Posts by zochia

Hey girls!!!!  Well I am ttoming!! :(((  But it isn't too bad this time around.  I cheated, because of ttom cravings, this weekend.  But I got my 30-day shred Saturday and did it Saturday and Sunday and today.  Which is weird, I never exercise on the weekends.  And WOW I am so SORE.  But I enjoy the soreness because that just means it is working.  So I am hoping that this will give me that wxtra something to get off this plataeu.  I love the dvd.  It is just the right pace and gave me a ton of energy dispite the all around soreness.  My rear is the worst!! lol.  Highly recommend it to everyone!!!  So glad to hear of those who have lost.  And to all of us that are maintaining...well just keep going at it!!!!!  have to run losts of things to do.  Oh and tomorrow we might be going to town, and that usually means mcdonld's or big boy and either way I will get one of those yummy salads from mcdonld's or just the salad bar at big boy.  Tomorrow is my low cal day so I have to be carefull.  Though a crispy chicken sounds good!!!!  I will be strong!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

Olivia- isn't that strange?  Our mind tells us that the more you exercise and the less food you eat the better,  But really it isn't like that at all.  Funny how things works that way.

djkitten- congrats on the new job, you can overcome it!!!

Well I am doing good so far today.  I am very anxious, in a good way, about finding out if the zig zagging will work.  With that and the exercise I get done in a day I am sure it will.

found a zig zag plan that I hope will work and I start tomorrow!!!!! 

Well as usual I was unable to weigh myself yesterday.  But I am doing a new diet starting tomorrow.  I am sick and tired of exercizing my butt off and maintaining or gaining weight.  Eating what i am supossed to too!!!  So I am doing the Zig Zagging thing.  I read all I could on it and it didn't leave any doubt in my mind as to wheather it is healthy or not.  SO I am looking forward to it.  And hopefully there is at least a little drop by Friday.  I might have to post my weigh-ins on Sunday.  That is the best day for me.  Hope you all don't mind.  So I will continue to exercise like crazy.  I figured out how many hours I exercise during the week and it comes out to 13.3333333 hours.  Sounds better when it is put into minutes...800 mins!!!!!  And on the weekend what ever I can get.So wish me luck.  Has anyone else done the zig zagging????  

puppykisses-That is good that you lost off your stomach even though you weight stayed practically the same.

luna- Pizza is my down fall!!!  TOnight we had it and I on;y had two!!!  Usaully 4 :((

rachelrobin-Glad you are feeling better!!  Great job on the loss!!!!

mishellie- Wow sounds like you are doing great!!!!

amares- Good job on turning down that pound cake!!  It has been forever since I have had one of those.  I don't think I could've turned that down.  Good for you!!!

melness- I am so glad you didn't starve to get your weight down!!!  That brings a smile to my face!!!  I don't think you will drive us insane.  At least not me, I always come on here when I feel a binge coming on.

leopardrayne- Congrats on being 2.2 lbs smaller!!!  Sounds like you are getting a good start.

djkitten- Glad that wine didn't have an effect on you!!!!  Hey I have some new freckles too!!!!!  All over!!!

Good luck everyone!!!  And hope this upcoming week goes well for you all!!!  And me!!!!  I just feel really discouraged right now with gaining those 6 pounds when I was working so hard.  But I must keep my chin up like I tell all you all the time!!!

thanks gi-jane!!!  That would make sence because I seem to have hit a plateou.  So will try it and see how it works.

Well yesterday went very well until....dinner.  I had a little extra pasta and alfredo.  oops.  BUT it didn't turn out to go way over calories.  SO all in all it still went good.  Well I took another step forward.  This morning I woke up and it was threatening to rain.  And my conscience was telling me that I should just skip the bike ride because I don't want to get rained on.  But I ate breakfast and left!!!  Before I would never of gone out there to ride bike with weather like that.  Then about half way it started drizzling and I had the option to take a short cut home or to keep on my regular route.  And I kept going the long way!!!!!  HURRAY.  And I am thinking for this next week uping my evening ride to an hour instead of forty minutes.  SO that would equal out for the day 100 minutes of bike riding.  So we will see.  And maybe uping will cause my body to lose more.  I will not be able to get on a scale until tonight, maybe.  That is if I go to my friends.  If not I will have to wait until Saturday evening.  I hate but love not having a scale at home.  Hate more that love though. 

djkitten- that is normally my down fall too, social eating.  That is why I am so excited about resisting!!! :))))

amaresmom- wow that is so awesome you got all those people to join you.  That will help out a lot.  Having that support right there around you!!!  And there is nothing wrong with a little cash involved, the more the merrier!!!  Hope you win!!!  Good job on the healthy shopping.

