The "GET OFF YOUR LAZY BUTT", 7-Day Motivational Thread. Starting 3/12/12
 

Well good morning my lovelies. I'm back from my little bit of R&R, and of course that means I'm up a few pounds (how Mike can live in Louisiana and not be a great big fat guy is anybody's guess). I thought grocery shopping here in the North was full of landmines, but um, seriously you Southerners have it worse, much worse. One whole aisle (from the cash registers to the far back wall) of the Winn Dixie was like a freshman college course in how to deep fry everything and your mamma. OMG! Now here in Michigan you can easily find a can of creole seasoning, you can even buy spiced dredge and Shakin' Bake, but I've never been in any store that had an entire aisle dedicated to "deep fry" quite like that. Not only did it fill an aisle, it spilled into the area between the aisle end caps and the perimeter meat coolers and was featured adjacent to every sort of raw meat and seafood as well. Even worse, the "fry" aisle was nestled between "beer" on one side and "munchies" on the other. Until last week, I did not know that pork rinds come in different flavors and that more than one company makes them, here in MI we only get "original" and that's if you can find them. Wow, I think I gained a couple of pounds via proximity. Thankfully I didn't have access to a kitchen, alas no "fry" experimenting opportunities for me. But now my DH is jonesing for southern cooking, blessedly he also has to watch his weight and has more will power than yours truly.

Health Goals:

1. Calories 1,400-1,500 or lower.
2. Water 100 oz daily.
3. Workout 5 hours total.
4. Protein 25% or better.
5. Calorie deficit 3,500 or more.
6. Log everything and post daily.
7. Do not be a weekend slacker.

Other Stuff:

1. Call and get booth cookie sales arranged and make sign-up sheet.
2. Type up new G.S. calendar and note about parade.
3. Call 4-H office about mandatory meetings.
4. Call guy about the elliptical.
5. Call dad about wagon for Friday.
6. Call Dr. about appointment.
7. Housework 45 min daily + 1 load of laundry.

Lenten Goals:

No white flour
No white sugar
No skipping workouts, and no more than 2 consecutive days off.
No cheating
No profanity

I'm in. I'll post goals when I get home from work. I need to really stick with them this week, I don't want another boot to the ass.

Amy-dont you know that in the South we'll fry anything? My goodness, one of my very favorite things in the world is a deep fried pickle. Ooohhh or the deep fried Oreo.

I'll post more later....I was over an hour late for work this morning so I really ought to be more productive.

On a positive note, I lost 1.8 last week. So woohoo!!!

Yay Tori!!!! I would yell at you but how can I yell at someone I'm happy for??!! OK its day one.... I'm already off to a bad start by not eating breakfast - my kids are my priority - but I did get my hot lemon water in me! First thing to pass thru my lips every morning is hot lemon water - so good!!

I only have a couple of goals for my first week

1. MORE water - even though its boring...
2. Start with one small workout everyday.
3. Take my multivitamins!!!

I CAN DO THIS (<- yelling at myself :))

I'm in too. I'll post goals tonight, I'm supposed to be getting ready for work right now. Huge wind storm today, so I don't think we'll have many customers, and the extent of my exercise will be "standing and staring out the window," haha.

Good morning everyone!

I'm in this week after taking a an off-week due to my nail injury. It's better now. I cut the nail reaalllllyyy low and that has helped a lot with the pain. It looks silly, but I'd rather look silly than be in pain. And now the nail bed is only blue instead of purple/black - progress?

Honestly, a nail injury is probably not a reason to totally "give up" exercise, so on Tuesday of last week I decided to do a little experiment. I took the week off from logging/posting, and I tried to just make good food choices. I'm fairly certain my calories were up higher than normal every day (but probably less than/around maintenance) and I allowed myself a couple of indulgences -- some chicken 'n dumplings that I make in the slow cooker, and some strawberry shortcake that I made from scratch. Neither extremely healthy choices, but I kind of wanted to see if the fair/bad choices would reflect on the scale since I am in The Plateau To End All Plateaus.

I weighed myself every day and you know what? It made not one lick of difference.

On Friday I had a "good" day -- greek yogurt for breakfast, a chicken wrap (loaded with veggies on a low-cal wrap, even) and an apple for lunch, and some leftover ground turkey in a taco salad for dinner. I also had one handful of Dark chocolate M&Ms for a dessert.

On Saturday morning I weighed 160.1.

On Saturday, I was bad. I had eggs and bacon on a full-fat biscuit for breakfast (cooked with BF), two tacos (ground turkey substitute instead of ground beef -- again eating leftovers) with just a little lettuce and a lot of FF cheese for lunch, chicken and dumplings for dinner (this is a recipe made with chicken breast, carrots, potatoes, chicken stock, a little flour for thickening, and the dumplings are refrigerated pillsbury dough boy refrigerated biscuits that I put on top and let turn into dumplings -- it's not the worst thing in the world, but the dumplings are just empty carbs, and I tend to make (and eat) a lot of 'em), two strawberry shortcakes that I made from scratch, plus 2.5 glasses of red wine. I went over-cal that day for sure. I also didn't have a workout all week, remember.

On Sunday morning I weighed 158.7 :confused: :confused:

Oh, scale. It makes no sense. I almost had wanted it to be up so that it made SENSE. This entire plateau has been the Plateau Of No Sense. I've changed my workout habits (from Zumba to the Shred to the gym), my workout schedule, my eating habits, my water habits, I've clicked my heels three times and said that there's no place like home, and nothing. I've been waffling around 160 for three months now! ARGH! So annoying!!!!

I'm not giving up though. I'm going to keep wracking my brain. Part of me is saying that I just need to eat salads forever or something, but that's just not right, I know. Part of me is also wondering if it's just stress, or maybe my body just knows this is a "comfortable" weight and is being more stubborn than a mule.

