor. Try to stay positive and keep in mind that even if you're not losing weight, just being in better overall health and making better choices is a great success.

Maybe try some new forms of exercise or a different diet to change it up.... maybe getting out of your usual routine will engage you more... keep you more motivated. As my WW points had been working, I had made some bad choices in the last few weeks, causing my last 3 weigh ins to be virtually the same. This week I am trying a raw detox diet.... the book I got suggests this as a way of life... although I don't know how long I can stick to it!

The cool thing is- the diet is only about 75% raw. I can have cooked food... the main points are eating foods in the right combinations, and eating organic and unprocessed foods. Today's just my first day, and I've been good thus far... even got a juice extractor and made some "green lemonade!" I'm gonna make some fresh OJ tonight... can't wait!

Same here!

I know how you guys feel. I want to lose weight so badly yet I feel like there is always something getting in the way! Last week I had to skip the gym a couple days for different reasons, this week I'm in training in NJ and have no gym access. Doing some stuff in the hotel room is good but its not the same. Not to mention eating out all the time. Even making healthy decisions you still end up eating extra calories. My cowoker and I had amazing sushi last night, plus some sake. Then since neither of us wanted to go back to our rooms to do work we decided to go have wine and dessert. At least it was somewhat healthy dessert if that's possible. We had fruit and then these little pastry things with chocolate in the middle. good thing they were tiny! I can't wait to get back home and hit the gym and stop eating out!

me too!

I'm so in the dumps about not losing anything and I know that my mood spirals me into bad eating habits. And the more mileage I tack on for this stupid marathon, the hungrier I am and the more I want to eat. How is it possible that I run 35 miles a week, swim a mile twice a week and am STILL a fat cow?

Today's battle was discount-easter-candy vs. 35-laps-in-the-pool. It was a draw. I didn't leave my house to swim because of the lure of stopping at the grocery store (I have virtually no food in the house)and the bad decisions I'm in the mood to make. So I neither swam nor bought candy. I sit here typing away trying not to eat anything because that will turn into me eating everything. Which would be F'd up and look something like left-over chinese, b&b on wasa, turkey breast, cheese, and zucchini & rice. Instead I took a hot shower and gulp down sleepy time tea. I write this in hopes that getting it all out will help it go away so sorry for the rant, but I want to give up. I visited my parents yesterday and that depresses me because they are both very overweight and I see it as what I have ahead of me so why fight it? (I know that doesn't have to be true, but it's where I am right now.)

~sigh~

weight

So nice to see you guys making progress. I am at 141.0. Thats it. Sorry for the late post, but down in the dumps lately not feeling like communicating.

Week 5 Weigh In

Angela............7.537%
Mark..............7.234%
Jason.............6.824%
Aileen............4.654%
Annie.............4.117%
Sarah.............3.149%
Andrew.........1.129%
Nicole.......... -0.740%
TL................ -1.212%
Teresa........ -1.880%

I still need Terrie and Deborah's weights.

Gluttony... for real...

Hey guys,

So Saturday and Sunday were sooooooo gluttonous. I ate so much pizza. Seriously. I probably ate the equivalent of close to one whole pie between the two days. Oddly enough- the craving was so insane that I don't even feel bad for having eaten it all. (I will probably change my mind after weighing myself though.)

Tonight I am drinking a ton of tea and water (after having another slice of pizza of course...). I may try to begin some kind of detox or something tomorrow.

Also- this weekend, I rekindled my love affair with Lemon-Berry Slushes from Sonic. A small is a "mere" 217 calories, but 4 WW points. Annie had a great idea to sprinkle some benefiber or something in there to up the fiber to hopefully reduce the points!! Hope that's not cheating- because I will be drinking them for sure this summer. I guess either way- it's better to spike it with benefiber than with vodka!! ;-P

Thursday and Friday

Thursday-
Grapes
Coffee
Salad w/ croutons, cheese, balsamic dressing
Crispbread, pesto (homemade... had to taste it!)
baked tilapia
bread
1/4 baked potato, little bit of butter
steamed veggies

24 points

Friday- 9 flex points left!
Grapes, hard boiled egg white, coffee
1/2 curried chicken salad wrap (lo fat), orzo
1/2 sonic lemon berry slush - yum!!
whole wheat shells w home made pesto
then dinner... ugh. The only good thing is- I loaded up on salad before I ate and drank a liter of water....
2 oz of ny strip
small lobster tail (only dipped 2 bites in butter- it was too much for me! i like the lobster plain...)
chips, mozz sticks :-(
I didn't have the energy to count the points.... blah.

