Posts by bkmanda

Things have been crazy for me, i had emergency surgery and the focus has since shifted. I do want to try to continue loosing, but with diet and a little walking. I may get back to real weigh ins this weekend. Hope everyone is staying focused!

So sorry. I had emergency surgery on the 30th, and that has just been my focus. I'm still going to try to work on weight loss, but through eating as I can't workout. I can walk, but I can't tolerate much...life just got crazy, just when I thought it was calming down! Sorry I haven't been following, but I still want to participate!

hmmm...having trouble with cut and paste.

May 24th- 152.4

May 31st- was in hospital

June 7th- 154.4

It's great to be on board and i'm looking forward to all of our success!

MY CHALLENGE WEIGH-INS

May 24th - 152.4

May 31st -

June 7th -

June 14th -

June 21st -

June 28th -

July 4th -

*Goal weight = 148.0*

A CC buddy just sent me an email about it and I logged on in time to read it just not sure if I make that last slot?

In case i'm 28, 152.4lbs and i've been stuck at about 150-155 for a while, recently going up ot 157 for health reasons. Funny enough ppl like the extra weight on me, I however i'm not pleased with the extra roundness in the booty and belly:) So i'm finally back to working out, even had to stop that for health reasons, and I'd love to have good company in doing so. I did try a cleanse which helped me to drop down pretty quickly but I have a feeling that might come back quickly. By the 4th i'd like to be 145lbs, I think i'd even be good with 148, its been hard to break 150 in the past, but would love to do it. Just let me know if i'm in! 

Hey all! I was looking for another forum to be part of as I've been MIA for a while. Had some health stuff which didn't allow me to workout just as I was getting close to my goal to! But now i'm back, even happier with myself, but ready to loose the extra flub i've gained and never got to loose:).

28F

5'8

155lbs

Goal weight by June 18th (bday) 150 and then 145 & tone from there

I'm cool with the forum format. Are we going to have regular weigh ins? I read something about saturdays but not sure if its official. I suggest a midweek weigh in, like wednesdays. Looking forward to chatting it up with you guys, and seeing everyone progress!

This is quote and reply day for me, augenblick add more weights to switch up the intensity for you body. And do you rotate workouts? Such as level 1, 1, 2, one week, and say 2 3 2 the next? Vary the intensity as well and that will help with seeing more gains.

Original Post by gterv:

HI!

Bkmanda don't give up, after a looong plateau I can finally say 149!!! so happy, but it was so hard. keep up the good work and it will pay off for sure! last Sunday I did a 10k race and broke my record 50min 35 sec, I was hopping for less than 50 but I will take it happily, last year I was running my 10k 16 minutes longer, so it was a great improvement and my best time ever. I guess that running with 44lbs less helps a lot.

Healthmd congrats on your milestone! 170's  I'm happy for you!

Candilovesjon is good to read you again

 You are amazing, congrats on breaking your record, keep on running!!

Hey ladies! Welcome back Candi, sounds like you came back with a great plan, good luck to you!

Augenblick i like 1/2lb loss, keep shreding it up. It is a great at home all around workout DVD. I did it once this week, plan to do it tomorrow. Had to buy some lighter weights so I could actually get through the workout, got ahead of myself with some 8lb'ders, wasn't ready for that.

Gram, where are you?!

HealthMD, awesome job, i'm dancing with you!:)

Maybe all that dancing will help me get off this hill! LW: 151.90, CW: 152.20

Which is still within the same range, but I am sooo tired of the 150's. Belly Dancing was great last week, it was a fun workout. I didn't find it super intense which was great because I was so fatigued last week. This week i've still been at the gym, but weight is not budging. Don't know what else to do but keep working out! That said i'm off to Belly Dancing!!

Take care ladies. And i'm trying to break 150 for st. patty's.

Just getting on here to weigh in.

LW 152

CW 151.8 (not where I want to be but i've been amazingly committed to the gym, I feel great, and i'm starting to see definition which is fabulous. It is REALLY hard to break 150, but i'm off this week and plan on doing some double workouts, I refuse to give up!!

augenblick I like that goal, good luck with it! My girlfriends and I are planning a trip to Florida in April and the goal is to be beach body ready by then:) Think i'm going to purchase a victoria secret bathing suit if I can get waaaaay under 150 :)

Healthmd- Good stuff on the loss this week, I know its hard to get that scale to move, so I applaud the work you put in. My shred still hasn't gotten here! I ordered it from Amazon and I didn't think it would be this long, but it really is, I might have to contact the seller today.

Gram Gram- good to hear from you. It looks like you didn't have that much of a gain which is great and its good to hear you are back on track, i'm sure next time it'll be pounds lost!