Welcome new people!!!!!!

Olivia- good job keeping from snacking!!!!!  And like you said don't sneeze!!!  YOu are doing great!!!!  14 pounds in all!!!!

stephiepops- Glad the new diet is going well for you, hope is continues to work.  A flatter stomach!!!!  That is always the high light of my day!!!!! 

fallingupstairs- glad you got over your eating disorder!!!  That is so nice to hear.

krupt- great job on the 138.

ka- 44 pounds in 3 months!!!!  That is soo wonderful.  Congrats

good luck everyone on theie weigh-ins!!

I have great news!!!!  Okay a friend had a birthday yesterday.  And my family and I went over to his house.  Well I didn't find out we were going over there until I already ate dinner.  That was annoying.  Well when we get there the put food in the over for diner and there pull out the jello cake and icecream.  I guess what!!!  I did not touch a single thing.  Not even dip a finger in the nacho cheese.  Which usually I would of at least of done that.  Of coarse everyone was like "a little wont hurt" or "I won't tell anyone".  But I knew how quilty I would feel if I did it.  And I REALLY wont to get rid of this weight I just gained for no apparent reason.  And when I got on the scale it said 135.5 so that is .5 down from Sunday.  And that was at the end of the day after eating dinner.  So I am hoping for even more by the end of this week.  But if it is just the .5 I will still be happy.  This morning for breakfast I changed it uop some.  Had oatmeal (instead of cold cereal) with 2 tbsp brown sugar and 2 tbsp jelly.  YUM  And it fills me up so well.  But I cant wait till snack time!!!  Watermealon!!!  And salmon tonight for dinner!!!!!  Good luck to everyone with their Thursday!!!!!

Good job anji on the buffet!!!!!  And hope you stay under 190!!!!!!!!  Hope you can make that goal!!!!

djkitten- 15 minutes. that is a lot.  Keep it up.SO glad you were able to break that plateau!!!!!

melness- At least your husband is happy with the way you are.  That is not common.  But what you think is what matters, and great job on the 5 pounds!!

Happy Birthday to Lexi!!!

Welcome shuarwai!!!

stepiepops- GOod job on the south beach!!!  Hope it continues to go so well.

Olivia- Grea job on the 169.5

Good morning!!!  Well I just got back from my bike ride and I feel really good already.  When I woke up I looked at my stomach, as I do every morning and all throughout the day lol, and it looked smaller.  So I am hoping that is a good sign.  Again yesterday I drank soo much water I couldn't remember how much.  And I still have not touched the pie!!!  YAY me!!!!  And when I was looking in the fridge this morning, planning out my days worth of meals, I looked right at it and didn't even feel tempted.  SO that is wonderful.  And This Sunday I will be rewarded with breaded clam strips ONLY if I see a significant drop in my weight this Friday.  If not, no reward.  I have to share my dream with all of you.  More like a nightmare.  But it was funny once I woke up.  Okay.  Once upona time there was a young woman who resisted the temptation of a french slik pie.  Well as the night wore on she found some peanut butter cookies in the cupboard, the chips ahoy ones, and she ate the ENTIRE container and felt extremely guilty.  The End.  corny I know. lol  When I woke up in the morning I thought that I actually did that!!!  And I had to rethink what all happened last night to reasure my self that I didn't do it.  And when I went for my evening bike ride I kept thinking that I ate the pie, and kept having to remind my self that I didn't.  It was so weird.  I think I am going crazy!!!!