Weigh Ins

Sorry we're late on this!!

Aileen 127
Annie & Andrew- same

http://soonereyo.blip.tv/#1826380

Just for kicks.....

Busy Week

I cut down on my saturated fats by cutting bacon out, but I still didn't get to the gym. I had to fill in as production manager this week so that was very taxing along with my regular duties. Aileen made a good suggestion to commit to 2 days a week at the gym instead of 5. I think thats reasonable. It has to be AM because by the end of the day I'm beat. Looks like everyone is doing great. Keep up the good work.

218 this week

Swimming

http://swimming.about.com/b/2008/04/20/is-swimming-a-good-exercise-for-weight-loss.htm
You have to read the comments after this. I'm not sure I really agree with this article or some of the comments. I'm a believer that diet is way more important than exercise. Exercise is good to build and tone muscle, but I really feel to lose weight, you need to eat healthier. In all the research I've done and my own experience at this point, I'm pretty sure that if I had kept eating and drinking alcohol the way I was before we started this contest, I wouldn't have lost as much weight.
http://www.svl.ch/Fatburner/ Read the last paragraph on the right in this. I think that's the real problem here.

Nicole and TL - keep up with the swimming. Remember that a little activity is better than no acticity (not that TL does nothing - crazy marathon runner). Don't be discouraged and really focus on what you're eating. More fruits and veggies has been so great to reduce my calorie intake and still keep me feeling like I'm snacking. I always want to reach for something to snack on at work while I'm sitting on my butt all day looking at numbers, and reaching for celery, apples, peppers, etc has really helped me.

http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/swimming.htm
I think the key to this article is the fact that calorie consumption wasn't tracked.

moody check in

167.
damn it

really Nicole? you read that swimming is not good for losing weight? WTF? I need to research this.

Weigh-In

163.2 :(

My aquagoggles came in, and I had to go & buy a new suit (because the ones I had in my dresser were from 10 years ago and 30 punds ago) , and then I bought some new swimming caps. And then I joined the Y. And then I finally (after a month of procrastinating) got into the pool last night. I worked out for about 45 minutes and then got home and joined a cool website called Swimplan.com. They come up with daily workouts for you based on your ability and how much time you can be in the pool. So cool! And then I read some article about how swimming isn't good for losing weight. Seriously? What the F?

And I've come to the realization that I probably don't eat enough consistently. There are still some days I will skip breakfast and just have coffee. I don't snack much while I'm at work during the day (it's the part time job next to the candy store that kills me- even if it's twice a week). And I definately don't get enough water. I judt don't drink many fluids. Coffee in the morning, a couple of water bottles a day and maybe a diet soda every other day with lunch.

It's great to see so many of you guys making good progress!

Teresa's Weigh In

130.0

Tired...long day yesterday! Gotta skip the gym tonight to go a wake :-(
I'll have to go tomorrow for sure!

Sarah's weigh-in

123

Great job Ang and Jason!
Have a good day!

Feeling good

My bf got up with me this am and went to the gym! It was nice to have the company. So last night I had an apple with peanut butter and almonds for a snack. Then went grocery shopping after work and picked up takeout for dinner. I had my usual shrimp with rice and broccoli. Ate 3 shrimp, all the broccoli, and a couple bites of the rice.
Did 2 miles on the treadmill and then some weights as usual this am.
Breakfast is a hardboiled egg and a banana.
Have a great day!