Either way, I'm not going to let it win. I'm going to be even more accountable than usual this week, I think. I always log everything, but I'm also going to post my meals every day so that you guys see and that might help keep me on the straight and narrow.

Health and Lifestyle Goals

1) Keep calories under 1500 every day, weekends included.
2) Exercise for a total of four hours or more (I like Amy's way of adding up the minutes, so I will do that, maybe it will help) and post the TYPE of exercise
3) At least 80 oz. of water daily, shoot for 96
4) Calorie deficit of at least 3,500
5) Protein average for the week of 25-30%
6) Weigh M, W, F and post M: 160.3
7) In bed by 11:30
8) Post what I ate yesterday. Every single little thing.

Other Stuff

1) Get BC application in
2) Prepare for phone interview Thursday (nervous!!!!!)
3) No more than 30 minutes daily on non-work related websites at work, other than FD. Yes, I'm timing it. I have been a procrastinating procrastinator due to stress.
4) Call Dad on Friday after eye surgery
5) Make an effort on my appearance every day
6) Buy new workout clothes and underwear!!!!

Life has been crazy. My Dad's eye surgery is re-scheduled for this Friday and he actually appears to be really concerned about getting his blood sugar right. He's been going to his doctor weekly to discuss his insulin dosage, which is something he NEVER does (he hates the doctor) so I've been pleasantly surprised. My Mom also reports that he's been doing food research every day and has been discussing his sugar intake with her. He's so funny. My Mom said that he wouldn't eat melon because it's "bad for diabetics" but he ate several fun-size milky way bars daily "because they're so small, it can't hurt." :rolleyes: -- but hey, now he's found out melon is GOOD and maybe those Milky Way bars are bad!!! He reported it like a revelation and my mother, bless her, was just super-encouraging and has said she'll go for two 15-minute walks a day with him. She also said he's thinking about eating 4-5 smaller meals daily to help his blood sugar not be so spiky.

Maybe, maybe, maybe... something will stick! I'm so hopeful.

Gotten a few more nibbles on the job front too -- a college I'm really interested in called for a phone interview this Thursday. I'm super-nervous because I'm better in person than on the phone (I talk really quickly, I need to slow down), but I know the phone interview is important. I know I'll feel better if I practice questions and over-prepare and keep info in front of me during the interview, so that's what I will do. I've also got a pilot experiment up and running and am feeling more positive about work in general, so I'm going to hopefully ride that feeling to a positive conclusion.

Okay. I know you guys probably didn't miss my novels, haha, so I am going to shut up now!

Happy Monday!

~Terri

LOL on channeling Dotty, do you follow it up with a "yoga moment"? Oh sweet sweet Terri, you and and I have much in common. I've been often told that auctioneering would have been a solid career choice and I rattle off novels here on fitday too. I'm confess myself curious, do you interrupt people? I'm the worst! We all talk fast in my family, so I learned early to jump in and throw down, but find in the real world I come across as rude because when others pause to breathe, I strike! In my family, if you quit circle breathing and take a deep breath, you've intentionally given up the floor. Duh. Oh and I'm so in a plateau around the 160 mark.

You can get beer battered dill pickle chips at the local pub here, very yummy. And that kitchen in particular will deep fry anything to order (after 6:00pm, they are usually pretty drunk back there). But I've never heard of deep fried Oreos, I'm intrigued. I heard in TX they have people waiting in mile long lines for deep fried butter. It's hard to fathom, not the line so much, the finished product.

Goals (week 4 postpartum!):

1) walk every day at least 30 min (Y, walked 3 mi!)
2) super light strength training 2x
3) try not to crab at DH esp when I don't get any sleep

I wish I could have a yoga moment!!!! Maybe I need to do yoga and that'll be the ticket, right?

Oh my goodness, I do interrupt people, I'm awful. I'm from the Boston area baby, we all talk fast, and we're rude and crude and socially unacceptable. I'm actually fairly reluctant to speak when I'm being totally natural, but through force of habit I've just learned that to be heard at all I've got to talk over others. It's gotten me more than one reprimand here in the South, where people tend to talk slowly and I get impatient as heck when I know their point already. Ah well. Maybe I'll learn. Right? :rolleyes: I totally hear you on family, it's like that for sure with me too.

If you figure out what to do to break 160, I'll seriously pay you for the secret. SO frustrated!

Amy, shopping can be a real experience here! It's difficult for me to not be fatter than I already am. Just wait until crawfish are in season and I consume a bajillion mg of sodium in one day. I can gain 5 pounds in an afternoon.

I weighed in at 181.8 (down 2.8 for the week)

I'll post up goals later. I need to get my ass in gear. Summer is quickly approaching and my yellow polka dot bikini is calling my name.

I'm in. A bad week followed by a worse weekend. I've been craving brownies and everywhere I tried to buy one didn't have them. I made them and of course ate the whole pan. Hope that is the end of that craving. Time to get back to fitness. On a positive note I was able to go for a bike ride yesterday. I hated to step on the scales today however I did to assess the damage.

My goal is to get back to calorie control, water and exercise. The basics will do for this week. This is going to be the first 10% challange in a year where I have had a gain instead of a loss unless I get my but in gear today and lose for the next 3 weeks. Mary

Went back to the gym today and burned 180 calories on the treadmill.

Mary, kudos on getting back on track and for being brave enough to step on the scale. Great that you got in a bike ride yesterday. Don't forget to give yourself credit for keeping off 25.2 lbs. since Dec. 2010. But we know you've got the spunk to reach your goal. :)

Amy, welcome home. I hope you are able to get right back down to business after your NO trip. Did you learn any new curse words from Mike that you can't tell me until after Lent? LOL

Mike, congrats on being down 2.8 for the week. :) Yellow polka dot bikini. Oh, Lordy!