Melness-Wow 6 pounds already!!!! Great Job.  At that rate you will see 139 soon.  Chin up!!!  That is why I am so glad I do not own a scale and am not around one ever.  I would be on that thing every time I went into the restroom. 

ka- 224!!!!!!  You are doing great!!!!!!!

stephiepops- Hope that south beach diet works for you!!!

Olivia- cute poem

Well, good luck to everyone for this Wednesday.  Time to do some pilates!!!!  OHH and I am officially done with High School, yesterday!!!!!!!!  Now I have absolutely nothing to do!!!  Except exercise!!!!!!  YAY

hey everyone!!!  I have beenso busy and gone for the past week that I have not been able to get on here.  So I have a lot of bad news and good.  Well I am eating a apple and drinking my second glass of water, which is all good.  And yesterday was really good too.  But over the weekend I was at a friends how and we made cookies.  Just like two dozen.  The rest of the cookie dough we ate!!!!!  And we ate all of the cookies.  But before I even touched any of those cookies I was up 6 pounds!!!!!  meaning I was up to 136!!!!!  I don't understand!!!!!  I have been exercizing and never going over my 1300 calories.  It is still two weeks till my period.  I don't know what the deal is.  But SUnday I didn't gorge but I didn't eat my 1300.  I went over.  But I did it knowing that Monday and the rest of the week I was NOT going to cheat.  And so far I am doing good.  And someone is going to walk with me today.  HUrray!!!!  So two 45 min bike rides a 30 min walk and an hour of pilates today.  So hopefully maybe it was just a fluke thing and I can get below 130 soon.  I thought I was just on a plateau.  But instead I gained weight. I was thhinking it could of been the temporary weight gain from not drinking anough water.  SO yesterday I drank so much water I lost count.  So that is what I will be doing for the rest of the week. 

Good work everyone for losing!!!!!!  Sounds like everyone is doing so well.  Keep it up.  wish I had time to reply to everyone but I have to go do pilates!!!!!

How many grams of fat should you eat in a day.  Or what is the amount you dont want to go over?  Yesterday I ate 23 grams.

Hey everyone!!!  Well I did get up early this morning to go on my bike ride and it usually takes me about 45 min to do the whole route.  And well, this morning it only took me 25.  So I may have to find a new route to make it long again.  I was supossed to leave 45 min ago, bu they are running late.  So I went outside to play with the dog for a few minutes.  I know that for a fact I will be able to weight myself this Friday.  I will have two chances.  SO I will have no reason not too.  I think I will do it on the digital scale, I think it is more accurate.  It is so hard for me to get my exact weight on a slide bar one.  Hopefully when I get back today I will have time to take a walk or another bike ride or both.  That would be wonderful.

stephiepops-  Yeah that did turn out to be kinda long. lol. Good, lets check up on each other everyday to make sure we are drinking the water.  SO far I am working on 32 oz at 10:50.  So I think I will make it!!!!!  Your not being silly at all.  If you eat too little calories it might cause you to binge or gain the weight back easily.  Wow 3 in 30min!!!!  Thet is booking.  I wish so bad that I could run but my aszma prevents me from doing it much, more so in the cold weather.  SO good for you!!!!!Sounds like your dinner is going to be yummy!!!  isn't it wonderful when you can see the differnce in the syomach.  I look at my stomach everyday in the mirror, somethimes a few times.lol.  Just becasue I love to see the progress. 

amaresmom- I think that would be agreat thing to do.  SEe how well everyone is doing might cause us to get even more motivated and wanting to get better results.  I know it would help me stay out of that kitchen.