I need a mental health day

Why is my life so crazy?! Always! I never made it to the gym last night thanks to some work on my car that took much longer than it should have. I got like 4 hours of sleep since I got home so late. My schedule this evening isn't any better. I really do need a day off of work. Next week I'll be in NJ for 3 days of training maybe I can fit some sleep in then!

So far today a LARGE dunkin donuts coffee with skim milk and splenda and plain oatmeal with little granola and craisins mixed in. I'm hoping for a good weigh in tomorrow. I checked today and it said 130.4. Definitely better than last week's 132. I agree that checking your weight every day helps, it's like a reminder to be good!

The rest of wednesday

i came home, considered not going to the gym, then finally went. so... here's a sign that i haven't been working out hard enough... i got on the treadmill, decided to run, maybe give the intervals a try. after jogging at a steady pace, my sweatpants (um... and what's underneath them) start sliding down.... i'm running, pulling them up, running a few more steps, pulling them up again. needless to say, i only kept up with it for 25 mins. so. it reminded me that: a) i lost some weight and b) i need to get some drawstring pants and get my ass on the treadmill regularly.

My dinner was soup and a ton of water when i got home... finishing out the crazy snacking day at 21 points. not bad.

Snacking is the theme

I'm also snacking a lot this afternoon. I do great in the am, but the afternoon goes on too long. I did avoid the rice crispie treats and cookies in the kitchen.
Lunch was tuna sashimi and homemade tuna salad (w/ apples, craisins, tiny mayo and mustard), raw green pepper with hummus.
Snack was apple with peanut butter, trail mix, almonds, and a smooshed fruit thing. I'm going for a light dinner tonight. I'm planning on grocery shopping after work.
I'm going for another gym morning tomorrow!

I am also snacking. I'm out of control.

So far today... ugh! i don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe it's because I'm pre menstrual...

Coffee
Sandwich flat and lo fat cheese
fritos :-/
caprese salad (more caprese, less salad....)
split my leftovers from last night with amy
1/2 or 3/4 bag of munchos.... :-/

I'm at about 18 points already!!! And it just felt like someone kicked me in the ovary!! OUCH!

Update

I have been bad with updating! I think I forgot last Friday's weight entry-

Ugg! I gained 2 pounds back. I was 160 for a day, and now am back to 162 but it could all be related to water. needless, it has left me with a new motivation!

Last night I went to Salad Alley and turned down the roll. Today I am craving an afternoon snack and am drinking tea instead. I am staying within my Weight Watcher Points. So far, have worked out Mon and Tuesday when I did not have time to. yeah! These 20 pounds need to go Bye-Bye!!! The secret for me is to weigh myslef every single day-I have never weighed this much before and looking at the scale every morning scares me and motivates me to make the sacrifices to eat right and exercise.

Hope everyone is doing good!

munch munch munch

Today I am a gigantic caterpillar and the world is my leaf.
I can't seem to talk myself into healthy decisions.
I've eaten yogurt, banana, butterscotch krimpets, 1/2 a chocolate donut, 1/2 a cina-bon, chicken on a sour dough roll, steamed vegetables.

I have a dentist appointment this afternoon, perhaps that will stop my rampage.

:(

Tuesday

Sandwich Flat and lf cheese - 2
Coffee - 1
Some crunchy filipino corn thingy - 2
Salad- arugula, lettuce, grape tomatoes,
hard boiled egg (1/2), croutons,
balsamic dressing - 4
Cookie :-/- 3
rice pudding - 1
luna bar - 3
wine - 2
naan - 2
rice - 3
chicken korma - 9
Total - 32
12 flex pts used.... 14 flex points left til the end of Friday... not bad :-)

25 mins Wii fit in the am- i'm getting pretty good at that hula hoop!!!

A new day

So last night I did the elliptical for 20 minutes and then 2 miles on the treadmill. I'm trying to switch it up a bit. I went home and boiled some eggs and made some tuna salad, but I didn't really eat anything for dinner. I had 2 wasa crackers with peanut butter before I left work. I got home from the gym around 930.
This Am, I had my class at 6, wow she kicked our butts as usual. Lots of body weight exercises using the core.
Breakfast - 1 hardboiled egg, and an apple.
Hopefully I do well with my snacking again today.
Have a great day!

