congrats to Ange. moneys on the way!

Post contest

So I've been pretty good this week, even though the contest is over, I still want to lose 10 lbs so I feel better and my clothes will fit better!
I went to the gym Tues and Wed am, I'm going to hopefully fit a workout in this evening in between wrapping and studying. I've been eating healthier, and drinking a lot of water and tea.
This weekend is going to be full of good food and wine. I don't want to stuff myself, but I will enjoy the good food in moderation.
Have a great holiday everyone!

yay

Congratulations to Angela!!!  And what great timing.... just before Christmas! 

I hope you receive all of your winnings before Christmas Day!  It's still possible if the checks are put in the mail today.

Great great job.  :-)  Keep up the great work!

Results

Pretty sure that unless Nicole dropped 10 lbs in one week, Ang is our winner!

quick note on the winnings, I recd everyone's money except TL. I will send Ang a check for the $100 from me, Ang, Nicole, A and Jake.

Congrats to A and Ang! They were the ones motivated to actually work to lose weight. Hopefully the rest of us who want to will get in the right mind frame.

But we all are awesome women!

Official Tally:

Ang . . . down 11.5 lbs . . . .5.502%
A . . . . . down 6.6 lbs . . . . .4.846%
Nicole . down 2.8 lbs  . . . . 1.609%  (I left her the same as week 7)

TL, Jake and Sarah - our results aren't tangible and that's okay.

and...182

jake

147

Good luck to the winner.

Weekly Stats

One week to go!

Ang . . . down 10 lbs . . . .  4.785%
A . . . . . down 5.6 lbs  . . .  4.112%
Nicole . down 2.8 lbs . . . . 1.609%
Sarah . .down 1.5 lbs . . . . .1.099%

Jake is the same and I'm leaving TL the same, no weigh-in from yesterday.

Let's make this the best week!

jake

147

Woo-hoo!

135! Good to see some progress made, not just for me but for Ang and Nicole!

A loss!!

171.5!

Results Week 6

2 more weeks and A has pulled ahead of Ang!

A . . . down 5 lbs . . . .3.671%
Ang . .down 7.5 lbs . .3.589%
Nicole .down 1 lb . . .0.575%

TL, Jake and Sarah - no results, but that's okay.

exactly the same. 182

arggh!!!

As I see it....

Let me start with a disclaimer:  These are my thoughts and my thoughts only.   You can discard them if you like because that's how I roll. ;-)

So the truth of the matter is this:

When we have done this before we were all in the right mindset BEFORE we started, which in turn, created a positive outcome for all of us.

As I read what everyone wrote and as I take my own a blase’ attitude into consideration, it seems to me, this time, we were all hoping for the contest to ‘give’ us motivation and maybe create that mindset once again.  Truth is, things don’t work if you don’t go in with the right attitude.  You can’t just ‘create’ it....it has to be there.

Ask a former smoker (not only me).  They will always tell you, the time they successfully stopped was when they were DONE.  When they simply didn’t want to smoke any more and they knew it from the start.  It’s no different here.  Speaking for only myself, I said right from the start of this contest.... “I don't expect to do much more unless things ease up around here and that doesn't appear to be in the very near future.”   Well.....I got exactly what I expected.  Nothing much.   

And to clarify, I’m not minimizing anyone’s efforts here.  I love that A completed a 5K.  I love that you guys get out to the gym or go for a run or a walk.  I  love that Ange is on a decline, even if it’s slower than she would like. I’m just saying that we have all collectively done better when we ALL collectively started with the right attitude and focus.  Hell, we don’t even do our daily logs.  How can we encourage each other if we don’t know who’s having trouble and who’s having success? 

I’m a little disappointed in myself, for being too busy, for not making time, for not giving my friends the support they may (or may not have needed).  At the same time, I also forgive myself, because I am only now starting to breathe after 2 ½  months of madness and I am okay where I am.  When I'm ready, I'll be ready.

Keep going ladies!!!  

by the way, I'm 147 today.  I can deal with that.

no will power

well i'm only a half pound up now from my initial weigh-in. I did go to the gym this morning. I have realized I have no willpower. There's candy everywhere here, I don't even think about how it's not going to help me lose weight, I just want the instant gratification. And then I'm grumpy when my pants are tight. Duh. When I started my first real job in the summer of 1999, a couple coworkers were trying to lose weight unsuccessfully. I was the intern, so I was sent out frequently for Dunkin Donuts runs. after a month of them trying to lose weight while I got them frappucinos three times a week, something clicked for them as they are drinking the frap and commiserating, all of a sudden the light bulb dings and they realize maybe cutting back on the fraps will help. I need to keep thinking of them so I remember that tea is better than candy no matter how much I want it at that moment.
I have apples and carrots and a Kashi meal here at work, there is no reason why I either should go out or have the pizza I know is coming today for lunch. No pizza when I've already eaten a healthy lunch.

And TL - F*ck the scale is right - I actually weigh more right now than I did when we started this contest a couple years ago, but a couple years ago, I was not fitting into the pants I'm wearing now. They are a little tighter than they were last year at this time, but they still fit. It's very strange. But proof that the scale is not reliable, it's how the clothes fit that is.

pizza friday = downward spiral

My co-workers and I have a tradition of pizza friday which consists of pizza hut pizza and breadsticks with cheese. I always swear that I will have only 2 slices of pizza but it never happens. 4 slices and 2 breadsticks later, I swear that my mess-up will NOT send me into a downward spiral for the weekend. but it ALWAYS does! sigh. This past Friday was no exception. It wasn't as bad as it usually is... but I ended up having Chinese on Friday night... at least I had the shrimp and broccoli, did not eat the rice, BUT I did have the egg roll.... Saturday night was chips and salsa con queso and chicken tostadas... AND a cookie... but I got back on track for Sunday which was better than I usually do. Although I baked about 4 dozen cookies, I only ate the one on Saturday night (whew)! Today I'm back on track, celery sticks in tow. hoping the scale is nice to me tomorrow... cruise is 19 days away! eeeek!

just checking in

I worked very hard this weekend to not overindulge and managed to get to the gym and/or run all last week except Saturday on which I slept for 14 hours. I can't decide if it's depression, a defense mechanism against overeating, or my body fighting off potential infection from the mouth surgery.

The good news is that with the surgery I don't much feel like eating. The bad news is I can only eat soft things. Grilled cheese happens to top that list. I am balancing it with "light" soup. My exercise has been up and a few people have commented that I've "lost weight", which I haven't, but that at least signals that my body is shifting around and perhaps looking more toned. Which is what I really want anyway!

Truth is I am "over" weight charts. Each one reads  differently and according to some I am supposed to weigh the same as my brother who is an inch taller than me and (needless to say) - a BOY! - with a different muscle ratio. Stupid charts. I understand that my doctor wants me to lose 10 -15 pounds so I'm not in the "overweight" zone. But I want to focus on tone muscles and loss of belly fat. Fuck the scale.

Thanksgiving week was not kind

174.3 I'll chalk it up to Brian's pies and a dinner party Saturday with tons of leftovers.