BTW Cassie, that was a subtle invite for a crawfish boil. http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps918669fc.jpg

I know it doesn't look like much food but the pot throws off the perspective. Even though it looks about empty, there was a sack of crawfish and all the fixins in it. ;) Maybe we can get a bunch of FDers together and I can fill the pot?

Robin I am in for another week! I do the weekly deficit of 5000 as that should lead to a 1.5lb loss per week which would of got me to my goal but my first 3 weeks I just couldn’t seem to get dedicated to my eating plan so I will need to change my goal date.:rolleyes: Good for you for going out to walk you get the BIDIA award for that!!

Mike LOL ... winners get to do what they want :D...From Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Sounds like everyone is having a good Sunday! I haven't decided if I will walk today or not kind of leaning towards not since yesterday was supposed to be a lazy afternoon and it turned into grocery shopping, laundry and a dog walk.:rolleyes: Have a good day!

:D
One of my favorite scenes (PG warning)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZbsM2R0jqM

Where are the weekend warriors???

Good for you, Robin! Way to go :D

I went back and forth about actually going. I was so tired and had so much home stuff and work stuff to do; I knew if I went, I would be gone a while so I almost talked myself out of it. But I went, 5 miles down, about 8 k, I guess, so that hits that goal for the week. And it helped clear my head a little, which I definitely needed.

Mike, so glad Stanley is having a wonderful time! I am sure his creator and class are going to love hearing about it. The crawfish boil looks awesome. I think we should try to get a bunch of folks together...how much fun would that be?!?!

Cassie, congrats on the miles. It would be such a fun time to get a group to meet up.

• Workout > 120 min/wk: 15, 30, 60, 0, 0, 0, (60 today)
• Cholesterol < 250mg: 90, 123, 5, 58, 214, 189
• Protein > 50 g / day: 43, 58, 26, 37, 80, 80
• Vegetables > 3 / day: N, N, Y, Y, 2.5, Y
• Calories < 1250 (M-Th): 900, 1055, 1041, 1319
• Calories < 1800 (F, S, S): 2245, 1532

Mike: I reigned in the cals on Saturday a bit, but only a bit. It gets harder on weekends. & BTW, crawfish will probably knock my cholesterol over the fence.

Robin: Flooding, broken leg and snow. Doesn't sound like a great combo. Good to hear your hubby is on the mend, enough to drive seems like a pretty quick recovery. I guess like most things, there are good days and bad. Glad you were able to get your walk in.

Jezzie: Yesterday must have been homemade soup day. Honey was under attack by some virus, so I made him chicken noodle. It was so worth the work. When you're feeling up to it you're going to have to find a really good Pilates instructor to help you with your back.

Nobe: It's sad that your co-worker didn't want to 'bother' anyone with her medical issues. The way I understand it, if it was a stroke the first hour is critical. And I don't have any advice on the pedometers. I never used one!

Cassie: Hope the presentation went well.

Hope: Enjoy Florida. What part are you going to?

Mern! Come back Mern!

Everyone else, see you Monday.

I don't know how I did it after starting the day with waffles, but everything looks pretty good! Except the weights, which I'm not doing because my work week is brutal and I don't wanna. Chances are I'll have something sweet later, but if I do I'll keep it within 150 calories.

I've been weighing myself every day or two and I haven't been close to the 173.5 I was at last Monday, so maybe that's why I'm in a bit of a funk. I'm being really good (for the most part) and I'm still back up to 176. Frustrating. I guess I have to get stricter with myself.

Thanks for all the nice responses everyone. I'm going to try to get better at replying. I'm pretty tired.

<1600 calories - 1450, 2140, 1327, 1493, 1891, 1450
>64oz water - yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, no
>20% protein - 22%, 21%, 26%, 29% (!), 24%, 31% (!!)
walk on days off - yes (3k+), worked, yes (3.3k), yes (pedometers were useless, guessing about 3k?), worked, yes
weights/calisthenics on days off - no, worked, no, some, worked, no

Mike,

You're doing a great job!! Keep up the hard work, you look fantastic.

Looks like you made up for Saturday today! Good job.

you had a lot of green this week, head up head...

thanks, those are older pics, I've gained since then.

I have jury duty so if you don't hear from me until late in the evening, don't think I fell off the wagon. I'm going to pack my lunch so I'll be good.

This week I was deficient by 9584 calories and I was logging sleep. Here's is a thumbnail of how the week went for me, click to enlarge.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps4a22e4ac.jpg

I'll weigh in tomorrow morning and post me week end results.

Starting weight, Monday = 197.4, Tuesday 194.8, Wednesday 192.2, Thursday 190.8, Friday 189.6, Saturday 188.6, Sunday 188.8


My goals for the next couple weeks:
DONE1) Lose 7 pounds (PER WEEK) (-8.6 pounds so far)
DONE2) 100+ ounces of water per day over a gallon, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
DONE3) post daily yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
DONE4) take all vitamins daily yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
DONE 5) have fun and help raise a lot of money for Johnny on Thursday yes

Goals:
Walk 10k: M=1.2K, T=1.7k, W=3.5k, T=2.6, F=3.5k, S=2.8k, S=N = week =15.3k
Calories less than 1500: M=1241, T=1221, W=1279, T=1126, F=1396, S=1788, S=1320 week = 6 out of 7
Calorie deficit of 5000: M=-797, T=-860, W= -824, T=-977, F=-684, S=-274, S=-697 week= -5113
Squats twice: M=N, T=N, W=N, T=Y, F=N, S=N, S=Y week= yes

Sunday Recap
 

Sunday Summary:

• Workout > 120 min/wk: 15, 30, 60, 0, 0, 0, 60
• Cholesterol < 250mg: 90, 123, 5, 58, 214, 189, 150
• Protein > 50 g / day: 43, 58, 26, 37, 80, 80, 82
• Vegetables > 3 / day: N, N, Y, Y, 2.5, Y, 2
• Calories < 1250 (M-Th): 900, 1055, 1041, 1319
• Calories < 1800 (F, S, S): 2245, 1532, 1202

Average Cals: 1327/day. With Average sleep time I use 1350 cals/day (w/out workouts).
Did good with cholesterol this week, ok with workouts, protein. Vegetables not so good.