Sarah's Tues so far

I'm doing pretty well with cutting back on the snacks. The picture above my snack drawer is definitely helping.
B-1/2 2% Fage yogurt and an apple - 130 cal
S - smooshed fruit snack - 40 cal
L - organic ginger chicken frozen meal, raw green pepper - 400 cal
S - smooshed fruit snack, 2 wasa crackers with peanut butter - 200 cal

Not sure what I'll do for dinner. I'll leave work and go to the gym tonight and see how hungry I am when I get home. Maybe an apple or something.

Have a great day!

Monday

Yesterday, I had this weird bitter taste in my mouth all day and a lot of lightheadedness... don't know what's up- I feel better today, so hopefully i'm over whatever it was!!

20 mins arc trainer, arms, 10 mins treadmill
Yogurt, fruit - 3 points
Coffee - 1
half salami cheese sandwich - 5
bread w brummel - 2
1/2 bag of munchos, 4 crackers w cheese (snack machine w/ Amy...) 5
Total- 16 points

I went home, the yankees game was on- I passed out on the couch until midnight, and went back to bed around 1, didn't wake up til 7am!! So, I slept through dinner..... :-/

trying not to stress eat

good news/ bad news. the guy who gives me a hard time at work volunteered to take a layoff. good, I don't have to fire him; I just have to do ALL of his work instead of just SOME of it. Can anyone arrange an extra 8 hours in a day??? I am having an anxiety attck and that often leads to stress eating. Chamomile tea don't fail me now...

tl cal: 1600
xrcz: 40 min swim
b - coffee, cliff bar
l - tea, chkn sld on mlti grn (820 cal!?) didn't realize until I bought it.
d - wasa, lf cheese, tomato soup, tea
s - yogurt
s - wasa, tomato, tea

Starving today!

Working out in the middle of the day definitely makes me hungry. I had oatmeal and little granola for breakfast then a small amount of wheat pasta, baby carrots and an apple for lunch. I'm still hungry! I had some pretzels rods that I need to stay away from for the rest of the day.

Weekend was so-so. It's a lot easier for everyone who is in a relationship to be good and eat healthy and not go out drinking. I have no one to stay home with, no one to cook with me, nothing. So I can be a hermit and do nothing or I go hang out with friends. Of course what else is there to do but drink? *sigh* I tried to limit my alcohol intake and I was successful in doing that. It just sucks to have everyone else around having a good time instead of worrying how many calories their beer has. I did declare a drinking hiatus that started yesterday though so we'll see how that goes. I'm also going to try to have a small dinner and no more snacking!

Monday so far

Breakfast - apple with Fage whole yogurt (which I didn't finish b/c I got pulled to a meeting and by the time I got back - it got a little watery at the top).
Lunch - grilled chicken salad with cucumber, green and red pepper, tomato and 1 tbsp of newman's light honey mustard dressing (35 calories!). Also, a little leftover fruit salad.
Now I'm going to try not to snack like I always do til at least 330-4. Thank goodness for tea.

Week and weekend

141.5 on Friday, same as usual. Only got on the elliptical and weights, 3 times this week. No wonder I am in maintenance mode and not losing. I am eating well during the week, this week was bad with a quesidilla burger on Sat and Fried chicken on Sunday.
That's all folks.

Sarah's weekend

So I didn't eat that great Fri night and Sat, but Sunday was good. Brian and I went out to dinner Fri night, had the steamed littleneck clam app with some bread, and spinach ravioli, veal in a brandy cream sauce. I don't even want to know how many calories and fat that had. Saturday, I worked, breakfast was yogurt and an apple, lunch, some organic steak and cheese panini - 370 calories, snack was raw green pepper and yogurt with cinnamon cereal. Dinner was leftover spinach ravioli and veal.
Sunday was better, went to the gym in the am - did 3 miles - 2 mi intervals and the 3 mile was incline run. Then some weight training and stuff for an hour. My friend Rachel and I kick each other's butt - it's great. Lunch was a spinach wrap with grilled chicken, provolone, red peppers, spinach. Yum. very satisfying. Snack was a cucumber. Dinner was 3 wontons and some broccoli. I had some fatfree frozen yogurt for dessert.
So I bought 2 new bathing suits online for Cancun. I put up pictures to remind myself to eat better. One picture is on the fridge at home, one picture is in my bedroom (reminder for gym) and one picture is at work in front of my healthy snack drawer. While I eat healthy snacks, I think I've been eating too much healthy snacks. I want to cut back on that.
This am I did 2 miles and then weights.
Have a great day everyone!