Jho82, welcome! I've felt exactly like you many times--afraid to make a little change and in my case, for sure, having a fear of failure. Joining this group and hanging in there with the other members has helped me a lot. We understand that none of us is perfect, but we encourage each other to continue picking ourselves back up and starting fresh each time we fall. Someone here had/has a line in her signature that says the only real failure is quitting. It may take me longer to reach goal, but I'll never give up! A nurse once told me that except for caffeine our bodies don't care where we get our water. So I count my decaf tea and flavored waters, lemon water, tea made with spearmint or fennel leaves toward my water goal, too.

Luv, oh, I see I misread about your phone. Glad it's OK. "Bad-itude"--I love that! LOL

Nobe, that's why I have a calorie limit of 1600 per day to lose weight--I can't lose on deprivation because it makes me think of cheating too often and then I fall into a binge when I feel deprived. I do that, too--lose some and then gain some or all back. Don't understand why I can't be excited with the loss and be proud of myself enough to continue. Congrats on your water and exercise yesterday and I hope your thighs feel better this morning! Glad you're in with me and Luv on the clean eating pledge this week (except for the two treats I allow myself that help keep me from eating full carb junk.) We'll work harder on fixing our self-sabotage. :) We really shouldn't skip breakfast, but I understand totally that it happens sometimes. I take care of grandkids before (and after) school, then I get busy with necessary, more pressing than breakfast things and sometimes it's almost lunch time before I first eat.

Tori, you must be really active, burning a whole lot of calories just in your regular everyday life outside calorie limits and exercise to continue losing. I don't know what it is, but you are doing something right that I'm not seeing in your reports. Whatever it is, keep up the good work. Major congrats on the 1.8 lb. loss! :)

Mike, LOL on kicking Tori. How is that girl losing weight with all her red? I swear she HAS to be doing something right that's not showing in written word.

Ruby, honey, insomnia does indeed suck. My heart really goes out to you. My husband drives me nuts with his packratting broken things that are too expensive to repair and that he doesn't know how to repair. His dresser is filled up with junk he never uses (like utility bill details ever since we lived in this house here-38 years, insurance riders on policies we no longer have, car repair bills on cars we no longer have, playing cards with cards missing, ...) and instead of cleaning out his dresser he built a shelf for his clothes in the laundry room. I have insomnia, too, but I don't have a baby to help keep me awake. If I need to, I can try to get in a quick nap when my grandkids are in school, but then I'm usually more tired when I wake up. Come here and vent and time you need to. I hope you have a much better day and somehow get a good night sleep tonight. Nice goals you have this week! I already crabbed at my DH today, even after fairly good sleep last night. That man is as stubborn as they come! UGH!

Terri, I'm glad your finger feels better. Certainly keyboarding would not help the pain or recovery, so it makes perfect sense to me to have taken the week off from posting. How interesting, but frustrating for you, I'm sure, that you are in the Plateau of No Sense. I don't know--I've of some people doing "planned cheats" (that freak out the diet police) to keep their bodies guessing and in turn fool the scales. But I've had no experience with it myself--when I go off plan my scale screams at me. Good for you for not giving up--I'm inclined to agree with you that your body knows you're at a comfortable weight and is just being stubborn. Hey, that's a GREAT idea to post daily what you're eating. You could have some hidden carbs or something. My doc told me to give up the avocados and extra olive oil I was eating to help reduce my cholesterol and triglycerides. It says all over the Internet that it helps, but she told me even though they're good fats, they're still loaded with fat calories and do more to hinder weight loss than to help lower triglycerides and cholesterol. So I gave up eating my 1/2 Haas avocado on a daily basis and will just enjoy it occasionally. Sorry, but I got such a chuckle out of your Dad eating the Milky Ways because they're so small and can't hurt, but wouldn't eat the melon. Your Mom is so sweet to have been so encouraging instead of saying "I TOLD you so!" LOL We all know the exercise and small meals are a great idea for anyone, so it's wonderful he' geared up for that. I hope his eye surgery goes well. I'll keep him in my prayers. I love reading your posts--the length doesn't bother me. Some of us post as much, but it's spread over several posts during the day, so you're really no more yacky than many of us here. Oh, keeping my fingers, eyes, and toes crossed for you on the job front. Big hug to ya!

I'm in, goals later.

This is fun that ya’ll start a new thread every week! I did really good last week, and I think that logging onto FD every day, checking the thread, being really good with logging all food (even the tablespoons of EVOO I cook veggies in), has really made a difference!

Weighed in this morning at my lowest weight since I started logging in January! Yee ha! Need to check the batteries in the scale… but my pants seem just a little bit looser than I remember…

Food/Fitness Goals for the Week
1 – 64oz water every day.
2 – 1500 cals or less each day – no exceptions!
3 – Go to the Gym 2x this week – treadmill, stairmaster, and weights.
4- Stick with veggies for most meals, and try to go gluten free when possible.
5 – Don’t snack before dinner.
6 – Take a walk either before or after dinner.

Family /Home Goals
1 – Take Grandma out for a car ride. This is actually a major chore as she is 90, in a wheel chair, has dementia/memory loss, and gets really pissed off if we don’t stop at McD’s and get chocolate Sunday’s.
2 – Go to bed later so I don’t wake up at 2am staring at the ceiling until 4am.
3 – Do SOMETHING productive between 8 and 10 at night. I have curtains to make, albums to finish, paperwork to file …laundry is a given… this will be a tough one as I am typically glued to the couch after 8 every night.

Goals for Today
1 - Don’t stress. Even during this afternoon’s client meeting.
2 – Don’t sound like an idiot this afternoon.
3 – Give myself a break – I am not an idiot!
4 – Take a walk after work with the family- nice to have an x-tra hour of daylight!