Well I am off to see if there is anything else I can do to keep busy before I leave.  Oh, on friday I will be packing my lunch when I go to town instead of going to the diner!!!!  I have already made up my mind.  Though chinese sounds soooo good, on second thought it gives my a tarrible stomach ache.  SO never mind.  Good luck to everyone on there Tuesday!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone!!!!!  Well I feel better now but just like two hours ago I had to get on here and just read everyones posts because this morning I woke up with a upset stomach.  SO I layed on my butt all morning.  That made me feel aweful.  I should of been riding my bike (which I think is about to fall apart, lol), or walking ar doing pilates.  But no, I just had to have a stomach ache on the first day of the week!!!!  SO after reading everyone's posts I was extremely encouraged.  So I got in the shower, finally, and took a 50 min bike ride.  So I feel a bit better.  I think I will take another one later plus a walk.  But will skip out in the pilates today.  Well my stomach is finally starting to go down from being away, helping the elderly couple.  And tomorrow I am going to amish country with them.  But thankfully we are taking lunch instead of going to a restuarant.  Thank goodness.  You know on my bike ride I was thinking, how fortunate I am to even be the size I am, but also lose weight if I desire it.  There are so many people out there that in their dna, make-up, that cannot lose weight.  It is impossible for them.  SO just thinking that made me very thankfull for the body the Lord gave me.  I have a question that may sound stupid.  DOesn't water, the more you drink, flush out the system and help you to lose more weight?

Anji- That is how my dad is!!!  He always brings home dounuts for dessert or a specialty bead, or something along those lines.  And most the time I only eat it so that I don't make him feel bad.  SO I am at a loss of what to do.  The problem with me staying out of the kitchen is, my hall way comes out in the kitchen.  SO in order to get back and forth from the living room and my bedroom I have to walk right through a part of it.  Wow, I am surprised you are not super woman!!!!  Doing those stairs everyday!!!!!!  You must al least have great calves!!!  SOmething I covet every time I see it on another woman. lol.  I am sooooo glad that the 194 was just a fluke!!!!!!  And I am sure you will see those 180's by the end of the week.

aresmom-I love barnes and noble...well anything with books in it.  As a matter of fact I should be getting a shipment in from Books A Million today!!!!!  Good job getting on your bike after eating out.!!!!!!  Although you hate that thing with a passion.  Great job for going so long without white carbs and sugar!!!  THere is no way I could do that for so long and not need to go see the shrink!!! lol

nieciecl- Welcome!!!!I hope you reach your goal.  We will be more than happy you help you along!!!!

cheermom- wow you hiked on your day off!!!!!!  You are so awesome!!!!  I am so glad it is the "fat" you that you are losing.  It makes me so happy when people start to really get into losing their weight.  Not because they look better.  Because it is so much more healthy and it makes that person feel sooo good inside.  Knowing they conqoured it all.  And great job subing the potatoes with the rice!!!

kimanne-  Wow great work on the water.  you must have been chugging!!!!  And your workout sounds great too!!!!!  Glad you are back on track, that makes two of us!!!!

dayummy-  WElcome!!!!!!  Glad you joined!!!

Stephiepops-Good job on the two pound loss!!!!!Sounds like you did awesome over the weekend and during the week with those 8 miles!!!!  Hope you can make that goal this week!!  Yeah I'll take on a mini challenge...Drink only water and make that 64 oz. 

immom-  I have heard that stress can make a person gain weight.  For a while I think that is part of what caused me to gain some of my weight.  SOmething that should never happen to a person happened to me, and I dwelled on it a lot and it stressed me out.  And it was during that time that I started to gain it.

blondiepants- Welcome.  Glad you joined us.

Olivia- I have a friend that have really bad knees and she is only 17.  She just takes it easy.  Do you try wearing a brace while jogging.  That can be extremely hard onthe knees.

emilynsb- Welcome,  it deffinatly makes it easier to lose when there are others helping you along.  Good Luck.

puppykisses-you had cheese cake and didn't invite me!!! Thanks for the complement.  I always try my hardest to encourage others in every aspect of life.  I never want to be a hinderence to anyone.  My biggest worry is that I will drag someone down for one reason or another.  SO I am glad I am an inspiration to you.  You saying that made my day!!!

djkitten- after a while of workout and dieting a person will hit a plateau.  SO jsut hang in there it will go away in time and you will see a loss again here soon.

lemntwist- congrats on your skinny jeans!!!!!  Hope you did well on you test!!!

well, off to hopefully take a walk or get on that bike again.  Good luck to everyone and hope there are good results on friday!!!

