Brides Holiday Challenge
Hello brides! My weight on Nov 2 was 179. Seven pounds sounds like a good goal for me too.
Kris, I love charmuese too. I'm planing on having some Ivory silk charmuese in my gown for the bodice and overskirt. I'm hoping to get my arms and shoulders thin by then to show them off. Getting your dress must be so exciting!
Dacia, 171! That's fantastic. You'll drop into the 160s this month!
11/9 - 211 - down just 1 pound, but down is good!
I'll have to step it up a bit if I'm going to make 7 down by the end of the month!!
Nov 2: 171 Nov. 9: 173.50
What a bummer to have gained 2.5 pounds this past week, but I had the stomach flu from Sunday through Wednesday, and I couldn't keep anything down. Beginning Tuesday afternoon (late) my body began recovering and I was able to keep food down. I'm still recovering a bit - this severe headache just will NOT quit. Needless to say, since I was ill I didn't get to exercise like I usually do, plus I'm guessing my body might have gone into "starvation mode" since it really didn't get much caloric intake (that I can count because it all came back up) between Sunday and Tuesday. Oh well. I'm just glad that I'm not vomiting anymore. That is a real blessing. So, I'm getting back on track eating healthy and exercising again. I am hoping to loose this extra weight by next Friday, but then it will be my TOM, so I really cannot hope for that (well, I can hope but it will probably not be unrealistic). That is life and this is a journey, so whenever I get to see 169 will be fine, but please oh PLEASE body let that be in November! On a positive note, I did see 170 last Saturday morning (11.3), so I know it will come...in time. Oh yea, by the end of this Holiday Challenge (on January 4) I am hoping to be in the 150's somewhere - possibly a lofty goal, but I'm going to strive for it. The worst that will happen is I won't make my goal, but I know it will be my motivation to keep me exercising, counting, accountable during this season where there are so many temptations!
Hope all of you are well and healthy!
Grandma Sue - Your dress sounds beautiful. I cannot wait to see a picture of you in it sometime (after the wedding, maybe?)
Make it a great day!
Smiles, Dacia
This weekend I went shopping for shoes to match that wedding dress. Oh, how I've been longing to wear "sexy" shoes again! Well, the six yr old granddaughter proudly pointed to a pair on the sale rack and said "Try those on Grandma...they're so sexy!" WOW, what does she know of sexy? But she was absolutely correct...and they fit!!! No pinched toes, no fat foot seeping over the vamp or out the sides! Hooray!!
artistsusan, I told myself no cake till the wedding, but guess what...folks and family memebers have B'days too. And then there are the samples of wedding cakes to try before ordering!
So enjoy a treat occasionally, but just move on to the next healthy meal, and keep going forward, not looking back and berating yourself for it!
Hmmm, seem to be talking to myself here today, giving myself a pep talk, as yesterday was a hellish food day for me! OK, the only thing I'll get from kicking myself are more psychic bruises. Let it go, start fresh and keep moving forward toward that goal!
Kris,
This is so funny. I was just reading your post about 15 minutes ago when a group email came out that someone at work had discovered that my birthday was last week (I didn't share this info for a reason!) and they brought a in cake for me. This was a really nice gesture and everyone here is trying to be welcoming to me. (New company.) I cut the thinnest possible sliver because it would have been rude not to. Lemon too, which I love. I'll take your advice and not berate myself over it. Extra long workout this evening! The good news is that this morning I was 177lbs. We'll see what Friday brings.
11/16 - still 211, no loss this week, and I'm grateful there was no gain....all those wedding cake samples....
Guess I'll have to back pedal on my 7 lb goal for the month. Only 1 pound so far, and only 2 weeks left! But I know it's only going to get harder, as we go thru the Hoildays and approach the wedding date.
But I've got that dress to get into! So keep counting, and keep moving!
ArtistSusan - Happy Late Birthday to you! Happy Late Birthday to You! Happy Late Birthday Dear ArtistSusan, Happy Late Birthday to YOU! No cake from me (lemon is one of my favorite too), just a stupid song. No really, happy birthday. I'm glad you took Grandma Sue's advice and didn't berate yourself over it. We all need to hear that!