Happy Monday, and be safe. Ama

I'm in, but starting with a bad start, going to have to make up for it through out the week, french toast was my Enemy today. Kids woke up and asked for it and of course walked straight to the kitchen with out even thinking about it and made it for them. Than eat a few pieces as well. That was my down fall, then felt pretty bad after. I forgot about my diet and trying to change my life at 6am this morning. So eat a lot of calories already:eek: is any one else have trouble, stopping drinking soda. Cause I am, never knew it had such a hold on me before. Any hoo,

My goals are for this week:
1.) is to lose a half an inch on hips and tummy:)
2.) To stand when ever possible instead of sit around
3.) to cut down my soda drinking to 1, 12 oz can a day
(right now, about 3/4 a 2 litter a day)
4.) to measure my body every day or every other day, hate doing so have to get used to it.

Other stuff:
Workout to a 30 minute video at least four to five days this week.
work on standing up for myself, really bad at it.
(every one says I'm too nice) My boyfriend has been poking fun at my weight and dose not know that it hurt's as badly as it dose.:(

deep fried butter is more like a batter around a liquid,,they have diff flavors of the butter...its really good..the garlic butter was my fav!!
Deep fried snickers is good too :) along with deep fried oreo...just a batter around a snicker n oreo cookie...
Deep fried coke was crap and deep fried bubble gum... we try anything in Texas :p

I'm happy to be in. Goals now. Chat soon.
 

http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/home/t6011.gifFITDAY Challenge *~* CLEAN HOUSE
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. -Jim Rohn
Check-in:
Sun = Cushion Day {Respite with Reason} . . . Daily = x6/wk

http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/pozitive/s0801.gif"EAT CLEAN" PACT w/ Mern is on the table.
(Sun MN thru Sat MN. Eat clean = FILL-UP on Good + AVOID Junk)

_____FIT__health___
FOCUS (3) Mind & Heart
() Audio Bible (15 Chapt):
() Hlth Group (Bk Study x7):x3
() Thankfulness Journal (x6):

INTAKE (4) Nutrition
FOOD .'. {5 Grain/Meat/Veg/Oils} & {3 Dairy~1½ Fruit} & {1-2 Extra}
() Clean (FILL-UP on Good + AVOID Junk) -> YES x0
() 1600-1700 Calorie -> AT/BELOW x0
() Water (64 oz) -> YES x0
() Supplements -> YES x0

TRAIN (4) Movement {M_ }
() Aerobic (150"):30"
() Muscular (Circuit x3):x1
() Miles -Focused Feet (10 mi):2 mi
() Lifestyle Activity (20 hrs):

_____DAY__life___
DAZZLE (2):
*Kitchen & Cleaning (10 hr) Þ
*Clothing (x5) Þ
ADMINISTRATE (1): *Deskwork/Contacts (1 hr) Þ
YOMP-Outside Work (1): *Clean (x2) Þ

My goals worked pretty well for me last week since I am down 3.4lbs since last Monday. http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/a...on/Cheer-1.gif So I think I will stick with them. Or most of them anyway. Last week, I set my calorie deficit goal for the week at 5000 and ended up at 7037!! I worked out Mon-Sat and on Sat I finished day 10 of level one of the 30 Day Shred. I kicked bootie on most of my weekend goals too (whole house spiffed up in general, cleaned out the snake & fish tanks, swept out the car & did the windows on it, finished up that first forsynthia bush too!) And on Sunday I stuffed a chicken and we had a wonderful dinner too! I was all over it this weekend and it felt good! All except the sciatic nerve pinch I have in my right cheek that started yesterday morning. I refuse to let it get the better of me though. I am working through it.

Health / Fitness ...
1. 100 oz water daily
2. No Diet Coke (still hanging on for lent)
3. 30 Day Shred 6 days of the week M: Yes,
4. Walk on lunch when I can (not Weds due to sonogram appt) M: 40min - 2miles,
5. Log it!
6. Carbs under 50%
7. Weekly deficit of 5000 Deficit this week:
8. Weigh and post it daily M: 261.4lbs, Weight change this week: lbs

Life Goals ...
1. Don't get frustrated. He isn't doing it just to make me upset.
2. Do full body measurements...putting tape in my purse to take home right now!
3. Read something that is not on the internet x3 this week

Amy ... Nice to see ya back! Sounds like you had a wonderful time!

Tori ... 1.8lbs lost and fitting into smallest jeans in your closet! Woohoo!!

Jho82 ... Welcome to the group!

Terri ... I have been kind of fighting with my weight too the past month or so. I will get down to 260 and then back up to almost 265. This week I'm starting at 261.4 so I hope I can beat it this time! ... I am so happy to hear that your dad is taking his health more seriously. ... Oh and Good Luck on that interview Thursday. Just slow down and take a breath before answering when they are finished asking a question.

Ruby ... Yay for you on getting a walk in! Soon the weather will be nice and you and baby can get out there with the stroller. ... I hope you get some better sleep soon.

Mike ... Down 2.8lbs! Go PimpDaddy!

Mary ... Luckily for me, my brownie eating happened about 2 weeks ago and I lucked into a store bought pack with only 6 in the pack. 2 for each me and the hubby and one for each of the kids. Too bad I ate both of mine in one day and the second one had a side of full fat ice cream! :eek:

Luv ... I got a non-food treat last night. How's a new rug scrubber for ya? LOL! I was desperately in need. We have pink and light green carpet in our whole house and last winter adopted our wonderful Chloe at 15 months old and no potty manners. She is fine now but our carpet is a little on the spotty side. No matter the amount of spot scrubbing you do, it just isn't the same.

Mern ... Good for you going out to the gym today!

Ama ... I don't know if we have met yet, I'm another yappy one! LOL ... Good for you on the pants feeling looser. That's what it is all about! Sometimes the scale doesn't reflect what the waistline does.

Happy ... Is your soda diet? It was hard to give up for me too. I used to drink about a 2 liter of Mt Dew every day! :eek:

Grrrr, I'm in. Fighting the urge not to work (or work out) and to get Chinese food at 4:30 pm but I decided to join you guys hoping to fight off evil urges.

Problem is I'm tired from 2 nights poor sleep. Am also in financial aid hell; college students, and moms (and dad) of college students or potential ones, can you feel my pain? What do you mean they haven't recieved the right forms, why haven't you told us, these are the only ones we have...etc.