17 miles and a cheeseburger

wooo-doggie! I haven't run that far in ages! Of course around mile 13 I started thinking of food, cuz that's what runners do when they're tired. I was envisioning a nicely grilled medium rare burger dripping with ketchup on a soft but firm kaiser roll topped with lettuce and a slice of tomato...mmmm Mm! And that is EXACTLY what I had for dinner after the grapefruit and slice of quiche for lunch landed short of replenishment and left me with a protein craving urgency to consume as much red meat as I could possibly stomach. ahhh, but for cheeseburgers paired with ice cold beer I would be a good vegetarian.

saturday - total calories 1640 (no exercise)
sunday - total calories 2500 including the vanilla icecream I'm about consume to balance out the burger :) exercise - well, 17 miles and at least I walked the 1/2 mile to and then from the bar!

Sunday

I discovered a couple of things yesterday that are awesome for my diet. Thought maybe they might help you guys too.... (as long as you're not on low carb)

Arnold Select Sandwich Thins 100% whole wheat. Really great way to have a sandwich or bread with soup or something, all for 1 WW point!! 100 calories, 1 g fat, 5 g fiber, 5 g protein. It's like a flat round roll... I had one with breakfast this morning, and one for lunch with my veggie burger... such a great way to save calories!!

Kozy Shack no sugar added rice pudding. I don't usually like things with Splenda (for the taste and the chemicals), but it's barely noticeable, and this is helping me with my sweet tooth! 90 calories, 3 g fat, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein. convenient lil' individual serving size only costs me 1 WW point!!!

So here was my sunday. You will notice a lot of nasty nasty snacking but... hey... it was a lazy lazy sunday. I just have to be good for the rest of the week and I'll be ok :-)

Coffee - 1
bread & lowfat cheese - 2
veggie burger, lofat cheese, bread - 5
salad w fresh mozz, balsamic dressing - 3
3 cookies :-( - 6
deviled eggs - 3
chips :-( - 2
pork rinds - 2
other half of roast beef sand - 5

total= 29.

I started my week on saturday- so I have 26 flex pts left.

Saturday

Coffee - 1
1/2 special k bar - 2
wasa & lc cheese - 2
1/2 roast beef sandwich - 5
orzo - 4
coffee - 1
rice pudding (no sugar added) - 1
soup - 3
bite of cookie - 1?
total: 20 pts! back on track :-)

Week 4 Stats

Angela...........7.035%
Jason............6.036%
Mark........... 5.956%
Aileen..........4.204%
Annie...........4.117%
Sarah...........1.181%
Andrew.......1.129%
Nicole.........-.061%
TL..............-1.212%
Teresa.......-3.448%


I still need Terrie and Deborah's weight (hmmmm..... I sense a pattern here....) Last check Terrie was dead even and Deborah was 2.424%

Have a great week everyone!!!!

In miami!

Andrew and I are sitting in foxcafe in south beach enjoying some yummy frozen drinks! Sorry we didn't blog, but we both weighed ourselves wed. And there was no change...great tennis, beautiful beaches, Great weather, great food!! See you guys later!! LOL the couple at the table next to us just asked if I knew how to do 'sexting...'
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only 1, better than none

Still haven't gotten down to the 165 I started at, but at least I can report 167 today. The good news is lots of people have been telling me I look good. Last night I recieved a "you look buff" as well as a "you've lost weight!"

so, slow and steady.

Work hard...Play Hard. Go TL!