Hey everyone!!!!.........well first I want to say...I lied to you all.  I wasn't able to weight my self, but I was able to walk on the treadmill, a little.  But I don't think I did as bad as I usually do when I am help that couple out.  Usually when I am over there I want to eat anythink I can get my hands on.  Because over there THe food just flows.  Were as at my house we do what I call a scavenger hunt.  Through the frigde and over the counter we look. lol.  SO it is weird though.  How the mind works with those situations.  But anyways I will not be having icecream tomorrow. :(((  They have dessert and I had some so I feel aweful anough having it early that there is no way I will be having more so soon.  SO I will be waiting till next Sunday for my ice cream. :(((((  But I don't know how long it will be untill I see a scale.  SO I may have to wait, hopefully not, till next weight in.  But if I do that will be all right.  I want to go for two walks a day, plus the bike for 40 minutes and an hour pilates.  But I can only go for those walks if someone comes with me.  Because of the area I live in.  THere is no way I would walk alone.  TOo scary.  Wich is so stupid that I have to live in that fear being in my own house even.  But anyways. oh by the way I am really craving chips!!!!!  I must stay out of that kitchen!!!!  I stay at about 1300 calories too.  Seems to be that magic number.  I dont feel hungry and I don't feel like I am fat andfull.

Amy0 Great job.  I hope you are able to keep to that goal!!!!

Kimanne-  Your bloated so dont worry about that pound, consider it not there.  Just weigh yourself after it gone and you will probably be down, chin up!!!!!

Puupykisses-  Your time will come.  Just take this as a challenge.  Work your butt off this week, you can do it!!!!!

cheermom- Great job on your loss and walking for 3 miles!!!!!!  It feels weird saying "freat job on your loss", feels like I am congradulating you on killing someone yor something like that. lol

mishellie- Give it all its worth this up coming week!!!!  you can do it!!!!

thelonereed- know how you feel being without a scale!!!!!   And THat is mostly how I feel right now.  EAting healthyer and exercizing makes me feel so good that as long as my body tones up I can take over the world!!!

Olivia- I do the same thing.  I never log my calories on cc, I do though log the avtivities so that I know how much I am burning throughout the day.  Which reminds me...does anyone know why the estimated calories burned is always different that the calorie number that is below taht in a bigger font?  I feel the same way!!!!!!  We must be like sisters!!!!!  I will "indulge:" and feel like afer I need to purge my body of everything I just ate.  (Which I dont purge thatnk goodness.)  But I did it willingly and I just feel beside myself. 

mich- its not much BUT at least you lost something while having ttom!!!!  You must be good if you can do that!!!!  You will see a change once you are through.

ka- good job on your 8 pounds!!!!!

amaresmom- I am so glad the world is alright again!!!!  you had me worried!!!! lololol  I flucuate all the time so don't fret over it.  Sounds like you what you are eating is just fine!!!!

anji-  Gald you got back down!!!  And I hope you are able to keep it down too.  And caring for twins must burn twice the calories!!!!!!!

rachelrobin- pialtes is wonderful, you should try it.  And I know you said that you would rather take classes but with the prices of thing I will suggest APilates pick you level with...ellan barrett.  Or something like that.  It is so good and it has three different girls on there doing different levels and on one you can do level one and on the next part of the exercize you can do level three if you want.  It is a good dvd.  And very cheap, under $10.  SO if you consider doing a dvd I high;y recommend that one.

I woke up this morning to snow!!!!:::::(((((((  I was so down!!!  But it is all melted practically.  SO things arn't so bad.  I thinkI am going to walk tomorrow which is my day off.  Just because of all the sitting around I did while helping out the older couple.  Hope everyone continues all the good work!!!!!!!!!  I tell you all, whether you like it or not, how it goes with my down mood.  If it goes away.  I can't very well wncourage others if I am not doing to well my self.

And I want to say this- Olivia, I am SSSSOOOOO glad you are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and feeling better.  And I gaurentee that everyone else feels the same.  You got us into this and we want to see you get through it too!!!!!!!  We appreciate it!!!!