Grandma Sue - It is frusterating when the scale does not reward us for our efforts, but still positive when we don't gain. The journey will get more difficult up through the wedding, but you WILL succeed. Yep, keep counting and keep moving. I'm taking that advice and cycling with it for the weekend!
I do not have a weight to give you Brides today. As of yesterday, I was up to 176. GRRRR. Ever since I had the stomach flu, the battle has been very tough. Then, this week I should have started my period and NOTHING. Damn it, it happened again. No pregnancy (yea), but no period. So, again I probably didn't ovulate (happened in September too, so I guess now I only bleed every other month and get to have all the other pleasant joys every month - bloating, cramps, PMS, headaches, water retention and weight gain oh joy!). I'm not sure when I should see my Doctor about this, maybe if it happens again? Do you ladies have any suggestions? My new scale that I just bought on October 20th is telling me the battery is dead, so I put in a brand new battery and it is still telling me the battery is dead. So, back to Wal-Marche it goes tonight and I will get a new one. They better not hassle me! Since I don't have an "official" number to tell you, I did measure my hips this morning and have lost almost 3/4 of an inch since the first on my hips, so despite the weight gain, I am getting smaller. YEA! Anyway, I will be reporting my weight on Monday and Wednesday of next week - Monday to tell you my weight tomorrow (11/17 to make up for today) and Wednesday to tell you current weight. My home computer is taken apart and we are tyring to figure out what is wrong with it (damn thing won't turn on) so I don't have a way to report on Saturday or next Friday (well, unless I figure out how to navigate this site from my cell phone - we have unlimited internet on that, but it isn't very user friendly).
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you ladies. May your journey through the next week be filled with blessings and scale rewards!
Smiles, Dacia
Today 176lbs. This is good news! I feel like the extra workout time paid off. I also started some weight training this week. We'll see how that goes. My hope is that when the fat burns off toned muscles will be revealed. I've never been much of an athlete so it might be more of a pipe dream. That's my plan however.
Dacia, Thank you kindly for the birthday wishes and the song. On another subject, periods are funny things. I have the opposite problem. Loooooong periods such that it sometimes seems like I'm bleeding all the time with a week or so off every month. I went to my doctor last year and he put me on birth control pills for a few months to even things out. It did help, but I didn't like how sluggish the pills made me feel. I also gained about 10 lbs. During heavy periods I do think about going back on the pill, but most of the time I just get on with my life. Doctors generally do want to know about these things so you should at least call an advice nurse about it if it happens again. I don't think a few missed periods are a bad thing if you still feel pretty good overall though. I'd love that!
Kris, Good to hear that you dodged the cake bullets too. You'll get into that dress and look amazing. When I'm on the treadmill and I feel myself tiring out I close my eyes and picture myself standing in front of a mirror in my dream dress. In my mind's eye I turn this way, then that way. I examine the exquisite drape of the fabric and think about the pattern of the beading... The harder I concentrate the longer I can jog. Kris, you WILL look amazing in your dress. All your hard work will pay off when you knock his socks right off.
Nov 2: 171 Nov. 9: 173.50 Nov. 17: 173.0
Whew, on Saturday, I weighed a little less than what I weighed the week before. I'm glad the scale was good to me. I'll report again on Wednesday of this week, since I won't be posting on Friday.
On a note about everything else I posted: I am going to take artistsusan's advice and call my Doctor, but I'm just going to wait and see if it happens again. I guess since I am a few days beyond that, I'm just going to wait and see what happens. I haven't updated my graph, so the picture isn't accurate as of today...I'll get that done sometime. Oh yea, Wal-Mart took the scale back without questions and without a problem. I exchanged it for one that worked.
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.
Smiles, Dacia
We've been invited to my brothers for Thanksgiving dinner, and I'm bring the corn pudding. So here's my plan for the day:
- get out for a walk in the morning to get the metabolism kick-started.