I'm in till St. Patty's. I love checking in with this group, I work hard sometimes just knowing I have to come on here and be accountable to you guys.

Happy Valentines Ladies and see you Thursday.

I like to stock up on canned beans when they are on sale. You can make alot of quick and simple meals with them. I just tried a sweet potato smoothered in black beans, I think there is a recipe on here, it was good and inexpensive. You can also add it to soups, with rice etc.

Original Post by gterv:

bkmanda, how old are you? Im 35 and 5'9'' (we are very similar) and I also want to break the 150's still at 152 It feels like its never going to happen, my original date goal was feb 13th my b-day an my goal weight is 143, obviously not happening by then, but my next important date is march 7th I have an Olympic distance triathlon....  lets see what happens by then. Good luck!

 A triathlon? wow, nice. How have you been training for it? I'm 27 5'8 and i've been stuck in the 152-155 zone for awhile. Everytime I get in motion something throws me off, but i'm in motion again! I think you can break 150 or atleast hit 150! We can be workout buddies if you want to get back to about 142, so we are really similar.

But its Thursday so:

LW: 153.6

CW: 152.3 (I was 151.6 on monday...I should've had less mozzarella sticks last night)

I'm still very determined to atleast hit 150 by next Thursday and go under that by the following Thursday.

Looking forward to hearing from everyone. Take care!

Original Post by gterv:

Hi everyone

Just checking in to say hi!

Doing well, still at 152, so no loss for me, but its normal for me now not to lose for a couple  of weeks and then lose a lb, anyway I just wanted to add that I think that what keeps me in check even if I have a bad eating day is logging no mater the number, one day I logged 4,225 cal I almost fainted when I saw the huge number but, i think it helps to be accountable for what I'm eating even if its a lot.

Hugs to everyone

bkmanda I'm sorry for your loss, unfortunately I have been trhu that and I know how hard it can be, but its also help full if you can to keep taking care of your self..... I did not for that period and the result was more weight gain and more depression, so if you can try to eat right and exercise when you feel you can.

 Thanks for the support. I went through like 2 weeks where I wasn't that great to myself, but I was able to get back into a healthier routine afterwards. So i'm focused on that now until I hopefully get to experience a healthy pregnancy. Thank you so much for letting me know you've been downt that road, I appreciate that.

I think this thread should go on FOREVER! or as long as we need it, maybe just keep adding significant next stops along the way, like valentines:)

So i'm am back on board. I needed a break, so candi take the break you need and I hope its helpful to your healing. I wish you peace of mind in that healing. And I loved gram's idea about the journal, maybe incorporate things like that into that break, it does help. I know I had to write a little bit to maintain my own sanity.  I unfortunately did miscarry, which is not a first time experience for me, but still hit home hard. So the emotional stress, and what was going on physically took a toll and it took about 2 weeks to reach the state of mind of moving on and working to be healthy for whenever we conceive again.

Gram- Thaks for your prayers and everyone else as well, i'm glad you guys didn't forget about me,:).  I read about your family situation and what came to mind is regardless of whats going on you have control over what you do and it already sounds like your doing what is best for you

Health Md- Keep on pumpin! And being that role model for your daughter. I know weight is always a touchy thing to talk about, I try to with my younger sister who is also in college and experiencing the same struggles, but she always gets upset when I bring it up. I think the best thing you can do is just show your daughter and wait for her to make her own choice to do something. 

Gerv- do what works for you

augenblick and everyone else keep at it!:) The shred dvd sounds like its really working out for some of you guys?

All that said. A few big macs later I'm back at 153.6 lbs and my goal for Valentines is to break 150, and get to 148lbs.

TEAM= Together Everyone Achieves More and i'm looking forward to doing that with this group

I came back to check on the posts for the day and all I can say is wow. I guess all in all you just have to appreciate every moment and try not to take things for granted. When I came back to NY last Thursday I got a message that an old teammate passed away from stomach cancer, she was in her 20's, which was another wow, and I hate to add to the wow:) but its just another reminder of how we have to hold on to what we have, as well as the lessons in what we don't have at all or anymore.

Anyways, I thought this was a weight loss group?!:) Just kidding, love all the support in almost every area of life...which I guess as we've seen is all releveant to weight.

Its good to be back with you guys, and i'm sorry to hear about all the funky health stuff going on but this to shall pass, like all of our extra pounds:) I got on the scale this morning and was surprised to be at 153.2, thought I would've been like 160. My pants are tighter though, but i'm glad I dont' have alot of catch up work to do.  so

sw: 155  cw: 153.2

and i'm hoping to knock that down a good bit by next week.

To those with the Wii, has it really been helpful exercise wise? I've heard its lots of fun, but alot expensive, so just trying to get more feedback.