Well......today was awesome, I feel so good!!!!  THis morning I got up and asked my mom, who is a very sick woman.  she has spine and neck problems.  If she wanted to go with a walk with me.  And whe said YES!!!!!!  She was feeling good today and so she came with me.  And although I had to go a lot slower for her and not walk as far, it still made me feel wonderful.  Hopefull she is able to keep it up.  I will be more than hapy to make that sacrafice.  But that isn't all of it.  Like two months ago I convinced her to go on the diet with me and she, reluctantly, agreed.  Well since then she has lost 17 pounds.  Well I haven't measured her in a while and guess what.  She lost 11 1/2''!!!!  I was so happy for her.  With being chair ridden most the day.  SO after the walk I came home and ate a little snack and went for a bike ride.  And I finally doubled what I have been wanting to!!!  So I got in a very good workoout there.  And the hills killed!!!!!!!  Oh my!!!  SO by the time the bike ride was over it was lunch time.  Which is a good thing because I was very shaky.  Then after lunch and an episode of "what not to wear", I love that show!!!!, I did an hour of pilates.  So today was very productive!!!!  And all week I have staying right at my calorie limit of just under.  SO that is wonderful.  I can't wait to have that ice cream on Sunday!!!!  I think I will have someone stand there and monitor me to make sure I don't go over board.  THere are 4 different kinds in that freezer begging me to come visit them for ever!!!!

So to reward myself I sat down and watched The Phantom of the Opera, without the yummy munchies!!!! yay!!!! 

Oh...I might not be able to post my weight until Saturday morning.  Because I might not see the scale until friday night.  Which means there is going to be snacks everywhere.  oh no.  I will stay away from them.  Because I don't want my ice cream to get jeleous!!!!!  SO I will still weight in on friday but will more that likely post it saturday. 

wickedsis!!!!!  good job on the weight loss!!!!!!!!  Don't worry about it, you lost 6 lbs!!!!  And yeah don't blame you for being happy.  That just means you can go shopping!!!!

immom- sorry you were feeling bad the other day.  And glad yo are feeling well enough.  Hope you were able to get in your run!!!!  And good job with the loss!!

amyblue!!!!!!!  You must have such great will power!!!!  But I bet seeing all those people eating junk made you feel on top of the world!!!!!!!  And good job staying within you calorie range!!!!!!

Olivia- Sounds good.  Good work keeping away from the "lard" lol.  Glad you were able to get out and jog!!!!!  Hope the weather stays clear for you!!!!

zena- great job losing that weight!!!!  Keep it up!!!

Hope everyone's weigh in's goes great!!!!!!!!!!  Can;t wait to see evryones posts!!!!

hey everyone!!!  Well I am dissapointed in myself.  I did good on my eating but I was only able to do the hour pilates.  No walking and no biking of any sort, well except around the house of course.  The day was so gloomy and damp and everything!!!!!!  Tomorrow I to get in a walk and hopfully am able to double my bike ride.  Depends on the weather.  Calling for rain and snow tomorrow.  Well I might just have to brave the elements and bundle up.  Because doing just the pilates today makde me feel really discouraged.  But tomorrow is a new day.  Ans things didn't work out for my "sneak peek" :((  So I will have to wait for friday after all to see if I have lost.  :(((((

Olivia, so glad you are starting to feel better!!!!  Hope you are back and rolling soon!!!!

welcome cheermom!!!!  and isabelle!!!!!

lemntwist- sorry bout the bad day.  Wow that is a lot of calories.  But I would of done the exact same thing.  I always feel so bad turning people down, then I feel so much worse for eating it.  That cake sounds so good.  Makes me think of the ice cream in my freezer!!! oh no!!! must wait till Sunday!!!!!  And my pie!!!!  Oh well just all the better it will taste if I wait and do lose those two lbs!!!!

thanks for the tips.  wow I heard that it was better,  well can't believe everything people tell you.  I did it both ways.  Microwave made them very crispy, and I dont' think there was anything left in them in the way of oil or grease.  And when I pan fried there was a lot of fat still and oil, even with soaking them up.  SO though I love to eat the fat off bacon I will keep with the microwave, just seems better.