Posts by loladuvall

I think I counted somewhere around 25 pounds lost this week. (since I last weighed in)  Great job everyone!!!

Sorry, I don't have much in the way of motivation to exercise, I'm struggling with that myself right now.  Hopefully you'll find what works for you soon. 

• AGE: 35
• Highest weight - 283.4 - April 21
• SW 260.6 - September 29
• CW: 254.6
• GW:  245 - December 29

1. October 6 - 258.6
2. October 13 -255.6
3. October 20 -254.6 (I think my scale really likes the .6s)
4. October 27 -
5. November 3 -
6. November 10 -
7. November 17 -
8. November 24 -
9. December 1 -
10. December 8 -
11. December 15 -
12. December 22 -
13. December 29 -

1 pound loss this week, 9.6 more to go!

Good luck everyone!

It looks like we're all off to a great start!!  We're showing some great losses (or teeny tiny gains that will disappear next week)!!

• AGE: 35
• Highest weight - 283.4 - April 21
• SW 260.6 - September 29
• CW: 258.6
• GW:  245 - December 29

1. October 6 - 258.6
2. October 13 -
3. October 20 -
4. October 27 -
5. November 3 -
6. November 10 -
7. November 17 -
8. November 24 -
9. December 1 -
10. December 8 -
11. December 15 -
12. December 22 -
13. December 29 -

2 pound loss this week, 13.6 more to go!

Good luck everyone!

TEAM THREE

loladuvall SW-240.8 Wk12-225.0 WL-0.8 TL-15.8

Hand the scale and a screwdriver to a very inquisitive 12 year old.  It will never be the same again.

....slowly disassembled bit by bit...

TEAM THREE

loladuvall SW-240.8 Wk10-226.8 WL-4.2 TL-14.0

Finally got below 230!!!  I haven't seen that for about 7 years!! 

TEAM THREE

loladuvall SW-240.8 Wk9-231.0 WL-0.8 TL-9.8

It may sound crazy, but you can spread peanut butter on a raw cabbage leaf and roll it up.  We called it a "walking salad" at camp.  It tastes very similar to peanut butter on celery.

I know this wasn't really your question, but you could also just eat peanuts (or other nuts) to boost your protein & fats. 

Team Three

loladuvall SW-240.8 Wk6-232.0 WL-2.2 TL-8.8

Bummer about the drop offs!!  Thanks, Jeremy, for for taking care of us who are left!!

Good luck everyone, but Let's go team three!!

WOW - I think we are on a roll!!  We're overflowing with inspiration and motivation now!! 

Congratulations kjmadill & austj020 for making the top 5/7 biggest losers!  And congrats to all of team three!!  We may have had a tiny setback, but lets chalk it up to Sodium, TOM, sunburn, birthday cake, whatever and get on a roll for this week.  We're still all working hard and deserve to pat ourselves on the back.

Papa3169 - I, for one, really appreciated your "Pump you up" reference and I don't care if it ages me a little.  Last night I tried to do my best Chris Farley "Living in a van down by the river" impression and my husband looked at me like I'd lost my mind.  At first I thought that my impression was that frightening (which it probably was).  But then I realized that when I was in college watching Saturday Night Live at the fraternity house every Saturday night he was still in middle school & didn't really get to watch SNL.  OOPS!  Sometimes I forget just how long 6 years can be. 

cristin - I'll throw out today's menu in case anything is helpful:  Breakfast - 2c puffed kamut cereal with 1c unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze, Mid morning snack - 6oz Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt & 4oz Lite mixed fruit, Lunch - Leftovers - 3oz Chicken, Teryaki noodles (from the Knorr-Lipton pasta/rice packets), stir-fry vegatables & raw baby carrots, Mid afternoon snack - apple, Dinner - I haven't quite decided yet, but I think it will be shrimp, baked acorn squash, and green beans.  Hope that helps!! 

I'm losing weight because:

I don't want diabetes or heart disease, both of which run in my family.

I want to be able to buy "normal-sized" clothes.

I want to have the energy to keep up with my 4 year old

I want my daughter to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle. 

I want to "eat to live, not live to eat".

Congratulations to midnight mocha & cristin and all of team three!!!

wildntaken - I don't have any new ideas to offer, but I can offer some company in your situation.  I've lost a whopping 0.4 pounds in the last two weeks.  I know for me that my body has a "set point" where my weight likes to stay for a while.  It just so happens to be right around 230 lbs, which is leaving me stuck here at 234.2, just begging to drop below 230.  I know for me, I just have to keep on keepin' on and try not to get discouraged.  Easier said than done, though...this morning I threatened to throw the scale through the window. 

kjmadill - thanks for the game!!  I ran over my neighbor because that's how I roll.

Hi everybody!  Thanks for the pats on the back & way to go team three!!  I think we are all doing great & I love the great tips I'm getting from everyone!

Papa, No "if I would haves" from you!!  We are a team and no pointing fingers, even if it is at yourself!! 

letsgetitstarted, Thanks for sharing about the Wii Fit.  Although I'm completely jealous because I have to wait a while longer I'm excited to hear that it is entertaining & calorie burning!  It's available here right around my wedding anniversary, so I'm trying to talk the hubby into us buying it for ourselves as an anniversary present. 

wildntaken - I hope you feel better soon! 

kjmadill - Thanks again for posting our results and taking good care of our team thread!! 

Congrats to kjmadill, zenasavvy, and all of us "losers" on team three!!

Original Post by alle0299:

I'm sorry - I'm a little confused. Are the next weigh-ins due today (as in says in the post) or on the 1st (which is a week after the last due date)?

 Weigh in day is every Tuesday, but you have until Thursdays to post your results.   That gives people a couple of days to get weighed in and post it in case they weigh in on a specific scale at the gym, can't get to their computer or life just gets in the way. 

Good luck!!

What a great idea for a thread!  Thanks!

I made myself proud yesterday because I tried yoga for the first time.  It was only 15 minutes of the beginner's stuff, but it wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be. 

So far today I'm proud of myself for drinking my first glass of water already.  

A big congratulations to everyone!  Great job @ this week's weigh in!!  Also, thank you kjmadill for posting the results to our thread. 

I may not post all that often, but I do come here and read up every day.  Reading about the "family" is inspirational and motivational, not to mention the good tips along the way.  I just may not have much to say that hasn't already been said on most days. 

Today though, I do have to tell you that I owe all of you a big thank you.  Thinking of all of you helped get me through a pot luck at work today.  First, I filled half of my plate with the raw veggies and topped them with salsa instead of the dip.  Then, I added some fruit, olives, chicken salad on lettuce instead of the bun, 1/2 of a turkey sandwich on wheat and 1 spoonful of the whole wheat pasta salad.  My "splurge" was a couple of pickle roll slices (dill pickle covered with cream cheese & wrapped with corned beef then sliced).  I successfully avoided the meatballs, crescent rolls all three kinds of cupcakes, tiramisu, deviled eggs, punch, chips and all 3 kinds of dip (fruit, veggies and chips).

I also have to add that after the party over most of my co-workers were sitting around talking about how full they were and how sleepy it made them, but I felt GREAT!!

Now, don't get me wrong, I do have my "splurge" days, but today just wasn't one of them. 

Way to go Team three!!!

Team 3

Starting Weight (4/1) - 240.8

Week 1 (4/8) - 239.4

Week 2 (4/15) - 238.2

Week 2 loss - 1.2

Total loss - 2.6

PRIDE ON THREE!!!