Ugh

163.0 I knew that diet of conch fritters, smoked fish dip, fried grouper and Planter's Punch wasn't good for me.

My prescription aquagoggles should be arriving today, which means I will FINALLY get my ass over to the Y. I've had dreams of swimming again, so I hope this is the push I need to jump start some wieght loss.

I do eat pretty well, all things considered. As I mentioned before, it's my portions that are out of control (and the candy store being right next to Yankee Candle where I work part-time).

Wow. Teresa's weigh in

Ok so the scale said 132 this morning. This is getting ridiculous. I will admit this is not the same 132 as when we started the first round of blogging. Some of this has to be muscle or else i don't think i'd be fitting into my clothes. Or maybe I'm just telling myself that to make myself feel better. Either way it sucks.

About 250 calories this morning for breakfast, oatmeal and a large coffee.
6.5 hours of sleep last night. still tired though.
Going to happy hour after working but gonna try to be good! And gym on my lunch break - wh00!

weigh in

127.6

I assumed this was going to happen, but i'm ready to get back on track.

Thursday:
Activia yogurt w/ peaches
1/2 roast beef sandwich
krispy kreme doughnut (that damn business expo!! cost me 7 WW pts!!)
multi grain cheese puffs
one svg of cheddar cheese
roasted chicken- 1 wing and some slices of white meat
roasted potatoes and carrots
green salad

by the time dinner came around, I lost track of points. I screwed up pretty badly this week. Ready for a fresh start this week. However, I am going out for sushi for lunch... i'll have to be extra good :-)

Slow Week

221 Here. I did not get enough sleep this week. I did not hit the gym and our trip to Philly did not help matters much. My diet was very good through the week. I should have drank more water too. I am definitely getting in the gym this weekend, and I am going to commit to at least 2 days during the week. I have to limit work to 12 hours a day and go to bed before 9. That's the plan. Regardless of the loss, I am still very determined, and I promised myself I will do better next week. Keep up the good work everyone. 4 more weeks.

Plateau?

125.5
I knew I'd hit a plateau soon. I also knew I didn't eat the best this week either. 4 weeks til Cancun. And just a couple more pounds that I want to lose. This will be the toughest for me. But I feel newly motivated. And I have been getting a few compliments at work which really make me feel great.
Keep up the good work everybody!

Is there carbs in that?

Things are going well here. My body still adjusting to this diet, but things are progressing. Last weekend was tough because we traveled. We went to a few restaurants, so that was tough. You never know what is actually in the food, but I tried to make good decisions. Aileen really helped me by prepping food for the drive. Next time I will be better prepared. I hope everyone else is having a good week. I will post my results in the morning.

Disappointed

So I'm pretty disappointed with myself. I can't seem to lose a pound and it's very frustrating. Nothing seems to be working. I don't even know if there is a point to blog anymore. It's hard to see everyone else's success, it just makes me feel worse about myself. I know I need to start counting calories if I want to lose weight but it's hard to keep track I get so busy during the day. It's also very hard to have fun and diet! My friends are always going out drinking and having a good time. It's hard to say no to that. I'm at a loss at what to do. Maybe I should do some type of detox to clear all the junk out of my system. Anyone got any other ideas?

Wednesday

Hey all,

Finally got back on track with the diet yesterday. 15 WW pts... from looking at all my notes, dinner really is my weakness. when I'm not watching what i'm eating, i'll easily eat 2-3 times more than i should... :-/

And I slept for about 6 hrs last night, it was really great! I did wake up around 545am, but didn't get to exercise because I had a 7am meeting.

Looking forward to another good day.

Swedish Fish

today was good except for the swedish fish. I don't know why I love them, they don't taste like much, but I love the chewy-pull-out-my-fillings texture of them. At least they are fat free.

calories: 1480
exercise: 8.5 miles in a personal best 1:16 (no swim tonight, social plans instead, which fell through and I'm happy becaue it would have involved wine)
b - coffee, slimfast shake
l - healthy select italian meatball soup
s - chex mix, plain tea
s - apple, coffee
SWEDISH FISH
d- 1 cup brown rice, chicken, spinach & mushrooms, tea
s- berries & light n fit yogurt, chamomile tea

observation: day 5 of no alcohol. I feel a difference in my attitude towards food. I can't define it yet, but there is something different in my approach.