Was in NYC for a couple of calorie mad days. But at least they don't FRY everything, man NOLA was intense for that. I used to say do they just fry whatever they have in the house, or whatever happens to wander by?

Congrats to all who have lost weight. I am not one of you. Grrrr...not that I am bitter she says as she kicks the evil scale across the room.

Saw the Cindy Sherman exhibit at MoMa - intense and disturbing.

OK no time to read posts (see goal #7) but I will try and catch up.

Goals:
1) get back on track diet wise
2) 6 glasses of water
3) walk or gym 3 x this week
4) stretch
5) limit sugar
6) low carb
7) there is no excuse not to write every day

Will you keep me honest? Urge for Chinese food may be passing as I realize my tummy has been weird and I have decided to track my day...not soooo bad so far. So we shall see....

Yes, we can fry dirt and it'll taste good. :)

I believe it! And I would probably try it!! OK maybe not dirt...

BTW when I was in a hotel in NYC I thought of you and the blood incident and it really hit home, how awful it was.

I told DH and he said you should have taken pix, gotten in touch with the corporate office and threatened to go public.

Are you sure those are polka dots and not little gold fleur de lis? We actually saw a bikini like that in your neck of the woods, well I don't know if it was a bikini, as it was hanging on the wall of one of the "adult shops" down in the French Quarter. As much as it amused me, I didn't quite have enough liquid nerve in me to walk in there and make that purchase.

Trust me, I totally wish I would have taken pics, but not having them didn't stop me from going public. ;)

Remember... what happens in NOLA, stays in NOLA. Don't worry about courage next time.

I guess it's time to make some goals
 

Health/Fitness
1--no more than 1500 calories-M: 1278 so far
2--get off my ass and work out--I've really been struggling with this--M: Zumba Tu: Cardio Burn W: yoga Th: Zumba F: Cardio Burn Sa: yoga Su: watch yoga level 2-M: got off work late dammit, gotta figure out something else
3--walk a minimum of 3 miles Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday-
4--post weight daily-M: 197.6

Life/Home
1--finish all laundry
2--wash and vacuum car
3--finish all paperwork, at work or at home
4--take deep cleansing breaths when she rattles my nerves, don't lose patience, and don't make snappy comments to her. she can't help most of it
5--breathe through the stress, don't cry about it

I am so very unmotivated this week. I don't know if it's because I wasn't feeling good last week or what. I should be extra motivated because of last week. I don't think I've ever had a week so full of red.

I've already eaten, and now instead of figuring out what workout to get in, or starting on the mountains of laundry, I'm sitting on my rear watching Halloween.......

Ama, I, too, like that we start a new thread each week. I'm so glad you discovered the benefits of faithfully logging every morsel that goes into your mouth. The little things can really add up. Major kudos on reaching your lowest weight since your January logging initiation! Way to go on setting such nice goals! You touched my heart with taking Grandma on a car ride and to McD's. My mother had dementia. I know what a heartache it is to see your loved one go through that.

Happy, French toast happens sometimes. I would suggest you just start fresh Tuesday with your goals instead of making yourself pay all week for forgetting today. Members can do their own thing here--I started fresh on a Wednesday a couple weeks ago to give myself better encouragement to have an all green report. You've probably seen it--some us put our successes in green and our missed goals in red. And some, like April do different colors like magenta. I was drinking several caffeine free diet sodas daily and started limiting myself to two a day, and then replacing one with decaf iced tea or Crystal Light (well, it's the store brand), and now I have maybe one soda per week. I don't have a problem yet, but would like to save the enamel on my teeth--that's mainly why I quit. Aw, some people just don't understand that their teasing hurts. How about next time he teases you about yor weight, you say something like, "Honey, I never told you this, but your poking fun at my weight makes me feel bad." I'll betcha he stops. Yeah, you've got to realize there's nothing wrong with standing up for yourself. You're entitled and it can be done in a tactful manner. Just plan ahead what you will tactfully say the next time the opportunity arises for each issue. :)

Luv, OMG your smilies are so entertaining! LOL I caught myself almost going over in carbs for today with my pre-logged snack later of almonds and a protein shake with flaxmeal, but I didn't want to give up that healthful snack. So I traded my dinner mashed cauliflower with sour cream and cheddar cheese for just plain cauliflower spritzed with a little I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray.

April, kudos on that 3.4 lb. loss! Golly, more kudos on all that exercise. Boy, when you have a PITA, you're not exaggerating! I hope that cheek pinching subsides! Thanks, it felt good getting back to the gym today as I exercised at home all last week. Will try to do all 5 days exercise there this week.

Hope, I'm so glad you were motivated by our group to fight off those evil urges. It's not easy, I know that from personal experience. So you get a BIDIA award for that. (New members, that's the BUT I DID IT ANYWAY AWARD and you can give yourselves one whenever you want.) Best wishes on the financial aid stuff. My granddaughter is getting antsy about that. She did the FAFSA application online and thought she'd hear something by now. Scales are mean to us for no apparent reason. Wishing you well deserved nice scale numbers this week. Golly, Chinese is self sabotage for me because I can't resist certain dishes. Keep strong, friend. You can do it!

Tori, read the title of this weeks thread and join your pals here in fighting the fight. You're strong, girl. You've got what it takes.

Whooosh! A long post. . . lots going on this week.
 

ETA: If the only thing you can do is post goals, then please know that as far as I'm concern, that's just fine. There are times that I cannot respond to people. I understand.

Amy ~ Thanks for starting us off this week. It's nice to see you back on board I enjoy watching you with all your busy 4-H projects.

