Posts by angelaimes

Thanks.   It's always nice to see other people like yourself and what they've accomplished.  you always trust what you see on tv. LOL

I'm sure you'll kick butt!

No problem that's what we are all here for.   For someone reason I keep getting an error when I try and upload my photos.  maybe a different format or too big.  If you'd like to see them just send me a message with your email and I'll send them to you.

Emilyaziegler - Just wait, you'll fee it tomorrow. After day one I felt good and felt like maybe i didn't do enough.  I couldn't even do a real push up.  I was on my knees.  By day 2 though i sure felt it.  You will feel sore.  Especially for the first 2 weeks or so.  Afterwards you still feel sore but not as much.  After my 90 challenge I can now do 6 real push ups before I adjust to my knees.  My arms have toned and even have definition.  You'll like it.  Just Keep pushing play.  The first week to two weeks is the hardest.

Sokkies - That's what works for me too.

Vermicious -  He doesn't hear about it.  We get up pretty much the same time every morning and he watches me do it.  He's always teasing me about it.  I started CC back in April and he saw me losing weight and then wanted me to count his calories.  When I started doing it and weighting everything that he ate he called me "Food Nazi".  Although he was joking, it just seems that everything I do he See's me as over doing it.  I don't know  He needs to lose some weight but he's also happy with himself where he's at. He always says he liked me better when I was Jolly (he means fat).  I think part of it  is that it's making him have to think about himself and make some better changes for himself and he's just lazy and doesn't want to.

LOL,  good one trhawley. I might have to do that just to get a reaction out of him.  He always love picking on me and getting a reaction out of me. 

There is a P90X group.  I Started P90X in June and finished the 90 day challenge in Sept.  It's great.  In the beginning it was hard and I struggled.  I couldn't even do one real push up.  Now I can do 6 real push ups.  I still do P90X but I don't follow any of the programs.  I do it here and there.  I have toned up and lost 10 lbs.  I didn't follow their diet guide but I did watch what I eat.  The great thing about P90X is that you can modify it to fit you physical capabilities.  You really should do it.  A lot of my friends are doing it and love it.  You may not like it in the beginning but at the end you'll crave the work outs.  Give it a try and let me know what you think.

I have been seeing an endocrinologist, gastrologist, allergist, and GP for over 2 years.  They all say that all of my test resluts come back fine and that there is nothing wrong with me.  I just don't know what to do anymore. 

We all fall into a rut, you just can't give in.  I crave chocolate everyday too.  Just try and find healthier alternatives.  I find that Emerald's Cocoa Almonds and Kellogg's Chocolate Chip Fiber bars satisfies my chocolate craving.  I still eat candy bars, but I eat 2 miniature ones instead of a whole regular size one.   You can eat everything that you love but just smaller portions.   I eat pasta, buffalo chicken, and enchiladas thanks to recipes I have found from Cook yourself thin.  You should check it out.

My fiance has pics of his ex (he was gonna propose to her) in his album .  He's also got pics of other girls as well.  But  I doesn't bother me.  We all have a past.   He has a past just as you do.  it would be the same as him getting upset with you because you have pics of your ex or maybe things that your ex has bought you. 

The way to see it is that he is with you.  If he wanted her he would have stayed with her.  I doubt he still really thinks much about her.  if he's happy with you then he doesn't.

I once found 2 pairs of thongs in my fiances dresser, that didn't belong to me.  I told him that I didn't mind if he kept little keepsakes or whatever of his past girls but that I'd appreciate it if he kept them out of my sight in a box stored somewhere.  He choose to throw them away.  

As  If it really bothers you then do the same, express that you don't mind if he keeps any thing from his ex (including photos) but you'd appreciate it if it wasn't in your sight.  As puh8suwrux said, in a non-confrontational way.

Thank you very much.  It has taken me 1 yr 7 months to get to where I'm at now.  Post surgery 182 lbs currently 145 lbs.  the first 20 lbs or so were lost through diet alone.  the rest have been from diet and exercise. 

You know maybe some of it does have to do with us turning 30 and our metabolism slows down a little. I don't know.  I'm sure once you get put on meds you will start to feel better.  Although my endocrin did say that it can take up to 6 months to get the full effect. 

