Posts by 5000thangel

I had a friend who took a spinning class and she said it was torturous.  I don't think I'd survive it! I stick to my elliptical and weights. :)

Hello, I'd like to join!

I'm 5'2.5" (that half inch is important! )

Currently weigh 152 lbs (as of a week ago). I think at least some of that is muscle because I gained 8 lbs after I started working out a month and a half ago. My current goal is 130 lbs for now. After I reach my goal I'll consider dropping it to 120. I really just want to be able to fit back into my size 6 jeans again (which I could wear just a year ago...).

Well I weighed in Monday at 132.6.   Not where I want to be at all, but better than going up.

Thanksgiving is goign to be a test

I've been sticking to my plan pretty well. Exercising not as much because my exercise partner has a lot of stuff going on lately and I've had a lot of asthma problems so I'm avoiding exercise for a little bit - doctors orders - but I'm being good food wise.

I am able to fit into a pair of pants I haven't worn in over a year and a half so I feel GREAT!! :)

Hey guys! Where's everyone been (myself included)??

The good enws is that I broke 133 on Friday and made it to 132.6!!!! I hope I  didn't compeltely undo myself this weekend, its been crazy. Hopefully this losing streak will continue now! 

I don't know what my weight is - I'll find out tomorrow because didn't have a scale this morning...BUT I did put on a pair of pants yesterday that I haven't worn in about a year...and they FIT! :O They were a size 5!! I haven't worn a 5 in I don't know how long (damn thighs)!!! I'm excited!!: )

EDIT: Okay so toady I weigh in at 134.5.  I'm gettign frustrated because I keep bouncing in the 133 and 134 range and can't seem to get below that. However I'm actually wondering if it's possible that I'm not eating enough?? 

I haven't been logging my food in lately because I've been so busy I can barely get online to do more than check my email, but I'm eating about the same as before. A friend said that maybe I need to up my calories to get myself to lose weight when she realized that by upping her calories she got off her plataue (sp?) and managed to lose again. 

When I checked the tools it says that for light exercise I need about 1400 a day. I work out 3 times a week, and when I'm teaching I do walk around the room during class, and I am standing about 1/3 of the time. I teach sitting down because my mentor teacher has the thing set up to be on a table because she can't stand for more than about 30 minutes at a time. But even so - I try to walk around the room during the daily warmups, quizzes, and during homework time (all in all about 30 minutes of the 90 minute class). 

I've been basing everything on a 1200 calorie day - because I based it on being sedentery. Would I be considered light activity instead? Or would you say light some days and sedentery others? I feel sedentary on the days I don't work out. 

 Grrr... I just want to get back to losing again!!

juliya - what is your weight and height?  one option is to try not to eat back all your calories when you exercise. Just make sure you aren't burning everything you eat but when I find myself not budging for awhile I try not to eat back my exercise calories and that will sometiems jump start it.  Also

figurethefat - your mom lives in Ashland?? I'm from Oregon originally! I grew up in the Astoria / Seaside area, but I also lived in Medford and Grants Pass and Eugene! thats my home state. :) 

hey guys! Just stopping in to see how everyone's doing. I made it through my very first day of my own class to teach! I survived!! :) LoL

wantobefit & wantobehot - thats AWESOME. great job on the marathon. You guys amaze me every time. 

I've managed to bring myself back down from the 136 that I had gained over last weekend to 135. Its taken most of the week. I hope to be below 135 by Monday. I just have to stay STRONG over the weekend!

Everyone stay strong through the weekend and DRINK YOUR WATER! :)

Hey guys. I've had a crazy weekend. My friends and her husband had a bad fight so she stayed with me, which meant a couple nights of wine and greasy food and popcorn and movies. I knew I wasn't doing so well but what can I say...a girlfriend is more important than weight loss.

Next week WILL be a good week!! :)    

Good evening ladies. My computer officially died on me today so until I get a new one (hopefully in a day or two because I desperately need one to be doing my lesson planning and keeping in touch with my student teaching supervisor) I'll have to use the university computers and its SUCH an inconvenience. So if you don't see me for awhile, thats why. Hope to have this problem worked out by Wedneday. *fingers crossed* What terrible timing...right after paying $1,000 to fix my car!

As for weigh in...I was at 135 this morning. Up a pound from last week. Probably a result of my weekend. Ugh. But I am going back to the gym this week after having several days off so hopefully that will jump start some weight loss!!

I am going to try and get more water. I've only managed to get down about 60oz today.   Does water drunk in the form of tea count as water??

For a water challenge we could report either daily or weekly how much water we drank (daily might be hard unless everyone logs on daliy) and at the end of the week see who has had the most?  Not sure how I like the idea but its a suggestion.. 

Good morning ladies! I'm at 134 even today! :)

Today is my long day. I teach 8am-4pm and then go straight to my "job" (the one that pays me that is) until 10:30pm. Here's to hoping no idiots scheduled new clients at the last hour so I can get out "early" (meaning 10:20 as oppossed to 10:45. I am not going to let myself eat otu today! This is usually the day I do but since I went out last night, I'm going to force myself to be good! Besides I get out of school a little early because my mentor teacher has to leave early (our last block is prep) so that gives me time to go HOME and get food. I want to get down to 133 by Monday. 

Sherry - thats awesome that you had a great time in San Fran AND lost a pound! I can't wait to hit my goal and go and buy myself some new, SMALLER clothes!! If only I could get these THIGHS down! :)  :-)

Woot! 3% loss. Even though I didn't get the loss I wanted this week, seeing that on there makes me feel better. :)

GREAT JOB wantobehot! Thats an awesome 4.2%!! 

Good evening.

I did manage to make up my calories last night. But today I'm a mess - I will however give credit for that to the fact that my family (who lives 2,000 miles away from me) is in a crisis and I feel awful I can't be there. Its a mess but I'm going ot TRY and stay within my 1200-1500 range today. I won't stay in 1200 because of my breakfast put me way over (pancakes lol) but I'm going to STAY healthy the rest of the day at least! :)   

Ann thats awesome about your 22 mile run!!

So its about 5pm and I have only had 300 calories for the day! :O  That was by no means intentional!! I slept in because its my only day off, then had to run errands and by th etime that was done I had time to eat a granola bar and meet my friend at the gym for our Saturday Work Out. While there I burned 400 calories on the elliptical (according to the machine, so I would say closer to 320 reality). I got home and took a shower, and ate an apple and haven't really been hungry at all! Now I have to force myself to eat for awhile or I'll never come even close to 1200. Technically I'm actually in the negative because of my work out.

Funny how I feel so guilty when I go way ver, but I feel even more guilty on days that I end up like this and I'm not hungry at all but I have to force myself to eat. LoL