Tori ~ WOOOOHHHHOOOOOO!!!! That's almost 2 lbs lost! Considering your rough week last week, I say that's totally awesome. You must have killed some fat when you "killed" your phone. OK LADY!!!! Here's to you to get going: That's the FAT Shark trying to bite-> http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/action/s0145.gif

Jho82 ~ Glad to see you here. I also missed breakfast this morning. Not my usual routine, but hey, we go on forward. Speaking of 1st goals, my first goal was, "Just move". I then used a pedometer (which now is out of working order) to observe # of steps. Now my goals have developed over time as I build habit upon habit. We all start somewhere - There is no better place to begin than where you are.

nobe ~ So glad with how you're staying with us & participating. Can't wait to see your goals! Please stay safe thru the storm.

Terri ~ How long have you been on "The Plateau of No Sense"? What frustration! I imagine you know all the typical ways of busting the plateau. I'll be thinking of you Thursday on your phone interview.

rubypeanut ~ Great goals - espcially #3. I know what very little sleep can do for emotions & remember my postpartum days/nights. Great job on your 3 mi walk. That should lift the spirits a bit. Please listen to your body.

Mary ~ You mean the cravings still hit us as we get closer to our goal?! OK 3 weeks it is -- hope to see great results with you!

Joanna ~ I hope you have a great week with your goals.

almathea ~I love this thread. It's like a fresh new start with the idea of working hard on our daily goals. For me, building upon habit by habit gets me there. You've wonderful goals.

happy1987 ~ Welcome! What I say is out of good intentions: I encourage you to keep logging in -- all the good & the bad. I praise you for being honest with yourself. Logging in helps us to remain that way. Little by little we make a turn around. Even in the middle of making poorly choices, we can stop & doing something better for ourselves. This is something I have to tell myself often. You can do it.

Another word: Remember our result goals (losing inches & pounds) happen because of our doing goals (stand instead of sit, workout 30" 4 to 5 times/week, decrease soda). Awwww . . . I know what it's like not to stand up for oneself. Other people are not mind readers -- I hope you find a way to let your boyfriend know how you feel hurt when he pokes fun. Maybe you can even figure a clear & specific way that he will be supportive of you. Believe me (someone who struggled with voicing my needs/wants), it feels good when you do give voice to your needs. No matter the response, know that YOU are the gatekeeper for what negative/positive influence stays within you. Fill yourself with truth about who you are.

beccafries ~ What an education on frying! This gal has lots to learn on southern cuisine. Learn something everyday.

April ~ Yea!!!!!!http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/fun/s0251.gif I'd say those goals worked fantastically well for you with the pounds you lost. I love new cleaning equipment! ANYTHING to help keep the house clean. I say a new rug scrubber is a great non-food treat.

Hope ~ Howdy! One question: Chinese food -- Did you fall for it?

Mern ~ I love my smilies too! They actually help me during the day. For instance, today when I was tempted in the kitchen I "saw" my smilie in my mind's eye and my FITDAY Challenge, "Clean House". I like writing things out & visualizing my goals. I thank you all for bearing thru my long goal set-up.

YOU were amazing today for catching yourself with your calorie intake. I need to try mashed cauliflower, but (whiny voice) I can't give up my potatoes just yet. Does it truly taste good? Oh dear!! Am I asking the queen of vegetables if she likes cauliflower? I feel like a kid -"Don't take that away from me too!"

Mike ~ Yea!!!http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/fun/s0221.gif You worked for that 2.8 lb to be lost! Now you got that song going in my mind - "itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny . . ."

Guys I resisted. But I wouldn't have done it without this site and you guys. What I ate wasn't perfect: chicken soup, bread, pretzels, chicken/apple sausages but I have to think it was better than spare ribs and chow mei fun!!! (nutritionally that is.)

You give me hope, my skinny pole of a brother and his equally skinny wife moved there about a year ago. Not that I wish they were fat, but it would be nice if they could understand the phrase "I have to watch what I eat".

Goals:

1) 1,700 calories max/day - 1454
2) walk for 1 hour, lift weights for 1/2 hour every day except work days (I only work 2-3 days a week), but do it on work days too if I feel like it - no, but worked
3) eat more protein, get up from 17% - 18% (it's a start!)
4) 64oz water minimum - 64oz
5) calorie deficit at least 500 - 1069

I'll jump back in after kiddo goes to bed :)

Tryin' to play catchup
 

Amy--isn't NOLA just wonderful??? omGAH I love it down there. And NOLA food isn't like all southern food....it's SOOOOO much better!! Don't get me wrong, I love my regular ole Southern Cookin...but crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya---I could go on and on---there's nothing like it! OH, I love me some pickles any day of the week, but you deep fry 'em and I'm in Fat Girl Heaven! Especially if they're served with homemade Ranch dressing.....hmmm, now I'm craving. There are zillions of flavors of pork rinds, and just about all your normal chip and snack companies make them. Hot & Spicy are my faves. And of course the "fry aisle" was between the beer and munchies, it's a good grocery aisle layout. You fry up whatever you choose, grab some brews and something salty to go with your yummy fried deliciousness!!! Did you not hit up the Market for souvenirs? I got a friend's baby the cutest little Good Luck Doll, yeah it was made in China, but who cares!

Jho--oh, you don't need to worry about hurting my feelings by yelling at me. Stick around long enough and you'll realize that pushing, needling and challenging me gets me motivated. I can always use more than just Mike yellin and provoking me (stick around long enough, you'll see what I'm talking about) I've learned that I ALWAYS have to eat breakfast. That's the good thing about working in grocery, I have no excuse NOT to eat something. Even if it's something small. Home is when I have problems remembering to eat. Hey, we all have to start somewhere with our goals. I think my first ones were "don't sit on my butt all day" and "don't gorge myself to death". I built up as I've gone. You got this!!

nobe--good to see that we haven't scared you off yet. I see that you've dropped 11 lbs since you started! WOOHOOOOO!!! You're off to a good start!