You look great in your pics too.  And yeah my belly is there too. LOL  what can I say, we aren't 21 anymore. LOL

Oh check out www.webmd.com  it has some helpful info on everything.

I had hypothyroid problems as well.  I had a hard time losing weight when I did diet and exercise.  And when I didn't diet and exercise i gained more weight.  I also had anxiety attacks, insomnia, and fatigue.   I had bloodwork done but it was normal. It wasn't until the unltrasound that they found a nodule.  I had blood work done every 3 months to monitor my levels, my endocrin thought I had Thyroiditis. 

At first I was put on Zoloft for the anxiety and trazodone for the insomnia.  I took myself off those meds though, there must be something better for me then relying on those meds to only help the symptons and not cure them.  I was never given suppressive therapy,which I have been given. I wasn't happy with my first endocrin, I felt he wasn't doing his job so  I saw a second endocrin for a second opion and I was right.  I should have been given suppressive thrapy right away to make the nodule smaller.   My nodule grew much bigger and I had to have my nodule removed.  I only have the right lobe of my thyroid now.  I'm on 50micro grams of synthroid now. 

Make sure you find a good endocrin and get a second opion.  My surgery could have been avoided if my 1st endocrin did his job right. 

Are they giving you meds?  Have you had an ultra sound to make sure you have no nodules? 

Here's roughly what my weekly work outs were over the last month:
monday - Chest, shoulders & triceps  55 mins (with warm up and cool down) weights and push ups
tuesday - Kenpo X - 55 mins (with warm up and cool down) This is cardio with a lot of boxing moves.
wednesday - Back & Biceps, & Ab ripper 75 mins (with warm up and cool down) weights and pull ups
thursday - Yoga X 90 mins (with warm up and cool down)
friday - legs and back 55 mins (with warm up and cool down) weights and pull ups

I'm sure I need more carido.  I average between 1700 and 1800 calories a day.  I usually eat chicken or turkey breast (lunch meat), whole wheat bread, green beans, green leaf lettuce, asparagus, mushrooms,  apples, strawberries, low fat cheese and milk, almonds, and peanut butter.  I do indulge in chocolate which is with in my 1700 to 1800 calories a day.  Now I do eat 1 serving of chips or cheez its from time to time.  There are days that I don't eat as healthy as I should but for the most part I try to keep my carbs between 40%-50%, protein at 30%-40% and fat at 20%-30%.  The weekends get me though.  Either I'm out of town or we have guest so my diet isn't as controlled as it is during the week.  I hope this answers all your questions.  any help is greatly appreciated.

I tried HIIT for the first time today on the treadmill.  I did 10 mins of warming up making my way to 4.5mph.  Then I ran at 8 mph for a min then went down to 4 mph for a min.  I was out of breath at the 8mph.  I finished a little over 30 mins ago and my thighs are still warm and tingly. 

I found though that it is hard to do an full min for the simple fact that the treadmill takes a a few seconds to adjust to the new speed.  I did 8 intervals of running and 7 intervals of walking.  I then went to 4.5 mph for about 15 mins and then lowed it to 4 mph for 5 mins and lowered it againto 3.5mph for 5 mins as a cool down. 

Is 4 mph a good gap between the two speeds? Also In reading though this post, it says not to do HIIT until so many hours after weight training.  I did the HIIT this morning and later today when my boyfriend gets home around 5 ish we will do P90X Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, and maybe the Ab ripper X , depending on how I feel.  Is is ok to do weight work out 7 hrs after the HIIT?

He should get a cat scan as soon as possible.  A guy that works with my boyfriend went to the ER and they sent him home.  The next day he went in for a second opinion to another hospital and it turned out it was his appendix. He was operated on immediately.  I  don't want to freak you out but the sooner the test get done the better.  Sometimes you have to get on doctors to do tests and do whats right. 

smwhipple- you do look like Jessica Biel.  Alot more then I do.

Friends, family and even new people I meet tell me I look like Jessica.  I don't see it.  Maybe my face shape and my complexion?  I get that even with the curly hair, you know I could maybe see with the straight hair but not curly.  I'll take the compliment though because she is beautiful. She's got a great body too.

When I was younger I was told I looked like Mariah Carey.