- eat light for b'fast & lunch...if I skip those meals, I put myself in danger of overeating at dinner
- I will picture my plate having 4 sections, so I can only have 4 selections from the huge variety of dishes being passed around the table. Keeping in mind that one of those selections might be dessert, that may limit my dinner selections to only 3, so I'll have to choose very carefully
- I will concentrate on the people, not the food!
Nov. 2: 171
Nov. 9: 173.50
Nov. 17: 173.0
Nov. 21: 169
HORRAY! What a MAJOR accomplishment. 169 has been a goal of mine because it means that I am NO LONGER OBESE!!! YEAH!!! Now, I am so pleased to announce that I am overweight! What a great surprise this morning and very motivating to maintain my exercise and healthy eating through the weekend. My struggle of late is alcohol - I have to stay away from it or my weight jumps. I must stay strong and not have any, so I'm taking it one day at a time. Really, my difficult days are on the weekends (or days that I don't work) so the next four should be a good test. I am determined to succeed! It took me two months to say goodbye to the 170-somethings and I am hoping to make it out of the 160's by Christmas. Could be wishful thinking, but maybe Santa will bring me a weight of 159.
Grandma Sue ~ You have a great plan in place for the day. I really haven't done this yet, but am going to follow your example and do the same! Great idea!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving Everyone and enjoy the time with your families.
Smiles,
Dacia
Oops...missed Friday, so weigh in Sat 11/24.
Second Oops! Up a pound to 212!
OK, I've been sick and haven't gotten much exeercise, but to be honest, old eating habits have been creeping back in. So I'm starting fresh agin this AM! No more"cheats" allowed till 12/25!
Don't want to have to wear a collar-bone to knee corest under that wedding dress!!
Kris, Stay strong and keep picturing that dress. Starting fresh is the way to go. Each day is a new chance.
Dacia, OMG!! Well done, girl! A milestone like that must feel simply fantastic. *virtual high five*
As for me, I'd gotten down to 174 by Thurs morning. I controled myself reasonably well over Thanksgiving. I had only a little stuffing, no gravy and ate light meat rather than dark. I did allow myself pie though. I didn't exercise much over my break so I'm at 175.5 this morning. Being back at work helps tremendously. Here I have my computer notifications to keep me on schedule and my co-workers to go walking with. I still hope to meet the original 7 pound goal for this month. I'll do a major workout tonight!
Nov. 9: 173.50
Nov. 17: 173.0
Nov. 21: 169
Nov. 23 168.50
Horray!!! Even through Thanksgiving the scale dropped (I'm not "officially" reporting my weight for today though because I'm up to 170.50). We'll see what happens on Friday. Needless to say, 7 pounds didn't come off this month, but as long as I am below my 171 starting weight, then I'm fine with it.
Interestingly, I'm beginning to notice trends in my weight loss. Like when I should be ovulating (if you do that on the pill)I gain a pound or two for a few days (this should account for my weight today).
Also, as I continue on my journey I realize the importance of exercise - if I don't do it my weight shows. Doesn't matter if I keep the calories where they should be to still get a deficit, if I don't exercise the weight doesn't come off. Hmmmm. Better keep ridin'.
Grandma Sue - I hope you start to feel better soon. You have really been batteling that cold / sinus infection - no good. Just keep plugging away. I agree with you - as we continue down our path our old habits creep in. We will succeed! I had to LOL at the mental picture of the collar bone to knee corest I got - sometimes I feel like I need to wear one of those everyday!!! Speaking of corests - I saw this product on Oprah called Spanx. I got on the spanx website today and while everything is a bit more spendy than I care to spend, darn it if I had the money I would be spending it there - talk about CONTROL TOP and BOTTOM! LOL. I'll probably indulge myself in a few of her products for my wedding...
Artistsusan - Great job for controlling yourself over Thanksgiving.
To all of us - We'll see our little jump in poundage escape us soon. Stay focus, stay motivated and keep on keepin' on!
Talk to you all on Friday, hopefully with good news.
Smiles,
Dacia
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