Terri--That sucks about your nail, but at least you haven't let it get the best of you. And trust me when I say your Saturday was no where near as bad as mine. I didn't log a dang thing after lunch, and I'm very unsure of how many liquid calories I consumed Sat. night. Or how many were in my late night/very early Sunday morning meal at The Waffle House. I'll be sending warm and fuzzies for your dad's surgery and your phone interview Thursday. I actually LOVE reading everyone's "novels". I may not always comment, but I always read every word. I'm also an unusually fast talker, 'specially for a Southerner. My extended family is extremely close and extremely loud. We have to make sure we get heard, and I have no problems with that! ;) And my own Momma has to have me slow down most days. What's sadder still, I type as fast as I talk. :eek: I'm right there with you on wishing most people would get to the point already, although I tend to make even the shortest story a long one. No Cliff's Notes with this girl!

rubypeanut--I respect any woman who has the get up and go after having a baby! Good for you for getting in your walk! Did you manage not to crab at DH?

Mike--I'm thinking you need to send me some crawfish this year if I can't get back down while they're in season. It's the ONE thing I didn't get to have when I was down. Dangit! I notice that you haven't posted any goals yet!! Do I need to return that boot????:eek:

Mary--it must have been the weekend to fall off the wagon. I know that I did! Here's hoping you can climb back on for the next 3 weeks!

Mern--I've decided that I'm adopting you as my momma here! Although, I've read some things from you that I could never imagine my momma saying. Glad to see that you made it to the gym today. As far as my weight loss, I normally have a BIG deficit by the end of the week. I'm probably under logging my activities too. I tend to lead a fairly active life outside of exercise, so that helps. Well, all of that and there's my crack habit too LOL!! And don't encourage Mike to boot me in the butt!!!

Joanna--how's school going? And we never did hear back on the guy you gave your number to at the bar? Anything ever pan out with that????? (see, I may not always comment right away, but I have the memory of an elephant!!!!)

Ama--I find that when I don't log in as often, I do horrible! I also log everything that I cook with. I try to keep everything super accurate in my logs. WooHOOOO at your scale being your lowest so far with FD!! I love it when that happens!

happy--you are NOT alone with the soda! I've been trying to kick my Diet Mountain Dew habit since November. I used to drink upward of 2L a day, so I understand. I'm down to 1 maybe 2 a day now. I try to stick to water, but some days are better than others. Oh, honey, smack that BF!!! Not really, I don't suggest violence. But you should let him know that his comments hurt. A lot of the time, the people closest to us are the ones who hurt us the worst, and they don't even mean to. I'm lucky, CN (what we call my bf around here) has been super supportive of me. We started "officially dating" right before his deployment, but I've known him for almost a decade. He told me that my weight isn't an issue with him, but he's super proud that I want to do something about it...FOR ME! I miss that man!!!!

Luv--I still have issues decoding your goals!! LOL! I kinda get your set up, but not really. But we all have to do what works for us. Good luck with them this week!

April--you had an AWESOME week last week!! Here's hoping this one is just as great. Thanks for the kudos about the jeans. I'm pretty sure they're a vanity size 12, but I don't really care....the tag says 12!!!

Hope--Glad to see you back. Sorry about your Chinese food problems....but at least you resisted!!! I had a friend call and ask if I wanted to go get some last week, and I had to politely decline. It's a weakness!!!


There, I think that's everybody. If I missed someone.....SORRY!!!!!!

Yeah, I can't deprive myself too much either. I find I'm craving less bad stuff, than I used to, though. I'm sure I've gained back last week's loss; I officially weigh myself on Wednesdays and I don't have high hopes. My thighs feel like a truck ran over them! But it feels good that they hurt because of exercise.

What was it like? Love her.

Thanks :) I was at work and the power never goes out there, so unfortunately I had to stay, haha. Lots of branches down and power outages around town but I wasn't really affected. Just a storm of bad decisions by the boss, but I stayed relatively safe ;)

Thanks! Not looking forward to the scale this week, but the 11 pounds is keeping me going. Only 50 more to go. Sigh.

Oh, and everyone talking about deep fried things: I once took a bus an hour and a half each way to share a deep fried Mars bar with a friend, and it was totally worth it. OMG. Crunchy gooey heaven on a plate.

nope! Heaven on a plate is a freshly fried funnel cake topped with powdered sugar and cinnamon, drizzled with melted chocolate on top!! I actually told a carnival worker once that it was "a little piece of Heaven on a plate"....about an hour later I heard him on the mic trying to get people to his booth and he said "come and get your little piece of heaven on a plate. hot fresh funnel cakes!!" He SO totally owes me royalties for that!!!

Monday Night Check In
 

Health/Fitness
1--no more than 1500 calories-M: 1485
2--minimum 64 oz water daily--more is better-M: 70.7
3--get off my ass and work out--I've really been struggling with this--M: Zumba Tu: Cardio Burn W: yoga Th: Zumba F: Cardio Burn Sa: yoga Su: watch yoga level 2-M: got off work late so had to improvise. Cousin called and wanted to walk. We only did a little over a mile, but then I talked her into doing Burn with me. She now hates Bob Harper as much as I do.
4--walk a minimum of 3 miles Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday-M: 1.14 wasn't scheduled, but I did it, so I'm posting it
5--post weight daily-M: 197.6

Life/Home
1--finish all laundry-N
2--wash and vacuum car-planned for day off on Wednesday
3--finish all paperwork, at work or at home-N
4--take deep cleansing breaths when she rattles my nerves, don't lose patience, and don't make snappy comments to her. she can't help most of it-minor snafu when I was at work. But I corrected myself halfway through
5--breathe through the stress, don't cry about it-I teared up, but didn't break down

As a whole, Monday wasn't bad. I wasn't motivated until my cousin (not the one who keeps standing me up) called. The fact that she WANTED to walk with me kinda gave me a pick me up. She's trying to make the SWAT team type thing at her prison, so she's trying to get into better shape. We all went to the movies Friday night, and later in the evening she was asking exactly what I was doing, because she can tell it works. She called me all day Saturday with different questions about her food. How much she should eat, how she should prepare it, etc. Bless her, she's not a cook, so that's not going in her favor. She even called and asked how many calories were in a salad LOL!! I told her to start logging, or at least start making better choices and she should start to see some results soon. She's just a smidge shorter than I am, and is starting heavier than I did. But she's got youth on her side, she's only 26. With a little bit of motivation, I know that she can do it. Her work schedule is going to be her biggest obstacle, she works third shift. I'm just glad that I can be a positive influence on her.