Consistency

So I feel like I've been inconsistent with my food habits in the past couple days. Snacking more often and feeling less focused in general on my eating. I feel this week may not be that good. I'm still working out, I just think I'm eating more than I should and I'm eating more processed foods than I was earlier in our challenge. I think part of that is because I'm almost to my goal, I feel like I can slack a little.
Any tips for remotivation?

Last night I ran 3 miles (intervals - kicked it up to 7.5 for 1 min twice). This am, the trainer for class had us spin for 20-25 minutes and incorporated some chest presses, shoulder presses, bicep curls while we were on the bikes. Tough workout. And then we did some additional shoulders and back weight training. Breakfast was 1 cup of kashi cinnamon harvest cereal and a smooshed fruit flat. Lunch was tuna sashimi (so good) and cream of broccoli soup. I snacked on a raw red pepper as well.
Have a great day everyone!

Tuesday

I'm still not sleeping well. I gave blood yesterday, luckily I didn't pass out. In exception of dinner, I had 16 WW pts (i snacked a lot to make sure everything went smoothly last night with the donation... before and afterwards) then i totally screwed up with dinner. 4 buffalo wings, potato chips, salad (not bad), and a big ol' hunk of garlic bread :-(

I promise myself to be in bed by 9pm so I can fall asleep by 930pm and NOT turn on the TV! I will wake up at 545am as I used to ... to get in some kind of exercise. Mark went food shopping last night, so I'm armed and ready to make my healthy meals.

I am not expecting any weight loss this week- I'm actually expecting that I'll show a weight gain.

trying not to stress eat

Today was a crazy busy day with too many meetings and not enough time to do the work assigned to me in meetings ending with the quarterly evening meeting I facilitate in which I have to stand in front of 80 people and be engaging. (I hatethis part of my job) It is awful, although the participants seem to like the meetings and find the information valuable/useful/helpful. But, gosh, how I loathe standing up in front of all those people for an hour and a half. I always come out of it wanting to go to the bar....

calories:1540
exercise: hair pulling out, eye rolling, teeth nashing - 9 hours
b- coffee, fruit, yogurt
s- go lean bar, plain tea
l - lean cuisine pumpkin ravioli (mmm), plain tea
d - (meeting) 1/2 cup white rice, 2 egg rolls, 1 cup veggie stir fry, brownie (damn it, I tried to fight it and it was so not worth the calories), plain tea, water
skipped the bar
s- grapes

the trouble is I want a snack and can't decide if it is a stress urge or if I'm hungry. I'm trying to wait it out with chamomile tea, lots and lots of chamomile tea.

Miss Me?

Hi All, so busy, work is hectic, homelife is insane and I am behind in planning out summer for the kids. But, getting to the elliptical at least 3 times a week. Working the weights, squats, stretched and crunches. Clothes feel better, but still 141.5.

No worries...gonna keep on truckin'

Just hi

Not much new since last post. I worked til 8 last night, so I had a little organic vegetable pie about 7 at work. I snacked a lot yesterday, but that's partly b/c I had broccoli for lunch. So for snacks I had another rice cake, and a wasa cracker with peanut butter. A couple of my organic smooshed fruit things and a yellow pepper. Yum.
No gym for me until late - I'm hoping to not work as late tonight - I have to go grocery shopping on my way home.
Breakfast - Fage whole yogurt, apple, 1/2 cup Kashi cinnamon crunch cereal.
Have a great day!

in a 3-day slump.

