Posts by cutiepiemommy

Good job everybody!

This week I really slacked off, I had been sick for 2 weeks and was just to tired.  It showed on my scale.  181.2, so it could have been worse but it also could have been better.

My four year old daughter almost beat me in a race to the park yesterday so I'm starting with a new determination.  Off to do shred in the basement where it's cool.

Sorry I haven't been posting, I've been terribly sick (still am) and barely able to get on enough to post on the thread I started. 

I'm at 180.8 (Lowest I've been since having my son 20 months ago!) down from 186 when I started less than two weeks ago.

I was baffled and overjoyed when I looked at the scale, and I've been racking my brain trying to figure it out, and now I have.  A year ago I was working and trying really hard to lose the weight and couldn't get under 182 lbs.  Now suddenly in a week and a half I lost 5.2 lbs.  This has been my second week of sleeping through the night.  My son has just started sleeping more often than not.  Before this I hadn't had more than 3 hrs of sleep at a time to a maximum of six in a night (usually more like 4 total.)  Now that I have the all important sleep on my side I can do it!

Hurray!!!

Has anyone tried the free 30 day trial of the Jillian Michael's site?  I was stupid and started just before I moved and didn't really get to use it much.  My 30 days ended today so I can't go on it anymore.  A couple of the recipes on there are amazing.  My husband the junk-a-holic even loved the barbeque chicken burritos.  Mmmm...Oh and to be even healthier I used yogurt instead of the sour cream she allowed for, that way I could have a little more chicken and beany goodness in my burrito.

dawgs- I don't have a dvd player, I use my daughters laptop.  I had one but I think it lasted 10 uses.  (We got it on sale for $10 brand new...)  I downloaded it because I figure it's not stealing since I already paid for the DVD.

The cover says that you can lose up to 20 lbs in 30 days.

I just started keeping track 5 days ago and had decided that Monday would be my weigh in day so I weighed in today at 183.2 (Lost almost 3 lbs in 5 days!)

I'm starting at 183.2 (Down 3 lbs from last week!)

I'm coming off a plateau as well.  It got so discouraging that I gave up for a while.  Right now though I'm highly motivated to get the weight off, it'll help to have other people with me so I have some accountability. 

Nice to have you with me!

To get the ball rolling I'll start.  I'm Rachel a mother of 2 under 5.  I stay at home but I'm always busy running errands or with the kids.  I do over 50 hrs of volunteer work a month, so I have very little spare time.  I have the skinniest husband in the world who can eat whatever he wants and not gain a pound. 

My weakness: snacking which my husband does constantly, and I always want to join in.

My game plan: I'm going to start with 3 pound weights for at least the first three days and work my way up from there.  It's been a while since I did any strength training and I don't want to hurt myself at the beginning.  I have not tried level two yet and so at the end of ten days I'm going to move on to level two, and then level three for the last ten.  During the next 30 days I'm also going to detox -- cut out all the processed foods and snack on veggies.

My goal: I really want to lose that 20lbs that the cover says is possible.  I will settle for 10 though.

Hello,

I'd like to join this group.  It's been a year since I logged on here.  Things had been going well the last time I used CC I went down to 180 from 220 (what I weighed after I had my son).  Since then not much change, I weighed in this morning at 186.  My long term goal is to get down to 135.  I want to get down to around 160 for my anniversary (August 6th) so I really need some help keeping on track.

As for my mommy status, I have a 19 month old rambunctious boy that I am desperately trying to get to talk.  I also have a 4 year old daughter I'm homeschooling.

A year ago I started to struggle because of a serious knee injury.  I'm feeling better now, but it'll never be 100% again.  Then there was troubles with finances and we ended up moving for work and so now I'm way up north in Flin Flon, MB, Canada.  Now things are semi-settled but I know I can't wait for the peerfect situation because that's never going to happen.  So I really need the help of a group to get back into the swing of things.

My Start Weight: 186

Goal: 135

Plan: Cut out junk food and increase daily activity.

I absolutely love the 30 day shred.  Yeah it's hard but it only takes 20 mins.  If you want something fast it's perfect.  I've only been doing it for a couple of weeks and have noticed a difference (especially my arms!).  If you're going to see results it has to be challenging.  If you're busy like me I suggest giving it another try and remember to drink lots of water before and after, even during while switching exercises.  That will help your muscles repair faster and you won't be so sore. 

Today I packed up because I'm going away for a week.  I packed my exercise DVDs and some of my weights so that I'll keep exercising while I'm away.  I've also called ahead and told my mom she has the week off.  I'll be the one cooking and preparing everything so that I'm in control of what I'm eating.  We're going to stop at a farm on the way there and get a week's worth of fresh veggies.  Today when I weighed in I was at 180.2.  I am so close to my first goal. 

So today I'm proud of not using going to my parents as a "break" from my new healthier lifestyle!

Thanks tattooed kitty.  I know what it's like to have a knee injury.   At the beginning of the year as exercise I was running up and down the stairs and fell and my knee was hurt bad.  It still hurts when I do certain things.  For a few weeks I couldn't even walk on it.  I used to go to the mall and speed around on a wheel chair for exercise.  It also felt good to get around by myself.

Today I made myself proud by getting up early and organizing my day so that I can get some exercise in today (my busiest day of the week).

I'm so happy to be joined by so many others!  I'm definately going to check in everyday.

Today I realised that no matter how others treat me, including those that are supposed to love me, I'm worth something.  It's the first time in my life I realised it.  While writing in my journal I came to the point where I'm not going to take life lying down.  I'm worth something, and if no one else loves me then I love myself so I am not unloved!

This was always the point where I would give up my weight loss goals.  Not today, never again!

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Me and my husband tried for 3 months for our second and then life got crazy with illness in the family and we decided to stop trying and that's when we got pregnant.  My daughter was conceived the first time we tried.