I think that's about it for the day. Gonna get ready and head for bed. See you all tomorrow!!!

Check-In Monday
 

Tori, that's fine about not understanding my goals.:) Just watch the pink (goals met) and the words "DONE" to appear by the end of the week. ;) Hopefully, the red and "incompletes" don't happen too often. I like to come up with a way that I plug in numbers easily - like a checklist. And I need a motivational thought to keep me going for the week.

Mern ~ I ate clean today!!! I CAN do it.
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I did great today with my health goals. Hope I can be consistent this week & stay strong when feeling tired. Thanks to encouragement recieved around here. I've really struggled these last few weeks with keeping on. It's refreshing to have a day like today.
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http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/home/t6011.gifFITDAY Challenge *~* CLEAN HOUSE
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. -Jim Rohn
Check-in: MON -
Sun = Cushion Day {Respite with Reason} . . . Daily = x6/wk

http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/pozitive/s0801.gif"EAT CLEAN" PACT w/ Mern is on the table.
(Sun MN thru Sat MN. Eat clean = FILL-UP on Good + AVOID Junk)

_____FIT__health___daily goals
FOCUS (2) Mind & Heart
1. Audio Bible &/or Hlth Group Bk :YES {M_ }
2. Thankfulness Journal:YES {M_ }

INTAKE (4) Nutrition
FOOD .'. {5 Grain/Meat/Veg/Oils} & {3 Dairy~1½ Fruit} & {1-2 Extra}
1. Clean (FILL-UP on Good + AVOID Junk) -> YES {M_ }
2. 1600-1700 Calorie -> AT/BELOW {M_ }
3. Water (64 oz) -> YES {M_ }
4. Supplements -> YES {M_ }

TRAIN (2) Movement
1. Focused Exercise *~* YES{M_ }
*Aerobic (150 min)-> DONE 30 min
*Muscular (Circuit x3) -> DONE x1
*Walk (10 mi) -> DONE 2 mi

2. Lifestyle Activity (15 hrs?)*~*Still figuring this portion.

_____DAY__life___weekly goals
Re-working House Management methods.
DAZZLE (2):
1. Kitchen & Cleaning (8 hr?)*~* 50 min
2. Clothing (x5)*~*

ADMINISTRATE (2):
1. Deskwork/Contacts (1 hr) *~* 15 min.
2. Study *~*

YOMP-Outside Work (2):
1. Clean-up *~*
2. Soil/Plants *~*

Quick check in, running off to class.

Goals:
1) get back on track diet wise: Y?
2) 6 glasses of water: 8
3) walk or gym 3 x this week: N too tired
4) stretch: Y
5) limit sugar: Y
6) low carb: N
7) there is no excuse not to write every day: There are plenty of excuses! But I tried so I will say Y

Lost 2 pounds. How? No Chinese food? Probably helped.

Hope, kudos on resisting the Chinese! I know how hard that is! Yes, you did way better with the choices you made. :) Congrats on your 2 lb. loss and on that pretty darned good report for yesterday.

Nobe, wonderful Monday report! Congratulations! It's great that you crave less than you used to. I know many do, but I don't appreciate the bit of soreness from more challenging exercise. Maybe because I'm 65 and have had more years of pain than you younger folks. LOL

Tori, I'm always happy to adopt a cyberkid. I'm sure I say a LOT of things proper mommas shouldn't say. :p Thanks for your encouragement on my making it to the gym yeterday. Ah, I THOUGHT you must be awfully active in your lifestyle outside of formal ecercise. Again, kudos on your loss. Crack habit--I don't believe that, but it's amusing. LOL I'll tell Mike to be nice to you. That was really smart of you to tell your cousin to start logging (like so she can figure for HERSELF how many calories are in her salad--sheesh, depends what you put IN it. LOL)

Mike, be nice to Tori, especially when she's high on crack. LOL

Luv, congrats on eating clean yesterday. I KNEW you could. :) Heck, I doubt that anyone here minds long posts. No one is forced to read anything they don't want to or don't have time for. I'm a long poster myself. I really want to reach my March 22 goal of 199, so due to being such a slow loser I'll have to work really hard and eat clean. Pre-logging my evening snack is key to keeping my nutrition counts on track--that's how I caught myself heading for an overage. I don't know how people who work outside the home do it--I'd have to pre-log my breakfast, lunch and evening snack the day before so I'd know what I had left for dinner.

I do love mashed potatoes but can't have them. BUT I love mashed cauliflower more. (If I want it really smooth like mashed potatoes I cook it until very tender.) I can make it taste almost exactly like a loaded baked potato or loaded mashed potatoes by adding salt & pepper, cheese, chives, sour cream, and bacon bits, and margarine or Kroger Fat Free Butter Flavored Sprinkles (found in the spices and seasonings aisle.) But sometimes I just add salt & pepper and cheese. Oh, I just caught that you called me the Queen of Vegetables. LOL I must admit I don't think I ever met a veggie that I don't like.

Hey Mern,
I know you have mentioned mash cauliflower as a potato substitute before. Not being a big cauliflower fan (its OK, but not at the top of the list) I have looked at those comments and thought to myself: yeah, not so much. BUT, it was served with a pork chop dish I had at a restaurant on Sunday and OMG where have I been??? I was delish! I will try it at home soon.

Whoo hooo! nice.
Maybe you are just coming out of your shell :D, but I detect a whole lot more energy in your posts lately. As in running off to class!