So, I realized the last 3 days were bad eating days for me. I hoped to get back on track yesterday for a good start to the week... it was not so :-( the day went along great- had 13 WW points until dinner. We were having dinner at amy's with my family that's here from the philippines. I was told there was going to be a rotisserie chicken there- so I planned my meal. one drumstick, one thigh, both no skin, and 1/2 cup of brown rice. I brought the brown rice, and to my surprise- no chicken. there was- my aunt's amazing unhealthy chicken soup, linguine and meatballs, steak, string beans, and corn. ahhh! and it went... linguine, one meatball, one bite of steak, and a healthy serving of soup... all to be followed by 3 little apple pastry things. UGH!

I haven't worked out at all... we have a new cat, and introducing her to the other cats has been stressful. I haven't slept well, so I can't seem to wake up in the morning... she is adorable and I hope they stop hissing and growling at each other soon so I can get back to the routine! I don't know how those of you with kids do it!! cats are enough for me!!

new goggles and a flip turn

ah the joy of little things. In an effort to NOT go home and eat between work and swimming, I headed to Dick's sporting goods for a new bathing suit. Dick is over priced. Dick thinks that all female swimmers are stick figures. Dick can stick it! I then went to Target where there is no selection in suits, but I got a new pair of groovy new anti-fog goggles. Went to swim laps, the class was finishing up with flip turns. The instructor asked me if I knew how (no) and then invited me to join. FUN! Now I know how and in my groovy goggles I will soon be swimming like a champ. YAY for cool, inviting instructor!

Monday calories:2210
exrz - swim (hard) 45 minutes
b - coffee, banana, golean oatmeal raisin bar
l - tomato soup, 2 wasa, lf laughing cow cheese
s- um...3 pieces Godiva.
s- tea, golean pb/caramel bar
snack - whole bag of trail mix (6 servings. there I admit it)I should have had the turkey sandwich instead, I shopped too long and was rushing to swim)
d- it is late and I am hungry but first some tea to fill me up, then wasa with thin sliced turkey breast and lf cheese. maybe some tomato. this will give me the above #

So-so weekend

The weekend wasn't bad for me, but it wasn't great. Fri night dinner was spinach and tomato panini with provolone and mozz cheese. yum. No class Sat morning, I had to be in work early. yogurt, apple and cereal for breakfast. Lunch was chicken tacos from Chili's. No workout - watched the uconn game and had 2 beers. Dinner was turkey chili.
Sun - slept in til almost 10, did laundry, had a salad for lunch, and the I had tirimisu. Did some weights in the pm - legs, some pushups. Dinner was 3 skinny slices of pizza with mushrooms and peppers. medium size crust (not too thick, not too thin).
But today is a new day. I went to the gym this am, 2 miles in intervals on the treadmill, then some weights. Breakfast was 2% yogurt with an apple and 1/2 cup of Kashi cinnamon cereal. Lunch today was broccoli leftover from chicken with pasta and broccoli dinner from Fri night. I didn't want the pasta or chicken. 2 wasa crackers with peanut butter and a rice cake. I heated up some sort of organic alfredo dish, but it tasted awful so I threw it out.
I hope everyone has a great day! Let's all have a great week too!

getting back on track

This wasa good weekend for me. After Friday's weigh in and Jake's nudge I've re-dedicated myself to writing it all down. A Friday night Mechanical Bull ride (and sprained thumb LoL!) later, I realize I've got work to do if I want to be swimsuit ready by May 31st. I am newly swearing off alcohol: "a glass or two" of wine is sabotaging my willpower and my calorie intake. So I went shopping, stocked up on healthy choices, teas and seltzer water.

Saturday: 1195 calories
ex - swim, 45 min
b- coffee, yogurt, banana
s- coffee, fiber one bar
s - lowfat cheese, coffee
L - kashi bar, african red tea, seltzer
d - thin slice turkey breast on wasa, w/ lf cheese & mustard, fresh fruit salad (grapes, strawberries, blackberries), decaf tea

Sunday: 1175 calories
ex- run,15 miles (I wish rain counted as extra calories burned!)
b - 1/2 power bar, cup coffee
s - Gu, gatorade, water
l - bacon egg & cheese on english muffun, coffee (mmmmm)
s - jasmine tea, fruit salad (above plus mango)
d - 3/4 cup brown rice, shrimp, green beans & mushrooms, seltzer